1939-10-02 — Page 23

Courageous European Woman

Arrests Hand-Bag

Snatcher

Sportsman Robbed

Mr. L. Goldman Is Victimised

MOTOR CAR tools belonging to Mr. L. Goldman "well-known PERHAPS for the first Hongkong Sportsman of 132 time in the history of Hong-Argyle Street and Mr. L. A. kong, a European woman Remedios of 356 Prince Edward Road, were recovered by the stopped and arrested a hand-Police when three men, Kung bag snatcher as he was Wal-sang, 33, unemployed, Au escaping. The incident Kal, 26, and Ah Pul, 20, both occurred in Mody Road, marino store fokis, were arrest- Kowloon, on Saturday, when Mrs. A. J. Whitmore of 142 Argyle Street arrested morning and Kung was charged Yeung Ping aged 28.

ed.

The three men appeared before Mr. Macfadyen at Kowloon Magistracy

with theft of motorcar pump a brace, a greaso gun and several Mr.spanners, property of Mr. Goldman, and tieft of a motorcar jack, proper- were charged with receiving atoleri ty of Mr. Remedios. Au and Ah property in connection with the goods mentioned in the charges against Kung.

Yeung appeared before Himsworth at Kowloon Magis. tracy to day and pleaded guilty to snatching a handbag from Mrs. P. Eustice of 85c Hillwood Road. He was sentenced to six months hard labour and 10 strokes of the cane.

Referring to Mr. Whitmore's nction, Sub-Inspector J. Johnson ald: The Police very much appre- elate Mrs. Whitmore's courage and pluck in tackling this man.

Magistrate's Congratulations

Eu Gardons Theft

Del. Sergeant Baldwin said Kung was arrested on informalion at Ba.m, on September 24. Mr. Goldman's properly had been stolen from garage No. B, Eu Gardens Argyle Streek, On different dates, a jack, a motorear pump and a grease pump had been Auken in by the allier defendants. The owner of these goods was not known.

Mr. Himaworth to Mrs. Whitmore: I fully endorse the statement of the Police and congratulate you on your

Kung was sentenced to four exceptional courage

months' hord Inbour and recommend- and pluck tackling a man of his (defendant's) ed for banishment and the other two were fined $50 or six weeks hord Jabour.

Kize.

In

Mrs. Whitmore: "I am afraid he didn't put up much of a resistimce. Mrs. Eustice was in Mody Road when the defendant snatched her handbag after creeping up behind her. He ran away and was followed by a crowd of people. Mrs. Whil- more was at that time driving her car, and on seeing defendant running towards her stopped it, alighted, and caught the man, handing him over to a constable.

Another Caso

Another coat that concerned hand- bag snatching with a Europoun wo-

SWEDISH STEAMER

TORPEDOED

(Continued from Page 1)

place lights and other markings de- fining the limits of Swedish territorial water. These will extend to the coast of Norway.

Illegal Sinking STOCKHOLM, Oct. 1 (Router).--

man victim. Mrs. C. Fraser of 4A Swedish newspaper to-day referred King's Park Building, came before Mr. Kimsworth to-day,

Detective Sub-Inspector Cunning- harn asked for and received a week's formal remand,

Mrn. Fraser was in Kimberley Road Inst week when defendant was alleged to have stolen ber, handbag. It is understood that defendant hit Mrs. Fraser on the shoulders.

ANOTHER REMAND

Soldier On Dangerous Driving Charge

to the sinking by a Nazi submarine of the steamer Nyland.

shown that the Nazi submarine war- The paper says that the sinking

fare is being carried to 'n greater ex- tent against neutral interests,

The ship's enrgo consisted of iron- orc for Belgium; there WAS 110 legitimate reason therefore,

inking.

for the

The paper asks if Germany has completely abandoned her announced polley to respect normal commercial relations with neutrals,

Legality Questioned

legality of the German intention to

LONDON, Oct. 1 (Reuler)The treat British-armed merchant ships as warships is questioned in London. The leading text-book on inter- Pte. Leslle Lansdell, 23, of the national Law by Oppenheim says Middlesex Regiment, was remanded that the enemy can only attack for a further week in military cus- merchant ships if they refuse tody when he appeared before Mr. stop after being enlled upon to do so. Forrest-at-the-Central-Magistracy Oppenheim-ays the defensive this morning, charged with danger- armament on merchantmen such as ous driving in Repulse Bay Road on } that now supplied to British ships in September 4.

no way alters their legal status.

The charge was a sequel to an necident in which Pte. Stephens, of the came Regiment, was killed.

Lansdell drove military truck through a stone parapet along the side of the road, and plunged down the hillside, when driving in a con- voy from Stanley.

His defence was that the steering gear jammed when he rounded einer, and in using force to loosen it pulled the truck around too quickly, with the result that he was unable to check the vehicle before 16 crashed through the paropet.

Th

Mr. Forrest this morning marked that he wished to hear fur- ther evidence before giving his decision.

STOCK MARKET REPORT

Hongkong Stock Exchange Official Summary issued Saturday says:

The market was quietly steady with business reported in Cements, Lands, Watson & Electricts atquoin- tions.

Duyers

ILK. Bank $1,200

HK. Docks $174

Providents $3.08

H.K. Tramways $15.40 China Lights (old) $7.40 H.K. Electrics $49

Cements $134

JK. Ropės $3.00

Sales

H.K. Lands $30%

HK. Electrics $50/404

Cements $131 -

MANILA GOLD SHARES

Watsons $7

Atpics Ps. 13

b

Anlamok Pa. 15 a

Baguio Gold Ps. 14 s

Batong Bukay Ps. 0000 s

Benguet Consolidated Big Wedge P. 27 s Coco Grove Pa. 12 a

Ps. 9.30 s

Consolidated Mines Pa. 0035 b Demonstration Ps. 07 b IX.L. Pa. 34.b

po Gold P. 00 b

Itogon Mining Ps. 17 a Masbate Consolidated Ps. 07 Mindanao Motherlode Pa. 00

Mine Operation P. 08% & North, Camarines Rs. 13 Tarcalo Gimmaus Ps. 14's Son Mauricio P. 60 a

N

Surigao Consolidated Pe., 18′′b; Sayoc Consolidated Ps. 10 B United Paracalo: Pa; 25, 1

10

I merchant ships expect attack from enemy warships, they need not wait to be attacked before themselves opening fire.

"Minesweeper Mined

THE HAGUE, 'Öct, 1 (Reuler).--- The minesweeper Jan Van Gelder was seriously damaged by a mine near Terschelling Island 10-day, but it reached port.

Five men were killed aboard the vessel.

Ships At Sea Warned LONDON, Oct. 1 (British Wire- less)—In view of the statement on the German wireless that "in future Germany will regard every vessel of the British merchant navy as a war- ship, the Admiralty has sent a mess. uge to all British merchant ships.

Their attention has been called to the German broadcast, in which it was alleged that several German submarinës had been attacked by British merchant ships in the pust few days.

The Admiralty warning points out to merchant-men. that while this allegation is entirely untrue, the Nazi broadcast might indicate an in- mediate change of policy in Ger- Inan submarine warfare:

Rolch To Retaliato The warning, adds: "You should be prepared to meet 14".

The German wireless nssertect: "Hitherto German submarines' have observed international law by always warning morchant ships before at- tacking them. Now, however, Ger- many will have to relailate by re- garding every vessel of the British merchant navy as a warship,

Protest By Denmark COPENHAGAN, Oct. 2 (Reuter). The Danish Minister yesterday | protested against the detention

three Danish ships by Germany, and asked for their release ຕະ soon *3 possible.

of

It is reported that the German reply was that the maiter would be examined.

Yunnan Railway Traffic Begins

KUNMING, Oct. 2 (Central), Following emergenicy repalra on the flooded sections, traffic on the Indo- China-Yunnan Railway has been re sumed.

Monday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

Exchange At A Glance

JELLING

T.T. London Demand do.

1/2}| {1/2}#

1320

.82% .24%

Racing

MACAO SWEEP RESULTS

The following sweep results at the Macao Races were sent by the Macao Jockey Club by telegram last night:

No. 116-

102

October 2, 1939.

Fished For Food, Caught A Bicycle!

WHEN a fisherman drew in his heavy net in Sham- shuipo harbour. recently he did not find a load of struggl- ing fish; but a bicycle. He brought it ashore and sold ($15.00 each): Nosit to a woman for $6.

KACS 1

Unplaced ponles

Tace

T.T. Shanghai

T.T. Singapore

T.T. Japan

100%

TT. Indio

TT. USA.

TT. Manfa

401

TT. Batavia

TT. Bangkok

T.T. Saigon

10732

10.80

301, 110.

.100

No. 437

1/8%

124 240

Unplaced ponies

1815.00

1/33%

200, 45.

4 m/s D/P

do.

1/31/

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

.20%

No. 12

*

4 m/s Franco.

.11.45

30 d/s India...

842

U.S. Cross rate in Lon, New York

4.02

4.02

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

BUYING

4 m/s L/C London

H. K. Stock Market

ket this morning.

The following quotations, were Issued on the Hongkong Stock Mar-

BANKS

H.K. Bank $.....

H.K. Banks (Lon. Reg.) H.K. Banks (H.K. Reg.) Chartered E

East Asia. $...

INSURANCES

Unplaved postes ($15.00 10. 41.

Tlace

Na. 231

Unplaced ponies ($10.00 (90, 81, 315.

TLACE B

No. 7340

B070

$100.00

48.40 24.20

$170,00 $1.50

This bicycle was' on - view at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning when two unemployed, Chan Yau, eschl: Nos/10, and Li Ming, 24, were charged with larceny of a bicycle and a tandem worth together $80.

.. 25.07

$220,60 03.00 31.80

each): Nos.

$271.80

0230 31,00 each);. Nor.

$3,040,80 360,00 43440

Unplaced ponies (835,40 each): No. 10950, 3163, 4091, 10173, 1304, 10051, 3311. | 2215, 4304, 3179.

No. 224

Mace 4

Unpliced ponies 207, 38.

$107.00

8030

24.10 each): Nox.

($15.00

Race 1

$102.54 £5.00 27.50

($15.00 each): Nos.

FUEHRER'S FRANTIC EFFORTS FOR PEACE

.1,200 b. £..72 n.

No.

P

£

.72 n. .0% n.

Unplaced 132, 30.

ponies

Merchanille, A. & E. £.

.20% n.

Mercantile, C. £.

.10% n. .iz n.

,200 n. 365 n 1 n. 163 n.

67 n.

12 n.

.60 n. .30 n.

Cantons $...

Union $.....

H.K. Fire $.

China Underwriters $.

SHIPPING

Douginses $.

Steamboats $. Indo-Chinos, J.S Indu-Chinus, D.. Shell (Bearers) s/- Waterboats 5...

DOCKS ETC. Whirves $... Docks S... Providents $.. New Eng. Sl. $. Sh. Docks, Sh. $.

MINING

Kaubs $. Venz, Cold 3. H.K. Mines Cts.

Hotels S

Lands $.

LANDS

Land 4% de, 3. S'hai Lands Sh, $. Humphreys $. H.K. Realties . Chinese estates $.

UTILITIES

Trams $.

Peak Trams (old)

Peak Troms (new) Star Ferries

Y. Ferries $..

China Lights (old)

China Lights (new) $. HK. Electric S.. Macno Electrics Sondakan Lights $. Telephones (old) $ Telephones (new) $ Tractions 5/- _Tructions (Pxel) x/-

INDUSTRIALS

(Continued from Page 3.) claims on France or Britain apart from the colonial question,

Reds Released

Herr Thaelmans and thousands of Communists in German prison camps are to be released as a result of the Moscow talks, says the correspondent. .81/3 n. The Nazis have promised 10 ..8.10 n. eradicate extreme forms of anti-

Communist propaganda.

.100 n.

Count Clano's visit is sald to be .174 b. merely to enable Herr von Ribbentrop 4.20 R. in informing him of what happened

715 n. in Moscow. 120 n.

.9

Three Hour Taik

LONDON, Oct. 2 (Reuter).-The b.Hitler-Cano-Ribbentrop meeting in én. Berlin last evening was held in Herr 6 n.Hitler's study in the new Chancellery building. It lasted three hours.

Berlin Peace Front SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH"

.44 1. .30% sa. .par. n. ..8 n. 17% n.

4

.100 n.

Del-Sergeant Pope said Chan ad- mitted throwing the bicycle into the harbour and Li did the same with the tandem. Li mid he had taken the tandem on the boat and hadi thrown it away. With two others, defendants hired the two machines from 111 Woosung Street on Septem- ber 21. They never returned. On September 30, fokis of the bicycle shop recognised Chan in the street and through his arrest, Ll was local- ed.

More Than Moots The Eye

Asked by Mr. Macfadyen why he had thrown tho bicycle into the har- bour, Chnn rid he was asked to do It. Li said he did not throw the tar- dem away but stood on a wharf and saw it being done.

Det Sergeant Pope asked for an adjournment of three days so that he could try to locate the tandem.

Mr. Macfadyen: And find out if

there is anything further behind

Det-Sergeant Pope: Yes. There on the surface. scema to be more than what appeare

Defendants were remanded.

"Safes" For Old Bailey

LTY feet beneath the Old

Bailey workmen were recent-

ly building secret bombproof vaults for the records of the City of London Corporation.

BERLIN, Oct. 2 (UP). The offein! "Diplomatie Political

Correspon-

The work will conflue through- dence" commenting on the visit of Count Clano to Berlin, to-day, says:

out the present session of the courts. "Mussolini speaks as a herald for and after the evening adjournment Before the judges sit in the morning those people who wish to form a carpenters, and labourers wilt fx peace front, but Rucala and, Germany, teak doors to the different air vaults and the Powers with whom they are among the foundations, lay floors, .011⁄2 n. | friendly, are equally us determined, and build fron shelves.

15.40 b. 7.40 IL. .3.20 n.

...22 n. ,7,80 n.

.5 n.

to attain their goal as quickly as Surveyors who recommended the

| possible—namely, to halt the present scheme believe that the Old Bailey could crash la ruins, but all papers

war.

.493% sn. "The fate of Europe in peace or

50( below ground level would be

18 nwar depends on the will of other safe. .11 n. Powers who, therefore, must bear .21%1⁄2 n. the responsiblily.”

.7.60 n

Observers

here express the be- Mein Kampf' Will

10/- B. Jef that Count Clanò not only dis- „227........ | classed the peace. move,-but-that-he probably indicated how and how far Italy is prepared to give aid to Ger- many should the war continue,

Cold: Sineg. (ord.), Sh. $....!,14 m. Cald: Macg. (Pre.), Sh. $.......13 n. Canton Ices $..

1 . Cements $.

13 b. H.K. Ropes $..

.3.85 b. STORES, &c. Dalry Farms (old)

.20 p. Dairy Farms (new)

19 n. Watson $....... Lon, Crawfords $. Sinceres $. Wing On (H.K.) S. Powell, Ltd. $.

COTTON MILLS Ewo Sh. 5.. S'hai Cation Sli, S. Zoong Sing, Sh. $ Wing On Textiles, Sh.

MISC.

H.K. Entertainments $. Constructions (old) $.. Constructions (new) $. Vibro Filing $..... Ch. Govt. 0% 1925

G. Bonds

H.K. Govi. 4% Loan HK. Gavt. 3% Loan Marsmans (Lon.) s/- Marsmans (H.K.) -

MANILA SHARES

714 50.

.71% n.

11.00 0. 41 0.

11.

10.

Moscow Developments

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH MOSCOW, Oct. 1 (UP).—The new Rumanian Minister, M. Davidescu, arrived here to-day to replace M. Nikolas Dland, who left for Bucharest almost immediately.

Rumanian quarters deny that the Rumanian Foreign Minister is peeled in Moscow.

-XJ

The "United Press" has been given to understand, however, that the 157 n. Chief of the Economic Department of 42 n. the German Foreign Office, Herr 48. Schnurre, is expected in MOSCOW

next week at the head of n delega .6.00 n. tion of economists and industrialists 1.55 n. to negotiate the details of the Russo-

..1 n. German trade agreement.

.8 h

,100 a. .00 A. .10/- n. .4/- 1.

.38% n. JAPANESE REPELLED

IN BIG HUNAN OFFENSIVE (Continued from Page 1.) Following are sales and bid prices:inted that it was the first time that Morning they gained such meagre results at such heavy cost. The stubborn Chinese defence at Fulinpu and Santaiklao was paid a glowing tribute by the enemy command,

Antamak Alok Bagulo Gold Batong Buhay Benguet Cons. Be Wedgo Coco Grove Con. Mines Demonstration

Ipo Gold logon Mining Mambulso Can, Mpabule Cons,

Mind. Motherlode Mine Operations North Camarinos Partente Cumau Sant Mauricio Surigao Coms.

Suyee Cons..

United Paracate

Syndicate Livest.

400

Sept. 30. Oct. 2.

.15

138.1340

Ung,

0.30

9.30

,17

10% D 11 B o35 73 Ung,

.00 2.00

Unq. Ung,

D

16% B

.0% .00

00% 1

.16

.14

.07 D

Ung.

,104 .10

'Ung.

Ung.

25

The following is Swan, Culbertson

& Fritz' report on the Manila market;

Prices moved downwards during

-Help Red CrossTM

HITLER'S

book,

'Mein

"Kampf," is now earning money for the British Red Cross Society and the St. John Ambulance Association.

Payment of royalties to enemy authora is forbidden under Board.of Trade regulations.

this and

The book is published in country by Messrs. Hurst Blackett, who have announced that they intend to pay all royalties from the ente of the book to the British Red Cross Society and the Order of St. John.

Mr. Woller Hutchinson, chairman of the firm of furst and Blackett,

snid.

"Hitler's book is, I suppose, the world's best seller in recent years (always excepting the Bible), and although I can give no figures 1 nm certain that these organisations pre going to benefit considerably from our decision."

Manganese Mines Reopened

SUSSEX, N. D.

Mining of manganese is belag re-

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Fireman Impersonates: A Revenue Officer

How to Stop

Stomach Pain

In Five Minutes

By Dr. Scott, M.D., Paris.

Charged with Impersonating Revenue Officer and demanding the morning period of trading on the money with menaces, Chan Sang Manila Gold Share market. Trading Fire Brigade Omeer, appeared before was light and little interest shown, Mr. Himsworth, at Kowloon Magisw If you want an astonishing demon- North Camarines suffered a three cen.

iracy on Saturday.

stration of how quickly and com- tavo Ipas while fractions declines,

Sgt. Morrison Bald, Chan and } pletely acute indigestion can bo were seen in other issues.

another man went to an opium divan, stopped, just take a level teaspoonful nald they were Revenue Omcers and of Bisurated' Magnosia. in water demanded $5. When refused they four tablets aro equally effective, I search the smokors but ran away have found that the moment

| Chan was arrested by Chinese con stomach you feel the pain abate;

stable on the stairs.

- flatulence is relieved, heartburn and Cross-oxumined by Mr. C.A. 8. } sourness, pass off, the feelings of Russ Li Wah, owner of the divan weight and oppression are lifted, and said, ho smoked about three pipes afin dve minutes, the pain has, disap- heroin a day but his head was always peared. You can get 'Blaurated':

Magnosia from all 57

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Fines totalling $300; or five months" Stores. I advise you to get some'and try it after your next moalaki waja hard labour, were imposed.

Montana Balances a police whistle was blown. Blaurated Magnesio reaches the

Budget

HELENA, Mont. Montana is procning Itself on being Express and freight services are one of the best balanced states in the still being held up pending more reunión. For two consecutive years pairs. It is expected they will be now it has operated under a balanced resumed in two weeks time, budget for the first time in 21 years,

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