SWEDEN
THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 11, 1939
TAKES
TAKES ACTION
Appoints Commander-In-Chief Of All Forces
SHARP RISE IN SHANGHAI RICE PRICE
Chungking, To-day.
The Shanghai Municipal Council is concerned about the sharp rise in rice prices.
Mr. T. K. Ho, deputy secretary of the Council, has fixed a maximum price of $45 per picul following a consultation with the rice Market Control Committee.
Merchants attempting
to sell rice above this price are liable to punish- ment.
The price went as high as $49 per picul on Saturday.
Prices of other commodities in Shanghai have ddubled recently. Em- ployees of various firms are asking increases in their salaries in order to meet the high cost of living. Cen- tral News.
SWEDISH
MILITARY
MEASURES
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Stockholm, To-day.
M. Quensel, Swedish Minister ¡for National Defence, has made a speech in which he re-affirmed the absolute necessity of the mil- itary measures taken recently,
He added: "Precautions are necessary when a neighbour's house is afire.”—Havas.
LEAVING CHUNGKING
Chungking, To-day,
STEP ONLY TAKEN IN WAR OR TIME OF EMERGENCY
London, To-day. REPORTS FROM DIFFERENT parts of the world in- dicate the growing reaction to Soviet aggression against Finland.
In Sweden, the chief of the General Staff, General Terno, has been appointed acting Commander- in-Chief of Swedish Forces, a step only taken in time of peril.
He said: "In the present time, the defence of freedom and the right of Mr. Nelson T. Johnson, United self-determination of the fatherland States Ambassador to China, is leav-puts everything else in the back- ing Chungking for Shanghai at the ground." end of this month. →→→ Central News.
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In Norway, a section of the civilian population, mostly women and child- ren, are moving south from northern regions.
In. Belgium, students of Liege University marched through the city carrying banners declaring against Soviet aggression and Asiatic barbarity.
the
In the United States, a large Amer-
ican manufacturing concern has turn-
NAZI ARMS
RUMOUR INTERESTS SOVIET
Moscow, To-day.
The official newspaper "Pravda"
ed down a Soviet order worth thou-prints a report that Germany and Italy sands of pounds for machinery. Reuter.
VON PAPEN'S RECALL REQUESTED
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COPENHAGEN, TO-DAY.
are delivering arms to Finland, but does not comment on this.
The heading to the article, however, casts doubt on the truth of the report, which, nevertheless, is confirmed in Rome. Reuter.
EMPHATIC DENIAL
London, To-day.
An emphatic denial that Germany ever delivered war materials to Fin- land was broadcast by the official THE BERLIN CORRESPONDENT | German wireless. The announcer de- OF THE NEWSPAPER "POLITI- |clared that these allegations were only KEN" STATES THAT IT IS RU-designed to disturb German-Russian MOURED IN BERLIN THAT TUR-relations.-Reuter. KEY REQUESTED THE REICH TO RECALL VON PAPEN, NAZI AM- BASSADOR TO ANKARA.
The request was a sequel to the recent incidents during which Ger- man anti-Turkish pamphlets distributed in Turkey.
were
that the
It will be remembered Wilhelmstrasse recalled Von Papen to Berlin a few days ago, probably to hear his report on the matter.-Havas.
U.S. TRADE IN OCTOBER WITH EAST
"DANGEROUS GAME"
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Moscow, To-day. The Soviet press gives much space to reports from Stockholm to the
aircraft guns and considerable quan- effect that Germany has sent anti- tities of war materials to Finland.
Local German quarters declare that the reports are apparently due to a misunderstanding, while diplo- mats doubt whether Germany would risk such a dangerous game,-Havas.
ATTACK ON JUNK
Activities against junks in waters near Hong Kong by Japanese war- ships continue.
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Washington, To-day. According to statistics is- sued by the Department of Commerce. U.S. exports in October, 1939, totalled $332,- Lau Sing-tak. 31, master of fish- 000.000, as against $227,-lice yesterday that while off
ing junk No. 927HC, informed the po- Ah 000.000 in October last year. Kah Chai, & Japanese destroyer Of that amount, China imported stopped the junk and transferred the $5,000,000 worth, as against $1,717,000 | cargo.
In 1938: Japan, $23,367,000 as against The cargo consisted of 40 piculs | $19,497,000 in 1938.
of wolfram ore, valued at $11,580, American Imports totalled $215,261,- | and a consignment of ginger, valued |000 as against $178,020,000 the pre- at $560. |vious year.
China exported to the United States $6,426,000 as compared with $4,285,000 In 1938, and Japan $20,438,000 as com- pared with 1938's $11,678,000. Havas
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THE RULES
Rigu, To-day. .
The sailors then threw the Junk's anchor overboard, forced the crew to one end of the junk, and set fire to it before sailing away.
the... repatriation · 'of· Germans," from Latvia be postponed until next May," :' Rejecting the" appent, - "the" German:~ Minister said that Berlin was not "^ prepared to extend the time-Hmit, because • difficult décisions are: moto
An appeal. has been sent to the | made. easter by postponement. German Minister in Riga asking that | Reuter.