1939-08-18 — Page 16

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CHINA WAR NEWS:

HONGKONG. CANTON & MACAO STEAMERS CHINESE TROOPS AROUND

JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG CANTON EMACAO STEAMBOAT CO LTD #THE

TRAVEL

THE

SHORT

SAFE

SEA

WAY

by the

British Line

CHINA NAVİGATION CO,ÉËTO.

NDL

CANTON LINE

The next sailing of the "Fatsban" from Hongkong · will be on the 22nd August, 1939, at 8 a.m, "and returning from Canton on the 25th Angust, 1939, at 9 am

MACAO LINE

From Hong Kong:

(onday); From Macao:

(Sunday):

FULL SERVICE

7.45 a.. "Taishan" 3.30 p.m. "Kinshan" 8.00 sm. Taishan" 3,00a.m. "Kinshan" 3.00 p.m. Taishan" 3.00. "Kinsh " 100 p.m.

"Taishan"

CURTAILED SERVICE SUNDAY & MONDAY, 20th & 2ft Aug., 1939 There will be no 5.30 p.m. sailing from Hong Kong on the 2h, and no 3.00 a.. sailing from Macao on the 1st.

Note:-All vessels equipped with Wireless. QUEEN'S BUILDING, CONNAUGHT ROAD

Telephone 20101

-FAR EAST EXPRESS

PASSENGER & FREIGHT SERVICES.

SHANGHAI: SEVERE CLASH IN SUIYUAN: SABOTAGE WORK

CHUNGKING, Aug. 17 (Central)-Under orders of the Chinese Command Chinese regulars and guerillas, have arrived in increasing numbers in the outskirts of Shanghai and the areas along the Shanghai-Ka- shing sector of the Shanghai-Hangchow Railway, states a Shanghai dispatch. Both Kashing and Ka- shan are surrounded by the Chinese.

In anticipation of a general counter-offensive the Japanese send out scouting planes daily to detect Chinese movements.

FRENCH CUSTOMS OFFICER ATTACKED

Protest Made To Germany

PARIS, AUG. 17, (REUTER)—M. BONNET, THE FRENCH FOREIGN MINISTER, has protested to Ger- over an incident on the

FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 1939.

FOREIGN MAILS

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, 18th AUGUST, 1938, 9:30 AM.

Parcel Post Service to China isa qubject to a Customs Embargo on certain foreign goods, a list of which may be sean at Q.P.O. & KPO

гр

7

In all cases parcels can only be accepted for despatch as cir- cumstances permit and at senders risk,

Letters, and Fostcards for Europe (except Great Britain und Zur@} and South Amerien äre forwarded “vis Siberia" if so © superscribed.

INWARD MAILS

From

Per

date, Imperial

|_ Airways Plane

Rosaville...... Fatshan...

Due

18th Aug.

18th Aug.

18th Aug. 18th Aug. 18th Aug.

Laos..............

Thanking.

Santos Maru...

18th Aug.

Canton, Kutsaps..

19th Aug.

Air Mail by "Imperial Airways

Direct Servica"-London 12th August CHENGCHOW, August 17 Japanese advisers and gone over many (Central)-Pingtu, a town in to the Chinese side. They are now Franco-German frontier involving Manila,

Customs Officer in French Canton. the Shantung Peninsula, is undergoing reorganisation.

Territory.

Baigon. besieged by the Chinese.

Sungklang Menaced

The Customs official, named Sandakan. Remnant Japanese in the CHUNGKING, Aug. 17 (Central) Richards, halted a German car on Japan. outskirts have been "mopped-Chinese units operating along the frontier, near, Heining. Three Halphons. up" and severe attacks are the Shanghal-Hangchow Railway occupants including two in mil- Calcutta and Straits......

have re-occupied all vital points itary uniform, emerged from the Pakhol, Holhow and Fort Bayard. Klangau.... being launched on the town.

WUYUAN, SUTYUAN, August 17 in the suburbs of Bungkians, 22 car, attacked Richards and left Straits and Balgon......... (Central) serious clash between miles southwest of Shanghal, and him lying on the ground in a dazed Japan and Shanghai,

condition, after taking his re- Chinese and Japanese forces in fare menacing the town itself.

volver, binoculars, raincoat - and vicinity of

Harassed By Flood Pactow and Tashuwan, in Sulyuan, has been CHUNGKING, Aug. 17 (Central) cap.

It is supposed that the two in progress during the last few-Extreme difficulty is being ex-1 days.

pertenced by the Japanese in mili-, soldiers were deserters and it is The Chinese, who have been tary transport in North Chinaes a stated that an inquiry has been

the reinforced, have inflicted consider result of damage of the opened with the support of the

German Gendarmerie. able losses on the enemy and re-rallway tracks by flood. covered several important points.

APB

the

S. S. SCHARNHORST

will sail

WEDNESDAY, 23rd August

10 P.M.

For

EUROPE,

via

MANILA, SINGAPORE & PORTS.

ROUND-THE-WORLD & THROUGH TICKETS

issued in connection with: N.D.L. ATLANTIC EXPRESS SERVICE

8.5. "ERKMEN," "EUROPA,” “COLUMBUS," & CABIN LINERS

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD BREMEN Queen's Bldg. MELCHERS & CO., Agents

CANTON AGENTS: JESSEN È CO., SHAMKEN, B.0.

THE

Tel. 27771/4,

FUNNEL

BLUE

LINE

REGULAR AND FAST PASSENGER •SERVICES |

* FREIGHT AND

LONDON SERVICE

"ANTENOR" Saila 23 AUG,, for Macs., C'blanca, London,

"AJAI

"Rottand im & Glasgow Baila 8 SEPT., for Mars.. Cblanco.,

London, R'dam, H'burg. & Glasgow

LIVERPOOL SERVICE - "TEUCER" Balle 22 AUG., for Havre, Liverpool

Bromboron

NEW YORK SERVICE “GLAUCUS" Sails 22. AUG., for Bouton & Now York. PACIFIC SERVICE (ova 21/REV, K952, MAGOTA & YOKONÁKA) TALTHYBIUS Sails 19 AUG, for Victoris, Vancouver

3. Seattle

INWARD SERVICE

Due *TEIBESIAS 28. AUG, From U.K ria the Straits "MENESTHEUS 30 AUG, From U.K. via the Straits

Specially reduced fares are quoted for cargo steamers with

limited passenger accomadatcion

For freight, passage rates and information apply to

Butterfield & Swire,

Tal. 2013

Agents 1, Connaught Rowl C

Traffic on the Peiping-Sutyuan, |Peiping-Liaoning and Tientsia..... Pukov Rallways has been re- peatedly disrupted.

BORDER TOUR

Sabotage Work, LONDON, August, 17 (Central)-

(Continued from Page 1) Taking advantage of a drenching rain, 2

"The Mankumdo 'Refugee. Camp Chinese guerilla unit Wide areas at Chinghai and

both on the consists of eight or nine very large systematically damaged the steel Yangiluching, bridges on the Lunghai Rallway Tentsin-Pukow Railway, respec- mat-sheds, each accommodating west of Lahfeng in east Honan tively 22 miles southwest and about 300 refugees. When inspect- recently, thus greatly impeding nine miles west of Tientsin, hava ed yesterday, the interior of these been turned into a vast sheet of sheds appeared clean and orderly. Japanese communication.

Sabotage work was also carried water. Passengers and freight have Men, women and children lay on

clean mats aut along

near to be transported by boat. highway

wooden floor

Lanfeng.

Rain has been falling in east raised about one foot from the Japanese Attack

Hopel for days without interrup-ground. They seemed contented. YUNGYUN, KWANGTUNG, Aug" tion. The Luanho sector of the One large shed was being used 17 (Central)-A Japanese unit from Pelping-Liaoning Railway is in- as a sort of dining room, in which the refugees were fed in shifts. Sheklung attacked Namshe on the undated:

the

on a

U.S.A, Honolulu, Japan & Shanghai

(San Francisco date, 28th July).[Prés. Cleveland.. Formosa

Shanghai.

Shanghai and Amoy

Air Mail by "Imperial Airways

Service"--London date, Imperial

Direct

16th August,

Japan.

Shanghai.

Straits.

Shanghal.

18th Aug."

19th Aug.

Kingyuan.......... Pres. Doumer.

19th Aug.

18th Aug.

"Ith “Aug.

[Canton Maru.....

guth Aug...

Totteri Mari. Tjibadak..

20th Aug. 20th Aug.

Airways Plane

List Aug.

(Nagpore......

22nd Aug.

Antenor..

22nd Aug.

Van Heutsz

22nd Aug,

Teucer....

22nd Aug.

Plane

23rd Aug.

.....................Ruys....

93rd Aug."

Airways Plane

24th Aug.

24th Aug..

24th Aug.

Air Mail by "Air France Direct Air France

Service"-Paris date, 16th August

Straits:

Air Mail by "Pan American Air-

ways Direct Service"-San Fran-Pan American cisco date, 16th August. Shanghai

Japan

Straits.

Japan. Straits

Canada, USA, Honolulu, Japan & Shanghai (Vancouver B.C., date 5th August)

Manila.

Manila

Rabaul and Mandia.

Canton-Kowloon Railway, 45 miles Taking advantage of the flood, The rice served contained a mix- have become ture of red beans, a measure taken east of Canton and five and half Chinese, guerillas miles from Sheklung, on-Sunday, more active. Japanese garrison to add to its nutritive value and It heavily shelled the Chinese units isolated at Wenan and other prevents berl-hezi, positions but was finally repulsed. places by flood have been attack- A smaller shed was being used. B. A. Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai. (San Francisco date, Chinese Irregulars

ed.

as a clinic and hospital. A Chinese

27th July). Dresser was on duty. He was very AN UNDISCLOSED. Aug. 17

Changtalkwan Betaken

Shanghai. (Central)

One The defection of SIAN, Aug. 17 (Central) Abusy attending to the sick, Chinese irregulars in the Japanese military despatch received here woman with a childswept because employ in Shantung is increasing reveals that Changtalkwan, about there was no room for her as she daily.

14 miles north of Sinyang inate her rice.

A visit to the kitchen was а According to the latest report, south Honan, has been recovered 1,000 Irregulars under Han Ping- by Chinese forces following a real eye-opener, The place was chen and another 1,500 under series of attacks. The Japanese re- perfectly clean, cleaner than the Huang Al-chun have killed their treated towards Binyang.

average cooking place, found in the usual Chinese wage earner's home. There were also both hcuses for men and women in separate sheds. ".

CHINESE EXPORTS | Senior Naval

OF MINERAL

mineral

ORES

Chinese exports ores during the first aix months: this year amounted to approxi- mately $50,000,000, representing an increase of over $1,000,000. ̈ com- |

j

Scharnhorst Shirala............ Terukuni Maru... Kamo Maru...... Giulio Cesare

Emp. of Japan...

Marchen Maersk Pleasantville..

Neptona

"

25th Aug,

26th Aug.

23th Aug.

25th Aug.

26th Aug.

26th Aug.

96th Aug.

Tatuta Maru: Glenbeg...

28th Aug... 27th Aug.

· OUTWARD MAILS

REGISTERED AND PARCEL MAILS are closed 18 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where malla are advertised to close at or before 8 a.m., registered and parcel mittle are closed at 5 pin on the previous day,

For

FRIDAY

"The Medical Department as well | Shanghai, Japan, Honelain, U.BA, as the camp authorities are to be

Officer In The congratulated for their efficient

Yangtze

work in which there was a marked red- absence of officialism and tape

Outside the camp and near the

Central and South America vla Vancouver B. "C., & (Parcels & Papers only for Canada)-due Vancouver B. C., 9th September and Europe Via Siberia Except Great Britain and Eire...

pared with the same period in the REAR-ADM, VIVIAN away a large number of food Parcels and Papers only for South

preceding year. The export list is headed by tungsten," with $19,000- 000. then follows tin, with $19.000,- 000, antimony $1,500,000, copper $900,000, gold and silver $700,000 -(TO).

APPOINTED

LONDON, A¤z. 17 (Renter)--- Rear-Admiral John G. P. "Vivian has been appointed Bear-Admiral and Senfer Naval Officer in the Yangtze in suc- cession to Rear-Admiral Holt from Oct. 27 to assume com. mand about Dec, 29.

BRITISH ENVOY - FOR RUMANIA

Rear-Admiral Vivian will leave LONDON, Aug. 17 (Reuter)--Mr. on Nov. 17 in the P. and O. Ranchi, Reginald Wildig Leeper has been and is due in Shanghai on Dec. appointed British Bucharest.

Minister

in 15.

•

SATURDAY

hawkers were doing a good busi-Africa via Durban. ness. There, under the shade of Shanghai. some large trees, refugees who Fort Bayard could not find room in the camp were allowed to rest sind buy their own food. Jnly a dozen or so re- Sandakan. fugees were making their way to- ward. Sheungshul with their be- longings on their backs..

Parcels and Papers only for Cal-

cutta. Dairen.

Shanghaf

Air Mail for "K. L. M. Airways Direct Service”—due Amsterdam, 29th August.

Military precautions were most unobtrusive. All that could be seen was a number of lorries mov-- ing along the Kowloon-Low high- way. We understand, however, Straits, Ceylon, India, E. and 8. Africa, Aden, Egypt, Malta and that all strategic points on the

Europe vis Marseilles-due Mar- border have been manned, and

selles 15th September. that reserve units are being kept is now Counsellor in the Foreign President Carmona of Portugal close at hand and ready to ad- Saigon, Office, having entered the Diplo has left for Capetown after a three-vance if necessary. So far the Fort Bayard. matic Service in 1937. In 1932 he day visit in Pretoria. He was ac- Japanese have not made any at- Japan.

Bangkok was First Secretary to the Bri-companied by General Smuts and tempt to cross the border. tlah Legation in Riga and Constan- was given a salute of guns when the train left the station.—(Reu- tinople.

ter).

Born in Australia, Mr. Leeper

The revision of plans for the evacuation of children and The Spanish Government haa mothers of young children from informed the French authorities London in

18 war, which at that Freach prisoners of war and present being undertaken by French civilian prisoners in Spain responsible departments, is likely will be released against whom" no "to bring an additional 230,000 within charges are being made.-(Reu- the scope of the scheme.

ter).

"CONTRARY TO

HANDING OVER

CRICKET COUNTY

LUNCH SCORES

BRITISH

WIN

$50

See page 9

JUSTICE”.

OF FOUR CHINESE SUSPECTS IN TIENTSIN

STRONG PROTEST BY INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS CONFERENCE

LONDON, Aug. 17. (Reuter) Cricket lunch scores were:Essex 196 v. Middlesex second innings 54 for 2: Gloucester 81 and 8 for Dv.) Derby 183 and 148: Lancashire 163 for 5 v. Glamorgan 175, M.C.C, 188 and 98 for 9 v. Gentlemen of Ireland 125; Notts 153 for 3 1 v. -The Conference was attended by the students of 35 countries Hampshire 296; Somerset 87 for 4-"and the ssage käys that the students “insist that the British

7. Surrey 414, Bussex 501 for 5 dee, v. Leicester 114 and 8 for 0; Wils 215 for 4 v. West Indies 270; Worcester 92 for 7 v. Kent 492; Yorkabire 403 and 0 for 0 v War- wickshire 14872

PARIS-Aur,” 17 (Renter)—A measure, pestesting against the decision of the British Government to hand over the four Chi- ness. Suspects in Tientsin was went to Lord Halifax, the British Foreign Secretary, yesterday by the International Students: Con- ference which opened here," ""@"

Gover

trin to

que

should not hand over the Chinese prisomers in Tien- phantom Government.

acti

will be contra ry to Brithf Justice for it would "by a member of the League of Nations of an Twould have trave" bsternational const-

Per

Date and Time

Fri. 18th

G.P.O. & K.P.O. Par, 17th 5.00 PM Hex, 18 th9.13 AM

Emp. of Russia. Ord.18th10.00 AM

Santos Maru........ |m/v.Tai Ping

New Mathilde...

Mausang....

Новал.. Talthybius... Gilena ffaric

British MẠY Canton...

British M/V

́Canton.. Pres. Dommer. Batching.... Kusang.. Ninghai..

1,30 PM 7,00 PM

17.00 PM

| Sat: 19th.

7.30.M

Par. 18th 5.00 PM Eap. 19th 8.30 AM UMA-9.30 AM ** ·10.00 AM G.P.O. & K.P.O. Reg. 9.30 AM Ord 10.00am, G.P.O.&K.P.Q Par. 18th 5.00PM Reg. 19th 9,45 AM Ord. 19th10.30 AM.

3.10.30 "AM"

10.30 AM

5.00 PM

5.00.

SUNDAY

Bun. 20th,

Haiphong. Shanghai.

Canton:.. Holbow

9.00 AM (8,00 AM

MONDAY

Canton

Canton Maru.

7415 ax

Z.RO, M

Beg.

*6.00 PM

Ord

5.30 par

Reg

5.00 PM:

Airways PlanG

Ord.

·7:00 P

KPO

Beg,

5,00 PM

Ord

$30 PM

Sydney

Lmperial

Beg

$5.00 PM

Always Plane

Ord

7.00 PM

Fatshan Tjibadak

Kalgan

Air Mail for "Imperial Airways

Direct Service”—dua" · London: Imperial 28th August.

Atemail for Malaya, Java, and Aus-

kralla. {by" "Imperial, Airways. Direct Service”—– due 28th August.

Canton

TUESDAY

Batavis and Sourabaya- Shanghai.............

Fardels only for traits, Penang, Ceylon Aden, Egypt Marwellen and London-due London, 27th September.

WEDNESDAY.

Antenor.

Air Mail for Indo-Ching only due Air France

• Hanol, 23rd August,

Am07.

Kiangau.

Scharnhorst

Manila and Parcels only for Ger

many via Hamburg

Printed and Published by Henry Lloyd.

Daily Press, Ltd., at Marina Hous mõnd Central Hongkong, London Umeez

2.30 T

G.PO&KPO Parcels 800 PX

Wed 23rd.

GPOKPO- Reg 11:30 AM Ord.

7:00 PM

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