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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH October 24, 1940.

NEW US. CONSUL

IN SHANGHAI

CHUNGKING, Oct. 24 (Central Newa)-Mr. Frank Prult Lockhari, new US. Consul-General in Shang- hal, arrived in Shanghai aboard the President Coolidgo. yesterday morn- ing.

Mr. Lockhart is succeeding Mr. Clarence Edward Cuss who has been transferred an US. Minister to Aus tralia. He was formerly US. Consul General In Tientsin and Councellor of the U.S. Embassy in Pelping. will assume afflec within this week. M. Jean · Paul-Boncour, newly appointed Counsellor to the French in China, and M. Roland de gerie,

new French Consul- General in Shanghai, irrived, there by the same President liner yester day.

Profiteers In Greece

ATHENS, Oct.

(Reuter)

Twenty out of 40 persons arrested in Athens for hoarding sugar and coffee for pronteering have been sentericed to deportation to one of the Acgean Islands for a year. Sentence is still to be passed on the 20 remaining pri- soners.

Exchange At A Glance

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TT., London. Demond London TT. Shanghai TT. Shgapore TT. Japan

India T.T. U.S.A T.T. Manila TT, Batavia T.T. Bangkok TT. Salgon TT. Fiance

T.T. Switzerland

T.T. Australia

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U.S. Cross rate in London 4.02% U.S. Cross rate in N.Y...4.02%

65 JAPANESE TO LEAVE BOMBAY

LETTER Sİ

"Toe HActivities"

To the Editor,

The "Hongkong Telegraph." Sir, We shall be very glad if you can make use of this letter, concern- ing the activities of Toe H both here and at home.

A Non-Stop Variety Entertainment entitled "Vaudefun" is being organis- ed in aid of, Toc H at work with the Forces in Britain. It is to take place on Thursday.. November 7, at 0.15 p., and will be held in the West Lounge Theatro, Y.M.C.A., Kowloon. David Kossick la producing, and has got together a strong cast of local ausateurs.

There is every indication that an excellent show will be the

result. The latest "Toe H Journal" to reach us together with correspon- dence

Headquarters from Home gives news of great activity on the Home Front. In the Orkneys, in the Midlands, at Southampton, and count- less other places; Toe it is seizing the opportunity for providing the homely comforts and atmosphere which men so badly need. This applies not only to the Services but also to the great

centres of Industrial output where

workers, wo well know, are sparing no efforts towards our success. To

brighten dieir leisure moments and.

LONDON.Oct. 23(Reuter),-more important, to refresh them in Those arrested include the pro- Sixty ave Japanese passengers are spirit just at this time when they priclor of cum, of the largest hotels expected to leave Bombay shortly in u are, making such a vital contribution here, several bankers and three well-Japanese ship, according to the Delhi to our great cause this is a task 38 known Greek journalists.

wireless.

urgent as the production of arma- Another Japanese ship is saling ments itself. from Bombay later with more Japan- As the undertakings of Toe H in- eve including, it is expected, almost crease, nó, does its need of financial Sir Colin Bombay.

[Jardine's appeal for Toe H on the B.B.C. has met with a grand response

Aden's New C.-in-C. Japanese women and children in

LONDON, ĐÁ; žá (Britkh Wire | less) The King has been piensed to i accept the resignation of Lleutenant Colonel Sir Bernard, Reille, Governor and Comindnder-B-Chief of Aden, and has approved the appointment.

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Many parts of the Empire have also gifts, and one of £250 from Stinngan has just been acknowledged.

It is announced that a pubile meet-The Ane service being done by Toc His everywhere recognised; it is

This successor, of Mr. J. Hathorn Hall, ing of the Evacuation Advisory Com-worthy of all the support we can give

How Dritish Resident in Zanzibar.

Sir Bernard, who is 58, bed many years' experience In Aden when it was administered from India and was appointed the first Governor when the colony was transferred to the Colonial Office in 1837.

ulice will be held on Saturday,

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CHUNGKING, Oct. 24 (Central News). In view of the sellers holding for slightly higher cordial relations now existing between China and Britain there! is no necessity for British subjects to evacuate Free China, declared a spokesman of the British Embassy in Chungking-

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