The Archive · 1940

Nanking Population

Nanking, Aug. 19.

Fried balls of a mixture of flour and bean curd are being sold to Salistctofy results wore obtained the poor, but hawkers" sometimes during the four days of ale defence mix flour with a kind of powder Grit Sompletod lis" morning sons resulting in many deaths caused by docted under the ola supervision under-nourishment. Left-over dishes the Japnnese" and Chinee' mile from military hospitals are collected fry "euiberien, The course ust by other hawkers for the poor, bul tors pleted was' the fet alr defence at least four members of a family Gem held heteeince the return have died after eating the food left Nanking of the National "Governe over by wounded soldiers, Ment of Ching 'Two reasons are given for the During the past three days, al shortage: reduced production of rice regale were sounded. ty and in occupied districts has caused Might and' sham cora fights' were farmers to preserve the new. crop ilgea "over he. Chine. cobia for their own consumption; and the Salsfoctory" cooperation was given imported rice is controlled by the ponse auf Chinese miliary Japanese who are alleged to. have Sathorn by" "1000 silizens of Increased prices at their own dis cretion Nanking' who" demonstrated a high degree oe ordaines and aleiline Foreigners Arrested In Kwantung Japanese Population in Dairen, Aug. 13.

Ninetcen foreign nationals have 20 far been arrested by the police thorities of the 'Kwantung "Gov fenment-General in three raids con-lucred since July 3, the arrests being for hearing short" wave. brondeasts from AMoscox, 'Khabarovsk and. Neve York, "among other' ellis, it was Jearned here today.

"The arrests were carried out in cooperation with the Communications Bepariment of the Dairen. Gendar meric by the foreign altairs section the Police Department of the Kwantung, Government-General, The foreign nationals were severely punished and their short wave wire: fess sels were. removed.

"The. Kwantung police authorities will henceforth exercise greater cone

Wireless sels as a measure against irl over the operation of short wave China Increases Tientsin, Aug. 12.

Despite the restrictions imposed singe May 20 this year on the entry Jof Japanese into China, the Japanese population has increased steadily in China since that date, the "Tenshin, Nippo" reported, According to a census taken by the 3rd Department of the Enst Asia Bureau of the Japanese Foreign Ministry, the number of Japanese residing in China on July 1 this year was 452,150, an increase of $0,527 over the fire on April 1, The number of Japanese in the large cities of China is as follow:

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