The Archive · 1938

For Peiping

Manchuria Tobacco Ca

Peiping, Nov. 9. The Manchuria Tobacco Company decided to establish a cigarette tory in Peiping, according to Chi-reports, The concern is stated to have ordered machinery from America and Jemany and the factory will probbly open some time next spring. The same concern recently bought foreign cigarette manufacturing wines in. Tientsin.—Reuter, Indian Medical Unit Reaches Ichang Tchang, Nov, 12. 'Be ye indian doctors t the indian ical Unit, which was sent by the lan Congress Party, have arrived tre and' have been attached fo. the eon surgical army. hart, patty comprises hrs: Atal, ws, Marker, Cholker and Basu: Ths units motor ambulances Xeroy cian mont of mele! spiles ong oF Changsha, aired.2, PATE fully couped at Hay © ow wend ae the unit were raised Indla—Reuter, Kweiyang People Fear Planes (Delayed tin transit)

Kweiyang. Oct. 7.

Yesterday about noon there was a Great scare on account of a wild rumour that Japanese planes were close at hand. In a few minutes all Were rushing to the city gates, and even when the police and others assured everybody that it was not true, very many went fo the country, returning later in the day, It seems "Y: that the Electric Power' Company Were repairing something and turned on the light by accident when the report went about this was the ow signal of the near approach of enemy planes. This incident shows that people are very nervous. just now.

There is also a rumour abroad that the Japanese authorities haves. noti-fled the various foreign Powers asking them to get all foreigners out of Kweiyang at once as they will heavily bomb the city on October 10, T have been asked by various people it this is true, and have we been warned by our consuls: as Tam glad to say that the cholera. epidemic has almost disappeared in this city and immediate—neighbour-_ hood, but Iam told that it is stil very' severe in some districts. certainly to the credit wf the sanitary oard that such a result has been' attained.

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