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ROOSEVELT IN FAVOUR OF

TAX REVISION

Washington, To-day.

President Roosevelt stated at a press conference yesterday that he wanted tax revision as soon as Congress is ready to go ahead with it..

THE CHINA MAIL NO

| REGIME EQUIVALENT TO MARTIAL LAW IMPOSED

IN TIENTSIN AREA

Tientsin, To-day.

THE Japanese military authorities and the police in the Chinese city and the special areas have instituted a regime equivalent to martial law following reports that plain- clothes Chinese gunmen have arrived in Tientsin.

At the same time he revealed that he had sent a letter to all government departments and agen- cies asking them to anticipate the requirements of supplies for the

All Chinese entering and leav rest of the fiscal year.

ing Japanese occupied Chinese He added that this should help to areas are being searched, while stimulate industry, although he ex-Japanese armed police are mak plained that it would not be posing house to house inspections. sible to do all government buying Similar precautions are being during the next month or two.

President Roosevelt emphasised that he did not want to fly in the face of critical editorial articles warning against undigested legisla tion and congressional rubber stamping-Reuter. «

GERMANY'S NEW SUBSTITUTE

taken in villages around Tie FOR CORK

tsin.

SUBURB SHOOTING

2.

Berlin, To-day.

While no details are yet avail-

Cork from potato parings is the able, it is understood that shooting affair occurred in a vil-latest product of German labora lage in the southern suburbs, tories, where thousands of scien- after which many arrests were tists are hard at work in assisting

SAN SALVADOR'S made. Reuter.

CAUTION

GRAVE TO BE OPENED IN SEARCH OF WILL

-£4,000,000 Fortune

ER 27, 1937

HORRORS OF MO CHINA WAR

BROUGHT HOME TO BRITAIN

London, To-day.

The horrors of the China war have been brought home to millions of cinegoers in Britain by news films shot amidst the actual hostilities.co

A real showing all over the country this week depicts the “doomed battalion in Shang- hai, and pitiable crowds of re- fugees trying to force their way

International Settle into the ment..

Before the audience had, re- covered from the horrific specta cle, the next instalment shows wildly gay rejoicings in Tokyo.

First performance of the film "China Fights for Her Freedom," was shown last night at a Lon- the Reich in its struggle for selfdon meeting organised by the sufficiency through creation of subChina Campaign Committee. stitute materials.

The Director of the Berlin Chemi-

cal Research Institute, Dr. Hans Mayer, exhibited the new product to-day.

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CHINA'S RESTRAINT

Mr. Cocker Brown, foreign secretary of the London Missionary

San Salvador, To-day. Commenting on press reports of

In appearance and texture Society, paid a tribute to the mag- probable adhesion by San Salvado to the Anti-Comintern Pact, au- A grave is to be opened in Phila-cannot be distinguished from the nificent restraint shown by the thoritative quarters here state that delphia in the hope of discovering genuine article, and Dr. Mayer em- Chinese people in the face of the Government so far has receiv- a will to decide what is to happen phasised that it was not a substi-Japanese aggression.

He declared that even if China tute for cork but the real thing. ed no invitation to become party to to £4,000,000 estate left by Mrs. Hen-

He predicted that the day is not now was beaten to her knees, she the Fact

rietta Garrett, the widow of Amerifar distant when Germany will would ultimately re-build herself If such an invitation should bca's "snuff king," who died in 1930.

cease importing cork. Trans-into a great nation. forthcoming, the Government won Permission for the disinterment

Ocean thoroughly examine the question has been granted to a protegee of of adhesion before reaching a Mrs. Garrett, a Mrs. Ferguson, who décision.

It is declared, however, that there is little inclination here to wards adhesion to the Pact. Trans-Ocean.

claims that she saw the wil draw and was one of the witnesses. More than 20,000 persons, some in Eng land, have filed claims to the fortune in the past seven years...

DANCE

In pleasant surroundings with the Prettiest Hostesses in Hong Kong. A First Class Orchestra adds to the Evening's Enjoyment.

TEA DANCE 6:30 pm to 9 p.m.

NIGHTLY 9 PM. TO 1 AM Saturdays 9 PM TO 2 AM.

MAJESTIC BALLROOM

22. DES VOEUX ROAD,

BRITISH SHIP FOUNDERING NEAR HAITI

London, To-day.

Miss Chu Chen Koe, daughter of Dr. Wellington Koo, Chinese Ambassador to Paris, declared that the Chinese must resist the aggressor.

JAPAN'S SUFFERERS Nevertheless, they did not bear hatred, since they were aware of the suffering of the peasants in Japan, some of whom had even committed suicide because they were unable to pay taxes.

The Chinese believed that if the sufferers in Japan knew the truth,

A British steamer is foundering

they would not support the war. near Haiti, and reported yesterday

The writer, Mr. Yao Shin-nung, that she was in difficulties with declared the Chinese were deter- nine feet of water in the forward mined to resist until the Japanese forces were entirely driven from hold:

Chinese soil Reuter

It is understood that some of the crew have been taken off by another British steamer which is still standing by..

All ships passing in the vicinity have been requested to look out for lifeboats or survivors.

Renter

DOMINICAN SUPERIOR GENERAL

MR. ATTLEE ON SPECIAL TRIP TO SPAIN

London, To-day

Mr. Clement Attlee, leader of the Parliamentary Labour Party, intends to visit Spain at the invitation of the Republican Spanish Government. Political circles say that Mr. At- The Vary Rev. M. Gillef 0. Superior General of the Dominican thee will leave London next Thurs- Order, who was due to arrive in day, and that he intends to discuss Hong Kong last week, was unex- the general position in Spain pectedly detained in the Philippine

Mr. Attlee will possibly be ac- Islands. He is leaving Manila to companied by two Isbour day (Saturday) on the "President M. Philip Noel Baker and Taft, and will reach Hong Kong Ellen Wilkinson-Trans-Ocean on Monday. On the following day. In passing through Paris's he will continue his journey to British Wireless Mr. Attlee Indo-China where he will remain probably meet some of the for about a month, when he hopes Socialist leaders He to return and spend some time in leave London next Thursday. Bri.. Hong Kong.

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