1939-01-10 — Page 6

THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 10, 1939.

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TO-NIGHT'S DINNER

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Fish a la Meuniero

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Haricot of Veal

4. Shrimp Pattie

5. Roast Chicken

6. Cream Puff

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Cheese & Biscuit Tea or Coffee

Price 90 cts.

ST. FRANCIS HOTEL

QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRAL.

CHECK ON NAZIS TO MARRIAGE RAMP DRINK LESS

COFFEE

Cairo, To-day.

The Egyptian Government is at the present engaged in drawing up a decree according to which every marriage of an Egyptian national with a woman of foreign birth will require special permission.

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The reason for this decree is that the last. few months many foreigners have contracted marri- ages with Egyptians merely in order to obtain Egyptian nation- ality, divorce proceedings being be-

immediately afterwards.

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CSAKY TO VISIT BERLIN

Budapest, To-day.' Count Csaky, Hungarian Foreign Minister, will pay a visit to Berlin in the second half of January, ac- cording to a semi-official announce- ment in the Hungarian press.

Considerable importance is at tached here to this visit which is provisionally fixed for January 20. -Trans-Ocean.

CURRENCY MANOEUVRES

London, To-day.

The problem of the Japanese attitude in respect of the open door in China has been the subject of ministerial discussion in London for some time, says Reuter's diplomatic correspondent. There has also been a full and frank exchange of

views between London and Washington.

ONE FOR IL DUCE TO THINK ABOUT

Observers here note that each has independently arrived at similar conclusions from the same set of facts, and hence a certain amount of parallelism might be expected in any course adopted.

Although no specific confirma- tion can be obtained of stories that the Chinese currency may be sup- ported, it is not denied that main- tenance of the currency is of de- |finite interest, to the foreign trad-

ing community in China.

QUO-HALIFAX TALK

Paris, To-day. Italians ridiculed their fellow countrymen's claims to Tunis, Cor- The Japanese efforts to under- of sica and Djibouti when members of mine it by the introduction

currencies sponsored by puppet the huge Italian agricultural colony administrations established by the in South-Western France, which Japanese, are strongly deprecated

here. numbers nearly 1,000,000 persons, Meanwhile the Chinese Ambas- staged a protest meeting yesterday.sador, Mr. Quo Tai-chi, visited the At the same time, a resolution Foreign Secretary, Lord Halifax, appealing for brotherhood between yesterday afternoon in order the French and Italian peoples and press the urgency of the situation protesting against Fascist inter- in China and the possibility of vention in Spain, was passed en-action by the League, in view of thusiastically.-Reuter.

Lord Halifax's visit to Geneva on. the way back from Rome.-Reuter.

DEMARCHE RUMOURS

London, To-day.

MR. GIFFORD-HULL IN CEYLON

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Regarding the rumours current here of a forthcoming British de- marche in Tokio, it is semi-official- ly stated that the British Govern- Mr. G. B. Gifford Hull, who willment is at present considering mea- be well remembered locally as be- sures which might appropriately ing responsible for the erection of be taken to safeguard British the Shing Mun Dam, recently ar-terests in China but that no definite rived in Ceylon in his capacity of decisions have yet been taken, Director and Consulting Engineer Trans-Ocean.

to Maraman (Hong Kong China),

Ltd., in order to prepare a Tender

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for a large Hydro Electric Scheme. BORDER INCIDENT

This undertaking consists of a large dam, double power pipe line, powerhouse and machinery, and, transmission lines to Colombo a dis- tance of fifty-two miles.

The whole work is expected to run into over one million pounds and will take about four years to complete.

Berlin, To-day. FOREST FIRES greatly reduced coffee consumption STARTED BY

It is revealed that Germany has

within the confines of the Reich.

According to a decree by the German Economy Ministry, as from January 1, only 75 per cent. of the former quantities of raw may be roasted. This means that coffee

Germany overnight has her coffee imports by one quarter.

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LIQUIDATED

Prague, To-day.

The "Battle of Munkacs," be- tween Czechoslovak and Hungarian troops in which several were kill- ed on both sides last Friday was definitely liquidated yesterday by the establishment of a neutral

zone.

Hungarian and Czechoslovak liaison officers at Munkacs accept-

CARELESS SETTLERS ed preliminary conditions for fur-

Sydney, To-day.

reduced Over 100 houses have been burned down in the State of Vic- toria in the widespread forest fires. Twenty saw-mill workers had a

EMIR FEISAL LEAVES

Cairo, To-day.

narrow escape from being trapped

by the flames, and only managed to

ther negotiations between their Governments.

A neutral zone will be establish- ed to-morrow at 8 a.m. after which no armed. detachments will be allowed to enter.

Soldiers taken prisoners during. the fight will be exchanged to-day.

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fight their way out with difficulty. MEMEL TALKS

The Forestry Commission says

Emir Feisal, second son of the that the fires were due to settlers

Memel, To-day.

King of Saudiarabai, left Jedda burning off the scrub, in spite of Negotiations will be started in yesterday for Cairo where he is ex-warnings that it was not safe be- pected to-morrow.

The Emir is accompanied by the Foreign Minister, Found Bey Hamza.

cause of the dry weather.

A relief fund has been opened for those whose houses have been destroyed.

The Palestine question will be the main subject of the Cairo con- Lieut W. A. Ingram R. A. of versations of the Emir who will Lyeemun has reported the loss of also be a delegate to the London his motor car No 2795 while it was Round Table Conference. Trans- parked in Connaught Road Central

yesterday.

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the first part of this week between M. Gaillius, Lithuanian Governor of Memel Territory, and Fritz Bingau, commissioner for Memel Germans, with the object of set- ting up a new governing body for Memel Territory.

Memel Germans are demanding the appointment of Willy Berturelt as chairman of the governing body. -Trans-Ocean,