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Attention is drawn to the follow. ing extract from No. 3 of the above Regulations, which came into force on the 25th September.

"(1) Every British subject real dent In the Colony who at the date on which this Regulation comes into operation is, or after that date becomes, entitled to sell, or to pro- curo the sale of, any foreign cur rency to which this Regulation np CONSIGNEES' NOTICE. piles shall offer it, or cause it to be offered, for sale to the Government, or to a person designated by the Govornor for the purposes of thin Regulation, at auch price as may be determined by or on behalf of the Governor.

SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES

Steamship

• Salgon,

September 26, 1939.

POST OFFICE

OUTWARD MAIL ZEMES .. - BATAVIA, Sept. 14.—The completeness of Britain's com", mand of the scas is shown by the fact that there are now 10 closed 10 minutes earlier than the Registered and Parcel Malls are

olherwise German vessels lying in Notliér Jands Indien ports, afraid to ven-time given below tiless

stated, and where mills are advartis- ture from their neutral havens.

ed to close at or before 9 am, re- All the German ships are CIVILIANS SEE U-BOAT stared and parcel malls are closed

A few of them freighters. carried passengers, who "hre the staying in

Netherlands Indies for the time being.

their ships until they are paid off by. The crews are remaining on beard their employers. When that happens they will be regarded as refugees by the Netherlands Indies Government. Radio Sealed

ATTACK

(Continued from Page 1.). Her crew of 18 were rescued by another Swedish The lob

at 5 p.m. on the previous day. When mails are advertised to close after 5 pm, registered and Parcel mails are closed at 5 p.m.

Exchange At A Glance

SELLING

TT, Londoni Demand 'do: T.T. Shanghai

1/211

1/201

.339

T.T. Singapore

52%

T.T. Japan

105

T.T. India

..82

T.T. U.S.A.

.24%

T.T. Manilo

T.T. Batavia

444

T.T. Bangkok

.150

INWARD MAILS

T.T. Saigon

.107

T.T. France

.10.80

.Sept. 10,

Sept. 20

..100

Sept. 26.

1/0

Sept. 2o.

LONY BUYING..

Sept. 28.

4 m/s L/C London

1/3%

Sept, 20.

4 m/s D/P

do.

1/9%

.Sept. 20.

4 m/s L/C ́U.S.A.

.25%

Sept. 26.

4 m/s France

.11.40

Sept. 20.

30 d/s India

.:0414

Sept. 20.

U.S. Cross rate in Lon.

..Sept. 20.

New York

3.05%

RAF Op LONDON, Sept. 25 (Reuter).The Shanghai Ministry of Information in a state- Japan ment this evening gives further des Japan tails of the sinking of the Net

Newcastle | Amoy:" (" Huiphong freighter Hazelside,

An RA.F. plane appeared on the Shanghai. Of the 19 German vessels, dve are scene after the sinking and dropped Japan. at Sabang, five at Emmahaven, three in message in a metal canister to some Calcutta and Straits

at Tanjong of the crew who were in a robat, Manila at Sourabayn, three Priok, port of Batavia, one at Macas-telling them of the whereabouts of Japan. sar one at Tillatap and one al some shipmates who were clinging to Manila

Menado.

a.roft.

Radio equipment of all the German The plane bombed the submarine, ships in Netherlands Indien ports has which could be seen submerged. Dech sealed.

Though the plane remained on the This action is being taken in respot for some time, no further trace gard to all ships of warring nations of the U-boat was seen.' which call at Netherlands Indies

Swedish Indignation SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH" Of the eight Italian ships which

STOCKHOLM, Sept. 25 (UP).—)

Air Mail by "Air France Direct Servico"--Paris date, 20th Béft,

Bept. 27. Air Ball by "Pan American Airways Direct Service"-San Francisco dale, 21st September ..¡Bept, 27. Sept. 27,

Straits Halphong Manila

"(2) Every British subject real Bringing Cargo from Marseilles vin dent in the Colony who at the dnie ports, including British vessels. Consignees are hereby informed i on which this Regulation comen into I sought refuge in Netherlands Indies The sinking of the steamer Silesia has Shanghai that their goods with the exception of operation is, or after that date be-ports when war was imminent, seven caused great indignation here and it trails Opium, Treasure, and Valuables are comes, entitled to russign, or to pro- being landed and stored into the cure the assignment, of any right to Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., Kow-receive outside the Colony or the

have resumed service.

is expected that a vigorous, protest Java und Manila. will be made to Berlin. There is Shanghai

be United Kingdom, in respect of any WARSAW'S GRIM FATE an embargo en Germany, may credit or balance at a bank, pay-

Joon,

delivery whence oblined Immediniely after landing.

All'etnima imust be sent in to me ment of any amount in a foreign on or before 2nd October 1939, or currency to which this Regulation they will not be recognized.

Damaged Packages will be examin-applies, shall, unless the Governor ed by the Company's Surveyor or a porson designated by the Mesara Goddard and Douglas in the Governor for the purposes of this. presence of the Consignees at 10 am. Rogulation gives him notice to the on Thursday, 28th September, 1839.

Consignees must have a Revenue contrary, do all things necessary Officer in altendance when any duti for the purpose of assigning that able goods are examined by the Com-right to the Government or to a pany's Surveyors,

person so designated.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.

IL. OHL

Agent,

(Continued from Page 1)

noblemen, and spared the other de- fenders.

Ammunition Scarce

SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH" Budapest, Sept. 23 (UP)-Dis- patches report that the Warsaw de tenders, who are running short of ammunition, repelted another Ger- man assault in the suburbs by hund- to-hand Sghling.

Several regiments saved Their ammunition by waiting until the "The sum payable as considern-Nazis were close enough for hand-to- tion for any assignment made in hand contact. accordance with this paragraph.

Poles 12 is reported that the

on the left shall be such as may be determined using tunic barricades

front. The harrleader ore placed so

Foodstuff For by or on behalf of the Governor.

The Allies

Johannesburg To Collect

£1,000,000

JOHANNESBURG, Sept. 25 (Reuter).A scheme has been initiated by the Mayor of Johannesburg to collect £1,000,- 000 for the purchase of South African foodstuffs for the allies.

The scheme

unanimously approved to-day by the representa, tives of nine municipalities.

Was

The original scheme

#1

being

extended to cover other commodi-

ties.

It is also intended to compensale South Africans who may suffer as a result of the war.

So far subscriptions total £6,000.

Record Crop CAPETOWN, Sept. 25, (Reuter). The intest returns of the South African muize drop show a record yield...of 28,000,000 bugs,_of, which 13,000,000 bags will be available for export (a bng contains 200 pounds). Malze Agures largely in the scheme to buy £1,000,000 worth of South African foodstuffs for the Allies.

A comprehensive survey of the dominion's agricultural resources has been made by the National Supplies Board, which was set up before the outbreak of the war.

Give

your

children fresh

SUNKIST

ORANGE

JUICE

twice daily

Be sure you buy SUNKIST ORANGES

"(8) The preceding provisions of this Regulation shall not hapuse upon any person an obligation In

respect of any currency or right to receive payment of any amount, it

(a) ha satisfies the Governor or

a person designated by the: Governor for the purpose of this Regulation that all the persons interested in that currency, other than persons interested therein merely as trustees or merely by virtue of any mortgage, pledge or charge crented before the third day of September, nineteen hundred and thirty- nine, but including any pur sons beneficially interested in the currency under a trust, are not British subjects, or

(b) he satisfies the Governor on

a person no designated that

the currency or amount, us the case may be, is held or. "is required for the purpose

(i) of performing a contract made before the third day of September, nineteen hun- dred and thirty-nine, or (li) of meeting the reason. able requirements of a trade or business carried on in the Colony otherwise than by way of dealing in foreign- exchange, or

(ii) of defraying reason- able travelling or other per- sonal expenses, or

(e) he is, in respect of that cur- rency or right, as the caso may be, exempted from this Regulation by the Governor

or by a person so designa- ted:"

::

By an Order dated 25th Septem- ber, 1939, His Excellency tha Governor has" "dosignated the fol lowing is 'currencies to which the above Régulation applles's-United States dollars, Canadian dollars, belga, Swiss francs, French francs, guilders, Argentino pesos, Swedish kroner and Norwegian kroner.

"British subject" in defined, for the purposes both of the above Regulation and of Regulation 3A regarding foreign securities Bo na to include companies Incorporated in the British Empire and special at- tention a drawn to the fact "that |'all British subjects are "included, whather of European or Chinese

rnco.

wwwwwwwwa Secretary

THE "TELEGRAPH will send a Staff Photographer to all events of public interest Requests should be addressed to the Pi orial Editor.

British subjects holding, or hav- ing any title to, foreign currency or foreign exchange should report | particulars at once to the Financial. (addressing Jotters Financial Secretary (Exchange)", Colonial Secretary's Office). "Ar rangements will be made for such currency or exchange to be taken over by the Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank on behalf of Government at ratóa based on the official ratės laid

down in London.

Individual holdings in travollars cheqtics or notos of, amounts, not jacoèding: the oquivalent of

HK.4500 need not be reported.

are

.Sept. 27.

.Sept. 27.

.Sept. 27.

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

.4.02

H.K. Stock Market

Tho following quotations Sept. 27. fasued on the Hongkong Stock Sep. 27. kot this morning. .Sept. 28.

also much discussion over applying Bangkok, Saigon and Tournne

Sept. 24. U. S. A Honolulu and Japan (San King Seas R.A.F. At Work

Francisco dote Sept. (2) Sept. 28. SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

Straits.

.Sept. 28. LONDON, Sept. 25 (Reuter)The Shanghai King to-day visited quiet country Shanghai

house, secret headquarters of the Canton Royal Air Force constal command, Japan and heard reports of encounters be Straits

U-boats and the RAF. Straits and Manila tween patrola,

Halphong He also watched a selected group Japan of women in the cypher room cuding and decoding messages to and from aircraft, ships and the headquarters.

Allied Cause. Is Slovak Cause

BANKS

WARFARE EXTENDS IN WEST

(Continued from Page 1.)

German activity has been timed to coincide with their oppearance.

French Communique

PARIS, Sept. 28 (Reuter)-To- night's cominüinique from the Frencht neld hoodquarters alotos:

"There has been activity of ad- vanced elements east of Sarre, and strong enemy action in the same. region.

In aerial battles on the front yesterday, our pursuit, patrols twice engaged with the enemy air forces, who were superior in number. - -

"Several German pursuits were brought down, two of which fell in our

territory #T Deadly French Artillery SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAFH""

PARIS, Sept. 25. (UP)--French long-range guns pounded the Heavy concentrations of Nazi troops in the Black Forest east of the' Rhine, dur- Ing a major phase of artillery bar- rages which extended plong-125- mite front to the Swiss border.

The shelling 'slowed down lato 10- day after hours of the most powerful bombardments so für seen in this.

wor.

Reports received here stalo that the deadly artillery fire has forced the Germans to withdraw· their, re- inforcements to the cast In the Black were Forest: Mar-dircelly against the main West Wall The French gunners dropped shells

of the fortifications in the Laur- bourg sector.

ILK Banks $WA1,200 n.

Rellable reports sald French aerial HK Banks (Lon. Reg.) 2..72 n. photographs taken afterwards clearly HK. Banks (HK Reg.) £..72, n. showed the damnging effects of the Chartered I

.6 n. shelling. Mercantile, A. & B. £......22 n.

Lines Roctified .1036 p.) The French have rectified their 72 n. lines in soveral sectors of the Saar front, notably at Blisse and in the Hardt forest, which is attributed to .200 n.

the

German .305 n.

;non-appearance patrols after Saturday's repulses after which the French advince guards straightened their lines, and Improved

.Sept. 20.

.Sept. 29.

Mercantile, C. E.

.Sept., 20.

East Asia $..

.Sept. 20. .Sept. 30. ..Sept. 30. Sept 30. .Sept. 30,

U.S. A., Honolulu, Japan and Shong-

hal (San Francisco date, Sépt, '8).

Sept. 10. Air Mall by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-London date, 23rd Sept. Oct, 1. Oct. 1.

Shanghai Shanghol ond Amoy Shanghui

LONDON, Sept. 25 (Reuter)The Straits

as to expose the under side of the declaration that the people of Slova-i Australia and Mamita tanks to the Poles, who then throw kia shared the ideals of Britain and Calculia and Straits

under the France faming oil-soaked rags tanks.

was made by the Slovak Japan and Shanghai Consul In London today.

Straits.................. More than 100 separate fires ure burning in Warsaw as a result of the shelling. Several thousand civilians

have been killed.

He said: "The whole of our ter-Australia and Manila

ritory is under Nati military occupa- Japan

on and our voice is temporarily Sandakan quiet under, this ruthless rule,

I protest against 'this shametu! betrayal by the Nazis of treaties and

The aims of Britain and France the same as those of our sorely fried people."

Moscicki Interned LONDON, Sept. 25 (Router) agreements. while no news was received to-day of netust fighting in Poland, a mes-ore snge from Bucharest says that the Rumanian authorities have Interned. M. Muscicki, the President of Poland, and General Smläly-Rydz

!

Answer To Correspondent Miss E. C-No' record.-Ed...

AS DONE NOW

IN

FRANCE

20%

REDUCTION

ON

ALL

WATCHES

IS ALLOWED TO ALL MEMBERS OF

HONGKONG DEFENCE FORCES, INCLUDING MEMBERS OF HONG.

KONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS,

AND THEIR FAMILIES.

J. ULLMANN & CO.

ESTABLISHED 1860 CHATER ROAD

Stroils

..Oct. 1. Oct. 2.

INSURANCES

Cantons $.. Union S China Underwriters H.K. Fire $..

SHIPPING

Douglases $!.. Steamboats $.. Indo-Chinas, P.$ Indo-Chinas, DS... Shell (Bearers) 8/- Waterboats 3.

DOCKS ETC.

Wharves $.

Oct. 2.

.Oct. 3.

..Oct. 3.

.Oct.

3. Oct. 3. .Oct. 3.

.Oct. 4. .Oct. 4. .Oct. 4.

Docks $. Providents $.. Now Eng. Sh. $ Sh. Docks, Sh.

MINING Roubs $.... Venz, Gold 8:: H.K. Mines Cts..

LANDS

U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang- 'hai (San Francisco date, Bth SepL) Oct. 4. Canada, US.A., Japan and Shanghai: (Vancouver B.C., date, 17th Sept.).

Oct. 5. Haiphong

Oct. 5.

OUTWARD MAILS

Tuesday

.2.30 p.m. Manha (Parcels only) Јарап.

.3.30 p.m. Struits, Ceylon, India Enat und South Atric. Egypt and Europe via Naples due Naples 19th October

G. P. O, and K. P. O. Reg

.4 p.m. Ord.

.4.30 p.m. Manlio, Australia and New Zenland via Thursday Island-due Thurs- .day Island fith Oeltber

K.P.O. and G.P.O.. Reg.

Ord.

3.45 p.m. 4.30 p.m.

Air - Mall - for Imperial - Airways

Direct Service”due London, 4thị October

Rec.,

Ord,

Re Onl

K.P.0.

.5 p.m.

Q.P.O.

5.30 p.m.

+

.5 p.m. p.m.

Air Mall for halaya. JAVE and

'Australia by "Imperial "Airways. Direct Service"-duo 'Sydney. Snd October.

KP.0.

Rez..

.5 p.m.

Ord..

G.P.O.

ECK.,

5.30 p.m.

.5 p.m.

Ord

*Wolnesday

7 po

Amoy and Shanghai .................3.30.p.m. Air Mall for Indo-China, Iran, and France (Park and Northēm Pro- vinces only}'by the ́ (*Air : France Airways Direct Service”—due Paris, 8th October..

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China Lights (old) China Lights (new) H.K. Electric $,. Macao Electrics Sandakan Lights $. Telephones (old) $. Telephones (new) $ Tractions /-

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HK. Ropes S

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14

163

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12 n.

GO n.

their observation posts.

Air Squadrons Mass

·

LONDON, Sept. 24 (Reuter)-A

30 n. report from Paria states that the 84/41⁄2 n.. Germans' are 'massing air squadrons 8.10 n. at strategle points on the Swis

border.

.09.

18 n.

Extension. Southwards LONDON, Sept. 25 (Reuter), 4.20 'n. Parls messages which are uriconfirin- 7 ned by official quarters, state that 110 n. there has been more activity on the Rhine between Strassbourg änd 8.35 b. Basic.

.4 n.

6 n.

30% 1.

44

Official CAUZA PH"

SPECIAL TO. THE

43 0. PARIS, Sept. 25 (UP)-The 44th official French communique states: par. n. "There has been activity by the ad- 7.90 n. vanced elements of infantry in the There has been strong 7. East Saar.

activity by the enemy artillery in 100.b. the same region. During aerial bat- ties on September 24: our pursuit .1514 n., patrols twice encountered "enemy

.7.40 n. squadrons

numbers. .3.70 n. Several enemy pursuit planes were 01 n. shot down. Two fell in our ter-

.22 n. ritory," 7.90 n.

in

superior

Billeted In Villages .....5 n. LONDON, Sept. 25 (Reuter)- 30 n. From "somewhere in France", the .18 nemelal press "eye-witness" writes: ..11 n.

To-day I visited British troops .21%. billeted in Hittle villages, forms and 7.00 east)ca in the depths of the .19/- n. French countryside,

227- .|

So well distributed are they that you could drive through the Area 14 n. without noticing the concentration' of 18 n. troops.

The French pay warm tributes to ...in. 134 n. the conduct of the British soldiers. 3.80 n. an old peasant rémarking: 'I don't

belleve I've lost a single apple"." ,20.

"Officers who

fast fought in the 19% .

wur remark" on the fraternising of 8.00 n. the French and British troops as a 7.50 a. marked difference between 1914 and .180 m. 1939. "They drink, together in bafes, 41 share cigarettes, and” try to get to 1. know each other as never in the last

war,"

10 n. 135 n.

42 'n.

403% 11.

THE prefix: Special to the Tele- praph" laused by the Hoogkong .4.60 n. Telegraph" to "indicate" news' which 1.55 n. strictly copyright 'uniter the pro- 1 n. Vislon" of the Telecommunications .8% Ordinances 1030. Buch, nowe ze bears the indication "UT" is received in Tongkong on the date of publication, 100 -n. | By the United Press Asocialford, who -90 n.) reservo all rights man'cfőrðið «re» 107- n. pablication, either wholly or in PRIT, #7= n. ] Without prevtoid arrangement,

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