THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 28, 1937.
MORE SCRIPTURES
DISTRIBUID
STEAMER - STEAMER 131
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Increase Record Both In TORPEDOED TECHARTERED/BANS OF
Africa And Asia
'INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA,
OFF SPAINON
VALENCIA, TO-DAY. I
No fewer than 4,574,000 copies of the Scripture were circulated” in China and Manchukuo during 1936, an increase of 347,000 över 1985,
For all Asia, the circula- tion touched the notable figure of
SPANISH-REPUBLI THE 7,604,000 volumes, a large increase CAN STEAMER · CABO CAR- on the previous -year. These and other interesting facts are shown LOS WAS TORPEDOED BY A in the report of the British and SUBMARINE OF UNKNOWN Foreign Bible Society presented at NATIONALITY WHILE ON its annual meeting.
THE WAY FROM ALICANTE TO VALENCIA.
Another six languages have been added to those in which the Bible has now been translated, making a total of 711: These new languages
3
The sinking took place 45 kilome are all African, two for complete tres north of Alicante, according to Bibles, three for New Testaments, an official statement, which adds Africa took 100,000 more copies of that five members of the crew were the Scriptures than in 1985, making drowned. a total of 600,000
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Yet in Spain; despite the civil 211,000 volumes were cir- war culated, and right through the siege of Madrid the Society's depot was kept open and their agent remained at his post..
Russia Still Closed
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Russia remains always rigorously closed.
The report dwells on the impres“ sive celebrations last autumn of the 400th anniversary of the martyrdom of William Tindale and on the wide demands for the Society's pamphlet containing portions of the Bible as translated by him—Reuter.
GERMAN WARSHIP!⠀
Valencia, To-day. Government reconnoitring planes observed five German werships in the vicinity of the spot where the Palos (and not the, Cabo Cabo Carlos as previously reported) was sunk.
This allegation is contained în a communique issued by the Ministry of Defence following the sinking of the Cabo Palos, a Government steamer, by an unknown submarine while on the way from Alicante to Valencia-Reuter.
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