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RANDOLPH JOOFT JUDITH ALLEN
HARRY CAREY
China Mail
NINETIETH YEAR, OF PUBLICATION.
HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1935.
CENTRAL BANK AT 937 SUICIDES DURING CHINA AND ITALY
CHENGTU
Will Be Opened Next
Month.
|SZECHUEN FINANCE PROBLEMS |
PAST YEAR
800 FRUSTRATED ATTEMPTS
DRAW CLOSER
Exchange Of Professors Arranged
CULTURAL RELATIONS TO
BE FOSTERED
On account of financial difficulties, According to information from love and matrimonial troubles, the Chinese Ministry of Finance, family quarrels, business failures, In order to promote the cul- fear of legal punishment, unemploy-tural relations between China and preparations for the establishment, etc., a total of 987 Chinese Italy and enable the two coun- ment of a branch office of the men and women died by their own tries to appreciate better the Central Bank at Chengtu to assist hands in the various leading cities civilisation of each other, it is in the readjustment of the cur-in China during 1934, while about understood that the Chinese Gov- rency situation in Szechuen have 300 were frustrated in their aternment has decided to send five been completed and the Bank tempts, according to investigations well-known, Chinese scholars to will open for business in the mid-made by the Ministry of the In-lecture in Universities in Italy in dle of next month.
Iterior:
exchange for Italian scholars to
Mr. Chen Shao-wei, Special Peiping and Canton lead in the lecture in China. Commissioner of the Finance number, of suicides, most of whom The five Chinese scholars who Ministry to Szechuen, has arrived were above the age of 30 among are reported to have been chosen at Chungking. He is carrying men and below 30 among women.-to lecture in Italy out an investigation of the exist-Chekial Agency. 'ing financial and currency condi-
are: Tang Chang-feng, Hsia Shun-pa, Wo Wen-chung, An Jui and Wang
tions in Szechuen and will sub- NATURALISATION IN Shih-lin, all of whom are profes-
mit a report to the Ministry.
the
CHINA
a
According to Mr. Chen, mest knotty problem in Szechuen finance is the circulation of the During the past six years. miscellaneous notes and provin-total of 4,986 foreigners of both [cial bonds, which must respec-sexes has been naturalised as tively be withdrawn and redeem-Chinese citizens, according to led before any thorough Jadjustment can be effected.
Chekiai Agency.
KWEICHOW TROOPS ON
THE RETREAT
(Continued from Page i)
sors in Government Universities either in Nanking or in Peiping. -Chekisi Agency.
EXCESS OF DECEMBER IMPORTS AMOUNTS TO $20,000,000
re- statistics recently made public by According to statistics published the Ministry of the Interior. by the Maritime Customs at Shang- Among those naturalised, the hai, the excess of imports ever ex- Russians in Sinkiang (Chinese ports for the month of December Turkestan) and Kirin form the last year amounted to more than largest number, with the Kor-$20,000,000. Tobacco leaves led eans ranking next. --- Chekiai the list of the imported commodi Agency.
ties.(Chekiai Agency).
So far the Communists have not
yet captured any important towns
· EXPENDITURE UP, REVENUE DOWN
(Continued From Page 1)
EXPORTS OF TINNED PINEAPPLES
Surtax receipts are slightly During the week ending Janu-
in Southern Széchuen. Since the arrival of the Nanking staff officers lower, and revenue from
estate
ary 5, exports of tinned pine-
at Chungking, they have taught the duties is £7,000,000 lower, at £63, apples from Malayan ports provincial authorities not to send $86,000.
amounted to 39,870 cases, of eut reports concerning Red suc- Stamp duties are higher up than which 84,189 (86 per cent.) cases cesses. Most press dispatches are last year, and excise is down by were to the United Kingdom. now released by the official pro-[£2,000,000. There is little change 778 (2 per cent.) cases to the paganda agencies in Nanking, in other revenue items, except mis-Continent of Europe; 2.500 (6 per For the time being the National cellaneous receipts which were at cont.) cases to Canada. and 2,408 Government has postponed their 412,681,476, showing a decline of (per cent.) cases elsewhere. decision to appoint a new Chair-48,792,072 on the total at the cor- Total exports for the corres- man for the Kweichow Govern- responding date last year--British ponding period of 1984 were
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CUT TO PIECES IN HAND-TO-HAND
BATTLE
raiders.in each case belonging, most probably, to the same fierce warrior- (Continued from Page 1.) tribe, the Assaimaras,al The Government does not in-
PORTEST TO LEAGUE.
tend to take diplomatic action as Following the Ualval affair it recognises that the Abyssinian Abyssinia forwarded a protest to the Government cannot be held res- League of Nations, complaining that ponsible for sporadic outlawry on the Italian troops on this occasion the confines of the kingdom were encroaching on Abyssinian ter- Reuter.
ritory and asking that the whole
Once again the Abyssinian border subject be put to arbitration,~ The has been the scene of an ugly inci-British Government has been using dent in which the fierce desert tribes its good offices to ameliorate the men have taken heavy toll of their crisis, and Mr. Anthony Eden, M. neighbours—in this case Inhabitants Laval of France and Baron Aloist. of Franch Somallland, one of the of Italy have held lengthly; discuE- victims being M. Bernard, the young elons in search of a remedy to eass Administrator of the district, who the tension.
was on a tour of Inspection at the The crisis, however, seema to bare time.
passed, and the matter
It will be recalled that a similar come up for consideration Incident took place farther south League Council until its and east recently when Abyssiniansion, tribesmen and Italian lal troops In the present affair clasbed border
allland.
des the unfortunate
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