Tuesday
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
December 27, 1938.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
R.A.O.B. (G.L.E.) CLUB
The Committee wish it to be generally known that with offect from 1st January, 1939, the club is re-constituted. The committee extend Q cordial and hearty Invitation to all members R.A.0.B. (G.L.E.) to visit and attend the club.
Memorial To King George V
London, Dec. 25,
A memorial tablet to King George was dedicated in the parish church of St. Mary Magdalene at Sandring- ham, in the presence of the King and Queen, the Princesses Elizabeth and Gloucester, the Duke and Duchess of Kent, and other members of the Gloucester, the Duke and Duchess of
Royal Christmas party this morn-
Particulars regarding member-ing, ship and subscriptions may be marble,
The memorial, tablet of white is above the pulpit. and obtained from the Hon. Secretary bears a head and shoulders engrav- or from members of the Coming of the late King, and the follow- mittee.
D. A. PETERS,
Hon. Secretary.
December 22, 1038.
H.K. Stock Market
The following quotations were issued on the Hongkong Stock Market on Saturday:
BANKS
ing engraved inscription:
"In loving memory of King George V. 1886-1930. This plaque is placed here by his devoted wife and child- ren."
The ceremony was conducted by the Itector, the Rev. A. R. Fuller- Reuter.
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SNOW IN ENGLAND: HEAT WAVE IN AUSTRALIA: DEATHS IN AMERICA
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Christmas by the unseasonable warm weather.
The festival was marked with o sheavy toll of life in fires, accidents,
and drownings
H.K. Banks, $....
1,380
HI.K. Banks, Lon. £
81
Chartered +
Mercantile, A. &. B. E
.272
Mercantile, C. c.
13 n.
East Asia $
09 n.
INSURANCES
Canton $..
Untion $.
China Underwriter, ets..
1LK? Fire S..
SHIPPING
Douglas,
Steamboats
Indo-Chinas, P.
Indo-Chinas, D.
Shell Bearers s/- Waterboats
Wharves
DOCKS ETC.
Docks (old) Docks (new) Providents (old) Providents (new)
New Eng. Sh.
Sha, Ducks, SİL
Kailon /
Raubs
Venz: Goldfeld Hongkong Mines
MINING
Antamoks P's.
Atoks Ps.
Baguio Gold P's. Benguet Con. Ps.
Coco Grove Ps.
Con. Mines I's. Demonstrations. Ps. I.X.L. Ps. Gumaus Ps. San Mauricio Ps. Suyoc Consol Ps. Parentes Ps
Hotels
LANDS
Lands $... Landis 4% deb. $. Sha. Landa Sh. Humphreys
1.K. Realties Chinese Estates
Tram.
205 n.
405 n. .70.
Trafle accidents utone caused no less than 203 deaths.
An extremely severa cold wave is now sold to be on the way here from |Canada.-Reuter.
MELBOURNE SWELTERS
Melbourne, Dec. 24.
Hundsome Leni Riefenstahl, leader of the German motion- picture industry, chats with reporters os she arrived in New York to arrange for showings of her 1834 Olympic Games pictures.
A.-A. GUN
WILL GAS AIR RAIDERS
PARIS.
The city is sweltering in a A NEW SECRET ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN, FIRING
1821 cmperature of over 90 degrees Fahrenheit, and to-day's holiday bath- ing beaches were crowded," while .$611% b.rallways and ale services are work-
$18 g to capacity. $60 n. Tourist resorts report the best $24 n. Christmas fine since the general de .80/7 n.pression, and traders report that the $9 n Turn-over has exceeded fast year's
record. United Press.
$115 b. $1814 b. $171280
NEW YORK TRAGEDIES
Over
100
were
New York, Dec. 25.
illed in
the
GAS SHELLS, HAS BEEN INVENTED BY FRENCH EXPERTS.
Sir Kingsley Wood, British Air Minister, was shown the gun at Villacoublay, the French military aerodrome, before he returned to England recently.
The gun, which is on a multi-barrel principle, firing several shells simultaneously, has an effective range of six miles.
Gas is under such high pressure in the shells, it is $0.35-b. United States as a result of violent claimed, that on bursting there is sufficient concentration
over a wide area to overcome any pilot.
$6.15 h. deaths during Christmas, but the
futafities $5.60 n.
are believed to be the .$100 smallest for
number of years, a
trafic 17/6 n. chiefly due to greater $9.35 n. cautions,
.53 n.
7 cla, n.
.50 53. 241 sa. ...23 sa.
.12.90 sa.
51 sa.
It is also claimed that the simultaneous burst create pre-air "pockets," making flying dangerous, even if no hit is Up to midnight in New York City, registered,
only seven people had been reported killed either from accident, suleide or crime, while 31 had been
sent hospital suffering from the effects of alcohol-United Press.
ISLAND ISOLATED
Amsterdam, Dec. 25. The Netherlands torpedo boat, Z5, 2714 sailed on Saturday for Fach, an iso- lated island in the North Sea with provisions, presents and mail for 1.78 sa, more than 40 inhabitants.
20 so 64 st.
6.
TRAIN BANDITS HOLD UF P. L EXPRESS
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to determine whether or not the gold { In missing. This is the first targe gold robbery since the beginning of large scale Philippine production.
J. ULLMANN & CO.
Established
1860
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DIAMOND
POST
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.
OFFICE.
MAIL LETTERĄ
To-day, December 20 and to Ordinary letier mail only for West morrow, December 27, the General Kwangtung, Kwangal, Szechwan, Post Office and Kowloon Central Post Kwelchow and Hunan will be ac Ofee will be open from 0.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. Sheungwan Branch Pont cepted at renders' risk. Ofee will be open from 8.00 am to 10.00 a.m., and the other Branch Post Offices will be entirely closed.
VIA SIBERIA ROUTE There will be one collection from the pillar-boxes each day us on Sun-
Letters and Postcards for Europa days and one delivery of Registered (except Great Britain and Eire) and and Ordinary correspondence eachSouth America are forwarded "vis day at 11.30 am.
Siberla" If to superscribed. The Branch Post Offices at Stanley, Tal Fo and Un Long will also have ene delivery of ordinary correspond- ence at 11.00 a.m.
The Money Order Office will be entirely closed during the Holidays.
OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered and Parcel Malls are closed 15 minutes earlier than the ume given below unless otherwise- MAIL FOR CANTON Registered
stated, and where malls are ådvertis- and ordinary maila (not Insured or Parcels) will be ac-rd to close at or before 9 am.....re- cepted for Canton and despatched as gistered and parcel malis are closed clfcumstances permit.
fat 5 p.m. on the previous day. INWARD MAILS
From
Haiphong
Bangkok and Holhow
Shanghai and Swntow
Strails
Tientsin and Swatow
Per
Canton
Kalgan
Shantung
Van Heutsz Hunch
Air Mall by "Imperial Airways
Direct Service"--Landon
22nd December.
date, Imperial
Stralis
Manlia
Shanghai
Calcutta and Strolls
Japan
Japan and Shanghai
Stralis
Japan
Japan
Japan and Shanghai
December 20. December 29.
Due.
December 27.
.December 27.
December 27.
.December 27.
December 201
Airways Plane
December 28.
Menelaus
December 28.
Potsdam Boissevain
December 28.
.December 20.
Conte Rosso
Kumsang
December 29.
La Plata Maru
December 20.
Nunkin
December 29.
December 20.
Terukun! Maru
December 29.
Bangalore
December 30.
December 30.
date, Imperfal Airways
Plane
December 31.
Airways Plane
.December 31.
Tjisolak
December 31.
Behar
USA., Honolulu, Japan and Shang- hai Vancouver B.C. date, 10th December.
Air Mail by "Imperial Altways
Direct Service"~~London 25th December.
Air Mail by "Pan-American Air-
Taima
Emp. of Jopart
ways Direct Service"--San Fran- Pan-American
date, 21st December.
Straits
Titan
Per
RINGS
cisco
Java
Straits
Straits
Sarpedon
Java and Manila
Tjisadane
Japan
Calcutta and Straits
Manila Maru Shirala
Australian and Manila
Nellore
OUTWARD MAILS
For.
Hoihow, Pakhol and Haiphong
Swatow and Foochow
Batavia
Manila
Amoy and Shanghai
the
RING
Swntow and Tientsin
FREAK GOLFER PASSES THROUGH THE COLONY
Mr. John Monty Montague, The ship got within 800 feet of the The robbery coincided with the Hollywood freak golfing exponent. coast, but bad weather prevented the Island-wide hunt for Anselmo "tough passed through Hongkong yester- ship from docking, and she Was
guy" Balagtas, who escaped from his coy on the President Taft bound for forced to return to the base at
Manila, guards on Friday, while enroute to
where he will play exhibi- Nieuwdiep.
Ono passenger, who intertied to prison for a life term for the hold-on games. He said he expected to
be back in Hongkong in the
middle 30 sa marry Ameland Gild, embarked de-up and slaying of William Gibbons, or
hilary, and will give an ex- here, if time permits; after to Balagtas. prior
which he will play in Shanghai and worned that he would continue hold- Japan, before going down to Austra- ups and also "get" the Navy Omeers¦lis and New Zealand for a short tour. and others who testified, at his trial. He will then return to the United
States. GOLD NOT, STOLEN
107 n. Jectedly and then disembarked even .59% n. more dejectedly at Nieuwdlep, carry- ing a box containing his wedding suit. $5 b.-United Press.
$90 n.
UTILITIES
$17 b.
.$6% n.
$34.
Peak Trams (old)
Peak Trams (new) Star Ferries
Y. Ferries (old) Y. Ferries, (new) China Light ex. dlv. H.K. Electric Macao Electric Sandakan Lights Telephone (old)
Telephone (new) Tractions's/-
Singapore Pret., s/-
INDUSTRIAL
Cald: Maeg. (ord.), Sh. Cald: Macg. (Pre.), Sh.
Canton Ices
Cements $. Ropes
STORES, &c.
Dairy Farns Watsons
Crawfords
Sinceres
Wing On (H.K.)
Powell, Ltd. cts..
COTTON MILLS
Ewe Collon Ex. rt. Sh.$.
S'hai Cotton Sh.S.
Zoong Singa, Sh.S.
+
$71. .$2234 8. .$224 n.
5.
n.
INSURGENT DRIVE THROUGH SNOW
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a U.S. Navy radioman.
his
cscape,
In Manila he will make several appearances.
He was
New
have Postal Oficials
Announced that the loot taken from the locos
born at Syracuse, Express, last Saturday, did not in- clude the gold shipment, which is York in 1007. It will be recalled of less that in August 1930, four masked believed to have consisted
the men armed with revolvers raided a than $5,000 cash belonging to Railroad Company. There has been roadside Imm kept by a Japanese. stealing $150. When they were driv- Ing away their car crashed, and two
no trace of the baudits.
"Tough guy" Balagtas surrendered were arrested, but one escaped. In to the Constabulary Headquarters the wreck of the car police found yesterday and said he had been hid golf clubs fentifled as Montague's. ing in a house behind a suburban Three years later Hollywood became caburet since his escupe, SBW
He said interested in
salesman numed
uneuminan endurance" of the $0.80 n. Salcian and Navarrese mountaineers, $5744 s. who have borne the brunt of the $17. offensive.
A communique states. The troops .$104 S.
$23 it.
were often hours without communi- $8.00 .cution, doggedly following Instruc- tions to overcome the enemy's resis- tanec.
Ап eyewitness said: "I soldiers, with their boots ripped open by stones, cover their feet with tags $14 n. and continue to advance, leaving $13 n.blood-drenched snow behind them." $1.70 n. United Press.
21/3 n. 25/-n.
.1514 s. $4.20 n.
MANY DIE IN AIR RAIDS
Barcelona, Dee. 26. $24.50 5,
At least 33 were killed and scores [$7.45 b. injured, while much damage was
$8 s. caused, in a series of Insurgent alr $2 n. raids this morning, ranging from the $36 n. Segre fronts, south-eastward to the ..00 'n. | Mediterranean coast, chiefly at Pon, which bore the brunt of the attacks. Thirty are dead, ten wounded, and six buildings were completely des- |troyed in a dawn altack on Pon by 40 Theavy bombers
.10% n. ,104 n. .24 n.
an aged lady acquaintance persuaded Montague who showed remarkable moned his lawyer who accompanied record for the Palm Springs course him to
to surrender, wherefore he sum-ability as a golfer. He broke him to the Constabulary, He denied four
times. drove a balt which
that he was connected in any way knocked a bird off a telegraph wire with the robbery.-United Press. at 170 yards range with a rake, ond beat a leading player and others when using a baseball bat, a rake and shovel, instead of golf clubs.
Bitter Nazi Attacks Montague became a grent favourite
On United States
Berlin, Dec. 25.
Д
SETTINGS
WEDDING
RINGS
was arrested and Set with beautiful
with Alm stars. Eventually port reached the New York police of his skill. He extradited from California. Mon- tague admitted he knew some of the men concerned in the inn robbery, The press continues its violent at but said he was at home when t tacks on the United States to-day took place. He explained the dis- for having "torpedoed Christmas covery of the golf clubs by stating peace."
that he left them in the car when President Roosevelt, Mr. Harold using it a day previously. The jury lekes and other Americans have now acquitted him replaced Mr. Eden, Mr. Churchill and Mr. Duff-Cooper as the chief targets of abuse, though one paper 634 b. hospital at Cambril was attacked reiterates
the
old charge that three times, with casualties resulting, "British war citers" ...75% n. though no official figures are yet Mr. Chamberlain's peace polley—
Wing On Textlles, Sh.S.....40
Constructions,
MISC.
H.K. Entertainments
Viibro Piling
Ch. Govt. 5% 1923
G$ Bonds
1.K. Govt. 31%
n. was raided three
South-east of Lerida, Bojasblancas times, and three people are known to be dead, three wounded, and 12 buildings damaged. Along the coast, in the vicinity of $134. Tarragona, and Parquesanmi,
.50 b.
HI.K. Govt. 4% Loan ..0% prm. b. known. In
the some sector 0 Router. par b.hydroplane bombed Torre de Barra, .15/3 b. and wounded two people.-United
3/-n. Press.
Marsmans (Lon,), B/-. Marsmans (I.K.), =/-
Help Kidneys
Don't Take Drastlö Drugs
Tour kidneys hava nine million tiny tubes or filters which are endangered by
PROVISIONS FOR MADRID
Madrid, Dec. 28. Many were killed and 50 wounded when 70 bombs destroyed 40 houses at Ei Viso, between Pozo Blanco and. Almaden-Almaden at noon to-day.
A very important four-hour meet- ing took place to-day between the
Gold Rush Reported In Kweichow
Chungking. Dec. 25, A miniature gold rush is reported
over 10,000 people are going to
Queen Mary Is Ordered Rest
The "Sunday
London, Dec. 25.
Express" under- atanda that medical advisers have recommended Queen Mary to have mare rest in the future.
However, there is no immediate anxiety.
The paper states that during the years Queen Mary has past two been periodically inconvenienced
diamonds
Swałow
Shanghal
Tuesday
Szechuen Haltun
January 1. January
January
1.
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January 2,
January 3.
January 3.
January 4.
Date and Time.
..Tucs., Dec. 27, Noon. .Tues., Dec. 27, 1 p.m. Tisaroca..Tues.,...Dec. 27, 1 p.m.
Wednesday
Silversandal Wed., Dec. 28, 8.30 o.m. Kaying....Wed., Dec. 28, 3,30 p.m. Shunchh..Wed.. Dec. 28, 12.30 p.m. Potsdam......Wed., Dec. 27, 7 pan,
Thursday
Tai Seun Hong
Thurs, Dec. 29, 10.30 am.
Parcels and Papers only for South La Plata Moru
Africa via Durban. Hniphong
Thurs, Dec. 20, 2.30 p.m. Wingsong....Thurs., Dec. 29, 3 p.m. Hoihow Thurs., Dec. 29, 3.30 p.m.
Air Mail for "Imperial Aleways Imperial Airways Plane
Amoy and Tientsin
Direct Service"--due
5th January 1939.
London,
Reg.
Ord.
Reg.
Ord.
Thurs., Dec. 20.
K.P.O.
Dec. 29, 5 p.m.
Air Mail for Malaya, Java and Aux- Imperial Airways
iralla by "Imperial Airways Direct Service-dur Sydney, 7th
Dec. 29, 5.30 p.m.
G.P.O......
Dec. 29.5 p.m. .Dec. 29, 7 p.m.
Plane
Thurs, Dec. 29, K.P.O.
Dec. 29, 5 p..
.Dec. 29. 7 p.m.
January 1939,
Reg.
.Dec. 29, 5 p.m.
Ord.
.Dec. 29, 5.30 p.m.
G.P.O.
Reg.
Ord.
Friday
Kiangsu Leesang
Fri., Dee, 30, 8.30 am. Fri., Dec. 30, 8.30 a.m.
Swatow
Tientsin
Manila
Fort Bayard. Hoihow and Haiphong Shantung....Fri., Dec. 30, 8.30 am. Formosa and Amoy
Canton Maru Fri, Dec., 30, 10.30 nm. Emp, of Japan Fri., Dec. 30, 4.30 p.m. Air Mail for "K.L.A. Airways Direct Terukuni Maru......Fri, Dec. 30.
Service"-dno Amsterdam, 10th January.
G.P.Q., and K.P.O,
Straits, Ceylon, India, Aden, Egypt Terukuni Marti
and Europe via Marseilles-due Marseilles, 25th January,
.Dec. 30, 12.30 p.m. ..Dec. 30. 1 p.m. Fri., Dec. 30. G. P. O, and K, P, 0. Reg, ....
.Dec. 30, 12.45 p.m.. Ord..
.Dec. 30, 1.30 p.m. Fri., Dec. 39.. K.P.0. and G.P.O.
Japan, Honolulu, U.S.A., Central and President Taft
South America via San Francisco (Parcels and Papers only for Connda)-due San Francisco, 18th January 1939
Japan
Parcels Reg.
Ord.
Saturday
.Dec., 30, Noor Dec, 30, 1.45 p.m.. Dec. 30, 2,30 p.m.
Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Hono- Pan-American Airways
Kumsang......Sat., Dec. 31, 3 p.m.
lulu and U.S.A., by the "Pan American Airways Dirret Service" -due San Francisco, 7th Jan,
from $70.-
Shanghai
Saigon
nemfect or drastic, irritating drugs - Colonel Lopez Oter, chief of the Chingshuiho (Clear Water River) in the royal family are hoping
general Up
Governor Osorio, Mayor Henche, and in Eastern Kweichow province, an with a slight throat allment." |J. ULLMANN & CO.
stan
who
that
The report adds that members of of the centre
the Chinping district, not far from Queen Mary's stay at Sandringham cliscussed the entire
for Christmas will improve her problem of obtaining provisions for the Hunan provincial border.
It is said that gold dust has been houlti-United Press. discovered in that area for a stretch
ware! If Kidney trouble or ladder wonk- neas makes you sutter from Getting. Night Leg Pains, Narvousness, Disarmy, ho, Bilifoods, Rheumatism, Lumbago, Circles Under Eyes, Bwollen Ankles, Nouraista, Burning, Itching, Farting, Acidity or Loss of Vigour, don't deles unify all forms of transportations. It Ary the Doctor's new, discovery, called Cyntax (Bi-tex), Boothes, tones clearT and heals fick kidneys, Blarta work in 1
minutes. Brings new health, youth and
Vitality in hours Crate coat
and is guaranteed to end your troubles in 14 days or money back. At all chondria
the capital, and to co-ordinato and
was decided to increase the number of about 60 miles, and that local
of trucks as rapidly as possible, and "Big Shots are believed to be plan-
ply for Leavanie and Andalusin, os systemslie exploitation of the gold. the men also studied sources of sup-ning organising a company for the
well as other regions.-United Press. ' United Press.
Bha la scheduled to depart for Bhade- hai and Japan at 2 p.m.
at Kowloon Wharf at & a.m. to-mUTTOW,
The N.D. liner Potsdam will borth
SINGAPORE
Plano....Sat, Dec. 31,
K.P.O.
Reg.,
....Dec. 81, 5 p.m.
Ord.,
...Dec. 31, 5.30 p.m.
G.P.O.
Rez.. Ori,
.Dec. 31, 5 p.m.
.Dec. 31, 5.10 p.m.
Sunday
Soochow
Tuesday
Kalgon
.Sun., Jan. 1, 0a.m.
Kanchow
Tues., Jan. 3, 8.30 a.m. Tues., Jan. 3, 6.30 ..
Tues., Jon, 3, 0a.m.
Tues., Jan. 3, 9 a.m. Tues., Jan. 3, 9 a.m.
Swatow, Foochow and Tientsin Dairen and (Porcels and Papers only for Canmia)-due Victoria B.C.. 2nd February.
Fort Bayard and Haiphong Hollow and Pakhul
Maribasa, Beira, Laurenco Marques and Parcels and Papers only for South Africa via Durban.
Alabama Co-eds Homemakers
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -
Homemaking. is the most popular
Ixion Jean Dupuis Kiungchów
Manila Maru ...Tues., Jan. 3, D aan.
Runaway Girls Too Cautious
CLEVELAND. Margaret Alaska and Rose Anne career of the 3,220 women who have Stobbenbucker, 15-year-olds running received degrees from the University away to New York, were particular of Alabama, Mrs. Truman Smith, with whom they would ride, but president of the University Alumnae accepted a ride with a kindly-looking Association, has announced. Teach-middle-aged ; man. He was Police ing ranked second as a favoured Capt. Jesse C. Van Buren, who drove vocation, 15
the runaways to a pollen station.
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