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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS

FAMOUS AUTHOR THE LATE MISS

TO ASSIST IN REFUGEE WORK

Mrs. Pearl S. Buck Sailing For China

Mrs. Pearl S. Buck. famous author of "The Good Earth" and other navels dealing with China, will shortly sali from America for China to collect material for further literary works and to volunteer her as- -sistance in refugee relief work, according to letters received by her friends here.

Born in China

of

missionary parents Mrs. Buck formerly lived

B. HELBLING'

Funeral Service Yesterday

The funeral service for the late Miss Betty Helbling, who died at the War Memorial Nursing Home

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LAND WANTED FOR REFUGEE CAMPS

Lots Withdrawi

At Sale

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GENERAL

H.K. POLICE

1

RESERVE

ORDER BY THE HON. MR. T. H2

KING, COMMISSIONER

OF POLICE

AQUATIC SPORTS

The attention of all Police Re-

Two lots of land totalling ap-servists is drawn to the programme on Sunday, was held at the Colo-proximately 90,000 square feet, or the Annual Aquatic Sports of nial Cemetery Chapel yesterday. altuated at Danger H, King's the Police and Prison Departments The Rev. J. G. Baker of Canton, Park, and Ma Ta Kung, between to be held at the V.R.C. on Satur oulciated.

Argyle Street and Ta Kung Road day, September 17th 1938. It - A large gathering of friends were withdrawn nt the Crowncludes two special races: open to attended the service, after which Land' sales yesterday at the P. W. members of the Hong Kong Police

removed for D. offices.

Reserve (1st Race-50 yards Handi- cap-free style-and 2nd Race Tam Race), and the entries close on Wednesday, 31st August, 1938.

were

WREATHS

the remains cremation at Sookunpoo.

The reason, it is understood, was Wreaths were sent by the follow- that Government intends to build ing:-

refugee camps on the two sites.

New Kowloon Inland Lot No. Mummy and Daddy, Alan, Evelyn | 2627, situated on Talpo Road near Dr. J Lossing Buck. was engaged and John, Pat Keith, Jack Dun-Shamshulpo, was sold to the Hin in educational work. Three years nett. Eric Matthews." Mary and Tuns Company Ltd. for

$16,200 ago. Mrs. Buck obtained a divorce Jack McCannell, Isobel Henderson, after some spirited bidding from and married Mr. Richard J. Walsh, Vivienne May and Dorothy Wit-the upset price of $11.700. publisher of Asla Magazine.

chell, Eva Finlay." Oswald and

In Nanking, where her husband.

Taking to writing at an, early Deryl Farrar, Teddy and Noreen.

284, Mrs. Buck contributed smail Digger and "Ina. Irene Williams bits to the Shanghal Mercury Betty Rochester, Brian Richardson, when she was still in per teens. Margaret Tod. G. Malabar, Bar- She had written two or three bara and Margaret, Dolle Capell. "novels before "The Good Earth." A. Purves, Jean Harris. Dorothy the first of the Wang trilogy Cavanagh, E. M. Bergmann Nor.

brought her international fame.

on

Mrs. Buck is a prolific writer, and her articles and stories China are in great demand.

man Evans. Patsy L. Kerr. Janje Weller, Edna, Jack and the chil- dren, L. A. R. Duncan, Hon. Mr. R. M. and Mrs. Henderson. Mr. and Mrs. H. Y. Williams. Mr. and Mrs. H.. Sando, Mrs. J. L. Fraser, Mr.

CHINESE COMPANY Strength. The following have. been taken on the strength of the Chinese Company as from Sta

August, 1938:-

Constables R47 Chung Fai Lam, R73 Wong Yan San, R91 Yu Wah

CHOLERA STILL Sul and R101 Lam Fung Lung.

RAMPANT

Leave. Lance Sergeant: R73 Al- bert WL Chong has been granted six months' leave of absence from Colony with effect from. 200

IN HONG KONG August, 1938.

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Crown Sergeant R30 Thong Fo Eight cases of cholera. 16 cases Eing has been appointed to take! of dysentery, two cases of enteric charge of No. 4 Squad in addition fever, three cases cerebro-spinal to his crdinary cutles during the meningitis and one case of measles absence of Lance. Sergeant R74 were reported in the Colony during Albert W. L Chong on leave."

Training Course-Part 11, The. undermentioned members of the

TRAGIC DEATH OF and Mrs. Itsley. Mr. and Mrs. F. the three days ended midnight

MR. G.C. SMITH

Mr. G. Channing Smith. well-known local American broker, met his death under tragic circumstances in the early hours of yesterday. His · body was found on the roof of White House and it is be- lleved that he leapt from his office on the ninth floor of the Bank of East Asia building be- tween, 3 and 6 am. The body was entirely naked.

The late Mr. Smith, whose age was 47, was seen at a local cabaret on Sunday about midnight. He was last seen alive at 3 a.m. He had left his omce at 2 a.m. but returned at 3 a.m. He was seen by the office coolle who sleeps in the building. Investigations revealed that Mr. Smith had neatly folded his clothing.

Inquiries from some of his friends revealed that the late Mr. Smith was married, and had four children. He

SEAL

Sunday.

Flippance. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. All- son, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Tod, Hon. Cholera cases reported this year Chinese Company will attend Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Paterson. Mrs, now number 216.

A Corrighan and Monà, Mr. and¦»' Mrs. G. &. Lelpz, Mrs. C. D. Gold-

EASTERN HEALTH

map and family. Miss Hylda Craw- The Health Bulletin of Eastern hall-Wilson, Mrs. C. C. King. Ports, for the week ending July 30 Florence and Charles, Mr. and Mrs.states:-

A. H.. Forbes, Mr. Quick, Mr. and Plague: Bassein 1'case..

Chinese Company Headquarters for Part I of Trading Course on Tuesday, August 9th at 17.30 hours-

Constables R7 Fong Iu Ping. R13. Tang Shin Hung, R15 Yan Kwong Yin, R18 Lal Ching Fan. R24 LO Man Pok, R33 Lam Shiu So, R35

R97

Hang, R9S Ho Thong Chol, Wong Chun Pang, R99 Kwok Kin Kwong and R100 Kwok Chan

Mrs. H. J. D. Lowe. Dr. and Mrs. Cholera: Allahabad 6 cases: Cal-Loung Wing Tseung, R53 Lin Ka Canaval. Jardine. Matheson and cutta 15: Madras 1; Cawnpore 18: Co Ltd., 5th Floor Stenographers. Hanoi 2; Macao 24; Hong Kong 25; The General Manager and Staff Canton 5; Shanghai 121; Swatow 4. The Asiatic Petroleum Co. (8. C.) Small-Pox: Bombay 6 cases: Cal- Ltd., and Helena May Institute. cutta 18: Madras 33; Cawnpore

death: Delhi 1 case; Shanghai 2

FORTHCOMING MARRIAGES

The following forthcoming mar- riages are announced:-

Mr. Philip Chai, traffic repre- sentative of -the China National

cases.

News Briefs

Aviation Corporation, residing at The Imperial Airways

plane

No. 7 Lock, Road, first floor, and Della left yesterday for Bangkok Miss Agnes Mark, physio-therapist, with one passenger, 253.697 kilos residing at No. 757 Nathan Road, or mati and 8.058 kilos or freight, arst floor.

Aja

20 years ago. He had been inStreet.. second floor. Hong Kong for the last six years Mr. Walter Helmut Helbricht. and had been engaged chiefly in chemist, and Miss Erna Olga mining business

Meyer, both of Shanghai. -------------

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Training CoursePart I. The following bave qualified in Part 1 of Training Course as from 4th August, 1938:

Constables R7 Fong lu Ping, R13 Tang Shiu Hung. R18 Lai Ching Fan, R31 Bau Ka Ying, R35 Leong Wing Cheung. R15 Josepeh An- thony Yim, R82 Stern Ho. R93 Shlu Hung Yim, R99 Kwok Kin Kwong.

R100 Kwok Kan, R12 Lim Ngot Toon, R16 Yan Kwong Yin, R24 Lo Man Por, R33 Lam Balu Bo, R53 Lin Ka Shin, R. To Poon Ying, ROO Yuen Shiu Tang, RS7 Wong Chun Pang, and Ros Ho Thong Chol

INDIAN COMPANY

Training Course-Part II. The

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JESTEST252

WALK IN COMFORT

by WEARING

SHOES OF REPUTE

'LANEFORD'

SHOES

from

$14.50

LESS

10%

CASH DISCOUNT

LANE • CRAWFORD • LTD.

MANFIELD'

SHOES

+

from

$19.00

Mens Wear

Department

The House of Quality & Service

SALT REMOVED FROM FIELDS

Sold At Lower Prices

1 native of Mr. Wong Chook sheung. Chi- Miss Tou Hu-hin, special Chinese Baltimore, Maryland, and formerly nese dactor. of Na 519 Nathan delegate to the International had business connections in Wall Road, ground floor. and Miss Ho Youth Congress, left on Sunday by Street. He came to China about Chee tuen of

No. 135 Woosung the China Clipper. She was, fare-undermentioned members of the

welled at the airport by a large Indian Co. will attend Indian Com-Japanese hostilities, about 5,000,000 Since the outbreak of Sino- number of friends.

pany Headquarters for Part II of plculs of kitchen salt have been Training Course on Wednesday.illegally removed from certain salt Over 40 cases of medical supplies August 10th at 17.30 hours under fields in Pinghu and Haiyen, Che- Mr. Don Chit-moy, engineer at the Hankow Aircraft Works, at are being sent to Changsha for LSR 214 Channan Singh:

klang" Province. It reported. The present residing in Canton, and use at the base hospitals there by

Constables R230 B. Singh, A232 loss to the rightful owners is the train which leaves Miss Ng King-al. of No. 87 "Bon today. The supplies are the gift. Mohamed, R235 A. Singh,

Canton K. Mohamed, R235 A. A Pipe, R236 estimated at $5,000,000. ham Road, second floor.

Mr. Samet Hassan, clerk to mr of the faculty and students of the R243 A. Ghani, R247 B...Ram, R219 vice is exported to Fukten. Klangai,

RAINFALL STILL

BELOW NORMAL

Rainfall for the week-end that H.L. Liu, residing at No. 353 Lock- "Is, from 10 am on Saturday to hart Road, second floor and Misa

10 a.m. yesterday-totalled 3.11 Lima inches. This, however, only brings Street, Arst door....

Omar, of No. 76 Percival

the year's total to 40.95 Inches.

Mr. Charles Wong, merchant. of against an average of 56.02.

Francisco, USA.. and Miss Mabel The maximum temperature yes-Ching, of No. 19 Haven Street. terday was 86.9. against 86 the

second floor, day before.

DESTROYER STOPS PIRACY

S.S. St. Vincent de Paul Unharmed

CORRECTION

National Sun Yat-sen University in Canton.

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Salt produced in Cheklang pro- 9 Singh, R252 F. Mohamed, R288 H Singh, R293 G. Singh, R294 Apicul being sold at $8 before the Anhwel "and other provinces, a Rehman, R244 G. Sarwar, R337 K Preparations for the "Offer Bachoo, R295 F. Khan, R208 F. war. to begin on Saturday, are hearing Singh. Gold" drive in Canton, arranged Alam, R296 S. Omar and R300 B. It is believed that the pillaged property is being sold in Shanghai ing erected in Shakee Road. Sai cruits of the Indian Company will at reduced prices. completion, Six platforms are he- Training Course--Part I. All re.and other Japanese-occupted areas

Ho How; Sup Pat Po Road. Central attend No. 2 Police Station on Park, Hanmin Road and on Honam Thursday, August 11th at 17.30

island,

In our issue of yesterday it was Inadvertently stated that Mr. W. A. The Kwangtung Pacification Jones, Assistant Land Officer and Commission has issued an order

Deputy Registrar of Marriages, was that it is forbidden, on pain of among the passengers who left for severe penalty, to take photographs Home by the ss. Rawalpindi on in any military zone. Saturday.

The French warship Primaquet arrived in harbour yesterday.

The St. Vincent de Paul. British steamer which signalled for as sistance and was belleved to have the Colony and we

Mr. W. Aneurin Jones is still in

been attacked by plrates 100 miles

regret the north of Shanghal some days ago. arrived safely in Shanghai last week.

error.

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hours for Part I of Training Course KWANGTUNG'S PLANS

under PBR. 274 Mehdi Khan. Dress-Mufti.

General Meeting. A

general

FOR REFUGEES

Szehul County in Kwangtung

meeting for all members of the Ia has been marked off as a safety dlan Company will take place on Monday, August 15th 1938 at 17.30 zone. Scores of refugees are now hours at the Indian Compartime, plans are being made to es- being sent there. "At the same Headquarters.

EMERGENCY UNIT RESERVE

things.

tablish a small handicraft factory so that the refugees may be able Mr. Ralph Shaw, of the North

An instructor's course on Air to earn a living by making shoes, China Dolly News staff, was mar-Raid Precaution Work will be given stockings, umbrellas and

other ried at HBM. Consulate-General on Tuesday, August 9th and Friday, Shanghai, recently to Miss Tamara August 12th at 17.30 hours at the Relhardt, or the star of Messrs. E. U. R. Club by 8L(R) R. P. Jun Lazaridy and Company.

lop. A members who intend to take this course must attend all lecturca

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LOCAL ESTATE Inquiries revealed that an at- The late Mr. Vicente Chong, tempt was made to hold up the alias Cheung Sik-kwong. grocer. ship and relleve her of some of who died intestate in Venezuela on her cargo. The robbery was frus- August 10, 1933. left local estate trated by the appearance of 'H.M.8. sworn under $8,900.

Mr. Chiang Chih-cheng. Com- Delight which stood by for some An application by Cheang misioner of Education in the Sze- time and left the scene after she Cheng-thlu, widow. for grant of chven Provincial Government, has made certain that the steamer was letters of administration to the been appointed Mayor of Chung- not harmed and out of danger.estate, has been allowed.

xing.

POP-ALL THE LAW REQUIRES

C. CHAMPKIN.

D.S.P (R),

Hong Kong, 8th Aug. 1938.

Miss Rose Elizabeth Squire, of Fryerning. Ingatestone, Essex, the first woman to attain the rank of a principal in the Home Office, and well known for her. pioneer work as a woman factory Inspect- or, left £2,818 (n.p. £2,763)..

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PLAN FOR DEVELOPMENT.

די ואיד י.

OF WESTERN HUPEH

Hankow, August 3,

A plan for the development of western Hupen has been mapped out by General Chen Cheng. Chairman of the Hupeh Provincial Government.

Investigations into the mining, industrial, com mercial, cultural and educational conditions there - are being conducted. On the basis or there investi-

gations development work will be carried out.

- If 'is learned that a "model reclamation district": will be established there as a settlement for war refugees, *-* (Central News).