The Archive · 1938

China Cholera Scare

Brings Manila Action — Shanghai, Hongkong Ships Held Up 24 Hours

Manila, July 13.

In view of the cholera scare in China, the United States Quarantine Service has ordered that all passenger vessels and freighters from Shanghai and Hongkong must spend 24 hours outside the breakwater before they ere permitted to enter the harbour The order comes into effect from today.—Reuter German Mountaineers Forced Down by Snow t Simla, July 13.

Having equipped Camp Four. situated at a height of 20,340 feet, all the members of the German Nangar Parbat expedition have been forced to return to their base camp, owing to the cegsbless fall of snow, states Reuter's cial correspondent with the expedition. They intend to wait a week for the monsoon to services operated by the United Kingdom companies are as follow:

Aircraft miles were 10,753,000, as against 9,584,000 in 1936. Passenger miles were 49,705,000 as against 41,144,000 freight ton miles.—Wireless through Reuter.

While towns slumber under districts present scenes of increasing activity every night. posted on watch towers in Jewish villages sweep the countryside with searchlights, with which equipped. peacefully, knowing that lorries manned by British troops armed with machine guns are standing The King Continues to

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