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RICE SHIPMENT

reas afficially sluted esterday that the supplies of vice from Bangkok reported by Associated Prean to be unsigned to Hong Kong, are for U.N.RR.A. nevolent and

Hong not for the

Konst Government.

A/B CHARGED

WITH ROBBERY

teel for

T

Able Seaman John Maciennnu, H.M.S. Burudu, was commit-

Lrial by Mr. F. 3 Almuda at the Central Magis acy yesterday when he was charged with robbery with violence and assault on a, policé willeer at Johnston Ronal.

stetsed was alleged

have Chinese woman Chan tab. "

-fee of IN gold bager ring valued at $63 in a lane near the Orntal Theatre. He was also alleged to have assaulted a Chinese police constable, Lo Yiuang, who

de the arrest.

Lo

Mr. R. S. Smith, assisted by Detective Inspector Ewins of No.

Police Station, prosecuted.

"LA SCALA"

On Sunriny evening there will

court of ree rded masie the Tef Se, ciers Club, St. Andrews, Nathan . Kowloon,

commencing at eight o'clock.

The programme this week is Follows: Ovetore "La Seula Hi Seta" by Rossini and played

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 1940.

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Gen. Chou Calls For End To

All China Hostilities

Nanking, June 21.

General Chou En-lai, chlef Communist negotiator,

today called for an end to “all hostilities both in China proper and Manchurla without a time limit, pending readjustments."

LUNCHEON FOR

AMBASSADOR

Mr. C. K. Sze, Chinese Charge

a

N.C. Truce Extended

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Nanking, June 21.

HONGKONG

TRAMWAYS

LIMITED

HEREBY

NOTICE 13 GIVEN that the ORDINARY YEARLY GENERAL MEET ING of HONGKONG TRAM-

SERVICE AUCTION ROOMS Auctioneers, Surveyors, etc. Brament, French Bank Bldg., A... do Sousa, Auctioncax. Telephono 01867.

PUBLIC AUCTION

Twenty-four hours be- WAYS LIMITED will be held At the same time he flatly rejected the Govern-d'Affaires, gave

The Undersigned has received luncheon fore the expiration of at the Offices of Mears. instructions from the Custodian ment proposal that General George C. Marshall on the funere many the Manchurian Truce JARDINE, MATHESON AND of Property to sell by Publie

in London on June 12 in honour arbitrate China's problems.

of Sir Ralph Stevenson, newly Chiang Kai-shek has or- COMPANY, LIMITED, HONG Auction

KONG, on Saturday, the 29th appointed British

Ambassador dered the extension of day of June, 1940, nt-12 o'clock to China, and Lady Stevenson.the armistice until noon.Noen, to transact the ordinary The other guests were:

He said any Allied mediation on President should be based Harry Truman's December 12, 1945, declaration and the Mon-

cow Big Three, communique of Dec. 26. 1945, which said in United States, effect that the Russin and Britain would keep their hands of China's internal

diflienities.

the statement.

nt n two hour meeting with General Marshall today.

Soon after the both General Chou and General conference, Marshall visited Generalissimo Chinng

Kai-shek, Marshall's headquarters were silent on the possibility of settling the Kuo- mintang-Communist dispute be fore the Manchurian truce ends at noon on June 22,

General Chou refused to am- plify his statement, which a spokesman said represented the Negotiations have been dead- Communist Party's position in locked for two days over gove the present negotiations. Gon-crament's demands that Com-! eral Chou presumably discussed munists evacuate certain areas in Manchurin and the request that, General Marshall should! receive powers to arbitrate the entire dispute,

PICKPOCKET

SENT HOME

So Chun, the young pick-pocket who was given a chance to disclose the ringlenders behind the pocket

N17.11

in

General Chou said the Com- munists are opposed to grant ing Marshall such power on the An agreement grounds that should be reached by all fire-

tions on every question by their own accord.--Associated Press. Easier Feeling

picking reket, again appeared be fore Mr. C. Y. Kwan yesterday,

Inspector Sell, who charge of the prosecution, stated that' in consequence of certain in- BBC. Symphony Orebestra | farmation given by accused, an ...ducted by Teanini: Dance other small boy was pointed out to at the Automatons and Waltz by C.S.1. Bui as being the other per Delibes with the Boston Symson involved with accused in the in theft of the $30.00 in respect of phony Orchestra; Concerto

Majne (Mozart). The pianist which seensed was charged. Then the suburbs of Tsinan, the Artur Schnabel with the Lon-smalt don Symphony Orchestra.

POST OFFICE

NOTICES

MAIL NOTICE

Outward Maile

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boy was also Court.

Mr. Kwan, then punted to greused that he had been requested to give information regarding the ring-aders. Accused then state that he was not seeving under any "he" and was desirous of turning to his untive village in Sz Yap, where his parents were Je siding.

Alter

Jue deliberation. Mr. Kwan told arcused that the wound

provide Tre

given a chance and with a passage back to the village An order was made for a sum, nod exceeding $30.00. to be paid up of

SATURDAY, 22nd JUNE. Macao and Tsinshan (Kwony Fook Cheung) 10,00 am.

Airmail

i) for Shanghai (CN.A.C. | the Poor Box for the necessary Plane) (Reg.) 10.15 a.ni, (Ord.) 10.30

0.10a.m.

Haiphong Promire) 2,00 pm, Swnlow (Naiyang) 2.00 pm. Canada, U.S.A.. Central and South Amerienyia Vancouver, BC. Hasting Park) #Parcel) 1.30 pm, (Reg.) 1.45pm, (Oral) 2.00 p.m.

Amoy (Anhui) 3.00 p.m. Shanghai (City of Norwich) 2.00 P

Australia vin Sydney (Priam) (Parcels) 2.38 p.m.. (Reg.) 2.11

(Ord) 100 p.m.

Canton (Fatalan) 4.00 p.m. Wachow (Nam Lung) 4.00 pan. Swalow (Kwelyang) 6.00 pm.

SUNDAY, 23rd JUNE. Macno and Tainshan (Kwong

Sai) 19.00 a.m.

Shanghai (Resolute) 10.00 Haiphong (Iris) 10.00 a.m. Canton (By Train) 10.00

R.

.m

MONDAY 24th JUNE.

Macao and Tsinshan (Kwong Fook Cheung) 10.00 a.m.

Kwonchow-wan

Sing) 10.00 a..

('Fai

Straits, Bgypt and Europe via London (Glenogle) (Parcels) 9.30 9.45 a.m (01d.) 11.m.. (Reg.)

10.00 a..

..

expenses.

Inspector Sell undertook to ar- range for the purchase of the pasnge dicket and to see the ac cused on lourd.

MONEY MART

Chinese National Currency ugain gave way to selling pres- sure yesterday. Opening at $1.94 for futures and $2.11 for spot (per CNS1,000) rates gradu. ally declined and by closing time had dropped to $1.84 and $2.05 respectively.

Gold was steady, opening at $45 a tael, and closing at $457. U.S. dollars dropped to $5.00.) Sterling was quoted at $16.20, and Australian pounds at $12.50. Į

S'hal Exchange

WOR

Shanghai. June 21. The 10 am. rates were ;----

Buying Selling CNS CNS Gold per ounce

189,500 180,800 U.S. Dollara°

2,680 Hong Kong Dollars 495 500

Closing rates were:

198,700 199,000 Gold per ounce U.S. Dollars*

2,720

2,740 520

530 Hong Kong Dollars

Unofficial market. (Ord.)-Associated Press.

2,660

Maalla (Gonzaga Viclory) 10.00 Canada via Vancouver, B.C. (Empire Tavoy) (Parcels) 9.30

0.45 R... .m. (Reg.) 10.00 am.

Saigon (Helikon) Noor. Shanghai (Tainan) 1.00 p.m. Airmail for. London, Cnleutta. Durban, Cairo, Rangoon, Singa- pore, Sydney and Auckland (y Air) (Reg.) 1.46 p.m., Ord)

2.00 p.m.

Formoan (Hoi Shew) 3.00 p.m. Kwongchow-wan (Tolahan) 4.00

p.m.

Canton (Sai On) 4.00 p.m.

TUESDAY, 25th JUNE. Amoy (Barbara C) 10.00 a.m. Straits, Egypt and Europe vin Liverpool (Adrastus) (Parcels) 9.30 am.. (Reg.) 9.45 am.. (Ord.)

10.00 0.

Shangbal (Mindoro) 10.00 a.m. U.S.A.. Central and South America via San Francisco (Pa American Victory) Parcels) 0. a.m., (Reg.) 9.45 am., (Ord.) 10.00 a.m.

Batavia (Laomedon) 10.00.a.m.. Macao and Teinshan (Kwong ~Sal) (1:00 am.

Streita (Ninghai) 1.00

p.m. Canton (Kong Tung) 4.00

p.m.

WEDNESDAY, 20th JUNE Macao and Tainshan (Kwong Fook Cheung) 10.00 am.

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"CHINESE MILITARY"

CHARGED

Peiping, June 21. The Central News Agency re- ported towns that there has been cessionally artillery fire heard besieged capital of Shantung Province, but added that thei is an easier feeling among the 1 inhabitants as a result of air! patrols and the stabilization of rummudity prices,

iere of

Barbed wire defence works have been erected in the streets of the capital and were describĮ

in the preus despatch us recaution against *rouble from "dangerous cle- muts hidden", within the city than in anticipation of street fighting against Chinese Com- munists.

Associated Press.

The Persian Ambassador and on June 30, permitting business of the Company. ten Koo, Mr. and Mrs George Communist-Government Mme. Taqizadeli, Mme. Welling the continuation of the Kitson, Gen, and Mac. Kwei.

By Order of the Board, Sir Francis and Lady Rose, Mrs. negotiations which dead-

W. F. SIMMONS, Campbell, Mr. and Mrs. Garrett, locked for the past three Mrs. Harcourt Smith, Dr. F. T. days.

Secretary. Cheng, Mr. T. K. Taeng. Dr. George Wel, Col, and Mrs. P. Y. Hung and Mr. Freeman Koo.

OIL HIDDEN

IN JUNK

Charged with attempting export 40 five-gallon tins of encna. nut oil, a prohibited commodity for export, a travelling trader and the master of a trading junk were

finer $50 each by Mr. W. M. Latimer at Kowloon Court yester.

day

Sub-Ins, Thomas, prosecuting, said that the junk was intercepted while heading for Macan on Wednesday. The tins of all were

found underneath the floor-beurde, A seizure of 3,000 lbs. of four

found on the same vessel resulted in fines of $100 being imposed up- on three other travelling traders who claimed ownership.

CADETS TO VISIT CANADA

Landan, June 21. - Twenty-four sen cadets, repre

senting all parts of the Whited Kingdom, a leaving for Canada under an Empire "einser

under- standing" scheme on July 6.

H.M.S. Sailing in

Speaker, returned to the United States, the Lonse Lend aircraft carrie bew endets are travelling Via Berini to Norfolk, Virgina, and shenge overland to Montreal-Resta.

Transplanting Shocks The Cabbage

(Contributed by the Agricultural Department)

the

The impasse is caused by the Hong Kong, 19th June, 1946. Communist opposition to Kuomintang demand that Gen- eral Marshall have arbitration powers to settle Chinese intern- al strife.

Generalissimo Chiung's truce extension in regarded as a con- cession to the Communist nego tiator.

Chiang warned: "In view of the urgency of

relieving the prolonged sufferings of our na

tion, nu further delay should be permitted."

Gen. Murshid's Headquartera i withheld comment on Chinng's action prolonging the truce. A spokesman said that Gen. Mar- shall conferred last night with Chot Eu-lai, saw Chiang this! morning and then held two more long conferences with Chou.

THE HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK

Conducted by THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING

CORPORATION Hong Kong

NOTICE TO. DEPOSITORS

on MONDAY, the 24th June,

1946,

commencing at 10.40 B.J

at his Sales Rooms, Basement, French Bank Building,

82 LOTS OF

MISCELLANEOUS GOODS,

comprising:--

Insulated Telephone Wires, Candles,

Iron Nails, Chemicals, Canvas Bags, Ship's Flugs, Red Lead,

Wooden Pulleys, Iren Pulleys, Fibre Rope,

Wire Nets, Cotton Twine, · Hammers.

Etc., Etc., Etc.,

The Hongkong &

Коувол

Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd's No.

1 Godown, West Point, where

It is apparent that he using

As from October 1st, 1946, the goods are stored,, will be every possible means to break the interest rate on minimum open to inspection on 21st and the dendfork, which is compli- balances as provided in Clause 422nd June, 1946, between 10.00 cated by the Government's de. of the Rates of the Hong Konga.m. and Noon, and between mands to the Communists to Savings Bank will be at the rate 2.00 p.m. and 4.60 p.m. evacuate certain North Chinn of 1 per annum. Such rate of Headquar interest will be subject to be areas. Communist ters said that Chou reiterated changed at the discretion of the the Party's demand for an un- Bank at any time on limited trace.--Associated Press, calendar monih'a notice being given by publication in one English and one Chinese news- paper in Hong Kong.

HIGH TREASON CHARGE

The case in which Lau Kwing- yun is charged with high treason! Was again adjourned by Mr. George She at Central Magistency esterday until Monday to decid whi her he could have legal aid in the Lower Court.

Mr. M. A. da Silva for the Crown stated that at the previous

The Auction is subject to the Conditions of Sale published in the 9th March, 1946 issue of one the Gazette.

A. E. B, DE SOUSA,

Auctioneer.

Hong Kong. 20th June, 1946. Hong Kong. 21st June, 1946.

NOTICE

The Hongkong Local Storm Signal Code, which

bearing the accused had said that will continue to be used as before, is as follows:-

he would like to call three wit fnesses, who are under sentener of death, George Wong," Lät“Ki! and Inouye.

Signal

Symbol

"Though it was not fair to deluy" the execution of the condemned

for Lau should be considered.

It was not the usual procedure

Though winter is the proper season for Chinese, the value of their evidence

cabbage, the following three varieties may now be grown successfully: Chinese White Cabbage, Leaf Mustard Cabbage and Chinese Flowering Cabbage.

for accused to have legal aid in Lower Court, and that question

would have to be considered.

CHURCHILL TO PRESENT DEGREES.

Bristol, June 21. Lieut.-General John C. H. Lee, former Deputy Supreme Comman of the United States Army, the

der in the Mediterranena War

ally supplied with nitrogenoustersity.

THE NATIONAL MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALASIA LTD.

Menning.

A depression ur ty

phoun exists which may possibly offent the locality.

Gale expected from the NW quadrant.)

Gale expected from the SW quadrant

:

Night

Signals. Lights Vertical.

White

1

Black T....

White

White

White

Black cone,

Green

point upward

Green

Green

C

Black cone,

White

point downward

White

Green

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Two black cones,

Green

Gale expected from the NE quadrant.

points upward

White

White

Two black cones,

White

Gale expected from SE quadrant.

points downWB"ď

Green

Green

Gale expected to in-

9'

Black hour glass

Green

Green

Red

of

10

Black croza....

Green

Red

Wind

typhoon force expected (any direction).

crosse.

(Signals 2, 3, and 4 are not used in Hongkong)

The Chinese White Cabbage or "paak tsoi" that can be grown at this time of the year, is the variety named "ma mei paak" or "ma ye paak", The seeds are small, round and dark brown and must be sown very thinly into boxes or pots by the broadcast method. The young plants will be very vegetables mentioned here are theatre, will receive his degree of prominent within a week and gross feeders and must be liver- University today from Britain'

Doctor of Laws from Bristol should be transplanted three to four weeks after seed sowing. ferillisers, Quicker results are

Premier, Mr. Winsin Transplanting produces

who is Chancellor obtained by using fertilisers in the 9u- perior vegetables bat delays quid state which should be General Lac in onn

of three the harvesting by about ten supplied in diluted form every Service chiefs who will

recrive days-which is roughly the time three or four days. A required for the plants in re-

top degres when every Bristol, si”d- dressing of wood ashes or soot jent who can beg or borrow a car cover from the shock due to hay-

in very beneficial and watering or motor-cycle will escort Chan- ing been pulled out. In their could be done with soapy water

cellor Churchill to the Univer- new box or pot the young pank left over after laundering., Lack sity.--Router. tsoi seedlings are planted about of manure will definitely stunt four inches from each other, In the plants and in the case of less than seventy days the vego- the white cabbage the stalls or tables are ready for the table. ribs will be a rusty red instead Nine Chinese who claim to be The small Leaf Mustard Cab- of green or white. Shocked and members of the Chinese mill-bago or "kai tsoi tsai" that can ill-nourished leaf mustard will tary appeared before Mr. W. H. be grown now is called "sam fall to grow and exhibit sickly Latimer yesterday on a charge yuet taeng" in Chinese. The yellow leaves, of conspiracy to commit a rob- acoda which are not unlike those flowering cabbage will burst into whereas tho bery.

of the "pauk tsol" are also sown bloom. The soil around the

We have from this date taken! Chief Det.-Inspector C, Mot- broadcast. The seedlings are growing plants must be loosen- Association's affairs in Hong

over the Management of the Red T...... tram, appearing for the prese- not generally transplanted but ed once a week by digging with Kong. cution, asked for a remand of are thinned and the remainder the weeding fork. Hard. bak- seven day!' in gael custody. He allowed to develop where ori- ed soil result in stunted vege- said that defendants had al-į ginally sown. They are ready tables.

GILMAN &, CO., LTD. ready heen in custody six days. to be cut in about forty days The Chinese military had been aftor seed aowing.

· Flea -- Beetle

4A Des Voeux Rond C. notified and had promised The Chinese Floworing Cabbled by the flea-beetle

You might perhaps be tro-Hong Kong, 17th June 1946. check up on the accused's iden, bags or "paak taoi sum" to cul- growing these cabbages. This is tity. So far no reply had been tivate at present is the "forty received.

a very small insect with yellow day" variety called "azo Three of the accused are ad- yat." The needs are very much very much like the

sap stripes on the body and looks ditionally charged with posses-like those mentioned above and jumping lea. They eat little sion of two hand grenndes with treated for, nowing in the same holes in the leaf which prevents out-uthority seized by the manner. Seedlings may be the latter from doing its work police in a raid carried out on transplanted into pots three properly.. 174. Temple Street.

weeks after seed-sowing and the plants are ready from thirty to thirty-five days afterwards.

BANISHMENT RECOMMENDED

to.

Common Practice

when

common

NOTICE

Will any person, knowing the If young seedlings are badly whereabouts of, or information attacked they never grow.

about, EDWARD LYSAUGHT very effective remedy is dorris and HARRY LYSAUGHT, of root known in Chinese as "yue 16; Somerset Road, Kowloon Airmall for London, Calcutta,

All Three Together. The fol- tang." One Chinese ounce of Toog, please communicate, with Bangkok and Saigon (By Air)

Sontence of six months hard lowing is a common practice of dorries root wall pounded and the Secretariat, C.S.O. Building, (Rog.) 1.45 pm.. (Ord.) 2.00 p.m. Isbour was imposed on Mok Yiu, market gardeners, Mix equal mixed with a gallon (eg, 10 lbs.) Lower Albert Road.

Canton (Fatshan) 4:00 pm 32, unemployed, by Mr. George parts of white cabbage and loaf of water will make an effective Both were reported to have THURSDAY, 27th JUNE Sho at the Central Magistracy mustard and flowering cabbage spray to treat the vegetables in been in Hongkong at the time Stralis and Calcutta (Empire.yesterday for larcony,

seeds and broadcast thinly. at least n hundred pole. An old of the Japanese occupation. * Ferlin) 10.00 a.m.

Accused was alleged to have Transplant the white cabbage fit stolen $238.02 in money, a wrist seedlings into boxea or pots Dry powdered limo, fine wood aprey will đó very well. watch valued at $60 and $70 three weeks later. The leaf ashes or soot dusted over young worth of clothing from Yim Chu's Cebu, P.I. Aberdeen Victory) nif, at No. 250, Queen's Road mustard and flowering cabbage seedlings immediately after

West, first floor, on June 20. He are allowed to grow together in waterlag are also effective, Canada, U.S.A.,, Central and was also responsible for the theft out as required. Often the leaf forent dusts which will adhere the original bed and are pulled Dust application of the dif South America vir Vancouver, of two singlets from No. 278, Ara n.c. (King Alfred) (Parodiu) floor, on the same day,

raustard are left to be harvestert to their bodies. Roof and veran

***] dah gardens are often fro from All the three varieties of such pests.

Bangkok (Kweling) Noon.

FRIDAY, 28th JUNE:

10.00 AM,

9.30 am. Rog.)' 9.45·nımı,'.(Ora.). Accused was recommended for lust. 10.00 mm,

banishment:

LAMMERT BROS. Auctioneers, Surveyora and Arulvern, Peder Building Telephone No. 20224.

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SUPPLEMENTARY SIGNALS

Meaning.

Night Signals.

Symbol

2 Lights

Vertien1

Red

Green

Red cone,

point upward

Green

Green

Nos. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 holsted in Hongkong harbour.

No. 1 hoisted in Hongkong

harbour.

Day and night olgnals will be displayed at the Royal Observa- tory, Harbour Office and the Royal Naval Dockyard.

Day signals only will be displayed on the premises of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd.; night signals only on the tower of the Kowloon Railway Station..

Signals will be brought into use at additional stations when repaira have been effected.

The times of hoisting and lowering local typhoon signals will also be broadcast by ZBW on 355m. (846kc.), and ZEK on 470m (840kc.),, upon receipt.

Signal No. 1 Is a cautionary or "stand by" alignal, and does not ̧ necessarily imply bad weather.

Signals 6 to 8 convoy defnite warning of expected gales from specified directions. A "gale" is equivalent to a mean wind velocity of 40 m.p.h, or over. These four signals are therefore of equal significance as regards wind velocity, but are for different directions. Signal No. will not necessarily be used it conditions warrant the hoisting of No. 10 as soon as it is evident that the gale will Increase Signal No. 10 will be accompanied by three explosive bombs fired at intervals of 10 s. conds at the Harbour Office,

Sienale

enale will be lowered when all danger. Le considered to be over,

G. B. P. HEYWOOD,

Director, Royal Cheervatory:

Hong Kong, lat June, 1040,

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