Tientsin and the Chinese Government Aims Esteemed Reform
A detailed account of Tientsin under Yuan Shikai reveals a strong Chinese education drive with normal and industrial schools, vast government investment, and strict anti gambling and opium laws. The YMCA offers significant influence through Robertson and Gailey, shaping young minds, sport, and moral reform in a city seen as China’s awakening.
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China
Yuan Shi Kai
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Board of Education
Japan
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American Home Plan for a Long Narrow Bungalow
William A Radford promotes personalized home design and self built planning. He extols long narrow one story bungalows on narrow lots with side entrances and veranda, recommending vines for shade, climbers for screen, and adaptable heating options. He estimates costs around 1500 to 1600 dollars and urges buyers to select stock building supplies for quick construction.
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Swift Discovery and the Davy Potassium Case
Professor Thurje notes that rapid scientific announcements are not new. He cites Sir Humphry Davy’s 1807 potassium and sodium discoveries via electricity as an early example, from first results on October 15 to a Royal Society recital on November 19, when glowing globules and ignitions spurred rapid advances in alkaline metals.
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Emoluments of Statesmen in London Tit Bits
London Tit-Bits surveys official salaries of leading statesmen. Gladstone totals about £162,000, Salisbury near £100,000, Duke of Devonshire around £64,000, Cross £74,000, Hicks-Beach £72,000, Goschen £70,000, Hamilton £68,000, Halsbury over £260,000, highlighting lavish government incomes.
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Mr. Gladstone
Lord Salisbury
Duke of Devonshire
Lord Cross
Michael Hicks-Beach
Lord Gosehen
George Hamiltton
Lund Halsbury
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