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TOMORROW

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JAPANESE SUB. SALVAGED

63

A FINE FEAT of salvage was successfully concluded by the Japanese Navy which recently raised Submarine 63, lost with all hands in a collision with a destroyer. The conning tower of the vessel is shown in photograph above.--Domei.

Car Drivers

In Court

Europeans Guilty Of

Offances

Wealthy Man Kidnapped

Shanghai Incident.

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH“ SHANGHAI, March 5 (UP) Three Chinese nrmed with military Summoned on three counts of Mauser pistola rustied into the parking overlime in the Chater Road Chinese-owned Burlington Hotel car park on February 22, 20, and 28, Lt. N. H. M. D'Oyly, at the Royal Curant yesterday and held up the yamanager Mr. Wang Tac-chnun. They Scots, was found guilty on one mons, and fined $10 by Mr. Sheldonbundled him into a waiting motor-

don car which rapidly sped off. at Central Magistracy this morning.

The kidnapping is not believed to The summons for February 28 was have any political connection. It is dence, and the summons for Feb-wealthy for which reason the police ruary 28 was withdrawn by Sub- expect the Inspector Clarke as

constable ransom. the concerned was not present to give, evidence.

2DAYS TO-DAY TO MORROW. dismissed owing to instumetent evi-reported that Mr. Wang in very

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Constable Chan Wing-hung saw car No. 3584 in the Chater Road car park at 8.14 am. on February 22. He left a chit in the car about 11 a.m. and on going off duty at 5.20 p.m. saw the clut still in the car.

kidnappers to

nsk for

Daring Outrago

•Shanghai, Mar. 5 (Reuter)-Three Chinese arined with Mausers staged daring kidnapping last night at the height of the evening rush hour.

They calmly walked into a crowded afe in Bubbling Well Road and efendant, in evidence, sald before

forced Wang Tse-chaun, Compradore of the lived at the Gloucester Hotel, and of the Export Department always parked his car near the hotel shareholder in the cafe, to accompany Arnhold Trading Company, and J It was always there between 8 and: 9 am, during breakfast,, 1 and 2.30 pan. for lunch, and 4 to 4.30 p.m. at teatime. The rest of the Ume it was In Murray Barracks.

.

Mamory At Fault Questioned by Inspector Clarke regarding the chit which was put by the constable in the car at 11 am. on February 22, defendant said it might have been a different chit.

Mr. Sheldon: The evidence is quite clear that the constable said he put the chit in the car at 11 am. You say the car was at Murray Barracks at that time.

Defendant: I may have been back for a short visit.

Convicting defendant on the first summons, Mr. Sheldon said, "I am

them.

The kidnappers whisked their vic- tim away without any of the 200 guests of the cafe or employees nt- tempting to raise the alarm.

The motive of the kidnapping is unknown but Wang is belleved to be

wealthy man.

Ministry Of Supply

Report On Latest Activities

LONDON, Mar. 4 (British Wire-] quite certain your memory was alless) A review of the activities of fault and the car was there for more the Ministry of Supply since the than two hours."

Intions.

Four Others Fined

nucleus set up in July, 1939, reveals that over 4,000 persons are now at- tached to the Headquarters establish-

March 5, 1940..

WESTERN FRONT

MORE GERMANS ALHAMBRA THEATRE

MASSING

PARIS, Mar. 4 (Router).—It

is reported that Germany is send- Ing new divisions to the Westorn Front.

French milliary circles here refuse to got excited about this but regard it a "normal"

To-day's communique reports re- duced activity.

To Explain Blockade To Americans

NEW YORK, Mar. 4 (Reuter) ---- Mr. C. Ashton-Gwatkin, of the Bel- tish Ministry of Economic Warfare, and Mr. Charles Rist, economic ad viser to the French Blockade Minis- try, arrived here te-day and pro- ceeded to Washington.

It will be their tusk to provide American departments concerned with details in regard to the working of the Allied blockade.

STOCK MARKET REPORT

Hongkong Stock Exchange Omcial) Summary succi yesterday rays;

Nothing of any particular note took place during to-day's moderate trad» ing.

Buyers

Canton Ins. $227 Fires Ins. $10714 Wharves $103 Providents $5.15 H.K Mines 3% cls. Yatimati Ferries $27 China Lights (Old) $8.00 China Lights (New) $5,40 Electrics -$07

Belfern Electrics $68.35

Dairy Farms (Old) $23 Watsons $9.80

H.R

Sales

Bank $1,445 Providents $5.20/5.17442 China Lights (Old) $8% China Lights (New) $5.40/.55 Electries $08/081⁄2

Telephones (New) $114 Cements $20.30/.40 Watsons $9.70

H.K. Govt. 31% % Loan $95%

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MARCH OF TIME

Calcutta, Mur. 4. The wreckage of the Imperial Airways liner Hannibal, which had been missing somewhere in the Per-

the slan Gulf since

afternoon of March 1 with four passengers and a crew of four, has been found by an Imperial Airways flying-boat, strewn | NEXT CHANGE along the coastline two miles east of Jauelkuht, south of the Iranian coast.

Untied Press.

Scattered Wreckage

London, Mar. 4, Imperial AirwaysTMslate that other wreckage washed ashore off Basel- kuh has been Identified as the mala plane of the Hannibal. Apparently therefore the airliner's wings

miles east of Nagelkub, ashore two of

and the body is just off Raselkuh.

Four Europeans appeared beforejment, and the area of organisation is Mr. Macfadyen, at Kowloon Magis- rapidly developed. tracy this morning charged with! Apart from long-term purchases, varlous breaches of the traffic regu- the Ministry has spent £140,000,000 during the six months of war, ortiers LL-Col. M. S. Teversham, of the having been placed at the rate Rajputana Rifles, was fined $10 for £60,000,000 of textiles and leather, speeding along Nathan Road at 46 £20,000,000 of machine tools, £10,- miles per hour on the morning of 000,000 of scientific instruments and February 11. He pleaded guilty by £15,000,000. of general stores, letter.

At the present time orders are be- A fine of $4 was imposed on Ging placed at a rate of £16,000,000 d'Almeida, of Nathan Rond, for fall-weekly.

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LAUGHTON'S TAP "STAND-IN"

$104,430

Ing to keep to the left of Waterloo Co-operation with the war Office in! SAN FRANCISCO (AP).-Charles schemes to avold undue interference | Laughton, the British actor, has a J. P. Inglis, of the Hume Pipe Co., with industry by the application of financial stand-in," but the United was aned $3 for leaving his car un-National Service Acts has resulted States Government doesn't think that

to withhold attended on the wrong side of Saigon in the release of approximately 20,000 entitles him Street between 8 p.m. and 9.20 p.m. Reservists and Territorials for a claimed income tax.

period

of three months, and The

the Government petitioned on February 12.

United States For speeding along Nathan Road at machinery has been set up to secure

Circuit Court of Ap-| 26 miles per hour, A. L. Fisher, of the postponement of the calling-up peais recently to review a decision of the Hongkong Telephone Co., was of men who are vitally important to the board of tax affairs, which ex-

industry.

cused Mr. Laughton from payment of fined $8.

tax on his income from the films made in 1834 and 1933.

$50 Fino For Speeding

Swiss Nazis Lose

Heart

A Ane of $50 was imposed on Yew Halung-chau of Prince Edward Road, for driving car at an excess speed in Gloucester Road on February 13. A representative pleaded guilty to ZURICH, Mar. 4 (Reuter).The the summons before Mr. Sheldon at Swiss Nazi party has dissolved itself Central Magistracy this morning. following the arrest of its lender on Sub-Inspector Clarke said Yew's charges of spying for a foreign power, spred was about 38 to 40 mp.h. The party never did have much of which was terrific.

a following.

Mr. Laughton claimed exemption because he signed those earnings over to n British Corporation entitled Motion Picture and Theatrical In- dustries, Lläof which he is the sole stockholder.

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SIGNAL SOS

`REYKJAVIK, Mar. 6' (Router)- It is revealed that SOS messages were picked up here during the week-end from the German steamers Wolfsburg and Arucas.

The Wolfsburg gave her position as northwest of Cape Horn, which is northwest of Iceland.

The Arucas gave her position Da southwest of Hornafjord, and

she was sinking rapidly.

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