THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 1, 1941.
JAPAN GETS TO WORK IN DUTCH EAST
INDIES
Discussions Open For Trade Resumption
CABINET HOLDS
Monetary PRESSURE THAILAND'S Issues Under IN CHINA
Study
INDICATING THAT
DETERMINED EF- FORTS WILL BE MADE FOR THE RESUMP- TION OF TRADE BETWEEN JAPAN AND THE DUTCH EAST INDIES, CONVERSATIONS FOR A NEW MONETARY ARRANGEMENT WERE INITIATED YESTERDAY, SAYS A JAPANESE REPORT FROM BATAVIA.
The conversations were held between Mr. Inagawa, Batavia manager of the Yokohama Specie Bank, and M. Witers, President of the Bank of Java.
Mr
MADE
IN 1 hizawa, Japanese
COIL SHOULD BE con sul-general, and M van
Mook, AMERICAN DOLLARS, SFTTLE-
LONGER Director of the Economic Affairs MENTS COULD NO Bureau.
THE
will meet in the next BE MADE BECAUSE OF
FREEZING. few days to discuss commercial AMERICAN relations, disrupted by the freez- ing orders.
Informed quarters believe
be concluded,
provisional arrangements
abling trade resumption
REGARDING THE
en. will
PETRO-
“Kokumin" Warning
The Tokyo "Kokumin Shimbun' warns the Netherlands East Indies that it will be fortunate for her- self
realises if the N.E.1,
the
LEUM ISSUE, A SPOKESMAN motive for the increase of Japan- OF THE BATAVIA
GOVERN- | ese troops
in Indo-China,
and
MENT DECLARED THAT IN that to follow United States or VIEW OF A PROVISION IN British leadership is in itself a THE DUTCH-JAPANESE AC-
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According to reports reaching Chungking, Japan originally planned
withdraw to
400,000 troops from China for operations in the South Seas and in Manchuria.
North
Japan is probably withdrawing and 100,000 troops at present there are signs of withdrawals from Central China, although de- Anite figures cannot be obtained at present, the Chinese spokesman said yesterday afternoon.
Withdrawals from China have already begun. The spokesman said these with- the combined drawals,
with
Indo- of occupation Japanese China, have resulted in little at- tivity on the Sino-Japanese fronts! outside the aerial bombings of Chungking. -- Reuter,
July's Trying Weather
The
main feature
the July weather,
Belgium Maru
SUDDEN MEETING Attached
Within 24 hours of the usual weekly held on meeting Wednesday, an ex- traordinary meeting of the Thai Cabinet was held at the Suan- kulab Palace, the Premier's official re- sidence in Bangkok, yesterday morning.
It is presumed latest developments in the Far Eastern situation were discussed. Reuter.
CHINESE TRAFFIC
OFFENDERS
A number of
Chinese traffic
H.
offenders were dealt by Mr. C. Macnamara at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning.
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For smoking whilst driving public car on July 10, Tsoi Lal, was fined $2. Accused way al- leged to have had only one hand un the wheel.
A fine of $5 was imposed on Cheung Shek for driving lorry, No. 1587, without due care and
of caution in Castle Peak Road on says 'July 8. Defendant backed with- out looking behind, severely the Director of the Royal damaging a tricycle.
Observatory, was the un- of usual
persistence
ก
Alleged to have overtaken Chinese Traffic Inspector's motor the side cycle on the left
in
south-westerly winds, Nathan Road controlled area on July 11, Lam Ming-shu was fined; with the associated warm $5. and humid conditions
which made the month CUSTOMS
so trying for the general public.
fell during the was well
The near
Much rain month and sunshine below the approach of the two typhoons at the beginning of the month and
average.
PASS
ACCIDENT
Dr. W. G. Mackie, of
the following week-end produced
apart No. 33, Hatton Road, ren-
winds of gale force, but
from this, wind velocities below normal.
were dered first aid in a motor accident shortly after
A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE nine o'clock this morning
OF 91.7 DEG. F. WAS RECORD-
ED ON THE 21ST, A MINIMUM When driving along Cus- OF 74.0 DEG. ON THE 7TH, THE toms Pass Road. AVERAGE TEMPERATURE BE- 1.2 DEG ING 83.3 DEG. OR ABOVE NORMAL.
Relative humidity for the month was normal at 83 per cent. general discomfort being due to a persistence of daily percentages in the region of 80, rather than the occurrence of unusually high
values.
DO
Relative humidity reached per cent. on one day only...
Duration of bright sunshine of 17 177 hours was 35 hours or
Cloud per cent. below normal, percentage was 78 against average for July of
of 69.
an
21,455
During the month Inches of rain fall, half of it during the period of the second typhoon, viz. 6th to 7th,
The total was 6.3 inches above average and there were only eight days without rain. A simi- lar preponderance of rain and lack of sunshine occurred in July last year. Six thunderstorms occurred but lightning was ob- served on eleven days.
Associated with the typhoons, maximum wind gusts of 73 m.p.h. on the 0th: 72 on the 1st and 65 on the 7th were recorded at the Royal Observatory. Corres ponding values at the Peak were 81, 92 and 71 respectively.
The attachment on the Japanese steamer Manila Maru has been transfer- red to its sistership, the Belgium Maru, which ar- rived in Capetown from Durban yesterday.
A supplementary writ of. at- tachment granted on July 29 on
second behalf of a
group of merchants, however, still applies to the Manila Maru.
The position thus is that both Japanese ships are now attached though no objection is likely to be taken by the second applicants against the transfer of the writ is to the Belgium Maru, which the ship in which they are direct-
Reuter. ly interested.
STOP PRESS
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The Family of the late Mrs. Guilhermina Leong Hing-kee ex- . Dr. Mackie was driving down press their deep gratitude to all the slope when he was overtaken friends and relatives for their ex- by a lorry, No. 5957, driven by pression of sympathy, floral tri- Chau Yuk-hau, which after over-butes and attendance at the fun
be celebrated at the Roman taking, knocked down a pedes-eral. A High Requiem Mass will trian, Wong Yau, 20.
!
Wong received severe injuries Catholic Cathedral, Caine Road, on and was promptly given attention Saturday, 2nd August 1941 at 7:30 by Dr. Mackie and later remova.m. All relatives and friends are ed to Kowloon; Hospital in a cordially invited. serious condition:
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