1937-07-19 — Page 24

SUNG CHEH-YUAN NOW IN PEIPING

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AND IT IS STATED THAT HE WILL PROCEED THIS AFTER- NOON TO KULING.—OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.

COUNTER-PROPOSALS EXPECTED.

Nanking, To-day. .

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 19, 1937.

NONAGENARIAN PROFESSOR PASSES

London, To-day. The death occurred this morn- ing at the age of 91 of Professor Percy Gardner, Professor Emeri- tus at Oxford University since 1925.

The late Professor Gardner was

It is "feared" that China's reply to the Japan- ese demands will insist on respect for China's terri- one of the most famed archaeo-

logists in England. torial and sovereign rights but will make certain From 1887 to 1925 he was Pro- counter-proposals, the nature of which is not dis-fessor of Classical Archaeology closed.--Reuter.

BUDDHIST DECISION

at Oxford. He was also a Fellow of the British Academy, Vice- President of the Hellenic Society, fused, but the Japanese officer in- Corresponding Member of the sisted that they were under in- Academies of Sciences, Prussia structions and whether the Chinese and Gottingen, and of the French authorities consented or not, they Institute, Member of the Archaeological Institutes of Ger- The Nanking government, it is many, Austria, America and learned, take a grave view of the Greece and Honorary Fellow of matter, and instructions have been Christ's College, Cambridge. issued to the Tientsin military au- He also had many publications thorities.-Da-Dão.

to his credit. Reuter.

For the first time since the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-05, the Federated Buddhist Associations did not care. have decided to call upon their 240,- 000 members to support the policy adopted by the Japanese Cabinet,

NANKING ANXIOUS

Reports of continued war pre- parations in Japan and Korea have greatly increased the anxiety felt here over the North China crisis. Ten thousand Japanese reservists in Korea have been called to the colours says a message received from Seoul.

At the same time hundred medical students Korea capital, scores of clerks, 300 drivers of

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in the lin

SUNG CHEH-YUAN IN PEIPING

Declines To Make

A Statement

Peiping, To-day.

EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGE AGAINST ASSISTANT

General Sung Cheh-yuan arrived MANAGER

Peiping from Tientsin this

postal morning and was welcomed by a

manager

motor large gathering of officials, includ- Rache Ram, assistant vehicles and 2,000 Japanese and ling Feng Chi-han, Governor of of the Calif Asia Company, was Korean coolies have been recruited Hupeh, and Chin Teh-chun, Mayor charged before Mr. W. Schofield at for service in the army.

of Peiping.

the_Central Magistracy with the Since July 12, rolling stock on the General Sung, who declined to embezzlement of $246 on or before Korean railways has been concen- make a statement, immediately May 23, being money received on trated at strategic points for mili-motored to his private residence. account of Mr. W. E, Grimm, the tary transport. All motor trucks Renter,

|manager. in Seoul are reported to have been commandeered by the military.

SIAN COMMAND

Sian, To-day.

Gen. Chiang Ting-wen, the newly appointed Officer-in-charge of Sian Headquarters, has arrived here by air.—Do-Dao.

PLANES ACTIVE

Paoting, To-day.

Mr. C. Y. Kwan appeared for de- .......................................... fendant and pleaded not guilty while Mr. W. A. Brown was for the complainant. The case was ad- journed a week, bail for $1,000

EARLIER REPORTS

ON THE SINO-JAPANESE

CLASH WILL BE

FOUND IN PAGE. NINE

Rain Brings

Over fifty Japan fighting planes Cooler.

are now in Tungchutsze and early this morning some twenty flew very low over Peiping and Tien-

tsin. One went as far as Hoying- taihsien, a small town on the bor-

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TIENTSIN POSTAL

Weather

was allowed.

HUSBAND STRIP TEASER

Divorced In Chicago

Testimony that her husband per- sisted în doing “strip-tease" acts for guests at their home won a divorce for a pretty young wife in Chicago.

Mrs. Bernice A.

Johanson, 23-

The Hainan depression brought year-old brunette, testified that der of Honan Province along the the Colony 2.07 inches of rain in this strange complex of her hus Peiping-Hankow Railway. Da the 24 hours ended at 10 a.m. to band, Mr. Russell Johanson, aged Dao.

day and much cooler weather, the 27, made her life miserable. maximum recorded yesterday being "Every time we had guests in 36 as compared with the 91's and the house," she related, "he would 92's of last week. During the suddenly disappear and then come night, the thermometer fell to 77 out again dancing, removing one of degrees and at 10 am, to-day it his garments from time to time. showed 81 degrees.

"Finally he would stand there Total rainfall since January 1 is before me and the guests perfectly now 47.18 inches slightly above the nude. It was awful and so embar- average.

rassing.".

CENSORSHIP

Nanking Takes. Serious View Of Affair

Nanking, To-day.

A company of Japanese gen- The Royal Observatory Report darmes attempted to occupy the states that pressure remains high- General Post Office at Tientsin yes- Jest over the Pacific to the east of terday afternoon, according to an Japan. The depression is situated official despatch received here. in the Gulf of Tongking, and will

The Japanese gendarmes forced probably enter the coast to the their way into the Postmaster-south of Haiphong,

FENG YU-HSIANG GIVEN POST

Shanghai, To-day. General Feng Yu-hsiang has been given instructions to take

General's office and demanded that Forecast E. and S.E. winds, over command of the frontier they be allowed to censor all mails. moderate; cloudy, showery, im- troops." The Chinese officer in charge re-proving later.

DAMPNESS

promotes PRICKLY HEAT.

USE AFRIDOL SOAP

PRICE REDUCED!

General Chang Fak-kwei, for- mer Commander of the famous “Ironsides,” has been given com- mand of the Fukien forces - and General Yu Han-mou and Gen- eral Pei Chung-hsi have been in- structed to organise their forces for defence in Kwangtung. and Kwangsi, respectively-Our Own Correspondent,

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