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KING OF BELGIANS MAY VISIT HONGKONG
Among Notables Who Plan Trip To Far East
(Special Correspondent)
Melbourne, Aug. 1. King Leopold of the Belgians may visit fongkong in 1938.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1987.
Scout Chief Bids Boys Farewell
Vogelenzang, Aur. 9.
A moving appeal for peace and rood-will by Lord Baden-Powell brought to an end the fifth world Jamboreo of Boy Scouts.
Addressing 28,000, Scouts, Lord Baden-Powell, who is in his eighty- first year, said the time had come to say good-bye. Some of them would never meet again. He urged the boys to apply the Scouts' law to their lives which help them bring about God's reign of peace and good-will.
An Impressivo silence prevailed when Lord Baden-Powell, greatly moved, concluded: To all Scouts,
all,
Mr. J. A. Lyons, Prime Minister of Australla, revealed to pressman to-day that the Belgian ruler had accepted an invitation to visit Aus-good-bye. God tralia, either during the time of the projected visit of King George VI от shortly and Queen Elizabetli, afterwards.
King Leopold will attend the Sydney sesqui-centennial celebrations and will return to Europe via the Far East and Canada.
The Belgian ruler is no stranger visited the he
to Hongkong, for
Colony with the late Queen Astrid
they four years ago, when Crown Prince and Princess.
were
DR. LUTHER COMING
Canberra, Aug. 1.
the Aus-
Dr. Hans Luther, noted German statesman and diplomat, who retired recently a German Ambassador in the United States, is leaving Sydney next week for Hongkong, where he will connect with the Scharnhorst on his return to Germany,
Luther arrived at in Federal capital to-day from tralian New Zealand, and was tendered a elvic welcome by the Government The German diplomat, who is 67, was Minister for Finance in 1923 and Chancellor for 10 months after the Marx Govern- resignation of the ment in 1923,
for he in 1023 Was
responsible drastic currency reforms and in 1930 he succeeded Dr. Schacht as prest- Ho became dent of the Reichsbank. Ambassador to the U.S.A. in 1933.
Floods In The
North
Shantung And Kiangsu Affected
Tsinan, Aug. 9.
The Shantung section of the Yellow River is rising and many cities and towns along its banks are seriously threatened.
A dyke in, Shaochang District, in Western Shantung, has burst at three points, and the major part of the dis- trict is submerged. The situation at
also Lokow is
causing anxiety. been Ilundreds of workers have
the dykes to strengthen
mobilised
mobi
there.
there.
The abnormal rising of the waters
of the Great Canal and the Yishul the River is seriously threatening embankments of the eastern section of the Lunghal, Railway, which, from Chnotun to Hsinan, is surrounded by ncod waters.
Pehisten is entirely inundated, and other districts, including Sohsien Shuhsten, are in danger.-Hua Nan News.
RAILWAY AFFECTED
Suchow, Aug. D. Owing to the exceptional rise of the rivers in Northern Klangsu the eastern section of the Lunghai Rail- way between Sinnnchen and Chao- dun is completely Blooded.
The Chief Engineer of the Lungkai Railway has ordered breakdown trains to be sent to the threatened points with material for strengthen- ing the embankments. Pislen, in Northern Kiangsu, is now almost completely under water. The Luk- tang, Shut and Yun Rivers are all re- ported to be rising at their lower reaches.
con-
Latest information states that the floods in Northern Klangsu tinue to sprend and the situation is causing much anxiety-Wah Kis Yat Po.
More People Employed
But Jobless Total Also Up
Reuter.
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FRENCH FINANCIAL
SUPPORT
EUROPE TESTING DEFENCES
British Meeting Mimic Attack On London
French Rush To Swiss Border
London, Aug. 9.
The season of manoeuvres is starting in a number of coun-. tries in Europe. In Britain a mimic air raid on London begins to-day, in which 400 planes will participate.
A fleet of 170 bombers will attack the metropolis, and 250 Intercepter Dghters and the anti-nircraft units around the city will defend the Empire's heart.
Army manoeuvres begin on Salis- ury Plain with large troop move- bury ments from Hampshire, Essex and Cambridgeshire,
FOR CHINA battleships are
Kung Gratified By New Success In Credit Search
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Paris, Aug. 9. Dr. II. H. Kung, Chinese Finance Minister, to-day signed a financial agreement with group of French banks, provid- ing a grant of special credits intended to increase the Chinese reserves of foreign currencies.
Dr. Kung left for Berlin in the evening and is proceeding to Prague and Rome before leaving for China.
He said, before he quitted Paris, that this act of cooperation between China and France had been inspired by mutual recognition af the fact
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that the Chinese monetary reforms had been advantageous to the trade of both countries.
of
As the countries which he visited the immense realised more fully
China's economic possibilities development and its significance in their relations with China, they one after the other had shown increasing Interest and a readiness to extend active, economic cooperation. Con- sequently he had been able to con- clude
bear
Important financial and economie arrangements, aiming at the promotion of such cooperation.
"The arrangements I have had the satisfaction of concluding in France this concrete testimony of friendly attitude," Dr. Kung declar ed. "As France championed the
of cause
liberty, equally and fraternity in Europe, so fre we striving to uphold it in the Far East," he added.Reuter.
SIGNIFICANCE OF CREDITS
Paris, Aug. 10. High official quarters here disagree as to the significance of the Paris credits to China.
Some
contend there are polical matives apparently influencing the bankers, because, the sum is too small London, Aug. 9. to have any economic or financial The Ministry of Labour estimates significance. Olbers contend that that on July 20 the number of in- when the details of the arrangement will show the sured persons in employment in Great are revealed they
A short-term Britain, exclusive of persons within credits are probably
purchases for which the agricultural scheme, was approx- advance on imately 11,517,000, or $11,000 more China will eventually pay with francs accumulated by favourable trade
than a year ago.
un-
At the same date, the number of balances. registered unemployed was 1,379,439, One high authority suggested the comprising 1,009,180 wholly arrangement was politically significant employed, 240,015 temporarily Inld as showing that influential European and 83,004 normally in casual groups were friendly towards China. employment. The joint, which in--United Press. cluded 3,074,474 men, 40,392 boys, 221,400 women and 43,193 girls, was 22,801 more than on June 21, but 272,013 less than a year ago.
The increase on the June total is almost the same as the figure of 22,042 Juveniles registered for the first time on leaving school at the end of the summer term. There was a reduc- tion contrary to seasonal tend In unemployment in the coal mining in dustry.
JAPANESE SHIP ARRESTED
Port Darwin, Aug. 9.
It is reported that a Japanese pearling lugger has been arrested 500 miles off Port Darwin for illegal pearling.
An analysis shows that 878,000, or 40 per cent., of the total registered Another ger was arrested and unemployed had been without work released as it was found she had only for less than six weeks-British entered port owing to bad weather.
Wireless.
Reuter.
Meanwhile, in the Mediterranean, Malta is testing her defences. There being used by the fortress in manoeuvres against air attacks. Other large defence forces will participate.
WATCH SWISS FRONTIER, The French are concentrating this year on strategy to meet a possible Invasion from over the Swiss frontier. where troops have been rushed to meet an Imaginary attack.
manoeuvres
The Italian grand begin Friday and will be concen- Irated
in the island of Sielly, where with 70,000 troops will co-operate
air force detachments. naval and Signor Benito Mussolini sailed for Sicily to-day to watch the defence forces exercise.-Reuter Service.
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15-HOUR EXERCISE
London, Aug. 0. Four hundred aircraft are engaged In air defence exercises over London, which began at 0 o'clock this even- ing and will continue for 15 hours. They will be repeated to-morrow. British Wireless,
TRAWLERS SEIZED
Fishermen Relate Strange Story
Brussels, Aug. 9. A strange story of the experiences of two Belgian trawlers, former Spanish fishing-boats, is told in Le Soir
of one of the by the owner vessels.
The owner states that when the trawlers were fishing off the south- west coast of Ireland on July 20, sixteen Spanish members of the crew overpowered nine Belgian members. The Spaniards then navigated the ships to the Basque coast, where five pro-Government Spanlards landed in a bout. The vessels were then sailed to Pasajes, from which port the Belgians were repatriated. Reuter.
FRENCH PROTEST
Paris, Aug. 9. The French Consul at Salamanca has been instructed to protest to the Nationalist authorities regarding the bombing of a French steamer off Algiers.Reuter.
THE PALESTINE PROBLEM
ZIONISTS
AGAINST
PARTITION
Zurich, Aug. 9. The Zionist Congress has drawn up a resolution, on which the voting was 10 for and cight against, categorically denying that the Palestine mandale is unworkable, and emphasising that the Commission's partition plan is unacceptable,
The resolution authorises the executive to fight by negotiation any rights affecting Jewish guaranteed by the mandate and the Balfour Declaration.
measures
It is expected that the resolution will be overwhelmingly adopted.- Reuter.
HOPES TO RULE AGAIN
The
London, Aug. 9.
of Ethiopia still Emperor hopes to regain his kingdom, now conquered had occupied by Italy, through the League of Nations, ac cording to a statement made by the Ethiopian Legation in London.
At the same time it was denied that Emperor Haile Selassie proposed to renounce his throne, leave England and make a new home in Europe Router.
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in the morning and stole one gold white Anger ring 11 pearls, ono metal wrist watch and two suits of black silk clothing...........
Second defendant, alleging that he had been struck by the police, asked not to be put in their hands again.
His Worship examined him in the Three youths, Chan Sang, Li Fuk- PEACE. AGAIN IN SIAM
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