Startling Decision by Nankin Government the importa: 0 China. has been issued by the National Gover sent and we understand that it will immediately be put into force through the Maritime Customs.
Rumours of such a step have been current for some time, follow ing upon the prolonged agitation against greyhound racing in the International Settlement and the French Concession, and the repented retests of local official. bodies, Tt contended that ¢reyhound racing a form of gambling which against the laws of China. Since the greyhound courses are inside {ereign settlements and concessions and axe being operated under extraterritoriality, the Chinese, gov-ornament has taken this move icing the only way they can chob them.
Inguivies at the various greyhound racing clubs resulted - in the, formation, that no important batches of greyhounds are just now on their way or have been purchased shipment out here, and the loss to the clubs will thas be only slight first. Tt was stated by one lub that they already had a sufficient number of greyhounds to continue operating for some tine without trouble.
{Questioned on the legality of this order, an authority stated that there' did not seem. to be anything to stop the Chines gov= Griment from banning the animals. Hepointed out that the Australian. Kovernment has recently. forbidden the importation.of Alsatians to thei country for the anson that they have been mown to go. wild and become a.danger to sheep. Home countries, he said, have also banned. the importation of cattle times Zor reasons of 8 disease and othe We are informed that one vors-jon of the order prohibiting ime portation was as follows:—
Importation of racing dogs pro: hibited: Tes stated that a despatch thas been received from the Foreign Office stating that repeated protests, have Leen of no avail and have failed
settlements; that' considering suck'
og racing inthe Shanghai races are gambling on a largo scale and cause untold evil and misery and corrupt the morals of the people, that as the foreigners live und the protection of extraterritoriality and all diplomatic means have failed, the only course left open to stop this evil is to prevent such dogs from being imported; that as these dogs are being imported from abroad for gambling purpose only and for the corruption of public morals, thole importation is prohibited, Tur Commissioner Public Safety has issued an order for thy strict suppression of gambling in the Afunleipality of Greater Shatghai.
Tue Commissioner of Education for Greater Shanghai has requested the Commissioner of Public Safety to suppress the Kuo Min (Citizens)! University in North Szeshuen Rond, as this place is lacking in buildings, furniture and other equipment. r0- quired for an institution of higher learning.
Tun China Native Products sociation and the Kinngsu and Chekiang Silk Goods Manufacturers Association have sent a further telegram to the National Govern ing that they should duties on French imports if the French Government fails to comply with China's do-mand for the reduction of duties on Chinese exports to Annat by standing up under the mono tony of garrison duty.
T was fortunate to have had the copporunity to be a member of thi regiment from the time it saild for China in 1927 to the present, 80 have. seen it under all these different, conditions, and now 1 consider it an honour to have been menier. of the Fourth Regiment, because its record is execlient in every respect and its reputation in" Shanghai is most enviable, So in saying. good-bye, I do it with regret, but T will always carry the most: splendid recollection with me anil my greatest wish is that some day. inay return to the Fourth gie ment which T consider home,
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