The Archive · 1938

Dr. C. T. Yang Returning To China Soon

Ambassador to U.S. May Quit Diplomacy Washington, Sept. 7.

Dr. C. T. Wang, Chinese Ambassador to the United States, will return io China shortly, it was announced here.

His return to China was regarded as evidence of his retirement from the diplomatic service The Chinese Embas y and the State Department, howe the subject and n were silent on used to offer comment on reasons for the move. Reports from China said that Dr. Hu Shih, famous philosopher, would take er the post of Ambassador to hington.—United Press.

Hongkong, Sept. 8.

Captain Deschipper, of the Nether-lends tugboat Reinier is now in Hongkong, it is learned, but the Chinese crew of the vessel, which was alleged to be engaged in illegal transport of minerals, are still beíng held by the Chinese authorities in Canton—

Reuter. brought the blaze under control, but the people of the town, especially the younger ones, will not easily forget their first experience of how dangerous war from the air can be. To older residents it brought back memories of many nightmare nights during the Great War as Zeppelins few over the blackened area in search of strategic centres.

Tokyo, Sept. 8 Found hanging in a Tokyo-bound train, the body of Captain Nils Hugo Johnson, 50, master of the 4,080-ton Swedish freighter Fermia, was removed at Fukushima yesterday afternoon, police here were advised today. The captain was on his way from the Hokkaido to Tokyo.

The Fermia went aground off the coast of Nemuro, the Hokkaido, on August 27. Police here, indicated that they believed that the captain had committed suicide, holding himself responsible for the mishap.

The Swedish consul in Yokohama was to leave here today for Fukushima to take delivery of the captain's body.—Domei.

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