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Locat; Chinese rice marchants addressed several applications to the Chinese Maritime Customs authorities on November 29 for permits to ship from 2,000 to 3,000 bags of rice to' Chinwangtao, Tientsin or Weihai-wel, says the "Sin Wan Pao." Permission, however, has not yet been granted, Overseas Chinese remittances to China for the first half of 1938, according to local Chinese banking circles, says the "Chinese American Daily News," aggregated $300,000.000 in Chinese national currency, This sum had been increased to about $50,000,000 by the end of October last, the report adds.
Tur members of Shanghai Chapter No. 3 Order of the Eastern Star will hold a bazaar on Saturday, December 3 from 10.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m., 3 at the American Masonic Temple, 178 Route Dufour. There will be many suitable Xmas, gifts for sale as well as bran pie, Chniese A laundry and movies for the children Tea will be served from 330 p.m. Admission free, Tite U.S. Navy Department announced on Tuesday the promotion of 44 majors in the United States Marine Corpsto the rank of Lieutenant-y Colonel. Among those promoted were three offic.rs at present stationed at Shanghai, Majòr Martin J. Kelleher, Major James A. Mixson, and Major Frederick E. Stack, Major Leonard E. Rea, stationed in Peiping, was also among those promoted.
Tie Kwangsi Provincial Government, says the "Chinese American Daily News," has ordered the evacuation of the populace of Kweilin to the city's suburbs and to neighbouring towns in view of the danger of a food shortage. Provincial militia, the report adds, are being stationed in groups 15 li apart to maintain Order as the evacuating populace make their way to the designated areas.
A total of 125 foreigners remaining at Kuling and most of them expect to remain there during the winter, according to a belated letter from a *North-China Daily News" correspondent, which has been delayed by üghting south of Kiukiang.
The correspondent states: about 5C foreigners have left Kuling recently. most of them returning to their work or to help in relief centres. Some ai them had interesting experience: going down the hill by the road te the South, via Lushanp and Tehar Near the fighting area there was much bombing and often parties going down the hill had to lie down in ditches or take cover under the rocks and also to travel part of the way in the dark.
No foreigner has been reported hurt down the hill and in fact the general report is that soldiers en Toute gave assistance and help whenever "required. Several foreigners had. seats in military motor lorries going to Nanchang. There are about 125 foreigners at Kuling and most, it not all expect to remain here through the winter.
Nearly all are engaged in public work of some kind, either Red Cross, orphanage, hospital, school or public utility work. With a smaller population at Kuling the food problem has eased somewhat, though prices are still very high.
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