JAPANESE MOVE ON BRITISH SECTOR ISSUE
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")
Rear-Admiral Mori- ji Takeda, Comman- der-in-Chief of the
Japanese Special Landing Party, acting as chairman of the Shanghai joint de-
fence committee, to- day proposed that the commanders of the respective
garrisons
hold a special meet- ing on Thursday. The decide meeting will which defence force will take over police duties within the Bri- tish defence sector after the withdrawal of the British troops. -Havas.
H.K. ACCEPTS AN INVITATION
JAPANESE FLOODING
CHINA
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")
Despite the restrictions imposed since May 20 on the entry of Japanese into China the Japanese popu- ¡lation has increased
steadily in China since.
A census taken by the depart- ment of East Asia' bureau in the Japanese Foreign Office shows the total number of Japanese residing] in China was 452,000, an increase of 58,000 over April 1.
The number of Japanese large centres were as follows:
Kalgan 20,500; Peiping 67,000; Tientsin 51,000;
Tsingtao 32,000;
Tsinanfu 18,000; Nanking 10,000;
Shanghai 73,000; Hankow 8,000; Canton 8,500; Amoy 8,800; Swatow 1,700; Hong Kong 937.
Havas.
THE ANNIVERSARY
aud
IN HONG KONG
in
THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 13, 1940
This is not an illustration of what petrol rationing has done to London's streets. The picture shows munition workers cycling to work early on a Sunday morning.
JAPANESE
CONTRACT WITH REICH
[SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"]
FOLLOWING NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE GERMAN CONCERN "AEG," A CONTRACT WAS (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")
SIGNED IN TOKYO YESTER DAY FOR THE ESTABLISH: Zealand Australia, New
MENT OF TWO UTILITY COM. South Africa have accepted in-
PANIES, ONE IN TOKYO AND vitations to participate in the Ein-
CHINA. WITH THE pire Conference at New Delhi next The Third Anniversary of the ONE IN
JOINT PARTICIPATION OF October when the question of war outbreak of hostilities in Shang-
AND JAPANESE supplies will be discussed. hai was commemorated quietly by GERMAN
CAPITAL.
Burma. Ceylon and Hong Kong the Chinese community in Hong} The contract was negotiated by
will be among the territories re- Kong. All businesses continued as presented, while the Governors of usual and the only function British possessions in East Africa connection with are also sending delegates.
in Mr. Konfayashi, Ministry of In- dustry and Commerce, on behalf the celebration; was the holding of a meeting of of the Tokyo Electric Light Co. of Replies are still awaited from representatives of Chinese schools which he is a former chairman South Rhodesia and Malaya. and other organisations at the Po of the board of directors. Havas.
Hing Theatre in Kowloon.
ANNOUNCING
THE PRINCE-
THE
ARRIVAL
OF
NEW SUPPLIES
OF
DAKS
He undertook the negotiations when visiting Germany in April this year as a member of the Ja- panese economic mission which visited Germany and Italy.
The plan is subject to the ap- proval of the Japanese and Ger- -man Governments. The business of the two new firms would in- clude the laying of power lines
apparatus of all types,-Havas....
OF SLACKS and the production of electrical
FOR MEN
THERE IS NOTHING SO
LEATHER FROM EELS
(Special to "China Mail'')
THE MASS PRODUCTION OF LEATHER FROM A SPECIAL TYPE OF EEL FOUND IN THE KOREAN STRAITS WILL BE STARTED SHORTLY BY A JA- PANESE FIRM WHICH RE- GENTLY INVESTED THREE MILLION YEN IN THIS ENTER- PRISE.
The eels are a little over a.foot in length and are blind. They are found in deep water where they attack large fish like sharks; by burying their heads deep_in] the victim's stomach and sucking their blood.
Their skin is a fine substitute; PRACTICAL AND COM- for leather in the manufacture of FORTABLE IN THE gloves and handbags. WEARING AS DAKS
•
Oil from the-cels is purchased THEY GIVE THE MAXI- and is believed to contain a con-
in large lots by Osaka chemists! MUM OF EASE AS ALSO siderable amount of hormones, OF PRIDE IN THEIR Havas.
POSSESSION. CUT & FASHIONED. FROM SUPERB MATERIALS. WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE ARE NOW ABLE TO SUP. PLY THESE IN ALL SIZES & IN A VARIETY
OF FABRICS. IN GREY, BROWN, FAWN 'AND GREEN,
TYPHOON FORMING EAST OF LUZON
A typhoon is probably develop-
FLANNELS, GABARDINE, CRASH, CORDUROY, AND TROPI-ing to the cast of South Luzon,
AL WORSTEDS.
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· IN A FULL RANGE OF SIZES
the Royal Observatory reported this morning.
Pressure is highest over the Pacific to the cast of Japan, and is relatively low over North China: and the Pacific to the east of the: Philippines.
STOP PRESS
According to reports re- ceived to-day from French Indo-China, the Chinese Gov- ernment representative in Haiphong has had a series of conferences with Admiral J. Decoux recently and that Ad-... miral Decoux gave assurances will that everything possible
be done to re-open the border for the transport of merchan- dise by Chinese business con- cerns.
It was learned this after- noon that eight "casualties" occurred in No. 1 Machine Gun Company, H.K.V.D.C., some of them suffering from the effects of the sun, follow- ing all-day manning exercises yesterday.
It was announced in Mos- cow to-day that the extension to August 6, 1941, of the trade agreement between the Soviet and the United States has now been ratifled by the Council of People's Commis- sars and the President of the United States.-Reuter.
Extensive German air ac tivity over several parts of England and Wales continued during the night and bombs,.. were dropped" in the south- east, north-west and south- west districts of England: Many German roiders, how- ever, hung over the sea
and beat a hasty retreat when British fighters approached. German bombers attacked. Wales during a raid lasting several hours this morning. Bombs were dropped on 'coastal towns where housés. were damaged and a number of casualties occurred. The raiders were repeatedly driv- en off by gunfire.-Reuter.
WE ADVISE AN EARLY-VISIT
WILLIAM POWELL LTD
10, ICE HOUSE STREET.
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