1940-01-25 — Page 15

Thursday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

New Speed Relations With

Soviet Russia

Limit

Britain To Slow

Down Traffic LONDON, Jan. 24 (Reuter).- The new speed regulations will come into effect on February 1, reducing the speed limit during black-outs from 30 to 20 miles

an hour.

LONDON, Jan. 24 (Reuter).—In the House of Commons to-day, Mr. Neville Chamberlain expressed regret that he was not yet in a position to give a definite date for the issue of a White Paper dealing with the negotiations between the British and Soviet governments.

Answering a supplementary

None of the papers doubts that this fa a move in the right direction. question on the date of publica-

Denths of civilians have exceeded

those of member of the armed forces"

tion of the Anglo-Soviet White Rumania And

on active service, and the death-roll Paper, Mr. Chamberlain gave an hng increased as the nights 'get longer, | Assurance

Newspaper Doubts

that the delay in publication was not caused by

Her Oil

Many papers, however, wonder the fact that the documents Official Statement On

were being edited in any way, and that the full facts would be given,

Support For Hertzog

Nationalist Loader Also Wants Peaco

CAPE TOWN, Jan. 24 (Reuter).— When the debate on General Herizog's motion was resumed in the Assembly, Dr. Malan, leader of the Nationalist Republican Party, said that he wanted to emphasise the view That South Africa should be neutral, and he was nut neluated by any feeling against Britain or France.

Should Be Friendly He very much regrelled the war and the combination of nations posing each other. If there were two European countries which should be friendly, they were Britain and Ger- Imany, who had made the greatest contributions to western civilisation

and Christendom.

UD-

whether the regulations go far enough.

The greatest danger to Europe was The "Daily Telegraph," tor instance,

Now Measures Bolshevism. is somewhat scornful, and antes how

The war between Britain und Ger- the Ministry of Transport proposes to

LONDON, Jun. 24 (Reuter)—The many had put Europe in the most enforce the 20-mulles hour speed

agency in dangerous situation it had been for a timit during black-outs when the Requires Careful Consideration Rummankan ometal newn

London issued the following state-long time. number plate cannot be seen."

Asked by Major General Slr

"We are convinced that there is no Nothing ways the paper, can be Alfred Knox whether in view of the ment to-day:

"Due to the fact that all and its other way but to make an end not achieved by sending out policemen unprovoked aggression on Finland, armed with notebooks

to prowl the Government would now break by-products constitute 02 per cent.only to our participation in the war through the night, peer through the off relations with Russia,

Mr. of Humania's total exports, the neces-but of our British connection,"

The debate was adjourned. gloom and peep through the dark. Chamberlain declared that the decis-sity arose to create a central org- The "Manchester Guardian" and on whether or not to break off re-anisation with the aim of co-ordinat- some other papers workler whether it intions with the Soviet Government ng production and home consunp- would not be possible to relax some

was one that would require mort tion and export. black-out restrictions in order to re-eureful consideration in all its aspecia. "For this reason, an Oil Beard was duce the danger to lives after dark. It was not one to be dealt with created by a law passed on January satisfactorily In a question and 15. This law gives the Oll Board power in control the development of oil fields as provided in the past for oll companies by the Rumanlun Min- ing Aet

answer.

CANADIAN WAR PLANS The Same

$30,000,000 Programmo

Is Revealed

OTTAWA,, Jan. 24 (Reuter). -A programme involving the purchase of well over U.S.$30,- 000,000 of naval units and air- craft was announced by Mr. Howe, the Canadian Minister of Transport, on behalf of the War Supply Board.

Old

Technique

Fabulous Claims Of Nazi Sinkings

Should Give No Apprehension

The oil problem and the creation of the new Oil Board are part of the general plan conceived by the Humanian Government with the view to organise, expand and co-ordinate national production.

"At the present time, a similar board will begin to nim at co-ordinat- ing the mining and metallurgical

LONDON, Jan. 24 (Reuter) industry.

These measures are being dictated

Germen propaganda has been making more fallacious statements, this time solely by internal needs. They should about the loss of British oil tankers, not live any reason for appréhension

The Germans claim to have sunk | abroad.”

20 British tankers, according to one It is understood that the Rumanian paper. In netum fact, however, six viewpoint is that establishing a new of these ships were ordinary cargo board is similar to appointing o The programme will tax the ships and not tankers, while three Ministry of Supply and that it is Canadian shipyards and aero- | others are still soiling on their primarily intended to meet the nervis plane factories to the utmost normal courses. capacity.

Mr. Howe said that orders have ben or are being placed for 46 steel anil-submarine boats

whair catcher design, 28 mine-sweepers, # large fleet of small motor boats and carls for about 4,000 alreruft.

Mr. Howe revealed that the Inglis factory in Toronto, which Is execut. ing un order for 12,000 Bren runs for the British and Canadian Govern- menta Was about three months ahead of the production schedule, and would start deliveries in April instead

of July.

NEW MINISTER TO CANADA

OTTAWA, Jan. 24 (Router)Mr. James Cromwell, the new United States Minister to Canada, arrived at Ottawa on Tuesday. He was met by membern of the US. Legatlon and -members of the Canadian Govern-

ment, including Mr. Mackenzie King, the Prime Minister,

Just The Extra Nought The Germans also exaggerate the itounage of the shilps sunk. For constal tanker, Africa instance, the Shell, one of those sunk by the Graf Spice before it met lin well-deserved fale, was netually,a ship of only 700 that it was of 7,000 tons-just tous. Berlin papers, however, claim extra naught,

It is pointed out in London that Allied tanker position actually the to-day is better than it was at the outbreak of war.

Kato Flying To Tsingtao

of Rumanian defence.

Canadian's Parade

Show Off Paces In Full Battle Kit

LONDON, Jan. 24 (Reuter).—The first Canadian division to appear int full baltle dress paraded at Aldershol to-day.

It was the first occasion that many of the Canadian officers had worn battle dress,

The parade was watched by Major- General Andrew McNaughton and his staff, The Canadians' own bands played appropriate music.

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" SHANGHAI, Jan 24 (UP),—Ac-)

The King spent the day at Alder- cording to Wang Ching-wel's China shot with some Canadian troops who News Agency, Mr. Kalo the Japanese are undergoing training there. He Minister-at-Large in China will fly had metered down from Buckingham 10 Tsinglao In connection with Wang Palace with an escort of the Royal Ching-wel's conference to he held Canadian Mounted Police in khuki

battle dress

there.

In a statement, Mr. Cromwell said Afterwards he will submit a that he was deeply aware of the res-port on the deliberations to Tokyo. ponsibilities which rested on them all

io "preserve and, it possible. strengthen the foundations of which our enduring friendship has been built,"

Aussies Checred MELBOURNE, Jan. 24 (Reuter).----

It stated that during his stay in Large crowds gathered to cheer 5,000

to Tokyo, Mr. Kato discussed certain members of the Austrailan Imperial | measures with the Premter, Admiral forces as they marched through thei Yonat and the Foreign Minister, Mr. streets. Arita, especially regarding questions on the readjustment of Anglo-Jap- anese and Japanese-American rela- tions.

WANG'S PUPPETS TO MEET

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" SHANGHAI, Jan. 24 (UP)-It is officially reported that Wang Ching- wel's political council will hold a con- ference in Shanghai in the middle. of February.

The Council will be composed of members of the "tump" Kuomintang. Provisional, Reformed and Mongolian governments, and other political pariles,

Any member of the Chungking Government who forsakes their their anti-Japanese and pro-Soviet policies will be eligible for member- . ship.

UNITY MITFORD LEBATED IN HOUSE OF LORDS

FROM PAGE ONE Minister and that the officers not a set of reactionary Colonel Blimpo.

wera

INDIAN PRINCES PROMISE AID Regrat They Cannot

Fight In France.

The Nawab of Bhopal, who rules over NEW DELHI, Jan. 24 (Reuler).- 730,000 Hindus to-day expressed the determination of the Indian Princes to help Britain in the war to the last ounce of strength and until victory in won.

He was speaking at the farewell banquet to the retiring agent of the Governor-General.

The Nawab regretted that Indian Princes were not allowed to fight in France. Hitler's war, he said, was just as much against India as against Britain.

"We have no intention of bargain- ing for the price of our humble sur- vices," he said utter regretting that Indian Princes were not allowed to calist as privates in the army.

SHETLAND

The Marquess of Dufferin in reply agreed that as an example of sadistic brutality, the Unity Mitford Alma would hard to beat. It was de- plorable.

Lord, Dufferin sak that there was nothing in the firm about Mr. Hore people.

Bolishe

which could be

taken as against public policy, and asked if

BOMBING

FROM PAGE ONE

Explosions were heard by towns-

•

Dodged Behind Clouds LONDON, Jan, 24 (Reuter),—

was anything more blatant or more propagandle in the film than Three planes, believed to be Germans, anything which had appeared in the flew hight over Shetlands to-day, The popular Press during that time. nir-raid warning loated half an hour,

must be

bo logical in these British fighters nacended but failed; matters, and we cannot differentiate to make contact. between these two methods of diffus- An eye-witness sloted that the ing news," he said.

planes dodged behind the clouds and Lord Strabolgi said that the Gov-one dived towards the barbour but ernment, through the Ministry of In did not altack it, though 2

steamer formation, was keeping newspapers was moored at the quay.

STOCK MARKET REPORT

Jongkong Stock Exchange officiul summary issued yesterday says:

The half day's work did not result in anything spectacular.

Buyers

H.K. Bank $1350. Electries $55.40.

Hotels 35.60.

Sellers

Sales

Tramways $17.70. China Lights (New) $4.75.

MANILA GOLD SHARES -MORNING CLOSING

Atoks Antamok Bagulo Gold Datong Buhay Big Wedge

Coco Grove Con. Mines Demonstration East Mindanao IX.L

P5.

19

1514 b

2314 b 013

211⁄2 b

13% 0036

12

09

30

Ipo Gold

12/2

Ilogon Mining

28

Mambulno Con

010

Masbate Con.

11

8

Mind. Motherlode

00%

10%

14

22 b

82

17

13

028

30 B

5.50

Mine Operation North Camarines Paracale Gumaus San Mauricio Surigao_Con.

Suyor Con. Syndicate Inv. United Paracale Denguet Con.

ANSWERS TO

CORRESPONDENTS

H.K. Stock Market

were

The following quotations Jesued on the Hongkong Stock Mar- ket this morning.

BANKS

H.K. Danki ........... .1,300 b. H.K. Hanks (Lon. Reg.) £...88 m. H.K. Banks (H.K. Reg) £..00 n. Chartered

Mercantile, C. £ Mercantile, C. £ East Asia $.

.8.

.28 . 03 n. .78 0.

470 n.

INSURANCES

Canton $. Union ....

207

China Underwriter $. H.K. Fire $..

14

180 n.

.75 b.

11'n.

SHIPPING

Douglases $. Steamboats $. Indo-Chinas P$ Indo-Chinas D.S Shell (Bearers s/- Waterboats $

Wharves

DUCKS ETC.

..

Docks $...

Providents $.

New E. Sti.

Sh. Docks Sh. S.

Kallan s/.. Rauls $.. Venz Gold ILK. Mines.

Hotels Lands $.. Lands 4%

MUNING

LANDS

Debentures S'hal Lands Sh. $.

100 n.

.80 n.

n.

.7 1.

.103 n. .21.10 n. ,4.65 .

January 25, 1940.

ROOSEVELT ATTACKED

Labour Loader Says

He Broke Faith

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 24

(Reuter).The view that Presi |dent Roosevelt would not be

nominated to the re-election of the Presidency was expressed by Mr. John L. Lewis, the Labour Lender, in a bitter attack Democratic Party's administration before the United Mine Workers' Convention.

110

the

Mr. Lewis declared that the Demo- eraile Party had failed to keep faith with Inbour and added, "Should the Democratic Party be coerced | dragooned Into nominating Roosevelt, 1 am convinced that with conditiona now confronting the nation and the dis-satisfaction which is permeating the minds of the people, his candidacy would result in ignominious defeat,”

Nazi Attack Repulsed

London, Jan. 24.

A rubblt wire saved the lives of a j French advance delachment In the Snow of a mountain post on the Western Front.

A patrol of about fifty picked Germans, outnumbering the French by about four to one, attacked the detachment and succeeded under cover of darkness In cuiting the barbed wire defences in four places, despite French fre. The Germans advanced through the gaps with as- surance unlil suddenly and 30- expectedly they ran against a fence

which they were ignorant,

of mbbit wire, of the presence of

Simultaneously the French threw a shower of grenades at the enemy, who had to halt nanplussed and French artillery put down a heavy barrage, disbanding the raiding party with heavy losses-Reuter,

Flying in Cold

London, Jan, 24, The weather in France is almost as cold us in Finland, but despite this, night flying exercises have been regularly cared out by the Royal Air Force.

Yesterday, 12 degrees of frost were recorded in one R.A.F. station. This temperature is a new low re- .10.80 n. cord for France.-Reuter Bulletin.

240

Air Casualty List

.18 n.

London, Jan. 24. .10 n. The Air Ministry's latest communi- ...4 n. que on K.A.F, casualties shows: .als. b.

Killed in ariion, or previously re- ported missing, 11.

Missing, 20,

Killed

missing on active service 100 and believed killed, 24.

Died on active service, 13.-Reuter.

5.55 . .33% b.

Humphreys $.

15 n. a1⁄4 n.

.4.60 n.

Chinese Estates $.

UTILITIES

Tramy $.

H.K. Realties

Peak Trums (old) $. Peak Trams (now) $. Star Ferries $.

Y. Ferries $.

-China Lights (old) $. China Lights (new); HK, Electrics

.101 a.

17.70 sa.

.8 n.

D.

sun

24.

7.70 n.

44 5

Ex.

554

.18

1.

.11

HONGKONG ESTATES Ex-Manageress of Peak Hotel Leaves $12,100

For many years manageress of the now defunct Peak Hotel, the late Miss-Helen Adcialde Harry, who died at Nethern Hospital, Coulson, Sur- n. rey, on March last, left Hongkong estate worth $12,400. Leave to scul Jetters of administration with the will annexed has been granted to

.254 n.

.9.00 1.

19/6. Mr. G. G. N. Tinson. the lawful ..10/9 n.

Macao Electrics $. Sandakan Lights $ Telephones (old) $. Telephones (new) $. Tractions s Tractions (Pret.) /-

INDUSTRIALS Cald; Macg. (Ord.), Sh. $.,14.00 n. Cald Marg. (Pret.), Sh. $....13 m. Canton fees S.

.....1 n. Cements S...

.18.70 . H.K. Ropes

S

0.00 n. STORES, &c. Dairy Farms (old) $,. Dairy Farms (new) Watsons $..... Lane, Crawfords $ Sincures $...... Wing On. (H.K.) Powell, Ltd. §.

COTTON MILLI Ewo sh. S....... S'bal Cotton Sh. $. Zoong Sing, Sb. $. Wing On Textiles, Sh,

MISC.

H.K. Entertainments Constructions. (old) $. Constructions (new) 5. Vibro Piling $.

Ch. Govt. -5% 1925

G. Bonda

HK Govt 4% Loan

II.K. Govt 3% Loan

22.60. n.

attorney.

Miss Harry left everything to her sister, Mary Spencer Lavar Harry and a friend, Mabel Holbrook:

Probate of the will of the late Mr. John Leuch, who left $2,400, has been granted to Mr. F. X. D'Almada ie Castro, salleltor. Mr. Leach was marine engineer and died at Queen Mary Hospital on September 6 Just. 7 n. Hongkong late valued at $15,000 .1.80 was left by the late Me of 30 Ser-

.9 b.

.41 D.

Koo Meow,

alias Koo Mot, formerly andang Village, Kuala Lumpur, who died on August 25. last. Mr. J. T. .aa n. Prior, the lawful attorney, has been 170 p. granted leave to seal certified copy

44 H. of probate of the will.

..48 n.

.0.00 b.

.1% n. .1 0.

04 n.

Norway's Heavy Shipping Losses

.60% n. OSLO, Jan. 24 (Reuter).--It is .101 n. announced that since the war began, .05% n. Norway has lost 32 ships of a total ...10/- n. tonnage of 112,000 and that 150 zabora Marsmans. (HK) 8/..............4/- n. have lost their lives.

Marsmans (Lon.) a/

BRITAIN'S POLICY

UNCHANGED

> FROM PAGE ONE

Mr. Neville Chamberlain, to the House of Commons, to-day.

Replying to a question, Mr. Cham- berlain said that the Japanese Gov- erment had, on January 9, Issued a statement claiming that the move- ment for the

formation of a new Central Government was gathering strength, and that Japan would ar- cordingly nasist in the formation of the now Government.

Mr. M. P. Price, Latour M.P. for Forest of Dean, thanked the Prime Minister "far his important asstir- ance."

Loan To Finland

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 (Reuter). The Senate Banking Committee has approved the increase of $100,000,000 in the capital of the Export and Im- port Bank to permit a non-military loan to Finland'

DURBIN FIRST LOVE

He asked, however, whether Mr. Chamberlain wha aware that two former collaborators with Wang |Ching-wol had recently deserted him "Nanoy Fan". R.Y., and Others: and were now in Hongkong, Nancy and Sluggo are brooding some "Does that not indicata," naked Mr. wherein the Pacific. They will re-Price, "a still further reason why so short of hews that journalists were It is learned that six bombs were commence their adventures as soon Great Britain should have no rola- giad of any story that they could dropped. Four fell in a sparsely as the American mail arrives.Ed. tons with any puppet Gavement?" write up and make interesting." populated district where no military

·· “Offended*: "We think you are in The Premier: An' we are not Lord Denman's motion was with, objectives exist.

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Lender-Ed.

to not think it matters,”

drawn.

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