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"HONGKONG AS REVEALED BY
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
SOCIETY
NOTICE In heroby given that the Annual Meeting of the above Society will bo hold at the Board Room of Messrs. Jardine, Mathe- son & Co., Ltd. (by kind permia-
tho sion) Tuesday,
10th December, 1939, at 5.15 p.m.
J. T. BAGRAM,
on
Hon. Secretary, Hongkong, 6th December, 1939.
Thursday,
G.
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
R.
ADMIRAL SCHEER HIT
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HONG KONG HORTICULTURAL PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Salo by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 18th day of December, 1930, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at To Kwa Wan, In the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, with the optional of renewal at a Crown Ront to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one fur ther torm of 75 years. Intonding bidders are advised that Immediatoly after the dispo sal of the lot the Purchaser (If not the applicant) will be required to deposit with an authorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This cum will be refunded on payment of the Pur- chaso price, PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
THE CAMERA" Second Edition. A CHILDREN'S FANCY
Over 60 excellent views of the Colony, Price $1.50. Obtainable at Kelly & Walsh, Lid, Hongkong Travel Bureau or from the Publishers, South China Morning Post, Ltd., Wyndham Stret,
TO LET.
MODERN HOUSES. 14, Duke Street, 1, Devon Road, Kowloon Tong. Quiet surroundings with garden, garage and all modern conveniences, Apply 230, Prince Edward Road. Telephone 58855 or 31685.
H. K. Stock Market
The following quotations were lesued on the Hongkong Stock Mar- ket this morning.
BANKS
H.K. Banks $.......
1,330
H.K. Banka (Lon. Reg.) .. £80 n. HK. Banks (H.K. Reg.) £85 11. Chartered £.
Mercantile, A.
. & B. £.
Mercantile, C. £.
East Asia $....
INSURANCES
Canton S..
Union S..
China Underwriter $
H.K. Fire $
SHIPPING
Douglases $.
Steambouts $.......
Indo-Chinas P$. Indo-Chinas, D.S. Shells (Beurera) k/- Waterbonts 5.
DOCKS ETO
Wharves $. Docks $. Providents $ New Eng. Sh. Sh, Docks Sh.
MINING
Kallan s/- Raube $... Venz, Gold $.
.... n.
20% n.
11%.
.73 b.
220 n.
305 b.
.1 D.
190
.71 b. 11 n. 30 b. 50 b. .79/41⁄2 n.
.8.10 n.
1911⁄2 n.
$18.30 b. & 53.
.4.50 E.
10.00 n. 105 n.
17 n.
10.30 n.
.4 p.
c. n.
LANDS
.5.00 S.
.33 .
100 n.
.10.40 n.
.7.60 b.
.4,40 b.
H.K. Mines $
Hotels $.. Landa $...... Lands 4% Deb, $. Shat Lands Sh. 3. Humphreys $... H.K, Realties $. Chinese Estates S.
UTILITIES
Troms
102 b. & sa.
DRESS PARTÝ
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,
ctc.
Dance Band of 2nd Bn, The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment). by kind permission of Lieut.-Colonel D. J. McDougall, M.C.. and Officers.
Prizas will be given for Fancy Dresses.
Tickets to be obtained at Hong Kong Hotel and Peninsula Hotel.
Children $2,00. Adults $1.00.
Exchange At A Glance
SELLING
T.T. London Demand do.
T.T. Shanghai T.T. Singapore TAT. 14. Japan
T.T. India
T.T. USA.
Manila T.T. T.T. Batavia
Bangkokt TT. T.T. Saigon TT.France
.1/2
1/2% .315
.82
103%
.24%
.48%
.45%
1403-
16% b.
T.T. Switzerland
8 n.
T.T. Austraila
108
10.90 1071⁄2 1/0
Peak Trams (new) $.
BUYING
Star Ferries $.
84 b.
4 m/s L/C London
Y. Ferries $.
.234
314 b.
4 m/s D/P do.
4/m L/C U.S.A,
China Lights (new) $..
.4.75 b.
4 m/s France
H.K. Electrils $.
52 b.
Macao Electrics
1972
30 d/s India,
.1/34 .1/3% .25% .11.45 ..04%
U.S. Cross rate in Lon
.4.02
Sandakan Lights
Telephones (old) -$,
Tractions s/-
Tractions (Pret.) ■/-
Peak Trams (uld) $.
China Lights (old) $..8.00 b, sa.
Telephone (new) $.
18 n.
.111⁄2 b.
2434-60-
U.S. Cross rate in N.Y...3.03%
Canton Ices $...
Cements $.
H.K. Ropes S.
.8.50 b
18/3 n.
18/9 T
13 n.
.1 0.
10.40 s.
10% b
.9.00 3
.74 n.
.1.00 n.
Wing On (H.K.) $.
.41 n.
Powell, Lid. S.
.1 n.
COTTON MILLS
Exo Sh. $........
.27 n
S'hai Cotton Sh. $ ex. dlv
..162 n.
.42 n.
No. of
Registry
Locality
Kowloon Laland
Lot No 4210,
Kowloon City Road,
Inland Lot No 3000,
To Kwa Wan.
G.
Boundary Biomaurements
|N. [ 3. | X. | W.
{feel}ient{test [feed]
as per sale plan.
LE 118
Contents i
R.
DEL'S$
off Punta de Leste, in Urugua yan waters near Montevideo,
December 14, 1939.
ALLIES ORDER U.S. PLANES
LONDON, Dec. 14 (Reuter)-It is
дого
FINNISH TROOPS ON SOVIET. SOIL
(Continued from Paga 1.)
POST OFFICE
Russian prisoners of war totni 1,000.
INWARD MAILS
Dec. 14. Canton Shanghai and Amoy .......Dec. 14. Straits
....Dec. 14. Air Mail by “Imperial Airways Direct-
Service" London date, Gih Doo.
Deo. 15.
Canton
.Dec. 15,.
Dec. 15.
.Dec. 10.
reported from New York that orders the Rumians have lost 22,000 men Another report says that the have been placed by the Allied Pur-inco the outbreak of hostilities, sound of heavy gunfire was still chasing Commission for 470
The Finnish losses are placed at audible at 6.30 p.m. at Punta de plance.
only 1,200 men.
| Two hundred, valued at £5,000,- Leste, in the prefecture of Amaritima, cast of Montevideo. 000, are to be delivered to the R.A.F. The French have ordered 270 At 6.30 p.m., an unidentified bombing machines of a special type One hundred and fourteen Russian warship, but having all the with a speed in excess of 300 miles tanks have been destroyed, appearances of and presumably an hour." being the Admiral Scheer, was sighted twenty miles off the Uruguayan coast,
by two British cruisers, the She was then being pursued Achilles and the Ajax,
miral Scheer, because of her slower speed, cannot clude the British day and night. cruisers, which can keep her in sight
→
Decisivo Battle Near
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHI
Japan.
Japan and Shanghai.. U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Manila (San Francisco dato, 19th Novem ber)
.Dec. 15.
Dec. 15.. .Dcc. 18. .Dec. 10..
COPENHAGEN, Dec. 14 (UP)-A Shanghai decisive battle is expected in central | Monila Finland before the end of the week, Shanghai according to the military, corres- pondent of the well-informed "Ber- lingske Tidende,"
|
Air Mall by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-London date, th December. i
.Dec. 17. Calcutta, Straits and Saigon Dec. 17. Halphong.......
...Dec. 17. Haiphong, Holhow and Fort Bayard.
Dec. 17.
.Dec. 18, .Dec. 18.. .Dec. 18.
Air Mall by "Pan American Airways- Direct Service"-San Francisco Date 5th December, ....Dec. 18. Japan and Shanghal .......... Shanghol Strals and Manila Shanghal and Amoy ....................Dec. 18. Bangkok, Salgon and Tourano,
Dec. 10.. Europe vin Suez and Straits (London. two date, 13th November). ....Dec. 10..
Await Big Ships' Arrival * Second Battle
Both the British and Germon War- Subsequently, urgent Bash mes-
This, the correspondent states, be- *ape from "United Press" stated ships are equipped with aeroplanes,comes ineviable following the capture that a second naval batile between which can be sent aloft to reconnoitre by Red troops of the strategic city of the Admiral Beheer and the two if alght of the enemy is temporarily Salla. British cruisers was raging twenty lost.
The correspondent expresses the be- miles off Punta de Leste,
It can be anticipated that the Bel-lief that the battle will occur some- The roar of heavy guns was clearly tiah cruisers, because of their in- where on a line between Hyrnysalmi audible nshore.
ferior armaments, will make no seri- and Kurue. Because of the darkness and smoke, ous effort to sink the Admiral Scheer, The Finns are reported.to be nish- it was impossible to distinguish whe-but will be content to "tag" her until ing every available man to this sector. ther, any more ship was engaged in the arrival of battle-cruisers of the The defenders are making feverish the battle, which was taking place Renown type, which will be able to efforts to construct a new line in the well inside the Neutral Zono defined make short work of the enemy. Salin sector, but they are considerably In the Declaration of PanoMN.
endangered by the advance Russian columns, one from Salla and the other from Huomoialmi. It is feared that these columns made effect juncture nt Kovanieni, thus severing north Finland from the south.
£1,500,000 Cruiser
The Admiral Scheer was brilliantly attacked by H.M.S. Ajax, while H.M.S. Achilles ably defended the 9,975-ton
The complement of the Achilles la men. The Admiral Scheer, French passenger liner Formose. Ap-650
10,000-ton cruiser of parently, Admiral Scheer was in the which is process of attacking the Formose battleship design, carries over 1,000 when she was herself attacked by the men and has a cruising range of al-
most 20,000 miles.
The Achilles was built at a cost of at the Cammell Laird yards and, was launched in 1032. She was commissioned on October 10, 1933. Her speed is 32.5 knots.
"
British cruipers.
Twelve shots were heard ashore ofter which the smoke completely £1,500,000 blotted out the scene.
Forty-five minutes later the battle was resumed.
Captain Cuillet Bois, French naval expert who has been vacationing at Bunta Balienas, near Punta de Leste, Pren. telephoned "United Press' at saltes this morning.
The Admlial Scheer was launched
Haraic Ski Soldiers
"Ski soldiers are the heroes of the retreat from Salla," the correspondent reports,
The Finnish defenders were un- able to withstand the pressure of the Red motorised units.
"While the main Finish defences at Wilhelmshaven in 1932 and was commissioned on November 12, 1034. were retired, the eklers remained on ahill, awaiting the opportunity for Her speed is 20 knots.
There are no indications In the sudden and unexpeced attacks.
"Some of these attacks failed. But Honolulu reports of the position of the rumoured engagement, but it others succeeded in completely de would presumably be somewhere on moralising the Russian columns. the trans-Pacific trade route between the United States and New Zealand and Australia.
The "United Presa" representative could
hear the gundre over the tele- phone.
Uruguayan newspapers assert that the first contact between the German
cruisers raider and British established yesterday.
Earliest reports of the conflict were received in urgent mes-ships, sages from Honolulu, the great U.S. naval base in the Pacific.
This led to the belief that the ecounter had had occurred in the Pacific Ocean, presumably on the U.S.-Australia trade route.
When the war began the combined
Australian Navy in cruisera was 58
strength of the Royal Navy and Royal
at
The resistance of the Finns Salle, although unsuccessful in the end, was totally unexpected.
This resistance ls believed to have
been stiffened by the knowledge that
it was at Salla that many heroes the Finnish War of Independence In 1917 were buried.
The national shrine in which they are buried is reported to have been destroyed by Soviet artillery,
Groat Fight Raging
Amoy.
Canton
OUTWARD MAILS Thursday, Dec. 14
.7.00 p.m.. Saturday, Dec. 18
.7.15 a.m. 10.30 am..
Saigon : Straits and Calcutta,
Porcela
.Dec. 15, Noon, Letters,
..Dec. 16, 1 pm. Shanghai, Japan. Honolulu, U.§.A.,
Central & South America
ond Canada via San Francisco (No Par- cels for Canada)-duo San Fran- cisco, 6th January, 1940,
G.P.O. and K.P.O. Parcels
Reg.
Ord.
.Dec. 19, 4 p.m. Dec, 16, 5 pin.. .Dec, 10, 5.30 p.m.
Air Mail for "Imperial' Airways Direct Servics”—due › London 24th. December.
Rek.. Rez,
Amoy
Shanghal
G.P.0. and K.P,0.
.Dec. 10, 5 pm- .Dec. 16, 5.30 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 17
Monday, Dec.
...D a.m. 18 ....8.30 .
via
Saigon, Ceylon, India, East and South.
Africa, Egypt and Europe Marseilles duo Marsellies, 14th. January 1940.
G. P. O. and K. P. 0..5°
Reg.
Ord
A considerable proportion of this strength has since been engaged in the search for the Deutschland and the still more clusive Admiral Scheer. All the evidence has gone to show that the latter has entered Pacife Ocean waters, presumably to menace Antipodean shipping. The Deutsch-
HELSINGFORS, Dec. 14 (Router). Uruguay, where the encounter land is believed to be sull in Arctic great battle is stiil raging on the
where
Canton Finnish actually occurred, is on the south waters, where she sank the Rawal castern front
counter-attack has succeeded beyond Japan Ipindi. Atlantic coast of South America.
Earlier reports this week stated expectations, the recapture of Salla, The encounter was one of that British battleships were station- one of the most important military speed versus power brains ed off Murmansk, attempting to strongholds, being illustrative of the
prevent the Deutschland from enter-completeness of the success. Ing that port,
versus brawn.
Both the, Achilles and the Ajax, cruisers of 7,030 tons and 8,350-tons respectively, are cap.
"Router" Report
&
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Salo by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 18th day of December, 1939, at 3 p.m., nt the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land near Diamond Hill, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, commencing from 1st July, 1898, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fired by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one fur-
Latest reports indicate that fresh thor term of 24 years less the
units of the Red Army have been last three days thereof.
viciously attempting to recover Salla and have suffered nevere losses. Intending bidders are advised
BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 14 (Reuter). that immediately after the dispo-able of steaming at 32.5 knots,Reports of a naval battle of the continue to
It is probable that this sector will see very heavy fighting cal of the lot the Purchaser (if not as compared with the Admiral| Urugua yun
coast aro carried as the Finnish forces in the south the applicant) will be required to Scheer's 26 knots,
Argentinian newspapers, who quote have had no difficulty in holding the their Monie Video correspondents. deposit with an authorised officer
Soviets from their Mannerheim Line But the Nazi pocket battleship who will be present at the sale, has vastly superior armaments. been between the Nazl pocket battle-centrating on the elimination of the The battle is reported to have positions, and the Command is con- the sum of two hundred dollars, The Achilles and Ajax, which ship Admiral Scheer and four British danger of a Soviet drive through to
($200) in cash. This sum will be fare sister-ships launched in cruisers
Ulcaborg on the Gulf of Bothnia. refunded on payment of the Pur-1932-33, have only eight 6-inch been sunk in the encounter.
H.MLS. Achilles is reported to have ed yesterday by Finnish planes and Russian military bases were bomb-
chase price.
guns and 22 smaller guns, as i la denied ta official Statements issued Soviet bombers attacked several is- PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.compared with the Admiral in Monte Vidco.--Ed.) There Islands in the Gulf of Finland,
* For Earlier Reports See Scheer's six-11-inch guns, eight as yet no confirmation_from_official
9. circles. 5.9-inch guns and 19 other guns.
Page The presence
the Admiral Achilles, together with her scheer in South Atlantie waters has sister-ship, the Leander, was been definitely established by the lent to the New Zealand Govern- arrival in Buenos Aires of the O.S.K. liner Buenos Aires Mary, whose ment to form a New Zealand captain reported passing the Nazi Squadron. She is the flagship pocket battleship Just before entering of the New Zealand Squadron the Rio de la Fiala estuary,
LONDON, Dec 14 (Reuter).—It is and, since the outbreak of It will be recalled that the Ad-authoritatively learned that the first hostilities has been attached to cruisers of the East Indies Biation. already training in England, wilf mirally recently hinted that three detachment of the Polish air force, West Indies Station, engaged the Alax. Exeter and Achilles form the first of several squadrons with ships from there in hunting were in the South Atlantic searching that will become part of the RAF
They will be distinguished only by down the Nazi raider. Achilles for the Admiral Scheer.
In London the Admiralty say they different cap badges and the Polish manned by New Zealand have no knowledge of the naval eagle on the tunic. personnel.
encounter, but no full denial of the The Polish squadrons will be
| entirely self-supporting.
No. of Bale
Registry No
Locality
New Kowloon Inland
South West of New Kowloon Inland
Lot No. 2746.
Lot No. 1360
near Daimond Hill
Boundary Measurements
feet
Contents in
$q.
Aun. Bent.
R. B.RW.13
feet raadtert feel
As per valo
plan.
About
26,100
R.
__081$
Upset
Price
$2,610
ia
of
the
The position now is that the Ad-reports has yet been issued,
(This
POLISH UNIT ·
OF R.A.F.
|
.Dec. 18, 8.45 a.m.
.Dec. 18, 0.30 am.
7 pm.
..7 p.m.
NAZI MINES TAKE TOLL
(Continued from Page 1.)
ran aground in a blinding blizzard in. Soya Straits.
Remarkabla Rescues Japanese steamers performed a remarkable deed in rescuing 305 persons in the blinding blizzard. The Japanese ships stood by, despite dari- ger to themselves, until the Indigriika broke up and cupsized, carrying 000 people to their grave.
Over 400 bodies have already been washed up on the beaches along the Wakkanai
const
Among the 305 rescued were lik men, 33 women and 23 children.
The passengers were Itussian fisher- men homeward bound at the end of the season of Kamchatka;
She left Kamchatka on Friday, but: was forced to veer from her course. owing to heavy blizzards and rough.
sens.
Struck A Roof
The liner struck a reof at 1.30 aan. ' on Monday, 5.0.5, signals were sent out, but shortly afterwards the ship capsized.
The Karatuto Maru was the first ICscue vessel to reach the scene, ar- riving there at 7.30 am. Shortly afterwards the Sosul Maru and Sanyo Maru also arrived.
The 209 survivors were picked up by the rescue ships by 1 p.m. on Wednesday, and were landed at Wakkanai at 4.30 p.m.
Of those cast into the sea, only seven have reached shore alive. They were picked up on the beaches near Kishibetsu, north-east of Wak-~ konal.
7,000 TONS OF CONTRABAND
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Dec. 13 (Reuter),--The Ministry of Economic Warfare an nounces that during the week ending: December D, 7,000 tons at contraband, Roods were intercepted, making the total of the first 14 weeks of the war, 483,500 tons.
INDUSTRIALS
Cald: Macg, (Ord.), Sh. $..14.90 n.
Cald Macg. (Prof.), Sh. $..
STORES, &c.
Dairy Farms (old)
Dairy Farms (new) $..
Watson $........ Lane, Crawfords $ Sinceres
Zoong Sing, Sh. $.. Wing On Textiles, Sh.
MISC.
H.K. Entertainments $. Construations (old) $.. Constructions (new) $, Vibro Piling $.
Ch. Govt. 5% 1025
.5.50 b.
Ladies Day In Court
.20.50 b. | Motoring Offences Net
43%1⁄2 n.
.6.40 b. .1.76 n.
1.
.8 n.
G. Bonds
.47% n. ILK. Govt. 4% Loan
.100 n. H.K. Govt, 31% Loan .97% n. Marsmans (Lon.) t/ 14/0B Marsmans (H.K.) 9/4/- D.
MANILA SHARES Following are sales and bid prices:
Antamok Atok Baguio Gold Balong Buhay Benguet Cons. Big Wedge Coco Grove Cons. Mines Demonstration East Mindanao
Іро
Kogon Mining Mambulao Cons. .Masbate Cons.
Mind, Motherlode Mino Operations
North Camarines
Paracalo Cumaus ..
San Mauricio
Surigao_Cons,
Suyoc Cons, ce
Syndicata Invest..
Dec. 13. Det, 14.
Morning
Ung. Ung. .2013 20 B
00257
10%
.00%
.14
ID
.10 1
.104 13 10% D
13%2
DI B .010 B
United Paracalo.... AIY *2
Fines
Several women drivers were summoned for various traffic offences before Mr. Forrest at the Central Magistracy morning.
Whis
Mrs. M. Johnstone, of May Road, was fined $10 for leaving her ear In Des Voeux Road Centrni for an un- necessary time on November 17. She admitted the offence by letter,
Miss M. J. Paterson, of Conduit Road, was fined $10 on two sum- monses for causing an obstruction
with her car in Peak Road near Queen's Garden on November 18, and driving in a closed rond, namely, May Road, without permission.
Miss N. M. Bascombe, of the Bellllos Public Girls' School, sum- moned for leaving her car in Queen's Road Central for an unnecessary time on November 20, was fined $5. representative appeared on her be half.
A
SEX HUNDRED FEARED LOST IN SHOCKING SEA DISASTER
(Continued from Page 1.j
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 18th day of December, 1939, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Island Road, in the Golony of Hong Kong for a term of 21 years. Intending bidders aro advised that immediately after the dispo- sal of the lot the Purchaser (If not the applicant) will be required to deposit with an authorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of the Pur- chase price.
British Admiralty condrms that the PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
steamer Deptford was torpedoed by a
German U-Boat in Norwegian terri- torial waters.
The steamer sank within sixty
The following is Swan, Culbertson seconds.. & Fritz' report... on this morning's market:
Trading on the Manlia Gold Share market continued dull and un- interesting with price changes neg- Ugible. The average moved slightly higher on a a small volume.
Both I.XL. anel Ipa Gold went ex- dividend to be bid below the previous sales 1% and one centavo respective- ly. Itogon was up one-half centavo, as was Suyoc and Unlied Paracolo,
Dec 13. Den. 14.
Morning Volume of business
done...................... F# 169,000 100,000 Gold share 'avèrago
70.10
70.47
"This is the third instance in the last few days of violation of Nor- weglan noutrality," the Admiralty statement points out.
Nine Lost With Ship
LONDON, Dec. 14 (Reuter)--The crow of a British tanker torpedoed in the Atlantic arrived yesterday at a south coast port.
They stated that if the U-boat had given only three minutes" : warning, all aboard could have been saved.
Nino men went down with the ship, however.:
3
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Garden Lov
Registry No.
Adjoining
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Locality
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*BUT ON
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Boundary
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Upset Price i
525'78
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