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"Hongkong Dally Press-May 29, 1939.

MASON'S

DELICIOUS

O.K.

SAUCE.

Temperature: Max. 80, Min. 76; Humidity 83.

WEATHER FORECAST:-N.E. WINDS, FREshening to GALE FORCE: OVERCAST, RAIN.

Hongkong Daily Press.

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HONGKONG, MONDAY, MAY 29, 1939.

VIGOROUS BRITISH REJOINDER TO THE

KULANGSU BLOCKADE

BLOCKADE LIKELY

Retaliatory Penalties On Japan's Trade Will Be Britain's Obvious Weapon

LONDON, May 28 (Reuter)-A vigorous British re- jöinder to the blockade of the international settlement at Kulangsu is likely to be made within a few days falling a satisfactory reply to the protest delivered by the Commander-in-Chief of the China Station, Adml. Sir Percy Noble, states the diplomatic correspondent of the Sunday Times."

The correspondent adds that Kulangsu has be- come a test case of first importance to Japan who is, In effect, arrogating to herself belligerent rights while not admitting that she is at war.

If a state of war does not exist legally then Japan has no legal basts to claim belilgerent rights.

If Japan's Interference with British rights in international settlements were to become serious, the "Imposition

IN CASE OF FAR EAST EMERGENCY

Tetaliatory. of penalties on Japan's trade would be Britain's most obvious weapon,. which Japan has good reason to fear, as without her British. French and American trade she; could not carry on the war."

"Iron Lung" Boy Bathes In Lourdes

TAKEN TO POOL

ADMIRALTY'S

PLANS

CANBERRA, MAY 23 (REUTER)

THE AUSTRALIAN MINISTER OF DEFENCE, BRIGADIER-GEN- ERAL G. A. STREST, told Au- tralian journalists, at a press con- ference yesterday that he had good grounds för stating that the British Admiralty had prepared complete plans for stationing at Singapore a suficient fleet, in-

to cluding battleships. protect British Interests in the Far East in the event of an emergency.

The mannequins.... are on parade outside the Charing Cross "(London) recruiting de pot. The idea is that (like dress show) you pick the unt form you like best, then pop inside the depot arid be Atted for it. From left to right, the fashions are: Aux- iliary Fire Service, Police, Navy, R.A.F. and Territorials, Good fashions and don't S'matter rust you anything.

of fact, you get paid to wear.

RECRUITING

台減廿月伍年執拾叁佰我千登英

THE HIGH PRICE OF CHEAPNESS

For who have discovered the high price of cheapnesi AYOT experiment with quantity over de quality when it comes to the important businces of eye-care. The yet unbitton; however, would be wise to heed us, and for their optical requirements patronise

Lazarus

forty yours established in the Orient.

Bingle Copy; 10 Centa.

Price Per Month: $3.00.

Racket Of Unauthorized Sale

Of Entertainment Tickets

H.K. Has First Threat

CIVIL DEFENCE Of Typhoon Season: No.

ENROLMENT

Government Figure Attained

LONDON, May 28 (Renter) Sir John Anderson, Minister for Civil Defence, speaking in Glasgow, said that the num- bery enrolled in Civil Defence -well over one million-had reached the figure the Gov-

but

had set

to

Seven Signal Hoisted

The initial threat of the "typhoon season" "was experienced in the Colony yesterday when, for the first time this year, the No. 1 signal was displayed at the Royal Observatory at 10.15 a.m. Indicating that "a typhoon or depression exists which may possibly affect the locality."

Usual preparations were

soon! under way: junks and sampans ernment achieve.

scurrled to the Yaumati and Cause- This magnificent response bore way Bay Typhoon Shelters, and comparison to the response the during the afternoon the harbour country made in the early months presented an empty scene especially

OF MIRACLES

LOURDES, May 28 (Reuter)—

Complete assurances had been The "Iron Lang" boy, Suite, was given to the Australian Govern-

when, shortly before 4.30 o'clock, of the Grant War. taken yesterday afternoon to the

ment, and Australia's defence Pool of Miracles in

The distribution of those en-the. No 7 signal (indicating that the Holy forces, including the Australian

the Grotto, where he had asked to be Navy, would fully co-operate with rolled was not yet right as there a gale was expected from

were many gaps in particular north-east) was holsted. bathed in order that he might be Singapore and the China Squa-

services still to be filled,

Throughout yesterday, there was cured.

Vast quantities of equipment, hardly any rain. The harbour was The water was poured on his

including hundreds of millions of comparatively calm with inter- forehead, as naturally he could not į

sandbags and fifty milion, gas mittent blue skies. masks had also been secured.

be put into the pool.

"

dron.

Earlier a Special Mass was held TRANSATLANTIC for Snite and his family, Salte

watching the movements

A

of the mirror from

FLIGHT

The

NEW YORK, May 28 (Reuter)-nounces

ני

According to the Royal Obser- ANNOUNCEMENT

vatory yesterday morning; the de- Ministry of Labour

anpression was about 200 miles to the that undergraduates south of Hongkong and was then priest through where he lay in his "irọn lung" in Thomas Smith. 27-year-old avia-affected by the Military training reported to be nearly stationary tor from Los Angeles, took off Act will be permitted to postpone or moving slowly in a northerly Twice during the day Suite fol-from Old Orchard Beach, Maine, training until not later than the direction Cyclonic gales were ex- a trans-Atlantic month after conclusion of their pected between Hainan and Pratas, lowed the procession of the Blessed at 3.47 (EST) on Sacrament.

a huge caravan.

11

fight.

studies.

AIR MINISTRY PRODUCTION PLANS

GUIDE TO THE NEWS

....

PAGE 2-Whitsun Race meet- ing first day. Davis Cup tennis. Badminton, prize-giv- ing. US. baseball results. PAGE 3-Radio programmes. New First Sea Lord. Inter- eating air route survey. Naval flying personnel. PAGE 6-Cinemas. Diary of local events. Crossword puzzle.

PAGE 6-Registry weddings,

Newsettes. Menu.

PAGE 7Woodcut exhibition. Trinity College of Music examination resulta. Fa- ahlons in the rain.

·PAGE 8—Leading article

Peace Bloc. Hello and good- *bye. PAGE 10-Racing results. PAGE 11-Lane, Crawford, Ltd.

annual meeting."

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PAGES 12 and 13-Commerce

and financial news.. PAGES 14 and 15-Shipping

news and directory.

ARE VERY SUCCESSFUL

Prepared For Immediate Expansion In Emergency

LONDON, May 28 (Reuter) - Production plans of the Air Ministry are so successful, says the "Sunday Times" that the rate of output of service planes has reached the rate anticipated for the end of the year, namely, according to some responsible quarters, ap- proaching a thousand every month.

South-east of Colony

At 2 o'clock in the afternoon the depression was aituated about 120 miles south-east of Hongkong and threatening the coast between the Colony and Swatow, with cyclonic gales between Hongkong and Pratas.

The storm was moving has north-easterly direction;

MATTER RECEIVING ATTENTION

OF REVENUE DEPARTMENT

(Special to the Hongkong Daily Press')

· NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN MADE BY VARIOUS ENTERTAINMENT HOUSES AND SPORTS ORGANIZATIONS, ESPECIALLY THE FOOTBALL CLUBS, IN RELATION TO THE UNAUTHORIZED SALE OF ENTERTAINMENT TICKETS. Such "speculation, as stated, amounts to profiteering by persons who either purchase, genuine tickets or blocks of tickets in advance and attempt to dispose of them at a gain, or who offer for sale forged tickets, with the result that holders may not be per- mitted to enter the gate and inconvenience is caused to the genuine ticket holders.

Upon enquiry' at the office of the It appears that in spite of the Superintendent of Inland Revenue system in force at the Stamp by a representative of the Hong-Oce to stamp tickets intended kong-Daily Press," it was admitted for outside sale in advance, the... that complaints, had been received public have failed to meet with and that there appeared to have the requirement. The practice of been an increase lately in the circulating tickets which have, in practice of the sale of tickets out some cases, not been verified by side box offices by authorized per the authorities as from a bona fide

source, still continues.

sons.

One example of this profiteering However, it was also, explained brought to our notice was in the that this formality not only served. vicinity of the South China Athle as a means for protecting the pub- tie Association, Caroline Hill, when lie from purchasing tickets issued the Katewall Cup match was play-by unscrupulous persons under the ed, no tickets being available at guise of charity, but also for pre- the box office owing, presumably, venting evasion of the Entertain- to the activities of these "pirates." ment Tax payable.

Football fans had to pay a higher price to the racketeers for tickets to enjoy the match

than it was authoritatively SHANGHAI

permitted, for it was a ques tion of “take. It or leave It.” They had no alternatiye, but to die deeper into their pockets than was necessary."

It is understood that the matter

Typhoon News is receiving the attention of the

Latest

",

ENQUIRIES MADE AT THE ROYAL OBSERVA- TORY AT 11,30 LAST NIGHT ELICITED THE THAT INFORMATION

THE BAROMETER WAS FALLING SLIGHTLY.

AT 5 P.M., IT WAS RE- PORTED, THE POSITION OF THE TYPHOON WAS LAT. 21 N. LONG. 115 E. THE CENTRE WAS COMING MORE NORTH BUT THE DEPRESSION SEEMED TO BE FILLING UP.

THE WIND AT GAP ROCK WAS. STEADY FROM THE NORTH- EAST AT 1 PM. IN- CREASING SLIGHTLY IN VELOCITY.

SETTLEMENT ISSUE

NEGOTIATIONS

The position of the depression

CHUNGKING, May 28 (Central) at 4.40 p.m. was reported to be Mr. Yoshloki Miura, Japanese within 30 miles of latitude 20 N Consul General in Shanghai, ze and longitude 114 E, which meant turned to the port city from Japan that it was almost directly south yesterday, according to a Shanghai of Hongkong

dispatch....

The No. 1 local typhoon signal Ee will continue negotiations was holsted at the Royal Obser- with the authorities concerned re- vatory at 10.15 o'clock yesterday gazding the demand for the re- morning, the position of the organisation of the Shanghai typhoon having been given at 9.40 Municipal Counen. Both Chinese as being within 60 miles of latitude j

and foreign circles are paying close

Hainan

and

POLICE TRANSFERS Bergt. AR Banks has been

The paper adds that the 19 N. longitude 114 E. stationary attention to this issue, QUEEN MARY TO estimated war output of or very alow. The depression was PUBLISH BOOK 35,000 to 40,000 annually cah-then situated about 200 miles

south of Hongkong.. Queen Mary plans the publica- not be considered as excessive

The weather report issued by the tion of a book in the near future, nor unattainable as the Air Royal Observatory at 10.05 a.m. transferred from Tsun Wan, where it is reported in the "Sunday Dis- Ministry is prepared for im- indicated that cyclonic sales were he was officer-in-charge to West patch." The book, the paper sa56, mediate expansion in

an expected between will bear the title "Royal Caval- cade" and tells of the private lives emergency to thrice or four Pratas. of members of the Royal family times the peacetime output. At the moment, Queen Mary is oc- cupled in final corrections in the manuscript which is already com- pleted so that the book may be expected on the market in a very short while. (TO).

The Minister of Supplies is re-

EMPEROR OT ported to have placed big Govern-

ANNAM ment orders for tin and copper. It is said further that England's SAIGON, May 28 (Reuter The reserve stores of the two metals Emperor of Annam left for Mar-

had dwindled to 30,000 tons cop-sellles in the Air France blane to

day per 20,000 tons tin-(TO)

Another encouraging feature is the outstanding quality and per- formance of the latest types, con- tinues, the Sunday Times."

Point Police Station for Bench duty in place of Sub-Insp. Michell

At 4.40 p.m. the position of the who proceeded on Home leave in typhoon was reported as within 30 the Rajputana on Saturday, Lance- miles of lat. 20 N. long, 114 E Sergt. Harris, from the Special moving in a north-north-easterly Branch, will i Sergt. Bank's post direction.

at Taun Wan while Lance-Sergt.

The No. 7. signal (gale expected Jenner has been posted to the from the north-east) was hoisted Special Branch. at 4.30 p.m.

The Hawker-Hurricane, for ex- ample, has a speed of 20 miles per hour greater than that credited to The Observatory report, Issued the fastest German fighter and the at 5,40 p.m. forecast cyclonic gales NE and threatening the coast Spiture, which is now being de- between Hongkong and Fratas. Livered in large quantities, is some

35 miles an hour faster than the Hurricane type.

The report added that at 2 pm:

between Hongkong and Ewstow.

The local forecast was north- the depression was about 120 miles east winds, freshening to gale to the 8.8.E. of the Colony moving force.

SHOOTING

LONE GUNMAN'S "ATTEMPT

SHANGHAI, May 28 (Reu-

Revenue Department, "with ́à view to protecting the public from bete)After "remaining com-

and ing "robbed"

eliminating paratively quiet for six weeks, fraud so far as revenue from En-assassins here resumed their tertainment TAX. ES concerned.activity in the International Questions of some difficulty are. Settlement when an attempt however," Involved, and it is pos- was made by a lone gunman' sible that additional legislation to assassinate Ku T-ming, may be considered desirable to the 40-year-old Japanese ap-: crease the power of the authori- ties in this connection.

CO-OPERATION. SOUGHT

pointed magistrate of Yang- chun, in North Kiangsu,"

Ku was seriously wounded

it is pointed out, however, that in the chest and left arm, co-operation of the managements while his secretary was killed.

of the various entertainment cen- tres would go a long way, towards putting a stop to the nuisance. It

NEW MURDER

CHUNGKING, May 28 (Central)!

is hoped that they would Issue A new murder occured in the strict instructions to the box office An

Tung Hotel in the Inter- clerks, or persons responsible for national Bettlement yesterday the disposal of tickets, to see that morning when Hsu Chih-fu, a silk blocks of seats are not to be sold merchant, was Ared upon and Fin advance to the same persons, killed by two assailants, according

and that, so far as is in their to a Shanghai dispatch. power, to keep the entrance to box Hsu who recently came from office and surrounding premises Chinklang was hit in the chest free from unauthorized persona and the waist, and died instantly. who may interfere with the free Another man. Ku Tien-ming zo- access of the public to the box ceived a bullet wound in the arm. office. "

While on this subject, our informant also dwelt on the problems connected." with charity entertainments.

He told police that, he was a 860- tion chief in the bogus district government of Yangchun, north. Kianggu. Bath assallants made good their escape."

FINAL SELECTIONS FOR WHITSUN VALLEY MEET

BY LAST QUARTER":

RACE 1 (12.30 P.M.). Bear Claw

Confusion Bay

Rob Roy

RACE 2 (1 P.M.) Advancing Time

Royal Highness Deiro

RACE 3 (2.30 P.M.) Janber Baffin Bayramity Ajax

RACE 4 (3 PM) Pinfarthing.

Rose Evelyn Scenic View.

RACE 5 (3.30 PM) Tribute February Fourth Wild Bear

DAILY DOUBLE

BACE 6 (4 P.M.). Devonian

Rivulet

Chiltern

RACE 7 (4.30 P.M.) Laughing Girl'

Rose-Queen

Tyne

*_*__ RACE 8 (5 P.M.)

Hectic View

Jennifer

Galaxy

RACE 9 (5.30 P.M.) A Great Time Annabella. Strathcarrick

RACE 10 (6 PM) Bressay Heddon

Goo

ute and Laughing Girl,