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MOTOR CARS.
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Y'S MEN'S CLUBS
Mr. Y. L. Mason Succeeds
Mr. Yinson Lee
At the sixteenth annual convention of Y's Men's Clubs held in Toronto; some weeks ago, Mr. Y. Lewis Mason of Shanghai was elected Regional Director for China, succeeding Mir. William Yinson Lee, the founder of the Y's Men's Movement of "Fellow- ship, Culture and Service" in China, who has held this honoured position continuously since
mative of I-
Mr. Lewis Mason 13 Hsing, Chakiang province, and a graduate of Tanghua and New York Universities, and received training and had practical experience in the adverusing profession in the United
He
Returning to China twelve years ago, he organ.sed the Con- sohdattu National Anvertising Com- pany, of which he is inimagiz. was presat. nt of the Shancha Men's Club in 4936, and has been chairman of the Sh ughai Y's Men's Free Bay Cithar, aucceeding air. Yin- son Lee in 1935. This institution hus, during the ten years of its castinee, attended to the needs of 200,000 visits by poor sick children, render- ing frze hied.ent service and supply- ing free medicine at the average rate Rixty day. This notale work
xly per was carried on by the physician members of the Shanghof Y Men's
Club, assisted by a number of lady doctors, all of whom gave the.r. ser vice without charge. The Shanghai Y's Men's Club also equipped and
cds
two
maintollered
poorer sections of the city.
fur
In the
Since the war, the activities of
that Club have been directed to-
in
the
dren's
'Mr.
wards the main of 100 beds Shanghal Refugee Chil- Hospital, besides doing other
Director
Con
relief work
been
Emeritus for Chine and he has been not.fled that the
appointed & Sun Lee has
vention
International
Tornsta
ent to him of his 15-ycur term of offer us Regional Director for Ching, bearing the signatures of all the International Presidents un- der whom he had served.
a unique suas sent
Banks
H.K. Banks, $1,345 83. H.K. Bank (Lon. Reg.), £82 n. Landarea Bank, Kann. Mercantile Bank, A. & D., £773⁄41⁄4 n. Mercantile Bank, C. £13 n. Bust Asta Bunk, s88 n.
Insurance
Canton Ina, $215 n. Union Ins., $90231⁄2 8. China Underwriters, $2 n. H.K. Fire Ins., $100 n."
Shipping
Douglas, $60 b H.K. Steamboats, $16 n. Indo-Chinas (Pref.), $60 n. Indo-Chinas (Det.), 524 n. Shell Bearer, s/- 05/- n. Union Waterboats, $9 n.
Docks Etc.
HK. & K. Wharves, $119 b. lik. Docks (10), sta n. H.K. Docks (new), $17 n. Providents (old), so n. Providents
(new), $5.15 n.
New Engineering Sa, $4.80 8. Shanghai Docks, Sh. $100 n. Kallan Mining Adm., 5/- 17/- n. Raubs, $0.10 b. Venz:
'Goldfield, $3 n. Hongkong Mines, 7 cts. n.
Pallippine Mining Antamoks, P. 48% sa. Atoks, P. 20% sa.
Baguio Gold, P. 241⁄2 so. Benguet Consel., P. 12.70 sa. Coco Grove, P. 49 sa. Consolidated Mines, P. 0035 38. Demonstrations, P. 20% sa. I.X.L.,
San Mauricio, P. 1.30 sa. Suyoc Consol, P. 194 United Paracales, P. 50 sa
Landı, Hotels, etc.
H. and S. Hotels, $0.45 s. I.K. Lands, $3412 b.
H.K. Lands 4% deb. 107% n. Shanghai Lands, Sh. $8.00 n. Humjuries, $9. H.K. Realties, $5 Chinese Estates, $80 n. Pubilc Utilities
n.
(old),
HLK. Tramways, $16.50 b. Peak Trams (cd), sun. Peak Trams (new), $3. Star Ferries, $703, n. Yuumati Ferrics
$23 n. Yuumut! Ferries, (new), $22% n. Chima Light (old), $10.40 b. Clana Light (new), $16.10 b.
Electr.c. $5521 D. Macao Electric, $17% n.
$16
H.K.
Sandakan
Lights, Telephone (on), 344,50 b. Terjhone (new), $0.00 n. Singapore Tractions, s/- 22/6 n. Singapore Pref., 8/25/- n.
Industrial
11.
11.
Cald: Macg. (ord.), Sh. $14 n. Cald: Mucg. (Pref.), Sh. $13 n. Canton lees, $1.70 Coments, $15.35 1 H.K. Ropes, $4.65
Stores, &c. Stares, Dairy Farms, $2334 n. Wattons, $0.86 sa. Lane Crawfords, $8% n. Sinectes, $2 2 u.
Wing On (H.K.), $38. H. William Powell, Ltd., 90 cts. n. Cotton Mill
Ew Cotton Sh. 15.60 n. S'hal Cotton Sh. $110 n. Zoong Sings, Sh. $24 n. Ving On Textiles,
Sh. $40 n. Miscellaneous H.K. Entertainments, $0% n. Constructions, $51% n. Vibro Piling, su n. Ch. Govt. 5% 1925 G$ Bonds.,
74% .
H.K. Govt. 4% Loan 6% prm. b. H.K. Govt. 3% Loan par b. Murmans (Lon.), s/- 16/9 n. Marsmans (IK). - 3/- .
U.S.
COMMODITY PRICES
LATEST CABLED
QUOTATIONS
The sixteen Y's Men's Clubs in the Chinu Region were located in Shanghai (two Clubs). Nanking, Soo- Tientsin, Foochow December
New York Cotton
chow, Wuhu,
uhu, Chungking, Peiping, Tsingtao, Ts.nan, Amoy, Canton, Hankow, Hongkong Jan, (1939) and Kunming. Of the Clubs new in March (1039) Japanese-occupied territory,
two May (1030)
the
Opening
0.00/37
Closing 8.08/68 8.45/44 8.50/30
8.43/43
8.10/46
.23/23
0.27/27
7.90/08
0.01/02
Oct. (1939)
7.67/07
7.71/71 8.86 Nom.
New York Rubber
Clubs in Shanghai and the one in July (1030)
Tientsin are still active. The others
unaffected by the war are the Clubs Spot
in Hongkong, Chungking and Kun- ming.
Dr. Arthur W. Woo is Governar of ‡ December
the Y'a Men's Clubs in South China, March (1030) 15.00/01 and Mr. Peter II. Sin, President of | May the Club in Hongkong.
LUNATICS
FREE
City Thrown Into Commotion
September
15.85/85 10.07/07 10.06/07 15.05/04 10.06/08 18.05/10 October
10.12/12 Sales for the day:-2,700 tons.
Chicago Wheat December 0174/02 0134/01% May
0546/83% 05/4/05% July
054/05%% Tueslay's Sales:
December
Stockton, Cal, Nov. 30. Police deputies and 200 Legion- May nales are tracking between 25 and
July
50 criminally insane inmates of the December State asylum who cluded the guards May during a fire alarm at the building. July
An emergency siren summoned the Legionnaires
Ires after the city had been thrown into panie by the lunatles running in the streets and hiding in alleys and gardens.
The fire broke out on the top floor of the
15,010,000 bushels
Chicago Corn
474/47 47/47%
THE HONGKONG
British Air Minister To Visit Paris
Will Talk With His French Vis-A-Vis
TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY.
London, Nov. 30. The Secretary for Air was asked In the House of Commons whether he intended to enter in any new strategical supply arrangement with the French Air Ministry on his visit to Paris on Saturday, whether he would be accompanied by staff officers, and whether it was proposed to establish any standing organisation for co-operation and liaison between the two air services.
Sir Kingsley Wood said he was taking the opportunity of a visit to the international Aeronautical Exhi- bition in Paris to meet the French Air Minister and to discuss with him natters of mutual interest, and he would be accompanied by three members of the Air Ministry staff.
The answer to the Arst and third parts of the question was in the negative.-British Wireless.
JAPANESE STILL NEAR BORDER (Continued from Page 1.)
mission to return to Chinese terrl- Tory.
EARLIER REPORTS
Scurrying ice rats through the ruins of Shum Chun, loiters workea Throughout last night, removing everything of value 10 sampans anchored in the Shum Chun River, within sight of the British military guards on the Lowu Bridge.
The British authorities were powerless to stop the depredations, which
occurring in Chinese t: Fritory.
were
Many Shum Chum refugees crossed the border from. British territory in order to retrieve some of their be- longings.
Their greatest fear now, however,
|
Questions On Anti-British Propaganda
German Government And Palestine
London, Nov. 30. The Under Secretary for Forelyn Affairs, naked in the House of Com- mon if a reply had been received from the German Government on and-Dritishi propaganda, said that us The Prime Minister had informed the House the German Government would be well aware of the un- fortunate effect of such articles on Anglo-German relations, and the Foreign Secretary did not con:
consider if necessary to draw the attention of the German Government to this fact. A reply from the German Govern- ment did not therefore arise.
the Foreign Secretary had been
Asked further if the attention off drawn to the recent outbreak of anil-British
to the operations in Palestine. Mr. Wish propaganda in relation Butler replied that a statement un
his sublect had been made recently by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and he had no doubt this would have come to the attention of the German Government.-British Wircless.
No Protest To Tokyo
London, Nov. 30.
No protest has been made by the British authorities against the action on British territory by the Japanese north of Hongkong, it is stated in authoritative circles here to-night,
It is declared that the authorities increly drew the attention of the Japanese to the violation of certain British rights in the Hongkeng zone. whereupon the high command of the Japanese flect of Hongkong assured the British Government that men- sures would be taken to prevent a recurrenez of such Trans-Ocean.
is of the hordes of piratical Chinese FASCIST
vh sculled up the river from Deep Bay to feast upon the defenceles elty, and the refugees were forced to return to British territory, many of them empty-handed.
The
Chinese Maritime Customs
violations.
LEADER SHOT DEAD
Paris, Nov. 30.
A message from Bucharest stules
officials at the Shum Chum Station, that Captain Codreanu, former chief
of the Puscist Iron Guards organisa-
who returned to their posts shortly
tion in Rumania, was shot dead when after the Japanese evacuated yester- day, were forced to maintain an all-attempting to escape from prison night armed vigil.
But, according to Chinese reports. order has not
now been restored at the railway cay.
Shum Chun and Shataukok were
Į both garrisoned by Chinese troops this morning, when the Chinese National flag was run up.
Shops have re-opened in Shatankek for the first time in a week.
The Chinese at Shataukuk and elsewhere along the border are in a state of the most extreme excitement at the Japanese withdrawal, and are claiming that the Chinese troops were responsible.
"Central News" reported at 9.50 3.m. that Chinese troops under Colene! Liu Ju, who moved westward from Nglungshan Valley yesterday in.
at Shum
Chun,
guards.
were iso shot dead,
Thirteen of Codreanu's followers
Codreanu's friends attempted to stage a rescue of the prisoners while The latter were being transferred from one prison to another. While an exchange of shots was being carried on the prisoners attempted to escape, whereupon the prison guards turned their fire on the prisoners and kulfed al 14-Reuter.
STOCK MARKET REPORT
The Hongkong Stock Exchange
an endeavour to flank the Japanese official summary issued at 12.30 p.m. while they were
It is announced that the new re- yesterday, says:
cords for the
distances
between encountered the Japanese as the latter
retiring along the railway, were
states the
In a brief encounter of casual-
Chinese report, a
ties were indicted on the Japanese. A Chinese captain and several soldiers were also wounded,
The wounded Chinese were brought into British territory last night for admission to hospital.
NEW CZECH PRESIDENT ELECTED
(Continued from Page 1.)
which deputations of the Solcol, Seoude, Legionaries and National Rule Clubs had taken up their post- tions and welcomed the new leat of the State with rousing cheers. A Inge crowd massed before the building and also enthusiastically ne- claimed
the President,
The market ruled steady and in a few stocks prices show slight im- has been on provements, Business a restricted scale owing to scarcity of sellers.
Auyers Hongkong Bank $1,340 Union Irurance $485 H.K. & K. Wharves 114
Raube 59.10
11. & S. Hotels $5.30
HK, Lands
HK. Tramways fia
China Lights (Old) $10.40
H.K. Electrice $55
Watson $8%
H.K. Govt. 4% Loan 6% pm. HI, Govt, 3%%% Inan pur
Bellero
Union Insurance $491 H. & S. Hotels $5.45
Bales Hongkong Bank 11.344 11.K. & K. Wharven $114 Vibro Piling 30% Maramans lon) 17/3
Antamoks P. 48 Atoks 20
Banulo Cola 21 Denguet Consol 12,70 Coco Grove
42 Consolidated Mines 2035 Demonstrations 28 San Mauricio 1,70 Suyoc Consol 19 United Paracales 30
CHAMBERLAIN MAY VISIT VATICAN
London, Nov. 30.
Accompanied by the Presidents of the Senate and Chainber of Deputies, Dr, Hacha then entered the Assembly Hall and took the oath. After this ceremony, President Hacho, with the Prime Minister at his side, left the 512/47 61/50TS building,
and after inspecting a 51/61% guard of honour drawn up at the foot Winnipeg Wheat
50/59
Mr. Chamberinin may possibly pay of the steps, drove in procession to 584/50% the Hradeln, where he will in fature a private visit to the Pope during his 01/01 01/01 reside
visit to Rome, though no definite ar- 024/02%
Presidential car was preceded rangements for such a visil have by a detachment of dragoons, with actually been made.-Reuter. the President's standard. As soon as President Hacha had entered the
EXCHANGE
the three-storey asylum. It is T.T. London believed to have been started by the Demand Inmates setting fire to the mattresses.TT. Shanghal Owing to the emergency all 100 T.T. Singapore inmates of the criminally insane wardr
T.T. Japan wero set free and the remaining (4) 1,000 inmates herded into the school
India yard United Press.
Deanna DURBIN That CERTAIN AGE
MELVYN DOUGLAS A A NEW UNIVERSAL PICTURE
U.S.A.
T.T. Tr. Manila T.T. T.T. Batavia TT. Bangkok
T. Saigon
Belling
Franc T.T. Germany TT. Switzerland T.T. Australia
Buying
4 m/s L/c London
4 m/c D/p do.
4 m/s L/C U.S.A,
4 m/s Franco
90 d/s India
U.S. Cross rate in London
.18. 234 .10. 23%
.175 Norn.
Hradcin, the Prealdential Standard Babies' Wealth $1,297
was hoisted on the tower of the castle from which it was taken down eight weeks ago after the departure of President Benes-Trans-Ocean.
GERMAN AIRMEN SMASH BERLIN—
.59
100%
,83
..20
53%
149%
11.00 721
.1271 Tokyo will be registered with the
1/0 Federation
Aeronautique
.110
TOKYO RECORD
(Continued from Page 13
Sydney, Australia. Insatiable latisticians have com- puted that every baby born in Aus- tralla comes into life owing $744 but having $2,041 in assets. The first Agure represents the baby's share In the public debts and the latter ita share in the country's wealth.
Church Aids Aborigines
of
MELBOURNE. The
Presbyterian Church Inter-Australia has undertaken to take care nationale,
of the dying remnants the .1/844 Field-Marshal Hermann. Goering aboriginal tribes of the country. It .1/3.5/82 has sent a mesange to the Japanese has purchased Ernabells, a 300- .29k people by the same, aeroplane · in square-mile" sheep ranch in the .11.80 ; which he declared that the German heart of Australia which will be keni flers were the messengers of the inviolate for the aborigines who will ..8412 4.68% German people-Trans-Ocean,
help with the grazing of 1,650 sheep,
DECEMBER 1, 1938.
NEWLY
ARRIVED
from
PARIS
D
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E
W
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ERY
J. ULLMANN & CO.
Chater Road
The
POST
FIRST CLASS MAIL
OFFICE.
MAIL LETTERS
Public are reminded that ealed letters and packets, irrespec- Ordinary letter mail only for West ve of contents, are classified as first Kwangtung, Kwangsi, Szechwan, lass mall and must be prepaid as Kwelchow and Hunan will be ac- uch.
cepted at senders' riak.
CHRISTMAS PRINTED PAPER MAIL AND PARCELS FOR AUSTHALIA
The Christmas Printed Paper Mail Christmas Cards etc., in open
сп
MAIL FOR CANTON
Ordinary mail (not Registered,
clopes) and Parecis for Australia Insured or Parcels) will be accopted 11 be closed in the General Post for Canton and despatched as cir- nice and Kowloon Central Post cumstances permit,
fice as follows:
Parcels
5.00 p.m. Dec. 1. Registered Mail. 8.45 am. Dec. 2 Ordinary Mall 9.30 a.m. Dec, 2 These Mails will be forwarded by he s.3, Tanda and are due to arrive Sydney on December 21, 1938. CHRISTMAS LETTER MAIL FOR CANADA
(By Imperial Airways Service) The Last Christmas Letter Mall 15 cents per half-ounce) for Canada by the "Imperial Airways Plano" will be closed as follows:
VIA RIBERIA KOUTI
(except Great Britain and Eire) and Letters and Postcards for Europe
South America are forwarded" "vim Siberia" it so superscribed.
OUTWARD MAIL TIMIS Registered and Parcel Malls are closed 18 minutes earlier than the Registered Mali....5 p.m. Dec. 3. ume given below unless otherwise Ordinary Mall....7 p.m. Dec. 5. stated, and where malls are adverti This malt is expected to arrive at Vancouver or Victoria B.C., OD December 23, 1938.
Frota
d to close at or beure v um, re- gistered and parcel mails are closed at 5 p.m. on the previous day.
INWARD MAILS
Air Mall by "Imperial Airways
Direct Service"London
24th November.
Bangkok and Holbow
Per
date, Imperial
U.S.A. and Japan-San Francisco
date, 5th November.
Amoy
Shanghai
Due.
Airways Plano ........... Kalgan ...
December 1.
December 1..
Pres. Monroe
December 1.
Santhla
December 1.
Somali Bangalore
December 1.
.Decembar 2.
Emp, of Canada
December 2,
Hakozaki Maru
.December 2.
Llangchow
.December 2.
December 2,
December 2
hai
Japan and Shanghai
Haiphong, Pakhol and Hollow
Shanghai, Amoy and Swatow Swatow
Yingchow Cheking
Hakusan Maru
Strafts
U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang-
(Vancouver B.C. date, 12th November),
Parétis from Calcutta and Straits... Suisang
Straits and Europe via Negnpatam
(Papers etc.,) Landon date. 3rd November.
Ale Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-London dale 27th November.
Shanghal and Swntow
Imperial Airways
Klungchow
Australia and Manila
Manila
Air
Mall by "Pan-American
Direct ways Francisco date, 26th November. Strait
Straits
.December 3.
,December 3.
Plano Droember 3.
..December 3 ..Decumber ..Decembar 3
Nankin
Neptuna
Air-
Service" San Fan-American
Airways Plano Anshun
December 3.
December 4.
Amoy
Thisadanc
December 4.
Japan
Arabla Maru
December 5.
Antilochus
December 6.
Australia and Manila
Parents only
from Calcutta
and
Straits.
Changte
Talma
December 8.
December 6.
OUTWARD MAILS
Per
Date and Time.
Thursday
For
Papers for Straits and (Parcels and Yuensang
Papers) for Calcutta
Shanghai
Amoy
Parcels Popers Bertram Rickmers
Thurs, Dec. 1. .Dec. 1, i am. .Dec. 1, Noon.
Thurs., Dec. 1, 1.30 p.m. Tsaroen.....Thurs., Dec. 1, 4 p.m.
Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Imperial Airways Plane
Direct Service"--due London.
8th December.
Rec.
Ord,
Her.
Ord,
---Thurs, Dec. 1.
KEO.
.....Dec. 1, $ p.m.
Dea. 1, 5.30 pm. GP.O.
Dec. 1, 1 p.m..
.Dec. 1, 7 p.m.
Thur, Dec, 1..
KP.0.
Air Mail for Malaya, Java and Aus- Imperial Airways Plane
tralia by "Imperial Airways
Direct Service--dae Sydney, 10th December.
Manito
.Dec. 1, 5 p.m... 1. 5.30 p.m..
.Dec. 1. 5 pun. .Dec. 1. p.m. Thurs, Dec. 1.. K.P.0.
Deo. 1, § p.m.
Ber.
Ord.
G.P.O.
Ker.
Ord,
Pres. Monroe
Ecg.
Ord.
.Dec. 1, 5.38 pm. G.P.O.
Bez.
Dec. 1. 5 ..
Ord.
Manila, Rabaul, Australia and New Tanda
Zenland via Brisbane--due Bris bane, 10th December and Sydney, 21st December.
Parcels,
Reg Ord,,
Friday
Soochow Shantung
Haltan
Swalow
Fort Bayard, and Holhow Swatow, and Chuanchow Manila
Parcels only for Japan
.Dec. 1, 7 p. „Thurs, Dec. 1.
G. P. O. and E. P. O.
.Dec. 1, 5 p.m. .Dec. 2, 8.45 am. .Dec. 2, 9.30 am..
.Fri., Dec. 2, 8.30 am. .Fri., Dec. 2, Noon. ..FT. Dec, 2, 3 p.m.
Emp. of Canada Fri, Dec. 2, 4.30 p.m.. Sulsang
Air Mall for "K. L.M. Airways lakozaki Marn
Direct Service”—due Amsterdam. 13th December.
Dec. 2, 5 p.m.. ...Fri, Dec. 2...
K.P.O.
-ordig ‘g_V9E"
Straits, Ceylon, India, Aden, Egypt Hakozaki Maru
and Europe via Marseilles due Marseilles, 31st December.
Doc. 2, 5.39 p.. *G.P.O.
Dos. 2, 5 p... Des. 2, 6.38 LOL. ... Doc. z..
Shanghai
Parcels only for Calcutta
Dairen .. Haiphong
kes..
Ord
Reg.
Ord.,
Ord.
騷
Reg.,
Ord
Bangalore
Saturday
Santhia
via
Shanghai, Japan and Europe (except
and Eiro) Great Britain Siberia. Amoy Shanghai, Japan and Europe (except Great Britain and Elre) vis Siberia.
Amoy
Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Hono- lulu and U.S.A. by the "Pan American Airways Diznet Servloe" dut Bun Frenches it tro
of
Estd. 1860.
Swatow Saigon
.Dec. 2, p.m.
.Dec. 2, 8.30 pm.
Dec, 1, 6 p.m.
Dec. 1, 7 pm.
Dec. 2, 7 pm.
...........Sat, Dec. 2 Parcols,....., Dec. 3, 6.30 n.sa: Tyndareus...Sat, Dec. 3, 9.30 am.. Hangrang ....Sat, Dec. 3, 19 am..
Hakutan Maru Sat, Dec. 8, 3.30 p.m.. Klangsu...Bat, Dec. 8, 1.30 p.m.
Hakusan Maru Sat, Dec. 1, 3.30 p.m. Van Heutaz... Sat, Dec. 3, 5 p.m. Pan-American Airways Plano'
Bal, Dec. 1. Kr.o.
.Dec. $, 5 pm
Kea.
Und.
Deo. 3, 5.0 120.
Gr.O.
Res.
Ord
Bunday
Kwangtung Kalran
Den, 3, 6 p.EL.
„Deo, 3, 1.50-p.z...
Sun. Dec. 4, 8.30 am.. Bun, Dec. 4, 8.30 6.7.