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BRITAIN & TIENTSIN CHINESE

Exchange Of Notes

With China

LONDON, Aug. 25 (Reuter), The Foreign Offee has publish- ed an extract of the reply went to-day to the Chinese Ambas andor to the intter's Note of August 12 protesting against the decision with regard to the handing over of the four Chinese prisoners in Tientsin.

Not Pawns

with

Pressure On Sterling: BRITAIN, Violent Fluctuations

POLAND SIGN PACT

LONDON, Aug. 25 (Reuter).-Higher gold prices All Contingencies

together with the depreciation of sterling was responsible for improvements on the London Stock Exchange to-day, notably among Kaffirs, internationals and oils, but business generally continued to be mainly a matter of direct negotiation.

The decision by the authori- ties to allow sterling to find its own level in order to conserve! the country's resources in the event of war led to violent fluc-i tuations in the dollar-sterling

Sterling fell to 4.3800 in terms of

Wall Street was irregular.

Emergency Measures

LONDON, Aug. 25

Cheap. "Specs'

For Kiddies

School-Children GOVERNMENT is making

Covered

sistance between Britain and Poland, aigned to-day at the Foreign Oflee by Viscount Hali fax and the Polish Ambassador, consists of eight articles laying down the circumstances in which the parties will come to ench other's assistance.

A Forca Ofice. stálement says formal effect to the provisional agree ment reached between the United Kingdom and Poland during Colonel Beck's visit to London last aming

spec-

mons

TIENTSIN

H. K. Revenue

FLOODS

Booming

Situation Still

Serious

Colony's Credit Balance

Increases

HONGKONG'S credit revenue

increases over the amunts for

Most of the revenue heads showed the sume month amounted to $804,000 is compared Jast your. Duties with $782,619, and Licences and other as compared with $1.754,102. Internal revenue totalled $2,073,563

Severest loss was suffered by the the Kowloon-Canton railway which re-

turned revenue for the $80,350 us against $172,217 last year.

month of Land sales were also down, being $198,510 as against $250,016.

However the total revenue for the

for the year up to the end of July, month exceeded that for July 1938 by $204,485, and the actual revenue which amounted to $24,085,409.52 was nearly $3,000,000 more than for 1938.

CHUNGKING, Aug. 26 (Cen-balance is still increasing, and at tral). The flood situation in the end of July stood at $16.- LONDON, Aug. 25 (Reuter). Tientsin is still scrloua, accord. 549,279.32 as compared with An agreement of mutual asing to a report from that port. $16,243,596.87 at the end of

In some places the water is as deep | June, as eight or nine feet. The Japanese barracks at n

Halkwangasu are sub- merged. Only the roofs are scen. $4,231,087.51 while expenditure was Revenue for. July aggregated Japanese army provisions and mill- $3.926,285,00.

The principal means tary equipment are inundated. munications are now boats and sam-

of 01 con-

The reply emphasises that the only

paus. Telephone lines have been cut.

Several thousand refugees are ac reason why Is Majesty's Govern-;

eommodated in the Yao Hua Middle ment had not approved of the sur- exchange rate and the price of

School in the British Concession. render of the men immediately, the gold which, however were dis- Hongkong Scheme For that the arvement replaces and give

Several persons have been drowned warrant was fasted by the local dis- proportionate to the volume of}

in the Concessions and the Chinese trict court, Was that adequate business in both markets.

city" evidence connecting the men

The standing committee or the crime alleged, was not produced)

Central Executive Committee of the at the time,

the dollar compared with the pre-arrangements to supply Hong-and announced in the House of Com- Kuomintang decided at a meeting on During conversations, which open-viously pegged level of 4.6812, but it kong school children with

on April 6.

Thursday In appropriate $100,000 ed in Tokyo on July 24, the Japanese, subsequently closed around 4,4000, tacles, at special prices.

The statement adds that it is arom the national treasury for emerg- however, produced evidence, and on The strength of the dollar was

Uvely source of antisfaction to both ency relief of the flood refugees th the highest legal advice available to reflected in the price of gold which

it was was officially fixed at 150s. Gd, com are invited in to-day's "Gazette," and speedily and satisfactorily concluded, various provinces will be instructed His Majesty's Government,

Tenders for the supply of spectacles governments that negotiations for the Hopel.

present agreement have been so The Kuomintang headquarters in decided that a prima facie case had pared with 148s. d. yesterday. fenders must be submitted by now been established against two of Business was later effected up to September 8.

10 launch relief fund campaigns. the men on a charge of murder, and 1548, an aunce, establishing an un-

Cive All Support The spectacles will be supplied on!

Flood Refugees the other two on a charge of being oftelal high record, but-with a rally

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" Article 1 of the agreement provides members of an illegut terrorist or in sterling, gold closed around 151. requisition of the Director of Educn- that should one of the contracting ganisation.

PEIPING, Aug. 25 (UP)-Twenty- tion from September 1, 1930 to parties beecrae engaged in hostilities six thousand refugees have arrived

70% Of Revenuo In August 1, 1940.

The successful tenders will be re-with a European Power as n conse- from Tientsin and the countryside in His Majesty's Government hud al-

Already 70 per cent. of the es- quired to supply spectacles at con-quence of aggression by the latter, the Pelping environs. Thousands of Uimated revenue for the entire year ways maintained that the case should be dealt on its merits and without re- High banking quarters regard the who present at his office a prescrip hostilities all support and assistance elty are crowded with Chinese who showed only a slight increase on that

(Reuter).—tructed prices, to all school children the other contracting party will im- others are arriving hourly, All of had accrued by the end of July.

mediately give the party engaged in the temples on the outskirts of the Total expenditure for the month ference to other issues arising from recent emergency financial measures tien countersigned by the Director of

situation in Tientsin, There taken by the Bank of England and Education, and who either profter in could be no question of using the ac- the Treasury, such as the raising of

Its powers. the

for 1938, being $3,026,285 as com- Article 2 states that the provisions or present an order reed price wh

Guerillas are mingling with the pared with $3,820,340, while the cused as pawns or of bartering their the bank rate and the fixing of signed by the Director of Education. of Article 1 wil also apply in the crowds and as a result, the Japanese aggregate expenditure for the year i disposal against some concession

minimum

prices on gilt-edged hol- The spectacles will be fitted with event of any action by a European soldiers with rifles swung across date, placed at $21,098,365, is but which might accrue to his Majesty's dings as obviously the wisest that metal frames of good quality, and all Power which clearly threatens, direct-their shoulders are riding bicycles, $1,100,000 greater than that for last Government.

could be

DC taken in the present spectacles must be delivered accord-ly or indirectly the independence patrolling the streets of Pelping for year, With re

regard to the court to which situation. the men should be handed over, the

ing to as fitting frame.iption in accurately of one of the contracting partles, and the first time.

Biggest increase - In All of them

regarded are

expenditure A United Press investigation in- items for July was charitable ser British

the party Municipal Council had been

reassuring precautionary measures, In addition to supplying school-la question considered it vital to re- dicated that no measures are being vices, which cost $104,680 compared sending persons for trial, and executing of warrants issued by the and ofcials say that doubtless they children, lenderers are requested to Gist with armed forces. Should one taken to feed the refugees despite the with $10,450. de facto district court for the past country, as all are co-related and

they will be willing to of the contracting parties become en- sums reported to have been appro- the will conserve the resources of the state whetheles

The education department for hospital gaged in hostilities with a European printed by General Sugiyama of the $143,152, about $1,000 two years, and it would not appear viewed as an integral part of a new, patients at the same prices quoted for Power in consequence of action by Japanese Army provisionat Govern- last year, while the police force that execution of the present war-if only temporary policy.

the school children. In the case of that Power which threatened the In-ment. rant differs in any way from the

absorbed $304,905, which was about The raising of the bank rate has for hospital patients, all charges must be dependence or neutrality of another

$28,300 more than in 1938. many hundreds which preceded it its main purpose the restriction of collected from the patient by the European State, in such a way as Hotels and boarding houses

constitute a

Publie debt for the month aro clear borrowing of money In Britain for contraeling firm. - No other course is open

to the crowded with foreign refugees, rich $032,711 as compared with $942,511, to the private enterprise, which can alld

security of that contracting State, the Chinese and Japanese from Tientsin. and public works, including water Municipal authorities, and I trust should await more propitious ne--

provisions of Article 1 will apply The poorer Chinese are sent to Your Excellency will

the works aggregated $283,162 an upon additionally, the higher bank rule

without prejudice, however, to the reflection," that the alternative sug-

lights of the other European State refugee camps at Tangshan and the pured with $194,320. Tho-sanitary. gested in your note, that the Chinese strould discourage withdrawals of

poor Japanese are given free passage department absorbed $103,210 during. offenders should be removed from foreign balances.

io Korea and Japan.

the month. Economic Penetration Tiensin in the face of the Japanese Freeing the exchange rate

Article 3 provides that should oppasition, in order that they should sterling has for its primary objective be handed over to the recognised the conservation of the country's

European Power attempt to under- Chinese authorities in another part gold resources in the event of im of a new idea," the statement adds, mine the Independence of one of the of China, is neither practicable nor emergency.

The spokesman of the Foreign contracting parties by processes of reasonable,

It is also pointed out that the fx-Once also announced that the non-economic penetration or in any other

the contracting parties witt No Alternative

ing of minimum prices of gt-edged aggression met is inconsistent with Way

port each other in the resistance "At the same time, it is impossible securites was done last September, the url:-Comintern agreement, s

attempis. Should the European to keep the offenders indefinitely in and is simply a precautionary men-pectully because of Article 4 of the such

Power concerned thereupon embark custody without trial, and therefore sure to prevent prices from falling.

upon hostilities against one of the Article 1 will apply. contracting parties, the provisions of

the

during that period.

ugree,

the

no praetical alternative exists but to hand them over to the local authori- |

ties

for

U.S. Not Worried WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (Router). "I Majesty's Government are Announcing that Britain has noti unable to agree that the action taken fied the United States of the with- by the British authorities in Tien-druwal of support of sterling, Mr. Isin in this or similar cases in the Hanes, Deting Secretary to the past. constitutes a recoltion of the Treasury, declared that the United so-called Provisional Government, States Treasury does not

which in fact is

is recognised neither the British action as competitive de- by them, nor to far as they know, by valuation, but the step in necessitated any other government.

by recent heavy gold losses.

has always been the aim of His Majesty's Government that the neu- | trality of the British Concession in Tientsin should be maintained, and it; should not in any way be a base for hostile activities.

provide

· ANGLO-JAPANESE

RAPPROCHEMENT?

(Continued from Page 7.)

pact which says that "neither of the high contracting parties will part cipate in my grouping of Power (which either is directly or indirectly almed against the other contracting party."-Domel.

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Article 4 states the methods of applying undertakings of mutual assistance are to be established be- tween the competent naval, military and air authorities of the contracting parties.

Exchange Of Information

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Anglo-Japanese Talks Again

Tokyo, Aug. 25. consider A Foreign Office spokesman sald that Article Four of the Germano-

Article á provides for the exchange, Soviet Agreement was "inconsistent of complete and speedy information with the anti-Comintern Puet."

The spokesman denied the

Ko- concerning any development which

might threaten the independence of kumin's_reports concerning Ja-the contracting parties. panese-Sovict Non-aggression Pact

Article &

G lays down that the con- and border settlement negotiations.

communicate to each tracting parties The spokesman

said that Sir other the terms of any mutual assist- Robert Crafgle's return had openedance against aggression which they the way for resumption of the Anglo-have already given, or may in the

conversations, However future give to other States.

Informed us to Article 7 7 provides that should the, contracting partles be engaged in consequence of the application of the present agreement, they will not con- clude an armistice or peace treaty except by mutual agreement.

Article 8 provides that the agree-

Veteran Lives 20 Years With Shrapnel in Heart

"This attitude has been made LONDON (UP)-For 20 years Japanese clear to

to the Chinese Government on William Cox, the sole survivor of a they had not been nore than one occasion in the past, Lewis gun team among whom a shell whether they were ready at present. as for example in July, 1938, when exploded in 1918, hud a plece of

The Japanese demands would not

representations were made by His shrapnel in his heart without know-be changed United Press. Majesty's Ambassador with regarding it.

.

to the use of the British Concession He recently developed .heart in Tientsin as a base for anti-trouble and the shrapnel, which was Japanese activities, and

assurances

M. Franck L. N. Dupuy, Consul for] nearly an inch long, was discovered were received from the Chinese and removed. After a brief recovery France in Hongkong, resumed chargement remain in force for five years, Government that activities of this he died of throat wounds.

of the French Consulate on August 10.subject to six months denunciation.

nature would not be allowed rccur.

Cannot Refuse

"In view of the Intimation

to

they

MEN TALKI

CANTON AGENTS made to the Japanese Government,

for

The

Thongkong Telegraph. WM. FARMER & Cɔ. Victoria Hotel Building. Shamden, Canton. Tel. 13501,

that in their opinion a prima facie case had been made out, lig Majes- ty's Government consider it no longer possible to refuse to surrender the men to the local Chinese au- thorities in Tientsin, and the British Municipal Counell has been no ad- vised.

Japanese Arrested In Penang

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHTM! SINGAPORE, Aug. 20 (UP)—A Japanese hus been

arrested

Penang, charged with possession di maps and sketches of probibited: military areas. He has been re- manded.

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