The communique published by the sub-committee of the Non-Interven: tion Committee sot up in connection with the rebellion in Spain emphasises the great dimeulty of making sure that foreign assistance shall not be given to either of the two parties in the tragic dispute, Fighting has been known to attract men, not immediately concerned in the rights or wrongs of the matter. simply for the sheer Soy of fighting, but it is parent from the numbers which are Feported to be reaching Spain that there is in it something more than the mere sporadic desires of a few men to encounter excitement. The legislation of most countries provides that where a citizen goes abroad for the purpose of engaging in hostilities which are no concern of his government he does so entirely at his own Fish and can look for no. assistance from his authorities should he fall {nto trouble. It is now apparent that in some countries at least organized Feeruiting has "been carried on—whether officially or unofielatly" is quite immaterial—and that instead of a few hundred warlike mon, men in their thousands are going to the scene of the fighting. There is little reason to believe that this could not be stopped if the governments involved were really determined to prevent It, for the refusal of passport facilities should of itself prove a. sufficient embarrassment to restrain many of those who at present are reported to be going to Spain. The fact of the matter is that adherence to the non intervention agreement ix in some cases purely perfunctory, and the existence of moans of circumventing Special rates for cabled Christmas end New Year greetings are bein offered by cable companies between December 15 and January 5.
The regular quarterly. dividend of Tls. 1.50 per share on the Tis, 6 Silver Preferred Stock of Shanghai Power Company has been declared for payment 7996, An appear is being made to cross-country riders" in Shanghai, whether members of the club or not to subscribe to the Shanghai Paper hunt Club's Compensation Fund The Chinese Customs added mononitvo and dinitro-organic com= pounds to the st of Contraband, Prohibited and Restricted Articles, under, the heading "Explosive Mat rial 'The trustee of the estate of the late P, a. Klink, 3 Avenue Edward VIT, announces that the business the' firm will" continue as before tunder the management of P, J. Klink and J. 4. Kienhulze Coupon No. 1 of the Shanghai-Manigchow-Ningpo Railway Comple-ton Loan 1936, due on December 35, 1936, will be pald on and after that date at the Shanghai offlecs of the Hongkong & Shanghai Bank and the Bank of China, 'Tenders are invited by the Tsishus yon Electricity" Works, Tsishuyen, nder the management' of the Na-anal Consteuetion Commission, for the supply of a 15,000 kw generating plant, including the necessary boiler house, mechanical and electrical Present arrangements are not looked cauipment, for their new power ripon with that unanimous disapproval which is most desirable, Whether the Non-Intervention Committee will be The tguidator of th able to. agree ripon some means of Oriental Bankins Cor settling the matter remains to he seen, depositors that. bet until a final arrangement is made be the danger that in the meantime sufficient harm will ave been done to render its decisions no effect,
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