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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
March 30 1940
LATE NEWS
COLONY ASSETS REACH RECORD
The
Turkish
Determination
Istanbul, Mar. 20.
WARSHIP HALTED SELENGA
LONDON, Mar. 20 (UP) (Delayed
by Censors),The Ruslan Embassy reports that a French warship Inter cepted the Russian steamer Selenga when I left Hongkong waiers on
The statement of assets and Habi Htles of the Hongkong-Government; for 1039, published in the "Gazette" to-day, revents that on December 31, the general revenue balance was $17,001,170.73.
ilabilities Included $2,035,772.-| 07 in deposits, $1,071,007.05 for Even though she may be forced to Essential Commodities "I" Account, Turkey is determined to live up
go to war for an indirect reason, Thursday.
When the crew of the Selenga $0,390,602.44 Note Security Fund,
to head for French her engagements
With the reports refused Coinage 31,022,272.19 Nickel
Security of attempted Italo-German-Soviel Indo China, the Embassy slates, and $302,727 for special funds understanding receiving much atten- French- oficers forced the recalcitrant
King George V
Dis- tion here following the Brenner meet-Russians to board the warship
in The Ministry of Economale Warfare expressing the determination of the confirms that the Selenga and Viad- Fund ($80,- country to sight for her rights, even mir Mayakovsky have been handed
Fune
Memorial Fund trict Watchmen's Exlucation
which include 15.308 851.31)/ng, the Turkish Press is outspoken
220.41): Schol.
Dispensories
33.1 d. Praya Eastrectly provoked mann
Reclamation
($127.10).
to
if the reason for such action is in over to the French authorities.
The Selenga was released by the The authoritative paper Yentsaboh British authorities in Hongkang on The Liabilities totalled $12,393.cites a recent statement by M. Sukru Wednesday. 700.09, against which were set asetates a
oglu,
Minister for Foreign amounting to
to $20,404,931.62. These
in which he is stated to have included cash and fixed deposits ag-sold. Any action against any Balkan
$0,093,300.30, Advances, Bregating pending reimbursement from the 3 Slate in whatever form or part by whatever great Power constitutes no per cent, Dollar Loan and the pro-enterprise concerning Turkey,
She posed new loan, $10,619,786.71, and
and will not tolerate any great Power to investments on account of note issue instal herself in the peninsula, Who- and nickel
coinage amounting to ever undertakes such action will find! $8,018,774.03.
Turkey before them.United Press. The account of outstanding repayable to the Colony shows while $122,588.23 was repaid during 1930, there is still a total of $274,- 15.11 outstanding on loans which
Aggregate $300,023.34.
loans that
During the year the final payment pn one $28,000 Inan was paid off.
The statement of accounts shows that the whole of the Colony's Sink- ing Fund
and is invested in Empire stocks. These include the British Gulana
of (1000) 3%, the Commonwealth Australia (1050/52) 34,
Northern
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HOUSEKEEPER'S Japan Comments On
DAUGHTER
JOAN
U.S. Manoeuvres
TOKYO,
Mar, 30 (Domel).-
Americas naval manoeuvres in the Pacific which started on April 1 with.
clicited
warships partielpating,
caustle comment in
146
ADOLPHE
Japanese Fress.
BENNETT MENJOU
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have
the
The "Yomiuri Shimbun? says, "It has been the greaicst of illusions cherished by America that Japan may as result of the abrogation
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is trying to add another glaring ex- ample to her list of
1st of errars by staging the Pacile manoeuvres."
The Asahi Shimbun observes that American moves to check the con- struction of a new order in East Asia In lule the $20,000,000 10an oftered to the Chiang Kai-shek regime some time
ne nga and the naval manoeuvres in the Pacifle.
"In the face of such a challenging altitudo
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