HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
NAVY, R.A.F. TAKE HEAVY "TOLL OF ENEMY SHIPPING
LONDON, May 29 (Reuter)-Five armed trawlers were escort- ing a German supply ship of approximately 5,000 tons which was" struck twice by heavy bombs dropped by an R.A.F. Coastal Com- mand aircraft off Brest yesterday.
East African Operations Awards
LONDON, May 29 (Reuter recognition of the recent success- ful operations in East Africa. Hls Majesty the King has ordered the following promotions in and ap- pointments of the Order of the Bath:
The supply ship was let listing and setting down after the pilot of the British plane estimated that his second salvo "torpedoed" the ship below the water-line.
All the armed trawlers opened fire but the aircraft was hit only twice
STEADY TOLL
To Companions of the Order of a very large ammunition schooner the Bath-Major-General Alfred had been sunk. Reade
FINANCE & GENERAL
Anglo-Nord WAR-SURROUNDED SWITZERLAND
Agreement
LONDON, May 29 (Reuter Determination to prosecute the war to a successful conclusion was affirmed in the Anglo-Norwegian | agreement concerning the organ!- sation" and employment of Nor-
SEEKS DURANCE UNTIL PEACE
BERNE, Switzerland—This tiny democracy-virtually isolated by warring `nations on all sides—is reshaping`its entire economic structure in an attempt to "hold out" until
peace once again opens up normál markets.
To make up for increasing shortages, of fond, a two-part plan has been evoked,
MANY OBSTACLES
and
FRIDAY, MAY 30, 1941. —PAGE 9.
SAY
Gordon's
and know what you're drinking/
The first part calls for immed workers who will lose their jobs in weglan armed forces in the United late cultivation of 50,000 hectares the factories can be employed in Kingdom which was signed yester- (about 123,500 acres) of land for the Helds. This will require a day by the British and Norwegian grain and potatoes for the spring large measure of adaption on the Foreign Ministers..
of 1991. The second part of the part of the individua). The two "Governments agreed plan is to bring every possible that one of the objects of the square foot of land under cultiva- The obstacles which confront war is the re-establishment of tion until the war ends.
the drive for self-sufficiency are The steady toll which the Royal
of the freedom and independence'
WORK BEGINS.
manifold. for Switzerland is poor- Navy is taking of enemy troops of Norway through its complete Factory workers, school children 17 endowed by nature in food and and supplies, bound for the Western liberation from German domins and office workers are being har- raw materials Desert theatre of war is augmented
tion..
nessed to the task. Playgrounds, A considerable part of the re- by the sinking of an 18,000-ton
They recognise the importance flower gardens, parks and moun public's foodstuffs for man her and other vessels. announced yesterday's Admiralty communique. In their common interest of maintain slopes are being brought un.beast are in normal times import- ed. Industries are also to a large To Knights Commander-Lieut In addition to the destroyer-taining the armed forces of Norway der the plow.
All raw materials possible will extent dependent on imports from General Alari Gorden Cunningham ferred to in the communique of and have agreed on the prinel- (brother of Admiral Str Andrew May 23, this communique also ples on which these armed forces be produced in Switzerland. Coal abroad."
"The few, coal veits in the Alps, Cunningham) and Major-General stated that a troopship of about will be organised for co-operauen velns which have been idle ance
the last war and before are being are far from enough to All home William Platt.
9,000 tons, a 7,000-ton tanker and with the Allied armed forces.
worked again. All reserves of raw needs. Iron mines in Gonzen and materials and all that are still ab the Fricktal are inadequate, too." tainable from abroad will be set Metals such as copper, nickel are completely lacking. aside for the most vital industries, and tin
CHILDREN HELP
Mineral oils have to be imported Economy is being" practiced as from abroad, as do cotton never before. "School children save wool for textile industries.
BLOCKADES RESPONSIBLE every scrap of silver paper and go
Many of these goods are com from house to house collecting old newspapers. It is estimated that pletely cut off by the blockades or If one person saved 10 grams of -as in the case of Rumanian dil foodstuff, each day it would mean can only be bought in competition a daily saving of "four and a half with more powerful nations.
Transportation difficulties make THE DOLLAR freight cars full and a yearly sav- ing of 1,640 freight cars fall. Jeven the small quantities available
TOKYO, May 29 (Reuter)- Old rusty nalls, preserve cans for purchase hard to bring home. Exchange bankers here anticipate cisco. "Seattle, Chicago, New York, The Coroner said he came to and metal tubes and table scraps which in peace-time brought grain Foreign Exchange by the United River traffic on the upper Rhire. greater control over the Dollar and Washington. Los Angeles, Haiti-the conclusion that the fire was are carefully" collected. more, Portland and Sacramento, started through lighted matches The expected decrease in indus- and coal to Switzerland, has for States under the proclamation of plus 'one chapter for New England and cigarette ends being thrown trial production "due to raw technical reasons not been con- ર national emergency made by the sponsorship of the about in fun and mischief by the material shortage will be balanced tinued despite the armistice with President Roosevelt on Tuesday zoological monstro-Women's Advisory Committee of boys, but he did not attach blame by the increased production in France, Switzerland, has for tech- but minimise its probable, effect on sity according to Professor Ger- the New Life Movenient
agriculture. 50 to any of them,
that the many nical reasons not been continued Japan's principal items of trade despite the armistice with France with the United States, saya a brandi, Prime Minister of the This Information was brought
Switzerland has no freight ships Japanese report. back by Miss Ng Mun-chi, princi-
while a smaller schooner had been shelled and hit Colonel Godwin-Austen: Harry Edward de Robillard several times.
Wetherall and Brigadier-General George Edwin Brink, of the South African Staff Corps,
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To Knight Commander of the British Empire, Major-General
SUPPORT NEW LIFE
Lewis Maclesfied Heath of the In MOVEMENT
dian Army.
Hitler A Zoological Monstrosity
LONDON, May 29. (Reuter) Hitler is 2
Netherlands
CIGARETTE BUTTS CAUSE OF FIRE
LONDON, May 29 (Reuter) A verdict of accidental death was returned at the inquest yesterday
on the victims of a fire on the tram in which boys from Ample forth College Catholic School, In- New Life associations have been cluding the two sons of the Bel- formed by Chinese women in nine gian Prime Minister, M. Pierlot, American dities, namely San Fran- lost their yes.
ur.der
Speaking In London "yesterday pal of the Mn Fong School for HONGKONG SHARE QUOTATIONS
the Professor described Hitler girls, who was commissioned by
as, "this creature which combines Madame Chiang Kai shek to the STOCK EXCHANGE, the strength of the rhinoceros, United States to organise the Chi- the polson fangs of
the
snake nese women in America
and the stench of a polecat.. After a two-year stay abroad, inspires only loathing and dis-Miss Ng has returned to Chung- gust because it clutches with dis-king to report to Madame Chiang
at the honest hands
tree of land to bring greetings to her form Christian Chinese women in 15 states.-
(Central News).
like
planted in our
civilisation."
Bayers Sellers
لود
ENT
Do. (Col. Reg.)...
Chartered Banks
on the Danube.
SHORTAGES IN EUROPE
and
GORDONS
DRY GIN
DISTILLERY LONDON.
NO COLOURING MATTER NO INJURIOUS INGREDIENTS
U.S. CONTROL OF
Japan's principal, products of trade with the United States are All Europe is short of rolling raw silk exports and cotton im- stock, that few countries wil
ports... transport goods bought by Switzer.. land: as is customary in normal. times. Switzerland must go and
get everything with its own rolling which are allowed to pass the 11310 stock, Much rolling stock is re-blockade from the New World are
quired to
that hopelessly inadequate. When they
278
£76
transport goods
4
H.K. Stock Exchange
BUYERS
H. K. Fire Ins: $178. Indo-Chinas (Pref), $80. Providents, $5.
Hotels, $2.85. Trams, $15.80, Lights (0), $5.70. Macao Electrics, $18.65.- Entertainments, $6.25.
SALES Humphreys, $8.40, Electrics Rts., $11.
HONGKONG
SHAREBROKERS
ASSOCIATION
Volume of Business Transacted on Thursday, May 29, 1941 SALES
£8 formerly went by the water route land in Europe after paying triple Egel-such as coal from Germany. transportation dues and insurance £101 Sometimes rali traffic is delayed the goods are still not in Switzer- because of sabotage or bombing land, but must often come after of railway facilities. The bombing long delay through Spain's limited
China Lights (Old) of Zurich and Basel held up rail-transport system. way trafe for several days. De-
of all European
Cements struction by saboteurs the countries is the most dependent on Tramways bridge between Genera and Lyons the import of raw materials and held up trafile for weeks.
foodstuffs and is one of the most few shiploads of goods isolated from these-(CB.M.)
SHAREBROKERS ASSOCIATION
Nominal
THURSDAY 29 MAY.
Banks
Buyer
Bellers
S
Womina
144
++
181812, H.K. Backs
£78
£76
Do. Lon. Rep.)
£223 Mercantile Bka "A
£10
Mercantile Bks. "C"
871
Bank of East Asia...
871
N. C.. 8. Banka,... Insurances
16 ct.
$220
Canton TusuranceA.
3220
8403
Union Insurances............
$405
$11
Underwriters
$75 cts
#176
H.K. Fires.....
$176
Shipping.
$125 Douglaser
1117
$8
$7
$80
260
Indo-Chinas (Def.)
840
40/7
Shells
40/71
$6.55 Waterbcata
Bei
Docks, Wharves,
Godowns, etc.
8951
$14.90
894)
11/0
$8
፧፧
MI
$80
Steamboats Judo-Chinas . (Prof.)..
$14.50 R.K. Docks (Old)
Mining
11/0
Kailan
$8
Raube
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The
Switzerland
833 - $5.771
500
19.50
100
*** 15.90
1433
The total value is $13,150,57),
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HOUSES AND APARTMENTS WANTED.
HOUSES AND APARTMENTS TO BE LET. MISCELLANEOUS WANTS.
Announcements not exceeding 25 Words are inserted under this heading at a Pre-paid
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If Charges collected, $2,00,
TO LET.-Unfurnished from 1st June 300 The Peak Six rcomed
house
in
Bluf Path. Fifteen 897 minutes from Tram. Reasonable
&. Rent. Hastings .Co. Marina House.
$2.70
$6.40
231
4,
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China Campaign Committee Continues Work
never
Despite the terrific sufferings in England from Nazi blitz bomb- ings, work of the China Campaign Committee, London, has been interrupted, according to a letter received by the China De- fence League from Miss Dorothy Woodman. National Secretary of the Committee.
After describing the conditions ment and the officials in the in London and elsewhere as a re- Foreign Office.
sult of the ruthless German air: attacks. the letter proceeds as fol-
lows
SEAMEN'S UNION .. "Another very interesting de- velopment. We have worked very
"Yet we have never been interclosely with the Chinese Seamen's rupted in our work, or rather, we
Union set up in this country last
have never allowed these things July. They have excellent leaders to influence us. People have res-
who stand loyally by them in face
Holt's,
ponded accordingly. Our bazaar. of considerable inducements and by the way, was the best we've
sometimes threats. There are held. £240 net profit-an excellent 20,000 of them on ships ander result for which our Socialist com- British register. Two companies, mittee must have all the credit Anglo-Saxon and Alfred because they were not deterred by have now agreed to pay the men any pessimistic hints that people a war risk bonus of £5 a month wouldn't buy. Our Burma Road after refusing to do SO since campaign was quite a spectacular the war. began. We can claim no particular credit, but I think that
auccess.
"It showed that there is a real it would be quite correct to say China-conscious public opinion in that the knowledge of the sympa- this country which can be trusted thy and the willingness of people to respond at all times to our lead. in this country to work for China The agitation on the matter sur-makes even shipowners přised many members of Parlia- twice."--(Central News).
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Reclamation Centre For Panama-Returned Chinese
V
$2.85
831
:
185 11.K. & K. Wharves
Providents............
FI.K. Docks (New).. 825 +8hanghai Docks.
$6.40
$99
1 cts. Hong Kong Mines....
Lands, Hotels and
Buildings
H.K. & 8. Hotels...... $2.85 H.K. Landa..............
#97 Do. 4% Debentures.... $13
Shanghai Lands, ...........
83.70.K. Bealtion.......
Humphreys
Chinese Estates.
Cotton Mill
$33) Ewo (9.) .................. $265 S'hai Cotton (8.)...
Zoong Binge (8.)..... Wing On Textiles (8.. Publie Utilities |H.K. TramwayO.COM Peak Trams (old).... Peak Trams (new)...
31
8331
260
$125
think
8157
$15.90
#7)
$32
$514 Star Ferries..-.-
$150
$21.35 Y'mati Ferrics.....
#201
Chins Lights (0)........ $5.70
$12
China Lights (Now)... $1.20
[B, K. Electrics (Oldi,
For the relief of Chinese forced to return here from Panama owing to the restrictive measures enforced in that country, the Kwangtang Provincial Government is planning to mark off Yanfa, near Kukong, as a reclamation centre for them, according to word received from Kwangtung.
Aa 性 preliminary step. the
Panama-returned Chinese will be
registered, after which representa AWARD FUND FOR
tives will be despatched by them
to the designated ares to make
an investigation of the soll and climate.
1
INVENTIONS
The Ministry of Education has
set aside $100,000 (Chinese cur-
So far more than 200 Chinese rency) as an award fund for dis- have returned here from Panama. tinguished writings, scientific in- Excent a few who have some Bay- ventions and artistic achievements. ings, the rest are in a pitiable
plight. Another" batch of 140 Is Candidates for prizes will be re- expected to return here by the commended by the Ministry or the President Cleveland in the next Academic Examination Committee. few days.
Writers, inventors and artists may also apply..
Applications must be submitted before the end of October for the current year and the end of June
part of A tea reception to a these overseas Chinese was «giverį by Mr. Tseng Hsiao-feng, represen~ tative of General LA Hon-wan," Chairman of the Kwangtung Pro- every year beginning 1942. Each vincial Government, at the Kin prize will be between $2,000 and Kwok Restaurant (Central New), $10,000.-(Central News)
$5.70
X.Rts. $99
$20.85
#11
$18.66
L
$8
$19
H. K. Klactrics(New)...
H.K. Electric (Rts)
Macao Electrica
Macao Electrios
Sandakan Lights...... $22.60 Telephones (old)....... Telephones (now)......
Industrials
$30 Cald., Macg, (Ord.) 8 $25 Cald., Macg. (Prel.)8
Canton Icon........
$134 Cements .....
88.70 H.K. Ropes
HEL. Govt. Loans
4% Loan
(1934)
(1940)... Miscellaneous
1171 Dairy Farms..............
Entertainmenta
$1.60 Constructions old)..
Constructions (naw)..
IR.
111 !!
*
397
1944 31%
294 31%
$1
877
Lane Crawfords....... Nanyang Tobacco.....
$3,80
$2.16 Binceren
$2,30
80%
Watsons
28
Ch. 0.6% 1825G $ndr
$39
II.K. Wing On
$42
S'hai Wing Up
$7.20 Vibra Piling
6/3
Marsmans Inv. (Lea.
21
$1
Maraming Iny. (H.K
Wm. Powell...
Lights Rts
+Bale to Shangba
:
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HOTELS
322 $21.06 $11.
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75 ot. 126402.
8131
$7
97).
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$171
$61
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