THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, AUGUST 14,
1937.
ANTI-CHOLERA VACCINE ALHAMBRA
MORY SUPPLIES IN COLONY
AIR-CONDITIONED THEATREN
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Dear Boga:
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This in my last warning.
Stop diotating and
qtari thinking-of me.
I'm fed up with your
idea that a pretty girl
i like a malady.
This in April in Hanhat-
Lan and I'm going to wind
up in your arme--or aloo!
JEAN
GEORGE
ARTHUR · BRENT
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FAST DWINDLING Medical Authorities
Faced
With New Problem MEANWHILE CHOLERA
INCIDENCE MOUNTS
NTI-CHOLERA vaccine supplies are becoming short in Hongkong, and there is some difficulty in obtaining replacements, according to Dr. J. T. Smalley, Director of Medical Supplies.
New Landing Stage
Kai Tak Tonders Invited
Tenders are being invited by the Government for the following pro-
jects:
It is considered doubtful whether fresh supplies can be secured from Shanghai owing to the war trouble there, and the Colony authorities have sent urgent cables to Manila, Saigon and Bangkok for immediate assistance.
In the meantime a further 44 cases of cholera were notifieding and anchoring of two reinforced during the last 24 hours. Owing to insufficient accommodation at the Kennedy Town Hospital, the medical authorities have decided to re-open the old Government Civil Hospital.
U.S. Protects Her Rights
Assurances Asked From Britain
Washington, Aug. 13. In the course of an Anglo-Ameri- the United can exchange of notes. States has asked for assurances that the rights of the American Govern- ment and citizens shall be protected under any change in the Palestinei mandate.
Construction of pontoon landing slage at Kal Tak Airport. The work comprises the construction, launch- concrete pontoons and the construc- tion of reinforced concrete dolphins, sleel booms, ramps and steps.
New service reservoir for Repulse Bay water supply. The work con- Eighty cases at present at Kennedy slats of the construction of a con- with rcin- Town will be removed to the Gov-crete service reservoir,
forced concrete root and columns, ernment Civil Hospital to-morrow. above Repulse Bay Road, There, provisional accommodation
New public flush latrine at Tsun been made available for 150 wan Market. The werk consists of
haa cases.
site formation and the erection of a new public flush Intrine in brickwork with a re-inforced concrete roof.
INVENTIONS CAUSE CRIMES
The local supplies of vaccine are dwindling fast. It was stated this morning that supplies are sumcleat for two or three days only. Because of the trouble in Shanghal, it is doubtful whether further supplies of vaccine can be obtained from there. A quarter of a million doses were expected to-day, but no 'plane has been able to leave with them so far. getaway, for this a train or a As a result, the authorities have sent, would do nearly as well. urgent cables to Manila, Singapore, | No, the type of criminal who gives Saigon and Bangkok for the immedi-hearty thanks to the inventor of the nte despatch of 250,000 doses from acroplane is the smuggler. each port.
45,000 INOCULATIONS
(Continued from Page. 2).
car
Dutlable
of
goods can be flown over from the The United States based its claim
Continent, defying the Customs, and Anglo- to consideration upon the
landed in some quiet spot. The only possible counter to this kind American Convention of 1934 and Mr. Cordell 1ull, the Secretary of Dr. J. T. Smalley, Director of criminal activity would be the creu- fying corps of Revenue State, has asked that any proposals Medical Services, stated this morning tion of a modifying the mandate be com- that 45,107 persons had been inoculopers.
These might cruise about in the municated to Washington in ample ated up to last night. Of this number time to enable the Goverument to 10,427 inoculations have been given sky looking for smuggler's 'planes, make observations, necessary, at the Kowloon Hospital and 8,760 as the Revenue cutters of olden days at the out-patients department of the used to beat up and down the coast. old Government Civil Hospital, At But this is more like an H. G. Wells the Queen Mary Hospital 3,400 ino-fantasy than a practicable idea.
Since acroplanes come into ordin- culations have been given.
ary use they have been made the
and means of several suicides, least one case of suspected murder. Telephone Tricks
with a view to preserving American rights.---Reuter,
SHANGHAI INFERNO
RAGES
(Continued from Page 1)
The majority of large firms in the Colony have sent their entire staffs to be inoculated, or have applied to the health authorities for vaccine. Two thousand doses were supplied
at
The Postmaster-General compla- vast increase of the
to the Kowloon Godown Company cently reporta the rearing of aeroplanes overhend for their coolies, while the Steam telephone habit. He might add that above Sassoon House made ordinary Laundry Company sent 380 members the use of the 'fhone is not confined to law-abiding citizens; the criminal conversation inside the building of its staff to the Kowloon Hospital classes find it very handy too. Rudible for three minutes.
during the past two days.
Burglars and housebreakers who certain resi- The maddest panic reigned in thei
While a check is kept on Chinese have marked down a heart of the business centre when coming into the Colony by steamer dence as offering booty have a trick bogus the city reverberated with the roar and train from Canton and Macao, of ringing it up and getting the in- of the idzumo's anti-aircraft guns. thousands of coolles are pouring in mates out of the way by a
messago. steamer and
This is often done when the cri- Thousands of panle-stricken Chi-by junk and constel nese and foreigners ran peil-inell, defeating the precautionary measures mintis find that one maid has been left in charge of the house. They crying and screaming, whilst build the authorities have imposed.
a pretended ings were hastily closed with iron
ring the girl up with grilles.
The streets became most
message from her employers, and so Induce her to leave the place congested, and trafe was hopelessly
guarded. Tangled-United Presa.
"NOW IT IS WAR"
Shanghal, Aug. 14.
(1.43 p.m.)
lone
Dr. Smalley added that the death percentage is mounting.
flagship Idzumo, whose anti-aircraft guns immediately came into action.
At the same time, two Japanese cruisers inside the harbour each cata- Flying at a great height, Chinese plane dropped three bombs pulled an aeroplane into the air.
un-
A new type of telephone offence was discovered not long ago when a man was arrested for using un- pleasant language to girl telephone There was no statute to cover this operators from a public kiosk. kind of behaviour, so the resource- with un- All five machines (three Chinese ful police charged him Szechuen Road, near Hongkew Park, and two Japanese) circled over the lawfully using the electricity belong
river, but did not engage each other, ing to the Postmaster-General"! For all of which missed the mark,
south this he was duly punished, and then disappeared in a
Munro Blair. Japanese faces everywhere are westerly direction.-Reuter, grim. One Japanese officer declared, Incontcally: "Now it is Reuter.
on the fortress-like Japanese Head- quarters
borracks In North
and
war"
ANOTHER VISIT
Shanghal, Aug. 14
(2.30 p.m.)
SHELL FALLS IN SETTLEMENT
Shanghal, Aug. 14 (10,20 am)
CONSULATE CLOSED
Gibraltar, Aug. 13.
It is understood that the Spanish
A shell crashed into Elgin Road, in Insurgent Consulate, which has been
the Japanese-populated district of functioning here in semi-secrecy, has International been closed in obedience to the orders
The Chinese resumed their air Hongkew, inside the activity at 1.30 p.m. when three Settlement, bombing machines again flew over the United Presn.
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