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PALESTINE A.R.P. In Chungking

VIOLENCE CONTINUES

24-Hour Curfew Re-imposed

JERUSALEM, Jan. 22. BEHOR MURASH, 2 prominent Jewish merchant was shot dead by Arabs in the heart of the city to-day.

A 24-hour curfew. has been imposed in Jerusalem, while the Old City was searched following the murder of Behor Murash,

Unknown men shot and killed

to-day-

January 23, 1939.

WAR CAPITAL IS HONEYCOMBED WITH TUNNELS

CHUNGKING, Jan. 22.

WHEN THE air-raid sirens shrick their warning signal this summer, more than 100,000 of Chungking's estimated population of 700,000 will trek swiftly to the capital city's newest bomb-proof shelter, a 4;100 metre tunnel drilled into solid rock.

When the war is over, China's earth is encountered, concrete arches

tunnel bomb-proof. Sheikh Nabuka, a mosque atekeeper engineers will be prepared to are being constructed to make the

тузг- show the world how a Two Jews were wounded while un-shelter can be quickly turned into Loading petrol at the Imperial Alrin peace-time subway. China's ways seaplane base on the Sea of

¡first. Galflee.

AIR PUMPED IN

Ten air pumps, each of live to lea horsepower will be Installed to pro- Changing itself is still compara- vide ventilation. A generator wil Another message from Jerusalem

tively safe from mas! bombings. also be installed to provide light, had system of loud Says that taptheb Nasashib, leader

the Palestine Arab Defence Party Japanese planes have Rown over thej also power for (Moderates) broke a long silence by elly five times during the hostilities speakers whereby instructions can be broadcast to the people in the tunnel and have found the city but once, cabling to his cousin, who is acting

during raids. A blanket of clouds, mist and smolte

After the war is ended, the tunnel un leader of the party. The cable ex-shrouds the city virtually every day will be converted into ի subway, pressed approval of the recent parters Until this blanket lifts or the Japanese for passenger and freight tic with the authorities concerning repre-

of the peninsula to the from the end sentation of the Defence Party at the Planes encounter one

sunny days, the city will be compara-uther," a Cogo from one end Chinese official tokl the London conversations.

tively safe.

United Press. The fact that the party leader has

Chinese anti-aircraft units outsidej broken silence which terrorism

either walking up and down endless hitherto had made utvisable, is re-the city with the exception of the of the city to the other now involves fest raid have remained silent and all flights of steps or following in tortuous arded as a signiflent development Chinese fighting craft grounded dur-winding street that jammed aft ing the raks in order not to give huts of the day with thousands of away the exact locality to g tailers Coolie and pedestrians.

- Reuter,

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In addition, Japanese bombers are Ministry of Finance allocated 200,000 fixed to fly high-serifrin; areur-kan of this while the remainder will

by the Chungking A meeting of the Hongkong Group tacking Chinese pursuit planer,

for safety--in order to e-caps the be forne

Defence Headquarters, of the Peace Pledge Union, will be

The dying distance from Hankow

CHOKED WITH REFUGEES House Street, on Wednesday, January the present Japanese note, to Ching-

Jeluit is

Becaure all of Chungking's build- 25, at 5.30 pan.. when a talk will bel Riven by Mrs, Irene Short entitled cruising range of the fast Japanese ins are old and constitute a real fire "Activities of the War Resister ursuit planes, so the bombers are bad, the city is choked with three

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own thurs .. normal population, the fire- fighting equipment is scanty and to the pubile.

fur juntaments protection.

every effort During the first raid the Japanese Water-pressure is low. bombers made on Cheng, which is has been made to provide bomb-proof The wedding of Miss Letitia Nancy only slightly further from Hankow shelters. More than 50 public dugouts have been constructed on the various Edwards to the Rev. Edwin Badger than is Chungking, six of the heavy hillsides, each 30 to 40 meters long took place at All Saints Church bombers were shot down by the faster, and capable of accommodating 500 Kobe, recently. After returning Chinese pursuit planes,

people more. Many individuais from their honeymoon, they will An American pilot, now employed and organizations have constructed make their home at Himeji, where by the Chiese Government, lestilled other and smaller dugouts, A few the Rev. Mr. Badger is a missionary to this, and there pointed out that well-placed high-explosive and in- priest in the Nippon Selkokwat. The if the Japanese had been able to use cendiary bombs would not only parti- bride, previous to her marriage, was a protective squadron of pursuit also stationed at Himeji,

The wedding of Miss Lucienne Poulain, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E

planes, probably none of the bombers would have been lost.

a

ally destroy the city but would kill or aim thousands of civillons, and as Chinese official told the United Press, "we will make a catacombs out of the mountain city-Chungking-if we have to in order to save lives."— United Press.

New Purge In Russia

BOMB-PROOF TUNNEL Reepgnising the possibly of L. Elliston, of Shanghai, to Mr. Edward Stutz of Kobe, took place in Japanese thrust in the west, where Shangliai recently at the Consulate base could be established for dally General for Switzerland. The bride and protected raids, to Ichang and the was given away by her father and actuality of coming summer days cloud blanket would no only intimate friends of the family whe

when the attended the ceremony. Both the longer protect Chungking, Chinese bride and groom have been residents engineers studied the problem-and of Kobe for several years and are produced plans for a berb-proof | well-known there. The Kroom Isi tunnel. connected with the Osaka office of Ground was broken on August 13. Liebermann, Wealehli and Company, 1938, the first anniversary of the out-

Moscow, Jan. 22. and the bride has been with Teikoku

Over 100 executive officials have break of the Shanghat hostilities. Sansu Kabushiki Kaisha.

Since then, more than 250 labourers been dismissed or reduced in rank have been excavating the tunnel, during the past week in a campaign Brought all the way over from while hundreds of other cublies trot to tighten up labour discipline.

The campaign extended to rivil and down the hills, carrying the England for the occasion, the lovely up and veil of Old Limerick lace which has excavated sandstone to the river and aviation with the announcement that adorned brides of the Arundell fam-other points where the stone can been pilots, engineers, and executive offers had been dismissed for un- ily for more than two hundred years, used for construction purposes. was worn by Miss Gwenifer Livings Most of the excavation is by manunt punctuality.

The dismissals include M. Motokov, two nfthough stone Lewis as she exchanged mar-labour,

drilling chief of civil aviation to the Far East. ringe vows with

Occasionally, who will be prosecuted for absence Philly Grenville muchines are used. Farris-Arundell in the Cathedral of territe blast rocks the city streets from his post on January 7 and 8, St. Mary and St. John, Manila.

the powder-used by which is the Russian orthodox Chinese in place of dynamite- ploded. Engineers fament the lack Christmas-Reuter, BOMBED FROM AIRf drilling machines, for the project

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would have been completed by late February Instead of this summer if British Conduct Raidh machines were available.

On Indian Hamlet

Josa

Peshawar, Jan. 22.

20 ENTRANCES There are 20 entrances to the tunnel,

either by chance and

German Warning To The Czechs

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Berlin, Jan. 22. M. Chvalkovsky, the Czech Foreign A small hamlet in Kazha valley, choice, the main entrance is at the

of the Goddess of Mercy," Minister, has been given to under- northern Waziristen, used by the "Cave

the west stand that there should not be room Fakir of Ini as a base from which outside Tung Yuan Men,

policy he instigated raids on Bannu and gate to the city. There is an en-in Czecho- Slovakia for Dernismailkhan districts, was bomb- trance at each of the five city gates, directed against Germany, sald a ed from the air to-day.

one just off the main business centre, German spokesman, cominenting on and one in Central Park (where a M. Chvalkovsky's visit, In accordance with the usual pre- few serngatly unimals and birds holdį, M. Chvalkovsky's discussions with cautions of the authorities to avoid forth in the enpital's only zoo.) Herr Joachim von Ribbentrop and of civilian life, leaflets, were These entrances lend direct from the Herr Hitler were restricted to

problems and dropped by aircraft giving the vil-streets, while others are formed by economic

political ingers 24 hours' warning to remove ladders, and one by a shaft.

relations, and military questions were themselves and families from the The tunnel will be 2.5 meters wide not touched,

The "National Zeitung" expects und the same distance from top to bottom. The arched ceiling is from from the visit further improvement 10 to 30 meters from the surface of in Czecho-Slovak relations, not only the ground above, and is constructed with Germany; but also Hungary. mostly through solid rock. Wherever Reuter,

srene. of action.

The Fakir of Ipi has been har boured in the hamlet in defiance of Government orders and warnings.

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The forthcoming wedding is an- nounced between Lieut. Richard Thurston Venables Kyrke, of H.MS, Regent, Durstons Chard, Somerset, England, and Miss Barbara Charlotte The wedding took place at the Hance, of 1 Poak Mansions, Hong- Registry on Saturday before Mr. Tkong. The marriage will take place J. Gould, Deputy Registrar of Marri in Englund. nges, of Mr. John Jones, chemist, of

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Messrs. A. S. Watson & Co., Lt The following couples have and Mrs. Mary Shitzel (widow), of 80 announced their forthcoming wed- Nathan Road, Kowloon. The wit-dirigs: Albert Percy Finch, journalist, nesses were Messrs. C. N. 5. Burns at @ Avenue Edward VII, Shanghai, and E. B. David.

and Barbara Miller, Journalist, re- Two Chinese weddings also took siding at the Metropole Hotel, Foo- place at the Registry on Saturday. chow Road, Shanghai; Lom Mon, Mr. Ng Yip-shing, clerk of the clerk at the Hongkong and Shanghai Insurance Company

North Hotela, and Wong Sau Kuen, of 12 America, married Miss Phoon Yun- Mongkok Road, Kowloon; Choon Ka- wah, of 86 Queen's Road, Central. khey, medical practitioner, and Siu Mr. T. J. Gould officiated at the cere- Yim-ling, of 23 Bonham Road; Chan Loi-kn, teacher at the Lingnan mony.

Mr. Chan Shing-wu, managing University, and Hul Yee-fal, teacher, director of Messrs. Jenson & Co., residing at 484 Nathan Hond, Kow- married Miss So Ting-yuk, of loon; Lionel Adolphus Chung, store- Wing Wah Terrace. Mr. T. S. Whyte-keeper, and Maisle Chan, midwife, Smith, Registrar of Marriages, residing at 23 Tai Nim, Street, officiated,

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