THE · HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 1938.
Cloudbursts Add to Yellow River's Torrent
HOPE OF STEMMING ADVANCING WATERS FADES WITH STORM
3,000,000 People. Menaced By Approaching Flood
Hankow, June 17.
Cloudbursts and further torrential rain along the Yellow River have ended faint hopes that Japanese and Chinese sappers, aided by Chinese peasants, would be able to effect a last-minute closure of the breaks in the dykes.
ANOTHER BRITISH SEAMAN KILLED
Unofficial Denial Of Attack On Castellon
By German Fleet
France Restless Over Intervention
Barcelona, June 16.
A seaman of British nation ality, born at Mauritius, was fatally wounded in to-day's air
raid on Barcelona,
He was running to his ship, the Seabank Spray, from an air raid shelter when he was blown
The floods have assumed even greater proportions as a result of yesterday's torrential rains, and the red-up by a bomb.--Reuter Special. brown waters of the rivers are now pouring relentlessly across the surrounding country from at least 20 breaks in the embankments.
It is estimated that over 3,000,000 people are endangered by the flood waters.
The Chinese and Japanese troops who were fighting desperately in the i
SEMI-OFFICIAL DENIAL
Berlin, June 10, The report that German'destroyers shelled Castellon prior to its occupa- the Insurgents is comi- now tion by
officially denied. Router Special.
DEMAND FOR DEBATE
Paris, June 18.
deputies
have Communist The forced the Foreign Affairs Committee to reconsider resolutions proposing the re-opening of the southern fron-
ler for arms shipments to | Loyalists In Spain,
The Premier, M. Edouard Daladier, has threatened to adjourn the Cham- ber to-morrow until June 24 should the Communists Insist on an in- nedinte debate on mon-Intervention. -United Press.
Lunghai Railway area last week are | Labour Holds
now sepainted by a lake 33 alles i wide, extending from Be Yellow! River to Chowkinkow and covering! over a thousand square miles country.
The city walls of Kaifeng, cupital of Honan province, are still holding the waters in cheek, but Kalteng is surrounded by a sea that is rapidly rising, and is slowly eating at the foundations of the anelent walls,
Flood waters are moving rapidly in a solid wall in the dircetion of Anhwel province. Trans-Ocean.
Had Slim Hope
Shanghal, June 17.
The foods are spreading relent- lessly over the fint plains of northern Honan, and have inundated an area now estimated to cover approximately a thousand square miles,
However, Japanese engineers and oficers directing the fight against the Blonds are confident that the water can be stopped if the Yellow River does not show a further rise within the next 40 hours.
Rain in the immediate vicinity of the breached embankments, or fur- ther up the river, will make human efforts to stem the floods hopeless, leaving the way open for a major catastrophe.
In such an event the Yellow River would seek a new course, and would probably now southward along its ancient bed, past Hsuchow, to the sea in the vicinity of Halchow-Reuter.
Opium Divans Discovered
A wholesale raid on oplum divans in the Central district yesterday by officers of the Revenue Department, resulted in the arrest of four traflickers who were severely dealt with by Mr. W. J. Lockhart Smith at the Central Magistracy this
morning,
Barnsley
With Substantially Bigger Majority
London, June 17
with Labour holds Burnsley and an Increased majority.
Due to the death of Mr. J. Potis, whose fight at the last general elce- tion wrested the rest from the Na- tional Liberal. Mr. R. J. L. Soper, ja by-election was fixed for yesterday.
Mr. Frank Colindridge Labour's nominee, and he polled 23,566 against Mr. Seymour Howard. National Liberal, with 13.052.
Was
Mr. Potts' majority was something over 7,000,--Router.
Insurgents Sweep On To
Villareal
Capture Of Castellon Brings Rejoicing
Insurgent
Saragossa, June 10,
cuptured troops have Villareal, a town of 20,000 inhabitants six miles south of Costellon,
Meanwhile, Insurgent Spaln is wildly rejoleing over the capture of Castellon, and General Franco la re- ceiving many telegrams of congra- tulation-Reuter Special.
RAINFALL FAR FROM NORMAL
Two Killed In Traffic Accidents
the
Another fatal accident occurred in Kowloon yesterday when a lorry No. 1120 driven by Suen Hong-icwan knocked down a married woman named Cheung Kwel who died while on the way to the Kowloon Hospital. The driver Suen was sent to the Kwong Wah Hospital with injuries lo the hands when the lorry skidded and overturned In Saigon Road near the Kowloon Dairy.
LORRY HITS MAN
A P.W.D. lorry, No. 809, was in- volved In an accident yesterday, when, in Queen's Rood East near the R.A.0.C., i knocked down Lum Pok- sum, 44, who was later sent to the Queen Mary Hospital with head in- jurics,
HEAD INJURIES
An 11-year-old boy was sent to the Queen Mary Hospital yesterday with head Injuries after he had been knocked down by a car driven by Mr. F. Nell in Lockhart Road.
CYCLIST KILLED
While driving car No. 177 along Queen's Road yesterday, Lau Kwei-, shing collided with cyclist named
The temperature in Hongkong at Wong Sap, who died shortly after
The charges preferred against the 10 o'clock this morning was 65 being admitted to the Queen Mary
degrees, with humidity registering Hospital.
men were possession of opium and keeping flats
as opium divans. 76 per cent. The maximum tempera- ture during the last 24 hours was
A Bino of $40 with the alternative 66, with the minimum last night at
of a month's hard labour, and A
further three months' hard labour 80,
were inflicted on Tse Sap-yec.
As practically no rain fell, the total rainfall for the year is now 23.04
Lee Yue was fined $110 or, in Inches against an average of 31.51 default, two months hard labour, Inches.
STOCK MARKET QUIET, STEADY
nnd on the second count, was The Royal Observatory weather
London, June 10. sentenced to a month's hard labour. report, published at 10 o'clock to-day,
The Stock Exchange this morning stated that an anti-cyclone of inod was quietly slendy. With a larger amount of opium inerate intensity covers Manchuria, The popularity of the £80,000,000 his possession, Lau Fook, was fined Hokkaido and the neighbouring seas, defence loan, issued at 3 pan, was $185 or three months' hard inbour, Pressure is relatively low over Tong-lustrated by a premium which at and an additional month's harding. labour for keeping a divan.
Local forecast is:-East and south-
Chan Leung was fined $110 or two cast winds, moderate; fair generally, months hard labour, and a further with local showers.
four months' hard inbour second charge.
on
the
Revenue Omeer J. L. Stephens prosecuted.
CANTON ROAD RAID Continuing their relentless search
ROBS HOTEL GUEST
Sent by a furniture shop to the for drug possessors, Revenue Officers Lak Kwok Hotel yesterday to raided a house in Canton Road on arrange some furniture in the rooms, June 15 and there arrested a man Kwan Cheuls, 38, helped himself to named Tang Sau, 28, unemployed, $50 in banknotes from the wardrobe for unlawful possession of prepared fof one of the residents. This morn- oplum.
ing, at the Central Magistracy, Kwan was sent to prison for six weeks by
Tang was charged with the offence Mr. 1, R. Butters. before Mr, K.-M. A. Barnett The complainant, Yip Wat, dis-
the Bume houso Was raided last
one time touched a half per cent.
Kallirs attracted keen interest at the outset, but later met with proat- taking. Austrian loans weakened on the German statement repudiating responsibility.
The gold market was again active, and the day's total dealings amounted to £1,500,000. Speculative re-selling on the Continent, however, is inter- preted in some quarters as a sign that fears of dollär devaluation abating-Reuter Special,
BUILDING FUND SWELLED
aro
at the Kowloon Magistracy to-day covered that $50 was missing shortly Church, Kowloon Tong, expresses The Building Committee of Christ and was remonded for 72 hours for after the defendant had left his room. further enquiries.
He ran after him immediately, and gratitude for the following donations:
Thanksgiving Offering Revenue Officer Warden sald, that on having him searched in the street, Mr. R. Ashton Hil
the money was found.
Defendant's record on being pro-Cents," St. Andrew's
MET C. Ellacolt month, and On that occasion a duced in Court, showed that he had Miss Ludwell
been bound over for a minor larceny Mr. A. E. P. Guest offence last year.
Mrs. Selby-Hall...... Previously acknowledged.
Juvenile was arrested.
TIFF SENTENCED
DOCTOR'S SATCHEL STOLEN
For breaking into a premises in Bonham Strand East, and stealing Dr. S. 5. Strahan of Alexandra mbrellas on the morning of June 2, Buliding, has reported to the police Kwan Yuk, 48, unemployed, was the loss of a bag containing medical sentenced to two months hard labour Instruments and medicine to the by Mr. W. J. Lockhart Smith at the value of $90 from his car No. 1861,
yesterday. Central Magistracy to-day:9
$ 180,00
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083.78
$1,184.78
Further donations will be very welcome and may be sent to the Hon. Treasurer, Mr. B. C. C. Johnson, c/o The Royal Hongkong Gelf Club, York Building.
AIR MAIL AGAIN DELAYED
Daedalus Leaves For
Bangkok
The air mail fiom England has again been delayed and is not expect- ed to arrive here before to-morrow
afternoon.
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2.08 Mozart-Sonata
Originally due here at 6.30 p.m. on Wednesday, the Imperial Airways plano Daedalus delayed its departure from Bangkok awaiting the plane Eventually, however, from Europe. 42 hours behind schedule, the Dacda- lus arrived here yesterday afternoon Major, K. 570. with only the Australian mail, and the R.M.A. Delin was to have come to Hongkong from Bangkok this (Piano). afternoon with the delayed English malls. A further delay on the main
Tine from Europe has prevented this, and the Delia is still Bangkok.
waiting at
The Daedalus left at 6 am. this! morning with the malis for England and, if the load of English mail is too heavy for one plane to carry, both the Daedalus and Delia will come to Hongkong to-morrow, -
COL TIDBURY FLYING HOME Lt. Colonel O. 1. Tidbury, Com- manding Officer of the 1st Middie- sex Regiment, was the only passenger by the Imperial Airways RMA. Daedalus when the plane took off for Bangkok this morning.
Colonel Tidbury, who is going home on leave will fly all the way to London. by Impertal Airways,
SHARE PRICES
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The following is the ist of local share quotations issued this morning.
Banks
H.K. Bank, $1,448 n.
HK. Banks (Lon. Reg.), 287 n Chartered Banks, £11, n. Mercantile Bank, A. and B. £28 Mercantile Bank, C., 213% n. Elust Asia Bank, $90 n.
Insurances Canton Ins., $245 n. Union Ins. $510 China Underwriters, $2 0. H.K. Fire Ins., $230 n.
Shipping
11.
n.'
Dougies, $85 n. H.K. Steamboats, $22 Indo-Chinas (Prot.), $60 n. Indo-Chinas (Def.), $24 n. Shell Bearer 82/0 n Union Waterboats, $0.00 m.
Docka etc.
H.K. & W. Wharves, $127 n. H.K. Docks (old), $18 n. H.K. & W. Docks (new), $17% n. H.K. & W. Docks Rts,
Providents (old), $3 b. and so. Providents (new), $2.90 b. and sa. New Engineerings, Sh. $3.00 n. Shanghal
Kailan Mini Sh. $108 n.
Adm., 14/- 1. Raubs, $9.00 n. Venz: Goldfield, $3 b. Hongkong Mines, 91⁄2 ets. n.
Philippine Mining Antamoks, P. 43 53.
Atoks, P Bagulo Gold,
1. 23 sa.
Benguet Consol, P.- Benguet Explor.,
Big Wedge, P. —
Coco Groves, P. 47 sa. Consolidated Mines, P. .003 sa Demonstrations, P. 20 sa.
E. Mindanao, P. — Gumaus G'ields, P. —— Ipo Gold P.
I.X.L., F. .70 93. Itogons, P.-
Min. Resources. P. - Northern Min.. P.- Paracale Gumaus, P. -- Salacot Mining, P. — San Maricio, P. 40% ca. Suyo, Daracales, P. 30% sa,
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Lands, Hotels, etc. H. and S. Hotels, $0 H.K. Lands, $35 n.
H.K. Lands, 4% Deben $101 b. S'hal
Sh. $8 n. Lands, Sh Metropolitan Lands, Sh. -
mphries, $84 n.
Realties, $51⁄4 n. Chinese Estates, 98 c. n. China Realties, Sh. - China Debent,
Publio Vuiltles
H.K. Pays $10 b.
Peak
b.
(old), $0 Peak Trams (new), $31⁄2 n. Star Ferries, $85 Yaumati
Ferries (old), $23 n. Youmali Ferries
Ferries rights $21.00 n. China Light (old), $10.00 m. Chino Light (new), $82 n. H.K. Electric, $57. Macao Electric, $180. Sandakan Lights, $94 n. Telephone (ald), $27% n. Telephone (new), $10% n. China Busca, Sh. Singapore Tractions, 24/0 m, Singapore Pref., 24/- n..
Industrials
Cald: Macy. (old), Sh. $14 n. Cald: Macr. (Pref.), Sh. $14 n. Canton Ices. $1.70 n. Coments, $10% n.
H.K. Ropes, $4.70 n.
Stores, &o.
Dairy Farm, $24 n.
Watsons, $6 n.
Lane Crawfords, $0.70 n. Sinceres, $2.20 n.
Wing On (H.K.), 350 m.
William Powell, Ltd., 70 cts, I.
Catton Mills
Sh. $16.50 n.
Ewo Con' fold). Sh. $70% 1.
S'hot Zoong Sings, Sh. 327 n. Wing On Textiles, Sh. $42 n.
Miscellaneous
II.K. Entertainments, $0.40 n. Constructions, $1. Vibro Piling, $5% n.
Ch. Govt 4% 1925 G&Bonds,
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7.38 Closing local Stock Quota- tions.
7.40 London IcinyFood For Thought
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8.0 Local Time Signal,
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RUSSIAN WOMAN DROPS FROM HOTEL WINDOW
A Russian woman, Mrs. E. Scgultz, according to a police report, icoped or fell from a window in the Kowloon Hotel, apparently on the first floor, and Into the paved court last night
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