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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1937.

THE EXCHANGE

MARKET

MESSRS. ROZA BROS.

PHILIPPINE MINING

NEWS

BENGUET CONSOLIDATED set, P201,693.51 produced for 7,750 tons a new all-time monthly production | milled. San Mauricio was up Silver prices dropped" 1/8 over record of P922.797.88, from 31.038 P44,000 over the October Agure. the week-end for both deliveries, tons treated, in November, The while Suyoc and Itogon were down the quotations being 18.15/16 and total output of the four Benguet somewhat from the previous 18.15/18 respectively. Silver ad-producers was P2,165,465.22, a gain month. vices reported a small business. of some P13,000 over the October | Itogon Mining There was very poor support. In- figure. Balatoe was P27,000' over Company dia and speculators sold. The its October output, while Cal Horr❘ Suyoc market was steady.

and Ipo Gold each had. lower The London/New York cross-monthly figures. rate was quoted at 499 60. New | Balatoc, Mining York/London was quoted at 409–

13/16.

MARKET

Quiet There was some activity to the U.S. Dollar market.

STERLING

INTERCHANGEABLE RETURN TICKETS with the Dollar Diner on very favourable condition No business was reported There

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SHANGHAI DOLLARS Sellers at 105 13/16... buyers at 106 15/16 for Spot.

SHANGHAI MARKET

There were sellers of Sterling at 1/2 3/16, buyers at 12 13/64 for Spot. US. Dollars, sellers at 29.9/10. buyers at 29.19/32 for

Spot.

The market was quiet in the afternoon, finishing with sellers of Sterling at 1/3 December and 1/3 31/32 January/February, buyers at 1/3 1/32 Cash/January and 1/3 February/March.

U.S. Dolars,

The market closed with sellers at 31.1/4 December, 31.3/16 Janu- ary and 31.1/8 February/March. buyers at 31.5/16 Cash. 311/4 January/February and 31 3/18

March.

H. K STOCK EXCHANGE

SATURDAYS.......

OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS -

The market was uneasy.

BUYERS

Douglases, $48.

HK. Steamboats. $8.20. China Lights C.R.; (Old), $IK. China Lights (New), C.R. $10.80. Entertianments, $5.

China Lights Rights, $5.

SELLERS

Union Insurance, $518. HK. & W. Docks. $284. H. & S. Hotels, $5.15. H.K. Tramways, $13.10. HK Electrics, $52. Telephones (Old), $284. Telephones (New), $9.20. Cements. $12.60. H.K. Mines, 13 cta.

SALES

Hong Kong Bank, $1430, HK. Electrica, $51/50 China Lights Rights, $5.

HEAVY FIGHTING

Hangchow, Dec. 19, Heavy fighting is in progress at Blehkan and Chowangmiao on the Shanghai-Hangchow Railway, as the Japanese are advancing along the railway to attack Hangchow.

Their Immediate objective 18 Changan.

Both sides are suffering heavy casualties in the present fighting. General Chang Fa-kuel, who staged a gallant defence at Poo- tung by shelling the Japanese positions and warships, 3 in charge of the defence of Hang- chow.

Company....38,516 PL.094,371.64 Benguet Consoli-

dated Cal Horr

"Ukab) Ipo Gold

Totals

(Inc.

6.523 5.914.

..31,088 922,797.88

101,467.10 40,818.60

80.039′ P2,165,485.22

.30,000 P339,010.97

Consolidated..... 6.266 119,972.91 United Paracale.. 7,750 201,893.01 San Maurico

7,221 163.911.25

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Totais

.51,237 P824,597.74

Of the United Paracle output P2.785.88, from 159 tons, came from the Rocky Mt. Fraction of Northern Mining & Development Co.

NEW RECORD

MARSMAN-MANAGED properties IX.L. Mining Company set a new produced P324,597.57 during Nov-all-time monthly production record ember. from $1.237 tons treated. of P228,416.58, trum 8,828 tons This figure is the highest monthly treated. output of the year, and the second highest on record for the organiza- tion.

United Paracale had another all- time high monthly output, with

MINDANAO "MOTHER LODE produced P184,259.46 in November. Of this" amount. P58,359.46 was in the form of bullion and P125.900 in concentrates.

CHINA WAR NEWS

JAPANESE TROOPS AMBUSHED

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WEDDING PARTY TRAGEDY Linfen, Dec. 19. Canton, Dec. 19: Japanese air- Five hundred Japanese troops men rained death on a group of advancing southward from Yutze villagers at Shekchun Village in were ambushed by the Chinese Walchow recently whilst they were forces near Fanchientsun some 11 happily attending a wedding care- miles south on December 15, a remony, according to a new arrival port Just reaching here states.

from Walchow, Preceded by three tanks, the The wedding, the new arrival Japanese were pushing toward said, was being held in the ancestral· Fanchientsun. They were met on temple of the bridegroom's family the way by a small party of Chin- when five Japanese machines roar. ese troops which affer a brief ex- ing overhead on their way to bomb change of fire pretended to flee. the Canton-Kowloon Railway re- Pursuing the Chinese, the Japanese leased two bombs. The bride, the came on a narrow path and were bridegroom, their parents and over attacked by other units of Chinese 30 guests were blasted to pieces, troops lying in ambush there. Their and the temple, gally decorated. tanks which became Ineffective was reduced to ruins.-- were destroyed.—

Central News. Central Newa.

JAPANESE SURPRISED

Linfeng, Shansi, Dec. 19. Chinese irregular, which have been active south of Taiyuantu along the Tatung-Puchaw High- way, made their appearance in the outskirts of Talyuaníu last night to the surprise of the Japanese troops. All the city gates were shut yesterday just before dark.

About 30.000 irregular forces or mobile units are scattering along the Chengting-Taiyuan Railway to harass the Japanese forces, whose food supplies are running low as a result of frequent disruption of train service. Theirregulars are responsible for the train accidents.

Japanese forces are concentrated

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CIVILIANS KILLED

Canton Dec. 19: Investigation shows that more than 10 civilians were killed yesterday when, the, Japanese planes strafed the north- ern suburbs of Canton during a rald.

It is also disclosed that several bombs were dropped. In the north- eastern suburbs by a Japanese plane during the night rald on the same day. The extent of the damage was not serious. Central NewA,

Canton. Dec. 18. Two Japanese warplanes passed through the south-eastern suburbs of Canton at 13.25 a.m. to-day and were greeted with ground fire from Tungshan and Honam, which were

at Chengting in East Hopel, Niang- tazekwan on the Hopel-Shansi bor-shaken by the gunfire: ders and Shaoyang, between Nlang- The first alarm was sounded at tazekwan and Taiyuanfu. The 9.20 am. when twenty-six bomb- lines of communication between these towns are often broken by the Chinese..

International News Agency.

ARAKI 'AGAIN!

Shanghal, Dec. 18.

ers took off from ล base near Tongkawan and came in the direc- tion of Canton via Chekai and Kwanghol

"Over thirty bombs were dropped in and around Kwantlen on the The postponement of the Im-Canton-Hankow Railway, while perial conference of the Emperor other planes reconnoitred along with his Cabinet and Imperial the Canton-Shamshul Raliway. Headquarters scheduled for to-day Three bombs were dropped on is due to the diversion of views Cheungmuktan on the Canton- among the military, naval and Kowloon Railway. civilian officials, according to a Tokyo report.

A report from London stated that Mr. Koki Hirota may resign as Foreign Minister in the coming reshuffle of the Konoye Cabinet and that General Baron Sadao

Araki may again become Minister of War-- International Neve Agency.

"LAWRENCE OF MANCHURIA”

Tsinan, Dec. 19.

Japanese planes also recon- noftred over Shangchuen and slachten islands and the Ning. yang Railway In Tolshan. It is not known whether the railway was bombed...

Two Japanese planes flew "over

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Hankow, Dec. 19: A party of CHEKIANG

the general's body was cremated! Japanese troopa seeking entry Yushan, Klangs, Dec. 19: Part and the ashes were sent back to into the Shanghai French Con- of the Japanese troops on the Japan.

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