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Soviet Demands
Divulged
Moscow, June 7.- The Soviet Union is asking Britala and France, for an effective pact of mutual assis- fance, and an undertaking to the three well-known Itallic States (Lalvia, Lithuania and Estonia), It was revealed to-day When the Pravda published for the first time the details of the recent Boviet note.
The paper describes the can- ditions as the minimum con- ditions necessary for brganisa- tion of a defensive Europe-Reuter.
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Thetis Salvage
MAY TAKE
A WEEK
Thursday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
June 8, 1939.
Tumultuous Welcome King's Birthday
Awaits King & Queen In United States
Aboard the Pilot Train, June 7.
King George and Queen Elizabeth will complete 6,000 miles of travel in Canada to-day. They will enter the United States over the international bridge at the Niagara Falls, where they will receive the first cheers from this country ever given to a reigning British monarch. They will be guarded for the first time by United States militia-
men.
London, The Royal train leaves Ontario, at 11 am, and crosses the
endin southern tip of Ontario, the first phase of the American tour on the Canadian side of the famous falls.
There will be four days of cere monles in the United States, starting at Niagara Falls where the train will he greeted by a party of American and Brillsh Embassy amelals, United Press,
Nearing Niagara
London, Outarlo, June 7.
Ready Response To which will drop a string
Relief Fund
London, June 7.
Pootung Affair
HOW MR. TINKLER
of
The following telegram svan sent from Illa Excellency the Governor to the Secretary State for the Colonies, London, yesterday:
"Grateful if you will convey to His Majesty King George the loyal and hearty congratula- tions and good wishes of all communities in Hongkong on the occasion of his birthday."
Tientsin
Japanese Ultimatum Rejected
WAS SLAIN Japanese ultimatum regarding hand-
Bayoneted While
On Ground
Shanghai, June 7.
A Japanese naval spokesman said that the Japanese naval authorities are making demands to Britain re- garding the Tinkler incident.
He said that Tinkler had not re ceived medical treatment for several hours because he resisted the efforts of the Japanese doctors to dress his wounds.
over others
Tientsin, June 7 The British Consulate here has ani nounced that they are rejecting the over the alleged Chinese ter rorists held by the British police.
However, they said they will hand and the bomb-carriers two
be expelled from the on a certain date which has not been revealed.
The British Municipal Council has issued a notification warning that breach of neutrality in the area will result in the culprits being handed over to the authorities or expelied from the Concession-United Press,
British Concession
Reply Unacceptable
Two unique cervinonles will take place on the way to Ningara, Thel Majesties will enter a motor car at St. Catherine, 14 miles from Niagara, and on the way to the Falls tho ear will operate an "electric eye" of logs neross the highway mand "Queen sidor fa- Elizabeth Way." In shion the car will operate mechanism unveiling the corner stone of a new
Tientsin, June 7. to replace the "Honeymoon span
the Niagara River Bridge" over
The Jupantre Consul General sald Work of calving the Thetis is pre-which collapsed in 1930.
He admitted that if Tinkler had that the British refusal to deliver Their Majesties will wines the ceeding in fine and warm weather. Wires are being passed under the Falls illuminated by colored flood-been treated promptly he would have the four Chinese suspects due to the recovered. He insisted that the Ja lack of concrete evidence of their was not acceptable to the submarine to cradle her when she is lights.
The King and Queen received"
panese doctors were unable to over- guilt, fted. When enough of these wires
Krand reception at Windsor from a
and Consular officials admitted their are in position they will be made Prowd of 250,000, mostly American.
A Japanese Embassy spokesmon belief in the guilt of the quarlet the reconstruction of the foreigners were subject to during said Majesties saw sign dominating the American immitation" of extraterritorial rights, crime.
He said that the promise to sur- rending, "Detroit Wel- including indefinite detention and
terrorists WAS of Detroit comes Your Majesties." The Queen inc
won-execution if they interfere with Jn render two other
He said irrevalent since it was not asked for, was heard to remark, "What a
panese operations in China. that it was not a matter of law but United Presi derful sight "Reuter,
of direct action-United Preas.
Bayoneted On Ground
11.
come
NATIONAL
DOLLAR COLLAPSE
Fund Withdraws Support
Shanghof, June 7. The yuan slumped to 8d. with Hitle foreign exchange being available at ang price when the Sino-British Con- trol Fund, which has been selling at 8d., withdrew from the market.
Merchants here four that new_res trictions are contemplated.
It is understood that the Control Committee is at present in session in HongkongUnited Press.
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United Press later reports that the yuan closed yesterday at 740
American 14%
cents. Yesterday being Wednesday the exchange mar- ket in Shanghai was closed in the nfternoon.
Hongkong Statement The Shanghai weakness promoted In Hongkong where the Central Committee was in sensational rumours session yesterday,
Later,
It was learned from an authoriia- tive source that, the movement in the exchange need give rise to no misgiving. The resources at the dis- posal of the Control are amply suill- elent to meet the situation, and the ability to maintain the exchange need not be questioned.
Eliminating Speculators
London, June 7. Far Eastern bankers had no in- formation to explain the drop in the Chinese dollar.
A widely held view is that the Chinese control deliberately dropped the rate with a view to squeezing out
It
pointed speculators. manoeuvre, though practised by generally-Reuter,
out
this that never pubilely
the control banks
tight at stack tide, and when the As the Royal Train was leaving Their mort,inkler's resistance, despite his Jopunese because the British Police acknowledged, is not infrequently
tide lifts the camels the submarine shouki
with come
them. Fifteen feel would be a good average lift.
The camels, with the submarine at- tached, would then be towed to
submarine the wards and until grounds in shallow water.
soy.
Liberal Subscribers
Contributions Include £100 the King Esu from Queen beth, and £50 from Queen Mary. In addition to the builders' subscrip- tion, £5,000 each has been given by the Vickers Armstrong Company and by Lord Nuffeld-Trans-Ocean,
a huge flluminated
Washington Plans
Washington, June 7. *2'* capital's biggest and
arrive welene is being prepared for Their
Who win
ties
fest
on
wounds.
Shanghai, June 7. It is understood from a reliable marines were restoring source that during the melee in which Japanese
The order, Mr. Tinkler apparently
Japanese Statement
Newspaper's View
Shanghal, June 7. Describing ነነ "ross misrepre- sentation" rumours that Great Bri- tain has suddenly withdrawn ussis. tance to the Chinese national cur- rency, the American owned Shang- hal Evening Post and Mercury states huvo that three reasons appear 10 guided the Stabilisation Fund in its decision this morning to stop selling The desire to discontinue unlimited financing of Shanghal's huge import the past two exchange at the previous rates;
hus absorbed exchange surplus, which l
month. months amounting to more than £2,000,000 a
prevent The strong resolution to further Japanese trapping of foreign exchange reserves, since recently the Japanese secured exchange from the
industry in Central China; also, the Stabilisation Fund in unprecendent ed large amounts to finance trade and Huu Haing Commerelul Bank threa- money market as a wholesale buyer! tened to appear in the Shanghai open ajainst the nullonal
"Hongkew moncy:" of exchange currency obtained from circulation of the ruling The conviction that rutes of exchange no longer are in
currency sympathy with the change situation, and that the market must be permitted to establish lower rate at which the Fund would! resume.iis intervention.
Tientsin, June 7. The Japanese Consul General told In the view of exports it is con- sidered that it should be possible to
the Press that the British refusal to move the Thetis three miles or so at each of the first few tides., It is pro- Majesties,
Cheng Hsi-kang's murder due to lack was unaccep- bable that the tow to Redwharf Day,Thursday and leave on Friday, will
surrender four Chinese suspects of be at the New York Fair on Satur-
of concrete evidence Anglesey, where sea bed conditions
day and Hyde Park on Sunday, are favourable, may take at least a week
conditions-two days in Washington will give thought that the Japanese were at table to the Japanese, because the under good
an opportunity for the capital's most tempting to invade the mill and fired British police and consular officials on them. He was thereupon knock- admitted their belief in the guilt of reconstruction of British Wireless,
amorous "splurge," but the main object of the visit is taken to be ed to the ground with a ride butt. accused during political--the bid of a great Empire The Japanese kicked and bayoneted the crime at the Grand Theatre.
He said that the British had pro- causing greal him while on the domen. This mised to surrender
two other ter- London, June 7.
for closer friendship with a
several wounds in the Repablic. £2,000 has been subscribed on the first day to the Thetis Fund opened
Diplomats assign to the visit two occurred at 9 a.m, but Mr. Tinkler orists, one of whom was the leader by the Lord Mayor of London and
was not naked for. Mės In the Mayors of six towns on the Mer-motives with tremendous potentiali-was not allowed to receive other than of an anti-Japanese argon ring, but international poilties Japanese medical assistance until this had no bearing on the case, since
He said
that the British Municipa! enthusiastle Canadian military and 11.30 p.m., when he was moved across from econorale support for England and the river.
he The Japanese version announced Council's notification was a step in between strengthening of the Elizn
at to-day's press conference is that the right direction. However, Britain and the United States.
American oficialdom is nervous. after being dermed Mr. Tinkler feared that there might be future attack Japanese conflict in obtaining evidence in a
this 10
murder. Majesties They face the great responsibility of attempted to
during marine, whereupon other marines crime similar protecting Their the visit. They also have the de surrounded him and he may have Untied Press.
Kulangau Position Worse licate task of judging the population's come in contact with a bayonet dur- reaction to the visitors and in de ing the scuffle.
Under questioning, the spokesman
Amoy, June 7. termining whether Anglo-American London, June 6.
tics are stronger or weaker when revealed that although the British
The paper adds that there can be the favourable turn in the local situation, A message from Cape Town states the guests have deported. The visit Consul-General requested that Mr. Contrary to previous reports of a that the Mayor has decided to open may have a bearing on the neutrality Tinkler be
paper Consul-General the Japanese It is generally believed that British, this was not done until he the prolonged negotiations between no doubt that the fund will resume
and operations. The the relatives of issue.
dead. will was A relief fund for
journey the Thelis.-British Britain hopes the those lost in
why extrality rights were the foreign consular body and the The Chinese National Government suspicion and diminish American
Municipal Counell came to is not going to let Shanghai down Wireless.
rded, the spokesman declared Kullock,
according to statement entirely in the matter of exchange." mistrust of Britain.
be in the that where a person enjoying ex-
Mr. Goro Uchida, the by Their
The paper concludes that the mo Majesties will
ment has been reached when Chinese United States ni 0.35 p.m. (E.S.T.) trality rights threatened the safety mode London, June 7.
The Japanese Consul-General says currency polley will be put on a new will and probably somewhat different A sum of £20,000 has already Wednesday and arrive in Wash- of the Japanese forces, the Japanese Japanese Consbi-General to-day. ington on Thursday morning. They claimed the right, under International
Eltuation for the basis.
"Chinese will leave for Montreal on June 12, Law, to execute "summary action." that the Japanese authorities
currency,"
paper the Lord Mayor's Fund for depend-after remaining in the United States Such action, the spokesman added, calmly watch the
Uchida held says, "appears far from doomed, and ents of the Thetis victims.
The Mayors of Wellington, New approximately four days and nine did not exclude unlimited detention ume being. Zenland, and Capetown, South Afri-
tish, American and French Conculs have found again a steady level London Hakes Serious View cu, have opened similar funds.—
and Mr. Hitchcock the acting-Chair-here."-Reuter. London, June 7.
of the Kulangsu Municipal Reuter Bulletin.
The British Government is taking
view of the Council, on Tuesday, an extremely serious
is-understood Tinkler incident.
Cape Town Sympathy
Retief Fund Grows
been subscribed up to last night to
Hongkong's Response
hours.
forecast
handed
over to
for even execution-United Press.
the
ex-
B
declares,
Constions with the Bri- in the not distant future is likely to 1
separate
mon
Huge Crowds Expected The Washington police that the crowds will be larger than during the Armistice.
6,000 and Tanks, aeroplanes
I that no final agree in the There has been a small but ready soldiers will participate.
for the It is pointed out in London that ment has been reached with regard response to the appeal by the Chin- welcome. Congress will adjourn to
control the to the Japanese proposals
of the Council. ese members of the Hongkong Legis receive the visitors under the dome the Japanese virtually
funds on of the capital.
mill area and for some time there reorganisation
Domci. lative Council for reilef
among the The bitterness towards the British have been disturbances behalf of the victims of the Thetis
inde-workers. Following British protests, stated yesterday rulers growing out of the Diaster. It was
not yet pendence struggle, and also the war an armed British naval guard was that although there have
4 of 1812, has been to a large extent mounted over the mill but was with- been any big donations quite number of small sums have been lost during the 125 years of peace. drawn after a few days on a written These old events, however, are com-assurance from the Japanese that received,
mented on at present, but mostly in British lives and property would be humorous contrast to the present good protected. relations. In fact, the King is Only yesterday the British Am- The nation to-day mourned for the scheduled to lay a wreath at Wash-bassador in Tokyo raised the matter
Vernon,
to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, victims of the Thetis disaster. The ington's Tomb at Mount
The cordiality which will be ex-drawing attention to the activities of clatter and noise the busy Mer-tended to the visitors will not prevent certain Japanese in fomenting strikes
the absence of steps by thei Geyside Was hushed
the newspapers and some Congress and sweeper Hebe passed on its way to
men the open sen to pay it last tribute to commenting candidly on the Japanese to preserve law and order, to-day revealed that the two. British
of the trip, which is to Reuter. of friendship men of the submarine. On revitalise the bonds 10 the bourd were the widows, mothers with the United States in view of
Wreaths Into Soa
London, June 7.
as the mine.
Colonel Spear
Still Detained For® Identification
by the
Move A Mystery
Shanghai, June 7. An Exchange round up of Shang- hal's financial district shows that Shanghai was taken completely by surprise this morning when shortly after the opening of the exchange market it was learned that the Hong- kong and Shanghal Bank and the Chartered Bank, acting on behalf of the Anglo-Chinese Exchange Stabili sation Fund, discontinued males of exchange
at the existing rate of 8d. for sterling.
ensued in the Utmost confusion market "nominally until near mid- day, when some cash business was done at 71⁄2d and later at 87%d."
The afternoon market closed as usual on Wednesdays.
Exchange circles are completely mystified by the action of tho whether instructions to the Hongkong Stabilisaation Fund. It is not known and Shanghai and Chartered Banks
fathers and sweethearts of the 20 the threat-to-the-world's status quo accompanied by Cabinot
Chiefs of Staff-of-the-Army-and men entombed in the submarine 14 by the totalitarians, The newspapers Navy and Congressmen, while a not yet been completely identified urf-originated from Hongkong or Lon-
Tokyo, June 7. The spokesman of the War Office officers who were detained Japanese military authorities at Kal- gan were still undergoing examina- members,lons.
He said that the two officers had
miles out at sea. Many relatiespointedly cite Sir Ronald Lindsay's
Lt. Col. C. R. Spear and Lieutenant don.
they possessed although Government offices will close, re Cooper, who could not face this ordeal stay remark that a part of Their Majesties bugle drum corps will also attend.
or attended
and the identity cards. purpose is to improve the ties of ed quietly at home memorial services elsewhere.
friendship as far as they possibly leasing 125,000 workers.
schools will dismiss 93,000 pupli. The spokesman pointed out that Hotel rooms overlooking the parade! even...
the British Ambassador can.
The Hehe was accompanied by the minesweeper Sea Gull, heavily Inden with wreaths
of service was simple and consist
to Save, and then the firing of
Mr. Roosevelt has contributed
tain in a most favourable light in
Lo
which were dropped much, intentionally or otherwise, 10/route past the Capitol to the white China aliviys informed the Japanese opening to $2,256 early in the after-
a trip by aeroplane tended to As soon as the Royal guests arrive authorities in advance when he in- over the sunken vessel. The order the movement seeking to place Bri-House ask a rent of $40 a day,
occupied areas. in the Jan
"It is hardly believable that is of the hymn "Eternal Father Strong the United States, and it is believed at the White House there will be
he welcomes the Royal visit en- diplomatic circle in the cast room
of Sir Archibald and their wives, after which there
should loiter in the areas where volley, sounding of the Last Post thusiastically and will possibly re- for the chiefa of diplomalle missions in-membera
will be a small kumcheon at 1 pm Japanese and Chinese military forces and Reveille and singing of the Nu-turn it.
Universally Popular
At 2.30 p.m. Their Majestics will tional Anthem, A number of other :
Opponents contend that Britain start for an hour's
drive, visiting are confronting each other, without warships of the spot also participat-
wants the United States to save the Lincoln Memorial Cathedral, St. previous notice to the Japanese au- ed in the service.
British Empire from collapso, as was Peter, St. Paul, Rock Creek Park thorities," the spokesman added.- Nearly 1,000 employees of Cam-allegedly done in 1918, and cite Briand other pinces. At 4 p.m. the mell Laird marched from the
ship-
tain's non-payment of war debts. British Embassy will hold an yards to a memorial service in front Such criticism, however, has become formal garden party. They will re- p.m., pase- of the town hall at Birkenhead scarce as the date of Their Majesties' to White House at which was attended by many that arrival draws near. Impartial ob Ing through a line of boy and girl along. Pennsylvania sands of others. Many fogs were at servers regard this as a sign that scouts lined half mast in prominent buildings even the opponents of collaborating Avenue. A State dinner will take throughout the country, including the with, Britain wish a cordial atmos pince at 9 p.m.-United Press, London Stack Exchange and Throzphere to prevail in honour of the marlon Street. "......
Memorini services were also held at St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, Parts- mouth, Devonport and Chatham Reuter."
ylaltors, who are personally almost universally popular and respected,
President and Mrs. Roosevelt will
·
Elaborato Precautions
"
in-
New York, June 7. Over 50,000 men will guard the
preet Their Majesties at the station safety of Their Majesties during the
at 11 n.m. to-morrow. They will be
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A sharp drop in the local currency was accompanied by an equally sharp rise in gold bars, while rush buying forced the price from $2,098 at the
moderately, closing at $2,210.
Enquiries revealed a total lack of noon; sfter. which the rate declined knowledge of the reasons prompting the action of the Stabilisation Fund. Muny rumours dooded the market, conjectures being heard on all sides. Various Explanations
Bource One', prominent foreign
and Hongkong stated that the Shanghai Bank definitely has instruc tions to cesse selling exchange at Dd, but it is not known where the that the truth could possibly be found in any one of the following rumours
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