London, Nov. 30.
Peiping, Nov. 30.
The Reconstruction Administration of the "Provisional Government" has worked out a seven-year plan for the reconstruction of the six principal cities in North China, including Peiping, Tientsin, Tsinan, Taiyuan and Shihchiachwang.
A total outlay of $61,520,000 will Gros stories of the fight between the British merchant be expended. The Administration will exercise great care in carrying J cruiser Rawalpindi—formerly a P. and O. liner on the Far out its projected reconstruction plans East run—and two German Warships, one being the pocket-battle-and will not spend more than the ship Deutschland, resulting in the sinking of the British ship, were estimated figure told today by the survivors. One survivor was an old Royal Naval Reserve man, who saw service on H.M.S. Malaya in the Battle managed to get to it with nine others, The Deutschland turned a of Jütland during the last war. He was called up on the outbreak searchlight on us and signalled us of the present war and joined the Rawalpindi as a seaman gunner. to come alongside, but progress was Recalling the ship's gallant fight, he said when the warning was difficult with only three oars, given that an enemy ship had been sighted, "action stations" was "When we got near, the Germans must have heard the British cruiser sounded and those below deck rushed up and manned the guns. coming, for she never gave us a "The Deutschland began to bom-him to go and look for a friend, I chance to get aboard but got up bard us," he continued, "and with never saw my brother again, speed and vanished," our six-inch guns we could see that "As the ship was sinking I saw Eleven of the survivors from the we would be outranged, We got a half-submerged life-boat, Although Rawalpindi arrived in London yes-nearer, however, and shells began I can only swim a few strokes I terday,—Reuter, to hit us, We were given orders to fire and got three rounds off.
Other guns around were also firing.
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