The Archive · 1936

Alt Defence Bonds

Canton, June 6.

The Kuanglung Provincial Government is Issuing $10,000,000 air defence hands on June 20, it was announced to-day.

Canion dollars were to-day quoted 1,706 per thousand Hongkong, dollars as compared with 1,984 yesterday.

An official decree issued here to-day orders all schools and universities to close for the semester before June 14, giving students @ holiday three weeks advance.

Any order for actual mobilization for the launching of an_ expedition against the Japanese in North China must come from the Central Government, declared an official spokesman of the Council this morning.

Canton's manifestoes, he said, should be considered as requests to Nanking {o lead the nation in resist ance against Japan, Two Canton °Pllanes

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