1940-05-02 — Page 14

DAIRY FARM COOLIE SENTENCED

.LAM WAS

YAM-KWAI, 19, COOLIE,

ΤΟ SENTENCED

TWO

MONTHS' HARD LABOUR BY MR H. G. SHELDON, K.C., THIS MORN ING, FOR THE THEFT OF 56 POUNDS OF BUTTER FROM THE DAIRY FARM, ICE AND COLD STORAGE AND COMPANY, YES- TERDAY.

Lau Yi-yau, 17, hawker, was charged with aiding and abetting.

Det. Sergeant V. Morrison said Lam was employed as a coolle by the Dairy Farm. A watchman who saw a large quantity of butter inside a can in the garage, later observed that Lau went He was ar- there and took it away. rested. It was then revealed that Lam had put the butter there.

Lau was remanded for consideration of sentence.

SCANDINAVIAN SERVICE AT CATHEDRAL

Sir:--In view of the terrible struggle in which Norway and Britain are now involved together the 11 o'clock morn- ing service in St. John's Cathedral on Sunday next will have special reference to this distressed land and those who are suffering hardship there.

To this service all Norwegians and Scandinavians are warmly invited. Dr. Karl Reichelt of the Lutheran Church of Norway will preach.

Holy The service will be one of

share Communion in which all who our faith are invited to take part.

Yours, etc. A.P. ROSE Acting Chaplain.

EUROPEAN LAD BITTEN

A dog belonging to Mrs. E. Clark, residing at the Military Quarters, Queen's Road East, bit a young boy, David Fair, yesterday. The dog was sent to Kennedy Town for observa- tion, and the boy was treated at the Military Hospital.

THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 2, 1940.

JAPANESE LINE OF COMMUNICATION

ALONG YANGTSE CUT

Chungking, To-day.

LOCAL SHARES

Following is the list of changes and enquiries in local sharé quotations to- day:

BANKS

Hong Kong Bank $1505 b., $1520.8..

$1515 sa.

Bank of East Asia $74 h.

INSURANCES

H.K. Fire Ins. $171 b., $175 s.

SHIPPING

HK. Steamboats $11 b.

CHINESE TROOPS HAVE CUT land, communication be

tween Wuhu and Nanking and are effectively harass- ing Japanese ships in the Yangtze River by shelling, DOCKS, WHARVES, GODOWNS. according to reports.

Japanese marines attempting to land at a point near Wuhu to reinforce their hard-pressed comrades were beaten back to their warships on April 28.

Further upriver from Wuhu sharp Japanese occupying Nanling, north- fighting for the possession of Tsing-east of Tsingyang, are surrounded. yang continues. Thousands of Japan- ese are arriving for the offensive.

DUKE'S VICAR ANTI-OOMPH

On the Kiangsu-Cheklang border, the Japanese have commenced simul- taneous offensives near Thing and Liyang.

Under a terrific artillery barrage, the

and Japanese attacked

captured Huangtushan, northeast of Liyang. Later the Chinese succeeded in recap- turing the point. The Japanese attack near Thing was repulsed.

In southeast Shansi, the Chinese are continuing their operations against The Rev. Anderson Jardine, who remnant Japanese near Tsincheng and officiated at the marriage of the Duke Yangcheng. A Japanese unit forcing and Duchess of Windsor, stepped back its way out of the Chinese cordon, into the limelight at Washington as around Tsincheng, was intercepted at a scenario writer and leading man in Lanchechen.--Central News. a film aimed at dethroning the plea- sure-loving glamour girl as the na- tion's ideal, and replacing her by "Miss Spiritual America."

Enthusiastic over hlo crusade against "oomph" in American girl- hood, Mr. Jardine established him-

self in an hotel Interviewed scores of stage-struck girls for the leading role In his film.

Mr. Jardine said. his heroine must be beautiful and abstain from the horrors of nicotine and liquor.

Here is the story of Mr. Jardine's film. Miss Spiritual America is en- gaged to villain Horace Donner, who is secretly financing the publication

of salacious literature.

Hero crusador Britton, to be acted by Mr. Jardine, exposes Donner's nefarious activities.

Miss Spiritual America takes off her bridal vell and places it on the head of a simple country lassie, to whom Donner had done wrong.

TO THE MERCHANT NAVY. We are proud to announce that we are the first in the Far East to introduce to you the Merchant Navy Badge (as button-holes), as, approved by H.M. THE KING.

STERLING SILVER, PRICE $6.00 EACH. GEORGE FALCONER & CO., LTD.

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OFFENSIVE SHATTERED

Changsha, To-day. Japan's April offensive in north Hunan, south Hupeh and north Kiangsi has been shattered, military advices indicate.

The Japanese started their offensive in, the areas south of Tsungyang and Peiyikiao in south Hupeh with the objective of “mopping up" the Chinese troops there. The Chinese repulsed. the attack in six days.

After

Japanese this failure, the turned their attention to north Kiang- si. An offensive was launched along a line stretching through Tsingan, Fenghsin, Hsishan and Wanshoukung Nanchang, while local attacks were made southwest of Tungshan in south Hupeh.

near

The Japanese penetrating into Tsingan and Fenghsin were totally ́an- nihilated while those at Kiukungshan on the south Huper border were heavi- ly defeated.-Central News.

LOCAL DOLLAR

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

London silver was quoted at 21-7/16 spot and 21-5/16 'forward.

The cross rate London/New York was quoted at £-U.S.$4.0250 and the New York/London rate at £- U.S.$3.49-5/8.

From 9 p.m.

To 1 a.m.

TO-NIGHT

Dinner Dance

WITH ART CARNEIRO & HIS MUSIC

TEA DANCE 5 to 7 p.m. SUNDAY NEXT

THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS LTD.

ETC.

H.K. Docks cum Rts. $22 s. H.K. Docks Rights $6.60 b. Providents $44 b., $4.35 s.

LANDS, HOTELS & BLDGS. H.K. and S. Hotels $4.35 b., $4% s. H.K. Lands $361⁄2 b. H.K. Realties $4.40 b.

PUBLIC UTILITIES

H.K. Tramways $17.40/35 sa. China Lights (New) $5 s., $4.90 sa H.K. Electrics $64% sa. STORES, &c. Watsons $9.15 b. Lane, Crawfords $81⁄4 b. Wm. Powell, Ltd. $1 b.

MISCELLANEOUS Entertainments $7.10 b.

LAST DAY'S' BALES 200 Trams @ $17.40 500 Trams @ $17.35 200 Electrics @ $642 318 Lights (New) @ $4.90

MANILA SHARES Antamoks Ps. 111⁄2 sa., X.D. Atoks Ps. 16 sa. Baguio Gold Ps. .181⁄2 sa. Batong Buhay Ps. .0095 sa. Big Wedge Ps. 171⁄2 80. .Coco Grove Ps. .08 sa.

Consol. Mines Ps. .0025 b. Demonstrations Ps. 081⁄2 sa. East Mindanao Ps. .08% sa. 1.X.L. Ps.: 311⁄2 sa. Ipo Gold Pģ. .08 b. Itogons Ps. 20 b. Masbates .08% sa. Mind. Mother Lode. Ps. .08% sa: Mine. Operation Ps. .07% sa. North Camarines Ps. .043 b. Paracale Gumaus Ps. 16. sa. San Mauricio Ps. 61.b. Surigao Consol. Ps. .17 sa. Suyoc Consol. Ps. .12 b... United Paracales Ps. 211⁄2 su.

MEDITERRANEAN AFFECTS STOCK MARKET

London, To-day. The Stock Exchange was irregular yesterday though the undertone was firm.

Bonds of Mediterranean govern- ments eased on anxieties concerning

Gilt-edged that region.

securities fluctuated narrowly, and the losses of industrials losses appeared to outnum- ber gains.

In the commodities, sellers on the shellac market were more willing to meet trade enquiry and consequently there was better business at the low- er prices.

Wall Street was easy-Reuter.

CANADA AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE HOLDINGS

Ottawa, To-day,

Canada

is now taking steps to mobilise holdings of foreign exchange and holders of foreign currencies must sell them to the Canadian Foreign Ex- change Board within 30 days,

This Board, which was set up early In the war, has wide powers, and is to take over the gold and exchange re- serves of the Bank of Canada, which is no longer required to maintain minimum Fold "reserve Reuter.

FRACTURED THIGH

young girl Mak; Fu, was treated

at the Kowloon Hospital yesterday. tured thigh,. caused when height of 11 feet on the roof 1. No. 83, Nam Cheong