The Archive · 1937

In China To-day

Sixce the inauguration of the Tue National Government has In-citizens training corps movement structed the Ministry of Foreign throughout China, _Kwangtung, Affairs to take up with the foreign reported the enrollment of governments concerned the question 1,000,000, members, of the early abolition of extraterri-Rowry smugglers in North China toriality. "A proposal' to this effect re now carrying arms, the "Ta Wan was passed in principle by the 3rd Pao" alleges. They claim that this is plenary session of the Sth Kuomin= necessary for self-defence. Tt is tang Central Executive Committee a feared that "ineldents* will soon month ago. occur.

Fowowine the opening to the Ramway properties insurable under' public of the Canton-Shanghai the Jurisdiction of the Ministry of Shanghai-Hankow, and the Shang: Raitways have been appraised at Hongkong radiophone, the Can-'$82,205,008.40. These include the ton-Hankow service was formally Inaugurated on Mar, 20, The charge for sixteen railway lines and three engineering colleges.

Canton-Hankow connection will be $4.20 for every three minutes and Wim the ald of the Japanese con-for a Hongkong-Hankow connection, sular oMcials, the Chinese authorities $6.20, raided nine Japanese-protected gambling houses and arrested more than Hsu Hsiang-chie, q notorious Com~ 100 persons during the past few days, munist chieftain, was seriously reports the "Ta Wan Pao. wounded on March 14 and hag flod with his 600 followers into the hilly Tue Japanese Consulate-General. in. near Kanchow, according to, belated Tientsin claims that, during 1930, Feports received at Sining, Chinghai, 'Japanese construction works in North 'This fact was reveated by one of China amounted to $6,000,000, ex-the captives in a recent encounter cluding the buildings now in' pro-between Government troops and the recs, says the "Shun Pao." bandits, Four unidentified men shot and 'Tue "special trade," or smuggling killed Col. Chen Hstang-lin, Director in North China, is' decreasing in of the Amoy Police Bureau, on March volume as a result of more effective 18 in the vicinity of Chien Hsin Trad-preventive service on the part of the

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