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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS MOSCOW-CHUNGKING
AIR LINE OPENS General Ho Yao-tsu Makes First Trip To Soviet Capital
G. BBER R.
CHUNGKING, Dec 6' (Reuter) General Ho Yao-tsu, Direċ- tor of the Executive Office of the Generalissimo's headquarters, left -Chungking ́yesterday morning for "Moscow aboard the Chinese Ministry of Communications" airliner, "Chungking," which inaugurated the through air traffle between the two capitals, according to an official announcement made here to day.
He arrived safely yesterday even- Ing at Lanchow, capital of Kansu, a telegram received here, and was scheduled to continue his fight to Moscow this morning,
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Publle Auction to be held on Monday, the 11th day of December, 1939, at 3 p.m., at the Onces of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of eno Lot of Crown Land Tai Hang Rond, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at according to Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of 75 years,
day.
Will Moot Rod Leaders General lio Yao-tau, it is under- stood, had originally planned to: Intonding bidders are advised leave on September 25, but on hear- ing that arrangements on the new alr that immediately after the dispo-route had not yet been completed, ant of the lot the Purchaser (if postponed his departure until yester- not the applicant) will be required to deposit with an authorised officer who will be present at the sale, the Bum of two hundred | dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
No. of Sale
Inland Lot
No. 5740.
Tai Hang Road.
Registry No.
Locality
Boundary Measurements
N. (B. X.
featteriret fem)
as per sale plant.
Contents in
4q. feet.
UCSIY
Uplet Price!
Ann. Rent.
4199
$16,750
HONG KONG HORTICULTURAL
SOCIETY
NOTICE is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of the above Society will be held at the Board Roon of Mesurs, Jardine, Mathe- son & Co., Ltd. (by kind permis- slon)
the 19th on Tuesday, |December, 1939, at 5.16 p.m.
J. T. BAGRAM, ·
Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, 6th December, 1939.
HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN.
The Annual Meeting of the Hong Kong Society for the Pro- tection of Children will be held in the Helena Mny Institute 03 Monday, December 11th at 5.30 p.m.
The Meeting is open to all persons interested in the work of the Society.
„ANN_CROZIER,
Hon. General Secretary.
A CHILDREN'S FANCY
DRESS PARTY
in aid of the
B. W. O. F.
will be held
at
The Peninsula Hotel
on December 22nd
from 4 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.
DANCING, MUSICAL GAMES, otc.
Dance Band of 2nd En. The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment), by kind permission of
Licut.-Colonel D.,J. McDougall, M.C., and Officers.
Prizes will be given for Fancy Dresses.
Tickets to be obtained at Hong
Among the notables gathered at the airfeld yesterday to see him off were General Ho Ying-ching. General Chang Chih-chung, the chief A.D.C. to the Generalissimo, end representa- tives of the Foreign Omce and the Soviet Embassy.
It is announced that upon arrival of Moscow, General Ho will call on Soviet leaders.
H.K. Stock Market
Tho
following quotations
Exchange At A Glance
SELLING
T.T. London Demand do,
T.T.I
|
December 7, 1939.
Nazis Tell Their Silliest Lie Yet
BERLIN wireless stations recently launched the most scur. rilous attack against Mr. Winston Churchill that they have yet managed to invent
At the beginning of the war, they said, the First Lord sold a large block of shipping shares.. Then he "organised the sink- ing of the Athenia" so that the slures would fall and he could buy them back cheap.
"In this way," said the speaker, "War-monger No. 1, Wins- ton Churchill, speculates on the Stock Exchange."
Here are the facts. You can work it out for yourself.
Prices of three typical shipping shares, before and after the sinking of the Athenia, talcen on September 1. before the war, and on September 9, after the reopening of the Stock Exchange:
Share Cunard-White
Sept. 1.
Star 28. Od.
[Court Lines. 83. Od. Lamport and Holt Gs. Od.
..
Sept. D
4. Oct. 11..3d. 88. ed.
Anyone who told there before the zinking of the Athonia and then bought them in again must have lost! heavily by the transaction.
1/27% 1/2%
TT. Shanghai
.310
T.T. Singapore
T.T. Japan
103
TT. India.
82%
T.T. USA,
242
સ
T.T. Manila
484
T.T. Batavia
.45%
T.T. Bangkok
.140
his
T.T. Salgon
.10814
France
.10.00
Lie-monger No. 1 in Berlin have to watch his market reports more carefully.
will
..107
01/044
4 m/s L/C London
1/3%
4 m/s D/P
od.
1/38
4 m/s L/C U.S.A.
..25
4 m/s France
.11.43
30 d/s india.".
64%
U.S. Cross rate in Lon
.4.02
were
U.S. Cross rate in N.Y.
.3.02
Issued on the Hongkong Stock Mar-
ket this morning.
BANKS
H.K. Banks $.....1,330 b, & ER. H.K. Banka (Lon, Reg.). £82 n. H.K. Banks (ILK. Reg.)
£34 n. Chartered £
....25 the 20% n. .11 21. .71.b.
Mercantile, A. & B. £.
Mercantile, C. £.
East Asia $.
Canion $.
INSURANCES
Union $..... Chins Underwriter $
H.K. Fire $.
SHIPPING
Douglases $. Steamboats Ș, Indo-Chinas, P.S indo-Chinas, D$:. Shells (Bearers) s/- Waterboats $...
DOCKS ETC. Wharves $. Docks $.. Providents $. New Eng. Sh. Sh. Docks Sh. $.
Kullan s/-
MINING
Raubs $. Venz, Gold H.K. Mines $
LANDS
Ilotel $. Lands $. Lands 4% Deb. $. Sal Lands Sh. $. Humphreys $.. ILK. Reallics $. Chinese Estates
UTILITIES
Trams $ Peak Trains (old) $. Peak Trams (new) Star Ferries $.. Y. Ferries $ China Lights (ola) China Lights (new) H.K.
Electrics $. Macao Electrics
Lights
Sandakan
Telephones (old) $, Telephones (new) Tractions 9/-
Tractions (Pret.) s/-
INDUSTRIALS
.300 m.
.1% n. .100 s.
TT. Switzerland
TT. Australia
BUYING
RADIO
ZBW, 355 metres (845 k.c.) and 31.49 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles)
It will take more than his present ingenuity to prove that Mr. Church, For anyone else in England "organ-
ised" the sinking of the Athenia.
To Assist Students
DOLLAR FOR THE KING
Sent From U.S. By Girl Of 12
A LETTER postmarked Philadelphia, United States, and addressed to the King, Was delivered at Bucking- ham Palace. In it was 'R dollar note.
POST OFFICE
Small Packet Post to all countries is suspended.
Christmas and New Year Cards bearing not more than five written. words and enclosed in open envelopes aro nccepted by the Post Office at the rate for printed matter, Le. 6 centa
for 2 ounces, for all countries.
Hongkong, China and Macao at 2 cents per 2 ounces.
Envelopes must not be closed.
OUTWAND MAIL TIMES Registered and Parcel Matis are closed 15 minutes carller than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails are advertis ed to close at or before 6 aan. régis- tered, and parcel mails are closed at
When" 5 p.m. on the previous day. mails are, advertised to close after 5. p.m. Registered and Farcel mails are closed at 5 p.m.
INWARD MAILS
Air Mail by "Air Fianco Direct Bervico-Paris dato 29th Novem- ..Doo. 7. ber. ...
Mali by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"~~~Landon date, 29ib November.
Dec. 7.
Alr
Japan and Shangbal
Shanghai...
Shanghai and Swatow
.Dec. 7.
Dec.
Canada, USA., Japan and Shanghai (Vancouver BC. 18th November).
Canton Shanghai
Straits and Saigon U.S.A. and Manila (Son
date, 11th Nov.)
Formosa and Swalow
Shanghol
Dec, 7-
Dec. 8.
Dec, 8.
..Dec. 8.
..Dec, 0. Francisco
"Please accept the enclosed dollar from my savings," it ran, "which you can use for the
Atr Mail by "Imperiai children that had to be evacu- Direct Service"London uted from London.
2nd Dee..........................
"Since I am a girl 12 years old I Calcutta and Straits am very much interested in these Haiphong ........... children. It is very kind of you totalphong, Holhow and With the two-fold purpose of cul.send them away before any
Sandakan tivating the interest of Chinese danger, occurs.
Shanghat and Amay "When I go back to school next Japan and Shanghai students in the study of English and
real
Dcc. B.
.Dec. 0.
.Dcc. 9.
Airways
date,
.Dec. 10.
.Dec. 10.
Dec. 10.
Fort Bayard.
'Dec. 10.
Dec. 10.
.Dec. 10.
.Dec. 11.
.Dec. 11.
.Dec. 11.
.Dec. 11.
.Dec. 11,
Dcc. 12.
Dec. 12.
Dec. 12.
Dec. 12.
.Dec. 13.
Dec. 13.
Dec, 13.
Japan and Shanghai Straits
Dec. 14.
**
.Dec. 14.
Calcutta, Straits and Saigon .Dec. 15.
.Dec. 15.
of supplying them with wholesome week I am going to save from my Manila ......
several weekly lunch allowance until I get Shanghai and Amoy, material for collateral readiversity enough money to send you to help Straits professors of the Canton
Bem, the children of England. I will asic have recently published a
the friends
Tientsin monthly entitled English Dial, which my
to do the same."
Java and Manila Mr. Walter Elliot, the Minister of Shanghai, made is first appearance on Tuesday
Health, has replied on behalf of the Shanghat
200 b. Programme of Dance "Hits"
The material of this publication Is Of the Moment
largely drawn from periodical litera-ng saying that the dollar has been Straits spent on extra clothes for a little Canion ture and newspapers. It is thought it of five who has been sent to the Shanghai Radio Programme Broadcast by that such up-to-date material not .70 b Z.B.W. on u Frequency of 845 kc's. only acquaints the students with the country and whose father is out of Straits .12 B. and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 pm.events of the world but also helps .60 n. and 8-11.15 p.m. un 9.52 m.e's. per them to enlarge their vocabulary. .30 11. second. .78/9 n. H.K.T.
.8.10 n.
.19 50.
has to contend-the
editors
ework.
Το
further help them to develop a read speeches and orations of the day, Japan ing knowledge of English--a dunculty
.Dec. 15. 12.15 p.m. Short Service of Inter-with which many a Chinese studenti diplomatic documents, short stories, Straits
expres- U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Manila popular science, idiomatic have
(San Francisco date, 19th Novem- taken great pains to render the Eng-sions, and diagrams.
ber)
.Dec. 15. The paper is edited by Prof. W. K. lish versions into Chinese with ample Tam, Prof. H, S. Soo, Prot. B. C. Dol, Manila
.Dec, 10. footnotes and explanations,
..Dec. 18. Prof. P. L. Ho, and Prof. S. T. Tong. The publisher is Mr. S. Wang, manager of the New China Cultural Service,, Kowloon.
cession. .1011. 12.30 The Don Cossacks Choir.
Monotonously Rings The Little Beli 44 b. (Russian Folk Song art. Jaroff); .17.00 n. (Save, O Lord, Thy People (Tschesno-
The contents of this magazine con- .103 n.koff); Safeguard, O Lord (Tschesno-
Icoft)....Unaccompanied, Conducted set of selected readings in Journalis .18/ n.by Serge Jarok,
tle prose, news items, feature articles,
.10 . 12.43 Rimsky-Korsakov-Russlan
.4 0. Easter Festival-Overture,
Philadelphia Symphony Orchesten conducted by Leopold Stokowski.
Local Time Signal and Weather
4 cia. 11.
.4.65 .
.33 b. Report.
.100 n.
1.03 By Mayerl-"Four Aces"
10.00 n. Suite.
.83% n.
Rale Da Costa at the Piano. 4.30 n. 1.15 Terance Casey at the Organ
100 b. 1.30 Reater and Rugby Press, Weather Forecast and Announce- .10.20 b. ments.
.80 b. 145 Duke Ellinition and Ilis
4 b. Orchestra.
2.15 Close Down.
5.45 Studio Children's Hour.
.8315 ??
2314
7.66 n. 4.70 n. tions. .511 b
6.45 Closing Local Stock Queu-
6.47
Perry Wood (Soprano) in
.184 n. Bongs from Noel Coward's "Blifer .111 b. Sweet"
.234 sa. I'll See You Again; Dear Little
.7.30 b. Cafe....Peggy
Wood and
George
18/3 n. Metaxa, with Orchestra; Zigeuner.......... .18/9 n. Perzy Wood with Plano.
... n:
15 b.
Cald: Macg. (Ord.), Sh. $..14 n. Cold Macg. (Prof.), Sh, $....13 n. Canton Ices $. Coments $.... H.K. Ropes $.....
STORES, &c. Dairy Farms (old) $. Dairy Farms (now) Walions $
Lane, Crawfords $ Sinceres $............... Wing On (H.K.) 3. Powell, Ltd. $.
.5.14 b.
.20.10 b.
7 Gerry Moore (Piano) Geraldo and His Orchestra.
7.30 London Relay
and
Tho News.
0 Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements.
8.03 Brahms-Double Concerto In A Minor, Op. 102.
Jacques Thibaud (Violin), Fabia .104 b. Casals ('Cello) and The Pablo Casale .84 b. Orchestra, Barcelona, conducted by
7. Alfred Cortot.
1,80 m.
.41 2.
8.35 Some Brahms' Songs,
Little Sandman; In Silent Night.... ..1 n. Comedy Harmonists with Plano; COTTON MILLS
Machligail; Standchen....Elena Ger- Ewo Sh. $..
.23 n. hardt (Mezzo-Soprano) with Piano. Shal Cotton Sh. $ ex. div ..161 n. 8.45 Studio Talk "East of Vienna," Zoang Sing. Sh. $..
.42 n. 9.05 Plano Solos by Paderewski. Wing On Texier. Sh. $....48
Minuet in G Major, Op. 14; No. 1 MISC.
(Paderewski); Mazurka In D Major, 0.25 b. Op. 33, No. 2 (Chopin); Mazurka In 1.75 b. A Flat Major, Op. 59, No. 2 (Chopin). ,in. 9.15 London Relay---News Sumi- .84 m. mary.
H.K, Entertainments Constructions (old) $ Constructions (new) Vibro Piling S.. Ch. Govt. 5% 1925
G. Bonds
H.K. Govt. 1% Loan
m.
9.30 Gershwin...Cuban Overture, 47% n. Paul Whiteman. and Kis Concert .100 n. Orchestra.
H.K. Govt. 34% Loan ..97 b. &n. 8.44 Songs by Bing Crosby. Marsmans (Lon.) /- ..14/0 n. Marumans (HK) s/~......4/- n.
The Funny Old Hills (film 'Paris ¡loneymoon'); I Have Eyes (Allm 'Paris Honeymoon'); Mexicnil Rose (Stout Tenney).
Kong Hotel and Peninsula Hotel House Of Lords To Reabody (Instrumentalist),
Children $2,00. Adults $1.00.
CODES IN CABLES
The Chief Cable Censor (Mr. 3. Ralston) advises that one authenti
Meet In Secret
9,54 Short Programme by Eddle
10.05 Some Ilance “Ilis” of the Moment
11 London Nolay-"Background le
Closs Dow?I.
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" Newr." 11.15 LONDON, Dec. 6 (Reuter),-Lord | Stanhope arinounced in the House of Lords to-day that the Government was prepared to agree to a secret
cating code group consisting of five session of the Heuse next week, either BIG CONTRABAND
figures or Ave letters may bo in cluded in remittance telegrams of leading Insurance, shipping and com- mercial houses. "The Chief Cable Censor is nuthorised, at his discretion. to demand production of the code book used.
METROPOLE
ROOM BATH Fm $6.
CENTRAL
CLEAN
COMFORTABLE
on Tuesday or Thursday,
The date could be stranged between the parties.
The object of the session was 10) discuss the Ministry of Supply.
DETENTIONS
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
LONDON, Dec. 6 (Reuter)—A total of 13,700 tons of contraband were detained by the Brllish Contra-
DANISH STEAMER band Control in the week ended
SUNK: SIX DEAD
COPENHAGEN, Dec. § (Reuter) — The Danish steamer, Ovetoft, 3,000 tons, was mined in the North Sea on Sunday.
December 2.
During the fortnight ended Novem- ber 11, the French control detained 35,300 tons,
Total' contraband delained by the Allleil Control aines the beginning of Bix were drowned and the remâin- the war, is `approximately 735,000 [ing 15 of the crow were picked up || tons."
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Japan and Shanghat
OUTWARD MAILS Thursday, Deo. T Fort Bayard ..........1.38 p.m. Mantle, Bangkok, Mauritius, Reunion Madagascar, Lourenco-Marques and South Africa
.....3,30 p.m.
000006|straits, Ceylon, India, East and South
Sale
FOR ONE WEEK ONLY
20%
DISCOUNT FOR CASH
ON ALL
WATCHES
SENNETFRERES
Africa, Egypt and Europe - vla Marseilles due Marselles, th Jan. 190, and London Parcels due London, 11th January 1940,
K.P.O.
..Dec. 7, 3 pm. ..Dec. 7, 5 p.m. .Dec. 7, 5.30 pm. G.P.O.
.Dec. 7, 3 p.m. .Dec. 7, 5 pm.
.Dec. 7, 7 p.m. .7.00 p.m.
Parcels,
Reg.
Ord.
Parcels,
Reg.
Ord.
Amoy
"Friday, Dec.~8:
Japan
.10.30 A..
Tourane
.1,30 p.m.
Saigon
,2.00 pm.
....7 pm.
Saturday, Dec. 9
10.30 a.m.
10.30 a.m.
10.30 a.m.
Manlia
4
Suigon
Shanghal
Canton
Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-duo London 17th December.
RCE.. Ord
G. P. O. and K. P. O.
Amoy Haiphong
Bangkok
.Dec. 9, 5 pm. .Dec. 9, 5.30 p
.◊ a...
Sunday, Dec. 10
Blonday, Dec. 11
.0 am.
10.30 am Shanghai and Parcels only for Tien-
tsin.....a
........10.30 am, Shanghai and Parcels only for Tien-
taln
.1.30 p.m. .7 p.m. Canton
Tuesday, Dec. 12 Manila, Makassar and Sourabaya.
5.30 ... Air Mall for "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-dus London, 20th December.
Reg.
Ord.
Keď.
. Ord.
K.P.O.
.Dec. 12, 5 p.m. .Dec. 12, 5.30 p.m. G.P.O.
.Dec. 12, 6 P.M.
...Dec. 1; 7 pan.
Air Mail for Malaya, Java and Australia by "Imperial · Airways Direct Service"-duo Sydney, 18th. December.
K.P.O.
.Dec. 12, 6 pm.. Dec. 12, 5.30 p
iter.
Ord.
G.r.o.
Reg.
Ord
...Dea, 12, 5 p.m... .Dec. 12, 7 pm
Wednesday, Dec. 13,
Parcela only for Swatow....10.30 a.m. Swatow and Formosa
Amoy Shanghot....
Sandakan
Thursday, Dec. 14
Swatow and Formosa
Friday, Dec. 15
10.30.a.m.
,2.30 p.m.
.2.30 p.m.
8.30 a.m.
.10.30 am..
| Fort Bayard and Holhow..1,30 pm. |Straits and Calcutts. ....
Par, Letters,
Shanghal
Monday, Dec. 18
1.Th
Noon.
8.30 Am. Saigon. Ceylon, India, East and South
Africa, Egypt and Europe “via, Marseilles duo Marseilles, 14th January 1900.
Dairen
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