Page
- LAST SHENSI
PEACE HOPE
DISAPPEARS
YANG HU-CHEN'S DEFIANCE
DEMANDS REMAIN
Canton, To-day. The last attempt to settle the Shensi position peacefully has ap- parently failed.
LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES
MINING SHARES
DEALINGS
New Office Opening Next Week
IN GLOUCESTER BUILDING
The RMS. Empress" of "Asia
eft Vancouver on Tuesday and is
due at Hong Kong on the 17th | February (Thursday).
~The KPM liner, Van Heutaz, i is leaving for Singapore, Perang land Belawan Deli on Wednesday,
February S
Three men, two
The Tisaroers leaves for Ba- tavia direct on January-26" and the Tjisadane to Bali and ́ Java| Messrs. R. L. Nielson & Co., a via Manila on February 1. General Li Chi-kiang, one of the large concern dealing in the pro-
armed with! three Central Government repre- motion and brokering of mining sentatives who went to Sianfu for shares, both in Hong Kong and knives, entered the second door of the final mission on Wednesday, the Philippine Islanda, is opening No 349, Nathan Road, early this morning and after threatening is reported to have returned to up a local branch. Nanking yesterday afternoon to Situated in rooms 137/142 on the inmates bound them and stole inform General Ho Ying-ching the first floor of the Gloucester money and jewellery to the valne that the rebel leader. Yang H-Building. this office has been of $25.
Il Duce To Visit
Germany
Rome, To-day.
Signor Mussolini is consider- ing an invitation from Herr „Hitler; issued "through" Gen- eral Goering, to visit Germany. at present, it is believed unlike- ly that Il Duce will depart from his rule never to leave Italian soil-Bexter.
LEAGUE AND RAW MATERIALS
Invitation To Italy And Germany
The Polish
"BRAIN TRUST"
FOR JAPAN
Government To Form Three Agencies
PLANS DRAFTED
ANOTHER VESSEL FOUNDERS
26 Lost North Sea Gale
Oslo. To-day.
The crew of 25 of the Finnish
| steamer, Savomaras, perished when
FLU SCOURGE FEARED IN FAR EAST
SHANGHAI ISSUES WARNING
Statutes providing for the crea-the ship foundered off Landoe tion of three new administrative on the Norwegian Coast during epidemic in Europe and on the
COAL COOLIES ON STRIKE Higher Pay Demand In Canton
influenza outbreak there has also assumed widespread proportions.
The warning fellowa
A warning that the influenta agencies directly under the Hirota heavy gale.
American continent may spread to Cabinet, engaging the best brains)
Shipping on the west and south Shanghai has been issued by the in Japan for developing domestic coasts of Norway has had to be Public Health Department of the reforms and programmes, are be suspended owing to the prevailing Shanghai Municipal Council
conditions.
Various precautionary-measures" in drafted.
The town of Stavanger is com which should be taken in case of The scheme includes the crea- tion of an Imperial Economic pletely isolated by snow and bliz-a common cold, which may be the Council, equivalent to a civilians. Train communication bebeginning of infinents, are given general staff to plan financial and tween Oslo and Bergens is still in- in the warning, f129aa made policies. The Board of Per-terrupted by mow, and may not Although no igures have yet sonnel to be created will supervise be restored before next Monday. been received from America, the
service. The other) Trans-Ocean. the civil Geneva, To-day.
agency, as its name implies, will chen, still insists on his demands tastefully and effectively laid out
January issue of "Steps" the General Li was "accompanied by by Messrs. Davie Boag and Com-
Foreign Minister, be a Board of General Affairs.
This scheme was decided at a Mr. Lei Pu-wah. Commissioner of pany in the most up-to-date man- school magazine of the D.B.S., has Col Beck, has been authorised, in Reconstruction for Shensi, and Der.
Just appeared. Among many items his capacity. as Economic Re-meeting of the state ministers as Mrs. Lei, while the other two re- On entering the premises one is of interests is the diary of the porter of the League of Nations, part of the programme of domestic appropriations presentatives of the Central Gov-struck by the effective masonite headmaster, the Rev. CBR Sar- to enquire whether, the German reform. Special
are for the new bodies will be includ ernment. Generals Mei Chun-lin fooring and panelling in a pleas gent, written during his recent and and Pau Menyuet are remaining ing shade of brown in a spacious tour of Germany and Austria.
willing to be represented on the ed in an additional budget to be in Sianfu, waiting further instruc-lounge which has been designed
committee which is to study raw submitted to the Diet later.
The Premier is to preside over tions from Nanking.-
for the comfort and convenience' Found guilty by the jury on a material questions, according to
the Imperial Economie Council
"Great Britain, in particular, is It is reliably reported that Yang of clients. A feature of this charge of unlawful possession of reports from informed League comprising about fifteen scholars crease of pay from 20 cents to 52 suffering more severely than other Hu-cheng has signed a 'co-sper-lounge is a huge quotation board 874 ounces of pink mass, contain circles.
and experts while the vice-Minis- cents per ton from the coal mer countries and has a heavy fatality. ation agreement with the com- which measures 24 by 8 feet and ing heroin said to be sufficient to
The present League session will tee of Finance, Agriculture and chants, coal transportation coolies, rate. The presence of the disease munists, and that the districts of on which the latest share values, corrupt the greater part of the Kimchuen, Yenchuen, Chengwu. under the names of the
respec- population of this Colony, Pok take up the raw materials issue, Forestry, Commerce and industry in Cantos began a strike yesterday on the Pacific coast of America is,
King-cho. 39, unemployed, was which has not been discussed by Communications and Overseas A£--Our Own Correspondent. sui, and Chingning in North Shen-
sessions
NEW TANKS FOR si have been assigned to them.
Masonite is a material very
hard labour by the Chief Justice, Hoare's proposals.
It is likely that a Minister with- It is rumoured, too, that the
commonly used in the United Sir Atholl MacGregor, at the Cri-
The Danzig question which is out portfolio will be appointed to U.S. ARMY troops of Marshal Chang Hsueh-
minal Sessions yesterday. The also included in the agenda, will preside over the Board of General liang and Yang Hu-cheng have States but rarely seen in Hong
mass, which was found on the first not come up for discussion be Affairs. This will be at the in- It is manufactured by a floor of 51 Des Voeux Road Cen- fare next week, since the Danzig stigation of the Army. The Minis- become communists, and that Gen Kong. eral Yu
Italian
Governments
ነኔ
Fusse, Chungtung, Hingyang. Hip-¡tive mines, will be revised every sentenced to six and a half years' the League since Sir Samuelfairs, will be permitted to attend!
half hour.
Canton, To-day. Having failed to obtain an in-
"The public:ie duubt és mat-un-; aware of the prevalence of in- fluenza both in Europe and on the American continent. Information in the hands of the Public Health Department indicates that the epidemic has not yet reached its maximum.
however, of greater importance toʻ this Town since past experience. of influenza has shown only too. clearly how influenza, may, in the space of a couple of weeks, spread from one continent to another, 250 IN NEXT 3 YEARS finally becoming a world-wide dis- ease as occurred in the pandemic” The American Army is to pur-(of 1918-1919, and since incressing meetings. The head of the Per chase 250 tanks during the next rapidity of inter-continental con- munication is the most outstand- toing feature of modern civilization,
Hsueh-chung, Chairman Process which calls for the pow*\tral, was enough to make 2,625,000] report will not be in the hands ofter will, however, attend Cabinet |
of Kansu Province, is detained by dering of wood, which, on being heroin pills. his own soldiers. From Our Own: compressed under high pressure,
Correspondent.
DEPRESSION
IN SHANGHAI
Many Court Actions Result
gives the finished article pro- perties far superior to ordinary Having no grain, it does i wood {not crack and as a consequence
has a much longer life.
The official opening of the office will take place next Thurs- day, when it is expected that large crowd will be present.
JAPANESE FINED UNDER
ALIENS ORDINANCE
Masao Nakamura, a Japanese merchant, was this morning, fined $10. by Mr. J. A. Fraser at the a Central Magistracy for failing to report his departure from and arrival into the Colony. Sergeant.
Cockrane said that the defendant left for Canton on January 10 and INDEPENDENCE EXPECTED TO returned on January 14.
He had BE PROCLAIMED
not reported. these movements, though he had done so os pre- vious occasions.
Defendant' pleaded that he had overlooked the matter.
Stalking with a heavy tread, the indelible in- depression left its prints in the chronicles of the local Japanese community for 1936, a survey of the Consular
(Continued from Page 1) Court records shows, according to the "Shanghai Mainichi."
military chief will not take sides totalled 106. in Ordinary suits
the coming Nanking-Shensi mostly arising out of difficulties caused by hard times. Actions
While the cocmanists have join- were taken seeking the payment of ed General Yang Hu-cheng. the wages, the refunding of loans, the linsurgent leader, they are said to
return
clash.
of land. the payment of have renounced their platform for electricity bills, the revocation: of a united front against the invaders insurance contracts, and settle-of Suiyuan and Japan. -Urtion ment of other alleged grievances. News.
One forced sale in satisfaction
of judgment was carried out, while
52 persons vacated premises on
PINCER MOVEMENT
Shanghai, To day.
court orders. Temporary seizures The Central Armies have and disposals of property num-pleted their preparations for bered four, while bailiffs were em-military "squeeze", according ployed in seeking satisfaction in
reports received here to-day. 46 instances. Settlements of legal disputes out of court were reached in 81 instances, the "Mainichi" re- ported.
NEW FORD CAR PATENTED
ENGINE IN THE REAR
JAPANESE ART
Rev. Cressy Gives An Address
the Council before then.
Cabinet.
{three years.
The new tank is reported
The president of the Danzig sonnel Board will rank with the Senate, Dr. Greiser, arrived here directors of the Boards of Legis-
lation and Investigation, the exist have a 260 hp. radial air-cooled the Public Health Department con- yesterday.Trans-Ocean.
ing zubsidiary agencies of the engine, and is armed with three siders a few words of advice and
machine-guns and a number of warning desirable. Minseito Reform Plan
Cold Requires Attention Thompson sub-machine-gus Its
"From the point of view of the In keeping with the general tonnage is not stated. movement for reorganisation, the United States troops entered the patient there is little difference be Minseito, majority party in the war without any tanks of their tween the onset of influenza and Lower House, has decided to jowa and were supplied by the common cold; hence when in
munity it is undesirable to treat a jappeal by arranging a control plan 1,000 of different makes. whereby the public will be ap- They still have the French Re-cold casually. Any person feeling prised of how its funds are spent [nault tank and a number of our a cold coming on should, parti- and its policies determined. The medium ones, but these are nowcularly if the cold is accompanied by, any marked rise in tempera- They have not always been suc-ture, go to bed at the earliest op
SENHOR AZANA IN FLIGHT "Echo de Paris" Story Of Threats
Paris, To-day.
broaden the basis of its popular French and ourselves with over Suenza is prevalent in
or
The President of the Spanish plan, already approved by the obsolete and useless. Repablic Senhor Azana has gone party's president, Mr. C. Machida to Valencia because he has been will be put to the vote at the party cessful in their experimental deportunity, taking such domestic The Christie tank, which remedies as have by experience been found to be of service. It expelled from Barcelona by the convention on January 20. It is designs.
move either on wheels Catalan anarchists, declares the signed to silence criticism pre-can
Echo de Paris."
viously emphasized, regarding A-tracks, was reputed to have a won the rest does not prove beneficial, ~leged misappropriations. The terful performance across coun-medical advice should be sought Threats against Senor Azana, scheme entails a control board of try, but it has developed a number at the earliest opportunity. Hany according to the paper, have in-ve stewards and a "fying squad" of defects. creased during recent weeks and for prompt investigations of any Devoting the major portion of he did not dare leave the Monzera grievances voiced in the provinces. his time to comment on scores of Monastery where he had taken up An organising committee will com mence the task of buttressing the Japanese prints from his personal quarters.. collection which he passed around,
Strict secrecy surrounded. his party's ramifications throughout the Rev. Earl E. Cressy, well-departure from Barcelona. known art collector, presented & Trans-Ocean.
Chipt
talk on "The Charm of Japanese
to Prints in Shanghai last week be-
fore a meeting of the Royal, As-
The Nanking's forces are now tatic Society. in the position of giant pincers, with one jaw pressing from the that Japanese print making was Mr. Cressy emphasized the fact borders of Kanay and Ninghsia not the art of the nobility. but and the other from the borders of the art of the common people. Many Shansi and Honar.
of the prints were formerly sold The forces marching against the rebel units are led by Generals nor a few copper. Some of them are now worth from 1,000 to 4,000 Tsung-nan and Kuan Lin-cheng.
yen each.
..
.
FRANCO-DUTCH TRADE
the country. If approved, the new. scheme of reforms will be operat- ting by April when new party off-
cials are elected.
Rising Living Costs Possibly even overshadowing present preparations to attack the Government through criticism of
Economic Negotiation its foreign policy and particularly
•In Progress
VOLUNTEER BILL PASSED
A Paris message states that the French senate, following the example of, the Chamber, to-day unanimously voted the "bill empowering the Govern- - ment to ban volunteers pro- reeding to Spain. - British British Wireless *
*** MR. EDEN EN GENEVA
London, To-day.
of the more serious after effects of influenza are due to the patient 'sticking it out, forgetful of the old adage, “a stitch in time,' with the result that a short absence from work is converted into a lan- Iger illness.
· “Certain› precautions should be carefully observed to prevent 'chills" and "Folds' Avoid over heated rooms, especially those cen- Italy heated, a form of heating which dries the delicate dining of the respiratory system Kald ders infection more Bible?” draughts and wear warni÷ch Do not go directly from 2- (warı' roots into the open.
After taking Sex
the accord with Germany against Comintern activities, Japanese parliamentarians are seizing on Mr. Anthony Eden arrived in out extra clothes. the more general appeal in the Geneva this morning. The League bathing, put on extra clothing un- Paris, To-day.
rapid rise in the cost of living as Council meet in private this even til sweating has ceased. The troops advancing on Sian Japanese printe, he pointed out, Franco-Dutch economic deli-a more likely wedge to dislodge the ing to discuss its agenda. During Nose Most Important from the east are the Thirteenth were much different from Western berations began here yesterday Cabinet from power.
the day, the rapporteur on the "Gargles and irrigants have a and Eighty-Fourth Armies, com-
paintings.
in the Ministry for Trade, their Party leaders blame the increase Alexandretta question, the Save place in the prevention of in- Motor-car manufacturers all manded by Generals Tang Ex-po Most of our artistic inhibitions quota agreement of Jamary in prices to the record draft bad-dish Foreign Minister, had con fuenza but it is important to re over the world will be interested and Kao Kei-zu and the Eighty-do not apply," he said.
get of Y3,038,581,000 of which 46 versations with the Turkish and member that the nose is the im by the disclosure made by Patent Sixth Division, headed by General} The bright colouring of some
Special questions that affect per cent goes to the fighting forces French delegates.-British Wire-portant protection against respira Office officials in Washington that Chen Cheng, Vice Minister of War types of Japanese prints, for in- the Dutch East Indies alone and, they claim, the increases for less. Mr. Ford has been granted à pa-|--Union News.
stance, present a marked contrast are to be dealt with in- separ-civilian departments have been. tent for a car in which the engine!
with the dull colours mainly used ate negotiations, states an an-bloated" to disguise that enor- by western artists.
is mounted sideways over the rear axle.
QUEEN MARY'S SUCCESS
London, To-day.
13, 1986-
thoritative source.
In discussing landscape prints, | Ocean. Mr. Cressy remarked that Japan
Although no designs for the coachwork were submitted with
ix in many respects one of the the plans for this car, engineers
The Cunard Whitestar liner most beautiful countries in the who have examined the blue prints deposited at the
Queen Mary has carried over 42 world. Patent 000 passengers to date on her 14 In addition to the value of Japan- Office suggest they would pro- bably be used for a blunt-hosedound voyages between Southamp-ese prints from the artistic stand- point, they were also useful for: ton and New York.
This information is given by an their presentation of the spirit of
vehicle. This would have no 'bon-
t
to
the
net, and the driver would have official who added that the fan-Japan. Mr. Cressy displayed only the steering wheel and wind-cial results had been very satis- several prints which portrayed the screen between himself and the factory and fully justified the loyalty of the followers road. The tall of the car would company's policy in building the feudal lords and the great emphasis .be pointed.
great liner and her sister ship, which is placed upon the dignity This "tear-drop” design has al- British Wireless,
of the lord. ready been utilised in the United States by the makers of the "Scarab".car, the interior of which resembles a Pullman cosch, At Dearborn, Michigan, Ford oficials refused to say whether there were any definite plans for!
the manufacture of the new car..
Novel Design Tanks
For Britain's Army
Navy. This point will be stressed
GERMAN TRADE WITH HER FORMER COLONIES
Trans-mous proportion for the Army and
in the speech by Dr. K. Suzuki, president of the Seiyuksi Party, at the party convention on January
The
Berlin, To-day. most favoured nation
Įtory diseases and that this line is jmore easily penetrated after the nasal, membrane has been over- warked, as cccûrs in crowded and overheated: places such as thea tres, enemas, public conveysncas, etc.
INTERNATIONAL · 20. The wording of his, proposed elsuse for the import of German "The actual formula of a gargle
TRAFFIC
Customs Experts In Conference
Paris, To-day.
A committee composed of cas toms experts from various nations, including Germany, France, Bri- tain, Italy, Holland and Switzer-
speech led to a heated debate in commodities into Togoland and is of slight importance; in fact which the moderates and radicals the Cameroon's has been extended salt and water gargle ( spilt but reformed their ranks on to cover a further period of spounfal of common salt to 1⁄2 pint compromise.
three months, namely to April 20 warm water) is regarded as ade- fquate by many authorities. This Continued at foot of preceding Colex-Trans-Ocean
same formula may be used for douching the nose, but it is sidered by some that either olive
of Eucalyptus, or other suitabi wild antiseptic, of-any oily « Die ture, is less damaging to the DEMEI
RUGS LEFT AT CLEANERS PAWNED oil or a petroleum oil with a trace
land, has prepared an Internation- Detectives of the Shanghai Thus far, seven complaints have membranes. This is best inserted: al Traffic Agreement, following Municipal Police force are said been filed against Korty The warm into the nose with negotiatious hure.
to be looking for Mr. George Korff, signers of these, complaints are cinal dropper, the head being The agreement, which deals with believed to be an unrecognized officials of the Foreign TMCA thrown well backto enable the the entrance of private conveyances American of Russian parentage. Nichols Rug Company, the Caxa fluid to penetrate to the back of London, To-day. tion of the "ideal tank," but have into various countries, will be sub- The man disappeared from Shang-van Studios, Park Hotel, the Fette the throat.
Rag Company, Mr. J. W. White While game maska protectin The British Army will shortly decided to equip the British|mitted to an international confer hal more than one week ago. be equipped with mediums sized Forces with the best tanks now ence for consideration. Trans- Head of the Korff Karpet Clean-side of Anderson, Meyer and Cows the nose have a vine, it is qu
· FORTHCOMING WEDDING
ing Company, 1551 Bubbling Well pay and Major Swindler of the tionable whether the public and light tanks of a novel type, The assertion frequently made.
Boad, the man is sought in con- 4th US. Marines.
ever likely to adopt them este [according to a statement from the
under the threat of a greater in the press recently that tanks Continued from Next Columnnection with the misappropriation The forthcoming wedding of War Office department for me have become obsolete owing to the These-contentions will also be of 23 rugs, valued at more than The rugs were pawned about ger than is apparent at the Mr. Douglas Nairn Parsons, ad-chanisation”
progress made in the invention of stressed by other parties as we $10,000. The rugs had been as-three weeks ago, but all have been sent time. vertising manager, residing at Ini making the announcement it anti-tanic guns, was emphatically as the fact that enforcement of the signed to his care for clashing, it recovered, at the expenses of the "Finally, when inte No. 11, Kent Boed, and Miss Betty was pointed out that the authori- denied by an oficial of the War now taxation proposed will require is alleged, but instead of being owners. The rags were pawned tens "It is undesirabl Jean Spanking of No. 1 Lincoln ties of the British War Office Ofice at a public meeting Transmore, civil servants, involving cleaned, they were taken to a for about $605, only a fraction of mine the constatic Road, has been announced. Anot intend to wait for the inven-Ocer.
hesry sala
nightä.” pawn shop.
available.
Pa Ocean.
their real value.