Wednesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
August 16, 1939.
HITLER WANTS DANZIG ISSUE Military Attache SETTLED BEFORE NUREMBERG
COLONIAL EMPIRE Marketing BOARD
Re-organisation Needed Before Quality Can Be Guaranteed
SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH"
London, Aug. 15 (Reuter).-The Colonial Empire Marketing Board established in 1937, has published its first report covering the work of the first year since it began operations in March, 1938.
The reports show that the work is divided into two man sections; deally, to put into the minds of the public at home a far clearer picture of Britain's possersions oversens; and secondly, to Investigate and improve wuys in which leading Colonial products are brought to the market.
The reports say it is
clear t that producers and traders in the Depen- dencies will have to
have to re-organise the
growing and selling of their com- modities bel
before
high an unvarying standard of quality can be guaran- feed. Until that day approaches the Bourd believes that to push these Colonial products would do no good but harm; memwhile, it was seeking to create interest in the Colonial Empire and its resources which will presently stand exporters in good alend
Propaganda Work
The Board has commissioned n whort book which will be published
A
the September dealing with
of the history and development Colonies, and a film showing how thes Colonies are administered and their populations cared for, is in production and will be followed by several snapshots of fg and Industry ira individual colonies,
The Glasgow Exhibition and the New, York World's Fair provided opportunities which the Board seized of bringing the Colonies before thei
of millions. eyes
Plans are being made to ensure that at similar future exhibitions, the Coloules and their resources will
Oven more attractively presented.
Obligations Of Mendelssohn
AMSTERDAM, Aug. (Trans-Ocean).—The obliga- tion of Mendelssohn and Com- pany, bankers, is considerably In excess of 217,800,000 guilders it is announced.
A memorandum of the Freuch, Swiss and Argentine Treasury bills as well as other securiiles held by the House Indicated that the total obligations will exceed 200,000,000 guilders.
The list of foreign creditors Includes 25 names, among them American Banks, the French 'Treasury and Swiss, Belgian and Scandinavian Banks,
TONNAGE DUES ARE INCREASED
Soviet Measure Against Japanese
TOKYO, Aug. 16 (Damei)--Soviet authorities at Vladivostok have im- posed preventive tonnage dues on Japause, ships calling at the port, according to the flochi Shimbun, popular Japanese daily newspaper,
Nazis Think Britain
Will Facilitate The Solution of Problem
BERLIN, Aug. 15 (UP),—While there is still no confirmation available of any specific "peace plan" following Count Ciano's visit and the recent diplomatic activity, Herr Hitler is now understood to desire the achievement of a settlement of the Danzig issue prior to the annual_Party rally at Nuremberg beginning September 2.
■
Says Farewell
TOKYO, Aug. 16 (Domel),—— Major-General F. S. G. Pignott, Military Altache to the British Embassy at Tokro, who has been recalled home, yesterday afternoon pald & round of fare- well calls to Japanese Govern nient circles.
was
Calling at the War Omee, he
received
by Llout.- General Kamawaki, Vice-Minis fer of War, and Lieut-General Nakajima, Vice-Chief of the Army General Staff.
Major-General Piggott has been an setivo member of the Belilah delegation to the Anglo- Japanese, negotiations in Tokyo for a settlement of the Tientsin
situation.
H. K. Stock Market
The
following quotations
ket this morning.
BANKS
7
Newest désigns and spots in HAND PRINTED ENGLISH FOULARD DRESSING GOWNS
from $27.50
HANDKERCHIEFS
were
TIES
The resultant easing of tension, for one thing, would issued on the Hongkong Stock Mar- make the rally a real "Parteitag of peace" as Herr Hitler has already named it. Herr Hitler and his advisers con- tinue to scrutinize every international political develop- ment which might be turned to the Reich's advantage and provide a formula for a solution.
Despite the realization of the dim- culties involved in view of. the British-Polish alliance, Nazi quarters still seem convinced that the British will facilitate the solution, perhaps within the framework of some form of a general settlement. In this con- nection, well informed Nazi circles are affaching importance to M. Burckhardt's Visit to Berchtesgaden but they do not give any details of M. Burckhardt's possible role.
FILIPINOS OBJECT
TO FILM
Well informed sources declare the HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 15, (UP).— desirability of a possibly peaceful The Philippine Resident Commission- solution of the Danzig issue was er, Sr. Joaquin Elizalde; Mr. Samuel agreed upon in the Ciano-Ribbentrop
iller conferences but that it was falso stressed by the Germans that there was no turning back in ques-
tion.
Test Of Strength
The Nazi's standpoint is understood
Goldwyn and Mr. Jumes Roosevelt viewed the film "The Real Glory" at a private showing to-day.
Sr. Elizalde took vigorous exeep- tion to at least a half dozen scenes and cabled a report to Manila In (which he charged the film insults the said, "We Fil- Commonwealth. He to be that if it enne to a test of prized around the world as being pinos will not stand being charac- strength between the uxis
powers and the Democracles, then the Axis cowards. I particularly disliked the powers must throw everything into scene showing my countrymen throw- the balance and fight to put through ing down their arms and running their entire programme in Europe and the Mediterranean.
with fear at the approach of a single
Moro. I have never heard of them
During the first twelve months, the
An examination of the military doing such things. Board's work was necessarily largely
position is understood to have satis- "Another thing my countrymen are preparatury and its total expenditure
fled the conferees
bound to that the Axis
resent is a scene wherein was under £10,000, but when the
position was favourable for a show- Lieutenant Broderick Crawford slaps campaign is in full swing about five
down-better now than it ever goes around slapping our people in two Filipinos in the face. Nobody wil} tlines that sum will be spent annually.
As the result of the excessively | be. The opinion clear among "British Wireless" adds that the heavy dues, the paper points out, it foreign observers here that if the the face. They will not stand for Board Was founded under Lord is now practically impossible for Danzig problem in settled as a local that sort of thing. They are brave," Harlech to "help Colonial territories Japanese gales to continue touching | jeste, it will bat mean an end to
Mr. Goldwyn said that he would to develop their own sources of at the port.
Nazi ambitions. The Nazis adopt as
consider the protest. wealth, to sell more goods and to sell
their eventual aim the establish- those goods to better advantage."
ment of full leadership in that terri The Board's Secretariat has handled
tory of Central and Southeastern enquiries relating to over 50 different
Europe, which they designate as the Colonial productions.
Reich's vital space (Lebensraum).
The peaceful accomplishmen Danzig Anschluss would unquestion- ably be tremendously enhanced by German prestige and would probably hasten the adherence of the Central and Southeastern countries to the Nazi economic and cultural
orbit.
form the
OVERSEAS TRADE
IMPROVES
LONDON, Aug. 15 (British Wire- less). Considerable increases in the exports of United Kingdom goods and of imports compared with a year ago, are features of the Overseas Trade returns (or July,
Re-exports declined; exports of United Kingdom goods were valued at £40,355,025 compared with £39,- 885,256 in June and £37,460,000 in July, 1938. The value of imports
last month was £70,279,073 againsi E02,174,759 in June and £73,897,551
and
a year ago. Figures for re-exports £3,725.253, £4,307,707 £1,553,213 respectively.
were
The Kihi Maru, 4,500 tons, which previously was permitted to stay in ordered port overnight, has been hereafter to leave port immediately,
While tonnage dues have been in- creased by about six times, Soviet authorities threaten to seize Japanese ships in case of their failing to pay them, the Trochi Shimbun further reports.
Thanksgiving Day Holiday Advanced
of a
STOCK MARKET REPORT
not are
Hongkong Stock Exchange Omelul Summary issued yesterday says:
Although the market remains dull the Trading Board displays indica- The Nazis declare that the resultant ions that there are enquiries for system-approximating “រ
serip, but at peppercorn prices. So für ancient Holy Roman Empire-would holders
responsive, con- not mean political rule but benevosequently tie turnover is restricted. H.K. Banks & Unions may be cited lent cooperation wherein the
pro-i
exceptions to ducts of these other countries would
this restriction, and unbrokenly to the though here again business is capable te of expansion if buyers would become German
and their scientists,
accommodating in artists and scholars would draw the somewhat more culture of the German Universities their bids. WASHINGTON, Aug. 15, (UP)—as in the old days. That, at least, There are Indications that President is the Nazis' dream of what an An- Ronsevelt has started something by schluss in Danzig advancing the date of the Thanks more than a dream, o reality. giving Day holiday.
Merchants throughout the United | States are generally happy about the alteration. They said it will lengthen the Christmas shopping period.
For the first seven months of the year experts at £276,018,012 were £5,090,284 up on the corresponding period of last year but showed a de- cline of £22,306,107 over the first However, college football managers seven months of 1037.
Imports
£525,513,936
and New England's traditional calen were dar makers, together with farmers
are expressing dissentient views,
lower by £17,605,407 compared with a year ago and by £43.500,128 com- pared with the corresponding period of 1937. Re-exports for the seven months amounted 10 £31,818,330
which is £6,534,334 less than in the same period of 1938 and £15,520,810 less than two years before.
The increase in exports of manu- factured goods in July compared with July, 1038, was £2,034,484.
*
faw
comes up to-
Hitler's Ambition
It is an ambition to which Herr Hitler has committed himself and fight for. which, apparently, he is ready to
Is interesting 10 note the staunchness with which the well- informed Nazis insist that since Hitler had ten
achieved his Leben- sraum programme, he would de- vote jus attention to restoring con- ditions in Germany itself to normal. Admittedly, they are not normal now. Most Nazis themselves admit that there is a preponderance of power London, Aug. 15 (British Wire-over individual liberty; that there is less)Exchequer returns show that an economic dis-balance, excessive the total ordinary revenue to date taxation and widespread uncertainty
Increase Shown In Revenue
German Fugitives 228,244,621,842 compared in the population despite all the
From Poland
The
with £224,029,426 at the correspond-propaganda. Hiller is
is represented as ing date last year. Customs have realizing these things and realizing yielded £91,517,000 against £80,- that the restoration of normaley and 085,000 a year ago,
the
adjustment of the Reich to its The total expenditure, less self- Lebensraum would probably take os Berlin, Aug. 16 (Trans-Ocean).—
is The Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung on balancing items, £380,236,404 much lime and energy as he has Tuesday declared that in the months compared with £357.074,745 at the left at the age of 51. of May and June altogether 17,881 corresponding date in 1938.
None of which is to be taken as German fugitives from Poland pass-floating debt, which stood at £920,- meaning that the Nazis are convinced ed through translt camps established 310,000 of the beginning of the that Great Britain or anyone
nise in German Upper Silesin. In May, financial year, amounted on Satur-will hand the Relch her Lebensraum 0,340 fugllives passed through the day last to £1,120,200,000 compared on a silver platter; it must be bar- camps and in June. 17,081; that is with
£868,405,000 at August 13 gained for qr perhaps fought for. about three times as many as in May.last year,
The German publie is fully aware that
Danzig would not be the end of the campaign, but rather the begin- ning. Apprehensive of the possibl- lity of war, they undoubtedly trust Hitler to repeat the mogle net and pull a rabbit out of the hat as he did last September.
A New Political Party Appears In Shanghai
SHANGHAI, Aug, 15 (Trans-Ocean).—A new Chinese political party known as "Ming Chung Tang" which means "People's Party” has made lla appearance in this city.
In a manifesto the Parly declared that "in view of the present war of resistance the "Ming Chung Tang intends to do its share during this great historical period as all Chinese citizens should. We want a strong Government to carry on our domestic policy more effectively, particularly s regards a solution of the livelihood of the masses, the industrialisation of production, modernianiion of communications and stability of: Bnance.
We desire that diplomatic policy should pursue our own ends with- out making concession to foreign Powers, Finally our aim is to maintain our country's sovereignty, Independence and territorial Integrity.”
No Concrote News
LONDON, Aug. 15 (Reuter},—No concrete news has yet come of the Hiller-Clane meeting.
Buyers
H.K. Wharves $102
H.K. Docks $10 Providents $4.10
H.K. Lands 4 Debentures par. Canton Ices $1
Cements $124
Dairy Farms (old) $20% Dairy Farms (new) $101⁄4 Watsons $1
H.K. Govt. 4% Loan 102 H.K. Govt, 34% Loan 99
Salon
H.K. Bank $1,200 Union Ins; $380/82 China Underwelters $1 Providents $4.15 China Lights (old) $8 Dairy Forms (old) $20 Dairy Farms (new) $10% Watsons $7.00
K. Govt, 4% Loan $103
MANILA GOLD SHARES Atoks PR. 20
Antamok Pr. 21% a Bugulo Gold Ps. 20 b Batang Buhay Ps. 0140 s Benguet Consolidated Ps. 10.50 b Big Wedge Ps. 2014 b Coco Gorve Ps. 22 s Consolidated Mines Ps. 0015 b
Demonstration Ps. 00% b
IX.L. P. 42% b
Ipo Gold PL. 16
Itogon Mining Ps. 221⁄2 s
Manbulas Consolidated Ps. 004 b Masbate Consolidated Ps. 11 s Mandanac Notherlode Ps. 8% 6 Mine
Operation North Camarines Ps. 24% b Paracale Gummaus Ps. 16% b San Maurielo Ps. 01
Ps. 13 8
Surigao Consolidated Ps. 22 b Suyor Consolidated Ps. 14 b Syndicate Investment Ps. 0280 b United Paracale Ps. 418
ILK, Banks $.
HK, Banks £
1,200 sa. 73 n.
H.K. Banks (H.K. Reg.) £ .74 n. Chartered £
Mercantile,A, & D. £.
Mercantile, C.
.
East Aslo $...
Cantons $..
Union $.......
INSURANCES
Ching Underwriters $.
HK. Fire S.....
SHIPPING
Douglases $.... Steamboats $.... Indo-Chinus, P.$ Indo-Chinas, DS. Shell Bearers 5/- Waterboats $..
DOCKS ETC. Wharves S. Docks $..
Previdents 5. New Eng. Sh. $$. Sh. Docks, Sh. $.
MNING
Kailan 8/-- Raubs $.... Venz, Gold $. Hongkong Mines cls.
LANDS
Hotels $.....
6% n.
24 n.
12 T
72 n.
200 n.
380 .
1% 50.
185 n.
15 n.
30.
.83/8 n.
.8.10 n.
102 1.
10.30 b.
14.5 b. and sa.
UTILITIES
...8 n. 110 n.
.13/3 n.
.8.40 n.
.4 n.
.1.80 n.
Lands $ (x.d.) Land 4% de. $... S'hai Lands Sh. $.
.33% n.
.par b.
.7.60 n.
Humphreys $.
.8 n.
H.K. Reultles $. Chinese Estates $.
.4% n.
,98 n.
Trams $....... Peak Trams (old) $. Peak Trams (new) $. Star Ferries $.
10.70 63.
.7.40
3.70 n.
.05% D.
Y. Ferries $.
.22 11.
.7.00 n.
China Lights (new) H.K. Electrics S. Macao Electrics Sandakan Lights
4.00 n.
5/1.
18 n
.12 n
.22 n
.7.00 n.
.20/- n.
China Lights (old) $..
Telephone (old) Telephones (new) Tractions 3/..!!! Tractions (Pret.) 8/-
INDUSTRIALS
.22/- n.
Cald: Macg. (ord.), Sh. $....14 n. Cald: Mocg. (Pre.), Sh. $...13 . Canton Ices $..
Cements $:
H.K Ropes $.
....I b
121⁄2 b.
.3.70 m.
STORES, &c Dairy Farms (old) $.. Dairy Farms (new) $..
.21
1011⁄2 sa.
Watsons S...
.8.40 .
Lane, Crawfords $..
.7.30 n.
Sinceres $.
1.80 n.
Wing On (H.K.) S..
41 n.
Powell, Ltd. $....
n.
.....
COTTON MILLS Ewo Sh. $ S'lini Cotton Sh. Zoong Sing, Sh. $. Wing On Textiles, Sh.
MISC. H.K. Entertainments $. Constructions (old) $.. Constructions (new) $. Vibro Piling $ Ch. Govt. 5% 1925
G. Bonds
H.K. Govt. 4% Loan.. H.K. Govt. 3% Loan Marsoons (Lon.) s/- Marsmana (HK) 6/-
19 n. 122 . 43 n.
$....40% n.
MANILA SHARES
.0.90 n. .1.55 0.
.81⁄2 n.
.33% n.
1024 b.
0014 b. 14/- n.
.4/- 1.
Following are sales and bid prices: August 15. August 18, Afternoon Morning
Antamok
Atok
Bagulo Gold Batong Buhay Benguet Coni, Big Wedge Coco Grove Cons. Milnes Demonstration
Ipo Gold Hogon Mining Mambulae Cars, Masbate Conu, Mind, Motherlodo Mino Operations North Camarines .. Paracale Gumatur .. San Mauricio Surigao Cons, Suyoo Cons. Syndicate Invest. United Paracale
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GREAT TRADITION HAS INSPIRED A GREAT PICTURE....
..AND THE
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LIVES IN TECHNICOLORI
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a climax all color, brilliance,
spectacle!
Kentucky
IN TECHNICOLOR
LORETTA YOUNG RICHARD GREENE
and
WALTER BRENNAN DOUGLAS DUMBRILLE
KAREN MORLEY MORONI OLSEN Dlected by David Butler
Darryl, Zanuck
in Changs of Production ·
FRIDAY
Douglas
AT
20th Century-Fox
Picture
THE KING'S
Passenger for Japan
Plane for
· SANTA MONICA, Aug. 15 (UP). —The Douglas Aircraft Cor- poration to-day announced that the Japan Air Transport Company has made a substantial down-payment on the contract price of $715,000 for the only model so far built of a DC-4 42-passenger plane, the largest commercial plane in the world.
German Plane
Douglas Aircraft emphasise that it is impossible to convert the plane Into a bomber. They said the plane was begua 18 months ago and was.
Leaves For Tokyo completed only when the Govern
ment had given the assurance that there would be no objections to the FUKUOKA, Aug. 16 (Domel)-deal with Japan. The German Junkers transport plane which arrived here from Talhokut is reported that Japan will prob- ably acquire the - manufacturing yesterday afternoon, hopped off rights under B from here for Tokyo at 8 o'clock this about $1,000,000.
contract. totalling The following is Swan, Culbertson Tokyo at 1.80 p.m. to-day.
morning. It is expected to & Fritz report on this morning's market:
Jews Allowed To Slight changes were seen
at the close of a quiet period of trading on Settle Down
the Manila Gold Share market with most issues holding their levels of the previous day's close. San Mauricio Various "peace plans" are being. Beirut, Aug 15 (Trans-Ocean) was bid at one centavo below its last canvassed, says the diplomatic cor- Accorting to the Arab paper "Pales sale, while Surigao was bid at one respondent of The Times, but nothing in an agreement has been reached centavo below the previous bid. is known of them in London and no between the Lebanese authorities and Masbate gained centavo, as did plan is likely to bear good frult if the Mandatory Government of Pales-Suyoc over its last bid price.
proposes to leave Poland out of line, under the terms of which 600
Aug. 15. Aug. 16. the negotiations or ignores the pro-Jews who had unsuccessfully at-
Morning gress which London and Parts have tempted a landing in Palestine and Volume of buzi- · · made towards a defensive pact with have since been in quarantine here, ness done.. Ps 119,800 Pa 52,200 Russia.
will be allowed to settle in Palestino. Gold Share Av. 84.04
New Palestine Restriction
reach
•
.
Prior Contract WASHINGTON," Aug 15 (UP) The State Department drew allen= tion to the fact that the Douglas Alr- craft Corporation had made the salp of aircraft to Japan under a contract which was signed prior to the in- position of Mr. Hull's "moral em bargo,"
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHI JERUSALEM, Aug. 15 (Router),— Major-General M. G. Barker, G.O.C. Palestine, has announced that the and the intimidation of Government practice of releasing persons detain- officials. ed under the emergency regulations Releases have been permitted in will be suspended. until further recent weeks only in view of a 'mea-s notice owing to the recent recrude-sure of returning tranquillity, which 83.10 scence of sniping and bomb outrages has now been marred.