The Archive · 1938

Thomas C. Britton, son of

C. Britton, Shanghai, has been awarded a letter for Soccer at the Peddie School, Hightstown, N. J.

Ir is reported that the authorities at Penang have decided to develop Glugor Bay zs a modern flying-boat base, equipping it with all necessary facilities.

Ma. Keh Wu-chi, the newly appointed Educational Commissioner in the Kansu Provincial Government. left Sian for Lanchow on January 3 to assume his post, says a dispatch to the "Sin Wen Pao,"

Duninc the first six months of 1937 more than 60,000 passengers passed *hrough the London airport at Croydon. Of this number nearly 40.000 flew on the London-Paris route and Imperial Airways carried more than 20,000 of them.

Tue Chung Hwa Book, Company, the second largest publishfhg firm in China which was reported to have closed down on January 1. has not done. so but has adopted drastic measures of retrenchment, says a special report to the "Ta Wan Pao."

Postar remittance service from here to Tsinanfu and Tsingtao hss so far been maintained, state advices. to the Chinese press from the local Post Office. The report that the Post Office in Tsingtao burned down a few days ago has not been confirmed More than 500 Chinese employees of the Telegraph Office in Tientsin, which was forcibly taken over by the Japanese a few days ago, made an announcement of their voluntary resignation en bloc on December 31, 1037. states a report to the "Social Morning Post.

Rerorts that Mr. Nan Kwei-hsin, a Shansi politician who has been residing in Tientsin since his retirement several years ago, recently returned to his native province in connection with the establishment of sri eutonomous government in Taiyuanfu are without foundation, according to a message to the "Sin Wen Puo." which tates that Mr, Nan is still in the northern port city.

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