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THE

HONGKONG

SATURDAY, JANUARY 30. 1932.

TELEGRAPH.

CONSULS ARRANGE

COLONY'S CREDIT

BALANCE.

SLIGHT DECLINE IN

OCTOBER.

The latest financial statement issued shows that the Colony's credit balance at the end of Octo- her was $10,926,081, compared of with $10,962,973 at the end September

The revenue for October was $3,097,094, compared with $2,478,- 589 for the same month In 1930. From January to October inclu- sive, the revenue was $26,999,765, against $21,110,140 in the previous

ycar.

Expenditure during October to talled $3,184,386.

against $3,418,840 In 1930. For the period January to October, the expendi-; ngainst

ture

$25,434,863, WAS $22,374,840 in 1930.

BANK CLERK IN DOCK.

ALLEGED FORGED

ORDER.

ARMISTICE.

(Continued from Page 1.)

been ordered to concentrate at Chinking.

FOR KWANGSI ARMY.

ANOTHER AEROPLANE!

ARRIVES:

The latest news from Nanking

Wuchow, Jan. 27. · Just at one o'clock this after- states that all is quiet and it seems that the brief hostilities at noon, an neroplane, said to be the Fort in Islakwan have ceased. piloted by a foreigner, arrived over Three thousand Nanking troops the city of Wuchow from the under General Ku Chu-tung have direction of Hongkong. After arrived in Shanghai to assist the circling the city several times it Command landed on the Wuchow air fold, Ronte Nineteenth forecs-Rennla,

ANGLO-AMERICAN CO-OPERATION..

ARRANGE TRUCE: HOPE TO END FIGHTING

London, Jan. 30. The British and American Con- Buls-General In Shanghal inter- viewed the Chinese and Japanese military authorities and arranged for cessation of ighting to come into effect at 8. p.m. local time. The Intent reports received: Indicate that in the small hours ut this morning, conditions con- tinued comparatively quiet.

Fighting in Chapel between the Japanese and Chinese soldiery Li King-hi, auted 22, a clerk in had continued for many hours The Bank of East Asia, was re-through last night and to-day and manded by Mr. Williams, at the Central Police Court this morning,

CHIL

charges of stealing Three rashier's orders, and of uttering a forged cashier's order at th

Bunk well Yokohama Spreie browing it to have been forged.

Mr. J. H. Armstrong is appear. ing for the proscention and Mr. F. X. D'Almada e Castro, Snr.. for

The amount

inį the defence. volved in said to be $50,000,

will be heard on, The ense Thursday afternoon.

SILVER AGAIN ADVANCES.

"HONGKONG DOLLAR

considerable

Joss

of

life

ccurred.

The Japanese version of the clash is that when oc. cupying the positions assign. ed to them under the Settle. ment Defence Scheme, they

both attacked

by Chinese Regulars and armed men in plain clothes. They thereupon took extremely drastic action.

ware

Many bombs were dropped and fires were started in the populous native area of Chapei, north of the Western District of the Inter national Settlement. The North Railway Station was bombed and is stated bombs also fell in the French Concession, killing five people.

across the West River from the city.

From Chinese sources it was learned that this was the last of a series of planen which have been purchased for the Kwangsi Army. Two planes were delivered at Wu- chow for this purpose on Decem- ber 14-Qur Own Correspondent,

COLLISION BETWEEN

4 VEHICLES.

TWELVE PEOPLE GO TO HOSPITAL,

Twelve people were injured at Hayes, Middlesex, in a fourfold col-

motor-coach, lision between & tramear, a motor-van and a motor- cycle.

hos-

Of the 12 people taken to pital only three were detained. They were:

Mrs. Smallman 140), Cromwell-

Hayes

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(passenger

1

Mr. Freda Pride (30), of Gal- Lon-street, Queen's Pork, and

Mr. Herbert Betteridge (18), of Bush Galloway-road, Shepherd's Canth on the eurch).

The drivers of the coach and the tram bad remarkable escapes. After medical examination they were able to go home.

The motor-coach and the tram- car were badly damaged, but the motor van and the motor-cycle es. capod serious damage.

These events unturally had re-l percussions on the Settlement, to POLICEMAN SHOOTS which hordes of refugees made their way including, it is stated, dol-Parties of Chinese soldiers.

and

The

UNCHANGED. Silver is up both in London New York but the Hongkong

Settlement defence force were. lar. remains anelaned ai

1 however, able to maintain com- 4.18/164, on demand. The local plete control of a difficult situa- market is, however, quite steady. tion. It there in very little doing. Although conditions of extreme Shanghai is nominal at 1. 10. tension continue, there are hopes in London, silver ruse, 1/16th that a renewal of the fighting will both spot and forwart, the Con- be avoided and Consular offeinis tinent being small buyers on are directing efforts to this end,- quiet market. After the offcial British Wireless, fixing, the market-ruled innetive.

In New York, an advance of half! a paint is reported.

An election by J.Ps of a member

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Knocking over a woman cyclist, the animal charged the gates of Herefordshire Hospital and, burst- ing them open, entered the grounds, terrifying men and wo- men patients in an open-air pavi- tion.

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OF DANGER.

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