HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
WHAT ARE STEPS TAKEN TO CHECK PRACTICE OF RETAILERS OF MIXING 2 QUALITIES OF RICE?
BY OUR STAFF
REPORTER
"I can't see how we can stop the dealers from mixing the qualities," said the ACTING RICE CONTROLLER when asked by a Hongkong "Daily Press reporter yesterday what steps are being taken to check the practice of the retailers of mixing two qualities of rice and selling the mixture at the higher quality price.
The thing is that a dealer is able to mix his rice anywhere- in the shop, up the cockloft and even in his own bedroom. He can, and most probably does, MIX THE QUALITIES AFTER CLOSING HOURS.
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FREIGHT RATES SHOW PROFIT FOR IMPORTER
In connexion with the wholesale and retail prices fixed by Govern- ment for rice which contains 25 per cent. broken grain, according to a sample shown to our reporter, the following figures, supplied to the HONGKONG DAILY PRESS reporter by a gentleman closely connected with the. rice market and who is in a position to know the freight rate, should prove not only interesting but also. highly Illuminating:
Saigon Rice (as quoted daily in the Saigon Market Radio
port):-
P. 6.75 per picul at ex-
change 1.05
Insurance: 1 per cent. for risk and quarter of one per cent. for marine Freight from Haiphong to Hongkong at $35 per ton
Handling charges at Hai- phong and lighterage per bag Unloading charges here
Landed cost:-
Wholesale selling
price:
H.K.$14,32
Landed cost:
8.67
Profit for im-
porter:
HK$ 5.65
"The only thing we can do is to have our inspectors going round the various shops to examine the qualities exposed for sale.
"Government are going to sell rice to the Rice Retailers' 'Associa tion at $14.32 per picul for re-sale at $11.80. If anyone is charged the price fixed by more than
Government he, or she, should re- Port the matter when drastic ac- tion will be taken against the
seller."
When told that no receipts were now given by retailers for rice sold at above fixed prices, the Rice. Controller said, "You can see the difficulty we are up against."
WIDE POWERS
CABLE
INAUGURAL CEREMONY
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Mr. O. K. Yul, former Mayor of Greater Shanghai, speaking at the formal inauguration of the Hongkong ahd Kowloon Chi- nese Photographers Association at the Man Yuen Restaurant on the roof of the Sincere Company on Wednesday evening.(S Ying Ming Studio).
BLACK-OUT EXERCISES SUCCESS
SOME WARDENS'. TORCHES UNDIMMED
With the wide powers granted Rethem under the Emergency Pow- Controllers efs Regulations, the should be able to devise ways and means to put a check to this pro-ful Ateering in rice," said MR. H. Y. air TSC, Secretary of the Hongkong
HK$6.43
68 Chinese General Chamber of
Commerce.
"They should "introduce again 2.10 the system of prosecutions--and ask for the maximum penalty, like the Stores Controller did yester 54 day.
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HK$3,57
Our informant asked: "DO YOU NOT THINK THAT A PROFIT OF $5.65 PER PICUL IS A DISGRACE"?
Important Talks In Japan
TOKYO, April 17 (Reuter) An exchange of views took place this morning between Government leaders and representatives of the High Command" regarding impor- tant questions..
The discussion was held at the regular joint conference between Government and the Hh. Com- mand.
The Government was represented by Premier Konoye, Home Minister Baron Kiichiro Hiranuma, War Minister Lt.-Gen. Hideki Tojo, Navy Minister Admiral Koshiro Oikawa, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Chuichi Ohashi, while the High Command was represented by the
SATISFACTORILY
After several partially success- attempts to make Hongkong raid-minded, the Director of
ap-
Air Rojd Precautions has parently, succeeded-if last night's black-out could be taken as an in- dication of what the public is pre- pared to do in future exercises.
Shops began to put up their shutters. about, 6 p.m., and thick black curtains could be seen hung "As to the rice dealers not giv- across the doorways of all cafes ing receipts for rice sold at above and big Chinese restaurants. Government prices, why not intro Dark-coloured shades were "used duce the necessary amendment to for the interior lights, as all eat- the ordinance making it COMPUL-ing houses were prepared to "carry SORY FOR SUCH RECEIPTS TO on as usual" during the three 'BE GIVEN? ' If this is done there hours of darkness. will be no difficulty in eliminating the practice, of mixing as the buyer could then bring the rice and the receipt to the Police was also manifested by a larger
station.
"SOMETHING MUST! BE DONE, AND DONE QUICKLY, to alleviate the present deplor- able position of the poor. Cost of living is high enough with- out the PRICE OF RICE GO- ING UP DAILY.
rice!"
-
This new determination not to make a black-out an occasion of closing-up shop and going to sleep
CHINA FULLY CAPABLE
CHUNGKING. April 17 (Reu- ter)--The Chinese papers this morning gave prominence to the report of au early nouncement of United States aid to China and hailed the forthcoming announcement as United States reply to the So- vlet-Japanese Neutrality Pact."
The official CENTRAL DATLY NEWS emphasises China's growing military strength, clt- Ing the Chinese army's successes during the past 3 months,
The paper expresses con- fidence that China is fully cap- -able of "continuing the war re- sistance "until the Japanese army is driven out of Chinese territory,"
U.S. AND REPAIR OF BRITISH WARSHIPS
number of civilians than at former To Be Given Priority WASHINGTON, Apt. 17 (Hepter)
not run.
press conference yesterday.
FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 1941. -PAGE 7
LONDON RAID WORST CONFUSED
EVER EXPERIENCED
Continued from Page 1
Immediately
POLITICAL SITUATION IN RUSSIA
85-
Over a wide area of the West
MESTIC MAGNETISM End, there was no gas or other heating and restaurants were sell-scene as 1 saw the moon blotted Time after time, I watched the
WASHINGTON, Apr. 17 (Reuter) ing only cold food and drinks.
out by a pall of smoke rising from from Chungking announcing that -Reports reaching Washington Members of a rescue squad of burning buildings on which drawn this area were all killed when as it by some mystic magnetism
Russia has potifled China bomb fell in front of the car in hoardes of firemen
that her
with pact and rescue will
Japan which they were speeding to a workers
not affect Soviet" bombing incident
descended
sistance for. China have not sur- Óce of the
At one time the fires were burn-prised official Washington German bombers brought down descended in the ins all round me, but disregard- have been received with satisfac- and region of a fashionable West Ending the bombs, firemen worked on shopping centre in Kensington frenziedly-and with magnifcent This picture of Russia, so to High Street. The second
heroism. WAS
A raider hit early in the blita. hunting with the hounds, is seen speak, running with the hare and brought to earth near the famous Wimbledon Terms Courts.
fell into a garden. Flashes were as only typical of the confused TERRIFIC INCIDENTS
seen around the machine and It political situation in which Russia suddeny blossomed into a blazing finds herself today, though ob Smoke begrimmed and un- meteorite. Slowly it descended (viously it is no wit more confused. shaven, I face the new day after and from it four airmen balled than Japan's situation. for Tokyo I saw through a night of terrific out. An landed in a nearby park shakes hands with Russian Com- incidents, writes Reuter's Staff and were quickly captured.
bombers came over in
J
WOMEN GRAND
munism on one hand and fights alleged Communism in Ching with the other,
OTHER ADVENTURES
correspondent.
Sheltering beneath # steel: heimet. I watched the German As I toured the streets. I saw
It is felt in Washington that it luftwaffe do its worst. German women helping the menfolk ex is against this curious background waves tinguish fres-they were grand. that the sincerity of the Russo- shortly after dark and they con- A large bomb demolished a num- Japanese Pact must be judged. tinued their foul work throughout ber of houses in one district and the long hours of the night. Atgain the women were wonderful" least one of the attackers was! As 9.30 am., by the time the Because of this, a number "of.. shot down early in the raid and ordinary citizen had had his observers feel that the Pact does fire fighters, awaiting to pounce breakfast, however, a good mea-ot establish the security along, on incendiaries, cheered madly.
the Manchukuo border which alone sure of order had already been. Early raiders dropped chandelier restored and caly here and there would permit Japan to withdraw type of flares and in their wake.in the metropolis did traffe have considerable body of troops elther to reinforce the Chins Army searching for their prey, came to be diverted from
its accus-
or for use on other adventures more and more droning bombers tomed route.
elsewhere in Asia The boom of big guns, popping staccato
Ji
DOWNED. IN STRAITS of pompoms and the
While the reasons for signing the LONDON, Apr. 17 (Reuter)-Two Pact are still not apparent, it is bark of guns of other calibres, enemy fighter-bombers were des- generally taken for granted that it helped to render the night even troyed in the Straits of Dover this does not materially change the more hideous,
FAST AMERICAN CARGO VESSELS FOR BRITAIN NEW YORK, Apr. 17 (Reuter) The Maritime Commission has re- quisitioned the liner Exemplier in what is regarded as the first step to utilise numerous, fast American cargo vessels in the aid for Britain programme, states the New YORK JOURNAL or COMMERCE.
morning.
position in the Pacific or in East, Asla and Mr. Hull's statement that the significance of the Pact can be over-e.timated seems to size up the situation.
Definitely the Pact has done Russia barm in her U.S. relations and there has been overnight a of change of feeling in the State: De- new partment.
NEW ERA Continued from Page 1 evolve a
satisfactory form municipal government. The Council also will have wide gener- al taxing powers.
Symptomatic of "this is the ac tion concerning a reception at the AMERICANS: N. F. Allman, R. T. officials of the State Department Members of the Council are: Soviet Embassy on Sunday. Many McDonnell and Dr. R. J. Mc-accepted invitations with official Mullen;
approval, but are not now attend-
1
It is reliably learned that the between U. 8, and China concerning assistance under the Lend-Lease Act, will be signed before the end of the week.
BRITISH: J. H. Liddell, G. E. Miting.
chell and T. S. Powell: JAPANESE: Y. Hanawa, I. Okamo-agreement
to and Y. Yazima; GERMAN: A. Glathe DUTCH: J. D. Carriere; SWISS: R. von der Crone: CHINESE Jabin Hsu and T. C.
Chang, both pro-Nanking, and L. T. Yuan and Yu Lin-shi, pro-Chungking.
"MOST AMICABLE
SOUTH SEAS CHINESE CONFERENCE
Requisitioning of this ship is be- practices for a tour made by a Hongkong Daily Press reporter re-
leved to indicate that a number vealed considerably less totally-British warships brought to the of new fast Vessels, built with the darkened premises than formerly. United States for repairs are given aid of the Maritime Commission, A constant service was main-priority over everything else in are to be transferred to Britain tained by the trams, buses, and Navy Jards. declared Col. Frank under the Lease and Lend Act, ferries. Taxis, however, again did Knox, Secretary for Navy, to bla The newspaper adds the steamer Robin Doncaster has recently been, delivered, and many other fast ves- eels now in Atlantic ports will be Although the meeting was one taken over within a few days to of the most momentous ever held provide, it is thought, a fleet to in Shanghai, it was completed in take supplies to the Red Sea area. less than an hour and passed off
most amicably..
The Chairman's announcements Conference recently held in of the resolution, was carried and Singapore, published
this greeted, with loud applause,
morning's TAKUNGPAQ which hailed the Chinese in the "South Seas countries as China's great wall overseas",
The
"Government should realise that
PLAINLY SEEN rice is the staple diet of the Chi- nese, especially of the pourer
While the results obtained from classes. They can do without the elty levels could safely be con- sidered excellent, many residents Referring to the matter of of the Upper Levels did not co- inspection, Mr. Tso said that this operate to is great an extent, as should be carried out more fre- the light from some horses could quently. The Inspectors should be plainly seen.
This would inevitably affect the Navy's own shipbuilding programme but he hoped the two-ocean navy would not be delayed as a result.
Col. Enox, said the British hattleship Malaya, which re- cently arrived in new York. was only the first of a number of vessels expected to enter United States harbours for re- pairs.
know something about rice, and As to the A.R.P. personnel, some the various tricks of the dealers, of the wardens appeared to be still such as having about two inches in need of instructions as to what of good quality rice on the top of constitutes an effective black-out a bag of mixed” rice.
regards lighting and While saying it would be high- torches. Many of the torches cer- [1y Improper to discuss the possi-
"Test Case Of Convoy
System
ין
both
DARING S'HAI ROBBERY
SHANGHAI, Apr 17 (Reuter-
ried" by the wardens, particularly bility of the US. Navy convoying Four armed desperadoes on Tues- in the West Point district, were far forces to Greenland, Col. Knox day morning staged a daring day- from being satisfactorily diramed hinted that the Navy had such light robbery at the home of Mr. Taking it on the whole the exer- plans in mind by declaring "Every Davidson in the French Concession. cises were, to a lay-man's eye. well-run Navy tries to have plans Mr. Davidson, who is with Cald- beck, Macgregor, was away trom highly successful.
for every contingency, and this is
home at the time. FREELY USED
such a contingency." The cinema Crowds, emptying
7.20 p.m. performance, seemed to possess between them a good num-
TOKYO, Apr. 17 (Reuter)-Pro-ber of electric flash lamps, and
The robbers trussed up Mrs."Da- Vidson and her cook with ropes De-
SHANGHAI GAMBLERS. ARRESTED
CHUNGKING, Apr. 17 (Benter) Details of the South Seas Chi-
•
daily particularly em~ phasised the conferences the de- nunciation of the Nanking Gov- ¡ernment and the support
Chungking.
of
The manifesto" adopted by the Conference points out that Russia must follow the policy of Britain and the United States "because Rusalk cannot hope to be free from the aggressors' menace opce. China is defeated."
MAGNETIC DICE USED IN CAME out of the theatres following the JAPANESE CALL ON
fore ransacking the place. They
Getting therr cue from the THAI PREMIER
decamped with valuables consisting effective use of magnetic mines in BANGKOK, Apr. 17 (Reuter)---It (of silverware, curtos and cash. the current war in Europe, a batch chlets of the General Star of sident Roosevelt's announcement these were quite freely used.". is officially announced the Jap The Invasion of Mr Davidson's of gambling operators in Shanghal TANGANYIKA TAX Army and the General Staff of the that the United States will protect Faulty sealing allowed "glimpses anese Minister called on the That home is believed to be one of the were found to have displayed "their Navy.
merchant ships wherever they go of light from a good number of Prime Minister and conversed on most daring robberies in recent ingenuity in cheating their unsus- DARESBALAAM, Apr. 17 (Reuter). ao long as they do not enter the windows, but on the whole the foreign affairs for over an hour, months in the French Concession, pecting customers by using a huge A measure to introduce excess combat zone, may te regarded in black-out regulations were quite Rear-Admiral · Maida, of the being perpetrated in broad day-horse-ahoe magnet and three dice profits tax in Tanganyika is to be the light of "a test case of the strictly adhered to. ..
Japanese Navy, also visited the light, visiting the house at about loaded with metal in a game call introduced in the Legislative Comm- convoy system" in the opinion of
Searchlights played about the Thal Premier.
10.45 am
ed Tah Siao" reports the Bhang-jci "by the Governor," Sir Mark the ASAHI SHIMBUN.
harbour, but a view of the Island
hai Times. The eight operators |Young. The paper says that Aden and thing resembling an illegal light.
from Kowloon showed hardly any- the Red Bea were declared to be blockaded by Italy, while Germany pecially and Kowloon in general About 9.30 p.m., Tsimshatsut es, has designated the Eastern Medi-was startled by four land explo terranean as a war zone, adding (stons but it was generally agreed SHANGHAL, Apr. 17 (Reuter)"thus the United States Navy must these must have come in connexión New areas off the southern coast be prepared for dangerous contact with the exercises
New Areas Of Japanese Naval Blockade
of. Kwangtung are added to the with the Germans and Italians
Japanese navaj blockade
proclamation by the Commander-
a there."
TO OVERCOME
in-Chief of the Japanese. China
Seas Fleet.
According to the communique,
the new areas, in which passage SHIPPING
of all ships will be prohibited,
effective from midnight, April 18. SHORTAGE
include the waters enclosed by
BITTER ITALIAN PRESS CAMPAIGN AGAINST FRANCE
,
LONDON, April 17 (Reuter) Messages from Rome state that the' Italian Press opened a bitter cam- |paign againåt France.--
the line connecting the western LONDON, Apr. 17 (Reuter)--A Signor Mussolini's paper, PO- extremity of Tal Oa Point, eastern move to overcome shipping short- POLO D'ITALIA
says that the
end of Tahengizin Island, Saint age has been taken by the Dutch French people's hostile attitude to John's Point and the south-eastern Colonies.
Germany and Italy is "completely end of the Tshengkin Island and Shipments from the N. EI. to unchanged" and in reality a the line running 113 deg. 30 mins. New York, which used to make "spiritual alliance between Britain, E. long. part of Tayawan which lies a long voyage through the Panama and France, stalk exista:” north-of-the-fins cormecting Canal, will in future be directed Mr. Churchill's recent
recent statement. Tapeng Chiao and Fokal Point to San Francisco, announced the concerning the feelings and sym- and Kiatze Chiang, Bhenchian Batavia Radio.
pathies of the French nation were
and their surrounding waters Goods would then be sent aver correct," the paper adds, "and for north of the Jins connecting land and a considerable saving of the first time Mr. Churchill has Tongmi Chiao and Breaker Point.{shtyping time effected"
uttered: the gospel truth.”
A group at the Free French Forces club in London.
Jacque line, the singer, is seen talking into the microphone held by Gibson Parker, European Productions Supervisor. Miss Vaug- han, secretary and founder of the club, is seen on the left and behind her is William, the sailor singer of romantic songs. This club, which is frequented by members of the Free French Forces who happen to be in London, is extremely comfortable and at- tractive. The walls are lined with photographs of French film stars, but a portrait of General
1 de Gaulle occupies a place of on the wall behind the group.
found themselves at the Central It is hoped that an agreement Station explaining to the detectives will be reached as to the provision how their inventive genius, had for reliefs with such other, depen- produced the marvellous contrap-dencies as may decide to introduce tions and how much their a similar, tax
magnetic ability had extracted
from the pockets of their innocent victims
The eight of them were arrested would bet on a high number all by the police recently on the pave the biker would do was so DRES ment just in front of House 340. the cup and saucer just above tile Avenue Edward VII, near Shan- magnet, placed under the table, tang Road. A rectangular piece so as to make the number; lem of cloth bearing the signs and than ten best of mattre symbols used in the game of "Tah Discovery of the frand was made Sao" about $100 in various bank-by one of the victims, whe in tum note denominations, three dice and tipped, detectives at Central Sta
saucer and cup holding the dice tion. It is understood that the set were also, seized, and 137 gang had been able to make con- MOST POPULAR [siderable gains during the past few According to the police, the days in view of the heavy patrum game of "Tah Blao" is one of the age of the game. most popular among the prohibited
Questioned by the police m games indulged in by local Obi-"Inventor" revealed that he got nese. The customer places his bệt his idea from the present nav either on a high or low number warfare in Europe we shown by the dice which the are used" to draw and sink large banker shakes in a cup and saticer vessels in the ocean, why could' Any number above ten to high and not use them any number below ten is low aman object
It appears taste if the customer "genius" told the police