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U.S. May Seek
.Trade Pact With Empire
Britain And Canada First Approached
Washington, Nov. 18. Should negotiations for an Anglo- American trade pact be
Brithin will be the 21st nation with whom the United States has an nounced its intention of negotiating a reciprocal agreement.
Sixteen Buch geements have al- ready been concluded, Including one with Canadisı.
The New York Tinics states when the agreement is concluded it w grant reductions in tariffs on British manufactured goods entering the United States, with Britain making concession to American agricultural products-Reuter
PACTS WITH DOMINIONS ALSO POSSIBLE
Washington, Nov. 18. Parallel to the announcement of the Anglo-American negotiations for a trade agreement, the State Depart ment announced its latention of open- ing new negotiations with Cannia.
It is understood the United States has no plans at the present for negoziatióna with other Dorinlons, but has declared that such steps are
"In possible
the bot
future."-Router.
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NEGOTIATIONS NEAR
distant
London, Nov, 18. Mr. Neville Chamberlain announced in the House of Commons that the in- formal discussions between Brituln and the United States regarding a reciprocal trade agrement had now reached a stage when it was possible to contemplate the announcement of formni
negotiations,
Financial experts predict that an agreement might be concluded by
the Spring a result of large concession by members of the Empire, which would enable Britain and the United States to reaclean agreement. -United Press.
LIKELY COODS TO BE AFFECTED
London, Nov.
IN
It is hoped that an effective contri- bution to world trade will result from the Anglo-American trade negatia tions.
According to American circles, Mr. Cordell Hull, Secretary of State, will shortly announce a comprehensive list of products to be discussed, but at least two months, and possibly four, must clapse before negotlutions open. The list covers fully the existing trade agreement between the British Empire and the United States. It is understood that although the Ameri can Government is in no way opposed to the principles of the Ottawn agree ment, it will ask for a reduction is Imperial preference on certain goods, mainly in field and agricultural pro- ducts, but the negotiations will also deal with manufactured goods, such as motor cars, typewriters and steel gonds.
In return, it is believed, the United States in preparing to make conces slon to Britain over a wide range of textiles, woollen goods, machinery and luxury goods. It is pointed out that there is no intention to divert trade between the two countries, but only to Increase Ita volume.--Reuter's Special,
CANADA KEEN FOR A NEW AGREEMENT
Oltawa; Nov. 10.
JAPANESE ATTACKING
THROUGH QUAGMIRE
(Continued from Page, 1.)
foreigners in Shomeen heard the sound of gunfire at the time.
There was mild excitement in Shameen this morning when further gunfire was heard shortly before o'clock, which, however, turned sul
be Chinese gunnery practice.- Reuter,
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Chinese Liberty Bonds Taken To Hankow
Shanghai, Nov. 19.
It is reported that Liberty Bonds to the value of $500,000,000 have been transferred by the committee from the headquarters in Shanghal to Hankew. -Reuter.
Terrific Property Losses
Shanghal, Nov. 18. Property lasses in Nantao and Pro- tung as a result of the hostilities are estimated at $500,000,000, according to the Chinese press,
Between two and three hundred thousand elvillany in these two places have been rendered homeless und destitute-Reuter.
Desperate Effort
Soochow, Nov. Ill
The Japanese are throwing their full weight on Chengyl, seven miles west of Quinsan, where they are making a desperate attempt to smash to the Chinese lines to just on Weiting, but up to late last night they have been unable to make any headway.
The Chine troops ure holding tenaciously to their positions and
casunities. inflicted heavy
KITE the invaders.
~
Taking advantage of the natural Barriers, Chinese forces have been rushed the south of Yangcheng Lake where they are successfully checking the advance of the Japanese. A telephone message from Kashing late hast night confirms the earlier report that the town is in Chime hands-Central News.
G0,000 Reinforcements
This Month
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
Mussolini Tells Italy What To Eat
SELF-SUFFICIENCY CAMPAIGN
Nome, Nov. 10. Signor Benito Mussolint Inunched the second year This Self-Sufficiency campaign to-day when he addressed a meeting of industrial employers and employees, declaring that Italy must become a self-contained unit.
In the course of three meetings with economie advisers, [] Duce decided upon the amount of foreign foo: Italians may eat in the coming yene, and beyond this arnunt, no foreign currency would be available.
cuter,
Reception On Italian Liner
Governor Toasts Italy's King
That the great friendship which bas existed between Italy and Great Britain Bas been by 110 meutr
paleet by recent events, was the belief expressed by His Excellency the Governor, Sir Geoffry Northrote, at a receptions held at noon to-day aboard the Lloyd Triestino ney Conte Biancamano e honour of the birthday of King Virtor Emanuel of linly, which fell on November 11.
Replying to a speech by the Hallan Consul Signor M. A. Biancom, In which the Curtul remarked, "The With sense of responsibility with which our King is endowed has also been the cupital virtue of the Kings
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FRIDAY,
NANKING'S
EVACUATION UNHURRIED
(Continued from Paga 1.)
staud to be leaving for Hankow wilh the Prideaux Brune. The British Consul is remaining to take charge of the evacuation of British nationals in the event of an emergency. One British gunboat
.olt Is remaining Hainkwan.
It is learned that the American Am- bassador, Mr. Nelson Julinson, accom- panied by Mr. W. R. Peck, Counsellor, und Mr. Aldridge, Secretary, are leaving for Hankow, while the Em- bassy secretaries. Mr. George Atcheson, Mr.
and Hull Paxton Captain Roberts, are remaining.
Some of the staff and the tamilles of the Soviet Embassy are moving to- day to Hankow while M. Melandede, Charge d'Affaires, accompanied by M. Rathers, Is going as soon as an Announcement of the completed evacuation is published. While in Hankow the Soviet Embassy will be housed in the premises of the ex- Hussian Consul-General in the former Russian Concession.-Reater.
OPIUM DIVANS DISCOVERED
TWO KEEPERS IN POLICE TOILS
on
Further raids by the police ultra divans were responsible for the appearance of two kegers before Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at the Central Magistracy this morning.
Wong Lin, 25, unemployed, charged with the possession of four mace of prepared opium at No. 371 Queen's itoad West, ground floor, and with (keeping the address as a divan, was fined $20 or a month's hard labour on the first count, and another $50 or two months' hard labour' on the second count.
Chan Shu, 60, unemployed, similer-
of England. The present organisationly charged, was fined $50 or Aix of the world at Jagge is certainly weeks' hard labour for the possession wrong. Everywhere one lives on the
of one thet of prepared oplum, and margin of wars... But not every
another $75 or three months' hard hope is lust. Let us have then our
labour for keeping No. 3 Pokfulum bearts and eyes Axed 331 ou
Road. first floor, as a divm. He had Kings
two previous convictions for breach a short of the Oplum Ordinance, Sir Geoftry replied in 2,000 Japanese reinforcements afspeech and proposed the toast
Detective-Sergeant J. Allen prose- cuted in both enses. Shanghai yesterday, the total num, King Victor Ensinuel. ber of new troops le disembark at the port elty skice the first of the month is placed at 60,000.
Soochow, Nov. 19. With the arrival of another batch
Large quantities of military sup- plies are being unloaded at the Yangtsepoo district where scores of transports are arriving daily. from Japan-Central News. Japanese Held Back North Of Yellow River
Tsinan, Nov. 19. With crack reinforcements rushed to the front on the Tientsin-Pukow Railway zone, the Chinese forces are successfully
holding back
se
Japanece on the North bank of the Yellow River, according to military reports received here.
Chinese mobile units are continu ing to harass the Japanese rear.
The situation at Tainan is quiet.
Owing to heavy rain during the last three days no Japanese planes News have appeared over Tsinnn.Central
Hangchow Unsafe
London, Nov. 10.
tu
present Among the many guests
iL. E Northcote. were: Lady Major-General A. W. Bartholomew, Right Rev, Bishop Valtorta, Hon. Mr. N. 1. Smith, members of the Consular of thi body, large proportion Italian community and many ernment officials and friends.
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SOVIET'S WARNING
TO JAPAN
Gov-
TEMPERATURE BOUNDS UP
Temperalure at the Royal Observatory at 10 um. to-day was 84 as against 78 of yesterday. Humidity, however, showed a big drop, from 70 to 50 per cent.
The anti-cyclone remains centred over Manchuria, and has increased considerably in intensity. The le- pression his passed Into the Pacifie to the east of the Bonins, and the typhoon is situated about 250 miles mljes north west of Manila (450 S.S.E. of Hongkong) moving north- ward.
Local forecast:-North and North-- winds, moderate; freshening konsiderably; one to cloudy.
Moscow, Nov. 10. Marshal Bleucher of Kkabarovskast in a manifesto states: "We declare the army and the Pacific Fleet will not allow the Foscist bloc to violate a single inch of our border. Forced abandon peaceful “labour, ̈ ̈we shall carry the war beyond the bor- ders of our Socialist Fatherland.
"We know that the struggle of the
to
Conservatives Seem Divided
London, Nov. 15,
NOVEMBER 19, 1937.
RADIO BROADCAST
Victor Sanders (Baritone) From the Studio
BEETHOVEN SYMPHONY
Radio Programme Broadcast by Z.B.W. on wavelengths of 385 metres (815 .c's.) 31.40 metres (9.52 m.c's).
4-7 p.m. Chinese Programme. 7.00 Dance Music,
Quickstep Girls Were Made To Love And Kiss; Waltz-Love, Live For Ever (Operetta Fagonini').... and His Ballroom Victor Silvester Orchestra; Rumba-Nenita Min; Fox- trot-sweet Sue....Fred Jackson and His Orchestra; Fox-trots-What Are We Gonna Do With Baby? I Saw A Ship A-Suiling.....Brian Low- rance and ins Orchestra; I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm; This Year's Kisses (film "On the Avenue') ...Roy Fox and H Orchestra; Down In Walldki: Waltz My Hawalian Song of Love.....Eddle's Hawalian Orchestra,
7.30 Stock Quotations and long- kong Exchange Market.
7.35 Variety,
Vocai-Love Just A Catchy Little Tune (alm Sing as we go)...... Grace Fields; Chloe (Song Of The Swamp) (Kahn and Moret): Stardust Three (Carmichael)....The Radio with Their Rhythmic Escorts; IIu« morous-No News; The Three Trees (McNaughton) .Frank Crumit: Orchestru W. Organ-The Kit Parade' Selection; Wake Up And Live Selection...........Anton and The Paramount Theatre Orchestra and Al Bollington (Orgna).
8.00 Local Time Signal, Weather Renor! and Announcements,
8.03
Sanders Studio Victor (Baritone) accompanied by E. O'Neil' Shaw (Plane).
Stanford-Sen Songs',
8.25 Heart Temlanka (Violin). Rondo In A Major (Schubert); Humoresque IV (Sibellus)....With the Temlanka Chamber Orchestra.
8.41 Light Orchestral and Greta Keller (Vocal).
Sylvia Ballet (Delibes); Love'# Dream After The Ball (Czibulka) Mandoline Orchestra; Poem- (Fibich); Speak To Me Of Love (Lenoir).... Tom Jones and His Orchestra: These Foolish Things (revue Spread it abroad'); Lights Out (HI)... .Greta Keller; Would You (from San Fran cisco').. Greta Keller; Rondo A La Turka (Mozer(); Polka 'Ojra' (Rus- sian Air)....Russian Balalaiku Or- chestra; Waldfeufel Memories (ner. Finck)....De Groot and His Orches-.
tra,
2.15 London Relay-Variety. Including Rosamond, Bobbie, and Anita and Cleopatra Gets the Needle' a sketch written by Audrey Hyslop played by Andrey Hyslop, Rosamond, and Bobbie. Nancy Logan at the Plano,
9.30 London Relay-The Newa 9.50 Beethoven-Symphony No, In C Minor, Op. 6%
Played by the Royal Albert Hall Orchestra condueled by Sir Landon Ronold.
10,23 Schubert Sonra In Abendroth; Die Vogel; Die Post; Wolin?.....Elisabeth Schumann
(Soprano).
10.32 Elgar's Music, Salut D'Amour; Carissimu....New Symphony Orchestra Cond. Sir Ed- ward Elgar: Woodland Interlude (Caractacus' Op. 35); Dream Childe ren, Op. 43, No. T and 2.... .London Symphony Orchestra Cond. Sir Ed- ward Elgar; Like To The Damask Rose; Queen Mary's Song....Light Symphony Orchestra Cond, Haydn Wood; Triumphal March ("Corac-
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It is amounced in London that the Spanish people and the millions of meeting of the International Mission-Chinese will end in their victory, but- ary Council which was to have been we also know the plans of Fascism held at Hangchow. Chinn in the against the Spanish and Chinese are Mr. W. L. Mackenzie King. Fremier autumn of 1938, will now take place preparation for an attack against of Canada, confirmed the announcent Tambaram, near
Madras
11.00 from the Soviet. The menace is especially ment by Washington that negotiations December 10-30, 1930, as conditions keenly felt here in the Far East where
a trade agreement between in China have made it inadvisable to the tlumes of war are already touch Canada and the United States were proceed with arrangements to holding hundreds of millions of people." being opened,
the conference there.-Reuter,. Negotiations are contemplated for a
Ior
iwo
Chinese Partially' Destroy Breakwater
new agreement between the countries, and Mr. Mackenzie King i said he hoped that the new agree- ment would be on as broad and com- prehensive a basis as possible, but he
Chefoo, Nov. 10. would not comment on the possible Chiese troops have blown up a surrender of some of Canada's pre- portion of the breakwater which ex- ferences in the British market to President Hoover helped facilitate the United States-Britain struct-Untied Press.
agreement.
The present U.S.-Canadian trace agreement expires In 1938,
PORTUGUESE CHARGED
FALSE PRETENSES
ALLEGATION
A Portuguese, Jose Maria da Silva e Sousa, 50, described as a commis- slon agent, and residing at No. 7 High Street, West Point, was chuürged before Mr. R. Edwards at the Cen- tral Mugistracy this morning with obtaining money by false pretences. He was alleged to have falsely pretended that one A. Smith, altas A. EUolt, allas Victor Elliott, alias Lorraine, was on expert chemist and that defendant could, with the assis tance of the said A. Smith, produre chemical oil by certain processes.
Mr. C. A. Sutherlon Huss appeari ed for the defence,
Co-
Chinese Take Up Defence Positions
Nanking, Nov. 19. Twelve divisions under General Tang: Shen-chi have occupied strong defences around Nanking. Forty thousand Szechurn troops are inside the city where they are expected to remain even though the Japanese may surround the capital.
-United Press.
WANG STILL HAS FAITH
It is disclosed the sharp disagree- ment is developing among the Con- servative Party leaders on to the best incans of meeting the implied dangera of the Rome-Berlin axis.
Close Down.
The discgreement extends to the RECOGNITION FOR
Cabinet, and it is reported that Mr.. Anthony Eden, the Foreign Secre÷ tory, is angry at the decision to send Lord Halifax to Berlin without full consultation with him, us Foreign Secretary.
The speciile point of disagreement concerns the view of one faction which deems it necessary immedinte- New York, Nov. 18. ly to seek a friendly agreement with Dr. C. T. Wang, Chinese Ambas-Germany, and the second faction sador to America, speaking at the which holds that it is better to seek annual banquet of the State, Cham- un agreement with aty-United ber of Commerce, alleged that Press, Japan's undeclared War Unks to "destroy China's reconstruction", thereby killing civilians, including: women and children, and "loying waste China's industries and means of livelihood. In one word, Jopm wants to halt China's progress. She dislikes to see China making head- way."
A Chinese spokesman said that the police guard at the Embassies would be doubled when trouble comes, odd- ing: "As long as the Chinese แม- thorities are in Nunking foreign lives and property
the receive
The
U.S. COMMODITY
PRICES
LATEST CABLED
QUOTATIONS
New York, Nov. 17.
Dr. Wong, referring to President Roosevelt's speech at Chicago said: The speech, eoming at, the present critical juncture, is making so strong an appeal that effective international | New York commodity exchange arc grentest possible protection."--United | co-operation on behalf of peace is issued by Neuter.
certain to be momentous."--United
Press
will
CUSTOMS PROBLEM APPEARS SOLVED
Tientsin, Nov. 19. Reuter has been authorised to state
that following urotracted discussion atisfactory solution of the Customs Detective Sub-Inspector Jsituation in North China has been O'Donovan asked for a formal re-
renched. raund until Monday, whleh granted. Sousa was released on bail of $500.
was
THIRD GANGSTER
ROUNDED UP
Syracuse, Nov. 18. Percy "Baby-face" Geary, the Int
Full details are not at present available, but the arrangement main-
Press,
The following quotations on the
Dec.
Jan. Mar.
lung Choi, 20. unemployed, | May banished from the Colony for 10 July years on October 20 lust, was found Oel. to be back in Hongkong on Thurs-Spot day. Ile appeared before Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at the Central Magistracy Dee. this morning, charged with returning Mar.
from banishment, and wns sentenced May to 12 months hard labour. Detre. | July iv provides for the integrity of the e-Sergeant J. Bentley said accuseil Sept.
was arrested in Wanchal, and had
Customs Administration. and
the
rights of the Administration to carry four previous convictions. out its normal functions, regarding
which the Japanese authorities, who
are the controlling factor at the present, are giving their full support. -Reuter,
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Lf Shul-chung, 20, unemployed. banished in January 1028 for tea. VENTA.
before appeared
Mr. IL Edwards at the Central Magistracy | Dec. this morning charged with returnfair | May to the Colony before the expiration | July of his term. He was bound over in $200 to bo of good behaviour for
Dec. to leave the Colony May within 24 hours.
of three escaped gangsters, two of Mrs. Rose Tam has reported to the whom were re-captured yesterday, pollen the loss of $60 worth of Indy's fell into a Police net to-day, being clothing from her car, No. 2484, caught in a shack behind a mid-town yesterday, when it was parkedt, at the year And warehouse--United Press.
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Vienna, Nov. 18. The de facto recognition of General Franco's Government by Austria is deduced by the official Reich Post. The Austrian Government since the beginning of September has been in contact with a Vienno representative of Nationalist Spain.
It is understood that Hungary has granted de facto recognition.- Reuter's Special.
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