1939-10-11 — Page 14

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BURGLARS FRUSTRATED

MR. H. J. COWLIE, OF NO. 5, THE PEAK, FRUSTRATED TWO BUR- GLARS YESTERDAY MORNING.

To-day, his "visitors" were senten- ced to three months' hard labour by Mr. T. J. Houston for unlawfully en- tering a dwelling.

Sergeant L. C. Pennell said that Mr. Cowlle was awakened at 3.45 a.m. yesterday by the two men who had entered the house through a window. They escaped, and Mr. Cowlle phon- ed the police.

The police threw a cordon round the neighbourhood and they found de- fendants hiding under a car.

H.K. MINES OUTPUT

The Hong Kong Mines announce that the output during September amounted to 4,498 short dry tons of ore treated, from which 468.73 short dry tons of lead concentrates produced, averaging 62.78 per lead and 14.54 oz. silver per ton.

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ROOSEVELT AND THE NEWS

Thio warning was given by President Roosevelt in an address to the nation:-

"You are, i botlove, the most enlightened and the best in- formed people in all the world at this moment. You are subjected to no censorship of news, and I want to add that your Govern- ment has no Information which It withholde or which it has any. thought of withholding from you.

"At the same time, it is of the highest importance that the press and the radio use the utmost cau- tion to discriminate between ao. tual verified fact, on the hand, and mere rumour, on the other.

THONG KONG

HOTEL INCIDENT

DOUGLAS THOMPSON, 30, EN- GINEER OF THE S.S. MAU SANG, AND J. R. MACPHERSON, EN- GINEER RESIDING AT THE EURO- PEAN Y.M.C.A, WERE EACH FINED $20 BY MR. R. EDWARDS AT THE CENTRAL MAGISTRACY THIS MORNING FOR DISORDERLY CON- DUCT.

Defendants were two of three Euro- peans who were involved in an argu- ment in the Hong Kong Hotel last Saturday evening. The third man, P. H. Keys, 40, architect, residing in in

the Hong Kong Hotel, is still опо

"I can add to that by saying that I hope the people of this country will also discriminate most carefully between news and rumour. Do not belleve, of na- cessity, everything you hear or read. Check up on It first."

HOTEL FINED

A fine of $10 was imposed by Mr. R. A. D. Forrest this morning on the manager of the Chitose Hotel for failing to send a correct list of guests to the Registration of Persons Office.

Defendant pleaded that he was ill at the time.

Mr. H. E, Langley, of the Special Branch, prosecuted.

RADIO CASE

The case in which six Chinese are charged with illegally maintaining a radio communication station in a house in Nathan Road, has been fixed for hearing on October 23, 24 and 25.

Mr. M J. Abbott, Crown Solicitor. will be for the prosecution and

Mr. Peter Sin for the defence

SOON BACK

Six months' hard labour was im- posed on a 18-year-old banishee, who was charged with breach of the De- portation Ordinance this morning,

The youth was deported on Satur- day and returned the following day!

LOCAL DOLLAR

The demand rate on the Hong Kong dollar to-day was 1/2-13/16.

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hospital,

This morning Inspector Kirby said that as both defendants were liable to leave the Colony, the police wished to proceed against them' first.

They visited the Police Station voluntarily on learning that warrants had been issued for their arrest fol- lowing their failure to appear in Court on Monday.

At 7.15 p.m. on Saturday, the three defendants were sitting together in the Hong Kong Hotel. They first argued and ther started fighting. The police were summoned by the hotel management, but before their arrival, the men were already arrested by two Assistant Superintendents of Police who hap- pened to be passing by.

Both defendants pleaded guilty and said that that they were provoked:

LOCAL SHARES

Following is the list of changes and enquiries in local share quotations to- day.

INSURANCES

Canton Ins. $200 b.

Union Ins. $365 b.

H.K. Fire Ins. $170 b.

DOCKS, WHARVES, GODOWNS, ETC.

H.K. Docks $174 b. -Providents $4.10 b., $4.20/30 sa.

MINING

Raubs $9 b.

LANDS, HOTELS & BLDG8: H.K. and S. Hotels $4 b., $4.65 sa. H.K. Lands $314 b., $32 sa.

H.K. Realties $4.15 b.

PUBLIC UTILITIES H.K. Tramways $15.65 b. China Lights (Old) $7.85 b., $7.90

sa.

China Lights (New) $4.00 sa. H.K. Electrics $49% b., $50 sa. Telephones (Old) $20 b. INDUSTRIALS

Cements $14.10 b H.K. Ropes $44 b.

STORES, &c. Dairy Farms (Old) $201⁄4 b., $20/-

20.10 sa.

Watsons $7.80 b.

MISCELLANEOUS

H.K. Govt. 4% Loan 100 sa.

MANILA SHARES

Antamoks Ps. .14 sa.

Atoks Ps. .15 sa.

Baguio Gold Ps. .12 b.

Batong Buhay Ps. .0085 b.

Benguet Consol, Pa. 9.70 ss.

Big. Wedge Ps. 17 b. Coco Grove Ps. 13 b. Consol. Mines Ps. .0035-sa. Demonstrations Ps. .08 b. IX.L. Ps. .34 sa.

Ipo Gold Ps. .111⁄2 b. Itogons Ps. 17 sa.

Masbates Ps. .08 b.

Mind, Mother Lode. Ps: .004 b.. Mine Operation: Ps. .08% b. North Camarines Ps. 14 b Paracale Gumaus Ps. 15 b. San Mauricio Ps. .68 sa." Surigao Consol. Ps. .15%1⁄2 b Suyoc Consol. Ps. 10:38. United Paracales Pa. 20 sa.

COLONY'S BILL OF HEALTH

Last week's return of the Medical Department reveals a total of 21 new cholera. cases, 18 of typhoid, 40 of dysentery; 153 tuberculosis, two diph theria, and two puerperal fever. There were 15 deaths from cholers, eight from typhofa, 18 from dysentery and 108 from tuberculosis: The return for yesterday showed four diphtheria, five cholera, two typhoid, eight dysentery and 18 tuberculosis casos.

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