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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

MIDWIVES AMENDMENT ORDINANCE

H.K. FINANCES

Three million dollars more re-i venne than was received in tho same period last year is shown in the monthly comparative state-

H.K. STOCK

EXCHANGE

Saturday, Oct. 12 More inquiries for shares in-

ment of the Colony's finances [dicate al firmer tone without at- The Government Gazette con- which gives the revenue from the

tracting sellers. tains the draft Bui of an Ordin- beginning of the year as 327,842,987 ance to amend the Midwives Oras against 24,685,400 last year, dinance, 1910.

De-It-enacted by the -Governor-

of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Midwives „Amendment. Or- dinance, 1940.

2 Sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Midwives Ordinance, 1910, is amended by the substitution of the words "eight other persons, two of whom shall be certified and enrolled midwives under this Ordinance," for the words "Eix other persons."

3. Sub-section (2) of section of the Midwives Ordinance, 1810. is amended--

(1) in paragraph (a) (it) by in- serting the following words after the word "training":---

"(including such training, after

enrolment, at such intervals and for such periods as the Board may prescribe)";

i) in paragraph (e) by insert ing the following words after the word "misconduct.":--

However, half a million of this year's receipta is “was revenue.”

The Post Office is ahead of sche...- dule with $2,086,394 in revenue as against $1,820,814 received last year.

་་

Revenue for July was 34,744,100, an increase of half a million over July, 1939.

Expenditure last month was $5,- 197,988, which is $2,000,000 more than was spent in July, 1939.

The expenditure for the year to the end of July is $28,149,586 which

about $7,000,000 more than for the same period last year.

Expenditure for July exceeded revenue by $1,453,880 thereby re- ducing the balance of assets over liabilities which at the end of June

| stood at $18,233,450 to $16,784,571,

WORKSHOPS

BUYERS

Providents, $4.10. Hotels, $3,10 Lands, $30. Realties: $3.15. Telephones (Old), $22. Ropes, $5.50,

SELLERS

Wharves, $90.

Trams, $15.50. Star Ferries, $59:50, - Yaumati Ferries, $22.75. Telephones (New), $9.60.

SALES

Union Ins., $380. Lands. $30.25. Trams, $15.30.

Cements, $15.

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE

FINANCE & GENERAL

ESTRANGED WIFE OF MANILA LAWYER RETURNS TO CONTINUE CLAIM AGAINST MINING COY.

MRS, IDONAH SLADE PERKINS, estranged wife of Eugene A. Perkins, prominent Manila lawyer and consul for Thai (Siam) is' ar riving in Manila on Oct. 21, on the #5 President Pierce, according to reports received by her friends in the city, reports the Manila Bul- fetin, at b

It was hinted that Mrs. Perkins in returning to Manila, after an- absence of seven years, to carry on the legal fight now being waged before Judge Mamerto Rozas, of the Manila' court of first instance, for the payment of P71,379 representing dividends allegedly due and payable on 52,874 shares of the Benguet Consolidated Mining Com- pany stock in the name of Mr. Perkins,

CONTEMPT ORDER

MR. PERKINS BROUGHT SUIT ly. Mrs. Perkins was awarded A AGAINST THE BENGUET CON- P421,000 judgment by the Cali- SOLIDATED MINING COMPANY förnia supreme court against the DEMANDING PAYMENT OF THE Benguet Consolidated Mining Com- AMOUNT. In an amended company. The amount represents RC- plaint, Mrs. Perkins and, her New cummulated dividends on the 72- York lawyer, George Englehard, 000 shares. were named co-defendants. The case is now being heard by Judge whether Mrs. Perkins will be Roxas. Mrs. Perkins is represented committed to Jall upon her return by Alva J. Hill, Maṇila attorney.

to the city in view of the contempt * SURRENDER REFUSED

order against her was the subject; Mrs. Perkins was committed to of speculation yesterday in court Bilibid for refusing to surrender circles, Rome. quarters held the to her husband the certificates of view that Mrs. Perkins may not the Benguet shares in her name be held Hable any longer in view as directed by the court, Held for of the favourable judgment the

ORDINANCE LONDON, Oct. 13 (Reuter)-In contempt, Mrs. Perkins succeeded obtained from the New York tri- AMENDMENT

the Money Market clearing banks in obtaining her provisional liberty bunal Other quarters, however, not only continued to be willing on a nominal bond of P100. While were of the opinion that she is. lenders for overnight loans but thus freed, Mrs. Perkins left for still amenable to the order on the. The Government Gazette publl-freely bought bill at their custo-the United States. An attempt to ground that the New York decision shes the draft Bill, of an Ordinance mary rate of one per cent.

extradite her falled when Governor has no effect on the contempt to amend the Factories and Work- "or of any midwife who in the shops Ordinance, 1937.

The whole of the £65,000,000 General Murphy refused to give order against her, Treasury bills offered was allotted his sanction. opinion of the Board is so in-

Be it enacted by the Governor of at the average rate of 21 Os. 460. While in the United States, Mrs. efficient, by reason. of her not Hongkong, with the advice and which was similar to last week's. Perkins obtained-judgment from attaining the standard of pro-consent of the Legislative Council

Applications increased from the New York supreme court ficiency required by any regu- thereof, as follows:

122.5 millions to 177.0; consequent-awarding her ownership of the lations for training after enrol-

1. This Ordinance may be citedly the market syndicate only re- 72,000 shares of the Benguet Con- ment, that in the opinion of the as the Factories and Workshops ceived 37 per cent compared to 42 solidated stock. Eoard it would be dangerous Amendment Ordinance, 1940. allow her to continue to prac÷2, Sub-sections.(1) and... (2)--of- tice."

section of the Factories and Workshops Ordinance. 1937, are

OBJECTS AND REASONS

per cent previously, --Wall-Street-was-Closed.

The · CASE was

CLEANING UP LONDON

MONDAY, OCTOBER 14, 40 PAGE 9

SAY

Gordon's

...and know what you're drinking/

GORDONS

DRY GIN

DISTILLERY LONDON.

NO COLOURING MATTER

NO INJURIOUS INGREDIENTS

P.I. MOVIE CENSORS BAN NAZI NEWSREEL SHOWING

WAR SCENES club to which some Filipinos had

been invited evoked the opposition. of Philippine Army officials, The showing was not beld.

MISINTERPRETATION

LONDON, Oct. 12 (Reuter) -

Concern felt in Philippine of brought up by Mr. Perkins himself Five thousand Pioneer Corps men

and large numbers of unemploy- ficial quarters regarding the show- in the New York tribunal. Recented will start work on Monday Ing of a German newsreel recent-

clearing and salvaging debris re-ly brought in for the P.I. German Explaining his action against - D sulting from air raids in the Lan-consulate and passed upon by the further exhibition of the German don area.

Philippine board of review for newsreel, Dr. Gonzalez sald their The most heavily bombed areas, moving pictures resulted in an of- showing was likely to give rise to in east and south-east London, ficial action on the part of the misinterpretations. He said the will be dealt with first.

board to ban the pictures com- newsreel in question is in deposit

HONGKONG SHARE QUOTATIONS

1. Section 4 (1) of the principal repealed and the following sub-sec- | Ordinance provides for the estab-tlans are substituted therefor:- lishment of a Midwives Board 8.(1) Every person who con- consisting of the Director of travenes or attempts to contravene | STOCK EXCHANGE Medical Services and six other or falls to comply with any pro- persons appointed by the Day vision of this Ordinance or of any

ernor.

by-law made thereunder shall be 2. All seven members of the guilty of an offence against this present Board are fully qualled Ordinance and shall be able on medical practitioners and it is not summary conviction to a fine not considered desirable to reduce the exceeding two hundred and fifty number of members so qualified dollars: Provided that in the case 45 it is 17001 members of the of a continuing offence the magis.... Board that examiners for the trate. if satisfied that the offence Certificate are drawn.

has been knowingly and wilfully

3. At the same time it is con- committed during a period exceed- sidered desirable to permit miding ten days, may, in addition to wives to be represented on the the sald fine impose a further fine Board by certain qualified mem- Lot exceeding fifty dollars per day. bers of their own profession.

| la respect of each day of such ex-

4. Clause 2 of this ill. there- cess fore, increases the personne!

of

(2) The proprietor of every fac-

the Board to nine, two of whom tory, workshop or industrial under- will be certified and enrolled raid-

wives

taking in respect of which any of- fence against this Ordinance has been committed shall be guilty of a like offence.

OBJECTS AND REASONS 1. Section 8 of the principal Ordinance la as follows:-

3. Section 4 (2) of the princi- pal Ordinance enumerates the powers and duties of the Midwives Board. Paragraph (a) (111) "eza- powers 1 to make regulations, aubject to the approval of

8(1) Every person who con- Governor, regulating the course of travenes or attempts to contravene training and the conduct of ex- or fails to comply with any pro- aminations. Paragraph (e)

the

en-

vision of this Ordinance or of any powers it to decide upon the re-by-law made thereunder shall be guilty of an offence against this Ordinance.

(2) The proprietor of every fac- tory, workshop or industrial un-

moval from the roll of the name of any midwife for disobeying the regulations or for other miscon- duct, and upon the restoration to dertaking in respect, of which any the roll of the name of any mid- wife so removed,

offence against this Ordinance has been committed shall on Burnmary, (6) Doubts have been express conviction be liable to a fine not ed as to whether the powers in exceeding two hundred and fifty the said paragraphs were suffi-

dollars. clently comprehensive to authorize regulations providing for post-prosecution of the proprietor of a (3) It shall be no defence to a graduate training or for the re-factory, workshop or industrial un- moval from the roll of those not dertaking for an offence under this attaining the standard of pro-section that the offence was com ficiency required by such post-mitted without his knowledge or graduate training regulations,

consent or that the actual offend-

7. Clause 3 of the Bill amends er has not been convicted of the the two paragraphs so as to re-offence. move these doubts.

2. It appears therefore that whilst sub-sections (2) and (3) provide for

AUSTRALIAN WOOL |a summary fine in the case of a

FOR JAPAN

proprietor even where he is not- the actual offender no express TOKYO, Oct. 12 (Reuter)-Japan provision is made in sub-section (1) has just arranged to import from for a summary fine on offenders Australia the uly quota of wool who are not proptretors nor is any amounting to 25,000 bales.

special provision made for offen- Monthly quotas were taken re-ces knowingly and wilfully persisted gularly until the end of May but in over a considerable period. the June, quota. was not

3. Clause 3 of this Eill recasts until July...

the first two sub-sections" of sec- It is understood Tokyo com- tion 8 of the principal Ordmance plained that Australia refused in order to remedy these defects.

taken

quota Permits but the Common-

wealth is still-anxious to continue HONGKONG

the existing arrangement

for

Japan to take 300,000 bales this

Year,

U.S. OBSERVERS

IN LONDON

LONDON, Oct. 12(Reuter) Two United States officers arriv

ed in London yesterday from New

York. They will act as observers

SHAREBROKERS:

ASSOCIATION

Volume of Business Transacted

on Saturday, Oct. 12, 1940.

SALES

AB. Watsons

Cements

HK Lands

de

SHARYPROKERS' ASSOCIATION

$1250 670

Rayur

Bellers Kalen Nominal

SATURDAY- 12 OCT.

Banks

Bufer

Sales

Nomina

$1300

H.K. Banka

£70

Do. (Col. Eeg.)

£57]

Do. (Lon. Reg.) -

£67

£7

Chartered Banks .....

£267

Mercantile Eka. “A”.

£10

Mercantile Bks. “0”.

$72

Back of East Asia.......

£101 -$72

*- *** '-

10 ot.

1871

$400

$1

$160

*****

300

$4.10

$18.40

$16

***

83.10 $30

2

:

N, C. & 9. Banka.... Insurances

Canton InsuTENCEM................

Union Insurances................

Underwriters

H.K..., Firee........................

Shipplag

$120 Douglases

$11

Steamboats esmen

$100

Indo-Chinas (Pref.).......)

Indo-Chinas (Def.)

180

38/104 Shells

$6.90 Waterbosts

Docks, Wharves. Godowns, etc. H.K. & E. Wharves... Providents ********* H.K. Docks (Old)........... H.K. Docks (New)-12- $19+Shanghai Dock......

Mining

14/0

Kailans

391 Raubs

13 cta. Hong Kong Mina.....

$4.10

#:

NAZI ACTIVITIES IN US.

Mechanical plant for the rapid | pletely.

in the offices of the chairman of ACTION TAKEN removal of debris is being obtain-

the board pending its re-export. ed, and to "assist in this work | The action was taken by Dr. The German consulate denied numbers of mobile cranes are being. Bienvenido M. Gonzales, president that any attempt has been made brought from America

of the University of the Phillp- to show the picture to other than pines, who is chairman of the board German nationals. The consul of review for moving pictures. At said. “It was not intended for any- the invitation of the German body else except for the German consul. Dr. Gonzalez on Aug. 27, nationals here.” It was under 1940 previewed six rolls of German stood the consulate will not appeal alms said to be depicting views the decision of the chairman of The Dies Committee which has taken behind the German lines in the board of censors since the 3190 been examining un-American acti-the present war in Europe. Some newsreel already has been shown

vities has seized the records of reports said specifically that the to German nationals. "certain organisations and persons views included German military The office of the United States in New York in connection with action in conquered territories in High Commissioner was apprised. enquiries into Nazi activities the mainland now under German of the matter informally but no

...control...

official cognizance was taken.

NEWYORK, Oct. 12 (Reuter)

$396

$160

$120

| throughout the country."

20

#100 Mr. Martin Dies said information These films were shown to Ger- Major Gen. Basilio J. Valdes and $100 obtained had been turned over to man nationals in Manila but is Brig. Gen. Vicente Lam refused 36/3 the State Department "because it was gathered that a recent at absolutely to $3.00 involves our foreign policy."

*9164

#16

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14/0

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tempt to exhibit them at a local question.

comment

On the

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 Fre-paid

Rate of $1.50 for THREE INSERTIONS.

If Charges collected; $2.00.

Lands, Hotels and

Buildings

H.K. & 8. Hotel 83.10

#301

H.K. Lands...]

0304

$100

Do. 1% Debentures.

$100

#10

Shanghai Lands........

$3.15

H.K. Realties.

$3.15

the

$7.10

Humphreys

$71

$103

Chinese Estates...........

$30

#35)

$190

$125

$18,30]

18

Apply China Building, 7th floor. Tel. 80727. Eurasia Gold Refining Oo.

#15

3694

Cotton Mills

Ewo (8.)

$181 S'hal Cottons (B.)....

Zoong Sings (8.).......) Wing On Tertiles (8.)

Pablle Utilities.

H.K. Tramways................... $7.40 Peak Trams (old).... $3.70 Peak Trams (new)....

Telephones (sperm),

S'pore Tractions (Ord.) |-*@*Industriali pe

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WANTED TO BUY -

WE OFFER HIGH PRICES for

gold any amount of

articles. diamonds, "silver; etc. No holidays.

HOTELS

RUSSIAN CUISINE

MORE POPULAR EVERY DAY

METROPOLE HOTEL

TEA DANCES Tuesdays

Thursdays

Saturdays

Sundays

5 to 7:30 p.m.

We pay high prices for all Gold.

#26

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FOR SALE

For Bale Fifty-sets-of-Jubilee and Coronation Stamps 1st day Cover. What offer? Please apply to Bóx No. 465 c/o The HKDP.

ENGRAVERS

FEI FEI & CO. Photo Engravers

18, Cochrane Street, Telephone No. 22224,

Star Ferries.....

Y'mati Ferries..........

$8.90

China Lights (0) $0.80

$6.60

$36

Chins Lights (New).10

E. K. Electrics ("'Old)...

#ast

H.K.Klectiica(Now)...

$17

Electrics (Old)}

$16

Macao Electrics (New))

$11

Sandakan Lights..........

$29

$221

* Telephones (old)umen

$921

$9,80

#9.25

$14.30 Cald, Macg. (Ord,)8-)

$12

Cald., Macg,' (Prof.}S.

1.

Canton Icek..

50 sta

$15

Cementst

H.K. Ropes

$99 14% Loan

(1994)

$85

(1940)

Send particulars of address, etc., to Box 502, HK.D.P."

Miscellaneous

$18

$0.00

Dairy Farms Entertainmenta ...

$18

$0.00 31.85

HE. Gort, Loans

$1.60 Constructions (old),

Constructions (new) $1.40 Lane Crawfords.... Pull | Nauyang, Tobacco......... $2.15 Sinceres 981WatsonE

35%. Ch. G.5%, 1925($Bds

ELK: Wing On ...

Maramana In Lon

1/8 Marsmens Inv. (H.K.

Wm. Powell. 748′′ls to khanghai

WANTED KNOWN

ORDERS TAKEN for hand-made sweaters, Ladies" jumpers, Bables $outfits, etc. at $5.00 each for $6.80 workmanship.

.:

Wool and model desired; to be 981, supplied by customer.

Just Received Fresh Supply

Best varieties of

Reliable and tested

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13144

Experienced-Book-keeper Wants Students to form a class Guaran

the students to keep a whole set of | booka after completion of a course of 6 months. For Terza and Par- ticulars. Please Apply to Baz No. 483 c/o HKDP

Seeds

From Button and Sons, Ltd, Reading in pletorial packets

Pen

GRACA & CO.

Dealers in Garden Beeds. Portage Stamps, Picture Books &c.

No. 15 Wyndham Street –

Eun Kon

Established 18982

1.

Jimmy's

500 $8.50

1000

15.00

$39

30. 30.25

S'hal Wing On 494

200 30.25

38

Vibro Filing

50 30.25

8/9

13 380,00

1793

The total value is $22,860.00

of the air battle and will also Unions

study the problem of the Germani bombing of the civilian popula