Peiping, Feb. 7.
The Tand resisteation, scheme has now been completed, and regetalion cards are being delivered by "the Streou "of Finance "of the Peplng Provisional Government to focal lend owners. Registration cardo, timated, number at last 3.600 itis learned that those land-owners who have completed their registration have been instructed to get regatta: tion cards from the Bureat of Finanes wihia''s period' of si ment Manchu Airmail Plane Crashes Mukden, Feb, Engine trouble which' developed shortly after the take-off was responsible for a recent aviation acel= dent near Mukden, resulting in the death of the pilot and injuries to the two remaining occupants of the lane, according tom report just Published by the local press.
'The machine, a passenger liner of the Manchuria' "Aviation Company, nose-dived to the ground just 2 fow moments after Jeaving Mukden with tone passenger and a crew of two, The plane was bound for Chengteh, All the three occupants of the ill-fated machine were Japanese, The injured men are reported to be in serious condition—Havas. lunner New Year Day. Operating in cloudy weather, another unit on Feb, 2 made a surprise raid on the village of Fuku in Shenst and again on February 5 in a large formation bombed Fuku and a place northeast of the village. On Wednesday Halasai in Suiyuan was bombed.
"In South China 10 Japanese Army air units ce-operated with ground forces in the vicinities of Pinyang. and Wuming, dropping bombs on many successive days and achieving much success."—Domel, Women, Child Die in Railway Bombing Kunming, Feb. 6. The names of the five Europeans killed in the Japanese bombing of the Haiphong-Kunming Nallway last Three day were officially announced today. They are M. and Mme. Aired and their soo, and Me. Daviet ahd her daughter. M. Aitred, Uke M. Daviet, is con nected with the railway—Reuter, Seized Flour Sold In Peiping Peiping, Feb. 7.
An unexpected and welcome surprise on Chinese New Year eve was sprung on the Chinese population this morning when a quantity of flour, seized by the local authorities from hoarders, was placed on sale at the comparatively low price of $12 per bog, The flour was stacked up on a vacant plot in the centre of the city and was sold under police supervision. Large queues lined up and patiently waited for their turn to Durchase New Year provisions, 'The quantity was not nearly sullicient to tide the population over the holidays, but it at' least-means that some families will not go short Otherwise, the outlook for the New Year festival is gloomy, with the prices of other foodstults also high, After the New Year, it is anticipated that hoarders of flour, who have been tone of the principal causes of the acute shortage, will sell out, bringing the price dows considerably for the time being.
Steady importation of flour and its sale at reasonable prices, which is, the only real solution, seems not very Mikely to materialize, though the local authorities are now bringing considerable pressure upon hoarders.
While much publicity has been given the importation of stocks of flour into Peiping, it is learned that these are being sent to Shansi, where the situation is even worse than in Peiping. The flour is also being used as provisions for Japanese troops, Under the circumstances, the food situation in North China remains very. acute—Reuter,
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