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Mr. J. H. Ruttonjee, Managing Director of the Hongkong Brewery n site for a and Distillery, bought Church at Tsunwan this morning, The site is near the Brewery, and the Church to be built on it is pri- marily intended, it is stated, for em- ployees, of whom there are about a hundred at the Brewery.
London, Aug. 19. The action the British Government will take If British bulldings Shanghai are seized was made clear in London to-night. The Govern-ati ment will demand compensation for any damage done, for loss of rent, domage to commercial interests and loss of prestige and any other busi
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A strong protest has already been to the sent to Tokyo with respect British brewery, owned by Jardine, Matheson and Company, which the Japanese have taken over. claim
and for compensation for damage: rent has been made.
Other cases, have been
reported, such as the Japanese occupation from the ninth flour upwards of the Bri- tish-owned sky-scraper, Broadway Mansions, but no intimation of emetal
British aetion apart from the case of the
brewery has been given. An academic point to be cleared up may arise in the case of British build ings damaged by the Japanese bombardment. It is not quite clear
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U.S. Consul Seeks
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Tsingtao, Aug. 10. The situation here has taken a for the worse. Negotiations between Chinese and Japanese turn nuthorliles toward a settlement re- garding the killing of the Japanese marine last week, have been sus- pended.
Following the evacuation of 400 Japanese from this elty yesterday, an order has been issued for the
21. Nine evacuation of the remaining Japan- ese residents by August Japanese merchantmen are proceed- Japan to complete the ing from evacuation.
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can Consul bere Is attempting to provision for the spiritual need of effect a peaceful understanding be- his employees. It prompts the ques- tween the Chinese and Japanese on tion of what denomination or see the issue, but no satisfactory formula proposed edifice will represent. Mr. Is believed to have been devised #3 Ruttonjee, himself a Parsee, lough- truly said,
to this enquiry: yet. laly "I do not yet
Amongst the Brewery employees there are, it is ascertained, about 12 Catholics and certainly not more than six of the Protestant Church. The remainder, if not Buddhists, are pro- bably identified with no particular religioner, in himself keeping on
The one British warship and 1wn American warships that have been in the Inner barbour, open mind until it has been decided, anchored ossibly by vote, what denomination moved out to the outer harbour to- the new Church will assume, Mr. day, leaving five Japanese warships
explanation, anchored in the inner harbour.TO - MORROW Ruttonjec, by way of says he is also a Theosophist, and Central Newi.
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Fox Picturo buildings are on Chinese soll, or worship of the same.God.
The site, measuring 0,500 square Japon-Renter.
feet, is at Shan Tsang. It was offered for sale by public auction as "a build- tog lot for Church purpose," and Mr. He Ruttanjee was the only bidder. secured the lot at the upset price of place at the $195. The sale took office of the District Officer, (South). Mr. G. S. Kennedy-Skipton.
Other building Lots close to the Customs Road from new Military Pass to Junk Bay near the Nam Tau She bathing beach and to the Hang Hou-Shaukiwan ferry pier were also
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London, Aug. 19.
thelr
The movement to bring the pre-sold. The purchasers were the Rev. || eeedings of the British Association
AMOY FORMOSANS
Amoy, Aug. 19. All Formosan women and children in this city have been ordered by
23. August Japanese authorilles to evacuate by Five Japanese ships to evacuate been chartered buve these women and children to For-
mase.
All able-bodied Formosan men, however, are remaining in the city.- Central News.
JAPANESE COLUMN
ANNIHILATED
Kweisui, Aug. 20.
A Japanese column which attempt-
for the Advancement of Science to W. Grundrian, Mr. Lui Hul, M. Fined to make a surprise rald on the bear more closely on the problems of cher and Mr. Falt Po-choi. vostrantanity life, which started a few
years ago, is continued in
the pro-
KAMI for the annual meeting which
opens
Nottingham September 1.
and
it
Noise, traße safety, and utilisation labour transference are some of the topics to which the contribution of science will be made in the course of seclonal meetings.
Sir Edward Poultons' Presidential address will be on "History of Evolu- tionary Thought." Mr. II. G. Wells:
sub- is amung the speakers and his ject will be "Informative Content of Education."-British Wireless.
EXPLAINS PACT WITH CHINA
Santander's Capture Is Inevitable
Foreign Populace Leaving Because
Of Firm Belief
St. Jean de Luz, Aug. 19.
und other
Chinese positions at Nankow
on
August 17 was annihilated when the Chinese front lines opened fire with machine-guns, according to military intelligence received here to-day.
It
Is stated that a section of the Chinese troops at Nankow have It the trenches and are altempting to encircle the Japanese positions Central News.
TIENTSIN SCHOOLS TO OPEN Pauling, Aust. 20.
Japanese military authorities in Tientsin have ordered an Govern- ment and private schools in the city for the fail semester as to open usual, according to a report received here to-day.
It is learned thyst all text boolea used in schools in the city will be "revised".-Central News.
U.S. ATTITUDE A French trawler has arrived at
Washington, Aug. 19. Bayonne, with the French Consular
The Navy Department announce agent from Santander French and Belgian nationals. They that Tsingtao is quiet, and that the consider the capture of Santander evacuation of Americans is not im-
mediately contemplated.-Reuter, inevitable, reporting Intense simism inside the town.
are
pes-
advanced The insurgent forces
morning several miles during the and
now only 25 miles from the eity. They claim to have taken 11,000 further prisoners.
CHINA SQUADRON
Washington, Aug. 19. The new Sino-American monetary agreement, the conclusion of which Was announced in July, "Is Intended to facilitate a general programme of monetary reform and the stablisation of currency,"
y," according to the Acting-
WHERE SHIPS ARE Secretary the Treasury, Mr.
The decision of the French Gov- Taylor, writing to Senator Dirksen.
ernment not to allow more refugees
IN NORTH The letter added ut much in-
to land in France has caused con- formation with regard to the agree-
sternation in Santander were 12,000
Following is the disposition ment could not be published "be-persons were ready to leave in five cause questions of foreign relationships when the decision of the Paris H.M. warships in the North:
Shanghai-Falmouth, Danac, Dun- were involved," but declared the authorities was announced. agreement was designed to promote The destroyer U.S.S. Kane is pro-can, Duchess, Delight, increased Chinese trade, particularly eceding to Santander to evacuate a with the United States-Reuter, further contingent of Americans.-
Reuter.
LOCAL MINE EXPLOSION
ITALY ACCUSED
Valencia, Aug. 10. The Spanish Government has ne- cused Italy of partleipating actively fo in the civil war, stating that up recently she showed her aggression by submarine warture against but now she has ships,
of
Tsingtao-Eagle Dainty. Decoy." Chingwangtao-Delender.
und Sub- Welhalwel-Medway marines, Adventure, Westcolt.
Chefoo.-Diana,
Tangku Sandwich. Nanking Capetown. Wousunit-Cumberland, Suffolk.
have concluded and Signor Mussolinl
An explosion occurred while a Spanish worker was preparing a blast in a ordered her warships openly to sink has returned to Rome, where he is shaft in the Shing Mun mines yester-Spanish vessels. day, as a result of which
Cheung
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