1939-07-20 — Page 27

Thursday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

July 20, 1939,

BRITISH WARSHIPS TO Japanese Blockade Results In Big Decrease TOUR MEDITERRANEAN $100,000,000 DECLINE

LONDON, July 19,

MR. GEOFFREY SHAKESPEARE announced in the House of Commons to-day that British warships would shortly pay a number of courtesy calls in the castern Mediterranean.

Following their recent visits to Athens, the British war- ships will call at other Grock ports, while early in August the Commander-in-Chief, aboard his fingship would go to Istanbul,

Savoral other warships would simultaneously visit Smyrna. No arrangements had yet been made for the warships to visit Russian, Rumanian or Bulgarian ports, but the question of such visits was under consideration.—Trans-Orcan.

IN HONGKONG TRADE

HONGKONG TRADE with China declined in remarkable fashion dur- ing the first six months of 1939, according to official statistics

ro-

Soviet May End Japanese Rights leased by Government

Chamberlain Hopes

For

'sources in an interview with a "Telegraph” ro- porter this morning.

The decline since the first

Early. Moscow Alliance six months of last year, in

LONDON, July 19.

"I HOPE so," said Mr. Chamberlain when asked whether the Moscow talks would be concluded in time to make an announcement before the House went into recess on August 14.

"We certainly have no agree- ment yet." the Prime Minister the fines expires at midnight to-day The deadline for the payment of added, when asked by Mr. Hugh and Japanese Dalton whether they were any of confisention if they do not pay.

Informants say the companies involved face the threat nearer agreement as a result of the frequent new instructions

The JapaneKe authorities and transmissions.

Japan consider the dispute д directly involving Japan's prestige and that they might be "forced to tako serious measures" after the deadline.-United Press.

Mr. Chunberlain replied in the negative when Mr. Wedgwood Benj asked whether he bud may inferma-, tion regarding a proposal for a loan to Russia from Germany of £23,000,000.|

Reuter.

Report Received

Kay

Cancol Concessions MOSCOW, July 18-The Soviet Government is considering whether

LONDON, July 19"Reuter's"

to cancel the Japanese concessiona diplomatic correspondent understands on Saghalin Island,

This slep would make it possible

that the report received from Moscow to eliminate Japanese observers from from Sir William Seed regarding his the Soviet part of the island. conversation with M Molotof has Been considered by the British

Trans-Ocean, Government.

It is unlikely, however, that any reply will be despatched this evening, or Indeed, until the French Govern- ment has been consulted regarding its standpoint.

It is expected that the delay in sending a reply, will be very brief, -Bruter.

Russo-Japanese Dispute

MOSCOW, July 19. Japanese sources indicate that the dispute over the Japanese nil and coat concessions at Sakhalin k

assuming more serious proportions

than the recent border fighting. On July 11 a Russian Court ned the Japanese concessionaires $112,000 for their fallure to make good their obligations to Russian workers.

Japan thereupon made represent tions to Russia demanding answers to a series of inquiries regarding the concessions, the answers to be de-

livered by midnight yesterday.

the brassiere

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Impossibility Achieved

Auto-Telegraphy For Chinese Characters

TOKYO, July 19.

A LONG-IMAGINED impoн- sibility in telegraphy will pos- the engineers of the Ministry of sibly be solved if the claims of Communications are fulfilled.

of

Dr.

Under the guidance Section, three young engineers claim Matsumaye, chief of the Engineering to have invented an apparatus by which Chinese characters will easily be transmitted in telegraphic munication,

cam-

The process of typerwriting is said to have been applied in the new ap- paratus. Hitherto, Chinese characters have been transmitted by the media of figures in four units, but the new

fact, totals almost $100,000,- 000.

able to the Japanese capture of It is almost entirely attribut- Canton and Kongmoon and to other restrictions on the China Const.

This decline does not include the cerlain by the Japanese occupation of considerable loss of trade rendered Swalow, and blockade of other ports in Fukien and Kwangtung provinces, since these blockades did not become effective until this month.

Statistics For Last Month

HONGKONG'S trade for the month of June showed a sub- stantial hicrease over tendo for the corresponding month last

JCAT.

Exporis from the Colony to all countries totalled $50,000,000, compared with $37,000,000 in June, 1938.

Imports into £110 Colony totalled $59,300,000, compared with $57,500,000.

Importa from China totalled $22,269,128, compared with $17,- 995,644 while exports to China totalled $10,679,061, compared

$18,334,579.

-$100

Both imports and exporis to Boulli Chlon showed siderable decreases, Imports de- clining from V,185,685 to $4,- 557,553, while exports declined from $11.396,811 to $2,698,147. These declines are attributable to the-Japanese capture of Canton,

the corresponding

First half of 1038 Recond half of 1938 First half of 1939-

$200,371,147 $203.020,00T $167,255,440 5. China Declina Comparative figures show that im- ports from South China (Canton, Holhow, Kongmoon, Wuchow, Klung- chow and Yunnan) declined from $60,924,005 in the Brat half of 1938 to $24,060,464 in the first half of the earren! year.

Importa from Middle Chinn (Swobuc, Swatow, Amoy and Foo- chow) rose from $0,270,763 in the first half of 1030 to $11,002,855 In the Arst half of 1039. All this trade will ecase in the second half of this year, due to the Japanese blockade an- nounced this month

Imports from North China (Man- churia, Chinking, Chingwangtao, Chefoo, Dairen, Hankow, Harbin, Ningpo, Shanghai, Tientsin, Tsingtao, Weihniwel, Wenchow and Yangtze Ports) Increased from $52,481,700 to $71,207,934,

Imports from all poris declined from $119,676,558 to $107.420,453.

Big Decline In Exports Exports to Chinese ports showed an even more remarkable decrease, the total for the first half of 1930 ($59,845,947) being only 30, per $612,068.240. In

cent. of the total (5140,694,589) for semester last year.

the corresponding period last year, Total visible trade with China only Other Trade Increases

Exports to South China porta during the first six months of this during the first half of the current and China declined to a seriotis ex- $99,833,238 was with ports in North total being $11,021,883, compared with Whilst trade between Ilongkong year Was $187,280,400, of which year were almost non-existent, the tent, the Colony's total visible trade China, all of which are under Japan-$80,083.005 with all other countries has increased, ese occupancy.

in the corresponding The total valble trade of the

period of last year. Colony (treasure excluded) for the

Exports to Middle China rose from This is how Hongkong's trade with $17,650,841 to $10,089,150, while ex- first six months of the current year China has declined slace the beginning poris to North China declined from

$570,088,240, compared with of last year:

$37,355,083 to $28,535,004,

Woman

Clue Hides

with A

Murder Herself

SOMEWHERE in Leeds is a terror-stricken woman who wants to com- municate to the police a secrot which may bring the murderer of Ethel Wraithmell to justice.

+

300 Threaten To

Quit A.R.P.

THREE HUNDRED A.K.P. volunteers at Epsom and Ewell, Surrey, threaten to resign because of the non-appointment of Dr. Edith Dobliie as A.R.P, assistant to the Medical Officer of Health for the borough,

Since the beginning of May she has filled this post In a temporary capacity:

The establishment committee of pointed a man, Dr. 11. A. Nathan, to the borough council receatly ap the position.

One of the volunteers said: "A few

Rail Blockade Warning

But because she fears that the fate which befell the 20-year-old waif, who was strangled and dismembered, may be meted out to her, she has remained silent.

This, the detectives think, is

the probable explanation of an anonymous letter, written by a woman-there is no doubt about that-and bearing a Leeds post- Imark, which was delivered at Leeds police headquarters..

SEEKS PLEDGE

The writer intimated that she had important information to give, and asked for an assurance that, if the police obtained her name and ad- dress, they would never divulge them

telegraphic instrument can transmit old forcys on the counell are bo-Japanese Threat To Superintendent. James Craig, chief

the complicated characters directly--ty opposed to married women and make them appear automatically ployees, and are jealous of Dr.

in the recorders.

3,000 Charactors About 3,000 basic Chinese charuc- ters will be used in operaling the new apparatus, while about 6,000 ad- ditional characters will also be pre-

British Goods

Dobbir's success,

LIKE A GALE Another said: "Dr. Dobble swept in like a gale, and blew away all the

SHANGHAI, July 20. cobwebs of inefficiency around the China Railway Company, which A WARNING that the Central business."

of the Leeds C.I.D., states that the police will interview the woman at any secret place she cares to choose. Soon after the receipt of the letter mittee's decision to offer a reward of Leeds, announced the Watch Mr. F. Swaby, Chief Constable of Com- £250 to the first person giving in-

formation leading to the conviction LAST RITUAL

sented by extending the basic signals, said: "People are very indignant atfin Central China under Japanese of the murderer or murderers.

A local A.R.P. ambulance driver operates all important railways The service of translators in coding the treatment of Dr. Dobble. Volun-occupation, may refuse British Chinese telegrams will be dispensed teers will pack the public gallery on goods in view of the wounding of a with in the new process.

Tuesday, and if they do not get a railway watchman by British soldiers quecrest feature of the murder-the

In an effort to elucidate cluding the transmitter and receiver, ing to be some fun." will cost about 5,000 yen.-Domei.

One com-

the

plete set of the new apparates, in-satisfactory explanation there is go at the Great Western Road crossing surgical bandages wound round the

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Storks Dye For A Living

IF you see a stork with brightly-coloured wings you will know that it is a bird with a mission.

of the Shanghai-Hangchow Railway head of the girl apparently after on Monday, was issued by the Rall-death-the police have consulted Iway Company authorities to-day. experts on oriental customs.

The railway crossing is at present occupied by a detachment of British troops. In a statement, the Central China Railway Company, a Sino-

conquere concern, charged that the to "prejudice the peace and order in

conduct of the British troops tended

Central China."

They hellove that this bandaging was connected with some mystical custom or ritual observed by people of coloured breeds with their dead.

men living in and around Leeds have Museum authorities and coloured The Company reserves the right to this weird last ritė performed by the been asked whether they can explain make demands for the injuries sus-murderer,

Six arrived by air at Croy-lained by the railway watchman at

the hands of the British soldier-and white turbans, have. already Four coloured men, wearing red don from Poland recently Domei

visited police headquarters, and to-day they will be re-| - leased at Haslemere to seel whether they return to Poland or go elsewhere.

They were sent by Professor Kazimierz Wodzicki, of the War- saw Agricultural College, with whom the Haslemere Educa- 10.40b/68ational Museum, Surrey, are co- 16.72b/74 operating.

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"DON'T SHOOT" APPEAL

Trade Union Hunt For Glamour Girl

(By A HOMESIDE REPORTER)

TRANSPORT HOUSE are trying out an experiment in glamour. Officials at the London headquarters. of the trade union movement recently approved a com- The winner will take part in

Mr. C. I. Blackburn, hon, secretary petition now being held in of the Muscum, who took charge of Newcastle-on-Tyne for sald.

three years ago, but were unsatisfac-

MUST JOIN FIRST

the birds after their 1.100-mile night, trade union personality from the centre of Newcastle to

"Similar experiments were made girl." 67/68

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Though competitors need not be

"Most of the birds were shot down Tyneside trade union of-the local race meeting is held. in different parts of Europe and it is ficial have selected half a trade, unionists the winner will be not known if any of them returned to dozen good-looking girls naked to join her trade union before Poland.

This time I have

written to from hundreds of photo-mean disqualification.

she receives her prizo. Rofusal will 403%/48% -4432/44 ornithologists in France, Germany, graphs submitted, and these

Holland and Russia asking them to

Headquarters officials say, the idea warn people not to harm any storks Six will be paraded to-night with a trade union recruiting week has been submitted in connection 544 B seen with coloured wings. From before cinema audiences for for women, and if the Newcastle 04/54% them also we hope to get some iden 50/80% of the birds' movements."

a ballot.

experiment is a success 1 will be tried in other cities.

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