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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
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NOTICE
HONGKONG AND KOWLOON
WATER SUPPLY.
It is hereby notified that com. mencing on Saturday, the 23rd May, the hours of supply will be:
Island: 6° 2.m.. to 9 p.m., Kowloon and New Kowloon: Constant supply.
A. G. W. TICKLE.
Water Authority,
Public Works Department, Hong Kong, 22nd May, 1936.
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MACAO ELECTRIC THE LIGHTING COMPANY, LIMITED
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the TWENTY-FIFTH ORDINARY ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the, SHARE- HOLDERS of the Company will, be held at the Offices of Messrs. Lowe, Bingham & Matthews, Mercantile Bank Building, Second Floor, Hoag Kong, on FRIDAY, the Aru day of JUNE, 1936, at 11,30 a.m.
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The REGISTER of MEMBERS will be Closed from the 27Tg day of MAY to the 4ra day of JUNE 1986, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors, JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER,
Secretarias. Hong Kong, 20th May, 1938.
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DEATHS DRAKE-On Friday evening. May 22, 1936, at the War Memorial Nursing Home, E. O. Drake, Aged 53. Funeral service will be held at the Chapel in the Colonial Cemetery at 4 o'clock to-day (Saturday). No Bowers by request. Any donations to the Hong Kong Benevolent Society. China papers please Copy TOEG-On May 18, 1938, at St. Marie's Hospital, Shanghai, Habiba, aged 4 years, dearly beloved daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I. T. Toeg.
Editorial and Business Office: 11,
Ice House Street Tel. 30251. Night Editor (Wanchal Office):
Tel 24511. London Office: 53. Fiest Street
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The Daily Press.
Hose KONG, May 23, 193ti,
THE MANNING OF MERCHANT SHIPS "
the
Undermanning of ships, with its Inevitable consequence
in over- crews. Is the chief working of grievance complained of In annual report of the Mercantile. Marine Service Association, which was issued recently The com- plaint has the great weight behind it of the findings of Lerd Merrivale in the inquiries that were held last year into the lamentable succession of wrecks of British ships. In more than one of his reports on those disasters Lord Merrivale emphasis- ed the fact that though the letter of the existing law had been com- plied with in the matter of man- ning the requirements of safety had HE Ordinary General Meeting of hot. One of his comments was TH
the Shareholders in the above that owners and managers of Company will be held at the Com-vessels are not relieved. whep a pany's Oces. P. & 0, Building, on Friday, the 29th May, 1996, at No for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers together with 我 Statement of Accounts to the 31st December, 1935.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
The Transfer Books of the Company will be CLOSED from
Tuesday, the 26th May to Friday, the 29th May, 1936, both days inclusive DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.,
General Managers. Hong Kong, 15th May, 1936.
CHINA
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UNDERWRITERS,
LIMITED. (INCORPORATED IN HONG KONG).
minimum crew has been put on
board, of the obligation to see that the ships is adequately manned for the purpose involved in her mode of employment." Yet until that moral, obligation is made a legal one by stricter regulations the less responsible type of shipowner wil always be tempted by the danger-
ous economy that undermanning securés. This report supplies evi- dence of current cases. After re- marking that it is not uncommon for vessels as large as 2,500 gross tons to put to sea with only one officer besides the master, it points out that this entails a minimum of eighty-two hours a week on duty for each of them, keeping watch and watch, and that in the mas- ter's case, should bad weather be TOTICE is hereby given that the met, these hours may be increased Twelfth Annual Ordinary by 50 or 60 per cent. It is not to General Meeting of Shareholders of be expected that men subjected to Chios Underwriters, Limited, will be such a strain will be at their best held at the Offices of the Company, when confronted with one of the 4. Des Voeux Road Central, Hong sudden emergencies that the sea Kong, on Monday, the 25th day of may at any time present; and the May, 1936, at Noon for the purpose landsman will wish the association of receiving the Report of the Board all success in its campaign for of Directors and a Statement of manning scales calculated to pro- Accounts for the year ended 3:st vide for officers reasonable hours December, 1935, and of electing
under ordinary сол- Directors and Auditors.
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The Transfer Books and Register
of Members of the Company will be closed from the 18th May, 1936, to
the 25th May, 1936, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
HERBERT R. STURT, ".
Managing Director.
Hong Kong, 18th May, 1936.
SOVIET PROTEST
TO JAPAN
Arrest Of Employees Of Embassy
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Moscow, May 22. The
Assistant Commissar for Foreign Affairs, M. Stomionyakov, to-day lodged a prosest with the Japanese Ambassador, Mr. Tame- kchi Ota, against the arrest of
a number of Japanese employees
of the Soviet Embassy at Tokyo, following the February revolt. ·
It is unders Food that M. Stomonyakov declared that 'pre- parations of proceedings against the accused and the accusations of espionage made by the Japanese press, leave no doubt that they are directed against the Boylet Embassy.
The Assistant Foreign Commis- sar is understood to have describ- ed the charges as absurd,
Of labour ditions."
ANTI JAPANESE VOLUNTEERS
Moving For Attack
Changchun May 22. About 500 anti-Japanese volun- tcers are moving towards the west from Jehol, in an attempt to at- tack the Manchurian troops under the command o: L1 Sou-hstr. in North Chahar, according to well- Informed circles.
These volunteers will first con- centrate at the north of Kuyan.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MAY 23, 1936.
HOME CRICKET
is
RESULTS
Handsome Victory For Middlesex
TWO CENTURY HITTERS
London, May 22
COLBERT TRIAL RETURNED STUDENTS TO CANTON-HANKOW
EVIDENCE
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Former Wife's Death
Investigated
CLOSING STAGE
REACHED
Tientsin. May. 22.
HAVE WEEK-ENDS
:
Scheme Outlined By
Mr. Peter Sin
ANNUAL DINNER
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G. O. Allen, was the hero in the At the continued proceedings in overwhelming victory of Middlesex, the trial of Dr. John. Colbert, over Worcester. He scored 137 and charged with attempting to mur-
schenie to enable returned took 5 wickets for.. 58. Another der his wife by administering pol- students .com Europe and America Middlesex scr. Dr. Lataste, French director to meet each other was outlined three-figure scorer for was J. Hulme, who passed the een- of the Pasteur Laboratory In by the President-elect, Mr. Peter a single, while G. 'E. Hart | Tientsin. was cross-examined and'] H. Sin, at the annual -dinner of tary by contributed 82,
Euro American admitted that most o. his "testi- the
Returned Worcester were forced to follow mony was based on reading, and Students' union at the Hong Kong on, and R. W. V. Robins did the
evidence regarding acetanelid was Hotel roof garden last nicht. damage by taking five wickets at a
wholly from books. He had no cost of nine runs a-plece.."
personal experience on these mat- Glamorgan's downfall at Swansea bers, whereas his statements when they received Yorkshire was
anaemia were based on both. due to the failure of their batsman,
Mr. Morrison recalled the accts- Except for their champion batsman
ca and asked whether he remem- last season M. J. Turnbull who
bered telling the US. Consu. Mr. knocked the bowling about until
Ketcham at the US. Legion Club he scored 134, the others were dis-
on December 2 tha: Mrs. Colbert missed cheaply by Jacques, 5 for
had nearly died and was better 67. and Verity did the damage in the second innings by taking 7 for 55.
The following are the, detailed results cabled by Reuter of the matches which concluded on Fri day:
Middlesex v. Worcester Middlesex won by an innings and 147 runs. Middlesex 468 for 8 de~ clared (Hart 82. "Allen 137, Hulme 101): Worcester 180 (Allen 5 for 581 and followed on for 141 (Robins 5 for 45).
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Glamorgan v. Yorkshire Yorkshire beat Glamorgan by ten wickets. Glamorgan 232 (Turnbull 134. Jacques 5 for 67) and 187 (Verity 7 for 55): Yorkshire 388 (Turner 84. Wood 79) and 34 for 0,
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LATE RESULTS
The following results were re- velved in 1. Late cabie from Reuter-
Leicester v. All-India Leicester drew with A-Ind.a. All-India 426 Jlian 113) and 171 for 6 declared: Leicester 327 and 47 for 0.
Surrey v. "Somerset, Surrey won by an innings and 122 runs. Surrey 512 (Brown 119): Somerset 218 (Gover 5,,for 47) and 172 (Gover 5 for 44)
Sussex v. Essex
Essex won by seven wickets. Essex 521 for 9 declared (Sheffield 108, O'Connor 127, Pearce 102) and 43 for 3: Bustex 334 and 229 (Stephenson S for 39).
Hampshire v. Northants Hants won by six wickets. Northants 234 (Herman, 6 for €7) and 194: Hants 260 (Pothecary 100 not out) and 172 for 45
Gloucester v. Kent Gloucester won on first innings. Kent 314 (Todd 98, Sinfield 5 for 98) and 306 for 6 declared (Fagg 138): Gloucester 385 Page 116) and 12 for 2.
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Accused said he did not remem- ber the conversation
FORMER MRS. COLBERT Mr. Morrison recaled Dr. Grice who declared that he and no ether doctors were called ni con- station during the fatal illness of the former Mrs. Colbert in 1928, Dr. Colbert alone giving treat- ment.
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Mr. Sin Said he proposed to ar range for the securing of a hours in the New Territories where members could spend week-ends and take part in riding, hiking swimming... shooting and ather sports.
More than 100 members of the Unlon and guests attended the roof garden and sat down to a Chinese dinner interspersed with
dancing.
that
RAILWAY
TEST RUN TO BE MADE
(From Our Special Correspondent)
Canton, May 22.
A test run on the Canton- Hankow Raliway will te under- taken by Mr. Chang Kla-ngau.
CELEBRATION*Minister of Railways, on June 1.
"SOCIAL ORGANISATION"
have often heard some "ad- verse critics Say that the Union is Heless inasmuch as. Apart from having a few functions in the course of the year, we do nothing. To them I shall say that they have failed to read the objects of this Union, which was formed for the purpose of enabling returned students from Europe and Ameri- ca to meet one another. These are our objects. Apart from these there is none other stated in our constitution. In short this Union is purely a social organisation..
"For the coming year I propose, if the members will give me their support, to hold a conference in the very near future, that is," with- During the evening Dr. Li Shu in the next eight weeks or two Fan. President, announced.
months. I propose with the per- 'mission of the committee to hold the result of the election for off-
a conference similar to those we cers fur the coming year was:-
held when we were students in President, Mr. Peter H. Sin: secre-
Amerita and England. I have en- tary. Mr. T. O. Tso; treasurer, Mr. Y. K. Chow: committee, Messrs. K. ged a house somewhere in the Chau, Andrew Cheang. Dr. New Territories where our mem- bers can spend a week-end or
Shu Pui and Dr. K. W. Chaun.
Before calling on the president-three or four days for the purpose All consultants agreed that the
of such a conference. This will. I diagnosis
elect to address the gathering, Dr..¦ gastro-enteritis which was inflammation of the stomach and Intestines. The cause of allment was not determined and the consultants discussed bacterial and chemical poisoning.
Replying to the defence. Dr. Grice said that he signed the death certificata of the former Mrs: Colbert because two signa- tures were necessary or cremation of the body.
Li Shu Fan, retiring President, hope, enable members to meet one another more intimately. I hope welcomed the guests...
we can afford to extend our ac-
The prosecution called a succes- :sion of rebuttal witnesses in the afternoon, after which the Court edjourned.
The Judge will sum-up to- morrow. Reuter.
THE OAKS
Probable Starters And Jockeys
London. May 22.
The following are the probable starters and jockeys for the Oaks to be run on May 29 over a mile and a half and five yards:~~ Traffic Light Veuve Cliquot Salopetre Thalia
Trelissia Beautiful Girl Tideway Feolo Barrowby Gem. Oxford U. v. Lancs. Drawn. Oxford 318 (Grover Silver Birch 119) and 250 for 8 declared i Her Sister (Kimpton 102): Lancs 377 (Hop- Satire wood 111) and 47 for 2:
Cambridge U. v. Notts Drawn. Cambridge 424 (Jiharig.r Notts Khan 133) and 28 "for 0: 559 for 8. declared (Harris. 102, Staples 153 not out).
WOODOIL MONOPOLY
Adverse Effects On Yangtse Markets
Japanese and Manchurian troops the Government woodoll monopoly
will be mobilized to check the ac- tivities of these volunteers.~~ Union News.
ITALO-ETHIOPIAN MARRIAGES
Rome Paper Sounda
A Warning
"Hong Kong Daily Press' Specia Rome, May 21. The "Messagero" issues a wam- Ing against intermarriage between Italians and Abyssinians, and nas taken a contrary view to the theory of other papers, which say that Ita- lian Colonial policy should be to make no difference between the He reiterated, his previous pro- white and coloured population. The test concerning the press cam- "Messagero" states that halfbreeds paigns against the Soviet Embassy from Italian fathers and Abyssin- and the methods adopted by fan mothers have generally deve- Japanese authorities which were loped all weaknesses of their mo- difficult atmosphere thers and none of the good char- creating a for the work of the Embassy staff, acteristics of their fathers.-
Rauter,"
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Transocean News Service.
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Hankow. May 22. Reports state it is possible that
demoralised the market throughout the Yangtse territory. Dealers are selling with tusses. Heuler.
heavy
STOP PRESS
MR..
THOMAS RESIGNS
"MR. J.
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London, May 22. H. THOMAS, SECRE- YARY OF STATE FOR COLONIES. HAS RESIGNED-REUTER.
[Mr. Thomas has been prominent in the news lately owing to allega- tions of leakage of budget secrets and insurances effected in which his son was involved. The Judicial Tribunal which investigated the Ematter is expected to report its Andings next week).
Expectation
Lovely Rosa
Miss Windsor
(Dick) (E Smith) (Beary) (Marshall)
(Jones)
(Harry Beasley> (Perryman) (Fox)
(Pat Beasley) (D. Smith)
(Smirke).
(Sirett) (Wrickaby) (Weston) (Canty) (Harry Wragg) (Lowrey) Ferry Bridge... (Gordon Richards! Chiberta, Somersault, Felsetta, Chinese Star and Created Crane are other probables without jockeys at the moment.
Royal Duchy Detention
Tideway and Expectation may not run if the going is hard. ---
ROOMS OCCUPIED BY TROOPS
Japanese Take Over Godowns
Pelping. May 22. More than fifty rooms of the godowas belonging to the former Pelp.ng Branch of the National Military Affairs Commission 20 Fungtai,
DISTINGUISHED GUESTS
tivities to shooting, riding, hiking, The Union were honoured, he swimming, tennis and other games. said, in having present such dis-
"As President-elect I desire to tinguished guests as the Chinese associate myself with the remarks members on the Executive and of. Dr. Li Shu Fan regarding the Legislative Council Sir Shoo Son
honour the Chinese members, of who WELS attending the the Legislative Council have dont Chow, function for the first time, was a
us in being here, to-night and I returned student of 55
years hope that at the next annual din standing and Dr. S. W. Tso had
ner they will again honour us with returned from his studies abroad
their presence." 40 years ago. Mr. T. N. Chau re- turned more than 20 years ago.
Dr. Li congratulate Mr. M. K. Lo. President of the Union two years ago, in having been appoint- ed a member of the Legislative Council.
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Mr. Peter H. Bin said:- "I feel it a great honour to be elected President of this Union, for | the ensuing year because I am one of the junior members of the re- turned students. As far as stand- ing is concerned Bir Shou Son Chow can give me 50 years because I returned barely tour and a half years ago.
"In these circumstances I feel you have done me a great honour
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MANY GUESTS
the During
evening musical rendered by Miss items were
Doreen Ma, Mr. Li Chor Chi, Mr. S. B. Tan, Miss Daphne Geekson, Miss Elvie Yuen and Miss Nora Flint.
Among those present were Sir Shou Son and Lady Chow. Mr. and Mrs. M. K. Lo. Dr. S. W. Tso, Dr. Li Shu Fan, Mr. Peter H. "Bin, Mr. A. Morris, Mr. W. N. Thomas Tam, Dr. K. C. Yeo, Messrs. T. O. Tso, Y. K. Chow, K, L. Chau, An- drew Cheung, Dr. A Shu Pui, Dr. X. W. Chaun. Messrs. T. B. Mc- Laren, H. Tebbitt, Mrs. Kendall, Miss Doreen Ma, Mrs. Ma, General
in baving such faith and conf-8. N. Au of the 19th Route Army. dence in me. During my tenure of Miss Agnes Chan, Miss Wong Ying. oface I shall do my utmost to ac General Gaston Wong. Dr. Y. 8. celerate the activities of the union.
KHO SIN KIE BRILLIANT
Volleying Duel With
Borotra.
Paris, May 22. In the French tennis champ.on- ships, Jean Borotra and Mile. and Iribarne beat Kho Sin-kie Miss Terwindt (Holland)
6-4,
12-10.
Kho Sin-ke, China's Davis Cup player, was one of the heroes of the day and gave an astonishing display in the second set when he frequently out-volleyed Borotra and had three se points at 7-8,
The Chinese player fel several times in making desperate efforts to retrieve some shots fleuter.
MISSION WORKERS IN MANCHURIA
Alleged Persecution And Torture
London, May 21. Presenting the foreign mission report to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland,, at Edin- burgn to day, wherein the reed for more missionaries was stressed, the Rev. Dr. C. W. Taylor, referring to China, sald that serious events had been happening in Manchuria.
Added to the depredation of the bandits came the most terrible ex- perlence since the occupation of the land oy the Japanese, he said.
an important station along the Pe ping-Tientsin · Rali- way were occupied by Japanese froops on May 16. Repair works have been carried out in the godowns by Japanese soldiers,
In addition, large tracks of land at Lochlachuan near the godowns have been occupied by the Japan- ese sold ers as drilling ground.
Behind short paragraphs ap As the Chinese authorities have pearing in the press lay a heart- not been notified, it is reported rending story of the Chinese Chris- that this action on the part of the tiane, many of them men of high Japanese military authorities is a attainments, pastors and teachers violation of Chinese rights. The of Mukden College, who had been Chinese authorities will lodge a subjected to persecution and im protest with the Japanese authori-prisonment and torture following charges which had proved baseless.
-Reuter.
ties in the near future.--- Union News.
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LEAGUE SEAT ··
FOR CHINA
Long Fight Won
Geneva, May 22. It is understood, that China has won a year and a half fight for recognition, of her right to sent on the Council. It is univer- sally expected that the Assembly will elect her in September.
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when he will take a train from Hankow direct to Canton. The trial was "ft scheduled to have inken place on May 19, but the road bed was found to be still soft.
Mr. Li Sen-kan, managing direc tor of the Canton) southern see- tion, who is now in Nanking, wili accompany Minister Chang in his first through trip to this city. Scv- eral foreign engineers who took part in building the unfinished portion of the railway will also join the trip for the purpose of inspec-
tion.
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The Central Authorities have selected Hengchow in Southern Hunan as the grand central of the of the line despite the decision
to Council South-west Political make Canton as the chief terminal. The South-west Political Council has made no objection to the Nan- king ruling.
Regardless of whether the Can- ton-Hankow Railway will be link- ed with the Canton-Kowloon Rail- way, Hong Kong will handle all the freight between "Europe and the Yangtze provinces. At present all" the Yantsze traffic passes through Shanghai,
Until the two ralways are "join- ed by a connecting line. there wil be keen competition between river steumers and the Canton-Kowloon Railway in carrying Yangize car- goes on the lap between Canton and Hong Kong.
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JAPANESE TROOP
ADDITIONS Building Activity In North China
With
the
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Tientsin, May 22.
of the expansion Japanese troops "in North Chinu, the Japanese Garrison Headquar- ters in Tientsin will be greatly augmented. In addition to the in- crease of military officers, special military service departments will be organised at Peiping, Tientsin, Tungchow, Tangshan and Chin- wangtão by the Japanese Garrison in Tientsin.
Thaty-seven out of the total of seventy-two buildings for accom- medating the increased troops have been built, Construction of the remaining bulldings are expected. to be completed in the near future. Union Vetra.
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FLUCTUATIONS IN CURRENCY
Imported Commodities Rise In Price
Canton, May 22. Owing to the high premium of Hong Kong currency, imported commodities are raised by eighty per cent. n prices, while Shanghal goods have risen by 10, to 20 per cen. This has caused consider- able hardships to the general public.— Union News.
The British Government which was previousy opposed in pr.n- ciple to, the creation of additional LOCAL AND GENERAL 'seats on the Council, recognises the justice of China's cat and the need for making an exception. -ileuter.
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HOPEI-CHAHAR COUNCIL
L
Foreign Affairs Committee" Assumes More Power'
Peiping, May 22. The archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs which remain in Peiping are being taken over by the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Hopet-Chahar Political Coun- cil, according to an order issued re- tently.
There was a clean bill of health in the Colony for the 24 hours end- ed on Thursday.
There will be no dinner dance at Repulse Bay Hotel to-day but the usual tea dance will be held to-morrow at 5 p.m.
Messrs. Chartered Bank bave re- ceived the following telegram from their London Office; "Shell Trans- port & Trading Co., Ltd. declared dividend at the rate of 3s, éd. per shafe free of income tax payable July 7. Bearer coupon to presented, No. 63."
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The Wah Yan Past Students Association will begin' its summer programme by holding a launch Simultaneously it was announcea picnic to Clear Water Bay this that the office of Commissioner for afternoon, the launch leaving Foreign Affairs for Hopel and Cha- | Queen's Pier at 2 pm sharp. Har, which has always been direct- Members and their friends are re- ly under the Ministry of Foreign quested to note that admittance is Affairs of the Central Government, by tickets on presentation of which is to operate henceforth under the refreshments will be served by Foreign Affairs Committee of the management of the Hotel Cecil on the launch, Number of Hopel-Chahar Political Council. board Mr. Lo Chia-heng, the recently ap tickets sold up-to-date has reach- pointed Commissioner, has not yet ed 70, and members who intend to
participate and have not bought " This office was the sole remain-their tickets should be at the pier assumed his office.
ing political organ of the Central before the scheduled time, as there Government in North China.- Union News
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