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"Hongkong Dafly. Press"-fune 10, 1939.

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Hongkong Daily Press.

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· Post Office in the United Kingdom.

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Unveiling At Ottawa

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, JUNE 10, -1939.

WHEN YOU BUY ON

PRICE

Remember

ALONE

that the common law of businam balance prohibita, paying a little and getting a lot. If you deal with the lowest bidder, it is wims to add something for the risk you run, and it you do that, have enough to BUY QUALday

Lazarus

FOPTICIANS

omgle Copy:;10 Cent;

Price Per Month: $3.00.

DIOCESAN BOYS' SCHOOL STUDENTS THREATEN

An impressive general view of the scene in Connaught Square, Ottawa, as their Majesties drove away after the King had unveiled the Canadian National War Memorial, seen in the" Background. Their car is shown on the extreme left.

STABILIZATION.

OF NATIONAL DOLLAR AT NEW LEVEL IS SEEN

Attitude Of The Control Banks"

The present action of the control banks in Shanghai in not coming to the aid of the National dollar is not seen by

banking circles responsible

here as any indication that the dollar' will not eventually be stabilized at a new level. The opinion is advanced that the attitude of the control banks is to refrain from taking - any "action"In ̈ ̄order to see at"what"; level the dollar "can by itself re-

main fairly steady and how much pressure it can withstand.

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It is thought that the dollar will, at a suitable time, be stabi-

WATER SUPPLY RESTRICTED AGAIN

Commencing at 9p.m. to- morrow (Sundayy), the hours for the supply of water on the Island of Hongkong will be reduced to ten hours a day, naniely, from 6 am to 11 am. and from 4pm to 9 p.m.

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This step has been taken in order to facilitate the nexion of the cross-harbour pipe-lines and, it is hoped to restore the full supply by 4 p.m. on Tuesday next.

S'HAI MARKET CONDITIONS

Being Studied By

Finance Ministry

TAXI - DANCERS RESUME WORK AT CAPITOL

Satisfied With Explanation

Taxi-dancers: of the Capitol Ballroom, West Point, who..

went on strike on Thursday .. night in protest against the dismissal of the manager. Mr. *“Chico” Remedios. resumed

work last sight after receiving -

satisfactory explanation from Mr. Howard Tor, pro- prietor of the cabaret.

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GENERAL WALK-OUT: DISSATISFIED WITH APPOINTMENT OF A JAPANESE SUBJECT

BRITISH ENVOY WAR RISK

CALLED FROM

FRANCE

Conference With

Mr. Strang

PREMIUMS REDUCED

LONDON, June 9 (T/Oceani— That a more favourable view is LONDON, June 9 (Reuter)-Mr. taken in the city of London of the William Strang, G.M.G., Chief of development of the international the Central European Department situation, in the near future, is in the Foreign Office, who is fly-manifested by a decision of Lloyd's ing to Moscow to-morrow, and Str underwriters to-day substantially Eric Phipps. British Ambassador | to reduce the war risk premiums. in Paris. who' received a hurried call to London list night, were in early consultation with the For- eign Secretary, Lord Haßfax, this morning.

Afterwards a meeting of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Cabinet was held in the House of Commons and lasted for an hour- and-a-quarter.

The subject under discussion was the instructions which Mr. Strang will take to Moscow,

KULANGSU DEMANDS

For freight through" the Medi- terranean, the additional premium is to be reduced from 12/6 to 1/6.

For freights destined for ports in the Near East and Far East, the premium will 'be reduced from 22/6 or 25/6 respectively "to 7/8. The war riak premium for freights to ports of the United States or Atlantic ports, Spain, and Portu- gal, will be reduced by 2/6, and from 7/6 to 5/-.

AS HEAD PREFECT

Representations Made To Headmaster And Bishop

A WALK-OUT OF A LARGE NUMBER OF" STUDENTS AT THE DIOCESAN BOYS' SCHOOL IS THREATENED AS THE FESULT OF DISSATISFAC-

·TION OVER THE APPOINTMENT OF ́A ́ JAPANESE SUBJECT AS HEAD PREFECT OF THE SCHOOL

It is learned that of 18 boys who were recently made prefects, and of whom 14 are Chinese, the one who was appointed to be head prefect is a Formosan of Chinese extraction.

This fact caused some feeling amongst the 14 Chinese prefects, who made representations to the Headmaster, Mr. G. A Goodban," without satisfactory result.

Mr. Goodban is understood to have expressed the opinion that he could not be persuaded to swerve from his decision on the ground of the nationality of the head pre- fect, despite Sino-Japanese feeling. as the appointment had been), made, according to School custom.. from consideration of the sp- pointee's qualification for leader-

ACCEPTANCE BY COUNCIL ship, general, conduct and dis

OF TWO OF FIVE POINTS REPORTED BY JAPANESE

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AMOY, June 9 (Reuter)--The first and fifth points of the five-point Japanese proposals regarding the International, Settlement in Kulangsu tre reported to have been accepted by the Municipal Connell.

A Japanese report states that Mr. H. L. Hitchcock, Chairman of the Municipal Council, following a meet- ing of the Council last night, sent a note to the Jap- anese Consul-General accepting these points which provide for the following:-

(1) Stricter control of anti-Japanese agitation and

terrorism.

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(2) That the Japanese police force be granted the right" to co-operate with the Municipal police in searching for and arresting anti-Japanese elements.

It is understood that the dis- pute between Mr. Remedios and the management concerned the payment of agreed commission due to the former and the ques- tion as to whether any deductions should be made in respect of ad-

The note promises to make for it is sald, consider this point, the vances to the dancing girls, au- ther study of the third and fourth most important. lized at between 6d, and 7d., but CHUNGKING, June 9 (Reuter) thorized by Mr. Remedios

points-enfranchisement for For- The Note refuses, however, tq ap-), there is no guidance from official Reports of the Shanghal market manager, which are not balanced mosan residents and nomination point Japanese to the posts men- quarters, though this is a fairly conditions are not published in by repayment or individual earn of three Chinese by the Chairman tioned but indicates the readiness representative opinion among the Chinese press.

ings, and for which the manage-of the Peace Maintenance Com-of the Council to appoint three banking and business circles... The Ministry of Finance is ment is holding the manager per-Chinese vacancies in the Municipal police force.

mission in Amoy to fit three more Japanese policemen in its studying the matter and will make sonally liable.

Connell," The market in Hongkong has a statement on it.

NOT SETTLED. been very nervous, and there has It is omcially confirmed that been a great deal of selling by the Chinese Foreign Office sent This question had not been set- speculators who had overbought. yesterday identical notes in the tied last night, while the absence The Hongkong-Shanghai rate form of aides memoires to the of Mr. Remedios, who is very popu. opened yesterday at 220, and Powers through their respective lar with all cabaret-goers, was business was done between this Embassies and Legations in China, the cause of many Inquiries,

H.K. Market Nervous

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Regarding the second point of of proposals-appointment Japanese nationals to the posts of Chairman of the Municipal Com- Commissioner, Chief c, Police Becretary, as well as an increase figure and 210.". Owing 'to easiness Though oficial circles refuse to The proprietor is understood to in the number of Japanese police- in Shanghai, the rate later drop-divulge details It is understood have assured the girls that the the note is sald to show some conciliation. The Japanese, ped back to 220 sellers.

that the notes concern the cur- question would be dealt with in a

In Shanghal, business was done rency situation particularly in fair and equitable manner.

at different rates, from 6-11/16 to connection. with the Japanese It is significant that plainclothes 6-9/16 at the close. There was establishment of the Hushsing police were present at the cabaret little selling by the control banks, Commercial Bank and the Shahos during the parley and during the but substantial outside selling, Bank in Shanghai.

course of the evening,

THETIS FIRE SUGGESTION: BURMA-YUNNAN

"SHORT CIRCUIT," THIRD

SEA LORD DECLARES

LONDON, June 9 (Reuter)~The suggestion that fire broke out in the submarine Thetis was dealt with by Rear-Admiral B. A. Fraser, O.B.E., Third Sea Lord," In the Interview with Reuter on arrival at Birkenhead to attend a conference in connexion with. salvage operations on the Thetis which is lying" Iri Liverpool Bay, fourteen miles from land. Rear-Admil. Fraser said: "It was, "There was smoke but no dame. definitely not a fire as we under- It was simply an ordinary short stand the term. It was what is circuit, concluded the Third Bea known as an electrical fire.

"Arnold, who was the last, to come up, said he saw little smoke

Lord

ZUUSALVAGE POSTPONED

RAILWAY

Proposals Will Be Considered

LONDON, June 9 (Reuter)-In the House of Commons to-day, in a written reply to Bir Arnold Wilson | (Conservative) LA-Col. A. J. Muir

head Under-Secretary of State în || the India Offee, said that proposals j 107 a railway connexion between arms ad Yunnan had hitherto been put before the Marquess of |Zetland," Secretary for India,” but |had not been suficiently specific

to enable a decision to be

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just before, he left the escape chamber. The smoke would come After the conference at Birken- perion. from what we call a fire but it head it was stated it was in-fullest was really a short circuit, probabis probable there would be further caused by a little water getting Thự salvage attempts for an over one of the auxiliary machine other three weeks as the dimculties ery parts.

of "salvage", were very

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Page 2-Baseball programme. pkgLantao Sweep. Golf starting:

times. U.S. baseball results. Pages Radio programmes for

week-end,

Page 5 Entertainments.

Crossword puzzle.

Page 6-Nowsettes, * Colourful fashions at Government House Garden Party, a Page 7-Volunteer Corps or- ders Funeral Shot fred by Indian PC. The Services. Shanghai Appeal case, Page 8 Leading article: Drive- Hello Against Concession and Goodbye Page

Page for the Churches... Catholic news and

Pinance

Shipping

THE DOLLAR

T.T. ON LONDON:. 18, 2. 25, 320.

TT. ́ON NEW YORK: 23 13/16.

From Our Own Correspondent

London, June 9... London silver prices to-day were down 1/16 as follows:-

June 8

June 9 19-15/16 19-71/8

Spot Forward

19-3/419-11/16

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DEATH OF SIR FD. ACLAND

M.P For Cornwall For Seven Years

LONDON, June 9 (Router) The death has occurred of the Et Hon Sir Francis (Dyke) Acland, P. C., Barf., M. F. (L) for North Cornwall Division since 1932. He was born li

Boucated at Rugby and Balliol College (Oxford), Bir Frances was Financial Secretary to the War Office 1908-10, Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs 1911-15 and - Secretary to the Board of Agriculture 1915-16

He has been Chalm of the Dental Board of the United King-

Tores

| many of the

cipline and good record in 211 branches of school activities.

Chungking Raid

TWO JAPANESE BOMBERS SHOT DOWN CHUNGKING, June 9 (Reuter) Twenty-seven Japanese bombers ralded Chungking st⇒¬7. p.m., again bombing the city. The raiders were greeted by heavy anti-air- craft fire while Chinese pur- sult planes engaged them. Anti-aircraft units claim that two Japanese bombers were. shot down.

NO SETTLEMENT Seven former prefects, who are sympathetic to the views of their other 14 colleagues, voiced their support, it is learned, and” ap- proached Bishop -- Ronald."^-Hall, chairman of the School Committee, on the question. Bishop Hall "con-| sulted the Headmaster as a con-- sequence, but no satisfactory settlement has so far been reached,

The prefects who are up- posing the appointment have declared that if they' cannot rain their point they will walk out, and a large number · of. other students have likewise expressed their sympathies. Competent authorities, when ap- Lieut-Colonel J. H, L Hind- proached, maintained reticence marsh, of the 1st Khmaon Rifles concerning the matter, and could was certainly speeded on his way not shed any light as to what de-in grand style yesterday, when he cision is likely to be taken."

embarked on the Canadian Pacific. Steamship Co.'s Empress of Cana-

GRAND SEND-OFF FOR COL. 1 H. L HINDMARSH®

DR. C. T. WANG FOR da for Vancouver.

FINLAND

LONDON, June 9 (Reuter) Dr. C. T. Wang to-day had lunch with Sir Neill Malcolm, Chairman

Officers of the Kumaon Rifles with a background of bagpipers were down at the ship's alde to speed the Colonel on his sea voy- ge scross the Pacide and journey

of the Universities Sub-Commit- through Canada to England. tee, and Professor Wilam G. S.

"Good health, good cheer, and

·| Adams, Warden of All Souls Col-good luck" were indeed offered to the popular oficer from a gather- lege. Dr. Quo Tal-chi, Chinese

ing of over 80 friends. Ambassador to the Court of St. James's, was also present. There were no speeches.

Fourteen new light warships. Dr. Wang will go to Finland to have been ordered in France, in- morrow," in eonnexion with the cluding four torpedo boat destroy- 1948 Olympic Games, and thence ers capable of 40 knots, says Reu

Iter. to China, possibly via Russia.

FINAL SELECTIONS FOR VALLEY MEETING TO-DAY

{By

Last Quarter")

RACE 1 (2.00 PM.

RACE 6 (4.30).

Loquacious

Amber II Ajax

KACE 2 (2.30)

Phoenix Gog Ascot Vale

RACE 3 (3.00); Peaceful View Galveston Bay Rose Emily"

RACE 4 (3,30)

Magog Kut Cheung -Radium Star:

RACE (4.00) Annabella Strathcafrick Murray River

Tyne Laughing Girl Boolat Bay

RACE" 7 (5.00). Humdrum Eve Oak Bay Gladiator

RACE 8 (5.30)

Derby Day Tornado Star Aztec

RACE 9 (6.00) Night View

DAILY UBLE

ANNABELLA

HUMDRUM EVE