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NINETIETH YEAR OF PUBLICATION
HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1934.
RUMANIAN DEBTS MANCHUKUO AND COSTIGAN PLAYS
TO BRITAIN Early Payment Said Essential
London, To-day.
JAPANESE YEN
Rumours Cause Drop In Currency Prices
Mukden, To-day.
Currency prices in the "Puppet
WAITING GAME
No Personal Silver Plan As Yet
SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL.
New York, to-day. The question of trade debts due
Senator Edward P. Costigan, of by Rumania to the United Kingdom State" of Manchukuo declined yes- Denver, said he had no personal was further discussed between the terday in relation to the Japanese silver plan but merely wished to This is attributed to reports listen to the Liberal programme on
President of the Board of Trade,'
yen.
Mr. Walter Runciman, and M. Mau-that China is contemplating de various subjects including the plane lescue Strunga yesterday.
Mr. Runciman emphasised that the integral payments of these debte on sterling within the shortest period possible is regarded as essential by His Majesty's Gov- jernment.
valuation.-Reuter,
CHINA'S CURRENCY DEVALUATION
New York, To-day-Wall Street M. Manulecue, Strunga recognis-is discussing rumours that China ed the justice of the United King-contemplates a 25 per cent. car dom point of view, and undertook rency devaluation.-United Press,
to consult his Government with a per S. E. Levy and Company. view to u resumption of negotia
tions early in January. British CURRENCY POLICY
Wireless Service.
NEW OFFICIAL FOR CYPRUS
Mr. Battershill Becomes Colonial Secretary
London, to-day.
IN AMERICA
Government Action Defended
SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL..
臨時
of the Liberal Silverites such Senators Wheeler, Thomas, of Okla- homa, and others.-Reuter.
AMERICA MAY REVISE HER SILVER PURCHASE POLICY
New York, To-day.-Silver doal- ere believe that the United States Government is reviewing the world silver situation, particular-
ly its effect on Chine, and fs pos- albly considering a revision in her purchase policy. United Press, por S. E. Levy and Company.
ATLANTIC DRAMA
(Continued from Page 1) hattan, and President Harding, to-
(By_Telegraph, Copyright, Telegra-gether with the s.8. New York, the phic Messages Ordinance, 1894, Re Canadian Pacific 8.8. Beaverdale, and the Vacuum Oil Company's tanker Mobiloil, the last two are registered
ceived December 19, 11,30 am.)
New York, To-day.
The Attorney-General, Mr, Hom-in London-answered the Sisto's
10-KNOTS SPEED
The Colonial Office announce that Mr. W. D. Battershill, Assistant Colonial Secretary in Jamaica, has been selected for appointment as er S. Cummings, has filed in the call.
The weather was such that the Colonial Secretary at Cyprus In Supreme Court two voluminous
President Harding, a Vessel of auccession to Mr. H. Henniker Hea-briefs defending the Government's ton, who has been appointed Goy-/revocation of the Gold Clause on 14,000 tons, had to heave to, and the ernor of the Falkland Islands. the grounds that no other step Manhattan, 24,000 tons, could only
was available to maintain mone-make 10 knots. tary stability.
When the Washington arrived she' Montreal traders say that the found the British tanker, Mobiloil, slowing up of the United States already atanding by the Sista and Bilver programme is responsible pumping oil to windward of her.
British Wireless Service.
AGRICULTURE IN AMERICA
·
New York, To-day.
for the recent weakness of silver
The Mobiloll signalled urgent futures and explain that last week need for vessels with more all, as the United States brought less her supply was insufficient, adding It is estimated that the farm than 500,000 ounces, while heavy that the Sisto's crew wished to be value for 1934 of United States selling in China also largely off-taken off.
A later message stated that the s.s. cropa is $4,782,626,000 compared set purchases in London and Mon- with $4,114,265,000 last year and treal. United Fress per S. E. New York was nearing the scene.—
Levy and Company.
British Wireless Service. $2.882,195,000 for 1992-Reuter.
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