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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

January 13, 1939.

CHINA SAID TO HAVE MADE OFFER FOR CZECH MUNITIONS

ATTEMPT HOTLY DENIED PRAGUE

TO BUY

THE

BY OFFICIALS

BERLIN, Jan.

12. HE "Berliner Tageblatt" publishes a report from Prague to the effect that the Chinese Government, through intermediaries, has offered the Czech Govern- ment to participate in the Bruenn and South Bohemia munition and arms works. This information, the corres- pondent claims to have received in connection with the sale of the majority shares in the Bruenn arms works by the Czech State to a private consortium.

After the conclusion of this transaction, the corres- pondent claims, a delegation of Chinese representing Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, arrived in Prague to begin negotiations for Chinese participation in the Bruenn and South Bohemia arms works.

Kidnapped Italian Still Missing

Peiping, Jan. 13. Despite all Investigations, nothing

Nazi President Of Memel

KAUNAS, Jan, 12. THE Governor of Memel has agreed to the appointment of Herr Willy Berialelt, a Nazi, as President of the Memel Direc- tory, other members of which are also Nazis.

The newly-elected Dich in which the Nazis hold almost all to seats, is expected to meet al the end of the month-Reuter.

Japanese Currency Difficulties In N. China

a press

GERMANY WARNS HOLLAND

Legation Shootings Projudicing Her Neutrality

BERLIN, Jan. 12. STERN warnings to Holland that she is prejudicing her neutrality and her relations with Germany are issued in the "Diplomatische Korrespondenz." This paper, and the rest of. the German press, attributes the Amster- dam shooting to Jews, or to Jewish Influence, and the newspaper "An- grift** 123 headline: "Another Jewish Murder Attempl"

Berlin Jews are asking themselves: "Is this going to be another von Rath case?"

An Amsterdam message says that

The "Diplomatische Korrespondenz" The Chinese delegation de-

CHUNGKING, Jan. 12.

"World Jewry seems to have saya: clared that it possessed the

chosen a new theatre of war for its necessary capital to acquire the Government's expert on Japanoke Holland must consider whe MR. Kuomojo, the Chinese fight against Nazi Germany. The requisite shares, this capital ese military affairs, examined by ther her open-heartedness to destruc- shuts in Holland cannot be over- {having been placed at the dis- posal of the Chinese Government said that the Japanese plans for justified when it leads to endanger- correspondent to-day tive Jewish influence can still be in order to atrengthen Chinese using North China as a dumping ing representatives of the German resistance ag inst Japan.

ground for Japanese goods had

Government accredited to Holland." The Chinese intermediaries stipu- Inted that, as soon as the capital was proved to be a boomerang due paid in, the arms works should be to the free circulation of bogus i known yet of the whereabouts of re-organised in order to make de-notes." the postal commissioner Sig. Poletti, liveries to China, and should carry He said that the real value of the who disappeared last Sunday, all over orders received from other bogus notes was far below that of though the ransom demanded by the places even though they were placed China's legal tender, as a result of kidnappers was pald by the Govern- carlier, and now in the process of which Japanese shippers received been ment last Wednesday.

execution. The Czech Government, these bogus notes in payment for and consulates. Chinese however, refused this offer.-Trans-Japanese goods However, the trade the last few days. Irregulars

have been particularly Ocean.

was unprofitable, due to the fact that active have attacked the Pelping-|

Among other exploits, the STORY DENIED IN PRAGUE the bogus notes cannot be used us Prague, Jan. 12. foreign exchange, or for other trade Mukden and the Pelping-Hankow it is authoritatively and sharply He said that the Japanese Govern Raliway. Railway communications denies that the report in the German ment had therefore legislated against, between Peiping and Tientsin were newspaper "Berliner Tageblatt," and prohibited much of this Japan- nterrupted for over 12 hours. be which was published as a despatchese trade in North China. cause the Chinese had torn up the from Prague, that China attenipted He

STOCK MARKET

REPORT

possesses any truth.

enfire production turned over her war needs, which the Czechs are refused to do.

Dr. J. Patijn, Minister for Foreiga Affairs, has promised a full investiga tlon into the subject of the shooting" incidents at the request of the Ger- man Minister, Count von Zech.

land, Sprein guards have

at the German Legation

A semi-oficial statement says: The Chancellor of the German Con- sulate-General in Amsterdam has in- formed the authorities that the front window of his house was perforated, apparently by bullets. A similar case was discovered at

at Le Hague on January 10 at a a house adjoining the German Legation, used by the Secre Legation. The bullets

said that the Japanese figures tary of the rails in several places-Trans-Ocean. to buy the Bruenn munition works showing a

ing a favourable trade balance It was stated in the German news-were "propaganda lles," and he had were apparently from a firearm of paper that the alleged deal fell added that most of Japan's economy small calibre.

was based

"At Le Hague, the bullet was on export and import through because China wanted the trade, much of which was in cotton found to have entered a roon high

had only for textiles. However, of the 0,009,000 up. The bullet

limited Japanese-owned pi

had been destroyed sent.

Ching the night, when no one was pre- or words, and therefore it was Im-red at midday, and ngulo no one was more than half es in China, The Incident occurred at

Tsinun and

The incident Amsterdam occur- other possible for the Juponese to turn enough textiles to offset their very present, heavy imports, and the turning over quiry, while the German Legation The police are making an era of their other industries four war and consulates are being specially purposes.-United Press.

watched."-Reuter Special.

The Hongkong Stock

Exchange

made no entorts Whatever to purchase It is stated here that China has official summary Iraued yesterday, the factory-United Press,

maya:

There WAS very little interest shown in the market, which continued quiet,

Buyers

Hongkong Bank $1,400

Union Insurance 1470 H.K. Fire Insurance #173

Dougines $64

Humphreys 10%

H.K. Healties 13.45

Macao Electrics $17

Sandakan Lights $10

Telephones (Old) $231

HK, Rope 54

HK. Goyt she Loan B

pri

BLK. GAVE 3166 Loan par Ewo Rughts $1.10 1. curr)

Bellers

Hongkong Bank $4.431

China Underwriters 80.70

1.K. Drieks (0) 20

Providents (ON) $14

t.& S. Hot 37

27 K. $3713

K. Realfies $300

HJC Tramways $11.00

China gis Cum rights $0.70

China Lights lights) $3.00

H.K. Electrien 358

Cement 91090

Dairy Farms $24.00

Watsons $0.15 Constructions $2 Marza (ETC.)

Saler

Hongkong Bank 1430/20 Canton Insurance $219

HK. The Insurance $17

S. uti $7

HK $37

Chun Lichis (Right) 350

Watson* 29.05

Entertainine $7.00

TRANSPORT THROUGH BURMA INCREASING

Tokyo, Jan. 13. Transport of arms and ammunition to the Chiang Kai-shek government through Burma has been remarkably increasing since the conclusion of a £10,000,000 loan between Great Britain and the National Govern- Iment, according to information reach-

ing reliable quarters here.

The report points out that transit of arms and ammunition through Burma to Yunnan tolalled 00,000 tons in the two months of November and Dermaher, last year, while another 40,000 tons of arms destined for China will shortly be landed in Barina,

The Information says that the Bank of China is opening a branch at Rangoon on January 14 for dealing with financial affairs relating to the transport of war materials through Burma,--Domel.

Antamaks 1.52 Atoles 34

Baguio Got

Benguet Consolidated

Coca Grove A

Consolidated Mines 003

Demonstrations 24

I. X. 1. 62

Paracale Cuma 13

San Mauricio 1.00

Suvoc 2115

Unifest Paracate 9

13.50

Europeans' Motoring Offences

Mrs. M.

"out

Britain Rushes On A. R. P. Plans

London, Jan. 12.

Several Europeans were summoned before Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen ut the Kowloon Magistracy this moru- The Load Privy Seal, who is ng for tralle offences.

responsible for civil defence, met Ambrose, and A. Vago, were each Boroughs

Korczyn, A. W. Y.representatives at 28 London fined $5 for having left their vehicles organisation of ARP

to-day, and discussed unattended in Salisbury Road on General progress, he told them, December 10.

was not unsatisfactory. He anticipat- Miss E. K. Toat of Hanoi Roaded that the results of the national was ned $5 for having committed a service campaign, which would be brench of her learner's licence by launched in the next few weeks, driving a car in Nathan Road would solve all problems of per December 18. In connection with sonnel. this case, Albert Cheung was fined He mentioned that the St. John a similar sum for having allowed a Ambulance Brigade had been invited vehicle under his charge to be drivin to undertake the genreal organisation by a person not holding an ap- of drat-nid parties, and he proposed propriate driver's licence,

to ark the LCC. to coordinate in the organisation of rescue parties.

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U.S. COMMODITY

PRICES

LATEST CABLED QUOTATIONS

New York, Jan. 12. New York Colton

Jan. (1939)

Mar. (1930)

Opening Closing 8.25b/200 8.30/30 8.31/31 8.35/36

May (1939)

July (1039)

Oct. (1933)

8.08/08 8.13/13 7.81/81 7.80/00 7.43/43 7.48/48 Dee. (1030) .. 7.47/47 7.51N Spot

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New York Rubber

Mar. (1039) 15.98b/18.03a 10.04 /04 May

15.08 /90 15.08 /09

September

October...

December.

10.00b/05a

10.00b

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Sales for the day:-3,040 tons.

May July

Chicago Wheat

00/00% 0014/00% 0042/693% 894/00% 70%/70%

September

Wednesday's Sales:

May July September

May

July

October

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