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FOODSTUFF PRICES
Wholesale Rise Very Slightly Although the retall price of
Third Term For Pres. Roosevelt?
Strong Support For His Re-Election
OPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
Tuesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
The War in China
Conflicting Reports Of Kwangsi Fighting
February 6, 1940.
Four Lads Rewarded Given $2 Each For Their Honesty
Cost Of Seat Slumps Lowest Level In
32 Years
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
NEW YORK, Feb. 5 (UP).— The cost of becoming a member
foodstuffs has substantially in-1 creased since the outbreak of war, the wholesale prices, ac- cording to statistles compiled by the Statistical Office of the " am weary of all this specula Imports and Exports Depart-tion regarding the possibility of mont, wore only slightly in a third term for myself as Presi oxcess of those for 1938.
Wholesale prices for foodstuffa In
"I will disclose my plans at a yang and Paitong, which is LETTERS 1039 wore, in fact, lower than they were in 1937,
Conflicting reports regarding the fighting around Pingyang in Kwangsi were received this morning. A "Central News" messago stated that several Japanese units have been encircled by the Chinese southwest of Pingyang, while a "Domei" report claims that the extreme right wing of the Japanese forces participating in the pincer movement from Pingyang have reached Shanglin.
"Central News" further adds that the highway between Ping-
situated 30 miles north-east of time of my own choosing.".
This statement was made by Nanning and 25 miles south- priecs reigning in 1022 are taken as President Roosevelt to-day, dur-west of Pingyang, Is still under
This is how wholesale prices haveing his weekly Press conference. Chinese control.
its lowest level in 82 years HYDE PARK,„Feb. 5 (UP)—
In these departmental statistics, tho
an average.
varied:
dent.
President Roosevelt challenged hils crities to prove that the 'country waN, Frico of all Foodstuffs in 1922-$1.
1034 1937-1008 1900 as they alleged, becoming insolvent, $1.45 $1.35 $1.19 | and offered statistical evidence
1.00 1.78
2.30 1.07 1.03 1.50 141
Inlo 1,10 3,00
Fears
Beet
Flour
Fresh Fruit
Land
Mution
Oniona
Condensed MIK
Tork
Poletace
Poultry
AERAT
Vereinbicu
Average...
prove that national economy had
to
1.21
20
00
3.10
2.72
made tropressive advances under the New Deal.
2.40 1.03
- DG
1.18 1.30
137
1.12 1.00
1.83 1.07
04 134
1.24 1.55
10
1.31 1.54
EXAGGERATING
AS USUAL
E
Tree Vandals
but in the New
Prenu
"I shall reward you for your good work in helping the police to arrest defendant,
riitive you euch 32 from the poor box," said Mr. Hims- or at whole or this morning rowarded four inds who helpert the police to arrest Wong Ching-hong, 18, unemployed, who was charged with unlawfully ARM30, which he
found in near the Star Ferry. Ho Ying, 30, married mother of Wong was charged with re- celving the money.
an
Bribe Refused
woman,
Shanghai Outsido Roads Issue
Police Body To Take Over Control
of the greatly-coveted New York SHANGHAI, Feb. 6 (Router). Stock Exchango has slumped to-No documents in connection with the Outside Roada issue The price, which reached as high will be signed by the Municipal as US$60,000 in 1910, slumped yester-Council and the Chinese authori- day to $48,000.
British Ministers
To Broadcast
The settlement of the problem is said to be based on a joint Folico Force. This separate body, to be headed by a Commissioner nominated
by
the Chinese Municipality, aided by a Deputy appointed by the Settle- ment authorities, is to take over complete control of the Outside Ronds
arca.
Difficulties To Bo Solved
To-day's market price for member-ties until the return of Mr. ship is $45.000 bld and $34,000 asked. Franklin, who went to Dairon
The
1010 price range was between last Saturday, the "China Press" $00.000, which was an all-time high, learns. and $45,000. Sergeant Mackenzie said about If this low level is broken, the
While it is not yet known whether 11.30 am. yesterday, a shroff of the price for membership will be the the Consular Body has approved of China Light and Power Company, lowest since 1918, one year after the the agreement, well-informed cireles To the Editor, It is also claimed that after the
dropped an envelope containing $100. Great War started, when The "Hongkong Telegraph."
a scat state that endorsement of the Con- Chinese recapture of Wingshun,
Wong picked up the envelope, open changed hands for
$30,000.
suls is a certainty. Sir,-As an old resident who has ed it and found the money. He at
The prices of membership on the about 50 miles east of Nanning down the Watking River, the Japanese recently returned to the Colony. I once ran home. All this was seen by Stock Exchange reflect the volume of troops at Englihu have been thrown have read with no little interest and followed Wong boys, one of whom business done more than they IC- to his house at 88.flect the character of production or precarious position. They a great deal of concern the Canton Road and saw him give the distribution of industry. made several attempts to break which has appeared in the through the Chinese cordon but were upon the vandalians to be seen on money to his mother,
all our hillsides, and which I may hurled back cach time,
"Domei" Reports Otherwise further add not only on the Island Nevertheless "Dome" report | buj
Territories as well. I have also observed that besides from the Kwangsi front stated that Japanese forces advancing west from the folling of the trees, expecially
ars which make Pingyang have reached Shanglin, a these
good firewood, north-west of these people also remove the bark ley town 20 miles Pingyang.
from healthy tall trees so that they As the result of this drive, the must certainly soon wither and die dispatch adds, over 60,000 Chinese when they may be removed as dond treaps had their retreat to the west wood.
The destruction of these trees is blocked. completely
In the northern front, Japanese serious matter when it is remember- Delegates are apparently solidly forces pushing westward from Pro- the Juny of them or present
President
Roosevelt.
tow along the Paotow-Wuyuan high-twenty years to attain their
size. What has, therefore, conie over H. II. Birmingham, Jowan way are being held in chrck,
those of our otitcials art from S
responsible for choice for Iowa. We are all behind
It is further claimed
unsatisfactory Mr. Roosevelt fer a third term."
ese thrust south of Taingang, on the flagrant
De Surely there con O. Johnston, former Governor north bauk of the Yellow 'It
Iliver in affairs? at South Carolina: "You can't change North Honen, was crushed last these reasonable conclusions for any your horse in mid-stream. We will Saturday. Outflanked by the Chin- business man like myself to assume, be draft President Roosevelt."
Senator Pepper: "A third term is cae, the invaders fled. abandoning and that is either they must
well as a large afraid of tackling these vandals, or many bodies as not a question of politics. It is a quantity of arms and ammunition. those upon whom we actually rely matter of national safely.
In South Honan, Chinese troops upon for such protection are totally Insuficient to cope with the problem, continue to harass the Japanese.
they, 100, under such circum-
Although President flousevelt him welf will not divulge whether he in- tends to offer himself for the Presi dency for a third term, there is no doubt but that his candidacy han 1.00 boomed as a result of the meeting of the National Democratic Committee. Strong Support The Committee, which met Washington to-day, hus
deckled to hold the 1812 Convention in Chiengo, scene of the 1932 Assembly which nominated Mr. Roosevelt for his first term.
LONDON Feb. 0 (Reuter).- Unofficial circles in London describe
behind
in
16 a
ake
Laier Wong come out of the house jand offered to give the Ind $10 if he kept quiet. The Ind refused and re- ported the matter to the police. Wong was arrested and $50 was found in his possession. $00 was found possession. over for $50, while lio was fined $30
A further
in his mother's
Wong was convicted and was bound
or one month's hard labour.
Defendants' relatives who were in court Immediately objected, saying that the lads were lying.
Addressing them, Mr. Himsworth anid, "If I hear that you have touched you to prison."
as grossly exaggerated the Nazi} delegate, sali: "There is no seconding to a Chinese report that a Japan- permitting the continuallon of such any one of these boys, I shall send
claims of the sinking of Allied and neutral shipping in the air raids off the English const.
A Gennan brondenst claims that 150,000 tons of Allied and neutral shipping was sunk between January 21 and 31.
Yesterday Zeesen radio increased the figure to 200,000 tons.
and
The actual figures of Allied neutral losses between January 21
and January 28 are 20,000 tons,
The figures of losses from January 28 to February 4 will be issued to- day or to-morrow.
South African
Remanded
Ivo Noel, 27, a South Afrienu, who denied a charge of aiding and abet- ting Tam Chuen, 22, in stealing a woollen pullover, shirt and towel, from the Indian married quarters In Jaffe Road on February 5, was re- manded for 24 hours when he ap penred before Mr. Sheldon at Central Magistracy this morning.
Noel mall he had money, as lus brother was sending him 180 rupees from Calcutta,
The larceny was admitted by Tam, who was similarly remanded.
Editor Chases Snatch Thief
Mr.
Comments from most other repre- sentatives were averwhelmingly in favour of a third term for President Roosevelt.
Trans-Pacific Air Service
SPECIAL TO THE "YELEGNAPH" WASHINGTON, Feb. 0 (UP)-The new trans-Pacific service which will link New Zealand and Australia with the United States is expected to go into operation within a month or
U.S. Government approval for the Inauguration of the service is ex- pected shortly.
Transports Shelled
Six Japanese transports scaming up the Yangtse River were shelled by Chinese artillery near Tungllu, in south Anhwel, yesterday. Four of the vessels are stated to have re reved direct hits which caused fires
on board.
Guilty Of Manslaughter
Sentence. Of Two Years Passed
་
Guilty of manslaughter was
When this service is inaugurated, Pan American Airways will operate between San Francisco, Honolulu, Suva and Auckland, thus completing the verdict returned by the Jury a grand circle of Anglo-American this morning at the conclusion of air services in the Pacle and Indian the trial of Hui Fook-sing, cook, on a charge of the murder of Pun Ocell be possible to travel around
You-sze, coolic, opposite Douglas Wharf on October 30.
It
this circle by starting out from Honolulu to Hongkong: by the exist- ing trans-Pacific route, thence from Hongkong to Austraila by Imperial A anatch-thief who seized a hand-ways, Australin to New Zealand bag and powder compact from Miss by Qantas Airways and New Zealand
E, Pratt, Nursing Sister at the Kow-back to Honolulu by Clipper, loon Hospital, as she was walking. along Peking Rond last night was chased and caught by Mr. N. Stock- ton, Editor of the "Hongkong Tele- graph."
The thief ran into a lane when bo seized the handbug, but was cope- tured as he was about to turn into Nathan Road. The handbag was re- covered.
At the Kowloon Court this morn- ing Wang Lan-sang. 38, pleaded gulity to the offence and Was Ken-
tenced to three months' imprison ment with hard labour and recom- mended for banishment. Mr. E. Himaworth was on the Bench.
Dutch Service In Atlantic
LONDON, Feb. 5 (Reuter)-Plans
for the Netherlands Trans-Atlantic Service are now so advanced that the
mission
to
Permits Refused
the
50
and stances
utate
only
consider that "disgretion is the better part of valour."
As I take a great interest and pride in the beauty of the Colony's landscape, I will willingly pay reward for the capture these wood-hitters, and would niso be very pleased to take any offelals who may care to accompany nie. อด inspections either on the Island or mainland, and would further be ind to place my car at their disposal for such purposes, or even in efforts to track down the vandals,
E, JOSENI.
Mrs. Ford's
Kind Act
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SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
In a leader on the subject, the LONDON, Feb. 8 (UP)-Several "China Press says that although it both parties have interesting broadcasts will be made is learned that by Daventry, broadcasting on Empire greed to the formation of a joint Police force, there seem to be many frequencies to-day and tomorrow.
Captain Anthony Eden, the former difficulties which are not yet ironext for Foreign Minister and now Minister out.
the Dominions, is to broad- The two major problems are the........ cast at 3.30
question of courts on one hand, and p.m. II.K.T. to-day. Mr. Oliver Stanley, who recently on the other hand is the ticklisht and replaced Mr. Hore-Belisha as War unpleasant situation created by the Minister, is to broadcast at 11 p.m. existence of gambling houses, oplum HKT. to-morrow.
houses and smoking dens.
Electrical recordings of the two speeches will be broadcast at 6.45 p.m. HKT. to-morrow,
the case A gold wrist watch, valued at $120, of Captain Eden's speech, and at was lost by Mrs. D. G. Wilson, St. noon and 4 p.m. H.KT. on Thurs John's Court, between the Queen's day, in the case of Mr. Stanley's Theatre and the Hongkong Hotel speech.
yesterday.
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6.0% A Spanish Programme with Tho Schipa (Tenor),
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Posy (Tosti)...it
..Tito Schlpa (Tenor) MANILA, Feb. 0 (UP). To with Orchestra; The Lover end
(Granados)... Elteen Cheng-kia, a Chinese school-boy, has Night
Nightingale
Shall (Plano); 1 received a brand new bicycle from Joyce
Return .Tito Mra, Henry Ford, wife of the famous | (Schipa).
Schipa (Tenor) American motor mingnate.
with Orchestra; Tango (Albeniz);
SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, via To spent his savings in 1937 to buy Tango Bolero (Juan Llosse) Passing sentence of two years with
Chincee Women's Barnabas Von Geczy & His Orches- MANILA, and Way Ports hard labour, the Chief Justice, Sir bread for
Spanish Dance (Granados- Atholl MacGregor, said: "I have Relief Association's depots in Shang-tra;
Kreisler). Yehudi Menuhin (VIO- VANCOUVER and SEATTLE.. listened with great care to all the hal
The Association auctioned particularly this case, cvidence in
the lin) with Fermison. Webster at the with
and the opin-brend and raised almost $10,000, Plano. regard to yourself,
8.40 London Relay--"The_Ear lon I formed, and now disclose. is Chinese currency, for relict.
Mrs. Ford heard an account of the Britain." the name that formed by the Jury
09
Y.W.C.A. conference in
9.15 that you were in fact the victim affair at
London Relay--News Sum- and not the aggressor; but the fact New York, and sent a cheque to re-
mary remains that you had a very danger-place the savings and enable To. to
9.30 London Relay-"Cards on the R very achieve his original purpose.
Table," ous weapon and used it in
9.45 Variety. with Gracie Fields. LONDON, Feb. (UP). The dangerous way, and for that I think
Gourley, Jolin Ronald
Henry & "Daily Worker," London
of justice will be met If I pass upon you ap..
Others. the Communist Party, reports on its what in the circumstances may
Brass Band-Cavalcade of Martial front page to-day that the British pear to be a very lentent sentence." Government has refused to permit its
Songs (arr. Nicholls); Punchinello .Blckershaw Colliery reporters to proceed to Finland or
Band cond. by William Haydock; Soviet Russia,
Vocal-Outside the Old Stage
Others);
To Reporters
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH
unpin
"This cowardly and very signif- cant refusal is an attempt to hide from the British public what in going on in Finland," the paper declares bitterly.
His Lordship then thanked the jury for their services and exempted them from service for the rest of the year. Hui was defended by Mr. H. W. Lee, instructed by Mr. J. M. d'Almada Remedios. Mr. T. J. Gould was for
the Crown.
Graduates To Serve
On 'Varsity Court Rimmer),
Under the recently revised Con-
graduates to serve
&
Old
Revision) registered notes137 Futter Thames (Wallace, O'Hagan) stitution of the University (1037 Door Hongkong University in Hongkong.....Gracie Flelds with Orchestra; War Attacked While At Work Pun met his death as the result of Singapore and Shanghai will have Piano Medley-Charlle Kunz
the privilege of nominating ree Time Piano Medley No. D, 31 Intro: as Run, Rabbit, Run; I'm sending you registered GOOD WORK BY knife wound during a fight carly
on the morning of October 30. In his members of the Court of the Univer-the Siegfried Line; Adolf; The Wash- evidence, Hul said he and two com-sity. Steps are being taken by the ing on the Siegfried Line Here we go POLICE OFFICER parlons were carrying four bags of University Authorities in consulta ngala; Kiss me good-night; Sergeant
copper coins from the As, Scistan
tion with Hongkong University Major....Charlie Kunz; Humorous Entering the residence of Mr. T, S. where he was employed as cook. Alumni Associations at various cen- Joe Murgatroyd's Letter (J. Henry) Henry and "Blossom" Netherlands Minister in Washington Morrison, 449 The Peak, carly on After they had gone a few yards from tres to compile a list of registered. John had been instructed to apply for per- Sunday
Is That 'Man. Vocal-Who stole the wharf, they were attacked by graduates with a view of implement- morning, thieves
(Watts) The Night That We Met In make the necessary ar- clothing, jewellery, etc., to the value seven or eight men. Pia wo away on the provisions of the statute on A Black-Out (Kester)....Tommy rangements in the United States, re- of $1,050.
them and it was he who took away the subject. ports the "Daily Telegraph".
Hondley with Pinno accomp; Fox- A report was made to the Peak one of the bags and handed it to the
development his
represents. A The service will be established on
compliment
Trols--Don't Worry About Me (from high
to Hongkong Cotton Club Parade') What Goes a weekly basis at first but the ulti-Station about 3 am, the same day, others. Hul grappled with Pun inate aim is to have daily morning and Sub-Inspector C. Baysting. who took away his knite. Pun attempted Universlty graduates and a notable Up Must Come Down (from 'Cotton and evening connections with New proceeded to the scene immediately. himself he stretched out his hand cp on the part of the University Club Parade'). Geraldo and His
succeeded in recovering all the pro-
Authorities to encourage and retala Ochestra with Vocal Refrain; Humor- York.
fally cut Pun About thirty men then converged on him in n threaten-graduates in their Alma Mater, It is
Glayds Horridge; Piano-Medley ing manner and he ran to the wharf. for graduates to respond wholeheart. Henry).... John Henry assisted by edly and send their best men to
Intro: Easter Parade; With serve as members of the University breath I take; His Majesty the Baby; Court.
June in January: One good tung de serves another; The big bad wolf was dead....Ronald Gourley; Vocal
Sgt. D. Davies, Royal Engineers, residing at No. 14A Block, Kennedy Road, had money and clothing valued
at $100 stolen from his house on Sun- dny,
PEPSODENT
TOOTH PASTE
and POWDER
to strike him and in trying to protect
and
the
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Sing as we go) Love (flm 'Sing us we go)....Gracle Fields with Orch. Fox-Trois-You Grow Sweeter As The Years Go By, There's Something Wrong with the Wenther....The MANILA, Feb. 6 (UP)-A private Organ, The Danco Band and Me, with B has been introduced in the Vocal Refrain; Vocal-You Needn't Legislative Assembly, restricting Have Kept It A Secret (O'Connor and SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" allens from the management of ves Others) Goodnight to You Ail BERLIN, Feb. 5 (UP)—Germany's sels engaged In the Philippines (Denby-Watson) ....Morton Downey amazing series of train disasters and constal services and limiting retall with Orchestra. accidents, which have killed several trade in the Philippines to. Filipinos 11.0 Close down, hundred people since the outbreak of and Americans. war, still continues.
Foreigners mostly Chinese—at The official DNB. news agency present control ( the Philippines discloses to-day that a further ten coastal shipping. people have been killed as the ro Foreigners at present engaged. In sult of an accident on an unguarded trade would be permitted to continue railway crossing between Ockholt operations even if the Bill becomes Jaw, but they will not be permitted and Cloppenburg, nene Muenster.
branches.
A traight train travelling through to Increase capital or open now Westphalia crashed into a bus which was crossing the lines.
The ten people were killed out-
right.
This is the second accident of this nature in recent weeks.
The
state honor of the Bill, G. Visarra, that the measure is designed principally against the Chinese who control the retail trade of the Philip pincs.
London Steamer Strikes Mine
LONDON, Feb. 6 (Router).The 1,000-ton London steamer, Portiet, struck a mine and foundered. In the North Sea yesterday.
Two were killed by the explosion and nine kurvivors have been landed at on East Coast town.'
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