HEAVY ATTACK ON FRANC
Activity On London
Market
London, Sept. 29 Encouraged by rumours from Paris, international speculators staged a heavy attack against for- ward purchases of the franc which is now quoted at a discount "of six francs for "one month and. eleven francs, for three months as compared with four ord francs respectively last night
Business is not heavy
the French banks are observing the request and sellers have been com- pelled to push out rates in order to attract business.
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Some speculators, however, are unwilling to renew the existing positions at the present on the heavy discounts on purchasing spot francs thereby supplying French control with foreign de- visen.
Many well-informed people are wondering whether French control, by making forward sales of the francs so expensive, hope to force a wholesale bear-covering...--- Reuter.
HITLER AND
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1937.
CALL TO CIVILISED
WORLD TO STOP WAR
Important Meeting In London Next Week
ARCHBISHOP TO PRESIDE
London. Sept. 29: The Archbishop of Canterbury (Most Rev Cosmo Gordon Lang) is to preside at a meeting to be held in the Albert Hall on October 5, called by the "News Chronicle" to protest -against the Japanese war on civilians in China and to arge the British Government to call the civilised world to concert measures to stop the war.
The "Times" Parliamentary correspondent in forecasting a full- dress debate on foreign affairs directly after Parliament re-assembles says that the Labour Party are now
concerned with the pation in China than the European situation.
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"No doubt in the present temper of the legislators there will be the strongest support for the idea of an economic boycott o' Japan," the correspondent says.
Mr. J. M. Keynes. Secretary - of the Royal Economic Society. In a letter to the "Times" urges that it is the duty of the British Empire and the United States and all other nations represented at Geneva to warn Japan that they will sever all trade relations with her unless she mends her ways: There would be at least nine out of ten chances that such a threat
MUSSOLINI would be effective. If the United
Warm Welcome At Monster Rally
States decline, writes Mr. Keynes, we could not help it but we can- not escape blame unless we take the initiative to positive action.
The Manchester Guardian comments that the organisation of voluntary boycotts in Britain Berlin, Sept. 28.
and the United States is a re- Welcoming Signor Benito Mus-markable demonstration of the solini at a monster rally in the popular feeling and such. feeling Olymple Stadium, Dr. Josef Goeb- in democratic countries cannot be bels announced that a million peo-despised. Even if Jupan were to ple were present in the Stadium conduct the war according to the and adjacent squares, and another rules of humanity, says the paper. two millions lined the road lead- she cannot make the war more ing to the Stadium.
Justifiable or less criminal. The An Immense roar of "Hell League Powers had done well to Duce!" greeted the dictators. Herr condemn her bombing but it does Adolf Hitler, who spoke first said:not mean that responsibility has this ended with the passing of one re- "The deepest meaning of demonstration is the sincere destre solution. and guarantee of our countries for CHINESE LOANS RECOVER that peace which is not the re Yesterday's marked recovery in ward of cowardice. but the result Chinese loans is generally regard- of securing with 3. sense of re- ed as reflecting world sympathy sponsibility our racial, spiritual, with China. The "Financial News” physical and cultural substânce | attributes it to the "continued de- and values to serve interests which mand in the market for short are reaching beyond our two peo-stock." Reuter understands that ples, which should really be the despite marking down actual sell- Interests of the whole of Europe." ing of Chinese loans were small to-day, Senior stocks were, Arm though railways were not favoured. RUSSIA UNLIKELY TO JOIN IN WAR The T.mes" in leader on Russia's attitude says it does not think the Soviet is ikely to join in the war as it pays her better to watch Japan weakening herself by floundering ever deeper in China and believes that Russia will help
BITTER TESTS
Describing the terrible trials through which Germany had passed before National-Socialism had restored to the Germanî peo- ple those general rights of man- "kind which they had been refused for a decade and a half, Herr Hitler said: "During that time of most bitter tests-I must say this before the German people and the entire world-Italy did not take part in those humiliations.”
He went on to say that the two autocratic national regimes were united at a time when the ideals of 2 democratic "Marxist Inter- national could only show every demonstration of hatred and dis-
union.
He concluded by saying that every attempt for separating such a community of peoples by play- ing them one against the other, by causing suspicions, or by mis- construing alms, "will fall at the wish of those who form this de- monstration of community, as well as at the will of the two men who "stand before you."
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K.-C. RAILWAY NOT BOMBED
CANTON UNDERGOES
THREE RAIDS
Another Alarm
Last Night
ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY.
China with arms, large consign- ments of which can reach Stanfu by lorry in two or three weeks
"The Chinese forces operating on the Mongal border could be suppli- ed in a few days via Outer Mon- golia where strategic roads run down from the Trans-Siberian Rallway. To drive a wedge be. tween Russia and China, Japan must police something like a thou- sand miles of large desert country and this she is never likely to be in a position to do," says the
paper.
MASS MEETINGS
On the Initiative of Pardil
BUYING AT A
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LOW EBB
Metal Exchange
Market
London, Sept. 29. With buying interest at present at the lowest ebb, there was little resistance offered on the London Metal Exchange to-day when the "Bears" took the bit between their teeth and staged a heavy attack against all the four base metals.
Well-informed quarters opine
that copper is the spearhead of the attack owing to the fact that the recent reduction of the United States domestic price did not result in any expansion of sales in that country, and there is growing belief that further reduction of American price may be necessary in order to stimulate demand.
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On the other hand some take the rather alarming view of the level to which sales of domestic copper in the United States had recently fallen.
may opining that this portend the trend of American in- dustrial activity in which any fall- ing off could not be other than bearish, for base metals generally.—
ilenter,
JAPANESE FEAR ATTACK
From Chinese In Pootung
ORDER
COATES ORIGINAL DRY
PLYMOUTH GIN
AND NOTE THE DIFFERENCE
The Connoisseur, recognises that "istinctive Flavour which is the sign of a Quality Gin
AND THE
CONNOISSEUR COMES TO
CALDBECK'S
DEATH OF
LORD PEEL
CHAIRMAN OF PALESTINE COMMISSION
Reuter's Bulletin Service.
Shangbai, Sept. 29 (11.15 p.m.); Although Alerce fighting raged on
London, Sept. 29. all fronts to-day with the Japan-
The death is announced of Lord ese planes and warships playing an important part in the shelling and Peel. G.BE, G.C.S.I., who was bombardment of the Chinese post-Chairman of the Commission on tions, Japanese Infantrymen have Palestine. 1936. He was 70-years
of age... not started any general advance in- land for fear of being heavily shelled from the rear by Chinese artillery in the Pootung sector,
It is believed that the Japanese have not abandoned their plan to land un the Pootung side despite the heavy asses made in the re- peated attempts during the Last months. During the heavy bom- 1924 after being Chancellor of the bardment from the air to-day the
Former Lore Privy Seal, Lord'
peel was the eldest son of the late Viscount Peel, who was speaker of the House of Commons. He mar- ried the eldest daughter of Lord
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Nehru an All-India China Bay Japanese, wore tina ale to silence der-Secretary for War from 1919 New Captain Of Royal MURDER OF BRITISH
will shortly be held with mass
Calcutta, meetings in
Bombay, Madras and Rangoon. Resolutions will be passed expressing deter- mination to support China for fear
That Japanese victory may mean the Invasion of India, and urging boycott of Japanese goods.-- Heuter.
the Chinese guns and machine- gunners raked the warships along the river harassing the Japanese considerably.
The Japanese marines tried twice to-day to fand on the Pootung side but were repulsed.
On the Liuhong front the Chin- ese are still holding arm to their positions. A small Japanese unit. attempted to rush the Chinese on Hutal Highway 'last night but were
Gentral News.
Lyttelton Sept. 29: New Zealand waterside workers have refused to load material which can be used in the Japanese war against China.-repulsed-
Reuter.
PREPARED TO
MODIFY TARIFFS
London, Sept. 29: Lieut-Col
John Colville, Financial Secretary to the Treasury, stated that the United Kingdom was prepared to modify tariffs against other nations but if further reduction was de- sired it must be reciprocal. Re- garding the finances of other na- tlons, the Financial Secretary sald that practical external help could only be given when there sound internal financing. He add- ed that Britain. will not prohibit the export of raw materials to other countries from the Colonies and will not raise the export duties on British goods.-
Canton, Sept. 29. There were three raids by Japan- ese planes over Canton to-day and DUCE SPEAKS IN GERMAN
all of them seem to have been Signor, Mussolini, speaking in German,,declared that nothing raiders circled and recircled. It is directed over Whampoa where the had been concocted during bis conversations with Herr Hitler surmised that they were photo-Reuters Bulletin Service. which would drive the wedge still graphing as well as loosing off a
further into an already divided Europe
"We desire peace," he said, "and
we will always be ready to work for peace." In alms as in outlook,
number of bombs. The extent of
the damage 19 unknown. The
MR. HORE-BELISHA
was
LONDON TO
VANCOUVER
In Only 48 Hours!
Ottawa, Sept. 28. The President of the Canadain National Rallways
And Ancient
OFFICIAL
Jerusalem, Ecpt. 20: Many of the Arabs from among the notables, arrested after the murder of Mr. Lewis Andrews, British Disidet: Commissioner at Nazareth, have
to 1921 and from 1924 to 1929 was First Commissioner of Works. He elected Chairman of the was London County Council and was
St. Andrew's, Sept. 29: The Duke Parlamentary Secretary to the Ministry of National Service 1917 of Kent to-day went through the 19. He entered Earl (then Mr.) traditional rule of playing him- November seif into office as Captain of the Baldwin's Cabinet in 1924. He succeeded to his father's Royal and Ancient Golf Club by been sentenced by the Administra Viscounty in 1912. His son and driving the ball from the first tee. Eis Royal Highness was accom- panied by the Eome Secretary, Bir John Simon, the retiring Captain.
heir is Viscount Cianfield.
JAPANESE FAIL
To Dislodge Chinese In Chapei
Shanghai, Sem. 29. Despite the severe 5-hour bom said to-day bardment of Chapel, which in that as a result of the air service many ways dwarfed the attack in across Canada, it will be possible 1932, by scores of Japanese planes to reach Vancouver from London
from 7 o'clock this morning till in 48 hours.
noon. 'the Chinese are still holding He declared that the Canadian arm to their original positions. Government has requested the Chinese military headquarters an- Canadian National Railways to nounced late to-day. take over the control and manage- ment of the trans-Canadian air service.
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Vancouver is expected to take 17 The journey from Montreal to
hours-Reuter.
The Japanese were obviously trying to dislodge the troops along Paoshan Road in the vicinity of the
building Oriental Library which is nothing but a mass ruinis. Most of the bombs fell on West Paoshing Road. doing little. damage to the already-damaged
Ing the French Army manoeuvres. He said that he brought back mill-territory. London, Sept. 29: Mr. L. Hore-tary Ideas which would still fur- sound of activities to the cast of Bellsha Secretary for War, return-
ther the British Army's efficiency— Canton were clearly audible inred to London to-day after attend-! Router'a Bulletin Service. Shameen
Germany and Italy had pushed A foreign railway official towards the same goal in the formed Reuter's correspondent that sphere of economic
the Kowloon-Canton Rallway Une! Without economie. independence, had not been bombed throughout! political independence was doubt- the present hostilities and recent)
ful
autocracy,
reports to the contrary were in- Referring to the "criminal correct.
sanctions against Italy." Mussolini The Chinese claim that three) said that was a point where tor Japanese planes
were shot down
the first time the "existence of by Chinese planes during the past. necessary co-operation between two days.
Germany and Italy became clearly The air raid alarm was sounded apparent. There were, he said, no at 7.10 p.m. and Canton was once dictatorships in efther Germany again plunged into darkness but or Italy, but forces and organiza- the all-clear signal was sounded at thons existed in those countries 8.15 p.m. without anything unto- which served the people.
ward happening,- Reuter,
salvation of European civilisation," he admitted.
This community of ideas in Ger- many and Italy was to be found at present in their fight against Bol- shevism. Fascism fought Bolshe- Duce concluded by observing: vism with words, and when words "Our two great peoples, con- were ineffective, with arms. stituting a mass of 115,000,000 hu~] "This is what we have done in man beings, stand side by side inj Spain where thousands of Italian one unshakeable determination."— Volunteers have fallen for the Reuter.
Study of Chinese junk" showing cannon on the stern.
Cheng Studio),
(Photo,
of
Hot fire from the Chinese anti- aircraft guns kept the Japanese at a distance, thus counting for the poor marksmanship of the airmen
Central News
EXPLOSION TRAGEDY
Paris, Sept. 29: Bix engineera were killed at the Pau Engineering Works" when an air compressor which was being tested exploded. The cause of the accident is un known.
Reuter's Bulletin 5. sice:
TRIBESMEN KILL INDIAN TROOPS '
Bimla, Sept. 29: Clashes between Indian troops and tribesmen are reported to have occurred on the | North-West frontier. Six, Indian soldiers were killed and 25 wound- ed in a clash yesterday with 300 tribesmen KENA
Heuter Bulletin Service.
After the stroke was played a
tion to three months detention in a special concentration camp acre for political prisoners. The persons detained include Kadi Tulkarm and · Mufti Jenin The
brass cannon was fired announcing Arab Higher Committee has pro- that the new Captain had played
himself in. The caddle who re-
covered the ball was congratulated by the Duke who handed him a golden sovereign,
tested to the acting High Com=" missioner against the arresta- Henter.
PARIS EXHIBITION Later, the Duke partnered by Sir Paris, Sept. 29: Over 20,080,000 John Simon played in the Autumnhibition, 7,000,000 of which slice people have vialted the Paris Ex-
the beginning of September
Reuters Bulletin Service.
competition.—
Reuter's Bulletin Service.
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