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$.8.

TÅNG-TSETM 30/39.

BRINGING CARGO FROM DUNKIRK vin' HAIPHONG etc.

ACTED 'HONG KONG 6x SUNDAY, THE 19TH MARCH, 1939.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD BREMEN.

THE Steamer

THE

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having arrived from BREMEN, HAMBURG and Ports, consignee of cargo are hereby notified that their cargo is "being landed their risk into the godowns of The Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf & Godowa Co., Ltd., Kowloon, Where delivery can be obtained.

All goods remaining undelivered after the 18th March, 1939, will be rubject to rent

NO FIRE INSURANCE will be affected by us in any case whatever.

ONSIGNEES are hereby informed that their goods with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Valuables are being landed & stored into the godere of the Hong Kong Kowloon Wha-f and Damaged packages must be left in the Godown Co, Lid, Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained immediately

after landing. .....

All Clairos must be sent in to me on or before the 21st March, 1939, or they will not be recognized.

Damaged Packages will be examined by the Company Borveyors, Messrs. Goddard & Douglas in the presence of the Consignees at 10.00

11.

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Baturday, the 18th March, 1939.

Consignees must have a Revenue Ofie in attendance when any datiable goods are examined by the Company's! Surveyors,

No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.

K. OHL,

Agent.

Hong Kong, 12th March, 1938.

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Officer in attendance when damaged Consignees must have a Revenue dutiable goods are examined by Lac Company's surveyors.

No claim will be admitted after the gcods have left the "godown and all claims must be presented within Two Weeks of the ships arrival hers, after which date they will not be recognised.

Consignees are requested to surrender heir Billa of Lading to the undersigned "or canaterwignature.

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JACK KNIVES

·· Records | POSSESSION OF For Fourth Innings Total: Century For Hammond

..!?

edged a ball from Gordon which the wicketkeeper. Orleveson, held. (811-4-75). Paynter had batted for 213 minutes and hit five boundaries.

DURBAN, Mar. 14' (Router)-Scoring 654 for the lows of Ave wickets at the tes interval to-day, the ninth day of the final Test match against South: Africa, the M. C. C. broke the world record fourth innings total in a Test, 411 made by England against Australia at Sydney in the 1924-25 series--in spite of this Eng- land lost by 193 runs and the 572 made by New South Wales against South Australia at Sydney in the 1907-8 season, and also beat England's highest score of 559 for 8 wickets, declared., at Capetown n January 3 this year. The M.C.C. thus need 42 runs to win having been set the colossal task of obtaining 696 for victory.

There were 300 spectators pre- sent this morniris in threatening weather and the wicket showed Rain fell and there were a couple "Hammond was stoppages. signs of wearing at both ends, but of It was playing easy.

stumped by Grieveson off Dalton Hammond, (75) and Paynter (32) when he had 140 after batting for resumed batting and took the total 349 minutes. He hit seven fours. to 500 after 620 minutes. The | (650-5-140), partnership realising 100 in 152) Tea was taken with the total at minutes and Paynter reached 52 654 for 5 wickets. Leslie Ames be- after 144 minutes at the creasa, ing 17 not out and Valentine 4.

Bcores:-

TOOK NO RISKS. Alán Melville, the Springboks captain pinned his faith in the pace of the bowlers but they made no impression on the batsmen who took no risks. "At lunch the score was 578 for three wickets, Ham- mond being undefeated with 93 and Paynter 68.

After lunch the crowd swelled to

1.500 and the weather. was dull.

The English skipper reached his

century after 273 minutes featur- Ing his innings with grand cover driving and cutting.

South Africa-First Innings... 530 Second Innings ............. 481 M.C.C.-First Irnings. 316

55 120

M.CC-2ND INNS.. Hutton, Mitchell Gibb, b Dalton Edrich, c Gordon, b Langton... 219

Hammond, Dalton

Grieveson, #t

b

140

Paynter, c Grieveson. b Gordon 75

Ames, not out

valentine, not out

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Chinese Sappers

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Before Court

SERIOUS VIEW

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 1939.

FOREIGN MAILS

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY," 18th MARCH 1939, 9.30 AM.

CERTIFICATE OF POSTING

With effect from 182 March, 1939 the rẹg for a Certificate of Post- Ing for an ordinary letter will be 2 cents.

*Registered and Ordinary, mall & Parcels (not Inshred) will be gc= cepted for Canton and despatched as circumstances permit."

Three Chinese Sappers, Wong Tim, Kwok Ching and Lo Kam-po who were arrested and anch found to be in Ordinary letter mall only for Pakhol, West Kwangtung, Kwangszi; - possession of a jack knife, wore | Stechwan, Kwelchow and Hunan will be accepted at senders' risk. charged before Mr. R. a. D. Forrent at the Central Court yesterday with the Lattern and Postcards for Europe (except Great Bitain and Eire) possession of weapons åt for unlawful, and South America are forwarded “ria, Siberia”. if so superscribed purposes...

INWARD MAILS

Detective Inspector Darkin said that on the night in question, he was called out on three fights in Wanchai district. The defendants were arrested on three separate occasions. . The jack Tientain knives found on their persons were issued to them by the military.

He requested Mr. Forrest to take a regard to the third defendant, who serious view in the caso, specially with had a knife not bearing his own military number, and if any trouble should occur, he said, an innocent person might be involved.

Inspector A. V. Baker told the Court that there had been several fights on previous occasions. As a result of the incidents the police bad communicated with the military authorities and had been able to request the commanding odicer of the ILE to stop Chinese Sappersc arrying kuives while not on duty oroat side barracks,

Remarking that it was a serious case, Mr. Forreat imposed, a sentence of three months' hard labour, withour the option of a fine, on each defendant.

Another Sapper, Ho Yau, "was remanded for 24 hours. Ho was charged with wounding a man named Pang Shing, who had been sent" to Total (tor 5 wkts.... 654 hospital for treatment.

The 602 was hoisted after 748

Fall of wickets:-1 (Hutton) "for minutes and just when the South | 88; 2 (Gibb) for 358; 3 (Edrich) for Africans were looking a discon- 447-4 (Paynter for 611 5 (Ham- solate and beaten side. Paynter mend) for 654.

84 DEATHS LAST WEEK FROM TUBERCULOSIS Eighty-four deaths were registered from tuberculosis out of a total of 170 casca notified to the Health Depart- ment, according to the returns for the Colony during the week ended on Mar. 1.

Other figures include 33 deaths from measles out of 60 cases, 11 deaths from small pox out of a tooal of 13 cases (two being imported), 9 deaths from cerebrospinal fever out of a total of 36 cases, 7 deaths from dysentery out, of a total of 18 cases, 6 deaths from diphtheria out of a total of 12 casei, 4 deaths from enteric fever out of a total¦

AIR SERVICE TO HANOI

---Imperial 'Airways have been granted commercial facilities in "Indo-China, and are now able :tó carry passengers, mail, and

freight, to and from Hanoi,

JAPANESE REPULSED

of 8 cases and two deaths from chicken- LULL ON HAN RIVER pox out of a total of 12 cases (one) imported);

Returns for Mar. 13 include 27 Cakes of tuberculosis, 11 cases of measles, 8 cases of enteric fever, cARDY' cerebrospinal fever, 3 cases of small. pox, and two cases each diphtheria, chicken pox und dysentery.

JAPANESE TROOPS .SEEK FOODSTUFFS

CHUNGSHAN, Mar. 14,-Japanese troops again occupied Shantak and Taileung, prosperous wilk districts about 50 miles south of Canton, with the object of seizing foodstuffs and other provisions.

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15th Mar: 10th Mar

Mraits and Europe

(Papers etc..)-London date, 16th February and London Parcels— (London date, 9th February). Corfu... Shanghal

Japan and Shanghai Shanghai and Amoy Air

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City of Bedford Aramia...

16th Mar.

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18th Mar.

Airways Plane Somali..

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Mail by "Imperial AirwaYS Direct Service"London date. Imperial 8th March.

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U, S. A, Honolulu, and Japan-

(San Francisco date, 18th Feb.). Pres. Garfield.... Air Mail by “Pan American Air-

ways Direct Service"-San"Fran- Pan American cisco date, 10th March. Japan Haiphong

Tientsin and Swalow.........................................

Airways plano Jeypore....

Canton......... Yingchow.......

Straits, Manila and London Par-

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Japan. Manila.

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

Shanghai and Swatow...

Haiphong, Pakhol and Fort Bayard Szechuen....... Shanghai and Swatow.......................... Shanghai

Hupeh..... Glenogle

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Direct Service "—London date, Imperial 11th Mar,

USA., Honolulu Japan & Shanghai (San Francisco date, 24th Feb.). Manila and Straita.... Japanese troops which attacked Old Shanghai and Amoy Samshui, Kokehow and Halukkong on Bangkok the West River during the week-end were driven back by Chinese troops under Gen. Yu Han-mou, according Manila

Streita

to a communique of the 12th Army Calcutta and Straits Grosp. The enemy forces were pressed | Straits tack as far as Hohow, opposite Straits.. Samahui, on the West River.

On the Little North River, enemy troops made another attempt to attack Lamknog just below Szewui, but were checked by the revenue guards despite the fact that the enemy sent their artillery and cavalry units into action. After a fierce battle lasting three hours, the enemy retired south-east towards Samahan.

At Sre Ling and Fungook, on the SECTOR

Canton-Hanków Railway, north of anton, about 200 Japanese troops SLANGYANG, HUPEH, Mar. 14 were busy collecting foot-stuffe sid

the Japanese | live stock, and as soon as they had. (Central - With offensive repulsed by the Chinese, accomplished their mission they im a lull has set in on the Han River. merliately retired southward to Sankai,

30 miles north of Canton, for fear of; However, a gun duel took place be-sudden Chinese attacks. tween the Chinese and the Japanese This Hasegawa”, detachment at: artillery across the River at Kiu-Tengshing, north of the East River,

UNEMPLOYMENT 25 miles south of Chung-hus had its strength increased to 2,000

IN CANTON

Two-Thirds Of People!

Without Work

CANTON, Mar 14 (Reuter) ---Bellering that it is partly responsible for the present crime wave in the city, the Japanese authorities have be run to tackle the question of unemployment in Canton. According to semi-official sta tistics, no less than two-thirds of the population are without work and how they live is. a puzzle.

Of those who are Icrtunate enough to have work, the majori- ty are employed by the Japanese military authorities in construc- tion work in connection with the rehabilitation of the city.

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Australia and Manila. Straits . Shanghai Japan

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OUTWARD MAILS

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

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For

slang. throughout yesterday and infantryman, supported by a small

** WEDNESDAY the day before. One Japanese gun unit of cavalrymen and thirty-five

armoured cars. A Chinese communiqué | Bangkok via Bwatow.. was damaged and silenced by ac-IA

grates that these forces belong to the Madang, - Salamaus, Tulagi curate Chinese shelling..

112th Brigade of the 112th Division.

Rabaul The increase of strength is to prepare for an advance eastward in order to give better protection to Tsengshing and TungkwOOK.

JAPANESE DRIVEN AWAY The Japanese at Changshoutien and Yangchihchen, have been driven ön by the Chinese, Yang-

kiahung and Yenmenkow, strategic points on the," Hankow-Ichang highway, have been recaptured and re-lost by the Chinese in the last two days. Fighting took place be- tween a Chinese mechanized unit

swatow and Foothow. Fort Bayard

Shanghai and Dairen Swatow, Amoy, Chuanchow, and

Foochow

Japanese statements of policy, but no Situation in the light of the official

reply had been received. The question Parcels only for Straits of sending one must be a matter for | Japan the Japanese Government to decide.

of an undisclosed number of men CHINA STABILIZATION

and about 1.000 Japanese infantry and cavalry men supported by six or seven guns. Use of poison gas by the Japanese is alleged to be the cause for the Chinese aban- donment of the towns for the second time.

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FUND COMMITTEE

Four members of a committee of five minister the China Currency Stabilization Fand have been ap pointed.

They are ir Vandeleur Graybarn, Chief Manager of the Hongkong and LOPING BOMBED »

Mr. NANCHANG, Mar. 14 (Central) Shanghai Banking

BA Camidge, Manager of the Loping, east of Poyang, in north- of eastern Klangsi," was raided by three Japanese planes yesterday. Several thousands of unemploy- ed, however, are expected to have They dropped two bombs, which work shortly following the forma-killed one civilian, wounded seven tion of a large Sino-Japanese con- and demolished nine houses. -- cern which intends to establish a number of factories.

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More medical clinics have Leen opened in various parts of the city to care for the poorer class! es who are being urged In' hand- hills and posters to avail them- selves of free innoculation' against such infectious diseases as small-i pox and choléra.

JAPANESE PLANS FOR ADVANCE.

14.

CHUNGKING, Mar. 14 (In17) -It is surmised that the main motive behind the latest to Japanese advance strengthen the outer defence lines of the tri-cities of Wuhan and to remove all possible sources of Chinese threats to the Central China metropoliten so that they may be free to An extremely bold robbery 20-xploit the resources around curred a couple of days ago der Wachang, Hankow and Han- ing the busiest part of the Cay

DARING ROBBERY The crime problem is still caus ing the Japanese much anxiety.

and China, Mr. Truyee Pei, Assistant Geneml Manager of the Bank of China, and Mr. M. Tong, General Manager of the Bank of Communica tions.

The fund will therefore be adminis tered from Hongkong.

It is learned that of the first amount of £10,000,000, three-tenths has been subscribed by each of the two British. banks and one-fifth by each of the Chinese banki

INSURANCE CLAIM HEARING

The claim for $30,906.92 against the Chins Underwriters, Ltd., brought by the Cheong Shing Hong, marine goods dealers, was continued in the Supreme Court yesterday before the Chief Justice, Bir Atholl MacGregor, when further evidenes was taken.

Tam Bung-lung, of the Yu Ching Cheong Brm, Kobe, who shipped goods

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when three armed men forced "Ever since the Chinese with- their way into a house within drawal from the Three-Cities, it a stone's throw of Shakee Road. will be remembered, the invaders to the plaintiff firm in Hongkong, gave Alr: Mall; for Indo-China by the which faces Shameen, bound all have not enjoyed a moment of evidence in connection with advion

*Air France Airways Direct SerAir France the occupants, ransacked the peace owing to the constant notes and invoices. He said the buyer

vice." premises for money and jewellery harassing by Chinese guerillas in Japan could use his discretion as to and calmly walked

when to send thé doctimenta to Hong- away after and the presence of Chinese e kong Witness stated that he was

-- Printed and Published by Henry Lloyd Murrow, for the Hongkong Daily Press, Ltd., at Marina House, third floor, 15-19, Queen's they anlars waiting for an opportunemployed to write the notes for the

moment to strike back.

Road Central, Hongkong. Landon Officë: 53, Fest Street, BOL buyer.

collecting all the valuables, could lay their hands on.