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Monday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

January 8, 1940.

Russians Retreat POLITICAL STORM

Again: Finnish

Reported

Britain Becomes Gains

More Sober.

A

LONDON, Jan. 6 (British Wireless), Licensing statisties recently published by the Stationery Omea reveal remarkable decline both in the consumption of drink and con- victions for drunkenness in Brizin over the last quarter of * century.

Convictions for drunkenness per ten thousand of the popula- tion in 1913 were 5.10, and in 1938 1.31, whkli represents a fali of 149 per cent, compared with -1947.

Consumption of beer in gat-' lons per head fell from 27.80 In 1913 to 14.22 la 1918, and spirita from 19.65 in 1919. to 20.05 in 1033.

Assassination Attempt

Serious View Of Shanghai Outrage

SHANGHAI, Jan. 8 (Reuter).

Helsinki, Jan. 6,

The Finnish northern army has launched another lightning stroke at the cumbersome. Red Army machine.

Russian forces are reported to be again in rotreat, leaving 600 dead behind.-Reuter.

Karelian Isthmus

Helsinki, Jan. 5.

Last night's Finnish communique reported fighting at several points on the Central Front and lively artillery activity on the Karellan Isthmus.

It is reported that at a point some 130 miles north of Lake Ladoga, the Finns have advanced 12 miles across Soviet territory.

Attack In Two Months

Heisak, Jan. 0. Foreign military experis. visiting here expressed the belief that Soviet-

concentrate their at- forces would

incl

on the Karellan Isthmus for two months hereafter.

They pointed out that at present Soviet troops are continuing relent- less, arullery bombardment of the Mannerhelm Line but otherwise only

In the far north, in the Suomogalmi sector, large Soviet units are reported minor activity to have been defeated, while fighting fronts.--Domel. on the Polar Front continues to be held up by extreme cold.--Ruter.

Artillery Activity

llelsinki, Jan. 0. A communique reports Increased artillery aclivity on the Karelian Isthmus, while on the eastern front) nt Suomussalmi fighties; la in pro-| ress in the direction of Raate. In minor engagements 11 tanks were

It is learned from well-inform-captured and other war material.

carried

bombing raids over the central part and northern Finland.

At Mikkelei elvillana, Inelucky women and child- ren, were killed.

ed quarters that a complete re- Taking advantage of the fine wea port of the attempted assassinather. Soviet oirgraft tion of Mr. Godfrey Phillips, the British Secretary General of the Shanghai Municipal Council, is being submitted to members of the Consular body as well other persons in authority.

Finnish altemft carried out numer-

and reconnaissaNCE

hambing

મસ

Cus

A very serious View of the al- tack is reportedly being taken in the i higher quarters sneally, and It is not expected that the matter will be allowed to drop at the gamen are arrested and the whole case cleared up.

A very serious iste confronting the Settlement authorities is the nut denial of the Japanese gendarmerie that they are delaining the thre would-be assassin,

Settlement Pence contend that the inen are being held by the Japanese, but the latter say that they know nothing of the whole affair,

It is expected thit the whole care will be the subject of conversations between the various authorities. it an early chute.

STOCK MARKET REPORT

Mights.—Reuter.

Russian Losses

is seen at all other

Exchange At A Glance

T.T. London Demand

TT. India

T.T. U.S.A.

SELLING

.1/2

do. T.T. Shanghai

out

T.T. Singapore

1/213 200 .52

T.T. Japan

10234

.82

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.244 40%

TYT, Batavin

T.T. Bangkok

T.T. Saigon

TT. France..

1504 108

10.85

100

.1/0

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.1/3.5/32 .1/3.0/32

245

11.40 .84 4.02

Rovaniemi, Jan. 6. Informed private sources to-day sald Finnish patrols have cut the Murmansk railways at least once op-| posite the Salla sector and also dynamited the line somewhere in the) woods.

It is admitted that the Bussians may since have been able to repair the damage.

Reports sald Finnish patrols are operating behind the constantly Russian border where the constant danger of sudden dynarniting opera-) tians using irreparable dumage is undoubtedly disorganising movements.

supply

The receul Finish veteries have) pushed the main lines of battic back

VT. Switzerland .T.T. Autralia

BUYING 4 m/s We London

m/s D/P

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

30 d/s India

U.S. Cross rate in London US. Cross rate in N.Y.

Nazi-Soviet Trade Talks

to the Salla front only 32 miles from Held Up For New

the Russian border. The full

Beance of the five quick Finnish victories on the north and centralį fronts is only not being realised.) The whole Russian advance which

Instructions

BERLIN, Jan. 7 (Reuter).-—

reached as far as Kemijacrvi has ap-Although the Nazis continue to parently beca nullified.

For all practical con

Hongkong Stock Exchange Olleial Summary issued yesterday says:

This morning has proved the best Saturday's trading for some alderable tine past. Docks again led the "feld," but they did not have "W" all to themselves, Hotels. Providents, Watsons, Trams, Coments and Tele- phones, New were

the anongat Sales followers.

were reported in Hongkong Ranks at the Improved rate of $1,400.

Truverя

HK. Bank $1,300 Canton Is. $203 Union Ins. $440 Douglases $72 Providents 51% Hotels $5.65

Lands $33

Heales $4.35 Tramways $17.30

Yaumati Ferries $233

China Lights (Old) $71⁄21⁄2 Electries $54%

Sandakan Lights $111⁄4 Telephones (Old) $2434 Telephones (New) $0% Cements $17.00 Rope $0

Dairy Farms (Old) $22 Dairy Farms (New) $21% Watsons $9.20

Entertainments $64 Constructions (Old) $1

Sellers

Docks $224 Hotels $6 Electries $56 Cements $18.10

Ropra $64 Watsons $9

Salca

HK, Bank $1,400 Docks $22.20/22/20 Providents $4.557.00 Hotcle $57.80

Tramways $17/%/%

Chim Lights (Old) $74

Telephone (Now) $D

Cements $17,65/.8

assert that trade talks with nurposes the Soviet Russin are progressing Isians are still being held at Salla satisfactorily, the head of the

-It-is-estimated that the Russian losses during the crucial five days Nazi trade delegation to Moscow dichting totalled between ten and has returned for fresh instruc- twelve thousand killed which is more tions. thun half a division. It is estimated; also that the entire Russian strength on this front is not more than one or conference with Herr von Ribben-

trop, the Nazi Foreign Minister, two divisions--United Press,

Reports From Moscow

Moscow, Jan. 0.

He is reported to have had a long

Two Major Problems It is said that the two major prob- 1-How goods are to be transport-

A communique issued by the Head-lems for the Nazis ure: quarters of the Leningrad. Military) Area stated there were nothing im-e: and portnut in all directions on January

2. How German Industry, already 5. It claimed in Petrozavodsk severely strained, can fulfil Soviet annihilated orders, especially for such things as

are required quickly.

Broup of 50 precision tools and instruments which

direction Soviet patrols

an entire Finnish United Press,

Reuter adds that a number of suc- cessful raids by Soviet aviators on enemy reserves and military objec- tives were made. Ten enemy planes were brought down in aerial combat.¦ ̈

Soviet Raids

Helsinki, Jon, 6.

Nine Soviet planes dropped 22} bombs on Voikkinern-Kovaja railway: between Helsinki and Vilpuri, des-

RUMANIAN- HUNGARIAN RELATIONS

FROM PAGE ONE

troying ten houses and killing two changed views on the general Euro- people inching a girl of 18 years, pean situation. old. In addition 15

women ingl

"Once again they have been able

NOW BREWING

LONDON, Jan. 6 (UI),—There are signs hero of a political storm brewing over Mr. Hore-Belfala's resignation. It is exported that Mr. Chamberlain will be pressed to give a complete explanation of what is going on behind the scenes In the War Office when Parliament re- convenes on January 16 when Mr. Hore-Belisha may also give his side of the question.

This afternoon's newspapers are agreed that the War Minis ter's quarrel with the British Army generals led to his resignation. "It has been freely stated that even Mr. Hore-Delisha himself was amazed when on Thursday the Prime Minister mygested he

khould leave the War office,” says the conservative "Evening News,"

Minister's departure "The developments leading to the War belleved to have been sensational.

The Liberal "Birmingham Gazette" led the demand for a Parliamentary investigation,

The general view seems to be based on the belief, flest that Mr. Horn-Bellsha was thrown out of office at the demand of reactionary clements: second the result might be a storms to force a larger and more sensational change in the personnel of the Cabinet,

The sager voleed in the Press reflected the views of import- ant political interests, the general public's bewilderment and a general feeling of uneasiness,

PEIPING

INCIDENT SETTLED

. Potping, Jan. 6.. Col. A. H. Turnage announced that the case of the Americon sentry who shot a Japanese soldier has been amicably settled--the sentry shooting In the line of duty,

It is stated that the shot bruke a rib of the Japanese. The Japanese) was on leave from the Fengtal, gar- rison and was celebrating New Year,

and

Df was under the influence liquor. Two American sentries ob- served the soldier climbing the wall. Four shots were fired, one hitting the Japanese.-United Press.

Incident Not Serious.

Pelping, Jun. 7.

It is learned that the incident in- volving a Japanese and a United States marine is likely to be settled amicably in the near future as it is regarded by neither side as serious. It appears that the Japanese was to blame and the United States marine, who, was on sentry duty, was fully within his rights in firing.

The Japanese

only slightly wounded, the bullet glanding off his chest and not causing serious Injury. contrary to the first Japanese reports that he was seriously hurt. It seems fairly well established that the Ja- panese was Intoxicated at the time, but the official account of the incl dent has not yet been released.

was

The Japonese, who was in uniform, was shot on Thursday night when he broke into the quartermaster's com- the Americum Embassy Guard and refused to stop when challenged by a marine sentry.-

pound of

Reter.

Turko-German Trade Talks Resumption-In-

Near Future?

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" ISTANBUL, Jan. 7 (Domei). There are indications that the! German-Turkish trade negotin- tions, which came to a standstill following the outbreak of the war, will be resumed.

Immediately after the outbreak of the European war, Turkey_concluded contracts with British and French in- terests for the, exclusive export of chromite to the Allies, amounting to 200,000 tons annually.

As a result, the trade negotiations between Germany and Turkey came to a deadlock. Turkey, however, has mostly depended on Germany In the past for the supply of daily neces saries and, following the suspension of German imports, commodity prices in the country continue to rise,

Informed quarters point out that

Turkish Government favouring a new

there is a section of opinion in the trade agreement with Germany. If trade negotiations with Germany are one old man were injured. Untied to state with satisfaction that the resumed. It is believed. Turkey will foundation on which the friendship make some concessions to Germany and close collaboration of the two in the export of chromite.

Press,

Finns Aviator's Success

Helsinki, Jan. 6.

What is claimed as one of the

countries rest ure, solld and secure, and that there exists a perfect identi- ty of views between the two gov- ernments on all problems," the com

most remarkable feats of the war munique says.

Was accomplished by a Finnish, The Clano statement to the Press aviator when he accounted for six said that a perfect, identity of views

out of nine Russian planes which is shown not only on the political

U.S. SHIP HELD

AT GIBRALTAR

rolded ULL, 60 miles north-east of the plane, but also on the moral plane LONDON, Jan. 7° (British Wire- capital. Two other Russian alreraf on all European problems discussed. less).The United States Steamship, were brought down in the same rald. It is learned that Count Clano: is Manhattan, was detained at Gibralter

The capilat has been again with-| Watsons $9.20 Manila Gold Shares Morning Closing out an air raid warning and life is leaving for Rome during the day. last night as the cargo was not cover-

Count Csaky is returning to Budapested by "navicerf steadily becoming normal. Thirty-two to-morrow. cinemas have been re-opened.

Dalry Farms (Old) $22

Aloks Antimok

Baguio Gold

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To-day was the coldest day. In Finland this winter. The tempera

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UTILITIES

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Star Ferries $..

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51.60 b.

China Lights (old) $..7.50 b. & so.

China Lights (new) $.

Electrics $..

Macao Electrics

.11.25 b.

HK.

Sandakan Lights

Telephones (old) $.

,24,50 b.

Telephones (new) $. Tractions /-

..0.30 b.

Tractions (Pref.}'s/-

INDUSTRIALS

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18/9 n.

Cald: Macg. (Ord.), Sh. $..14.00 n. Cald Mac. (Pret), Sh. $....13 n. Canton lees S.....

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AUSTRALIA IS GROWING UP

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHY WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 (UP). The Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell Kull, announces at United States' The ship was released. after on diplomatic relations have been ex- undertaking was given by the ship's tablished with Australia by the ap- agents that any suspicious cargo pointment of the Australian Minister Спасу ns first Australian Minister to Washing- Lon.

The United States Minister to Can- berra will be anounced shortly.

ture fell to 84 degrees of frost-EIRE COUNCIL OFms would be held at British dis of Supply, Mr. Richard

Reuter,

Russian Plans Ready

posal.

Helsink, Jnn. 6.

STATE TO MEET DUBLIN, Jan. 7. (Router) It is

There are many,

indications that ofcally learned that the President

the Russian Army commanders of Elre, Dr. Hyde, las convened u abandon the idea that Finland could meeting of the Council of Stato for

be conquered in a short and sharp to-morrow.

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American Loses His Watches

The Past Students of Wah Yan College heki a successful "At Hemo."

lightning war, svherefore they, have He will consult the Council whether TWO BRITISIL SOLDIERS are by courtesy or the Itov. Fr. Réolor of! started preparing for a long war, the Offences. Against the State Bill, alleged in a report to the police to the College, nt thete Alma Mater on The decrease of heavy bombing, empowering the Government to be thought responsible for the theft last Saturday, Those present were during the past few days except at antern people on suspicion, should be of two watches from the residence of V. Rev. R. W. Gallagher S.J., head- few paints is nitributed to the fost referred by him to the Supreme Mr. T. B. Wilson, 143 Waterloo Trond master of the College. Messrs. Lim the Russians ··used:

fu a report to the polles, Mr. Wilson Hoy-lan, headmaster of Wah Yan thousands of Court, unking it the Bill is "ropugnant states that the two soldiers with College, Kowloon and Ko Fook-kun, i bombs last month for the bombing of to the Constitution." over 60 different civilian centres This will be the first meeting of whom he becante acquainted during President, Rev, T, F. Ryan S.J., Rev. throughout Finland and that they the Council of State, which has been the New Year holidays, forced their A. Conney S.J., Rev. H. L. Craig must bring up fresh supplies of purely a consultative body since it way into his room at 3 am, yesterday. B. many others of the teaching staf bombs over the clogged railways was established under the

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