CLASSIFIED NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Monday,
HONGKONG - TELEGRAPH
December 23, 1940.
BANK HOLIDAYS
In accordance with Government Ordinance, The Exchange Banks
ADVERTISEMENTS CHANGE OF ADDRESS |ll be closed for the transaction
of Public Business on Wednesday,
25 words $2.50 Kindly note that as from 30th and Thursday, the 25th and 26th
for 3 days prepaid
FOUND.
FOUND on December 12, very fine red Chow Dog. If not claimed with- in three days will be sold and proceeds handed to the Bomber Fund, Please apply Mrs. Hogg, Jockey Club. Stables.
FOR SALE.
FOR SALE-Three Mongrel Pup- ples. Can be seen at the Jockey Club Stubles. Proceeds to Bomber Fund. Please apply Mrs. Hogg.
BEDLINGTON
DOG TERRIER thoroughbred for sale, $100 to be
jaya).
Hongkong, 23rd December, 1940.|
December, 1940, our new offico December, 1940. (Christmas Hall- addresa will be:--
THE MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE CO., WINDSOR HOUSE, 2nd. FLOOR, DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL,
HONG KONG
Evacuation Representation
Committee
· PUBLIC
MEETING
A public meeting of all those
given to the War Fund. Can be seen interested in the Evacuation Re by appointment. Tel. 30709, ofco
presentation Committee will be hours.
held at the Peninsula Hotel on LIONEL electric trains and acces-
pre-war Friday, December 27, nt,& p.m., to out at Selling Dorics.
a statement from the On view at No. 8, receive wholesale prices. Bowen Road, Bowen Mansions, Flat Committee, in connection with the No. 1, any day from 2 p.m.
reply to the petition submitted on "HONGKONG AS REVEALED BY November 22, THE CAMERA”.
Second Edition.
Over 60 excellent views of the
Colony. Price $1.50. Obtainable at
Kelly & Walsh, Ltd., Hongkong Travel Bureau or from the Publishers
. P. C. CLEMO,
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South China Morning Post, Ltd.. LV. "HOEGH TRANSPORTER"
Wyndham Street.
G.
R.
NOTICE
LAVAL'S REINSTATEMENT DEMANDED BY NAZIS
By RALPH HEINZEN "United Prosa" Staff Correspondant
VICHY, Dec. 22 (UP)—Active negotiations between Paris and Vichy are again in pro- gress through Conte de Brinon, the French Ambassador, as a consequence of the full recovery of M. Flandin, the new vice-Premier, who was allowed to return to duty to-day.
According to reports from abroad, the Germans demand the reinstatement of M. Laval and It is hereby notified that the another shake-up in the Cabinet. As far as the return of the Govern- following Beences and permits are ment is concerned, however, there is 1st. a new situation requiring co-ordina- the dus for renewal
tion, Hitherto it has been planned to Inatal M. Laval as vice-President at January, 1941:-
Matlonon Palace in Paris, which German oc- would continue under cupation, but Marshat Petain would Versailles, which be installed at
(1)...Private
on
and
Nickshaw Driver Licences (2) Private Chair and Driver
Licences
(3) Tricycle and Driver
Licences
Motor
Italy Finds Many Enemies At Home
-Network Of Spies
LONDON, Dec 22 (Reuter).-Very heavy sentences on 24 would have been evacuated by Ger-people accused of spying have been inflicted, announces the Rome
man troops.
Vehicle
(4) Public
Licences (6) Motor Vehicle Permits. Before relicensing, tricycles must be taken for inspection to No. 2 Police Station, Wanchai, or Tsim Sha Tsui Police Station, Kowloon, between the hours of 10 On instructions from the Under-am, and 12 noon between January writers, Tenders are invited for! the Single Screw Motor Vennel 2nd. and January 24th, 1941. C. G. PERDUE, "HOEGH TRANSPORTER" as she Hongkong Stock Exchange Oficiales submerged in her damaged
Commissioner of Police, Summary, Issued Saturday, says:
23rd. December, 1940. The market closed firm with a fair condition in Singapore Roads,
the short morning
Hong Kong. turnover for session.
STOCK MARKET
REPORT
Buyers
ILK. Banks $1,370 Bank of East Ania $74 Canton Ins. $200
Union Inn, $400
HI.K. Fire Ina. $157.50
HO" $10.00
Docks
Providents $5.70
Hotela
$3.50
Lands $33.76 Realties $3.60
Star Ferries $01
"N" C.D. $7.15
Ben Lights $11.30
Cements $18.45
Ropes $7.05
Watsons $10,50 Entertainments $7.05 Constructionя "O" $1.60
Sellers
Wharves $93 Providents $5.72% Realtics $4
Watson: $10.75
Vibro Piling $7.70.
Sales
II.K. Banks $1,380 Docks "O" $18.55/60
Providents $5.70
Hotels $3.85
Realtics $3.85 Trams $17.80
Lights "O" C.D, $7.30 Electrics "O" $40 Electrica "N" $39,75 Watsons. $10.00
METROPOLE
HOTEL
SCENTRAL
AFIREPROOF:
£ DOOMS WITH PRIVATE KAYN
Make a
The vessel ls of the Shelter Deck type designed for a carrying capacity of 9,000 tons and filted with Diesel Machinery.
A large part of the cargo has been removed from the vessel.
Tendera should be forwarded to [the undersigned not later than 31st. December, 1910, who will aupply any further information avaliable.
The highest, or any, tender may not necessarily be accepted.
RITCHIE & BISSET, Union Building,
Singapore.
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DEFENCE REGULATIONS 1940
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25 cents per copy
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1940.
Bank,
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Erika Mann, 34, novelist and British citizon, arriving in Now York on ocean clipper, reported that the more the Nazis bomb London the greater the British tonbe- ity. She said bombing of Buck- ingham Palace Infuriated the British poople.
Heating Soil To Rid Pests
radio..
Petain's Stand
Two members of the Italian Navy, a workman in a firm of However, since Marshal Petain combined his undisputed positions a naval constructors and a trade representative at Taranto have
[been sentenced to death.
Chief of the Government as well as: Chief of State, it has been necessary
to negotiate as to whether he would return to Versailles or
Paris, The Germans wa
want Marshal Petain to return to
urn to Paris. The Marshal has always insisted on complete liberty of action, hence he agreed to return
Versailles to
only after its evacua- tion by all German troops so it could not be said abroad that he prisoner of the German army.
was a
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'CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for One Year or shorter periods in Local or Other Cut- rencias at rates which will be quoted on application.
A special tribunal for the defence of the State ended its case on Shtur- day evening against members of "network of sples operating in Italy." Sentences of death by shooting were imposed on the trade represen- tative at Toronto and on a' quarter- master in the Royal Italian Navy, The execution took place on the out-Tax overpaid, on terms which may be ascertaincil at any of its Agencies, and Branches.
E. A CAMIDOR,
To-day's Court Cases skirts of Rome to-day.
Empire Bargaining LONDON, Dec. 22 (Reuter)-A sigalicunt article hinting at the part that the French Empire overseas were imposed on 30 of the 32 Quartermaster in the Navy, a work- and his wife. Two persons sent to plays in helping Marshal Tetain resist rice, dealers summoned before man in a firm of naval constructors, Nazi demands, appeared in the Vichy Mr G. T. Lowry at the Central prison for 30 years were a woman of
Journal" yesterday. Magistracy this morning when Austrian origin and newspaper Without making any actual reference
Three people sent to prison for an 1 Sub-Chief Fines aggregating over $3,000 unspecified term were
いませ
#1 man
of
One man with an Italian name was
to the present Nuzt demands "Le they all pleaded guilty, but with apparently doubtful nationality. Journal" Praises Marshal Petain's one exception explained that given a sentence of 27 years while 20 declalon to ask for an armistice be they had bought their stocks at others received prison terms of from cause it enabled him to keep the fleet prices which prevented them three to ten years,
and to
to preserve the empire. Thanks to this, comments the paper, we re- main a political factor in the world although three-fifths of France is oc- cupied.
The population of Syria is growing less ready to accept German demands, reports Ankara Radlo. Sympathy is and growing among the French Arabs for Great Britain and General de Gaulle.
from selling at the rates fixed
by the Food Controller.
1
#
Two of the defendants were absent selling at a loss and would have to
close up their businesses. and their cases were adjourned for
"This bring, so it would be very seven days.
The explanation offered by Yip dimcult for them to sell at the On Fat fixed price," said Mr Remedios, Shu-sáng, master of the Loong rice shop, No. 18, Hau WoThere was no regulation controlling Street, through his lawyer. Mr M. A wholesale prices on December 5 and da Silva, was that his store was they have been forced mainly a firewood business and he position," and only two bags of rice, which sold
ENGLISHWOMEN'S as a side line.
Plight In Paris
WIN
refused
DлC,
into
this
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in Local Currency and Sterling with interest allowed at raíce obtainable on application The Bank's fead Office in London. undertakes Executor & Trustee burinoss and claims recovery of British Income
On
MANAIRE.
POST OFFICE
201
the
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS Wednesday, December and Thursday, December 20, General Post Önce and Branch Post Offees will be open as follows:
Wednesday, 25 Thursday, 26 G.RO. 8 to 10 a.m. 8 to 8 to 10 a.m. 8 to Kowloon
0 to 10 am. Sheuogwan 8 to 9 a.m.
All other Branch Post Offices and Money Order Office will be entirely closed during the Holidays.
nook
as on
There will be one collection trom the pillar boxes each day Sundays and one delivery of regis Mr Lowry: Still, it is a contraven-tered and ordinary correspondence
Obvious Course
at 10 am on Wednesday and at 11.30 am, on Thursday.
There will also be one delivery of ordinary correspondence each day at 11 a.in. from the Branch Post Office at Stanley, Talpo and Un Long.
Small Packet Post to all countries suspended.
Me Silva said that the master was tion of the Government order, not in the shop at the time of the sale
Mr Remedios: Yes, Your Worship. which was made by an ignorant foki. The plight of 500 British All the fokis had been instructed by That is why I am pleading guilty.
Mr Remedios then appealed to His women who were unable to leave the master not to sell of us Worship to look at it from the Paris when the Germans entered the fixed price but the foki in ques-merchants' point of view. the city is described by an lion had sold for 18 cents.
Mr Silva further argued that no Englishman who has just reach-sale had actually taken place as when'
Mr Shaftain said that the wholesale
INWARD MAIL:- ed London from occupied France the purchaser asked for a blil and
he allegedly prices were fixed
.Dec. 23. on December 11 Java ..... as "pretty terrible."
was remarkable Air Mall by "British Overseas Alt- attempted to snatch the parcel, the and added, that it When he left Paris the Gestapo rice from which fell into the rice bin. that all these people should have ways Service" by ses from Sing-
pore....***** Mr. Silva asked for an adjourn-bought their stocks of rice on were tightening their surveillance,
could the
that the Englishwomen. All
Police
same day. Their obvious course was London and Straits over British menfolk have been taken to ment
The women are all allowed examine his elleni's books and sutisty to get the Rice Dealers' Association to Canton prison, their liberty, but are spied upon and themselves that was the only sale approach the Food Controller on the London and Straits
made at an excessive price, but the matter, but this they had not are kept in a constant state of appre Palice said it would not be practic- and he asked the court to conclude
able to investigate.
that they had sold at excessive prices in deliberate defiance of the Govern- ment order.
Mr
hension.
110
30
the
.Dco. 24. .Dec. 24. .Dec. 25.
.Dec.. 25. done Honolulu (Sap
Francisco date, 3rd Dec.)..Dec. U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang-
date hal (San Francisco
dth. A fine of $100 was imposed.
December)*** The prosecution was conducted by of Mr F. W. Shaflain, Assistant Director
Low said the fact remained Alr Mail by "Pan-American Airways
Direct Service-San date, 17th December. providing them with money is found of Criminal Intelligence, assisted by that there was a contravention of the Inspectors W. N. Durkin, W. A Government order. If it had been n Soon the outlook for them this winter Russell, J-O'Donovan and F. D. caso. of sheer profiteering the dnes Java and Mentin will be terrible.
penniless. absolutely arc Many The meagre funds which most of the women had are now running
some means low, und unless
F.
ww
ench
.Dec. 20.
Francisco
..Dec. 27.
Doc 27.
.Dec. 28.
,Dec, 29.
.Dec. 29.
OUTWARD MAIL TIMES
The French people are not over Tuckett, representing the various dis-would not have been less than $500| Swatow
case. Dut
there. were Canton
In that Sandokan extenuating circumstances in friendly, because of the persistent tricts in which the offences were
ધર્મ Nazi propaganda which seeks to show committed.
Selling at Loss
they were forced to sell
high that the calamity of the French defcat
prices owing to having purchased Mr J. M. D'Almada Remedios, who their stocks at high wholesale rates, Registered and Parcel Mail are Is largely due to Britain's leaders.
appeared for 15 defendants, said that In spite of this there was a deliberate closed 15 minutes earlier than the FIGHT AT CABARET
all his clients had made their whole contravention of the order and they time given below unless otherwise The Emergency Unit turned out sale purchases before the wholesale should have approached the Food stated, and where mails are advertis Pasteurization of soils with electricity last night when the Central Police prices were controlled and he pro Controller through their Association. ad to close at
ITHACA, NY, Dec. 21 (UP)-
before 9 a.m. regis- tered and parceli malls are closed at to rid them of Insect posts and weed Station received a telephone message duced receipts to show that the
Cheung Lam of the Yee Cheung p.m. on the previous day. When seeds is applicable to small areas, that a fight between some 15 people wholesale prices paid by them was a
per cattle. Hong Rice Shop, 204A Queen's Road malls are advertised to close after particularly greenhouse benches, ac-was taking place in the China Em-ittle over 17 cents
University vorium Cabaret, However when the they sold at the price fixed by the East was fired $200. Chan Ping of 5 p.m. Registered and Parcel malle cording to Cornell ogricultural experiment station Police arrived, the alleged disturbers Food Controller (price axed for No. the Chan Ping Rice Shop, 243 Hen- grade is 15 cents) they would be nessy Read was Aned $150, and the scientists.
hnd dispersed.
MAC
following others were fined $100
Nazi-Soviet
Conflict
Over Rumanian Arrests
Prof. A. G. Newhall reported that Lolls that have become unproductive are made productive by heating with electricity to disinfect or disinfest them. He said a soll temperature of 150 degrees Fahrenheit was suflefent- ly high insure the death of all disease organisms and important most wood seeds.
Two
California University of scientists also are reported to be ex- perimenting
with
of method n electrical sait pasteurization.
Newhall sold danger from over- heating soll is reduced to a minimum by the new low temperature electric pasteurization methods the Cornell: scientists have devised,
POSTMASTER GENERAL
each.-
are closed at 5 pm.
Africa.
p.m.
8,30 a.m. .Noon.
Monday, Dec. 23 Haiphong.
-7.00' Tuesday, Dec. 24 Ng To, 36 Shing Woo Road, master Straits, Ceylon, Indis, East and South and owner of the Shun Shing rice
3.30 p.m. shop: Yau Cheong-shun, 2 King
Wednesday, Dec. 25 Kwong Street, (Cheong Hing Ho rice Manila, Macasser and Sourabaya.
Wo shop): Chan Ki-ming, 43 Shing Road (Hung Tai Cheong rice shop); Canton Lam Yuhan ric
31 Shing Wo Road (Wing
Thursday, Dec. 26 Cheong rice shop): Ng Siu-1 Atr Mall by Sea to Singaporo to wing, 54
Jording's Bazaar (Tak
connect with the "British Overscan BELGRADE, Dec. 22 (Reuter).-A protest against an anti-
Airways." Soviet campaign in Rumania and against describing arrested Cheong Loong rice shop): Cheung
G. P. O. and K. P. O. Kwong, persons as Communists "when they have nothing to do with Chol 428 Hennessy Road (Tak Fu
Ref...
..Doc. 20, 11.30 am. Ord. Road (Kwong Wo rice
...Dec. 20, Neon. the Communist movement" is reported to have been lodged by Loong rice shop); Pong
Yee, 272 Lockhart Road Ceylon, India, Aden and Egypt Noon. the Soviet Minister in Bucharest, M. Lavrentiel.
at (Sut
...................................Dec. 20, Noon."
.Dec. 20, Noon,
have
arrived
report to the Italian news agency.
Heapo
233
Par.
He is reported to have stated "instruction"
Lin-to, 20
20 Cross Street that Rumania's actions were Timisoara, Rumania, during the week, 233 Hennessy Hoop); Li Chun-wah. Siraits
(Yuen Shing Cheong rico shop); Ng Let ...... Dee. 77, 930 nmm "intended to camouflage subver acording to a Bucharest newspaper shop); Cheny Road, (Shun Fat rice Stratts, Rangoon and date,
Min.
41 Shing Wo Road (Tal Sang
Friday, Dec. 27′′
.8.30 a.m. Me llenry A. Mills has been up-sive actions of the Rumanian
The report adds that General Hong rice shop); Chu Cheung, 489 Sandakan pointed to act as Postmaster General, Legion" and he demanded that
Huber, has been appointed supreme Queen's Road West (Kin Cheong rice Ale Mall by Air to Hangoon lo con- neet with the "British Overseas Hongkong. In addition to his own they should cease,
commander of German troops in shop); Chan Tak-shing, 14 Centre
Airways." Timisoara has Street (Ming Hing Lung rice shop); duties with effect from November 18.
Timisoara district.
G. P. O. and K. P. O. communications and Au Yeung-yuen, 12 Ko Shing Mr R. A. D. Forrest was Postmaster
[Street (Yuen Taan rice shop}:
...Des. 27, 4 p... Ord,
Dec. 27, 4.80 p.m. Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, US.A., Canada, Central and South Amerles and "United-Kingdoni via San Francisco. (No Parcels for Canada and United Kingdom).
"
More "Instructors":
| General until his recent appointment LONDON, Dec. 22 (Reuter)-New important railway
us Immigration Officer.
detachments of German troops of with Yugo-Slavia and Hungary.
CIGARS
FOR
CHRISTMAS
C. INGENOHL'S CIGAR STORES
La Perla del Oriente
Parcels
Reg.
Ord.
Dec. 27, 4 p.rt.. .Dec. 27, 6 p.m.
K.P.O.
Dec. 27, 6:30 p.m.
G.P.O.
Parcels
Dec. 27, 4 p.m.
Reg.
„Dec. 27, › p.m.;
Ord.
.Dec. 27, 7 p.m...
Tsoi Ching, 51 Stone Nullah Lano (Yuen, Chan rice shop); Li Sung, ialA Queen's Road East (To Wing rice shop); Shul Sam, 90 Queen's Road East (Yuen Shing rice" shop}; Li Chung, 04 Second Street (Hip Lung rice shop); Chan Pul, 131 First Street (Tal Man rice shop); Kwong Klu, 97 Queen's Road West (Yea Loong rice shop): Ling Tak-wah, 333 Queen's fiond West (Kwong Sang Cheung rice shop); Chan 220 Queen'-Road-West (Tung Cheong rice shop): Ho Chung, 1 Sal Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Hono Wah 10, Main Street (Tung". Sang rice shop); Chon Ko, 3
358 Main Street (Kwong Hing
rice shop); Wong Yu, 170 ton Street (Sal shop): Lil Ka, 20 Holly- rico shop); wood Road (Bui Hing Cheung rice shop): Tam Sal-fun, 20 Tung Street (Wang Hing rice shop),
Chau Chi-wan 145 Second Street! (Man Les Rica Shop) and Wong Koe,
lulu, U.8.A., and Europe vis "Tan- American Airways and · ·Trans- Atlantia Services,”
Rex." Ord,
Her.
K.P.O.
..Dec. 27.5 D.EL.
.Dec. 27, 5.30 pm. G.R.O."**
„Déc. 27, 5 p.36-
Ord........Dec. 27, 7 pm,
Saturday, Dec, 28
40 Second Street, were absent and Straits, Rangoon and Calcutta hoaring was adjourned for seven Įdays. :-
3.30 b.me/ *Superscribed Correspondence Outra