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CHINA'S TRANSPORTATION WILL NOT BE AFFECTED BY CUTTING

OF NANNING HIGHWAY

CHUNGKING, DEC. 2 (CENTRAL)—CUTTING OF THE HIGH- WAY BETWEEN NANNING AND FRENCH INDO-CHINA AS A RESULT OF THE JAPANESE INVASION OF KWANGSI WILL NOT SERIOUSLY AFFECT CHINA'S TRANSPORTATION SUPPLIES, declared Mr. M. E. Sheahan, American highway ex- pert assisting the Chinese Government in improving transporta- tion, in an interview with the Central News today.

With the passing of the rainy stasun other highways in China's South-West can be fully utilised for import, Mr. Shew- han said,

According to the American highway expert, the heavy rainfall in South China in the Past season was unprecedented. However, while train service on the Burma railway had to be suspended for a time traffic on the Yunnan-Burma highway was uninterrupted.

obstruction.

sit will take only a few weeks old roads and to link up such branch roads.

Progress In Design

FINANCE & GENERAL"

MONDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1939. —PAGE

TREATMENT OF GERMAN NATIONALS IN GERMANY

FORCIBLY HELD UP

"CRIPPLES" DO HALF

The following is an extract from the, White Paper on the ir their belts are lost the ruptures penalty is the whip. At 11.30 Treatment of German nationals in Germany (1938-39),

break out again), are'obliged to' comes the midday pause (although Jewish- Below is the continuation of a statement by a

carry massive stones at the will of sometimes work is enforced till T the guard, They included old men o'clock without food), 12.30, work It is noteworthy that prominent Christian prisoner communicated to the Foreign. Onice in Octo-

over 70 who were utterly unequal resumed til 3.30. 4 p.m., roll-call. among the claims made for some ber, 1938, by a Charity Organisation working in Germany.

to the work

This generally lasts all 5.30; for of the new models that were dis-

Time-table: 3.30 AM, get up the labour gang. No differentia- played before the outbreak of hos- (bed about 10 P.M.), very bad alr: tion of the sick in the labour In one instance a guard prodded many of the "Jew people" till 10. are distin- tillties was that of weight reduc- smell appalling: water drips down gang; they are helped on by kicks with his bayonet a man who was How "Non-Aryans" OF tion.

the tiny cellar windows, Form and riding whip. The doctor and who kept on collapsing.guished from Jews is not clear.

Woe to the non-Aryan who by Even among the light cars ranks at 4.30. Coffee distribution at declares the sick as either" or After this had happened repeat-

theft"; in the latter case they are edly, the man' rushed to the wire mistake gets among the Aryans suficient lightening has been 4.45 on the square where achieved to ensure that it would gallows stand and the blocks (for punished in the evening for "lies." to put an end to himself, and was Jaws have to wear the "David Cross" with the sign: red for "pro- have a beneficial effect upon the flogging). Before the time of this in the end no Jews were accepted shot down.

fessional," black for the “work performance of the car as a whole. report, the body of the murdereras sick; there could only be "well

shy." Elac for the "Bible bug." Probably few owners of modern of an 8.8. man hung there. The or dead."

The quarter of an hour's stretch one is compelled to sign oneself to the road is done twelve to as a "professional criminal," and cars realise how much scope there hangman is a professional criminal

In the roll-call many are unable afteen times in the morning and it goes on the card index, (C the is still left to the engineer in this who has now become a "veteran." Ordinary German salute strictly matter, but in a recent paper

forbidden in the camp..

o continue standing: they have elight times in the afternoon by published by the Institution" of

to be forcibly held up by their those who are really able to work; other side of the card one's real profession is stated.) Woe to him The salute means standing to companions in misfortune, so that the "cripples" do half this. Every who refuses to sign the statement! Automobile Engineers, Mr. L. H Pomeroy pointed out that in the attention, with the cap on, while they can be seen from the front, four men of the former have to yellow is the sign for a Jew and case of the larger cars, a saloon commands are repeated. 5.30 A.M.. even those who are completely deal with a barrow loaded up with weighing about 38 cwt, with petrol, end of roli-call; until then stand collapsed: the ranks must be com- great boulders, and often have to has to be added to the other,

to attention. Those who plate, The work consists of stone-do it running. Woe to anyone who oll and water carries a normal load stimy of five people, which is in the order have reported sick now come for-breaking a quarter of an hour trips!

ward, are separated off and in-away from the road which is to Anyone who is unft gets blows HONGKONG spected by the commandant. Hebe built. It is outside the camp, but from the club by the overseer, and at once treats the "t" with within the charged wires. At-after him the guards with the riding whip, in their face, in the tempts at flight occur, but all end butts of their rifles follow suit. All

sufferings by felgning fight inaleting of punishment for fear of order to be shot down. Everywhere their own superiors. Any drinking sentries are posted around.

of water is expressly forbidden. A colony of "eripples." men with For false reporting of being dick, wooden legs, ruptures (sometimes for "lles," or being "work shy" the

Mr. Sheahan revealed that an important new highway extending from the border of Kwangs! to Hochi in the northern part of the province is under construction and is expected to be complete before the end of this month. In add tion, four other new highways are being built

UNITED CONTROL

of 1 curta.

UNIFIED CONSTRUCTION

Recent years have, witnessed.

not fall }."

The commandant decides by sight who is "Tipe" for the doctor, These number 6 or 7 per cent.; the others have to go back into

LANDSLIDES

Mr. Sheaban said that during his inspection of this highway he' Saw between forty and aty land- sudes within a short distance 12 kilometres. Nevertheless, large Under the capable guidance of great reduction in the total weight presence of the others; "Jews do with shooting Many end their parties are thorough in their in- quantities of commodities were Mr. Chang Kia-ngau, the Ministry of cars through the use of light conveyed over the road withost of Communications is increasing alloys for certain parts and in the utilisation of moulded plastic the efficiency of transportation, In view of China's network of Mr Sheahan stated. Among other fittings in place of wood or metal for finishing off the coachwork, highways there need be no anxiety things it is instituting a unified

to give but two instances; but, at all regarding import The high-control over the 14 Independent

there have other causes at work. running through Nanning transportation organs in the coun- form only one line in this net-try, and dividing the highways work. Since the Japanese invasion into sections for traffic so that of Kwangsi, "the people have flood- instead of the whole length drivers ed the road, making it useless to will be responsible for driving on the Japanese.

certain sections. OLD ROADS

Way

Mr. Sheahan paid a glowing Mr. Sheahan pointed out that tribute to the success of the Minis- the large number of old roads in try In Improving the Chinese China's South-West may also be funks driving them with American used for transportation, In Kwang-motors

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