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SINO-JAPANESE WAR PUBLICATIONS

Shanghai Under Fire

A de luxe Pictorial Review

of the

SHANGHAI HOSTILITIES With a condensed Chronological Diary of All Events from August 1037-March 1938

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A Permanent Souvenir of the SHANGHAI HOSTILITIES. Text consists of 88 pages while 112 pages comprise the Art See- tion of 600 pictures from a selec. tion of 3000

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THROUGH FOUR

PROVINCES

with

Shanghal Evening Post & Mercury Correspondents. This book gives impressions gained through a tour of Kiangsu, Cheldang Anhwei and Kiongal provinces, I'rice $3,00

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH,

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1938.

ADVERSE TRADE BALANCE

INCREASES

Exports Down

com-

The July figures of Great Britain's overseas merce, issued recently, reflect the recent recession in general trade.

In comparing the past month's results with those of 12 months ago and June of this year, allowance has to be made for the fact that July last year had one working day more than the month this year, while June this year had one working day fewer.

When this is done, it is seon that the daily average of British exports was only slightly smaller last month than in June, while the total way up. Compared with a year ago, however, a con- siderable shrinkage is again shown.

The totals, compared with those

for the same month last year, are:

Month's

Total £

Imports 73,938,011 Exports (Brit)

Re-exporis

Total exports

Decrease (-) 起

Exports of raw materials were low- er by £1,250,590, of which £82,013 was in cont.

adverse balance of The visible trade was £31,913,723, compared -11.505.259 with £34,621,930 in June, and £31.- 106,057 in July last year. This brings -10,224,708 the total balance against this country for the seven months up to £235,- 2.218.223 153,350, or £12,403,058 more than lo

the same date last year. -----12.372,931

37,400,000..

4,555,213

42,025,182 Compared with June of this year, exports of British goods and man factures were up £570,444, while re- exports declined £431,957, making a

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CHINA IN PICTURES net increase in total exports of £144.-

(131-1Ingunt)

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487. Imports were down £2,563,723. Reduced to a daily average bants, British exports for last month were £1,441,100, against £1,476,700 in June and £1,762,800 in July 1937, while total exports, including exports, were £1,018,400, compared with £1,675,200 in June and £2,013,- 01 a year ago. The averages of im- ports were £3,843,000 Just month,

£3,000,100 in June and £3,160,200 | th July last year.

As against July 1037, which had the largest monthly total of exports for the year, shipments of British manu- factured goods registered a decrease of 28,438,542, the textile trades con- tinuing to fare the worst.

Machinery, however, guin show- ed up well, recording a further in- crease of £500,844.

The principal declines in other in- dustries were:

Month's Decrease Total (-)

Iron and steel 2,992,605 -1.476.674 Cotton goods. 4,023,435 -2,424,154 Woollen goods 2.300,851 —1,247,407 Veliletes ..... 3,245,336 065,500

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In vehicles, motor cars (1,173 Kewer) and parts showed a decline of £218,380, but for the year still re- gister an increast of £228,008.

IMPORT INCREASES

British exports for the period have? decreased by £28,290,991, while re- ports have dropped £25,805,218. exports have fallen £9,092,195, Im-

Bandit Made Girls Dance

In Nude

The

All Brazil is rejoicing. One-eyed Lampost, pocket-sized gangster, libertine, killer, died in agun battle with police in Alagoas State, North-eastern Brazil. Ils death has ended 20 years' reign of terror,

The One-eyed Lampost had for tortured and mutilated the men, car- years raided villages with his gang. ried off the women. His raids ended in wild orgies,

Men who produced no money were tortured, their cars and legs were cut! OIT.

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Like a thoroughbred speeding down the homestretch, the Queen Mary is shown as she plows across the Atlantic to set a new record for the eastward crossing of 3 days, 20 hours, 42 minutės, to clip the Normandie's record by over an hour.

Blonde and Man Died

After Broken Romances

Birmingham.

She has Intely been living apart

Two broken romances are said to from her husband, and it is believed have resulted in the deaths of that she had been away for a holi- Women were stripped and made married man and a woman who were day with Pountney, who was

dance naked in the strecis. į

a lounge filled with gas separated from his wife. Sometimes all the leading citizens, found. In

to

in a village had their clothes torn at Sandy Hill-road, Shirley, Dinning-

off and were made to dance while ham, recently

POLICE FORCE ENTRY Police forced their way into the

the One-eyed Lampost and his men They were William Harry Pount-house recently when they were in-

looked on

The most beautiful women

ney, an inspector employed by a were notor

finance company, and 28-formed of the contents of a letter taken away to his hideouts, where years-old Mrs. Nina Cardell Forsyth, which Pountney had sent to a rela- wild nights of drinting, dancing, and who was described as a fascinating tive who was on holiday in Cornwall. love-making followed every success blonde and was wearing evening

He punished talkative dress and pendant ear-rings. women by cutting out their tongues.

Raw materials imported showed a ful raid. decrease of £7,131,101, and manu-

For some months Mrs. Pountney, after leaving her home at Shirley, factures a fall of £0,892,007, but the The One-Eyed Lampost was Virgo- The daughter of Mr. J. A. Lee, has been living with her young food, drink, and tobacco section re-lino Ferreira da Silva. When he car, nose, and throat specialist, of daughter at the home of her parents gistered a rise of £2,338,393.

took to banditry he signed his pro- Gold Tops, Newport, Monmouth-at Yardley, Birmingham. Since she Among manufactured imports the chamations Virgolino Lampato, or shire, she ran away about six years left, the house has been unoccupied principal declines were £1,057,027 in Lampost,

go to marry Mr. A. J. E. Forsyth, at various times as Pountney has ron and steel, and £578,403 in na~! For 20 years he terrorised the son

of Dr. Charles. Forsyth, of been engaged on business in various chinery,

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