1939-09-09 — Page 7

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

GENERAL

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1939. —PAGE

COLONY HOUSEWIVES "WAR" AGAINST PROFITEERING IN HONGKONG:

TAKEN BY

BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES

Prices Board Appointed

The wrath of Kowloon housewives over the rising food, prices vibrated up and down Nathan Road's food establishments and in the market places yesterday.

The small and large increases in prices of many food staples are causing ill-feeling and anger in many homes, where the housekeepers feel that the grocery merchant is taking advantage of the European war, a week old, thousands of miles from Hongkong.

Retail merchants state the gather, laying plans for boycotts, wholesale agents are respon- strikes, patronage and attempts to sible, they having increased halt the increases which they con- the prices, though in several sider pronteering.

stores yesterday, prices in various products changed three times in the day.

PRICES BOARD APPOINTED

VOLUNTEERS FOR ACTIVE SERVICE

NO ACCEPTANCE

AT PRESENT

The military authorities have received a number of applications from Hongkong residents for. en- Hstment In the Regular Army, it was learned yesterday.

ACTION

RESTRICTION ON FOREIGN CURRENCY, GOLD

Purchase And Export Prohibited

Restrictions

од

the purchase," sale and loan of foreign currency and gold, and on the export of eur- rency, gold and securities are an- |nounced in a "Government Gazette Extraordinary" published yester-

day.

No volunteers for enlistment have been accepted, however, as

The effect of the regulations, no instructions to this effect have been received from the Wan which are cited as the Defence Office.

(Finance) Regulations, 1939, 18 The names of the volunteers that nobody otherwise than a per- have been taken, as well as other son authorized by or on behalf of particulars, and these people will the Governor can henceforth buy be notified if their services are borrow, lend or sell foreign cur-

rency and gold. required.

Restrictions It was pointed out that condi-

on the export of tions now are somewhat different currency and gold are also severe, from those obtaining at the out-although exemptions will be made At present by permit in the case of meeting break of the last war. have been incorporated into the reasonable trade requirements, de- Regulars, as well as a Reserve of fraying reasonable travelling or There is no doubt that other personal expenses, or of per- Officers there are enough men to carry torming contracts made before on for the time being.

September 3.

MANY COMPLAINTS

His Excell-ucy, the Governor has Many complaints registered from appointed the following gentlemen purchasers regard the quick change to be, members of a board, known in the cost of staples, etc.. which as the Prices Board. for the pur- obviously have been in the shops' pose of advising and assisting the stocks for some weeks past. Why Controllers of Food and Stores:- should these prices rise, ask the

The Honourable the Finan- housewives?

cial Secretary, Chairman. The Controller of Food. The Controller of Stores.. Mr. Philip Stanley Cassidy. Mr. Lo Man-hin. Mr. David Secretary. Matters relating to such control shall stand referred to the Board before the powers of the Con- trollers may be exercised in re- lation to any matter so referred. kong H. M S Duncan accom- points.

A notification to this effect will panied the Canadian Pacific liner

A great many long-term re- sidents, who have traded with their respective compradores for years, are subtracting the added costs on each staple food item and marking their books at the costs of ten days ago.

It this procedure does not meet with the shop owner's approval, they will terminate their trading with the particu- lar firm, was the large con- sensus of feeling among the Kowloon homemakers.

ON" WAR-PATH" Kowloon women are definitely on the war-path" regarding the rising food costs. On each corner the shopping districts they

in

Kelvin-Stark,

EMPRESS OF ASIA ARRIVES WITH NAVAL ESCORT

Clauses in the regulations pro÷ |vide that anybody leaving the Co-

Jony must declare, whether or not he has with him any bank notes, postal orders, gold, securities or foreign currency, and powers are to

A Naval escort was provided given to authorised officers for the Empress of Asta during search him and his luggage for the her voyage from Japan to Hong-purpose of being satisfied on these

Goods being sent out of the Co-

appear in the "Government from Kobe and into harbour here lony are also subject to examine-

Gazette."

yesterday.

Elsewhere in these columns ts The voyage was without in- communique issued by the Con-¡cident, though some passengers troller of Food on this subject.] were slightly excited by the war-

time convoy procedure,

MARINE COURT

tion.

ACQUISITION OF GOLD The regulations contain a clause empowering the Government to The raval authorities saldacquire gold coin and bullion. It yesterday that no information is stated that every person resi- could be given at present as to dent in the Colony who becomes whether convoys would in future entitled to sell or procure the sale be provided for all British ships of any gold, shall offer that gold

Leung Sap-ng, 35, master of Class 1 Boat No. B3150Y and Leung So-yee, 25, mistress of Boat. No. A1215V. were fined $15 Far Eastern waters. each by Commander F. J. Hole,

at the Marine Court yesterday.

when defendants pleaded guilty Ing. Li King-ip. 32. owner

ot

to the charge of making fast to boat 1517V was also fined $15 for

s.s. "Wing Woo" yesterday morn-a similar offence.

TODAY'S STYLES

START WITH A HIGH,

PROUD, FLOWING

BUSTLINE

INCREASE IN FOOD PRICES TO BE CHECKED: DEALERS WARNED BY CONTROLLER

A Government Gazette, issued yesterday, publishes an Or- This Order controls the der made by the Controller of Food. retail prices at which articles of food and drink may be sold to. the public...

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In the case of any article of food imported from any country other than China and Macao the retail price may not be raised more than 10 per cent, above the retall price prevailing in the Colony on August 31, 1939. ."

In the case of any article of food produced in the Colony or imported from China or Macao the retail price may not be raised above the retail price prevailing in the Colony on August 31, 1839... The Order comes into force from they paid for goods on August 31. the time it is published in the they are advised to consult their Gazette and remains in force pass-books, or the retailers' price mbil it is withdrawn or is replaced lists and receipts for that date. by another Order,

PASS BOOKS

In case members of the public cannot remember the prices which

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Retailers nsually keep ac- count books and duplicate receipts, which they should be asked to produce for verifica- tion if the purchaser has rea- son to believe that any price, now quoted exceeds the Umit

id down in the Order.

Importers and wholesalers are

for sale to the Hongkong Govern- ment at such prices as may be determined by the Government.

Exemptions from this apply to cases where those beneficially in- terested in the gold under trust; pre not resident in the Co- lony, where the gold is required for the purpose of performing a contract made prior to September 3. where the gold is held for the purpose of meeting reasonable trade requirements, or "where the holder is exempted by the Gover-- nor or a person so designated.

It is pointed out that bank notes mean bank notes which are legal tender in the British Empire or in any part thereof, that foreign cur- rehcs means currency other than sterling, that gold means coin or gold bullion, and that security in- udes shares, stock, bonds, deber ture stock and Treasury bills, burl does not include a bill of exchange or a promissory note.·

ORDER

In exercise of the power con- ferred by Regulations 2 (2) of the Defence (Finance) Regulations, 1939, His Excellency the Governor hereby orders that-

Bank Notes which are legal ten- der in Hongkong and also

Bank Notes of the Central Bank of China.

Bank Notes of the Bank of China Bank Notes of the Bank of Com- munications.

requested to play their part by Bank Notes of the Farmers,

A Commercial Examination of maintaining justifiable prices and Bank of China.

the Institute of Commerce, Eng by distributing their stocks of Bank Notes of the Kwang Tung land, was recently held at the

goods in accordance with the Wah Tak School of Commerce, normal

Provincial Bank. requirements of their Kowloon. The subjects included

Shall be exempt from the provi- Shorthand, Book-keeping, Type- writing, Commercial Correspon- Similarly, retailers are requested sons of Regulations 2 (1), 2 (3) dence, Business Training, English, to assist in the prevention of and 2 (4) of the said Regulations

Commercial Geography. Commer

clients.

boarding by selling goods to their

cial Arithmetic and Handwriting. regular customers in the usual

quantities. Unusually large orders:

The following are successful can didates. obtaining First Class by regular customers or by other.

Honours:

ALLEGED LIBEL

An action of $1,000 damages for persons should not be accepted. Advanced Stage:-George Lee. INSPECTION AUTHORIZED alleged libel was brought in the Summary Court yesterday before Intermediate Stage:-Stanley Ngj The Order mentioned abore was Mr. Justice RE Lindsell by J.

„(Awarded Kwok Ketng.

Gold made by the Controller of Food Koo against G. Wu. Both parties Medal), William Ling Chun Wah, by virtue of the powers vested in were women. Cheang Chun Ming, Wong Walnim by the Defence Regulations, Kwong. Ng Shiu Chuen. Lal Kim 1939. These Regulations also em the plaintia, while defendant was Mr. M Ada Suva appeared for Fungi

Lai Chi Keung, Yue Sai power him to authorize officers to Hung, Ho Kwok Wah, Won Honenter and inspect any premises

not represented. Ping. Lo Wing Kee, Yung Chu where food is sold or stored and The defendant was alleged to Wing, Cheung Chi Tung, Wong Chi to inspect any account books or have written a letter to a person Yung Chu Kim Man. Lau Shlu other documents. Several omcers in Singapore, said Mr. Silva, mak- Hing. Leung Ping Ewan, Lal Wat have been authorized for this working certain defamatory statements Hung. George Lee, Daniel Yau

of Inspection. Boon Lap, Wong Hai Yiu, Cheung Krong Wan Ng Tin Chung, Ho Kwok Foo, Leung shiu, Shun, Tang Kam Hing, Chan Yung ? Fook, Philip Chung," William Chan Man Yiu, Wong Cheuk. Wah, Leung Kwong Tung, Hanley Liu, Wong Hon Chee, U Foo Lun, arid Tsang Wing Shuen."

The penalty for fallare to comply with any Order made under the Defence Regulations is, on summary conviction, im prisonment for a, tæma not ex- ceeding three months" or A fine not exceeding two thou- sand dollars.

concerning the plaintiff

Defendant admitted making the statements complained of, but said that plaintiff bad previously doné the same against her.

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After pointing out that two wrongs did not make a right, His Lordship adjourned the case for hearing to October 9.

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