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WANCHAI A.R.P. CENTRE APPROVED
(Continued from Page 1.)
Chinese or
first examinations and the number teachers (ladies
gentlemen), or wanted to teach Chinese boys Eng- is steadily growing, though many lish in school at Youmati, for four more will be needed. The Chinese hours every day. Apply stating ex-side of the A.R.P. has been chielly perience, salary and age to Box No. 477. "Hongkong Telegraph."
"JAPAN DARE NOT FIGHT" WITH RUSSIA
(Continued from Page 1.) Ing her armies or else concentrating them in one locality."-Router.
Chinese Reaction
in the hands of the St. John Ambul unce Brigade, which has passed two persons through the senior grade as instructors, eight through the second grade, and has at the moment 200 people taking the first course and 80 people taking the second course.
The A.R.P, Omeer stated that the European men were lagging sadly in this work, but he had not properly tackled thern yet. He agreed that many men were engaged in voluntary services, such as the Volunteer Corps and Police Reserves, but added that the extra knowledge the courses would give them would be most useful in any event.
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Hit-and-Run
NOTICE.
Drivers
WATER SUPPLY.
F
It is hereby notified that com-
Now Hunted
To Polico
mencing on Monday, 15th August, Two More Cases Known the hours of supply to all districts on the Island and in Kowloon and New Kowloon will bo
Ga.m-9 p.m. Consumera are carnestly re- quested to exercise every care In the use of water and to have defective water fittings repaired without delay..
Two further instances of hit-and- run driving were reported to the police yesterday.
A hawker, Ng Tak, suffered in- Juries when an unknown motor lorry knocked him down at Queen's Road East near Swatow Street and drove away ance.
without rendering him assist
Lo Lin, a 70-year-old woman, was knocked 'down by An unknown
SUDETENS MEET HODZA'S GROUP
Important Conference On Czech Problem
Prague, Aug. 11. The most important development In the Czecho-Slovakian nationalities problem since Lord Runciman's ar- fival occurred this afternoon, when the Sudeten delegates, led by Dr. Kundt, met the Cabinet sub-Com- mittee presided over by the Premier, and a Parliamentary committee of six, with
TWO DEAD FOLLOWING British Award
SHANGHAI "MUTINY"
(Continued from Page 3.)
enforced, irrespective of persons or nationalities,
Any person-foreigner or Chinese -found afoot or in motor cars after 12.30 am, will be forced to spend the
in gool- rest of the night Router.
For Crew Of German Ship
London, Aug. 11.
The Board of Trade has awarded a silver plaque to the German motor vessel Wilhelm Gustlof in recomi TERRORIST BOMBS IN
tion of the rescue of the crew of the SHANGHAI HURT FIVE
British ateamer Pegaway when she foundered about 25 miles north-west Shanghai, Aug. 12.
of Terschelling light on April 4, dur- The first terrorist activity of ing a gale of hurricane force and in The Wilhelm Gustioff, then under of the late Captain the command the week occurred at 8.40 a.m.mountainous sean. to-day when a grenade exploded near a Japanese mill in the U.S. Lubbe, answered the distress signals Marine sector, injuring five by the Pegaway and at 5 am. launch- to rowing lifeboat in an effort Chinese.
Another bomb exploded in the effect a rescue. Owing to heavy seas and Was subsequently Pegaway police station without, however, abandoned. injuring anybody.-United Press. TWO MORE BOMBS
exploded in_a A third grenade Japanese mill, injuring ten people- A fourth grenade exploded in Japanese factory, without causing any casualties.
ed
Water Authority. motor car, also in Queen's Road East, Dr. Milan Hodza, and the President vicinity of Bubbling Well Rond the bont was unable to reach the
R. M. HENDERSON,
Public Works Department, 11th August, 1938.
G.
R.
Pre-
near Spring Garden Lane. In her ense, the driver of the car removed of the Czech Senate and the her to the side of the road, and then silent of the Chamber In
Par The Sudeten und continued on his way without notify-
representatives held their first real the police.
at this meeting on essential discussion at A seven-year-old boy, Wu Fung- lin, was
problems Laken to Queen Mary
ing
11ospital after he had been knocked i alti connected with the nation-
down by a motor car in Garden Road near the Helena May Institute. He suffered a scalp wound.
Another boy, Lai Tung-chuen. seven, suffered head injuries when
problem.
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 16th day of August, 1938, nt 3 p.m., knocked down by a taxi in Mongkok viza explained
at the Otees of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of at one Lot of Crown Land Tai llang Road, in the Colony of Hong Kong for a term of 75
option with the
of years, renewal at a Crown Rent to be axed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one fur- ther torm of 75 years.
Intending bidders are advised
that immediately after the dispo- sal of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicant) will be required to deposit with
an authorised
officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred This sum dollars, ($200) in cash.
Road. He was taken to Hospital.
Kowloon
A
The inclusion of the Parliamentary Committee in the meeting was the result of hard burgalning, and makes the Government delegation more un- wieldy than Dr. Hodza had hoped.
stutes
that Dr. communique
the Government viewpoint on his own measures and the Sudeten memorandum. An unknown Chinese, aged about
on Discussion will be resumed 40, was badly cut about the upper lip
next week, when the and chest this morning, when he at- Wednesday
moving Sudetens will reply to the Premier's tempted to alight from a tramear in King's Road near the Chargument.-Reuter,
bathing nese Athletic Association pavilion. He had the appearance of GERMANY SPEEDS UP a carpenter, and was carrying bucket of hammers and nails. Some
to
of the nolis pierced his chest when he fell. The TUUR was taken
Queen Mary Hospital.
FORTIFICATION OF WESTERN FRONTIER (Continued from Page 1.)
in the
Hoth bombs were thrown U.S. Marint sector.--United Press.
TWO DEAD, 13 INJURED
Shanghai, Aug. 12. Another bombing outrage occurred at 10 a.m., resulting in the killing of two Chinese and the wounding thirteen.-United Press.
At G a.m. the Wilhelm Gustiof launched its motor lifebout, which succeeded in drawing alongside the Peraway. At 0.30 am. the Pegaway of 10 jump- was abandoned, the crew ing inte lifeboat and being taken on board the Wilhelm Gustleff. They were eventually landed at Hamburg on April 5.
The rescue took over an hour to effect and was carried out under very the bazardous conditions. While
the were on crew of the Pegaway Wilhelm Gustloff they were treated with the utmost kindness by all on board and in Hamburg they supplied with clothing and pocket money and helped in every way- British Wireless,
were:
ON HUNGER STRIKE
Shanghal, Aug. 12 (Later). Men of the "Doomed Battalion" in
here concentration camp
have Council, it is officially stated that a started a hunger strike. The Shang- Japanese plane is dropping anti- hal Municipal Counell will take no Chiang Kai-shek pamphlets in the action for 24 hours.
western district of the International In the meantime, the condition of Settlement.
The Council is taking two Russlans involved in yesterday's
-Reuter.
recent strong Jupanese protests. FURTHER WORRIES
against terrorist acis, such as scat- Shanghal, Aug. 12. tering pamphlets of such a nature. Adding further worries to the al-that they are likely to stir up trouble. ready harassed Shanghai Municipal-Reuter.
HANKOW'S LOSS WON'T fortifications and military effectives losing in the camp is serious. view of this action owing
Over
DEFEAT CHINESE
(Continued from Page 1.)
a wide aren
tions of the Government extending
combining, arr he pointed out, "to aggravate the Japanese difficulties in concentrating suicient mechanised forces to lic>
Hankow, Aug. 12. Under the headline "Japan Knell Down,
the Ta Kung Pao, in a leading article this morning, says that the armistice in the north is due entirely to the fact that Japan gave way to He revealed that Government al- Soviet Russin
ready approved plans, identical with "Japan is a country unorganised, the model of a First-Aid Post shown undisciplined
and faithless, the
at the exhibition, for a modern A.R.P. newspaper says, "Events of
Past Headquarters to be built near the rents have clearly shown that the Technical School at Wanchal. This PARTICULARS OF THE LOT, determined to offer strong resistance Government cannot control the milit-building will be splinter-proof ary and the infiltary cannot control gas-proof and will also contain every its Junior clique. In actual function-requisite required by the population
in the ing, the Japanese Government is the the event of an attack. Besides military's tail, while the military headquarters are the juniors' toll.
and
In
being used as a store room in pence time, lectures will be given daily to The blunders of the military Chinese and European classes. clique in Manchukue and Korea an attack the building will serve as forced General Itagaki to kneel down a sheller for that part of the Wanchal before Japan's Chronic enemy-district. Plans for the building in- Soviet Russin,
clude boiler house in the compound,
measure to
"But Soviet Russia hould take administration offices, open sheds for every precaution. Judging from past taking off outer clothing, rel-aid experience, this may be ouly another dressing rooms, dressing
rooms, eheat her waiting rooms, clothing stores, and Japanese enemy. Last year the Jugonese talk- ed for over 20 days with Sung Cheb-150 on. yuan before they dealt their foul blow."--United Press,
U.S.
Octi Dec.
COMMODITY PRICES
LATEST CABLED
QUOTATIONS
New York, Aug. 11.
New York Cotton
Jan. (1030) Mar, (1930) May (1930) July (1830).
Spol
Sept.
Dec.
Opening Closing
039 /39
4.33/33 8.47 747 0.41/41 8.47b/48u 8.42-N 8.50 /31 8.520/53a 8.54b/56a
New York Rubber
16.45/40
9.46/46 3.40/48 8.50/50 0.43
10.20/27 15.07/07 16.35/30 10.14/14 Mar.
10.22/25 May
16.20/20 Sales for the day:-1,800 tons.
Sept.
Dec.
May
Chicago Wheat
634/6374
052%/05%
023%/621⁄4 042/043% 0743/07
Store
The whole building will be air- conditioned as it will be the house for all the elvilian respirators shortly arriving, and also for the protective clothing being made.
NOT CONSULTED On the general aspect of A.R.P. Steel- Wing Comde, piccautions. Perkins sak! he was aware that a OWN tew people had built their. underground retreats but he had not been consulted.
A recent visit to Canton convinced him that the bamboo tier protection for buildings was in fact to protec- tlon at all, und he would not be surprised if it was soon abandoned. Considering that experts ruled that three feet
feet of sand between two thick- nesses of
of concrete each tires feet deep was the least adequate overheart protection against high explosive shells, bamboo tiers could have ne protective effect at all and actually Have rise to the danger of fire from Incendiary bombs.
offensive."
will be refunded on payment of complish the physical tasks of their the Purchase price.
Generalisshine Chiang Kai-shek has
No. of Sale
Registry No.
Locality.
Inland Lot
No. 5330. West of and adjoin ing Inland Lot No
Tai Hang Road.
South
G.
Roundary Menaurementa
N.
H. F. W.
As per sale plan.
Contents in
1. feet..
1009
DOL'91
Anun)|
Rental
Upset Price
$13,350
$306
R.
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sule by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 15th day of August, 1938, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public
Works Department, by Order of His Excelleney the Governor of at one Lot of Crown Land Stanley Beach, in the Colony of Hong Kong for a term of 75
with years,
the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one fur- ther term of 75 years. Intending bidders are advised no that immediately after the dispo- sal of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicant) will be required
In this Colony it was preferred to adopt the schemes already publicised rather than safeguard the tops of houses, as this latter course was im-
However, it was practicable. secret that all Government buildings to be erected in the future would embody the latest methods in A.R.P. 10,203,000 bushels, precautions. What these structural to deposit with an authorised blans were, it would be unwise to officer who will be present at the reveal at present.
sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price.
Wednesday's Sales:-
Chicago Corn
5034/507% 40/40% 4712/475% 4076/48
Sept.
Dec,
Moy
50 750%
Winnipeg Wheat
Oct.
72 /7134
704/703%
Dec.
714/71
004/09%
May
CARNIVAL DANCE
A carnival dance will be held in PARTICULARS OF Hotel Cecil on Saturday, August 13,
72 772% from 8.45 p.m. to 1 am.
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READY FOR PLANTING NOW
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Whiteaway, Laidlaw & Co., Ltd.
No. of Sale
Registry No.
Locality
!
tural Building
Lot N 412.
North of aud adjoining Rural Building Lot No.
Rural Ban
241, Stanley Beach Road.
Boundary Measurements
N.
THE LOT.
6. W
Heelert feet
As per sale
plan.
Contents in
1q. feet
Annual
Upset Price
$372
DOERS
Two Extremes in Taxes
London, Ont.
first
The deadline for paying the in- come tax assessment was approach- ing. Two men were standing in line awaiting their turn. The finally reached the receiving window and handed the eierk $4,000,000 believed the largest Income tax pay- ment of the year. When the first man had finished, the second then stepped up. fic reached in hia pocket and pulled out his income jax-a nickel.
if the Japanese launch a frontal at- tack on the Chinese right wing, Changsha, through Nanchang and If such a front is developed on a bit scale the Japanese may meet very serious reverses, as the terrain offers
diMculties major
for mechanised forces and the Chinese are well pre- parcu.
will
be
give Germany definite Ume-advan- tages over her neighbours in the event of mobilisation-on advantage which is most important to any con- tinental military movement.--Reuter Special.
PRESERVING SECRECY
Metz, Aug. 12. Many hundreds of German miners who formerly crossed and re-crossed the French frontier dally to work in French mines had their permits stopped to-day,
This was done by the German authorities as part of the measures taken to preserve secrecy regarding the work on frontier fortifications.
Tank traps are reported to have been completed all along the frontier, and barbed wire sectors have been erected every 400 yards.
Work near the frontier Is carried on during the night and ceases at dawn.-Reuter Special.
"However," according to Mr. Snow,
that the powerful resistance in the hinterland "present indleations are
of the that has heretofore been shown." Japanese operations south
Snow confined
believed. Yangtse
to Mr.
"Literally manoeuvres guaranteeing the security hundreds of thousands of people are of the left flanks of their main attack-being organised, trained and armed ing forces, which are remaining close In the north and the northwest, on the flanks and rear of the Japanese," to the river,
sold.
Japanese Strategy
he
at-
"This movement has already tained such proportions that it will require the diversion of huge forces of the Japanese army for some years to cope with it. A similar develop ment inevitably will occur in the Yangtse Valley, if the Japanese pene- tration progresses."
"The central mission of Japanese tactics in approaching Wuban is the Immobilization of the Chinese river defence system, and the severance of communications between the Chinese left and right flanks. For this it
mny not prove necessary for the Japanese to attack Changsha. It seems a
have to take Nanchang, they will
be Their present plan appears to be rather daring effort to lay down a narrow ribbon of occupation from Wuhu to Iankow, thus opening up the river to their naval forces whitt may be deployed for a leading part in the actual assault on the Wubaning to Shanghai. cities"
Deciding Factor
"The deciding factor in the Wuhan
campaign will be the ability of the Chinese forces to launch a counter- offensive on the Japanese flanks and rear both north and south of the Yangtze River. If the Chinese forces do not carry out such an action-and if meanwhile e Manchurian border conflict does not create a major diversion in the north-the Japanese may succeed in occupying Wuhan without coming into a decisive batile
massed with the main Chinese forces now between Nanchang and Changsha."
Mr. Snow denied the rumour that the Communists had threatened "in- dependent action" if the Generalis- simo did not accept their Wuhan detence plan. Relations between the Communists and the Generalissimo remained unchanged, he said, reports to the contrary were inspired by elements for whom
was politic- ally useful to spread such propaganda. "With what would the. Communists out any Independent action in tankow Mr.
S
asked. "They. harat most about 100 liaison have ot
"In the growing and underlying strength of this mass movement lies the principal guarantee that Chinese in. resistance will continue, with creased power, even if Wuhan should
fall,"
Mr. Snow plans to remain in Hong- kong for a few days before proceed-
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The major question before all parties
in Chinn to-day is emboxiled in the military and political problema of effcolive prolonged resistance.: In this determination fundamentally the mass of the people is in complete harmony."
Will To Serve
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