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| rowid | 16606 |
|---|---|
| date | 1906-12-22 |
| page | 3 |
| column | a-b |
| title | |
| description | Guangdong news/ Report on building progress of the railway in Xinning county. China and Britain are in further negotiation on the railway project from Guangzhou to Kowloon. Zhang Zhidong likes to appoint a Japanese engineer to supervise the railway project from Hankou to Guangzhou. Magistrate of Nanhai county bans a superstitious festival. A Dongguan graduate from Guangzhou teachers' school demands bonus payment from his family clan, as past imperial scholars, and commits manslaughter when refused. Zhang Chaoji, returned students from Japan, is refused to work in the government department because he has no pigtail. Businessman Hu Zichun generously donate to help a school in Dapu county. Guangzhou to have an engineering school and report on the preparation. |
| source | Tung Wah |
| page_url | http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/26801166 |
| trove_id | 26801166 |