The Archive · 1939

Station Bombed Problem

a unknown Chinese threw Apr Gendarmerie branch office for Bomb into the "Japanese wachroume Kans! a Mey the second district of the Chi-called because nese City while the phote~ graphing of Chinese and Japanese officials was taking place at 1040 am. today. A Japan: cee report states that only two Chinese were wounded, whom one, a photographer. has since died. The perpetrator of the outrage escaped.—Reuter an on Me In Canton was invented by. Chinese educator, and it has been found most prac al, Students from othe: forts of the country are flocking to eave "schools.

These new schools are located in many high mountains surround= Kiweilin, the provincial capital, hit these. mountains. are famous.

old Chinese saying goes that mountains yank first in the Apr. 9, authorities iting the sale and purchase of for. gold. copper, iron, lead, tin, wolfram. antimony" and. other ores: Tu addition, owners of such metals fare forbidden to remove them from their present storehouses, whether these be godowns or private hones "Severe punishment" is threatened 10 all_persons who violate the order.

The local" Chinese Chamber of Commerce has decided to form an arbitration board to handle the growing. number of disputes between merchants in regard to. properties and) merchandise. It is "expected hat, when formed. the board will work in ce-operation with the Peace Preservation Committee, With the Felurn of more normal conditions, many new factories and businesses are being opened weekly.

The Tungkoon Sugar Resinery factory, which belonged to the former Chinese regime and is one of the largest. in South China, recently resumed operations, while the former Chinese brewery and the fertilizer plant, both located at Saichuen, are expected to follow suit. shortly.

The entertainment world in Canton also making progress. Arrange ments are said to have already been concluded for the exhibition foreign cinema films in at least 1wo Jocal theatres very soon. These films wil be" supplied' by" Hongkong. Reuter.

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