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SOUTH CHINA CURRENCY.

Portion of Outstanding Provincial Notes to Be Redeemed.

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Present indications, reports Mr. George E. Anderson, U.S. Con- sal General in Hongkong, sre that the trade sitastion as affected by the status of Chinese paper currency in various parts of Chins and particularly in the trade districts tributary to Hong- kong, is likely to be improved materially in the immediate farture. In Canton the currency situation has been brought to s head by the announcement that the central Government in- tended

not to accopt the provincial notea now current as money in payment of salt faxes" This announcement resulted in representations on the part of commercial ciroles in South

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 1914,

SPECIAL CABLES.

THE UNREST IN CHINA.

ROBBERIES RIFE IN SZECHUAN,

(special Pacific Service to the TelegraphTM Reuter.)

Shanghai, Received March 13. Reuter's our.espondent at Hankow states that the remaining missionsrics at Laohokow are safe.

Renter's correspondent at Chengtu states that robberies, are general and extremely frequent in Southern-Szechuan, Recently there was a second large robbery at Chikiang Haien of 40 coulie loads of silver.

HOME FOOTBALL

Chiga to the 'Government at Pe- Third Round Cup-tle Results.. king, which has led the central

Government not only to accept The following are the resulta the provincial notes in pay of the third round in the English

Sheffield Wednesday 3, Brighton

"THE SPANISH SWINDLE."

Warning to Hongkong Residents.

fraud commonly known as the The following particulars of a

ment of all taxes, but bas Cap-ties, played on February." Spanish Swindle" and practised also influenced it to make 21- provision for the substitution of notes of the central Government, for the provincial notes and arrangements to that end are now in progress.

Arrangements are also being. made for the elemption of a

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Sheffield United 4. Millwall 0. Queen's Park R. 2, Birmingham 1. Aston Villa 2, West Bromwich 1. Sunderland 2, Preston (). West Ham 1. Liverpool 1. Burnley 3, Bolton 0.

Rovers 1. Previous Performances of the Clubs.

Previous performances of the sir son clube engaged in the third round of the F.A. Challenge Cup are appended-

Aston Vills beat St ke by 4 to 0 at Birmingham, and Exeter by 2 to 1 at Exèter.

portion of the outstanding pro-Manchester City 2, Blackburn vincial notes with silver 20 cent pieces to the value of $5,400,000 Iocal currency coined by the provincial mint 80170 t'me Ago. The provincial Govern- ment also is preparing to raise a loan of about $10,000,000 Icoal currency, pledging certain public property such as the Government interest in the cement works, the electric light company, the water- West Bromwich Albion beat worke company, and similar pro- Grimsby Town by 2 to 0 at West perty somewhat exceeding in Bromwich, and Leeds Oity by 2 value the amount to be raised, to 0 at Leeds, The proceeds of any such loan Millwall beat Chelsea by 1 to 0 are to be devoted to the adjust-at Stamford Bridge after a goal- ment of the currency and to less draw at New Uross, and reorganising the finances of the defeated Bradford Oity by 1 to 0; provincial Government,

at New Cross.

Sheffield United beat Newcastle United by 5 to 0 at Newcastle. and Bradford by 3 to 1 mt Sheffield.

That some action as to the cur rency situation in China is neces- sary is beoming more and more evident. All over South China and, according to northern newa- Sheffield Wednesday beat Natts papers, in the north and in the County by 3 to 2 at Sheffield, and Yangtzzo Valley as well, export best Wolverhampton Wanderer: comodities are piling up in by 1 to 0 at Sheffield álter a dram warehousen while imports are of 1 all at. Wolverhampton, slack and business in some lines

Brighten and Hove Albion beat

is almost at a standstill. The cur- Oldham Ahletic by 1 to 0 a rency is the chief element in this Hove after a draw of 1 all a dangerous situation. There is Oldham, and defeated Clapton little doubt but that a con-Orient by 3 to 1 at Hovo. siderable supply of foreign Sunderland beat Chatham by goods must be imported and 9 to 0 at. Sunderland, and Pls put into consumption yet this mouth Argyle by 2 to 1 at Sun year, in spite of the situation, and d. land.

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Birmingham beat Southend

who are still endeavouring to by a gang of thieves in Spain, victimies residents in the British Colonies, are published in the Hongkong Government Gazette for general information:-

"This time-honoured fraud con nues to be practised upon the unwary by a gang of ingenious swindlers es- tablished in Madrid and other Spanish town8. Assisted by accomplices in England

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they single out their victims MANUFACTURERS: and extract money from them by means of a letter which is generally to the fol lowing effect-

Spanish prisoner who is dying in a military prison delires to provide for his only daughter. He possesses a large fortune Booted some where, and offers to transfer it to his correspondent if the latter will maintain and educate the child. Certain obligations, however, must first be disobarged, and for this

Jupe ab.ut $100 is to be forward- ed in bank notes to a given address, where the prison chaplain will receive the sum Rod escort the girl to Eng land. The fortune will then be handed over. The story

is usually supported by documents and newspaper cuttings.

Persone receiving such letters would do well to communicate His Majesty's Embassy in Madið.

NOT LANGKATS.

United by 2 to 1 at Birmingham Unprofitable Rubber Speculation. and Huddersfield Town by 1 to

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it is manifest as well that the Preston North End beat B is goods manufactured for export tol Rovers by 5 to 2 at Preston,

PARTICULARS AND CONDI- must be exported sooner or later and Glossop by 1 to 0 at Glossop.

TIONS of the letting by Public at whatever price they will bring

Auction Sale, to be held on Mon- Unless the trade oan be carried

day, the 16th, day of March profitably, however, the

1914, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of ultimate effects of the forced

At the Police Court, this morn. MR. LI HON FAN, a Chinese the Fublic Works Department, by exchange will be very unsatis Queen's Park Rangers beating, Inspector Gordon prosecuted

graduate versed in litera- Order of His Excellency the Go

has been a teacher to vernor, ture,

of One Lot of Crown factory. Credits and money Bristol City by 2 to 0 at Bristol. a Chinese who tried to get over European officials and merchants Land at Shek. O, in the generally are still very tight, but after a draw of 2 all at Park to Kowloon with some rubber in this Colony for over ten years. Colony of Hongkong, for there is a slight improvement in Royal, and defeated Swansea by that he had atolen from the Naval He has a good method of train- term of 75 years, with the option South Chins in this respect in the 2 to 1 at Swansea.

Dockyard. The rubber was in ing Europeans to pass in the of renewal at a Crown Rent to be closing months of the year which Blackburn Rovers beat Middles- six pieces and it was fond round Chinese examination, and is fixed by the Surveyor of Hit may permit of some important brough by 3 to 0 at Blackburn, the runn's body.

possessed of a first rate certificate Majesty the King, for one further and Bury by 2 to 0 at Blackburn. Mr. Hezeland sentenced the as a Chinese teacher: He has term of 75 years.

Manchester City beat Fulham defendant to one month's impri- also a gcod knowledge of Manda by 2 to 0 at Manchester, and Tot-sen meat and four hours' stacks. tenham Hotspur by 2 to 1 at Manchester.

movement.

The German Locomotive,

There has been some adverse comment in Hongkong on the fact that for the British saction of

West Ham United boat Chester- field by 8 to 1st Upon Park. and Crystal Palace by 2 to 0 at Upton Park.

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Liverpool beat Barnsley by Itoo the Kowloon-Canton Railway (at Barnsley, after a draw of 1 all Hongkong Government ander at Liverpool and defeated Gilling. taking) there has just arrived a bam by 2 to 0 at Liverpool: German-made Iccomotive, as well

Burnley beat South Shields by

Stolen Brass.

Mr. Turner, watchman at Kow- loon Decks, has reported to the Tulice the theft of 100 lbs. of brass wo k valued at $100 from the 8.8. Fooksang.

On Holiday, Det. Inspector Wait Lance- and Lance Sgt. Thompson leave for home to-day

as the steel frams work, also of 3 to 0 at Burnley, and Derby Sgt. Sutton German manufacture, for a num-County by 3 to 2 at Burnley: ber of coaobes Britishersin Hong- Bolton Wanderers beat Burslem

kong have had to pay heavily for Port Vale by 3 to 0 at Bolton, on holiday, this railway, and it is therefore and Swindon Town by 4 to 2 at felt all the more strongly that Bolton. British rolling-stock should be given the preforence,-Indian und Eastern Engineering,

Quick Work.

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