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The Most Comprehensive Survey Yet Compiled of Reconstructional Progress

In Modern China,

CHINA'S

NEW CURRENCY SYSTEM

By TANG LEANG-II

A survey of Chinese Currency and Banking System in Historical perspective and of the reactions of the' World Slump upon Chinese Trade, Industry, and Finance, from the beginning of the depression to the Establishment of State Control of Silver-with Statistical tables relating to movements of Gold, Silver and Prices in General.

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TO-DAY'S RADIO PROGRAMMES

HONG KONG

Z.B.W. on a Wavelength of 355 metres (845 kos), $1.49 metres (9.52 meracycles). 12.30-2.15 p.m.-European Pro- gramme,

13.90. pim.-Pianoforte Recital by Wilhelm Backhaus,

13.30 p.m. Three songs by Essie

Ackland.

1 pm-Local: Time Signal and Weather Report.

1.03 p.m. Music.

--- 'Light Orchestral

Time and Announcements.

1.40 p.m.--Variety.

2 pm-Concert Waltzes.

2.15 p.m.-Close Down.

¿,

5-8 pm-European Programme.

5 pm-A Relay of Dance Music from the Roof-Garden of the Hong Kong Hotel.

BERLIN

DJA. D.J.B..

31.38m, (95.60 k.c.)

19.74m. (15.200 kc.)

D.J.E.

16.89m. (17.760 k.c.) D.J.N....... 31.45m. (95.40 k.c.) D.J.Q. 19.85mm. (15.20) k,c.)

to

FULL DRESS DEBATE

Foreign Political Situation

London, Mar. 2.

A full dress debate in the House

of Commons on the foreign politi- cal altuation, opened by the For- eign Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden, began to-day, arising out of the motion submitted by the Labour

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member, Mr. D. R. Greenfell, to the FRIDAY, MARCH' 3, 1937. evect that the British" Foreign

COMMENCING AT 10.30 AM. once estimates be reduced.

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A QUANTITY OF

GOODS Spa- MISCELLANEOUS

1.08 pin. Call DJA, DJB (German, English). German Folk Song, 1.10 pm, Concert of Light Music. 2 p.m. News in German. 3.15 Concert of Light Music (cont.).. 2.55 p.m. our listeners in Greetings Australia 3 pm News and Econo- 1.30 p.m.-Reuter Press, Rugby mic Review in English. 3.15 p.m. To- Fress; Local: Weather Forecast,day in Germany. Sound Pictures 3.30 p.m. Rendezvous of North,

Mr. Greenfell complained that i South, East and West. 4.30 p.m. Hallo, girls and boys! (Engl.). 4.45 the declarations made by the Ca-

collective p.m. Concert of Light Music. 5.30 binet concerning p.m: News and Economic Review in curity, wore lacking in conviction, German. 6.45 p.m. We announce and criticised the polley of the the New Month. 8.15 pm. Sign British Government in the off DJA and DJB (German. nish question, demanding that the English). 6.55 pm.

Call DJA League of Nations immediately DJB. DJN, DJE, German Folk convene a World Peace Conference Woollen, Cotton & Artificial 7 pan. Concert of Light "In order to arrive at a settlement Piece Goods, Raincoats, Overcosts, Music. 8 p.m. News in English. 8.15 before the catastrophe overtakes Clothing, Woollon Blankets, Sing- lets, Handkerchiefs, Trimmings, Concert or Light Music us!". (continued). 9.55 p.m. Greetings Answering. Mr. Greenfell's ac- Elastic Braid, Artifcial Silk Em to our Listeners in the "Farcusation that far too much "secret. broidered Thread, Sowing Needles, East." 9 p.m. News and Econo- diplomacy is indulged in" to-day, ladies and Gents Watches, Jade mic Review in German and Call Mr. Eden declared that it was his Btone Bangles and Neck Laces, DJQ. 9.15 p.m. Eternal monuments personal conviction that politics Metal Press Buttons, Zip Fasteners, of German Culture: VI. Fotsdam. were conducted more openly than Saccharine, etc., ete.' 10 p.m. News and Economic Review was pèneficial. in English on DJE, DJN, DJQ in Netherlands on DJB. 10.15 p.m. To-day in Germany. Sound Ple-

6 p.m.--From the Children's Concert.

Studio. A

6.30 p.m.-The London Symphony Orchestra.

8.55 p.m.- Variety Programme. Stock 7.30 pm.-Closing local Quotations and Hong Kong Ex- change Market Report.

7.35 p.m.-Primo Scala's Accor- deon Band.

8 pm.-Local: Time Signal, Weather Report and Announce- menta..

8.03 p.m.-From the Studio. Chinese Concert.

11 p.m.-Close Down European Programme from Z.EX. on a frequency of 640 kilocycles 8.03 p.m.-Elle Suddaby and Evelyn Howard-Jones.

8.30 p.m.-The BBC. Wireless Military Band.

8.55 p.m-London-News Announcements.

and

9.15 p.m.-Le Bourgeois Gentil- homme-Buite (Richard Strause), Op. 80. Played, by the Walther Straram Orchestra of Paris. Colum- bia LX 300/303.

9.48 p.m.-A Recital by Georges Thill (Tenor).

10 p.m. London Big Ben,

Dance Music.

10.30 pm-London-The Nation- al Hunt Meating. A commentary on the race for the Gold Cup. From Cheltenham.

10.66 p. London - Bransby Williams in a selection from his repertoire of character studies. (Electrical Recording).

11.15. p.m. Close Down.

DAVENTRY

11

Calls G.S.G G.S.O.

G.S.B.

G.S.H.

G.S.F.

Wavelengths 17.79m.c. (16.86m.) 15.18m.c. (19.76m.) 8.51m.c. (31.55m.) 2147m.c. (13.97m.) 15.14m.c. (19.82m,) Trans, 1 (G.S.O., G.S.G., G.S.B.).

4 pm. Big Ben; "Ezra Pitt and Emer Come to London." 4.32.p.m. *Food for Thought." 4.52 pm. The Leon Daniels Trio. 5.25 pm. "This is England." talks by representative English people. 5.40 p.m. The news and announcements.

Song.

p.m.

Comprising

also

2 Midget Cameras with Filme 11 Coloured Camòm Lenses

SPANISH QUESTION, Turning to the Spanish question. tures. 10.30 p.m. Widow Grapin. Mr. Eden said that, the Govern- Opera by Motow. 11.30 pm. Hitler ment had always advocated a po- Youth programme: From the work icy of non-intervention. The Bri- of the Hitler Youth. The Health|tish Government considered it its TERMS;-Cash on Delivery. Office. Midnight. Sign of DJN, DJE, DJQ, DJB (Germ.. Engl.

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5.30 a.m, Breakfast Hour of News and Music. 6.55 a.m. New York stock quotations-Swan, Culbertson and Fritz, 1a.m. Sign off. 0.30 am. Nielson Financial Review and Musical Varieties. 11.15 am. Big

duty to prevent the conflet from apreading out, and had succeeded in doing so. Mr. Eden recalled the words of the French Premier last year, when he said that the world had been brought to the brink of the abyss of war, and only the non-Intervention Committee had

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mained, would be completely re- moved by the new supervision measures

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Now that these measures had come into force. the Committee would concern itself with the for- eign volunteers fighting in Spain off. 2.30 p.m. Nielson Financial and in this connection would take Review and Musical Varieties. 3.45 further steps to bring the civil war p.m. Sign off. 6 p.m. Records. to an end.

0.15

p.m. Spanish Informa- tional Period. 8.35 p.m. English;

Continuing, Mr. Eden said that Informational Period. 6.35 p.m. the British Government would ad- New York stock quotations-Swan, here to that part of its programme Culbertson and Fritz. 7.p.m.

based on the League of Nations. Songs by Della Parker. 7.15 p.m. since it felt itself st bound by Basque Presentation. 7.30 p.m. To that agreement.

be announced. 7.45 p.m. "The Voice

LEAGUE DEFENDED

of Life"-an Elizalde-United States Mr. Eden defended the League Life Insurance Presentation. 8 pm. against all attacks and said, that Ladies' String Quartet, with Jose V.

admittedly the League was not yet Carreon, planist. 8.35 pm. Casale what one had hoped it to be, but Optical Information. 0.40 pu. Mantla stock quotations-Swan; none the less it was still alive. One should not overlook the fact that Culbertson and Fritz. 845 pm. Local market reports. 8.55 pm. despite everything the League in Stock quotations in Spanish-L. R. the last ten years had succeeded in

overcoming great difficulties... Nielson Co. 9 p.m. Listerine Amateur Hour, with Baron Unter- heisen, Master of Ceremonies. 9.30 p.m. Popular Dance Music. 10 p.m.

Sign off.

AUSTRALIA

Trans. II (G.S.H., G.S.G., G.S.B.).

7 p.m. Big Ben: A Recital by A. Campbell Murdoch. 7.15 pin. "Joha Londoner at Home." 7.45 nm. Eric Smith at the organ of the Granada 3LR-Wave Length, 31.34 metres;

Power, 1 Kilowatt; Frequency, Cinema. 8.15 p.m. "Paper MIL"

9.58 megacycles. 8.45 p.m. The Trocadero Cinema Orchestra. 8.56 p.m. The news and 1:45 pm. Melbourne Central Post announcements. 9.15 p.m. A Piano | Once Chimes. - Australian News Recital. 9.23 pm. "Food for and Notes. 2 p.m. Chimes. 201 Thought.

p.m. Serial "As Ye Sow-Episode Trans. HỊ (G.SIL. G.S.F., G.S.B.). | 4—An Australian Saga written for 10 p.m. Big Ben; Reginald Foort, radio by Edmund Barclay. 2.30 at the BBC. Theatre Organ. 10.30 pm. Recorded Music. 2.45 P. pm. A Commentary on the Chel- National Anthem. Close down. tenham Gold Cup. from the National Hunt Meeting. 10.55 p.m. Bransby Williams. 11.15 p.m. The Central Band of His Majesty's Royal Air Force. Midnight. Cum- berland Crack" 12.30 am: The news and announcements. a.m. Dance music.

12.50

STUDENTS CURBED IN RUMANIA

Drastic Measures Follow Attempt To Slay

Bucharest, Mar. 'Z. One or a series of drastic steps decided upon by the Cabinet to keep students from participating in politics is the temporary clos- ing of all universities and student centres in Rumania.

SOVIET OFFICIALS

ARRESTED

Misuse of Funds

Moscow, March 2. Beveral Commisaars of the Peoples Commissary for Water Ways have been arrested after an Investigation of their books had shown that the sum of 3 million Roubles had been embezzled. Among those arrested is one de partment chief, The Director of was severely the Commissariat reprimanded.-

News Merce SEPARATIST" ACTIVITIES

Moscow. March 2.

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A FEW PIECES OF BLACK WOOD WARE

and

It was true that in the case of Manchukuo and Abyssinia it had falled, and it is also true- that these failures had made a deeper One Mijners' Iron Safe impression on the world than the successes attained. But, declared the speaker, it was logical for

the opposition parties to demand TERMS: CA on Delivalt new powers for the League and at the same time oppose rearmament. The League is to-day in a state of convalescence, and it would be a mistake to force any new changes

on her.'

Answering questions about the Western Pact, Mr. Eden emphasised that, regrettably, less had been at- tained than England had desired, Brain had delayed the issue. Büt and that the developments in.

England was, as before, prepared to sign a Western Pact on a basis of the same mutual obligations as had been the characteristics of the Locarno Pact.

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TURKISH LANGUAGE ONLY ALLOWED

Istanbul, Mar, 2

The use of any other language than the Turkish will be an offence, with heavy fines, punishable

| according to a municipal an-

The Minister then stated again nouncement in Brussa. This edict. that the British Government was is the outcome of the Turkish determined to hold to its territor-authorities'

ial possessions, and that in this be had nothing to add to his previous declarations———— Transocean News Service.

present drive

to: eliminate Yiddish, Spanish. Yiddish and French Levantine dialects in favour of Turkish

Transorean News Service.

“OFFICER IN TOWER" REPORTS

THE "YARD”

Norman Balllle-Stewart, formerly report to the Criminal Records" leutenant in his Majesty's Army Omce by letter, but until recently and more recently in Maidstone reports had to be made personally. Gaol, after a Ave years" sentence Baillie-Stewart attended the fune for betraying secrets to a foreign ral of his father at Arnos Vale His mother The students, who are mostly That the period of political mass Power, recently reported for th Cemetery, Bristol members of the Iron. Guard, which arrests is by no means over ret time to Scotland Yard as a accompanied him, and afterwards is a Fascist anti-Semitic organisa-shown by the latest massages from convict on licence, states the "Over they left for Cornwall, where they

intend to

make

their home. tion, are also forbidden to wear the Trans-Caucasian Boylet Reseas Daily Mail."

The home which his father, party uniforms. d

public of Azerbaijan on the Cas. He had been released from Mald- All Masonic Lodges and other plan Sea, Reporta state that 200 stone to attend the funeral of his Lt Col C. Baillie-Wright, had‍ secret societies are to be closed. persons have been arrested, father, Lt. Col. C. H. Balille prepared with such pride and These mestres follow the charged with having carried out Wright, and his report to the police hopefulness for the return of the efforts of three students who yes- separatint activities. According to was part of the duty of one who son in whom he had never lost terday unsuccessfully attempted to the papers, Professor Talybil of has been allowed a remission of faith has been guarded all day by aasipate the Rector of the Ual-Baku Universita was the leader of sentence on account of good con- police Ex-Lient. Baillie-Stewart

digt..

changed his name by deed-polt versity of Bucharest.-

the movement

In future he will be allowed to some years ago.] Bruter's Bulletin Dereiçe,

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