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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1936.
ADVERTISEMENTS. ONE THOUSAND NANKING-KWANGSI
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Certificate' No. 5/NS. 7710 dated Hongkong 17th June 1922 for four shares of this Bank numbered 4932/4935 regis tered in the name of Mr. Duncan Murdoch Cameron and Certificate No. 6/NS. 7711 dated Hongkong 17th June 1922 for four shares numbered 93283/93284 and 132370/132371 in the name of Miss Elizabeth Beatrice Cameron have been Lost or Stolen, and¦ should these certificates not be produced to the Bank before 6th September 1936, new certificates for the shares will be issued, and the aforesaid Certificates Nos. 6/NS. 7710 and 5/NS, 7711 will be thereafter treated by this -poration as Null and Void.
By Order of the Board of
Directors.
DOLLARS LOST
Money Disappears
From Pocket
YOUTH'S DISCOVERY AT BANK
Lau Huen Tung: aged 16, was walking blissfully along Queen's Road yesterday morning with the vest large sum of $1,000 in his pocket.
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He was on his way to deposit-the money in the bank for his master. (Lau" was a toki employed at 28. Queen's Road. Central, ground floor).
Arriving at the bank the young- ster was horrified to find the sum missing from his packet.
DIFFERENCES
FINAL
APPEAL FOR CO-OPERATION
Peace Delegates Leave
For Nanning
TSAI
TIN
KAI'S DEFIANCE
Canton. September 2
Mr. Kooy. Ching and Generals Chu Pal-teh and Ching Chim flew to Nanning yesterday in the capacity of mediators in the peace settlement negotiations.
He informed bis master imme- diately, who in turn notified the
It is reported that they carried personal letters to Generals Cor-police, but, as far as anyone knows,'
the money was either lost or stolen. Li Tsung-jen and Pel Chung-häl from Marshal Chiang Kai-shek Because the serial numbers of conveying the Central Governments 'final terms and conditions and the bank notes are not known-exhorting them to work for unification and national salvation, there were two notes of $500 each -It is improbable that the sum will be recovered.
V. M. GRAYBURN, Chief Manager.
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Editorial and Business Omee: 15-19. Queen's Road Central Tel, 30251.
Night Editor (Wanchal Ofce).
Tel. 24$11.
› KOWLOON-CANTON
RAILWAY
Extra Night Train Proposal
Canton, Sept. 2. Owing to the recent change th
The plane left. the Tin Ho aero- drome at 11.35 am. and Generals Yu Han-mow, Ho Kin, Hung SK- whee. Chan Bing and others as- sembled to see them off and wish them succesă,
It is said that Dr. Wang Chung- hut and General Wang Shao-hung did not proceed owing to their names not being mentioned in the' telegraphic reply of Generals La Tsung-jen and Fel Chung-hsl.
It is expected that it will take at least a few days to consider and
London Office: 53. Fleet Street: the time-table of the Hong Kong-reply to the terms and conditions
E.C. 4. "
The Daily Press.
HONG KONG, SEPTEMBER 3, 1936.
WHEN BRAINS
Canton river boats. which Dow leave Canton at 10 p.m. it is re- ported that this change has affected the passenger receipts of the Canton-Kowloon Railway con siderably.
It is reported that with a view to increasing passengers traffic, Mr. L Luk-chlu. Superintendent of the Chinese Section of the rail- way has left for Hong Kong to confer with Mr. Walker, Buperin- tendent of the English Section, re- carding the advisibility of run- ning an extra night train for the
WORK BEST convenience of passengers.
At 14 or thereby, a Scots head master recently stated, most children are as intelligent as they ever will be. He is probably quite right
No doubt his point could be
So far, the result of this con- ference has not been disclosed.— Chinrar Evening Press.
MR. CHOU LU'S RETURN
Nanking. Sept." 2.
backed by psychological "tests" | Mr. Chou Lu, president of the National Chungshan University in of one kind-or another. Hat it Canton and veteran Kuomintang ran also be backed by something statesman, who is now in Europe much more convincing. Most of on a visiting trip, will return home us who can remember our young |
early this month according to a days at all clearly, who can real cablegram received from him by Mr. Tsou Lin. Vice-Minister of Finance to-day.
what we thought about and how we tackled the problems that ou Mr. Tsou Lin, who recently re- brains had to deal with if not at turned from Canton after making -14 then at 15 or 16, will agree a thorough study of the Ewang- that our minds never worked bettung financial conditions, arrived
ter or more clearly than they did¦ then.
It is true that their working sometimes had odd results.
here from Shanghai this morning. Central News.
FOREIGN PASSPORTS
CURTAILED
Nanking. Bept, 2.
An urgent telegram requesting a
If we look back at the opinions | which we held most passionately in those days we may often have to smile at them. In fact, to suspension cf issuing passports to admit that we were as intelligent foreigner who seek to travel in the in boyhood or girlhood as we have western part of Kansu Province ever been since is not to suggest during next three months was re- that the young. if given their celved to-day by the officials of the way, could set the world to rights better than the old. Even if we go still further with Dr. Thomas Wright and agree that minds
Foreign Office. from the
Provincial Government.
of the Central Government.
However, the successful re- organisation of the 19th Route Army is a "spoke in the wheel” of the peace settlement negotiations. And it now remains to be seen wether General, Tsal Ting-kat will side with the Kwangst irrecon- silables or support the Nanking Central Government in its policy of peacerul unification,
NEW LEVY IN NORTH CHINA
Consumption Tax Introduced
SOCIAL REFORMS IN
CANTON
GAMING HOUSES PROHIBITED
WHOLE PROVINCE
AFFECTED
Pelping. Sept. 2. Chinese tax officia's confrmı that an
arrangement is being made to levy a consumption tax of one-eighth, on the national customs tariff on goods imported. In categoriat or special trade. The Canton authorities have They indicated, however, that they prohibited gambling in all its have not decided this matter al-forms throughout the whole pro- though it is reported that
vince. beginning from yesterday. receipts have already been issued in the Chinese city.
between Ohlicow and southward of Tentsin
tax
In Canton City all the "fan tan and po piu lottery establishments closed their doors on the night of August 31.
NO GAMBLING AT" SHUM CHUN
Closed Down On Orders From Canton
The
Canton, Sept. 2.
gambling magnificent saloons of Shum Chun have been closed in compliance with the notification of the Canton au- thorities prohibiting gambling throughout the whole province of Kwangtung.
It is reported that the Hotel and
Dancing Hall will continue in
that and
'gambling" be turned into an
Details of the scheme are still obscure, but presumably the tax will be applied both on
goods All gambling has now ceased in entering the country through the the city and likewise at Honam. East Hoper area as well as those and the majority of the people are business. landed along the postal stretch pleased and thankful as it is saloons will
Yenahan well-known that gambling is the educational establishment.--
cause of much poverty and misery.Chinese Evening Prem. Smuggling on this section of the Hope coast was hitherto obstruct-
FORTUNE-TELLERS . ed to a considerable extent by. Fortune-tellers have also been Customs cutters which thus fotled | suppressed by the city authorities. any attempt at making Chikow a Formerly, the city was crowded rival to East Hopel porta As a with fortune-tellers, who waxed fat on the ignorance and gullibi,, At present the Customs authori- | lity of the superstitious people, ties lack camicial notification of The streets and former haunts the new tax and it is not known of this class of people are now what their attitude towards the conspicuous by their total absence. scheme will be- Reuter.
FINAL DETAILS special trade centre.
OF AIR RACE
Start To Be Made From Portsmouth
AIRPORTS TO BE LIGHTED
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SUIYUAN DEFENCE
STRENGTHENED
Tientsin, Sept 2.
- Meantime, a representative of General Fu Tso-yi. Chairman of Suyuan. arrived in Peiping on August 25 for a conference with General Sung Cheh-yuan, Chair- man of the Hopel and Political, Affairs Commission, re- garding the present situation Eastern Sulyam Union News.
Chahar
A large number of Bhansi troops Loadon, Sept. 1. have reached Eastern Sulyuan to Final details completing the in-strengthen the defence against a tricate organisation of the Schles- possible foreign invasion. inger Air Race from London to on September 29 Johannesburg for which 14 well-known British racing airmen have entered were issued to-day by the Racing Com- mittee of the Royal Aero Club. The race will begin from Portsmouth Airport at 6.15 am. Machines will start at an interval of one minute and these differences in time will be adjusted at Cairo which is the neutral and waiting attitude, only official control in the race al- until the Central Government is though competitors must be seen in a position to declare a united turning at Zimun Aerodrome at front in actively resisting foreign | Belgrade. Imperial Airways have invasions, instead of breaking away undertaken the responsibility of *rom the Central Government.--| airport lighting and ground con- Chinese Evening Post.
The 19th Route Army is causing Marshal Chiang Kai-shek much worry and anxiety, but in we informed circles it is believed that General Tsai` Ting-kal will adopt
a
PLANE DRIVEN BACK
Canton, Later.
It is reported that owing to severe rainstorm. the aeroplane carrying the peace mediators, Mr. Kooy Ching, and Genera's Chu Pui-teh and Ching Chim to Nan- ning was forced to return to Canton yesterday afternoon after reaching Shao Hing Chinese Evening Post.
HUGE KWANGTUNG LOAN
Nanking, Sept. 2... The new Kwangtung financial readjustment loan which was passed in principle by the Execu tive Yuan yesterday morning will probably reach a staggering sum of 120,000,000 11⁄2 is learned from well-informed sources to-day. The loan, it is expected, will be floated on October 1 and will bear an annual, interest of four per cent. With its amortization period last- ing for thirty years, the loan will have a Kwangtung portion, of,con-
solidated tax as its securities.
Kansu Central Press.
The reason for this action is that the famine catastrophe in the -15 districts west of the Yellow River
is assuming alarming proportions
Union News.
actually begin to grow rusty after and renders it difficult for the local 35 we need not admit that the authorities to accord due protec-
over, thirty-fives" are bound to tion to foreign travellers- get things into a mess when they are in control: For there is something in the world at least as important as brains. That is experience, and no amount of cleverness will give it to the young,
All the same, the point about the intelligence of 14-year-olds is worth making. It should remind us of a number of things.
COTTON WASTE EXPORT TAX
VETERAN CHINESE
STATESMAN
Nanking, Sept. 2 Mr. Tang Shau-yi, veteran Kuo- mintang statesman, who had been
trol at all known airports on the route between Cairo and Johannes- burg. Air ports will remain light- ed all night during the nights of September 29, 30 and October 1.— British Wireles,
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JAPANESE TROOPS
Peiping, Sept. 2. Additional Japanese forces have been stationed in Fengti with the atention to prevent General Sung Cheh-yuan's reinforcements from being sent to Eastern Suiyuan where the situation is reported to be extremely tense.
The total number of Manchukuo tmcope in Northern Chahar is es- timated to exceed 10.000. They are equipped with tanks and planes received from the Japanese. Ac- cording to reports reaching here, martial law has been proclaimed in Toap and other districts in East-
MANY MACHINES
London, Sept. 1. There are fourteen entrants for the air race from Britain to Johan-em Bulyuan- nesburg, which is scheduled to Union News. start from Portsmouth on Bep- tember 29. The machines will start at one-minute intervals,
JAPANESE TROOPS FROM FENGTAI
RUMOURS IN MOSCOW
Serious Illness Of Soviet DictatorTM
It is reported that many of the fortune-tellers have left for Hong Kong and Macan whilst others ("Hong Kong Dally Press" Special). have become local "scribes" and
Paris. Sept 2. letter-writers.
Rumours persist in Moscow that. Stalin is seriously ill and confined. to bed, according to a report to the "Matin" by its correspondent In the Soviet Russian capital. It will be recalled that Stalin auffer- ed from a liver disease already in 1936, and at that time had to in- terrupt his political activities for |& period of three years,
The new Government sweeps clean, and it is hoped that the people will be greatly benefitted bs such wise and timely reform.- Chinese Evening Post.
WEST RIVER NAVAL PATROL
Gunboats Increased
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The fact that Stalin did' not 'at- tend the theatrical performance given by a Georgian group who year at came to Moscow each Stalin's special request, appears to
the " give a certain credence to rumours.
Canton, Sept. 2. Owing to the strained relations
During a banquet to the Geor- between Kwangs and the Centralgian actors after the performance.
Government and the danger of
the outbreak of hostilities. General Yu Han-mow has been conferring with Marshal Chiang Kai-shek re- garding the adoption of effective measures for the protective can- trol of the West River.
· Consequently, it has bean de- cided to increase the number of river-gunboats, and 2 number of gunboats which have arrived from the North, have been sent to rein- force "the West River Patrol Fleet. and will be placed under the com- mand of Admiral_Chang Chi-ying.
This fleet will consist of the gunboats Chung Yuan, Chung 01. Kin Yue, Chap, Shun, Hal Hong. Kong Tal. Kong Kak. Ping 8'. Kong Ping. Kong Ching, Chi Lee, Hai Shun and Kong on. fourten in all.
The gunboats
Chung Yuan,
numerous toasts were given to the
absent and tired Stalin."- Transocean News Service.
THE ST. LEGER
Seventeen Final Acceptors
London, Sept. 2. The following are the final ac- ceptors for the St. Leger to be run on September 9:-
Rhodes, Scholar, Plaster Cast, Grace St. Juble, FoxDeld, His Magnus, Pizarro, Magnet, Raeburn... The only official control will be
Mahmoud, Columelle, Haulfryn, at Cairo, although the competitors
Chung Ol, Kid Yue and Chap. Esquemeling, Thankerton, Fearless must be seen turning at Belgrade.
Shun have already departed for Fox. Precipitation and Boswell," There are
Reuter. three entries from
Pelping. Sept. 2. the West River. and the remain- South Africa and one from India. Fifty Japanese soldiers arrived 'der will follow in a few days' time,
The aircraft consist of three from Fengtal this morning. In-Chinese Evening Press. Percival Mew Guls, four Percival Vegas, three Miles machines, two B. A. Eagles one' de Havilland, and one Air Speed Envoy.
Prominent plots include Victor Smith. who is dying a Miles Spar- row Hawk; Tommy, Rose, who has entered a B. A. Double Eagle; and C. W. A. Scott, who will fly Percial Vega
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EARLY SETTLEMENT EXPECTED
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Canton, Sept. 2 An early and peaceful settlement of the Kwangst impasse is con- fidently expected in Chinese politi- cal circles as a result of the pro vacationing at Kuling. passed gresa made in the peace negotia- through Nanking at noon aboard tions how going on in Nanning. the 8. Kungwo-on-his way back Canton and Hong Kong- to Shanghai to-day.
With the Central Government
mediately after their arrival, they went to the Japanese barracks in the Legation quarters.— d'entral News.
MONGOL-MANCHUKUO
FRONTIER
Negotiations To Open At Manchuli
Moscow, Sept. 1. The Mongolian Republic and Manchukuo have agreed to reopen negotiations at Manchull on Sep-
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CANTON-SHANGHAI
AIR SERVICE -
Canton. Sept. 2. account of the improve- On nent of business and the increase in both passengers and freight. the Chinese Domestic Air Service have decided to increase the num- ber of trips between Canton and Shanghai.
be three trips a week.
As from September 1, there will
tember 25 for the settlement of Shanghai will take place every "The departures from Canton to
their dispute over fromtiers.
Monday, Wednesday and Friday. It is agreed that the discussions while the departures from Shang- will cover the establishment of two hai to Canton will be every Tues- mixed Mongolian and Manchurian Commissions, one for the examina- tion of existing frontiers between
day, Thursday and Saturday.
The time-tables" of these new
Mr. Tang expects to make a continuing to take a lenient view the Mongolian Peoples' Republici trips will be the same as before.-
protracted stay in Shanghal--- Central News.
WALKER CUP FORESOMES
Nanking. Sept. 2. With regard to the agitation of the Shanghal cotton waste export tax which went into effect from August 4, it is learned that a rul- ing has been handed down to the effect that the embargo is applic- Pine Valley (New Jersey), Sept. 1.
The following in the draw for the
Central News.
being played here to-morrow:
Thomson and Bentley (Great Britain),
and versus Goodman Campbell (United States); McLean and Langley (Great Britain), ver- aus. Reynold Smith and White.
For instance, that there are able only to the cotton waste col- certain kinds of work, which lected from wornout or discarded Walker Cup foursomes which are should be left mainly to young cotton quilts and cotton-padded people-not, of course, to school gowns. children who still have to learn their job in life, but to men and women whose brains are really fresh. And, again, we ought to hy keeping them at school till bo warned against those re- they are nearly 2 or insisting on "a University education for all." formers" who think they can
The world can't afford to wait improve matters by postponing the entry of young people into too long for the help of trains States) the world as long is possible when they are at their best.
(United States); Peters and Mor- ton Dykes (Great Britain), versus Yates, and Emery (United States); Hill and Ewing (Great Britain) versus Givan and Volgt (United
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and
and with the Centrul troops with- Manchukuo, and the other to drawn some 10 miles from all fronts investigate the cireumstances and
causes of past frontier disputes. on the Kwangsi border, it is now
Simultaneously with the appoint- declared that General Li Tsung- Jen and General Pei Chung-hstment of the second Commission. authorised representatives will be have decided to take a more con-
named to settle the frontier dis- cillatory attitude.
putes.
A delegation of peace envʊys' is scheduled to leave Canton for Nan- ning shortly with Nanking's last terms from the peaceful settlement of the Kwangsi dispute.--- Union News,
JOINT AIR LINE
Prague, Sept. 2.
A joint line operated by the Czechoslovak Civil Air Lines and the Russian Aero Transport was opened to traffic on Tuesday.--- Transocean News Service.
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Chinese Evening Press.
CO-OPERATION IN
INDUSTRY.
Changsha, Sept.
2.
RECRUITING OPENS IN BRITAIN
London, Sept. 1. Recruiting opened to-day both for the new infantry section of the Army supplementary reserve and for the new National Defence Companies of the Territorial Army two new reserves established as part of the Government's pro- gramme for making good accumu- lated deficiencies in the National Defence.- British Wireless.
LOCAL AND GENERAL
It is notified that ball firing will take place from Stonecutters Island on September" 14 commencing at 6.15 pm. Firing will take place from the N.W, shore of the land in a north westerly direction, and will terminate at approximately 9 D.m.
Three cases of diphtheria and two of enteric fever were notified Mr. Mu Ting-cheong, Head of to the local Health authorities on the Hunan Department of Indus- Tuesday, try arrived here early. this morn- ing from Hupeh by a special ex- press.
The following unclaimed tele- BRITISH FINANCE
grams are lying at the offices of Mr. Wu was accompanied by the the Great Northern Telegraph Co London, Bebt. 1. Division Commander Cheong Exchequer returns show the tota: Yuen-hee, and it is reported that 5729 from Kobe; Muraoka e/o that Mr. Wu's mission is to in-Matsubara Hotel, from Osaka; ordinary revenue amounts
Cotra, from Odense," £238,148,241. compared with £244,-vestigate the industrial conditions 203.208 at the corresponding date of Hupeh with a view to co-opera- last year. The total ordinary ex- tion in the development of, such penditure is E303,673,658 compared industry between the two provin- with £283,855,120 at the corres- ponding date of 1935.- British Wireless.
ces.--
Chinese Evening Press.
Boy Henry Russell, of the Royal Ulster Rifles, who was reported missing on August 29, has been, apprehended by the military au- thorities,