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China
Coast War Risks Rates Reduced
Still High In South
London, Feb. 25,
Revision in the riding of war riska on cargo bound to and from Chinese ports has been effected by a joint wor rinks rating committee and Lloyds Underwriters.
For rating purposes the Ching coast had been divided into twa sections. The southern section, up: to Taku Bar, including Hongkong and Shanghai, and a norhern from inclusive,
Taku Bar to Shankhalkwon
Voynges to the noribera 'section were formerly rated at five shillings per cent. Now the northern section
FEBRUARY 26,
Air Force
STOP PRESS Shows Rapid
DEATH OF
JAPANESE
extends to the south to include PRINCESS
reduced to
Shanghai and the rate 2/08 per cent. For cargoes to the southern section, the rate remains at 20 shillings per cent.-Reuter,
New Volunteer
Officer Takes Up His Duties
Regt. Sergt. Major Thomas Parkin- son, who recently succeoder Capt. (Q.M.) B. Westlake, of the Hung- long Volunteer Defence Corps, has been promoted Lieutenant, with effect from February 19,
Lt. Parkinson was for some years Accountant of the Harbour Office, and concurrently Regimental Sergeant Majur of the Volunteer Corps. As Quartermaster now, he has 2 full tine parition at Headquarters.
Other promotions notifed in this morning's Government Gazette in- elude Bittery Quartermaster Sergeant Charles W. L. Coln, who becomes Second Lieutenant with effect from February 25,
Capt. L. F. Nicholson. Second Lt. G. C. Moutric and Second Lt. Danici Marshall have, with the approval of His Excellency the Governor, been permitted to relinquish their com I missions,
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Stock Market Quiet
London, Feb. 25,
Tokyo, Feb. 26. The death occurred early this morning of the Dowager Frincess Hisako Yamashina, aged 64, aunt of the present Empress of Japan.
She was consort of the late Prince Kikumaro Yamashina, and had suffered from kidney trouble for the last three years.
The Emperor. and Empress of Japan have sent messages of condo Jenice.-United Press.
The London Stock Exchange was generally quiet to-day there being Ittle incentive to open fresh com- mitments over the week-end pending mure concrete political progress,
Gill-edged holdings were ensier and, then recovered. Katirs were steady lower levels, and foreign bonds showed some good features. Industrials were lower where there were changes in foreign exchanges. Francs rallied on bear-covering. Wall Street was Armer-Reuter i -Special:-
GRAVES MUST
BE REMOVED
this
In the Government Gazette morning notlegs are given of the In- tention to make orders in six months' time for the removal of all graves named below for the purpose of properly laying out the areas as Chinese burial places:
Removal from the Tung Wah- of all bodies Hospital Cemetery
buried during 1029;
Removal from Shum Wah Ceme- tory, Aberdeen of all bodies buried before 1924;
Removal from Scetlon A in New Kowloon Cemetery No. 3 (Cheung- bodies shawan Cemetery) of all buried during 1930 and 1931:
Removal from Scetlons B and C in Mount Curoline Cemetery of all bodies buried during 1930; from Section A of bodies buried during 1931: from Tung Wah Hospital, Eastern Extension, of bodles buried during 1931.
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Englishmen Flock To Become Pilots
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London, Feb, 25. The remakable `response last year Bong young men elligible service as plats in the Royal Force to the announcement of an increased number, of vacancies to be filled as a result of the Govern- ment air defence expansion pro- gramme, bag been not only equalled, but beaten this year, when ihe number of vacancies" was again larger,
The Air Ministry announces that although the number of pilots re- quired by the Royal Air Force dur ing the present year, which ends on March 31, reached the record figure of 1,750, the whole of that number had been obtained by the end of January.
Of the total, upproximately 1,300 had been accepted from candidates from Civil Life, and the balance, in nccordance with normal policy are selected volunteers from serving airmen in the Royal Air Force.
The total number of plots who the ex- had been entered since pansion began in 1936, now exceeds 4,500-British Wirelesa.
MEXICO MAY SOON SETTLE DEBTS
Mexico City, Feb. 25. Settlement of the Mexican foreign debts, involving some $90,000,000. worth of British money, is expected in the near future, according to Mr. George Rubler, representative of the International Committee of Bankers dealing with the Mexico problem.
Mr. Rubice stated that negotiations for the renewal of Mexican pay. ments on foreign debts had proved satisfactory. An carly settlement was likely after further conferences had been held in New York.— Router Special.
POLITICAL PEACE IN INDIA POSSIBLE
Bombay, Feb. 25. The United Provinces Government which resigned recently has with- drawn its resignation.
The Governor and Premler have come to an arrangement whereby the case of each political prisoner will be examined separately on It own merits. I 15 understood that u number of cases have already been examined, and the release of the prisoners will be effected shortly Reuter Bulletin.
ON UNIVERSITY COURT
Lt. Col. H.B.L. Dowbiggin, D.D.E. and Mr. M. P. Talati have been nominated by His Excellency the Governor Ds Members of the Court of the University of Hongkong for a further period of three years.
KINDERGARTEN MISTRESS
His Excellency the Governor has appointed Miss Margaret Gemmell to be an Assistant Kindergarten Mistress in the Education Depart ment, with effect from February 17
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Richard Bolesławski
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MARLENE DIETRICH and ROBERT DONAT "KNIGHT WITHOUT ARMOUR ”
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CHINESE STRIKE AGAIN
Unexpected Attack Near Shanghai
GUNFIRE AUDIBLE IN SUBURBS
MISS SUSAN SUTTON 'PRINCIPAL MATRON
The appointment of Miss Suzan Sutton as Principal Matron, Medical Department, has been confirmed by His Excellency the Governor.
Miss Sultan has been Acting Prin- elpal Matron since June 3, 1030, She has been attached to the Medical. Department in Hongkong since May 17, 1024. when she was transferred here as Nursing Sister from Johora, She became. Acting Matronat, the Kowloon Hospital on March 1, 1934, and was appointed Matron at the Civil Hosplłaj on November 30, 1933,
Japanese
Shanghal, Feb. 25.
with wounded Persistent reports are circulating in londed Shanghai that Chinese guerillas, soldiers are said to be on the way to iltacking in 1 body of several Shanghat along Soochow Creek. housands, have been engaged, in i The area between Shanghai, and clash with Japanese troops in the Yanking had never been completely vicinity of Quinsan, on the Shanghai- cleared of Chinese troops who have Nanking railway, about 32 miles west been operating in bodies varying in strength, some of which are belloved The Chinese, it is stated, are well number xaveral thousands, The equipped with machine guns and usual procedure of these forces in to make sudden descents on lightly-held.
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