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NEW DOLLAR BANKNOTE
PUT INTO CIRCULATION
BY H.K. GOVERNMENT
the first local A new One Dollar banknote, fiduciary issue to exhibit the portrait of His Majesty King George VI, has been put into circulation by the Hongkong Government.
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The new" note is similar in size, design and colour as the old notes except for the use of the present King's portrait instead of that of the late King George V and for the difference of signatures.
In the present issue, the signature appearing is that of the Financial Secretary. Hon. Mr. Sidney "Caine, while the signature in the old issue is that of Mr. Edwin Taylor, C.M.G., former Colonial Treasurer.
Only a limited number of the new notes have been issued, $100,000 worth having been issued through the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation a few days ago.
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Further notes will be released from time to time, The while the old notes will be gradually recalled. Government, however, has not fixed any date for such recall.
- The appearance of the new One Dollar note in the market has been somewhat of a surprise, as no official intimation had previously been given.
GERMANY MAY
LAUNCH
ATTACK ON RUMANIA
Seven Hundred Thousand Troops Ready For Action
LONDON, NOV. 22 (REUTER) — RELIABLE REPORTS FROM PRAGUE STATE THAT OVER 700,000 GERMAN TROOPS, fully equipped for action, are now massed in the Protectorate near Olmatz and Machrischostrau, according to the News-Chronicle's special cor- respondent in Budapest.
Big Change In Military Situation
PARIS, Nov. 22 (Reuter'a Specia}} War Service)-Two German planes
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, "1939.
Disturbance
At Shanghai
Dockyards
SHANGHAI, Nov. 22 (Rea- ter)Office windows at the Shanghai Dockyards were broken this morning when dismissed workers are report- ed to have created a dis- turbance while attempting to picket the dockyard premises to prevent other workers go- Ing to their jobs.
They were not very success- ful and started throwing bricks at the office.
The Shanghal Municipal Police Riot Squad was notified and soon had the situation in hand.
Enemy Plane Over Mouth Of The Thames
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REPRISAL ONLY LANGUAGE NAZIS
UNDERSTAND: BRITISH DECISION ONLY POSSIBLE REPLY TO GERMAN INHUMANE MINE-LAYING PRACTICE
EVEN THE CUS
Slong Dad Were shiftin to......... Blimey. I nearly said it!
OLD BILL reappears in a poster LONDON, Nov. 22 (Renter's Spe- designed to warn troops on leave clal War Service)-An enemy air-against being too taiksilve. craft was sighted over the mouth
of the Thames at noon, today. Anti-aircraft opened fire And forced the machine to A great height.
Later the machine was pursued by the RAF. and it came so low that it seemed certain that it would strike the roof of village houses.
The
MINE OFF COAST OF SPAIN
LONDON, Nov. 22 (Reuter)-The
BRITISH SOLDIER Blockade Will Involve No
CHARGED WITH
MURDER
SHANGHAI, Nov. 22 (Reuter) -The preliminary hearing of the case in which Private J. H. Eckford, of the Seaforth Highlanders, is charged with the murder of Lance Cpl. James Davis, was commenced in the British Police Court today.
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The case was adjourned til Nov. 28. Only evidence of identification was given. “
It will be recalled that Davis was found shat dead tirʊngh the back of the head while on duty in a blockhouse of the defence perimeter on Nov. 4.
Property Of Polish Government Confiscated
Loss Of Neutral Ships.
And
No
Frightfulness
« LONDON, NOV, 22 (BRITISH WIRELESS)—REPRISAL IS THE ONLY LANGUAGE THE NAZIS
UNDERSTAND
SAYS THE TIMES WHICH, IN › COMMON WITH OTHER NEWSPAPERS, COMMENTS ON THE PRIME MINISTER'S STATEMENT REGARDING THE SEIZURE OF GERMAN EXPORTS,
It is recalled that similar action was taken in 1915 after Germany wrongfully declared the waters surrounding Britain to be a "military area." The present decision is generally regarded as the only possible reply to the in- humane German practice of indiscriminate mine-sowing.
The Daily Telegraph says, "It was not only our right, "[but our duty, to take measures of retaliation against such brutal warfare.”
The News-Chronicle,
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SIMILAR
pointing ACTION BY
FRANCE
out that the German object is to isolate Britain, regardless of cost to others, draws distinctions be- tween the Nazi treatment of neu trala and the effect of the pro- captain of a Spanish steamer. has
posed action on them. Blockade machine passed over a reported sighting a mine off the LONDON, Nov. 22 (Reuter) and counter-blockade, it says, "win searchlight post and then disap-north coast of Spain.
Herr Frank. Governor-General of inevitably cause much hardship to peared from view. apparently
This is the second occasion on German-occupied Poland, issued a neutral countries, and
decree trying to which a mine has been observed.
confiscating all Poland hedge-hopping
"But our method, unlike The Italian shaker off British fighters hanging
steamer Fanona | Government. property, including that of the Nazis, will involve on top.
(6,000 tons) struck a mine off the all debts, rights and other in-
no loss of neutral ships, no south-east coast last night and terests.
sacrifice of lives, no frightful- Neutrals will suffer in- ress. convenience at our hands but that is the price they must pay, and should pay gladly, for removal from the world of the Nazi pestilence."
Decisive Factor In War
OTTAWA, Nov. 22 (Reuter)— Capt, Harold H. Balfour. Under-1 It is firmly believed that Ger-Secretary for Air, who is at pre many intends to launch an attack sent in Canada representing Bri- on Rumania through Hungary in tain in the Dominions Air scheme, the near future, says this corres- said: "The mere pondent.
fact of the an-
Strong
of rumours in Budapest nouncement state that Italy has promised to the Empire Air help Hungary if she is attacked by Training scheine Russia or Germany.
in Canada · is' NEUTRAL BALKAN BLOC having a de- BUCHAREST, Nov. 22 (Reuter) pressing Romania is willing to assist in on Nazi leaders. "The practical
were brought down in flames in an the formation of a neutral Balkan
has
effect
was badly holed. She was stall
A special department has been afoat this morning.
organised to administer, former Tugs are trying to tow the Polish Government property. steamer into port.
PARIS, Nov 22 (Reuter's Special War Service)The French Government has de- clded to take action similar to that of Britain by intercept- ing German exports.
have no outlet but Germany for their products. In those cir- cumstances, Germany could make her own terms for payment.
Another decree makes occupied The Admiralty announces that a
Poland a special currency area,
A REAL THREAT British warship, in the vicinity of Iceland, intercepted the German entirely separate, in regard to our-
The Times: "It is а stern "If mine-laying were to continue ship Bertafsser, 4,110 tons, whose rency, from the Reich
measure which has its disadvan- to be as effective as during the crew started to sink the ship and Legal means of payment will be tages but it is the only possible past week it would represent a took to boats. They were rescued solely in zloty. by the warship.
OFFICERS IMPRISONED 1:
NAZI AIRMEN LONDON, Nov. 22 (Reuter)- PRAGUE, Nov, 22 (Reuter)-Six- Three German airmen, who were ty officers of the former Czech found drifting in a collapsible boat Army were sent to prison for re- in the North Sea, were rescued by a fusing to surrender their arms, British ship and landed at an east according to the German news
agency. coast port
reply to the ruthless violation of real threat to British food sup sea law which the Germans have plies. And, if it eventually made chosen to perpetrate and which, the Oslo States become virtually after their first glib denials, they dependent upon Germany for a now boastingly and gleefully ad-market. the effectiveness of the
mit."
REASON OBVIOUS
blockade would be seriously weak- ened."
The only effective answer. edito- Financial News concisely deals Mal continues. is that, now pro- with the object' of the German posed, but the application of this Indiscriminate sinkings. *The “potentially a weapon for the de- reason for this policy is obvious feat of Nazi domination" raises Lack of foreign exchange makes wider issues or policy, such as the Germany a bad buyer; so long as taking up by Britain of part of the the sea routes to this country re-trade lost to neutrals, by applica- main open to traffic the trade of tion of the blockade. the Oslo States, Scandinavian
GRIM FIGHTING NORTH OF YAMCHOW: CHINESE TO SURROUND FONGSHING countries, Holland and Belgium
There has been increased Japanese aerial activity in the Pakhol area.
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air battle on the Western Front bloc, according to a high authori- affect that" Capt. Balfour
SHIUKWAN, Nov. 22 (Central) Grim fighting .con- this morning and another German tat ve quarter but it cannot under thousands of young well-trained plane was believed to have been stand the various suggestion that airmen will be available soon tinues to the north-east of Yamchow. Both sides are re-
would be prepared to contemplate might be a decisive factor in the ported to have suffered considerable casualties. brought down in the North Sea
a change of frontiers as a step in present war.” Coinciding with the numerous
that direction Rumania reconnaissance flights German ar-
often declared that she will fight tillery, of all callbres, was active
to maintain her present frontiers. east of Saarbruecken and near
It is declared here that although Blies guns broke into sudden act!-
has been much Italian vity and pounded the French front there. to a depth of over one mile behind diplomatic activity aiming at the formation of a Balkan bloc, the the lines.
only achievement hitherto had been the Italo-Greek exchange of Notes tending to remove Greek suspicions of Italy's intentions.
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BLOW TO TRADE will inevitably trend towards the The Hague, Nov 22 Reater? Allies.
Britain's decision to stop German "Germany is short of all the exports on the high seas is regard commodities that the Oslo States ed as a bad blow to Dutch trade. produce, iron ore, timber bacon and shipping circles in Rotterdam the shrunken trade and dairy produce. If the indis fear that A Japanese combined in- Kwangsi Province, which is the criminate submarine warfare were facilities will be now much fur- fantry, cavalry and artillery main objective of the Japanese sufficiently intensified to render ther diminished and the plight of force of 1,000 men made an drive on the Kwangtung-Kwangel the North Sea Impracticable for neutrál nations emphasised. assault on Lupao, about 15 border, was subjected to further shipping the Oslo States would miles above Samshul on the terrific air raids yesterday.
More than 30 hostile aircraft North River, yesterday morn- ing. They were checked participated in the mass attacks, south of the town."" Both raining tons of high · explosives sides brought their artillery and preposterous handbills.
Wuming, Kwefhsfen and Fing Feelers havé been made in
into action and a fierce gun Balkan States but political sources |
It is learned from a
reliable duel ensued. Fighting is still yang in Kwangd were also bomb- concrete develop-source that a states that no
new Group was going on. German troops are still massed ment can be expected iminediately, established in Shlukwan recently, on the front from Holland to the
called the 35th Group Army, which is under the command of General
kwan as Vice-Commander.
Authoritative military circles think that a big change in the. military situation is possible if frost comes to the Western Front where the weather is now fine and the day is get- ting collar.
Rhine, ready to march.
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The frost would harden the
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mud-bound ground and also mean LEAGUE OF NATIONS Hon-wan, with Tang Long-
cléar and cloudless days and nights, thus facilitating observa- tion.
DEATH OF VICE- ADM. GUEPRATTE
"AND BRITAIN
CHINESE CORDON CHUNGKING, Nor. 22 (Central) -Military advices
state
that heavy Chinese reinforcements have thrown a cordon around
ed,
IN NORTH KIANGSI KAOAN, KIANGEL Nov. 22 (Central)—Six Japanese. guns
simultaneously opened up Halangfukwan, six miles north- east of Kaoan, in Northem Klang-
.on
Grave View Taken By y
Japan
TOKYO, Nov. 22 (Router)We view the case with grave conocem,"
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LONDON, Nov. 22 (Reuter)-In on November 16, was under the occupation. Several attacks have the heavy barrage about 400 Jap-spokesman in commenting on the Radio programines
This Group which was formed Fongshing now under Japaneses, on Monday morning. Under said. Japanese Foreign Office Valley rugby
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been made on the city.
Kowloon wedding.
the House of Commons yesterday, control and direction of the famous
anese troops rushed the Chinese sinking of the Terukuni Maru, AR. P. orders Coming events He added that the Government at the end of the sitting, the ques-General Chang Fat-kwei, the one-
The Japanese driving north- positions. They were thrown back will take appropriate steps when Crossword puzzle tion of the League of Nations was time Commander of the Ironside,
ward from Yamchow have met toward evening with over 100 the full circumstances of the dis- raised,
A presentation of banners to with stiff Chinese realstance. casualties.
aster are established,
Airport news Mr. R. A. Butler said that the Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, by sharp fighting is proceeding in on the same morning
Leading article It is stated here that the loas death is announced of Vice-Ad- Government had the future of the the Hongkong Chinese Medical the outskirts.
100 Japanese troops at Shektow will be borne entirely by JapaneseHello and goodbye miral: Guepratte, who commanded League at heart. "We would have Relief Corps took place recently at
kong attempted to cross the Chin insurance companies as the liner the French feet at the Dardanelles to return to international co- Shukwan, when General Chang FURTHER AIR RAIDS in the Great War. He was 3 years opération eventually in me form Fat-kwel received the banners on
behalf of the Generalissimo.
"BREST, NOT. 22 (Reuter)The
-ofnge.
or the other," he said.
KWEILIN, NOV. 22 (Central) Nanning, the old capital
of
about
verowing north of Kaoan was not reinsured by foreign
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