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THE CHINA MAIL TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1935

The latest photograph-of-Premier Benito Mussolini, made

as he stood in fall Fascist regalía, reviewing the Italian legions departing for the African congue...

DIRECTORIUM OF MEMEL DIET

Some Further Hitches Encountered

~CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL

Memel. To-day.” The President of the Memel Diet, M. Baldazus, who, on be- ing requested by the Governor

....

ANTI-RED FORCE IN FUKIEN

Bandit Suppression

3. Continues

LARGE LOSSES INFLICTED

Foochow, To-day-

The bandit suppression

to undertake the formation of paige in Eastern Fukien is ap the new Directorium. informed proaching a successful conclusion, him that he must have time for following fierce fighting launched reflection told the Governor by the Government force, accord- yesterday that he must decline ing to a military report received

here yesterday.

the task.

In authoritative German quar-

COMMODITY

PRICES RISE.

IN CANTON

Vernacular Press Reports Denied

H. K. DOLLARS AND STERLING MAINTAIN HIGH LEVEL

¡From Our Own Correspondant)

Canton. To-day........ Commodity prices here are still going up, following the na- tionalisation of silver since! November 7. There is no truth in vernacular press reports that prices have dropped back to the normal rate.

Foreign goods are · soaring, higher than others owing to the decline of the Canton paper cur- and rency Hong Kong dollars sterling are, still maintaining a high level and one-pound is now equivalent to $72 in local money.

Many shops are unable to do any business less than a dollar owing to the shortage of sub- sidiary banknotes for change. The general confusion is still prevail- ing on account of the lack of con- crete remedies.

Foreign trade mas been hard fr by the new monetary system here.. Importers of Japanese goods who had done good business during the past four months are suffering a. slight setback in consequence of the decline of the Canton paper: dollar.

Only influential and well inform- ed bankers are profiting by the sudden change of the currency system, and the turn-ove is said to have yielded over $1,000,000.

CHINA'S SILVER POLICY

PAMPHLET ISSUED

BY MINISTRY-

FULL EXPLANATION

Nanking, To-day.

To facilitate the enforcement

ters it is, declared that the The bandits, under the notor- of the currency system, the United Germany Party proposed ious leader, Wang Li-chun, are re-Ministry of Finance has pub- a number of candidates for the ported to have suffered overwhelm-ished a monograph for distri position of President of the ing losses. Disguised as a farmer,bution to the public. The pamph Directorium, but the Governor, Wang succeeded in escaping fromet, it is understood, emphasises his tactics have hitherto shown, the hands of the Government the following points: is attempting to avoid selecting troops, but the main group of the any of these. It is unnecessary to maranders is now feeing towards explain, it is declared, that the Chien Ou, the report concludes.— President of the Diet could not Central News Agency. be a party to this procedure, and

1The need for the currency policy:

2.The essential points of the new currency system;

3. The cardinal points of

the United Germany Party, as the H.M.S. CAPETOWN IN the new currency system-

decisive majority in the Diet, must insist that its wishes be respected

Br his definite rejection of the} task of forming the Directorium M. Baldasus, it is pointed out, stressed that the party's proposals must at last be considered.- Lozna Ocean-Service-

WAITRESSES IN TEA-SHOPS

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ROUGH SEAS

FORCED TO PUT INTO AMOY

anification of issuance of bank- notes; concentration of the bank reserves; preservation of the present silver stock;, the re- vival of commerce and industry:

4 The new currency system is not the abandonment of the

·HM. light cruiser Capetown, at Silver Standard; tached to the Fifth Graiser 5: The new currency system Squadron, China Station, and un-is not currency inflation, der the command of Captain D. A. A message to the critics Badgen, which left for Keelung on of the new currency system -- Sunday, encountered heavy weathe question of the stabilisation ther the szĪDE

evening and was of exchange; the stabilisation of the commodity price level; forced tralow down.

the circulation of paper legal Conditions because so bad that tender: the adequacy and sound- the vessel was eventually forced toness of the banks; to strengthen iput into Amoy for shelter.. Canton, To-day.

the foundation of finance; to The focale, was severely dam improve the banking system; According to the decisions of the

aged by the heavy seas encounter to promote national trade. Canton Teashope Association, ed, and the Capetown will now Central News Agency." waitresses will not be employed postpone her visit to Keelung and in restaurants or teashops from will proceed to Shanghai to-day. the beginning of next month, as

Not A Panacea For Depression

the proprietors of the respective. HMS. Dorsetshire, of the Fifth concerns are unable to afford to Cruiser, Squadron, arrived in port

GOLD AND JEWELLERY CONFISCATED

Canton, to-day. Over 4,000 keep on these girls, whose em- to-day on the completion of her Chinese silver dollars and gold- ployment has proved fruitless summer exercises up North against the trade depression Nentral News.

NEW CONSIL GENERAL FOR MANILA

TYPHOON WARNING Chinese authorities during the

Apparently Skirting The Colony

jewellery, about two catties in weight, were confiscated by the

past week in the course of

Ballway Neutral News.

searches on the Canton-Kowloon

GOLD RUSH IN KONGMOON lensive received through the Shanghai, To-day Mr. Li Hou- American Consulate General from

Kongnoon, to-day--A gold Observatory this mor- shu, the newly appointed Consol the Ma General to Manila, accompanied by ning orted that at 850 m uth is being experienced in the bis fandly, will leave here to-day the typhom was situated in about Ung Ping District, about 100 li aboard the President Coolidge to Longitude 119 E, Latitude 19. N West of this port, and it is report- ed that thousands of prospective assume the new post: --- Central inclining to the north, News Agency:

ement, course it should Village miners are arriving at the district every day. The reason in the East of the Colony and for this rush is the finding of

ast in the vicinity of gold dust by a villager recently

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