THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 18, 1939
DEATH OF SIR CHINESE
Kitty WM. POPE
(Nalezed by Tho liell Syndicate, Inc. J
The office stenog says these long week-ends tend to make one's nose look like a "beak-on" light.
LONDON, TO-DAY.
THE DEATH HAS OCCURRED OF SIR WILLIAM POPE, PROFESSOR OF CHEMISTRY AT CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1908.
Inven-
SUCCESSES IN SHANSI
Chungking, To-day. Yesterday's reports of suc- A member of the Panel of Consultants [cesses by the Chinese forces of Lord Fisher's Admiralty tions Board in 1915, he is chiefly noted in the south-east of Shansi for his discovery of a cheap method of province was given due pro- producing mustard-gas.
minence by the press here.
According to Chinese reports, the Japanese forces in south-east Shansi, with bases at Tungyangkwan,
and Hokwan, Changchi
Changtze, launched a drive on October 8 south- wards along the highway between Changchi and Kaoping, towards Kang- ping.
No so, well known is the fact that The was the discover of the optical ac- tivity due to assymetry of the nitro- gen, sulphur, selanium and tin atoms. --Reuter.
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The demand rate on the Hong Kong dollar.to-day was 1/2-13/16.
Silver was quoted at 23-1/18 for spot and 22-7/16 forward.
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Those taking part in the drive in- cluded 15,000 Japanese cavalry troops and 7,000 infantrymen, supported by 80 field pieces, 140 tanks and moured cars and more than 20 war 'planes, it is stated.
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While the Chinese forces were re- ad- vance on the highway, other bodies| of Chinese troops attacked the Ja- panese flanks on the east and west, these reports say.
ATTACK REPULSED
After ten days of severe fighting, field despatches from the Shansi front claim, the Chinese finally succeeded in repulsing the attack and driving the Japanese back towards their bases.
further The Chinese forces, it is claimed, are now converging on Japanese bases.
the
More than 10,000 men are reported to have been lost by the Japanese- Reuter.
COUNTESS HAIG PASSES
LONDON, TO-DAY.
THE DEATH HAS OCCURRED OF THE COUNTESS HAIG, WIDOW OF THE LATE EARL HAIG, BRITISH COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF DURING THE GREAT WAR.
Countess Halg was the Hon. Doro- thy Vivian before her marriage and is the author of two books, “Ą Scottish Tour," published in 1935, and "The Man I Knew," published 1936.
LOCAL SHARES
Following is the Hst of changes and enquiries in local share quotations to- day:
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BANKS
Hong Kong Bank $1270 b.
MINING
Raubs $9 b.
PUBLIC UTILITIES
Telephones (Old) $20 b.
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MANILA SHARES Antamoks Ps. .13 sa. Atoks Ps. .14% b. Baguio Gold Ps. .13 Batong Buhay Ps. .0085 b. Benguet Consol. Ps. 9.70 b. Big Wedge Ps 17 b. Coco Grove Ps. .11% b. Consol. Mines Ps. .0035 b. · Demonstrations Ps. .08% b. I.X.L. Ps. .34 b. Ipo Gold Ps. .10% b. Itogons Ps. .161⁄2 sa. Masbates Ps. .08 Mind. Mother Lode. Ps. .06% b. Mine Operation Ps. .08 sa. North Camarines Ps. .121⁄2 b. Paracale Gumaus Ps. .15 b. San Mauricio Ps. .65 sa. Suyoc Consol. Ps. .10 b. Syndicate Inv. Ps. .02 b. United Paracales Ps 24, b.
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SUICIDE ATTEMPT
A 67-year-old patient in the Kwong Wah Hospital attempted to hang himself in the hospital's lavatory at 8 p.m. yesterday. The man, Li Fuk, was in very bad health. He was later admitted to the Kowloon Hos- pital.
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Their only son, the present (2nd) Earl Haig, is just over 21 age. - Reuter.
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