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SWISS PROTEST TO BERLIN

Motor Boat Containing Explosives

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Berna, July 24. The Swiss Government is pro testing to Berlin following the Swiss sezure of a German motor- boat in Swiss territorial waters on Lake Constance.

The craft is stated to have con- tained explosives for Nazi ter- rorist activities in Austria. Three members of the "Naz Austrian Legation" at Lindau, Bavaria, have been arrested.—Reuter.

SINO-JAPANESE MEETING

Manchukuo Recognition

Denial !

Tokyo, July 25,

two deaths and sixty-five deaths Contrary to authoritative in- from tuberculosis were reported to formaation reported yesterday, a the local Health authorities last spokesman of the Japanese For

On Monday one case each eign. Omice has denied that Japan of meningitis and puerperal fever is demanding recognition of the was als reported.

Wong Kuen, a three

year old Chinese boy was on Tuesday even-week ing admitted to the Kwong Wah

severe

ospital suffering from „scalds caused by the victim upset-

ting a hot bowl of soup.

f

announces

so-called Manchukuo

the and settlement of claims in connection

The Manchuria Telephone and with the Shanghai war as essen- Telegraph Company

tial conditions for the cantella- While riding his push bicycle in that it will undertake the installa- tion of the Tangku Agreement.- Lalchikok Road on Tuesday after-tion of 2,250,000 yen during the Reuter.

noon, Chan Tong, a Chinese male of 53 collided with a motor bus and was sent to the Kowloon: Hos- pital for treatment.

.:

Leung Wing-kwong, a Chinese male, was admitted to the Govern- ment Civil Hospital on Tuesday nations concerned, and this need

suffering from,, serious 'injuries to depends upon two-factors: length

Moscow, July 25. the legs as a result of being knock- of coast Bine and length of on land armaments in Europe Moscow University has established down by motorcar No. 1305 in communications.

have shown that. Becurity deed a summer insulfite for Anglo-Des Voeux Road Central. tends upon a state of mind; that American students, Altogether 150 | *- is to say "a desire for peaceful English and American tutors and Blating that he had been attack- relations If Japan should I students wit via the instituteed by robbers in the New Terri this summer, among whom will be tores, Lau Man, 27, unemployed, crease her fleet how could we in Hong Kong be "certain that this Cormick Roosevelt, grandson of the was on Tuesday night admitted to mighty force would never in the United States Ex-President, Theo-the Kowloon Hospital suffering future attempt a coup de main dore Roosevelt-Transocean Kuo from a gunshot wound in the right upon this colony? Hong Kong's | Min. continued development docs de-

Japan's proportion was extreme ly fair, considering that her main coast line is that of a small island and that her colonial possessions are" not very far away from the motherland.

upon

THE HONG KONG, DAILY PRESS, LTD., and the HONG KONG WEEKLY PRESS, through their London Office, at 53. FLEET STREET, E.C. 4, Tel. 3137, are prepared to give Subscribers and

A competent authority Visitors

naval power in the Far East, at advice regarding accommoda. the time of the Washington Con tion available, motoring faci. Admiral Ballard, wrote pend upon a sense of security, and that Britain needed a force three should we continue to have this lities, suitable

shopping times as big as her Far Eastern feeling if we had close to us a squadron, in order to keep that fleet, which in the circumstances centres, etc.

squadron in” efficient running would be very much more power- order. If the Far Eastern squadron ful than any fleet, we could send were to be composed of four battleships and ten cruisers, the to ports with dockyard facilities in order that ships might return for rents, it would be necessary to maintain twelve battleships and

teen truthers.

If, when at home, they will call or telephone to the above address, they will receive the atmost assistance and the "latest available information on all subjects of enquiry will be placed at their disposal. «

out here?

The American problem is entire 17 different, since her territory is very far distant from Japan

It is to be hoped that Japan will consider well before taking In the case of Japan she has step, which must lead to Great all her fleet and all her bases on Britain taking every reasonable the spot in the Far East. hence i precaution.

SOLOMON ISLANDS

EARTHQUAKE

present fiscal year, which began on July 1. It will also undertake

the installation of broadcasting Railway, has also withdrawn his stations at Dairen and Mukden resignation after Mr. Huang Fu and the construction of eighteen had earnestly begged him to do go.... new linea of communication throughout Manchukuo.

Mr.

Mr. B. Bowen, Tientsin manager "According to a Chinese press re-

of Whiteaway, Laidlaw and Co., port Chinese rice merchants in Ltd., is resigning his position and Shanghai are planning to purchase will leave for England early in the Rangoon rice to offset the high Autumn. Mr. Bowen will go into prices obtaining for the domestic business with his brother, now product on account of the serious in Shanghai, where he is de- drought throughout rice-producing partamental "manager" of the

Wear areas. It is said that a trial con- Men's

Department. signment of 600,000 pleuis is to be Donald Bowen has been in Shang- - bought from Rangoon at $10 per hal for fifteen years, while Mr. B- picul which is 23 less than the Bowen first came out in 1922) was price prevalling for the Chinese Promoted assistant manager in rice. The merchants have peti 1925, and manager in 1928. They tioned the Government. for its consider the prospects are parti sanction to the proposed purchase. cularly, bright at home just now, sufering in Toyama Prefecture. Chinese press reports state that leave Inst summer he found condi

When Mr. B. Bowen, was home, on

elbow...

Mob violence broke out on Jíny 14 to add to the confusion and

Japan, where many have perished, and thousands of homes have the secretary of the Peking Poli- tions very much brighter and bet been swept away or damaged by tical Council, Mr. Lel Bhou-yung, ter than on his previous visit five London, July 24:"|-

floods since July 10. Angered by when leaving Mokanshan where he years before, with most of the re- The High Commissioner for the what they considered unfair dis- had Interviewed his chief, str. tail shop-busy and people spending Western Pacific reports to the tribution of food and other relief Huang Fu stated that Mr. Huang money. The new suburbs of mout Colonial Office that a severe earth-supplies, residents of Muratbaki would not return to the north un- large cities, offer excellent oppor- quake occurred

Vanfkoro #lage attacked, a party of twelve | til after the hot weather but was tunities for establisliing new stores, Island, British Solomon Islands relief workers. The mob grew, I not persisting in sending in his re- The brothers will open buitriem, Protectorate, on July 19, doing and" authorities fed with their signations there was no reason as ladies" and gentlemen's outnu considerable damage to property supplies to another village, where No itves were lost - British Wire- it was reported feeling also had

grown tense.

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that he should do so. Further, tere and their many friends in Mr. Let stated that Mr. Yin Tung, Tientsin and in Shanghai will withi director of the Peking Malden" them well in their enterïs