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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS

GENERAL

HONG KONG FISHERFOLK ARE MILLIONAIRE'S

HARD HIT BY HOSTILITIES

8,430 MEN AND WOMEN KILLED BY JAPANESE SINCE AUGUST

Over Four Hundred Craft

Have Been Destroyed

Japanese

Four hundred and twelve Chinese fishing boats and Junk's ralued at II.K. $5,000,000. have been destroyed and, 8,430 Chinese Fishermen have been killed near Hong Kong by the

according

official to since the hostilities broke out in China, figures given in a letter addressed to the delegation from the World Students' Association now visiting China, by the Chinese Fisher- men's Association in the Colony.

The dead included 5,800 men and 1.215 women. There were 82 whose are ranged from 55 to 65: 311 who fell between the bracket

of 35 and 55; 582 who were between eighteen and 35 years. There

SWEAR WORD CAUSES STRIKE

A "naughty" word used by a workman in describing his foreman led to a factury strike in Sydney recently.

DAUGHTER SINGING TO PAY DEBTS"

She's run up debts, to the tune

of £1.000.

Her father's a millionaire. But she's not going to appeal to him for the money.

She'll pay her debts with her

TUESDAY, JUNE 21,

THE CANTONESE POSTAL MYSTERY

"SPIRIT

Made Manifest Everywhere In Szechuen

¡From Our Own Correspondent)

What is known as the Cantonese spirit, the willingness to do more |than one's share in pubile and private life, is being manifested

parts of west China, because of the presence of more and more of the compatriots of Dr. Sun Yat-sen if this section of the country.

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PUBLIC AUCTION.

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Where Do Letters Spend Intervening Time? received Instructions

To the increasing volume of complaints from Singapore and other parts of Malays regarding the Imperial Air Mail service. which promised so much before it started. may be added another Ipoh this time,

crumble-from

The man was promptly dismissed] voice-she's the singing sensation everywhere in Szechuen and other says the Times of Malaya.

of Broadway (U.S.) night clubs.

Adelaide Moffett Brooks is tire

name.

2.

for swearing. Then his fellow workers, considering that he should have been allowed to relieve his feelings in the traditional Austra-

The debts, she says. are mostly Ilan way. downed tools and sent

or one of the Trades Union or-dressmakers' bills ganisers.

After delicate

negotiations It

BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEE

Mr. E. V. M. R. de Sousa has to sell the

following properties.

By

PUBLIC AUCTION

TUESDAY, the 28th June, 1938 At 3 pm.

at the

CHINA AUCTION ROOMS,

French Bank Building 1st Floor,

Victoria Hong Kong"

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In Three Lots

Those who have correspondence with Hong Kong and fondly imagine that they can save time have been encountering rude checks. од Every school and all government

discovering that it and She's the widow of David Brooks, offices which have departed from takes. general'y, seven days nephew of Lady Astor, who plunged the war zones contain their quota never less than six for letters to was decided to let the matter drop. to death from the fourteenth floor Cantonese from "either Kwang-pass between the two places, in

The "naughty" workman was re- of a New York building during his tung or Kwang. Despite their either direction.

imperfect Szechuanese dialect, The actual flying time between Nos. 445, 446, 448, 456 and 457 instated and now all is peace again. honeymoon eighteen months ago,

Cantonese students have gone into Bangkok and Hong Kong is about Together with the Chinese dwelling Interior towns and villages con- | 21 hours: the train Journey houses thereon respectively known ducting mass patriotic demonstra- between Ipoh and Bangkok takes as Nos. 152, 150, 146, 142 and 144 tions in favour of national, unity less than 24 hours; total allow. Un Chau Street against foreign aggression.

were 203 boys and 198, girls renging in age from five to fifteen NAZIS ORDER STOPPAGE

years

Of the total. 182 Ashing boats | This happened after the typhoon and junks were listed as having that struck Hong Kong on May 3. One of the fishing boats, after been destroyed during April. 1938.

the storm. dropped causing the death of 2,430 Asher-riding out

anchor near the Macao harbour. folk. "

An incident causing the deathThere it was seen by the Japanese of an entire, crew of more than sailors who boarder the boat and women was cited. Arst bayoneted the 63 year-old helmsman. named Chang Chit- llen, and his wife. then strung together with wires other mem- bers of the

whom they machine-gurined.

forty men and

SHRUB SEEDS

FOR TRIAL

PLANTINGS

11

OF HAPSBURG FAMILY'S FUNDS

Lot I.-New Kowloon Inland Lots

Total area: 5454 square feet or

thereabouts.

Total Crown Rent: $40.00 per

annum.

Area: 1080 square feet or there-

abouts.

ing for time lost at connections. Mr. Huang Chung-foo, a former two days. People are asking what Tainghua University athlete and a" becomes of letters during the Fresh Nazi measures against the Hapsburgs include the stoppage graduate of the Springfield School remaining four or five days. of C12,000 a year which the former Austrian Government permitted of Physical Education in America.

If a letter is posted in time to the Archduke Otto, pretender to the throne, to draw from this Aus is a good example of the Cantonese catch a mail steamer from Singa-

Lot II-New Kowloon Inland Lot spirit. trian estates, the Vienna correspondent of the Dally Telegraph says.

pore it will take no longer on the No. 447 Together with the Chinese

at As chairman of the Department journey than the air mail Its Castle Rosenau, a beautiful

dwelling house thereon now known Other members of the Hapsburg family will be permitted to draw state in Lower Austria, near the of Physical Training at the Univer- best and may even beat its time: as No. 148 Un Chau Street.

Czechoslovak frontier, will be pre-sity of Szechuen. Mr. Huang is also yet, for the dubious privilege of on their banking accounts.

While inter-scr.ding their letters by air. This stern action against the sented to Herr Hitler as a thank-director of athletics.

(Monarchists is affering from the people of Aus-ested in track and field events and correspondents must pay 50 per Legitimists

games. Mr. Huang believes that cent more in stamp fees than if tribute to the magic of the name tria.

Individual development should be they send them by the equally of Hapsburg. is clear that the

emphasized. At the University of efficient sea mall. former Imperial Family is regard-

Szechuen in the ancient palace at Only one of the fishermen.ed as the only possible menace to

Chengtu, Mr. Huang is fast putting Chang Shin-wa. escaped. He the unity of Germany.

up a gymnasium, with apparatus more or less copied from those in America and Europe, but bülltcheries in Nova Scotia now number entirely by local effort. skill, and 26. Last year there were 23 and the materials.

In 1931 only four. During the seven years. egg capacity has grown from 13.514 to 186,600,

CIOW

jumped overboard. and after School teachers suspected of swimming ten hours In the sea anti-Nazi sympathies will not be was picked up by another fishing permitted to take part in the train, boat which carried him to Honing of children.

story.

...

Mr. W. R Reader, Parks SuperKong on May 5 to tell the crim Intendent of Calgary, has received some 300 packages of flower and shrub seeds from the Edinburghi Botank Gardens for trial plantings In Calgary's various parks.

He will report upon these, experi- ments to the assistant Curator of the Gardens. Mr. David Wilkle, and will receive in return reports upor the behaviour of Canadian plants Ir. Scottish soil.

US.

***SECRET"

PROPELLERS

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Propellers which art United States Navy's secret list" are being used on the machines of one of America's biggest air lines to speed up their schedules.

TOO EXPENSIVE According to Mr. Huang, many of the games and sports he had enjoyed while in America, are too

Federal approved poultry hat

TRAINING CAMPS Those who are not hopelessly

their by

political All these Chinese shermer compromised. who

the pasts will be sent to Nazi training were slaughtered by Japanese. the letter pointed out.jcamps, from which they are £x-

The line United Air Lines) an- had been. registered with the pected to emerge as true Nazis.

generation. He is trying to intro-problem, according to Mr. Huang: Government in Hongkong. They All

the important positions in nounces that its machines will inexpensive for the present Chinesetavourably in public contests is no but the need of the hour in China which an average Harmless

defenceless the educational system will be fill-future travel at 205 m.p.h.. or 25 duce games and were

is able-bodied men and women. legitimate ed by Nazis who learned their m.ph. faster than their cruising Chinese family may take up.. in fishing

Mr. Huang is people.

A native of Mr. Huang is encouraging every waters of the Hongkong coast. politics

probably in the many speed in the past.

Using only 60. per cent. of avail-man and woman student to parti-Melhsien. Kwangtung, and is only What purpose then, the Associa illegal camps" maintained by

able power, this will enable air- cipate in some sports" or games 26 years old. After graduation tion's letter inquired. could be party throughout Austria.

Tsinghua University and The work of adapting the streets liners to dy from Chicago to New which one could continue to enjoy from

even after leaving Springfield, he served for a time es of Vienna to the German rule of York in less than four hours and individually

coach at Tsinghua and as secretary the road will begin shortly. The to fly from coast to coast across school.

China National To train a few athletes who of the rule. right-hand driving, will be America in less than 15 hours, in-

cluding three stops on the way. would

represent the University Athletic Federation. enforced on October 3.

Plant sced exchanges between served by the Japanese in killing Calgary and New Zealand, made these innocent people except the

bloodthirs last year, are reported a two-way satisfaction of their success and contacts with other tinses?(China" Information Com countries will shortly follow.

mittee.)

the

1:

Amateur

Crown Rent 38.00 per annum.

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Lot I-New Kowloon Inland Lots Nos. 1933, 2156, 2157, 2158 and 2159 Together with the Chinese dwelling houses thereon now known, as Ncs. 63, 85, 67, 69 and 71 South Wall Road.

Total area: 4905 square feet or

thereabouts.

Total Crown Rent: $60.00 per

annum.

Particulars and Conditions of Sale may be had from

Messrs. DEACONS,

Vendors' Solicitors..

1. Des Voeux Road Central)

or from

Mr. E. V. M. R. de SOUSA,

The Auctioneer

The VERMOUTH FOR

A GOOD

COCKTAIL

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MADE IN MARSEILLES

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VERMOUTH

OBTAINABLE EVERYWHERE

Sole Agents:

L. RONDON & CO., LTD.

MARINA HOUSE.

HONG KONG.