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HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1932.

SCIENTIFIC LEADERS IN CONCLAVE.

British Association Meets At York.

London, To-day,

EMPRESS ARRIVES WITH LOST MAIL.

Passengers Enjoyed Easy Crossing.

The Empress of Asia arrived

The annual meeting of the here this morning carrying 529

SIGNS OF PEACE FEW IN FAR EAST.

Manchester Guardian's

Comment,

London, Yesterday.

"Another Shanghai Diversion?" British Association for the Ad-bags of mall for Hong Kong, in-is the heading of a leading article

vancement of Science was formal-

ly opened to-day in York, where cluding the Siberian mail which in the Manchester Guardian, which 101 years ago the first meeting of left London on July 19.

writes that it is obvious that if it the Association "was held.

To expedite the landing of these suits Japan's purpose to have an- This year's President is Sir Alfred Ewing, who is a distinguish-mails the Post Office tender went other flare-up in Shanghai, she can ed scientific engineer with wide alongside the liner as soon as she easily precipitate one. experience in many landa. He is arrived in Kowloon Bay

at 9.45 The publication of the Lytton one of the oldest members of the a.m., and a considerably quantity report, by forcing the League to Association. British Wireless Ser-

was unloaded while the Port Off-define the position will lead to a vice.

cer of Health, Dr. J. P. Fehily, Manchurian crisis, and perhaps made his medical inspection. The make desirable a diversion in Shang- liner docked shortly before 12 hal noon, and the transfer, of mail in that manner saved almost two hours.

_BRITAIN STUDIES ISLANDS' TRADE.

(Continued from Page 1.)

Official Announcement.

London, To-day, " Fo-night's London, Gazette con- tains an announcement giving notice to holders of 4 per cent:

Passengers on board the liner report an excellent voyage, with fine but hot weather.

BIG AIR MAIL.

War Loan 1923-43 bonds that the SS. PORTHOS SPEEDS loan will be repaid at par on December 1 next, together with six months' interest due on that date. Interest on the loan will then cease.

Notice is also given to holders of 4% per cent. Treasury Bonds | 1932-34, that they will be re-

These

announcements

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Connects With Plane At Saigon.

Carrying a greatly increased air paid at par on the same date, mail shipment for Europe, as with four months' interest due Porthos left here yesterday for on that time. Interest on bonds Saigon. There the mail bags will will then cease."

be shipped on the Saigon- Were Marseilles plane, a route gaining foreshadowed in a Treasury steadily in popularity. statement last night. The out- standing amount of the 41% per cent. War Loan is under £13, .000,000 and the amount standing of Treasury Bonds is London led the list again in re about £140,000,000. The date of gistered mails with 59 pockets for repayment coincides with the that destination Marseilles had 40, amortisation of the unconverted, The total mail carried was near-

Naples 14, Calcutta 9. residue of the 5 per cent. War

out-

The speedy service is attracting business men in a greater degree with every fortnightly departure of

the mails.

Loan holdings. Cancellation will !y 600 pieces. involve a refunding operation

but the form which this will EXPANSION OF MAIL take will not necessary be made i immediately and newspapers an- ticipate that the terms on which

ROUTES BY AIR.

European Cities.

the Treasury will offer the re-SPeedy Link With funding loan may not be disclosed before the end of September. British Wireless Service. ".

OLYMPICS PICTURES-RUSHED TO JAPAN.

(Continued from Page 1).

was learned that the "grab" was going to be attempted.⚫

Count Uchida boasted that the establishment of Manchukuo would lead to peace and stability in the Far East; that may be so, but signs at present are not encouraging, saya

the article. Reuter.

GERMANY RULED BY HARSH DECREES,

(Continued from Page 1.)

Mr.. Speaker Goering and the Deputy Speaker will now request an interview with President von Hindenburg, as is customary.

Herr Goering was a dashing aviator during the Great War, of the German pilots. In 1918 one of the most distinguished

dron named after the famous he commanded the crack squa- Baron von Richthofer. He was

Herr Hitler's right-hand-mañ at the "Beer Cellar putsch in Munich in 1923, when he was wounded. Reuter.

Political Unrest.

Berlin, Yesterday. The Reichstag meets to-day for the first time since the election on

July 81, but owing to the gravity and uneasiness of the political situation, it may be dissolved in- mediately. No difference of opinion exists between President Hindenburg and the Chancellor, Herr von Papen, who conferred with Herr Neudeck. this morning in the presence of Herr von Gayl, Minister for the Interior and Gen. von Schleicher, Minister for De- fence.

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Nanking, August 24. Another step towards rapid com- munication facilities between China and Europe will shortly be taken by the China National Avia- tion Corporation with the in- A communique states the confer- auguration of a Shanghai-Hai-ence discussed. Herr von Papen's phong air mail and passenger ser-economic programme. President that von vice, it is learnt at the Ministry Hindenburg insisted The day was perfect; and the of Communications.

Papen should safeguard the stan- stage had scarcely been set be Pending the operation of the dard of living and social ideals of fore the plane. appeared. With Shanghai-Sinking service and the the workers. It is understood out hesitation the machined conclusion of arrangements with that von Papen has been given full skimmed down and on the first the Soviet authorities for the powers to meet any emergencies. attempt the trailing hook snatch- Shanghai-Berlin Airway under the The dissolution of the Reichstay ed the precious parcel...

Eurasia Aviation Corporation, the is certain within a few days.- The whole incident was over in China National Aviation Corpora- Reuter.

a second, and those who witness-tion has been instructed to hasten

ed it, were enthusiastic in their preparations for the early inau- praises of the skill of the Japan-guration of the Shanghai-Haf- ese pilot..

J: phong service" via Ningpo, Wan-

This transfer sets a new mark chow, Amoy and Canton. At its

LEAPS TO DEATH.

Annapolis, Aug. 28.

in Japaneses journalism, and southern terminus, Haiphong, the A well-dressed young woma credit for the scheme goes to new service will exect function leaped to her death from the cock- | the "Tokyo Asahi,” which, owns with the Salgor Marseilles air pit of an open plane, to-day, her

its own plane.

mall, the gap between Haiphong body hurtling down 1,800 feet to -A similar ~plan for speeding and Saigon to be connected by rail. be crushed by the Impact. up the photos was arranged by the Tokyo "Nichl Nichi, who took their pictures off by speed boat at the same place.

With the inauguration of this A pocketbook she left in the service, European mails will be cockpit contained a sheet of transported to Saigon by aeroplane stationary engraved with the name instead of by steamer.--Kuo' Min. H. C. McConaughty...

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