INCREASED PENSIONS
Aged And Widows
To Benefit
LONDON, Feb. 20 (British Wireless).-Moving the second reading of the Old Age and Widows Pensions Bill, the Health Minister said that in-spite of much that divided the Govern ment from the Opposition and the many hard words which would be said, he felt that both shared a certain pride in being members of a legislature which had not been wholly diverted from its own task by the neces- sities of war,
Was
Costs £100,000,000 Continuing, Mr. Elliot said that the number of persons benefiting bud rinen from half a million when the 8rst Act was passed to three million to-day; while the original cost of the Old Age Pensions had been about £7,000,000, to-day. It
roughly
of this was covered by contribution, taxation provided £65,000,000.
Recent events showed an almant universal desire to better the con- dition of older people, AS evidenced by a number of local nu- thorities of
of all political parties, which had begun to make grants out of the rates to old age pensioners.
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propertion
Wednesday,
PREMIER ON THE
ALTMARK EPISODE
FROM PAGE ONE
stand than had previously supposect (Clicers).
Altmark.
No Examination At All "We had imagined that the Nor- wegian authorities had conducted come examination of the and our complaint was examluation had been so porfunctory that it did not reveal the presence of British prisoners`abourdis
that this
"Now it appears, however, that the examination of the ship at all
authorities conducted no Norwegian aut!
M.
Mr. Chamberlain outlined Kolt's statement and said that it appeared in the Norwegian view that as the Altmark was regarded us a warship and carried the German state flag, nu request to scorch could be made.
The Chlet Naval Officer at Bergen was not quite satisfied and the All- submit to an inspection. mark was later stopped but refused to
Even though the Altmark had used her wireless in Norwegian territorial waters, violating Norwegian regula-| low, this did not lead the Norwegian authorities to take any action beyond complaining End mccepting
upology.
an
British Offer Refused Mr. Chamberinin recalled that a jouit Norwegian and British guard was proposed so that a proper inves- wastigation might be made at Bergen
The Bill, the Minister said, pro- ceeded upon two principles-first, improvement to be made in the
eneral
pensions scheme; second. responsibility for pensioners to be assumed by the state and no longer to be shouldered by local authorities,
Dealing with the Bill in detall, Mr. Elliot showed that the new proposals would cost an additional £60,000.-
International Finance
Valuable Pamphlet
(Cheers). This offer was refused. The Norwegian officer declined to accompany the British boarding party aboard the Altmark.
"It will be seen therefore, that not on one occasion but on three or four that the Norwegian authorities falled Lo carry out a proper investigation of the matter. Not until after these re- fusals did HM, ships take action against the Altmark, and if they had not done
she would have been
allowed to complete her voyage to Germany without let or hindrance and without any Inquiry into the circumstances.
Surprising Statement "Yet obverve also that M. Koht said tad the Norwegian authorities did not
know that British prisoners were aboard the Altmark.
Considering That this fact was prominently report- jrd week: ago in the Press of the world, I cannot but regard this as a most surprising statement.
"I And it difficult, in these circum- A pamphlet, of particular interest stances, to resist the conclusion that to shidenis at Bronclad photo-ophy in the Norwegian authorities have dis- the Far East is "Some Asperts of played a complete indifference as to International Finance," which has the use which might be made of their just been published in Hongkong territorial waters by the German and is on sale at Kelly and Walsh at steet. Even if such indifference is due
to Gerum pressure, it is, neverthe The pamphlet is compiled by Jews in the view of His Majesty's George S. Ten, Ph.D., prominent Government, inconsistent with the American-educated Chinese, who has active imparidal exercise of duty of a clearly made an intensive study of į neutral towards ourselves as belliger-
བ་ his subject.
$2.
ents.
The aspects which he discusses in-
Doctrine Unacceptable clude the tilem, which confronted the American authority responsible Norwegian Government see no objec- "According to M. Koht's views, the for America's silver purchasing on to the ae of Norwegian terri- policy, and it raises in the mind torial waters for hundreds of miles the reader the problem: remionetiza by a German warship for the purpose tion of silver or managed currency of escaping capture in the high seas this world of unrest and war.and conveying British prisoners to a in The problem of international or German prison camp. rowing, with reference to the finan
"Such a doctrine is at variance cial history of Chinu, is convincingly
International Jaw AA Is discussed.
Majesty's Government understand it. I would in their view legalize the abuse by German warships of neutral waters and create a position which His Majesty's Government could, in Panelečimistances, “actofili"-- (Tloud
Preferential Treatment
Britons Deprived Of Privileges
with
Cheers).
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
February 21, 1940.
Exchange At Acute Food TIENTSIN
A Glance
SELLING
TIT. London
Demand do. T.T. Shanghal T.T. Singapore
1/21
1/201
.343
62% .103% 0214
4894
T.T. Japan T.T. Intin T.T. U.S.A. T.T.
24
Manila
T.T. Batavin
.45%
TT, Bangkok
.150%
T.T. Salgon
.10342
.10.05
.107%
..1/6%
BUYING
.1/31
do.
.1/34
.25 11⁄2
.11.40
.33%
T.T. France TT. Switzerland TT. Australia
4 m/s L/C London 4 m/s D/P
4 m/s L/C U.S.A.
4 m/s France
30 d/a Indla
U.6. Cross rate in London 4.02 U.S. Cross rate in N.Y, ,3.05
Holland-Germany
Frontier Tension
Shortage
Peiping Pays Record
Price For Flour
·PEIPING, Feb. 21 (Reuter) The price of four hit the new high level of $20 a bag to-day, compared with $12 which was the official price at the end of
last year.
The rise is due to the importation of large stocks of foodstuffs to North China to relieve the serlous food shortage which is still causing acute suffering among the Chinese popular tion.
Rico $100 Per Bag
The majority of the flour comen from abroad, has to be paid for in foreign currency and has thus caused sudden drop in the value of the Federal Reserve Bank noter. Con-
|
BLOCKADE
Passes For Foreign Women And Children Tientsin, Feb. 20.
Scotts and
Henry Heath
ning HATS for MEN
on Monday notified Use Italian, Ger
The Japanese Consulate-General man and Spanish Consulates that, in accordance with the representations made by the latter, passes allowing Japanese searching foreign women and children to
and examining posts will be issued by the Japanese Consulate-General. Passes were Is- sued to American women and chil- dren some time ago, and other Con suls have requested simBer facili- ties-Domel,
Chinese Demonstration
Tientsin, Feb, 20.
More than thousand Chinese heli a demonstration in the Italian Con- cession here yesterday. "Give us bread? Give us flour," the demons- trators shouted, The Italian police used water hoses
to disperse the
Lequently higher prices have to be ce Yung Pao to-day reports thot
paid for foodstuffs,
Rice is now priced at over $100 bar.
"The situation is further aggravated by the shortage of meat locally.
H. K. Stock Market
recent cases of looting of shops in to close their doors. In one case, & the Chinese city have caused many
number of Chinese halted a carload of 40 bangs of four. They offered the Chinese merchant, 10 yuan a bag for the flour, but he refused to sell, whereupon the Chinese ralded his ent. The Chinese police afterwards recovered 30 bags.
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 20 (Reuter). The Germans have imposed drastic restrictions on traffle between Ger many and Holland at the frontier station of Glannerbrug. near Enschede, allowing none to pass who cannot prove that he is crossing the frontier for work or business reated on the Hongkong Stock Mur yuan. Sugar is priced at Y11.50 for sobs.
Goods traffic, however, is going through as usual.
largely problematical not only be, cause of the lack of transportation| tut also because the Soviet petro- leum industry has not kept up with the domestic consumption.'
Turkish Comment The following comments are made by Turkish papers:
"Utus": "The British action in freeing prisoners wandering months under oppressive conditions is not only legally right but humane duty."
turiyet": "The Inet that the Anzars travelled 10,000 miles with- out loss proves the complete naval supremacy of Britain."
The Danish paper. "National Tidende," says: "It would be hy- progrifical it we here in Denmark pretended that we cannot sympathise with the British Navy's motives in taking
nction." The Dutch
"Telegraaf." paper ys: "Norway herself was to blame in the first instance. Norway's in Stuck- the heaviest responsibility. ness only increases the dangers for neutrals."
The Swiss paper, "Derbund," says: "Germany recently boasted that shel dominated the North Sea. The Brl- Ush Navy has taken action and given an answer that will ring throughout the world."
He Was Lucky LONDON, Feb. 20 (Reuter).-Com- menting on the German wireless ad- mission that the captain of the Alt- mark tried to rum the destroyer Cossack, an authoritative statement recails the execution of Captain Fryatt during the last war by the Germans on a charge of having razoned a German submarine.
The statement adds that, by Ger ma conons, the captain of the Alt- mark was lucky to have escaped a similar fate.
"Brutal Attack"
Indian Press Comment BOMBAY, Feb. 20 (ficuter).-The feature of Indian newspaper comment
BERLIN, Feb. 20 (Reuter),--"Mr. on the Altmark incident is a strong Chamberlain's statement in the House vindication by Nationalist organs of
of Commons proves that the main the part played by Britain.
"The British Teply to the Nor-purpose of the brutal attack on the Altmark was a political one," says Drotest WAK convincing." the offeint German news agency. the "Bombay Chronicfe."
After
committing * wanton violation of Norway's neutrality, Britain is striving manoeuvre the country away from her policy of neutrality,
writes An-
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" TIENTSIN, Feb. 20 (UP)—A | wegian Japanese military spokesman nounced this afternoo that Ger- "Norway was assisting a German mans, Italians and Sponiards will warship to take to a German prison receive passes. There were alto- British captives illegally held. Nor gether in Tientsin, including adults way cannot complain if, in such an and children, 02 Italians, 461 Germans emergency, the British Government "Mr. Chamberlain's reprimand of and 01 Spaniards, but only those usert a destroyer instead of a diplo- the Norwegian Navy proves beyond giving
Food
will receive matic note.
doubt that England is
openly pusses.
for Germany, her hysterical demanding assistance from neutrals Asked why the British do not protests only invite ridicule.
since she realises that without this receive passes despite consular
"What is important is the possi-aid, she is bound to lose the war." quests, the spokesman replied that bility that Norway is being black- only nationals not hostile to the mulled by Germany into a position Japanese will receive posses.
hostile in the Allies."
reasons
NAZIS BETRAY
UKRAINIANS
re-
AS
all its
ΠΟΥ
Holland Approves AMSTERDAM, Feb, 20 (Reuter).— Mr. Neville Chamberlain's speech in The "Free Press Journal" says the House of Commons on the "The case for Norway lost
Altmark ineldent is approved in the strength when Norwegian ofleers remain by Dutch political circles. ported that there were no prisoners The reasons for the action taken by aboard the Altmark. It Was the British warship are fully ap Churchill who had to decide. He left preciuled, though what is held to be: the law to awyers and ordered his LONDON, Feb. 20 (Reuter)-Ac-sailors in board the Altmark.
violation of Norway's rights cannot, This it is felt, be condoned., cording to the French radio a Polish they did and with spectacular suc- broadcast states that the German cess." authorities have handed over to the The Nationalist Press of New Delhi Soviet
th number
Ukrainian regards Norway's Inability to pre- of Nationalist leaders in accordance vent prisoners from being carried to with the Soviet-German agreement. Germany through her ierritorial Among those sent to Russia are waters as the real justification for members of the trainian Legion, the British violation of her neutrally formed some years ago, and which Thus the newspaper, "National
The "Inaction" of Norway, how- ever. attitude for
is considered to be a dangerous any country intent on pursuing a course of strict neutrality. Statement Welcomed PARIS, Feb. 20 (Reuter)-Well- Chamberlain's references to the torial informed circles here welcome Mr.
man abuses of Norwegian territorial
was originally directed against writes: "The Norwegian protest waters.
Soviet Russia.
loses much of its point owing to the
It is tell that the Altmark ineldent:
The
following quotations
ket this morning.
BANKS
were
H.K. Banks, $ C.D.......1,425 sa. H.K. Banks (Lon. Reg.) £
X. D. 85..) IEK. Danks (H.K. Reg.) E
X.D. 80 n. .8 n.
Chartered £ Mercantile, A. & B, £ Mercantile, C. £.
East Asia $.
Canton $. Union $.
INSURANCES
China Underwriter $. II.K. Fire $..
SHIPPING
Douglases $.
Steamboats $ Indo-Chinas PS
Indo-Chinas D.$.. Shell (Bearers) s/- Waterboats $
DOCKS ETC. Whurves $ Docks $. Providents $ New Eng. Sh. Sh. Docks Sh. S
Kailan s/- Ruubs S.... Venz. Gold H.K. Mines
Jules S. Lunds $
MINING
LANDS
Lands 4% Debentures S'hai Lunds Sh. §. Humphreys $.. H.K. Healtics $. Chinese Estates $.
UTILITIES
Trams $
Peak Trams (old) $. Penk Trams (new) $.
Star Ferrics $.
Y. Ferries $.
China Lights vidh
Ching Lights (new) $. HK.-Electrics-S
.31 1.
1 n
.78 0.
.212 b.
470 b.
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182 b.
10 n. .100 n. ..80 n. 7/3 n.
The price of flour in the Chinese elly is 20 yuan per bag while in the British concession it is priced at 19
ten pounds.
The Increase in prices is attributed to hoarding and speculation, many Chinese, becoming panicky over the fall in currencies and making heavy
commodities. purchases of staple United Press.
Food Distribution
Shumchun Centre 100 . Attends To Hundreds
On Thursday last, the food kitchen maintained by the Shumchun Rural) Welfare Centre was opened at Wong Pui Ling, a village about 1,000 yards! from the New Territories border be- and Shataulok, tween Shumchun and 000 persons, both young and old, are being fed dally.
.7th 1.
102 m. .22.10 sa. 4.00 b. .3011⁄2 n. .328 r.
4.
have to seek conditions,
The kitchen was organised as the result of a request from the village elders. As in order to support their families, the male villagers, unable 18/- n. to paying
And
work in their own .10 n. districts
under
In Sheung shui and other places on this side of the border, the kitchen was started in order to relieve them of the burden Ord so that they may be enabled to stay in their districts and work their own fields,
.34 eta. n.
....5.65 D. .38% b & N. ....100 n. .20 n.
Macao Electrics $. Sandakan Lights $ Telephones (old; $. Telephones Tractlins a/- Tractions (Pref.) s/-
INDUSTRIALS
(new)
735 b.
414 b.
101 n.
One meal a day is supplied at the kitchen, and those eligible for food are babies and children under 16, sick people, old 17.55 b.ursing mothers,
.an.
the
64 b.
.25 b
.7.00 b.
.5.00 b
5734-11.
men and women, women and children
whose children have been killed by the Japanese and wives and children; whose fathers are in the regular Chi- nese armies.
Three Cents Par. Meal
They are supplied with food.cards ..20 b. and bowls and chopsticks ure furnish- .11 b. ed to those who are too poor to afford 27.00 sa. these utensils. The organisation of ..0.60 b. the kitchen is such that even the
19/0 n.i
smallest child can line up and secure His 19/9 n.
food without danger of being un- noticed or trampled on or in other Cald: Macg. (Ord.); Sh, $.. 14.90, n.'
ways hampered from getting his incal, Cald: Maen. (Pref.), Sh. $...12 n.
The
kitchen is housed in the Canton Tees $.
....1 n. Cements $
19.25 st.
premises of the former village school. HK. Ropes $.
The elder of the village supplies. The .5.85 n.
cook and the carriers, who bring the 22.25 b. food dally from Sheungshul. .21.30 b. The cost per meal per person is cents. This three
is surprisingly .9.00 ..
that the meal} 74 n. cheap, considering 1.80 n. consists of a big bowl of rice, beans .41 n. pork, eggs, ginger and vegetables, and
affords a rounded, balanced nutritive diet.
STORES, &c. Dairy Farms (old) S. Dalry Farms (new) $. Wations S.. Lane, Crawfords $ Sinceres $....... Wing On (H.K.) Powell, Ltd, S...
II.
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38 n. The cost of fooding the 880 people; 170 n. is, therefore, $24 per day, or $720
44 n. per month
of 30 days.
desirous of seeing: ....4834 n. citizens who are
for themselves this branch of the Shumchun Rural Welfare Centre's work are welcome, and any donations or gifts they may choose to make will be greatly appreciated.
COTTON MILLS Ewo Sh. $.. S'hal Cotton Sh. $. Zoong Sing, Sh. $. Wing On Textiles, Sh.
MISC. H.K. Entertainments.$. Constructions (old) $ Constructions (new) $ Vibro Piling $. Ch. Govt. 5% 1025
G. Bonds.... H.K. Govt. 4% Loan H.K. Govt. 31⁄44% Loan Marumans (Lon.) 8/~ Marsmans (HK) 5/-,
.7% b.
.13% n. ...I n. .0% n.
50%
100%1⁄2 n. .85% 1. .14/9 n.
1/
Anti-Communist Measure
Some of those handed over anve manner in which the Norwegian has thrown a acarchilght upon the already been shot by the Soviet, Government allowed the Altmark to German use of these waters.
use its waters without a careful in-
It is declared that so long as these The Belgian Government yesterday vestigation."
BODIES FOUND
THE
IN STREET
BODIES of two people, believed to be father and child, were discovered in Boundary Street, Kow Icon, last night.
Both had died of small-pox. Polles bellove that the bodies were‡ dumped in the street by other mem- bers of the family. Neither are as yet identined.
Death Of Mayor Of Tokyo
TOKYO, Feb. 20 (Reutor).—Tho death has occurred of the Mayor of Tokyo.
Minister of Communications in the Hirota Cabinet of 1930-7, 3d was for
many years a-leading member of the Minello Parts'.
ticnalist
BRUSSELS, Feb. 20 (Router)
All these papers quoted are No-waters are thed no artificial protec- introduced an antl-Communist Bill to tion for the evasion of Allied control deal with Communist propagandę or for acts of piracy, then the Bellish which papers.
Is financed from oulekic American Press Roactions and French navies will take whatever Belgium. LONDON, Feb. 20 (Reuter)The measures are necessary
defend 16 following comments on the Altmark their interests which are being In- incident have been made by Ameri-jured by the passivity of the Nor can papers:
wegian authorities.
Southern Rhodesia To Supply Beef
"World Telegram": "Friday's coup Altmark Skippor's Broadcast was justified on moral if not on tech- BERLIN, Feb, 20 (Reuter)-Cap- nlcái grounds. The Altmark was cain Dau of the Alunack, speaking on certainly no merchantman. It was the German offeini wireless, said that a naval auxiliary and a prison ship the Allmark of present is resting with for the Grat Spec."
her stern on the shore. Her rudder contract has been signed between in broken and ona propeller damaged. Britain
LONDON, Feb. 20 (Reuter}.—A
and Southern Rhodesia
"New York Sun": "The raid was daringly conceived and brilliantly "We shall try to free the ship and whereby Brain and her Allies wil take all the beef that Southern carried out. The Norwegian officials then consider what to do," he said.
Describing the boarding of the Ithodesin can supply. accepted the word of the German Commander.. Germany violated Altmark, Captain Dau suld, **1 Norwegion neutrality."
manoeuvred the Altmark in such it
Already, last Sunday, some Hong- kong Indies went out to Wong Pui Ling to visit the kitchen. Amongst
them were Miss E. S. Atkins, head- mlstress of St. Stephen's Girls' School, Mrs. Pauline Yee and Miss Doris Louey.
NEW VITALITY.
AFTER
FEVER
During fever body tissues ra- pidly waste away and the pallent quickly loves weight;unless he is supplied with adequate and suit- able food.
Horlicka supplies the nutritive clements which the body requires and enables the exhausted body to rebuild itself quickly.
Doctors have proved that Horlicks is not only easily digest- ed, but gives your body all tho nourishment it needs. You build up strength to resist renewed al-
back and your convalescence is shortened. Got Horlicks to-day. at your store.
"Everything Quiet" tacks, Soon you get your appetite
"Boston Herald"! "The attitude way that she had to run on the rocks of Americans is probably identical In order to make it Impossible for with that' of the British Govern- the English to catch her and go away ment,"
with her."
PARIS, Feb, 20 (Reuter) --An "Herald Tribune":
The most!
He admitted that there were a few official communique lasted to-day important Russian product for Ger pistols aboard but asserted that they | states that everything has been quiet many, Soviet oll, appears to
In the fighting lines.
bo were never used.
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