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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
February 24, 1939.
Execution Follows Chinese Hold London Stock
Amoy Killing
CHUANCHOW, Feb, 24.
A Japanese detective has been assassinated in Amoy. The asanssin left behind a slip
of paper declaring hinself to be a member of
On To Old..
Banknotes
Market Quiet QUEENS & ALHAMBRA
London, Feb. 23. On the London Slock Exchange to day, home rails, industrials and gilt- edged securities nitracted a to
the Chinese Youth Corps for the Ro-Japanese Measure Fails buying interest in otherwise quiet,
covery of China's Lost Territory.
Handbills denouncing the Japanesa
militarists were also distributed.
In N. China
Feiping, Feb. 23.
but mainly steady maricela.
were
Cable and Wireless stocks streng- thened on better sentiment regarding As a result of an extensive searchi conducted by the Japanese autheri- Cld banknotes have practically dis-traffle outlook.
Among commodities, Jute was firm ties, a member of the Corps by the appeared from everyday use since name of Chang Chen-wen was ar- the 40 per cent. devaluation was en-and netive, with improved trading rested. He was executed the follow-forced on February 19, but; controry and speculative buying, otherwise int day. Central News.
to offe'nt predictions, there was no they were very quiet. Foreign exchanges
quiet, last-minute rush to change the eld
from some activity in Belga which continued nervousness regarding the political situation, and Federal Reserve banks at Internal The Chitung and Hopei waived their holl-revival of the talk of devaluation. day on February 10 to give owners Control pegged the spot rate, but for months forward, discount of old notes a last chance to change three
were widened from 11 to 20 centimes. them, but only 1,000 yuan
Wall Reserve
Street was quiet.Reuter changed at the Federal Bank, less than 100 yuan were Special.
notes prior to the devaluation dead- | hp were offered owing to the
LATE NEWS
line.
DOCK COMPANY'S changed at the Bank of Hopel, while
DIVIDEND
Subject to audit, the Board of Directors of the Hongkong
according to reports from Shantung. only 5,000 yuan were changed in the ast five days, prior to devaluation. Banking elretes are of the opinion and that all the panicky chonging was Whampoa Dock Company Ltd. will done when devaluation was first on- recommend to shareholders at the nouneed, while the present trend of forthcoming annual general meeting the richer Chinese is to hold on to the following appropriations of the their reserves of old note-United amount at credit of the Proft and Loss Account at December 31, 1030;
To Pay a Dividend of six per: per cent.;
four per
To Pay a Bonus of cent.;
To place $350,000 in Special Reserve for Extensions;
To place $507,300 in General Reserve:
To Write Down Stocks by $150,-
000:
"To Pay Bonus of $70,000 to Stuff:
and
To Carry Forward $370,000.
Presa.
Chinese Attack In Manchukuo
Chungking, Feb. 24, Arain swinging into netion, Chinese volunteers in Manchuria have infileted extensive damage upon the Peiping-Liaoning Railway at
Tahu- shan and the Antung-Mukden Rail- way near Fengcheng.. according to
ACADAMY AWARD dispatches received here.
FOR G.B.S.
"Reuler" states George Bernard Shaw has received the annual award
Raids have also been staged on Japanese garrison posts and trans- port convoys.
Martial Law In British Guiana
to the
London, Feb. 23, Martial law was proclaimed to-day in the district of Georgetown, British Gulana, owing
threatening situation there,
Despatches state that 1,000 strikers, armed with long knives, are assem- bling so that the police have had to be reinforced and supplied with fire- arms.
In view of the revolutionary character of the disorders, the police have received instructions to prevent groups of more than three persons forming in the streets-Trans-Ocean.
Baron, Baroness Die In Plane
Algiers, Feb. 23.
A wireless message from Fort Japanese reinforcements are being' of the Academy of Motion Picture rushed to different strategic points Lamy in French Equitorial Africa, along the communication lines to says that Baron tle Foucaurort, In- Arts and Sciences for the best written; forestall further attacks-Central spector-General of Finance in Paris,
News.
and the Baroness were killed when their plane crashed near Ounianga, 300 miles from the border of Anglo- Egyptian Sudan.
screen play place in 1938.
This was the adaptation of his play "Pygmalion," not yet screened in Hongkong.
The Canadian Pacific liner Empress Yesterday, Norms Shearer received of Canada arrived at Shanghal
pn
a similar award for the best female Thursday at 230 p.m. and left ut 10 acting for her part in "Marle a.m. to-day. Antionelle", now showing at the
King's Theatre.
Galeno Beats Feldman
Miami, Feb. 24. Tony Galento, heavyweight boxer,
beat Feldman by tk.o. after 31
seconds in third round of scheduled
ten round bout,
Feldman, who former winner on points against John Henry Lewis, was terribly hammered and bare bruises us large as a lemon.
The loser went down three times in second round for counts of nine, eight and reven. He was DI his knees in third round, helpless, when referee stopped Right-Reuter,
Anglo-Ffench Recognition
*** Paris, Feb. 24. Events in connection with Spain are moving forward to a rapid climax. M. Daludler asked for vote of con- fidence la Deputies this morning on the issue of Government's right to grant de jure recognition to Franco without a preliminary debate in Parliament..
It is expected that French recogni- Han-and probably British as well- will be a fait accompli by Monday, Reuter.
They were bound for sources of the Nile by a hitherto unexplored route.-Reuter Special,
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Baden Powells' Birthdays
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Nairobi, Feb. 23.
The boom defence vessel Barlight arrived from Singapore yesterday Lord and Lady Daden-Powell lo- after a rough Journey lasting over day celebrated their B2nd and 50th two weeks.
birthdays respectively by attending The ahip has coins out from United! the Girl Gulds celebrations at the Kingdom to Join the Barlane, another Government, House of Nairobi. of the same class which recently com- The Chief Scout was in excellent pleted her trials and was commission= | spirits.—fouter,
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Restrictions
In Hankow
Shanghai, Feb. 23, A new agreemeul has been reached Hankow between the French
Concession and Japaneso authorities regarding the opening of * certain street for, unarmed Japanese,
On the other hand, the Japanese have abolished tiffood embargo,
-Novertheless, oùity small quantities ure datering the Concesalors———-2°rasta – Océdh.
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