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Abe Leaves For Tokyo Parley
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More Sleep For Londoners LONDON, Och. 23 (Reuter).— Between 80 and 90 per cent of Lon- don's population are obtaining more sleep lo-diny during air raids than they were a month ago, it is learned from Government investigations.
There is less grumbling at the in- air attacks, though convenience of these have intensified. There are no signs that the courage of the people is declining, but in the opinion of observers, It is steadily neutral increasing.
Comparatively Quiet Night SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH (UP)-
24 (UP)-Last LONDON, Oct. SHANGHAI, General Abe, Specin Ambassador tonight was comparatively quiet with Nanking, sailed from here for Japan numerous long lulla during the air
ralds. Occasional booms were faint to-day.
The Japanese authorities banned ly audible in the distance and raiders publication of the news of his de-were reported over Liverpool and a
northwest town. parture in the Japanese press,
Nanking Envoy SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
Oct.
2-1
The night raiders were fewer than It is understood that the authoritica Infarined Japanese pressmen that usual trying to pierce the newly General Abe is going to Tokyo to strengthened outer defences of the participate in the "re-examination" capital with glide-bombing tactics. of the Nanking question in view of 1 has been a black, moonless night,
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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
HITLER-FRANCO MEETING ON SPANISH BORDER
Special to the "Telegraph"
It is officially revealed that Herr Hitler con- versed with General Franco on the Franco-Spanish border to-day, says a “United Press" message from Borlin, while, according to a Vichy report, M. Laval has received an invitation from Hitler to attend a four-men conference. Those taking partį will be Hitler, Ribbentrop, Potain and Laval, and the venue will be somewhere in France at an early date.
Another Vichy report says that after his interview with Hitler on Tuesday, M. Laval returned to Vichy where he conferred with Marshal Petain.
he left immediately for Paris.
Afterwards
Following his talks at Fontainbleau M. Laval returned to Paris last night and then went on to Vichy to report the detalls of his conversations with Hitler.
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During this talk with Petain other Ministers were called in for brief consultations on technical matters,
M. Laval also had a brief conversation with the Spanish Ambassador at Vichy yesterday.
Then he started on his journey to Paris but had to turn- back after 90 minutes owing to fog. He will resume the trip
and render America's participation in to-day.
It is understood that M. Laval's the war impossible.
Himmler Leaves Madrid first talk with Hitler was wholly of a
LONDON, Oct, 23 (Reuter)-Herr preparatory nature in which Hitler: expressed his willingness to meet Himmler, the Nazi Gestapo Chief, left: Marshal Petain to discuss problems Madrid yesterday morning by air for for the termination of the slate of Barcelona. war between Germany and France..
RADIO
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One of the major questions of the pending conversations between Hitler and Laval is the liberation of the 1,000,000 French prisoners of war,
Vichy yesterday It was stated in that the Foreign Minister, M. Paul Baudoin in an official and exclusive ZBW, 355 metres (845 k.c.) and announcement to the "United Press" 31.49 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles) declared: "I authorise you to state that all idea of mutary action was Recital by Caroline Braga,
From the Studio excluded when Laval met Hitler,"
France's Air Force
Radio Programme Broadcast by London, Oct. 23 (Reuter).-The
Force in North Africa is and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m. Air
then 500 and more
8-11 p.m. on 9.52 m.e's, per present effective strength of the ZBW on a Frequency of 845 3c.c's. believed to be no modern planes.
second.
12.15 p.m. Short Service of Inter- Other aircraft of this fee which was estimated by one source original cession. ly at 1,200 strong, are thought to be obsolete. Most of the planes are based in Morocco. Reserves spare parts are lacking.
and
The Berne report that Franco's. North African Air Force figured in the demands reported to have been made recently on the Vichy Govern- ment is interesting in the light of these estimates and they may give a clue to the methods by which the Axis Powers had hoped to get Petun to toe the line.
and navy against
י.
12.30 Compositions of Brahms. 1.0 Local Time Signal and Weather Report.
1.03 Sam Browne (Vocal) and Primo Scala's Recordeon Band.
1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press, Wen- ther Forecast and Announcements.
1.45 Ronald Courley (Piano) and The Organ, The Dance Band and
Mr."
2.15 Close down,
6.0 Closing local Stock Quotations. 6.02 An hour of Popular Classics. 7.0 London Relay-The News. 7.15 London Relay-Topical Talks 7.30 Graco Moore (Soprano) and Marek Weber and Ils Orchestra.
8.0-Local-Time Signol, Weather Report and Announcements.
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October 24, 1940,
H.K. Stock Market
The
following quotations were
issued on the Hongkong Stock Mar-
ket this morning,
2, Nomance
BANKS
H.K. Banks $, HK Banks
H.K. Banks (HK) £.. Chartered £ Mercantile, A. & B. Mercantile, C. £ East Asia
Canton $.
Union $..
£..
INSURANCES
China Underwriters HK: Fire $.
SHIPPING Douglases .$. Steamboats $. Indo-Chinas P. $.. Indo-Chinas D. $. Shell (Bearers) 5/- Waterboats 5.....
DOCKS ETC. Wharves $.... Declús, (old) $. Docks (new) Providents $. S'hat Dockyards
MINING Kailan 57- Roubs $.
H.K. Mines
Hotela $.
LANDS
Lands $.......
Lands 4% Debentures S'hai Lands Sh. $.. Humphreys $.. H.K. Realties $.. Chinese Estates $.
UTILITIES
Peak Trams (old) $..
1,230 n.
.ci n. .07 n.
STOWED AWAY
BANKS
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CITENA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter 2559.
Americans To Bed-up Captial of proprietor 2000,000
Expelled
Two American stowaways from .7 D. Manila were sent to the House of .20% n. Detention and ordered to be expelled 10% n. from the Colony by Mr. E. Himsworth .72 n. at Kowloon Magistracy this morning. 175 n. The men, Peter Mack, 23, electric 387 n. welder, and Martin Stout, 23, brick- 1 h. layer, were charged with stowing away from Manila to Hongkong in the stearner Kamo Maru, and also with entering the Colony without valid passports
D.
Reserve Lablity of Proprietors Itoserve Fund ............... £3,000,00
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General
.125 b. .11 n. .100 n.
Det.-Sergeant Johnston sald the .80 n.
men were formerly employed in the :35/- 11.
SA. City of Newport News, but had .0.90 n.
"been destitute in Manila for a con- Cebu
siderable time. They slowed away Colombo .80% 1.
on October 20, and were discovered Dalht 18.00 b. 154 b. after the vessel salted...
.4.60 5.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and Mr. Himsworth cautioned defend- .2034 n. ants for slowing away, and ordered Danking lustness transseted
CURRENT ACCOUNTS openod: and their expulsion from Hongkong on FIXED DEPOSITS received for One Year the second charge. In the meantime, or shorter purtods in Local br Other Cur they are to remain in the House of rencies at rates which will be quoted on
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China Lights (new)
China Lights (old) $..
.64 n
.0.40 n.
H.K. Electrics (old) $364 b, & on.
b.
.17 n.
Soldiers On Radio
Charges
Y.M.C.A. Secretary's
Guarantee
L
Supper James Frederick Johns, 31,
H.K. Electrica (new) $....38% of the 40th Mucao Electrics (old) $.. Macao Electries (new) $. Sandakan Lights
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in Local Currency and Btarting with morost allowed at rates obtainable os application. The Bank's Head Omes in London underlakes Executor & Trustes business, and claims, recovery of British Income Tax overpaid, on terma which may, be ascertained at any of its Agencies" and Branches.
ha!
E. A. CAMIDGE,
Manager.
POST OFFICE
INWARD MAILS
.Oct. 24.
.Oct. 25.
.Oct. 26.
.Oct. 20.
date,
4th
.Oct. 26.
.Get, 27. .Oct. 27.
Company, Royal En- Sandakan 10 n. Kineers, Wellington Barracks, plead Swatow 11 ned guilty when charged before Mr. Formosa..... 2312 D.Q. A. A. Macfadyen at Kowloon Java and Manila Telephones (old) $..
0.53 Magistracy this morning with obtain USA, Ilonolulu, Japan and Shang- Telephones (new) $..
ing by bailee a Crosley radio set from INDUSTRIALS
the Truly Radio Shop, 220 Nathan Cald: Marg, (Ord.), Sh. $..14.80 D. Road, on September 30, and a Philco Cald: Macg. (Pref.), Sh. $...12 n.set on October 4 from the Radio Canton Ices $..
People, 31 Nathan Road. .16 0. Cements
.0.30 n.
H.K. ROTORES, &c.
Dairy Farms $. Watsons $.....: Lane Crawfords S.. Sinecies $....... Wing On (H.K.) Fowell Ltd. $....
COTTON MILLS
Ewo Sh. $...
S'hai Cotton Sh. $. MISC.
H.K. Govt. 4%
FL.K. Govt. 34% (1934)
n.
Sapper Harry Aynsley Turnbull, 22, of the same unit, who was charged .17 b. with receiving the Philco set, pleaded that he did not know how Johns had 7.45 . obtained the apparatus, Hearing was for to 2.35. n. adjourned
39 n. evidence to be called.
this afternoon
(бал Francisco October) Calcutta and Straits
London and Straits
London and Straity London and Straits
.Oct. 27, .Oct. 20. U. S. A, and Manila (San Francisco date, 5th October). .... .Oct. 28.
OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered and Parcel Mall aro closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where malls are advertis- Prosecuting. Det.-Sergeant Johns-ed to close at or before 9 a.m. regis- ton said that Johns obtained the tered and parcel malls are closed at radlos from the dealers on the pre- 5 pm. on the previous day. ..181..tence of keeping them for 24 hours malls are advertised to close after 6 p.m., Registered and Parcel mails are closed at 5 p.m.
.37
.1 n.
on trial. .00 n. .95 n.
On the day that the Arst set was .95 n. stolen, he said, Johns took the shop- Ch. Govt. 5% 1925 G$Bd8.35%. n. keeper to the YMCA, where he Vibro Pling $.....
.3 5.
5. asked the Secretary, Mr. A. W. him. Mr. .1.60 n. Ingrom,
guarantee and
a signed
H.K. Govt. 3% (1940)
Constructions (old) $.
to dick
Su
Constructions (new) ........1 n. Ingram Marsmans Inv. (Lon.) s/-.6/10% n. guarantee, although he did not know Marsmans Inv. (Lon.) s/-, 7/0 n. Arst defendant personally at all. On gave falsc H.K. Entertainments $......6.60 n. both occasions, Johns
NEWFOUNDLAND DEFENCE BASE
WASHINGTON, Oct 23 (Neuter};
names and addresses to the radio dealers.
from
When
Friday, Oct. 25 Macasser and Sourabaya..2.30 pm. Mall by Air to lagoon to connect with the "Brilah ÖverseND Airways,"
Kowloon P. O,
Ord..
Reg..
Oct. 25, 5.00 p.m. .....Oct. 25, 5.30 p.m.
G.P.O.
.Oct. 25, 5.00 p.m.
Ord.,.....Out. 25, 7.00 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 28
The seis were recovered second defendant's room at 93 Lock~| Air Mail by Sea to Singapore to hart Road, Wanchni.
Instalment System. Turnbull told the Magistrate that he did not
hol know how Johns
It is possible that the fate of this air force was raised, as an additional to obtain the binckmailing lover "co-operation" of France's Mediter- ranean Flect which Germany and Italy must covet far more than" few hundred planes.
The Vichy
8.03 Studio-Plano Recital by-An agreement has been reached) Government may ha
have been faced
between the United States, Britain with the choice of using this air force Carole Bou J'Etais, A Toi and Canada on the location of the de- obtained the Philco set. He said he
fence base on the southern shore of both over to thetain or turning or (Henselt):
(Sibelius); 3. Arabesque No. The statement made in August that (Debussy): 4. Prelude in B Minor, the Petain Government were handing over to the Axis 800 aircraft from Op. 23, No. 6 (Chopin); 5. Nocturne) North Africa la not now believed. in D Flat Major, Op. 27, No. 2
(Chopia):
8. Valse in E Minor Probably not more than 150 aircraft
(Posthumous Chopin). were flown over to Marseilles,
8.25 Orchestra Selections, 8:45 Studio Local Newsletter. 9.0 London Relay The News and News Commentaries.
Axis,
Political Offensive BASLE, Oct. 23 (Reuter)-The political offensive has begun, says the Berlin correspondent of the "Ensler Nachrichten," with the meeting of Hitler and Laval and "events must the presidential take place before election that will definitely exclude
Never in our lifetime
have eyes
beheld its
"equal
GONE
WITH
THE WIND
SIMULTANEOUS
PREMIERE At
TWO THEATRES
8.00 P.M. TUESDAY-29: OCT.
QUEEN'S & ALHAMBRA $5, $4, $2, $1,
9.30 Varlets Programme. 10.0 An hour of Dance Muste. 11.0 Close down.
MAD WITH STOMACH PAIN.
Newfoundland. suid Col. Knox, asked Johns, who stated he had ob- Secretary of the Navy, at a press talned it on the instalment basis and
needed money to pay some bills. conference to-day.
A survey crew was already pre- paring to start work on the first string of new Atlantic bases acquired from Britain.
Burma Rd. Traffic Ignores Raids
CHUNGKING, Oct. 24 (Reuter), Traffle on the Burma Road has not been affected by Japrinese air attacks, according to Information received
here.
Only minor damage has been
It doesn't matter how long-stand-caused to the Road. ing your stomach trouble may be—; it doesn't matter how bad your pain Is-Maclean Brand Stomach Powder will almost certainly ease away- and ita cause as well.
The possibility of armed escort for convoys of lorries on the Road is being discussed.
Take the case of Mr. J. R. Ever since he left the Army, after the last War, he suffered from Gastric Trou- ble. Ife had all his teeth out, but got no relief. He tried one cheap remedy after another, but the trouble remained
Read his own words:
"I was mad with pain, no one
With the interruption of mail ser- vice between Yunnon and Indo-
China, the Chinese Post Office is between China and Burma with establishing a through mail service headquarters at Lashio, Burma.
All International mails to gad from China will be taken by the Burma Rond
In future. Burma
Rd. Bombed SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
Oct. 23 (UP),—It is
CHUNGcted that about ten
knows how awful I felt. I decided rellably
to
get Maclean Brand Stomach Japanese planes again bombed points Powder. Well, I took a teaspoon between Mengtzo and Kochiu in ful and n-half and was absolutely Yunnan to-day, but details are lack- surprised how the pain faded away.ing.
It's wonderful."
The alrald alarm was sounded in
Why not try this famous powder Kunming from 9 am, until 3 p.m. (or the tablets) for your stomach trouble? You won't have to endure stomach pain much longer if you do! But make sure you see the signature "ALEX. C. MACLEAN" on carton and bottle, Maclean Brand Stomach Powder is naver sold loose, but only in bottles. The tablets are available in bottles or fat tins.
If you have any difficulty"in ob- taining it from your local chemist or store write to:-Banker & Co., P.O. Boy 765, Hong Kong.
ZAPBI
METROPOLE
OTE
Brooklands Ace Dies Flying
Owned A Private Airfield
Mr. Richard Ormonde Shuttle- worth, chairman of Railton Cars, Ltd., and one of the best-known racing motorists in the country, has been killed in a flying accident. He Joined the RAF, early this year.
Before the war he owned a fleet of airplanes and a private airfield on his 6,300-àcra extato near Biggleswado, Beds, Ho. was thirty-one, and married..
un-
London, Oct. 23.
The death has occurred of General
Sir Charles Harington, former} Governor of Gibraltar-Reuter;
to
connect with the "British Overseas Airways."
Reg., Ord.,
Re盛り
Ord
Kowloon P0.
Straits, Ceylon,
South Africa.
.Oct. 20, 9.00 AX, .Oct. 26, 9.30 am. G.P.D.
.Oct. 20, 0.00 am. .Oct. 20, 9.30 mm-
India, East and
.10.30 a.EL. Manila, Ceylon, India, East and South
Africa and United-Kingdom.
G.P.O. and KP.O. Parcels
....Oct. 20, 5 p.m.
Sergeant Johnston said Turnbull was present at the shop when the Philco was obtained by the first de- fendant. The set was handed Turnbull the same evening.
Turnbull: I was not in the shop-Shanghal, Japan, Honolulu, U.S.A..
I was in the car outside.
In answer to Mr. Macfadyen, he said he paid Johns $100 for the set. He knew the cast was $300.
As Sergeant Johnston dcaired to call evidence on the receiving charge against second defendant, hearing was accordingly adjourned to the after-
noon.
Both soldiers custody,
are
in military
Reg.
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