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NOTICE OF REMOVAL.

The Superintendent's Office

of the

UNION WATERBOAT CO., LTD.

is now situate at

Queca's Building, 3rd Floor, Entrance Connaught Road.

Tel. No. 20004.

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GOVERNMENT STORES

DEPARTMENT.

SALE OF PLANT and SURPLUS STORES,

The Government Stores De partment is prepared to receive Tenders for the Purchase of Plant and Surplus Stores from the Shing Man Construction Works, comprising —

5 Ton Henderson Cableways, 6 Ton Karrier Lorries, Climax Quarry Drills, Hammer Drills, Hand Hammers and Drill Sharpeners, Continuous Bucket Elevator, Vertical Gen erators, Concrete Mixers, Pul verizer No. 3 Texrope drive and Miscellaneous items.

Tenders in triplicate must be lodged at the Colonial Secretary's Ofice, not later than Noon of Monday, 24th July, 1939,

Each Tenderer must produce with his tender a receipt that he has deposited in the Colonial Treasury the sum of $50 (dollars

fity) as a pledge of the bona

fides of his tender. The mid de.

posit shall be forfeited to the Crown should the tenderer refuse or fail to carry out to the satis. faction of the Government any tender which shall be accepted,

For form of tender and further particulars apply to the Controller of Stores, Government Stores De partment, Bullock Lane, Wan

chai.

W. J. ANDERSON,

Controller of Stores.

Hong Kong, 30th June, 1939,

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U.S. GRANTS TO CHINESE EDUCATION

Thirteenth Report Of China Foundation

We have just received for re- view, the Thirteenth Report of the China Foundation for the Promotion of Education" and Cul- ture, completed last December.

The report deals with the alloca

tion of the remitted American

Boxer Indemnity to educational Institutions and research products during 1937-38 ·

July, 1914, at St. Joseph's Church, by the Rev. Father Augustine, Florence .Antle Murray, eldest daughter of Mr. Patrick Henry Murray, late Manager, North Point Instal- lation, A.P.C., to. Arthur Wi- liam Grimmitt, of Hongkong -Police Force.

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HONGKONG, JULY 4, 1939

THE POWERS' ALTERNATIVE

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COMPROMISE with Japan Vis impossible and any attempt at "appeasement so far as the Tokyo Government is concerned will not only fall to avert the Far Eastern crisis but will only encourage the Japanese to make further demands, according to Dr. Wang Chung-hul. The ques- tion confronting the western Powers,

the says Minister of Foreign Affairs, is whether they maintain or relinquish their interests, ac quired by treaties, in China in the face of encroachment by the Japanese.

Results Of A.R.P. Examinations

Results of A.R.P. examinations are as follows:-

WAH YAN COLLEGE CLASS Passed as Air Raid Warden In- structor: P. N. T. Kwong. ".

Passed as Air Raid Wardens: Miss B. Ozorio, Mrs. Agnes Ng, F. J. Rodrigues, Pang Wai Chee, J. Tong Tin 'Tak

CLUB LUSITANO CLASS Passed as Air Rald Warden In- structors: 3. R. Burley, C. H. Bas- to, Man Yu Ho, C. F. Osmund. F. Prata.

Passed as Air Raid Wardens: Miss H. M. de Sousa, B. A. Marcal, A. E. B. de Sousa, Miss I M. de Bousa, Miss E. de Sousa, J. E Noronha L. A. Martin, 8. C. Lau, D. A. Alonco, Chung Ching Li, A. HL Alexander, H. B. "Everest, Ho Yue Kin, W. J. Iles, C. D. Kwok, Leung Man, E. Manning. U. A Rumjahn, S. W. Tom, Fred A. Xavier, H. A. de Figueiredo, J. Ë. H. Xavier, A. E. Osmund, C. Rho- derick, F. D. Leonard, J. C. V. Ribeiro, Mrs. C. F. X. da Roza, Leonardo F. Xavier, E. Sadick.

LA SALLE COLLEGE CLASS Passed as Air Raid Warden In- structors: P. B. Allam, G. F Murphy.

P. C. Fletcher, Miss B. M. Pope, Msr. Florence Yeo. Miss E. K. | Saunders, J. B. Gonsalves, Mis M. A. Jennings. Mrs. M. E. Minshall, Miss J. M. Wong, Mrs. Rose Hew, D. J. Collins Taylor, Chul Sin Lai, E F. Shea, S. W. Minskali.

Passed as Air Raid Wardens: E.

EDITORIAL

Mr. and Mrs. Vladimir A. Itenson

(formerly Miss Marian Kew) leaving the Supreme Court after their marriage at the Registry Office yesterday,

FOREIGN POWERS

IN CHINA

Japan's attempts to exclude the Western nations from trade with China come exactly a hundred years after Chma's own attempt to carry through an isolationist policy with a high hand.

BRIGHT MARCUS

FOLLIES AT QUEEN'S

Beauty and talent, combin- ed with magnificent settings and bright music, went to make "Marcus Follies of 1939," which was presented at the Queen's Theatre last night be fore a capacity house, a very successful show.

TUESDAY, JULY

NAZI FINANCIERS PLAN COUPS AS HITLER TALKS

1939.

When Hitler speaks shrewd German stockbrokers take ad- vantars of the rise and fall of the smarket to ald Nast finanéë. That is the belief in financial circles, where it is believed the speeches are part of a plan.

The scheme, they allege, is that a pessimistic speech de- presses the market, and the Germans bay.

An optimistic speech sends prices; "Although it would be an exag- up, and the Germans.sell.

geration to say that the whole- It has been noticed in London, market depends on the impressions. Amsterdam and Rotterdam, Nazi caused by the German Chancellor's ́espionage headquarters, that deals speeches, there is no doubt that. for large sums by German agents | abnormal purchases of stock have have been made on exchanges be-been made "just" before optimistic tore and after every Hitler speech, statements made by him.

English and Dutch financiers be- "But it is very difficult to ascer- Heve that there is an organised tain the exact nature of any gov- group of agents acting on German ernment stockbroking organisation, Government instructions.

particularly in Amsterdam, which is much frequented by Germans.

"Things like that." he added. with a smile. "are not exactly printed in the newspapers."

"THERE IS NO DOUBT

A leading Amsterdam financier safd.

BRITAIN HAS A BAD WEEK-END

GENGHIS KHAN'S REMAINS LAID

to

TO REST

NINGTBING, SHENAL July 3 (Central) The remains of Genghis BOMB OUTRAGES Khan, the great Mongol Monarch,. and his royal consort, have been. AND FIRES

Lald

reat

new at their LONDON, July 3 (T/Ocean)-mountainous abode on July 1 after. Britain

from: journey passed through a bad an

Sulyuan. The. week-end with no less than eight Elsinore bomb outrages, one great

temporary place where the mighty warrior now lies is kept secret for ship being reported.

apparent reasons.

CO-

flagration and one fire on board a Chinese

of the situation, Dr. Wang.

POINTING OUT the gravity |

whose views will receive a chorus of general approval both in this part of the world as well as in Europe and America, warns the Demo- cracies that, in order to de- prive them of their interests in China and in order to fulfil

döminäte

FINE EXHIBITION OF WATERCOLOURS

Work Of Miss Erne

Freedlander

Miss Erne Freedlander, the German-Jewish refuges artist, has created a certain follow- ing for her pictures since she' arrived in Hongkong a few months ago. After # very successful first exhibition at St. John's Catheral Hall, she gained a large number of ad- mirer's and 'sympathetic

friends

The medium in question causes

It was in 1839 that the trouble with China about oplum smuggling From the first to the final cur- came to a head when Commis- tain there was not a single dull stoner 'n compelled the destruc- moment, excellent dancing and tion of 20,000 chests of oplum on acrobatic turns being. Interpersed board British ships in Canton) with amusing interludes. River

All in all, "Marcus Follies" 1s & Captain Elliott decided that stage show that must not be miss- such violent treatment had to be ed, Many are the gorgeous cos- answered by a show of force and tumes that are seen in the 30 the two countries drafted into war. Items presented every item being which, in spite of a preliminary entirely new. treaty in 1841, broke out again.

It was essentially a" struggle for the right to trade, and the Treaty of Nanking. which settled it in August, 1842 established principles which are now being violently assalled by Japan.

Five ports

were named which were to be open to British trade Canton, Amoy, Foo-Chow-Foo, Ningpo, and Shanghal and Hong-Kong was ceded.

Tientsin, which is now the focus of trouble. came into the public Eye sixteen years later; for in the war of 1858 the British and French) fleets aalled up the Pel-ho River as) far as Tientsin and negotiations

Whereas at that exhibition her ambition to

mostly oil paintings were shown, East Asia, Japan has in the show which opened yesterday stigated

an anti-foreign at the offices of Pan-American movement in the "occupied | Airways, Gloucester Buliding, was areas." While the movement entirely made up of water-colours, is directed principally against Great Britain, it aims at the artist's style to be compar- alienating the Powers from atively more delicate and restrain- each other and then crushinged, but there is no mistaking the them one by one. Japan's original conception that distin- guish other works by Miss Freed- policy of dominating the lander. Asian Continent, the Chinese Admission Foreign Minister pointed out, which remains open daily peace; in 1859 trouble began again is deep-rooted and the crea- to-morrow from 9 am to 6 pm.

some desperate fighting! tion of the so-called New is 20 centa.

There was a fairly before in 1860 the port of Tientsin Order in East Asia" is nothing large attendance yesterday, and was opened to British trade. but an attempt to alienate another succcessful show, seems the interests of the foreign to be assured.

further

are

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to.

for peace and for the opening

of more ports followed.

Even the Treaty of Tenten

"Marens Follles of 1939" will be repeated this evening and to-morrow the third change of programnie will be "La Vie Farce" with, once again, 2 complete change of items, The Marcus' Show will depart Friday in the Empress of Japan, leaving only three more days in which to see the talented troupe's performance.

The portunity should not be missed.

OF:

ANGLO-SOVIET NEGOTIATIONS

Long Report From British Envoy

op

arqueus

Iv

Gen. Chu Shao-liang, Chairman The bomb outrages took place in the luggage rooms of the railway of the Shens Provincial Govern- stations

ment, was in full charge of the at Derby, Leicester, Birmingham, Stafford, Notting-

royal caskets. He and his ham, Coventry, Warwick and Ket-colleagues as well as more than tering. All occurred between the 2,000 people went ten miles outside.

the urban Hmặts to meet the royal remains.

hours of three and seven yester- day morning and were all execut- ed in the same manner through Mongolian guards bearing nags As the procession, headed by six

the medium of time bombs.

and the Great Khan's lance and It is generally assumed, owing to sword, wound slowly through the the similarity of the cases, that hilly path to its destination it was the illegal Irish Republican . Army was responsible for all of them.

greeted by deafening fire-crackers and the, cheerings of hundreds of In two of the cases at Derby people. and Leicester-one" person was in- The royal caskets were moved Jured each time. The most serious first to a temple atob the hill, damage was done at Birmingham, where they received blessings. " where the force of the explosion Sacrificial offerings were made wrecked nearly every wall of the by Gen. Chu and his colleagues luggage room, while at the same before the caskets were lowered to time shattering numerous windows their temporary burial place.” in adjoining rooms. A fire was 'started and gave the fire brigade several hours of hard work before) it could be controlled.

"Considerable" Damage

LONDON. July 3 (Reuter)—A | long report was received by the damage was not so great as th At the other places the material

BULGARIA'S FUTURE CONNECTED WITH

REICH - Commenting on the forthcom-

the exhibition. brought only a short period Foreign Office from Sir William Birmingham, but was still-as the ing visit to Berlin of the Bulga-

with

DR. KUNG TO

Seeds, British Ambassador 121 Moscow, on his conversation with M. Molotov on Saturday.

It is expected, says Reuter's diplomatic correspondent, that another meeting will take place at an early date and the ground is being cleared of all possible misunderstandings regarding the

to the smaller

Strict Secrecy

Downing Ambassa

rian Premier and Foreign Minis-

police reports stated "consider- able." The police reports add that ter, Dr. Kiosselvanoff German far-reaching investigations are al-political circles declare that this ready under way."

act indicates Bulgaria's conviction that her political future, les In collaboration with the Reich,

The conflagration took place at Leeds, where an oil refinery caught fire and about 300 tons of "oll 'were destroyed.

The flames at times shot up to a height of several hundred feet and all fire brigades of Leeds and its surroundings

wers called out in order to prevent the fire from spread- ∙ing.

The same opinion is voiced by General Goering's organ “Essener" National, Zeitung" in reviewing the Bulgarian foreign policy of the past.—(T,O):..

Powers.

Appearing on remand before Mr. BROADCAST TO AS A RESULT of the occu-R A. D. Forrest, at the Central pation of Hainan and the court yesterday, on

U.S. ON JULY 4 problems involved by the question a charge of Sprattley Islands as bases of enatching a pair of gold earrings CHUNGKING, July 3 (Central) of guarantees

advance, British, from a woman, Li Kwai, an unem-

-A special broadcast to the Unit- states. French, American and the played youth, was sentenced to six ed States on the American Inde-

The recent unduly high rise in Netherlands colonies in the weeks' hard labour with 16 strokes pendence Day, July 4, will be made LONDON, July 3 (T/Ocean)-

the discount rate to which Wel„ Pacific

menaced and of the cane.

Hwa was subjected justly formed by Dr. H. H. Kung, President of The report sent to

another barrier to -- Jegitimate pressure is being exerted upon

the Executive Yuan and concur-Street by the British

At the East India docks, in the trade. After having risen to 20 the foreign Concessions in

rently Minister of Finance, over dor in Moscow, Sir William Beeds, China with a view to their any trust either in her the Central Broadcasting Station on the last consultation with M port of London, the 1,500 ton per cent, the discount for Wei Hwa seizure. Tokyo's recent an-assurances or her intentions, XGOY 25.51 metres ((119 mega- Molotov, will be dealt with at a steamer "Maria" caught fire while cheques on June 28 declined to 10 the Foreign Com- having a mixed cargo on board. per cent. However, this level la nouncement of the blockade or to contemplate, without cycles), and XGOX, 16.85 metres meeting of

mittee of the British Cabinet on About 120 frenien fought the far too high for enabling trade to of the entire China Coast only dismay, the prospect of being

(17.8 megacycles)..

The time of the broadcast will Monday morning Nothing has blaze for several hours, six of proceed smoothly. It is understood imposes restrictions on the at her mercy. Nor is any be between 10.15, and 10.30 am, been allowed to leak out as to them having to be taken to hos from good authority that steps are legitimate trade of third hope to be found in con-

contents of Sir William pital suffering seriously from being taken to bring about a on July 5, by Chungking time, the Powers in China and, since cession. Any attempt to buy which is equivalent to 11.15-11.30 Seeds report.

smoke and gas poisoning. The reduction in the Wet Hwa discount the closure of the Yangtze of the Nipponese menace p.m.

ship will be saved.

rate. Eastern Daylight Saving River about a year ago, there by further surrender must, Time on July 4, in the United POOTUNG POLICEMEN has been no sign of its re- therefore, be deprecated and States. The same broadcast can

REVOLT opening. It should therefore the Powers must stand be picked up in Europe at 3.15-

CHUNGKING, July 3. (Cen be fully realized by the shoulder to shoulder in insist- 3.30 am. on July 5, by Greenwich

|||||tral)—A belated Shanghai -mes- western Powers that Japan's Ing that their rights shall be Meridian Time.

200 police. aggression in China is also respected. There has been Hongkong listeners will be able sage revealed that

to hear the broadcast between men af Fengslen (Nanklao), in directed against them, says far too much in the nature of 11.15-11.30 am. Hongkong time in Footung opposite Shanghat, re Committee was able to meet only Dr. Wang. It is the estab-concession in the past, far too July 5. once during the year, the Exlished policy of, aggression great a tendency to be over- of the Japanese militarists awed by the so-called might to make bolder and bolder of Japan, and the time has advances and not to tolerate now come to call a halt to Imperial Airway the existence of interests of Tokyo's bluff.. third Powers acquired by treatles. This has been fully confirmed by past events.

Of especial literest is the effect, of the war on the work of the Foundation. Tsing Hua Univer sity, its greatest responsibility, has lost its buildings and been forced to move from Felping to Yunnan. The National Library of Peiping has made no book loans

since July 1937. The Executive

amination Committee not at all.

"The number of applications for fellowships and research

grants

for 1938-39, according to the Report, "decreased considerably ag compared with previous years." A total of 20 new foreign fellow- ships and four research grants was made in June 1938 for the ensuing year.

A glance at the distinguished lat of Trustees and Officers for the year 1987-38 also brings home the great shirts that have taken place. Dr. Hu Shih, an educator, has become Ambassador to the United States. Mr. Bington H banker, and patriot, mist his death a the hands of the Japanese when the "Kwellin" was shot down last autumn.

DR

WANG Chung-hul's

AIRPORT NEWS

NORTHBOUND

volted, and attacked the garrison headquarters of the Japanese Na kajima detachment on the night of June 26. They killed a number of Japanese and seized a quantity of arms and ammuni-

Thursday. Bangkok Hanol, tion

Hongkong. Delphinus-4 p.m.

SOUTHBOUND

Friday: Hanoi, Bangkok Denebola, Dorado-7 & 7.30 a.m. Air France:

words are entirely in keeping with the seriousness of the IT CAN HARDLY be ex-situation and it is to be hoped pected that this sane and that the Powers will pay heed. dignified warning will be to his words not only to de- allowed to pass unnoticed. I tend their interests but to Dr. Wang's statement is one uphold International law and free from ambiguity. While order and Justice, liberty, and his plea naturally is intended peace against the wanton to serve his country, there is aggression of a nation which in it no intimation of selfish has proved itself to be Publica nationalism: rather it is an Enemy No, 1 Among Nations." appeal for international co- Will the Powers demand that operation as opposed to the their rights shall be res Audited statements of all funds old idea of domination. or are they going to elin- handled are given at the back of panicata pen

THE RECORD of Japan in quish their interests aimy the Report, which was printed in [1-4

they Shanghai by the Chung Hwa Book word, not less than in deed, because Japan

makes it impossible to place must? Co., Ltd.

NORTHBOUND

The leader of the mutinied policemen is missing. One re- port says that he was killed in action.

Only those textbooks which have been duly approved and prepared by the Textbook Com-

Wednesday, France. Hanoi, pilation Committee of the Ministry

Hongkong, Service-12,30 pm.

American Airways:

EASTWARD.

nday our Bi An Hongkong, Nat. Boeing Cifyper 13 pm

WESTWARD Friday: Manila USA, Boeing Clipper 8.30a.m.

of Education of the Chinese National Government

Der mitted to be used by Chinese primary and

middle schools, Becording to new order issued by the Ministry, It has

become known to the "Ministrs that a number of Chinese bool stores have been selling textbooks which have not been duly approved spy the committee: