'Mavame Parvin Kazerooni, wife of Mr. S. A: R. Kazerooni,' general manager of the Iran & China Trading Corpn., left on June 3 in the s. Yasukui Maru for Japan on holiday. Her husband fs expected to join her later.
A Moslem named Bhadu Fakir, who died at the age of 192 in the village of Philipnegar, near Kustea, was believed to be the oldest man in India, Bhaud Fakir retained all his teeth' and was in full possession his faculties till his last illness.
'Tue Rotary Club will hold their nieeting as usual Thursday, June 8, at 1215 pin, at the obole Hotel. The speaker, Mrs. anald Roberts, lecturer of history St. John's University, will speak on "The Eternal Ego.'
Moven by the sufferings of the refugees in Southern Kwangtung areas, American missionaries in Yaoping, Kwangtung,.have contributed 10,000 catties of rice for their relief, says a Swatow Chinese message te the "Sin Wan Pao."
In view of the growing close relations between Yunnan and Burma under present economic developments, the Yunnan Provincial Government has decided to establish administrative control borders, says a Kunming Chinese message to the "Shun Pao"
Over 300 members of the Christian mission at Hsuchow, Northern Kiangsu, who were arrested by the Japanese on May 29, are still being detained, says a (Chinese message to to the "Sin Wan Pao." Efforts of the. mission pastor to effect the release of the men, have proved unavailing so far, the report states.
'Tur funeral of the late Mrs. Alice Mary Nazer, will take place today, at Bubbling Well Cemetery at 430 p.m, In place of flowers, friends who may wish to honour her memory are kindly requested to remember the King's Daughters' Society, or the Alexandra Hostel, both Shanghai institutions in which Mrs, Nazer took a great interest, River conservancy work conducted by the Chinese in the North Kiangsu areas of Kaoyu, Huniying, Paoying, Yencheng, Tungtai, Taihsing and other districts, has been completed, says a Chinese message to the "Shung Pao." Flood waters in these areas have now receded by five feet and the Chinese farmers have commenced the cultivation of their fields, the report states, Louis Galle, 43, who said he preferred prison in the United States to freedom in Italy, has been sentenced to 16 months in the penitentiary in Cleveland, Ohio on an old liquor law violation charge. Galle jumped $4,000 bond in 1937 and fled to Italy. But he didn't like life, there, and returned to the United States to face trial.
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