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AS "PRESIDENT TAFT
Dec. 28
Jan. 3 Jan. 17
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Dec. 18.
Feb.
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To
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Jan. 0.
Jan. 24
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Important Decisions At Engineers'
Meeting
CHENGTU, Dec. 17 (Central)-A number of important decisions: were reached at the fifth session of the ninth annual meeting of the Chinese Engineers' Society held here under the chairmanship of Mr. Chen L-fu, Minister of Educa- tion.
One of the decisions calls for a strict investigation whether any of the members have changed their allegiance to the Japanese: Another calls for the collection of. $300,000 as a sinking fund for the Bociety, the interests therefrom. will be used to defray expenditures,
Other decisions concern the organisation of a commission to` complie Chinese engineering terms. #committee to study the draft monopoly law. engineering
KA education association to train men In the engineering feld, a resour- ces investigation corps to inspect the natural resources in the in- terior, and a committee to study the industrial plan laid down by Dr. Sun Yat-sen:
It was also decided to compile Chinese books on engineering sub- Jects...
June 8, the birthday anniversary of Emperor Yu in the 2226-2223 B.C.. was axed as the Chinese Engineers' Day. Emperor Yu is known for his efforts at water conservancy in the great deluge period.
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The next annual meeting of the Society will be held at Kwelyang. but the exact date has not been fixed,
WEATHER REPORT Hongkong Royal Observatory
10 am, Dec. 17. Barometer (at sea level) 30.22 ins.
SOUTH AMERICA (WEST COAST) vis Hilo & Sau Temperature, 65 F
Francisco.
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SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila.
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Friday,
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14th Jan.."
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Humidity, 31 per cent
Wind Direction, NNE Wind Force (Beaufort), 5. Temperature maximum yesterday:
78 F.
Temperature: Minimum last night
63 F.
Rainfall for 24 hrs, endinz 10th
today, nil
Total rainfall since January is
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4 p.m., Dec. 17.- Barometer (at sea level) 30.14 true, Temperature, 71 F
Humidity, 29 per cent.
Wind Direction, N.
Wind Force (Beaufort), 3. Maximum temperature. 72 F Minimum temperature, 63 P Rainfall, nil.
HONG KONG TIDE TABLE From 18 to 21 Dec. 1940.
HIAR WATER.
Rang
Kong
Standar Time.
Dayks
h. tri
1232
Height.
Low Warr“
2105 7.9
Hong
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Standard Timé
h. m.
+
Wed 18
Thur. 19
8
*05 59
1634
13-0
40
03 40
23 50
76
17 16
Fri. 20
02
Sat.
21 0046
1412
16 13
115
1503
1.5 2 19:30
09:05
16:00
55
Won: 23
"Tues. 24 C600 5 1
03 24 36
100%
1453
3
9325
10 53
2.74
San 22 0155 B 9
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FLOOD HAVOC
IN TURKEY
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1940. -PAGE 15
OLIVERISTEDSirnay, Hanife Rivers
#OSEATTLEDVIN MOPYTRAPTIBLE.
TASSAY EDWIN SOHO TILL STACE OVAL SOONITI M WANETERNET STY
UNIQUE CHUNGKING CAMPAIGN.
CHUNGKING, Dec. 17 (Centrál
Overflow Banks
ISTANBUL, Dec. 17 Reuter)-- Widespread floods cause damage in Anatolia,
serious
Torrential rains have swollen the Simay and Hanife rivers which districta again inundated the which were flooded last year.
The low-lying regions in the province of Smyrna are also un- der water.
So far no casualties are reported -A unique campaign for dis-but the damage is considerable.. patching New Year greeting let- Snowstorms and bitter cold are
ters to 'ka'dlers at the front, people in occupied areas, and overseas Chinesa will be shortly launched here by the National Relle?" Assu- ciation.
reported throughout Turkey.
BELGIAN PRISONERS OF WAR RELEASED At a meeting of the Association
LONDON, Dec. 17 (Reuter) vesterday. It was decided that the heads of various organs in the German soldiers in Brussels valute capital would be asked to sign the Belgian reserve officer return- lettera
PEIPING COLD SNAP
ing from prison camps but do not salute Italian Air Force officers according to the Free Belgian news agency.
Although Belgian prisoners of CHUNGKING, Dec. 17 (Central) war are now being released their -Peiping has been in the grip of return will take a long time.
a coin stap accompanied by blind- The Agency also reports that closed ing snowfa'is
since yesterday food shops in Belgium morning, according to a despatch owing to thortage of supplies and 3 & from the ancient capital. The it is believed that local authori
mercury has dropped four degrees ties will have to undertake the distribution of primary foodsturs. below freezing point.
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