1939-09-08 — Page 14

RAILWAY

6 DAYS

IO DAYS

5 DAYS

GoEMPRESS to America, Europe

TO EUROPE CONNECTIONS

Leave Arrive

·H.K. Vunc. Empress of Asia - Sept. 15 Oct. 0 Empress of Canada Sept. 29 Oct. 18 Empress of Russia Oct. 13 Oct. 30 Empress of Japan Oct. 27 Nov. 14

Connecting Leave Atlantic. Arrive

ship,

Port U.K. Duchess of Bedford Oct. 13 Oct, 20 Duchess of York Oct. 27 Nov. 2 Duch. of Richmond Nov. 3 Nov. 9 Duchess of Atholl Nov. 18 Nov. 24

Air-conditioned equipment on C. P. R. Trans-Continental Trains. Frequent Canadian Pacific Atlantic sailings to

European ports.

TO MANILA

THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 8, 1939.

WARMER

BAN ON CURRENCY WEATHER DEALINGS

A

With the further rain this morning, the total, since the beginning of the year reached 78.50 inches, against an

Under Defence (Finance) Regula- | average of 69.84 Inches. tions, issued in

“Government The weather is much warmer to- Gazette Extraordinary,"

day, the temperature at 10 a.m. being 1.--(1) Except with permission 83 degrees (humidity 87 per cent.) granted by or on behalf of the Gov-against yesterday's maximum of 83 ernor, no person other than an au-degrees. thorised dealer shall, in the Colony, The Royal Observatory reports that buy or borrow any foreign currency a moderate anti-cyclone covers the or any gold from, or lend or sell any Pacific to the east of Japan, and pres- foreign currency or any gold to, any sure is high over Central China. A person not being an authorised dealer, shallow depresion is moving E.N.E. The expression "authorised dealer" over Central Sea. Pressure is rela- means, in relation to any transaction tively low over the Pacific to the East in respect of gold, a person authorised of Luzon. by or on behalf of the Governor to deal in gold, or, in relation to any transaction in respect of foreign cur- rency, a person authorised by or on behalf of the Governor to deal in foreign currency.

GENERAL PROHIBITION 2-(1) Subject to any exemptions which may be granted by order of the Governor, no person shall, except | with permission granted by or on be- half of the Governor-

(a) take or send out of the Colony any hank notes, postal orders, gold, securities or foreign currency, or transfer any securities from the Co- lony elsewhere, or

Empress of Asia on Friday, September 8th. Passengers to Manila, any class, must possess Cholera inoculation certificates issued by the Hong Kong Govern-fer any security or acknowledge any ment authorities dated not less than five days nor more than three months from date of arrival in Manila.

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To SANDAKAN

SHAI, CHEFOO & TIENTSIN "Mausang" 15th Sept. 10 a.m.

"Leesang" 8th Sept. 4 p.m. Woolgar" 28th Sept. 5 p.m. "Chaksang" 10th Sept. 4 p.m. **"Taisang" 13th Sept. 4 p.m.

""Mingsang"

21st Sept. 4 p.m. "Esang" 24th Sept. 4 p.m.

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To KOBE & OSAKA

To SINGAPORE, PENANG AND CALCUTTA "Kutsang" 8th Sept. 2 p.m. "Kumsang"

16th Sept. 3.30 p.m...

TO HAIPHONG

"Mingsang" 10th Sept. 4 p.m.

"Yuensang" 13th Sept. 9 am-Esang" 14th Sept. 5 pm.. “Islami" 19th Sept. 9 a.m. "Wingsang" 20th Sept. 4 p.m. “Hogang". 26th Sept. 9 a.m.

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(b) draw or negotiate any bill of exchange or promissory note, trans-

debt, so that a right (whether actual or contingent) to receive a payment in the Colony is created or transferred as consideration--

(i) for receiving a payment, or ac- quiring property, outside the Colony,

or

LOCAL DOLLAR

The demand rate on the Hong Kong dollar to-day was 1/2-13/16,

Spot silver was quoted in London at 21-5/16 and forward at 21-5/16,

The London on, New York cross rate was quoted at £-U.S.$4.02 (Sellers) and 4.06 (Buyers). The New York on London rate was not received.

postal orders,

with any bank notes, gold, securities or foreign currency;

(b) produce any bank notes, postal orders, gold, securities or foreign cur- rency which he has with him; and the appropriate officer and any person acting under his directions may search the traveller and examine or search any article which the traveller has with him, for the purpose of as- certaining whether he has with him any bank notes, postal orders, gold, securities or foreign currency, and may seize any bank notes, postal or- ders, gold, securities or foreign cur- (2) The preceding paragraph shall rency produced or found upon such not restrict the doing of anything, examination or search unless either- within the scope of his authority, by a (1) the appropriate officer is satisfied person authorised by or on behalf of that the traveller is, in respect of any the Governor to deal in foreign ex-bank notes, postal orders, gold, securi- change, and shall not restrict the do- ties or foreign currency which he has ing of anything which is certified by or on behalf of the Governor to be necessary for the purpose-

(ii) for a right (whether actual or contingent) to receive a payment, or acquire property, outside the Colony,

EXCEPTIONS

with him on the said occasion, exempt from the restriction imposed by para- graph (1) of this Regulation; or

(a) of meeting the reasonable re- (ii) the traveller produces to the quirements of a trade or business car-appropriate officer such a certificate ried on in the Colony, or

granted by or on behalf of the Gov- (b) of performing a contract made ernor as shows that the exportation before the third day of September by the traveller of any bank notes, nineteen hundred and thirty-nine, or postal orders, gold, securities or for- (c) of defraying reasonable travel-eign currency which he has with him ling or other personal expenses.

on the said occasion does not involve a contravention of that paragraph.

TRAVELLERS LIABLE (3) Any person who on any occa- sion is about to leave the Colony (which person is hereafter paragraph referred to as "the travel- in this ler") shall, if requested so to do by the appropriate officer--

(a) declare whether or not he has

SALE OF GOLD 3.-(1) Every person resident in the Regulation comes into operation is, or Colony who at the date on which this after that date becomes, entitled to gold shall offer that gold, or cause it sell, or to procure the sale or, any

to be offered, for sale to the Govern- ment of Hong Kong or to a person designated by the Governor for the purposes of this Regulation, at such price as may be determined by or on behalf of the Governor:

EXCEPTIONS

Provided that the preceding pro visions of this paragraph shall not im- pose upon any person an obligation to offer any gold for sale or to cause any gold to be offered for sale, if—

(a) he satisfles. the Governor or a person so designated

(i) that all the persons interested in that gold, other than persons interest- ed therein merely as trustees or mere-- ly by virtue of any mortgage, pledge or charge created before the third day of September nineteen-hundred and thirty-nine, but including any persons beneficially interested in the gold un- der a trust, are not resident in the Colony, or

(ii) that the gold is required for the purpose of performing a contract made before the said day, or

(I) that the gold is held for the purpose of meeting the reasonable re- quirements of a trade or business carried on in the Colony otherwise than by way of dealing in gold, or

(b) he is, in respect of that gold, exempted from this Regulation by the Governor or by a person so designat- ed.