CHINA MAT
MORGENTHAU PROPOUNDS NEWEST DEAL
New York, Today. Opposing the revival of "pump-
unnecessary, the Secretary of the Treasury, Mr. Henry Morgenthan, yesterday pledged the Administration balance the budget by cutting- penditures.
POOTUNG AREA UNDER CONTROL
OF JAPANESE
effectively
Nearly two brigades were landed Poo- in the NYK Wharf tung this morning and by 10.30 am they had established control over the greater part of the term- tory nearest the river
Mr. Morgenthau advocated a re- The Chinese troops are believed duction of $659,000,000 by spending to have crossed the Whangpoo and less on relief, highways, public joined the defenders of Nantao- works and agriculture, and also Our Own Correspondent. advocated broadening the base of income tax so that more persons would pay the tax.
He suggested abolition of some of the consumer or "nuisance taxes.
Mr. Morgenthau added that the basic need to-day to foster fall application of the driving force of private capital
ARMISTICE PLEA DENIED
Barcelona, To-day
The Spanish Government em
GOVERNOR PAYING OFFICIAL VISIT TO CANTON
Canton, To-day. HE Sir Geofry Northcote, Governor of Hong Kong, will short- pay an official visit to Canton in crder to meet leading Chimese off- cials, according to local vernacular
The exact date of his arrival is not yet
International News Agency
A representative of Mr. Wa Te-
phatically denies press reports that chen, Governor of
ung visit-
it had requested an armistice of ed Government House a few days
eral Franco.
Ans-Oceane
ago
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STOP PRESS
Tsinamfu
Indications that the Japanese
in North China will
tempt to
towards the Yellow River
the Perping-Hankow and Lien
tsin-Pukow fronts, are bore
out by military despatches
ing
that the Japanese are mas
ing large numbers of troops-
Tehchow and Shuuteh
20,000, have
thes
Our Own Cor
WANGHAL FRE OUTBREAK
A fire broke out at No. 6, Mal Hory Street, Wanchai, shortly after 1.45 this afternoon, and destroyed all the first floor of the building.
Three fire brigade engines, der Mr. FizHenry were called out to inguish the blaze, which start- ed in the kitchen at the rear of the
ises
damag
ground floor was
the nd foor
while there were no
Mee Yin Go
bers carried out
according
received
here this morning
bombers
aded the
respondent
The final resul
-Day collection is not yet known,
but it will exceed $5,000 Totals
already received include $2,855
On the Hong Kong side and
$2,150 on the Kowloon side
Cricket: HK.C.
HKC.C 270 for
(Richardson, 50: Owen-Hughes,
129)
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