The Archive · 1936

Drawing for City Government Loan

The seventh semi-annual drawing! lot the City Government of Greater /Shanghal 7 per cent. Rehabilitation Loan of 1932 took place in the Ac-Jcountant's Omce of the Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation at 4 pin. on May 29, 1930, The Loan Agreement calls for the redemption of $00,000—nominal prin cipal of Bonds and as a result of this Jérawing all bonds bearing the terminal numbers "05" shall be redeemable at par, on and after June 15, 1938, London, May 21, important order "for sluice gates for the Huai River Conservancy was placed to-day by the Chinese Government Purchasing Comsmssion with Messrs. Glenfield & Kennedy, hydraulic engineers of Kitmarnock, who will supervise their volves a complete equip regulate the flow of water, I ing sixty sets of roller sluice gates each independently operated, Meanwhile, It is reported that the Vulcan Foundry is "shipping eight more giant, "44" locomotives, each weighing 125 tons, for the Canten-Hankow Railway inthe middle of June, Several passenger coaches will bbe despatched at the same time, Five complete de luxe trains for the Canton-Hankow Railway are on order, but their construction has been held up by the British rearmament programme. It is hoped, however, that they witl be delivered in August

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