rowid,date,page,column,title,description,source,page_url,trove_id 22155,1909-12-25,2,b,,News in brief/ Beijing to build a library. Recalled ambassadors and their advice on political reform. Xu Shichang to employ Chinese engineer for railway project. New civil law in preparation. Russian government compensates Chinese businessmen for their loss in Vladivostok. Imperial girl school to be opened next Spring. Bank of Communications lend to the railway project in Xiamen. Dalai Lama applies for a tour to Russia but refused. Legislature assembly in Zhili and Jiangsu province. Students in Fengtian to cut their hair. China to appoint more consuls to Nanyang. Preparation for the railway project from Sichuan to Hubei. ,Tung Wah,http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/26802440,26802440 22156,1909-12-25,2,b,,Duan Fang is dismissed. Chen Kuilong is appointed as governor of Zhili province and other official appointments.,Tung Wah,http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/26802440,26802440 22173,1909-12-25,6,b,,Korean assassinates traitors.,Japan,http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/26802444,26802444 22178,1909-12-25,7,b,,Coal strike in New South Wales comes to the end.,Tung Wah,http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/26802443,26802443 22179,1909-12-25,7,b,,Chinese passengers Ouyang Shoukang and ten others praise the service of German steamship company.,Tung Wah,http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/26802443,26802443 22180,1909-12-25,7,b,,More donations from Sydney Chinese community to the proposed Chinese school. Names listed.,Tung Wah,http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/26802443,26802443 22181,1909-12-25,7,b,,Chinese gardeners in Bendigo donates to local hospitals.,Tung Wah,http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/26802443,26802443 22182,1909-12-25,7,b,,Last poems by Ito Hirobumi.,Tung Wah,http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/26802443,26802443 22183,1909-12-25,7,b,,Ancient China had already invented the plane.,Tung Wah,http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/26802443,26802443