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HONG KONG TELEPHONE, COMPANY, LIMITED

Monday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

April 8, 1940.

HANGED I.R.A. TERRORISTS TO

STAY

PACIFIC

BLOCKADE No

Britain May Soon

Apply Prossuro↑

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH'

IN PRISON

Removal Ireland

GRAVES

To

WIRING UP THE WESTERN FRONT

THE HOME OFFICE HAS REFUSED PERMISSION FOR NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

LONDON, Apr. 7 (Domei).-THE REMOVAL TO IRELAND OF THE BODIES OF PETER AND JAMES RICHARDS, THE TWO LR.A. that the FIFTEENTH ORDINARY Giving prominence to the pos- BARNES

the British TERRORISTS WHO WERE HANGED FOR THE COVENTRY YEARLY MEETING of HONGsible extension of KONG TELEPHONE COMPANY, blockade to the Pacific Ocean MURDER EXPLOSION.

the scaffold of They were executed side by side on LIMITED, will be held on TUES- and to other Far Eastern waters, DAY, the 30th day of April, 1940, various newspapers here predict Winson Green Prison, Birmingham, and are buried in the gnot at Noon in the BOARD ROOM of that the British Navy will ex-cemetery. The Home Office decision was taken on the advice of the Company, SECOND FLOOR, pand its activity to the sea near Special Branch officers. EXCHANGE BUILDING, HONG Vladivostok in order to complete KONG, for the purpose of receive

IC-

It was thought that transfer of the bodies to Ireland might the blockade against Germany. lead to their being used as "martyrs," and to atir up feeling ing a Statement of Accounts and

In this connection, well Informed against Britain. the Report of the Board of Direc-ciceles indicate that the execution of tors, for the financial year ended belligerent rights in the Sea of Japan

Directors and the in 107 Boundary Street, 31st December, 1939, and HOUSE

electing two 14 rooms, modern Kowloop, with

and sanitation, kitchen, garage

Auditora, P. O. garden. Rent $285. Apply

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Box 370.

Company will be closed from the 20th April to 30th April, 1940, both days inclusive.

H.K. Stock

The

Market

following

quotations

were

issued on the Hongkong Slock Mar-

ket this morning.

BANKS

H.K. Banks $.

II.K. Banks (Lon. Reg.).

.1,487 11. £94 n.

H.K. Banks (H.K. Reg.) Chartered £

£83% n.

Mercanille, A. & B, £

Mercantile, C. £.

East Asia $

Canton $.

Union $

INSURANCES

.0% n.

31

73 b.

230 n. .500. Ching Underwriters $....85 cts. s. H.K. Fire $ x. d.

SHIPPING

Douglases $..

Steamboats $.

Indo-Chinas P$

Indo-Chinas D.$.

Sheli (Bearers) s/- Waterboats $

Wharves

DUCKS ETC.

Docks (c, rts.) Docks $ (x. rls.) Docks $ (rts.) Providents $. Sh. Docks Sh. $.

Koilan s/- Raubs $ 1.K. Mines

Hotels 5.

Landa Lands 4

MUNING

LANDS

Debentures

S'hai Lands Sh. $.

Humphreys $ H.K. Realtles $... Chinese Estatos-$...

UTILITIES

Trams $.

Peak Trams (old)

Peak Trama (new) Star Ferries $.

Y. Ferries $. China Lights (old) China

Lights (new)

H.K. Electrics $. Macao Electrics $. Sandakan Lights . Telephones (old) $.

Telephones (new) $..

INDUSTRIALS

..174

.150 n. 30. 100 n. ..80 n. 70/10% n.

100 b. .22 5. 10% n.

.0.00 SB. .4.00 . .374 n.

19/- n.

,0.05 .

.4 cts. n.

.5.10 n. .30 b. ..100 n.

Dated this 8th day of April,

10.10.

By Order of the Board

J. P. SHERRY,

Manager,

14 Des Voeux Road Central,

Kong Kong

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LTD.

The Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders in the above Com pany will be held in the Company's Offees, P. & O. Building, 5th Floor, on Thursday, 11th April, 1940, at 11 am, for the purpose of receiving the Repart of the General Managers together with a Statement of Accounts to the 31st December, 1939,

The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from Monday, 8th April, to Thursday, 11th, 1910, both days inclusive.

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO. General Managers. Hongkong, 2nd April, 1940.

CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.

SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES Bringing Cargo from Marseilles via 13.70 n. Saigon.

Consignees are hereby informed .8 n. 4.40. b. that their goods with the exception 103-n. of Oplum, Treasure and Valuables are being landed and stored-into-the

and

17.70 s. .8 n.

or in the waters near Japan will;

and that tho Britain Japan and British Government therefore will do its utmost to avoid plications.

MY LORD MAYOR WHO STARVED TO DEATH Scotland Yard has warned police forces in Britain to re- cause unnecessary friction between double their precautions against further bombing outrages.

The applications for the transfer of the bodies to Ireland possible com-were made on behalf of the hanged men's relatives.

The authorities acted on precedents established during the It is suggested that all ships, ex-Inst war. Sir Roger Casement, who treated with the Germans cept Japanese, bound

the and was hanged in Pentonville Gaol, still lies there in the Netherlands East Indies or from the murderers' cemetery. United States for Vladivostok, under Buspicion of carrying contraband will

from

Alderman Terence McSwiney, an M.P. and Lord Mayor of

be searched by British naval unita Cork, died after a hunger-strike in Brixton Prison.

Sea of Japan! His body was taken back to Ireland after the formalities before

fore they enter

the

A WIRING PARTY of the Warwickshire Regiment at work in the snow-covered Aren protected by the guns of the Maginot Line, -British Official Photograph.

35 GERMANS

in connection with a coroner's inquest were completed be- ARE CAUGHT

or waters near Japan.

British Govern- Meanwhile, the ment would request the Japanese cause he was not a convicted man. Government to take proper steps to render unnecessary any British ins- pection of Japanese ships.

BITTER SHANGHAI ELECTION BATTLE

FROM PAGE ONE

WARNING READ

McSwiney was warned about the possible consequences of his hunger-strike. Just before his death a statement from the Home Secretary was read to him:

"Terence McSwiney, I am directed by the Secretary of State solemnly to warn you that you will not be released, and that you alone will be responsible for any conquences that may ensue from your persistence in refusing to take food."

RADIO

He died after 74 days' striking. Three I.R.A. men have been sent back to Ireland. One was Tom WAS married man; who Kelly, a arrested by Special Branch officers In Willesdea.

de- his Boasting caused

delectives portation. Ile told that he had been organising whist drives and concerts to get funds for the defence of LE.A. men arrested in Britain-and. what were they going to about !!?

ZBW, 355 metres (845 k.c.) ans 31.49 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles) Puccini's "La Boheme" Acts 3 & 4

Members Of Crew Of Scuttled Liner ·

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” SAN FRANCISCO, Apr. 7 (UP), Thirty-five

Eliminating The Jews

Rovolations Of Nazis 1939 Consus

RPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

BERLIN, Apr. 7 (UP)-Prelimin- ary returns of last year's census re German veat that the number of Jews in members of the crew of the Germany have decreased by 391,000- scuttled N.D.L. liner Columbus-since 1933, and that last year they Germany's third largest liner numbered 330,802,

This figure includes the Jews in which was sent to the bottom by Hitler's orders and which once Austria and the Sudetenland, but not visited Hongkong on a round-only or the occupied areas of the-world cruise-have been

The Jewish population of Sudeten- British by the arrested

land decreased by 90 per cent, while in the old Reich of Austria they de authorities.

The Germans were attempting to creased by slightly more than 50 per return to their Motherland aboard the cent. Italian freighter Fella,

German Jew property owners, most

reside whom of

in, Japanesc- controlled Hongkew.

The fate of the International

may be Inj Settlement, therefore, the hands of these recently-arrived refugees from Nazi Germany. Although the British and American Committees are still hopeful of swinging the Jewish vote to tele side, the usual Jewish reply to their over-

the 35 sailors were taken from the tures so far has been "Might inj Right," indicating that the Jews fear to vote contrary to Japanese instruc-sives

or aclive work on behalf of|

Frequency of 845 k.c's. Gibraltar for the purposes of Con- tions.

the IR.A. were not the only offences: The situation is somewhat unique, which could have himn sent out of and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m.raband Inspection.

Admitted sympathy and 8-11 p.m. on 9.52 The Germans have the choice of vot- the country.

second. ing for representatives of a country was enough,

FKT which is at war with their country,

they

ar for the Japanese who, if gain control, will not make the pro-:

of Shanghai's property owners, spects Jewish or otherwise, any too rosy,

the columns of the Meanwhile, In

Broadcast newspapers and in radio the British and American

do

Poland.

Only seven German elles have more than 5,000 Jews, Vienna has According to the German Consul General here, Herr Fritz Wiedemann, $1,000 and Berlin 33,000.

He forgot that possession of explo-! Radio Programme Brandcast by alian ship when she arrived at

BIG AIR BATTLE

*>>> FROM PAGE ONE

ZBW on

mc's.

Fer

ANOTHER TEST

The Fella left San Francisco for Genoa on February 29.

The rest of the Columbus crew, FOR ROOSEVELT numbering 423 ofcers and men, are They are still in San Francisco. 12.15 p.m. Short Service of Inter-being quartered at the Angel Island Immigration Station in San Francisco Bay.

cession.

12.30 The B.B.C. Wireless Milit-| ary Band.

12.46 The Madrigal Singers sing-| are urging Jews to remember the planes from both sides engaged in a status of White Russians under series of battles at a great height nearing Brahms Gypsy Songs, Op. 103. Japanese rule in Manchukuo. Jews Metz to-day.

Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloon are urged to remember-the extent by, One. German. plane was brought ther Report...

and Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloon. whence delivery may be obtained 68 n. immediately after landing.

20 n.

.8 n.

Ail claims must be sent in to me on or before 15th

were no British

POST OFFICE

Apr. 8:

1.9 Local Time Signal and Wea-!

INWARD MAILS which they have been aided by the down, but there

1.03 Varlely with Moreton & Bangkok and Tourone Shanghal Municipal Council under losses.

Another Parls report announces Kaye, Eddie Peabody; Betty Driver Haiphong and Fort Bayard..Apr. 8.

Haiphong and Hoihow British and American rule.

comprises fourteen that five German planes were downed and Sam Brownc. The S.M.C.

Japan and Shanghai 1.39 Reuter and Rugby Press, Shanghai members, of whom five are Chinese on the Western Front to-day:

Weather Forecast and Announce-Janpan and Manila

Japan and Shanghai

,5.20 n. will not be recogn, 1840, or they and nine foreigners-Ave British, It was added that fighting on landi

.00 sa.

.22 D.

n.

.11% n. .29% n. .10.05 n.

Cold: Macg. (Ord.), Sh. $..14.00 n. Cald: Macg. (Pref.), Sh. $...12 1. Canton ices $. Cements $

HIK. Ropes $.

STORES, &c. Dairy Farms $... Watsons $... Lane, Crawford $ Sinceres $..... Wing On (H.K.) $. Powell, Ltd. $....

COTTON MILLS Ewo Sh. $.... S'hai Cotton Sh. $.

MISC. H.K. Entertainments Constructions (old) $ Constructions (new) $. Vibro Piling s.... Ch Grivi. 5% 1025

G. Bonds

...

H.K. Govt. 45% Loan

H.K. Govt. 34% Loan

Marsmens (Lon.) s/-

Marsons HK.3.9/-

MANILA SHARES

Damaged Packages will be examin- ed by the Company's Surveyor Messrs:-Goddard and Douglas in the of the Consignees at 10 nm presence on Wednesday, 10th April, 1940.

Consignees must have a Revenue when nny Omeer in attendance duttable goods are examined by the Company's Surveyors.

.1 0.

No Fire Insurance will be effected .1734 n. 5.55 n.

by us in any case whatever.

TOIL Agent..

21% b.

.9.15 n.

.71⁄2 n.

..2 b. .44 b. 1 b.

.45% n. ,100 n.

4.60 b.

14 n.

42%

.102 .9014 .19/-.n.

Following are sales and b'd prices:

Antamok

Alex

Bagulo Gold Batang Buhay Benguet Cons Big Wedge Coco Grove Cons. Mines Demonstration East Mindanao II. Ipo Gold

Kogon Mining ..... Mambulao Cons Mashate Cone, Mind. Motherlode Mine Operations North Camarines Paracalo Gumtus Ban Mauricio ... Burtgeo CoNE. ****** Suyo Con, ******* Hyndicate Invest, .... United Paracalo ...

Morning Closing

Apr. 3. Apc. B.

RAR

10

CATARA

FA A. A AS

17 in

20

12/03

Unq.

Ung.

The following is Swan, Culbertson & Fritz report on this morning's market:

The Manila market was again quiet during the morning. Most of the list However, remained unchanged, United Paracale was up one centavo, and Itogon Mining and Paracale Cumaus were each up one-half cen tavo, while Coco Grove, Surigao and Suyoc were down one-half centavo

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Blogs Panthe

A BOA Camry for Phenever

two American and two Japanese. had suddenly quietened down

day. The Chinese Members

Loso Two Planos Each The election of five Japanese would. reduce the British and American LONDON, Apr. 7 (Reuter),~~The majority of ave to a minority of four. Air Ministry announced that during It is generally conceded that the a patrol over the North enemy fighters five Chinese members of the Coun-were encountered. ell will be subject to intimidation

to-

ments..

1.45 Dance Music. 2.15 Close down.

0.30 Closing local Stock Quota-

tions.

One enemy aircraft was destroyed

If the Japanese gain control, al-and at least one other is believed to though their sympathies are behave been damaged.

Two British aircraft failed to re- lieved to lie with Chungking.

It is recalled that in previous turn. instances, the Chinese members have refrained from voting on contro- than tate versial subjects rather sides.

Observers belleve that, in a crisis, Japanese would at least be able to persuade the Chinese to refrain from voting, thus giving the Japanese a clear-cut majority if all five of their representatives are elected.

BACK TO NORMAL

Reds And Finns Restore

Diplomatic Relations -

WARFARE LIVENS AS BIG GUNS ROAR

==> FROM PAGE ONE

ture prisoners and to obtain informa-

toll

Encounters are more severe their objectives more daring.

and

Gorman Communique SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGNAPH" BERLIN, Apr. 7 (UP)—A German High Command communique issued to-day declares:

6.0 "For the Children."

0.32 Compositions of Borodin, 7.02 Marek Weber and His Or chestra.

Canton

Shanchal

Stralis and Saigon

1. Apr. Apr. 9. .Apr. 8. Apr. 9.

Apr.

9.

.Apr. 9. .Apr. 9. .Apr. D.

Air Mail by "Air France Direct Ser-

vice"-Parts date, 3rd April.

Apr. 10. Air Mail by "Pan American Airways Francisco Direct Service"-San dale. 3rd April ...........Apr, 10. Haiphong, Hoihow und Fort Bayard Apr. 10. Apr. 10.

At The Tcholikowsky Fountain Shanghal ....

(Urbach); Simple Aveu Shanghai and Amoy Fantasio (Thome); Spring Song (Mendela Straits sohn); Suite Orientale (Popy); Manila Dream Waltz (Milocker):

7.0 London Relay-Tho Newa 0.0 Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements.

3.03 This week's programmes. 8.07 The Boston Promenade Or chestra,

prano).

.Apr. 10. .Apr. 10.

.Apr. 18.!

Direct Air Mall by "Imperial Airways

Service" London, date 3rd April.

Apr. 11. .Apr. 11. Canton

.Apr. 11. .Apr. 11. U.S.A., Honolulu and Japan (San

Francisco date, 13th March)

Apr. 11.

Japan and Shanghai Shanghal

OUTWARD MAILS' Monday, Apr. 8 Saigon Tuesday, Apr. 9

.7.00 p.m. 7.00 p.m.

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” CHICAGO, Apr. 7 (UP) PTC- sident Roosevelt will experience the second major test of his third term strength in Tuesday's linols pri mary elections, where he opposes John Nance Garner.

Meanwhile Thomas Dewey is the only Republican. He is scheduled to win fly delegates. It is expected there will be a 3,000,000 vota,

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8.30 Songs by Richard Tauber (Tener) and Deanna Durbin (80-Canton "No particular events to report in Sull as the Night (Carl Bohm). the West. The German "air force Calming of the Tempest (Durrner-Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, U.S.A. 'SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

Tauber carried out reconnaissance flights over Falk)....Richard

(Tenor) Central and South Amerlen HELSINGFORS, Apr. 7 (UP)-north and central France.

with Chorus and Orchestra; Some- Canada The "Sosall Demokratti" to-day re- A German Dornler machine was one to Care for Mo (film Three ports that diplomatic relations be attacked by four Curtiss planes. Our Smart Girls'), 11 Bacio (Arditi)... tween Russia and Finland will be

reconnaissance plane defended itself Deanna Durbin (Soprano) with Or resumed this month.

until the enemy was forced to turn chestra; O Mia Bella Nepolll (from The report Adds that M. Ivan back owing to lack of gasoline. ItVenus in Silk)....Richard Tauber Zotov, at present Soviet Minister to landed safely at the home field. (Tenor) with Orchestra, Riga, is to be appointed to the Soviet

8.45 Norwegian Light Symphony Saigon "Late in the afternoon of April 81 Legation at Helsingfors, and that M.

over Orchestra. Beveral enemy planes flew Pensitivi will become Finnish Miais Luxembourg lerritory.” - Ler to Moscow.

The Finns are reported to have

agreed to M. Zotev's appointment, ANZACS ATTACK

while M. Paasikivi is. believed to be acceptable to the Soviet Union.

M. Pansikivi is still in Moscow to take part in the final peace discus- sions.

COMMUNISTS

Fantasia On Norwegian Folk Songs! (arr. Haland).

8.54 Excerpts from Gilbert and Sullivan.

-

9.15 London Relay-The Bummary.

(No vlu San Francisco Parcels for Canada only)-due San Francisco, 30th April.

G.P.O. & K.P.O. Parcelo

Reg.

Hongkong

Apr. B. 5 pm of the .Apr. 10, 8.45 nm Ord.

.Apr. 10, 9.30 n.m. 1.00 p.m. Manila, Straits, Ceylon. India, East and South Africa, Aden, Egypt and

3rd May.

Europe via Naples due Naples Fisheries

News

Reg. Ord.

G.P.O. & K.F.O.

3.45 p.m. Research

4.30 p.m. ..7 p.m.

9.53 London Relay-"Under Nazi Batavia and Sourabaya Bule,

Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Station SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”

9.45. Short Concert by Elleen Direct Bervice"-duo London, 17th Sydney, Apr. 7 (UP)-Aus-

have tralian Diggers

little Joyco (Flano), Marforio Hayward

Edouard and

Commetta patience with the small but (Violin

(Organ).

Maharajah's A.D.C. stormy clique of Communists Tarantella in A Minor (Faricon),

In Hongkong

April.

Reg.

Ord:

KP.0.

Apr. 9, 5: pím.. Apr, 1, 5.30 p.m.

Edited by

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Now on Sale

Morning Post Building.

who have become so vociferous Lotus Land and Dance Negre (Cyril

(Piano): Reg.

Apr. 9. 5 p.m. Joyco sinco Russia and Germany be-Scott)....Elleen

Serenade

Apr, 9, 7 p.m Triste

Ord. Valse

(Scott), came friends.

Marjorie Hayward Air Mail for Malaya, Java and Auă-

tralia by "Imperial Always Direct at Hervloo -due Sydney, 15th April. Frank)....Edouard Com-

IT.O.

Apr. 9, 5 p.m. ...Apr. 9, 1.30 p.m. G.P.O.

Sinin) with Plano: Pleco Herolquel

NIA

Nohemo

Rex.

Ord.

Sung by Artists and Full Chorus

Reg.

Ord.

Captain Harry Nedou, A.D.C. to

Tile Anzacs again raided the Com- His Highness the Maharajah of Holkar, arrived here from India by munist headquarters to-day and were (Cesar Imperial Airways Plane yesterday, prevented from wrecking the place motto (Organ),

10.08. Puccini's and left by the Honolulu Clipper for only by the timely arrival of police, Los Angeles this morning.

Newspapers now allege that the Acts III and IV. There were 15 other passengers Communists were responsible for the who left Kai Tak by the Clipper, great coal stelke which la hampering of La Scala, Milan, with Orchestra. eight of whom were for Mahila. the Commonwealth's war effort.11.0 Close down.

..Apr. 9, 5 pan.

.Apr. 0,7 p.m.

Price $3.00,