NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Yesterday's
H. M. DOCKYARD, HONG KONG. EXAMINATION FOR LOCAL
CLERKS.
A limited competitive examina- tion for vacancies for Local Clerks, Grado III, will be held at 9.30 am. on Monday, 7th February, 1938. Candidates must be betwoon
Application for selection compete must be made in the can
handwriting and should reach the Commander of Dockyard, H.M. Dockyard not later
the ages of 10-30.
didate's
own
than a.m. 22nd January.
STOCK MARKET REPORT
to
The Hongkong Stock Exchange official summary 3.15 p.m., Monday, Jan. 17:
steady with The market remains slightly more enquiry for utilities,
Buyers
Hongkong Bank $1,435
Dougines 139
11.K. Steamboats 101/
Providents (014)
HK. & W. Docks $14
.0
Providents (Now) $0.20
H. 8. Hotela 5%
1.R. Tramways. 434.
Peak Trams (Old) $814
Star Ferries 100%
China Lights (Old) $10.30
China Lights (New) $7.40
H.K. Electrics $52
Macao Electries Bibli
Telephone (New) 38.31.
Cements $12.69
H. Ropes 13%
Watsons $4.03
Entertainmeniz 1311⁄2 Constructions $135 Wallace Harpers $35% Sellers
Hongkong Bank $1,450
11. & 8. fiolels 135 Peak Trama -(New) $35 Sandakan Lights #1455 Canton Ices $1.70
Cements $12.83
Bajes
Union Insurance $500
China Lights
(OM) $10.30
H.K. Electrics $32.05/75 Lane Crawford $7
EXCHANGE RATES
Paris.
Geneva
Berlin' Athens.. Milan
Copenhagen
Helsingfors.
Jan. 12.
1533 .21.03%
,12.4014
Jan. 17.
1471
Temperature Was Even
ONLY ONE DEGREE
VARIATION
What must be almost a re-
cord in ovenncas in temperature
was maintained in Hongkong
THE
HONGKONG
The War In Spain ATTEMPT TO RETAKE TERUEL
Fierce Insurgent Offensive
TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1988.
TELEGRAPH.
Tongkawan Landing Is Denied
Barcelona, Jan. 17. during the 24 hours ended 10 the Loyalist War Office has admitted According to a telephone message, a.m. to-day. The variation in a violent Insurgent counter-offensive temperature from 10 mm. yes-designed to recapture Teruel. As a terday was only one degree, the result of the engagement, the Insur- gents occupied several strategic post- maximum temperature recorded tions on the northern outskirts of the being 63 degrees and the mini-elty in the vicinity of Celacas
It is stated that Insurgent bom. mum 62 degrees!
bardments which lasted all day re- Temperature, in fact has been fair-sulted in alight Loyallst losses, ly even for the past four days, the However Teruel is not endangered, it variation in minimum temperature being only three degrees.
Japanese Warships.
Concentrate
Canton, Jan, 18, Chinese sources report that 23 Japanese warships, including three
off alreraft carriers, are now
the South China coast in the vicinity of Kwangtung,
A Chinese spokesman has denied reports, published yesterday, that a Japanese landing was effected at Tongkawan, near Macao. No fight- ing has occurred there, the spokes- man added.
almost constant bombardment of the Canton-Honkow railway. The Ex- Press has been delayed for six days at Canton, the longest previous delay being 24 hours.
Intenslication of Japanese air raids in Kwangtung is having its effect on railway traffic, and Chinese war materials and munitions destined for is claimed,
Another report says that five In-Hankew have been delayed through Humidity, however, has climbed to
surgent planes, including two Italian new heights, the 93 per cent. re-fials were brought down behind the corded at 10 o'clock this morning Loyalist lines, while the Loyalists being the highest recorded since lost two planes. December 16,
Two points of rain recorded at the Observatory this morning is Royal the first since January 4, and brings the tofal since the beginning of the year to only a quarter of an inch.
Further light rain is, however, anticipated, and it is likely that
pre- sent conditions will continue,
The official forecast is: Moderate easterly winds; cloudy with drizzle or light rain.
Fresh and squally weather Bull continues along the China coast, but the north-eist monsoon has been re- placed by fresh westerly and south- westerly winds from Shanghai to Turnabout. Moderate to fresh easterly and south-easterly winds are pre- dicted between Turnabout and Hong- kong.
KOWLOON STOLE
BUS COMPANY BATTERIES
TWO MEN IN COURT
Two men, Wong Hung, 24, and Chan Sum, 28, were to-day charged before Mr. R. Edwards at the Cen- tral Magistracy with larceny of 21.0314 three motor cor
batteries,
the pro- 12.40 perty of the China Motor Bus Com- 54712
pany, which had been placed on the Vehicular Ferry bus terminus. -
First defendant was arrested in
043% 22.40
19.40 Yaumati yesterday and he led the 10,00 police to the second defendant. The 226
batteries, worth $14, were recovered from a factory in Lalchikok.
With
1/2
4.0814
2014
Oslo.
.04;1
22.40 10.40 19.00
54794
.220
Shanghai
1/2
New York.
.4.00 13
Vienna,
.20
Amsterdam
8.9734
Progue
142%
8.07 142
Madrid
Nom
Nom
.110%
110
1/3
1/3
.1/03/2 .4.09-34
170
4.99%
20.54
20.55
.1/2
Silver (Spot)
.210
25 .2.17/32
-19%
216
25
Lisbon
Hongkong.
Bombay
Montreal. Monu
·Brussels.
Jokohama..
Rio de Janeiro.
Silver (forward)..19%
War Loan....
two previous convictions against him, Wong Hung was sent to prison with hard labour for six weeks, and Chan Sum, with a clear police record, was bound over in a personal bond of $10 to be of good behaviour for a year.
PRISONER DIES
21 “NATURAL_CAUSES” IS.
INQUEST VERDICT
-101A- 10% .102
1022 -British Wireless,
BOMBERS TO MAKE MASS FLIGHT
San Diego, Jan, 17. After a study of weather charts, naval authorities announced that 18 navy patrol bombers which are to fight make a mass
to Honolulu, would lake off at 8 am, on January 18.-United Press.
BOATWOMEN FINED.
Three Chinese boatwomen were fined $5 each when they appeared before Cmdr. G. F. Hole in. the Marine Court this morning, charged with lying Inshore without a permit from the Harbour Master.
Lance Sergeant Penfold said at three o'clock this morning the fendants had their boats moored near the Shamshuipo Ferry Pier at a`dis fance of less than 100 yards from the low water mark.
WAR MINISTER ENDS VISIT TO IRELAND
The War
Mr. R. Edwards, Junior Magis- Trate of the Central Magistracy, to- day conducted an inquiry into the death of Li Ling, 38, a prisoner in the Hongkong Prison, Stanley, who died in the prison hospital on Jan- uary 11. The Jury empanelled for the inquest comprised Messrs. A. Morse -(Foreman), C. W. Skeet, and A. C. Games.
Dr. G. L. Shaw, medical officer of the Prison said that he first examined the deceased on August 9 lust, and found that the man's condition was very poor. He was suffering from bronchitis, tuberculosis and asthma. Deceased
sed died on January
11 and cause of death primarily due to bronchiectasis, and secondarily to heart disease, tuberculosis,
penu- monta and pulmonary abscesses.
The verdict returned was "Death due to natural causes."
wts
JUNK MASTERS FINED
FOR OFFENCES · Obstruction In Harbour ·
Harbour Master, in the Marine Court
Appearing before Cmdr. G. F. Hole,
this London, Jan. 17.
Chap-you, morning. Chan Secretary, Mr. Hora master of a junk, was fined $10 for Belisha, ended his visit of inspection causing an obstruction by anchoring his boot in the Southern Fairway yes- to Northern Ireland to-day and re- turned by Dir to London-Dritiah terday. Wireless.
Lance Bergeant Medway pro- secuted.
11.M.S, Folkestone from Shanghal, and II.M.S. Thracian from Swatow, are 'expected back in Hongkong, the destroyer, 11.MS. Doring being on her way to relleve the latter.
Arrested on
the Canton Wharf, Connaught Road Central, yesterday. a man named Lau Hong, 34, was to- day fined $900 or, in default, aix
Ho Kun-hi, appearing in the same Court was fined $10 when he pleaded guilty to a charge of falling to ex- fdbit lights on his junk.
Lance Sergeant Innes-anid that the defendant failed to exhibit two bright wille lights while his junk was under way ut North' Point last night.
months' hard labour, for unlawful Car Smashes
posarasion of 40 tacts of raw oplum. Revenue Officer Stephens said that
the opium was strapped around Ricksha In City Smash
defendant's thighs by pieces of raga
Discovering three and half pounds of dutiable tobacco hidden amongst a bunch of herbs carried by a wo- man on the Tung On Whart yester day, Revenus Officers arrested Kam Yes, 20, and charged her with the offence. She was fined $16.00 or, 14 Hays hard labour, when she appear ed before Mr. R. Edwards at the Central Magistracy to-day
While driving along Connaught Road Central at 9.45 this morning, a Ford V8 truck driven by Wong Kan skilded and crashed into a ricksha
the rickaha being smashed to bits, Fortunately no one was Injured, the front mudguard and headlamp or the truck being slightly damaged.
Meanwhile, on the Guadalajara sector, the Loyalists have advanced United Press. slightly, capturing three hilis.--
30,000. CHINESE FORM NEW "HINDENBURG LINE"
(Continued from Paga 1.)' Tientsin-Fukow railway, the Japan- ese have reportedly changed their tactics. Instead of concentrating their offensive on the northern sector, they are now making preparations for launching a a simultaneous attack on the southern sector of the railway.
Busy-movement of troops from Chuchow, 50 kilometres north of Chulung- Pukow, to Shahoch! and chiao,
points
further north, is report- ed to be going on.
the Resumption of fighting on southern sector is believed imminent. -Central News.
Japanese Landing At Ninghai Denied
Ningpo, Jan. 18. Reports that Japanese troops have landed at Ninghal on the Cheklang. coast are denied in military circles.
The Japanese marines who recently landed at Tinghal on Chiushan Island off the Cheklang coast are reported to be constructing gun emplacements and installing o radio station. Many Chinese coolies have been command- cered to help build defence works.
It is learned that about 10,000 Japanese troops which were with- drawn from the Hangchow area to
To-day is the first day for months In which Japanese planes flew over the railway without bombing it— United Preiz.
COURT SEQUEL TO STUBBS ROAD ACCIDENT
LORRY DRIVER FINED
An accident on Stubbs Road on December 31 led to the appearance of Cheung Shul-ting, lorry driver, before Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at the Central Magistracy this morning, summoned for driving without due core and esution.
Acting Sub-Inspector B. G. Baker said that about 10.30 am, on Decem-i ber 31, Cheung was driving a lorry. down Stubbs Road and when, near the Hongkong Hotel Garage, he met a motor bus; in passing it, the lorry hit a woman, Cheng Kau, 48, who was walking along the road together with another woman. The woman received a rather bad cut on the forehead, and was in hospital for len days.
Defendant was fined $20.
Sin Wal-lung, lorry driver, was fined $5 when he admitted a charge of speeding in Causeway Road on January 0. Traffic-Sergeant L. C. no danger Penneli sald there was to pedestrians.
For leaving his motor car beyond the time limit of two hours in the Chater Road car-park on December 24, H. J. Tebbutt, of Messrs. Palmer
Chapu have now entrained for Shang--and Turner, was fined $5. A simi- hal by the Shanghal-Hangchow Rail- way.
Many structures at Hangchow have been burnt down by the Japanese. These include the buildings of the Hangchow .Normal college, and the Tze Kiang University-Central News. Yuyi Devastated
Hsuchów, Jan, 18, The recapture-of-Yuyl-in-east-An- hwei has been confirmed by Chinese milltary reports. :
A scene of devastation, according to the reports, was witnessed by the Chinese forces which entered the city in the afternoon of January 14. or the 2,000 families in the city only about 200 are still remaluing, the others having either fied or. been slaughtered by the Japanese. Losses of civilian property are roughly cati- mated at $2,000,000.
lar fine was imposed on V. Singer, of 14 Felix Villas, for a similar offence in the Pedder Street ear-park- on December 22.
STRONG CRITICISM OF PROSECUTION BY CHIEF JUSTICE
(Continued from Page 1.)
think 1 am justifed in saying what I have said," His Lordship concluded. At the previous ticaring, Li was alleged to have boarded the junk' with three others and robbed Wong, Che-kwong and Li Kat-fel, passen- of the boat, of four suits of After being defeated by Chinese clothing and a large quantity
of provisions. This allegation forces, Japanese troops at Yoyi numbering about 400 fled to Laina strenuously denied by Li, who said Central News.
he had never been in possession of firearms, let alone used them.
BLUEJACKETS ON DUTY AT CHEFOO
Shanghai, Jan. 18. The U.S.S. Marblehead reported that Chefoo was quiet after officers had gone ashore and conferred with the Consul. It is reported that the British sloop, Lowestoft, landed bluejackets last night and guarded the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank building all night, while others
lood-by at the Chefoo Club, return-
*ing.
to their ship this morning.
It is further reported that the Japanese Consul is expected at Che- foo soon-United Press.
CHINESE AMBASSADOR COMING TO COLONY
Slangbai, Jan, 18. Chinese reports state that Mr. Hra Sbih-ying, Chinese Ambassador to Japan, is leaving for Hongkong by the Empress of Asta on January 20- United Prear,
SIX KILLED IN STRIKE RIOT
Mexico City, Jan. 17.
It is reported that six were killed in the alate of Vera Cruz in a clash belween two of Mexico's largest labour organisations.
A generul strike of 24 hours has virtually paralysed Vera Cruz United PreRE.
ROYALTY VISIT TO ANTIQUE DEALINS
London, Jan. 17. Queen Mary and the Princess Royal matored to-day from Sandringham
WOs
In the course of his summing-up,
His Lordship pointed out to the Jury the inescapable danger of convicting on evidence, which was purely cir cumstantial.
5. O, S.
Leung, Sal Tor, oged 11, is deaf and dumb. "
He came up before the magistrate for being without visible means of subsistence. What means could he have until he is tought o trade and taught how to understand and make others understand him? So we are -putting him into the Deaf
and Dumb School.
la
thera anyana
who would' maintain this 'littlo outcast-it only, costs $7; per month.
to Cambridge where Queen Mary HONGKONG SOCIETY FOR THE visited antique dealers-British Wire- tess..
PROTECTION:OF CHILDREN.
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POST OFFICE.
SHANGHAI AIR SERVICE Air Mail Service to Shangbal is- temporarily suspended.
ADX MAIL TIMES Ordinary air-mail letters for Im- perial Airways Direct Service to Europe etc., will, until further notice, be closed at Kowloon Post Office and General Fast 0Mce 9.00 a.m. on Sun and South America are forwarded days. Letters for this Service mayj“via Bíberla" £f no mumerscribed. be posted in the ordinary posting boxes at Kowloon Post Office and
VIA SIBERIA ROUTE Letters and Postcards for Europe
OUTWARD MAIL TIMES
General Post Office. They should be Registered and Parcel Maits are clearly marked "By Air Mall", and closed 15 minutes earlier, than the bear sufficient postage. Insufficiently time given below unless otherwise prepaid letters may be taxed with stated, and where malls aro advertised double the deficiency or forwarded to close at or before 9 aju., registered by Steamer Service, at the discretion and parcel malls are closed at 5 p.m. of the Post Office,
on the previous day. INWARD MAILS
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From
Calcutta and Straits
Per
Hosong
Duo
January 18..
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Imperial Airways Plano January 18..
Direct Service”—London date, 8th January.
Straits, Manila and London Parcels,
London date, 9th December, 1937 Ajax
Straits and Europe via Suez (Let
ters and Papers) London, 23rd
December and. London Parcels
London date, 18th December, 1937 Corthage Manila
Shonghal
Shanghai and Swalow
Air Mail by "Pan American Air-
Emp. of Japan
Glenbeg
Kingyuan
.January 19.
ways Direct Service”—San Fran- Pan American Airways Plano cisco date, 12th January
January 19.
January 19,
January 18.
.January 19.
January 19.
Haiphong, Pakhel and Holbow
Sinklang
January 10..
Shanghel and Swatow
Soochow
.January 10.
Straits
Teucer
January 13.
Calcutta and Straits
Tiłowo
January 19.
Japan Rabaul
Antilochus
.January 20..
Australia and Manila
Friderun Komo
.January 20,
Maru
January 20.
Samhall
Saigon
Japan and Shanghai
„January - 20.
Corfu
Felix Roussel
January 21, January 21.
Japan
Kilano Maru
Amoy and Swatow
Yochow
Haiphong
Straits
Japan
Japan
Japan
G. G. Paul Doumer
January 21.
January
January 22.
January 23,
Allpore ...
Noko Maru
Memnon
(Son
U.S.A., Honolulu and Japan
Francisco, date, 29th December, 1037).
For
Pres. Garfield OUTWARD MAILS
Per
Tuesday
Manila, Straits, Ceylon, Indie,
Egypt and Parcels only for Ger many via Hamburg
January 23.
January 24..
January 24..
Date and Time
Potsdam Tues., Jan. 18, 0.00 pun.. Air Mall for Chungking by the C.N.A.C. Plane ....Tues., Jan. 18..
BONA.O” Airways Direct Ser vice."
Samshui and Wuchow Swatow and Bangkok.......
Kowloon P.O.
G.P.O.
Reg
Ord..
Jan, 18, 5p.ns. Jan. 18, 5 p.m..
Rex.,
Jan. 18, 5 p.m.
Ord.,
Wednesday
Jan. 19, 6 am="
Kongning.Wed., Jan. 19, 8.15 am. Kalgan....Wed., Jan. 16, 8.30 am.
Air Mail for Slan, Lanchow and Eurasia Plane........Wed, Jan. 19,
Chenglo, etc. (via Hankow) by
tho
"Eurasia Airways Bervice" (To further points by surface transport'as Servions permit). Kongmoon and (Pakhol via Kong-
moon)
Dairen and Tientsin
ECK, Ord..
G.P.O. and K.P.O.
Jan. 19, 9 a.12. Jan. 19, 9,30 mm.
Fook On ....Wed., Jan. 10, 10a.m. Nordmark..Wed., Jan. 18, 10.30 a.m.
Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Hono- Pan American Airways Plano'
Infu, snd U.S.A., by the "Fan- American Airways. Direct Ser- Vice"
(Due San Francisco, 27th Jan.)
Samshu and Wuchow
Kongmoon
Halphong
Shanghai and *Japon
Japan and *Europe via Siberia
Shanghai and Japan
Halhow. Fukhoi and Haphong
Thursday.
Wed, Jan, 10..
Kowloon P.O
Ber.. Ord,
Jan. 19. 5. p.M, Jan, 19, 5 p.im
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Ker.. Ord.,.
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Friday
Felix Roussel Fri., Jan. 21, 1.30 pm. Kingyuan ... .Fri., Jan. 21, 2 pm.. ..........Fri., Jan. 21,. Jan. 21, 4.15 p.m.. Jan. 21, 5 p.m.; ..Fri, Jan. 21,,
Manila, Australia and New Zealand Kitano Maru
via Thursday Island-due Thurs-
Reg..
day Island 3rd February.
·Ord..
Strails, Ceylon, India, E. and South Corfu
Afries, Aden, Egypt and Europo via Marseilles due Marseilles, 18th February,
Parcels Reg. Ord.,
Saturday
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Bervico" due, Amsterdam 30th
January.
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Jan. 22, 10 sam
Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Imperial Airways Plane Bat, Jan. 22
Direct Servico"
(Dus London, 31st January)
............. Jan, 23, 0 àm.
Air Mall for "Australia hy Imperial Imperial Airways Plane Bat, Jan. 22,
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Sat, Jan. 22, 10.30 am.
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(Due Darwin, 30th January)
Пся.. Ord..
Sunday
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5 sollles-duo Marseilles 23rd. Feb-
runry and London Parcels duo London, 2nd. March.
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February
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