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Wednesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. June 5, 1940.
Watch The War Profiteers
TIME HAS
PILLORY
COME
THEM
TO
By A SPECIAL COMMISSIONER
THE buying public, as well as small traders all over England, are impatiently awaiting the Government's promised measures to stamp out the menace of the war profiteer.
It is demanded that the Gov-; that the price was 21. 11d. alb. The; ernment should, without delay, proprietor caine along and told the
pillory and penalise swollen profitmongers who are merci- lessly putting up the standard of living against all sections of the community.
assistant that she was to charge 3. Aircraft Minister
od. n lb.
"On remonstrating with him I wash told that the price would soon be
39, 11d."
Bicycle manufacturers, writing inj reply to the charge that the add-
My postbag is again heavy with complaints of profiteering in ultion of 12% per cent. to the price of elnises of household goods.
A transport worker in Stepney, E. wrlies: "My wife bus just returned from her weekly shopping expedition Steak which was la. a lb. last week- end Is to-day 1s. #d. A 10oz. lamb shop is quoted at Is. 5d. Dripping is also d. per quarter dearer.
From 9d. To 179
"Poor. mothers who have to send things to evacuated elilldren are alsoj helng victimised. A pair of child's souka, previously obtainable at 90. are to-day 19. 3d."
their products is profiteering, say that the rise is due to the additionul costs of material demanded by lead- ing makers of essential parts.
Radio Sets
The Radio Manufacturers' Associa tion, says it is inevitable that costs of productions will tend to increase,
It is unavoidable that this increase in enst, must be reflected as time goes an in some rise in the prices of radio sets and components, but it is the policy of the industry that such price Inercases as do occur shall be linked to meeting the extra charges upon the industry.
From Marden, Kent. comes this complaint: "On September 8 1 pur- Federation of British Industries has chased, four yards of nursery mate rial at is. id. a yard a total of 7s. 8d. Yesterday I went to the same shop, and was informed that the price was now 2a. Od. a yurd."
An Ealing reader sought to pur chase some floor-boarding. On August 21," he writes, "the price was 25. per square. Last Saturday it had risen at one yard to 325. Od., and
at another to 30s. Od."
Rad-Handed
At the Government request, the E
told its members that, at the present junclure, it is of the utmost-import- ance that the prices of articles of common use should be kept us stabic as possible.
Charges of profiteering are to be investigated by the Retall Trading Standards Association.
То prevent the repetition of street scenes against East End shopkeepers pickets are to be posted by the Slep- ney Tenants Delence League.
They will prevent Ineffective frumbling."
the
secretary, Mr. T. Rosen, told a reporter. They will help the collection of evidence of profiteering for our Food Vigilance
A Tonbridge woman sought to buy a pound of knitting wool. "I was ussured by the assistant," she writes, "that the wool was' old stock, and Committee."
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Girl Guides Collection
To The Editor,
The "Hongkong Telegraph." Sir, I shall be grateful if you will kindly publish in your news columna the amounts collected on Empire Day by the Hongkong Girl Guides towards the Empire Sift Fund of an Alr Ambulance Service and a motor le boat to the nation.
The Hongkong Guides are deeply grateful for the generous response Elven to the Fund by so many of their well wishers In the Colony Donations
Jumble Sale and donations Donations from the Majestic
$484.50
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MOVING APPEAL TO BELGIANS
PARIS, June 4 (Reuter)-A mov ing appeal to Belgian soldiers to night on for the liberation of their country was issued to-day by Gitteral Denis, the Belgion Minister of National Defence.
The appeal says that all thole
-energy, courage and will must be de- voted to the object of driving the odlous invader from Belgium's na. tional soil,
STOCK MARKET
REPORT
Hongkong Stock Exchange OMelal, Summary issued yesterday says:
The turnover to-day consisted of HK. Banks at $1,325, Trams at $10.10, *Telephones (Old) at $24/234, Cements at $15 and Dairy Farms at $20.
Sales
ILK. Banks $1,325
Trama $16.10
Telephones (Old) $24/28% Cements $15
Dairy Farms $20
RA.F. BOMBER, DOWN
London, June 4,
The. Air, śliąjstry announced that an R.A.F.. heavy, bomber' collided 'with the cable, of a barrage balloon |on the #cast"'conat" during "thé, night and was destroyed, - One of the craw was raved. Reuter.
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