The Archive · 1939

London, New York

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA — CIneefyat Charter, 1853) Incorporated in England by — Markets Jolted — CAPITAL.. £3,000,000 — RESERVE. £3,000,000

No Radical Changes Oj 33 Bishopsgate, London Result from German pon S: 117-122 Tsdentall Street Moves in Europe London, Mar. 15.

The statement made in the House of Commons today by Mr. Neville Chamberlain, the Prime Minister, on the British Governments attitude to the Czech crisis was timed to begin after the close of the markets.

The Stock Exchange, however, developed general malaise towards the close of the day, with prices in groups moving lower. On the ther hand, the absence of selling Pressure was interpreted as an encouraging feature. *City circles are at present engaged jin reading the Prime Minister's speech, but are generally inclined to defer judgment. First impressions are that Mr. Chamberlain's interpretation of events did not contain any fireworks, being more or less in line with the Citys own appraisal of

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