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THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 14, 1939
BRITONS LAY
PORTUGUESE
WREATH IN BERLIN FOUND SHOT
Berlin, To-day.
A deputation representing the IN HEAD
British Imperial War Graves Com-
mission yesterday laid a wreath on A MIDDLE-AGED PORTU- the memorial to British prisoners 13 NOW LYING
GUESE RESIDENT OF KOWLOON IN THE KOW- who died in Germany during the LOON HOSPITAL SUFFERING Great War.
FROM THE EFFECTS OF A GUNSHOT- WOUND ·IN··· THE HEAD BELIEVED TO BE SELF- INFLICTED.
A service was held in Paris yea terday in memory of French pri- who died in France, at which the third son of the ex- Kaiser attended.
soners
It was the first occasion the War when a member Hohenzollern family had France;
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Beltrao was found by passers-by, lying in Salkung Road near Cus- since toms Pass in the early hours of of the yesterday morning and subsequent- visitedly removed to hospital.
Beltrao, who was formerly em- ployed by Messrs. Mensageries · Maritimes, is stated to have been out of work for some time. !
SOVIET'S" RESTLESS Up to a short time ago ho is be-
NEIGHBOURS'
Moscow, To-day.
Defiance was hurled at the Fas- cist countries at the 18th Congress of the Communist Party by M. Andraev, Secretary of the Central Executive Committee.
lieved to have lived with relatives: in Homuntin. but recently moved into lodgings in 542 Nathan Road where he occupied a back room.
„WENT OUT.
He is said to have been ill re- cently but at about midnight on Sunday, 'he dressed and told fellow- lodgers that he intended going out for some food. Not until the Police visited the flat on Monday morning did they learn of Beltrao's condi-
M. Andraev declared that Rus-tion. sia's "restless neighbours" had felt Inquiries made by the Police re- the strength of the Soviet.
vealed that Beltrao had taken out a The defence forces of the Soviet, licence for a Brevette revolver in he added, were now stronger as a 1924. No trace of this weapon” result of the "routing of spies and could, however, be found near the diversionists."
H.K. FIRE INSURANCE DIVIDEND
scene of his discovery and an in- tensive search is being carried out.
Inquiries at the Kowloon Hospi- tal this morning elicited the inform- ation that Beltrao was "quite · alright."
LOCAL DOLLAR
The General Managers
and The demand rate on the Hong Consulting Committee of The Kong dollar to-day was 1/2.25/32. Hong Kong Fire Insurance Co.. "Spot" silver was quoted in Ltd., will recommend at the forth-London at 20-9/16 and forward coming Meeting of Shareholders to at 20.
be held on the 24th March, the The London on New York rate payment os account of the year 1937 was quoted at £-U.S.$4.69.18 and of a Dividend of $12 per share ab- the New York-London rate at sorbing $480,000; to pass the bal-£-U.S.34.69-3/16. ance of $15,866.61 to the credit of Reinsurance Fund and to carry forward $762,452.20 in respect the year 1938.
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Mr. C. Leuhe, of he South China of Morning Post Building, has report ed that clothing to the value of $75 was stolen from his offices between Saturday and yesterday.
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