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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
WEDNESDAY,
TO STAY ON GOLD
MAXTON'S THREAT.
FEBRUARY
DIPLOMAT'S DEATH
-1934.
ITALY DENIES ANY POLICY CILANGE
UNEMPLOYED MARCH TO 10 DOWNING STRECT
OGPU OFFICER'S BODY IN CONSULATE
Notwithstanding
Istanbul, Feb. 27. Romio, Feb. 27.
London, Fab, 27.
the Prime A first-class sonsation has beon Rumours that Italy is contom-
acroated in diplomatic and political plating leaving the gold standard Minister's refusal to receive aro strongly denied by Signor deputation of the unemployed circles by the death, in mysterious Jung, the Finance Miniator, who marchers who have invaded Lon- circumstances. of Ivan Michin, 25, declares in his own and Premier don, a party of 40 of those Second Secretary to the Soviet Mussolini's names, that the visitors, headed by Mr. James Embassy at Angora.. Italian Government la detor- Maxion and Mr. John McGovern, mined to maintain tha lira Labour members of Parliament, anchorod the gold standard, as marched to No. 10 Downing Street fixed by the Stabilisation Law of Dec. 21, 1027-Reutor.
rency.
to-day.
Thoy halted there and demanded to soo Mr. MacDonald.
Michin was found dead on the bathroom of the Soviet Consulate half an hour before he was due to sail for Odessa.
....
Last week Michin was ordored to return to Moscow by the Ogpu Recent Weakness. `
London, Feb. 27.
Upon a secretary stating that for whom he has been working
One theory is that Michin pre- The recent weakness of the lira Bir. MacDonald was not even in has given rise to rumours that the building, Mr. Maxton told him ferrod to kill himself rather than and another is that he Italy will follow Czecho-Slovakia's that he regarded the incident as return example, and depreciate the cura personal Insult and would rajse was murdered for refusing to
the matter In the House of return.:
Turkish police are inclined to Sound bankers hore point out Commons. that the weakness of the lira is Addressing the deputation of the belief that he was murdered
outsido the Prime Reuter. scanonal but is aggravated by marchors withdrawals of funds which Minister's door, Mr. Maxton dwelt Italian emigrants. in America upon the peaceable nature of the previously transferred in order to stops they had taken hitherto to ROTARY CLUB TIFFIN. anfeguard themselves. against
a hearing and redress, dopreciation of the dollar.
But if the Government closed all]
accura
TÓ FRIDAY
The lira, after touching a dia-constitutional doors to them, the SPECIAL FUNCTION PUT OFF count of over three per cent, in unemployed, then there wore other relation to the franc is now re-doors with which they would have covering slightly.
to deal, he threatened-Reuter.
la
thus accentuating the difficulties, French producers secretly favour The paper states that important
Another Reduction.
The Rotary Club of Hongkong had arranged a "Ladies Day" at the Hongkong Hotel Roof Garden for to-morrow, to be addressed by the City Temple, London, the Rev. Dr. Norwood, Minister of
As It is now announced that the Tanda on which Dr. Norwood is travelling from Japan to Australia, will be in port a day later than Acheduled time, the tile will bei held on Friday, March 2, Instead.
The Financial Times Paris cor- respondent states that apprehension existe as to the future of the franc and points out that the Treasury, which is obliged to meet maturitics of about £20,000,000 before the end devaluation of the franc, as they of July, relies on the holders of the are convinced the franc is stabilised securities agreeing to renew their too high. Reuter, bonds. But if the bonda are not ranmved. If public expenditure
New York, Feb. 27. not drastically cut down and if the Leading bankers are discussing
The director of the Rotary Club budget is not properly balanced, the question of a further cut in the then inflation seems inevitable. gold value of the dollar, as com- hope that members and their Another great danger is the per-modity prices are not rising as it guests will be able to adjust their sistently increasing production was anticipated they would do. engagements to attend on the new costs. French manufacturers are, But some sections of Wall Street date, and very much regret the rapidly losing their foreign and believe that the better way to raise unavoidably short notice of the overseas markets. High tariffs, prices would be to cut them, thereby change.
Dr. Norwood's subject will ba quotas, and so on, are likely to re-stimulating, the demand, which in
in the Modern sult in an increase in the cost of time would advance prices again--"Armamenta
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