THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 16, 1937.
Japanese Activity In Drug Traffic
LONDON, TO-DAY. THE BRITISH CONSU- LAR AND OTHER· AU- THORITIES ARE PERIOD- ICALLY FURNISHED WITH INFORMATION IN REGARD ΤΟ SMUG- GLING OF DRUGS INTO CHINA BY JAPANESE NATIONALS.
This
SHAMEEN BRIDGE Japanese
COLLAPSE
CRASHES
INTO
CREEK
THE EAST BRIDGE CON- "NECTING SHAMEEN WITH THE SHAKEE BUND COL- LAPSED INTO THE CREEK WITH A SHATTERING CRASH YESTERDAY EVENING, AC- CORDING TO A BRIEF MES-
was announced by the SAGE TELEPHONED TO HONG Under-Secretary for Foreign
KONG THIS MORNING.
Affairs, Viscount Cranborne, in Fortunately, as far as is reply to a question from Lt-known, no-one was on the bridge Com. R. T. H. Fletcher, Labour at the time of the collapse and Member for Nuneaton.
there were no casualties.
Lord Cranborne further said that Only two broken ends reveal the information was supplied to the where the bridge once stood, British Government's representative though the mishap was not alto- on the League opium advisory com-gether unexpected as the bridge mittee for such action as may seem has been in bad shape for a con- useful and desirable, and the ques-siderable time. Repair work has tion of publicity was determined by recently been in progress. the League.
Later.
Pope To Attend Easter Mass
Vatican City, To-day.
The Pope will attend Ponti- fical High Mass in St. Peter's on Easter Sunday
His Holiness will be carried to the Cathedral and, if wear
crowd permits, will bless the from the balcony — Reuter.
Oil El Dorado In Trinidad
WAITING TO BE TAPPED
Economic
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Offer to China
KODAMA MISSION
IN NANKING
Nanking, To-day.
The Japanese economic mission arrived at Nanking yesterday morn- ing.
After laying a wreath at the Mausoleum of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the mission, headed by Mr. K. Kodama, called on Mr. Lin Sen, President of the Nationalist Government, at 10.00 mub lam
He understood that in practice the The bridge was built of cement
Port-of-Spain (Trinidad), proceedings and reports of the com-and was completed in 1919.
To-day. mittee were published..
Cracks appeared in the centre Sir John Cadman, Chairman of some time ago and wooden piles the Anglo-Persian Oil Company were erected underneath to lend and the Iraq Petroleum Com- support, though the final collapse pany, declared yesterday that was looked upon as inevitable. Trinidad's main oil
were not yet even tapped.
CONSTANT STUDY
Lt-Com. Fletcher than declared there were many circumstantial re- ports that the Japanese authorities were actively encouraging this, traf- fic between Chinese nationals.
Lord Cranborne, in reply, gave the assurance that the Government was keeping the whole subject un- der constant examination-Reuter.
Silverlarch Reaches Safety
Honolulu, To-day.
The Shameen Municipal Council is building a temporary wooden bridge.
Smuggling In North China
:
LONDON, TO-DAY. THERE HAS BEEN A SUCCESSIVE: DIMINU
TION IN THE VALUE AND VOLUME OF SMUG- GLING IN NORTH CHINA.
So declared the Under-Secre- arrived in Honolulu yesterday escort-tary for Foreign Affairs, Lord ed by a coast guard cutter.
The British steamer "Silverlarch," which caught on fire in mid-Pacific,
Cranborne, in replying to a ques- No smoke was visible but the fire-tion from Mr. A C. Moreing, fighting apparatus is being held in Conservative Member for Pres- readiness while preparations are beton, in the House of Commons ing made to open the hatches over yesterday. No. 3 hold, where the
are started. -Reuter.
SILK FACTORIES
TIED UP
Shanghai Strikes
Shanghai, To-day.
Mr. Moreing drew attention to a report that in three months over 1,500 lorries had passed the Customs barriers under Japanese protection.
Lord Cranborne replied that the Government was fully aware that there had been smuggling but re- peated that there had been a sen- sible diminution Reuter.
Berlin Foreign Publicity
Berlin, To-day.
The silk industry in Shanghai threatens to suffer from a complete tie-up as a result of the demand of the workers for increased wages and better working conditions.
Hitherto ten silk factories have The office of director of foreign been compelled to suspend opera publicity in the Nazi Party has tions owing to strikes by workers.
-Reuter.
NEW MAYOR OF CANTON
Canton, To-day.
Mr. Tseng Yang-fu, the new Mayor of Canton left Shanghai for Canton by air this morning.
been abolis
Functions of the post will be plac- ed in the hands of the Foreign Office and the Ministry Propa-
ganda--1
News has been red Colony by cable
occurred af Road, Er
It is understood that Mr. Tseng will arrived in the city at and will remain until the opening of the Peoples' Congress-in November, whon
the
the death,
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All of
sympathy
resources
It is stated that Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek will grant them an interview, and an unconfirmed re- port states that Mr. Kodama will ask the Generalissimo to decrease the duties on Japanese artificial silk and sugar, will undertake that the silver dollars at present deposited in Japanese Banks in Shanghai will be returned to China under certain con- ditions, seek co-operation in river and air services, and in the
construction of railways and the exploitation of mines in areas north of the Huang Ho- Our Own Correspondent
Rumanian Visit To Ankara
Bucharest, To-day.
Sir John spoke on the eve of his departure after a fortnight's inves- The Rumanian Foreign Minister, tigation into the colony's oil re- M. Victor Antonescu, left
here yesterday for Ankara, where he
sources.
He stated the opinion that the will discuss with the Turkish Gov- present supply, which makes Trin-ernment questions affecting the idad the largest producer of petro-Balkan States.
leum in the Empire, was furnished A Rumanian delegation also left merely by seepage from prolific Festerday for Athens to attend the oil-bearing rocks below.
economic conference of the Balkan
Sir John emphasised that Tring States-Trans-Ocean. dad should be a naval and air base
of Empire, and pointed out that the The body of Lo So, of No. 4, Wah land-locked harbour offered a stra- Hing Lane, was found hanging on tegic position in respect of oil a street railing yesterday. He supply-Reuter.
[had apparently committed suicide.
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