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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

December 22,

1938.

DONALD DUCK

By Walt Disney

Pope Hurt

By Thunderbolt

VATICAN Cly, Dec. 21.

A thunderbolt is believed to have struck the tightning con- ductor of the Papal building about 7 o'clock this evening,

About 50 window panes in pletare gallery

the Rafael's were amashiti,

The Pope was working in bis private library on the second floor at the time, and was no- mentarily paralysed.

No victims, or atter damage, are reported. --United Preka,

Strongest Force For World Peace

London, Dec. 21.

The beltef that the British navy was the strongest forve for peace in the world, was expressed by Sir Holberry-Mensforth, director of the Clydebank shipbuilding firm of John Brown, when speaking at the launch- ing of the destroyer davelin from the John Brown yards, to-day-

He said there was no menace in the launching of warships by Great Britain, adding: "the stronger we nake trselves, the more aesarmice there is for petice in the rest of the

world."

As an accurance for peace, the building of warships was completely

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SHANGHAI'S FOREIGN TRADE RADIO-

SHOWS SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT

INCREASE IN

EXPORTS SINCE

MIDDLE OF YEAR

Customs Figures Reveal United States Leads

SHANGHAI, Dec. 22.

A CCORDING to the customs statistics just published, Shanghai exported in January to the United States gorde to the value of four million Chinese dollars, to Japan 3.8 million, to Germany 3.5 million, to Great Britain 3.4 million.

In February the figures were: to the United States 4.9 million. to Japan 5.9 million, to Germany 1.2 million, to Great Britain 1.8 million.

In March exports to theUnited)

Justined. Though it was frequently States were 5.1 million, Japan sald that the country was degener-4.3 million, Germany 3.7 million, ate, to walk through any shipyard would give the lie to thatRenter Great Britain 2.9 million.

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In April, to the United States 5.3 million, Japan 12.3 million, Germany 1.8 million, Great Britain 4 million.

In May to the United States 5.6 million, Japan 12.3 million, Germany 1.2 million, Great Britain 4.9 million. In June to the United States 6.6 million, Japan 16.6 million, Germany 5.2 million, Great Britain 6.2 million, in July to the United States 7.1 million, Japan 14.5 milion, Germany 4.6 million, Great Britain 5.0 million.

In August to the United States 8.8 million. Japan 10.1 million, Germany 5.2 million, Great Britain 5.4 million.j

Contretemps At Hankow Settled Official Statement By

French Consul

HANKOW, Dec. 22. THE situation in the French Concession considerably eased yesterday, and the French Con- sul told "Reuter" that relations between the French and the Japanese were very friendly..

There were no questions beiwerni the French and Japanese authorities: which remained unsettled, M. Colin declared.

Asked regarding the water supply In September to the United States in the Concession, M. Colin said the 11.7 million, Japan 10.8 million, Ger-Japanese had promised to turn on few days. He added, many 6.3 million, Great Britain 5.6 the water in t

however, that the mutter was not million,

10.3 million, Japan 8.4 millioner

many 4.2 million, Great Britain 8.5 million Chinese dolinra.

Russians Accused Of Espionage

LOS ANGELES,

Dec. 21.

MIKHAIL Gorin, mana- ger of the local office of the Soviet Tourist Agency, and Hafs Salich, a natur- alised American, have been indicted by a Federal Grand Jury charged with trans- mitting to Soviet Russia naval intelligence reports concerning American fences.Reuter.

de-

Drama In

Musica

Affair

Mounting

Now Linked With Murders. In 1914 And 1932

NEW YORK, Dec. 21. ASSISTANT Federal Attorney McMahon to-day identified Ben-

NEW ARMY RELIEFS FOR H.K.

Dilwara Due Hero With Personnol January 16

The Second "Spelling Bee" From the Studio

ZBW ORCHESTRA Radio Programine Broadcast by ZBW on a Frequency of 845 ke's. and on Short Wave from 0-11 p.m. on 8.52 m.c's. per second.

H.K.T.

6.0 Studio-Children's Hour.

2. Serenata in F Minor (Tarenght); 3. Christman Night Dream (Pel- legatti); Interval. Tom the Rhymer (Loewe, Op. 136)..

....Ivar Andresen (Bass) with Dr. Franz Hallasch at the Plano; 4. Oriental Impressions Suile (Amudel); (n) Love Song; (b)... Dawn; (e) In the Bazaar.

8.30 London Relay-At The Black

10%

Mr. Wilkes at home in his own: bar- parlour. Presented by S. E. Rey- nolds and Pascoe Thornton. 7.0 Closing local Stock Quotations.

9.0 Gracie Fields

Sandy anu 7.02 Varicly with Billy Bennett, rowell.

Farmer Will Evans, Aaron Sisters and Sidney

(Wlse).... Sandy The Torch,

Sandy Powell and Company in a Orch. Love Makes The World Go Lumorous Sketch: Queen Of Hearts Round (from These Foolish Things'); (alm)....Gracie Fleids with Orches- Rhten Ful Dream About Hawali trat Accompaniment; Gracle's And Gracie Fields & (from These Foollah Things'). Sandy's Party... Gr London Palladium Orchestra cond. by Sandy Powell entertain Charlie Kunz, Clifford Greenwood with Gerry Fitz Jue Petersen, Reginald Dixon, Jay gerald

(Vocal): Vocal-How'm 1 Wilbur, Larry Adier, Primo Scala.

0.15 Landon Relay World Affairs" Doin'? (Redman)....Aaron Sisters; Vocal & Piano-There's Rain In My

9.30 London Relay-The News. Eyes (Schwartz); Take Me In Your

1.50 Songs by Feler Dawson (Bass- Arms

Hut-Baritone). (Rancaron!) Lealic chinson; Dance Little Irish Colleen Od sving-chestra and Chorus.

Orch.-There's

Rudyard Kipling's Barrack Room Broadway

Ballads (Kipling-Cobb)....with Or- Fox-Trot: The

The Highland

10.0 Studio-Spelling Bee; "Over Quickstep (from Happy Returns'). 8th Heavy Regt. RA-BQMS. Harry Roy & His Orchestra with Forty" V. "Under Forty."

In Glass- 10.25 Dance Music. vocal refraini and Mrs. Law, BQMS.

Vocal-Down and Mrs.vochi

..Richard Hay- Fux-Trols-What Are We Gonna Ford, Misdaineu

Ecle's lough (Hayward). Shiriaw,

I Hardly Knew Ye Do With Baby?; I Saw A ship A- Cleaver, Banham: 102 Gunners and ward; Johnny,

Richard Hayward Salling...

Brien Lawrance & His Or- Hayward)... (arr.

The military transport Dliwara leaves Southampton to-day for Hongkong where it is due with relicts on January 16.

Personnel embarking for Hongkong

comprise: Royal Artillery-Major W. C. H. Morgan, Capt. and Mrs. C. R. Templar, Lieut. (DO) and Mrs. W. Squires, Miss Bennett.

five Trumpeters: RA-Mirs, Levis, and. His Yeomen of Song with Instru- | chestra with vocal chorus; Waltz-

5th A. A. five Bombadicrs, 20 Gunners.

J.

mental Quintet: Dance Orch.This Moonlight Valley (film 'Secret Ser- Royal Engineers.Capt. and Mrs. Is My Night To Dream-Slow Fox-vice'); Quickstep--A Sallboat In The R. Berridge, SM. and Mrs. R. Trot (ilm Doctor Rhythm'); There's Moonlight...Victor Silvester & Us Fox-Trots-Poor Robinson Hargreaves, CSM. and Mrs. F. Has-Honey On The Moon Tonight-Quick- Ballroom: Fox kam, Miss Jones, L/Sgt and

Victor Silvester & His Ball- Cruse; Keep Cailing Me Sweetheart Men, step.... Shipp, four N.C.O's, 15 Sappers. room Orchestra: Vocal-Please Let

Vocal refrain: Tangos-Punto Arenas; Royal Engineers (E.S.)-QMS, and Me Sleep On Your Doorstep To-Night Billy Cotton & His Band with.

Heinz Huppertz Mrs.

Jordan, QMS. and Mrs. Bates, (Lee)... Billy Bennett and His Kerb- San Fernando. SM. and Mrs. Lock, S/Sgt. and Mrs. stone Kwartette with Banjo and tis Orchestra: Fox-Trot-Speaking.

Piano.

Of The Weather (Aim 'Gold Diggers Roberts, one N.C.O.

7.10 Studlo Z.B.W. Orchestra. nf 1937'): Waltz-My Heart's In Old Elliott & la .George.

Royal

eyel Corps of Signals-Lleut. P. G. Gracey, Sit, and Mrs. Soyers, Sat, and Mrs. Wizzell, 11 N.C.O'%, 11 Signalmen.

H.K.S.R.A. Three N.C.O.'s and ten Gunners.

2nd Bn., Royal Scots.-C/Sgt. and Mrs. Bowes, Sgt. Green, six boys.

RAS.C. (S).—QMS. and Mrs. E. M. Oakley, St. and Mrs. G. Wood, four Privates.

RASC. (T)--CSM. and Mrs. Minchan, St. A. Wood, Cpl. and;

one N.C.O seven

Mrs. A. Dunn, Drivers.

R.A.M.C.-Capt. J. F. Harrison,! J. M. Omeer, M.B., Licut.

Capt

1. L'Arieslenne Suite No. 2 (Bizet). Killarney.

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6.0 Time, Weather and Announce-Sweet Music Makers with vocal ments.

8.03 StudioZB.W." Orelicstra.

retrain.

11.0 Close down.

Non-Aggression Pact Between Italy-Egypt

CAIRO, Dec. 21

NEGOTIATIONS between Egypt and Italy for the

(QM.) and Mrs. EF. Taylor, conclusion of a non-aggression pact will embrace a much S/Sgt. and Mrs. E. Hills. Sgt. and wider scope than had originally been anticipated, it is Mrs. Terram, one N.CO., 30 Pri- AD. Corps-Set. and Mrs. Smith,

vates.

Mc-

stated.

China Adequate

Hence the Egyptian Government,

In October to the United States important because the Concession jamin Simon, a high-salaried; one N.C.O., one Private,

authorities had arranged for an official of McKesson, Robbins! R.A.O.C-Major (00.) and Mrs. Communications In will appoint a larger delegation than adequate supply of water from the Corporation, as the same man! B. C. Cox, Sgt. and Mrs. Field, Skt.

When questioned

on the Conces- who in 1929 was sentenced to and Mrs. Hasting, one Private.

RA.P.C.-Mrs. J. Moulding, St. Skt. and - Mrs.

Mrs. James, The figures show at the beginning sign's fool supply, M. Colin explain-three months' imprisonment in and Mrs. Happe, of the year very little trade all around that the Japanese embargo against connection with poultry rac-Simpson, St. Jan

Chinese

Clafferty, L/Sgt. and Mrs. Reed. taking food into French keteering. jas no stacks were available. Frum

imposed only

Corps of Military Police-L/Cpl. Apri onwards Japan organised the Concession had been export trade as well as the transports for two days, and food was now per with the racket in 1914 at the time and Mrs. Thorne L/Cpl. and Mrs.

mitted to enter, jumping

QAIMNS.--Skaters from the interior, therchy

Mis J. M. into a huge fead. From

It led with pro-Texposed the racket.

In connection with the Buif case. Jellings and Miss O. N. Pocock. Jother countries also show guins, as market and fondent visited the at the murder of Barnet Baff, who Teggarly, three N.C.O's.

QAS-Miss E. M. Keniston. indicted for Musica in 1920

Personel for Shanghai: visions, Indicating that there is no fear of starvation-Reuter.

perjury-United Press.

June Die

more goods reached Shanghai from the interior.

In September, Japan dropped into the second place, and in October into third place, the reason being that large quantities of export goods wereŢ shipped by the Japanese down the Yangtze direct to Japan and do not appear in Shanghai's customs stutls- Lic

Other Powers were not allowed 10 do the same.--Trans-Ocran.

Plans For Daladier's Tunis Visit

"Reuters"

Stock Market

Undertone Is Firm

to be connected He was known

Was

INVESTIGATION WIDENS

it had first intended, and the negotia tions will not, as hitherto planned, be conducted on its behalf solely by the Egyptian Minister in Rome, assisted London, Dec. 21.

by the legal adviser to the Egyptian Replying to Mr. W. Craven-Ellis | Government Badroul Pasha.

The Italian Government is said to (Cons.) who was seeking details in the House of Commons w-day of be also making more extensive pre- proposal to assist by exports credit.rations for the conference, and to the sale

of lorries to China, the have charged various sub-committees with a study of the questions which Secretary for Overseas Trade said:

will arise fur discussion.-Trans- "Certain proposals or guarantees

connection with exports to China Ocean. are being considered; but there are 2nd Bn., East Surrez Beyt-Mitjor obvious objections to giving detailed certain A. V. Petrie, Sgt. Clark, 01 Pri-information while negotiating.

Vatts. New York, Dec, 21. Mr. Brian McMahon, the Assistant Federal Attorney, asserted to-day that the McKesson, Robbins Corpora tion investigation had extended to the murder cases in Brooldyn.

Smith.

in

a Bruter.

Interruption

amount of Inevitably occurred, but it might be Asked by Mr. James Hall regarding said generally that the communica- 1st Bn., Seaforth Highlanders communications during hostilities in lions at present were adequate.— Lieut. E. R. Harmond-Chambers, China, Mr. Butler replied that St. Grindley. Harrison, L/Sgt. Mathieson, Cpt. Webster, 114 Privates (Wives are stopping over fin to

Hongkong). R.AS.C. (T).—Five Delvers. RAM.C-Mrs. 1.. Handy, N.C.O', 11 Privates.

Corps of Military Police-Two!

three

"There is something more than a

al was mere business fraud there [fraud involving many other rackets

involved

illicit narcotic which London, Dec. 21.. The London Stock Exchange was importations, the sale of run frauds.

evasion, tax liquor very quiet before the Christmas participants went so far even to com-N.CO%, Mrs, Bushell, three L/Cpls. hoklays le-day, but the undertone mit murder."

favourites,

on 1932.

the

Fenerally was firm.

Sinultaneously Brooklyn police Gilt-edged stocits staged a late rally have re-opened the unsolved eases after earlier duliness, and Katirs. of the slayings of Joseph and Barney supported apart from Paris, were the Colen, wealthy poultry dealers in

though they enced French selling.

It is alleged that Musica arranged On the foreign exchanges, sterling perjured testimony against Joseph weakened at the outset as a result of Cohen in 1914 in connection with the Continental

dollars, Baff murder, and police are speculat- rallied on ending on the possibility that the Cohens M. Edouard Dalndler, the French but it subching Into

covering. French might have threatened to exposs Premier, pinas to visit Tunis and of-the-year bear Corsica the day after the close of currency continued very firm, with Muslea.-United Press, the present parliamentary session. francs for delivery a month hence premium when the final budget vote has been again commanding a small taken.

Paris, Dec. 12.

over the spot rate-Reuter Special.

HOURSE VERY CHEERFUL

Paris, Dec. 21.

New Ship Razed By Dock Fire

As if to encourage the Government|

Trieste, Dec. 21.

Wathen.

FOR TIENTSIN

Personnel for Tientsin. Royal

1st Bn. Durham Light Infantry.-- Capt. and Mrs. II. M. Vaux, Lieut. A. J. St. George, Miss Warburton, Mrs. Hunt, L/Cpl. Edwards.

R.AS.C. (T)-QMS. and Richardson, one N.C.O., one Driver. R.A.M.C.-S/Sgt. and Mrs. Ras- mussen Sgt. and Mrs. F. Lawrence, three N.C.O., Ave Privaten.

R.A.P.C. QMS. and Mrs. Osborne, QMS, nud Mrs, Sparke,

Corp of Signals-Mrs.j

Mrs.

Japanese Ordered To Leave Concession

It is probable that M. Daindier will ro in a warship and units of the fleet will participate in demonstra- tiens arranged for his arrival at Tunt after he has visited Corsica.in its battle to get the Finance Bill The 28,000 ton steamer, Stockholm, through the Chamber, the Bourse to which caught fire on Tuesday while He may also visit Algeria.

Chungking, Dec, 22, The newspaper, "Le Jour" says day displayed further cheerfulness under construction in Monfalcone.

A Tientsin message states that the burned out, except for the machine that M. Daluder will fall in the such as has not been experienced for near this city, has been completely

Japanese authorities have ordered cruisee Foch, accompanied by two years,

and Rentes were again particularly in roams, which could be reflooded.

residents The vessel, which will have to be Japanese

puppet erulrern, a flotilla of destroyers and

eerapped, was insured for 90,000,000 offieinis to move out of the British and submarines, and a squadron of ren-request, and the undertone

equities was also firm. planes.

What was more important than there in England, and for 10,000,000 French Concessions before the end of

Italian companies. Trans The Minister of Marine, M. Com-

Most of the Japanese shops in the pinch, who is a Corsican, will wel-actual extent of the riset, was

Concession have already closed. come M. Daindler ni Ajaccio, where wider scope of transactions affected, Orcan.

Chinese and foreigners entering or he will make a short stay before which were not confined to the pro

French credit. It is believed that it fessional operators,

leaving the Concessions are still close. oing to Tunis.

The conversion In Amsterdam of is mosily French money whleh

the conversion-Reutery searched by the Japanese--Centrat

News. the French 7 per cent, Loan into a gone into per cent, issue greatly contributed to Special.

It is believed that he will visit the Tunis Maginot Line facing the Libyan frontier,-Reuter.

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