Friday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
CLASSIFIED NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. THE HONGKONG FIRE
ADVERTISEMENTS 25 words $2.50
for 3 days propaid
FOR SALE. FOR SALE. One 8 hp, vertical Dicaci Engine. Two Stilico Portable Electric generating sets, suitable for Jachts or country bungalows. Apply | to Sander, Wieler & Co., (in liquide- 1ion), King's Building, second floor. NEW PEKING CARPETS for sole of low prices, because of no overhead,
wool, 0' x Guaranteed pure
12'. Apply 10, Hayview Mansions, top floor, Causeway Bay.
DOG SHOW. Photographs of all the prize winners and dozens of other entries. Coples on view and orders taken at the Mayfair Studio, corner Haiphong and Nothan Roads, Kowloon. (Opposite Dairy Farm), "HONGKONG AS REVEALED BY THE
CAMERA" Second Edition. Over 60 excellent views of the Colony. Price $1.50. Obtainable at Kelly & Walsh, Ltd., Hongkong Travel Bureau or from the Publishers, South China Morning Post, Ltd., Wyndham Street.
H.K. Stock Market
The following quotations were issued on the Hongkong Stock Mar kot this morning.
DANKS
...1,500 a.
H.K. Banks $............. H.K. Banks (Lon. Reg.) £ 91 n. H.K. Banks (K. Reg.) £ 91% n. Chartered £.....
Mercantile, A. & D. £
Mercantile, C. £....
East Asin Ş...
INSURANCES
Canton $...
China Underwriters $.
Union $....
H.K. Fire S,
SHIPPING
Douglases $..
Steamboats $.
Indo-Chinas P$
Indo-Chinas D.$...
Shell (Benrers) a/- Waterbonts $
DOCKS ETC.
Wharves $..
Docks $
Providents $.. Sh. Docks Sh. $...
MINING
Kalian 5/- Raubs S x, d.
Venz. Gold
H.K. Mines
LANDS
Hoteln $
Lands $...
9
1940-1941,
Sealed Tenders will be received at the Royal Naval Hospital, until 10 p.m. on the 19th March, 1940, from persons desirous of supply | ing Beuf, Mutton. Fowls, Pork, Fish, Cheese, Butter, Pure Cow's Milk, Ice, and other provisions and necessaries, for the year ending 31st March, 1941,
Printed Forms of Tenders and further particulars can be obtain ed at the Royal Naval Hospital.
The right to reject the lowest or any tender is reserved.
G. V. HOBIS, Surgeon Captain, Medical Officer In Charge. Royal Naval Hospital,
Hong Kong,
13th March, 1940,
THE HONGKONG & KOWLOON, WHARF & GODOWN COMPANY LTD.
Notice to Shareholders
INSURANCE COMPANY
LIMITED
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
The
Seventy-first Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Offices of the undersigned on Thursday, the 4th April, 1940, ot Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers, together with a statement of Accounts for ¦ the year ended the 31st December,
1939.
...The Share Register and Trans- for Books will be closed from the 21st March to the 4th April, 1940, both days inclusive.
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.
General Managers,
Co., Ltd.
2
The Hongkong Fire Insurance
Hongkong, 14th March, 1940,
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
G.
R.
„ONÍ JIEM INASP March 15:1940..
R..
| PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS | PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Safe by Pubile, Auction- of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 18th: to be held on Monday, the 18th day of March, 1940, nt. 1 p.m., day of March, 1940, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public ut the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of Ha Excellency the Govornor of one Lot of Crown Land at
one Lot of Crown Land it Repulso Bay, in the Colony of Shamshuipo, In the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term ' of. 75 Hong Kong, for a term of 76 years, with the option of renewal years, commencing from Ist at a Crown Rent. to be fixed by July, 1898, with the option of the Surveyor of His Majesty the renewal at a Crown Rent to be KING, for one further term of fixed by the Surveyor' of 'His 75 years.
Majesty the KING, for further term of 24 years less the Inst three days thereof.
Intending bidders are advined that immediately after the dinpo- sal of the lot the Purchaser (if
not the applicant) will be required to deposit with an authorised officer who will be present at the gale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price.
·ona
· Intending bidders are advised
that immediately after the dispo sal of the let the Purchaser (if not the applicant) will be required to deposit with an authorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in casli. This num will be refunded on payment of
the Purchase price. Notice is hereby given that the PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. Fifty-first Ordinary Yearly Mect-
THE FIFTY-THIRD ORDINARY ng will be held at the Company's
ANNUAL MEETING OF SHARE- HOLDERS will be held at the Office of Messrs, Jardine, Mathe- son & Co., Ltd. on TUESDAY, 2nd APRIL, 1910, at NOON for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1939.
The Transfer Books of the Com-
will be pany
CLOSED from SATURDAY, the 23rd MARCH, ..314 .
TUESDAY, the 2nd .125, 1940, to
77 n. APRIL. 1940, both days Inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
232 n .500/1 m. .1 n. 185 b.
C. M. MANNERS, Secretary and Manager, Hongkong. 11th March; 1940.
HONGKONG & WHAMPOA
DOCK CO., LTD.
150 sa. .10. .100 n. .80 1. .70/9 n. .7 1.
Notice is hereby given that the Ordinary Yearly Meeting of Share- 10334 b.
23. holders will be held in the Office .5.20 b. & so. of the Company, No. 2 Queen's .37% n. Building, Hong Kong, on Tuesday, 26th March, 1940, at noon for the 10/- n.
consideration of the Directora 2.60 n.
4Report and Balance Sheet for the 4 cts. n. year ending 31st December, 1939.
The Share Register and Truna- .51⁄2 8. & St.
.37 b. fer Books will be closed from the 100 n. 15th to 26th March, 1940, both days .16 n. .724 Inclusive.
Lands 4% Debentures S'bal Lands Sh. $. Humphreys $...
H.K. Realties $.... Chinese Estates $..
UTILITIES
Trums $..
Peak Trams (old) $.. Peak Trams (new) $,. Star Ferries S.
Y. Ferties
China Lights (old)_$ China Llihts (new) 5. H.K, Electrics.. Macio Electrics $ Sandokan Lights $..
Telephones (old) $ Telephones (new) Tractions / ***** Tractions (Pref.) 5/-
INDUSTRIAIS
..5 s. By Order of the Board of
Directors,
.103 n.
18 Ba
18 n.
.4 n.
*.
.07 n. .272 n.
E. COCK.
Registered Onice, 4th
Floor, P. & O. Building, on Thursday, Bist March, 1940, at i1 a.m, for the purpose of presenting the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts to electing 31st December, 1939, Directors and Auditors and fixing their fees.
The Register of Members of the Company will be closed from 9th March to 21st March, 1940, both days inclusive, during which perlod no transfer of shares can be registered.
By order of the
Board of Directora. GIBB, LIVINGSTON, & CO., LTD.
Agents. Hongkong, 22nd February, 1910.
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC
CO., LTD.
No. of Sale |
|
Locality
ural Building Lot No. 436
Between South Bay Road
& Island Road, Repulss
Bay, North east of Rural
Building Lot No. 431,
Rexistry No.
G.
Boundary
Measurementri
{frst|feut|fext|io|
21 per sale
plan.
Contents in
2009
43,000
| Aan.""" Rent. j
$10,750
Upset Price
3
R.
Locality
Junction of Yen Chon Street
Lot No. 2770.
and Fuk Wing Street
Shamshuipo.
No.of Bale
Begistry No.
OY KON
Boundary
Maasurament
N..E..
* por sale
plan.
Contents in
feet.
Aan. Bant
About
5,760
Nq.
G. R.
9013
07011 t
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS | PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 18th to be held on Monday, the 18th day of March, 1940, at 3 p.m., day of March, 1940, at 3 p.nl, at the Offices of the Public at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of Works Department, by Order of His Excelleney the Governor of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land ot Blue Pool Road, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of 75 years.
NOTICE is hereby given that an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company will be held in the P. & D. Buliding, Victoria, in the Colony of Hong Kong, at 11.15 o'clock in the forenoon on Thurs- day, the 21st day of March, 1910, thereafter $5) the Ordinarly Yearly Meeting of the Company shall have terminated, that for the purpose of considering and
or дя
tion:-
Intending bidders are advised
immediately after the dispo
1
Lull In China Fighting
POST OFFICE
Small Packet Post to all countries is suspended.
Nanning Area Is
OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Under Water
Registered and - Parec)--Mail: aza" CHUNGKING, Mar. 14 (Reuter).— closed 15 minutes earlier than the The present lull in the Sino-Japan-time given below unless otherwise ese fighting in the Nanning area is stated, and where malls are advertis likely to continue, according to a cd to close at or before 9 a.m. ro- foreign military observer, who har
gistered and parcel malla are closed just returned to Chungking from the at 0 p.m. on the previous day. When South Kwangsi front.
malls are advertised to close after One of the principal reasons, he 3 pm, Registered and Parcel mails says, is the rainy season. When he are closed at 5 p.m. was north of Kunlunkwan, it had been raining for four days in suc- Saigon cession. Even heavier rainfall was Straits expected later.
Large-scale milltary operations in Japon and Shanghai that area would be very difficult. Japan
Drive Shattered
Manila Shanghol
INWAND MAILS
.Mar. 15. Mar. 10.
.Mar. 16.
Mar. 16.
Mar, 16..
.Mar. 10.
Airways 1
.Mar. 17.
Air Mail by "Imperial
Direct Service"--London date 0th. March
It is reported from Chungking that the Japanese drive toward Kilyang, 25 miles north-west of Swallow, has Canton been shattered by stir Chinese resis-Saigon tance.
Mar. 17. Mar 17. .Mar.
Shanghal Amoy, and Swatow Mar. 17.
that two Japanese columns from Shanghai and Amoy
Mar. 17.
Mar. 17.
Mar. 17.
Mar. 10.
.Mar. 18..
.Mar. 18..
A Chinese milliary spokesman sald Chacan and Ampow took part in the Haiphong. offensive. The column from Chaoan Europe via Suez and Straits-London was subjected to night raids at Ngau- Ungshan, sustaining heavy losses in Haiphong.
date, 25th January ammunition. The remnants Japan are said to have fled to Chaoan.
men and
The column from
from Ampow was Canton heavily attacked from all sides by the Japan and Shangha! Chluese.
.Mar. 19..
10.
Mar. 10 Mar. 10.
.Mar. 19.
.Mar. 19.
A greater part of the column has withdrawn to the cast, Shanghai and Amoy
Shanghal while the rest are encircled west of Air Mall by Air France Direct ser- Haposhan,
vico"Paris date, 13th March.
A
the
to
spokesman stated. A mesange from Meihsten Chungking stated that the Japanese Bangkok and Salgoa drive collapsed on Wednesday, after Straits
the invaders had suffered heavily
from faniding and rear
Chinese mobile units.
attacks by
Town Recaptured
on
Mar, 20. .Mar. 30..
.Mar. 20.
OUTWARD MAILS Friday, Mar. 15 Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, U.S.A., Central and South Amerken and Canada via San Francisco (No Parcels for Canada)-due San Francisco, 3rd April
K.P.O. Parcels..
Shih Erh Tan, north of Taltong on the Nanning-Yumchow highway, was the
scene of bitter fighting Tuesday, according to a "Central News" message from Liuchow. It is claimed that Chinese troops
opa recaptur ed the place in a fierce attack;
After
Ord.. calling in, reinforcements.
the
Ref.
.4.00 p.m.
.5.00 p.m.
.6.30 p.m:
G.P.O.
Parcelo.,
4.00 p.m.
Reg
5.00 p.m.
Ord..
7.00 p.m.
Saturday, Mar. 10
6.30 a.m.
10.30 a.m. .12.30.p.m.
Shanghai Dairen.
Japanese counter-attacked but were repelled with some 300 casual- | tica. Additional Japanese reinforce ments later arrived from Taitong in a fleet of trucks but failed to avert defeat.
Five Japanese trucks were blown Tientsin (Parcels only) up when they struck Chinese mines Straits (Parcels only) .1.30 p.m. and two others were destroyed by Chinese artillery fire.
Shanghal
..2.30 p.m. Air Mail for "Imperiat Airways.
Direct Bervice"due London 24th Alarch
G.P.0. and K.P.O.
.8.30 p.m.
.....
RCK..
TO DISCUSS
Ord.,
.Mar. 16, p.m. .Mar. 10, 5.30 p.m..
NEW TREATY
Straits
Amoy
FROM PAGE ONE
Sunday, Bar. 17
Monday, Mar. 18 Canton Tourne. Saigon and Hongko
.7.15 a.m.
12.30 p.m.
1 p.m.
.7.00 p.m..
one Lot of Crown Land at THREE NORDIC STATES Castle Peak, in the Colony of Hong Kong. for a term of 75 years, commencing from. 1st July, 1898, with the option of renewal at a Crown Roat to be Axed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of 24 years less the last three days thereof. Intending bidders are advised snl of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicant) will be required to deposit with an authorised 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.
ernment has no objection to the con- clusion of a purely defensive alliance Haiphong between Sweden, Norway and Canton Finland but any combination speci-
Tuesday, Mar. 10 the Soviet Batavia and Saurabaya...10.30 am. feally directed against would be regarded as inconsistent Fort Bayard and Hoihow...1.30 p.m.
.2.30 p.m.. So Noar, Yot So Far
Straits, Ceylon, India, East and LONDON, Mar. 14 (Reuter).- South Africa, Reuter's Lobby Correspondent lenne Straits, Ceylon, India, East and South
Saigon that Finland's first requests to
Africa, Egypt and, Europe vin Suez and London Parcel-due London, 27th April.
K. P. O.
if thought fit passing the followingsal of the lot the Purchaser (that immediately after the dispo- with the Soviet-Finnish peace treaty. Shanghai. resolution as a special resolu- not the applicant) will be required to doposit with an authorised "That the Capital of the officer who will be present at the "Company be increased from its sale, the sum of two hundred "present Capital of $6,000,000 dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum "Hong Kong currency divided will be refunded on payment of "into 600,000 shares of $10 each the Purchase price.
Allies for assistance were
materials and not for men. Chief Manager.
Hongkong, 27th February, 1940.
8.20 b, CONSIGNEES NOTICE.
.5.55.n..
.673/4
b. SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES ::22 n.
11% 11.
.30 20.
.11
b.
..23/- 1,
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES
Marseilles
Bringing Cargo from 20/0 n. vla Saigon.
Consignees are hereby informed that their goods with the exception Cald: Marg. (Ord.), Sh....14.00 n.of Oplum, Treasure and Valuables pre Cold: Macg. (Prof.), Sh. $...12 n. being landed and stored into the 1 n. Godowng of the Hongkong Kowloon .10.00 sa. Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., Kow- 5.80 n.leon, whence delivery may be obtain-
ed immediately after landing.
Canton Ices
Cements $.
H.K. Hopes $.
STORES, &c. Dairy Farma (old) $. Dairy Farms new) Watrons $....
Lane, Crawfords $ Sinceres $........ Wing On (HIL) $.. Powell, Lid. $..
COTTON MILLS Ewo Sh. $.**** S'hai Cotton Sh. $.. Zoong Sing. Sh. .. Wing On Textiles, Sh. $.
MISC.
H.K. Entertainments $.
Constructions (old) $ Constructions (now) 5. Vibro Puling $.
Ch. Govt. 5% 1025
G. Bonds
H.K. Govt, 4rt Lon
H.K. Govt. 32% Loan
GOVE
Marsmans (Lon.) sf-
Marsmans (HK) -...
.22 b. All claims must be sent in to me 2214 bon or before 20th March, 1940, or
10 sa.they will not be recognised. ,734 I
Damaged Packages will be examin- 1.80 n. ed by the Company's Surveyor 41. Messra:-Goddard and Douglas In 2 the presence of the Consignees at 10 .. on Friday, 15th March, 1940. Consignees must have a Revenue Omeer in attendance when dutlable goods are examined by the Company's Surveyors.
.42.n. .170 n. .65 n.
.48
.7.40 b.
.1% n. ..I th .84
51%. 101 0.
.14/0 n. 4/- Di
siny
No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.
R. OIL. Agent,
STOCK MARKET REPORT
Hongkong Stock Exchange offeinl summary, issued yesterday says:
Busincas was brisk during the day
MANILA SHARES Following are sales and bid prices:
Mar, 14. Mar. 15. and prices in a few instances regia- Afternoon Morning tered advances.
Hongkong Banks
Antamok
Alok Baguio Cold Batong Buhay Benguet Cans.
Ilg Wedge
Coco Crove Cons, Mines Demonstration East Mindanao
IXL.
Ipo Gold
Itogon Mining
Mambulon Cons.
Masbate Can
Mind. Motherloda
Mino Operations
North Camarines.. Paracale Gumava San Mauriclo. ...............
Burigao Cons.
Buyoc ConT, 'vi
Syndicate Invest.
United Paracale...
shed ten points, but close with an un- satisfied demand at $1,400 after shares passing at that rate.
Duyors
H.K. Bank $1,403 -
Union Ins. 140735
185
Wharves #104 ·
Cinsing
.134 B 13
10
224
.031
B
Ung. 536
.19 n 10
.11
.1134
Fires In.
-10-
10B 10
11
2413
10 B
Docks 8222
Providents $3.20
Lands $37
23
Ung.
091
Ung. .00%
01% Uniq.
מ עד.
10
The following is Swan, Culbertach
& Fritz report on this morning's murket:
The Morning period on the Manila Stock Exchange was quiet with small price movement. Little Interest was shown and trading, was dull,
San Mauricio advanced one centavo against an equal loss in Demonstra- tion while Antamok last one-half contave
Slar Ferries $57
Chion Lighita (Old) $8.20 Electrica
07IS
Telephones (Old) ($20)%
Cements $10.00
Itopes. 19.60
Watsons $10
Entertainments $1,40
Providenia $5
Hotel $5
Tramways $101,
Bellers
China Lights (Old) 13,40 Telephones (Old) (30 Wations 11′′
Bank $1,450
Bales
Union Ins. $300 Dougfarra 3140/150 Docks. $22.85. Trovidents $9.10/3.20 Hateis §75.45 |
Tramway 010
4 Telephones (Old) $30/9913 -Cements 01035/19.00
* Watsons. $10/10.25
* Entertainment 9101
to $18,000,000 Hong Kong-cur- "rency. divided into 1,800,000 | PARTICULARS "shares of $10 each and that ""such additional shares shall "rank in all respecta pari passu "with the original Capital of the "Company."
And for the purpose of consi dering and if thought it passing the following resolutions, name-
ly
No. of Bale
Locality
No. 6747
Blue Pool Road.
Begistry No.
OF THE LOT.
boun:lary
Mensuramente.
X. 8.
E.
As per sala
plan.
W.
by
Rental
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. in May,
# 1,558.
81.500
$33,800
Ping Shan Inland
Lot No. 4
D. D. 376.
Castle Peak.
Contenta
_sq. feet
Upset Price
No. of Bale
Registry No.
Locality
Abest
Turkey Will Wait & See
Apprehensive Over The Future
SPECIAL TO. THE,"TELEGRAPH"
4
Boundary
Measurements
N.L.Zw.
As per sale
plan.
Contents in
210
Ann. Hent,
45,870
SPRATLEY ISLANDS TO STAY JAPANESE
Upset
Price
2,204
> FROM PAGE ONE being barely maintained by means of shuttle trains, he said,
Yangtzo Threat
"1. That the Directors be "and they are hereby authorised | " "to capitalise the sum of 33,000,- **000 Hong Kong currency part of "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; "nomiual valus in the propor-i "tion of one share for every two "shares of the Company- then "held by such persons respec-
ISTANBUL, Mar. 15. (UP) — "tively and that such shares so Turkey is adopting an attitude of the Yangtze River, the spokesman Questioned regarding the opening "allotted shall rank for: divi-of "watch and wait" regarding said that no definite date can be given "dends an from the 1st day of the new diplomatie blitzkrieg as the situation remains unchanged. "July,: 19-10.
that is being waged in Europe China of $20,000,000, the spokesman Asked about the American loan to "2. That if, on such distri-following the end of the Finnish said that it is illogical for America "bution as aforesaid, any porson
to extend assistance to the Chung- War,
Turkish newspapers give no Ink-king Government to increase the "would be entitled to a fracing of apprehensions which have latter's military activity pgainst Japan "tional share the Directors shall, been expressed in omleial circles that and at the same time to ask. Japan "In lieu of issuing Fractional the end of hostilities in the Baltic to
reopen the Yangtzo,
There is no denying that the "Certificates, cause the whole have increased, the possibilities of war spreading to the Ballians and the
Ican will serve to Increase - Chung- Near East.
Japan," he said,
Powers only delay reopening of the River."
Vladivostok Blockado
the Questioned about
In
the for
The Allies sent as much material| as they felt they could safely spare.
Later, there was an informal re quest for 30,000 men to be available.
The difficulty in the way of ful- filling this request was the refusal of Norway and Sweden to allow military formations to traverso their territory.
Despite this, however, preparations! were made to enable troops to move directly the Finnish appeal was re-
Parcels, Reg., Ord.,
Parcels, Ref..
Ord.
.2.30 p.m.
....6.30 p.m..
...Mar. 19.. 3. p.m. Mar. 19, 5 p.m. Mar. 19, 5.30 p.m.
G. F. O
Mar. 10, 3 pm. .Mar. 19, 6 p.m.. .Mar. 19, 7. p.m.
Air Mall for "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-due London 27th March.
ceived.
Reg.
Reuter understands that if an ex- peditionary force had been sent it would have been fully equipped, in- cluding air strength.
Ord.
Reg.
Not Yet Ratified HELSINGFORS, Mar. 14 (Reuter); The peace terms, havo not yet been ratified by the Finnish Parliament,
Ord.
K.P.O..
1.Mar. 19, 5 pm. .Mar. 19, 5.30 p.m. G.P.O.
Mar. 19, 5 p.m. Mar, 10, 7 p.m. Air Mail for Malaya, Java and Aus- tralia by "Imperial Airways Direct Service due Sydney; 25th March, K.P.O..
Reg. Ord,
Reg.
Ord.
...Mar. 19, 5 p.m. Mar. 19, 5.30 p.m. G.P.O.
but this is not considered significant as it may take a fortnight.
Field Marshal Mannerheim's, ne- ceptance of tho terms will bo n powerful factor in persunding the nation also to accept it. His broad- cast on Wednesday has made a deep Straits and Calcutta impression.
To Examine Question HELSINGFORS, Mor, 14 (Reuter).|
been
....It 18
announced that it has now
agreed by the Finnish, Swedish
Mar. 19, 6 p.m.
.Mar. 19, 7 pm.
Wednesday, Mar. 20
Parcels,
Ord,
Haiphong
.Mar. 20, 11 m/
Mar. 20, Noon.
p.m.
and Norwegian governments that the TRAGIC AFTERMATH OF question of the possibility of a de- RUSSIA'S TERMS fensive alliance to assure the bowi- countries thall be examined. darles and Independence of the three
Russians Rotire STOCKHOLM, Mar. 14 (Reuter).
FROM PAGE ONE;
Finland, Russian troops have begun reconstruction work
According to a despatch from North worth of loans and credits for the
are
..
Relief Schames to retire,
Finnish troops and volunteers who
The use of the meet
money will be dis- are sintioned at this part of the front cussed within a week..between the awaiting arders.
remaining in. their positions Swedish authorities.and M. Calander.
the former Finnish Premier,
In a proclamation, the Finnish Government has announced its inten- tion of launching relief schemes to:
This
work, says the proclamation, will demand
king's military activity against NORWEGIAN SHIP rebuild shuttered homes.
"Assistance to China by third SEIZED BY NAZIS the utmost effort and sacrifice, but
i
•
"shara to be allotted to a person "or persons to be named by the
Ona Hint Of War "Directora and such 'sharo`shall,' The only indication that the coun- “at such time as the Directors try might be involved in war la found
through the sacrifice pt Finland's "think fit, be sold and the pro which it is pointed out that both the the newspaper "Akcham," in
COPENHAGEN Mar. 14 (UP) youth Finland has been able to keep "ceeds distributed amongst the Mediterranean and Black Seas are
The "Ekstrabladet's" Bergen corres-
what she values most-lier freedom. "persons entitled to the frac-within Turkey's, "spheres of security."
Nazi-Finnish Trado Pact reported pondent reports that the Norwegian
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” "War in either of these regions," Anglo-French plan to extend con-atenmer Balder, enroute from Dram- "tions making up such sharo.”
that traband seizures to the Pacific, pos- men to Bergen, has been seized by n says the paper,
BERLIN Mar. 15% (Domel)-Fin- By order of the
Turkey must not to protect her in-retty near Vindi stok, the spokesman German warship and taken into Trade Agreemeny have signed a new
present we are employing refterated that extension of the Wesermuende, these spheres of security.
It is revealed that negotiations kavo, our forces to keep war away from European war to the Far East was the last thing in the world, desired by
teen in progress for some time. See "Preparations which we are now the Japanese Navy.
Nazl circles bollove that the agree~ making do not signify that we are going to throw ourselves into
between Finland and the Totalitarian adventure.”
sintes in the future.
Board of Directors, GIBB, LIVINGSTON, & CO. LTD
Agents. Hong Kong, 22nd February, 1940.
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Berlin wireless states that about 1,500Talle of Imposition of a moral. Stalin has issued a decrée' culling a "Such matters should be considered wagons of German cool will be sent embargo against the supply of meeting of the Supreme Soviet Coun-not only from the legal, but from the I daily to Italy under the trade protocol canentini materials to Soviet Rusala is, cil on March 27.3:
politicst, and sentimental viewpoint. signeil in Rome on Wednesday, going the rounds of Congress Circles),
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