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Banks
A ban on operations of ult foreign banks of deposit în |Brazil, effective June 30, 1946, WTS ordered by President Getulio Vargas in a decree just published.
There are 10 foreign banka RO classifiable operating in Brazil including the Nationn} City Bank of New York, Royal Bank of Canada and London and the South America Bank. The three had total deposits of nearly $67,000,000 at the end of 1910.
Under the deeree the only banks of deposit permitted to function In Brazil after the effective date would be those whose capital "belongs en- irely to individuals of. Brazilian nationality,"
May 22, 1941.
President Roosevelt Thanked
Decree Surprises
In connection with the current “China Week" in the United Nationalisation of bank was pro- vided in the constitutions of 1934 and States, Chinese youth in the Colony have prepared a letter of 1937, but banking circles said they thanks to President Roosevelt for American aid and encourage- were surprised by the decree since ment to China. It is expected that the letter will hear the proposal seemed to have been than 100,000 signatures. Here a girl student is seen signing shelved.
(Photo: New Danking spokesmen added they her name at the Students' Relief Association. were hopeful of some alteration in China Newsphotos). the plan before it becomes effective.
They also said it was necessary that they obtain an exnet definition of a "bank of deposit," particularly to determine whether they could con- tinue other operations.
H.K. Trade Controller Replies
FROM PAGE ONE
11 In for this reason that licences must undergo strict scrutiny.
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ON
TWO GIRLS BROADWAY
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EINT TAYLOR - WALLACE FORD
RICHARD LANE
BETO YOU'LL HUM) “Desáiwaya *Duit Benadway", "Maybe Ith The Mom", "Tros Love", "Let's Dance"
A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Musicni Dissoted by 8. Bylvan Simon and
"THIRD FINGER, LEFT HAND" MYRNA LOY & MELVYN DOUGLAS
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FIREWATCH PLAN CATHAY
SUCCESS
The fire-watchers scheme has already saved thousands of lives and millions of pounds worth of national assets, states Me Herbert Morrison, Minister of Home Security, in a foreword to a new memorandum on the Fire Prevention (Business Premises) Order,
"Since the introduction of the fire prevention orders," "He says, there is certainly some-wriles' Mr Morrison, "no such raid has succeeded on anything thing wrong in the department for like the scale of those which preceded it. withholding
refusing ur
without Aiving
ficences
alty Is so. he is in possession of more in- lives of thousands of persons as! formation than the Secretary
reason. It this) "The scheme has saved the
State who had ordered this. of
"In the same paragraph he refers to the fact that unreasonable hitches and questions are raised owing to per omni whims. I would be glad if he could produce evidence of this to me, ip which case I will take drastic action. If he gainot produce This. would suggest that he owes an apology.
"As regards the later part of his letter, the fact that I have taken due notice of his complaint is shown by this interview 1 have given. As to the reasons for secrecy, if he will only be good enough to rome and sec me, I would be very glad to go into the matter with him so far is can be done.
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"No one seems to remember that lo handle two to three thousand licences a day is a very big task when all require caretul serutiny,
"For the convenience of the publle endeavour, when we take n licences at our receiving office and give a slip in return, to put them through,
if presented in the morning, by late afternoon, and if presented in the afternoon, by the next morning, "Unfortunately, this seems to have been taken as a guarantee instead of as an announcement of what it is hoped to do.
"Any question over permits must Inevitably lead to delay and how long that may be it is impossible to say.
There is one point on which the pubtle can help. In the issuing office everybody tries to recover per- mits at 9.30 or 2.30. Result is that there is an enormous congestion for about an hour or so, and after that, as often as not, the office is empty and permits are left waiting,
CRETE FIGHTING INCREASES
FROM PAGE ONE
Heraklion, and also on the peninsula north of Suda Bay,
Preliminary Strafing
well as many millions of pounds' Worth of national assets vital to the war effort.
"In Introducing the compulsory ! principle the Government was not concerned with protecting private property as such on easy ternis, but with finding methods for preserving the great machine of civil ́ilfe.
"I know it is asking a lot to expectj the worker to leave his family and forgo his rest or to sacrifice seme; of his precious weekend.
To Employers
BETTER SOCIAL HABITS
brought about by war-time con- A change in social habits
ditions is given by the Chief Constable of Cardiff (Mr J. A. Wilson) as the principal reason
1 very much regret that it has for a substantial decline in the to be done. It would take well over number of cases of drunkenness
a million men to man an efficient in the city last year. full-time service, and they just aren't. there,"
In his annual report to the
"I want employers also. to realise licensing justices he said that this:
I emphasise very strongly the the long hours worked by muni- importance of their seclog that their tion workers, and the desire to re-watchers have the amenities be at home during hours of which are laid down in the memo darkness for the safety and randum and are so necessary 10
comfort of wives and children those performing these duties.
If they can do more I hope they had altered the habits of many will,"
persons who, before the "black- out" conditions, spent their evenings in the town centre and also in suburban public houses.
Cuffs On Trousers Doomed
An alert invariably resulted in the putrons. of public houses leaving either for their homes or for public shelters-und-many-licencec-closed- their businesses to take shelter them- selves.
Conduct Of Forces
The conduct of H.M. Forces in the elly was described as exemplary, butį
Trousers with cuffs may dis-unfavourable comment was made on appear from the British market an increase of several thousands in the membership of clubs during the year.
as a war economy measure.
Tailors forced to economise) This was attributed to the ельс by a 70 percent. cut in wool with which membership of such in- supplies, want to abolish the stitutions enn be obtained by persons! trousers turnup. They say it who desire to participate in Intoxi- will save 100 yards of material in every 1,000 suits,
jackets, of single-breasted instead of They are talking too, of shorter
double-breasted coats and of standard sizes for suits but the straight trouseri leg is likely to be the first move.
than in public houses and free from cants which can be sold more cheaply i
supervision of the police.
RENE CLAIR
pro-
Rene Clair, the French fl ducer, has regained his nationality by special State decree, nccording to a Vichy despatch, He was deprived of hutionality under the fugitives clause
By 6.30 am. on May 20, there was fairly continuous ground strafing and T. R. Hewill, secretary of the bombing, and later on the same day Ferleration of Merchant Tailors wears more troops innded in the SAMIC fashion at Heraklion and Rutimo.
turnups himself, because it's the thing to do, Militars circles
but he thinks they're un but appealed. Cairo Said that hygienic. in fairly strenuous lighting is still going
"Have you ever turned down your i
on and that a considerable number turnup and seen the dust inside?", he of parachutists were reported to be asked. wearing New Zealand battle dress.
There Is Information about war.
The turnup is a product of the last happenings to-day.
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LATE NEWS
POLICE GUARD
GUM WRAPPER
To spare its supply of 500,000 pounds of aluminum for 996 aero-
A few years ago the straight plane wings, the Wrigley Company
leg came back but it went out again will use wax paper instead of tin foll almost overnight.
to wrap its chewing gum,
French Merchant Navy
MAGISTRACY Adopts Nazi Technique
of the
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With a strong cordon of police guarding all entrances to the Central Magistracy, as well as the precincts
court, former night so! coalies awaited to appear before M H. G. Sheldon this morning charged with disorderly conduct.
It is stated that one girl of 11 years who was arrested with the other de monstrators, has since been released. A large crowd gathered outside of the Magistracy in anticipation of the court proceedings; they were ap parently relatives and friends of the delained coolics.
U.S. Ambassador Leaves H.K.
Mr Clarence E. Gauss, now United States Ambassador to China, has left Hongkong for Chungking. He was Recompanied by his naval and mill- tary attaches and Mr Buttrick, Coun-
sellor of the U.S. Embassy in Chirta:
Fleet Tonnage
LONDON, May 21, (Reuter).-Following the Nazi example, Vichy has adopted the policy of "scuttling" ships. The French Ministry of Marine at Vichy has ordered captains of all French merchant ships to sabotage or immobilise their ships if such a course is necessary to avoid capture by the British authorities.
An order to this effect signed by Rear Admiral Auphan on behalf of Admiral Darion recently came into According to n Vichy broadcast the hands of the British Ministry of last February, the total French mer- Economic Warfare. It states that chant nuvy at the time of the fallure to obey these instructions Armistice was estimated at "will have gave consequences on million tons. It was stated that permits now given to French trame Britain had detained 200 French and will expose persons to punish-ships, totalling 450,000 tons, that mert
General de Goulle had in his hands Reference to permits, it is pointed ships totalling 43,000 tons and ships nut in authoritative circles in London, of 57,000 tons had been sunk. shows clearly that French shipping
now operates by permission of the
At the time of the Armistice the
Malingaste JockOc. Eveniaqu:30r.,001,332,700,
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HENRY WILCOXON
ELIZABETH PATTERSON
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Armistice Commission and that in Germans had confiscated or detained former French Premier, has been and coursing have been banned The Parla fint of M. Daladier, petitions, polo, hunting, deg racing effect the whole French merchant French shipping totalling a quarter burgled. navy is on charter to the Germans. of a million tona, and. 170,000 tons
It has been known for some time were detained in neutral that all manifestos
ports,
[throughout Elre. Tha Order has No money or valuables were taken, been Issued by the Department of
merchant ships must be submitted to France has now a merchant navy of
for
French Therefore, it would appear that but his desk and library were ran-Agriculture because of the spread of
sacked,
foot-and-mouth disease, the Commission, and, therefore, ail about 11⁄2 million loạs. movements of French merchant ships
Printed and Publlihed for the Proprietors by furóRRICK PERCY FRANKLIN, * at 1 and 2, Wyndham Street "in' the City of Victoria, Hongkong, cy
No Instance has been reported of are controlled by the Commission. the scuttling of a French ship.
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