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A SPECIMEN CASE

Case No. 2568

Reported in July by the Salvation Army. The father died eight years ago loaving two children and a widow who earned her living by sewing canvas shoes on a machine lent her by a for- mer employer who has left for the country taking his machine with him. She is The out of work. Society is maintaining the boy ten years) at the St. Louis Industrial School and the girl (eight years) has been admitted to the Tung Wah Hospital Free School. HONGKONG SOCIETY FOR THE

now

PROTECTION OF CHILDREN

Ioora 303, Bank of East Asia Duilding.

SUMMARY

OF WEEK'S ACCIDENTS

Two Killed And 26. Injured

THE HONGKONG

During the week ending at 8 a.m. on Saturday Inst, there were 50 traf- fle accidents, as the result of which, two persona were killed and 20 in- Jured.

The persons klied were a Chinese woman, aged 24, who died from in- juries received while alighting from moving tramcar, and a 27-years old man was fatally injured through falling from a moving lorry.

Of the persons injured, 10 were pedestrians who were knocked down while walking or running across the Fund; two bus and three tram- car passengers, who sustained in- juries while alighting from moving vehicles; and one ricksha driver and two bicycle riders who were injured as the result of collisions.

Of the 50 accidents, 25 were colli- slons between vehicles; 24 were col- Iisions between vehicles and pedes- due to other trians; and 10 were causes.

The types of vehlele involved were private motor ears, 25; motor lorries, motor- 17; publle motor cars, 12; buses, 6; motorcycle, 1; trumcars, 0; tricycles, 2; bicycles, 0; and rickshas, 3.

SURVEYORS ELECT OFFICERS

The 10th annual general meeting of the Hongkong and China Branch of the Chartered Surveyors' Institu- on was held on Tuesday, when the following officers were the ensuing year:...........

cfecled for

Chairman, Mr. A. E. Lissaman, F.S.I., M.I.M. and Cy E.; Vice-Chair-

TELEGRAPH.” THURSDAY,

STOCK MARKET

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REPORT

The Hongkong Stock Exchange report official summary, issued at 12.30 p.m. yesterday, says:

"

Quiet conditions prevailed during the short session, buyers are in evi- dence, but sellers display no inclina- tion to lower their ideas of prices,

The Manila market is reported dull, though such quotations as have come through show sight

only changes either way.

Buyeti Hongkong Bank $1,015 Bank of East Asia 18O Union Insurance $350 China Underwriters $2.10 Dougianes (67

HK. & W. Docks $ Providents (Old) $3.45° Providents (New) $1.45

1. S. 4 debentures $100

Chinezo Estates $35

HK. Tramwaye

Peak Trami (Old) $7

Star Ferries $64.

China Lighin `$11,90

China Lights (New) 30.10 Sandakan Lights #1435 Dairy Farina $25%

Watsons 20% ex. div. Sinceres 2.20 Construction $114 Marmsman (H.K.) 8/ '3/10

Sellers

Cements $17 Vibro Piling 15%

Sales Hongkong Bank $1.510/20 Union Insurance $330 RK. & W. twocks $34 H. & S. flote $0

1. Tramway's $154/30 China Lights (Old) $13 I.K. Electrics #302 Antamos Pa. 53

Atoka .27

Dagulo Gold 21

Benguet Consol 2,60

Coco Grove 55

Consolidated Mines 011 Demonstrations 35%

1. X. 1.70

Paracale Gumays 201 Son Mauricio 31 Suyoc 16

United Paracales st

man, Mr. W. A. Cornell. F.S.I., F.R.I.B.A.; members of committee, Messrs. N. L. Sparke, 0.8.5., F.S.I. (Shanghai Member), G. W Grey, F.S.I., F.R.LBA., A. G. W. Tickic, F.S.I., F.R.ID.A.; Honorary Secretary Mr. J. E, Richardson F.S.I.

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FALL WIN RUBBER

MARCH 24, 1988.

London, Mar. 23. An atmosphere of gloom descended on the London Rubber Market this morning, when the prices fell 3/16d. to d., following the depressing overnight advices from the East and America,

RUSSIANS HAVE ALL SYMPATHY FOR CHINA

Paris, Mar. 22.

Well informed circles point out that in view of the prevalling uncer-

Mr. Sun Fo, President of the tainties, London has latterly not been Legislative Yuan, in om exclusive to ready to absorb eastern offerings and with American interest only Interview with the United Press, spasmodic, any selling pressure at elaborated parts of yesterday's present is inclined

to exercise an general statement to the Press, exaggerated effect on values,

To-day's fall is bringing out the Inevitable "stop loss" in selling.

the Regarding the possibility of next week's meeting of the International Chinese-Soviet Cultural. Society and Committee resulting in further quotu talked with Soviet leaders, including cuts for the second quarter of the M. Josef Stalin and the War Com-

of missar.

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There

two schoots year thought. One taken the logical view that a further cut means less physical rubber and the other that further reduction might be interpreted as emcial cognisance that consumption is still dwindling.-Reuter.

THE PRISONERS OF CZECHO-SLOVAKIA

(Continued from Page 6.) Berlin, Dresden, and Breslau within an hour.

Ten years ago I said that Czecho-Slovakia was a disturb

Mr. Sun Fo anid: "I was invited to Russia 09 President of

"M. Stalln fully appreciates China's position and the Russian

people know more about the war in China than Europeans and Ameri- cans because of the numerous Sovici correspondents who accompany the Chinese armies. Russian sympathles and interests are towards China and certainly Russia cannot afford to sec China conquered by Japan, although I have no fear that that eventuality will arise."

Asked whether Outer Mongolla is

ikely to assist China agamist Japan, Mr. Sun Fo said: "May be, but the ing element in Central Europe.time has not yet come. Its position To-day the war-clouds hangin of the utmost strategic import- heavy along her frontiers.

There might still be time for the Czech Government to make reparation, but it is under the same scheming control of the

politicians brought that hybrid country into existence. Not A Friend

ance."

Mr. Sun Fo said that Japan is able to "send only a quarter or a third of her military forces to fight us. She must reserve the remainder in case of war with Russia. A great lesson China will learn is that Japan Is not invincible and the war should prove Japan is not a tough proposi- lion. But that America is sti

DR. BENES was the chief afraid of Japan is proved by the

begetter of the Czecho- Slovak State. Of him, even so sympathetic & Socialist writer as Professor Harold Laski has said: "I doubt whether any European statesman entirely trusts Dr. Benes: No one knows better than he how to be most things to all men."

fact that nothing happened after the Panny Incident. However, the United States naval programme should go a long way towards re- moving that fear complex."-United

Press.

Reuter.

SUN FO IN LONDON

London, Mar. 23.

Parls.--

Dr. Benes has done well out of Mr. Sun Fo is due to arrive in his political career. Signs of London to-morrow from the wrath to come suggest he would do well either to retire or to reform his prison-camp policy. It is significant that his country has not a single friend among the five States on her own borders.

The Pharaoh who hardened his heart was engulfed by the Red Sea. It is the more terrible flood of German armaments that is surging round the Czech fron- tiers to-day. The prisoners of Czecho-Slovakia may yet sec their captors overtaken by the fate of that old Egyptian tyrant who would not let the people go.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, Thursday, March 24, 1938.