CHINESE LOANS Continued Strength All Round
London, Mar. 23. There is continued strength in Chinese loans, especially in Birch Crisps and Rëorgs. Hukuang show- ing increases of between six and to engine trouble, the Czech aut- Under the initiative of the com- three points in the past month at- horities found a Stormtroop mem-mittee of the international univer- tacts attention. The chief cause bership card among his papers,
sities assistance, 8.11 economic is purchases in recent months by The Shell Company who organ-conference will take place from insurance companies mixing their Ised the flight have already taken the 24th to the 28th of March, in investments to even their returns. steps to obtain Gothold's release. which will participate delegations since the reduction of interest in -Transocean Kuo Min.
of the University associations of Home gilt-edged securities. Russia, Italy, France, Germany,
The approaching extinction of Great Britain and the United the 1898 Loan make Reorgs a States. The Committee of the second charge on the Customs, and Fascist University group will send the Chinese Government's inten- a delegation which will present alve. work on the Hukuang Rail- four reports in which the corpora- way also "creates a good impres tive fascist state is examined in slon.-Reuter, detail and the new necessity for the reform of the League of Na- to make possibic the economie International operation is pointed out.-Trans- Ocean Kuo - Mín,
and in this connection the exche- | (From Our Special Correspondent). So far as the question of a sultable site is concerned, we fearquer of the Clubs would be con- that it will prove a somewhat siderably augmented. We feel sure one; In the old days that the members, of these Clubs difficult
were two public bathing would not begrudge the public one beaches one at North Point and day a week and if this suggestion the other in Kennedy Town, or the is going to be given a trial, it will other extreme of the island--but mean that the public will have at for purposes of "Industrial develop-least five days each week in which ment." the apology for a bathing they can go to an easily accessible. beach in North Point was closed beach ag toere are the South China, Chinese 'Bathing Club, last summer and the result wILS
tions in order Chinese Athletic Association, Chin- that the people who could not afford to go out, to Repulse Bay or ese Y.M.C.A., and Chinese Civil the more remote beaches had to Service Clab beaches along North
Point use the beach at Kennedy Town
at every move.
GRAF ZEPPELIN'S PROGRAMME
Friedrichshafen, March 22. Eleven crossings to South America with Pernambuco and Rio de Janeiro as ports of destina tion will be taken by the globe airship, Graf Zeppelin, in the course of this year, according to a complete schedule witch has just been published by the Zeppe-
in Company.
The Fukienese militia gave consider able trouble to the 19th Routa Army, and their leader General Tu Ch'i Yun was responsible for the recapture of Amoy from the 19th Route Army on ba The dirigible will take off from or do away with swimming alto- The other alternative would be
half of the Nanking authorities. How here on May 26 and subsequent gether. It is, of course, a well-for the Government to run a bath-ever, General Tu was executed at departures are scheduled for June known fact that the Kennedy Town | ing beach in Deep Water Bay and Nanking by order of General Chiang beach is far from being perfect. in conjunction with this, a motor Kai Shek, as the former conspired 8 and 23, July 21, August 4 and 18, For one thing the number of stones bus service. Charges of 50 cents with the, ronine at Amoy for his own September 1, 15 and 29, as well.
end.
as October 13 and 27. on the sea-bed makes it not only or 75 cents would be made per
This time table, however, is undesirable, but also dangerous to person for, the return trip and the
The execution of General Tu and swim in anything but deep water, privilege to use the dressing rooms, another leader named Tau created. subject to changes especially in season when weather and consequently those who are and if a tea pavilion were run as unfavourable reactions in the camp of the late learning to swim are forced to do well, then quite a lot of good may attempting to embarrass General Transocean Kuo Min,
the native militia, who are now
'conditions are less dependable.- so under unpleasant conditions.. be, achieved. True, the profits, Chiang Ting Wen, officer commanding Then the dressing rooms were not any, will not be of very generous Nanking troops in Fukien. He has what one may term as "comfort proportions, but the authorities will now to deal with the local militia able" and in all, the public "had have done the community at large before his troops can push into Kiang
porate the local forces into Nanking
to put up with a great deal of in- a good turn, and that alone, we si. An effort is being made to incor conventence in order that they submit, should warrant the step might get an hour in the water. being taken. This inconvenience was emphasised
GERMAN INDUSTRIAL
SLOW DEATH THREATENS
Goldsborough Bill
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KWANGTUNG'S FINANCES
Yields From New Taxes
(From Our Special Correspondent)
Canton. March 23.
to a considerable degree by reason There is not the slightest doubt of the fact that the water restric-regarding the benefits that may be tions were on, and on the whole, derived from a swim daily, during Government, ia ranking divi tons were made in twenty four hands of the Treasury it would expenditures were $2,948,995.43. so far as the swimming community summer. We are always having asions in that province. ~ New taxes are working days against 817,392 tons "forbid gold redemption in ariy cuz-
Hong Kong's extremely trying
National revenues collected. i Kwangtang province for February PROGRESS
suffered a deficit, while a small sur Berlin, March 22.
Washington, Mar. 23.plus is available in provincial income The rate at which the improve-
same month, according to Slow death is threatening the for the units, but the Fukienese decline to ment in German economic life is Goldsborough Bill, as the measure
official figures made public to day.
National revenues word 84,937,003,51 be so enlisted.
indicated by the conflicts with the Administration, and expenditures In the meantime, General Chen Yi, progressing, is
amounted to Chairman of the Fukien Provincial increasing production of raw steel policy. By taking control of gold
$8,000,638,054
Provincial revenues fands to
In February, 1934 when 829,269 stabilisation operations put of the were calculated at $3,520,848.49, while support the fourteen
Among the provincial incomes, it is significant that the tax on imported rice and other agricultural foodstuffs portent to 8287,183,99 month, Now that rico tax is increased income in this direction will be in- purchased or the silver and gold creased hereafter. This tax has been Business Research has just pub ratio of sixteen to one is achieved, effective since last September
Another new tax that yields good that It is similar to the Wheeler Bill returns is the excise, on oil, which is lished figures showing German Industrial production as which is considered unlikely to 83.00 Mox. per can of five gallons. a whole has recovered, the 40 per ever receive administration ap- This tax netted $288,236.64 for leat
month. cent decline being brought about proval-Reuter.
a total of a billion ounces has been
for
was concerned, last summer was indeed a dreadful one,
water shortage and in cases where introduced to provide military funds, in 28. working days, that is, an rency except for the settlement of there are too many people sharing at the thrifty and conservative Fa- increase of 9.1 per cent. on the international balances. But no amount of crying over a fat, the hours when the water kientes believe that the burden is too dally output.
The Bilver Amendment authorises spilt milk will do us any good is on do not always at in so that heavy and are unwilling to pa anti-1934 is just 77.9 per cent, higher | fifty million ounces monthly untu$1.00 Mox to $1.20 Mex. per picul, the What we want now is action on the everyone can have a bath every
The production for February, the purchase of silver bullion of During the past few days, the part of the authorities in order day. This dificulty may be allayed Communist campaign is directed from than in February, 1933 that we might be able to have our if we had more bathing beaches Nanchang, and General Chiang Kai daily swim this coming summer and we therefore put forth this Shek claims the capture of Kwang The first thing that naturally plea very strongly on behalf of the Chang, a Rede stronghold in Central comes to mind is: Where can a public--that the Government will Kwangsi, Farther advance will take suitable site be found? North Point' do its best to provide Hong Kong place when the detachments from we venture to suggest, is out or with better bathing facilities this Fukien and Kwangtung 'more up to the question. All the foreshore, or summer.
Kwangsi
The German Institute