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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
G.
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NOTICE.
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The Public are hereby warned that there aro considerablu number of counterfeit coins of the new 1937 design in circula- tion.
2. These coins are not easily detected, but close examination usually reveals slight defects in the milled edge, the most common being an irregularity in the thick- ness of the milled edges on either
CONSIGNEES' NOTICES. side of the groove,
N. Y. K. LINE
(NIPPON YUSEN KAISYA)
From EUROPE and STRAITS. The Steamship
"KASIMA MARU," having arrived from the above ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby Informed that their Goods are being landed and pinced at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown
Company's Godowns at Kowloon, whence delivery may be
obtained.
Goods not cleared by the 3rd Septrinber, 1938, will be subject to! rent.
Damaged packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consignee's and the Co.'s representa- tives on any Tuesdays and Fridays ut 2.30
3. A reward of $250.00 has beon offered for information leading to the arrest and convic- tion of manufacturers of these particular colns,
Sd. T. H. KING, Commissioner of Police.
24. 8. 38,
G.
R.
NOTICE.
WATER SUPPLY.
Free Tap Washering Service,
It is hereby nollfled that from p.m. within the free storage 1st September until further notice, For the examination of taps will be rewashered free of damaged dutiable goods, the cen- signees must arrange for a Itevenue barge, on application. Oleer to be present.
All claims must be presented with in ten days of the steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognized.
No claims will be admitted after) the goods have left the Godowns.
No Are Insurance has been effected. NIPPON YUSEN KAISYA. Hongkong, 29th August, 1938.
SHARK KILLS BRITISH SEAMAN
Shanghai, Aug. 29.
It is outhoritatively learned that a British salter named William Baker, telegraphist in 11.M.S. Folkestone, died on Saturday as a result ut a shark attack in Tsingtao Bay.
the
Huker was bathing alongside the vessel, which was anchored in the Bay, when he was attacked by shark, which bit off his tex.
He was hauled aboard, but died al- most immediately, and was buried in Tsingtao yesterday,-Reuter,
TO-MORROW
Consumers are requested to use the appropriate telephone number
under
"WATER WORKS COMPLAINTS" Hong Kong Telephone Number 308-10.
Mainland - Telephone Number
50949.
R. M. HENDERSON,
Water Authority. Public Works Department, Hongkong, 26th August, 1938,
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In
by events of an urgent nature, as his second-in-command, Sir G. A. D. Ogilvie-Forbes, i holidaying Scolland,
Well-informed political circles here consider that the situation is particularly gravo,
1
Public opinion has been stirred up
which positive action is expected un- by the inspired press to a point ut less the Czecho-Slovakian Govern- ment makes substantial concessions to the Sudetens,
On the
TELEGRAPH,
MONDAY,
No Need To Fear Gas
Peak Ladies Hear Lecturer
Lady Northcote attended, the second Air Raid Precaution lecture A. H. S.
Steele-Perkins Commode AHS
morning,
AUGUST
29,
1938.
WARNS EUROPE ON BRINK OF WAR
(Continued from Page 1)
of Germany "taking certain steps in Czecho-Slovakia;
Fourthly, Paris reports that Nazi leaders are over-riding the German military commande views regarding Czecho-Slovakia and are demanding more forceful action;
Ramos, Exile, Returns, Arrested
Manila, Aug. 20.
50 Hurt In Run-away Mine Train
eventually came to a stands remained on the track and the train
Benito Ramos, the Sakdal icoder, carriages attached and carrying about
Ending four years exile in Japan,
Vancouver, Aug. 28, A private electric train, with two returned to the Philippine Islands 50 visitors from the Britannia Beach Fifthly, the fact that half-a-dozen
by the N.D.L. Biner Gnelsenau to- Mining and Smelting Company's Governments are aligned with Ger- many,
day, summarised the previous lecture and break."
Wing-Commander Steele-Perkins other pacts, in the event of any out-
through non-aggression and Ramos was arrested aboard the incline due to power failure.
works, got out of control on a steep Gneisenau before the ship docked, compared briefly the characteristics
but was later released on
The train careened down the In- Rarely, during the past 20 years, of the guses described last Monday. has the Sabbath
U.S. $13,500, raised by his followers, from side to alde in
ball of cline at a tremendous pace, swaying been filled with He then went on to say that besides flurry of international activity as being
He faces charges of sedition and managh some miracle the engine an alarming CAUSE HESITATION
being sent over in other hand, Sir John De sprayed frumgombs, gas could was yesterday, and apparently the association.
member of an legal Simon's speech appears to have had method was excellent for pulling gling, ngalast time, since many in- Sakdal uprising, in which 80 persona um neroplanes, which Chancelleries of Europe are strug The charges arise out of the 1935 a sobering effect. German political tracts of country out of action. formative circles regard the Nazi were killed, eireles stem convinced that Britain prave very effective in the case of line.
This method, however,
Everyone aboard, however, sustain- would not Congress at Nuremburg as the dead- will not remain
ed injuries through the buffeting they. It is alleged that Ramos Intimated received. Four are seriously injured. passive spectator of events in Czecho-Slovakia and it an attack on this Colony, as the heat They fear that unless the Czecho promised leniency if he returned to
that President Manuel Quezon had-United Press... in likely that the sperch will cause cause the liquid to vapourise, and be September 5 Herr Hitler will spring close to the Sakdal leader quote him-United Press.
and turbulent weather would tend to Slovakin problem 13 Germany in hesitate before embark-use
solved by the, Philippines. Rellable sources as saying that he is now pro-Quezon. ing on more positive measures.
dispersed quickly by the wind. A a new surprise-United Press, Ferra rather than expectations on
sprayed Es attack would be most the of the German pubile that
likely part
to take place on a moderately
Pierre Cot With Czechs something positive will be done, have
warn day with little wind, been greatly increased by reports of
There are two Ways to avoid bc-
Paris, Aug. 29. partial mobilisation on the frontier
coming a gus casualty by taking Minister for War, is in Czecho- M. Pierre Cot, former Frenel cover or by avoiding possible sources Slovakia,
contamination. When an alarm is
1s disclosed thei
Petit Parisien. and stay there until a warden has given it is advisable to go indoors advised you that it is safe to go out.
He will confer with the President, The fact that the
Dr. Edouard Benes, and Czecho-Slovakian
uther "Raiders Past"
offelais-Trans- signal is giren
Ocean. no guarantee that gas is not present, and until all traces of persistant guses have been found and destroyed, it is not safe lo ven ture out of the shelter. Respirator should
be carried and one should bo It is revealed that the US. Am-ever, you are caught by the gas, no
able to
to put it on quickly. If how bassador to Berlin departed suddenly into the house, remove all clothing.
artis
by
decided concession Czechs might induce the Reich to call off the anti-Czech press campaign and announce the final date for the termination of monoeuvres which are continuing until March next year.-
Reuter.
U.S. AMBASSADOR LEAVES BERLIN
Berlin, Aug. 20.
of
t
In
8 INJURED AS TENSION LEADS TO COLLISION (Continued from Page 1.)
POST
AIR MAIL LETTERS.
Air mail letters may be posted In
OFFICE.
VIA SIBERIA ROUTE
Letters and Postcards for Europe
the ordinary posting boxes. They and South America are forwarded. Insuficiently prepaid letters may be should be clearly marked "By Alr"vin Siberia" If so superscribed. Mail and bear sumclent postage. taxed with double the deficiency or forwarded by Steamer Service, at the discretion of the Post Omce.
AIR MAIL SERVICES Air Mail Services to Shanghal,
ATO
OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered and Parcel Malls closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails are advertis- ed to close at or before 9 am, re-
at 5 p.m. on the previous day.
for Paris on Saturday, presumably and have a shower; if you are nearer the Czechs laughed at is now Nanking, Tsingtau, Tientsin and Pel- gistered and parcel malls are closed
to confer with Mr. William Bullitt. the US. Ambassador to France.
It is recalled that the U.S. Ambas rador to Germany recently had "vacation" in Prague.-United Press.
POLICE RESERVE ORDERS
a
The following orders by the Hon. Mr. T. 1. King. Commissioner of Police, were issued to-day:
CHINESE COMPANY
playing a dominant role."
a first aid pust, go there instead, the lecturer sakt. raid, do not walk through puddies
After, or during aj
The tense situation in Czecho-ping are temporarily suspended. of water, it is just possible that there Slovakia has led to several Incidents, 301ne gas present. Also avoid, if in different provinclat towns and so possible, passing through areas which far eight persons have been injured are known to have been attacked-Ketiler. (streets, alleyways, and so on).
is
CHOOSING SHELTER
The protection of buildings was then discussed.
In selecting a suit- able
KRS-proof rocin, certain factors have to be considered. If possible, it should face soft ground, so that should a bomb fall near it would make a deep crator and the splinters would probably fly high, most of them missing the window of yous shelter. The
or ecllar basement would be
best, provided that the ceiling above it is strong enough to Training Course Part II. The bear the weight of the undermentioned,
building above members of the | it, should it collapse; there must be Chinese Company passed Part IIa second entrance, in case the first of Training Course (Knowledge of is blached; there should be no water Police Duties and Regulations) on pipes or sewage pipes near, because Tuesday,
August
23: - Constables
if these should burst the basement 17 Font lu Ping, R12 Lim Nget would be in danger of flooding. An- Yoon, R13 Tang Shiu Hung, R16 other important point to remember
2 og Yin, R18 Lai Ching Fan,
in the case of an underground shelter Le Man Pok, 133 Lam Shiu So, R35 Leung Wing Tseung, R53 Lin Ka Shing. R95 Wong Chun Pang, R09 Kwok Kin Kwong, R100 Kwok
Yon
Chan.
Training Course-Part I. All re- truits of the Chinese Company who have passed Part I of Training Course will attend Central Police Station on Thursday, September 1 at 5.30 p.m. for Part of Training Course under P. S. R30 Thong Po Hing. Dress-Mufti.
INDIAN COMPANY Training Course-Part II. The undermentioned members of the Indian Company will attend Indian Company Headquarters for Part II of Training Course on Wednesday, August 31 at 5.30 pan. under L. S. R. 214 Channan Singh: Constables R230 B. Singh, R232 K. Mohamed, R235 A.
A. Pipe, R230 11. G. Molamed, R285 A. Singh, R243 A Ghani, R247 B. Ram, R240 S. Singh, R252 F. Mohamed, R288 H. Singh, R203
293 G. Singh, R204 A. Rehman, R244 G. Sarwar, 1237 K. Bachov,
that the last person to enter should have made sure that all the doors and windows in the building above. have been shut if any gas entered the house it would eventually and its way down into the cellar.
Models of places, and air-locks were exhibited
windows, doors,
Sre
of making
to demonstrate methods of a trench that could be made in the room gas-proof. Another model the garden
was also exhibited, It It is not
Dossible room, it would be an easy mailer to
to gas-proof make the trench, with steps
leading down to an nir-lock which lends the gas-proof shelter. The top of the trench could be covered with galvanised iron.
anel
inally with earth.
10
NOT TO BE BELIEVED Commander Steele-Perking urged the ladies not to believe the Jurid necounts of cities being wiped out by gas. These accounts were made by pseudo-scientists and were absurd, Genuine, responsible scientists of to- day were proved that this
alls is impos- on perfect weather conditions, and perfect spacing of bombs, simultaneously which
INSULTS HURLED AT HENLEIN
A
oc-
Prague, Aug. 29. series of incidents involving Sudeten-Germans and Czechs curred during the week-end.
Insulting remarks were allegedly hurled at Herr Henlein by a Czecli sentry in Foble as the Sudeten leader was passing through the village. The nature of the remarks is not disclos ed but they will be the subject of a: question In Parliament.
A clash occurred between, Germans and Czechs in Bohemia on Saturday
German tavern in Schoenborn.
Czechs created a disturbance in a Protests have been sent to the to Lord Runciman regarding the vari- Czech Premier, Dr. Milan Hodza, and ous incidents. Trans-Ocean.
MINES BURST CLOSE TÓ MONOCACY
Conland told the Japanese Consulate (Continued from Page 1.)
ofeints that he was unable to under- stand how the mines suddenly exploded within a few yards the the vicinity for several hours, Monocacy to sech after Japanese mine-aweepers had been engaged in
Holds Japanese Responsible
He warned the Japanese Consul General that the Japanese would be held responsible for any mishap. The Japanese consulate rejected bluntly told him that the Japanese Commander Conland's protest and Navy could not be held responsible for any damage to which was in a notified danger zune
the Monocacy, and which it had previously been requested to leave.
R205 F. Khan, R208 F. Alam, R290 sible. Such an attack would depend the American gunboai is
S. Omar, and R300 B, Singh.
Training Course-Part III. All recruits of the Indian Company who have not passed Part III of Training Course will attend Indian Company
ber 1 from 5.30 to 0.30 p.m. for Trigger Pressing.
from
now ure
encircled by pontoons, which designed to detonate any additional Mines which may drift down on the|
helpless ship.
be
re-
of the human factor.
would be impossible because
Meanwhile, non-Americans recull Headquarters on Thursday, Septem- affect upon those who do not know the resentment of the Japanese naval It is well recent local fears that the Monorney known that us has a demoralising might meet with a "mishap." due to anything about it, but trained per- authorities at the American insistence EMERGENCY UNIT RESERVE
sons need never fear it.
that the Yangtse should A number of questions The undermentioned members of Lady Northcote sold: "Most of us
were opened.-United Press, asked at the end the Hongkong Police Reserve who
of the lecture. are taking the St. John's Grade 1
have French windows: Instructors A. R. P. Certificate will
they have to
have to be treated in the same. I suppose report at St. John Ambulance Head-way?-All windows have to be sealed quarters, Causeway Bay on Wednes- irrespective of shape, in order day, August 31. at 5.30 p.m.-Mr. C.
create a gas-proof shelter. Champkin, D. S. P. (IL), Inspector
There will be no lecture of the Demand (R) W. V. Field, P. S. R. 428 J, A.
T.T. London Peak Club Bendall, P. S.
on Monday next, which T.T. Shanghai R. 431
431 G. Frost, L. S.
is # a Bank holiday, but on Monday G. B, W. Simmons, L: 6. R. 408
week, September
T.T. Singapore 12, arrangements T.T. Japan will be made for ladies to sit in the quarters, at 10 am. gus chamber nt Volunteer
TT. India Head-TIT. from Lower Albert Road
The entrance is
R.
Grover, P. C. R. 400 W. J. Priest, P. C. R. 404 M. A. de Souza, and
P. C. R. 410 W. Howard. Lecture. An' Instructor's course on A.R.P. will be given on Friday, September 2
at 5.30 p.m. at the EUR. Club by S. 1. (R) R. P. Dunlop.
Strength.
Constables N410 W. Howard has been taken
Оп the strength of the Emergency Unit Reserve us from Monday, August 22, 1938.
Consables R418 H. R. Webb has been permitted to resign from the Emergency Unit Reserve, as from Saturday, August 27, 1938.
C CHAMPRIN.
D. S. P. (R).
FOUND ASLEEP AFTER BURGLAR ATTEMPT Found sleeping in the servant's quarters after an attempted burglary had been made at the residence of Professor K. II. Digby at No. 831 The Peak on August 25, Kwan Lai- hing, 22, unemployed, appeared on remand before Mr. H. R. Butters at the Central Magistracy this morning, when he was fined $3 or ten days hard labour for occupying quarters without permission,
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H.K. WARNED OF Germany
COUNTERFEITS
that. Imitations of the newly minted A general warning to the Public
being circulated in Hongkong, has milled coins of the 1b37 design are been issued by the authorities.
These coins are not easily detected, but close examination usually reveals slight defects in the milled edge, the most common being an irregularity In the thickness of the edges on either side of the groove.
SPANIARDS GOING TO NUREMBURG
Buying
•ms L/C London 4 m/c D/p. do. 4 m/s L/c. U.S.A. 4 m/s France 30 da India U.S. Cross rate in London
HUNGARIAN FASCIST GOES TO PRISON
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Budapest, Aug. 20.. Herr Franc Szalos, leader of the Hungarian Fascist
Party, left Budapest under heavy escort yester day for Szeged, where he will begin Burgos, Aug. 20, at the forthcoming Nazi Congress of
his term of three years Imprison- Insurgent Spain will be represented ment, Nuremburg by a delegation of 20, In-against the Government and of having Szalast was convicted of plotting cluding representatives of the State planned an armed revolution. Trata- Army and the press Trans-Ocean.
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Manila, Robaul, Australia and New Tanda
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