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DEATH OF SIR DAN GODFREY
Famed Musical Director
London, July 20. The death has occurred of Sir Don Godfrey, well-known musician und Musical Director of the Bournemouth Corporation-Reuter Bulletin.
Dan Godfrey, who was born in London In June, 1808, came of a family associated with British muste for generations. His grandfather, his father and two uncles were band- masters of Guards regiments,
In
of
Coolidge Is Rammed
Shanghai, July 20.
The President Coolidge saliod at 7.10 321, to-day, half a day late, because the typhoon and rain delayed the moving of
The liner suffered alight damugo amidaŭins on the port ske on her arrival at 140 p.m. yesterday when the Japaneso freighter Nissan Maru, proceed- ing down the Whangpoo, rammed her, suffering damago to her bow. The steel plates of tie President Coolidgo wETO dented and
holew port damaged.-United Press,
The liner le due in Hongkong to-morrow.
two
DANZIG TENSION INCREASES
Frontier Guard Pole Is Shot By
Friday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
Collapse Of S'hai Dollar
were
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Shanghai, July 20, Chaotle conditions perienced in the financial district to-day as the Chinese dollar resumed the downward trend and established a new low exchange value of 43⁄41⁄2d. Crowds of Chinese are reported to [have formed
the a quero outside headquarters of the Hua Haing Com- mercial Bank in Hongkow endeavour- ing to get rid of their Chinese cur- rency in exchange for Hun Hsing noics, which the Bank now claims Is peitged to sterling at 6d.
While the holders of dollars rushed to buy foreign exchange, which wo only available in limited quantities at the progressively worsening rates, others turned their cash into shares or commodities,
In the open maritet eash setters at
the epentant offered sterling at 5d and United States dollars at 94 cents. The market ruled weak for the
greater part of the day and at the
close the respective rates were 415 and 84 cents, nominal, with sellers scarce and business virtually im- possible.
Gold bars opened at $3.300, ng cumpared with $3,200 at yesterday's close, and moved sharply glier
Educated in London and Germany, he entered the Royal College of Music in 1884, studying the clarinet under Lazarus and harmony with A. Caldicott, He was also taught by his father and hy J. Hartmann, an expert in anlitary band orchestration. 1890 he gained the bandmastership diploma of the Royal Aeudony Music and was appointed conductor of the London Military Band and of the Corps of Commissionuries,
In 1801 he toured South Africa as musical director of the Standuril Twenty alleged members of Mar-throughout the day, closing at $3,055. Opern Co. and got a post es condue-xist organisations have been arrested. An active session was also ex- tur of the Globe Theatre, Johannes- it is reported that weapons were perlenced on the Stock Exchange burg. Heturning to England, be pro- found with them and that they held where the closing prices were, how- vided the orchestra for "Venice in communication with foreign Powers, ever, mostly below yesterday's final London" in 1892, and was musical-Reuter Bulletin.
levels due to profit-taking.. adviser to Olympia, Ltd. In 1803.
Dunzig, July 20. Danzig Nazit ndmit that there are 4,000 extra Nazi police in Danzig ond that barracks for their accommoda-
on are inadequate.
The
German Threat
von
Berlin, July 20.
·Commander-in-Chief of the
Army. German
General Brauchitsch, delivered a speech to- Memorial in East Prussit, which he day at the Tannenberg National War described as a reply to certain Polish clalms,
In 1914.
the
The yen in the "black market," which was sult t par with dollar yesterday, feteled 110 Chin- cse cents, this afternoon, following the renewed weakness of the dotlar, -Router.
Japanese Views
His life work, however, was done. at Bourneniouth. contracted with the Corporation to supply a band of 3t for summer and winter concerts in 1803 and next year was appointed resident musical director, In 1800 the Municipality took over the con- trol of musle and Godfrey's band was converted into the
Bournemouth
Tokyo, July 20. Municipal Orchestro, the Brst of its
AR Japanese, cireles concerned kind in England. His reputation is
The occasion of the speech was a voice support for the severence of based mainly on the high standard of
visit to the tomb of Field Marshal relations between the Hun Hsing his symphony concerts, which, with
von Hindenburg, victor of the Battle Commercial currency and the Chung of Tannenberg against the Russians king dollar and the establishment of more popular performances, he ran for about 30 consecutive seasons.
a new exchange standard for the new During that period he gave in the Hindenburg knew what was at stake i
General von Brauchitsch sald that currency. winter nearly 5,000 works, including when he declared that it was above will continue support for the Chinese It is believed unlikely that Britain about 1,500 by British composers, d large number being fra perform-and completely liberate this ancient lisation fund has allegedly been ex- all things necessary to effectively {currency after the £10,000,000 stakt- Prussian territory. He stressed that hausted in about three months. this consiliuter
appropriate The new level of six pence Is ing claims to this ancient, soll. answer to those who are now advanc-also cansidered the most appropriate mark in view of the trade relations, less do we fear it," he declared.
"We do not seek to Bght, but much tendencies of commodity prices and other peculiar circumstances in the After recalling his own experience Shanghai area-Domei. East Prussian district, the speaker General Officer Commanding the
Frederic reminded his audience the words
nees,
Its most Ambitious underlaising was the Easter Festival In 1922, when series of high class concerts resulted In a substantial profit. In the same your he was knighted. He controlled an annual expenditure of £30,000 and the repertory of his orchestra contained practically every classica! symphony, overture and concerto, as well as a representative selection of modern works. Widely known as a lecturer on music, he was an acknow= ledged nuthority on milltary band transcription. His consistent port of British composers was again recognised in 1924 by his election an Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Music.
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Godfrey was the only British con- ductor at the Wagner Festival in Berlin in 1904.
Dalai Lama Found?
Five Year Old Boy
must beat the enemy or we must be the Great, "Either we mowed down by his batteries."
There was, said the General, no who was not animated by a burning young German officer worth his salt
victory.-Trans-Ocean, desire to lead his troops one day to
Visits Of Inspection
Warsaw, July 20. Generat Ironside is inspecting military establishments and attendlag t military parade to-day. He is mehing with the War Minister and will probably return to England by air to-morrow.-Reuter Bulletin
-British Arms Loan
London, July 18. Poland is reported to be complain- Ing that Great Britain is demanding
Secks Foreign Co-operation
Tientsin, July 20. While the Yokohama Specić Bank is preparing against possible refusal exchange concentration polley, Ger- by foreign banks to adhere to the new
statische Bank, have pledged co- man banks, Including the Deutsch- operation with the Federal Reserve Banic.
open
a new
Following the announcement of the extension of the export exchange contrul to the entire list of commodi- ties, the Deutscho-Asintische has been preparing
Bank ofice in the First Special Administra- tive District. Japanese and Chinese authorities concerned are watching with concern the possible attitude of ether foreign banks
On Way To Lhassa the right to dictate how Poland In-ready started removal to the Chinese
tends spending the £5,000,000 loan for military purchases,
Chungking, July 19. Chinese reports say that the 14th sisting that Poland must spend the Sir John Simon is said to be in- Dalai Lama, Political Pontiff of Tibet, who is a five year old "reincarnation" Poland prefers to purchase part of money in the British Empire while of his predecessor, left Taerasu City, the war materials in the United
in the pasture lands of Chinghal, on States where she can get quicker July 13 for Lhassa, the capital of delivery-United Press. the "Hermit Kingdom."
and
Poland Wants Gold
To avoid isolation, Chinese banks In the Concessions are offering co- operation in the new exchange policy. The Hopch Provincial Bank has al-
the Concession. The Kincheng Banking Corporation 08 with the Yokohama Specle Bank.— Wednesday opened a new account
Domel.
quarter from
Ex-King Being Sued
New Television
Station
London, July 20.
The Director-General of the British Broadcasting Corporation slated to-day that a television broadcast station will-bo esiaḥ. ilshod at Birmingham.
Hitherto the only station has bsen London where television programmes have a range of 20 miles, The, programmes have. been clearly picked up by scủa In the Channel Islanda.
The question of “a separata Heence for television reception is now under consideration, the Director-General added---Reu- ter Bulletin.
GERMAN ARMY
July 21, 1939.
Tokyo Talks
HOPES OF SUCCESS VERY DIM Both Sides Stand Firm
Tokyo, July 20. It is authoritatively understood that no agreement has been reached for the proposed settlement of the Anglo- Japanese dispute in Tientsin 'as the result of the conversations on Wed- nesday.
Informed quarters understand that the British Ambassador will cable to London for fresh instructions befora he resumes the talks on Friday.
The British envoy, during Wednes day's conversations, manifested tho British Government's readiness to co-operate for an amicable settlement of the dispute but maintained the in- Government in formulating basio conditions of a possible settlement.
Mr. Arita relterated the Ja- -panese Government's views that
Two Million Under dependent claims of the British
Arms In August
Berlin, July 20, The increasing military activity is the Japanese proposals are based on teading
observers to estimate that the actual conditions obtaining "on Germany will have approximately the pot and urged Britain to re- 2,000,000 under arms by the end of cognize the existence of a state of war August.
In reality and to effect to-operation with the Japanese in regulating the political, economic and other affairs indispensable for the subsistence of the Japanese military forces in Tien- tsin.
The most recent class of reservists for three months' service have been called up in addition to an estimated 400,000 of the regular Army, that the 100,000 reservists who were
Meanwhile there is no indication With the claims of both aldes hay- called up in the spring, will be re-ing been sufficiently outlined during leased yet.
the course of the past conversations, is negotiations hereafter will be con- ducted on the basis of these claims. It is understood that the conference will be continued in the form of free talking. Domel.
Germany's standing army estimated at 1,000,000 men.
The unusual military activity of recent weeks has been officially described as part of the manoeuvres, It includes, firstly, on unusual amount of troop movements through- out the Relch; secondly, the concen- tration of troups, estimated at three divisions, in Rohemia, Moravia and Slovakia; thirdly, the requisitioning of n' automobiles and the inspection. of trucks as a preliminary to re- quisitioning; fourthly, the erection of carthworks eight miles from the 1'olish: frontier In addition the behind the frontier-United Press. permanent fortineations 30 miles
Simla Conferonce
Simla, July 20 A comprehensive scheme to enable Kency measures is understood to have Immediate Institution of joint emer-
been drawn up in the defence talks between Intia und Burma which con- cluded to-day.
The two countries, although each is responsible for its own defence, bave now established close Hatson on mans important aspects of military and air defence,
Sea com..
The preservation of munications, on which India and Burma are primarily depenitent, is understood to have been discussed at
the recent Singapore conterence.
Plans for maintenance of food sup- piles and transport of war materials loved to have been and military reinforcements are be Simla in the light of the Singapore discussed nt decisions.
The object of the scheme is to en- sure unbroken co-operation between matters the two countries over all essential Reuter,
under any conditions.
Swatow Conditions
Japanese To Protect Chinese Property
Baron
Firm Japandse Stand
Tokyo, July 20 It is understood that an agreement inuma and the Foreign Minister, was reached to-day between
Mr. Hachiro Arita, to maintain a Arm sland in the Anglo-Japanese negotin- tions regarding the Tientsin issue.
Detailed reports on the outcome of
nwra and at a conference at the Foreign Ministry.
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Wednesday's conversations were made by Mr. Arita to Baron That's exactly what you will say about As the result of to-day's consulin- your Gabardine, Palm- tions among Government leaders, it was understood to have been affirm- beach, Sharkskin and ed that Japan would be unable
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make concessions in her claims for other types of Sum- the recognition of a virtual state of mer Suits when they war in Chin and the necessary mea sures in political, economle and other come back from fields for the subsistence of the Ju- panese Army "on the spot,"
Competent observers believe that even if Britain shows a conciliatory attitude on other points, Japan wil! probably suspend negotiations in case Britain falls to agree to the basic eventuality Japan will attribute the Japanese principles. In such an failure of the parley to Britain's in- sufficient understanding. Domel,
Special Emissary
Tokyo, July 20. Mr. W. D. Allan, Secretary of the British Embassy in China, arrived at Tokyo on July 10 as a special emis- sary of Sir Archibald Clark Kerr, the
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Ambassador to Japan, in the diplo
matic negotiations on the Tientsin issue.--Domel,
Pessimism Increases
Tokyo, July 20. It is understood that the British had previously agreed to a Leneral declaration of wartime necessities, Swatow, July 20,
under which the Japanese Army is The Japanese Expeditionary Forcetinued Japanese insistence on abstract However, con- operaling in China. has issued a statement pledging pre-principles has aroused apprehension tection of the property left by 2,500,- 000 overseas Chinese in Swatow and lest the Japanese attach interpreta-
Chaochow.
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The statement says that over a month has elapsed since the cupation of Swatow and peace ond restored In
order have been fully prising from the fact
London, July 20, The Anglo-Polish credit negotia- lons in London have reached a dit- Acult stage, that British stipulate that the credits granted by England should be spent exclusively in England, whereas Po- land wanis to use the credits finance orders placed, with other countries, notably the U.S.
to
Embezzlement Charged Against Prajadhipok
The report says that the Dalai Lana is belag escorted by Ma Yuan- hal and special comunission of Chinese Government and Tibetan officials. The five year old youths possesses piercing eyes, a quiel dis- position and a dignified fare. It is aald that when he received Chinese reporters they were all surprised that he could mix among strangers for an hour without losing his poise naivele. It was said that "not once did his voice fatter, or did he seem to be nervous or uneasy."
As regards the amount of these credits, the negotiations now revolve, Reports state that prior to hls according to death, the 13th Dalai Lama instruct about the question of a British export Daily Telegraph, ed the Lhassa priests to go to a fake credit for Polish armaments orders 100 miles from Lhassa where "diyine revelation" would be made. and for
the up to eight million pound
sterling, ment It is al the priests found
granting a France-British Images: firstly, a picture of a place ling, of which the British part should two cash loan of 8.5 million pounds ster- with "diverse races and heterogeneous be five million pounds. dresses," and, secondly. the emergence ΟΣ three
The Daily Telegraph adds that characters
Tibetan Poland wants suggesting Taerssu.
to receive this ensh Taerssu is know as "Ethnological
credit in gold.-Trans-Ocean... Tibet," wherefore the priests sent agents to Chinghul to search for the
Polo Shot By Frontior Guard reincarnation.
On Border
Warsaw, July 20.
The priests met the late Panchen Lame who gave instructions to pro- ceed
A Polish frontier guard was shot
to Hungtuya, 15 miles from dead by Danzig Customs officers this Hsining, where they found the boy morninst. infant. Reports were sent to the Central Government and Lhassa and called on the Palish Commissioner The President of the Danzig Senate the boy was taken to the Tacrssu Lamasery.
PLEASE Turn To Page 5.
The Tibetan Commissioners be-
lieve that all Tibetans will support he dies the attribute continues, and p the new ruler as the reincarnation coincides with the revelations of his
new vessel must be found predecessor.
This is done by searching out
for
the
their
lions to this which the British did not intend,
That apprehension is related to precedents in which the Japanese have utilised a broad definition by
Swatow, Chaochow, Tenghal and shifting interpretations in accordance
with the moments of their require.
Broakdown Foresoon
Tokyo, July 20.
Ampow. A new government to ad- minister East Kwangtung by absorb-ments. ing the peace maintenance conmig The British are ready to discuss Singapore, July 20. sions at different places will shortly
the Tientsin questions in a concilia- The Malaya Tribune's Bangkok be established.
fury one. However diplomats fel- correspondent states that the Siamese Swift action prevented the Chinese towing the Regotiations think the con- Government has filed suit against troops from
might carrying out their versations
never reach the ex-King rajadhipok and his Queen, notorious "scorched earth" taclies, definite problems. and interest on Crown properties they ment offices and private properly in claiming 125,000,000 tirals, the value and most of the important Govern- It is understood ihat Sir Roberl allegedly transferred without Gavern- the districts are well preserved.
Craigie is pessimistle and the British are already looking beyond the nego. authorisation before
The Maritime Customs at Swatowtlations and considering next moves, abdication.
was taken over by the Japanese on Including the possibility of Tientsin transfer, in 1933, of British Consola opened a branch on July 16; and the July 5; the water service was resum- The claim covers
evacuation.-United Press. allegeded on July 17; the Bank of Talwan value of £100,000 pur- electric light service will be resumed to the chosed with the Privy Purse during at the end of this month. the King's previous reign, and de-
It is learned in diplomatic circles While the Japanese are satisfied at that a breakdown. Is threatening in posited with the Hongkong and
the altitude of the Chinese citizens the Shanghai Banking
Anglo-Japanese conversations. Corporation in in the Swatow-Choochow area, who because of Japanese Insistence on an London; sums deposited in the same promptly effected co-operation in agreement upon Bunk
London and allegedly rehabilitating the districts, the state-principles
abstract general transferrel-one covering
before discussing parti- refunded ment British income tax; also deposits from Enat Kwanglung to
urges the overseas Chinese culare about North China. City Bank's from Crown property in the National themselves from anti-Japanese
divorce Mr Arita, Japanese. Foreign
and New York Eranch Communist influences, and support
Minister, who occasionally yesterday left the room to consult with army totalling U.S.$367,000.
the efforts to construct a now China. representatives,, Insisted on Britain If however, they alick to anti-admitting her neutrality attitude as Japanese tendencies and continue to regards pledges to China and that she support the Chiang Kai-shek regime,
would co-operate with Japan hence- the statement Warns the overseas forth. Chinese that relentless reprisals are forthcoming--Domel,
It is further alleged that the ex- Rulers used Crown money to pay premiums on £17,000 worth of life assurance polleles.
The Government
Sir Robert Craigle's instructions do not permit this, for which reason unless changes come from the other side, continuation of the conversa- tions would be -Lrultiess-United
WAR RELIEF FUNDS Famous Actor to Appear In |Press.
Charity Show-
L to
seeking it. authorisation to seizo any of the The 5th Dalai Lama, who enjoyed number of chlidren who were born settlement of tho sult-United Press. a ex-King's property in Slam pending the widest temporal powers of all the at the time of the death of the Dalal King Prajadhipok abdicate in Dalal Lamns, once predicted that the "14th Dalai Lama will surpass all incarnation.
Lama and choosing one as the rein- 1935 after a long quarrel with his virtue and learning."
government whom he charged with The Mongolian Affairs Commission imploying methods incompatible with. The theory reincarnation told the United Press that the Dalal the personal liberty of the subject. governs the appointment of all the Lama has not been finally selected na highest Lama church offices,
He has since lived with his wife at different "incarnations"
nayet, because three candidates are Dibbenden, Kent, In England. In represent still in line for the reincarnation. March this year the Blamese Govern- at Queen's Theatre on July 25 under different manifestations of Bhudda, They said that a Commissions will be ment ceased to pay the annuity The "Living Bhudde" to the Lamas sent from Chungking to Tibet is a human vessel in which is de superintend the
to granted to the ex-King and they also Anal selection withdraw other grants to members posited the divine attributes. When United Presi,
of the Royal familly,
of
Mr. Sun Larn-Jow, famous Chinese actor known as Mr. Kwan Tak-hing, will appear in a charity performance the auspices of the Hongkong Chinese Women's Soldiers Relief Association. At the outbreak of the present hostilities he left the local stage to
tour America to raise funds for war rellet with his talents. On his re- turn from Ameries he has continued to devote his time and energy to war rellet, work.
The programme will includo a play of The Last Egg Plant, and a number of ancient and modern acrobatic stunts,
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