Shanghai, Oct. 27.
Scores of Chinese passengers and Japanese soldiers were reported by he Chinese press yesterday to have been killed as a result of a terrific mine explosion believed to have been. Buried by Chinese soldiers along the Shanjhai-Hangchow Railway. The explosion ocewrred on October 24 fand. twelve coaches were said to have been destroyed. This explosion was raid to be more destructive than usual.
Passengers, interviewed said that they were forced to alight from thir Shanghai-bound train and after walk-about a mile, they boarded another waiting train, Macao, Oct. 24 atives of the Chungshan in Kwangtung Province, are highly indignant over the loss of their capital, Shekki, which is alleged to hive been due to the desertion of seme of the Chinese regulars sent 10 defend the place.
These regulars, sent by the Chinese Government to Chungshan, took over from local farmers the defence of the eastern and southern roads to Shek! for their arrival, but it is alleged that they surrendered to a comparatively small number of Japanese, without A fight, while others of their number within Shekki are said to have hoisted Jepanese flags as the invaders approsehed, Eurasia to Resume Air Service to Chungking Hongkong, Oct. 21.
Air service between Hongkong and Chungking which has been suspended since the outbreak of the European war will be resumed by the Eurasia Aviation Corporation within a short time, it was announced today both in Hongkong and Chungking.
One of the company's planes will leave Hongkong within a few days for Kweilin, Chungking and Kunming, the manager of the Hongkong
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