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CENTRAL

QUEEN'S KD. CENTRAL: CAR PARK-JERVOIS STREET Take Bus No. 4 or 5 going west, 3 min. from stop opposite Queen's

TO-DAY ONLY

At 2.30; 5.15, 7.15 & 9.15 p.m. SPECIAL CHINESE NEWSREEL PROGRAMME A splendid record of the Safe Arrival of Marshal Chiang Kai Shek from Sian Vivid glimpses of the Sui Yan Front, etc., etc.

MICKEY MOLISE

TO-MORROW

WALT DISNEY'S

MICKEY MOUSE

SILLY SYMPHONY

PROGRAMME

Matinees: 20c, 30, Evenings: 20c, 35c, 55c, 80c: Servicemen 40c

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

PUBLIC AUCTIONS

Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public

TH

Auction

On Thursday, the 4th February, 1937 commencing at 2.30 p.m.

at their Sales Room, Duddell Street A Quantity of Valuable HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

comprising:

THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 1, 1937.

EJECTION BY FORCE

IN U.S.

FLOOD DISASTER

THREATS OF FURTHER RAIN ADD TO GRAVE ANXIETIES

New York, To-day.

Threats of more rain a

are a source of increas- ing anxiety as the waters of the Mississippi River creep up the 1,200-mile long levee system be tween Cairo, Tennessee, and New Orleans, Loui- siana, which is the only protection of the whole area flooded last week against another and more terrible disaster.

The Army is prepared to spend¦

been

wo or three months watching the escape serious disaster. eaves and evacuating the valley Troops Under Orders levees and if necessary.

Hundreds of troops have Tension is increasing in Cairo | drafted to Paducah to eject by as the flood crest approaches, and force, if necessary, thousands who he water is already lapping part are marooned in homes which are of the three-foot super-structure on he 60-foot sea wall. There are still

hopes, however, that the town may

awash in mud and slime.

Meanwhile the process of reha- at bilitation has been held up Louisville, Kentucky, where, owing to fears of a major outbreak of disease, parts of the city have been

GOVERNOR INAUGURATES placed in quarantine and 230,000

TELEPHONE SERVICE

refugees forbidden to return to their homes until some order is restored. This may take weeks.

Ohio Harnessing

The waters continue to recede up-river from Louisville and the

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The wireless telephone service between Hong Kong and Shanghai was officially inaugurated this morning at about nine Federal Flood Commission is begin- o'clock, when His Excellency the Governor, Sir Andrew Caldecott, ning a survey to-morrow with spoke first with Mr. Pang Hsueh-pei, Vice-Minister of Communi- view to seeking the best means of cations, and then with Mr. Wu Te-chen, the Mayor of Greater harnessing the Ohio River and its

tributaries. Shanghai, a

It is understood that the service was thrown open to the use of the general public at 10 a.m.

The Governor received the first again the audibility. left nothing to calls on the new Shanghai-Hong be desired. Kong telephone service at 7:15 am. this morning.

POLICE RESERVE

ORDERS

Federal land experts estimate that the flooding of the Ohio River has washed 300,000,000 tons of fertile top soil from an area of |127,000,000 acres. Reuter.

CORRESPONDENCE

CHARITY BALL FOR SUIYUAN REFUGEE FUND

To The Editor, "China Mail'] Dear Sir,

I was surprised to read in the

PHONE FEES Fees for the service are $8 to the Teak Wood Bed Room and Dining

In reply to a message of greeting International Settlement system in Room Furniture, Drawing Room and and friendship from the Vice- Shanghai and $7.50 to Chinese ter- Office Furniture, Typewriters, Minister of Communications, His ritory. Gramaphones and Records, Rugs, Excellency said: "I warmly rec Carpets, Curios, Bronze Figures, procate your kind words and sen- Ornaments, Pictures, Clocks, Cut-timents, and ask you to accept my lery, Brass and Silver Ware, Glass sincere congratulations on the in- and Porcelain Ware, Wardrobe and auguration of this telephone ser-

Orders by the Hon. Mr. T. H. King, “Sunday Herald" of the 31st Janu- Cabin Trunks, Radiators, Electric vice between our two great cities. Inspector General of Police.

ary that I was a patron of the Table Lamps and Fans, etc., etc. have been here only just over a year!

Chinese Company

Charity Ball for raising fund for and I am very sad at the thought Inspection Parade All ranks of the A Selection of Fine Black Wood of leaving in April, but it will al Chinese Company, will parade at Cen- the Suiyuan Refugee. I respect- ways be a source of great gratifica-bruary 4th at 17.30 hours under Sub private reason, and now my name tral Police Station on Thursday, Fe-fully declined the invitation for a tion to me that during my brief Inspector R. J. Hunt for a general in has been put down as a patron. I Chairs, Governorship, Shanghai and Hong spection of equipment etc, by the Com-was also referred to as the Honor- Sideboard, Desk, Table, Joss Table, Teapoys, Jardinieres, Kong have been linked together by pany Commander. Dress-Blue Uniform,

Ware comprising:-

also

and

One Radio Gramaphone One Electric Befrigerator.

Personal Contact

Table Screens, Folding Screens two new bonds of communication, Cap with White Cover Belt with ary AD.C. to His Excellency the first the Air service of the C.N.A.C. and note book to be carried. The to the fact that I accepted the in- Brace, Truncheon, "Pocket Policeman" Governor, thus lending semblance with Porcelain Panels etc., etc.

and now this telephone service. Equipment Officer will make a point of vitation of patronage in an official

being present.

Indian Company

capacity which I again repeat I did The former makes the establish-

Training Course Part IL The annot. I shall be glad if you will On View from - Wednesday, the ment of personal contact between dermentioned members of the Indian kindly give prominence to this dis 3rd February, 1937.

our respective citizens a matter only Company will attend Indian Company claimer, for much as I would like of hours, and the latter makes Headquarters on Tuesday, and Wednes- to assist the object in view, I feel Terms: Cash on Delivery

day, February 2nd and 3rd at 17.30 it only right that fact should be verbal contact a matter only of hours for instruction in Part II of Iminutes

LAMMERT BROS,

Auctioneers

perfection of com-Training Course, and on Thursday, made known. Hong Kong, 1st February, 1937, munication between us is typical of February 4th at 17:30 hours for ex Thanking you for the courtesy

the progress that now characterises amination in Part II of Training affording me space in your

Auction

your great country and it will I am confident, not only accelerate Undersigned have received the dispatch of business but the instractions to sell by Public literate the happy intercou

friendship, I anticipate therefore a speedy popularisation of the vice and am proud of the ho which you have done me in me to take this first call.

Informal Talk

eater

On

Friday, the 5th February, commencing at 5.15

at their Sales Room Dudd

Valmble Collection Postage Stamps.

In Sets, Blocks, Pairs and Sing

On View from Thursday, the 4th

February, 1937.

Terms: Cash on Delivery

Hong

ith the

for the above, Constables R201 S. L Bux, R210 Ab- dullah Shah, 2213 S. B. Hussein, B216 Lal Khan, 1936 M. S Dillon, R207 Ba- zal: Qypał, R206 Mohamed Ali Oppal, R228 A. B. Razack, and R286 Ahmed Din.

Training Course will be no Part 111

r¬this week,

Flying Constab

chee has

Part II There «Training. Course

Yours faithfully,

FUNG PING FAN

A. Woodier, E303 D Young, E313 D. M. Xavier, R819 Ng Chi In, E323 Lo Koon Ho, E325 Cherng King Choz, R327 Sung Shu Chee, R332 Ng Hung Kwal, R354 Lee Chan Kee and R359 Ho Wing Kwan.”

Emergency Unit Reserve Leave-Lance". Sergeant BASI G Frost has been granted 10 months" leave of absence from the Colony, as mbers from Ist January 1937.

Riot Dell –An Riot Dril carried out by

Sung

strengt

Monda

of the

9.00)gency Unit

ary 5th 1987,

on Friday,

hours

ess-Optional

C. CHAMPED

DS.P. (R).

LAMMERT BROS

ong, 1st February, 1937. Beuters, Ltd. for the Far Eas

tuts 1301 Chon - Hing, outside

Looney

Constables E802 G..