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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

Chinese Currency

Expert Bound For

Hongkong

Shanghai, Aug. 17.

Russo-Japanoso

Friction

Amicable Settlement

August 18, 1939.

Fate Of The Four

Tientsin Suspects

APPEAL AGAINST

Impossible JUDGMENT

Tokyo, Aug. 17.

The plight of Chinese currency,

Shanghai, Aug. 17. which closed on speculation at above:

Acting on Instructions from Lon- six cents gold, has become very seri-

Quiet prevails on the border be- don, Mr. II. A. Reeks and J. R. ous for foreign bushless men, except tween Manchukuo and Outer Mon Jones, representatives of Ellis and for suppliers of necessitles to the golla. Chinese and Japanese armies, which strained that it is tempusaible to open four Chinese prisoners with a view Hays, have telegraphed their agenta The situation however,, is still so in Tientsin to get in touch with the must purchase abroad.

Other business has been 'reduced negotiations for an amicable settle- to obtaining authority to represent so much by prices which are prohibi- ment. live for purchasers

them.,

A Nicht Nicht Shimbun correspon-. whose incomes

enlist offelt

questions must to

Besides appealing against the judg are in Yuan, that leading Americans dent considera that all pending ment of Assistant Judge Grant Jones, be referred for they intend to lodge a fresh applien- settlement to the arbitrament of the ton for a writ of habeas corpus to sword.

the Full Court-Reuter.

have undertaken United States ald

The United Skates Resident Trea- representative, Mr. Nicholson. sailed for Hongkeng to-day, where la reported that he will confer with the British Treasury representative and Hongkong, bankers, although it is understood that Mr. Nicholson is chiriy

interested in ascertaining Bri- tish plans and proposals. He does not intend to initiate any Anglo- American negotiations at present.

If the Soviet Union concentrates Its energies in the Far East, the

Summary Of Judgmont correspondent alleges that the Soviet Union will eventually, be split into

Shanghini, Aug. 17. two parts, thus endangering the The following is the gist of the foundation of the Socialist Republic. Judgmen: given by Assistant Judge

Incidentally, the correspondent says Grant Jones:

attitude

The Post Ofce has announced that Bardening the Soviet aerial)

the postal rate to foreign ports will be doubled, effective from Septem- ber 1

Communtentions companies recent. ly announced a similar increase

Rents and apartment landlords are demandlag payment in foreign cur- rencies,

One apartment owner who announced that rents would hereafter

be paid in US. dollars, has receiv ed notifications from his 12 tenants that they are moving at the end of the month.-United Press,

LATE NEWS

Tokyo Watching Washington

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not

that he is mystified at the Moscow Counsel has not submitted the of Fularki and names of the prisoners and I doubt two open towns in the whether a writ could be issued in so lacomplete a form as is here con- interior of Manchukuo.

templated. Fularlet,

an important station on) the International Railway in western A writ of habeas corpus Manchukuo, was bombed by Soviet confined to British subfeels but ap- fllers once, but Halanarshan, the plies to all persons under the pro- western terminus of the Manchukua Lection of the Crown, whether allen

friends of Rallway,

alien by Soviet essential for the application for the enemies. It is not bombers several times.

from the The Soviet Government, through writ to proceed directly

Denial

to the its official news agency, categorically prisoner, denied uttacks on the open towns, prisoner with consequent absence of

Instructions from him constitutes Domel.

condition precedent to the application on his behalf, even by n relation or

wag

visited

Tense Border Situation

Warsaw, Aug. 17. Fresh Aghting of a severe nature has occurred at the Mongol-Man- churian border, according to reports from Moscow.

friend,

of access

"

The rule here sought on behalf of four Chinese la by persons who, in my opinion, are mere strangers or volunteers. The present applicants have not been shown to have any in the Far East is authority to appear on behalf of those extremely tense. The trans-Siberian prisoners or the right to represent

them. vallway is SO Dverburdened with inilitary transport work that passen- ger traffle has had to be suspended.-J. Trans-Ocean,

The situation

Counsel (Me. 1. A. Recks and Mr. R. Jones) did intend to suggest at the hearing of the application that TOKYO, Aug 18 (Domel) —Mr.

the prisoners were so coerced as to Hachiro Anta, the Foreign Minister,

Japanese Imprisoned

be incapable of making an affidavit, announced before the Cabinet meet-

but there is no allegation to that ing this morning that the Government |

effect in their joint amidavit by which Tokyo, Aug. 17. was carefully studying the moves of) Yet another case of the alleged the application is supported. · An the United States Government follow- Soviet plot to afflict Japanese rest-

affidavit is absolutely necessary ing their decision to abrogate the dents in North Sakhallen is reported, either from the party who claims the Commercial Treaty with Japan. this time involving a Japanese com- writ or from some other person so mercial clerk who refused to act as a as to satisfy the Court that he is so secret agent for Soviet despite their constant pressure.

authorities coerced as to be unable to make it. There is before me no such affidavit, The matter has now become a but merely an amdavit by counsel diplomatie late as the Japanese Am-for applicants, made of their own in- bassador at Moscow has lodged a formation, knowledge and belief as to the facts on which the application Is founded.

The applleation must be dismissed.

Students Protest

He said that adequate measures for coping with the situation pertaining to the relations between Japan and America were under contemplation by the Government.

Craigie To Meet Kato To-day

TOKYO, Aug. 10 (Domel) Following yesterday's meeting, Sir Robert Craigle is morning ased for another Interview with Mr. Sotomatsu Kato, Japanese Minister at Large. The interview will be held ut 3 o'clock this afternoon at the re-

ASSAULTED HER WARD-Reuter. Woman Fined for Failure

To Register

REFUSED TO POUR TEA A married woman, Cheung Wal- sidence of the Vice-Minister for chun, was charged before Mr. Q. A. A. Foreign Affairs,

Macfadyen af Kowloon to supos yesterday with falling

report

message

Paris, Aug. 16. A message protesting against the British decision to hand over the four Chinese suspects in Tientsin, was sent to Lord, Hulifax, the British the Foreign Minister, Lo-day by International Students' Conference which opened here yesterday and is attended by students of 25 countries says the students and assaulting her. Mr. H. W. Fra- should not hand over the Chinese New China Moves

ser, of the S.C.A., prosecuted.

prisoners to a phantom government. Mr. Fraser said on August 15, the Such action would be contrary to Tokyo, Aug. 18 (Domel) The Girl went to the S.C.A. and said she British justice, for I would signify a War Minister, Lieut.-General Selshire was adopted daughter of defen recognition by a member of the Itagaki, made detailed reports to the Street. She said defendant struck Power and would have grave interna- 155, Shanghal League of Nations of an aggressor Cabinet Council this morning on the recent "important developments" in no reason. The girl was sold to de-

her with a feather duster cane for tional consequences."-Reuter. the China situation in connection with the movement for the establish fendant by her mother. for $05. ment of a new

Itagaki Reports On session of a ward, Ho Sin-yu, 18. "insist that the British Government

ment.

Central

Govern-

dant, who

at

When asked why she had struck the girl defendant said she asked! her to pour a cup of tea but shej

NEW CEMENT CO.

The War Minister also made a re-refused. In a fit of temper she struck Thirty-five Japanese And

port on the latest developments in the frontier situation between Man- her. chouluo and Outer Mongolia.

the

Defendant, who admitted charges, was fined $30 on the first count, $10 on the second and ordered to pay $5 compensation.

The girl will be in the custody of

the Secretariat for Chinese, Affairs,

CHUNGKING STATEMENT

A

Chinese Firms to Participate

Tokyo, Aug. 17. Thirty-Ave Japanese and Chinese: companies will participate in the establishment of the North China Cement Company with a capital of Yen 10,000,000. Japanese

partici- pants include the AsanoTM Cenient Company, the Osaka Ceramies Com- pany, and the Onoda, Chichibu and Iwaki Cement Companies, ench of which will hok more than 10,000 shares.

Chunging. AUE}} spokesmun of the Ministry of Finance to-day categorically denie current rumours that the Gove::.

Major-General Masanobu Sakurai, racht is considering the issue of a wow retired, will be appointed president: form of currency. The Government's while Mr. Tadashi Takeda, chief of, policy in maintaining the legal tender, the Pelping ollice of the Asano he said, remains unchanged-Central Cement Company, will become

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