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Show 00 SIAMTOHAVEA -'RED'GROSStSEML- Washington, March 1 Siam is paying pay-ing its tribute to the late king of that country b carrying out oue of his cherished ideas in tho erection of a Red Cross hospital and the enlargement enlarge-ment of Mahadlek college, founded by the deceased monarch, according to advices received by the state department de-partment frpm tho American legation lega-tion at Bangkok. The hospital will be built by the Red Cross society, which was established estab-lished in Siam in 1S93 during the Franco-Siamese difficulty. About $38.-000 $38.-000 has been subscribed by the king's sons and daughters for the erection of the main memorial building The general public will be admitted to the hospital regnrdless of nationality and the poor will be treated free of charge Plans for developing tho college, the uaino of which will be changed to "The Chulalongkorn Civil Service college," contemplate the addition of courses of law, administration, agriculture, agri-culture, engineering, medicine and foreign affairs. Following the establishing of two ministries for national defense the reports to the state department say the army of Slam Is being reorganized. reorgan-ized. The readjustment, however, contemplates no Increase in the strength of the military forces The divisions of the army, numbering ten under Its previous arrangement, are being nssembled into three corps and one independent dMslon. |