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EXCHANGES AFFECTED BY GERMAN CRISIS
BANKS CLOSED BY DECREE
GOVERNMENT'S OPTIMISM IS
SHORT-LIVED.
RETURN TO RENTENMARK
The situation arising from the closing of the Darmstadter Bank in Berlin yesterday has been followed with concern in London, The news from Germany indicates that nervousness has been kept in check by measures which have been taken to control outpayments from Bank and Foreign Exchange. To prevent any anxiety of the unemployed it has been officially announced, according to a Berlin message, that the money for payment is safe in the Reichsbank,
An emergency decree issued by President Hindenburg authorises the Government to declaré a Bank Holiday to-day and to-morrow.
MOTOR CAR CRASH.
Dashes into Couple of Rikishas..
EUROPEANS THROWN, OUT,
The Police were notified of the accident by Hung Man, the driver of one of the rikishas of which Mr. Wilson was the passenger.
It
HAGEN WINS STRANGE CLAUSE IN FANTASTIC CLAIMS ON REPUBLIC BOASTS
AGAIN
CANADIAN GOLF
OPEN REPLAY,
BRITAIN'S GREAT
FIGHT.
A WILL.
Two "Malevolent." Women.
MERCHANT'S ESTATE.
BRITAIN.
'Comic Congress Report" Ridiculed.
"SUPREME INSOLENCE.”
י
CLEAN HANDS.
Opening of First Cortes
Since 1923.
PAPAL HOSTILITY.
A nasty motor smash, involving 1 STROKE MARGIN "These monies are to be held
Rugby, Yesterday,
Madrid, Yesterday. Mr. T. B. Wilson, general agent of
by the executor, to be paid to The report of the committee Intense enthusiasm marked the Dollar Steamship Line,, Mrs....
my grandson after the death of appointed by the Karachi Ses- the opening of the first Cortes Lunny, wife of Mr. J. F. Lunny, of
the two women (named) who at sion of the Indian Congress on Pince 1923. Vast crowds throng- the Hong Kong Electric Company,
the time when (my son) Siu Lur financial obligations between Bried the beflagged streets and wild- and two rikisha coolies, occurred in
was dying were malevolent, and tain and India, examines the ly cheered the Ministers as they Queen's Road East at about 1.90
treated him very unkindly. whole period of British rule and drove to the Cortes in closed o'clock this morning. Wilson and Mrs. Lunny had their Both Mr.
Toronto, Yesterday.
Every day they set apart one the claims include items in re- cars, escorted by cavalry, though In the play-off, for the bowl and one pair of chopsticks spect of the first Afghan and a discordant note was struck by clothing damaged, whilst one of the Canadian Open Golf Champion for him. They dare not go near other wars which occurred dur- the unfriendly reception by the coolies injured his legs and arm. ship Walter Hagen of America him to look after him. If they ing the time of the East India Papal Nuncio.
heat Percy Alliss (Britain, at- happened to touch him or his Company, prior to 1858.
Eleven members of the Gov- tached to the Berlin Club) by bed cover with their hands they In the aggregate, they total ernment received prolonged ap- one stroke. Hagen's score for would immediately wash their £546,000,000,"
plause as they were entering the They the 36 holes was 141, and Alliss hands with disinfectant..
In addition, relief in respect of crowded Chamber. took 142.
only wanted money; they did not the Indian public debt, which is Rikisha Overturns.
Rhapsody!
want to see the dying man."
put at £825,000,000, is demanded. The Premier, Signor Zamora, appears that both rikishus Britain looked to Alliss to re- The above instruction occurs were proceeding towards Wan- deem the complete failure of the in the will of Tsang Tak-ying, fantastic report with ridicule. tous event and paid a tribute to made a speech, emphasising the The newspapers here treat this significance of to-day's momen Ichai, and when between British golfing. "expedition", this alias All Barks in Hungary have likewise been closed by the decree the
Tsang Kee-fook, alias The Times reproduces it under the memory of Republicans exe- Royal Naval Dockyard year, and he put up a very great Tsang Sam, alias Kee Fook, a re- the heading; "A Comic Congress cuted under the Monarchy. He until Friday as a precautionary measure against effects of the Ger-and Arsenal Street, a private motor fight.
tired merchant who died at his, Report." man crisis. The German Cabinet, which is in almost continuous, crashed into the rear of the rikisha start, recovered brilliantly, and February 9 this year Probate cal note, says, "Mr. Gandhi or the for no drop of blood had stained car driven by a Chinese, suddenly: Hagen, after an indifferent residence, 12, Third Street, on
claimed that the Government The Morning Post, in a satiri was able to boast clean hands, session, has been in consultation with Dr. Luther, of the Reichs in which Mr. Wilson was rid-achieved one of the greatest de-of the three wills has been grant-precise genius who revised this the young. Republic. The Cham- -bank,~ who returned by air from Berlin at mid-day. The London ing. The vehicle overturned, and
ed to his son, Tsang Wai-kwong, bill of costs might have done ber must become the peoples' its occupant was thrown to the Stock Markets were much steadler to-day, though dull, pending ground, receiving injuries to his
the estate being valued at much better. He does not seem sculptors, working on hard rock $21,900, developments in the German crisis. There was a check to the price cheat, which, fortunately were not
to have charged us anything for with many centuries behind the Testator leaves $1,000 to his the irrigation works, for which foundation-Reuter. fall and in a few sections quotations improved. In foreign ex-
serious.
grandson, "to use for taking a we have been responsible in wife, if he has not already done India. By this ludicrous error he changes the Germany mark 'strengthened.
20."
has omitted to mulet us in Married Woman's Money. damages for famine relief. Hel Li Chan-shi, alias Li Chau- must have overlooked the nefari- ping, alias Chau-ping, married ous and expensive trouble to woman, who died intestate at 77; which we have put ourselves in aine Road, first floor, on May fighting pestilence in India. 16 last, left $10,000. Letters of Gandhi had better revise his es- administration have been grant-timates."
Press telegrams from Berlin say that further discussions 'be- tween the President of the Reichsbank, the Cabinet and Party leaders are taking place. A new emergency decree is being prepared.
The Basle discussion have clearly shown the Government that
It must deal first with the steps which Germany can take to help, herself,
BOLSHEVISM FEARED
Loan to Germany.
The first rikisha, in which Mrs. Lunny was the fare, also toppled over. Its occupant received a bad shaking, but was not seriously in-
jured.
It is understood that the Traffic
Department will deal with the
driver of the car in due course,
probably by way of a summons.
week's instalment of reparations. It is, however, true that the British Governments.of opinion that it would be a useful gesture
Government's attitude
LOAN FOR WATER SCHEME.
Expenditure Of $1,240,000
This Year,
Expenditure 01 water supply schemes totalling $1,240,000 'Is contemplated by the Government this year. This is to be met by a future loan and meanwhile will be charged as an ad. vance from the surplus
balances:
Three motions in this con- nection are to te moyed in the Legislative Council to morrow, the schemes affect- ed being:- Shing Mun Valley $350,000 Shing Mun Valley
$140,000 Filters 'Aberdeen Valley,... $750,000
ed to her husband; Li Fu-hau,
Naval Officer's Estate.
Jose Maria Lopes, First Lieuten- ant (mechanical engineer), late of
The Daily Mail describes it as supreme insolence. - British Wireless Service.
the Fortuguese Navy, a native of BRITAIN'S POLICY ON
Castelo Branco, who died at 8, Cal-| **. cada do Paz, Macao, on June 6 1929, left estate in Hong Kong valued at $28,000;
| 1980, was given by the latter to
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TAMPERING WITH
FUSE APPARATUS.
Why the Light Failed on Monday Night.
MISCHIEVOUS DAMAGE.
SILVER.
Advantages of Having It Reversed.
OUTLET FOR EXPORTS.
Chairman of the Far Eastern
London, Yesterday. Dr. Frederick Anderson,
section of the London Chamber of Commerce, interviewed, re- gretted that the MacMillan Banking report had ignored the influence on trade of Britain's policy toward silver.
Rugby, Yesterday. hilate the economic life of the on the part of Germany if she The Foreign Secretary,. Mr. nation.
were to give up her battleship Arthur Henderson, left to-day The final and most serious re-programme as an earnest both of for Paris from where he will sult would be slipping into Bol- her desire for the utmost inter- proceed on Thursday to Berlin to shevist chaca.
national economy and of her
The deceased is survived by two return in company with the A thorough change in the sys- sincerity in the cause of disarma-
sons and a daughter, Albano Prime Minister the visit recently tem of Germany, and the creation ment, and of conciliation toward
|D'Oliveira Lopes, Hugo Maria, paid to Britain by Dr. Bruening of definite
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anti-Bolshevist France. Mr. Henderson will have
Lopea, and Maria de Lourdes and Dr. Curtius. He said that front was the only way to save an the object of the return visit was the State from a Bolshevist catas- British
opportunity of making the
Lopes, the latter two being minors. to promote friendship not only trophe, which otherwise would clearer when he reaches Berlin on Britons who ever trod Canadian estate was granted by the Civil sires of his life when he downed Deceased was intestate and on one of the gamest and doggedest July 1, 1929, representation to the between Britain and Germany seriously involve the whole of Friday." but between Germany and Europe... "Hitlerites" were al-
or American links.
and Commercial Court of Justice, France. They were going under ways ready to take over the re-opened quietly with rates well played an amazing game,
The foreign exchange market! Over the first four holos Allisa Macao, to Mrs. Maria Francisca exceptional circumstances, but sponsibility of putting the coun-maintained.
and Xavier
.do Couto
de Senna he hoped that the decision of try's affnira in order, either alone are steady and unchanged at 21.50. After that a ding-dong struggle
German Reichsmarks gained a lead of four strokes. Fernandes. the International Bank yester- or with the help of others.. day would
Power of attorney dated May 21, On the Stock Exchange, business was seen. ense the situation. While in Paris, where he will.
was held severely in check, .await-i Hagen was only one stroke Mr. Carlos Augusto da Roza, ex- visit the Colonial Exhibition, Mr.
London, Yesterday. Ing further news from Paris, down at the end of the first nine, change broker, of Alexandra Build- He also regretted that the Henderson, will see the French The Morning Pant's Paris cor- Basle and Berlin-British Wire-and for the remainder of the ing, to whom the Supreme Court Commissioners had not consider- Foreign. Minister, Monsieur respondent. believes that Mr. lesa Service.
match there was never more has now issued letters of adminised whether this policy should be Briand, British Wireless Ser-Arthur Henderson will press the
Berlin, Yesterday, than two strokes between the tration relating to the estate in reversed in view of the fact that vice.
French Government to abandon Whether the decree closing the pair. Alliss was still one ahead Hong Kong.
if the purchasing power of silver Berlin, Yesterday. the building of the projected banks will not defeat its own pur-at the eighteenth, and held the
using countries had not been de- The Government's optimism, French battleship in return for pose by emphasising, instead of lead at the 27th.
creased through the depreciation following the first news from the abandonment of the German minimising, the seriousness of the However, Hagen then truck
of silver, they might in future re Baale, was short-lived, as it is cruiser. It is believed that Mr. crisis, is at present conjectural, but brilliant form and took the lead.
present the main outlet of Bri- now realised that Dr. Luther Stimson will support Mr. Hender-immediate hardship Inflicteil on He became level at the 84th, and
tish exports.Reuter. brought back very little. The aon and the French Government businessmen, who are unable to ebone stroke up at the 35th.-Reu- Government is still not pre- is likely to agree. Thus the way tain funds for business and wages. ter's American Service? pared to "buy" a loan at the will be cleared for a loan to Ger-Reuter. French price. It is conse- many.
Budapest, Yesterday. quently preparing Draconian
Closing of the Bourse,
After on all night session, the internal measures and an
Berlin, Yesterday. Cabinet decided to close the banks emergency decree is expect- It has been decided that the until July 17, fearing the ill-effects ed to-morrow.
Bourse shall be closed for the re-lof the German troubles. It is noteworthy that the sug-mainder of the week. The
Vienna, Yesterday. gestion is a temporary reintro- Vienna Merkurbank has asked The Merkur Bank, which paid duction as a national currency of for a three months' moratorium out 10,000,000 schillings yester the old rentenmark of 1923, and a loan of £1,480,000 from the day, did not open to-day. which does not need a gold cover. Government-Reuter.
It is controlled by the Gorman There are still a milliard of them
Danat.. Rugby, Yesterday.
Stockholm, Yesterday, The bankas here are refusing to International Settlements, in the cach German cheques, Interviewed aboard the Calais-counse of their communique, state:
AAA New York, Yesterday.. Paris train to-day, Mr. Arthur "In the meantime the Board au- The Journal of Commerce learns Henderson, emphasised that Bri-thorizes the President, in agree that the Federal Reserve Bank tain had laid down no conditions ment with other Institutions con- has declined to agree to the pro- for assisting Germany. The soleserned, to renew its participation posed renewal of the existing aim of his and Mr. MacDonald's in the rediscount credit previous- credit of G$25,000,000 to Germany, conversations in Berlin would be y accorded to the Reichsbank.
Router's American Service. H the removal of difficulties in or
London, Yesterday: *- der to promote complete Franco- the last paragraph indicates that the tional conditions, but yesterday's The newspapers understand that we are going under excep German understanding and thus G$100,000,000 credit to the Relchs decision at Basle must have eased ensure the success of the Dia bank has been prolonged, and that the situation, declared Mr. armament Conference Router.
the Bank for International Bettle-Arthur Henderson on his depar $100,000,000 Creditments will take part in it to the ture for Faris. He will converse
New York, Yesterday extent of one quarter.
With French Ministers en route to The Federal Reserve Bank of The Manchester Guardian' denies Berlin, where the Foreign Secre New York, with other federal report sald to current in tary later in the week will be join-
Governed by Mr. Ramsay MacDonald.
in the Reichsbank.
Britain's Attitude.
•
Earlier News,
Paris, Yesterday. The directors of the Bank for
ment has
reserve banks, has agreed to re- Germany that the Bri new its participinion of $10 000,000 credit to the Reichsbank, subject to the agreement being cond
the other
can
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the French Mr. Henderson said he wo
This utmost
BYRON MUSEUM.
To Be Opened by Greek Minister at Newstead.
VISIT TO PREMIER.
Rugby, Yesterday.
Mr. D. W. Munton, manager, of } the China Light and Power Co.
AID FOR MINERS.
Agreement to Stabilise the Coal Markets.
EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY.
Rugby, Yesterday
(1918) Ltd., has notified the Police Questioned in the House of Com- to the effect that during the past mons regarding the International The Greek. Premier, Mr. five days damage to the extent of Agreement to stabilize the coll Venizelos, who bas come to Britain | about $300 has been done to fuse markets; the Miner Secretary, Mr. to preside at the opening to-morrow transformers in Argyle Street, Lai- T. Shinwell, sald that the negotia
chikok, and In Shanghal Street.tions now rested with the coal. A Mr. Munton suspects dismissed] owners..; He believed that there employees as being responsible for was an excellent opportunity of con- the act, and adds that the trans- cluding the agreement, which might farmers had been opened with help the coal industry-Britlah a key, and the porcelain covers of Wireless Service. the switches had been amashed,
This might explain the fact that lights in the Ho Mun Tin area felled to function on four consecu
tive occasions on Monday night.
FRY'S PAY TOLLEY £500 DAMAGES.
Sequel to Unauthorised Advertisement.
PROTRACTED LITIGATION.
Londo
sterday.
LESS UNEMPLOYED.
Decrease of 3,000 Shown
in Week.
Rugby, Yesterday
POSEIDON HEROES.
Details Of The
Promotions.
The China Mau learns de- finitely this morning that Felty Officer P. H. Willis, the hero of the disaster to H.MS. Poseidon, has elected to take the rank of Chief Petty Officer. It will be re- ; called that he was offered Warrant rank, but was left to make his own choice as regards promotion.....
The promotions in connec tion with the disaster are therefore, as follows;—
Petty Officer P. H. Willis to be. Chief Petty Officer. Leading Seaman R. T Clarke to be Petty Officer. Able Seaman V. Nagle, to be Leading Seamun, Ma Atle Seaman E. G. Holl, to be leading Sca-
man.
The honours are awarded in connection with the dra- matle escape from the compartment in which mem- bers of the crew were trap- ped when the submarine. sank.
R.A.O.B. Members,
We have received for publication a copy of the fol lowing letter sent on June 15 to the Commander-in- Chief on behalf of the Pro- vincial Grand Lodge, R.A.O.B.
The members of the Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes (Grand Lodge of England), China, have been anxiously awaiting news of the rescue of the Naval ratings who went down in H.M.S. Poseidon.
Unfortunately the good _news, which was antici- pated, will never arrive, and on behalf of the mem- bera of the R.A.O.E (G.L.E.) China, I extend to you and the relatives" their very deepest sym- pathy in the sad disaster of June 9, 1981, when 18 members of ***HMS. Foreiden lost their lives, among whom were four members of the R.A.0.B. G.L.E.
Reply
The figures of unemployment The Secretary to the Comman- issued by the Lappur Minister for der-in-Chief replied on July 3:---- the week show a check to the re-am directed by Vice Admiral
cent tendency to Increase. There Are: 1,847,000 wholly unemployed and 674,000 temporarily out of work The total fa 2,634,000, being | 8,000 less than Inst week, but
100,000 more than sa y British Wireless Servi
The
Bir. Howard Kelly KC.B.,
(C.M.G., M.V.O,, the Commander- In-Chief, China Station to ac knowledge with thanks the re- ceipt of your letter of June 15, * 1981, expressing the sympathy of the mbers of your Order in
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of KMS, Poseidon with valuable lives. geg TEG Commander-in-Chier-de- sires to express, in his turn, tois the members of the R.A.03. Mise deepe
thy in the loss of: "of the
on this os