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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

Chinese Currency

Expert

August 18, 1939.

German-Polish

French Situation

Approaching Explosion Point

Bound For Planes Hongkong Invade?

Shanghal, Aug, 17.

The plight of Chinese currency, which closed on speculation at above six cents gold, has become very seri- ous for foreign business men, except for suppliers of necessities to the Chinese and Japanese armies, which must purchase abroad.

Other business has been reduced 10 much by

tive for a prices which are prohibt- purchasers whose incomes

are in Yuan, at leading Americans have undertaken to enlist offeint United States nld.

The United States Resident Trea-

London

Thrilling Air Manoeuvres

BERLIN, Aug. 17 (Trans- Ocean)-THE German Polleh situation is rapidly approaching an explosion reports the "Frank- furter Zeltung" summing up the German attitude to the latest frontier incidents and measures against Germans living in Po- land.

The

newspaper says, that en-

removed the frontier question with Germany out of the

LONDON, Aug. 17 (Reu- trenched behind British assurances. (ter). LONDOÑERS were Poland has sury representative, Mr. Nicholson, given a thrilling spectacle as sphere of neighbourly discussion and sailed for Hongkong to-day, where it French aircraft "invaded" is reported that he will confer with the British Treasury representative the Metropolis in brilliant and Hongkong bankers, although it sunshine for an hour to-day.

that Mr. Nicholson in chiefly

The Air Ministry subsequent- tish plans and proposals. He does ly received word from the French not intend to initiate any Anglo-authorities that all aircraft had American negotiations at present. returned safely to France,

Ila underested in ascertaining Bri

her

The Post Office has announced that!

The

has made it the subject of con- so much has happened that further troversy involving Power politics. developments cannot be permitted.

Other newspapers write In similar strain.

The suggestion of Mr. Hamilton Fish, American delegate to the Inter- Brst "air-rald" on London Parliamentary Congress in Oslo, that the postal rate to foreign ports will since the World War took the hero should be a 30-day armistice be doubled, effective from Septem- majority of the Capital's millions is rejected by German political clr-

Communications companies recent❤ |

basking in the sunshine or working cles with the comment that "when stage. * with CHARLES FARRELL - JACQUELINE WELLS | ly_announced a similar Increase in shirt sleeves in their offlecs, by lness has reached an acute

physicians do not attempt to deal Rents and apartment landlords are surprise,

with it by suspending treatment. demanding payment in foreign cure. rencles. One apartment owner who announced that rents would hereafter

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Question Of Giving Back be paid in US. dollars, has receiv-turned to the sky with eager interest

The "Boersen Zeitung" writes that ed notifications from bis 12 tenants as the bombers, having made their between Germany and Poland it is that they are moving at the end of rendezvous with reconnaissance air not a question of giving and taking. craft, reared over the city in suc but of giving back to Germany. oessive waves. Windows were crowd-

Germany's helplessness after from ed and

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who of the invading armada.

gained

more than any country on the continent and

ought The first bombers were at a great made to return some of her spolls. height but others which followed were less than 1,000 feet up.

After referring to the economic jet- As back suffered by Germany in the loss they passed, a single balloon barrage of Upper Silesia to Poland, and re- hovered over North London, the secting the Polish assertion that the majority of barrages evidently having Corridor 1s Polish, the newspaper

states: "Any

which like Po land

included forcibly sinister-looking 000

at least 4,000,- At 2.30 p.m., 17

Ukrainians within her borders heavy bombers-their square wing tips contrasting with the pointed Czecho-Slovakia, need not accuse us and Just. recently took a large slice of wings of the British Otters-passed of violating the nationality principle close by St. Paul's Cathedral so low

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of the people." fuselage could clearly be seen.

the

Exciting "Battle"

65/65% Spitfire feon on patrol dund. !

had left the

ground,

Anti-British Strike

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

Some bombers carried out a daring, 16.48 740 16.52/52 mock raid on the Royal Air Force 16.50b/55 16.50/50 Station at Hornchurch, Essex, from 16.50b/57a 18.59/60 | a height of 5,000 feet. Within a few 10.521/55a 16.60N minutes of their appearance which Total sales for the day-730 tons.

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The bombers all crossed the const the Asiatic Petroleum Company at September 434/4334 431%/431% at points between

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NEW CEMENT CO. Thirty-five Japanese And Chinese Firms to Participate

Yen

Shortly before 3 p.m., some of the:

invaders again circled London before needing homewards at the end

the "invasion."

of

Record Motor Car Output

LONDON, Aug. 17 (British Wire- 200 Planes Take Part

Iess).-Exports of British motor cars Tokyo, Aug. 17. Thirty-five Japanese and Chinese

PARIS, Aug. 17 (UP).~The Air and chassis during the seven months that 200 ended July 31 reached a record total announced componiça. will participate in the Ministry has establishment of the North China French bombing planes tew over of 49,234 vehicles. There were 8,356 Coment Company "with a capital of Britain in the first mass practice trucks, buses and tractors also export-

jed. 10,000,000. Japanese partiel-fight over British territory.

The total value of the motor pants include the Asuno Cement The 200 planes crossed over to export trade during the period was Company, the Osaka Ceramics Com-Britain during the night and carried over £9,000,000, pany, and the Onoda, Chichibu and out mock raids on London, Liverpool, Iwaki Cement Companies, each ot Birmingham, Manchester and Bristol, which will hold more than 10,000 shures.

Major-General Masanobu Sakurah, retired, will be appointed president while Mr. Tadashi Takeda, chief of the Pelping office of the Asano Cement Company, will become managing director.-Domel.

the

CHUNGKING STATEMENT

A

Ukrainians Arrested

European Charged With False Pretences

جمة

Matthew Hind, alias N, C. Stewart, WARSAW, Aug. 17 (Trans-Deean). the Central Magistracy this morning appeared before Mr.-R.-Edwards-at- Chungking. Aug 17.

--Several hundred Ukrainian leaders charged with obtaining $50 from the spokesman of the Ministry of in East Galicia were arrested on Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels by Finance to-day categorically denied Thursday by Polish authorities, it is false pretences on August 12. current rumours that the Goven reported. The number of Ukrainians raent is considering the issue of a new now in custody is said to be 1,451, the Magistrate, Further charges it A week's remand was granted by form of currency.

The Government's this including 70 priests. The pri-was stated, will be placed against polley in maintaining the legal tender, sons in East Galicle are so crowded Hind.

he said, remains unchanged-Central that an empty factory in Stry has News,

been requisitioned.

Inspector A. L. Hopkins is pro- secuting. Bail of $500 was granted,

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