Canton, Jan, 19.
"Will, America go to war Japan?" "Are. France and Italy about to eross swords?" "Is it not true Germany and Poland are about ready to fly at each other's throat?" and similar questions are being 'Abked' your correspondent. wherever goes... There is a war scare among the natives, which is not cutined to the coolie class Based upon Chiang Kai-shek's world war speech, telegram after has. ome from Shanghai to the Canton Gailies, and the dailies have given rear" prominence. to. these "will Tumours. Editorial comment has been along the same line: we are fon the eve of another world war. For such news is the kind that infereases street sales, and the news-Papers have jumped at the chance get. more busines "Another interested type that has seized time by the forelock Is the money speculator, Like the news-Paper, Man, ho. has, been "move interested int turning these rumours to his advantage than in getting at the truth, An artificial boost has been given to Kuangtung currency Sri its relation to. foreign coinage, particularly Hongkong paper cur-Feney, which has tcbagganed from well over the 1.30 mark to a rate of 1.28 this morning in comparison with a dollar minted in Canton, noticeable has been the change a to make the man on the street the mere fidgety, and so he has. gone to all lengths to protect himself against possible losses.
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