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PRINCE CHICHBU IN CANTON
Canton, To-day.
It is reliably learned that two im- portant Japanese personages, Prince Chichibu, brother of the Emperor, and General Nishio, commander-in- chief of the Japanese forces in Chiná, are at present visiting Canton.
The visit was frequently respon- sible for the imposition of martial law in the past few days.
During an inspection tour of South China, it is learned; Prince Chichibu visited Nanning by air.-Reuter.
KEROSENE FOR CANTON
That the Japanese are employing Hong Kong junks to transport kerosene from the Colony to Canton came to junk light this morning when four people were charged before Mr. E. Himsworth with failing to anchor at dangerous goods anchorage.
Sergeant Hughes said he boarded the four junks, lying at Cheungsha- wan Bay, yesterday, afternoon and found on board altogether 1,500 tins of kerosene.
"I was given to understand that the kerosene was to be delivered to the Japanese in Canton." concluded the Sergeant.
Fines ranging from $20 to $40 were imposed by Mr. Himsworth, who also made a confiscation order.
POLICE FIND CACHE
OF HANDBAGS. Sentence of four months' hard labour and, twelve strokes was im- posed on Lo Chuen, 32, by Mr. T. J. Houston this morning, for snatching a handbag from Mrs. Li Kuk-chun yes- terday.
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Inspector A. Kirby said the incident occurred near the University. There had been a lot of snatching in the vicinity. Eighteen handbags were found in a hole on the
hillside in Pokfulam Road.
LOCAL DOLLAR
The demand rate on the Hong Kong dollar to-day was 1/2 13/16.
Silver was quoted at 20-1/2 spot and 20-1/2 forward.
The cross rate London/New York was £-U.S.$402.50 and New York/ London £-U.S.$392-3/4.
HOME FOOTBALL
THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 1, 1940
Duncan punching out a high" ball during the shield game at Sookunpoo last Saturday between Eastern and, Royal Scots..
GERMAN ARRESTED FOR MEAL WITH PRISONER
The Danish paper "National Tidende" reports from Germany that a German farmer who em - ployed a Polish war prisoner has been arrested because he allowed the prisoner to eat at table with himself.
CLUB TENNIS ⋅ DRAW
The following is the draw for the Hong Kong SC. tennis championship: Byes:-M. Pagh, W. M. Barton, Comdr. C. B. Nicholson, G. W. Sewell;
First Round-
Dr. A. H. Barwell v. J. J. Ferguson; R. C. Beavan v. J. C. Pool; E. Zulauf v. D. M. MacDougall; Capt. C. H. R. Hyde v. T. J. Gould; H. J. Armstrong v. G. C. Burnett; J. L. C. Pearce v. R. G. Biesel, Jpr.; S. M. Garrard v. T. A. Pearce; Lieut. J. S. Theobald v. V. R.
Gordon.
Byes:-A. K. Mackenzie, T. C. Monaghan, Lieut. A. Lade and B. C.
Fay'
CAMBRIDGE BEAT OXFORD AT SOCCER London, To-day. Cambridge University yesterday beat Oxford by 3 goals to 2 in a return inter-Varsity Association Football
match. London, To-day.
In a South "A" match yesterday, Norwich, at home, lost to Charlton Athletic by 1 goal to 3..- Reuter.
THE
WEATHER OF FEBRUARY
The Director of the Royal Observa- tory reports:-
BRITISH SHIPPING COMPLAINS
· London, To-day. The Chamber of Shipping held its annual meeting in its own home, for the first time in its history of over 60 years, when it met yesterday in the new building in St. Mary Avenue.
The President, Mr. Leslie Mann, paid' tribute to the retiring President, Mr. Robertson Bigg, for the masterly man- ner in which he led the industry dur- ing the strenuous first months of the
war.
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Sir Leighton Seagar declared that since the war began, losses suffered by shipping personnel were higher in percentage than those of the Army, Navy and Air Force.
Lord Essendon proposed a resolu- tion pledging the industry's co-opera- tion in the prosecution of the war and urging the Government to take steps to enable shipowners to maintain and expand the industry.
Lord Essendon said that they must From the 1st to the 9th of February have power to replenish their fleets the weather was cold and mainly with new ships and pointed out that cloudly; some rain fell on the 1st the controlled rate for British ships and 2nd. During the remainder of from the River Plate was 43s. per ton the month the weather was sunnier while the rate paid to neutrals by the than is usual in February, though British Government for the same ser- there were occasional days with over-vice was 130s. cast skies and drizzle or light rain; temperature was variable, and there were several warm days due to tem- porary breaks in the N.E. monsoon. A fresh onset of northerly winds on the 29th, due to the development of an intense anticyclone over China, was accompanied by thunder heavy rain. Fog was experienced oc- cassionally during the month.
The mean temperature for February is 2.1. was 61.1 degrees F, which
A maximum degrees above normal. of 75.5 degrees was recorded on the 13th, and a minimum of 42.7 degrees on the 3rd. The mean relative humidity was 70 per cent, which is normal.
and
The total sunshine was 132 hours, against a normal of 97 hours. Rain- fall amounted to 1.24 inches, the grea-. ter part of which fell on the 29th. This total is 0.55 inches less than nor- mal, and rainfall was deficient for the third successive month.
The maximum wind velocity in a gust was 47 m.p.h. at 4 am on the
18th.
He said that these figures indi. cated the benefits, which foreign' shipowners were obta sing and the rod is being created with which to boat British owners in the future. He urged that they should be al- lowed to make earnings sufficient to provide fully for replacements.....
The resolution was carried.---Reu- ter.
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Two further smallpox cases (both. in Kowloon) were notified yesterday.. There were also two diphtheria cases, one typhoid, two meningitis and
tuberculosis.
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NOTICE is hereby given, that the Directors have made a final call of." $2.50 per share upon all the members.. holding shares of the 1939 Issue al-- lotted on 2nd February, 2nd March: and 30th September, 1999, respective ly, upon which only $2.50 per share has been paid, and that the same will be payable to the Bankers of the: Company, the Hong Kong, and Shang- hal Banking Corporation, Hong Kong, on the 30th day of September, 1940.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
NOEL BRAGA, Secretary.
Hong Kong, 1st March, 1940.