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HONGKONG BOYAL OBSERVATORY
10, a.m., May 22.
Barometer (at sea level), 29.77 ins.
Temperature, 30 F.
Humidity, 90 per cent,
Wind Direction: B.W.
HONG KONG TIDE TABLE From 23 May to 29 1833
Wook.
Date of
Height
WEATHER REPORT
HWH WATER
LOW WATER,
Rong
Hong
Koog Standard
Time.
Kong Standard Time
Wind Force (Beaufort), 2. Temperature; maximum yesterday,
Tuo 20
79 F. Temperature: minimum last night,
15 F.
Wed, 24
Thur, 25.
1337
b. m. 01.02 11 35 0201 1:30 7 1 0302 46 18_5
tia. m. 45
Rainfall for 24 hours endingTM 10th
Fri 26
to-day 5.76 ins
1457
9
數
16 38
San. 1.28
4
Mon. 99
Total rainfall since January 1st. Bat
37.33 ins
Against an average of, 18.27 ins. Sunset to-night, 6.59 p.m. Sunrise to-morrow, 5.41 “a.m.
pax, May "20. Barometer (at sea level), 29.69 ins. Temperature, 85 F Humidity, 77 per cent. Wind Direction, WBW.
040347
06675 0
0547
0331
HT
Height:
{ft Lez. 04 58 18 3 19 07 10 6 06'44 35 2004 10 @ 06 42 la 8 1.3
21.03
08 09
22 02 17
10 2013 a
543248 20
1750129
11 58 ja 3
23 47.94
1121304 12 5
Wind Forte (Beaufort), 3. Maximum temperature, 87 F Minimum temperature, 75 F. Rainfall, Snil.
Puerto Rico
To Till Idle Land
Faced with the heaviest unemployment in its history, the Government of Puerto. Rico is embarking on an un- precedented farming expori- ment in order to help feed its Idle population and their de- pendents who number upward of 750,000 people, the Puerto Rlenn Trade Council reports.
GENERAL
ATTEMPT TO UNDERMINE CHINA'S CURRENCY FAILS: COMMENT ON NEW BANK
Asked to comment on the creation of the Sino-Japanese Baik
in Central China, the spokesman of the Ministry of Finance at Press Conference made the following remarks:→→
mounting financial difficulties. In dire need of money to fin- ance their military operations and the pappet regimes, the Japanese have been seeking by all conceivable mearis to get money in China by exploiting. the areas under their, military. occupation. The puppet bank In North China was created in order to folst worthless, incon- vertible paper currency upon the public.
"Following their unsuccessifl at tempt to undermine China's cur- rency structure by creating the puppet" "Federal Reserve Bank" th North China, Japan's financial strategists are making similar efforts in Central China by creat- Under the leadership of Gov. Ing the 'Hua Esing Commercial Blanton Winship and Commis-Bank," But the latter scheme wil sioner of Agriculture F. Lopez fall just, as the former. Domingues, the Government pro-
OPENING WEDGE poses to grow large quantities of "Obviously the new Japanese foods on lands left idle as a result financial scheme is an opening of crop restriction programmes, with wedge intended to bring about Now that such exploitation is the possibility that 25,000 acres Japanese control of the financial approaching its limits in North will be planted to beans, potatoes, system centred at Shanghai, in the China and still more money "Is green vegetables, and various tro-stability of which vital foreign in-needed, they are turning attention. pleal vegetables.
terests are intimately concerned. to Central China.
Accom-
The larger Puerto Rican sugar Should such control be companies, whose production has plished, it would be another very been reduced more than 30 "per serious blow to foreign interesta in cent as a result of Federal restric-Central China, indeed, throughout tions, and other landholders have Chin offered to lend huge tracts of good
"On the other hand, this lands for the project, and in many
scheme clearly shows Japan's cases the owners are furnishing seed, fertilizers, and implements.
SERIOUS OBSTACLES
Governor Winship, announcing that he saw no other way of feed- ing many of the unemployed and their families this summer, de- cided to go ahead with the plan in (spite of serious obstacles which many Puerto Ricans believe to be almost insurmountable.
World's Fair Stamps
JAPANESE CAMOUFLAGE"
mercial bank with a capital-sup- ""The projected bank is a com-
posed to be put up half by Japan- ase banks and half by the puppet, regime. In view of the experience with the worthless puppet notes In North China, it may be taken for granted that no sensible person will accept any notes the new bank may issue except as a result of threats backed by Japanese bayonets. Despite Japanese camou- When so many people are reading age, the new scheme will fail be- about the World's Fair in Newcause the public knows the true York and wishing the times were situation too well. in joint so that they could see its
"While the Chinese Government wonders this summer, it is worth will have to take counter mea- noting the number of countries that [sures, it is not believed that for- are paying it the compliment of eign banks will accept the new issuing special stamps in honour of worthless banknotes or receive de- posits from or have other dealings the exhibition
Chief difficulty faced by the Government is the fact that the Idle Puerto Ricans for the most part, are not experienced farmers.
The list includes Mexico, Brazil with the new tank. It is clearly the interest of these banks and although most of them have been Ecuador, the Dominican Republic. engaged in farm work when em- Iceland, France (together with 24 of the community at large to up- ployed.
French colonies), Rumanis, and hold the Chinese currency, More- Russia, Turkey is issuing a series over, the British Order-in-Council Farm experts on the Island est-combining recognition of the fair of November 1935 provides that the mate that the land will produce and of the United States Constitu- Chinese national currency is the less than $100 worth of foodstuffs tion anniversary.
one lawful currency in China for per acre, whereas it would bring in In many instances. the design of transactions by Britishers. $200 per acre if the Federal Gov- the stamp shows
the pavilion ernment would revise its erected at the fair by the country quota system and permit planting of issue. Some of the stamps from the land in sugar cane.
Iceland recall the claim of that
If the preliminary experiments | country to have sent out the first are successful, it is believed that explorers who reached the shores a total of 50,000 scres can be ob- of the New World. tained from private owners for "One of them for example, depicts the purpose. In the meântime. | a Viking ship superimposed" on a Puerto Rico will continue to buy map of parts of Iceland, Greenland In the neighborhood of $25,000,000 | and America, and Inscribed "Lelfr
year of foodstuffs from the Eiriksson, Anno 1000," while United States, Including foods) another bears a statue of Thor£n- such as lard, wheat flour, and nur Karlsefni, an adventurous other products which can not, be seaman who is alleged to have grown satisfactorily on the Island. landed in America in 1004.
THE SERVICES
(Continued from Page 3)
ROYAL ARMY SERVICE CORPS
The fallg. Sec. Lts, to be Lts. (Jan.
| 30);-A. O. Hall, T. G. Wilson.
lop, will join the Home Flest at Port- land on May 22. From July 10 to 15 the Jersey is to visit the port of St. Heller, Jersey, to allow the islanders
make a presentation to her.
CRUISE OF THE DUNDEE The escort vessel Dundee, Captain
The follg. Lt3. from Supp. Res. of OH, R.AS.C., are granted temp.to inspect their name-ship and to commna, as Lis. (May 6-L. B. Cros- ton, E. A. Marlow, J. Williams, F. T. Okely, R. Donaldson, LA. Welch, P.
Folmer J. Hussery, H. C.
C. C. A. Allen, visited Nassau, Baha- The falle. Sec. Lts. from Supp. Res. mas, until May 19. This will be her of Of.. RAS.C. are granted tempat port of call on the crals which commns, as Sec. Lts. (May 6):-.began on January 10 last to ports in Reld. R. D. Cottingham, L. 3. Blythe, the West Indies and Central America. P. McC. McCarthy. L Dow," K
KH.
22.
Park, J. A. James, C. J. Phillips, G. T. Mat Dundee is due at Bermuda on Ryder. A. C. Wearne, I. D. M. Simp- son. F. J. Willis, H. C. L Westherley, J. J. Hartland-Swann, F. H. Steven son I. R. Elliot.
The
BTC
NAVAL APPOINTMENTS made by the Admiralty:-
following appointments Surg. Cdz-J. J. Cusack, MB to QUEEN ALEXANDRA'S IMPERIAL
Victory for RN.B. (May 25). MILITARY NURSING SERVICE The follg. Staff Nurses to be Bisters (seny, antedated
Burgn Lts-0. G. Hunter; M.B. Aug. 18, 1937); N. (April 11-Miss D. Flaher, Miss MA Freebairn, M.B., J. T. Hayward-
Scodeld
Butt, M.R.CS, LR.C.P., J. E. Price, The follos provt Staff Nurses are L.R.C.P. and B (senyantedated to confrmed in their appts.:-Miss C. Jan. 6, 1938); A. S. R. Peffers, MB, Butler, Miss M. Ward, Miss B. I. La P. G. Rowsell, M.B. (seny. antedated vera, Milas G. R. Walter, Miss M. Ato Aug. 31, 1938); J. O. Pleiding, M.R. Martin, Miss M. R. Terry, Miss M. E C.P. (seny, antedated to Sept. 7, 1938). M. 'Poole."
Payr, L.-P. F. G. Page, to St. ESTABLISHMENTS
Angelo, and as Sec. to Capt. (E) (May Col. (temp. Brig.) W. M. Sutton. 12). D.S.O., M.C., A.D.C.. relinquishes the Act: Lts (P/O, RAP)—A, T, Dar appt. of Comdt. and the temp. rank ley, to Victory for ff.d. at Worthy af Brig. (May li; LL (AOME) O. G. Down; G. Villers, to Victory for 1.1.d Trevithick. RA.O.C., to be Instr.at Ford (May 8). (March 1); Mal D. M. Rycroft, R.E., Act. Bub-Lía. (A).-G. R. M. Buley. to be Exptl. Of.. (Feb. 20).,..
N. G. E. Kindsay, A. M.-Willis, J. D. LES MEMORANDA
Watson, 8. E- Alterman, R. G. Hunt, Cal. (temp. Brig.) P. K. Simmons to Victory for RAF station, Ford O.B.E., M.C., is granted the local rank (May 16). Gunners
O. Holman, to of Maj. Gen. (April 20); Maj, C. A. Wigham. M.C., Cheshire R relin.Kandahar (May 18); P. G. Bamard, quishes the appt. of G80. 3rd Grade to Kingston; N. W. Fox, to Kipling
(May 15). March 12
RETIREMENT of ADMI 281-
Burgn Cdx-A G. Malcolm, M.E., Capt. I. U.
Young
Bang granted the local rank of own request, with rank of Burga. empid as Sen. Med. Of. (Feb. 14): Capt. (May 15). Capt. (Surv. of
Works) (local MRJ.) RE W. F. Pope
relinquishes the local rank of Maj. on ceasing to be empld. as Ben. Bury, of Works (March 23); Capt. (Burv, of Warks) J. As Gun- ningham, R.E., is granted the local rank of Maj, whilst empld, as Sen. Surv. of Works (March 23).
natin in the " for the
ROYAL NAVY
ENGINEER CAPTAINS RETIRED "Engineer 'Captains George Villar, A.D.C., and J. 'D' Sturrock; who were at the head of the active list of their rank, have been placed on the retired list
PALMS, JERSEY
"THE ARMY
that
BATTALION COMMAND The War. Ofice announces Major and Brevet Lleutenant-Colonel E. G. Warren, The Northamptonshire Regiment, has been selected for com mand of the 2nd Battalion, The Northamptonshire Regiment, vice Lleutenant-Colonel O, K. Parker, M.O., whose, tenure expired on May B
ROYAL AIR FORCE
* NEW WING COMMANDER
Wing Commander Robert Menzies, who has been promoted to that rank The new destroyer: Jersey, completed after nearly. 22 years' service in the last month by White and. Co. Cowes; RF.C. and R.A.F., has been employed and commissioned at Portsmouth by out signals duties at headquarters of Lieutenant Comma
-Commander (4. M. MCKIE | No. 3 (Bomber)TM Grump zinec 1937,"
"It is to be expected that for eign interests concerned will take suitable action to protect themselves while their Govern- ments will protest to the Jap- anese authorities against these new Japanese financial man- OLGYTS,"
Mr Howard Harding.
TUESDAY, MAY 23, 1939. -PAGE IT.
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