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G. 酥皮 R.
NOTICE.
ILM. THE KING'S BIRTHDAY REVIEW.
It is notified for information that the following traffle arrange monta will be enforced on the occasion of The King's Birthday Review on June 9th., 1938:-
1. All vehicles going to the CONSIGNEES' NOTICE. Review at Wong Nel Chong will proceed clockwise round Happy HOLLAND-OOST AZIE LIJN. N.V-Valley via Woog Nei Chong Road
to the entrance gales.
(HOLLAND-EAST ASIA LINE)
2. Gloucester Rond will be closed to vehicular trafle from
From: ANTWERD ROTTERDAM, AMSTERDAM, HAMBURG, GENOA, | 6.10 nm, to 10 a.m.
and other ports.
The Steamship
Parking of Cars.
1. Vehicles will be parsed in the vicinity of the Rner Course as directed by the Police on duty.
"MEERKENK" having arrived from the above ports, consignees of cargo by her are not Ded that all goods are being lauded at their risk into the hazardous and/ ov extra-hazardous godowns of the Holt's Wharf whence and/or from entrance is reserved for leial the whores delivery may be ob-jears only. tained.
Gooils not June, 1938, 4
l
cleared by the 14th
m. will be subject to
All benken, chafed and damaged puckages are to be left in the go- downs, where they will be explained
Ho's Whart.
|
Consignees are requested to apply | 1 Revenue Officer in attendaner. when damaged dutiable KRYEO being examined.
Claims against the steamer must be presented in writing within ten days after arrival of steamer, other wise they will not be recognized.
erver.
2. The land at the public
3. Morrison Hill parking Service round topposite Civil Club) and Village Road are reserved for private cara. 4. Ventris Rom it for public cara,
reserved
Government House Reception.
The trafße arrangements for the Reception at Government House on the afternoon of June 9th.. will
be as follows:
No Fire Insuraner will be effectel 1. OWNER DRIVEN ears will by the undersigned in any case what-park in KENNEDY ROAD or the Bits of Lacting will be enunter- LARGE PARK opposite the Holena May Institute, The wicket gate sumed by.
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN NYin Government House Krom
Agents
near this park will be open for Hongkonst 7th June, 1938.
U.S. COMMODITY
PRICES
July
LATEST CABLED
QUOTATIONS
New York, June 4 New York Colton
Closing
M CHAUFFÐUR DRIVEN cars will park on MURRAY PARADE GROUND where a special tele- phone to Government Inuse will he installed, Guests requiring their cars should give the numbers tof their cura to the Police Officer on duty at Government House steps.
L No car will be permitted 7.80/00 to park In Government House 7.95/95
| Gange or grounds. 7.08/98
Opening
7.00/90
October
December
8.05/05
0.07/07
Jan. (1939)
0.06/08
Mur. (1039)
7,08N 8.10/10 8.04/04 8.14/14 8.07N
Sput
May (1030)
4. In order to avoid delay | guests arriving by taxi or public ,car are requested to pay the fare First Nolice Day for July as quickly as possible, Cotton is June 28, with delivery date July 5.
The
July
September
December
March
May
New York Rubber
11.31/31
789
31.53 /55
11.06/00a
11.48/50
11.00/89
11.05 /80
12.00A F2.10N
Sales for the day: 1,920 tons.
July
Sept
December
Saturday's Sales: ........
July
Sept. December
July
October
Dec.
Chicago Wheat
72 7244 713/714 734/73% 723/72/2 744/744
19.818,000 bushels. Chicago Corn
57 157 56a/50% 57/5754 57/5734
50k/50
100%/100% 79% 100% 7874/70
Winnipeg Wheat
103/1027%
77%/774
6. Sedan chairs and rickshas will set down their passengers at the main entrance to Governmeist House in Upper Albert. Road,
These vehicles will allowed
br
inside the ground Government House except in the event of heavy rain.
T. H. KING. Commissioner of Polier. 7th, June, 1938, Hong Kong.
BANK HOLIDAY
TUESDAY, JUNE 7, .1938.
THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH,
G.
R.
EWO BEER
NOTICE.
Non-payment of Water
Accounts
Excess walor and meter rental accounts are posted to the person who signed the Form "G" guaran, tooing payment. This person is generally the landlord GI his recognized agent.
In many instances inconveni- ence in caused to tenants by the water supply being disconnected without warning to them, owing to the failure of the guarantor to pay the accounts within the speci. fied period. Tenants are, there- fore, advised to make suitable arrangements with their landlords to ensure that all water and meter rental accounts are paid promptly. Changes of ownership of pro- perty should be notified mediately to thần Office,
im-
R. AL HENDERSON,
Water Authority.
Public Works Department, long Kong.
4th June, 1938.
INCREASED PROFITS
Peak Tramway Has
Better Year
EMPTY BOTTLES
As from June 1st, empty Ewo Beer bottles will be redeem- ed at the following rates: "'Quarts" "Pints"
5 cents each 4 canh cach Phone: 30311
and we will call and collect. A receipt will be given against all empties collected. Jardino Matheson & Co., Ltd.
Managers & Agents EWO BREWERY CO.
POLICE RESERVE ORDERS
Orders of the Commissioner of Police issued to-day are;
KING'S BIRTHDAY PARADE The following Police Reservists will parade for duty in connection with the King's Birthday Parade un Thursday, June 0:
Chinese Company --6 members of the Chinese Company lo parade at the Monument, Happy Valley at 7 wan Dress-White Uniform, Sun Hat, Belt with Brace, Truncheon, Holster and Revolver.
Indian Company members of the Indian Company to parade at the Monument, Happy Valley at 7 am Dreas--White Uniform. Sun Hat, Belt with Brace, Truncheon, Heister and Revolver,
CHINESE COMPANY
An increase of $13,773.54 m te
Training Course-Part II.—The un- freeipts for the year ended April 30, 1038 was reported at the annual or
dermentioned members of the Chinese dinary general meeting of share. Company will attend Chinese Com- riders of the Penk Frontways Compar
pany Hendquarters for Part II of pany, Limited held at the Hingkong Traming Course on Tuesday, June 7 Hotel at noon to-day
at 5.15 p.m.--Constables R72 Fong Present at the meeting were Mesora, ing
Hing, R02 Stern Ho, R00 Yuen Sui DE <"Jer (Chairman),
Tang. R94 Lau Hung Kam. 181 Yu D F Landaie, R V. Wilkinsor. (Directors),
Shiu Ting. HOP Hung Woon Man, 1. Qule (Secretary), J. & Jupp, 15 J. Anthony Yim, and R93 Shiu AH. Pratts, PC. Potts and W. C. Hung Yuen. Lee.
The chairman said:
EMERGENCY UNIT RESERVE Est Aid Instructions.--First Aid In- Gentlemen. The report and state-structions will be given by Inspector merit of accounts together with be (R) W. V. Flekt at the EUA. Chub auditors' report having been in your
on Friday, June 10 at 5.30 p.m. All
hands for the past seven days, 1 pro- members are requested to attend.
pose wh
with your permission ta take them as read
201
the
After several years of falling re- venue it is a pleasure to record increase in traffic receipts for year, of $13,773.59 or approximately 10 per cent. Proft, however, is unly $2,283.07 over the preceding year due to the large increase under the bend- ing "Maintenance and Repairs," to which will refer later.
The rise in trame receipts is, no doubt, largely accounted for by the influx of refugees due to reasons of which you are well acquainted, an aided factor, however. Is the cheap
issued return tickets
បព Sundays which have proved increasingly po- pułam.
rt-
C CHAMPKIN,
DP (1)
items are very similor to the pre- vlous year and do not, 1 think, cult for any special comment from me.
I now formally beg to propuse that the amulat available for appropria- Ekon, viz., $47,039 47. be allocated as follows:-
Pay a dividend of 5 per 25,000 shares fully patti tip
... $12,500.00 Pay a dividend of 5 per 5) 90,000 shares $5.00 puld up And carry forwned
1.
12,500.00 22.830.47
$47,838.47
After this has been secunded I shall be pleased to answer to the nection with the best of my ability, questions in cons Accounts share- holders may wish to put.
MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS
The large increase in the mainter- anee und repairs account is nearly necounted for by the cost of building a reinforced concrete }}
taining wall at the landslide which took place last August just below Barker Road Station. It occurred at The report and statement of ac- a point in the ine where it was most counts were then seconded by Mr. difficult to deal with the hillside! P. C. Polls. abutting right on to the track
On the
of Mr. D. E. proposal being
atmost perpendicular.
The The Clark, seconded by Mr. A. H. Potis, work is not yet completed, but the Sir Robert Ho Tung, Mr. J. Scott cost, approximately $9,000, has been Harston. Mr. L. Kadoorie, Mr. D. F. fully allowed for in the accounts be- Landale, and Mr. H. V. Wilkinson tute yull. Typhoon damage is in- eluded at a cost of
were re-elected as directors. about $1.000.! Wire ropes were also more eastly.
From the balance sheet you notice that the amount owing Bankers is suine $26,000 less.
In accordance with Government Ordinance, The Exchange Banks ∙ will be closed for the transaction of Public Business on Thursday,
NONSERVOPE the 9th JUNE, 1938. (The Birth-
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WAR MAP
A specially prepared map of the Northern War Zone in China. 15% by 11 inches, printed on art paper.
Price 20 cents
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day of His Majesty The King).
Hongkong, 4th June, 1938.
Strikers Shot In Jamaica
Kingston, Jamalen, June 7. Two strikers were shot and wound- ed by police in St. Catherine Island, and three were wounded at Gray's Hall, on St. James Island, as a result of further rioting to-day. Several arresta were made...
Telephone and telegraph lines be- tween Kingston and the effected area have been cut,
Strikes In several other parishes Jave either been settled or are pro- ceeding without disorder-Reuter.
HANDS BLOWN OFF
Yip Fat, 41, a fisherman, had both his hands blown off while dynamit- jing fish at Lamma Island yesterday. He was taken to the Queen Mary Hospital.
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CHINESE TO MAKE
FIRM STAND TO PROTECT HANKOW
(Continued from Pape 1.)
PIKE IN HOLD) OF MOTORSHIP
Only negligible damage was cause<! when a small fire broke out in the No. 4 hold of the motor ship Ruys while in the No: 1 Kowloon Docks at
o'clock this morning.
Two dock hydrants under the con-
was extinguished by
nt Government expense by railway. buses, steamers and Junks Insofar astrol of the fire brigade were used, these means of communication are and the fire available. It is feared, however, that 8.30 am. many refugees will have to leave for the interior afoot.
3. Clostire of all schools in Honkow
The cause of the fro is unknown.
from mid-June, in order that puplised by the Japanese forces, and since
forces do not posseHR. may return to their parents into the the Chinese interior.
and me. strong cavalry, artillery chanised units, their milltary tnciles. As many of the 1,500,000 people will be not to dispute possession of ying in Wuhan towns as possiblo fixed positions, but to protract the will be urged to move into the aren, war wherever possibic, and Government will arrange trans-
Faged people.
"When
conditions topographical portation for women, children, and favour the Japanese, Chinn will avold. the enemy, but if we have the op- In this connection the Chinese portunity of dealing a blow to the authorities have already evicunted invaders we shall do so," the spokes- 200,000 people from the Wuhan dix-
man declared. tricts, and half a million will be
"After the Japanese concentrated provided with transportation during lige forces on the plains of Honan became most difficult for the the balance of this week.-Trans-Chinese to attack, so we must select
Ocean.
Anticipate Long War
Tokyo, June 7. Japon is looking forward to a war of severnt years' duration in China. This admission was made to foreign correspondents this morning General Ugaki, the recently appointed! Japanese Foreign Minister.
by
it
our battlefield elsewhere, favourable terrain.
in more
The Japanese will not occupy one village or one city without paying a heavy price."-Reuter.
Chinese Deny Kaifeng's Capture
Hankow, June 7. Jupmese reports that Kalteng hos The re-construction of the Japanese fallen are denied in a Chinese mill- Cabinet, demanded and carried out lary communique issued this mor- by the Prime Minister, will remove any doubt about Japan's firm deter-
The communique admits, however. mination to use all her
power to that Lanteng has been cuncuated by terminate the conflet, General Ugald the Chinese forces, decinred.
ning.
de after
On Sunday evening, a sttrall "Powers still supporting China to-tachment of Japanese troops, day will be convinced by the duration causing a breach in the city wall, of the war that Japan's determination entered Kaifeng. The detachment to remove Generalfasimo Chlang was forced to retire after desperate Kai-shek is unshakeable," he said. street fighting. Trans-Ocean,
The Japanese are now attacking Kaifeng, sintes the Chinese report, concentraling in two columns, one
Gallant Rearguard Action
Shanghai, June 7.
on the Railway Station and the other carrying out a heavy artillery attack The entry of the Japanese main on the north-western city will. forces into Kalteng. the capital of Traffe along the Pelping-Hankow Honan Province, took pince at 2 p.m. Railway between Chengchow and yesterday.
Hankow is reported to be normal.
The city of 250,000 people, mest Reuter. of whom have evacuated, whs de- fended to the last minute by the 51st. and 32nd divisions, whileli tought a savage rearguard getion to cover the retreat of the main Chinese forces, evacuated the previous day.
Evacuating Hankow
Kankow, June 7. has ometally announced that, due to A Chinese Government spokesman
the bombing of Canton and the pre- After blowing up the city gates, asent congestion
the at Hankow, Japanese tank detachment led the Chinese Government has decided to invading vanguard into the city, the evacuate women and children 31st
and 52nd Chinese divisions fugees, wounded fighting heroically against the im- families of Government pregnable steel of the Japoneze. into the interior of Chinn.-Reuter.
The main Chinese army has now taken up new defence lines south of the Lunghai Rallway, while another large force is entrenched north-east
Chengchow, the
of
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Guerillas In . Chefoo
Pelping, June 7. Foreign sources report that a small Junction of the Lunghal and Pelping-the outskirts of Chefoo, the seaport band of guerillas attacked and entered Hankow rallways.
The Second Chinese line of defence, a few miles away from the British to
which, it
it is believed, the main naval summer station at Welhalwei, army wil stowly retreat, runs in on June 3. westerly direction 76 miles behind The Irregulars entered Chefeo at the first line. The terrain at the 11 pm, withdrawing after A brief second line of defence is much more naval bombardment. Little damage sultable for Chinese style of warfare was caused to the city. than the open plains bordering the Lunghal Rallway.
Nevertheless, the Chinese first line is not expected to retreat without hard fighting-Trans-Occan.
Won't Risk Fight
On Plains
Hankow, June 7.
The Japanese reoccupied Tsimo, 25 miles north of Tsingtao, on May 30.
-United Press,
Floods May Stop Fighting Near Chengchow
Hankow, June 7.
tho
A large area between Kaifeng and Chengchow, along the only part of Referring this morning to the situa- the Lunghai Railway In Chinese tion on the Honan front, a Chinese possession
cast of
Peiping- spokesman reiterated his statement Hankow line has been flooded as a of last week that the Chinese forces result of damage to the Yellow River did not intend to fight
a decisive dykes. battle the plains of Honan.
Flooding has been confirmed by Lanteng, Kalteng and southern Chinese reports, which add that the Honon are particularly suited to the whole countryside is now unsuitable mechanised type of warfare employ-for military operations.~~~Reuter.
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