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BIG GUNS IN ACTION
AT SHANGHAI
MADAME SUN YAT SEN
VIISTS WOOSUNG
PEACE DOOR NOT SHUT
(From Our Own Correspondent.) -
Shanghai, To-day.
RIDING IN RACE COURSE.
Jockey Club Officials Seize Bicycles.
OWNERS GET A FRIGHT!
What was at first believed to be
COLLEGE STUDENT KILLED.
Early Morning Tragedy
in Nathan Road.
RUN OVER BY A MOTOR 'BUS.
Nathan Road, at its junction
MEAN TRICK ON
JAPANESE.
Tyres of Motor Car Punctured by Nails.
AT KING'S PARK.
STEEPLECHASING AT FANLING
FIRST CLASS MIXED CARD OF SEVEN EVENTS
GOVERNOR ATTENDING
(By Wombat.)
A mean act of spite, apparently prompted by anti-Japanese feeling, a case of larceny by bailee of three with Austin Road, was the scene was perpetrated yesterday, accord- bicycles from a shop in the Wan- of an unfortunate accident, ating to a Police report.
Mr. Toru, a Japanese, living at chal district, has had a new turn, about eight o'clock this morning,
8. Wing Lock Buildings, Lok according to a Police report this when a youth, named Lewis Ng,
that at 4.30 p.m. Street, stated a student of La Salle College, yesterday, he left his motor morning.
car The clashing of this one-day informed me that everything is with the Macao Grey in apple pie order, and the race. It stated that three Chinese men while on his way to that institu- outside the South China Athletic fixture hired the bicycles on Wednesday, tion, met death in tragic circum- Association Club, King's Park, and hound racing is not likely seri- tracks are in very good condi and rode in the Happy Valley race stances.
proceeded to the Nippon Club, ously to affect attendance to- rion which will materially help morrow, for those on holiday and for the success of the meeting. Shanghai spent a night of alarm as two newly-course. They were promptly stop-
It appears that, in crossing the which is adjacent.
On returning to his car at 7 local sportsmen will be in sui- Iped by Jockey Club officials, who' acquired heavy calibre guns began barking from seized the bicycles, which, how road, he was knocked down by a 'clock he found that the two front ficient numbers to make up
His Excellency the Governor, Woosung in reply to the firing of Japanese war-ever, have since been returned to motor 'bus and killed instantane tyres had been punctured with satisfactory crowd.
ously, as his head was crushed rails, which had been forced in.
Sir William Peel and party are craft, and the howitzer battery, stationed at the
expected to be present. THE "EMPRESS OF BRITAIN." : Shanghai-Nanking railway workshops.
South of the Woosung creek, the roar of heavy artillery startled residents, leading the majority to believe the long threatened big Japanese drive had commenced.
Reports of rifles and machine-guns, in Chapei and Japanese howitzers at the rifle range and heavy naval guns echoed in the Central District creating rumours that Nantao was being attacked. Madame Sun Yat-sen, who is accompanying General Tsai Ting-kai, proceeded to-day to Woo- sung at great personal peril to herself to cheer up the Chinese soldiers in their resistance against the Japanese.
the owners,
Our photographer catches the Britain broadside-on as she steamed majestically into the harbour early on Thursday morning.
MARINERS PLEASE
NOTE
(Lyemun).
Admiral Nomura, interviewed to-day, indicated Hong Kong-Lei U Mun that the door to peace had not been shut. Tokyo recognised that Shanghai's ruin would be a dear price for a Japanese victory, though the chief dif-made ficulty lay in the Chinese conviction that they have won a great victory.
Foreign diplomats are striving yet to mediate between the disputants.
HOW TO RE-ESTABLISH PEACE IN FAR EAST
RESOLUTION PASSED BY LEAGUE NATIONS' UNION
ECONOMIC PRESSURE
London, Yesterday.
According to announcements! in the Government
Alteration in light: On
Gazette:
SUMMONING OF LEAGUE ASSEMBLY.
Council' Won't Take the Initiative.
CHINA'S RESPONSIBILITY.
PREMIER DOING WELL.
Many Visitors.
Yesterday.
1st Race:-
A
Donnabella, Loch Ryan. The Quall.
It is a good card that I have to discuss, with the Lalonia Handicap as its centre-piece. For this race, Target, The Far! tridge, Duke of Milan and As You Like It can all be made out to have bright prospects of win- ning.
The Stewards are wise to have decided to run the Meadowbrook Cup
timber instead of over brush hurdles. I am sure the change will make this event much more interesting.
The last three events are flat} races, one of which is for nowise riders.
We are indebted to the Mem- bers of the Macao Jockey Club for their very sporting action of sending their ponies out to com- pete at this meeting.
The Clerk of the Course has
14%
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2nd Race:-
Big Ching. Fernleaf Hefty.
3rd Race:- Target.
The Partridge. Duke of Milan.
4th Race:-
Mouche. Cutex. Herga
5th Race:-
Brown Eyes. Silver Key. Country Club.
6th Race:
New King. Pure Music,"
Blue Plane. 7th Race:-
Mount Elburz.' Britannic Hall,
Cloudy Eve.
The Prime Minister is reaking ELECTRIFYING BRITAIN
excellent progress towards re-
covery after the recent operation | to his left eye.
CORPORATION.
Geneva, Yesterday. After two hours of discussion
His visitors to-day at the Park H.K. & S. BANKING April 1, 1932, the character of the League Council at twelve Lane nursing home included Mr. the light at Siu Chau Wan on o'clock decided not to take the David Kirkwood, one of the left the North side of the pass will initiative in calling a special wing member of the Labour Op- be altered to Flashing Green meeting of the League Assembly position, who represents Clyde- every 5 seconds.
It held that the Chinese dele bank, where abandonment of The Board of Directors' Swatow. - Sugar Loaf and gation must assume responsibi-work on the giant Cunard Liner
116th Report. Good Hope Lights will be ex- lity for taking such a step.
has increased unemployment. tinguished from February until further notice.
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The port will be closed from p.m. until 7 a.m.
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RIGGER KILLED.
Accident at Kowloon Dry-Dock.
bel
REMARKABLE....... PROGRESS MADE IN 1931.
Scheme Complete by End of 1933.
Rugby, Yesterday.
The terms of the resolution. He discussed, it is understood, giving effect to the Council's de the outlook with the Prime Minis- The following Report is to cision, have not been drafted; ter, and later expressed the be- presented to shareholders at the therefore, a special committee lief that work on the liner will Ordinary General Meeting to be which has been appointed in order to before long be resumed. British held on Saturday, February 27: ago, has made remarkable pro- elaborate its text.
The Council meets again on Monday, when the subject will be publicly ventilated.
By the terms of Dr. Yen's let- ter this morning, the Chinese Pang Hol, aged 28 years, employ- Government formally requested ed as a rigger at the Kowloon Docks, that the dispute should be refer- was killed yesterday, whilst at red to the Assembly, and only, in at work. A valve, weighing 140 the event of the Council taking lb., fell on his head. The man was the initiative, that the Chinese engaged on work on board H.M.S. Government would be prepared
withdraw its application; Cumberland, which is at present in to the dry-dock.
Reuter,
MR. STIMSON'S NOTE.
The Executive of the League of Nations' Union to-day passed a resolution urging that the League Assembly should be summoned, and that the
The following is the substance of the Note referred to in the cablegram mentioned above: League, co-operating with the United States, exert "whatever diplomatic and economic pressure was necessary to re-establish peace in the Far East.” The note opens with the as- Among the suggested measures to effect this sertion that, with the recent end are, an embargo on the export of arms, exclu- military operations about Chin- chow, the last remaining author- sion from the world's ports of the goods of which-ity of the Chinese Government ever party continues to reject to five Anglo- in South Manchuris, as existing before September 18, has been American proposals, refusal of financial facilities, destroyed. withdrawal of diplomatic representative.
The American Government is confident that the League Com-¡
The Union, meanwhile, trusts the States, which mission will facilitate an alter- are members of the League, will send to the Chin native solution of the Sino- Japanese difficulties, but it is ese and Japanese Governments a note referring to compelled to notify China and the last paragraph of Mr. Stimson's note of Jan- Japan that it cannot admit the uary 7, and declaring that they will never recognise Jegality of any situation de facto, nor intends to recognise any any situation or agreement which may be brought treaty agreement between China about by means contrary to the Covenant or other and Japan, or their agents, which will impair the treaty rights of treaty obligations to which they as well as China the United States and of its citie
zens in China. and Japan are parties Reuter
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"FREE GOLD.”
Releasing Frozen
Assets.
The Central Electricity Board, Was created five years
on the National Power
น
The Directors have now to sub-gress mit to you a General Statement of Scheme.
The scheme contemplates the the affairs of the Hank, and Balance Sheet for the year ending erection of transmission lines totalling 4,070 miles, of which, 31st December, 1981,
The net profita for the year, to- at the end of 1981 more than gether with $8,429,098.88, balance 2,400 miles had been built
Lines in actual operation ag- brought forward from last account, after paying all charges deducting gregate 910 miles.
The progress made last year. interest paid, and due, and making! provision for bad and doubtful ac- Was so rapid, that the construc counts and contingencies, amount tion, for the country as a whole, will probably be completed in to $19,898,554.68.
The grid will be set in The Directors recommend writ- 1983. log off Bank Premises Account the operation during the current
year in Central Scotland and,. sum of $500,000.
end Mr. Meyer, Governor of the Fed-
After making this transfer, de- probably, by the end of 1938 in eral Reserve Board, stated that, ducting the Interim Dividend of £3 other areas.
During last year the Board under the Bill, about $750,000,000 per share, paid on 10th August of "free gold in the Federal Re-last, viz.:-£480,000 at 1/04 placed contracts of £30,000,000 serve Bank would be released.-$3,216,000, and remuneration to in connection with the scheme.→→
British Wireless Service: Reuter's American Service. Directors, there remains for appro-
BILL PASSED.
Washington, Yesterday. The Senate's Banking Committee has approved of the "Credit Exten- sion Bill"
750
ton
priation $10,099,772.02, out of which the Directors recommend the
Freedom from worry is an at
A cable despatched from Washing-payment of a Final Dividend of £3 titude towards lifea matter of on February 10 declared, per-share, viz., £480,000 which, at realising that this affair of being that a far-reaching plan to release 1/5%, the rate of the day, will alive is only part of a great mystery
that Is beyond and behind life a. thousand million dollars of free absorb $6,678,260,87.-
gold" in the Federal Reserve Bank The Balance $8,421,511.15 to be Mr. Reginald Berkeley,
in order to thaw the frozen assets carried to New Profit and Loss
of a thousand banks, by permitting Account.
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Bell and Mr. T. H. R. Shaw re- commercial paper; which is at pre The Sterling equivalents of the tire in rotation, but being eligible sent undiscountable, to be discount Assets and Liabilities are shown for re-election, offer themselves ed. has been agreed to, by President at 1/54 the rate ruling on the accordingly, Hoover, and Congressional leaders, last day of the year.
A Bill omboying the plan is ex- Directora:
Auditors.
During the year Mr. C. Bernard
pected to be introduced, next. weak. The Hon. Mr. J. Paterson has Brown resigned owing to pressure, It will empower the Federal Re-been elected Chairman for the of business. Mr. H. R. Forsythe serve Bank to ned all its assets year 1982, and Mr. T. E. Pearce was appointed in accordance with above the statutory 40 per cent, gold has been elected Deputy Chair Article 147, Section 6, of the reserve, as collateral for notes, jo manua
Bank's Ordinance, der During the year Mr. B. Lander The Accounts have been ching is essentially a procese Lewis, resigned his seat on leaved by Mr. John Flemin Mr. H. R. Forsyth, C.A of infection rather than injectioning the Colony MYFTADI. Roscoe,
Mr. J. P. Warren, Mr. W. H. themselves re-election.