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ANDREA LEEDS · JOEL McCREA GENE BEYNOLDS-WALTER BRENNÁN
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ILLUSTRATIVE of the difficulties encountered in Kwangsi Province, this photograph shows Chinese troops moving up to the front lines through mountainous country.
New Petrol
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U.S. GRABS NO APPEALS TO
TRADE
EXPORTS SET A 10 YEAR RECORD
BRITAIN
LONDON, Jan. 17 (Reuter)-In the House of Commons to-day, the if he would give the names any lates
Prime Minister, when asked
who, since September 30, 1939, hed
asked Great Britain to guarantee |them against aggression and had been NEW YORK, Jan. 17 (Reu- refused, replicu, "Nene." The new type of electrle compu tator petrol pumps in popular use in ter)-Exports from the United England are being installed in Hong-States last month amounted to WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (Reuter), kong. The pumps are designed to show at all times the cust or petrol US$358,000,000-the largest for-The U.S. Army is sending to as well as the quantity delivered, nearly a decade. They accurately measure
The total is $71,000,000 more than and are in November and $92,000,000 higher down to one cent worth bullt on the basis of calculating ma-than in December, 1938. chines but are very sturdy and tam-,' ver-proof
Quantity
officers to Helsingfors, one from Riga and the other from Washington, to and air developments in the war. serve as Military Attaches on land
Large slipments of seroplanes. imports declined by £33,600,000 petroleum and metals to the Allles) or four per cent. In 1939 compared constituted the principal factor la with 1938 and exports by £36,000,000 enlarging the Intal.
both or severi per cent, but that Acroplanes stone were valued at imports and exports in December $21,000,000, and accounted for most increased compared with November,
f the increase.
1039, and December, 1938.
To insure fill measure, being dew livered, all numerals which Indicate cost and gallonage must be sel back can be to zero before the pump
machines operated. Nor will the operate if there is any water or airi
British and French purchases in- The year ended with a small 1- creased from $44,000,000 in Novem-crease in the adverse balance, home- in the lines.
Motorists interested in cheeking ber to $80,000,000 in December, 1y, £401,000,000 against £387,000,- the mileage they are getting from Exports of cotton also suddenly 600 their car will find the new pump increased from $30,000,000 to $43,- The December Imports of £86,000,- more useful than formerly.
000 were the greatest in any month Pumps have been installed at the Latin American countries are since December, 1037, Texaco Station ut Wanchal and tuming to American markets owing V.R.C. in Hongkong, and at Waterloo to the war. They have increased Road and the Far East, Motors in their purchases by about $8,000,000 to Kowloon.
$73,000,000, while purchases by Asiatic countries have swelled by about $15,000,000 to $00,000,000.
the staff of the
COLLEAGUES' GIFTS
Presentations to Two Hongkong Journalists Two presentations to members of S.C.M. Post Ltd., were made yesterday afternoon" by Mr. B. Wylie, the General Manager, when Mr. James Poon was the recipient of a dinner set on the oc- casion of his forthcoming marriage in Miss R. Young, und Mr. L. S. Le Gay Brereton, Night Editor, received a portable typewriter on the occasion of his departure from the Colony after five years service with the SCM, Post.
On behalf of the stuffs of the S. C. M. Post and the Hongkong Telc- graph Mr. Wylle wished both hap- piness. The two recipients suitably replying.
LATE NEWS
000,000.
Britain's Figures LONDON, Jan. 17 Reuter).- The Board of Trade announces that
Increases compared with Novem- ber were mostly in food, grain and flour Increasing by £2,500,000, meat
dalry £1,700.000 and
produce £2,700,000.
Exerts in December wore £40,200,000, which Is a rise of £2,800,000 compared with November, mainly in manufactured goods.
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