CLASSIFIED
Wednesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
MARCH 27, 1940.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. LETTERS British Loan RESERVIST Court Martial ADVERTISEMENTS THE HONGKONG FIRE
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LIMITED
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
Tho Seventy-first
Ordinary
FOR SALE. "RONGKONG AS REVEALED BY General Meeting of Shareholders THE CAMERA" Second Edition. will be held at the Offices of the Over 60 excellent views of the Colony Price $1.50. Outainable at undoraigned on Thursday, the 4th Kelly & Walsh, Ltd., Hongkong April, 1949, nt Noon, for the Travel Bureau or from the Publishers, purpose of receiving the Report South China Morning Post, Ltd.,of the Goueral Managera, together Wyndkom Street.
MILLIONS DYING
'cating the bark of trees are by no means exaggerated.
"In some districts where the wheat in Just commencing to grow, the pensants have been forced to dig up the shoots and eat them as vegetables, thus robbing themselves of a future harvest.
"Others are living on weeds, which they make into a sort of porridge.
Sawdust As Food
"I have seen Chinese eating sav dust in an effort to keep alive."
Commander G. Walker, of the Salvation Army, showed the "United Press correspondent samples of the food the Chinese are eating along the waterways between Tientsin and Pau- tingft. They included cotton pods, pea husks, water grass and millet
sks.
Birds, he raid, are as famished us humans and as soon as any seed is planted it is uprooted again.
Other missionaries report sulcities everywhere, mostly by jumping hits wells. Some of these suleides involve whole families.
The extent of the suffering may be imagined from dood statistics, which show that 12,000 villages have been devastated in Hopel and 2,000 in Shantung.
Of the area of 18,000 square miles originally flooded, 4,000 square miles are still under water, especially in the area south of Pashun und between Tientsin and Pastinyf, where the water is st 10 feet deep in many places.
A little flour can still be obtained in most towns in Hopei but the price. is far above the reach of the peasant.
The situation in Tientsin is slightly beller, because the Salvation Army is caring for many refugees and has co far repmirlated 12,000 to their homes. It is climated that 80,000 destilute refugees still remain in Tientsin.
NEW POST FOR MR. WINSTON CHURCHILL
FROM PAGE ONE
of newspaper Cobinet reshuilles, the "Daily Mail" carries a report by its diplomatic correspondent, that a "Cabinet within the Cabinet stating may be formed.
The correspondent suggests that the members consist Of Mr. Neville Chamberlain, Viscount Halifax, John Simon, Sir Samuel Hoare and Mr. Winston Churchill.
St
19:30.
with a statement of Accounts for the year ended the 31st December, The Share Register and Trans- ter Books will be closed from the 21st March to the 4th April, 1940, both daya inclusive.
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.
General Managers, The Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.
Hongkong, 14th March, 1910.
A. S. WATSON & CO.,
- LIMITED.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the FIFTY-FIFTH ORDIN- ARY YEARLY MEETING of the Company (since registration) will be held at the Hong Kong Hotel, Hong Kong, on FRIDAY, the 29TH MARCH, 1910, at 11.30 am, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers Acets for the year ended 31ST together with 11 Statement of
OCTOBER, 1939,
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General Managers. - Honkong, 14th March, 1940.
THE HONGKONG & KOWLOON WHARF & GODOWN
COMPANY LTD.
Notice to Shareholders
THE FIFTY-THIRD ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING OF SHARE. HOLDERS will be held at the Oflice of Messrs. Jardinc, Mathe- son & Co., Ltd. on TUESDAY, 2nd APRIL, 1940, at NOON for the p the Directors and the Statement purpose of receiving the Report of
of Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1939.
The Transfer Books of the Com- pans will he CLOSED from that SATURDAY, the 23rd MARCH, TUESDAY, the 2nd
There are suggestions also Lord Chatfield will become First 1910, 10 Lord of the Admiralty and that Mr. APRIL, 1940, both days inclusiye. Churchill,
Minister Portfolio, will take over
Without representa- By Order of the Board of tion in the Inner Cabinet of the three Directors, fighting services and industry,
He wil
will be the real-Minister for Co-" ordination of Defence.
Sir Kingsley Wood, the present Air Minister, may be replaced and given
"
special post for directing the
acceleration of national production.
ALLIES' HUGE PURCHASES
NEW YORK, Mar. 20 (Reuter). The Allies have already placed orders
CM, MANNERS,- Secretary and Manager. Hongkong, 11th March, 1940. FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN
What to do to help a child
Anyone knowing of a child who has been assaulted, neglected, or ill-treated in a manner likely to cause unnecessary suffering or injury
in the United States exceeding £150,- to health, or knowing of a parent 000,000, according to Sir Louis Beale,who is seeking advice on any malter
a member of the Anglo-French Pur- concerning a child, would be doing chusing Bout, speaking at a luncheon
со-
an act of kindness by communicating
The
given by the Export Managers' Club, nt once with-
Sir Louis Beale said that the anglo-French
Purchasing Comnus- sion had received the utmost operation and fairplay from Amerl-1st floor. can industry. Not a single attempt
take advantage of the urgent needs had been encountered.
to
Hon. General Secretary, H.K.S.P.C., Old City Hall,
The Inspector, 49, Pokfulam Road, The Inspector, 82 Stone Nullah Allica Lane, 2nd Floor,
Germans Ration Footballs
BERLIN, Mar. 20 (Reuter)The latest thing to be rationed in Ger- many is footballs,
The Inspector, 12, Sai Yeung Chol St. Kowloon,
The Inspector, 32, Argyle St. Kowloon.
All further steps will be taken, and expenses borne, by the Society.
The Informant's name will be! kept strictly private, except in cases. where mailce is proved.
Just as in the ense of food and clothing and so on, permits will now in AŽ VONKAJAKS Straszyn
be issued but only to recognised foot- ball teams.
NAZI EXPEL NEWSMAN
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
Journal
of the
Hongkong
ZURICH, Mar. 26 (UP)-Dr. J. C. Fisheries
Meyer, Berlin Correspondent of the
Zurich "Zeitung," has been expelled from Germany.
The reason for the expulsion is not stated. The news came as a great surprise in Zurich,
because
Research
Dr. Station
Meyer has resided for many years in Berlin, and was well known for his objective methods of reporting.
LONDON, Mar. 20 (Reuter) Among those taking part in the raid
Edited by
Dr. G. A. C. Herklots
on Sylt, the Air Ministry announced Now on Sale.
to-day, were 14 Canadiens, seven
Australians, coven New Zealanders
at
and one South African.
COPENHAGEN, Mar. 20 (UP)-
The National Tidende estimates Morning Post Building.
that new indirect taxes shortly to be Price $3.00.
introduced in the Riksday will in-
crease Denmark's revenue by
million Crowns,
BO
no.
Bazaar's Success
To the Edilor,
"Hongkong Telegraph."
To Spain
'To Assist Work Of
Reconstruction
Bum not
GUILTY
Police Sergeant Sought Money With Monacos
Continues
POST OFFICE
INWARD MAILS Air Mail by "Air France Direct Ser-
vice"--Paris date, 20th March.
Air Mail by Canton Calcutta and Straits
Mar. 27.
Mar. 27. .Mar. 27, "Imperial Direct Service" London date, 20th Airways March Canton
Mar. 28.
U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shong-
Mar. 20.
Japan and Shanghai....
hal (San Francisco date, 20 Febru- ary)
Mar. 28, ..Mar. 28. U.S.A., Honolulu and Japan (St
Francisco date, 5th March).
Sir, I shall be very graleful if you will allow me to express, through
Royal Scots Charged your Correspondence Column, my
With Thoft hearty thanks to all those who have loan agreement between the United count of demanding money with the property of Navy, Army and Air
LONDON, Mar, 20 (Reuter)—The Found guilty on the second contributed to make our Bazaar a Kingdom and the Spanish Govern- menaces, Ho So, 46, a
Charged with the theft of $60.89, raining quite heavily on that day, but United Kingdom's desire to salst the Sergeant in the Police Reserve, out of 10 La Salle College Interlo Buccess on last Saturday. It was ment, published to-day, refers to the
Crown Force institutes, and with breaking great number of people came. was really very kind of them, to do reconstruction work.
Spanish Government in promotion of was remanded till to-morrow forent Camp while on active service sentences when the case against and Private Valentine, of the 2nd on March 4, Private James McPhillips our expectation. We have achieved Spanish Government
The United Kingdon Government him concluded at the Criminal Bn, Royal Scots, appeared before a The result of the Bazaar is beyond will undertake to advance to the Sessions this morning before the Military Court in the Recreation Hall our object and got over $2,000. In exceeding £2,000,000, to be paid into Chief these hard times, when
Justice, war has a sterling current account.
Sir Atholl of the Victoria Barracks this morning. West, such broken out in the East and in the
MacGregor. 42 Per Cent. Interest
Major H. B. S. Webb presided as a result must be
President of the Court, assisted by sidered very satisfactory, Unques-undertake to pay the United Kingdom not in custody, with intent to extort
The
He was charged with having on Capinin A. G. Atkinson and. Lt. K. Amoy .... Spanish Government tionably this is wholly due to the interest in sterling at the rate of four money, threatened to accuse Chan whlie Capt. H. C. ilerland was the
will January 20, together with two others, I. M. Buchanan. card renerosity of our friends and a half per cent, per annum on the Sik-tim of murder and, alternatively, Defending Officer. help
Lt, J. A. H. Douglass prosecuted Japan, Shanghai and Formosa
Japan and Shanghai thanking now. whom we aro Bums advanced and will repay the with demanding money with menaces. loan in 20 half-yearly instul-Ile was defended by the Hon, Mr. Leo ments beginning on June 30, 1012. D'Almada, Jur, instructed by the
The Trade and Payments agree-Hun. Mr. M. K. Lo. ment, the text of which is also
The mablished, will come into force on panelled-Messra. S.
following Jury April 1.
maa), Yu Fook-chilm. A. Mineot 3 W. Hundred, G. B. da Slivo, J. Revil and W. A. Fox.
TEANG KEI-NGOR,
H.K. Stock Market
con-
were
BANKS ILK. Banks S.
.....1.480 H.K. Banks (Lon. Reg.) 03 11.K. Banks (ILK. Rog) £.03 n. Chartered C
x.d. 9% n. Mercantile, A. & B. £.. x.d. al Mercantile, C. C.
xd. 12% East Asia
s. n.
n.
n.
whole
the
WAS Berk
cm-
(Fore-
tween the two countries have been Sgt. Cullinan was reculled by Mr.
Said Ho Borrowed Book L/Cpt. W. H. Walls of the Milliary Police sald on March 4 about 12.30 pan. he went to the La Salle Intern- ment Camp accompanied by L/Cpl. told that the canteen had been broken Taggerty. On their arrival they were into and a cash box containing $86.80 had been forced open.
Normalising Friendship LONDON, Mar. 20 (Reuter)The Anglo-Spanish agreement on clear- The following: quotations
M. E. II. Williams, Crown Counsel, ing arrangements has been re-assisted by Det.-Inný). A. L. Hopkins, time, he told him that he lind borrow- Wallis said on questioning Valen- Issued on the Hongkong Stock Mar-established by a Trade and Pay-prosecuted, ket this morning.
ments agreement. "Reuter" learns The offeree eccurred in room No. bed after coming off sentry duty. ed a book and had gone straight to that the occasion for the
303 in the Empress llotel, Connaught McPhillips said he went straight fo inncgurn- tion of the Loan Agreement is e-Hon Central. He was alleged to bed and never left the camp that gorded in official quarters ns a com- have been in the company of
two night. mencement of a period in which ther men,
ither
all posing as police friendly and economie relations be-offlecra. placed on a hornal
The agreement.
is regarded as dove-tailing into the Anglo-Spanish. war trade agreement which, it is 510 sa, hoped, will be merely the beginning of a much more considerable volume 1874 1
of trade between the two countries whose economic conditions are in fo 150 . many respects complementary. 10% .100 n.
INSURANCES
Canton S.. Union S.... China Underwriters $... II.K. Fire $....
SHIPPING
Douglases $. Steamboats $. Indo-Chinas PS Indo-Chinus D.$. Shell (Bearers) s/- Waterboats $
DOCKS ETC.
Wharves 5.
Ducks $ (c. rts., x, d.) Dock $.. (rts.) Providents
Sh. Docks Sh. $.
Kailan /- Raubs $x. d. Venz, Gold II. Minc
Hotels $ Lands $..
2321 .
.30 n. 78/0 11.
714 m.
163
.23 8.
.714 n.
5.20 sa.
.305 .
Test For New Explosive
Export's Successful
Demonstration
at
was
Mar. 28, .Mar. 20. .Mar, 20,
Mor. 29, *......Mar. 20.
Mar. 25.
Shanghai Shanghal, Amoy and Swalow
4.30 p.m.
OUTWARD MAILS Wednesday, Mar. 27 Saigon, Madong and Salamaun Air Mall for lade-China, Iran, and France (Parla and Northern Pro- vinces only) by the "Air France Airways Direct Service"dus
Paris, 4th April.
Canton
I. P. O.
Mar. 27, 8.00 p.m. .Mar. 27, 5.30 p.m.
Rer..
Ord..
G. P. O.
Ites..
Ord.,
.Mar. 27, 5.00 .. .Mar. 27, 7.00 p.m. ... p.m.
Thursday, Mar. 28
.7.10 a.. .2 a.m.
.12.30 pun. .2.30 p.in. .2.30 p.m. p.m.
Fort Bayard and Hiniphong, 1.00 p.m. Sandakan
may Shanghai Amay Shanghai, U.S.A., Canada, Centrol and South America (No parcels for Canada only) via San Francisco- due San Francisco 18th April.
G.P.O. & K.P.O.
Parcels;
Reg. Ord..
Mar. 29, 5 p.rg. .Mar. 20, 9.45 nm. .Mar. 20, 10.30 a.m. Friday, Mar. 20
Fort Bayard and follow...1.30 p.m. Bangkok.
.1.30 p.m. Shanghai and Parcels only : Tren-
sin
..4.30 p.m.
Witness and he asked Valentine, ing but he could not tell him the Straits the name of the book he was read- d'Almada yesterday. Ile declared that when Chan appeared at No. characters featured in the book.
name of the book or the name of Police Station in company with Ho, Carrying on he made no mention of any threat by witness sand Cpl. Taggerty took Me- the latter to accuse him of murder, Phillips' shoe and made a mark with
his investigations, Amoy or of a sum of $1,000 being demanded. the heel on a piece of paper and Lee Kel-kuen, C251, the defcetive found that the mark was identical who went to the Empress Hotel after to that found on the canteen parti a complaint had been made station by Cheuk Yung, Chotion. brother-in-law, sald when he knock-on March 4 between 12 midnight and Pie. Gardner said he on duty ed at the room door, it was opened 12 m. at No. 2 sentry post. About by the accused who immediately said 1 Foki,
Witness took this to No. 3 gate, he halted them and one 1a.m. he saw two soldiers opening fukt." mean the accused declared himself of them came forward whom, he re- detective. A
portion of
. accused's Jucket
cognised as McPhillips; he also re- was exposed und witness
could cognised Valentine who was standing see a revulver underneath.
Cross-examined by Mr. d'Almadu,
hear the gate, Gardner then allow ed them to pass. Lee said Ho spoke before he asked him who he was or what he was do-
Thought it Was All Right ing in the room. He declared to pass, witness said he thought it Asked why he had allowed them gave him no chance to ask a question, was all right as they had the key
Produced Police Badge
to the gate. Both of them returned Inspector Hopkins sald on the about 25 minutes later. He could evening of January 29, he went to not see whether they were carrying To's home in Wanchi, where the anything latter produced a police badge. Ho Pte. Edgar said he was on duty at had an armis licence which entitled No. 3 sentry post between midnight
all times. .8 b. as high as
and 2 a.in. on March 4, when he Cross-examined by he demonstrated that the ex-Inspector Hopkins said he had known No. 2 sentry post. He did not see 1.05 n. Also
plosive cannot be detonated by Bo for about 13 years. He flames, rifle bullets or in being drop-Witness believed Ho was the pro-sail while he was O.C.G. at the L
www anything, Crown Sergeant in the Police Reserve. 18 s.ped from the air.
Second Lieutenant H. A. Miller .In.
prietor of the Wing Hing Brothers' Salle Internment Camp, he did not .4 n.
Automobile Engineers of O'Brien at any time give, the accused per- 08 11.
and appeared to be doing a thriving Road, which was a fairly large ftm mission to leave camp, 201
At the conclusion of the case for .8.30 sa.
business. Witness had, during the the prosecution, Capt, Harland sub- .5.40 b.
taken him to be a time he had known the nccused, mitted that in reference to the first substance.
man of some charge, the prosecution hnd not made out a case for the defence to answer.
The case is proceeding.
MINING
10/- n.
LANDS
Lands 4% Debentures Shai Lands Sh. $. Humphreys 5.. HK Realties $. Chinese Estates $
UTILITIES
Trams $...
Peak Trams (old) $. Peak Trams (new) $. Star Ferries $. Y. Ferries 5. China Lights
(old) $. Chin Lights (new) H.K. Electrics $. Macan Electrics $ Sandakan Lights $. Telephones (old) Telephones (new) $. Traetions /-
Tractions (Prof.) s/-
INDUSTRIALS
.9.60 ». ....4 . cts. 11.
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
MIDDLERIVER, MARYLAND, Mar 28 (UP)-Mr. Lester Barlow, the explosive expert, to-day gave the first jubile demonstration of his .54 n. liquli oxygen explosive.
.30 s le detonated an 8-ounce charge 100 n. behind log, and chunks of timber .15 n. | weighing twelve pounds were hurled him to eurry arms M. d'Almada, beard a challenge about 1 a.m. from
150 feet.
Cheaper Than T.N.T.
A 5-pound charge was fired in a steel shell fron & cannon at point blank range against a steel barricade. It did not explode. The same charge was then detonated electrically in a 654 33. sand-bagged dugout. It ripped the 12.22 13.
sand-bags to pieces and scattered 11. then in all directions. .30 s. 11.00 s.
Mr. d'Almada, ut the conclusion of the Crown case, said he was calling The explosive costs 42 cents per no evidence. S. pound as compared with the peace- 20/0.time price of 22 cents per pound for the Jury retumed a verdict
Alter
a retirement of eight minutes, 23/ n. T.N.T.
guilty on the first count, and a
Call: Macg. (Ord.), Sh. $..14.00.n. Cal: Macg. (Pref.), Sh. $...12 n. Canton ices $. Cements $..* H.K, Ropes $.
Dairy FORES, &c. -
(old) $... Dairy Farms (new)
Watsons
Lane, Crawford $ Sinceres $ Wing On (H.K.) $ Powell, Lid. $...
COTTON MILLS Ewo Sh. $... S'hai Cotton Sh. $. Zoong Sing, Sh. $..
i n. 1920. .5.03 Bit.
.234 n.
.22% b.
.10.03 n. .7 1.
of nut
rather majority verdlet of gulity on the
proved the safety features,
Army observers said The tests than the power, of the explosive. However, the power will probably be larger in Jaler charges.
Premier And
1.800. The T.U.C.
41 n.
,1 n.
44 n.
Wing On Textiles, Sh. 3....48% n.
MISC.
H.K. Entertainments $. Constructions (old) $ Constructions (new) Vibro Piling $..
Ch. Govt. 5% 1925
G. Bonds
ILK, Govt. 4% Loan H.K. Govt. 3% Loan Marsmans (Lon.) s/- Marsmans (H.K.) -..
.190 n. .65 11.
.7.40 b. .134 n.
.1 n
..8 n.
Explains A Recent Statement
he
second count by 0-1.
His Lordship said he did not feel
Hymn Of Hate Banned
disposed at the moment to deal with Goebbels Wants Songs
the case. He would Hice to have more Information about defendant's "record as a Reservist. Sentence was post- poned to 10 a.m. to-morrow,
See Phenomenon For First Time Strango Effects Of The Aurora Borealis
To Be Untainted
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BERLIN, Mar. 20 (UP)-Goebbels
Straits, Ceylan, India, East and South Africa, Aden, Egypt and Europe via Marseilles due Marseilles, 28th April
Fer
Ord.
Dr.
K.P.O.
530 pan
G.P.O.
p.m. p.m.
Saturday, Mar. 30
Tourane, Salgon and Bangkok
Shonghal
0.30 a.m.
..2.30 pm.
Manila, Rabaul, Australia, and New Zealand via Brisbane duo Bria- bane 18th April.
Par
Reg.
Ord.
G.P.O. & EP.0.
.4 p.m. ......5 p.m. ..6.30 p.m.
Greece Celebrates Independence Day
ATHENS, Mar. 20 (UP)-Greece celebrated her Independence Day to-day. The occasion was marked by a review of the Army and mem-
bers of the Youth Movement, from whom King George II and the Pre- mier, M. Metaxas, took the salute.
hns banned Germany's modern Hymn C.M.A. Conference
of Hate-except on special occasions. The Nazis most popular war zong "Wir Fahren Gegen England" (Wo are Sailing Against England) can no longer be sung or played in cafes, restaurants without permission.
night clubs or
;
SHANGHAI, Mar. 27 (Reuter),—— The Seventh Annual Conference of the Chinese Medical Association will be held at Kunming from April 2 to April 6, says the "Sin Wan Pac." At least 300 delegates RIE UX- pected.
LONDON, Mar. 20 (British Wire-
Only At Nazi Rallios less) in a letter to the correspon- LONDON, Mar. 30 (Reuter).-Sun- dent who complained of the nature spot electrical disturbances
Goebbels does not want cherished of the reply given to the T.U.C. de-created a temporary havoc
which national symbols and songs to bo
LONDON, Mar. 27 (Reuter).—The anong rendered in a bawdy manner. putation on the Trades Act, the Prime radio waves have resulled
Ger- Admiralty declines to comment on the Minister disposes of the allegation Aurora Borealis and Aurora Australie into the occasion when they sing the flotillas of British destroyers and
in the mans are supposed to put some spirit Scandinavian_reports that he intended
that "several to suggest that belag seen in regions which .01% n.
mendment or repeal of the Act, on seldom, if ever, seen them.
bave Hymn of Hate or other national songs, many submarines" are concentrated
So, in addition to banning! "Wir off Norway. 101 n. which Mr. Chamberlain says .80 b. knows that the Unions feel most the northern lights while the Orange has announced that the Horst Wessel Italy and Bulgaria can both sce Fahren Gegen England", Goebbels ...14/3 n.
strongly, would depended on how Free Slate can see the red glow of Song, Deutschland Uber Alles and ..4/- 0
the TU.C. movement acted during the southern lights. the
other patriotie songs cannot This is very rare, says Dr. The Prime Minister says that he the Union astronomer.
Wood, rendered in places of public amuse- he
told the deputation that "everyone In England, the main effect has been They must be rendered only recognised the magnitude of the con- very tribution the T.U.C. movement is walkers on the Thames tow path of the Gestupo can make proceedings spring tides. Many Nazi rallies, where the watchful eye making to the notional war effort, and were cut off by the tide and had to more unanimous, thin recognition will undoubtedly wade to safely. end support to the case which the A cripple In 11 bath chair Trade Unionists may wish to put for-marooned and had to be rescued by Joseph Goebbels, the Nazi Pro- ward after the war,"
boatmen
NO POST-WAR U.S. BOOM Author Paints Dismal
Picture Of Europo
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" NEW YORK, Mar. 20 (UP),Mr. | A. W. Zelomek, President of the International Statistical Bureau, in a new book entitled "This Pecullar War' concludes that nothing good is likely to come from Europe for years. He says nobody wants Europe but Russia-who wants it for everyone else.
Also ke warns that there will be no boom for the United States com- parable with that after the first World Wur.
Soviet Feverishly Buying Petrol
TOKYO, Mar, 27
(Reuter)-The
war.
STOCK EXCHANGE
HAS QUIET DAY
LONDON, Mar. 20 (Router).--On
high
was
ment.
at
LONDON, Mar. 20 (UP).-A Freach Company on behalf of the French Government has contracted with several Rumanian Ol Com- panies to deliver 200,000 tons of petrol during the coming months.
Songs Without Mugs BERLIN, Mar. 16 (Reuter).-Dr.
paganda Minister, has put an end to The German custoin of singing patrio-
FRAUDS TO SERVE the songs to the accompaniment of
SENTENCE
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH“ NEW YORK, Mar. 26
Indian Government stocks tended convicted to harden, Elsewhere, movements were very small.
elinking beer mugs,
Under a decree just issued for the protection of national symbols and songs, It is forbidden to sing or play patriotic and Nazi party songs restaurants and cafes.
in
the Stock Exchange to-day markets
(UP) were quiet. There was little acti- Federal Judge Samuel Mandelbaum vity in any group except home rails has refused to grant a postponement singing or playing of these songs la An exception is made "where the large Enstern holiday traffic. which were higher on reports of in the execution of the
sentence Justified by a special motive." against Senor Buencamino who was The decree also applies to the
with Mesars. William "hate" song, Buckner vid-William Gillespie in England," which is specially mention- "We March Against connection with the Philippine Ralled. way bond fraud,
The three will
be taken to the house of detention this afternoon.
A report from an unimpeachable source in Washington says that Pre- silent Roosevelt has declined to pardon Sr. Buencamino and has re- turned his application to the Justice Department without comment.
Wall Street was stendy.
British Subjects Repatriated
Soviet Union is "Ieverishly importino" petroleum from America through MOSCOW, Mar. 25 (Reuter), Vladivostok, according to a Japanese Over half the British subjects in Press message from Taurugo, which Soviet occupied Poland have now Is the terminus of the terry-boat been repatriated. service linking Vladivostok with When the Soviets occupied Poland
there there, mainly visiting relatives.
were nome 200 Belilah subjects Less than 100 remain and most of theso are Palestinians with some Canadian Ukralulons,
Japan.
The message odds that the Soviets are also scelting to develop their own Far Eastern deposits,
WELLINGTON, Mor. 20 (Reuter). By 821 votes to 104, the Now Zea land Labour Party endorsed the statement outlined by the Party on
VARENAVEDESTAL February 21.
MAN FAILS TO REGISTER
to Registration Office his intending Summoned for failing to report to departure from the Colony on No- vember 4 last year, Alexandre Loula peared before Mr, Sheldon at Cen- tral Magistracy this morning.
Theatre Manager's Caplan was fined $15 when he ap-
Fatal Fall
Sgt. Hendridge said the first notice shipping list supplied by the ship- the Police received was from the ping company.
Talpo Theatre, was fatally injured Leung To-ying, 46, manager of the when he fell from the roof of the The former are leaving at the rate theatre while supervising repairs of ten a fortnight.
Dotendant anid he had often left The
yesterday. He was sent to the Kow- the Colony during his five years here, Rundstein, in among those who re-juries, and died shortly after
well-known Zionist, John loon, hospital suffering from head in and had always reported to the cently left for Palestine.
ad-Police, but had overlooked the mat-
mission.
ter on this ocesalon.
MAX MALINI
is leaving for the United States at the end of the present month.
ENGAGEMENTS FOR PRIVATE
PARTIES MAY BE
BOOKED.
Communicato with
MAX MALINI,
Room 48
Hongkong Hotol.