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The private life of a radio star With GINGER ROGERS NORMAN FOSTER ZASU PITTS FRANK McHUGH Allen Jenkins, Gregory Retail, Edgar Kennedy, Lutler Liniefield
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1934.
THE
HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH.
TO STAY ON GOLD
MAXTON'S THREAT,
ITÁLY DENIES ANY POLICY CHANGE
Notwithstanding
DIPLOMATS DEATH
OGPU OFFICER'S BODY IN--
CONSULATE
Istanbul, Feb. 27.
UNEMPLOYED MARCH TO 10 DOWNING STRECT
Romo, Fob, 27.
London, Feb. 27.
the Prime A first-class sansation has been Rumours that Italy is conton.
n created in diplomatie and political plating leaving the gold standard Minister's refusal to receive are strongly denied by Signor deputation of the unemployed circles by the death, in mysterious Jung, the Finance Minister, who marchers who have invaded Lon-circumstances, of Ivan Michin, 6, declares in his, own and Premler don, a party of 40 of those Second Secretary to the Soviet Mussolini's namos, that
the visitors, headed by Mr. Jamon Embassy at Angora. Italian Government deter- Maxton and Mr. John McGovern, mined to maintain tho Hira Labour members of Parliament, bathroom of the Soviet Consulate anchored to the gold standard, as marched to No. 10 Downing Street half an hour before he was due to
sall for Odessa. fixed by the Stabilisation Law of to-day, Dec. 21, 1927-Reuter,
roney,
ja
They halted there and demanded to see Mr. MacDonald.
Michin was found dead on the
Last week Michin wan ordered to return to Moscow by the Ogpu for whom he has been working.
One theory is that Michin pro- ferred to kill himself rather than and another is that he return was murdered for refusing to return.
Recent Wenkness.
London, Feb. 27. Upon a secretary stating that The recent weakness of the lira Mr. MacDonald was not even in has given rise to rumours that the building, Mr. Maxton told him Italy will follow Czecha-Slovakia's that he regarded the incident as examplo, and depreciate this cura personal insult and would raise the matter in the House of
Turkish police are inclined to Sound bankers here point out Commons.
Addressing the deputution of the belief that he was murdered.→→ that the weakness of the lira is
tlie outside
Prime Reuter.. seasonal but in aggravated by marchers withdrawals of funds which Minister's door, Mr. Maxten.dwelt Italian emigrants in America upon the peaceable nature of the previously transferred in order to steps they had taken hitherto to ROTARY CLUB TIFFİN. secure a hearing and redress. anfegaard themselves against a depreciation of the dollar.
But if the Government closed all constitutional doors to them, the SPECIAL FUNCTION PUF OFF
TO FRIDAY unemployed, then there were other. doors with which they would have. to deal, he threatened.-Reuter, :
The lira, after touching a dia count of over three per cent, in relation to the franc is now re- covering slightly.
in
Another Reduction.
they
The Rotary Club of Hongkong had arranged "Ladies Day" at the Hongkong Hotel Roof Garden for-to-morrow, to be addressed by the Rev. Dr. Norwood, Minister of the City Temple, London.
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 scheduled time, the time will be held on Friday, March 2, instead.
The Financial Times Parla cor- respondent states that apprehension exists as to the future of the frane thus accentuating the dimculiica.
The paper states that important and points out that the Treasury, which
1 is obliged to meet maturities French producers secretly favour of about £20,000,000 before the end dovaluation of the franc, as of July, relies on the holders of there convinced the franc is stabilised securities agreeing to renew their too high.-Reuter. bonds. But if the bonds are not
Now York, Feb. 27. renewed, if public expenditure not drastically cut down and if the Lending bankers are discussing
The directors of the Rotary Club budget is not properly balanced, the question of a further cut in the then Inflation aceenis inevitable. gold value of the dallar, a 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 now 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. quotas, and so on, are likely to re-stimulating the demand, which in sult in an increase in the cost of time would advance prices again. lving, and therefore higher wages, Reuter.
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