OMEN OF EVIL
CHINESE EARTHQUAKE
NEW YEAR CELEBRATION
SUDDENLY BROKEN OFF
(United Press Association.—Copyright) (Received 4th February, 2 p.m.)
LONDON, 3rd February.
The "Daily Express's" correspondent at Shanghai in a special cable states that the earth tremors, coming at the period of the Chinese New Year celebrations, has thrown the superstitious Chinese into a state of consternation. These earth manifestations are regarded as foreshadowing a change in the dynasty and a serious misfortune to the country.
With tho British troops steaming towards China and the country in the throes of civil war, the Chinese fear that they are on the eve of a terrible calamity. Almost immediately after the second shock a fireworks display from thousands of sampans lying at Whangpoo, which had been kept up incessantly for two days, came to an abrupt end an^ the river became as silent. as death.
The general atmosphere at Shanghai 1 at present without newspapers, with rumours running riot, is tenser than at any time since the events at Hankow.
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Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 29, 4 February 1927, Page 10
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168OMEN OF EVIL Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 29, 4 February 1927, Page 10
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