'The spate of terroristic attacks on Chinese known to be friendly with the Japanese authorities started on the night of June 18,. when Mr, Jen Pao-an, Chief of the Land Office of the "Pa Tao" Government, was riddled with Mauser bullets' ina famous Pekingese restaurant in Foochow Road, Louza district.
Nest night at a cocktail-party given lby the United Services Association to ithe French Ex-Servicemen's. Associa~ tion at the Shanghai Race Club, More than 400, people attended the function which.was originally ranged to coincide with the state visit: to France of King George land Queen: Elizabeth, ut although this happy event had to be postponed lowing to the death of the Countess fof Strathmore, mother of, the. Queen, the loral celebration of the Bntente. [Cordiale connected with it was not allowed to gb unmarked.
Brigadier-General E. °B.. Macinaghten, welcomed the French guests in a brief speech in' which he referred to the relations between Britain and' [France and recent events which proved that the two countries, side by side in the war, would defend also' the existence of the great democracies: jin. the world today.
'M, Louzier, President of the French Ex-Servicemen's Association, replied [stressing the bond between the two Jeountries, Toasts-to His Majesty the {King and the President of the French Republic were drunk with scclama: ion.
The band of the Seaforth Highlanders played selections during the reception, "Hui Hua" Cheques and Customs Dues Shanghai, July 2.
Beginning yesterday; "Hui " Hua' cheques will not be accepted as part payment of Customs dues, according a notice issued by the Central [Banke office in-the Customs House.
The notice was issued in pur-issuance of telegraphic instructions received from the bank's head office.
'Since the end of September last year and up to June 30, these [cheques were accepted. The amount was, however, restricted to $1,000) 'Customs units' in the case of imports, and $1,000 national currency for} exports.. They were accepted only fas paxt payment of Customs dues Foreign Admirals Inspect Yangtze Shanghai, June 28.
Vice-Admiral Lo Bigot, Commander of the French Naval Forces in the Far East, has returned from an_ inspection cruise to Wuhu and Nanking on June 26 in the French gunboat Dumont D'Urville, return~ ing from a six days' cruise in the lower Yangtze.
Arriving yesterday, Admiral H. E, Yarnell, Commander of the American Asiatic Squadron, returned from a four-' day: cruise to Nanking and Wuhu in the USS. Isabel.
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