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SECTION ONE
Hongkong, August 12, 1940.
URBAN COUNCIL
Monday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
August 12, 1940.
FAMINE Air Raids OBITUARY TENSION
THREAT
Mr. Hoover Attempting To Arrange Reliof
On England South African Magnate
Bombs were dropped in a lown in the Bristol Channel fren. It fell on houses and slightly damaged a roll It is understood that Mr. Hoover way chluankment nearby:
Reperis to for received show sponsored inquiries among certain
the number of casualties, some of which regarding British quarters nitllude the British Government were fatal-Reuter, would adopt if private United States Six More Pay Penalty
to
PUR
Dies At Capetown
EASES
Tokyo, Aug. 10. With instructions from Tokyo, Major-General Nishihara, Chairman of the Japanese "Inspectorate" which went to indo-China to supervise the cut off all French undertaking
POST OFFICE
Smell Packet Post to all countries is suspended.
OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered and Parcel Malls ure closed 15 minutca carlier than the time given below unless otherwlso
has returned to Hanol-Reuter.
ed to close at or before 9 p.m. regis- Domel adds that on his retum to|tered and parcel,mails are closed at Indo-China Major General Nishilhura 5 pm, on the previous day. When wits accompanied by Mr. Hideo mails are advertised to close after Foreign 5 p.m. Registered and Parcel malls
are closed nt 5 p.m.
Air Mail Service"
INWARD MAILS
by "Imperial Airways .Aug. 12. ..Aux. 12. and Haiphong, Holhow and Fort Boyard Aug. 12. Aug. 12. Aug. 12.
'Hanol, Aug. 10.
who Nishihara, Major-General arrived here from Tokyo on Friday Halphong accompanied by Colone! Satoh Secretary Yosano, called on Vice- Admiral Decoux, the Governor-Saigon
Shanghai General, at 11 am, on Saturday.
The Governor-General, welcoming Shanghai and Amoy ....................Aug, 12. General Nishthara's return, express- Air Mall by "Pan American Airways
Direct ed the hope that the relation between
Service"-Sam Francisco date, 6th August, friendly Haiphong Japan and French Indo-China would the negotiations,
Shanghal the Formal negotiations for settling Shanghai and Amoy
by outstanding problems would be re-
sumed on Monday-Domel.
Capetown, Aug. 10. London, Aug. 11.
The death is announced of Sir Abe An Air Ministry and Ministry of Home Security communique states Bailey-Rester.
Abe Bailey, the South African London, Aug. 10. that enemy activity over this country Reliable British sources te-night during last night was slight and magnate, was born at Cradock, Cape Effective September 11, 1010. said Mr. Herbert Hoover has already almost entirely confined to South-Colony, lo 1884, the son of the Hon, supplies to General Chilang Kai-shek, stated, and. where mails are ndvertis-
Thomas Bailey, an emigrant from approached the British authorities west England.
Yorkshire. He was sent to England with the suggestion that the United
to be educated, but at an early age States provide large scale food relief
was working in the City where, before he was 21, he made the first sine, Secretary of the
omce. for continental Europe,
Decoux Interviewed of several fortunes and lost it. In Hils experience the 80's he was back in South Africa, of the Rand dated before the discovery of the from goldfelds. He was in the gold rush to Barberton in 1800 and saw the Interests undertake to attempt
rapid rise of the discs fro
district m London, Aug. 11.
ity feed needy European populations,
fron Six more German planes were shot metropolie Johannesburg The general British attitude, evidenced by the indignation arouse down this morning by the RAF. and stretch of veld to a live of industry.
Five by Mr. Cudahy's statement on Tues-anti-aircraft defences.
were From his store at Barberton in 1087 ho went to Johannesburg, where he day, is that it would be almost Im-aghters and one was a bomber. possible for any outside organisation The enemy nirerait crossed the became eventually one of the lead- to undertake
of the distribution
loons. British Bghters balloons. Improvement In Refuse supplies to needy, German-occupied south-east coast and made an attacking Transvaal mine-owners,
the early days he was a member on barrage territories without risking a proper
engaged them of and anti-aircraft
Staatsrand. During Kuns
against tion of such supplies falling into and ant
and two were alot down. One bal-Ulanders agitation enemy hands. A to-morrow's meeting of the At the same time British sources loon was shot down in flames by a policy adopted towar Urish Council, Dr. A. M. Rodrigues, hold that Germany could easily re- Messerschmitt which in turn was at President Kruger which culminated pursuant to notice, will move: move the danger of a food shortage tacked by R.A.F. fighters and anti-in the famous Jameson Raid in 1895, in certain areas she has occupied by aircraft batteries. When last seen it Balley was Dr. Jumeson's lieutenant. to three was sentenced "Whereas it has been shown that distributing her own ample stocks was heading homewards with smoke As a member of the Reform Com-
mittee he
but did not the present form of refuse disposal estimated here to include between coming from it. la capable of Improvement in detail six to nine months' normal supply off
Three fighters and one boinber years imprisonment, and the hope expressed that this bread and grains alone, ut metu were shot down in a battle over the serve the whole term, being released creased, believedly due to the re- Japan and Shanghal
on payment of a fine of £2,000. He might be carried out at an early date, ing the current crop.
Channel.
was a close felend of Cecil Rhodes, be It resolved that Government be it is emphasized here that one! recommended to adopt without delay condition of Hitler's promises to the measures for improvement con- bring Prosperity and plenty was te
Botha and Smuts and knew Kitchener
templited by the Urban Council."
German protected countries, and that
und Kruger well.
now is the time for him to prove his; Correspondence in connection wilt good intentions. A proposal to initiate a system of survey of best informed British scavenging of the twenty-six villages sources indicates that all the recent In the vicinity of Kowloon City, will predictions of a general famine in be considered; as well as the follow-Europe in the coming winter, to- ing licence applications:
gether with Mr. Cudahy's assertion that 8,000,000 Belgians are facing the threat of starvation, are exaggerated.
Disposal Urged
An unofficial report puts the num- ber of Nazi planes shot down in sci.th-east coast actions to-day at 10.
General Pictorial: Land and Seacapes: No Lot Noe 9 and 10, ground scribed to by both British and neutral Secretary for Alr
Architecture: Street Scenes, etc. Ist. Silver Cup. 2nd. $30. 3rd. $20 4th, $12.50.
SECTION TWO Portraits: Informal Close-ups: Human Studies.
1st. Silver Cup. 2nd. $30. 3rd. $20. 4th. $12.50.
SECTION THREE Still Life and Table Top Studies. 1st, Silver Cup. 2nd. $30. 3rd. $20. 4th, $12.50.
SECTION FOUR (Craftsmen's Section}
The whole of the work entailed in the production of every entry must have been done by the competitors who will be required to make a declaration to this efect. Each entry must have posted on the back a special entry form obtainable on application from The Hongkong-Telegraph --- or from the Flon. Secretary, Hongkong Photographie Society Subjects at the discretion of competitors.
1st. Silver Cup. 2nd. $30. 3rd. $20. 4th. $12.50.
RULES
The following Bulcs will govern the Competition:
1-The Competition is confined ex
etusively to amateur photo. graphers.
2-No employee or member of any frm in the photographie rade i permitted to compete.
SThe prizes will be awarded to the competitors sending in what are adjudged to be the best photo-
Encl graphs 10 each Section.
entry must be accompanied by a form which will be published during the period of the com- palition, and whichi
bo must
pasted on back of entry.
The right to publish. any or all
of the entries "fs reserved to the Hongkong Telegraph,
-All photographs cutered
must
have been takers in the Colony of Hongkong. Photographs which have been already entered in ather Competitions are inellathle -No responsibility will be accepted for non-delivery of, to of, or damage to entries
7--All entries to be either black, sepla, or toned pletures, and must Coloured photo- be mounted. graphs are ineligible. B-Pictures submitted in sepia tones should be accompanied by a amalier print in black and white. -No picture to entered in more
than ons Section.
10-Mounia to be only white or cream, must be of ons of the following
2:10X1a, 18x20,
11.-No correspondence will be entered into in connection with the Com- petition. 12-Members of the Staffs of the Hongkong Telegraph and the South China Morning Post are not permitted to compete, 13.---The decisión, of, the Judges shall
be Onal,
14-At the conclusion of the Cam- petition, entries will be returned
Lo competitors on application at
the Telegraph offices within seven
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In
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towords them
In South African War When the South African war came,
and
was
be
improved through
Tension Decreases
Hnnel, Aug. 10. With the return of Major-General Nishihara the tension has been de- sumption of negotiations which may forestall any Japanese direct action.
United Press.
France To Yield
London, Aug. 10.
territory into Yimman,
writes
the Beyond any doubt, correspondent, the Japanese regard
U.S.A. and Manila (San Francisco
date 20th July)
Japan and Shanghai London and Straits
Aug. 13. .Aug. 13.
Aug. 13.
Aug. 13.
..Aug. 13.
Aug. 14. .Aug. 14.
ABC. 15. .Aug. 15. .Aug. 15. Aug. 17.
Air Mall by Imperial Airway
Bervice**
Shanghai Shanghal
Japan
Sandakan
.AUR
Aug, 17 Au
Aug. 18. AUX.
18.
10.
AUR. 18.
20.
Aug. 20. 4.08. 20. Aug. 20.
Aug. 21.
Aug. 21. .Aug. .Aug. 22
Calcutta. Straits and Saigon Aug. 24.
-(San Francisco date, 10th Aug.). U.S.A. Honolulu. Japan and Manila Aug. 24. U.S.A., and Manila (San Francisco
date, 2nd August)
.Aug. 25. U.S.A. Honolulu, Japan and Shang- Jan-(San Francisco date, 15th July),
.Aug. 29.
U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang- hal (San Francisco date, 20th July).
Calcatta and Straits It was reported that during a rald
The Petaln Government is expect-Japan and Formosa
Shangbal on a South-west England coast town this morning one German plane was he teiped to raise several irregular ed to yield during the next few days Shanghai and Amoy
to Japan's demands about fado. scen to drop into the sen. Another corps, joined General Pole-Carew's
a forced start as an intelligence officer and was China, writes the diplomatic corres- Java making appeared be hindig a few miles inland.-Reuter. Later made chief intelligence officer pendent of the London Daily Herald, va and Manilin
Shanghai... of that brigade He then became Chief Japanese demand is for the War Cabinet's 'Praise
member for Barkly West. Both in right to establish military, naval and Australia and Mantin Further application for permission
London, Aug. 11. The prowess of R.A.F. pilots who out of Parlament he urged the air brises in Indo-China and the right London and Straits benefits of unifying South Africa. to march troops through French Japan and Manila to use the basement of 1, H Wood Taking into consideration the Road as a shop; applications for known or calculated reserves at the were engaged in the big air battle When the Union Parliament restaurant licence for 5, Aberdeen outbreak of wor, together with the over the Channel when to German constituted he sat for Krugersdorp,
this as a polite formula preparing Street, first floor; an eating house best estimates of the current crop, machines were shot down in the sub-Transvaal, from 1910 to 1924. For his nelp in establishing the Union he door Heence for the side
118, al Con-
the way for military occupation and experts have draw a fairly detailed ject of the following message sent
in 1911 was knighted (K.C.M.G.)
eventual annexation of the whole of naught Road Central; eating house plcture of the winter food situation, by the Prime Minister, Mr. Chur-
baronet in 1918, to Sir Archibald Sinclair, and was made licence for the premises on Shek O which has been substantially sub-chi,
When Natal was
by Indo-China, was threatened Inland
correspondence relative 10 observers.
10
"The War Cabinet would be glad a native rebellion, Budes, equipped eating house licence for 15,
This can be summarised as follows: if you would convey to the fighter at ois own expense the "Rosebuds" be squadrons of the Royal Air Force (Lancashire and Yorkshire men's) Europe generally will
brillant contingent-a service for which ne Thursday's pondence relative to food factory compelled to fall back on reserve engaged in
was thonked by the Natal Cabinet cence for 177, Portland, Street, stacks to cope with the difficult pro-action their admiration of the skill
the World-Wor he was ground floor; application for food blem of distribution and to assure and prowess which they lisplayed During
Union forces In shop licence (fruit) for 3, Tung Loit the best possible use is made of and congratulate them upon the de- DA.QM.G. to the Lane, ground floor.
available stocks;
feat and heavy losses inflicted upon German South-West Africa.
Baney was a director of 27 com (2). Cert.in areas, notably Poland, their far more numerous enemy."
ponies and chairman of nine, prue- Norway and Belglum, have a food Reuter.
tically all of them being gold mining BANDAGE PRACTICES
problem which is already likely to
Apart from business, about the
chef interests were polities and the "become very difficult" There will be demonstrations of beginning of the new year. This blockade is ari essential long range
turf. A racehorse owner, he was -whose effect will become bandage practice on each Wednesday applies particularly to the industrial weapon morning during the next three weeks districts, where it will involve ration-increasingly noticeable as the war is a generous and untulling patron for the Ladies' Working Party at the ing and, perhaps, a certain amount prolonged. At the same Ume the sport. At the end of 1928 it was Europcon YM.C.A., from a.m. to of malnutrition;
United States aid will not avert the announced that he had decided to 10 a.m.
(3) United States relief will in- telling affect of the blockade against sell all this horses in England with Anyone wishing to take advantage evitably enhance Germany's capacity Germany before the latter half of four exceptions. He had been racing 31- for nearly 30 years. of this tuition is very welcome.
there the war, since British 1041.-United Press,
health was the reason for his deal- sion. He had suffered greatly from But by May, arthritis for some time. 1929, having rude a complete re- of the covery, he started racing again and likely to attempt any invasion of
six week bought some horses. Its former Indo-Chinn for at least
because of the rainy season and the stud had fetched 168,995
to
wage
Let us Brace Ourselves
to our Duty
and so bear ourselves that, if the British Commonwealth and Empire lasts for a thousand years, men will still say "This was their finest hour."
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OUTWARD "MAILS Monday, August 12
......Noon.
12.30 p.m. 1230 p.m.
.2.30 p.m.
Omelally the Japanese have not
they are hinting that unless the presented an ultimatum, unofficially French give way they will use force. I may be talten that the German and Italian Governments will advise Marshal Petain to comply with the Halohong Japanese demands, and quickly-Fort Itoyard Reuter.
Shanghai, Bangkok Shanchal
..7 p. Tuesday, August 13 Roinyla and Sourabaya....030 0.0. Satzon
....4.30 p.m.. Air Mall for Manlia, Guam.' Tonofolu, U.S.A., and Europe via “Pan Ame- rican Airways and Trans-Atlanilo- Services."
K.P.O.
The
to
OR
Vichy Conference
Vichy, Aug. 10. Japanese Ambassador Mr. Renzo Sawada, France, Thursday held a lengthy interview with the French Forelin Minister, M. Paul Baudoin, on the Franco- Japanese relations over Indo-China. tions was not divulged-Domel,
The substance. of the conversa-
Shanghai Opinion
Shanghal, Aug, 10. Well Informed quarters here are opinion that Japan is not
Acent Clewer Estate in
the St. The same conditions prevail in
In the same year he sold his
**
of
Rek.
Ord.
Ire.
Ord,
Auc. 13. & p.m. ...Anr. 13, 6.30 p.m. G.P.O.
Aug, 13, 5 min. ...Ang. 13, 7 p.m.
Air Mail for Indo-China, Malaya, Java and Australia by the "Im- perial Airways Service."
Rec.
Ord,
ち
Ord.
K.P.O.
„Aug. 13. 5 p.m. ....Aug. 13, 5.30 p.m.
G.P.O.
..Aug. 13, 5 p.m. ......................... Aur, 13. 7 p.m. Wednesday, August 14, Bayard and Holhow ..10.30 a.m. Straits.........
.10.30 a.m.
Shanghat
Haiphong
.1.30 pm. Formosa, Shanghai and Japan
3.30 p.m. Thursday, August 15
12.30 p.m. .2 p.m. Friday, August 16
....am. 10.30 p.m. 17.20 nm.
South China where thousands Japanese soldiers are incapacitated district of the Cape Province, com-
come with Inalarla dysentery, making prising about 70,000 acres and carry necessary large scale reinforcements ing 20,000 merino sheep
eep and large from Formosa. quantities of other stock. It is pro-
Inforced circles said the recent ost valuable agricultura? bably the most
turn Japanese ship movements in South in the Union. The estate China have been mainly around properly in fetched
£256,187. Originally Bulley and his partners Ceell Rhodes Hainan-Island-and-that-they-are Amoy and Shanghai 12 30p.m.-
and nothing unusual as compared with Strafta Otto Beit, evolved a hig scheme for the movements of the last three settling people on the land, acquiring months connected with the building 125 square miles which were to be of, a strong naval base on Hainan irrigated, but something went wrong Island.
The majority of authoritative with the plan and it was dropped, much of the land being sold.
sources here are of the opinion thut Japan will not find it necessary to Bailey assisted many good causes,
because France, Shonehni Including
non-state-aided invade Indo-China verlain schools. In 1925 he bought the Fair- during the current negotiations, will Bengkok bridge Collection of 15,000 volumes probably necept all the Japanese de-Sandiakena dealing with South Africa and pre-mands including that for a naval Shanebai sented it to the South African Library base. at Capetown. He niso had a wing erected at a cost of £7,000 to house the callcetion and this extension was opened in May, 1927. In the same year Bailey offered to give 20 plots of 500 acres each in Rhodesia to the
There is some concern here over Empire Service League for settlement the reported possibility of Hitler in 1928. he presented October permitting Japanese transit purposes. In £100,000 to the Royal Institute for
through Indo-China en route to International Affairs to endow Chat Yunnan. However, it is understood not given House as its headquarters. In that Berlin has so far recognition of his munificence he was Tokyo any such assurance.-United entertained at a dinner at the Man-Press.
han
slon House al which the Prince of Wales presided.
secure.
.12.30 p.m.
Saldon and Bangkok ***...? p.m. Radio broadcosts from Indo-China Straits. Rangoon and Calcutta
yesterday announced there are very heavy floods at Hanol as a result of torrential radu. It is understood the
ΟΙ Standard-Vacuum Company's installation is inundated.
In
The day before the operation
He
Parcels.Aug. 16. 5 p... Letters....Aug. 17. 9.30 a.m.
Saturday. Attrust 17- Shanghal and Parcels only for Tien-
Usin
.9.30 8.m. Air Mall for "Imperial Airways- Servicw to Indo-China. Durban And there by Sea Service to United-Kingdom,
G.P.O. & K.F.O. .Reg...........Aug. 17, 5 p.m. Ord.....Aug. 17, 5.30 pm. Parcels only for Tlentsla .....5 p.m. Manila
.5.30 p.m. Haiphong.....
Monday, August 19
• Noon. Tuesday, Aug. 20 Shanghal and Porcels only for Tien- .......30 a... tsin
Wednesday, August 21
Under Bailey's leadership a South peons. Africen Economic Union was formed he had acted as host at a luncheon a word about the in 1930. He held that Imperial Pre- without saying ference and Tariff Reform were the coming ordeal.
connection with the Repre- solution of the Empire's difficulties and the best defence against hostile sentation of Natives Bill in 1938 Sir tarifs imposed by trade competitors. Abe wrote emphasising the "pressing Shanghai (Parcels only).....1 pm. The future great markets, he said, need of stemming the tide of native Formosa and Shanghal....9.30 p.m.. .......3.30 p.m. was a strong up- Japan............... domination." were in the Dominions and these the holder of sanctions against Italy, pre- Straits, Cegion, India, Bact and South rest of the world was anxious dicting that the annexation of Africa and United Kingdom.
.G.P.O, and KP.O. great Abyssinia might foreshadow Introduced Cricket.
changes on
Farcels.Aug. 21, 8 p.m.. the African. continent.
Reg. ****
...Aug. 22, DAS ... Speaking in 1935, he recalled that In January 1939, he warned Dutch
Ord.......Aug. 22, 10.30 am..
Friday, August £3 it was he who sent the first cricket and English South Africans to re
main under the protection of the team from South Africa to play in England. When he was first on the British navy and work together to Strofts and Calcutta Rand, he said, he was told that it "prevent Hiller treating our people.
as he has treated the Jews". had a great future, but there was no Bloglo
1030 Bolley's fortune In money there then and not a
he had no money, so estimated at £10,000,000. building and he
His second wife, a daughter of Lord he joined the gold rush to Barberton. On the English turf in 1935 he Rossmore, became an expert air- won 29 races and £23,270 in stakes, woman. She made many spectacular In 1930 he won the Oake with Lovely nights and on one of them was lost Rosa which he had picked up for 370 in the Sahara for some days. Her quinens. The value of the race was husband had almost given up hope 7,069. It was his first classic vic and when she was found said laugh- hope # will never occur tory after nearly 50 years on the lingly: turf.
Next
year ho won the again, as I've had enough of it."
Ebor They, had two daughters. Gimcrack Stakes and the Handicap. In a letter read at the Gimcrack Club dinner he urged that betting off the course should be made ta contribute. financially. to the sup port of horse-racing.
"
Was
John, Sir Abo's eldest son by his first wife, married Dianu Churchill, Winston Churchill's eldest daughter
сол
Konoyo's Daughter
Tokyo, Aug. 11. Sir Abe hand been suffering from
Baroness Alauko Hosokawa, phlebitis and in July, 1937, hud to have a leg amputated. His other leg sort of the heir to Marquis Moristsu had to be removed in April. 1930. Hosokawa, and the second daughter He showed remarkable fortitude of Prince Fumimaro Konoye, the Soon after coming out of the anaes- Premier, died of peritonitis last night thetic he was joking with the sur- at the age of 22,-Doniel,“
Parcels ...Aug. 23, 11 am.. Letters.....Aug. 23, Noon.
Saturday, August 24 Shanghai Parcels only for Tientsin
Saturday, August 31
8.30 p.m. *Superscribed Correspondence Only. Shanghai ******
9am.
STOCK MARKET
REPORT
Hongkong Stock Exchange Official Summary issued on Saturday says:
Market continues very quiet.
Buyers.
Hotels $3.05 Lands $79.30-
Bales.
Lands $30.50