1938-02-04 — Page 6

THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 4, 1938.

RAILWAY

ALHAMBRA RUNAWAY

NATHAN RD, HOWLDON-DI

TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW KARLOFF in a New Role in an Amazing Story!

BORIS

CUSTODIAN OF A SECRET THAT

·COULD LOOT A THOUSAND

VAULTS !

KARLOFF

SUNDAY

Picturs

NIGHT KEY

HULL OGERS

am Plorce

BERT WHEELER — ROBERT WOOLSEY

in RKO'S "HIGH FLYERS"

AS ALWAYS

SHANGHAI'S LEADING HOTEL

The

THE CATHAY

Cahle Address: "CATHOTEL”

THE HOTEL

most luxuriously ap pointed in the Far East but not expensive.

250 ROOMS & SUITES Every Room with Private Bath.

THE CATHAY

RESTAURANT

(Air-Conditioned)

The most beautiful room

in the Orient, command- ing

extensive views

of

the River and environs-of- the Settlement,

Luncheon or Dinner a la Carte.

AND

THE TOWER

BALLROOM

Shanghai's most popular rendezvous a distinguished but informal Night Club,

where dinners are also

served.

L'A HOME AWAY FROM HOME"

GMITN

SHANGHAI'S SOCIAL CENTRE

2APB3

REPORT

Canton, To-day.

It is reported here that a train carrying ammunition from Hong Kong was involved in an exciting incident which carried the men- ace of a serious disaster on Wed- nesday evening.

it

The report states that the train. left Kowloon at 5.30 p.m. and had reached a point about ten miles inside Chinese territory when was attacked by Japanese planes.

The guard uncoupled the coaches alleged to be carrying arms and

NEW ROAD- LINK WITH RUSSIA

Hankow, To-day. Further to facilitate overland communications with the outside world, the Central Government's plan for construction of a new road linking Chungking with Sin- kiang is being vigorously pushed forward.

Aside from providing an impe- tus to the development of western China, the new road will provide a direct route between China and Russia-Reuter.

SUBMERGED

ammunition, whereupon they began SUBMARINES MAY

to run down the incline towards Shumchun, gathering speed as they moved out of control.

Warning was given the follow- ing night express was stopped Fanling and sandbags were plac- ed across the line near Shumchun to bring the coaches to a hallt. The barrier was effective as the grádi- ent had disappeared and the coaches were already losing momentum. Our Own Correspondent.

Major Walker, general manager of the British Section, told the "China Mail" this morning that he had no knowledge of the incident.

MANCHUKUO IMMIGRATION PROGRAMME

at

Tokyo, To-day. "An emigration plan aiming settling 1,000,000 Japanese families in Manchukuo within twenty years, has been under way since last year,"

Minister for Overseas said the Affairs at the plenary session of the House of Representatives yester- day.

Attaching the grearest importance to the emigration problem, the Minister said he regarded it as the most effective way of dealing with the overpopulation of Japan and at the same time tightening the inseparable relations between pan and Manchukuo-Reuter.

JAPANESE AIR SERVICE TO NORTH CHINA

BE ATTACKED

ON DETECTION

Paris, To-day. The French Government last night expressed its readiness to give orders to its warships on patrol duty in the Mediterranean to attack, and, if possible, to des- troy all submarines found sub- merged outside. Spanish territor- ial waters on maritime routes west of the meridian running through a point 25 miles east of Marseilles.

•

This is according to a Foreign. Office communique which indi- cates that the British Admiralty is acting similarly-Reuter.

SOVIET POLAR SCIENTISTS SAFE

Moscow, To-day.

A radio message received at 2.17

from this morning

the Papinin North Pole expedition states that the the party are all well, while situation on the drifting ice flee has improved,

Six hundred workers have been assigned to the work of completing repairs to the ice breaker. "Ermak" at Murmansk.

and

an

The men are working day Ja night to prepare the ship for

early start on a rescue attempt. Reuter.

WITHDRAWAL OF VOLUNTEERS

London, To-day.

of foreign volunteers from Spain.

The non-intervention committee Peiping,-To-day met yesterday afternoon to discuss The recently announced air ser- the financial aspects of withdrawal vice between Japan and North China is starting on Wednesday, and — a two way service is being maintain ed three times a week.

The planes will leave Fukuoka on Sundays, Wednesdays and Fridays and will leave Peiping on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

An official communique states that the committee discussed the with- drawal plan, and has completed the preliminaries.

The plan has been communicated to the governments of the powers concerned. Trans-Ocean.

The route includes Tsingtao and Tientsin, and arrangements are be- Walking down the path leading ing handled at the Japanese end to her residence at Stanley Terrace, by the Japanese Air Transport Com- Mrs. J. H. Fidoe had her handbag pany and in Peiping by the Hultung Kingau, a Japanese sponsored Chin-up from behind. The hand

ese concern-Reuter

Lam Tam-sang, aged 28, house boy, employed at No. 183, The Peak has reported the loss of clothing to

matched by a Chinese who came

bag contained money and jewellery to the value of $197.

Motor car No. 4797, belonging to Mr. K. T

I-Lau,

Road car sinde yesterday afternoon

the value of $79 from the servants from the Jorda, as been missing-

quarters.

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