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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
25 words $2.00 for 3 days prepaid
PERSONAL. JOHN FASZTOR. am at 243 Queen's Road Central, fourth four.
Jamer Chow.
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FOR SALE.
CAMERA: with
range
and
SUPER IKONTA F:3.5 Zeiss Tessar lens: view finders: 120 Alm for 16 exposures. Complete with red flier and leather case. 95% new, only $100 or to the nearest offer. Plense write Box 547, "Hongkong Tele- Kraph."
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EMPIRE NEWS
BOMBAY.
The Bombay Government is giving! Anal touches to the potter plans for the enforcrinent of Prohibition. In Bombay City. New officers and then are being recruited,
Unofficial voluntary pollee, called Prohibition Guards, 1,000 strong, are rendy to help the regular police
It is proposed to cerdom of the dry area and post men ut the boundaries ond
the ulong
waterfronts. The means of communication with tar city will be examined to prevent smuggling.
Prohibition is to apply to Bombay elly only. Control will be extremely complicated. There is a continuous stream of lorries, ears, and bullock carts into Bombay Island, and these will all have to be examined. There are also 100 miles of coastline, udong whose creeks thousands of malive craft work.
Every incoming train will be searched and the luggage of every passenger examined,
AUSTRALIA
ADVISORY PANEL ON DEFENCE WORK
CANBERRA..
Sir
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
NOTICE
CONSULATE GENERAL OF THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA IN HONG KONG
The Consul General for Payama Wishes to announce to the Steam Ships Agencies and Exporting Firms of Hong Kong doing busi- ness with the Republic of Panuma and Central and South American countries via Panama, that, owing to unforeseen circumstances with reference to the premises now oceupled by the Consulate in the & Shanghat Bank Hongkong Building; and being impossible to find in short time another Buitable place for the Consulate's Olleen op account of the special circumstances prevailing now at Hong Kong, the Consulate General
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Saturday,
G.
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
R.
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 28th day of August, 1939, at 3 p.m., at the Offees of the Pubile Works Department, by Order of Is Excellency the Governor, of one Lat of Crown Land at Wong Nel Chung, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 yeara, with the option of renewal
at a Crown Rent to be fixed by
the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of 76 years.
fatending bidders are advised
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August 26, 1939.
'PASSPORTS' AT £1,000! BRITAIN &
Racketeers Doing Well
REFUGEES, SPIES, HELD TO RANSOM
PARIS.
ROOSEVELT'S APPEAL GIVES EUROPE FAINT PEACE HOPE
(Continued from Pape 2.}
It is understood that I.R.A., agents in England have been instructed to take advantage of the present period
TRAFFICKERS IN FORGED BRITISH PASSPORTS HAVE Omlee. Ministry of Transport and BEEN MAKING AS MUCH AS £1,000 A PASSPORT, PLUS War Office are specially protected. A SPOT OF BLACKMAIL, ESPECIALLY OF GERMAN SPIES, ACCORDING TO DISCLOSURES MADE AT THE TRIAL OF A GANG AWAITING SENTENCE BY A PARIS COURT.
Because
carry
British passports more weight than those of any other
country the demand has increased enormously and the price soared from
£10 to £1,000 in a few years,
BRITAIN, POLAND SIGN PACT
(Continued from Page 1)"
of crisis,
Japanese To Evacuate TOKYO, Aug, 23, (Reuter). The Government is understood to making arrangements for the evacua- tion of Japanese residents from Europe.
TIENTSIN CHINESE
Exchange Of Notes With China
LONDON, Aug. 25 (Router). The Foreign Office has publish- ed an extract of the reply sent to-day to the Chinese Ambas- sador to the latter's Note of August 12, proteating against the decision with regard to the handing over of the four Chinese prisoners in Tientsin,
The reply emphasises that the only reason why His Majesty's Govern- bement had not approved of the sur- render of the men immediately the warrant was issued by the local dis- trict court, wap that adequate evidence connecting the men with the crime alleged, was not produced at the time.
that immediately after the dispo- sai of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicant) will be required to deposit with nn authorised
The liner Yasukuni Muru, which offeer who will be present at the The rush of refugees from Central constitute a clear menace to the was to have left Hamburg fo-day, will be closed the 1st of Septem-sale, the sum of two hundred Europe has put many thousands of security of that contructing State, the was ordered to cancel sailing and to ber, 1939, until new announcement, dollars, (3200) in cash. This sum pounds in the pockets of these provisions of Article 1 w apply stand by to embark Japanese na-
the tiounis, and all shipments of merchandise will be refunded on payment of traffickers.
without prejudler, however, to
Stale and passenger traffic will
the Purchase price.
The gang fav their clients a rights of the other European stopped at that date.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. thorough coaching in English-at concerned,
high fees, of course-to enable the THE CONSUL GENERAL FOR
bearer of a false passport to pose successfully as an English man or
PANAMA..
SEIZURE OF CATTLE
be
Shum Chun Incident Leads
To Civil Action Arising "from the seizure of cattle in Chinese territory on July 1, Tang Fo and Cheung Wan of 10, Tang Kung Road, Instituted a claim against Ng Wan-sin and Man Chi-ling Shataukok Village, New Territories, before Mr. Justice J. A. Fraser at the Summary Court yesterday,
of
Particulars of the claim were that the defendants detained from the paints, their cows and chattels. They claimed the return of the goods and chattels or their value, $700, and damages for their detention. The plaintiff limited their total elnian to $1,000.
Mr. M. A. da Silva acted for plain- liffs and Mr. C. A. S. Russ repre- sented defendants.
Mr. da Silvo said there were cer- in common facts in respect of the case and the first was that his clients bad bought the cattle
in Chine C Territory and were transporting them towards Shum Chun to cross the border into British Territory when party, including Man, seized the cattle. Subsequently the cattle came Into British Territory, said Mr. da on an Silva. He had them seized interlin order from the Court and
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TEL NEUKAZZONI
ALGUE
4. Teet
Annial
152
$11,250
Bertal
Upset Price!
R.
woman.
Where
Treasures Safeguarded. LONDON, Aug. 25, (Reuter). Priceless historical documents und treasures have been removed from Westminster Abbey and taken to places of safety in the
country. The objects removed included the
During conversations, which open- ed in Tokyo on July 24, the Japanese, however, produced evidence, and on the highest legal advice available to His Majesty's Government,
It was now been established against two of decided that a prima facie case had now
the men on a charge of murder, and the other iwo on a charge of being
gavisation.
neates of English birth or marriage contracting parties by processes of historic coronation chair, in which members of an illegal terrorist
have been high fees.
supplied-agatuz
LONDON AGENCY
the sovereigns are crowned.
Workmen carefully stored the trea-
sures in crates and loaded them on lorries under the surveillance of a police guard.
Economic Penetration Article 3 provides that should a European Power attempt to under necessary bogus cern-¡mine the independence of one of the economic penetration or in any other iway, the contracting partics will sup
port each other in the resistance of such attempts. Should the European Power concerned thereupon embark In stane way the gang had obtained upon hostilities against one of the
Plane Fired Upon large supply of passport books, contracting parties, the provisions of and also had copied the necessary Artlels 1 will apply.
BERLIN, Aug. 25, (Reuter)-The seats and slamps.
Article
4 states the methods of
mutual "Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung" pub- As the result they put on the market applying undertakings of a document that even the most ex-assistance are to be established he-lishes a special edillon giving in big perienced control officer might not tween the competent naval, military headiness the German news agency suspect unless he had been warned and air authorities of the contracting report of a plane, in which the Ger- man Secretary of State, Herr Stuck- and submitted to microscopic tesis. parties.
hardt was travelling, was fired at by Poles. The rang have an agency in 1.ondon. but the accused refused to give any details of its location.
Exchange Of Information
an
Здра
Not Pawns
His Majesty' Government had al- ways maintained that the case should be dealt on Its merits and-without re- ference to other issues arising from the situation in Tientsin. There could be no question of using the uc cused as pawns or of bartering their disposal against some which might neerue to His Majesty's
Government.
concession
to the
With regard to the court to which the men should be handed over, the Peace Until Monday?
British Municipal Council had been i Article 5 provides for the exchange
trial, and the scading persons for of complete and speedy information Another disclosure made was that concerning any development which COPENHAGEN, Aug. 25 (Reuter), executing of warrants issued by the de facto district court for the past the gang also engaged in black-might threaten the independence of-Peace until Monday is the keynote PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS mailing, through its agents, these to the contenting pane that the con-according to first-hand Information
parties.
of to-day's atmosphere in Berlin, two yeura, and it would not appear that execution of the present war- whom the bogus passports had been Article 6 laya of the Sale by Public Auctionsued by threatening them with ex-, tracting parties communicate to each by telephone from the German rant differs in any way from the to be held on Monday, the 28thposure to the British police if they other the terms of
many hundreds which preceded it of any mutual assist-capital.
Sir Nevile Henderson's half refused to pay annual tribute to
during that period, day of August, 1933, at 3 p.m.,members of the gang.
jance against aggression which they
have already given, or may in the hour talk with the Fuehrer was the
No other course is open at the Oillees of the Public
bright spot in a day of relative calin. This provided an amusing sequel future give to other
other States.
It is felt that this
can only Municipal authorities, and I trust Article 7 provides that should the favourable, for white contact is still Your Excellency will Works Department, by Order of with German and Hallan aples, who
agree, upon had been availing themselves very contracting parties be engaged
reflection, that the alternative sug- His Excellency the Governor of freely of the services of the passport consequence of the application of the maintained, all cannot be lost.
There is an impression, 60
forrested in your note, that the Chinese one Lot of Crown Land at Wonggang.
present agreement, they will not con- These agents were immediately clude an armistice or peace treaty unconfirmed, that the meeting took offenders should be removed from Nei Chung, in the Colony of blackmailed heavily, for the except by mutual agreement.
place on the Fuchrer's initiative. Hong Kong, for a term of 75 traffickers knew they dare not risk Article 8 provides that the agree- The German propaganda machine, being questioned by French or Britishment remain in force for five years, meanwhile, is keeping the crisis go- years, with the option of renewal
subject to six months denunciation. ing in the newspapers and on the poller.
radio with stories of Polish at n Crown Rent to be fixed by
vocation. the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of 75 years.
The Federal Government has de cided to appoint an industrial advisory panel to advise it on de- fence works as the result of recent now claimed the cattle. serious delays in building in New In respect of this, continued Mr. da Russ had raised the South Wales and other States. The Silva, Mr.
nce. The defendants members Include
Archibald following defence. Howle, a former Lord Mayor of would raise by way of defence and Sydney, who is well known in the give in evidence that the legal and
Intending bidders are advised building trade, and Wing-Comdr, equitable title of the cattle, the sub- Hepburn, of the Defence Department. Ject matter of the action, became in- that immediately after the dispo
ent vested in them by a sale to them on Youngest Tasmanian Judge. Mr.
sal of the lot the Purchaser (if John Demetrius Morris has been Chinese authorities at Shum Chun, to deposit with an authorised
July
1. by the duly constituted not the applicant) will be required appointed Acting Chief Justice of the cattle having been seized Tasmania lo succeed the retiring
by such duly
officer who will be present at the consti the youngest man ever appointed to them to be sold to carry out the dollars, ($200) in cash.
and ordered by sale, the sum of two hundred on July
This sum the Supreme Court Benet in Tus-
order of such confiscation on the
that the cattle were being will be refunded on payment of
Chief Justice.
mania
He is only 30, and is
Agricultural Problems.
The
aulted
1
Governor of New South Wales, Ly smuggled and exported the Purchase price.
250
from Chinese to British Territory PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Wakehurst, speaking at Richmond, contrary to the laws of China. said that Britain's rural problems of Mr. da Silva said that an issue of
years ago were comparable with those facing Australia to-day. The old problems in England were those of keeping stock alive during the winter, soil erosion, and closer settle- ment. The solutions found for them might help Australia in solving much the same problems 10-dny. CANADA
fact was whether there had been a proper seizure and a proper sale and; another issue was in law.
MANITOBA TO BARTER
WITH GERMANY
WINNIPEG.
Sale and Seizure
His Lordship: If this was a pro- per sale and seizure in Chinese law, does it matter what the English law is?
Mr. da Silva snif that he might still argue on that point later, and
sary.
added that he would raise it if neces-
Mr. da Silva said that under the circumstances the anus would be on
the sale. Ng Wan-sin, said
A barter deal between Germany Mr. Russ to pro that on July 1 he
and the Province of Manitoba is the cause of much criticism in Canada. had 13 water buffaloes and a cow Despite attacks by many leading which had been bought by him at
and a statement by the the newspapers
Shum Chun Police Station. A Federal Minister of
of Trade. Mr. W. D.
certificate of sale was Issued, and he Euler, that any barter will not be had paid $2,000 Chinese currency for
the Canadion Govern- recognised by
the cattle. The cattle were taken to proceeding, accord-
ord- Shoung Shul and as there were no In the deal it re
Brocken, Prime Minis
they were lorries to convey them ter of Manitoba. Mr. Bracken stated left at Cho Hang Village on the land that he was not going to "permit any. of Man Chi-ling. The next day thing to stand in the way of an inspector called there and said the to secure markets for eattle had been stolen from other prople and as a result he went to the
to
farm
Mr.
H.
051
opporturoducts."
The first step-In the deal will be Shum Chun Police Station to ask
them the placing of an order for electrical
to settle the mutter, Even- equipment by the Manitoba telephone tually, the cattle were seized but by system, in return for which Germany whom he did not know. is to purchase farm produce.
Crities of the deal maintain that Canada should consider her regular customers first, and not jeopardise these markets by secondary barter arrangements. Further, they point out that German purchases are not restricted, and could be of war materials.
KENYA
.
HARDSHIP IN LAW OF NATURALISATION
MOMBASA. Considerable hardship is felt by a number of foreign residents in Mon- basa because they are prevented from obtaining naturalisation on the same terms as residents in
Kenya, that is after Ave Eason
parts of
years.
The
other
Sale
Inland Lu
Registry No
Sing Woo Boad,
Locality
U.S.
Boundary'
Moszurement
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Contents in
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COMMODITY
PRICES
LATEST CABLED
QUOTATIONS
Replying to Mr. da Silva, Ng said that he was a runner for any firm and denied that he was a member of October the Shum Chun Police Force. He December denied that he was not the purchaser of the cattle and that the matter was
January March
fraud, He knew the second defen- May dant was a Government Officer. In July Sheung Shul he had not approached Spol lorry frms but friends to find out if their were vehicles to carry the cattle.
Hearing was adjourned to August September 30 at 10 a.m.
the Sultan of Zanzibar at a rental of £10,000.
Inland from
December
March May
New York, Aug. 25.
New York Cotton
Ovening Closing 8.01/01 8.01/01 0.50/51 0.40/47 8.35/35 8.32N
6.20/28 8.23/23 8.14/15 8.07/09 7.08/08 7.93/93
9.11N
New York Bubber
Uplet Prive
#11 250
10.35/65 10.70b/76a 18.29/33 . 16.43 /48 16.35/35 16.41b/45a *** 10.35/35 16.37b/42a Total sales for the day-1,870 tons.
Chicago Wheat
Just over 10 miles Mombasa, a foreigner, having resided September the regulation time, may receive his December naturalisation papers, but a forelg- Muy
ner resident for the greater part of Thursday's sales.---50,350,000, his life just inside the 10-mile boun dary is denied naturalisation.
There
are a
is that Kenya consists of a Colony and Protectorate. The
few notably hard ex September Protectorate is that portion of the country which lies within the do- amples of the working of these laws
December naturalisation In of Zanzibar, of main of the Sultan
Mombasa,
Moy especially cases of loyal and progres sive Czechs.
This is a strip of land extending from Italian Somaliland and Abys-
alnia on the north to Tanganyika on A revision of the existing law is the south. The strip is 10 miles felt id be long overdue in the inter- October wide, and is rented by the Imperial eats both of the individuals concern- December
May Government of Great Britain from ed and of the State.
09/70 034/68 70/70 08/68% 08/00%
Chicago Corn
44%/44% 43/43% 45/45 43/43% 402/45%%
Winnipeg Wheat
61/80 5714787 61/61% 58/00
613/62
When so much depends upon
RESULTS
select the leading
newspapers FIRST !
SOUTH CHINA
MORNING POST
and
THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH
Advertising campaigns in these
two newspapers bring the best
results.
in
Tiensin in the face of the Japanese opposition, in order that they should be handed over to the recognised Chinese authoritles in another part pro- of China, is neither practicable nor
reasonable.
Copenhagen has already taken ou an atmosphere of a neutral clearing
house, and during the morning was CRISIS GROWS WORSE crowded with diplomats, secret
agents, returning tourlats and agitat- ed businessmen.
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Cermany Mobilizes 25 Divisions esential services of the Hongkong
Defence Reserve.
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BERLIN, Aug. 25 (Domel),-By Friday, Germany has concentrated Australian Precautions about 25 divisions of troops on the eastern border, while troops are still
CANBERRA, Aug. 25 (Reuler).-
national security continuing custward movements, ac- Comprehensive cording to informed quarters in regulations have been gazetted, and provide emergency powers for, inter There is no knowing when and alta, the protection of defence works. where the inflammatory situation and Government property, and also will take fire. Military experts are provide for the requisition of goods. agreed that the first fuse will be fired
hicles, and for taking over the Danzig which will blow up the control of ships, aircraft and land. entire German-Polish borders.
Berlin.
The streets of Berlin are resound-
ing with the marching of large forces
of troops. Anti-aircraft guns urc unfolding
cily.
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German Claim
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH“ BERLIN, Aug. 30 (UP).-The D. themselves all over the N.B., (Official German News Agency)
has issued a statement saying, “It Border reports indicate that Ger- now absolutely certain man and Polls forces are contrent-Poles are planning attacks on ing each other' across the border man territory." lines through the vast plains in Cen- tral Europe.
that the Ger-
Communication Delays
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Aug. 25 (UP),-Com-
London munications between
and
Corman Cruiser Visits Danzig SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH“ DANZIG, Aug. 25 (Domel).-The 13,040-ton German cruiser Schleswig- Berlin are almost impossible, tele Holstein entered port on an official visit to the Free City to-day.
Meanwhile, putting the finishing touches on the military preparations, the authorities to-day prohibited
of private operation
care to conserve fuel in anticipation of emergency.
phone messages being delayed "Indefinitely.
German Seaplane Fired On
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BERLIN, Aug. 25, (UP). — The (Official Germany News
The Polish Government protested D.NB..
to the Danzig Senate twice to-day Agency) has announced that a Polish regarding the emergency stops re-destroyer outside Polish territorial cently introduced in the Free City.
Coromony Cancelled BERLIN Aug. 25 (Reuter)-The Tannenburg ceremony arranged for Sunday has been called off.
Volunteers Join Up The Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps is still attracting large numbers of recruits, and the latest list issued show that a total of 54 joined dur- ing the past week. The majority were Europeans, but there were also many Portuguese and Chinese,
The Fortress Signal Company and Batteries attracted the most
the recruits.
waters to-day fired upon a German acaplane.
Communications Cut Off
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH“ MOSCOW, Aug. 25, (UP)-It is reported here that Polish telephone and telegraph comunications Germany have been cut off and that traffic from Poland is being routed through Moscow for relay.
with
Gormans To Leave Britain SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Aug. 26, (UP). — The German Embassy has advised all
It is expected that there will be German nationals to leave Britain further increases in the strength of "as soon as possible." the Volunteers In the next week,
Including the latest 11st, over 200 have joined up during the past three, weeks,
PRESSURE ON STER- LING: VIOLENT FLUCTUATIONS
(Continued from Påge 1.)
fed the United States of the with- drawal of support of sterling, Mr. Hanes, acting... Secretary to the Treasury, declared that the United Slates Treasury does not consider the Brilah action as competitive de- valuation, but the stop in necessitated by recent heavy gold losses;
India Offer Services
Simla, Aug. 28 (Reuter),—d stir- ing call to India, to unhesitatingly take up the challenge which the "war lords of Europe have thrown at the peace loving nations of the world"," bút giving support to the democracies, even to the limit of her entire re- sources, was made by the Premier of the Punjab to-day,
He added: "On the attitude which India adopts in the present crisis will depend her future. political destiny."
He said that the manpower, and resources of the Punjab would un- hesitatingly and ungrudgingly be placed at the disposal of Britain and hor uillea,