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STEEL CORPORATION CHEKIANG

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HE DESERTED HIS DAUGHTER. FOR WINE, WOMAN AND SONG”.......

JOHN

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A Barrymore achievement

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From the novel by G. B. Stern. Directed by Ernest 8. Schoedsack.

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Cleveland, To-day.

CONTINUES

DESPOTISM

EXHORBITANT TAX ON PROPERTY. FOREIGNERS VICTIMISED

Shanghai, To-day.

A circular letter sent to Cha-

CANADA'S WHEAT

PROSPECTS

Autumn Crop Only 45'

Per Cent. Normal.

SPRING PLANTINGS HIGH

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL

(By Telegraph, Copyright, Telegra phic Messages Ordinanes, 1804. Ke ceived July 12, 9,01 aan.)

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Ottawa, To-day,

It is announced that the Cana

The Republic Steel Corporation poo landowners by the Chekiang has refused to renew its contract authorities, states that unless adian Autumn wheat crop on June 40 per cent. tax on the assessed 30, was approximately 45 per cent. with Amalgamated Steel, despite a 35-year association, "due to the fact valuation of the property is paid of normal and the same as on May that there is a great danger that by July 15, the owners will for- 31. This is compared with 90 per the management of Amalgamated feit all rights and the property cent. last June. Steel will pass into the hands of the will revert to the Provincial Gov radicals known as the Rank

suc-

Spring wheat is 82 per cent, as compared with 79 per cent. on ernment. and

Some foreign owners declare May 31, and 77 per cent in June, that the tax is illegal.

1933-United Press, par S. E. The construction of fortifica-Levy and Company." tions is the excuse given by thel

File Committee, who almost ceeded in the nationwide strike on

June 16."

"We cannot afford to contract or-authorities, who are continuing] AMERICA MAY HAVE ganisations which may render the to dig trenches on the property

men in our plante workless, due to of owners who have not paid the TO IMPORT WHEAT. conditions elsewhere", the board tax. It is rumoured that mili- declares.-United Fress, per S. E Levy and Company.

tary enforcement of the evacua- tion order will be adopted, but this has not been confirmed. —

AMERICA'S TRADE Reuter.

WITH ORIENT Sharp Increase In First Five Months..

JAPAN BIGGEST BUYER

SPECIAL TU CHINA MAIL,

(By Telegraph. Copyright, Telegra phic Mensagen Ordinance, 1894. Re ceived July 12, 901 a.m.}

Washington. To-day. The Department of Commerce declares that the United States! exports to Asia for the first five months of this year totalled U.S.$152.540,000, as compared with U.S.$94,000,000 for the cor responding period of 1933, which is a greater increase than shown in exports elsewhere

Imports from Asia totalled U.S.$282,150,000, as compared with U.S.$14,550,000.

Exports to Japan, the greatest

Surplus Dangerously

Low.

Chicago, To-day. According to an earlier report, a

Statisticians here have predict- delicate situation has arisen in con- sequence of the determined refusalled that the wheat surplus will of the French Lazarist Fathers and soon be at a dangerously low le- the Marist Brothers to comply with vel. They fear. that by July, 1985, an order to abandon their property the United States will be forced within three days. The French to import supplies.-United Press, authorities ordered the missions to per S. E. Levy and Company. stay where they are and in the meantime have strongly protested to Nanking.

AMERICA'S SILVER REQUIREMENTS.

2,179,813,300 Ounces Yet To Be Purchased.

ENGRAVING BUREAU BUSY

*PECIAL_TO_CHINA MAIL. By Telegraph. Compright. Telegra phie Massage Ordinance, 1896. Re ceived July 12, 0.01 am.)

Washington, To-day.

for the area, were US$74,300,000, The United States Government

were

the

INTERNAL REVENUE COLLECTIONS UP.

WHEAT ADVANCE TO-DAY PREDICTED BY BROKERS

SPECIAL YO CHINA MAIL (By Telegraph, Copyright, Telegra phio Mensagen Ordinance; 1891. Re ceived July 12, 11.54 a.m.)

Kansas City, To-day. Brokers here have predicted that wheat will advance the limit to-day and then recede slightly on profit- taking.-United Press, per S.E. Levy and Company.

SHARP RISE IN CANADIAN WHEAT PRICES

Winnipeg, To-day.

The official reports of the United

as compared with U.S.$43,770,000. is printing $10,000,000 worth of

Imports from the Philippines silver certificates monthly.

largest. totalling The Treasury has figured that it States wheat crop, showing the U.S.$61,150,000 as compared with must purchase 2,179,813,300 addi smallest prospective yield for 30 U.S.$45,045,000-United Press, per tional ounces of silver to reach the years, has caused an upward rush Quotations yes- S. E. Levy and Company.

stipulated 25 per cent of the in prices here.

per. terday closed at 62 cents metallic reserve.

The amount of silver money bushel higher-Reuter. placed in circulation will be de pendent on the antity purchased and the price paid. The Treasury is discretionarily permitted

against each issue one dollar 371.25 graing of newly acquired silver. United Press, per S. E. Levy and Company.

Agricultural Taxes Main Cause.

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL (By Talegraph, Copyright, Teleura- phie Messages Ordinance, 1894. Rc- ceived July 12, 9.01

)

Washington, To-day. The United States Treasury has announced that the last Ascali year's internal revenue collections were U.S.82,672,318,620, as com- pared with U. S.$1,619,839,224 for the previous year.

ANGLO-ESTHONIAN TRADE PACT. Signed In London.

BRITISH JUNE WHOLESALE PRICES SHOW INCREASE

to

commer-

London, To-day An increase of 12 per cent in the average of the wholesale prices in Jane is revealed in the Board of Trade index number

statistics.

Decreases were shown in each of the three preceding months.— British Wireless Service,

PRETENDED THEY WERE POLICEMEN

Au Cheung-kit and Lai Hing

London, To-day. The Anglo-Eathonian The increase is partially due to U.S.$371,255,388, in agricultural cial agreement was signed yester- adjustment taxes United Press, day afternoon by the Foreign per S. E. Levy and Company. Secretary, Sir John Simon, the were charged before Mr. E. I President of the Board of Trade, Wynne Jones at the Kowloon Ma- the gistracy this morning for receiv-| SUIYUAN CHAIRMÁN IN, PEKING Mr. Walter Runciman, and

Esthonian Minister in Londen, Dr.ing money from hawkers under the pretence that they were police- Gen. Fu Troyi, Chairman of the Kallas.

Au was sentenced to five Suiyuan Provincial Government, The terme will be published men. who visited Shanghai recently, is in later this week-British Wireless months' hard labour and Lai to

Itwo months hard labour. Peking.

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