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MANHAS JAPANESE TRADE

ALL TRADE IN YANGTSE GRAVE SERIOUS DECLINE

KWEILIN IN FLAMES.—The capist of Kwangsi province has been made the target of several vicious fineks by Jupinere hambers. These photographs, taken during an air raid on December 6. show the capital aflame. Practically the whole of the centre af, the city was destroyed.

League Of Nations For North & South America

JIMA, Dec. 12.

A PROPOSAL for a de- claration in favour of the! immediate co-operation for common action by all the American States in the event of any one of them being subjected to an attack from) Europe or Asia, is being con- sidered by the peace com- mittee of the Pan-American Conference.

The proposal, sponsored by Venezuela, forms part of * movement for "United Ameri- can Front," which is an out- standing feature of the con ference,

Sevtral delegation, including the United States favour extending the! declaration to include possible in-,

supported

ternal action by groups

from countries outside of the Ameri--

can Continent,

Observers both ve that the con-

ference will

a resolution re-j Puss

HUGE FIRES RISING from the

ruins of Kwellia, capital of affirming the will of the American Kwangsi province, which was raided several times early this month nations to maintain democratie by Japanese bombers. This photograph was taken from a motor. principles. It is not expected the lunch in the Li River. conference will sign any formal document either on this, or any other subjects such as economie and com- mercial problems.

The

Argenting and Mexican dele- gations are drafting a. resolution offering Pan-American mediation in' the Spaineh war.--Reuter,

Marine Engineer

Dies In Hospital

RECORD H. K. AIR MAIL

14 Tons Despatched This Morning

OVER A HUNDRED THOUSAND, letters left Hongkong by Imperial Airways planes this morning.

The total lond, which exceeded 1 tons, is easily a record for Hongkong.

Two plants were required to carry ; K.F.O, at 7 pm, on Thursday,

It is

REPORT CAUSES FOREIGN

TASK

Hollywood, Dec. 12.

THE YEAR'S weirdest job for a Hollywood property man engaged Dick Bradno w

ANXIETY Paramount studio.

SHANGHAI, Dec. 13.

o f

He must compose

TOKYO, Dec. 13. JAPAN'S FOREIGN TRADE for the first ten days of December shows a relapse for the first time since it turned to an excess of exports in October.

Challenge

To

Decisive Battle

Takya, Dec. 13.

The exports excess so far this year is Yen 47,027,000, with compared

a Yen 645,274,000 import excess in 1937.

According to the Ministry of A CHALLENGE to Generallssion Finance, during Chiang Kai-shek to fight a final de-

the period

REFORTS OF the for-epitaphs for 42 gravecisive battle on the South China January 1 to December 10, plain has been delivered by Lent. Japan exported goods to the General Andoh, the Japanese value of Yen 2,668,339,000 and supreme commander In South China. imported Yen 2,621,312,000. according to a report from Canton,

mation of a new Japanese

stones in a prop

shipping company aiming at cemetery for the pic- la Japanese monopoly of all ture "Tom Sawyer.

viver trade between Shang-Detective."

The death occurred at the Queen the mail, the Delphinus taking off:cheduled to reach London on Decem

from Kal Tak Alpert at 6.30 n.M. ber 22 and Sydney on December 24... Mary Hospital last night of Mr. James and the Dardanus leaving an hour

To-day's record mall is scheduled Lloyd Howell, 38, marine engineer, later, residing at the Kowloon Docks. He

was recently employed by Messra. Even this record mall, large as it Is. Is likely to be exceeded when the Jartline Matheson and Co.

He had been ill for some time past, final Christmas mail for England and and had been in the Hospital for three Australia leaves llongkong on Friday, The mall will close at the G.I.0. and weeks. He leaves a wife, daughter, 1 brother and sister to mourn him.

The funeral will pass the Monument death, us 3rd Engineer of the stea-

to-day n2 5.15 p.m.

Mr. Howell was born in Feochow,

and was educated at the Diocesans

mer Kutsung.

He married the daughter of J. H. Boys' School, Hongkong. He served Lawrence, of the Kowloon Docks,

at the Kowloon whom he leaves together with

an apprenticeship, la qualifention, young daughter, Patsy, te mourn, his

Docks, and was employed by Meuses, Wo Fat passing. shing, shipping company.

His brother, Tommy llowell,

He spent several years at ses, and employed by the Chinese Maritime after a short period ashore in the Customs at the Chifung Polni, Light employ of the Hongkong Brewery house, Swabuc.

Company, Joined Messrs. Jardine His slater, Lucy, in the wife of 1 Ir. Matheson and Company, in whose W. C. Lee, of Messrs. J. D. Humphries servico-he was at the time of his and Company, Hongkong.

to reach London and Sydney on December 19.

British Ships Pay 46% Of Canal Dues

hai and the Yangtse ports have caused consternation in foreign shipping circles,

It is stated that the new concern will be known as the Yangtse River Steam- |ship Company, and will have headquarters in Shang- hai.

It was reported to have held its first meeting last Saturday, when about.50 directors and a Chinese compradore were ap pointed.

The concern

begin operations

in January, and all maintain regu- far services to all the ports with a fleet of 16 vessel

Damage to British shipping - lerests in Shanghai will run into millions of dollars as a result of the

loss of trade if the Japanese are allowed tu control the Yangtse shipping business, an officiul of ai leading British Orm informed the North China Daily News to-day.

It is generally believed that the new company is a subsidiary of thei Japanese Central Development Com-

pany, which aims at muniopolising alli Irade within the area cccupied by Jugniese forces:-

It will presumably proceed on the sume lines as the Chinu Inland Steam Navigation Cordpany, which secured | the monopoly of att launch services in the Shanghaaren to the exclusion of foreign competitors.-Renter.

DANISH STEAMER AGROUND

Lieut. General Andoh states that An excess of exports amounting he has 300,000 crack troops Itching Yo 78,316,000 was registered in for action and invites Chiang Kal- Japan's foreign trade during Novem shek to lead his million troops against Hongkong, Japan having exported ber with China, Manchukuo and them in a battle to end hostilities. Von 118,700,000, and imported

Yen 10,244,000, against an export excess of Yen 41,055,000 for the correspond- in period last year-Domel,

enter.

LEARNER-DRIVER FINED

FOR EXCESSIVE SPEEDING

A LEARNER-DRIVER who was convicted of driving his car at thirty-five milles an hour atong Bonham Rond was fined $25 at the Central Magistracy this morning.

"You were travelling a bit just for a man who has had no practical experience be drining, weren't you?" the Magistrate, Mr. R. A. D. Forrest asked.

Au ́additional fine of $5 was imposed on the defendant, P. R. T. Nahin, for driving without an appropriate licence.

The prosecution told the court that Bonham Road was full of school-children at the time of the offence.

Naidu had since been issneri with a felt licence.

Britain, U.S. May Take

Reprisals In East

LONDON, Dec. 13.

Bid To Form China Govt. December 23

Provisional Bodies To Be Amalgamated

Tokyo, Dec. 13.

A definite bid for the amalgamation of the Pelping and Nanking provi- sional Government established by Japan so united government new Central China will be made at a meeting of the Joint Commission

СЕНЬЯ in Peiping on December 23.

for

Japanese correspondents claim that the Peiping Government, which is now a year old, has jurisdiction over the three provinces of Hopel, Shansi and Shantung.

A five year plan is about to be en-

forced by the Sino-Japantse Econo-

mic Council to control the develop-

ECONOMIC REPRISALS against Japan for her freezing-out of foreign trade interests from China is seriously being con. sidered in London and Washington says the Daily Herald" diploment in North China of coal, Iron. matic correspondent.

H.K. Preparing

catton, salt and communications, it | in reported.

Reports from the Ambassa "The Chinese People's Association" dors of both countries in China is being formed to assist the Govern- have indicated for some time mint by enlightening the masses on Pro-Japanese and anti-Communist that Japan has been deliberately lines, "on the basis of the old Oriental

foreign

trade morals." -Router. competition.

For Long Drought destroying all

days is only halfwayed in 1909-

existing record

of the

LATE NEWS

Meteorological observers in Hong- For some time, experts kong are wondering whether the United States Department of Com- of Trade in 1938-30 winter will provide a new merce and the Board record drought period for the Colony. London have been studying what re-

So far, the present drought of 30 talintory measures could be

taken. towards the Their investigations have now KO advanced that Mr. Joseph 10, but as there is no indication of Kennedy, the American Ambassador break in the dry weather, there is to London, has gone to Washington, distinct possibility that this figure and the United States Ambassador in China has been recalled for consulta- -REPORT will be surpassed.

tion. Hongkong's record drought insted Significantly too, Sir Ronald Lind- A police report issued at 10 o'clock for 60 days, from November 12, 1000 say. the British Ambassador to this morning stated that a Danish to Jeruary 11, 1010. Since then Washington arrived in London from Former Governor Gains ship, the

Stanley, had gone periods of dry weather lasting be- New York on holiday" recently. ground al longitude 8.5 north, tween 30 und 60 days inve been One step envisaged in American

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However, last winter the longest benefits under The most-favoured Divorce decrce granted in May to Danish ship of that name. The period without rainfall was 25 days, nation clause. Were such a step to Sir Frank Swettenham against his Danish Consulate In Hongkong 1 so that already the 1938-39 scan be taken, the British Government wife, Lady Constance Swettenham, ignorant of the report.

would almost certainly follow sult. has been made absolute by The only steamer Stanley

of the present] The 30th day

President Roosevelt also has the Justice Langton in the London Danish registration was the 322 ton drought ended at 10 o'clock this power, I discrimination against the Divorce Court, steamer now owned by T. 8. Hsu, of morning, and the Royal Observatory importation or sale of American Sir Frank Swettenham, who is 88 Kowloon. Mr. Hau told the Tele- can give no hint of any change the goods is proved, to exclude "uny or and who married in 1878, is a former graph that his ship has been laid up weather, the local forecast being all articles" from the offending coun-Governor of the Straits Settlements. The case was one of the first In Hongkong for eighteen months. It "fine to cloudy." This will be

ac- try. |no longer flies'ike Danish flag.

companied by fresh north-east It is doubtful whether such drastic brought under the new act providing There is no other steamer Stanley winds,

steps are yet contemplated, but the that a petition of "divorce may

husband 01 There is one interesting parallel question of increasing duties on presented either by a In Far Eastern -waters.

been closely wife on the ground that the respon- No. 8.0.5. has been recorded by between the present drought and the Japanese Imports has wireless slations In Hongkong.

record of 1000-10. The latter started studied. Any action of this nature dent is incurably of unsound mind on November 11, while the present would be a serious blow to Japan, and has been continually under eare period began on November 10.

for the British Empire and the and treatment for a period of at least The inst drought

United States are her principal cus-five years." was in 1932,

GO per Whended,

39 successive rainless days tomers, absorbing roughly were recorded.

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Assassination Attempt In S'hai

The

the

abnormal weather, of course.

now

White House Visit

P. & O. LINE COMMANDS

be

Captain, C. W. Cartwright has re- tired from the service of the P. & O. Line,' and has been relleved aboard

the liner Comorin by Capt. W. 1.

Pope. Capt. W. A. Colching has re-

By Anthony Eden Joined the Rajpuinnu.

is helping to make 1938 the driest counter-reprisals, and it is for this year since 1001. In fact this

reason that a most painstaking study practically guaranteed, as the odds of the question is being made before SHANGHAI, Dec. 18. are extremely long against any sub-any decision is reached. Reuter,

nital rainfull AN ATTEMPTED assassina-

stantial

between now and of December. end tion took place yesterday after- Further Indications that the dry noon In Avenue Edward VII, spell with continue are contained in when two Chinese fired three the Royal Observatory weather re- shots at a passing Chinese, port issued this morning, which stat-

New York, Dee, 12, wounding him severely in the, ed that the anti-cyclone has moved

Mr. Anthony Eden teaves for He was taken Japon

into nock and back.

Pacific to the south-east of Washington to-night, and another is developing Mr. Sumner Welles, Acting Landon, Dec. 12. to hospital.

Secretary of State, in the absence of Asked what percentage of dues]

The assailants attempted to fee There was a differenes at six de Mr. Cordell Hull who is attending levied in the Suez Canal last year from the Settlement Into French,gress in the temperatures during the the Pan-American Conference in was paid by British ships, and what Concession, but were arrested by the last 24 hours, the maximum being Lima, will accompany the former percentage by

the French police

British Foreign Secretary Financial Secretary to the Treasury The shooting, is believed to have a The glass was high again this White House to-morrow, but it is un-. replied that 40 per cent. was paid political background, but the small-morning, when at 10 o'clock 71 de- derstood that the vials is entirely | by British Ships, and about 17 per ants apparently mistook a harmless grecs were registered, with humidity unofficial.

cent. by Italian ships--British Wire- passer by for a prominent politician. as high as 85 per cent, restoring sum- Mr. Eden will lunch at the Presi Jesu,

--Trans-Ocean,

mer-like conditions In the Colony. Club to-morrow.-Reuter,

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