THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 4, 1939,
Another picture of a dramatic rescue in the Atlantic., This shows one of the R.A.F. flyingbbats ac- tually on the water while one of the lifeboats of the “Kensington Court" rows towards it. The steamor is seen sinking by the stern. (British Official Photograph. Crown Copyright Reserved. By Air Mail).
ITALIAN CABINET
SESSION
Rome, To-day..
THE ITALIAN COUNCIL of Ministers, under Signor Mussolini, met yesterday morning, the discussion ending just before noon.
Directly Count Ciano, the Foreign Minister, arrived in Rome, he called on II Duce, and the Council was delayed until Count Ciano had reported on the result of his Berlin visit.·
Count Ciano was accompanied by air attache in Berlin reported to I Signor Bastianini, Under-Secretary in Duce on his work in Germany. the Foreign Office, who is the new Italian Ambassador to London.
It is suggested therefore that the peace overtures will be made to Britain by the new Italian envoy.
Early yesterday morning the Italian
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Mr. C. Younghusband, of Tak Shing Street, has reported that motor acces- sories to the value of $15.50 were stol- en from his garage on Monday.
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RED ARMY SENT TO SINKIANG?
New York, To-day.
The report from the "Shanghai correspondent of the "Now York Times" on Soviet reinforcements. In the province of Sinklang, says that 300,000 Red Army Goldiers have been sent to the area....
Sinklang, which has a popula- tion of 2,000,000, ties on the bar- der of India.-Router.
PURCHASE
OF RUMANIAN WHEAT
London, To-day.
Mr. Oliver Stanley, Presi- dent of the Board of Trade, announced in the House of Commons yesterday that his department was making ar- rangements for certain pur- chases in this country 'by Rumanian wheat.
Mr. Stanley said they were also in touch with the Latvian Government on the subject of Anglo-Latvian trade): which at present was interrupted in the Baltic.
He said there would be some delay in the issue of export licenses, owing to the immense work to which his de-- partment was subjected.
He could not promise the immediate issue of licenses as certain goods might. be wanted in this country.-Reuter.
CONGRESS & THE WAR
Simla, To-day. The chairman of the All-India Con-- gress war sub-committee yesterday called on the Viceroy, Lord Linlith- gow, for discussions which lasted over- two hours.
It is understood that the Congress' attitude to the war and the -British viewpoint were exhaustively · discuss→ ed. -- Reuter...
SINCERE'S FINED $1,000 IN KLIM MILK CASE
THE SINCERE COMPANY, LIMITED, one of the Colony's leading department stores, was fined $1,000 in the Cen- tral Police Court this morning for selling Klim pow- dered milk at a price contrary to the Food Price Con- trol Regulations.
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It was alleged that defendant company sold Mrs. B. W. Simmons a five-pound tin of Klim's Powdered Milk at the price of $11.65, being more than 10 per cent, above the retail price prevailing in the Colony on August 31.
Mr. M. J. Abbott, Assistant Crowp he visited several chops. The books Solicitor, stated that at the end of of: Sincere's showed that on August August six compradore shops were 31 the price of Kim's Milk was $0.15, visited and the prices of 5-pound tins Wing On's showed $9.50, and the Asia of Klim's powdered Milk were, $9.20.| Store $9.35, Sincere's were selling at $9.15 'and other shops a few cents more. The wholesale price was then $9.00.
At the beginning of September the wholesale price increased to $10.35 and Sincere's were selling at $11.55.
On September 15, Sincere's were selling 11 per cent. over the whole sale price and a summons was taken out against them.
PRICE EVIDENCE
Mr. P. Morphew, merchant, stated that in August the wholesale price for 10 five-pound tins of Klim's Powered Milk was $110.20. Two per cent. discount was allowed for each, therefore the price of one tin was $9.00,
On September 9, the price was in- creased to $127.04 the price of each tin being, then $10.38. Biricerg's, he added, had an old, consignment des livered on September 3 und'a new consignment was delivered on Septem- | ber 12. 10mg P
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On September 23, the Cafeteria Store was selling at $9.30, the China Emporium at $9.30 and other Chinese stores at $9.05.
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A few days later, he again” visited Sincere's and looking up their bookca he found that on September 5 tin of the powdered milk was sold at $12,' and on September 13 the price was $11.55.
Inspector R. R. Wood said that the prices on September 23. on the mpin- land were between $8.95 and $9.20.
DEPARTMENT. CHIEF'S EVIDENCE
Wong Man-kit, head of the Pro- visions Department of Sincere'a, said that he was under the impression that the regulations meant that he could sell at 10 per cent above the wholesale price on
Asked why he sold a tin for $12 on September Wang replied that áll dealers were selling at that price.. Had the sold at a price lower than $12, the merchants would have come and bought up all his stock.
Mrs. W. E. Simtrions, of No. 40 Gloucester Road, said that on Septem-- ber 15 she ordered a five-pound tin of "Mr Abbott." "Did you not want to Klim's Powdered Milk from Sincere's. sell your stock?". "Not, at a low The voucher gave the price as $11.55. | price." ~ In July the price was 30.03. .:
OFFICIALS' REPORTS. Inspector C. Strange stated that while on inspection on September 23;
Mr. R. A. D. Forrest then imposed
a fine of $1,000 and adjourned the summons against the Wing On Com- l-pany to next Wednesday.