FLIGHT OF CAPITAL FROM CZECHOSLOVAKIA
Prague, To-day.
In order to prevent a flight of capital in concealed form, the Czechoslovak Government issued a decree yesterday to the effect that in future objects of value may not be taken out of the country:
DR. CADBURY:
THE "PRISONER OF SHAMEEN"
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Dr. W. W. Cadbury, Superin- tendent of the Canton Hospital, has been virtually a prisoner on Shameen since the incident in which he was involved with a Japanese sentry on February 14.
Exceptions will only be made in
The Japanese authorities have cases where removal of household belongings has been permitted or refused to issue Dr. Cadbury with where special authorisation has a pass permitting him to move out into. Canton. He is been obtained from the finance ad-of Shameen
mínistration or where it is clearly thus unable to attend at the hoa- recognisible that objects of value
in question are merely for the per- sonal use of travellers..
pital.
It may be recalled that Dr. Cad- bury has never been
lax in ex-.
about the
By "objects of value" it is meant not only jewellery and articles pressing his opinions made of precious metals, precious Japanese bombings of Canton in stones and pearls but also furs,
collections or objects that have a the months prior to the occupation, special value to collectors, pic- and the "opportunity" afforded by tures, antiquities and other articles the sentry incident has apparently been seized upon to supply Japan- of considerable value.
ese displeasure with a pretext. Ocean.
Our Own Correspondent.
P
Trans-
REFUGEE CAMP COMMANDER
The
commander
Paris, To-day.
the of
31st
been entrusted with the control of the French concentration camp for Republican Spanish refugees ar- rived in Perpignan yesterday where he took up his new duties imme- diately.
All officials of all Ministries con- French infantry division in Mont-cerned in the refugee question are pellier, General Ihler, who has under his authority.—Trans-Ocean.
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