1940-06-25 — Page 22

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

CLASSIFIED NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. HOSTILITIESH.K. GIRLS TO GO

ADVERTISEMENTS

NOTICE

25 words $2.50 HONG KONG TELEPHONE

for 3 days prepaid WANTED TO BUY.

WE OFFER highest prices to any amount of gold articles, jades, jewels, diamonds, etc. Apply Eurasia Gold Refining Co., 7th floor, China Build- ing. Tel. 30727. No holidays.

COMPANY, LIMITED.' Interim Dividend

CEASE IN FRANCE INTO UNIFORM

FROM · PAGE ONE

turn of the French capital to Paris: vat Italian Communiquo ( ROME, June 24, (Reuter)--The following is the text of the Italian stalement announcing the · Franco- Italian armistice:

Government "The Italion.

bet

|---> FROM PAGE ONE

June 25, 1940.

H.K. Stock Market

land, modified for Hongkong condi-ket this morning,

Hons.

Upon enrolment girls will be tested; NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

for driving ability and the Inadequate drivers culled out, Girls whose driv ing standard is a little below military that an INTERIM DIVIDEND of

has requirement will be given special Service WE PAY HIGH,PRICES for all gold FOUR per bent (4%) for the alx and silver articles, diamonds, Jado months ending 30th June, 1040,notified the French Government that training by Royal Army

the signature of the armistice terms Corps drivers.

We and jewels. Apply Chinn. Gold

France and Italy were

want only good women Refining Co. Room 6, Pedder Build-amounting, to FORTY cents per

share on tho Fully Paid Up communicated to the German Gov- drivers." We are not going to teach Ing, 2nd floor,

Shares and TEN cents per share cement at 7.35 p.m. Italian summer-people to drive, said the Command- ing officer of the RAS.C. in Hong- "Consequently, hostilities will cease kong (Colonel White) to-day. on the Partly Paid Up Shares of time (5.30 pm. G.M.T) to-day.

"We do not intend to accept appli at 1.35 am. Italian summertime on the Company will be paid on

Tuesday morning, June 25, 1840, cation from girls who occasionally would be MONDAY, the 8th July, 1940, on which dato Dividend Warrants (11.30 p.m. G.MT. Monday) the 10th drive a car and think it

nice to wear a uniform. This is a to serious military unit formed Details In 48 Hours may be obtained on application at year of the Fascist era." the Registered Office of the Com-

BORDEAUX, June 24 (Reuter)-ndswer a definite requirement in the "TONGKONG AS REVEALED BY pany, Exchange Buliding, 4th Hostilities are expected to crase dur Colony's defence.

Bridge Dates No ExcÚLO. ing the night. Edition. CAMERA” ... Second THE

floor.

"It will be useless for a girl to join | Uver 60 excellent views of the

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the

and then expect to be excused a Colony. Price $1.50. Obtainable at Kelly & Walsh, Ltd., Hongkong Company will be CLOSED from

parade because she has a bridge en- gagement. Girls must be prepared Travel Bureau or from the Pubithers, WEDNESDAY, the 26th June to

to consider themselves soldiers. bouth China Morning Post, Lids SATURDAY, Ĝth JULY, 1940, both Windham Street.

days inclusive,

By Order of the

Board of Directors,

J. P. SHERRY,

Manager. Hongkong, 11th June, 1940.

FOR SALE.

POST OFFICE

Air Mail by "Air France Airways

Bervico"

INWARD MAILS ·

Shanghai and Amoy

„June 23.

Shanghal

.June 25.

Juno 20,

Japan and Monils

.June 20.

Java and Moniu

June 20.

Manila

June 29.

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LIMITED

Bangkolc

Direct

Service."--San

date, 18th June.

Calcutta and Straits

Haiphong

.June 20.

Air Mall by "Pan American Airways Issue of 300,000 new ordinary

Francisco shares of $10 each, credited

Japan

Japan and Shanghai.

Jano 27.

June 27.

June 27.

June 27. June 27

OUTWARD BAILS Tuesday, June 25 Air Mail for Malaya, Jaya and Aus

tralls by the "Imperial Airways Service."

Reg.

Ord.

Reg.

Ord,

K.P.O.

„Jano 25. 5 p.m. June 25, 5.30 p.m. G.P.O.

June 25, 5 pad. .........June 25, 7 p.m.

7.00 p.m.

Ceylon and India.

Straits, Rangoon and Calcutta

Parcels,

Letters

Amoy and Shanghai

na fully paid up.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Register of Members of the Company will be closed from 1st July, 1910 to the 10th July, 1940, both days Inclusive, during which period no Transfer Shares can be registered.

By Order of the Board Directors,

Detalls of the terms will bo published simultaneously in France, Italy and Germany in about 40 hours time.

A Commission will then lay down the conditions for the application of these conventions, more especially with regard to regulations for their clrculation in France.

The seat of the Government will then probably be transferred to a town in the centre of France where the executive power and Parliament will be able to function normally.

"On mobilisation girl members of this unit might find they had to re- main on duty at an advanced post enduring the same hardshipa soldiers. Unless they are ready for that the unit does not want them."

Under Own Officers

дз

For the present the new unit will be allowed to run itself under its

1

Barlin Announcement BERLIN, June 24 (Reuter)-The own officers, assisted by army in- German High Command announced structors, diria may have to pay that it had ordered the cessation of small amount towards its upkeep. hostilities with France as from 11.35 On mobilisation the giris would be- [come full-time soldiers, receiving re- p.m. GMT. to-night.

gulation pay and serving under army regulations.

The

communique making this announcement added: "The war in the west is thereby ended.""

ITALY GETS HER SPOILS

It is expected that the unit will at- tend parades for training during the week and on evenings as the Volun teer Corps has been doing for some time. Girls will be sent out on R.A.S.C. trucks with army drivers. They will be governed in general by the

regulations same

which sister-units in govern

England. Many of the girls who are expected >> FROM PAGE ONE

to join have brothers, husbands or

Volunteer

Corps. friends in the take Under English regulations, girls in during the next 48 hours to possession at least for the duration of uniform would be allowed to walk of the war.

out only with equivalent ranks but Terms In 48 Hours Timo It is not expected that these re- BORDEAUX, June 24 (UP)-It is gulations would be strictly applied in

that approxl- Hongkong. announced oficially mately 48 hours after the cessation of hostilities, Italy, Germany und France will simultaneously announce the terms of the armistice.

of

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.,

Agents.

5.00 pm THE BRITISH LEGION

.7.00 p.m.

..7 .m.

Wednesday, June 26 Parcels only for Tientsin ..12.30 p.m. ..........1.30 p.m.

Shanghal

Air Mail for Indo-China, Iran, and France Air- France by the "Air

Тулун.

K.P.O.

HONG KONG AND CHINA BRANCH

French Day

The Committed urgently ask all Of Mourning

who served in the last War to

Reg

June 26, 5 p.m. Join or rejoin the Legion, the June 20, 5.30 p.m. purpose being to form a body of Ord.,

GP.O.

mon of mature age and experience Reg..

June 20, 5 pan.whose opinion and services (apart June 25, 7 p.m. | U.S.A., Central and South America, from individual activities) might

Ord.,

Canada and Europe via San Fran- bo of value at the present time. cisco (No Parcels for Canada).

G.P.O. and KP.O.

Parcels

.............June 20, 8 p.m.

Reg.

Ord.

Shanghal

Government Leaving Bordeaux

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”

Qualifications

a

The actual number of women who will be enlisted in the unit has not been announced. Applicants must be of European nationallty, possess driving licence, and have no children or similar binding ties in the Colony. They should send their names and addresses to the Women's Auxiliary Transport Service (Hongkong), c/o O.C. RAS.C., Queen's, Road, op- posite R.N, Dockyard. Enrolment forms will then be forwarded.

U.S. Policy

BORDEAUX, June 24 (UP). In Far East

-M. Pomaret, Minister for the

Will those who are in accordInterior in the Petain Govern-

kindly register their names with ment, in a broadcast to-day Unchanged

Cessation

of

the undersigned, accompanying announced the June 27, 9.45 am.

their application with the sub-hostilities on all fronts at 11.35 United States polley in the Far East scription of $2.

June 27, 10.30 am. Thursday, June 27

.12.30 p.m. Swatow and Parcels only for Tien-

izin

...1 p.m. -Bangkok-

..2.30.p.m. Straits, Ceylon. India, South Afrien

and United Kingdom

K.P.O.

Reg.

Ord.

G.2.0.

Rcg.

Ord.

.246 p.m.

THOMSON & CO.,

Secretaries, Hongkong & Shanghai Bank Building.

pm. (GMT).

until

Ile proclaimed that June 25 will be a day of French national moura- ing and stated that the Government is leaving Bordeaux... Chere seven words have been censored) they are able to return to Paris,

The German forces will remain

ment has left,

3.30 p.m. CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.outside Bordeaux until the Govern

245 p.m. SERVICES CONTRACTUÈLS DES 3.30 p.m.

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES

Far-Reaching Conference

American Republics To Meet, July 20

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH. WASHINGTON,

June

24

Bringing Cargo from Marseilles via Saigon.

SHANGHAI, Juno 25' (Reuter).

remaitis unchanged and every effort will be

made to safeguard the

vital Interests country's

here,' declared an official American source here yesterday, says the "Shun Pao

It is stated that only Was

Washington could decide what measures would be taken to that end.

The Interview was granted in con-

the Anglo-Japanese nection with

Franco- Tientsia

on the blockade

P.W.D. WORKERS Japanese cement, the

INJURED

Mr. Dobson of the Public Works Department and three coolies of the P.WD., sustained injuries yesterday

when a house in the course of being

demolished suddenly collapsed at

Consignees are hereby informed that their goods with the exception of Oplum, Treasure and Valuables are being landed and stored into the Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co, Ltd., Kow-Wang Street.

whence delivery may be obtain- mmediately ed

after landing. All claims must be sent in to me before 27th June, 1840, or they on or

be exomin-

Windsors Going To England

(UP)The Foreign Ministers will not be recognized. of the American Republics or Damaged Packages will

MADRID, June 24 (Reuter).-It is

that the Duke by their representatives are scheduled

and the Company's Surveyor understood cdl to meet at Havana around Messrs-Goddard and Douglas in the Duchess of Windsor are returning to July 20 for what promises to be presence of the Consignees at 16.00 England shortly. a.m. on Saturday, one of the most far-reaching conferences ever held in this hemisphere,

The Cuban Ambassador, Senor Martinez Froga, zuid: "The con- ference will be the most important in the history of the American nations." He added that it would overshadow the Lima and Panama conferences, "despite the

of those two meetus importance]

He said that since the Cuban Presi- dential elections would be heldron Sunday, July 14, he bellaved the conference would be held around July 20.

i..

Possiblo Proposal

It is authoritatively stated that] the conference will probably be asked to consider a proposal that the nations of the Western Hemisphere purchase, or otherwise secure, all European possessions in the now world and make them mandates of the Pan- American Union.

Authoritative sources say that the Cuban delegation to the conference plans to submit a resolution urging the acqulaltion of these territories

In the interests of American defenco

and also for the implementation of

22nd June, 1940. Consignees must have a Revenue Omeer in attendance when any duti- able goods are examined by the Company's Surveyors.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever,

B. OIL,

Agent.

the Monroe Doctrine, and the Panon | HONGKONG SOCIETY FOR THE

resolution forbidding the change bi

sovereignty of any territory in the PROTECTION OF CHILDREN

Western Hemisphere cand potato

MOSCOW, June 24 (Router)The

Moscow.

WE ARE AT WAR.....

ow Radio oficially announced We know you help War Charities, that diplomatic relation between but please do not forget that war, Russie, and Tugo-Slavin which have been broken Ance, the last war, will or no war, Hungry Children

be resumed Diplomatic representa MUST be fed.

tives are „ to be appointed to both

Moscow. and Belgrade,

We, daily feed hundreds,

of French Indo-China, threats to the security of Hongkong, and the Japan- ese demand that the Burma-Yunian highway be closed to the transporta- tion of war materials to Chungking.

New Trans-Pacific

Air Service

on-

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" WASHINGTON, June 24, (UP) — Pan American Airways has nounced that regular mail flights to Auckland via Honolulu will begin on July 12.

The passenger and express servico will begin August 12.

IN AID OF THE

B. W. O. F.

AN

EXHIBITION

OF

PAINTINGS

CATHEDRAL

HALL

JUNE 2910a.m. to. 7 p.m.

30 JULY Y

HONGKONG LAMA

12 noon to 7 p.m. 10a.m. to 7 p.m.

WORKING ARTISTS' GUILD

HONGKONG ART. CLUB

ADMISSION FREE

12

MUNITIONS War Fund

BLOW UP

SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH”!: BUCHAREST, June 24, (UP). An explosion occurred to-day .1,200 n. in a munition dump at Borcent, £..03 n. soven miles from Bucharest,

.. n. Over 200 tons of gunpowder were ..0 n. destroyed and a number of workers 20% n.] were killed.

The following quotations were lasued on the Hongkong Stock Mar- DANKS H.K: Banka $..... ILK. Banks (Lon. Reg.) H.K. Banks (HK. Reg.) Chartered .. Mercantile, A. & B. £ Merkantile, C. 2 East Asia ...

INSURANCES

Canton $... Union ....... China Underwriters $ H.K, Fire

SHIPPING

Douglases $

Steamboats $.

Indo-China P.' $ x.d.

Indo-Chinus D.$. Shell (Bearers) s/- Waterboats $ x.d....

DOCKS ETC.

Wharves

Docks (old) $. Docks (new) Providenia

MINING

LANDS

Sh. Docks Sh. $..

Kailan si- Raubs $.... İLK Mines

Hotels $... Lands $ Lands 4% Debentures S'hai Landa Sh. Humphreys $... H.K. Realties .. Chinese Estates $..

UTILITIES

Trams S.... Peak Trama (old) $.. Peak Trams (now) $... Star Ferries

Y. Ferries

.

China Lights (old) $.

China Lights (new) $..

H.K. Electrics $..

114 n. The authorities have begun a

73

n.search among Rumanlan anti-Fas-

cists.

210 n. .300 n. .85 cta. n. 180 n.

.120 n.

11 n

100 n. .80 n. 30/- n.

Reports have spread that the ex- plosion was caused by saboteurs as't protest against the Government's re- the Fas- cent rapprochement with

clats and that the Iron Guards were responsibic.

HITLER ORDERS

Donations

British Legion. Appeals For Support

Donations to the ". C. M.. Fost" Ltd. War Fund continued to pour in yesterday, and by 4 p.m.

the total had reached. $1,106,627.70 plus $2,602. 148. 8d.

During the day a further cheque for $430,000 was forwarded to the Colonial Secretary for tranmission to the British Government, bringing. the total already despatched to $1,- 100,000,

Acs, South China Momlar Post,

0.00. REFUGEES HOME wishes to thank Mrs. A. C.

last

.05. n. ́ÉPECIAL TO : THE “TELEGRAPH". · .13% 0. THE FUEHREN'S HEADQUAR- 15.TERS, June 23 (UP) Hitler hos .3% n.ordered the "hundreds of thousands .24% n. of refugees, who evacuated from

territories adjoining Franco 17/0 n.September, to begin to return to their

Jets. n. The

homes and towns damaged by art!!- 4.38 n.lery fire and other effects of war will .30 . begin immediately. Damages suffer .100 ned by individuals will be made gooi," .7.80 n. the order said.

8 n

Jeffreys and Mrs. A. C. Ella for the voluntary work they are doing with the staff handling the Fund, and the following:

British Ministry of Information (Far Eastern Bureau), Advertising Publicity Bureau, Ltd., for, use of hoardings; Hongkong. Broadcasting Commitee for broadcasts of the Limited; United. Prem Associations;: The Sunday Herald; Mr. Stan Hili for cartoon; and others for the many offers of assistance. received.

.0.55 D. homcarding and repair of farma, 1-progress of the Fund; Mesars Reuters

4.20 n. No, Moscow Comment

On Armistico

..104 m.

.14.15 sa. .7.40 n.

MOSCOW, June 24 (leuter). The 3.70 n Franco-German armistice terms are 60 n.published prominently in the Sovlet .22 n. Press but without comment. .6 sa.

No comment is yet made on Italy's 34 n. entry into the war. 50% 50,

.17.n. WILLEMSTADT, D. W. 1. June 24 arrived soldiers $...10. n. (UP)-Canadian

Macao Electrics (old) $... Macao

Electrics (new) Sandakan Lights Telephones (old) Telephones (new) $..

INDUSTRIALS

11 n. here to-day to reinforce the defences

.22. n. of the Dutch West Indies.

Cald: Macg. (Ord.), Sh. $..14.00 n. Cald: Macg. (Pret.), Sb. $...12

.1 n. Canton Lees-3.

134 31. Cements $..

4% H.K. Ropes $...

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

COTTON MILLS EwD Sh. $............. S'hal Cotton Sh.

MISC.

H.K. Entertainments Constructions (old) $ Constructions (new) Vibro Piling $. Ch. Govt. 5 1925 GSBds. HK. Govt. 4% Loan H.K. Govt. 3% Loan

Marsmans Inv. (Lon.) s/- 8/10% n. Marsmana, Inv. (HK) 8/-..4/~ n.

MANILA SHARES Following are sales and bid prices:

June 24. June 25. Afternoon Morning

Cloring

Antamok

1834 50. Alok

Baguio Gold 7.80 n. Batong Buhay 7.45 n.Denguet Cons,

2.60 . Wedge

**Coco Grove 30. Cona. Mines .1 n. Demonstration

East Mindanao J. X. L..

.32

n. Ipo Gold .210 n. Itogon Minfág

| Mambulan Cons

Masbate Cons

17. n. | Mind. Motherlodo 14 n. Mine Operations. North Camarines Paracale Gumaus San Mauricio

BuyDe Cans. .... 103 n. Syndicats Invest. .85 n. United Parecale

43% n. Surigao Cons.

INTERESTING

SELECTION

ALL KINDS OF

M..

Ung. Ung.

12%

Ung.

Unq.

ung,

Linq.

Ung.

Ling.

Ung.

Ung..

.0017 B

.0017 B

Unq.

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06.00

23

.05

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13 B 10

Ung, Ung.

084 B Ung.

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.07%

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OF

DIAMONDS,

RINGS, WATCHES, ETC.

MANY NOVELTIES.

J. ULLMANN & CO.

CHATER ROAD

The Committee of the Hongkong -Branch of the British Logion give their full endorsement to the Fund. It has casued the following statement. "The British Legion is an organiza- tion of men who served in the last: War a

and has remained in existence in. many parts of the world for the pur-

pose of caring as far as possible for Ex-Servicemen and their dependents who have temporarily fallen on hard. times. One of its implied objectives Is to support the British Empire in every possible way, particularly in. times of crisis.

"The crisis of the present moment is possibly the most serious the Em- pire has faced in its long history and. the local Committee of the British: Legion appeal to all sections of the Hongkong community to support the South China Morning Post, Ltd. War Fund to the fullest extent in their

power,"

The latest list of subscriptions is as follows:

Eastern District Sanitary Office

W. M. N. II. Lob

Mr. & Mrs. Wollsch

Mr. J. C. Brown ...

"Seamen Gunners

Mr. & Mr. A. J. It. Mose

Mr. & Mrs. D. Noedham

Mr. Wong Tak-kwang

Mesars Gande Price & Co. Ltd.

1. Agafurof

13. Agafuro

Mr. & Mrs. James Hunter

Mr. & Mr. W. Melrose

Mr. & Mrs D. 8. Edward

"Kitty Poel" ............

Local Stalt, Beillion Public School European YM.CA. Women's

War Work Centre

Donation)

Further

China Import Trading Co.

Children. Garrison Infants'

School, Garden Road

Mr. T. M. Parsons

C. Pust******

Meter A. Gocke & Co. (1035)

Export China Ltd.

Bank Line

Mr. Mr. A. FL Penn Messrs. Noronha & Co. Ltd..

The Keen Bang Brickworks Anonymous

Mr. & Mrs. J. C. Power Jardines Imports & Friends Dir. & Mrs. M. Murphy Mr. & Mr. J. O'Donovan Mesars. Din Eros

Mr. & Mr. V. M. Nunes....

Hongkong Realty & Trust Co.

Lid

Mr. & Mrs. C. E. Van Sickle Mode Eute

At. Black

-Start of Hume_Pipe_pc East)

Ltd. 2nd donation

Mr. & Mr E. J. It. Mitchell D. C. ***

Pestonjeo

Mr. & Mrs. G. H. B.

Cons

Allan Jex

9. Eccleshail

Mr. & Mrs. T. P. Ku

Hits. C. II. Dodson

.I.5. Bell:

Mrs. Gertrude Goddarși Dorothy Valentine wi

Chinero Portal

KL.C

Combord

DIG, J. & 1. Frommer

Join Alcourth

Mr. & Mrs, W. J. Lock & Family Mr. & Mr E. C. Trexlitus.

Mr. & Mrs. D. L.

Anonymous

Mrs. Dy Purvis

"Two Canadiens”.

Y. K. YuG

Jardines Shipping & Friend's

(6th donation)

Mr. O. W. Luka ...

Mr. & Mrs, W. L. Alexander -Mr. & Mrs. J. D. Craig agen

Mrs. A. B. de Carvalha Bir, &c Mira, Il. Maln Anonymous)

Bir. &

Hongkong Police Canteens

Jeck & Margaret Way (afel-

"In Memory of Mummy”*

Mr. & Mrs. C. B. noweli Drd Mrs. D. J.: Valentine Wing, Commander & Mrs. A.

tesla-Perkins

Joan Andrews

Lee, Col J. B. Bmith Mr. & Mrs. J. Whiterofi Miss N. M. Wentworth

Mr. & Mrs. D. Kowick

Corrections

·210.0.0

Acheque, from the Colonial Dispensary should have rend $250 frutead of $200.

JAPAN URGED

SÜMD

TO ENTER

FROM PAGE. ONE |

Prince Fumimaro Koniöye making approach to the existing political groups "in the near future in connection with his campaign for a now political system.

Prince Konoye on Monday morning resigned the Presidency of the Privy Council In order to devote himself to the task of establishing a new political system In Japan, and the two factions of the Salyukai are showing their positive attitudes "in favour of his movement.

The two factions are understood to have decided to disband themselves on the same date, while the faction under Mr. Chikuhel Nakajima is to hold a mans meeting for formal de- cision on disbandmente

LONDON, Juno 24(UP). The Bank of England has suspended deal- ings in French franes.