CLASSIFIED NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
ADVERTISEMENTS
25 words $2.50 for 3 days prepaid FOUND.
FOUND on December 12, very fine If not claimed with- red Chow Dog. in three days will be sold and proceeds handed to the Bomber Fund. Please apply Mrs. Hogg, Jockey Club Stables.
FOR SALE.
FOR HALK-Three Mongrel Pup-
ples. Can be seen at the Jockey Club Stables. Proceeds to Bomber Fund: Please apply Mrs. Hogg.
BEDLINGTON TERRIER DOG thoroughbred for sale, $100 to be given to the War Fund. Can be scen by appelaiment. Tel. 30700, office
hours.
LIONEL electric trains and acces- sorica, Selling out at pre-war wholesale prices. On view at No. 6, Bowen Road, Bowen Mansions, Flat No. 1, any day from 2 p.m.
"HONGKONG AS REVEALED BY
Colony.
BANK HOLIDAYS
In accordance with Government Ordinance, The Exchange. Banks will be closed for the transaction of Public Business on Wednesday, and Thursday, tho. 25th and 26th December, 1940. (Christmas Holl- days).
Hongkong, 23rd December, 1910,
CHANGE OF ADDRESS
Kindly note that as from 30th. office December, 1940, our address will bo:-
now
THE MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE CO., WINDSOR HOUSE, 2nd. FLOOR, DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL,
HONG KONG
LITTLE MISS MUFFETS CRADLES
Prices
THE CAMERA" Second Edition. In Pastel Shades are ideal for Over 40 excellent views of the Christmas, as are the stockings.
Obtainable at Price $1.50. Kelly & Walsh, Ltd., Hongkong dolle, and stuffed animals. Travel Bureau or from the Publishers Reasonable. South China Morning Post, Ltd., Wyndham Street.
Planes Over Switzerland
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
17A Hankow Rond.
NOTICE
DEFENCE REGULATIONS 1949
The following rates will be
BERNE, Dec. 23 (UT) The Police charged for mailing single coples
Department has revealed that the of tho following newspapers planes which flew over Switzerland
on the night of December 21-22 were abroad:-
English, and that the bombs which fell on Zurich on December 22 were
of English origin. The Legation at London has been instructed to protest. Air Raid Alarm
BASLM, Dec. 23 (UP)-The air raid pluri was sounded at 0,40 pm:
Hongkong Refugee and Social Welfare Council
-
THE
FOOD KITCHENS
daily feed nearly
4,000 Dostitute Poor
of this Colony
YEARLY COST
$30,000
YOUR HELP IS, NEEDED PLEASE GIVE GENEROUSLY Donations marked "Food Kitchens" may be sent to
The South China Morning Post
or
The Hon. Secretary
Room 3 Gloucester Building Hongkong
South China Morning Post
China and Macno
16 cents per copy British Empire and Foreign 25 cents per copy The Hongkong Telegraph- China and Macno 14 cents per copy 16 cents Saturdays
British and Foreign 20 cents per copy 26 cents Saturdays.
FOR THE PROTECTION OF
CHILDREN
What to do to help a child.
Anyone knowing of a child who has been assaulted, neglected, or l-treated in a monner likely to cause unnecessary suffering or injury to health, or knowing of a parent who is seeking advice on any matter concerning a child, would be doing an act of kindness by communicating at once with—
The Hon. General Secretary, H.K.S.P.C., Old City Hall.
The
Inspector, 49, Pokfulam Road, st.loor.
The
Inspector, 82 Stone, Nulloh Lane, 2nd. Floor.
The Inspector, 12. Sai Yeung Chol
Kowloon. SL
The Inspector, 62, Argyle 6t, 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 malice is proved,
SOFTBALL
Under the distinguished patronage of Hon. Commissioner of Police, President of the Kowloon Football Club
and
Chairman, Hongkong War Effort Committee-
Grand Softball Matches
will be held at the
KOWLOON FOOTBALL CLUB
on
BOXING DAY
at 10.30 a.m.
K.F.C. Members under 40 years
V.
K.F.C. Members over 40
THE LADIES
V.
KOWLOON POLICE
Entrance Fee: 50 cents
years
Total Proceeds to the Bomber Fund Roll up and Help to Sock Adolf.
Tuesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
是电 R.
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS
Market
H.K. Stock
of the Salo by Public Auction' The following quotations
BANKS
H.K. Banks $ ILK. Banks £
HI.K. Banks (H.K.) £.. Chartered £.
Mercantile, A. & B. £ Mercantile, C1£ East Asia $.
were
to be held on blonday, the 30th issued on the Hongkong Stock Mar-
ket this inornlag. day of December, 1940, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department; by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Castle Peak, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, commencing from 1st July, 1898, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed, by the Surveyor of Is Majesty the KING, for one further term of 24 yoárs less thỏ last three days thereof,
authorised
mtonding bidders are advised that immediately after the dispo- sal-of-the- lot the Purchaser (II- not the applicant) will be required to deposit with an ofllcer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price.
| PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
No. of Sale
Registry No.
Castle Peak.
Locality
Boundary Misasurements
N. 8.
x.w.
Tefet feel tert
Br per anle
plan.
$
About
Upset PriceTM
RADIO
ZBW, 355 metres (845 k.c.) and 31.49 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles) Dicken's "Christmas Carol”
From the Studio
Radio Programme Broadcast by Z. B. W. on a Frequency of 845 k.e's. and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p... and 8-11 p.m. on 8.52 m.c's. per second.
H. K. T.
12.15 pm. Short Service of Inter- cession.
12.30 Mantovani and Its Grechestra in Dance Rusic
1.00 Local Time Signal and Wea→ ther Report.
1.03 London Pelladiun Orchestra and Miba.Korjus (Soprano).
1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press, Weather Forecast and Announce- ments.
1.45 Variety. 2.15 Close Down.
6.30 Closing Local Stock Quota-
tions..
6.32 Dance Music.
7.00 London Relay
7.15 London RelayQuestions of the Hour
7.30 Varlets.
8.00 Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements.
8.03 Vocal Programme by Paul Robeson (Bass) with Piano accomp.; panied: Alfred Plecaver (Tenor) with The Salisbury Singers unaccom-
Piano Singers Unaccompanied;
The B.B.C. Wireless Harold Williams and B.B.C. Male Chorus; Essic Ackland (Contralto) with Or- chestra and Chorus.
8.30 Orchestral Selections-Over- ture "Man, B.B.C. Symphony Orchestra;
Enchanted Lalce, Serge Koussevitzky conducting the Symphony Orchestra; "Prince Poston
Folovtsi March, The B.B.C. Symphony Orchestra; Fantasin-The British Empire England: The Bri- tish Grenadiers; Ireland--The Mins- trel Boy: India-Rekhtah; Wales March of the Men of Harlech; Canada
nbeing Song: Australia-Abori
Air; South Africa Folk Song: Scoliond Caller Herrin' and The Hundred Pipers; New Zealand-Na- tional Song: Finale, Mayfair "Sym- phone Orchestra,
9.00 London Relay-The News and News Commentary,
0.30 London telas-Talk; Abroad".
Scots
0.43 Corell-Concerto Grosso in G Minor ("Christmas Concerto").—Lon- dan Symphony Orchestra conduoted by Bruno Walter.
10.00 Studio-An Abridged Version of Dicken's "Christmas Carol":
10.30 Hutchinson--A Noel Fantasy from "A Carol Symphony"-Royal Opera Orchestra, Covent Garden, con- ducted by Hely Hutchinson.
10.40 Royal Command Performance. 11.00 Close Down,
Hull Welcomes New Envoy
Statement On Halifax
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (Rey- tor). The appointment of Lord Halifax as British Ambassador is highly welcomed by the United States Government.
Mr Cordell Hull, Secretary of State, has issued a statement to this effect, adding that Lord Halifax's re- cord of accomplishments was such as to commend him to the United States as Ambassador.
Mr. Cordell Hult atated that he looked forward with pleasure
working with Lord Hallfax..
to
INSURANCES
Contotis Union $. China Underwrliers $.. ILK. Fire $..
SHIPPING
Douglas $..
Steamboats ..
Indo-Chinas P. $. Indo-Chinas D. §. Shell (Bearers) 4/- Waterboats $
December 24, 1940.
Exchange At A Glance
T.T. USA
TT. Manla
T.T. Batavia
про
TT Bangkok T.T..Saigon
BANKS
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1333. Paid-up Capital .....................................; £3,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors 3,000,000 Roserve Fund ............
***** $3,000,000
HEAD OFFICE LONDON.
--32 Bickopseats, E.C.L.
:
Bub-Agencies in London: 117/122, Londenhall Street, B.C.J.
West End Drunch:
10/15, Cockspur Street, -B.WA.
Manchester Branch:
37, Mosley Street, Manchatser, R.
AGENCERI AND DEANCHES:
Batavia
Hongkong
flanzoon Balgon Semarang Beremban Shanghai Singapore Bittawan Gourabaya
BELLING
.1,380 n.
T.T. London....
1/29
.78 n.
Demand London
.si n.
T.T. Shanghal
1/2
415
. n.
T.T. Singapore
207 11
T.T. Japan
10% n
T.T. India
.71 b.
.200 b.
400 b.
434 ..149 .101%
.1674 b.
T.T. France
.Nom.
TT. Switzerland
.136 n.
TT, Australia
.00 .1/01
Afor Blar
Harbin
Amritsar
.11 n.
Bangkok
Ipoh
.100 n.
BUYING
Hallo
80 n.
Bombay
Karachi
30/9 n.
4 m/s L/C London
1/3
Calcutta
Klang
.7 n.
4 m/s D/P London
Agencies:
Kobe
1/3
Clive Street
Kuala
-4 m/s L/CUSAT
2122
Falrio Placu Lumpur
Talplog
.93 A.
4 m/s France
Nom.
Canton
Kuching
Tientsin
Cawnpore
Madras
Tongkah
18.00 .
30.d/s. India
.84%
Cebu
Manila
(Thuket)
..18 n.
U.S. Cross rate in London 4,023 U.S. Crous rate in N.Y...4.03%
Colombo
Medan
Tringtao
Daltil
New York
Yokohama
Haiphong
Peiping
Hamburg
(Pexing)
Hankow
Penang
10/3 n.
Pres. Roosevelt
LANDS
Hotels $.... Lands $...
Lands 4% Debentures
S'ha Lands Sh $. Humphreys $..
H.K. Realties $.. Chinese Estates $..
UTILITIES
cts. D.
.3.70 8. .33.60 b. 100 n. 12.30 n. 7.80 n. .3.00 b.
100
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" WASHINGTON, Dec 23 (UP)
13.
·DOCKS ETC. Wharves $ Docks (old) $.. Docks (now) $.. Providents $ S'hal Dockyarda $.
Kallan 3/- Raubs $.. H.K. Mines
Trams $.
MINING
Peak Trams (old) $.
Peak Troms (new)
Star Ferries $,
$.
Y, Ferries China Light
.5.70 D. . Đ
.37 n.
To Speak
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and Banking Business transacted.
CURENT
General
abd
ACCOUNTS opened
FIXED DEPOSITS received für One Year or shorter perioda in Local or Other Cur- rencies at rates which will be quoted on application.
BAVINOS ACCOUNTS olsa opened i
Local Currency and Sterling with interest The White House announced that allowed at rates obtainable en application President Roosevelt has tentatively The Bank Head Office. In London derided to address the nation by i undertakes Executor & Trustee business and cialis recovery of British Income radle on December 29, on the "pre-Tax overpaid, on term which may be sent emergency." He will probably ascertained at any of itx Agencies andi
Branches, I. speak from 9.30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
R. A. CAMIDGE, 7.40 h. E.S.T
3 n.
.61 b.
.24, b.
Fewer Shipping Losses
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON,
Dec. 23
DANKERS:
Manager.
£3,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000
1,254,000
The Bank of England & Midland- Bank Ltd,
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED. (old) $x.d.c. Rts, 6.90 b.
Head Once-13. Gracechurch Btreet, HK., Electric (old) $... .40 n.
London, E.C.J. IK. Electrics (new) S....3944 n. Macao Electrics (old) $....17% n. shipping losses for the week ending Subscribed Capital (UP), The Authorised Capital Macao Electrics (new) $..10% mid-night, December 15, were five Paid-up Capital Sandukon Lights $11.30 b. British ships with a total of 30,830 Reserve Fund and Rest Telephones (old) $ 26 n. tons, and two allied ships totalling Telephones (new) ....10.20 n. 20,640, tons which is a decrease of
INDUSTRIALS
early two-thirds from the preced-
S'hai Cotton Sh. $.
.180 b. MISC. H.K. Govt. 4
.07% 24. H.K. Govt, 34% (1934)....04-Gallo H.K. Govt. 3% (1940)....04 Hongkong
Howrah Ch. Govt. 5% 1925 asBds. 35% B. polt H.K. Entertainments $....... 7 d. Constructions (old) $......1.00 b. Constructions (new) $.
Caid: Macg, (Ord.). Sh. $..14.90 n. Cald: Macg. (Pref.), Sh. $...12 Canton Ices $. Cements $..
K. Ropes S.
STORES, &c. Dairy Farms $. Watsons S
Lane Crawfords $. Sinceres 3.. Wing On (H.K.) $. Powell Ltd, $
COTTON MILLS
Ewo Sh. $....
..
1. .18 n.
7.18 b.
.19% s. 10.70 8.
.0 0.
.2.15
.
30 n.
1.00 n.
.45% n.
ing week.
Vibro Piling $....... Marsman's Inv. (Lon.) /-
Marsmans Inv. (H.K.) s/-
ONCE CHINA TEA
ALWAYS CHINA TEA
.1 n. .7.70 0. .7/0 n ,2/0 n.
“KWAN YIN"
(STATUE OF PEACE)
· BRAND
香清
CHINA NATIONAL TEA CORPORATION
PRODUCERS, MANUFACTURERS & DISTRIBUTORS OF ALL CHINA TEAS
HEAD OFFICE: CHUNGKING, CHINA
BRANCHES & AGENCIES: SHANGHAI, HONGKONG, LONDON, NEW YORK,
CHICAGO, SAN FRANCISCO, CASABLANCA & OTHER WORLD CENTERS,
TO ALL OUR FRIENDS WE TENDER OUR SINCERE THANKS FOR THEIR VALUED SUPPORT DURING THE YEAR AND EXTEND HEARTY CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR
∙WISHES.
GORDON'S LTD.
4
DBANCHES--
Bangkok Bombay Calcutta Colombu Delhi
Jalni
Madras
Kuantan
Now York
Kandy
Penang
Karachi
Kota Bharu
Kuala Lipis
Jangoon Shanghal Simla
Kuala Lumpur Singapore Kuala Trengganu
HONGKONG BRANCH Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted..
TRUSTEE AND EXECUTORSHIP UNDERTAKEN. Current Accounts opned in Local Cur- rency and Fixed Deposits received in Local Currency and Sterling on terms that may be ascertained on application.
D. BENSON,
-Manager.
YOU NATURALLY BUY AT
APS
COSMETIC SHOPPE
10 Pedder SL Phone: 25256 FOR HERE'S VALUE THAT'S "TOPS."
FREE GIFTS ! FREE MAKE-UP SERVICE I
Russo-German
Trade Pact
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" NEW YORK, Dec. 23 (UP).-The Columbia Broadcasting System has released a German wireless report saying: "The German-Russian trade negotiations are drawing to a close" and "complete agreement has already been reached on nearly all pointa."
On
POST OFFICE
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS
25, Wednesday, December and Thursday, December 28, tho General Post Office and Branch Post
feos will be open as follows:
25 Thursday, Wednesday,
G.P.O. Kowloon
8 to 10 am 8 to
8 to 10 am.. 8 to
28
BOOK
noon Shoungwan 8 to 9 a.m. 8 to 10 am,
· All other Branch Post Offices and Money Order Omes will be en cinsed during the Holidays,
There will be one collection from the pullar boxes each day Sundays and one delivery of regis tared and ordinary correspondence at 10 am. on Wednesday and; at 11.30 am. on Thursday,
There will also be one delivery of ordinary correspondence each day af 11 a.m. from the Branch Post Office at Stanley, Talpo and Un Long..
Small Packet Post to all countries
■ suspended."
INWARD MAILS Air Mall by “British Overseas Air- ways Bervlop" by sen from Singa- .Doa, 24. Canton
„Dec, 25. USA, Honolulu and Manila (San Francisco date, 3rd Dec.)..Dec, 28. USA., Honolulu, Japan and Shang-
Francisco date (San December)
hai
Air Mail by "Pan-American Airways
Direct Bervice"Bam date, 17th December. Java and Manila London and Strails,
Swatow
Canton
Sandakan
Calcutta and Strails.
.Dec. 26.
Francisco
Dea. 27.
.Dec, 27.
Dec. 27.
.Dec. 28.
Dec. 29.
Dec. 29.
Dec. 30.
OUTWARD MAIL. TIMES Registered and Parcel Mail are loved 15 minutes earlier than the ime given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails are advertis- ed to close at or before 9 a. regla. tered and parcel malls are closed at $ p.m. on the previous day. When nails are advertised to: close, after p.m.. Registered and Parcal maila are closed at 5-pan.
Wednesday, Dea, 25 Manila, Mucasger and Sourabaya.
0.30 am. Canton
..Noon. Thursday, Dec. 28 Straits, Ceylon, India, East and South
Africa ...
..9.30 2.3L Air Mall by Sea to Singapore to connect with the "British Overvens Airways,"
G. P. O. and E. P. O. Reg...
''
Ord
..Dec. 26, 11.30 am. ......Dea zo, Noon. Ceylon, India; Aden and Egypt Noon. Straits.
..Dec. 20, Noon. Straits, Rangoon and Calcutta,
Par. Let.
.....Dec. 26, Noon. .......Dec. 27, 9.30 aın. Friday, Dec. 27
Sandakan..
8.30a.m. Air Ball by Air to Rangoon to on- neat with the "Brilish Overscan Airways,"
G. P. O. and K. P. O. Rex..
.Dec. 27, 4 p.. Ord.. ..........Dec. 27, 4.30 pm. Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, USA., Canada, Central and South America and *United-Kingdom via San Francisco, (No Parcels for Canada and United Kingdom),
Porcela
IIO.
Dec. 27, 4 pm. .Dec. 27; 5 pm.
Dec. 2, 5.30 p.m.
Rest Ord.
G.P.O.
Parcels
BeR..
Ord.
Dec. 27, 4 pm. Dec-27,5 pm. .Dec. 27, 7 p.m.
Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Hono
·lulu, U.S.A., and Europe vis "Pan- American Alewayn доб Trans- Atlantic Services."
K.P.O.
..Des. 27, 5 p.m. .....Den 27, 5.30 p.m.
G.P.O.
Rek. Oril,
Reg.
Ord.
.Dec. 27, 5 p.m. .Dec. 27, 7 p..
Saturday, Dec. 28
Straits, Rangoon and Calcutta
Sunday, Deo. 29.
It also reported: "It is stressed
seu Canton that
there can be no doubt that the
Monday, Dec. 30
3.30 p.m.
.Noon.
present negotiations will result in the Stralts, Ceylon, Indin, Mombasa,
greatest and most comprehensive
economic agreement ever signed be-
tween the two eduntries.”
Knocked Traffic
Sign Down
J. T. Pollock of 25, Hillwood Road, was summoned before Mr E. Hima- worth at Kowloon Magistracy this morning for driving his car without due care and caution In Nathan Rond shortly after 1.45 am on November 21.
The summons was brought out as result of a collision in which Pollock knocked down a 20 m.p.h.
ᄑ
sign in Nathan Road.
Betra, Lourenco Marques, and
South Africa via Durban
2.30 p.m. Manila, Australia and New Zealand
via Thursday Island
G. P. O. and K. P. O. Rex.
Ord........
.Dec. 30, 2.43 p.m. Dec. 30, 3.30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 31
Air Mail for Manlia, Guam, Honolulu,.
U.S.A.,
and Europe vis "Fan- American Airways and Trans- Atlantie Services"
K.RO.
...Dec. 31, 5 p.m.
Rex. Ord,,
....Dec, 21, 5.30 p.m..
Ieg..
J
Ori
G.IO.
.Dec. 31, 5 pm..
Deo, 31, 7‘p.m.
Due to the fact that defendant had "Superscribed Correspondence Onis.
to pay for the repair of the algebsi-
ing him $51, a nominal fine of $10
was imposed,
Vichy Minister's Appeal
VICHY, Dec. 23 (Reuter)-—--An appeal for the restoration of "impar- tiality, Armances, discipline and honour" in all tanks of the French Colonial Service was made by M.
THE
One bottle
MEDICINE CABINET!
Platon, Minister for the Colonies, Reliable-Absorbine Jr..
to-day.
In a cireular to Colonial Governors,
Use for
M. Platon urges: "In the exercise of SOOTHING, ANTISEPTIC, PENETRATING, your authority, let all your acts bo Inspired by the duty which involves on nil Frenchmen. to take part with vigour and confidence in the work of national rehabilitation laid down by Marshal Petain,"
London's Chung Hwa
In a recent report of the bombing at London's Chinatown, reference wns made to the Chung Hwa Club which was sald to have been founded by the Chinese Ambassador.
Actually this Club was founded by Dr Irene. Ho Tung: (now. Mrs Toeng). and the bullding was a gift from Bir
Robert Ho Tung.
Muscular Aches Rheumatic Pains Eczema-Itching Skin Insect Bites-Cuts Athlete's Foot Keep a bottle handy,
ABSORBINE JRI
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