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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

ANGLO-CHINESE DEVELOPMENT

COMPANY ESTABLISHED

annon: Cment

LONDON, July 24 (Central)-Following, the of the establishment of an Anglo-Chinese Development Company at the China Campaign Committee luncheon on Tuesday, the Board of Directors of the Company hold a meeting at which the following decisions were taken:

LABOUR UNREST

IN FRANCE

BURMA ROAD TRAFFIC

CONTROL OFFICE

SET UP

KUNMING, July 24 (Central)-

the cial

GENERAL

RETAIL TRADE OF

CANADA

A preliminary estimate of the retail trade of Canada for 1940 shows a total dollar value of $2,729,000,000, up twelve per cent from the -$2,477,658,000 recorded for 1939,

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Moscow Blamed For subscribed; the capital be

Second, capital shares be fully sh & Provisional Headquarters at of the total annual sales for the crease with a gain of 10 per esnt.

In

in

First, the apliettors' report con-

To maintain peace and orderly Only one complete census of all, responding month comparison, a cerning the Company's documents

traffle on the Yunnan - Burma retail trading establishments has result which must de attributed was approved; the London Agency, Highway, the Yunnan Provin- thus far, been taken in

the tin a

considerable degree to the of the Bank of China and

Government at a meet- Dominion, and it relates to the low level of consumer purchasing Co-operative Wholesale Societying yesterday decided to petition year 1930 when there were 125,000 Just prior to the outbreak of the Ltd, nominated the Company's the Pacification Headquarters for retail stores with an annual turn-war. November way second bankers;

Yunnan and Kwelchow to estab¡over of $2,755,569,900.- Estimates point of view of percentage in-

Paosban in western Yunnan near years 1931 to 1939 have been made uver November, 1939, the marked Disturbances creased in View of subscriptions the Burma border.

by the Dominion Bureau of Sta-expansion in this instance being keeping, coming in; general share- The Provincial Government also tistics by applying to the census largely due ZURICH, July 24 Reuter-holders' meeting to be held

to the early winter decided to establish Administrative figures trend values derived from and the Commenting on Muscows broad- August or September:

consequent stimulus to Commissioners' Offices in six bor casts inciting French workers

returns secured annually from a the clothing and footwear trades, 50 Third, a panel of consulting der districts in order to enhance much larger strike and sabotage, the National experts be established consisting administrative efficiency to meet than is possible in the

sample of stores A second factor contributing w Zeitung

that widespread of professional technicians

manthiv the large increase tor November strike movements have been at executives in

Burvey.

Is that comparison is made with several major en- tempted

The estimate for 1840 has been November, 1939, when sales had derived by applying to the eat declined following the

Wave of mate of dollar vetume for 1939 consumer purchasing during the the average percentage change first two months of the war. between 1999 and 1940 as obtained Sales in Beptember, 1940, averaged from the monthly report giving three per cent. lower than 111 weight not only to the twelve Beptember, 1938, while results for Iines of business included in the other months ranged from an

saya

and wartime needs.

A third decision was the early among textile workers gineerbig and chemical indus establishment of various grades of and coal miners In Northern tries:

organs of public opinion in Kun- France but

lostantly they were

Fourth, a sum of £15.000 beingming Municipality. throttled by the occupation au already raised, more subscriptions thorities who closed food shops to canvassed: to purchase Immie- and prevented the sale of food to strikers.

The Vichy authorities have harder task to prevent strikes as they are reluctant to use similar drastic measures

diately two sets of handwoven fabrie machines for the Chinese Industrial Co-operatives and to secure irom the Government priority

for raw materials and export licence in order that orders in the unoccupied zone, "stag- could ae soon as possible be exe- gered" strikes consisting of stop-cuted and shipped to China by the pages lasting several hours are manufacturers; successfully carried out by indivi dual sheds, which is sufficient to hold up production woule fat- tories.

REVOLVING CREDIT

U.S. LABOURITE IN FAVOUR OF INTERVENTION

SAN FRANCISCO, July 24 (Reu-

United States

An

general monthly report, but also increase 01 six per cent in April stores and new motor vehicles. February.

to the figures for country general to a goin of 18

the

The estimate for 1940 fs within ter-Mr. Tom Mooney, the famous one per cent. of the dollar volume

results of in the Labour leader who recorded was opposed to America's entry in complete census for 1930 the last war, has come out in favour of intervention in the bre- sent conflict

SALES HIGHER

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INJURIOUS INGREDIENTS

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE

12

per cem.

underlying trend sumer purchasing as reflected the general seasonally adjusted index was upward, especially dar-

Tientsin-Pukow Rly. 6% ing the Tatter part of the rear,

(Brit. Stpd.) Fifth, ways and means be dis-

when increased purchasing power

Tientsin-Pukow Rly. 5% With the exception of Septem- arising from higher employment cussed to carry out the Finalice

(German Stpd.) Minister's suggestions to establish

ber, sales for all months of 1940 levels became more apparent in

Tientsin-Eukow Rly, 5%. "I was against the

(REUTER'S SERVICE) last war were higher than tor £100,000 revolving credit

in the corres the retail trade returns. The

(Brit. Stpd. Supi, Loan) was purely commer-ponding mouths of 1939. A 21 per seasonally adjusted index for De-

Londen, July. 23. purchases

Tientsin-Pukow Rly. 5% of OI. C's require because it

"Today. rent ments. Although

The following quotations are the enthu-clal," Mr. Mooney sald pubile

gain in August, 1940, over cember, 1940. stood at 131, the middle prices at the close of the Jap. 6% Ster. Loan, 1924 28-29

(Ger. Stpd. Supl, Loan) I refuse to be a party to Hitler's August, 1939. stasm and help is keen, is rea-

WAR higher than highest recorded since the enslaving this country and lised

market in London. All quotations Ger. 7% Dill, Loan, 1924 44 that

the that recorded for any other cor- months of 1930 wartime conditions

are subject to confirmations and no Chartered Bank render rather difficult the problem rest of the world into Nazi eco-

nomy which is equivalent to

responsibility is assumed for errors H.K. The jof raising large sums.

in

world prison camp We must

in transmission, terest be fixed 41 per cent, which

fight for our basic liberties" is reasonably low.

Finally. a scheme De

pro-

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According to the French German weekly paper Gringolre. 19,000 former officials of the French Communist Party have been arrested and 9,000 have been interned of a total of 30,000,

ALIENS IN

BRITAIN

£21

prepared

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A Leftwing Socialist Mr. Mooney throughout the 28 Н vletim of

опе of Judicial sensa-

tor a nation wide appeal in order became famous to secure greater support and aid world from Britain. More intensive pub-America's greatest

Heity is being planned.

tion.

Sentenced to life imprisonment on the charge of having engineer-

operation THAILAND TO STAY ed the dynamite outrage in San

LONDON, July 24 (Reuter) - When a resolution was moved in the House of Commons yesterday for continuing the Defence Act emergency powers for a further year, Captain 0. Peake, Under-Secretary the Home Office, revealed that m all 1,770

had been people

detained under the famous regulation 18 B

Captain Peake intimated, that

this number had fallen 10

762

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Francisco in

early

$600 MILLION VICTORY

LOAN LAUNCHED

Canada's $600,000,003 Victory Loan, 1941, was launched on June 1, with the Prime Minister of Great Britain and the Prime Minister of Canada joloing in ringing appeals to all the Cana- dian people to support the Loan, This is the largest pubile loan ever sought in Canada. At the close of the first week's cam- paign, over $276,000,000 had been subscribed by 254,237 individual investors. The Loan has been popularly accepted by the aver age citizen-250,880 individual subscribers, as distinguished from corporations and institutions-have purchased $115,000,000 worth of the bonds.

War Loan, 31%

after 1952) Defence Loan, 3% Canton-K'loon Rly. 5% Chinese %% Gold Loan 1898 (Brit. Issue)...... Chinese 5% Gold Bonds.

1925/4T

Chin. 44% Anglo-French

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12

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S'hat Banking

Corp. (Ldn. Reg.)

£

H.K, & S'hai Banking

(Red.

Corp. (Col. Reg.)

84

104-15/16

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Chinese Eng. & Mining.

(bearer)

13/8

Chosen Corporation

4/~

Mercantile Bank of In

43

dla, £6, “O” „

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Pekin Syndicate

1-

45

B'hat Elec, Constr. Co.

15/-

S'hal Waterworks "A"

15

43

Union Insurance

22

27

38

81

Gula Kalumpong Rubber 15 Lon, Mid, & Scot., Rly. 138. Great Western Ely. 357 National Bank of India 311 B-A Ton. (bearer) *................... 83/0 Dunlop Rubber

34/101

Bristol Aeroplane

112

54

Imperial Chemical Ind. 31/6.

13

United Steel

23/6/

Woolworths

53/9

14

Mareman Investments

6/7)

Western Holdings

14/0

Sub-Nigel

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Shell Trans. & Trad

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bid.

40/101

1 ex div.

1918, he spent 22

Loan, 1908 being pardoned BANGKOK, July 24 (Reuter-years in prison,

Chinese 5% Crisp Loan and released in Jan. 1939. In view of the present tension in

1912 Chinese 5% Reorg. Loan the Far East, in which Japanese intentions regarding Indo-China

DIES OF HUNGER Speaking in connexion with the this new land seeking freedom and) 1913 (Lda. 18,3-

inauguration, of the Loan, Prime happiness." STRIKE

Chinese 8% Ster. Notes and Thalland are the subject or

Minister Churchill stated that ""To world-wide

The symbol of Canada's united keen

speculations,

1925 (Vickers) CHUNGKING, July 28 (Central) Nazi tyranta and gangsters. It national appeal is a Torch of Vic-Chin. Imperial Rly. 5% special Importance attaches to Premier Luang Pibul Songgram's

Word has been received here must seem strange that Canada, tory. This Torch is being flown, Loan Latest pronouncement of foreign that Mr. Lo Hung-tzu, a prominent free from all compulsion, pressure, from city to city across 4,000 Honan Rly, 5% 1905

Chinese at Lienshul in Kiangsu, so many thousands of miles away. miles, by R.C.A.F. bomber, from Hukunng Rly. 5%. 1911 policy. foreign lofluence or control. Some Bidding farewell to the That died of a hunger strike recently should hasten forward into the Victoria by the Pacific Ocian, to (LP. N/Y Issue) were British subjects only by official delegation.proceeding to when the Japanese forced him to field of battle against the evil Halifax on the Atlantic Coast. At Hukuang Rly. 5%. 1011 accident of birth and there were Battambong to take over Indo-serve as a puppet official

furces of the world. These wicked various points en route high digni- also others belonging to a sort China territory ceded under the Upon the recommendation of the men cannot understand the deep farles and officials inscribe their Lung Tsing & U Rai of international underworld which Tokyo Treaty, the Premier strong Executive Yuan the National Gov-currents of loyalty and tradition names on the parchment scrool Rly. 5%, 1913 floated from one capital to an-ly emphasized that Thailand will ernment. Issued yesterday a man- that flow between the different withm.

shai-N'king Rly. 6..... 141 other without any strong nation- continue to adhere to strict neu- date culogising his patriotiem and self-governing nations of the Bri

Of this number, 202 persons were delained as members of an or- ganisation which was subject to

al loyalty.

INDIAN TROOPS THANKED

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trailty.

Integrity.

AERODROME DEFENCE IN BRITAIN

LONDON, July 24 (Reuter)-The first major demonstration

of aerodrome defence in Britain since the evacuation of Crete. carried out during large-scale exercises in Southern England. has just concluded, writes Neuter's War reporter with the Army of Britain.

The main theme was the defence of nearly fighter stations and a port from airborne attack,

8 score of

tish Empire.

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The people of Great Britain are proud of the fact that the liberty of thought and action they have won In the course of their tong roman- the history should have taken root throughout the length and breadth of a vast continent. from Halifax to Victoria. Canadians are the belrs of another tradition--the true tradition of France.. the tradition of valour and faith, which they keep alive in these dark days and which, we are con fident, will, in the end, bring back again to life France herself.""

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Captain Margesson adds that stated that it was frequently re-first morning and. afternoon. This does not mean that we ex- July, to the Registrar, Hongkong

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SPECIAL MESSAGE TO VICEROY

SIMLA, July 24 (Reuter-On behalf of the Army Council. I ..wish to express deep appreciation

WANTED,Technician for Bio- chemical laboratory. Applicants of the contribution made by In- dian troops

must have had previous experience the successful

The chief lessons of Crete were, with which no doubt the task had

in chemical and blo-chemical operations in Syrla," says Captain

brought home to the troops par-been simplifted, the aerodrome David Margesson, Secretary for

Prime Minister Mackensie King quantitative work. Balary $150 ticipating in the exercises in War, in a special message to the circular issued before hand which ish, was

a situation, though for a time tick-stated that "Canada's new Loan is per month, Applications should Viceroy.

cleaned up- during the described as the 1941 Victory Lean, be forwarded on or before 28th

marked the invasion of Crete An assault on the supreme effort of the Indian might be regarded as a rehearsal ceeded next day but was finally that we are ready this year, and

the port pro pect victory in 1947; it does mean University, from whom further in-

formation may be obtained." brigade at Damascus was, in co-

in each succeeding year, as long operation with the Free French, of an invasion of Britain--an - held. smashed.

land had to be taken without con- The value of lessons learned are as the war may last, to do all that decisive In the capture of that

trol of the sea.

now being carefully studied. Theiles within our power to help to city, while the speed and desb The essential difference between Corps Commander told me after-ensure victory.” shown by the column advancing from Iraq into northeastern Syria the defence

Crete and Britain is, of course, wards that it seemed that the In telling why the people of

bere not denied by arrangements for the defence of Canada are so completely at one WE PAY HIGH PRICES were powerful factors in bring- fighter interference, by daylight the region against such local air with the people of Britain, and for all gold and silver articles. ing the campaign to an

early attacks on enemy aerodromes invasion, were right. conclusion.

determined to do their utmost for Jade, diamonds, jewels, watches, That this was well recognised was The Home Guard acquitted victory, Prime Minister King con- The Viceroy replied: "Your me lustrated by making the "enemy" themselves splendidly. Capabliltinued: "We are not all kith and fountain pens. Apply Far East Base of appreciation is deeply the first job of immobilisation or ties of the field army division to kin-but as Canadians. We are one Diamond and Gold Refining Co., valued in India. We are all proud at least serious dislocation by deal with scattered air landings in our love of liberty. There are Room 621, China Ruilding, 6th of the share the Indian troops local fighter defense.

and then collect itself to corner no divided loyalties in Canada. Hoor. Sundays and Holidays had in the Syrian operations and count it a privilege that units of

For the purpose of the exercise, main landing were thoroughly. Loyalty to Canada, loyalty to the the Indian Army were able to play after preliminary bombardment,

it was imagined that the enemy Bounded. a worthy part."

NAZI PARTY?

ASTONISHINGLY GOOD

cause of Britain, loyalty to the pen. cause of humanity, these to us have become one and the same. A century a half agis French Canada had already learned the

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had landed by parachute just be- Despite assumed wholesale des fore dawn und then sought to truction, normal channels of com ARMY TO DISPLACE Surprise local static defences, seizo munications proved astonishingly significance of British freedom.

|the aerodromes thus keeping the good. In the later stages.

Experienced Book-keeper Wanta some Her sons have never forgotten it, students to form a class. Guaran fighters grounded and permitting air support was available but and they never will LONDON July 24 (Router) further landings.

could not be widely used as the

tee students to keep a whole set of The continued house arrest of the

"Many of the newcomers to our books after completion of a course enemy having little transport, land still can speak the languages of 0 months. For Torm and Par "geo-political theorist, Dr. Hau-

was difficult to identify and at- of foreign motherlanda. But even tionlars. Please Apply to Box shofer, who was arrested at the

If this was successful, the way tackers and defenders were then botter than other Canadian they No 488 0/0 HKDP. time of the Hess flight, la report, would be prepared for a major eo mixed that aerial counter understand the meaning of the ed by a Reuter correspondent airborne invasion the next even action was impossible, ovil doctrines of racial batred and, "somewhere in Europe.”

ing and a march on the port The fact that it is then e racial superiority. They came to

MARCH ON PORTA

The same source reports that against whieh a seaborne attack Army's responsibility to clear up Canada to be free from the con the beller is held in many German would be directed simultaneously, the altuation may be highly signi- tinuing menues of international "elroles that the Army is likely to The uxorcise was regarded as ticant and adds a point to the strife, and the debasing tears of take over control of Germany from only a part of a full scale inva Corps Commander's conviction | an order of society which per the Naal Party, this autumn if byston which would keep the de- that every man in uniform, re- potisates inequality and injustice, then big succome against Russia fences elsewhere fully occupied, unrdless of his duties juab ant Like žile mély, set dari from reattie Are not achieved..

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