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WEATHER

OF AUGUST

The weather during August showed no unusual features, says the Royal Observatory report. For the greater part of the month it was unsettled, owing to the persistence of a trough of low pressure over or near the south coast of China.

Rainfall was frequent, sometimes with thunder, but there were occa- sional sunny days. Sudden squalls were experienced on the 9th, 14th and 19th. A small depression, whichi passed to the South of Hong Kong on the 23rd, gave rise to strong winds, which did not however reach gale

A 31-year-old Chinese woman, Yu force. From the 27th to the 31st the by Mr. R. Ed-weather was fine, hót and very dry, wards this morning, when she was owing to the influence of a distant charged with inflicting grievous bod-

typhoon of great severity which

282, Queen's Road Central, yesterday.

Voroshilov, who was given several minutes of rous-ily harm on Kong Huen-tong, at No.

ing ovation, gave a thorough explanation of the new bill.

It is alleged that defendant poured a pot of boiling water on the man, who is now lying critically ill in the

Defendant was allowed bail of $1000.

He said the existing law now in force for nine years, Queen Mary Hospital.

needed detailed revision due to the development of the country and the army during past years.

Voroshilov stated that the numeri-velopment of the Red Army and as cal strength of the Red Army and means to increase the permanent war Navy has been trebled during the preparedness in which the Soviet past nine years, while the equipment forces must be. of the army has been increased at an even higher speed.

many

The Red Army has 43 times as many tanks as in 1930, 61% tines as much artillery, five times as machine-guns etc., while the total mechanisation potential had increas- ed to 13 H.P. per head of the indivi- dual soldier.

According to the new bill, not only the labouring classes but all citizens of the Soviet will have the duty carrying arms.

NEW CONDITIONS

of

The following measures are pro- vided for by the new bill:

(1) The term of active service re- mains as hitherto at from two to three years according to branch of service, but the period of active ser- vice of all non-commissioned officers will be increased to at least three years.

(2) The 'conscription age which in 1930 was lowered from 21 to 19 will be lowered again to 18. Since the.

SUN FO ON WAY BACK

Shanghai, To-day.

The Soviet Union would not let herself be taken by surprise by any foreign events. Should the Soviet

war, then "those gentlemen who do Union, however, be compelled to wage

It is reported that Dr. Sun-Fo, Pre- not like to see the Soviet Union as she |sident of the Legislative Yuan of the really is, would be taught a lesson." Chungking Government,

who had The speech of the Foreign Commis-been several months in Europe, first sar, M. Molotov, strictly refraining in Paris, and afterwards mainly in from any foreign political comment, Moscow, is now on his way back plause by the members of the Supreme was received with tumultuous ap-China, to give an exhaustive report. Sun Fo is well known for his pro- Soviet leanings.-Trans-Ocean.

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PACT WITH REICH

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ON NON-AGGRESSION: MOLOTOV SPEECH

Moscow, To-day.

respective classes will be called PRATIFICATION OF THE German-Russian non-aggression pact was dealt with yesterday by the Supreme Soviet Council,

simultaneously, the measure means a .considerable increase of the effective strength of the Soviet active army in the near future.

(3) Existing exemptions from mili- tary service will be mostly abolished; the entire reserve will be divided into a reserve of the first category, to which those belong who have served in the army and a reserve of the se- cond category to which those men belong who have remained without military training and women who have had special medical, veterinary or other special training.

Reservists of the first category will remain liable to service up to 55 years and those of the second up to 50.

Obligatory training periods of re- servists will be considerably increas- ed.

reserves

By extension of the period of ser- vice, the total number of will be increased by about one third.

SOLID FOUNDATION

The War Commissar concluded his speech by describing the new bill as solid foundation for the future de-

The huge congress hall was filled to overflowing long before the meeting began. While the German Ambassador to Moscow, Count Schulenburg, was present the British and French Ambassadors were absent, the former be- ing now in Paris.

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passed Shanghai on the 29th.

The mean temperature for the

A maximum of 98.2° was recorded month was 81.6°F, which is normal.

on the 30th, and a minimum of 72.0° on the 14th. The latter approaches the lowest temperature ever recorded in August, which was 71.6° in 1890. The mean relative humidity was 30%, which is normal.

Sunshine amounted to 207 hours, against a normal of 202 hours. The total rainfall was 12.82 inches, which is 145 inches less than normal,

A maximum gust of 86 m.p.h. oc- curred at 7.16 p.m. on the 14th, dur- ing a sudden squall.

TYPHOON PASSES TSINGTAO

The Royal Observatory reports that a moderate anticyclone covers Japan and pressure is high over Central China.

The typhoon is situated about 120 miles to the north-north-west of Tsingtao, moving north-north-west.

A trough of low pressure extends from Siam to the Pacific east of the Bashi Channel.

Mr. R. B.. Maice, of Wang. Hing Building, has reported that an elec- tric battery was stolen from his mo- tor car, No. 5289, parked outside his residence in Garden Terrace, yester- day afternoon.

You Must Be Up

to the mark in general fitness to play and eye is easily upset by a touch of bowls well: Co-ordination of hand liver or biliousness.

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correct the ~ trouble all that is usually needed is a When Stalin and Molotoff appeared, threat of war between each other and dose of Pinkettes. at head of the members of the Soviet to live at peace with each other.

These tiny pink Government they were enthusiasti-

laxative pills cor- If war cally ovated.

in Europe should be un-rect constipation, avoidable, would be limited

the scale of hostilities activate the liver, pact. Dissatisfaction over

as a result. of the dispel biliousness could be found, therefore, only in the the pact

and sick headaches, aid digestion, stim- quarters of war-makers posing as and relieve piles. ulate the appetite, friends of peace.

Acting in a gentle neither gripe nor manner. Pinkettes purge, and they do not form habit.

In a statement lasting nearly, one hour, M. Molotoff criticised the Anglo- French endeavours for a pact with

the

Soviet Union. Neither London nor Paris, he alleged, really aimed at an effective instrument of peace, but had been interested solely in a pact at the expense

of Soviet Russian interests..

The German-Soviet pact on the other hand was an event; of the greatest international importance. SCALE OF HOSTILITIES LIMITED The two "greatest nations of Europe" had decided to eliminate the

Taken occasion- ally, when needed,

The non-aggression pact, a turning point in European politics, serving only the cause of -peace, would open new possibilities for the Soviet Union.

The Supreme Soviet Council then they keep you in the pink of condition proving the foreign policy of the chemists. unanimously adopted a resolution ap-for work or play. Soviet Government and ratifying the non-aggression pact-Trans-Ocean,

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