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MACAO LINE

SUNDAY EXCURSIONS

on 4th & 11th June, 1939. "Because of the low tide the 13. “Taishan" will leave Hongkong at 9 a.m.; and Macao at 4 p.m. the above dates.

DAILY SERVICE

From Hong Kong: & A.M. & 5.30 P.M.

(Sunday)

9.30 A.M. & 3.30 P.M. 3 AM. & 3.00 PM. 3.4.3. & 8.00 P.M.

From Macao:

(Sunday)

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IMPRESSIONS OF CHUNGKING

Record Of Speech By Mr. D. J. Sloss, C.B.E.

A gramaphone record of a speech in which Mr. D. J. Sloss, CHE, MA, Vice-Chancellor of the Hong- kong University, gave" his "impres- sions of Chungking, the..., wartime. capital of China, was"broadcast on Friday at 10 o'clock (Hongkong time) over the Chungking station XGOY, operating on 25.21 metres or 11. megacycles.

During his recent visit to the capital, Mr. Bloss saw many im- portant Chinese leaders and their activities in reconstruction and war relief behind the front lines. He observed the excellent morale of the people. In this major war of resistance against a ruthless aggressor, and saw the devastation wrought upon the civilian popula. tion in Chungking by the Japariese bombings on May 3 and 4. He was an eyewitness of another air raid on May 12, and saw scores of bombs released that killed inno- cent people and burned their horises.

Deeply Impressed.

Mr. Sloss was also deeply im- pressed by the work of the China Industrial Co-operatives; by the new spirit of the Chinese youth and their educators, and by the work of the Chinese women, under the leadership of Madame Chiang Kai-shek, in the

of the care wounded and orphaned.

MYSTERY "OF THE EAST!-The Imperial

"TUESDAY, MAY 30, 1939,

FOREIGN MAILS

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, 30th MAT, 1939, 9.30 AM

Registered and Ordinary mall & Parcels (not Insured) will be re- cepted for Canton and despatched as circumstances' permit.

·Letters and Postcards for Europe (except Great Britain and Kira) and South Amerion are forwarded “ria Siberia" if so' superscribed. INWARD MAILS

Shanghai.

From

Per

Tamara....... Pronto......

Shanghai and Swatow. Straits ....

| Air Mail by "Imperial Airways

Direct Service"--London date. Imperial

24th May.

Air Mail by “Pan American Air-

ways- Direct Service"-San Fran- | Pan American

Straits.

Tanda.......

Due

30th May 30th May

Van Heute.......

30th May

Airways Plane

30th May

Tasukuni

Maru.....

30th May,

cisco date, 24th May.

Airways plans

$1st May

Japan.

31st May

Calcutta and Straits

Sutsang..

31st May

Shanghai

Ruys..

31st May

Direct Service"-London date, Į Imperial 27th May,

"

Airways Plane

1st Juna

Halphong, Pakhol and Fort Bayard, Kaying.... Tientsin

1st June

Hupeh

1st June

Tientsin and Swatow.

Yunnan..

1st June

Dragon Throne

lat June

Japan.

1st June

of China, valued at £400,000, which caused a frantic search by American G-men following a report that it had disap- peared while being shipped from Amsterdam to New York. After several anxious hours it was discovered in a packfur case,' which had been standing unguarded, on F New York pier. The throne is to be exhibited with other historic ob- jeets to raise funds for Madame, Chiang Kai-Shek's war or- phans' fand.

His impressions were given in FULL DRESS REHEARSAL OF

the record which was made in Chungking before he returned to the Colony, about five days ago, aud which was broadcast last night unde: favourable weather condi- tions...

TWO CHINESE PLAYS

The original arrangement of put-SABLE CICADA AND DREAM OF

ting his recorded speech on the air

by XGOY on the night of May 23 RED CHAMBER WELL PRESENTED

and relaying it here by the Hong- keng Broadcasting Studio was up- set by another Japanese air attack on China's wartime capital at twilight of that day.

IMPERIAL

New

AIRWAYS

Appointments Announced

BY ROSETTE"

A full dress rehearsal of the Sabla Cicada, and the Dream of the Red Chamber took place at the Tai Ping Theatre yesterday morning. The costumes and the scenery were extremely exquisito and appropriate and they gave a true representation of those in the days of yore.

Sable Cicada played, by the Miss Kwan Bick Ha, in the role beautiful Mrs. George Lau, was of Dot Yuk, was particularly very supple and graceful in her fragile and melancholie which movements especially in the scene were the qualities of the heroine. in which she offered wine. Lu Po.

She Sheung Wan, played by Miss played by George Lau, gave a fine Kan Ming, the amateur radio star, display of boldness and daring as had a wonderfully, sonorous and was well befitted to a great war beautiful voice which could be heard distinctly right at the back Tung Chuck, played by John of the theatre, and I am sure that Yuen, had a perfect disguise as the public will be thrilled

rior.

the treacherous and sinister Prime Minister. Wong Wen, played by Chung Ki-yuen, acted the part of the faithful minister very well and he deserved merit, and so did all the players.

singing.

PERFECT IMITATION

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Australia and Manjis.

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Japan.

Straits.

Sirdkana.. Scharnhorst.

Enp. of Canada Nankin Tyndaren................

Conte Verde...... Hakusan Maru...

Pres. Coolidge

2nd June

2nd June

2nd Jane

2nd June

and "June

3rd June

Manila Maru..............

3rd June

Lycaon...

3rd June

Nanchang..

4th June

4th June

`Shanghai and Amgy

Australia and Manila... Calcutta and Straits.

Tlisalak..

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| Changte..

8th June

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6th June

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Deucalion.

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TUESDAY.

Parcels only for Straits, Penang. Caylon, Aden, (Egypt Marse! Ties and London ve London, 9th.. July, Haiphong. Swatow...

Shanghat, Japan and Europe (ex- cept Great Britain, and Eire) via Siberia.

anghat and Japan

WEDNESDAY

her

Swałow.

The directors of Imperial Airways, Limited, have made two new appointments #s final step in the revision of the organization of certain departments of the company which has been in progress during the past few months. These appointments, which follow several made recently, become effective immediately.

"HERO PO TUK / Squadron Leader EF. Turnier, The Dream of the Red Chamber who. was formerly Radio was a much more elaborate play. Superintendent, now becomes Com- the main feature being the twelvefect imitation of those of an old muncations Officer and is in charge | beauties and the maids, all cluster- of the wireless, telephone, telex, and, cable organizations of the .company.

Air Commodore A Fletcher is appointed Ground Services Officer and will be responsible for the construction, equipment, and maintenance of all the company's stations on, both the European and the Empire routes.

OPERATIONS DEPT.

These offices and the organiza- tions which they control will form part of the new Operations Department which was recently "established to bring under unified control the different but allied sections of the company through out the world which deal with the operating of existing services.

Mr. A. C. Campbell Orde recently relinquished a post with British Airways to take over the control of this new department.

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This change has released Major Brackley for other and special duties for which his ex- perience its thim well,

LONG-DISTANCE ROUTES

Miss Sally Rumjahn, as Gar Tal Kuen, who dominated the Gar family, looked really a century un.. der her excellent make-up, and her tottering steps were the per-

woman.

ing round the hero Fo Yuk, like The entire cast also contributed bees around their hives. Owing to largely to the success of this re- such a big cast it is difficult to hearsal. For an amateur effort it discuss each player separately, and is an excellent production, if the so I will only describe a few of the dress rehearsal 15 any criterion of more prominent players. Po Yuk the weeks of hard work gone by. played by Law Tong-san was a We hope that these two plays will perfect representation of a charm be well supported by the public as ing young scholar, who is most they are given for the sole cause sulted to his role.

[of Charity;

COUNTY CRICKET LUNCH SCORES

LONDON, May 29 (Reuter)---- County cricket lunch scores are as follows:-

CONDITIONS IN CANTON

Amoy

Swatow and Saigon

STHURSDAY

Airmail for Manlls, Guam, Hono- lulu, and U.S.A. by the "Pan- American Airways Direct Service" due San Francisco 7th June.

Per

Date and Time

Tue. 10th

Acneas. ¡Canton.

Q.P.O.&KPO Parcels Noon

Chengtu..

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Behar.

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Esang Twinan. Kwelyang.

Pan American'

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Virmamil for "Imperial. Airways

Direct Service"--dne : London, Imperial .8th June.

12.30

2.30 K

3.30 Pa

Thu. June, 1st.

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| Ord Blat: 5:30 PM GPO

Beg, 31st 500 r

| Ord: 1st 7.30 AM-

MKPO

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many via Hamburg

Shanghai

FRIDAY

(Papers only) for Straits & (Par-

cels & Papers only) for Calentta. Į Islami,

Alá Klang. Swatow.

Air Mail for “K.L.M. Airway XPiracá Service die · Amsterdam. 15th June

(Continued from Pare 8) "

"Formerly there were at least Essex 271. Worcester 155; Glamorgan 377 v. West Indies 175 six from here to Chung Wan for Hampshire 211 v. Kent 135 Road," I Informed my friend. and 131 for 6: Lancashire 300 v. "But since last month, all the in- Baigon Straits, Yorkshire 168 for 1; Middlesex 264 terior ones have been removed. v. Bussex 182 and 5 for 0 We do not have to pass any more Northants 424 for 6v. Leicester until we come back to this spot.”". 134; Notta 247 v. Surrey 208 and 16 for 1; Oxford 233.v. Free Foresters 220: Somerset 241 y. Gloucester 190 for T, Warwickshire 141 and 17: for 2.v. Derby 284.

The reorganization of certain Pleading gulity to having departments has been carried out deposited quantity of excretal so sa to render more effective the matter in a place other than a machinery for dealing with the conservancy boat, a man named many long-distance routes now in Chan Tung-fok was fined $20, in existence. During the past three default Ave weeks' imprisonment, years about 9,000 miles of new at the Howison Court yesterday, routes have been developed be Chan was accused of having left tween England, Australia, and the dirt in line to the rear of Africa. Consequently, some "con-31 Sung Street in Kowloon City, solidation of the position becomes

necessary.

Ceylon, India, Aden, Egypt and Europe TIL Marseilles due, Marseille 4th July

Hakusan Mard.

Fri. 2nd.

Parcela 11,00 AM Fapers Noon

130PM.

GP.O ̈&KPO fleg...“: 130 ru. Ord. M 3,00 P

GPOEKP.O Reg.):

15 m.

Hakusan Maru Emp. of Canada

Ord

230 23:

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Reg Onl

6.00, M

5.30 P

Begh£5,00 PM Ord

7,00 M

"In spite of that," said my Manila friend with an Impatient wolle,

am already fed up. I can see Air Mall_for_Indo-Chins, no more pleasure in going further "

Peace, be with thee,” I re- plied, with a consoling voice. "The sages tell us that by re- fraining, from on temper one. hundred times, we may have the power to turn everything into gold. And our philosopher helloves that-by- being subu missive and by practising humility, a people will, in the long run, conquer and outstrip their conquerors however powerful they may be in the beginning.

and France (Paris and Northern Provinces only) by the “Air. France Airways Direct Service”. | Afr, France

due Park 9th Jane.

"I hope so," my friend rejoined,

Mr. 8. R.. Jefreys, of the Hong- The rearrangement of the con- kong Telephone Company, knocked trolling departments will not only down a Chinese pedestrian, while but I doubt if we will ever live Amr “the administra of driving his car along Nathan Road, to see such a paradoxical triumph existing routes but will also enable Kimberley Road, yesterday eventuate. The way to final vie ZLOW ces, such as the Atlantio

ning The man was taken to tory is painfully long and pre- service

the Kowloon Hospital where n carious condition repor to be serioNES

rapidly and effectively

(TO BE CONTINUED)

SATURDAYĢ

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Manila, Rabaul, Australia, and New Zealand via Erlibane --dne Brisbane, 20th June. **** Haiphong

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India and East Lourenco Marquen and Papers y only Africa via Durban)

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