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-MARIE WILSON FRED KEATING DICK PURCELL WINIFRED SHAW

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THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 13, 1938.

NEW GERMAN CONSUL FOR CANTON ON MIRACLE OF CHINESE DOLLAR

Berlin, To-day.

The German-China Association yesterday en- tertained the German Consul-General in Canton, Dr. Altenburg, at dinner prior to his departure to assume his duties.

Dr. Altenburg will sail from Genoa on board the N.D.L. liner Scharnhorst.

The deputy chairman of the As- sociation, Dr. Hans Schippel, in

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achievements of the Chinese Cer- tral Government under General Chiang Kai-shek, and stressed the great things which had been ac- complished in China, notably in the economic domain.

Most important economic reform, he said, was the currency reform Fin 1935, which. in spite of the scep-

ticism so frequently expressed foreign experts, had proved value right down to the present. day.

MIRACLE OF DOLLAR

by its

Result of the war had been as- tonishment of the whole world, and after six months of war, the Chinese dollar had maintained its pre-war level.

The speaker said he had once had the opportunity of addressing the Canton Chamber of Commerce on the "miracle of the Germán renien- mark" and said that one could just as rightly speak of the miracle of the Chinese dollar.

TO AUSTRALIA

Frankfurt, To-day, The well-known German explor er, Dr. Frobenius, who has led twelve expeditions into Africa, is to head an expedition which scheduled to leave Germany Western Australia on Jan. 29.

for

The expedition, which will have a membership of five, will study primitive tribes whose beliefs and customs have never been methodi¬ cally observed.

the The expedition will be in Bush for about a year. Trans- Ocean.

"KID TIGER" IN TROUBLE

Paris, To-day.

"Kid Tiger," the notorious Ameri- The speaker referred to the eco-can bootlegger of Prohibition days, nomic losses suffered by China as who a few days ago obtained per- a result of the war, and expressed mission to enter Republican Spain the regret of German economists after several other countries had that so much of what they helped to troyed.

build up was now

HAPPIER DAWN

had intimated that his presence was des-undesirable, has now been detained

by the police in Barcelona, says a New York "Herald-Tribune” port. -Trans-Ocean.

POPE RECEIVES BISHOPS

He said that Germany was con- vinced that a happier future would soon dawn for the Chinese people. Dr. Altenburg, in reply, said that although China does not appear at present to be any longer the pro- mised land, and instead of manna the skies now seem to be raining bombs on the former scene of peaceful construction, he was con- vinced that the work of economic sixty Italian bishops reconstruction would soon be re-priests who have "distinguished

themselves in the battle of B

sumed:

The dinner concluded with show- ing of a film taken by Dr Alten- burg depicting life in Kwangtung, Kwangsi- -and- Yunnan Trans Ocean.

Rome, To-day.

Pope Pius XI yesterday received

and 2,000

His Holiness yesterday also images of the Virgin to the several thousand Italian workers who are

for Germany. about to leave Trans-Ocean.

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COOLIE GAOLED

Three weeks' hard labour was im~ posed on Wong Chi-chuen, aged 23, a coolie employed by Captain Bon- nar, of the Seaforths, by Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at the Central Magis tracy, when he pleaded guilty to the theft of a gold watch from Miss Olga Chen, a nurse, employed at the same address.

is

Sub Inspectar claike said defen- dant stole the watch on January and gave it to a shop foki to sell.

COL. BECK OFF TO BERLIN

Warsaw, To-day. The Polish Foreign Minister, Col. Joseph Beck, left last night for Geneva to attend the session of the League Council.

It is officially announced that Col. Reck will break his journey in Ber- lin to-day to confer with the Ger man Foreign Minister, Baron von Neurath. Trans-Ocean:

are

Saragossa, To-day. The intake of recruits in the Re Twenty five Spanish women gular Army last week was 1,215, an to be awarded the insurgent mili- increase of 304 over the same week |tary medal for bravery in fighting Tof last year. ritish Wireless.

at Teruel. Trans-Ocean.