Airliners Inaugurate Fast Service
Flying Boat Cordelia Reaches Karack..
Karachi. June 28.
The flying boat Cordella, walch, with the Camlin, is inaugurating the new all-up air mall service between England und Australia, arrived at Karachi to-day on schedule.
of
the
It was originally planned that one Australian Quantas-Imperial Airways Hying boats, slater-ships to the Imperial Airway ships, should pick up the mall nt Singapore, but it has now been decided that the Cordelin will continue through to Sydney.
The Camlin will proceed as far as Singapore, and from there will in- augurate the shuttle service with Qantas-Imperial ships from Sydney. The Cortella la carrying a British
Australian
and Reuter.
SKIZ
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1938.
THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH,
THOUSANDS Memorial
BLOODLESS
LEAVING
HANKQW
Fear Of Bombing Speeds Exodus
Innkow, June 20. With the general bellef prevailing here that flankow, Wuchang and Hanyang will be heavily bombed, perhaps even more severely than Canton, in the near future, the work of evacuation of women and children and and wounded soldiers from Wuhan
cities continues on a large scale.
While the Government authorities
are doing everything in their power
to evacuate as many as possible, the tank is extremely dlfeult.
It is estimated that in the greater Wuhan
urea, whleh Includes Wuchana. Hankow and lonyang, there is now a population than 2,000,000,
of more
With limited transportation facil- Journalisties, the authorities are #ble
The England-Australia flying beat service is the longest direct route In the world, and the 13,000 miles, c cording to schedule, will be covered in nine days, two hours.
Drisbane
iu
The route Includes Athens, Basen, Karachi, Calcatta, Bangkok, Singh- pore, Sourabaya, Port Dorwin, Thursday Island
and Sydney
Hongkong air mall will be dropped off for the time being ot Bangkok, but Inter-probably
August when Hongkong is included in the all-up scheme, flying bunts will bring Far Eastern mail from Singapore.
The service between England und Australia will be thrice weekly. New Zealand mall will be carried from Sydney to New Zealand by air from the beginning of August,
Soviets Expel Foreigners
Reval. June 20 Reporis reaching here from Norva stale that about twenty familes. mostly British, Dutch and American, arrived there last week after their permits of residence had been can- celled by the Soviet Government.
The
refugees state that a further batch
of foreign residents will cross the frontier within a few days, their residential permits having also been cancelled by the Soviet authorities.
It is revealed that 16 British sub- jects were expelled from Soviet Russia
[ few weeks Occan
ugo. Trans-
U.S. EXPORTING
10
evacuate only 8,000 persons dully and It will take them six weeks to complete total evacuation.
many
and
It la realised of course think persons will not evacuate, because of the property they own in these elties or of their business interesta imany cannot evncunię because do not possess the means to do so.
From Bankow, however, t1] alcamera, kevins, planes and
motor buses are booked to cupucity and be- cause of the
difficulty obtaining transportation by train and steamer, many refugees are having
Exhibition
Organised
Young Artist Diod Here Before His Work Was Known
PURGE REVEALED
Vienan, Juno 20. Reliable sources disclose that Aus- trian Nazis disgruntled with the existing arrangement whereby It is alleged that German Nazis pre- dominate in Austrian offices, wero subjected to a series of bloodless purges late May and early in June It is stated thas approximately one thousand Nazi malcontents have been despatched to a concentration camp at Dachau.--United Press.
FRANCO SAYS BOMBING
OF BRITONS UNINTENTIONAL
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Gilbert and Sullivan Ex-
Two very interesting events are taking place under the auspices of the Hongkong Working Artists' Gulld early in July. The first, on July 07 and 8, at the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, is a memorial exhibition of the paintings of the late Mr. Wong OF-Hung. This gifted young artist who was one of the most promising pupils of Mr. Ko Kim-fu, the foun-
12.30 sler of what may be called Modern Chinese Art, arrived in the Colony a
cerpts. few weeks ago an a refugee.
"The Pirates Of Penzance": Now pictures were shown in the St.
For The Pirates' Lair; When You Had Francis Hotel, but, because both his
Left Our Pirate Fold....Derek Old- Dome and his work were unknown,
Dawson, and Dorothy hom, Peter his show was not a success, He wa
Gill Away, Away! My Heart's On already auffering furn advanced of 1 goods of + non-military Fire Dorolly Gill, Derek Oldham tuberculosis,
ham colton, perforated for extra coolness, And he died shortly enracter, Before such a
scheme and Peter Dawson; All Is Prepared! afterwards in the Tung Wah Eastern could is brought into operation all | Stay, Fredric,
Elsia Griffin Hospital,
Stay military objectives would have to be and Derek Oldhara; Ah, Leave Me
and fully cut to prevent any drag- removed from the vicinity of this Not To Pine!....Eiste Griffin and harbour, and it would have to be Derek Oldham; No, I Am Bravel. ging. Blue, belge, conary and white. placed under the administration and Elsie Griffin, Leo Shemeid and Male control
of elals from neutral Chorus; When A Felon's Not Engaged countries.
Leo Shefeld and Male Chorus, 1246 Cinema Organ DXuslo.
purpose
of
!
It in with the making his pictures known public and of seiling some of them to provide insiteial support for hin mother, that the exhibition is they
110W being held, A memorial meeting of
Urges Evacuation his friends and admirers is taking place of 6.30 p.m. on July
General Franco urged that civilian The second event is a
Fore and
populations should be evacuated from important ne In the artistic life of
towns with military objectives, the Colany Dr. Emm Milch-
The
tepublican Spanish Govern- Hormann, The illustrious Viennese ment Intentionally
refrains from riist, has shown her sympathy for evacuation of the elvitten population the Chinese in the present conflict in this manner, an it wishes to utilise by sending a number of her wood-the victims for the purpose of pro- cuts for sale in aut of the Chinese uganda," he declared. pro-
Red Cruss. These will be shown in
Commenting on the Cathedral Hall, by the courtesy Spanish gold deposited in the Bank the problem of of the Bishop, on July 11, 12 and 13.
of France, General Franco declared These woodcuts have an international that
court deelalon disadvantageous fame, mony of them having been
to the insurgents on a matter of such acquired by the British Museum
and
to evacuate the city west to lehang.
SPECIAL STATION For this reason the Hupel vinctul authorities huve established special station at lebung to care for the refugees as they arrive.
The douding of parts of the high- way between Wuchong and Chang- considerably affecting the movements of travellers in ilunan, In the French Concess.on here, the anthervilers m14- erecting concrete posts before the entrance gates to the Conersation, where many of those Intending to remain in Bankow are haw trying to find accennodation.
Rentals in the Concessions, as well
In the speelal administrative dis- tricts the former German, Russian and Brius's concessierta are soaring to ridiculous heights.
The housing problem is reported to De acute niso at Chungking and Kunming as thousands of war re- fukces pour into these etties daily The Foreign Ofee will maintain two offers, na at Chungking and another
Business offices and Junior offletals will go to Chungking while the Foreign Minis ter and several importual members.
Kunming
the Metropolitan
Mureum, Newportance would constitute an un- York Some of the pletures of Mr.
bridgeable Kap between the two Wong Ol-bing will also be shown, on
countries. this occasion.
The gold now lying in the Bunk Mr Jack Chen, son of Mr. Eugene
of France never belonged 10 the Chen, has recently formed
Spanish feders-
State, but was the property of a private banking company. "It belongs, in fact, to persons, of whom the majority live in Nationalist Spain.
tion of Chinese Artists, of which the Working Artists' Guild la the Hong- kong centre In the nume of The Federation he is taking an exhibition of Chiarre puntings round the world in few weeks" time.
artists All interested in the Federation, or those who desire to contribute works to the exhibition, either for sale or nerety to be shown, are usked to municate with the secretary Gloucester Road, top that.
com-
of the Ministry will go to Running LETTERS TO THE
MAY NOT SUFFER
It is lived that Hankow will not be so severely bombed as Wu- chang and Hanyong as many Powers have Embassies and Consulates here
MANY AIRCRAFT and there are still many foreigners
New York, June 28. American aeroplane exports during the month of May were valued at U.S. $7,829,000, the highest monthly total on record.
Argentina was the largest buyer, taking planes to the value of $2,344,- 000.
muy
and much foreign property, The military nerodrome outside Hankow, however, and Hankow station on the Peiping-Bankow railway subjected to heavy bombings. Wi- chang is expected to suffer most as and Kuomintang offices are located many Chinese military, Government
ID this aren.
Furthermore
the
may
Japanese Other purchasers Included Japan, wish to destroy the Wuchang sec- which took $1,420,000 worth; Chination of the Carton-Hankow railway which took $407,000 worth, and Soviet in order to halt men and supplies Russin, which purchased planes from renching Hankow valued at $024,000.-Reuter.
and at the Included in the Russion purchases Hankow to the south. Hanyang,
same time stop any withdrawal from was a giant Sikorsky Clipper, the is believed, would probably come in largest in the world.
for almost as much attention fro Japanese raiders ns Wuchang be- cause of its arsenal and Iran and steel works for which the city is noted.
RECITAL TO-NIGHT
The Trio Recital at St. Mary's Church, Causeway Bay, which was
CHUNGKING CROWDS • postponed last week, will take place reached a new all time high record The population of Chungking hes at 9.15 p.m. to-day,
The following orlists will contri-
as a result of an unprecedented in- bute to the programme: Miss Prue
from Ichang Lewis
(violin) Ettore
Pellegotti Hankow. (cello) Lindsay Lafford (organ).
STOCK MARKET REPORT
The Hongkong Stock Exchange official summary, issued at 3.15 p.m. yesterday, says:
The market was steady and prices continue to be maintained, while some stocks show on improvement. Docks. Old, are wanted at $20 and New at $10%, while Trams continue to be in deans at $10.05.
Buyers
Hongkong Bank $1,455 Conton fus. 2005 11.1. Fire Ins. $220 Union Waterboats #0 IK. & H, Wharvea $124 HK. Docks (Old) $10% TIK. Docks: (New) 110? Providente (Old) $3.40 Providents (New) 9330 Venz, Gulddeld H. & S. Holen $0.40
IK. 4% deḥ, $10236
Humphreys $0.30
HK. Realties 13.40
Peak Trans (Old), 4011⁄2
Star Forries 354
Yaumatt Ferries (Old) $2116 China Light (Old) $10.00
IK, Electrien #59° ́·
Coments #10%
Dairy Farms $23%
Watsons. 30%.
Entertaibmenta $0.00 Consol, China Prov. (Old) $6.00 Consol. China. Prov. (New) 10,00
Ballers
I. & 9, Holela 10.40 .
MN Lates
tongkong Bank 91,6715/60 Canton Ing. $240 HK. Docks (old) $20. H.K. Docks (New) 1912
JI,&B, otols 80,35 1.K. Lond
HK. Tamway $14.00 Chro Lights (old) w1f HK. Electrics 30 Telephones (OR) 227 Watsons $44 Antamokr. Ps. 41% Atoks..7
Baguio Gold 201
Benguet Cansol, 10.10
Demonstrations 20
'I. X. I 20
Ban Mauriela 44
Buyne Con
15
United Paracates 3015
flux of refugees
and
Thousands arrived in foreign and Chinese steamers during the week- end from Ichang, where sume thou- rands of people are still avalting Lansport up river.
Congestion within the city is so great that many Chinese passengers are still aboard the steamers, being unable to and accommodation.
Rents are soaring sky-high, caus- In intense suffering. The city council recently discussed the possi Ellity of limiting rentals, but the subject was dropped after considera- tlon,
EDITOR
"SMOOGING?”
To the Editor,
Hongkong Telegraph.
51
A
Japanese Sunset (Deppen); Ninette (Maud)....R. E. McPherson Played on the Organ of New Empire Cinema, London); Popular Selection; Intro:After the Ball; Forget-me- 'Daley' 'Abadaba ot; Swance Honeymoon': 'Blowing Bubbles'; 'L By the side of the Zuidersen'.... Cor Stern (Cinema Organ). Choclo"; "Alexander's Ragtime Band';
1.00 Time and Weather.
1.03 New Light Symphony Or- chestra and Joseph Schmidt (Tenor). My Beautiful Dream (Fritz Rotter -Richard Tauber); You Mean The World To Me (From the Operetio "The Singing Dream)....Joseph Schmidt with Orchestra personelly conducted by Richard Tauber: Incl- dental Musle To Mary Rose" (Nelli); Call of the Island and In- terlude; Prelude and Call (Finale)
New Light Symphony Orchestra conducted by Norman O'Neill; Vienna Bonbons-Waltz Song (Joh "Nationalist Spain has every inten. Strauss-H. Dodenstedt)
seph tion of defending its rights which are
Schmidt; "Monsieur Beaucaire" to-day so lightly challenged. Bank
Selection (Rosse, Dr. Buchlossi); ralds and robbery are characteristic of Intermezzo and Lei Motif: Gavotte tie Republican Spunish Government," --Music of the Love Scene; Murch General Franco concluded.--Trons-chestro.
Theme... New Light Symphony Or- Ocean.
private
Ambassador Calls Count Ciano
On
Rome, June 28. Lord Perth, the British Ambassador, visited the Italian Foreign Secretary, Count Ciano, ut the Foreign Ministry to-ciny.
15 belleved that the Ambassador and Count Ciano dis- British enssed the latest development arising from the attempts by Great Britain and Italy to find a rapid solution the Spanish problem, including the enforcement of the British scheme Sir--Smooging! What's that? for the withdrawal of volunteers Whatever I could be appears un- from Spain. complimentary to M. Joseph A It is understood that the bombing sporting of British ships in Spanlah waters spirit
of reporting an incident which was also discussed.-Reuter. should bring a wee bit closer, the
Gutierrez who bad the
between
bombings in Cuntan
Welcomes Investigation
1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press, Weather and Announcements,
Love
1.40 Variety. Plano Solo-Medley; Intro:-'My Japanese Sandman'; Blue Heaven'; 'Sweet Sue': The (Engleman). Patricia Rossborough Finger Prints
(Plano); Talking-The Stocking (Henry and Reeve)....Julin Heary From The Man In The Moon (From And Blossom"; Vocal-A Message A Day at the Races'); I'm Feelin' Like A Million (From 'Broadway Melody of
1030) Sung by Josephine Baker with Orchestra-Dearest
Orchestra; Waltz Coward); In The Still Of The Night-Quickstep (From "Rosalie')....Vietor Silvester and His Bullroom
Band- Stars
Over
BroSelection; Intro: You Let Me Down'; 'At Your Your Service, Madame": "Where' om I?'
Sydney Kyte And His Piccadilly Hotel Band with vocal chorus; Dance Orchestra--T-Pi-Tin Fox-Trol; (From 'Mannequin')...Gerry Moore Always Fox-Trot and His Rhythm.
(From 'Operette--Noc
Always
and
2.15 Close Down. 6.00 Relay of the Dance Orchestra
(a) In The Still Of The Night; (b) Little Old Lady; (e) May I Have The
If "Smooging" is "soft soaping" the utmost of its abling the past Next Romance; (d) Sunday,
does not need to "smooge.' In fact
የሮ
ralds
relations existing militury and civilian population.
London, June 20. "What's une Lonely Chinese fe
In its reply to the British Note, the In a million compared with millions Loyalist Government states that it relentlessly slaughtered elsewhere" welcomes the proposal that an inter- was not meant to minimise the value national Commitice of Investigation of any Chinese life but to draw and should be set up to investigate the emphasise a contrast visualising how bombing of open towns In Spain. the British appreciate even one Chinese life whereas the Japanese, The Spanish Note states that the have utter disregard, as evidenced by wyalist Government is in agreement from the Roof Garden of the Hong-
the composition and aims of the kong Hotel, and Commitee, und will co-operate to Present elsewhere.
The Nate adds thut might mention that Mr. Gutierrez ave months the Loyalist Government depends upon no Brilsher and he has refrained from conducting air als bouquet of roses to the British pite the fact that the insurgents have, (Piano) and His Boy Friends.
on Insurgent open towns, des- was not without thorns when he mentioned "contemptible" and "snob-destructive bombings on an unpre- during the same period, engaged in
6.21 (a) Two Bouquets; (b) Mos- cedented scale.
kow; (c) I Still Love to Kiss You The Spanish
Government, the Note Goodnight; (d) College Swing. states, is grateful to the British Gov-
0.35 Recorded: Souvenir ernment for its expression of opinion Sicile-Mazurka Varice on the insurgent bumbings of the nardi); Valse De
(S. Lco- Concert (Enrico towns
and Granollers. Marucelli)... of Alicante
Mandoline since the fact was immediately esta-Maria B.
Solo by Selvittaro with
Plano: blished that the Insurgent attacks on Sedibal, One-Step Arabe (Brunest) these towns were not made against Accorilcon Solo by Maurice Alex- any milltary objectives, their sole ander with Orchestra cond. by Marius purpose being to destroy property and Brun. to terrorise the populations.- Trans-Ocean.
bishness".
K. Y. Yu.
SERIOUS LEAKAGE OF VITAL SECRETS
(Continued from Page 1.)
to disclose the name of an informant In an effort to relieve the conges-of confidential information. ton, the authorities some time ago The War Office hus announced advised all those able to quit the city to live in the surrounding coun- try, since the elty presents a mast vulnerable target for bombing raids, being situated on a rocky peninsula, with water on three sides and only two roads to provide an exit from the city on the fourth ske,
The populace, however, was fulled by their long Immunity and at pre- sent prefer to remain within fimi-
nr surroundings.
Only Ship Attacked
that it is setting up an independent Court of Inquiry, which will Am- mediately assemble, to inquire into
London, June 28. the circumstances under which an
According to the Daily Mail'e official secret was disclosed
Barcelona Correspondent, the Arlon to 11 Member of the House of Commons. was the only steamer flying the When the motion for the establish- British flag in Barcelona harbour ment of a Select Committee was during Tuesday's Insurgent air raid, taken by the Speaker on Thursday, the other shipping flying the ensigns
other countries. lo inquire into Mr. Sandys' allega-
Hore-Belisha, tions, Mr. L
The Daily Mail draws attention to the Minister for War, made a personal the fact that whilst other shipping explanation to the House regarding was unmolested, the Arlon was at-
tacked and sunk-United Press,
The streets of the city are daily thronged by many newcomers, who his own position, can easily be distinguished by their blue gowns and the short Szechuen- ese by thele complexions, height and sophisticated dress.--Reuler.
Fine Flight By Russians
Moscow, June 20.
A magnificent non-stop flight by Soviet airmen over 4,376 miles of Siberian wasteland, has just success. fully ended.
ARMY COUNCIL ACTS
It is understood that Mr. Sandys' letter to the Minister for War, in
of
United Press adds that General Franco charged that Loyalist planes, and not Insurgent machines, were responsible for the recent raids nlong the French border.
which the secret information was given, was considered by the Army
Russia Ready To Help Counell yesterday, and subsequently the whole matter was laid before the
London, June 28. Prime Minister. It is understood that According to informed quarters, Mr. Chamberlain views the leak in Soviet delegato declared at yester information of this character with day's sitting of the Non-Intervention some concern, as being gravely Committee that the Soviet-Govern- prejudicial to the welfare of the ment is willing to contribute State.
sixth of the total sum (£2,500,000) The Prime Minister hans
of of action taken trace the source foreign volunteers from
An official communique issued Inet of the leakage, and the Army Council
One-
is also considering whether Court night declares that the Bnancial or- Martial proceedings should be taken rangements for the British plan of The two aviators, Kokkinaki and with regard to the matter.
withdrawal were discussed by the Briandinsky, left Moscow yesterday It is understood that the informa-Committco yenterany, The comix for Vladivostok. They arrived at tion disclosed to Mr. Sandys, and munique odds that the question of their destination to-day, after cover-subsequently by him to Mr. flore- | Soviet participation in the financial ing the distance in Just under 24 Belisha, was absolutely vital to the arrangementa is still presenting some hours.-Reuter,,
safety of the Stato.—Neuter.
dimculties. Trans-Ocean,
0.14 Recorded:Foolin Myself You're Here, You're There, You're Everywhere......Carroll Gibbons
De
0.44 (a) More Than Ever: (b) You're My Dish; (c) Make A Wish; (d) Mama, I Wanna Make Rhythm. (Continued on Page 5.)
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