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U.S. NEUTRALITY ACT

ASSURANCE OF AID

Wednesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

WIDENING Weighing Of

Goods OF ROAD

The demolition of a shop-house in A by-law making it obligatory for

Queen's Road East, near lis junction | stall-holders to weigh goods by Eng- with Hennessy Rond. raises again : lich weights if requested was pass- the question of the widening of this ed by the Urban Council yesterday.

Important traffic artery.

The Chairman (Mr. Carric) said the by-law would be made applicable only to markets regularly patronised by Europeans.

Spradbury as Food Officer was agreed

caling

house

LIQUOR LICENCES

Two Absent Applicants Asked To Explain

The annual meeting of the Licens- Ing Board was held yesterday. The Colonial Becreary, Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith, presided and those present The appointment of Mr. C. W. L. were.--Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster,

(Attorney-General), Lt. Col. H. B. L to by the Council,

Dowbiggin, Messrs. C. D. Brown, C. Applications for

Chumpkin, P. 5. Cassidy, Ngan licences for 194, Hollywood Road, Shing-kwon and .D. H. C. Taylor

floor; 79, Electric Road, (Secretary). ground floor; an unnumbered house in Kak Hang Village, Kowloon City: and a food factory licence for 38, Waterloo Road, ground floor, werd refused.

We Have The Ships And The Money

This demolition is the first for LONDON, Nov. 7 (Reuter),-long time. The Government had for With regard to the "Cash and many years been trying to widen the road in order to relieve the congestion Carry" provisions in the Ameri- of traffic, but the scheme had been can Neutrality Legislation, ac-delayed owing to the land owners demanding high prices or being un- cording to the last year's figures ready to rebuild. In recent yearn the available, namely 1987, 50 per matter lost some of its urgency after und cent, of the goods imported by the new roads had been made on the Britain from the U.S.A, and 00 per reclamation in Wanchel. Even so, cent of the British exports to the Queen's Road East still remains the U.S.A. were carried in British ships. shortest route from the city and A British firm which till the out western districts to Repulse Bay. break of war manufactured enamel Happy Valley and part of the Peak. tina is now one of the biggest pro- The result of the holding up of the ducers of cartridge салем.

original widening scheme is the pre- sent higgledy-piggledy alignment of the road, and one part of the district still has the old low level, which means awkward steps, and at a bad

These require a special plant hot normally used in the Industry, but 10 to 15 per cent. more per press then expected are already being produced,

This provides on instance of British | bottleneck. Huccess in converting ploughshares Inlo swords,

Transfer Of Ships NEW YORK, Nov. 7 (Reuter)~~ President Roosevelt disclosed at a Press Conference that he had delay- ed the transfer of United Sintes Line's ships to the Panamanian re- gistry, but emphasised that he be- loved that the United States not in danger of being involved in

war.

The present demolition appears | house (2). to be another step towards realign ment,

MEDIATION OFFERED

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their respective foreign ministers. was followed by conferences between

He said that if there was any dun- ger, the Maritime Commission would probably refuse to allow the transfer.

He said neutrality did not enter Into the matter since any American had a perfect right to sell property to neutral nations and transfer the title in them to neutrals.

national

Tho telegrams coincide with German Foreign Office and Nazi press attacks on European neutral powers, charging that they have endangered their neutrality by not taking more vigorous sellon agulast the British blockade of Germany.

The President continued that if the transfer

Was enceted, Americans could not serve us officers and sea- men, and if the ship was sunk after transfer there could not be an inter- epizode un account of the ship, crew or cargo.

Ono of the questions which caused the delay, In transfer, said the "At this hour of anxious tension President, arose from the clause in throughout the entire world and be the Merchant Marine Law, the pur-fore the war in Western Europe pose of which was to prevent the breaks out in full terror we are con- sale of American merchantmen [1] vinced it is our duty to raise our they were considered important for voice once again in warning. national defence.

Text Of Royal Telegrams THE HAGUE, Nov. 7 (UP).—The | following is the text of the telegrams sent by queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands and King Leopold of the Belgians to the Heads of State of Britain, France and Germany:

FAR EASTERN

"The warring parties have already declared some time ago that they are not opposed entirely to investigations to find a reasonable and sound basis

peace.

for an honourable

November 8, 1939.

Exchange At A Glance

SELLING

T.T. London Demand do, T.T. Shanghai

T.T. Singapore T.T. Jepan T.T. India. TUT. U. 5, TT. Manila T.T. Balavia TT. Bangkok TT. Salzon T.T. France T.T. Switzerland T.T. Australia

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.20%

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.11.45

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.4.02

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4 m/s L/C London 4 m/s D/P

30 da India...

U.S. Cross rate in Lon.

U, S. Cross rate In N. Y...Closed

H.K. Stock Market

The following old ilceners Were renewed: Repulso Bay Hotel, (Mi Roberta Matheson), Hongkong Hotel (Mr. Derek Nickson), Feninsula Hotel Mr. Aubrey Dimond), Palace Hotel An application for permission to Mr. Edward F. Gingle), Kowloon erect cubicles on the ground floor of Hotel (Cheung Kiu-fong), Repulse "Coolle Barracks," Quarry Bay, In-Boy Lido (Sviatoslav Potouloff).

and Lot No. 8 was refused.

Gloucester Hotel (Paul Chessex); Council. between

Ten teences were granted by the Hongkong Bowling Alleys (Maurice October 24 and Well), Chantecler Restaurant (Miss November 9. They were food fac-Grace Ellis), St. Francis Hotel (Paul torica (2), bake houses (1), milk S. Lee), Cafe Wiseman (Satirios P. shops (1), swine. (4) und eating Patara), Hotel Cecil, Ltd. (Chan Wal- chuen), Marcel Bute (Wiliam A. A. Mr. Carrie welcomed back from Fergusson), Red Lion Inn (Stanley J. leave Mr. F. C. Hall, Mr. L. C. F.Swetland), Neptuno (E. J. Todd), Bellamy and Mr. N. T. Tam.

Blue Peter (A. W. Bliss), Imperial Restaurant (A. E. Busli), Jolly Roger Others

present were Mr. A. B. | Purves, Mr. R. A. C. North, Dr. R.

Bur. (Robert Leigh), Embassy Rez- Dog (J. H. Connor), Gingles Restau-Jasued on the Hongkong Stock Mar taurant (L. A. Hurlow), The Black rant (E. P. Sammons), Cafe Windsor ket this morning. (Tong Chi-kin), Parisian Grill (Entie Landau), Chordhaven Hotel (Mrs. Essie J. Greenburg), Tung Shan Hotel DRAMATIC CAR DASH](Chan Hon), Hotel Asią (Tsoi Kam- hang), Empress Hotel (Ma Tau-num), BY KING OF BELGIANS Mee Chow Hotel (Yu Tung-wal), Sun Sun Hotel (Yip Wok-ching), Great China Hotel (Chan Cheuk- wan), Hotel Nathan (Mul Man), New Asta Hotel (Peter Tong), Luk Kwok Hole! (Chan Chuck-yin), Metropole Hotel

A. de Castro Basto, Dr. S. N. Chat, Mr. B. Wong Tape, Mr. Tang Shlu- kin, and Mr. Ip Ping-tseung (Asst. Secretary),

(Continued from Page 1.)

King Leopold's conference in private with the Dutch Foreign Minister for uver four hours in a room facing the street,

Emotional Interview

The public saw the King repeatedly

pacing up and down, moving his bands emotionally.

Prince Bernhard, who at present is attached to the Dutch Army's General Stuff, at one moment dashed out of the Palace, jumped in his car and drove off.. He very speedily returned as if he had delivered a message.

King Leopold's departure was the ocension for tremendous cheering by the pubile outside the Palace, the King" smilingly acknowledging the

ovation,

He was dressed in a General's unl-

(Peter cong Hing-kce), Chitose Hotel (Isckichi Seki), Chitose Kwan Hotet (Mrs, Tada Koga).. Tokyo Hotel (Takichi Miho), Naga saki Joe Hotel (Tainosuke Yama- kawa), Wanchol Beer Hall (Tonill Kato), Kawahara Restaurant (Shino- bu Kawahara), Prince's Cafe (P. .K. Leune), Canadian Confectionery and Bakery Co. (II. W. Sam), Jimmy's Kitchen (Aaron Landau), Jimmy's Kitchen, Kowloon (W. P. Pullen), Kowloon Confectionery and Bakery Co, (Sam Shong-won), Kwoi Yuan (Hou Yu-hsul).

Applications Refused

A new application for a restaurant

Albert form and, accompanied by a uni-adjunct licence by

Edward formed alde, speedily left by motor urphy, for Sammy's Kitchen, 12,

BONDS IMPROVE rs to us under present eur. Previously he had bid a very Lockhart Road, was refused owing

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHTM

circumstances that

is difcult for both parties to contact each other to declare precisely their points of view

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

wurm farewell to the entire Dutch

to police objection. Mr. A. el Arculli, for the upplicant, sald he was a Bri Royal Family.

tish ex-navy man and had held dif- Ten minutes before the King's deferent appointments in the Colony. parture the Dutch Premier arrived lie was not new to and the King spoke to him gain business.

the restaurant before taking his official leave.

Andrew Peler Tkachenko, of Tka- chenko Restaurant, Honkow Road, Kowloon, and, Lung Wing-ming, of the Shan Kwong Hotel, Shan Kwong. Road, were absent and their applica- tions were refused. They will be called upon to explain their absence.

In the case of the Empress Hotel, the applleation was granted after a long plea by

the Hon Mr. Leo d'Almada e Castro Jr. who appeared for Ma Tau-nam.

Secret Negotiations AMSTERDAM, Nov. 7. (Router), contacts between Queen Wilhelmina and King Leopold have been going on in the post few days secretly.

LONDON, Nov. 7 (Reuter)-in or to approach each other with a view the Stock Exchange to-day Far to earning closer together. Eastern bonds again sharply ad- "As Heads of States of two neutral vanced while gilt-edged securities Powers, both having excellent re- also improved in a day of quiet tradi-lations with all our neighbours, we ing.

are ready to offer our good offices. Elsewhero Kaffiers closed higher "If this should be agreeable to theIt is now revealed that owing to investment support.

pariles concerned we are ready to cotton facilitate all the means at our disposal In Liverpool, American strengthened on heavy general buy any proposals they should suggest us ing influenced by the revision of the to do in the utmost spirit of friendly Unlled States neutrality isws, with understanding to try to find a busta consequent scarcity of freight space.

for agreement, Wall Street was closed.

"This appears to us to be a task we would have to full for the well- being of our nations and in the interesis of the entire world and we thus arst stride can be made on-the- road to the foundation of an everlast- inst peace.

_VON PAPEN BACK hope our offer will be necepted and

IN GERMANY

"Signed. The Hague, November 7, 1939, Wilhelmina. Leopold."

Washington Sceptical

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHO ISTANBUL, Nov. 7 (Reuter).-Herr Franz von Papen, the German Ambassador to Turkey, has returned WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 (Reuter). after three, weeks' absence In Berlin.—Congressional quarters have noted He is expected to go to Ankara this the peace move by Queen Wilhelmina evening to hear M. Sarajoglu's state-and King Leopold with expressions of ment on foreign affairs when he approval tempered with scepticism introducea to Parliament the Anglo-regarding the final outcome. Franco-Turkish Pact for ratification.

M. Sarajoglu is expected to reply to M Molotoff's recent references to Turkey,

BRITISH ARMY &

London Carefully Studying LONDON, Nov. 7 (Reuter).-Pund- ng receipt and examination of a message from Quern Wilhelmina and King Leopold, nuthoritative London circles state that any communication

from such a quarter would naturally

receive very careful study in London, Meantime it is recalled that both

have made clear the position of the

two governments on the original of the war and the circumstances which

ucilitate a just and enduring peace.

DEATH PENALTY Chamberlain and M. Daladier -Lesson To The Nazis

LONDON, Nov. 7 (Reuter).In view of the reports of the increasing

Official German Comment. use of the death penalty in the Ger

BERLIN, Nov. 7, (Reuter), — A mon army, a statement by the Secretary of War is great interest. Nuzi Foreign Office spokesman, com- Since the last war, he said, the menting on the Belgian royal visit British army had abolished the death titude of the small neutrals to the to the Netherlands, attacked the at- penalty for desertion and sleeping British blockade, whilst on duly, and it is now only The attitude, in German eyes, he imposed for murder, muliny and said, scarcely consisted of true neu- offences of a treacherous character trality.

Germans May Join Civil Defences

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHY LONDON, Nov.

(Reuter).-

Instructions are given that aliens may now be enrolled in the civil defence

Neutrals make inore than paper complaints.

The Nazl press makes a concentrat- ed attack on the smaller neutrals which accuses of lack of willing- ness to defend their neutrality.

HUMILIATING

services subject to the proviso "except WAR PRISONERS

the Police Force,"

Germans are only admitted if ex- empted from internment and special restrictions.

INCREASE IN AERIAL ACTIVITY OVER N. SEA

(Continued from Page 1).

Anti-aircraft fire caused the planes

to vanish into the haze,

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BERLIN, Nov. 7 (UP)--A gang of Polish war prisoners were marched down the Wilhelmstrasse to-day.

They were escorted by a squad of German soldiers in full view. of the crowd and were marched past Herr Goering who arrived this morning.

New Minister To Teheran

When matters had reached a cer- tala point, King Leopold suggested that he visit The Hague.

Queen Wilhelmina agreed.

STOCK MARKET

REPORT

Hongkong Stock Exchange Official Summary Issued yesterday says:

The moderate enquiry noted yes- terday still obtains, though the res- ponse is particularly. poor.

H.K. Bank

Buyers

Bank of East Asia Douglases Docks Providents Raubs

Lands

$1.320 $71 .570

$18.10

$4

.$0

$3214

Realties

Tramways....

$4.15 $16

Yaumati Ferries

China Lights (Old) China Lights (New) Telephones (Old)' Cements Dairy Farms (Old) Watsons... H.K. Govt. 3

$225 $7.40

$44

$20

$141

$19

.$7.0 .04

Loun Sellers H.K. Bank Dairy Farms (Old) H.K. Govt. 3 Lonn

Sales Wharves Tramways Cements Walsons

.51.350

520 .07

A new application by Tsai, Tung- ting for a publican's licence without bar for the London Cate, 83, Lockhart Road, was allowed for six...inantha only.

GERMAN TROOPS ON FRONTIER

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down a lurgu proportion of the German raiders.

Troop Concentrations

The bulk of German troops is now concentrated on the Soar, but mill- ary authorities point out that it would not be difficult for German mechanis- ed divisions to launch a quick drive on the Netherlands.

In such an event Belgium would have to decide whether to remain completely neutral or to support the Netherlands and allow the Allied troopy to enter Belgium to counteract the German move.

Neutral circles are convinced that the Allies will never enter Belglum even in the event of a German Inva- slon of the Netherlands except with the consent of the Belgian Govern- $101ment, $10,10 $14.00 ...$7.70 Mantia Gold Shares

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NEW BASIS FOR BALTIC TALKS

Hitherto Belgium' and Holland have shunned commitments to ald each other against aggression and there is no reason to believe they now seek to make a formal agreement; but it is bellaved that the Sovereigns have been considering the policles of their respective governments in all eventualities.

King Leopold Returns

THE HAGUE, Nov. 7 (Reuter), King Leopold of the Belgions and M. Spaalt returned to Brussels this after-

noon.

The following

quotationta were

BANKS

1,350 s.

H.K. Banks $. H.K. Banks (Lon. Reg.) £85% n. H.K. Banks (H.K. Reg.) Chartered £

Mercantile, A. &B. £

Mercantile, C. £.

East Asia S.

Canton $.

Union $.

INSURANCES

China Underwriters HK. Fire $..

SHIPPING

Douglasen $.

Steamboats 5,

Indo-Chinas, P.S Indo-Chinas, DS. Shell (Bearers s/- Waterboats $..

DOCKS ETC. Wharves $. Docks $. Providents $. New Eng. Sh. Sh. Docks Sh. $.

Kallan s/-

MINING

LANDS

Raubs S... Venz, Gold H.K. Mines

Iotels $... Lands 5. Land 4% Deb. $. S'hal Lands Sh. Humphreys $.. H.K. Realties $. Chinese Estates

UTILITIES

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Star Ferrics $

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.22 b.

China Lights (old) $.

.7.00 b.

174 b.

4015 b.

.18 n.

111⁄2 n.

Y. Ferries

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China Lights (new) $. H.K. Electrics $. Macao Electrics Sandakan Lights $; Telephones (old) $.. Telephones (new) $ Tractions si-

Tractions ('01)-6/

IN USTRIALS

2014 b.

7.00 л. 18/- B. 18/6-ni-

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Cold: Mace. (ord.), Sh., $. Cald: Macg. (Pre), Sh. $...13 n. Canton Ices $..

Cements $..

1.K. Ropes S.

STORES, &C Dalry Farms (old) $. Dairy Forms (new) $. Watsons $.

Lane, Crawforda $ Sinceres $. Wing On (HK) $. Powell, Ltd. $.....

COTTON MILLS Ewo Sh. $....... S'hal Cotton Sh. $. Zoong Sing, Sh. $. Wing On Textiles. Sh.

MISC

H. K. Entertainments $. Constructions (old) $. Constructions (new) $. Vibro Piling $..

Ch. Govt. 5% 1925

G. Bonds

H.K. Govt, 4% Loan H. K. Govt. 3% Loan Marsmans (Lon.) s/- Marsmans (H.K.) 8/-

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10 n.

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1.80 n.

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HONGKONG CENSORS

CAN READ 15 LANGUAGES

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written in English, French, German, Czech, Dutch, Portuguese, Hebrew, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Italian, Spanish, Russtay, Chinese and Jop- {anese.

If a letter in wrtiten in a language not known by the staff it is referred to someone in the Coleny who has Confers With War Chiefs a knowledge of that particular langu- ago. The staff of the censor will LONDON, Nov. 7 (Reuter).— | shortly be increased and offico ac2 Hitler yesterday conferred with his commodation considerably augment. war chiefs, Marshal Hermann Goer-ed in order to ensure that all corres Ing, General Walther von Brauchitsch pondence is put through a stiil Aner and General Willem von Keltel, comb, according to Rome radio.

Kowloon Dock Launching

the

· An unfamiliar language is that of Faroe Islands, 18 k A Scandinavian dialect.

Most surprising is the number of Indian languages represented In the correspondence that passes through the censor's office.

Persons, who write in any strange language are advised that they can

Hemel will take place at the avold delay and inconvenience by

The launching of the motorship Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Com- writing on the outside of the envelope |pany's ́· yards ́nt 0 pm. to-day. the name of the language in which Planes Over Luxemburg

Launches will leave Queen's Pler the letter is written. SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGNAPH"

HELSINGFORS, Nov. 7 (Reuter), at 5.18 pm.

· If a letter is written in Icelandic, LUXEMBURG, Nov. 7(UP)2

-After M. Tanner, the Finnish Fin LONDON, Nov. 7(Reuter)Sir ance Minister, had had a long tete will have comfortable accommodation pigeon hole reserved for Yiddish, or The Hermelin, a cargo vessel which it is pointed out, and is put in the Unidentifieri. aircraft flow over Reader Bullard, Minister to Jedda, s phone conversation from Morcow this for 10 passengers, is being built for if a censor qualified to deal with Luxemburg to-day,

appointed Minister tb Teheran. in afternoon, It was reported that he the firm of Bruusgaard Klosterud lotters in Armenian Inds himself Between 1 and 4 pm, heavy succession to Mr. J. H. Seymour, who had informed the Government that a Skibeaksjeselskap, Drammen, for confronted with a letter in the langu- spasmodic gunfire was heard in the appointed Assistant Under- new basis was discovered for the which Mesars, Thoresen and Com-nge of the Faroe Islands, com direction of the Mosella, front.

Secretary in the Foreign Officer-

re-opened Soviet-Finnish talks. pany Ltd. are the Hongkong agents, plications are bound to ensue,

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