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THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 26, 1939.

HITLER OFFERING AIR PACT TO BRITAIN

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Paris, January 19.

Herr Hitler has suggested to England that an air pact be sign. the two countries, ed between L'Ordre reported from Berlin this morning.

The Fuehrer is said to have ac- cepted a parity between the two air forces within two years.

France, if she consented to en- ter such a pact, would see herself offered a parity with Italy.

France would have considerably less planes than Germany, but the two axes would, by 1941 or 1942, have the same number of chines. Havas.

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LOUIS AND LEWIS WEIGH-IN

New York, To-day.

Joe Louis, holder of the world | heavyweight. boxing Championship, and John Henry Lewis, holder of the world light-heavyweight title, weighed in for their title bout last night at Madison Square Garden.

Joe Louis topped the scales at 14 st. 44 lb., while Lewis scaled at 12 st. 12% lb.

Louis is a 7 to 1 on

favourite.

were

LOCAL SHARE MARKET

Following is the, list of changes and enquiries in local share quotations this morning:-

BANKS

Hong Kong Bank $1970' b., $1865 sa.

INSURANCES

Canton Ins. 8205 b.

Union Ins, $400 b., $466 s. H. K. Fire Ins. $170 b..

MINING

Antamoks Ps, 451⁄2 8a. Atoks Ps, 351⁄2 sa. Baguio Gold Ps. .27 sa. Benguet Consol, Ps. 1850 sa. Coco Grove Ps. 49 sa. Demonstrations Ps. 24 - sa. 1. X. L. Pg. .66 sử. Paracale Gumaus Ps. .12 sa. San Mauricio Ps. 1.78 sa. · Suyoc Consol. Ps. .22-aa. United Paracales Ps. .67 sa.

LANDS, HOTELS & BLDGS.. H. K. Lands $36 b. :

H. K Realties $5.00/50 sa. 4 PUBLIC UTILITIES

H. K. Tramways $17.30 h., $17.40, 3.,

$17.30/40 88.

China Lights (Rights $3.05/3.- sa. H. K. Electrics $50

b...$57% 8.

Macao Electrics $10.10/10- sa. Telephones (Old) $23 b. INDUSTRIALS

'H. K. Ropes $3.90 b.

STORES, &C. Watsons. $7.80 9. Lane, Crawfords $8 s. Wing On (H.K.) $36 b.

MISCELLANEOUS Entertainments $7 b. Marsmans Inv. (Lon.) s/- 14/3 b.

REICHSBANK RETURN

The doctor who examined both men

Berlin, To-day. declared that both fighters

dated John The Reichsbank return in fine condition, although Henry Lewis's reflex showed ner-January 23, issued yesterday, show- vousness.-Reuter.

OPEN LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS

ed gold stocks unchanged at 70.8, but foreign exchange holdings de- creased by 0.7 to 5.7, making a de-

cline in the note cover to 76.5 mil-

lion reichsmarks.

Entries are open for the Colony

Note circulation decreased by Singles and Doubles Lawn Tennis 258.8 to 7,166.4 million reichsmarks. The total amount of credit is- Championships to be held under the auspices of the Hong Kong Cricket sued as measured by bills, cheques,

Club and

on commencing

6. These are being held in

March

con-investments decreased by 346.6 to junction with the annual tennis tour-7,489.9 million reichsmarks. nament of the Club.

Other events open to Club members

Total amount of the legal tender

are the Club Singles Championship, in circulation returned at 9,494 as Handicap Singles "A", Handicap against 6,540 at the same date last and year and 5,030 million marks at the Singles "B", Handicap Doubles Mixed Doubles Handicap.

Entries close on Saturday, February same date in 1933.--Trans-Ocean. 18, at 6 p.m.,. and no entry will be LOCAL DOLLAR

drawn if the entrance fees are unpaid.. balls Slazenger's 1939 Stitchless will be used throughout the tourna- ment.

Hong The demand rate on the Kong dollar to-day was 1 2-7/8.

"Spot" silver was quoted in Lon- forward at don at 20-3/16 and 19-7/8.

· rate

An entrance fee of $3 will be made for the two Colony Championships and the Club Singles Championship.

In the singles, the number of com-

The London on New York petitors will be limited to 64; and in the doubles to 32 pairs, Matches in was quoted at £U.S.$467.50 and all rounds will be the best of three the New York on London- rate at sets, except in the semi-finals final, which will be the best of five.

and

£-U.S.8467-9/16.

Children Became Nurses

To Their Nurse Mother

Ever since Betty and Pat Par-the window of their home when a up outside. They saw. sons, aged ten and eight, Saxon-taxi drew'

near their mother being supported to the bury-road, Southbourne, Bournemouth, learned that their door, ran out to her, cried. “Oh,. father and mother were employed mummy, are you hurt much?”

"Not too much," replied Nurse as nurses, they have told Mrs. Par-

"Just a sons: "I wish we could be nurses, Parsons, trying to smile. [too, Mummy, and make people bet-broken leg."

That's all right, we'll nurse you ter." Often they played at "nurses,” and asked their mother how to back to health," replied the chil- bandage their dolls and what to dren. "We've always wanted to be give them to "eat." Now the chil- real nurses like you and daddy.”.

And for two months Betty and dren's games, have stood them-and

Pat played nurses and housemaids: their mother-in good stead.

For, while acting as a night nurse to their invalid mother, attending to *

a patient, Mrs. Parsons to her every want, seeing that she was comfortable in bed, cooking stumbled, hurt her ankle.

meals for both their father and mother, doing the shopping.

All night she hobbled about, reat ing when possible, but carried on with her work in agony until the doctor arrived in the morning."

Then it was discovered that Mrs. Parsons had broken her leg just | above the ankle.

They wore even excused school, so they could spend all their time in looking after their patient.

Betty and Pat are now back at school, working hard at their les- "WE'LL NURSE YOU” sons, no, that, one day they can be-- Betty, and Pat were watching at come real nurses.