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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
CANTON-HONGKONG |
Shipping Service in One LATE NEWS
Or Two Months
Negotiations for the reopening of
River the Pearl
are still being pursued,
It is admitted by the Colonial Secretary, the Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith and the Japanese Consul-General, Mr. A. Tajiri,
When asked whether the success of the talks would enable all river boats | to resume their schedules, the Japan-
New Medal For Police, Fire
eso Consul-General maid yesterday: Officials
"Probably one or two months." He agreed that the Japanese were run- ning a regular passenger service between Macao and Canton, but sold only one merchant ship was used, the rest being army transports.
The service was not open to ordin ary travellera except by special] permission. obtained in Hongkong or Canton.
January 7, 1939,
OPIUM CARRIER Drug Brought Down To Colony from Macao
A Chinese from Macho, attired in European style clothing, was search- ed by Revenue Ofcers at the Ping On Wharf, Connaught Road Central, when 120 tacia of raw oplum Was
among his longings. The man, Wong
found
Far
32, appeared before Mr. T. J. Hous fon at the Central Magistracy yester- day, und
was fined $3,000 or six months' hard labour, and sentenced to nine months' hard labour In ad-
A new medal for gallant or meri-dition.
Questioned, Wong_said he' Was torious service, known as the Colonial, Polles Medal, bus been struck for carrying the opium for someone in police forces and fire brigades in the Macao, and arrangements were made take delivery colonies, and will, in future, be for another awarded to Hongkong police officers outside the wharf.
Revenue Oficer J. L. Stephens and flremen.
announcement regarding the new
ΣΤΑΣ
The "Cinzette" to-day publishes an prosecuEQUEL TO RAID He was doing his best to get the medal, stating that the medal is to When a flat at Gilman Street was local Government's request granted be awarded for distinguished con-ralded by Revenue Officers, 12 lavis and he did not think that the change duct. The decoration will consist of of raw oplum were found hidden in of government In Tokyo would nd-a circular medal of sliver with the bed. Fung Wal-chun, 35, married versely affect the issue since the effigy of the King on the obverse, woman, was fined $300 or six months' matter was purely a local concern. and on the reverse an emblematie hard Inbour for possession of the
Mr. Ota, the Japanese Consul in design with
For opium, yesterday. the words Hongkong
Leung who has just returned Gallantry" or "For Meritorious Ser-
Hung. 35, unemployed, with charged
of four possession from Canton, said yesterday that all vice" the case may be, was peaceful along the banks of the The medal is open to all ranks of taels of prepared oplum and keeping river. The Japanese gorrison were the police forces, civil and military, an opium divan at Chinese Street, stilt in possession of Boeca Tlgrls and to all members of properly was fined $100 or three months' hard organised fire brigades in the colonics labour on the first charge, and $00
Forts.
AJ
Mr. Ota said he went to Cantonad territories under His Majesty's or six weeks on the second. from Muco by an Army transport. [protection, including mondated terri-
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ship, returning by the same ineans, The boats were usually full with Japanese and Chinese
employed under the Provisional Government.
Canton Conillions
tories.
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The qualifications for the medal FIVE-YEAR-OLD CRIME include conspicuous gallantry, valu- able service characterised by re- Chinese Remanded On rource, and devotion to duty, includ-
Burglary Charges ing prolonged service marked by ex- ceptional ability, merit and exemplary conduct.
Any award of the medal for con-
Towards the end of 1933, and in the beginning of 1934, the Arcadia
not in exis-
Mr. Ota, Japanese Consul, sold that he was told that there were about 100,000 Chinese
Canton. now They were gradually resuming buy-phuous gallantry shall be made Jewellery shop (now nes and some 600 Japanese mer soon after the event as possible: and tence) in Peking Road, was broken chants from Formosa were now doing all other awards shall be made into on three occasions, and Jewellery
totalling $0.272 in value was stolen. a good trade, chielly in catering. annually on the King's birthulay.
Shortly after the 1934 theft, In- The award of the metal shall not
A. E. Carey arrested the be a bar to subsequent recommend-spector twenty same
alleged thief, this resulting in partial foreigners, mostly Americans, buying lion for the King's Police Medal.
It is also stated that the annual recovery of the stolen property. Dur-
restutirants etc.
H encountered
curios in the elly,
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Was
The Army aeroplane service be-award of the medals shall not exceeding the arrest the man was hurt, and tween Canton and Formosa
150, except in very special circum- was sent to the old Government Civil Hospital, but escaped from the pri- soners' ward.
past few days when bad weather bad prevented lying.
The "Provisional Government” hadj its own police force.
Lieut.-Gen. Ando was in command
of the South China forces and Major General Goto, who headed the Shum-
chun advance, was operating against querillas in the vicinity.
Italians Must Wear Fascist Badges
Rome, Jan. 0. Italian delegates to congresses in foreign countries must wear the Fascist Party badge unless it pro- hibited by the laws of the country in which the congress takes place, stipu- lates a dveree Just Issued by the
Government.--Trans-Ocean.
NEW MACDONNELL ROAD BRIDGE CONSTRUCTING
N. T. Show Is Abandoned
The man was not seen again until December 7 when he was arrested by Det.-Sergeant H. J. Baldwin in Kow- Joon on a four-year-old warrant.
Chan Tat-chau, 30, was charged before Mr. Q.
Q. A. A. Macfadyen at Show the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday on three counts of burglary and re-
The Annual Agricoltural organised by the New Territories Agricultural Association has abandoned this year.
been ceiving stolen property, and опе count of having escaped from legal
As a result of the situation caused
by the large number of refugees custody.
In
the
Del-Sergeant C. Mottram prose»' cuted, and after part of the prose-
New Territories last month, entries were slow in coming in, and cution's evidence had been card, the Committee of the New Territories the case was adjourned to January 0. Agricultural Association reluctantly The case is for committal, decided to stop the Show for one year.
BIRTH IMMINENT IN JAPAN ROYAL FAMILY
A happy event is expected in the Japanese Imperial Household, be tween the end of February and the beginning of March.
The ceremony of girdling the Em- press with the Maternity Belt will be The Public Works Department has performed on January 13. Field removed the bridge which crores the Marshal Prince Kanin, Chief of the Peak Tramway on Macdonnell Road Army General Staff, will attend the ond is new erecting a more sub-ceremony-Domel. stantial structure in its place.
The new bridge will be lower, wider and stronger than. Its prede- cessor the intention being that it shalt be able to cope with the increased traffle along this rond.
Mr. H. O. Odell, the well-known! local stock-broker, is recovering from his recent Indisposition and will be seen again In Ice House Street next
week.
JAPAN TO ABOLISH CONSULATES
Japanese Government will abolish all Japanese Consulates and Con- sulate-Generals in Manchukuo this year.-Domei,
THE CHEERO CLUB.
The following Cheero Club Axtures are announced:
music by "The Stokers Dollar Band" Monday, dance at 8.30 p.m., with from HM.S. Cardiff.
Tuesday, whist drive at 8.45 p.m. Wednesday, dance at 8.30 p.m. with music by the Harmonica Band, from H.M.S. Kent.
Thursday, bridge night. Friday, bridge and imahjong.
Hockey Matches Cancelled
The Caer Clark Cup match between St. Andrew's Ladles and the {"Y," and the Brown Cup fixture be- iween the Saints and the Club de Recreio, scheduled to be ployed this afternoon, have been cancelled.
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