1939-12-06 — Page 14

WHEN A COLD WIND CUTS

·ACROSS THE CITY YOU WILL

BE GLAD YOU VISITED

K. WEISS

China Bldg,, Gr. Flr., Opp. Hong Kong Hotel.

FOR THE LARGE SELECTION

OF CHILDREN'S

OVERCOATS, SUITS,

DRESSES

in all sizes & different styles,

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CALL EARLY AT OUR SHOP.

TRAVEL A.-O. LINE

TO

AUSTRALIA

CALLING AT MANILA, THURSDAY ISLAND, CAIRNS, TOWNSVILLE, BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, ETC.

NEXT SAILING

AT THE END OF DECEMBER

For Freight or Passage, apply to :—

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

Agents

Hong Kong, China & Japan.

Tel. 30332

THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 6, 1939

NAVICERT

SYSTEM EXTENDED

London, To-day.

ESPIONAGE HUNT IN HOLLAND.

Amsterdam, To-day.

The Ministry of Economic The loss of one of the many Warfare is now extending the Dutch ships sunk recently is operation of the "navicert" attributable to espionage ac- system, which has been avail-tivities in Holland, according able since December 1 for ex- to the "Telegraaf." |ports from the United States As a result of recent developments, to certain European neutral the routine of Dutch Government de- countries.

partments has been abruptly tighten- ed up and scarching enquiries are Henceforth, navicerts will also be

now made before important dossiers Issued in respect of shipments from are handed over to those asking for Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay to them.. Iceland, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, It is forbidden to leave plans and Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, | documents lying on desks during the the Netherlands, Belgium and Italy. night.

Shippers in Brazil, Argentina and In the meantime, the police, fol- Uruguay who desire to avail them-lowing up clues in connection with selves of the advantages of navicerts the espionage activity have made should furnish His Majesty's repre- many arrests and more are possible. sentatives with details of goods they -Reuter. propose to export, their nature and quantity, country of destination, name and address of consignee and, as soon as possible, the name of the vessel in which goods are to be shipped and the date of shipment.

Application forms are available at His Majesty's Embassies at Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires, our Lega- tion at Montevideo and our Con- sulates in Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay, and should be returned to them when completed. British Wireless.

U.S. AND TWO-WAY BLOCKADE

Washington, To-day.

A decision can be expected this week as to whether the United States will protest to Britain and France re- garding the Allied seizure of Ger- man exports, said an official of the State Department yesterday.

The official added that the question had been studied for some time by officials of the State Department fol- lowing the protests of other neu-

Reuter.

trals.

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NO PROTEST YET MADE

London, To-day. Asked in the House of Commons yesterday if the Government had yet sent any protests to Berlin and Mos- cow regarding the violation of Fin- nish territory, the Prime Minister re- plied in the negative.. Reuter,

MEDICALS BEATEN

were

Royal Army Medical Corps beaten by a Navy fifteen in a friend- ly Rugby game at Causway Bay yes- terday by a goal, and three tries (14 points) to a goal, a penalty goal and a try (11 points).

At the interval Medicals were lead- ing by 0 points to 5. Minick opened the scoring for Navy with a try which Jeffery converted. Medicals reduced the lead with a try by Macdonald, and before the interval Morgan kicked penalty goal for them. ·

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In the second half Navy scored the remaining points through Jones, Mar- ron and Minick, while Medicals re- plied with a try by Plumb which was converted by Morgan.

TO-DAY'S RUGBY

Club "A" are pitted against Royal Engineers in to-day's Rugby match at the Valley, commencing at 5.15 p.m. The following is the Club team: Walk- den; Gratton, Day, Macleod and La- valle; Thomson and Bidwell; Godfrey, Salter, Stoker; Roscoe, Needham; Bur- ford, Benn and Heasman,

Gratton is a newcomer to the game, and Thomson, who did so well at scrum-half last Saturday, is being given an opportunity at fly-half.

STERN STRUGGLE IN LADIES' TENNIS TIE

In second round of the women's doubles Colony tennis championship at U.S.R.C. yes- terday, Mrs. Hyde and Mrs. Litton beat Mrs. L. R. Andrews and Miss A. Tylor 84, 4-6, 7-5.

CHRISTMAS CARDS FOR B.E.F.

London, To-day.

The King and Queen are sending Royal Christmas cards to all mem- bers of the Army and R.A.F. serving.... in France. Reuter.

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