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DELICIOUS

O.K.

SAUCE.

TO-DAY'S WEATHER FORECAST: -East and South-East Winds, oderate; Fair to Showery.

Hongkong Daily Press.

Registered as a Newspaper at the General

Post Office in the United Kingdom,

ESTABLISHED 1857

Suprazas Court

No. 24618. AGENAXXO BAAT HONG KONG, SATURDAY, JULY 17, 1937. # **Ƒ*****ff Price

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IS NANKING READY FOR MILITARY ACTION?

DAVIS CUP SURPRISE

Parker Not Playing For

."

U.S. Against Germany

EUROPEAN ZONE FINAL

London, July 16,

The European zone final of the Davis Cup will start on Saturday at Wimbledon and will be continued on Monday and Tuesday. The contestants are the United. States' and" Germany and the winners will meet Great Britain in the challenge round on July 24, 26 and 27.

(E.S.).

MONDAY

7

General surprise has been caused | H. Henkel (Germany) v. D. Budge by the announcement that the United States will play B. M. Grant instead of Frankie Parker in the singles. Grant lost to Austin and Parker was defeated by Donald Budge in the quarter-finals at Wimbledon last month.

The full programme 13 #35 follows:-

SATURDAY

G. Von Cramm (Germany) v. B. M.'

Grant (U.S.).

ARMED ROBBERY

Police Methods Criticised

(The Edito, "The Hong Kong Daily Press")

Sir,--Some time ago the Inspec- tor General of Police advised the money changer's and the gold smith's shops to clase their doors, eariler in order to avold” robbery: [ but do you or your readers think thig process nas produced or will produce any better result?" I think the proclamation only encourages or embolden the robbers to be more daring.

Von Cramm and Henkel (Ger- many) v Budge and Mako (U.S.).

TUESDAY

Henkel (Germany) v. Grant (U.S.). Von Gramm (Germany), v. Budge

(U.S.).

BISLEY RIFLE MEETING

Australia Win

London, July 18,

The finals of the rifle shouting

at Bisley between the Dominions and the Colonies resulted as fol- low:---

Australia 1,121 points. Guernsey 1, 113 Canada 1,110

England 1.108

India 1,096

Jersey 1,076.

The Junior Trophy was won by 'Stcrra Leone.--

Reuter's Bulletin Service.

R.M.A. DELPHINUS

Yesterday there

was another robbery; at the Tin Loong Gold- smiths at Kowloon City. Those who are not acquainted with the locality may think it was an easy job for une robbers; but I am ex- ceedingly surprised how the des- perados got off so easily. The Tin Loong Goldsmith is just. opposite. the Kowloon City Market and the en route to Penang and Singapore robbery took place during market-respectively.

ing hours. At this time. I often

R.M.A. Delphinus left Kal Tak at 11 am yesterday with 155,363 kilos of mail, no freight and two Passengers Messrs. F. Cherini (Italian), and J., Galvin (British)

notice "that policemen are very when the robbers left the shop: active in chasing and arresting the Juveniles for hawking within the market mit. There are always policemen around the market and if the robbers could get off with their haul easily must pre- sume that the police were having a Roman Holiday."

FI

besides if the robbers ran off CO- wards Shatin they must have passed the main entrance of the police station: It is a mystery that the constable on duty at the en- trance of the station did not no tice what happened.

It is a waste of effort for the Furthermore the Tin Loonz police to stop busses or pedestrians Goldsmiths is only about 15 shops to make searches after a robbery. away from the Kowloon Police The police must change their Station and about 30 yards away tactics otherwise one day the rob from Government Post, Omice. bers may rob, the police station, This shop is situated at

a very not for any cash but for arms and congested area and certainly there ammunitions, hand-cuffs etc., and must have been a commotion release other prisonersi-Yours ete. among the fokis and passer-bys ↑

SCARE

"Conversation Piece

"(The Editor, "The Hong Kong Dally Press")

three times

JAPAN DETERMINED NOT TO RELEASE STRANGLEHOLD IN NORTH CHINA

Denial of Air Service Suspension

PEIFING JULY 16.

THE "VIEW PREVAILING IS THE IMPRESSION THAT THE JAPANESE MILITARISTS ARE DETERMINED NOT TO RELEASE THEIR STRANGLE HOLD IN NORTH CHINA EXCEPT “AT THE PRICE OF DRASTIC REFORMS IN THE HOPEI-CHAHAR ADMINISTRATION. PUBLIC IN TEREST IN PEPING CENTRES ON THE QUESTION WHETHER NANKING IS PREPARED TO TAKE MILITARY ACTION...--REUTER.

RETURNING TO NORMAL

REIPING, JULY 18-CONDITIONS HERE ARE RETURNING TO NORMĀL AFTER MORE THAN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS RESPITE FROM GUNFIRE AND MARTIAL LAW WHICH WAS EN- FORCED ONLY PERFUNCTORILY. TRAIN SERVICE TO TIENTSIN IS RESTORED AND THE CITY IS NOW ANXIOUSLY AWAITING THE OUTCOME OF NEGOTIATIONS AT TIENTSIN ALSO NANKING'S REACTION-REUTER

SHANGHAI, JULY 14:-THE CHINA NATIONAL AVIATION CORPORATION DENIES THAT THE SERVICE TO PEIPING HAS BEEN SUSPENDED.–ŽEUTER.

PARTIAL MOBILISATION

Partial

mobilisation Japanese Army has been ordered and is proceeding.

Tokyo, July 16,

of

IS JAPAN SINCERE?

the

(3)

There will be found on page. 8

the Editor's comments on the

this beading.

Meanwhile, the Osaka Jiji, well-

Idols As Historical Relics

Canton, July 18.

and preserved in the City Museum as historical relics, since they will be most valuable and interesting to students of history and religion.

It is reported that the Provincial

Instead of burning all the idols, which were collected from the dif- ferent temples and shrines of Can- ton City, a short time ago. It is reported that Mr. Tse, the Curator Authorities are considering the

of the Canton City Museum has matter.-

recommended that they be housed i Chinese Evening.

FAMINE RELIEF

IN SZECHUEN

Sir Robert Ho

Tung On Need

For More Funds

THE MADRID FRONT

Fresh Fighting Reported"

Madrid, July 16.

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The terrible sufferings, of the tamine-stricken population of East. Szechuan have received sympathe consult one another to cope tie attention in various directions have occurred on the Madrid front Fresh Dghting is reported to with the situation,

during the last fortnight, states where the Government claims to that China shall appeal to

the "North China Daily News." the League of Natinos for For the art time in the history aerial combat.

have been successful especially in of the famine relief organizations

The Insurgents of China the scenes of the distress and said that the attacks resulted have denied 'the Government gains

support,

informed, newspaper: of the south Sino-Japanese Aigiluent, under) (4) that the United States shall in a famine-strickent area were put in heavy losses to thie" "Govern-

`ern' metropolis, summarises the situation:

iza

"It has now become clear that a *peaceful settlement North China is Impossible and that the

Chiang Kai-shek

Japanese Government thinks it is absolutely Accessary to enoirce. Japan's just claims by an appeal tu armed force."- Reuter

U.S. POLICY

Shanghai, July 16. American bailey towards the Sino-Japanese clashes in North China is formed on the basis of the Nine-Power Treaty, stated a "Haras" dispatch from Washing- ton. The agency claims to have gathered the news from semi- official sources.

The four points in the American policy are:-

(1) that the Powers interested in the Far East shall urge China and Japan to reach a settlement

of the North China dispute,

(2) That the Powers signatory to the Nine-Power Treaty shall

shall remain neutral, if the war should assume serious aspects.- Union News.

(Continued on Page 9.)

Mr. Hirota

ST. PAUL'S GIRLS' COLLEGE

THE WEATHER

A report issued by the Royal Observatory states that no rain was recorded during the 24 hours ended at 10 a.m. yesterday." This year's total since January 1. is 44.39 inches, against an average of 44.35 inches.

"

Thursday's maximum tempera- ture was 92 degs. with a night minimum of 80 degs. Yesterday at 10 am. the temperature was 86 degs., the same as or the previous day. The maximum temperature yesterday was 88 degs., this read then comes aing being taken at 4 pm.

slight pause (and I can never dis- Dear Str. Can any of your

cover whether it is the same bird, readers tell me the name of the or his mate, which gives the re- birds who have been piping so ply).

sweetly all this month and carry- "Very particular, Very particular, ing on the following most pravoen--perpendicular" Then the first tive.conversation?

bird concludes this short but.

air of

finality,

"Meet the widow, Mee-ee-eet the widow!"

They can be heard any morning stimulating little conversation on the road round Mount Kellett, plece by saying with an and I have also heard them among the thick

trees near the upper tennis courts of the LR.C

They are probably to be heard also in Kowloon, (A very flute-like voice starte off, thus, d

"Meet the widow, Meet the widow, Meet the widow" he calls

shall be so grateful if any of your readers can give me the name and colouring of these birds? Yours etc.

AWIDOWER!

MALAYA DROUGHT

ENDS

SPEECH DAY

Mrs. N. L. Smith:

Officiates

STUDENT PAYS TRIBUTE TO STAFF

ment

Peuter's Bulletin Service....

OFFENSIVE GOES ON

Madrid, July 15..

The Government forces are

on the films of a Shanghal theatre, Recently, at the Grand Theatre, before the ordinary news reel, some extraordinarily graphic films of the destitution in Szechuen, the parched felds, the desperate efforts of the people to find from the roots of the crops some of continuing their offensive on the sustenance to keep their emaciated Madrid front, which the Insur frames alive, the groups of chil-gents claim to have repulsed. dren tended by the famine relief The Insurgent advance at San- organization, were shown, accom-tander has been stopped at pre- panied by a Chinese woman'a sent, and the defenders are now. comments in explanation of the establishing an iron ring similar realities of the disaster.

to that at Bilbao for the defence'

Among the beneficent donors of of the town, funds to the reliet organization TWO German

has been

shipping

firms

Sir Robert Ho Tung. have declared their intention of af $50,000 resuming traffic between Germany

and Bilbao.--

whose contribution marked his sense on the gravity

of the Szechuen situation.

(ruter's Bulletin Serown.

BRAZIL BUYS GOLD

Washington, July 16.

JOINT EFFORTS NECESSARY In order to obtain his views in regard to the relief measures: representative of the "North- China Daily News" had the plea- sure or an interview with Bir Robert at his residence in Seymour Road. Received with the char- An agreement has been signed ming old world courtesy so char by the United States and Mexico acteristic of Bir "Robert, 'this by which Brazil has agreed to buy journal's representative asked if gold valued at £12,000,000. he had any suggestions in mind tester's Bulletin Service. with the view that further sub- scriptions may be raised to aid the famine victims.

THE DOLLAR

T.T. ON LONDON: 1-19/32a, TA: ON NEW YORK: 30-3/16.

BULLION BROUGHT INTO COLONY

Sir Robert remarked that in his opinion the Central Government In Large Quantities as well as the Szechuen authorf- ties should join forces and concen- Enquiries from the Freight De- trate their efforts, even to the ex-. partment of the Canadian Pacific tent of putting aside public works Steamship Company revealed that, not of major" necessity, and to In view of the fear of extensive devote the funds earmarked for Sino-Japanese hostilities in, the auch purposes to famine relief, so North, Large quantities of Chinese that none of the population in. stiver to the value of $32,400,000 any other province should suffer were shipped to the Colony per starvation.

(From" Our Own Correspondent) RMS. Empress of Russia which

Regarding the general public.

London, July 16, arrived early yesterday morning whether in China or overseas, Bir London silver prices to-day wer

It is learned that it took 18 hours Robert thought that everyone unchanged for "Spot and to load the silver on board, and should come forward to do his bit down for "Forward," that the delay of arrival was due

in contributing towards famine

Speech Day at St. Paul's Girls College is a delightful occasion audience, and yesterday wAS DO that always attracts a large

exception to the-rule. The asem, bly hall was filled and the guest to this, the ship leaving Shanghat relief. In who had kindly consented to dis- of honour was Mr. N. L. Smith at 11 pm on the 13th instead at

11 am the same day. tribute the certificates,

#week,

London Silver Marker

follow

NEWS INDEX

Robert expressed the view that Forwar

this connection, Bir Spot.

the newspapers, both foreign and It is also learned from a reliable Chinese, could render helpful source that another shipment of service if they published articles. $27,500,000 in silver coins is due to and appeals, say once arrive at the Colony to-day by the in order that the public, may be Dollar liner. President Coolidge. reminded that great suffering, al- It is probable that very consider though not viable and in their able stocks of silver will be brought midst, existe elsewhere. The ser- Cables here for safe-keeping in the next vice thus rendered by the press, Finance

Sir Robert said, would be of very Leading Article great assistance to the continua tion of the efforts of the Central

•Local Diary DEATH OF GEN. ATSHIRO Government and the provincial Mail Notices

of Lieutenant-General Tashiro, the Famine Relle? Committee,

Tientsin, July 16.

officials in Szechuen Kweichow Radio Frog The death is announced to-day and Kansu, and particularly to shipping former 6.0.0. of the Japanese who are so assiduously carrying

Sport Forces in North China-

on their work under great dimoul Reuter

The proceedings commenced, by a School song from all the pupils, and one could not help remarking how very fresh and trim these young girls looked in their cool and charming white uniforms made in the Chinese style with Singapore, July 18

high collars and short sleeves few days, The drought in Malaya was bound with pale blue and their broken when rain tell yesterday coats prettily frogged with the and reached five inches for the same shade. been completely or partially sue Aay the tin mines, which had pended owing to lack of water and now resuming operations imme-

latels

Reuters Bulletin Service,

offered by the Rt. Rev. R, O. Hall, After the song a prayer was Bahop of Hong Kong, who after wards made a very charming speech of welcome.

(Continued on Back Page.)

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