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HONG KONG, MAY 1938.
STABILISING OF
EXCHANGE RATES
Canton, May 27.
SATURDAY, MAY 28, 1938.
PROFESSOR AS ANXIETY FELT
IRISH FREE FOR CHUNGSHAN STATE PRESIDENT IS GROUNDLESS
A plan for stabilising exchange Man Of 80-Poet And |
rates was drafted at a
recent meeting of local financiers, and economic experts summoned by Sir. Thong Yang-fu, Mayor of Cen-- ten and concurrently Commission- er of Finance of the Kwangtung Provincial Government.
Historian
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TO LIVE IN FORMER VICEREGAL LODGE
Safeguarding Of Kwangtung Province
(From Our Own Correspondent) The plan will "Se submitted to
The first President of Elre under
Canton, May 27. the National Financial Conference the new constitution of the Irish The anxiety felt
concerning convened by the Maistry of Fin-
Free State is a university Professor Chungshan district as reported in ance to be held at Haqkow on June-Dr. Douglas Hyde, poet and his many outport papers turned ont to ist.
torian, who is nearly 80 years of be groundless, as a trunk call The financial and economic con
from Shekki, the district seni, lasi cftions in Kwangtung and Kwang-
Recently reprosentatives of the night indicated that all was well. two principal parties in the Free! . It is stated, will form an in-
State led by Mr. de Valera and Mr. opened fire and that bluejackets Rumours that Japanese warships. YOUR LOSSES" 13 the portant topic on the agenda of the Cosgrave, met to select an agreed bad landed on the mainland, were
forthcoming conference.
JAPAN BLUNDERS ON
advice usually followed by level-headed businessmen when Prominent local bankers will they and themselves involved in leave in a day or two for Hankow a deal which will not turn out to attend the conference. They satisfactorily.
include Mr. Ku Halang-chun, gen- eral manager of the Kwangtung Provincial Bank, Mr. Chung O, Mr. Chen Yu-tsan, Mr. Shen Ching and Mr. Wen Wan-ching, managers of the Canton branches Central Canton, Farmers and Com- munications Banks respectively.
Japan, when she invaded China 10 months ago, thought she was somewhat in the position of a speculator who imagines he has stumbled on some new field for investment and the profita merely
have to be raked in.
But Japan has found to her bitter
disappointment that the "bottom has fallen out of the market" and she is left with an enormous bill of expenditure and no chance of reaping any divi- dends.
The wise thing for Japan would be to cut her losses but too ar
of the
Owing to pressure of his duties. Finance Commissioner Treng will not be able to attend the confer- ence, but will send a representa- tive (Central News).
KWONGCHOWWAN
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NOTICE is hereby given that the Sixteenth Ordinary Yearly Meeting of Shareholders will be held at Exchange Building, Hong The TRANSFER BOOKS o Kong, on Saturday, 28th May, the Company will be CLOSED|1938, at eleven o'clock a.m. from TUESDAY, 31st day of The Transfer Books of th MAY to TUESDAY, the 7th of Company win be closed froz
NOTICE.
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We have pleasure in nouncing that Mr. EDWARD GEORGE · CRAVEN BELBIN |
has been appointed a Director of this Company.
6795
ARNHOLD TRADING COMPANY, LTD.
JUNE, 1938, both days luclusive. 14th May, to 28th May, 1938 STATUS OF
JOHN D, HUMPHREYS both days inclusive.
& SON,
General Managers.
Hong Kong, 24th May, 1938.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
G016
A. W. BROWN,
Manager. Hong Kong, 2nd May, 1938.
THE RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING CO.,
LIMITED.
(Incorporated in Queensland),
Notice of Declaration of First
Interim Dividend.
6012
LANE CRAWFORD,
LTD.
NOTICE is hereby given that Jan Extraordinary General Meet.
WOMEN
business of world affairs, she is STRICT NEUTRALITY
Instead intent on rushing on to
destruction.
ה
BIC.
This makes Dr. Hyde's election a virtual certainty. He is likely to be.
candidate for this £15,000 post.
incorrect. for what actually hap Their choice fell upon Dr. Hyde.pened was that a Customs munch and it is likely to be endorsed by opened fire on smugglers at Kum. the Socialist party as well,
| Chup Bay, near Tongkawan.
Speculators and secret agents played up these rumours to alarm the public and to increase the pre- mium of the Hong Kong dollar, which was equivalent to $1.81 yes- terday afternzon. There was a slight drop this morning, and a further drop is expected. The po Hce are tracking down the rumour mongers.
Fort Bayard. May 27. - Maintaining neatrality in the present Sino-Japaïese conflict, the
DR. DOUGLAS HYDF French authorflies in Kwongcbow- wan are reported to have request the only person nominated in a ed a Japanee cruiser manoeuvring fortnight's time for the election pas.
within territorial waters to move fixed for May 31.
There off to the open sea.,
were
four persons
at
It is expected that the local cur- rencies will shortly recover their nonnal value before long. ML. T. V. Soong, well known financler, visited here during the early part of the week to discuss the mane- tary problems with high officials of the Provincial Government. while Mr. Koo Yih-chun, manager of the Kwangtung Provincial Bank, brought back from Hankow in- structions of the Central Ar- thorities on the currency situation. CANTON INVASION RUMOUR Agents in the pay of Japan this morning
again circulated the
A French gunboat happened to the conference, which was held that Japanese troops wor be at Kwongchowwan at the time so that a contested election might soon attack Canton in a desperate and the gunboat commander sig-be avoided-Mr. H. Boland, Minis-effort to create panle here and to ter for Lands, and Mr. P. J. Rut- undermine the value of the pro- tledge. Minister for Justice.
vincial and central banknotes
Lieut.-General Cheng Tie-jun, two leaders of the Cosgrave party, Mr. James Dilion and Dr. T. F. Who was sent here from Hankow to convey instructions on the mill- Įtary défence of Kwangtung, visited
nalled to the Japanese cruiser to leave French waters.
That this is so is obvious from the changes which have just been announced in the most important posts in the Japanese Cabinet.
the JAPAN'S troubles in
nave been caused mainly by the fact that the miitarists have had such a free hand, but now a practical military dictatorshup nas been set up "to more resolutely prosecute the campaign in China." In a way this Cabinet reshuffle is rather humorous. In July last
COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF Year Japan boast-
According to a Chincae report, ↑ O'Higgins. ́ RESHUFFLE ed that she was
Vice-Admiral Le Bigot, of the RATHER going to dispossess French Far Eastern Naval Forces, HUMOROUS the Chiang Kai- shek Administra.
was asked by the Kwongchowwan authorities to notify the Japanese For months she has pitted the navy operating in South China not to steam into the territorial waters best of her soldiers against
of Kwongchowwan. China's armles without success.
→
tion.
JURISTS TO MAKE
she has set up puppet govern- A WORLD'S SURVEY
ments which have proved power British women celebrated in Lon-less, and the result achieved 13 don on May 14 the setting up by that the National Government is [the Council of the League of Na-stronger than ever. While Japan tions of a committee of jurists to herself has had to call in fresh
men make a world survey of the status
to bolster up the ebbing of women.
strength of her Cabinet
Atter a conterence on the post- tion "of women' in Great Britain Professor Gutteridge, British re- presentative and chairman of the League Committee, addressed Д public demonstration at University College. Gower-street.
Professor Gutteridge said that it
was quite wrong, to assume that because a country was a civilised democratie country everything with red to the position of women was all right.
There were one or two countries
treated very much worse than
NOTICE is hereby given that a First Interim Dividend of three ing of the above named Company pence per share for the financial will be held at Exchange Build year ending 31st March, 1939,
ing, Victoria, in the Colony of has been declared by the Directors Hong Kong, on Saturday, the of the Company in Brisbane, 28th day of May, 1938, at elever payable on 21st June, 1938 to thirty o'clock in the forenoon or in Europe where married women Shareholders on the Registers at so soon thereafter as the Ordinary wery were in the countries of the Brisbane and Singaport on 20th yearly Meeting of the Company East,
convened at the same place on He thought that if the survey NOTICE is also bereby given that day at eleven o'clock in the did nothing else it would stir up that the Singapore Transfer Retorenoon shall be concluded for public opinion about the gisters will be closed from Mon. the purpose of considering, and fortunate position of married wo- men in some of these countries to day, 13th June, to Monday, 20th thought it, passing with o: such an extent that something June, 1938, both days inclusive, without amendment the following would have to be done. for the preparation of Dividen resolution us a Special Resola. Warrants.
June, 1938,
By Order of the Board,
DERRICK & CO., Chartered Accountants, Local Secretaries.
Hong Kong Bank Chambers, SINGAPORE, 21st May, 1938..
6017
T.S.S.
ANTENOR " ARRIVED 23/5/38.
EQUAL CONDITIONS
ип-
Miss E. Froud, National Union of
One of Japan's greatest fears is that in extricating herself from the mess which she has got into in Chỉnà, she will lose face in the eyes of the world and that she will be
shown up in her true colours.
her weakness
But what greater admission of or what greater tribute to the heroic resistance put up by the Chinese could be needed than the present Cabinet
Some wealthy Chinese have gone to Kwongchowwan, as a place of refuge, and is a result the cost of living there has increased.-(In-
terriational).
HOME IN MOUNTAINS
and
As President Dr. Hyde will be in-places of military importance to- stalled in the old Viceregal Lodge day. He will remain here for some in Phoenix Park, historic home cf time to act as liaison officer, and the Viceroys of Ireland, which will his continued stay Indicates that the Central Authorities are doing
be his official residence.
Dr. Hyde was at his home at everything possible, to safeguard Frenchpark, in the mountains of this province. Roscommon, when he was told of his selection.
I
Of late years he has seldom left the mountains he loves to visit Dublin on ceremonial occasions as
a member of the Senate.
CHUNGSHAN CALM, BUT
PREPARED
Canton May 27.
With the declaration of martial law since May 23, the district of
the
elements from
7
Dr. Hyde is the greatest Uving Chungshan is calm but prepared Lunghat front more men will be authority on Erse. He, indeed, was against all eventualities, & tele- only a handicap to the Japanese. responsible for the campaign for gram reaching here states today.
Martial law. according to With their extended and vul- its revival 50 years ago when it nerable lines of communication was in danger of dying out. Today, despatch, was declared for prevent the invaders are experiencing the because of his efforts, the language ing undesirable greatest difficulty in keeping the la being taught in every Irish Creating disturbances and checking troops there now supplied with school, and is used in Government enemy attempts. munitions and food..
offices. ONE OF THE most interesting changes is associated with the office of Minister of War, in which General Seishiro Itagaki is to replace Genera. Sugiyama. It changes?
is understood that General Itagaki ORIGINALLY the invasion af is to be given supreme power to
be settled in a few weeks..
China was just an incident. to conduct the hosthities and that Now he will probably reorganise the the Japanese explain after nearly Army..
Despite the large concentration He is a Protestant, the son of of Japanese Reet off the coast, the Protestant clergyman.
population of Chungshan remain From 1900 to 1932 he was Prof. calm and are carrying out their of Modern Irish in the National daily work as usual. So far, no University of Ireland. He received attempts by the Japanese feet to the honorary freedom of Dublin, land marines have been noted.
Water and land communications » Cork and Kilkenny in 1900 on re-
the United turning from
States to and from Chungahan, in the with £11,000 subscriptions for the meantime, remain undisrupted.- Gaelic League, of which he is (Central News), - founder, and first president,
a year's fighting that the hostili- This sounds quite impressive, ties are to be conducted oa more but General Itagaki's own record
The U. S. 5. Asheville, which vigorous lines with
in harbour for some view 2
to
His Excellency the Governor and has been during the war bringing the war to an end as
NOT SO has not marked Lady Northccte will be present at days. will observe Memorial Day soon as possible,
SUCCESSFUL him
the performance of the "Canter-on May 30 with a salute of 21 34 being. over-successful" as
bury Pilgrims" by the Hong Kongguns, which will be fired at noon. Singers in the Great Hall of the The ensign on H.M. ships will be University, on Tuesday at 9.30 p.m. half-masted during the salute.
Fresumably just a slight altera- tion of plans, according to Japan- 'ese reasoning.
The changes have not been prompted solely by the perilous position of the Japanese troops l China; "domestic de- velopments. are reaching that stage militarista consider
DOMESTIC TROUBLE AS WELL
Women Teachers, appealed for the introduction of equal" conditions Where
the
and equal pay throughout the civil stern measures may have to be and local government services. taken to "convince" the Japanese
4
a warrior
At the outbreak of the hostili bles he was made commander of the ith Division which was early on almost annihilated by the 8th Route Army in the engagements sround the Pinghsing Pass in Shansh: "while the last time the General was in the news his mechanized, units had got them-
selves hopelessly trapped at the Battle of Talerchwang.
With General Ugaki superseding Mr. Koki Hirota at the Foreign Office, it is highly probable that' more than a few diplomație - tous will be trodden on during the en- auing months.
“Love”
Letters For China's Soldiers At The Front
GIRL STUDENTS' MESSAGES OF
ADORATION CHEER AND
- Hankow, May 27. Malls for the War Front!” · Under that banner a curload of "love" letters written by schoolgirls in Central China to China's "soldiers was recently carried by train to Hsuehow.
In some countries 'a woman could tion:
do exactly as she liked with her property; in others, she could not "That the Regulations contains even open a banking account with "ed in the Printed Document out the consent of her husband. "submitted to this Meeting, "and for the purpose of iden "tification subscribed by the Chairman thereof, he approv "ed as the Articles of Associa **tion of the Company in Miss Nancy Stewart Parnell, St. people of the invincibility of their "substitution for, and to the Joan's Social and Political Alliance, [ soldiers, "exclusion of, all the existing asked for the opening of the diplo- Even for the Japanese, who are "Articles thereof."
inatic and consular services to wo- remarkably gullible, it must be men
difficult to believe that the A copy of the New Articles Miss Picton-Turbervili, National Chinese are so "atrocious" when with the amendments and addi- Council for Equal "Citizenship, their airmen raid an enemy coun- General Uraki happens to have in the letters were embodied ex-on this handkerchief, you will see, tions to the existing Articles advocated the admission of Feer- try but drop pamphlets tratead of been a protege of Baron Tanaka, pressions of love and admiration has been knit my cheer for you underlined in Red Ink can be ship of the House of Lords. Twelve
author of the famed memorial and the hopes which the Chinese so that, despite the scorching sun; It is for the specific purpose of setting ouf Japan's plans for world | nation has for her fighters. you may fight on and on."-- inspected at the Company's Office or fourteen women there, she said, stimulating the war spirit among conquest.
Students of all grades in the cities. Cargo damaged as a result of or at the office of the Company's would certainly brighten up that the Japanese people, disheartened
·RECORD HISTORY Japan has scoffed at suggestions of Hankow. Wachang and Han- this vessel having been on fire Solicitors, Messieurs Deacons, 1, House.
by the prolonged war, that that she is running short of man- | gang bent letters in which words Others, enclosed in their letters on 25th April will be Surveyed Des Voeux Road Central, Vic Women, urged the separate taxa-
Mrs. Lefroy, National Council of General Araki has been appointed power but it would. appear that of adoration were showered on the at Holt's Wharf by Messrs.toria, aforesaid, at any time tion of the income of husbands and
Minister for Education.
this is just another of her bluffs warriors. Many letters contained In some quarters it has been It seems rather strange thar ↑ gifts, Goddard & Danglas from 10a.m. during usual business hours on wives, and said that the present mooted that the Cabinet changes on Friday, 27th May and on application being made tor that joint assessment was nothing but a are a prelude to general mobilisa- subsequent days until the Survey purpose.
tion and attacks on Canton, and has been completed. Consignees
Hankow.. are requested to arrange for a
HE. the Governor and Lady Should these developments ma- representative to be in attendance
Northcote will be present at the terialise they will make little, launching of the 8.8. Wing Sang difference to the situation in at the Survey..
at Kowloon Docks on Thursday at China Canton a well prepared 601211 a.m.
for any invasion while on the
GENERAL AVERAGE.
6809
By Order of the Board,
W. BROWN;
Manager.
cases in their own right to member-
tax on morality.
bomba.
Messts. Hirota. Kaya and Yoshino have not observed the usual Nir
ponese custom of Cabinet minis- ters who resign. They have not committed hars kiri
Maybe the next we shall bear of these gentlemen is that they are bearing arms with the invincible troops of His Imperial Majesty
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small diaries or notebooks saying that "these are now blank but they will contain history as you FOR THE SWEATING BROW record the progress of your march A handkerchief from sgirl onward at the front."." student with the word "bravery “ In another letter written by a deftly stitched on It was accom- small girl was found the picture panied by a message which read: of Shirley Temple. "She is the "This smali handkerchiet, isa angel of the world and I am send- humble gift but I hope you willing you her picture that the And it useful as you perspire while smiles on her face may constantly fighting in the sweltering heat; but cheer you on."—(Central News),