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Shing Mun Question In Council

Reported Defect Causes Inquiry

At the Legislative Council meet- ing to-morrow, the Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo, pursuant to notice, will ask:

"Will Government make a state- ment 10 this Council in regard to the reported defect discovered in Shing Mun, and the position regarding thereto of the Hongkong Governi ment, the Consulting Engineers and the Resident Engineer?"

The Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, K., K.C., will move the following resolu~

tion:

"That a Committee be appointed

DECEMBER 14, 1937.

Absence May Create Bad Impression

Charge D'Affaires

Going Home

Shanghal. Dec. 13. It is learned that the British |Charge d'Afaires, Mr. R. G. Howe, and the Chinese Secretary of the Em- bassy, Mr. A. D. Blackburn, are to go home at the end of the year.

The consensus of opinion among leading British residents here is that the absence of the Charge d'Affaires, as well as Admiral Sir Charles Little, Commander-in-Chief of the China Fleet, is inconsistent with the proper representation of British Interests and is likely to convey the impression to

to consider and report to this Coun-Chinese and Japanese that Britain is ell upon the expenditure incurred in Indifferent to this greatest crisis the the housing of Government Civil Far East has knows,-Neuter.

Servants and also upon wint would

be the proper percentage of salary to be paid by various grudes of Gov- ernment Civil Servants as rent for the use of Government quarters."

Stock Market Easier

Little Business Done

London, Dec. 13, The latest Far East developments led to a precautionary lowering in the values of some of the Stock Exchange sections, but actual business was con- Bred to a

A le Continental sup for various favourites, notably

J.

S'hai Papers To Cease Publication

Shanghai, Dec. 14. Two more Chinese newspapers, the Shunpao and the Takungpan will print their Inst edition to-day, as the managements of these two well- known papers have decided to close their doors to-morrow.

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WINE DEPARTMENT

MARRIAGE MUST

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have received communications from Both newspapers are reported to the Japanese censors asking them to submit proofs for perusal before pub- Dutch, a few Kaflrs and diamonds.cation, and that publicity should be given to the so-called "Tatao City Otherwise the market was very quiet. Government", and other organisaappeared before Mr. R. A. D. For- A 01-year-old_widow, Ip Yee, Commodities Brid base metals, tions. These latter bodies should in rest at the Central Magistracy_this particularly tin, were easier on beorno way be ridiculed, states the censor. morning, being the eniployer of Tang selling. Rubber and cotton Also cased. Wall Street opened easy-i

Ngoi-lin, a mul-tsai, 20, and failing The Tatau Government is function- to make and sign a report of the Reuter's Special.

ling at Pootung-Reuter.

intended marriage of her mui-tsai,

Tel. 30986.

Sub-Inspector W II. Fraser, attached to the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs said that the mar- ringe was not according to the Chinese customs, and the S.C.A. was not satisfied with It.

His Worship ordered the defendant to have her mul-tsai and the hus- band taken to the Supreme Court to go through the formoltles,

The case was adjourned for week.

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