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THE
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Sterling
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BOARD
OF DIRECTORS:- G. Miskin, E.. Cholaman.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY
Petty Officer Disrated
Convicted On Thaft Charge
HANKOW
RAIDED
1938.
Soviet Airmen Meet
three
Japanese Pilots
Derodrome and
$50,000,000 Found guilty by a court martial
Hankow, Jan. 4. Suffolk yesterday cf Staging the Arst air raid on Han- Issued and Fully Paid-Up... $20,000,000 In ILMS
stealing two $10 notes frem A.B.kow since the removal of the Chi- Woodward on December 1, Chlef nese Government, Japanese bombers Petty Offeer Reginald Walter Gar-attacked Hankow diner was disrated to Able Seaman Hanyung arsenal to-day. A Chinese and deprived of good conduct and plane was shot down while engaging long service medals and three good
D Japanese machine in the air, and conduct badges.
The court comprised Capt. sized bomber were set on fire while obsolete planes and a medium Tickling President), Cupt. A. E. M. B. Cunninghame Graham, Capt. E. G. N. Rushurook, Cmdr. K. M. L. Robinson and Cmdr. E, N. Loly. Deputy Judge Advocate was Pay master-Li. Blamey, of ILM.S. Cum- berland, Mr. W. A. Mackinlay re- presented Gardiner, and Capt. H. C. Philips was prosecutor.
Hon. Mr. M. T. Jolinaon, Deputy Chairman.
J. K. Bousfield, Esq, K.S, Morrison, Eng. A. H. Crimptan, Esj. Hon. Mr. J. J. Pateřsan 5. H. Dodwell, Esq. T. F. Pearce, Eng.
J. R. Matson, Esq.
AMOY
A. L. Shields, Esq. Sir Vandeleur M. Grayburn, CHEF MANAGER. BRANCHES:-
BANGKOK BATAVIA BOMBAY CALCUTTA CANTON
CHEFOO -COLOMBO HABEN
FOOCHOW HAIPHONG HAMIRUNG HANKOW HARMIN HONGKEW ILOILO
ral of exchange and free of commission. AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVELLERS | PON CHEQUES Fold and cashed.
Reith Income Tax Recovered, Executoralis und Trusteeshiper under-
W. 2. WADDINGTON,
talen.
Hongkong, Brd April 1901.
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Stanager.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA,
LIMITED.“
Authorised Capital
Pald-up Capital
Reserve and Undivided
Pront
.......
$10,000,000.00 $5.593,500.00
34.370,726,70
HEAD OFFICE:—HONGKONG 10. Des Voru Road, Central.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS)-
Str Shanon Chow, Chairman,
fa Konn Chun. EM.
Funt Ping Wah, Esq. La Lan Sang, Dog, Wong Chu Son, Esq.
Kan Ying Po, Esh. KAN TONG PU, Esq., Chief Manager. LI THE FONG, Esŋ. Manager, BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:— Stanghal Singapore Sourya Swplow Sydney Talioku Pleast in
P.K. Kwok, Esq.
Wang Yun Tony. En
Chung Chung Shrh. Esq.
-town
Every description of lanking
Amuy
Abelbourne
Exchange Business transacted.
Batavia
Nagasaki
TRUSTEE AND EXECUTORSHI UNDERTAKEN.
Bombay
New York
I'metta
Chaka
Centan
J'ai
Bank
Penang
Honolulu
D. HENSON,
Robe
24 Saigon
Manager.
Kowloon
tundan Manila
Seattle
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JAPANESE OPERATE FROM KIMOI ISLAND
Tokyo Vancouver
Fratrisen Yahahama
Semarang
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Current Accounts opened in Local Cur- reney and Fixed Deposits received for ne year or shorter periods in Local and Foreign Currencies on terina which wil be quoted on application.
Safe Deposit Boxes To Let.
KAN TONG PO,
Manager.
barded Amoy yesterday. Hankow, Jan. 1.
About 20 warships remain in the
A Central News Agency report states that five Japanese' warships, neighbourhood
using Kimol Island as a base, oom-¡ Press,
BOOKING
at the
THEATRE
of Kimol.-United
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KUALA LUMPUR
LONDON
LYONS
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MANILA
MUAR (JONORE)
MUKDEN
NEW YORK
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SAIGON
SAN FRANCISCO
SHANGHAL
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TOKYO TSINGTAO
YOKOHAMA
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swhich will be quoted on application.
Linte
DEPOSIT ALSO up to BOXES in various sizes TO LET
Hongkong 18th May, 1907.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK..
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V. M. GRAYITION,
biet Maunger, Hongkong. 18th May, 1937.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE
BANK LIMITED,
Capital (fully, patd-up Reserve Fund
Y.30,000,000 Y.134,400,000
HEAD OFFICE:~YOKOHAMA. Branches and Agencies al Alexandrin Hongkong!
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Y. KANO,
Hongkong, 11th September, 1907.
Manager.
COUNT THE TELEGRAPHS"
EVERYWHERE
KING'S
COMMENCING TO-MORROW
TELEPHONE Nos.
2 5 3 1 3,
2 5 3 3 2.
NIGHT OF ADVENTURE YOU'LL REMEMBER FOR YEARS!
THE
Princes
AND THE
Pauper
At last, it's on the screen!
The best-loved story of America's best-loved mus thor! The swashbuckling tale of three pale-boy- king, a boy.beggar vast o devil-may-cara soldier- who amazed the world with the bravest Londo that ever waved a nation?
SEE the pomp al Bogland's coronation.......jost se tive Landon
rawda saw K
MARK TWAIN'S
ERROL FLYNN CLAUDE RAINS! HENAY STEPHENSON BARTON MEAND MAUCH TWINS
and the
MILIK & ROBBY
SEE Enrol as a dashing, ud. venterer who fights for forel
of fightingt
ALSO LATEST COLOURED CARTOON
A BIG SHOT
NOW
the
Where aerodrome "ground at there were at least 20 planes when the raid accurred.
The casualties so far known are three Chinese killed and 18 injured.
Two of the victims killed and five injured were In Hankow. One was Hlect and 11 injured at 'Hanyang.
During the rald Lewis gun crews of British gunboats in the river were ready at their posts for action if the ships were attacked.
More than eight Chinese plane:
Woodward said he received ali may on November 30 in seven $10 notes, the numbers of which were in sequence. On completion of his duties he went nshore, returning to the ship at midnight with $43-fatr | engaged the raiders, though no $10 notes and three singles. The while they were flying over the city money was put on the mess shelf Several Chinese planes were pilates of the pantry.
by Soviel aviators, whose machines On waking about 6.45 next mornare, capable of flying more than 300 ing he saw Gardiner in the pantry miles an hour. Observed lu the sky. having a cup of tea, It was nos they were considerably faster that until some time later that he dis- the Japanese but they did not try covered that $20 was missing.
to intercept the rald over the city Cross-examined by Mr. Mackin- lay, Woudward said the pantry door was not locked. He admitted he had bad several drinky that night, but could not say whether he
WIS heavily asleep, Woodward said hu no conversation with Gardiner. nor did he drink tea given to him, but admitted a cup was placed by the bed for him.
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Instead they waited until the Japan- ese machines disappeared and then stave rapid chase.
The opinion, generally expressed is that to-day's raid is only one of many to come.
The Japanese planes rained 70 small bomba on the aerodrome and Eatlyn}} i arsenal, the majority falling on or near the aerodrome, but the
Paymaster L. Spittle, second as- countant officer in charge of stores damage, considering the number of comparatively slight. said he had put up the money fabombs, was
ut the visitors was; in S10 notes. Of this The accuracy $10,000 was in sequenCO and $30 disturbed by the height at which they flew as craters were dotted all round the airfield on which only a few missiles landed.
the reamen
was not. Old notes were pald
and Leven new 310 notes Gardiner to Woodward.
NOTES FROM GARDINER
Of the four notes taken back in the ship by Woodward, said Mr. Spittle, two were paid in by Gar- d.ner for postal orders. They were found among the notes pald" in "by the first rating to have purchased postal notes, which was Gardiner.
Bedrails report
The alarm was sounded at 1 p.m., the first Japanese raiders appearing 15 minutes later. The all-clear wa sounded at 2.30 p.m.--Reuter.
operating
JAPAN'S VERSION
Shanghai, Jan. 4, A Japanese naval spokesman an- nounced that 40 planes from a base near Shanghai bombed. ed the loss of the $10 notes by the atrodrome at Hankow with the Woodward a check was made of the object of crushing the reorganised money received by him, said Mr. Chinese air force in which "Soviet Spittle. During the morning. airmen were playing a prominent butch of $10 notes received for part. He sold all the planes return- postal orders had been placed in ed to the base safely. Reuter. pile on the table and later trans- ferred to the safe. On taking the money from the safe and reversing the order, the missing notes were found to be the ones paid in by Gar- diner.
Cross-examined by Mr. Mackinley, Mr. Spittle admitted that he had
II, made a mistake at a previous heay- Ing of the charge, when he had said that four $10 notes were paid to him for postal orders, as he was quite sure nl the time, but he was certain that the $10 notes, while on the table and after being transfer. red to the safe, could not have got out of sequence.
Japanese Aims In Shanghai
Want More Say In Settlement
and the Consulate-Central,
Shaoghal, Jan. 4. Four Japanese officials, representing Gardiner, in evidence, said he was
Foreign the-first-man-to-purchase postale Japanese Army, Navy, orders that morning. When he went Onice to the pantry about 5.40 he bump-called this morning on Mr. Stirling woke Fessenden, Director-General of the cd into the camp bed and Woodward, who said he had a bad Shanghal Municipal Council, to make head from drinks taken the night formal representations in connection before and that he did not like with the anti-Japanese incidents in
the International Settlement Tsingtao.
January
and
2.
when
one
thing leads to another
My
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Song of the Marines. BC20040- know now
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James Melton.
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Melody for two.
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Love me forever. C8005-Bolero
Entrance of the Httle fauns.
C0003-Libestraum
Nocturne.
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C105-Vieni Vieni
O Corso Ile D'amour.
C245-Darling Je vous aime beaucoup
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For me for you,
Jack Paynes Orch.
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They expressed appreciation of the efforts made to check recurrence of anti-Japanese incidents, but suggest
Cross-examined by the prosecu ion. Gardiner denied having spoken to Woodward about going shore furing the morning, and declared that what he had sald happened in fed closer co-operation between the
The pantry was true.
Council and the Japanese authorities After Gardiner's record had been in combating terrorisin. rend and sentence passed, Paymaster- The Japanese proposed an increase Lt. Blamey said the court had taken in the number of Japanese members Into consideration Gardiner's pre- of the Settlement Police and im- vious good conduct and long service. | proved treatment for them, the ap-
ARMS ROAD
TO CHINA
New Avenue From Burma Building
pointment of Japanese to important poots in the Council administrative organs, and Increase of Japanese personnel employed by the Council. The officials were received also by Mr. Corneli Franklin, American Chairman of the Council and Mr. Godfrey Phillips, British Secretary. Mr. Franklin explained that he could not give an immediate reply in view of the importance of the proposals but promiserl to make a thorough study of the matter.-Reuter.
↓
RADIO SERVICES
Shanghai, Jan. 4.
to-day A spokesman
said Japanese Embassy took over
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-ACROSS
* Without courage (15).
18
10
13
Pat
20
122
21
24
8 Send round a gratulty to make
up the salary (7).
the 10 English town that suggests a the
connoisseur's verdict on the
4 "Reams" (onag.) (6).
5 Ono of the seven ages of men
(T).
G Naval officers (15).
9 A great man on the Continent
(4).
10 To-day is this day (4). 13 This
Shanghai, Jan. 4. Arms and ammunition are being? sent to Chino by three routes, oc- cording to Japanese despatches. They are through Sinklang and Kansu from the Soviet through French Chinese Government Radio Ad- ports (7).
English novelist
could Indo-China and Yunnan, and through ministration in order to prevent the 11 Famous engraver artist of vid
Зарап- (5).
have earned a living otherwise Hongkong and Canton.
removal of its apparatus. The
food! might with his hands apparently (5). information
from
Yunnan, de ese intend to continue its operation 12 The
14 This kind this part of
of "elevator" is spatches add, show that the Chinese with Chinese personnel. Meanwhile
singularly rare (6). Government in planning to add nn- they will attempt to reach a work- other route by buliding a road be-able arrangement with interested tween Burma
The foreign and Yunnan.
companies.-United new roule starts at Nyitkyina, at the Press. northern
terminus of the Burman
and
railway, which will be connected with the road now being built be- tween Nyitkyina and Kunming, Yun-
nen.
radio
NANKING UTILITIES
miraculous
have come from Asla (5).
This old wallet is now a paper of value (5).
14
10 Bird
(4).
15 A key to knowledge
U.S.A.? (4),
popular
17
Ju
the
children
with
deeds will rise, though all the earli o'erwhelm them to men's eyes" ("Hamlet") (4). This
Shanghai, Joni. 4. The light and water services in The new road is reported to be Nanking have been partly restoral. almost completed, except for bridges, according to Japanese reports, which '19 The new route shortens the time of say that the Japanese engineers have transportation from Europe by threef been busily working to this end since days, compared with that via Ilong- the Japanese occupation of the city. 21 Vegetable (5). kong and Canton-Heuter.
-Reuter.
CORNS?
Better
„because it's liquid..
have
the may
caused death of many a cowboy, either way (4).
22 "Thou art not for the fashion of these where none will sweat but for promotion" ("A# You Like '') (5).
favourite food of Ave
stop that pain instantly with
23 The
down? (5),
GETS-IT
the infallible
corn curo.
25 It doesn't sound an it
should trust this feline (7).
onc
26 Two animals make a mineral
(7).
new-
37 An Association which
comers to a place like to meet (two words-8, 7).
DOWN
1 English county that would please Varsity livery stables (10).
2 Show (7).
3 Part of England or an English-
znan (8).
see
17 They are more likely to over-
than to overlook (7). 18 She would still have been hale
If upset (4).
19 Kind of dog that would not
need
much alteration for the show (4).
20 This would not be suitable for
a fencer to use, surely (7).
23 Sweetment of sorts (5).
24 Tweedledum's favourite dental
(5).
Yesterday's Solution FORESIGHT DIGI F ESLEIOSU ORAR O TABLELAND WALER ENU GRABOWN IRM DISTEMPER WINOE 'N MEN UND A MAGN HOBBSTOWEREAFT A BAMUSTA EM DILO RUT BRIAN SHEER DATE BONN CHA URBER LEAST EPHEMERAL 1L ALLEINEM I NAIING RUSS NEJ S ROC AM DEEM VIE BENNE BEOURTENT
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