D. Drake, Mrs, Ethel Robinson, and others. The Navy Y can still use novels and story magazines, A SMALL corps of twenty odd Chi-mese plain clothes men, who, succeeded in smuggling themselves into Taiyuanfu a few days ago, made a surprise attack on a Japanese military office there with hand-grenades, states jai message to the "Hwa Mei The deticnations of the missiles, which shook: the whole city, it is stated, caused confusion and panic among the Japanese troops, and search parties were hurriedly sent out to make investigations. all, however, without result. It is learnt that over 80 Japanese soldiers were killed by the explosions of the hand-grenades, A Norrn-west Investigation Party formed by the now defunct War Time University. in Shanghai, which arrived in Sian some time ago, has left there for Sanvvan district, says a dispatch to the "Hwa Mei Pao."—The party's tour is expected to cover Shensi, Kanı, Ninghsia and—Chinghai (Kokonor) provinces, where the investigators will pay close attention to the conditions of rural economy, The results of the investigation will be summarized in a report to be submitted to the Government as reference material on any settlement project for the North-west which may be adopted by the Central authorities.
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