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EDITORIAL
| NAMOA DEFENCES STRENGTHENED
Preparing For Counter-Attacks By Japanese
Canton, July 15. Chinese
querillas and militia corps, who recaptured Namoa on Monday, are consolidating defences on the Island in anticipation of Japanese counter-attacks.
Unwilling to come under Jap- anese oppression. which they have briefly experienced, Chinese pea- sants on the island are joining the militia corps in large numbers.
Japanese naval aircraft, taking DEATHS
Off from the warships in the SWALLOW.-At Shanghai on July vicinity of Namoa, conducted re-i 10, 1938, Robert William Swal-connaisance fights over the island low, aged 80 years.
during the past two days, JOSE. On July 9, 1938. at Shang- hal, Mr. Sixto Jose, aged 63
COLONEL HUNG'S APPOINTMENT years, the dearly-beloved hus- band of Mrs. Severina José Meanwhile, in recognition of his and father of Mario Carmen | gallantry and courage in leading José, of Shanghal, Sixto and the raid en the island, the Kwang- Emiliano José, of Manila, and tung provincial authorities have Santiago José, of Seattle. appointed Colonel Hung Chih-
chenz.
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HONG Koxo, July 18, 1938.
NO PROGRESS MADE
BOUT the most significant news.
of the war which has come
pose.
commander of the
Militia Corps, magistrale of Namon
city.
Normality is gradually being re- stored in Namoa, and many people who had previously evacuated are now returning. Reller measures for refugees have niso been drawn up and will shortly be enforced (Central News),
WARSHIPS 'INCREASED
Swatow, July 15.
PASSENGERS
The following passengers arrived in the Colony yesterday by the Empress of Japan from Canada. Japan and Shanghai:-
Miss E. J. Bien, Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Buckley, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Merkel. Mr. R. R. Pearson Mr. W. C. Cee, Mr. M. Fatechand, Mr. A. Fielschman.
SATURDAY, JULY 16, 1938.
The Man Who Changed
The Test Match
MeCormick was the name on all Australian lips and most Eng- lish ones at Lord's recently writes a Home correspondent.
When Bradman brought him to England with his team he made a prophecy about which we were a little scaptical. It was that Ernest Mc- Cormick, the Australian fast bowler, would be the fastest bowler any captain had over brought to England. As we watched him for the first few overs at Lord's many, judges who have watched gen- erations of cricket thought Bradman "might be right.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Heseltine. Mrs. S. Heseltine, Mr. L. Lekhraj, Mr. T. C. Monaghan, Mr. J. W. Platt,
To me he appeared faster than Capt. M. Yates, Mr. T. H. Am-
any Australian of recent years. mersey, Master M.M. Ammersey: Twice in the First Test match he Mr. D. Bhalla, Mr. M. K. Kir-nas. done the fast bowler's job at chandani, Mr. J. Redman, Mr. R. the beginning of our innings- H Schofield, Mr: W. Amtnge, Mr. three for 16 in the Arst innings, W. L. Butt. Mrs. W. G. Calder, Mr. three for 21 at a similar stage in T. H. Chan, Mr. L Y. Chang. Mr. the second, V. H. Chang. Miss Sue Chien, Miss Chien Woo,
£60,000
FOR ITALIAN RACEHORSE
Italian racehorse
Picture this Cornstalk at Lord's. He bowled from the Pavilion end Nearco, the with the wind.. His arm-from the which won the Grand Prix de catsman's point of view-in front Paris recently, has been bought by of the dark and distinguished fr. M. H. Benson for £60,000 from humanity in the members pavi- Signor Federico Tesio, says The lion..
Bulletin. "
?
Mr. A. L Davis. Mr. W. A. H. Duff, Mr. K. Gee, Mr. V. Gensbur- ger, Mr. T. Y. Hsu, Mr. Hu, Mr. T. L. Huang, Mr. O. S. Jitts, Mr. S. H. King, Mr. Z. C. King,
Mr. M. Kolobanoff, Mr. $ He strolls 20 yards back rubbing Kurauchi, Mrs. 8. M. L. Mrs. L.the ball reflectively on his shirt, Mel. Master "Mel, Mr. F. Noma, wheels quickly, breaks into a trot. Mr. T. Ou. Dr. G. Sellett, Mr. & a rup, and lets go the ball. from Berguin. Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Starr.nearly the top of his stretch.
SPEED HIS STRONG SLIT Mr. H Versluis, Mr. L. H. Wade Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Wang, Miss D. Wong, Mr. T. 5. Wong, Mrs. T. Woo, Miss Woo, Mr. Y. C. Wu, Mr. S. Yamamoto, Mrs. D. M. Yih. Mr. and Mrs. Yong Yung Ho, Mr. M. T. Yu,
Mr. G., Zanetti, Mrs. M. Ganten- bon. Mrs. N. D. Clement. Mr. J. Dewey, Mrs. W. W. Leach, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Myers, Miss N.
Dina,
con-
This price was rivalled some years ago when Str H. Mallaby- Deeley gave a similar sum for the English Derby winner Call Boy.
Nearco, which was bred in Italy by Signor Tesio, is by Lord Der-
A very nice style for a fast bys' horse Pharos. He has run in bowler. But speed rather than 14 races and has never been bez- accuracy is his strong suit. A ten.
There has been intense competi- Elts quiant record indeed. trol of length is uncertain.
tion for the colt since Signor Tesla Frequently he bowls bouncers on flet it be known after his Paris win, either aide of the wicket; now and that he was willing to accept then he provokes a catch of the offers for him providing he could Larwood type-batsman defending get the consent of the Italian himself with uplifted bat and pop. Government to sell.
In the Grand Prix, he beat the « ping up a catch to the two short-
feldsmen
close best horses in France, including crouching
winner Bols
Mrs. T. V. Oltman, Miss Meg
Raussel
After the Chinese recapture of Oltman. Miss C. Oltman, Master alongside. But he is just as likely the English Derby Namoa Island, Japanese, warships R. Oltman, Miss A. Chambon, Mr. to produce his effects in the form off the Swatow-Chaochow coast have been increased by more than 10-(Central News).
LAID WASTE BY
WAR AND FLOOD
Fate Of Famous Honan Towi
Chengchow, July 15. Travellers arriving here state that Chuhsienchen, 25 kilometres south of Kaifeng, formerly a pro- sperous town, is now totally des serted after the ravages of war and flood.
i.
C. J. Dave, "Mr. D. T. Hartley, Mr. of catches to the slip fèldsmen, G. Ismail, Mr. Pack Yu Lee, Mr. He is unpleasant to face, perhaps G L. Mehra,
because of his very, uncertainty.
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Motiwalla,
Master M. Motiwalla, Master A
Motiwalia, Mr. R. Nath" Mr. N.
Sampat Mr. G. Singh, Mr. M. S.
Mr. Benson. Nearco's new owner, retired some time ago from the big book-making. Arm which he es- tablished.
THREE GOOD WICKETS
BLOODSTOCK BREEDING Anyhow his value to Australia He dévotes his attention nowa- as a fast bowler is shown by the days to bloodstock - breeding. He fact that Barnett. Verity and bought Windsor Lad from the Shah, Mr. V."B. Sheth,
Edrich were out to him in this Manaraja of Rajpipla for £50,000 Mr. c. c. Chang. Miss Chang Innings He placed England on after he had on the Derby in Fel Ying. Mrs. Chao, Miss Chao, the defensive, struck a blow at 1934. In Mr. Benson's colours, Miss M. Chao, Mr. C. P. Chen, their hopes of winning.
Windsor Lad won the St. Leger Mr. P. Chen, Mr. T. H. Chen,
This destructive glant in "civi-and the Eclipse Stakes. Madame Chu, Madame K. Chuang, lan" life is, what do you think?
to "I have bought the horse Mr. C. H Dickson, Mr. L. 8. A watch-maker, and' jeweller. run-stand at the stud in England,” Hoong, Mr. C. 8. Hsu, Mr. J. M. ning His own business in Mel-sald Mr. Benson to a reporter. Hu Mr. T. C. Hu, Mr. H. Y. Hung. bourne. A neat, minute kind of "Subscribers to Windsor Lad will Mr. 5, 8, John, Miss F, A. Kirk, joh that is the antithesis of fast be given preference if they desire Mr. N. P. Lam,
bowling.
to have nominations. I cannot STORY OF A MAYOR'
say at the moment whether I shall And he is the accepted wit of run him in any race before he the Australian side. His com- goes to stud, but definitely he will. rädes tell one story of his meet- not meet his Ostend engagement"
Mrs. K. Y. Lee, Masters Lee, (3), Mr. S. G. Lee, Mr. T. T. Lee, Mr" H. P. Liu, Mr. Mar Bow Sin, Mr. Phi H. Tang, Mr. Seng 3h. Ping. Mrs. C. B. Shao, Master Shao, Mr. C. C. Sieh,
to light was that on the eve of the first anniversary the Japanese forces were fighting in the area very near to Peiping and Pelping was where the first shots were exchanged twelve months before. Japan, after expending, millions of yer and thousands of lives,
The town was practically razed found that she had forfeited what
to the ground by Japanese artillery little goodwill she enjoyed abroad,
and aerial bombardment during made a lasting enemy of the
recent, fighting. What was not des- Chinese and all to no good pur-ftroyed by war was damaged or Miss E. D. Spicer, Mr. F. Stanek, In the North it is true that she washed away by the Yellow River Mr., Y. P. Ten, Mr.K. W. Toe, Mrs. food. The town still lies under P. L. Tsou. Miss F. F. Tsou, Miss holds large areas of Chinese pro-
several feet of water.
G. K Waung, Mr. Z. F. Yin, Mr. perty but these she holds pre-
Unable to stand the trying cir-Yu Chi Wen, Miss Sing Ping. Miss cariously as the gueria units con-
Woo Siao Mel. tinually harass the occupational cumstances, practically the antife
populace has fied. armies. In the south her long- so far threatened campaign has failed to materialise — competent judges say that it will be Snan- cially and physically impossible for Japan to carry out her threat.
"In the central areas the progress of the invaders is effectively checked by the floods which were originally caused through damage bombs dropped at random by Jap- to the Yellow River dykes by the
anese aviators.
IT will be seen, therefore, that Japan has not much to show for her efforts. The resources of
(Sd.) T. H. KING, call of $2.50 per share upon all that country are being sorely taxed
Commissioner of Police.
15th July, 1938.
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the members holding shares of the 1938 Issue allotted on 4th
January's 1st April and 9th July, 1938, respectively, upon which HONG KONG & SHANGHAI only $2.50 per share has been BANKING CORPORATION. paid, and that the same will be payable to the Bankers of the Company, the Hong Kong and IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED Shanghal Banking Corporation, that an Interim Dividend of Hong Kong, on the 30th day of £2.10/ per share, subject to September, 1938. deduction of» Income Tax, has been declared for the HALF YEAR ending 30th June, 1938 at rate of 1/2.7/8 per Dollar. -
THE DIVIDEND will be
payable on and after-8th ́August,
By Order of the Board of Directors,
NOEL BRAGA,
Secretary.
1938 at the offices of the Cor-Hong Kong, 11th July, 1938.
poration, where Shareholders are requested to apply for Warrants. THE REGISTER OF
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GLIDER LANDS ON TREE-TOP
SHARES of the Corporation will be closed from 25th-JULY to 6th AUGUST (both days
A glider piloted by Mr. John inclusive) during which period Alan, of Newcastle, landed on the no transfer of Shares can be top of a tall tree near Wpoler. registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors.
D. C. EDMONDSTON,
Acting Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 12th July, 1938.
Northumberland, recently....
Travelling at about 40 miles an hour, the machine. plunged through the top branches and be- [came wedged in a fork.
Mr. Alan released hin safety belt, climbed out of the cockpit, and made a perilous journey to the ground-by far the most danger- 6123 ous part of his trip.
SUNG ASSOCIATIONS Chunstenchen Is famous in his- tory as the place where General Yueh Fel of the Sung Dynasty stationed his troops, presenting a bulwark against the Tartars aweep- Ing down from the north. He de feated. them at Yencheng, 75 miles south of Chengchow, and drove
pletely turning the tide of war.- them across the Yellow River, com-
(Central News).
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Or
SWATOW RAID. Swatow, July 15. The Chaochow-Swatow Railway and the unrest amongst her people { 'was. agala
objective the at home is growing daily. The Japanese raiders who staged two Army has taken į bombings Over here yesterday ARMY TAKES over
control of morning.
In the second raid, two Japanese GOVERNMENT and with char- naval bombers released two inis. acteristic auda- siles which fell wide of their mark city the war lords still talk about pushing on to final victory. "This victory, they add, will bring about the stabilisation or peace in the
OVER. THE
Far Eastl
the Government
Miss M. E. Samuelson, Father Gibbons, Miss M. Butter, Miss B. Frommer, MI, S. 1. D. Alsagoff, Mrs. N. R. Bowker, Miss L. Bowker, Dr. A. J. Chandler,
ing with a bushy-bearded major Mr. Benson owns the Beech of a bus town at home. His Housė stud at Cheveley, New-
where worship asked him to give market.
Windsor Lad is display of fast bowling. Mc-kept. Cormick assented. The first ball Signor Tesla is regarded as one alghted on the primitive pitch of
greatest authorities on and travelled straight along the bloodstock breeding in the world.. grass. "That's what I call my He has more than 100 choicely snake ball," he explained "It bred horses and mares in his stud
and racing stables in Italy. runs along the ground.”
the
"But how do you bowl 1?" He bred Donatello .. which he asked the mayor. "Oh, I always sold last year to Mr. E. Esmond for bowl it with the soft of the ball £45,000. underneath," was the explans-
Mr. 8. K Catterman. Mrs. D. S.
Some of the big prices given for Fraser, Miss E Garcia, Mrs. F M. tion.
thoroughbreds include. besides Harden, Miss S. Harden. Mr. B.
mentioned: 80- McCormick may not be one of those already. Harden Mrs. R. Jenks, Mr. H. Hthe great fast bowlers of history, larlo. to Lord Gianely for £47,000;" Packer, Mr. E. J. „Parrish,
but he has done his country two Prince Palatine, to Mr. J. B. Joel Miss A Perez, Miss E. Perez. good turns and England two bad for 40,000: Flying Fox. to M. E. Mrs. L Petry, Miss S. Perry, Mr. ones. What more could be expect-Blanc for £37.500: and Cillene, to J. F. Purnelli, Mr. D. F. Robertson, ed of him?,
Sir William Bass for £31,500. Mrs. Robertson, Hon, M. Rozas, Mrs. Roxas, Miss R. Roxas, Mr, G. Roxas,
Mrs. PL 8plaks. Mrs R. 8. Bpringer. Mr. C. Taylor," Miss M. Vidal, Mr. N. Hankins. Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Agnew, Mr. E. Ebele, Mr. and Mrs," "E Ebele,
Miss F Franquelli, Mr. J. Fried- berg; Mr. R. Frimi, Mrs. M. Fur stenburg, Miss M Furstenburg. Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Harvey, Dr.
and landed near the Chaosan W. L. Haworth, Primary School,~(Central News).
AUSTRIAN DOCTORS
TO PRACTICE .
IN BRITAIN
London, July 15, The British Medical Association a limited has agreed to allow number of Austrian doctors to practice In Britain.
The greatest, blow, perhaps, for Japan is the fact that she has nov been held at bay for over twelve months by a Chinese army which til a few months ago was. 11- equipped and insufficiently train- ed. The Japanese troops, happy in the 'belief that the Chinese would be no match for them, must have received many a rude shock to
The Association has declared their morale, during "these last
that not more than fifty doctors twelve months--the greatest set will be allowed to practice and a back no doubt being their, defeat committee from the BMA will at Talerchwang.
help the Home Secretary to select the Austrian doctors-(Reuter THE most important straws in the Bulletin).
wind of the Sino-Japanese war must be the persistent attempts by the Japanese cfficials to sain
It must be increasingly apparent credence for the reports that the ever to the somewhat short-sight- Chinese are seeking to end the ed Bre-eating militarists now in It is hardly necessary for us | Tokyo that the ambitions with to say that high Chinese officials which they embarked upon this persistently deny that any attempt "holy war are never going to be is being made realised. They would do well to to seek peace admit failure and end hostilities on any terms while there is still change for them but of com- to do so without too much loss of plete restora- face, for the longer this war is tion of China's national indepen- allowed to drag on, the greater will dence.
be the fall for Japan In the end.
war,
CHINESE NOT SEEKING PEACE
· TERMS · ***-!
EXCITING
MATCH AT
:
PORTSMOUTH
Hampshire Win After
Extra Time
Hampshire beat Derbyshire after five minutes of extra time at Forts mouth recently by 37 runs,
PROFESSIONAL GOLF
Latest Shawnee Results
Shawnee-on-Delaware,
July 14, Following the results of the Miss R. Manchaca, Mr. L M
quarter-final matches played to. Mordant, Mrs. V. E, Balter, Mr.
day in the American Professional and Mrs. A. M. Simpson, Mr. and
Golf Association's championship, Mra. 8. S. Taylor, Mr. F. Varona.
Sam Snead will meet Jimmy Hines Dr. and Mrs. C. H. Weaver, Mas
When cricket was resumed in the adn Henry Plcard will play Paul B. Weaver,
morning, Hampshire, with lead | Runyan in the semi-finals. - Mr A. Almal, Assemb. F. Buen of 120 runs and only four more damino, Mr. B. Canceran. Dr. J.wickets to fall, looked like provid Febells, Col and Mrs. F. Ving Derbyshire with a comparative- Hemenway, Mrs. E. I. Hickson,ly simple task. Major A. J. Hutter,
The following were the results: Snead beat J. Foulls 8 and 7. Hines beat Bryon Nelson 2 and 1 Picard beat Gene Sarazen 3 As it turned out Derbyshire had and 2. Mr. and Mrs. H. Kerner, Mr. W to held for another two hours and
Runyan beat Horton Smith: 4
ار
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8. Lopez, Assemb, Magalona, Mr: ten minutes while they saw their and 3.-(Router).
T. Morato, Major M Metó, Pres. chances gradually silpping from M. Quezon, Mrs H M.Syro-their grasp. bolaraky,
MISS FREDA UTLEY IN "HANKOW
swung
Walker, batting under thé handi- Mr. A. Cooper. Mr. J. A. Collins. cap of a strained muscle in the leg round,
finely, the game again Mrs. J. Doyle, Mr. B. J. Green, and having a runner, showed ad- Miss J. M. Idstad Miss Kniazeva, mirable patience and determind three wickets to fall, but, Rhodes, Only 40 more rurs needed with Ideut. C, Totman.
tion for over two hours. With after batting for 30 minutes, put Heath. the last man as partner up a catch to allp and was eighth Walker skilfully farmed the bow out at 181. Steele, who in his first ling and actually hit up 39 of the spell sent back smith and Town 40. runs put on more
send (A.) without cost, finished off Naturally, he could not make his the match by taking the last two Hankow, July 15. Miss Freda Utley, author of the strokes with his customary free wickets for two runs. well-known book, "Japan's Feet of fom, and, in the circumstances,
Both Rhodes and Pope (A.) were Clay," is on a visit here. She ar- his innings of T was a really fine missed off him, but Steele never rived from Hong Kong by plane one
became disheartened and thorough- ABAD START yesterday.
ly deserved his figures of four After a stay of two weeks, she Derbyshire, going in to score 221, wickets for just over seven runs will return to Hong Kong on her made a bad start, losing four bate- apiece, Hampshire's bowlers, main- way back to England (Central men for 48, but, with G. Pope, taining their length, were well sup- News).
Townsend (L) and Rhodes batting"orted in the field
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