1937-11-09 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 1937

NANTAO REFUGEE ZONE Official Opening Arranged For Noon To-Day

FORMER RESIDENTS

FLOCKING BACK

Shanghai, To-day.

The arrangement establishing the northern part of Nantao, the Chinese City adjoining the French Concession, as a safety zone, becomes effe- tive this afternoon.

The arrangement includes Chinese guarantee to have no troops in the sector.

Police duties in the zone will be performed by ordinary Chinese police armed with pistols and not the normal carbines.

Administration of the district) will remain in Chinese hands.

No arrangement has been made] in case the Japanese should invade, the district, and it is therefore be- lieved that the Japanese will occupy Nantao without special military action. Trans-Ocean.

Shanghai, To-day.

With detailed arrangementa sa- tisfactorily completed, the refugee zone in Nantao, agreed upon on

WINDSOR'S MESSAGE TO ROOSEVELT

Washington, To-day.

·President Roosevelt has receiv- ed's message from the Duke of "Windsor, expressing regret "at postponement of his visit to the United States

President Roosevelt has tele- graphed an schnowledgment. Renter-

AUSTRIAN GOVERNMENT'S EFFORTS TO HUSH UP

PRINCE RUDOLF SCANDAL

Vienna, To-day.

Saturday, will be formally opened The Austrian Government is still attempting

at noon to-day.

The peace and safety of the area to hush up the 48-year-old scandal surrounding the will be maintained by

Chinese

police armed with pistols and mysterious death of Prince Rudolf of Austria, who batons, and according to the Mayor was found dead with his alleged mistress, the beau-

of Greater Shanghai, Mr. O. K. Yui, tiful Baroness Marie Vetser at the hunting lodge in force as long as the Shanghai of Mayerling on January 30, 1889.

the zone arrangement will remainį.

hostilities last.

FLOCKING BACK

In the meantime, ex-residents of Nantao are beginning to flock back to their homes. from the Interna- tional Settlement and French Concession

Many shops in the Chinese City are already reported to have re- opened and Nantao is expected soon to resume its former busy and pro- sperous appearance.

READY FOR CROWDS

The Refugee Committee is taking over all public places in the Zone, including schools and missionary establishments, amusement centres, theatres, into which refugees from the now crowded Settlement, and Concession camps will be given

shelter

The area is reported to be cap able of accommodating 100,000 re- fugees in addition to its normal po- pulation-Reuter.

NEW GERMAN

THE THE WHOLE STORY WOULD BE BROUGHT INTO. LIGHT OF DAY IF CERTAIN ARCHIVES OF THE COUNTS OF TAAFFE WERE TO BE PUBLISHED, AS RUMOUR HAS HAD IT THAT THEY WILL IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

NEW AIR SERVICE TO HONG KONG

Kweilin, To-day. Preparations are being made by the China National Aviation- Corporation for early inaugura- tion of an air service between Chungking and Hong Kong.

Ports of call will include Kwer- yang, capital of Kweichow Pro- vince, and Kweilin-and Wachow, in Kwangsi.

The service is expected to start as soon as radio facilities are installed at the various sta- tions-Renter

Mrs. O'Dell, of No. 9, Ho Mun-tin Hill has reported that her son Jack was bitten on Saturday by a

INHERITANCE LAW dog belonged to Mrs. Suiter, of No

Berlin, Today. deprived of

citizenship for attitude or etrimental to the people's

are not to be allowed to

from a Germ

decree is

254, Prince Edward Road.

Henry Choy, of 8, Ru

has reported that while No. 2199 in Boundary Bead yesterday, he knocked down Cheng Ming, who was admitted to the Kowloon Hospital suffering from injuries to the head and face.

citizen, according to sued yesterday.

Donations by

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tor of

nationality

Now it is reported that the Gor ernment intends to take.

tion to prevent their reported sale by the Taaffe family, now resident in Czecho Slovakia, but who are shortly to make their home in Ire land.

TWO YEARS TO RUN

COMMONS AND

ITALIANS AT MALAGA

London To-day. Reports of the landing of Italian troops at Malaga were entirely without foundation, declared the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden, in reply to an Opposition question in the House of Commons yesterday.

Mr. Eden said his attention had first been drawn to the reports in September.

Another Opposition member asked whether the Foreign Secre tary could say anything about press reports that during the last three weeks, Italian troops from Libya had landed at Malaga

Mr. Eden replied "This is an other matter. Trans-Ocean

WINTER'S LOW RECORD

The lowest temperature since the cold spell began was recorded. last night, when the thermometer tered a minimum reading of [degrees

Yesterday's maximum was only 73 degrees, and at 10 o'clock this morning, 69 degrees, with humidity at 63 per cent

The Roval Observatory reported this morning that the anticyclone over China and Manchuria has de- creased considerably in intensity.

The documents in question were Depressions, are situated to the east entrusted by the Emperor Francis of Luzon and between Japan and Joseph to the then Premier, Count the Bonins. Taaffe, for safe keeping, under Local forecast: North and condition that they should not be Nor ast winds, fresh, fair gen- published for fifty years.

There are still two years to run, and the Austrian Government is

expected to file an injunction with the Prague court

The Vienna authorities are said to be anxious to obtain the docu- Iments for the tate archives, but al

publisher large firm of have already ounced forthco

ing publication of the papers in book form. Trass-Ocean.

SPANISH COAST HEAVILY MINED

hands of the.

ferally.

ONLY A GRAZE!

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ly assume serious aspe the risk when a little touch

will set matters right? Salamanca, To-day. Spread lightly on the wor

The Nationalists have laid mines has been cleansed, the antis along the coast of territory in the whilst the healing in

perties of She-ko---

ment, states a ideal ointment quickly

to foreign Equally good for

injuries and skin cafa- burns, "braises

Nationali

shipping.

Obtainable from

As from November 10, adds the ches, mouncement, the blockade of Govnd dry erment territory is to become more intensive, and foreign ships are the warned against trying make active

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