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THE SHANGHAI IMBROGLIO.
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THE HONGKONG
Twenty-four additional Japanese planes arrived In Shanghai yesterday and another forty-six are expected to-day.. The total will then be 130.
JAPANESE ARMY DIVISION FOR SHANGHAI.
Tokyo, Feb. 2.
An important military conference was held Inte last night attended by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Minister for War and the Navy Minister. It was tentatively decided to dispatch one army division to Shanghai to replace the bluejackets. The decision is subject to the approval of the Cabinet at its meeting to-day.
A Japanese division consists of two brigades of infantry, A regiment ench of cavalry and artillery, and a battalion each of engineers and Army Service Gorps.
Gorps.
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TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1932.
MOTOR MISHAP SEQUEL.
DRIVER TO PAY $49
DAMAGES.
Damage to the extent of 349 was caused to the wall on the lower rond at. Repulso Bay by a motor car, No. 417 on January 24, and ns a sequel, the driver of the car was summoned before Mr. Scho- field at the Central Police this morning for failing to report the mishap.
Court
Sergeant D. Clark stated that European at Repulse Bay had in- formed him of the accident and, on going to the scene, he saw the damage. He saw the defendant) there and questioned him, but he Cenied responsibility, From cn A battalion of infantry from. Tongking has been ordered | quiries made, the officer næcertain to Shanghai to strengthen the defences of the Frenched that somebody other than the defendant had actually been driv Concession.--Reuter,
ing, but the following day the de- fendant, om instructions,
went to
Paris, Feb. 1.
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Reuter's New York correspondent reports an announcement, on behalf of leading Wall Street bankers, that neither China nor Japan will be able to obtain loans from New York or London for the purpose of financing a war.
BRITISH ANXIETY.
ACTIVITY AT NO. 10.
Landon, Feb. 1. In the capitals of all countries with interests in the Internationali
Settlement. the situation Shanghai ખ
beta ansiously examined during the day.
The Prime Minister, Mr. Ram
MacDonutd. greater part of the day to suŝtationa with Ministers others in the situation.
say
devoted
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BRICKLAYERS AS ROBBERS.
CONTRACTORS' OFFICE RAIDED.
Five men were concerned in an armed robbery at 357, Lalchikok Road, the offices of the fiop Yick firm of contractors; last night.
Shortly before closing time, a man made his way up to the cook loft where Wong Yuen,
the manng- in company with the accountant ing partner, was working at a denk
and other fokis. He was writing out a cheque when interrupted, Following closely on the heels of the first man were four robbers.
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Λ packet of pepper was thrown into the faces of the assembled fakis, while the mannging partner and the accountant were forced to hand over their personal effects. The Intter had over $170 which was surrendered to the robbers.
On leaving the places, the rob-
escaping up
the Traffic Office and there adinitt-bera parted
them were observed at three of.
ed that he had caused the accident.
His Worship remarked that the | Lalchikok Road. They are bc- defendant did not have much op loved to be bricklayers engaged in "raising the wind" in anticipation portunity to report the accident, as the sergeant was the scene im- of heavy expenditure over mediately afterwards.
China New Year festival.
The officer agreed, but pointed Rout that the defendant had denled
armistice in Shanghai by "treacherous attack" which com- pelled the Japanese to retire.
Mr. Sato draws the atten tion of the League to China'a "provocative measures" auch as the despatch of forty aero- planes from Chinchow..
the
that he had been responsible for H. K. WHOLESALE
the mishap.
summons his
Oo the Worship registerril a caution, but ordered the defendant to pay $49, damages to the Government.
Inspector Alexander informed hil Warship that there had been several instances of damag Lo "We are determined to act with raits and walls being caused and the Powers. Our authorities are the Government had een put to the in close contact with other consconsiderable expense in carrying enlar and railitary authoritien.
out repairs. and have
no political umbitions 111 Shanghai and have no intention of During the morning by conferr, injuring the rhelts and interests ed with Mr. Stanley Baldwin and of the Powers
Sir John Stown, the Foreign
Minister, and this afternoon Lord. Hailsham, the Serretary for War
and Field Marsdal Si Milne, The Chief of the Imperial Ceneral Staff Valfed No. Downine Street. fern.
George
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LEAGUE INQUIRY IN SHANGHAL
AMERICA'S CURIOUS
ATTITUDE.
Genryn, Feb, The United States Government have declined to participato oll-} efully in the League Enquiry katuj the Shanghai outbreak, though they
are prepared to comperate with the work of the Commission to a certain extent.
Reuter,
LYTTON INQUIRY.
NOT TRAVELLING VIA SIBERIA.
London, Feb. I. The Earl of Lytton, the British Representative al Chairman of The League of Nations Commis sion appointed to investigate the Sinn-diqiamese dispute in May churia, will anil dor New York From Le Havre at Wednesday, forether with the other four meni- bers of the Commission. British Werfree.
OPIUM INSIDE
BRICKS.
The American reply to Sir Eriel SMUGGLERS' LATEST Dminimond' request was present- ed to the Serretary-General by Mr. Further evidence of the ingeal- Prentiss Gilbert this morning." joux methods adopted by opium The Reply says that while arees smugglers was forthcoming before ing to work with the Commission Mr. Schofield, at The Central Police of Enquiry t Shangha, · The Court this morning, when a man Government cablet decept meme was charged with being in possess bership of the Commission as theision of 112 taels of raw opium. Council'a decision rewarding
its: Revenue Officer Wars told the appointment was not ananianews. The American Consul-Generid will, Court that the defendant arrived however, be instructed to turnish from Canton by the night front wharf Sir Eric Dramand with all the and was seen leaving the outerials at his disposal. Reuter, carrying two baskets, in each of which was a kirge cement belek and tools. The bricks were and as heavy as they appeared to be, and, when broken, the opium was found inside contained in two tin boxes.
JAPANESE ACTION
IN CANTON.
CHINESE REPORT
The defendant was fined $3,000 "SECOND THOUGHTS." or nine month hard labour In
default, the opium. tools
It is reported from Chinese Taskets being confiscated. sources that the Japanese Consul-
General in Canfra yesterday in-
SOUTHPORT.
And
terviewed the Mayor (1. T. KUTTER ROUT FOR Ching) regarding the protest and demanda Judged by the Consul- General a few days ago, concern- ing articles in the Canton Gazelle: and the Kung Wo Po,
His stated the Consul-General ngreed to withdraw the demands and to telegraphically request that the Intended despatch of Japanese warships to Carlon be eancelled.
COLLAPSE IN F.A. CUP REPLAY.
Tandon, Feb. I. After two splendid displays
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PRICES.
DOUBLE PRE-WAR
FIGURE.
As mensured at the Statistical Branch of the Imports and Exporta Hongkong during the year Department, wholesale prices
in
1931 of 29.8 per showed an increase cent. na compared with the year 1924, 36.6 per cent. us compared
SNATCHER ROBS AN with the base period of 1922, and
AMAH.
PRISON SENTENCE AND BIRCHING.
An amah in the employ of Mrs. Ashley, of the Peak Hotel, was the virtint of a snatching Incident in t Wanchal distriết late
last
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an average index figure slightly more than double that of the year 1913.
The average for all articles rose Try 1898 in the first quarter of 1971 to 1901 in the second quar- ter, declining to 133.2 and 132.7 respectively in the third and fast quarters of the year.
neht when a man grabbed her | THE BIBLE UNION OF
nailbag containing $1.50. *The than was chased by a constable on duty and arresteil.
CHINA.
LOCAL BRANCH INAU- GURATED BY DR. CLIFT.
in-
On being brought before Mr. Schofield at the Central Police Court this morning, the thief was statenced to three months hard Speaking at a meeting held last labour and 10 strokes of the birch. | night at 246c. Nathan Road, hin Worship remarking that he | migurating the Hongkong Branch could not see how he could give | of the Bible Union of China, Dr. a shter sentence, as this sort of thing was very serious in Hong-
kong:
Detective Sergeant Keunedy in- formed his Worship that the amal went to Wanchai last night and there met a friend with whom ahe went shopping in the Central District. The couple returned to Wanchai at about 11 p.m. and in Percival Street they separated. The defendant came up behind the complainant and snatched her hand, which she was carrying under her arm. The alarm was raised and a constable en duty arrested the defendant.
WAN
In reply to his Worship, defen- dant wuld he had no work to do and had not had a meal for two days. Ho'hnd snatched the hand- taie in a moment of temptation.
SILVER AGAIN RISES.
-HONGKONG DOLLAR
ADVANCES.
With silver
having jumped
H. Lechmere Clift, Corresponding Secretary to Kwangtung and Hong- kong, stated, in part:
Several years age an Association was formed. among missiemairies in China, to preserve the Old Faith and to take a stand on the Cul inspiration of Holy Scripture.
The object of the meeting this evening in to start a Branch of this Union in Hongkong.
Jesus said: "No man putteth new wine into old bottles" (St. Lake V. 37). This was an illustra- fion could not expect the truth of the of a Divine principle. We
Holy Spirit therefore to be en shrined in heathen myth, or mixed up with anreliable History: ns the Psalmist says (CXIX, 160); "The sum of Thy Word is Truth". We do not believe the Bible to bo party inspired and partly untrue. In the same way God never mends the "old man" of sin, He makes him a new creation before pouring in His Holy Spirit.
Criticism Not New, Biblien criticism Is not new. Two thousand years
the. ago Sadducees, accepteil the books of Moses but rejected those of the Prophets. This method led them
inevitably to a Umiting of Revela 11/16ths in London and half tion, and they ended by denying point in New York. the Hongkong the possibility of a Resurrection of | dollar ross à further farthing this į
the body. morning. The demand rate being IN. 6-5/161.
Jesus Bald that even the limited Both in Hongkong and Shang-disproved their theories; and he Scriptures which they accepted hai, however, rates are nominal declared that their unbelief was and no buxiness is pussing.
the result of ignorunce of the Word of God and doubts of Is Power (P%. Mark XII. 18-27).
The London rise in silver is
He also asked the Mayor to notify against Newcastle in the P. A. the public not to misunderstand Cup Competition, Southport cal-chiefly due to scarcity of sellers, the ittration.
lapsed in the second replay to-diny,
due
to
but after the official fixing the The Mayor enquired regarding suffering defeat by nine clear market ruled weaker,
America selling. the number of Japanese residents Onda. The match was played at
In Canton and was informed that Sheffeld.
are none in Canton City and only
a few In Shameen.
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The Shangla situation is res-
the absence ponsible for
Stoke City defeated Sunderland | business.
by two goals to one at their third
In regard to the Swatow sitin-meeting. tion, he said that there had been
n misunderstanding and did not In the next round, to be played antielpate that any further trouble on Saturday week, Newcastle are would occur. He reported to at home to Leicester and Stoke have indlented that the Japanese pay a visit to Bury.
demands withdrawn
In Swalow would
JAPAN COMPLAINS TO LEAGUE.
CHINA STRENGHTENING
DEFENCES.
Geneva, Feb. 1.
bo
In a First Division league match Ito-day, West Ham shared points with Huddersfield Town. The final score was 1-1,-Heuter.
OUR SPORTING PRODIGIES.
(Continued from Pape 6.)
Our Lord accepted all the Old Testament Scriptures. He quoted on one occasion the book of three times when Deuteronomy
of confronted by the Tempter (St. Matt. IV, 1-10). He said that if mon would not hear Moses and the Prophet (ie. the Old Testament Scripture), "neither would they be persuaded if one rose from the dead" (St. Luke XVI, 31).
longer a child of 14—she woa a Krown woman.
At Wimbledon I saw youngsters playing tennin the same way, per- An Indian watchman, named Asarfect in the game of lawn tennis, Singh, was drowned in the harbour children only in years. yesterday, his body being later re covered near the n.s. Venezia, aboard which he had been employed.
Mr. Snto, the Japanese Am- bassador in Belgium, and repre- The loyal Observatory reports that sentative of Japan on the Leaguo the anticyclone in central N.W.of Hokkaido, travelling_east. Another Council, has communicated ais forming over N.E. China. The telegram to the League accuB-local forecast 1N.E. winds, moder, ing the Chiness of violating tholate; generally cloudy.
St. Peter says (in St. Peter III, 15-16) that St. Paul was inspired in all his Epistles; and that it was ignorance which made men cavil at these "and the other Scriptures." The Bible Union of China te not a Society to attack there, but to bind "together all Evangelist Christians who "contend earnestly
for
RADIO BROADCAST
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME OF
RECORDED MUSIC. -
By Z. B. W. on a wavelength of 305 motres.
5.00.8.00 p.m." "European Pro- gramme,
6.00-0.00 p.m. (approx:), Relay of programme on the occasion of the Opening of the West Wing of the European Y.M.C.A., Kowloon by His Excellency, the Governor, Sir William Perl, X.B.E., C.M.G., by courtesy of the Committee.
6.00-6.35 p.m. Concert Items,
Orehentral-Warblings at Eve
(Richards), Orchestral-Dance of the Toy
Regiment (Green-Shilkret).
Victor Salon Orch: 10840. Song-Rabin Adair (Keppel). Song-The Last Hose of Summer
(Moore).
Frances Alda (Soprano). 1188 Piano Solo-Narcissus (Navin). Piano Solo-Rustle of Spring
(Sinding).
Hans Barth. 20121. Song-The Sweetest Call (Troon-
Morrow). Song-Moonlight nafi Roses (Black-
Moret).
John McCormack (Tenor), 1092, Instrumental Trio-Happy Days
(Streloski).
Instrumental Trio-Herd Girl's Dren
(Fahitzky).
Neapolitan Trio. 19872. 6.35-6.56 p.m. Hand Selections
On the Go (Goldman).
On the Campus (Goldman),
The Goldman Bünd. 19765. Electric March (Creatore). American Army March (Jassell).
Creatore's Band. 19844. Hail to the Orange and Orkco
Wow Wow (Green-Bill). Illinois Loyalty Morch (Guild)..
University of ionis Military Band. 10835, (Stock Quotations,
-
7.00 p.ut. Mali Notice, etc.),
6,56-7,45 p.m. Variety.
Vocal Duet-Keep Your Skirts Down
Mary Ann,
Vocal Düet-If I Had a Girl Like Yo
Allen Stanley and Billy Murray. 19795.
Organ Solo-Dinah,
Jease Crawford, 20000. Humorous Song-l'se Goin' from the
Cottenfield.
Humorous Song-The Parlor in a
Pleasant Place to Sit in Sunday' Night..
Frank Crumit. 19777. Piano-Accordion Solo-Italian-Spanish
Favourites.
Mario Perry. 20240. Male Quartet-Tell Mother Til be
There. Mixed Quartet-Sometime We'll
Understand.
Trinity Quartet. 19877. Song-Nightingale Song,
Della Baker (Soprano), Vocal Duct-Listen to the
Mocking Bird.
Alice Green and Raymond Dixon. 19889. Organ Solo-Steepy Tinic Gal.
Jesse Crawford. 19900, Chorus Just Around the Corner.
The Revelers. Song-Behind the Cloude.
Gelle Austin (Tenor), 19868. 7.45-8.00 p.m. Operatic.
Song-Thais-Love Has Long Been u
Rare Virtue (Massenat).
Maria Jeritza (Soprano), 1214, Chorus-Trovatore-Anvil Chorus
(Verdi).
Victor Mixed Chorus. Chorus-Tannhauser-Pilgrim's Churus
(Wagner).
Victor Male Chorus. 20127. Song-Rigoletto-Mid the Fair
Throng (Verdi).
Enrico Caruso (Tenor), 600. 8.00 p.m. Local Time, and Wen- ther Report.
*8.03-10.30 p.m. Chinese Concert from the Studio,
10.30 p.m. Rugby Mid-day Press News.
10.3 p.m.
Close Down.
All records in the above European programmes aro kindly supplied by Mears. Tsang Fock Piano Co.
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STAR FERRY CO.
BOATS · BÅRN NEARLY FIVE LAKHS.
The report of the Star. Ferry. Co., Ltd., for the twelve months ended 31st December, 1931, statna that the nott earnings of the boats, after paying all working expenses, amount to $447,981.02. Tho amount at credit of Profit and Loss Account, after transfer- ring $60,000.00 to Reserve Fund, $10,000.00 to Contingency Account, allowing for Directors' and Audi tors' fees, and Depreciation, in- cluding $32,836.09 brought for. ward, is $431,376.87 which, with the approval of shareholders, it is proposed to appropriate as follows-To pay a Dividend of $2.00 per charo, $160,000,- 00: to pay
Bonus of $240,000.00; Bluro, to carry forward, $31,376.87.
Directors-Mr. II. H. HI. Priest- ley retires according to the. Arti- cles of Association, but being eligible, offers himself for re-elec-
$3.00 the faith once for all delivered Success in sport is my delight. to the Saints" (St, Jude, 8),
some
I want to see some of the lost There was a very satisfactory glories of British sport come back, attendanco the meeting. Includ me of the honours we have ing the Rev. Mr. W. Stott, from allowed to go abroad rotura. But Nanging, who spoke of the work if the regaining of those honours of the Union in Kwangs
The organizers look forward to a brings in its train children who are childron only in actual years jong period of useful activity, and and who, in fact, lack every chilero gratified by the support recoly dish instinct, I wonder if it is cu and the addition of new mem- worth. while..
bers of the Union.
per
Auditor-The account have been audited by Mr. C. Bernard Brown, A. C. A., who offers him- self for ro-election.
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