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to stay, realising apparently that they would not come off well from an election at this juncture..

World financial news will be With the convocation of the Shehsien. Anyang. Chihsien, Linh- The Press this morning expresses satisfaction

Congress coming nearer, political sien and. Nelhuang are shrivelled found in our Money and Market at the provisional

Page 12 solution of the crists, emphasizing

relations between Canton and up by the relentless rays of the section. that it strengthens president Dou-There is a feeling that the Con- Nanking are getting more terise.

Round the Courts, a resume of mergue's personal position and in- fluence.

"Petit Parisien" declares The World Court judge has no that the country will learn with connection with the Nanking Gov-relief of the happy solution. ernment and may not proceed to the capital. Press dispatches stat- ing that Dr. Wang has to submit a. report to Nanking are incorrect.

Peace Preservation Parizy

A meeting was held to-day by high military.officers to reorganize the protective guards" of Kwang- tung. Plans are reached on how to reorganize this corps which is to be placed under the direct con- trol of the First Group Army in- stead of the county magistrates of pacification commissioners.

Farm taxes are to be remitted to Canton and will be devoted for the

maintenance of these guards; who are to protect the internal peace of the province.

Transocean Kuo Min.

NO NEWS TO PRESS (Special to the "Hong Kong Dally Press" (Copyright.)]"

Paris, July 24. Downergbe returned to Paris on Tuesday morning but declined to make any statement to the Press, and remarked crytically that he knew what the solution to the situation had to be.

gress will dissolve the South-west Political Council and the Kuomin tang. South-west Executive Com-

mittee. »

Leaders here look to Mr. Bu Han Min to save the situation. This Hong Kong resident has opposed the resumption of through train service between Peiping and Shen- yang (Mukden) and the general, polley of Nanking towards Japan. It is earned that the South-west will either exert some control over the Congress or ignore it.

The presence in Canton of Gen-.. The upshot of the cabinet meet-erals Li Chung Jen, and Pat Hsung ing later in the afternoon. was H. Kwangsi military leaders, that for the time being, no change shows that they are wanted for will take place, both Tardieu and frequent consultation and confer- Herriot

remaining. Doumergue ence. It is said that Mr. Hu Han succeeded in convincing his collea-Mm's views are fully endorsed by gues that any crisis at this junc- the Kwangsi generals. ture must injure "la partle."

« Tuesday's decision' was purely of a provisional character, the quar- rel between Tardieu and the Radi- cal Minister being suspended. awaiting the decisions of the Radi- cal congress in Angers at the end of October.Transocean Kuo Min.

FRENCH FILM: COMPANY IN DIFFICULTY

(Special to "Hong Kong Daily Press")

any attempt on her part to equalise har naval armaments to those of Britain, would make her three times as strong in the Far East. If Japan persists in her efforts. there is no doubt that Great Britain will have to outbuild her;. and it is certain that the British Government will receive the 'sup- port of the nation in this matter. Look at the problem in any way you wish, Great Britain has al ways kept open the sea for all graphic nations, and it is a matter of life nd death for her to continue -doing so. There has been no ahuse by Britain of her position, affaire has often been taken ad and her leniency in shipping

nations.

vantage of by other When most countries have sub- sidised shipping. Britain has not done so, Many foreign seamen serve under the British fing. All that Britain has demanded is the freedom of the seas, and surely no nation in the world can complain that nearly two centuries of sea supremacy has ever been abused.

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By Telegraph, Copyright, | Tela- ranges Ordinance, 1894. Received, July 25.7.30 pm.).

Paris July 25. The biggest French film Com- pany "Gaumount Franco Films" dificulties. The Company controls is reported to be in financial

forty other companies having a Joint⚫ stock totalling 84,000,000 Francs-Transocean Kuo Min.

FOREIGN STUDENTS TO VISIT MOSCOW

(Special to Hong Kong Dally Press") (By Telegraph, Copyright,

Messages · Ordinance,

Unfortunately there seems to be Uttle prospect of ever finding a system of guarantees, by which graphic protection may be assured to a Rucsiced, July 25, 1-30 pm. weaker nation. The conferences.

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Tals." 1894

Shens!, the temperature indoors the cases taken in the local Courts Page 5 has remained at 106 for the past yesterday is given on three days. 26 persons have suc- cumbed to the heat. Dysentery is Echoes of 1881, extracts from our . prevalent in northern Shensifies, make very interesting read- Kuo Min...

BANDIT SUPPRESSION

Chang Hsueh Liang, Confers With Chiang Kai Shek

Hankow, July 25. Marshal Chang' Hsueh Liang returned this morning by air from Lushan after satisfactory 'bandit suppression conferences with, the Generalissimo, who expects to

Bandit clear up October.---Reuter.

by activities

LOCAL AND GENERAL

One case of diphtheria was re- ported for the 24 hours ended on July 24.

The P. and O. liner Ranchi in due here from Shanghai at 7 a.m. on Friday.

The M. V. "Silvercypress" from New York sailed Los Angeles 27th June and is expected here on 20th Instant.

Mr. Black, residing at No. 22 Conduit Road reported to the Po- ce on Tuesday that his boy had been bitten by a dog. The boy was sent to the Government Civil Hospital for treatment' while the dog was sent to Kennedy Town, for observation.

Six cases of typhoid with one death, five cases of meningitis with

ing.

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