NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
BANK HOLIDAY.
In accordance with Government Ordinance, The Exchange Banks will be closed for the transaction of public business on Tuesday tho 10th October, 1939, (The Anniversary of tho Chinese Republic). 1
Hongkong, 6th October, 1939.
Monday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
POST OFFICE Union Workers
Union Workers PHOTO CONTEST
GENERAL HOLIDAY On Tuesday, 10th October the General Post Office and Kawloon Central Poal Omes will be open from 16 am, to noon, Sheungwani: Branch
Post Office will be open from 8 a.m.
one
To Volunteer
Mobile Civilian Force
- To Bo Croated ·
LONDON, Oct. 8, (British
to 10 nam, and the other Branch Post Wireless).To meet the needs Offees will be entirely closed., of the country at ports, in any There will be one collection from circumstances arising out of the pillar boxes as on Sundays, one delivery of ordinary correspondence War the Transport Minister will at 11.30 am, and
delivery of have at his disposal a great registered correspondenco at 11 am. mobila civilian force created as
The Branch Post Offices at Stanley, Talpo and Un Long will also have a result of an agreement reach- one delivery of ordinary correspon-ed between the Minister of Labour, the National Council of SEAdence nt 11 am.
The Money Order Offee will be Port Labour Employers, and the entirely, closed.
Transport and General Workers and associated unions.
CHINA HOMEWARD CONFERENCE TARIFF NO. 20. (GULF OF ADEN AND RED
PORTS CONFERENCE TARIFF
NO. 4)
NOTICE TO SHIPPERS
INCREASED RATES
than United Kingdom ports, are Increased to 60 per cent.
Owing to the uncertainty of Sea transport the public are requested to post Christmas Parcels early,
PRIZE WINNERS
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THIRD PRIZE➡Mr. J. D. Kooler, Messrs. John Manners & Co.
SECTION 4
,
(Bull Life and Table Top Bladies) FIRST PRIZEM. Wang La |San, Messrs. Lawson & Co. Honr. 33 Shak Kip Mei St
SECOND PRIZE—Mr. Wong 8a THIRD PRIZEMr. Ma Ilok Ming. 310 Queen's Rd., Central.
SECTION 5.
(ChUdren Section) FIRE PRIZE—Master Ip Luk Yu, 6 Fuk Wing St., Shamshulpo.
SECOND PRIZE Master, Won Chun Fai, 2 Lower Castle Itd.
THIRD PRIZEMiss Jenny Lee 30 Robinson Road,
October 9, 1939.
Britain's Big Money Reserve
Vast Resources Not Yet Tapped LONDON, Oct. 8 (British Wireless)The value of the statement in the German news- paper Berliner Boersen Zei- tung" that the "British economic and social structure will break if the war continuos" may be gauged in the light of compara- tive figures taken from the single factor of the nation's economic structure.
foreign investments exceeds £200,- The annual income of British
400,000 in gold, Wierens Germany has no foreign exchange and a smaller gold reserve than in 1918.
War
The scheme provides for the volun-
COMMENDATIONS tury enrolment of dock labour willing OUTWARD MAIL TIMES
to transfer to any port as necessity SECTION 1—B‚” ̈A‚‚ Bates, W. L. Registered and Parcel Maila pre
Can Double Expenditure closed 15 minutes earlier than
may arise, and where the number of 181, Danny Yau. Kwock Ng May, IL. the registered dockworkers is inadequate, F. Itung.
Budget expenditure is 22,000,000,- Notice in heroby given that me given below unless otherwise
Lists of volunteers will be prepar
000 at the present, but it the half SECTION -Ma Hok Ming, T. K.national income be devoted to rater quoted in the above Tariffs stated, and where malls are adversed at the unions port offices, and S. 811 Tsze Kent, K. A. Watson, Ye expenditure, Britain can easily spend 'for direct ports of discharge, other cd to close at or before D um, re normal arrangements for transferring Ri Leung, Hung Bán Leo; Sik Wat the double present expenditure on the
gistered and parcel malls are closed at 3 p.m. on the previous day. When men will be made by the local labour Lam, N. Huldersley, Luigi Boarea, D. war effort. In taxation, income-tax mails are advertised to close after exchange machinery. Long distance M. Iykes, Chan Rin Pong, Danny on the lower income ranges less than p.m. registered and parcel mails are transfer will only take place where Yau,
one-fifth of the lower ranges in at least six days work is expected. SECTION 3-Paul Braga, C. Germany, where a married man Morria, Yan Kal Fook, Wong Fu pays tax on income over £63, whilst Free Travelling
Hang, Hung Man Lee, his Hok Ming.in Britain it is not until it is over Government provides free, traveli-Hoo be Fa, Ip Luk Yu, Ding Shan £225. ing expenses and there are arrange Samuel Wu, Wong See Wah, P. K.scurcity, Britain has 1,500,000 men on Zo, Wong Fu Hong, Lui Yo! Chung, While there 13 German labour ments made for subsistence allow- ances and guaranteed minimum cara-
Yu.
whom to draw,
Nationing has not inge.
yet been Introduced in Britain, where there are ample foodsfocits. In addi lion, control of the Allantke leaves available the vast resources of the dominions.
This increase applies to new bookings forthwith.
Rates to direct United Kingdom ports remain unaltered at Tariff rates plus 30 per cent surcharge RA BABounced on 22nd September,
1939.
CHAIRMAN · CHINA HOMEWARD FREIGHT .CONFERENCE
Admiral Harry E. Yurnell, who skilfully commanded the U. S. fleet in Asin, returns to San Franciaco after retirement from navy. He has been mentioned as a puss.ble uppointee for Serre- tary of the Navy.
Obtained Drugs From 20 Doctors
STATED to have posed as a
doctor and ship's surgeon and to have obtained large quantities-of-drugs-from nearly 20 doctors in London and South coast towns, William Arthur Young (66), a drug addict with a terrible record," wassen. tenced at Marylebone police: court to 12 months' imprison- ment,
closed at 5 p.m.
INWARD MAILS Air Mall by "Imperial Airways Direct Bervice"London date 30th Sept. Oct. D. .Oct. 9. Halphong and Pakhol
Oct. 9. Shanghai and Amoy Straits
...Oct. 9. Straits and Europe via Negopatam The scheme evolved from proposals (Papers, etc.) London, date 31st made by the Union which states that August
.Oct. 0. the whole problem will be dealt with .Oct. 10. on an industrial basis by mutual .Oct. 10. arrangement, and while assuming the .Oel. 10. necessary labour force avoids intro- Oct. 10. during a mass of temporary unskill- Air Mall by "Air France Direct) ed men, and retains work for the
Service"Parla date, 4th October experienced dockers,
Straits Haiphong
Shanghai
Shanghat
Manlin
Oct. 11.
SECTION 4-Taol Kam Pui, Wong Fu Honz. I A. Bates, II. F. Hung, Che Luk Kun.
SECTION 8-Lily Ching. Henry Lau, K. C. Yan, Wong Chun Fat, Tsang Po.
HEDGE
HOPPING
AIRMAN
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inhabitant in the streets, which were nearly always deserted."
Air Mall by "Pan American Air- The Union uppents to the dockers ways Direct Service-San Fran-to volunteer "In the interests, not only Oct. 11. of the war which are vital, but for cisco date, 6th October Bangkok....
Oct. 11, the sake of their own future," and
The Alght-Heutenant was unable Oct 11 concludes by asking members to Oct. 11. make a success of the scheme, which to account for the fact that the only Mail by "Imperial Airways preserves civlilan liberties and en-fire directed against them wok a Direct Service-London date, 4thables industry to carry on effectively solitary machine gun, and he could
„Oct. 12, under civillañ condilións.
not offer any explanation for the strange reluctance of the Germans to protect their secrets behind the lines,
Java and Manila Air
October
OUTWARD MAILS
Monday Manlin
10.40 a.m. Haiphong (Porcels only) .....1 p.m. Japan, Honolulu, U.S.A., Central and South Amerlen and Canada via San Francisco-clue San Francisco, 28th October.
K.r.o.
Parcels
Reg.
Ord.
G.P.O.
Parcels Itek. Ord.
Tuesday
Canton Fort Bayard Mano Straits and Calcutla
Parcela
Ord.
Formosa
Hulphong
Demonstration By Woman
Food, Husbands More 5pm Popular Than Naziism
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
.4 p.m.
5.30 p.m.
.4 p.m. PARIS, Oct. 8, (Reuter).- Frau Anna Ziegler, a women's 0.30 p.m.
leader, was beaten and scratch- .7.15 amed when women members of her 10.30 am. group turned on her as she was 10.30 ..
making a threatening speech at .11 a.m. Nazi meeting at Nemscheild Noon. in the Ruhr, according to a Noon. Zurich report. Noon
Manila, Macasser and Sourabaya
Frau Ziegler is said to have accused
8.30 a.m. the women of neglecting their duty by not keeping up the morale of the Air Mall for "Imperial Airways Direct men at the front, and she threatened
Munilaers
10.30 a.m.
Service"-duo London, 18th Oct. K.P.O.
Rex.
Ord.
Reg. Ord.
G.P.O.
Noon. Noon.
Neon.
D.III.
Air Mail for Malaya, Java and Aus
tralia by "Imperial Airways Direct
Service"-due Sydney, 16th Oct. K.P.O.
Ker.
Ord,
Rex.
Ord.
G.P.O.
.Noon. Noca.
Noon.
.5 p.m.
Young pleaded guilty to stealing USA., Honolulu, Japan and Shang- 10s, by n trick from Dr. Louls Red- house, West End Lane, Hampstead, and to being in unauthorised posses sion of morphine.
"TERRIBLE RECORD" Delcetive Sergt. Oakes revealed that Young had Ave previous convic- tions, one for theft In Canada and the others for drug offences.
Mr. L. R. Dunne, In passing sca- tence, said the only possible chance for Young was to put him some- where where he could not get drugs and would receive medlent attention to fortify him against the craving for them.
He had a terrible record, anid the magistrate, but still they would have to try agata.
Don't be content with an old fashioned kitchen! A new one can be installed. complate for loss than you'd expoct.
Phone 20269
c. E. WARREN
& CO., LTD.
St. George's Bldg. B: Chater Road..
hai (San Francisco date 26th September) ............Oct. 18. Canada, U.S.A., Ilonolulu, Japan and
Shanighal-Vancouver B.C.. date 4th October. Oct. 24.
Wednesday Fort Boyard, Holhow and Pakhoi
1.30 p.m. Swatmy.....
.....1.30 p.m. Air Mall for Indo-China, Iran and France (Faels and Northern Pro- vinces only) by the "Air France Airways Direct Service" — due Paris. 19th Oct.
fter.
Ord.
Reg.
Ord,
H.F.O.
Q.P.O.
that Hitler would "apply the laws of war equally to women as well as men in order to stamp out this slacker attitude."
Mystifled Airmen
The things which mystifled him were a series of curious and uniden tifiable mounds and pits in fields and woods, strangely larga barns of
looking
Rare Operation Saves Life
BATH-The រូបទ of #t
While
motor-cyclist, who was thought to be young
beyond human dd, was saved at the Bath Royal United Hospital recently by an operation performed on the skull without an anaesthetic. other doctors applied artificial re- spiration, it surgeon pierced the scull and relieved pressure on the brain. The patient was Mr. Seton Hart, 10, son of Col. R. S. Hart, of St. Stephen's Manor, Cheltenham. While
INCOME TAX
uniform pattern on the outskirts of FOR PALESTINE many villages, suspicious new buildings and concrete turrets, on the outskirts of villages, curious experiments in camouflage,
and, sometimes, what might have been dummy villages,
Government of Palestine may impose LONDON, Oct. 8 (Reuter)—The income tax to make up the defcica-
cles caused by the decrease porta,
H. K. Stock Market
The
following quotations were issued on the Hongkong Stock Mac- ket this morning.
BANKS
BLACKOUT BLAZE London Gloom Relieved By Big Fire
H.K. Banks $1,230 b. ILK. Banks (Lon. Reg.) ..72 1. BEGIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" H.K. Banks (HK. Reg.) £
..73 n. Chartered £....
0% LONDON, Oct. 8 (Router) Mercantile, A. & B. £. 20% A huge blaze lightened the black- Mercantile, C. £ East Asia ...
INSURANCES
Cantons B.. Union .... China Underwriters $. H.K. Fire $........
SHIPPING
Douglases $. Steamboats $. Indo-Chinas, PS Indo-Chinas, DS. Shell (Bearers) a/- Waterboats $..
DOCKS ETC. Wharves $. Docks $
Providents 3. New Eng. Sh. $.. Sh. Docks, St. $.
Raubs $..... Venz. Gold $.. H.K. Mines Cts.
Hoteis $..
Lands $.
MINING
10% 12.
72 n out in the West of London to- night, when a furniture store, .200 n. packed with furniture belonging. .303 b. to families who had left London, 14. including works of art, costly
furniture and tapestries owned. 67 n by well-known people, caught. 12 n.fire. 60 n.
.170 n.
30 m
Between 50 and 00 fire engines 03/9 1. alded by water towers, fought the 8.10 . blaze for two hours before it showed
signs of abating. .100 n. 17 b.
Furniture belonging to the Duke of .4 b. Kent is stored in the building, but so 7. n. far as it known, it was not In- .125 11. volved in the fire which was confined
to two blocks of the building.
.0% b.
in
. n.
LANDS
.4.00 so,
Land 4% de. 1. S'hui Lands Sh. $.. Humphreys $. H.K. Realties $. Chinese estales $.
UTILITIES
311⁄2 b.
par. n.
.8 11:
,7% n.
.4.15 b.
..100 n.
Trams $....
15.05 b.
Peak Trams (ok) $.
.7.40 n.
Peak Trams (new) $..
Star Ferries $.
01 n.
.3:70 D.
Round-Up Of Communists France Continues Precautions
PARIS, Oct. 8 (Reuter).-M. 22 n. ¡Thorez, Secretary-General of the .7.80 b. former French Communist .4.85 b.jon Saturday night and early this .50 saat liberty. In a series of raids
18 n
13% 1. on Saturday night and early this 20 L. morning, however, 20 Communist .7.00 members of the French Parliament 19/- n. were arrested-17 in the provinces 22/- n. and mine in Paris.
Y. Ferries $.. China Lights (old) China Lights (new) H.K. Electric $.. Macno Electrics Sandakan Lights Telephones (oid) $. Telephones (new) $ Tractions /- Tractions (Prof.) 5/-
INDUSTRIALS Cald: Macg. (ord.), Sh. $. 14 n. Cold: Macg. (Pre.), Sh. $...13 n. Canlon Ices $.
.1 m. Cements S...
14 b. .434 b.
H.K. Ropes $....
STORES, &c. Dairy Farms (old) .. Dairy Farms (new) Watsons $....... Lane, Crawford: $ Sinceres $....... Wing On (H.K.) $. Powell, Ltd. $
Their names have not been re- vealed.
Legal action will be taken against all these arrested on the ground that the Workers' and Peasants' Parly they. 20.10 b. tried to form was an illegal reconst!-
tution of the Communist Party.
104 n. .7.70 b.
It is stated that their letter to M. 7. Herriot, saking for an early peace, 1.80 may be regarded as intelligence with
the enemy.
.41 m. .1 n.
Vibro Piling $.
ex-
COTTON MILLS Ewo Sh. $.... S'hal Colton Sh. $. Zoong Sing. Sh. $... Wing On Textiles, Sh. $.
MISC.
19.85 n.
.109 n.
.8% D..
.42' n.
Ch. Govt. 5% 1925
48% n.
G. Bonds
38%
H.K. Govt. 4% Loan
08
H.K. Entertainments $. Construcllons (old) $ Constructions (new).8.
0.60 n. 1.55 p.
H.K. Govt 3% Loan Marsoane (Lon) s
.98
10/72
1. Maramans (H.K.) a/-
Naxi Plano Shot Down
This may also help to cover the de- Air force reconnaissance aircraft, the recent disturbances.
LONDON, Oct. 8 (Reuter)Ancrease in the cash surplus caused by patrolling the North Sen to-day, shot down a German air force flying-boat, and directed a ship in the vicinity to who were clinging to the wreckage. rescue the crew of the flying-boot.
FINLAND HAS THE JITTERS
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mystify diplomatic circles. He has not seen M. Molotoff | for several days.
continues
to
Russo-Latvian pact,
The angry audience shouted that they were husbandless and foodlessThe-Presidium-has--ratified-the and then stormed the platform.
Black Guards were called to re- arrested by the Gestapo. atore order. and 19 wemen were
Frau Ziegler was taken to hospital.
RECORDS BROKEN
A German Trade Mission of 14, headed by Herr Schnurre, arrived by ereased economic Interchange in an airplane and will negotiate for in-
effort to reach the total attained be- fore the advent of Hitler.
The local newspapers state that the recent discussions with Russia in-
Finnish Procautions SPECIAL TO THE "TELKONÄTETE HELSINGFORS, Oct. (UP).— Finland has called up additional classes of reservista to strengthen the The Federation commenced its un-security of her neutrality. nual truck and field meet at Caroline 1 Stadium yesterday, when sey- eral heats were run off, during the cluded Russia's refusal to allow course of which no fewer than four Sweden and Finland to fortify the new records were set.
Aaland Islanda, In the 1,500 metres run, the only
The papers also stressed that, as final event of the day, Hu Yik-sui Finland is expected to deal with broke the former record by clacking Bussin as an equal, she will do her 4 minutes 36 seconds. He also broke utmost to defend Finnish integrity. the record for the 400 metres, re- turning a time of 30 seconds in one ...5 p.m. heat. Heung Kat-sung, who came in 5.30 p.m. second, Ilkewise bettered the be
mark with 50.4 seconds,
.5 p.m. Tam Hel-chuen, in a 200 metres 7 p.m. heat, broke the old record by clock-
11.5
Child Trapped In Blazing Caravan
Arthur Brinkley, aged two, son of n travelling showman, was fatally The meet will continue to-morrow, Hayes, near Cannock, Staffs, whe
burned on a fair ground at Heath the Double Tenth. Prizes will be distributed at the conclusion.
Air Mall for Manila, Guam, Tonolulu ing 24.5 seconds. In a 100 metres
and USA. by the "Pan American heat, Mak Slu-hung clocked Airways Direct Service"-due San seconds to establish a new record. - Francisco 18th October
K.P.0.
..Oct. 11, 5 p.. .....Oct. 11, 5.30 p.m.
G.P.O.
Reg.
Ord.
Reg.
Ord,
........Oef, 11. 5 p.m. Oct. 12, 7.30 a.m. Thursday Parcels only for Shanghai..10.30 am. Kniphunt
fire broke out in a caravan in which Those who qualified for the finals weres he was asleep. Ife died in Walsall 7041 Metres.Blak Slu-hung, Te Cho Hospital. sin, Tam fol-chuen, Sung Flu and Fung Chan-cheong.
100,
The child was the youngest of four 100 Meires-Mak Slu-hung, Lau Kan-children of Mr. and Mrs. A. Brinkley,
Chang Kwan-min, Fung Chan- who were at their shooting chrung. Jp Kwong Jai
stali and Tam Hotwhen are broke out. chuen.
400fcire-lieung ....1 p.m. Su-chlog, Ting Ping-kwan, lo Yikut van through the door
Kal-ang, Tong It was impossible to enter the cara- Chan-Inu and Lat Shiu-lun.
which Was 1,500 Metres (nal)-1, Ho Yik-out; 2 burning furlously, and rescuers tore Kat-nung: 3. Lam lu-fan. Time: away the blazing canvas roof cover-
ing with their bare hands.
Frklay Teura5t .
.....8.30 am. Straits, Ceylon, Indta, East and South Afrien, Aden, Erypt and Europe via Marseilles--due Morselites 10th. November.
G.P.O, and K.P.O.
...Oct. 13, 5 p.m. Oct. 14, 0.45 am. .Oct. 14, 10,30 om. Saturday
#rets, 3 secs.
(Record).
THREAT MUST
BE ELIMINATED
Exhibition
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An opening was made near the bed at the back of the enravan, and the child was pulled out on its mattress and hurried to the surgery of doctor.
a
MONDAY
Parcels Rest. Ord.
The father whose hands were burned had to be restrained from LONDON, Oct. 8 (Reuter). The trying to enter the von. Mr. and Shanghai
10.30 am. South African Minister of Finance Mrs. Brinkley lost almost all their Amoy
2.90 p.m. Shanghai
and Education to-day sald that the belongings. 3.30 p.m. Air Mail for "Imperial Airways at threat to all that makes civilisation worth while must be
Direct Service due London, 22th eliminated. October
G.P.O, and K.r.o.
Rex. Ord. Straits and Calcutta
Parcela Ord.
Sandakan
Sunday
Any peace which condoned neis of
CONSULAR POSTS
.A pan. power politics already perpetrated Mr. Katsuo Okazaki hus assume 5.30 pm and which would give tier Ume to charge of the Japanese Consulate.
prepare for the next spring, would General.
p.m.
.D.m.
be a peace that was no peace.
The King's Exequatur empowerine
This was the kind of peace Hitler Mr. John H. Bruins to act as Consu desired, but it was a peace he would for the United States has received the a.m.not be allowed to have.
King's signature,
THURSDAY
TO October 9 - 12 9-30 a.m. -5-30 p.m.
Morning Post
Building
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