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Thursday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

January 18, 1940.

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS 25 words $2:00 for 3 days prepaid MOTOR CARS, ETC.

FOR SALE. De Soto Saloon, 1938, $1,500. Chevrolet Saloon, 1933, $300, Austin 10/4 Saloon, 1034, $905. All cars in excellent condition. demonstration phone 31707.

FOR SALE.

For

"HONGKONG AS REVEALED BY Edition. THE CAMERA" Second

of the Over

60 excellent views Colony. Price $1.50. Obtainable ai Kelly & Walsh, Ltd., Hongkong Travel Bureau-or from the Publishers, Lid, South China Morning Post, Wyndham Street.

ECONOMIC DISASTER

Contraband Control Throttling Nazis

OPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

Mr.

LONDON, Jan. 17 (UP). Germany is suffering severely as the result of the Allied Con- traband Control, asserted Ronald Hibbert Cross, Minister of Economic Warfare in a House of Commons statement to-day. He said at the end of the first four and a half months of war- fare Germany's economic straits are similar to those existing dur- ing the last two years of the World War.

"Conditions of life in Germany are strained," he asserted, and added that while Germany had not the same resources of gold and foreign cur- rency

na ale had 25 years ago "stocks of raw materials are also for smaller."

There were shortages of petroleum, iron, wool, cotton and many other commodities in Germany.

even

"We have been informed that important steel works might suspend operations because of lack of raw materials," Mr. Cross declared.

Contraband Detentions LONDON, Jan. 17 (Reuter).The Contraband Control detained 3,384 "Lons of contraband goods destined (or ended Germany during the week January 13, making the total since the beginning of the war, 547,000 tons.

70 NAZI DIVISIONS MASS ON BELGIAN, DUTCH BORDERS

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overflow the

ing the sea water to -canal-banks,-and-closed-at-low.ude

to keep the water in.

Special efforts. would first

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made to saturate the ground with freal water po that the salt water should damage the rich soil

little as possible.

taken

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to

Steps also are already prevent any article:al floods spreading to the ground occupied by the French troops.

The memures Include the system-

convert 1:0 of dams which would district into a vast lake virtually im- other or passable le mechanised troops.

Nazi Propagandists At Work LONDON, Jan. 17 (Reuter). Despite a Dutch official denial, the German news agency to-day repeated

German

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS INFANTILE

R.

PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 22nd day of January, 1940, at 3 p.m., at the Oflices of the Publle Works Department, by Order of 1 Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Castle Peak, in the Colony of Hong

PARALYSIS

No Danger To H.K.

From Manila

Hongkong at present is in no danger from the outbreak of infantile paralysis in the Philip pine Islands.

was

This reassuring statement mude to the "Telegraph" this morn- ing in responna to enquiries regard- ing the Manila epidemic.

"Apparently, the Manila outbreak has not assumed alarming propor- Kong, for a term of 75 years,tions, as the Philippine authorities. commencing from 1st July, 1898, have not informed us of it," a Hong- with the option of renewal at akong official aid. Crown Rout to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of 24 years lean the last three days thereof.

Intending bidders are advised

Hongkong he added, has been singularly frce of infantile paralysis.

in

The two "ron Jungs" donated to local hospitals by Lord Nuffield have not yet been called into service.

Intantle paralysis is usually found temperate climates and occure mostly in

In the autumn. The highest that immediately after the dispo-mortality la among Infants, a strange sal of the lot the Purchaser (If not feature being that more males than the applicant) will be required to females are affected, deposit with an authorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars,

The mortality rate in infants is between ten and 25 per cent,

A great epidemie in Australia in 1937 claimed hundreds of young vic- tims. ($200) in cash. This sum will be

Those who survive are often para- refunded on payment of the Pur-lysed for life. | chaso price.

During his childhood, President Roosevelt

victim of a PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

scourge.

1 No. o

„Ping Shan Inland Lot

Begistry

Zupy

Locality

No. 2.

Inland Lot Pinz Shin

Boundary

Measurementad

X. 5. E

= {

fent restiteettreet)

A per Anio

plan.

NOTICE

G. fees

Content:

10.800

R.A.O.B. CLUB, (G.LE,)

Ice House Street

૧uay Var

Upset

The Annuni General Meeting of the above Club will take place on Thursday, 18th January, 1940, at 8 p.m. All members are cordially invited.

NOTICE

Mr. A. N. Wootton, Assistant Trade Australian Government

ini Commissioner

China, will arrive in Hong Kong about 17th. inst. for a short visit and will be glad if parties desiring to consult him in connection with Australian Trade will communicate with him c/o Mr. S. T. Williamson, 5th. Floor, P. & 0. Building.

JAPANESE

POLICY

Mission In Europe May Mark End To Pro-Reich Views

to

Bucharest, Jan. 17. The Japanese Mission which has halted at Bucharest on its way Berlin from Moscow has aroused con- siderable interest in diplomatic cir- etes in Europe owing to the possible effects the visit may have on the pro-

rest of the war in Europe.

The Mission studled transportation

the assertion in a German High Comproblems across Russia following the mand communique that n Dutch recent German suggestions that Tokyo plane flew over

territory exchange machinery near Nordhorn on January 13.

via Russia. The agency stated that the Dutch violation of German territory had been established beyond doubt, adding that the plane was recognised by the colour of ita markings.

Was

this

Big Loan To Be Converted Simon's Appeal To Bondholders

Police Forced To Use Truncheons

Six Graces, Booked By

Manila, To End Season

Workmen's Riot In past four weeks, are shortly tak ing their leave of Hongkong.

Kowloon Street

J

THE SIX Graces, who have graced the Gripps during the

But, so great has been their

popularity in the Colony that APPLY FOR YOUR

return the they are scheduled to

here in March.

of Thirteen membera LONDON, Jan. 17 (Reuter).— Referring in the House of Com-Chung Hwa Book Company were mona to-day to the proposal to charged before Mr. Himsworth take the earliest opportunity to at the Kowloon Magistracy this repay the 1940-44 4% per cent. morning, with behaving in a dis- Conversion Loan, the Chancellor, orderly manner by fighting in of the Exchequer, Sir John Simon. Pak Tai Street. declared that the rate of Interest on the lona was too high, and formal notice of repayment of the loan on the July 1 Was being given In "London Gazette" to-night.

Holders would be offered, as on alternative to cash, cunversion into a new loan, carrying interest at the rate of 24 per cent, and repayable at par on July 1, 1945, The Treasury would reserve the right to redeem the Con- version Loan at par wholly or in part after July 1, 1043.

Holders of bonds in the 4 per cent. loan would receive £100 in the Conversion Loan for every converted.

£100

The Chancellor appealed to Inves tors not to opt for repayment except for the purpose of re-leading the money to the Government.

Owing to previous bookings at the Manila Hotel, the six girls must end their present season in Hongkong on Monday next week.

GAS MASK

Food Famine In N. China Attempt To Relieve Situation

PEIPING, Jan, 17 (Neuter)~The food situation, which has been caus- Ing acute distress to the Chinese population in Pelping, especially the poorer

classes, is expected to be greatly rellaved following the official announcement that the fixed prices for cereals have been cancelled tem- porarily.

Arrangements have been made for into North China of Importation

before the 2,000,000 bags of four Chinese New Year,

Largo

were quantities

Un anle

locally to-day and queues have been

waiting outside the shops.

The situation and become so bad food that the Police were issuing tickets for the poorer familles.

Hoarding on the part of local dealers was one of the unfavourable factors aggravating the already acute food situation in Peiping.

Situation In Nanking

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEQNAPH" SHANGHAI, Jan. 17 (UP) ~~"The Chinese in Nasking have only two choices for an honest livelihood, one to serve the Japanese and the other to engage in trade in a small way," said the Editor of the Shanghai "Evening Post" and "Mercury," Mr. the Randall Gould, writing for "China Critic," to-day.

Mr. Gould recently returned trom a visit to the former Kuomintang capital.

He said that 7,000 Japanese civil- lans are "doing very nicely under the protection of the Japanese Army Layonets.

"Nanking seemed to be booming. under overy furge enterprise is

control. and awnership Japanese But from the standpoint of foreign

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missionaries and afficials, and to the or linary Chinese without Japanese contacts, the situation seems hope- less,

I

saw

were

and

Quoting the report that approx!- The Director of Air Raid Precau- mately one-fourth to one-third of the tions wishes to remind the general Chinese in Nanking have become public that the application forms for opium addicts, Mr. Gould said: "The the purchase of respirators are now only really attractive chops

Chinese management under Tlicy have been engaged for a six avaliable.

The forms can be obtained either those selling oplum wholesale Nine of the men were also charged weeks' season at the Mantia Hotel,

"Each had thens bearing two large with living intimidated T. T. Kong, when three other entertainers well from the A.R.P. Department, Lower retail. printing contractor employed by the known in this Colony, Dave Harvey Albert Road, Hongkong, or from any

already of the Police Stations.

characters, meaning it was an official Company, to abstain from doing any and the Dyer Sisters, are

opium shop. act which was his legal right to per-playing.

"Such sale under the guise of con- Immediately

trol for eventual suppression is form.

Inspector H. E. Rogers sald, a few engagement, the Six Graces will re-

declared necessary to provide re- months ago, the Chung Hwa Com-turn here for another scuson

venue for the puppet government." April. pany discharged their employees on lack of business. Some of them were

later recalled.

On January 6, about 11 am.. T. T. Kong visited the Company and on leaving he saw about 30 workers a proaching him, shouting "strike him." He walked away and met Tau Chun- sang, a representative of the Work

hostile ers' Union and asked him why the smlled, manner towards him. Tsu workers behaved in such a but did not say anything.

#

The Emergency Unli was summon- ed. When the police arrived, crowd of three to four hundred people were gathered in front of the Com- pany's premises. The crowd appear. ea to be extremely hostile towards the police, who were forced to use their truncheons. Nine suspects were arrested.

Compulsory Con

Conversion LONDON, Jan. 17 (Reuter)-A White Paper was issued at the con- clusion of Sir John Simon's statement In the House of Commons to-day, ex- plaining that a Bill dealing with the powers of the Treasury would be pussed through all slages to-morrow. The necessity for the Bill arises rough the fact-that-it-is-proposed As the police proceeded along Pak to regard any holder of the 1940-44 Tal Street they met another batch 44 per cent. loan who has not applied of workers who shouted "stop the for repayment at a certain date, or van." Four more men were arrest- for conversion, as having accepted the ed.

in- Government's offer to convert his T. T. Kang corroborated the

CTOSS- holding..

spector's opening, but when

not been had examined, said he threatened by the crowd.

Hearing was adjourned to a.m. on Monday.

It is estimated that the conversion to 2 per cent. will save approx- imately £8,000,000 to £9,000,000 per annum in Interest.

Wages And Prices

London, Jan. 17.

A report of the Trades Union General Council deries the responsi- bility for starting what has been called the "vicious spiral," which it if un- has been suggested "might, checked, dovelop on the lines which occurred during the last war when wages tried in vain to catch up with the rise in food prices.

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WOUNDED ARE FROZEN TO DEATH AS THEY FALL

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ready been conquered." they told their captors. with. Germany

"Wlien we were

to invited participate in the triumphal march, we thought it would be interesting to see the countryside.

Russian "Instead, we were given uniforms and, before we knew where we were, we were in the front lines. Skling To War

The Mission's halt at Bucharest to "obtain an impartial view of the situation" has left the impression that Japan is weighing the pros and cons of the warring factions besides study- ing the relative advantages of ap- proaching England and America on BRUSSELS, Jon. 17 (Reuter)the ene hand and Russia on the other. The situation in the Lowland coun- United Press. tries remains unchanged.

Situation Unchanged

It is reported that the official Bel- gian quarters are of the opinion that If nothing happens in the inter- riational situation in the next 24 hours, wome of the troops mobilised

nay be released.

The Delgian Foreign Minister und an interview with the British, French and German Ambassadors, statements have been issued.

but no

Toll Of

The Roads

During the week, ending 8 am, on Saturday, there were in Hongkeng 70 B.E.F. Leave Resumed

trofle beeldents, na the refult of LONDON, Jan. 17. (From "Rev-which three people were killed and ter's" Special Correspondent in 20 injured. Franco) Limited home leave for the B.E.F. has rentimed. To-night, from the various rail- ways, trains are carrying soldiers on their way home.

This fict Indicates that the lension of the week-end, though not relaxed, has at pay, rate eased considerably.

PALERMO SHAKEN

Cathedral Is Famous

Badly Damaged

Of those lulled, a woman, aged 47, and two children aged six and four, were knocked down by n'private motor car and motor lorries respec tively while crossing the carriage-. way.

trians, who were crossing the car of those injured, 21 were pedes rlogeway and were struck by vehl- A bicycle driver was injured on the result of a collision between vehicles. Two motor ambulance passengers were injured when the vehicle ran off the roadway. Five', bus passengers were injured while lighting from moving bures.

Romo, Jan. 17. - Or 70 accidenta, 24 were collisions For the second time in two days between vehicles; 32 were collisions an earthqunice shook Palermo, Stelly, between vehicles and pedestrians; 14 yesterday!!!

Matcidents were due to other causes, Considerable damage was caused

at the famous Mentenle Cathedral, | LONDON, Jan. 18 (Router) The which partly collapsed: KTO King spent yesterday with the troops During Monday's quake two were at Bouthern Command and inspected killed and several injured when the divisions which shortly will pro- several buildings collapsed Astautór, ceed overseas, as and, by ana

Recalling the Chancellor of the Exchequer s address to the Joint Advisory Council emphasising the desirability of avoiding the spiral,

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" the report notes, that individual

HELSINGFORS, Jan. 17 (UP).----- unions and not the Council itself were responsible for wages negotia-Russian G.HQ. are painfully aware of Finland's skl tions, and added that in order to of the eleiency prevent the spiral Council had press- troops.

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ed strongly for an extension of ration- They have now started a Red ski

Createst ing to the

practicable battalion. units, and for the most rigid control of prices and profis-British Wire

ices.

1940 Conversion Loan

Londoa, Jan. 17. In the House of Commons to-day. Sir Jolin Simon, Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced that the 4 per cent. conversion loan maturing 1040-44 will be repaid at the earliest opportunity.

On the bodies of several dend Russians the Finns have found newly- issued books of instruction on how to ski.

Many of the Russians are already voluntarily. adopting the white moulage used by Finnish soldiers. When these white uniforms are worn, the Fins are completely

Invisible against the background of white

snow,

Cold Stops Air Attacks HELSINGFORS, Jan. 18 (Reutor),!

The: holders will be offered the alternative to being repaid in cash a new lean short term conversionBitter weather has brought a halt ur conversion of their holdings into

loon at substantially lower rate Reuter,

to the Soviet air attacks because few of their planes are equipped with any device to prevent ice from form- ing on the wings.

Little activity took place in the land operations for the same renson. though a Finnishi communique speaks against the background of white

Wat Britain's Revonup

London, Jan. 17. The revenue for the week showed a surplus of £37,200,000 over the week's expendilure, reducing the de- Acit to date £280,247,000.

Ordinary revente for the financial snow. year to date totals £632,697,000, white ordinary expenditure amounts to 2012,944,000,

Total expenditure from the: loan amount stands at £302,602,000 British Wirelessgen

Canadian Loan Success

Oflawn, Jan. 17., Canada's first war on £44

000,000 at 3 per cent, has already been oversubscribed, although it was offered to the public only, on Mon- dáy

The Bank of Canada announces that the subscriptions total nearly 3355,000,000,--Neuter Bulletin,

after

the Manila

in

3,200 Detonators Are Stolen

ap-

As learn, the six girls now

The theft.of 32 boxes containing Pearing nightly in the Grill Room of the Hongkong Hotel have enjoyed a 3,200 detonators from No. 4 maga somewhat remarkable season. Prier zine in Quarry Bay was reported to to appearing in Hongkong they were the police by Mr. H. Hall, overseer booked at the Park Hotel in Shang- of the P. W. D. in Quarry Bay. The

detonators are valued at $113, hi for eight consecutive months,

Canada's

War Loan Success

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

17 (UP)-The OTTAWA, Jan. ***Bank of Canada announces that sub- scriptions to Canada's first war loan. at the close of business on Tuesday, was nearly $240,000,000.

SENNETFRERES

Gloucester Bldg., Pedder St.

have one of the finest selections of

RINGS SET WITH

SAPPHIRES, EMERALDS, DIAMONDS,

BLUE ZIRCONS.

also ENGAGEMENT & WEDDING RINGS & DIAMOND WATCHES

RECORD

JAEGER-LE COULTRE

WATCHES

This is $40,000,000 more than was asked for.

COMING SOON.

TO THE.

KING'S

Everything's New!

but the stars they're too good to change

Everything's Different!

Now they've two dads to rica

mother and

Berything's Swill! "Superior to 'Four Daughters**

Kaya Walter Winchell

Daughters Courageous

MARTINS A

JOHN GARFIELD

CLAUDE KALNI

'JEFFREY LYNN+JAY. NADSTER. DONALD CRIT MAY ROBSON From Mallegir Dial. Vacan

and Tilx “FOUR DAUGHTERİ" =PRISCILLA LANE : ROSEMARY LANE

VIOLA LANE GALE PAGE

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