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FOR SALE.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Thursday

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

G.BR.

CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN & PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS

MORTGAGE CO. LTD.

Notice is hereby given that Mr. Reginald Andrew Wickerson has hin day been appointed Secretary and Manager of this Company, In the place of Mr. J. C. Guterres.)

By Order,

8. M. CHURN,

Chairman, Hongkong, 16th January, 1939.

STOCK MARKET REPORT

The Hongkong Stock Exchange) PORTABLE TYPEWRITER: 4-Row Bindtouch Keyboard $50. Sewing Machines $30. Fieldglass $25. Tele- official summary issued at 12.30 p.m. scope $12. "F.E.M.C.A.", 3rd Floor, yesterday, says: Asia Life Building, 14 Queen's Road.,

cars

for

MOTOR CARS, ETC. MODELN comfortable hourly, daily, weekly and monthly hira at most moderate prices. Please phone No. 61174, Samson Co., No. 30, Haiphong Road, Kowloon,

U.S. COMMODITY PRICES

LATEST CABLED

QUOTATIONS

New York Colton

New York, Jan. 18.

Again conditions were quiet and the volume of business on the small Bide.

Buyer:

Union Insurance $470 I.K. Docks (Old) $17.00 1. & S. Hotels $8.00 H.K. Healtica $3.33

Macao Electrics $175 Sandakan Light $10.10 Dairy Farms $24 Entertainments $7 Marsmans (Lon.) 10/

Bellets Jongkong Bank 1,405 Untun Insurance #175 -China Underwriters $0.70 Providenta (Old) $5%

11, H. Hotels $8.03

1K. Healties $3.00

Peak Trams (low) $4

K. Electrica $37%

Macao Electrics $13 Cements #184

Watson $8.15

Construction #1%

Hales

Hongkong Bank $1,300

Union Insurance $470

China Lights (Rights) $3.40

Antamox Pr. 49%

Atoka Pa. 374

Baguio Gold P. 20

Demonstrations Pa. 254

Suyuc Ps. 21

United Paracales P. 70

Opening

Closing

Mar. (1939)

0.44/44

8.40/41

May (1930)

8.10/18

8.17/17

Coco Grove 15, 20

July (1930)

7.02/02

7.01/01

1.X.L. PL. 03

Oct. (1930)

7.45/45

7.41/41

San Maurielo P. 184

Dec. (1930)

7.47/47

7.40/40

Spot

9.00N

Mar. (1930)

May

Sept.

ct. Dec.

New York Rubber

Sept.

701%/70%

10.00/00

15,90 /00

Tuesday's Sales:-

15.01/01

15.00 /02

0,216,000 bushels.

Chicago Wheat

15.93 /83 15,00 /03

May 15.800/330 July

Sept.

May 68/69 69%/60% July

Chicago Comm

524/523

53/53%

54 /537%

52%/52% 632/5312 53/53

Wlan/peg Wheat

02/02

62%/02

624/02

03/03

03/03

Salca for the day:-2,050 tons.

Miny

July

00 100% 00%/00% Oct.

one

of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 23rd day of January, 1939, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of Crown Land at Lot of Repulse Bay Road, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for n term of 75

the option with years, renowal at a Crown Rent to bo fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one fur- ther term of 75 years. Intending bidders are advised that Immediately after the dispo sal of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicant) will be required authorised to deposit with an officer who will be present at the nale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price.

Exchange At A Glance

SELLING

T.T. London Demand

TT. Shanghai TT. Singapore T.T. Japan T.T. India

T.T. France

T.T. Germany T.T. Switzerland TT. Australla

.10. 2% .10. 2% .175 Nom.

.53 .3004

03

T.T, U.S.A.

TT. Manila

.50%

TT. Batavia

.534

of

T.T. Dangkek

149%

T.T. Salgon

100

10.00

.72%

128%

1/0

BUYING

4 m/s D/o

do.

1/3 1/3.6/32

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

4 m/s France

29 P .11.40

.042

4.00

4 m/s L/c London

30 da India ...

U.S. Cross rate in Lon.

Sequel To

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. Armed Hold-up

| No. of Sale. :

Raral Bu

Baral Building

Lot No. 416.

Repulse Bay Road. PP Lot No. 377

Registry No.

Locality

Boundary Measurementa

N.

GE W.

feel fastfeet feet

as per sale

plan.

q. feet.

Contents in

Annual

Upset Price

About

$138 12,000

LETTER MAILING

COSTLY

$3,000

CLEVELAND, O. Henry F. Shelow, a jeweller from Dayton, O., stopped for 10 minutes to mail a letter, and it cost him $1,712. That was the value of the jewellery stolen from his parked automobile, he told police.

SALE

FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS

AT- TAJMAHAL SILK

YEAR

STORE

For · most important

your Dresses & Gowns choose

these fabrics and build up your fashion reputation.

Uncrushable Plain Velvet (in all colours)

Multi-Colours Printed Brocade

Silver and Gold Lamo

Volvat with Silver and Gold Designs

Printed Georgette with Silver Designs

Plain Georgetto with Silver Embroidery

Silk Brocade with Silver Embroidery

Coorgotte with Velvet Designs

Silk with Silver Lace (in all colours)

Printed Crope, Printed Chiffon,

Multi-Colour in Velvet

Of Picnickers

AN ARMED HOLD-UP. of a party of picnickers at Ding Dong Rock, Kowloon City, on Decem- ber 12, had

a sequel at the Criminal Sessions this morning,

when two men, Yuen Chun, 23, unemployed, and Wong Kam-fu, 23, dentist, were charged before Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell with robbery.

They were alleged to have robbed Tam Man-lung and his wife, Chan Wal-fong, of $03.30 in money and a quantity of valuables to the total of $247.30, Yuen was additionally charged with the unlawful possession of a dagger.

A woman, Chan Chu, 36, was charged with receiving stolen pro- perty.

Tuen denied the charge of robbery but pleaded guilty to possession of the dagger. Both Wong and the woman denied the charges against them

cm-

WAD The following Jury panelled: Messrs.

Dalziel J. M. (foreman), B. Dittn, J. R. Jones, Yung Shu-cho, S. H. Langston, W. J.

Priest and A. E. Ribeiro.

Prosecuting, Mr. J. B. Preitis,

Assistant Crown Solicitor, said that

Mr. Tam and his wife lived together with their children at Leighton Hill

Road, Happy Valley,

On December 12, Mr. Tam decided to take the family to an outing at Hau Wong Temple near the Ding Dong Rock. The family crossed the harbour and eventually arrived at the Rock.

TRAPPED UNDER ROCK

As they were nearing the place, they noticed two men nearby, but paid no particular attention to them. Mr. Tam anul his family entered a hollow under the Rock for their picnic, and as they got inside, noticed a man standing at the far end of the hollow, holding a dagger. They turned around, and saw a second man standing at the entrance. This person held what appeared to be a revolver.

Mr. Tam was compelled by the men to hand over his watch and

January 19, 1939.

SENNET FRERES

HIGH CLASS JEWELLERS Gloucestor Building Pedder Stroot

STOP WATCHES

FOR ALL SPORTS

FOLDING TRAVELLING

CLOCKS

8 DAYS

WITH OR WITHOUT ALARM

Greatest

assortment in

LADIES' &

chain, a jade and gold finger ring. GENTLEMEN'S

and a wallet containing $65 as well as other arileles. Mrs. Tam was forced to give up four finger rings After the to the second accused. robbery, Mr. Tam and his family made their way to Kowloon City police station, where they reported; the occurrence.

RINGS RECOGNISED

The next day, the woman accused went to the Kut Cheung pawnshop

pawn,

Не

where she handed over two rings to but these were recognized by the pawnbroker

being among those stated to ha been stolen.

previously

received a cir had

of the missing) culated description property. The woman was detained, and on fier information, the first ac- cused was arrested. She stated that a man named Ah Yuen had given her the rings to pawn.

Wong was

WRIST

WATCHES

&

Diamonds

Rings

Watches

arrested on December 20, and wan Identified by Mr. Tam, his wife, and small son.

After evidence by the prosecution had been adduced, second accused said he had been forced by Yuen to commit the crime,

The woman said she did not know Printed Lambskin. | the rings were stolen. Yuen lived in

ker hut, and he owed her rent. She pressed him for payment, and he handed her two rings to pawn, telling her to keep part of the money for rent and to hand the rest back to the pawnshop and was arrested.

Watch our advts.—see our windowsim. She went to

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Her husband, a blacksmith, called to testify regarding his wife's charne- ter, sald she was a good woman, but capable of receiving stolen property or not.

he could not say whether she was

After a short deliberation, the Jury returned a verdict of gullly against while Wong, and not guilty against Chan,

who was accordingly discharged,

Mr. Prentis sold that Wong had a previous conviction for larceny from the person, when he had served four months' hard inbour.

TAJMAHAL SILK STORE

King's Theatre Building, Corner.

Is Lorship Imposed sentence of four years' hard labour.

Yuen, who had been convicted on two counts larceny from a dwòll- Ing sometime ago, and who is ut pre- sent serving a sentence of six moritlis hard labour for returning, from banishment was sentenced to three Start and a half yours hard labour, the sentence to date frorn; the expiration

RECORD

Canadian Bayoneted By Japanese In Canton

GORDON SINCLAIR, special correspondent of the "Toronto Star" and famous war correspondent, now.In Hongkong, bears a Japanese bayonet wound in his shoulder as a result of meeting an aggressive sentry in the middle of Canton City after curfew hour.

Sinclair was halted at the bayonet point while making his way back to the Shameen Con-1 cession with two Chinese guides. He attempted to hand over a special pass ho had secured for the trip but the sentry, seeing a foreigner trying to hand him some- bayonet, thing while ignoring the lunged forward and the point of the weapon inflicted a

Journnilst's shoulder.

on gosh

consented

the

to

The sentry then examine the pass and, without paying Chinese, any attention to the two allowed the party to proceed.

Though frequently challenged by sentrica, the Concession was reached without further incident and there Mr. Sinclair had his injury dressed the well-known and treated by American doctor, Dr. Hayes. The Incident happened on Saturday and yesterday Mr. Sinclair returned to Hongkong by the U.S.S. Mindanao after spending nine days in Canton altogether.

NO PROTEST

In

No protest is being made respect of the assault, it is under- stood, the victim preferring to nttrl- bute it to the sentry's excessive zeal and his own blameworthiness in being Inte rather than to a malicious attack on a foreigner.

TH

Big 4 Study China Appeal

GENEVA, Jan. 18. THE QUESTION of the Sino- Japanese dispute raised yesterday by Dr. Wellington Koo, was to-day discussed in private by the Committee of Four, namely France, Britain. Russia and China, but no deci- sion has yet been reached.

The matter will be further considered to-morrow.

It is not expected that any practical solution will be found at the moment to Dr. Koo's demands, or that his suggestion for the formation of a co- ordinating committee will be taken up.-Reuter,

COLONY'S GREATEST EVIL IS REVEALED (Continued from Page 1)

Mr. Sinclair told a reporter that ha had been visiting Saichuen on Satur-

sixteen day and was much interested in the Immense military activity at the aged between eleven and

years, after arranging for accom- camp.

Salvation Army When he found he would not be modation of the able to reach the Concession before Home. curfew, he asked for a special pass

authorise him

to

dangerous Journey

blacked-out city.

to make through

tha

This is the maximum number of the girls the Salvation Army can take, owing to its limited accommodation This pass was procured from the and the necessity for caring for other Japanese military, though not with- girls under its charge.

All of the seventeen children cent two dimculty. The out some Chinese guides were not at all keen to the Salvation Army by the S.C.A. on the venture; they insisted that Mr. were found to be suffering from venereal disease and, consequently, Sinclair lead the way!

On the outskirts there were many must be segregated from the other challenges, from Chinese sentries but children at the Army Home. Inside, all the soldiers were Japanese. Most people soon get to know the military pill boxes where the sentrica stand but Mr. Sinclair noticed that these were scarcely used at all in practice, soldiers appearing with bayonets fixed at the least expected corners.

TAKE NO CHANCES

The "Telegraph" understands that certain organisations In Hong- kong are in the position to. Im- mediately rescue at least 100 giris, all under sixteen years of age, if accommodation were avaliable for

them.

Among several girls recently re- scued by Miss Phyllis Harrop, Lady Furthermore, they had a mest un Assistant at the S.C.A. were two who pleasant way of dealing with the

travellers, Insisting that the pass be were only seven years of age! It is handed to them at full arms stretch believed that they were destined for over the point of the bayonet-noa house of Ill-fome in Singapore. easy foot considering the length of the weapon when attached to a rifle. Rife Bre was heard nightly over the city.

· BROUGHT TO COLONY

The "Telegraph" wishes to em- phasise that its enquiries reveal that Mr. Sinclair said he did not know the vast majority of the women and of any other cases himself where children who have become inmates there had been interference with of houses of li-fame in Hongkong foreigners in Canton.

are not natives of this Colony.

It is believed that fully 75 per cent. The correspondent, who is world- known for his war despatches and is of this type of woman in Hongkong a headline name in American and have been brought into the Colony Canadian newspapers, has been asked from outside centres. to make # brandenst to America

from

Hongkong.

were

Many of these women were of the Mr. Sinclair will stay in Hongkong immoral type before they for a few days before proceeding, brought to Hongkong. On the other north continuing his tour of China on hand, there is reason to believe that which he has already spent nine a number of child-victims under the age of 18 years were forced into pro- stitution by the mistresses who SPANISH GOVERNMENT purchased uret.

weeks.

MAY MOVE TO VALENCIA

(Continued from Page 1.)

was signed at the Foreign Ministry here to-day.

Undisputable evidence of forced child-slavery has been provided recently in cases in which men and women have been sent to prison for keeping houses of ill-fame, or for trafficking for immoral pur- posce.

The S.C.A., in addition to the ques- faces the

in the absence at Geneva of the tion of prostitution, alsa Foreign Minister, M. Spaak, the hopeless task of finding accommoda- owing to document was signed on his behalf tion for children who have been by the Foreign Ofee Secretary, M. abandoned, principally Van Langenhous, and on behalf of hostilles in Kwangtung, and who the Burgos Government by Senor Do have in some manner found their way Zulutan, on whose offices the Spanien to Hongkong. Insurgent

Was subsequently

Ang hoisted-Trans-Occan.

LABOUR PROTEST

London, Jan. 18.

HIGHEST RECORDED

The number of these children on be the the S.C.A. books is said to highest recorded.

Of over 200 who have come into are under the age

The national executive of the Labour Party has adopted a resolu-S.C.A. custody, tlon calling the attention of the of ten years. Photographs of children British Government and people to the who have been abandoned, stolen or continued violation of the polley or otherwise come to the attention of the non-intervention by the Italian and department are on exhibition in the German governments In support of S.C.A. welting room in the hope that General Franco, and urging the im some will be claimed by relatives.

In these cases the girls have mediate re-opening of the Franco-

the Spanish border, and the removal of fallen into the hands of the S.C.A. the embargo on the supply of arms before they have become prey

evil existing in this Colony. to Spain-Reuter.

The Telegraph" understands tha: the lack of accommodation is O acute, in these cases, that the S.C.A. girls to the refugee camps in the New Territores

SOFTBALL MEETING has been forced to send some of the

Two Further Entries For Inter-Hong League

A meeting of the Softball Leaguei was held at the Brook Club yesterday when two further entries to the Inter-

TWO BABIES IN WRECK DRAMA

(Continued from Page 1.)

Hong League, Hongkong Electric and The crew gave us every possible con- Anderson and Meyer, were accepted. alderation, but it was nine hours be- Because of the numbers in the Lea-fore the Kamo Maru arrived and took gue, It was decided that the competi-us of.” tion should be divided into two seC- tions.

some

Though

of the Cheribon Maru's passengers wished to land at Manila and continue their journey

REVISED SCHIEDULE Men At Recreio, 11ongkong Base-south from there they had not the

necessary passports, ballera v. Recreio; at C.D.A., C. B. A turning to Japan and will take ship

v. Filipinos, 12 noon.

again from there.

They are re-

Women Filipino ground; Wildcate Tho officers

and crew of the v. Wahoos, 10. d.m.; Cardinals Cheribon. Maru, which is a Nanyo. Canadian Chinese, 11.30 am at Yusen Kaisha vessel, have been taken CTC.B.A. C.-H. AV Filipinos, 10 dm off and the ship has been left in the

WATCHES

at Reerels, Recreio v. Pirates,

11.30

hands of the salvage contractors.

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