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"Hongkong Dally Pres" July 21, 1939.

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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JULY 21, 1939.

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DOLLAR DROPS AGAIN IN OPEN MARKET: CAN HIS RELATIVES LOCKED IN

YEN CLOSE BEHIND

IN RAPID DECLINE

Attention Called To Japan's Economic Crisis

SHANGHAI, July 20 (Reuter) Chaotic conditions were experienced in the financial district to-day as the Chinese dollar resumed its downward tendency and established a new low exchange value of 4%d.

While holders of dollars rushed to buy foreign ex- change, which is only available in limited quantities at progressively worsening rates, others turned their cash into shares or commodities.

In the open market, cash sellers; offered sterling at Sd. at the open- ing, and U.S. dollars at 94 cents. The market was weak, however. throughout the day, and at closing the rates were 4d." and 87 cents nominal with sellers, scarce and business virtually impossible:

Gold bars opened at $3,300 com- pared with $3,200 at yesterday's closing and moved sharply higher throughout the day. closing at $3.955.

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An active session was also ex- perienced on the stock exchange, where closing prices were, however, mostly below yesterday's inst levels due to profit-taking.

In the black market," the Yen. which was still at par with the Chinese dollar yesterday, fetched $1.10 in the afternoon following ... the dollar's renewed weakness.

to

“AN INVITATION

TO WAR"

NEW YORK, July 20 (Rea- ter)-The "New York Times," commenting on the post- of action оп ponement. neatrality legislation, stated, "It is an invitation to war."

However, the paper added. the real depth of democracy in the United States will al- ways come to the aid of the allied nations, This. no Neu- trality Act can prevent.

Lightning Hits B.B.C. Transmitter

Slump of Yen TOKYO, July' Cint-The decline of the Japanese yen

LONDON, July 20 (Reuter) ~~ about five pence is due to the heavy, expenditure, which has to- Thunderstorms throughout many day, come up to more than U. S. parts $4,000,000,000 as compared with damage yesterday.

The BBC. national transmitter 1. 8. $750,000,000 in the Russo-

& Japanese war of 1904-1905, it was

estimated here- to-day.

of

the country

caused

MUSICAL

DIRECTOR

PASSES

DEATH OF SIR. DAN GODFREY LONDON, July 20 (Reuter)-The death has occurred of Sir Dan Godfrey F.B.C.M., Hon. BAM, LRAM, Hoa TCL, well known musician and Director of Music to the Corporation of Bournemouth from 1893 to 1934.

Bom in London on June 20. 1868, the of Lieut. Dan

Son Godfrey, Band Master of the Grenadier Guards for 40 years, Sir Dan Godfrey was educated at King's College School and the Royal College of Musle where he studied under Henry Lazarus (clarinet) and Henry Holmes (violin),

.

Sir Dan Godfrey has conducted 2,000 symphony concerts and a permanent orchestra of "40 per- formers,

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Sir Dan was 'Past President c the Bournemouth. Art and Litera ture Society, President of the Bournemouth Dramatic Club, and was President of the Bournemouth Rotary Club from 1927 to 1928.

He conducted at the Interna- tional Concert, Berlin, in 1903,

HANGOVER FROM

MUNICH

FRENCH IRON, CZECH

GOLD FOR REICH

FARIS. July 20 (Reuter)-Tre Franco-German trade treaty has been prolonged for a year," ne- at Droitwich was struck by light-ording to the Berlin correspon- ning and an old transmitter from dens of the "Agence Economique

et Financiere." Daventry had to be used

while

The correspondent states that Taxes are increased three times

well-informed German Govern- with returns insufficient to pay repairs were made which are ex- interest

bonds. pected to be completed to-day. national on

ment circles express satisfaction Japan's total bond issues since

In Cumberland, electric light at the extension notably over the the Meiji restoration, 70 years ago, came up to two bilion dollars power and supply was interrupted fact that deliveries. of French hundred Iron and certain colonial timber. in an area of over, a

A square

estimated in American currency. Japan's total band issues in the first year of the war, mostly com- pulsory touched $2,000,000,000.

Exports are hampered by the excessive rise in commodity prices which "make It difficult to buy materials for manufacturing goods to compete in Foreign markets. Japan is undergoing inflation.

most im-

EXPLOSIVÉ

EXPLOSIVES

NOT STOP HIM?

EXPLOSIVES

EXPLOSI

Do the German people realise how dangerous it is to allow Adolf to go on lighting and blowing out matches in the middle of a powder magazine?--(The Bulletin, Glasgow).

ORTICIANS

Ningle Copy: 10 Per Month::

AIRTIGHT

CHAMBER 14 HOURS

Prof. Haldane's Story At Thetis Hearing

LONDON, JULY 20 (REUTER)-A THRILLING ACCOUNT OF HOW HE LOCKED HIMSELF FOR 141⁄2 HOURS IN AN AIRTIGHT STEEL CHAMBER, repre- senting the, Davis Escape chamber, and allowed the air to reproduce conditions which he assumed had developed in the Thetis, was given by the famous scientist, Professor J. B. S. Haldane, F.R.S., Professor of Blometry, University College, London, at the resum- ed sitting of the inquiry into the loss of the submarine.

No-one, added the acientist, can Describing his reactions, Prot. Haldane said that after 13 hours say it is pleasant but it could not he

was panting very severely be called torture. and was beginning to suffer a

headache. He was told by obser-

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SALVAGE PROGRESS

vers that he was lying down with: LONDON, July 20 (Reuter) a. handkerchief over his eyes com- When the minesweeper Speedy re- plaining of the strong light but turned to the Mersey from Liver saying that he was "all right." pool Bay she reported that work

on salvaging the Thetis was pro gressing so quickly owing to the ine weather that an attempt to lift her will be made at Friday. night's low tide..

Professor Haldane declared that he believed the men In the Thetis suffered absolutely no severe pain: they might have had headaches.

The sensation of panting, he said, was definitely unpleasant but there was not an intolerable feel- The British Government order ing of bursting lungs which people for. 200,000,000 sandbags to be made got. If they were, for example in India will be completed by next. buried alive...

week, according to Reuter.--

Firmness Towards Japan Called For By International Law Authority

Concessions Would Spell Death To Far East Stake

By conceding Japan's demands in connexion with the Tientsin affair we should be signing the death warrant to our interests in the Far East. Hence, we must stand firm in our foreign policy and refuse to submit."

Thus said Prof. J. L. Brierley, Chichele Professor of International Law at Oxford University, in a broad- cast on "World Affairs" when he dealt with the Anglo- Japanese negotiations in Tokyo.

Talks Wider Than Tientsin The Japanese demanded the miles when lightning which they stated are struck the power transmitter at portant for German industry, will After giving a history of the handing over of four Chinese in

continue normally.

Tientsin dispute, the speaker connexion with the slaying but the station.

According to the correspondent's said that the Tokyo conver-Britain," while she did not desire prepared to hand over innocent source of information, trade will sations were important not to protect real terrorists, was not be resumed between France and only for us but for all other Chinese simply because the Jap- the Protectorate of Bohemia and nations having interests in anese asked for them, as this

а the Far East as the negotia-would establish dangerous tions went beyond the Tien-precedent. As a result of this re- tsin question.

fusal the Japanese had blockaded the British Concession and had British subjects to subjected various forms of indignities. The Currency Test further test was that concern-

BACK - BENCHERS HAVE ALL -"NIGHT SITTING

The present budget is U. B.

LONDON, July 20 (Reuter) $4,000,000,000 with the army and Back-benchers of the House of navy absorbing 65 per cent. Commons spent last night dis American correspondents

cussing various aspects of that trade with the United pen-

report

for the first four months if this scheme for the provision of, pe

year · alumped U. S. $19,000,000. and. further decline is predicted for the present summer months.

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Moravia.

The French Government is ready to maintain the marks of org on Czechoslovak goods and raise the restriction on Czech property valued at about 20,000,000 francs at present blocked in France,

Faced with a military deadlock China because the Chinese had

withdrawn to the far West where the invaders could not follow, the

NEW RAF. CENTRE Japanese were trying to obtaining currency. The war was caus-

OF COMMAND in the occupied territories by set They were still busy raising

ting up puppets one, of whom was therz With the appointment of Lieu-shot. in Tientsin points this morning and was little dullness and the debate tenant-General Sir Archibald P. In a friendly game played at the shows every prospect of being one wavell to the post of General Hongkong Bowling Alleys last even of the longest for some years, but omcer Commanding-in-Chief of to continue the British Air Force in the Ing the "Champs defeated the they will U.S.S. Gold Star by 3,491 points to throughout the day before setting Middle East, the British Govern- 3.244...

up a record.

have

ment has created a new centre of command in the near Orient. The headquarters will be in Cairo. and Palestine, Egypt, Sudan and

Rift Grows: plus will be under its adminis Anglo-Japanese Rift Grows:

Arita Reports

Reports To Premier

TOKYO, July 20 (Reuter)-The considerable dif- ference between the British and Japanese points of view on the Tientsin issue became more clearly, re- vealed " during the progress of the conversations be- tween Foreign Minister Arita and the British Ambas- sador, Bir Robert Craigie, yesterday, according to the Japanese press.

THE DOLLAR

ON T.T. LONDON: 15.214. ON T.T. NEW YORK: 281 From Our Own Correspondent,

London, July 20, London silver prices to-day were up 1/16 for Bpot and 1/8 for For ward as follows:

July 19 July 20

10-3/4

16-13/10 16-3/16 16-5/16

Spot Forward

tration. (TO)

MINES PLACED IN PRECARIOUS SITUATION

BRUSSELS, July, 20 (T/Ocean) One thousand two hundred minera working in coal mines at Limburg, near. Luettich, were placed in a most precarious situa- As a result Mr. Arita called tion on Wednesday night when through destruction of the power this morning on the Prime cable by a fire, the mine was Minister, Baron Hiranuma, plunged into darkness so that the and submitted a report on the miners could not leave the pit. parleys.

As It was impossible to foresee According to Domel, qualified how long the disturbance would observers state that the Japanese last, measures were immediately Covernment stands firm on its taken by the management to send claim that Japanese military, poll the workers food and drink, but tical economic and other measures after several hours of high pres- in the fighting zone must be re- sure work provisional repair of cognized by Great Britain. the cable was effected, permitting Otherwise the talks will break all the men on shift to leave the

mine. dowzil:

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in a terrible strain on Japan whom the Chinese hoped to wear down in the long run so the in- vaders were doing their best to ruin. the Chinese Government by hook or by crook

Puppet notes without proper backing were issued and these were distributed and were detested. by the Chinese who refused to use the artificial and useless money. Britain's trade, said the speaker, was such that" she could not sup port the puppet currency and her interests were identical with those of the Chinese and it was in ber interests that she should support China's currency"

FakeNew Order"

After explaining that the Jap- anese had tried to establish what

DANZIG TENSION RISES: POLISH GUARD SHOT -DANZIG, July 20 (Reater)

A Polish frontier guard was shot dead by Danzig customs. officers this morning: accord- ing to a Warsaw statement. The President of the Danzig Senate has called on the Po -lish Commissioner to apolo-

gize,

The Nazi version of the in-, cident states that the guard was only wounded, and that the incident occurred inside Danzig territory,

Meanwhile, Danzig Nazis admit that 4,000 extra', Nazi police have altered into the colony and that the barracks are inadequate to accommo date them.

Twenty alleged members of. Marxist organizations have. been arrested. The Nazis state that weapons were found on them and that they were in communication with foreign Powers.”

New

IMPERIAL DEFENCE

SIMLA TALKS EXTEND SPORE AGREEMENT.

SIMLA, July 20 (Reuter)-- A comprehensive scheme to enable the immediate Institution of jotat emergency measures is understood to have been drawn up at the defence talks between India and Burma which concluded to-day! Although each is still responal- ble for its own defence, the twas countries have now established close liaison on many important aspects of military. and -air de? Ience.

The preservation of sea com- munications, on which India and Burma are primarily dependent is understood to have been, dis- chased at the recent Singapor conference. Plans for the main tenance of food supplies and transport of war materials military reinforcement, are belleved to have formed the ject of the talks at Simla they were considered in the of the decisions reached Singapore

The object of the scheme has been laid down, is to unbroken co-operation the two countries on all matters under war cond

Baby Dalai Lama I Now On Way To Lhasa

CHUNGKING, July 20 (T/Ocean)The new Dala Lama (head of the Buddhist church of Tibet) a Ay year-old boy destined to occupy the now tacant throne of the Dalai Lama left the monastery of Taerssuu near Haining, the capital of the province of Tsinghai, on Wednesday, in order to go to Lhasa. The new Dalal Lama will be the 14th chief in history of the Tibetan church,

The Dalai Lama constitutes the

they described as a new order, in reincarnation of Bhudda and after

the Far East, Prof. Brierley said long searches was ultimately dis- SANITARY COOLI

that Britain, France and the covered in the province of Tsing-

United States were unwilling to hai,"

As this province of Tibet, more.

FINDS LOADED REVOLVER

accept this "new order" and reiter- ated that they would abide by the than in any other part of the Nine-Power Treaty, the conditions country, is under Chinese in- of which the Japanese had failed fluence, the choice of the Dalal rounds of ammunition

Lams from this territory and is in up by a Banil to observe.

A revolverloaded:

In conclusion, the speaker said Chinese circles regarded as an mornin that the Japanese realized that event of great political sign police station and the European situation was such neance.

now” being, made

owner

as to make it impossible for us to Out of regard for the interest take a strong line of action in the attached to the person of the Dalai Far East. They knew that Britain Lama in Tibet, of which he 18 at The coolle, The Chiu, was wo and other third party Powers stood the same time the temporal bead, ing in Queen's Road West, in the way of their ambitions, the Chinese Government has sent Algar Court, when he came a hence they were anxious for ala representative to Haining to ac a man, dressed in blad showdown and the present Tokyo company the young Dalai Lama to left a parcel in the side cha

Lhasa, negotiations were the result.

and made off hürrletily