Armed robbers, despite the weather. continue to be fairly active. At the about 6 o'clock yesterday evening, five men, three of whom were armed, entered House 5, Lane 63 Race Court Road and stole a quantity of jewellery and money, the ya of which could not be ascertained last night, The robbers, who used the Kompo dialect escaped before the alarm could be given.
Shadow Organization Ready to Cope with Emergency err, ro rhe "inch"
New York, Nov. 18.
The creation of a shadow organization to carry out plans for controlling the supply and distribution of foodstuffs in an emergency was announced in the House of Commons to-day by Mr. Oliver Stanley, President of the Board of Trade.
It would, he added, perform duties as the Food Controller di the st War, and there would be food control committees in each. area with divisional food officers Reuter. last year by Gen. Tsiang and then stated that China, now engaged in a life and death struggle for her national existence, had many friends! in Germany who sincerely sympathized with China at the present hour, Whatever fate would have in store, China might take Just pride in the fact that she had achieved national unity in the darkest hour and that the heroic resistance of the Chinese was watched with admiration throughout the world.—Trans-Ocean. ne
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