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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 1938.
STOP PRESS NEWS
HONGKONG | Italy Trying ON WAY To Mediate TO RECORD In China War
SURPLUS
China Can't ·
Be Beaten
London, Aug. 20.
The Berlin Correspondent of the Daily Telegraph and Morning Post says that it is understood that London, Aug. 20.
General Von Falkenhausen, the lea- Italy is secretly attempting to der of the former German military mediate in the Sino-Japanese War, advisers to the Chinese Army, has Although Hongkong's revenue according to a foreign diplomat in expressed the opinion that China is for June this year was $17,847 London.
unconquerable. less than in the corresponding ready been arrived at will: the form-Berlin with his wife this week.
A tentative arrangement has al- Baron von Falkenhäusen arrived in month last year, the Colony is er Chinese Premier, Mr. Wang, Ching-
Ile is understood to have expressed on its way towards a record sur-wel to negotiate pence after the the opinion that Chiang Kai-shek plus.
Japanese capture Hankow.
able to wage war against Japan for Total revenue for June was $2,001,-
The diplomat described
Afr.
Wang hatt a century, if necessary. He 180, bringing the total since January as virtually second-in-command to points out that the Japanese could I to $18,027,842, which, with six
Generalissino Chiang
Kai-shek He said that the Italians have been and the Chinese in the occupied areas not produce new recruits indefinitely months of the year still to come.
in Shanghai, Hankow and will never fight their own country- within total of $30,254,920. If the present incume is maintained the estimate
Mr. Warg Ching-wei's will be exceeded by at least $0,000,- alienes, are that Mr. Wang should and they are certain that within ave agreement to the proposals which, te regard time By Japan's greatest enemy colleagues
000,
Revenue for the first half of
send
representative to Tokyo to the discuss terms with Prince
to years Japun will be forced to with. year execeded expenditure by $1.272,- EU
Konoye: draw her armles from China. 372, bringing the Colony's
secondly, that he should seek leniency surplus for Marshal Chiang Kai-shek, since trained
The Chinese army is far balance of assets over liabilities
and
equipped to Chiang's consent would be necessary Japanese expected and is $15.274,050, which is a new record.
to-day Expenditure during Junc in order to establish peace with a playing the part of the Russian armies
was Government under Mr. Wang: $2,051,509, making the total for the thirdly, in the event of
and dring Napoleon's Moscow campaign. first six months of 1938 $10,755,470, Ching-wel coming into power, China totics, are gradually being whittled Mr. Wang Japanese troops, harried by guerilla almost two
millions more than in
in will join the Italo-German-Japanese away-Reuter, the corre In expenditure i
period last
year.anti-Comintern Pact.-United Press. Principal
this
$12,237,078 of the estimated Wong since last June, and have men.
year have been for the Harbour Office, Medical Department, Kowloon Military Contribu-
Canton sions for civli servants.
tion and
obtained
PATIENT LEAPS
TO HIS DEATH
Principal increases in revenue dur- Tam Sang, a patient of the Kwong ing June were in the Post Offlec. Wah Hospital Is reported to have which wil almost certainly have a committed suicide yesterday by record surplus for the year. the jumping from the top itoor verandah. Kowloon Conton Railway and land He was killed instantly. sales.
Revenue from the Kowloon- Canton Railway for June was $100,- 512, exactly double the revenue for the corresponding month last year. The rallway revenue for the first six months of the year totals $1,013,922, which is four lakhs in excess of the revenue for the corresponding
period in 1037 and exceeds the estimated revenue for he whole of 1938.
Deeline in Hongkong revenue dur- fny June was caused by a slump in miscellaneous receipts, which fell to $126.828, compared with $557,018 Just June,
Land sales still continued buoyant, the total for June being $115.759, compared with $221 in the same month last year.
Land sales are one of the brightest features of the Colony's Revenue. In 1937 the total was $145,720 which, in the rst six months of 1938, has already been exceeded by $205,250.
TENDERS FOR REFUGEE CAMPS NOW CALLED Sealed tenders are being called by the Public Works Department for the construction of the Refugee Camp to be erected at North Point. Tenders will close on September 6, and call for
tite erection of temporary wooden buts for sleeping, dining, kitchens, Intrines and quarters,
Similar tenders, which close on August 20, are being called for the erection of Refugee Camps.In Kow- loon.
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