"Perhaps I'm hard to please
When I was younger
I didn't much care what I ate or drank or
.smoked. But nowadays I take my pleas
ures, not sadly but seriously. I suppose you
would call me faddy. I hate to be put off with second- best, no matter what it is. I won't eat a peach unless it is English. If I order caviare it must be Beluga.
You see what I mean about whisky. While I can obtain a whisky as soft
Drug Traffic In International
Settlement
THE CHINA MAIK,
London, To-day.
In a written reply in the House of Commons to Mr. Valentine la Touche McEntee, (Labour, Walthamstow, West), Mr. R. A. Butler said that he could not, on the information he pos sessed, say whether there had been an increase in the sales of dangerous drugs in the Interna- tional Settlement of Shanghai.
With regard to the sources, it was believed from the opium seized during 1937, that the consign- ments came from both North and South China, while the heroin was thought to have come mainly from the North.
ALLEGED SPY
and smooth as a fine liqueur, RING RAIDED IN
why on earth should. I be
put off with anything less than White Horse? I
admit that perhaps I am hard to please - but take it from me, it pays."
WHITE HORSE
CANTON
ar-
In reply to Mr. J. W. Banfield, (Labour, Wednesbury), Mr. Butler stated that 225 persons, were rested in 1937, by the Police in the International Settlement of Shang- hai for being concerned in the sale of opium and narcotic drugs.
Statistics showed that of these persons, 144 were Chinese, 97 were Koreans, 13 were Japanese and one gave his nationality as that of a Mr. Butler's said that he
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CANTON, TO-DAY. Latvian. AN IMPORTANT ARREST, was not informed with regard to IN CONNECTION WITH THE the arrests by the police force in ALLEGED EXISTENCE OF AN the French Concession. ORGANISATION ENGAGED IN Replying to Lt.-Com. R. TH| ESPIONAGE IN CANTON, Fletcher, (Labour, Nuneaton), Mr. TOOK PLACE YESTERDAY, Butler said that he thought the SHORTLY AFTER 12 NOON, Foreign Office had called on WHEN THE AUTHORITIES Consular Authorities for a report. The Worl
WHISKY CARRIED OUT A RAID ON A
You can tell it blindfold!
Sole Agents for South China; Jardine Matheson & Co. Ltd.
TAILOR'S SHOP IN WEI LUNG LANE, OFF CHUNG WAH ROAD CENTRAL.
RAILWAY PROTEST.
the
Mr. I. C. Hannah, (Conservative, Bilson), called attention to the fact Over 20 persons, mostly young
that the Japanese government had women, were found on the pre- mises and are now being held in presented five basic shares of the Central the custody of the military au- railways in North and
China to Japanese-charter com- thorities for investigations.
panies, to the value of 38 million Large quantities of letters and yen and urged that a protest be documents, including maps of made against this as such shares Canton and the surrounding dis- have priority over the British
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CHEE HING CO., COAL MERCHANTS tricts, and other materials used capital invested in these lines.
(16, Connaught Road, Ctl., 2nd Floor, Telephone 27860) · WHOLESALE & RETAIL DEALERS
SAMARINDA O.B.M. DYAK COAL
NATAL NAVIGATION COAL both good for Bunkers, Galleys, Factories, etc. For Prices apply to-
MR. PONG WING TONG, Manager.
CAUTION: No Other Branch Office.
in espionage work, were discover- Mr. Butler replied that the char- ed in the little tailor's shop. ter companies were not formed uns These are now being examined by til October and quoted a Japanese the authorities.
press report saying that the "draft
It is believed that the raid of articles of the association pro will lead to the discovery of vide that the Japanese government branch organisations, engaged in subscribe 175 million and 50 mila similar work on behalf of lion yen, half the total of the capl- Japan, in Canton and interior talization of the North China and towns.
Central China companies, respec-
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It was stated that the move-tively, and from these amounts 30.5 ments of the inmates of the shop million yen for the Central China have been under observation for company, for example, are to be in some time.
Our Own Corres- the form of railway rolling stock"Pawell pondent.
-Reuter.
Bringing Up Father
MY DEAR-HOW CAN YOU LIVE DOWN HERE IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD? IT'S SO BENEATH YOUR SOCIAL STANDING-
WELLI DO INTEND TO MOVE SOME DAY-BUT NOT NOW-1 HEARD. MY! HUSBAND TALKING OF: A DIAMOND OVER THE PHONE THIS MORNING- SO I MUST TRY TO PLEASE HIM ---
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