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COAL SUPPLIES IN WARTIME

Elaborate Scheme Prepared

LONDON, July 18 (BWS)-In. view of the vital importance of -coal in time of war, comprehen- sive plans are being prepared. In consultation with those concerned, for the maintenancë and produc- tion of coal in time of war and the control and distribution and

YEN VALUE AT PREMIUM

SHANGHAI, July 18 (Reuter) -Ma'a result of the sharp de- cline in the local currency, the yen, which was recently at a fractional discourt, has now gone to a premium and buyers are paying about 102 Chinese cents.

price of coal coke and manufac- JAPANESE STOCK

tured fuel

These were outlined in a state- ment in the House of Commons by Mr. Geparey Lloyd, Minister of Mines.

Control of supplies and plt head -prices would, he said. · be exer-

EXCHANGE QUIET

་ ་་

Inactivity In All Markets

(Int'l)-

BRITISH - OWNED

FACTORIES

FINANCE & GENERAL

THE SERVICES

(Continued from Fagm 3)

Encirclement Move RRR M. Jerram, M.C. R

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By Japanese In Shanghai

LONDON,, July 18. (Reuters In the House of Commons. yesterday, Mr. Day (Lab) asked the Prime Minister for particulars of the protest lodred by the British authorl- ties 'with...... · the ́ ́ Japanese authorities regarding the ancircling of three British- ownd factories on the north, bank of Soochow Creek with barbed wire barricades.

Tank R. P. R. Antrobus, M.C., BA.. RE: F. C. Curtis, BA, 'AMIEE RE

NAVAL APPOINTMENTS The following appointments are made by the Admiralty:—

Capta, O. C: Davies to Presidenti Bimals-EJ H. Douch, RA; Naval Member of the Ordnance (local Lt. Col.) C. 7. Loewen, R.A.: O. Board (July. B), W. Haydon. M.C. Middx RA M Cd. (EX

X-T E. Docksey to Pet- Toye, V.C., M.C., Oxf, and Bucks, LI.: broke to assist Engr. Rear Adml, on RL Taverner, K8LI; L 0, Lyne, staff of C. Nore (undated).

C-In-C Lan Pus: O. P. Walsh, RA.

1-Odrs R. A. Seymour to Rod- Capts. (Qr-Mrs.) to be Bt. Maja. Newcastle (July 20); R. Woodride July 19; G. F. A. Alsbury to W Flood, MBE,

to Pembroke for RNB (July 31); 0. RASC. F. V. Sibbald, M.B,E, M.M., ERE List: P. W. Price, M.B... Stevinson to Kestrel (July 7R W. Ham Dg.c. to Curlew in end R.A.5.0.; F. Foster, E. York R

(July 15).

ROYAL NAVY

ney

Lts—J. R. D. Trechman to Scimitar (July 20); J, J. B. Yorke to Hasty July 211: M. F. Pollock to Warspite (June 30).

Sub-Lts.-M. Phipps to Gossamer |(July 6);°C. A. James to Vernon (July

7).

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Act, Sub-Lu, (A),--A. Aitken, G. J. Pollard, and HA, Wheatman to Raven (July 10),

Mida (A).-D. J. Cook and J. F. Folger to Raven (July 10).

W Engr.-W. A.

NEW FLEET ENGINEER "Engineer Captain B. J. H. Wilkinson Mr. Butler replied that, accord-

is appointed to HME. Warspite for mg to Viscount Halfax's informa-duty as Fleet Engineer Officer in the tion, two British factories Mediterranean. in succession to En were affected, namely, the Zoonggineer Captain D. J. Hoare,

NEW SUBMARINE.. Sing Mill and the China Car and Foundry Company's premises, HM.S. Thistle, which was complet.Truant (July 6). together with a Chinese milled by Vickers-Armstrongs, Limited, at under Japanese management.

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cised through existing coal mar

SHANGHAI, July, 18 keting schemes and arrangements had been made to deal with the The Osaka. Stock Exchange was

their Barrow works, is the 178th sub- control of supplies in the con- generally quiet on July 17 in view

marine to be but there, and the Outer the development in suming districts as well as at the of

Wired Of

third to be completed of the Triton point of production. A system of Mongolia and China proper.

type (excluding the Thetis). The Access to these for some time Thistle is commanded by Commander priorities will be established to Traders held off the market in ensure suppiles of coal to essen view of the intensified Mongolian had been by boat across Boochow R. W. Stirling-Hamiton formerty in tial industries and a scheme fa border situation, the bombing of Creek to the mill Jetty. This had command of the Orpheus in China. regulating supplies of coal gas Manchukas towns by Soviet planes now been wired off by the Jap-He has served in submarines since he

was a sub-lieutenant in 1925, of movement British anese authorities in such a way and electricity to domestic and and the other small consumers had been destroyers off Swatow and Swabue. that it could no longer be used. prepared and will be administered The rift in the Anglo-Japanese and similar measures had been through the local authorities.

Tokyo concerning the adopted at the premises of the Tientsin concession was also res- China Car and Foundry Company. ponsible for the inactivity of the market.

The departmental staff required to operate the schemes in an emergency will consist of the coal supplies officers in the producing

divisional and areas,

assistant divisional coal officers in the civil

talks in

Bonds:

WEAK MARKET

The undertone of 'the'

defence regional areas and coal export officers at the ports. These market was weak.

afficers have all been and

appointed.

8ampin: The cotton cloth mar- organisation could, ifket was dull with little business, necessary, be brought into imme discouraged by the increase of

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diate operation.

U.S. CREDITOR POSITION DECLINES

NEW YORK, July 18 (Reuter)- The "Creditor Position." of the United States at the end of 1938, excluding War Debts, showed a decline of 18 per cent. compared

with the previous year.

The decline is due to a substan- tial increase in foreign long-term and short-term Investments in America, as well as slightly lower American investments abroad.

stocks The raw cotton market was irregular. Buyers and sellers!

held off the rayon market.

Silk: The market was lifeless,

as traders held off the market, waiting for the report concerning.

The British-Consul-General In Shanghai had made written and oral representations to his Japanese colleague, and had pressed for permission to re- build the wooden bridge which had formerly existed. and understood, it was. which, would not interfere with traffic on the Creek.

`NEW BANKING SYSTEM IN ̈U.S. WASHINGTON, July 18 (Reuter) the raw silk consumption in New-A primary new banking system York during June. Quotations will include the elimination of ex- cessive "bank dividends with the were slightly higher.

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COMMAND OF NO. 4 GROUP Air Commodore Arthur Cont

ningham. D.S.O., MC, D.F.C., AF.C. who has been promoted in the midsummer list. azsumeḍ › command recently of No 4 Group at Linton-on-Ouse York, in CADETS VISIT TO FRANCE succession to Air Vice-Marshal C. H. HMS. Vindictive, Captain H. C. B. Blount, O,B.E., M.C., who is to take over the command of No. 22 Group,

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WEATHER REPORT

HONGKONG ROYAL OBSERVATORY

10 am. July 18. Barometer (at ses level)."29,54 ins Temperature. 80 F.

Humidity, 91 per cent.

Wind Direction, W.

HONG KONG TIDE TABLE

From 19 to 25 July 1839

Low WATER

Month.

Date of

H

Height.

HIGH WATER.

Hong

Hong

Kong Standard

Kong

Standard

Time.

Time

Wind Force (Beaufort), 3.

Temperature; maximum yesterday.

b. m.

1. m.

35 F

Wed 19

1038

17 8

04.00

12 8

Temperature; minimum last night.

79 F.

17 24 03

Thar. 20

0007

48

.04 30

11 29

7 3

18 120 8

21

0052

1

05 46

@

1924

6 61

18541 3

Bat.

29

01 36

5.3

18 45

12 99

6 8

1935. 1 8

San

23

0227

08 00 3 0

14 38

5 01

20 11

2 4

Mon, 24

09 16

મૈં કા

08 48 3 0

16:00

144]

50 587 9

Tue. 25

418

5

17 36

Rainfall for 24 hrs. ending 10th Fri

to-day, 0.82 178.

Total rainfall since January 1st

55.46 ins.

Against an average of, 43.83, las. Sunset to-night, 7.10 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow. 5.49 a.m.

Rice: The market was quiet.object of preventing the dissipa- Quotations, however, reached new tion of bank capital together with provisions to relleve banks of the highs, encouraged by expectations

4 pm., July 18. necessity of liquidating assets at standard

a sacriâce of values in times of Barometer (at sea level), 29.45 ins. for the raising of the quotations for the coming rice

the annual Temperature, 79 F. strcas, according to report of the Government agency Humidity, 93 per cent. Sugar: The market was rather called the Federal Deposit In- Wind Direction, Calm. wear.

surance Corporation::

Wind Force (Beaufort), 0.

year.

11 28 3 8"

14 0). 9148 13 9

Maximum temperature. 82 F. Minimum temperature, 77 P. Rairifall, 0.19.

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