Shanghai, June 12, So slight that the tremors were only felt by the delicate instruments Siccawei Observatory, an earth-Jauake was recorded in Shanghai at ]55 minutes and 14 seconds past 6 Pin, on June 10, Siccawei Observatory reports tht the centre of the shock was about }370 kilometres from Shanghai, but that the direction was not known, 'TWe Ministry of Finance, with a view to. tightening its control of China's foreign exchange operations, will put a ban on the Importation of luxuries, purely consumptive goods fand foreign commodities of which there are domestic, substitutes, states Jo message to the "Morning Leader." rhe ban, which will shut out. such articles as gasoline, tobacco, wine, cotton, photographie supplies and sports' equipment," is expected to come in force on July 1. Detailed classification of the banned imports still in the hands of ancial and trade experts, Mu, Chikayuki Akagi, appointed Special Deputy Commissioner of the Shanghai Municipal Police on May 20. was on the night of June 7 honoured Jat a reception given by leading local Japanese civie and business organiza tions. Simultaneously, a farewell iwas paid to Superintendent Toshi Kasumi, who is retiring from the SMP, afler 22 years' service. [behalf of the Japanese Community here, Mr. Masusaburo Amano, Pr sident.of the Japanese Residents [Corporation, presented "Superintend-Jent Kasumi with a valuable gift, The reception, held at the Japanese Club, sponsored by "the Japanese /Residents' Corporation, the Japanese [Cotton Mfillowners' Association In [China the Federation of Japanese Amalgamated Street Unions, the Shanghai Japanese Chamber of Com merce and Industry and Japanese Officials of the SMP.
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