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HONGKONG, CANTON &MACAO STEAMERS

JOINT SEDVICE OF THE HONGKONG CANTON MACAO STEAMBOAT CO LTD & THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO LTD

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TRAVEL

THE

SHORT

SAFE

SEA WAY

by the

British Line

NDL

CANTON

LINE

CURTAILED SAILINGS

Frow Hong Kong: 8 a.m. on Monday,

From Cansin:

Wednesday and Friday. 8 a.a. on Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday.

MACAO LINE

From Hong Kong

Wout liny B.Okian. Kinskaz

from Macao

Saturday

SUNDAY

4 pm Sat Tal

9.

Sul Tai 4.30pm. Kluba 20... Kinsban 5.30 p. ui Tai

14 EXCURSION,

3.00 x Bui Tal... 4.00 p.m. Kinshas

3.00, Sul Tal 40 p.m. Sal Tai 1,00 am. Koskaa 14.00 pan. Hinchaz

Note:-All vessels quipped with Wireless." QUEEN'S BUILDING, CONNAUGHT ROAD

Telephona 20101.

AU$

FAR EAST EXPRESS

PASSENGER & FREIGHT SERVICE.

Date

20

From Hong Kong t

Europe

Yearle

Porta

Sebarahorst

Orion, Southampton, Ham, Bamburg. Umana

Dec.

Trave

Malta, Mars, Rottenis, Hanbury, Areneu...

Jan,

74

Straits & Ceylon

Bothorst Travs

Hingapore, Penang, Bolawan, Dalambo..

Dea

25

Singapore, felawan, Colombo

Jati.

14

Robenhorst

MARIA

Dec

JADAN

Patatam

Yokohama, Kole

Jan.

5

North China

Falde & Japan Bouth Sea lalande Pridorun

Dairen, TelogiaN ––

Jati,

13

Medang, Balamania, Tulagi, Rabiul, etc...

Feb.

Friderm..

Madang, Selamana, Tulagi! Rabaúl, non

April

Subject to Altaration without Norice,

For Ph and Freight apply to

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD BREMEN

Queen's Huilding

MELCHERS & 00.

AGENTS

J

Telephone 1777%

CANTON AGENTS: JEBSEN & CO., SHAMEEN, BO.

BLUE FUNNE

LINE

/REGULAR AND FAST.

FREIGHT AND

PASSENGER SERVICES |

LONDON SERVICE

"DEUCALION" Sails 26 DEC., for Marumiles, Londau,

Rotterdamı, Aaaborg & Glasgow - "PATROCLUB" Saila 11.JAN,, for Marseilles, Landon,

Botterdam & Glagow

LIVERPOOL SERVICE

*** ANTILOCHUS" Sails at JAN., for Havre, Liverpool

& Bromborough

NEW YORK SERVICF

Saila 22 JAN., for Poston New York "ADBASTUS”

Philadelphia and Haltimore, via Cape of Good Hope PACIFIC SERVICF (via BESA, KOŠE, MAGOVA & YOKOTAKA TALTHYBIUS" Sails 18 JAN,, for Victoria, Vangor ver

INWARD SERVICE

Dus

“MEMNON”

"TITAN"

28 DEO, From Europe via Straits

"AGAPENOR"

"ANTENOR".

Sorttio

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1937.

SHARK AND BABY HOOKED IN SINGAPORE

Although the crew of the P. and O liner "Ranchi," which was in Penang harbour recently. were over 400 miles from Singapore, they still could not get over the excitement they were given "over the capture of u 350-lb. mother shark and her baby.

A steward stated that the mon- ster was fished through accident,

"We were all excited over the Incident. It appears that a big hook was lowered into the sen by

steward while the liner

was berthea alongside the pier in Slugapore.

3

Just before we left for Penang the previous morning the steward felt & tug and received a shock when he found that a seven-foot shark was dangling on the hook. The monster was hauled up by means of a rope, 20 members of the crew helping in the capture. We cut off the bead and then found a baby in the stomach. We threw thu mother' body and the small creature back into the sea. I have here two small teeth, from the shark which I am keeping ALS a souvenir.".

In their excitement they forgot the fact that a shark's body could be put to many good uses, and they missed some delicious dishes.

23:

NEW AIR RECORD

Maryse Hilsz's Triumph

Parls, Dec.

The famous French aviatrix. Maryse Hilsz, beat the record for the flight from Paris to Salgon established by the Frenchman, M. Japy. in 1535. Maryse Hisz started on Sunday from Paris and reached Salgon to-day having covered the "dis- tance in 92 hours 31 minutes and thereby beating Japy's record by four hours 21 minutes.- Transocean News Service.

QUEEN SENDS THANKS

London, Dec. 23. The Queen, who is President of St. Mary's Hospital has through her Private Secretary sent a letter of thanks to Meyerstein for the gift of £32,578 for acquisition of land adjoining the hospital peces- sary for its proposed extension Earlier in the year Meyerstein presented a dental research la- boratory to the hospital of which he is Vice-President.- British Wirdles. Service,

PALESTINE OIL RESTRICTION

Jerusalem, Dec. 33: The Manda. tory Government has officially pub- shed new laws regulating the production of oft in Palestine which

In future will be subject to legal restrictions. similar to those pré-

valling in Iraq and all oil producing

countries in the Near East.—--- Transocena News Service.

DEATH OF MR. G. KİNG

Former Shanghai Judgë

London, Dec. 23. The death has occurred of Mr. Gilbert King, a former Judge in Shanghal, at Reigate.

Reuter

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RIFLE CLUB DINNER

Continued from Page 1)

some members, owing to the-ract that the H. M. S. Medway was due to sail for Singapore on a normal cruise in January. They were ex- pected back, however, in March and, he hoped, in time for the Services and Bisley prize meetings.

Major Steers, replying, said that he was exceedingly glad to see that the 4th Submarine Flotilla. Ride Club had such a strong and active list of members. He recalled the splendid work of the late Lieut. (E A. C. Berlyn RN, in fostering enthusiasm and interest when the Club was first started, and sala that the fact that its membership had grown from 18 at the end of 1935 to its present number showed what could be done if one was keen and was prepared to work. He concluded by wishing the Club continued success.

BULLION CIRCLES

SURPRISED

New Industrial "Base Price For Silver

London, Dec. 23. Considerable surprise is express- ed in bullon circles here at Bom- bay's reception of Handy and 'Harman's new industrial base price for silver. It is pointed out that Handy and Harman probably fixed the price on London parity adding shipping charges in New York et |cetera in order to place them in a competitive position on the London market in dealing with the. United States arts and industry. London considers it absurd to talk of any reduction in the American price which remains unchanged at 45 cents at which business was actu- ally done with the United States Treasury yesterday. As a leading broker, interviewed by Reuter said, "The only the price which counts is the United States Treasury price of 45 cents for foreign silver in American bars, Handy and Har man's industrial base price does not affect the situation except sentimentally." Opinion is general that Handy and Harman will con- tinue axing the base price on Lon- don parity possibly at 1/16 and

over.

Rerer.

BEGGED FROM CONSTABLE

Chinese Remanded For Examination.

A mendicant, Lai Yan, 38, who persisted in asking a uniformed European constable for money, was charged at the Central Magistracy yesterday with begging In Lock- hart Road.

Police Constable M. K. Ross said he was standing in the road when Lal twice approached, and asked [him for 10 cents. In English. He told the mau to go away, but Lat persisted and was arrested.

Defendant denied that he had asked the constable for money, saying he only asked for a match to light his cigarette.

Inspector Baker said after being brought to Wanchal Station, the man continued to beg from a European Sub-Inspector.

The man was remanded for ex- amination.

COLONY'S LEASED

TERRITORY

Questions In Commons

London, Dec. 23: Mr. L. Hore- Belisha, Secretary for War, in the House of Commons to-day, replying R.A.F. BOATS AT SINGAPORE

London, Dec. 33... to questions but by Mr. Arthur Four of the five flying boats of Henderson to the Foreign Secre- No. 204 squadron Royal Air Force tary. Mr. Eden, said that the ter- which left Plymouth on December 2ritory adjacent to Hong Kong to fly to Australia arrived at Binga- held by the British Government pore yesterday from Penang. They and is garrisoned by British troops are due to remain until January but he should explain 10. A further flying boat will be sent from England shortly to take the place of the Afth aircraft of the squadron which arrived at Akyab with engine trouble on Dec. 15.- British Wireless Service.

SHANGHAI BOGUS

GOVERNMENT

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U.S. POLICY IN

FAR EAST

The Neutrality

Was

Act

The Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives re- cently decided to report unfavour- ably on a resolution which would require President Roosevelt to answer nine questions dealing with the position of the American Gov- ernment in relation to the Sino- Japanese hostilities. The resolu tion was introduced in the House by Mr. Francis Cose, and a letter from the Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell Hull.. Was accepted as conveying authoritatively all the Information required. „Mr. Case's principal question whether the State Department "is using the Neutrality Act as an instru- | ment of policy," and it apparently drew its Inspiration from a state- ment made in the House by Mr. Sam McReynolds, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee. He had said that he thought Japan! and the Fascist countries would be more alded by the putting into effect of the Act than otherwise. and was quoted as adding: “I am not saying we should ald China, but I want to stick a dagger into those countries that are trying to create dictatorships and trying to ruin the world."

To Mr. Case's question Mr. Hull's reply was that the State Depart- ment's policy was entirely depen- dent on the President's decision whether or not a state of WAT existed between China and Japan, though neither had declared war. To other questions his answers were that American officials in China from the beginning of hostilities had urged and helped American citizens to withdraw: that the Department

not Issuing passports for China gener- ally that arms shipments to both countries were on a cash basis; and that the United States had no

forces Im armed

the Japanese Empire, but did maintain them in Peking. Tientsin, and Shanghai to protect her

nationals and ald evacuation.

was

It was announced that licences for arms worth $5,740,000 (1.148,000) had been granted in. November, of which a little over $1,000,000 worth are for China, Soviet worth for Over $800,000 Russia, and over $500,000 worth for Japan.

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LEAGUE'S 100TH MEETING Geneva, Dec. 23: The Secretary General of the League of Nations, has summoned the Council and members to the 100th meeting to be held on January 17, 1938. The French Foreign Minister, M. Yvon Delbos, will act as President of the Council,-

Transocean News Service.

WEATHER REPORT

HONG KONG BOYAL OBSERVATORY

10 am, Dec. 23. Barometer (at sea level), 29.96

ins.

Temperature, 65 F. Humidity, 85 per cent. Wind Direction. East. Wind Force (Beaufort), 5. Temperature; maximum yester day. 63 P.

FOREIGN MAILS

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS

On Saturday the 25th December, the General Post Office and Kowloon Central Post Office will be open from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. The Sheungwan Branch Post Office will be open from 9 am to 10 a.m. and also from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. and the other Branch Post Offices will be entirely closed. There will be one collection from the pillar boxes, one delivery of ordinary correspondence as on Sundays and one delivery of registered correspondence at 11 a.m.

On Monday the 27th December the General Post Office, Kow-, loon Central Post Office and other Branch Post Offices will be closed, but postage stamps may be obtained at the back counter of the O. P. O from 8 am, to noon. There will be one collection from the pillar boxes as on Sundays. Ordinary correspondence will be sent out for delivery at 11.30 am. and 4.00 p.m. Registered correspondence at 4.00 p.m. only.

The Money Order Office will be entirely closed during the Holidays.

HONG KONG RADIO. TELEGRAPH SERVICE.

XLT Telegrams conveying Christmas and New Year Greetings will be accepted by the Radio Office for transmission via Radio during the period from 14th December, 1937 to 8th January 1838, both dates in clusive,

(a) The charge for telegrams to places in China will be based on ONE FOURTH of the ordinary rate and to other places n ONE THIRD of the ordinary rate. !

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(b) The minimum charge for all places will be for ten words. Further particulars may be obtained on application at the Radio Office

Air Mail Service to Shanghai is temporarily suspended. Christmas and New Year cards bearing not more than Bve written "words and enclosed in open envelopes are accepted by the Post Office at

the rate for printed matter, ie. 5 cents per 2 ounces, for all countries.

Hongkong, China and Macao at 3 cents per 2 ounces. Envelopea must hat he closed.

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

FROM

INWARD MAILS

STRATIE, MANILA and Leadon Parvels

(London date, 11th November) JAPAN

CALCUTTA and STRAITS...

HAFRONG...

BT-A123

JAPAN

JAPAN and SHANGHAI SAIGON STRAITS

+

SHANGHAI Foochow and Swarow BANGKOK and Swarow SEANORAI and AMOY ...

Air Mail by "Fan-American Air-

Ways Direct Service"-San. Francisco date, 15th December SUGON

Air Mall by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"--London date, 18th December, "JAPAN

HAIPHONG...

STRAITS

ŠTKAITA

Jaran and Shan Braais JAPAN

PEA

110

Memnon...

Alauts Muru Buisang

G.G. Paul Doumér-

Conte Verte Deucalion

**

24th Dec.

i

24th Dec

94th Dec.

25th Dec.

15th Dec.'

95th Dec,

96th Dec,

Scharnhorst D'Artagnin Burdo Shantung... Yingchow Triñas Pan-American

Airways Planej

Barents Imperial

LAY

· 34th Dec

26th Dec. 28th Пес. 26th Dec." 26th Dea.

26th Dec

26th Dec.

Altways Plane

27th Dec.

27th Deo.

28th Deo.

28th Dec.

***

58th Dec.

Athos II ...

28th Dec.

Orima

28th Dec.

Ryujuku Maru

8th Dea.

Bakuyo Maru Canton Tilan Agapenor

OUTWARD MAILS

REGISTERED AND PABORI, MAILS are closed la minates earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where maile are advertised to close at or before am., registered and parcel mails are closed at 5 p.m. on the previous day

For

FRIDAY

damabui and Wuchow Swatow and Bangkok Air Mail for Sian, Lanchow and Chengtu, etc. (via Hankow) by the “Eurasia Airways Service" (To further points by surface transport as Services permit). Kongmoon Japan and EUROPE via Siberia Japan, Honolulu, Canada, U.S.A. Central and South America and EUROPE via Vancouver B.O., (Parcels for Canadu only)-duo Vancouver B.O., 12th Jan, 1938...

Hoihow, Pakhoi and Haiphong..

Total rainfall since January 1. Manila, Australia and New-Zealand via 82.49 ins..

Against an average of 84.87 In. Sunset to-night, 5.45 p.m. Sunrise, to-morrow, 7.00 a.m... 4 p.m., Dec. 23. Barometer (nt sea level), 29.86. Temperature. 65. Humidity, 86. Wind Direction, East.' Wind Force (Beaufort), 4. Maximum tempera-

ture, 68. Minimum temperature, 61.

Rainfall, n.

"

Thursday Island-due, Thursday Island, 6th Jan., 1938...

SATURDAY

Air Mail for Sian, Lanchow and Chengta, etc. (vla Hankow) by the "Eurasia Airways Service" (To further points by surface transport as Services permits). J Straits, Ceylon, India East and)

South Africa, Aden, Egypt and EUROPE via Marseilles--die Mar. seilles 21st January 1933 Bambi and Wuołow

PJ2

í

DATE and TIME

Friday, 24th,

flux On Kalgan

Eurasia

Plane

Eurasia

8.16 AM .. 8.30 AM

G.P.O. &.

K.P.O.

Reg. 9,00 AM Ord. 9.30 AM

10.00 AM

3.00 7M

Kowloon P,0. Reg. 24th 5.00 F Ord. 21th 5.00 PM G.P.O..

On Las Oortu

10.30 AM

Parcels

1.00 PM

Rep. of Danada Rog

9.15 PM

Ord'

3.00 PK

Kingguan

Temperature:

minimum

Last

night, 61 F.

Rainfall for 24 hours, ending 10th day, nil,

Airmail for Chungking by the “CNA.C." Airways Direct Ser vice."

C.N.A.C.,

Plane

Reg: 24th 5.00 PM Ord. 28th 6.00 AM

Bog.

6.00 PM

Alauta Maru

Ord.

5.30 PM

Saturday, 25tb,

(G.P.O. &

K.P.O.

Plane Reg. 9.00 AM 8.30 AM G.P.O. & K.P.ON-

Rampura

Tai Ming

Kongmoon andi (Pakhni vis Kongmoon) Air Mail for "K.L.M. Service"'-—---

Book On

Beg,

Ord;

LOW WATER.

Hong

Hong

Kong

Kong

Standard

Standard

Time.

Time

Amoy

Shanghai

Doucalion

Scharnhorst

Anshum Conte Verde

(Beg Lord.

11.00 AM

11.00 AM

Ен

11.00 AM

h. m.

[*t. 10. ha

It: 10.

Fri. 24

MUSIC HALL FIRE

Bucharest, Dec. 23: Fire broke

Sat.

ཕོབ་་ཆ

01 27

6 2

08 (9

*

SUNDAY

Sunday, 26th

13 24

$21

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4 2

Foochow

02 37

154

08 65

27.

1818

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Sun 26 04 04

48

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30

Swak Amor and Fooshow: Shanghai and Japan

Newchwang Hailan

8,3) AZE 9.00 A

D'Artyanan

9.00 2

Formosa

Hongkong Haru..

9.00 AM

17

08

6.9

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*Superscribed, correspondence' only.

Printed and Published by Henry Lloyd Marrow, for the Hong Korg Daily Press, Ltd., at Marina House, third floor, 15-19, Queen's Road Central. Hong Kong. Leidon Office: 33, Fleet Street E04.

that the

leased territory is properly to be regarded as an integral part of the Colony for the period of the lease..

The Secretary for War stated that no instructions had been given to the officers commanding with the object of preventing the use of such territory by Japanese forces invading any other adjacent Chin- ese territory— Reuter

HONG KONG TİDE TABLE

From December 24 to 3, 1937

HIGH WATER.

Date of

Height.

24 DEC., From U.K. via Straits

28. DEU From U.K. via Straits

1 JAN, From U.E via Straits

Specially reduced fares are quated for cargo steumera wilh

Umited passenger acermmodation

For freight, passage rates and information apply to

Butterfield

Tel. 20333.

Agente,

Swire,

1, Connaught Road, C.

Hankow, Dec. Dec. 23: The so- called "Tatao (Greatway) Muni- cipal Government recently..form. ed at Peotung took over policing

07 17 14 2

in the refugee zone at Nantao to-out yesterday at 9 p.m. during a day, according to a foreign report crowded first-night performance at

Mon. 27 received here to-day.

one of the biggest Bucharest music halls, "Vox". Panic-stricken spec- Tues 28 tators rushed to the doors but for-

Wed, 19 tunately only a few persons' sur- fered minor injuries

Thar. 3009 22 Transocean News Service,

1960

Policemen of the bogus govern ment wearing black uniforms and yellow arm-bands appeared in the zohe.-

Central News,

1888 7

Height.

due Amsterdam. 2nd Jan, 38 Banpura

*Straits sad EUROPE via Maremos"

das Maravillor. 28th January 1934 Manila, Straits, *Ceylon, *India, ↑ Egypt and Parcels only for Germany wis Hamburg

Par. 14th, 5.00 PM Reg. 16th 9.45 AM Ord. 26th,10.30a

9.16 AM 9.00 M

GP.O & K.PO.

9.30 AM

10.00 AM

G.P.C&R.PO.

10.15 AM

11.00 AM