Hongkong, Oct, 7.
Soviet-German rapprochement will reflected in the Par East when 0 Chungking-Moscow-Berlin ai will be inaugurated soon, The Sino German Eurasia Aviation Compan; 1 was recalled, had long sought permission of the Soviet authorities to operate a Berlin-Shanghai but animosity' between the the U.SS.R. hampered its realization.
The recent signature of the Sovi German non-aggression pact, a recent arrival from Chungking was quoted fas saying in the "Ta Kung. Pao" today, removed this obstacle permitting negotiations to proceed rapidly.
Observers here pointed out that Germany. was. vitally interested securing a route whereby her na-tonals in the Chinese hinterland under Chungking's domination could traver and communicate with the father-and, With all exits from Yunnan abutting in either French or British territory, Germans inthe interior have been bottled-up since the outbreak hostilities Domei U.S. Gunboat Rammed At Chungking Chungking, Oct. 5.
Repairs to the USS. Tutulla, the gunboat which was' rammed here yesterday morning ina thick fog by a ferry-boal, are expected to be completed locally within a few weeks.
The ferry-boat was carried away by the swift current of the Yangtze and collided with the Tutulla, make Ing a hole four foot wide and nearly ten feet high.
"There were no casualties but the force of the impact threw two persons overboard from the forty. 'They were quickly rescued by nearby june, Sailors aboard the gunboat immediately' started pumping operations.
By a fortunate coincidence, engineer who formerly worked with the Shanghai company which built the Tutulla. is now in Chungking. Afler inspecting the damage he ex-Dressed the opinion that repair" Could be completed locally without much diMeulty.—Reuter. jan vere fled 16 obey bankers ce img 00 reviptedive.mmoetelde™ in" the habour the often statement a eetinlad aa hee iters of Beth petrol era {oat fe, the of report said me of ibe crew seat to the note pila tuleeing from nude, Thief other' meters of ie stew were picked up by patrol boats. Two of the crew of the ship are Americans fand one of them was injured in the explosions when the vessel hit the mine. The Americans are Sherman Plimpton, S2-year-old. steward, and Raymond Edmonds, a deck-boy.
Plimpton said that there were four explosions, the last of which blew up the lifeboat resulting in nine members of the crew, including Edmonds, receiving Injuries of varying degrees of seriousness.—United Press.
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