Friday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
TSINGTAO Higher Losses SHANGHAI Another Nazi
SITUATION Than Services AGREEMENT
Discrimination Against Sea-Going Britons Are
British Shipping
Chief Sufferers LONDON, Feb. 29 (Reuter): LONDON, Fab, 29 (Reuter). Sir N. S. Sandeman asked-The Chamber of Shipping held to-day in the House of Commons Its annual meeting in its own: whether the Prime Minister was home for the first time in. its nware of the fact that wharfage history of over 60 years when it facilities at Tsingtao were still met to-day in the new building denied to British vessels by the In St. Mary Avenue. Japanese and that the only paid tribute to the retiring President, The President, Mr. Lesile Mann, wharf nominally placed at the Mr. Robertson Bigg, for the master disposal of foreigners had beenly manner in which he had led the occupied by the Japanese or had Industry during the strenuous not been ablo. to be used in bad months of the war. weather owing to its exposed position.
obstruction
of
Thio deliberate British trade had continued for nearly
year, he Bald.- fle. aaked whether the Japanese Government had made any serious attempt to end this grave injury to Brilish trade and prestige.
Mr. R. A. Butler, in a written reply, bald that up to March 25, 1930, third power shipping had to work cargo at
Ars!
Warning
Restoration Of Normal British Navicerts As
Conditions
Death Warrant
ter)-Out of the blue,
'SHANGHAI,' Feb. 29' (Reu- "Domei" news agency announced (ter),-A warning to neutrals not
the
THE HAGUE, Feb. 29 (Reu- this evening that the Japanese to accept Britlah navicerts was Consul General, Mr. Miura, and issued by the German Legation the Chairman of the Shanghai to-day.
at 4 p.m. to-morrow, Franklin, will sign an agreement Municipal Council, Mr. Cornell
the restoration of normal conditions" This agreement will provide for the Settlement areas to the north of Soochow Creek, namely, Hongkow and Yangizepoo, which have been since 1937,
The statement runs as follows:
Through the system of navicerts, the Allies are trying to involve neu-
may be advantageous to them to trala in the war. Some neutrols seem to be toying with the idea that R accept the system and thereby keep their ships out of the danger
2010,
March 1, 1940.
NEW TAXES IN INDIA War-Time Budget Shows Increase
an
tor)India's
NEW DELHI, Feb. 29 (Reu- budget,
first war-time Assembly to-day, shows
presented to the
increase of £6,292,000 in India's on account of the war. share of the defence expenditure
The defence estimates for 1040-41 total £40,140,000.
Sir Leighton Seagar declared that rince the war began, the losses under Japanese military occupation German Government would find it-f Raisman, Introducing the Budget,
waffered in shipping personnel were of a higher age than those of the Army,
The announcement look Shanghai and Air Force. Lord Essendon
completely by surprize and aroused proposed a resolu- speculation lion pledging the industry's operation in the prosecution of the assumption of full control by the how far-reaching the co-agreement is whether it means re- war, urging the Government to take Municipal Police and withdrawal of tain and expand the industry. ateps to enable ship-owners to main-Japanese sentries, or only fuller dis-
trict control,
New Ships Needed
un open anchorage outside the har-have the power to replenish the fleets
bour.
and
On that date a wharf bertha had been opened but there (wo
was no godown accommodation and the wharf WDS exposed In bod weather.
In addition to these dimeulties ali the berths were monopolised by Japanese shipping for several months fast year until about the end of Gelo-
ber,
Since then British ships had again been able to use the wharves and a third berth had been made available from January 13.
Mr. Butler added that the situation. still leaves much to be desired from the point of view of British shipping
Lord, Essendon said that they must with new ships. He pointed out that from the River Plate was 43 shillings the controlled rate for British ships
per to the British Government for while the rate paid to neu- trals the same service was 130 shillings.
Wha
10
bent
He said these figures indicated the benrits which foreign ship-owners were obtaining and that a rod being created with which British owners in future.
ile urged that they should be allowed to make carnings sufflelent to provide fully io replacement,
The resolution was carried.
but it will be observed that there Obituary had recently been some Improvement and the matter will continue to be pressed as the opportunity offers.
Blasphemy In Japan
55 Men Sentenced. To Long Terms
OLD MUSIC MASTER
SITUATION EASIER
Britain And Norway Over Altmark Case
The total revenue is estimated at 60,480,000 and expenditure £69,- 442,000. "But if they accept the system, the
The Finance Minister, Sir Jeremy
self inced with a new altuation, in announced a 30 per cent. increase in which it would act with energy.
the excise duty of sugar and a 20 "A neutral country accepting per cent. Increase in the petrol tax. paviceris is recognising the British
It is estimated that these will pro- blackade measures which are duce £2,475,000. contrary to international law. certainty that ships with navicerts -"There exists for Germany no will not unload their cargo al enemy ports."
P
Reopening Of China's Rivers
Further Questions In House Of Commons
STRIKE SPREADING
Shanghai, Feb. 29.
Bus passengers in Shanghai had to tise other means of transport this
when the morning
usuni routes covered by buses of the China General Omi:ibus Company were bare owing to a strike started yes- terday by the company's Carago fitters having spread to a complete the-up. LONDON, Feb. 20 (Reuter)—| "Rculer's" diplomalle correspon
The Settlement Polfee LONDON, Feb. 29 (Reuter).general request to motorists to lend. Jasved a dent learns that in well-informed In the House of Commons to-assistance in accommodating passen- quarters in London, the diplomatie day, Mr. Robert Morgan asked gers. A Issues between Britain and Nor-.
large number of office way over the case of the Altmark whether the Yangtse and the workers were forced to reach their destinations by rickshaw or on foot. are considered to have lost their Pearl River had yet been open-
The bus drivers and conductors. acuteness.
ed for general trading as pro-who appeared in the garages early Britain is considering its reply to mised by the Japanese Prime this morning to resume their duties the last Norwegian nole, but there is only one point at issue, namely, in Minister on December 18, and, were prevented by a large number terpretation of the clause in the if not, to what extent the trade strike a success.
of fitters. who Intend to make the Hague Convention providing for the and shipping in these waters "Innocent
Six demands made by the strikera Passage! warships througa territorial waters.
of belligerent was still subjected to restriction, include a 50 per cent, increase, in Mr. R. A. Butler, in n written reply. rice to the employees at 20 yuan a wages, the company to obtain and sell which was free to travel
bag, the former bonus system of The present arrangements on the
each year
to be restored for the visit Canton every week. benefit tish ship. was transporting prisoners made her
As regards the Yangise, the river alike, holidays
old and new employees of passoge through
ол territorial is still closed to Third Power ship- festival days to be restored or double waters an act of war and therefore ping above Kiangyin, while below my given for such days, opportunity Sundays and inadmissible. Further, the British this point British vessels are operat- maintain that the Altimark shoulding under certain difficulties which company's vehicles and that no em-
for have been refused admission to ter- have been brought to the notice of ployer should be dismissed without employees to ride free in the ritorial waters ог the prisoners should have been released.
the Japanese authorities.
Mr. Robert No Reason To Doubt
nsked what Morgan
This morning a deputation of the steps had been taken to There is no reason to doubt the opening of British shipping in inland the employers but there are no in- lo secure the re-strikers held a brief discussion with good faith of the Norwegian Govern-waters in China and in the Yangise dications as to how soon the strike ment when it declared that it was Deiti, other than the Yangtse itself, will be settled. unaware of the presence of prisoners, and whether British vessels
The Norwegian suggestion arbliration raises difficulties which accustomed routes.
of now able to ply treely along the seem not easy to surmount.
Mr. R. A. Butler, in a written reply, suid that Lord Halifax is calling for report on the present position in these waterways.
LONDON, Feb. 29 (Reuter).The warsh regards the Allmork as suld: "No, not yet."
| Dolmetsch, the famous musician am, Britishi maintain that the fact that she Pearl River, he said, allow one Bri.Paying 24 days' wages at the end of:
the
death is announced of a. Arnold through territorial waters, while the niaker of old-ilme Instruments. was the founder of
Haslemere Festival
Born in Le Mans, France, in 1858, he was educated at the Brussels Con- servatoire under Vieuxtemps and the SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
Royal College of Music. During his KYOTO, Feb. 29. (Domei).-fe-time he had given innumerable On charges of lese-ninjeste and concerts of old music on the strus violations of the Publie Order(restored and made by himself) in tients for which, it Was written Regulations, Wanisabaro Degu-England, America, France, Italy and chi, 69, founder, Sumi Deguchi, other countries. He had also lectur- :57, and 53 other adherents to ed at various universities, including #Omotokyo," públicly denounced Harvard and La Sorbonne, Paris as a blasphemous religion, were
Founder Of Festival -sentenced to-day to heavy old music of all nationalities at Every year he held a festival of Haslemere during the last two weeks
July He owned a
. penalties by Chief Judge Shoji at
they Kyoto District Court,
For
for making
They were arrested en December B. 1937, throughout Western upon harpsichords, clavichords, ling
and after they were formally per secuted in August. 1938, have been tried in camera by District Court au- thorities for a year and a half.
Wanisuburo Deguchi was sentenced to life imprisonment with hard labour; Isao, Deguchi, director of the "Shown Holy Society,"
was given 15 Yours' penal servitude, Teishiro Deguchi, chief of the Kinki Branch of Omatokyo, 5 years' penal servitude. Sumi Deguchi 10 years' penal ser- vitude; Telsuo Takagi, assistant manager of Omolokyo, 12 years' penat servitude, and Kichisaburo Higashio. 12 years' penal servitude.
'Bikker Light' For Blackouts
New Dutch Invention Now Under Test LONDON, Feb. 29 (Reuter). -The strange properties of a Dutch invention called the "Bikker Light", were mentioned in the House of Commons to-day when Sir William Brown asked whether the Home Secretary was aware of this light.
It was stated that this light mada it unnecessary to binck out windows,
it being possible to keep illumination
on in a factory and work to be con-
tinued with the windows open.
Sir William Brown sald that light was being used in Holland without
being seen from the air.
recorders at Haslemere.
He was the author of several
publications, the most well-known of which is "The Interpretation of the Music of the 17th and 18th Centur- ics," which was published in 1915.
Soviet Forces In Far East
Naval Plan Does Not Menace Japan
New Protests By Norway Deliberate Nazi Sinking Of Ships
OLSO, Feb. 20 (Reuter).-M. Koht, the Norwegian Foreign Minister, announced that Norway would make new representations to Berlin shortly against the sinking of Norwegian steamers.
Northern countries would support the protest and he hoped that other neutrals would do the same.
times.
M. Koht said that Norway, during the war, had lost 50 ships totalling 110,000 tons and 350 men.
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" M. Koht said that German semi- TOKYO,
Feb. 20 (Domel) oficial warnings against sailing in Questioned regarding
British waters had nothing to the reported plan of the Soviets to expand User International Law. It was vital for with Far Eastern Beet, the
Norway to Navy Office
maintain trade with spokesman stated to-day that in the Britain, with whom Norway had absence of any offical information he large volume of trade from ancient gave it as his personal opinion that the Soviet naval buliding plan con- stituted no particular menace to Japan.
Soviet naval strength in the For Japanese naval forte, East was not sufficient to oppose the
policy
The Japanese Navy followed a of non-menace and
"We don't like the Contraband aggression, he stated, although it was
Control and we have declared that only natural that it would take op- the control of vessels en route from situation if it is exposed to a menacej trary to International Law. But this propriate meastires
meel the one neutral port to another is con- does not authorica the Germans to aink
vesscis when they are forced to call at Control ports."
from any quarter.
non-
GRAVE. DANGER TO
MANY NATIONS
They had proof that nine of the ships were sunk by German forces, while the majorly of the remainder were sunk by mines.
our
were,
STOCK MARKET REPORT
Hongkong Stock Exchange Official Summary Issued yesterday says:
reason.
Meanwhile 10,000 coolies of the highway transport branch of the Shanghai Public Works Department returned to work negotiations
to-day although on their demands aro still in progress.-United Press.
Central News adds that some 3,000 workers of the Yung An Cotton Mill
an increase of wages.
have declared a strike, demanding
Germans Handed Over
Mr.
There was slightly more activity in the market during the day. Prices,
Yokohama, Feb. 29. however, were a shade lower, than The Germans were handed over to yesterday, with the exception of Dr. A. Seelheim, Hongkong Banks at $1,435 ex. General
German Consul tat Yokohama, by Dividend and Unions at $485. ness done in both cases.
Busi-Yamada, at 12.30 p.m.
Mr. Yamnda fold newspapermen' Buyers
that the British officials has shown a H.K. Bank $1,425 x.d.
very courteous altitude in handing Canton Ins, $225
over the Germans. Fires Ins. $1B3 Douglasses $105 Wharves $102 Providents $4.95 Humphreys $74 Ynumati Ferries $27 China Lights (New) $5.20 Electrics $67
Sandakan Lights $11
Sellers
Docks $23 Tramways $18% China Lights $51⁄2 Electrics $89 Telephones (New) $12
Sales
H.K. Bank $1,435 X.D. H.K. Bank $1,475 C.D. Union Ins. $485 Docks $23
Providents $5
Lands $394/30 Realties $5
Tramways $10:15
China Lights (Old) $8.70/.00 Electrics $88/68.15 MacDo Electrics $21.00
FROM PAGE ONE Foundation Of Telephones (Old) $30%/30/2
Sir John Anderson, the Home only Party oflelals or travellers on Secretary, replied that his Depart- urgent business are allowed to pass. ment had known of the "Bikker The report adds that nobody may Light" for months and were subject-leave Moscow carrying any large
sing it to a completa test,
quantity of provisions and intending Sir William Brown's question arose travellers are carefully searched at out of a question by Mr. Rhys Davies, the railway station or on the train. who naked it Sir John Anderson was An active campaign is being waged aware of complaints that same against the heading of food, ull and factory-owners in their black-out other commodities. arrangements never admitted day- light through windows.
Kaffirs Advance Strongly
securities
BIG BATTLE FOR VIBORG CONTINUES FROM PAGE ONE
LONDON, Feb. 20 (Reuter)-On with their are.
day are continuing to sweep the ice the Stock Exchange, Kafflrs strongly advanced throughout the session an.
Minors Voto Aid a result of yesterday's South African Mine Workers Federation In Britain LONDON, Feb. 20 (Reuter)-The Budget statement.
Glit-edged
has voted £1,000 to the Labour Fund benefited in aid of the Finnish from a Jate quiet investment demand but Industrials were, irregular.
Ald For Finland Wall Street was irregular.
SPECIAL
TO THE "TELEGRAPH", LONDON, Feb. 29 (UP)In the House of Commons, Mr. Chamber PAIUS, Feb. 39 (UP)-The Senate inin refused to grant time for debate has expelled M. Marcel Chachin, 71 on Commander Locker Lamson's mo- years of age, Dean and ex-Chief of the Communist Party and publishern substantial force for instant service tion that "the Government should free of "Humanite",
in Finland."
New Europe.
Allied Accord Will Continue After War LONDON, Feb. 29 (Reuter). The Swiss paper, "National," says that it is noteworthy that Mr. Chamberlain in Saturday's speech emphasised that the Franco-British bloc is not a mere temporary fusion of interests.
Rather, the Allica' intensive poli- tical and economic collaboration is Intended to endure after the war and to become the foundation of a new, Europe.
ciple of balance of power and re- It indicates a break with the prin- Jection of isolation from the continent. It is an indication of the healthy realistic spirit of British polley and that already at the beginning of war, concrete shape and le being kept clear the principle of federation is taking of Utoplanism,
Telephones (New) $11.00 Cements $10 Watsons $9.30
COST OF CIVIL DEFENCE
declared
Sir
The Germans were very cheerful, Mr. Yamada sald. Taken to Hong- kong, they were detained hear Kow- loon for about two weeks until on February 23 when they were called out unexpectedly and Informed that they would be returned to Japan.
Herr Hermann Fross, formerly cap- tain of an oil tanker said that three days before the declaration of war 1,360 German seamen on about 30 vessels of neutral nationally at an chor along the American Coast were ordered to disembark. Some re- turned to Beriin via the Atlantic but there was still about 700 or 800 in the United States.
British
Landed
in
The 21 who were taken from the Asama Maru received brief examina- tlon after leaving the Japanese ship and spent eight days aboard the warship before they were Hongkong. They were detained in a school near Kowloon but they were accorded very kind treatment, Captain Gross said, Ger- man magazines and newspapers were placed at their disposal,
Captain Gross asserted that the remaining 12 Germans in Hongkong were not connected with military service. Не believed that they would also eventually be released. Domci.
Japanese Maintain Demand
Tokyo, Feb, 20. Asked whether the Acana Maru cost at Civil Defence is well over Foreign Office spokesman said that LONDON, Feb. 29 (Reuter)-The ing over of the nine Germans, the case would be settled with the hand-
£100,000,000 Ancierson in a special interview with demanding the return of the remain- John the Japanese Government was still "Reuter's" correspondent to-day.
The Civil Defence Forces number would depend on the future eftllude ing Germans. Therefore everything 1,250,000 men of all ages and classes. of the British Government-Domet
Only one in alx, he said, receives any reward for services.
STALIN CHANGES HIS PILOTS
U-Boat Captain's Sinkings Claim
BERLIN, Feb. 29
SPECIAL TO THE "TELKÜNAPH" LONDON, Feb, 20 (UP)-Radio-. U-boat comunander. Werner Hart-Potemkin has been relieved from his (Reuter)-A Moscow announced to-day Unt M. mann, has returned from a long dis-office as Assistant Commissar for once cruise in which lie claims that Foreign Affairs. he sank 45,000 tons of shipping.
He further claims that in two raids Commissar for the Education of the He has been appointed as Peoples' te sank 80,000 tons of shipping. Mr. Chamberlain's recognition that France and Britain must establish a
Russian Republic,
can emerge may prove of historic im- being paid on lasting union before a united Europe The Wing On textile workers are Summer Welles, President Roosevelt's SHANGHAI, Feb, 20 (Reuter). ZURICH, Feb. 20 (Reuter).—Mr. portance, says the paper.
as the company is personal observer -In being reorganised.
European capitals, has left for Berlin.
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VAST NAZI SPY | OPPOSITION TO
RING EXPOSED
MINE MURDERS
vast German maliitary and political the cording to a message from Ljubliana, PARIS, Feb. 20 (Reuter)—Ac-
spy ring, organised in Jugo-Slavia Parliament to-day that since the outbreak of war, has been discovered there.
SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAFH" OSLO, Feb, 20 (UP)-Mr. Kohl
Foreign Minister, Informed, Scandinavian countries are preparing the three uniform but separate applications laying because it violates Interna- asking for the termination of mine
The organisation is stated to have
Jugo-Slavia. been directed by Reich Germans but tional Law. the work was done by Germans in
have caused the Slovene authorities Twenty-eight arrests have been to dissolve the German Kulturband made. The revelations of the leaders' in their aren..