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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1937.

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From Monday, 23rd August

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SUNDAY

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EXCURSION,

From Hacso

$,00 pm, Kishan 3.30. Bui Tal- 3.50 am. Bui Ta! 3.00 pm, Bui Tal 4,00 .. Kinahmo 15.00 p.ta looban

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Pupils are trained on Stinson and other trainers, and they then progress to Curtiss, Flat, Douglas, Boeing. Vultee and Martin bom- bers

A strong national spirit is fos tered, and, the quarters where the flying cadets live are plastered with patriotic mottos. Cadets are expected never to "forget the 500,- 000 square miles of territory we lost in the north-east."

Many of the American Instruc- tors have left the country, but a few remain as advisors, or are engaged in the engineering and mechanical branches.

Italy, also, has played a part in building up China's air force.

Among the types of aircraft imported into China recently are French Breguets. Italian Capronis and Savolas, and American North- rops and Vought Corsairs.

NAVAL AIR ARM Japan's al forces include - naval branch of about 460 ma- chines, some of which are carried In aircraft carriers. These may prove formidable against an enemy inferior at sea and in the air. Some of the Japanese warships carry alreraft and there are two seaplane transport vessels.

There are Your Army fiying schools, and the army air corps 'consisted last January of 11 fighter,

War scene from the North showing Chinese red cross unit. (Photo, "N.C.D. Nèws.")

CHINESE RESISTANCE

FAVOURED

London, Sept. 1. "Informed

in London circles generally feel that if China has not. resisted Japan now, disintegra- tion would have set in rapidly and China's nationhood would have been lost, according to the diplo- matic

of correspondent

the Times."

"To-day," says the correspon- dent, "she is thought more of as a nation than she has been for years. If Chiang Kai-shek, can manoeuvre his armies to avoid a crushing defeat, he might, with the

VENICE, TRIESTE, BRINDISI (London Overland) reconnaissance and 4 bomber help of geography. hold out for a

via Singapore, Colombo, Bʊmbay, Massowah. &

Port Said

оп

3rd September, 1937, M'night.

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London, Retterdam, Hamburg & Glasgow "ANTENOR" Sails 22 8EPT., for Marsailles, London,

Rotterdam & Glasgow

LIVERPOOL SERVICE

"MARON"

Sails 4 SEPT., for Havre, Liverpool

#CURYBYLUS”

& Bromborough Sails 27 SEPT., for Liverpool

& Bromborough

NEW YORK SERVICE, *PREMIUS"

Sails 80 SEPT.. for Boston, New York.

Philadelphia and Baltimore, via Batavia, Straits & Cape of Good Hope. "PACIFIC SERVICE (α DARIN, KOBE, NACOTA & YOKOHAMA).

Sails 14 SEIT., for 'Victoria, Vanoquver "IXION"

& Seattle

INWARD SERVICE

Due

CYCLOPS

"IXION"

"KURYBATES"

"HEOTOK”

1.8EPT. From Europa.via. Straits

4 SEPT., From Pacific via Japan

7 SEPT... From U.K via Straits ~~~10′′SEPT."" From U.K, vin Straits

Specially reduced fares are quoted for cargo steamers with limited passenger accommodation'

For freight, passage rates and information apply to

Butterfield & Swire,

Tel. 30133.

Agents. 1, Cosasaght Boad, C.

regiments.

Japan "has many fighters with engines of 450 to 600 h.p. and capable of speeds of more than 200 miles an hour.

The machines produced at Jap- anese factories, are of foreign design, chiefly German. Among them are twin-engined bomber, the Kawasaki. and a 4-engined German Junkers bomber type, Many engines are imported from Germany.

prolonged time.

FRENCHMAN SHOT IN STOMACH

Bandits Demand Half Million Dollars Ransom

FOREIGN MAILS

MAILS FOR BHANGHAI AND DISTURBED AREAS

All malls for Shanghai and the disturbed areas are at pre- sent being sent via Canton-Hankòw for delivery as circumstan- ces permit.

The first opportunity will be taken for direct delivery. Parcel post for Shaughai and North China is tety» » porarily suspended.

The Public are reminded that the postage on Printed Papers, Commercial Papers, Samples and Small Packeta' must be, fully prepaid. Insufficiently prepaid Printed Papern, stű are NOT forwardeis

Letters, Postcards and Samples for Europe and South America are forwarded "via Siberia" if so superscribed.

INWARD MAILS

FROM

Air Mail by "Fan-American Air- Ways Direct Service”—Sau Francisco date, 25th August STRAITS

STRAITS

MANILA

SAIGON

JAPAN'

(ANADA, USA, Japan and SuaNGRAI)

(Seattle, 14th August)

JAPAN

have

JAPAN

SAIGON

Shanghai, Sept. 1. The French authorities received information that Francois de Salas, a Frenchman, who was one of the abducted foreign priests Was shot in the "stomach and abandoned by the bandits who are demanding $500,000 ransom for the cther captives. De Salas 18 2 director of St. Joseph's College for Chinese on the outskirts of Peiping which is

by run

the Marist brothers. The captives are being. held in a pagoda in the western huis.- Reuter.

$500,000,000 LOAN DETAILS

Shanghal. Sept. 1. Details of the $500,000,000 loan

Emergency Unit New the correspondent states that incepted. Mr. T. V. Soong. Loan

Headquarters

(Continued from Page 1)

It is the tervent hope of the Unit that in the future the mem- bership will grow in number`and. in strength.

"As regards the Japanese side, It is thought her plan is to put round Shanghal a ring through which no Chinese troops. once they are driven out, will be allowed to re-enter. In other words, the Japanese wish to live 1932 over again, make their gains in Shang-known as the L'berty Loan are hat more secure and concentrate published and show that bonds are her main forces on a push from issued at war interest of four per the North."

cent per annum redeemable in ECONOMIC PENETRATION

thirty years from 1941 besides Referring to the economic cash on all marketable articles, aspects of the Japanese campaign, such as jewellery which are ac-

North China there is known to be Comm'ssioner; says it is wrong, to a feld of really cheap mineral oras and raw materials. There have thus been heard economic arguments from Tokyo in favour of the North China campaign to "secure econo- mic penetration (at the point of the bayonet) tu tap the new field of probable wealth and at the same time to buttress the econo- male situation at home by a sys- tem of exchange and tinport con- trol on the German model. That is the admitted plan of tri- dustrialists who favour the cam-

With ever-increasing enthusiasm. It is the hope of the members that the Headquarters will be a lasting centre of the Emergency Unit, a stronghold from which to carry the paign." light of duty, and to continue to

The correspondent adds serve the public not only in emer-

these military Industrialists may gency calls such as anti-riot ac-be called the middle school. in tivities, typhoons, and guard the race course in this special case of the refugees, but also in regular patrols as they have always been

in the past. ·

suppose that the entire proceeds will be devoted to national defence as the purpose of the loan was to meet the general needs of the Chinese Government, Reuter..

C

King Congratulates. Old Newspaper

HAIEKONG PAKHOI and Holo

SAIGON JAPAN

DAIREN

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Luchow

PER

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tiwan

2nd Sept.

Pan-American

2nd Sept.

Airways Plans

Vomali

2nd Sept,

Oyelopa

nd Sept.

Emp, of Umuda

2nd Sept

Sichuan ... !

2nd Sept.

Arabio Maru"

2nd Sept.

Pros, Grant

3rd Sept.

Gamaria

3rd Sept.

Mirso poro...

3rd Bopt.

4

Kanche

3rd Sept.

Kinoman

3rd Sept.

Kiungchow

4th Sept

Ixion

4th Sept.

4th Sept.

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Yankin

4th Sept.

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Kuriyang

5th Sept.

Barri

6th Sept.

7th Sept.

Place

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7th Sept.

Furybates

7th Sept.

"Memnon ...

7th Sept

Cremes

MANILA

Taiping

7th Sept. 7th Sept. 7th

"SHANGHAI

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ANDY.com

MANILA

SPRAITS

JAPAN

STRAITH

JAPAN... JAPAN

SAIGON

AUSTRALIA 80 ), MANILA

Wangkok and Swarow STRA175 MANILA

Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct Service”—London data, 28th August HAITHONG

STRAITK JAPAN STEATTE

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Pro. Lincoln

Imperia} Airways

Canton

Spline

Shirala

6th Sept.

Sept. 8th Sept 9th Sept. 9th Sept,

Scharnhorst

Arima Haru

Bakone Mar

9th Sept

... Bakzaki Hary..

10th Sept.

Nako Mar

10th Sept.

Burdwan...

10th Sept.

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10th Sept

10th Sept

STRAITS CANADA, U.B.A. HONOLULU, JAYAN nod

BRANDEAL (Vancouver B.C., 19th Aug.).

Brelor

Ewp, of Russia,

OUTWARD · MAILS

REGISTERED AND PARCEL MAILS are closed 15 minuten sarlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails are advertised to sicës at or before @ am., registered and parcel mails are closed at p.m. on the previous day.

FOR

THURSDAY

Foochow via Swatow

Pathoi and Haiphong Fort Bayard.

London, Sept. 1. Mr. Neville Chamberlain, the Premier, to-day left Balmoral Stow...

Castle where he has been the guestStraits, Ceylon, India,» East and South of the King. He is continuing his

Africa la the North of Amoy that fishing holiday Scotland.

The King and Mr. Chamberlain sent congratulatory messages to the "Belfast News Letter" one of the oldest newspaper to publish in the British Isles. It was establish- ed in 1737 and has been in publica- tion under the same name for two hundred years.-, Reuters Bulletin Service,

Japan. To one side of them are the militarists who hold the reins, and to the other side the in- dustrialists and traders who be- lieve that peaceful penetration, may secure greater gains at smaller

costa. This group is said to be growing. but hardly fast enough to, deflect the militarists from their course.-

In the course of the formal opening, the Inspector General of Police paid a glowing tribute to the Emergency Unit not only for their untiring zeal in which they have always carried out their Reuter: duties but also for their prepared- ness to render assistance, at any moment.

*

In conclusion the LG.P. con- gratulated them on their accom- plishment and drank to their fu-

ture success.

FARR-SCHMELING BOUT

New York, August 31.

ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL" CORPS

A fight between Farr and Maj. S. Fenwick, .M.C., M.B., is Schmeling at Madison Square placed on the hp. lat on account Garden the winner to meet Joe. ut 1-health (Aug. 3).

Louis in a title bout is reported to The follg. Capts. to be Mais. be next on the promoter Miko THOSE PRESENT.

(July 27)-LR. S. MacFarlane. | Jacobs' programme. Baer and Amongst those présent were the M.B., H. A. Ferguson, M.B., J. J. Braddock are other possible op- Hon. Mr.T. H. King. Mr. C. G.UDwyer. M.B.

"ponents for Farr Reuter, `` Perdue. Mr. C. Champklu, Mr. 8. Short Service Commission.-Lt.

W. Tso, Insp. A. L. Hopkins, Sub.- foi prob.) J. A. V. Nicoll is restd. Insp. L. R. Whant, Messrs. G. R. to the estabt. (July 14).

MEMORANDUM

Grover, B. W. Simmons, R. E. Lee, THE ARMY DENTAL CORPS Lt.-Coi. F'. L. Hewson, O.B.E., Feroz All, B. C. Randall, Suther- Snort Service: Commission-Lt. A.M.I.Mech. E., h.p., late R.A.6.C.. land, Needham, Leung On-tal, A. | Ċ. O. B. Stibbs to be Capt. (Aug. 1). ` retires on ret, pay (Aug. 4).

W. Mooney, G. P. Lammert, J. V. Roberts, Tipple. Archipoft Buda- gean, M. A. da Souza, M. A. R. Souza, Staritsen. W. Tansley, Van der Lely, C. W. Younger, W. Fen- nell, Bellamy. Curd, Montgomery, Logan, and many others.

RAILWAY MERGER

Paris, Sept. 1. The merger of private railway companies and State railways is provided by a decree issued to- day, The State will hold 51 per cent of the stocks and appoint persone to high positions on con- trol but will have no majority on the board of directors.

The merger is a compromise be-

tween the Socialists who wanted full State control and the Rightists who demand Government super- vision.

Interest, for the shares will be provided by the Treasury which will also make good, the denelt on the cost of running the railways -

· Reuter's Bulletin Service.

18.

WEATHER REPORT

ROYAL OBSERVATORY

RONG EUNG

London, Sept. 1. Barometer (at sea level), 29.89

Month

Lays of

Date of

Height,

Kong

Blandard

Time

Hnight.

J.pao and EUROPE via Siterin sir Mail for Manila, Garm, Honolulu and U.S.A., by the "Pan-American Airways Diract Service”—due San Francisco, 8th September. Mania, Rabaul, Australia and Now Zealand via Brisbane-due Brisbane, 26th September

FRIDAY

Pes

Dart and Tho

Thursday, ind,

10.80 A

1.00 P

1.00 PK

Yochows Kaying...

Wing Wah

Hatching.....

9.00 IM

Arabia Maru

2,30 PM

4300

Kiangan ...

Vorfü

Pan-American Airways Plane

Tanda

Air Mail for "Imperial Airways`)

Direct Service"-due London, {{Imperial Air- 12th September.

vir Mail for "Australia by Im. perial Airways Service"-due Darwin, 7th September.

Swatow, Amoy and Foochow Japan, Honolulo, Canada, U.S.A. Cantrai

and Eouth America and “EUROPE | vis Vancouver B.O., (Parcels for Canada only)—dao Vancouver 3.0, 22nd September and *EUROPE via Biberia

Manila, "Straits, Ceylon,

*India, *Egypt

wava Plane

Imperial Air. ways Plane

Bailan

4.00 P

Kowloon P.O. Reg. 3ad.5.00 PM Ord, and, 5,00 P

G.P.O. Reg. Sad, 5.00 pm Ord 3rd, 6.00AM Par. 2nd, 5.00PM Reg. 2nd, 5.00 r M Or 3rd, 9.00

Friday. 3rd. G.P.Q &

K.P.O Reg. 8.30.AM.

Ord. 9.30 AM G.P.O. &

K.P.G.

Reg. 8.30 AM Ord. 9,30 AM

.3.00 PM

Emp. of Canada Beg. 3rd, 3.15 PM

and Parcels only for Germany via Greisenau Homburg

*Straits, Ceylon, Indie, Egypt and]

* EUROPE via Brindisi-das firinellai,|| Conte Verde 23rd September

"Straits and Calcutio

***

+

Par. 3rd. 3,00 FM OR. 3rd. 4.00 PM.

4.20 PM

(G.P.0.4 K.P.O.

Reg Ord. Parcels ON.

4.187 st 6,00 PM

4.00 PM

8.00 7 ม

5.00 M

-Kowloon P.0.

¡Reg. 3rd, 8.00 M Ord. 3rd, 5.00 PM

G.P.O.

HƯNG KONG TIDE TAELA

*Manila-

Kussing Maron

From September 2. to B. 1957.

Air Mall for North China, Lan chow and Yondan (via Han

Eurasia

HIGH WATER.

LOW WATER..

Hong

Hong

kow and Slan) by the "Eurasia Airways Service."

Plane

Bag. 3rd, 5,00 e M [Ord, 4th, 7.03 M

Kong

Btandard

Time.

Straits, Caylor, India East and South”

Africa, Adea Egypt and EURORE vin Marseilla—duc Marteiller, t Oelcher...

Rampura

Reg. 4th, 9.45 AM

h. m.

It, La.

Thor. 2

06 E0 17 3

CO 02

42

50 64

0

1106 14

Fri.

3

07.09

4

0108 3 8.

21 20

2

1140 3 4

Bat,

4

08 43

4

0200

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Temperature; night, 79 F. DAN

Rainfall for 24 hours; ending 10to to-day, nil.

minimum fast

21 47 15 5

1512

Bun. 6

09-30

7.8

0947

15 42

1. B

Mon.

+Japani Manila

Total rainfall' zince January" 1' 66.83 ins,

Tues. Wed

SUNDAY

Formons

23 10 8 4

Temperature, 85 F. Humidity. 79 per cent. Wind Direction, West. Wind Force (Beaufort), 3. Temperature; maximum yester-. day, 88 FL

Against an average of 67.65 ins. Sunset to-night, 6.41 p.m. Bunrise to-morrow, 6.08 a.m.

4p.m.. Sept. 1.

Barometer (at sea levél), 29,62

2108 58 10 14 7 0

212861 10 056 5

21.00 1123

03 31 16 1608 12 0 0415 19 1838 4 04 5594 17 C# # 7

(Beaufort), 3. Maximum tempera- Temperature, 82. Humidity, ture, 87. Minimum temperature, 79. Wind Direction, N.W. Wind Force | Rainfall," 0,04.

SATURDAY

Ale Mall for “K‚L.M. Service”*...

due Amsterdam, 18th Sept.

G.P.O. & R.P.O.

Par. 8rd, 5.00 M

Ord. 4th, 10.80 M

Saturday. ith," G.P.Q. &

K.P.O:

Reg. 9.30 A Ord.10 00 AM

Ranpura

D'Artagnan Pres. Grand

1.30 PM 4.30 PM

Sunday, 6th

Canton Maru

9.00

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