London, Jan, 13.
Unusually large shipments of precious metals have been made during the last few days by the Chinese Government to England.
The Rawalpindi from Hongkong and now in Singapore is carrying 6,000 cases of silver coins, the total value of which is £2,000,000.
The Central Bank of China, since the beginning of this year, shipped about £18,000,000 worth of precious metal to Europe most of which has been applied to the payment of war material—Trans-Ocean.
London, Jan. 12.
The Chilean Order of Merit, the. highest honour that Chile can bestow: upon a foreigner, was conferred by the Chilean Government to-day on. Mr. W. M. Kirkpatrick, formerly M.P, for Preston, who was sent to China late in 1936 as Special Representative of the Exports Guarantee Department of the British Board of Trade.
This signal honour was given to Mr, Kirkpatrick for the services had rendered in the reorganization of the Chilean nitrate industry, and for his efforts towards furthering the friendly relations between and Great Britain, Mr. Kirkpatrick went to Chile in 1983 on behalf of London bankers to investigate the position of the nitrate industry there—Reuter.
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