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$73
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1936."
OLYMPIC WINTER
GAMES
The Skiing Events
Garmusch, Fev. 1.
of the
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PASSENGERS
ARRIVALS
EMPRESS OF JAPAN
The towowing passengers landed nt Hong Kong yesterday by the Empress of Japan which arr.ved here from Manila-
Mrs. J. A. Anderson, Mr. H. The first skiing events Olympic Winter Games, the down-Brabam, Mr. J. B. Emmert, Mrs. hill races for ladies and men, were T. W. King, Miss M. R. King, Mr. held on the Kreuzeck Mountain
and Mrs. F. L Laurence, Mr. A. to-day. Owing to the eleventh-
Nicholson, Mr. N. J. Perrin, Mr. A. it of ΜΠΟΥ fait
Shister, Mrs. M. H Swift. Mr. and hour
to
the possible
use
Mrs. Toh Bien Seng. Mr. S. Wald- originally planned. starting from
man. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Toddiken, the Kreuzjoch, with many sharp
Mrs. L. G. Everett, Miss J. Everett, bends to the finish at the valley
S.S. TALMA terminus of the Kreuzeck Cable
The following passengers Railway, where over 10.000 specta-
r.ved here on Tuesday from Cal- this morning. tors assembled
by the via cutta
ports Sixteen nations were represented
Talma":--- in the ladies' and 21 in the men' rack.
Canton Insurancõe
3275
$870
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Union Inmarsaves'.......
$340
$630
China Fires
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$175
1480
H.A. Fires Gen
$275
1980
International Ace S.
431
Shipping
$36
Douglases....
335
454
Steamboats
Tot
$30
Indos (pret.)
$30
520
Do. (ok)uian
20
90/-
Shelia
Waterbot
3148
The snow to-day was dry and fast track, firm, making a very which tested the skill and judg- the ment of the competitors to atmest, and caused several to fall exhausted on
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Amtamoks...
$1,90
Balatcus
Baguio Gold
19 cta.
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Mr. P. Gathorp, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. P. Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Foore, Mr. C. H. Budd, Mrs. O. H. E. Thorpe. Mr. L H. Milner, Mr. Fong Yek Ngoh, Bro. Anthony Ngane Mr. F. O. S. Cackett. Mr.
the final "schuss". H. Davies, Mr. J. De Maios Mr and Mrs. Wan Yat Seng and within sight of the goal,
three children, Mrs.. Fong King Lam and two infants. Mr. Wong Hang Fee, Madam Shun Lal Ngor, Mr. J. Thomson, The Hon. Mrs. G. Fraser and infant. Mr. Ho Hin Mrs. Fong Sang, Mr. Yee Pang. Ah Kow and infant.
A NORWEGIAN SUCCESS The men's race was dominated German by the Norwegian and
having four men cach sklers,
Birger placed in the first 10.
the Norwegian champion, Bwd.
4see came first with a lead of over Franz Pfnür, the German. Lantschner (Germany), who was third. finishing in 4min. 58.2sec France and Italy's competitors Ailals and Sertorell were also in the first 10, their times being and 5min. 5sec. Amin. 58.8sec.
$11.20 respectively. Three of the British
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316
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skiers, Luna. Hudson, and Palmer. Tomkinson. 'finished well "down in the ilst lunr making the best 35.6sec., white time with 5min. Riddell wrenched his back in a fall and falled to Anish.
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In the ladies' race England did -much better. Miss Evelyn Pinching finishing seventh (5min. 27.1sec.) Kessler Miss Jeannette and twelfth (min. 5.3sec.). Fräulein Christi Cranz, the European cham-
WILE plan in this event, who overwhelming favourite, did badly fall and in consequence of a finished sixth. the race being won by Fröken Schou-Nilsen (Norway) Fräulein Resch in 5min. 4sec. (Germany) was second with 5min 9.4sec., and another German com petitor, Fräulein Graisegger. was third with 5min. 1.6sec.. 9.4sec. ahead of Fräulein Steuri (Swit zerland)
There seems every sign of this with attended Olympiad being
The weather conditions extremely satisfactory. are now except in so far as the bob run is concerned. The absence of a con- tinued keen frost render the track Loo soft to stand the burden of daily use. During four-bob prac- tice yesterday two accidents oc- curred, the Dutchman Metzelaar breaking his ankle in a spill and two Rumanian bobbers meeting with minor leg injuries. The first bob event in the Olympiad, which place to- to have taken morrow, has been postponed in definitely.
success.
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27
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390
$206
Yannati Ferrez
$201
$10.60
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177-
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144
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$15
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$43
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$4.85
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•The
DEPARTURE
S.S. ASAMA MARU following passengers left the Hong Kong yesterday by "Asama Maru" for Shanghai and America via Japan:-
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Balley, Mr. R. E. Baskowille, Mr. I. Carpio Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Couput, Mr. T. R. Deacon, Mr. G. S. Dunkley. Mr. C. C. d'Encarnacio, Mr, H. N. Mr. Ho Ferrers. Mr. M. Garrett, Yun-ning, Mr. R. O. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. A. Judat and infant, Mr. S. Kanagaye, Mr. and Mrs. L. S Khan, Mr. 5. G. Kirkland, Mr. J. Kushita, Mr. K. B G. Larsen, Miss W. H. Lee. Mr. and Mrs. R. Loisean and two children; Mr. G. Lombard. "Mr. A. J. Luciano, Mr. A, Luciano, Mr. P. A. Luciano, Mr. N. "C. MacGregor, Mr. J. Martin, W. Mr. F. E. T. Marshall, Mrs. McLean and two children, Mrs: F. Miller, Mr. LH Milner, Mr. K Mort, Mr. M. Numoto, Mrs. H. Oku and child, Mr. M. B. Rosenback, Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Rush, Mr. K. L.
Smith Mr. G. Tanaka, Mr. Hans Thaerig.. Mrs. H. Tsukuda. Mr. and Mrs. George Vanderblit. Mr. C. H. Williams, Mr. W. J. Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Palthe, Mr. C. Waung.
INDUSTRIAL LEADERS ON MISSION
CHINA
Abandonment Of Silver
London, Feb. 11. Intens.fication of the monetary and nancial crisis in China, to which the adverse balance of pay- ments and the American
silver mainly
programme purchasing contributed, took place last year, The variable equalization, charge on silver exports, established in October, 1934, had provided some paliative to the exchange situa- tion. The Chinese dollar stood al 15, 13-16d on December 31, 1934, and in spite of the upward trend of the world price of silver change was kept relatively stable, But the gradual rise could not be prevented.
ernment's cated an from
ex-
Con-
Eary in February the Finance Monetary Manis.er appo.nted a
framing a Advisory Committee to assist the Government in structive policy of economic and financial development. "The, Gov- indi- "announcement
to refrain inten; on
che cheap remedles" for
'con- of the problems
It was solution
country. fronting the
currency and recognized that fundamental im- China financial Provement in the
organization of was needed. A step in this direc- end of at the taken don was March by the association of three leading Chinese banks in a scheme These of Government control. banks were the Bank of China, which came into existence in 1911 as the successor of the Ta Ching Bank of the Manchu Dynasty, and was reorganized in 1916 on com rercial banking Hines, and again international ex- in 1928 as an change bank, in which capacities it had attained considerable re- putation and strength; the Bank of Communications, established in Presidential and given" 1908 Charter in 1914. with a new char- ter in 1928; and the Central Bank In 1929 as a ot. China, founded State-owned institution,
£
DOLLAR STABILIZED To carry out this scheme, Mr. T. V. Soong, formerly Finance Min- Ister, was appolated chairman of the Bank of China; while Mr. Chang Kla-ngau, formerly gener- al manager of the Bank of China, was made deputy-governor of the f
The new scheme Central Bank, was designed to enable the banks with the existing better to cope stagnadon and to co-ordinate the policy of the leading Chinese banks.
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Rome. March. 3. Further particulars about the consequences of the Temblen Bat-
The rise in the price of silver in April had the effect of greatly widen.ng the disparity between. local exchange and, the external price of silver. By the end of October, the lack of confidence in he market was shown in a rapid de, are furnished by the Italian official war ouletin No. 144, which decline in the value of the dollar, Impressed by the deterioration of states that the Abyssialan losses to severa thousand, the market, the Government, after consultations between the Finance while the Italian aggregated from Minister and the banks, on Novemo officers and 450 men,
Askaris and two airmen, have also ber 4 announced a definite scheme
mounted
110
UNMOUNTED 25 cts. each
IRISH SOCCER TEAM AGAINST WALES
London, Mar. 3. The following have been selected to represent Ireland against Wales In the international football com- petition at Belfast on March 11.
Cook Scott (Belfast Celticy (Everton) and Fulton (Belfast Celtic); Gowdy (Hibernian), Jones (Hiberian) and Browne (Leeds); Kernaghan (Belfast Celtic), Steven- son (Everton), Bambrick (Chelsea), Doberty (Manchester City) and Kelly (Derry City) ----
Shanghai, Mar. 4. Thirt six Chinese industrial leaders who will be investigating the economic situation in Kwang.. tung and Kwangs! provinces left
For the first time in the Colonial | Heuter. for Hong Kong by the s.s. Pres!- for the reorganization of China's falled to return
currency system. The proposals
operations Large scale the immediate nation- wartare. dent Jefferson-
involved 'cuter
alization of silver, the amalgama were carried out with great troop note issues, which formations and the simultaneous the tion of would be convertible only in terms operation of all weapons. Thou- In sume cases a of foreign currency, and the sta-sands of tons of materiaî are tran- bilization "of the dollar at the ex-sported daily. isting level.
the
greater part of the game there was little opportunity for individua. rushes.
two
was
the
WAR COUNCIL TO RESIGN
Tokyo, Mar. 4.
In connection with the recent"
Minister, General Kawashima, that evening verbally informed the War
he and his military colleagues on the War Council-Generals Araki, Mazaki, Abe, Nishi, Terauchi and Uyeda are accepting responsibility for the outbreak.
ICE HOCKEY
in ice rink artificial At the Garmisch the British Ice hockey
The proposals were who'e Army Corps is solely pro team played their first game in
The following statement the eliminating series, when, they
to be supported by the reorganiza-vided by help from airplanes. military revolt, the former War made by the officials of a hard-fought
tion of the Central Bank of China Severat battalions of Hght moun-Minister, General R. Hayashi, last beat Sweden
Ice Hockey Association aroused British The match
the contest.
as an independent central reserve tain artillery were brought to the
afront fight'ng. Hae. During special interest on account of the so-day:-.
bank operating to maintain The "British, Ice Hockey Asso- unfortunate difficulty about Archer and Foster, the two players ob-cation have decided to play in stable currency, "the creation of a battle 80 held te erraphs were at
ransocean News Service. business. mortgage the Olympic series, and to include special Institution to deal exclu work- jected to by the Canadian Ama-
British alvely with in their teams the teur Hockey Association. from which they had previously been $8,10
зuspended. It was thought likely $3,40 that Great Britain might with- Association as suspended.
draw from the competition if understood that the Canadian As- these two men were barred.sociation will play against these Shortly before the game started, players without making any pro test. But the British Ice Hockey protest the Canadian flowever,
Association cannot be regarded as was withdrawri, and Archer and
admitting any distinction between Foster were able to contribute to
It is hoped the position of these two players the British victory.
and other similar players whose that this incident may now be re- garded as closed...
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SITUATION IMPROVES- IN SYRIA
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two
the Canadian
After Brenchley had scored from the blue line in the first minutes of play Great. Britain bad Ice
It is
suspension has been referred to the LI.H.O. Signed: P. Vassar Hunter, president of the British Hockey Association; Cart the to struggle hard to maintain her Erhardt, vice-president of lead. Against her superior team-British Ice Hockey Association and work the Swedish team had the captain of the British team; and advantage of weight and of greater JB. Ahearne, the secretary of the familiarity with outdoor play, the British Ice Hockey Association." second factor being increased later in the game by the accumulation
lara.
The
The
THE QUEEN MARY Secret Engine Trials
new
General Hayashi added that they al wished informally to tender their resignations from the War Council.
The matter will be submitted to the Throne to-morrow by General Kawashima.-- Reuter,
SHIPPING MOVEMENTS
The P&Q's as. "Rawalpindi” I left Shanghai for this port on the 3rd instant at 3 pm, and is dus
here to-morrow at about 6 am.
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born players who are regarded by plans for balancing the national Amateur Hockey Budget within 18 months, and 'energetic measures to prevent un- warranted, speculation and pro- The new scheme was fiteering..
London, Feb. 11. favourably received by the public,
Star Cunard-White and a King's Regulation was pub- shed by the British Ambassador.
the British uner Queen Mary will undergo giving protection to banks here cooperating with the secret engine trials in dock during Government by observing the pro- the present week on a day still, to hibition of payments in silver dol-Le fixed. At the conclusion of the tests essential to the running of SALES OF SILVER
the 200,000-h.p. engines, special Government's action in gauges will give the experts, who troduced into the market a note of will be the only witnesses, a fairly confidence which had long been accurate idea of the probable lacking. It is early to say whe speed of the liner when at sca.
The date of the Queen Mary's jects. ther the scheme will attain its ob-
The hope has been enter-sailing downstream has still to be tained that the Government by determined.. goal; selling silver abroad may derive a tide will occur either on March 24, of snow on the loe. In the second Erhardt and Borland, defence; profit whereby it may build up 25, or 28, and, contrary to previous perled the Swedes began to take Dalley, Chappell, Davey. Archer, sufficient foreign currency reserve arrangements, the twenty miles Jerusalem, March 3.
during the Brenchley, and Kilpatrick, attack. to ensure the maintenance of a journey will be done on one tide. the co- the offensive, and
Coward and continued stability, in exchange. In determining the sailing date Wyman. The Nationalist Leaders on the
period their Childs,
A good deal will depend on the the builders will have Stinchcombe, reserves, whole
tional vessels were on duty on the show themselves satished
whole of the third
Carlsson, goal; firmness with which the Govern- operation of meteorological ex- Bweden.-H. efforts to draw level were intense. Foster's goal-tending saved the with the officia proclamation of
On Bergquist and Lundell, defencement carries out its declared in-perta.
At the moment March 25 is re- day of the Queen Mary's launch. on several occasions. game
It is estimated that the twenty the probable date of the High Commissioner, and im-
The offical proclamation assures
ous occasion, a few minutes before Engborg. Jöhncke, Liljeberg. Nor- tentions of balancing the Budget
and establishing a central banking garded as
the Atting-out tolles' the forth-
journey downstream will mediately afterwards assemb..d. to the population that
departure from the close of play, he broke single-berg, Petersen, and Eriksson, at- decide the date for the end of the coming treaty with France, gives
During the past year the Cu basin. Three small local tugs will take something like four and a toms returns reflected a slight im-receive the assistance of the Liver- half hours-half an hour more General Strike, and to prepare for them the same rights as the Brihanded an attack by four op tack. Hellman and R. Carlsson. Institution on proper lines. the elections on the basis of the tish Treaty with Iraq. The end ponents with a brilliant save at Andersson, Nilsson, and Larsson,
the open corner of the net, Both reserves. the 45 days strike wil coincide
Canada won her second victory provement in the value of exports pool tender tug Romsey and the than the time taken to bring the old Constitution,
teams played orthodox hockey
Flying Breeze. These three addi-ve years ago. with two men constantly at the to-day when she beat Latvia by and a decrease in iniports, thus Mersey tugs Flying Kestrel and Empress of Britain down the river
reducing the adverse balance. defence, and consequently during 11 goals to none.
Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Press (Copyright.)}
There is no doubt amongst the leaders that th's election will re-
sult in a large majority for the Nationalist groups. Eight banish- ed Nationalist leaders were releas ed on Monday, and on their arriva Daniascu's were carried on the Suou.ders of an enthusiastic crowd. 20 other arrestees were released on Monday, and 100 more on Tueschys
reopening "of the Syrian The University and the reinstatement of the expe:ied students is belug arranged.
with the festival of Beiram, about to be celebrated- Transocean News Service.
The teams were:- Great Britain-Foster,
The most suitable
The RMS. "Empress of Asia":
March (Wednesday) at 1.00 pm.. arrived at Yokohama on the 4th
on the leaves Yokohama
5th March (Thursday) at 10.00 ...
March (Thursday) at 9.00 am, and leaves Hong Kong for Manila on is due at Hong Kong on the 12th
the same day at 500p.m..
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