1940-12-24 — Page 28

CLASSIFIED NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

ADVERTISEMENTS

25 words $2.50 for 3 days prepaid FOUND.

FOUND on December 12, very fine If not claimed with- red Chow Dog. in three days will be sold and proceeds handed to the Bomber Fund. Please apply Mrs. Hogg, Jockey Club Stables.

FOR SALE.

FOR HALK-Three Mongrel Pup-

ples. Can be seen at the Jockey Club Stables. Proceeds to Bomber Fund: Please apply Mrs. Hogg.

BEDLINGTON TERRIER DOG thoroughbred for sale, $100 to be given to the War Fund. Can be scen by appelaiment. Tel. 30700, office

hours.

LIONEL electric trains and acces- sorica, Selling out at pre-war wholesale prices. On view at No. 6, Bowen Road, Bowen Mansions, Flat No. 1, any day from 2 p.m.

"HONGKONG AS REVEALED BY

Colony.

BANK HOLIDAYS

In accordance with Government Ordinance, The Exchange. Banks will be closed for the transaction of Public Business on Wednesday, and Thursday, tho. 25th and 26th December, 1940. (Christmas Holl- days).

Hongkong, 23rd December, 1910,

CHANGE OF ADDRESS

Kindly note that as from 30th. office December, 1940, our address will bo:-

now

THE MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE CO., WINDSOR HOUSE, 2nd. FLOOR, DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL,

HONG KONG

LITTLE MISS MUFFETS CRADLES

Prices

THE CAMERA" Second Edition. In Pastel Shades are ideal for Over 40 excellent views of the Christmas, as are the stockings.

Obtainable at Price $1.50. Kelly & Walsh, Ltd., Hongkong dolle, and stuffed animals. Travel Bureau or from the Publishers Reasonable. South China Morning Post, Ltd., Wyndham Street.

Planes Over Switzerland

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

17A Hankow Rond.

NOTICE

DEFENCE REGULATIONS 1949

The following rates will be

BERNE, Dec. 23 (UT) The Police charged for mailing single coples

Department has revealed that the of tho following newspapers planes which flew over Switzerland

on the night of December 21-22 were abroad:-

English, and that the bombs which fell on Zurich on December 22 were

of English origin. The Legation at London has been instructed to protest. Air Raid Alarm

BASLM, Dec. 23 (UP)-The air raid pluri was sounded at 0,40 pm:

Hongkong Refugee and Social Welfare Council

-

THE

FOOD KITCHENS

daily feed nearly

4,000 Dostitute Poor

of this Colony

YEARLY COST

$30,000

YOUR HELP IS, NEEDED PLEASE GIVE GENEROUSLY Donations marked "Food Kitchens" may be sent to

The South China Morning Post

or

The Hon. Secretary

Room 3 Gloucester Building Hongkong

South China Morning Post

China and Macno

16 cents per copy British Empire and Foreign 25 cents per copy The Hongkong Telegraph- China and Macno 14 cents per copy 16 cents Saturdays

British and Foreign 20 cents per copy 26 cents Saturdays.

FOR THE PROTECTION OF

CHILDREN

What to do to help a child.

Anyone knowing of a child who has been assaulted, neglected, or l-treated in a monner likely to cause unnecessary suffering or injury to health, or knowing of a parent who is seeking advice on any matter concerning a child, would be doing an act of kindness by communicating at once with—

The Hon. General Secretary, H.K.S.P.C., Old City Hall.

The

Inspector, 49, Pokfulam Road, st.loor.

The

Inspector, 82 Stone, Nulloh Lane, 2nd. Floor.

The Inspector, 12. Sai Yeung Chol

Kowloon. SL

The Inspector, 62, Argyle 6t, Kowloon.

All further steps will be taken, and expenses borne, by the Society.

The Informant's name will be kept strictly private, except in cases where malice is proved,

SOFTBALL

Under the distinguished patronage of Hon. Commissioner of Police, President of the Kowloon Football Club

and

Chairman, Hongkong War Effort Committee-

Grand Softball Matches

will be held at the

KOWLOON FOOTBALL CLUB

on

BOXING DAY

at 10.30 a.m.

K.F.C. Members under 40 years

V.

K.F.C. Members over 40

THE LADIES

V.

KOWLOON POLICE

Entrance Fee: 50 cents

years

Total Proceeds to the Bomber Fund Roll up and Help to Sock Adolf.

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

是电 R.

PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS

Market

H.K. Stock

of the Salo by Public Auction' The following quotations

BANKS

H.K. Banks $ ILK. Banks £

HI.K. Banks (H.K.) £.. Chartered £.

Mercantile, A. & B. £ Mercantile, C1£ East Asia $.

were

to be held on blonday, the 30th issued on the Hongkong Stock Mar-

ket this inornlag. day of December, 1940, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department; by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at 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 Rent to be fixed, by the Surveyor of Is Majesty the KING, for one further term of 24 yoárs less thỏ last three days thereof,

authorised

mtonding bidders are advised that immediately after the dispo- sal-of-the- lot the Purchaser (II- not the applicant) will be required to deposit with an ofllcer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price.

| PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

No. of Sale

Registry No.

Castle Peak.

Locality

Boundary Misasurements

N. 8.

x.w.

Tefet feel tert

Br per anle

plan.

$

About

Upset PriceTM

RADIO

ZBW, 355 metres (845 k.c.) and 31.49 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles) Dicken's "Christmas Carol”

From the Studio

Radio Programme Broadcast by Z. B. W. on a Frequency of 845 k.e's. and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p... and 8-11 p.m. on 8.52 m.c's. per second.

H. K. T.

12.15 pm. Short Service of Inter- cession.

12.30 Mantovani and Its Grechestra in Dance Rusic

1.00 Local Time Signal and Wea→ ther Report.

1.03 London Pelladiun Orchestra and Miba.Korjus (Soprano).

1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press, Weather Forecast and Announce- ments.

1.45 Variety. 2.15 Close Down.

6.30 Closing Local Stock Quota-

tions..

6.32 Dance Music.

7.00 London Relay

7.15 London RelayQuestions of the Hour

7.30 Varlets.

8.00 Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements.

8.03 Vocal Programme by Paul Robeson (Bass) with Piano accomp.; panied: Alfred Plecaver (Tenor) with The Salisbury Singers unaccom-

Piano Singers Unaccompanied;

The B.B.C. Wireless Harold Williams and B.B.C. Male Chorus; Essic Ackland (Contralto) with Or- chestra and Chorus.

8.30 Orchestral Selections-Over- ture "Man, B.B.C. Symphony Orchestra;

Enchanted Lalce, Serge Koussevitzky conducting the Symphony Orchestra; "Prince Poston

Folovtsi March, The B.B.C. Symphony Orchestra; Fantasin-The British Empire England: The Bri- tish Grenadiers; Ireland--The Mins- trel Boy: India-Rekhtah; Wales March of the Men of Harlech; Canada

nbeing Song: Australia-Abori

Air; South Africa Folk Song: Scoliond Caller Herrin' and The Hundred Pipers; New Zealand-Na- tional Song: Finale, Mayfair "Sym- phone Orchestra,

9.00 London Relay-The News and News Commentary,

0.30 London telas-Talk; Abroad".

Scots

0.43 Corell-Concerto Grosso in G Minor ("Christmas Concerto").—Lon- dan Symphony Orchestra conduoted by Bruno Walter.

10.00 Studio-An Abridged Version of Dicken's "Christmas Carol":

10.30 Hutchinson--A Noel Fantasy from "A Carol Symphony"-Royal Opera Orchestra, Covent Garden, con- ducted by Hely Hutchinson.

10.40 Royal Command Performance. 11.00 Close Down,

Hull Welcomes New Envoy

Statement On Halifax

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (Rey- tor). The appointment of Lord Halifax as British Ambassador is highly welcomed by the United States Government.

Mr Cordell Hull, Secretary of State, has issued a statement to this effect, adding that Lord Halifax's re- cord of accomplishments was such as to commend him to the United States as Ambassador.

Mr. Cordell Hult atated that he looked forward with pleasure

working with Lord Hallfax..

to

INSURANCES

Contotis Union $. China Underwrliers $.. ILK. Fire $..

SHIPPING

Douglas $..

Steamboats ..

Indo-Chinas P. $. Indo-Chinas D. §. Shell (Bearers) 4/- Waterboats $

December 24, 1940.

Exchange At A Glance

T.T. USA

TT. Manla

T.T. Batavia

про

TT Bangkok T.T..Saigon

BANKS

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

Incorporated by Royal Charter 1333. Paid-up Capital .....................................; £3,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors 3,000,000 Roserve Fund ............

***** $3,000,000

HEAD OFFICE LONDON.

--32 Bickopseats, E.C.L.

:

Bub-Agencies in London: 117/122, Londenhall Street, B.C.J.

West End Drunch:

10/15, Cockspur Street, -B.WA.

Manchester Branch:

37, Mosley Street, Manchatser, R.

AGENCERI AND DEANCHES:

Batavia

Hongkong

flanzoon Balgon Semarang Beremban Shanghai Singapore Bittawan Gourabaya

BELLING

.1,380 n.

T.T. London....

1/29

.78 n.

Demand London

.si n.

T.T. Shanghal

1/2

415

. n.

T.T. Singapore

207 11

T.T. Japan

10% n

T.T. India

.71 b.

.200 b.

400 b.

434 ..149 .101%

.1674 b.

T.T. France

.Nom.

TT. Switzerland

.136 n.

TT, Australia

.00 .1/01

Afor Blar

Harbin

Amritsar

.11 n.

Bangkok

Ipoh

.100 n.

BUYING

Hallo

80 n.

Bombay

Karachi

30/9 n.

4 m/s L/C London

1/3

Calcutta

Klang

.7 n.

4 m/s D/P London

Agencies:

Kobe

1/3

Clive Street

Kuala

-4 m/s L/CUSAT

2122

Falrio Placu Lumpur

Talplog

.93 A.

4 m/s France

Nom.

Canton

Kuching

Tientsin

Cawnpore

Madras

Tongkah

18.00 .

30.d/s. India

.84%

Cebu

Manila

(Thuket)

..18 n.

U.S. Cross rate in London 4,023 U.S. Crous rate in N.Y...4.03%

Colombo

Medan

Tringtao

Daltil

New York

Yokohama

Haiphong

Peiping

Hamburg

(Pexing)

Hankow

Penang

10/3 n.

Pres. Roosevelt

LANDS

Hotels $.... Lands $...

Lands 4% Debentures

S'ha Lands Sh $. Humphreys $..

H.K. Realties $.. Chinese Estates $..

UTILITIES

cts. D.

.3.70 8. .33.60 b. 100 n. 12.30 n. 7.80 n. .3.00 b.

100

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" WASHINGTON, Dec 23 (UP)

13.

·DOCKS ETC. Wharves $ Docks (old) $.. Docks (now) $.. Providents $ S'hal Dockyarda $.

Kallan 3/- Raubs $.. H.K. Mines

Trams $.

MINING

Peak Trams (old) $.

Peak Troms (new)

Star Ferries $,

$.

Y, Ferries China Light

.5.70 D. . Đ

.37 n.

To Speak

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and Banking Business transacted.

CURENT

General

abd

ACCOUNTS opened

FIXED DEPOSITS received für One Year or shorter perioda in Local or Other Cur- rencies at rates which will be quoted on application.

BAVINOS ACCOUNTS olsa opened i

Local Currency and Sterling with interest The White House announced that allowed at rates obtainable en application President Roosevelt has tentatively The Bank Head Office. In London derided to address the nation by i undertakes Executor & Trustee business and cialis recovery of British Income radle on December 29, on the "pre-Tax overpaid, on term which may be sent emergency." He will probably ascertained at any of itx Agencies andi

Branches, I. speak from 9.30 p.m. to 10 p.m.

R. A. CAMIDGE, 7.40 h. E.S.T

3 n.

.61 b.

.24, b.

Fewer Shipping Losses

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON,

Dec. 23

DANKERS:

Manager.

£3,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000

1,254,000

The Bank of England & Midland- Bank Ltd,

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED. (old) $x.d.c. Rts, 6.90 b.

Head Once-13. Gracechurch Btreet, HK., Electric (old) $... .40 n.

London, E.C.J. IK. Electrics (new) S....3944 n. Macao Electrics (old) $....17% n. shipping losses for the week ending Subscribed Capital (UP), The Authorised Capital Macao Electrics (new) $..10% mid-night, December 15, were five Paid-up Capital Sandukon Lights $11.30 b. British ships with a total of 30,830 Reserve Fund and Rest Telephones (old) $ 26 n. tons, and two allied ships totalling Telephones (new) ....10.20 n. 20,640, tons which is a decrease of

INDUSTRIALS

early two-thirds from the preced-

S'hai Cotton Sh. $.

.180 b. MISC. H.K. Govt. 4

.07% 24. H.K. Govt, 34% (1934)....04-Gallo H.K. Govt. 3% (1940)....04 Hongkong

Howrah Ch. Govt. 5% 1925 asBds. 35% B. polt H.K. Entertainments $....... 7 d. Constructions (old) $......1.00 b. Constructions (new) $.

Caid: Macg, (Ord.). Sh. $..14.90 n. Cald: Macg. (Pref.), Sh. $...12 Canton Ices $. Cements $..

K. Ropes S.

STORES, &c. Dairy Farms $. Watsons S

Lane Crawfords $. Sinceres 3.. Wing On (H.K.) $. Powell Ltd, $

COTTON MILLS

Ewo Sh. $....

..

1. .18 n.

7.18 b.

.19% s. 10.70 8.

.0 0.

.2.15

.

30 n.

1.00 n.

.45% n.

ing week.

Vibro Piling $....... Marsman's Inv. (Lon.) /-

Marsmans Inv. (H.K.) s/-

ONCE CHINA TEA

ALWAYS CHINA TEA

.1 n. .7.70 0. .7/0 n ,2/0 n.

“KWAN YIN"

(STATUE OF PEACE)

· BRAND

香清

CHINA NATIONAL TEA CORPORATION

PRODUCERS, MANUFACTURERS & DISTRIBUTORS OF ALL CHINA TEAS

HEAD OFFICE: CHUNGKING, CHINA

BRANCHES & AGENCIES: SHANGHAI, HONGKONG, LONDON, NEW YORK,

CHICAGO, SAN FRANCISCO, CASABLANCA & OTHER WORLD CENTERS,

TO ALL OUR FRIENDS WE TENDER OUR SINCERE THANKS FOR THEIR VALUED SUPPORT DURING THE YEAR AND EXTEND HEARTY CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR

∙WISHES.

GORDON'S LTD.

4

DBANCHES--

Bangkok Bombay Calcutta Colombu Delhi

Jalni

Madras

Kuantan

Now York

Kandy

Penang

Karachi

Kota Bharu

Kuala Lipis

Jangoon Shanghal Simla

Kuala Lumpur Singapore Kuala Trengganu

HONGKONG BRANCH Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted..

TRUSTEE AND EXECUTORSHIP UNDERTAKEN. Current Accounts opned in Local Cur- rency and Fixed Deposits received in Local Currency and Sterling on terms that may be ascertained on application.

D. BENSON,

-Manager.

YOU NATURALLY BUY AT

APS

COSMETIC SHOPPE

10 Pedder SL Phone: 25256 FOR HERE'S VALUE THAT'S "TOPS."

FREE GIFTS ! FREE MAKE-UP SERVICE I

Russo-German

Trade Pact

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" NEW YORK, Dec. 23 (UP).-The Columbia Broadcasting System has released a German wireless report saying: "The German-Russian trade negotiations are drawing to a close" and "complete agreement has already been reached on nearly all pointa."

On

POST OFFICE

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS

25, Wednesday, December and Thursday, December 28, tho General Post Office and Branch Post

feos will be open as follows:

25 Thursday, Wednesday,

G.P.O. Kowloon

8 to 10 am 8 to

8 to 10 am.. 8 to

28

BOOK

noon Shoungwan 8 to 9 a.m. 8 to 10 am,

· All other Branch Post Offices and Money Order Omes will be en cinsed during the Holidays,

There will be one collection from the pullar boxes each day Sundays and one delivery of regis tared and ordinary correspondence at 10 am. on Wednesday and; at 11.30 am. on Thursday,

There will also be one delivery of ordinary correspondence each day af 11 a.m. from the Branch Post Office at Stanley, Talpo and Un Long..

Small Packet Post to all countries

■ suspended."

INWARD MAILS Air Mall by “British Overseas Air- ways Bervlop" by sen from Singa- .Doa, 24. Canton

„Dec, 25. USA, Honolulu and Manila (San Francisco date, 3rd Dec.)..Dec, 28. USA., Honolulu, Japan and Shang-

Francisco date (San December)

hai

Air Mail by "Pan-American Airways

Direct Bervice"Bam date, 17th December. Java and Manila London and Strails,

Swatow

Canton

Sandakan

Calcutta and Strails.

.Dec. 26.

Francisco

Dea. 27.

.Dec, 27.

Dec. 27.

.Dec. 28.

Dec. 29.

Dec. 29.

Dec. 30.

OUTWARD MAIL. TIMES Registered and Parcel Mail are loved 15 minutes earlier than the ime given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails are advertis- ed to close at or before 9 a. regla. tered and parcel malls are closed at $ p.m. on the previous day. When nails are advertised to: close, after p.m.. Registered and Parcal maila are closed at 5-pan.

Wednesday, Dea, 25 Manila, Mucasger and Sourabaya.

0.30 am. Canton

..Noon. Thursday, Dec. 28 Straits, Ceylon, India, East and South

Africa ...

..9.30 2.3L Air Mall by Sea to Singapore to connect with the "British Overvens Airways,"

G. P. O. and E. P. O. Reg...

''

Ord

..Dec. 26, 11.30 am. ......Dea zo, Noon. Ceylon, India; Aden and Egypt Noon. Straits.

..Dec. 20, Noon. Straits, Rangoon and Calcutta,

Par. Let.

.....Dec. 26, Noon. .......Dec. 27, 9.30 aın. Friday, Dec. 27

Sandakan..

8.30a.m. Air Ball by Air to Rangoon to on- neat with the "Brilish Overscan Airways,"

G. P. O. and K. P. O. Rex..

.Dec. 27, 4 p.. Ord.. ..........Dec. 27, 4.30 pm. Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, USA., Canada, Central and South America and *United-Kingdom via San Francisco, (No Parcels for Canada and United Kingdom),

Porcela

IIO.

Dec. 27, 4 pm. .Dec. 27; 5 pm.

Dec. 2, 5.30 p.m.

Rest Ord.

G.P.O.

Parcels

BeR..

Ord.

Dec. 27, 4 pm. Dec-27,5 pm. .Dec. 27, 7 p.m.

Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Hono

·lulu, U.S.A., and Europe vis "Pan- American Alewayn доб Trans- Atlantic Services."

K.P.O.

..Des. 27, 5 p.m. .....Den 27, 5.30 p.m.

G.P.O.

Rek. Oril,

Reg.

Ord.

.Dec. 27, 5 p.m. .Dec. 27, 7 p..

Saturday, Dec. 28

Straits, Rangoon and Calcutta

Sunday, Deo. 29.

It also reported: "It is stressed

seu Canton that

there can be no doubt that the

Monday, Dec. 30

3.30 p.m.

.Noon.

present negotiations will result in the Stralts, Ceylon, Indin, Mombasa,

greatest and most comprehensive

economic agreement ever signed be-

tween the two eduntries.”

Knocked Traffic

Sign Down

J. T. Pollock of 25, Hillwood Road, was summoned before Mr E. Hima- worth at Kowloon Magistracy this morning for driving his car without due care and caution In Nathan Rond shortly after 1.45 am on November 21.

The summons was brought out as result of a collision in which Pollock knocked down a 20 m.p.h.

ᄑ

sign in Nathan Road.

Betra, Lourenco Marques, and

South Africa via Durban

2.30 p.m. Manila, Australia and New Zealand

via Thursday Island

G. P. O. and K. P. O. Rex.

Ord........

.Dec. 30, 2.43 p.m. Dec. 30, 3.30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 31

Air Mail for Manlia, Guam, Honolulu,.

U.S.A.,

and Europe vis "Fan- American Airways and Trans- Atlantie Services"

K.RO.

...Dec. 31, 5 p.m.

Rex. Ord,,

....Dec, 21, 5.30 p.m..

Ieg..

J

Ori

G.IO.

.Dec. 31, 5 pm..

Deo, 31, 7‘p.m.

Due to the fact that defendant had "Superscribed Correspondence Onis.

to pay for the repair of the algebsi-

ing him $51, a nominal fine of $10

was imposed,

Vichy Minister's Appeal

VICHY, Dec. 23 (Reuter)-—--An appeal for the restoration of "impar- tiality, Armances, discipline and honour" in all tanks of the French Colonial Service was made by M.

THE

One bottle

MEDICINE CABINET!

Platon, Minister for the Colonies, Reliable-Absorbine Jr..

to-day.

In a cireular to Colonial Governors,

Use for

M. Platon urges: "In the exercise of SOOTHING, ANTISEPTIC, PENETRATING, your authority, let all your acts bo Inspired by the duty which involves on nil Frenchmen. to take part with vigour and confidence in the work of national rehabilitation laid down by Marshal Petain,"

London's Chung Hwa

In a recent report of the bombing at London's Chinatown, reference wns made to the Chung Hwa Club which was sald to have been founded by the Chinese Ambassador.

Actually this Club was founded by Dr Irene. Ho Tung: (now. Mrs Toeng). and the bullding was a gift from Bir

Robert Ho Tung.

Muscular Aches Rheumatic Pains Eczema-Itching Skin Insect Bites-Cuts Athlete's Foot Keep a bottle handy,

ABSORBINE JRI

THR ANTISEPTIC: LINIMENT Pendidiklərʻʼall: the family,

„Bales Agentai! Ji tiktosz Bénalen & Cuisine