1940-02-07 — Page 15

Wednesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

British Shipping Marine Officers' Courage Against Enemy Attacks

Still Increasing

LONDON, Feb. 7 (Reuter),.--In announce- connection with the ment that 25,000 tons of Brliish shipping was lost by German air attacks and other enemy action last week, it is officially disclosed that tho British Mercantile Marino has been steadily increa sing at the rate of 200,000 tons a week by new construction, pur- chase of foreign shipping and capture of enemy vessein..

February 7, 1940.

WEAKNESS

OF OF DOLLAR Attacks EXPLAINED

EXPLOITS EARN O.B.E. AWARDS

LONDON, FEB. 6 (REUTER)-TWO STORIES OF COOLNESS, COURAGE. AND SEAMANSHIP BY BRITISH MERCANTILE MARINE OFFICERS MAKE, FRONT-PAGE NEWS IN TO-NIGHT'S LONDON “GAZETTE," WHICH ANNOUNCES THE AWARD OF THE ORDER OF

Lunar New Year May Bring Confidence

SHANGHAI, Feb. 7 (Reuter). Commenting on the weakness of the dollar in the past week, tho "Finance and Commerce". states: "The whole trouble, as far as the trade position is con- cerned, is that imports of great quantities of raw materials ari ports find their way out in driblets only."

Co-operation THE BRITISH EMPIRE TO CAPTAIN JOHN STEWARD, MASTER OF absolutely essential while ex-

Praised

British Pross On Home Affairs

LONDON, Feb. 6 (Reuter)-Con- cerning itself with Home affairs, the British Press to-day commented' on the Government's plans for increased arma production and the meeting be- tween the Minister of Labour and delegates from the Amalgamated | Engineering Union.

THE HOPE STAR, AND THOMAS WARD, FIRST MATE OF THE OAK- GRAVE.

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The "Gazette" relates that the Hope Star was sailing alone in heavy weather and by putting the helm hard aport, the Chief Officer cleared a torpedo by five yards.

GALLANT FINNISH

DEFENCE

'FROM PAGE ONE

air Da Sunday night our force baunted the enemy's troops who were camped round fires,

Half an hour later, the sub- marine's periscope was sighted and later a second torpedo was fired which cleared the Hope Star's stern by less than A fathom.

Fired At Pariscope

The Hope Stor fired at the periscope and the master holsted flag signals to warship had been suggest that a sighted,

chemy attacks on Pitkaranta Archl- The "Daily Telegraph" comments pelago and the coast, the enemy los- that the Union's undertaking to helping several hundred killed. the scheme is in line with undoubted co-operation it has already given. Members of the Union can be regard ed us the "keymen of the arms in- 5,000 Russians Killed

A third torpedo passed within a dustry," and they are putting aside

STOCKHOLM, Feb. 0 (Reuter)—fathom of the ship and then the their rooled objection to any inter- Stealing through the forests over enemy's conning tower emerged. The ference with Inbour in the workshops.rocky terrain, Finnish patrols were Hope Stur fired at it, one shell nearly

A Guarantee

↑ to-night rounding up the remnants of hitting 1, and the submarine dived

the Soviet 18th Division to prevent

quickly. any from rejoining the four Russian divisions known to be further north.

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The "News Chronicle" says that the Union will be of the greatest value to the Government's plans as it fa in a position to rive advice regard-

The newspaper, "Allehanda," ing the handling of the new labour estimates that the number of Russians army required. Their presence, too, hitherto Killed In the Kitela opera- will be a guarantee that the program-tions, Is at least 5,000. me will be carried out with speed and vigour.

Many of the Home papers

think

that the plan will help to decrease, the unemployment Bgures, which they think are not as good as they should be.

Wago Increases

(Reuter)-A LONDON, Feb. 0 million and a quarter workers of the engineering and shipbuilding indus- tries will receive an increase of Ave shillings a week as the result of an agreement between representatives of employers und the Untons,

The Unions had asked for a ten shillings increase and the present agreement is the subject of ratifica tion by individual Unions.

Nazis Boast Of Campaign

LONDON, Feb. 6 (Router) 'Germany's inhuman campaign against shipping was the subject of comment amounting, at times, almost to boasting over Nazi #wireless atations this morning.

Their attacks on light ships were defended, and neutrals were told that they would have to learn that it would not pay to go on salling in British waters.

Nothing was said in the broad- casting about the torpedoing of a Greek steamer which was bound from Greece, a neutral country, to the United States, another neutral.

Renewed

Reports Denied

AMSTERDAM, Feb, 6 (Reuter).— reports that Hitler con- templates mediating in the Russo- Finnish dispute are denied in Berlin, where officials told neutral corres- pondents that "there is no question of such a thing."

Italian Aid For Finns PARIS, Feb. 6 (Reuter)War equipment from Italy for Finland, which was recently stopped in transit by Germany, has been returned to Italy and re-shipped to Finland via staled here. France, it

On the approach of dusk, the maa- ter made smokescreens and zigzagged Into it.

"The Hope Star was saved from the alang relentless attack by courage, judgment and seamansl:lp of her master and the ready skill the "Gazette" her gunner," concludes,

of

Exchange At A Glance

SELLING

T.T. London Demand

TT. USA. Tantoyla

Manila

T.T.

T.T. Bangkok T.T. Saigon

T.T. France

Mentioning that no trouble is unti- cipated over the unnual settlement cezunts of this time, the periodical enver With the beginning of

the Chinese New Year, it is thought in suine quatters that weaker exchange rates are probable. That assumption is based on the belief that there is nothing to keep up the rates. On the other hand, is argued that I the Chinese New Year passes without an untoward incident, there may be n small return of confidence.

That Ja at that is required to in- ject a much flrmer tone into the ex- change businesa."

H. K. Stock Market

The following quotations were Issued on the Hongkong Stock Mur- ket this morning.

DANKS

H.K. Banks $.......

1,410 8.

do. T.T. Shanghai ***

.1/2+1 1/2页

,325

T.T. Singapore

T.T. Japan

104

T.T. ind'a

.02%

.24

49

46

1504

108

.10.65

T.T. Switzerland

.108

.1/0

BUYING

4 m/s L/C London

4 m/s D/P

Do.

4 m/s L/C U.S.A.

4 m/s France

.1/3.6/92 .1/3.0/32

25 .11.40

.11% n.

East Asia $.

78 n.

INSURANCES

Canton $

.2121⁄2 b.

30 da India ....

.:84

U.S. Cross rate in London 4.02% U.S. Cross rate in N.Y...398

Unions

405 m.

China Underwriter $..

1 B.

180 b.

SHIPPING

Douglases $..

100 b.

10% .

TT. Australia

Captain Drowned Relating the sinking of the Oak- the by eneray aircraft, grave "Grzette" tells how, as the ship went down, the Captain, Radio Officer and a fireman were hucked down by the whirlpool.

vessel When the reached bottom, the swell abated. The Radio Oficer and the fremant came to the surface only slightly, in- Jured, but the Captain was never Tweedsmuir,

It is understood that consignments are now passing through France en seen again. route to Finland.

Lord Tweedsmuir Has Concussion

Lord Tweedsmuir's speretary, des- cribed the injury is "ordinary con- cussion." He did not believe that{ there was any reason for grave con- cern, though specialists were called from Montreal

precautionary measure.

OTTAWA. Feb, 6 (Reuter)-Lord Governor-General of Canada, is suffering from concussion The First Mate in one of the ship's as the result of a fall inside Govern Official circles claim they have re-boats set to sail 20 mica for land, ment House. liable Information that Germany, steering the beat throughout the ax. He is reeting comfortably. while withholding assistance from the hours passage, though he was numb Finns.

sending material assistance with cold. to the Russians.

The Second Mate, though he had Britons To Enlist

no sailing experience, followed the LONDON, Feb. B (Reuter) First Mate's lend in another boat, Amidst cheers from all parts of the and both reached land rately. House, Sir Vietor Warrender stated

"In an unarmed ship too slow to a question from the be handled in its own detcore, in answer

Mr. Communist member,

William the First Mate shepherded bis Gallacher, that he understood that crew with such courage, akli and the Finnish Legation in London was coolness that the Intense fire of two supervising an organisation for the powerful enemy pireraft at point- purpose of enabling volunteers

blank range caused them no hurt,” says the "Gazette." offer their services to Finland,

to

NEW GERMAN PEACE PLAN REPORTED

·FROM PAGE ONE

peace throughout a sizeable portion of Scandinavia; and it is obvious, they say, that the proposals contain much

Scandinavia,

to

AMAZING ARCTIC

CONDITIONS

Not In Line With that is wishful thinking throughout was virtually at a standstill.

Stated Policy

Messages from Berlin, commenting

won by

0.10

Starting Times For Fanling

To-morrow

OLD COURSE

J. K. Walker, M. Pollock,

D.20 A. M. Kennedy, M. G. Carruthers. 924 B. Harrison, J. Linaker, 9.23 I. C. Watson, Haynes, 0.12 5. A. SIS. WEDD

W. M. Barton.. 940 A. S. Alton, G. Themerson, 9.4 T. E Pearce, K. S. Morrison, 9.45 -J. M. Pearson, P. E. Antis,

939 A. Mabb,

Black, D.

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Over some country read, the traffic Cows and sheep were buried on the 26. K. Mackenzie, G. M. Park.

H. C. Highet, G. Ruddell-Carro, A hundred villages 10.00 F. Groves, J. Stenersen. on the report, gnate authorised quar-mountain-sides. ters as stating that such an offer at vere cut off from supplies of food and 15.04 7. H. D. Lee, W. P. Thompson.

uel. An aeroplane dropped ratlons 30.06 3. Oswald, A. 3. Stafford. PARIS, Feb. 0 (Reuter)-Dlscus-

this stage of the war would be pracy parachute to isolated troops In 30.14. C. Hold Humphrey, sing the Japanese bombing of the cally impossible.

Scotland.

10,20 A. Redmond, D. J. Gilmare. train on the Yunnah-Haiphong Rail- | "Peace can no longer be

While householders could not get 1024 A. D. Morrison, I. W. Shewan. way on February 2, "Le Temps" says deliberation," these quarters amert.

their regular milk supplies, the farm-1028 R, H. Gregory, W. Hewitt

10.33 IL avery, W. J. E. Mackenzie. that events like this are dimcult to

It is pointed out in this connectioners could, not get their milk away 10.30 L. I. Cramer, H. 8. Robb. reconcile with, the polley recently that Hitler himself has repeatedly from the forms. announced to the

Diet by Mr. disavowed that Germany has any in- Hachiro Aritd

ritd emphasising that the tention of taking the initiative in any Japanese Government "is taking peace moves.

protect the every possible step to

It is unlikely, however, that any rights and interests of Third Powers.' official denial will be issued in Berlin, "It is hoped that a prompt settle, "unless the report becomes wide- ment of the incident will fully con- spread enough to warrant one," firm this doctrine," says the paper.

re-

President Approves Naval Programme

Funeral Service Held HANOI, Feb. 6 (UP).—The funeral service of the Ave French victims of the Yunnan Railway bombing was held in Hanol. Cathedral. yesterday, |- Civil and military authorities WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (Reuter) presenting the French Government After seeing President Roosevelt, Mr. attended.*

Carl Vinson, Chairman of the Repre sentative of the Naval Committed sn'd that the President approved of;

He added that representative of the Naval Committee will act on the Bill on February 0.

CRIPPS FLYING the naval building programine.

TO SINKIANG

CHUNGKING, Feb (UP).-It

10.49 W. Chandler, R. Mcfulien. The railways were the greatest suf, 1044 G C Worrall, T.

10,48 A. T. Lay, A. D. Kumphreys, ferers and Scotland was the area in 10.62 W. Anderson, f. M. King.

1 10.38 J, G. Jensen, Major_Alley.

NEW COURSE which they suffered most.

About

travellers 2,000 marooned in trains somewhere near

9.20 Comdr. & Mrs. Hole,

Steelo Perkins, the Border.

:

were

Workmen had to use pneumatic' drills to clear some of the ler-bound

roads,

19 W/CAE.

Matthews.

£..89 n.

HK. Banks (Lon. Reg.) £07 n.

.. banks (M.K. Reg.) Chartered £ -Mercantile; A, & B, £

Mercantile, C. £.

H.K. Fire S....

Steamboats $ Indo-Chinas PS

Indo-Chinas D.S. Shell (Bearers) s/- Waterboats $

DUCKS ETC.

.8% n.

-28 n.

100 n.

.80 n.

75/7 n.

.103 n.

Wharves S.

Docks $.

,22.10 b.

romitents $..

.4.05 sa.

New Eng, Sh.

.28% n.

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

.315 n.

MINING

.10/- n.

.10 n

LANDS

Kailan 8/- Roubs 5. Venz, Gold

4 n H.K. Mines

.34 cts. n.

..Hotels $,

.511⁄2 b. *- Lands $.

.351⁄2 b & en. Lands 4% Debentures ....100 n. Be Star Lands Sh. $....

Humphreys $....

10.30 .

.04 .

HK. Henities $..

.4.53 n.

Chinese Estates $..

DILITIES

101 n.

.1814 5..

Trams $..

Peak Trams (old)

ms (new)

Peak Trams

Star Ferries $.

Y. Ferries

China Lights (old)^$.. China Lights (new) H.K. Electrics $.. Macao Electrics 5.. Sandakan Lights S.. Telephones (old) s. Telephones (new) $. Tractions a/... Tractions (Pref.) /-

INDUSTRIALS Cald: Macg. (Ord.), Sh. $, Cald Macg. (Pref.), Sh. $. Canton res

Combat

HK. Ropes $....

STORFA, & Dairy Farms (old) $.

. n.

.4 n

.67%

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244 b.

7.00 b.

.50% xo.

.2012 11.-

.11n

.28 b. .9.20 IN

19/3 n.

10/0 n.

14.00 1. .12 n.

.19.10 b.

.9 ኪ.

21 b.

Dairy Farms (new)

21 b.

Watsons 5.....

Lane, Crawfords $

180 n

Wing On (H.K.)

41 n.

n

Cal

922 A. E. Smith, M. A. Annett, 0.10 Birs. Mackenzie, Miss Cuthbertson.

A Morse, F. D. Hunter.

D52 G. IL Cautherleg. 5. 6. Price.

For the drst time in 50 years, 000 Philips Low,

people were able to walk across the 1000 Walker Winiamson.

19.08 Mrs. Phillips, Mra, Hunter, famous Udal stretch of the River 15.10 1. de Mrs. Howell. Trent, reaching from the Humber to 1024 Mrs. Rowell, J. C. Brown, above Gainsborough. The river who 10.40 A. V. & Mrs. Greaves.

10,3 Hrs. Overy, Mim, Mackenzie, Jammed with ice-packs some 8 to 10, 1044 Bir Vandeleur de bains Grayburn. Feet high.

1033 33, von Muhlan, La Ward

Chamberlain Tells

Tells Of

CHUNC and BRUNET'S SHARE Concession to Japanese

has been reliably stated that Sir Stafford Cripps, of the Britleh Labour Party, who has been visiting Chung- king and Chengtu during the past fortnight, left Chungking by airplane to-day for Sinking where he will study conditions.

The first city he will visit la Tisya

and it is understood that Sir Stafford has been offered facilities for touring the entire province of Sinking.

Contributions. For St. Dunstan's

LONDON, Feb. 8. (Reuter)—India, Burma and 20 of the British Colonies and Territories are giving active sup- 'port to Dunstan's Home for Blind

Ex-Servicemen."

St

Over £11,000 has been received. Contributions have come from Nigeria, Burma, India, Mauritius, the Seychelles, North Borneo and Cape "Town nmook'others.

PATROLS ACTIVE

SINGAPORE, Feb. 6 (Reuter) —A

gift of £800 has been made by the

State of Brunel to the Malaya Patrio- LONDON, Feb. 6 (Reuter).—In the House of Com-

tie Fund.

This is a very generous gift, for the mons to-day, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, reported on the population of Brunel only numbers negotiations proceeding between the British and Japanese 30,000 people.

FLOODS ALONG RHINE

Paris, Feb. 4.

ed to-day for the whole distance from

| Governments in connection with the removal of Germans

from the Asama Maru.

The Premier said that corres-country who was embodied in armed

Iso embodied.

Not Carrying Belligerants TOKYO, Feb. 0 (Reuter)-Tho

Off-

The Rhine became suddenly good-pondence exchanged between the force or was suspected of being Coblentz to the sea in consequence two Governments would be laid of melting snows, and is rising two before the House to-night. inches an hour. It is expected that the flood may reach nine or 10 feet It does not affect the upper Rhine,

The flood has already' caused a the Ice on the lower break-up in river-United Press.

LISTENER PENALISED

Copenhagen, Feb. t. A Berlin message states that a 62-year-old German from Baden- PARIS, Feb. (Deuter)An, weller has been sentenced to three official communioue issued to-day years hard labour for listening in to states that our patrols were active in British and French radio broadcrats: The region west of the Saar.

--Reuter.

101

It was found, upon Investigation Foreign Minister, Mr. Arita, the training and antecedents of the nounced to-day that in order to 21 Germans removed from the Jap- eliminate uneasiness on the part of In future, the anese vessel, that some of them were Japanese relatively unsuitable for military Japanese Government has issued In-

structions to Japanese shipping com service, said Mr. Chamberlain,

for passages While reserving all their legal panics not to allow

Belish Government persons embodied or suspected to be rights, the were accordingly prepared to re-embodied in the armed forces of beili- He added that the lease ning of those men, who would gerent Powers. be handed over to the proper attention of the British Government Japanese authorfiles in due course has been drawn to these measures. Meanwhile, Japancso shipping It is my firm belief that in future companies had been instructed that the occurrence of incidents similar they should in future refuse passage to the Asama Maru will be prevent- to any individual, of a belligerent ed," Mr. Arita concluded.

Cincarne 5

Powell, 120 S

COTTON MILLS Ewo Sh. $.

S'hal Cotton Sh. Zoong Ging, Sh. .. Wing On Textiles, Sh.

MIRC

H.K. Entertainments $. Constructions (old). $. Constrictions_(new) ·S. Vibro Piling $.

Ch

fine 5% 1925 G.. Bonds

H.K. Govt 4% Loan H.K. Govt, 3% Loan Marsmans, (Lon.) s/- Marsmans (HK) \3/-,

.37% n.

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