Shanghai, Feb. 14, The recent arrival in Shanghai of two Soviet steamers has aroused interest in Chinese press circles here, but although previously it was re-' ported that the Soviets might send. ships here to carry tea to Moscow, present reports indicate that the! ships have come here simply for "repair."
Tue health report of the French Municipality for. the week ending February 15, "shows that the total number of deaths "from all causes amongst the foreign and Chinese Population inthe Concession was Foreigners @ and Chinese 217. Deaths from notifiable diseases were "Borelgners, "tuberculosis 2, and Chinese, tuberculosis 43; measles typhoid and. paratyphoid fevers 9; pneumonia 8; "diphtheria 3; dysentery 2; marsh fever 2; beri-beri 2 and scarlatina one, 'The "Sin Wan Pao" states - that during the past three and a halt years, no Soviet ships have ever come here,' but that for the first time a Soviet ship arrived here on February 2. The report goes on to say that on 'Tuesday afternoon yet another Soviet ship came here and was anchored at the Yangtszepoo Wharf. 'The names of these ships are mentioned in Chinese and it is said that they all came from Vladivostok where they "will return after' repairs have been effected here.
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