Tokyo, Dee. 8.
As a result of the additional. Yen 116,000,000 appropriations in the new Stlget forthe Navy, Admiral Daring the period from 1934 to 1937, the Navy plans to build and place in commission two 8,500 ton light cruisers, two 10,000 ton air-graft carriers, fourteen 1400 toa destroyers, four 1900 ton submar-Ines, sixteen' torpedo, boats, four alretaft™ tenders and ten" other The building programme involves Yon "90,000,000 "of "which EOO000D of wikch Fes 66,000,000 will be spent in 1984. construction sin is within the "Admiral Obsumi declared this limits of the Washington naval] treaty.—United Press, Faow Our Own Contesronoent Washington, Dee, 2
Shantung, Nov. 27.
Generally low prices of grain and other farm produce is the result of Generally geod crops for: the dozen Scunties' of this aren, The farmer Complain that it is difeule to settle fiebty. where the obligation is money, for the toutes In grain donot Dries. "Fuel, livestock, etc, follow ing' what are conside The general trend, though where ths oan' ig repaid in kind. the burden heavy, the hordes of country' seemed lost in that their favourite god was for found. in the temple, where it thad been for so many" generations The temples have been converted into schools and other uses for the most part. But necessity. is. the other of invention, go. these Mrotherg or afew of, them had water drawn, "and got. together enough earth to "shape thely own tather formless object of worship, ind. the incense. sellers found ist market for the But the old seems possi what is taking its place, Journeys through some ten of the iritics east of the Tientsin-Pukow
from Wway indicate a greater fr dits than for some time, and this seems to be due to the energies of the officials and soldier, fas well as to the fact that the fields are cleared. The motor roads are in rather belter condition tha:: they have been for years, and boce and. there, expecially where. busses sive regular service, the upkeep is Excellent. It is interesting that the fares have been reduced, and good roads will assuredly made ° for cheaper travel, Several of tiiest roads harka back to the first motor roads builtin North China, by the Nmerican Red Cross, in 1520-21
The Missing Sout 'A woman of some standing in the community was admitted to. th? mission hospital not after she had been abu midwives, for her, and after a few days, she was taken home and died shortly afterwards.
Wi ile in the. hospital her sister much frightened. Wa! thought Tittle about it, but a few days later, the superintendent of the hospital was visited by anoth relative, and asked whether, for consideration, some relatives. coil for. goto "the room where the patient had been, to, search for Something lost there. Nurses wer! questioned, and the superintendent Jooked about, but nothing was found. Without "the "consideration" the relatives were, of course, allowed to. search. It developer that the sistersindaw was supposed to have lost her soul when she was frightened in the hospital ward, and the quest was to secure the missing soul." A. soothsayer of piercing Was with the group, and she took off the outer garment of the soul Jess person, and began een] 1 scrutiny of the room. Then, begin. ning at the distant corners, and gradually circling towards the ce tre. of the room, she dragged the
cling to sweep something garment gently' dri the floor, seem tothe 'The Navy Department today announced that Lieutenant Robert Hall; Sry. was fast from the USS. Heaber while: the" Admirals yacht ao en" route from Hongkong' to, Mania, last night. "Liestenane Hall Fel vee tie fore bat no ceived here. details of the tragedy have been ¥e-
Liewenant Hall, who was, survived by his wife, now in Manila out, al, was wallow ianghai, hav! na member the crew of the U.S, Rochester when that "vessel was station ship here inthe summer of 1982, He' was particularly prominent in Aihleties, being coach in charge of the 'Rochester' baseball. team, on which he played as an outfielder.
Lieut, Hall was the son of US, Representative Robert Hall, of Mississippi, whose home is' at Hattiesburg, Miss—United Press, centre of the room, Then the garment. was quickly closed around imaginary something, lifted up, find the sister-in-law. wag clothed in for garment again—plus soul, She was asked: "now do you feet all 2 She replied in' the The quent was ove, ities were thank:
part in the matter, and: the group departed—all having: gained or learned something.
'A. deputation of the Methodist Chueh, from London headquarters, hag been visiting North China, tu: clading this field, Te consisted of Dr. Hooker, sonietime missionary physician in Kuangtung, and Me.
franklin. Dr, Hooker ig'the medi. cal secretary of the happily united Methodist forees, Thanks to. the speed of motor transportation they. were able to get in touch with muct the mission etfore in the North China regions, and later visited other parts of China, and will proceed. to Ind Visite to viiriouy post offices re. veals a request that patrons uso stamps of a high denominations a1 ach piece calls for—rather than ne' several lower denomination imps. At the same time one has rot been able to "buy five cent stamps for some time—usually being requested to accept four and cone cent stamps instead! The fact that the native envelopes have one Aap and sometimes two without for sealing algo tempts the Public to ise a number of low amination stamps to seal. thei communications. Verily thin. ly a time when reforms are need Kidnappings have largely, ceased these" vogions—perhaps, because the harvests were plentiful, but within a few days, a young. woman was taken from her. village, and Tater redeemed for $120, "However, she was able to give clues which made it possible to trace the cul-brit and he agreed to pay $80 more than this "sum if the matter was hushed up. Later he refused. to deliver the money, and naturally, 3 suit results.' 'The 'Toeal cele-Drations for the ninth of the ninth month and the tenth of the teath month were about as usual, and the indications are that. the' Chinese New Year will be observed much a3 of yore.
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