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MONDAY Bager Ballers
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→ SEPT.
Banks
Do. Col. Rog.))
Mercantile Bks. "0".
Bank of East Asia.....
1863
$1300
$1300
H.K. Banks
£71
$1205 £71
LAS
Do. (Lon, Reg) ....
£85!
£6
Chartered Banka
£8
228
Mercantile Bks. "A"
11
$72
N. C. & 8. Banks......
$72 150 ct.
Insurances
Canton fasurances......
$210
Union Insurances...
$377,
Underwriters
5 ot
HAK, Fires.......
$100
Shipping
$190
DouglaseB
3140-
***
$11
$10
Steamboats..................
$100
Indo-Chinas (Praf.).
$90
Indo-Chinas (Def.).....
38/10 Shells
$8.90 Waterhosts
$377
#150
190
$200
10 ct.
·
84.00 $4.40
| $18.90
Docks, Wharves,
Godowns, etc.
H.K. & K. Whaves... 888
Providants
H.K. Docks (Old)...........]
$18 H.K. Docks (New).....
$35
+Shanghai Docks.......
Mining
265 Rauba wen
13
$3.65
$30)
=
AND INDO-CHINA
Nippon Press Outburst Against U.S. Newsmen
SHARP SIGNS OF JAPAN'S AMBITIONS IN THE DUTCH FAST INDIES AND FRENCH INDO-CHINA CAME TO LIGHT on Aug., 29, reports the Manila Bulletin.
A guarded but highly significant analysis of Japanese pres¬ sure to get whatever she chooses in the way of oll from the Dutch was cabled from Batavia by Harold Callender, veteran New York Times correspondent who paid a visit to Hongkong res cently.
In Tokyo the aggressive news-activities, has decided to sever all $100
with the paper Yomiuri Shimbun, shouted, connexions
London $100 30/0
that the South Pacific airplane headquarters and change its name 88.90 tour of Callender, Roy W. Howard to Salvation Association." „MINI- and other American newspaper-tary titles and uniforms will be men was actually an "anti-Japan abolished, and the army will be "demonstration.”
94.45
$18 80 $18.40
$35
15/0
would
180 Kailans
38.10
2 cu
+91
Flong Kong Mines......
Lands, Hotels and
Buildings
HK. & S. Hotels.......
$3.60
1.E. Lands... $30
$100 $19
Du. 4% Debentures....
3100
Shanghai Lands..
་་་
H.K. Realties...
$3.65
lumphreys,
$8.90
Cotton Mills
841 8210
Ewo (8) ....
Shai Cottons (9.)....
Znong Sings (8.).......;
$30
$3.65
$15.90
$18
$58 $211
84 $38.40
$37
$7 $4.10
8101 Chinese Estates..
Wing On Textiles (S.) $125
Public Utilities
H.K. Tramway.......
$7.40 Peak Trams (old).....
83.70 Peak Trams (new)..
Star Ferries........
MI
241 €210
Chlang
into go
Indo-China
If
INDO-CHINA DEMANDS
'of
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER
IN
D.E.I.
SAY
H.K. POLICE
RESERVE
Orders by the Hon. Mr. T. H. King, Commissioner of Police.
CHINESE COMPANY » Strength: The following have been taken on the strength of the Chinese Company, as from Sept. 12, 1940-
Constables R175 Lam Hon-wal, R177. Pang Hung-cheung, R125 Chan Hon-keung. Rio: Lee Hin- chiu. R176 Mok Hing-buen, · R178 Ng Sum-fook. R173 Yeung Kwok- wing, and R174 Cleveland Elroy Changit.
f.
Training Course-Part II. The undermentioned members of the Chinese Company will" attend
reorganized as a pure Japanese Company Headquarters for Part II of Training Course on Tuesday, In Chungking the Chinese for- religious body.
Sept. 10 at 17.30 hours sharp:- eign minister gave the world in
Constables D167 Au Yeung-him, general and Japan in particular!
Japan's R170 Man Yiu-ming. R64 Henry stiff warning that the troops of The magnitude Generalissimo
Kai-shek southward ambitions was indicat-Chan Wah-goon, R37 Sung Che- ed when reliable Japanese sources ¡yin." R74 Leung Fook-wing, "R38 Japanese forces should enter the revealed that during the negotia-Leung Shit-cheang 72 Wong tions, with France, Japan made Ming-kit. R172" "Chol Chiew-sẽng, French colony "ünder any "pre-¦
sweeping demands which, R78 Yeung Wing-kwal, R121 Poon text."
R177 Pang Hung- ofcheung. R10 Lee Hin-chlu, R176 Mok Hing-huen, R178 Ng Sum- fook, R173 Yeung Kwok-wing, and |R174 C.-E. Changyit.
In Manila Standard Oll exe-Granted, would have made Japan Ying-kit.
co - administrator. virtually cutives stood by with a chartered French Indo-China. Java-bound plane awaiting two associates due on the west-bound France rejected the initial de- China Clipper, long delayed atmands, but the Japanese are still Guar
pressing French officials, and an
In the East Indies these business ultimate compromise may produce chiefs will explore the possibility important
including
concession,
Patrol Duty: Patrol duties will be carried out as ordered.
INDIAN COMPANY Patrol Duty: Patrol duties will of accommodating Japan's of de- transit privileges on the Yunnan mands within the scope of limited railroad from Hanoi to Kunming. be carried out as ordered. American and British" petroleum Japan's original demands in-
FLYING SQUAD production there and existing de- jcluded the privileges of stationing
Patrol Duty: livery commitments to other coun- garrisons at strategic positions, be carried out as ordered.
Patrol duties will
establishing of army and naval
EMERGENCY UNIT RESERVE bases, rights to airfields and the
10, 1940. PAGE 9
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IN FRANCE CHUNGKING, Sept. 9 (Reuter) Commendations: Inspector. (R)It is authoritatively stated here LONDON. Scyt. Beatar)---The The Yomiuri Shimbun charged stationing of troops at nearby that the American newspapermen strategic points, railroad privi- J. A. Bendall
is commended by that the Vichy report that Chi-Berlin correspondent of the Inter- Commissioner of Police for rese aboard the California Clipper are leges and the widest trading con- the
troops on the Indo-China national News Service says that staging a "large-scale anti-Japan ¡cessions which would have open-labservation and initiative while frontier had come into.
precautions conflict extraordinary
ste demonstration" on the Inspection led
resources. to aff duty on Aug. 29, 1940, which with Indo-China forces was "en- taken there to guard against: any trip to Australla and the Nether. Japanese exploitation and market-led to the conviction of a Chinese tirely, without foundation."
retaliatory British bombardments.
$18.00
44
tries.
$4
$60
ECONOMIC BLOCKADE
I'mati Ferries........... 899
China Lights (0)......
$7
China Lights (New)...
-$4.10 ·
H. K. Electrics (Old)... $39.40
H. K. Electrics(Now)...
$17
Macao Electrics (Old)
$16
Macao Electrica (Now)
811
Sandakan Lights...........
$24
" -
Telephones (old)....... 824
$9.85
$9.60
$12
300
3+%
باد.......
€18.20 80.45
-$100
Telephones (now) .........--- S'pore Tractions (Ord.)) Industrials
-€14.00 Cold, Macg (Ord:)-8.
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85
Cald., Macg. (Pref.18.)
Canton Ices...
II.K. Ropas. .....
HE. Gort. Loans
8991 14% Loan
-806 370
MiscellaneouIS
Dairy Farms.......
Entertainment
81,80 | Constructions (old)...
Construetinas (new)...
7.45 Lane Crawfords......
Nanyang Tobacco.......
$2.15 Sineeres
351.
Watsons
Ch. G.5% 1925G5Bda.
$1
(1934). -(1940)
$18.10
iii
$37
50 cts.
$16
100%.
$96
lands East Indies.
Indo-China's
Ing.
FRANCE'S REJECTION
male for theft of petrol from a petrol tank of a motor vehicle.
According to a Hanoi despatch An earlier despatch from the to the Havas agency on Sunday, correspondent of Associated Press. France stiffly rejected these re- Constable R475 F. De Sousa is Chinese troops which violated the described how early on Sunday quests but consented to carry on commended by the Commissioner further negotiations in which the of Police for zeal and initiative Indo-China frontier last Thursday "wave after wave of British bombe Japanese were making efforts to while of duty in securing the arere driven back after a "lively
engagement" an advantageous compro- rest of a Chinese male who was convicted on Aug. 12, 1940 for be- Despite dentals, much of the ing found on a verandah at night, and Breach of Deportation. Ordin- been negotiating has
done in
ance. Tokyo between Charles Arsene-
Recruits Classes Henry, French ambassador and
Certain Japanese sources, the newspaper said, have been reliaby informed that the United States Is making efforts to enlarge. Its economic blockade circle around Japan through establishment of remise gular air service Between the United States and Australis, New Zealand and the East In- dies.
obtain
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15, 1940 for riot drill at Kennedy Road. Van will leave Queen's Pier Training at 10:00 hours-Dress Khaki Uni The United States government former Foreign Minister Hachiro Course Part II will be held at No. form, and Khaki Helmets. according to the newspaper, has
at present, between 2 Police Station on Wednesday. Arita. and
2
the
LS.R. 481 E R. Butcher.
N.C.O's Meeting: N.CO's meet-
tog planes raided Berlin for three hours, flying low over the capitai to drop a ball of high explosive and incendiary bombs in the most spectacular attack of the war -
A Berlin High Command communiqué claims that the Reich Marshal Goering is per= German sonally conducting
air raid. "reprisals" on Britain from the north of France, Station on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 1940 at 17.20 hours.
The communique states: "In an #juninterrupted succession, 1,000,000 Patrol Duty: Patrol duties will kilos of bombs of all calibres BO be carried out as ordered,
O. EAGER
$8.95 dispatched a Standard Of re- $1.85 presentative from Manila to Bats. Arsene-Henry and Foreign Minis- Sept. 11, 1940 at 17,20 hours undering will be held at No. 2 Police
vla for the purpose of restraining ter Yosuke Matsuoka.
Arsene-Henry has been visiting Training Courses Parts I and III the forthcoming negotiations with
foreign office daily. The will be held at No. 2 Police Station Japanese representatives.
Vernacular newspapers chorused closest secrecy has been sought on Friday, Sept. 13, 1940 at 17.20
welcome to Premier Prince and the Japanese press has been hours.
Riot Drill Hongkong Squads 1 Fumimaro Konoye's statement re-ordered to refrain from printing garding the new political struc-anything on the conversations. ture as an epoch-making adminis- In the meantime, many`Japan- trative renovation. They emese have been leaving Japan for phasized, however, that method of Indo-China, both from north enforcement of the structure was Ching, and Japan proper. important.
Transit privileges to Kunming ARMY CO-OPERATION would be of immense importance the these would furnish Yomiuri Shimbun characterized since
*$3+
$9.20
#9
$8.90
36°1
$39
HI.K. Wing On
$39
S'hai Wing On
$14
Tibra Piling..........
8/2
Maramans Inv. (Lon.)
3/0
$1
Marscans Inv. (H.K.) Wm, Powells.
+5ale to Shanghai.
H.K. STOCK EXCHANGE
Enquiries were well maintained
but interest was centered on China Lights (0) and (Trama.
BUYERS
Canton Ins., $182.50.
: Union ms. $390.
H.K. Fire Ins., $150,
Docks (0), '$16.75. Frovidents, $4:20, Lands, $30,50.
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HONGKONG
SHAREBROKERS
the Innovation as the most impor-Japanese a supply-route to an ad- tant since the Melji Restoration. vanced post from which wider
DO
that War China operations would be ASSOCIATION Asahi Shimbun sald
Minister General Tojo clarified sible. It is this route which the Volume of Business Transacted the army's position in which the Japanese claimed was used for
on Monday, Sept. 9, 1940.
while responsible only army,
to supplying the Chiang Kai-shek
H.K. Banks
AS. Watsons
18 $1,310.00 the emperor, will co-operate with regime from abroad."
9.00 the movement, spiritually.
BORDER INSPECTORS
to 4 will parade on Sunday. Sept,
far have fallen on the harbour and Industrial areas in the
D. S. P. (R). Thames,"
PRE-PAID ADVERTISEMENTS.
The following classes of advertisements are charged at the price given below:-- SITUATIONS VACANT. - ; HOUSES AND APARTMENTS WANTED.
HOUSES AND APARTMENTS TO BE LET. MISCELLANEOUS WANTS.
Announcements not exceeding 25 Words are inserted under this heading at a¡Pre-paid Rate of 81.50 for THREE INSERTIONS. If Charges collected, $2.00.
WANTED KNOWN
9,00 The newspaper quoted General The original Japanese demands 438 Tolo as stating that "although resulted in Japan obtaining the 7.10 unity of the fighting services, civi- right to station inspectors on the
officials and the people is border in order to confirm that Experienced Book-keeper Wants 4.10 fan 410 mentioned it does not mean that the trafic to Chungking had been Students to form a class. Guaran- 415 troops will participate in the new ended. Once that right, was ob-tee students to keep a whole set of 10.00 structure. The method of such tained, Japan Instituted further books after completion of a course 16.00 Co-operation is under considera- requests, causing the present of 6 months. For Term and Par-
tion,"
200
550
China Providents 500 China Lights (0) 1,000 China Lights (N) 100 1.400 100
HK., Tramways
200
Yaumati Ferries. $21.50.
300
200
"15 95
Entertainmente
200
6.60
4,788
„The" total value la, $58,680.00.
China Lights (0), ST China lights (N), $4.10.
Electrics (O), $38.40. Electrics (N), $37. Telephones (O), $34. Telephones (N), $9.65.
Dairy Farma, $18,20. Watsons, $8.90, Humphreys, $7. -
SELLERS
Providents, $4.40.
EK. Mines, 1 cts.
China Lights (O), $7,20.
Wharves, $89,
SALES
Providents, $4.35.
Trams, $16/15.95..
China Lights (0), #7,10/05/.10.
Watsons, $9.
Entertainments, $6.50.
{situation.
NAVY'S VIEW
Occasionally during the negotia- Asahi Shimbun said that Vice tion there have been hints that Admiral Zengo Yoshida, navy force might be used. Under the minister, clarified the navy's views ever-present possibility of a resort toward the new structure on to direct action. Initiated on the
spot.
WEATHER REPORT similar lines,
10-am. Bept 0-has-been-guspect
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WANTED TO BUY
WE OFFER HIGH PRICES for " Asahi also reported that the Advices from Indo-China assert any amount of gold articles, Hongkong Royal Observatory Japanese Salvation Army, which that the French would resist such diamonds, jades, etc. No holidays, caplonagefuse of force. It was also consider Apply China Building 7th floor. ed probable that the Japanese Tel. 30727. Eurasia Gold Redning government would prefer results Co through negotiations, at least un-
Barometer (at sea level), 20.71 ins Temperature, 86°F. Humidity, 79 per cent. Wind Direction, W.
Wind Force. (Beaufort), 2.
Temperature; maximum yesterday,
91 F.
Temperature; minimum last night.
70 F.
Rainfall for 24 hra, ending 10th
today, nil,
Total rainfall since January 1st,
.109.78. Ing.
Against an average of. 70.28, Sunset tonight, 6.32 p.m. - Something of a record in public Sunrise tomorrow. 6.08 a.m.
4pm., Sept: 9. subscription has been made in Kunming, capital of Yunnan pro- Barometer (at sea level) 29.67 Ins.. vince. Responding with great zest Temperatura 83 F.
to the Warm Garments campaign Humidity, 82 per cent for front line troops, Kunming's Wind Direction, E/8. upper class residents at a meeting Wind Force (Beaufort), 47′′
on Saturday pledged a total of Maximum temperature, 20 F. $449.000 donations within two Minimum temperature, 79 T. hours a
Rainfall.01
HONG KONG TIDE TABLE
From 10 to 18 Sept. 1940..
HIGH WATER -
Low WATER,
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til the "Battle of Britain" bas been decided.
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to its own security by prevent- Ing the Japanese from seizing French Indo-Ching and the, Netherlands East Indies,
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