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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY,

LETTERS TO THE

EDITOR

THE WAR DEBTS

To the Editor.

your

NOVEMBER 1, 1988.

NO CHANGE IN POLICY IN SPAIN

Italo-Gorman Talks In Rome Hongkong Telegraph.

Sir,-"Shylock's" letter in "DANCING IN 8 HOURS"-Rapid

BERLIN, Oct. 81. The Hongkong Bureau of the issue this evening reveals the quite Herr Kircher, chief correspon Eaxy Lessons. Beginners — "A Advanced CourseL Speciality."

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States. Un-results of the meeting between war debts to the pined to be Studio, China Building, 8th Floor,

in the Bank of Canton Bulking to fortunately, Britain 12-A.

Shylock when it came to wiping of Herr Joachim von Ribbentrop the

debts owing to her after

the and Signor Mussolini in an: Great War ended. It was because obviously inspired report states of her conception of the moral Ilgations of the "common cause of regarding the Spanish issue that which

"Lord Perth is able to report to "Shylock" writes, that forgave her Allles the greater part London that Italy has no terri- of the debts they owed her. Indeed, torial claims regarding Spain." in some instances, she wiped the slate clean.

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English Methodist Church Gathering

Muny people altended the harvest. nupper of the English Methodist Church, Wanchal, at the Sailors' and Soldiers' Home last night, when in welcome was given to the newly appointed Assistant Chuplain, Rev. Eric Moreton,

Mr. S. N. Trevan, circuli steward, suld he had seen three ministers come and go, and during that time they had been trying to And 11 second minister, us It had become apparent that the work www 100

much for one mon He was glad that they had succeeded, and the occasion was a happy one because It not only combined the welcome to. Mr. Marcion but it was also at this time last year that Rev. Donald Childe went away and Rev. J. E. Sandbach took his place. This was therefore, the Brat anniversary of Mr. Sandbach's work in the Church, and during that time he had done a lot for them.

Mr. Trevan assured Mr. Moreton of the support of the congregation," and sald he was sure he was a man who could face up to the difficulties, be amenable to the constant changes and seize the opportunities that would arise. "Mr. Moreton," hc continued, "you have come here to do work which would be strange to you but which would be a great op portunity. May we continue to work together under the leadership of Mr. Sandbuch of the things we all de- sire-building up the Church worthy of Methodism In this Colony,

the expansion of the Kingdom of God and the improvement of our fellow- men."

The Rev. J. E. Sandbach, Chaplain et the Church, also welcomed Mr. Moreton, and at the some time ex- pressed gratitude. on behalf of his wife and himself for the support which had been given them by the congregation.

Thanking tic

congregation

for

to

fheir kind welcome, Mr. Moreton sald it was a great privilege

steam

ob

ale

"But," continues the writer, "no man with compson-sense in France or Britain should expect a fundamental | change in Italy's Germany's

or attitude towards General France, because thele pim is to see Spain under n Natulal Government.”

Herr Kircher went to Rome to re- port the meeting between Ribbentrop

would not be surprised if colonial questions were discussed-Reuter.

launchies have been active in the river remain Shylockism, but the fact and 11 Duce, at which, he says, he

Six or

Japanese seven during the last few days, attempting to sull up to Siuhing (Koylu) and other points upstream.

It therefore, she half expected that the United States would of least offer a nominal interest on

the money owing her for munitions used In the comunon cause, wilig could blame her?

Fersonally,

I think too much of the Americans to suggest that they have, as a nation, been actuated by any form of

Uhat they did insist upon their legally correct pound of flesh.

In this, it is quite easy to under- stand their viewpoint, but if they The Japanese column advancing had understood the tremendous bu

den carried Canton

by a northward Irera

nation

very closely akin, n burden contracted in Tsungia-Yungyun highway suffered

the common cause it is thought in some another reverse

at Leunghowhu, British circies that they might have about 27 kilometres northeast of Taungfu. A Japanese officer Was Cosed the burden by asking for the taken prisoner and many Japanese return of Capital, plus a small in- soldiers were slain in setion,

terest.

It was of course an error of the The situation at Leunghowlu is res magnitude for Britain to sus-

J ported the defeat inflicted on the invading pend token payments, but I for one, Japanese

belleve that a settlement reached.

on

the

to have greatly improved after

The Japanese pushing inland from Wangmoon are encountering stift re- sistance from the Chinese militia unita. Fierce fighting is raging.

It is learned that about 10,000 Japanese reservists have arrived at Amoy and are 'proceeding to the Kwangtung coast to reinforce their troops.

Two Japanese planes again raided Wuchow yesterday morning. Eight bomb were dropped in the outskirts.

Central News.

3 NEW CABINET

CHOICES

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not alter the essential character of the Government, and the general effect of the changes is to increase the administrative strength of the already existing policy.

The appolatment of Mr. Malcolm MacDonald to hold the posts of both Dominions and Colonial Secretaries,

is a

will

be

Some Americans are prone to over- took the tremendous advantages they enjoy throughout the vast British Empire. Great Britain has done the ploneering, and no restrictions are placed against Americans trading In in

Americans in

MANY DARK SPOTS

Berlin, Oct. 31.

No official reference is made either in the German or Italian press re-, garding the results of Herr von Ribbentrop's visit to Rome akhough stated that all European problems were discussed.

Signor Gayda in Giornale d'Italia declares that excessive publicity can- not be given to the conversations as there are still too many dark spots in Europe.

He adds there was no discussion about a Four-Power Pact between Britain, France, Germany and Italy. Reuter.

Mass Migration To Africa

Rome, Oct. 31. Peasant familica numbering 1,800 which left Italy during the week-end for Libya crowded the decks of their seven ships and cheered and waved tricolour flags Trieste with Signor Mussolinl appear- when the cruiser ed in sight between two islands in the Puntine

and group. Il Duce, reviewing the convoy. passed by Marshal

Saturnia, flagship of organised this mass colonisation, then Balbo, with whom he rough two lines of aleamers which dressed overali presented spectacle in the morning sunshine.

that Empire. It la

la true that some Colonies, America's hard tariff system has been employed, nevertheless, without the freedom of the British Market, America would be completely up against it in the question of exports. Here in Hong

able to share the benets kong stre which have been made available by Great Britain, and the fact that the majority of Amerlenn "Companies Inc: trading in the Far East have made their headquarters here, is surely some slight reason to cut

to cultivate policy of feirmindedness towards the British. I tempted to com- pure the barriers erected by the Colony-the Philippines--for I well their For Eastern remember a United States citizen once importing a British ear there. The car was Rolls-Royce, and the buyer happened to be who didn't care what the duty cost. It proved to be quite because it was the first British car seen on the Manila streels. Some- The achievements and future alms times I wander whether the British of the Italian policy of self-support Empire would not have been very ler for Trade and Foreign Exchange,

were outlined by the Italian Minis-, much greater had its policy been modelled on similar ines. If it had Sig. Guarneri, at a meeting on the been, probably there would have occasion of the Autarchy Exhibition

no Great War, and no debt to at Turin. a great country which has built up a great part of her financial structure

millionaire,

nine days

a reminder that he previously held the post of Dominions Secretary, and that he brought to a successful con-wonder-not because of the cost, but clusion the most outstanding ques tions between Britain and Eire- Reuter.

PROFITEERS SEND THEIR BILLS

IN

The crisis profiteers sending their bills in.

London.

Are

from the British,

now

U.S.

These blis are slaggering munt elpal authorities all over the country. Ther show that in many cases the prices of materials needed urgently

for in protection of the nation were raised in a few hours far beyond all

know he was going to share in bounds of reasonable profit-taking. great work with Mr. Sandbach, and expressed the hope that he would have their support.

During the evening, entertainment was provided by Misa Grieg, Mr. Jackson, Mr. R. Dixon, Mrs. L. Gur- verilch and Mr. J. Progn.

WIDOW'S APPEAL Asks Mercy For Chinese Who Killed Son

Landon. Oct. 21,

A demand is already being raised

in many districts for Government ne-

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COMMODITY PRICES

LATEST CABLED

QUOTATIONS

New York, Oct. 31.

New York Collon

paid, so as to prevent an intolerable Jan. (1930) tion to be taken before the bills are Derember and unnecessary laurden being put on Mar. (1939) the ratepayers.

Opening 1.55/55

8.40/40

Closing 81.50/56

0.15N

8.45/43

8.43/43

May (1930) 8.24/25 July (1030)

5.11/12 8.10/10 Oct. (1939) 7.81/82

8.24/24

December March

New York Rubber

10.65/07 16.71/72

the spot

URGENT MESSAGE Responsibility for putting ratepayers at the mercy of the pro- fiteers Hes to a large extent with the Hume Offee, declares the Sunday Ex- press.

the

A few days before the crisis arose May....

Home Office instructed local | September

7.75/20 0.01 Nom.

+ gay

The Trieste which was accompanied

three destroyers returned Caeto-Reuter Special.

ITALIAN AIMS

Turin, Oct. 31.

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The greatest success of this policy, declared the Minister, was to be seen in the retrenchment of the debit balance of Italy's foreign trade, from 5,040,000,000 lire in 1937 to hardly more than 3,000,000,000 tire at the end of 1038, according to present estimates-Trans-Ocean,

Egypt To Have Army, Navy And Air Force

Cairo, Oct. 31.

Following the decision to form modern army of 100,000 men, with 1,000 modern neroplanes, the Govern- ment has announced a scheme to form the nucleus of an Egyptian fleet, to- gether with plans for the creation of Naval Academy at Alexandria, and 10.70/73 an auxiliary department as an 16.71/72 Amenal for naval stares and repair 10.77/17/ 10.75/70 workshops.

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materials required for ARP, work.

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Christmas and New Year cards bearing not more than five written The Christmas Parcel Mail for words and enclosed in open envelopes Great Britain will be closed in the are accepted by the Post Office at the General Post Office and Kowloon rate for printed matter, Le, 5 cents Central Post Office at Noon on Fri-

day, November per 2 ounces, for all countries,

11. por 9.5 Hongkong, China and Macao at 2 Rampura" and is due to arrive at cents per ounces.

London on December 16, 1938.

The Public are kindly requested to post early.

Envelopes must not be closed.

CHRISTMAS PRINTED PAPER MAIL FOR GREAT DRITAIN VIA BUEZ

AIR MAIL SERVICES

Air Mail for certain places pre- The Christmas Felated Paper Mailviously served by the Chungking and

(Christmas Cords & etc., in open en-

Ofice

VIA SIBERIA KOUTE

velopes) for Great Britain via Suez Hankow Air-lines, will be despatch- will be closed in the General Post vin Hanoi and thence by air as

and Kowloon Central Post services permit. Office on Saturday, the 20th Novem- ber per 5.5. Rawalpindi as followa Registered Mail 0.46 am. Nov. 28. Ordinary Mail 10.30 am. Nov. 20.

This Mail is due in December 24, 1930.

London

on

POSTAL SERVICES Postal Service to Canton is tem- porarily suspended.

Letters and Postcards for Europe (except Great Britain and Eire) and South America are forwarded "via Siberia" If so superscribed:

OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered

and Parcel Mails are closed 15 minutes earlier than the MAIL LETTERS

time given below unless otherwise Ordinary letter mall only for West stated, and where mails are advertir- Kwangtung, Kwangal, Szechwan, ed to close at or before 9 am, re- Kwelchow and Hunan will be ac-gistered and parcel malls are closed cepted at senders' risk.

at 5 p.m. on the previous day. INWARD MAILS

Brom

Bangkok and Holbow Holhow

Japan, Shanghai and Formosa Japan

Shanghai and Swatow

Straits

Manila

Air Mail

by "Imperial Airways

Direct Service"-London date, 27th October,

Shanghal and Swatow

Air Mail by "Pan-American Airways

Per

Bsc.

Kalgan

November 1.

Kanchow

November i

Memnon

November 1.

Nellore

November 1.

Soochow

November 1.

Van Houtsź

November 1.

Oncisenau

..November 2.

Imperial Airways Plang November Kiungchow

November 2.

Airways Plane

November 2

Shirala

November 2.

Tanda

November 2.

Tinegarn

..November 2.

Emp. Japan Brisbane Maru

November 3.

November 4.

Burdwan Muinom

November 4.

November 47

November 5.

Direct Service-San Francisco, Pan-American date 26th October,

Japan

Australia and Marlin

Java and Manila

US.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang- (Vancouver BC., date 14th

Japan

Japan and Shanghai

Haihow

Japan and Shanghai Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-London date, 30th October

Stralts and Europe via Negapalam (Letters and Papers) London date 6th October Shanghai

Amoy

Hakone Maru

Imperial Airways Plano November 5

Suwa Maru Conte Rosso Tjibadak

Parcels from Calcutta and Straits. Yuensang

For

Shanghai and Japan Amoy

Haiphong

OUTWARD MAILS

Per Tuesday

Somalt Yunnan

Sandviken

Wednesday

Parcels only for Singapore, Penang Memnon

Ceylon, Aden, Egypt, Marseilles and London-duc London, 7th December

Swatow and Tientsin

and

Fort Bayard and Haiphong Swatow, Amoy and Foochow Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Hono- Jula and U.S.A. by the "Fan- American Airways Direct Ser- vice" due San Francisco 10th Nov.

November 5.

November 6,

November ( November

Date and Time.

Tues., Nov. 1, 2.30 p.m. Tues., Nov. 1, 4.30 p.m. .Tues., Nov. 1, 7 p.m.

Wed., Nov. 2.

G.P.O. and K.P.O. Parcels.....Nov. 2, 9.30 4.197. Hangsang..Wed., Nov. 2, 10.30 am. Shantung .....Wed., Nov. 2, Noon. Haitan ...... Wed, Nov. 2, 3 p.in.

Pan-American

Airways Plane ....Wed, Nov. 2.

E.P.O.

Nov. 2, 7 p.m.

Shangha! and Europe (except Great Gnelsenau..Thurs., Nov. 3, 8.30 ..

Britain and Elre) via Siberla

Thurs., Nov. 3, 8.30 .. Yusang..Thurs., Nov. 3, 12.30 p.m.

......Thurs, Nov. 3.

K.P.O.

.....Nov. 3, 5 p.m.

Swatow

Swatow

Manila

Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Imperial Airways Plane

Direct Service"-due London, 10th November,

Few..

Ord..

..Nov. 2, p.m. Nov, 2, 5.30 p.m. G.P.O.

Rez

.Nov. 2, 5 p.m.

Ord..

Thursday

Soochow

Emp, of Japan

Ord.,

Nov. 3, 5.30 p.m. G.P.O.

Reg.,

...Nov. 3, 5 p.n.

Ord..

Nov. 3, 0.20 p.m.

Ber.

RINGS

Ord.

Itex.

Thurs, Nov. 3. KPO.

Nav. 3, 5 p.m Nov. 3, 5.30 p.m:

G.P.O.

Nov. 3. 5 p.m.

Ord.

Nov. 3, 7 p.m.

Air Mall for Malaya, Java and Aus- Imperial Airways Plane

tralia by "Imperial Airways Direct Bervice-dae Sydney, 12th November.

Thurs, Nov. J.

KPO

Reg.

Ord.

Reg.

Ord.

Swatow, Foochow und Tientsin... Chekinng Manila, Rabaul, Australia, und New Nellore

Zealand vin Brisbane. -Due Brisbane, 21st November

Gr.O, & K.P.O.

Parcels

nog.. Ord,

.Nov. 3, 5.00 p.m. Nov. 4, 0.45 0..

.Nov. 4, 9.30 am.

Fort Bayard

Mombaso, Beira, Lourenco

Friday

Mar-

Teinon....

Fri., Nov. 4, 10.30 am.

ques, and (Parcels and Papers, for South Afrlen only), Air Mail for "KIL Airways Hakone Maru ..

Bervico"--due Amsterdam, 15th November,

Rex., Ord..

Reg., Ord..

Siraita, Ceylon, India, East and Hakone Maru

South Africa, Aden, Egypt and sailles, 3rd December,

G. P. O, and K. P. Ö.

Reg., Ord

..Nov. 4, 5 p.m.

..Nov. 4, 7 p.m.

Manila

Saturday

Adrastus

Manila, Bangkok, Mauritius, Reunion, Madagascar, Lourenco Marques and (Parcels and Papers for South Africa only)

suid that it may be necessary to send Set with beautiful 03 644 04/04% val officers to England for training,

adding: "The 00%/0014

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of Egyptian naval officers have been British institutions where a number

trained ready to become instructors In the new academy-Reuter Special,

Saturday's Sales: 7,021,000 bushels

ed by five judges in London muy be Then the scromble began. There December saved by an English widow, mother was no question of getting tenders or May of the man he murdered, reports the haggling over contracts. It was July Daily Mail,

The widow, 03-years-old Mrs. Mary Campbell, of Gordon-nvenue, Bognor Regis, whose son,

question of "Take it or Icave t. That is our price, if you don't pay il some one else will."

Here are significant examples of Douglas what happened, told to the Sunday Campbell, 27-years-old sea captain, Express by the muncipal officials in was killed by the cabin-boy, yester- day sent a feller to the authorities appealing for mercy,

There was genuine sympathy in Mrs. Campbell's cultured volce as she told a reporter last night how desperately she hoped the boy would live.

various parts of the country.

ESSEX. The price of sandbags,

Chicago Corn

44%/447% 4514/45 483%/40% .48%/48

49%/4035

Winnipeg Wheat October... 5074/5944 40 160 December 58%/5976 GD 150 May

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MERCENARIES NOT

rose in a day from 2d. to 10d. One ALLOWED IN FRANCE

Perpignan, Oct. 31. Under orders of the French Ministry for the Interior, permission to enter France has been refused to 300 seriously wounded members of the International Brigade. The Spanish authorities at Forthou have been in- formed accordingly.

Stock Market Has Mood Of Cautiousness

"His death will not bring my poor borough engineer had a quotation of son back," she wrote.

214d. a bag and was authorised by the couneli to spend £400 on bags :

London, Oct. 31. to protect his pumping station. By

Pending the reassembly of Parlia- the time he was able to telephone the

ment to-morrow, operators on the price had risen to 11 d.

Stock Exchange were not willing to day to extend commitments, and con- YORKSHIRE. Within five minutes

sequently the market was quiet, of arrangements being made for

though prices did not suffer. trenches to be dug the price of timber

Several heavy industrials reached was raised in one area by £3 o Exception, however, was made in their best prices early in the day, standard. The price of sandbags,

the ense of those of French but later they developed irregularity. which, had been 11⁄2d, ench, rose so nationalty, but when the decision All minings tended to high that tho coumeli ordered was made known to

the wounded elsewhere the changes

ease, and "Oh, I de pray that something will wooden boxes instead.

were aboard a train at the fronter, the few.

very be done for him."

French wounded decided to stay with On the foreign exchanges, French their comrades.

political considerations

caused nervous sale of francs, forward die- counts Street was easy, then steadier

especially widening. Wall Reuter Special,

"I feel sorry for him," she said. "He must have been through misery enough already wondering what his fate will be. His mother must feel terrible,

:

Capt. Campbell's death left Mrs. Campbell with a weekly income of only 37s. 6d. and a home consisting

of one room.

EDMONTON. Coets rose from 50 to 100 per cent. on some emergency orders. We were so grossly over- charged that we may refuse to pay in certain costs,

The French authorities are taking precautions to prevent the train entering France under cover of night, -Retter.

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