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PAGE 8 HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

MOST MODERN, ARTISTIC

SCHOOL

BUILDING

With great excitement sight hundred Slugapore schoolboya- „are waiting to say goodbye to their school. For they will be walking' out of cramped clasara ous- Into one of Malaya's most modern' and artistle school buildings. The boys

d'estart

Difficulties

For Petain

- LONDON, July 7 (Beuter)—~Thero] are signs that Marshal Petain is meeting with " diffienitiés, In Mls efforts to abolish parliamentary government in France and es- tablish`a Fascist' State;

GENERAL

MONDAY JULY 8, 1940,

SIR W. CITRINE H.K. Exchange GERMAN REPLY TO US.

& BELA KUN'S FATE

K.C. & Execution "Lie"

M. Pierre Laval, the Vice-Pre-

Sir They are mer, as well as other Ministers,

Walter Citrine,

general

Fund

It is learned that: Hongkong's

Exchange Fund was in an un-

AROUSES INTEREST

usually strong position at the end NAZI VIEW ON MONROE. DOCTRINE

{ ́of1 1939.

...

This information' was' contained in an official statement issued on Saturday, the customary six months in arrears,

A further small quantity of the

'ኔ

"WASHINGTON, July 7 (Reuter)-Great interest, has been aroused in both America, and Britain at the German reply to the United States regarding. Its strong stand against the transfer- ence of territory in the Western Hemisphere from One non- American · Power to another,

are of 8t. Andrew's | However, even as it 18, the School, whose red-letter" diy will school is the finest designed pet; Be July 29. On that day. His Ex-according to modern standards. cellency the Officer Adiuinistering Classrooms are ble Hig: Goretument; Mr. 89. Jones, bright colour

helping at the meeting of Deputies on secretary of the T.U.C.,' was ques-

Mr. Cordell Hull; US Secretary | Mr. Hull revealed yesterday that With officially unlber the few They are probably the airest Friday after listening to opinions tioned in the King's Bench Divla- Colony's old stiver B and 10 cents abost bellaings which in classrooms barring those outdoors, expressed. insisted, according to lon about his attitude if alters pieces with the heads of George of State, revealed yesterday that the United States does not con- view is that the sider this Note worthy of a reply. Woodsville; Berangbott Road.

conditionsV. King Edward Edward VII, and the German Havas that "certain objections of tions UNCONVENTIONAL

in working

Doctrine allow's some He pointed out that the Monroe Froth Buildings which first rase In the design convention

has a formal character be not taken similar to those made in France Queen Victoria, was bought up by Monroe

were imposed in this country, the Fund during the latter alx European countries to have ter- Doctrine is solely a policy of self- on their foundations th 1875,been given small consideration. into account." which are situated in grounds It has been the aim of

He was giving evidence in the months of 1939 for refiring and ritory in the Western Hemisphere defence intended to preserve the The meeting was adjourned ti

and denies it to others!

Independance and integrity of the libel action which he and', six marketing.

Although most of the Fund's

Americas. other members of the General . A REPRISAL

POLITICAL SYSTEMS

the de-

The school has a permanent amplifying system, is fully equip- ped for radio receiving and through the generosity of old boys, possesses a 16 millimetre cinema projector.

(Corsiča),

that

where the only playground possi-signers to build in a new and this afternoon:

Berlin contenda that this is ble to as big' as a tennis court, praction) way. Even the windows and from classrooms which are are different and from outside The Fetain Government har de-Council of the T.U.C. have brought alver holdings were sold at that "untenable which in many quar-

In this connexion, It will be re- In a woeful state of disrepair, the the whole building looks more like cided, as a reprisal for the Oran against Mr. Edward R. Pountney.time, there still remained a small ters is considered a clear indica-

called that the Monroe Doctrine, Germany has some boys will march into a 380000a Spanish mansion than a modern battle, not to disarm the naval proprietar, printer and publisher balance at the end of the year. tion Building settled on a small, hill | school.

bare* at Toulon and Ajaccio of the Dally Worker. They are The Fund also participated in hopes of a future foothold across as announced by President Mon

the local exchange market when the Atlantic.

roe In 1823. stated that the Amer with rio Fess than stX ACTES

claiming damages for alleged

can continents "are henceforth playing fields:

“WITHOUT OBJECT" NO GREAT SURPRISE

libel and an injunction to restrain found necessary.

On December 31; 1939, the Car-

nos to be considered sa qubjects of Almost in the same sentence. future colonisation by any Euro- The rupture of Anglo French further publication of similar

tificates of Indebtedness out- diplomatic relations is received by statements

The defence was fair commianwhich is equivalent to $10.972.31 the German reply says that the pean Powers,” and that it wouldt. the British press without great surprise.

The Times diplomatic cortes-cept in regard to one article which at 1s. 2 15/18d, the middlə market lect," as Germany has shown no from the Americas, ́

on matters of publle interest, ex. Whilch is equivalen to $10,972,318 American note was "without ch-exclude foreign political systems

The Monroe Doctrine rate on that day, the total assets signs of wanting any territory in W7.15 denied referred to the pondent says it is worth noting it

of the Fund amounted to £12,-the Western Hemisphere!

(nothing, to do with the fact that

European that the first suggestion of rupture plaintiffs.

436,900 of which 73.50, per cent. It goes on to state that non- | some

power came not from the French side but Resuming his cross-examiriation

the Americas was held in gilt edged sterling interference in American affairs colonies" in from the official German news of Sir Walter Citrine. Mr. D. Neuritics: 20.45 per cent on deis only legally valid if there is others have not; they had these agency yesterday morning, when Pritt, K.C., for the defendant. reposit in London at call or short o

American Interference In colorites before the Monroe Doc- nothing had yet come from Vichy. ferred to the suggestion made by notice and 0.05 per cent in stiver European stairs.

trine was formulated.

Declaration of the rupture came Sir William Jowitt, K.C., for the

has.

have und

The fines correspondent con-was run on funds subscribed from

"EXECUTED BY RUSSIANS". those made in France consequent Į „When Mr. Pritt put to Mr. Hicks: cludes: The Germans employed the Moscow

Mr. Prit. Do you not remember on the war, Sir Walter' replied:ja list of union meetings at which usual procedure of announcing a Sir Walter said that a White that he was put in prison in We should certainly resist it. he suggested "resolutions opposing measure in the past tense, in the Paper pablished after the Arcos Hungary? I know a lot of people

If you were persuaded that it the prosecution of the present: war

been hope that an acquiescent foreign rald definitely stated that papers were put it prison in Hungary. would make a contribution to the had

pased, Bir government would take heed and had been found establishing that one of the most prominent was winning of the war, would you Jowitt obfected, " make haste to follow the line laid money was contributed by Moscow Bela Kun, who has since been accept it?I can hardly imagine down for them.

The bulk of the $325,000' was made up by exchange with Goremment for the prezent "site in Stamford Road,

The playing grounds are so big $25,000

donated by the WAS generous Haw-Par brothers with five football matches could be donations from the public, from held at the same time. Rugger

from the present minded St. Andrew's can now have part scholars. scholars themselves and the a full-alze rugger field for itself,

The decision to get into the new either al- teachers, $58,000' Has ready been raised or is in the pro-quarters towards the end of the cess of being found towards the school year rather than af the be- botal cost. There is a little more ginning of a new term is to en-from Vichy only in the evening. plaintifs, that the Dally Worker money needed. It will come some able catering and transport re- how, the school bellevés

quirements to be judged.

are 22 Meanwhile, there modern classrooms. In the new buliding, Ewo handwork rooms, two sofence rooms besides a library' and 'shall (for which the Haw-Par brothers contri- · bution went) "with every faci Uty and with the most modern kind of concealed Nightbog, For economy's sake one item in the original plan of the buliding. has had to be left out. It is the tower that would have put the

"No, I cannot," was the reply. Mr. Pritt handed a document Mr. "Pritt: My suggestion was neatest finishing touch the

"Nor can I the Judge remarked, opposed the war was pro-Hitler, It to

containing the names of the com- that the story that Bela Kun was

The evidence of Mr. E. G. Hicks, was vital to establish that there whole structure. Some day per- hape......meanwhile everything. 18 Mr. H. J. Crutwell has been Twenty-two books were register-mittee of the Comintern to Bir shot was a le.

MP., one of the plaintiffs, was in-were a large number of people in Asked if he would like to see im- terposed before the examination this country who, without being there for the tower including the appointed Second Assistant Super-ed under Section 8 of Ordinance Walter, who said he did not know

was com-In any way pro-Nazi, held views steps leading up to it that had to intendent of Imports and Exports. No. 2 of 1888, during the quarter the nationality of some of them posed in this country similar al- of Sir Walter Citrine

against the war, 'M. Rakosa, for instance, be cut short.

ended June 30, 1940.

terations in working conditions as plete. with effect from July 6, 1940.

CONVERSION LOAN

The following statement of the securities lodged with the Crown Agente by the Mercantile Bank of mdia. Limited, against their notes In circulation, is published for general information under Section 6 of the Mercantile Bank Note Issue Ordinance, 1911 (Ordinance No. 65 of 1911):

" INDO-CHINA · SITUATION" The British shipping authorities Shanghai bave temporarily suspended the issuing of clearance papers to British ships for French

William

Ms. Justice Stable; What is the lexecuted by the Huselans.

my being persuded of that

relevance of this?. It is most un- Mr. Justice Stable said that Bir destrable that this court should be Mr. Pritt: You know that is a

Walter was being asked about re-used as a kind of arena to fight lle, do you not

strictions he might consider neces-political or quasi-political contro- Turning to Mr. Justice Stable. sary to prevent our losing the war. versy. Sir Walter asked: "Is "counsel com-į"Can you think of any greater |

to the Bunday Worker.

Mr. Pritt: The Sunday Worker was nothing to do with the Daily Worker? It was run by the Com- munist; party,

You said that the Comintern Indo-China, This is a precaution- controlled by the Rustan petent to say that I am telling evil than that?" asked the Judge. the suggestion that everyone who 3 Conversion Loan repayable 1948/1953: Amount £240.000:ary measure as the situation there Communist party?—Yes. batest market price 99-100.

is still obscure.

was

lies?"

Mr. Pritt replied that in view of

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