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Monday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
CLASSIFIED NEW ADVERTISEMENTS FOUGHT
ADVERTISEMENTS 25 words $2.50 for 3 days prepaid
TUITION GIVEN.
DANCING IN 6 HOURS. Ballroom,
G.
NOTICE
R. U-BOAT
HONG KONG WATER SUPPLY
It is hereby notified that a Tango, Nhumba, American Tap, Tul- | constant supply of water, will be tion rapid and practical. World's given in all districts from 6.00 Champion's Bleps. Apply:-Tony's Dance Studio, China Building, diha.m. on February 6th. to 12.00 p.m. floor, Tel. 30933.
on February 8th., In connection with the Chinese · Now Year Festival.
FOR SALE.
"LONGKONG AS REVEALED DY THE CAMERA" Second Edition. Over 60 excellent views of the Colony. Price $1.50. Obtainable at Kelly & Walsh, Ltd., Hongkong Travel Bureau or from the Publishers, South
Morning Post, Ltd., China Wyndham Street.
POST OFFICE
CHINESE NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS.
On Thursday, the 8th February, the General Post Office and all Branch Port Olleen will be entirely closed. There will be no collection from the Pillar boxes and no delivery by. Postmen.
On Friday, the 9th February, the General Pont Office und Kowloon Central Post Office will be open from am, to 11 am. Sheungwon Branch Post Office will be open from 8 nr. to ., and the other Branch Offices will be entirely closed.
A. B PURVES,
Water Authority. Hongkong, 1st February, 1940.
Public Works Department,
G.
R.
|
THROUGH
NIGHT
KING HONOURS
SAILORS
THE CAPTAINS of two British ships tackled by U-boats have been awarded the O.B.E., and two seamen the medal of the Order.
Captain Sydney. E. Batson→→ Master of the Herouspool fowned by Sir R. Ropner and Co., West Hartle pool).
John G, Pearson-Guniaper of the
ne ship.
An Explosian
Towarda sunset Hevonspool saw a
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 12th day of February, 1910, at 3 pm U-boat shelling a tanker six miles) at the Offices of the Public (away. The captain at once altered Works Department, by Order of course and closed up his gun's crew.
WAN fell; there
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Night
into came
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The enemy reappeared about and after two more shots were tired again submerged.
Near midnight there was a loud ex- plosion close on the starboard beam.
The U-boat was dodging and four more shots were fred.
. Excellency the Governor of About 8.30 the U-boat signalled to her one Lot of Crown Land at Chukand
view. Hierungpool Un, in the Colony of Hong Kong, red two shots and the U-boat dived, for a term of 75 years, commen-Course was altered again.
11. cing from 1st July, 1898, with the option of renewal at a Crown Ront to be fixed by the Sur- veyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of 21 years less the last three days thereof. There will be one collection from the piflur boxes as on Sundays and Intending bidders are advised one delivery of registered and or that immediately after the dispo dinary correspondence at 11 am. The Branch Post Offees at Stanley, Tatat of the lot the Purchaser (if P and Un Long will also have one not the applicant) will he required delivery of ordinary correspondence ] to deposit with Li authorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum
at 11 am
The Money Order Offes will be entirely closed during the holidays.
Small Packet Post to all countries Is suspended..
OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered and Parcel Mails are closed 15 minutes earlier than the the given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails are advertis- ed to close ut ur before 9 a.m. reglu- tered and parcel malls are closed ut 5.pm, on the previous day. When milla are advertised to close after 5 p.m. Registered and Parcel malis are closed ut 5 p.m.
Amoy
INWARD MAILS
Australia and Manila
Feb. 5.
Feb. 5.
Canada, U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and
Shanghal (Vancouver B.C.. date,
11 January)
Formosa und Swatow
Haiphong...
Shanghai and Amoy
Bangkok and Saigon
Japan and Shanghai
Shanghal
Straits
Feb. 5.
Feb. 5.
5.
Feb. Feb. 6. Feb.
.Feb. 5.
9.
Feb. 6.
Air Mail by "Air France Direct
Service"--Paris date, 31st January.
Haiphong.
Japan and Shanghai
Salgon
Air Mail by "Imperial
Feb. 6.
!
two hundred dallars, (5200 in cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price.
About one o'clock, Heronspool was tally overhauled after a stern chase of seven hours and torpedoed,
Last To Leave
Among the last three to leave the ship were the captain and the un- layer, who had bravely fought their through half the night to save her and sink the enemy.
Captain William H. Harland— Master of the Rockpoot formed by the came firm).
Thomas Walkins-Guslaper of the Įsame ship.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.one and a half miles away and ret A U-boat-suddenly appeared about
No. of Sale
Kowloon faland Lot | Registry No.
Locality
No. 2763
Chak Un.
Boundary Measurements
Contents in
Opret Presi
sq. feet
Ann. Bent.
X. w.
As per ent
pinti.
About
30,000
$ 276
THE "STAR"
FERRY
CO., LTD.
Feb. 1.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
Feb. 7.
Feb,.7
.Feb. 7.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN FORTY SECOND
Always THAT THE
Direct Service"--London dato, 20th January
" ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING Feb. 8.
Air Mail by Pan American Airways OF THIS COMPANY WILL be
Direct Seryico" San Francisco held at the Office of Mesure.
date, 27 January.
Air Mail by "Imperial
Feb. 8
Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd. on Airways Direct Service" London date, 24th; Friday, the 16th February, 1940,
...... Feb. 9.
at 11:30 am, for the purpose of
January ...............
Europe vin Suez and Siraits (London
date, 15th December 193D).
Japan and Shanghai
Haiphong
Japan..
·Manila
OUTWARD MAILS Monday, Feb. 5
Feb. 9. Feb. 0.
receiving the Report of the Direc tors together with a Statement of
Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1939.
The Register of Shares of the 3 p.m. Company will be CLOSED from 3.30 p.m. Friday, the 9th February, 1940, to Friday, the 16th February, 1940,
3.30 p.m. .4.30 p.m.
Parcels only for Manila Salgon
Tuesday, Feb.
Manila
..7 6
.10.30
p.m.
ai.
Fort Bayard and Hollow Shanghai
.1.10 p.m.
.2.30 p.m.
Parcels only for Tientsin Marilin
.2.30 p.m.
4.30 p.m. Air Mall for "Imperial Airwars Direct Service" due London, 14th February.
They.
Ord
Reg. Ond
K.P.O.
.Feb. 0,5 p.m. .Feb. 6, 6.30 p.m. G.P.O.
both days inclusive.
By order of the Directors,
Board
of
C. M. MANNERS, Secretary and Manager. Hongkong, 26th January, 1940.
Railway Bombing WIFE OF FRENCH OFFICIAL KILLED
.Feb. 6. 5 p.m. Feb. 6, 7 p.L Air Mail for Malaya, Java and Aus- tralia by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-due Sydney 12th Feb.
K.F.O.
.5 p. nected with Thursday's raid by
Ord.
BOG
Ord.
G.T.O.
Wednesday, Feb. 7
two shots.
The captain at oner altered helm to bring the U-boat astern and his guns into action.
He red 13 rounds, which tell so close that the enemy was drenched with spray.
Not Hit
The U-boat fred 20 rounds and Rockpool was stradelled, but not it. She shook of the enemy by zip- zagging behind a screen
floats,
01 smoke
The crew showed great coolness under fire, and the captain bundled his ship in a seamoulike manner...
The U-boat, which he was the first to sight, was later destroyed by the Navy,
Wife - killer
NAZIS DEFY
LAWS OF
SEA
U-BOATS are now operating within the three-falle ilmli of neutral countries.
A Greek shilp and two Brilish merchantmen have been sunk within the three-mile limit of the Norwegian.coast.
A fourth vessel, it is believed. has also been sunk in territorial waters.
An inquiry is being held by the Norwegian Government. Into theso sinkings in flagrant de- flance of the rights of neutral 'atate.
THIS GRAPHIC" "PHOTO- GRAPH shows the cullins con- taining, the Admiral Graf Spec's dead coming ashore.for funeral In Montevideo.
The funeral was attended by British Mariners who hnd keen interned aboard the German Marauder after their ships hnd been sunk, Shortly afterwards, the Admirul Graf Spee steamed out of Montevideo harbour and was scuttled.
PARIS.
A MILITARY COURT sitting in Paris has to face the sentenced Maurice Ebra, a woodworker, to die before
a firing squad for the torture and murder of firing squadwife. British United Press,
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'GOLD-DIGGING,
SAYS COUNSEL
his
February 5,
1940.
I.R.A. Man
Man Betrayed
Betrayed By False Teeth FATHER AND SON JAILED AS BOMBERS
THE Wore Shamrock In Court
GRAF
SPEE
DEAD
A 23-YEAR-OLD Irishman, William Bradley, was said at Bir- mingham assizes: to have been identified because a set of teeth found in the street fitted him.
Hopes
Goering's New Fuehrer
By WILLI FRISCHAUER
DOES GOERING think he would be acceptable to the Allies os an alternative to Hitler?
Well-informed neutral diplomats believe that he is under this impression and is acting They say that Goering is convinced he has a chance Hitler failed-to secure peace for Germany in the near future and save his country from inevitable economic catastrophe.
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COUNSEL argued in the Divorce Court in London recently that a young woman "married a rich old man to get a financial hold on him."
Mrs. Joan Ivy Carlisle Nash, wearing women's Auxiliary Air Force uniform, petitioned for a decree of nullity on the grounds of non-consummation, to Mr. Arthur Peel Nash, a solicitor.
Mr. and Mrs. Nash, aged 73 and 34 respectively, were married last January and lived at Portmansquare, W.
In a local argument Mr. Hillard, for Mr. Nash, said the wife agreed that at the date of the engagement she had little affection for him.
Mr. Justice Langton: You are say- inst that Mrs. Nash had no sincerity that she never really meant to go through with this except to get her-
advantage?
KUNMING, Feb. 5 (Reuter)-zelf in a position of commercial Rescue and identification work con-
5.30 p.m. Japanese planes on the railway be Mr. Hillard: Yes.
tween Hulphong and Kunming is
5 pm more complicated than ever following
7 pm. Saturday's raid..
-due San Francisco, 24th Feb.
Parcels Neg Ord.
K.P.O.
The fact that the passenger car in! which at Thursday's damage,
4 p.m. 5 p.m. kint
15.30 p.m.
G.P.O.
.4 p.m.
'Pointing out that Mrs. Nash had said that she wanted children, the Judge antd:
..
"The lady you are describing-a stony-hearted 'gold-digger' would
Body In Well: A Boy Charged
at
accordingly.
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With Stanley Joseph Rice, niged 27, he was sentenced to 10 years' penal servitude for conspiring to cure on explosion. Patrick Brine, aged 57. Rice's father, was sentenced to 15 years.
"All three wore shamrock sprits in thele buttonholes and refused to... plend
Mr. Richard O'Sullivan, K.C., prosecuting, sakl; after · letter-box res in Birmingham a letter contain. int explosive material won found in the street, addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty in the handwriting of M'Brite.
Hands Burned
Then something exploded in Brad- Hey's pocket, and he and lee ran Jaway. At Rice's lodgings more ex- iplosive material was found.
A set of falso teelli picked up in the street were found to it Bradley, who was found sitting in a-Holyhead train with one of his hands badly burner. Rice and Bradley were found guilty lor
possessing explosives, causing an explosion, and conspiracy to cause an explosion, and M'Brine guilty o
y of con- spiracy and not guilty of the other two charges.
Inspector Mackenzie said ilul M'Brine had been a member of the IRA. for many years, and in 1920 was, responsible for serious crimen in |Northern Ireland. He was Interned for two years and released when he
entered into a recognisance.
Brothers Expelled
Bradley was one of a well-known Hamily of LRA. members. Two of his brothers had been expelled from Birmingham, and he came to take their place
Rice had been under the influence of his father, who, there wns doubt, bad taken a very active part in outrages in Birmingham,
His handwriting had been identified Jon many envelopes containing Incen- dlary bombs which had been posted in Birmingham, and some of which had exploited as for away as London, Northampton and Manchester.
THE "ASAMA MARU” AND BELLIGERENT RIGHTS
(Continued from Page 4.)
enemy persons. are illustrative of such Instances.
ĮŢOWEVER, since the midille of
H
the 19th century, and especially after the case of the "Trent! (1861), the duties of
of neutrals have become less irksome, and the penalties, not so harsh, as it used to be during the
KRUPP'S GROW pred around the Napoleonie ration
RICHES
The "enormous profits"
And by 1909, when the Declaration of London was drawn up, the rela- tions between neutrals and belli- gerents, as far as rights and duties Krupp armament works in the last defined. Take for
of the were concerned, become fairly well example, .suels four
years were described in the vague phrase like "noxious persons, Intest broadcast by the. "German
had often been used previ ously
In connection with unneutral
That, they declare, accounts for the Freedom" station.
These admissions are in sharp con- trust to the everything in the larder's Invely" boasts of the official Nazi "Vociklscher Beobachter."
*
make
controlled by him that the blockade you," the announcer stated that the isoners of war, finds no place repeated warnings in the newspapers "Hiller, Goering: and Goebbels told service,for persons whom n belli- is confronting Germany with a serious there are no war profiteers because in this International, naval conven- in the pinch already. problem and that the country is feel-all the Jews are in prison.
tion. Articles 45 to 47 of the un- "But the German Freedom Station ratified Declaration of London. tearns that there was an uproar in the clearly laid down the rules regard War Ministry because two majors re-ing unneutral service
service and the penal- fused to pay the latest bill for £50,- ties therefor. The article, which 340 to the firm of Friedrich Krupp. both contestants in
19 "Asuma They threatened deal with Krupp Maru" case might have referred to, for extortion.
concerning the carriage of military ACCORDING to reliable information
"Hitler's rearmament and his war individual embodied in the armed persons on neutral, ship, says: "Any Goering has been suffering froin has made Krupp into the richest man force of the enemy and who is found
in Germany. this "Crown-Prince" complex ever
on board a neutral merchant-vessel, sincr Hitler nominated him as "In 1934 he had £14,750,000 in may be made prison of war, even successor in the leadership of Ger-saving in 1935 he had more than though there be no ground for the
€19,340,000 in 1930, £23,500,000; capture of the vessel (Art. 47)." in 1837, £26,340,000; and, ls 1938, "Altrough here The duty
to abstain In Schorfheide, Goering's country £20,500,000. He is the biggest war from carrying enemy military per-
profiteer In Germany." estate, a Nazi shadow'Government is
sons is not expressly imposed on n. functioning. Goering holds court In a broadcast to Austria, the an rights to remove such persons from neutral, it gives the belligerent the there surrounded by a few generals nouncer said:
The neutral ship, treeipbetively of and Industrial leaders.
"The women of Austria are disgust-the fact whether or not such ship ed with the Nazi regline. They are is condemnable. It has thus Whatever their plans, they must be not inactive. They grumble in the placed the views and practices pre- distasteful to Hitler who is said to market places and express themselves vailed in former days that the enemy regret the
announcement of freely. In one province of Austria persons on board a neutral, ship dramatic political testament at the this broke into open revolt.
should not be made prisoners of war, Toutbreak of the war.
women of Austrin erled, unless the ship was brought in for He cannot play off Goering against Throw out the Nazis from Austria, adjudication or condemned (See the Hess and both of them against
the police received orders to "Trent" case). Himmler any longer.
many.
·
and
Jor
Goebbeln's
so w
re-
Intervene. Batavia and Sourutnya....8,30a.m.
the fact that the De- Straita
-0.30
"When they arrived they Shanghel and Japan
And he cannot drop. his successor.
of London still re- .1.30 p.m.
p.m. done in completely destroyed hur sot want cislidren. They would be a A 16-YEAR-OLD boy, charged
starving, careworn Swatow
kled to the dimcuity of the officials terrible nulennce to her.
women.mains unratifled and, that its ap ..1.30 p.m,
Ongar, Essex,
with
They wild to them, We think as you plication had been denounced by Shanghai, U.S.A., Central and South who rushed to the scene.
murder, was stated to have "NEMIES in your rear."
do, but we have orders to shoot, and Great Britain on July 7,1916, dur- America and Canada vin San The only ensunity ramen so for Mr. Hillard said there Francisco, (No Parcels for Canada) divulged are those of Madame Davies, arrangement that Mrs, and the head with a bottle and push campaign against British prisoners of "Pet Parisien" declares that Goeb-ciples concerning naval wartare rules
With this warning the "Voel-they shot into the air." .... was an admitted striking another boy onkischer Beobachter" continues a hate The Stockholm correspondent of the single code the best guiding prin- ing the last war, it has embodied. In wife of a French District Inspector continue to work as her husband's conected with the Railway, and her mcrelary after the wedding, and she ing him into a well.
war in Germany which was launched bels, German Minister of Propaganda, in existence. child.
Daviet is at present in Chung-was a mundane, materialiste barneven, failed to return to his home, of prisonern such as is never admitted
must have known that the marriage |
Derleke James
with an official caution against them. Is now interned in "canatorium" Saunders, aged
It was intended and agreed by the Its half-page article betrays a fear the German Ministry of Information, Powers participating in the draw. Mr. Justice Langton and the trouble High View, Stondon-rond, Binckmore, towards the British or French soldier of the reasons for his
He adds that the following are some ing up of these rules that "they about counsel's "gold-digger" theory Essex.
disgrace:
should correspond in substance with was that Mrs. Nash did not seem to
in the field.
"Angriff" the generally recognised, principles newspaper Del-Sergt. Jevons, giving evidence have tried to get money. ·
at Ongur Police Court, said that
During the last war, the article has branch office ut Zurich, and a of international law princ
Swist employee went to Germany Dericke's body had been found a few claims, 107,000 prisoners managed to convoying 2.700 letters, most of them interpretation both Japan and Great The question seems to be what hours previously,
cape from Germany,
addressed in different handwriting. Britojn might give to the rules in It was in a well on Pralow Hall And those who did not escape sont and posted them in various parts of the Declaration, supposing that they Farm, near the boy's home.
information to Franke and Britain
Germany.
would rely more or less on these Later, he said, he Vialled the under stamps of their censored letters had been inserted in Angriff, and under review. I shall have occasion In the meantime, an advertisement rules for the settlement of the case necused youth who, after being and smuggled out newspaper clungs when fin returned to Zurich he found to refer to the interpretations which cautioned, admitted striking the boy with a wealth of information. "". PARIS, Feb. 4 (Reuter)-To-day's on the head with a bottle, and push- communique states that carly this Ing him into the well. ****** morning à sharp encounter with an On this evidence Superintendent enemy reconnoitring party turned Roggles asked for a remand in cul to our advantage,
custody, which was granted...
Parcels Reg.
5 p.m. Ord
.7 p.m. Air Mall for Indo-China, Iran, anret Franco (Paris and Northern Fro- vinces only) by the "Air France Airways Direct Servies-dus Paris 15th February.
Her..
Ord.,
Box..
Ord.
K. P. 0.
..Feb. 7, 5.00 pm. Feb. 7, 5.30 p.m. G. P. 0.
.Feb. 7, 5.00 p.m. ..Feb. 7, 7.08 p.m.
Train Runs Into A Landslide
LONDON, Feb. 4 (Reutor).-One woman was killed and several other |prssengers were injured when
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MS. train from Northampton to London ran into a lundalido near Watford.
Five Inndslides have been reported on the Southern Railway during the past 24 hours.
Even her attempt to get a settle- ment made on her wan a half-hearted
affair.
Judgment was reserved,
nuta,
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the 2,700 letters and also:00 genuine Great Britain gave to these rules
They even hit secret codes in-replies to the advertisement and the cases decided during the Inst
Each of the 2,700 Jetlers contained war, when the question of belli Cerman banknotes, totalling in all serent rights, vis-a-vis the "Aamna £410,700. The genuine replier were Acara noident in discussed in an= thrown away...
"Nuts to the Natis" is the only res ply one can give.