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HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMERS

JOINT SERVICE OF THE

TRAVEL

THE

SHORT

SAFE

SEA

WAY

by the

HONGKONG,CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT COLLTO, ALTHE

CHINA NAVIGATION COULD.

British Line

NDL

CANTON LINE

From Hong Kong: 8 A.M. only,

(No sailing on Sunday);

From Canton:

•

9 AM. only. (No sailing on Sunday)

MACAO LINE

DAILY SERVICE From Hong Kong: 8 A.M: &*6.30 PM," From Macao: 30 PM. & 3.00 AM NOTE--In compliance with the Quarantine

Regulations and until further notice, la ordinary Sunday excur- sion stemer to Magas will leave. Hong Kong at 9 n. and return froad Mació at 2.30 p.m.

Note:--All vestris aquipped with Wireless QUEEN'S BUILDING, CONNAUGHT ROAD "Telephone 2010!

FAR EAST EXPRESS

PASSENGER & FREIGHT SERVICES.

S.S. GNEISENAU

will sail

APE

THURSDAY, August 11th

For ..

SHANGHAI,

YOKOHAMA & KOBE.

Subject to Alteration without Notice.

For Passage and Freight apply to:

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD BREMEN

AGEMELOHERS & 00.

Queen's Bellding, Coanught Raud.

Telephoon 2777L.

CANTON AGENTS: JEBSEN & CO., SHAMEEN, B.O.

THE

FUNNEI

BLUE

LINE

REGULAR AND FAST | PASSENGER SERVICES |

FREIGHT AND

LONDON SERVICE

"MÈNESTHEUS

Sails 11 AUG..-for Mars., Üblanca,

London, R'dam, Hamburg & Glasgow "AENEAS Baila 25 AUG., for Mars, Tonday,

Rotterdam & Glasgow

LIVERPOOL SERVICE

TITAN"

Bails 99 AUG., for Harma, Liverpool"

& Bromberingh

NEW YORK SERVICE "ADRASTUS" Saile 9 NOV., for Boston & New York.

via Cape of Good Hope. PACIFIC SERVICE (vis BARRIA, KOBE, NAGOYA & YOKOHAMA>

INWARD SERVICE

Due

"ARPEDON"

12 AUG., From UK via the Straits "CLYTONEUS" 12 AUG. From New York via Panama "LAOMEDON." 13 AUG, From Europe via the Straits

Specially reduced fares are quoted for cargo steamera with limited passenger accommodation

For freight, pauage rates and information apply to

Butterfield & Swire,

Toli 30233.

Agenta.

1, Connaught Road,

JAPANESE SHIPPING IN SHIPPING IN CHINA WATERS

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Control To Be Invested In National Company

`Shanghai, August 9.

To compete with Beltish and other foreign shipping, the Minister of Communications, Mr. Ryutaro Nagal, has obtained the approval of the Premier. Prince Kunoye, for his cherished plan calling for the early establishment of a National Policy Shipping Company for con- trol of Japanese shipping interests between Japan and China and in China waters, reports a Tokyo dispatch.

At first, Mr. Nagal proposed the organization of a company to be capitalized at Yen 200,000.000. but

been halved this amount has

Those who will invest in the new concern are the Nippon Yusen Osaka Shosen Kaisha.

Kalsha. Nisshin Kisen Kalsha. Yamashita Kisen Kaisha, Kinkai Yusen Kai- sha, Chosen Yusen Kaisha and Harada Kisen Kaisha.

These shipping concertis - will offer their ships, warehouses, lands, #harves, offices and other property as investments in kind. An estab- lishment committee will be ap- pointed shortly. An appraisal com- mittee will be organized indepen dently of the other committee

be

The Ministry will include neces sary appropriations in the next budget for expansion of Japanese shipping interests in Ching waters. The proposed company will placed outside the control of the North China Development and Central China Development com- panies. (International).

$800,000 Damage To Cathedral

Canton, August 9 Interviewed by the Central News Agency, responsible mem- hers of the French Catholic Cathedral which was hit by Japanese Mers during yoster- day's air raid said the bom bardment of defenceless cities and charitable and religious institutes of a third Power cannot be too strongly de- plored.

The total material loss of the Cathedral from yesterday's Lomb ing is estimated at HK. $800.000 To ascertain the exact extent of

"GRAND OLD MAN”. "OF HONG KONG

One of the guests at the weekly tiffin of the Hong Kong Rotary Club yesterday was Mr. George Lammert. He was in- troduced by Mr. T. B. Wilson, acting President, as the “Grand Old Man of Hong Kong."

Mr. Lammert was born here In 1862-week before postuge stamps were issued in the Colony. In his younger days he was a very good athlete and many a local Interport

won contest.

Of recent years, the "G.OM." has taken to playing contract bridge and is now considered to be one of the best players in the Colony.

WAR SOUGHT BY JAPANESE ARMY CHIEFS

Persistent Efforts For Many Years.

Moscow, August 9. In a leading article. yester- day Pravda connects the Changkuleng fighting with a "chain of persistent efförts on the part of Japanese military circles efforts that have per- sisted for over nine years—to injure relations between Soviet Russia and Japan with the ultirpate object of drawing Japan into war against the Soviet.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1938.

FOREIGN MAILS

Air mal letters may be posted in the ordinary posting boxes. 'They should be clearly marked "By Air Mail" and bear sufficient postage. In- sufficiently prepaid letters may be taxed with double the deficiency or forwarded by Steamer Service, at the discretion of the Post Office. Air Mall Services to Shanghai, Nankiḍg, Tsingtau, Tientsin and

Peiping are temporarily suspended. Letters and Postcards for Europe and South America are forwarded "via Siberia” il so superscribed.

INWARD MAILS

From

Por

Dud

Air Mall by "Imperial Airways

Direct Service "----London date, | Imperial 4th August.

Straits and Manila Shanghal Japan...

Japan and Shanghai... Canada, U.S.A.; Honolulu, Japan & Shanghai (Vancouver B.C."-date. 22nd July).

Airways Plane Gneisenau.........

Meneatheus........

Tangu Maru................

| Terukuni Maru.......

Emp. of Canada.....

Sirdhans....

Kwaisang..

It is regarded as significant that Pravda, which usually reflects of cial Soviet opinion. draws the line between "the sober elements in the Japanese ruling circles who, ap- preciating Japan's present diffi- | Amoy culties, are not interested in war Shanghai .............. against the U.S.S.R." and

the Shanghai and Swatow "aggressive Japanese military cirJapan cles who, in league with the Air Mail

by Imperial Airways Kwantung and Korean army lea- Direct Service"-London date, imperial" dërs, are seeking a war against

7th Aärast. | Soviet Russla ̧at any cost.”

Straits and London Parcels-Lon-

don date, 7th July, Shanghat and Europe via Siberia-

London date, 21st July.... Mantia

"

| SHOULD RESTRAIN HOTHEADS If the Japanese Government really wishes to demonstrate the peaceful nature of its intentions it should restrain its own militar- ists and compel the Kwantung and Korean Armies to respect the

Well-informed circles in Moscow see in Pravda's reference to the two attitudes prevailing in Japan a means by which the Japanese

STATEMENT BY existing border, says the paper.

MR. MENZIES

Unity. Of Policy Between Britain And Dominions

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London, August 9. The Australian Altorney General and Minister for In- dustry, Mr. R. O. Menzies, who together with "the Minister of Commerce, Bir Earle Pare, has' been" spending several weeks here in connection with econo- mic negotiations left Loudon on Monday On his return home. On this occasion Mr. Menzies made interesting declarations con-

the relations England and the Dominions.

The nature of these relations

cerning

||

between

the damage. the French Consul, requires a perfectly free exchange M. Simon, personally inspected the of views at all times in order to place yesterday and submitted a

maintain homogeneity of policy report to the French Government and ideas. Unity of policy depends The Cathedral is one of the im-alike on the British Government portant landmarks in Canton, be- in London, which must take into ing first erected in 1863. It was consideration the fact that it is was not completed until later in not only responsible for

the

1896.

destiny of the inhabitants of the Entirely bullt of stone, the struc- United Kingdom but also for that ture is clearly distinguishable from of all British subjects throughout Its surrounding houses. A large the world, and

Govern- on the tri-colour. splashed across thements of the various Dominions... tiled roof of the Cathedral building The British Government must in bright paint, is visible at a great recognise the necessity of consult- height from the air (Centraling the Dominions in all, matters.

of international importance.

News)

DEFENCE OF WUHAN

Publicity Campaign To Be Started

Hankow, August 9.

In observance of the first an- alversary of the hostilities in "the Shangbai area on August

13, a publicity campaign" for" the defence of Hankow, Han- yang and Wachang will be launched under the auspices of the local governments of the three elties, the Wuhan Gar rison Headquarters, the Central Publicity Council and the Kno- mintang Headquarters. According to the programme, lai

Government could find a formula for an agreement with Soviet Rus- sia concerning the dispute without |losing "face," possibly by claiming" that the Japanese Government had not ordered the violation of the Sovlet border.-(Reuter).

Second Day Of Canton Raids

HEAVY TOLL. OF LIVES TAKEN

+

Canton, August 9. Japanese air raids ́occurred throughout Kwangtung this morning but Canton bore the city brunt of them! In this the casualties are: 102 dead. and 159 wounded.

ed

The raiders, which number- over 20, did not confine themselves, to any particular district. They dropped bombs in Saichaen, Shaho, on both railway stations, Salkwan and Talpaisha, behind the Provin-

·cial Government buildings and on the Bund.—(Beuter).

BOMBS NEAR POWER PLANT

Canton, August 9. The cement factory at Salchuen the other hand it is incumbent on and the White Cloud Aerodromne the Dominions to bear in mind were among the place bombed by that they are members of the Japanese planes in this morning's Great British family and as such, co-defenders of the interests and security of the Entente Empire. (Transocean).

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STOP PRESS

SEVERE FIGHTING

bourers, merchants, peasants and NEAR HUANGMEI,

students will be urged to form self- defence corps to assist in the de- fence of the cities.-"

As an alternative, they will be asked to join either. one of the following units: publicity, "com- fort," solicitation, engineering, transport, scouting, first aid and guide.

SUSUNG

Taida.

missiles Over 30

were dumped *t Satchuen

and Tsengpa.. Three of the bombs landed dangerously near the old power plant.

This morning's castialties are still under investigation and they are believed to be, heavy. The planes which raided, the Canton-Bankow Kallway dropped bombs at Yuentam. Pakong and Nganchanngau stations (Central

News).

SERVANTS SENT

TO PRISON

Two women servants of Euro-

an employers were charged be

fore Mr. Barnett at the Kowloon Court yesterday with larceny.

Always Plane

Sarpedon..

Bangalore Clytoneus...

TH

10th Aug.

10th aug. 11th Aug. 1th Aug.

11th Aug.

11th Aug.

11th Aug.

11th Aug.

Kwangtung

11th Aug.

Morioka Maru

12th Aug.

12th Aus.

19th Aug.

12th Aug.

12th Aug.

Airways Pizne Conte

13th Aug.

13th Aug,

13th Aug.

tach Ang.

-13th Aug.

16th Aug.

......Tiisw...

16th Aug.

La Plata Maru... Aramis..

16th Aug.

17th Aug

Service - San | Pan-American

Air Mail by "Fan-American Air-

ways Direct Francisco date, 8th August. Straits and Manila

Straits Straits

Straits and Europe via Negapatam

(Letters and Papers) London: date 14th July Tientsin

Calcutta and Straits.. Japan..... Saigon

Straits and Europe via Buez (Let- ters and Papers) London date, 21st July and London Parcels London date. 14th July Japan

Australia and Manía.. Japan and Shanghai..

Blancamano Behaţader Laomedon....*****

Katori Maru... Hupeh.........

Chitral.

17th Aug.

Helyo Maru .....Atsate Maru.... Pres. Doumer...

17th Aug,

18th Aug.

13th Aug.

OUTWARD MAILS

REGISTERED AND PARCEL MAILS are closed 15 minutes exriter than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where maila are advertised to close at or before 9 am.. registered and parcel malla are closed at 5 p.m. on the previous day.

For

WEDNESDAY,

Samshu and Wuchow

Hoihow, Pakhol and *Haiphong,. Kongmoon

Amoy and Shanghai. Foochow

Hollow

Straits and Calcutta. Manila Haiphong

Air Mail for Slan, Lanchow,Chang- sha and Changin, etc, (via Hari- kow) by the "Eurasia. Airways Service" (To further points by surface transport as Services per- mit).

Haiphong

Per

Date and Tima

Wed., 10th

Chung On...

Kiangau.

Fook On

Soochow..

Hong Stang..

Muinam.

Ord

Hosang Taybank. Canton.

THURSDAY Samshu and Wuchow.... Japan and EUROPË via Siberia...Suizang. Madang, Salamaua, Tulagi and

Rabaul Kongmoon

Air Mail for “K.L.M. Airways Direct Service"--due. Amsterdam. 21st August.

Straits and "Europe via Marseilles --due Marseilles, 10th September and London Parcels-duẹ Lön- don, 18th September. Manila Shanghai and *Japan.. Airmail for Chungking (via Han- kow) by the “CNAC. Airways Direct Service."

8.15 AM

8.30 AM .10.00 AM 10.30 A

11.30 AM

11.30 AM

Parcels 11.00 AM

19.30 PM

1.00 PM

GF.O.&KP.0,

10:30AM

11.00 M

G.P.C. & KP.O.

-12.30 F

1.00 ať

4.30 PM

G.P.C.&K.P.O.

Heg

Eurasia: Plane Yatshing.

Ord.

4.30 EN 5.00 YM

Thursday, 11th

Tai King

8.15 AM 10.30 AM

Friderun... Tai Lee..

Menestheds

Beg, Ord.

G.P.O. &K.P.O.

Par Bog.

11.01 AM

12.46 PM,

Menestheus. Emp. of Canada Guekenau...

Ord

1,30 PM

4.30 PM

CN.A.C. Plans

Reg. Urd

4.30 PM

5.00 TM

K.P.O.

Bag. 5.00 PM.

Ord, 6.30 PM

Airmail for "Imperias Airways

Direct Service"-due London, Imperial

G.P.O.

Reg. 5.COPM

Airways Plane | Ord.

7,00

EPO

5:00 PM

Ord

5.30.25

G.P.O...

by Imperial Airways Direct Ber-Imperial vice"-due Sydney, 20th August.

Beg

5.00 PM

"Airways Plane

Ord.

17.00 PM

FRIDAY

Friday, 12th

| Konguing.

Tjinegara... On Lee.....

* 18th August.

Air Mall for Malaya and Australia Yangsing, August 9.'

seven

A telephonic, message from the front received at o'clock this evening states that been flerce Oghting has brought to the outskirts" of Huangmei and Busung as the Chinese counter-attacking 10- forces steadily press on wards the two fallen towns.

airns at The campaign alas urging the Wuhan populace to subscribe to more National De- fence Bonds and contribute morc money to China's war chest, and will be carried on for a month.-veals. (Central News), ind

JOBLESS IN BRITAIN

The servant of Mr. G.H, Out- hill, of Austin Avenue, was fined $100, in default, three months' hard labour, for theft of a bed sheet and two pillow cases.

The amah, Yeung 8ze-yau, aged. 34, received $18 a month wages, Samshui and Wuchow.. occasionally also receiving, gratul- ties, from guests. When arrested; she had $27 in Hong Kong cur-Straits, Ceylon, India, East and

rency, $200 in Chinese money, and

,

Amoy. Kongmoon

Bouth Africa, Aden, Egypt and Europe via Marseilles-dus Mar- seillès, 8th September.....

At both places, the message re-bank book, with ad account of

over $100.

Terukunt Marn. offered Japanese, forees

Ll Bang, cook of Mr. WSV.Ewatow, Amoy and "Foochow................ Haiching stubborn resistance near the west gate but have shown signs of Curtis, 12 Cumberland Road, was swatow, Foochow and Tientsin...... Tochow..

fined $80, in default, two months! Air Mall for" "KL.M. Airways Direct Service"-due Amsterdam. 23rd August.

weakening.

Fresh Japanese reinforcements hard labour, for larceny of a wrist are being rushed from Hofel and watch from her employer. Shucheng..

Along the south bank of the

London, Augus 9. Unemployed in Great Britain on July 18 totalled 1,773,000, which is Yangtse Hitle changes have been 29,000 less than on June 13, but an noted in the mutual positions of opposing forces. (Central increase of 448,000 compared with the July 26 last year--(Reuter),

News):

REFUGEES

A large batch of Chinese refugees arrived by the 10.30 pm: train from Canton last night.

·B.ID'AM

8.20 AM

$10.00 AM

07.08K.P.Q.

Beg Ord,

9,45 AM 10,30 AM 2.00 Par

1.30 PM

GP.O&KPO

Bangalore..

*Superscribed Correspondence Only.

Biz Ord

4.00

4,30 PM

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