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EDITORIAL

Germany Will Be Relieved The Press

Days If Peace Is Restored In Finland

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HONGKONG, FEBRUARY 14,' 180'

ELECTION

IN S'HAI IN APRIL

JAPANESE WANT EXTRA SEAT ON S.M.C.

SHANGHAI, Feb. 13 (Reuter)... For the first time in years, Shang-

BUT NO MEDIATION “AT THE MOMENT”

ZURICH, Feb. 13 (Reuter)—“In the view of the Wilhelmstrasse Germany is not prepared at the moment to act as the apostle of peace between Russia and Finland."" states the Berlin cor- respondent of the Baster · Nach- richten, who adds that tress is placed on the words "st the moment."

to

+

NEED FOR PRESTIGE Great attention is paid in Berlin

is key to see a fierce election Soviet Russia's need for prestige battle as a result of tentative plans It is thought that if the constant

renewed Soviet attacks in Asso-ty by the Japanese Residents' elation to secure an additional seat Karella should achieve even mode on the Shanghai Municipal Coun-rate success, the question of Ger-

time, to become a reality.

ternational Settlement.

ALLEGATION

OF FRAUD

U.S. TARIFF ACT VS. JAPAN THE PROBLEM of Ameri- can economic sanctions against Japan has thus far been discussed with the em- phasis mainly on the desir, the governing body of the In- man mediation ought, for the dryt ability or necessity--both of

JAPANESE THREAT them disputed of stopping

By tacit agreement among the the export of vital American various national groups, the pre- raw materials and manufac-sent ratio of seats on the Council.... tured goods to Japan. Now, Ave British, two American, two with most of Japan's alter- native sources of supply cut off, or at least made less accessible, by the outbreak of war in Europe, an American export embargo may well be to gain greater expected effectiveness than before Hit- 15th. February, 1940, at 11.00ler ordered his army into A. M., for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors to gether with a Statement of Ac. counts for the year ended 31st.

WAYS LIMITED will be held HUMPHREYS ESTATE &

FINANCE CO., LTD. at the offices of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., Hong Kong, on FRIDAY, the 16th day NOTICE IS HEREBY of February, 1940, at 12 o'clock GIVEN. that the ANNUAL OR noon, to transact the ordinary DINARY GENERAL MEET- business of the Company,

ING of Shareholders will be held AND NOTICE IS HEREBY at the HONG KONG HOTEL, ALSO GIVEN that the REGIS. Hong Kong, on Thursday, the TER OF MEMBERS of the Company will be CLOSED trom FRIDAY, the 2nd to FRIDAY, the 16th February, 1940, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board,

W. F. SIMMONS,

Secretary Hong Kong, 25th Jan., 1940.

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THE "STAR" FERRY COMPANY, LIMITED.

Notice to Shareholders.

NOTICE IS HEREBY

December, 1939.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from Saturday, 3rd. February to Thursday, 15th. February, both days inclusive.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, General Managers, Hong Kong, 23rd. Jan.,

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CORRESPONDENCE

GIVEN THAT THE FORTY OFFICIAL NOTICES

SECOND ORDINARY YEAR LY MEETING OF THIS COM. PANY WILL be held at the Office of Messrs. Jardine, Mathe son & Co., Ltd. on Friday, the 16th February, 1940, at 11.30 a.m. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors to gether with a Statement of Ac. counts for the year ended 31st December, 1939.

The Register of Shares of the Company will be CLOSED from Friday, the 9th February, 1940, to Friday, the 16th February, 1940, both days 'Inclusive.

By order of the Board of Directors,

To the Editor, Hongkong Dally..

Press,

of

SirThe Fraudulent Transfers of Business Ordinance No. 25 1923, provides that the notice therein referred to shall be pub- lished in "such Chinese newspapers circulating in the Colony as may from time to time be approved by

the Scc.e.ary for Chinese affairs."

Poland.

NEVERTHELESS - IL still

seems useful to point out that

another way of reducing American exports to Japan could be found through re- ducing her purchasing power by punitive measures against the import of Japanese goods into the United States.

pf

SUCH PUNITIVE ACTION

Japanese and five Chinese has stood for years. but it is being threatened by the decision of the Japanese to put up a third candi- date.

That he had obtained by frand from Chief Inspector W. R. Ches ter-Woods, at the Police Training School, on February 1. a sum of Election day this year has been $22.45, was the charge preferred at fired for April 10 and 11," and Kowloon Court yesterday, before the Japanese plans are not changed Mr. A. A. Macfadyen, against before then, Shanghai wil see

an Indian police constable. Fazal heated election battle.

Karim, B756,

SOLID BACKING

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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1940.

NEW COLD WAVE ON THE

WESTERN

FRONT

ALL ACTIVITY

COLDEST WINTER

IN HOLLAND AMSTERDAM, Feb. 13 (Reuter)- With further frost and snow, the present winter ranks 23 the coldest in Holland's history, ac- cording to the Dutch Weather In-- stitute, and the record-breaking PARIS, Feb 13 (Reuter)-A new cold spells of 1855 and 1891 were cold wave has reduced activity balett well behind.

REDUCED

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the Western Front. In the air, The River Waal, twenty miles two or three photographic missions below Niimegen, is ten inches were all that either side under-higher than it has been owing to took. On land there was some dams caused by ice" floes. Hence patrol activity, but fighting ee; an increasingly serious flood altus- curred only at one spot, east of tion is developing, Moselle, where the Germans at- tempted to surround a French outpost. The Germans were re- the intended attack pulsed by machine gun fire before could be launched.

NAZI PROPAGANDA In the absence of other develop- ments the Germans are particu- larly active in the progaganda front, Paris, and other centres having been overwhelmed with reports of big movements.

MANY FROZEN

TO DEATH 'LONDON, Feb. 13 (Reuter)~~ The new cold ware is sweep- ing Europe described as worse: than the Arctic weather ex- perienced last month and from all over the continent conte reports of hardship.

German troop MURDER TRIAL

AT CRIMINAL SESSIONS

Most of these stories mention ten divisions but information at th disposal of the French High Com- mand does not indicate that there is any significant change in the German dispositions,

"PARIS, Feb. 13 (Reuter)-A War Issued yesterday Communique stated that there was nothing of importance to report.

FRENCH PREMIER AT G.H.Q.

It is alleged that" defendant was paid his month's salary twice, first The Japanese candidates, whe-when he appeared on pay parade ther two or three, will have the or January 31, and again when solid backing of some 30,000 rate- he approached Chief Inspector PARIS, Feb. 13 (H328)-M paying Japanese voters living in Chester-Woods at his office at the various parts of the Settlement, Police Training School the fol-mier, accompanied by the bead of Edouard Daladier. the French Fre- mostly in Hongkew, which is at

his military staff, visited Gen. present under Japanese occupa- won,

Gamelin's headquarters, where he conferred with the Cenaralíssimo, Several generals also participated

lowing day.

In explaining the case for the prosecution: Inspector Chester- Woods described the procedure followed at the, Training School

absentees from pay parade to call

lope.

...

would follow orthodox lines ing to gold-exchange stan-when the constables were paid commercial policy and dard parities with the United their salary. It was customary for could be applied easily with States dollar, is liable to re- at his office later when the money all the required administra-duce the volume of Japanese was handed to them in an enve- tive machinery available in sales in British territory, with the customs service. More- sterling sagging below the over, it would be amply justi-ratio of 4:1 to the dollar.

Mr. M. A da Silva is appearing for the defendant. Hearing of ded, regardless of the "sanc- THIS IMPORTANCE of the the case will be continued this tions" issue, in view of the American market to Japan is morning. consistent violations of the enhanced by the great pre- most-favoured nation prin- ponderance of Japan's most ciple by Japan, and of the important staple export, raw disadvantages inflicted by silk,

in Japanese-American this Japanese action upon the

trade. Raw silk is rapidly trfterests of the United States. gaining added importance be- Such Japanese action has not cause of its sharp rise in price been restricted to China but since the outbreak of war in has played an important part Europe. In the general rise. in Japan itself. In addition, of commodity prices since the

LONDON, Feb. 13 (Reuter) against the fateful September days, raw Sweden's northern line of forti- discrimination United States has been prac- silk has remained one of the fcations against the ticed openly and deliberate-outstanding boomers,

Russian even threat to Central and Western

Sweden's Modernized

Boden Line

As one of the largest rate-payers ly, and the wide extent of un-though most other commo- Scandinavia-the Boden Line”... and merchants of this Colony, 1 friendly discriminatory

ac-dity prices have begun once is now in the highest state. of respectfully maintain that the artion by Japan would seem more to sag.

efficiency and preparedness, learns rangement for publication is not fully to justify the conclusion

OTHER JAPANESE EX- the Daily Telegraph's Stockholm that no remedial action by PORTS to the American mar-

correspondent.. the Japanese government ket, on the other hand, have

COMMAND OF FRONTIER The Central Boden Fort con.

equitable.

im-

JAPANESE

The allegation that the two men were in the dock at the Criminal Sessions yesterday, facing the charge of murder, bad gone to steal' chickens from the house of the deceas- ed woman. Lam Fo, and strangled her when she cried for help. was made by Mr. E." H. Williams, Crown Counsel. who prosecuted.

*The accused: Lau Tin-yeung

the murder of Lam Fo at Apma- and Lau Tau, were charged with,

village. Salkung District. November 5.

CIA:

The case was heard by the Chief

Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor: Mr. Williams was assisted, by Sgt; 0.

CABLE NEWS Mottram

IN BRIEF W.AT.S. in France:

Mr. Inglis Hosang, instructed, by Mr. A. cl Arculli, defended first. accused, while the second man was defended by Mr. D. J. N. An- derson, instructed by Mr. J. M Hall.

LONDON, Feb. 13 (Reuter)-It is learned that a number of women of the Auxiliary Territorial Service

Messrs. D. Buchanan (foreman). is now on duty in France. The

Lo Tal-yau, E, W. Sharp, L. C. exact number is unknown, but it Baker, A. E Gutierrez, Ho Shiu- is believed to be only a proportion of those who will eventually be overscas.

National Purposes:

gue and C. P, Grant formed the Jury

After several Crown witnesses had testified, first accused, went into the witness-box.

ROME, Feb. 13 (Reuter)-It is

He said second defendant and understood that the National De himself went to Lam Po's house

fence Council decided that, until

to steal chickens He unbolted May, the international situation the old woman's door with a plece lays upon Italy the obligation off of bamboo. When he got inside, poses, the Field of her factory of this he saw Lam Po lying down accumulating, for national pur- he found a torch and with the aid:

·labour..

on the floor.

In the bedroom he saw some Youths Executed:

BERLIN. Feb. 13 (Reuter)-Tae the money, amounting to 62 cents. colns in a tin, and he pocketed" German Government

announces He said he did not know if the

the execution of three Berlin woman was dead. He had called

youths for attacking and robbing a worker during a black-out. The he left so as to attract the neigh- out "save life" three times when: worker, says the official announce bours to the scene to render as- ment, managed to swim to safety

Riive.

Hearing will be resumed this: morning.

In the first place, the Ordinance states "time to time,” which plies a periodical revision of the could be expected, unless its suffered severely since the structed between 1900 and 1902, presses recognised as Omcial measures were first met by outbreak of Sino-Japanese has been completely modernised after they nung him into a stream. sistance to Lam Po should she be Mouthpieces of Government and effective American retalia- hostilities. They have been and now commands. the Swedish-

diminished incidentally of the Law Courts, tion;

much more Finnish frontier, north of the Train Derailed: but it is pointed out that "time to

EXPORTS to sharply than Japanese ex- Gulf of Bothnia, at a point where time" is a misnomer, as no re-the United States are among ports to other markets, large- the strategic rail centres of vision of che privileged presses by the most important sources of ly because of the comparative Torneaa and Haparanda the S.C.A. has occurred for many the Empire's foreign ex-effectiveness of the American! situated, years.

In the interests of all change revenue. Their share consumers' boycott against parties, it would be just if the Kst

in the total of Japanese ex- Japanese goods, 45 were revised annually, preference being accorded to the most popular presses that is those recording the lagcst dally circulation.

C. M. MANNERS, Secretary & Manager, Hong Kong, 25th Jan., 1940.

HONG KONG HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.

THE ANNUAL SHOW OF FLOWERS & VEGETABLES will be held at ST. JOHN'S PLACE (opposite the lower Peak | Tram Station) on Tuesday, the 5th March, 1940, from 3 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. and Wednesday, the 6th March, 1940, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

FRIENDS OF FINLAND | follows:

'FUND"

The Editor, Hongkong Daily Press

Year

1933

1934

24.1

1935

28

1936

29.2

1937 1938

26.8

27.9

January-August

1937 1938 1939

28.9

27.2 30:1

are

Test Mobilisation:

124 DEATHS: 73 FROM T.B.: 26 FROM SMALL-POX

CHINA WAR NEWS Rumania has called up 200,000 partment.

Continued From Page 1

.the at

Italo-Turco Trade:

of tuber-

ROME, Feb. 13 (Reuter)—Five people were killed, twenty injured and ten cars damaged when the Rome-Turin train was derailed 70,000 MEN READY

near Pisa, because, to use an off- No official figures have been cial phrase, or "excessive velocity.". Japanese issued, but the correspondent un-

The King and Queen, who on a ports can be adequately gaug- exports-other than raw silk derstands that rot less than 70,005 holiday in a neighbouring town, ed only if Japan's exports to countries not under Jap-men are fully trained and equip rushed to the scene. proper, Le. Japanese exports anese military occupation, for ped and are now bolding Sweden's

A total of 124" "deaths occurred in the Colony /during the week- It would serve the interests of to areas not occupied by the first eight months of the northern bastion.

ended Feb. 10, according to re- the public equally well if such Japanese military forces, are calendar year, were cut by

BUCHAREST, Feb. 13 (Router) turns furnished by the Health De- Official Notices appeared in the considered.

In percent of about 40 percent in 1938; Government Gazette only, leaving such exports exclusive of while exports of such goods

Army Reservists ir what is official-

Of this total, 73 were from. it to all newspapers to reprint and the exports to Manchoukuo, to the United States were re-

ly termed a "Test Mobilisation." tuberculosis, (102 cases were moti- republish all such Gazette Notices. Kwantung Province, and duced by nearly two-thirds. guerilla raid on Sunday. saya. a mobilisation last year the plans small-pox (29 cases were notified: Officiala. state that during the fed during the week) and 28 from FAIRPLAY. China-Japan's business with In 1939, compared with 1937, Shanghai dispatch.

failed owing to lack of organisa-during the week, one imported). America has developed "as exports of these goods to

The guerillas broke into the tion, discipline and communica-! Other returns include 11 deaths. other countries were reduced aerodrome all of a sudden, and tions.

from

(10 cerebro-spinal fever nu led handgrenades by little more than one-third;; Percent

notified), 9 deaths from dysentery 33.9

exports to the United States, grounded machines. They withdrew

|(16_notified), 3 deaths from en- sa.ely afterwards. however, though showing an

ROME. Feb. 13 (Reuter)-An teric fever (6 notified, one death. TUNGSHAN ISLAND increase over 1938, were re- FOCHOW, Feb. 13 (Central) der which Italy will replace Ger- imported) and one death from Italo-Turco Trade Agreement. un- from diphtheria (7 notified, one duced by nearly 60 percent. Four Japanese warships arrived many as the purchaser of certain measles (one notined). Thus the American share in off Tungahan Island off the South- Turkish commodities, is reported Twenty-five cases such Japanese exports was ern Fuklen coast yesterday. Under to be imminent. Negotiations have culosis, six cases of small-pox, four- reduced from no less than a naval barrage Japanese bluajac been underway for several weeks, cases of cerebro-spinal fever, three 17.7 percent in the first eight keta landed a Kankow, southwest state informed quarters and the cases of dysentery and two cases. months of 1937, to 10.9 per- of Tungshan City. The Chinese agreement will cover nearly twice each of diphtheria and chicken- cent in the same period of put up stiff resistance. Fighting Italy's present trade with Turkey. pox were noticed on Feb. 12, THERE 19 NO OTHER 1938, and to 12.3 percent in is still in progress.

2 MARKET of equal impor- the same

TOWNS BOMBED period of 1939. tance to Japan, and under While in 1937, for the first KINHWA," Feb. 13 (Central)—. Chuki, on the Cheklang-Klangst present world circumstances time, these exports from A keenly contested match was the American market has Japan to the United States ring, wag bombed by ning Jap- played at the Hongkong Bowling gained additional importance tended to exceed Japanese anese aircraft last Saturday. Over Alleys last night between the now that the whole British raw silk exports to this coun- 30 missiles were dropped, killing Champa and the UBS. Tulsa re- Empire has become subject to try, they were reduced in 1939 three persons; and destroying" ¦ a MEMBERS who have not yet sulting in a win for the former by exchange control, and ten- to less than half its purchases number of houses, paid their subscriptions and ALL 438 points. Ernie Hearther play-dencies toward imperial aus of raw silk. The United THOSE who wish to join the ed in his first match since his re- tarchy, gaining in strength States consumers have al- SECRET WIRELESS Society are requested to send turn from leave

since 1931, have been greatly ready greatly restricted Jap

TRANSMITTERS $5.00 to the undersigned,

strengthened. Japan's recent anese sales in this market, J. T. BAGRAM,

893; "Ernie Hearther 806: Doc decision to sever the tradi- thus giving ample expression COPENFAGEN Feb. 13 (Reuter) tional link between the ex- of their approval of whatever mitters were found by the secret wireless trans- Hon. Secretary. 703. Total. 3,172, a

Molthen 768 "Gene" Faggiano ternal nominal value of the retaliatory action the United police in the course of Saturday's U.8.6. Tulsat-W. J. Balaski 782: yen and other, yen-bloc cur States Government may de- raids on Communists near Gothen- L. 8. Pawloski 704; C. G. Cunning. tencies and aterling, and to clde to take against Japan-burg, states a message from stock- 628; M. Gray 620, Total, 2,734 adopt a yen valuation accord-AMERASIA.

Dear Sir, I shall thank you to publish that the total donations to to the above fund now amount to HK$7,733.50 and a further £200 has today been remitted by tele- graphic transfer to Finland, mak- ENTRIES WILL DEing a total of £485 from Hong- FINITELY CLOSE at the Hon, kong. Secretary's office, Stock Ex change Building, Ice House Street, at NOON ON THURS. DAY, the 22nd February, 1940, but intending exhibitors are re quested to send in their entries as early as possible.

Hong Kong, 2nd Feb. 1940.

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WALLACE G. HANSEN

CHAMPS DEFEAT TULSA

Scores follow:

The Champs:-"Dick" Venezia

:

Puppets To Go Into A Huddle Rallway south of Blaoshan, Che- For The "Finishing Touches"!

Two

bolm,

SHANGHAI, Feb. 13 (Beuter)-Representatives of the "Kuo- mingtang” various non-Kuomintang political leaders and non- party National leaders met here yesterday and unanimously ap- proved of the decisions reached at the recent Telugtao conference In connexion with the establishment of New Central Regime, according to the China News Agency.

The way is now clear, it is added, for the convocation of a Central Political Conference in order to put the finishing touches to the arrangements for the formation of the new “Govern- ment protec

Among those expected to be invited to attend this Confer- ence are leaders of both the Provisional and Reformed - Gor- ernments, /certain members of the Central Executive and Super- visory Committees of the Kuomintang and members of other political parties,