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RECONSTRUCTION
ENGLISH PAPER
“PENALIZED”
CHUNGKING, July 31 (Cop
tral)-For giving prominence" to the American sbrogation of the 1911 Treaty sad comm.merat- ing on its signiflernée, the "North China Star," English language morning paper in Tientsin, was not allowed to circulate beyond the Conces- sions in Tientsin, according to a Tientsin report.
Postal facilities are refused to the paper since July 28.
JAPANESE AIR RAIDS: LOYANG BOMBED
IN CHINA: LEAGUE ASSISTANCE LEAGUE
TREMENDOUS PROBLEMS FACING THE COUNTRY
A remarkable view of the way the League is helping China to build up from within, even while she is being threatened from without, is given by a Secretariat official recently returned from that country.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 1,
FOREIGN MAILS
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, lat AUGUST, 1939, 'RIÐ"4,M.
1939.
Parcel Post Service to the Province of Yunnan is temporarily suspended. Registered and Parcel Post Service to Foochow is temporarily suspended.
Registered and Ordinary mail & Parcels (not Insured) will be ab- cepted for Canton and despatched as circumstances permit.
Letters and Postcards for Europe (except Great Britain and Eire) and South America are forwarded "viz Siberia" if so, superscribed
INWARD MAILS
From
Per
Dr. Mackenzie, who visited; sigwags across the rolling, grassy China for a short time in con- plains of the high plateau of rection with the League's Central Yunnan and over deep assistance
to the Chinese valleys on suspension bridges. As Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Government's anti-epidemio- certain evidence of its value, I
Direct Service"-London dats. Imperial logical campaign, has recent-met large conveys of heavy lorries
26th July. ly described the tremendous coming up into China from Burma
Amoy. problems facing that country
Haiphong.
thus:
Object of Visit "The object of my visit to Chungking was to organise the assistance to be given to the Chi-
jot Nations during 1939. At the last Assembly. subm of two million Swiss francs was voted for assistance to China.
On
Two Problems "There are both medical and Straits' and Manila engineering problems"
the Amoy Burina road.
Malignant malaria | Japan. along the tropical sections of the road constantly interferes the work, killing very many
with
of
100 Houses Reduced nese Government by the League the workers, whilst the tear en-
To Shambles
LOYANG, July 31" (Central) -Over 10 civilians were killed and wounded and about 100 houses reduced to a shambles when nine Japanese planes staged a severe air raid over here yesterday. Altogether 54 bombs were dumped by the raiders inside the town.
4
of
"It was decided that the bulk Ishould be used in the control of
cholera, plague and malaria. Dur-! Ing the past year, the hostilities have caused vast movements populations-probably the greatest in the history of China-with the resulting danger of widespread cholera and plague epidemics..
Malaria holds up the vital work of the coolles striving to " complete the surface of the new road from Burma before the monsoon rains.
gendered by their deaths drives the others back to their villages.
תם
"Now one of the League's malaria experts is acting as adviser to the Chinese Gove ernment
the control of -malaria along the whole length of the road. He is equipped with mobile and stationary laboratories, à trained staff, and he has two large units * of Chinese medical officers
with supplies of quinine. "Then there are other medical problems. Cholera, which 14 carried by water; and plague, | carried `by' rats, Both are.
Can-
*Due
Airways Plane
Int Ang.
Sinklang.
1st Aug.
Taiyuan.
1st Aug.
Ajax...
1st Aug.
Van Eeutsz
1st Aug.
Nellore......
1st Aug-
Shirais.
lit Aug.
Airways Plano
2nd Aug.
Air France."
July
2nd Aug.
Emp. of Canada
2nd Aug.
Nanning..
2nd Ang.
via Sues
Calcutta and Straits.. `Air Mall by "Pan American Air- ways Direct Service"-San Fran- cisco date, 26th July.
Air Mail by "Air France Direct
Service"-Faris date. 26th
Manila. Tientsin Straits
and Europe (Papers
etc.,)-London date,
6th July and London Parcels- London date, 29th June.
Stralta,
Japan.
Pan American
Plane
Carthage..... Bomall.... Hawaii Maru....
2nd Aug.
2nd Aug.
and - Aug.
date.
Srd Aug.
Air Mail by "Imperial, Airways
Direct Service"-London
29th July.
Saigon,
Japan and Shanghai
U. S. A., Honolulu and Japon- (Sah. Francisco date. 8th July). Straits.
Australia and Manila..
Japan and Shanghai,
Australia and Manila..
on
Straits and -Manila
or
carried
both
into
North Hupeb Raids FANCHENG, HUPEH, July 31 (Central)-Nine Japanese aircraft bombed Icheng, on the west bank of the Han River southeast of Slangyang in north Hupeh, yes- terday, dropping over 40 missiles. More than 10 houses were wrecked.
"The difficulty in getting petrol stantly present in Upper Burma Shortly afterwards, nine other importance of water
has enormously increased the either exists in the province of machines flew over Kwanghwa, with the loss to China of the rail-therefore, that as the trafe
transport. Yunnan. There is the danger, northwest of Slanggang near the way systems, the problems of road the road increases, one Honan border, and released some transport have become of vital diseases may be
U. SA, Honolulu Japan and 20 bombs in the outskirts. No
Shanghai (San Francisco date, importance. casualties were reported
south-west China.
14th July). "The. Chinese Government, "It only takes one plague-In- Shanghai and Amoy therefore, asked the League for fected rat carried in a sack on Haiphong. METHODIST MISSION the services of experts in cholera lorry into Yunnan for the Tientsin
plague and malaria, the provision disease to start there. A lorry Shanghai of the necessary medical stores. driver infected with cholera in Straits and Manila 26- and for advisers in river and Burma may develop the disease Rabaul. casualty of the road, engineering. The plan 18;
when he gets to China, and Canada, U. S. A. Japan and midnight bombing. of Chung-now operating and includes tech-cholers may thus get a foothold Shanghal (Vancouver B. C., date, king by the Japanese on nical advisers along these unes throughout south-west China.
22nd July) July 5 was the Social Hall of the who are working in north-east,
Vivid Impression
Japan. Methodist Institutional Mission central and south-west China. "The most vivid located in the centre of the city...
Impression that I brought away with me is More than half of the entire roof
"A few months ago,
certainly that' of the was blown off and the bufiding old civilisations of
complete two confidence of the National Gov- crumpled as a "demolition bomb China
and
ernment in the future of "China. were connected for the Everywhere in free China houses
that and factories Bre
being built, structures,
* BOMBED CHUNGKING Outstanding
July
Old Civilizations
the India
hit one corner of the structure arst time, by a motor road The Rev. W. D. McCurdy of the Mission estimated the damages at 15,000 dollars.
ton
Shanghai Manila.
Imperial
Airways Plane
Pres. Doumer..... Marechal Jore.
Pres. Adams.
Eurylechus
3rd Aug.
» 3rd Aug.
3rd Aug.
3rd Aug.
Tanda.
4th Aug.
Corfu.....
4th Ang
Changte.
4th Aug.
Victoria
5th Aug.
Pres. Taft
4th Aug,
Tinegara...
6th Aug.
Canton
7th Aug.
Yunnan.....
7th Aug.
Memnon....
8th Aug.
Scharnhorst..
9th Aug.
9th Aug.
10th Aug.
10th Aug.
10th Aug.
10th Aug.
10th Ang."
Friderun...
Emp. of Russia.... Birdhana.
.... Talthybius....
Hulda Maersk
U.S.A. Honolulu, Japan & Shanghai
(San Francisco date, 10th July). Asama Maru.
OUTWARD MAILS
is graded to take four-and-a-half-not just temporary
lorries. The
REGISTERED AND PARCEL MAILS are closed 15 minutes earlier Chinese The building was constructed at gineers bullt the last 600 kilo-ings. Work that will take years are advertised to close at or before 9 a... registered and parcel mails en but large permanent stone build-han the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where mail. metres of this road in six months, to complete is steadily going for-
tre closed at 5 pm, on the previous day. across the wild frontier Bishop Wilson BChina and Burma to join their ly one to join Central China with between ward on new railways-particular-
a cost of $25,000 in 1933 in memory of the late Lewis who served in China during 1908-1921. The cost of the con- struction was derived from funds raised in the United States.
JAPANESE WARSHIP SUNK IN CHEKIANG
CHUNGKING, July 31 (Central) -A Japanese warship near Tow- menshian Taland, off the mouth of Lingklang (river) in Cheziang, was sunk by "Chinese artillery fire a few days ago, acording to a Shang- hat report quoting a new arrival in the city from Ningpo.
Several direct hits on the vessel were scored by the Chinese guns. The vessel foundered after catch- ing fire.
GRACIE FIELDS RETURNS TO
THE AIR
LONDON, July 31 (Rediter)~~ Large crowds cheered Miss Gracie Felds, C.B.E., the famous actress and variety artiste, when she de-} parted to-day for a holiday in the Mediterranean.
Last night Miss Fields was greeted by an enthusiastic crowd when she went to Broadcasting House to give her first broadcast after her recent illness.
RUGBY SPLIT
IS HEALED
Burma.
For
TUESDAY
road system to that of Burma.
Universities are being "I travelled for eight dayz on created and steaming tropical
equipped, and an forests, over extensive programme for building, Fort Bayard and Haiphon
Pakhoi via Fort Bayard.. passes of eight and nine then-new roads is being actively carried Parcels only for Straits & Ran- sand feet, up huge precipices in jout
CUSTOMS DUES & HUA HSING NOTES
SHANGHAI, July 31 (Reuter) -The Chinese Customs - an- thor.tles deny all knowledge of the Tokyo report that Customs doe will in future be collected in Hua Hsing Bank currency.
They declare that while negotiations in this connexion have been proceeding, new their attention and dues to- decree has been brought to day are being collected in Chinese National": dollars before.
Algiers Fire Catastrophe
DEATH ROLE NOW NINETEEN
Per
Date and Time Tue, Aug. 1st
1:30 P
Szechuan..
Jean Duits
Toba Maru.. Tisaink..
3.00 PM
+ 8.30 PM
3.30 PM
Wed 2nd G.P.O.&K.P.O
gona
Batavia and Sourabaya
PLANE CRASHES INTO CAR PARK
WEDNESDAY
Air Mail for Indo-China only-due Air France
Hasol, 2nd, August
Flane..... Parcels only for Straits & Rangoon. Hong Slang..... Fort Bayard.......
Kingyuan
Rag
Ord.
1.30 FM 1.30 PM
Two Fatal Accidents (Papers only for Straits, Ceylon,
During Air Race
PARIS, July M (T/Ocean) One of the five seroplanes which started from the French aircraft-carrier “Bearn" on the occasion of the inaugura- tion of the new aerodrome of ~ Boulogne-Alprech on San- day, crashed shortly after the start and caught fire,
The plot perished in the flames. Since the machine came down in the immediate vicinity of numerous parking cars the fire spread to several automobiles, eight of which were completely destroyed. Some of the spectators suffered more or less serious injuries.
Fatal Accidents. FRANKFURT-ON-MAIN, July 27 (Transocean) Two fatal ac-
India and Mombasa) Beira, Lourenco Marques and (Parcels and Papers only for Bouth Africa via Durban). Japan
Amoy.
Parcels only for Straits
THURSDAY
11.30 AM Noon
Hawaii: Maru. Sut. Sang Klungchow.
2.30 PM 3.30 2
330 PM
Van Heutes
Airwnyx plane
Airmail for Manila, Gnam, Hono- fulu, and U.S.A by the "Pan- American Airways Direct Service” | Pan: American -due San Francisco, 9th Aug. Shanghai, Japan and Europe (except Great-Britain and Eire) via Siberia." Parcels and · Papers - only » for
Calcutta. Shanghai and Japan.... Swatow. Manila, Bangkok, Mauritius, Re
union, Madagascar and Lourenco
Marques. Sandakan.
cidents occurred during an air race at Frankfurt on Sunday, ALGIERS, July 21 (T/Ocean)- SCOTS TO PLAY FRANCE The death role in the explosion his machine hit the ground and a
The pilot Taxis was killed when Saigon LONDON, July 31 (Reuter)The and fire catastrophe in Al spectator, struck by another plane
Harbour on Thursday increased to making an emergency Rugby Union has decided to re- aineteen on Sunday when two more Austered
announcement that the Scottish
sume playing relation with France succumbed to their injuries, t
completes the amicable settlement Six people are still in the hos succumbed.
of differences which caused a split in 1931.
England, Ireland and Wales have all arranged matches, and it is anticipated that Scotland will play France in Paris on New Year's
Day.
The United States cotton export premium of $1.50 per kantar, has given riss to much anxiety among Egyptian cotton growers and wer chants. It is feared that Egypt might lose customers to the United States (Transocean),
fanding
5.00 PM
Thu, 3rd-: KP.Q.
Reg 2nd 5.00 PM On 2nd 5.30 PM G.P.O.
Beg. 2nd 6.00 PM Ord. 3od 7.30 AM -
10:30 AM Parools 11.00 AM Papers Noon
3.30 FM
Carthage
Yuensang Pres. Dommer *****Sinklang..
Tegelberg. Woo Marechal Joffre.
3.30 PM
4.30 PM
Reg
5,00 2M
Airways Plane
Ord.
8.00PM. $7.00-
Beg
6.00 PM
Ord:
5.30.2
GPQ
Reg 1,00
Injuries to which he Air Mail for "Imperial. Airways
Direct "Service"-due' London, {Imperial 10th August.
ital in a serious condition, and three more are reported to re JAPANESE REGIMENT missing, bringing the number of
lasing up to eight.
ANOT
COMDR. WOUNDED the harbour basin for bodies of the It is revealed that during the
Divars unsuccessfully searched
HINGNING, July 31 (Central) dockworkers who with their clothes Chinese counter-attack on the Ja- inflames fumped into the sea.
panese headquarters at the DEMASTER
Yingahow Hotel, In Swatow last from
week, the Japanese regiment com lled mander, Itada, was wounded by two bullets on the breast and is in undergoing medical treatment at a local hospital His condition is Africa reported as very serious
Air Mail for Mainya. Java and Aus-
tralia by Imperial Airways Direct Imperial Service due Sydney 11th August,
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