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IN A SURF-BOARD

RACE TO

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Cope, 1940, Walt Dunay Production

World Richts Kerved

Friday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

May 31, 1940.

By

Walt Disney

SO LONG,

BOYS!

MOST OF HOLLAND'S

LOST TO NAZIS

London, May 6,

THE greater part of the Dutch-oil-supplies-have-been-set-on- fire or destroyed by other means. Flames and vast palls of black smoke, are rising from the oil tanks at Rotterdam, Amsterdam and Flushing.

In some cases the Dutch have turned on the pipes normally used for feeding ships with fuel so that the oil-is-gushing-into-the-rivers

and canals.

Exchange At

A Glance

SELLING

T.T. Japan

T.T. U.S.A.

T.T. London Demand-London-

1/2

1/234

T.T. Shanghai

350

T.T. Singapore

.524

.8274

T.T. India

.8232

.10%

304

363

.14014

10834

.10.80

.804

.170%

BUYING

4 m/s L/C London

1/3

of

1 m/s D/P London

1/3

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

4 m/s France

30 d/s Indin

.20% .11.50 ,84%

It is ironical that many of the tanks have been set on fire by German bombs, the Nazi bombaimers thus depriving their country of the precious oil which is one of their greatest needs. In addition, the Dutch have also set fire to the Batavian Shell refineries, laboratories and archives at Amsterdam.

More than £30,000,000 Dutch gold snatched out of the Netherlands Bank and shipped across the Channel has reached Britain.

But another £26,000,000 worth of bullion has fallen into Nazi hands. Robbed By Last

Moment Bombardment

This £20,000,000 was transferred from the Netherlands Bank to what was considered another-place--of safety. Heavy bombardment at the last moment prevented the shipment of this part of the bullion

Months before the irrason Hol-! land had shipped some £117,000,000 worth of gold out of the country, most of it to the United States.

in-

According to one estinale, there! was about three months oll supply In Holland at the time of the vaslan, totalling nome 330,000 tons. Less Than 100,000 Tons-

Will Fall to Naxis ́

of this it is estimated that prob-

ably rather less, than

will fail to the Nazis,

100,000

TT-Manila T.T. Batavia TT. Bangkok T.T. Saigon T.T. France *T.T. Switzerland T.T. Australia

U.S. Cross rule in London 4,02 U.S. Cross rate in N.Y. .3.20%

H.K. Stock -Market

were!

The following quotations snied on the Hongkong Stock-Mar- ket this morning

BANKS

H.K. Banks $......

H.K. Banks (Lon. Reg.) H.K. Banks (ILK. Reg.) Chartered £...... Mercantile, A. & D. £. Mercantile, CEN East Asia $.

INSURANCES

tons

Canton $.

But Germany will secure much other valuable loot. Holland held considerable stocks of vegetable oils, whale oil and margarine.

As fats of all kinds are the com- modities which

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Germany shortest, this will be of-temporary importance, but it will be largely offset by the fact that thousands of cattle have been drowned by the funds.

For the cattle which remain it wit be Impossible to import folder, and it is clear that Holland will no longer be able to export vast quan- titles of dairy produce.

As far as the metals are concerned there were unoficial stacks of prob- ably 2,000 or 3,000 tons of tin in Holland. If this has not been re- moved it would be suffelent to list Germany for a long period. Both Wore Important Sources of Leakage

Both Belgium and Holland have! been important sources of materials which leaked through the blockade, for the contraband control was never 100 per cent, effective. It is com- mon knowledge that in many cases goods imported by Belgium have been up the Rhine. These methods of evading the blockade will-no longer be possible,

Fossession of Luxemburg is also of importance in the economic war, because of her famous Iron mines. At present they are within reach of Allied artillery, but if German troops manage to advance a few miles into France it might become possible to work the mines in safety.

TOOK HER COW TO NIGHT CLUB

New York.

She took her cow to a partij, But nobody naked it to stay..... BEAUTIFUL Mrs. John Hoy Whit- ney caused

ht Xeno a sensation by taking her pot cow to a night club.

A strip-tease danser fled to the door and frightened wonen Jum- ed on chairs as Dolly, Mrs. Whit- ney's BÓW, moond loudly and sniff- ed at the guests.

The muangement Arally persuaded ila accentile owner to remove the. cow.

Mrs. Whitney is living in Reno, to get a divorce from her wealthy, hus

band.

Union S...se China Underwriters $ H.K. Fire $.......

SHIPPING

Douglases $ Steamboats $ Indo-Chinas P. § x.d.

Indo-Chinas D.S.. Shell (Bearers) /- Waterboats $ ...

DOCKS & I Wharves S.... Docks (ok) $. Doeks (new) $. Providents $..... Sh. Docks Sh. 5.

Kallons/ Raubs $.

K. Mines

Hotels $. Lands $... Lands 45% Debenturex Shat Lands Sh. $. Humphreys $.. HK. Reales S.. Chinese Estates

บ

MINI

LAND

Trams $.... Peak Trama (old) Peak Trams (new's Star Ferries -Y. Ferries

China Lights (old) China Lights (new) HIC. Electrics $... Macao Electrics S.. Sandakan Lights Telephones (old) s. Telephones (new)

INDUSTRIALS

THE MUSIC LESSON!

Scottish piper amazed

the 'crowd when he demonstrated the bagpipes to Frenon Com- Tades

Adolf The Viking

DR. ROBERT LEY, leader of the German labour Front, writing in Angriff, says:

Polish campaign. "The put the Fuchrer in the ranks of the greatest sol- diers of all times.. His bold Viking thrust into Scandi- navia raised him above the heads of all the great sol- diers of the world."

Changed Mind Too Late

AFTER pouring paramin over her clothing and setting herself, on fire,

COALT

DO YOU NEED TO DIET 2

IF SO,

USE ONLY

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OIL SUPPLIES "Perhaps

West Front Hero Frank Is Neutral

herb on the

By O. D. GALLAGHER NEUTRAL UNITED STATES has a Western Front. He is the son of an American-Irish jockey-a famous jockey—and the only American citizen to come under shell fire in No-man's Land.

STOCK MARKET REPORT

Hongkong Stock Exchange Official Summary issued yesterday says:

We Needed This Trial"

Weygand's Leadership

Impresses Britain. And Neutrals

Trenchant Speach By

Air Under-Secretary LONDON, May 30 (Reuter).

-Well-informed clrcles stato. LONDON, May 30 (British that the British Government are Wireless) Speaking nt a

most impressed with the way in crowded and enthusiastic meet which General Weygand has ing in the Isle of Thanet, which taken hold of the situation. is one of the districts recently There is utmost confidence in his made subject to special pro-leadership and it is felt that the tective measures, the Under-French Command has done all that Secretary for Air spoke of the could possibly be done at this stogo. unity of the country in face of the present danger.

Swedish Comment LONDON, May 30 (Router)-The "Goteborgs Handels. Tidning”.

"General Weygand has made a

The present Government, he said, was wanted by the country and he -described-as-a-token-of-the-insigni- (Sweden) says; ficance of past differences, that those. hitherto political opponents were strong Somme front at the Gerinans' now working in concert and har-back if they continue their beloved

alm of attacking England. mony us colleagues.

#The

Germans' extraordinary Freedom, he said, had been given by-the- British people to the Stalefforts and colossal losses of life and in order that it be returned un- materials for the successes won have irnpaired, secured by the overthrow brought them to a new barrier, sup- posed to be difcult Overcome. of those threatening it.

Their troubles will begin again. Never More United

"It is astonishing that Germigns are "Perhaps," " he continued, "we admitting that their own losses can needed some tremendous upheaval be reckoned at between 100,000 and in our lives, like this trial, to bind 200,000 men in Belgium alone. One us together as one community in- con guess what the whole expédition stead of all of us leading scetional las cost."

· lives.

"Perhaps we needed a war to makeĮ

simple and purge us of the pre-

judices and over-developed material France Calls Up ambitions.

"It is a wonder whether this country has ever been more united than

n

Her Youth

Frank O'Neill is his name, the same as his father's, which is why

on Sunday morning when we

LONDON, May 30 (Router)-AC- they are known as Frank senior and

had a day of national prayers, and

a French wireless su sentor won Frank Junior. Frank

millions of citizens, led by the King, cording to the Derby on Spion Kop in 1920.

Ivestment deals were recorded in prayed that we may have help to nouncement, France has just called Frank senior, who has been living Government 4% Loan at $103 and survive the dangers that surround us up all men born between October 1, in Paris for thirty-two years (ie HK. Banks at $1,350 and Unions at and wisdom in re-making the world 1919, and March 31, 1820. owns-a-cafe), got a letter recently $463-and-$455, Dock Rights again when we have emerged from our

the Western Front, It came from written by Frank junior's manding officer and tells the full hero Inleaf America's non-fighting in the West:

say

com-

"Dear Mr. O'Neill-I just want to how .1,350 sa.

a woman told a doctor at Hull In-drop you a few lines to £..80 n.mary that she had intended taking proud I am of having a fellow like £..81 n.

young Frank in my section, .8 7. 30% n. 12-n

73. n.

her life.

407

Then she smilingly added: have changed-my--mind-now-I want to live, so I am sure to die.”

'A Fine Boy'

"He certainly-La-a-ne-boy, and Just the other day showed what he

She died cleven hours Inter. had in him by volunteering to do an At the Hull inquest on the woman act which he was not obliged to do Miss Elizabeth Allee Wright, thirty- at all. He has been stationed for 455 n four, of Portobello-street, llull, the the past weeks at an outpost-and

outpost mean outpost. .85 cts. n. coroner recorded a verdict that she when I say

100 n. died by

"The other night there the

218

was a

two minutes, but not content with

120 r

Aflame Head To Foot

her own hand when balance of her mind was disturbed skirmish between patrols and four men were wounded. Frank was told through ill-health.

to get his ambulance ready evacuate them. He was ready

10

in

TOU n. it n 50/0 n. .6.00 n.

.05.

16 n.

James William Wright, the war this Frank junior-volunteered to man's brother, said their mother drive out in no-man's land to get the dked twenty years ago. Alice had four wounded...

WAS acted as mother since she

"Now this isn't his job. He could fourteen to himself snd three have waited safely in his shelter for the stretcher-bearers to fetch them younger sisters,

in.

able to

Mrs. Alice Catherine Houlton, a "By volunteering he was 314ister, suld she saw hiss Wright wall save them on hour's suffering-as

.

Into the yard carrying a bottle. A you no doubt know that's plenty."

.30 .18/6 n. Arden-name from head to foot. ́‚9.85 ̈ ̈ ̈

On the sideboard was found a noto' Gets, 15, which rend: "My mind has been out af arder for some time. I love you 4.33 n.

all dearly, but I can't go on being a .34 n.larned drawback to everybody." 100 n

few seconds later she saw her in the Frank junior joined, the American

.420 .. SAW MURDERER

.1012

10 b.

.8 1.

HANGED

Red Cross Volunteers with French Army last September.

Toddler Drowns In Water Butt

the

Two-year-old Thomas Edward Ow- ton, youngest of three children of Mr. Reginald Owlón, former, of Little Moorgreen Farm, Westend, near Southampton, was found drowned Thousands of persons witnessed the recently in a butt of rala-water.

recently of the

former.

.no n.execution

The child was playing in the gar- 23.85-n, police inspector_who_murdered the den of his home. Curiosity appar

0.85 n.Iraq Finance Minister, Seyyid Rus-ently caused him to lift the iron 44 n.tam Holder, last January.

cover of the water-butt and look in- 5936 n. He was hanged in one of the main side.. .21.10 squares of Bagdad. The body

TC-

He overbalanced and fell .11 n.mained on the gallows for four hours. few inches of water. 10.20

20% n.j

n. J

n

War Office Watches

1 n

(Ord.), Sh.$., 14.00

..

10 n. ..54 n.

.20 n

Cald: Mac (Pref.). Sh. $...12 Cald: Macg. Canton fees Cements $ H.K. Ropes ..

STORES, &«. Dairy Farms 8. Watsons $ Lane Crawfords $. Sinceres $ Wing On (K.) Powell Ltd.

COTTON MILLA Ewo Sh S'hal Cotton Sit. $

II.K. Ent

Entertainments Constructions (old). Constructions (new)

Vibro Pling 3.

Into

1

A Marriage Racket

.84 n. LABOUR toaders and Government officials are anxiously watching a .8% pinew warlimo marriage racket. Hundreds of women are marrying sol- .2.60 n. dlers, or men about to be called up, in order to qualify for a separation'

.30 11:) allowance.

War Offee offelals who have to pensation for financial support which sanction the payment of allowances there. wor wives have lost through 40. In such cases regard this as exploita- the war. It is simply pin money.

210 n.on of the taxpayer, y

Most of the women concerned aro Labour leaders fear that the earning low wages, In some cases .7 n. growth of a large class of working the allowaneo more than doubles

women with, "private" incomes" their Income.

1% 7.

.1

n.

n.

n.

Ch. Obv 6% 10R5 GSBds. 45% ICK dovt 1% Loan

KR. Govt. 347 Loun :07 Marsmans Inv., (Lon.) s/.10/- Matsmans Inv. (H.K.) w/« ^\\4/➡ ¤;

may force down wages in fadar. In many cABES the couples have iring unprotected by trade union known each other for a few weeks BAFGEMERITA,

Realstrars and recint workcors Lure

record crop of divorces, and separations after the war

only, and have met for the first time

in billets of survico canteens.~****

The brides are in most cases domes- tle servants, waitresses, shop neilsi

"The military allowance is not com- I tants and low, grade clorical workers,

changed hands at $4.

Buyers

IK-Banks $1,350- Tttte་$1a-

Electries $50

ordeal."

-Baler

HK. Banks $1300 Unions Iria $453/55 Docks Ris $4%

Sellers

Citing Lights (Old) $7

H.K. Govt. 4% Loan $103

Must Report By June 9 PARIS, May 30 (UP)-I "Is officially announced that the French Government has ordered

the re mainder of the 1030 class and quarter of the 1040 class-of-Reser vists to report for duty on June 8 and June 0,

YES!

We have

Received

Fine

A

·Range of-

Bally's

Famous

Shoes

a

GORDON'S

OF COURSE

Kayamally Building

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