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Exchange At A Glance

BELLING

T.T. London

Demand London

T.T. Shanghai

T.T. Singapore 24. Japan

TT. India

TT. U.S.A. TT. Munila TT. Batavia T.T. Bongkok

AB

1/23

1/24

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40%

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104

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4

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TT. Switzerland

US. Cross rate in London 4.02%

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The following quotations- were Issued on the Hongkong Stock Mar- ket this morning.

1.K. Banks

H.K. Banks

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H.K. Banks (ILK) '£. Chartered 'E

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UTILITIES Troms $.

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10 s. 7% n.

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Cements f

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STORES, &c. Dairy Farms

$. Watsons $..... Lono Crowfords $. Sinceres $..... Wing On (H.K.) Powell Ltd. ક.

COTTON MILLS

Ewo Sh. 3.. S'hal Cotton Sh. $.

H.K. Govt 4%

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Ch. Govt. 5% 1925 GSBds. Entertainments $... Contructions (old) $ Constructions (new) Vibro Piling $

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Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRA

May

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RADIO

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12.15 p.m. Short Service of Inter- cession.

12.30 Dance Malo by Ray Fox and His Orchestra,

1.00 Local Time Signal.

1.01 Bongs by Raquel Meller. 1.11 Bizot-Jeux d'Enfants—Bal-

let Philharmonic Or

chestra

1.30

1.30

Announcements,

by Antal Dorati. and Rugby Press, and

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PAY WHAT

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FOR THE WORDS

AND MUSIC

OF

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(J. Gennin)

The Merry Oriental (C.. White);

(L, Pleier);

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5.45 Indian Frogramme.

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6.32 Half an Hour with Massenet. Manon Fantasia.. ....Marck Weber and his Orchestra; "Sapho Air de Jean...Georges Thiu (Tenor) with Orchestra; "Thai-Meditation

Boston Promenade ThalsTell me I am Beautiful..

Orchestra; Maryse Beaujon (Soprano) with Orelicstro; Scenes Pittoresques Fries ...The London Palla- "Werther--Pour-

dium

quoi me Reveiller?....Tito Schipo. (Tenor) with Orchestra.

7.00 London Relay The News. 7.15

the London Relay-"Questions of

7.30 Portuguese Programme. 8.00 Local Time Signal and An- nouncements.

8.02 An Hour of Classical Ee- quests-Etude in F Minor (Liszt)... Simun, Barer (Piano); Jeanine d'Arc,

Farewell, Ye Mountains (Tcha- kowsky)...Matla Jeritza (Soprano) with Orchestra; Incidental Music to "Mary Ruse" (Nell!). New Light Symphony Orchestra; Gladsome

| Light (Sullivan), The B.B.C. Wire- less Churus; Rustle of Spring (Sind- ing)...

CAPTURED AT SUEZ-British white ansign is raised above Italian flag on Italian submarino captured at southern entrance to Suez Canal. Sub surrendered after cruiser Leander put sholl through conning tower.

Hamburg Ruins By

Is Left In

The The R.A.F.

Special to the "Telegraph"

Chicago Cubs Overwhelm Cincinnati

NEW YORK: May 12 (UF).— Chicago Quba inflicted heavy defeat -un Cincinnati Reds to-day in the National Baseball · League, winning by 12-1 in the Americans elrouti, New York Yankees bowed to Boston Red Sox, Scores word:

Chicago

NATIONAL LEAGUE,

I 11 12 14 Battery: Lee, McCullough, George. Cincinnati

Battery: Pearson. Turner, Moore,

Lombardt, Wert.

S1 Louis

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Battery: Wameke, Manua

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Canton

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New York

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Delhi

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Criticism Of

Iraqi Usurper From Moscow

CAIRO, May 12 (Reuter). Moscow radio last night sharply criticised the attitude of Raschld Ali the usurper, according to Ankara reports,

In a broadcast for Rumania, the announcer is said to have described them 09 instruments of foreign Powers.

It is understood that no reply has yet been received from Reschid Al to Egypt's offer to mediate in the dispute with Britain.

Situation Stabilized CAIRO, May 12 (Reuter). The Middle Enst R.A.F. communique states that in Iraq, "the situation bas become stabilised,”

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CURRENT ACCOUNTS -- opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for One Year or shorter periods in Local or Other Cup rencies at rates which will be quoted on application.

BAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in Local Currency and Sterling with interest allowed at rates obtainabis on application. The Bank's Head Office, in London undertakes Executor & Trustee business and claims recovery už British Income Tax overpaid on terms which may be ascertained at any of la Agencias and Branches,

W. H. EVANS THOMAS.

Manager.

POST OFFICE

son transit to USA and air transit An experimental service providing from. U.S.A. to Lisbon and United Kingdom has been Instituted. The inclusive postage rate is H.K. $2.00 per 1 oz, for letters and H.K.$1.00 cach for postcards, Correspondence

for this service should bear the usual blue air mail label with the super- scription "By sea to US.A.".

Air Mail Service by British Over- Бела Airways to places west of Karachi (India) is temporarily suspended.

Berlin, Bari-Pipe Down CAIRO, May 12 (neuter).The Berlin and Bari radio stations which, during the past week, had devoted dally transmissions in inbellion, last e. the Iraal enclose in a postal cover communi-

LONDON, May 12 (UP).—An Air Ministry communique states: "last night in very good weather, aircraft ..William Murdoch (Piano);

Holema (Sibellus)

of the (Piano); Bomber Command again attacked objectives in Hamburg and Valse Triste Kuolema Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Bremen. Heavy weight high, explosives and Incendiary bombs their tustestucke Op. 12 (Schumann). were dropped on shipbuilding yards and industrial areas

Nat (Piano); Let the Bright

taby (Soprano) with Orchestra; 2nd Many large fires were started Movement from Symphony No. 0 in during smaller attacks on other F Major Op. 68 "Pastoral (Ecethe targets including the docks at ven): Andante molto mosso, Emden and Rotterdam. Four Vienna Philharmonis Orchestra cond. by Bruno Walter,

9.09 London Relay-The News

The (Handel)....Elalo Sud- both cities.

and News Commentary.

9.15 The Hope of a new World" No. 3: "Prayer and its Answer,"

Recorded talk by the Archbishop of

9.30 Elgar-Froissart Oxerture Op. 18.-London Philharmonic Or chestra conducted by Sir Edward Elgar Bart o-M., K.C.V.O.

9.45-10.00 News in French Short Wave Only),

(on

War Games In Hawaii

six

The public are reminded that it is a breach of postal regulations to cations intended for persons other then the addressec.

Arable almosi

night abruptly ceased ull references to the Iraql usurper, Raschid Ali and confined The Printed Matter Service to the themselves mainly to the reading of following places in China Is tem- the rebel communique.

porarily suspended:-Yunnan, Ste- Well-informed persons here ex- chuen, welchow, Hunan, Fuklen press the opinion that Hitler cannot (except

and Amoy

Kulangsu), tolerate an unsuccessful Quisling. Kwangsi, North

East and Trans-Jordan Quiet

Kwangtung. CAIRO, May 12 (Router)---Emir Small Packet Post to all countries HONOLULU, May 12 (UP)The Abdullah of Tratis-Jordan has peris suspended. Port Disorganised first action by the "enemy" In the sonally denied "pernicious rumours" LONDON, May 12 (Reuter)--Be-army manoeuvres took place shortly that he was shot by his son during fore Hamburg could recover from after dawn to-day when US Army quarrel over Iraq,

The Emir is in excellent health. the impact of Saturday's attacks, yet planes simulating enemy aircraft as-

force another strong

The rumours are ascribed in Trans- of Briush sumed to have been flown from air-Jordan circles to hostile propagan- bombers was despatched last night craft carriers, which are included in

of our aircraft are missing. Constal command aircraft at- tacked the docks at Ijmuden. None of the planes is missing.

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

to continue the destruction, and dis- the hostile fleet within striking dis-dists, organisation of this great senport. tance of Oahu, dive-bombed Pearl

Evacuation

the defending forces took suitable and children from Iraq have "NICE GIRL

TOTAL PROCEEDS

TO THE

BOMBER FUND

Obtainable at:

LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD. TSANG FOOK PIANO Co. KING'S THEATRE

9. C. M. POST

" Home and Beauty-Selec-

and Voss Yards, where

planes?"

Meanwhile, troop convoys moved along the Oahu highways early this morning. Officials said that by dawn, the troops were perfecting their dis-

10

Soviet Envoy's Moves

9.45 Musical Comedy Selections.--

A vast expanse of the docks and Harbour and the Hickam Field area BOMBAY, May 12 (Reuter), "Me and My Girls-Vocal Selections lining the banks of the Elbe, were

shipbuilding yards nine mlies long, for some time." Army officials said The majority of the British women Wallace Lupino, Lupino Lane, threaded and crossed with fire, says measures to turn back the Teddie St Denis and Chorus with the Air Ministry,

now enemy Bombay Government

reached Bombay, according # communique. So far 80 children have arrived, the The Blohm and Adelphi Theatre Orchestra.

majority of whom are very young. 10.00 Dance Music. with Vocal famous German capital ships were Variety by Artie Shaw and his Or- built in the last war; were further chestra: Maxwell Stewart's Ballroom damaged by high explosive and in Melody; Barry Wood (Baritone) with yards fames-were-leaping high.

with cendiary bombs, and opposite these Orchestra

Teddy Powell

and his

The industrial quarters of the town Orchestra; The Six

Six Swingers with Vocal Chorus; Adelaide Hall with

were also vigorously attacked. Instrumental Accomp., Joe Losa and His Orchestra; Bob Chester and his Orchestra, Turner Layton and his plano; Ambrose and his Orchestra; Juck Payne and his Band,

11.00 Close Down,

Rosabel Hsu

The weather at Bremen, which was the night's other raaia target, was equally fine. A pilot said: "It was the kind of night when only the bomb-almer could be blamed If we missed the target."

was

as

The attacks on Bremen heavy as that on Humburg and, saya the Air Ministry, "equally success- ful."

German Version

May 12 (UP), The

Wins F.T.C.L.omeinl news Agency states that the

DUTCH IN LINE

Miss Rosabel Ilsu, who passed the R.A.F. attack on Hamburg last night 6.10 WITH AUSTRALIA examinations held recently in Heng- aircraft defense and it is claimed Trinity College of Music (London) was received by a very strong anti- .17% n. Van Kleffens In Sydney

kong and won the Fellowship that only a few planes reached the SYDNEY, May 12 (Reuter)"The the late

(FT.CL.), is the third daughter of centre of the city of which five were

shot down. 7. Dutch are resolved and prepared to Chinese jurist, who passed away here George Hsu, noted .2.15 n fight for the common cause in the fast autumn.

Bombs damaged und destroyed a -punom dom pozɔnas pun para sa Pacife should circumstances warrant Only three candidates in Hongkong a

'no ping a se

.0% n.

39

Mr

11⁄2 n. it," said Dr E. N. von Kieffens, the have so far won this Fellowship, the number of dwellings and one church

Dutch Foreign Minister who, with Dr first belag a Portuguese, the second .34% .. J. M. Welter, the Colonial Minister, a British, Miss Hsu is the third in Austraila for a visit to-day. person and the first Chinese to gain

,200 11ac .ogrophically, Australia and the this honour.

.97 n. Netherlands East Indies are closely .94% 0. inked. An attack on one

.04 n affect the other.

would .28 n.

It is learned that Miss Hsu has ac- cepted an invitation from musical clrcles in Shanghai for a perfor "Nobody who has witnessed the mance and is expected to leave for Incredible bravery of the British peo- the northern port sometime

this

1.60 n. ple doubts that the Empire and the autumn. Prior to her departure, sho

.1 n. Allled democracies will win the war," plans to hold a concert in Hongkong. .7.20 no added.

Marsinans Inv. (Lon) 5/6/3 n. Marmans Inv. (H.K.) / 2/1 n..

HONGKONG SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN WE ARE AT WAR

We know you help War Charities, but please do not forget that war, or no war, Hungry Children MUST be fed.

We

feed

Harvard Tercentenary Film For Hongkong

The film of the Tercentenary Cele- bration of the founding of Harvard College will shortly be brought here to a private showing to Harvard men in Hongkong and their friends.. Arrangements for the occasion are being formulated by a Committee composed of Dr J. Heng Liu of the Union Drug Company and Mr W. W. Holtman of the American Con- sulate-General. It is reported that a dinner party during there may be a which a Harvard Club of Hongkong may be ina

Inaugurated.

It is requested that all Harvard men in Hongkong send their names and addresses to either member of the Committee so that notice, may be sent to them.

President Roosevelt WASHINGTON, May 17 (Ra1ter). President Roosevelt is "feeling fine" according to reperis from the White Housu

Miss Hsu may go to the United States for further musical studies.

STOCK MARKET REPORT

Summary, fasued yesterday is:

Hongkong Stuck Exchange Official

Buyers

Bonk of East Asta $70.00 H.K. Fire Ins; XD, $178 Indo-Chinas (Pref.) $80 Providents $4.85 Hotels $2.85 Lands $30.85 Renities $2.70 Macao Electries $18.50 Hopes $0.20 Entertainments $0.20

Sellera

Providents $5 Reallics $2.00 Trams $10 Electric "nts" $12.25

Sales H.K. Banks $1,308- Lands $30.75 Macao Electrics $18

ed.

Canard On U.S.

Is Refuted

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" The State Department to-day denied WASHINGTON, May 12 (UP), the reports from Budapest that the United States had given assurances to ald the Iraqi Government if it would

collaborate with Britain..

It also denied the reports from Budapest that President"

Roosevelt has promised the cancellation of the Balfour Declaration to create Jewish homeland in Palestine.

REACHING PEAK PRODUCTION

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” WASHINGTON. May 12 (UP),—- The British Treasury expert, Mr John Edward Keynes told a press conference to-day that the United States and

British production facilities are "incomparably stronger" than the Axis, which had been, af peak production for some time, whereas Britain, and the United States were just approaching their full stride. He declared that Italy has been a serious, drain on Ger- many.

A fating mine was reported by Although stiff and weak from the rangements are being made with lat. 22 degrees 11: 30 N., long.. 113 SIMLA, May 12 (Router).—Ar- the master of the Tung On in position effects, of recent stomach trouble the firm in India for the supply of 314 degrees 40, 00% E., (approx) 1.0, miles President was well enough to-day to million sarltary cans conforming 5.70 degrees W. from the south point receive the Australian Premier, Mr with Briush standard specifications. of Lantaó Island at 9.32 am. yester-

These cans can be used for foodstuffs.--

Menzies,

A

positions to meet the special problems LONDON,-May-12-(Reuter)-The imposed in the 1941 problem. Tin-Soviet Ambassador to Germany, M. hutted dough boys in full field equip- Dekanosow, is returning to his post ment are guarding the vital spots in to-day after spending 14 days Honolulu.

Moscow.

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Direct Bervice"--San Francisco date, 13th May.........May 20,

OUTWARD AIR MAILS Wednesday, May 14 Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu, U.S.A., and Europe via "Pan Amo- rican Airways and Trans-Atlanila Service,"

K.P.O.

.May 14, 5 pm. ....May 14, 5.30 p.m.

Reg.

Ord.

GP.O

Reg.

Ord.

...May 14, 7 pm,

Friday, May 18

May 14, 5 pm.

Air Mail by Air to Rangoon to com- nect with the "British Overseas

K.F.O, and G.P.O.

Airways."

Reg.

Ord....

May 18, 4 p.m.

May 10, 4.30 p.m.

Tuesday, May 20

Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu, U.S.A. and Europe vis "Pan Ame- rican Airways and Trans-Atlantfe Bervice."

Reg.

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Studebaker Secures Defence Contracts

Mr Dewey W. Smith, Vice Presi- dent of The Studebaker Corpora- tion, at present in Hongkong, has Just, received advice from his head office in South Bend, Indiana, that Studebaker has just been awarded ore of the largest defence contracts to be let to any one. firm. The total amount involved Is US$180,000,000.

this amount

approximately US$49,000,000 ls for new plants while the balance calls for aeroplane mo- tors of the aircooled type.

Contracts for the now plants havė. been let and the ground for the new A

buildings is already under way.

total of

over 20,000 new employees

been added to the Studebaker

have bee

payrolls.

The first motors are due to start off the assembly lines in January 1942 and within thirty days after production starts motors will be com

of the assembly line at the rate ing of several

shifts will be main« tained, each shift to be of eight hours duration

necessary undred per

day.

In accepting this huge undertaking it

was the desire of Studebaker to accomplish this work without inter- fering with regular, car and truck production; however if this becomes Impossible then defence work will be given preference. It is interest- ing, to note that during the Great War. Studebaker (was the first plant in Amories to offer their entire fieili- ties to the Allied cause,