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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 16, 1939.
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Ubery, Supronto-Cours
FIGHTING ALONG HONG KONG BORDER: JAPANESE LANDING
LONDON EXPLOSION
Grim picture taken immédiately after the terrific explosión in God. liman Street, near St. Paul's on August 4. He was just one of over a hundred, badly Injured. An inquiry into the disaster was opened. In London yesterday. Other pictures inside.
SIR PHILIP SASSOON'S
ESTATE
London, To-day.
Death duties payable on the £1,946,892 estate of Sir Philip Sassoon, First Com-
· missioner of works from
1937 till his death in June, will amount to £789,906.
Sir Philip Sassoon was Under Se- cretary for Air for a number of years and among his bequests is £5,000 to the Treasury Solicitor, the income to be applied at each half yearly pass-
RUMOURS OF SHANGHAI BLOCKADE
Chungking, To-day. Reports from Shanghai that the Japanese are making prepar- ations for a blockade of the In- ternational Settlement and French Concession, and that both admin- istrations have already embarked on far-reaching preparatory pre- cautions, have recélvéd great at- tention locally-Trans-Ocean.
ing out of cadets from the RAF CHINESE
Cadet. College at Cranwell, in a prize for the cadet, who, in the opinion of the commandant, shall be the all round, excepting the winner of the ...Sword of Honour.
best
He also left to the British Museum, the orginal of Earl Haig's famous or
PROTEST
London, To-day. communication“ which has been received from the Chinese Govern-
der of the day of April 19th, 1918-ment regarding the decision announc- British Wireless.
MEETING ADJOURNS
London, To-day
́éd last weekt, to hand over to the District Court the four Chinese held in the Tientsin Concession, is under. consideration in London.
It will be recalled that additional
JAPANESE TROOPS LANDED at Namtau early this morn-
ing.
Seven Japanese planes are hovering over Shumchun and
over Chinese territory along the border.
Gunfire is clearly audible in the New Territories and in
Shumchun.
COLONIAL MARKETING BOARD
London, To-day. First report of the Colonial Empire Mark ting Board, set up in 19 Jy Lord Har- lech, then Setary for the Colonies, to help the "colonial territories to develop their own sources of wealth to sell more goods and to sell those goods to better advantage," was issued yesterday.
الوسط و
These messages from the "China Mail"
representative were received from border this morning.
The Japanese troops, the num- ber which has hot yet been as- cortained, were reported to be striking eastwards In the 'direc- tion of Shumchun.
Since 8 a.m. Seven Japanese planes have been cruising over Shumchun. is believed that the aircraft have been but no bombs have been dropped. It sent up to report on the movements of guerillas around Shumchun.
H.K. PRECAUTIONS
Special precautions are being taken by the Police in the New Territories against a possible general, stampede of refugees into British territory.
Mr. F. E. E. Booker, Superin- tendent of Police, New Terri- tories, personally proceeded to the border to take charge of the situation.
The board began operations in March, 1998, and its work during the first year can be divided into
Latest reports disclose that a few main sections-the first, to put into Shumchun into British territory.
two refugees have already crossed from the mind of the general public at home a far clearer picture of tain's possessions overseas; secondly, to investigate and improve ways which the leading colonial products are brought to market.
The planes are still overhead but no Bri-bombs have yet been dropped."
in
NOTICE GIVEN
The military authorities informed
Japanese intention to
commence
Among the means which the Board the China Mall" that notice of the is employing to create interest in the operations in the vicinity of the bor- resources of the Colonial Empire are der was given to the
British
au-
a short, brightly written book on the thorities in accordance with the un- history and development of the Col-derstanding reached following the in- onies which will appear shortly, and cidents of the end of last November. films, which are in production, show- ing how the Colonies are administer- ed and their populations cared for.
EXHIBITION DISPLAYS The Glasgow Exhibition and the New York World Fair have provided other opportunities which the Board has seized to bring Britain's distant possessions before millions of eyes.
Plans are being made to ensure that at similar future exhibitions, the Col- onies and their resources shall be more attractively presented.
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company from the Middlesex Rajputana Rifles are Regiment and a company from the British border in the Territories to manning the assist the Police.
A number of refugees are flowing over the border into British territory.
The Japanese have reached the out- skirts of Shumchun and are expected an-within the next hour, and
to enter the Chinese border town
The Board's Secretariat has dled enquiries relating to over fifty
The number of Japanese troops-has
different Colonial products ranging not yet been ascertained but is re- alphabetically from agaragar to wool. ported to be a large number.
Detailed marketing
investigations
have followed in the cases of arrow- root, fresh limės, flax ́and passion fruit juice-British Wireless.
KWANGSI RAIDS
Kwellin, To-day.
Some 23 Japanese planes again car-
CHURCHILL TOUR
London; To-day.
ried out mass bombing raids over towns in Kwangsi, including Wuchow, Lungchow, Ningming, Kweining, and visited the sector of the Maginot Line ester Mr... Winston Churchill yesterday Shumkat. Fires were started near Strasbourg, in the company Kweiping, west of Wuchow-Central General Georges, the French Chief of
British Wireless.
News."
SALVATION ARMY HAY AUTOGRACY
evidence in connection with the THE HIGH COUNCIL of the Salvation charges against the four accused, pré-
After sittings lasting 7 hours in all,viously withheld by the Japanese
-the High Counell of the... Salvation Army at clapton yesterday, aðƒðurr
till to-day.
The deliberations, “were mainly with matters of the appointment, of
--an official communique
∙ness was dealt with in
of harmony and
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authorities, was recently made avail- Able and. examination was found tate the handing over of the có with the normal Concession in, police Wireless.
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goodwill.
London, To-day. Ambassador was amorig. allers at the Foreign
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melave at Clapton, to appoint a new succession to Tuneral Evangeline in a silent battle over the powers of
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