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GIRL LEADS TO ARREST OF GERMAN

LONDON, TO-DAY.

'AN INDICATION OF THE WAY

THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 28, 1940

JAPANESE SILK STOCKINGS NEEDED

IN WARTIME?

London, To-day..

HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK

·CO., LTD..

Notice is hereby given that the Or- dinary Yearly Meeting of Shareholders will be held in the Office of the Com- pany, No. 2 Queen's Building, Hong

IN WHICH EVERYONE IN BRITAIN IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS yesterday, Miss Kong, on TUESDAY, 28th March,

IS CO-OPERATING AGAINST. PEO PLE BREAKING THE DEFENCE REGULATIONS WAS PROVIDED BY AN ITALIAN GIRL DAY.

YESTER-

The girl, 14 years old, is a resident of London normally but is now liv ing in the country.

་

She saw a man taking a photo- graph of a wrecked 'plane by means of a camera under his cont. Suspi- clous, she told a policeman.

sen-

The man was arrested and tenced to one month's imprisonment. He is said to have been with a Ger- man cavalry regiment at one time.

The girl is an Italian who came to England three years ago.-Reuter.

MARINE INSURANCE RATES CUT

LONDON, TO-DAY.

ber, 1930. of

Balance

Ellen Wilkinson asked Sir Andrew Duncan (new 1940, at noon for the consideration of

the Directors' Report and President of the Board of Trade), regarding the sheet for the year ending 31st Decem- arrangement recently made with the Japanese Government, providing for the import 350,000 dozen pairs of silk stockings and large quantity of other textiles from Japan.

GERMANY'S

STRAIN ON RAILWAYS

(SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL")

Bucharest, To-day. Further evidence of Ger- many's shortage of rolling stock is discerned here by Berlin's decision yesterday THE CONFIDENCE OF MARINE not to allow further transit INSURANCE CIRCLES IN THE CON- VOY SYSTEM IS ILLUSTRATED IN of Rumanian goods to Scan- THE RATES QUOTED IN LONDON.dinavia on the German rail-

Up to Wednesday last week, only

way net-work. 21 of 10,076 ships convoyed were lost, improving on the previous figure of 1

in 500.

Underwriters in London now quote, for single voyages in European wa- ters: Unescorted ships, 80 shillings per £100; Convoyed ships, 60 shillings per £100.

The comparative "kindliness" of the Nazis to Italian and Japanese ships is also reflected in the fact that under- writers quote lower rates for the ships of these country than they do for the others.-Reuter.

SCOTTISH PROTECTION

EDINBURGH, TO-DAY.

A LARGE PART OF SCOTLAND IS TO BE DECLARED A "PROTECT- ED AREA" UNDER THE DEFENCE REGULATIONS.

From March 11, the only civilians allowed to enter or stay in this area will be residents who are not enemy aliens.

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The German railways administra- tion, it is revealed, in that connec- tion, have asked Rumania to refrain from sending further goods to Scan- dinavia and the Baltic states through Inmer and Bordeburg, Flensburg,

Warnemunde lines.

Goods already on their way will be stopped and send back to the sender. Havas,

NAZIS SEIZE NEUTRAL

SHIP

(SPECIAL TO “CHINÀ MAIL")

Oslo, To-day.

The Swedish ship Buenos Aires has been captured in international waters by a German warship and taken to a German port.

She was en route to South America and is now being detained in Bremer- haven-Havas.

in

The Share Register and Transfer Books will close from the 15th to 26th March. 1940, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

E. COCK. Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 27th February, 1940.

NOTICE

E

Sir Andrew replied that there had been for some years an agreement between British and Japanese manu- facturers for the import of Japanese hosiery to the United Kingdom. This agreement was reviewed

Owing to the drastic increase in the January and import licence. restric- tions were relaxed to allow a limit-cost of raw materials and freight, the ed import of cheap Japanese hosiery undersigned are reluctantly compelled of a kind not made in the British to increase the price of Beer by $2.50 Isles in quantities sufficient to meet per case of 48 quarts or 72 pints, ef-

fective 28th February, 1940. the demand.

ro-

Miss Wilkinson asked whether, In view of our position as

and food gards unemployment supplies, It was necessary to`ar- range for the importation of silk stockings in wartime,

the

that

EWO BEER:-Jardine, Matheson and Co., Ltd.,

Managers:

Ewo Brewery Co.,

Shanghai.

Managers:

Hong Kong Brewery and Distillery Ltd., Hong Kong,

Sir Andrew Duncan replied there was likewise a need for Bri-H.B. BEER: H. Ruttonjee and Sons, tish exports and it was made quite Government clear to the. Japanese

continuance of this conces- to sion of British woollen hosiery Japan.

Mr. Will Thorne (Lab.): The more trade we do with the Japanese the more they can hammer away at the Chinese.--Reuter.

L.C.C. TO CUT RATES

London, To-day.

will

The London County Council probably lower the rates next year.

U.B.

BEER:-W. R. Loxley and Co.,

(China) Ltd.,

Sole Agents:

Union Brewery Ltd.,

Shanghai.

Hong Kong, 28th February, 1940.

NOTICE

As from to-day beer bottles bearing The Council's finance committee has the Trademarks of the undersigned, recommended a decrease of 3d.

in

will be redeemed at:→→

the pound. The rate paid in London will then be 7 shillings 3d. with an Quarts additional special rate of 3d.

4 cents each

Pints

3 cents each

and Matheson

Co.,

The Council announces, however, that it will not be cutting down on social services, nor will it give up EWO:-Jardine, housing and other schemes in hand before war broke out.-Reuter.

"DORSETSHIRE” ~ CANCELS A VISIT

Montevideo, To-day. The British cruiser, Dorsetshire, *** A motor-vessel of 5,164 tons, which was expected here this morn- The area is north and west of the

The festivities ar- Caledonian Canal and includes Calth-the Buenos Aires, which was built in ing for supplies and fuel, is not ar-

is owned by Rederiagtlebriving after all. ness, Sutherland, Ross and Cromarty, 1920, and parts of Inverness and Argyll. It Nordstjernan (A. A. Johnson, man-ranged for the officers and men for to-night have been cancelled.-Reuter. also includes the Hebrides.-Reuter. ager).

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INDO-CHINA

STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LTD.

OPERATING SERVICES FOR

CARGO® and PASSENGERS

-SWATOW, SHANGHAI, TSINGTAO,

CHEFOO and TIENTSIN

KOBE and OSAKA

SINGAPORE, PENANG and CALCUTTA

SANDAKAN, HAIPHONG

All steamers borth alongside the Roosevelt Terminal In the

Pranch

Concession at Shanghal, where pas.

sengers and cargo are landed."

For Further Particulars Please Apply

JARDINE, MATHESON

& CO, LTD.

GENERAL MANAGERS. TELEPHONE 30311.

Ltd., Managers:

Ewo Brewery Co., Bhanghai, J.B.-W. R. Loxley and Co., (China)

Ltd.,

Sole Agents:

Union Brewery Ltd., Shanghal

Hong Kong, 28th February, 1940,

PUBLIC AUCTION

received

The Undersigned have instructions to sell by Public Auction

on

FRIDAY, the 1st MARCH, 1940 commencing at 2.30 p.m.

at their Sales Room, No. 35 Hankow Road, Kowloon.

A Quantity of Valuable Household Furniture

comprising:

Hatatands, Chesterfield Couches & Armchairs, Tables, Bookcases, Card Tables, Cabinets, Oil Paintings, Pic- tures, Brass & Bronze Ornaments, Curios, Silk & Heavy Curtains, Car. pets, Rugs, Cushions, etc. etc.

Teak Extension Dining Tables, Din- Ing Chairs, Sideboards, Teapoys, Sil- ver & E. P. Ware, Cutlery, Table Records, Glasses, Gramophones & Electric Chandeliers, Heaters and Cookers, etc., etc.

Iron & Teakwood Bedsteads, Ward- of robes, Dressing Tables, Chests Drawers, Spring Mattresses, etc., etc.

also

A Few Pieces of Blackwood Furniture and

One New Upright Piano by “Moutrie"` One Upright Piano by "Wernam" One Sewing Machine "Singer"

One Spanish Guitar in Case -

One 1935 Ford" V8 Tourer

On View from Thursday, the 29th February 1940.

Terms: Cash on Delivery,

LAMMERT BROS.

Austioneers. Hong Kong, 28th February, 1940,