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Registered as a Newspaper at the General Post Office in the United Kingdom.
No. 24810.號拾壹捌仟肆萬弍第
ESTABLISHED 1857
15-19 Marina House, Queen's Road. Central.
G.P.O. Box No. 1,
【日拾叁月元年寅戊 HONG KONG, TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 1938. 式拜禮日登月卷年捌玖仟登英 Price
COLONY PLUNGED
OPERATIONS TO. TEST COLONY DEFENCES
Manoeuvres Will Be On Small Scale This Year
The following communique was issued by Command Headquarters yesterday:--
Combined operations on a small scale will be held this year be- tween March 16 and 22 to exercise principally the mobile garrison 'af Hong Kong. The active period of operations will probably not exceëi 48 hours.
INTO DARKNESS FOR EXPERIMENTAL
PHILIPPINES MAIL PLANE MISSING
Manila, Feb. 28. Five United States Army planes were engaged in an unsuccessful daylong search for a mall plane belonging to the Philippines Aerial Taxi Company which Was last heard of at 9.10 a.m. while dying from Manila to Paracale, 120 miles east of Manlia
The machine's only occupant is an American pilot, Mr. Burton H. Hall
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The search is being intensifed
The Navy and Air Force wi! Royal Engineers, the Hong Kong co-operate in proportion to their Signal Company, 12th Company. strength in Hong Kong at the time Royal Army Service Corps. Hong tomorrow, but in any case, with the exception Kong Mule Corps. With Company. a limited representative attack | Röyal Army Medical Corps, 8th
Mr. Hall was formerly emph yed by the China National Aviation
against the beach defences, the Section. Royal Army Ordnance Corporation.-(Reuter).
main object of this exercise is to test the mainland defences of the Army and so the Navy and Air Force will only be required to assist In a secondary role.
The fixed const defences as well as the anti-aircraft defences will be manned in skeleton only, but advantage will be taken to test the examination service and close de fences of the eastern entrance to the harbour.
Corps and the Hong Kong Volyn- teer Defence Corps.
Düring the operations, care will be taken to inconvenience the pub- lic as little as possible, but if it is necessary at any time for troops to enter private property His Ex- cellency, the General Officer Com- manding, hopes that every assis- tance will be given by the owners. Wherever possible prior permission will be requested of the owner. In In order to make the operations any case, if any damage is done by more realistic one battállon (The the troops the fact should be noti- 1st Battalion The Seaforth High-hed to Military Headquarters" as landers) will represent an Enemy isoon as possible with detalls as to and will carry out all the attacks time, place, and the name of the hecessary to exercise the mobile Unit concerned. garrison.
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DRINKING WATERS UNITS TAKING PART
Similarly His Excellency, The ¦ Brigadier F. W. L. Bissett, D.R.0.. | General Officer Commanding hopes M.C.. Commanding The Hong Kong that facilities for obtaining drink- Infantry Bdgade, will be in coming water will be accorded to mand of all the mainland defences. troops if sought." and Lieut.-Col. "G. E. Hall, M.C.. Further Information dealing with commanding The 1st Battalion The aspects of the Scheme to be set Royal Scots, will command the will be given in future communi- island defences.
ques Dally official communiques The Units taking part, will be will be issued during the Exercise. the Hong Kong Infantry Brigade, The operations will be timed so 8th Heavy Brigade, Royal Artillery.as not to interfere in any way Hong Kong Brigade, Hong Kong-with the holding of St. Patrick's Singapore Royal Artillery, the Ball on Friday, March 1
CHINESE AIR
ACE DEAD
CAPTAIN CHEN CHI-WEI
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32 CASES OF
SMALL-POX
IN WEEK-END
FASTING CAMPAIGN FOR WAR RELIEF
It is learned that Mr. Tsang Yang-fu. Mayor tof Canton and President of the Canton Winter-clothes Relief Associa-
FLASHES FROM THE DARK
Hong Kong seemed a gloomy place last night but as the fol-- lowing flashes from the darkness" show, there was a lighter side to the Black-Out:
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One Hong Kong resident stayed up at the bar in his club till midnight because he was "afreld to go home in the dark.”
A little boy hated to know how the authorities managed to "black-out" the moon.
More husbands were home early for dinner than on any one night since time begun.
The Pickpockets Union had a field day.
Roosters started crowing as soon as the lights went on again.
at 11 o'clock.
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A Kowloonite who was in a hurry to get home took a rick- shaw to Queen's Pler where he waited 15 minutes for a ferry launch to come along."
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Pedestrians had to keep smoking to use the "cigarettes as "headlights "
There was almost a riot at Happy Valley because some bright young fellow "klased the wrong girl.
tion. pas telegraphed the SCA FINLAND AND
Kong Students' Relief" Associa- tion, requesting them to raise funds in order to send winter clothing to the Chinese soldiers at the front
The Committee of the Hong Kong Students' Relier Associa- tlon held a meeting on Bun-. day when it was decided to hold a Fasting Campaign for three days, on March 10, 11 and 12.
The Committee, hopes that students in the Colony will refrain from taking their tiffins during the three days and donate the money thus saved to the Association..
NEW AIRMAIL SCHEDULE
THE OLYMPIC
In Case Japan Does Not Hold Ganes
Stockholy Feb. 28. Finland has made all prepara- tions to hold the 1940 Olympic Games, in case Japan should re- nounce the privilege owing to the Sino-Japanese war, declared a member of the Finnish Olympic Committee, Eric van Frenckell, in an Interview with a representative of the Swedish paper "Nyadagligt Allebanda."
Frenckell further declared that in future a safety clause should be included in the olympic statute. automatically depriving a
coun-
Changes Announced try at war of the privilege of
organising the Olympic Games.
country.
Hong Kong became linked with. Such a country should even not the new Imperial Airways flying be allowed to participate in the Thirty-two cases of shall-pox joeaf service between Singapore. Games in another were notified during the 48 hours and Alexandria when the R.M.A. Frenckell turther declared that the ended midnight, Sunday. In Vic-Daedalus arrived with mall yester- toria 11 cases were reported, while day.
Olympic idea had been impaired by the fact that Japan, after being entrusted with organising the Games, had involved herself, in a
Canton. Feb. 28. Canton is mourning the death of Captain Chen Chi-wet, squadron four were from Kewleon and one In order to cope with the new leader of the Chinese planes which from Shaukiwan.
schedule the Daedalus will depart were responsible for shooting down Other cases notified were two at 11 a.m. today with mall and war-Transocean). two Japanese machines over Nam-ach of measles and enteric fever freight. yung on February 24.
It is now revealed that during the aerial combat over Namyung. Captein Chen's plane was encir eled by six Japanese machines. Although in a precarious position. the Chinese ace kept up a brisk fight. peppering each attacking plane with machine gun fre when it came near him.
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and one case of diphtheria.
PAY.COMDR. THATCHER
TO WED SOON
A Hong Kong Rotarian
The Delphinus will arrive in Hong Kong on Fridays instead of Mondays and will depart on Tues- days instead of Sundays. Outward mails will therefore close at the General and Kowloon Post Office on Tuesdays at 9 am,
There will be an additional In- ward mail this week arriving on Friday,
The present air mall charges of
He received two bullet wounds during the combat, but retaining The engagement was announced his presence of mind, he managed recently at Home between Pay-50 cents per half ounce to England. to out-manoeuvre the invaders and master-Commander, Arthur Ri-and 80 cents per half ounce to Aus- brought his machine safely down.chard Thatcher, son of Mr. Arthur tralia, will still remain in force, re- He was found seriously injured,Thatcher, and the late Mrs.duced charges applying only to and despite medical efforts to save Thatcher, of Leigh-on-Sea, and airports at which the flying-beats him, he succumbed to his wounds Primrose, only daughter of Mr. and land. In the evening that day.
Mrs. F. J. L Shaw, of Bournemouth, Captain Chen' was a native of and formerly of Tientsin. -
The RMA. Daedalus which ar- rived at Kal Tak yesterday brought
will
Toishan and a graduate of the Pay-Commdr. Thatcher left for 338 kilos of mall and 54 kilos of Kwangtung Aviation School. His England in November on comple-freight from Europe. She brother, Chen Chi-kwang, is also a tion of his tour of duty on the leave at 8.20 a.m. today on the new pilot in the Chinese air force-China Station. He was a member airmail schedule and will return (Central News).
of the Hong Kong Rotary Club. on Monday next. The Daedalus carried one passenger yesterday from Marseilles.
TURNING THE PAGES
China
Page 2 Portuguese sued by ser-Page 8-Leuding article: "Shoddy
vant. Douglas wharf theft. Yau- swindle" being repeated. mati fracas sequel.
review.
Fage 3.-War brewing in China's Page 3-Kidnapping of General
northwest territory. origin.
Man's
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Miller recalled. Latest cables: Page 10.--Sport news and notes.
Page 4.-Sensational, trial of Soviet State officials. Japan plans de- velopment of China. Unrest fear- ed in Syria.
Page 5-Cinema notices and news.
Doctor warns middle-aged, Page 6. The services. Eyes of the
Navy.
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JAPANESE PLANES VISIT CANTON
Canton, Feb. 28. Two Japanese planes visited Canton this afternoon and were visible from Shameen dying at
Page 11.-No offence to cross white good height on account, of the
line. Hasn't slept for 22 years.heavy anti-aircraft fre. HK. Police Reserve orders.
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The raiders dropped several
Page 12-New York Quotations. bombs, it believed, in the vicinity
of the aerodrome in Shežpai.
Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Page 13.-Radio programmes.
Pages 14 and 15-Shipping news. According to unconfirmed Chi- arrivals and Clearances. - Direc- nese reports one Japanese · plane tory.
was brought down in an earlier
Page London Gazette. Hotel Faze 16-Colony black-out. Yacht-raid in the Canton area today...----
guests. Bequel to police raid.
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(Renter).
FACES OF GIRLS WHO HAVE AFFAIRS -Lady Astor
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(BY AIR MAIL)
London, Feb 16. Lady Astor, M.P., at a Lon: don meeting said: "I remem- ber once a friend said to me, I don't understand you. You- are so proper and prudish, and don't have any anairs.. What is the matter with you?' "I replied, I have looked at the faces of the women who have had that kind of life and --no, thank you. I prefer to Ko my own way."(Daily Mail.
THE DOLLAR
TT. ON LONDON: Is. 2.7/84. T.T. ON NEW YORK: 31-1/16.
London Silver Market
(Our Own Correspondent). London, Feb. 28. London silver prices. today were down 1/8 for "Spot" and 1/18 for "Forward," as follow:-
Spot.
Forward......19-7/8
Feb. 26. Feb. 28. .20-3/16 20-1/16
18-13/18
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LAZARUS OPTICIAN
Single Copy, 10 cts. (Per Month. $3. BLACK-OUT
Official Statement Yet Available
INDECENT ASSAULT IN WANCHAI DISTRICT
Green Lights On Trams Not
Helpful To Drivers
Although no official statement was obtainable the general opinion was that the experimental Black-Out last night was very successful from every point of view.
The public of Hong Kong lent their co-operation to the au- thorities in an unstinted manner and although sero hour was fixed at 7 pm.. the lights' on the Island and the maitland were gradual- ly being ́extinguished from 6.45 p.m. onwards and the whole place was in complete darkness half an hour later,
We learned from a reliable source that a number of high mili- tary officials went up in planes to observe the effect of the Black- Out. It is to be hoped that a report will be issued within the next day or so as the public, having co-operated in every manner possible, are anxious to obtain the official view on the matter.
It was officially stated that the lighting in the Royal Naval Dock- yard was of a purely experimental nature for aircraft to observe from a height.
SERIOUS ASSAULT
ALLEGED Though the Black-Out last night had its share of the lighter side, there was at least one serious in-
Even the trims and buses had their 1ghts shaded. Insofar as the tram.. cars were concerned, we learned from Mr. L C. F. Bellamy that lighting on the tram cara was cut down by 80 per cent. In a few cars green lights were used as an
cident, in which a young woman experiment but drivers and con- was the victim of an inderent as, ductors complained that it was im- possible to operate. under those sault in the Wanchal district.
conditions. The drivers stated that This girl was standing in the they could not see traffic ahead doorway of No. 102 Lockhart Road and the conductors that it was at about 10.15 when someone came difficult, with the green lights, to up to her and she saw a match tell good notes from forgeries. struck and herself scanned by its
light.
She was then seized and, despite her struggles and calls for assis-
ONLY A FUSED WIRE:
Fire! At 9.08 p.m. the alarm tance, she was dragged half-way was given that there was a fre up the staircase of the next house in Fuk Wah Street, Shamshulpo, There a plece of cloth was wrapped and a detachment from the Fire round her head and the alleged Brigade rushed hastily to the į indecent ässault committed.
scene, "with the unpleasant pros- When she was seen a short time pect of having to fight a blaze in after the incident, the girl, who pitch darkness or of ignoring the for obvious reasons," refused to give Black-Out regulations. her name and address, though it
Fortunately, however.
it was
1s believed she lives very near to necessary for the decision to be Nc. 102, had her clothes torn and made. was bleeding in the face.
An
There was in fact, no fre. She alleges that her assallant electric wire in a knitting factory was wearing a uniform, the buttons had fused, setting off an alarm. or which she could distinctly feel. (Continued on Back Page)
RACING CARNIVAL SCENES AT HAPPY VALLEY
MEETING