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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS

NEW · ADVERTISEMENTS.

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED

NOTICE is hereby given that the TWENTY-FIRST ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of this Company wil be held at the Registered Omee of the Company No. 10, Des Voeux Road Central, on Saturday, the 18th

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Monday,

HONGKONG` TELEGRAPH

February 26, 1940.

HRIST

FINNS ADMIT NEW SHANGHAI

WITHDRAWAL

FROM PAGE ONE

Finilah territory on the way home. The captive airmen state that thele squadron set out from Murmanak 10 bamb Finnish hendquarters Revanelmi but did not reach their objective,

Dt

The town of Pajala is some way

ocent route from Murmansk

to Rovancim!.,

The War Reviewed LONDON, Feb. 20 (Router) review of the war in Finland was The Register of Shares of the broadcast last night by the military Company will be closed from Batur correspondent of the "Times."

In Finnish eircles, he said, one does day, 8th March, 1540 to Saturday not hear that contempt for the 10th March, 1949, (both days inclu-Russian army which certain people xive) during which period no transfer have expressed somewhat too hastily

The Finns say that some of the first of shares can be registered.

By order of the Beard of Directors, Soviet troops were ill-equipped and KAN TONG ro, not used to the cold, but this is not

Chief Manager. true of the majority. Hongkong, 20th February, 1940.

for further particulars from Mess.THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC Wilkinson & Crist, 2 Queen's Road Central.

Edition.

CO., LTD.

"HONGKONG AS REVEALED BY

Notice is hereby given that the THE CAMERA" Second Over 00 excellent views of the Fifty-first Ordinary Yearly Meet- Colony. Price $1.50. Obtainable at ing will be held at the Company's Kelly & Walsh, Lid., Hongkong Registered Onice, 4th Flour, Travel Bureau or from the Publishers, South China Morning Post, Ltd.,. & O. Buliding, on Thursday, 21st Mareli, 1910, nt 11 a.m. for Wyndham Street,

the purpose of presenting the Hoport of the Directors together ROOM TO LET, room with both with a Statement of Accounts to room attached, suitable for a couple 31st December, 1939, electing of two bachelors, five minutes walk | Directors and Auditors and fixing from Star Ferry. Rent moderale. Write Box 571, "Hongkong Tele-their fees. graph."

ROOMS TO LET.

BRITISH WAR ORGANISATION FUND

A Variety Concert in aid of the British War Organisation Fund will take place at the Kowloon Cricket Club, on March 13th, at 9.15 p.m.

His Excellency The Governor and Lady Northcote have kindly consented to be present..

Tickets can be obtained from:

Mrs, Phillips,

28 Kadoorie Avenue,

Tel, 57997.

The Register of Members of the Company will be closed from 9th March to 21st March, 1940, both days inclusive, during which period no transfer of shares can be registered.

By order of the

Board of Directors. GIBB, LIVINGSTON, & CO., LTD.

Agents.

Hongkong, 22nd February, 1940. THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC

CO., LTD.

that the Otherwise it uppeurs Rusalan nriny stands where it did in 1014, perhaps rather higher. The men are still clumsy and armaments general improvement in all armies, while the military leaders, never brillant, are rather worse.

are better even as there has been n

First Class Army

and

The Finns on the other hand, the military correspondent continued, have proved themselves a first-class army, equally good in two methods all they pro war, First of of extremely good at the mobile semi-guerilia Bghting on the eastern front, taking full advantage of the aid provided by the winter climate and by the nature of the countryside. Secondly they are good at the modern large-scale warfare on the Karction Isthmus with all the paraphernatia of tanks,

and so on.

mines

SHOOTINGS

Two Night-Club Murders During Week-End

SHANGHAI, Feb. 26, (Reu-

ter)-Leaving the well-known night club, "Ciros," which is situated in Bubbling Well Road, yesterday evening, Chlen Jen- lung, a former Police detective in the French Concession, and afterwards an officer in the Chinese Western District Police Force, was shot dead by two unknown gunmen, who escaped.

Chien, who was shot in stomach, wun accompanied by his

who was unhurt, wife,

Polillend motives are seen in the

male

shooting.

the

Meanwhile, one of the Chinese wounded in the Paramount

ball-room shooting on Saturday night, died, while Miss Mary Chen's condl- Pang Chiu-tang, a ta merchant, has

Bion is very critical.

America's Code System "Obsolete"

defences, NEW YORK.-The real ren- son why Mr. Joseph Kennedy, If they had falled in either one or U.S. Ambassador to Britain, had the other, if they had applied one where the other was called for, they to return to America from Lon- would have gone under long ago don for talks with President But they made no mistake in train- Roosevelt is that the State ing or tactics. Until the end of Department in Washington has January they were on top.

Ling Must Be Broken Meanwhile, the Red Army com- manders must have reconsidered the position. They must have come to the conclusion that they could not afford to under-estimate the adver- ry. They must also have decided that if vielory was to be gained be- fore the thaw, the Mannerheim Line

at all costs, be broken by frontal attack frontal attack be- communications nurth of cause Lake Ladoga are

enough not good for an

an outdanking movement, They accordingly piled up great stocks on the Karelian Isthmus and

offense begon an

They suffered heavy losses that was inevitable. But they applied pressure which must eventually smash the Finnish forces in the Summa area.

NOTICE is hereby given that an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company will be held in and from the Kowloon Cricket the P. & O. Building. Victoria, in the Colony of Hong Kong, at 11.15 Club.

o'clock in the forendon on Thurs day, the 21st day of March, 1910, [or 03 Soon thereafter as the Ordinarly Yearly Meeting of the Company shall have terminated, for the purpose of considering and if thought fit passing the following resolution as a special resolu- estimated. alltion:

Prices: $1.00 & $2.00. IS REICH MEDIATING IN FINNISH WAR?

FROM PAGE ONE

Sen a blockude aren, in

which neutral ships will be sunk without warning.

u benevolent In return for trality, Germany, states the dny Despatch," has offered chase the entire exports Scandinavian countries in order

for losses conse- compensate them

quent upon Nazi sea warfare.

Neu-

"Sun-

to pur-

of

the 10

Roosevelt's Efforts SPECIAL TO THE "TELEQIAPH" SANTIAGO, Chile, Feb, 25 (UP).}

Chilean -A source close to the Foreign Ministry divulged to-day! that President Roosevelt les cir- the South rulated proposals American republics regarding possible peace machinery,

The

10

"That the Capital of the "Company be increased from its "present Capital of $6,000,000 "Hong Kong currency divided "into 600,000 shares of $10 each

Finland abandoned her outer, de- fences and fell back to the reserve ine The Importance of this must be neither exaggerated nor under-

Serious For The Finds

"failed to develop a code policy which insures relative secrecy in wiring confidential information."

This is stated by Jay Frankiin, Washington columnist, In an article published in New York to-day.

"Public Documents" According to this story code books expensively prepared by the chief of the Division of Communication and Records are "regarded as public do- cuments."

"In at least one beiligerent capital

commonplace experience, says Frankila, "for Embassy secre- taries to have Government oficials discuss with them frankly contents of steret coded messages sent by our Ambassador to the State Depart- ment."

It is

The story adds that the code pro- ramme devised during the Hoover regime was scrapped on the "stupt- fying" ground that it was wrong for the United States Government to de- cipher messages of foreign Govern- ments,

It is serious for the Finns because So the State Department still! it decreases the depth of their dc-imps along on a code system which fences and brings the Soviet medium was already obsolete in 1914." artillery within range of Viborg. But the defences were designed to

carry on with the battle, and while the Flans have thus gained breathing space, the Russians must now nd- vance all their artillery-and it is devastated country which is in front

"to $18,000,000 Hong Kong cur- "rency divided into 1,800,000 "shares of $10 each and that

of them. anch additional-shares-sballIn the meantime, British-arma und "rank in all respects pari possu "with the original Capital of the "Company."

And for the purpose of consi- dering and if thought fit passing the following resolutions, name-

President's proposals are statedly:--- to deal with world peace after the European War and suggests a con- ference

international to prepare economic regulations.

official confirmation

ΝΟ oblained.

can

bo

President Roosevelt, who is aboard the U.S.S. Lang, also refuses to com- ment.

"As usual, I can say nothing about newspaper reports," he said.

STOCK MARKET REPORT

Hongkong Stock Exchange official stimmary issued Saturday says:

In spite of the short session, a good turnover was recorded at im- proved prices, principally in Trams at $18. Lands at $39, Telephones (Old) $31, Telephones (New) $11 and Cements at $19.

Buyers

HK. Bank 31,483 Canton Ins, D Douglases $100 Wharves 1101 Docks 24 Providents $4,00 Lands $30% Humphreys $7.70 Nealues $4. Tramways $17.50 Star Ferrica.#013) Yaumati Fetrics $20 China Lights (Old #8 China Lights (New) $5.10 Macho Electrics $21 Bandakan Lights #114 Telephones (18) 13120 Telephones (New) $10%

Cemonte $10,00

Dairy Farma (Oid) $22.85 Dairy Farms (New)" #21 Watsons $015

Entertainments 87% --

Electries $70

Baliona

Watsons $9.80

Bater

Providonis $4,30

#Hotéis 45.70

Lands $39

Tramways $15

Electrics $314/0895

Telephones (0%) 11014. Telephones (New) #ii/if}

Cements $10.00

Ropes 16 II.K. Govt 4% Loan $10014- Mandi Gold Bhares

Antoks Antamok Dario Gold Balong Buhay Big:Wedge

Coco Grove,

Gaba Minau Demonstration TAH Mindanao"

stocks are on their way in large quantities and volunteering for in Innd has now been permitted and is going on.

What Is Going To Happen? What is going to happen now? The military correspondent said that he had never been a pessimist, but the Finns cannot hold out for

scale than at present,

The need now is great for more arms and mare men, valuable though the Scandinavian volunteers have been.

PLANES WATCH

THE ALTMARK

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

ITAGESUND - Feb - 23 ~~~(UP):~-~- Three seroplanes, believed to be R.A.F. machines, circted over Joessing Fjord for half-an-hour to-day, ap- parently reconnottring the pealtion! of the Altmork and other German vessels said to be preparing to leave Norwegian, waters.

The Norwegian Air Ministry is un able to confirm, the report.

The Air Ministry in London denizs that British plones were involved,

Altmark Protest Presented

1. That the Directors bellung without outside aid, and even if and they are hereby authorised they can for the next few months, "lo capitalise the sum of $3,000, they will be overwhelmed in May "000 Hong Kong currency part of unless ald is sent on a far bigger "the undivided profits of the "Company standing to the credit "of the Company's Reserve Fund "and to allot to the Members "holding shares of the Company "as on the 1st day of July, 1940, "in respect of the net amount "capitalised fully paid shares of "the Company of equivalent "nominal value in the propor- "tion of one ahare for every two "shares of the Company then "held by such poraons respec- "tively and that such shares ao "allotted shall rank for divi- "dende as from the 1st day of "July, 1940.

LONDON, Feb. 25 (Reuter)—The that the By spring, if the offensive con- Foreign Office announces tinues, men will be warted not by Norwegian Minister to London called the thousand but by the ten thou-on Lord, Halifax on Saturday and presented blm with a note from the sand, and with them arms in propor- Norwegian Government on the Alt-

"2. That if, on such distri- "bution as aforesaid, any person "would be entitled to a frac- "tional share the Directors shall, "In Heu, of issuing Fractional "Certificates, cause the whole "share to be allotted to a' person "or persons to be named by the "Directors and such share shall, "at such time as the Directors "think fit, be sold and the pro- "ceeds distributed amongst the "persons entitled to the frac- "tions making up. auch share." By order of the

Board of Directors, GIBB, LIVINGSTON, & CO. LTD.,

Agants. Hong Kong, 22nd February, 1940.

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MAX MALINI IN TOWN.

Among the arrivals from Manila last Saturday, was Max Malini, the

famous magician,

Malini, who has been visiting Hongkong for over 30 years was here with his son last October. He gove several performances here before leaving for Manila,

In 24 hour "wo can install

a completely new bathroom

at whatever priceo you can afford to pay.

Phono 20269

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The Norwegian Minister also re- plied to certain enquiries which were made at an interview held last week,

LONE BOMBER FIGHTS FIVE MESSERSCHMIDTS

Exchange At A Glance

SELLING

T.T. London Demand do. T.T. Shanghai T.T. Singapore T.T. Japan T.T. India T.T. U.S.A. T.T. Manila T.T. Butavin T., Bangkok T.T. Salgon T.T. France T.T. Switzerland TT. Australia

BUYING

4 m/s L/C London

do. 4 m/n D/P

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

4 m/s Franço

30 da India...

.345

,524 103

0214

.24% 484 .104 130 .190% .10.06 .107.1 .1/0%

1/3%

1/3

.25% ...11.40

...

U.S. Cross rate in London 4.02 U.S. Cross rate in NY. ..3.06%

H.K. Stock Market

ALLEGED FORGERY

"Curious Development"

In Sessions Caso

The oft used method of ob- taining money by means of forged letter was allegedly ndopted by Li Yau-chuen, on January 12 when he called at an address in Nathan Road and presented a document to an elderly refugee named' Chul Chi- ching.

POST OFFICE

Small Packet Post to all countries #suspended;

OUTWARD ALAIL TIMÉS. Registered and Parcel Mails are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where malls are advertis ed to close at or before 0 a.m. regis. tered and parect mails are closed at 5 p.m..on the previous day. When nails are advertised to close after 5 p.ni., Registered and Parcel malls are closed-ut 5 p.m.

INWARD MAILS Haiphong and Fort Bayard. Feb. 24, ..Fab. 26. The circumstances surrounding this Haiphong

.Feb. 27. incident were related by Mr. J. P. Bangkok and Tourane Murphy, Assistant Crown Solleitor, pt.

ᏞᎥ

date, 18th January)

Feb. 27

.Feb. 27.

Feb. 27.

at the Criminal Sessions to-day when Europe via Suez and Straits (London Li was charged before Mr. Justice Haiphong R. E. Lindsell with uttering a forged Manila document, and thereby obtaining Shanghal

money.

.Feb. 27. .Feb. 27.-

Jury members were Messra, A. USA, Honolulu, Japan and Shang- hal (San Francisco date, 18th Macfarlane (Foreman), F. W. J.

January) Grinter, Frank Chan Woon-fun, Chan Air Mail by "Imperial Airways .........Feb. 27. Sul-lun, Chan Fal, G. S. Moorjanl Direct Service"London date, 12th and Yung Hin-shis.

February.

Feb, 28. Air Mall by "Ale France Direct Ser- vice"-Paris date, 21st February.

Feb. 28.

Crown's Caso

and

Salgon

.Feb. 20.

.Feb, 28.

..Feb. 28.

.Feb, 20. Feb, 28.

Mr. Murphy said that on January 12 a letter arrived for the second Calcutta, Straits and Saigon..Feb. 20. floor of 775 Nathan Road from the Japan and Shenghai were Kowloon Post Office, addressed to

Japan and Shanghai Mar-Chui Pak-chun to be opened

Manila transmitted to Chan Chuk-kau. The Shanghai letter was placed in the letter box, U.S.A., and Manila (San Francisco.

date, 31st Jon.) .......... Feb. 20. Air Mall by "Imperial Airways Direct Service London date, 21st. Feb.

Feb. 29. .Fcb, 20, .Feb, 29.

Canton

The following quotations Issued on the Hongkong Stetk ket this morning.

BANKS H.K. Banks, $ C.D....1,455 b.but was lost and had not been traced. HK. Banks (Lon, Reg.) C

On the same day the accused went X.D. 88 n. to street letter writer and gave him H.K. Banks (HK. Reg.) £

instructions to write a letter. This X.D. B0 n. letter was purported

rported to have been Chartered £

9 n. written by Chun Sal-ping, a relative Haiphong and fioihow Mercantile, A. & B. £

31 n. of Chui Pak-chun. It requested Mercantile, C. £.

money which was aceded because of Japan and Shanghal Japan and Shanghai and the high cost bad business and

Jupan living at Fatshan. It asked that $10, Shanghai .225 b. more or less, be given to the bearer, Shanghai 480 b. who was supposed to have been a Tientsin

Bangkok

.March 1. afternoon,

continued M: Canada, US.A. Japan and Shanghai Die accused went to 770 1

-(Vancouver B.C. hate, 10th Feb.) Road .100 b. Nay,

with 10% n. delivered It to Chul Chi-ching. Chui Japan and Shanghai,

100 n. read the letter and thought it came Shanghai

East Asia $.

Cunton $.

INSURANCES

Union $.. China Underwriter $. JL.K. Fire $.

PING

Douglases $. Steamboats $ Indo-Chinas P$ Indo-Chinas D.$. Shell (Bearers) ×/- Waterboats $

DOCKS ETC. Wharves $. Docks $. Providents $. Sh. Docks Sh. $..

MINING Kallon s/- Raubs $.... Venz. Gold $ I.K. Mines

Hotels $. Lands $..

Lands 4%

LANDS

Debentures S'hal Lands Sh. $. Humphreys $. IK, Realties $. Chinese Estates 5.

UTILITIES

Trams $..... Peak Trams (old) Peak Trams (new) Star Ferries $.

Y. Ferries $. China Lights (old)

Lights (new) China H.I. Electrica $.. Macao Electrics $.. Sandakan Lights $.. Telephones (old) $..

12% n

1.78.

..1 s. tender named Li Chun.

.180 b.

letter

of

and

The Shanghai

Canton

Feb. 29.

Feb. 20.

Feb. 20.

Feb. 20.

.Feb. 20.

..Feb. 29.

.4.30 p.m. 7.00 p.m.

Mar. 1 Mar. 1.1 .Mar. 1.1 .80 n. from

nephew who was in Air Mail by "Pan American Airways 78/15 n. the.

The

asked CQ's

accused

Direct Service”—San Francisco dute 24th February

.Mar. 2.. .74% n. Chul to try to raise the money, and as Chui had none he and accused

OUTWARD MAILS 102 b. went to n knitting factory in Port-

Monday, Feb. 20 23. land Street where Chui's son bor- .5.05 s.row

rowed $5 from his colleagues, 42 n. money was given to accused by Chul. Accused then left and Chui went 19/-back home. As he was mounting the Salgon, Sandakan, Madang, Salamaua

10 n. stairs.

พ

en envelope and 4. noticed that it was addressed to Chu .34% ets. n. Pak-cliuen. He recognised it to be in his nephew's writing and his cus- .9.60 sa.picions were aroused, Nobody .30 b. & Ga. knew how the envelope got there,

.100 n. sald Mr. Murphy.

18% n.

7% bi

4.00 b.

chus

Cheating Accusation

101 n. The next day, Chuf went to the knitting.factory where his son work- 18 8. ed and there saw the accused who .8 n.had been trying to obtain more

Tuesday, Feb, 27

and Tulagi.... Balavia and Sourabaya Straits and Calcutta

Porcels Ord. Haiphong

.8.30 a.m. ..10.30 n.m.

.Fob. 17, 11 a.m. ..Feb. 27, Noon.

1 p.m. Fort Bayard and Hoihow.1.80 p.m. Manila, Straits, Ceylon, Indin, East

Africa, and South

Egypt and Europe via Noples--due Naples

GP.O. and KP.0.

24th March

Reg.

Ord.

Feb. 27, 2.45 p.m.

.Feb. 27, 3.30 p.m.

.6.30 p.m.

.4 n. money, Chut accused Li of cheating Parcels only for Shanghal 5.00 p.m. 05 b.bim and Li replied that he would Saigon 20% b. refund the moacy If he

was not Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-duo London, Oth

and accused told Chui the

6.10 b.

8.30 trusted. Accused then took Chui

Dan address in Fa Yuen Street where .70 s.

a man to lend him money. The 21 b. the loan was not made .11% b.

March.

Neg.

Telephones (new) $.. Tractions

.31 sa. would be returned the next day.

money

Ord.

Пez.

Ord.

Fractions (Pref:)-/-

INDUSTRIALS

K.P.O.

..Feb. 27, 5 p.m.

Feb. 27, 5.30 p.m.

G.P.O.

Feb. 27, 5 p.m.

.Feb. 27, 7 p.m.

tralla by "Imperial Alrwaya Direct"

.11% sa. Chui did not accept this suggestion 19/0 n. and handed necused to a constable. 19/0 nMr. Murphy Raid that when necused Air Malt for Malaya, Java and Aus-

was charged at the Police Station he Cnid: Marg. (Ord.), Sh, $..14.00 n. said: "Because I arrvied in Hong- Cald: Macg. (Pref.), Sh. $...12 n. kong as a refugee I cannot afford to

Canton Ices $. Cements $

HK Ropes. $.

STORES, &c. Dairy Farms (old) $. Dairy Farms (now) $.. Watsons $...... Lans, Crawfords $ Sinceres $.

Denies Statement

Servico"-due Sydney, 4th March.

K.P.O.

Feb. 27, 5 pa

Feb. 27, 5.30 p.m.

G.P.O.

Feb. 27

p.m.

Feb. 27, 7 p.m.

Shanghai,, Japan, Canada, U.S.A, Central and South America vla Vancouver

for B.C., (Parcels.

Vancouver only)-due

6 sa beg that the Lord will excuse me."

.23% b.

arrange for my return to the coun- .19 b. try. Therefore, I did this thing. I

Reg.

Ord.

Reg.

Ord

.2214 b. .9.00 $0.

7

Wing On (H.K.) $. Powell,

1.80

.11

...

Ewo Sh. $..

.38% n. .170 n.

44

.48%

7

Ltd. S COTTON MILLS

S'hai Cotton Sh. $. Zoong Sing, Sh. $.. Wing On Textles, Sh.

MISC. H.K. Entertainments $. Constructions (old) $ fonstructions_(new) Vibro Piling $. Ch. Covt. 1025

G. Bends

1.K. Govt. 4% Loan H.K. Govt. 34% Loan Marsmans (Lon.) B/- Morsmana (H.K.) q/-..

However, said Mr. Murphy, at the n. Magistracy accused said that that statement was not true and that he had been beaten. Accused also sald that he was the tool of a man named

Chuen, Kwan

letter

Sin Chuk-min, street

ค writer, said accused came to him on January 13. He had had no idea who accused was. What he wrote for ac- cused was partially copied from b. letter produced by accused who also .14. dietated some additions.

n.

0

Cross-examined by accused, Sin n.said it was correct that he had merely been handed a letter paper to copy .50% n.from.

To His Lordship, Sin sald ac-

B.C., 18th March

Canada

G.P.O. and K.P.O.

Parcels

.Feb. 27, 5 p.m.

„Feb. 28, 9.15 a.m.

..Feb. 28, 30 a.m.

Reg. Ord, Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, U.S.A

South America via San Francisco-due San Francisco 21st March

Central and

.Reg.

G.P.O, and KP.0.

...Feb. 27, 8 pan.. Ord........Feb. 20, 630 a.m.

Wednesday, Feb, 28 Amoy and Shanghal

.....2.30 p.m.

100 n.cused never dictated anything to him. Air Mall for Indo-China, Iran, and .954. He was quite sure of that. The 14/9 n. letter he had written referred to ..4/ money and the same reference was

present in the original copy.

►

Judge's Query

Mr.

France (Paris and Northern Pro- vinces only) by the "Air France Airways Direct Service"-duo Paris 7th March,

K. F. O.

Res., Ord.,

Feb. 28,00 pan. Feb. 28, 5.30 p.m. G. P. O.

Rep.,

„Feb, 28, 5.00 pm. Ord...Feb. 28. 7.00 pam.

Thursday, Feb. 20

.10.30 .. .1.30 p.m.

FROM PAGE ONE

of the 100 type.

Despite the enemy's superior speed, Following Chai Chi-ching's aviden. the fact that it was hit alx times by cc, His Lordship referred with six bursts of bullets in it but no machine-gun fire and that one of the Murphy to the evidence of the letter one was injured. The photographs British machine-guns was virtually writer and said it now appeared that were intact,

out of action, the bomber succeeded the letter presented was a fair copy Japan in evading its pursuera and returned of the letter from the country and Fort Bayard cately to its base with valuable was not a forgery at all.

Haiphong photographs which it had previously

Mr. Murphy replied that there was Shanghai obtained over enemy territory.

no evidence to show that the letter which the letter writer copied from was the real letter.

Five Against Ono LONDON, Feb. 28 (Reuter).--An authoritative description of the air battle states that the British bomber -was attacked from above, the lett and All members of the crew escaped

aster by five Messerschmidt Oghters Injury..

THE

HONGKONG

PENINSULA HOTEL:

HONGKONG HOTEL; REPULSE BAY HOTEL:

||||| SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOUSE: PALACE HOTEL DEA

HOTELS

LIMITED

In association-with the Grand Hotul des Wagonu Lits)-

His Lordship remarked that in the Court below, Mr. Murphy had based his case on the allegation that there were addiuens to the original docu- ment and that that mentioned a summ of monty.

Mr. Murphy said it could not be assumed that the letter from which the presented one was copied, was the genuine and original letter.

Hi Lordship replied that the assumption was more probable than uny other.

Mr. Murphy maintained that the fact the letter which accused deliver- ed was not in fact written by the person it was purported to have been written by, made the lotter a forgery) Further, if the original letter came through the Post and thila letter was delivered in person, that action would make it a forgery.

His Lordship said he was.sure that Mr. Murphy would appreciate the curious development in the case.

Mr. Murphy sald that ho would consider the matter during the fun-

·cheon edfournment.

.2 p.m.

,230 p.m.

Friday, March 1 Saigon, Straits, Ceylon. Indin, Egypt and Europe vlà Marseilles due Marsellies, 28th March

GP.O. & KP.0,

Rrs. Ord.

..2.45 pm .3.30 pm.

THE HUNCHBACK Starts Wednesday

Queon's

Alhambra