RED DRIVE IN YUNNAN
OVERNMENT TROOPS
RETREAT
Marshal
Canton, Apr. 26.
Chlang Kai-shrek's adquarters at Kwelyang have ceived a confirmation of the fall Loping on the morning of Apri through a telegram from the annau Governor, General Lung To cope with the serious Red nace on the Yunnan-Kwelchow butler, Genord Lung Yun has bilised the best of his Yuhaan- troops for the defence of anwei and Pingyi.
Fierce Aghting, lo still proceed- at Pingyi, in eastern Yuanon, st-across the Yunnan-Kwolchaw ontier. Second Yunnan Div!- n under General Chu Koh is tak up a strong position while an- her Government defence Iné la ing organised al Malungchow bout fifteen miles west of Plugi and Chanyi (about ten miles rth-west of Pingyl).
Communist Enlistment Since their entry into Yunnan Communist leaders have been Rsting thousands of new ults.
ro-
Substantial stocks of rice and ods plundered from the Pun ang districts in southern Kwai- bw are also aiding the invaders
their plans.
The process of trekking acrosK mountainous countries in cas- in Yunnan, in particular near hgyl and Itzekung, is bound to a slow ene, as the Reds were velling mostly by night, in or
to avold being seen by the Gov- ment aeroplanes.
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small change dreasloned through hoarding silver.
The Mexican on the
reisilent on the matter merely saying.
"We are studying the situation."
The following quotations The following quotations on the New York commodity exchange London Stock Exchange Juve received by Messrs. Swan, Culbertson isrued by Renters
New York Cotton and Fritz in conjunction with eater.
Apr. 25. Apr. 25. Apr. 26. British Government Securities War Tauin 355
red, after 1952 £108 £10 October
May July
11.70
11.7%
As the highwaya connecting n Klong arene
aouthern Volchow aud Kweiyang (the 46 reichow capital) are stil ander troop hatruction, Government vements have been handicap-
Chinese Bond Bonds 1802
(Eng. Iss) £101M CIREN,
December Annuary (1936) March Spel
11.35 11.-11 11.47
11.53
416
Loan 1008. £ 97%
£ 97
19.00 New York Rubber
Loan 1912 ... £ HAN
NON
May
11.76
G Reorg. Lonn
July
11,90
111 trâu. 3M ẩ n l
£ 477%
September
12.02
at
Bands 1926-17 & 90's Shai-Nanking
October
12.07
December
12.20
January
1297
Chiengo Wheat
1.
It is officially announced relyang that several Nanking roplanes will fly to eastern Yun- n.to assist in the war as soon weather conditions permit. A aeroplanos at Yunnanfu may o be asked to co-operate in the. thcoming air raid,
Because of the voluntary. Com- nist retreat, the Nanking troops marching through southern Felchow towards Yunnan have aptured Hingyanhaien, Annan-. en and Chenfeng without fight-
Threat to Yunnanfu
Canton, Apr. 25. Remarkable advance has been de by the Kweichow Reds in Pro- Ir invasion of Yunnan ce, says a report from Kun-
ng,
The report confirms the full of bing and Plgyi on the
rdr
5
"RIS £80 £ 90% 55 Tion.-Pulkow
Ningo y .. £101 5101
Hai Bly, 1945
Foreign Bonds and Banks
H.K. & Shri B
(Lain. Regd.) Chartered Banke
sh.
Total sales-368 lots
Government
It is learned That the Govorn- Apr. 26.
11.85/85ment is prepared to permit the 11.89/90 esa to seek its own natural level 11.49/50 which means that the peso im 11.50/57 destined for the melting pot and 11.50/50 will eventually disappear alte- 11.07/08 gether from circulation. 12:25 In this eventually it is believed,
that the Government will sue one and two peso bills which will facilitate the maintenance of ex- change eontrol at around 3.501 12.20/22 pesos to the dollar thus protect. 12.27/27 in the Mexican export trade.
Speculators are frantically, buy- ing all the silver money available. -United Press.
11.74/75 11.85 b 11.05/07 12.01/04
May
DR 100 100 075% 005% 00 1 July
HOPE OF FURTHER RISE September ... 97% 100% 100%
Washington, Apr. 26. Thursday's sales:-39,250,000 bushels
Silverite Senators are expectant- Chicago forn
ly watching the Treasury, hoping 80% 85% -14
silver in the another rise B-15% for 781% 70% 29% price, possibly to 81.4 cents AB Thartsday's sales:-19),147,000 bushels Dance if the past procedure is
87;
80
90%
followed. An official spokesman 69% of the Treasury, however, would not comment on whether or not an announcement regarding the silver price will be forthcoming later to-day.
877% RB 887% 90% New York Silk
1.34 1331 1.34 1.31 31 134 1.32% 132
September... 1.33 Total sales--58 Int
Montreal Silver
75.30 b
75.80
78.30/30 78.90 70.07/67
Rly $1
Tient. Pulow
X 31
Railway (Supt.
Lown) £27
£27
6 Shai-'chow-
Hocan Ity.. 31
Hukuang Hly.
Max
1911
Lung Tsing U.
47%
$47
July September
£ 10% 4,181⁄2
Winnipeg Wheat
May
German 7% Int.
July
Lemn 1924... £ 17
£86%
Japan 5 Sterling
Lann 1907.... £ 80 Japan 6 Sterling
Loan 1924
£ 79%
May July
£ 92
gina
£ 915
May July
14
£ 149;
September
7.47
December
Total sales
78.00 b contracts
81.00
3873 307.-
Elec.
Impl. Chem. Ind.
26/3
20/0
-1970
1979
Def, 10/- sh... Impl. Tobacco .. Internat
Nick
407-
48/1019
no par val
Tobacco ...........
121/8
212
Rolls sh.
Royer
Σ
17/0
8776
Shai Elec. Constr.
Chinese Eng, and Min. (Bourer)
18/-
18/
-51/1
5278
90/0
90/9
n mobilised by General Lung Dunlop Rubber ..
4379
4976
a to reinforce the Government
Electric Musdeal
Woolworths
United Steel .... Watney, Combe & Reid def. ord.
6/
Tate & Lyle .......... Turner & Newall
rees in the Eastern sector front.
Industries
28/-
Cenera! Electric
(England)
40/714 50/6 36/14 36/1
Anglo-Dutch
Chartes, 15/- sh.
(Benzer) Gula Kalumpang
Rubber
9273
21/6
21/
-149 2974%
2273
2170%
2176
1/9 2979
24th. inst. respectively. The de continued their advance to rds the Capital, of the Province, ich is now in n most precarious ition. Warning has been given to all elen antionals to leave the city special train has been ar- ged to take all foreigners out the city in case of need. Severe fighting was still going
ers...
Commercial and Industrial Allied Iron Found- Associated Austin Motors ord.
• Industries
Boots 5 sh British American
| Canadian Celanese
100 miles from the Capital yen- | Courtaulds day. All available troops have, Distillers
Itary planea of the Yunnan Air
rco have left the Capital with Impl. Chem.
londs of bombs.
28/-
gh.....
R/G
8/6 1997486 1987/41%
7$ 2814 116/8 117/3 4726 47/6 102/3 103/0
67/3 57/9 27/41% 27/6
69/5 09/6
107/M 10776 Miscellaneous
Amilitary conference was call-
by General Lung Yun on the surrounded by the Government rekin Synd 2- rning of the 23rd, when senior forees drafted from the Yunnan cer, ah... itary oficials discussed emer- Kwelehow, Szechuan and the Cen-Rubber Trusts.. hey schemes to cope with the ral Government armies. A force Southern Railway ustion.
from Szechuan under the com- (Deferred).... £ 244 According to communique mand of General Kuo has arrived,
Mines led by the Government after the at Talting and is creating a liver-Burn Corpn. Rs.
ference suflicient troops have|sion of the Communists who are
Chusen Corp.
10
n moved up to the front, and putting constant pressure on the town Mines
Government lines have been defensive position of the Yunnan-it andfontein ch strengthened.--Wah Kiu Yat
Estates exe on the Yunnan sitie.
One body of the Reds yesterday Spring Mines
Sub-Nigel.... attempted to break through the Rhokan Corp. Yununsese cordon, but they fail-
Decisive Struggle Near
Canton, Apr. 26. Further news from the Capital
·
Yunnan reveals that the Gov-
ed. They were simultaneously at-Anglo-Persian tacked on land and from the airBaring Oil
I 247%
976
25/-
271/8
10/-. *257- 2707-
567- 56/- 48/145 48/114
280/3 95/- 03/0
Oils
50/-
ment Forces again suffered and were finally annihilated.-Shell Trans and ther setback yesterday at Shi- | Central Newà Agency.
ing and Kuchen which are west
Loping and Pings! respectivo-
The main forces of the Reds
Loping and Pingyl are enlimat
to be over twenty thousand ong.
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Earlier in the day, Senator King conferred with Secretary Morgen- than and in a subsequent Inter- view Senator King deplored the speculation in silver. There has -been---lol-of-speculative-buying-Cathedral. and an accumulation of stocks, Many people view this with dis- quielude. I would like to see n silver speculators squeezed and this could be done by censing to buy silver for a while, or giving an indication that speculation is unwarranted," sald Senator King.
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WASHINGTON CONFERENCE Washington, Apr. 20. President Roosevelt this after- noon conferred with Congression- al Silvurites, but no comment was available,
Meanwhile, it is indicated that no Treasury statement regarding the silver price will be forth- coming to-day. Apparently as a reflection of this indication New York bar silver, in late outside trading, was quoted at 79.02 offer- ed, with no bids,
Whether a Treasury announce- ment can be expected to-morrow is considered problematical.
Senator MeCarran, commenting on the confused foreign silver 51/markets. has advocated a Presl dential Proclamation immediately fixing the silver price at $1.20 an
in order
to end foreign speculation and Treasury chases. Reuter,
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THERE WILL COME A TIME WHEN Its Excellency the Governor has THREN WORDS, UTTERED WITH appointed Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith to
The next object of the Reds in CHARITY AND MEEKNESS, SHALL RE-be Land Officer.
lang where plain clothes Reds | CrIVE A FAR MORE BLESSED REWARD
0 reported
to havo BP THAN THREE THOUSAND VOLUMES
His Excellency the Governor his
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ple in the Capital ara pante | Nass of wir-R. Hooker.
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lared by the military authority.
It is notified that the name of
to be a Probationary Chaplain in the Hongkong Naval Volunteer Force.
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