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HE GAVE HER A

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•There's lots of song hiting in the clinches i Hear Cory Grant singu

"Love Divided by Two"

KISS and MAKE-UP'

A Paramount Pidura with

CARY GRANT

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GENEVIEVE TOBIN HELEN MACK EDWARD EVERETT HORTON

and the WAMPAS BABY STARS

A B. P. SCHULBERG PRODUCTION

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RICHARD CROMWELL

TO-MORROW MIRIAM HOPKINS in

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY,

NO MORE "P.D."

OBITUARY

LOCAL PRIVILEGE

ABOLISHED ·

FOUNDER OF FAMOUS FRENCH CAR INDUSTRY

JULY

1935.

MANCHURIA WAR

STRUGGLE CONTINUES

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UNOFFICIALLY

Government has decided, after

Paris, July 3

Shanghai, June 30, The death some discussion, to abolish the

occurred to-day Their existence unknown to "Privileged Driver" system which following an operation, of M. thousands of their countrymen, and has been in force in the Colony Andre Citroen, "the French Henry nowa of their activities suppressed for the past nine years,

Ford,"United Press,

In most cases, scores of bands of to-day It is learned that action will hel According to Reuter, M. Citroen, anti-Japanese volunteers taken shortly, when letters from who was 67 years of age was wago continual Guerilla warfare In of the Manchukuo and Parts of Mongolia. the Police Traffic Department will suffering from cancer be forwarded to owners request-stomach.

Numbering sometimes only Andre Gustave Citroen, the ing the return of the "P.D." plates which have been affixed to their French motor manufacturer, was score or two, and at other times cara above the licence number born in Paris in February 1878, several hundred, these roving hands plate.

the son of on Dutch diamond of ragged volunteers are Owners will be informed that dealer, and was educated at the stant menace to civil and military the use of such plates is to be Lycee Condorcet and the Ecole officials in the Japanese-administer- discontlused and in future theae Polytechnique. He then started

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eri areas.

a con-

plates will not entitle holders to the Citroen works in a small fac Numerous expeditions have been privileges of any kind.

tory with 10 employees. They sent to annihilate them, and The plates are painted blue soon became one of the largest thousands of dollars have been bearing "P.D. in block capitals undertakings in France. Citroen, spent to police the areas in which in white, and may be seen on cars who was the first in Europe to go they operate, but their activities owned by Colony officials and in far annss production of cars, continue and, according to reporta others.

was nicknamed “Le Petit Ford" from well-informed sources, are ac- The "P.D." system was first | Old-established firms were left tually spreading. Introduced about 1926, but no re- behind in the race and the output

Direct attacks' are sometimes gulations regarding its introduc-of his works rose to over 70,000 tion were made. The badges were cars a year, while his employees made by the volunteers on isolated originally issued to cars owned by numbered 26,000. During the Japanese or Manchukuo military but the principal His Excellency the Governor, His war he converted two of his fac- detachments. Excellency the Commander-in-tories into munition works and work of the volunteers is sabotage. Chief, His Excellency the General they turned out over 100,000 shells Late at night they tear up railway Oncer Commanding, the Common day. During the Inflation of switches, cut telephone or telegraph dore, members of the Legislative the frane he was able to produce wires, or set fire to outlying build- Council and Executive Council, cars at a price with which firma ings. and senior members of the Con-in other countries were unable to sular Body in Hongkong.

compete. He thus secured large

Publicity Suppressed

The "P.D." distinction on cara orders abroad, making enormous. Usually it is when A band of was introduced, in the main, fur profits. With the stabilisation of volunteers is cornered and driven the assistance of police officers in the French currency, however, out of Manchuria across the recognising officials CRTH at there came a slump. The Citroen Siberian border, later to be re public functions and to give the works encountered serious flan-patriated to China, that news of owners "special consideration";cial difficulties and their collapse their activities comes to light as for instance, in the matter of seemed imminent. But the great Their return to China is effected

or departing from atyre firm going to

of Michelin and the through the Chinese! consular parking pince.

bankers Lazard Freres came to authorities in Siberia, and their At present there are about 50 the rescue and tided the concern arrival in Shanghai or some other holders of "P.D." plates, and all over the crisis. In order to port is attended by 2 certain these will subsequently be return-escape the duties

foreign amount of publicity. On all other ed to the Police Department. motors Citroen set up works in occasions the Chinese government, These plates, in fact, are not several countries after the attempting to maintain friendly necessary for cars owned by the stabilisation of the franc. The relations with Japan, places a Governor. Commander-in-Chief, | largest were in England where rigid taboo on the publication of General Officer Commanding and the output was 18,000 a year any news items concerning the the Commodore, as their ears are while there were others in Ger- volunteers. distinguishable by their respective many, Spain and Belgium. In These anti-Japanese forces were, flags.

1926 Citroen was given an Italian generally speaking, once attached It is understood that the whole decoration in recognition of the to

regular Chinese provincial matter of "Privileged Drivers" | fine performances of his cars onmilltary forces stationed in the was brought up recently for con- their African expedition.

areas now dominated by Japan. sideration, and the abolition of In March 1934, there was a Many of them were with General the system has been decided upon heavy fall in the shures and the Ma Chan-shan in Manchuria threo firm had to receive financial aid. rears ago. Following the setting Issue of Licences

Matters did not improve and in up of Manchukuo and the de- In order to avoid congestion at December Citroen fled a declara- militarized zone in North China. the counter in the Licensing tion that the company could not the forces broke up but, here and Office at Police leadquarters, meet its obligations and asked for there, under ambitious leaders, during the renewal of driving the appointment of a liquidator, volunteers' corps were formed licences, & barrier haa

He also visited the Premier. The which have continued to harrass the erected in the verandah outside despite the crisis the Citroen Co.

Michelin Co. announced that Japanese regime to this day.

as a result.

been

one long desk still had great vitality. It added

Disarmed in Vladivostok

the Accounts Office with about dozen clerks at behind the barrier.

that 1,000,000 owing to the There is an Indian constable on creditors could be wiped out, if One group, trapped in Kirin pro- duty at the entrance and another they would accept 36 monthly vince by combined Japanese and at the exit. Thus the work is instalments. These estimates, it Manchukuo forces, fled into Siberia expedited and there is no crush: was pointed out; were based on and eventually found its way to licence holders forming a queue interests and on non-payment of their well-armed pursuers. Soviet complete control by the Michelin Vladivostok, although suffering heavy casualties at the hands of dividend. On that basis the firm continued to operate.-I.B.S.

authorities disarmed them at Vladivostok and placed them in a sert of concentration camp, where they remained for nearly a year," before their return to China was arranged by Chinese consular ofll- mis-cials

and taking their turn,

CANTON AIR FORCE

TO INCREASE MACHINES To 300 IN 1935.

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by General Chan Chai-tong.

Mrs. E. E. Bryan't

n

London, July 3. News has been received here that Mrs. E. E. Bryant, a sjonary of the London Missionary

Eventually this group. like Suciety to China has died, and was others, was brought back to Shang- Canton, July 3. It is reported that an elaborate buried at sen between Bombay hai on n Russian ship. Here they scheme for expansion of the Can-and Aden, while on her way home were met by representatives of the ton Air Force has been approved an board the Rajputana. ·

Shanghai and Woosung Garrison Mrs. Bryant had been invalided Commissioner, but what became of The most outstanding feature is home.---Reuter,

the returning soldiers has not been that the number of fighting planes

announced. To incorporate them will be increased to three hundred

into the Chinese army would be during this year.

that as soon as all newly ordered unwise from Sino-Japanese General Lin Shi-ching, Comman-planes arrived here the total num-diplomatic standpoint, but it is be- der of the Canton Gendarmes, who ber of agroplanes of this Province lieved that most of the volunteers is now on tour

of inspection will be increased to 500. In the repatriated from Siberia have been abroad, has been instructed to or near future, the spokesman added, "taken care op" by those in der 120 fighting planes each from that the Provincial Air Force will authority. Italy and Germany. At same time have three squadrons and each has It is believed that a definite order has been placed in a certain three divisions.. Each division organization exista among the aeroplane factory in the U.S.A. will include three sub-divisions of various volunteer forces operating for a number of pursuit planes. 21 fighting planes each. The in the north, and that a complete All these planes have been.con-spokesman finally said that in campaign has been mapped out, but tracted to be delivered to Canton future the Canton Air Force will Chinese and Japanese officials con- within a year's time,

be the most powerful air defence tinue to treat the sailles as sporadic According to a spokesman of the force In South China-Wah Kin outbreaks, and the volunteers Canton Air Force it is understood | Yat Po.

"bandits."-United Press.

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SOVIET PLANE LOST

VLADIVOSTOK SCOURED BY SHIPS AND AIRCRAFT. Y Tokyo, July 3.

MOSCOW, July 8. The Japanese annual report to Battling against high winde, the League of Nations on its ships and aeroplanes are search- atowardship of the South Sea man-ing Vladivostok waters for an dates has been completed, and will aeroplane which, with its com be forwarded to Geneva-ahortly.plement of eight passengers and It is understood that the report three crew, has been missing emphasises that the Japanese AB-sinoe Inst Friday-United Press. sistance and benefits given to the

Islanders on mandated lelands so Tho report answers the allega far have not been shown in the tions that too much is being spent trade figures.

on harbour works for normal trade. However, Japan's trade with the development by stating that there islande has increased by 8,000,000 are more than a thousand islands yon during the phat twelve months;|In the mandated “groups. Con- and it has therefore become neces- aiderable corul förmation has been sary to build additional harbours encountered, adding greatly to the and maintain more frequentesa cost of evacuating the harbours, communication in order to main- Japan asserts the report, is not tain the consistent development building military equipment of any that is taking place..

kind whatsoever, and the above-

* The report, assorts that Japan is mentioned Harbour construction" not fortifying the mandated expenditur is the only adminis- Islands, despite allegations made trative expenditure in the Islands. at the Longue of Natione last year.nited Prosse

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