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"Hongkong Daily Press"-May 2, 1939.
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HONGKONG, TUESDAY, MAY 2, 1939.
號拾柒佰壹仟伍萬弍雞
RENEWED FRICTION BETWEEN
JAPANESE, FOREIGNERS IS SEEN
Important Development Imperial
In Currency "War".
Considerable Uneasiness On Shanghai Exchange Market
SHANGHAI, May 1 (Reuter)-Transactions for converting Federal Reserve Bank dollars' Into Chinese National dollars were executed in Tientsin again to- day. The F.R.B. dollar fell another notch lower to- day's transactions being at a discount of 33 per cent. so that the F.R.B. dollar was actually worth barely more than six pence although it was still officially stated by the Japanese to be worth 14d.
It is reported that most of to-day's transactions were executed through foreign banks and businessmen, Friday's incident having "apparently deterred the Chi- nese from handling any conversions to-day Saturday. If those reports are true renewed friction between the Japanese and foreigners is freely pre- dicted.
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Another important development. In the currency "war" occurred to-day when the new Japanese-foster- ed bank, which is to issue yet another currency in China, duly opened its doors in Shanghai.
As a result of the uncertainty of foreign exchange through the new] the new bank's "functions and the currency in Central China thereby. effects of these there was con- it is hoped, avoiding a collapse of
VIOLENT ATTACK
Airways Liner In Crash
JESUIT MISSION RAIDED
FRENCH PRIEST KILLED
SHANGHAI, May 1 (Reuter) A French priest, Father Hermand, aged 67, was fatally wounded when he was shot by Chinese bandits who raid: ed the Jesuit Mission, at Hai- chow, Northern Klangsu, on
LONDON, May 1 (Reuter)-The April 27. according to a tele- Imperial Airways liner Challenger, gram received by the Shang-
flying from Durban to Dar-es-hai office of the Mission. Salaam, crashed when landing at Mozambique.
About fifty men participat- Reports recelyed by Imperialed in the raid. Airways in London state that one member of the crew
Father Hermand was taken was killed to a Japanese military hos-
three pital where he died.
and one is missing, while passengers and other members of the crew were injured.
Importance Of Balkan Unity
Two other French priests, Father Le Dayon, aged 72 and Father de La Lardere, aged 27, were carried away as hostages on the approach of Japanese troops who are mak- ing attempts to locate and release them.
Father Hermand and Father Le Dayon are founders of the
15-19. Marina Howe, Quown's Bond Crai
G.P.O. Bax No. 1
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THOUSANDS OF
Red Army Ready To Fight Major War
MOSCOW, MAY 1 (REUTER) -THE SOVIET DEFENCE COMMISSAR SPEAKING AT THE MAY DAY PARADE SAID THAT THE RED ARMY WAS READY TO FIGHT A MAJOR WAR, Russia would not be drag- ged into a petty adventure. She had no intention to at-
tack anybody but she would know how to fight. Half a million troops, includ
ing mechanized units, took part in the march past in the Red Square in Moscow.
Soviet
Mission and have lived in Airmen In New York
SOVIET PROPOSALS Haichow for 45 years.
IN COMMONS
LONDON, May. 1 (Reuter)—Re-
SUNGLASSES-
WITHOUT may be purchased WINDOW cheaply from the firm with the re- patation of many years behind it
GLASS AS
LENSES
Optically perfect goggles $5,-
at
Lazarus
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Price Single Copy: 10 Centa
Per Month: $9.00.
MESSAGES SENT
ON FREE SERVICE
Sailors' Congratulations
To F.A.
Cup Winners
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→ A GREETING TELEGRAM FROM HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, SIR GEOFFRY NORTHCOTE, WAS THE FIRST MESSAGE TO BE DISPATCHED from Hongkong yesterday when Cable and Wireless Ltd., to mark the in- auguration of the new flat rate Social Message Service, transmitted free of charge no fewer than 4,000 telegrams to various parts of the British Empire.
Electra House, in, Connaught Road, the offices of the company, was besieged from morning till night by people desirous to take advantage of the generous offer, but there was no dislocation of organisation as the company had anticipated the deluge and engaged extra help to cope with the work.
GOVERNOR'S GREETING
in nne style, confining their, mes-ing telegrams from other places in The public rose to the occasion in time, it is expected that greet- sages to a social nature and there the Empire will continue to be re- were only one of two instances ceived to-day. when, probably due to unfami Barity with the regulations, send ers sought to dispatch messages of a different character.
HEAVIEST TRAFFIC
Telegrams sent by this service should refer only to social atts.
The new service is applicable to the whole of the Empire, with the temporary exception of India. Burma, Canada, Sudan and Trans- Jordania. "The fist rate is $4 for By far the heaviest traffic was additional word. No charge will 12, words, and 33 cents for each to the United Kingdom, over 3,000 be made for the symbol GLT, messages being addressed by re- plying to a question in the House CHINESE FLAGS IN
sidents here to relatives or friends which must be written at the head siderable uneasiness on the Shang-F.R.B. currency.
of Commons to-day, the Prime
NEW YORK, May 1 (Reuter) in the Mother Country. A large
of a message to indicate the type hal exchange market throughout |
Minister, Mr. Chamberlain, said
-The two Soviet airmen who number of telegrams, about 700. In
of service. FRENCH TOWN the day. Cash rates for Shanghal- Other financial circles, however, that conversations were proceeding
unsuccessfully attempted a all, were sent to Malaya. Australla dollars remained unchanged but stress the fact that the new ma- with the Soviet Government but An agreement has been reached to New York were brought to of the messages were addressed to universaries, greeti
SHANGHAI 2 1 (Router) non-stop flight from Moscow was next with about 400. The rest forward rates weakened by 3/84d. chinery might be used as a means regretted that he was affable to for one month and 3/32d. for two to make violent "attack on the say more for the time being.
with the French Mamicipal au- New York by a special char-
other parts of the Empire, - months,
Chinese National dollar.
Answering Mr. Clement Attlee, thorities whereby the display of tered plane from New Bruns- Servicemen were in the fore- The Japanese maintain the new If the new bank is able by means Leader of the Labour Opposition, Chinese national flagi will be per- wick where they crashed.
front of those who sent mes-. currency will be convertible to of export bills to secure all foreign the Prime Minister admitted that mitted in the French Concession
Bages yesterday. Many naval foreign exchange in
It is declared that they had quantity at the same rates as the through Shanghai and, at the same the USSR. and consultations were
unite exchange from exports passing proposals had been received from an eight Chinese national holidays, down ou
stalwarts thought fit to con- according to an announcement by
miles at an gratulate Portsmouth on win-. Chinese National dollar and they time, force the Chinese National still continuing.
the French town add that there is no intention at currency to pay for imports, the
Chinese Rate-average speed of 277 m.ph.; ning the FA Cup.
TWO HERBAL before meeting with disaster. "It is very difficult to enter into payers' Association. present to introduce in Central drain on Chinese dollars would be details of negotiations
A large number of telegrams The holidays will include March A telegram has been re who wanted to be remembered to China any restrictions, such as are serious.
which are
also dispatched by Chinese ANAESTHETICS in force in North China, specifical-
still in progress. It is a matter in 12 (the anniversary of the death ceived by the airmen from M-foreign friends in other parts of ly declaring there will be no in- this were to happen there could be be considered
One financier told Reuter, "If which other Governments have to of Dr. Bun Yat-sen) and July Stalin congratulating them the Empire.
DISCOVERED sistence on export bills to be pass-
besides our own." (the anniversary of the establish for their heroic, though un- ed through the new bank.
ment of the National Government). I successful, venture.
"BY EXPORT BILLS"
only two results either that the added Mr. Chamberlain, Chinese dollar would depreciate or The British Government attach that the British Fund to stabilise great importance to the principle However, when queried at the the Chinese dollar would have to of press conference this afternoon as pay up more and more money to Chamberlain in the course of a Balkan unity, declared Mr. to how the new bank would be able support it. The new Japanese cur- reply to another question. to offer unlimited foreign ex-rency measure could, therefore, if change, the Japanese spokesman convertible be turned into a device answered," by export bills.”
for bleeding the British guaranteed
The spokesman also stated that exchange Equalization Fund in the boasted $50,000,000. capitaliza- order to fill Japan's coffers." tion of the new bark was in Chi- The Counsellor of the Japanese nese National currency-the alleged Embassy in China called in both: -rottenness of which was cited by the Counsellor and Commercial the "Reformed Government", as Attache of the British Embassy in an excuse for introduction of new Shanghai to-day. It is uriderstood currency in its proclamation to-day that the "new currency develop- concerning the opening of the new ments were discussed at length but that nothing very concrete emerged from the meeting.
bark,
n
The spokesman declared that the new currency would be freely con- vertible with Chinese dollars, F.R.B., notes and yen in addition to foreign currency: Some circles suggest the new currency primarily a device to overcome the present impasse regarding the F.B.R.note in North China by making F.R.B. notes convertible to
"BOYS TOWN" COMPETITION RESULTS
Following are the re- sults of the "Boys Town" Competition, held some. days ago by the "Hong- kong Daily Press" in con- junction with the M.-G.- M. Pictures:-~ Miss W. Raven, H.K. Trave!
Assn., Star Ferry,
D. Leslie, F.O. Box 429. Bdsm. L. Edge Royal Scots,
Murray Brcks.
TIA, 2 Bonham Road T. J. Lee, 23 San Kwong Ed. Robert Tsang, 1st FL, 235 Na-
than Rd,
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Miss F. Y. Chan, 58 High St.
Salyingpoon.
Wong Fook-ming, Melchers- & -
Co.
P. K. Chan, Goddard &
Douglas.
Misa Peng-pel Fang, 34 Han-
kow Ba
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NANCHANG
SURROUNDED
FIRST AIM OF AUSTRALIAN
GOVERNMENT
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ANXIETY OVER FOREIGN TRADING INTERESTS AND POLICY OF "OPEN DOOR”
SYDNEY, May 1 (Renier)-Mr. Annual Meeting Of Hongkong
Minister of Australia, said that the R. G. Menzies, the new Prime
first aim of his Government would be to "cement friendly relations with neighbours in the Pacific, especially the United States
Mr. Menzies, added that the British policy since Munich bad been advantageous to the British Empire.
CHUNGKING, May 1 (T/Ocean)
Colonel White, former Minister of According is Chinese reports, Commerce, sald that Australis the strong Chinese forces surround should refuse to trade with Ger- Ing Nanchang from three sides will many if she continues her unfair soon launch a general attack fox and bullying methods, the reoccupation of the Kingai capital, Both Nanchang air ports
are firmly held by Chinese.
N. Z. DEFENCE
Chamber Of Commerce
"OUR PRINCIPAL OBJECT AS A CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS THE PROMOTION OF INTERNATION- AL TRADE.“
"In this respect, the situation gives rise to anxiety. as to the preservation of foreign trading interests and the policy of the Open Door," said the Hon. Mr. A. L. Shields, Chairman of the. Hongkong General Cham ber of Commerce, in the course of his review for the year at the annual general meeting of the Chamber which was held yesterday afternoon.
were
Personal' and family news and n commercial topics, and must be written on special forms provided. It is expected, that the new; sere vice will become very popular."
-MESSAGES POUR IN
KUNMING, May 1 (Central)-The Shortly after 7 pm. last night, Central Medical Research Institute messages to residents in the Colony has announced that two herbal pro began to pour in from abroad. ducts in Yunhan have been found These were delivered. immediately to be of special anaesthetic value on arrival. Owing to the difference in the treatment of the nervous system. The. Chinese names of these two products are Paohslentze and Chingkangsan.
HITLER SPEAKS It is proposed to use these two
TO CHILDREN ON MAY DAY
BERLIN, May 1 (Beuter)... Herr Adolf Hitler addressed two May Day audiences.
herbal products in the treatment of a number of surgical cases as a substitute for several importëd anaesthetics,
MILITARY TRAINING BILL
To 132,000 boys and girls of the Hitler Youth Movement gathered In the Olympic Stadium, the LONDON, May 1 (Reuter)- Fuehrer sald, "I want you to Reuter learns that Northern become hard, upright Germans, Ireland will be included in the who know that, everything must terms of the Military Training be fought for, if necessary, also Bill which will be introduced in defended."
the House of Commons this after Herr Hitler told a vast workers.noon. demonstration, "Our revolution ta The consription provision will different from former revolutions. not, however, apply until an Who сап doubt that we are emergency arises or until war taking part in the greatest re- becomes imminent.
The Chairman was sup-no signs of cessation, and it is dis-volution of all times. We have WELLINGTON, May 1 (Reuter)-ported by the following mem- beartening to stand by. powerless not put down one class to elevate Remarkable Chinese successes Mr. Nash, New Zealand Minister of bers of the General Com-to influence the course of events, another in its place we have put are reported from South Hupeh, Finance, left Auckland to-day for mittee: The Hon. Mr. T. E. It is some satisfaction to know down all classes in order to set where the Chinese forces are said London where he will confer with Pearce (Vice-Chairman), the that Hongkong has been able to people in their place" to have reconquered the cities of British officials regarding New Hon. Mr. Stanley H. Dodwell, relieve, to some extent, the suffer- CLIQUE OF WAR Sienning and Tingsrechiso, on the Zealand, defence and finance. Hankow Hallway, behind the Jay-
Herr Hitler, in continued, "If anybody has not yet forceful mood, realized we are dependent on one anese front around Yochow, after a vigorous push from Tungshan to the north-west. Several severe Japanese air raids are reported from the Shensi capital, Blantu. Loyang, in North Honan, and Shao- yang, on the Kwelchow highway, as well as Chenghi, on Saturday evening.
FIRST STAGE OF ROYAL VISIT TO CANADA
another ho must recognize it from the attitude of the rest of the world. Once again the old encircl- ing politicians are active and once again the International chique of war agitators has arisen those who had their sinister existence in 1914.
Messrs. J. K. Bousfield, Cgs of refugees, although all that
we can do is infinitesimal in com Blaker, D. C. Edmondston, Aparison with the distress through W. Hughes, G. F. E. Jackson, out China. D. F. Landale, W. H. Lock, K.
Our principal" object" na "sˆ S. Morrison, G. W. Sewell and
Chamber of Commerce is the E V. Wilkinson, D.S.O., to-
promotion
International LONDON, May 1 (BWS) The gether with the Secretary, Mr.
of trade. King and Queen returned to M. F. Key, O.B.E
In this respect, the Buckingham Palace last night after
situation gives rise to saxiety spending the week-end at Royal
my to the preservation of for- A CHAIRMAN'S SPEECH · Lodge Windsor with the Princesses,
eign" trading Interests and the Moving the adoption of the re-
"We must close our ranks to According to present arrangements port and accounts, the Chairman
palley of the “Open Door.” gether and united we will be ready the King and Queen will leave said I shall refrain from at-
Lor any danger. The ruler must NEED FOR PATIENCE Waterloo for Portsmouth on Batur-tempting a review of the world
educate his people in this sense for day on the first stage of their situation-a subject which is ever-senting all sections of the business.
Chambers of Commerce repre-prejudices survice among many." Journey to Canada in a special present to all our minds. We can community have kept their govern-outstanding consideration and the Security of living space was their electric train.
only hope that the cause of peace ments informed as to the serious so-called freedom of the individual London, May 1:
The Canadian Paclis Iiner En-will ultimately prevally by London sliver prices to-day were press of Australia, chartered for To us in Hongkong and to the ernments, however, have so many
difficulties they experience, Goy must be left behind. Land to t up 1/16 as follows:-
Their Majesties, will be manned by foreign communities in the Treaty anxious problems in these days, April 29 May 1 her own crew. Vice-Admiral Bir Ports-the hostilities between Japan that we realise the need 20-1/8 20-3/16 Dudley North and some naval rat-and Chins are of acute concern patience, 19-15/16 20
Unfortunately there are at present **Continued on Page 7)
THE DOLLAR T.T. ON LONDON: Ls, z. 21/328. T.T. ON NEW YORK:* 28. 9/16 From Our Own Correspondent
Spot Forward
inga" will be on board.
Herr Hitler re-emphasized he was a man of peace and ridiculed reports for that $25.000 Germana had been landed by air in Morocco und Lybla
GUIDE TO THE NEWS
PAGE 2-Tennis champion- ship doubles. U. S. Baseball results."
PAGE 3 Redio programmes. London Gazette, The Ber- vices.
PAGE 5. Cinemas. Cross- "word puzzle. Diary of focal
events PAGE 6 Women's page. Forthcoming marriages Newsettes Menu,
PAGE 7 Indian P. C. appeal falls to figure In "March of Time.”
PAGE 6-Leading article: Re
birth of a nation. PAGE 10-K K. Police Reserve
orders.har
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