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China Light, (cum. ris.). China Light, (right) $ China Light, (ex. right) H.K. Electries $. Macao Electries 5.... Sandakan Light $.
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Wednesday
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
Exchange At A Glance
SELLING
T.T. London Demand
T.T. Skungbai T.T. Singapore T.T. Japan T.T. India T.T. U.S.A.
16. 2 16. 2
175 Nom.
0346
100
.83
.20
T.T. Manika
58%
TT. Batavia
.532
T.T. Dangkok
140%
T.T. Solgon
.109
T.T. France
10.00
T.T. Germany
T.T. Switzerland
TT. Australia
..72 .120 .1/01/2
BUYING
4 m/s L/e London
4 m/s D/p
do,
4 m/s L/C U.S.A.
4 m/s France
30 d/s India
U.S. Cross rate in Lon.
1/3 1/3.5/32
.20% .11.40
.84 1.679
MYSTERIOUS
EXPLOSIONS CAUSED BY SABOTEURS
(Continued from Page 1.)
main transmission electricity cable froth Liverpool, Manchester and Preston.
on
Special precautions were taken in Whitehall to-day, police being duty on both sides of Downing Street, and pedestrians from Whitehall were closely serutinised.-Reuter.
I.RA. POSTERS
London, Jan. 17. Posters of the Irish Republican Army, demanding the establishment of an undivided republic of Ireland were posted on walls in Liverpool to-day by unknown persons,
removed
the
January 18, 1939.
SPAIN'S CIVIL WAR-Continued From Page 1
Insurgents Continue Drive On Barcelona
experienced and unwilling soldiers in the Catalan army now than in March Jast.
Cease Fire Order
nearer
LEAGUE COUNCIL DEBATES JAPAN'S. ATTACK ON CHINA
(Continued from Page 1)
and
The Insurgents believe that ns they draw
to
the Barcelona, Government will hand over the al- thority to a committee of citizens who will give a general order to cease fire,
Kenerol cause of upholding the and will invite a detachment of principles of international law Insurgents to occupy the city, thereby order.
More than that, the rights and avoiding bloodshed
interests of other countries directly Whether, after retiring from Barce-concerned in the Far East would gain Jonn, the Negrin Government would security by this legitimate defence. establish headquarters at Albacete in
Dr. Koo pointed out that past ex- Military experts very debatable. reckon it would take about three perience had clearly shown that it months for France to subdue the would be Impossible to safeguard legitimate Western Interests in China remnants of the Loyalist forces.unless the Chinese people remained United Tess.
masters of their own destiny.
Rapid Push
Hendaye, Jan. 17. The Insurgents are reported to have pushed forward rapidly north and north-east of Tarragona after the capture of Cervera,
The Chinese door cannot be kept open if the Chinese people are not allowed to exercise fullest control in their own house,"
Time For Action Overdue South of Cervera, one column took The time has come, said Dr. Koo Granadella and Granena, while an-in fact it was long overdue, for the other column, operating in the Tarega League lo take effective action in section. captured series of towns, order to restrain Japanese uggres- Rocafort, de Valbona, sion. Those countries with impar- including | Ciutadella and Guimera.
tant terriforial possessions, commerce Further east in the Colomba de and economie interests in the Far Quera sector, the Insurgents captured East had the added obligation Bellprat, as well as a series of field defend them. positions of strategic value.
The Loyalists offered stir resistance in that sector, according to Insurgent
intervention
of reports, but the aviation turned the tide in the In- surgents' favour.
North-east of Sierra de Lacultada, the Insurgents reached Biure. while directly north of Tarragona, a column of infantry captured Catallar on the right bank of the Gaya River.
4,000 Prisoners Taken
to
deliberate Eighteen months of attack by Japan upon their rights and interests in China, along with the expansion of the Japanese in- vasion, made it perfectly clear an to what was in store for them.
Dr. Koo concluded: "Unless the interested Powers are prepared-and it does not seem that they are-to abandon their treaty rights und estab- 1shed interests in China, and to
position abdicate their rightful
111
Police promptly
domiciliary searches The clean-up of the Tarragona East Asia and the Pacific, no time pusters, and
is to
to be lost by them to take con- were made in districts of the city pocket, south-east of the city, cun-
number The
of certed, or parallel action to check the which are, to a large extent, inhabit- tinued to-day.
of Japanese
aggression. prisoners taken during the last 24 spread ed by Trish,
hours is put at 4,000, and large They have everything to gain by quantities of war material were also adopting determined action 10
!!ne retreating promptly carried out."-Reuter.
Private Mcating
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The entire London police force was mobilised this morning in order to carry out effective protection of al- legedly threatened electricity and gas works.
Strong police guards have been in-1 stailed in the power
works at Chelsea, Battersea and Fulham, as well as at other power stations of miunr importance.
THAMES PATROL
abandoned
موزی
Of Council
Loyalists.
The
continued Loyalists
their front, attacks on the Estramadura
Geneva, Jan. 17. according to Insurgent reports, but these were all broken up, and in
A private meeting of the Council is counter-attacks, the Insurgents claim expected to take place before the emi to have taken 305 prisoners and cof the session in order to discuss the siderable
material, United
Chinese Government's demands 85 Preas,
presented to-day by Dr. Wellington Koo-Reuter.
War
Advance On Igualada
Insurgents
AGITATION IN PARIS
(Continued from Page 1.)
occupied it is believed M. Bonnet will stress,
centre
have
It is fully realised that it will
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MAIL LETTERS
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INWARD MAILS
From
Iniphong Moulin
Calcutta and Straits
Per
Canton Emp. of Asia Hosang
date, Imperial
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways
Direct Service"London 7th and 11th January, Shanghai
Calcutta nnd Straits Japan and Shanghai Haiphong....
Australia and Manila Straits and Hoihow
USA., Honolulu and Japan-(San
Duc.
January 18.
.January 18.
January 18.
Airways Plane
January 18.
Regensburg
January 18.
January 18.
Carthage
January 19.
January 10.
Komo Maru Mulnam
January 10,
.January 19.
Tilawa..
Fornfrie
Francisco dute, 24th December), Pres. Harrison.......January 18.
Straits and Europe via Suez (Papers
Straits
Runchi
Soudan
etc.)-London date, 22nd Decem- ber and London Parcels-Landon date, 18th December 1038,
Haiphong, Pakhoi and Fort Boyard Sulyang Straits
Tegelberg Shanghai
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways
Antilochus
Direct Service"-Lon/lon date, Imperial Always 14th January, Saigon
...Los
Pres. Pierce Victoria
Yochow
U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang- hai (San Francisco date. 30th December 1038). Shanghai
Swatow
patow
Salgon
Felix Roussel
January 10.
Junuary 19.
.January 19.
.January 19.
January 21.
Plano...
January 21.
January 21.
January 21
January 21.
January 21..
January 22.
January 22.
January 23.
January 24.
January 25,
January 25..
January 23.
Francisco Pan Amerlean Airway Plane
Air Mail by "Pan American Airways
Direct Service"-San date, 11th January. Java and Manila
Shanghal
Manila
Japan
Straits
For
Swatow Shanghal
Fort Bayard
Swatow
Swatow, Amey and Foochow
Saigon and Porcels only for
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Tientsin
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Kiungchow Thurs., Jan. 19, 9.30 a.m. Ger- Regensburg
Thurs., Jan. 10, 10.30 a.m. Sagres ....Thurs, Jan. 19, 3 p.m. Hangsan..Thurs., Jan. 19, 3.30 p.m. Kamo Maru Thurs., Jan. 19, 3.30 p.m.. Hoang Thurs., Jan. 19, 5 p.m.
Mail for "Imperial Airways Imperial Airways Plane Direct Service"-due 26th January
Thura, Jan. 10. K.P.O.
London,
Jan. 10, p.m.
Jan. 15. 6 p.m.
Ord.
....Jan. 19, 5.30 p.m.
G.P.O.
Reg.
Jan. 19, 5. p.m.
Ord.
ize
Air Mail for Mainys, Java and Aus- Imperlat Always
tralla
Airways by "Imperial Direct Hervice-dae Sydney, 28th January
Plane
Thurs., Jan. 10.
K.P.O.
Reg.
Ord.
Jan. 19, 5 p.m. Jan. 19, 5.30 p.m.
G.P.O.
Reg.
Jan. 19, 5 pm-
Ord.
Friday
Burgos, Jan. 177. General Franco's forces, advancing, from Cervera along the highway to The Thames, since dawn to-day, Darcelona, lo-day captured four more has been patrolled by police boats, towns, and are now within 12 miles
industrial
of 1 while
slowly at the bik have police ears patrolled all the London city districts Igualada.
The where there is possible danger.
It is believed that the demonstra-Pallerrols, Guardiorlada, Lluida, and will sooner or later become absolute-
ly necessary. tors, because of the strong police pre- Augillo.
at night.
guntada. 12 miles distant from the cautions, will, in future, det er tre of Insurgent vanguard, is reported to
the Three explosions in centre
be strongly fortified by the Loyalists, extremely dieuli to obtain the con- Birmingham on Monday afternoon
mrds The Insurgents are also threatening tent of the Suclaltats to such a step. Police gunros remain mystery. and patrols in Manchester, Birming- Jualada from the south-west ad-That financial and economic circles have been yancing along the road from Montview the situation with a certain un- ham and Edinburgla
Blanch. These columns are only 30eusiness ↳ shown by the weakness tripled. Especially strongly miles from Igualada.
of the Bourse. Are the Edinburgh suburbs of Porto Bello and Granton, where are the power stations applying halt Scotland with electricity, them being recently completed at a cost of £2,000,000,
one
ANOTHER EXPLOSION
of of
The bomb explosions which arous. ed great excitement in Birmingham and 11s vicinity on Monday, were augmented by a further attempted bombing, to-day, when an explosion vccurred a1 Great Barr between Bir- mingham and Walsall.
Intention in this case was evident- ly to destroy the must of the high- tension cable, but the only damage done was the breaking of one sup- port.
Since the beginning of the offen- sive, 38,000 prisoners have been re- gistered and placed in concentration
camyis.
Con-
A further 1.100 prisoners are re-
П To-day M. Bonnet had ported to have been captured, togther with abundant
with and ference
the war materials
Premier, M. Daladier, in which he reported on unmunition,
the League seraion.
The two Ministers then exhaustive- ly discussed the Spanish question.
M. Bonnet also told Daladier what According to the Insurgent high Lord Halifax had told him in Geneva rommaad, the advance is continuing about the outcome of the Rome con-
all sectors.versations, at the same pace on
In the meantime the agitation was Reuter.
intensified for
an opening of the Franco-Spanish border,
50 that Loyalist Spain might ic
supplied with arms.
A Radica! Socialist Deputy said that with every
with which
AIR RAID SHELTERS FOR BRITAIN
London, Jan. 17.
step
Swatow and Tientsin Manila
Shanchal, Japan and Europe (except Great Britain and Eire) vla Siberia,
Fort Bayard and Holhow Haiphong
.Jan. 19, 7 D..
Tingsang...Fri., Jan. 20, 8.30 am. Pres. Harrison Fri., Jan. 20, 10.30 am.
Ranchi Kingyuan Canton
Straits, Ceylon, India, East and Carthage
South Africa, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Europe via Marseilles-duc Marsellies, 17th February
Sandakan
Air Mail for "K.L.M. Airways Carthage
Direct Servico”-due Amsterdam, 31st January.
.Fri., Jan. 20, 10.30 a.m. .Fri., Jan. 20, Noon. .Fri., Jan. 20, 2 p.m. Jan. 20. ..........Fri., G.P.O. atid K.P.O.
....Jan, 20, 3 p.m. Jan, 21, 9.45 am. Jan, 21, 10.30 a.m.
.....Sat., Jan. 21. G.P.O. and K.г.O.
..Jan. 21. 9.30 am- Jan, 21, 10 #LI- ..Sat, Jan. 21. Jan, 21, 11 am.
Parcels
Reg.
Ord.
Saturday
Hinsang ....Sat., Jan. 21, 8.30 a.m.
Papers for Straits and (Parcels and Kumsang
Papers for Calcutta)
Reg. Ord.
Parcela Papers
Halphong
Esang
.Jan. 21, Noon .Sat., Jan. 21, 1 p.m..
Amoy and Shanghal
nol
Swatow and Foochow
Manila
11th February.
The Home Office has placed orders Franco was coming nearer to Barce for 400,000 new steel nir raid sheltera lenn, he was also coming nearer to which will be used for the occupants
France.
of small homes. The shelters will be He demanded erected in the gardens and backyards Government of houses.
A second bomb which bad not exploded was found in the vicinity.
Police protection has now been extended throughout the Midlands, and all power plants, gas works, and radio stations are under constant guard, while police patrols have been | stationed on the highways co that Bulletin. they can move rapidly to any point of disturbance,
Anxiety has been extended to Lon- don, where all the underground stations this evening were patrolled by the palice.
In Liverpool, special, precautions have been taken to prevent bombing of the docks or damage to ships, since all ships coming from Ireland dock there.
TENSE ATMOSPHERE
According to the Bellast press Wils evening, the whole of Northern Ire- land is quiet, but a tense atmosphere prevalls. Ali State buildings guarded and pollee are patrolling the streets, while the reserves have been called to barracks in case of emer- gency.
ro
A particularly heavy patrol is be- ing maintained on the frontier be- tween Northern and Sounthern Tre- land.
A Inter report says that in the course of police investigation of the Great Barr explosion, numerous un- exploded bombs were found, a sack- ful of them being found at one spat. These discoveries indicate that the bombings are part of a campaign of terrorism which had been carefully prepared.
A strong police guard has been set up throughout England und Scotland, headduarters having received a tele- phone warning that further explosions would occur to-night in London.
A conference between Mr. Neville Chamberlain and the Home Secretary Sir Samuel Hoare this afternoon, is believed to have been concerned with the series of bombing outrages Trana-Ocean.
that
the
French
seck
an Immedinte withdrawal of all Italian volunteers
An order has been placed for 120,- from Spain, and that France should 000 tons of steel which will be spread re-open the border if Italy did over a number of factories-Reuter comply with the demand-Trans-
Ocean.
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and Naples due Napics Victoria ........Sat., Jan. 21, 5 pan.
Ale Mail for Mantia, Guam, Hono- l'an American Airways
lulu, and U.S.A., by the "Pan-
American Airways Direct Service"
due San Francisco 29th January
Plane ....Sat, Jan. 21.
F.P.0,
RCE.,
Ord.,
Jan, 21, 5 pm. Jan. 21, 5.30 p.m. G.P.O.
Reg.,
Ord..
Jan. 21, 5 p.m. Jan. 22. 6 p.m.
Sunday
Swatow, Shanghal and Tientsin
Jolhow ...
Air Mall for "Imperial
Direct Bervice"-duo 30th January
Fooshing ......Sun., Jan. 22, # a.m. Monday
Muinam ....Mon., Jan. 23, 11.30 am. Airways Imperial Airways Flane London,
Ord..........Jan. 13, 7 p.m.
Mon, Jan. 23. K.P.0.
Ecg.
Jan. 23, 5 pm.
Ord.
.Jan. 23, 5.30p.m. q.r.o.
Rex.
„Jan, 23, 5 p.m.
Air Mall for Malaya, Java and Ans- Imperial Airways Plano
tralia by "Imperial Airways Direct Service" due Sydney, 30th Jan.
Mon., Jan. 23. K.P.0.
Rex.
„Jan, 23, 6 pm.
Ord,
Jan. 23, 5.30 pan.
Reg.
Ord.
Amoy
Anul
Mon., Jan. 23, 7 pm.
Shanghal, Japan, Ilonolulu, U.S.A., Emp, of Japan
Central and South America via Vancouver B.C., and (Parcels and Papers for Canada)-due Van- enúver D.C., 11th February.
G.P.O, and K.P.0.
Parcels, Reg. Ord..
Tuesday
Holbow, Pakhal and Halphong Amoy and Shanghai
Sinklang Yunnan
Mudang, Sulamaua, Tulagi
Rabaul Swatow, Shanghai and Tlenisin
Wednesday
and
Friderun Talsang
G.P.O.
„Jan, 23, 6 p.m.
Jan, 23. p.m.
Mon. Jun. 23.
.Jan. 23, 5 p.m. Jan. 24, 0.16 . .....Jun. 24, 10 n.
„Tuer, Jan. 24, Noon. ..Tues., Jan. 24, 3.30 p.m.
Wed, Jan. 26, 10.30 am, Wed. Jan, 25, 2.30 p.m.