1940-02-05 — Page 20

SOVIET STRANGELY FRANK

Moscow, To-day. News of the Finnish war, which, for some time, has been confined to a few lines, is now being prominently fea- tured in the Soviet Press, which pu- blishes long detalls of Soviet defeats.

with extracts from the Scandinavian newspapers and from speeches of pro-

minent Finnish statesmen.

Observers are wondering whether this presages a new Russian attack.-

Reuter.

***Or confirmation of recent sug- gestions that Stalin may offer an arm- istice.

PERTINENT QUESTION

Why is it that in order to build a house in Hong Kong it costs so much more than a similar house in England, whereas the cost of building a ship in Hong Kong is less than it is in England?

If anything, much more of the ma- terial for the ship comes from Home than for the house, and the labour both of course are much costs for lower in Hong Kong than at home.

The answer is that if the docks could not build a ship for less than the shipyards at home, or elsewhere, they would not get the order. Apparently they can do this and make a reason- able profit in spite of the fact they have to quote a world price.

SHANGHAI

INTERPORT PROSPECTS

Shanghai, To-day.

An extensive programme of entertainment has been ar- ranged for the Hong Kong Interport teams which are expected to arrive to-morrow.

Despite unfavourable weather condi- tions, local players managed to get in a final practice during the week-end. A heavy fall of snow on Friday pre- cluded play on the Racecourse, but the Rugger players had an hour's work-out yesterday on the sports- ground of the Shanghai Waterworks, lent for the occasion.

The Shanghai fifteen is expected to be announced within 24 hours.

RUGGER OUTLOOK Sumining up the prospects of the rugger interport, the "North China Daily News" this morning states that although Hong Kong has a well- balanced

side, since Shanghai won last year there is no reason why an- other victory should not be recorded.

Shanghai's side is expected to con- tain a well proportioned sprinkling of youth who, as the game proceeds, ought to come into their own. H. D. Bidwell, the former Shanghai inter-

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London, To-day. The "Daily Telegraph" reports from Stockholm that two Ger- man vessels from the Baltic took aboard Norwegian pilots in ter- ritorial waters to the south of Oslo on Friday and the vessels were found to be londed with

and artillery, small arms munition for the Russians based on Petsamo and Murmansk.

am-

The steamers can remain In Scandinavian waters almost the whole way and are expected to unload at Petsamo at the end of this week.

The correspondent states that this traffic has Reuter.

been proceeding

porter, is expected to form the spear- head of the Colony attack. -

Kong and the source from in Hong which estimates can be invited, is therefore limited to contractors who are here.

The price is what the market can bear. Such a house then reaches to the level of four thousand pounds- the price of a very nice estate in Eng- land. It looks as though the price of a house in the Colony has got away

The house however has to be built from the costs.-"St. John's Review".

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for at least a month and the use of large German supplies on the northern front has caused great bitterness among the Finns.

The same correspondent

also states that fifteen Russian sub- marines are to be exchanged for a German cruiser and probably another warship as the Russians require warships to replace those sunk or damaged by the Finnish coastal batteries and in the air raid on Kronstadt.-Reuter.

of

Paris, To-day.

A good impression is created in official circles by the results of the it is Balkan conference which, stated, indicate a strengthening of the collaboration of the members of the Entente, with each other and with their immediate neigh- bours --- particularly Bulgaria.

It is considered that the con- ference also marks a new stage in the improvement of relations be- tween Yugoslavia and Turkey. -- Reuter.

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among hundreds passengers threatened at five o'clock this morning when two riverboats, the s.s. Macao and the s.s. Fook On collided halfway be- tween Macao and Hong Kong.

Rudely awakened from sleep by a loud crash which shook both ships from stern to bow, passen- gers in bath-robes, and pyjamas, hurried on deck, to find the s.3. Fook On

the almost on top of "Macao."

Slight damage was done to the bow of the "Fook On", and stern of the "Macao", both, however, being able to reach the Colony safely a few hours after, the col- lision.

Both ships left Macao for Hong Kong at 3 a.m. the "Macao" pro- ceeding ahead of the "Fook On." Two hours later the "Fook On" crashed into the

the stern of "Macao." How the mishap occur- red is not known.

Moscow, To-day. Soviet Russia has expressed re- gret to Esthonia for an incident -on February-2, when Soviet war- ships shelled an Esthonlan 'plane which flew over Tallinn harbour. The note says that the 'plane several times flew over the war- ships, which mistook it for a for- eign 'plane. Reuter.

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