FEAR MANY DEAD IN CHINA QUAKE
CHENGTU, Szechuan Province, China, Dec. 25. (/P)— Reports reaching here from Chinese sources tonight said great numbers of persons—possibly running into the thousands--have been killed in an earthquake December 18 in southern Szechuan province.
It was impossible yet to determine the true extent of the disaster, but the fragmentary reports indicated the tragedy would reach major proportions. The tribespeople of Lolo in the mountains were believed to be the chief sufferers.