Ambassador Weather Now
In Charge
French Evacuation
Voluntary
Cooler Easterly Winds Prevail
Paris. Aug. 17. The weather was distinctly cooler The Government hus instruelet | yesterday, Royal Observatory returns showing a maximum temperature of the French Ambassador in Nanltiny85 and a night minimum of 70, both to decide for himself the most being four, degrees lower than on propriate moment for the evacuation the previous day. To-day at 10 m. from
the French Concession int
the reading was 82, or two degrees Shanghai. Only thos who desire
lower than at the samne hour yester- will be evacuated. French villzens preferring to remain to watch their day, but humidity was slightly higher own interests will be permitted to stay on their own responsibility.
07.
THE
.HONGKONG
British Trade Figures
South America Big Customer
TELEGRAPH.
London, Aug. 17. in the first six months of this year, 41.3 per cent. of the imports into the United Kingdom came from British countries, compared with 41.5 per cent. In the corresponding period of 1936. The percentages of United Kingdom exports going countries in the same periods were 47.5 and 48.6 respectively.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18,
U.S. Steering Middle Course
Policy In Far East Crisis
Washington, Aug. 17. The State Departinent's policy vis- a-vis the present situation in the Far East is
Thes elarified by the
correspondent,
who Washington points out that the Administration is faced by two schools of public opinion the Internationalists, who
in chosen
the
to British voente strong action, to protect
foreign interests; and, secondly, more
of nationalista, powerful one Iainfall for the 24 hours ended at
In trade with foreign countries in who urge withdrawal of Amerlean 10 a.m., to-day was 0.03-inch, bring- In the absence of M. Yvon Delhos,ing the year's total so far to 59.82, the first half of the year, Imports troops and the leaving of American from South Amerien countries show-eltizens In Ching to their own re- Foreign Minister, M. Leger, Scent-against an average of 81.82.
ed a marked increase. The value of sources. This ary-General at the Qual d'Ornay, re-
morning's weather report ceived Mr. William Bullitt. the reads: A weak anticyclone extends imports from Argentine was £34,- United States Ambassador, and Ir. from Manchuria to the Pacific to the 900,000, against £20,000,000 in the Sugimure. Japanese Ambasandor, to- snuth-east of Japan. A shallow de-first half of 1930, and Imports from day-Reuter.
pression covers the Northern China Chile in the two half years were (Sea. Local forveast: East winds, valued at £5,100,000 and £2,900,000 (moderate; cloudy.
respectively. There was also a con- aiderable increase in United Kingdom exports to the United States, which rose from £12,000,000 in the first half of 1930 to £10,500,000 in the six months to June last.
Brought before Mr. K. Kren at the Central Magistracy this morning. charged with returning from bunish- inent before the expiration of his term of 10 years, Imposed on Novem- ber 24, 1936, Wong Shing, aged 35, was sentenced to nine months' hard Jabour. Sub-Inspector W. Armitt prosecuted.
WAKE UP YOUR
LIVER BILE-
Without Calome!— And You'll Jump Out of Bed Full of Vita and Vigour. The liver clomid pour out two pinte sf Iquid Ella Enta sosur faverla dally. 17 Oila kitu Janet flowing freely, your fonkelsey Chigest, It just drenja in the lowels, Gins blenty tip your stomach. You get constipated. Your whole systemu is pedmined na you feel kontr. sunk hud the world looks prank.
Imantives air voly makeshifts, à mere herci moresnent does get at the cause it Dales These famous Curter'n 118the Liver Pole du get flere two pints of bile dowärts freely wil make you feel “up and up) Hart-
amazing to soaking tale t
Bank for the tostne Carter'n Luftle Liver Pilla on the zeď jocknge, Refois nam thing else.
Quicker,
BRASSO
BRASSO
METAL POLISH
Sole Agents: Imperial Chemical Industries (China) Ltd., llongkong.
BOWEN ROAD
ROBBERY
ONE MAN GAOLED;
OTHER FREED
Pleading not guilty to a charge of rubbery by two or more when ins Case was called at Criminal Sessions this morning. Hung Shu was discharged, Live: Crown
eviciener gainst him beruse he had foren mainly instrumental in the arrest of Ho Tak who stood in the dick on the same charge. Ho Tak pleaded 18 guilty and was sentenced 16 mumth imprisonment with hard Laber
The mee were charged with rob- lang Kam Ko, a houseboy employed at Brewen ftond on June spoils comprised $1. a watch and
ue lothes.
PRICES JUMP IN LONDON
The effects of the civil war in Spuin on Anglo-Spanish trade are very obvious. In the first half of 1935, Spain took £1.465,412 of Bri- | tish goods and £900,500 worth in the same period of 1930, whereas this your in the first six months United amounted to Kingdom exports to Spain only
£500,310 and In the same period of three years goods Spain imported into the United from om were valued at £2,891,505, £3,- 812,981 and £2,540,513 respectively. Trade with Spanish possessions was 21711
50 adversely attecked. British Wireless.
The Government middle course, avoiding belligerency but protecting American nationals to iz the utmost. The circumstances
be afforded which protection will are well-defined, whether in sup- porting threatened Americans or in international en-operation to defend the Settlement in case of necessity.
In adopting the middle course, the Government hopes that lives of Americans will be saved and Ameri- can prestige remain undiminished. Reuter.
THIS COULD BE DONE TO-MORROW (Continued from Page 6)
a pint per day, and in thousands of the porest homes no fresh milk is ever drunk at afl-not even by the young üldren.
The MONEY-CHANGER ilic in this country, but it remains
London, Aug. 17.
ROBBED
HEAVY SENTENCE
AT SESSIONS
There is n immense surplus of loo expensive for the people to buy, although the health of the race is being irreparably damaged for lack of the nutrition that milk would | Rive.
As a deterrent to others. Me. Jus- ! tee R. G. Lindsell mposed sentences of five years' hard labour on four Pane conditions prevail to-day in men who pleaded guilty at Criminal the London antimony market, follow Sessions this morning to an armed 1 the precipt of advices from raid or a money-chatter's shop in Clima to the effect that the Sino-Connaught Road West on June 14. Japanese conflict is at present hold-?
n up shipments.
With supplies not over-plentiful, it is feared a considerable stringency may develop in the near future.
Priers are rising steeply, supplies afont to-day changing hands at £47, compared with £60 previously. Holders of duly paid supplies are asking £70 to 177 compared to £70 last week-end.
and
Coun- The Children's Minimum vil, which with the Labour women jand
various working-class women's organisations, succeeded, after a tremendous struggle, in se- euring cheap milk for school-children, is demanding that the Government shall provide liquid mille at 114d., 31, unemployed: Ta Tak-bing instead of 312d, u pint for all ex- native doctor: Chan Wing-kei, 30, pec erone driver; and Kong Ping-nam. 38, unemployed,
Accused were Kong Cheung-chap,
The men got away with over $1,000 in different currencies but were later arrested singly,
Mr. M. J. Abbott, Assistant Crown Solicitor, asked for a heavy sentence Wolfram is also firm, around 85/-as revolvers were displayed in the and 00/-.
increaseauir, and it was well to show others War risk assurance, how the Courts viewed this type of
t
marine
Reuter.
due to the
hold-up.
pectant and nursing mothers and all: yuung children, and that free mili shall be given in every case where the expenditure available for food is insuflicient for full health,
Pressure of public opinion could secure this to-morrow.
Barbara Ayrton Gould
1937.
FRIGIDAIRE
Sole Agents -
Proof! of Leadership
DWELL &
Wasandra Building
11⁄2 Million More
Frigidaires Have Been
Purchased Than Any
Other Mako.
Over-
whelming Proof of
Ability-of Valuo- of
Leadership.
LTD.
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