1939-09-29 — Page 13

DONALD

DUCK

NOW GO IN THERE AND RUN THAT FRAGRANT BILLY GOAT OUTA THE HOUSE!

so!

TEN MINUTES,

AND NO RESULTS!

H.K. Stock Market

The following quotations were Issued on the Hongkong Stock Mar- ket this morning.

BANKS

ILK. Banks $....

,1,200 1.

Friday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

September 29, 1939.

By Wal

Disney

C'MON, BOLIVAR--

IT'S UP TO YOU!

SIC IM, BOLIVAR! ·

OLIVAR

RUN 'IM RAGGED!

A Look Through

Thé "Telegraph”.

Wak-Dancy, Falejates Worldwid

HOW THE SCHARNHORST

1.28

ELUDED CAPTURE

(Continued from Page 5.)

the east of the Philippines, and then

Kobe.

Even then, they feared that Dri- tish warships might be lying in wait for them and it was not until they hud nighted the const of Japan that they really tell safe,

50 YEARS AGO

Sept. 20, 1940. No person in the United States hay HI.K. Banks (Lon. Reg.) C.12 Ing heen found with ability suficient II.K. Banks (II.K. Reg.) £72 n. to design and draw plans for fast and Charlered £

.6% 1.powerful worshipe, the late Secretary

Fast And Thrilling Mercantile, A. & B. £ 21% n.of the Navy, Mr. Whitney, bought some

"According to my friend, that was 102 n. slans of an Engilshmen, the for them

These faays the the fastest and most thrilling voyage Paid a large Kum. Scientific American) were substantially the Sebornhorst has ever made," said} duplicates of the plans of a ship Pre- the passenger. vlously built in England, and on the Tues oftained, the American cruiser. Chorleston has been bullt.

Mercantile. C.

East Asia S.

£

INSURANCES

Cantons 3...

Union $........

China Underwriters $

IK, Fire ....

200 m. 305 n. 1% 0.

300 foreignerk 305 from Warsaw.

have

been

25 YEARS AGO

SHIPPING

Douglases $.

07 n.

Sleumboats $.

12 n.

Indo-Chinas, IS

Indo-Chinas, DS.

Shell (Dearers) x)-

Waterboals $...

GU n. .30 n. 82/6 N. .8.10.

DOCKS ETC.

Wharven $.

Docks ..

Providents

New Eng. Sh. 3. Sh. Docks, Sh. S

Raum $.

MINING

Venz. Gold $. H.K. Mines Cts.

LANDS

Hotels $

Lands $.

Land 49% de. 5.

Shai Lands Sh. $. Humphreys $... H.K. Reallies S. Chinese states $.

UTILITIES

Trams $....

Peak Trains (old) $.

Tenk Trams (new) $..

Star Ferries $.

Y. Ferries $.....

China Ligths fol

China Lights (new)

H.K. Electric $.

Mueno Electrles

Sandakan Lights $.

Telephones (old Telephonea (new) S Tractions 5/-

Tractions (Pret.) s/-

INDUSTRIALS

Cald: Mucg. (ord.), Sh. $

NEWS FLASHES

THETIS WIDOWS MUST PAY TAX

LONDON, Sept. 28 (Reuter), -The estates of those who died in the Thetis disaster will find no relief from death duties.

This was announced to-day by the Lords Commissioner of the Treasury.) Once in Kobe, the Captaly opened The statement says that the cir- r.egotiations for arming the vessel cumstances of the sinking, grievous within the and after a great deal of correspon-that they are, expelled dence, was upset to hear that the ordinary scope of the regulations on

Japanese Government had refused the subject. permission, as it would be an in-1

provide for a These regulations remission of death duties when death fringement of Japan's neutrality. Sept. 29, 1914. Evidently, the Scharnhorst people occurs on active service, or service of The Japanen betsmed the enemy were surprised that the full fury of a warlike nature, or service Involving. within ve raiden of Thingthu in the the, nir war had not been_fet_loose{ the same risks.

Germun battle yesterday,

warshi by both sides on London, Parts and Bombarded the Japanese Right Wing

come

Beriln, and they were still more sur-S. AFRICAN WARSHIP

LONDON, Sept. 28. (Reuter)-The

of war monitor Erebus, now part of the

unterplanes created a diversion.

Dark the last few days, it has fre- prised at the gallant defence of War- quently been stated that blucknded saw by the Poles. The idea in Ger- Germany would be starved into surnuny, before the nutbreak render In a few weeks or months, that was that the Poles would capitulate defences of Cape Town has been re- 100 n.ulready food is extremely scarce and after a few preliminary skimmishes. transferred to the Admiralty. 17,80 sa.jdear in Berlin, and that fond riots have "My friend told me." continued the Other suitable arrangements are

4.20 n. broken

town. However vut in thinl

"that there wis not unej being made at Cape Town. those who believe that Germany will) Passenger, 71⁄21⁄2 R.

he compelled to stop the war through m

on the Scharnhorst who was The United Kingdom Government, 105 Black of food will soon be undereived. happy about the alliance with the ways a Ministry of Information bulle- not tin, warmly appreciates the prompt Government's assertion) Soviet, not because they did The German

. n.

.304 b.

par. n.

..

734 D.

10 YEARS AGO

Sept. 29, 192J.

sheviks.

43% B. ,100 m.)

The Colonial Office announces that in convinced that it will be a long war 16.10 3. order that all the parties principally and have resigned themselves" to

2.40 m.

concerned in the Inquiry into the tong period of inactivity." ..3.70 n. rent disturlences th Palestine may

Cargo Controversy 011⁄2 have ample tue adequately to arrango

STOCK MARKET REPORT

Hongkong Stock Exchange offelal summary issued yesterday says: ~

Evidence is not lacklog that a fair Lurnover could negotiated but for the Irregular movements of operators. Yesterday buyers were more open in hele enquiries but to-day their in- difference was simulated. Scrip cannot be enticed out at buyers ideas, for holders sill maintain an attitude uf disinterestedness until better offers are made.

BUYERS

HK. Ropes $3.80

: BALES

HK. Docks $17.80 HIC. Lands $30

MANILA GOLD SHARES

Atoks Pa. 311⁄2 b Antamok Ps. .15 s Bagulo Gold 13 b Balong Buhay Po. 0085 8 Benguet Consolidated Po, 9,20 s Big Wedge 10 b

Coco Grove Ps. 111⁄21⁄2 b Censolidated Mines Ps. 0035 b Demonstration Ps. .00% b IXL Ps. 36

Ipo Gold Ps. .081⁄2 b Itogon Mining Ps. 15% a Masbate Consolidated Ps. .06 b Mindanao Motherlode Ps. .09 Mine Operation Ps. 100% North Camarines Pa. .14 b Paracaic Gumaus Ps. 12 San Mauricio Ps. .05 Suyoc Consolidated Pa. 10 s United Paracale Pr. 24 s

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SEPT. 25th

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SEPT. 30th.

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POISONER

OF THE WELLS

OF TRUTH (Continued from Page 4.) bombs, who ralded the cinemas film, "All where the pacifist war Quiet," was shown, and then broad- cast to the world at large a state- ment that the whole outrage was a outburst of patriolic spontaneous Indignation by Berliners! Be hus repented this particular trick ad

It always

It works: nonscam, worked in Vienna and it worked in Sudeten territory.

Dr. Gobbels believes in the hypno- tle mass effect of constant iteration. He holds that, no matter how gro tesque a thing may be, if it is only repeated often enough and with proper insistence it will end by be- ing accepted as true. In fact, his official task is to poison the wells of truth. le discharges effetently and with genuine gusto, He loves his role.

Firmly Seated

What destiny may have in store transpontine for this dramatically fure who can guess? There is no saying to what heights of mendacity

Exchange At A Glance

SELLING

T.T. London Dernaud do. T.T. Shanghai T.T. Sinopore T.T. Japan

T.T. India

TT. USA.

T.T. Mantin

T.T. Batavia

TT. Bangkak T.T. Saigon. T.T. France T.T. Germany T.T. Switzerland TT. Australia

BUYING

4 m/s L/C London

330 .52%

02

.1002

.1/0%

1/3%

4 m/s D/P do

25%

4 / France

11.45

0414

.4.02

4.02

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

30 d/s Indit

U.S. Cross rute in Lon. New York

and Nozi distinction he may aftaln. NEUTRALITY ACT

He may even cherish secret ambi-

tions thint some day the mantle of

the Fuhrer himself may descend on NEW BILL

APPROVED

would be, like our O.M., the eward Congress Committee

ssess the!

Takes First Step

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his adroit and cynical shoulders. It would indeed be no more thun o ft- ling apotheosis to his brillant career. b. that there is enough found in the coun- think the Soviet powerful, but be- response of the Union Government

It would be the crowning stone of 4 B.try for a year is undoubtedly correct.cause they could not trust the Dol-to the British proposals for the re-

the Nazi edifice. Such an honour. turn of. the Erebus. When Mr. McKenna took charge

** sure the people of Ger-

have) .4% n. the Press Bureau the other day a pro-;

of pure merit. Others may size was made that fuller news would many must be very surprised and RATIONS FOR SWISS

poisoned the water or the air, but he insurd, but it has not yet worked nervous, he said.

BERNE, Sept. 28 (Reuter)-Swit-

Dr. Gobbels polsons the mind. wal an expected. News just ni presenti There are five German ships in

to have a rationing of

It is a refinement of twentieth- Dis decidedly scarce.

Kobe and almost every evening the zerland is

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" the certain foods from the beginning of contributions by Indian princes, is century

and civilisation! progress affeers and crews meet un

November.

that of the Jam Sahib of Nawanagar | which might well cause the bungling

Sept. WASHINGTON, Scharnhorst and discuss the war.

They include sugar, rice products, who, in addition to offering his per- statesmen of a ruder mediaeval epoch (UP). The Foreign Relations All of them are now more or less

sonal services, expresses his Intention to gasp with sheer admiring wonder. wheat, barley and fat.

of placing annually at the disposal of If a people get the Propaganda Min- Committee of the -Senate has DUTCH PRECAUTIONS

the Viceroy, 10 per cent, of the grose Ister they deserve, it would need a approved, by 16 votes to 7, the THE HAGUE, Sept. 20 (Reuter).—revenues at his State for the duration chartered accountant to

the deserts of Nordic Germany. But now Neutrality Bill, which will .22 n. for the representation of their interests The following is understood to be As from Sunday the Netherlands of the war for the defence of

Empire.

only an earthquake of public en-How come before the Senate. 7.80 s. during the nurse of the Inquiry, the the basis of the controversy in which military and naval alreraft are to

lightenment could shift him now. The proposed Bili provides for the Commissioners have decided to post

elimination of the existing embargo THE prefix "Special to the Tele- on the sate to belligerents of arms graph" is used by the "Hongkong and ammunitions and other imple- A "cash and carry". clause is sub- Telegraph to indicate news which meats of war. is strictly copyright under the pro- visions of the Telecommunications stituted, providing that war materials Ordinance, 1930,

sold to belli- Such news as bears of all types may be the indication "UP" is received in garents, provided that title is trans- Ilangkong on the date of publication. ferred in the United States and that carried in by the Unified Press Associations, who the materials are reserve all rights and forbid re-American slips. publication, either wholly or in part, without previous arrangement.

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pone their departure for Palestine from the Kobe Chamber of Commerce is have new markings. Detaber 1mh, till probably the middle intervening between af October.

the shippers An orange triangle with black PRICE OF GOLD

over the edges will be painted on the wings and the N.D.L. Company 11 n.

question of the discharge of Jayan-and sides of the planes, and the .2114 n. Charlie Chaplin and Jackie Coogan inse goods landed on the steamer at rudders will be painted in the same

The Ki" at the World Theatre, dual | Yokohama and Kobe. .7 61 TL

howing day, rentimos perform 19/- n. 22/-nance from 1 1 11.16.

indefinitely the skinners. of export NAZI CASUALTIES goods of urgent nature aboard the Seharnhorst approached the German

.14 m. Cald: Mack. (Pre.), Sh. $...13 n.

Canton Ices $..

Cements $..

1.K. Ropes $.

STORES, E. Dalry Farms (old) Dairy Farms (new). Watson $

Lane, Crawfords $. Sinceres $.... Wing On (H.K.) Powell, Ltd. 5......

COTTON MILLS Ewa Sh. $.

S'hal Colton Sh.

Zoong Sing, Sh. $. Wing On Textiles, Sh.

MISC.

`HK. Entertainmenis 5. Constructions (old)

13.10 1.

3.80

With the vessel stranded in Kobe

colours.

5 YEARS AGO

PARIS, Sept. 28 (Reuter)-Ger- Sent. 20, 1984,

steamer authorities for the discharge man newspapers in the Ruhr publish of the

nomes of The first big repercuation

ut the cargo.

The latter, however, two whole pages of the which "bodying bowling disputo in Larwood and W. Cart, the Notts are said to have refused in the ab-local men killed in the fighting in county and former English Test erlekesence of instructions from the Cer-Poland, according to a "Paris Soir"

Imessage from Amsterdam, ters have figured prominently, made Governmeal.

.20 n. itself apparent to-day, when it или Prior to this the Chamber of Com- 1014 n.officially Announced that A. W. Carrerce is reported to have negatlat BREMEN IN MURMANSK 17:40′′15 | het rexigned his position-as-an-elected with the Reich Government and 7.60 member of the Nottinghamshire Cricket

Club committee-

180 p.

41 ถ.

.1 п.

10.00

Constructions (new) $. Vibro Pling ....

157 r.

Ch. Govt. B 1025

.42 n.

G. Bonds

.40% 11. II.K. Govt. 4%%% Loan

6.00 n. 1.55 n.

Gordon's

H.K. Govt. 31% Loan BIS (Lân) sửa Morsman (ILK.) 8/-

LONDON, Sept. 28, (Reuter).—A the steamship company through the message from Maimo (Sweden) con- Japanese Foreign Office regarding the firms earlier reports that the Germun eurgo and to have been informed byliner Bremen is in the north Russian the Berlin Government that negotin-

1.tions should be carried on direct part of Murmansk.

from Russia,

in Mur-

The Bremen was seen .8% with the shipping company. On aP-mansk by the crew of a Swedish

p.onching the Scharnhorst, however 30%.

fre Chamber was told to pay freight-yessel which arrived at Malmo to-day 100 ges and to present bills of lading, .96.n.

according to the Japanese Press. 10/- n.

The steamer is carrying some 1,300 4/- n. tons loaded at Yokohama and Kobe.

CHINA HAND DIES

LONDON, Sept. 28 (Reuter).—The} death is announced of Mr. L. W. C. Lorden, former ghlef architect to the

Pengamen de in Chinese Poats and Customs.

CZECH SYMPATHY

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PARIS, Sept. 28. (Router).----The Czecho-Slovakian Minister to Paris, who is also Foreign Minister of the provisional. Czecho-Slovakian Gov-| ernment, to-day stated that "we Czerbs and Slovaks are in full sym- pathy with the Poles. The occupa- tion of Poland and Czecho-Slovakia | Is a momentary eclipse of liberty which unites us in the some feelings and hope."

CRACK LINER LAID UP

ROTTERDAM, Sept. 28 (Reuter). The Holland-Ameriku Line has de- elded to lay up the crack liner New Amsterdam, owing to the high pre- mium against war risks.

POLES ESCAPE

LONDON, Sept. 28 (Reuter).-Nine Polish civil air pilots who escaped from Warsaw in two passenger planes, have arrived in London and are expected to join the Polish sight- ing force which is being recruited] in France.

CHUNGKING RAID FAILS

CHUNGKING, Sept. 29 (Central). -Preparedness on the part of the Chinese air defence units frustrated an attempt of 12 Japanese air-crafi to bomb Chungking liat night. The machines turned they reached the outskirts.

tick

NAZI ENVOYS IN BELGRADE

BELGRADE, Sept. 28 (Reuter),

战团

A German economile mission arrived

In Yugo-Slavla to-day.

GIFTS FROM INDIA

SIMLA, Sept. 28 (Router)-Pro- minent among the 22 speelie war

LONDON, Sept. 20 (British Wire- less).--The oficial price of bar gold has remained at 168 shillings per fine ounce throughout the past week.

Spot quotation of bar silver has also remained unchanged all the week at 23 pence spot,

To-day's bank return shows that the note circulation fell a further £4,500,000 to £541,833,470.

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