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U. S. DOLLAR DROPS TO RECORD LOW OF 5.52-STEADIES TO 5.26
Dorothy Round WIMBLEDON
STARS ARRIVE
IN HONG KONG Dorothy Round And
Mary Heeley.
TO PLAY IN EXHIBITION TO-DAY
AT H. K. C. C,
Dorothy Round and Mary Heeley, two of Britain's foremost lady ten- mis players, arrived in the Colony early this morning by the Comorin.
Arrangements have been made to stage an exhibition mixed dou-! bles match at the Hong Kong Cricket Club at 4 p.m.. as the In-
FLIGHT OF CAPITAL
GOVERNMENT
PROHIBITION
OF EXPORTS?
RESERVE BANK SELL STERLING.
INFLATIONISTS JUBILANT
New York, To-day. The United States
WEALTHY AMERICAN YOUTH
BEATEN TO DEATH
Kidnapper Suspect Confesses To Ghastly Crime
of a
San Jose, California, To-day. It was revealed yesterday that Brooke Hart, Junior, son wealthy merchant, who was cently kidnapped, has dered by his captors.
70.
been mur.
Two suspects have been arrest. ed, one of whom is alleged to have confessed that Hart was beaten to death and his body thrown into San Francisco Bay.-Reuter.
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ROOSEVELT
ATTACKED
FINANCIAL
EXPERIMENT
WILL FAIL
BITTER CRITICISM OF MORGENTHAU.
"AN AFFRONT TO FINANCIAL SOLVENCY OF U. S."
さ
New York, To-day.
The financial editor on
dollar yesterday US. RECOGNITION the New York "Evening
strengthened from 5.52
OF SOVIET Agreement Reached.
to 5.26 as a result of the rumours that the Gov. ernment is about to take steps to end the flight of capital from the United States.
Foreign exchange rised November 37, 10.30 a.m.) dealers expect formal notification to-day, pro- hibiting further export| of capital.
LONG-TERM CREDITS FOR TRADE
It is also rumoured that the Reserve Bank is heavily selling sterling terport Cricket match between Ma- and buying dollars. laya and Shanghai is expected to Reuter. finish before 3 p.m.
г
Sirdar Runjahn Lenfor- INFLATION CURE
SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL. (My Telegraph. Copyright. Telegre- kir Mirunages Ordinance, 1894. R.
were
Washington, To-day. President Roosevelt and M. Maxim Litvinaf working yesterday on draft agreement governing the recognition of the So vict, which was probably completed last night, or will beto-day withn_recognl- tion announcement to-night. Messrs. William Bullit and Morgenthau, Acting Secretary of the Treasury, con- ferred with President Roosevelt, discussing plans for expanding Russo-American trade through long-term
Henry har
tunately declined the LT.A. in vitation to play. and M. W. Lo.j
FAVOURED
of the C.R.C.. former Colony Morgenthau Supports
Champion, and Teddy Fincher,
the K.C.C. holder, have been selected.
It IN understood that M. W. Lo will partner Miss Round against Fincher and Miss Heeley.
Owing to the exhibition the match
and M. W. Lo and Mrs. Erid Lo
Silver Scheme.
SPECIAL TO CHINA NAIL.
ll Telegraph, Copyright. Telepru
credits. United
Press. per S. C. Gold Bar Co.
phie Messages Ordinance, 1884. Re-LIBERALS JOIN
ested Vareinber 17. 10.10 a.m.)
Washington. To-day.
The inflationists are jubilant over between Flocher and Miss O. Dalziel Mr. Henry Morgenthau's appoint Latton in the Semi-Final Round of ment as Acting Secretary of the the Colony Mixed Doubles Cham- United States Treasury. pionship, scheduled for thin after- noon, has been postponed.
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OXFORD RUGBY TRIUMPH.
Trinity College Dublin
Beaten 13-0.
London, To-day.
Mr. Morgenthau openly favours
OPPOSITION
IN COMMONS
Samuelites Criticise Government.
The King of Sweden obligingly signs autographs for the court Post" asserts that the boys after a game with Jean Borotra in Paris. (8. & G.), danger of "printing
press" money faces the BRITAIN'S LOSS OF QUICK DENIAL
public. He NAVAL POWER states that the retire-
American
tirement is insignificant. 55,400 Fewer Sailors
Than In 1914. "He has flown the flag of sound money, but resigns with rotow RIG INCREASE IN U.S. AND JAPAN ing" to the whims and fancies of the monetary illiterates he adds."
"Mr. Dean Acheson's valiant battle has been emasculated by the Roosevelt Administration Morgenthau is a man without His training or preparations.. jappointment is an affront to the Anancial solvency of the United States.
-
"We are committed to a
Anancial experimente dich logic and all history indi cates will end in failure,” héj declares. - Beuter.
ROOSEVELT LOSES LEGAL POINT. Usurped Powers Of Treasurer.
GOLD HOARDING CASE.
A
London, To-day,
Asked what were approxi- mately the decreases or in- creases in the personnel of the naval forces of Great Britain. the United States and Japan respectively at present time. as compared with 1914, the First Lord of the Admiralty, Sir Bolton Eyres Monsell, in the House of Commons yesterday, said that, in round figures:
The United States had an in- crease of 39.700.
Japan had an estimated in- crease of 40,000.
Great Britain had a decrease of 55,400,--British Wireless Service.
NEW RECORD-FOR MOTOR-BOATS Single-Engined Craft Reaches 102 M.P.H.
SCOTT PAINE'S FAST RUN
New York, To-day. The first test case in con nection with President Roose- velt's decres against gold hoarding, has been decided against the President on technical point. While
charge upholding the against Mr. Frederick Barber Camp- bell, the New York lawyer for fail-] * ing to report US $200,000 in gold, jheld for him by the Chase National The Liberal Party, led by Sir Bank, New York, the Federal Judge Herbert Samuel, to-day decided by ruled that the President had usurp ed the powera delegated to the
controlled inflation and the reduc- LORD READING UNLIKELY TO ing of the gold content of the dollar.
of
currency
is
He believes that the increasing}
in circulation more likely to help to end the depression than all the other mea
surea,
He opposes 16 to coinage, but favours the limited use of silver to help gold back to currency.
He has pledged his active sup
CHANGE
London, Nov. 16.
a large majority to go into opposi- Secretary of the Treasury in an tion from the opening of the new Act of Congress on March 9.--Beu- session of Parliament on November ter.
21.
The major reason for this deci
meeting lasting seventy-five minutes,
LOCAL DOLLAR UNCHANGED. Silver Prices Decline.
London, To-day.
In the Southampton water yesterday Hubert Paine established
WAS
Scott new
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CREW OF 27 MISSING
SAXILBY
DISASTER IN
ATLANTIC
Search Abandoned In Gale.
BRITISH SHIP WRECKED
London, To-day. Little hope remains that any of the crew of the British steamship, "Saxilby," which on Wednesday, sent out dis- tress calls wher 400 miles off Valentia, Ireland, can have survived
BY GERMANY OF
PARIS REPORT The Cunard liner,
Document An Obvious Fabrication.
“TO POISON INTERNATIONAL ATMOSPHERE”
t
"Berengaria," the Bri-- tish freighter, "Manches- ter Regiment," and the steamship," D uteh "Boschdijk," which went to her help as fast as the fierce Atlantic gale The alleged confidential docu would permit, found no ment, sent to German agents abroad
trace either of the boats by the Central Propaganda Bureau or of wreckage.
Berlin, To-day
of Berlin bir cins on consent to After scouring large area they educate public opinion towards a abandoned the search, being con favourable attitude towards Ger vinced that no small boat could, many's claims, which was publish- possibly have lived in such moun ed in a Paris newspaper, yesterday, tainous seas.--British Wireless See- is officially declared to be an "ob
The "Saxilby."' which waɛ bound for Port Talbot with vious fabrication."
cargo of iron ore, from New- foundland, is a vessel of 8,630 tons, and carries a crew of 27.
"It was published in order to poison the international the political atmosphere," Government spokesman as- serted. Reuter.
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vice.
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She sent out a ̈wireless message requesting Immediate assistance. on Wednesday, and a later message stated that the crew were trying to launch the boats, Early. In the
GERMAN-POLISH afternoon, a brief memange stated
AGREEMENT
Keen Satisfaction Felt. In France.
Paris, To-day. Official circles here express keen satisfaction at the German-Pollsh agreement as removing, the obstacles to eventual direct Franco German conversations and tending to a general de tente.
world's record for the fast- test speed on salt water for a single-engined motor-boat. Driving Miss Britain III he reached an average speed of The 100:182 miles per hour.
The same circles, however, de- fastest of his runs was 102.105 Oxford University beat Trinity port of President Roosevelt's jsion, which was arrived at after a
m.p.h., which College (Dublin) by 13 points to programme.
achieved cline to comment "Petit Pari- sien's disclosures in which it is against both tide and wind.. nil in their home Rugby match yes- Although Mr. Morgenthau has is dissatisfaction with the course of
The previous racord, set up by stated that Germany has adopt terday.
refused to discuss his monetary events in regard to Disarmament,
Scott Paine himself last Septemed a conciliatory attitude towards Oxford will meet Cambridge in plans, it is understood that he in which the Cabinet is alleged by the annual Varsity match at Twic and Mr. Warren plan to push the Liberals to have displayed a lack
The dollar is unchanged, opening ber, was 95.08 m.p.b. British Poland momentarily but has in
Wireless Bervice.
no way abandoned her claims.. kenhan on Tuesday, December 12 gold buying. - United
Press of real and the negotiatori a lack to-day at 1/4
The French press describes the per S. C. Gold Bar Co.
Silver prices declined yesterday
of Germany's aims and Lord Reading leads the Liberals spot falling 8/18, to 185/16, while bid for the Harmsworth Trophy in disclosures as a damning expo-
Miss BritainTM III two months ago, sure
Reuuter. NEW FARM CREDIT OFFICIAL
forward lost 4, closing at 184. in the House of Lords but it int
The cross rate, London on New but his boat was hopelessly but methods. thought unlikely that he will join york, is 2-066.62 and New York on classed by Commodore Gar Wood's Washington, Tó-day.
Sir Herbert Samael's move.-Reu-London is 2-G35.82,"
much more powerful Miss America Mr. William Myers, Professor of
Univer Jaity, has been appointed to succeed Mr. Henry Morgenthau, Junior, as Deputy-Governor of the farm. Credit Administration.Reuter.
-Reuter.
TRAFFIC VICTIMS
IN BRITAIN.
Provision For Payment Farm Finance at Cornell
To Hospitals. ̈
London, To-day.
The House of Commons peuter-
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of skill
ter.
and Myron Taylor, who later, de- clined to comment to the Press:
day signified agreement with the DEMORALISED U.S.Details of the meeting, are not yet
House of Lords in amending the Road Traffic Act to make provision payments to hospitals for
for
treatment of persons injured in motor accidents-British Wireless Service.
WEATHER FORECAST
Fide, with "fresh
EXCHANGES.
President Consults Leading Bankers.
known...
Scott Paine made an unsuccessful
Japanese Ship Founders:
Crew of 30 Feared Lost
Tokyo, Today.
CHINESE FOREIGN
POLICY.
Japanese Attache's
Criticism.
NANKING PROTEST.
Nanking
The freighter Selten Harn is Reports from Grambi radio sta With the wild fluctuations
feared to have founded in a storm |tion state that two motor: luupches in the Dollar the foreign ex-
aff Loochoo, together with thirty are standing by the distressed.
The Foreign Ofiica là. chars market' was demoralis-
of her crew.
steamer, having being rushed to ed yesterday afternoon.
One survivor and one corpaa have the scene from Kamsachims, yes to have verbally protes
Lha recent statement Bome dealers report that they been recovered by the Mizuho torday rening, d
The "Seitan Mara" which does Panese military att have been unofcially - informed Mary,Ranter,
China's policy towards Ball:"Bevnial' ships; It is understood, not call in at Hong Kong, was built stress (pall at Osaka; for the Origina Kaleho
New York, To-day President Roosevelt conferred from for more then half an--hour-last north-easterly night with Mesars J; P, Morga (Continued at foot of neat Columa,
winds, is the forecast Issued by the Royal Observatory to-day."-
The Japanese attache is Kabushiki Kaisha, in 1919, with saying that Formerly named the "Aizawa Maru", been partitio
has a gross tonnage of 1,244.it were not
the ship had been abandoned.
Another British vessel, the "St. Quentin," was also in difficulty in. She was report- the violent gale, ed by her owners to have sustain- ed damage to her steering gear, 300' miles west of Valentia, while on her way to Montreal with a cargo of anthracite, She was then waiting for the weather to moderate before repairs could, be effected, and was reported to be in no danger..
MAINTAINING UNITY OF CHINA Nanking Leaders On Need For Peace. DISAFFECTED MUST BE PLACATED IF POSSIBLE.
Shanghai, To-day. The fact that the Nanking Government is still inspiréd with the desire of maintaining
the unity of Ching through
peaceful means and construction is revealed in official statements made by the 'Nanking leaders.
Dr. H. H. Kung the Finance Minister, said that if there was any truth in the reported seces sionist movement in Fuldam the Central Government would try to employ every workable mERNA to placata. those who were bent on rebellion
wel, Prost
of the Execu sing his reply, to the
|eral Chamber of lted nothing – was ruợi I ́hays China * than unificat wers if i terna) (Deace:"atỷ
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