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THE INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
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The Fifty-seventh General Meeting of the Company will be held at the Offices of the
Head Of Well- General Managers, Mesars. Jar-
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dino, Matheson & Co., Ltd., Pedder Streot, Hong Kong, on Thursday, 31st March, 1938, at noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report
Passes Away of the Directors, passing the
The death occurred at Serdang, Keduh, at the residence of his son
Accounts, and electing Directors and Auditora,
The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from the 24th March to 14th April inclu-
on Sunday, March 13, of Dato Dr. Wong Shin-thwin of Kelantan, at the age of 61 years. The deceased give. had been ailing for some time and passed away peacefully in the pre- sence of his whole family.
The body was taken to Singapore and the funeral took place on March 17.
Besides the widow, the deceased is survived by two sons, Dr. Wong Siong-lee, Medical Officer of the Serdang Group Estates. Kedah, and Dr. Wong Slong-hing, of Kelantan, and three daughters.
The younger son, Dr. Wong Siong- bing, is well-known in Hongkong swimming circles as a former holder of the Colony buckstroke record, established while he was an under- graduate at the Hongkong University, He also represented the Colony in a "Swimming Interport against Shang- ht. He was married in Hongkong some years ago to Miss Florence Tung, member of a prominent local Chinese family..
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REACTION TO US. SILVER POLICY
London.. Mar. 28. The Stock Market to-iny was very quiet and generally rather depressed following the sharp week-end break on Wall Street, but the volume of selling was soil. Gilt-edged issues were steady, though undated holdings were slightly lower.
Czteho-Slovoitian bands were Armer, but Industrials lower, except Aviations and Mctors which were resistant. Koffies encountered some Paris selling.
the
Among the commodities, silver was weak,
price falling three- farthings in the nusence of buyers,
the announcement America was abrogating the silver buying pact with Mexico.
following
that
Wall Street was actively irregular. -Reuter Special.
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to Manila.
May return
It is believed, however, that they are agreed on the desirability of a "realistle re-exumination Philippines political status."-United
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AMERICAN CHINA WILL WIN STATESMAN IN LONG RUN,
MOURNED CHIANG ASSERTS
Col. E. M. House Dead, Aged 80
New York. Mar, 28. The death is announced of Colonel Edward Mondell House, one of the United States delegates to the peace negotiatious in 1910, at the age of 80. -Reuter Bulletin,
Colonel House was personal representative of President Wilson to the European governments in 1014. 1915 and 1916, and in 1917 lie was appointed by the President to gather and organise data that would be needed at the eventual peace ference.
Will Wear Japan Down By Sheer Weight Of Population, Claim
By JAMES A. MILLS (Associated Press Staff Writer)
KAIFENG, Honan Province, Chiria (By Mail).In spite of the loss to Jupan of Shanghai, Nanking, and other cities, Generalissimo. Chiang Kai-shek is to-day the same optimis- cun-tic, determined and courageous figure that he was in the beginning of the war. He still has an unshakable bellet that China, in the long run, will exhaust Japan by n war of attrition und by persistent guerrilla tactics,
ile was designated to represent the United States it the maiding of the urmistice between the Allied
Associated Powers and the Central
Powers, at Versullles in 1016, and he was United States Peace Com- missioner of Versailles from 1918 to 1010. He was member
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of the Commission charged by the Peace Conference to make the Covenant of the League of Nations, and he was also a member of the Commission on Mandutes in London, 1910.
PICK-A-BACK 'PLANE STARTLES
OBSERVERS
We have the patience and endur- ance born at five thousand years of struggle and strife," he declared to
MG
during a recent visit to Army Headquarters here.
"We may bend, but we will never break," he continued. "Our strength is the strength of our age-old Yangtze and Yellow Rivers, slowly but inexorably boring their way through the mighty mountains. Our patience is based
on centuries of suffering and privation.
J
WILL WEAR JAPAN DOWN "We will wear down Japan to the point of exhaustion by the sheer of our huge
VERTICAL LEAP OFF weight and strength
PARENT CRAFT
SUCCESSFUL TEST AT 140 M.P.H.
CLOSE-UP VIEW FROM AN AIR LINER
From MAJOR C. C. TURNER Rochester,
population, by our limitless patience and undurance, and by our inexhaus- tible natural resources. Time means little in n
for
miliennium that has existed Discussing the same theme at a conference of divisional army.com- manders here, the fumous military lead- chieftain warned the army
pared
CTS
that they must be Japan
to carry on the fight against
years or more if necessary. for five "In view of the magnitude of the struggle and of the great principles for which China is fighting." the Flying high above the river Med-Generalissimo said, "this is not a one of the long time as the history of nations
Corunna, way in the Empire flying boats, I watched the second miduir separation of the Snert-Mayo pick-o-back plane from the mother aircraft.
The test, every way, provided a most thrilling experience, alike for the two pilots of the composite airerait and those who witnessed it.
est, which was successful in
We. in the Corunna, were lying 100 yards to the starboard of the Short-Mayo plane, at an altitude of gooft, when the separation was effected.
JOES,
CITES CASE OF AMERICA
"You must remember that America did not achieve its Independence from England until after long years of bitter struggle. But in the end the American colonists, by their were vic tenacity, determination, and bravery,
victorious.
"You
new
must also remember that the Americans in winning their liberty, also established the foundations of Below we could see the thousands Democracy. That is the goal of the China. We must strive for real of spectators on the river hans,Democracy, equality, the removal of gazing up at an eight-engined biplane flying-bout. Against the sky the two long floats of the Mercury above the wing of the Main, and a total of
four wing-tip floats, presented the appearance of a family of different- Lized fish in packed swimming far- mation.
SIGNAL FOR TEST Suddenly a red fire-ball shot out. It was a Very light signat timed to experiment by 10
the
precede seconds.
Breathelessly
waited we through those 10 seconds. Then, before we had time to realise that the test had been success- fully carried out, there were two four-engined monoplanes in the air instead of the eight-engined biplane.
all traces of privilege and overlord- ship."
Asket If, in the light of Germany's failure to bring about peace between Chinn and Japan, he would welcome American mediation to settle conflict, the distinguished soldier- statesman
replied: Yes
"Yes, because I
the
feel your President would see to it that each side was given a fair deal, justice and satisfaction.
at
"Indeed. I feel that
it'n pence conference is held, the city of Wash- ington would be un ideal place in which le convene i It was Washington that the famous Nine- Power Pact, which Japan hus so flagrantly violated during the pre- sent war, bad its origin.
WOULD SERVE AS DELEGATE
"The signatories of that great document, which I consider one of the most momentous and far-reach- treatles of all time, would be able, if they met in conference at Washington, to re-establish the sanc- tity, authority and inviolability of
A big vertical gup separated them, It was this feature of the separa tion which created general astonish meni. It settled one important question, for there have been doubts whether the two components would part cleanly enough to avold danger of fouling just after separation,
treaty and reaffirm the sove- Looking
Medway tre
reignty, Independence and territorial shortly before this test was made, integrity of the Chinese
Republic, had seen Mr. J. Lankester Parker which the treaty guarantees." fly the "composite" plane of the water. It took off like a bird despite ita 21 tons weight.
down on the
те ап
The Generalissimo said he would welcome nothing more than to serve as one of China'a delegates at such With Mr. Lankester Parker was
a peace conference in
Washington. Capt. A. 5. Wilcockson, one of the "Not would
only
it Kive two skippers who took part in last opportunity to serve my country in year's experimental flights across great cause, but it would enable the Atlantic. The pilot of the upper me to fulfil my life's dream of sce- component, the Mercury, was Mr. ing something of the United States H. L. Piper.
institutions and of its great
and the famed hend of the people," Chinese Repubile declared.
than ever before.
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Another Alkantle virman look parti In the demonstration for the pilot of the Corunna was Capt. G. J. Powell,
WELL AND VIGOROUS who shared with Câpl. Wilcockson the honours of last summer's dying-
Considering his tremendous duties, bust experiments. As pilot of the problems and responsibilities observing machine to-day, Capt. directing the war and in solving the Powell shared with Mr. Lankester Nation's thousands of pressing In- Parker the credit for munoeuvring ternal and administrative problems, inta
ideal relative positions.
the
Generalissimo looked astonish- The separation took place at a ingly well and vigorous. He seemed speed of 140 m.pl and within a few seconds both planes straightened more youthful, alert and buoyant out. The Muja allghted easily on:
One might think
from his frail Mercury elreled the water, while the
appearing physique and diminutive over Rochester
several times before stature that the war and its prob- The Medway. returning to the
lems would overwhelm him. But he CONFIDENT PILOTS
showed not the slightest trace of This was the second separation of the Composite plane, and it was worry or fatigue. Indeed, he seem- glant clear from what the two pilots saided metaphorically to be a
that they had gathered
shouldering on ullas.
In conversing with the correspon- dent he
he emphasized his points by to Mr. Lankester decisive gestures
17th April. of his slender, it is merely a matter of wait elegant, almost juvenile hands. Ile ing for a patch of smooth alr, of watching instruments and illuminated the spirit of victory. If China's 400,- radiated optimism, enthusiasm and signals, getting clear conversation by 000,000 could share that spirit, the telephone with the pliol of the machine overhead, and pulling levers be no doubt
correspondent thought, there would of Chinn's ultimate in the right order.
triumph. undercarringe made.
Str. Piper suld he had to be ready on the listant of separation to take enntrol of his machine, for while locked to the other its controls are Inoperative. The moment of release brings them into netion.
Many variations of types of air- craft and
will eventually he
The Short-Mayo will now go to Felixstowe for routine tests by Air Ministry officials and pilots.
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