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Canton, Yesterday. Owing to the rapid development of thoroughfares in Canton, car owners have bought a number of old cars from Hong Kong and put them to hire and have reaped good profit during the year. The issue of car licences is due short- ly. Some of the cars have been submitted for the inspection of the Bureau of Public Utilities and have been rejected owing to their being unfit for public use; many of the licences have been with held until proper repairs have been made. It is authoritatively learned that out of more than 400 cars on public hire, one-third have been rejected.
Telegraph Apparatus The Ministry of Communications has instructed the telegraph offices through the country to adopt standard high speed automatic apparatus. The Ministry has al ready cabled to London for the purchase of these instruments.
In view of the fact that post- age stamps bear the portraits of the rulers in monarchies and those of the presidents or founders in case of republics, the Government of China is understood to have issued instructions to replace the present postage stamps (which are deemed not sufficiently to re- present the evolution of Chinese affairs) by substituting portraits |
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ITALY "UNCOMPROMISING" ?-
The Hague, Yesterday. There is not the slightest in dication as to what proposals will be made to Mr. Snowden on Satur-i day, but it is generally assumed that sub-committees will be ap- H.E. the Governor (Sir Hugh pointed to deal with the various Clifford, K.C.M.G.) has officially |points raised during the Informal opened the floating dock at the talks Naval Base.
Singapore, Yesterday.
In a speech he said that he had not been consulted as regards to future policy bus he thought it unlikely that a final decision would be reached without con- sulting the rulers of the Malay States at whose instigation the Government. of the Federated Malay States had contributed £2,000,000 towards the construe- tion of the base-Reuter.
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of the late Dr. Sun Yat-sen and *********BERKESANSES other heroes who were responsible with the establishment of the Re- public of China. It is expected that the new issue will soon be on sale at the various post offices.
Central Bank Notes
As previously intimated, the re- demption of the $1 and $5 notes has been in effect for the last few days, but the public has not taken advantage of it, with the result that there is a surplus of silver in the possession of the Central Bank, which has now de- cided to redeem the $10 before August 25.
OR OF
To solve the financial problema arising out of the depreciation of the Kwangsi notes, the Kwangai Provincial Government has drawn up a defaite scheme for financial re-adjustments. The main feature of the scheme is that bonds will be issued solely for the redemp- tion of the 10 cents notes, while the
bonds themselves will be legal tender for the payment of taxes from the date of issue. As to the $1 notes, the value of each note will be equivalent to 20 cents (Canton currency),
Canton Development After having re-assumed office by order of the National Government, Mayor Lam Wan-koi sent the Kwangtung Provincial Government a detailed scheme for the develop ment of Canton city, an abstract of which is as follows:-
TO JOIN THE ATLANTIC FLEET
Lendon, Yesterday. With reference to the report from Malta (mentioned on August. 3) the Admiralty announce that H.M. "War- spite" will join the Atlantic Fleet when Mediterranean Fleet after a long refit. H.M. "Queen Elizabeth" returns to the
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Regarding the system of improving drainage, the surtax equivalent to ten days of the prevailing household tax will be levied equally on landlords and tenants to meet expenses. The money collected will be deposited with the Chamber of Commerce to be drawn against as the work progresses
Under the heading of construction comes the reclamation of the land be tween the Canton band and the Pearl Firstly, the distribution and develop. ment of the city should be divided into Island, the construction of the Honam three sections: (1) the labour district band, the deepening of Canton River is to be included in the western dis going vessels and, lastly, the construe for the accommodation of larger sea- trict, because it is within the vicinity tion of three steel bridges to cross the of the Canton-Hankow Railway Pearl River. (Kwangtung section) and the Canton Samshuri Line; (2) the commercial discluded under the heading of improve The Tramway Company, which is in- trict is to be the southern part of the city and the Horan bund, because of ment, is also under constraction, but it is thought that in modern alties various facilities of communication;
tramlines are obstructions general (2) the eastern part of the city is to be the residential district, which has communications and that as the origin- greatest scope for development and al franchise has been revised, tram- can be turned into a modern garden lines will be allowed only in the out- city or skirts of the city
Secondly, in dealing with the opening tention to the erection of public build- Thirdly, the city will give special at of communications In the city and inge such as market-places, to pro- suburbs, the city roads, which claim vide the public with recreation grounds, the first consideration, are to consist of bathing beaches, and race course at 61 modern thoroughfares, to be com Shekspai, and a public garden in bón pleted in three sections, the work to he
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It is believed the Italians ars being encouraged from Rome to remain uncompromising.
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The Financial Commission met for 11⁄2 hours this morning, then adjourned until August. 17. It was stated afterwards that everything is going on amoothly.
It is learned that Mr. Snowden stated towards the end of the sit- ting: "If we adjourn without pub- lishing an explanation, the public | vill think that is a deadlock. We are anxions to remove such an im- pression; and I hope the conversa- tions, which are to be continued, will be fruitful, and that on August, 17 we shall be able to get down to the real question."-Reuter.
Mr. Churchill's Support
Montreal, Yesterday.
Mr. Churchill started his Cana- dian holiday by addressing 1,400 people, including Federal and Pró- vincial Ministers, at the Canadian Club here.
He cordially supported Mr. Snowden's virile stand at The Hagne, saying that he (Mr. Church), when Chancellor, ïmade it clear to M. Poincare, who agreed, that the Spa percentages, should be made the basis of Reparations payments under the Young Plan; also that Britain, should be free to review the various solutions pro posed. Reuter's American Service.
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London, Yesterday. Lord Horne collapsed and died while shooting over his moor in Caithness. Reuter.
[Lort Horne, K.C.M.G., A.D.C. General to the King from 1920 to 1924, was a famous British soldier. He was born in 1861, and was the second sur- viving son of the late Major James Horne of Stirkoke, Caithness. Educat ed at Harrow and Woolwich, he receiv ed his commission in the Royal Artil- kery in 1880; served in the South War, 1899-1902 (Queen's medal and five clasps, King's medal and two clasps); European War, 1914- 18; commanded Artillery, let Corps, 1814; commanded 2nd Division, 1915;
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Shanghai, Yesterday. Six thousand five hundred silk filature workers have gone on strike. here as the result of a dis- pute concerning their hours of work-Reuter.
MR. T. V. SOONG
Shanghai, Yesterday, Mr. T V Soong left for Nan king last evening-Reuter.
(Mr. Soongla presumably, return. ing to Nanking to resume duty as Finance Minister, after threatening to resign.]
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