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LETTER S|

Thursday

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

December 15, 1938.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. WAR ON PROFITEERING Nazis Go after the Shop-Keepers

C. R.

PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale of Public Auction, to bo hold on Monday, the 19th day of December, 1938, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of Ilis Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Shiek Shan, in the Colony of Hong Kong. for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of 75 years.

Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dinpo- Bal of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicant) will be required to deposit with an authorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of the scheme of sending a Chinese the Purchase price. Bazaar to the China Campaign Com-

Gifts for Chinese Bazaar Sir, The Hongkong Telegraph 10 kindly gave publicity

very

inittee of Great Britain, to raise PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. money for the Chinese Red Cross Medical Rellet Commission, under the directorship of Dr. R. K. S. Lim.

should like to inform all those friends in Hongkong and in particular the Hongkong Chinese Women's Club, the National Women's Relle! Association, the Hongkong Chinese Women's Sol- dlers Relief Association, and Paul'a

Girls' School, who so gener- ously collected or the Bazaar, that I received a cable yesterday from the

St.

China Campaign Comunitice stating:

The Bazaar raised £500 (about

dollars H.K.) 1,000

Please

convey our

most grateful thanks to all the hel- pers in Hongkong."

The publicity given to the Bazaar

In London resulted in the China Aid

of New York and Les Amis

Council of

du Peuple Chinois in Paris asking

simliar Bazaars. for

Again the

Chinese Women's organisations with the Y.W.C.A.

C.A. have responded beyond expectation over 1,000 exquisito Hifts have been collected. Priceless

el curtos, porcelains, gor-

No. of Sale.

Registry No.

Locality

Kowloon Inland

Lot No. 4050.

Sta Tau Wai Rd. betreen Anhui Street & Chi Kiang i Street, Shek Shan

Boundary

Mersurements

...W.

[feet fret feet feeli

As per role

plan.

XMAS.

Contents

aq. feet.

"Upset Price:

Annuai

Rental

3.175

$150

SHOPPING HOURS.

$8,175

We beg to inform our patrons

unmbroideries, scrolls and many that during the Christmas Season

cous rare pieces given by collectors, all these have been assembled nt the Y.W.C.A.. 28c Bonham Road, and will be on exhibition on December 17 and 18 from 10 a.m.

Any further contributions of Chin- ese gifts or donations for the Bazaar either in Paris or New York will be must welcome and should be sent direct to the Y.W.C.A.

The President Line have gener- ously agreed to

to transport the cases free of charge, and it is expected that the Messageries Maritimes will be equally generous. The cases w{}} be sent to the Chinese Ambassadors, of France and the United States

HILDA SELWyn Clarke,,

Hon. Sscretary.

U.S. COMMODITY PRICES

LATEST CABLED

QUOTATIONS

New York, Dec. 14.

New York Cotton

Opening Closing Dec.

8.23/22

8.43/43 Jan, (1939) 1.13/13 8.24/24 Mar. (1938) 8.10/11 8.20/20 Moy (1938) 7.00/90

7.00/8.01 July (1939) 7.01/01

7.70/71 Oct (1939) 7.31/30 7.39/30 Spot

8.65 Nom.

New York Rubber

our business hours will be as follows:-

VIENNA, Dec. 14.

DRACONIC MEASURES to prevent unjustified increase of prices have been taken by the National-Sociallat regional leaders; in Vienna and Globocnik, according to an announcement made to-day, which states that regional leaders, accompanied by various officials, pald within the last few days surprise visita to several shops and department stores in order to investigate numerous complaints made on the subject.

As a result of this investigation, Itį is added, exemplary penaltics_have} been infileted on shop-keepers found guilty of profiteering at the expense of the public. Thus the owners of two shops dealing in women's hats were each, aned 10,000 retchmarks, while a third owner was fined 5,000 reichmarks. It is further stated that during the past three months, 20 shops have been compulsorily closed|

prices. for illegally raising their

The total number of convictions for the same offence in the same period amounted to about 3,000 and fines totalling 45,000 reichmarks were im- posed, in addition to the big fines mentioned above.-Trans-Ocean.

Corrigan Allowed Bail Of £1,000

Remove River Blockages Novel Suggestion In Commons

LONDON, Dec. 14. ASKED IN the House of Commons whether it was pro- posed to direct H.M. ships to remove the boom across the international highway, Mr. R. A. Butler stated that the Japanese. Government claimed that the. Tiangyin boom was opened only sufficiently to provide passage for Japanese warships and mili tary transports.

London, Dec. 11. Dennis Michael Corrigan, who with Frederick Willing and his son, James Herbert Willing, is charged with

Difficulties arising from the defraud Theodore conspiring to Lafitte of £7,250, and with at- position were at present under tempting to obtain a further £4,000 review.-Reuter. from Laffitte by false pretences, has been granted bail of £1,000 surety, with the prom

promise that he will report

to the polies every day.-Reuter.

Corrigan, who with the other two men, was last week committed for trial, was previously refused ball of any nature, despite the fact that a number of urgent pleas were made on his behalf. Police, during preliminary hearings, contended that Carrigan could casily make his way

out of the country.

the

TAIPAN'S NAME POSTED AT JOCKEY CLUB:

LIBEL CLAIM

(Couthued from Page 1.)

the account was correct, at the same

time saying they had no alternative but to post Mr. Brayfield's name. They further said their action was without maliec but was privileged. Wilkinson and Grist sub-

that

Panama Canal Spysequently seat another letter to the

Found Guilty

Cristobal, Panama, Dec. 14.

Hans Heinrich Schackow, one at

dants, pointing out

the

underlying the Ilbel was the

parase 'no alternative”.

"Defendunts had two alternatives, one of which was to take legal action

the four Germans, including a girl, to recover the money and the other arrested near Fort Randolph near to sell the ponies and satisfy them- the entrance to the Panama Canal in selves with the debt, which

From Wednesday, 14th to Friday, October, were to-day found guilty of were entitled to do.

16th December.

8.30 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. Saturday, 17th December. 8.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. From Monday, 19th to Friday,

23rd December.

8.30 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. Saturday, 24th December. 8.30 a.m. to 7.00 p.m.

LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.

espionage, following a charge of photographing the fortifications.

Sentence

pronounced, was not pending a new trial, when the other ree defendants will be tried, in January-Reuter,

Plenary Powers For Czech Government

Prague, Dec. 14.

they

DID NOT REPLY

"Curiously enough, the defendants, although they said they were acting in a way in which they could only ael, did not reply to this letter."

Counsel then referred to the formal pleadings, in which plaintiff

alleged that the imuendo from the

notice was that defendants mennt or understood to mean that he was un-

able to pay his account, was a de

Л

faulter, and that if the

the account was not paid within

****, seven days he to be censed

of the Club. The Czecho-Slovak Parliament, by

The defence

nce admitted publication 140 votes to 10. to-day according the of the notice, that it meant

ant plaintif Government plenary powers for two had failed to pay his account and years, thus giving a free hand to that in consequence he was a

de-

Exchange At proceed with plans for social and faulter. Defendants, however, claim-

A Glance

T.T. London Demand

SELLING

1% 2% .18. 2% Nom.

.53%

100%

. ព

.2813

63

140%

T.T. Shanghai T.T. Singapore T.T. Japan T.T. India T.T. USA. T.T. Manila TAT

Batovla T.T. Bangkok T.T. Saigon T.T. France

T.T. Germany T.T. Switzerland TT. Australia

109% 10.95

.71% .1274

.1/0

Sept.

Oct,

Dec.

14.30/30 Mor. (1939) 18.10/10 10.21/22 May

10.15/11. 18.10/10 10.21/23 16.23/23

BUYING

4 m/s L/c London

1/34

4 m/s D/p

do.

4 m/s L/c U.S.A.

4 m/ France

1/3.5/32 .2912 .11.50

30 da India

.84

U.S. Cross rate in Lon...4.07%

642/04%

80/0015 074/674 064/00% 00%/00%

Fales for the day:--4,830 tons.

Chicago Wheat

Dec.

May July

Tuesday's Sales:-

Dec.

May July

Dec.

May

July

7,702,000 bushels.

Chicago Corn

51%/014

52%/62

Winalper/ Wheni

ONLY

62%/03 .03%/0314

9

30%/501 52/53 53/63%

reconstruction,

-ed their action was a privilege, but

this, Counsel submitted, s entirely for the Court as a matter

- When - the-session- ends this week,

Parliament is unlikely to meet again until vertain parties, including the Communists, have been, completely dissolved.

in fact privilege, then

If the Court found that there was 3 further question had 1: be considered-had

acted within the cir

the defendants

Herr Kundt, leader of the Ger-cumstances laid down by the MINE, is remaining In Czecho- privilege or hud they gone outside Slovakia, and has promised support and abused that privilege given by for the Government "so long as the lawnsel said his case was that the rights of the minority, whose lender

is Adolf Hitler, are respected.defandants did abuse the privilege

Reuter,

MONTH'S STATISTICS

Local Broadcasting

During November

to

by forcing plaintiff to pay the ac- count which he was still disputing, under Article 70, whereas that Ar- ticle referred only to undisputed cialms.

The object of the Article, he sub- milted, was never intended to forec person to pay an account which was being disputed,

hut

Continuing, Counsel said that Mr. Brayfield would give evidence that his ponies were already amply fed The report by the

himself from his own pocket, and by Hongkong Broadcasting Studio for November, the fodder supplied by the Club states that actual hours

was vastly of trans-

in excess of the quantity mission totalled 44012. of which commended by Major Hogg.

The trainer, would also be called 220 were devoted

European programmes and 214% to Chinese to say that the way in which the food was allocated was such as no programmes, as follows:

Z.B.W.

une would expect it to be. transmission in- morning

Counsel concluded his opening by cluding commercial news and church

ston, 148 hours.

the Jury found there apart from was libel, it was entirely up to them programmes, the following secas damages, but they must take into consideration the circum- Rems were broadcast-Studio con- certs Including Spelling Bee 18, stances and the annoyance to which Z.B.W. Orchestra 4, local relays (in- cluding church services) 20, Daventry relays (including news) 88, talks 4, Sunday evening epilogues 4, chlid- ren's concerts 4.

Soviet Official US. relays, 8 hours; evening transmis referring to the question of damages.

Spy Suspect

New York, Dec. 14.. It was revealed to-day that Mikhail Gorin, monager of Ule Los Angeles 61/81% office of the Intourist Agency,

been under arres! since Monday on 034/63% 03/63% charges of espionage.

M. Ivanushkin, the Soviet vice- Consul in New York is flying to Las Angeles, to investigate the case.

SHOPPING DAYS.

TO

CHRISTMAS

Gorin is an erstwhite Russian con- sular official. He was arrested with Hans Salleh, a naturalised American; who is stated 'at one time to have been an agent of the United States intelligence service.

Bail has been fixed at $25,000 each. -Reuter.

Aircraft Factory Strike At Home

London, Dec. 14.

Over 1,000 men are affected by- a

strike at an alreraft company's works.

Code. month,

H

that said

his client had been put."

..

The case la proceeding.

10Z.E.K., morning transmission, 449-Power Pact:

and evening mission, including commercial news, 210 hours.

Commons Questions

During the month apart from recorded programmes the following items were broadcast:-atudio con-

LONDON, Dec, 14.. cerls 27, theatre relays 4, studio

ANSWERING several ques talks (including Mandarin lessons) 18, children's concerts ·9.

tions relative to revision of the New ilcences Inued during Novem- Nine-Power Treaty, Mr. R. A. ber Lotalled 283, and renewals cf Butler reiterated that he was licencen 223, Licences issued during unable to recognise any altern- tion in the position as defined. in the treaties, brought about by Unilateral action.

1038, now totn: 9,727..

Cat Gots Nightly Rat

Mr. W. Gallacher (Cons:) naked: "Is the Minister, not aware that the

J. ULLMANN & Co.

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than

1,000

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PRICES,

QUALITY

and

Jew Refugees Flock

From

Totalitarians

LONDON, Dec. 14.

ANNOUNCING IN the House of Commons that he was un- able to agree with an immediate additional immigration to Pales. time of 10,000 young Jews, Mr. Malcolm MacDonald stated that strong representations had been made from Arab quarters that Immigration would be completely stopped pending the outcome of the Palestine conference.

The Government telt that to make press und elsewhere.-Reuter.

WORLD WIDE PROBLEM uny alteration in the existing rate of

London, Dec. 14. Immigration "now, would prejudice one of the main subjects for discus- Lord Plymouth,replying to the sion in London.

House of Lords debate on refugees, Continuing, Mr. MacDonuld said he assured the House that the Govern

It Way understood

for ment was fully conscious of the Jewish children to leave Germany, urgency of the problems, and was de- In the meantime they could be re-sirous of dealing with it as speedily ceived by Britain if the refugee or- us possible.

tenance.

desirable

that

ganisations guaranteed their main- It was a world-wide, problem, und must be solved by International co- Mr. MacDonald "declared

operation. Progress depended largo- considerable number young Ger-ly on what was done by the country man refugees were at present being of origin. Many refugees, including admitted to Palestine under the exist-nurses and servants, had been ad- mited to Britain without affecting ing arrangements.

He added that all arrangements for the British labour market. the Palestine conference were made. The Government was prepared to but he was unable to state what date ndmit as many refugee children as the conference would begin until he homes could be found for. Aircady knew when the Palestinian delega- 1,000 children had been admitted in.

it this way. tion

and when was appointed,

The Government expected many would arrive.

Asked later if he would reconsider thousands of children would the desirability of inviting the Mufti finally admitted to Britain.

Referring to British Gulana, Lord In view of the fact that the Mufti was regarded by the majority oflymouth said much of the land was Muslims in Palestine as their leader forest land, but a lorge area was suit- and prophet, Mr. MacDonald replied able for refugees.-lieuter. "No."Reuter,

GERMAN PROPAGANDA

IN PALESTINE

Lithuania Willing

To Co-operate

be.

London, Dec. 14. Mr. R. A. Butler declared in the House of Commons to-day that he was not in a position to disclose In-

Kaunas, Dec. 14. formation received by the Govern

information It Is understood in authoritative ment, when asked for concerning alleged German activities circles that the Lithuanian Govern- in Palestine, relating to the passagement would be prepared to accept the of German moneys through the German interpretation of the Memel Damascus printing of anti-Semitic Statute in order to stabilise the

situation. terature in Arabic.

Mr. Buller added that the Govern It will never agree, however, to the ment's information did not bear out detachment of Memel from Lithuania. all the accounts appearing in the-Reuter,

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