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HONGKONG. CANTON & MACAO STEAMERS Cremation Of All Bodies BANK OF CANTON

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SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

CONSIGNEE NOTICE.

Tax S.8.

BRINGING CARGO From MARSEILLES via SAIGON.

ONSIGNEES are hereby informed Chas their goods with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Valuables are being landed & stored into the godowns of the Hong Kong Kowloon What and Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained immediately after landing.

All Claims must be sent in to me on or before the Friday, 1st March, 1940, or they will not be recognized.

Damaged Packages will be examined by the Company's Surveyors, Messrs. Goddard & Douglas in the presence of the Consiguee at 10.00 a.m. Du Monday, the 26th Feb., 1940,

Consignore must have a Revenue Officer in attendance when any dutiable goods are examined by the Company Surveyors,

No Fire Insurance will be affected by us in any casu whatever

R. OHL,

Hong Kong,

1940.

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APB

COMPAGNIK. DES MESSAGEBIES MARITIMES

CONSIGNEE NOTICE.

NS.

"BRINGING CARGO FROM DUNKIEK vis HAIPHONG,

YONSIGNEES are aereby informed that their goods with the exception Opium, Treasure and Valuables are being landed & stored into the Godowns of the Hong Kong Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Lid, Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained immediately after landing,

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All claims must be sent in to me on or before the 6th March, 1840, or they will not be recogized.

Damaged Packazes will be examined by the Company Surreyor, Messrs. Goddard & Douglas in the presence of the Consignees at 10.00 am. on Satur day, the and March, 1940.

Consignees must have a Reverde Officer in attendance when any datiable goods are examined by the Company's Surveyors.

No Fire insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.

K. OHL,

Agent.

Bong Kong,

1939.

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Found On

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The Streets: Urban Council Decision

The Intention of the authorities to cremate all bodies found on the streets, especially of those who had died from" Infectious diseases, was announced by the Chairman of the Urban Counell, Mr." W. J. Carrie," at yesterday's meeting.

"You are no doubt aware that some years ago a crematorium was erected at Kau Lung Wan Cemetery," "This crematorium has been very rarely said Mr. Carrie. used, but I have" now received instructions to bring it into full use.

Tin Price Shows Big Rise

QUOTA DECISION SURPRISE

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LONDON, Feb. 27 (Reuter)--- Following the International Tin Committee's decision to fix the quota for the second quarter at 80 per cent, busi- In forward ness transacted tin went up to 254, in inter- office dealings, representing a rise of 7.10. on the official closing.

While some sections of the market discussed for soma time the cut of between 30 and 10 per cent, the decision the as a surprise to majority of tin circles and such a reduction of the quota had not been discounted in trading.

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"It is intended to cremate. all bodies, especially, those who had died from infections diseases, such as small-pox or cholera, which are dumped in the streets and elsewhere in the Colony,

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ashes of these bodies. while they will be treated IC- verently, will not be buried in numbered graves.

are

PROFITS

SHANGHAI, Feb. 27 (Renter) -Profits amounting to over H.K. $2,400,000 were declared by the Bank of Canton in Hongkong, says the Ta Mel Wan Pao.

The Shareholders annual meeting will be convened on Mar. 9. the report states.

Price Issue Controversy In Japan

DUAL POLICY OF GOVERNMENT

TOKYO, Feb. 27 (Reuter)— The morning newspapers here feature a statement made by Mr. G. Fujiwara, Minister of Commerce, in the Lower House yesterday afternoon, to the effect that official control of prices would have to be raised for some commodities to "en- sure expansion of productivity and to eliminate totally the "Black Market" transaction.

INCONSISTENT

"When dumped bodies burled as they are at present, we have on more than one occasion later discovered funeral rites be- ing performed before this un- known person's grave. The re- latives must have taken a con- siderable amount of trouble and incurred some

This clarifies the fact, state the expense, probably greater in excess of the cost of newspapers,

the Govern- burial. In tracing the deceased's ment's low-price policy will be

seriously revised, since it has be burial place.

come

obvious dual policy: maintaining low prices and, at the same time, expanding produc- tivity is inconsistent.

FEAR OF ACTION "It was not economic necessity. therefore. that forced them to dump, the dead body, but fear of action by the Health authorities.

"In the case of deaths by infec lous diseases, these people are. then a menace to the rest of the community in that they avoid all co-operation with the Health al- tharies in miting the infec- tion," said Mr. Carrie.

.

MARKET OPINION Market circles agree that under new quota, production ap- proximates current consumption but leaves no margin for possible "It is hoped that by cremating contingencies, At the same time these bodies, and arranging that J 1s not overlooked that the there should be no easily re- United Kingdom stock position is cognisable burial place for the now comfortable, as evidenced by ashes, that dumping may eense." the readiness of the suthorities to grant export licences more freely. NETHERLANDS INFLUENCE

OFFENSIVE TRADE

The Council approved that "the Some express the opinion that trade of making choride of lime the Committee's decision may or bleaching power, should be de- have been influenced by possible clared an offensive tradę, representations from Netherlands' interests for a higher price, in view of the 14 per cent. decline in the value ot sterling since the

war.

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The opinion, is also express- ed that any such claim would undoubtedly be supported by the British. in view of the im- portance of tìn As a source for foreign exchange.

LORD TWEEDSMUIR'S ASHES TAKEN TO ELSFIELD VILLAGE

(Reuter)

that

The controversy in the Diet on the price issues may be ex- pected to become more heat- ed, it adds.

ROYAL SCOT COLLAPSES IN STREET

day's

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1940.

FOREIGN MAILS

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, 29th FEBRUARY, 1840, 9.30 AM.

Small Packet Post to all countries is suspended.

INWARD MAILS.

From

Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct Service”--

London date, 17th February, mana

Air Mail by "Air France Direct Service” Paris

date, 21st February.

Saigon.

Manila,

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Shanghai

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Japan and Shanghai, Japan.

Haiphong and Holhow Canton Saigon. Bangkok Shanghai

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Haiphong, Holbow & Fort Bayard

Canada, USA, Japan and Shanghai (Vancouver

BC, date, 10th February), Lava s ain Bangkok and Balgon, sandakan.

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vice"-San Francisco date, 24th February. Europe via Buez and Straits London date," 18th

January).*******

Calcutta and Straits Japan

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Straits and Saigon. ....

Europe via Suez and Straits-(Lodnon date, 25th

January),

USA, Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai (Ban Fran-

elsco date, 6th February), Strals and Manila...

The report featured in yester-Java and Manila.

evening papers

that Pte. Tlentsin. Cruikshanks of the Royal Scots, strafs and Manils who was taken to the Military Hospital on Monday night after whilst being conveyed to the hos collapsing in the street died

pital, is totally unfounded.

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The military authoritles stated Four applications for bird shop yesterday that the condition of licences and che for a laundry the soldier was serious but he was licence were refused. In the case very much alive and that there of the bird shop at No. 1 Cochrane was hope for his recovery, Street, the Chairman said that Pte. Cruikshanks was found by д Chinese constable lying in

the business had been established for upwards of 60 years, and it Salisbury, Road, Kowloon, about was decided to give notice to the 18:45 pm.. on Monday, He was owners to and other sultable pre-taken to the Kowicon Hospital, mises within six months

bet later was removed to the Bo wen Road Military Hospital,,

It was suspected that he was The following members wete suffering from internal hae- present:-Mr. W. J. Carrie (Chair-morrhage. man), Dr. N. C. MacLeod, Hon. Mr.

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A. B. Purves, Hon. Mr. R. A. C. CHUNGKING, Feb. 28 (Central) Fort Bayard `LONDON, Feb. 27

North, Hon. Mr. Tụ H. King, Mr.-Miss Lee Ya-ching, well-known Amoy and Bhanghal Lord Tweedsmul's ashes will be. C. Hall, Mr. L. C. F. Bellamy. Chinese aylatrix, will make a fly- taken to the little village of Mr. A el Arcuali. Dr. S. N. Chau,ing tour from the United States Elaffeld, north

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Im Ping-tseung (Asst. Becretary) dispatch from Quito, Ecuador.

AMERICAN

RED CROSS ANOTHER DEVELOPMENT BERLIN, Feb. 27 (Reuter)-1 IN THE ALTMARK CASE

was announced that the German Government has given the Ameri- can Red Cross permission to carry out relief work in the "Ter-: ritory of the Government General” of Poland.

FREE OF DUTY Representatives" of the Ameri- can organisation will be allowed to enter this territory to distri bute supplies from America, in conjunction with the German Red Cross. These supplies will be admitted duty-free and at, reduc- ed transport charges,

SAITO CASE

Norwegian Comment On British Statement

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There has been another development in the Altmark cast. A--Reuter report from Oslo sta.es that the removal of the mis-Parcels only for Tientsin. understanding between Norway and Britain on regulations concerning Japan.

the passage of warships through Norwegian territorial waters-dis-Shanghai, closed in a statemeint issued by the British · Government-evoked

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comment from a high ometal of the Norwegian Ministry for Foreign Balgon, Straits, Ceylon, India, Egypt and Europe | Beg Affairs this morning.

via Marseilles due Marseilles, 28th March Manila.

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The territory indicated excludes Last night the British Govern- This morning a Norwegian. For- Pomerania, Posen and Upper-ment, in its statement, recalled eign Office official said: “If there Silesia, which was arinexed to that on February 20, M. Koht, can be any question of a mistake the Reich after the September Norwegian Minister, declared that having been made by M. Koht "Blitzkrieg

Britain þag inquired from the it is that the limit of 24 hours' Norwegian Government in the sum-was not explicitly mentioned in the

of 1839 how Norwegian British Government's communics neutrality regulations, dealing with tion to Norway last summer. But the passage through territorial Britain does, in fact, lay claim to waters, was to be understood and the right for passage without a emphasised that warships, must fixed time limit. have the right to sail in Norwegian territorial waters as long as they desired and without regard to the 24-hour limit.”

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guilty of sedition and recommend ed severe punishment of the out spoken parlamentarian,

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The British Government's sate- ment, in this connexion, declared: "While His Majesty's Government do not deny the; there may, in

traits, Ceylon, India, Egypt and London Parcels

only-due London 13th April

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Tientsin (Parcels only).

Air Mail for "Imperial. Airways Direct Servies”—_-

due London 10th March,

SUNDAY

MONDAY Tourane and Saigon. Haiphong Bwaits (Parcels only).

It remains to be seen what steps the Yonal Cabinet will take, while it is freely predicted that this in- cident may lead to the collapse of Admiral Yonai, who is never Uked. There is no foundation for such special circumstances, be the right Shanghai......... by the Army, which was slighted a statement, it is pointed out in to refuse to belligerent warships by those close to the Throne in the latest oficial British announce-entry into neutral territorial waters, turning down the War Minister: ment, which also, revealed that M. they have always maintained, "and Gen. Shunroku Hata sa the pre- Koht had spontaneously acknow-must, continue to maintain, the mter.

ledged that his statement of Feb. existence of such righ; of entry for Rebaking, his critica Mr. Salto 20 was made from memory and the purpose of innocent passage said that they did not understand that he had been mistaken in and they are not aware of any constitutional governmen; or the saying that the British Govern- case. In which it has been re- meaning of parliamentary inter- ment had made any reference to fused by neutrals to belligerents pellation.

the 24-hour limit

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