have been given a contract to supply an aerial ropeway up to Kuling, which will convey pas—sengers in carriages up the famous mountain resort in ten minutes instead of two hours by chair, a at present, 'The equipment for the ropeway, which is expected to be ready by the summer of 1938, is being built by Bieicherts, of' Germany, who specialise in the manufacture of aerial ropeways—Reuter. rushed to Tunglu to investigate the circumstances of the incident.
Shima arrived here about two years ago from Harbin, where he Eeted og a secretary of ant agricultural society.
Soon afterwards, he established the North China Agricultural Research Society and published a magazine The latter was suppressed by the Japanese authorities because it was published without a licence and because Mr. Shima frequently voiced Leftist ideas Last year, Mr. Shima started 9 truck farm ju Palital, three kilometres. south of the Japanese barracks here, Me raised vegetables that could not ordinarily be obtained in North China, end sold them to wealthy Chinese.
Last March, Mr. Shima leased about 280 acres of land near Tunglu, and announced that he was organizing "an deal farming community." in cooperation with the Chinese, Japanese and Chinese ' students worked on the farm. The number of Chinese farmers has been falling in recent months, Experiments in cotton growing were also carried on at the Tokyo Comment Tokyo, June 2.
Reports of a surprise raid.
Sino-Japanese farm near Tientsin by. a Chinese mob to-day shared press headlines with Prince Fumimaro
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