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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1932.

ZIMMY, THE LEGLESS WONDER.

Charles Zimmy, the legless wonder, who la to give a series of ox- hibitions at the King's Theatre commencing today.

LUSITANO CLUB

SWEEP.

RESULT OF LAST NIGHT'S DRAW.

MACHINE-GUN RULE.

"ALL QUIET" STATEMENT AFTER DAY OF STRIKES.

The Lusitano Club draw on the

London, Jan. 24. A revolutionary strike which Champlons was made lost night. The first prize is $8.510.00, the roke out la Barcelona and other third Spanish towns had been tempor recond, $2,133.16 and The $1,216.58. Unplaced

quidifiedaily quelled by the authorities,

last night. ponies receive $61.14 each.

The draw resulted as follows: 11965 Buchana

6018 7092

Much Ado

Ecto

Lunar Star

7428

Sitting Bull

1914

Racing Boy

6227

Flying Tourist

4909

King's Bounty

1707

Gay Grusader

7140

Wild Life

12200

Diana Bay

6470

Siwash...

4928

Doctor's Mandate

6579

Cyclamen Bay

5227

4169

Liberty Bay

4209

Gleneagles

5084.

Workable Stag

4566

Helter Skelter

5-122

Merklian Star Sadko

Path Finder

Princess Halt Apollo

The Field

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Telephone 20075,

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HONGKONG TRADE

RELAPSE.

. JAPANESE BOYCOTT

EFFECT.

According to the offelal returns. compiled by the Statistical Branch of the Imports & Exports De- partment, the trade of the Colony suffered a relapse in the month of January, the total value of imports amounting to $54 millions (the lowest Agure since October 1930), while exports totalled $38.3 millions (the lowest figure sinco the short month of February 1931),

As compared with January of last year importa declined by $5.6 millions, while exports fell 39.7 millions.

RIGHT WING ACTIVITY.

(Continued from Page 1)

Klangwan. Troopa are moving up rapidly in this direction in accord- ance with General Uyada's need for consolidating his right flank, which was exposed to Chinese attack Inst night.

The Chinese are also moving troops in this direction and both are seeking to outflank the other.

MACHINE HELD.

The general view of the situation to-day is that the Japanese military machine, despite all its modern fm- plements of war, will find it de- finitely impossible to push back the stubbornly resisting Chinese troops until considerable reinforcementa have arrived from Japan.

The splendid morale of the Chinese Boldiers, despite hideous punishment, is one of the most re- markable features of this strange "war without a declaration."

HOSPITAL SCENE.

A Reater's representative also paid a visit to-day to a new military hospital, and under the escort of youthful Chinese nuraca, 80me not more than sixteen years of ngo, asked a roomful of wounded "boy" soldiers, all members of Chiang Kai-shek's National Guard, the division which has borne the brunt of the Japanese attack and which has earned at much con- gratulatory comment, If they want- ed to fight.

Top picture shows Japanese marines lining « Hoogkew strast, and lower showing one of the Nanking Government's machine-gun corps, demonstrates the exceedingly useful mobility of these specialist troops.

BALANCE.

Back came shouts from every BURMA FUTURE IN bed: "When they let us go, wo shall go straight back in.o the line. We are fighting freedom."

NO PRISONERS.

for

.our

GOVERNMENT WAITS DECISION.

SILVER RATHER

STEADIER.

NEW YORK MARKET FIRM.

Silver is rather stronger to-day,

It la a notable feature of the

London, Feb. 28. war that neither side is claiming

Asked in the House of Commons to have taken in ny prisoners.

to-day whether the House would advances being reported both from which is indicative of the sang have an opportunity in the present London and New York. The uinary nature of the struggle.

Snow is at present funny, add-session to ducuss the report of the local dollar, however, remains un-. ing to the difficulties of the side and the Government's declaration passing.

Burma Round Table Conference changed, with practically nothing

which adopts the offensive.

of policy on constitutional advance The

In London, sliver advanced 18th Woosung

in Burma, Mr. Baldwin said the spot and foward. Chinn bought, shows no change. The Japanese question was of great importance and the Continent bought and have continued their bombard both to Burma and the Empire ne sold. Sellera held off. After the nents and have several times at a whole.

official fixing, the market ruled take Lempted to

Chinese

He agreed that it ought to come quietly steady, by

but storm,

the before Parlament, but it would Chinese are still holding

thebe preferable to defer the Com- Forts and the north bank of the mona debate until the people of Woosung Cheek.

After street fighting, in which positions three people were killed and a machine-guna number Injured,

have been mounted at strategic points throughout Barcelona, and the Minister of the Interior statea that the city is now quiet,

At Malaga, says Reuter, work has been resumed, except on the quaya, The strike at Corunan has ended and at Manresa work is | being resumed.

al position

the

HUMAN BOMBS.

New York reports a rise of thres quarters, with the market Arm.

The cross-rate continues to im-

Burma had recorded their decision prove, the latest quotation being on the question of separation from 3.474. Indin, because on that depended In his Orders of the

Government.- Day, the policy of the General Uyeda pralaes the self-British Wireless. sacrifice of three Japanese privates who acting as human bombs, bind-] ing high explosives to their bodies, i

In Seville the authorities, na aflung themselves at the Chinese measure of precaution, have set up barbed wire defences, clearing a military posts on the terraces gap for their comrades to follow, dominating the town, while three Reuter. nero-lanes patrolled over the city. Communication between towns has in some cases been rendered

wires,

for

of

POSTAL INQUIRY

ORDERED,

COMMITTEE APPOINTED BY P.M.G.

I

LOCAL CRICKET,

TEAMS FOR MATCH ON H.K. C.C. GROUND,

The following teams will play on the H. K. C. C. ground at 2 p.m. sharp on Saturday.

Chan Ming-Shu's Job.

Machine Gun Company.—E. J. R, Nanking. Feb. 24.

Mitchell (Capt.), H. Owen Hughes, hlifficult because the revolution- An order has been issued

London, Feb. 23, A. C. Beck, 0. E. G. Martou, 8. V. aries have torn up railway tracks the removal of the afinistry

The Postmaster General has Gittins, W. D. Folley, R. M. Wood, and cut telegraph and telephone War and all its sub-departments appointed a committee consisting L. D. Kilhee, B. L. Stock, J. B. Rat-

from Nanking to Loyang, leaving of Lord Bridgeman (Chairman) ten, A. H. Harbord.

Rest of the Club.-A. Reid (Capt.), and Sir John Barcelonk, the centre of the dis-

the administration or military Lord Plender

E. R. Duck!u, R. "R. Davies, J.B. turbance, suffered most severely.

affairs in Nanking and Shanghai in Cadman to inquire and report af Davis, C. E. Gahagan, RP. Ed- All trums, buses and trains were stopped, and many English fami- the hands of General Chan Ming-to whether any changes in the wards, 11. J. Armstrong, F. A. M. constitution, status or system of Elliott, R. S. W. Patterson, H, 9. F. organisation of the Post Office Ewin, D. S. Robb. would be in the public interest,-- British Wirelcas.

flies living in the suburbs were Istranded in the city.

By way of precaution, police are patrolling the streets with riflex ready, and all approaches to tho city are guarded;

CASINOS FOR BRITISH COAST RESORTS?

shu.-Rensha.

Soochow Bombing.

were

Souchow, Feb. 24. The aerial invasion of Souchow was fruitless from the Japanese viewpoint. They

secking out the military billets, but drop- per their bombs far astray. A number of private housex were considerably damaged, but as far as, is known the only casualty of the raid was un American

SUGGESTION AT SEE-BRITAIN-man-Rensha,

FIRST CONFERENCE. Large casinos, not necessarily where gambling took place, but where cinemas, plays, bands, com petliions, sun bathing, etc., could rive visitors a wide cholce of entertainment

This suggestion for making home resorts attractive was made by Mr. Graham Moffatt at a week- end See-Britain-First Conference at the Palace Hotel, Paignton, Devon.

Part of the declines in the trade A letter from Mr. Cyril Mande, of the Colony during January was the actor-manager, contained # due to the Chinese boycott of similar suggestion. Japanese goods which continued The conference, it is hoped, will with increasing intensity, the total have

a far-reaching effect on imports from Japan amonating to health resorts all over the country only $1.3 millions as compared by supporting the campaign to in- with $5.2 millions in January duce the British Le winter in Bri- 1931 plece goods declining tain $1.9 millions and foodstuffs $1.1 milliona.

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There are about 150 delegates from various home resorts, to- gether with eminent doctors, me dical officers of health, theatrical producers, rallway and travel officials, restaurant and hotel pro- prietors and others.

Mr. P. R. Chappell said that country The following are the fixtures they had to make the

the

SHIELD SOCCER.

JUNIOR MATCHES FOR SATURDAY.

health-resord-minded, make

for the Junior Shield matches to resorts more attractive and got bo played on Saturday:

R.A.F. V

Navy. Recreio Dara restrictions removed. Kround; referee, Mr. Lawrence.

12th Bat. R.A.O.C.—Sookun-j poo ground; refereo, Mr. Ford. A fine of $25,000, with the altorna-

Kowloon v S.W.B. Kowloon

tive of one year's hard inbour, was imposed on a Chinese who pleaded ground; referee, Mr. Pooley.

gality before Mr. Schofield at the Kick-off at 2.45 pm. sharp. Central Poll: Court this morning to Extra time will be playou If a charge of being in possession of

Barossary.

1,680 trels of mw opium which was

The Senior Division Shield found by Rovenuo meer Trengare mintches aro postponed. and under the defendant's bad at ang The value of the oplum was given as $4,740,

[ League matches tribe played. Lockhart Rend.

nir-

INDUSTRIES FAIR.

VISITED BY MEMBERS OF ROYAL FAMILY.

BRITISH COAL.

FRENCH SURTAX

TO BE LIFTED.

London, Feb. 28. The president of the Board ́ of ' London, Feb. 23. Trade, Mr. Runciman, informed The Queen, the Duke and the House of Commons to-day that Duchess of York and other mem-] a decree was issued in Paris this bers of the Royal Family to-day morning whereby the 15 per cent.

H. E. the Governor is tu open the paid a long visit to the Olympia surtax on British coal will be new Po Leung Kuk at Leighton Hill branch of the British Industries withdrawn as from Thursday.-

Fair-British Wireless.

British Wireless: Road at 4 pm, on March 4th.

This photograph vividly shows the desolation in the haurt of Chapel. The photographer went right up into the front lines bald by the Chloets in order to get the pictors. Somewhere auroša tha..

No Max'sLand Japansee forest wrore known to be well on the alert.

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