Friday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
July 21, 1939. - '
P & O-BRITISH INDIA (APCAR) AND EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES
(Companies Incorporated in England.)
Taking Cargo en through Bill of Lading for STILAITS, JAVA & BURMA, CRYLON, INDIA, IRANIAN GULF, MAURITIUB, E. & 8.-AFRICA AUS TRALABIA, INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLANDFONTE,
RED SEA, KÖYFT, ZUROPE, ETC.
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS
(Under Contract with LM, dovernment.)
All vessels may call at any parts on or of the route, and the south and a}} sailing are subject to change or deviations with or without notice.
Steamers
CHITRAL
**SOUDAN
CORFU **DURDWAN
CANTON CARTHAGE A *SOMALI
RAJPUTANA
RANCHI
RANPURA
Cargo only.
TALMA
SIRDHANA
SHIRALA
TILAWA
BANTHIA
Tons From H'Kong about} 15,000 22nd July, Noon
7,000 24th July
14,000 8th August
0,000 1201 Aug.
15,000 1001 August 14.000 2nd Sept. 7,000 0th Sept. 17,000 10th Sept. 17,000 30th Sept. 17,000 14th Oct.
† Calls Casablanca. DRITISH INDIA APCAR
10,000; 20th July 10,000 12th August.
6,0 26th Aug.
10,000 9th Sept.
8,000 23rd Sept,
Destination
D'bay, Marreilles & London. 'bay, M'selllos, Ifavre, L'don, Hull, Il'bg, n'dam & A'warp. B'bay, Marseilles & London. 13'bay, M'scilles, Havre, L'don, Hull, H. T'dam & A'werp. B'bay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseliles & London. B'bay, M'scillen, Havre. L'don, Hull, H'bg, R'dam & A'werp. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Marseilien & Londen, Muscellies & London. All vessels may call at Malta DAILINGS (SOUTH)
S'pore, Port Swettenham Penang tangoon & Calcutta. DO.
DO.
DO.
DO.
B. I. Apcar Line Blesmere have excellent accommodation for Jet and 2nd Clase
VELLORE
TANDA
NANKIN
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (SOUTH)
7,000 4th Aug.
7,000) 2nd Sept.
7,000 30th Sept.
Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane. Sydney, Melbourne
& Hobart
Regular monthly sailings from Hongkong to Shanghai and Japan and kong to Austraila.
SIRDHANA
Hong Kong to Sydney-13 days.
BAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.
10.000; 21st July, Noon
CARTHAGE
14,000 3rd Aug.
*SOMALI SHIRALA
TANDA
RAJPUTANA
TILAWA
RANCHI
• Cargo only.
7,000 3rd Aug.
8,000 3rd Aug. 7,000 7th Aug. 17,000) 17th Aug. 10.000 17th Aug. 17,000 31st Aug.
Shanghai & Japan.
Shanghai & Japan. -
Shanghat & Japan. Japan.
Shanghat & Japan. Shanghal & Japan.
Japan.
Shanghai & Japan.
All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice. Parcels measuring not more then 8 c... will be received at the Company's Office up to noon on the day previous to satling.
For Passage Rates. Handbooks, Freight, etc., apply
Agents
P&o. Bding MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO. Phot
Connaught RC
CANADIAN PACIFIC
STEAMSHIPS HOTELS
RAILWAYS - EXPRESS
TO HONOLULU, CANADA, UNITED STATES
and EUROPE.
via Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobe & Yokohama
4.
EMPRESS OF ASIA
Noon, Fri., July 21. EMPRESS OF CANADA vla Honolulu...Noon. Fri, Aug. EMPRESS OF RUSSIA via Honolulu
..Noon, Fri., Aug. 18. EMPRESS OF JAPAN via Honolulu
.Noon, Fri, Sept. 1.
Air-conditioned equipment ex C.P.R. Trans-Continental Trains Frequent Canadian Pacifio Atlantie saliings to European Ports
TO MANILA
EMPRESS OF CANADA
EMPRESS OF RUSSLA
Union
Building
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Thurs,, Aug. 10.
Telophone
20752
Canadian Pacific
PRESIDENT LINER
Sailings
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MANILA
S.S." PRESIDENT COOLIDGE"
1
SUNDAY, JULY 23rd at 1.00 A.M. IMPORTANT
All passengers must possess cholora inoculation certificates issued by the Hongkong Government authorities at foast five days prior to arrival at Manila.
AMERICAN ★ ★
PRESIDENT LINES
"ROUND-WORLD SERVICE“
12. Fodder Street
Telephone 28171.
PHOTONEWS
President Roosevelt, as Commander-in-Chief of the army and navy, told the graduating class at Wost Point military academy that "the nation's desire for peaco must never be mistaken for weakness." Above, he shakes hands with 456 of the graduating class.
Now help to men of the Forestry Service and other fire fighters working in places inaccessible to land vehicles is planned by use of airplanes which will bring wator, food and other necessarios and drop them by parachute. Tests wore recently made at Santa Barbara, Cal., as above. At left, Pilot Harold C. King sights target and
at proper moment pulls trigger release, Right, parachuto carrying supplies floats to carth. Bottom, parachute has landed and men on fire line carry away supplies. Tests were so successful that not an egg was cracked. Federal authorities estimate nation's fire loss fast year between 25 and 40 million dollars. Nearly all the fires were ro- sult of carelessness.
Harry Bridges. West Coast labour leader, who was summoned to appear for a special deportation hoaring in San Francisco re- cently. His deportation his boon repeatedly urged.
Ursi
Vast pomp and ceremony, were accorded Prince Paul, Rogent of Yugoslavia, and Princess Olga on recont Corman visit. Abova, Hitler and Prince. Paul in. Berlin.,
BANK NOTICES
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CUINA. fncorporated by Royal Charter 1133
l'ald-up Capital
£9,000,00 Reserva Liability of Proprietors $3,000,000 Ieserve Fund
£3,000,000
HEAD OFFICE:-LONDON, 38 Bishopsgate, E.C.1. Rub-Actacles in Londont 117/123, Londenhall Streat, E. C. t. West End Brachi
14/10. Cockspur Street, 8.17.1. Manchester Brunchal
53. Mosley Bizuot, Manchester, 2.
AGENCIES AND BRANCHES)
Alor Star Hankow
Bombay
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
Authorised Capital Pald-up Capital ........................ Reserve and Undivided
I'rofla
$10,000,000.00
$ 5,508,000.00
............................................ $ 2,083,922DI HEAD OFFICE:~HONGKONG 10, Des Voaux Road. Central.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Sir Shouson Chow, Chairman, Li Keon Chun, Esq. LI Lab Bang, Esq. P.K.Kwok, Esq. Wong Chu Son, Esq. Wong Yun Tong, Esq. Kan Ying Po, Fan Chart Ching Bliek, Ein. FunPingWah, Esq. KAN TONG PD, Eaq, Chlot, Manager.
LI TSE YONG, Eaq,,'MAKKEET, BRANCHES AND AGENCIES: Melbourne Semarang New York
Amoy Batavia
Rangoon
Amritsar
Harbin
Bangkok
tiongkong
NOOD Exigen Seremban
Batavia
Itaflo
Shanghai
Apoh
Singapore
Calcutta
Karachil
Sitiawan
Bombay Calcutta Haiphone Ironolulu
Paris
Pelping
Penang
Agencies:
Kiang
Sourabaya
Kowloon
Balcon
Kobe Kuala
Taiping
Londors
Tientsin
Fairlie
Mace
Canton
Clive
Cawnpore Cebu
Colombo
Del
Haiphong
·Hamburg
..Lumpur Kuching Madras ataniin Modan
New-York
Peiping
(Peking) Репалк
Tongkah
_ (tihuket)
Thingtao
Yokohama
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and Genera) Banking Business transacted.
CURRENT ·· ACCOUNTS oponed and FIXED DEPOarts received for One Year or shorter perioda in Local or Other Cur renctes at rates which will be quoted on application,
Dtantia
Shanglias
...Singaparo
Bourabay
Swatow
Bydney
Tientsin
Fan Francisco Vancouver
Every description of Banking and Ex- change business transacted, Loans grant- ed on approved securities.
Current Accounts opened In Local Cur rency: Bag Fixed Deposits recor one year or aborter periods in
god Foreign Currencies on terms which will be quoted on application.
Bale Deposit Boxes To Lat.
KAN TONG PO.
Chief Manager.
CONSIGNEES' NOTICE. COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS Also opened in Local Currency and Sterling with interest allowed at rates obtainable on application. The Bank's Henů Onice in London undertakea Executor & Trustee business, and chims recovery of British Income Steamship Tax overpaid, on terms, which may be ascertained + алу of its Agencies & Branches.
R. A CAMIDGE.
Manager
New Soviet Pressure At Sakhalin
Tokyo, July 20.
"AÑADYR"
0 AЕO/30 Bringing Cargo from Dunkirk via Haiphong,
arrived Hongkong Saturday, 15th July, 1939,
on
Consigners are hereby. Informed that their goods with the exception or Opium, Treasure and Valuables are being landed and stored into the Go- downs of the Hongkong Kowloon Wharf and Godawn Co., Ltd., Kow loon, whence delivery may be obtati- ed immediately after landing.
All claims must be sent in to mo on or before the 26th July, 1938, or they will not be recognized.
A Japanese Navy spokesman voleed grave concern over the unwarran-ed table pressure brought by Soviet authorities to bear upon the Japanese flahermen in the Northern waters and the Japanese coal and oil concession oires in North Sokhalin, ****
The spokesman said that the Soviet pressure against the Japanese Ashery Interests In the Northern waters, which are guaranteed by treaties is airendy well known, while the Ja- panese oll and coal concessions in North Sakhulin are entirely dif ferent from ordinary concessions be cause they are also based upon trea ties.
The agreements providing for the Japanese oli and coal concessions in North Sakhalin have been conclud. ed as the result of long, arduous. diplomatic negotiations. He pointed out that Japan has accepted many Soviet demands. which she regarded as even unreasonable to conclude the agreements.
Damaged Packages will be examin- Messrs:-Goddard and Douglas in by the Company's Surveyor the presence of 'the Consignees at 10 Consignees must have a Revenue am, on 21st July, 1939. Officer in attendance when any duti- able goods are examined by the Company's Surveyors..
No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.
1. OIL, Agent. Hongkong, 15th July, 1939. SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES
Steamship
།་ ༄
"MARECHAL JOFFRE"
10 A/39 Bringing Cargo from Marseilles via Saigon, etc., arrived Hongkong on Wednesday, 19th July, 1938, that their goods with the exception Consignees are hereby informed of Oplum, Treasure und Valuables Apparently considering that Japan's are being landed and stored into the hands are kept full by the China Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloon campaign and the Anglo-Japanese Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., Kow- parley in Tokyo, the Soviet Govern-loon, whence delivery may be obtain- ment plans to repeal the Japanese cd immediately after landing, interests in North Sakhalin entirely. All claims must be sent in to me Reaffirming the grave concern with on or before 29th July, 1039, or they which the Navy is watching the de-
will not be recognized. velopments the spokesman revealed ed by
Damaged Packages will be examin that the Japanese fleet and air forces Messrs:-Goddard and Douglas in the the Company's Surveyor now operating In China formed only presence of the Consignees at 10a.m.. part of the Navy whose-main-force-on-Tuesday, 25th July, 1939. was standing by at home bases.
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Consignces must have a Revenue
He also revealed that vigorous Omeer in attentice when any duti diplomatic negotiations were in pro-able goods are examined by the Com- gress between Japan and the Soviet pany' Surveyors,” ka Union. Although it was generally
No Fire Insurance will be effected believed that the Soviet authorities us in any case whatever. would not take action pending pro-
R. OHL, gress of diplomatic negotiations, the
Agent. spokesman added that the Soviets often resorted to unexpected mea- Eures.-Domet.
Conference In Tokyo
Manchukuo
Tokyo, July 20, Army authorities reached Tokyo-to-day to confer with the central authorities with regard to the incidents on the border.
Manchukuo
· Hongkong, 10th July, 1039.
Posthumous Awards
Tokyo, July 20.
Honourable awards to 352 officers
A naval spokesman said that and men of the Imperial Navy, killed Russia wos taking advantage Japan's occupation of China to Im-13, 1937. and April 11, this year, of in action in China between August pose restrictions on Japanese fisher-
men and 'employees of Japanese cool were announced to-day by the Navy and oil elds in Sakhalin..
Ministry and the Decorations Bureau He added that the navy was watch-tion has been granted for the honours
of the Cabinet. An Imperial.conc ing the situation-Reuter Bulletin.
Border Fighting
list.
The Ust includes 104 officers and
Tokyo, July 20. men who have been decorated with Lieut-General. Hensuke Isogai, the Golden Hite Order. Among the Chief-of-Staff of the Kwantung 41 warriors who have been awarded Army, arrived here by: aeroplane special Konours for distinguished yesterday afternoon from Hainking. achievements are seven tiers killed It is understood that he has been in a raid on Hengyang, three killed summoned to submit reports on the
latest developments on the Manehu- ralding Yochow, two killed in kuo-Outer Mongol frontier.
attacking Kunming, six killed in Upon his arrival General Isogated in a scouting fight in Kwangtung, bombing Cheklang, Hunan, three kill- confirmed that the Outer Mongol and
Soviet forces, which crossed the ten killed in Bombing Shaokwan, border and penetrated Manchukua Kwangtung, and three killed in the territory, have been repulsed.. Yangtse drive-Domel...
He admitted that persistent coun-
tor-attacks were continued by the
Mongol and Soviet forces during the of the Khalha River, a feld-dispatch past days and that Fularki in Man- reveals
chukuo's western Interior was raided
by Soviet aircraft on July 10,
They said that they carried out the defection after seeing Manchukuo the Soviet and
A considerable number of aircraft handbills advising
sur-
have been mobilised by the Soviets Outer Mongol troops to discontinue from European/zönts, General Isogai unnecessary hostilities and revealed. The Japanese and Man-tendere chukuo forces are fully prepared to
gol forces.Domel,
deal with the Soviet and Outer Mon end of May, they were sent to the Called out to the colours at the Mongol-Manchurian front after two weeks of training. They pointed out as the reasons for detection the rigorati supervision' of combatants
Soldiers Deserted
Isinking, July 20.
A group of 13 Soviet soldiers, led by political commissioners In the
by an officer, on July 10 surrendered Red Army, lack of enthusiasm for to the Japanese troops on the bank fighting, and bad treatment.-Dom",