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POST OFFICE

CHINESE NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS.

On Thursday, the 8th February, the General Post Office and ull Branch Post Offices will be entirely closed. There will be no collection from the Pillar boxes and no delivery Postmen,

עם!

On Friday, the 9th February, the General Post Offer and Kowloon Central Post Office will be open froin 8 a.m. to 11 n.m. Sheungwan Branch Post Office will be open from U am. to 9 a., and the other Branch Ofeca will be entirely closed.

Monday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

| NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. THE “ASAMA MARU”

G.

R.

NOTICE

HONG KONG WATER SUPPLY

It is hereby notified that constant supply of water will be given in all districts from 6.00 .m. on February 6th. to 12.00 p.m. on February 8th, in connection with the Chineso New Year Festival.

A. B. PURVES,

Water Authority, Public Works Department. Hongkong, lat February, 1940.

G.

R.

AND BELLIGERENT RIGHTS

(Continued from Page 4) enemy persONE, are illustrative of such instances.

HOWEVER, since the middle of

the 19th century, and especially after the case of the "Trent" (1001), the duties of neutrols have become aleas irksome, and the penalties not so harsh, as it used to be during the perled around the Napoleonic Wars. And by 1000, when the Declaration of London was drawn up, the rela

belll- tlons between neutrals and Kerents, as far as rights and duties were concerned, became fairly well defined. Take for example, such vague phrase like "noxious persons," which had often been used previ ously in connection with unneutral service, for persons whom a belli- gerent claimed to have the right to make prisoners of war, fluda no place. in this international naval · conven- tlon. Articles 45 to 47 of the un- ratified

Declaration of London, clearly laid down the rules regard ing unneutral service and the penal- ties therefor. The article, which both contestants in the "Asama Maru" case might have referred to, concerning the carriage of military persons on neutral ship, says: "Any Individual embodied In the armed force of the enemy and who is found on board a neutral merchant-vessel, may be made prison of war, even though there be no ground for the capture of the vessel (Art. 47),"

duty to

abatain!

Altrough here the Der}

on a

PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 12th day of February, 1910, at 3 pm at the Ollices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Chuk Un, in the Colony of Hong Kong, from carrying enemy for a term of 75 years, commen-song is not expressly cing from 1st July, 1898, with neutrul, it gives the belligerent the the option of renewal at a Crown rights to remove such persons from the neutral ship, Irrespectively of Rout to be fixed by the Sur the fact whether or not such ship hos thus re- veyor of His Majesty the KING, Is condemnable. It for one further term of 24 years vailed in former days that the enemy placed the views and practices pre- There will be one collection from less the last three days thereof, persons on board neutral ship the pillar boxca as on Sundays and

Intending bidders are advised should not be made prisoners of war, one delivery of registered nnd vr- dinary correspondence at 11 am. The that immediately after the dispo-less the ship was brought in for Branch Post Offices at Stanley, Taisal of the lot the Purchaser (If adulation or condemned (See the

"Trent" case). Po and Un Long will also have one delivery of ordinary correspondence not the applicant) will be required

to doposit with an officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This aum will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price. PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

at in..

The Money Order Office will be entirely closed during the holklays.

Small Packet Post to all countries Is suspended.

OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered and Parcel Malls ure closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails are advertis- ed to close at or before 9 a.m. regis tered and parcel malls are closed at 3 p.m. on the previous day. When mails are advertised to close after 5 pun, Registered and Parcel mall are closed ut 5 pm.

Amoy

INWARD MAILS

Australia and Manila

Bangkok and Saigon

Canudo, U.S.A. Honolulu,

11th Jan.)***

Japan and Shanghai

Shanghai

Straits

Feb. 5.

.Feb. B.

.Feb, 0.

Japan and

Febil 6.

Feb. 6.

Feb. 6. .Feb. 0.

Franco Direct Air Mail by "Air

Service"Paris' date, 31st January. Feb. 7.

Euripe via Suez and Straits (London dale, 15th December 1830) Feb. 7. Haiphong.....

.Feb. 7. .Feb. 7. ..Feb. 1. Al Mail by "Imperial Alrways Direct Service"-London date, 20th January

...Feb. 8.

Japan and Shanghai Saigon

Air Mail by "Pan American Airways Direct-- Service"-San Francisco dale, 27th January..

.Feb. 8.

OUTWARD MAILS Monday, Feb. 5 Salgon

Tuesday, Feb. 0 Manilu

.10.30 a.m. Fort Bayard and Holhow Shanghai Bangkok Manila

1

No. of Sale |

Kowloon Inland Lot

No. 2763

Begistry No.

Chck Un.

Locality

authorised

Boundary

Measurements

}fant{fect|fect[fret|

A per sale

plan.

THE "STAR"

Contents in

sq. feet

000'u

Upset Frica

$26

$3,000

FERRY

CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE FORTY-SECOND ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING OF THIS COMPANY WILL be held at the Office of Messrs.

7 p.m. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd. on Friday, the 16th February, 1940, .1.30 p.m. at 11.30 nm. for the purpose of 2.30 pm. receiving the Report of the Direc- lors together with a Statement of Air Mall for "Imperial Airways Accounts for the year ended 31st

.4.30 p.m.

Direct Service"due London, 14th February.

Rex.

Ord,

Reg.

K.F.O.

..Feb. 6.5 p.m. Feb. 0, 5.30 p.m. G.P.O.

.Feb. 6, 5 p.m. ......Feb. 6, 7 p.m.

Ort. Air Mail for Malaya, Java and Aus-

tralia by "Imperial Airways Direct] Servico" duo Sydney 12th Feb.

X.P.O.

....5 p.m. .5.30 p.m.

Reg.

Ord.

G.P.O.

Ber.

Ord.

.5 p.m.

.7. p.m.

Straits and London Parcela only--duc

London, 15th March

K.P.O.

Parcels

Reg.

Ord.

4 pm. ..5 pm. .6.30 p.m.

G.P,O.

Parcels

Regt.

Ord.

Wednesday, Feb. 7

Batavia and Sourabaya

.4.00 p.m.

.4.00 p.m.

December, 1939.

The Register of Shares of tho Company will be CLOSED from Friday, the 9th February, 1940, to Friday, the 16th February, 1910,

both days Inclusive,

of

By order of the Board Directors,

C. M. MANNERS, Secretary and Manager. Hongkong, 25th January, 1940.

Exchange At A Glance

SELLING

7.00 p.m. 'T.T. London

....8.30 a.m.

.9.30

a.m.

Demand do. T.T. Shanghai T.T. Singapore

Parcels only for Tientsin..10.30 a.m. T.T. Japon

Straits

Fort Bayard i

Shanghai and Japan

Swalow

1.30 p.m. T/T. Inda .1.30 p.m.

T.T. U.S.A .1.30 p.m. TT. Manlia Shanghel, USA., Central and South TT, Balavin

America and Canada via

T.T. Switzerland

T.T. Australia ...

BUYING

ESPITE the fact that the De- claration of London stilt re- mains unratified and, that its ap- plention had been denounced by Great Britain on July 7,1916, dur ing the last war, it has embodied in single code the best gulding prin- ciples concerning navol warfare rules | in existencé,

It was intended and agreed by the Powers participating in the draw- kg up at these rules that "they should correspond in substance with the generally recognised principles of International law."

The question seems to be what interpretation both Japan and Great Britain might give to the rules ini the Declaration, supposing that they | would rely more or less on these rules for the settlement of the case snder review. I shall have occasion to refer to the interpretations which: Great Britain gave to these rules, and the cases decided during the last war, when the question of belli- Herent rights vis-a-vis the "Asama Maru" incident is discussed in an- other article.

Allies

NAZIS DEFY LAWS OF

SEA

U-BOATS are now operating within the three-mile limit of neutral countries.

A Greek ship and two British merchantmen have been sunk within the three-mile limit of the Norwegian coast.

A fourth vessel it is believed. has also been rank in territorial waters.

An inquiry is being held by the Norwegian Government into these sinkings in flagrant de- flance of the rights of neutral states.

THIS GRAPHIC PHOTO- GRAPH shows the coffins con- taining the Admiral Graf Spee's dead coming ashore for funeral in Montevideo.....

The funeral was attended by British Mariners who had been interned aboard the German Marauder after their ships had been munk. Shortly afterwards, the Admiral Graf Spec steamed out of Montevideo harbour and was scuttled.

Prepared

For Nazi Drive

By MILES HANDLER

UNITED PRESS WAR CORRESPONDENT

February 5, 1940.

I.R.A.

Man

Betrayed By False Teeth FATHER AND SON JAILED AS BOMBERS Wore Shamrock In Court

THE GRAF

SPEE

DEAD

A 23-YEAR-OLD Irishman, William Bradley, was said at Bir- mingham assizes to have been identified because a set of teeth found in the street fitted him.

Hopes

Goering's New Fuehrer

By WILLI FRISCHAUER DOES GOERING think he would be acceptable to the Allies as an alternative to Hitler?

Well-informed neutral, diplomats believe that he is under this impression and is acting accordingly.

They say that Goering is! convinced he has a chance where Hitler failed--to secure peace for Germany in the near future and save his country from inevitable economic catastrophe.

As

H.K. Stock Market

following. quotations WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES IN THE FIELD,

That, they declare, accounts for the

is confronting Germany with a serious

Feb. 4 (UP).-France's Maginot Line is believed to be impregnable, but the High Command has taken every repeated warnings in the newspapers precaution to stem a "break through" behind the Line controlled by him that the blockade should the German armies prove powerful enough to problem and that the country, in feel- shatter the deep and heavy system of fortifications,ng the pinch already,

These admissions, are in sharp con- Theoretically, at least from French "manoeuvring masses", held

in reserve for such occasions, would trast to the "everything in the harder's the historical viewpoint, no

be called up to play their role of lovely" boasts of the officlat Nazl position is 100 per cent invulner-ighting a decisive battle with the "Voelkischer Beobachter." able or impregnable provided the enemy. enemy is willing to pay a high The "manoeuvring masses" con- coin- enough price for the privilege of sist of an autonomous army shattering such a defence.

posed of all elements found in a de- Jensive organization. Its principal Considered from this angle, it is assets are intense fire-power, heavy since possible to raise the problem of what attack units embodied in mechanized successor in the leadership of Ger- would happen if the Germans regiments, artillery of all enlibres managed to plerce the line at one or and superior mobility, enabling it to several points,

*

*

ACCORDING to reliable Information

Goering has been muffering from this "Crown-Prince" complex ever Hitler nominated him ПЕ

many.

In Schorfheide, Goering's country In the first place, It is an accepted rush to danger points in the shortest

possible time.

estate, à Nazi shadow Government is) that a breech between two forts The French "manoeuvring masses", tunctioning. Geering holds or even several forts over a distance are presently based at unstated cen-

Lact

court

of several kilometers would be of no tres which are within striking dis- the surrounded by a few generals practical value to an enemy which

tance of all present and potential and industrial leaders, would be faced with the Impossible front sectors. Their size and com task of holding terrain from

Whatever their plans, they must be) amands are not known. flanking counter-allock by moulle

Should large German forces breech distasteful to Hitler who is said to forces.

the Maginot Line to an extent where regret the announcement of his they would threaten to out-flank the dramatic political testament at the fort fleations, the French High Com-outbrenic of the war.

would order its "manoeuvring

If They Succeed Assuming that the Germons did conceivably break through along a a fair considerable length and to

ses

tened on

and both

And he cannot drop bla successor.

NEMIES in your rear."

to advance and engage the He cannot play off Cooring against of them against depth, how could the French meet enemy. It is calculated that, thren-Himmler any longer.

on both flanks by lateral fires the concrete foris, the enemy The attacking force, it la presumed, would be placed in a very critical would be composed of mechanized

situation in which to meet the mobile units. These units would be exposed

Jarmies sent to intercept

thern. constantly to lateral fire of the anti-

Suck

engagements are perhaps one tank guns of the foris themselves of the few possiblities of drawing because there is but little likelihood the enemy into a decisive battle which they would be silenced or forced to would terminate the war quickly. surrender. A brenk-through would

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such a threat?

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.100

.10.85 .100 .1/0

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Sun

T.T. Bangkok

Francisco, (No Porcels for Canada) --due San Francisco, 24th Feb.

T.T. Saigon

T.T. France

K.P.O.

Parcela

.4 p.m.

Пск

3 p.m.

Ord.

.5.30 pm.

G.P.O.

4 m/s L/C London

p.m.

p.m.

4 m/s L/C USA.

30 d/s India

+25-A .11.40

..04

U.S. Cross rote in London 4.02%

US, Cross rate in N,Y, 1.3.90%

4 m/s D/P Do. ..1/3.0/32

4 m/s France....

hint the Maginot Line.

With this warning the "Voel- kischer Beobachter" continues a hate campaign against British prisoners of war in Germany which was launched with an officlat caution against them.; Failure of the Germans to take the Its half-page article betrays a fear more than likely pass by the greater initiative of operations at the begin- of prisoners such as is never admitted majority of these blockhouses, and ning of the war permitted the French towards the British or French soldier their Aring power would be unto complete their concentrations be in the field. Parcels

impaired.. Reg.

In the recond place, medium and These concentrations are said to Ord.

During the last war, the article .7 p.m.

heavy-sized batteries behind tha Air Mall for Indo-China, Tran, and

Maginot Line would concentrate their make possible a decisive engagement claims, 107,000 prisoners' managed to

such the one described above. France (Paris and Northern Pro-

It escape. from Germany. fire

on the breeched sector, Ger-

is considered now that the Germans vinces only) by the “Air Franon

man forces would here again be sub would have had a better chance to information to

And those who did not escape cent Airways Direct Bervico"-duo

jected to an intense cross-re from crack the western front

France and Britain Paris, 18th February.

Innumerable batteries before they begun operations while the French under stamps of their censored letter K. P. O.

could dig in or bring up supporting were in the midst of their general with a wealth of information."

[and smuggled out newspaper cuttings Feb. 7, 5.00 p.m.

forces.

mobilization. Ord........Feb. 7, 6.30 p.m. PARIS, Feb. 4 (Reuter).—To-day's

Decisivo Battle

An offensive to-day against the G. F. O.

They even hid secret codes i communique 'slates that early this In the worst eventuality, in which Maginot Line, It is said, will find the nuts. Reg. Feb. 7, 6.00 b. morning a sharp encounter with an the Germans did manage to drive French fully prepared to Ord., ..Feb. 7, 7.00 p.m.

enemy, reconnoitting party turned through the line with heavy forces decisive battle at any point along the Friday, Feb. "D

"Nuts to the Nazis" is the only re- out to our advantage.

sweeping away all obstacles. the entire front Swatow, Amoy and Formosa, .9 air,

ply ong can give.....

Rog

had

they

wage a

The

were

With Stanley Joseph Rice, aged 27, ho was sentenced to 10 years' penal servitude for conspiring to cause an explosion. Patrick M'Brine, aged 67, Rice's father, was sentenced to 15 years.

All three wore shamrock sprigs 'in their buttonholes and refused to. pload.

K.C..

Mr. Richard O'Sullivan, prosecuting, sald after letter-box fires in Birmingham a letter contain- ing explosive material was found in. the street, addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty in the handwriting. of M'Brine.

Hands Burned

ran

Then something exploded in Brad- ley's pocket, and he and Ice away. At Rice's lodgings more ex- plosive material was found,

A set of false teeth picked up in the street were found to ft Bradley, who was found sitting in a Holyhead truin with one of his hands badly burned.

Rice and Bradley were found guilty of possessing explosives, causing. an explosion, and conspiracy to cause an explosion, and M'Brine guilty of con- spiracy

acy and not guilty of the other two charges.

Inspector Mackenzio cald that. M'Brine had been a member of the L.R.A. for many years, and in 1920 was responsible for serious crimes in Northern Ireland. He was interned for two years and released when he entered into a recognisance.

Brothers Expelled

Bradley was one of a well-known family of LR.A. members. Two of his brothers had been expelled from Birmingham, and he came take their place.

to

Rice had been under the influence of his father, who, there WAS no doubt, had taken a very active part in outrages in Birmingham,

His bandwriting had been identified on many envelopes containing incen» diary bombs which had been posted in Birmingham, and some of which had exploded as far away as London, Northampton and Manchester.

Railway Bombing WIFE OF FRENCH OFFICIAL KILLED

(Reuter),

KUNMING, Feb. 5 Rescue and identification work con nected with Thursday's "rald by bc- Japanese planes on the railway tween Haiphong and Kunming is more complicated than ever following Saturday's raid.

The fact that the passenger car in. which all Thursday's damage was dono is completely destroyed--has- added to the difficulty of the officials who rushed to the scene.

The only casualty names, so far issued on the Hongkong Stock Mar-divulged are those of Madame Davlet,. ket this morning.

wife of a French District Inspector BANKS

connected with the Raliway, and her

M. Daviet is ut present in Chung-

H.K. Banks $.......................1,400/10 sa. child. H.K. Banks (Lon. Reg.) £871⁄2 n. H.K. Banks (H.K. Reg.) £..nking. Chartered £

..8% n. Mercantile, A. &.B. £ Mercantile. C. £.

East Asin S.

INSURANCES

Canton $. Unions $. China Underwriter $. H.K. Fire $.

SHIPPING

Douglases $. Steamboats $ Indo-Chinas PS Indo-Chinas D.$. Shell (Bearera) (→ Waterboats $.....

DOCKS ETC.

Wharves $.

Docks $.

Providents

MINING

LANDS

20% n. .11% n. .78 n.

212 b.

.463 m.)

..

180 b.

Fine Work By One Squadron

LONDON. Feb. 4 (British Wire- .100 b. Less).----On Saturday a single squadron .104 n. of Hawker Hurricanes was respon~ 100 nsible for the shooting down of two .80 n. Heinkels. crippling of д third and .78/1 n. chasing away a fourth. On the

7n previous Tuesday, two of the pilot

attacked a couple of Heinkels off the 103 n. Norththumbrian coast and saw one .21.70 b. of them dive into the sea and break .4.60 b. & Ba. up.

204 D.

.305 n. This nquadron was thus respon-

18/- n.

sible for the destruction of three out of the four raiders known to have .10 n. been destroyed in these two days' 4.gagements, and it is to be remein- .34 cts. n.bered that the Royal Air Force counts us destroyed only those seen to crash .5% b. and not those, no matter how badly .34 b. damaged, that manage to gyade the ..100 n. coup de grace but nevertheless pos- 17.40 nsibly do not get back to their boses... .0% n. Belveen 1910 and 1918, the pro- 4.55 B. decessors of this squadron brought 101 n. down 149 German aircraft in France. This squadron includes a flight .17.70 h, & sa. Lieutenant from South Africa and a

..8 n. nying Officer from New Zealand.

4 n.

New Eng. Sh. Sh. Docks Sh. $ (x.d.)

Kullan s/- Roubs $.. Venz, Gold. H.K, Miner

Hotels $. Lands $.... Lands 4% Debentures S'hal Lands Sh. §. Humphreys 5.. H.K, Realties $. Chinese Estates $.

UTILITIES Trams $. Peak Trams (old) $. Peak Trams (new) $. Star Ferrics $. Y. Ferries $.

.60 n.

241⁄2 b.

China Lights (old) $.

.7 b.

55% b

4.65 b.

20% n 112 n. 24 b.

China Lights (new) H.K. Electrics $. Macao Electrics $.. Sandakan Lights Telephones (old) $. Telephones (new) $. Tractions 8/-

Tractions (Pref.) ®/-

INDUSTRIALS

.0.00 n. 19/6 n.

Cald: Maca. (Ord.), Sh. ..14.00 Caid Maeg. (Prof.), Sh.

Canton Tees $..

Cement $

H.K

Ropes $.

STORES.

Dairy Farma (old) $. Dairy Farms (new) $.. Walions $..

Lane, Crawfords $ 7. Sinceres .......

Wing On (H.K.) $.

Powel. Lid. $...

COTTON MILLS

Ewo Sh. $.....

S'hal Cotton Sh. Zoong Sing, 5h. $. Wing On Textiles, Sh.

MISC.. HK. Entertainments $. Constructions (old) $.

Constructions (now)

Vibro Piling $..

.19/9 n.

.12 m.

.1 m.

19 8.

Ch Govt 8% 1025

. n.

I.K. Govt, 4% Lean.

.21% b.

.20

b.

.9.20 b, & an

G. Bonds

H.K. Govt 3% Loan

Maramans (Lon.) s/-

Marsmans (H.K.) #/.

.38%

.170 n.

.44 n.

-0.00. b.

14-n.

感

15/0 n.