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SAFE

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(Sunday)

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will sail

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RUGBY VISITORS

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Three Matches Arranged For Club Ground

THE VISITING MALAYA RUGBY UNION-TEAM will play 'a series of three matches in the Colony the first one being against the Club on the Club ground, Happy Valley, on Saturday at 4 p.m. Malaya will meet the Navy on Tuesday on the game ground at 1.30 p.m. while on Saturday, February 11, at 4 p.m. the visitors will be opposed to the Colony TV on the Valley ground.

Admission will be $1.50 (covered stand) and 50 cents (open stand); Servicemen in uniform half price. A section of the covered stand will be reserved for members.

The following are pen pictures of the rugger careers of the visit- ∙ing side

No. 9-r. W. BOURNE"(A. P. C. Vacuum On-Selangor. Warwick School and Lensbury. Wing for- ward. Has played for Selangor in two cup finals. Goes hard, is fast, and is always on the ball.

MALAYAN

KINGSHAN IS SAFE

Skirnrishes On The

Highway

邓

CHANGTEH, Jan. 30 (Cen- tral)-Severe encounters on the Kingshan-Trapshih section of the Hankow-Ichang highway, which featured the fighting on. the north Hupeh front during the last week, began again to quieten down with stout Chi- nese resistance coupled with mobile tactics which have tired out enemy movements, Kingshan, strategic town 90 miles northwest of Hankow, which was several times in critical con- dition during the Japanese attacks, remains in Chinese hands after many days' uncertainty

TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1939.

FOREIGN MAILS

Registered and Ordinary mail (not Insured or Parcels) will be ac.. cepted for Canton and despatched as circunstances permut

"

Ordinary letter mail only for West Kwangtung. Kwangsi, Sze- chwan. Kweichow and Hunan will be accepted at senders' risk,

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

Amoy Japan.....

From

+. Per.

Due

Van Houtam. Nellore.....

31st Jan, Sist Jau.

Szechuen.

Shanghai and Swatow....... Air Mail by "Imperial Airways

Direct Service”—London date. Imperial

25th Jan.

Shanghai and Swatow Shanghai.

Straits

Japan and Shanghal Calcutta and Straità.. Japan and Shanghai Bangkok and Swatow.. Calcutta and Straits

Europe vİR. Sues Straits and

(Papers etc..)-London date, 5th January and London Parcels-j London date, 29th Dec

Manila

Airways Plane

Sulsangs

Pél Ping............... Eumaeus...

Talthybius.

Santhia.

31st Jan,

1st Feb.

lat Feb.

1st Feb Tot

Feb.

let Feb.

Jat Feb.

Lahore..

1st Feb.

Kweiyang.

2nd Feb,

Suisang....

2nd Feb.

Shanghai

U.S.A., Honolulu Japan & Shanghai

San Francisco date, 13th Jan.). Prea. Coolidge....

No. 10-CAPT. F. W. SIMPSON ¡Poyal Engineers) Cambridge No. 1-D. MCBRIDE (Tin miner)University and Blackheath and -Front row forward. Selangor Army scrum half. Captain of the Percy Park. Has played in three Army XV in Singapore. The best Falling to break through the cup finals for Selangor. A hard-serum half in Malayu. A very sound Chinese line, the Japanese have re- working forward, good in the pose player and has led the Army XV, peatedly drawn reinforcements and lineouts Hus played for North with those qualities associated with from Yingcheng, with artillery and Malya.

Rood Captaincy. Is Vice-Captain į mechanized equipments, but still No. 2-K, W. McCALL (Assistant of the Touring Side. Has played cannot cross the Chinese defence. Superintendent of Customs and for South Malaya..

The opposing armies are holding Excise-Perak. Haleyburg. XV,

No. 11-J, W. EWART (Horticul. out against each other at a Japan and Shanghat .... London Scottish. Plays anywhere

east of Kingshan. ~ in the serum. A keen forward turist, Agricultural Dept.-Penang.

Several sections of the highway, had a bit of bad luck with broken Learnt his rugger in New Zealand.

Member of at the same time, have been sys- Canterbury College. legs, etc., in the last season or two.

New Zealand Universities side to tematically damaged and rendered but is now back in form

Australla. Stand off a Centre three-impassable by Chinese guerillas. No. 3--A. IL HARDING Rubber quarter-a versatile player. Is use-turtles hampering Japanese troop planter-Negri Sembilan. A New ful in any back

movements... Runs position. Zealander. Hooker. A really hard-straight.

To the east of Kingshan, the Quick 'cye for an open- working forward.

ing and uses his head. Good place Japanese launched during the last

No. 4 N. 1. MCLENNEN (Rubber kick.

Watsonians and ! planter)Johore, London Scottish, Honker. A hard- working forward always on the ball, leads the forwards for Johore. Hos played for North Malaya.

No. 12-LIEUT. PROCTOR. No. 13-C. W. LYLE Chinese Protectorate, Penang Penang. Centre three-quarter. Sherbons Oriel College, Oxford. 'Has pre-

week-end several attacks. from Yingcheng on Tenmen, 25 miles to the southwest. The situation at

Tienmen is described as "tense.

FOURTH AT

BISLEY

No. 5-F..0. McCALL (Royal Arviously played in Hongkong: Has HONGKONG PLACES Force)-Second row forward. New good pair of hands and a good eye comer to Malaya this season. His for an opening. Not spectacular weight and size stand him in good but very sound. stead in the lineouts. Is always on the ball.

No. 6--J. F. M. ROUALLE (Proba-

No. 14-L/CPL. (R.A.M.C.) —Army.

Japan.

au Mail by "Imperial Airways

Direct Service"-London date. Imperial 28th January,

Shanghai, Amoy and Swatow Japan and Shanghal

Ranpura

2nd Feb.

USA., Honolulu and Japan-(San

Francisco date, 7th January}. ... Pres. Hayes.. Australia and Manila...........

And Feb.

Tanda

2nd Feb.

Emp. of Canada

and Feb.

Conte Verde............

3rd Feb.

3rd Feb.

Rajputana. Africa Maru...

.3rd Feb.

3rd Feb.

Airways Plane Hupeh

4th Feb.

6th Feb.

6th Feb.

7th Feb

7th Feb.

Athos II..

8th Feb.

8th Feb,

8th Feb.

Emr of Russia...

9th Feb.

Tuawa.... Behar..

9th Feb.

10th Feb.

Hakone Maru.............

10th Feb.

Laos Tjibadak..

10th Feu.

10th Feb.

10th Feb.

Straits

lapan and Shanghal... Saigon.

Felix Roussel.. Cremer........................ Särpedon......

Air Mall by "Pan American Air-

ways Direct Service"-San Fran-Pan‹ American cisco date, 1st February Haiphongo

Canada, U.3.A., Japan and Shang- hal (Vancouver B. C. date, 21st January,

Tapan

Jap and Shanghai. Straita

Saigon

Airways plana Canton...........

Greigenau...

OUTWARD MAILS

RICHARDSON LONDON, Jan. 30 (Reuter)-At | Jara Centre

Japan and Shanghal three. the Bisley meeting. It is announc tioner, Supt. Customs and Excise The Army's most prolific scorer fored, the Federated Malay States. the past two years. Very fast and with a score of 767, won the Department-Selangor. Played for Epsom School. Lloyds Bank, Sutton well balanced runner and a quick aperture sight section in the Far and Surrey Wanderers at Home. eye for an opening.

i

were

East trophy match for 1018.

The Straits Settlements Second or middle of back row for- No 15-LT. J. E. P. PIERCE ward. Weighs about 16 stone and Royal Artillery Army. Blundells 724, and Hongkong 719.

second 759, followed by Ceylon

uses it to advantage. A keen Hard-School and R.M.A. Centre three- The Open Sight section was won

in Malaya quarter. First season and has made a good impression by the Straits Settlement with a as a thrustful' centre. Can also play in the wing.

working forward,

No. 7---J. M. McHUGH (Civil en gineer, Public Works Department) -Perak. University College Dub lin London Irish and Yorkshire. Wing forward. One of the best forwards ever to play in Malaya. and Always up with the play strong in defence. Usually gets a try a match. Has played for North Malaya.

No. 18—A. P. CRAIĜIE (Joseph Merchant) - Singapore. Travers,

REGISTERED AND PARCEL MAILS are closed 16 minutes earlier an the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where malls are advertised to close at or before 9 a.m., registered and parcel mails

re closed at 5 p.m. on the previous day.

Per

H Date and Time

Jean Dupuis.......

Tuesday, 31st.

11.30 PM

2.00 PM

For

score of 700, the Federated Molay States were next with 641 followed by Ceylon with 819.

TUESDAY

Manila

Holhow and Pakhoi.

Grete Maersķ..... Klungchow..

Fort Bayard and Haiphong.

2.00 P

Parcels and Papers only for South | Buenos Aires

for

Africa via Durban Batavia.

Maru

2.30 FX

Tjisalak..

9.30 PM

Chuanchów and Amoy. Swatow

.....Taiyuan..

Anshun.

3.30 PM

6.30 PM

WEDNESDAY

Wed. 1st Feb.

1.30 PM

a.00 PM

Wing three-quarter. Very fast and three-quarter. Has played sound in defence. Played for South South Malaga. Malaya in 1936,

No. 18D, HARPER (Harrison No. 17-C. D. A. “LUNDON MC and Barker, agency firm)-Selan- No. 8--1. F. MACKENZIE (Rubber Allster and Co., Merchant)-Singa-Ror. Aberdeen University and Lon- planter-Johore. Back row for-port Wing three-quarter. Learni don Scottish. Captain of the tour- ward. Edinburgh and Academy, his rugger in New Zealand. Atling side. Has captained Penang. swatow, Shanghaf" and Tientsin... Esang Edinburgh Academicals. Has play-home played for the Harlequins Selangor and Singapore XV's and. Swatow, Amoy, Chuanchow and ed for South Malaya three times, and Sussex and also for combined (also the North of Malaya four Foochow Good hard-working forward al-Sussex Hampshire XV against All times and the South twice, A | Ha}phong

Blacks. A very good and fast wing unique record. ways on the ball.

GENERAL PAI'S

APPEAL

Will Fight Years

1000

Swałow

ADVERTISED SAILING FROM H.K. Manila, Bangkok, Batavia, Mauri-

(Continued from Page 14)

Mauritius Tegelberg, J. C. J. Line, Feb. 2.

Naples Pres, Hayes, A. P. L., Feb. 3. Exteri Maru, N._Y, K., Feb. 11. CHUNGKING, Jan 30 (Reuter) Prai. Polk, A. P. L., Feb. 17.

Uran --Addressing the Chinese Moham- medan Association here, General Peiping, Gilman's, Jan. 31.

Chung-hsi, commander-in- pal

Peiping, Gilma's,' Jan. 31. chief of the Chinese forces in the

Penang South-West Provinces, unged the Afty million Chinese Maham- medans to organise to give full support, to the Government in the war against Japan.

Oslo

Hai Lcs, Thoresen's Feb, 2 Van Hetaz, J. C. J. Line, Feb. 1 Pres. Hayes, A. P. L., Feb. 3. Rajputani P&O Feb. 4.

B. & B., Feb. 5.

dine's, Feb. He declared: If the Chinese con-

Maru, N. Y. E., Feb. 8. tinue frm in vigorous resistance. Sarpedon, H. 8. Feb. 8. the war will be won in three years. Cremer, J. C. J. Line, Fah. 10

He added: "Anyone proposing Gneisenau,

Melcha Feb. 10, Zuiderkerk,

J. C. Line, Feb. 10, peace will be denounced by the Beliar, P.

O., & Feb. 11. entire nation. To march forward Katori Maru, N. Y. K., Feb. 11.

L. Fab. 17 means that we will find safety, Pren. Polk, A. P. 1 but to retreat means catastrophe.

Hanchi, P. O., Fab. 18. Hai Biog, Thorosen's, Feb. 31." "The Japanese say that the war

Plymouth may last one hundred years.

Rajputana, P. & O., Feb. 4, "We are prepared to fight for a

Port Said thousand years, if necessary.”

Peiping, Gilman's, Jan. 31. Pres. Bayes, A P. L, Feb. 3.

JAPANESE INVADE

Conte Verde, Lloyd Triesting, Feb. 3. Rajputans, P. & O., Feb. CHENGCHOW Felix Bonsel, Messageries, Feb. 5,

Sarpedon, B. & 8, Feb. 8, LOYANG, Jan. 30 (Central). Greisenau, Melcher, Feb. 18.

Feb. 10, Zuiderkerk, J. C. J. Chinese troops in north Honan are Zuide taking strict precautionary mea-Behar, P. & O. Feb.

Kalori Maru, Y. K., Fab. 11.

N sures against a possible renewed Glengarry, Jardins's, Feb. 18. Japanese attack on Chengchow sim, E. A. Co., Feb. 16. from Kaifeng, according to field Pres. Folk, A. P. L., Feb. 17,

Banchi, P. & O., Feb. 18. reports received here.

Dencation, B. & 8., Feb. 21, The Japanese strength at Kal-Athos II, Mossgarios, Fab. 28. feng is estimated at over 5,000 men,

Port Soudan organised into three regiments, un-Polping, Gilman's, Jan. 31. der the command of Col. Nalto. Rajputana, P. & O, Feb. 4. They are equipped with field guns Ranchi, P. & O., Feb. 18.

Bohar, P. & O., Feb. 11. and mechanized units,

Part Swettenham Chinese forces have erected an intricate system of défence works Zuiderkerk, J. C. J. Line, Feb. 10.

Jawa, B. I. (Apour),-Feb, 11. east of Chengchow, which Wili

Banzoom make the storming of the city a Hai Lee, Thormann's, Feb. 2 formidable task,

Toba Mara, N. Y. X, Feb. 9.

Tilawa, B. L. (Apear), Feb. 11. Hai Hing, Thoresen's, Feb, 31.

Rotterdam

Peiping, Gilman's, Jan. 31. Sarpedon, B. & S., Feb. 8. Benveurs Laxley's," Feb. 9. Onelsensu, Melchers', Feb. 10. Zuiderkerk, J. C. J. Ling, Feb. 10. Rehar, P. & O., Feb. ¡l. Glengarry, Jardine's, Feb. 15. Siam, E. A. Co., Feb. 16. Deucalica, B. & B., Feb. 21.

• Scandinavian Ports Peiping, Gilman'a, Jan. 31. Siam, E. A. Co., Feb. 16.

Singapore

Peiping, Gilaan's, Jan. 31.

Hai Lee, Thorasan's, Fab. 2. Van Houtex, J. C. J. Lise, Feb. 3. Lahore, P. & Feb, 2.

Tegelberg

3

Newchwang

tlus, Reunion and Madagascar, ... Tegelberg..

Airmail.

for "Imperial

Direct Service"-dae

9th February.

Air Mail for. Malaya. Java and Aus-)

400 P

Sagres...

Wingsang....

Parcels only for Singapore ...t

THURSDAY

Van Houtsz....

5.00 PM

Thu 2nd.

8.30 AN

3,30 PM

K.P.O.

Box.

5,00 PM

Ord.

5.30 PM

Airways

G.PO.

London, tmperial

Rog.

6.00 TK.

Airways Plane

Ord,

7.00 PM

KPO

Reg.

60

Ord.

6.30 PM

G.P.Q.

Bez..

5.00 PM

Airways Plane

Ord.

Suisang.

Fri. 3rd.

10,30 AM

Manila, Rabaul, Australia and New i

Zealand Via Brisbane-dae Bris- bane20th February.

OP.O. & K.P.O. Par. 2nd 6.00 PM

Bex, 3rd 8.45 AM.

Nellore

Ord, 3rd 9.30 AM

Swatow

Kingyuan.

9.30 AM

"

Shanghai, Japan and Europe tex- cept Great Britain and Fire) via Biberia

Ranpura Fort Bayard, Hoihow and Haiphong Sulyang.

Mombasa, Beira, Lourenco Marques

Africa Maru......"

3.30 23

2,30 ri

7.00

J. O. J. Line, Feb. 2. Conte Verde, Lloyd Triestino, Feb. 3 Prea.

Hayes, A. P. L. Feb. Rajputans, P. & O., Fab. 4. Anshuu, B. & S., Feb, 5. Felix Roussel Messagerie, Feb. 6. Hosaug, Jardine's, Feb. 8. Sarpeden B. & S. Feb. 8. * Toba Maru, N. Y. K., Fah. 9. Tango Maru, N, Y. E., Feb. 9. Benvenue Loxley's Fab. Cremer, 3. G. J. Line, Feb. 10 Oneisensa, Kelchers, Feb. 10. Zuiderkerk, J. C. J. Lin, Fab. 10. Tüsws, B. L (Apomr), Fab. 11, Bahar, P. de O., Feb. 11. Lycaon, B. & B., Feb. 11. Katori Maru, N. T. E, Feb. 11. City of Florence... Bank Lins, Feb. 14. Siam, E. A. Co., Fab, 18, Fres, Polk, A. P. L., Feb. 17. Ranchi, P. & D., Feb. 12.

Hai Hing, Thoresen's, Fab, 21. Deucalion, B., & B., Prb. 22. • Athos I, Massageries, Feb, 25

Southampton Onsisensu, Melchers', "Feb. 10"

Sacz

"

Pres. Hayes, A., P. L., Feb. 3. Felix Boussel Massagorios, Feb. 6. Gneisenau, Holchers, Feb. 19. Bahar, P. O., Feb, 11, Pres. Folk, A...P. L., Feb. 17. Athos II, Masageries, Feb, 29.

Tangier Eajputans, P. & O Feb. 4.

tralia by Imperial Airways Direct Imperial Servies-due Sydney, 11th Feb.

FRIDAY

Parcels only for Japan,

and (Parcels and Papers only for South Africa vis Durban). Brindisidue Brindisi 24th Feb... Conte Verde...... Manila...

Pres. Coolidge....

SATURDAY

Alz

Mail

Airways for "KLM Direct Service”—due Amsterdam.

14th February ›

Rajputana...................

Straits, Ceylon, India, E. and 8. F

Africa, Aden, Egypt, Malta and Europe via Marseilles-due Mar- seliles, 3rd March. Amoy and Shanghai, Swatow and Tientaln

MONDAY

7.00 PM

"

10.30 AM

Noon

j8st. 4th.

G.P.O. & K.P.O. Rec. 9.30 AM Ord 10.00 AM G.R.O.&K.P.O.

Rajputana..

Par. 3rd 5.00 PM Reg, 4th 9.45 AM Ord: 4th 19.30 AM

Kaying....

3,30 PM

Yatshing

Anshun.

5.00 PM 5.00 ZM

Amoy

:

Mon. 6th.

Яwatow, Foochow and Tlentsin.... Yunnan......

10.30 AM

Air Mali for "Air France Service"

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

---due Marseilles, 18th February.] Feilx Hounsel........

Felix Roussel...... Haigon......

Ord

2.30 PM a.00 PM

8.30 PM

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