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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1937.
HONG KONGS FINANCES
In Healthy State
The Colony's finances for the half year-January to June-shows excess of income over expenditure of more than $500,000,
These Egures are revealed in the Government Gazette published en Fiday night.
Revenue returns show
an in crease of 81.700,000 from $14 399,- 709 ra $14.100,031 дя compared with 1936, the principal items of increase being under the headings of duties, $3,350,019, up 2284,000: Post Ofice, $1 435.033, up 8500,000; miscellaneous receipts, $8009,720.05. up by no less thari 8510.000.
For the month of June only. revenue receipts totalled $2,715,033 as compared with $1.939 072 In June 1936.
INCREASED EXPENDITURE
In every revenue department, the income for the first six months of the year 1s substan-
half Bally
the estimate provision for the whole year. In the case of the Post Office, a total for the whole year
greater than'
of $2.018.300 was budgetted Receipts already
033.84.
creases
total 81,435,-
On the expenditure side. in- are shown under
every important head: Military contri- bution payments to June totalled 83,082,497 as
with compared $1.987,215 in the same period 1936. Most of the local Increases are due to the modification and Anal removal of the levy on civil servants' salaries.
The Colony's surplus balance at the end of June was $13.445.598.29.
NORTH CHINA WAR NEWS
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MUKDEN INCIDENT OBSERVED THROUGHOUT COUNTRY
Nanking. Sept. 18: The sixth anniversary of the Sept. 18. Muk- dent Ineldent was observed here to-day at a solemn meeting at- tended by over 1,000 "representa- tives from various civic bodies and schools.
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A three-minute silence was held in honour of the soldiers who died on the battlefields and also for the non-combatants who were killed.
Following the meeting a mani- festo was issued to the country urging the people to support the Government to aght the war to the end. A telegram of appreciation was sent to General'ssimo Chiang Kal-shek.
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Messages of commendation and encouragement were also de- spatched to the Chinese troops at the front and to the Air Force.
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Delaware & Hudson 113 held in
Del Lackawanna & the leading cities throughout the
Western country, according to reports re- platfilers Corp Sea ceived here. In Shanghal repre- Į sentatives held a three-minute Douglas Aircraft silence in honour of the dead as
Du Pont the big guns roared in the dis-
tance..
Thousands of people in a number of cities went on a vegetable diet tc. save money which wil donated to the military base hos- pitals.-
Pentral News.
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KWANGTUNG COAST Canton, Sept. 18: According ta a traveller from Swatow. Japanese warships are patrolling the coast between Nanpeng and Suyun the northern Kwangtung coast. number of Chinese fishing vessels have been seized by the Japanese
Gen. Railway Bignal during the past few days.
Japanese destroyers have also Glidden
GMette Safety Razor been sighted off Pakhui, important Gold Dust south Kwangtung coastal town.- Central Newa
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JAPANESE ATTACK ON CHIN TZE UNIVERSITY REPULSED Shanghai, Sept. 18: Japanese column from Szechuan Road sector l attack on the Chinese Chih Tze University in wan area at 11. o'clock to-day, but were repulsed.
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large such ships. The move is being re- garded by Tokyo as signifying the desire to tighten the blockade on the China coast.-
: North thed an tions at
Kiang-Reuter.
parently blockading the Kiangsu i ing the driving back of the Japan- The Chinese claim that follow- local military authorities, have coastal region, have seized Pingese they have made a been declared "satisfactory" by shan, a small taland, where they advance into the Japanese aren
300-metre have constructed an airbase, ac- Central News. experts.
The entire city went through cording to information from Lien- the manoeuvres in an orderly yunkang harbour to-day. They' fashion as the "enemy" planes have taken over the lighthouse attacked the city.
and are using their searchlights on the coast during the nights.
Four of the vessels left Ping- shan for the south to-day, but are expected to return ahorfly.
Meanwhile, the Chinese autho- rities at the harbour are taking precautionary measures for pos sible emergencies.-- Central News
All national flags will be hair- masted to-morrow in commemora- tion of the Mukden Incident. In additon to a mass demonstration, all residents in this city will fast for one day and the money saved from food will be donated to the war chest-s Central News.
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Shanghai, Sept. 18. The first Japanese-fostered ad- ministration Shanghai war at Paoshan.
Optional Goods will be landed here unless instructions have been given to the contrary Six Hours before arrival of the steamer.
Goods not cleared within 8 days in pluding date of arrival will be subject to rent,
No Fre Insurance will be affected by us in any cute whatever.
Damaged Packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consignees, and the Company's surveyors, Messrs. GODDARD & DOUGLAS, at 10a.m. on Mondays and Thursdays, within the Free Storage period.
Consignees are specially notified that it is necessary for & Revenue Officer to be present at the examination of damaged dutiable cargo.
All Claims against the Steamer must presented to the Undersigned on or before 5th Oct., 1937, or they wil
Optional Cargo will not be landed hare, unless Notice has been given prior to Vessel's arrival, but carried on from post to port to the final port of call to which the" option extends.
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tossdays and Fridays between the hours of 10.45 A.. and Noos within the Free Storage period.
No Caima will be admitted after the Goods have left the Vessel's Godown and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 21st Sept., will be subject to Bent
All Claims against the Vessel munt be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 6th Oct. or they will not be recognized.
No Fire Insurance will be affected.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents.
No Claims will be admitted after the 14th September 1937. Goods have left the Godown.
MACKINNON, MACKENSTE & Co.,
Agents
Hong Kong, 15th Sept., 1937.
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MESSAGERIES MARITIMES
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88. CHENONCEAUX"
22*A/37," BRINGING CARGO FROM MARSEILLES, via ports etc. ARRIVED HONG KONG ON SATUE. DAY, THE 18TH SEPT., 1937.
SILVER LINE.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
FROM
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SAN FRANCISCO AND NEW YORK.
E Motor Vessel
"SILVERSANDAL" having arrived from the above Paris on 15th instant, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their foods are being landed at their risk into the Go downs of the Hong Kong and Kowloon
CONSIGNEES are hereby informed Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, that their goods with the exception Kowloon, and atneed at.Consignees risk of Opiam, Treasure and Valuables are and. being landed and stored into the Go- arpense, downs of Hong Kong, Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained immediately after landing.
All claims rastust be sent in to me on or before the 29th September, 1937, or they will not be recognized.
Damaged Packages will be aramined
are to be left in the Godowns, where All broker, chafed, and damaged Goods they will be examised on Wednesday, 92nd instant, 1937, at 10-s.m.
All Claims must be presented within 16 Days of the vessel's arrival: here, after which date they cannot be re cognized.
No Claims will he admitted after the by the Company's Surveyor, Mesars, Goods have left the Godowne, and all Goddard & Douglas in the presence of Goods-remaining undelivered after the the Consignees at 10.00 sm. on Fri 23rd instant, 1037, will be subject te day, the, 24th Sept., 1837.
Rent,
Consignees must have a Revenue Officer in attendance when any datiable
from arising
has been formed goods are examined by the Company's by
Burreyors.
No Fire insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.
Here a so-called "Peace Main- tenance Commission" has been
We have to record the death of Mrs. Lucy Knox, which took place yesterday afternoon at the Pre-- cious Blood Hospital, Kowloon, There were 500 Chinese civi- following an attack of pneumonia. llans in Paoshan at the time the to-day that heavy damages were
The late Mrs. Knox was the
town was captured by the Japan-done to the Japanese positions In widow of an official of the Chinese i ese,
the Hongkew and Yanghong sec-. Meanwhile the Chiese to-day
törs during the shelling from officially admitted Japanese re-
Chinese land batteries yesterday capture of Lotien Raster
afternoon-and last night...
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. created, headed by a Chinese docHong Kong. 18th Sept., 1937. tor and assisted by a council of four.
CHINA COAST BLOCKADE
Tokyo, Sept. 19. The Tokyo Government has in formed foreign powers that no transfer of Chinese ships to for eign ownership effected after the Maritime Customs and was a re- declaration of blockade will be re-sident of Shanghai for many cognised unless proof..la... produced | years. She was one-of-the-Brat that the transfer was bona nde. refugees from Shanghal arriving In case of doubt of the genuine- here by the ss. Rajputana. ness of the transfer, the Japanese The funeral takes place this navy reserves the right to detain afternoon?
· JAPANESE POSITIONS
A number of fires have been DAMAGED.
started in Hongkew district where Shanghai, Sept. 18: Chinese there are heavy Japanese military headquarters announced Central News. forcements,
No Fire Insurance Eas been effected, Bills of Lading will be countersigned
FURNESS (FAR EAST), LTD, Budd Floor, Hongkong & Shanghai Bank Building Dials 23165 & 28169,"
Hong Kong 16th Sept., 1987.
NO JAPANESE WARSHIPS AT
MAYUKOW Bwatow, Sept. 18: The Japanese warships which have been anchor- ed off Mayukow near Swatow have moved to an unknown destination
One Japanese destroyer is now patrolling off the coast of Chao rein-yang and Kwangao- Central "News.
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