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PROPOSED CHANGES IN
CURRENCY CONTROL
The following Hongkong Goverment Gazette Extmordinary was published yesterday:---
In connexion Wah proposed a hanges in currency control, It is notified under the Defence (Finance) Regulations, 1940, that the following banks are those at present authorised by the Governor to deal in foreign currency and that all other authorisations pre- viously made are cancelled--
RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING
CO., LTD.
Report for four weeks ended July 19, 1941. Perlod 574.
DEVELOPMENT
for the
Development Joutage period amounted to 591 feet.
RAUB HOLE SECTION
American Express company. Bank of China.
Bank of Communications.
H.K. IMPORTERS
AFFECTED
Importers and exporters of the Colony are much affected by the new restrictions on the exporta- tion of peanut oll, potatoes, ginger and some other commodities from North China by the Japanese, according to a report in the Cbl- nese evening Press.
It further says that a consign- ment of 8,000 bags of yellow peas and 12,000 eggs destined for Hong- Chartered Bank of India. Ana- kong from North
China, vla trálta and China.
Shanghai, are being held up there 1a view of the new restriction.
Chase Bank.
Thos. Cook and Sons (Bankers). Hongkong and Shanghai Bank-Japanese authorities in Shanghai It le also reported that the; ing Corporation.
have lifted the ban 00 the
countries portation 01 textiles to other
Mercantile Bank of India, National City Bank of New York, Nederlandsche Handelmaats-
110 Feet development. The ma-chappli. jority of the footage again con- sisted of rising, that above Nos. 2 and 5 levels being payable.
ANDERSON SECTION
Nederlandsch Indische Handels-
bank.
In exercise of the powers conter-
PEANUT OIL PRICE INCREASE
According to the Chinese ver
65 Piect development. This con-red by the Emergency Powers E- sisted of driving and crosscutting fence) Acts. 1939 and 1940, as ap-nacular papers, the price of peanut The majority of that above plied to this Colony by the Emer-oil has been further increased by gency Powers (Colonial Defence) $2 per picut. The retal price is Order in Council, 1989, and the now 38 cents per catty. Famergency Powers (Colonial De
only No. 4 level was payable.
BUKIT KOMAN SECTION 192 Feet development. More than half the footage was again above Nos. 5 and 5 levels. All the work on No. 5 level was payable.
DERRICK SECTION
fence) (Amendment) Order in The reason for the increase is Council, 1940, His Excellency the said to be due to the Japanese Governor further amends the De- restriction on imports from North fence (Finance) Regulations, 1940, China or peanut ol and eight 158 Fect development. Two published as Government Notinen- other kinds of commodities, but thirds of this was to enable allington 328 in the Gazette of March the real cause has not been of stopes to be undertaken. Winz-21, 1040, as amended by Govern- officially ascertained. ing, commenced below No. 3 level, ment Notification R93 of July 26,
and driving on No. 6 level, were 1941, as follows- payable.
MALACCA SECTION
69 feet development. Explora- tory work from the surface to the north of Malacca Shaft was co11- tinued satisfactorily, and the re- sults from the majority of the, work above Nos. 2 and 3 levels was satisfactory
MINING
AMENDMENTS
by the repeal of the proviso at the 1. Regulation 2 (1) is amended
end thereof.
Naval Engagement
In The Baltic
2. Regulation 4 (1) is amended MOSCOW, July 31 (Reuter). by the substitution of the word Four Soviet torpedo-boats scat- "person" lor the words Britishtered an enemy convoy escorted subject" in the second line of para- by destroyers and torpedo-boats A total of 6,715 tons was mined graph (a) and the urst line of in the Baltic and sank a barge and treated. Tonnage was slight-Paragraph (b) thereof.
laden with tanks and infantry, reports the official TasS agency
One Sovlet vessel was damaged
ly lower than last period. Grade 3 The following new regulation last night. improved at Bukit Koman and is inserted immediately after rc- Malacca, was maintained at Raubigulation 4- Hole and Derrick and was slightly lower at Anderson. Raub Hole 3.110 tons Anderson 580 tons; Bukit Koman 948 tons; Derrick 1.432 tuns: and Maincea 639 tons.
ORE TREATMENT PLANT Battery: Ore crushed 6,715 tons, Residue to Retreatment 6,819 tons, Residue to Storage 96 tons.
Retreatment Plant: Tailings Treated-Current Tailings 6.619 tons, Bukit Komari Dump Tailings 2,825 tons, Raub Hole Dump Tall- Ings 1.113 tons. Total: 10,557 tons. GOLD SHIPMENT Battery: 1060.36 Bullion Oz, 999.93 Fine An Oz.
Retreatment: 715.95 Bullion Oz.. 605.11 Fine Au Oz
Total: 1782,31 Bullion Oz., 1605.04 Fine Au Oz.
GENERAL Though tonnage is slightly lower than last period, operations were normal and the improved grade has been maintained.
Betcking of the new tider- ground Survey Office continues satisfactorily. and some further work was done on adlts for use as Air Rald Shelters.
BRITISH, AMERICAN
FIRMS GUARDED CHUNGKING, July 31 (Reuter) -Quoting information from re- liable sources, a Shanghai dis- patch states that the Japanese have stationed gendarmes around British and American firms in Tsingtao
However, as regards the report that
gendarmes are also posted around Anglo-American firms in Chefoo, Mukden and Dairen, no confirmation is as yet available
BANK
and escorted
44. The Governor, or a person formed a smoke screen, round her, in the engagement but the others acting on his behalf, may impose such restrictions on the making of her to her base.
beat off the enemy [payments and the doing of any other acts by bankers in the course Governor to be necessary or ex-tish subject" to the first line: and of their business as appear to the pedient in connexion with special,
(b) by the insertion of the words blocked and registered accounts unless the Governor otherwise and other matters ancillary to the directs" immediately inclusion of this
after the Colony in the word "shall" in the fourth line. sterling area,
thereol.
4. Regulation 3 1 is amend- ed-
5. Regulation 6 (3) is amended by the substitution of the word (a) by the substitution of the "person" for the words "British word "person" for the words "Bri- subject" th the first line thereof.
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