The Archive · 1938

Officials Prepare Against Aeroplane Raids

ROBBERS TAKE GERMAN PRIEST CAPTIVE SPECIAL TO THE "H.C..." Kweiyang, Kwel,. Dec. 8 — The Union University (of the Ta

Hsif and Fuh Tan, both formerly in Shanghai) may now be regarded as definitely transferred to Kweiyan for the faculty, or some of them at any rate, have already arrived and e preparing to start work soon, For the time being the old Military School property will be made use of but it is probable that later on a site will be found elsewhere and suitable buildings erected; one place favoured at Hwakehlao, some miles to the south on the motor road to Tingfan hear that some two or 300 local students have entered their names for the entrance examination.

In addition to many students returned from Shanghai. Peiping and other centres on account of the war in the east and north, quite a good number of people from the eastern provinces are now coming here as it thought to be so much safer than those provinces, Perhaps so, and yet the provincial Government is arranging to have 150 dug-outs prepared to accommodate some 20.000 people in the event of the city being bombed by enemy planes; it is thought that if the Japanese should succeed in getting possession of Nanking, their planes could come here without difficulty. As a further precaution, the papers state that aged and infirm, as well as women and children must be ready to flee to country places around if enemy planes come.

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