1939-09-04 — Page 7

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

GENERAL

COLONY:

$500,000 WORTH OF NEW NOTES MAY HAVE TO BE DESTROYED IN SHANGHAI

WAR EXCITEMENT PERVADES LATEST NEWS DISCUSSED IN HOTELS & HOMES AMATEUR BROADCAST LICENCES TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED Hongkong went to bed late last night. cabarets were invaded by people who were more concerned

Hotels and

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with the news of the evening than with music and revelry Made

Gossip and reports of what had been heard over the radio kept the patrons occupied as the boy rushed for more beer and the dance-hostess sat in a corner by herself.

Late ferries carried fuller loads than a normal atmos- phere would draw.

Central

district was dotted with small

SOUTH

SEAS

groups of people discussing BOTANICAL

what had happened and what

could be expected to happen. EXPEDITION

"THE INEVITABLE" "

Voices spoke in excited tone. but there seemed to be an air of light heartedness over all The Inevitable bad come:" Such seemed to be the general crend of opinion, Poland was China WBS being bombed.

being bombed daily. So what? Would England and France march? People asked each other this question.

HUM OF VOICES

AMERICAN PARTY

BUILDING JUNK

IN HONGKONG Workmen, in Ah King's "Slipway, in Causeway Bay, are busily en- gaged on a junk of

:

It was reported in Shanghal on Auy. 27 that the $600,000 worth of new "one-cent and ave-cent, notes especially printed for circulation in Shanghai would have to be totally destroyed and that an entirely new set of cent notes would be printed in order to meet the local demand.

Chinese quarters in close touch with the banking circles, however, were hesitant to accept the report as being true but smted that there was such a likelihood.

These quarters stated that the head otice of the Central Bank of China had been telegraphically petitiohed for instructions regard- ing the methods of disposing of the new notes.

COUNTERFEITS SKEN

The reason for the reported re-

the market and published as sam- ples by Chinese newspapers.

HONGKONG SHIPPING, AIRCRAFT

CONTROL

vessels and aircraft are an- nounced in a "Government

this morning. The notifica- Gazette" Extraordinary issued

tion states:~~

Regulations for the control" asual se. printing of the notes is that before of port traffic, movements of Work on this mysterious junk is they were about to be circulated in being carried out night and day. Shanghai counterfeit notes bearing It must be finished by December, the same appearance of the newly . In residential districts there was and there is much work still to be arrived notes were already seen in a steady hum of voices-not of done. It is a junk that may make English or of Chinees voices as navigation history, for it is being the names on the doorplates of bullt specially to carry an expedi- the rows of houses through the tion of American botanists to the streets would lead one to expect. South Seas.

German rhetoric at its best and

be heard, fercest could

This would break off suddenly and an excited, French volce would in- terrupt. The battle of the ether was on.

Was

Houses were fall where a short-wave set

being taxed Guttural German voices, some speaking in Eng- lish,

and same In French Spanish, would be interrupted suddenly by the notes of "Le Marsellaise."

WHEREAS I Sir Geoffry Alex-- The Shanghai office of the Cen-

Dis- tral Bank of China was very much ander Stafford Northcote, Knight surprised by the discovery and at Commander of the Most Behind the scheme is Mrs. Anne once cancelled the announcement tinguished Order of Saint Michael that the new: Lotes would be dis-and Saint George," Governor and Archbold, prominent American so- clety woman who has long been tributed on August 21. Strong re- Commander-in-Chief of the Co- interested in plant and flower de- presentations were made with the velopment in America. She arrived printers in Hongkong, In Hongkong by the .s. President Pierce yesterday.

AUTHOR ASSOCIATE Associated with her on

I, SAMPLE OBTAINED Chinese circles believe that coun- terfeiters must have obtained a sample of the new notes when they this were yet being printed in Hong- kong and began printing similar

unique expedition will be Dr. David Fairchild, author of "The World

notes in Shanghai so that the Was My Garden"-a book that has counterfeit ones might be circulated become a best-seller. Dr. Fair simultaneously with the genuine! child, who is one of the world's But there was no news. Nothing leading botanists, is leaving Los very definite could be established Angeles shortly for the Far East..., by the listener. Some who knew He is expected in Manis early in while some sample new

NOTHING DEFINITE

notes.

Some people think, however, that notes

might have been distributed to or claimed to know Morse, were October: from where he will jold some people here by the printing

Bome the expedition, accompanied by eager to have their say llstened to them and others didn't. his wife who is, incidentally, a

OF dis daughter of Mr. A. G. Bell, the in- circulation was ordered no large People chose to believe belleve at random.

ventor of the telephone.

Morning faces looked cheer- The shops lessly amused. attracted fewer customers, and there seemed to be no rush for stores. Compradores were not overtaxed,

The banks did not have a more dtcult morning than they had grown accustomed to in the course of the past week.

AND THE WOMEN

Meanwhile, work on the junk. which will be skippered by Mr. Thomas Kilkenny, is going on apace.

plant in Hongkong before actual

scale counterfeiting scheme 'been carried out.

had

that

dencies and Vice-Admiral of the lony of Hongkong and its Depen- same, deem it expedient to exer- cise the powers conferred on me by regulations, 1939:

NOW I, the said Governor, by virtue of the powers in that behalf seted in me by that. reguation

DO HEREBY ORDER DIRECT as follows:-

AND

Within four hours, after any ship enter and anchors in or secures to ia buoy or wharf in the Harbour the ship's agents shall deliver to the Superintendent of Imports and Ex- ports and to the Secretary of the Shipping Control Board, each at his office, one copy of the complete ship's manifest for Hongkong and

ports beyond. ;

The agents of every ship which MORE DELAY

leaves the Colony shall, not less Anyway, it is sure now

than twelve hours before the ship Shanghailanders will have to suffer sails, deliver to the Superintendent more delay in obtaining the much of Imports and Exports and to the needed small money notes which secretary of the Shipping Control fact is causing much inconvenience Board, each at his omice, one copy of the complete ship's export mani- and many disputes.

FRUIT CULTIVATION The chief purpose of the expedi- tion, it is understood, is to take

Meanwhile, Chungking has not rest, that is, a manifest of all cargo back to America new types of flora with which it is hoped to improve yet replied to the recent tele-put on board or to be put on board American fruit cultivation, especial-graphic appeal made by the Chi-the ship at Hongkong.

nese Chamber of Commerce here

CONTROL OF POETS

"My dear, but I'm still here!" ly dranges and grape fruit. "But I thought you had evacuat- The expedition will operate from for measures for withdrawing or

the $400,000 postage The power of the Governor un- Mulocco Islands, between cashing ed?"-European ladies greeted "one the another with these words, Smiles Borneo and New Guinea, a little stamps that have been used in der paragraph 4 of the First Very few schedule to the Colonial Air Implied self-satisfaction,

known group, whose flora has not lieu of smaЛ money. "But how are we going to get been catalogued since the seven-persons here accept such stamps Navigation Application of Acts)

Order 1937, to regulate now as a medium of exchange.

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the teenth century.

Home?"This question "was "European resident's reserve... Many wanted to be Home. All the ships, It seemed, were at Singapore.

The Warner Bros, picture "The Confessions of a Nazi Spy," which opened at the King's Theatre yesterday, drew the largest crowds of the day.

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Exclusive Interview With New Commandant Of Internment

KOWLOON COURT Camp At La Salle College

CASES

Alleged Possession

Of Arms

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Major I. D. S. Gordon, Middlesex Regiment, Com- mandant of the Internment Camp at La Salle College interviewed by the "Hongkong Daily Press" said that 103 men were accommodated. No women and children will be interned. They will be left in their homes. He only expects fifty per-

A charge of unlawful possession Sons, who are now being pick- of four rifles, 380 rounds of rifle ed up by the Police, and these ammunition, two hand grenades, will be removed to the camp 29 sticks of dynamite and 16 de-at 11 p.m. to-night.. tonators. on board funk No.

·T2476H at Cheng Sha Wan on

Jewish refugees from Germany

H.K. POLICE STAND BY

All ranks of the Hongkong Po-

LOCAL GERMANS UNDER ARREST

or

Immediately after the an→ nouncement of the declara- tion" of war, officers of the the Branch of Special Hongkong Police proceeded to the German Club, Connaught Road Central.

Contrary to the usual activities

Orders to this were only three members there,

August 26, was preferred before will be included in the camp, belce Force are standing by on in this Club on Sunday, there Mr. E. Himsworth, at the Kowloon cause so far as the British Gor-special duty.

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Opium Valued At $75,000

CHARGE AGAINST CHINESE IN U.S.

Court yesterday, against 14 Kam Jernment is concerned they are stim/effect were issued by the Acting and they were immediately placed and a fine of $15,000 was imposed 32, master pr the junk. A remand officially German subjects.

As in the previous war there of five days was granted the prose-

might be an exchange of internees cution.

between nations. This would not BANISHER SENTENCED Sentence of three months with be likely in. Horigkong but only in hard labour was passed at.. Kow-Europe. loon Court yesterday on Ah Yuen,

Visitors would be, allowed and 37. unemployed, a life banishee solicitora" according to the com- who returned from banishment. mandant's discretion.

Ten years in Federal penitentiary

Commissioner of Police, on Fr day under arrest and taken to Central | an Ang. 2 by District Judge A. V. night. It is emphasised that the Police Station where they will be St. Sure on Pon Wing Quong, 28, measure is purely precautionary interned for the night and removed found guilty of importing, trans- Beat duty was cancelled for one to La Salle College, to-morrow porting and concealing a trunkful

of opfum valued at $75,000, night, but was resumed yesterday morning.

Ali vital points in the city and The German Club is now guarded in Kowloon are strongly guard by European detectives. ed, and the cable offices are especially given attention in this respect. Btreet patrols have been

Ah Yuep was banished for life on Internees will only be allowed to reinforced.

October 22 of last year. He gave see relations if they are 11. as his reason for returning the war

in Shumchun. Det Bergt. Bald-will be officially inspected and win prosecutad..

TWO CHARGES!

Police Reservists are now doing six hours duty daily instead of the

CANADIAN CHINESE from the $20 originally set,

CLUB

Latters in and out of the camp usual four. The ordinary duty Members of the Canadian Chi- span is from 8 p.m. to midnight,nese Club, Hongkong, met at their (censored, i

but reservists are now putting in club room on Friday evening for A daily routine from 7 am. until an extra two hours till 2 am. their annual election of office Two charges of obtaining money 10 p.m. has been mapped out for Police stations report that bearers by false pretences to a total of the men in the camp. Physical everything is normal. $100 and a further charge of do- exercises, including tennis, are in- NEW RESERVE manding money with menaces was cluded. preferred at Kowloon Court yes

Defence Attorney, ME Russell Tyler, Immediately declared he would appeal to the Circuit Court Bail for Pon was raised to $20,000

The trunk of opinai arrived In Ban Francisco on June 14 on the liner President Coolidge.

The Chinese concerned was the man arrested in connection with the seizure of a trunk of Oplan found on the Wharf at San Fran- claco after being discharged from

The President, Mr. Lee Yook-tong the as Prendent Coolidge" on

was re-elected b

terday against Chan Chu, 31, un-

They will cook their own food extra Chinese Police Reserve and employed. The alleged victim of and do their housework,

all Chinese who have volunteered

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PARIS, Sept. 3 (Renter). oracers Chamber of Deputien met this ngs, open-

the defendant in 141 Fo, a shop One hundred coolies working by for service under the Compulsory fold of No: 122 Reclamation Street, kerosine and torches putting in a Registration Scheme are being in- elected, were vice president Mr. 3 afternoon, The proce Defendant was remanded over the barbed wire fence and gates which vited to join the new reserve. week, end

will be guarded at all times,

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