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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
February 2,
1940.
Inquest On European
The Late Mr. S. M.
Tracey
An inquiry into the death of Mr. S. M. Tracey, who died at 134 Austin Rond on December 28, won held at the Kowloon Magistracy (his morn- ing when Mr. 1msworth sal Coroner,
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Dr. II. Tal, of the Kowloon Public Mortuary Bald he found the cause of death to be intra-cranial haemorrhage of the brain.
Copt, E. W. H. Fllimore of the RAS.C. maid Tracey was employed by the War Department as civilian clerk.
Found Him Lying On His Face
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Miss S. Ellis, aukl Tracey was Jodger at her hotel, and on the morning of December 28, she was in- formed that he was ill. She asked! him what was the matter and he said: he had a touch of influenza.
The next time witness saw Tracey was 0 p.m. when, the boy asked her i to go to Tracey's room at once as he won very . She went there and found him lying fare down. She turried him around and saw that his face was very pale. Witness at once sent for a Military doctor, who found Tracey had died."
Mins T. Webster said she had known Tracey for several months. He was not always in the best of health and had suffered from Maluria) and gastric induenza lately.
HERE'S THE COOKHOUSE
Field Oven and Bakehouse of the Middlesex Regiment, Fasling. New being used by the R.A.9,0, for the purpose of giving instruction to cooks of the A.5.C. Company, 11.K.V.D.C.-Ming Yuen.
JAPANESE LOOT MORE
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CHINESE JUNKS
FURTHER outrages against Chinese junks were reported night to the Hongkong authorities.
The new incidents occurred off San Mui, în Chinese waters. Mr. Himsworth found death to be
Three Japanese boarded Another Incident of similar caused by Intra-crania! haemorrhage junk on January 29 and.
throwing the cargo of pigs and
hacmothorax.
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NEUTRAL RIGHTS RESPECTED
Britain Is Showing Every Consideration
LONDON, Feb. 1 (British Wireless). In connection with the Premier's #tatement regarding the slsturbance of neutral trade by war measures in his speech yesterday and his reitera- tion of the desire of the allles to show the greatest possible consideration for neutral Interests, it can be stated that the negotiations In which the British Government is engaged for wartime Truide agreements: with neutral countries are being conducted in the friendliest spirit and with goodwill on both sides.
The agreement, recently concluded with Greece has received tordial welcome in the Greck Press, which i recalls that shrlar welcome Was accorded in the Swedish Press month ago to the agreement, then! signed with the Swedish Guvernment.-
Negotiations with the Danish and Dutch delegations, which are still in London, are It is learned, proceeding very satisfactorily.
Different Spirit
The spirit In which these 'ngree- T?LI¥ L wete reached contrasts inarkedly with the atmosphere of tension and anxiety created by the Nazi Government in its economic dis- cussions with neutrals. This was also
e subject of comment by Me.) Chamberlain yesterday,
Wartime Wit
HANDS UP!--it Settebello (Italian)
More Money For chickens into the sea, set fire to by six Japanese, who transferred the nection with tende between neutral out anything new?
Defences
after nature occurred on the same day when a second junk, en route to | Hongkong froni Swntow, was boarded
cargo of kerosene and rice to their motor boat before setting the crew adrift in an unmunageable Junk. The rifting men were picked up by No, Police Launch which towed them into Hongkong yesterday,
the vessel after taking the crew aboard their motor boat.
Subsequently the Chinese were COPENHAGEN, Feh, 1 (Reuter).) The Government of Denmarkt have transferred to another junk, after the masts had been chopped down, the decided to ank Parlament for un extra £3,750,000 for defence pur-sits thrown overboard und the ours
and ropes removed.
poses.
Sweden As Well
Shore SIR JOHN REITH
The unfortunate men, foodless and STOCKHOLM, Feb. 1 (Reuter) without means of reaching The Swedish Government has grant- drifted for two days, until they were! d nearly £1,508,000 for the construc-picked up by another Junk, which llon of fortifications,
brought them Into Hongkong.
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LONDON, Feb. 1 (British Wire- less).--Sir John Reith, the new Minister of Information, was to day. returned unopposed to Parliament as National member for Southampton in place of Sir Charles Barrie, Liberal National member who vacated the | seat in favour of the Minister.
Mass Nazi Exodus
HOME, Feb. 1 (Reuter).-A total of 14,580 people of German, origin in South Tyrol left for Italy to re- turn to the Reich in accordance with the tal-Gerinan Agreement of last sammer.
The Germans stated that. 185,000 people."want to go back."
BANKS
One notable respect in which the Allies desire to cause as little inter- ference as possible with bona fide neutral trade la manifested in con- General:
found And have you
countries, and their posscusions over- Spy: The wife of the enemy No restriction is placed on the General is wearing a wonderful new freest possible movement of colonial evening dress. products to metropolitan markets! provided the Contraband Control fa satisfled that no shipments are intend- ed for Germany. ermany.
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Advantage To Neutrals
The chartering of vessels by Britain
has also been advantageous to neutral
skipping. The prices paid for time- chartering--17 to 21 slillings per ton per month are extremely attractive: The vessels chartered for the duration of the war will revert to neutral ownership at the end of the war.
A few neutral vessels have been acquired by purchase. Such as have heen-principally from the United States have been paid for in cash.
To Organise Export Trade
Premier Announces A Special Council
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LONDON, Feb. 1 (Reuter's Special Correspondent with the E.E.F.). A number of Britain's "week-end" pilots have HOW taken their places in France alongside the regular air force,
In private life, they are city men, clerks, engineers, shipyard workers and miners, who have joined the Auxiliary Air Force.
NAZIS MUST END WAR THIS YEAR
THE whole Nazi conduct of the war is now dominated by the idea that it must be ended this year.
As to how it is to be ended there is division of opinion.
One school, still dominant, belloves in the possibility of a military victory in the spring and summer.
The other, perhaps slightly in- creasing, thinks of stalemate and a 1*68**** į negotiated percO,
Both agree in basing all policy on short-term calculations,
SNOW STORMS "BEAUTIFUL” TO THE FINNS
HELSINGFORS, Feb. 1. beautiful (UP). — “What weather we are having!"
This is Helsingfors way of intimating that the weather is so bad that it is almost impossible for the Red their planes to continue raids on the capital,
It is snowing heavily, and visibility is so poor that it is extremely problematical whether the Russians will continue their raids to-day.
FANLING GOLF STARTING TIMES
The following starting times have been arranged by the Royal Hongkong Golf Club for the week-end:
To-morrow
OLD COURSE
2.00 Sur Cdr. Nichotrun, Lleut, Carter. 2.04 A Sommerfelt, K. S. Morrison. 2.08 Comdr. Holt, Comir, Leca.
12 A. it. McBride, A. W. Hodges.
Sunday
OLD COURSE
9.16 J. S. Dunnelt, A. M. Kennedy, 1.20 R. C. Gairdner, G. G. Allkenhead.
24. Iaynes, C. F. Marshall. RP 1, A. Ms. H. J. D. Lowe. 9.32 E. P. Streatfield, 1. It, C. Highet. 9.30 H. N. Willamson, J. C. Taylor. 9.40 J. W Mayhew, W, Hewitt.
K. Littlejohn, A. II, ticBride, 40 W, Stewart, W. L. Alexander. 1.3 D, H. Clark, L. Juckson,
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9.56 13. Harrison, L. A. R. Duncan. 10.00 C. W. Jettries, Comur, ole.
19.16 R. Young, A. E. Lirenean, 18.20 F. Groves, F. D. Hunter. 1824 C. R. Mallory, f. F. Sommern. 10. J. Harrop. T. Law.
Anderson.
From the letter "A" which adorns 101 In Williamson, F. G. Price. their tunles showing their volunteers' | jo on S., H. Dodwell. A. 13. Purves, origin, they have nicknamed them-0.13 A. T. Lay. A. C. Meredith, LONDON, Feb. 1 (Reuter).-selves "Amateurs." After announcing that the
Want To Show Mettle President of the Board of Trade
10,33 T. E. Pearce, G. P. Murphy. 1939 A. N. & Q. A. A. Macfadyen. Hitherto they have been playing 18.40 A. Mucicielian. W/Cdr. Steete was establishing Export
Perkins. Council to organise export trade part in the home air defence.
Now they are attached iv the 144 J. M. Gray, M. In Rely. in detail, Mr. Neville Chamber- squadrons working with the B. E. F. 10,45 W. B. Richardsen, J.
10.33 18. Delang, F. T. McMullen. lain said in the House of Com- and are cagerly awaiting an 19.36 G. C. Worrall, D. Itumphreys. THE CHARTERED BANK OF mons to-day that the Council opportunity of showing their mettle. 10 15, Overy. W. J. F. Mackenzie. INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA, would have at its disposal the possess their souls in patience, for 11.12 M. S. Banner, F., A. Rompas.
For the moment they have to 110 A. Mabb, R. M. King.
11.00 Gregory, A. D. Humphreys, Incorporated by Royal Charter 1953 Department of Overseas Trade the mist which has set in with the 11.16 M. A. Johnson, W. Woodward. Paid-up Caplin)
3.000.000 and the Industrial Supply De-thaw is keeping their machines 11.20 M. 11. Turner, C. C. Black. Reserve-Liability-of-Proprietors: £3,000,000 Ieserve Fund ................................................. £3,000,000 partment of the Board of Trade, Foundex.
They had to try to meet the demands made upon them from many quarters, particularly from quarters which formerly traded with Ger- many.
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1 was remarkable that the Agures for December showed an increase over the corresponding figures of December 1938, but perbaps it would conceal the fact that the figures of 1938 included the exports of trade to Germany which, of course, did not exist in the figures last year,
Objection Overruled Referring to the objection that the
President of the Board of Trade was
No Economic Dictatorship
Chamberlain Turns Down Suggestion
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
112. A D S. Murray, E. J. Fnugtano, 11.28 P. E. Aants. 11, II. Mundy,
NEW COURSE 9.20 D. J. Gilmore, K, S. Morrison". 5.20 J. Linsker, J. J. von Mufilin”, 9.30 J. M. Pearson, C. Thomerzon". 0.44 1. F. Philips. J. R. Colla. 8.52. Deanly, Miss Glendinning. 10.00 G. M. Park, M. Pollock", 16,13 M. A, Annett', Col. Multhews", 10.10 D. S. Edward", W, J, S. Key*. 10.24 ., & Mm, towell
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LONDON, Feb. 1 (UP),-Pro- 12 t. Carter, G. Riddell-Carre, posals for the establishment of 10 F Young W. Bustin not a member of the War Cabinet, un Economic Dictatorship in Mr. Chamberlain said that it was not Britain have been rejected by appreciated that when questions the Premier, Mr. Chamberlain.
The plan was
advanced by Mr.
affecting departments were discussed at the War Cabinet, it was the prae-Herbert Morrison (Lab.) who urged tice to invite, the Ministers at the
that the Wär Cabinet include a head of those departments to attend the meetings while those items on the organisation.
special Minister in charge of economic agenda were being discussed,
The War Cabinet had a full oppor- tunity of hearing whatever might be said on any side.
Mr. Chamberlain did not belleve that in the War Cabinet or other Cabinets, when matters of high policy were discussed, that members of the Cabinet would be so small- minded that they could not rise above departmental considerations
and take a more statesmanlike view,
Canada Seizes Pacifists
OTTAWA--Canodian police have arrested Afteen men and seven wo- men in various Canadian towns on charges of distributing Communist anti-war pamphlets.
Premier To Speak
On The War
"I cannot accept the responsibility of agreeing to this suggestion" suld the Premier.
Rash Suggestion
Vatican Protests Well Founded
(Reuter)
BERLIN,
1 Feb. The Vatican's denunelation agalust Catholic persecutions by the Nazis is discussed in Berlin by neutral correspondent.
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Significant
The immediate and desperately urgent problem is to counter the effect of the blockade.
The menstires taken are exceeding- ly significant.
For they consist largely in throw- iny at aner into the struggle practi- cally the whole of the Relch's avait- able economie reserves.
In particular "German Poland" and the two "Protectorates" are be- ing systematically and swiftly plun- tiered of machinery, of metals, of timber, of stocks of raw material, of [everything that can be transported to Germany and used for her war economy.
The significance of that is that you can do it once, but not twice.
The Germans are killing their con- quest-cows, not milking them.
A Gamble
to
By this time next your the Reich will be able draw exceedingly
le from the conquered countries 1 la gamble. The Nazis reckon that. If they use their plunder swiftly and recklessly, they muy win the war or force a favourable draw,
They are staking their capital on the chance.
And if they are to avert ruin they must have the war over by the end of next year.
That means that we may be faced in spring and summer with some very desperate mover,
For the stringency will be worse und the time avaliable will be get- ting very short,
Germany's other method of coun- tering the blocknde is to bully as many of her neighbours as possible Into supplying her with goods on credit, since she can no longer pay suficiently ellher In
currency.
goods or in
Already she is in debt on clearing accounts to most of her neighbours.
But the suggestion is now being made to most of them quite frankdy that if they want to stay peaceful and neutral they had better jet Ger- many run up a few more bad debts, or sell
at artifelally to her
low prices.
Better lose a few million pounda then be invaded, is the argument now being used.
And it is proving not unper- suasive.
Even Italy, as I have alreatly re- ported, is being subjected to strong pressure, says a correspondent.
One of the results of German re- presentations In Itome is a marked and rapid decline in open expression of Italian sympathy for Finland.
There is no more talk of scores of Italian aeroplanes in, or on their way to Finland.
Indeed, it is now officially declared that there are none at all there-or, at the most, two, which were well on their way, in parts, before, the Northern war began.
was a now-on-
Whether the whole story plece of bombast or their-boots" rumour, or whether the planes are' really here, but are to be hushed up for diplomatie reusona, is an cuigma to which, as yet, I do not know the answer.
Press Praises Control Of Retail Prices
Farsighted Policy
It goes without saying, he points)
LONDON, Feb, 1 (Realer): The out, that the Vatican would be most careful not to make any statements most important recent development in
"It is a very"rath suggestion and the, dangers are very considerable,"
of this kind which could not be fully Britain's internal affairs was the Mr. Chamberlain said that on ex- substantiated in principle.
announcement made in the House of pert Counell would, however, be up- It is known in Berlin that manny Commons by Sir Jolin Simon that the pointed to organise export trade de- Catholic priests were arrested for Government is spending £1,000,000 a talls.
political activity" and even German week to keep down retail prices.
The British Press unanimously The Council will consist of Lord Roman Catholics do not accept. the Stamp, Britain's foremost economist, excuses of the Nazis for the prosecu- welcome this comment ranging from
men and trade tions. leading business unionists and senior representatives of the Treasury and Ministry of Supply.
China National Athletic Meet In October
CHUNGKING, Feb. 2 (Central) News) Mr. Chen Li-fu, Minister of, Education, announced at the 7th meeling of the Athletic Committes of) LONDON, Feb. 1 (British Wire- the Ministry of Education held hers! less). The Prime Minister will make | yesterday that the 7th _National a statement on the war in the House Athlelle Meet will be held in the
middle of October this year.
of Commons next Thursday.
METROPOLE
ROOM BATH
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CENTRAL
CLEAR
COMFORTABLE.
Among those present at the meet- ing were Dr. Chang Po-ling, Prezi-
STOCK MARKET REPORT
Hongkong Stock Exchange Official Summary Issued yesterday says:
The market is listless and idle.
Buyers
HK. Bank $1,370 Docks 150.00 Providents $1.43 Hotels KingJ
Yaumati Zorried, $2414 Telephones (01) DI
Wation $3 Entertainment 2010
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Bales
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President of the China National Amateur Athletic Federation, Ar Gunson Holt, Inspector of Phyaleni
the view taken by the Labour Daily Herald", to the effect that the iden of holding down food prices In fundamentally right, to the view of the Conservative "Dally Telegraph" that it is a farsighted polley.
Sir John Simon explained that the cost of living rose by 10
per
cent. from the beginning of the War to the end of November but that since the beginning of. December the Govern ment had kept prices. down and the food indexes had been steady all month.
The Government' polley, he enld, was to avoid inflation through wages, following the upward trend in thá cost of living.
London's Kiddies Return Home
LONDON, Teli, 1 (Router) - The RANGOON, Feb. 1'(leuter).The Minister of Health, Mr. Walter Eillot, Education of the Ministry of Eduen streets of Rangoon were unies this informed the Hours of Commons that 36 per cent, of the number of children Following Wednesday's tion, and General Chang Chi-chlang, morning President of the National Physical "petce processton" of tindu and evacuated from London at the begin
ning of the war' have returned. 1ste leaders.
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