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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISEMENTS.

G.

K.

NOTICE TO PLUMBERS.

The following is an extract from the Waterworks Ordinance 1938, which will come into force on the 1st of January, 1939:-

REG. 10. LICENSING OF

PLUMBERS.

**Every person, except the authorized officers of the water authority, who intends to carry out for a consumer any work in connexion with the con struction, alteration or repair

HONG KONG ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY.

In view of the Court mourning commanded for Her late Majesty the Queen of Norway it has been decided to postpone St. Andrew's Ball. It will now be held in the Peninsula Hotel on Friday, 23rd. December, 1938 in substitution for 2nd December, 1938. TH Practice Dance will also be post poned until Tuesday, 20th Derent- ber, 1938 at the same time and place. Invitation cards which have been issued will be used for the altered dates.'

of inside services or fre ser. vices which are to deliver water supplied from the waterworks must first obtain a licence from 1988 the water, authority on Form §.

Such (icence will be grant ed only to persons (or to firnik employing persons) who hold certificates from any of the following:-

:

- The Royal Sanitary Institute. The Institute of "Plumbers, The City and Guilds of

London,

who, in

the

or to persons (or firms employ ing persons) opinion of the water authority possess other suitable qualifica

tions.

"Such licence shall be for one year or part of one year in the Grst instance, and shall

be renewable annually on the 1st of January at the discretion of the water authority, and subject to the payment in

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advance of the fees laid down in Appendix 1. The water authority may revoke licence at any time, without compensation to the holder. In the event of the holder acting in any way contrary to the pro į visions of these regulations.”

In the case of a Firm one. licence in the name of the Firm will be sufficient:

E. M. BRYDEN,

Jolat Hon. Secretary.

SANDAKAN LIGHT AND POWER CO. (1922). LTD.

Notice is hereby given that the SIXTEENTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of Share. holders will be held at the Head Office of the Company, Bank of

East Asia Building, Hongkong.

1938, at 12 o'clock noon, for the on Wednesday, 14th December,

of Accounts and the Repert of purpose of receiving a Statement the Directors for the year ended 30th June, 1938, and to transaci the ordinary business of the Com pany."

The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from Friday, 9th December, 1938, intil Wednesday, 14th December, 1938, both days inclusive.-;-

By Order of the Board of Directors, SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.. General Managers.

1985

TUNNEL TO LINK JAPAN. KOREA

W all those Firms desirous clusive

of obtaining a licence. please

apply in writing to the Water Authority before the 30th of November, 1938, when their ap. plications will be considered by the Water Authority.

:

BIRTH

MUNRO.--On Nov. 23, 1938, at the Country Hospital, Shanghal to Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Munro a son, stillborn.

DEATHS

HARRIS-On Nov. 19. 1938, at

KDITORIAL

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1938.

Third Case Of CORRESPONDENCE MARSHAL WU

Small-pox

London, England, John Edward EARLY VACCINATION

Harris, husband of the late Cissie Harris and father of the late Reginald and Cecil Harris and of Harold Harris,

BLACKWOOD-On Nov. 24, 1938,

at the Shanghai General Hos- pital, Elleen Cecelia Black- wood, in her 26th year, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs, W. H. Blackwood.

RECOMMENDED

The third case of small-per to be notified in the Colony within recent weeks and the first local case (the other two being imported) is disclosed in the official health returns for the 48 hours ended midnight Sunday.

FUND FOR RELIEF OF DISTRESS

"To the Editor, "The Hongkong Dally Fresa"]

PEL-FU

Will Not Serve

Under Japanese

Chunging, Nov. 28

Reports alleging that Marshal

M.C.C. DECLARE AT 412 FOR 6"

N.W.D. Yardley Hits

182 Not Out

Bloerafontein. Nov, 28.

The MOO. tourists scored 412

Str.-In view of the urgent need for funds for the relief of refugees Wu Pet-fu may agree to emerge runs for six wickets declared in now in Hongkong, and in order to from his retirement and become their match against the Orange remove any possible misappre President of the new "Federal Free State. The Cambridge bats- hension or confusion

that may Government are discredited in man, N.W.D. Yardley, carried his exist in the minds of the public Chinese circles here.

bat for 182 while Bartlett scored

in regard to the relation of this

Fund with the "Hongkong Emer- It is poirited out that since his 100. GRAY-Our Nov. 21, 1938. at The case came from the Victoria Shanghai, Mrs. Jennle Gray. Registration. District. The suffer-

gency Refugee Council, I beg to retirement. the Marshal has al-The home team were dismissed ways refused to live in foreign for 128 (Wilkinson 5 for 10, Wright' aged 68 years, mother of Mr. er, it is learned, is a naval ratingmake the following statement- A. F. Gray, Mrs. D. Madsen and who recently returned from North

concessions or seek foreign pro- 5 for &1) and in their second visit The Emergency Refugee Council tection. His high character and to the crease had scored 48 for China. Mr. J. A. Gray.

of which the Bishop of Hongkong integrity have won the respect of the loss of one wicket--Reuter. FELIFE-On Nov. 21. 1938, at the

is chairman, was started before the his countrymen "who are convine- Shanghal General

Inauguration of this Fund, and has ed the Marshal will not serve un- Hospital. Mrs. Ezelinda Tavares Felipe, aged 70 years, wife of Mr. Severino Felipe and mother of ELDER-On Nov. 22, 1938, at the

Mrs. M. Estrada,

work:

SHEFFIELD SHIELD -

Adelaide, Nov. 28. In the Sheeld Shield cricket

lows:-

Reuter.

The health authorities stress the necessity of early vaccination, and in this connection it is stated that, and is doing, excellent relief der the Japanese." free vaccination may be obtained at any of the Government dispen-

The Fund of which I am the hon. Marshal Wu is now 60 years of match the scores were as fol- saries or hospitals.

secretary was started with the idea

His most age.

active period in

Queensland.-501: New South of, as far as possible, centralizine Chinese affairs was between 1923Wales-171 and 122 for 4 (Quist The Government dispensary near all charitable efforts for the relief and 1927. Country Hospital. Shanghal, the Harbour Office 13 dally vac-of distress in South China, inclus-/Kun, he was chief military agure 15" tor 27. Barnes 15 not out);

In 1923, under Tsaq cinating hundreds of people." Ining Hongkong. The Fund Itself does men on each side of the harbour work, this being entrusted to such tier war of 1824 (when he was addition, two trained Government not undertake

in North China; commanded the any actual relief Chihli forces in the Chihil-Feng- are giving house-to-house vaccina-existing relief

Bombay, Nov. 28. tton in certain areas.

bodies

In a cricket match played here. defeated through the defection of equipped for this purpose and, in

Gen. Feng Yu-hsiang).

[to-day, the' Hindus defeated : the In view of the large influx of particular, the Emergency Refugee

Raat. The Hindus scored 500 for Later he joined with his former 17 wickets declared while the Rest refugees into Hongkong, the health Council.

enemy Chang Tso-lin to defeat were damliked for 349 and 195.-

In the following Reuter. -

James Henry Eder, aged 44 years, of Jimmy's Kitchen

POPOVSKY:-On Nov. 22. 1918, at the Eden Hospital, Shanghal. Lubov Popovsky, daughter of the late General M'Goncharof and, mother of the late Vera Hetherington, aged 60 years."

The

Baily

Bress

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Night Editor (Wanchai Office):

Tel, 24511.

London Office: 53 Fleet Street

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HONGKONG, NOVEMAKE 19, 1838.

BRITISH POSTS OCCUPIED

Shum Chun Bridge.

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department will shortly inaugurate You may recall that recently a Fens in 1925. a Colony-wide vaccination cam-rettet ship (sa. Wachang) was sent year he suffered irretrievable de- paign in conjunction with the St. to Canton to relieve distress there. feat at the hands of the army un- John Ambulance Brigade, which The ship was equipped by the der den. Chiang Kai-shek rendered invaluable service during Emergency Refugee Council, it be- Wuchang. the last epidemic.

HINDUS WIN

st

KOWLOON

INQUEST

MYSTERY

ing their intention to rely on this After this he wisely went into" Other diseases reported during Fund to refund as much as possi-retirement in Szechuen province the 48-hour period were six cases ble of the money expended for that and lived there some years, his of dysentery, two cases of cholers purpose....

chief Interest Buddhist, painting and one case each of enteric fever,

At the meeting of the Board of and measles. cerebro-spinal meningitis Administrators

poetry until the winter of to be held on 1931-32 when he transferred his (Continued from Page 1) and puerperal fever.

December 1, the question of mak-residence to Pelping and has lived near the Kowloon City Rifle EASTERN HEALTH

ing a payment to the Emergency in retirement since then. He is Ranges, about 65 yards from the Refugee Council in respect of the described as a The Health Bulletin of Eastern relief ship will be considered and than his years-Reuter and Special. village.

man much older Lut family house in Ta Ku Lung Ports for the week ending Novem-decided, and I have no doubt that ber 19 is as follows:-

the board will take into account Plague: Cochin 2.

the amount retaining in the Cholera: Allahabad, 2. Calcutta hands of the Emergency Refugee 41. Madras 1. Negapatam 3; Macao Council from the contributions re- 1, Hongkong 7. Shanghal 5.

[cplved by that body before the Small-pox: Delhi 1. Rajsamand inauguration of this Fund. 1. Calcutta 14, Madras 26, Rangoon 1, Shanghai 64. -

༢་་།

FUNERAL OF MR. H.K.M.A. ROTHE

The funeral took place at

the

You will have noticed that, after the inauguration of this 'Find Bishop Hall, in the name of the Emergency Refugee Council, ap- pealed to the public in Hongkong to, contribute to this Fund.

acc

MAJOR

CHANG

INTERVIEWED

(Continued from Page" 1)

distinctly through my glasses that some 500, Japanese were advancing in our direc- tion.

-Witness suit that there were sand marks on the body and that there was other evidence suggestive of the body having been dragged over the sand to the stream. One shoe. was missing from the right foot. and the long white girdle about the middle of the body was very loosely fastened.

One end of a single strand of rope was tightened about the dead man's wrist, three colls of the same rope being wound around " "The party, was headed by four his neck.

PLANE OVERHEAD

แ

$

N INTERESTING POINT has, arisen as a result of the occupation of the British military observation dug-out on Saturday

At the present time. the Hong- afternoon by a detachment of

kong Government is looking after mules, carrying, ammunition, and The two other witnesses, called Japanese soldiers.

the refugee camps, but all food an officer with the Japanese, nag. yesterday were Luf Tit-hon, young- This post is Protestant Cemetery Happy Val-kitchens etc., set up for the relter They were about 2000 metres away est brother of the deceased, and about two miles to the east of the ey, yesterday of the late Mr. Heinz of the tens of thousands of re- and for that reason I gave the Lai Chol, 43 years, a' Chinese her- (Continued from Page 1)

Kurt Max Adolf Rothe, aged 29.rugees who have flocked over to order to my men not to open trebalist exploitation of China is THE OFFICIAL VERSION of the on Saturday.

who died at the Canossa Hospital British teritory, without food and it to walt until they came nearer.

Lut. 20 years of age, stated that under way, a railway is regarded

The Rev. R. F.without shelter, are being under incident states: At about Emmy, of the Basel Missions, per-taken by the Emergency Refugee

his deceased father had owned as the only solution to the trans-12.30 p.m., a Japanese detachment formed the last rites. portation problem.

property in Hongkong and in Ta was observed to be crossing the

Council, and to the extent to which "In the meantime a Japanese dispute the fact that be had been ĮKu, Lang. village. He would not HEAVILY OVERTAXED Even now the steamship service below the

Shum Chun River about two miles been

The late Mr. Rothe, who had moneys belonging to this Fund may plane flew overhead and turned left a fair share of his father's

connected with Shum Chun Bridge. Siemmson and Company, is sur-responsible for the cost of such us.

Messrs. be available this Fund will be back as soon as the pilot spotted Hongkong property, his share in- between Japan and Korea They were seen to occupy a milli-vived by his parents and a married food. kitchens:

He must have signalled to the eluding a board house for ricksha heavily overtaxed owing to military tary dug-out, which: 15 Batish brother in Germany.

battery for shells began to fall in coolles. However, a friend of his and economic activities to mono-inflitary, dug-out (No. 12) on the polize the markets in China. The British side of the river.

The exact number of refugees our direction. I gave the order to father's Lam A large section of the German now in the Colony is unascertain retire and we took cover near the Hiving in his family home in Ta

Chung tin. time required by the Shimonoseki-hosted the Japanese flag over the community in Hongkong and the able because,

railway bridge..

·lack of Fusan ferries

owing to to negotiate the post. The detachment withdrew Chinese of Blemmson and Co. were camps and central accommoda- channel is seven-and-a-half hours later after representations had present at the funeral service.

tion, they cannot be localized and Trains could cover the distance in

been made."

Many floral tributes were sent. their number ascerenzied, but it is two-and-a-half hours with twice

estimated that they cannot be less the pay load.

than 40,000, istry or Railways indicated that the 1900 subterrain conditions at either end

Any further information may be obtained at the Office of the Water Authority.

R. M. HENDERSON,

Water' Authority, Public Works Department, Hong Kong, 28th Nov., 1938.

Tests conducted under the Min-

which

They

THE HON. MR. T. H. KING, Com-

missioner of Police.. later re- country from doing anything that ported another incident in which might cause, unpleasantness to the crossed the Frontier Bridge. There a party of Japanese troops had other.

when

GREATLY OUTNUMBERED.

1106

H

Ku Lung village.

was

When his father, Lui Tsat, had been living. the relationship be-

Together with some 50 Chinesetween Lam and Luf's sons was troops which had by this time cordial enough. With his father's Joined up with us, and declared death, this state of affairs had well upon the urgent need for the end, we faced some 500 udd

I feel that it is unnecessary to that they were ready to fight to changed.

Witness recalled quarrels · De of the projected tube are satisfac-

donations. The fact that His Japanese and it is not difficult to tween Lam and Cheung So, con tory. The "elasticity" of the earth the absence of an interpreter ut

was some little difficulty owing to NEVERTHELESS, as the Japanese of this Fund, has felt it necessary said Major Chang, who added that who had abused Lam calling him

cellency, the Governor, as Patron see how outnumbered we were." cubine of the deceased, Lul Sam can be ascertained by the creation

violated British neutrality by to RATES OF FREIGHT.

the Japanese understood encroaching on British territory which has just been published in

an old scoundrel, "ld bull," and his men behaved splendidly. of an "artificial earthquake," by they were trespassing, they with fully armed, the proper thing that the press, is an unmistakable in- address a personal appeal,

|"old ghost." "Lam, witness stated. faults can be

detected drew....

had been staying in the house. should have been done was to deation of the urgent need for As from 15th December, 1933.though irregularities in the vibra

and taking his food there, for intern them. This, however, was rates of freight, Hong Kong to

several years. THERE C

E CAN BE NO DOUBT as to not done and the trespassers were funds, and is a commentary on the Bangkok, will be increased by Korean tunnel will be single-track-tung and the New Territories of lives of Innocent Chinese.

border between Kwang-permitted to leave to take more response up to dates. The amount. Revised rates may be ed at a start, possibly with spurs Hongkong. In spite of anything they were not interned is a mystery changing circumstances both here 20%.

Why required is, of course, impossible to had on application.

It depends on rapidly Japanese may which calls for an explanation. THE CHINA NAVIGATION

and In South China, over which CO., LTD. THORESEN & CO., LTD. Hong Kong, 28.11.38.

NOTICE

1989

registered proprietors in Hong Kong and which is used by ther

in respect of certain silk stock ings sold by them,

Jons.

Like the Shimonoseki tube, the

at two or three points to permit

the

..

state, for

the trains to pass. Later on it may be NO DOUBT say to the contrary. double-tracked.'

AS TO

The frontier, except PROTESTS to the Japanese are we have no control. But it should FRONTIER for a few miles to unavailing and until and un-not be too much to hope that the the eastern side of less some stronger action is taken, contributions from the public of the peninsula, 15 made up of the it is likely that Hongkong will not Hongkong will amount to at least Shum Chun River and the Japan-Have heard the last of incidents $1,000,000.00, before very long.. ese must certainly have been aware along its borders.

M. K. LO, Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, No. 28.1938.

STRIKE IN VICKERS ARMAMENT WORKS.

Sheffield, Nov. 28,

A strike which broke out in the of this fact before they started Vickers

armament their drive on Shum Chun.

Armstrong

works became more

serious on

THE CASE of the famous "Doomed Battalion" of Shanghai is re-

"I was hit by a shrapnel be- tween 10 am. and. If am. on. Friday and owing to the fact that the ambulances were all busy, I was taken inte Kowloon by the Rt. Rev. Bishop Ford and the Rev. Fr. Daly who went out to help in the pro- posed refugee camp in "Shum Chun," the Major went on. adding with a smile that "thể camp is of course, now no more."

ALWAYS SICKLY

Lai Chol, the other witness called, stated that he had known deceased for six years, Deceased had always been sickly, even as a boy, and came to him to be treated for vomiting blood..

Deceated, whom he knew as Ab Kun, came to him on August 22, caressing his hair and stating that ADMIRER VISITS MAJOR he had been assaulted. He had been hit in the chest and his While I was in the hospital an American haircut had been ruffled. elderly Chinese lady, speaking Witness had prescribed. certain perfect English. went up to Major herbe. Deceased came back at 8. Chang and said:

p.m. on the same day stating that "How are you, Major Chang? The had not enough money to pay

held out against SHARP REBOUND have come to pay my respects and for the herbs as he also wish to

their enemy for days)

Sunday when another 50 minition WHETHER their occupation of the called in this connection. The workers joined the 2,000 men on strike.

British observation post was Chinese who formed this battalion deliberate or not it is quite in- possible to say but they must be CASE OF given the benent of doubt. That DOOMED territory and holsted their dag they crossed the river into British BATTALION

The workers in the Vickers fac-

OCCAI,

and refused to sur OF render in spite of STERLING

all appeals until DOLLAR RATE

London, Nov. 28.

to say how well we af think of buy cigarettes. He implied that you. Please get well soon.” “ he would go to his step-moher

The lady, I ascertained later, and ask for some money. was a complete stranger to the, Major who was so cheered by this very kind visit that he started tail

He returned on August 24 at e Dm, and again at 8 p.m., to in- succeeded in borrowing any money form witness, that he had not

and again to tell witness that he could not afford to buy the pork witness had adviced him to eat."

COLLECTED, HERBS✨

WE, the undersigned, wish i express our regret for having in The works management hopes fringed the “Night In Paris" that the men will return to work Trade Mark of which Measta clare that unless their demand

to-day but the strike leaders de- Dayaram's Silk Store are the are accepted, other Sheffield fac-over the post. was sufficient ground they had received orders from

tories will join the strike.

for them to have been fired at by Generalissimo, Chiang Kai-shek to the British forces on duty in the evacuate the godown in which they a sharp rebound of the sterling ing about getting back into active tories in New Castle and Darlingcally avoided anything that was Japanese. They were offered sanc-feature of the foreign exchange.

vicinity but the latter diplomati-were holding out against the dollar rate was the principal service again!-F.MA. also threaten to strike Transllable to cause serious complica-tuary in the International Settle-to-day. Initial dealings portended In selling goods bearing this

tions and contented' themselves ment of Shanghal, provided they mark we were not aware that'

a continuation of the recent de-. merely with making representa-lay down thein arms, but this offer cline of the pound but after the

At 6 pm: August 26, deceased Messrs. Dayaram had registered

ers to withdraw. tions and persuading the trespass-they declined and insisted tharate bad touched 4.6282 as com- previously gained wide currency again, visited witness. when wit- the mark and had no intention

they should be allowed, to retain nared with 4.8287 at the close on on the continent and at the same ness suggested that the two ỢI : of infringing the same, and we monthly meeting at the Bark of THIS BRINGS US to a question of tened to fight on until they could Saturday, sentiment underwent a time created considerable nervous and then to gather the herbs

them should go out there Canton Building last night. much regret any damage" and

paramount importarice in view fight no more, Eventually, how-complete change and at midday neas. Consequently, with its reDeceased agreed. Whilst they were Mr. E. Finch Look the chair. " laconvenience which may have It was decided to hold the next undeclared

of the fact that, all through this ever, an order came from General sterling recovered to 4.8488. crudescence.. many assume that

1 been caused to Messrs. Dayaram Referees, Dinner on December. 19 Great Britain and the Government Settlement There

Sino-Japanese war, Chiang and they entered the Commenting on the voltelace the British Exchange Fund aw collecting the herbe in the vicinity. of the La famly hous, deceased by, our action.

at the Hotel Cécil, Pegs

they were well-informed circles opine that the favourable opportunity for of Hongkong have In the course of the meeting been, endeavouring" BRITISH · ·

promptly interned.

again stated that he would try to the seed was sown by an uncon-staging a bear "squeeze." Dated this 26th day of Novent some discussion took place with to maintain a NEUTRALITY WOULD NOT the case of the York indicating that owing to is correct the fact remains that turned a corner, and that was the borrow money from his step- firmed press report from New Whether or not this assumption mother. He went up the road and regard to the rules and regulations strictly neutral of the game in which a eferee stand, as evidenced by the fact served as an excellent precedent States Government was consider pound sharply and this proved the Hearing of other withouses was

www Me Doomed Battalion have slump in the pound the United British authorities bid up for the last witness ever saw of him alive. could and could not award penal that strenuous efforts have been for the Japanese" who entered ing dollar devaluation. They signal for a substantial covering in adjourned at this stage to Monday, ties against offending players. made to prevent citizens or elther British territory with their arms?ointed out that this rumour had the demand for sterling-Reuter. December 12.

ber, 1988.

S4. HARI'S SILK STORE.

1,984

REFEREES, MEET · The Hongkong Football Referees Association held their half-

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their arms, otherwise, they threa-