ADVERTISEMENTS.
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING
CORPORATION
IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that an Interim Dividend of £2.10 per share, subject to deduction of Income Tax, has been declared for the HALF YEAR ending 30th June 1936 at rate.db 1/3.5/16 per Daliar,
THE DIVIDEND will be payable on and after 10th August, 1936, at the offices of the Cor. poration, where Shareholders are requested to apply for Warravis.
REGISTER OF THE SHARES of the Corporation will be closed from 27th July, to 8th August, (both days inclusive) during which period no transfer of Shares can be registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
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V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chiel Manager. Hong Kong, 7th July, 1936.
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The Daily Press.
HONG KONG, JULY 9, 1936.
NOW WHERE?
The story of sanctions is ended.
Let us close the book. Let us not
turn back over
British Firm ·
Calcutta, July 8
A contract for £ great new bridge spanning the Hoogly River at Howrah suburb in Calcutta has been awarded to a British flrmn; the Cleveland Bridge and En- gineering Company, Limited, Dar-
ington.
Other firms tendering for the contract were. Krupp's and the Indian combine, 'Braithwaite, Burri
and Jessop.
The award follows several months of controversy including
contract to a British Arm. .
protests in the Legislative Assem sing each blunder in a tragic
the" pages, ana-bly at the suggestion to give the series and apportioning the blame. The present and the future com- mand our most concentrated at- tention.
Now what? Now where?
Collective security's fallure as a policy is admitted even by some who condemn the Government for falling to pursue it in the interest of Abyssinia.
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Mr. Lloyd George's speech 4548) as brilliant as it was bliter, Yet
It contained one positive statenient which demolished his whole argu- ment. The statement was:
The bridge will carry a road, tram lines and footpaths. It will cost about £1,750.000 and have a mela span of 1.500 feet.- Reuter.
CONFERENCE IN NANKING
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Nanking, July 8. As far as could be ascertained "from official sources, about 190 out of 255 regular reserve C.EC. and C.S.C: members have signified their intention of attending the July 10 conference..
Only 21 out of 120 regular C.E.C. members have not
yet signified their intention to parti- pipate, including the Kwangtung. members, Chen Chi-tang, Chi-wen. Yu Han-mow, Lin Yi- chung, Miao Pel-nam, Liu Lu-yin. and the Kwangst members. Huang Shu-chu, and Pal Chung-hst.
Liu
HEAT WAVE IN BROADCAST TO PEOPLE NEWS SUMMARY
AMERICA
Crowds Seek Relief
At Beaches
MANY DEATHS
Chicago, July 7. The Middle Western states have entered their fith consecutive day of record-breaking temperatures, which have risen as high as 119 degrees. And there is still no sign of respite.
Already
twenty-three deaths from prostration or drowning have occurred. Every beach within reach of the puble in the crowded cities is packed with cager humanity.
The searing drought is playing havoc with crops over a large area. The spring wheat belt is partl- cularly badly hit. Crop losses are estimated up to the present, at $300,000,000.--- Heuter.
RELIEF MEASUKES
Washington, July 7. President Franklin D. Roosevelt has moved swiftly to relleve the drought-stricken Middle West.
The Chlef Executive announced tq-day plans for a vast relief pro- gramme to assist nearly a million persons in the drought area.
Flity thousand men will be xiven reller work. it is revealed in Washington, and 34.000 familles will be transferred from the farms which have failed them. 21
Mr. Roosevelt stated that 120.000 familles were already being assist- ed by Federal agencies with loans and grants.- Reuter
IN PALESTINE
Personal Message From
High Commissioner
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GOVERNMENT'S DUTY OUTLINED
London, July 8.
The High Commissioner in Palestine last night broadcast a personal message to that country in which, after emphasking" his personal distaste for the misery and bloodshed caused by the disorders, he stressed the firm determination of the Gov- ernment to restore order. "
He said he wished to bring about peace speedily and for this purpose to encourage the growth of "public oinion, openly con- demning all crime violence and intimidation and exposing mis- representation.
The Arst fundamental" duty of the Government. be declared, was to ensure the security of lives and property, and military force must be employed unhesitatingly until this was effected. Only one outcome Was possible and the forces would be increased if neces- sary.
AFTER EFFECTS OF SANCTIONS:
Changed Situation In Italy
He recalled the statement of the Minister of Colonies that the Royal Commission which would come only after the end of the disorders would be an impartial and su- thoritative body. the sole alm of "Hong Kong Dally Press" Special the Government being to obtain
Rome, July 7. such a report as would enable it to do justice to all sections.
It is learned from official sources. that the Government has decided to permit the erection of tents and similar structures at the Repulse Bay beach, thus reversing its pre- vious intention of banning all such erections at this spot.
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A Japanese woman, Mrs. Kikuye Morita, license of the Chotose Kwan Hotel, Nos. 1-3 Huu Fung : Lane, was summoned before Mr. W. Schofield at the Central Magis- tracy yesterday for having com- mitted a breach of condition of her hotel keeper's adjunct licence by keeping a public bar on June 10, and for serving intoxicating ilquors, other than with regular meals.