THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JULY:6, 1940. 7
BUSINESS IN CANTON
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12.15 pum.--Morning Prayers, (Studio), 12.30 p.m.-Hoon Kong Calling.” 17 12 Jun.-land of FL.M.
Canton, July 5.
There has been no change in the overall situation
in Canton during the past month.
No panic is noticeable regarding the threatened Communist drive into South China, and it is unlikely that there will be any until the Nation- alist Government pull out, when looting is ex- pected.
Double Decker Trains For.
London
London, July 4, Plant** for double-decker trains to cut down over orgwding on London's sub- urban rall arterien aro In- ;cluded in a 340,000,000 tm- provement programmO for the capital's railway system Parlament to- presented to
day.
The programmie, which will more than double the exist. Ing underground system, with Lake 20 or 30 years to com. plote. Four new tubs #nes, Lotalfing 40% miles and cost. Bro sug. first priorities.NE
Precautions against looting and Arrangemenia have been made other disturbances huve been in Canton for a meeting between taken in Canton City and on the Generalissimo Chiny and Acting
Ing 114,000,000, Coldstream former Concession Island of Shu- [President Li Thung-jen, but whe-
contains meen, which
geated several ther such a meeting will be held here, in Talwan or elsewhere, has still to be decided.—Reuter-AAP.
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"MENESTHEUS"
1.35m News, Weather
Annettements,
325 p.m.-Interlude,
1. Excepte from
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property.
which
was
Repurt l The altitude of foreigners re- Kasding the future of Shameen is eflected in the intond's big build- log programe. The British are rebuilding, at large expense, their Consulate
burned down during the anti-British riots in January, 1948, and the Americans renovating are
the former Yokohama Specie Bank for URO UN N Consulate. the AL
Omelal business in Canton re- Var mains at a standstill, with ex- Programmia Presented | ports negligible, Smuggling_con- tinues on a large scale and any
available
Hanit is obtainable here at a
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The economic situation in can- tused, with the new Nationalist currency stil}
trial. The Hong Kong dollar has yet to be |replacod-even
Government South transactions
China's
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in
5.11 pm World Thest. The Main enrrency.
There is plenty of food,
of
ant
Ventow Shakespeare, ŝty arrangement with ;
by Willoin
the Bakeware Memorial aire, estimated that there are Stepford-On-Avon. (BBCJA),
cient stocks or importe Brid
stureira,
Allert Sauler And He or China-krown rice to feed Can- ton's 1,500,000 people unui Sep- (endostember.
8th July
28th July
9th Aug.
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Wishful Thinking
The lull in the military situa- lon continues, and there are no elgus of Communist General Lin Pino's dive down the Hankow- Canton Rallway developing. Lite in Changsha, the capital of Hu- dull and quiet, Province, and the few foreigners there in- tend to stay put,
Communist netivities in China w South Eastern Province of Fukten next major Indicate that their objentive may be the tes-export-
Foochow, at ing port of mouth of the Min River.
the
Denies Ship
Was Stopped
By Chinese
Nationalist
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POST OFFICE
MAIL NOTICE Outward Mails OUTWARD BEA MAIL TO U.E
morfaen mail to United Kingdom via Porta per 1.3.9, "Canton" will be closed
» followi—
GPO (Paresta) 5 p.m. July 7, (Rex-) 1.80 p.m. Juty R, (Ord.) 2 pm, July Kown CPQ: (Parcela) & p.m. July 7, (Reg.) 1 pm, July §. (Ded.) 1.30 p.m. July 8.
This mail to expreted to arrive at Loo den on or about August 8, 1949,
It is hereby notifed that all mall wr vieve for Shanghat, Tientsin and North China are temporarily expended,
Unives otherwise stated, Reglastered Arlicies and Purest Posts close 20 minute earlier than the ordinary mail. If mala elone before 10 .... Registered and Parel Poster elone at 5 p.m. on the pre- vio's day.
eloned Malle ATH
it Komlion Central Purl Offer half an hour earlier than the
A report that the Panaman- ian LST North Star was in- tercepted by Nationalist Navy destroyers and a war plane en route to Hong Kong from Yingkow ⋅ was denied by the Norwegian mas- ter, Mr. Rasmussen, yesterday,
"We saw a Chinese Air Force 0 eloxing times. olrcroft which passed by our ship, Later British cruiser come by," Mr. Rasinusson declared whieh approached regarding the_report. The report said that a Nation- fallst war plone flew low over the North Star to check her identity. The pilot flashed to the ship en- quiring bout her destination, original port and cargo.
Shortly afterwards, two Chinese Navy destroyers stopped the LST and also flashed for similar in- formation.
Both were apparently satisßed with the answers given by the shulp and permitted the North Star to proceed.
bristles and
of general
The Nerth Star arrived here on July I from the Communist port of Yingkow with 1,300 tons of soya beans, 800 tons of bean- cakes, 15 tons of more than 200 tons Manchurian cargo. To an ordinary striking force
This was one of her several would be the natural trips to the Red-held port
point for an in- jumping-off
Asked whether he would try to vasion of
of Generalisalmo Chiang visit the port again, Mr. Rasmus- Kai-shek's Island stronghold of sen declared that since the
without a Talwan, but
navy blockade is lon it would be un- and an air force it will have | wise to sail up North.
than more economic
thi
military
value to the Communists. Wishful thinking in Chinese eirdes in Canton suggests that delay in the Communists'
the
South China offensive is due to:
harvesting of
1.
July -The South China's rice;
2-Floods in Hunan and Klung Provincos; and
3.-Disease among the
Com-
munists' North China troops, whe
URBAN COUNCIL MEETING
Two applications for a milk shop and a cafe licence were refused by the Urban Council at its fortnightly meeting yes-
7.45 pm-17 Nuper-Cola Programme are not used to South China con- terday. The premises were said
9:00 pm-110, News,
2,18 pom-Norman Cloutier
Memorable Musir,
2,30 pm-The Dairy Farm Programm
ditions.
No Secret
A more likely reason for their
Va pan-Daner Time Waly Hermenapparent reluctance to march on
6.15 2000.-Monlight. Berenade,
0.34 The Carrier Programme, 14.04 1.1.1.B.C. Work News,
10.10 panocal News,
19.15 pun-Light Mode,
17.10 p.m.-Soft Iightm ■
Misale.
11.00 p.m.-Navitime,
Mufaight Clone Down.
Sweet
EVADED PAYING BUS FARE
A fine of $25 or aseven days in default was given to, Д ship's watchman, Chat Kai-kong, for evading payment of bus fare.
to Canton is the Communists' proven policy of eliminating dan gerous opposing forces before ex- Lending their civil administration commitments.
It is now no longer a secret in inton that, if and when the Communists arrive, the National Government will move en bloc
to be unsultable.
During last month a total of 132 licences were renewed; five were refused and 24 new licences issued.
In the same month, the Urban Council removed 453 squntter huts in Kowloon, and some 400 squalters were cleared from the ruined building of the Civil Ser- vants Club at Happy Valley
The month's activities included routine cleansing of a total of 13,910 floors, and 1,512 prosecu- to Chungking-with representa- tions in connection with offences tives of certain ministries in Tat-ogainst health regulations, wan-and the Provincial Govem- ment to Hoihow, capital of Hal- nan Island, of the South China const, which technically is part of Kwangtung Provinco,
Relations between the Canton Cabinet and Talwan, where the
Anuther charge of in person. ating o Police Ofeer for the purpose of evading payment of Generalissimo controls a sizeable the fare was withdrawn by the Air Force and a large slice of the prosecution,
'Treasury, still need clarification:
BY SKYMASTER with Sleeper Seats
BHARAT
WEDNESDAY, JULY
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TO, NO, 1.10 p... 3 pm, Airmail for Bwalow and Amoy, (Bag.)
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.30 ... (ON) 10 a.m, Airmail for Man)ia, (Reg.) Noon, (Ord.)
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p.m. (Orď.) 5.30 p.m. Airmalt for Baigon and Paris, (Nem.)
4.30 p.m.. 10nd) 4 p.m.
Closing Times by Bea Illhow, Pakhoi via Hothow and traite,
Noon. Awalow, 2 p.m.
U.S.A.,
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Closing Times by Ben
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Closing Times' by Air Airmail for Manila, Hondiale, USA and
Canada, (Reg.) 4.30 p.m., (Ord.)
p.m.
Harol
Alrmal) for Hulphong and
(Ret.) 4,30 p.m., (Ord.) 3 p.m.
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