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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

RELIEF WORKERS RUN GREAT RISKS

Financial Assistance To Sufferers Taxed!

Com-

not indicate "the exact nature of these powers.

CHUNGKING, May 13 (Central) Untold difficulties encounter- ed by relief workers sent by the Central authorities to food and famine devasted Hopel were te counted by Mr. Sun-Ya-fu, secre-

China Flood Relief Emergency tary general of the North mission, in an interview yesterday, Mr. Sun revealed that the total flooded area in Hopel extended to over 35.900.000 mow, consisting of more than 100 district units, and the total number of victims are estimated at 7,000,000. Against this huge number of refugees the total amount

rellet funds they of available are some $2,000,000,

POLITICAL INVESTIGATION

A

MISSION

CHUNGKING, May 13 (Central) Political Investigation Mis- Eston has been organised by the Exécutive Yuan. Its function is to ...study the present local

administrative system with

a

view to improvement.

In the investigation, emphasis will be laid upon. wardme finance. conscription, administration and the effect of the war upon the people's livelihood, and equal at- As an example, Mr. Sun recall- tention will be paid to the condi

the distri-tions in the cities and rural ed that in one case bution of $230.000 relief funds towns and villages.

The Mission will be divided into among the refugees merely caused

because three groups. One group will be them a heavier burden

were promptly, taxed for led by Dr. T. F. Tslang, formerly amounts several times greater Chinese Ambassador to the Soviet than the relief funds.

Union and now Director of the HEAVIER BURDEN

Rellet workers often carried out Political Affairs Department of Mr. Sun referred to the condi- their duties at the risk of their the Executive Yuan, and will have tions in the flood areas and sald lives. In addition to their funds among its members Messrs. W

Nieh that in addition to Japanese and being seized, they were able to Ching-chao... LI Ju and puppet interference special local be killed, and in one instance 20 Chang-chan. respectively secre powers" are hampering the acti- workers were rounded up and taries of the Ministries of Econo- vities of the feller workers. He did massacred,

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FINANCE & GENERAL

Recruits For Chinese National P. O. As

Asst. Mech. Supervisors

"The Directorates-General--of Pasta China, wishes to recruit some forty men (Chinese) by examination for posts in the Chinese Post Office, at various places throughout the country, as 'Assistant Mechanical Supervisors'—namely to assist in the supervision of the fleet of motorcars operated by, the Postal Administration"-80 read a letter addressed to four Hongkong institutions from Mr. W. D. Murray, Special Delegate of the Directorate-General of Posts, China.

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WERE LANDED

LAMMERTS' AUCTIONS

LONDON, May 13 (Reuter) PUBLIC AUCTION.

emphasised in authoritative

quarters in London that the des- patch of an Allied force ta Curacao and Audaruba, in the Dutch West Indies, was decided in full agreement with the Nether lands Government to ensure that the Governor disposed of sufficient forces to prevent sabotage of the of refineries

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Messrs. SCHMIDT & Co. Ltd.

(in liquidation)

THE Undersigned have received

instructions from the orice tors of the above named,

to sell by

1,

PUBLIC AUCTION

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Wednesday, the 15th May, 1940 commencing. at 10.30 p.m.

Recipients of such a missive; transportation of pubile mail by were:-Mr. W. B. Finnigan, Regie-making detours around the affect- trar of Hongkong University; the ed areas. Hongkong Clovernment Trade

Despite energetic action already FLEET EXPANSION School; the Junior Technical The expansion of this feet of taken by the Governor, it was con- trucks into 1 more sidered essential that additional School, Hongkong: and the Milton motor Institute:

has forces. should be formidable.

immediately organisation, created need for additional available to cope with any emer- As a result of this notification.

mechanical supervisors to main-gency. total of 49 men replied. Twenty of

found them were

tain the efficiency of transport. to be

As soon as the Netherland Gov- Hence the Directorates-General of ernment is satisfied that security technically unqualified, leaving altogether 14 candidates from the Posts is conducting countrywide has been fully established, the

examinations in cities, including Anglo-French forces will be with-at the godown of Messrs. Schmidt Hongkong Government Trade

Shanghal, as well as locally, for drawn.- School and 15 Individual

&Co., Ltd. (in liquidation), in the mic Affairs, Finance and Interior, plicants, making a total of 29, who the elimination of all but the best.

(entrance by lane between Glow- It will set out from Chungking will be allowed to sit for written applicants. Successful candidates POLICY REMAINS UNCHANGED basement of Gloucester Building on May 15 for Kiangsi, Kwangtung examinations, to be held on June will then be required to undergo LONDON, May 13 (Reuter)-cester and Exchange Buildings):

Authoritative circles' state His Ma- and Kwangsi by way of Kweiyang, at various places in the Colony, a practical test.

Future "Assistant Mechanica Only one candidate

responded

jesty's, Government have pre- must have specific ously expressed their interest in Supervisors" The second group to be led by from the University but his ap-

qualifications before they are Mr.

the maintenance of the status que Cherr I-fu, Minister of plication arrived too late.

allowed to sit at the written ex-in the Netherlands East Indies. Education will set out for the

aminations. They must "either be Northwestern provinces toward

graduates of a technical or other This attitude remains unchang- the end of May. The third group

similar school for motor-engineered and they have no intention to be led by General Chiang Tso-

ing: or be in possession of a whatever of intervening in the 15 Student's Microscopes pin, formerly Chinese Ambassador

ccrtificate o: qualification in East Indies. nor has any sugges- 1, Analytical Balance and weights to Japan, will make investigations

motor engineering and have been tion been made from any quarter in Szechwan Yunnan" and

|that they should. do so... employed In ti well-known Kwelchow. It will set out around

These motor trucks also run in motorcar` workshop." "according to. May 20. Members of these two groups have not been chosen.

provinces which border on the the letter. areas of Sino-Japanese hostilities, Salaries of successful candidates and, in time of emergency, such will range from Chinese National as the breakdown of public trans- $80 to $280 per month, according portation, the bombing of a rail- to the qualifications and ex- way, or the closing of the Yangtse, perience of the men selected, motor units of the Chinese N. P. O. who will be required to serve in take over responsibility for the ang part of China.

ROYAL NETHERLANDS and Changsha

FAIR RESULTS

The 42nd Netherlands Fake was the first event since the outbreak of war in Western Europe, which had to be organised under the influence of the prevalling war-conditions. For this reason, every participant, before making a decision to take part. was fully able to judge the exact position as regards the diff." culties connected with the dislocation of commercial inter- course. viz: uncertainty, unsafety and incalculability,

Nevertheless the number of par-

The Netherlands. 1628. United ticipants entered was about equal States of America 35, Belgium 38, 1. Germany to the corresponding figure for Canada-Denmark

March 1939, wheri conditions were 185, Great Britain 20. France and Sweden

2, Switzerland ·29 and

far more favourable, namely: 1994 Colonies 70, Italy 3, Luxembourg-Union of South Africa 1. totalling as against 2032 last year The Norway 1, Poland, Dovakia 2, 1994,

same appiles to the space rented

(17.100 m2) as compared with

of

17,500 m2 in March 1939, It is only natural

number that the foreign participants should show a decline,

Buyers ättended this Spring Fair large numbers and generally speaking the prevalling disposition was lively, especially so in the groups of furniture, textiles and ready-made clothing. articles of food and table luxuries household goods and the groups of mach- electrical inery, metalware and engineering. The group of build- ing materials, however, formed an exception, as the building trade has suffered from a severe sêtuaca” since the outbreak of war;

SATISFACTORY TURN-OVER Although prevailing conditions were favourable for home-made fabrics, owing to the fact that in- ternational trade is now impeded to a large extent, foreign partiel- pants were nevertheless quite satisfied with their turnover. Ex- porters to South America, as well as technical buyers from Belgium and France. showed a marked in- terest for terms of delivery in the Netherlands and possibilities of delivery in the technical field.

In general, buying was concen- trated more or less on middleclass goods,

articles although fancy. were likewise in demand in several groups.

.

MANY VISITORS. · The turnover which waS in- Quenced here and there by an anticipated rise in prices, showed

an absolutely normal aspect.

With a view to the international

state of affairs special "foreign- days" were not crganised in the course of this fair,

The number of visitors is esti mated at 85,000,

...Participation...according to na tionalities was as follows:

HONGKONG SHARE QUOTATIONS

STOCK EXCHANGE

Buyer Sellers Balea

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$171 8175"

811

$4

821

SHAREBROKERS' ASSOCIATION

Magical SATURDAY 11.

Dayer Ballers

Sales

MAY.

$1300

£93

£82

Banke

H.K. Banks

Do. (Col..

Do. (Lon.

Chartered Banks ....

31 Herosatile Bh. "A" £128-Marcmatila Mka. "

$75

Bank East, Asla

N. C. & B. Banks ... Insurances

$230 Canton Insuramoes.. $485 Union Insursaew

85 eta. Underwriters

Shipping

$120 Douglasni

Stainboats

$100 Indo-Chinna

$80

1:

(Prof.)

Indo-China (Def.)...

69/10 Shella

88.90 Waterboats

Docks, Wharves,

Godowns, ets.

$100 H.K. & K. Wharves

Progident

Providenia (new)

KAAL

H.K. Docks C. RTS... $21

$4.20

$10

માર્કો

do Rta.

860

Bhaoghal Docks #.....

#9.85

#381 $38

$104

H.K. Docks X. Eta.... $19

10/0 Kaili

Mining

Baubs..... Venezuals Gold Fide

6 eta, Hong Kong Mines

Lands, Hotels and Buildinga

$4.35 H.. Hotais

H.K. Lands.......... Siro Do. 4% Debanteras $16) Bhanghal Kande E $4.K. Realtins-

878

Humphreys.contremontti Chinose Estates

Cotton Mills

|Ewo. (B.) variandrinom 3240 B'hal Cottons (8.) '... Zoong Aings (8.) ...*) Wing On Textiles (8.)

Public Utiliti

Tramway"

88 Peak Trans (0%d)

$120

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Momina!

"The Chinese National Post Office is operating a tremendous fleet of motorcars in all the free provinces or China, which are not under Japanese military occupation. especially the South-West ac cording to Mr. Murray.

JAPANESE ANTI-WAR LEAGUE WORKERS ENTERTAINED

CHUNGKING, May 13 (Renter) 11485 More than 2,000 people. here yesterday gave a warm reception at the Sin Chwan Theatre to members of the Southwest 'branen of the Japanese Anti-War League in China, who are visiting the wartime capital.

202 £92

£31 £122 $74

150 ct.

$230

2493

$70 cts.

3175

1171

$120

3117

2100

$120

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$4.20

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89.90

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$36

34.15.

$100

$4.40 $7.90

$81

$250

$17.40 $17.40 17.35

IL DUCE "UP IN

A Selection of Scientific aud- Medical Equipment and X-Ray Apparatus

comprising:-

1 Petroleum Bath for 4 resis-

tances with 8 resistances

1 Biological

1

Colorimeter Haemoglobin attachment

Campaign Of Thermohyrograph

Terror

THE GERMAN IDEA

OF WARFARE

LONDON, May 13 Reuter)- German airmen appear to be carrying out a campaign of fright- fulness at the expense of Belgian civilians, says Renter's special cor- respondent with the BEF. in Bel- slum.

1 Microtone and Accessories

2 Sets X-Ray Apparatus !»

with

1 Short Wave Diathermy Appare-

tus

1 Grapbascope

1 Cylinder containing 40 eu., it,

Hydrogen Gas

1 Monalamp

1 Mectric Distilling Apparatus

1 Louis Schopper Testing Ap-

paratus

1 Silverlite Gas Plant

THE AIR!” ROME, May 13 (Reuter)-Mus solini spent some hours yesterday piloting his three-engined bomb ing plane on a tour of inspection that reached as far as Mente "Two examples of this were Circeo south of Rome, and the given me today by an eye-witness

Projector who can be regarded as an un- Pontine Marshes and. Ostis,

An announcement says he was impeachable source," he cables. inspecting railway plant and lines. In the Arst case GermI BUTI

The Dace yesterday received craft flew just over the housetops

General

Soddu,

guns.

'CARS FIRED ON

and

air.

Bulbs, Laboratory Glassware, Sine and Tangent Galvanometer, Tyre Pumps, Field- glass Adjusting Apparatus, etc., etc.

2

(All lots will be sold without

..reserve)

Mr. Kuo Mo-1o. Deputy Director of the Political Training Depart Marshal Graziani, Chief of the of a large Belgian town and, went

Staff, Army ment of the National Military Under Secretary of State for Wat, cipal streets aring their machine- up and down over one of the prin- Council, presided and gave the and deferals Pintor and Guzzon! welcome speech,

The last two have been charged }~ Mr, Pan Kung-chan. Vice-Minia- with perfecting the defences on ter of Publicity. Mr. Wataru Kal, the western frontier, in the Lit- Japanese writer, and several other members of the League also spoke. The reception concluded with a motion picture show in which was a newsreel "depicting Japanese prisoners of war participating in the "Offer Gold' Campaign" in Chunging.

"I regard the "bottle-party as one of the worst of our war-time social evils."Alfred Denville, MP.

torio Alps.

Reports are clrculating that new classes have been called to the colours by individual summons

children.

and

The second case happened on a On View from Monday, the 13th country road where three private

May, 1940. motorcars, obviously not military

Catalogues will be issued. vehicles, were travelling filled with refugees, including women

The 74-place Pan American Iwo German warplanes, dived Clipper ships take off and land down and dropped a bomb which weekly on the Port of the Trade uprooted a tree which crashed Winds. the sheltered

of across the road. The cars were Treasure Island, the site of the forced to pull up and the German 1940 Golden Gate International planes dived down and riddled the

cars with machine-gun bullets. Exposition which opens. May 25,

Cove

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CHINESE PRESS COMMENT

**

Both the Ta Kung Pao and the National Times, two of the local Chinese papers closely connected with Chungking, welcome the new, British Cabinet under the pre- miership of Mr. Churchill.

The Ta Kung Pao said the re- shuffle in the British Cabinet vas logical, and likened the Chamber- lain-Churchill shift to the As- quith-Lloyd George change-over at the end of 1910.,

*The paper hoped that by pro- secuting the war more vigorously, Mr. Churchill will be able to bring the conflict into an early conclu

M

sion and to check international 87.30

aggression, presently rampant In

all parts of the world, in co-opers- tion with all Democratic powerk, especially the United States.

The National Times Jald the Chamberlain-Churchill change will convince all Europe's small coun tiles of the British determination to fight Na Germany to the last, 'dissipate "peace rumours, streng- then the British people's prepara- tions for a long wai, and further Improve Anglo-American under- standing.

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Telephones (Old)

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