CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS 25 words $2.00 for 3 days propaid
FOR SALE.
MANDARIN COATS: Very dainty for evenings $12. Swiss wrist watches at low sample-prices. Singer sewing Taichlues $35. Round bobbins $45. Ints $2.00. Wine glasses. Toys. 'Sweels, Sult cases. Bath scales. Bedsprends. "Bluebell", 218 Nathan, (9 p.m. Including Sunday).
Friday,
HONGKONG telegraph
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS Tightening The
G.
R.
NOTICE
It is hereby notified that the
Stranglehold
Effectiveness · Of Contraband Control
SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPHU LONDON, Dec. 21 (Reuter).
following leengen and permits areThe Ministry of Economic due for renewal on the 1st January, Warfare announces that during 1940:-
(1)
Privato Rickshaw
Driver Licences.
(2)
J
the last 12 weeks, 953 cargoes
and were wholly released by the British Contraband Control and
Private Chair and Driver 24 were wholly seized. Licences.
•
This compared with the total of 85
(3) Tricycle and Driver wholly released and 42 wholly seized
(4)
Licences. Public Licencen.
Vobicle Motor
In the first three weeks of the war,
It is stated that the inrge number for cargoes wholly released-which does not include any cargoes only part of which is seized-Is considered rellcensing, tricycles proof that Great Britain has no in- must be taken for inspection to tention of stopping goods really No. 2 Police Station, Wanchal, or destined for consumption in neutral countries and which it is not the In- Station, APARTMENTS TO LET. Tsim Sha Tsui Police
tention to re-export to enemy Kowloon, between the hours of 19
territory. FURNISHED FLAT, Prince Edward
n.m. and 12 noon between January Road. All modern conveniences, $150 per
mensem. Available Im2 and January 24, 1940. mediately. Write Box 502, "Heng- kong Telegraph."
"HONGKONG AS REVEALED BY Second Edition. THE CADIERA” Över 08 excellent views of the Colony, Price $1.50. Obtainable at
(G) Motor Vehicle Permits. Walsh, Ltd, Hongkong Kelly &
Refore Travel Bureau or from the Publishers, South China Morning Post, Ltd., Wyndham Stret.
Exchange At
A Glance
SELLING
T.T. london Demand
do:
T.T. Shanghai
17. Singapore
T.T, Japan
TT. India
T.T. U.S.A.
T.T. Manila
TT Bolavia "TIT.
11. Bangkok T.T. Saigon
TT. France
T.T. Switzerland
17 Australia
BUYING
4 m/s L/C London
1/2
1/27h
..310
.52%
103
.82%
.8242
.24%
48%
.4515
.149
108 .10.90 .107
4 m/s D/P
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1/34 1/33
4/m L/C U.S.A.
25
4 m/s France
30 d/s India.
11.45 .84%
S. Cross rate in London ..4.82
U. S. Cross rate in N. Y. 3.945%
H.K. Stock Market
Mar-
The following quotations were issued on the Hongkong Stock. ket this morning.
BANKI
IIK. Banks, $....... HK, Banks (Lon. Reg.) II.K. Banks (H.K. Reg.) Chartered
Mercantile, A. & B. £. Mercantile, C. £.
East Asia S
Canton $.
. Union. $..
INSURANCES
China Underwrlier $
IK Fire $."
SHIPPING
Douglases S.
Steamboals $.
Indo-Chinas D.ş..
T. H. KING, Commissioner of Police.
22nd December, 1939.
Hong Kon
BANK HOLIDAYS.
A striking shrinkage in the seizure of goods destined for the cṛémy is (also revealed.
Whereas in the first three weeks jof the war, between 80,000 and 00.000 ions of contraband were selzed, the weekly figure has now fallen as low as under 20,000 tons.
Reluctant Neutrals
It is authoritatively contended that
ex-
in accordance with Government the decline Indicates neutral re- Ordinance, the Exchange Banks luctance on the part of neutral will be closed for the transaction porters to ship goods to Germany in the face of the efficient working of Public Business on Monday and control and, therefore, it is presumed Tuesday, the 25th and 26th Decem, that Germany's imports of con- ber, 1939. (Christmas Holidays), traband material is also suffering
Hongkong, 21st December, 1939, severely.
REDEEMED HIMSELF
(Continued from. Page 1.)
| Nazi sources but from the High Com-
mand of the German Navy.
STORY OF AWFUL CARNAGE
(Continued from Page 1.)
overwhelmed by the sudden Finnish advance.
"They tried to dig in with their baro hands, but could not break the frozen surface.
In a statement, the High Command said that Copt, Langadorir did not wish to survive the sinking of his ship and took his decision. In accor- dance with the traditions of the "One lies where he fell, his hands Ocers' Corps, to which he had be- bleeding and discolouring the snow, longed for almost three decades, and a bullet through his head.
The Navy understands and esleerns his action," the statement concluded.
The Nazi Press also shows great reserve in reporting the scuttling of the Columbus.
British Captain At Funcral BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 21 (Reuler), -Among those attending the funeral of Captain Langador this afternoon was Captain Pollinger, of the British feumer Ashlea, who was one of the Gral Spee's prisoners.
The British Mission to Seamen sent a wreath.
It is now learned that on Tuesday, Caplain Langsdorff had a long talk 1.350 b. with his officers. Certain remarks he ..£83. then made, together with the fact
£85 n. that he had distributed his personal .8 n. effects as keepsakes, suggested that ..29% n. he had suleidé in mind.
.11 n.
"From. one of his pockets I took a letter which he had started to write home.
"Dear Papa--"
"His childish scrawl began: Dear Papa The rest was blotted out, by his blood.
"Among all these bodies were spread in Indescribable confusion hundreds of books and pamphlets written by and about Stalin, whose birthday to-day many of his soldiers will never celebrate,
"I talked to one Russlan prisoner who had been captured after hid- ing himself in a forest for three dayn. He was the only survivor of a detail of twenty men. The others died of cold and kunger. "He was exhausted and the Fin- nish officer who captured him spared him the necessity Many Argentine newspapers take hands in the air."
of holding his .78 n, the view that Capt. Langsdorff's suicide was a protest against Hitler's .200 b. order to scuttle his ship while she 410 b. was st|11 capable of doing some dam- 14 n. age. 190 n
"Hitler "Criticised~~~ SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 21. (UP),-- There are persistent but unconfirmed rumours here that Captain Longs-
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CHRISTMAS PUDDING
AS HEAVY AS THREE MEN
(Continued from Page 1.)
80 n.dorif's last letter to the German Ein-Swiss Hotel Association examination bassy strongly criticised Hitler's order and was appointed to the Grand
Indo-Chinas P.$..
Shells (Deurera) s/-
.80/71⁄2 .8.10
Waterboals $..
DOCKS ETC. Warves $..
Docks S
Providents S..
New Eng. Sh,
Sh Docks Sh. $.
MINING
Kalian s/- Raubs $ ex, div, Vunz. Gold
1.K. Mines S.
letes $... Lands $
LANDS
Lands 4% Deb, $...
Shai Lands Sh. $.
Humphreys $....
II.K. Realties $.
ours.
to sink the Admiral Graf Spee Instead Hotel at Assuun, Egypt. From there of facing the enemy.
be returned to the Burgenstock Hotel
where The Embassy has declined to make in Switzerland
he passed the contents of the letter known to special examinations relating to the 102 . 19.60 sa, the publle and has denied the rum cold storage of foods. He first came
to China in 1030 with the Hongkong) 4.50 b. & sa
Argentina has accordeck
the de- and Shanghal Hotels. ..19.80 ceased Captain a hero's honours. The
On one occasion Leopold was ..105. Argentine Navy provided a guard of asked at the Hongkong Holel to pre- honour and a battalion of marines pare the some menu and wines as had were detalled to perform full military been set for the banquet extended to King George VI on his visit to Paris. honours at the burial service.
The sanc The comin
table decorations, Ma was lowered covered
presenting the Lake at Versailles with flowers,
were reproduced and the scene at the Another Possibility 5.05 n.
dinner the famous Hall of Mirrors LONDON, Dec. 21 (Reuter)The was also cupled by placing huge 34. .100 n. scuttling policy is possibly also due mirrors about the dining rooni ...11 m. to an expectation that Germany's This dinner given by a Hongkong 8.00 n. methods may again, bring neutrals resident for a party of 30 cost $3,000. .4.40 n. Into the war against her.
Chinese Estates $ ex, div.
Trans $...
UTILITIES
Peak Trams (old) $.
Peak Trams (new) $.
Star Ferrles S.
Y
. Ferries
છે.
China Lights (ald) 9..
China Lights (new) $.
B. K. Electrics $..
D
.17/0 n. .10.10 n.
4 n. .4 cts. n.
.101 n.
Uruguay might justifiably seize the interned merchantships to
coin-
.18.75 b.pensate for the dainage done by the
N.D.L. LINER
IN BALTIC-
December 22, 1939.
Revising for the New Edition
Cummings
ИЗТОВИМ ЯЗЛИКА
Remarkable Revelations Of Nazi
War Guilt
In Yellow Paper
PARIS, Dec. 21 (Reuter).—An official Yellow Book dealing with international events from the end of September, 1938, to the beginning of the war was published
I.R.A. AGAIN ACTIVE
to-day.
It consists of six parts, name-
the Munich agreement and
its application; the Franco-l German declaration on Decom- ber 6; the disappearance of Czecho-Slovakia; the German-
Disappointed Germans
POST OFFICE
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS
On Monday, the 25th December,. and Tueday, the 20th December the Generul Post Office and Branel: Post Oices will be open as follows-
Monday, 25th December General Post Office 0 cm. to 10. a.m.; Kowloon Central Post Office B am. to 10 a.m.; Sheungwan Brunch Post Offke i a.m. to 9 am,
Teenday, 26th December
G. P. O. 8 a.m. to Noon; K. P. O. 6 am, to Noon; Steungwan 8 am, to 10.4.17.
All other Branch, Post Offices, and Money Order Omed will be entirely closed during the Holidays.
There will be. One collection from Sun- the pillar boxes each, dây ns days and one delivery of registered and ordinary correspondence at 10- m. on Monday, the 20th and at 11 um. on Tuesday, the 2011
The Branch Post Officer at Stanley, Tai Po and Un Long will also have one delivery of ordinary correspon- dence eich day at 11'n.mn.
Small Packest, Pout to all countries 1 suspended.
Christmas and Now Year Cards learing not more than five written vorda til enclosed in open envelopes. are accepted by the Post Dflee at the ate for printed matter, Le, 5 cents lor 2 ounces, for all countries.
Hongkong, Chiran and Macao at 2 cata por 2 ounces.
Envelopes must not be closed.
OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered and Parcel Malls are dosed 15 minutes earllor than the tmne given below unless otherwise itated, and where malls are advertis- d to close at or before 9 nm. regla- Fred and parcel nails are closed at When pm. on the previous day.
alls are advertised to close after 5
2.m.
Registered and Purcel malls
| ire closed at 5 p.m.
INWARD MAILS
Ale Mall by Pan American Airways. Francisco. Direcl Service”—San
date, 15th Dee, ******* Dec. 22..
USA, Honolulu, and Japon (San
Francisco date, 22nd Nov,) Dec. 22. Australia and Manila Halphorg
Bombs In Post Offices Polish crisis: the Danzig affair To Be Sent From South Salon
And Mail Boxes --
BPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
LONDON, Dec. 21 (Reu. ler).-LRA, incendiary "let ter bombs" exploded at Birmingham and London post offices to-night.
Five of the bombs in the Birmingham General Post Ollec destroyed hundreds of Christmas letters.
Three burst at the north west London Post Office, slightly burning a sorter.
Two fires in pillar-boxes at Crewe are believed to be the work of the I.RA.
TURKEY'S
-SYMPATHY
China's Resistance To Aggression
CHUNGKING, Dec. 22 (Cen- trul)-Turkey has the pro- foundest sympathy for China's resistance to aggression, de- clured Mr. Eimnali Sipahi, first Turkish Minister to China, in an interview with "Central News" upon his arrival here yesterday morning.
in this war.
and the international crisis.
French Peace Efforts
Tyrol To Poland BERLIN, Dec. 21 (Reuter). The Germans who are being repatriated The book emphasises the unceas-from South Tyrol are reported to be ing efforts of French diplomacy for bitterly disappointed at the news prace and to warn Germany of the that most of them are to be sent risks of the German policy.
to German-occupied Poland.
The preface consists of a list of a number of German pledges all sub- sequently broken.
This Was headed "Wordia of Honour."
This information was given to a number of repatriates on their arrival et Innsbruck to-day by the local Nazi chief,
North Tyrol, he told them, will be available only for a small number of South Tyroleans.
The book also describes the French Deace efforts and describes inter alla how the French Ambassador, M. Conlondre, on
RAVC February 25 Hitler his word of honour as a soldier that France would come to Poland's afil if attacked.
Hitlor's Refusal
Јарап ...
London and Straits Japan and Shanghal Sandaken Shanghi and Amoy
Dec. 22,
.Dec, 22
.Dec. 2%,
Dec, 22.
Dec. 22.
.Dec. 23,
.Dec. 23. Dec. 23,
Calcutta and Straits ........Dec. 23. Air Mail by "Imperial Always Direct
Servite" London date, 16th Dec.
Japan... Manila
Shanglul and Amoy Shanghel Stralto
Calcuite and Straits Japan and Shanghai Japan, Shanghai and
Monilo Straits
Dec. 24.
Dec. 24.
Dec. 24..
Dec. 24.
Dec, 24..
.Dec. 26.
Dec, 28,
.Dec. 26.
Formosa,
Dec, 20,
.Dec. 20. .Dec. 26, le Mail by "Ale Franco Direct Ser- vlce"-Paris date, 20th December. Des. 27. Dec. 27.. .Dec. 27.
Italian Offer To Nazis
ROME, Dec. 21 (Router)-Germans living at Bolzano and North Italy are offered the choice of German citizen- Later M. Coulondre brought Hitler ship and repatriation, or continued a personal letter from M. Daladier Italian citizenship under on Italo-Japan and Shanghai and in the course of a remarkable German agreement, the text of which interview attempted to persuade is published to-day. Hitler to accept a peaceful settlement: in Poland.
Hitler refused and confirmed the 31, refusal in writing,
They must choose before December
Different coloured voting papers
Haiphong
OUTWARD MAILS Friday, Dec. 2% Manila Australia and New Zealand vla Thursday Island-due Thure- day Island, 4th January 1040
B.P.O.
the book also describes how Count) are being issued, white for Italy and
"on August 31 proposed a yellow for Germany. general conference,
The agreement was signed by Herr Poland agreed but the German Himmler for Germany and Signor wireless that evening announced Guidi, Under-Secretary for the In- that Poland had rejected the terms terior, for Italy, though Foland had never received them.
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Japan.
.4.30 p.m.
Manila
.7.00 pm.
Saturday, Dec. 23
Rapprochement Anticipated Huge Bacon Orders Air Mall for alla, Guaru, Honolulu
For Canada
One of the most interesting do- 13 the report cuments
of M. Coulondre on May 7. Revealing the prospect of a Russo-German under- SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” standing, the report says:
LONDON, Dec, 21 (Reuter), --The "If the Fuebrer's Intention is real Ministry of Food will purchase from ly lo attempt a rapprochement with Canada an average weekly supply of the Soviet, there is the question of 5,000,000 pounds of bacon and ham.
the
CHY LOONG
The Turkish envoy added that he how he intends to exploit this new according to an agreement renthed by personally has the greatest admira-policy. TC-
"In my view, he may be getting English and Canadian authorities. ilon for China's indomitable spirit
advantages in three different ways.
concluding with Regarding the outcome of the war, Firstly, by Mr. Sipahi said that China will un-Soviet a more or less tacit entente doubtedly emerge victorious. All which assures him either the bene-i Turts he stated, hope for China's volent neutrality of Russia in the final victory and rejuvenation, so that event of a conftiel, or even its com-
Far Plesecondly, by
in the partition of Poland. pence may be restored in the
exercising, the rapprochement, pres- mere threat of rares Referring to Sino-Turkish relations, sure at the same time on Japan and Mr. Sipahi said that they are inors Poland. It was intended to induce cordial than ever before. He feels the former to sign a military alliance himself greatly honoured to be the and the latter to agree to the conces- first Turkish Minister to China, and sions demanded. will do his best to belter the relations Diplomatic Manecuvre
.8 n. scultied Graf Spee at Montevideo GNEISENAU REPORTED
Harbour., .4 n.
The sen-bottom, therefore, is the SUNK BY EXPLOSION 00% b
.24 sa, safest place for them. ,8,10 n.
AMSTERDAM, Dec. 21 (Reuter), ......5 b.The story of the sinking
the
.59 b. & sa. Columbus was given a bare six lines
Electrics..... .18% and Capt. Langsdorff's suicide only 1935. Sandakan Lights ex div...11.00 n. two short paragraphs in most of to
Telephones (old) $.......
Telephones (new) .. Tractions 5/
day's German papers. .25 8.
The German version of the Colum- .8.75 n. 10/3 bus incident does not even mention!
12.
that the vessel was German and 18/0 n.
Elves no hint of her size. Cald: Macg. (Ord.), Sh. $..14.00 n.
Tractions (Prof.) st-
INDUSTRIALS
The first casually lists of the Ger-
Cald Maen. (Prof.), Sh. $...13 nman victims of the Graf Spee battle
Canton Ices $..
Cements $....
ILK. Ropes
STORES, &c.
Dairy Farms (old) Dairy Farms (new) Watson $...!!!!! Lane, Crawfords $
Binceres $.
Wing On (HK) Powell, Lic. $...
COTTON MILLS
Evo Sh. $........
.1 n. .16 53. .6 n.
.20%
.20.25 b. 8.05 sa.
1,80 n. 41' n. .1 n.
20 n.
Shui Collon Sh, $ ex, diy..102 n. Zeong Sing. Sh. $.42 n. Wing On Textiles, Sh. $. ..40 n.
MISC. 1.K. Entertainmenta $. Constructions (old #hje Constructions (new) $. Vibro Piling $... Ch Govt. 5% 1926
Bonds
Govt. 1% Lonn
H.K. Govt. 34% Loan
Marsmans. (Lon.); B/~ Marumana (HR). 174.
are now creeping into the papers,
Full Naval Honours BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 21 (Reuter), Three hundred officers and men of
Graf Spee,
together the
with Argentine officers, were present at the burial of Captain Langsdorff with
(Continued from Page 1.)
She had luxurious first class accommodation for 300 passengers.
Another Ship Saved Another report states that an in- cendiary bomb was discovered in the luggage of a passenger aboard another German steamer, the 11,- 492-tón Gera Gordoba, as it was leaving a Latvian perl.
leved to have been frustrated, by
A plot to blow up the ship is be
the discovery.
The Cera Cordoba is not listed in Lloyd's Intest lists.
full naval honcurs in the local Ger- NEW R.A.F. FIGHTERS
man cemelery..
Roosevelt Losing Trusty Servant
(Continued from page 1.)
It will be powered with a single 1,000 h.p. engine.
To Push Advantage
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" It is believed here that Britain is WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 (UP)-It prepared to push its advantage in the .6.00 b. has been authoritatively stated that air, as disclosed by recent combats, .1.75 Under Secretary of the United States to the fullest extent, and there are 1. Treasury, Mr. John W. Hance, is certain to be more frequent aerial 20% n. | planning to resign early in 1940, ·. engagements in future over the North Mr. Hanes is desirous of returning Sea is the Royal Air Force extends .47% n.to private business, but he will not the patrol system.
100 rolurn to Wall Street where ho was The Admiralty and Air Ministry
East
between the two countries.
Graf Spee Was Bluffed
by
"Thirdly, by inducing the Western Powers, threatened with German and} Russian collusion, to accept certain) Soviet demands to which Poland and Rumanin would be opposed and thus spoll the Allies' hand."
Declaring แ uncertain whether Hiller
was planning a real under- standing with the Soviet or merely a diplomatic manoeuvre, M. Coulon-
Inclinet dre said that he was support the latter hypothesis because in his own view and that of his party, it was difficult for Hitler to with the Soviet enter a collusion PARIS, Dec. 21 (Reuter).-Fur- while completely neglecting the fact ther details of how the Germans that not only his internal policy but were bluffed into acutting the Graf also the National Socialists' policy Spes were given by a high French was built up upon anti-Bolshevist
Ideology.
New Revelation. By Naval Authority
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
navol authority.
He declares that it was a glorious, bluff 'which succeeded magnificently. "At the time the Graf Spre sank there were only two small cruisers) walling outside.
The Cumberland had not arrived] and the British capital ships were for away."
This authoritative statement makes clear that the battleship Dunkerque ́niso.was not outsida Montevideo.
|
King At Ministry Of Agriculture
LONDON, Dec. 21 (British Wire- less).-The Iding visited the Ministry of Agriculture to-day where, in the company of the Minister and repre- sentativer of' agricultural and fish- ing interests, he made a tour of ex- hibition which, by maps, pictures,|
The China Clipper has been delay diagrams and films, showed the pro
0735 na broker when President Roosevelt are believed to have already workeded by bad weather and will not now greas of the ploughing of grossland 15/- n. summoned him to office in December out a joint plan to counter the Nazi arrive until to-morrow. She will campaign in which his Majesty was
n. 1937.
attacks on helpless fishermen."
leave on Sunday.
particularly, Interested.
Ginger
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