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HONGKONG, CANTON &MACAO STEAMERS

JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT,CONLTD. STAM CHUNA NAVIGATION CO.LTD.

TRAVEL

THE

SHORT

SAFE

SEA

WAY

by the

British Line

CANTON LINE

Service suspended temporarily

·MACAO LINE

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DAILY SERVICE From Hong Kong: 8 AM, & 5.30 P.M. From Macao: 2.00 PM. & 3.00 AM.

NOTA-In compliance with the Quarantine Regulations and until further notice, the ordinary Sunday excur sion steamer to Macao will leave Hong Kong at. 9. and return from Macao at 2.00 pm

Nota:--All vessels equipped with Wireless. QUEEN'S BUILDING, CONNAUGHT ROAD

Telephone 20103.

APO

CONSIGNEES' NOTICES CONSIGNEES' NOTICES

"DODWELL-CASTLE LINE

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

M.V. "GREYSTOKE CASTLE" From U.S.A. via MANILA.

NONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed that all.Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kow-

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

OCEAN STEAM SHU QU, LTD)......

AND

UHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

NONSIGNEES per Co.'s Vossel

DIOMED

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FROM UNITED KINGDOM VIA

"SINGAPORE.

Holta

on Wharf & Godown Company, Ltd. are hereby notified that their Cargo at Kowloon, whence and or from the will wharvos delivery may be obtained.

be discharged into Waarl, Kowloos, where it will lie at Consignas risk and subject to Terms and Conditions of Storage at Bolt's Whart. The Cargo will be ready for Delivery from Godown on and after 29th Oct

Optional cargo will not be landed hore, unless antice has been given 48 hours prior to vessel's arrival, but car. ried on from port to port to the final to which the option port of call

Optional cargo will not be landed here tends. No claims will be admitted after the unlea Notice has been given prior to Goods have left the Godown, and all Steamer's arrival, but carried on from Goods remaining undelivered after port to port to the final port of call to the 5th prox., will be subject to rent. which the option extends.

All claims against the vessel must tas presented to the undersigned on or before the 19th prox or they will aot be recognized.

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns where they will be examined on the 4th proz, at 10 am. by our surveyors Messrs. Goddard & Douglas

All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesday and Fridays between the hours of 10.48 . and Noos within the Free Storage period.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Steamer's Godows, and all. Goods remaining undelivered

In the case of dotiable cargo, con-after the 5th Nov., will be subject signees are requested to inform the to Rent Imports & Exports Office that they have such goods for examination.

All Claims against the Steamer must be rated to the Todersigned on or fore the 19th Nov., or they will ot he recognised.

Noire Trance will by afinated. BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

Agoats. (1916) 29th October, 19:38.

No Fire Insurance has been effected, Bill of Lading will be countersigned by

DODWELL & 00., LTD.

Agents. Hong Kong, 9th Oct. 1938

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THE

(1915

BLUE FUNNE

LINE

REGULAR AND FAST | PASSENGER SERVICES |

FREIGHT AND

LONDON SERVICE *MEMNON**

"ANTEVOR"

Baila 2 NOV., for Mam, blanca,

Tondon, R'dam, Hamborg & Glasyow Sails 16 NOV., for Mara, London,

Rotterdam & Glasgow

LIVERPOOL SERVICE PROTESILAUS Shila 23 NÖV., for Haven, Liverpool,

& Bromborough

N

*

NEW YORK SERVICE “ADRASTUS". Sails 5 NOV., for Boston & Now York,

vis Cape of Good Hope PACIFIC SERVICE(via PARTY, KOBE, NASOTA & YOKOHAMAY TYNDAREUS Sails 29 NOV., for Victoria, Vancouver

Seattle INWARD SERVICE

Due

"NOV., From U.K. vis the Straits "HROTOR" #KELLEROPEON" 8 NOV., From Europe via the Straits

TYNDAREUS 15 NOT, From The Pacific Coast PTRALUS 18 NOY., From U.K. via the Btraits.

Specially reduced fares are quoted for cargo steamers with

limited passenger accommodation

For treight, pamage rates and information apply to

Butterfield & Swire,

Tel. 30233

Asgabe 1, Connaught Road, O.

LANCASHIRE ARRIVES

Departs Again To-day

H.M. Troopship Lancashire, which arrived In Hongkong from the North yesterday, salls for Singapore at noon to-day. She carried on board the 1st Battalion the Lancashire Fusi- llers, who disembarked for a route march here.

The Lancashire is due to sall, the same day she arrives in Singapore, for India, where the Fusiliers have been transferred,

She also disembarked here naval details from various Yangtze gun- boats.

Following is a list of passengers embarking here for the United Kingdom and other stations:-

MILITARY

For United Kingdom Staff Major H. H. Joseph," M.A. (Army Education' Oficer), Major M. A Murphy (Royal Army Veter- inary Co.ps).

8th, Heavy Regt., K.A.-Leur. W. Herwell; and one gunner.

Stn. A.A. Regt., RA-BSM. Pratt and family details.

DISEMBARKING FROM TROOPSHIP

NAVAL RATINGS disembarking from the troopship Lancashire on arrival in Hongkong yesterday from Shanghai. (Photo, A. A. Kahn);

A.R.P. Please GERMANY, ITALY

TO ARBITRATE

In

Note

The following appeared recently News Review" and should be

of great assistance to the autho rities.

Having recently returned from

Fortress, RE-Lieut. J. M. Cal-China, where I went through the vert; and wire of Sgt. Hutton,

Japanese air raids on Shanghai, тоге recently,

Royal Corps of Signals.-Major J.Nanking, and,

C. McDonald and Mrs. McDonald, Canton, may I shed the light of Capt. K. E

Holmes and

Mrs.

my experience, for the benefit of our own A. R. P.. on one very ih- nolmes; signalmen

Royal Army Service Corps.-SSM.portant gap here in Britain?

I was amazed during crisis week Linsell and family, CQMS. Mac- Krell and famly, Sgt. Richardson to find that a number of local authorities were buying hurricane and family; details.

Hongkong Brigade, HKSRA-lamps in thousands for use in the Others Major J. A. Parkes and Mrs. Parkes, trenches in the parks.

Royal Army Medical Corps were planning to lay cables from Major W. G. Shakespeare, Mrs the mains to the trenches and

have ordinary electric lighting. shakespeare: Sgt. C. Bailey.

Obviously, the officials who thus planned have no knowledge of QIA.M.NB-MLs C. R. Ham-nodern bombing. The concussion from a 250-lb. high explosive bomb Royal Army Ordnance Corps affects a radius of at least half & Major W. H. Postle, Lieut. B. Fal-mile. lowfield and Mrs. Fallowfield, wife of SQMS. Preece, L/Cpl. Sherman. Royal Army Pay Corps-Capt. E W. Lines and Mrs. Lanes, wife of Major Baines, ·

Army Dental Corps.-Lieut.-Col. A. B. Austin and Mrs. Austin.

mond (matron).

2nd. En Lieut. Col. H. E. Hall, M.C., Capt. Douglas.

The Royal Scots

Hurricane lamps burst, the oil leaks and fire is caused. Fila- ments of ordinary electric bulbs just go to smithereens Under such circumstances, some method of emergency lighting is

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essential..

darkness among panicky crowds, in trenches and

In China, 1st. Bn. The Middlesex Regiment. shelters leads to horrors which -Major Stewart, Lieut. L, C. Bead-need not be described.

the authorizes soon learned the nell; details.

1st Ba. The Seaforth Highland-lesson and adopted the use of a shock-proof Russian-type miners' ers-Capt. R. G. B.. Innes and Mrs. Innes: wife of Sgt. McPherson; de-lamp with a long-life accumu-

pally.

Royal Air Force. Squadron

Leader C. A. Watt and Mrs. Watt, Capt. J. S. Mason and Mrs. Mason,

WO. H. Dukes.

For Singapore,"

The following are bound for Singapore:

intor."

It was the only "light which would stand the strain. Moreover.

Czech-Hungarian Arrangement

Budapest, Oct. 31.

The answers of both the Ger- man and Italian Goveruments to the request of the Hun- gartan Government to act as arbitrator In the Hungarian- Czechoslovakian dispute have arrived in Budapest, according to an official statement issued here yesterday.

declared Governments Both themselves to be prepared to om- ply with the wish of the Hungarian Government subject to the condi tion that both Budapest and decisions Prague recognise the given as unconditionally and bind-

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1,

FOREIGN MAILS

Christmas and New Year cards bearing not more than five written words and enclosed in open envelopes are accepted by the Post Office. at the rate for printed matter, i.e. five cents per two ounces, for all

countries.

Hongkong, China and Macao at two cents per two ounces. Envelopes must not be closed,

CHRISTMAS PRINTED PAPER MAIL FOR GREAT BRITAIN VIA SURZ

etc.,

in

The Christmas Printed Paper Mail (Christmas' Cards open envelopes) for Great Britain via Sues will be closed in the General Post Office and Kowloon Central Post Office on Saturday. the 28th November per SS. Rawalpindi as follows:-

9.45 a.m.. ..,10.30 a.m.

Registered Mall Ordinary" Man

28th November. 26th November.

This Mail is due in London on the 24th December, 1938.

CHRISTMAS PARCEL MAII, FOR GREAT BRITAIN

The Christmas Parcel Mail for Great Britain will be closed in the General Post Office and Kowloon Central Post Office at Noon on Friday, 11th November per S. B. "Ranpura" and is due to arrive at

Loudon an the 18th December, 1938. ·

The Public are kindly requested to post early.

Postal Service to Canton is temporarily suspended. Ordinary, letter mail only for West Kwangtung, Kwangsi. Sae- chwan, Kwelchow and Hunan will be accepted at senders' risk.

Air mail for certain places previously served by "the Chungking and Hankow Air-lines, will be despatched via Hanoi and thence by air as services permit.

Letters and Postcards for Europe (except Great Britain and Eire) and South America are forwarded "via Siberia" if so" superscribed. INWARD MAILS

Holbow Japan

Fram

Japan, Shanghai and Formosa ....

Straits ..... Bangkok and Holhow Shanghai and Swatow. Java and Manix...

Per

Doa

Kanchow.. Nellore.... Memnon, Van Heutsz..

1st Nov.

lat Nov.

lat

Nuv

1st Nov.

Kalgan... Scochow Tinegara

1st

Nor.

Jet Nov.

Air Mail by "Imperial Airways]

Direct Service "London date, Imperial 27th October Australia and Manlia.

Manila The Hungarian Government, Japan says the official statement, basal- ready notified both Berlin and Rome that it accepts this condi- tion. In circles in touch with the Government it is expected that the Celiberations of arbitration will begin on Wednesday.-Transocean.

FRANCO-SOVIET RELATIONS

Protest Lodged By French Envoy

Moscow, Oct. 30. Characteristic for cooling down

2nd, Nor.

Airways Plane

2nd Nov.

znal Nov.

Tanda.. Gneisenau. [Shirala..

Air Mail by "Pan-American Air-

Ways Direct Service"- San Pan-American Francisco date 26th October. Shanghai and Swatow

Honolulu,

and Japan U.S.A., "Shanghai (Vancouver BC. date.

14th October) Japan and Shanghaf

Japan...........

Hothowb

Straits and EUROPE via Nega- patam (Letters and Papera). Lon- don date 6th October

Japan and Shanghai ...........

zad - Nov.

and Nor.

Airways Plane Klungchow.........

2nd Nov,

2nd Nov

Emp. of Japan....... Burdwan... Brisbane Maru...

Sed Κάτ

4th Nov.

4th Nov.

Mizinam.

4th Nov.

"

Buwa Maru..

Hakone Maru.

5th Nov. oth

Nov.

Airways Plant Tibadak..

6th Nov

8th Nov,

6th Nov. 8th Nov.

Air Mall by "Imperial Airways | 5

Direct Service"--London date Imperla! 30th October.... Amoy

Shanghai

Conte Rosso......

OUTWARD MAILS

REGISTERED AND PARCEL MAILS are closed 15 minutes

it is gas-proof, having no naked Hame, and these modern bombs of Franco-Soviet relations is a fact Parcels from Calcutta, and Strafta. Tuensang... have a nasty habit of bursting which has become known only now that the French Ambassador, gas-mains.

departing Perhaps you will pass this in- M Coulondre, before

from Moscow on Friday bad lodged formation on for the benefit of

a protest against an article pub- The article Staff-Major H. W. R. Williams, some of the young and very in-

expérienced assistant berough en-lished by "Pravda." D.J.A.G., Far East,

gineers who were running round in silly eireles, during the crisis.

A. B. MUIRHEAD,

Capt. (Retd.).

RAS.C.-Detail.

8th Heavy Regt., RA-Detail.

Fur Ceylon

5th AA Regt., RA-Details. 8th Heavy Regt., R.A.-Wife of WO. Gamlin; 34 details..

For Port Said:

NINE-POWER

Hongkong Regt. HKSRA-PACT TO BE Capt. EL. C. Withers, Capt. 3. A. Ackroyd Hunt.

For Malta

5th. A.A. Regt., RA.-Major G. M. Churcher..

For India

REVISED?

Rome, Oct. 31 The suggestion that Japan is about to propose revision of the 8th. Heavy Regt. RA-Lieut. L.Nine-Power Pact is made in the

"Messaggero," which states: Walmsley-Cotham.

There are also a number of in- valid and miscellaneous passengers.

1.

NAVAL

From Hongkong First Class Passenger:

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"It is evident that the new situation in China wilt demand the adoption of a different basis between the signatory Powers. Japan ought to enjoy a special position in Asla in view of her fresh responsibilities, assumed at the cost of huge sacrifices." The newspaper adds that Japan's attitude in this" matter will be note to be issued 89 clarified a

shortly-Reuter.

Lieutenant J.E. Poulden, RN., H.M.S. "Dainty.". Mr. C. H. Foulger. Commissioned Engineer, HMS. "Sandwich," Mrs. J. F. Marmont,

Ratings:-6 Second Class, Troop deck, 7 Invalids.

From Singapore First Class- Lieutenant

G.

Talbot-Smith,

· BRITAIN'S "CHANCE

. Berta, Oct. 31, Herr Wilhelm von Kies, former

RN., HMS. "Lowestoft". Mr. W. member of the Administration of J. McDermott, Warrant Engineer, China's Maritime Customs, writing HMS. "Medway." Mr." A. 3. in the "Boersen Zeitung" declares Greenwood, Warrant Engineer, that Britain's chance of taking part in the development of China HMB. "Terror."

has vanished."

Naval Ratings:-3 Troop deck.

4

1

He adds:"Four hundred and fitty million Chinese will no longer accept from Britain orders for GAOL AND CANE their actions. Japan's aim is con- Bentence of nine months' hardtrol of the maritime customa

Reuter. labour and 12 strokes of the cane was imposed on an unemployed, Chan Tim, 23, who was convicted on a charge of larceny from the person by Mr. HR Butters at the Central Court yesterday. He was ordered to be, placed under police supervision for two years.

JAPAN'S LOSSES AT HANKOW

under the headline, "From Jena to Munich" contained violent attacks against French foreign policy and insults of the French Premier. M. Caladier.

The Soviet Foreign Office, how- ever, did not reply to the protest. The Ambassador thereupon declin- fed an invitation to a dinner which was to be given in his honour by the Foreign Commissar, M. Litvin- off, M. Litvinoff was also not in- vited to a farewell party of the Ambassador at the French Em- bassy-Transocean.

GREAT MARSEILLES CONFLAGRATION

24 Dead Counted; 69 Missing

Marseilles, Oct. 31. Up till yesterday night. 24 dead had actually been counted while 69 persons were still missing. It is likely that a number of bodies will still be found when the debris is cleared away.

ritez

than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where mailə are advertised to close at or before 9 a.m., registered and parcel mails. are closed at 5 p.m. on the previous day.

Shanghal and Amoy ..... Haiphong

FOR

TUESDAY

Japan..

For

Date and Time

Tues, 1st Nov.

Somali, Yunnan. Bandviken..

7.30 PM

4.30 PM

7,00 PM

Wed, 2nd

GP.O.& XP.O. Parcela

WEDNESDAY Parcels only for Singapore. Penang,

Ceylon, Aden, Egypt, Marseilles ! and London-due London, th

December.

Awatow and Tientsin Fort Bayard and Haiphong.. Swatow, Amoy and Foochow

Airmail for Mania, Guam, Hong- lula, and U.S.A. by the "Pan- American Airways Direct Service" -due San Francisco, 19th Nov;

THURSDAY

Bwatow

and Europe (except Shanghal

Eire) Great Britain and Biberia swatow

Memnon. Hangeang.. Shantung Haltan.

Fan-American

Airways Plant

10.30 AM Novu

3.00-FM E.PO.

Reg. +00FM und

5.30 PM

∙GPO,

Reg. urd. 1. 7,00 PM

5:00 P

Thursday, 3rd,

8.30-

8.30 AM 19.30 PM

Spochow

¥13

Gneisenau. Yusang.

Kr.o.

5.00 2

5.20 PM

OP.Q.

6.00 PM

Emp. of Japan..

6.30 PM

XPQ

5.00

for "Imperial Airways Virmali

Direct Service"---due London, imperial 16th November.

Ord 6.29 PM KING.POJAS

·6.00.

Airways Plane ord 7,00

About 30 persóna were injured in that conflagration. A committee of three experts to ascertain the cause of the catastrophe has been Manila appointed, headed by the Chief Engineer of the Navy, M. Flaizsier.

Transocean.

SOVIET MILITARY PURGE CONTINUES

Moscow, Oct. 30, The Commander of the Bovlet Russian Cavalry Corps in the Far East, Borgsen, has been executed by shooting in the course of purg- Shanghai, Oct. 31, ing action carried out by the Po- The total losses suffered by thelitical Commissar of the Red Army, Japanese in Hankow aggregate Mechlis, in the Far East. Chan was alleged to have over one milliard yen, according to Borgsen had been charged with He was an the counter-revolution, snatched & gold earring: Troca a rough estimates made by widow on Saturday at Queen's Japanese- multary authorities and Estonian by hirth, and for some. newly-arrived consular officials at time was Military Commander of Road East,

Sergeant JE Jessop prosecuted. Hankow Transoces

Airways Plane

Air Mail for Malaya, Java and Aus

trails by Imperial Airways Direct Imperiai. Service due Sydney, 12th Nov, Swatow. Foochow and Tientsir...... Cheklang..

FRIDAY

Fort Bayard

New Zealand via. Brisbane-due, Manila, Rabaul, Australia, and

Brisbane, 21st November.

KPOS Haw. 6.00 PM: Ord.) 11:5.30 PM OPO

7,00 21: 7,00 TI

Prsday, 4th

10.30

Teinan

G.PO,&EP Par. and 5:00 Reg: 4th 18:45)

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