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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
HONG KONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS ANNUAL DINNER.
Friday, May 20th, at 8.00 p.m. Presentation of Prizes by lis
Excellency the Governor. All Volunteers are reminded that no tickets will be sold after A Secretary-Manager by 6.00 p.m. on Monday, 16th May, Godown Company. Apply stating 1938. nationally, age and previous experi- nce to Box, No. 405, "Hongkong Telegraph."
WANTED:
WANTED TO BUY.
Louret
SECOND-HAND ARTICLES wanted, any sort, viz. Refrigerator, Radio, or Saloon Car, Medium
Mochine, Sewing Upright Piano, Typewriter, must be cheap for cash. Telephone 22120.
PREMISES TO LET.
SPACIOUS Ground Floor Premises containing an area of 5,000 square! feet or thereabouts and situate Im-
the to mediately next
western
E J. R. MITCHELL, Major. F. K. L.
GOVERNMENT OF HONG KONG.
FOR SALE
The Steel Tug “KAU SING“.
DIMENSIONS.
Grena Tonnage Net Tonnage
376.96 tons. 4.04 tona.
Length 1304' x Breadth 30.1'
x Depth 14.6".
Indicated Horso Power 1,200. Engine dimensions H.P. 18"
entrance of the National City Bank M.P. 29-LP. 48", Stroke 33′′. Building in Duddell Street.
Suitable
tor Banking Business or other large writing to Apply concern. Secretary, Club Lusitano, Ice House Street.
GEN. IRONSIDE'S NEW POST Gibraltar Command
Appointment
SIR C. HARINGTON'S
SUCCESSOR
By Major-Gen. A. C. TEMPERLEY,
2 Boilers length 110 x diame- tor 12-6"
The above tug to be sold as she lies at her moorings in Yaumati Basin, Hong Kong.
Further particulars can be ob tained from the Harbour Master, Hong Kong.
G. F. HOLE, Harbour Master.
EXCHANGE RATES
Mr. Ormsby-Gore, Colonial Sec-Paris.
retary, has announced Bat Gen, Sir Geneva.
dmund Ironside la to succeed Gen.
Sir Charles Harington in command at Gibraltar on Oct, 20.
This will cause some surprise in Milan..
Army
would be retained in more active appointment of G.O.C. Brussels in-C., Eastern
1/- 4.97%
Nom.
THE
HONGKONG ... TELEGRAPH,
C.歛R.
one
MAY SATURDAY,
14.
1938.
MAGAZINE
CHURCH NOTICES
METHODIST CHURCH (Queen's Road, East) Commemoration of Wesley Day on May 22
PARADE SERVICE Sunday services, May 15. Preachers; Rev. J. E. Sandinets; Evening, Rev. A. MacLellan, M.A.
Morning Parade Service at 10.16 at the English Methodist Church Hymns 678, 0, 303, 488, 3.
Evening Service at 7 pm. at the English Methodist Church. Hymns 711, 420, 635, 942.
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Salo by Public Auction to be hold on Monday, the 16th day of May, 1938, at 3 p.m. at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Tam Kung Road, Ma Tau Kok, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for further term of 75 years.
Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dis- posal of the lot the Purchaser (If not the applicant) will be required to deposit with an authorised officer who will be
2. The Badminton Club meets on present at the sale, the sum of Monday and Thursday at 7.30 p.m. two hundred dollars. ($200) In Further particulars from the Secret- cash. This sum will be refund-ory of the "S. & S. Home."
a meeting of 3. There will be ed on payment of the Purchase
prayer on Tuesday, May 14, in the price.
Chaplain's Room of the "S. & S. Home."
On Sunday, 4. Special Notice. May 22, there will be special services to Com-
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Kowloon falsad
Lot No. 4016.
Opposite Kuwi
** Lot No. 2305,
lalaed
Tam Kung Road.
No of buis
Registry No
Locality
Boundary Measurement.
W
As per sale
plan.u
Contents in
sq foot
Rental
Upset Price
ABONE
$214
R.
OSITIO
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS
o the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 16th day of May, 1938, at 3 p.m., ti the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at King's Road, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of
May 13.
177.23/32
May 14.
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21.78%
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Berlin..
12.38%
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54736
94
94%
the
Oslo..
10.00
Gen. Ironside is at present
only
56, and the least that
been expected for him was that he Stockholm
might have Copenhagen.
22.40
19.40
his
present Helsingfora,
220%
20.55
10.90 22.40
19.402
226 29.04%
which Commond,
normally would have
Shanghai.
.1/0%
years to run.
Gibraltar has always
two
been
more
New York. con-Vienna,
4.071!
.26%
8.08
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8.90 14221 8.06
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Nom.
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5.00 11
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Gen. Madrid.
sidered to be a dignified end to a dis- Amsterdam. tinguished career. Onc
wonders Prugue.. and experienced soldiers who have Amsterdam. held independent commands in war Prague. that we can afford to relogale
whether we are so rich in vigorous
Ironside to such a post.
Lisbon.
He was 39 when he was promoted a substantive Major-General and the Hongkong. year before he was holding an inde-Bombay. pendent Command in North Russia. Montreal. He also commanded the Ismid Penin-Yokohama sula in 1920, and in North Persia in
Belgrade. 1921.
His claims rest not merely on his Bucharest. past record of very varied experience, Montevideo but on the belief widely held in the Buenos Aires....19.01 Service that he is the right man to Rio de Janeiro...21 lead our Armies in war. He is young Silver (Spot)....18 for his years, fit and mentally active; Silver (forward).10 he is also, by temperament ond In-War Loan. clination, a Commander,
142% Nom,
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Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dis- posal of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicant) will be required to deposit with authorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refund-
an
ed on payment of the Purchase price.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Inland Lot
Localis
No 5259.
King's Road.
Boundary Measuremonta
N. S. E.
fort fort feet feat:
As per sain
plan.
Cont nta in
aq. feet
Annual
Rents!
12,800
$236
Upset Price
CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
Steamship
on
"TRESIDENT DOUMER" No. 13 A/38 Bringing Cargo from Marsellies vla Saigon, arrived Hongkong Wednesday, 11th May, 1938.
Consignees are hereby informed that their goods with the exception of Oplum, Treasure and Valuables are being landed and stored into the Godowns of the Hengkong Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd., Kow loon, whence delivery may be ob- tained immediately after landing.
All claims must be sent in to me. on or before 21st May, 1838, or they will not be canized.
Damaged Packages will be examin- cd by the Company's Surveyor Messrs:-Goddard and Douglas in the presence of the Consignees at 10.00 a.m. on Tuesday, 17th May, 1938.
Consignees must have a Revenue Officer in attendance when any duil- able goods are examined by the Company's Surveyors.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.
R. OHL. Agent.
Hongkong, 11th May, 1038.
SHIPS IN RADIO COMMUNICATION
The following ships are expected to be in touch with Hongkong Radla to-day:
Memnon, Singkjang, Kayesoh, Prosper, anelsemau, Java, Burdwan, Carthage, Tingsang, President Harri- son, Toaan. Maur, Norviken, Kum- sang, Empress of Japan, Atsuts Maru, Tainan.
Notices for the Week 1. Following the Evening Service, a Social Hour will be held at 8.15. Refreshments are provided at mini- mum charges; all Servicemen and civillans are warmly welcomed.
at 9.30 p.m. and 7 pm. memorate Wesley Day.
On Tuesday, May 24, there will be a United Service of Commemora- tion In the Chinese Methodist Church nt 7.30 p.m.
UNION CHURCH (Kennedy Road) Rev. K. Mackenzie To Preach
OF CULTURE
Praiseworthy
POST
OFFICE.
OUTWARD MAIL TIMES.
the
AIR MAIL LETTERS "Tien Hsia Monthly" the ordinary posting boxes. They closed 15 minutes earlier than
Air mail letters may be posted in Registered and Parcel Malis ora
should be clearly marked "By Air time given below unless otherwise Mail" and bear sufficient postage, statedi, and where mails are advertis- Insufficiently prepaid letters may be ed to close si or before 9 km, 26, taxed with double the deficiency or gistered and parcel malls are closed. forwarded by Steamer Service, at the at 6 pm, on the previous day. discretion of the Post Office
Refreshing in these days of con- centrated propaganda, which colours practically all publication concerning things Chinese, comes the Iniest Issue of Tien isla Monthly, a ma- of excellent cultural tone. Kazine
the The English-reading publle of Colony should make itself acquainted with this Invigorating magazine.
An
VIA SIBERIA ZOUTE AIR MAIL SERVICES
Letters and Postcards for Europe: Air Mail Servicen to Shanghai,
are forwarded: Nanking, Talngtau, Tientaln and Pei-and South America
"via Siberia” it so superscribed. ping are temporarily suspended.
INWARD MAILS
From
Amoy
Designed to advance culture and education in China, the publication. ita strives faithfully to live up to object in the April issue. C. R. Boxer
contributes
engaging of 300 years article on the Macao ago, and includes numbers of quota- of tions from the historical writings Antonio Bocarro, A prolife Portu-
WAYA author of the 18th century, guese The article gives a vivid picture of the relations between Macao and Portugal and China way back in 1557.
There are other absorbing articles, an entertaining translation, and some recent pungent book reviews of literature, all contributions striking a high note in quality.
Straits und Manila Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-London date, 8th May. Straits and Manila Air Mail by "Tan-American Air-
Direct Francisco date, 4th May. Pakhoi Shanghai
Shanghai and Foochow Haiphong..
Calcutta and Straits
Shanghai and Swatow
Straits
USA, Canada and Japan
Fer
Anking
Dub
Conte Blancamano
May 14. May 14,
Imperial Airways Plane ... Memnon
May 14.
.May 11.
Service"-San Pan-American Airways Plus
May 11.
Sinklang
May 14.
Glenogle
May 15.
Klangsu
.May 15.
Conton
.May 18.
Hosang
.May 15.
Tslaan
May 16.
Diomed
.Biny 17.
(Seattle
Pres. Jefferson
May 17.
Shanghai and Swatow
Sulyong
May 17.
Java and Manila
Tjinegara
May 17.
Straits
Van Heuts
May 17.
Japan and Shanghai
Deucalion
.May 18.
Air Mail for
by "Imperial
Direct
Service" London
Airways date,
IZIA MAY.
Manila
Imperial Aleways Plane Neptuna
.May 18.
.May 18.
Australia and Manlia
Atsuic Maxi
May 19.
May 19.
Talma
May 10.
Chengtu
May 20.
Enp. of Japan
May 20.
Kasima Marti Soudnn
May 20
May 20...
A thoughtful, and thought-pro- voking editorial
leant is not the
the magazine.
important festure
However, there Is room criticism in its production from n technical
Insumcient viewpoint. care has been taken in the cutting this is trivial the pages. But
of
matter easily remedied.-S. A. G.
DISNEY'S DONALD COMING TO TOWN
A JUMBLE SALE Morning Service 10.30 am. Even- ing Service 6 p.m. Preacher at Morn- ing Service: Rev. K. Mackenzie Dow Evening Service, Mr. S. Trevon.
The soloist on Sunday will be Mrs. Neil McGowan...."Lord, Thy glory Alls the heavens.
of the a meeting There will be Women's Guild in the Church Hall on Friday, May 27, Contributions for this sale can be left at the Church Hall any time before that date.
The Helena May Christian Fellow-vited to thin Colony a character £) ship meets in the Institute on Friday morning at 10.30 u.m. The Speaker for Friday, May 20, is Rev. Cyril "The subject is, Brown, whose Tinker of Bedford."
LUTHERAN CHURCH
at 20C Nathan
Evangelical Lutheran Church Ser- Road, Kowloon, a.m. Sunday, May 15th, at 10.30
W. H. Mc- Sermon by the Rev. Laughlin. The public in cordially Invited to attend.
LESSON SERMON First Church of Christ, Scientist, Hongkong MORTALS AND IMMORTALS The Subject of the Lesson Sermon in all Christian Science Churches to- morrow, May 15,, will be "Mortals
and Immortals."
The Golden Text will be: "AR is
the earthy, such are they also that are earthy and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly (1 Cor. 15:48.).
thy
Among others the following cita- tions will be read from the Bible: "O Lord our Lord, how excellent is name in all the cartail whe hast set thy glory above the heavens. the When I consider thy heavens, work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars which thou hast ordained; what is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man that thou visitest him? Thou madest him to have dominion over the work of
The Honglong Telegraph has in-
some importance, Mr. Walter Disney's) Irlend, Donald Duck.
Donald will appear daily in this newspaper, which has secured the sole publicatlon rights for Hongkong.
CELEBRATE BIRTH. OF MOHAMED
the To celebrate
the birth of Prophet, the Trustees of the Moslem community in Hongkong have ar- ranged a "Maulood" to be held at the Mosque, Shelley Street, this evening, and a "Khana" to-morrow afternoon. All Moslems are cordially invited to attend both functions.
GERMANY WELCOMES BRITISH MEDIATION
EFFORT
(Continued from Page 1)
emergency action at R moment's notice.United Press.
Strict Silence
Berlin, May 13. Although official quarters here still preserve strict silence regarding the outcome of the talk which the British Ambassador Mr. Neville Henderson. had with the Reichs Foreign Minister, Herr
von Ribbentrop on Wednesday, political circles here fully realise the importance of this conversation.
The Sudeten German problem was discussed besides European questions of a more general character. The conversation was extremely frank.
Political quarters here declare that Germany's attitude towards the Sudeten question can not be affected by the British steps in Prague though Germany welcomes British mediation.
The Impression prevails here that
President Benes of materially but spiritually, and not the British Government is exerting Czecho-Slovakia whose attitude In subject to decay, and dust. The pressure Psalmist said: "Thou madest him to believed to be far more intransigent have dominion over the works of
they hands; thou hast put all things under his feet." (Pg. 8: 13.4.0.).
The following citations will also be read from the Christian Science Textbook, "Selence and Health Wat Key to the Scriptures:" by Mary Baker Eddy, "In Science man is the offspring of Spirit. Spirit in primitive and ultimate source of being; God is his Father, and Life is the law of his being.
Efe
ia, always has been, and ever will be independent of matter; for Life is God, and man is the lden of God, not formed
his
on
ol-
they hands. Thou hast put all things than that of the Prime Minister M. Hodza, and the Foreign Minister, M. under his feet." (Pages 03: 200.)
Krofta. Attention is drawn to
Announcement
tne
the
First Church of Christ Scientist, Hong-fact that Chancellor Hitler stressed kong, a Branch of The Mother Church in his Reichstag's speech on February considers itself The First Church of Christ Beientist, in 20 that the Reich Boston, Mass., Macdonnell Road, close to
responsible for the fate of the large Tram Station, Sunday Bervice 11.15 am.
the Reich German groups outside The Sunday School in hold at 10 am. Testimony Meeting. Wednesday, 0 p.m. allegedly suppressed in violation of A Heading Room is located at Bank of
minority agreements.-Trans- Kant Ann Bulding, 10 Des Voeux Road Centra), and is open on Monday, Tuerday, Thursday and Friday: from 10.30 am, to i p.m., à p.m. to 4 p.m., and 5 pm to 1 pan, Wednesday from 10:30 am to 1 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 4 pm, Saturdays 10.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. All authorised Chiristian Science Literature is available at the Reading Room. The pubile la confially Invited to attend the services and to visit the Reading Room,
Ocean.
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SPANISH REVERSE
IN GENEVA
(Continued from Page 1)
U.S. WATERFRONT people, and to secure a matustenanca
STRIKE TRUCE
wore
of pevec in Europe.
M. Bonnet, the French delegate, spoke briefly to the same effect,
M. Litvinoff declared that Soviet Russla was disposed to give the Jurt demands of Spain full walls- faction.
San Francisco, May 18. The parts of Tacoma and Seattle re-opened at 8 o'clock this
Senor Del Vayo declared that morning, after 000 unionist anilors ratified the acceptance of a ten-day there were only 6,000 volunteers on truce in disputes with north-west | the Government side, against 100,000 operators.
Italians and a large group of Cor During the truce the Department inons on the Insurgent side. He and union officials will offered, on behalf of the Spanish of Labour
form A permanent Government, to necept any andeavour to effect settlement of the dispute-United at inquiry into his statement-- Preta.
* Router.
date, 27th April)
U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Manila
-San Francisco dute, 22nd April Pres. Cleveland Japan
Tientsin and Swatow
Canada, U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shanghal (Vancouver BC, date, 30th April.
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Sat., May 14.
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Wednesday
Hupch Canton ond Pres. Jefferson *Canada
Swalow, Foochow and Tientsin... Haiphong Manila, *Japan.
USA.-due Victorin B.C., 12th June. Shanghai
Tsinon
Thursday
Wed., May 16, 12,30 p.m. Wed., May 18, 2 p.m.. Wed, May 18, 2.30 p.m.
Wed., May 18, 2,30 p.m..
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London, Airways Plane....Thurs., May 19, Direct Service"-Jue
GP.O. and K.P.O. 20th May.
Friday
Manila
Swatow and Shanghai
Reg., Ord,
May 19, 5 pm... ... May 19, 1 pm.
Emp, of Japan Fri., May 20, 3.20 p.m. Klangsu ....Fri., May 20, 12.30 p.m.. Fri, May 20,
Air Mall for "K.LM" Airways Karima Maru
Service"-duo Amsterdamı
May.
31#1
Reg. Orch.
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May 20, 4 pan. May 20, 4.30 p.m. Fri, May 20,
G. P. O. and K. F. O, Ren
Ord..
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*South Africo, Aden, Egypt and Europe via Morscilles-due Mar- selfies, 20th June.... Japan, Honolulu, USA, Canada, Pres.
Central and Soulli America and *Europe via San Francisco-due Sen Froncisco, 9th June.
Saturday
Shanghai, Japan and Europe via
Siberia .............. Salgon, Madong, Salamaun, Rabaul.
Sydney. *Melbourne
Batavia and Sourabaya
Cleveland
.May 20, 4.15 p.m. .May, 20, 5 p.m. .....Fri. May 20,
G.P.O. and K.P.O. Parcels, ......May 20, 5 pm. Reg.,
May 21, 0.45 a.m. Ord...... May 21, 10.30 a.m.
* Fushimi Maru Sat., May 21, 3.30 p.m.
Neptuna ..Sat, May 21, 5 p.m.
Treniny
Tjibadak. „Tues., May 24, 8.30 nam.
*Superscribed correspondence only.