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RAPID HEADWAY.
ANTI-JAPANESE FEELING IN WUHU.
CHINESE CHAMBER'S VIEW.
The anti-Japanese campaign is at its conference at Norwich decid-making rapid headway in Han- ed in favour of a 4-hours day for kow, with all the public organisa- miners, and adopted the surtax and tione joining the protest against the capital levy as part of the the dispatch of Nippon troops to Shantung, says the "Hankowi The 6-hours day, with
A few days ago, an- a guar-Herald.” anteed weekly wage, proposal was other mass meeting was held at embodied in a forward by the national committee. ship of the Propaganda Com- resolution brought the New World under the lender- It was moved by Mr. R. Gmittee of the Central People's ISTS are now open for Mem Wallhead, M.P. for Merthyr, who Association. The meeting adopt- bers to subscribe for Subscrip- earlier in the proceedings had failed a number of new slogans at- tien Griffins for season 1928/1920 ed to obtain re-election to the tacking the Japanese Government and have been posted at the Race National Administrative Council.
and passed resolution for sever- Coursa, Stables (Causeway Bay) Mr. Shinwell, M.P., said
ing economic Hong Kong Club, and Secretary's hours day was
*Japan. Office.
position, but It would be necessary, Many circular telegrams have first of all, to return to a 7-hours. been issued by the various official day. It might require twenty, or and business organisations in even thirty, million pounds to put Wu-Han denouncing the Japanese the industry on its feet.
policy in China and urging, the;
By Order,
H. R. FORSYTH,
Acting Secretary, Hong Kong, 15th May, 1928,
a 6- an economic pro-
DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE.
(This grósa-word puzzle has been made by an expert but our readers are warned to look out for occasional phonetic spellings, such as harbor, plow, and altho,)
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The resolution was carried and Nationalist Government to sever the Scottish Divisional Council then economic relations with Japan. moved an addition to it, providing The Chinese Chamber of Com- UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY that mine workers should have a merce is manifesting unusual en-j
OF CANTON, LTD. 6-hours day as the first step of the thusiasm in directing the move- next Labour Government in deal. ment, the leading merchants de- NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. Ing with the mining question.
claring they will give every sup- Mr. Gilbert Hall (Nottingham- port to the Government to fight
Circular Telegram.
telegram sent out by the Cham-
The following is the circular!
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN shire), supporting, said that if Mr. against the Japanese "aggres
that the FIFTY-FIFTH OR Shinwell had made the speech he ion.' DINARY YEARLY MEETING of had made that morning in Notting- the Society will be held at the hamshire the I.L.P. would be damn- Head Office, Union Building, Hong ed throughout the coalfield. Such Kony, on FRIDAY, 25th May, 1928, a trimming speech was about the at 11 o'clock am, for the purpose limit. of receiving the Report of the There was some uproar, and Mr. Directors and the Statentents of Shinwell, intervening, said the aug Account to 31st December, 1927, gestion of a 7-hours day was a and of declaring Dividends, etc.
temporary measure.
The addition was made to
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the,, Society will be CLOSED from resolution, 9th MAY to 25th MAY, both days linclusive.
By Order of the Board,
PAUL LAUDER,
General Manager. Hong Kong, 1st May, 1928,
the
ber:-
"While our revolutionary forces in Shantung and are getting near are winning victory after victory
Peking, the aggressive Tanaka Cabinet decided to send troops to Shantung again. This aggressive policy of Tokyo is of course £85,000,000 Not Enough. against the wishes of the Chinese, Mr. Fred Tate, moving an amend people and is an encroachment ment to the surtax proposal on be- upon our sovereignty and terri- When the news half of the North-East Divisional torial rights. Council, aaid that they, in the reached us, we became very much! north-east of England, considered indignant and decided at once to that the surtax
give every support to our Goy- and only complicated the taxation ernment to fight against this act question. The use of the surtax to of aggression. We, the Chinese reduce the national debt was like merchants of Hankow, earnestly using a pea to shoot down an request the Government to lodge NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.olephant. Its yield was uncertain, a vigorous protest with the Japan- What, he asked, was the use of 85 eae Government and we will con- TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
pro-
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD.
was unnecessary,
Another Manifesto,
HORIZONTAL
1-Upper portion of a
hill B-Hale
0-8hone with
dazzling light
11-Backbone
13-61cep
THE INTERNATIONAL SYNDICATE.
HORIZONTAL (Cont) 47-Ribbon for binding hair (Scotch) 48-Inhabitent of
Denmark
40-Transportation
routas (abbr) 01-Pronoun
14-Narrowed to a point 53-Send covering
16-Fusible metal
17-Time-perfod 19-102 (Roman) 23-Unites 21-Posta 21~ Repair -21-Insect
25-One who makes
wagers
27-Pretix meaning
"new" 28-Exhaust
30-Gives fixed right of
poase alon 32-Humid 33-Dextrous 34-Small rock 36-Stretch forth
Je Chop
40-One who capturen
Animals
44-To leap over 46-Wicked
64-Withdraws from
active life 57-Place of amusement] 60-Partaining to old
ко 61-Valuable fur (pl.) 62-Unable to hear 63-Principal actor
VERTICAL 1-Stupid mistaka 2-Hydraulic engine s-The eyes
Very small -Mineral spring 6-Gratuities 7-Individual
-By the hundred
-Flowed smoothly 10-Idle fancy
11-Part of a stable
12-Fishing neta
15-Plarta
VERTICAL (Cont.) 18-Queen of Garthage 18-Main vein of leaf 21-Custome
22-Cut off
25-Huge man 26-Allude
29-Buatio
31-Musical term, it
standa
34-A kind of Franch
china 36-Contortad 37-Clergy of a
cathedral 38-Highest trump
carda in bridge 39-German titis of
respect 41-Plant yielding
anlaand 42-Kitchen utensil 43-Eract supporting timber (pl.)
48-But Footed
60-Melody for singla
voice
52-Obligation
65-Feminine suffix
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86-lechtovous sprite 66–Poste
89-Gulf Stats (abbr.)
(Tre solution of the above cross-word puzzle citt appear in to-morrow's 'îasus along with a new cross-word
puzzle.j
6FT. POLICEMEN.
THE CITY RESTORES ITS HEIGHT.
YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION, LENO. JAM GD INDITENCDITOR MC MARINER BAH SKATE LET MASTS 1010M SPREE ROSTAND O ME RAN AID WHORLED FLONG INSET PAYNE DAY VITAL GET HEROISM
F
N that the FIFTY NINTH OR minione a year to meet the pula ment until the Japanese troves DINARY YEARLY MEETING of not finance the needs of unemploy are withdrawn. (Signed) the Hankow Chamber of Commerce." the Company will be held at its ment. It was a red herring. Head Office, Union Building, Hong If the capital levy was not Kong, on FRIDAY, 25th May, 1928, suficient to reduce the national The Wu-Han Diplomatic Com- at 11.15 am. for the purpose debt there were alternatives.. The mittee has also issued a manifesto of receiving the Report of the 1.L.P. would have to consider the scoring the Japanese for dispatch- Directors and the Statements of proposal of repudiating the national ing troops to Shantung to Account to 31st December, 1927; debt. Every bankrupt repudiated deliberately undermine the Chin- and of declaring Dividends, etc. his debts. The country was in a ese Nationalist Revolution. The - Six feet is again the minimum
The TRANSFER, BOOKS of the worse state of bankruptcy, than any message says in part: "Against height for recruits to
the City Company will be CLOSED from person, and therefore, there was the principles of righteousness Police Force. 9th MAY to 26th MAY, both days nothing wrong In the nation re- and justice the Tanaka Cabinet The force, whose physique was inclusive,
pudiating its national debt. has dared to send troops again to for long the pride of London and of By Order of the Board,
Mr. Lees Smith, M.P. for Shantung to occupy our import- Londoners throughout the world, PAUL LAUDER,
Keighley, opposed the amendment ant strategic points and to open-lost for a brief period its reputation General Manager.
because it entalled the repudiation ly undermine our Revolution for possessing only men of a height of the national debt. About half under the pretext of protecting of 6ft. in its ranks. Men of 6ft. Hong Kong, 1st May, 1928.
the debt, he said, was held, not by Japanese nationals. The object 10in. were the rich, but by trustees, insurance really is to assist the Fengtien supply of recruits fell off following companies and
Hoax: "I thought you said that the like. By what and Shantung warlords in the principle of justice were they going latter's final attempt to halt the an equalisation in the rates of pay fellow was a musician?""
throughout the country. Nationalist advance
Joax: "Nonsense!" on Peking. Previously the City The admentment was defeated, In the name of protection to own been paid a slightly higher rate of wrote melodies."
Police had Hoax: "You certainly told me he and a resolution that all money nationals, the Tokyo Cabinet is
pay than
the Metropolitan Joax: "I told you he was a com-
BRITISH TRADERS INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
to defend confiscation.
on
155,000.
admitted when the
aven
CT
FUTILE
DO
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syrup."
DINS INTERNATIONAL EVADICATE
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN received from the surtax should be actually encroaching upon our Police. Now the supply of recruits poser of heirs-be sells soothing Nthat the SIXTY-SECOND OR
applied to meet increased expendi- sovereign rights. violating our considerably exceeds the demand. ture on social services, was carried peace and interfering with our
vote A card
by 186,000 to internal affairs. The insult in great. General Chiang Kai-shek bas repeatedly assured the for- eign Powers that the Nationalist authorities will give protection to ,all foreign nationals in the war zones. Despite this, the Japanese claim that their own troops must The sent to protect their nationals. We are too familiar with the
DINARY YEARLY MEETING of! the Company will be held at its Head Office, Union Building, Hong Kong, on, FRIDAY, 25th May, 1928, at 11.20 a.m. for the purpose, of receiving the Report.of the Directors and the Statements of Account to 31st December, 1927, and of declaring Dividends, etc.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from
BIGGEST EVER,
LARGEST AND TALLEST FLOWER IN P.I.
What is considered to
be the Japanese aggressive policy and
9th MAY to 25th MAY, both days largest and tallest flower ever we must all rise this time to fight |
inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
PAUL LAUDER,
General Manager.
Hong Kong, 1st May, 1928,
collected in the Philippines has against it."
been discovered by the bureau of agriculture. The specimen is on
display at the central office. It
mcasures about eight feet in! HONG KONG HÓTEL VISITORS. height. It is classified by the 1.
bureau's horticulturists as belong-
ing to the calla lily family. It has
May 14, 1928.
a very strong odour, and is called Mr. and Mrs. J. Arellano, Mr. scientifically
as "Amorphocallus H. J. Anderson,
LAMMERT BROS. rivier."
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and Prancha
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Misses Fort Mrs. Foster.
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