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Wednesday,
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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
China's Budget
LATE NEWS
Italian Troops In Spain
London, Apr. 14.
NEW COLD
RECORD
weather...
record
: Authoritative quarters declared to-
YESTERDAY'S day that reports printed in several English
about recent proved short-lived. papers despatches of Italian troops to Spain At seven p'clock this morning, the temperature at the Royal Observatory cannot be confirmed.
In accordance with the reply given dropped is 30.4 degrees, creating by Mr. I. A. Butler in the House of new all-time minimum mercury re- Commons on
on Monday, the British cording for the month of April, 2 Government was of the opinion that; Previous to yesterday, when Ho there was no reason to assume that temperature dropped to 51.7, the Italy would not comply with the lowest recording was, on April 4 provisions of the Anglo-Italian 1905, when the
Big Increase, ALHAMBRA
But Smaller Than Japan's
Chungking, Apr. 4. Financial circles say that the general budget of the Chinese Gov- ernment: for the present fiscal year,
January 1 to December 31, totale 2,850,000,000 yuan as compared with 1,200,000,000 yuan in 1938 pro-war budget
It is said that the Agures for 1997 of 2,100,000,000 and "for 1938 of 2,400,000,000 yuan, as well as this year's figures, are less than half the Japanese Govemment budget for the
Bureement, or that Italy would refuse to: 41.8 the temperature trapped respectiva years-United Press;
to withdraw troops from Spain on This morning's minimum brings
conclusion of hostlities in that the April minimum record down by LICENSING BOARD.
over's degree
country.
So for the English and Italian governments had not discussed the question JB to what date the liostilities might be considered as definitely concluded.--Trans-Detdna
Violation Of Treaty
ariter
The lowest temperature ever re-
Unofficial Justices
Mr. P. S. Cassidy will take the scat on the Licensing Doard vacated by Mr. G. S. Archbutt.
corded in Hongkong is 32 degrees. Mr. Cassidy. Wins Seat Of Rot on two occasions in our meteoro- logical history, both peculiarly enough at the beginning and end of 1893 on January 18 and December. 18. awhis morning's minimum of 50.4 degrees is over ten degrees below the
in the election yesterday, confined minimuin for April last year, and to the Unofficial Justices of the exactly 17 degrees below the mean Peace, Mr. Cassidy received 55 votes. ...temperaine !
for the fourth month of His opponent, Mr. C., M. Manners, [the year" London, Apr. 4,
received 23,
Polling took place in the Urban Reports that military action against 1 represents a fall of over 30 de- Albania la imminent, and that Italy grees in temperature since Sunday. Council offices between 4 and 8 p... A meteorological oficial on the Mr. IL A. D. Forrest, First Police has planned to create an Italian pro-reak told the "Telegraph" that the Magistrate, being the presiding off- tectorate over Albania, are not con- temperature there fell to 43 degrees cer. It was especially interesting as firmed in a semi-official statement at 7 o'clock this morning..
being_the_first_election_ever held for Issued in London to-day,
This is how the mercury has fallen the Licensing Board. Hitherto there The statement recalls that in King
yesterday:
scats has been no competition, the since. Victor Emmanuel's speech on March 23,
7 a.m. 50.4 being filled by nomination. Albania
1 a.m, 50,9 Was among
1 p.m. 54.7 tho
Out of the 100 or more Unofficial 6 p.m. 53.3 2 a.m. 51.9 8 mm. 1.7 enumerated nations with whom Italy LB p.m. 52.5 4 mm 51.9 Dam, 82.2 'Justices of the Pence on the list, 78
ined friendly
diy relations. maintained
Attention was further drawn to the 10 p.m. 51.0 3 a.m. 81.0 10 am. 62.9 exercised their privilege of voting. Anglo-Italian declaration of January 12 am. 51.7 6 a.m. 50.9
Of yesterday's candidates, Mr. 22, 1037, in which both countries The difference between maximum Cassidy was nominated by Mesars F. recognise the sovereignty of the and minimum during the past 48 C. Hall and W. H. Lock, while Mr. countries bordering Mediter hours has varied by only four de- Manners was sponsored by Mr. ranean Sea.
B. Wylle and Hon. Mr, Leo d'Almada
· The cold spell is likely to continue o Castro, Junr. (Kowloon Residents"
Association).
the
This express recognition of the status que had been confirmed once again in the Anglo-Italian agreement of April 16, 1938. Any Italian steps, therefore, which would prejudice Albanian sovereignty, England would regard as a violation of the treaty. 'The British Government saw reason to assume that Italy would undertake such a step--Trans-Ocean,
German-Italian Preparations
no
Rome, Apr. 4. Diplomatic sources here have re- ported indications of joint German! and Italian military preparations to meet any democratie attempt to encircle the Reich,
Italy has apparently been carrying out a series of mysterious movements of land, sea and air forces coincident) with the
of the crack Alpinc osters from Rome tar Trento between the French and Jugo Slavia frontiers, together with the movement of German heavy
Italy.
to
sources state that Italy has concentrated troops at Brindisi Although the Government has ofcally denied the rumours that Italy is planning to move Albania.
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towards
Unconfirmed reports say that some Italian air squadrons have landed in Albaniu.
The Albanian Government has issued an official communique deny- Ing that Italian troops are moving Jowards Albania.Unlied Press
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