1938-05-18 — Page 12

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Shanghai Bankers Make Prediction

STRICT VIGILANCE AT MOUTH OF MIN RIVER

Foochow, May 18.

authorities

Shanghai, May 17. After the nationalist currency

The Chinese militory had closed at noon to-day at 10 7/8 against sterling and 22 1/2 are taking strict precautions at all local harbours at the mouth of the Min against U.S. dollars,

River, including Chaugmen, Melikua bankers predicted further and Wutsu. All

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slipping is sus- slump unless the Hankow Gov-pended between 7 p.m. and 5 a.m.

Important ellies in Fulden ernment speedily rallies to their again bombarded by Japanese planes assistance with larger weekly yesterday. At Kutien, northwest of exchange allotments.

flowever, most of them express the belief that the Central Bank will fur- ther restrict the allotments and that the exchange rate will continue to decline.

Bankers here believe that the future allotments will be between £200,000 and £250,000.

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Also they say that the restriction will commoditics the luxury probably result in a bigger exchange being made available for the impor- ters' necessities.

They predict between 20 und 30 per cent. price rises in Shanghai for al luxuries unless the Central Bank accepts the luxury imports exchange npplientions.-United Press.

SUFFOLK REMAINS AT AMOY

While news from Amoy is reassur- to be ing, and Kulangsu appears more or less normal, it is announced that H.M.S. Sulfolk will remain at Amoy until further instructions, as a precautionary measure.

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It is understood that 11.M.S. Dor- setshire is likely to remain in Hong- kong until the inquiry into the death of Leading Seaman Dickinson been concluded, Dorsetshire was scheduled to sull for the North on May 20.

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FRENCH AIRWOMAN OVERDUE

Paris, May 18.

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MON GUARD CHIEF CHARGED

Bucharest, May 17.

M. Codreanu, the ex-leader of the; banned Iron Guards, who is at pre- sent serving a sentence for a minor offence, will be tried by a military tribunal early next week on charges of treason, sedition and rebelllon- Reuter Speciál.

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