THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH.
THURSDAY, JULY 15, 1937.
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
25
words $2,00
.
for 3 days prepaid
FOR SALE.
FOR SALE-House on the Peak, BIX rooms, conveniently situated near Motor Road. For further particulars No. 390, Hongkong apply Bex Telegraph."
CONSIGNEES' NOTICES.
BERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
The Steamship
"ANDRE LEBON" No, 10 A/37
Bringing Cargo from Marseilles via Salgon etc., arrived Hongkong on Saturday, 10th July, 1937.
Consignees are hereby informed that her goods with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Valuables are being landed and stored into the Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloon Whart and Godown Co., Ltd., Kow- loon, whence delivery may be ob- tained immeldately after landing.
All claims must be sent in to me on or before 21st July, 1937, or they will not be recognized.
the
Damaged Packages will be exomin- ed by
Company's Surveyor in Messrs: Goddard and Douglas the presence of the Consignees at 10.00 a.m. on Friday, 16th July, 1937. Consignees must have a Revenue Officer in attendance when any dull- examined by the able goods are
Company's Surveyors.
No Fire Insurance will be elected by us in any case whatever.
JOBARD,
Agent.
Hongkong, 10th July, 1937.
N. Y. K. LINE
(NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.)
From EUROPE and STRAITS. The Steamship
"YASUKUNI MARU," having arrived from the above ports, Consignees of Cargo ure hereby in- formed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk In the Hongkong and Kowloon Whart and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained.
the 20th by Goods not cleared July, 1937, will be subject to rent.
Damaged packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consignee's and the Co.'s repre- sentatives on nny Tuesdays and Fridays at 2.30 p.in. within the free the examination For storage p
period. of damaged dutiable goods the con- Algnees must arrange for a Revenue Omeer
to be present.
All claims must be presented with- in ten days of the steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognized.
No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns.
No fire insuratice has been effected. NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. Hongkong, 13th July, 1937.
N. Y. K. LINE (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.)
From EUROPE and STRAITS. The Steamship
"LYONS MARU," having arrived from the above ports, are hereby Consignees of Cargo Informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at whence delivery may be Kowloon, obtained.
Goods not cleared by the 21st July, 1937, will be subject to rent.
Damaged packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consignee's and the Co.'s representa- Con any Tuesdays and Fridays tives at 2.30 p.m. within the free storage
examination the period. For damaged dullable goods, the con- signees must arrange for a Revenue Officer to
to be present,
of
All claims must be presented with- in ten days of the steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognized.
No claims will be admilled after the goods have left the Godowns.
No fire insurance has been effected. NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. Hongkong, 14th July, 1937,
THAT PICTURE
MAY WINE A PRIZE!
-if entered in the “TELEGRAPH’S” PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION
See particulars on another page.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
G.
BOR R.
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 19th day of July, 1937, at 3 p.m., af the Omeen of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Kennedy Road, in the Colony of Hong Kong for a term of 21 years. -
Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dis- posal of the lot the Purchaser Gif not the applicant) will be required to deposit with an authorised ofleer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refund-
od on payment of the Purchase price. PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Lot No. 91.
East of and adjoining Inland Lot No. 1623.
Kennedy Road,
1 No. of Sale
Begiatry So
Locality.
1
Garden
Пoundsty Memurements.
A.E.
As per salo
plan.
NOTICE.
W.
About 3,290
$165
| Upset Price
RA
JOHN EDWARD SCOTT, | Inte of Central Police Station, in the Colony of
Hong Kong, deceased. Notice is hereby given that all claims against the estate of the above named deceased who died on 2nd July, 1937, must be sub- mitted to the Inspector General of Police on or before the 22nd day of July, 1937,
Sd.. T. H. KING, Inspector General of Police. 15th July, 1937.
THE "STAR" FERRY
CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,
Notice is hereby given that an Interim Dividend of $2.00 per Share has been declared, for the half year ended 30th June, 1937, payable on Thursday, 5th August, 1937, on which date Dividend Warrants may be obtained application at the Office of the Company, Kowloon.
on
closed from
The Register of Shares of the Company will be Wednesday, 28th July to Thurs day, 5th August, 1937, both days inclusive.
LULL CONTINUES WHILE RIVAL ARMIES RUSH TO CENTRATION POINTS (Continued from Page 1.) any knowledge of the report of the Japanese news agency, Domei, that ond Generals Chang Chi-chung Chang Yun-yung, as representatives
settlement of the 20th. Army, had signed a trace agreement in Lukouching Incident.-Da-Duo.
By Order of the Board of! Directors.
F. II. CRAPNELL.
Secretary, Hongkong, 14th July, 1937.
HONGKONG TRAMWAYS,
LIMITED.
upon
REINFORCING FRONTIER
ut
the
Shanghai, July 15. At least six divirions of Central Government troops, accompanied by ambulance units and other auxiliary forces, have been moved to the bor ders of Ilonel Province during the past few days, according to reaching here from reliable sources.
Signs of millary prparation evident in Nanking itself.--Neuler. 2,000 MEN ON MARCH
are
Tientsin, July 14.
Some 2,000 Japanese troops march- ed from here fowards Fengta! this morning, but they halled at Yang- chun Wah Khu Yat Po.
TROOP TRAINS DEPART
Peiping, July 14, to p.m. yesterday up
Japanese o'clock this morning 10 troops truins left Shanhallswan for Tientsin.-Wah Kiu Yat Po.
From
ARMING CIVILIANS
Tientsin, July 14,
Feverish Japanese war prepara-
tiona are continuing,
with more
Japanese troops arriving here.from
Shipping Intelligence
as
Shipping Companies are requested to forward, carly as possible information regarding arrivals, dopar- tures, time and mooring place and other movements. Urgent information should bo telephoned to the ship- ping Editor. Phone 26615.
PORT DIRECTORY ANHUI (R. & S.), Talkoo Duck.
INSANG (J.M.), B.. KANGCHOW 1. & 9.1. Talkoo Dock.] KWANGCHOW (B. & S.), B.14. NINGHAI (11. & S), Taikoo Dock. PROMINENT (J.M.), B3.M. 500CHOW (D. & 4.), Taikoo Pack. SUISANG (J.M.), Kowloon Wharf.
ARRIVED YESTERDAY
(Agents, Phone Numbers Given.) NORVIKEN (J.M.) from Canton, 1.30 p.m.. 1.8, 30311.
PROMINENT (J.M.) from Canton 1 p.m., .8. 10311,
SUISANG (J.M.) from Japan, 6 p.m., Kowloon Wharf. 30311.
YUNNAN (8. & S.) from Shanghai,
, West Point. 30331.
SAILED YESTERDAY
Agents Phone Numbers Given) AGAMAMNON (B. & S.) for Europe, Holt's Wharf. 30331.
SAILING TO-MORROW
(Agents Phone Numbers Given.) EMPRESS OF RUSSIA (c.r.s.)
NEW YORK STOCK SUICIDE ATTEMPT
EXCHANGE SWAN, CULBERTSON & FRITZ LATEST REPORTS
New York, July 14.
FRUSTRATED
Manila, d p.m. Kowloon Wharf. 24040, and, while some early gains were posile mp off the Praya wall op-
HARUNA MARU (NYK) for phonk. Pl. ozai.
HINNANG (JM) for Bandakan,
0.3 12 30311.
The timely action of Mr. Crestijo, a young Portuguese, was the means of preventing a suicide in Connaught Road, near the Star Ferry Wharf at 5. C. & F. New York office cables: ten o'clock this morning.
A middle aged Chinese woman was Stocks; The market to-day en-
Geen to for countered some moderate realising
SL. George's Building, when Board a Ital-reduced, the underlone remained arm Mr. Creslijo, who was on
the In response to improved sentiment Star ferry boat alongside
unhesitatingly jumped Into found a general feeling that the success wharf,
the helpicus of the Court Reform Bill has been the water, swam to
Senator woman and, with the assistance of impaired by the death of Robinson. The chances appear to boat people rescued her, favour further market, improvement and we
believe that good continue grades of stocks should be held.
PRESIDENT GRANT (Dollar) for
midnight, Kowloon
Manlin, 28171.
PROMINENT (J.M.) for noon, B.8, 80311.
TILAWA (P. & 04 for 27721
Wharf. Tientsin, Straits
30.
VESSELS DUE
ACHILLES (B. & 8.), July 20. AFRIKA (E.A.C.). July 21, ANNA MAERSK (Jebion), July 29. ANSHUN, B. & 8.), July 18. BHUTAN (P. & 0.), July 16. CHANGTE (B. & S.), Aug. 5. CLAUS RICKMERS (Jobsen), July 19. CHAKSANG (J.M.), July 18. CHICHIBU MARU (N.Y.K.), July 22. DUISDERG (Jobsen), Aug. 30. ERMLAND (Jebsen), July 17.
arc
Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Lacon Cotton! There has been a broader leaving by the ss. Hosang on Sunday demand, including Trade, foreign and for a holiday in Japan. They will commision-house buying and short-be nway about a month. covering. The Government weekly
crop report is favourable. Consump-
ex-
don Ggures for June show a total of Ing and fresh buying on official con- firmation that the extension of export 081,304 bales.
Wheat! Crop reports in the North- certifientes will not embrace more West are unfavourable and threshing than 300,000 tona to August, 1938. The returns in portions of the South-West situation now appears to be clarified. Winter belt are reported to be dis- for a stendy sustained advance.
S. C. & appointing. The Government weekly
F. Wall Street Journal. comment: Foreign crop report is unfavourable and there morning EMPRESS OF JAPAN (C.P.9.), July is a general belief that the rains in change dealers are of the opinion that North-West Canada are too late to the United Statse is losing Gold to be of any material beneat. A large Europe for the first time since the demand for flour la reported together Tripartite Currency Agreement be with
good export demand for came effective. Traders are cautious. Canadian wheat and further sales of due to the sharp market advance of American wheat to the Continent, the past two weeks. It is rumoured The enormous demand for futures is that US. Steel will soon do some being supplied principally by hedge-financing, Involving valuable rights Brokers report sales against large South-Western re- to stocks-holders.
that both London and Paris are celpts and profit-taking.
Corn: The crop outlook is still bullish on United States stocks. Mid- brighter, following on further bene- Summer sales of office appliances are Alcial rains. The scarcity of domestic unusually good.
REUTER QUOTATIONS supplies is the principal sustaining
Dow Jons Averages: factor in the face of bearish crop
ERMLAND (Jebsen), July 17. FRIDERUN (Melchers), July 18. HARUNA MARU (N.Y.K.), July 10. HOSANG (J.M.), July 18, KAMO MARU (NY.K.), July 22. NANNING (D. & 8.), July 10. NEPTUNA (Burns Phip). Aug. 4. NICEPO DE LARRINAGA (Jebsen), July 17.
PATROCLUS (n. & S.), July 16. POTSDAM (Melchers), July 25. PRESIDENT ADAMS (Dollar), July
RAKUYO MARU (N.Y.K.), July 28. SILVER WALNUT (Furness) July 16. COURT (Melchers), SINNINGTON
17.
DAVIKEN (J.M.) for Shanghai, 1.30 p.m., 8.2. 30311.
FUKUKEN MARU (0.8.K.) for Amoy, July 10,
Shanbaliwan to-day, All the able. Co's Wharf. 28001. bodied members of the Japanese
NORVIKES (J.M.) for Canton, 11
community in and outside the Japan- p.m., West Point Wharf. ese Concession are being enlisted and equipped with arms and ammunt- tion,
The Chiitese military authorities are directing the construction of an cla- borate defence system ut Longfang, where the Chinese forces are pre- pared to hold up the advance of Japanese troops seeking to cross the Pei-Ning Railway. Large concentra- tions of Chinese troops have been also completed at several important points Railway.-- the Ping-Han long fua Nan News.
COMPARATIVE QUIET
Tientsin, July 14. The situation around Peiping area was comparatively quiet to-day ex- cept for a brief conflict outside the Tahung Gate this morning.
A number of Japanese war planes new over Peiping, inhing observations of Chinese milltary movements. in the past Japanese air activity twenty-four hours extended south- word as far as Shihchinochong, where a Japanese scouting plane was sighted yesterday afternoon.--Hua Nan News.
| STILL HOLD POSITIONS
Nanking, July 14.
A lull now prevails at Lukuochino and Wangping. Both places are still in the hands of Chinese troops. Japanese troops at Tachenchun have been withdrawn, while those at Wull- tien are busily engaged creeling_de fences.
AHRIVING TO-DAY
(Agents Phone Numbers Given) CONTE BIANCAMANO (L., T.) from)
Europe, am, Kowloon Wharf. 32992.
TILAWA (M.M.) from Amoy, 4.30 p.m.. Kowloon Wharf. 27701,
SAILING TO-DAY
(Agents Phone Numbers Given) TOKA MARU (0.8.K.) for Amerlen, & pan., Kowloon Wharf. 28001.
ARRIVING TO-MORROW (Agents Phone Numbers Given) BHUTAN (P. & D.) from Shanghai, 6.m. Kowloon Wharf. 27721.
EMPRESS OF RUSSIA (CPS) from Yancouver, 6
What. Kowloon 4.m. 24840.
MARU HARUNA
(N.Y.K.) from Japan, .m., Kowloon Whart. 30291.
NORVIKEN (J.M.) from Canton, 10 a.., B.. 30311.
PRESIDENT COOLIDGE
TAKSANG (J.M.), July 20. TAI YANG (Dodwell), July 17. TAIYO MARUJ (N.Y.K.), July 19. TARIFA (Thoresen), July 16. TATSUTA MARU (N.Y.R.), Aug. 6, THIKARANG .C.J.), July 18. TJINEGARA (1.C.J...), July 20. TJIKENDANG (J.C.J.L.), July 81. TJISADANE (J.C.J.L.), July 18, TJISONDARI (J.C.L), July 25, TRIANON (Thoresen), July 18,
EMPRESS OF RUSSIA.
The R.M.S. Empress of Bussla is due here
from Vancouver via ports at 6 514 A.M. on Friday, July 10. She scheduled to nail for Manila at 6p.r. the same day.
S.S. BHUTAN
The P.&O. .. Bhutan left Shang- hai on July 13 and I due here to-mor row at about & a.m.
M. V. NEPTUNA
The motor vesel Neptunn, Burna Philp Line, in due here on Wednesday, August 4 and is scheduled to salt for Salamaun, Saigon, Manlle, Sandakan. tabauf. Sydney and Melbourne on Mon- day, August 9,
EMPRESS OF JAPAN
The R.M.S. Empress of Japan left (Dollar) Vancouver for Hongkong, via Honolulu, from America, midnight. Kowloon Japan ports and Shanghai, on Saturday inst and is due hers on the morning of Wharf. 8171.
PRESIDENT GRANT (Dollar) from Friday, July 30. She is due to sail for
nila, 7 a.m., Kowloon Wharf. 28171.
total of Japanese warships there to four.
FIGHTING AT THREE
POINTS
Feiping, July 15. Violent_fighting was in progress between Chinese and Japanese forces at three points ysterday, not far out- side Pelping.
the area of
Manila on the same evening.
General Yu Han-mau, Commandant of the Fourth Route Army Corps and Commissioner of Pacification Kwangtung, to-day.
oi
le inspected the 167th and 158th Divisions after which he participated in the celebration of the first "anni-- v.rsurs of the establishment of the Fourth Route Army Corps.
He flies to Canton 10-marrow and then proceed to Lushan to, interview
General Chiang Kai-shek.
I
COMMUNISTS VOLUNTEER
Shanghai, July 15. The Communist leaders, Mão Tse-
Latest Information received by the local railway administration shows that 12 trainloads of Japanese troops
Strong Japanese contingents drove have arrived in the vicinity of Tien- tsin within the past two days. Early from their base at Feagtul towards this morning a fleet of motor lorries the important Nanyuan barracks, fully loaded with Japanese troops, headquarters of the 29th Army, just about 400 strong,
Pelping's walls. Other was seen possing the Yungting Gate in the direction outside
advanced on columns of Fengtai. These troops were Be the Iron Bridge of the Peiping-Han- companied by 11 motor lorries loaded kow railway over the Yangting River
wor with ammunition and other
and on the scattered Chinese concen- tung and Chu-teh, have written to material.
trations outside the south-east wall Marshal Chiang Kai-shek requesting him to assume command of the Red of Peiping.
than Army which they lead, and to send Chinese reports state more
Sino-Japanese front.- United Press. 20,000 Japanese are now at Fengtalt to the or near-by, and that city is only 15 miles south-east of the old capital, and an important point on the Pei- ping-Tientsin railway line. It is also the termalnus of a branch line which and the connects Peiping-Hankow Feiping-Tientsin railroads.
Another report states that a minor clash occurred between a hundred Japanese troops from Tunghsien and the Chinese defonders outside the Tabung Gate. The Japanese wished
through pass
at this point but were stopped by the Chinese soldiers.-Wah Kiu Yai Po.
to
LULL BEFORE STORM
Tientsin, July 14. Normal traffic on the Pelping-Tien- tain Railway was restored to-day, in- fa lesa dicating that the situation
helleved fense, but it la generally that it is only a lull before the storm as bath sides are mossing large num- bers of troops In readiness for major. hostilities.
Hua Nan News
this
Notice to Shareholders NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an INTERIM DIVIDEND of THIRTY (30) cents per Share has
The Chinese authorities are still boen declared payable on WED. NESDAY, 4th August next, on and
esc. in the hope that a major crists after which date Dividend War-olding negotiations with the Japan- General Chan Tzu- may be averted. be obtained rants may
the at the Registered chung, one of the leaders of application
North China Administration, rushed to Company, Canal
Tjenisin from Peiping Office of the Road East, Bowrington, Hongkong. morning to join in the negotiations.
NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO GIVEN that the REGISTER of GUARDING RAILROADS MEMBERS of the Company will be closed from WEDNESDAY, 21st JULY, to TUESDAY, 3rd AUGUST, 1937, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
L. C. F. BELLAMY,
Hongkong, 13th July, 1937.
WATER LEVELS FOR WEST, NORTH AND EAST RIVERS
..
U.S. COMMODITY PRICES
LATEST CABLED
QUOTATIONS
New York, July 14. The following quotations on the New York commodity exchange are Issued by Reuter:
The Japanese have built a rough air field at Fengtai, the Chinese re- part, and have unloaded large stores of petrol there. More that 50 bomb- ing planes have already arrived,
CHINESE MOVEMENTS
Tientsin, July 14. Japanese in Tientsin learned yes- terday that Marshal Chiang Kai-shek
October had sent alx divisions of his crack Valley posts
December northward to the danger
danger zonu.
January troops from Yangt
These advices followed a report that March scores of Japanese planes and addi- May tional troops from Japan itself were streaming into North China, where Chinese and Japanese have been fighting intermittently for six days.
United Press.
New York Cotton
12.44/45
news.
July 13. July 14. Rubber: There has been a better 30 Industrials..... 178.24 dealer and factory demand. Outside 20 Rails
20 Utilities Interest is negligible.
Sugar. The market is firm. There 40 Bands has been further active Cuban cover-
POST
178.57
54.21
63.70
27.88
38,11
101.63
101.50
11 Commodity Index 72.17
72.17
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Patroclus Tilawa
July 15.
.July 15.
July 15.
Bhutan
.July, 10..
Emp, of Russia
.July. 18.
Haruna Maru
.July 10.
Pres. Grant
July 10.
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July 17.
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.July 17.
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July 17.
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For
Samshul and Wuchow Formosa
Air Matt for "Euraela
Direct Service."
Date and Time.
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Thurs., July 15, 5 p.m. Airways Eurasia Plane ......Thurs, July 15..
Air Mail for Swatow, Amoy, Foo- chow, and N. China (via Shanghai)
July 15, 4 p.m. July 15, 5 pm.. Thurs, July 15..
Sheungwan P.0.
July 15,
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G.P.O.
„July 15, 5 p.m.
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ILog.
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Reg. Ord.,
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Ref..
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..July 10, 5 a.m.
Reg.
July 16, 8.30 am..
Ord. ****
Reg. Ord..
Sandakan
Air Mail for Imperial Airways Imperial Airways Plane Fri., July 16,
Direct Service"duo London, 25th
July
July 16, 9.30 ..
Air Mall for Australia by Imperial Imperial Airways Elane Frt., July 16.
Airways Service"--due Darwin
G.P,O. and K.P.O.
July 10, 8.30 dude. July 16, 9.30 a.m..
Prominent..Fri., July 16, 10.30.n.m Talping
Parcels,
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Foochow via Swutow
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Kaying Seistan
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-Due Amsterdam, 20th July ...
Fri., July 16, July 15
July 1
5 pun..
y 10, 9.45 ...
July 10, 10.30 n.m.. Fri., July 10, 1 p.m.
Fri., July 18, 3 p.m..
Emp. of Russia Fri., July 10, 4.30 p.m. Haruna Maru
Fri, July 14..
*Straits and Europe via Marseilles Bhulan
due Marseilles 15th August.
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July 10, 4.30 p... July 16, 5.00 pm, ...Fri., July 16, 0. and K. P. 0.
...July 10, 5 p.m.
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12.45/45 12.04 New York Rubber
12.40/40
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Straits, Ceylon, India, East and S. Haruna
Africa, Aden, Egypt and Europe via Marseilles due 15th August,
Marnellfes
Reg., Ord,
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18.00N
10.05n
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Jan. March
10.22N
Central and South America and Europe via Victoria B.C., and *Europe via Siberia
19.33N
19.45N
10.20 /20 19.31/32 19.35b/30a
19.43n 10.50n
Sales for the day:-1,040 tons.
SOUTH ARMY READY Shanghal, July 15. The most intensive troop move-
Canton, July 14, menta are taking place In North The Fourth Route Army Corps China, showing that the Nanking to-day celebrated the first anniver- May Government is determined to back sary of its organisation with colourful up the 29th Army under General ceremonies. The ceremony was at-
Chicago Wheat Sung Chch-yuan, Along the Long-tended by all the high officers, pre- bal Railway alone the Nanking Gov-sided over by General Halang Han-July
120 /125% crnment has a force of thirty divi-Ping. Second in command in the Sept. 120 Bid General Manager.sions or over 300,000 men.
absence of Gen. Yu Han-Mau, who Dec. .... 128 Bid
Tuesday's Sales:- General Shang Chen has been in-now in Fukien.
Addressing
formation of the Fourth structed to take full charge of the said that the the omeera Gen. Halang detence of the northern section of Route
had brought Army the Pelping-Mankow Railway, from unification of the
nation fast Tientsin southward, General Ik Fu-chu, Shantung Governor, will to reality, and it was a
contribution to national defence. assumo command of the Tientsin- He further declared that the present July Pukow Railway from Shantung to
vided China no alternative but to Nanking. Intensive military activities action adopted by the Japanese pro- are being noted here and in Nanking resist. In case of need, he went on,
From North China comes the strange story that hostilities have the armies of Kwanglung would be been going on for a week on the ready at a moment's notice to assist the Central Authorities.-Da-Dao. Soviet-Manchukuo frontler, but re- liable Chinese sources profess that
GENERAL YU they have no confirmation of this news.
The River Conservancy Commission for Kwangtung Province ises the following report on water levels, in metres, for the West North and East Rivers:
Tighest Lowest оп Place of
on W.L. W.L 13/7 Observation record record
West River at
West River at
Shiuhing +13.50
North Iver at
Teingyuen + 0.20
0
0
LIST.
14/7
Wuchow +24.26 −0.78 +0.15 +47
+307 +2.78 +2.00 +1.00 1.12 Bhetnahul + 8.41 −−1.51, +1.37 Kart River at
North fuver at
Bhekling + 4.72 -0.92 +0.85 +0.73
Two Japanese warships belonging to their Sixteenth Squadron have arrived at Tsingtao bringing the
Canada, USA., Pres. Grant
Parcels,
Reki
Ord:.
Fri, July 10-
July 16, p.m. July 10, 6 p.
rd, ................. July 10, 5,30 p.m.
(Due Victoria B.C. Aug. 4.)
Superscribed correspondence only.
DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF
HE WOULD DE THE FINER GENTLE- Suffering from leprosy, certified by MAN THAT BHOULD LEAVE THE WORLD Dr. G. I. Shaw, Li Yau, 42, of no fixed: WITHOUT HAVING TASTED OF LYING on abode, was removed to the Kennedy PRETENCE OF ANY SORT, OR or WAN-Town Hospital yesterday. TONNESS ON CONCEIT.-Marcus Aure-
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An 11-year-old boy. named L1:
legs and received Injuries to the mouth yesterday as a result of being
For the theft of 29,calties of scrop knocked down by car No: 3028, Iron, valued at $3, from the Tak Hing driven by Wong Wing-kit, in Holly.. shop at Hospital Road, Li Yuen, 31, wood Road: The victim was taken to unemployed, was bound over in the the Queen Mary Hospital. sum of $25 for one year by Mr. K
A week's remand was granted by Keen at the Central Magistracy this morning. On the similar charge, Tse Mr. K Keen at the Central Magis
was bound tracy this morning In the case in Sang. 31, unemployed,
which Kong Cheung-chap. Tse Tin- over in the sum of $50 for one year in and Chiu Wing-koe were charged and ordered to be sent back to
Defendant ad-with-robbery at a money-changor #: Kwongchowwan: Finance Ministry has arranged to mitted having stolen #lb, of iron shop at 34:Comaught Road West on refinance the Pacing Development from the Yaumal Vehicular Ferry June 16 Sub-Inspector L. 1. Whant.
Wharf.
appeared for the prosecution. A rousing welcome was accorded to Corporation Loan-United Press.
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Amoy, July 14.
CHINA REFINANCING LOAN
New York, July 14. The Chinese Consul-General hero has
that announced
Nanking's