110
2
CROSSWORD PUZZLE
16
18
14
B
11
13 18
17
19
24
23
82
NOTE—Figures in parentheses indicate number of letters in the
words required.
ACROSS
1-English mountain (7), .. 5-On this we rest (7).
9-And all the rest it gives (3). 10-American State (7),
· 12-Dilapidated. (7);
14-Avert (7).
15-Much (7).
17. On this we work (7).
19,-Sad (7).
23-Excuse (7).
-Rate 15). 2.-Vold (5).
DOWN
3. An order for payment (5). 4-Fatigued (5). 5.-Miser (5).
6. Needs this groom (5). 7.-Not in a whisper (5) 8.-Quick-tempered (5). 11.-Hurd-shelled animal (7). 13-Dig-up (7).
16.-Length of life (3), 18. Small fiddle (3). 19.-Fish (5)..
27-Place by itself, so "as to lle" 20.-By and by (5)
(anagram) (7);
28.-Dead and gone (7).
29 Expressed in words (7), 30.--Name for a rose (3). 31-Name for a cherry (7). 32By which it is known (7).
21-Last (5).
`22.—Game of chance (5),
23.~An American fruit (5). 24-Uncanny. (5). 25.-Result (5). 26-Now (5).
The following is the solution of yesterday's puzzle:~
Across-1. Eglantine; §, Beyond; 10, Foolhardy: 11. Static; 15, Try: 17, Rapture 18, Exigent; 19, Was: 21, Beside; 25; Caledonia; 26, Bed iam; 27, Wherefore,
DISARMAMENT EFFORTS
Arms Control
Proposals
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1934.
CURRENT
AIR DEFENCE FUNDS
The Rent Tax
(From Our Special Correspondent)
Canton, Nov. 21.
ih
The police authorities have is- sued a notice saying that all pay. ment of the rent tax is to be made in notes of the Kwangtung Pro- vincial Bank if the amount due exceeds one dollar. The money is to be used for the air defence of Cantor.
NEWS FROM CHINA
MANCHOUKUO'S CHANGING CHINA
OIL LAW
Approved by State Council
Noted Missionary's
Impressions
Changes in Inland China during the past fourteen years were the Changchun Nov. 13..
subject of an interview with Dr. The law establishing the govern- |À E Armstrong by a representa- ment monopoly on oll was approved tive of the "North-China Daily to-day by the State Counell and is News" recently. Dr. Armstrong, now ready for promulgation. The for 28 years past Identified date on which the new law will with the Foreign Missionary become effective will be announced Department of the United Church shortly by the Minister of Finance. of Canada in which he holds Collection, is being made by the
More important points of the the post of Secretary of For police authorities for the first in new law, which has been the sub-eign Missions is at the 200 stalment and should be completed fect of international controversy ment in Shanghai on
his third by the end of the year. The sec-since July, follow:-
'tour of the Chinese mission "field. ond instalment is payable from All oll transactions in Manchou Els present trip, has thus far "February 1, 1935 and completed By kuo become a government monope. taken him through Japari, Man- the end of March. The totally with manufacture, importation churts. Koren. and Northern amount of the tax will yield about and exportation of oil permitted China, and for the past four weeks, $3,000,000. An Air Defence League only under state licence.
he has been travelling through is in charge of the air defence
northern Honan.. of Canton.
Municipal Retrenchment Owing to decreasing municipal revenue, the Canton Municipal Government has to reduce expen diture by eliminating sinecure officials, The monthly revenue of the City Government is about $350,000, but recently there has, been a decrease by one-third.
A local official paper stated that two previous attempts were made to cut down municipal expenses, but apparently more reduction is necessary to cope with the fall- ing revenues. The main sources of municipal revenue are through
י
All imported or manufactured oll is to be purchased by the govern ment.
The distribution of oil will be ex- clusively in the hands of licensed agencies. The government reserves the right to sell oil directly to con- necessary. The government may sumers should it deem such a step order of distributors to hold special
reserves.
1
Especially does" progress,, during the past fourteen years seem to have impressed the noted preacher.. Mainly does this manifest in increasing ease of transportation
changing · customs.
Chira when I was here in 1918, bicycle was a curiosity in Inland and now it is everywhere. The
and
"The
motor bus was unknown, and it is No ordinary merchant is allowed
now in comida se. An aero- to manufacture, import or export plane no longer causes anyone to ell without a state permission.. Ex- stare at it. Rallways are depend- ception is, however, made for kero-able and trains are on time. I
sene."
Should it deem it necessary, the Government may order the ofl can-
saw only two queues during my four weeks in pure country through which I travelled on a bicycle.
Down.-2. Grog 3, Ably; 4. Taal: the Bureaux of Public Works cerns to furnish business reports to Footbinding is practically 50 per
5. Nidor: 8: Certain; 7, Rootlet; 8, Educate; 12, Cry-baby; 13, Episode: 14, Sun-dial: 15, Tew; 16, Yes; 20, Awash: 22, Fear; 23, Host; 24, Liar.
S. and S. Home
The Rev. Erris C. H. Tribbeck
gratefully acknowledges, on behalf of the Committee of the Sailors and Soldiers' Home, the following Annual Subscription and Dona- tions to the Funds of the Home:-
Annual Subscription
[Special to the "Hong Kong Daily P. Tod, Esq.
Press" (Copyright).]
Geneva, Nov, 20. Although the Arst session reas- sembled for the disarmament con- ference was held behind closed doors the following particulars about the proceedings have since become known.
$ 5.00
Donations
Dr. and Mrs. W. B. A. Moore 25.00 Mrs, 8. Dunlop
J. K. Bousfield, Esq. The Hon. Mr. T. H. King
5.00
Lands, and Finance.
the Government or to make im- provements in their equipment "Rerigo."
Dr. Wang in Nanking Dr. Wang Chung Hul,, Judge of the Permanent Court of Interna-Farther British Representations
ial Justice, arrived in Nanking to-day from Shanghal to see Gen- eral Chiang Kai Shek, Chairman of the Military Affairs Commission, concerning Canton-Narking re- lations.
London, Nov. 13.
New, representations are to be made, by H.M. Government to Tokyo, according to the "Financial News." concerning the petroleumi monopoly in Manchoukuo as well ing the issues in the South-west control measures in Japan," which as in regard to recently-introduced and will inform Dr. Wang his de-effect foreign oil companies trad-
ing with that country.
General Chlang is now 'consider-
cision.
'
RECOVERED AREAS
5.00 Communists Abandon
5,00
All gifts, however small, will be very welcome and may be sent to
Huichang
the Sallors and Soldiers Home: (From Our Special Correspondent)
tative would gladly call and col- lect same on receipt of a telephone call. Dial" 24520.
Mr. Arthur Henderson reviewed | 22, Hennessy Road, or a represeʊ- what happened since the last ses- sion of June 8, emphasising that the moment had not yet arrived for the conclusion of an all-round disarmament agreement and re- peating his proposal that the working and of the main committee be post poned until the beginning of 1935. and in the meanwhile confining the present efforts to the question of the supervision of armis manu- facture, armaments trade, publicity about armaments expenditure, and the organization of a permament disarmament committee, each of these atins as proposed by Mr. Hen- derson to be subject to special agreement.
"armus
trades The main thesis was that the arms industries of private and State should only be permitted to work under State con- -cession while every order received for every import or export of arms is to be reported to the Interna- Monal Commissioni submitted to the buret a draft Mr. Wilson
agreement to this effect consisting of 37 articles. M. Litvinoff wel- comed the United States plan and recalled his former proposal that the Armaments Conference be con- verted into a permanent peace con- ference.--
The chief United States delegate, Mr. Wilson, who spoke next, set forth the United States proposals about the supervision of arms, mak-1 Transocean Kuo Min.
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cent, gone in the country, and has
nearly gone in the cities. Sanitary conditions are improving. Streets; are cleaner and being widened, and electric lights are common in the smaller cities," stated the visitor.
Civic Development The latter fact was ascribed tö the example set by missions which and caused the cities to bestir set up their own electrical plants
themselves into the realization of a similar ambition. The telephone ls available in most communities, added Dr. Amstrong, and there is an entire absence of hostility to missionaries who Bro operating their mission stations to capacity and are co-operating with the government officials, for the welfare of the people. Occasional troubles are reported from Sze-
not located in the Red stronghold.
American Interest in China
RED INVADES foreign MANCHOUKUO
Changchun Protests chuan, but the missions there are
Lodged
Changchun, Nov. 13. Frequent legal invasion in the
Meanwhile interest in the Far Canton, Nov. 20.
East is greatly increasing on the Following the occupation of
North American continent, where Julphin and Yutuh in Southern
there Klangal by Nanking troops; Hui- Manichoukuo territory by Soviet china in her struggles towards is great sympathy with chang has also been deserted by troops was the subject of a pro-peace, order, the promotion of test by the Manchoukuo Governjustice and national unification, ment to the Soviet Consul-Gene-reported Dr. Armstrong. The re ral to-day.
the communists and will be oc-
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cupied in a day or two, fouthern Klangst will be swept After the fall of Hulchang, clean of all Communists.
While Juichin and Yutuh are of strategic importance and can be easily de- fended owing to mountainous bar advantageous position, riers, Hulchang is not in such an.
cent northern tour of General and
The Manchoukuo Government Mme. Chiang Kai Shek has done alleged that Soviet soldiers had much towards increasing con crossed the border near Kasari ndence abroad in the stability of vilinge early in November and had the present government, he re- built a fort there with wire en-marked, concluding, "I have al tanglements and other warlike ways had faith in the Chinese. equipment. On November 4, it is Now I am tremendously impressed Lieut.-General Kung Ho Chung, alleged several "Red"
soldiers with their increasing capabilities
the
a former Communist leader and crossed the border and fired us and spirit of enterprise especially now a senior staff officer in the Manchukuo people who Nanchang Anti--Communist Com-fishing at a point four. kilometres younger Chinese.
were as it is exemplified among mand, is largely responsible in northeast of Tungning. drawing, up plans in the final round-up Of the Communists. Money is needed for relief of the people in the areas recaptured from the Communists. ́ ́.
Dr. Armstrong plans to visit It was further claimed that the Formosa, South China and India, Sovies troops disturbed the Jabareturning to his home in Toronto, nese troops who were pursuing via Europe. bandits near Mishan on October 17.
NEW CHINA MERCHANT VESSEL
Having abandoned Kiangsi, the Communists have now resched Lingwn and Lanshan in South eastern Hunan. I-Chang and im portant town in Southern Hunan, captured by the Cantonese forces from the Reds who have gone West, An official report (From Our Special Correspondent) claims that the Canton troops have
Canton, Nov. 21. also occupied Lingwu. which "la With a heavy cargo on board, east of I-Chang-
the... Hal Tuan of the China It is reported that the "Com-Merchants Steam Navigation Com-
Jasia and China Telegraph Com- These index numbers represent pany, Limited advise that the the estimated monthly receipts Was following was received from their from traffic as related to Head Office, London:
parable traffic in the year 1929. It should be noted that since 1929 the operation in various overseas
An index number will be issued in time for publication on the areas has been taken over at
CHANGCHUN'S NEW TARIFF
Duties Revised
Changchun, Nor, 15. tariff will be promulgated to 'The new Manchoukuo customs morrow, and will become effective on November 22.
20th of each month, and as the different dates by the local asso- course of these traffic receipts has clated companies, and the total munists have reached South-east- pany sailed from here at midnight always afforded a valuable indi- figures for 1929 taken for purpose ern Hunan with the Canton troops for Hong Kong where she will be cation of world trading and .com- of comparison in establishing attacking them from the rear in surveyed by the harbour authori mercial activity, it is hoped that the index 100, have therefore been order to prevent them from making dies and will apply for a parsen- in addition to providing an indica-adjusted when necessary by the another attempt to enter Kwang- ger certineate. tion of the Company's traffic for omission of the receipte accruntung. The Reds appear to have Captain J. M. Johannessen, mas- by the State Council without The measure was approved to-day Ita stockholders, it will be found in the areas affected. The index made' a ante passage through of value to observers of world numbers are, in consequence, all Southern Hunan; and are. now on ors around the ship including the
ter of the vessel, conducted visit-modification. economic conditions.
shown upon a comparable basis.
their way to Kweichow and Sze-, officers' quarters on the boat deck, of the customs bill, the new regu According to officials in charge chuen.
the captain's rooms, and the lationis affect 180 articles of 36 bridge. Captain Johannessen various classes of goods. On most, showed the guests the new de- of these goods, the duties, as com vices on his ship including the firepared with existing rates, have alarm indicator, radio range find been revised downwards, er, electric sounding apparatus, and a telephone system linking the bridge to all important parts of the ship.
Monthly Agures reduced to working day average. Working day average of comparable receipta, year 1928-100.
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September October*** November December
1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 98.0 76.3 .73.4 69.9718 95.7 81.2 82.9 71.7 74.7
14.5 79.6 77.8.- 70.4 728
$4.9 745 71.4 71.8 116-
·
86.2 88.8 67.7 70.7 73.1 86.0 68.6 64.7 70.1 70.1 80:8 54.7 63.2 67.6 69.0 32.1. 61.8 00.6 65.9 30.3. 81473.0 -71.4 67.9 70.3 82.5 77.3 73.2 72.1 73.8 80.4 79.0 73.0 71,8
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87.1 83.8 78.8 76.7
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Cotton piece goods, machinery, goods are reported to be among the goods, the duties on which are
T. Hopkins, Master Hopkins, Mrs R. Umpleby. Mr. R. V. Yarrow. slashed in the new tariff.
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