THE
HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY,
AUGUST 20,
1937.
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
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WANTED KNOWN.
WANTED FOR
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Crystal Palace
WARNING.
Owing to the provalence of Cholera in the Colony the publie is warned that all milk and all water should be boiled before drinking.
Blaze
Ruins In Grip
Of Fire
London, Aug. 10. What is left of the Crystal Palace after the disastrous fire of November last caught are to-day.
Uncooked vegetables and other foods liable to contamination Sparks from a rubbish heap near started the should not be consumed under any the old School of Arts pay
conflagration, which is spreading circumstanceя.
The flames rose to a height rapidly. of forty feet, and seven or eight fre Council.engines are trying to put
blaze, which appears to be burning itself out.
CASH-We half-face value for used Coronation Stamps. Alco highest prices for all other issues. No quantity too largo and none too small. Prompt cash paid on receipt of all sendings. The Dominion Stamp Company, Gore, New Zealand,
PREMISES TO LET.
MODERN FLAT, nicely furnished, very attractive, cool, comfortable, five rooms, verandah, garage, mo- dern conveniences, refrigerator, best port Waterloo Road, owner going on leave. Write Box No. 304, "Hong- kong Telegraph."
U.S. Keeping Nationals Out Of H.K.
Officers' Wives Can't Come Out
Washington, Aug, 19. The Navy Department to-day re- fused to permit dependents of navol and military officers to sail for the Far East to-day, owing to the and generally unsettled conditions cholera in Hongkong.
The transportation of naval and military officers' wives and families to the Philippines is not impeded.-- Reuter.
REFUGEES IN MANILA
Washington, Aug. 19. The United States Commissioner for the Philippines has reported that 375 United States nationals have been evacuated from Shanghai and have arrived in Marita-Reuter.
Kung Taking
· Rest Cure
London, Aug. 10.
It is learned here that Dr. H. H. Kung, the Chinese Finance Minister, is remaining; in Germany temporarily, having postponed his return to Chinu. Reuter.
DOCTOR'S ADVICE
Genoa, Aug. 10. Dr. H. H. Kung, China's famous Finance Minister, left to-day aboard Germany, for Scharnhorst the following a doctor's advice that he take the cure at Nauheim.-Reuter. He is not ill but tired says a United Press message.
FIRE ENVELOPES FRENCH TOWN
POWER PLANT PUT OUT OF ACTION
: Lyons, Aug. 19. A huge fire storted in a saw mill at Vienne, a small town near here, lo- day and spread to the whole district of the town. The power station was damaged, plunging the town in dark- skles were lit in crim- ness, while the son by the flames.
A special train was run from Lyons carrying firemen
to assist in fighting which was co- of hard
the conflagration,
trolled after many hours
work on the part of the Fire Brigades,
-Reuter Bulleti
SOVIET SPIES EXECUTED
Moscow, Aug. 10. Another 34 alleged sples and mem- bers of the so-called Trotsky terrorist organisation have been executed al Irkutsk.
found
is stated the accused men were Guilty of carrying out instruc- intelligence ttons of the Japanese service, endeavouring to discover military secrets.
The military court also found that they had carried on sabotage on the Eastern Siberian Railway and plotted the assassination of Soviet leaders.- Reuter.
W. G. HARRISON, Secretary, Urban
18th August, 1937.
out the
The north and south towers are still
TRINITY COLLEGE OF MUSIC, intact.-Reuter Bulletin.
LONDON.
Local Examination in Theory
4th December, 1937.
The Last Day of Entry for the forthcoming Examination in Theory will be 28th August, 1937. Entry forms may bo obtained from the Local Secretary.
J. E. ANDERSON,
c/o The Anderson Music Co., Ltd.
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC
CO., LTD.
IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that an Interim Dividend of One Dollar per Share has been declared for the six months ended 30th June, 1937, and will be payable on and after Thursday, 9th September, 1937. Dividend Warrants may be obtained on application at the Company's Registered Office, P.
& O. Building.
THE REGISTER OF SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from MONDAY, 30TH AUGUST, to WEDNESDAY, 8TH SEPTEM- BER (both days inclusive) during which period 110 transfer of shares can be registered.
CHINESE SMASH JAPAN'S LINE (Continued from Page 1.)
dence. at Nantungchow, 160 miles up the Yangtze from Woosung.
Ten Japanese bombers came down the Whangpoo after many hours of dive-bombing on the Chinese posi- tions in Pootung, about a mile inland, far (19 from Pootung Point. As could be
observed по Chinese
the raiders. artillery replied to United Press.
SHANGHAI CALMER
Shipping Intelligence
Shipping Companios oro requested to forward, as carly as possible information regarding arrivals, depar- turos, timo and mooring place and other movements. Urgent information should bo tolophaned to the ship- ping Editor, Phone 26615.
PORT DIRECTORY ANSHUN (D. & S.), Taikoo Docks. MAUBANG (J.M.), D.22. KIUNGCHOW
cutters.
KWANGCHOW
Docka.
(B. & S.). Stone-
(B. & S.), Taikos SZECHUEN (B. & 9.), A.10. 800CHOW (b. & 8.), 0.20. TAIYUAN (B. & 8.), Stonecutters. TAKBANG (J.M.), Kowloon Dock. ARRIVED YESTERDAY (Agents Phone Numbers Giren.] ATSUTA MARU (N.Y.K) from Japan, noon, Kowloon Wharf. 30201.
DAVIKEN (J.M.) from Shanghai, 1.30 p.m. B.2. 80311.
10SANG (J.M.) from Japan, 4 p.m., 2.15. 30311.
RAJPUTANA (P. & 0.) from Shang-
SAILED YESTERDAY Agents Phone Numbers Given) CREMER (J.C.J.L.) for Singapore, p.n, Kowloon Wharf. 2010,
KUTBANG (3.M.) for Kobe, 7 a.m. Kowloon Wharf, 0311.
TAI BEUN HONG (J.M.) for Canton,] Go.m. 1.8. 20311.
Shanghai, Aug. 20, Foreigners and Chinese to-day and more generally calmer
of seem collected, and the semblance normalcy is returning to that part of the International Settlement un- For Japanese. occupied by the example, the bus, tramway and taxi services have been partially resumed and the telephone system is working The Public Works de- normally.
the repaired partment has neatly bomb crater in front of the Cathay Hotel and has opened the first block am, Kowloon Wharf, 27721. of Nanking Road to traffic.
ARRIVING TO-DAY
(Agents Phone Numbers Given) PRESIDENT McKINLEY (Dollar) from TAI SEUN HONG (J.M.) from: Canton, Japan, a.m., Kowloon Wharf, 28171,
A.. 1.8. 30311.
Whiteaway,
Laidlaw's store,
in
the same block, has reopened and has hung signs advertising a great, annual August sale.
SAILING TO-DAY (Agents Phone Numbers Given.) HAIYANO (Douglas) for Amey, pm. Co Wharf. 28037.
IOSANG (J.M.) for Calcutta, 3 p.m.. A.16. 30311.
ARRIVING TO-MORROW
(Agents Phone Numbers Given) PAUL DOUMER (M.M.) from Hal- phong, a.m. West Point, 6051.
VICTORIA (LI, T.) from Shanghai, a.m. Kowloon Wharf. 32982,
SAILING TO-MORROW
(Agents Phone Numbera Given) ANHUI (B. & 8.) for Amoy, 2 p.m. Weat Point. 30331.
KINGYUAN (8. & 8.) fer Pakhol, B ...21.
RAJPUTANA (P. & 0.) for Europe,
for Swatow,
SANDVIKEN 4. Kowloon Wharf. 27721.
(J.M.) p.m., B.2. 30311.
VICTORIA (M.M.) for Europe, a.m. Kowloon Wharf. 3982.
VESSELS DUE AFRIKA (EA.C.), Aug. 24. AJAX (B. a 9.), Aug. 27. ARAMIS (M.31.), Aug. 28, BADEN (Jebsen), Aug. 80. BINTANG (E. A. C.), Sept. 1. CYCLOPS (B. & S.), Aug. 10. DIERE RICKMERS (Jebson). Aug. 23. EMPRESS OF CANADA (C.P.3.), Aug. 27"
Swan Culbertson
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Frith
investment Bankers and Brokers in Securities and Commodities Daily New York and London Stock Exchange Service Commodity Futures the principal American markets
Members of
on
New York Cotton Exchange Chicago Board of Trade
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
Commodity Exchange, Inc., New York Cadadian Commodity Exchange, Inc., Montreal Now York Coffee and Bugar Exchange Manila Block Exchange,
Correspondents for
Isyden, Stone & Co., New York and Boston J. E. Swan & Co., New York
Telephone 30244
Manila
Cable Address SwanBzOCIC
Hongkong & Shanghal Bank Building, Hongkong
Office: Shanghai and Manila
POST OFFICE.
INWARD MAILS
U.S.A., Canada, Japan and Shang-
24.
EMPRESS OF JAPAN (C.P.S.), Sept. EMPRESS OF RUSSIA (C.P.S.), Sept
10.
FOYLEBANK (Bank), Aug. 22. REGTOR (B. & S.), Sept. 10. MENELAUS (B. & 9.), Aug. 23. PHEMIUS (B. & S.), Sept. 19.
COOLIDGE PRESIDENT Sept. 10.
PRESIDENT GRANT (Dollar), Sept.
(Dollar),
hal (Seattle, 31st July),
Shanghal
Shanghai
1.
20.
Straits
PRESIDENT HOOVER (Dollar), Aug.)
Haiphong
PRESIDENT
LINCOLN (Dollar),
W
Swatow
Sept. 0.
Amoy
PRESIDENT
MCKINLEY (Dollar),
Saigon
Aug. 20.
Shanghai
Straits
PRESIDENT PIERCE (Dollar), Aug.
3.
PRESIDENT VAN BUREN (Dollar), Sept. 11.
RAWALPINDI (P. & 0,) for Japan, 7!
FAIL TO LAND
Shanghai, Aug. 19 (10 p.m.) A large detachment of new Japa-
Chinese concealed in nests
TAI PING (B. & S.), Sept. 7. TAI SUAN (Thoreren), Aug. 19 TJIKEMBANŮ (J.CJE), Aug. 22.
JAPAN BLAMED FOR OUTBREAK OF HOSTILITIES (Continued from Page 1.) elsewhere," the paper pointedly concludes. Reuter.
of Peace Plan Supported
Perhaps the fact that the publie nese reinforcements which attempted seems to be returning to equanimity to land from warships at the Jukong is largely due to the fact that nerves Wharf under cover of heavy artil- are becoming gradually adjusted to the periodic shelling and bombing,ery are was literally mowed down
by withering fire from the swooping aeroplanes. But and the war is still raging at the city's machine-guns front, back and side doors and there along various sections of the river, it
It was disclosed to-night.
Owing to the impossibility is every prospect that conditions will become worse before they get away, landing at the Wayside Wharf, the
As a matter of fact, Whiteaway,
shipping in-
Paris, Aug. 19. Laidlaw's sale, though it is attracting properly of Japanese
terests which has been blown te
Government hos The French the normal number of customers or
ntal bits by Chinese
the bombers, the mental
ne officially accepted the British plan of chose By order of the Board of even more, indicates
action for the protection of the The articles Japanese -reinforcements of the demanded are evacuation dresses," make their attempt at landing at the nationals of neutral notions in the Directors.
which one shop advertised yester-Chinese Jukong Wharf which the
Shanghai area and has instructed the GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD. day, thermos bottles, Brst aid sup- Japanese bonbed at the opening of French Consular officers in Tokyo and Nanking to co-operate with the the hostilities last week. plies, candies for use Agents.
The Chinese military received in- British in urging the adoption of the and other electricity fails, canned Hongkong, 20th July, 1937.
caslly preserved foods-United Press. formation of the Japanese plan to scheme.
land at the Jukong Wharf and march
Britain proposes that to the Kiangwan Civic Centre where: REACH CHIMEI ROAD
the Chinese and Japanese withdraw from they would attempt to repeat Shanghal, Aug, 19.
story
entrenched in Britain, in return, and The main body of Chinese forces, lodging the Chinese sites by dis- the Shanghal area all their fighting pushing south from the Klangwan the Woosung and Klangwan sectors. the collaboration of other nations, it sector, this afternoon succeeded in Despite the burrage of shells from is proposed, would protect the Japan- reaching the intersection of Chime! and Dixwell Ronds
where Japanese are beating a hasly re-
Another column treat.
SANTANDER'S
CAPTURE IS
INEVITABLE
(Continued from Page 1.)
in case
hus
the
now
ordered her warships openly to sink tinued to shell the Wayside area in
Spanish vessels.
on the
continuous machine-gun. Bre.
to
Roughly,
non-
Pres. Hoover
Victorin
Pres. McKinley
August 20.
August 20.
.August 20.
Emp. of Asla
August 21.
Genoa Maru
.August 21.
G. G. Paul Doumer
August
21.
Holhow
August 21,
Nanning
August 22.
Sphinx Aramla
August 22.
August 23.
Menelaus
.August 23.
OUTWARD MAILS
Registered and Parcel Mails are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where malls are advertised to close at or before 0 am., registered and parcel malis are closed at 5 p.m. on the previous day.
For
Fer
Friday
Date and Time.
Fri., Aug, 20, 2 p.m.
.Fri., Aust, 20, 2 p.m.
Canton Fort Bayard and Halphong ....... Swatow, Amoy and Foochow ...... Halyang....... Air Mail for North China, Lanchow "Eurasia Plane......FH., Aug. 20,
and Yunnan (via Hankow) by the "Eurasia Airways Direct Service.
Dairen
G.F.O. and K.r.o..
Itex.. .....Aug. 20, 4 p.m. Ord.,
..Aug. 20, 5 pm. Radnorshire ....Fri., Aug. 20, 5 p.m. .......Fri, Aug. 20,
Manila, Strails, Ceylon, India, Victorla
Aden, Egypt and Europe via Naples due Naples, 11th Sept.
G.P.O. and KP.0.
Reg.
..Aug. 20, 4.16 p.m.
Ord.,
..Aug. 20, 5 p.m.
Saturday
Air Mall for "K.L.M. Service"dno Rajputana ...........Sat., Aug. 21,
Amsterdam, 30th August.
Straits, Ceylon, India, E. and S. Africa, Aden. Egypt and Europe Marseilles, via Marseilles due
17th Sept.
Takhoi and Haiphong Swatow
Amoy
Mouils
RCE.. Orů.,
Rajputana
G.P.O. and K.P.O.
.Aug. 21, 5.30 am-
..Aug. 21, 10 a
Sat., Aug. 21.
G.P.O, and K.P.O. Parcels, Reg., Ord.,
...Aug. 20, 6 p.m. ....Aug. 21, 9.45 u.m. .Aug. 21, 10.30 am. Kingyuan......Sat., Aug. 21, 1 p.m. Sandviken ..Sat., Aug. 21, 2.30 p.m. Anhui ....Sat., Aug, 21, 4.30 p.m. Pres. McKinley
Sat Aug. 21, 4.30 p.m. Sat, Aug. 21,
Shanghal, Japan, Honolulu, Canada, Emp. of Asia
U.S.A..
Central and South
America and Europe vin Van- couver B.C., (Parcels for Canada only) and Europe via Siberia. (Duc Vancouver B.C., 12th Sept.). Saigon
Amoy Swalow Shanghai and Japan
Parcels,.....Aug. 21, 3 p.m..
Reg.,
Ord.,
Lyeemoon
Sunday
..Aug. 21, 4.15 p.m. ......Aug. 21, 5 p.m.. ..Sat., Aug. 21, 5 p.m..
Tjisadanc...Sun., Aug. 22, 8.30 a.m. ......Sun., Aug. 22, 9 am. Sphinx........Sun., Aug. 22, 0 nm.
Daviken
Superscribed correspondence only.
guns
Japanese warships ese nationals in the Shanghai area, anchored in the river, the Chinese of which there are 20,000
combattants-United Press. advanced cautiously under cover of
Japan's Answer side, swept in the civil war, slating that up to
from the Pootung leagues recently she showed her aggression swung towards Yochow and Tang-darkness, and with the aid of col- the Japanese landing party withi
Tokyo, Aug. 19. warfare against shan Roads, by submarine
The Chinese artillery to-day con-
In response to the suggestion that but now she has Spanish ships,
Hundreds of Japanese fell into the
to protect foreign powers promise an attempt to isolate the right and
river, according the Chinese
in Shanghat if Japanese nationnis both
Chinese and Japanese will with The Government effilms that three left flanks of the Japanese in that description of the encounter, while divisions of Moors and one of whites region. One shell struck the Japa- the remaining Japanese returned to draw their nighting forces, u Japanese
nese Jih Hwa Cotton M on the their warssips-Central News.
spokesman suggested to-day that the ment or French Concession In Shang- have revolted in Malaga.-Neuter nese
The whole factory
Influence the hai-United Press. ottempt to Pooting side. Bulletin.
was immediately burned.
46 JAPANESE WARSHIPS powers
Chinese to withdraw from the Shang- The Chinese
troops barricaded
Shanghol, Aug. 19. hal area. Japan, he said, could not behind the sandbags around the
Forty-six Japanese warships, re-consistently leave the protection of North Station area are still intact, having repulsed several onslaughts presenting the largest Japanese flect her own nationals to other powers.---
flerce ever to be in Shanghal, are anchored United Press. of the Japanese during
in the Whangpoo and off Woosung, battle last night.
An official Chinese report issued according to Chinese military reports 000 Japanese made public to-night. These Include
Paris, Aug. 19. Il Duce said to-day that the de- to-day states that
It is reported here that Nanking fences of Sicily were capable of re- marines were seriously injured when two aircraft carriers, 25 chasers, and
the five cruisers.
neutral attack from
recapture Bisling
promised any foreign they attempted to
Club yesterday Sixteen of the vessels are now has dennitely Power, but nevertheless the defences Japanese Naval
the strung along the Whangpoo River powers that the Chinese air force will not ny over the International Settic- of the island will be reinforced. which is still being held by
Central News. Chinese-Central News. Reuter Bulletin.
MANOEUVRES END
Rome, Aug. 10. The Italian manoeuvres in Sielly have concluded and Signor Mussolini has returned to Rome, where he is expected to make a speech to-morrow on the Italian internal situation.
Nanking Promise
French Attitude
Tokyo have been instructed to join their British colleagues in urging acceptance of the proposals, which provide for the separation of the forces now in conflict around Shang- London, Aug. 19. hat and speelal concerted measures In the International News messages from Parle refer to of security an official announcement at the Qual Settlement, ensuring the safety of D'Orsay of the French Government's Japanese nationals after the with-- approval of the proposal which has drawal of Japanese military and already been submitted
by the naval reinforcements, the presence British Government to Chinese and of which is held by many observers Japanese governments with the aim to be the cause of jeopardy to all foreigners in Shanghal, including of ending hostilities at Shangbai.
civilians themselves. ----- reports, the Japanese According to these French Ambassadors at Nanking and British Wireless.
The story of the 20th Century-Fox Film
SLAVE SHIP starring Warner Baxter and Wallace Beery
FIRST WHITE
CHILD
AMERICA CELEBRATES
ANNIVERSARY
the
New York, Aug.19. The United States to-day cele brated the 350th anniversary of the birth of the first white child in America, which took place at Rey- noldstown, North Carolina, where Sir Walter Raleigh established first colazy on American soll.
President Roosevelt attended the celebrations--while...congratulatory MJESAKO WAs received from the Bri- 1th Foreign Secretary, Mr. Anthony Edemmeftester Bulletin."
HIS BEIDE setranged after learning of his dører khó sory, his crow in meettay, Ciplaža Jim Lovets (Warner Bixler) Biavos kis onbin'aboned the Albatrons, discernes thas his máis, Jack Theinpoon' (Watince Beery), whaun had has ordered thrown in the heig, le ni larga. While he non- fromis Thompson, Løvské le suddenly melund from behind by the muntinous boulowaên, Lefty (George Randers), ánd inether, skllor. Thinspoon tells hhis that unless he becky
)BALIZING that this greitiem te hape- loon, not facing the double throni nantias Mimosif nöd kis helpšana bride, Leisti Agrans that he wifi sot interfers ortih ika nimilnews plan teʻ bake the
MEANWHILE, in her cabin, Leveti's wife, T. Wanoy (Mimabeth Allan), has got over pari of the shack that camo' with realiantion thus her brikkend had 'boon' a'slavo-runner. She'ro- - allows that he koodetty intended to quit the madariona bustness, and was bečked by the muti. mets, the vende for him, and the pair nas revesetled : In their desperate piiyki. Leveté
THOMPSON and the boalawan, Lefty (Omorgo Sanders), agroo that Lovett will never keep kis bargain to help rus the' illegal stave, oargs, They decide that they will take Lovett ashore wh Africa is reached,' have him vouch for the payment of the cargo. Then, when the slaves are lended, ges the skip under way sud loevo. Lovets fự do the fade they know will be àfe when the sire trader soborn learns he will not be paid for the carga.
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