The production operations of the em pany have thus progressed favour: ably, but it has encountered con-"derable difficulties owing to the climatic conditions of the territory Gang With Swords and Pistols Takes Rice The drilling and shipments of oii mportation of foodstuffs and all other requirements must be done within he short summer period of four months.
In such circumstances, trial boring n the undeveloped fields did not pro-expected, and the company ed in such an awkward posi it had to consider giving up 1 boring rights immediately oror to the expiry of the original erin: of the concessions in December 936.
The situation was remedied, thanks o efforts of the Japanese Foreign Office, which, after prolonged diplomatic negotiations, succeeded in concluding an agreement with the Soviet Sewing Machine Also in Loot at 100 Ferry Road Swords and pistols—such was the equipment of a horde of about twenty Chinese who descended on a Chinese house, 100 Ferry Road, at 1 o'clock yesterday morning, trussed up the private watchman and started to loot he place.
Oddly enough. the gang did not seek money or jewellery, but was satisfied with a picul of rice) a sewing machine and a. suitcase/containing clothes: The total valda of the loot was about $150.
Two members of the band carried pistols and several carried swords. They escaped without having inflicted any injuries on their victims. amount to £5,000,000, it is learnt today.
These supplementary credits will cover, among other things, costs arising from strengthening the "Fleet Air Arm," meaning the auxiliary naval air force.
—Havas.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.