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FOR RAIDS
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CONSIGNEES' NOTICE, the northeastern up of Hupeh Pro-
N. Y, K. LINE
(NIPPON YUSEN KAISYA)
From EUROPE and STRAITS.
The Steamship
"HAKONE MARU,“
vince and near Honan border, effee- tively bumbarding the military estab ishments thern.
Another unit, under the command of First
First Lieutenant Shibata,
raided Tsingyang. in southern Anhwel Province, as well as the southern bank of the Yangtse River, while a bird unit, led by First Lleutenant the having arrived from the above ports, Fukushika, ro-operated with Consignees of Cargo are hereby in-Innd forces and repeatedly bombed turmed that their Goods are being the
foremost positions-- landed and placed at their risk in Domit the Hongkon and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained
Chinese
300 Killed
Hankow, Sept. 20. 3rd More than 300 elvilians, Including Goods not cleared by the October 1938, will be subject to many women and children, were
rent.
Damaged packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consignees and the Co.'s representa- tives on any Tuesdays and Fridays) at 2.30 p.m. within the free storage period. For the examination ofi danged dutiable goods, the con- signees must arrange for a Revenue Officer 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 fire insurance has been effected. NIPPON YUSEN KAISYA. Hongkong. 26th September, IV30.
THE. HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH,
GERMAN MEMORANDUM LIKE TERMS OF
VICTOR NATION
(Continued from Page 1.).
an open acknowledgment of the Czech magnanimity
making In this gesture for the
sake of Europe's perce.—Trans-Ocean.
At Mercy Of Neighbours
Puris, Sept. 20.
French International experts are of the opinion that agreement with the latest German proposals would put Czecho-Slovakin at the mercy of her neighbours.
Prague would be left open and un- defended to an attack and Bohemia would be practically separated from Moravia by wall of Germans, the only ink being a narrow corridor
twenty lies wide without a railway,
The map shows that Germany 18 demanding a plebiscite in regions where the German population is extremely small, and the stipulation that all raw materials, cattle and other goods must be handed over to the new authorities without compensa- tion is considered by experts as justifiable only 1 Czecho-Slovakin is defented in war-Reuter,
Demands Rejected
London, Sep. 26.
It is learned that the Czech Minister
MONDAY,
tempt to avoid serving with the Czech Army-United Press.
Paris Precautions
SEPTEMBER 26, 1938,
17-YEAR-OLD
PORTUGUESE MOTHER ON FRAUD CHARGE
(Continued from Page 5.)
wanted to purchase other things in the neighbourhood.
Parla, Sept. 25. Air raid services worked day and night yesterday completing plans to protect Paris in the event of war. The speedy completion of the partial mobilisation has given the author fies an opportunity to turn their at- Mrs. Korpusheva sald she did not tention to necesasry precautions on have the money, but at this time a the home front and the organisation customer came in to pay
a bill in of "passive defence” measures.
cash. The excuse was no-Conger Reports from the border have con- valid and Mrs. Karpusheva lent firmed that the convention of reser-defendant $70, for which she gave an 1.O.U. She promised to pay back the vista has been carried out cficiently. Men have reached their money in the afternoon, mobilisation points very rapidly and were speedily incorporated Into the regular forces.
most
General Louls Kolson, Chief of the Army's General Staff, reported to M. Daladier on the completion of the Army's present plans and conferred with the Premier for a short time before the latter left for London.
In Parks but few measures for the
protection of the city remain to be carried out.
The requisitioning of trucks which has been going on in Eastern France for two days has been ex- tended to some Paris quarters, but is
at present limited to the making of an inventory.
The Paris Omnibus Transportation System has been called upon to pro- vide certain transport facilities for the authorities at any moment.
Before she left she asked that the dresses be sent to Mrs. Smith, Hong- kong. She was never seen in the shop again.
BORROWED MONEY
Two days prior to this, continued Mr. Whyalt, defendant went to the Dolly Vardon, in St. George's Building, and asked the managerens, Mrs. Pearce, If she could order some dresses to be delivered to 31 Kow- loon
Tong Street. There was, as matter of fact, no such address, but Mrs. Pearce, not being aware of 1, Bald she could.
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Defendant selected 17 articles, which came to $128.25, after which she said she had to go to the bank to cush a cheque. However, the time, then was 12.30 p.m., and being unable to cash her cheque defendant naked Mrs. Pearce to lend her $20, which she dit. Before she left, de- fendant took away, three of The articles, the value of which
was $52.25,
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Defendant was not seen again at any of these shopa and complaints Na requisition of private ears has yet taken place, but cars owned by of which Sergeant J. F. Scoll went to were made to the Police, as a result men already called up may be taken. the Star Ferry wharf, and The owners have been forbidden to with a description eventually drive them out of the Seine Depart-egeded in finding Elfreda Souza
Augus! a. She was taken Police Station. Sergeant Scott went found that the place where defen- The Cosmopolitan Hotel and dant lived was a small room. two hats and various other articles In- side her wardrobe were four dresses, obtained from the shops.
ment.
All pissive defence services, to-
gether with the Roads and Bridges Department officials, Public Works offelals, officials and War Ministry officials, defence service
worked all day Sunday.
elvilkin
The bures will used for trais- in London, Dr. Masyrick, has deliver-porting troops to garrison towns in ed a demarche to the Foreign Secre- the Paris region and as a result there tary, Lord Halifax, informing him may be a slight reduction in some that the Czechs regard the German services in Paris.
unsatisfactory. proposala
The demarche states that a formal reply to the proposal is not considered necessary, since Herr Hitler handed the proposals to Mr. Chamberlain instead of directly to Prague.
This however, cannot be regarded its a formal rejection of the proposal. Following a prolonged conference, which ended at midnight, M. Daladier said that "things are not going badly and we are in
complete agreement." This is Interpreted as indicating that the British altitude is stiffening and is now more in line with the French attitude
Informed ned quarters declare that the French and British statesmen even went so far as to discuss the necessity for mill- tary precautions in the event of German attack.-United Press,
Anglo-French Support
Prague, Sept. 26. The Government here bas nounced that Great Britain and France
Czecho- supporting Slovakia
killed or malmed at Sunglow, south- Herr Hiller's demts granting Union to work on Sunday and to call
east of Huangan yesterday when Japanese bombers staged four aerlal attacks on the town.
The raiders dumped scares of high Explosives Inside and outside the town.
blowing many houses to smithereens. The eastern part of the own and areas inmediately outside the north gate now He in smouldering ruins. A church nearby and primary schoo! were
ninong houres razed to the ground.
the
Aside from bombing, the Japanese
airmen also strafed the people with
machine-gun fire, exacting a heavy Holl-Central News.
Tienchiacheng Raid
Hankow, Sept. 28.
A terriflc hail of aerlat bombs was rained on the key city of Tienchin-
THREE COURTS cheng yesterday and the defence
IN KOWLOON
Three courts held session for the) Best time at the Kowloon Magistracy. Q. A. A. this morning with Mr. Macfadyen presiding as senior magis- Irate; M. E. 11. Himsworth, who has recently returned from leave, in the second court; and Mr. K. M. A Burnett in the third.
This will be a temporary measure the beginning of effective until November, and Mr. Burnett will be, absent on home teave.
SHOP LOSES RADIO BY SIMPLE TRICK
works were damaged in several quar.. ters, but the Japanese attacks--which were staged last night from several directions-wVETE repulsed.United
Kweiting Raided
Kweichow, Sept. 20, ---| During an air raid yesterday the lows of Kwelling and Anshun were bombed by the Japanese planes but only slight damage United Press.
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Liuchow Visited
on
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The authorities have accepted an offer by the Paris Building Workers' off the strike which has been threatened. Gants were sent out as a result of the offer, but stendy rain prevented work except on under- ground constructions.
to
night preparatory are being carried out
DEFENDANT FAINTS Evidence was then-given by Mrs. Alice K. Saunders, who
suid after the defendant had left the shop that the became suspicious as it suddenly dawned on her that there had been + similar incident in Vardon,
the Dolly according
newspaper reports.
to
In this connection, is revealed that the completion of shelters at 380 different
points throughout Asked if she had any questions to Paris is proceeding rapidly and ex-put to Mrs. Saunders, defendant said in calling down street she wished she could be allowed to periments lighting at
pay the money back. black-outs
Mrs. E. Karpusheva and Pearce added that when defendant came to her shop she said she was a sister of Miss Anna May Wong, the film star, and that she was leaving for America shortly.
in her rejection of the during the early hours of the morn- Pearce also, gave evidence. memorandum from Here Hitler. ing. Experiments are also being car-
her
demands after the
ARRA
ried out with the blue street lamps which are invisible from the air.
Railway Blown Up
The authorities here protest over the action of Germany in increasing
Prague United Press. Government had agreed to the pro-, pozat whereby the Sudeten were ceded to
to Germany, and it is the reception of following the the Godesberg memorandum from Mr. Chamberlain the Czech Govern- inent has decided that "the Interna- tional situation has made defence measures indispensable." - United Press.
stated that
Czech Preparations
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Warsaw. Sept. 28. Czech sappers have blown section of the Cisna-Lupkow Railway near the Polish frontier, according to a Polish news agency.
The line is part of the Patish rail- way system and runs through Czech territory for only a short distance.--- Reuter.
Americans
Stranded
Prague, Sept. 26.
65 journalist and tourists, students und
in
Prague, Sepi, -26. Eleanor Packard, United Press correspondent in Czecho-Slovakin. made a tour i the border res A Chiengo yesterday and reported later that American blasts like cannon were heard fre- artists, have appealed to the United quently as six brkiges and roads were dynamited to prevent any Germans marching into Czecho- Slovakia. Dynamite has been plant- ed under other bridges,
ready to
a moment's notice.
The G
many
Czechs are in full war trim and on the alert. Miles of hastily dug trenches barricaded with barbed
Canton, Sept. 25. Liuchow in Kwangs) was visited by nine Japanese planes this morn-destroy all lines of communication at |ing and the airport was bombed for a short time before the raiders flew off towards Pinyang and bonus
Nanninn wire criss-cross the frontier. highway. As the planes crossed the West River district near Canton on their outward and homeword trip the air raid alarm was sounded here The man entered the chop, chose but no actual raid eventuated. radio and asked for it to be de-Our Own Correspondent.
An easy trick to obtain a radio from the Chun Yee Hong Radio Voeux Road was Company of Des discovered by an unknown Chinese during the week-end.
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livered to an address In Bonham Rond. When the set was delivered he sent the coolie. back for the bit. When the coolie returned both pur- chaser and radio had disappeared. The set was valued at $140.
NEW AIR RAID SIREN
Canton Bombing
Canton, Sept. 26. The city, was bombed by Japanese planes this morning.
win
the
One of the objectives Canton-Kowloon railway station which has not been bombed in the hat three months. However, the station was not hit.
Several bombs fell along the bund. It is announced that a test of a'One, which was aimed at a Chinese new Air Raid Siren from the top of torpedo-boat In the river, missed its Wanchal Market will be carried out mark and hit the bund
at 2.30 p.m. on Friday, September Lingnan University wharf.
30. The siren ́will sound for ene
near the
and
Many sampans were sunk mninuté at 2.30 p.m., 2.35 p.m., 2.40 nbout 50 persons killed-United p.m. and 2.45 p.m.
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"I blushingly saw their civilian clothes and don khaki men discard
mobilisation," Miss Packard said. in response to the decree ordering Sudetens are hiking towards the border in large numbers in at-
They fought for love
...and the glory of the Lone Star Slota!
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QUEEN'S
ALHAMBRA
Stales Lugntion to viel them leaving Eger,
They state in their appeal that they have attempted to leave but the authorities at Eger have prevented them, saying that there is too much danger of them being thrown into concentration camps it they go into Germany.
The party has requested that the while they are awaiting money iron Legation provide them with refuge America, and that a special train marked with American flags provided for their
issage from Czecho-Slovakia and through Ger- many.--Unfled Press.
Kundt Arrested
Berlin, Sept. 26. The Propaganda Ministry here has received confirmation of the arrest Ja Prague of Herr Kundt. Deputy Leader of the Sudeten Party United Press.
Explains To King
London, Sept. 20. Yesterday the Prime Minister had lunch with the King and explained to His Majesty the European situation. Alter lunch Mr. Chamberlain resumed the morning session of the Cabinet meeting before meeting the French Ministers-British Wireless,
Rumanian Sympathy
Mrs.
Mrs.
Called upon to make her defence, defendant fainted.
Upon
recovery she made the following statement from the dock:
"I know that what I have done Was wrong, but I did not mean to do it, because the man who kept me had no work for three months and I have been in the family way for six months. I have been
asking mother for money everyday,
my felt so ashamed to ask for any more.
and That to
Τ did not know what Why to do,
50 I went out one morning to one of these shops and asked them If they would lend me some money. They let me choose some dresses
and then they gave me $20 in cash. I told them I would puy back later. I hope I will not do it any more."
SENTENCE CONSIDERED After the Jury found
defendant
that
Builty, M., Whyatt suggested the Court, if it so desired, bind her over on certain terms could
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Samsbul and Wuchow Fort Bayard and Haiphong Manila
Shanghai
Kongmoon
Swatow, Foochow and Tientsin Swołow and Tienisin Batavin and Sourabaya Swatow, Amoy and Foochow
Samshui and Wuchow Konginoon... Ioibow, Pakhel and Haiphong Formosa
Samshul and Wuchow Haiphong
Shanghai and Japan
Kongmoon
Amoy
Tuesday
Tai Hing .Tues., Sept. 87, 8.15 am. Jean Dupuis Tues., Sept. 27, 8.30 am. Silverwalnut Tues., Sept. 27, 8.30 am.. Grete Maersk Tues, Sept. 27, 8.30 am. On LeeTucs, Sept. 27,-930-am- Hupeh....Tues., Sept. 27, 10.30 am. Kwaisang..Tues., Sept. 27, 12.30 p.m. Tjisntak Sagres
Wednesday
.Tues., Sept. 27, 2.30 p.m. Tues., Sept. 27, 3 pm.
Kongaing..Wed., Sept. 28, 8.15 n... Fook On....Wed., Sept. 28, 10 om. Sinking....Wed., Sept. 20, 10 a.m. Tyosa Maru Wed., Sept. 28, 10.30 nm. Thursday
Tal Ming.Thurs., Sept. 20, 8.15 a.m.. Fauanng ..Thurs, Sept 24, 10 năm. Ranchi..Thurs., Sept. 29, 10.30 am. Tai Lec .Thurs., Sept. 20, 11 a.m. Soochow Thurs., Sept. 29, 4.30 p.m.
"Superscribed correspondence only,
THIEVES ON PEAK MAKE HAUL
a.m.
Brankstone Terrace about + to-day, when a thief entered the house. The loss is estimated at $730. Yesterday another house in Stubb's Mr. Hilden Hagen lost $105 In Road was entered by Udleves who Hongkong currency, four one pound got away with $1,000 worth of money notes, seven five pound notes and a fand jewellery owned by Mr. A. Roy- delver's Uçence from his home nt mond.
Send in your Entries
for the
EIGHTH ANNUAL
now
AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHIC
COMPETITION
Lordship Conducted by "THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH”
on condition that she, go to an up- proved home. There was the Sal might take such a course, he had in Army Home, for instance, and Valion
anticipating that His Lordshi asked Miss Brazier to Miss Brazier, he understood was willing to take her to
be present. to the Home condition that she should be in her charge for quits period in order to diselpline har.
considerable. Another aspect to the matter, went on Counsel, was that the man with whom defendant had been
Hving was also present
and stated he was prepared to marry in Court and he her after the case was
over. He admitted the paternity of the child which was born to defendant whilst she was
remand. He was b musician, at one time employed ut the Emporium Ballroom, but now he was out of work, and he intended go to Shanghai where, he said, he could secure employment.
to
on
forward, and on being asked by His The man, Philip Atagla, then came Lordship if he was. In n position to marry defendant, he replied that he could get a job next month.
JUDGE'S WARNING
Bucharest, Sept. 26. 'A wave of sympathy for Czecho- Slovakia, is sweeping
His Lordship: But you are not in through Rumania. On every-hand people are
4 position to marry at present?-No. taking of theli readiness
to help to look after
The mother of defendant offered. their neighbour and ally.-Reuter,
her daughter, until Atagia obtained employment, on con- dition that she must behave herself; in future.
Hitler's Speech
Berlin, Sept. 28. Негт Goebbels has ordered all Germans to organise listening parties
Palace.
Addressing defendant,
ship said:
Ils Luni-
"Let this ease be a lesson to you. you went
to hear the speech "of historic signi- On your own admission Alcance" which is to be delivered by round to these shops and obtained; the Chancellor, Herr Adolf Hitler, at goods and money from them, know- B 13, to-day from the Sports Ing full well you could not pay. You cheated them deliberately, in view prepared to release you, with your of the Jury's recommendation, I am mother as surely that you will sur render yourself to this Court for judgment
you misbehave yourself. for the next two years
It is believed that Herr Hitler will Indicate whether he believes a peste ful settlement of the Czech problem is possible-United Press.
Bulgarian King In Berlin
"If anything of this sort happens Berlin, Sept. 26. again in the next two years you will King Boris of Bulgarin, on his way be brought before me. I shall not kome from a visit to London and be so Jenient and you will have to Paria during which he was the guest go to prison. It is understood tha of King George, has paused here you are to remain with wour mother [40] confer with Herr Hitler.until such time as this young man
United Press,
is in a position to marry you.”.
SECTION ONE:
FOR STORY-TELLING PICTURES
SECTION TWO:
GENERAL PICTORIAL SECTION (VIEWS, ARCHITECTURE, LAND- SCAPES. SEASCAPES, BUMAN & ANIMAL STUDIES).
SECTION THREE:
STUDIES IN STILL LIFE
SECTION FOUR:
SNAPSHOTS TAKEN BY CHILDREN UNDER 14 YEARS
RULES
The following Rules will govern the Competition:
1.-The Competition is confined ex- clusively to amateur photo- Staphers.
1-No employee or member of any
firm in the photographic trade f
permitted to compete. J.-The prizes will be awarded to the competitors sending in what are adjudged to be the best photo- graph in each fection. Each entry LET Do accompanied by an entry form which will be published during the period of the Competi- tion, and which must be pasted on back of entry, J-All
photographs, entered, munț have been taken in the Colony of Hongkong. Photographs which have been already entered in other Competitions are ineligible, `d.—No responsibility will be accopted
for non-delivery of, loss of," or damage to ontzies. 7-All entries to be
either black, sepia or toned pictures, and must be mounted, Hand-coloured photo- graphs are ineligible.
USE THIS FORM
AND PASTE IT
ON THE *BACK OF EACH ENTRY.
Pictures aubinitted in sepia tones should be accompanied by a smaller print in black and white. -No pictures to be entered in more
than one Section. 10-Mounts to be only white or cream, and except in the Chil- dren's Section, must be of one of the fallowing sizes:-10 by 14o, 10 by 12", 20" by a",
11-No correspondence will be enjoy. ed into in connection with the Competition,
11-Entries in the Chiktren
Section must bear the entrant's name, szo and address on the entry form counter signed. by a parent. 13Members of the Staffs of the Ilongkong Telegraph and South China Morning Post are not permitted to compete. 14-The decisions of the Judges skali
be final,
10-At the conclusion of the Compet!- Lion, entries will be returned to competitors on application at the Telegraph offices within days
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