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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

THURSDAY,

DONALD DUCK

IT'S EASY! JUST MAKE FACES AT THE TRAIN AND THE FIREMAN THROWS

COAL ATCHA!.

WHAT A RACKET! FREE COAL!

DECEMBER 8, 1938.

By Walt Disney

RIDE 'THE NEW STREAM-LINED OIL-BURNER!

SHE'S HAPPY; YOU'RE HAPPY;

THE WORLD'S IN PARADISE

WHEN YOUR GIFT TO HER

IS

“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 Relief of Distress in China, Hongkong and South China Branch:

Previously

233.05.

$20: A. C. Beck $10; The North Point $10: The Lee Chuck $5; Lee Son- chee $1; J. E. Joseph $250; The Nom Hol Traders Association $500;

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

"Ngah Shing-kwan $100; F. A. Redmond $60; B. Wilkins $10: K. F. Lay $50;

The Union Insurance Society of Canton Ltd, and Afilliated Companica $10,000;

The Ka Suk Stong Wui $1,070; Ko Sing-ting $27.25;

FIREWOOD PRICES

Macao Ban Causing Hardships

WALT DISNEY 98

STOCK MARKET

REPORT

The Hongkong Stock Exchange ofteint summary issued 12.30 pan. yesterday, says:

Buyers het off during the short session and generally the market was quieter. use s

Firewood, which over 95 per cent, of Hongkong's population their principal fuel, has jumped up considerably in price due to pri- CN.C.marily to the war and secondarily to a recent ban on its expart by the Portuguese authorities in Macao.

Some time

Portuguese) ago the

The Central Relief Committee of Bie Chinese Government $100,000 7 180 $54.405,91;

or une

The Kowloon Motor Bus Co., Ltd. Sun; Boys of Ells Kadoorie School for Chinese $100;

The Hon. Sir Robert H. Kotewall officials, with a view to protecting $200; The

Staf of Jardine, residents from profiteering by the Matheson & Co. Ltd., Imports Brewood merchants because of the Department $20; The Hon. Mr. Leo serious influx of refugees into Macao, D'Almada e Castro $50; Ll Lun- Axed the price of imported firewoud kwai $25; Chak Ping-kl $20: Li Tat- at $1.25 (Canton sBver money) per acknowledged $125-hang $20: LI Ching-yat $20: Mak 100 catties,

pleul.

The Kwan-chink $15; Yung Kwok-cheung Macas authorities have also pro- The St. Joseph's College Student $16: Miss Julia Lam $10.

hibited firewood leaving Macau for| Retief Association $48.18; Miss North

Chim Pel Overseas Chinese As-Hongkong and the passage of junks. Hiscox $20; Lt. Col. I. Helt $50;sociation for the Relief of Refugees carrying firewood to longkong. Messrs Husa & Co. and their staff in China 50,174.30. $100; Kwok Chim $100; Major and Total $217,450.06. Mrs. Bader $10; Messrs Toi-Shan Commercial Association $200; Messrs John Manners & Co., Ltd. $300; You Shi Lo-yan $200: Won: Kien Chi- kung $200; Class A King's College $0.40;

SALVATION ARMY The Salvation Army acknowledges in aid of following donations Refugee Relief:

Per Dr. J. Ware...... Rev. and Mrs. Brown

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Buyers

Union Insurance $40715 Douglazen $00

Raubs $0.10

11. & S. Rates $0.35

11.3, Landi (23

ILK. Trantwaye $17

Stne Ferries $71% Sandakan Ligitia $1015 Telephones (OI) $295) Enterlakstments solá

ILIK Govt. I Loan đục 333. 13. Govt. 315% Loan per

Sellers

1936. Ropes 14.55

Sales Hongkong Bank $1,400 Canton Insurance $210 1., Hatels $0.65 11.5. Tramways $17,10/20 Autamoks I. 50

Atoka Ps. 2014

Baguio Cold . .25

Benguet Canacilitated I's. 13.15 Consolidated Mines Pa. .0035 IX.L. P. O

Ban Blauricio Pa, 1.80

United Paracales 49 ex div.

The reason for this latter decision! is the higher demand and better! prices paid in Hongkong for this commodity, In Hongkong, frewood is now being sold at $2.50 a plcui. This price shows a marked differ- $52 | ence with the price in Macao, where Hongkong and Kowloon

20 one can purchase 100 cattles for Whorf and Godown Co., Ltd. $2,500 MISSION TO CHINESE SEAMEN about 80 cents Hongkong currency.

The Star Ferry Co., Ltd. $1,250;

The Chairman of the Christian

Mr. Fong told a reporter Lam Tsung S5: Ham Kan-fung S2 Mision to Chinese Seamen in Hong-Hongkong is causing hardship to the entties. He admitted that the small The abnormal rise in prices in day that he paid about $1 for 00 yester- Leung Ho-in $6; Lan Lai-sang $10 kong acknowledges donations receiv Leung Fung-kl $14; Woo Bing-taked for the Mission during the past

poorer class of Chinese,

distributors asked more explaining 510; Cheung Wing-nin 55; Wouweek as follows: Kwok-in $5; Chung Hok-nang $15; Messrs Deacons

Furthermore, it is feared that with that this was due to the cost of saw-

...The

John Pan $12; Ng Kwong-yuen $10: Messrs W. R. Loxley & Co., Wong Shin-ming $10; Lee Kul-chl (China) Ltd.,

St: Li Chung-kam $2; Leung Kai-ki Mr. P. B. Suckling

$2: Fung Shuk-kon $2; Yung Yi-Hon. Me. W. J. Carrie

yin $2; Wong Shiu-kini $10 Lo Mr. L. C. F. Bellamy

Li Kwok-hting $2; Ting. Chuen $3;

F. H.

Yeung-yum $5; Leung Kwok-isun Mr. F. F. Clarke

5 Miss Eleanor Thom $5: Miss K. Mr. J. Petrie

E. Lee $5; Miss Fok Kam-yung $5 Mr. W. A. Stewart

Mrs. Phyllis Carr $20; The Hongkong3r. 1 W. Hammonds

Silk Store $25; J. Pestonjec $25: Miss Mr. Jarms Ormiston.

Bessie Polley $7.08; Mr. and Mrs. F. Me. J. Fugita

C. Hall $500; A. C. Sinton $5; Mrs. H. P. ...

Wong Cheung-shi $10; Wong Chill Mr. W. T. Yoxall lee $5; Dr. P. Ruttonjee $25:11. J. 11. Anonymous $25; Mrs. 11. Ruttonjee Mr. Y. T. Wa $25; Tie Hongkong Medicine A. H. U.

Dealers Gulid $359;

The Canton Insurance Ofire Ltd. $2,500:

The Hongkong Fire Insurance Co.. Ltd. $2,500;

Christmas Dinner: Lam Pei Yeckon Air Chau Au-sla Mr. Lam Kam-hung Mr. Wu Fookman Leung Fat & Co., Mr. Chau Seng-tni

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Y. M. C. A. FIXTURES

Lantern Lecture On Arctic Expedition

arc

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

LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.

·RADIO-

European "The Legend of the Room,"

A Studio Play Sunday, Dec. 11.-Tennis: Ameri- ean Tournament Finals at King's!

Z.B.W. ORCHESTRA

Parks, 3 par. Lantern Lecture "The

Programme Brondenst by Arelle Expedition 1935-0" by Capt. Zuw on a Frequency of 145 kic's. Whatman, Member of the Oxford and un Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m. University Expedition, at 0 p.m. Infand 9-11 p.m. on 0.52 m.c's. per the West Lounge.

Monday, Dec. 12-Whist Drive at 9 p.m.

Rndlo

second.

H.K.T.

0.0 Studio Children's Hour. 7.82 Closing local Stock Quota

7.04 Naval and Military

Tuesday, Dec. 13.--Women'g Sections. tion: Sewing Bee at 10 an. Fool- ball Match K.F.C. v. Y.M.C.A., kick-❘ Selections. off at 4.45 p.m. A.D.C. Rehearsal at 8 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 14.-Women's Section: Badminton all day. Bad minton at 8.30 p.m. Fencing at

Band

Coronation March And Hymn (Sir Edward German-art. Godfrey); The Guards Patrol (Williams)....Regi mental Band of H.M. Grenadier Guards cond, by Major George Mill- er; La Source Ballet (arr. Winter- bottom)....

.. The Band Or H.M. Cold- Thursday, Dec. 16.-Women's Sec-stream Guards cond. by Lieut. R. G. tion: Committee Meeting at 10 ane ed to Rear Admiral R. H. Leigh, Evans; All Hands March (Dedicat- Gomes Morning at 10.30 am. (Bridge U.S.N.: Anchors Aweigh--March (De and Mahjong). Badminton at 8.30 dicated to Class of 1007 U.S. Naval

p.m.

..

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Mr. Wilkes at home in his own bar- purlour. Presented by S. E. Reynolds and Pascoe Thornton.

9.0 Folk Dance Orchestra and Folk Songs

Ruspiggspolaka (Collected by the Ling Association); Swedish Schot- tische: Toast To King Gustav (Col- lected by the Ling Association). Folk Dance Oreliestra cond, by Vic- for Olof; Mowing The Barley (Tradi tional);

); Silent, Oh Moyle (Tradition- Sydney BucEwan (Tenor) with Piano accomp. by Duncan Mori- con; Litenlells (Latvian); Clap Danco (German); Hattemageren (Danish) ....Folk Dance Orchestra cond, by Victor Olof

all

9.15 London Relay—World Affairs.” A talk by J. L Brierly, OBE Chichele Professor of International Law In the University of Oxford.

D.30 London Relay-The News, 9.50. Quilter-Three English Danoes. Orchestra conducted by J. Aingile Played by New Light Symphony Murray.

10.0 Studio-A Play The Legend Academy)....United States Navy of the Room'. Friday, Dec. 16.—Women's Section: Dand cond, by Lieut. Charles Benter; 10.39 Hoy Fox and His Orchestra Bridge Class at 10 p.m. A.D.C. Re-Sing A Song (Iles)....Massed Bands in Dance Numbers, porter of this commodity from Sin-hearsal și 8 p.m.

cond. by Henry les; Wee Mac- Fox-Trots-You Took The Words Gregor Patrol (Amers); Policeman's Right Out Of My Heart (Blm 'Big gapore and Sandakan.

The Broadcast of 1930'); Thanks For The Holiday-One-Step (Ewing). Band of H.M. Coldstream Guards Memory (film 'Big Broadcast of cond, by Lieut. R. G. Evans.

1938); Waltzes-My First Love Song 7.30 Bongs by Richard Tauber (lm 'Queen of Hearts'); Would You (Tenor).

(film 'San Francisco'); Quickstep To The Land Of My Own Romance The Chocolate Soldier's Daughter: (Smith-Herbert); I Want The World Slow Fox-Trot-What Is Romance To Know (lm Musle for Madame (from No sky so blue'); Fox-Trots Friml); Let Me Awaken Your Heart (Alm "Heart's Desire')....with Or- chestral

accomp.

$25 Kongnioon cut off from Hongitong Ing the wood into smaller picct

firewood, which usually comes from transportation cost. 25 Yungkee, Shekkl and other Interior |

He denied the charge of profiteer-

25 districts to the Colony via Kong-ing on the part of small distributors, Imoon, will be stopped.

10

10

Depends on Singapore

to

MAD WITH STOMACH PAIN

It hea't matter how long-standing saying that there are hundreds of

vour simimaqla trouble may be--it doesn't such small dealers in firewood and matter how bad your pain is--Maclean because of competition is inpossi-Stomach Powder will almost

corner the market." ble

certainly eager it away—and its cause as Mr. Fong concluded by saying that will. solution to the problem lay in m Take the case of Mr. J. R. For years appeal to Macao to lift the ban on

ne suffered from gastric trouble. He hand the Hongkong experts. This

au- bie weth out, but got no relief. 10 nied one cheap remedy after another, luf the trouble remained

TRADE IN FIREWOOD

. Timber from Forestry Reserves

Read his own words :-

"I was prade with pain; no one knows ane xfni 1 felt. 1 decided to get a Brand Stomach Powder. Well, I took a Teaspoontul and a half and was absolutely apaised hose the pain faded away It's wonderial."

With the supply from Kwangtung stopped Hongkong now depends al- most solely on Singapore and San- dakan for firewood. Unfortunately the imports from these two cities are said to be insufficient to meet local thorities are now aceking. demands, which a dealer placed yes- terday at about 300,000 plculs munth. It is said that firewood can be obtained in Singapore at over 100 eatties per dollar (Hongkong money) $a and the only dificulty seems to be

5 transportation.

Fines of $50, in default 10 weeks' At present there are seven ships hard labour, cach, were imposed on This is only one example among running between Hongkong, Singa-Chan Kwok, 35, unemployed, and thousandcof the quick, lusting relief from pore and Sandakon. Each of these Wong Sze, 40, widow, when they

stromol pain that comes after taking ships

makes about one trip between were found guilty by Mr. R. A. D. MACLEAN BRAND Stomach Powder. the ports each month and on each Forrest at the Central Magistracy mat try this lurus remedy for your trip

stomach trouble) You won't have to ship carries about 40,000 piculs yesterday of unlawful possession of of threwood. A Chinese dealer said 4,000 cattles of wild tree wood at the

endure stomach pain mach longer if you dot Just imagine the pleasure of being ible ance agun to ent what you like and when you like! But make sure you see the sature" ALEX. C. MACLEAN" on the book and carton--that is your

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Messrs. A. S. Watson & Co., Ltd. $500: The Ching fun College $100; Dr. G. W. Pope Sat: Messrs

All communications and contribu- Nayang Commercial Academy $00;tions may be addressed to the Super- Messes. Len Cheong-woo $20; R. L. intendent at the Headquarters, 54,

G. K. Oliver $15; Mrs. McAlpine $10: Messrs Hongkong Commercial Co. $50: The Chinese Bathing Club $200; The Chinese Bathing Club $700.00; The Chung Yuen Tonk $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., Lad. $1,000:

Cheung Ho $10: G. Fodder $25; Mrs. Sawal $50: W. Woodling $75; J. K. Bousfield $250; J. W. Platt 100; G. C. Worrall $50; K. H. G. White

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Herd, door), rester & Cheung Chau Ferry Wharf on Tues-

and Sandakan are not sufficient for

Kowloon. All cheques and money cargo space Imports from Singapore orders should be crassed and made payable to the Christian Mission to local consumption, Chinese Seamen, Hongkong.

POPPY DAY FUND 1938

Official Concern

Chan was noticed supervising and weighing the wood on the wharf, while the woman admitted that the had purchased the wood in Cheung The Hongkong and South China Realising the hardship suffered by Chau, Dranh of the British Legion acknow- the Chinese, it is understood that Defendants were arrested by Mr. ledges the following donations:

oficials the Secretarlat for Chl- 1. P. Tamworth of the Botanical and Previously acknowledged $10,037.12nese Affairs have been discussing the Forrestry Department, who received 23.06 situation with the Chairman of the certain information and went to the 54.00 Chinese Firewood Importers Guild ferry wharf where defendants were

Mr. Fong Mui-chuen, himself an im-noticed unloading the wood, $19,114.83

HMS. Duncan

20th Heavy Battery, R.A.

Totul

afgaand against disappointment. Cheap nitates may naly make your trouble worse. Gemiñe Máčlean Brandt Stomach Powder is sold only in bottles in cartons. Never sobf loose, Powder or Tablets, if you have any difficulty in obtaining it mum your local chemist or store, write ta Banker & Co., P.O. Box 755, Hong Kong.

KS450.

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The

Saddle Your Blues To Wild Mus- tang; Please Believe Me; Fox-Trots The Cross-Eyed Cowboy On The Cross-Eyed Horse, Silvery Meon And Golden Sands.

110 Close down.

7.40 Studio-Z.B.W. Orchestra. 1. Noel de Pierrot (Monti)-Over- ture; 2. Serenata di Brel (Michell); Interval: A Swan (Grieg)....Kirsten Flagstad (Soprano) with Plano nic- comp. by Edwin McArthur; 3. Dan 1 AIR MAIL DUE TO-DAY Forte (Ellenberg).

8.0 Local Time Signal, Weather Delphinus Now Expected

Report and Announcements.

4.

Reverie

8.03 Studio 2.BAY. Orchestra, Three For Jack (Weatherly

(Malberto): Interval; and Squire-arr

Pointer): Four Jolly Sallormen (from A Princess of Ken- rington-Hood and German).... Francis Russell, Parry Jones, Ray- mond Newell and Harry Dearth with

from Piano); 5. Selection

"The Mikado" (Sullivan).

8.30 Loudon Relay At The Black Dog',

This Afternoon

The Imperial Airways Delphinus is expected to reach Kal Tak at 5, p.m. to-day with English air mall, a' day behind schedule.

and

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

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at-

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Geo, Pio-Ulski's String Quintette

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avery WEDNESDAY for Dinner

9. p.m. to 1 a.m.

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