1938-08-22 — Page 1

"RICKSHAW"

BRAND

CEYLON TEA

SOLD BY

ALL COMPRADORES,

Library, Soomesan Court

THIRD EDITION

CHINA

OLDEST NEWSPAPER IN THE FAR EAST.

ESTABLISHED 1945.

No. 30,445

PITCHED

INSIST ON

Daisy

MAIL Brand

MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 1938 Price: 10 Cts.

AUSTRALIA'S CHOICEST

BUTTER

BATTLE ON

EDGE OF SETTLEMENT Fierce Fight Still Raging After 3 Hours

-TYPHOON-

IN NEAR VICINITY

Possibility that

typhoon, now in the neighbourhood of South Formosa, may cause some disturbance in this area, is indi- cated by the fact that it has been travelling on a more or less west- erly course.

The warning issued at 10 a.m. to-day gave its position as 22 N. Lat., 121 E. Long, moving W.N.W.

On this course the typhoon would strike the China coast somewhere between Hong Kong and Swatow. A warning signal is possible to-night.

GOOD WEATHER PROBABLE FOR THE TEST

London, To-day. The Test prospects are reveal- ed by a cool, bright, intermit- tent showers weather forecast. It is already considered that England is in an impregnable position and it is expected that they will pile up at least eight hundred runs. McCormick's ab- sence was the keypoint, leav- ing the weakest ever Australian attack. There was no over- night queue.-Reuter.

Japanese Rush Up OVERILLA

Men To Meet Guerilla Attack

Shanghai, To-day.

Loud sounds of the firing of rifles and machine-guns began in the Hungjao Aerodrome area, exact- ly five miles beyond the western perimeter, at * about 8.00 a.m. this morning.

WARFARE IN PALESTINE

Jerusalem, To-day. Trouble of a serious character

continues in Palestine.

A military patrol was fired on when proceeding in the neigh- bourhood of Nablus, and one sol- dier was wounded.

In clashes which occurred in

2.

Jews are reported to have been

According to available reports, a large band of

guerillas have engaged the Japanese guards in other parts of the country, three that neighbourhood, who have been greatly in-killed. creased following yesterday's fighting, and the The three children of the Jewish" attack made last week on the aerodrome itself. Prison Inspector, who were kid- napped during a raid carried out The Japanese have rushed up there are about one thousand men by irregulars on a small town re-inforcements so that they involved, of which the Japanese are south of Haifa, have been returned have now approximately 400 men understood to number approximate- home safe and sound. fighting in this vicinity.

ly four hundred.-Reuter.

A check in the neighbourhood at 10 a.m., two hours after the start of the clash, revealed that fierce fighting was still in ́ pró- gress at that time.

immediate effect.

Five prisoners escaped from a prison near Tulkarem. A party of Several lorry loads of Japanese soldiers was sent out to hunt down troops, fully armed, proceeded the fugitives, one of whom was through the British sector to-shot dead. The others succeeded in wards the scene at about 9.00 making good their escape.—Trans-

Ocean. a.m. this morning.

No details on the progress of the fighting or the casualties are! available yet. - Reuter.

INHABITANTS FLEE

Later.

JAPANESE APOLOGY Latest reports indicate that the

TO BRIGADIER

fighting is not actually at Hungjao Aerodrome but approximately one mile further from the Settlement.

According to a British resident

TELFER-SMOLLETT living near the aerodrome, Japan-

ese lorries filled with troops Smol-heavy equipment rumbled up

Shanghai, To-day.

Brigadier-General Telfer

and the

some- evacuated

lett, in charge of the British troops neighbourhood throughout the night

letter while villagers, aware that in Shanghai, has received a from a high Japanese Army officer thing was in the wind e regretting the incident in the Bri- their villages in a steady straum tish Sector on August 19 and de-through the night and wandered claring that the men concerned have nearer the Settlement, many taking British punished, been

similar to the shelter in the gardens of apology to the Americana last week. residents. -Reuter.

RAIN EXPECTED

It is not known for certain whe- ther the guerillas launched an at- tack or whether the Japanese, tent on rounding them up, began the fighting.

The sound of heavy firing,

On the other hand, nothing is known about the fate of the In- spector's parents and grandmother who were kidnapped at the same time.

An order forbidding inhabitants to appear in the streets of the out- skirts of the city of Jerusalem was promulgated on Saturday to take Continued at foot of Preceding Col.

EXTRA FILING SPACE

AT LOWER COST!

Newly arrived shipments from the States, GF 4 drawer Foolscap size filing cabinets fitted with Yale lock. Each drawer is 28" deep, which is 4" more than the average. drawer depth of competitive makes. Over the whole cabinet this gives 16” total extra fling space yet the price is less than any other in Hongkong, namely, H.K.$130.00.

4 DRAWER FOOLSCAP FILING CABINETS

H.K.$130.00

in-

WHEN YOU BUY A FILING CABINET YOU ARE BUYING FILING SPACE AND THE CABINET, IS 80 MERELY AN ENCLOSURE FOR THIS. SPACE, WE SAY 5 DRAWER SPACE FOR THE PRICE OF

The Royal Observatory reports that pressure is highest. over the cording to a check at 11a.m. was Pacific to the east of the Bonins still continuing, which seems

:

·Indo- ably South

Indicate an engagement of consider- able proportions.

and is relatively low over China. The typhoon ~is situated in the vicinity of Capo - Formosa, moving, W.N.W Forecast N winds, moderate to fresh, cloudy, rain later.

1,000 INVOLVED Military sources estimate that judging from the amount of firing,

THE OFFICE APPLIANCE CO.

Powell's Bldg.

LIMITED.

Tel. 28607.