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KWANGTUNG

BANK

Currency Unmoved By Rumours

From Our Special Correspondent:

Canton, Oct. 30. In spite of alarming rumours over the Communist invasion lust

week, the notes of the Kwangtung Provincial Bank have not sustained any depreciation.

'This is due to the amount of. reserve in the Bank, which is sald to be enough to meet all demands. Speculators are spreading alarming rumours in order to secure profita after "the depreciation of the government notes. but they have

falled in their scheme.

Apart from sufficient reserve in the Bank, the Provincial Depart- ment of Finance has chrzulated the banknotes to the countles, and there are twenty-nine official. money changers scattered in the different counties to change the notes for cash or vice versa.

The total amount of notes in circulation amounts to $12,000,000. In case of necessity, the authorities cần shorten the amount in circula- tion. Mr. Au Fong Po, Provincial Commissioner of Finance, claimed that the silver reserve in the goveniment bank is 80 per cent. of the amount of notes in circulation.

MERCHANTS IN

FLIGHT

Fear Of The Reds

(From Our Special Correspondent)

CURRENT

SWATOW NOTES

(From Our Own Correspondent)

Miss Joan Churchill, arrived in Swatow last week for an extend- ed visit as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Watkinson. She is re- membered by some of us as b very popular previous resident, and we are glad to welcomë bër back even if only for a time. We understand that Miss Churchill is to be married in January, and her Swatow friends extend their good wishes in advance,

Mdme, Cadol (wife of the French Consul) and daughters Jeannine and Annette left last week for a trip to Japan leaving Hong Kong on the French liner Porthos.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1,

NEWS FROM

CHINA

ANTI-RED WAR CUSTOMS HOUSE

Communists Suffer Heavy Losses

(From Our Special Correspondent)

--Canton, Oct. 30. Fighting in the Southern Klangsi front has calmed down, consider- ably following the retreat of the Communists, declared Brig-General Li Hok Ling, assistant director of Intelligence of the First Group Army, in an interview to-day.

"Our troops were aware of the offensive and had made suitable preparations beforehand." General Li said: "Most of the fighting was Mr. H. D. Hillard (Comunis-

done by two regiments of the First sloner of Customs) returned last Division. Bloody battles as repart-

ed in the outport papers are" grossly exaggerated."

week from a short vacation in the North

Mr. F. Russell (AP.C.). re- turned to the Port this week from Amoy, where he has been stationed temporarily for the last two months.

Lirs. R. 9. Pratt and daughter have arrived back in Port from England, where Mrs. Pratt has been on holiday. We welcome Mrs. Pratt back as an old resident and Miss Pratt as a newcomer to the Community.

Shooting

It is learned from reliable sources that the troops have escaped "to Southern Hunan on their way to Szechuen. Whether, they can pass through Hunan depends on the resistance of the provincial troops there. This move on the part of the Communists. is known to the high command at Nanchang, which has ordered General Ho Chien of Kunan to take proper precautions.

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PROPOSAL

Demonstration In Canton

(From Our Special Correspondent)

Canton, Oct. 31. The vernacular press has caused unnecessary anxiety and excite- ment here as seen in the meeting | yesterday afternoon, wheti 200 per

sons representing different com- mercial bodies and trade unions. marched along the streets and dis- tributed handbills attacking strongly the scheme to oper: Chin- ese Customs stations in Нопк Kong...

A meeting was held at. DOOD ander the auspices of the Pro- vincial Kuomintang, An oncial of the Kuomintang opened the meeting with a fitting speech de- nouncing the Hong Kong Customs project, and then resolutions were passed opposing this scheme sup- posed to be mapped out by the National Government in Nanking.

After the meeting, the delegates marched to government amices to place their "grievances" before the high officials. The 200 delegates * The Communists have suffered were preceded by a bicycle squad heavy casualties," a field officer who distributed the handbßis, with informed newspaper men upon

another bicycle squad bringing up return from the front. Our forces the rear. At the front of the suffer losses, but the Communists procession was a long crosswise suffered more. The battlefelds bþarer inscribed Customs in Hong around Koo Pe, "Bhun Tien and Kong Means Death to Canton sident getting a "bag" of 10" last sin Feng were littered with dead ¡ Trade”......

We hear that the first "teal" of the season was bagged by Mr. Moyles (C last week. Snipe are coming in and we heard of Mr. Watkinson and another re-

week in the evening.

Congratulations

To Mr. and Mrs. Frankenberger on the birth of a sen, born to Mrs. Frankenberger in Hong Kong on October 9th. . Unfortunately. Canton, Oct. 31. Mr. Frankenberger has been Communist troops who have fed transferred, so our congratula- from Southern Kiangat are report- tions cannot be offered in person, ed to have arrived at Yucheng and but we take this means of extend- Ichang in Southern Hunan very ing them, to a couple who have close to Kwangtung. Hunan troops been very popular menibers of the under General Ho Chien, are fight-community for a couple of years. ing the Reds who are bent on es- caping to Szechuan in north-east- ern Hunan.

Movies

"Last Saturday's show was ex- Wealthy merchants in Yucherghibited to a full house, seating have arrived at Lohchang in accommodation being hard to And Northern Kwangtung to escape for the late-comers. The picture wrath of the Communists. Many "A Night Like This" was greatly people. at Plagshek.. which is enjoyed, and we believe, had the above Lochang, have also gone to largest audience of any evening Lohchang or Shaokwan for fear

since the Movies started. of the coming of the Reds.

Local Finance

It appears likely that the Com- munists will make an attempt to

The juggling of local finance capture the border towns, so that continues unabated. Suver costs they may take away everything | somewhere about 18 per cent. they can carry without charge.

The Customs will not receive However, there are heavy con- anything except silver and Gold centration of Cantonese troops Unit notes and the Post Office along the Hunan-Kwangtung bord- silver and Kwangtung er. A report states that fighting Native notes are to be avoided has already broken out near Pan- altogether owing to their heavy sha, north-west of Pingshek

depreciation.

HIDE-AND-SEEK

With Government Troops

to

notes

bodies of the Communists,

"Over 30,000 Reds made an attack on An Yuan, which was held by the Second Brigade. Having failed to secure Independent their objective, the enemy retired on October 27.

"There have been reports that Brig. General Mo Hsl Teh and Colonel Fang Lin Sheng were killed or wounded to action. This is untrue, as both are well. We do not know how such reports could have been published by the outport papers. The enemy is now retreat- ing towards Hunan, while General. Yu Han Mou la directing his troops in pursuit."

TWO BRANCH LINES

For Kiangsu And Chekiang

When the contingent reached the Kwangtung Provincial Government to present their opposition against the customs scheme, a secretary official notification has been re- informed the delegates that po

ceived concerning this matter. Even the Customs authorities here have no official information on this matter, and what they know is through the Chinese newspapers published here and Hong Kong,

It is a mystery how the -verne- cular press got hold of such a story about Nanking's decision to establish customs in Hong Kong. Apparently it was deliberately manufactured or circulated through

some mistake, The- mistake arose from the fact that there is a Chinese Customs in Hong Kong to take charge of Kowloon and Dis- trick. What the people here fear is that Nanking may require all export and import duties be pald st Hong Kong.

It is only rumoured that the Ministry of France desires to establish customs in Hong Kong as a means to prevent smuggling in South China waters. Nothing de-. finite has been decided""Officials. and merchants here believe that this matter is harmful to local Nanking, (by mail): Construc- trade, and agitations are intended tion of the two projected branci to nip the matter in, the pad. lines of the Nanking-Shanghai and

the Shanghai-Hangchow- was Ningpo Railways, namely oce

from Chakou Tsaceklang in TO ENCOURAGE

Rumour states that a few weeks ago the Bank of Taiwan holding a large amount in native notes which were either forgeries or notes of closed banks, and consequently they stood to lose a large sum

Aports

Cheklang and the other from Soochow to Kishsing, in Kiangsu.. will shortly be started, according to information from the railway authorities..

EFFICIENCY

1934.

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BEER

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FROM THE

NOTE

PRICE

PER

CASE

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Per Case of 6 doz. Pints $23.84 Duty Paid.

CHINESE GOODS CONSIGNEE NOTICES.

Exhibition At Sincere's

Over 200 prominent Ghinese merchants and manufacturers were present at the Second Annual Ex- hibition of Chinese Manufactured

Goods, which was held on the Afth Loor of the Bincere Company's premises yesterday afternoon.

Mr. Wong Kwong Tin, Chair- of the Chinese General

man

Already a loan agreement has Certificates Awarded Chamber of Commerce performed

beer signed with the British and Chinese Corporation. from which $16,000,000 will be raised to cover construction expenses

for both

COMPAGNIR DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMHE. CONSIGNEE NOTION.

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MCEWAN'S

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CONSIGNEES' NOTICE, THE BEN LINE STEAMERS,

PE LIMITED.

-FIGM LEITH, MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP, LONDON & STRAITS. "The Steamship”” BENHEOCH.”

ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra basardous Godowns of the Hong Kong and Kowloon – Wharf, and Gedown Co, Ltd, whence and/or from the wharves Delivery may be obtained. No Claims will be admittel after the Goods bas left the Godowns, and al Goods remaining undelivered after ukh Nov., 1834, will be subject to Berk,"

All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 19th Nov., 1834, or they will not be recognised.

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ARRIVED HONG KONG Œ# TUES. DAY, THE WITH GOTOBER, 1995,

FROM ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP HAVRE, LONDON, &c. ONAIGNEES of Carre by the above named Steamer are hereby inforin- ed that their Goods with exception of Opium, Tressure and Valuables are being landed and placed at their risk in the Godowns of the Hong Kong Kow loon Wharf de Godown Co, Ltd, Kow? When loon, whance Delivery can be obtained as

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Деул including date of arrival, will be subject

the opening ceremony, and among those present were Messrs Me the Goods are landed. Nanking, (By Mall): Ten power Ying Flu, Ma Leuk Pan, Yip Lan

Goods not cleared within companies in various parts of the Chuen, Chan Ping Au, Chan Yue country have been awarded certi- San Choy Hing, Lu! Tam Shuen. by the National Recon-Yung Koon Man, Chow Shing Chi, ficates

Commission in accor-

Chan Tit Tat and many others.

total struction

The exhibition which is very well arranged, occupied nearly the whole nith floor, and is divided into 58 sections occupied by the different exhibitors.

The exhibits comprised

Over

The contestants are to make UP direct traffic between Shanghai, Shanghai, the Power Plant of 800- confectionery, knitting goods por-

prefecture of Jukuang" in Honan, 28th. the former prefectures of Yinglu and Shouchunksien and Fengtalh sien in Anhwel, and Lishanbilen,

to rent.

dersigned before the Thursday, the All Claims must be sent to the Un Eth November, 194, or they will not

be recognized,

The story has it, that the Japanese Consul took the matter up and by a little moral suasion had the notes guaranteed. Whe- ther the story is true or not, the Kaifeng (By 'Mail):

with a money situation is certainly bad view to better administering the for everyone except the banks. lines.. bordering districts between who are apparently grafting on. Survey of the Chakou-T6200- Honan, Hupeh and Arhwel the public. A "probable solition kiang branch line

with a provinces local leading politi-would be to close all the native distance of 80 kilometres has long dance with the regulations promul cians believe It desirable to in banks, which at no time

are been completed, and tenders for gated in 1930, in which it is pro-

Dar aged Packages must be left in stitute there a special adminis reliable, and have che really good its construction, it is learned, are rided that well managed power trative area. A recommendation bank under Government control.

the Godowas fər· Emmination by the being invited. According to plans, companies are to be awarded ap-

Consignees and the Company's Surveyors to that effect will, it is under- stood, be made to the forthcoming

already formulated, it is to be propriate certificates by way of

Mesars. Goddard & Douglas at 10m. completed within a year and a encouragement..

on Monday, the 5th November, 1934) Firth Kuomingtang Congress.

The Customs Club is again to halt The most cumbersome plece

'These ten concerns include the

Consignees must have llevanus Owing

Offer is landance then, damago the mountainous the front in organizing a "knock of engineering work along this Power Company of Hangchow, the nature of these districts which in- ("out" tennis tournament

Company's Surveyor. October line will be the construction of a Chapel Eydraulle Power Company thirty classes of Chinese manu- datisblo goods are examined by the clude approximately the former will be played on Sunday, October bridge across the Chientang River, of Shanghal, (A class certificates)factured goods, the most popular No Daima will be admitted after the

completion of which will facilitate the Pootung Powed Company of ones being perfumes biscuits and Goods have left the dodowsɛ.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by chow, (B class certificates) the celain, handkerchiefs and towels, as in say cam whatarer. The Soochow-Klabsing branch Power Company of Bulyuan, the raincoats, cigars and cigarettes line will run through Wang-klang- Weiyu Power Company of Shansi, allt, cloth, torchlights and dry Hong Kong, 20th Oct., 1984, chin, Hringtseh, Pingwan, Paichi, the Ming Hua Power Company of batteries, aerated water, rubber- The opening of the Sports Wuklang and Weimen with a total Pinghu Cheklang, the Tal Chin shoes tea, rattan-goods," organs season commenced last Saturday distance of 757 kilomettes.

Its Power Company of Kwanshan, and planos, lacquer and sporting with a hockey match in Kakchiok The turnout was the largest we understood, by the expected in Company of Kiangying and the

construction is necessitated, it is Kiangau, the Hua Ming Power goods. have seen since 1932, and we hope crease of goods transportation Power Company, of Changsu (C the members of the Recreation

upon the Club will continue to- turn out in Chakou-Tsaoeklang branch life.

completion of the class certificates).

A total of 179 companies clasat-, such good numbers, and thus

Survey of this line was already Bed into four different groups, make our sporting activities more

submitted their annual year. have interesting than they have been for its construction are also being reports for 1933 to the Commis completed last July, and tenders

invited and it is scheduled to be sion for examination, the result completed within one year-

of which was the awarding of cer- Central News Agency.

tificates to the above-named com panies, None in the fourth group however, was favoured with the honour, due to under par manage-

The exhibition will continue for ment.-

ten, days from Thursday 1st to The Commission has also sent Baturday November 10 1934 in-

Machengster, Lotienhsien, Chts-

huihster and. Huangmelhalen in Hupeh, it has been found difficult in the past to suppress the Com- munist bandits there who play Hide-and-seek" with government

troops. The institution of a strong regional government would, however, "form a rætural check to such. Communist banditry, it is believed

This measure is further nieces

their own pairs, and judging by Hangchow and Ningpo.. the ́ number of entrants the

tournament promises to be very

interesting.

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sitated in view of the backward- for the last two years ̈`

The British submarine "Rain ness of the people's intelligence and livelihood at these districts. bow has been a visitor in Fort For, owing to the lack of adequate during this week, and various communications and incersant sporting events were arranged Communist disturbances, most of during their stay. The Members the populace are ignorant farmers of the Swatow Club organized'à, Swatow for a few days, on Octo- and villagers, leading a precarious Whist Drive in the Club on ber 31, U.8.8. Stewart, Parrott, Life. To heighten their intelli- Wednesday evening with mem Edsall and Balmer, and will pos gence and to improve their livell bers of the Rainbow as their sibly be joined a day later by the

hood the introduction of an effec- tive system is considered urgent Central News Agency.

guests,

The exhibition "representa 50 Chinese factories from Hong Kong. Canton, Macao, Shanghai and Hangchow, and is on a larger scale than that which was held last

One of the outstanding features is that the majority of the exhibits - were displayed on artistic stands arranged and designed by experts of the Company, w

Agent.

"People Who Matter

PEOPLE WHO

MATTER, to the advertise are the people when can afford to buy his Host of

then people buy and read the

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a guide book to each of the com- clusive, and will be open to the panies with view to directing Dubile from 8 am to 8ppach Hong Kong Daily Press.

day

* USA. Paul Jones. They are on them in their efforts for improve- The following Destroyers of the their way to Manila from the menta US. "Astatic Fleet are expected in summer station in the North, Central Nets Agency,

All are welcome, there being no

charge for admitignon.

To comply with the General Bonded Warehouse Regulations, ognaignees wast have a Hevenue Officer in attendance examined dutiable goods wo

All broken, chafed and damaged Goodr they will be amined on the ard are so be left in the Godowns, where

NOT, 934, at 10 am, by Mears Goddard & Douglas.

No Vies Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be counterțigardi GIBB, LIVINGSTON &

Agenta Hong Kong, 27th O. t., 1934.

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HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE:

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES, THE K.V.

MANDA DUISBURG

having arrived from Hamburg and Ports of call, Consignees of Ungo me hereby notified that their Gooủa wo being landed and placed at their into the

and Godown and Kowloon Was

Company' godowns Kowloon, renschen dadverse may be obtained as soon as the Goods are ndert - Optional: Cargó" will not be lauded here, unique Notien has been given 48 hours prior to veci'n arrival, hat oneriod un from port to port to the final port of call to which the option extends.

No Onime will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and at Floods remaining underernd after Wednesday

the 31st Oct., 1934, will wa bint te Bant

All Broken, chafed, and damaged... Goods are to be left in the Godownt, where they will be examined on Tom da 10th Oak, 1974, at 10 am, by our Buryport, Megk, Goldani # Douglar, To comply with the fineral Bonded Warehouse guiati have

Hong Kong, 25th