Arrangements have been made for an early resumption of postal communications with Nanking, Hangchow, Wuhu, and the intermediary important towns along the Nanking-Shanghai and the Shanghai-Hangchow Railways, it was learned from authoritative sources yesterday.
The arrangements were made py Mr. A. M. Chaplain, Shanghai Direc-for of Posts, who, has been appointed Sectional Chief Inspecting Commissioner for Kiangsu, Chekiang and Anhwei.
Mr. W. Ritchie, Director of Posts of Kiangsu, who took refuge in Shanghai with a large portion of the Nanking Postal Staff since middle of December, 1937, left for Nanking on January 11 per s. Wantung, to ascertain the conditions and postal requirements.
Mr. Ritchie was accompanied on the trip by Mr. Y. Fuke, the Chief Inspector of the Shanghai District, and Mr. Li Wen-huan of the Kiangsu staff. All were provided with the necessary Japanese military passes obtained here for them through the Shanghai District Head Office.
On their return, Mr. Ritchie will select the required staff and return to Nanking at an early date to reopen the office there, while Mr. Fuke will proceed to Hangchow to consult with Mr. V. W. Stapleton-Cotton, the Director of Posts of Chekiang.
Mr. Stapleton-Cotton has remained in Hangchow during the whole of the According to Mr. A. M. Chaplain, to Mr. A. M. the ill be in as soon Hankow, Feb. 15.
After being buried under tons of debris for 24 hours, two men and a smiling three-year-old Chinese baby were discovered and extricated to-day by a rescue party from the ruins of a Chengchow hotel which had been demolished during the Japanese air raid yesterday. The baby was quickly claimed by his happy parents. The majority of shops in Chengchow remained closed today. The authorities are now urging the populace to scatter into the countryside.—Reuter.
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