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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
Horse-Sense For B.E.F.
Indian Mules Going To France
LONDON, Dec. 27 (Reuter), -Mules from Indla are
now joining the BEF. in France, proving again that no war or military operations can safely
December 28, 1939.
K.R.A. And Children's Bus Facilities APPROVE APPROVE NEW TYPE
OF SEASON TICKETS
The monthly meeting of the General Committee of the Kow. toon Residents' Association was held in St. Andrew's Church Hall on Tuesday of last week, Major C. M. Manners, O.B.E., the President, being in the chair. Among those present were: Hon. Mr. L. D'Almada e Castro, Jr., Messrs. R. H. Wong, R. Baldwin, bo conducted without mules, Li Chor-chi, I. N. Murray, R. Pestonji, D. O. Silver, B. Wylie, C. | writes “Reuter's" military cor-E. Terry, Rev. Fr. A. Granelli and Rev. J. R. Higgs. respondent.
The mule will retain his indis- pensability whatever the circum- stances. It was frequently demons- trated in the last war that the mulc could surmount all obstacles.
He wos unequalled for pack- carrying across country when shell- fire had made the roads Impassable.
"Old Soldiers"
The animals now arriving from India are old coldiers in every sense, They have served with screw guns in the North-West Frontier or in pack trains attacked by the mobile columns of Razmak or Wana,
Anled by the mule, transport |
umns can go anywhere and guns can be galloped into action and mounted in the wildest locations.
Mules have enough sense to remain under cover until the time comes for them to take up their burdens again,
NAZI BAIT FOR THE SWISS
GENEVA, Dec. 27 (Reuter) Several leading Swiss newspapers to day carry an advertisement of a Ber- lin company, offering to sell various German patents to powerful enter- prises,
The President extended Aj welcome to Mr. Wylie on his re- turn from home leave and ex- pressed the pleasure of the Com mittee in seeing him back with them.
After the minutes of the previous meeting had been confirmed, the Hon. Treasurer's report was presented and approved. This showed, inier alla,
Astonishing Customs Figures
"Free China”
that four new members had joined Favourable Balance For during the rnonth, making a total for the year of 54 new members. Suð- seriptions collected to date amounted to $648 and the credit balance of the Association was $1,150.08.
CHUNGKING, Dec. 27 (Reu-
Correspondence dealt with includ-ter).-The Customs returns and ed letters to the Kowloon Tong figures for the first three quar- Garden City Association regarding the tera of 1989, both for "Free nuisance occasioned in Kowloon Tong China" and the occupied areas, by overhanging trees; to the D.A.A.G), China Command, in regard to "were published in the Bank of nuisance occasioned to residents in China's "Financial Review" to- the Jordan Road oren; and to the day.
Hongkong Yaumati Ferry Co. and According to these sintisifes, Cus the "Star Ferry Co, in regard to life-toms in "Free China" registered a saving appliances on ferries.
favourable international balance of Schoolchildren's Bus Ticket $39.045,000 (national dollars) while In reply
to a letter from the the figures for the occupied areas, in- Association asking for particulars of cluding the districts of Shanghai and an unfavourable the proposed alteration in children's Kowloon, show bus tickets the Kowloon Motor Bus foreign balance of $405,110,000.
The adverse balance of interno- Co, furnished full details of the pro- posed scheme.
tional payments in the Customs under They stated that, in view of Japanese occupation amounted to established facts and other evidence $263,173,000, while that in the parts Industrial and financial quarters all pointing to the necessity of more of Shanghal and Kowloon, which in Switzerland are wondering whe-
control over the use of these privilege suffered more or less from Japanese
was estimated ther there may not be
tickets they had decided, rather than interference" concealed behind these advertisements a Ger- to adopt the allernative of total $155,042,000.
of the issue of school man project for meeting the allied cancellation blockade of German exports by in children's tickets, to limit the number troducing the manufacture of
of rides to eight per day.
Consequently, instead of issuing one products
ticket as heretofore, a book of tickets with days of the month (Sunday ommitted) printed thereon will be Issued.
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patented industrial neutral countries so that such pre- duets may be exported as neutral goods.
It is also suggested that the Ger- mans may kope to obtain in neutral countries certain raw materials necessary for the manufacture of these patented goods. These raw materials are no longer avaliable in Germany.
BIG INFLUX OF GOLD TO US.
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
The Department of Commerce an- nounces that gold imports during the week ending December 20 amounted lo U.S. $100,000,760, of which $107,- 088,345 came from Canada and is believed to represent transhipments from the United Kingdom.
It is unofficially reported that ap- proximately $0,000,000 foreign gold has arrived on New York, reportedly from Scandinavia, Switzerland, India, Egypt and Mexico,
The report says that 70 cases came from Bombay, 32 from Switzerland, 35 from Norway and six from Vera
Chungking's Adverse Balance 'shows Chungking.
on adverso balance of $1,533,000 while Pakhoi and Mengtze both record favourable balances of over $13,000,000.
Venchow has a favourable balance of over $3,000,000 while Tientsin The holder will be required to shows an adverse balance of nearly produce the entire book to the con- $200,000,000 "owing to the large Im- ductor for punching on each trip, and ports of Japanese goods Into North four additional trips will be provided Chine."
on the cover of the book to enable Klaochow, Chinwangtao and Chec- the holder to travel for renewing the too chow adverse balances of $45,- ticket. These tickets would come C00,000, $13,000,000 and $12,500,000 into force on January 1st, 1940, and respectively. the Bus Company further stated that the sale of family school children tickets would be discontinued from that date.
Considered Adequate
The proposed revised ticket
Smuggling Problem
CHUNGKING, Dec. 27 (Reuter).~~
In an attempt to half the smuggling of goods into "Free Ching" from the was sccupied areas, the Chinese Govern-
via
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 (UP) thoroughly considered by the Com-ment has decided to establish special mitter and it was unanimously agreed inspection offices to keep a careful that the allowance of eight rides per, check on all goods entering the war day was adequate even for children area, it is announced here to-day.
During the past year, large amounts who necessarily have to use two dif- ferent routes. It was felt, however, of Japanese goods are said to have that the withdrawal of the family beca smuggled into "Free China,"
through Hankow ticket privilege would constitute a particularly hardship to parents of large families ichang.
It is alleged that the Japanese who were least able to afford it, and
giving facilities to was therefore decided to deplore authorities are this cancellation and to request fur-smugglers for the transit of goods up ther
consideration thereof by the Bus the river from Hankow for tranship-
ment into Szechuen Provinec. Company.
Large-scale smuggling is said to be It was noted with pleasure that additional rolling stock was expected depriving the Chinese Government of "to arrive from England soon which considerable. revenue, anul coabling should materially reduce the present the Japanese to push the sole of their congestion. In reply to a suggestion Foods In China." from the Association that the berths at the Ferry Terminus should be numbered in proper numerical order, the Bus Company pointed out that this was impracticable inasmuch as DUBLIN, Dec. 27 (Reuter), the longest berths were necessarily Dublin was surrounded by a military assigned to routes carrying the largest cordon this morning, as the result of and most buses, A plan of the lay- the theft of a large quantity of out was considered by the Committee ammunition from a magazine and the Bus Company's explanation Queen's Park.
accepted as being correct and reason- able.
Street Watering
Cruz.
Big Ammunition Theft In Dublin
Soldiers patrolled the streets and all vehicles were searched.
Four
men were arrested Im- mediately the theft occurred. So far about a quarter of a ton of stolen ammunition has been recovered.
Totalitarianism In India
Mexican Oil Control
President Cardenas"
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Latest Move
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 27 (Reu- The question of street cleansing by ter).-The Government has ap- means of watering was again brought before the
law drafted by
Committee.
the Reference Proved
was made to recent proposals in President Cardenas which ex- this regard by the Hon. D. M. 3. at cludes private individuals, ex- un Urban Council meeting which
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failed even to secure a seconder. It cepting Mexicans with certain! was unanimously agreed that the qualifications, Association should renew ita efforts, Oil, which have now extended over many
The law also abolishes oil royalties years, to obtain the reintroduction of hitherto paid to landowners, but NEW DELHI, Dec. 27 (Reuter)-this much needed' amenity.
provides for compensation for damage The President of the All-India
caused to property through oli Liberal Federation sald that the
working. greatest danger to democracy in
Mexicans excepted under this law,
India was what he called the totall- FRENCH SANTAS must be financially, technically,
tarian spirit prevailing In Congress and the Moslem League.
In reference to the International situation, he said that India's safety depended on an intimate association with the British Commonwealth.
FOR KIDDIES
LONDON, Dec. 27 (Reuter).— Many British children beneflied ui
morally and physically capable of carrying out the work of exploita- tion,
Christmas by the generous action of LATE NEWS
the wives of French seamen,
The children were these of British
4,000-Year-Old Tomb naval men who lost their lives in the
In Scotland
EDINBURGH, Dec, 27 (Reuter).—
present war and each child received from four to five toys, which were sent in 12 large crates.
A similar gift was made by a mem
An_archaeological discovery of Imber of the family of the Sultan of portance was made by Scottish work- excavating in Dumbartonshire
'men to-day.
They unearthed a stone coffin con- taining the skeleton of a man.
Examination of the skull and bones shows the man to have been a stanc- nge man and he must be at lens! 4,000 years old.
French Contraband
Seizures
PARIS, Dec 27 (Reuter)-The French Contraband Control brought sixteen vessels into harbour for ex- amination during the week ending December 24,
Forty thousand tons chandise, were seized.
of mer Since the outbrenic of war the French Navy has brought 217 ships into port and has seized a total of 402,000 tons of merchandise,
Zanzibar, who is an Honorary Cap- tain of the R.N.V.R.
These two generous actions have been much appreciated by the Royal Navy as well as by the children themselves.
ANGLO-SWEDISH WAR-TIME PACT
LONDON, Dec. 27 (Regler)~~A|| wartime trade agreement has been signed between the United Kingdom and Sweden.
The object of the pact is to adapt] existing Anglo-Swedish trade agree ments la war-time conditions with a view to maintaining trade between the two countries at a normal level.
A joint Standing. Committed will meat periodically irs London or Stockholm to assist in the smooth operation of the arrangements con- templated under the agreement.
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