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HOW TO

SHORTEN

CONVALESCENCE

A.

long

convalescence

is.

tedious and tiring

both to doctor and patient. After many operations and illnesses, diges- tion is affected and impaired, yet it is necessary to eat well to regain your strength quickly.

The trouble is that the very thought of food is often repul- sive. Doctors have found that Horlicks is generally liked by the patient and that it is very. quickly' digested, and absorbed.

pours. Horlicks quickly strength and vigour into your

body. Your exhausted

con- valescence is shortened. Soon you feel full of life again. Keep Horlicks always ready at home.

new

(1)

NEW PREMISES OPENING

CELEBRATED

The British Bicycle Company yes- of its terday celebrated the opening newly-built premises at No. 8, Hen- nessy Road.

The owner and manager, Mr. A. J. Raptis, was host to some 150 Chin- ese and European friends at a Chin- and ese dinner party on the first second floors.

After dinner the guests were taken to the third floor, where a Chinese dramatic act was staged by some local actors and actresses.

Among the European guests

were

THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 6, 1940-

Officers "Tried" For Careless Talk

Three officers have been court-martialled in ports for "careless talk" in clubs. Others have been sternly: warned."

Courts of Inquiry have been set up in most naval centres to stamp out the danger of vital Information being revealed in careless conversation in public places.

This is part of a new drive by the Services to stop the possible leakage of information to Nazi "fifth.column". members, and so help Special Branch officers of Scotland. Yard who are checking up on hundreds of aliens living in certain areas.

Military Security Police and Naval and Air Force Intelligence officers have been keeping close watch on hotels, clubs and public houses.

ANGLO-JAPANESE

NEGOTIATIONS

the South China manager for the Dun- IN lop Rubber Company, Mr. TOKYO

F. C.

Young, and Mrs, Young, Mr. and Mrs. Com- Davis, of the Dunlop Rubber pany, Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Langston, and Mr. H. F. Hopkins, of Jardine, Matheson and Company.

LLOYD TRIESTINO

REGULAR FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE

OUTWARD: for SHANGHAI-NEXT SAILING :

BEGINNING OF MAY

HOMEWARD: for TRIESTE, VENICE (London Over-

land), BRINDISI via' MANILA, SINGA- PORE, COLOMBO, BOMBAY & PORT- SAID. NEXT SAILING: SECOND WEEK

IN MAY.

For further particulars apply to:

LLOYD

TRIESTINO

Queen's Bldg., Ground Fl., Tel. 32982

Tel. Add. “LLOYDIANO” P.O.B. 143 Agents, Canton-Messrs. Dodwell & Co., Ltd.,

Shameen

INDO-CHINA

STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LTD.

OPERATING SERVICES FOR

CARGO and PASSENGERS

TO-SWATOW, SHANGHAI, TSINGTAO, CHEFOO and TIENTSIN

·KOBE and OSAKA

SINGAPORE, PENANG and CALCUTTA

SANDAKAN, HAIPHONG

AIL steamera berth alongside the

Roosevelt Terminal In the

=

Franch

·Concession · at Bhanghal, where pas

sengers and cargo are landed.

For Further Particulars Please Apply To

JARDINE, MATHESON

& CO

LTD.

GENERAL MANAGERS. TELEPHONE – 30311.

Tokyo, To-day. Sir Robert Craigie, British Ambassador to Japan, called on Mr. Masayuki Tani, Vice- Minister for Foreign Affairs, on Saturday morning.

The interview lasted for about two hours.

According to the "Nichi Nichi," a basic agreement of views on the long-pending Tientsin issue, with special reference to the problems re- garding the maintenance of peace and order in the Concessions and the transfer of silver, was reached at the conference.

A memorandum on the matter, says the paper, will be formally signed by Japan, Britain and France,

As for problems regarding the maintenance of peace and order in the Concessions at Tientsin, basic agreement was reached between Mr. Hachiro Arita, then Foreign Minister in the Hiranuma Cabinet, and the British Ambassador at a conference in Tokyo last year.

Regarding the silver question, the "Nichi Nichi" says that the British Government seems to have conducted

the negotiations with

Changking Government and France and to have completed the necessary arrange- ments with them.

The French Government complete- ly agreed to the British formula, the paper adds.-Reuter.

REPORTADENIED

London, To-day. There is no confirmation here of the report in the "Nichi Nichi Shimbun" that Sir Robert Craigie, British Am- bassador to Japan, and the Japanese Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, have reached a basic agreement regarding the 'Tientsin silver issue especially on "problems of the maintenance of or- der and the transfer of silver."

It is understood that there is no truth in the report.--Reuter.

LOCAL SHARES

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

BANKS

Hong Kong Bank $1480 b., $1500 sa.

INSURANCES

Union Ins. $480 sa. H.K. Fire Ins. $171 b., $175 s.

SHIPPING

H.K. Steamboats $11 b.

DOCKS, WHARVES, GODOWNS. ETC.

H.K. Docks Rights $6.70 sa.

LANDS, HOTELS & BLDGS. H.K. Lands $37 s. $361⁄2 sa. H.K. Realties $4.40 b.

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PUBLIC UTILITIES H.K. Tramways $17.60 s... H.K. Electrics $64.70 s., $041⁄2 sa. Telephones (New) $10 b., $9.95/10

sa.

STORES, &C. Lane, Crawfords $8% b. Sinceres $2.30 b. Wm. Powell, Ltd. $11⁄4 b.

MISCELLANEOUS Entertainment $7.20 b.

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LAST DAY'S SALES 5 H.K. Banks @ $1500 10 Unions @ $480 100 Lands @ $361⁄2

225 Telephones (New) @ $9.95 '500 Telephones (New) @ $10

66 Electrics @ $64% 234 Docks Rts. @ $6.70

MANILA SHARES

· Antamoks Ps. .10% sa. Atoks Ps. 16 sa.

Baguio Gold Ps. 16 sa. Batong Buhay Ps. (09 sa. Benguet Consol. Ps. 4.80 b.. Big Wedge Ps. 17 sa. Coco Grove Ps. .08 sa. Consol, Mines Ps. .002 b. Demonstrations Ps. .08 sa: East Mindanao Ps. .08 sa. IX.L. Ps. 30% sa.. Ipo Gold Ps, .07 sa, Itogons Ps. .19.b. Masbates Ps. 081⁄2 sa. Mind. Mother Lode. Ps. .08 b. Mine Operation Ps. .08 b. North Camarines Ps. .035 sa. Paracale Gumaus Ps. 151⁄2 sa.. San Mauricio Ps. 59 b. Surigao Consol. Ps. 161⁄2 sa. Suyoc Consol. Ps. 12 b. Syndicate Inv. Ps. .015.sa. United Paracales Ps. .20 sa.:

LOCAL DOLLAR

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

The cross rate London/New York was quoted at £-U.S.$4.0250 and the New York/London rate at U.S.$3:47-3/8.

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BIRTHDAY SHOCK FOR HITLER

Brussels, April. 20. Hitler has had a birthday shock, according to a Zurich message,

All coples in Germany of "Our Fuehrer," an illustrated book dedicated to him by the Nazi Party on his birth- day last year, are to be confiscated.

This is because the Russian ambas sador has complained of a caption un- der a portrait of Stalin: A

"It says "Stalin began his Communist career as a bank-robbe