Changchun, Apr. 26.
An explosion occurred this morning in coal mine in Fushan. The fate of 34 Manchu miners is not known, but seven Japanese foremen were seriously wounded. A number of others were slightly hurt.
Rescue parties are working desperately to extricate the missing men, who, it is hoped, are still alive—Reuter, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ca., and it will operate it, after repairs have been made, by employing 500 Japanese and 3,600 Chinese workmen. The Yunnan Dock at Shanghai is to be repaired by and put under the man~ agement of the Tamatsuko dockyard, subsidiary of the Mitsui Bussan" Ca. The Uraga Dockyard Ca., which has headquarters near the "Yokosuka naval base, will take charge of the Tsingtao dock, and operate it with a force of $00 Chinese labourers.
"Another Shanghai enterprise marks the-advent of the Japanese motor car industry, in northern and central China. This is the organization of an offshoot for Shanghai of the Nissan (Nippon Sangyo, or Japan Industry) Automobile Manufacturing Ca. This sone of the subsidiaries of the:
Parent industrial corporation headed by Mr. Oikawa, whois president of the Manchoukuo Heavy Industry.
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