The Archive · 1938

GERMAN, ITALIAN ENVOYS TO GET CHERRY SEEDS

Tokyo, Jan. 8.

Cherry tree seeds will be presented to Dr. Herbert von Dirksen and Signor Giacinto Auriti, respectively German and Italian Ambassadors to Tapan, by Mayor Itta Kobashi of Tokyo in a solemn ceremony in the City Hall on Jan. 22. Originally seedlings were to be presented to Berlin and Rome, but international g members of a gang of (en men Kurusu, Ambassador to Brussels, is|noon at the official residence of expected here this evening.—Domei., {Prince Konoye.—Domei, Ta Tao Policemen Sent To Quinsan The Ta Tao (Great Way) City Government with its head office in Pootung, has extended its influence from the Shanghai area 10 Quinsan, a city on the Shanghai-Nanking Railway, according to Chinese information yesterday. Quinsan, occupied by the Japanese when the fighting extended westward along the railway, has been re-opened to the Chinese who are now allowed to return there after going through the process of registration at Zaukadoo, near Jessfield area. For the maintenance of peace and order at Quinsan, the Ta Tao City Coyernment has sent to that city scores of members of its police force, according to the information.

A notification has, however, been CE received from the company's head office to the effect that, starting with the passenger liner Hakone Maru,

SCHOOLS IN HONGKEW

which is to from. i on January 25 f. and oe NEAR NORMAL London via the usual paris, the N.Y.K.'s European service vessels will sail from this port regularly every Enrollment of Pupils Shows fortnight thereafter.

Rapid Increase At 10 o'clock to-morrow morning,

Tjisaroea, with cargo and passengers, the Java-China-Japan Line Enrollment in Japanese schools of Shanghai has shown a big increase will sail from Holt's Wharf, Pootung, since the start of the new year term bound for Amoy, Hongkong, Muntok, on January 6, according to the "Shang-Batavia, Cheribon, Semarang and hai United News" of yesterday. Sourabaia, the local agents advised The total number of pupils of yesterday. The passenger tender Japanese pri and middle schools Dollar will leave the Customs Jetty was 467 on January 6, while on the promptly at 8 o'clock to-morrow next day it had increased to 538. morning for the ship.

Having left Hongkong at 8 o'clock These figures included the enroll-on Thursday morning, the Eastern ment in the Japanese Girls' High Australian s. Nellore is expected to School and the Japanese Commercial come alongside the Shanghai & Hong-School managed by the Japanese kern Wharf Co.'s Pootung Wharf at Residents'. Corporation. jabour 1 o'clock. this afternoon. She On e first day of ihe new term is to sail from port again to-morrow, pupils.of the. North District: Primary bound for her usual Japan ports and School numbered 86; they increased will then sail south again, without to 106 on the following day. Enroll-calling at Shanghai; she is expected ment for the Central District Primary to reach Sydney, Australia, about School increased from 218 (o 206 on February 17. the second day of the new term. Only one pupil represented the West This Week's Sailings

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