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REFUGEE'S THANKS

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A Newcastle-on-Tyne naval man, returning from leave at a south- ern seaside resort, was approached by a stranger on the platform who asked permission to pay his fare to London.

"I am a Jewish refugee from Ger- "This is many," said the stranger. one of the ways in which I can repay the kindliness with which I have been treated by the British people.”

GIVE GOLD FOR WAR

Gifts of gold coins, rings, trinkets have been sent to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir John Simon, to be used for war purposes.

All have been acknowledged by the Chancellor with thanks.

SAFE FROM CREDITORS

Serving soldiers are safe from after the their creditors until

war.

A young man ordered at Cler- kenwell County Court to pay 58. a month or be sent to prison for five days, asked what would hap- pen if he joined up.

Judge Earengey: "I should not. allow warrant to issue against you as a serving soldier, and the matter would probably stand over until after the war."

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LOCAL SHARES

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Following is the list of changes and' enquiries in local share quotations to~. day:

BANKS

Hong Kong Bank $1300 b.

INSURANCES

Canton Ins. $2021⁄2 b. Union Ins. $400 sa. H.K. Fire Ins. $170 b. SHIPPING

Douglases $07% b. DOCKS, WHARVES, GODOWNS, ETC.

H.K. Docks $18 b. Providents $4 b.

MINING

Raubs $9.80 b.

LANDS, HOTELS & BLOGS. H.K. and S. Hotels $41⁄2 b. H.K. Lands $32 b., $32.15 sa. H.K. Realties $4.10 b.

PUBLIC UTILITIES

H.K. Tramways $15.80 b., $15.90 s.,

$15.90 sa.

Yaumati Ferries $22 b.

China Lights (Old) $7.60 b. China Lights (New) $4% b. Sandakan Lights $111⁄2 b. Telephones (Old) $20.20 b.

INDUSTRIALS

Cements $14 b., $14.10 sa.

STORES, &C.

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AGITATORS

INFLAME PEOPLE

Belgrade, Oct. 8.

Caused by Germanophile propaganda, incidents recur- red in Croatia to-day and spread terrorism which broke out in several districts during in past few days.

Policemen were manhandled by mobs and Serbs and Croats alleged to have co-operated with the Central Government were compelled to leave Croatia and seek refuge in Belgrade. The most serious incident occurred in Karlyvao, where a number of Croat reserves called to the colours showed discontent and had to be threatened before yielding to discipline.

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Propaganda responsible for the tide of resentment is carried on by tremist Croat agitators who say they accept no agreement with Belgrade-or the Central Government. They accuse the great Croat leader, M. Vladimir Machek, of having betrayed them

Dairy Farms (Old) $194 b., $201, when he agreed to a coalition with the Government and accepted the post of Vice-Premier.

S.

Dairy Farms (New) $19% b. Watsons, $7.85 b., $7.80/90 sa.

MISCELLANEOUS

H.K. Govt. 32% Loan 971⁄2 s.

MANILA SHARES Antamoks Ps. 13 sa Atoks Ps. .14 sa.

Baguio Gold Ps. .13 b. Batong Buhay Ps. .009 b. Benguet Consol. Ps. 10.00 sa. Big Wedge Ps. 18 sa. Coco Grove Ps. 14 sa. Consol. Mines Ps. .0035 sa. Demonstrations Ps. .07 b. I.X.L. Ps. .35 sa. Ipo Gold Ps. .11 sa. Itogons Ps. .18% sa.

Masbates Ps. .07 sa.

Mind. Mother Lode. Ps. .07% sa. Mine Operation Ps. .08% sa. North Camarines Ps. .13 b. Paracale Gumaus Ps. .15% b. San Mauricio Ps. 70 sa. Surigao Consol. Ps. .15 b. Suyoc Consol. Ps. .11 sa. Syndicate Inv. Ps. .01 b. United Paracales Ps. 26 sa.

The only solution to the Serb-Croat problem, they alleged, is complete in- dependence for Croatia, even though it be under foreign protection, as with Slovakia. These agitators do not trou- ble even to hide their "admiration” for the Ustachi, members of the secret terrorist organization who assassinated King Alexander of Yugoslavia at Marseilles on October 9, 1934.

ONLY SMALL MINORITY INVOLVED

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The first result of the Machek cord with Belgrade, they assert,

Reserves the mass recall of Croat and the extension to Croatia of pre- cautionary military

taken since last spring.

measures

Agitators, in spreading their pro- paganda, try to persuade the people that Belgrade wants to drag them into war against Germany. ApparTM argu- ently half-convinced by these

Reserves ments, the Karlyvas

re- fused to leave their homes when summoned as foreign propaganda had persuaded them that they would be sent to fight abroad. The significance of this incident, it was remarked here, was greatly exaggerated by Italian radio stations.

'Phone Girls Don't Run For Shelter In Raids

Telephone girls, and men too, do

Foreign observers stated to-day that not run for shelter when an air raid while the incidents in Croatia were warning is sounded. They stay at not to be disregarded altogether, only the switchboards despite the danger. a small minority of Croats were in- At one exchange, the Ministry of volved. M. Machek, venerable leader Information revealed men were on and partisan of Croat autonomy, re- duty when a warning sounded. Soon tained all of his prestige in the eyes of afterwards the girls arrived to take by far the greater majority of Croats, over but the men told them to go they said. to a shelter.

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In dealing with the Karlyvac in- The girls protested but had to go cident, M. Machek was understood to and the men stayed on until the have conferred with the Belgrade Gov- clear sounded.

ernment on measures to take to con- vince Croatia that Yugoslavia intended to remain neutral in the European. War.-Havas.

LOCAL DOLLAR

The demand rate on the Hong Kong. dollar to-day was 1/2-7/8.

Silver was quoted at 23-3/8 for spot and 23-1/4 forward.

The London on New York CTOBE rate was quoted at £--U.S.$4.02. The New York on London rate was £—U.S.$4.0-3/8. |

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