1938-05-12 — Page 24

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THE HONGKONG

Fewer Jobless In Germany And Austria

Berlin, May 11.

The number of unemployed in Germany (excluding Austel) de- erensed during the month of April by 85,000, and now stands at only 123,000.

It is further announced that it has already been possible to reduce un- employment in Austria, where work for over was found during Aprli 120,000 people who were previously unemployed-Trans-Ocean.

ASSISTANCE SENT TO CHINA

་

Geneva, May 11. It was announced during to-day's sersion of the League Council meet- ing that the Netherlands Government has contributed $0,000 forins for the purchase of medical articies for the

TELEGRAPH,

THURSDAY, MAY

Peiping May Close Door On Traders

Move To Protect China's Interest

Peiping, May 11.

here report newspapers that the Provisional Government's Ministry of Industry is pinning to

etablish a Monopoly

Chinese

Mark Bureau,

and Trade

A high official of the Ministry denied that a Monopoly Bureau wat planned, but admitted that is mos prove necessary to restrict ferelener from trading In certain lines, in order to protect Chinese commercial interests, and also to balance imports and exports-United Press..

Chinese epidemiological services.

The Danish Red Cross Society has also contributed a large quantity of medical supplies.-Reuter,

12, 1938.

93 Now Feared Dead In Mine Disaster

Cherierfield, May 11.

It is unofficially stated that the death 18 in the Derbyshire mino dketter has reached ninety-three.

United Press.

CLIPPER HELD

BACK BY STORM

The Pan-American Airways Clip- per is now expected to reach Hong- kong on Saturday morning at about 10.30 o'clock.

Previously it had been clated that the Clipper would arrive and depart again on Friday morning but owing to typhoon conditions of Manila, to-

has been morrow's schedule celled.

can-

If weather permits, the Clipper will return to Manila after a stay of TO about an hour on Saturday,

STOP PRESS NEWS

Admiral Going To Nanking

Shanghai, May 12, Vice-Admiral Sir Percy Noble.j China! commander-in-chief of the Station, left here to-day in H.M.S. Bee for a trip up the Yangtse as far os Nonking.

He is expected to be away about a week or more and it is understood he is returning to Shanghal in the Bec. Reuter.

FALL IN WITH

ROVING COLUMNS

Tainan, May 12,

Chinése

TAMING

TAKEN AFTER FIGHT

JAPANESE DRIVE

Stubborn

HALTED

Tsaohsine, May 12. Chinese resistance west Shenling bus checked Japanese drive southward Lunghai Railway.

in

the fo the

The Japanese have been seeking to break through the weaker points in the Chinese lines, but they have not Yesterday a Japanese

Sucevetted.

Chengehow, May 12. unit advancing from Taining to After a fierce battle, during which Kinslung was halted by Chinese militiamen played un troops. Another Japanese unit which important role. Taming, in southern tried to break through the Chinese Hopek, was recaptured by the Chinese cordon at Yuncheng to attack Chuyeh recently, # belated report received was also beaten buck.

here state.

An attempt by Japanese, troops to The Chinese forces. In a sweeping steal nerass Weishan Lake, un the counter-offensive, occupied

the Shantung-Kiangsu border, has been Important points leading to Taming frustrated.-Ctral News.

It is announeed that Japanese on April 29, thus facilitating an alege detachment engaged along The Tientsin-Pukow Railway encounter-)

of the city.

Suffering heavy losses and

being support the willed city

ed on Tuesday small body of three gut off from outside the Japanese inside hundred regulars at a point south-fought desperately to break through west of Tenghsien,

A larger body of two thousand the Chinese cordon on Max 2 and retreated to the north.---Central NewIX. Chinese regulara หาง effectively engaged the following day about eight kilometres north of Chufow, on the Tientsin-Pukow Railway.-- Demel.

DECREASE IN SMALLPOX

Four further cases of smallpox dur- ing the last 24 hours have brought the total to 2,235 since January 1.

The Health Authorities have also been notified of one new case of diphtheria, two of enterle fever, i three of measles, two of meningitis and two of dysentery.

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