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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

January 19, 1940.

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Mines Take Their Toll

British And Gorman Ships Sunk

LONDON, Jan. 18 (Router) The British steamer, Carn Ross, 5,500 tons, was lost late on Wednesday night after hitting a mine off the west coast.

The crew of 48 got away safely air, after drifting about in a small boat for three bours, wire picked up by British war: hip and reached home lowly.

Nazi Ship Goes Down COPENHAGEN, Jan, 18 (Reuter). -A German steamer of 2,300 tons hos been sunk by a mine off the Aaland Islnds.

She tried to get through a Swedish minefield without a pilót. She was

carrying ore for Germany,

A lifeboat is now waright in packe

ite and a Swedish warship is going Le

the resente of the crew.

Greek Steamer Sunk

LONDON, Jan. 18 (Reuter) --The Greek sleamer, Asteriä, 3,313 tons. | was sunk by nine in the North Sea Inst_night.

Eleven survivors and the body of another member of the crew were fanded to-day at an east roast port after being drift in a small boat for

15 hour.

The 12 other members of the crew, Including an English pilot, are foured to be drowned.

Submarines Survivors

DERLIN, Jun, 10 (Reuter}.—It is stated by official sources that four i officets and 20 men of the fost British submarints. Seahorse. Undine and' Starfish, bave hitherto been

rescued.

Sinking Mines Danger LONDON

Jan, 18(British Wire- less)-Asked in the House of Chun- mens to-day whether in his view there was any danger to local fisher- men resulting from the practice of sinking unexploded nines by rine fire, the Parlamentary Secretary of Admiralty replied: "Special the ships are being filled out for blowing up floating mines, and these ships: will work in the areas where most of the floating mines are to be found. It is essential, however, that patrol craft should continue to sink floating "mines” by ~tile-fire-as-a-mine-on-the

surface is a menace to shipping".

Fanling Golf Starting Times

The following starting Umes have been arranged by the Royal Hong- kong Golf Club for to-morrow - and Sunday:

2012

To-morrow

OLD COURSE

Lient, Carler. Pay 14. Jesteman. 216 Lieut. Jack, Pay. Lt. Wheen.

240

D. L. Prophet, W. Hewitt.

21 W. M. Barton, P. S. Comedy,

Sunday

OLD COURSE

9.3 A. II. Mettride, T. Megarry.

9.30

W, A. Stewart, W. J. S. Key.

.9.24 H. H. Mundy. N. K. Littlejohn.

93 P. E. Annbú W. Harper.

9.

1. 2. Fagiano, H. M. Howland.

836 A. Aliron. J. Harrop..

40 RG. Parker, Capl. Thursby,

1.44

R. C. Gairdner, W. XImyitt.

0.50 R, R. de L. Llenching. H. N. William-

150m.

932 11. S. Rees, J. G. Jensen,

DAG

1. F. Phillips, A, C, 1

. Meredith.

1000 Brin. MeLeód, S. 11. Dodwell,

10.04 J. Taylor, A. D. Purves.

tos G, W. Beheinan, W. G. Robertson.

10.12 E. Price, J. F. Robinson.

1018 R. Young, 1.. X. Anttrewes,

1020 H. J. Armstrong, J. F. Murphy,

1024 Q. C. Werrati, Comdr. Hola.

1028 W. L. Alegonder, L. Jackson, 10% 11. Overy, W. 3. K. Mackenzie. 1036 C. Young, n. 2. Shrigley.

1040 K. S. Robertson, WV. W. C. Shewan. 18.44 7. Low, J. W. Maydrew. 1841 M. Polloc3⁄4, 2. A. M. Elliot, 1032 A. D. 8. Mureny, W/Cdr. Steele

Perkins.

10.55 G. G. Allkenhead, T. A. Pearce. 1100 M. Wylle. D. 1. Bosanquet. 1164 B. D. Funna, D. D. Forbes, 1108 1, J. D. Lown, 11. A. M. a 11.12 D. 7. Gilmar K. S. Morrislın. 11.16 D. L. Prophet. W. Park, 1120 FT. McMullen, D. Humphreys, 1124 J. M. Tearson. I.. A. 3. Duncan, 1128 A. N. & Q, A. A. Mincfadyen.'

NEW COURSE

920 A.-M. Kennedy," M. G. Carruthern,” 154 B. G. Gray. Tipur. Carter D3Z J. 1.*Farrison, D. 7.- BumEN.

944 H. F.Sommers Snt. de de

012 L. C. Hamlin, C, F. Marshall.

1000 . 11, Gregory; T. E. Pearer,

10. Mrs. Detuman, Mr Timbertion.

10 Mes, Overy, Mrs. Mackenale.

1032 Mrs. Murray, Mrf, Strele Perkins.

M. Prophet, Mrs. Park.

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• Unsuccesntial in baligt for: Old Course.

Miss Violet Crpell informs us that

the nett proceeds from her! recent

Dincing Display held at the King's

Theatre amounted to $430.00.

Exchange At A Glance

SELLING

TT, Singapore T.T. Japan TT. India T.T. U.S.A. TIT, Manila ***. Batavia

ET. London Denakl du. TT. Shanghai

1/214 .1/2j} .200

.1039

.125

.246

487%

,454,

1504 1084 10.05 107 1/0

TC. Hunghole

T.T. Salgon

TT. Francr

TT. Switzerland

TIT. Australia

BUYING

4 m/s 1/e London ....1/3.5/32

4 m/s D/P

Dot

4 m/s 1/C USA.

4 m/s France

30 d/s India

173.9/32

25 A ..11.-10

.....84

U.S. Crong rate in London 4.02

U.S. Cross rate in N. Y...3.00%

H. K. Stock Market

issued on the Hongkong Stock

The following quotations

ket this morning.

BANKS

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WORLD FEDERATION AS A Look Through

ELECTION PLATFORM

LONDON, Jan. 18 (Reuter),——The Iden of n world federation will be the issue at the by election at Cambridge University caused by the death of the Conservative, Się John Withers.

The well-known juwyer,

Mr.

Patriek Ransuna, who worked in the

International Labour Ofier la G LETTERS

w

Vandalism

Das greed to accept nomination

the Independerit Federal Unlen can- didnt upon the invitation of

the Federal Union. Committee of whose aim is to "unite all democratic To the Editor,

coples under one central Govern- mel

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as the thst step towards workdptate."

Mr. Ransere stated that he believes that if the Federal Union was offered to the Gemisas prople, it would thaulate them to get rid of the existe fint regime and thus prepare the way

for permanent prace

Mor-

were!

The famous astronomer, Sir James Jeans, is the official Conservative candidate.

Urges Armed Co-operation

Swedish Parliament's Lively Debaté

STOCKHOLM, Jan. 18 (Heuter).

--M. Sandler, the former Swedish

Foreign Minister, tinged mllltary' co- operation between the Scandinavian countries in the course of the resumed! Sudsel debate lo-day.

1,360 sa

BK. Banks $.......

II.K. Banks (Lon, Reg.), 1.K. Banks (K. Reg

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BG

Chartered E

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Mercantile, A. & B. £..

28

Mercantile, C. £.

11

East Asia $.....

Conton $.

Union $

INSURANCES

China Underwriter 3. 1.K. Fire $...

SHIPPING Douglases $. Steamboats $

Indo-Chinas P$ Indo-Chinas D.$. Shell (Bearers) 5/- Waterboats $

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

MINING

Kailan /- Haubs S.

Venz: Gold $

IK. Mines $.

LANDS

Hotels S

Landa $. S'hai Lands Sh. $.... Humphreys $. I.K. Realties $. Chinese Estates $...........

UTILITIES

Last week's events, he said; had convinced him that collaboration at the northern countries should not be confined to the Aaland Islands ques- Tntion, but should also embrace military

co-operation.

180 n.

then.

The "Hongkong Telegraph."

Jelm

The Telegraph”

50 YEARS AGO

Jan. 19, INDO.

Ils 'infentis" Majeriy of Spala, through

manma the Queendiekert. her approved of the new plats for Use Mallo luttery, by which the prize is to be $45,000 in nine months, of, the year, $30,000 in June, and $50,000 in December,

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In Saturday's ""Gazella”, in piloted the text of a bili which is pliorly in be in- troduced in the Legislative Council. It in an Orgiance to provide for and regulate a pension fund for the widows and chil dren of publie gitleers of the Colony. By Sik-] thouht like to add my pro-is operations the Government will arre-

Prasis th test, not only against the indiscrafter deduct four per cent. hugale tre-cntting, but also against salary of any oficial entering the service. the singer to health from fouling the

The Queen of Sweden, Kincess Step- rural hillsides. At the present time, hate, widow of the late Cream Prince of thousands of it: women and chil. Austria M. Carrot, President of the dren spend many; houve every day notable personates in. Large are n

French Repubife, and a mumber of other stealing wood and brushwood in close suffering from the juhuenza coldemte, proximity to residential and catch-The Emperor William, who was attacked water areas..

When the hot weather comes, mensee to health will surely somebody's coacera!

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some days, agọ, hay now, recovered,

The King of Portugal is suffering from the intuen123, (ie grent 1890. Jfluenza be epilcinie’rnged throughout Europe, rialm-

ng many liver.

Blue Book As Best Seller

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• The official celebration of Don Carlo's accession to the throne was held to-day. He was procinimed King of Portugal and uf Algarves, in the capital, and through» But the country, and was cordially re- relved, by the people assembled in the Hrects.

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Mr. Parnell expressen a lellet that his poiktleut enemies, acting in the intereste of the Times' Instigalëd Captain O'Shea lo take divorce proceedings

Factual Background To was caused by excitement of the sudden

War Sought

Maned which "revokes alt nominations of | German Aishjects as trembres of the

this measure is not applicable to the

them.

It is sinted that the illness of the Czar

extinction of the electric light at Gals- china. There was a violent rush of blood to the junge eausing congestion. Tha Czar un being suddenly left in the stark- LONDON Jan, 18 (Ulish Wire-ness imagined a coupiracy akainst him, iess). The sales of the Government

25 YEARS AGO Blue Be on the German-Polish

JM. 10, 1015. relations up to the outbreak of war! At a meeting of the Cabinet, held at trave now etched the amazing total Bordeaux on November 18, a decree was at 505,000 coples:

When a sale of some 25,000 copies talon of Honour" with the reserve that .207 n. He had not proposed a northern ordinarily places a novel in the catenatives, of Alance-Lorraine who, by virtue 470 military alliance when in office be-gory of a list-seller, the extent of of their French grlein, wil reloh the .14 cause fonditions had not ripened the Interest created by the publica decorations which have been conferred on

tion of this documentary survey can Dr. Albin Hansoon, the Swedish | easily

Indeed be judged. .72% b.Premier.

said that the idea of Stationery flee in recent months day on the likely attitude at the Allies collaboration wus

by no has had several notable publishing towards Germany at the end of the war. we made the observallen that tho. British hits the pamphlet on German con race forgives more readily than any other centration camps has had a sale of We then, in as many words, advanced the 377,000 cople-and it is anticipated opinion that when the fighting is all over that the sale of the report on Russo-who will soon forget the hideous brutality | there will be sections of the British people British relations, to be published of which Germany has been guilty and within a few weeks, will at least who will be willing to tinup the Germans rival cariler Stationery Offee best Tho are in soft-hearted folk who are hi their arms as friends and brothers. -sellers

"for""over "presening, the brotherlided""of mankind in a broad and general way, but who, when it comes to the individua), alt |too often nstrelse the man or warnan who has fallen to templation and is ready to admit his or her wenkarm,

.11 .northern

100 b.

means shipwrecked. ,80 b.

78/1 n.

.7%.

103 1. .21.60 n. 4.70 80. 10.80 .

65 M.P.S ARE IN

THE ARMY'

1240 LONDON, Jun. 18 (British Wire-]

loss)-It was disclosed in a Parlia .18/- 1.mentary answer to-day that 63 ment- .10 n.bers of Parliament are serving in.the

4n. Army apart

those holding .3%. cts. honorary positions. Naturally not al few members of the Upper House|

.. Jure also serving.

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33.80 sf. It is remarked that in yesterday's 15 nLords debate, une noble lord, attired 84 s.) in a private's battle dress, entered! .4.00 .and looks his seat.

101 m.

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

17.00 1.

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Y. Ferries S

China Lights (old) $..

63. .34% D.

7.70 s. .4% b. 53% 50. 18 n. .11

D.

b.

21.

Cane Workers

On Strike

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In commenting in this column the other

A nation, which has committed the atrocities which the Germans have, which bas laid in ruins a peaceful country and storied in the wrendt, which has wilfully helled hospitals and destroyed houses of i prayer, which has over-ridden moral and jirenty obligations alike, deserves all the retribution alt, the humillatlon which

demands that it soulet wuler far it on- struous wrong-doings, and we know of Ing law of God or tann which can be in- voked to spare it from the punishment it deserves, Germany In inned, and at grlevously, and she can no mart riguttully hope to escape what is her due

20,000 Men To Walk can be heaped upon it. Connie Justice

Outh Philippines

SPECIAL † THE ""TELEGRAPH"

MANHA Jan. 19 (UP)

ITALY'S OVERSEA Twenty thousand men are sche-than cut the man who wilfully and in

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95 per tie of 50

C. INGENOHL'S cidar stoneS "LA PERLA DEL ORIENTE"

Now-

HE WINS STARDOM!

A quarter-million letters demanded it! Here he is...in a great dramaticpicture.....giv ing a great parform- ance as he gats his first real opportunity!

RICHARD GREENE

Here I am

a Stranger

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by Mark Grandad and story besar Danyl) Tamach in Chorga of Product

with

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THE

TO-DAY KING'S

duled to rume the strike in rok blood takes the life of another. Whatsoever n man sowell, that shall he Pampanga Province this morn- also resp And as with individuals,

should he with nation. ing. ROME. Jan. 19 (Reuters.-The China Lights (new)

The Socist leader, Pedro Abud

The Admiralty, tas genated the new has HK Electrics

Halian Empire in Africa con, Santos has announced cluded a phase of complete depend making on effart to conduct the strike tan. She will be christened the Caanda. that he is. hut required on completion ur Bri

battleship Almirante Latoire. built for Macao Electrica S.

ence on the Mather Country, peacefully byrefraining from the use She became the aircrati carrier Hermes, Sandakan Lighta $. Telephones (old) S

356 dared Signor Mussolini in u speeth of plekets. He will use guerilla me-recently an China Statlan.-Ed.) Telephones (now) $.

.9.60. here to-day.

10 YEARS AGO thods of hotle to house canvass to Tractions /

.10/0 n. He was presiding at the first meet- persunde wakers to strike.

Jan. 10. 103a. America has made a dramatic response Tractions (Prof.) 5/-

The .19/0 ning of the newly-created General

Consibulary

hus received to the British proposals regarding the INDUSTRIALS.

Council of the Corporative and Con- orders to "met force with force." Alture of batticahlpt The United States DA JE JE PARADERIE AUS VIDEVES Cald: Maeg. (Ord.), Sh. $..14.00 n.į sultative Organisation to Italian, The Secretry of Labour, S., Jose not only prepared to agree to each of Cald Mac. (Prof.), Sh. §..........13 n. Africa.

Avelino, annunces that the Govern- proclaim a five-years holiday 11 battle- the British proposals, but in prepared to Caution Ices $.

He added: "1 must now begial ment a holing Santos responsible construction, and to, serap perman Cements $.

100 its Independent nie with the Mother for any violekce and is also authoris-ully the eleven 0.10 n. Country's help until it can contribute ing the suga companies to employ which become obsolete at the end of the

holiday. strike-break. to Italy's material resources."

HK Ropes S......

STORES, &c. Dairy Farms (old) 5.. Dairy Farms (new) $. Walnote S.......... Lane, Crawfords S Sinceres $ Wing On (H.K.) $.. Powell, Ltd. $.

COTTON MILLS Two Sh. $.. S'hai Cotton Sh. $. Zoong, Sing, Bh. $. Wing On Textiles, Sh.

MISC. II.K. Entertainments Constructions, (old) $. Ponstructions (new) Vibro Pilint $ Un Geyt. 5% 1923

G. Bonds.......... H.K: Govt. 4% Loan ILK. Govt. 34% Lon Morsmans (Lon.) - Meremans (HK):3/«.

.20.

22.60 n. .21% b. .9.25 53.

.1.60 m.

73 REDS APOLOGISE

.41. TO SWEDEN

21.

Sinapore Strike

American battery:

5 YEARS AGO

..:

Jan. 10, 1933,

A Japonese army cope, npported by a strong ghting force of aircraft, is mov SPECIAL D. THE "TELEGRAPH" ing into wrsieen Jehol, in an Tort to

drive the Jan. SINGAPOIE,

10

Troops under the Char- (UP) command out of ferritory which the Police, armedwith slicks and shields, Japanere claim is beyond Ninking juris- to-day, arreted eleven dockyard įdietten, ktrikera.

+ "Geslaps the very name makes Ger- They have seen charged under the mans shudder, it is iAc preopto's term for

·STOCKHQËM, Jan. 18 (Reuter),--| 33 n.)

170.n.The Soviet, replying to the Swedisht Defence Regiallons with preventing the. Geheim State Polize the State Secret Pulice. It is purely a Nazi crno- 44 n. protest against violation of Swedish work on esential services,"

tion. So secret are its workings that few 40% territory by Soviet planes, hab ex-

facts are known about 15. til legend lo pressed regret for, the incident.

rajtally accumulating. If the stories that reep out of Germany are to be helieved. e Gestapo is the wet fear of mil secret polles organisation, and Europe, in its time, has, known quile, a few.

..7 h.

The Note, handel, to the Swedish

1 b. Charge d'Affaires In Moscow, deciates ..1, n. that two Soviet planes flew over the- .8%. b. Swedish frontier in error when they

lost their bearings In'a snowstorm,

50% n.

101 11. .95 n.

15/3 n.

R.A.F. PLANE'S FATAL CRASH

· Chequen' for 8100 each have been NEW DELHI, Jan. 18 (Router) Rent to the International Medical Two British airmen were killed when Relief and British War Organisation n R.A.F. plane crashed on the north Funds: the Balance of $836.30 going west frontier. towards the Diocesan Girls School

One was a pltot officer and the Building Fund.

other a sergeant.

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French Pressmen For London

AIR CHIEF WAS

IN HONGKONG

Air Mahal A. S. Barratt, C.B., CM, M.C who was

recently apointed to bo Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the BritishAir Force in France, ten was in Higkong about LONDON, Jan. 18. (British Wire-yoars ago,

| less)-On January 21, eight, distins,

STOCK EXCHANGE CHEERFUL

LONDON, Jan. 18 (Router)-On] the Stock Exchange, to-day, gilt- saged socurilles, following yesterday's onouncement in connection with the 44 per cent. conversion lonn, moved Bales-Wera - quickly

guished French, wor correspondents He was als in Shanghal where he up sharply, Inactive dealings and attached to the B.E.F. Including the Wat engaged Air Staff duties with profit-tolding well-known French writer, M. Andro the Shingh Defence, Force, Later absorbed.

he was post to command No. 1 Czecho-Slovakia eight per cent. Maurols, will arrive in London as the

bonds rose from 19 to 01, and guests of the Ministry of Information Group, Indla

Mrs. Baratt, wife of Alt.Marshat Prague 7% per cent, bomis tromm 35 on a visit which has been arranged. to afford them an opportunity to ob Harrait Is, sister of Mis, Fdfear to 45,

Other sections were alip: cheerful." Davidson, 101 The Frak. Hong- serve, mapy, nspects of Britain's war!

Wall Street was quietly, steady, konzu effort;

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