Tae American Consulate-General will be closed to public business today in observance. of Independence: Day.
Tue many friends of Mr.
Hughes wil learn with regret that he entered the Country Hospital last night to receive treatment for bronchitis.
By-courtesy ofthe Free French. the Allied Federation' will today sheld 0 p.m, to Inde-
Jinkuro Ochiai the. Central China of the Asia Develop-L will go to Tokyo by in order to confer with pr ventral authorities, the "Tairiku zone those who departed in the anan Maru yesterday was Dr.
I Gutrera, ind. a recent graduate Nie Aurora University. He is ig to Peiping where he has. bested a post in the Surgical De-ittment of the Peiping Union Medical College, Lirur.-Generat Yoshiharu Takeshita, Director of the: Menkiang Liaison. Office of the Asia Development Board. arrived in Shanghai by air on Wed-sday for consultations with officials of the Central. China, Liaison Office regarding economic cooperation between Mongolia and Centraj/China. the "Tairiku Shimpo" reports.
Station XCDN is relaying the American Independence Day Programme from Station XMHA at 8.15 pin, today. Full details of it are given in today's XCDN and Noon Bulletin XCDN programmes. The Allied Federation also broadcasts a suitable feature from XMHA at 9.30 pin. which is relayed likewise by XCDN.
ONLY school children will be allowed to make use of the reading room of the Hongkew Public Library for a period of 40 days commencing July 11, in order to enable them to avail themselves of their summer holidays for reading. Adults, though prohibited from using the reading room. will be allowed to borrow books for home reading.
A CHINESE woman was robbed of two gold rings and a wrist watch on Alabaster Road. near Kansuh Road. at about 6 am. yesterday when she was stopped by three men, one of them reported armed. The armed man produced his pistol and forced the victim to comply with their demands. No shots were fired and the criminals escaped; Tur "living Buddha" in whom the late Panchan Lama is believed to Withee tana," who is VENOUS, was born in E Hig anigas were Tibetans, it f citacen, vaseline was des-it damage to. the pre-id by. flames at 7.33 when a container. with boiled at 679/200 Ferry Sapied by chemical works, re to surrounding woodwork, he all was answered by firemen Íchang Road station and the binges: was. extinguished in less than an hour, Tur Thai Premier, Mr. Songgram, on Wednesday wired ihe former Chinese Foreign Minister, Dr. Wang Chung-hui thanking him for his congratulatory message sent on the occasion of the celebration of the Thai national day on June 24 says a Chungking message to the "Chinese American Daily News." In his reply the Thai Prime Minister reciprocate ed the good wishes of the former Chinese Foreign Minister. the report, states.
"MrMmERS of the B, W.A, are asked io remember the sports section's next outing. in. aid. of. the War. Work Fund. This will be a trip to the Waterworks at Yangtszepoo, Transport will be-arranged where necessary, All bookings must reach the office before 5 p.m. on July 10, Come and bring a friend. The attractions include, tennis, wee golf, and bagatelle. The entrance ticket includes tea and there will be a charge for the games.
In accordance with the resolutions adopted at the third national finance, conference held in Chungking recent ly, land taxes collected in Szechuef province, which are to be paid in kind, will be forwarded to the Central' Government authorities in autumn, says a Chengtu message to the "Shun Pao." Land, taxes collected up to the present by the Szechuen Provincial. Government are now being audited: before forwarding to the national treasury.
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