CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
25 words $2.00 for 3 days prepaid
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
OFFICIAL NOTICE
PROPOSAL TO CHANGE OF A SHIP'S NAME
Wednesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
REICH DECLARES WAR -ON TUBERCULOSIS
BERLİN, Aug. 1.
A nation-wide campaign to stamp out tuberculosis in Ger- many within the next ten years is revealed by Professor Holfelder, head of the National Examining Board at Frankfurt-
in
August 2,
1939.
CHINA CURRENCY
HONGKONG STATEMENT
POST OFFICE.
PARCEL POST
VIA SIBENIA ROUTE. Registered and Parcel Post Service Leilers and Postcards for Europe
Searching Questions In Commons
to Foochow is temporarily suspended. (except Great Britain and Eire) and LONDON, Aug. 1.
Parcel Post Service to the Pro South America are forwarded "via CHINA IN THE COMMONS
MR. F. J. BELLENGER asked vince of Yunnan is temporarily sus-Siberia" it so superscribed.
pended, Sir John Simon in the House of PLEA FOR AID
OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Commons to-day whether these 2 tip closed 15 minutes earlier than the Registered and Parcel Malls are During the past winter over 120,000
FOR CHINA
statement on the Chinese cur- rency issued in Hongkong on Registered and Ordinary mall and stated, and where mails are advertis- time given below unless otherwias people have been examined in this way In Hissen-Nasanti. Sixteen hundred cases of tuberculosis were thur Henderson asked in the ability of
LONDON, Aug. 1.-Mr. Ar-June 8, to the effect that the Parcels (not Insured) will be aced to close at or before 9 am, re-
the authorities to circumstances permit.
cepted for Canton and despatched as gistered and parcel mails are closed discovered.
at B p.m. on the previous day. INWARD MAILS
I, A. H. Carroll of Alexandraon-Maine. TUITION GIVEN. Building, heroby give notice under The method that will be pursued is DANCING IN 6 HOURS, Ballroom, Section 47 of the Merchant Ship-to examine by X-ray the inhabitants Tango, thumba, America Tap. Tulping Act, 1894, that the proposed of all districts, the Labour Front and
political organisations siting tion rapid and practical World's charge of name in respect of the
the work. Champion's Stops. Apply: Tony's Bhip Joan l” of Hong A Dance Studio, China Building, 6th (Omcial Number 169,609-Gross. door. Tel. 30933.
tonnage 111.69 tons and Register tonnage 59.59 tons) owned by the China Coast Steamship Company. Limited, Alexandra Building, Hong Kong, has been authorised by the Board of Trade and that the new name "Gold Leaf' will be regla- tered at the Port of Hong Kong.
Any objection to the proposed change of name must be sent to the Registrar of Shipping at Hong Kong, within seven days from the appearance of this [advertisement.
Exchange At A Glance
SELLING
T.T, London Demand do,
T.T. Shanghal
TT. Singapore
T. Japan
TT. india
TT. U.S.A.
T.T. Manila
T.T. Bainvin
T.T. Bangkok
T.T. Saigon
TT. France
T.T. Germany
T.T. Switzerland
1/2,10/32 1/2.10/32
,310 .314 104 .81%
Dated at Hongkong, 2nd day of August, 1939,
Dated at Hungkong, the 2nd day [of August, 1939.
A. H. CARROLL,
.281
.67
.53%
1624
.107
10.73
703%
1254
TT. Australia
1/0%
Director.
4 m/s L/C London
.1/2.27/32
4 m/s D/P do.
1/2
4 m/s L/C USA,
.20
4 m/s Franco
THE "STAR" FERRY CO., LTD.
30 d/s India ...
BUYING
U.S. Cross rate in Lon.
11.15 .821
.4.88 $5
H.K. Stock Market
Notice to Shareholders
011
NOTICE is hereby given that an Interim Dividend of $2.00 per Share has been declared, for the half year ended 30th June, 1939, payable THURSDAY, 17th AUGUST, 1939, on which date Dividend Warrants may be obtain The following quotationa were issued on the Hongkong Stock Mur-ed on application at the Office of ket this morning.
the Company, Kowloon.
BANKS
H.K. Banks $.
1.325 s.
0% n
The Register of Shares of the
HK. Hanks Lon. £ (x) 74 Company will be closed from H.K, Banks (H.K. Reg.) £70. Chartered £.
TUESDAY,
AUGUST
Mercantile, A. & B. £. Mercantile, C. £
East Asin $.
INSURANCES
Cantons $.
Unlon $.
H.K. Fire S........
SHIPPING
Douglases $.
China Underwriters $.
Steamboats S..
Indo-Chinas. P.S
Indo-Chinus, D$.
Shells Bearers 8/-
Waterbonts $.
DOCKS ETC.
Wharves $:.
Docks $
Prevklents $.
New Eng. Sh. $. Sh. Docks, Sh. $.
MINING
Kailan /- Raubs S... Venz. Gold $. Hongkong Mines ch.
Hotels $.
Lands $.
LANDS
Land 4% de. $. S'hai Lands Sh. $. Humphreys $.. "H.K, Realties $.
Chinese Estates ...
UTILITIES
Trains $......... Peak Trams (old) $. Peak Trams (new)
Y. Ferries $.
to
8th 24 n. THURSDAY, 17th AUGUST, 1939, 124 n.
both days inclusive, Bú n.
C. M. MANNERS, Secretary and Manager, Hongkong, 27th July, 1939.
During the next two months, over House of Commons to-day whe, maintain exchange was not to be 5.000.000 persons will be examined. ther, with a view to assistingqucationed, still represented the
Professor Holfelder claims that the China, the British Government British Government's views. present methods have already met
Sir John Simon replied that the with success, certain villages and proposed to give guarantees for towns now being completely free of the purchase of United Kingdom statement was not issued by the British Government, which at no thoroughly de-contaminated.. tuberculosis, while others had been goods by the Chinese Govern-time expressed any view with regard It is estimated that about 1,000,000 ment on the lines of the agree to the future exchange value of the people in Germany suffer from the ments made between the British Chinese dollar,
and other foreign governments.
dlsease.-Trans-Ocean.
EUROPE TO
ASIA PHONE Soviet Russia To Provide Link
LONDON, Aug..1.
Mr. Bellenger recalled to the Chancellor that he (the Chancellor) had. quoted these words and the Hongkong statement on an earlier occasion. Was he to understand that there was no purpose whatever In quoting this statement, and was Sir. John Simon aware that since making it, the Chinese dollar had depreciated further.
Mr. Oliver Stanicy, President of the Board of Trade, in reply quoted his earlier statements of March 6 and July 14 and said that a proposal to give guarantees to the benent of British manufacturers in respect of exports to China had been under negotiation for some time, and certain
Sir John Simon said his recollec- technical and legal questions weretion was that Mr. Bellenger sought still being considered.
information and he referred him to the statement Issued by the authori ties In Chinn.
Mr. Henderson asked if Mr. Ston- Jey would make a statement before August 4, and Mr. Stanley replied that he could not say when. There
Mr. Bellenger persisted and asked what was the purpose of referring Simon did not take it
to be sub- stantially correct.
Sir John replied that he thought the statement to a large extent was statement with regard to future prospects.
Obviously, attention must be paid to the opinion of the authorities in the country, concerned, -Reuter.
in
A British firm has just ship-were these technical and legal ques-him to that statement if Sir John ped to Russin the last consign- tions, some of which depended upon ment of equipment for the answers received from China.
Mr. Henderson asked if it was not world's longest carrier telephone clearly a question of great importance system of nearly 6,000 miles. as the Chinese Government had been Siberia and cover limited in its purchases during the practically the entire breadth of the last 18 months, and Mr. Stanley re- U.S. S. R., giving direct communien-plied that it depends on the answers flan between Moscow and Khab received.—Reuter, nrovsk.
will-be
It will cross
This enormous
Chinese Currency distance covered by open wire ne.
LONDON, Aug. 1-Replying Specially designed Transmission apparatus will make it possible to on Chinese currency, Sir John Sinon, questions In the House of Commons operate severu} telephone simultaneously, and, in addition, the Tokyo formula did not imply any circuits Chancellor of the Exchequer said that channel for broadcasting or picture change of view by His Majesty's transmission.--British Wireless.
"British Wireless" erra in stating retaining the stability
Government as to the desirability of that this will be the longest carrier currency in the interests of Britain Chinese telephone system in the world. and other countries with Important Carrier-telephone trunk lines are in hancial amt trade interests in China. operation in Australiu between Reuter. Cairns, North Queensland, Geraldton, Western Australia, vin the !
of
Arms For Japan By Order of the Board of State capitals Brisbane, Sydney, Mel-
LONDON, Aug. 1.—Mr. M. P. Price bourne, Adelaide and Perth.
The (Lab.) asked in the House of Com- distamer involved is over 6,000 miles. ons to-day how many licenses har The carrier-telephone system, been granted to Japan for the supply which has been developed since the of Lewis auto-runs made by the of radio-telephony, utilised Birmingham Small Arms Company radio-telephonic principles and is. in since January, 1937, in view of the effect, system of "wired" wireless, fact that such a gun bearing the
serial number AS2016 was found on Japanese plane brought down at Chungking on May 3.
303 n. 1.35 s.
200 . Directors,
185 n.
07 n.
15 п.
.60 n.
.30 n.
.89/- 0.
,8.10 .
103 n.
16.30 sa. .4.30 n.
FOR THE PROTECTION OF
CHILDREN ARE
What to do to help a child
Anyone knowing of a child who .8.30 n. has been assaulted, neglected, or .108 n. ill-treated in a maner likely to cause unnecessary suffering or Injury 16/0 n. tu health, or knowing of a parent 8.40 n. who is seeking advice on any matter 4 n. concerning a chlid, would be doing Anan act of kladness by communicating
ui once with--
.5% n.
birth
Motoring In War-Time
Mr. Oliver Stanley stated that the number on the gun was the one supplied to Japanese In 1933. It
The Statement
The following is the text of the statement issued on June B:
bast weeks, there has been no pres- "As is generally known, during the sure on the Stabilisation Fund, and confidence in the national currency remains unshaken. The Control, however, lemporarily withdrew sup port on Wednesday to allow the Exchange value of the dollar to adjusted to a better economic level, and thereby to being the balance of trade into equilibrium. As will be remembered, a similar stęp W.Os faken during June 1938, and when the level of 8d. was found it
be
successfully maintained for was
months,
twelve
new level has now been found and "It is confidently believed that the can be strongly held. Many goods previously imported are now being made at home," The favourable harvest foreshadowed by all reports will also contribute towards reduced imports. Arrangements have been completed so that Government quirements of foreign exchange for would be contrary to public interest munitions and other supplies have to state the number of export licenses been taken care of and will not come granted to any particular country for
unto the exchange market. Finally, as the Stabilisation Fund has been but no licenses for Lewis Guns or strengthened and further efforts to machine guns destined for Jupan had broaden the basis of this Fund have been issued since September, 1937-authorities to maintain the exchange
been successful, the ability of thei Reuter.
will not be questioned.
"It is further emphasised that despite the present adjustments PARIS, Aug. 1-Britale's attitude the exchange level, the national cur- the Far Eastern situation as ex-reney will continue to retain the can- plained by Mr. Chamberlain yesterdence-of-the-people-because-its-free day is described by "Le Temps" as convertibility is at all times assured." "clearer and firmer
Plenty Of Petrol In weapons of a particular description,
Storage At Home
LONDON, Aug. 1. PETROL supplies will not be
The Hon. Secretaries, H.K.S.P.C. 34% The Old City Hall, Queen's Rond C. seriously affected in ense of war, par b. Poktulum tond, 1st floor; or the
as a result of Government Inspector, Violet Pet Health Centre, 84_5. 44. Wanchai-or-the-Inspector12 Sal measures: 100 n.
Young Choi Street, 1st floor, Kow- Joon.
16.70 sa. 7.40 n. .3.70 1. 85% n. 221⁄2 1.
Star Ferries $.
China Lights (old) $. China Light (new) $
.8.20 . ..5 n.
1.K. Electrics S. Macao Electrics
Sandakan Lights $.
6383 m. .8 D .12
Telephones (old) $ Telephones (new) $ Tractions s/-
223 21. 7.00 n 18/- n. Traction (Pref.) u/- .21/0 n.
INDUSTRIALS Caldi Macg. (ord.), Sh. $....14 n. Cold: Moeg. (Pre), Sh. $...13 n. "Canton lees $. Cements $...
H.K. Ropes $.....
STORES, &c. Dairy Farms (old) $.. Daley Farms (new) $. Watsons $..
Lane, Crawfords $.. Sinceres $....... Wing On (1.K.) $. Powell, Ltd. $.......
COTTON MILLS
Ewo Sh. $.. S'hal Cotton S. $. Zoong Sing, Sh. $... Wing On Texilles, Sh. $.
MISC.
H.K. Entertainments $.. Construction (old) $.. Constructions (new) S. Vibro Piling $..... Ch. Govt, 8% 1025
G. Bonds... ILK. Govt. 4% Lonn H.K. Govt. 34% Loan Maramana (Lon.) s/- Marsmans (H.K.) ä/-
1 b. 12.00 n. .3.70 n.
All further steps will be taken, and expenses borne, by the Society.
The Informont's name will be kept strfelly private, except in cases where mallee is proved,
RUMANIAN BORDER- GUARDS OPEN FIRE ON HUNGARIANS
(Continued from Page 1)
provention and have severed the trade, talks with the Hungarians.-
United Press.
Fired At Tecsol
BUDAPEST, Auk. 1.-Another Rumanian-Hungarian frontier Inci- .21% dent is announced here, .20% n.
A Hungarian report alleges that .8.40 n. last night Rumanlans opened fire with .7.50 n. rifles and machine guns on the town- 1.80 chip of Tecsoe and the Hungarian 41uard at the bridge over the River .1 D.Thelsa.
18.40 л. ed.
.105 n. 42 n,
One Hungarinn guard was wound-
The report adds that guns were Irained on Tecsoe from the .40 n. Rumanian banks of the Thielss.-
Reuter.
0.90 n. 1.53 n.
now
.8% 21. LADY NORTHCOTE
ARRIVES
33% n .102 b. 094 b. 14/0 n.
Lady Northcote, wife of His Ex- 47-n.cellency the Governor, arrived back in Hongkong this morning on board the P. & O. liner Carthage after a very pleasant holiday in England.
His Excellency, attended by Cap toin H. S. Batty-Smith, crossed the harbour in his private launch, and, boarded the liner from a gangway on the ship's side opposite to the Kow- loon wharf, at which the Carthage was moored.
POLAND'S DRIVE AGAINST SPIES
WARSAW, Aug. 1. AN official communique, is- sued to-day said:
"During recent days, the au-
thorities in several south-eastern £25,000 Inheritance
Provinces have discovered that certain persons are maintaining conalant contact with organiza- tions abroad,
"A number of members of the Nationalist organisation were arrested. All of those arrested have been handed
uver to the Courts."- United Press.
For Chamberlain
Arrangements for imports have been planned so that the needs of all vital services will be fully provid-
"Clearer And Firmer"
the
Referring to the development of anti-British agitation, comments: "These proceedings the
paper
ed for with a reasonable margin.
The question of the supply of their inspiration from the well-known lins been con- methods of the totalitarian States. petroleum products Fidered in the light of all possible Mr. Chamberlain Judged it necessary contingencies and there has been af to give the Japanese a severe warn great increase in reserve stocks for "-Reiter,
Both military and elvil needs.
IL
anticipated that private) motoring will not be prohibited int war tine, but there will be a great) restriction ay luxury use of petrol.
Rationing Scheme
A rationing scheme prepared by the Mines Department covering all forms of motor transport could be put intol operation Immediately. By
means
Expulsion Of I.R.A. Suspects
19-Year-old Girl Among Deportees
LONDON, Aug. 1: SIX MORE expulsion orders
of ration cards, motorists will be able to obtain supplies in any district,
Seven and a half million ration books are already printed, and over 23,080,000 petrol coupons distributed | throughout the country, ready for issue when necessary-Router Spe-against I.R.A. suspects
cinl.
EDUCATIONIST
IN COLONY
were
MAIL FOR CANTON
From
France
Per
Air Mail by “Air
Direct Service"-Paris date, 20th July. Air France Plaza Straits and Europe via Suez (Papers etc.,) London date, 6th July and London Parcels London date, 20th June Manila Japan Shanghai Tientsin
Carthage.
Ale Mall by "Pan American Airways
Direct Servico-San Francisco Pan American
date, 20th July,
Saigon
Calcutta and Straits
Straits...
Formosa
Strails
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"--London date 20th July.
Japan and Shanghal Manila
Australia and Manila Japan and Shanghai..
U.S.A., Honoludu and Japan (San
Francisco date, 8th July). Australia and Manila U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang- hal (San Francisco date, 14th July).
Straits and Manila Shanghai and Amoy Haiphong
For
Due.
care August 2.
August 2.
Emp. of Canada
August 2.
Howall Maru .......
Kaying Nanning
August 2.
August 2.
August 2.
Airways Plang
.August 2.
Pres. Doumer
August 2.
Shirala
August 2.
Somali
..August 2.
Canton Maru Eurylochus
:.August 3.
...August 3,
Imperiat Airways Plane August 3, Marechal Joffre
August
Taiyo Maru
August 3.
Changle Corfu
August 4.
August 4.
Pres. Adams Tanda
August 4.
August 4.
Pros. Tait
August 5.
Victoria Tinegara Canton
OUTWARD MAILS
Per Wednesday
August 6. .August 0.
August 7.
Date and Time.
Air Mall for Indo-China only-due Als France Plane......Wed., Aux. 2,
Hanel, 2nd August.
Iteg., Ord..
G.P.O, and K.г.0.
.Aug. 2, 11.30 am.
.Aug. 2, Noon. Parcels only for Straits and Rangoon Hong Slang Wed., Aug. 2, 1.30 p.m. Fort Bayard
Kingyuan..Wed., Aug, 2, 1.30 p.m. Straits, Ceylon, Hawali Mora Wed., Aug. 2, 2.30 pm. (Papers only for
India and Mombasa) Lourenco Marques arki and Papers only for South via Durban). Amoy Japan
Bangkok
(Parcels
Beira,
Africa
Parcels only for Strults Shanghai and Japan Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Hono-
"Tan- lulu and U.S.A. by the American Airways Direct Bervice" -due San Francisco, 9th Aug.
Kiungehow.. Wed., Aug, 2, 3.30 p.m. Sulsang....Wed., Aug. 2, 3.30 p.m. Bust
Wed., Aug. 2, 4.30 p.m. Van Heutsz ..Wed, Aug. 2, 5.00 pm. Pres. Doumer Wed, July 2, 6.30 p.m. Pan American Airways Plan
K.P.O.
Wed., Aug. 2.
Rex..
..........Aug. 2, 5 pm.
Ord,
..Ą¤#. 2, 6.30 p.m.
G.P.O.
Reg.,
Ord..
...Aug. 2, 5 p.m. .Aug. 3. 7.30 am.
in
Thursday Shanghai, Japan and Europe (except
Great
Britain and Elrc) via Siberia. Swatow Manila, Bangkok, Mauritius,' Reun- ion, Madagascar and Lourenco Marques. Sandakan Salgon
MAJOR SETBACK FOR ROOSEVELT
WASHINGTON, Aug. L--President Roosevelt sustained another major setback to-day when the House of Representatives, by 193 voles to 168, refused to consider the Administra- tion's lending bill.
The Senate passed the Bill after cutting It from $560,000,000 tu $323,000,000,
This decision means that the bill I probably killed, at least for the present session.-Reuter,
Will Not Receive Bogus Notes
signed to-day by Sir Samuel Hoare,, bringing the total to 26. CHƯNGKING. Aug. 2.---The A 19 year-old girl was among the Stanghal Customs authorities have six suspets arrested after Sir Samuel issued n denial of the rumours that, Hoare had signed a batch of ten under Japanese cmpulsion, the Cus- orders yesterday.
toms will receive Hwa Hsing notes The other five were faken into in collecting duties, states a Shang- custody following several hours of hai dispatch. DR. J. LEIGHTON STUART,Intense activity by special branch
men, assisted by women officers. well-known American educa-
Sir Walter Monckton has agreed tionist in North China and to place his services at the disposal President of Yenching Univer- of the Home Secretary for the pur- pose of examining objections to the sity in Peiping, has arrived in orders, announced Sir Samuel Hoare Hongkong after an extensive in the House of Commons to-day. tour in the interior, including Reuter. Changking.
A reception party will be given by the Hongkong Branch of Yenching Alumni Association al 8.30 p.m. at St. John's Hall in Bonham Road in honour of Dr. Stuart.
*
MYSTERY RETREAT (Continued from Page 1)
They declare that only legal tender notes
the will be accepted by Customs.-Central News
Carthage..Thurs., Aug, 3, 10.30 am. Sinkiang...Thurs., Aug. 3, 2.30 p.m.
Tegelberg..Thurs., Aug. 3, 1.30 p.m. Woolgar...Thurs., Aug. 3, 3.30 p.m.. Marechal Joffre
Thurs., Aug. 3, 4,30 p.m..
""Air" Mall" for "Imperial Airways Imperial Airways Plane
Direct Service"-due London 10th August
Thurs. Aur. 3. K.P.O.
Reg.
.Aur., 3, 5 p.m.
Orl.
.Aug.. 3, 5.30 p.m.
G.P.Ö.
Reg,
Aug., 3, 5 pm.
Orl
Air
Max for Malaya, Java and Imperiat Airways Plane Australia by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-due Sydney 11th August
Aug. 3, 7 p.m.
Thurs., Aur. 3.
K.P.O.
Ker.
....AU.. 3. 5 pm-
Ord.
...Aug., 3, .30 p.m.
G.P.O.
iter.
..Aug.. 3. 5 p.m..
Ord.
Shanghai and Jopan....
Mundo, Rabau), Australia, and New Nellore
Zealand via Brisbane-due Bris- bant, 21st August
Thurs, Aug. 3..
G. P. O. and K. P. Ò. Parcels
Aug, 0, 5 p.m.
Reg.
Ord.
.Aug,, 4, 8.45 a.m. .Aug., 4. 0.30 am.
G.P.O. and K.P.O, -
Parcels
Rex. Ord.,
Aug., 3, 5 pan. Aug., 4, 9.15, m Aug. 4, 10.00 a.m.
..Ang.. 3, 7 pm..
Taiyo Maru Thurs., Aug. 3, 7.00 p.m.
Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, U.S.A., Empress of Canada..Thurs., Aug. 3.
Central and South Americu via Vancouver B.C., and (Parcels and Pupers only for Canada)-dur Vancouver B.C., 23rd August
Friday
Canton Shanghai
Parecia und Papers only for Calcutta Yuensang
Canton Maru ..Fri., Aug. 4, 7.15 am. Talyuan......Fri., Aug. 4, 3.30 p.m. Fri, Aug. 4. .Aug. 4, 5 p.m. .Aug. 4, 7 p.m. ..Fri, Aug. 4,
Straits, Ceylon, India, E. and S. Corfu
Africa, Aden, Egypt, Malta and Europe via Marseilles-due: Mar- seilles, 1st September.
Parcels Papers
G.P.O, and K.F.O.
Parcels, Reg Ord..
Saturday
.Aug. 4, 5 pm. .Aug. 5, 0.45 m. .Aug. 5, 10,30 am..
Victoria......Sat., Aug. 5, 8.30 am. ...Sat, Aug. 5, G.P.O. and K.P.O.
COURT MARTIAL l "for "K.L.M.
OF OFFICER
Shanghal
Airways Corfu Direct Service"-dus Amsterdam, - 15th August,
A Court Martial will assemble on J.M.S. Tamar at 10 a.m. on Friday, | August 4, in connection with the re- cent grounding of the gunboat Toran-
Hongkong. tuln while an n voyage from Canton
Dr. Stuart will return to Peiping tacked the Japanese at Sinchwang.to als week. Founded two decades ago, south of Hsinhsion-Central News. Yenching is now the only leading university In Japanese-occupied Rel- ping.
Japanese Losses CHUNGKING, Aug. 2.- The Chinese Milliary Headquarters an- nounced yesterday that the Japanese,
various fronts from July 10 to 31
Hua Hsing Notes killed in 806 engagements on the
480
The officer facing the Court Martial will be Lt. H. F. Hale, Executive Omeer of the Tarantula.
The Court Martial will be presided over by Commander F. J. Wylie,
Foreign Affairs
SHANGHAI, Aug. 1.-Circulation soner totalled 32.
numbered 13,004. Those taken pri- Another Debate of the Huo Hsing Bank notes, repre-
War spoils selaed by the Chinese LONDON, Aug. 1.-Mr. Neville seating the new currency introduced included 231 military horses, Chamberlain has inherited £20,000 into Central China which is pegged et riftes, 13 machines-guns, five field from his uncle, Sir George Hamilton the exchange rate of sixpence per pieces, and 24,303 rounds of ammuni- Henrick, who died recently, according dollar, has increased by three times tion. In addition, 60 Japanese tanks to an announcement mado; to-day. during the last fortnight, and on July and armoured cars were disabled, 17 Sir George Kenrick was formerly 30 amounted to $1,000,000-Trans-war vessels sunk and ten planes were Mayor of Birmingham,--Trans-Ocean. Ocean.
chol down.--Central News.
Haiphong Haiphong
Manila
Amoy
Kaying
Reg., Ord
Taksang Benrinnes
Monday
.ANK..5, 0.30 am. .Aug. 5. 10 a.m. .Sat., Aug. 5, 1 p.m. .Sat, Aug. 5, 4 pm. Sat., Aug. 5, 5 p.m.
Anshun ....... Mon., Aug. 7, Noon. Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Imperiat Airways Plane
Direct Bervico”-due London, 14th . August
Mon., Aug. 7. K.r.o.
Reg.
Ord
Auz. 7, Noon. „Aug. 7, Noon). G.P.O.
Res,
Ord.
„Aug. 7. Noon. ....Aug. 7, p.m..
On Air Mail for Malaya, Java and Aus- Imperial Airways Plano
LONDON, Aug. 1-The Opposition Labour will mise a further debate on foreign affairs on the summer recess adjournment motion on August 4.
They will pay particular attention to the Far East situation-Reuter.
tralla by "Imperial Airways Direel Service"-due Sydney 14th August
Reg.
Urd,
Ber.
Ord.
Fort Bayard, Helbow and Pakhol. Klangau .. Shanghai
Nonning
Non,' Aug. 7.
K.P.O.
.Aur. 7, Noon. Aug. 7. Noon. Q.P.O.
.Aug. 7, Noon. .Aug. 7. 5 p...
Mon., Aug. 7, Noon..
Mon., Aug. 7, Noen."