Show CHINA SENDS DELEGATE FOR THE FIRST TIME ackin feb 6 chow wan pang will be the chincey delegate to the international telegraph union which s to bo held at lisbon next april china has consistently refused to join the union during the 26 years she has had telegraphic communication with the outside world and oven now it Is explained that her present representation Is to he unofficial chow wan pang who was educated inthe united states will be accompanied to lisbon by F N dresing a dane who bad done much or the extension of telegraphs in china in an advisory character cainas chinas reason or declining tn the past to participate tn the union was that her communications were too primitive to enable her to comply with the obligations imposed by membership therein her telegraph department part ment has depended upon wheelbarrows donkeys and pack bearers to carry out repairs and extensions broken lines some times requiring weeks to be made good As ascertain improvement in this regard has now been accomplished china believes she nay be able to subscribe to the international regulations LI hung chang was the father of cainas chinas telegraphs which since 1881 have expanded to embrace miles of working ianes |