NANCY
ISN'T IT LUCKY WE MET OUR RICH FRIEND
MARMADUKE
DOWN
HERE?
IMAGINE US
GOING HOME ON HIS SWELL YACHT!
Monday,
YOU'LL LOVE THIS TRIP--- THIS IS ONE OF THE
FASTEST YACHTS
AFLOAT!
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
-OH, BOY!..... TELL D'CAPTAIN TO GIVE IT FULL STEAM**- . I LOVE A NICE SPEEDY RIDE!
March 24, 1941.
By Ernie Bushmiller
WAIT--- ON
SECOND THOUGHT-- TELL HIM TO GO AS SLOW AS
HE CAN!
17.00
SCHOOL
Increase In Crime Due STOCK MARKET Japan's Fear of Soviet:
To Greater Population
There has been a rather big increase in serious crime and petty larcenies in 1940, compared with 1939, it was learned from the Hon. Mr C. G. Perdue, Acting Commissioner of Police,. on Saturday.
Mr Perdue stated that in 1940 the number of serious crimes was 15,210 as against 11,004 in 1039. The num- ber of pelty larcentes had also gene up considerably, but there had been a reduction in the number of oul- rages or offences against persons with violence.
One of the reasons for the Increase in petty tareenies, said Mr Perdue, was undoubtedly the increase in the population; another was that when The refugees first came in the Colony many of them had only a certain amount of money which lasted them for a short while, after which they had nothing to live on.
With
a view to combatting the erine Increnge, an additional 150 Cantonese constablen will be enrolled
in April, but
but the other contingents
of the Force will remain the mine. One of the problems facing the Police Force at the moment, nilded
Mr Perdue, was the dificulty of get ting criminals and underabiles away from the Colony.
As regards the Police Reserve, Mr Perdue stated that the total strength now is about 125 short of the figure of 1.500 authorised by Government Very
Had been made good by the Chinese
pod progress
ompany,
whio had been allotted
of 1,000, but vacancies still existed in the Indion and Emergency Company
Unit. It is expected that the City Hall Library will soon be ready for the
Shipping Magnate Passes On
London, Mar. 22.
Sir Richard Holl, one of the most; prominent figures in British und in- ternational shipping, died In Liver- pool to-day at the age of 82. He was head of Alfred Holt & Co. (Blue Funnel Line), the Ocean Steamship Company and
the China Mutual Steam Navigation Company.-Reuter Bulletin.
Italian Fascist Dead
Budapest, Mar. 22, A report from Belgrade states that Signor Roberto Farinacci, of the Faselst Grand Council, fell in action to-day 011 the Albanian front.~~ United Press,
Pioneer in Australia The death occurred on Saturday of an old Australian Chinese Mr Ian C. Mow Dick, in his 80th
your
The late Mr Ham emigrated to Australia sixty years ago from the Sze Yap district, returning to Chinn some 12 years ago. He leaves a grown-up family of eight sons al daughter, three grandsons and six grand-daughters. Two soha, Charles and William, are in Hongkong, while chlidren ore in Australia,
the rest of
the
use of the Police Reserve as their these will take about a month. The headquarters. Some minor interiør | var park adjoining the Library will alterations will have to be made and not be affected,
SLAND
REPORT
Hongkong Stock Exchange. Offietati Summary, issued Saturday saya;
Only a few transactions were re- jcorded ni quotations.
Buyers
B.K. Govt. 314 Loan (1934) 94 Bank of East Asla $70
Canton Ing. $217
Union Ins. $425
H.K. Fire Ins. $170 Indo-Chinas (Prel) $00
Providents $5,20
Hotels $3.10 Lands $31.75 Humphreys Renities $2.05 Chinese
$0.70..
Estates $100 Trams $16.35
Lights "O" $6.20
Electries C. Rts $39.80 Macan Electrics "O" $17.80 Macno Electrics "N" $10.80 Rupes $7 Watsons Sit
Roper $7.40
Sellers
Sales 1.K. Banks $1,340
Electries C. RI«. $40:05 Telephones "O" $24.30 Docks (Old) $15.40 X.D.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS SMALL CONTRIBUTIONS TO
THE WAR FUND
A total of $1,745,499.00 was reached on
Saturday by the War Fund Inaugurated by the S. C. M. Post, Ltd., with the fol sale of Scrap (tenth donation). inwing donationa:
Berlin Overtimed
Pact
From a reliable personal source in Tokyo the "Straits Times" special correspondent in Washington learns thi the re- cent Far Eastern tension was due to Berlin overtiming her at- tempt to negotiate a Japanese-Soviet non-aggression pact which would leave the Japanese free to proceed with their advance to' the south.
Jed the Japanese army would force a
show-down.
The Japanese have been ex- tremely timid towards this deve lopment pointing out that Stalin's promises are worthless and that, pact or no pact. the Japanese dare not reduce their garrisons in Manchuria by single man for fear of being |double-crossed by Stalin.
Public Enemy No. 1
this aftitude the In support of Japanese point out that any pet be- tween the two countries would be na more than an empty political gesture implying no change of heart in Mos- cow which is admittedly still public Enemy No. 1 in the Japanese ima-
gination.
Independent
Japanese
Informed sources predlet that the most which Is considered likely is a minor trade! 10pact between Tokyo and Moscow and P. S. S. Chicken Feed (weekly dona
17declare that, at any rate for the time tion) in BAID VICTIMS The S. C. M. Post line received
the being, a major Japanese move to the following donations to the Lord Mayor's soutis is improbable, Fund for the Roller of Air Raid Victims.
AIR
"Lei Glasgow Flourish. $50; Proceeds from Sale of homemade jam and pickles (Mr G. 1. Plercy) 100.
EMERGENCY REFUGEE COUNCIL following donation to
The S. C. M. Post has received the the Emergency Sympathisers (Dist donation) $10.
Refugee Counell:
·
Bombshell ?
It is possible al something de-
nitely more important than a trade treaty is being prepared in Moscow and some would not be surprised if
pact "bombshell" is
on the way. But for the reasons already stated, it is not felt that the
Japanese will risk an Anglo-Americen war in the absence of major crisis in the Eng- lish Channel even if Hitler produces 60 pacts bearing Stalin's signature and offers to underwrite the whole; Is quite) bunch which development possible within a month.
Cannibalism Case Reported
Due To High Rice Cost
A case of cannibalism is reported face of the ever-increasing prices of from Shao-shing, Cheklang, in the|
rict,
Arcording to a report in the "North China Daily News, a Shanshing re- rident in Shanghai received a letter from relative reporting the tragedy.
brothers are to stand trial. Two
The elder brother, aged 52, died In The only circumstances which it is
December 28 and was buried in a thought would be likely to provoke "cheap coffin. A few days hier, his Japanese move is a substantial Ger-two brothers were so hungry that man victory in the battle against they opened the coffin and cooked a Great Britain in which case it is fear-meal.
THE PENINSULA HOTEL ·
will prosent a
BAND CONCERT
by the
Combined Orchestras of the Hongkong & Shanghai Hotels
IN THE LOUNGE
on
Sunday, April 6, 1941 at 9.00 p.m.
in aid of the
BOMBER FUND
Admission $1.00
Reserve this date !
MONSTER RAFFLE
in aid of the Bomber Fund
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