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KING'S BIRTHDAY HONOURS LIST

ONLY TWO- H.K. NAMES IN

Business Men CHINA DOLLAR

HONOURS LIST Become Barons TO FIND ITS

Only two Hong Kong names ap- pear in the King's Birthday Hon- ours List.

They are

Professor K. H. Digby, of the University, who receives the O.B.E. (Civil Division)"and Captain J. S. Rodrigues, com- manding officer of the Por- tuguese companies of the H.K.V.D.C., who is award- ed the M.B.E. (Military Di- vision).

Japanese Raiders Turn Back

Chungking, To-day. BAD weather

con-

OWN LEVEL

&

The King's Birthday Honours List, published in London last evening, contains a large number

SHANGHAI, TO-DAY. "THE ATTEMPT TO STABI- of rewards for political and public services,

LISE CHINESE NATIONAL but there are no particularly striking awards. CURRENCY AT 8D. TO 81⁄2D. It starts off (says Reuter) with the promotion of HAS

BEEN

ABANDONED,"

the Duke of Kent to be Rear-Admiral, Major-DECLARES THE “FINANCIAL General and Air Vice-Marshal.

NEWS" DEALING WITH THE BREAK IN THE CHINESE

Five new Barons comprise Sir Arthur Brooke, Sir DOLLAR.

Herbert Cayzer M.P., Captain Herbert Dixon The journal says that the Chin- M.P., Sir Henry Edward Lyons and Sir Frederese Stabilisation Fund yesterday decided to allow exchange to ick Marquis (of Lewis's, the well-known pro- and its natu I level. No effort vincial Department Stores).

will be made to peg exchange to

Two new Privy Councillors are Another new Knight Commander again until there is good reason Mr. James Gray Stuart, M. P. (a of St. Michael and St. George is to believe it has reached a level Government Whip) and Mr. Her Mr. Michael H. J. Seymour: (Minis-at which it can easily be defend-

ed. wald Ramsbotham, who has just ter at Teheran). A been appointed First Commissioner Two Companions of Honour are The decision to allow exchange of Works.

Mr. G. P. Gooch, the historian, and to fall was taken in view of the Most prominent of five new Ba- Mr. James Joseph Mallon, warden deterioration of China's trade ba ronets is Dr. Robert Hutchison, Pre- of the East End settlement, Toyn lance and the recent big capital. ditions and poor sident of the Royal College of bee Hall.

influx. visibility prevented aPhysicians.

Companionship of the Order of Among 61 Knights Bachelor the St. Michael and St. George is award- Japanese attempt to raid

best-known are the famous litter-ed to Mr. Michael Holt, of the Em- Chungking last evening.ateur and caricaturist, Max Beer-bassy at Baghdad.

However, the squadron on the bohm, Mr. Stanley Aubrey (Chair- way back to their base at Han- man of Lloyd's Committee) and Mr. kow, bombed

the William Fraser (Deputy Chairman treaty port on the Yangtse below of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company). Chungking.

.

Wanhsien,

Thirty-six Japanese bombers participated in the attempted raid.

SIR EDWARD WILSHAW Mr. Edward Wilshaw, Chairman of Cable and Wireless, has been ap- pointed Knight Commander of St. Chinese pursuit planes, after Michael and St. George, Mr. Wil- the alarm was given at 6 p.m., shaw has come into prominence went up, cruising above the city owing to the many reforms he has ready to challenge the raiders. introduced in the Empire · cable

However, after bombing Wan-system, notably the new hsien, the Japanese planes re turned down river.

TINKLER INCIDENT

Reuter.

JAPANESE TEST PATIENCE IN EXCUSES

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admitted that he might have struck his head against a rifle!

Explaining the interval of about fourteen, hours between the time of the affray and the arrival of Tinkler at hospital, Japanese allege that he resisted treatment for several hours, being în state of "extreme excitement."

A Japanese surgeon admitted that he might have lived, if he had been treated sooner, before he lost 86; much blood.

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This caused heavy inroads into the £5,000,000 reserves of the Stabilisation Fund, although there is no truth in suggestions that these resources are nearly exhausted. Reuter.

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