1938-03-25 — Page 24

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, MARCH

KING'S

LAST TWO DAYS

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"SAN FRANCISCO”.

1938.

NEW CHINA HOPE TO STEM HULL TRIES

CURRENCY BOYCOTTED

Banks, Shops And

Populace Refuse New Notes

Pelping, Mar, 25.

in the elty, in the refusal of the

INSURGENTS TO RESCUE ALHAMBRA

ADVANCE

But Thousands Pour Across Ebro

REFUGEES

Asks Doors To Open

To People From Germany, Austria Barcelona, Mar. 24. All available men in the Nepab-

Washington, Mar. 24. Currency troubles here threaten to lean zone of the Aragon front are at

Mr. Cordell Hull, Secretary bring to a standstill foreign business present erecting defences in an at- of State, has proposed the new Federated Reserve Bank to sell Lempt to stem General Franco's ad- {establishment of an internation- foreign exchange, and the refusal,

Meanwhile the Insurgents continue al committee to get political even of the Japanese banks, to ex- to advance on the edges of the Re-refugees out of Germany and change the new notes for yen, -publican territory.

Austria. The suggestion is though the Federated Bank la Thousands of Insurgents crossed made in telegrams despatched Japanese sponsored, and began the Ebro River in the vicinity of operating with Yen 100,000,000 credit Huesca before they were discovered. from the State Department to from a group of Japanese banks. A Berce battle ensued, after which nine European governments, in-

the Republicans were

to cluding the British Government Most of the foreign banks are have suffered silght reverse.und every country in Latin

now

re-

vanec.

under arders only to sell exchange Reuter Bulletin. against 'cover, which is markably small, and companies, such as oil companies, are only selling goods as cover for exchange becomes available at the banks.

re-

Even the Japanese shops are.

to accept the new currency

found

WHOLE LOYALIST ARMY THREATENED

the

Hendaye, Mar. 24. The Insurgents have threatened to encircle the whole of the Loyalist fusing for payment of retailed goods, while army in upper Aragon, where in-

surgent cnvalry have severed the new Government lias now road to Lerida, the key to Catalonia. resorted to

declaring United Press, advertising, that its notes are good, and urging

The the people to accept them. Government is also using the police to visit all houses to persuade the populace to accept the notes.-- Reuter.

Diet Prepares For New

ATTACKED AND ROBBED

Norman Ali, clerk, reports to the police that at 10.30 p.m. yesterday, when he was mounting the stairs le his home in Thomson Road, he was attacked by four men and $1,000 was taken from his person.

America.

Under Mr. Hull's plan, the cost of transporting the refugees would be borne by private organisations every country which greed to re- ceive them.

in

An official communique says the United States Government is taking this action owing to the "necessity for speedy und co-operative effort under Government supervison, H, widespread human suffering is to be averted."

The European countries to which telegrams were sent are Britain, France, Belgium, Holland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway. Switzerland and Italy. No country will he asked lo receive more refugees than permitted by the present laws-Reuter.

China Regime STOP PRESS NEWS

Tokyo, Mar. 25.

The House of Peers, unanimously, and without amendment, passed the National Mobilisation Bill, while the Lower House adopted the North China

and the Development Bill, Central China Promotion Company Bill.

At an extraordinary session of the Diet,

the Foreign Minister, Mr. Koki Hirota, reported on the Central China regime, which would shortly

brought Into

bo

Mr. Hirota

In existence. frota expressed the hope that the Government would take appro- priate steps concerning this, on the understanding that the Central China administration would eventually be absorbed by the existing North China regime.-Reuter,

FOREIGN

DENIES BANKNOTE ISSUE CONTEMPLATED FOR TIENTSIN

stating

A report from suchow that the Hongkong and Shanghal Banking Corporation, the Chartered Bank and the National City Bank of New York would issue their own new poles in Tientsin, was referred to-day Sir Vandeleur Grayburn, Chiet Manager of the Arst-named 'Bank.

"The report is utterly without foundation from beginning, to end," sald. The representatives of other banks deny knowledge of such a development.

to

be

SMALLPOX STILL

DECLINING

Nineteen cases of smallpox-lowest daily total since early in Februnty...... were notified to the health authorities yesterday.

The discuse predominated in Kow- leon, where ten cases were reported. Eight cases were reported from Victoria and one from the New Territories.

One of the two cases of typhoid reported yesterday was imported into the Colony.

There were four cases of meningitis (wo in Kowloon and one each ini Victoria and the New Territories) and two cases of dysentery (one each in Victoria and Kowloon). Shauki- wan and Aberdeen were entirely free of notifiable diseases.

SSSSSSSESS

CORRESPONDENTS

OF NOTE BACK IN HONGKONG Two noted war correspondents have returned to Hongkong after visiting Shanghai and North Chinn.

FOREIGN

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Shanghal, Mar. 25.

the

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NATHAN LID: KOUDON - GAIVAT PERGJORDI XXII [{UTKIYY)

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FOREIGN EXCHANGE,

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