Hongkong, Nov. 5.
On orders from the Minist-y of in. Nanking, all Chinese, banks here on Wednesday ceased transactions with Japanese banks or in Japanese currency. Those affected, were local branches of the Bank of China, the Bank of Communications, the Bank of Kwangtung andthe Bank of Kwangsi—Domel.
Peiping, Nov. 2.
Mrs, Wa Lien-teh, - well-known Chinese authoress and' social leader, died here to-day afler a long illness. /She was the first Chinese woman to [publish historical works in the English language.
'The second daughter of the late 'Huang Nal-shang, Mrs, Wu received /hor early education at home and later studied English in the Girls' College Foochow. She was married in Singapore in 1905 to Dr. Wu, the renowned plague specialist.
In 1913 Mrs. Wu travelled extensively in France, England, Holland, JGermany and Russia studying Western art and culture. In 1927 she visited the United'States to see her son, Dr. Wu Chahg-keng, in Washington.
Among her_many published works fare "Yang Kuei-fel, Most Famous Beauty In China," her first book, "si Shih, Beauly of 'Beauties and' "Chao Chun, Beauty in Exile."—Reuter, Gen. Yang Hu-cheng, former pacification commissioner for Shensi, one of the principal figures in the Sian coup defat last December, will shortly return from England to offer his service to the country, according to a message from London received in Shanghai. Gen. Yang left last June for America and Europe on an investigation tour.
A Aelegram has just been received by the China International Famine Relief Commission from its special representative, Dr. A. R. Kepler, in 'Tsinan, stating that the flood situa tion' in Shantung is reaching a serious condition and the province in urgent need of relief funds. Dr. Kepler's message further quests, on behalf of the Shantung Provincial Committee, an allocation of $10,000 for immediate work relict.
Dr. Kepler is now on his way to Tai-an and will later visit Honan to Investigate relief and flood conditions in that province. Dr. H. Williamson, " vice-chairman of the Shantung Provincial Committee, will arrive in Shanghai next Monday to give a full report of the flood situaffon to the DERE. According to experts who conducted flood relict [work along the Yellow River in 1935, it fs feared that the present inundation will affect just as many people in Northern Xiangsu and Shantung, The Kiangsi branch of the Liberty Bond Subscription Committee will attain its goal of $10,000,000 in the near future, says a Chinese report. The Chairman of the Provinieal Gov. ferment, General Hsiung Shih-hui has recently subscribed to $20,000 worth of bonds.
London, Oct. 30.
bazaar organized by Chinese fadies in Britain, to raise funds for [medical ald for Chinese war victims, closed to-day with a net profit of £2,500.
Many exquisite Chinese art trea-Jsures were on view at the bazaar, in-eluding Porcelain Tang figurines, Jancient embroideries and jade statuct: tes of a type rarely seen in public.
'Many Chinese Jadies gave all their private jewellery, while the Chinese Ambassador, 'Mr, Quo Taichi, "contributed, among' other things, an antique screen valued at £600, Mme included a jade bracelet worth £100.
The committee responsible for the Jvazaar included a few British friends, such as Lady Macleay, wife of the former Brit ish Minister to China; and others, It was presided over by Mme Qui Reuter, Mis Holiness Chang-Chia-Hutukotu, the Living Buddha of Inner Mongolia, pald his respects to the Chairman of the 'National Government, Mr. Lin Sen, and then attended the regular weekly Sun Yat-sen memoria) meeting on 'November 2, says a dispatch to. the Chinese' press. The religious lea der, was accompanied by,{Me. Wu Chung-hsin, Chairman of the ind Tibetan Affairs Commission.
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