London, June 6, The British move to slop indies criminate bombing from the alt has inet with a chilly reception from some of the capitals most concerned, the "News Chronicle" slated today.
"we hope that the British Government will of be deterred but will persist. in their" effort to end the Shameful massacres in Spain and China," the paper added—Havas, Report of Landing in South China Untrue Hongkong, June 2.
Responsible Chinese and foreign [quarters here ridicule the report that Japanese troops have been landed en miles south of Hongkong fo> a possible beginning of the long-pxpe.t-fed invasion of south China.
The report Is cliavacterized another of the spate of irresponsible Chinese rumours," and is stated to be completely without foundation, it is considered possible that, the rumour may have originated trem the landing of a foraging parly from a Japanese destroyer, which is a daily Sccitrrence along the coast—Router, Dragon Boat Festival Chungking, June 3.
Despite a pouring rain, Chungking yesterday temporarily forgot the war And celebrated the Dragon Boat Festival with all the customary observ ances.
Vivid green bunches of fresh reeds were displayed outside all. shops, Treeraekers exploded. incessantly in the streets, and children munched (vlangtlar sweet rice cakes, Offerings were made throughout the day to Chi Yuan, hero of popular agend, who fs associated with the Festival, Chi Yuan is said to have been a high official who lived in the 4th century AD. He is stated to have @rowned himself as a protest against antiousness of the people.
police this year forbade the holding of dragon boat races on the Yangtze owing tothe danger to life possibilities of subsequent 1's dragon boats are ro= ported to be among the most elaborate and pleturesqu in China by those who have seen them in previous Grave Thieves Arrested Peiping, May 30, Major Pao Yung-shan, chiot of the eastern suburb police station, who arrested Li Hsin and Kao Chen, two notorious tomb robbers, has arrested eight more accomplices on the Strength of their confessions, accord-{0 Chinese reports They are stated to have confessed that they had in all robbed 13 tombs, were involved in one kidnapping case and several other robberies, "As a Fesult of their arrest it Is expected that there will be less disturbance in future of peace and order in the east suburbs of the eity,—Reuter,
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