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TUITION GIVEN.
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WANTED KNOWN.
THE HONGKONG
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. GENERAL APPEASE-
NOTICE
The Annual General Meeting of the Hongkong Ladies' Hockey Association will be held On October 6, 1938, at 5.16 p.m. at the Gloucester Hotel.
HONGKONG cricket CLUB
NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Monday, the 24th October, POSTAGE Stamp Catalogues, 1039 1938, a drawing for the redemption Gibbons First Part $5.20. Second of thirty (30) Dobentures will be Port $8. Combined $12.00. White- field Kings' Whole World $5. Ob-held in the Pavilion at 6 p.m. Lainable at Graca Co. 10 Wyndham Sirect.
men.
The numbers of the Debentures drawn will ho published in the PERFECTLY SHAPED and well Hongkong Government Gazette and enred for nails. Call on our Mani- the local Newspapers, and holders cure Specialists. The best manicures In town for both ladies and gentle of drawn Debentures may, upon Parlour, giving notice to the Treasurery Andre's Beauty
Phone 27073. walving the olx months' notice to Gloucester Arcade. VIENNA MODE. Handblocked hats. which they are entitled, apply on and Paris styles. the 31st October, 1938, to tho Reblocking a speciality, European Treasurers, Mospra. Percy Smith, Seth and Fleming, for payment of workmanship. 12, Des Voeux Road. White House, ground floor. Opening the principal and interest to the
31st October, 1938.
Latest Vienna
soon.
TYPHOON: NO THREAT
TO COLONY
(Continued from Page 1.)
Hongkong will have a typhoon, the
By Order of the Committee,
P. E. BASKETT, Acting Hon. Secretary, Hongkong, 1st October, 1938.
Colony is litely to get plenty of rain." ¿UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY
Hopes that the October rainfall
may make up in part for the serious shortage this summer
were raised
ta-day, when rain fell steadily this morning and the Royal Observatory forecast more to come.
The proximity of the typhoon also increases the prospects of a heavy fall of ruin.
OF CANTON, LTD.
Notice to Shareholders.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an INTERIM DIVIDEND OF (Fifteen Shillings) per 15s./- Share on account of the year 1938 Only 04 of an inch was recorded has been declared payable on during the past 24 hours, but there FRIDAY, 21st OCTOBER, 1938, un may be a substantial yield before and after which date Dividend
The local forecast issued to-morrow, this morning was: North-cast winds, Warrants may be obtained on application at the Society's Regis- tered Ofice, Union Building, Hong Kong.
fresh to strang: squally, cloudy with
ruin.
that
stuted
the over
The weather report pressure is now highest Pacific to Ut South-cast of Japan. The typhoon is situated about 230 miles S.S.W. of Hongkong.
Holhow.
HEREBY ALSO NOTICE 18 GIVEN that the SHARE TRANS- FER BOOKS of the Society will be CLOSED from MONDAY, 10th
This places the typhoon cast * OCTOBER, to THURSDAY, 20th Yesterday's maximum temperature OCTOBER, 1938, Both Days inclu- was 83, and the minimum last night sive. 00. This morning the temperature was 82, and the humidity B1 per cent.
GUERILLAS HARASS
JAPANESE
(Continued, from Page: 1.)
By Order of the Board,
G. S. ARCHBUTT, Acting General Manager. Hongkong, 7th September, 1938
CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.
tien and are now holding a line inj SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES
the vicinity of Rsinglungtlen, east
of Sinyang, it is reported here."
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
"JEAN LABORDE”
This places the Japanese troops, Steamship within striking distance of their] objective, the Peiping-Hankow Rail- way.-Renter.
CHINESE RE-OCCUPY LIYANG
23*A/38
Bringing Cargo from Marscilica via Saigon etc., arrived longkong on Friday, 30th September, 1938. Ningkwo, Oct. 3.
Constimees are hereby informed Chinese guerillas operating around that their goods with the exception Nanking have re-occupied Liyang, of Opium, Treasure and Valuables about 65 mles south-east of the are being landed and stored into the former capitol, according to military Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloon despatches just received.
and
TELEGRAPH,
MENT PLAN MOOTED FOR EUROPE BY GERMAN LEADER
(Continued from. Page 1.)
the Munich Agreement when Parila- ment meets in a special session on Tuesday.
There is a growing concern over Anglo-German cordiality and M. Doladler has made public a message he received from the British Premier In which Mr. Chamberlain says in reference to the Anglo-German non- war declaration that "the hearts of our two peoples are so closely united: 1 know there sentiments are those of your country no less than of mine."
United Press.
PRO-NAZI NEWSPAPER
U13
CONFISCATED
Budapest, Oct. 3. The pro-Nazi newspaper Magyar- sag has been confiscated owing to its demants that the Hungarian minori- ty problem be solved forcefully.
The Government action is inter preted meaning that a peaceful
t settlement by negotiation con- fidently expected.
The Government newspaper Fucg- getlenseg states that the Regent. Admiral
has sent Note-to Progue demanding the cession of the Slovak-Ruthenian border areas in
which 719,000 Mingyors live.
The Czechs have replied, accord- ing to this paper, proposing a mixed commission which will immediately begin negotiations for a settlement of the demands.-United Pre3S,
PRAGUE, Oct. 3.
All reports reaching here agree that the German troops are behaving! with exemplary correctness,
over-
In one place where they stepped the agreed boundary line the Germans Immediately withdrew after the error had been pointed out, The Sudetens are not showing the
however, and nt same restraint, Krumau
sacked the Czech and
shops, Czech troops looked on without interfering in order to prevent the creation of an incident
they
at
the Appeals have been issued to
Sudeten Czech refugees from the areas to return to their homes. Some have actually been compelled to re- turn to
their presence during ensure the vote in the plebiscite regions.
Motorista from the unoccupied part of the Sudeten area who arrived at the frontier last night state that in the Krumau district last night about sixty Sudeten volunteers in A mill owned by the Sudeten Germans were fired on by a Czech military tank. apparently acting under orders. It is not known whether there were any casualties.-Reuter,
GLOOMY PRAGUE
Prague, Oct. 3. Prague is a city of gloom and depression.
The military fervour which mude the streets seem full of animation a few days ago is now gone. A week ago the city was full of animated and enthusiatic crowds cheering, soldiers streaming by in military lorries and carts. But now all are dejected.
the The Social Democrats, and the other minorities from Sudeten arcas have begun to file into the capital to take refuge from the
Nazi regime set new
up in their homeland.
Jews
the
The Czechs are taking up 31 fatalistic attitude, realising that they did the best they could but that it was quite impossible to fight alone.
Some papers are evidently en- deavouring to sweeten the pill by declaring that the Czechs would have made a mistake to go to war and rely on the Soviet since this would
against them and would probably not have saved their country from extinction.--Reuter,
Wharf and Godown Co, Ltd., Kow-have prejudiced the rest of the world They have also regained control loon, whence delivery may be ob- of Hsushe and Fengtai, two villages tained immediately after landing.
All claims must be sent in to me on the Liyang highway. The Japan-
towards Thing. ese retreated
on or before 11th October, 1038, or they will not be recognized. Kingtan,
Part of the pursuing Chinese, it lo Damaged Packages will be examin- reported, are rapidly approaching ed by the Company's Surveyor Thing. With the support of the mill-Messrs:-Goddard and Douglas in Ha corps there, they are encircling the presence of the Consignees at the town, the recapture of which, 10.00 a.m. on Thursday, 4th October,
1938, believed, 15 imminent.
19
Central News.
TEN-YEAR-OLD GIVES EVIDENCE
(Continued from Page 1.)
Consignees must have a Revenue Officer in attendance when any duti- uble goods are examined bist the Company's Surveyors,
No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.
IL OIL
Agent.
Hongkong, 30th September, 1938.
Ronary Church and while her father was walking with a friend four or Ave yards in front of her
tho
de- quickly, was caught by Mr. Pereira fendant attempted to wrench a watch and handed over to the Police. from her wrist.
Though he did not testify, the de- Struggling with her assailant Miss fendant explained in court that he Pereira succeeded in breaking free had accidentally gripped the girl's and ran to her father. The de-wrist as he was passing but had not fendant, who hind walked away attempted to steal the watch.
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TESCHEN OCCUPIED
Teschen, Oct. 3. Polish troopa have occupled the Polish portion of the town of Teschen without any incident oc- curring.-United Press,
HUNGARIAN DEMARCHE
Budapest, Oct. 2,
A fresh demarche has been made
by the Hungarian Minister in Prague, according to the Hungarian Tele- graphic Agency, which states that the Minister has informed Dr. Kamil Krofta that the Hungarian Govern- ment wishes to enter into Immediate negotiations aiming at the realisation of Hungary's "just claims" with re- gard to the application of self-deter- mination for Hungarian minorities-
Reuter.
CZECH-HUNGARIAN AGREEMENT
MONDAY,
OCTOBER 3,
1938.
Drunken Soldier In Kowloon Car Drama
•
POLICE OFFICER'S COURAGE ·
A scene worthy of Inclusion in n "gangster" sequence in any film was played in Nathan Road yesterday in which Private JI, Rivett of the Middlesex Regiment played the role of "had man" with Sergeant Roberts the Law.
One of the fairest of Virginia's noted beauties Is lovely Miss Toni Mann, aged 18, of Arling- Va, who represented the ton, Old Dominian in the Beauty and Miss Talent pageant to select America 1938" in Atlantic City this month.
G.P.O. Extends
Hours Of Business
J
POST OFFICE.
BUSINESS HOURS
Commencing on Monday, October!
3.
the General Post Office
be open for business as follows:
will
AIR MAIL SERVICES Air Mail Services to Shanghai, Tientsin and Nanking, Tsingtau,
Monday to Friday 7.00 am, to 7.00 Pelping are temporarily suspended.
VIA SIDERIA ROUTE Saturday 7.00 am. to 5.30 p.m.
Lettera and Postcards for Europe South America are forwarded" "via Siberia" it co superscribed.
Sunday 8.00 a.m. to 12 Noon (For (except Great Britain and Eire) and sale of stumps only).
The hours of business of the Regi- stration and Parvel Branches will Rivett, who as a consequence of remain as at present, that is, 8.00 his role appeared in court this mocam; to 5 p.m. daily, except Sundays. ning on three counts, adopted a much publicised method of escaping comfortable questioning and,
Jam- ming his car into geor, attempted to shoot away from the scene with the traditional roar of engine and screech of tyres.
age.
Mce.
From
Bangkok and Hulhow Javo
PARCEL POST
Parcel Post Service to the Province of Yunnan is temporarily suspended.
Pet
Kaying Tilbadak
via
Chenonceaux
AIR MAIL LETTERS Surcharged air mall letters may be
OUTWARD MAIL TIMES posted in the ordinary posting boxes. They should be clearly marked "By Registered and Parcel Mails are Air Mail" and bear sufficient post- closed 15 minutes earlier than the Irisumclently prepaid letters time given below unless otherwise Roberts was
equally may be taxed with double the de-stated, and where malls are advertis- In the role of "G-Man". ficiency or forwarded by Steamered to close at or before 9 a.m., reg however, and in the best tradition Service, at the discretion of the Postgistered and parcel mails are closed Jumped onto the running board of
at & pan. on the previous day. the car as it pleked up speed, craw- led into
and took the front seat
INWARD MAILS effective measures to bring the run- away to a halt,
Rivett then took to his legs, but effort to evade capture even that falled, and after a short chuse he had to admit himself besten and was Ignominiously escorted back to Mong kok Police Station to be charged with driving a car Without
a licence, driving car No
No. 1440 without the owner's permission, and driving with out due care and caution. He peared in Court to-day on the three charges and admitted the first two but pleaded not guilty on the third..
Sergeant Roberts in evidence said that Rivet had cut across his car in Nathan Road, causing him to brake sharply, and then seuttered a group of pedestrians without hitting any of them.
Rivett was stopped and questiones! but before giving satisfaction staged his dramatic attempt to get away,
To-day Riveti admitted that he was drunk at the time and did not know what he was doing.
Convicted on all three charges by Mr. Barnett, Rivelt was ordered to pay fines of $10 on the first charge and $30 on each of the others, while an order for $50 was made for pay- meut to the owner of the car who, because $50 was the maximum
amount in damages which could be erdered by the Magistrate, waived the other $86 worth of damage to the car for which a Supreme Court action would have to be taken.
Rivett was remanded to Military custody for 72 hours to see if he could pay.
JAPANESE SHIPS MEET DISASTER
IN YANGTSE DUELS
(Continned from Pape 1.)
lief that large numbers of Japanese trnops are at present on their way to China.
Persons arriving here from Tsing- tao estimate that there are twenty
Japan, Shanghal and Europe
Siberla (London dule, 12th
Sber
Straits
and Slinnghal and Amoy
Deucalion Talyuan
Alr Mall by "Imperial Airways
Direct Service"London date, Imperial
28th September. Australia and Manlin
AUSATH Straits
U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan, and Shang- hul (Vancouver BC,, date, 17th September) Shanghai
Jits
Japan Straits
Australia and Manila Tientsin
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct Service" London dale, 1st October Manila
Japan and Shanghai
Parcels from Calcutta and Straits
Japan and Shanghại
Japan and Shanghai Javo and Marila
Dut.
.October 3.
October 3..
October 4.
October 4,
October 4.
Von Heutsz
October 4.
Airways Plane Nellore Protesilaus
October 5.
October 5.
October 5..
Emp. of Canada
October 6.
Glengarry
October 6,
Islami
October G.
October 6.
Talma
October 0.
Antenor
October 7.
Changte
October 7.
Holhow
October 7..
Imperial Airways Plane, Potsdam
October 7.
October 7-
Soudan
October 7.
Suisang
October 7.
Yasukuni Maru
.October 7.
Talthyblus
October 10.
October 10.
Philoctetes
Tjisadane
. Mon., Oct. 3, 4.30 p.m...
Air Mail for "Imperial. Airways Imperial Airways Piano Mon., Oct. 3.
London, Service"-duc
Air Mall for Malaya and Australia Imperial Airways Plane Mon., Oct. 3.
by "Imperial Airways Direct Service" due Sydney, 10th Oct.
OUTWARD MAILS
For
Per
Date and Time.
Monday
Mombasa (Popers only) Beira,
Lourenco Marques and (Parcels
and papers only) for South Africa Hawaii Maru
K.P.O.
Direct
10th October
Reg.
Oct 3,
p.m.
Ord.
.Oct. 3. 5.30 0.
G.P.O.
Reg.
Oct. 8, 5 p.m.
Ord.
.Oct. 3, 7 p.m.
Reg.
K.P.O.
...Oct. 3,
p...
Ord.
.Oct. 3, 5.30 p.m.
G.P.O.
Kcx,
Ord,
Burdwan
Kowloon Fr. 0.
Reg Ord..
G. P. O.
Reg. Ord..
Tuesday
Swatow. Foochow and Tientsin Halphong
SamShui and Wuchow Manila, Macasser und Sourabaya.. Amoy ... Kongmoon
Kongning Tinegarn
Tilbadak
On Lee
Yatshing
Nanning
Yunnun
transports off Tsinglao and thirty- Shanghai and Japan
five
ve off Shanghai,
Some reports
state
that
these
transports hold a total of 35,000 men
but the destination of the ships is
The General Post Oflee will stay not known for certain. Throughout open for the conduct of general busi-yesterday Japanese troops were em- ness until 7 pm. us from to-night, barked onto transports at Woosung. instead of the usual 6 pan, closing.
Some reports state that a total of 37 transports have been seen leaving here and heading for Soull
In future from Monday to Friday the Post Office will be open from
7 am to 7 pm, and on Saturday Though a small the closing time will be 5.30 p.m.
China waters at the
įtroops who landed at Shanghai a It is understood that the extension week ago have been taken up the of business hours is due to the in-Yangtse the greater part, it is be- crease in postal trame consequent tolleved, have been embarked for South the inauguration of the "all-up" mail China. These troops are believed to
be fresh from Japan-Reuter. and other recent, facilities.
However, no alteration has been made in the closing time for Home air mails-the hours being 5 p.m. on Monday and Thursday.
Sunday sales of stamps will be available from 8 a.m. to nooh.
Money Market Chariness
London Out. 2.
The money market is quiet. The political crisis earlier in the week caused most lending institutious to show great chariness in making loans, but this was offset by sales of trea- sury bills through other channels which come into operation in times of emergency.
Discounts
Prague, Oct. 2.
averaged About 25 The Hungarian Government has shillings, at which this week's bills agreed to the suggestion of the Czech were allotted and this rate is the best Government that a mixed commission for the market since the December be appointed to discuss the question 1032 drop---Reuter Special,
of the Hungarian minority in Czecho Slovakin with a view to finding a basin for effecting settlement quickly as possible.-Reuter.
HUNGARIAN ARMY CIDE RESIGNS
na
Bandits Board Junk Alongside Brewery Wharf
Budapest, Oct. 2.. General Keresztes Fischer, Chief of the General Staff, has resigned and will be succeeded, it is under- stood, by General Werth, former
Robbers succeeded in getting away commandant of the Military Academy: they had raided a cargo junk, No. with $75 and some clothing after General Keresztes Fischer is a friend of the Regent, Admiral 1410V, which was lying. alongside Horthy-Reuter,
the Hongkong Brewery Pier, Shum Tseng, last night.
TAIYO MARU DIVERTED
I
Blind Man Plays Golf
London.-W. H. Oxenham, blind' Hove golfer, may go to the United States to give exhibition matches for blind charities. "I may accept an invitation it it fits in with my bellday time. I'm very fond of sightseeing," he said. He was blinded during the
World War,
SEASON
1939
ANNOUNCING
Flying Standard MODELS AND PRICES
"NINE" **HINE" DE LUXE "TEN"
....
Swatow, Foochow and Tientsin Swatow
Air Mail for "France-Orient
ways
.Oct. 3, 5 p.m.
.Oct. 3, 7 p.m. Mon., Oct. 3.
Oct. 3, 5.00 p.m.. Oct. 3, 5.30 p.m.
.Oct. 3, 5.00 pm. .Oct. 3, 7.00 p.m.
.Tues., Oct. 4, 0.15 am.. Tues., Oct. 4, 8.30 a.m. Tues., Oct. 4, 8.30 a... .Tues., Oct. 4, 9.30 a.m. .Tues., Oct; 4, 9.30 a.m. Tues., Oct. 4, 10 a.m. Tues., Oct. 4,
4, 10.30 a.m. Kwanglung Tues., Oct. 4, 12.30 p.m.
Oct. 4.. Air Chenonceaux
Tues G.P.O, and K.P.Ö.
.Oct. 4, 1.30 p.m. .Oct. 4, 2 p.m.
Service"de Marseilles, 16th October.
Saigon...
Rez Ord.
Chenonceaux Tues., Oct. 4, 2.30 pm.
Parcels only for Singapore, Penang. Deucalion....Tues., Oct. 4, 3 p.m..
Ceylon, Aden, Egypt, Marseilles
and London-due London, 10th November.
Air Mail for Sian, Lanchow, Chang- Eurasia Plane........Tues., Oct. 4.
sha and Chengtu etc., (via fan- kow) by the "Eurasia Airways Service" (To further points by Services transport 23
surfaco
permli),
Samshul and Wuchow Kongmoon
Foochow and Tientsin .....
Wednesday
Hohow, Pakhoi and Haiphong
Swotow
Amoy and Shanghai
Samshul und Wuchow. Kongnoon
G. P. O. and K. P. 0.
Ord.. Ord.,
.Oct. 4, 4.30 pm..
.Oct. 4, 5.00 p.m..
Tal Ming....Wed., Oct. 5, 8.16 a.m.. Kwong Fook Cheong
Wed., Oct. 5,0 am. .... Wed., Oct. 5, 10.30 a.m.. Nanning....Wed., Oct. 6, 10.30 o,m.. Wed., Oct. 5, 10.30 a.m.. Wed., Oct. 6, 4.30 p.m.
Cheklang
Ninghai
Yunnan
Thursday
Kongso ....Thurs., Oct. 6, 8.15 asa.. Thurs, Oct 6; 10.30 am.. Tai Lee..
Air Mall for "Imperial Airways Imperial Airways Plano
Direct Service"-dne London 13th October
Reg.
Ord,
ner.
Ord.
Thurs., Oct. G.. K.F.O.
Oct. 6, & pan.. ........Oct. `G, 5.30 p.m.
G.P.O.
Oct, 0, 5 p.m..
......Oct. 8, 7 p.m..
Thurs., Oct. 0.
K.P.O.
Air Mail for Malaya and Australia Imperial Airways Plane
Дет
Ord.
.Rex. Ord
by "Imperial Airways Direct Ser vice due Sydney, 15th October
Suisang
Saturday
•
C182
£102
Haiphong
Shanghut
£204 Manila
£214
Shanghai
Japan
**TEN" DR LUXE . . . "TWELVE",
* £242 "TWELVE" SUPER SALOON £283 "TWELVE "DROP-HEAD. DOUPÉ £282 "FOURTEEN"
£283 "FOURTEEN”” TOURING BALOON £207 "TWENTY" TOUKING BALDON Danley Tyre Triplea Giass
Friday
Taknang
..Oct., 4, 5 D... Oct. 4, 5.30 p.m. G.ro.
Och, 6, 5 p.m..
Oct. 5.-7 p.m.
Fri, Oct. 7, 10 n.m.
Kingyuan ....Fri, Oct. 7. 10.30 a.m... Emp. Canada Fri., Oct. 7, 7.00 p.m. Potsdam Fri, Oct 7, 7.00 p.m.
Fri, Oct. 7, 7 pm...
Manila, Bangkok, Batavia, Reunion, Boissevain....Sat., Oct. 8, 3.30 p.m. :
Madagascar,
Lourenco Marques
and (Parcels and papers only) for £300
According to a report made by To Ng-chal, 30, master of the junk, he was with his wife, Leung So-nul, and child at the stern of the junk near midnight, when two men entered the cabin. The men, both of whom were armed with chart lengths of wood, Shanghai, Oct. 2.
struck at To and his wife, Forming another addition to the fleet of Japanese ships plying between They then searched here and Japan the Taiyo Maru, and took a rattan basket containing the cabinet former trans-Pacific liner, has been the money and clothing, and escaped THE FAR EAST AVIATION CO. LTD. diverted from the usual run and will arrive here on a new schedule on other men, in the direction of Cap-
en a sampant, on which were two 26, Nathan Rd., K'ioon. Tel. 59101. Tuesday. Reuter Special.
shulmun.
All prices delivered Hongkong
FAR EAST MOTORS
South Africa,
Hollow, Pakhot and Haiphong.... Kiungchow.....Sat., Oct. 8, Noon.. Air Mail for "KLM.” Airwaya Yesukuni Maru ....................Bak, Oct. 8.
Direct Service'--dise Amsterdam
G.P,0. and K.P.O.
Oct 5, 1 p.. Sat, Oct. ..
18th October.
Reg. Ord.
Oel. 5, 12.30 p.m..
Straits, Ceylon, India, East and Yasukuni Maru ...
South Africa, Aden, Egypt and Europe via Marseilles-due Mar-
acilles Oth, November.
G. P. O. and K. F. 0. Regi Ord.
Oct. 8, 12.45 pm;
Oct. 8, 1.30 pam
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