1941-06-25 — Page 9

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

Washington's Inaction Vis-A-Vis Japan Causing Speculation

The United States' strong and swift drive against Italy and Ger many during the past week in freezing their assets and closing their consulates with the expulsion of their staffs, without bringing simila pressure aga ust Japas, has left observers in Washington and par- ten arty Tokyo offie als a bit bewildered and baffled as to the Un' teď. States Administration's true taten tons toward Japan.

The Japanese consulates remain ef at the State Department twice opened in the Ucted States and this werk and bis last call was de- leading Japanese firms are advised scribed as the shortest official call

record 1X to continue operating. Japan: is on

Statr Department produced still able to obtain certain unban

Important

ned petroleum products from America and Japanese assets are not frozen as those of her Axis paruers

Although some quarters belleve that the United States Government is adopting an attitude of studied avoidance of direct hostile retton to Japan. circles cluse to the Administration emphasise thai de futely it is not pursuing an ap

peasement policy સ generally feared iately. since Preside Roosevelt did not mention Japan In recent fireside chat attack ing the Ax's

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This whole attitude of the United States and the new developments in Nazi Soviet relations have caus

considerable apprenension In Tukye, according to reports.

FINANCE & GENERAL

HONG KONG STOCKU.S. Synthetic Products

EXCHANGE

BUYERS

$80

HK. Banks. $1315. Bank of East Asia, $72. Canton fus X D.. $212.50. HK Fre 116 3180 Indo-China (Pref.) Wharves. $88 Docks, $15.10. Providents. $6.45. Hotels, $3.

Lands $32 Realties, $2.90. Trams. $16.35. Star Ferries. $51 75. Lights (0), $5.95 Electrics Rts, $10.85, Telephones (O, $22.40 Telephones (N), 38.90. Cements, $14 Ropes. $7.50. Watsons, $10.16. Entertainments. $0.30

SELLERS

Watsons. $10.45.

MILK SUIT, SOYA BEAN TIE ONLY

FEW OF NEW INVENTIONS

New York-One man wore a suit made from milk, the president of the association had on a necktie made from soya beans, and an- other member left a felt hat made from milk hanging in the hall. All were emphatic in their statements that many of the materials we import could be produced at home, says a report in the Chicago Tri- bane.

WEARING QUALITIES

The soya bean necktie and the emergency and would provide the "mük" salt and hat represented nerded experience in handing the only a small fraction of the many new material." discoveries of agiculture, science, and Industry during the last year; Dr. M. C. Teague of the research. were discussed recently at the an division of the United States Rub nual conference of the National' ber company told the conterence of ļ Farm Chemurgic council in the a new method of treating fabrics Steven Hotel in Chicago

that will double the.r wearing

"If our supply of rubber from qualities. It consists of the addi- the far east was shut off tomorrow. tion of a product known as "kolok," we believe that domestic production a latex or rubber as it comes from of synthelle rubber could be step the trees. He sald women's slik hose ped up sufficiently before storage treated with the process appear supplies were consumed to fill most more sheer and "wear appreciably U.K. Chrt. 34% Loan (1994), 94) needs," said H. W Delzell, develop longer." Providents $5,40/5.50. Trams. $16.50.

SALES

Lights (0), $6.05

gats Ris. 27/25 ets. Electrics Rts. $11. Macan Electrics, $18.65 Rupes. $8.

RICE HOARDERS PUNISHED

ment engineer of the B. F. Good rich company. He warned that some precautions should be taken. however. to give this new industry a chance to get on ita fect.

Dr. Teague exhibited a processed suit of clothes as an example,

"This suit," he said. "perhaps looks no different from others, but under laboratory tests fabric ap! Deizell's statement was in ans pears to wear twice as long after wer to a question as to whether treatment. Prosessed clothes are farmors should equip tractors and said to it better and appear neater, wagons with rubber tires at a time They resist shrinkage They retain when our source of supply may be their size and shape and have a shut off,

"We have recommended that the been in actual service since last government ald in the construction: August 1st, and I has been neces < three synthetic rubber plants sary to have it pressed only four | with a combined capacity of 100,000 times."

The warning by the Yomiuri Shimbun that Japan might revise her Foreign poiley in "a spirit ut Independence and autonomy" is in terpreted by observers here that Japan might not necessarily enter the war if the United States should night in the Atlantic and this may be a preliminary sign that Japan the Axls It is further pointed out that the drifting away from

despit the bellicose talk and whole United States' pulley remains

pledges from Japanese Jingolats. unchanged and the President 5 carefully watching developments in The general teelag here is that the Pacific despite the impending Tokyo s not immediately going to Atlantic crisis.

lembark upon the expansion policy Sothe observers interpret that the¦ to which she has committed and Government's present nol y la will tend to walt unthy circumsta while dealing hardly with Italyces favour forward nevements and Germany, to continue to leave without taking the great risks Japan worrying and guessing, but Menywhile, the nation is grat: 1 is quite apparent that Japan fed with the President's messagy fully readizes the conseqarners and Congress yesterday in connec

of hoarding rice and selling it at ed. Hsino was fined $1,800. while understands the bolted States to with the sinking of the Robin high price for profit.

Tan $800 besides being forced to policy i Japan invades the South Moor and it is felt the groundwork, Of the 211 plculs of rice hoarded sell his hoarded rice of 130 picuis: will be introduced to the publie in Seas

has been laid preparatory to future by Hsu. 149 pienis were confiscat at $18 per plcul action Germany continues

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NO SEQUENCE The Japanese Ambassador in take heed of the United States | Washington, Adiuiral Nomurs, call-pointed warning Central NewB),

GOVERNMENT CONTROL OF SHIPPING

Shipbrokers Hnd charterers of vessels of more than 1,000 gross tons, or of Boace in vessels of more than 1,000 gross tons, are advised that as from today, full details of all such transactions must be re- ported in advance to the Shilp Straits Settle ping Controller, ments, Singapore, states a Govern ment communique.

RELIEF FUNDS

CHANGSHA. June 24 (Central).

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 1941. -PAGE_9

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strong elastic return. This sult has SOCIAL EDUCATION MALAYA PATRIOTIC

IN FREE CHINA

FUND

LONDON, June 24 (BWS)-The

ten year." Delzell said. "These He also exhibited suitings, man- Rapid Progress Made Malaya Patriotic Fund has sent a

Tightening the enforcement food control measures. the Hunan Pro vincial Government has meted out severe punishment to Hsu La-chao, could be expanded rapidly in an Hsiao Wei-lien And Tan Ching- chang, who have been found guilty |

HONGKONG SHARE QUOTATIONS

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In view of the widespread suffer- ing caused by the recent Japanese 81315 Incursions into the coasta; cities. the Puikien Provisional People's 45- sembly has issued a circular tele

the Fuklen gram appealing t Provincial Guilds In the country

and abroad for funds for the re ite of the refugees.

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The message says that despite the appropriation by the Central: Government for emergency relief, more funds are needed to carry un the rellef work

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When the introduction of above

The Assembly, in another circular measure was foreshadowed, local telegram, exposed the intrigues of shippers told the Tribune that it the Japanese and their puppets to was too early to say how the new subjugate China, and urged the arrangements for controlling Fukien people both in China and

reight charges for voyages Louch ing British and United States ter.. ritories for the duration of the war would affect Malayu.

The Secretary of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce expresser the opinion that Malaya's trade would not be affected.

A rate of $7.50 per ton monthly has been fixed for all time char- ters of all shipping touching Ma laya

The new arrangements are Cx

abroad to unile and protect their native province and country (Central News).

PALM OIL USED AS FUEL

ed with examining the possibili tles of connecting North Africa

pected to eliminate undesirable by automoblie, have just concluded British Empire, and U.S. ports, but a successful experiment by using competition in freight rates in the palm oil as fuel for cars. exporters say that there has been

FAR 85.40

$6.30

$15.10

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A French trade mission entrust-

$3

$32

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The first tests proved most suc-

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desert from Viamey to Algiers, a distance of several hundred miles.

no evidence of such competition cessful. as cars crossed the Sabara

locally.

JAP. TROOP TRAIN with palm oil in their tanks.

STRIKES MINE

It is hoped that a large-scale use

LOYANG, June 24 (Central) of palm oil will soon be possible for 810.36 More than 100 Japanese were kill-highway traffic in French West

ed and large quantities of military Africa.

supplies seized as the result of a

train disaster on the Tao Ching

Railway

in northern Honan on

June 12 when a

Japanese troop

train proceeding westward was blown up after striking a Chinese mine near the Szetzuying Station.

The locomotive couches were wrecked.

ard

derailed

several

HONGKONG

SHAREBROKERS

ASSOCIATION

and badly Volume of Business Transacted

on Tuesday, June 24, 1941. SALES

8514

$21.36 $6.90

$11

8211

X.Rts.

8201

$10.85 $184

$12 $28.40 $8.00

#1310

hartered Banke

Mercantile Bks. "A

Mercantile Hks. "C"

$72

17 ct..

Underwriters

(Pref).

Hank of East Asis N. Bauks

Insurances

faldon Insurances Union InmarsRÇËS

HK. Fires

Shipping

$128 Douglasen.

Steamboats Indo-China

Indo-Chinas (of)

Shelis

$6.55 Waterboats........... Docks. Wharven. Godowns, etc.

RK &

& K. Wharves Providente

H.K. Docks (Old) IK. Docks (New).. +Shanghai Docks.

Kailan

Raubs

Mining

1 cts., Hong Kong Mines.

Lands, Hotels and Buildings

H.A. Hotels..... H.K. Lands.....

197 Do. 4% Debentures

18.10 Shanghai Lands.

1.K. Renities

$6.40 Humphreys

Chicere Katates

Cotton Mill,

8384 Emo (8.) ......

$15

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£79

£76

£232

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$210

$400

73 cte

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$120

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$60

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nela. overcoatings. blankets, and

further £25,000 to London for

The Fund has also sept direct to Malta a sum of £25,000 for Malta air raid rellef fund.

In addition the Johore women's section of the Malaya Fund has

automobile upholstery fabrics, Hen Past Three Years distribution to four organisations. said the process is available under Itapid progress in the promotion license to manufacturers and soon of social education in Free China during the past three years of war several articles.

is shown in survey recently com- The rearmament

Educa- programme; pleted by the Ministry of won't suffer from a lack of sulphur, tion. Social education Institutionis sent £300 for the Queen's Men- a vital material in 10 major Indus 1939-40 numbered 206.932 with tries. Dr. P. D Peterson of the 1895.719 students

This brings the total Sum Freeport Sulphur company satd

These Agures mark considerable

mitted by the Malaya Patriotic Sulphur is used in the making of

Increases as compared with the lubricants. chemicals. explosives.

The number Fund to over £310,000 years 1938 and 1937. rubber, steel, gasoline. coal pro of institutions in 1938 was 147,515 ducts, paint and pigments, rayon with 3.175,475 students, in 1937 in- and textiles, fertilizers, and insee-stitutions numbered tleides and fungicides.

Dr. Petersen told the conference that sulphur production is at all all time high, stocks are near an all time high, and prices near an all time low. Mines In Texas and Louisiana produce the bulk of the nation's sulphur.

students 2,813.074.

sengers Service.

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132,853 and of institutions. The student totals comprise only those students whe Social education institutions con- studied in regular schools with so- regular schools, clal education courses. The in- sist not only of

classes and

are made up of training but also of

stitution totals

every organisations of teaching education circuit corps engaged in the rudiments of social science to kind, including mobile and mass

The inasses.

The survey covers 21 provinces

education classes.

Among social educational Insti- in Free China and the municipality tntions in Free China with regular numerous are the of Chungking. Kwangsi tops the school courses

RAUB AUSTRALIAN

GOLD MINING CO. list with 44.102 institutions in 1937. drama schools. Outstanding are 27,038 In 1938 and 44,406 In 1939- the National Academy of Dramatic The Hongkong Stock Exchange

Szechwan, the 40, while students numbered 381 Arts at Kiangan. yesterday recolved a cable from In 1937, 396 in 1938 and 1,432 in Experimental College of Dramalle Raub Australian Gold Mining Co.. 1939–40. There is a reason why and Operatic Arts in Chungking and in transiating reads as fol- the number of students in Kwang- and an experimental drama school lows:-"Report 573 Ounces Fine 1.si itsted is much smaller than that in Chengtu.

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HI.K. Tramwaya........ 16.10

£364

$260

$125

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Zoong Sings (8.).......

Wing On Textiles (8

Public Utilities

Peak Trama (old).....

Peak Trains (new).........

Star Ferries.......

348

I'mati Ferries.

$211

Chin Lights 10).........

36.85

85,95

China Lights (New)..

$1.26

$1.40

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#22 X.R.

$11

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Industrials

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The following classes of advertisements are charged at the price given below:-- SITUATIONS VACANT.

HOUSES AND APARTMENTS TO BE LET. HOUSES AND APARTMENTS WANTED). MISCELLANEOUS WANTS.

Announcements not exceeding 25 Words are inserted under this beading at a Pre-paid Rate of $1.50 for THREE INSERTIONS. If Charges collected, $2.00.

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HONG KONG TIDE TABLE From 20 June to 1 July 1941.

HIGH WATER.

Low WATER

Ropes China Lights Rta. Chine. Providents H.K. Elcetrics (0)

HK. Electrics (N)

Days of

Days of

Hong

BL Kong

Standard

Timo

Height.

Hong

Kong

Standard

Time

Height

H.K. Tramways

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105 22.00

60 21.00

300 10.50

Canton Tees,

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08 87a a rector of the Municipal Adminis-

18 40 1tration Preparatory Office, has

DE 84 been slated to be the first 'Mayor

of Lanchow,

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