Mr. H.G.W. Woodhead, editor of "Oriental Affairs" a magazine published in Shanghai, arrived in Tokyo yesterday.
'Tue Western Circle of The King's Daughters' Society will hold a meet-ug on Wednesday, October 12, at 9 Crescent Avenue, at 10 a.m.
Tur Live Y'ers are celebrating the réópening of their Club (after summer holidays) by a dinner at the Sun Ya Restaurant ón Tuesday at 7 pin.
Dr. Elsie Towers of the Lester Chinese Hospital, will be the speaker over Station XMHD, the China Christian Broadcast, tonight from 880 to 9 pin, the half hour of meditation in the English language.
Japanese soldiers at the front and wounded men at home held first place in the thoughts, of Japanese citizens on Friday as consolation activities were carried out in observancy of "patriotic week."
Chokos rehearsals for the American Thanksgiving Day Service will be held each Tuesday and Thursday evening at 530 pin. in the American Club, 009 Foochow Road. Mr. L. C. Perry is directing and all who are able and willing to help are invited to be present, Fowoynuc the recent improvement of inland waterways connecting inland towns with Shanghai, more cargo has been brought down steadily into Shanghai, says a report to the "Wen Hui Pao." A steady stream of river craft, loaded with inland produce can be seen daily sailing into this city.
Dm. Edward Benes, former Presi dent of the Czechoslovak Republi departed on Friday afternoon for Switzerland, After leaving Prague on Thursday, he visited the grave of the late President Dr. Thomas Masaryk, and then proceeded to his country home near Tabor from where he began his journey into voluntary exile.
Tur. second enlarged meeting of ihe People's Political Council is scheduled to be convened in Chungking on October 28, says a report to the "Yi Pao." About 70: members who were duly elected as representatives at the first meeting of the Council have already arrived and registered themselves in Chungking, the report states. i Unper-Secretary of State Mr. Sumner Welles told press representatives in Washington on Friday that he was unable to divulge the text of the personal message sent by President Roosevelt to Mr. Neville Chamberlain. However, he declared that the message dealt with the work of the London refugee commission only, which President Roosevelt is suggesting to speed up.
Min. Yeh Hsin-feng a member of ihe Central Political Council and of the Sikang Reconstruction Com-Xmittee, left Chengtu for Chungking on October 7, to report to the Central Government on "reconstruction in Sikang, says a report to the "Morning Leader." Reconstruction work is being pushed in that province, and a new provincial government will be established there in the near future, the report states.
Generar, Chang Chun, Vice-Preident of the Executive Yuan, and Director of the Generalissimo's Headquarters in Chungking, arrived in Chengtu from Chungking by plane on the morning of October 7, says a report to the "Yi General Chang, the report states, "will officiate when General Wang Chan-hsu, Chairman of the Szechuen Provincial Government, takes his oath of office on October 10, Mr. Yu\¥yAjen, President of the Control Yuan, told pressmen in Hankow~on October 7 that the Sino-
Japanese war has developed to a stage when the more the Chinese fight the more will their solidarity be strengthened, says a report to the "Wen Hui Pao." The elderly Kuomintang member, it "is learned, is leaving shortly to inspect the Chinese fronts in the north and to give encouragement to the fighting forces.
Ftacs will be hoisted by the local Chinese to commemorate the "Double Tenth" national holiday on October 10, while campaigns will be launched by charity organizations {o raise funds for soldiers' winter garments, says a report to the "Morning Leader." A joint telegram will be sent to General Chiang Kai-shek and members of the fighting units by local Chinese public bodies to express their deep respect, the report states,
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