Tientsin, Apr. 18, The allied blockade of Germany having cut off the Reich from nearly all of its sources of supply in raw materials, a number of German com~ mercial firms in Tientsin have decided to develop trade relations with Meng-kiang, so as to transport raw materials from Inner Mongolia to Germany via the Trans-Siberian railway, the Tenshin Nippo," a local Japanese paper, reports. Germany would on Iher part send to Mengkiang the capital Fegulred for its development.
'A conference was recently held on the subject, the paper adds, between the representatives of the various organizations concerned, Including the Federal Reserve Bank, the Bank of Mengkiang, and the Japanese Consulate General here—Havas, Miners Gassed in Plant Near Peiping Peiping, Apr.
Seven Chinese minots died of gas poisoning in a gallery of the Sino-British collieries at Mentoukow near Oeking, according to a "Sin Min Pao" report," The seven men were killed fnstanily when they descended into the mine in the morning. The gas believed to have accumulated in the gallery overnight. An inquest will be held shortly by the Peiping District Court—Havas.
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