1940-06-22 — Page 11

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Passage Now Closed?

STATISTICS

-An American newspaperitan has let his fancy run a Httle wild an the kind of figures that mystity sobie and amuse others. He

JAPAN'S DEMANDS:

ACCEPTED 2

Designs On Indo-China

CHINESE COMMENT ON JAPAN'S POLICY

The soll excavated at Panama would make a wall as high and ag TOKYO, June 21 (Reuter) wide as the ancient Chinese Wall Declaring that the French accept- and reaching all the way from

The Ta Kung Pao in an editorial ance of Japan's demand in regard San Francisco to New York. It to Indo-China amounts in sub would make a pyramid 4,200 feet express the belief that sooner or Will take action stance to the closing of the Yun-high of four-fifths of a mile, obter Japari nan-Indo-China Border, the Asahi literating the Washington, monu-against French Indo-China. She Shimbun stresses that the passage ment, the White House, slate, war, is only seeking an opportune time of Chinese will be markedly res- navy and treasury buildings and and considering the best methods tricted and visits of Chinese lea- all the finest official part of for her impending action, ders to foreign countries through Washington.” Todo-China will be virtually im possible.

Japan's seceptance of the French reply. the newspaper adds, has resulted in the settlement of the negotiations for the removal of Indo-China's pro-Chiang Kai-shek activities.

The Journal attributes Japan's

the

He then goes on to point out increasing pressure upon French that "Durtig six years the amount Indo-China to France's defeat m of quinine distributed free among the war in Europe and her suing employees was 15,000 pounds, 'an for peace, as it is Japan's

to flatter average of 2,000 pounds of quinine tomary practice

strong and bully the weak, per year." -

This may not be exaggerated The Japanese allegation that because General Gorms, who was arme and ammunition are shipped In charge of saltation on the through the French Colony into TWO MORE MINES LIsthmus states that at one time China is described as "ridiculous" he was giving the Canal" diggers by the journal which recalls that AUCKLAND, June 21 (Reuter) 40,000 daily doses of quinine. To at the outset of the Sino-Japanese Two more mines have been swept the attributed the final success hostilities, the French authorities up in the Taman Sea near where of the Americans in building the had announced their refusal to the Canadian liner. Niagara, was į Canal, because it controlled (let munitions go through the sunk two nights ago. Sweeping is malaria long before the huge un- Colony. For about three years dertaking could be free of mos- China's imports through French Indo-Chins have been ordinary quitoes.

merchandise.

continuing.

Another 'message from Auckland, states that over 1,000 British chil- dren have been offered homes there

WEATHER REPORT Hongkong Royal Observatory

10 am... June 21. Barometer (at sea level), 29.71 ins. Temperature, F

1

Humidity, 95 per cent, Wind Direction, ENE

Wind Force (Beaufort), 1. l'emperature: maximum yesterday, Temperature. minimum last night

78 F.

#7 F

Rainfall for it bra. ending 10th

today, 1.41 ins. Total rainfall since January 1st

53.53 ins. Against an average of. 33.63; ins. Sunset tonight, 7.10 p.m.. Sunrise tomorrow, 5.39 a.m.

4 m., June 21.

7

the

fact

Since that day, quinine has con- tributed to the successful comple- NOT ADVISABLE THING tion of many tropical ventures be-

The Journal says that it will not cause this old-time specific is the world-recognized cure for, and be a happy event for Japan her- preventive of, malaria, Even the self if she should actually invade League of Nations has given its French Indo-China as the Powers official blessing to this remarkable, having interests in the Pacifle will drug. Their Malaria Commission not likely be indifferent to at Geneva, which is composed of Kressive move. the principal experts in malaria. The Journal stresses the control has issued a standard that Japan's seizure of French "Short Quinine Treatment" ad-Indo-China wijl have no adverse xocating 15 to 20 grains of quinine effect on China's resistance. Since per day for 5 to 7 days, which they only ordinary merchandise has assure us will cure most cases of been passing through the French the disease. Better yet is to pre-Colony into China, the most she vent it, as Gorgas did at Panama, would suffer is the curtallment of by taking a daily prophylactic such imports. dose of six grains of quinine, On page 124 of its report, issued" in 1938. this Malaria Commission

stresses the fact that the harm constant medical supervision, lessness of quinine makes a whereas such expervision is essen- suitable drug for administration tial in the case of synthetic pro-

Barometer (at sea level), 29.53 insy subordinate personnel without ducts. Temperature, 82 F. Humidity, 87 per cent. Wind Direction, #.

Wind Force (Beaufort), 1. Maximum temperature, $2°F. Minimum temperature. 78 F. Rainfall, 0.35.

HONG KONG TIDE TABLE From 29 to 28 June 1940.

Wook

Date

Month.

Height

Sodard Time

Height.

OHINA NAVIGATION

COMPANY, "LIMITED.

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SWADOW, ・・ÁMOY, SHANGHAI, THINGTAO, WEIHAI PEI,

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Low Wasz

Bong

Borg

Kang

Kong

Standard

HAIPRONG.

Time,

CANTOY.

h.m.

Sat. 92

1030

03 36

18 1

TOURARE, 84100 and BamĢENT.

1728

to 4

KING'S BUILDING

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Sau. 23

00:30

0448

8 1

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1068

69.

18 05

0 6

Mon. 94

01 11

144

0459

24

11 26

1842 -1.0

Tue 26

01.55

14:4

11 56

10 1

1822

Wed. 26

UI 8945

00 30

3.7

1938 5 0 9600

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