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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
By Ernie
December 28, 1939.
Bushmiller
A Look Through The Telegraph
50 YEARS AGO
*Dec. 28, 1980. Bright and clear, if seasonably chilly, was Iman Day in this "clle gem of Britannin's crown", a Sir Jawge called Hongkong, And, we venture to think, in place in Englanla dominican way it
mere thoroughly enjoyed-nt any rate by the European population, from His Excellency dówn even to the braklag element. Every hotel, mbop, club and private house" was duly de- | corated, though mistleton In a trille
dear out here and in the mutter of good cheer every cline contribute t from Shangbal" wild-dock #muh 21313 generally to tropical fruite from the Pallippines. what our friends in Queen's Road supplied prolinbly many,
luxurien than Poro
the majority of relients here would have revelled i the good old country. The Berlini Founding Home was as happy as ever, Pastor and Mr. Hartmani having! many willing anaimouts, and there was the anal well-laden Christmas tromi The guardians of our peace had their accustomed "good time" at the various stations. At the Central the decorations] were exceedingly tasteful, the Intax. room bring gay with foga and appra-| priste mottoes,
25
YEARS AGO
Dec. 24, 10LA. The "Temps derluren that the erinial han nothing to do with the suggested despatch of Japanese troops to Entope: on the contrary, diplomatic meetings and conversations are being very ac tively pursund for the animel interven- tion of the Sapancan Army in Europe. A high French military authority han riven private expressluis, says "Mai", to the following views on Lo the probable duration of the war, his entininle being based on the belief that the Germans will commit no great the- tical error.
the
He divide the war Into mix perleds- two paat, one present and three to come.
STOCK MARKET REPORT
Hongkong Stock Exchange offelul summary issued yesterday saya:
On reopening after the holidays
the market displayed welcome degree of steadiness..
Watsons
I.K. Bank
Buyers $1345
Dockt
$10,70
Providents
$435
Tramways
$16.90
Yamati Ferries
$23%
Cementa
$10.00
$0.00
Entertainments
$0.00
Construction (old)
$134
Seilers
Telephones (old)
Union ins. Docks Tramways Bectrics
Sales $425 $10137.70 $17 $5224
Manila Gold Shares
20
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Atoks Antamok Baguio Gold Batong Buhay Big Wedge Chico Grove Cop. Mines Demonstration East Mindanao LX.L.
Ipo Gold
Itogon Mining Mambulao Con. Moshate Con. Mind. Motherlode Mine Operation Narth Camarines
· Paracale Gumaus San Mauricio Surigao Com. Suyer Con.
Syndicate Inv. United Paracale Benguet Con
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Dec. 28, 1934.
5 YEARS AGO An admision that Menel Nati Storm Troop detachments together with the The first period was the advance Prussion Storm Trong detachments, had
through Belgium Inte France. The plotted to seize Memel by violence and
Undercutting Epidemic Of Negotiations
Rice Price
Shanghai Traders
Are Concerned
SHANGHAI, Dec. 28 (Reuter),——|
Hand-Bag Snatching
Chinese trading quarters are viewing Many Women Robbed
with strong suspicion the motive be-
of
hind the opeintion In the western Numerous cones
handbagt district by the Japanese authorities snatching were reported yesterday. here of a rice shop where the grain both on the Istand and in Kowloon 11. selling n1 $30 a picul cumpared with|
the market price of $40.
Mrs. Smith, of 250 The Peak, was The shop was opened about three walking in Wellington Street when weeks ago under the name of Tung man snatched her handbag and | Sing ("Oriental Prosperity") Com-conteals valued at $44.30.
Mrs. K. S. Yu, or 207 Wanchal ipany Station and has been selling
Ealive rice to hundreds of coolles Road, was robbed of her handbag Faud contents valued at $13.00 when | Tally.
walking in Nathan Road near fami- ton Street.
Damaging Effect
The shop's operations are sind to
a handbag and contents
With Soviet
Japanoso
Envoy Has Longthy Interview
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" MOSCOW, Dec. 27 (Domel). An Interview lasting four hours was held between Mr. S. Togoh, the Japanese Ambassa- dor, and M. Molotoff, the Soviet Foreign Commissur, in
the Kremlin Palace, this afternoon.
The Japanese Arnbassador called on the Soviet Foreign Commissar at 5 o'clock. During the conversations that ensued, it was understood that Bahery question and the Soviet request for the payment of last instalment of the price of the North Manchurk Railway were discussed.
Diplomatic circlés desertbe the con-
the fact that the existing shery arrangement expires at the end of this year.
A similar incident recurred near have a damaging effect on the rice the same place a little later, when a trade in the entire aren anse the thiet look 33 on Mrs. Chan Choi-versations as "important" in view of legitimate merchants are unable to valued at purchase rice for sale al prices muchiwan, of 373 Shanghai Street below the quotations #lvou by the MISA Graneau, Di 4 Homuntin shop.
Street, was another victim. She was Labour discontent is still manifest | robbed of her handbag containing in a subdued form. The strikes at money and, articles valued at $14 in several factories are still unsettled. Man. Ming Lane,
Passed Car On Corner European Fined
A pick-pocket relieved Mrs. Baradas, of 1 Fuk Lo Chuen Street, of a purse containing money and a pair of gold car-rings valued at $15 in Shanghai Street.
MOUNTING DEBTS
More Writs Against German Ship Arauca
London, Dec. 27.
M. Molotolf explained in detail the Soviet proposals in connection with the settlement of pending questions. It was understood that final decisions have not been reached at to-day's Converrations.
The interview came to an end at p..
$30 Fine For Keeping A Mui-Tsai
Arting on information received from the Anti-Muitual Society, an folliclal of the Secretariat for Chinese affairs visited a house in Cheung- shawan Road, Kowloon, and there found a mul-isal,
*
C. L. Crampton, of Cumberland Road, was
bir. summoned before Macfadyen at Kowloon Magistracy this morning for passing a moving car on a corner in Castle Peak Road on December 3, and was fined $20.
Sub-Inspector Serim suld Mr. H. F. Old. of the Sanitary Department,
A message from Miami states that that while he complained
was three further suits for altachment driving up Laichikok Romi, and have been filed against the German when nearing a right hand bend, de- freighter Arauca, bringing the total actond period was the Battle of the to take into the German fold this por fondant averlook hlm.
Arising out of this, Wan Wai-san, A sum involved to $250,008,"
23, described as a student, appeared Marne and the German retreat to the tim of Lithuania, was made by one of When defendant's car was over- Ainae. The third period in that of the the 126 accused to-day, a man named taking Mr, Old's car, a bus come Petroleum
One suit was led by the Asiatic before Mr. Q. A. A. Maladyen at Oghting on the Aisay, continuing and Molinnus.
Company of London, Kowloon Magistracy this morning developing Into the Battle for Calain.) The 12 accused are all Nazis, cauet- from the opposite direction,
and claiming some £28.000 for fuel oil and was fined $30 for keeping a 15- The fourth and Afth period will be a martialed on December 14, for plotting Crampton's саг just squeezed supplied to the Hamburg-Amerika year-old unregistered mul-tsai. German retreat and a battle on the to seize Memel and to murder certain through. The bus had to run up the Line ships just before the outbreak Rhine. The sixth period will be the "traltors". Sayen of theng "traitors" | embankment to
Mr. H. W. Fraser of the S.C.A.. allow defendant's of war. march to Berlin.
said Wong stated she had been sold all of them loyal Lithuanian Govern-ear to get through.
Another claim entered by a New by her mother in Swatow when she He estimates that the battle for ment servants, were murdered.
Some:
Summoned for driving without York-fim-represents-the-expense of was-10-years-old-Five-years-later- Enlale will not completely end before of the accused” face" "inueder chargescence, Crampton was cautioned. transporting sugar in two Hamburg-she was brought to Hongkong. The signa a period of Are mantlin to the, Molianus pleaded guilty from the be. He stated that he had an internation- Amerika freighters which took re-girl did the usual sort of housework Dattle of the Meuse-the end of April, ginning It is said to have declared driving licence and thought it was fuge li South American ports on the and received 110 wages or "lucky or the beginning of May, 1915. The that tra Memel Nazi organisations had valid here.
declaration of war.
money." campaign en the Rhine should last close relationship with the German nearly twice as long that is te May. Consul-General In Memel; and that Dr. until February, 1910.
the beginning of December, He an- alsA..
The final march to Berlin and nego tintiona for peace should bring the
war to an end with the fioul "with- drawal of the Allied armies of occupa-] tion in 1917.
10 YEARS AGO
Ernat Neumann, lender of the Nazi
party lu Memel, was appointed H Hitler's deputy for the wetlen,
The Battalion of the East Lancashire Regiment, stationed on the outskirts of Sunrbruecken, to-day carried out their Arst lang route march.
Unhappy N.D.L. Captain
$253,587 Claims Against His Freighter
'SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
left
The third was entered by a New Defendant had said the girl be- York merchant for alleged damage longed to his mother who had left by water to paint brushes which her in his charge when she were shipped in the German steamer Hongkong. The girl recognised de- Hamburg from Hamburg to Newfendant us her employer. York-Reuter, Special.
Pan-American Bolt
London, 20. Great Britain is considering the
Pan-American protest against the
alleged Infringement of the Punoma Decioration safety zones.
The cheerful and friendly demeanour Dec. 29, 1929. of the inen, and their disciplined hear- The Japanese delegation to the Loning are reported to have mode an ex- don Naval Conference hended by the collent impression on the local popula-? x-Premier, Mr. Wakatsuki, arrived at tion. The Saar frontiers were cloned Southampton from New York ahoard today and until after the Plebiscite
Olymple, which few
| the only those foreigners will be admitted Japaneno for at
the foremant. The to the territory, where passports have delegation was greeted by the Mayor, been specially vised.
the ..
SPECIAL!
SPECIAL!
ANOTHER VERY LATEST WAR NEWSREEL ARRIVED YESTERDAY BY CLIPPER
ON THE WAR FRONT
FINNS HOLDING OFF "REDS"
FINLAND-Dramatic scenes from the war-torn victim of Soviet aggression, where the gallant Finnish army is putting up a stubborn fight to save its fiberty and freedom,
NAZIS SHELL FRENCH TOWNS DOMINION chiefs viSIT FRONT CZECHS TRain for WAR DUJY XMAS TREES SHIPPED TO CHINA OFF FOR NEW YORK IN CHINESE JUNK CHAMP WEIGHT-LIFTERS COMPETE
Showing with WALTER WANGER'S
ETERNALLY YOURS” Starring LORETTA YOUNG and DAVID NIVEN, TO-DAY
AT
¿THE
KING'S
MIAMI, Dec. 27, (UP),—The unhappy captain of the Nazi freighter Arauca, which fled into
It is contended that the protest contains an error in fact; namely the reference to the sinking and delen
a Floridan port last week when British warships in American waters,
EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGE
Employce Remanded
provision store tion
Jon of German merchantmen by
Charged with the embezzlement of sums totaling $415.75, received on account of his employer, Attar Singh, Morrison 1 Read, Tan Pak, alius merchant, of 17 Tam Tit-yu, 32, canvasser, appeared
it was pursued by the British The British inve sunk no German cruiser Orion, to-day accepted ships in Pan-American walers; they another three suits for attach-have all scuttled themselves." before Mr. Forrest at the Central ment of his ship.
The creditors claim that the N.D.L.. line, owners of the Arauca, tinve mulet them of considerable sums by seizing curgoes entrusted to their ships.
United Press.
· Released Men Leave
Montevideo, Dec. 27. Five British mercantile marine Caplains and 55 men who were freed The total amount of the claims from the Admiral Grat Spee have against the Arouca is new $253,587. left in a British steamer-Renter
Bulletin.
New Chief Justice
For Mauritius
GAS AS A WEAPON
(Continued from Page 4.)
LONDON, Dec. 27 (British Wire- less).---It is nunouneed by the Colonial Omce that the King has ap-!
A well contaminated area may on proved the appointment of Mr. J. Loccasions be worth a division-par Devnux, Attorney-General at Trini-icularly when there fa not a division dud, to be the Chief Judge of Mau-o be and where it is wanted, ritius on the retirement of Sir G. E. Gas in the lust war was a weapon Nairoe It also announced that of offence, largely due to the clement the Klag has approved, the 'appoint-, of surprise when it was first intro- ment of Mr. George Graham Paul, duced. It was an aid to offence when Pulene Judge at Nigeria, to be Chief troops were unprepared to meet it. Justice of Sierra Leone, succeeding;
After
Mr. A. H. Webb, recently appointed general i was more of a nuisance gas masks had become Chiel Justice at Tanganyika,
than anything. Goa trelles were in their infancy,
In this war. It will be a weapon of
i
Industrial School defence, and thus it will undoubtedly
Is Burgled
A lef entered the St Louis Industrial School, West Point, on Tuesday night and stole money and Jowellery valued at $124. A report of the theft has been made to Foilce by Brother Grimshaw, Station.
be employed eventually.
PRESIDENT RETIRES
Zurich, Dec. 27. M. Moscicki, former President of thePoland, with his wife and daughter Intrived in Switzerland this morning from Rumania en route to Felberg. According to the Polish authorities, The Imperial planè with London M. Mosçicki will stay at Frolberg, Įmalle-which should narmally, have where he was once a professor at arrived in Hongkong to-day has been the University, as a private person delayed and welll not arrive until to- für reasons of health; only--United "morrow "afternoon,Sh
Prest,
Magistracy this morning, when he was remanded for a week,
Tam is
is alleged to have embezzled the mo
money on various dates between August 30 and December 15.
Mr. C. A. S. Russ
represented At- tar Singh, and Mr. C. d'Almada up- peared for Tain. Sgt Bentley re- presented the Police.
Hearing was fixed for January 16 and 17 at 2.30 p.m. Bail of $500 was allowed.
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