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MAIL NEWS FROM CHINA
WAR AGAINST REDS
GOV. FORCES CLAIM SUCCESS IN THE SOUTH
NANKING, Dec. B The 3rd Division under General Li Yun Heng and the 79th Division under General Wang Chin Wen have effected junction with the units under General Liu Ho Ting, Commander of the 58th Division on the Kiangai-Fukion border. The
Reds" under Chu Te and Mao Tze Tung are now being encompass ed by the combined forces.
The lat Kwangtung, Division un der Generni Li Chen Chiu-hai cleared the "district" of Chungyi, south-western Kiangai, of scattered outlaws, while the 4th Kwangtung Division under General Chang Mei Hain is now garrisoning Sinfeng, southern Kiangsi. Haoyu, á Red" stronghold in Tingnan district, southern Kiangui, has been captured by the 4th Kwangtung Division, ac- cording to a telegraphic message from General Chang-Kuo Min.
FOREIGNERS IN NANKING
AMERICAN NATIONALS
PREDOMINATE
NANKINO, Dec. 8. There are 483 foreigners, repre senting 15 nationalities, residing at the Capital, according to the latest census report compiled by the Municipal Bureau of Public Safety, Americans number 167 persons-and comprise a little more than one- third of the total; There are 55 British; 95 Germans; 78 Japanese; 18 Frenchmen; 9 Austrians; 18 In- dians: 14 Russians; 7 Turks: 7 Danes; 1 Dantzigian; 2 Swiss; Dutch; 1 Belgian, and 1-Pole. Kuo Min.
RECONSTRUCTION IN KWANGTUNG
REVIEWED BY MR. LIN
YUN KAI
About 80 or 90 per cent. of the
S'HAI TIENTSIN AIRWAY
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NANKING, Doc. Tientsin Airway will be inaugurat
It is reported that "the Shanghai.
ad on New Year's Day by the China National Aviation-Corpor tion Preparations are..being has tened so that the operation of this airmail and passenger service may} no longer be delayed-Kyo Min.-
ORDER FOR ARREST OF CHEN FU MU
FORMER GOV SUPERVISOR
OF CMS.N. CO,
HÀNG CHOW NEWS LETTER
RICE FAMINE
PEASENTS
VISIT OF A JAPANESE ADMIRAL
Our Ova Dörrsspondent)
HANGCHAN, De
Since my last letter in which I mentioned that the rice harvest had been an exceptionally good one this your, starvation has been star- ing many of the country people in
the the face, and
Provincial Government is endeavouring to deal with the situation.
The country people were forced to Bell their rice at an abnormally low NANKING, Dec. 8. price, so that instead of keeping At the request of the Central back suficient to fand their families authorities, a pircular order for during the winter they had to raise the arrest of Chen Fu Mu, former the necessary amount of money with ly Government supervisor of the which to pay their dobts: thus they China Merchants 8. N. Co., has are left without rice. In the city been issued by the Shanghai Dis rice is now 7 to 88 a picul, the trict Court in Nantao. Chen, it may lowest it has been for four youre be noted, is charged with alleged de-
Ballway Workshod's Explicator. reliction of official duty and re ceiving of bribes in connection with ' There was a very
ery serious accident the four alleged load agreemente, at the railway worksheds. three with the China Realty Co.
weeks ago, when a boiler burst and
It may be noted that the circular seventeen men were killed, on the order has been issued in accordance spot, and twelve more died of in- with the Chinese Criminat Proce.juries, some before they could even
dure Code inasmuch as the where be brought to the CM8 Hospital.
abouts of Chen are unknown and The cause of this accident is not it has been found impossible to certain, but it is thought that there serve the warrant of arrest.-Kuo was a "defect in the pressure gauge. Mia..
WHAMPOA AS DEEP
SEA PORT
PLANS FOR ITS DEVELOP.
MENT DRAFTED
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THIRD PLENARY
much struck with the friendly atti SESSION OF C.E.C.
tude of the Chinese officials.
Good-bye to Dr. and Mrs. Sturton,
Dr. and Mrs. Sturton and their family left for home leave on November 16, and a great assembly and foreign, gathered at the station to of friends, both Chinese
bid them farewell. The Mayor was amongst those present, and the
The Kwangtung River Conservan- during the last two years, has com cy Board, after an extensive survey
pleted a bet of plans for the deve lopment of the projected ocean port for Canton city at Whampoa children of the American School
The detailed plans, for which | sáng a farewell song.
Messrs, Wong Him Yik and Li Man. Pong, engineer of the Board, are mainly responsible, provide for the gradual development of the port over a period of twenty years. The plans are being submitted to the Municipal Government, the Recon struction, Bureau and other govern ment organs for examination.
Harbour and (Godowns, Canton. The progress of recon- The first stage of the plan will be was reviewed by Wantung province for the construction of a harbour Mr. Lin Yun Kai, and the building of gedowns An Chairman of Kwangtung Provincialares-of-about 11,145 mow bus been Government and Commissioner of earmarked for this part of the work the Department of Construction, at and steps will immediately be taken, the weekly memorial service held at if the present plans are adopted, the provincial government building. for the acquirement of this area...
Available up to 5,000-ton Shipa A trunk lines of highways under The present depth of the harbour construction--in the provincs have at Whimpro will enable a ship on been completed," said Mr. Lin, der 5,000 tons, to enter it with ease; These lines when completed will so that the port can be made use link up all the remote cities of of us HOUT 1s harbour and godown Kwangtung and Canton. As to facilities are available. The dove roads connecting Kwangtung withlopment of the port will thon gra adjacent provinces, surveying is dually be taken care of until it is now in full progress for routes to provided with accommodatior for Hunan province and Samnan area, ocean ships in accordance with south of Kiangsi province."
Industrial Development.
plans laid down by the late Dr. Sun Yat Sen, who had chosen Whampon as the site for China's port in the South
The Government is establishing one Chemical Factory for the manu
A Well-Planned City. facture of bleaching powder and The present scheme also includes caustic soda and one modern silk the laying out of a well planned and cotton weaving factory as the city, both commercial and indus preliminary steps taken to foster trial, in Whampoa which will be industry. These two factories are placed under the direct control of expected to be completed in the car be wongtung Provincial Govern! By part of next year. It is also ment. Different sections will be planned to build hydro-electric created for commercial, industrial; power plant along the Tung river and residential purposes in this in the north-eastern region of the new city which is to be linked up province. Burvey of a suifable site with Canton by railway, my EN has been made and steps. Will be “In allowing 30. year for the full taken to carry out the plan soon. realization of the scheme, the blah! fing committed hones, that diffeul- Line connected with finance and other matters will be reduced.
* Among other projects under contemplation of the Government, "utention" "may be made of, un iron foundary in the north-eastern bor der of the province which can be successfully operated with the great abundance of coal produced in that part of the province.
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MEMBERS FROM SOUTH MAY NOT ATTEND
ANOTHER HIGHWAY
CONFERENCE:
Nanking,. Dec. 5.
A highway conference will be convened at the Capital on the 17th, when representatives of the pro- vinces of Kiangsu, Cheklang and Anhwei, and the Municipalitier of Nanking and Shanghai will partici. pate. Discussions will be confined to highway problems relating to these five areas, Kno Min.
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of the CEC members in the south from coming to attend the session. it was suggested that the Party and
Narxing; Dep. 8. In view of the rumours which have been current recently that the Central Authorities intend to pro- pose at the ard plenary session of the "C.E.C." "revision of the Or ganio Law of the National Governs Dr. Annie Fearn gave a very in- ment providing virtually for a re teresting, and racy address to mem-version to the Presidential system bera of the Missionary. Association of government which existed prior on her travels in Italy, illustrating to the Canton-Nanking rapproch Government Authorities should is- hor talk by lantern lides. For the ment last year, it is understood time being we certainly felt that we that the matter was brought up were in the aeroplane with Dr. for discussion at yesterday's meet Fearn, and so vivid was her manner ing of the Central Political Coun of address that Italy was a very ci As it has been reported that real place for all those who had the these rumours, which are unfound privilege of hearing her,ed, are said to have deterred some
sue an official denial in order to dispel possible misunderstanding among the public as well as among soms of the C.E,C. members The question, it is understood, was fin- ally referred to the Standing Com- mitten of the C.E.C.
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