1937-12-21 — Page 5

THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 21, 1937.

HANKOW'S WOMEN AND

CHILDREN WILL COME TO QUEENS

HONG KONG BY TRAIN

Hankow, To-day.

H.M.S. Capetown, which left here on Saturday with one man, 21 women and 26 children on board, arrived at Wuhu yesterday morning and will re- sume her journey to Shanghai to-day.

It is possible there will not be sufficient water in the breached portion of the Kiangyin boom to al- low H.M.S. Capetown, which draws, 17% feet to pass through.

In this event, the civilian passengers will be transferred to a smaller ship in order to complete the journey to Shanghai.

Should Capetown be unable to pass the Kiangyin boom, she will be cut off, not only from Shang- bai but also from Hankow, by the new booms erected near Kiu- kiang, the apertures of which are now closed up.

TRAIN TO HK

The proposed dash to Shang-| hai of the B. and S. river stearo- er "Woosung," with 200 passen- gers on board, was baulked by closure of the Kiukiang booms, and preparations are now being made to run another refugee train to Hong Kong, via Canton.

- Date of departure has not yet been fixed, but the train will pro- bably leave over the coming week-end.

It is learned that over 300 names have already been regis- tered for the passage.

48 HOURS NOTICE

-WAR LEADER'S-

BUNIALS

MUNICH

Berlin, To-day. General Ludendorff, who died yesterday, is being interred at Munich

Herr Hitler is attending the funeral Beater.

INSURGENTS CLAIM SUCCESS

Saragossa, To-day.

The fighting around Teruel is said to have developed in favour of the insurgents, according to insur- gent reports Franco's troops have received reinforcements -from

The Japanese have been in- formed of the proposed departure Saragossa and succeeded in en- of the train, and have replied that circling about 20,000 Republican they will require 48 hours notice troops besieging the garrison of of its departure. Reuter.

VAN ZEELAND MISSION NEAR COMPLETION

London, To-day.

It is understood that M. Van Zee-1 land, former Belgian Premier, has made considerable progress with his report on the mission entrusted

Teruel.

Their capacity for manoeuvering is extremely limited, the valley in which they are operating being very narrOW, TAS.

These reports were announced in his broadcast by General Queipo de Llano who at the same time energetically refuted reports of re- volts in Spanish Morocco.-Trans- Ocean.

PROTEST ON

to him by the British and French ITALIAN

Governments of an enquiry into the possibility of improving inter-

national trade by a reduction of PROPAGANDA

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his Report will be in the hands of the British Government before! Christmas."

London, To-day.

“In view of certain reports

The report will receive immediate which have been received of consideration-but there is no con- Italian propaganda in the Middle firmation in London of Press state East, recently informed. the ments that M. Van Zeeland will Italian Ambassador that His himself visit London shortly-Bri-Majesty's Government were well tish Wireless.

aware of this propaganda and added that unless it could be brought to an end, it would be impos-

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