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Three further fugitives made their appearance before Mr.: 'W. A similar stir is becoming evid-preciated as such. ent with the medium and smaller It is difficult to foretell how Schofield at the Central Magis- powers, of whom Spain, Portugal, naval armaments may develop. tracy yesterday in answer to Greece, Turkey, Brazil and Poland! The outcome of the present con charges of alleged conspiracy to are engaged in renewing and rein- ference is quite uncertain and assassinate a prominent official of forcing naval equipment." equally dubious whether it may be the Nanking Government some- Hitherto England was reluctant extended to encompass all the time in March last year After to build new warships, a fact more important Naval Powers. A evidence was taken the case was which seems to have resulted in a reduction in naval equipment will adjourned. certain weakening of her prestige, hardly be forthcoming, but it is to Lately the demand for remedying be hoped that a new agreement this evil has been insistent and can be reached, previding for a the Government, unable to ignore certain qualitative limitation of public opinion, has taken steps for armaments,

Buch an agreement can only be the necessary replacement and ad- dition, England's chief concern, effective if it includes all poweIR paide from battleships as backbone and if its clauses apply equally to is the light cruiser class, of which all Powera Germany would be she requires as many as possible willing to join in every agreement

LOCAL AND

GENERAL

Telegram No. 2240 dated Febru- because of her widespread terri- based on such a principle of ary 3, addressed to Edward Herri- tories and Interesta. Her capital equalityson Dollar from Singapore is now slips will be out of date in a few One thing is certain, the present lying unclaimed at the Ofaces of The experimental flights indicate that conditions are most favour-years time while the number of international altuation verifies the the PE Telegraph Co. able and negotiations for crossing Crulers available is totally inade old dictum that the standing of a

This means active construction of ponding sovereignity at sea. Indo-China are progressing very quate for British requirements. nation is dependent on, a corres

smicably.

INCREASED CHINESE

TARIFF

Shanghai, Feb. 6.

Entades for the Open Singles and Doubles Tennis Championships un- der the auspices of the Hong Kong Cricket Club will be closed on Thursday, February 20, at 6 pm. RED ATTACK REPULSED

Other than these two events the Club's events will also be closed on AT KWEIYANG

the same date. Matches will be played on March 2. Entries with Pelping, Feb. 6.

the entrance fees should be sent to According to a foreign report the Hon. Secretary of the Hong A Nanking dispatch yesterday reported, that the Japanese Con- from the south the Red attack Kong Cricket Club, zul-General, Mr. Takichiro Suma, on Kweiyang has been repulsed po har presented to the Chinese Gov-after heavy fighting and the de- Flight Lieut. CAO. Fidler ernment, a formal protest against feated Reds are retreating to will address the HKU Engineer- the increased, Chinese tariff on wards Sinfung. The garrison used ing Society on The Training and Japanese goou which is schedul-planes in repelling the attack. Duties of an Aircraft Engineer in ed to go into effect on March 1. The general movement of Reds Friday, February 14, 1938, 8.30 Mr. Buma called on the Chinese in welchow now appears to be pm. Jo Room "E of the Univer Finance Minister, Dr. H. King, northwards. The main body reach sity. All interested are welcome. at 4 o'clock on Tuesday afternooned Kienst 55 miles northwest af and remained with him for one Kweiyang on Wednesday. It is The many friends of Mr. E. PE hour. During their meeting Mr. generally believed they will en Lang, Registrar of Burre a statement rejecting the Soviet suma is understood to have stat-deavour to establish themselves in will be sorry to learn that Sis at proposals for acceptance of thee that the tarin will be disad- the mountainous district in north- present present boundary line, contending vantageous to China, not only by east Yunnan and northwest Ewet-suffering that it should be demarcated in

· The difficulty of the Chinese Government embargo on foreign aeroplanes persists. It is under. stood that the Pan-American Air- We are very much against the [ways recently obtained permission cuts in their present form, because to fly to Macao but no further- in many cases they force members Reuter. of the Civil Service to undergo un- reasonable hardships, that might in the end lead to inemciency. An infinitely preferable method would have been a complete re- vision of the Blue Book with each case taken on its merlis, and economies could be made possibly some Civil Servants would have retired early on a modined pen- son. Some such scheme could have been evolved, and It might have been found possible to avoid such drastic, cuts, as have now taken place and retrenchment

inade in other directions.

MANCHUKUO-SOVIET BOUNDARY

Kwantung Army Rejects. Proposals

Dairen, Feb. 6. The Kwantung Army has made

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THE New Term will Commence ön

Monday, February 10th. New Boys' Tests will be held on Saturday, February, 8th at 9 am

We again stress the point that accordance with the treaty which causing feeling among Japan- chow. Thers will be a revised sole of this should have been done means that the fontier will be ese commercial Interests but also TwoAmerican missionaries it is understood he is progressing

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months ago and we certainly do pushed further back Into Boviet

stationed at Klensi escaped to favourably. Brechnen before the arrival of the CLAASMI 14

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It is declared that the recent CLASE

To the ordinary layman the incidents were due scheme for building a new Gov-an bellef that →→ Japanese-Manchu- ernment. House at Magazine Chap kuo forces were always guilty of was inconvenient and unnecessary trespas and the Central, Dista whereby it was immagin Government was going seven million tasy.

ectus available on spplication.

LA L. NASE, KLAS

Acting Headmaster.

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