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"Hongkong Dafts Prem"--June 9, 1939. Temperature: Max. 87, Min. 78 Humidity 80.

WEATHER FORECAST:-S.W. WINDS, MODERATE; CLOUDY WITH BRIGHT INTERVALS, LOCAL

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OK. SAUCE

Served in the best places

SHOWERS; VERY WARM.

Hongkong Daily Press.

BAJRIANARTIS

Registered as a Newspaper at the General

Post Office in the United Kingdom.

報 西 ESTABLISHED 1857

刺孖

16:19 Marina House, Quisa's Road Centrul." G.P.O. Box No. 1

No. 2520.

武盎甞码弍仟伍萬弍策

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 1939.

KING AND QUEEN WILL ARRIVE

SWELTERING HEAT WAVE

IN WASHINGTON IN MIDST OF

Six Hundred Thousand Assembled At Station

WASHINGTON, JUNE 8 (REUTER)—TWO GIGAN- TIC LOCOMOTIVES MAINTAINED EXPRESS SPEED › THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT IN ORDER TO BRING THE KING AND QUEEN TO WASHINGTON by 4 a.m. (GMT) where President and Mrs. Roosevelt and a crowd, estimated at.600,000, are awaiting Their Majesties at the station.

The Royal visitors will probably arrived in the midst of a sweltering heat wave.

Two Colony Residents Honoured

When the King and Queen. arrived on American soil, Mr. Cordell Hull, Secretary of State, greeted them in the following words:

"On behalf of the Government and the people of the United States, I have the honour and pleasure of extending to you our warmest welcome. All are delight- PROF. K. H. DIGBY, |ed at your visit and the people in my country in the most genuine CAPT. J. S. RODRIGUES spirit of cordiality, hospitality and Only two Hongkong re-friendliness, have every, desire to sidents are mentioned in the make your stay a thoroughly en-

joyable one." King's Birthday Honours list. They are:-

According to the "New York Herald-Tribune," the King and M“. PROF. KENELM HUTCHIN-Cordell Hull had a "serious talk"

SON DIGBY, M.B., B.S. before boarding the (London), F.R.C.S. (Eng-Washington. (and), L.R.C.P. (London),

Surgeon, Hongkong Civil

Hospital, to be an officer ha)

13,000 POLICE

train

for

NEW YORK, June 8 (Reuter

the Most Excellent Order of The biggest mobilization of police the British Empire (Civil in the history of the United State Division), and

ordered for the visit of Their Ma- CAPT. JOSE SIMAO ROD-jestles here, effects some 13,000 RIGUES, Second-in-Com-officers, constables and detectives, mand of the Portuguese of whom nearly 11,000 are specials, Companies of the Hong- Weather permitting. Their Ma- kong Volunteer Defence jesties will enter New York aboard Force, to be a Member of the crack destroyer Warrington, the Most Excellent Order of which is capable of 37 knots. the British Empire (M}}]]-| tary Division).

"Prof. K. H. Digby Prof. Kenelm Hutchinson Digby was born in Ealing on August 4. 1884. He is a son of the late William Digby, CLE. He received

It is announced from Niagara Falls that the Queen. will make a second broadcast before finally leaving Canada.

EVERY PRECAUTION Every precaution has been taken his education in Quermore, Kent, for the Royal visit: Minesweepers and Guy's Hospital, where he held will drag the lower New York Bay the Michael Harris, Hilton and

Their Majesties cross in Beaney Prizes and was House Bur- the destroyer from Hancock, New geon and Resident Obstetric At- Jersey, to Manhattan on Satur- tendant.

day.

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before

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To-morrow two large coastguard' cutters, and three small ones, will CHINESE RECAPTURE begin patrolling the waters near Fort Hancock and an anti-aircraft N. HOPEI TOWN

battery, complete with searchlight SIAN, June 8 (Central)-Mil- and sound locaters, will be in tary" despatches claim the recap- position there while hundreds of ture of Yintow, important north troops will search the adjacent Hopel town thirty miles north- territory.

west of Paoting, on the morning

of June 5. The Chinese success

was achieved after

four hous

severe fighting with the Japanese.

-On Other- Pages

PAGE 2-Prospects for Sixth

∙Lawn

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Extra Race meeting Bowls League results. PAGE 3-Women's interests. Confide 101 Faith Frior. Menu

PAGE 5. →→ Entertainments.

Crossword puzzle. PAGE 6-Pretty June bride.

Newlettes.

Birthday

PAGE 7. --- Kings

Parade at the Valley. School boya in fight. Admiral Noble returns.

PACE & Leading article:

Brutal Murder of Briton PAGE 10-Radio programme.

Bervices.

PAGE 11-Anti-malaria cam-

paign, progress in Asia.

PAGES 12 and 13. Flaance

and commercs,

FAGES 14 and 15-bipping PURAVE, BNC, directory.

UNSUCCESSFUL- ATTEMPT TO RAISE THETIS

HAWSER PARTS UNDER STRAIN

LONDON, June 8 (BWS)-The first attempt to raise the sub- marine Thetis In Liverpool · Bay, was unsuccessful this morning and a statement will probably be made on the progress of the salvage work in the Commons this after noon,

BIRTHDAY

WHEN YOU BUY ON

PRICE

Remember

ALONE

that the common law of business balance prohibita paying A little and getting a lot. If you deal with the lowest bidder, it is wiss to add something for the risk. you run, and if you do that, you have enough to BUY QUALITY

Lazarus

Price!

JOPTICIANS

single Copy: 10 Cents. Per Month: $3.00.

FLOW OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES INTO

PARADE AT HAPPY VALLEY

His Excellency the Governor, Sir Geoffry Northcote, E. C. M. G., taking the salute at the March Past at the Garrison Review held in Happy Valley yesterday morning in honour of the official celebration of the birthday of His Majesty the King.

MADAME CHIANG

NOT IN COLONY

-The "Hongkong Daily Press” is in a position to state su thoritatively that which has

been

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repart circulated locally to the effect that Madame Chiang Kai-shek had arrived in the Colony by plane from Chungking is absolutely antruc. Madame Chiang is still in Chungking aiding her husband in his war duties and carrying on her own multi- farious war relief activities.

CHINESE ON CANTON| OUTSKIRTS

GENDARMERIE HQRS.

ATTACKED

IN

INTERIOR OF

OF CHINA

CONTINUES UNHINDERED

-

Despite Difficulties Of Transportation

CHUNGKING, June 8 (Central)The flow of medical and relief supplies into "the interior is con- tinuing satisfactorily despite transportation difficut- ties, according to Dr. C. Y. Wu, technical expert of the National Health Administration stationed in Hongkong. Dr. Wu is visiting Chungking to consult with Dr. "F. "C. Yen, Director of the Administration, on various

transportation problems.

Despite disruption of communications in the south, after the fall of Canton in October last year, between 3,000 and 4,000 cases of Red Cross supplies were sent to the interior in the past six months, Dr. Wu report. ed. Among the valuable items were about ten tons of quinine donated, for the most part, by the overseas Chinese in the Netherland East Indies and by organi-. zations and. individuals. in America and Europe, A total of nearly 15,000 canes of"

all kinds of Red Cross supplies, estimated to be worth $3,000,000, have been sent to the Interior since Dr. Wu was sent to Hong- kong in October, 1937, to super- vise for the Red Cross the trans-

IN shipment to the interior of medi-

HECTIC CONDITIONS S'HAI STOCK EXCHANGE

cal and rellet supplies donated by. individuals and societies abroad,

By various routes, sea, air and land, and by truck, rail, junk and plane. these supplies. were sent

Monday's Cash Settlement it to Hankow, and later, when

Will Be Heaviest Recorded

SHANGHAI, June 8 (Reuter)--Conditions even more hectic than those witnessed on Wednesday were" experienced in the stock market to-day. The turnover reached enormous proportions and Monday's cash settlement will be the heaviest ever récorded since the abolition of forward business. It is again difficult to select special stocks for mention but it is quite safe to say the majority of stocks rose from 5 to 10 per cent, though profit taking finally resulted in most of -- the gains being reduced by half.

It is interesting to note how to-day's purchases of stocks and shares have become the favourite method adopted for the protection of capital and that the public shows less inclitiation to purchase foreign exchange.

The impression is strong" that $35 for 21 or $8 for US$1 is not the beat or the cheapest form of capital protection and that the purchases of rubber shares, or leading industrial counters, will provide both the proft and in- surance premium.

CHUNGKING, Jane 8 (Reu- ter)-A Chinese despatch from Yinrich claims that the Chi ese troops on the night of May 24 raided the worthen out- skirts of Canton, attacking the Japanese Gendarmerie Ilead- While a superficial Impression quarters Shuaatsing Street. indicates that some shares may Another detachment.it is claim-have advanced too rapidly a care-

SENSATION IN WEST POINT

Dance Hostesses Go On Strike

ed reached Sihua Road and killed a full study shows that in the ease. A linor sensation, and a majoy Chinese, named Tseng Min said of good rubber companies (large inconvenience to pleasure-seekers,

Well-Known Ships Will Not Be Stopped

Japanese

the Yangtze port fell, to Chang- -TOKYO, June 8; (Beuter)- sha Stiff later, when Canton fell. Well-known liners in future the supplies were re-routed will be exempted from being through Kwangst and Kwelchow stopped and examined by provinces. Dr. Wu has also rece Japanese warships an Ad- ed and transferred to the interior miralty spokesman stated to- $3,000,000 in cash donated to the

day. Red Cross by friends abroad,

"dira

Throughout · Dr. Whi has ‹ been. He added that there was no co-operating closely with Dr. Rd-change in the policy of the bert K. 8. Lim who was appointed Japanese Navy which was tol director of the Medical Relief respect the peaceful com Commission of the Chinese Red merce of third. Powers, but Cross Society In December, 1937.

he referred to the FIELD ORGANIZATION

necessity for Japanese war- The balk of the monetary ships to stop and visit foreign donations also went to the sup-vessels of China in order to port of Dr. Lim's field organiza- ascertain their nationality on tion. the budget of which is ap account of the increase of proximately $250,000 a month. It smuggling under foreign:

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CHINA WAR NEWS:

dags.

LULL IN CENTRAL HUPEH

& NORTH KIANGSI FRONTS:

to be the Assistant Chief of the units with cheap costs) the rise in was caused in the West Point ADVANCE IN WEST SHANSI

Maintenance Commission.

The Chinese troops, it is stated, were withdrawn at dawn.

Air Raid Threat

Kroewoeks, Swan

Detective Section of the Peace their values by no means kept pace amusement quarter","last night. with the depreciation in cur-when the dance hostesses émploy- rency and there is much leewayed by the Capitol (Kam Ling) caba- that should be made up.

set walked out on strike, leaving The outstanding movements to- behind only the band and such of A later message from Chunghing and Kalpinge while in rubbers, partners with them.

day were in Ewos, Intascos, Trams the patrons who had brought their states that bad weather condi- Anglo-Javas, tions and poor visibility preven-sharea and Rubber Trusts appre-wned by a Chinese combine, were Officials of the place, which is ted a Japanese attempt to aid clated sharply," Chungking on the evening of June as a result of very heavy bual reticent when approached in the 7, but that the squadron, on its way ness done for delivery on Monday table quarters that the girl had matter, but it was learned from re- back to the base at Hankow, next and order to cope with walked out as a protest against bombed Wanhsien, the treaty port settlements, the Committee of the the alleged dismissal by the own on the Yangtze, below Chungking. Stock Exchange, as an exceptional

Chinese . pursuit plats,

measure, has decided to open the rs of Mr. "Chico Remedios, den- market on Monday next for transcribed sa the Hoensee of the ball- action of business at 2.30 p.m. la room

CHUNGKING, JUNE 8 (CENTRAL)-COMPARA-

·TIVE- QUIET PREVAILS ON THE CENTRAL HUPEH AND NORTH KIANGSI FRONTS, REPORTS RECEIVED HERE INDICATE

In Central Hupeh, the Japanese, troops at Tsien- kiang, on the Han River and Yokow, across the River, are busily constructing defences and repairing high- ways. Those at Kingshan, north-west of Hankow, and Tienmen; South of Kingshan, are reported to have been partially withdrawn. They departed in several directions, one column moving to Hsiaokan, north- west of Hankow on the Pelping-Hankow Rallway... after the alarm was given at 6

Skirmishes took place the day p.m., went up, cruising above

before yesterday to the south-east the city ready to challenge the

of Tungcheng, in Bouth Hupeh. raiders, which afity bombing

There has been practically no CONSIDERABLE INDIGNATION It was stated that Mr. Remedios change in North Kiangel. Artillery Wanhsien, returned down the T river.

SHANGHAI, June 8 (Reuter) had been dismissed on Wednesday duels have occurred at Wuning, Considerable indignation was ex-night and that the girls with north-west of Nanchang, and Fu- pressed by a number of foreign lom he was very popular," had slangkwan, north-east of Kacan. bankers, traders and brokera con-made representations to the

In North Hnnan cerning the dollar's Stablization management following an "indig. MILO, HUNAN, June 8 (Central) The firm conviction that there

GENEVA, June 8 (T/Ocean) nation meeting. As nothing was Chinese forces scored another will be no war was expressed picmised, they had decided to take the extreme step of walking out north bank of the Sinsiang River Schulthess in an address

victory over the Japanese on ta the Swiss statesman, M. in sympathyWALES in north Hanan yesterday.

PLANE CRASH IN AMSTERDAM

It is reported that, partly owing: to a heavy swell in the Bay, one of the hawsers parted under the A training plane crashed when strain. Orders were immediately flying over a military camp in sent for specialty strong cables Amsterdam owing to an engine which, owing to the depth at defect. The plane struck a tent which the Thetis lies, will have which was occupied by eight per- to be used.,

sons one of whom was killed in As considerable time is being stantaneously, six others being taken in placing these lines under gravely wounded. Prince Bern- the vessel it is recognized that hard of the Netherlands who was some time must elapse before the fast passing the camp in a motor Thetis Is beached. Even under car rushed to the scen

of the the most favourable conditions accident and supervised first aid

submarine la treatment for the gress wh

four: occup caped unhu

stead of 9.30 am.106

CONSIDE

Fund's action yesterday.

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EXTREME STEP.

There Will Be No War

THE DOLLAR

At first the majority had left the After mopping up the Japping session of the place, leaving behind a few straganese south of Talisha, the Chi Honal Labour Conference her TT. ON LONDON: 1s, 2, 25, 124 Klers, but these later joined in the nese advanced northward in two day which elected M. Schulthe T.T. ON NEW YORK: 28 13/16. movement and by 19,30 p.m. the columns. One column pushed to as its President. From Our Own Correspondent cabaret presented a unique sight, ward Talishari, while the other Mr. Schalthe pointed out tha London aliver prices to-day were It understood th

particularly as yesterday was a fanked the Japanese at Tayim- London, June 8.

Iction that war will holiday.

shan and Chungfang. Both of the negotia latter places Wor unchanged as follows

tinder Japanese

Jane 7 June 8 way and there 19-15/1619-16715 night con

10-3/4 19-3/4ed to