1940-12-16 — Page 28

THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 16, 1940.

DON'T PEEP AT RAIDERS LOCAL SHARES

People who prep through black~) out curtains to watch night air raids are giving wardens a lot of trouble.

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to their neigtbours and to themselves," said an official.

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"Some of them stand for minute or more with the curtains of a lighted room drawn aside, and on dark nights brilliant beams of light shine oul endangering whole streets.

"If people must do this sort of thing, they should take care to extinguish the lights first, though they are still running a"grave risk of being Injured by flytning glace."

The official added: · "When win- dows are left open at night, the breeze is apt to blow black-out curtains out of position, causing chinks of light to show at the side and bottom.

"Householders should also guard against this."

BANKS

Hong Kong Bank $1365 b. Bank of East Asia $74 b.

INSURANCES Canton Ins. $185 b. DOCKS, WHARVES, GODOWNS,

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ETC.

H.K. and K. Wharves $92 b. H.K, Docks (Old) $17.80 b.. $18

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GAVE WORLD STAINLESS STEEL

The man who

gave the world stainless steel and saved the world £800,000,000 by eliminating rust is dead.

He was eighty-two-year-old Sir Robert Hadfield, Bart.

H.K. Docks (New) $17% b. Providents $5.55 b.. $5% sa. LANDS, HOTELS & BLOGS. HK, and S. Hotels $3.45 b.. $3.-safeguarded thousands of lives.

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H.K, Lands $331⁄2 b., $3344 sa. Humphreys $74 b.

H.K. Rea.ties $3.70 b., $3.95 s.

PUBLIC UTILITIES II.K. Tramways $17.60 b., $17.-

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Star Ferries $60 b.

He invented which used in

manganese steel, steel helmets, has

He invented silicon steel and made other Important discoveries in the treatment of metals.

Sir Robert was awarded nearly every medal of importance by steel and metallurgical societies at home and abroad.