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GERMAN INDUSTRIAL
DEPRESSION.
BIGGER EXPORT TRADE NEEDED.
AMERICAN DUMPING.
Berlin, Sept. 3. The general depression in German Industries and an inability to meet their increasing demands
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1926.
WAR ANALYSED.
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NOT EASY TASK, Marshal Wu's task is not an easy one. Not only is he faced in Hunan with a compact and well disciplined army under a vigorous and trusted commander, but he is also threatened with danger from his rear. Honan is by no means united.
NEW CONFERENCE CALLED.
MINERS, REQUEST TO GOVERNMENT.
REDUCING LABOUR.COSTS.
Rugby, Sept. 8. The Miners' Executive in con- sultation with Mr. Ramsay Mac-, Beside other disintegrating ole-Donald and other members of the
Entertainments.
QUEEN'S THEATRE
TO-NIGHT at 9.30 p.m.
POSITIVELY FINAL PERFORMANCE
for raw materials, unless there thents there is the manage from Parliamentary Labour Party, have RUTH ST. DENIS, TED SHAWN
bandit Fan Chun-hsiu, who ian considerable expansion of has nine countios of that pro export trade, were emphasised by vince under his eontrol. Fan is a Herr Dulsberg. Chairman of the pronounced adherent of the Can- ton Government and might at any Association of German Indus-time endanger the line of com trialists and Chairman of the munications between Marshal Wu German dye industry, in a speech and his northern, base. at a general meeting of the A380- ciation at Dresden.
spent most of the day in discuss- Ing and drafting proposals with a view to re-opening the coal negotiations. It Is stated that good progress was made.
When completed; the proposals will be submitted to the Government, who will then decide whether they Herr Duisberg has just return
offer a basis for fruitful negotia- ed from a world tour and he finds tion. This has been brought about tions. If, as is hoped, the pro- the position of the country by the intervention of Mr. George posals show a definite advance, generally worse then when he left Hau, one of the advisers of Gen- the Government will invite the Germany, He said the engineer-eral Feng. Whether this new mine owners to resume negotia- ing industry was in a worse posi-combination will result in any im- tions and to display reciprocal tion in July than in June.. The mediate result is doubtful. On the concessions. position of the iron and steel, other hand, to counteract any pos-
:
Further, it is now reported, that the Kuominchun in the North has been placed at the service of the command of the Southern expedi-
Mr. Winston Churchill, who will industry was extremely bad, ssible difficulty that may face Mar-be responsible for any action, evidenced by the number of un-shal Wa through inadquate forces, taken by the Government during employed; while the dyestuff he has the promised help of the the Premier's absence abroad and industry, which was the backbone Tuchun of Chihli; General Chang the Labour and Mines Ministers. of the chemical industry, was very Hsueh-liang:
are remaining in London during unsatisfactory, business being
the week-end, to deal with develop. under fifty per cent. of the
ments. average turnover.,
Herr Duisberg accused America of dumping competition and said although the exports in the mining and iron industry had somewhat improved, as the result of the British miners' strike, the home demand for coal remained very unsatisfactory.
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HUNAN'S INVITATION.
The Miners' Executive will prob- ably approach the Government to-morrow-British Wireless.
CHANCELLOR RECEIVES REQUEST.
London, Sept. 8.
To complete a description of the present position of the military situation it should be further, said that General Chang Kai-shek has moved his army to Hunan on the invitation of the military leader of
A letter addressed to the Chan- that province.. This has a touch of the ancient virtue. of conquerors cellor of the Exchequer, signed by about it. It bears a favour of Mr. A. J. Cook states that the moral justification. For it will be Miners! Executive and Delegate remembered that all creators of Conference request the Chancellor to convene and attend a confer- new dynasties came as saviours in response to the cry of the people.ence with the Miring Association of the electro-technical industry In this case, however, the cry for and the Miners' Federation, as the
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Herr Dulsberg, expected the impending conclusion of the iron and steel pact to bring an end to French and Belgian dumping sales in South Germany. The position
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was generally satisfactory, but help did not emanate from an op latter are prepared to negotiate a new national agreement with a paper and textiles were not proa-pressed people but from a
view to reducing labour costs to military leader in difficulties, pering, with the exception of arti- icial silk, velvet and silk. concluded by recommending the strictest economy all round and the reduction of importa to a minimum-Reuter."
He which is a very different mater. meet the immediate necessities of THE MAN WITHOUT A
RATE REFUNDS.
LIMIT TO LOCAL 'CONCESSION.
As
CONFERENCE CALLED.
Later.
a matter of fact, the the industry-Reuter. summons to Cariton has not been approved by the representa- tives of the people, since the pro- vincial Assembly is hostile to the Following the receipt of the Invasion. The leaders are polit-letter from the Executive of the ically hostile to the principles of Miners' Federation, the Govern the Canton Government. They ment requested the Mining Asso- deride its communistic tendencies ciation to resume negotiations.- and fear its Red influences.
Reuter.
So the invitation was from Tang His Excellency the Governor in and his military associates. Tang Council has ordered under section Seng-chi used to be a subordin 2 of the Rating (Refunds). Ordinate of General Chao Heng-ti, but ance, 1926, that refund of rates being of a more aggressive nature for the third quarter of the he, supplanted his chief and be- year 1926 be made in any case came the Tuchun of Hunan. Later where, although a tenement has on he was driven from his post by not been wholly vacant, two or more Yeh Kai-hsin. And thus in his floors thereof have been vacant dur- plight he appealed to Canton for ing the whole of any month in the aid. This was forthcoming and sald quarter: Such refund by this united force General Yeh, be of the whole in turn, was defeated and expelled. of the rates attributable to such This was the beginning of the vacant floore bat will be made hav-military connection between the ing regard to the allowance in the two parties, and led to the invita- tion to come in force to occupy assessment for partial vacancy:
Hunan. No refunds of rates for the said quarter will be made in any case where such rates have not been paid in advance as required by the Rat- ing Ordinance, 1901.
will
not
“ARCH-ENEMY” OF
CLUBS.
HOME SECRETARY
ATTACKED.
Sir William Joynsón-Hicks, the
The concession intimated in Government Notification No. 96 of 1926 is confirmed as regarda ré. funds in respect of the months of February and March, and the second quarter of the year 1926; but no concession under such no- tification or under this order is to Home Secretary, la attacked in be claimed or, expected in respect the Conservative Cluba Gazette, of any period after the third quar-the official organ of the Associa tion of Conservative Clubs, In connection with the Government's decision to postpone dealing with the hours of sale of intoxicating drinks in Clubs,
ter of 1926.
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"It is clear," it la said, "that the Government has not the slight- Rugby, Sept. 3.
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est intention of dealing with the 25.14% clubs demand this year, and that, 1317% the Southborough committee hav ing reported in the autumn, the .22.14
Cabinet will probably at some 81.00% late date consider the question.
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BANK RETURNS.
FIGURES FOR AUGUST.
The returns of the average amount of bank notes in circulation and of specie in reserve in Hongkong, during the month ended 31st August, 1926, as certified by the Managers of the respective banks Chartered Bank of India, Aus- tralia and
China ... Hongkong and Shanghaf Banking Cor:
.18,577,005, 5,300,000*
poration...40,168,700 36,000,000†
Mercantile Bank
of India, Limit-
cd
1,529,910
550,000$
Total..$55,275,614 41,850,000
In addition Sterling Securities de- posited with the Crown Agente valued at 21,259,400.
fin addition Securities deposited with the Crown Agents and Straits Governmunt valued at £8,108,007.
§In addition Securities deposited with the Crown Agents valued at
880,000.
BANKRUPTCY, COURT.
LATEST NOTIFICATIONS.-
It is notified that a first and final dividend of $26 per cent. has been declared in the case of Wong Au-shi, sole proprietress of the Tai Fung Hing Kee, of 121, Bon. ham Strand East, bamboo gooda dealers.
The hearing of the application The subject will then probably for discharge from bankruptcy by
2/2 be referred either to a royal com- Pang Chik, carrying on business
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A meeting of the creditors of the Wing Cheong Hong China Product "The Home Secretary, who is Co., Ltd. (in voluntary liquida 28.9/10 and always has been our arch-tion) is to be held at the On Lok
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