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Shanghai, To-day. 'The Dutch Minister (doyen of the Diplomatie Corps in Peking) has communicated with the Chinese Foreign Office, on behalf of the Diplomatic Body, acknowledging re- ceipt of the Chinese rate of July 4 and indicating the attitude of the Powera in regard to the rendition to Chins of the Shanghai Provisional Court.

HOURS

LABOUR PLEDGES

RESOLUTIONS AT THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE

NATIONAL WAGES PACT

DISBANDMENT SCHEME

POSTPONED

GENERAL CHAN'S JOURNEY

Canton, Yesterday.

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The whole of the arrangements (for military disbandment and

organization in Kwangtung, schedul- ed to begin in August, are to be London, Yesterday, postponed, pending the outcome of The annual conference of the the Second Military Disbandment Miners' Federation at Blackpool un- and Re-organization Conference to animously adopted a resolution be held at Nanking, the purpose of pressing the immediate repeal of which is to decide upon a new pro- the Eight Hours Act, also another gramme for the whole country. The Dutch Minister also enquired motion in favour of taking steps General Chan Chai-tong (Com- as to a suitable date and place for to secure a higher standard of liv-mander-in-Chief), who has been the holding of a conference for this ing for miners, a higher minimum previously reported as about to The Foreign Office, in rate of wages, and a return to a proceed to Nanking to attend the

has postponed reply, expressed thanks towards the national wages agreement based on conference, Diplomatic Body for the sympathy uniform minimum percentage guar- because on July 27, he will have to the cost of living and containing journey until Sunday or Monday, with China's aspiration, and sugantee to all-grades of workers in supervise the ceremonies in con- gested Shanghai as a suitable place mines. for holding such a conference.--- Nan Chung Kuo News Service,

purpose,

BANK RATE

CHANCELLOR'S HINT TO HOME BANKERS

FINANCE AND INDUSTRY

London, Yesterday. The recent efflux of gold from the Bank of England is engender- ing fears of a raised bank rate, and lends significance to a speech by Mr. P. Snowden (Chancellor of the Exchequer) at a bankers' banquet. at the Mansion House last night.

He declared that finance and industry, like scissors, must work together; and said they must con- tinue to trust the Bank of Eng-| land to deal with the present monetary situation, but must be able to cont on the best support

of other financial institutions.

The official report says that the Conferencé understood that the Government would honour its pledges is regard to miners' work- ing hours. Reuter.

4A8EDERDELFELEIDSUOD

Degrees Temperature, 10 am., to-

day

80 Temperature, 4. p.m.,

yesterday

85 Humidity, 10 a.m., to-

day Humidity, 4 p.m., yes-

terday

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M. POINCARE

HEALTH REPORT RATHER PESSIMISTIC

Paria, Yesterday. It is rumoured that the health of

He appealed to the City houses M. Poincare is less satisfactory

to exercise caution in regard to foreign lending, where exchanges were unfavourable to Britain, and hoped the present position would

be tided over without an increase in the bank rate, the psychological effect of which at present would be injurious to trade and enter- prise.-Reuter.

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"LOST IN SMOKE

YOUNG GIRL'S YARN TO THE --MAGISTRATE

"RENDERED UNCONSCIOUS"

Two Chinese men and a woman were yesterday afternoon charged before Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith with harbour- ing. a young Chinese girl without the consent of her parents. The girl's story was that she was rendered un- conscious for seven or eight days as the result of first accused blowing some smoke into her face. She knew no-

his

nection with the assumption of office of the newly-appointed mem- bars of the Kwangtung Provisional Government.

A military review of picked troops of all the units in Canton willl be held at the Eastern parade ground at Canton to-day--Nan Chung Kuo News Service

CANTON ITEMS

KWANGTUNG'S FINANCE

MATTERS

CENTRAL BANK NOTE ISSUE

Canton, Wednesday.

In order to restore the full exchange value of the Central Bank notes in Canton and to re-open the note redemp- tion department of the Central Bank, the Canton Financial authorities have sanctioned the issue of a series of new notes amounting to the total value of $9,000,000 and, at the same time, the rescinding of a quantity of the old notes to the same amount, which is still in storage in the Bank.

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The issue of the new notes menced on July 10 and up to July 23, over half of the total amount of new. notes were in circulation in the market.

Silk Impost?

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Under order of the Finance Ministry, Nanking, the Canton Finance Commis sioner, Mr. Fan Ki-mu, is making ar- rangements for the imposition of special tax on allk-producing cocoons, which thrive especially in the Sanwui and Shuntak districts, where the rais- ing of cocoons is a productive Industry, China's Airmen

Mr. Yeung Kwan-yu, commander of the Second Air Squadron of the Can- con Air Bureau, is at present in a hos pital undergoing treatment for severe injuries to bis leg, sustained through being knocked down by a motor-car | while taking a walk along the Wen Fu road on July 28.

The driver of the motor-car was ar- aud charged with

rested by the police and ca

reckless driving.

Captain Lin. Pui-chun, director of the Aviation Bureau of Yunnan, who has been in Canton for sonic time, was to have left Canton for Nanking with [A Paris cable of July 17 stated:his three assistants on the aeroplane. It is reported that M. Poincare is.

thing of what took place during the than might be expected from the time she was in the thres accused's recent medical report. Reuter.. company.

Second accused claimed that the girl, who was 16 years of age, was in love with him. He admitted harbour- ing her without her parents' consent, but he was not aware that such con- sent was necessary.

The female accused said that she had told the girl to go away, but she refused to do so.

First accused said that he knew no- thing about the affair.

Kwangai Problems

suffering from a slight temperature Kui Ma" on the morning of July 28, due to overwork, as a result of his but bad weather prevented him from 14-hour speech, and yesterday's 12-starting on time. hour debate in the Chamber in the' tropical heat. His doctor has order- Mr. Yu Teok-pak, chairman of the ed him to rest, but he expects to res Provincial Government of Kwangai, turn to the Chamber to-morrow. has wired to Canton stating that he will probably proceed to. Canton on July 25 to consult with the Canton The Rev. William Walton, viear authorities regarding various rehabik-

problems of Kwangsi tation

The Magistrate rejected the girl's of the Brents, Faversham, has been evidence about the blowing of smoke nominated by the Archbishop of "Reds” on the Move and discharged first accused. No 2 Canterbury to the rectory of Little

was sentenced to one month's hard Mongeham with Sutton by Dover, labour. whilst the woman, who turned in succession to the Rev. W. E out to be his mother, was cautioned.⠀⠀⠀・ Williams.

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