The Archive · 1937

Italy to Launch New Capital Ship

Havas — Rome, Ju

"The man-of-war Vittorio Vi one of two new Italian units of tons laid down in March of 1 will be launched at Trieste July 25. King Victor Emanuel Queen Elena will attend the mony.—Havas.

Tientsin, July 17.

In a steady drizzle, thousands c Japanese ana ese—offici gathered here this afternoon to. their last regards to Lieut Kanichiro Tashiro, former mander of thè Japanese Garrison in North China, who died yesterday morning. 4 Hundreds of wreaths surrounded the officer's portrait on the altar Among them were flowers from Field-Marshal Prince Kotochito Kan-in, of the Army General Staff; Gen. Sugiyama, War Minister, and Cen. Kenkichi Uyeda, Corranger-in-Chief of the Kwantung Army. Chinese officials who sent wreaths included Gen. Sung Cheh-yuan, Comand Mr. Yin Ju-keng, Chief Executive of the East Hopei Autonomous Government.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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