The main route so brought into prominence was for supplies travelling up the North River to Shiukwan or Yintak, on the railway 80 to 90 miles forth of Canton, where. they were transferred to trains which continued running normally from Shiukwan to Wuchang.
The journey, however, took considerably longer than under normal conditions.
A Briton arrived in Canton last week after taking 11 days for the journey from Hankow. He had to leave the train in which he began his tap at Lokcheong. From here, by devious routes and modes of transport, he arrived at Samshui and finally reached Canton down the West River in a chicken boat.
He confirmed that a terrific number of raids had been made on the railway, and said that officials in charge of repair work were "on the verge of. collapse."
Incidentally, the train in which he began his journey has still not arrived at Canton.—Reuter.
London, Sept. 1 Much more -would be needed for relief among those persons who are destitute in Japanese-occupied territory in China than the sum spent on Belgian relief during the Great War.
This statement was made yesterday by Mr. Harry Sileock, Director and Adviser to Chinese students, Universities' China Committee, in a statement yesterday.
The number of destitute persons in the occupied areas, Mr. Silcock pointed: out," totalled 35,000,000. Reuter. held at Sasebo naval base in Kyushu, Cot, and Mrs, Charles Lindbergh landed at Dui aerodrome on Wednesday, coming from Kiev, Soviet Russia, and en route to Prague. A huge crowd recognized the world-famous, American and his wife and 4 gave them thunderous ova-decided to Finain at Dui overnight tion, The visitors to Rumania
because of unfavourable atmospheric conditions, Tae following programme will be giveh by the Municipal Brass Band in the Public Garden this evening from 6:730. pin, (weather per-
Giant French Seaplane Arrives in U.S.
Port Washington, Aug. 31 Lieutenant de Vaisseau Paris, the giant French seaplane experimenting with commercial trans-Atlantic flights, arrived here today from the Azores.—United Press.
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