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THE

HONGKONGTELEGRAPH.

CLASSIFIED NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. CANTONESE

ADVERTISEMENTS 25 words $2.00

for 3 days prepaid

FOR SALE.

Shares

N.Z.P.F. Ltd. TWENTY 1031 Planting, for quick sale, $125 each, Write Box No. 303, "Hong- kong Telegraph."

PREMISES TO LET. MODERN FLAT, nicely furnished, very attractive, cool, comfortable, five rooms, verandah, garage, mo- dern conveniences, refrigerator, best part Waterloo Road, owner going on leave. Write Box No. 304, "long- kong Telegraph."

HEROIN TRAFFIC

MAN GETS THREE YEARS

Sentence of three years' hard by the Chief labour was passed

Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, ut the morning on Criminal Sessions this

Lam Ping, 25, unemployed, who was found guilty of unlawful possession

of 20,844 heroin pills.

WARNING.

Owing to the prevalence of Cholera in the Colony the public is warned that all milk and all water should be holled before drinking.

Uncooked vegetables and otheri liable tu contamination | Foods should not be consumed under any circumstances,

W. G. HARRISON, Secretary, Urban Council 18th August, 1907. TRINITY COLLEGE OF

LONDON.

ALERT TO DANGER OF

AIR RAIDS

Prepared To Fight Any Attacks

Canton, Aug. 18. The situation in Canton to night is normal, and peace and order have been restored follow. air raid by Japanese planes. MUSIC,g the report of an attempted Official quarters revealed that an jemergency report was received from military posts along the coast at stating morning 19.15 o'clock this that four Japanese bombers from an fying toward unknown base were Canton.

Local Examination in Theory

4th December, 1937,

The Last Day of Entry for the forthcoming Examination in Theory will be 28th August, 1937. Entry forms may be the Local obtained from

Secretary.

1. E. ANDERSON,

The following comprised the Jury: (Foreman). 11. Rozario Messrs. Chan Shau-lok, P. E. Servanin, E. M.

Tin Hung-lee, V. e/o The Anderson Music Co., Ltd.

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THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.

Schelkimoff and Au Wai-suen.

According to Mr. M. J. Abbott, who cuted, accused was arresh m the third floor of 103 Balem Strand of July 4. on the moralag Fast following a raid by a party of Re-

IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that venue Officers who gained admittanter

saying they had come to inspect an Interim Dividend of One Dollar by

The premises enn- per Share has been declared for the water taps.

the six months ended 30th June, sisted of a teng and a cubicle, which acrused rented for $13 a month unt

beroa pilt 1937, and will be payable on and which was girl

after Thursday, 9th September, factory.

Accused was subsequently charged | 1937. Dividend Warrants may be

obtained and in reply he said he had been in

on application at the Hongkont For only six days and was

Company's Registered Office, 1'. fold to look after the premises, by a

&0. Building. certain person.

Revenue Officer J. L.. Stephens and Mr. 11. A. Taylor, Government Mugo- to having Analyst, testified poty

and format taken part in the rald.

by Senlar evidente Revenue Olleer A. W-Grimmitt and Ma Siu-kwong, police interpreter.

was

fiven

INDUSTRIAL

PRODUCTION

LATEST BRITISH

FIGURES

London. Aug. 10. The Board of Trade index number of industrial production in the United Kingdom in the second quarter of the.. year was 2.3 per cent. higher than in the previous quarter and fi.1 per cent. of 1936. above the June quarter Index numbers for the three periods, with the year 1930 as base, were

An alarm was sent out and thou- rands sought cover under reinforced buildings and in bomb-proof dugouts erected in various parts of the clly,

Meanwhile, the Canton air force plancs, Immediately sent out eight including six pursult planes and two bointers, to intercept the invaders. The Chinese machines flew close to Berra Tigris where tiny sighted the Japanese planes.

Seeing themselves outnumbered. turned and the dupanese raiders made their escape in a south-westerly direction.

Owing to heavy rainstorm and the poor visibility, the Chinese planes lost tht of the invading planes, and returned to their base after scouting: for an hour.

Prepared For Air Raids

THURSDAY,

AUGUST 19,

Shipping Intelligence

Shipping Companies aro requested to forward, as carly as possible information togarding arrivals, dopar- tures, time and mooring place and other movements. Urgent information should be telephoned to the ship- ping Editor, Phone 26615.

PORT DIRECTORY ANSHUN (H. & S.). Talkeo Ducks. HAI LEE (Thorenra), B.11. MANSANG (3.3.), B92. SANDUIREN (5,55.), Quarantine, TAKSANG (J.M.), Kowloon Tinek. FATSHING (3.M.), C.2. RAWALPINDI (P. & 0.

Wharf.

YUNNAN . & S.). B.20.

Kowloon

ARRIVED YESTERDAY (Agents Phone Numbers Given.) RAWALPINDI (1. & 0.) from Europe,? Uu.m., Kowloon Wharf. 27721.

MANHANG (J.M.) Teom Sandakan, 1! p.m. 3.20, 0.

TAI SEUN RONG (1.M.) from Tien- tsis, 1.15 p.m. 1.8.

SAILED YESTERDAY

+

Agents Phone Numbers Given) YUNNAN ( & 8.) for Welkniwel, 3 ... 120. 30331.

ARRIVING TO-DAY

(Agents Phone Numbers Given) ATSUTA MARU (N.Y.K.) from Japan, noon, Kowloon Wharf, 30201.

DAVIKEN (1M1) from Shunghat; a.in., B. 30311.

ROSANG (J.M.) from Japan, 4.30 p.m. A.G. 30311.

RAJPUTANA P. & 0.) from Shang-

1987.

KUTSANG (J.M.) for Kobe, 7 a.m. Kowloon Wharf. 80311,

TAI BEUN 11ỌNG (JM) for Canton, a.m. 1.8, 30311,

ARRIVING TO-MORROW

(Agents Phone Numbers Given) PRESIDENT MCKINLEY (ur) from Japas, aan. Kowloon Wharf, 171,

TAT SEUN HONG (J.M.) from, Cunton, a.. 11.9, 30311.

SAILING TO-MORROW (Agenta Phone Numbers Given)

for Amy, BAIYANG (Douglas) pan. Co's Whart. 01.

HUSANG (JM) for Calcutta, # p.m. "KAWALPINDI (P. & 0.) for Jupan, 7

A.16. 38315, a. Kowloon Whart, 771.

27.

24.

10.

VESSELS DUE

AFRIKA (E.A.C.). Aug. 24. AJAX (B. & 8.1, Aug. 27 ARAMIS (M.M.), Aug. 2a. BADEN (Jebsent, Aug. 20. BINTANG (R. A. C.), Sept. 1. CYCLOPS (1. & S.), Aug. 30. DIEKE RICKMERS Jebsen), Aug. 23.

EMPRESS OF CANADA (CPS). Aug. EMPRESS OF JAPAN (C.P.S.), Sept. EMPRESS OF RUSSIA (CPS), Sept

FOYLEBANK (Bank), Aug. 22.

. HECTOR (B. & S.), Sept. 10.

MENELAUS (1, & 9.), Aug. 23. PHEMIUS.(B. & S.), Sept. 19.

COOLINGE (Deltar), PRESIDENT

Sept. 10,

1.400 BRITONS LEAVE SHANGHAI

flow

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over

The Fusiliers only to-day replaced the Russian Company of the Shang- hai Volunteer Defence Corps, who have evacuated this secter because it jis probably the most dangerous of all the International Settlement defence

when a squadron of heavy bombers Ino.-Reuter. the Yungthepoo and

BOMBER CRASHES tongkew districts and released tons of missiles on the Japanese positions.

Shanghot, Aug. 18.

took A number of fires broke out in

A Japanese bomber which several sections. It is claimed that

in part in the bombardment of Lung- the Chinese bombers succeeded destroying the main defence workshwa aerodrome this morning crashed constructed by the Jupanese in the at Nunwel, near Shanghal, after be

ing hit by Chinese anti-aircraft guns. two districts.

At 9.15 o'clock a number of Japan The machine was burned-Central ese machines flew over Chapel and News.

It la

Shanghai. Aug. 19.

(0.10 am.) dropped incendiary bombs.

The lull which followed last night's nerial attack was broken this morn-

reported that one of the Japanese bembers was shot down and crushed to the west of Shanghal.

Aleanwhile, both the Chinese anding by a half an hour's exchange of Japanese artillery units took action artillery fire, in which Japanese naval

Kaisha whart The Mitsui Bussan

and demolished a number of smaller houses-Central Neirs,

along the Yangtzero was hit and units and field batteries dueled withi The first Japanese craft to open destroyed by the Chinese bombard-Chinese gunners established in 1'00- inent. Three Japanese shells fell in-un to Nantan, which is the old Chinese fire were two destroyers lying in the City south of the French Concession Whanpoo. Then the ldzumo, flag- ship of the fleet, opened with her heavier weapons. Finally, the whole tonk

ilne of warcraft, stretching down to Woosung, joined in the fight. A shall struck a cotton mill on the Pootung side and started a seri- • ous fire which is now raging.

awakened all The bombardment

BOMB HANGCHOW RAILWAY

Shanghai, Aug. 10. Japanese bombers yesterday after- bombed oon flew over the Shanghal-Hang chow-Niugno Railway and the tracks. Most of the bombs misse ed their mark.-Central Newh

Shanghai, Aug. 10. (5.20 nm.). Two planes

Shanghai."

the

War casualties last night included well-known Flipino boxer, Ray Mayo, fyweight champion of China.

attacked in

in Nanking Road, Dedly at about 9.30 mauled, he was rushed to hospital:

raids overpated in night tHe was mistaken for a Japanese and

more

serious affair occurred in pan. yesterday, but only one of them

Although the French Concession where ane dropped any beans.

killed and another Japanese was was first announced that they had

Japanese seriously injured as a result of au been recognised

es, the Japanese now deny attack by a furious

of Neither

215

the roin-

moh,

PRESIDENT GRANT (Dollar), Sept. would care to admitļus in this, the seventh day of the

3.

2,

TRESIDENT

Sept. 6,

селе

the

over

Intermittent catmading is usher- PRESIDENT HOOVER (Dollar), Aug.

Some of the batont parties (Dollar), responsibility in this case since the second Shanghai war. LINCOLN

ene of the bombing was within the fires which it up both sides of the day'a river last night following the (Doller), British defence sector.

One of the planes flew

strenuous duel between Japanese Chinese-administered warships and Chinese shore batteries

died down Eection of Greater Shanghai to the in Poutung, had south of the International Settlement.morning. But others still burned. It apparently did no bombing but it especially one on Pootung side, from terrified the inhabitants by power which a mile-long billow of smoke is diving and zooming up just over the issuing. roofs of houses.

MCKINLEY PRESIDENT PRESIDENT PIERCE (Dollar), Aug.) Aug, 20.

34.

PRESIDENT VAN BUREN (bar), Sept. 11.

TAI PING (B. & S.), Sept. 7. TAI SHAN (Thoresen), Aug. 18, TJIKEMBANG (J.C.J.U.), Aug. 22.

Nantac,

The

aviator repented this per- formance over the French Concession scatter helter- causing people la shelter.

FRESH TROOPS ARRIVING

this

The North China Dally News tearns is confusion over the identity that three divisions of Japanese troops There of the borab-dropping machine caused by the Japanese dental

of

A survey conducted by the Central | hal, 6 p.m., Kowloon Wharf. 97721.

SAILING TO-DAY Neiet Agency here to-day revented

(Agents Phone Numbers Given.) CREMER (3.0.34.) for Singapore, that local authorities have been pre- raids. Practically all high buildings | p.m., Kowloon Wharf, 28015. paring extensively for possible air and bills in Canton and its vicinity

adapted for mounting | bave been

DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF Towering above the skyline on the anti-aircraft guns.

The moonlight cruise arranged by Bund, the newly-opened i Kwan

ONE MAY VENERATE OLD FAMILIES ( Hôtel, a 15-storey reinforced concrete

are arriving in Shanghai in the next a tower.

WHEN THEY SHOW THE BLOOD DE THE the Phillarinorie Society for Satur- FOUNDER, AND ARE NOT HEAD WOOD day evening has been cancelled.

the Chinese THE REGISTER OF SHARES of dructure, hos at its top

arrive to-day, and if equipped with gun platforms. The by CLOSED roof of the Sun Company's Asia Hotel Meredith,

For larceny of an iron bar worth ownership. People who watched the few days. The first is expected to the Company will

-$1 a man nained Chul Boi, aged 53, raider from root-taps, however, in bombing planes again appear it may

have been a Japanese be warmly welcomed. Fusiliers Other high

Welch from MONDAY, 30TH AUGUST, has been prepared to accommodate

Kurs. anti-aircraft

The Royal

and was bound over in $50 for six monthssist it must drive whist nounce thul 1. WEDNESDAY, STH SEPTEM-uildings surrounding the city light

at the Ser- by Mr. K. Keen at the Central Magis-uircraft for although it circled low

over Japanese warships it did not at! plant re similarly bola will be held

træet their gunfire. BEK (both days inclusive) during and

transfer of equipped. 410 period which

morrow (Friday) evening, starting at The Goddess of Mercy Hill, behind Reams Mess, Shamshuipe Camp to-tracy this morning. the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Auditor- 9.30. shares can be registered,

ofum, has been equipped that it can By order of th

became an anti-aircraft fortress at a notice. White Cloud Directors,

moment's Mountain has also been fortified,

Every precaution has been taken to guard against damage to the city's power plant in event of an air raid, since the crippling of the plant might contribute to panic.

Board

GABB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.

Agents.

Hongkong, 29th July, 1937.

Dower

A string of observation posts along the coast and between Bucca Tigris, and Canton will insure timely warn- ling of the approach of raiding air-

EXCHANGE RATES

Aug 18. Aug 17. .132.27/32 132.59/61 !craft.

21.73

Special attention has been given 12.49% the defence of the two bridges acrosa 547 the river at Sheklung on the Kow loon-Canton Hailway-Central News,

.21.7054 12.3344

Paris... Gengva. Berlin. Athens

Milan Copenhagen Stockholm Helsingfors

.547 .241

22.40

194.7, 132.7 and 123.5 respectively in

The most

Important increases

the June quarter, activity recorded compared with the same quarter of Csio..

New York.. Amsterdam

lust year, were in respect of elecwarhal trical, engineering, shipbuilding, iron and steel, chemicals and textiles. There was also a substantial rise for non-ferrous metals-British Wire- less.

Nazi Military Camps May Be

Active in U.S.

Vienna

Prague Madrid

Lisbon..

Hongkong Bombay Montreal.

Brussels. Yokohama. Belgrade.

Montevideo.

15.3012 19.90

9.03% 261 1-423

.Nom.

101

19.3914

WATER LEVELS FOR WEST, NORTH AND EAST RIVERS

for

11

i

The prospect of the bombing of the makes the troops disembarking evacuation of the second contingent lenve il Denying charge that he had

ture. They are scheduled to stolen the watch, but that he had FUSILIERS FIGHT FIRE of British refugees an exciting adven-

The Royal Welch Fusiliers, just ar- to-day by the Empress of Asia, Tseng

Besides the usual heavy artillery named youth, A 58-year-old wonion, Tung Mui, received the stolen property, on In-

rived from Hongkong, helped to flight received treatment at the Kowloon year-old

a fire in the Telephone Exchange Bre yesterday and last night, Shang- had Man, was sentenced to two months After she Hospital yesterday,

Building, in the North Station sector hai was trented to the first night air

stifl this morning yesterday. The blaze was caused by attack, but the identity of the ralders of dispute.- been bitten in the leg by a dog owned hard labour by Mr. K. Keen at the

an incendiary bomb from a raiding is The watch was stolen from a mun by Chin Su, another woman, living Central

Reuter. plane. in Sat You Street.

named Lan Seng-chim in Connaught Road Central yesterday.

Cuplain Yates, RA, stationed at Lyesium Barracks, has reported to the police the loss of a silver wrist watch, valued at $104, un August 17, somewhere between Shaukiwa and Happy Valley.

Mui Chuen, 32, unemployed, was chained before Mr. E. Hinsworth at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning 530 with endeavouring to obtain from Yu Sik-kwan. 25. tallor. by means of a forged letter on August, 17. He was remanded for 24 hours on the application of Inspector Me-

Walter.

On the application of Det-Sergeant Russell, a charge of vagrancy against

Magistracy

Arrested for trespassing on military Kennedy Rond land in "A" Block yesterday Kan Ho. 30, unemployed was fined $5, or 14 days hard Inbour, by Mr. K. Keen at the Central Magis- tracy this morning. L/Cpl Pratt, of the Seaforth Highlanders, was the complainant, and inspector R. Shan- non prosecuted.

Three whart coolies named Kwo Hoi, Chan Chau, and Cheung Loi, were each bound over in $25 16 keep the peace for six months by Mr. K. Keen at the Centrul Magistracy this conduct by morning for disorderly fighting in Queen's Rond near Jervols

The River Conservancy Burenu

1. 110Kwangtung Province tastes the following three Russians, respectively named Sirect yesterday. Inspector R. Shan-

report on water levels, in metres, for the Malgin, M. A. Zakaroff and P. West, North and East Rivera:

2264

13.00 226%

4.98

1/24 non 1/214 nom

1.00 9,047% 2015 143 Nom.

.1/28 - 1/0% 4.08

1/2 1/01

29.50%

1/2

216

.3913

Talayuen 0.20

.670

1018

10

Shamthul 6.41 1.52 East River at

+ 2.00

100 -British Wireless.

100%

Sheklung + 4.72 -0.82

Rio de Janeiro...4 Washington, Aug. 18. Bucharest Investigation of complaints that Silver (Spot)....20 Nazi organisations in the United Silver (forward).20 States are running military training War Loan camps in New Jersey and elsewhere, has been ordered by the Attorney- General, Mr. Homer S. Cummings. The Federal Bureau of Investiga- tion will conduct the inquiry, which will be followed by more formal Guvernment probe

facts it the -Reuter. appear to warrant

NANKING ALARMS

Nanking. Aug. 10.

After a day of peace yesterday, sirens shrieked n warning of ap- proaching Japanese raided at mid- -night.

The entire city, was plunged into darkness immediately and Chinese! planes took off and circled the city. The Japanese failed to appear, how- ever, and the "all clear" was sound- ed at 1.30 nm-Reuter.

DR. RIDE TO BROADCAST

At

7 pan. to-day Dr. L. T. Ride

will brondenst over ZUW an account

of

his personal experiences

Shanghai on Saturday, August 14.

In

Seen carrying a wet coat in the street, Chan Ping, aged 31, was stopped and questioned, and admitted stealing the "coat, valued at $4, from No. 235 Jaffe Road. Brought before Mr. W. Schofield at the Central Magistracy this morning, charged with larceny, Chan was bound over in the sum of $50 to be of good be- haviour for a year. Inspector A. V. Baker prosecuted.

A woman named Lau Siu, of Nam Lan village, was fined $5 by Mr. K. Keen at the Central Magistracy this morning on a charge of cruelty to several fowls. Eight chickens were and tied up in batches of four, crammed into two small baskets.

Highest Lowest

Place of

on Observation record

on recomi

7037 W.L. W.L

17/8 10/8

1/2

4.09

29.6040

West River at

Wuchow +24.20 -0.70 410.00

216 Went River at

3013

Shluning-12.50

North River it

070 North tiver at

no tolegraphle report.

no report.

SAMUDIT, was withdrawn by Mr. K.

non said the men had qumfelled over some work.

was

Wong Yat-ching, aged 40, knocked down by a bicycle ridden by Hilleman T. H In Nathan Road yesterday, and was taken to the Kow- toure Hospital with injuries to his

the Central Magistracy this

defen morning. Only two of the dants were in Court, as one of them is sick, Sergeant Russell said he was applying for the withdrawn) under the instructions of the local Govern ment. Defendants had beer! defort-head. A 13-year-old boy, Lau Hok- ed here from Canton without the knowledge of the local authorities and they are to be returned there at the earliest moment,

hing, was also taken to hospital yes- terday, after being knocked down by a molor car driven by Chang Sang in Nathan Rand.

malter

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Cable Address SWANSTOCK Telephone 30244

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Offices: Shanghai and Manila

SLAVE SHIP

The story of the 20th Century-Fox Film starring Warner Baxter and Wallace Beery

A FEW HOURS after they had been married,

Captain Jim Lovelt (Warner Baxter) and ħlu bride Nancy (Elizabeth Allan), board the Albatross, Only a few strange sailors are on deck beside the mate, Thompson (Wallace Berry), and Lovett hus no sus plelon that his orders to discharge the old crew of slave-runners have not been obeyed. Somewhat awk- wardly, Thompson acknowledges the introduction to the bride.

8 LOVETT and his bride retire to their quarters, Thompson hastily discharges the new sailors, and the old cut-throat crew comes on deck from hiding in the hold. The ship gets under way, and Thompson pinces the cabin boy, Bwifly (Mickey Rooney) on guard at the explain's door to warn the crew: If he comes on to Lovett, Thompson drok Vakenown 1. shapes the course for Africa.

A

GLANCE out the porthole given Lovoti reason to be suspiolous, and he comes unexpectedly on deck, to find Thompson and the old crow sil present. Brasenly, Thompson admits he did not discharge the slave-runners, and telia Lovett they am going back to Africa for another load of slaves. But Lovets, still master of the situation, forces Thompson to band over his gun. lls then orders two members of the sullen, rebellious crew to put the mate in Ironia and changes the course toward Jamaica.

RETURNING to tile cabin, Lovett comforts his frightened bride, Gently as possible, be explains to her the thing be bad failed to tell her before that he and his men had been up to the last voyage engaged in slave- runnig. Horrified, she turns from him, ro- fuses to heed his plea that he really morni to quite the slave trade when he married her. Lovett is broken man, realizing that he has lost his wife of a few hour

(To be continued)