Mr. C. D. Pearson left for Hongkong yesterday by the s. Athos LI.
Mr, and Mrs. P. Veysseyre and child left yesterday for Saigon by the s. Athos LI.
We have received two "Nivea" calendars' for 1938 from Messrs P.
Beiersdorf & Ca, A-G.
Tur engagement is announced between Thomas Edward Wilkinson and Miss Lilian Hammerton, both of Shanghai, Avtnorris of the "Provisional Government" in Peiping are planning to seize the silver holdings of vari-cus banks, in North China, states a special dispatch to the "Sin Wen Pao."
Fortowine their assumption of control over the "Jacquinot Zone" for refugees in the Nantao district, the Japanese have opened two offices there, states a report to the "Sin Wen Pao."
For the seventh time since the opening of hostilities in Central China, last rites for war dead were solemnized at the Nishi Hongan Tem-Fle, Chapoo Road, on Sunday afternoon.
Masor-Gen- 'T, Furujo, IJA.R. President of the "Manchuria Daily News," arrived here last week to assist Major-Gen, Kumakichi Harada, military attache to the Japanese Embassy, in press liaison work, Mr. Sun Fo, President of the Legislative Yuan, has been designated by the National Government as the next Chinese Ambassador in Moscow in succession to Dr, Chiang Ting-fu, says a special report to the "Sheng Fae."
Wniam Dunstan, Melbourne newspaper executive, has announced that an agreement had been reached whereby a group of seven Canadian paper companies will supply about 75 per cent. of the newsprint requirements of Australia and New Zealand between 1939 and 1945.
Sino-Japanese hostilities in Nanking a fortnight ago inflicted a casualty on the fourth estate, when Mr. Hsiao Han-chu, the editor-i chief of the "Hsin Hua Daily News, was fatally wounded on December 11 while evacuating the capital, says a belated message to the "Sin Wen Pao."
Born on the s, Empress of Asia as that liner steamed to safety with 1,329 refugees aboard from the beleaguer" city of Shanghai, Michael "Asia" Rowland was christened after the sturdy Canadian Pacific liner which played such a prominent part in the evacuation of the European residents.
An acute shortage òf charcoal and firewood has continued to worry local tubitants, according to information received from the fuel trade which states that owing to a ban on exports put by the authorities in Wenchow and Taichow districts in Chekiang, a complete cutting-off of supplies to the local market is to be feared.
In the introduction to the description of a Nanchang resident's trip from that city to Shanghai in the H.M.S. Capetown convoy it was inadvertently stated that members of the Italian Embassy Staf were on board the Italian s, Yungkong: The Italians travelling on that vessel vere attached to the Sino-Italian Aviation Works.
Larcr numbers of stud-nts of the National Chinan, Tung Chi, Fu Tan and Great China Universities have arrived in Nanchang during the past few days to take part in a mammoth propaganda meeting and to present plays in the open air for the purpose of arousing the national consciousness of the people, says a message to the "Hwa Mei Pao.
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