1939-12-11 — Page 27

Prison For Snatchers

Youths Apprehended

With three previous convictions against him, Yu Wan 17, unemployed was to-day sentenced to six months' hard labour and recommended for banishment by Mr. Q. 'A. A. Mar- fadren at Kowloon Magistracy for theft of a handbag valued with its contents at $120, as well an, three cheques, worth £17,

The bag was unatched from Chan You-nin, a married woman as the was walking in Nathan Road near Soy Birect at 9.45 p.m. yesterday, Defendant ran away but on the alarm being raised he was chased and ar rested.

Toui Chiu, aged 17 was sentenced to two months hard labour for a aimilar offence. Taul had no pre- vlous convictions and was told by air. Macfadyen that if he had been older the sentence would have been heavier,

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Rice Price Soars In Shanghai

CHUNGKING, Dec. 11 (Centrul). The Shanghal Municipal Council is concerned about the sharp rise in the rice prices during the last few days,, 4 Shanghai report states.

Monday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

Exchange At A Glance

SELLING

December

11, 1939.

H. K. Stock Market

:

POST OFFICE

The

following quotations were issued on the Hongkong Stock Mar ket this morning.

1,330 b.

T.T. London

.1/2%

Demand do.

/27%

BANKS

T.T. Shanghal

.320

H.K. Banks $......

T.T. Singapore

.32%

T.T. Japan

1024%

T.T. Indin

.0212

H.K. Banka (Lon. Reg.).. £821⁄2 ELK. Banks (H.K. Reg.).... £84 Chartered £....

.8 n.

T.T. U.S.A.

.24

Mercanule, A. & B. £..

.29% n.

T.T. Munila

18

Mercantile, C. &..

.11% n.

a

TIT. Batavia

.1016

-East Asia S.

.71 b.

T.T. Bangkok

.140

T.T. Saigon

1031

INSURANCES

10.00

Conton $.

220

..107

Union $...**

.390 b.

1/6/%

China Underwriter $

HK. Fire $,

14. 100 n,

1/34

SHIPPING

Jes

4 m/s D/P

od,

1/3

Douglases $..

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

...25

Steamboats $..

4 m/s France

11.45

Indo-Chinas, P.$

.0434

4.02

Mr. T. K. Ho, deputy secretary of the Council, has axed the moxiraum price at $45 per pleul following consultation with the rice Market Control Committee last Saturday. Merchants attempting to sell rice above this price are llable to punish- mont.

The rice price soared' as high ย $40 per picul on Saturday.

Prices of other commodities

Shanthal have been doubled recently.. As n result employee of various their arm are asking increases in salaries in order to meet the high cost of living. Those of the Sincere and Sun Companies staged a go-slow Tsui admitted santching the hand-strike yesterday as their demands bag from Wong Kan-Jan, 25, a mur- were rejected by their employers. rled woman, who was walking in Nathan Nond near Hamilton Street at: 10.30 p.m. on Saturday.

STILL NOT DISLODGED

(Continued from Page 1.)

midnight admits that the Red Army has made further advances after severe dghling in Lake Ladoga and the Ishmus sector.

were

Carried Out Of Dock

Youth Who Protosted His Innocenco Strenuously protesting his in- Ground W23 siven at several nocence atter being convicted for points, says the communique, though | snatching a pair of earrings from a most of the Rundan attacks

worn in a lane behind Tam Kung reputed.

Road on Saturday, Li Chun, 23, had to be carried out of the dock down to the cells at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning.

lot of people running, and he followed to see what was happening, but two witnesses, Sergeant McDermott, and Constable

Li said he

saw

3

Disastrous losses were inflicted on the Russians by the Finnish nlr force, rejuvenated by the nrrival of Italian planes (and it believed, Italian pilots), when a column of tanks and armoured cars was prac- tically destroyed, forestalling an at- tack on another part of the Manner-Chow K. said they saw defendant heim Line.

ng chased by complainant, Tang They did not ree anybody else running,

The earrings, valued at $13, were not

recovered.

Moscow Claims Refuted Moscow's continued claims to have smashed through the Mannerheim Line Are again contradicted Helsingfors.

in

The Soviet air force has been active with the improving weather, and the importani Finnish port of Hangos was heavily bombed on two ocensions yesterday.

Nearly 250,000 men are now massed for

a renewed offensive in the Karelian Isthmus with Viborg as the! principal objective.

Determined attacks are also taking place along the front north of Lake Ladoga, the nim being to outflank the Finnish defences in the Karelian Inthinus and to Hnk up

with

the

Red contingents in the Isthmus,

The Finns estimate that the total of Russian casualties in the Petsamo region exceeds 25,000.

Violent attacks by land, sea and ale have been resumed on the Arctic battle-ont.

MUSSOLINI MANS HIS

FRONTIERS

(Continued from Page 1.) enting and meeting

the latest European situation, Signor Goyda writes in the "Giornale d'Italia" that the warnings on the Balkans and the. Danube basin are not directed at any particular country but are applicable generally to all countries threatening Italy's interests in the areas,

They represent a reaffirmation of Italy's inevitable Interests in al! possible situations which will arise in the Balkans,

The warnings are also directed at "a certain distant country" which, though it has no legitimate interests in the areas, is still secretly attempt- ing to acquire political and economic privilegra there.

That Italy's present attitude to- wards the European war has been. charnetersed

"non-belligerent"

but not as "neutral," Indicates that it is not final in nature and is able to changes in accordance with future developments in the situation.

Italy is a creditor nation which has many requests and unless these re- quests are duly recognised, a new; down will not come on Europe, Signor Gayda adda.

NEUTRALS SUFFER

(Continued from Page 1.)

minc. Crew of 21 rescued by Nor- wegian ship,

Broken In Two

LONDON, Dec. 11 (Reuter).—A Belgian tanker is reported to be stand- Ing by n British tanker which was torpedoed about 200 miles south-

west of Land's End on Saturday night.

The tanker was badly damaged and is breaking nearly into two, but she has remained affont for 20 hours. The crew are still on board.

Mr. Haworth sentenced Li-to six months' hard labour and 12 strokes

of the enue.

STOCK MARKET REPORT

Hongkong Stock Exchange Ofeial Summary issued yesterday says:

The customary Saturday feeling pervaded the market, and business recorded, beyond a line of Hotels and another of Docks was on the small slde.

Ваустя

H.K. Bank $1,330

Bank of East Asia $71 Union Ins. $305 Douglases $71

Dock $19

Providents $4.30

Raubs $10

HL and S. Hotels $4.05

Lands $33

Humphreys $7.65

Realtles $4.30

Chinese Estates $180 Tramways-$10.30-

Yaumati Ferries $234 China Lights (Old) $7.70 Electrics $514

Sandakan Lights $11 Telephone (Old) $24 Telephone (New) $8 Cements $16.35 Ropes $5.20

Dairy Farms (Old) $20 Dairy Farm (New) $19 Watsons $8.35 Entertainments $0.30 Constructions $1%

Bellers

1.K. Bank $1,350 Cantor Ins. $220 Providents $4.40

H. nnd S. Hotels $4.05

Trumways $10%

Watsons $8.00

H.K Govt. 31⁄2¢% Loan 07%

Solcs

Docks $10 Providents $4.35

H. and S. Hotels $4.07% Dalry Farms (Old). $20.40 Manila Gold Shares

Atoks Antamoks

Baguio Gold

Batong Buhny

Benguet Consol

Big Wedge

.18

b

15

3

H

0110 unquoted

21

b

Coco Grove

.17

Consol. Mines

Demonstrations.

.0025

.00%

b

East Mindanne

.00

I. X. L.

.11

41

Ino Gold

.14

14

D

Itogons

.271/ S

b

Mambulno Masbates... Mind. Motherlode Mine Operation

.02

9

10% D -10%

.08% $

T.T.France

T.T. Switzerland

T.T. Australia

BUYING

4 m/s L/C London

30 da India.

U.S. Cross rate in Lon1.

U.S. Cross rate in N.Y. .:3.01%

JAPANESE ROB,

FIRE JUNK

wolfram

ore

Forty-six plculs of valued at $11,580 were taken away by a Japanese destroyer. from a junk off Ah Chau Chol on December 1.

The cargo was removed by the Japanese who set are to the craft. Lau the owner of the junk sald he and his crew later managed to ex- tinguish the fire and set salt Hongkong.

for

The Junk was damaged to the ex- tent of $1,000.

Won't Sail Under Panama Flag

SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH" WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (UJ3),-- The Maritime Commission announces that the United States' Line tras withdrawn its application for the transfer of nine of its ships to the Panamanian fing

would file another application seek- The Company Indicated that it

ing approval of the transfer of the registry of eight vessels, which have been tied up since the Neutrally Act was promulgated, to some other registry.

American Mail Liner Re-named

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" SEATTLE, Dec. 10 (UP).—The steamer President Quezon, formerly the Amerigun Mall Line's President Madison, under the command of Captain J. C. Onrubia, is enroute to Vancouver, Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Hongkong and Manilo with general cargo.

This is the vessel's maiden voyage for the Philippines' Mail Line.

British Pilots For-

Weichow Island

Accompanied by Commander Honda of the Japanese Navy and his interpreter, the Imperial Airways pilot, Capt. J. Wilson and a First Officer, left by steamer to-day for the Japanese-occupied Welchow Isinad to fly back the repaired plane Dardanus. They are proceeding to Welchow vin Hainan by a Japanese vessel,

No Papal Appeal

For Armistice VATICAN CITY, Dec. 3 (UP) Authoritative quarters deny that the Holy See had asked for a Christmas armistice on fighting.

Indo-Chinas, D$ Shells (Bearers) s/. Waterboats $....

DOCKS ETC.

Wharves S. Docks $. Providents $. New Ent. Sh. Sh. Docky Sh.

Kailan /- Roube $. Venz Gold $ ILK. Mines $.

Hotels $.

LANDS

Small Packet Post to all ecuntries suspended.

Christmas and New Year Cards bearing not more than five written words and enclosed in open enveloper

re accepted by the Post Office at the. rate for printed matter, 1.9, 6 centa for 2 ounces, for all countries.

Hongkong, China and Macao at 2 cents per 2. ounces.

Envelopes must not be closed.

OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered, and Parcel Malls are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails are advertis ed to close at or before a.m. regls- tered and parcel mails are closed al p.. on the previous day. When .71 b.

malls are advertised to close after 5 11. p..

Registered and Parcel mails 70 b. are closed at 5 p.m. 40 b.

70/4 n.

.8.10 n. Stralta

INWARD MAILS

.101. Japan and Shanghai.

Stralta

Java and Manjin

.19.10 b. Shaoghal

4.35 s. Straits

Dec. 11.

Dec. 11.

Dec, 12.

Dec. 12.

.Dec. 12.

.Dec. 12.

17.00 . Air Ball by "Air France Direct Servico"-Paris date 6th December.

.105 n.

MINING

17/0

Dec. 11. Canton

.Dec. 13. Halphong and Fort Bayard Dec. 13. .104. Straits.....

.Dec. 13, .....4 B. Air .4 cta. a.

Mall by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-London date dih December,

.Dec. 14.

4.87% sa. Canton

.33 b.

Dec.

14.

Dec. 14

.Dec. 14.

100 b. Shanghai

74. Shanghai and Amoy 4.30 n. Straits

Dec. 14.

Dec. 14.

.Dec. 14.

.Dec. 15.

10 S.

Lunds $......... Lands 4% Deb. $. S'hai Landa Sh, Humphreys $. 11.K, Realties $... Chinese Estates $.

UTILITIES

Trams.

Peak Trams (old) $. Peak Trains (new) Star Ferries $.

Y. Ferries $..

China Lights (old) $. China Lights (new) $. H.K. Electries $. Macao Elec

Electrics Sandakan Lights Telephones (old) 9. Telephones (new) $. Tractions /-

Tructions (ref.) -

INDUSTRIALS

Japan...

100 n. Japan and Shanghai .10.80 D. Manila

....4 n.

U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Manila

(San Francisco date, 19th Novem- ber) Haiphong

Air Aail by

65. Manila

2336 b

.7.65 b. .4.75

11.

.Dec. 15.

.Dec. 16.

.Dec. 16.

Imperial Airways

.Dec. 17

Direct Service-London date, 8th

Becember.......

51% b. Calcutta, Straits and Saigon Dec. 17.

Haiphong 18 Shangliat

.Dec. 17.

21 B. Air Mail by "Pan American Air-ways

Service-San

.11% b.

Direct

.... b.

Date 5th December. 16/3 n. Japan and Shanghat .18/8. Straits and Manila

.Dec. 17.

Francisco

.Dec. 18.

Dec. 18.

Dec. 18.

Dec. 20.

.Dec. 20.

.Dec. 20.

Dec. 20.

.Dec. 21.

Cald: Macg. (Ord.), Sh. $..14 n. Cald Macg. (Pret.), Sh. $....13 . Java and Manila Canton Ices 5. Cements $....

Europe via Suez and Stralis (London

date. 13th November) ... D. Straits

15.75 a.

Rnbaul

II.K. Ropes $..

STORES, &c. Dairy Farm (old) $ Dairy Farms (new) Watrons S.... Lane, Crawfords $ Sincères $.

Wing On (H.K.) Powell, Ltd. s...

.3.20 b. Australia and Manila

20.50 b, .18% b. Formosa .8.35 b. Canton

74 n.

41 n.

OUTWARD MAILS Monday, Dec. 11

.Dec. 11. ....7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 18 1.80 Shanghai

..8.30 a.m. Shanghai and Parcels only for Tien-

tsin

...2.30 p.m. Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Direct Service" due Lendos, 20th December.

COTTON MILLS Ewo Sh. $

.23.80 1. S'hat Cotton Sh, $ ex. div.102 n. Zoon Sing, Sh. $.

.42 n. .48.

Wing On Textiles, Sh. $..

MISC.

H.K Entertainments Constructions (old) $. Constructions (new) $. Vibro Piling S.. Ch. Govt. 5% 1925

G. Bonels II.K. Govt. 4% Loan H.K. Govt. 3% Loan Morsmans (Len.)_8/-

Reg.

Ord,

.0.35 b. .1.75, d.

Reg.

1 .

Ord.

811⁄2

Air Mail for

.47% n...

.100 n.

97% n.

14/9.a.

K.P.O.

.Dec. 12. 5 p.m. .Dec. 12, 5.30 p.m. G.P.O.

.Dec. 12, 5 pm. ..Dec. 12. 7 p.m.

Malaya, Java and

Australia by "Imperial Airways Direct Service" due Sydney, 18th Becember.

Marsmans (H.K.) 8......4/- n. |--Regi

CHINA WILL NOT VOTE AT GENEVA

(Continued from Page 1.)

right to expect active help from other civilised nations."

Marshal Mannerheim has issued a decree extending military low to the civilians in the western and northern provinces.

Meanwhile, the Diet has authorised a loan of $34,000,000 for defence purposes. The Speaker of the Diet, clamation to the Army: "Show such M. Vince Hakkile, broadenst a pro- courage and efficiency that faith in ultimate victory is even stronger.

Credit For Finland WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 (Router).

U.S.

They point out that such a request la not urgent in view of the relative calm on the western front, while it-The Reconstruction Finance Cor- would be meaningless at sea because poration has announced that it is ot flouting mines.

granting $10,000,000 credit to Finland for the purchase of agricultural sur plusts and other civilian supplies.

Similar credits to Norway are under consideration.

TROOPS NOT LEAVING

NAZI RAIDER HALTS SHIP EN ROUTE TO H.K.

(Continued from Page 1.)

Rumours that two battalions of British troops are leaving the Hong- kong Garrison for England at the end of this month and that they will be) replaced by Australian troops were denied by the Army spokesman this when she was subjected to Contra- morning.

band Control examination at Downs,

"We have no news of British Dover; but this time she could teel troops leaving Hongkong as yet," he, more sure of a friendly welcome and

was delayed for only two hours,

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.Dec. 12, 5 p.m. .Dec. 12, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 13 Manila, Makassar and Sourabaya,

Parcels only for Swatow Swatow and Formosa Haiphong

Amoy Shanghal

8.30 am. 10.30 a.m.

10.30 .. :...1 p.m. .2.30 p.m. 2.30 p.m. Air Malt for Indo-China, Iran, and France (Paris and Northern Pro- vinces only) by the "Air France Airways Direct Service"-due Parla, 21st December.

K.P.O.

Dea, 13, 5 p.m. .Dec. 13, 5.30 p.m. G.P.O.

PRESIDENT LINER

Sailings

1940

Booking Sheets Now Open

for

Spring and Summer Sailings

Plan Your Next Year's

Home Leave Now

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..B.30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 15 Shanghai, Japan, Canada, USA., C. and S. America via Vancouver B.C. (Parcels for Canada only). due Vancouver B.C. 3st January 1040.

G.P.O. and K.1.0.

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Saturday, Dec. 10 Canton Strolls and Calcutta,

Parcela Letters, Shanghai. Japan, Honolulu, USA, Central & South America and Canada vin San Francisco (No Por- cels for Canada)-due San, Fran- cisco, 6th January 1940.

.Dec. 18, 4 pm. .Dec. 16, 5 p.m. The steamer la commanded by

.Dec. 10, 5.30 prn. Captain A. Rasmussen, lately of the Air ball for "Imperial Airways Europa, on the Denmark-American Direct Service"due London 24th

As they must necessarily run the gauntlet of mines and destroyers from their home port of Copenhagen, these Norwegian ships face Ki nervous

Japanese Monoplane hazardous assignment on their maid-

Hops Off

BANGKOK, Dec. 11 (Domel) Concluding its fortnight programme

"Yamato" hopped off from here at 8,5 a.m. en route home via Hanol.

en voyage, whatever may be their subsequent itinerary.

GANDHI. OPPOSED THEFT ATTEMPT in Thailand, the Japanese monoplane West Coast run, and formerly Officer

Moslem League Leader

Condomns Proposal

IS FOILED

Pretending that they were drain

NEW DELHI, Dec. 1D (Reuter) clearers, three men, armed with a In an interview with "Reuter," Mr. Jemmy and a screw driver entered Jinnah, President of the All-India the home of Mr. P. G. Chen at 200 Moslem Lengue, condemned Gandhi's Fa Yuen Street this morning in an proposal for a Constitutional As- attempt to commit a robbery. sembly.

Bronze Statue Of

Late Marshal

Far Eastern service. Chier

S. Obel und Chief Steward, P. Chris- tensen, who were with a sister altip on her maiden voyage, are included In the personnel.

The new ship is a motor vessel with an overall length of 810 fi., moulded breadth of 85 ft., gross loa nge of 0.043 Lons, and deadweight of 12.350 tons; She has a bule cargo After the intruders had entered the

CHUNGKING, Dec. 11 (Central). capacity of 712,000 cuble tect and a Mr. Jinnah rellerates his willing flat, Mr. Chen, It was reported sus-Chineze circles in Shanghal are grain cargo capacity of 184.350 cubic noss to give every assistance towards pected them and he ran down the planning to erect a bronze statue to feet, and additional refrigerating obtaining an honourable solutions of stairs and telephoned the police. The perpetuate the memory of the late carno-space of 1.100 cubic feet. the Hindu-Mostem question, but the robbers in the meantime made good Marshal Wu Pei-fu, according to o Built to Lloyds 100 per cent At proposed Assembly would, at best, bo their escopo...

Shanghat report. Funds for this classification, she has a londed speed purpose are now being collected by of 10 miles an hour with engines of the various newspaper offices/? 11,000 horsepower.

znanoeuvred and managed by the Nothing was stolen and no one was **Hindu cauZÖM,'*.

injured.

Parcels Net.

Ord.

113

No! No! Nanette FATAL ACCIDENT Dress Rehearsal IN KOWLOON

The first dress.rcheńrsal for the A six-year-old boy, Mok Tai-turz, Hongkong Philharmonie Society's of an un-numbered hut in So. Uk production of "No! Noi Nanette" took village. Shamihulpo, was killed in .9 a.m. ploca at the Queen's Theatre on Kowloon yesterday when; he waa 9 a.m. Saturday night. The rehearsal aug- knocked down by a bur only forurs well for à sudcessful rezson open-|

December.

RCH Reg.,

G.P.0, and KP.0.

..Deo. 10, & pan. .Deo. 10, 5.30 pm. Sunday, Dec. 17

Amoy Japan Shanghal

Tientsin

and Parcels

Decident, Wone

Road

28, the bus driver, said his 9.m. Ing on Wednesday night at the rame Worth the Airmail for Manila, Guam, Honelala theatre and continuing each night vehicle was in Castle Peak

and U. B. A. by the "Pan American; until Saturday.

when the boy suddenly rushed across Airways Direct Service"-due San

the fond. Francisco, 26th December.

Reg.

Ord.

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.Deo. 18, 5.00 p.m. ...Dec. 18, 8.30 p.m. GP.O.

.Dec. 18, 5.00 p.m. .Dec. 19, 7.10 SIL

Booking for performances is very). satisfactory and His Excellency, the ances, Governor. Sir Geoffry Northcoté has The organisers of the British Wor. taken costa for Thursday 'right's Organisation Fund; hope, that, the. showing. Concessions to men of the Hongkong; „pubile: will" mupport the fighting services will be made for show in order to allow a Uboral danna, Wednesday and Thursday's perform ton to be handed over tastierande