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Show jgl China's Imperial Library I $ Will Go To Shanghai 'll;' Shanghai. Feb. 2. Mr. Liang & 3hl-chao. China's greatest scholar, $5- and founder of the Shanghai Mem- forlal Library to Tsal Ao, la reported as busy on a project to remove China's Chi-na's Imperial Library from, Peking-to Peking-to Shanghai. It is not yet known what the outcome of his petitions to the government will be, but his plan seems to be, meeting the approval of many Chinese not residents of jShang-Mr. jShang-Mr. Liang contends that Inasmuch as Shanghai is the center 'of activity ' In China and milch more easily accessible ac-cessible from all parts of the country coun-try than Peking, and Inasmuch as this most' valuable and complete collection col-lection of Chinese books Is not open to the public In its present home at Peking it is high time that a new policy was adopted that would result re-sult In offering a greater opportunity opportun-ity to a greater number. It is Mr. Liang's plan to add the jjffc.. Imperial collection to the Tsal Ao , Jj Memorial Library. |