The Archive · 1937

Japanese Aviators Held in Nanking

S. Cameramen Take Films of Prisoners Nanking, Sept. 17.

A party of American cameramen ived here to-day and, accompanied by Col. J. L. Hung, filmed scenes inside a detention camp for Japanese prisoners of war, mostly pilots of Japanese machines and damage caused by Japanese bombings.

Pictures were taken of the daily exercises and recreation of the Japa-

The party, comprising Mr. Menkel of Paramount, Mr. Erie Mayer of Movietone, and Mr. Krainkoff of Beginning from dinary parcels for Hupeh, Hunan, to-morrow, or-angus, Anhwei, Kiangsi. Szechuen and Kweichow will be accepted and transported by truck or launch service to Soochow for further transmission by trains or steamers at an extra fee of ten cents a was announced by the Shangha Office yesterday With the outbreak of hostilities in Shanghai, the delivery of mails the Chapei. Wayside and Yuhang}

[Road sub-offices was r nounced. within the ridered impos-Mail matter areas of the above sub-offices are being tempora arily kept in the Carter Road, Rue Massenet and Rue Kraetzor suboffices pending the addressees' calling for deliver It is ned that a large volume of mail matter has not yet been called for and that a time-limit has been fixed for the addressees' calling for delivery. Should such mail matter be not taken within ten da; the same will be returned to thei respective offices of origin for dis posal The former residents of Chapei, Wayside and Yuhang Road are urged to make a special effort to take delivery of their mail matter, if any, s soon as possible so as to preclude the necessity of returning the same to the offices of origin.

Universal, are shortly proceeding to the war zone to film scenes behind the Chinese front line, Mr. Menkel is fresh from the civil war in Spain.—Reuter

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