NEW
SOUTH
ADVERTISEMENTS AFRICA'S
DEFENCE (FINANCE)
REGULATIONS
FOREIGN EXCHANGE HELD BY BRITISH SUBJECTS
FOOD PLAN
Johannesburg, To-day. The scheme Initiated by the Mayor of Johannesburg to collect £1,000,000 for the purchase of South African
foodstuffs for the Allies was yesterday unanimously approved by representa- tives of the nine municipalities.
The original scheme is being ex- tended to other commodities.
It is also intended to compensate South Africans who may suffer as the
So far subscriptions total £6,000.-
Attention is drawn to the folresult of the war, lowing extract from No. 3 B of the above Regulations, which Reuter. came into force on the 25th September.
(1) Every British subject re-
sident in the Colony who at the 12 TIMES
date on which this Regulation
comes into operation is, or after SENTENCED:
that date becomes, entitled to sell,
any
or to procure the sale of the AGED 22
With 12 previous convictions, Lau Hon, 22, was sentenced to six months' hard labour by Mr. E. Himsworth this for stealing a quantity of
foreign currency to which this Regulation applie's shall offer it, or cause it to be offered, for sale to the Government, or to a person designated by the Governor for the purposes of this Regulation, morning at such price as may be determin-electric wire from the staircase of No. ed by or on behalf of the 181, Sai Yee Street.
Governor.
He was further gaoled for two month's for failing to report while (2) Every British subject re-under police surpervision. sident in the Colony who at the Inspector T. K. Whelan, prosecut- date on which this Regulationing, said accused was seen taking the comes into operation is, or after wire from the wall. that date becomes, entitled - to assign, or to procure the assign- ment, of any right to receive out- United side the Colony or the
JAPANESE
TRAINS BLOWN UP
Kingdom, in respect of any credit or balance at a bank, payment of
Chengchow, To-day. any amount in a foreign cur- A Japanese armoured train from rency to which this Regulation Hantan to Anyang on the Peiping- applies, shall, unless the Gov-Hankow Railway was blown up by ernor or a person designated by a mine near Fenglochen last week. the Governor for the purposes of More than 500 Japanese casualties this Regulation gives him notice occurred when Japanese troop to the contrary, do all things train struck another mine at Tay- necessary for the purpose of uanchen, near Anyang. Central assigning that right to the Gov- News. ernment or to a person so de signated.
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The sum payable as considera- tion for any assignment made in accordance with this paragraph shall be such as may be deter- mined by or on behalf of the Governor.
LOCAL DOLLAR
The demand rate on the Hong Kong dollar to-day was 1/2-13/16.
London Silver was quoted yester- day at 23-1/2 for Spot and 23-1/2 for forward.
(3) The preceding provisions The London on New York cross of this Regulation shall not im-rate was quoted at £-U.S.$4.02. The pose upon any person an obliga- New York on London rate was tion in respect of any currency E-U.S.$3.99%.
or right to receive payment of
any amount, if
(a) He satisfies the Governor
as
from this Regulation by
the Governor or by a per- son so designated."
and
or a person designated by the Governor for the pur- poses of this Regulation in-
By an Order dated that all the persons
25th
terested in that currency,
September, 1989, His Excellency other than persons inter- the Governor has designated the ested therein merely
following as currencies to which trustees or merely by vir- the above Regulation applies:-
United States dollars, Canadian tue of any mortgage,
franes, pledge or charge created dollars, belgas, Swiss before the third day of French francs, guilders, Argen- September, nineteen hun- tine pesos, Swedish kroner dred and thirty-nine, but Norwegian kroner. including any persons bene- "British subject" is defined, for ficially interested in the the purposes both of the above. currency under a trust, are Regulation and of Regulation SA not British subjects, or
regarding foreign securities so as (b) He satisfies the Governored in the British Empire
to include companies incorporat- and or a person so designated special attention is drawn to the that the currency or fact that all British subjects are amount, as the case may included, whether of European be, is held or is required or Chinese race. for the purpose-
(i) of performing a contract
or
British subjects holding, or made before the third day having any title to, foreign cur- of September, nineteen rency or foreign exchange should hundred and thirty-nine, report particulars at once to the Financial Secretary (addressing letters "Financial Secretary (Ex- (ii) of meeting the reason-change)," Colonial Secretary's able requirements of a Office). Arrangements will be trade or business carried made for such currency or ex- on in the Colony otherwise change to be taken over by the than by way of dealing in Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank foreign exchange, or on behalf of Government at rates (ii) of defraying reasonable based on the official rates laid
travelling or other per-down in London. sonal expenses, or
Individual holdings in travel- (c) He is, in respect of that lers cheques or notes of amounts currency or right, as the not exceeding the equivalent of case may be, exempted "H.K. $500 need not be reported.
THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 26, 1930
STUBBORN
CHINESE
RESISTANCE TO
་
NEW JAP.
JAP. DRIVE
Changsha, To-day.
LARGE-SCALE FIGHTING is raging in a wide area lying between the Sinsiang River and the Mi River în north Hunan.
The immediate objective of the Japanese drive appears to be Milo on the Canton-Hankow Railway, 45 miles north of Changsha. While Japanese marines who landed at Yingtien on the Tungting Lake are pushing eastward, Japanese army units are attempting to reach the town by driving down the railway.
Very stubborn resistance is being | kaitang, Siaochiao and Hsitang are offered. Some 2,000 Japanese are said reported to have been successively to have been slain at various points wrested back.
between the Sinsiang and the Mi Yingtien, sixteen miles west of the river during the last two days. This Canton-Hankow Railway, where Ja- figure includes over 80 Japanese offi-panese marines landed to out flank cers of various ranks. A number of the defenders, continues to be the Japanese prisoners were taken.
scene of bitter contention. Chienchiu- Chinese counter-attacks have been ping, east of Yingtien, has been re- launched with success. Taolin, Hsin-I captured by the Chinese.
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