1938-12-08 — Page 19

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY,

DECEMBER 8,

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1938.

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15

“DEAUVILLE” Silk Stockings

THE WORLD'S SMARTEST AND

BEST AND STILL PRICES

ARE SO MODERATE.

Donations To British

Refugee Fund

SUBSTANTIAL GIFTS

The following further subscriptions have been received for the British Fund for Rellef of Distress in China, Hongkong and South China Branch:

seknowledged $125,- Previously

213.05.

The St. Joseph's College Student Relief Assucution $48.18; Miss Norah

$20; A. C. Beck $10; The North Point $10; The Lee Chuck $5; Lee Sau- chee $1; J. E. Joseph $250; The Nam Hoi Traders Association $500;

The China Motor Bus Co., Ltd. $1,000;

Ngan Shing-kwan $100; T. A. Redmond $90; 13, Wilkins $10; K. F. Luy $50;

The Union Insurance Society of Canton Ltd, and Aloted Companies $10,000;

The Ka Suk Słong Wui $1,070; Ko Sing-Ung $27.25;

The Central Relief Committee of the Chinese Government C.N.C. $100,000 @ 18311⁄2 $54,495,91;_

FIREWOOD PRICES

Macao Ban Causing Hardships

WAT WALT DISNEY 98

STOCK MARKET

REPORT

The Hongkong Stock Exchange official summary issued 12.30 p.m. yesterday, says;

Buyers held off during the short session and generally the market was quieter, use as

Firewood, which over 05 per cent, of Hongkong's population their principal fuel, has jumped up considerably in price due to prl- martly to the war and secondarily to a recent ban on its export by the) Portuguese authorites in Marno.

ngo the Porluguese

Some tine

The Kowloon Motor Bus Co., Ltd. |$500; Boys of Ellis Kadoorie School

for Chinese $100;

The Hon. Sir Robert H. Kotewall officials, with a view to protecting $200; The Staff of Jardine, residents from profiteering by the Matheson

& Co. Ltd., Imporis frewood merchants because of the Department $20: The Ilon. Mr. Leo serious influx of refugees into Macao, D'Almada e Castro $50; L Lun- fixed the price of imported firewood Awal $25: Chak Ping-ki $20; Li Tat- at $1.25 (Canton silver money) per hang $20; Li Ching-yat $20; Mak 100 cattles, or one pleul. The Kwan-chak $15: Yung Kwok-cheung Macno nulliorities have also pro- $15; Miss Julia Lam $19.

hibited firewood leaving Macan for Hongkong and the passage of Juuks carrying firewood to Hongkong.

Chim Pel Overseas Chinese As- Hiscox $20; Lt. Col. HB3. Holt $50;sociation for the Relief of Refugees Messrs Busa & Co. and their staff in China $3,174.38. $100; Kwok Chinn $100; Major and Total $217,456.06. Mrs. Bader $10; Messrs Tol-Shan Commercial Association $200; Messrs John Manners & Co., Ltd. $300; Yau Shi Lo-yan $200; Wont Kien Chi- kung $200; Class A King's College $0.40:

HALVATION ARMY

The reason for this latter decision! s the higher demand and betteri prices pald in Hongkong for this commodity. In Hongkong, firewood is now being sold at $2.50 a picul. This

price thows a marked differ- $52ence with the price in Macao, where

100 caitles 20 one can purchase

The Salvation Army acknowledges the following donations in aid

Refugee Rellet: Per Dr. J. Ware Rev. and Mrs. Brown

of

for

MISSION TO CHINESE SEAMEN about 60 cents Hongkong currency.

The Chairman of the Christian

The abnormal rise in prices In! kong acknowledges donations recely-poorer class of Chinese. Mission to Chinese Seamen in Hang- Hongkong is causing hardship to the

for the Mission during the part week as follows: Messrs Deacons

Kowloon The Hongkong and Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd. $2,500; The Star Ferry Co., Ltd. $1,250; Leung Ho-in $8; Lan Lui-sang $10 Laun Tsung 55; Hon Kantun 50; Lung Fung-ki $14: Woo Hing-talked $10; Cheung Wing-inin $5; Wong Kwok-in $3; Chung Hok-nung $15 Jalm Pan $12; Ng Kwong-yuen $10: Wong: Shin-ming $10; Lee Kul-chi

Messra W. R. Loxicy & Co.,

(China) Ltd.,

$1; Li Chung-kam $2. Leung Kai-ki Mr. P. I. Sucklin $2; Fung. Shuk-kong $2; Yung Yi-Hon. Mr. W. J. Carrie yin $2; Wang Shiu-kin

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$10; 1 Mr. L. C. F. Bellamy Kwok-hung $2; Ting Chuen $3; Li F. IL G. Yeung-yum $5 Leung Kwok-tsun | Mr. F. F. Clarke 52; Miss Eleaner Thom $5; Miss K. Mr. J. Petrie

E. Lee $5; Miss Fok Kam-yung $5;

Mfr. W. A. Stewart

Mrs. Phyllis Carr $20: The Hongkong Mr. H. W. Hammonds Silk Store $25; 3. Pestonjec $25; Miss Mr. Jorns Ormiston Bessle Paffley $7.08; Mr. and Mrs. Mr. J. Fugita C. Hall $500; A. C. Sinton $5; Mrs. E. P.

Dr. P.

F.

Wong Cheung-shi $10; Wong Chit Mr. W. T. Yoxall lce 35;

Ruttonjce $25; | H. J. H. Anonytnous $25; Mrs. II. Hutionjec Mr. Y. T. Wu $25; The Hongkong Medicine A. I. H.

Dealers Guild $359;

The Canton Insurance Oflce Ltd. $2,500:

Christmas Dinner:

Lam Pel Yeekoo

Mr. Chnu Mun-chl

Buyers

Union Insurance $487!! Douglases 180

Itaubs $0.10

H. & S. Hotels $0.35

1.K. Lands $35

1.K. Tramways $17

Star Ferries 071

Sandakan Lith

$10

Telephones (Old) $3%

Entertainments 2014

IK. Govt, in Loan 0% pm).

K. Govt. it; Loan par,

. Belters HK. Rupes 54.05

Sales Hongkong Bank $1,400 Canton Insurance" $210 I. S. Intel $8.63

I.K. Tramways #17.10/20 Antamoks P. 0 Aloka Ps. 201

Baguio Gold P. 23

Benguet Conmalidated Pa. 13.10

Consolidated Mines Ps. „9035 IX.L. P. 60

San Mauricio Ps. 1.00

United Paracales 40 ex div.

Y. M. C. A. FIXTURES

Lantern Lecture On Arctic Expedition

**

LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.

RADIO-

European "The Legend of the Room,"

A Studio Play

The following aro Y.M.C.A. fixtures for next week:

Sunday, Dec. 11-Tennis: Ameri- can Tournament Finals at King's Parks, 3 p.m. Lantern Lecture "The Arctic Expedition 1935-0" by Capt. Whatman, Member of the. Oxford University Expedition, at 9 p.m. in the West Lounge,

Monday, Dec. 12-Whist Drive at 0 p.m.

Dec.

J

Z.B.W. ORCHESTRA

Mr. Wilkes at home in his own bar- parlour. Presented by 9. E. Reynolds and Pascoe Thomion." 9.0 Folk Dance Folk Songs.

Orchestra

and

Radio Programme Broadcast by Rospiggspolska (Collected by the ZBW on a Frequency of 845 k.e's. | Ling Association); Swedish Schot- and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m. Usche;. Toant To King Gustav (Col- and 8-11 p.m. on 9,52 m.c's perfected by the Ling Association) second.

Folk Dance Orchestra cond, by Vic- for Olof; Mowing The donal); Silent, Oh Moyle (Tradition- Macaran (Tenor)

II.K.T.

6.0 Studio Children's Hour. 7.02 Closing local Stock

Quota a})....Sydney

Barley

(Tradi-

with

accomp. by Duncan Mori- Bandson; Litenietis (Latvian); Clop Dance (German); Hattemageren (Danish) Folk Dance Orchestra cond. by Victor Olof.

Tuesday, Dec. 13.--Women's Sec- tions,

7.04 Naval and Military lon: Sewing Bee at 10 am. Foot- ball Match K.F.C. v. Y.M.C.A., kick- Selections,

Coronation March And Hymn (Sir off at 4.43 p.m. A.D.C. Rehearsal at

Edward German-arr. Godfrey); The 8 p.m.

Guards Patrol (Williams). ..Regi Wednesday,

14.-Women's mental Band of H.M. Grenadier Section: Badminton all day. Bad Guards cond. by Major George Mill- minton at 8.30 p.m. Fencing at Ber; La Source Bullet tarr. Winter-]

bottom)....The Band Of H.M. Cold- R. G. Thursday, Dec. 16-Women's Sec-tream Guards cond, by Licut. It.

to Rear Admiral R. H Games Morning at 10.30 am (Bridge U.S.N.; Anchors Aweigh--March (De and Mahjong), Badminton ut 8.30 dicated to Class på 1907 U.S. Naval

p.m.

9.15 London Helay-World Affairs." A talk by J. L. Brierly, o.D.E. Chichele Professor of International Law in the University of Oxford.

9.30 London Relay The News 9.50.Quliter Three English Dances. Played by New Light Symphony Murray,

tion: Committee Meeting at 10 a.m., Evans; All Hands-March Orchestra conducted by J. Ainsile

p.rn.

ed

Academy). United States

Navy

10.0 Studio-A Play The Legend of the Room'.

Friday, Dec. 16.-Women's Section: Band cond, by Lieut. Charles Ponds in Dance Numbers,

Bridge Class at 10a.m. porter of this commodity from Sin-hearsal ut @ p.m. gapure and Sandakan.

*

A.D.C,

Re-Sing A Song (Iles)........ Massed

7.30 Songs by

cond. by Lieut. R. G. Evans, MAD WITH

To The Land Of My Own Romance 7" San Francisco'); tr.

Mr. Fong told a reporter yester day that he paid about $1 for 30 calties. He admitted that the small distributors asked more explaining Furthermore, it is feared that with that this was due to the cost of saw- $25 Kongmoon cut off from Hongkong | Ing the wood into

firewood, which usually comes from transportation cost. 25 Yungkec, Shekli and other Interior He denied, the charge of profiteer- 25 districts to the Colony vin Kong-lug on the part of small distributors,

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It doesn't matter, bow: long-standing 10 moon, will be stopped.

saying there are hundreds of

that

your stomach trouble may be it doesn't such small dealers in firewood and matter how bad your pain is-Maclean because of competition it is impossi-Brand Stomach Powder will almost ble to "corner the market."

certainly case it away--and its cause as Take the case of Mr. J. R. For years he suffered from gastric trouble. He had all his teeth nut, but got no relief. Ile tried one cheap remedy after another, but the trouble ruuained

into smaller pieces and STOMACH PAIN

10

10

Depends on Singapore

With the supply from Kwangtung stopped Hongkong now depends al- Mr. Fong concluded by saying that most solely on Singapore and San-a solution to the problem lay in on dakan for firewood. Unfortunately appeal to Macao to lift the ban on

the Hongkong exports. This the imports from these two cities athorities are now seeking. said to be insuffelent to meet local demands, which dealer placed yes-

at about 300,000 pleuls

2 terday

2 month. It is said that frewood can be obtained in Singapore at over 100 caltics per

dollar (Hongkong money)

$5 and the only difficulty seems to be

5 transportation,

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TRADE IN FIREWOOD

Forestry

nu-

Timber from

•Reserves

The Hongkong Fire Insurance. Co., Mr. Lain Kam-hung

Fines of $30, in default 10 weeks' 2 At present there are seven ships hard labour, each,, were imposed on Ltd. $2,500;

Mr. Wu Fooltma

1 running between Hongkong. Singa-Chun Kwok, 36,- unemployed, -and Messrs. A. S. Watson & Co. Ltd. Leung Fat & Co.,

1 pore and Sandakan, Each of these Wong Sze, 40, widow, when they $300 The Ching Hun College $100; Mr. Chau Seng-lat

Mesaro Pope $30;

All communications and contribuis makes about one trip between were found guilty by Mr. R. A. D. Nunyang Commercial Academy $60;tions may be addressed to the Super-trip tip carries about upon each Forrest at the Central Magistracy

Dr. G. W.

1

the

}

well.

Read Is own words -

.

"I was made with pain; no one knows towawful I felt. I decided to get Maclean Brand Stomach Powder, Well, I took a

10.30 Roy Fox and His Orchestra

cund. by J. Henry lies; Wee Mar- Fox-Trol-You Took The Words Gregor Patrol (Amers); Policeman's Right Out Of My Heart (flm 'Ely Holiday-One-Step (Ewing)....The Broadcast of 1030'); Thanks For The Band of H.M. Coldstream Guards Memory (fimi Broadcast of 1030'); Waltzes-My First Love Song Richard Tauber (lm "Queen of

of Hearts'); Would (Tenor).

You Chocolate Soldier's (Smith--Herbert); I Want The World Slow Fox-Trot What In Romance To Know (film 'Music for Madame (from 'No aky so blue'); Fox-Trots Friml); Let Me Awaken Your Heart Saddle Your Blues To A Wild Mus (film 'Heart's Desire')........with "Or- tang; Please Believe Me; Fox-Trots chestral accomp.

The

Cross-Eyed Cowboy On The Cross-Eyed Horse; Silvery Moon And Golden Sands.

110 Close down.

AIR MAIL DUE TO-DAY

Delphinus Now Expected This Afternoon

7.40 Studio Z.B.W. Orchestra. 1. Noel de Pierrot (Monti)-Over- ture; 2. Serenata di Baci (Michell); Interval: A Swan (Grleg)....Kirsten Fingstad (Soprano) with Piano ac- comp. by Edwin McArthur; 3. Dana Forge (Eilenberg),

8.0 Local

Signal, Wenther Report and Announcements,

8.03 Studio-Z.B.W. Orchestra, 4. Reverio (Malberto); Interval: Three For Jack

and (Weatherly

The Imperial Airways Delphinus Four Jolly is expected to reach Kai Tak at Princess

German)....

teaspoonful and a half and was absolutely | Squire-arr. Pointer) of Ken- p.m. to-day with English air mall, a

Sailormen (from 'A surprised how the pain failed away slagton-Hood

und It's wonderful."

This is only one example among mond Newell and Harry Dearth with Francis Russell, Parry Jones, Ray thousands of the quick, lasting relief from

Plano): Selcetion from stomach pain that comes alter taking Mikado (Sullivan),

"The MACLEAN BRAND Stomach l'order.

8.30 London Itclay-'At The Black Why not try this fansuus remedy for your

Dog

Messrs. Lee Cheong-woo $20; R. L. Intendent nt the Headquarters, 4 trip a ship carries about 40,000 piculs yesterday of unlawful possession of ture stomach pais much longer if you S. W. $10; A. G. W. Tickle $100; Jordan Road, (1st. floor). Youmats'of firewood. A Chinese dealer sald 4.608 enttles of wild tree wood at the

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yesterday that due to the G. K. Oliver $15; Mrs. McAlpine $10: Kowloon. All cheques and Mesars Hongkong Commercial Co. orders should be crossed and mude and Sandakan are not sumcient for money cargo space imports from Singapore $50; The Chinese Bathing Club $200; yable to the Christian Mission to local consumption. The Chinese Bathing: Club $700.00: Chinese Seamen, Hongkong. The Chung Yuen Tong $20; The Hon. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Paterson $500; The Chinese, Portuguese & Foreign Employees of the Great Northern Telegraph Co. $300;

The Great Northern Telegraph Co., fake. $1,000;

Cheung Hoi S10: G. Forder $25; Mrs. Sawat $50; W. Wooding $75;

J. K. Bousfield $250; J. W. Platt 100;

G. C. Worrall $50; K. H. G. White

Offcial Concern

limited Cheung Chau Ferry Wharf on Tues- Chan was noticed supervising and weighing the wood on the wharf, while the woman admitted that she POPPY DAY FUND 1938

had purchased the wood in Cheung The Hongkang and South China Realising the hardship suffered by Chau Branh of the British Legion acknow the Chinese, it is understood that Defendants were arrested by Mr. ledzes the following donations: officials of the Secretariat for Chi-1, P. Tamworth of the Botanical and Previously acknowledged $10,037.12 nese Affairs have been discussing the Forrestry Department, who received ILMS. Duncan .....

22.00 situation with the Chairman of the certain information and went to the 20th Heavy Dattery. R.A. 54.80 Chinese Firewood Importers Guild ferry wharf where defendants were

Mr. Fong Mui-chuen, himself an im- noticed unloading the wood. $19,114.08

Total

staniach trouble? You won't have to

do Just imagine the pleasure of being

the signature ALEX. C. MACLEAN." ablo once again to eat what you like anul when you likoi that make sure you see

on the bottle and carton-that 'is your safeguard against disappointment. Cheap imitations may only make your tmuble worse. Geunine Maclean Brand Stomach Fowder is sold only in buttles in cartons. Never sold loose. Powder or Tablets. If you have any difficulty in obtaining it from your local chemist or stote, write to Banker & Co., P.O. Box 755, Hong Kong.

KS459.

behind schedule.

here on Saturday at 5 pm. with Two planes are expected to arrive further mails. The Della and Delphinus will hop off from Hong- kong at dawn to-morrow with the outward letters.

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No extra cover charge

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