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ANOTHER BRIGADE GOING TO PALESTINE
Britain To Restore Influence Of Government
London, July 27.
LOYALISTS SMASH ITALO-MOROCCAN
RESISTANCE
(Continued from Pagé 1.)
war material has been captured.- Reuter,
Loyalists Capture Gandesa
Hendaye, July 27. Continuing their triumphant nd-
the Ebro
the sector, vance in Loyalists entered the Insurgent base ut Gandean to-day. Severe street- to the fighting is still continuing heart of the town.
The Loyalists claim that they are When a new brigade of troops "enveloping a strategic town nearly arrives in Palestine in Septem-thirty miles north of the Ebro ber, the Government will pro- River."United Press. ceed with its scheme for restor Already 22,000 Loyalists have ing the influence of the Palestine Government by the permanent occupation of villages in areas
has
THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH,
HEADSTONE MARKED HIDDEN LIQUOR
Ingenious Trick Of Chinese Distillers
Many Heroin Divans Here
THURSDAY, JULY 28, 1938:
GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE FOR POOR
(Continued from Page 1.)
summer count has been made pre- viously it is not possible to state the
ERADIO BROADCAST
extent to which this is in excess of Elvie Yuen & Fr. Riganti
the normal.
"Competent observers have stated that this is three to four times as many as the number usual at this Benson, The
The 30,000 persons are dis- 13,000 in tributed approximately
and 17,000 in Kowloon. Hongkong
can "These street sleepers classified in two ways!
A headstone in a Chinese reached the suburbs, where hand-to-burial ground apparently mark- hand fighting is proceeding. Mean- ing the resting place of some de- while, the Loyalist vanguard whected around Gandesa and, almost parted soul was investigated by their work, says the Report of the Superintendent of Imports in and Exports for 1986, tabled in Legislative Council to-day.
(b)
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be
From the Studio
Z.B.W. ORCHESTRA Radio Programme Broadcast by ZBW on a Frequency of 843 k.c's. and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 pan. & 8-11 p.m. on 9.52 m.c's, per second. 0 Studio The Children's Hour. 0,40 London Relay-Launching of The New "Maurotania" by Lady (Percy) Bates.
throughout the country by troops completely encircling the city, had Revenue Officers in the course of these which they could repair Two--Film Selection Intro:-Dusty
and police.
It is believed that there will then
be enough forces in Palestine to deal with the situation. Should further assistance be required, however, it will be provided.-Reuter,
RECRUITING MORE POLICE
London, July 27. Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, Secretary for the Colonies, replying to question in the House of Commons to-day, sak! that the Government was recruiting 230 extra British policemen for service in Palestine,
The men would leave England 500 as they had been recruited.
Added examination of the bomb thrown in the Arab market in Haita on July 25, resulting in the death of ever fifty people, showed it was of crude Joent manufacture, MacDonald disclosed.--Reuter.
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Mr.
COMMISSION LEAVING
London, July 27. The Palestine Commission, accord- ing to present plans, will leave Palestine on August 3, and in expected to meet in London on September 16 for the Laking
advanced nearly to Cnsern and Baten.
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a result the Insurgent defenders of Carries including, it is believed, some of General Franco's Ebro head
completely isolated quarters staff, are for behind the new front.
The highways en route to the front with contrasts, revealed
shurp
front Loyalists marching to the laughing and joking, while Insurgent prisoners glumly tramped back under
escort to concentration camps.
modation to
(a) they include some 9,000 des- of both sexes, iitute persons of whom some 3,000 are refugees
contain some 4,000 women
A commentary on the proceedings and children of whom pro- by Richard North from Carmell bably the majority are des- Laird's Shipyard, Birkenhead. titule: 1,500 of them are 7.15 Closing Local Stock Quota- believert to be refugees.
tions. It is to be assumed that few of
7.17 A New Variety Programme. Two- persons have
Orchestra-Paradise For any accom- the winter months. Assuming Rhythm: Kiss me Goodnight; When 1.500 able-bodied men, there remain you hear music; In A Paradise for at least 7,500 destitutes from whom two (Vocal Trio); When You Hear Filme housing will be required in two or Music (Choir)....London The gravestone actually marked three months time.
Studio Orchestra with Vocal Trio and the resting place of a large vessel of
Choir conducted by Muir Mathieson; fermenting material hidden
CAMPS FOR DESTITUTES
Vocal-The Merry-Go-Round Broke by
"Camps for destitutes other than Down. Chinese engaged in illicit distilling.
.Pop Eye (Billy Costello- This was but one of many Ingenious able-bodied men-Government pro- the original Pop Eye) with Novelty Solo-You're A Organ tricks found by the Department in poses to erect at once temporary oc- Accomp.:
for 3,500 destitute Sweetheart (from the Flim) In The unearthing 183 illicit stills last year commodation against 90 r. 1936. The Report states women, children and infirm men Still Of The Night (from 'Resalle') that the consumption of dulable the following points:-- liquor and native quor Increased
Point. considerably,
Satisfactory
Accommodation for 2,000 at Kow- arrangements were made with the Director of Air Ser-
loon Tsai,
The latter camp will be as far supply vices for the
of duty-free petrol to aircraft on departure from from Waterloo fond as is convenient- the Colony.
In both cases the campa ly possible. up by will be designed for rapid extension, brand but while the scheme is in its pre- rent experimental stage it is con- sidered unwise to carry it out on a heroin pills, 1,329 ances and 200 "The estimated capital cost of such grams, and 182 ouners of admixture buildings, capable of accommodating were seized while 93 berolt factories 3,500 destitutes, is put at between were found. Some pilts were Hiso
$350,000 and $400,000 which must be "We are walling found to be made up in imitation of accepted as a provisional figure only. from the Spanish | larroin pills but containing no heroin. The cost of administration of camps reply Government and are considering the No prosecution was possible in these containing that number is put at
rate of $285,000 per annum. request of General Franco's Adminis Tration that the scope of the Com- mission's
Shukl enquaries widened, but it is hoped that the date of its departure will not be long de- lity."
Most of the prisoners scened to be youths under eighteen years of age.
-United Press,
Bombing Inquiries
London, July 27.
The Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Mr. R. 1. Butler, informed the House of Commons to-day that he proposed that the Commission to investigate the bombing of the elvi Bia population in Spain should con- Ast of two British subjects, one a re- thred officer of the Royal Air Force and the other a serving officer in the Royal Artillery.
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Mr. Butler said:
the Anal further evidence. So far no Indiention has been given as to when the Commission is likely to submit its report to the Govern~ ment-Reuter,
AIR MAIL VASTLY INCREASED
(Continued from Page 1.)
reathed a new high level. Expansion
Subsequent to Mr. Butler's answer in the Commotis, the Spanish Ambas... sador called at the Foreign Office und delivered the reply est the Spamsh Government, unconditionally accept- ing the proposal-British Wireless,
Prepared oplum sales leaped 43 per cent, and the luxury
decreased.
During 1937 a total of
cases.
raw
The seizure of albeit decreased enormously but
site
3,030,230
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ojalum That ut Chinese ruw opium Increased, One geizure of 8,006 taels was found! wolentight containers un the sea bed DIT Lamma Island, the
having heen carefully buoyed.
HEROIN DIVANS INCREASE The report states that the rise in the price of optun: Its led to the dis- placement of divans for opium smak
of Air Mail serviers with postage at Withdrawal Plan Accepted ing by heroin divans, the number of
rates necessarily higher than surface transport rates necounted for the part of the Increase. Other contributory causes were "irst fight" and "first day" covers and very nege sales of the Coronation Issue postage stamps to dealers and collectors,
Revenue from sale of postage stamps amounted $2,213,474.83 compared
to with $1,336,740.48 in 1938.
The combined totals of the year's transactions in Money Orders and British Postal Orders showed a de- crease of £14,306 as compared with the figures for 1030.
BULKY MAIL
the Chinese Deliv- During
the
year ery Seciton handied 7,895,170 ordi- nary letters and 462,272 other articles as compared with 7,739,427 and 445,- 782 in 1036. The registered articles delivered totalled 147,585 of which
London, July 21. In a Note to the British Gevern- ment, the Spanish Ambassador London conveys the Spanist: Govern- ments acceptance of a plan for the withdrawal of non-Spanish nationals from the armies of the two bell- gerenta in Spain
Ity The
Non-Intervention pec.
1737
Accommodation for 1,300 at North
forger senie,
TUNG WAH CLEARING HOUSE CAMP.
there in at the
on the Columbia Studio Torch Organ.; Humorous-Gert and Daisy -Bert's Darts Club Dinner Pals.
Waters und Doris Elsic diennes)
with Orchestra Vor
{from Where I Ain't Been Before Wells Fargo') The Cowboy's Dream The Hill Billies with their own Dance Band--By Novelty An Old Pagodu Tango Fox-Trol... Joe Loss and his Band; Humorous A Gentle Gentlernum (More and Wallace)....
More Vine, (Comedians) with Piano; Accordion DardMy Heaven In The Fines (Campbell-Sigler-Conrad)
vocal Stain's Accordion Band with chorus: Orchestra-Everybody Sing- Fila Selection; Intro: Swing Mr. Mendelssohn; Melody Farm (Vocal); The One I Love....Louis Levy and His Orchestra Vocalists; Gerry Fitz- gerald and Eve Becke.
and Novard
Primo
8 Time, Weather and Announce- nents.
London Relay Workd
8.02
Afates',
A talk by 11. Wickham Steed. 8.15 Studio A Concert by Elvie Yuen (Soprano) and The Very Rev. Father Riganti (Piano).
1. (a) Lunghi Sereni e Cari (Don-
Suicidio, from
**LO (b) audy);
(Ponchiell). Elvie Gioconda" Yuen. 2.
Two Album Leaves(Sein- mash).... Father Riganli (Piano); 3. (a) O Lovely Night (Ronald); (b) Elvie Yuen. Civililoming (Del Riego)..
8.35 Studio-A Concert by Z.B.W. Orchestra,
and
The second class of refuaces is transient, on its way to other places, these are being dealt with through the agency of the Tung Wah Hospital as been found and accommodation up to now for them at the old Gov
the old ernment Cyft Hospital, Victoria Gaol, the Kowloon Magis- tracy and the Tung Wan Hospital, which have served as clearing houses. which has increased enormously, then this category keepers were usually allowed to go present time about 1.800 persons at to prison it caught and the backers both sexes, looked after their families during
The
ધર્મ Government Hospital has been endotrated that fire.
Gaol und Kowloon The new imperial Preference policy the Victoria hud hul remarkable effecta. Pre-Magistracy will be required during the Street Sleepers' fnetarios viously,
had the
used the winter by Japanese cotton yarn almost Society, as has been the case pre- ex- 550 clusively and there had been com-viously The Tung Wah Hospitals plaints of the price and quality of have at the present time no refugees the
Indian yarn.
Now.
the lat other than the sick.
two lat- ter complaints had been removed
"In order to deal with this class Government proposes Japanese cotton yarn bad disappeared and piece goods from Indian cotton temporary camp on the Marina site
Kowloon to serve as In in
a clearing yarn were competing favourably
It will be supervised by many parts of the Empire. On the other hand, the polley had brought Government Departments, the Tung the silk-weaving indusry to stand-Wah Hospital Committee continuing st neally because the Empire yarn to deal with the receiving and for- was practically unobtainable at thewarding arrangements. The estim- ated capital cost is $120,000 and the annual cost of administration is put nl $81,000. Accommodation for 1,000 persons is being creeted in the first 1 the instance.
end of the year,
house.
to set up a
1. Valse Fruhlingsstimmen (Stru- (Tschaikowsky) uss); 2. Nocturne
Z.B.W. Orchestra; 3. The Devout Den- Lover (Pollock and White)....
is Noble (Baritone) with Piano; 4. An Appassionatamente (Rulli): 5. Den Fruhling (Grieg)...Z.B.W. Or- Russian Soldier's Song chestra; 0.
....Michail Gltowsky (In Russian). (Bass) with Chorus conducted by A. Spanish Dances (Mos- Labinsky; 7. zkowski)....Z.B.W. Orchestra.
Flat Major, Op. 127).
E
9.30 London Relay-The News.
In Beethoven-Quartet 9.50
Quartette Played by the Busch
Andreasson. (Adolf Busch, Gostn Karl Doktor, Hermann Busch).
10.30 Friedrich Schorr (Baritone)
From Wagner's Selections
Rgcarding the arrangements pro- posed, the Note says: "The Spanish Government has the satisfaction of being able to deelure at once it ne cepta for its own part there arrange- ments, and that when the case arises it wil collaborate loyally in effective application of them."
Note The
is of considerable length-running to over 2,000 words and the major part is devoted to detailed observations on certain 98,901 were from America and Can-aspects of the proposed s adu, and 98,024 from China and other regarding the adequacy or
of which, off ness
[13 practice, the countries, showing an
Government 0,220 as compared with 128,305 in Spanish
which it makes Colony in 1937 increased by 35 per misgivings and on 1030,
cunt, in terms of local currency, and REFUGEES WITH SMALL MEANS In- suggestions or asks for
by 32.2 per cent, in terms of sterling. A scheme hus been put forward Thomas formation with a view-the Nole in-
the with
Year
1930 by the Emergency Refugee Council. dicates to facilitating the Non-inter as compared vention Committee's efforts to make imports and exports of merchandise The persons forming this class are
amounted to the proposed scheme fully efficient during 1937
il total needy but able to pay a small rent British Wireless
value of $1,084.4 millions (£66.8 and subsist themselves. The propo millions) compared with $803.3 sul is to build accommodation millions (£50.6 millions) In 1936.
this clas
class of refugees on King's Road During the fiul quarter of 1937 towards Shauliwan, if land is avall certain amount of destined for North China poris was becommodation of these refugees at
cargo originally able there.
lon of these refugees at diverted to the Colony on account of the rate of $2 per month per person
Increase
A total of 5,108 insured letters were dealt with as against 5,089 in 1936. The total number of Chinese private boxes was 284 un increase of 23 as compared with 201 in 1930,
The total paid wireless traffic for
475,000 the year was
messages of 5,001,131 words, an increase of 112,- 233 messages and 2,210.207 words, as
compared with the figures for 1936. The increase was due to improved trading conditions and the to the radio service of a considerable
diverston
amount of cable traille in consequence of cable breakdown in North Chine.
The total unpaid traffic for year was 80,004 messages of 3,354,570
entertains
fuller
RUSSIA AND JAPAN IN DEADLOCK ON BORDER DEMARCATION PROBLEM
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TRADE INCREASE
The total visible
trade of
London
for
singer Ich
G.
ди Operas.
Die Meistersinger-Overture....Sir the Beecham conducting
Orchestra, Philharmonic Gut's Abend, Meisteri (Good Even- Ing. Master!)-(Act 2 "Die Meister- von Nurnberg-Wagner); See Why Nur (See Sch', 'Swar Twas(Act 2 "Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg-Wagner)....Fried- rich Schorr
(Baritone) with Ljungberg (Soprano) und du Led by Symphony Orchestra conducted by the Sino-Japanese hostilities, and housed. The initial capital cost of
Lawrance Collingwood; Gruss Gott, considerable proportion of it
greet the scheme
Mein Junker (Sir Knight, I is put at $35,000 of which mained in storage at the end of the Government proposes to advance up
you!)-(Act 3 "Die Meistersinger- tertain although (1
dollar
dollar
...F. Schorr and R. Lau- quantity, to $17,500 on a
Wagner). cannot
be estimated,
benthal (Tenor) and London Sym- was arrangement, ultimately
"The total financial commitments phony Orchestra cond. by Albert trade returns
ac-above described are likely, therefore Contes; Verachtet Mir Die Meister Nicht (Finale of "Die Meistersin- ger"); Was Deutsch Und Echt (Finalc trade enjoyed by the Colony following:-
of "Die Meistersinger")....Friedrich during 1937 was not entirely due to
Adminis-
Schorr and the Berlin State Opera trailon diverted imports.
(12 months Orchestra conducted by Dr. Leo Biech.
11 Close Down. bosis)
words, an Increase of 33,038 messages the opinion that the boundary lines cluded in sed of locally and In-
1930.
and 1,303,004 words as compared with the figures for
During
the year the following new direct services were opened: Han- kow, opened on December 1, Tient- sin, opened on December 11. vice with Tientsin was closed down at midnight on December 31.
Ser-
mes-
are not so clearly established, as the
for
Soviet claimed. The Japanese, there-nere. It will be seen, that the to amount in the initial stage to the
fore, proposed that there be establish- ed two commissions, one for TO demurention of boundaries and the other for settlement of disputen.
Draft Plan Made
During the year 27 distress sages were received from ships. In April, 1835, the Soviet Governe Wireless licences issued were: Shipment agreed to the Japanese pro- station, 05; amateur transmission posal with certain desiderata. On station. 10: dealers, G0; 1mited July 16, 1935, the Japanese Govern- licences, 4; and brondeusting receiv ment presented a draft plan design- ing, 8,559
ed to bring Manchukuo and the Soviet notes Union to an agreement regarding re- was demarcation and also to bring about an agreement between Japan Man chukuo and the Soviet Union on the proposed commission for settlement of boundary disputes.
The value of local postal issued at Hongkong in 1937 $243.50, as ngainst $202 in 1930,
the
APPEALS FOR HELP FROM U.S.
On October 16, the same year, the Soviet Government made a counter- proposal. The Japanese and Soviet proposals greatly resembled cach other in general outlines.
condemning the "bar- Union be respected by Jupan
the
and
There were exceptional movements
of Treasure during the year: imports totalled $380.4 millions, and exports Refugee Camps, $395.2 mililons; largely consisting of Chinese silver dollars and silver subsidiary coin.
Despite the large increase in the trade of
of the Colony during 1937 there was a decreased movement of vessels entering and totalling 15,893
leaving the port, arrivals compared with 18,202 in 1936, and sailings 15,800 as compared with 18.716. The decrease was mainly due to fewer consting: movements on account of the Sino-
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North Point and Kowloon 'T'sal
Site Marina
Camp... Emergency Re- fugee Council Scheme, Kow-
loon Tini. :
Total
Capital Cost
i
$385,000 $285,000
120,000 81,000
17,500 nii
$522,500 $307,200
Japanese hostilities in the latter part extent it may be necessary to supply "It is at present uncertain to what of the year.
JAPANESE SEVERELY
ות
food to the two first classes: estimate of the full cost of doing so has been included in the figure under
administration. The estimated cost
for food and fuel per refugee is on the basis of $0 per month, according to Tung Wah Hospital figures. In this connection it may be mentioned that during the present year supplc- mentary provision for the relief of refugees dealt with by the Tung Wah Hospital has amounted to $83,557 and further application is about to be luld before the Finance Committee for $55,000,, maiding a total for nine months of $118,557.
San Francisco, July 27, The American Friends of the Chi- nese Peuple Society has published The Soviet Government insisted
HANDLED a letter from Madame Sun Yat-sen, that until the boundary redemarca-
urgent ion was effecled completely, in Hongkong, stressing the
(Continued from Pane 1.) need of food and medleines for re- boundary tine claimed by the Soviet fugees, and
Manchukuo. The Manchukue Gov- doubled on the morning of July 20 barism of Yat-sen appeals to
Madure Sun
erminent, however, maintained that when they hurled tons of explosives the
into the Chinese positions with their which Manchukuo and zone over organiantion to 'de is. uimast to
the Soviet Union differed in claims artillery, prouse the American people
from
should bo
"Arst. redemarented
Under the cover of the terrific their apathy at the heart-rending
Another point was, raised by the suffering and tortures "imposed by
borrage, Japanese infantry in two frenzied
Soviet Government regarding inllitarists."
the columns pushed towards the north Japanese
composition of the commission for and east of Tathu. The east column, United Press.
settlement of the border dispute. numbering about 2,000, is now lock- The Sovieta urged that Japan and ed in a grim fight, with the Chinese Manchukuo be considered as one unit ut several strategical points in the and the Soviet Union as the other outskirts of the town, while unit. Japan and Manchukuo
edlumn. pro- north
numbering
Brookline, Moss, poced that they be regarded as two 3,000, has been checked.
Meanwhile, another Japanese Mrs. Maria A. Wallace, 101, claima units and that the commission con- slat of three units of representatives column of about 4,000 men, is press-to be Greater Boston's oldest baseball from. Wangklang, fan. She listena daily to radio broad- rank of of Japan, Manchukuo and the Soviet ing westward
Her favourile south-west of Tangilu, with Susung, costs of the games. Union.
near the Hupeh border, as Its objec-team is the Boston Red Sox, and live-Central News.
"Lefly" Grove is her favourite player,
ACTING BRIGADIER IN HONGKONG Colonel A. Burrowes, commandant Royal Artillery, Hongkong, has been granted the temporary Brigadier, effective as from May 25 according to command brders Just The negotiations, thus came to a
deadlock.-Domei, issued.
the
about
Woman, 101, Ardent Fan
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.Sir British Ambassador, Archibald Clark Kerr, arrived here from Hankow, by special train, on Tuesday,
Fireman Dies: Run Over By Own Truck
fire-engine,
Run over by his own Fireman Mo Ping, attached to Cen-
His Excellency was welcomed at the station by Mr. Yang Wu. Hunsntral Fire Station, died in Queen Mary provincial government representative, Hospital in the early hours of this Lieutenant-General Ting Pin-chuan,morning.
gendarmerie commander at Chang-
sha, and
many prominent. lovni British residents.
Fireman Mo was injured during a
practice turn-out in Des Voeux Road
A dinner was given Tuesday night yesterday,
the Ambassador's honour by As his fire engine was, returning General Chang Chi-chung. Provin
in
cial commissioners attended."
to the Central depot, Mo jumped off
Sir Archibald is going to Kwellin, the vehicle. Stumbling as he leapt, enpital of Kwangsl, by motor, car, he fell to the ground, under the rear and will make an extensive tour, wheels of the heavy car. One of the finally going to Canton and thence wheels passed complotely over him
crushing his chest, to Hongkong.-Reuter,