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SMUGGLING OF SPECIAL ARTICLES PROHIBITED BY CHINESE GOVERNMENT
CHUNGKING. Aug. $ (Central)-The National Government has promulgated a set of measures relative to the prohibition of smuggling out of the country by water, land or air of gold. (legal tender silver, gold and liver manufactures, banknotes notes and foreign notes), contrabands and exports from which foreign exchange derived should be sold to Government banks, and into the country contrabands.
The Chinese Customs are in-1 structed to strictly prevent the shipment of such articles without Motor cars, proper authorisation. trucks,
Frd boats for military, commercial office or private use as well as postal planes will be sub- lected to close searches.
'Shipment at exports from which foreign exchange de-
SUGAR QUOTAS RE-ALLOTTED
rived should be sold to Govern- ment banks should be done in accordance with the regula- tions and measures relating to foreign exchange contral.
Gold and Silver Shipment of gold and silver should be accompanied by special permits issued by the Ministry of Finance or certificates issued by the Central Bank, the Bank of China, the Bank of Communica- tons or the Farmers' Bank.
Gold manufactures which a pas- senger may carry must not con- tain over 37.7994 grams of fine gold .. LONDON, Aug. 8 (Renter)-The white silver manufactures must not International Sugar Council has
contain over 188.997 grams of fine Issued a communique dealing with suiver. Shipment of silver manu- the arrangements in regard to the factures by shops must be accom- additional supplies already an-i panted by special permits issued by nounced for the second quota the Ministry of Finance. year ending on Aug. 31.
The communique states that, in view of the sugar situation in,,the
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Legal Tender Notes
A passenger is allowed to carry United Kingdom, the Soviet has legal tender notes to the maximum intimated that it does not wish to amount of $500 or foreign notes avall itself of the additional quota | equivalent to the same amount at allotted to it as announced in the the official rate of the Central communique of May 20.
Bank.
Re-Allotment
Shipment of legal tender notes Consequently the following re-by shops to approved destinations allotment is made: Cuba 25,491: amounting to between $500 and Dominica 11,039; Netherlands 28,-$3,000 must be accompanied by 976; (alf metric tons).
certificates issued by the bank con-
to
It has been found unnecessary, cerned. If the amount is over
metric re-allot 20,000
tons $3,000, shipment must be accom- allotted to the Netherlands Eastpanied by certificates issued by the Indies, as announced in the com-bank concerned. If the amount is munique of July 13, which the over $3,000, shipment must be ac-. Netherlands Government renounc- contpanled by special permits ed the right to supply,
Issued by the Ministry of Finance.
GRIEVANCES OF
EX-GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
H.K. POLICE RESERVE
ORDERS BY THE HON. ME. C. G.
PERDUE, COMMISSIONER
OF POLICE APPOINTMENTS"'
Appeal To Whitehall The following notification in the
For Commission
•
Hongkong Government Gazette
is repeated for the information of all ranks:-
A commission was justifled f
No. 629-His Excellency the Gov- there was one instance of in-ernor has been pleased to make justice which it could redress, the following appointments in, the said Mr. Francis de Zoysa K. C. Hongkong Police Reserve with in commending 3 resolution offect from the July, 28 1939 :-Mr. requesting the Secretary of State Cyrli Champkin to be Honorary for the Colonies to appoint a Com-Commissioner, Mr. Oscar Eager to mission to inquire into the be Deputy Superintendent, Mr. grievances of ex-Government Tso Tsun On to be Adjutant. employees in Ceylon which was Dated August 4, 1939. adopted at a public meeting at the Arlanda College.
AQUATIC SPORTS.
H. K. STOCK
EXCHANGE
Trading during the day was 80 limited in extent that the market may be rightly described as stag- nant.
BUYERS
China Underwriters, $11. HK, Lands 4% Debentures. Par. -H.K. Electrics, $53}.
Canton Ices, $1, HK Govt 4% Loan, $102). FK Govt. 31% Loan, 991,
SELLERS "Humphreys, $8.
SALES
H.K. Bank, $1320. Bank of East Asia. $72. China Underwriters, $13.
Atoks
PHILIPPINE MINING
Antamok
QUOTATIONS
Baguio 'Gold Batong Buhay
Itogons
Centavos.
21
221
21
013
Benguet Consol,
10.60
Big Wedge
20
Coco Grove
23
Consol Mines
0025
Demonstration
09
IX L
43
Ipo 'Gold
18
231
Manbulao Consol.
05
Masbate Consol
11
Mindanao Motherlode
084
Mine Operation
134
North Camarines
231
Paracale Gummans
18
San Mauricio
89
Surigao Consol. ............
2:3
Buyoc Consol.
14
Syndicate Investment
029
United Paracale
PHILIPPINE GOLD MINING-
QUOTATIONS
'Tuesday, Aug. 8, 1939. s
Atoks
Antamok
Centavos.
21
221
Bagulo Gold
21
Batong Buhay
013
Benguet Consolidated
10.50
Big Wedge .....
20
23
0025
09
43..
16
23)
Coco Grove
Consol Mines
"Demonstration.
I. X I
Ipo Gold
Itogon's
Manbulas Consol. Masbate Consol.
50
11
Mine Operation
134
North Camarines
231
Paracale Gummans
18
San Mauricio
89
Surigao Consol,
23
14
028
41)
Buyo Consol.
Syndicate Investment United Paracale Mindanso Motherlode
HONGKONG
£80
SHAREBROKERS
ASSOCIATION
Volume of Business Tracasacted' on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 1939.
100 $54.00
2 64.00
500
4.15
200
1.25
"
The attention of all police. Re- The meeting, which was under servists is drawn to the programme HK, Electrics the auspices of the ex-Government of the 18th Annual Aquatic Sports Star Ferry
Association. Employees'
w of the Police and Prison Depart-Providents presided over by Mr. de Zoysa. ments to be held at the V. R. C. on! Underwriters
Mr. de Zoysa, in the course of Saturday, September 18 1930. It his address, said that he felt can- includes, two special races open to vinced that some action should member of the Hongkong Police be taken to have the grievances Reserve. Further particulars can redressed of those Government be obtained from Bub Inspector R. employees who had been unjustly J. Hunt, to whom all entries must discontinued from service or who be sent before Monday, August 14 and twenty-me cases of cholera had been unfairly treated by the 1939.
were notified to the Health De- Government.
partment for the three days end-
CHINESE COMPANY
COLONY HEALTH
BULLETIN
Forty-one cases of tuberculosis
Many acts of injustice were Patrol Duty. Nightly between 18 at midnight on Aug. 7, in
committed by a certain class of 20.00 hours and midnight by mem- officers in Government service bers as detailed by the officer in owing to bribery and corruption.
"Unfairly Punished"
Charge of Company:
1939
INDIAN COMPANY
The following have been taken Mr. P. de S. Kularatne, who ex- pressed his sympathy with the ex- on the strength of the Indian Government employees, said that Company there was no doubt that, in some, cases the punishment meted out was harsh and excessive while in R218 some instances it was justified.
as from August 1,
Constables. R206 Meher Bux, Buraydat Abbas, R229 *** | Khurshed Alam, R231 Abdul Karim, R251 Mohamed All, £225 There might be some in whose Rehmat Din, R267 Jamal, Din, cases there had been a miscarriage 1272 Naziz Ahmed, R278 Moham of justice and innocent persons haded Sadiq, and R217 Mohamed been made to suffer for no fault. A[281
addition to four cases of enteric
fever, two cases of measles, and
one case each of diphtheria and dysentery.
Abdul Khurshed Alam, R21 Karim, R251 Mohamed. All, 1266 Rahmat Din, R267 Jamal Din, R272 Nazir Ahmed, R276 Mohamed Sadiq, 1277" Mohamed Afzal, and R250 Abdullah Khan,
Patrol Duty. Nightly between 20.00 hours and midnight by members as detailed by the Off- cer in Charge of Company,
**FLYING SQUAD
Mr. de Zoyss left the meeting Training Course Part II The at this stage and Mr. Kularatne following members have qualined Death. The Commissioner and conducted the rest of the business. in Part II of Training Course on Deputy Superintendent of Pollee
Mr. V. 8. C. Bingham proposed Friday, July 28 1839
Reserve regret to announce the Constables R221 Nand Bingh, death of Constable R365 Tal Wing. and Mr. E. Dalpatadu seconded the following resolution which was R226 Mohamed Abker, R237 Kamis, Leung on the August 6, 1939. carried unanimously:-
Bachoo, R252 Fair Mohamed, Patrol. Duty. Nightly between "That this meeting requests R57 Sarwar Khan, R258 A. W 20.00 hours and midnight by mem- the Secretary of State for the Kader, R254 Abdul Haroon, R261 bers as detailed by the Officer in Colonies to implement the Makhan Singh, R266 Kesar. Ali, Charge of Company, f motion moved by Mr. Stripais R270 8, A. Ismail, R778 Lal Singh Bamarakkody and passed by the and R287 N. L. Advani 18 State Council on 10th March The undermentioned membera 1938, asking that a special com of the Indian Company will attend mittee be appointed to inquire into the whole question of discipline and promotion Government departments also to inquire into the cases of those unfairly runther Posts
EMERGENCY UNIT RESERVE
Patrol Duty Nightly between Indian Company Headquarters on 20.00 hours and midnight by mem
of bern as detailed by the Officer in Friday, August 11 for Part Training Course at 17:30 hours Charge of Company sharp
FINANCE & GENERAL
Cotton Sales Plan In U.S.
WASHINGTON, Ang. B (Reuter) The Export and Import Bank has announced completion of ar rangements for participating with cotton shippers in financing the sale of 50,000 bales of cotton to Spanish mills at the rate of 25,000 bales a month.
The Export and Import Bank will provide 80 per cent, of the credit, with the balance carried by Individual exporters,
Credit Guarantee Leading Spanish banks will guarantee the credits and the Government of Spain bas given. an assurance that dollar exchange will be made available to meet all maturities, which consist of eight quarterly instalments, beginning six months after delivery of the cotton
Commercial American banks will be authorised to handle documents to provide funds, as agents of the Export and Import Bank,
The cotton will be transported.
WEDNESDAY,
K. M. A.
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