THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 9, 1989
Two British Banks Lending Ten Million Sterling To China
"LEGITIMATE
SUPPORT FOR
CHINA MR. QUO
TITAICHI London, To-day.
The Chinese Ambassador, Mr. Quo Tai-chi, com- menting on the £10,000,000 loan announcement, said: "The British Government's announcement of a joint
exchange stabilisation fund for China doubly reflects China's solvency alike in her finance and trade and in her territorial and adminis- trative scope.
"Britain's co-operation with ask. A Bill is being prepared and China at this juncture indicates in- I hope to present it early next creasing awareness that Western week."-British Wireless. interests at home and in the Far
East can best be maintained now
-ITALIAN DEFICIT
Rome, To-day.
It was announced in the Ita lian official "Gazette" yesterday that Italy's "national deficit. dur- ing 1938 was the equivalent of £180,000,000 --Trans-Ocean.
STILL BOUND BY MANDATE
London, To-day..
Questioned in the House of Commons yesterday regarding the Palestine Conference, the Secretary for Colonies, Mr. Mal- colm Macdonald, said he was not
to his statement of February 27.
DEATH OF MR. G. yet in a position to add anything
FRANKLIN NIGHTINGALE
The death is announced from
Mr. Geoffrey Mander (Liberal) · asked if Mr. Macdonald" would give an assurance that the British Man- date remained the basis of the con ference.
Mr. Macdonald replied that the
England of Mr. George Franklin Government was still bound by the Nightingale, who was headmaster Mandate but beyond that he could not make any statement at present. -Reuter.
by the fullest legitimate support BANK LOAN WITH of the Kowloon (now Central) Bri-
for China.
"The arrangement will be warm- GOVERNMENT
ly welcomed by my country not
only for its material help but also GUARANTEE
as evidence that the community of British and Chinese interests is to be protected.” Reuter.
London,. To-day.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, H:K. BANK SHARE The Chancellor of the Exchequer Sir John Simon, announced in the said that the Government had agre- House of Commons yesterday the ed to give a £5,000,000 guarantee formation by the Chinese Govern- which would enable the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank and the Char-ment of a stabilisation fund of tered Bank to participate in a £10,000,000. stabilisation fund for support of Chinese currency.
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tish School for many years.
The late Mr. Nightingale was 63 years of age and he spent 17 years in the Colony, from 1917, when he was appointed to Queen's College until 1934.
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He passed away at Bickley, Kent,
the result of pneumonia, on February 26.
an attack of
The deepest sympathy will be extended to Mrs. Nightingale and their daughter, in their bereave-
BRITAIN WINS WOMEN'S SQUASH
London, To-day. Great Britain beat the United States in a women's squash. 'rac, quets contest at Queen's Club yes- terday by 5 matches to 0.
The British champion, Margot Lumb, beat the American champion, Anne Page, 9—1, 91, 9—–—–0.
This is. Britain's fourth win since
DUKE OF NORFOLK the matches began in 1938.--Reuter.
FOR
ROME
Sir John said two British banks ment. had agreed to subscribe Sir John Simon said: "The £5,000,000 each, the remainder stability of the Chinese dollar is being found by the two Chinese a matter of great importance to Government banks. this country in view of our financial and economic relations with China.
"The Chinese Government achieved considerable, success their efforts to maintain the vertibility of Chinese currency trade transactions, to limit its de- preciation in exchange against sterling and to keep the rate rea- sonably stable for many months..
JOINT FUND "They have informed His Maj- jesty's Government that they in- tend to continue their existing monetary policy and that as part of "that .policy they desire to establish
stabilisation
subscribe the amounts subject to British banks had agreed to
have receiving an undertaking from in the Treasury to reimburse them
Mr. & Mrs. C. C. Jorgenson, Mr. con-against loss.
London, To-day. & Mrs. H. A. Mills, Mr. & Mrs. F. for The Treasury had agreed to The King has appointed the Duke | H. Neale, Mr. & Mrs. H. S.⠀
give the banks such a guarantee of Norfolk to be his special am- Rouse, Mr. & Mrs. Sweet, Mr. and a Bill was being prepared to bassador and to represent him at W. J. Waddington were among pas give legislative approval to the the coronation of Pope Pius XII sengers who left in the Patroclus proposal. Reuter.
on Sunday.-British Wireless. for the United Kingtom:
fund of £10,000,000 sterling... in addition to their other reserves.
"They invited the two Chinese Government banks to subscribe a total of £5,000,000 to the fund and two British banks, namely the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank and the Chartered Bank, to sub- scribe a further £5,000,000 between them.
"The British banks have agreed to subscribe these amounts subject to receiving an undertaking -- from the Treasury to reimburse them for any loss that might be incurred when the fund is wound up.
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TWELVE-MONTHS PLAN “The arrangement would be that the fund would operate for twelve months but it could be continued for further periods of six months by agreement. If the necessity arose, however, the fund could be wound up at any earlier time.
"Hig
Majesty's Government would welcome establishment of this stabilisation fund, successful working of which would be of ma- terial assistance to British trade and enterprise in China, and
the Treasury have agreed, subject to legislative approval being obtain- ed, to give to these banks the guar- antos against loss for which they
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