Tuesday
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
November 21, 1939.
P.&O.S.N.CO. VIOLATION LETTERS GUARDSMEN
ΤΟ
STRAITS, INDIA
AND
UNITED KINGDOM
PASSENGERS AND CARGO
SAILING
ABOUT THE MIDDLE OF DECEMBER
ALSO FREQUENT FREIGHT STEAMERS
B. I. S. N. CO. LTD.
Sailings to Straits, Rangoon and Calcutta.
E. & A. S. S. CO. LTD.
Sailings to Rabaul, East Coast of Australia and Tasmania,
ALSO FREQUEnt sailings to shanghai AND JAPAN.
All vessels may call at any ports on or off-the route and the route and all sailings are subject to change or deviation with or without rotico.
Passengers are requested to register their requirements but under present circumstances sailings are perforce restricted.
For details apply to
MACKINNON MACKENZIE & CO.
Phone 27721.
N.Y.K.
MLIN
SERVICES UNCHANGED IMMINENT DEPARTURES
PASSENGER AND FREIGHT
THIS WEEK
FORTNIGHTLY
FORTNIGHTLY
OF LAW Government Hospital Sisters IN ACTION
Nazi Barbarity Is Reversion To Type
LONDON, Nov. 20 (Reuter), -The German practice of illegal mining outside enemy territorial watera is nothing new, states a special commentary.
In June, 1915, four merchant ships and two destroyers were blown up in one day in a field near a sunken light ship where German mines lay.
The two explosions of the Simon Bolivar suggest that the mine field was laid in a zig-zag pattern, a type at sowing not practised in waters which a nation's own feet expects to use, because it is impossible to plot the exact positions of mines on secret charts issued by the commanding officers for guidance.
The disaster occurred in a channel regularly swept, but it was no slackness of the sweepers since it is a favourite tricks of German U-boat mine-layera to approach at periscope depth an area which has already been swept and sowing their mines shortly, after.
Nazi Denials Discredited The German denials are utterly discredited because Britain obviously would not mine without notification established channels of seaborne
traife.
Germany ban announced some areas, notably those closing the Ballic and forcing neutrals use Kiel Canal, but German U-boats lay clumps of mines unannounced in the channels this side of the North Sea
in order to inflict losses before the minefields are discovered and swept. Many German mines have been washed up on the east coast.
No Bickering This Time
Capital And Labour Work Harmoniously
|
To the Editor,
· · "Hongkong Telegraph.”
Sirt is not wiso to be always "agin the Government." I cannot endorse the paragraph in "Facts are Facts" letter in which he criticises the petrol grant for 40 nursing alsters, who are allowed $90 per annum for conveyance allowance."
If the public were more conversant with the exacting nature of the duties of the hospital sisters and their long hours, more sympathy would be felt for a class Government employees who are deserving of greater mea- sure of thanks for the services they render, often at personal perit, as during the prevalence of an epidèmic in the Colony. During recent years epidemics have not been of In- frequent occurrence.
An allowance of $00 per annum works out at only $7.50 per month. When it is realised that the hospitals are situated far apart and the sisters have to visit their colleague and friends at places so widely distant as the Queen Mary Hospital on the land and the Kowloon Hospital on the mainland, the surprise is that the sisters are granted so small a sum for travelling expenses incurred in seck ing relaxation and recreation from their arduous duties.
I would make a special pica that their travelling and other allowances might not be adversely revised so that the recipients of these allowances might be made to suffer unjustly.
LONDON, Nov. 20 (Reuter). -A special commentary issued to-day states that the wage ad-' vances recently received by several million wage-earners are a striking testimony to the joint collective agreement
em- of
J. P. BRACA.
Empire Equality
|
Tin Hats Replace
The Busbies
(By WEBB MILLER)
("UNITED PRESS' WAR CORRESPONDENT"}
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE, Nov, 20 (UP).— One of the famous guards regiments which thousands of tourists have seen parade in London occupies to-day some of the Brat-lino French blockhouses,
towering
wore in
The picturesque, busbles" the men London have been replaced by tin helmets. The helmets are covered by ugly, olive-green gunny-sacking to prevent their glintlug in the sun-should the sun ever shine.
Commatiders of the regiment in- cludo Lord Frederick Cambridge, cousin of King George and nephew of the Queen Mother Mary.
Other members of the British royal family in France include the Duke of Gloucester, Viscount Gort and the Duke of Windsor. ****
Muddy Ally
One useful ally to the Allied armies has been the persistent rain, which has converted the countryside into a quagmire. But the drenching showers have also been unpleasant, They have filled the newly-dug trenches with yellow water and forced soldiers Sir, While they are about it, and correspondents to plod through. would suggest that the Government cabbage and beet folds deep in mud, consider ways and means of raising large chunks of which have stuck to sufficient revenue to make a $10,000, the boots, 000 gesture to Canada, Australie, New Zealand, South Africa and Inuis who, like England are devoting all their resources to the successful pro- secution of the war.
Or is this iden of a Commonwealth of Nations, in which all are equal partners, a myth?
AUSSIE.
Nazi Pilot Is Killed
Fortunately. almost all the British are now in comfortable billets-farm- houses, barns, evacuated schools, etc. well-paved, often with French cobble- The roads throughout this region are
stones.
Home Trade Increases!
Astonishing Figures Despite The War LONDON, Nov. 20 (Reutor).
Sequel To Exploit A special commentary issued
Över Holland
to-day states that the Septem- ber setback in seaborne traile
tainty and the sinkings of ships while unprotected, Bcattered along the ocean trade routes.
ployers and employees who AMSTERDAM, Nov. 20 (Reu-was due to commercial uncer have arrived at mutually satis-ter).--The-pilot of the German factory terms without Govern-plane which crashed in Holland ment ur strikes.
near the German frontier after being attacked by Dutch aircraft has been killed.
The advances mean an improve ment of real wages owing to the price fixing of a wide range of goods.
New Co-oporation Examples of the co-operation of and Labour and the Administration are the Joint Advisory Council, consist- ing of representatives of the Trade Union Congress and the Confedera- tion of Employers, and the appoint-
AUSTRALIA via MANILA 'Way Parts.
HONOLULU, SAN FRANCISCO. and LOS ANGELES.
.VANCOUVER and SEATTLE.
FREIGHT ONLY
END of NOVEMBER
CALCUTTA via SINGAPORE and Way Ports.
Complete Information From Your Agent or:
NIPPON YUSEN KAISYA
KING'S BUILDING
TELEPHONE 30291.
General Passenger Agents in the Orient for CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE
PRESIDENT LINER
Sailings
TRANS-PACIFIC. SERVICE.
Fortnightly
To
SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES via Shanghai, japan & Honolulu
ROUND-WORLD SERVICE
То
NEW YORK & BOSTON
Via
Manila, Singaporo, Penang, Colombo, Bombay, Suox, Port Said, Alexandria, Naples and Genoa
✰✰ AMERICAN ⋆⋆ PRESIDENT LINES
*HOUND-WORLD SERVICE”
"ALSO AGENTS FOR TWA', THE POPULAR TRANS-CONTINENTAL AIR LINK”
12, Pedder Street
Telephone 20171.
ment of a Trade Union adviser to the Ministry of Shipping and four mem- bern of the T.U.C. General Council to advise the Ministry of Food.
It is noted that simultaneous action is taken by the French Government to stabilise wages.
NEW WAR RISK RATES
LONDON, Nov. 20 (Reuter),—-The | Institute of London Underwriters notify alterations in the current schedule.
Including voynges within the area of Stam, India, Dutch Indies, Malaya and British North Borneo and includ- in voyages between the Straits and Indo-China but not north of Saigon, henceforth the rates
will be en shillings per cent, but voyages be- tween Malayan poris, excluding Singapore, will be five shillings per
cent.
German planes have been infring- ing Dutch territory during the past officially two days, and it is now announced in Berlin that the pilot of a German plane was seriously wounded on Saturdiny when two trespassing Nazi planes were attacked by a Dutch machine.
Shot Down From Ground "AMSTERDAM," Nov. 20 (Reuter). -It ly now announced that the Ger- man military plane, which crashed in Holland, was shot down from the ground.
as
Taxation Concessions
U.S. Gesturo-To Manufacturers
The convoy system and the un- ceasing offensive by the Royal Navy have resulted in a large reduction of alakings and the restoration of con- fidence.
Henco the British importa In October increased nearly £12,000,000 and exports £1,500,000,
Dofying The U-Boats The ocean-going tonnage of the British Mercantlle Marine at present consists of about 18,500,000 tons in shilps over 500 tons.
Despite "requisitioning by the Gove" ernment Department, nearly 90 per cent. of this tonnage remains engaged in purely mercantile work.
The small results of the German U-boat campaign are demonstrated by the fact that nearly 90 per cent. of British imports are arriving safely in British ports, and that the total losses of British mercantile tonnage In all causes during the war amount to less than three-quarter of one per cent, of the total ocean-going tonnage.
CHIANG MAY APPLY TORCH TO NANNING
(Continued from Page 5.).
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH'i WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (UP).--IL
been learned that Presidentments have occupied Chiutehling, 7 Roosevelt has assured the Army and miles northeast of Tallunghu, Navy departments that preferential tax treatment will be necorded to manufacturers Intending to expand thele facilities for national defence needs
It is reported that the Internal Revenue Department will be able to
DUTCH SOLDIERS accord special tax treatment which
TO GET LEAVE
will not require new legislation.
concessions It is understood that will be incorporated in agreements between the manufacturers and the AMSTERDAM, Nov. 20 (Reuter). Government, and that the rate of --Periodleat leave in the Netherlands plant depreciation and obsolescence anny will be restored from to-day.
needed for computing purposes will This leave was cancelled on Octo-be stipulated in advance," ber 10 when Holland grew worried
According to an unofficial version, over the movements of Nazi troops on frontler guards actually shot the pilot the other side of the Netherlands with rites. German frontier.
Nazi Prisoners Of War Landed
LONDON, Nov. 20 (Reuter).---- Fifty-eight Germen prisoners march- ed through, a south coast town to-day under armed guard.
The "Handelsblat" learns that the
German pilot, who was shot by the Dutch on Saturday, was badly wound ed and reached German territory with great dimculty.
It is understood that the Dutch Legation in Berlin has taken the matter of German planes flying over Holland with the German Govern- ment.
Japanese field officers claim that the main Chinese forces in the Fang- cheng-Yamehow area have collapsed
- and the first phase of the Japanese operations in southern Kwangtung has been successfully concluded.
Air Raids In Kwongsi SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" SHANGHAI, Nov. .. 21 (UP). Chinese reports here state that 32 Japanese planes, in several squi- drons, yesterday heavily bombed the path of the Japaneso advance. towns in the province of Kwangsi, in
Nine
Japanese raiders dropped scores of bombs on Chleklang, "an- other nine bombed Wuning, while a further squadron bombed Nanning. "Tons of bombs were dropped in aid on Nanning which lasted hours," the reports said. No estimates of casualties have been received.
WAR MINISTER ENTERTAINS
They were the crew of Naz Stock Market Shows from er visit to France.
steamer seized by the Royal Navy carller in the week.
PEPSODENT
Pepsoden
TOOTH PASTE
AND
POWDER
CONTAIN
TRIUM
FOR GREATER CLEANSING POWER
A Good Tone
At
LONDON, Nov. 20 (Reuter)--Mr. Leslie Hore-Belisha has returned by
Before leaving, he entertained M. Edouard Doladler (French Premier), General Gamelia (Allied Common- der-in-Chief), General Bir Edmund LONDON, Nov. 20 (Reuter) Ironside (British Chief of Staff) Gilt-edged holdings were
again and other prominent Anglo-French higher to-day, wille home industrials leaders at a luncheon, and also at- atrengthened in a good demand, tended a discussion at the Ministry which reveals a slioriage of stock.
of Wor. Wall Street was irregular,
Hore-Bellsha Subsequently Mr. informed "Reuter" that he had hod
some most useful talks,"
New Appointment NEW U.S. ENVOY
LONDON, Nov. 20 ̈(British Wiro- cas)-It is announced by the Colonial Office that Mr. S. Moody, deputy chief secretary, Palestine has been appointed Colonial Secretary at Mauritius, in succession to Mr. E. W. “Evans, who has retired.
TO FINLAND ·
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHOS STOCKHOLM, Nov. 20. (UP)
The American Ambasador to Moscow,
WRIGHT'S Coal Tar Soap
'You would' have no
oxcusof
Extremely catching as orientai....... skin- .are. YOU GET
protect
yourself adequately, Especially compounded to safeguard your health, 10. keep you from the den- gus of contracting in- fectious diseases, Wright's should be used. constantly for day-long freshnomi AFTER TRE BATH: Wright's Coal Tar Talcum Powder-prevents chaing- and prickly heat.
Bola Agenta: Gilman & Co., Ltd.
Wright's
Coal Tar
Soap
FOR VIGOROUS HEALTH
A OF THE FAMOUS JOHNSON'S WAX POLISHES
for furnitura
JOHNSON'S
CLO COAT
FAJTA KOMEN
2.
JOHNSON'S FURNITURE POLISH
Thle creamy pollsh contains no oill Will not collect dust or show fingerprints as oil polishes do. Cleans as it pollafies-produces a lovely wax lustre.
for floors.
JOHNSON'S GLO-00AT This revolutionary floor polish needa ng rubbing! Just apply Glo-Coat, let it dry in 20 minutes it dries to a beautiful, gleaming lustre! For all floors and linoleum............
Johnson's Wax Pollabes are famed the world over for unsurpassed quality and economy. Buy them from your department, hardware, paint or grocery store.
Made by S. C. JOHNSON & SON, INC. RACINE, WIS...U. S, A.
DICTATOR'S FAVORITE DANCER!
"Meet the girl who · startled the world.
In "THE
MAGNIFICENT
FRAUD"
Coming to your
favorite theatre soön!
THE
HONGKONG
PENINSULA HOTEL;
HONGKONG HOTEL; REPULSE DAY HOTEL;
& SHANGHAI
ASTOR HOUSE; PALACE HOTEL;
HOTELS
LIMITED
Mr. Laurence Steinhardt, arrived here.. In association with the Grand Hotel des Wagons Lits, Poking z
to-day from Finland.