BATA CHIEF NOT ARRESTED
The British Bata Shoe Company, of East Tilbury, Essex, states that the report recently published abroad that Mr. Thomas. Bata has been arrested by the Gestapo in Zlin, Moravia, is
it "It is impossible," says, "that either Mr. Thomas Bata or Dr. Jan Bata, director of the British company,
incorrect.
has been arrested in Zlin, as they are not in Europe. They are at pre- sent in America, where they have been engaged on business for some considerable time."
FOOD PROBLEM WITH GASTRITIS
For years, doctors wanted to. find a food that would not ir- ritate the inflamed stomach walls of patients suffering from gas- tritis and that at the same time would rebuild the patient's strength. In severe cases of gas- tritis solid foods are out of the question, even liquid foods arc often vomited. Yet the patient needs quick new strength to re- Z11 build his exhausted body. Horlicks, doctors and nurses have found an ideal food.
Where other foods are rejected,
is retained Horlicks
by the at once patient. And almost
to come back strength starts with the result that convalescene- is shortened too. Get Horlicks to-day from your store. delicious to taste.
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THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 28, 1939
MORALS PERIL OF WAR
women
YOUTH
Warnings against moral dangers as- sociated with the calling up of young for service' in the various auxiliary forces at home and abroad have been drafted by the tional Woman Suffrage Alliance,
Interna-
ally in leisure time. The physical is not quite so important as the psycho- logical and emotional aspects.
BOREDOM DANGERS
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"If young people are reduced to 'The document refers to the issue, absolute boredom owing to lack of as in the last war, of "prophylactic | any interesting activity, or feel utterly packets" to the young men of the lonely by being deprived of all con- forces, roundly condemns tact with their friends and those they Aghting
and sets its the practice,
face love and who love them, then men- against any system of "regulation" tal control of one's actions tends to or "tolerated houses" behind the lines weaken. which may lead to the brutalising of morality during the war.
As chairman of the Equal Moral Standards Committee of the Alliance, Miss Alison Neilans, well known in
social Britain as an active
reform campaigner has appealed to her col- leagues in all countries to inspire and true encourage a high standard of morality in the youth of both sexes, wherever they may be "called up."
"We must continue aclively to op- pose," she declares, "all theories or to brutalise the actions which tend sexual side of life in wartime.
"By instituting a system of regula- tions which aims at providing for men security and irresponsibility in vice, a State breaks down the basis of all morality. Tolerated houses mean the incitement to young men to indulge in dangerous and brutalsing sexuality." With the calling up of women fo
Miss service, national emergency Neilans suggests that the Government should provide adequate means healthy recreation in districts where the car..ps are situated.
"Opportunity must be provided," she says, "for the release of physical, mental and emotional tension, especi-
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"The two essential points are: (1) to give youth a genuine ideal on which to base their lives, and (2) to provide them with the necessary means of re-. way, leasing in a right and decent their bodies, their minds and their emotions from the strain and boredom of loneliness."
Dr. Cavillon,
Miss Neilans quotes Technical Inspector-General of the French Ministry of Health, who states: "The main thing is that the young man should know the difference be- tween love and desire; that he should be taught to respect himself and to re should know spect women; that he that there are not two standards
and another morality-one for men for women-but one standard for both sexes, based on the same principle."
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"What," asks Miss Neilans, "would be the moral effect on young women now serving in the various forces if the State provided them with 'prophy- lactic packets' containing contracep- tives and alleged chemical safeguards against disease?.
"It would lead," she concluded "in many instances to their demoralisa- tion.".
SOCIETIES AT BOWLS
The following have been selected to represent the Yorkshiremen's Society the of Hong Kong at bowls against Northumberland and Durham Asso- .ciation of Hong Kong on Saturday at 2.30 p.m. at Kowloon Bowling Green Club.
P. B. Parks, H. H. Mundy, A. Jil- lott and Deakin (skip).
L. de Rome, Colonel Holt, M. N. Rakusen and A. Brooksbank (skip).
G. B. Foster, A, L. Fisher, J. C. Gill and J. G. Meyer (skip).
Reserves:-A. R. Brown and J, H.
Shaw.
ALI BABA AND THE FORTY COMPRADORES
This year's
pantomime
at the and
Y.M.C.A. is to be "Ali Baba" over 60 performers will figure. Shows will be given on December 20, 21, 22, 23 and 28.
The production this year will be continuous throughout with the ex-- ception of one interval of 10 minutes between Parts I and II.
A full theatre orchestra will handle musical numbers. no less than 47 while Miss Daisy O'Keefe has train- ed the dancers for two speciality
numbers.
JAPANESE SUFFER SEVERE SETBACK
Hingtsi, To-day.
Lishih The Japanese drive from and Liulin towards Chihkow, in west- Shansi, has ended in disastrous de- feat.
With the arrival of reinforcements, launched a vigorous the Chinese counter-offensive, and 'routed the JB- panese.-Central News.
CHARITY SUPPER DANCE PROPOSALS
The Hong Kong Chinese Women's Club are holding a Charity Supper Dance and Cabaret at the Peninsula Hotel on Thursday, December 14, in ald of Chinese Refugee Funds and British Local Emergency Funds.
A raffled and mah-jongg and bridge the for non-dancers will be among special features, and an excellent cabaret show is being arranged..
LOCAL SHARES
Following is the list of changes, and enquiries in local share quotations to- day:
BANKS
Bank of East Asia $71 b.
INSURANCES Canton Ins. $200 b.
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H.K. Fire Ins. $180 b., $190 s.
SHIPPING Douglases $70 b. DOCKS, WHARVES, GODOWNS, ETC.
H.K. Docks $18 b., $18 sa. Providents $4.07 b., $4.10 'sa. LANDS, HOTELS & BLDGS. H.K. and S. Hotels $4.40 b. H.K. Realties $4.30 b., $4.35 sa.
PUBLIC UTILITIES H.K, Tramways $15 b., $15.80 sa, Star Ferries $614 b. Yaumati Ferries $22
b.
China Lights (Old) $7.60 b., $7.65 sa. China Lights (New) $4.70 sa. H.K, Electrics $50 b.
Macao Electrics $17.60 b., $17.00 sa. Telephones (Old) $21.30 b.
INDUSTRIALS
Cements $14.60 b.
STORES, &C. Dairy Farms (Old) $19 b. Dairy Farms (New) $19 b. Watsons $8.05 b., $8.20 s.
MISCELLANEOUS
Entertainments $6 b.
Constructions (Old) $1.55 b. Marsmans Inv. (Lon.) s/- 15/- b. MANILA SHARES Antamoks Ps. 181⁄2 sa. Atoks Ps. 191⁄2 sa. Baguio Gold Ps. .16 sa. Batong Buhay Ps. .011 b. Big Wedge Ps. .22 b. Coco Grove Ps. 19 sa. Consol, Mines Ps. .0025 b. Demonstrations Ps. .081⁄2 sa. I.X.L. Ps. 42 b.
Ipo Gold Ps. .15% sa. Itogons Ps. 261⁄2 sa. Masbates Ps. .11 sa.
Mind. Mother Lode. Ps. .081⁄2 sa. Mine Operation Ps. .091⁄2 b. North Camarines Ps. .17 b. Paracale Gumaus Ps. 18 b. San Mauricio Ps. .86 sa. Surigao Consol. Ps. .17 b. Suyoc Consol. Ps. .14 sa. Syndicate Inv. Ps. .02 b. United Paracales Ps. .32 sa.
LOCAL
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DOLLAR
The demand rate on the Hong Kong dollar to-day was 1/2-7/8.
Silver was quoted at 23-7/16 for spot and 23-9/16 forward.
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The London on New York rate was quoted at £-U.S.$4.02 and New York on London at
£-U.S.$3.92-1/2.
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