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MRS, BROCK, Representing 'Blancho Shanghai is showing latest afternoon cocktail and evening gowna, also large selection of hats and exclusive Hngerie at Room 7, Dina House,
FOR SALE.
ROCKY ROADS-A limited quantity of these old favourite chocolates are now on sale at The Clover Flower Shop, Gloucester Arcade.
GRAY ZEFFRLIN-Collection of 54 Lown covers mounted on Victor Rex album for $150. For Sale at Graca & Co., 10 Wyndham Street, Hongitong. Bstablished 1890.
Eden Visits Town Of Ancestor
Washington, Dec. 15.
Mr. Anthony Eden, whose visit to the capital was marked by frank and informal discussions with President Roosevelt, Mr. Sumner Welles, Senator Key Pittman and members of the American Cabinet, left
York. early New
to-day.
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Aapital of the State of
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23rd December.
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PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale of Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 19th days) of December, 1938, st. 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Shek Shan, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rant to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of 76 years. Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dispo- not the applicant) will be required to deposit with an authorised
sal of the lot tho Purchaser (if
ofcor who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred
Many British dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum
Exiles Return
Thousands Go Home
For Christmas
LONDON, Dec. 15.
THE CALL to Britain for
vis Christmas time is being answer- where an ancestor of Mr.ed by thousands from all parts Eden's, Sir Robert Eden, was the fast Colonial Governor,
Mr. Eden motored to Annapolis in brilliantly sunny weather, and a re- ception committee of leading citizens, Rear-Admiral Wilson including
Brown, Superintendent of the US. Naval Academy, conducted the party on a tour of the 18th century town, to Sir Robert Eden's tomb, and the Naval Academy.
Mr. Eden will privately address the Council on Foreign Relations (an unofficial-association for the study of foreign policy) at n dinner to-night. -Reuter.
9 Below Zero In Soviet Cold Wave
Warsaw, Dec. 15. Severe cold has broken out all over central Russia, state reparts from Moscow.
In Moscow itself the temperature is nine dugtrees below zero.
Heavy snow storms have brought rall and road traffle to a standstill. Trans-Occan.
HONGKONG HOTEL'S XMAS PLANS
of the Empire.
By far the biggest number of exilea returning to the country for Christmas are from India, and further East.
Hitherto a comparatively mild winter has been experienced and huge crowds daily pack the popular business centres of the metropolls, including 1,000 "colonials", who find strong evidence that anticipation of Yuletido is dispelling the gloom cast; by the events of a critical year,
will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
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Labour To Aid Recruiting
ay trafic, beginning the heavy Fuel Weight Behind
next week the
four main line rallway companies have arranged to run more than 2,500 additional long-distance passenger expresses and extra trains for parcels mails.
Enquiries
Govt. Campaign
LONDON, Dec. 15.
December 16, 1938.
COMMONS TOLD OF POSITION IN
HONGKONG
LONDON, Dec. 15..
CAPTAIN L F. PLUGGE, Conservative member for Chatham, asked Mr. Malcolm MacDonald in the House of Commons to-day for a statement on the financial position of Hong- kong, "whose trade has largely collapsed as result of the war in China, and which is none. the-less compelled to support a very large number of Chinese refugees.”
Fighting Behind
The Lines Admitted
SHANGHAI,
Dec. 15.
REVEALING THE
a
Mr. MacDonald said that while the recent interrup- tion of rail and river communications between Hongkong and Canton had temporarily stopped trade through those channels, there was no indication of a drastic deterioration in the colonial Government's financial position in immediate future.
the
Estimates of expenditure, nevertheless, had been pruned as a necessary measure of caution.
The influx of relugees trom, the area of hostilities in south Kwangtung had attained a considerabic volume In the latter part of November, but
wide-spread operations numbers now were able to return against Chinese guerilla home with the cessation of active nghting in the neighbouring Chinese forces, involving the territory. army,
Refugees who were destitute were air given food and accommodation, not unly at the cost of public funds, but by a large extent through funds raised
navy and force, a Japanese spokesman to-day said residents of the Colony-Reuter.
that since December 9, the Japanese forces had
carried out operations|
Japanese Plan
in the Shanghai, Tsung- For "New Order"
LONDON, Dec. 15.
The Japanese plan for the creation of a "new order" in East Asia is engaging the attention of the British Government in an in- creasing degree.
LORD STRABOLGI emphati-ming, Hangchow and at Imperial Airways show that the heavy Empire air mail cally stated in the House of Yangchow areas. true is being handled as smoothly Lords to-day that the Labour
He said that a unit of and expeditiously as possible. No fewer than 18 planes flying boats Party would assist in a recruit- Southampton for Empire destinations and land planes-took off from ing campaign.
6,000 of the new Fourth centred at were on one day, and "no difficulty be.ng experienced" in disposing of the
heaviest Christmas mall ever Retter.
18
entertainers open their season at the German Plane Will
Kyra, Roby and Harry, the pupulur
Hongkong Hotel on December 21.
An added attraction will be "The Gripps Glamourettes" with the Dani Sisters, who have also been booked for the festive season.
U.S. COMMODITY PRICES
LATEST CABLED QUOTATIONS
New York, Dec. 13. New York Colton
Jan. (1939)
Opening Closing 0.40/49
8.45/45
December
8.32/33 8.24/24
Mar. (1939)
8.28/27
8.23/23
May (1939) 8.07/07
8.04/03
July (1939)
7.78/78
7.74/74
7.44/44
Oct; (1930) 7.48/47 Spot
December
May
Sept.
Oct.
New York Rubber
8.00 Nom.
10.21/21 Mar. (1939) 18.20b/29a 10.07/11
10.20/23 15.06/16.0
16.02/03 10.94/10.00 Satea for the day:-3,400 tons.
Culcazo Wheat December
841⁄44/044 07/07% 004/00% .... 67/66% 004/08%
May
July
Wednesday's Sales:
December
May
Jul
December
May July
0.803.000 bushels.
Chicago Corn
50/40%
63%/532 524/0218 53/53 63/83%
Winnipeg Wheat
03/03
6329/0374
GO/60 01%/02 027%/62%
Exchange At A Glance
·SELLING.
T.T. London Demand
T.T. Shanghal T.T. Singapore T.T. Japan T.T. Indle
TT. U.S.A.
T.T.
TIT Manila T.T. Batavia TT. Bangkok T.T. Saigon
France Germany T.T. Switzerland
T.T. Australia
· BUYING.
* 4 m/s L/c London
4 m/s D/p
do.
[4 m/1⁄2 L/cU.S.A:
.is. 2% Ie. 2% 175 Nom.
58
100%
83;
1/84 /3.5/32
Tour Far East
Berlin, Dec. 16.
real A
He said there was temptation not to do so because Army
"We must, and we will. This is a
of their contempt and loathing Nankiao and Nanhwei, 20 for the Government's foreign policy, but on the question of miles south-east of Shang- help, they had no choice. hai, with their headquarters democracy," declared Lord Strabolgi. in Shanghai, though he did What they needed specially in the not know whether they were Industrial section of the Party was an assurance with regard to the sate in French Concession guarding and maintenance of the rights of the trade unions,
the International
A two-seater aeroplane, the AR. 79. will start next Monday from the
was glad to see from recent ob- Brandenburg-on-Havel aerodrome for servations by representatives_of_thement. A flight to Tripol! in Italian North Covernment in the House of Com Africa, and thence overland to Aus-mons, and outside, that there seemed tralia, vin Libya, Egypt, Arabia, some hardening in the Government's India and Java."
:
Political circles here believe that the British Government will on- deavour to obtain the co-operations of the United States, and eventually of
adopting
a more de- termined attitude than hitherto to- wards Japanese schemes susceptible of affecting the intereats of these
Powers In China,
It is believed that joint representá- tions will be made in Tokyo by the or British and United States
govern- ments with the object of obtaining Settle-parity concerning the Japanese plan us announced by the Foreign Minis- {ter, Mr. Arlto.
He added that the Japanese Although London and Washington foreign policy, but there would be a navy had blockaded the coast, the have not been officially Informed of the Japanese alms, there is reason to
far greater response from the rank air force had bombed the Chinese | assume that the British and United
The object of the flight is to de- and the Shanghai monstrate the capacity of this type of machine for long-distance flights, Trans-Ocean,
Archbishop Leaves League Union
London, Dec. 15: Curdinal Hindley, the Archbishop of Westminster, has announced his withdrawal from the League of Nations Union, in n letter to the chair- nian, Lord Ceell, published here to- day.
The
Cardinal Hinsley for this decision is that the League of Nations Union has ceased
rencon given by
vinced them that it really incantese garrison had enveloped them tinue to adhere to the principic of the what it
vastrabolgi said that so far as
yesterday, and had captured "Open Door," and to consider a modi- he could make out, recruiting for the Nankiao and Nantwel. He estimated fication of existing conditions in the the Chinese losses to be 400 deact, Far East, which should be contrary navy was very good, for the air forec,
ten to that principlo, as en encroachment fairly good, for the army, not very
while they had surrendered trench mortars and 40 machine-guns. on their own rights.--Trans-Ocean.
good, and was marvellous in some
A:R.P. services, although there were gaps. Reuter.
Reshuffle Of Cabinet
London, Det. 15.
The Japanese losses in this engage- iment were one killed,
The spokesman added that a Japan- ese coloumn from Yangchow attacked 8,000 Chinese guerillas, armed with artillery at Tienchang, 50 miles north- *The enst of Nanking, and killed 250. Japanese losses was one officer and three N.C.Os killed and ten soldiers wounded.
WOUTH
He added that army and navy units A reshuffle in the British Cabinet at attacked 1,500 guerillus at Tsungming
the beginning of next year, is pre-Island, and killed 150 of them.
to be a non-political society.Tren-dicted by the "Star"
Ocean,
Lancashire Mass Protest At Apathy
London, Dec. 15. Carrying burning torches and pro- tected from the umbrellas, several hundred employers and employees marched to a meeting In Blackburn to protest against what they consider pärliamentiry apathy towards the Lancashire cotton irade. The demonstration was arranged by the "Red Rose Colton Campaign," which is urging assistance for cotton.
For four days the Japanese forces
Asked how the Shanghai 4th Army hendquarters communicated with
The changes, le suld, will operated against 20.000 members of primarily affect the Ministry for the the "1st Kiangnan Volunteer Corps." Co-ordination of Defence, the north of Hangchow, and killed 600, Ministry of Agriculture and the Lord as well as capturing 60 machine-guns. Chancellorship.
The Japanese left three dead and Lord Maugham, the present Lord 12 wunded. Chancellor,
I believed to have asked he Prime Minister to relleve him of the post
Growing opposition of the British farmers to the policy pursued by the
Minister for
Mär. present roster for Agriculture, are Induced bar. Chamberlain to consider the possibility of choosing a new mun for this post.
The same source claims to have in
formation to the effect that the post
of Minister for the Co-ordination of
The meeting was attended by 2,000. Inskip, held by Sir Thomas
who passed a resolution urging the Government in all future trade pacta and negotiations to take such netlon cot was necessary to improve the
cotton Industry.—Router,
Memel Elections: Final Results
London, Dec. 16, Oficial results of the Memei elec- tions held recently give the Germans 28 soats, and the Lithuanians four,
The latter obtained under 13 per cent, of the poll, but regard the results as satisfactory, taking into consideration German political pres aure which was brought to bear on the elections, and the withdrawal of voting rights from 5,000. Lithuanians, **Reuter
will be abolished altogether.
There is also the likelihood, adds
the paper, that Lord Winterton, who
cordun thrown around the area, the
area, spokesman replied it was easy because almost all the Chinese are sples. This is characteristic of the situation all over China."United Press.
Former Far East Correspondent Dies
London, Dec. 15,
is at present collaborating with Sir The death has occurred in London, John Anderson in organising civil air following an operation, of Mr. Wil- defence throughout the country, willem Rutley Mowll of Reater's Shang- shortly leave the CabinetTrans-hal office. Ocean.
Another Note To Reich From US.
Mr. Mowll was for many years chler For Eastern Manuger of Reuter's economle services, and was one of the company's ablest and most trusted servants-Reuter.
North Pole Pilot Dies In Crash
Washington, Dec. 15, ĐÁ, note has been delivered to Berlin sgain. requesting assurances that there will be no lacriminatory treat- ment of American citizens based
Moscow, Dec. 18, either on race or creed.
Amilitary pilot riamed: Chicslov. The note further expressed dis" | was killed in a crash to day while appointment that the ammurances re- | lasting a military plans. BED peatedly, faced for, on previous codz "He became work-famptis last year alonas: had not been forthcomingas ) when be dowý tréns Moscow merosi the (Reuters)
North Pole to Americnfuliéster.
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