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for 3 days prepaid
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SITUATIONS
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
BANK HOLIDAYS,
In accordance with Government Ordinance. The Exchange Banks will be closed for the transaction of Public Business on Monday, the 4th September, 1939. (The First Monday In September).
Hongkong, 31st August, 1930.
The
NOTICE
of
Consulais General VACANT. Panama will open its new Offices at the Hongkong Sharebrokers Association Building, 8 Des Voeux Road Central, 2nd floor, on Sep-
FAH WONG wanted for Peak dis- trict. Apply Box No. 649, "Hongkong Telegraph."
FOR SALE.
LARGE FRIGIDAIRE, perfect condi-
lember the 5th.
THE CONSUL GENERAL,
COLLEGE OF MUSIC LONDON
tton, $250. Howard 4 valve 3 wave TRINITY wireless $75. Furniture including, dining room suite, beds, dressing View table with long mirror, etc. appointment, White, 14 The Peak. Tel. 20092.
WATERPROOF WRISTWATCHES: $13.90. Swiss samples, greatly re- duced prices. Silver-diniled. Chromium plated. Jewelled, Lu-
minous,
Local Examination in Theory 2nd December, 1939.
The last day of entry for the "Bluebell", forthcoming examination in
Washable straps. Singer sewing machines $30.
418 Nathon. "F.E.M.C.A." Aslu Life Theory will be 15th September, Building, 3rd, 14 Queen's.
1939. Entry forms
may
Friday,
G.
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
USB. R.
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS
one
of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Tuesday, the 5th day of September, 1939, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Pubile Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of Lot of Crown Land' at the Colony of Wanchal, in Hong Kong, for a torm of 75 years, 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 75 years.
SERIOUS DETERIORA- TION IN SITUATION BECOMES EVIDENT
(Continued from Page 1.)
the whole spirit of the country is dif- ferent from that of 1914, because there is no trace of jublation, and if is vitally different from last Septem- ber, because there is no trace of last
minute nerves.
W
September 1, 1939.
BRITAIN PREPARED FOR NEXT MOVE
(Continued from Page 1.) sources, each currency dritted, in- fluenced promptly by sizeable orders either way.
POST OFFICE.
GENERAL HOLIDAY
Parcel Post Service to China
Customs Embargo on On Monday, September 4, the subject to a have The Lira was reported to
the General Post Once and Kowloon certain foreign goods, a list of which
may be seen at G.P.O. & K.P.O. temporarily broken loose from
In all cases parcels can only be existing official moorings for the Central Post Office will be open from first time for many years, while the 8 am to Noon, Sheungwan Branch accepted for despatch a circum
Post Office will be open from 8 am, stances permit and at senders riak. As one newspaper wrlier to-day Belgn, Gullder and Swiss Franc were
other Branch to 10 a.m., and the expremes It: the British people feel very buoyant, presumably because of
VIA SIBERIA' ROUTE the flight of funds to these countries. to-day that they have now done
Post Offices will be entirely closed. Letters and Postcards for Europe everything.necessary to prepare for
On the other hand, Far Enatern There will be one collection from (except Great Britain and Eire) and any eventuality, and no longer say
with the pillar boxes as on Sundays, one South America are forwarded "l "what shall we do if war comes." currencies were mostly weak,
rennining nominal. The delivery of ordinary correspondenco Siberia" it so superscribed. but "what shall wo do if it is peace rates
futures market continued to be very at 11.30 nm., and ono delivery of
OUTWARD MAIL TIMES After all."
alerting discounts | registered correspondence at 11 a.m. Accompanying the nation's quiet restricted with
Registered and Parcel Mails ar The Branch Offices at Stanley, Tal cloted 15 minutes earlier than the resolution is unprecedented unity and little changed. However such rates
Po and Un Long will also have one time given below unless otherwise Intending bidders are advised determination of which one outward are more or less nominal.
delivery of ordinary correspondence stated, and where mails are advertis Cerman Indignation
ed to close at or before 9 am, re that immediately after the disposign to-day is the agreement
the engineering unions, representing
The Money Order Office will be gistared and parcel malls are closed sal of the lot the Purchaser (if 350,000 engineers and employers, on
BERLIN, Aug. 31 (UP)-Com-
at li p.m. on the previous day, quarters described entirely closed. into petent German not the applicant) will be required the dilution of labour, namely the
Introduction of aked men to deposit with an authorised skilled jobs enabling production of the British mobilisation as a definite
INWARD MAILS officer who will be present at the
orms, aircraft and shipbuilding plants, "gravation of the situation.
For to be enormously incrcused. sale, the sum of two hundred
years previously dilution has been the cause of dissension
between dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum
workers and employers. will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price. PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
bez
IMMEDIATE PLANTING, reliable tested flower and vegetable seeds of obtained from the Local Secret- strong germination now obtainable ut 10, Wyndham Street, Grace Co. Hongkong. Established 1000.
University Lists Potato Gift
TUCSON, Ariz.
ary.
J. E. ANDERSON,
Local Secretary.
c/o The Anderson Music Co., Ltd. [St. George's Bldg, fee House St.
Six Die In Plane Crash
The University of Arizona isteri the gift it has received in the past year and found: A new mining en- gineering building, selentific equip-
(fleuter).A ment, geological and archaeological
than collections, cash, more
crew of six were killed when a Ger- books, the skins and skulls of a wolfman Berlin-London plane crashed and a bear, two tons of sulphur, and end caught fire when taking off at two sacks of potatoes.
3,000
BERLIN, Aug 31
Hanover,
The
Hongkong Telegraph
NINTH ANNUAL
AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHIC
COMPETITION
June-September, 1939
$250
CASH PRIZES
$250
(Donated by "Hongkong Telegraph")
TWO SILVER TROPHIES, VALUED $250
(Donated by ILFORD, Ltd., London)
SEND YOUR ENTRIES IN NOW
CLOSING DATE & TIME:
29th SEPT. AT 5 P.M.
THE ILFORD TROPHIES WILL BE AWARDED TO THE BEST
AND SECOND BEST ENTRIES IN THE COMPETITION,
IRRESPECTIVE OF CLASS.
Prixos will be allotted as follows:
SECTION ONE:
For Story-Telling Pictures, 1st. $30. 2nd, $15. 3rd. $10. SECTION TWO:
General Pictorial Section: Landscapes, Seascapes, Architectural, Street Scenes, etc.
Ist. $30. End. #15. 3rd. $10,
SECTION THREE:
Portraits, Informal Close-ups, Human Studler.
1st. $30 2nd. $15. 3rd, $10 SECTION FOUR:
Sul Life and Table-Top Studies. Ist. $30, 2nd, $15. 3rd. $10. SECTION FIVE:
Snapshots taken by children under fourteen years. 1st. $15, 2nd. $10. 3rd. 15.
RULES
The following Rules will govern the Competition:
1~The Competition ta confined ex- to amateur photo- clusively Krapbure
-No employes or member of any drm in the photographie trade is permitted to compete.
The prizes will be awarded in the competitors sending in what are adjudged to be the best photo- graphs in wach Section. Each entry must be accompanied by a form which will be published during the period of the Com- petition, and which must be pasted on back of entry.
The right to publish any or all of the entries in reserved to the Hongkong Telegraph,
All photographe entered must * have been taken in the Colony af Hongkong. Photographe: which have been · already" entered in other, Competitions are ineligible, -No responsibility will be socepted. for non-delivery of, lows of, or damage to entries.
-All entries to be either black, sepia, or toned pictures, and muri
USE THIS FORM
AND PASTE IT
ON THE
BACK OF
be
mounted, Coloured graphs are maligible.
photo-
white
Or
-Pictures submitted in sepia tones
should be accompanied by smaller print in black and white. -No picture to entered in more
then one Bection. 10-Mounts to be only
creat and. except in the Children's Section, must be of ons of the following sizes:—10×12, 16X23. 11-No correspondence will be entered into in connection with the Corn- petition.
12-Entries in the Children's Section
must bear the entrant's name, aga and address on the entry, forin, counter-signed by a parent, 13.-Members of the Staff of the
Hongkong Telegraph and the South China Morning Port are not permitted to compete.
14/--The decisione of the Judges shall
be Enal.
15-At the - conclusion of the Come
petition, entries will be returned to competitors on 'application at the Telegraph' ozicea within seven. days.
-ENTRY-FORM
SECTION
NAME
ADDRESS
DATE
Placas ure blodic letters and parte this on back of each Entry.
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PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Tuesday, the 5th day of September, 1939, at 3 p.m., at the Ofces of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at laland Road, in the Colony of Hong Kong, för term of 75 years, 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 75 years.
Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dispo- sal of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicant) will be required to deposit with an authorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
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Registry No
Locality
Bural Building
Lot No 47
Adjoining Roral Building Lot No. 390,
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Exchange At A Glance
SELLING
T.T. London Demand do.
1/211
1/211
T.T. Shanghai
340
T.T. Singapore
.52%
180%
.02
T.T. Japan
T.T. India T.T. U.S.A. T.T. Manila T.T. Batavia TT. Bangkok TT, Saigon T.T. France T.T. Germany T.T. Switzerland TT. Australia
BUYING
.20
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1051
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between
They add that during the last two days the situation has become worse; firstly, through Poland's refusal to with enler "serious negotiations Germany?" secondly, Poland's alleged Financial Flurry
menacing of Slovakia, and, thirdly, SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
what responsible Nazis described as Great Brtain's failure to make con- (UP)-Con- LONDON, Aug. 31 tinental Interests, not relishing the crete proposals to Germany.
Taking all these factors together European outlook, to-day sold ster- ling and repatriated their own cur in addition to the mobilization, the is very considerably ag- reneles,
and Sterling 10:1 12 points
stute that Anished at 4.27 against the dollar.
There are unconfirmed rumours when Sir Nevile Henderson hunded here that the British Government the British note to Herr von Ribben- has planned to inoblise British- trop last night, he was fully apprised owned foreign securities, whether of the Relch's attitude. Consequent- there is a war or not
ly no German reply was expected.
"The
Anglo-German diplomatic exchanges are now In a state of suspense," these quarters state, and Ex-dd that if any new diplomatic ex- changes took pince, the initiative must come from London.
Sterling Slumps › · LONDON, Aug. 31 (Reuter)-Most
London Stock groups on the change to-day closed rather easier ofter a quiet ression in which even the announcement of to-morrow's closing of the markets failed to caure any materint selling.
qtsarters
Washington Reaction
the
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 (UP).- Developments in connection with
adversely Evacuation, even more than the new the international crisis
impressed influential alfected sterling, which closed at nobilization,
and added to 4.285 in terms of dollars, compared circles to-day with 4.305. The crisis is responsible grinness of the finality of Britnin's for an increase of over £20,000,000 preparations.
It is believed that Great Britain is in Bank of England note circulation, which at 528.5 millions extablishes n playing virtually her lust curds in
un effort to Impress Germany. new high record.
..Communications Suspended
Wall Street was casy.
War-Risk Insurance
at 11 am.
From
Shanghal Japan and Shanghai Japan and Shanghai Canton
Air Mail by "Imperial Aleways Direct Service" — London Jate, 26th August,
Per
Дне
Anna Moerak
.September 1.
Aramis
.September 1.
Carthage Fatshion
.September 1.
September 1.
Imperial Airways Plane September 1.
Air Mail by "Pan American Airways Pan American-Airways Plane
Direct Bervico-San Francisco date, Shanghai
23rd August.
Japan Haiphong
September 1.
Ruys
.September 1.
Tanda
.September 1.
Yangtze
.September 1.
Shanghai
Jeypore
.September 2
Australia and Manila
Nankin
.September 2.
USA (Sa
Straits
and Europe via Suez (Papers etc.,) London tale, 3rd August
London and
Parcels London
Honolulu, Japan and Shang- hal (San Francisco date, 11th August),
Pres. Pierce
.September 2.
Bangalore
Kingyunn
Sinklang
date, 27th July Shanghai and Amoy
Straits and Salgon Australia and Manila
Air Mail by "Imperial Always
Dircet
ServiceLondon
Calcutta and Straits
Japan
Air Mail by "Alr France
Taiping
September J.
.September 3.
.September 3.
..September 3.
date, Imperial Airways Flane
30th August
Beptember 1.
Shonghat
Naringa Ajax
September 4.
.September 8.
Arizona Muru
September &.
Straits
Cremer
.September J.
Straits
Eurybates
September 8.
Direct
Service" Parts date, 30th August. Air France Plane Straits Jaya and Manila Shanghal
.September 6.
Glenapp
.September 6.
Tiinegara Tyndareus
.September 0.
.September 0.
OUTWARD MAILS
Per
Date and Time.
Friday
been
For
LONDON, Aug. JI (UP),—AIL telephone and teleprinter communica SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
(UP)lian with the Continent has NEW YORK, Aug. 31 Marine Underwriters announced that suspended.
A.R.P. Mobilization ellective at midnight on September 5, war risk Insurance on European
LONDON, Aug. 31 (UP).—Air argoes would not protect shippers Raid Precaution controllers through-
by Great Britain, from seizure
out the country have been chilea to France or their allies.
This step has been taken because of duty. the probablilly that Great Britain and Local authorities have been France will control the sens in the structed to create emergency A.R.P. committees to work in 2-nour suits and also, to construct public air rald shelters.
event of war.
Singapore Precautions SINGAPORE, Aug. 31 (UP).—The authorities here are tightening up food control, particularly with rice. The official "Gazette" to-day publishers emergency regulations restricting the purchases of petrol and oll to one month's requirements.
The control of engineering stores been imposed, including has also and wire rope and sandbags. barbed wire, galvanised iron, cables
Equipped With Gas Masks LONDON," Aug. 31 (UP)-Great miss Britain, begins on Friday the evacuation of 3,000,000 persons in the priority classes,
Equipped with gas masks, they will entrain
at 72 tube stations which will
111-
Salgon
Aramis ......Fri., Sept. 1, 1.30 p.m.
Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Hono- Pan American Plane Fri, Sept. 1,
Julu and 1.8.A., by the
K.P.O.
........Bøpt. I. & D.. Sept. 1, 5.30 p.m.
G.P.O.
Seph
....Bopt. 1, 5 p.m. Sept. 1s 7.89 A
....Sept 1, 5 pm. .Sept. 2, 8.45 am. Sept. 2
2, 9.30 1. Fri, Sept. 2.
"Pan
American Airways Direct Ser- vice"-duo San Francisco 8th Sept.
Rex.,
Ord..
Reg.
Ord..
Manila, Itabau?, Australia and New Tanda
Zealand vin Brisbane-due Brisbane 19th September,
G.P.O. and
Parcels,
Reg
Ord.,
at
Straits, Ceylon, India, Aden, Egypt, Carthage
Malia and Europe via Marseilles due Marseilles, 20th September
Parcels Reg. Ord-
Sir
Air
also
Saturday Mail for "K.L.M. Airways Carthage Direct Service"-duo Amsterdam, 12th September
Reg. Ord.
Saigon
Shanghai
King Soes Halifax LONDON, Aug. 31 (British Wire- foreign less)-A report to the King on to- day's developments in the situation was made by Lord Halifax,
audience who was received in Buckingham Palace this evening.
During the afternoon the Foreign Secretary made two visits to No. 10 Downing Street, and he crossed from the Foreign Office again at 8 o'clock this evening, accompanied by | Alexander Cadogan.
The two Opposition leaders visited the Prime Minister's residenco again
to-day.
The H
High Commissioners of the dominions saw Sir Thomas Inskip at the Dominions Once, and were given intest information for transmission be closed to ordinary traffic, and go to the dominion governments.
This will severely
tu
monian
the French
to safety areas.
A number of foreign envoys visit- curtail railway trame for three ored the Foreign Office during the day.
an- They additionally four days. It is
included the
andi Spanish nounced that, effective at a
Minister there will be nine main exits freni Portuguese Ambassadors, the Rou-
and London (one way streets leading Ambassador, wh çalso called on the outward) to facilitate the movement of persons desiring to leave.
This unprecedented evacuation will alf include the priority classes in cities and towns in the Government's : evacuation zone.
About 1,500,000 school children in London and the big Provincial cities of England and Scotland will gather masks, at the schools carrying gas pienic lunches, extra clothes, tooth brushes and
simple articles. Teachers and other adults will accompany the trains and
buses. The children will billet in private homes and camps in quiet towns on the countryside.
The Ministry of Health announce- ment sald that the evacuation did not mean that war was regarded as in- evitable, but was precautionary view of the prolonged tension.
in
Premier.
Too Much Agreement
CHICO, Cal. Supervisor V. W. Orendorff, de- rented for re-election as the result of criticisms against the board of supervisors, made his swan song at terms: the final meeting in these "Sometimes we didn't agree but if we always agreed there wouldn't be need for more than one man here. That was the trouble-we all agreed too much."
The deadlock has steadily tighten- Mobilisation Announced
ed throughout the last week, with LONDON, Aug. 31, (UP)-Great Hiller repeating his determination to Britain has announced that it has achieve the return of Danzig and the been decided on complete mobilisa- Corridor and Poland determined to tion of her vast Navy, Army and Air fight auch moves, while Britain and Force against the threat of a new Franco stand firmly behind their
pledges.
This decision has increased the
strain of Europe's war of nerves to
an almost unbearable pitch.
.10.75
63
115
war.
1/6%
do
134 1/3% 27%
11.20
.84
.4.20
4 m/s L/C London 4 m/s D/P
4 m/s L/C USA
4 m/s France
30 d/s India
U.S. Cross rate in Lon.
Outing For Blind
Italian Liner Goes To Massawa
The "Telegraph" understands that The official communique reads: the Lloyd Triestino Uner Victoria, "In continuation of the measures which left Hongkong on August 12 already adopted. It has been decided for Genos, did not pass through the on complete mobilisation of the Navy! Suez Canal, but put in at Massawa, and to call up the remainder of the in Italian Eritros. regular army reserve and supplemen-
Carlos
It is understoods that passengers tary reserves. A further number of aboard, including 35 Americans, have Royal Air Force volunteer reserves been landed at Massawa,
Most of the American passengera will also be called up.'
at. Manila. In Berlin, Paris, Rome and Warsaw.barkations for Europe! similar complete preparations for war included Commander Jose The Christ Church Group of the have been made. The deadlock be Rodrigues Coelho (Portuguese), Mr. V.D.MA. acknowledge with grateful tween Germany and Poland has Wilhelm Maetge. (German), Mr. K.A thanks the following donations to- tightened to such an extent that it S. McCarty (American), Mr. P. R. wards the thirteenth annual outing seems as though they might soon Timothy Naidu (Indian), Mr. Maric for the inmates of the Industrial surge beyond hope of further diplo-Rocchi (Italian), Mr. A. Rosenthal Home for Blind Giris, which is to be matie manoeuvres.
exchanges on Saturday, September 23:
The possibility of further Previously acknowledged 832 with Hitler continues to be open, Col. H. B. L. Dowbiggin, O.B.E... 38 although Berlin sources state that Loan of car-1
further messages: might be found Further donations and loan of unnecessary
bold
cars are solicited and may be sent Some said that Friday is the day care of the "South China Morning persistently mentioned as the day for Post"
à grave decision,
(German).
Telephone Suspension -LONDON, Aug. 31 (Hauter) —It is officially announced- that all tele- phone services with countries abroad and shipa at sam have now been mis- pended, thus pl
Swatow
Manila.
Shanghai and Japan ...
G.P.O. and KP.0.
.Sept. 1, 5 p.m. .Sept. 2, 9.43 1.m. Sept, 2, 10.30 a.m.
.Sal. Sept. Zu
G.P.O. and KP.0.
Sept. 2, 9.30 ami Sept. t. 10 ..
"Lyetmoon" "Sat., Sept. 2, ̄ ̄ ̄10.30 am-
.Sat., Sept. 2, 2.30 p.m.
Sat, Sept. 2, 3.30 p.m.
Spochow Yochow
Pres. Pierce
.Sat, Sept. 3, 4.30 p.m.
Monday
Bangalore
Mon., Sept. 4. Noon.
Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Imperial Airwaya Piano
Direct Service”—due London, 11th September
Mon, Sept. 4. FPO.
„Bept. 4. Noon. Sept. 4, Noom. G.P.O.
Reg.
Ord.
Reg.
Ord.
.Sept. 4, Noon. „Bept, 4, 5 pm.
Air Mail for
Java and Imperial Airways Plane
Australia by "Imperial Airways Direct Service”—due Bydney 11th September
Mon, Sept 4. K.P.O.
Reg.
.Bept. 4. Noon.
Ord.
Bept. 4. Noon.
Q.P.O.
Keg.
Bept. 4, Nook,
Ord.
Tuesday
via Arizona
Maru
Papers only for (Straits, Ceylon, India, Mombasa) Beira, Lourenco Marques and (Parcels and Papers
South Adrien, only for Durban), Parcels only for Straits, Penang. Ajax
Ceylon, Aden, Egypt, Marseilles and London--due" London, 11th October.
Fort Bayard and Pakhoi Manila
Wednesday
.Sept. 4, 5 D
Tues., Sept. 5, 2.30 p.m. ..........................................Tues., Sept. 5.
G. P. O and K. P. 0.
Parcels,...
.Sept..5, 5 p.m.
Kingyuan....Wed, Sept. 6, 8.30 a.m. Benmohr.Wed., Sept. 8, 10.30 am.
Air Mail for Indo-China only-due Air France Plane.....Wed, Sept. 6.
Hanol, 8th September.
Tourane and Saigon Halphong Parcels only for Straits
Amoy Manila
G. F. O. and K. P. O.
Beg. Bept, 0, 11.30 am, Ord, Sept. 6. Noon Kiangsu Wed, Sept. 6, 1.30 pm- Ming Sang...Wed, Sept....3.p.m. Anhui
Wed, Sept. 1, 5 pm
Thursday
Manila, Saigon, Bangkok, Mauritius, Reunion, Madagascar, Lourenco Marques, and (Parcels and Papers
for only
South Africa Durban)
via
Trinan Thur, Sept. 7, 230 pm. Empress of Asia'
Thurs, Sept.::7; 3.30 pm
..Rüy Air Mall for "Imperisi Airways Imporiai
Direct Service-due London 11th September
Thurs, Sept. 7, 3.30 p.m. Airways Plane
Thurs, Sept. 7. K.P.O.
(BÖHL 7, 8 p.m.
Ori
„Sept. 7, 5.30 pĻzn. GP.O.
Sept. 7, 5 pat
ONL
Plane
Air Mall for Malaya, Java and Imperial
Australis by "Imperial Airways Dirodi Bervice"--dze Sydney. 18th): September