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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS

CABLES

PRIME MINISTER REPORTS TO CABINET ASCH PEOPLE

EXPECTED A

PARLIAMENT

TO BE CALLED SOON

War Ministry Denies Mobilisation Talk

London, September 25.

The Inner Cabinet, consisting of the Prime Minister, Mr. Neville John Simon. Chamberlain, Lord Halifax, Foreign Secretary. Sir Chancellor of the Exchequer. and Sir Samuel Hoare, Home Secre- tary, met at No. 10 Downing Street at 3.35 p.m. yesterday.

Afterwards, the full Cabinet met, at which Mr. Chamberlain gave an exhaustive report of his Godesberg conversations with Herr Hit- ler.

The plenary session ended at 7.35 p... but Sir Klugsley Wood. Air Minister, remained in conference with the Prime Minister till past 8 p.m.

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The Cabinet will meet again to-day." It is expected that Parliament will be convened Inmediately.

The War Ministry yesterday officially denied rumours whlen „ were circulating to the effect that the British Army was bo- ing mobilised.

DOWNING STREET

ACTIVITY

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Paris, Sept. 25. Outwardly the French capital was completely calm this morning. The Prime Minister, M. Daladier, arrived at his office in the War Ministry at 10 o'clock in the morn- ing, when the Chief of the General Staff of the French Army. General Gamerlin, submitted a report re garding the execution of military precautionary measures which had been decided by the Government on Saturday.

Later M. Daladler had a long conference with the Minister of Finance. M. Marchandeau. The Foreign Minister, M. Bonnet. re ceived the American Ambassador, Mr. Bullitt, the Japanese Ambassa- dor, Mr... Sugimura, and the Ru- manian Minister, M. Cesianu.

The population of several districts of London were asked yesterday by the authorities to try on gas masks.

In the suburb of Croydon, an ap- peal was issued by the authorities to the residents to try on mazkя at schools where officials would be in attendance.--Transocean.

HERR KUNDT ARRESTED

Berlin, Sept. 25.

terday of the Sudeten German

The arrest by Czech police yes-

deputy, Herr Kundt, who during the whole of the last fortnight has remained in Prague, is reported by the German News Agency from Prague.Transocean. less.

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ON THE COAST OF

SWATOW

PREPARING FOR SEIGE

District Cut Off Entirely

Asch, Sept. 25. The atmosphere in Asch yeşter- day evening: suggests that the people are preparing for a selge. The district is entirey cut off froni Czechoslovakia and is devoid of news from Eger.

When Reuter's staffe correspon- dent attempted to cross the lines lato Czechoslovakia yesterday afternoon, Gernian customa ofi-.. cials warned him that the Czech military were manning the customs houses with machine-guns and it would be highly dangerous for anyone to attempt to cross the frontier.

Chinese machine-gunners stationed on the coast of Swatow. Sudeten Party Executive in Asch.

(Photo, C. M, P..8.)..

CHINLUNGSHAN BATTLE

FIERCE STRUGGLE IN PROGRESS

in

Nanchang, September 24. Chinlungshan, a hill at the foot of the Lashan Mountain forms the point of bitter contention between Chinese and Japanese troops In the Singte-Tehan' sector,

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER_26._ 1938.--PAGE

KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY

TIME TABLE

N.B-For timings of Shuttle Service between Taipo Market and Fanling, please refer timetablës exhibited að stations.

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..... 10.01Ƒ11.8612.30 ... (1.39 3.08487|631 16.03 |-0:18† 11.40(1232) ... [1,44 3 18) 4,40 633 |9.16|| ... |10.37) 11,58/12.46... +1,47) 382|464.5.66

8.02

814

*** 8.97

8.38

Kowloon..Dep.) 6.30) 8,26|8:40] 9.11 | 2,84|11.18|13.12 1.06)1.28) 2.87418678 208|7,55 Yaumati Dep 6,38 Shatin Den 6.50 Taipo...Dep 7,03 | Taipo Market.

Dep. 7.-9... (0.45) ... [10.83 12,081259) ....... 1.3,02) 3,45 6,06 16.01 Faning... Dep. 7.199.06.10.43 13.80 1.02 1.42 312 8.57 17 6.1

847 Shoungthui.

Dep. 7.24] 9.01|9.40) 9.83 [10.48 12.85) 1,07 1.46 2.17) 3.58 3.22(617) 44|8,63 Shumchur.Arr. 7,00 9.07 8.48, 0.8: 10.54 12,41 1.18 1.62 2.29 4.04 128 623 5.40 8.65

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The "Ascher Zeitung" organ of the

issued a proclamation yesterday Sheung hai stating that mobilisation orders Fanling....... Issued by Dr. Benes from Prague | Taipo Market. were not valid in the tree district Talpo of Asch, and whoever tried to place Yaumati

Shatin himself under orders from Prague Kowloon would be treated as a traitor by the Sudeten German Party in Asch.-Reuter.

RIFLE

SHOOTING

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the members of the Royal Scots has shown a marked improvement since they first loined as 'a Unit. Bath week at least one member of that Unit has been in the Prize

The Japanese are making determined efforts to capture the hill which occupied a commanding position the Singte-Tehan highway. Bringing their heavy artillery into action, they have hurled tons of explosives on the Chinese positions and charged WP the hill intermittently since Sept. 20. At least 1,000 shells were fired daily, and sometimes when the wind was favourable, poison gList. Yesterday that unit sent was allegedly used by the Japanese tob

Entrenched on and around the,

AIR SERVICE STOPPED

London, Sept. 25. The Czech Airways Company has suspended its service to England. hill, the Chinese have been able Czech employees of the Company to strike back at the Japanese with JAPANESE MEETING left Croydon yesterday and pro-great effect." No fewer than 1,000 | ceeded by air to Amsterdam to casualties, have been inflicted On await further instructions-Trans- the Japanese, ccean.

EARLY SESSION FOR COMMONS?

London, Sept. 25.

The strategic hill is reported to be still a Chinese hands.

STOUT RESISTANCE

is

Yangsin, Sept. 24. The Japanese column advancing jon Yangsin in south Hupeh by the

highway Juichang-Yangsin Lizochishan, another important hill on the Singize-Tehan high-meeting atout Chinese resistance way has been retaken by the at Mushihikang to the southeast of

Yangsin. Chinese, whilst Shanchinshan and

In a counter-attack the Chinese Tsingtengahan, two others in the vicinity now in Japanese occupa have recaptured Chuposhan: That Parliament would be sum-tion, are being attacked by the point in the neighbourhood of Mushinkang, which was recently moned on Tuesday or Wednesday Chinese with great ferocity." was the view prevalling among

at taken by the Japanese- an engagement members of the House of Com-Hoshannao on the Singtze-Tehan The Japanese force is estimated mons last night.

highway yesterday a high Japanese at 10,000. Their objective is to officer whose name is unknown capture Yangsin and drive west was killed. His corpse was taken ward to cut the Canton-Hankow away by a batch of Japanese on-Railway-Central News. cers and soldiers in five motor cars. Central News.

Informed quarters belleve that M. Bonnet,wished to ascertain the Rumanian attitude in the event of complications In South-eastern

It is expected that the Prime Europe. M. Bonnet, moreover bad Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, a conference with the Minister of will then make a full déclaration Public Works, M. de Monzie-about the International situation Transocean.

INNER CABINET MEETS

London, Sept. 25.

It is no longer expected here that M. Daladier and M. Bonnet will; come to London to-day since, a session of the French Cabinet has been convoked for 2.30 this after- noon according to reports from Pails. which intimate that this session will last for severaí, hours. Unless events takę an unexpected tum M. Daladier and M. Funnet will come to London on Monday, it -is-declared

After the Cabinet, session to-day the Inner Cabinet, consisting of! Mr. Chamberlain, Lord Halifax, Bir John Simon, Sir Samuel Hoare. Sir Robert Vansittart and Sir Alexander Cadogan held ference. The Alr Minister, Sir Kingsley Wood, and the Minister for the Co-ordination of Defence Sir Thomas Inakip, were summon; ed for a consultation.

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A DEBT'S A

DEBT

But No Cause To

Lose Temper

owed Yip King, 42, male, Chung-Mai...42, female, -the- sum of 50 cents. Procrastin- ating debtors, evidently, were unpopular with Chung Mui.

On August 31 Chung met Tip in Reclamation Street. She reminded him of the 50 cents.. Yip, allegedly, put her off with Some Excuse.

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LONDON INSTITUTE OF BOOKKEEPERS

New Syllabus Coming

Into Force

Prospective candidates will be interested to learn that, as from June, 1939, the Institute of Book- keepers, London, examinations will include other subjects apart from bookkeeping.

The new syllabus includes —

Lawn Bowls

CRAIGENGOWER WIN LAST GAME IN VAT 69 TOURNEY

Craigengower Cricket Club, who last week won the Happy Valley Lawn Bowls competition for the Yal 69 Cup, finished their programme on Saturday by beating the Football Club by 54 shots to maintain their 100 per cent record.

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over 40 competitors to take part in the shooting. the Middlesex Regiment sending a similar num-

ber.

The scoring yesterday was on the whole good, five people getting 90 and over out of a possible 105, which, considering the wind and in 'some cases changing light was well up to expectations.

Time now is getting on, there be- ing only about six more actual shooting weeks before the Inter- Colonial Postal Match, and even now the keener members are weighing up their chances of re- presenting the Colony at the end of the year.

It is with regret that we have to give up shooting during the month of October except for the 30th of that month when there will be a special Sunday shoot which will in- clude

matches. Revolver Team Matches and Clay Bird Competi tions, all details of which will be published in

Also. the Press. starting - that Sunday, the new series of the Thirty "Roll" will

commence.

The results of yesterday's shoot are as follows:

Y.R. (b)

H'p. 200 500 600 TEL Sgt. V. Cooper 1 30-33.33 94* Cdt. B. Morahan. 1 31 35 28 84+ Lt. A. O. Pullman 1 30 21 31 92+ Condr. R. B 2 30 32 29 91 Pte. G. Rawlings - 31 31 28 90 Capt F.

Sequeira ser. 31 31 25 87 After the game, which was play-Sgt. P. Hale scr. 30-30-27-87

ETOWOC sod, Local Yama? (Loon) Prous? Lousi·Locat

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9,00

Local

6.50

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Dep. 6.3 7.06 7.887.58 8.40 13.172.23.36.40 718 813 Dep. 8.3: 7:18. 80100618,243.888.46 8,47 7,29 „Dup.| 6,41 | 7,187,66 8.10 10.10/12,20 2,44 5,20 2,81, 737. *** Dep

6.5 7.39 7.68 8.21 10.2013.41 2.58 6.017.01 7.51| Dep. 7.08 7.85 8.08 8,3810.3613,47|2,01| 6.06|7,08| 8.00 Dep. 7.11 7.40 8.17 8.40 0.39 1.01 818 6.12 7.18′ 8.16 Dap. 7.8 8.02 8 8 6,53108) 1.148.31 6.31 7.81 881 AFT. 7 4 8.08 8.88 8.68|10.87 1.21 8.87 6.877.31| 3.37 8,48

3-Jundays and Haldaya, Fires clame only. saturdays only (Pirsi claw only a Further information may be obtained at the Hallway dfoss, Kowloon, or Canton, Mom r. Then Cook a Ben, Lid, Hong Kong. The American Exprss Company, Hom/" The China Travel Barrice, & Quare's Rowl, Hong Kong, ar Wing Or Co, Lt. Thọ Ch Imporium, 14d. The Trawl Advisers, 323. filonserter Buikilir. Bong Hong, and from Th Hour Sout & Shanghai Hoists Co., L

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YACHTING

RESULTS

INTERPORT- CRICKET TRIAL

The first of the Royal Hong Kong AT KOWLOON C.C.

Yacht Club's Sweepstake Rates was sailed on Saturday over a distance

The second Interport trial éric- of 8.1 miles and resulted as folket match was played at the Kew- lows: "

loon Cricket Club ground yesterday and resulted in a win for. Mr. H. Pts.Cwen-Hughes' team.

Mixed Classes Started at 14.40 Yacht-

Corrected

(a) Preparatory Stage-Book-ed on the Civil Service green, Mrs. Insp. A. Hopkins 2 28 31 88 G. Duncan presented the Cup to Cdt. G. Carey 4 27 28 29 84 keeping, English

C.B. Rosselet, captain of the su: Lt. A. Le Selleur 2 27 30 27 84

Sirius Sgt. D. Matheson - 32 25 27 84 In the other game in this com Capt. W. Newton 3 27 31 28 54

beat Civ | L/C, W. petition, the Police

I. (b) Elementary Stage-Book- keeping, Business methods and or- ganisation, and commercial arith- metic or English.

cessful. G.C.C. team

II Associates' Stage-Bookkeep. Service by six shots. ing, business methods and organi-

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Scores:-

MR. H. OWEN HUGHES XI:- 158 for # (Lee 30. T. A. Pearce 29, [N. A. E. Mackay 32, D.-J. N. An- derson 21. Beck 2 for 44. Capt. Whitmarsh 2 for 28).

KUMAON RIFLES' HOCKEY WIN

Diana

(Mr J. Gifford Hull). Colleen

..... 18.32.01

16.33.22

6

5

(Rev. E D A. Staunton) Dorothea ........ 16.30.19

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Gael

(Mr. A. Drummand)

18.38.571

MR. A. C. I. BOWKER'S XI:--- 144 (A. R. Kitchell 32, C. E. Godby 31, A. C. Beck 22, R. E. Lee 2 for 14, A P. Pereira 3 for 30. P. J., Billimoris 2 for 33, N. D. Lloyd 2 for 41).

Ery

Ailsa

(Mr. G. C. Dawson) ........................... 18-32.42 (Capt. D M. Dąbson)

.... 18.33.39 (Mr. W. C. Ingrams) Stella

16.30.43 (Mr. T. W. Lucas) -Widgeon

16.31:27 (Mr. L. Garner) Nanette

· 16.16.42 (Mr. E. Stephenson) 16.31.58 (Mr. J. G. B. Dewar)

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16.32.97 (Capt. R. H. Bower) Artemis

....... 16.31.51 (Mr. G. G. Wood)

18.45.25 (Capt. E. Bader)

..18.40.58 (Capt. Northcote)

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16.37.20 -(Mr. A. O. G. Miles)

5

2

7

(Capt. M. T. L. Wilkinson)

winner of the Jean

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"A" Class-Started at 14.30- Nereld I

Henderson 28 31 25 84 Note:-All the above used the sation, and commercial arithmetic business methods and organisation "1914" Rifle. It is Yip's claim that Chung then or economics or mechanised book-and commercial

arithmetic

SR. (a)

29 29 31 89* | Eve picked up

an empty kettle and keeping. -

economics or mechanised book-Cpl. N. Morris threw it at him. Yip further

Ptc. V. Hammond. 5′′ 20 27-25 81 At the conclusion of the con- claims that she then picked up a

III. Fellows' Stage-Bookkeeping, keeping.

Sgt. J. Baleros 5 24 30 24 78 Joss ference. Mr. Chamberlain proceed-kettle of boiling water and threw

Cpl. J. Milroy 13 29 30 19 78† ed to Buckingham Palace where it at him. To support his clai

Sgt. E. Dagless.

Gull he was the King's guest for fun Yip spent a few days in Hospital. cheon, 'Informed quarters jeclare

that during his audience with the At the Kowloon Court on Satur- King, Mr. Chamberlain reported today Mr-E. Himsworth warned Chung the King the results of his Godes- that her bad temper may even- berg visit and the latest develop-tually lead her into serious trouble. ments in the Europaan situation He bound her over on $50 to be →→Transocean.

of good behaviour for one year.

PLANES FORBIDDEN amendă.

Vienna, Sept. 25.

All aeroplanes have been for-

MUSICAL REVIEW OF THE WEEK. W. Nunn.

BY ALLEGRO MODERATO

8 25 28 24 77

·6 22 27 27 78

11 23 26 27 76+ | Kittiwake '............ 1631.09 13 26 26 24 70+.

(Miss P. M. King)

J. Scott Cpl. J. Harvey Bds. G. Morton Pte. A. Joyce

Denotes the

16.31.08 (Col.. G. C. Gowlland) pro-"Nett" spoon.

+ Denctes the winner of the Teal

16.41.38 (Capt. 8, del Court) Handicap Spoon.

16.41.55 The handicap of each winner | Kala

(Miss M. Corrigan): has been reduced by one as shewn

16.87.30 Maureen above

(Capt. R. Bawder)

16 26 27 22 757 | Painted Lady ...... 18.39.49

9 25 28 21 74.

During this month we have had of the programme suggested She will have to pay Yip $10 y few studio items. Recorded fessional precision.

Then there are the real amateur music has shown very little variety from past programmes. We notice hours, with the 'gong to decide the that some recordings have been re-unworthiness of any item. The peated almost with clock-like present system of auditions has the regularity. The only high spot, so would-be performer frozen with

bidden to as over Vienna by an WINTER CLOTHING broadcasting activities for terror before he has even entered örder issued by the military autho-

rities.Reuter.

SUDETENS

MOVING

FOR SOLDIERS

Canton, Sept. 24. Kuomintang organs here are appealing for winter clothing for Cantonese soldiers at the front..

the

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the past so many months has been the broadcasting room, and if there MURDER ATTEMPT

request programmes. "The should be a long wait the result is

AT SHANGHAI broadcast of the Hongkong Hotel fatal.

Invite the public to decide; let it

Hankow Sept. 24 Dance Orchestra has not improved

manifest its choice. After all Another murder attempt ocdur in standard or quality.

there are very few in Hongkong red in Shanghai shortly after noon

BASEBALL

Good Goalkeeping

After a

By Alves

goalless first half, the 3

Kowlon Hockey Club lost to the | Kumaon Rifles by two goals to mil

iz) a friendly hockey fiature at

[the Marina ground yesterday.

The game was medioire to my the least but brightened consider- ably in the closing stages. The

| winners deserved their victory in that their forwards made the most of the chances" that came their way and, but for the good goal- keeping of "Bippo” Alves, would have added considerably to their score.

RAJPUTANA RIFLES WIN "At Shamshtipo on Saturday the Kowloon Indian Tehnis Club los to the Regimental tedih bi the Rajputans Riftes by 2 goals to 1. - A draw would have been a fairer Indication of the play for the de ciding goal was not scored till the In a baseball match played at very last minute of the game. Caroline Hill yesterday USS; Paul MENU DRAWN GAME Jones defeated a team captained Asch. Sept. 25.

Meeting a Company team "from by David Leonard by 7-1. Later the Raipatane Rides at Sham- Units of the Budeten Free Corps

To promote better broadcasts we who could rank themselves in the yesterday when Yao Chiu-hua. the American ship's team were de-shulpo on Saturday, the Nomads have for the past few hours been

might suggest that the various polished professional rank, and it is formerly a postal officer, was fired feated in a subsequent match were held to a draw both teams moving up to Asch district from

Last year. large quantity was.

professional music teachers be always a good idea to give new at by an unidentified gunman at against the Hongkong Baseball sharing-four goals. A Haslau, while Czech troops have generously given by citizens, but taken up positions three miles from when the bundles were opened in given charge of concerts once in a blood a chance. The public tires his residence in the French Con- Club

while. If that could be effected quickly of hearing the self-same cession, according to a Shanghai the camps many padded coats did well-rehearsed and well-finished artists over and over again. A lit-message. not fit. for, as the garments were concerts would result. A concert tle bit of encouragement will go a mostly sewn in private homes, the

by professionals has a certain hall long way to help people who hap- amateur tailors had the measure mark. Nothing is left to chance. pen to be shy. Berlin, Sept. 25.

ments all wrong. According to the official German

Pieces will all be well matched." And what about children's hours News Agency, all railway trame This year, to avoid this confu- We had an example not so very for children by children? Who between Czechoslovakia and Gersion, the public is being asked to long ago of a delightful half-hour knows but that even in this ob- many has been interrupted from donate money towards the cost of of music given by one of the local scure corner of the Empire a "Bhir

schools. The production, ley Temple" or a "Sybil -Jason” the. Czech side since 7 p.m. on the garments-Our Own Corres- music

continuity and the entire make-up might not be discovered, Friday--Reuter.

this town. Reuter.

RAILWAYS INTERRUPTED

pondent.

He was hit by three shots and was rushed to the Paulun Hospita!, where he is receiving medical care. The gunman made good his escape, The cause of the attempt on his life is yet unknown.

The police of the French Con- cesalon arc investigating the case.

Central News..

· URBAN COUNCIL

MEETING

A meeting of the Urban Council will be held on Tuesday at 4.15 p.m. to consider-an-applicatin for a food preserving Licence for No. 2. Wood Road, and an application for a milk shop licence for No. 145, Johnston Road

Exchanges were even throughout and the Anal score was a fair the dication of the run of play.

HEALTH BULLETIN Bix cases of cholera, seven cases of dysentery three cases or diphtheria, and one case each of enteric fever and cerebro-spinal nieningitis were notified on Friday...