Nanking, July 27.
There is keen argument regarding the origin of watermelons. Some state watersmelons, which are called Chinese Hatstua or "weet. fruity" had their origin in Chinese Turkes-an, which as' known in Chinese husiory ak YZa-yn or west territory." {eis sated that daring the period Wu Tai of "Five Kingdoms" the Chinese Iaunched a military expe dition to Chinese Turkestan where they fist discovered Hatna." The fruit. was then "introduced into (China and was well like "Another story of the origin of the fruit J that the fruit has its origin Ju South frien from where it. was introduced into Egypt and from the to western Asia. They say Chinest Turkestan had no water-melon of its own but that it was introduced into the land from Asia Minor. However, no matter what origin it has, the fruit is exceedingly tasteful, The people just enjoy it with out taking the trouble of studying its origin.
Reports having been receive: 8 the effect that" Japanese fish vessels have been poaching 'Chinese waters along the Kiangsu-Chekiang coast, the Ministry of Industry" issued' og order to the Kiangsu-Chekiang Fishery Adminis tration Bureay{ yesterday instruc ting that cruiser be dispatched for patrol duties along the coast so as to keep the poachers out.—Kuo Min,
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