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Order of the Board of
By Directors.
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Americans Safe
At Kaifeng
irr-
Exchange At A Glance
SELLING
TT. London Demand do T.T. Shanghai
T.T. Singapore T.T. Japan T.T. India
.1/2.19/32 .1/2.19/32
.376 5124 :104
.814
TT. USA.
28
T.T. Manila
57
TT. Batavia
5244
T.T. Bangkok
15214
T.T. Sulgon
100%
10.73
703% 125 .1/0%
.1/2.27/32
.1/2
T.T. France TT, Germany T.T. Switzerland T.T. Australia
BUYING
4 m/s L/C London
4 m/s France
4 m/s D/P do.
4 m/s L/C U.S.A.
U.S. Cross rate in Lon.
1.08%
30 / Indin
11.15 .0234
Csaky Gives
Tuesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
EUROPE'S NERVES ON REICH-SOVIET TO SIGN EDGE: INCREASING [NON-AGGRESSION PACT
TENSION
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cracies and to have neutral Powers.
Completo Calm
effect tn
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tion, an urrangement that was con- tinued up to May last year.
Meeting On Wednesday "Trans-On" adds: Foreign Minister, M. van
The Dutch Kleffens,
ex-
on
The position to-night remains one of increased lension internationally the Norwegian Foreign Minister, M. but of complete calm and unabated Kobl, and the Foreign Ministers of firmness in London, states "Reuters" Luxemburg, Denmark, Sweden, Fin- land and Belgium, under the Chair- Lobby correspondent.
There have been no indications of manship of the last-named, are
Brussels meet at to any exceptional developments to-day. pected
Among the matters to be consider-Wednesday to discuss the policy of Independence to be ed by the Ministers to-morrow, a neutrality and
uggestion that the British Govern-pursued by the parties to the Oslo ment should lasue a reiteration of its Convention. altitude towards any act of aggression
expected to be included.
of Questions of Lengue
Nations guarantees 10 neutral Opinion to-day appears to be that sanctions, Government's recent declaration on States, flying over neutral territories the subject was so clear as to require by belligerent Powers and economie nu fresh emphasis beyond what matters are expected to be on the may be assumed was given diploma-agenda. tically in appropriate quarters.
БО
There remains every dealee not to exacerbate feeling by an unnecessary statement.
London Nervous
LONDON, Aug. 21. (UP)—The amouncement of the Russo-German On the other hand, the Ministers trade pact this morning was believed to have been one of the faelors caus- will review the situation fully as trying the most revere Stock Exchange find it to-morrow and will take such slump for months. steps as seem to be required.
I
No Parliament Recall
The Exchange closed nervous with Fixing the Cabinet meeting in the War Loans down 114 at 00 repre- afternoon will give the Preinier ansenting a Joss of £20,670,000 to the
Re-Assurance opportunity to see some Ministers in-market.
BUDAPEST, Aug. 21 (Trans- Ocean),—-—--In an interview here, Count PEIPING, Aug, 21 (Trans-Öresin). Csaky, Hungarian Foreign Minister --Mr. Yaguchi, Secretary of the spoke of the conflicing rumours that Japanese Embassy in Pelping whe Tattended his just-completed visits to was sent specially to Kaifeng to Berlin and Rome and sand it reflected vestigate on the spot complaints of alleged anti-Amerkin demonstra-the nervousness and lack of know- tions and molestation af Americans, ledge in certain countries in contrast declared on his return today that to the equanimity in Germany, Italy the rumours were entirely without and Hungary. foundation and the 30 American eltizens in Kaifeng were perfectly safe and have no intention of leaving
to the anti-British movement, the Secretary said the
the city.
With
regard
To Hungary's friends abroad he gave the reassurance that Hungary could be relied upon to defend its tational humour. A strong and In dependent thingury pensable factor of the equipanse of
Was un
Indis
dividually during the morning should! the need arise.
War Loans now yield nearly 4 per The question of recalling cent. which, unless corrected, means Parliament was not raised by Mr. A that Government defence mancing Gerenwood, Acting Leader of the now most costly.
talk with Mr.
Similarly Old Consols are at present Opposition in his Chamberlain to-day in view of the lower than they werd in 1915 after fact that the matter will be discussed seven months of the Great War when ally by the Cabinet to-morrow in they stood at 6515.
Some rails were very depressed of ight of the situation they will have
a strike. Oils and minings were de- to envisage.
issues and trans-Atlantic guessed to Throughou! utomatic recall as demanded by the were weak with U.S. Steel down 2%
to 4754. Liberals, the Government have Oromised that should the situation deteriuriate substantially, they would recall Parliament without
delay. decide Should the Ministers morrow that a recall of Parliment is ceessary in order to honour their be found that
il
their resistance
this
Hongkong Reaction Stock exchange inquiries morning revealed that shares in the lengkong & Shanghai Banking Cor- 4. this being a natural reaction to portion in Hongkong had dropped
sign of anxiety, and the downward tendency did not exteral h other important issues.
Japanese Army could not guarantee Central Europe. Neither Germany will prong before the the fall in London. There was, how-
the safety of Britons in face of the nor Italy had demanded or requested continuous disturbance of the politis anything of the Hungarian Govern eal atinsphere by Britain.
ment.
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Belisha Sees Daladier LONDON Aug. 21 (Trans-Ocean).j Before leaving Paris on his way Lack to London for the Cabinet meet-1 ing. Mr. Hore-Helisha, the Minister
ever, no
Anglo-Franco-Soviet Talks Doomed
to
ter War, had an hour's conference! PARIS, Aug. 21 (Trans-Ocean).----
were reluctant with the French Premier, M. Daladier. News agencies
of th: German- Crowds assembling in front of the publish the news Foreign Office eventually let to the Soviet non-aggression part until after police cordoning off the area.
midnight as they were waiting
It
Is now certain that Lord Maug-confirmation. It is assumed that the nam, the Lord Chancellor, nos on a Anglo-French-Soviel negotiations are visit to Canada, will be tife only now doomed to failure.
absentee from the Cabinet meeting
"The Star" says the following will;
be disetussed at the meeting: A con- fidential report from the League of
Poland Concerned
August 22, 1939.
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The new German-Slovakian mill-impression in Warsaw where political quarters have openly expressed their Cary treaty:
The reports of Sir Nevile Hender-anxiety that Soviet Russia may be son, British Ambassador, from Berlin Playing a double_game."
and Salzburg;
The Polish press to-day only published a brief oficial.
1-communique the without any political comment.
Despite the British and French negotiations with the Soviet Poland has never felt sure of the Soviet
The consultations between German, Italian and Hungarian Foreign Ministers;
Reports from Rome and Danzig. The state of the
Anglo-Soviet standpoint and has, therefore, taken care to refrain from participating in
General Staff talks in Moscow:
And the endeavours of His Holiness even political or military talks with Pope Pius XI to bring about a peace Moscow. ful settlement of international con-1 fficts.
Recruits Doubled
Text Of Peace Pact Communique
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH' BERLIN, Aug. 21 (UP).-The text for an ometal communiqué issued to-
day was as follow
LONDON, Aug. 21 (Trans-Oceân). The Relch and Russia have agreed. -Some 600 recruits joined the Royal conclude a non-aggression pact Air Force last week bringing the with each other. A report has been total entry since last April to 16,852, received by the Foreign Office muying compared with 8,754 in the corres-that the negotiations in Moscow have ponding period last year.
been concluded."
A German Foreign Office spokes- man sald Herr Ribbenthrop is nying The announcement dumbfounded LONDON, Aug. 21 (Reuter)-Mr: diplomatie eireles here because th Ronald Inn Campbell, British Minis negotiations were kept absolutely
New Ambassador to Moscow on Wednesday.
ter to Paris, has been appointed
secret.
British Ambassador to Beigrude. Shares Fall On Peace Pact News Before the newspapers were on the PRINCESS MARGARET ROSE street this morning, financial circles had gathered the news that Herr von London, Aug. 21. Ribbentrop was going to Moscow.
War Loans Result In London: Princess Margaret Hose celebrated | her ninth birthday to-day at Bal-made an unprecedented drop of £1. moral Castle,
Hongkong Bank shares were quoted Family are on holiday-Reuter Bul-jat £4 less in London, a drop of $64 letin.
In local currency.
where the Royal
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