1937-08-20 — Page 4

THE

HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY,

AUGUST 20,

1937.

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS

words $2.00

for 3 days prepaid

L

WANTED KNOWN.

WANTED FOR

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Crystal Palace

WARNING.

Owing to the provalence of Cholera in the Colony the publie is warned that all milk and all water should be boiled before drinking.

Blaze

Ruins In Grip

Of Fire

London, Aug. 10. What is left of the Crystal Palace after the disastrous fire of November last caught are to-day.

Uncooked vegetables and other foods liable to contamination Sparks from a rubbish heap near started the should not be consumed under any the old School of Arts pay

conflagration, which is spreading circumstanceя.

The flames rose to a height rapidly. of forty feet, and seven or eight fre Council.engines are trying to put

blaze, which appears to be burning itself out.

CASH-We half-face value for used Coronation Stamps. Alco highest prices for all other issues. No quantity too largo and none too small. Prompt cash paid on receipt of all sendings. The Dominion Stamp Company, Gore, New Zealand,

PREMISES TO LET.

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

U.S. Keeping Nationals Out Of H.K.

Officers' Wives Can't Come Out

Washington, Aug, 19. The Navy Department to-day re- fused to permit dependents of navol and military officers to sail for the Far East to-day, owing to the and generally unsettled conditions cholera in Hongkong.

The transportation of naval and military officers' wives and families to the Philippines is not impeded.-- Reuter.

REFUGEES IN MANILA

Washington, Aug. 19. The United States Commissioner for the Philippines has reported that 375 United States nationals have been evacuated from Shanghai and have arrived in Marita-Reuter.

Kung Taking

· Rest Cure

London, Aug. 10.

It is learned here that Dr. H. H. Kung, the Chinese Finance Minister, is remaining; in Germany temporarily, having postponed his return to Chinu. Reuter.

DOCTOR'S ADVICE

Genoa, Aug. 10. Dr. H. H. Kung, China's famous Finance Minister, left to-day aboard Germany, for Scharnhorst the following a doctor's advice that he take the cure at Nauheim.-Reuter. He is not ill but tired says a United Press message.

FIRE ENVELOPES FRENCH TOWN

POWER PLANT PUT OUT OF ACTION

: Lyons, Aug. 19. A huge fire storted in a saw mill at Vienne, a small town near here, lo- day and spread to the whole district of the town. The power station was damaged, plunging the town in dark- skles were lit in crim- ness, while the son by the flames.

A special train was run from Lyons carrying firemen

to assist in fighting which was co- of hard

the conflagration,

trolled after many hours

work on the part of the Fire Brigades,

-Reuter Bulleti

SOVIET SPIES EXECUTED

Moscow, Aug. 10. Another 34 alleged sples and mem- bers of the so-called Trotsky terrorist organisation have been executed al Irkutsk.

found

is stated the accused men were Guilty of carrying out instruc- intelligence ttons of the Japanese service, endeavouring to discover military secrets.

The military court also found that they had carried on sabotage on the Eastern Siberian Railway and plotted the assassination of Soviet leaders.- Reuter.

W. G. HARRISON, Secretary, Urban

18th August, 1937.

out the

The north and south towers are still

TRINITY COLLEGE OF MUSIC, intact.-Reuter Bulletin.

LONDON.

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 bo obtained from the Local Secretary.

J. E. ANDERSON,

c/o The Anderson Music Co., Ltd.

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC

CO., LTD.

IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that an Interim Dividend of One Dollar per Share has been declared for the six months ended 30th June, 1937, and will be payable on and after Thursday, 9th September, 1937. Dividend Warrants may be obtained on application at the Company's Registered Office, P.

& O. Building.

THE REGISTER OF SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from MONDAY, 30TH AUGUST, to WEDNESDAY, 8TH SEPTEM- BER (both days inclusive) during which period 110 transfer of shares can be registered.

CHINESE SMASH JAPAN'S LINE (Continued from Page 1.)

dence. at Nantungchow, 160 miles up the Yangtze from Woosung.

Ten Japanese bombers came down the Whangpoo after many hours of dive-bombing on the Chinese posi- tions in Pootung, about a mile inland, far (19 from Pootung Point. As could be

observed по Chinese

the raiders. artillery replied to United Press.

SHANGHAI CALMER

Shipping Intelligence

Shipping Companios oro requested to forward, as carly as possible information regarding arrivals, depar- turos, timo and mooring place and other movements. Urgent information should bo tolophaned to the ship- ping Editor, Phone 26615.

PORT DIRECTORY ANSHUN (D. & S.), Taikoo Docks. MAUBANG (J.M.), D.22. KIUNGCHOW

cutters.

KWANGCHOW

Docka.

(B. & S.). Stone-

(B. & S.), Taikos SZECHUEN (B. & 9.), A.10. 800CHOW (b. & 8.), 0.20. TAIYUAN (B. & 8.), Stonecutters. TAKBANG (J.M.), Kowloon Dock. ARRIVED YESTERDAY (Agents Phone Numbers Giren.] ATSUTA MARU (N.Y.K) from Japan, noon, Kowloon Wharf. 30201.

DAVIKEN (J.M.) from Shanghai, 1.30 p.m. B.2. 80311.

10SANG (J.M.) from Japan, 4 p.m., 2.15. 30311.

RAJPUTANA (P. & 0.) from Shang-

SAILED YESTERDAY Agents Phone Numbers Given) CREMER (J.C.J.L.) for Singapore, p.n, Kowloon Wharf. 2010,

KUTBANG (3.M.) for Kobe, 7 a.m. Kowloon Wharf, 0311.

TAI BEUN HONG (J.M.) for Canton,] Go.m. 1.8. 20311.

Shanghai, Aug. 20, Foreigners and Chinese to-day and more generally calmer

of seem collected, and the semblance normalcy is returning to that part of the International Settlement un- For Japanese. occupied by the example, the bus, tramway and taxi services have been partially resumed and the telephone system is working The Public Works de- normally.

the repaired partment has neatly bomb crater in front of the Cathay Hotel and has opened the first block am, Kowloon Wharf, 27721. of Nanking Road to traffic.

ARRIVING TO-DAY

(Agents Phone Numbers Given) PRESIDENT McKINLEY (Dollar) from TAI SEUN HONG (J.M.) from: Canton, Japan, a.m., Kowloon Wharf, 28171,

A.. 1.8. 30311.

Whiteaway,

Laidlaw's store,

in

the same block, has reopened and has hung signs advertising a great, annual August sale.

SAILING TO-DAY (Agents Phone Numbers Given.) HAIYANO (Douglas) for Amey, pm. Co Wharf. 28037.

IOSANG (J.M.) for Calcutta, 3 p.m.. A.16. 30311.

ARRIVING TO-MORROW

(Agents Phone Numbers Given) PAUL DOUMER (M.M.) from Hal- phong, a.m. West Point, 6051.

VICTORIA (LI, T.) from Shanghai, a.m. Kowloon Wharf. 32982,

SAILING TO-MORROW

(Agents Phone Numbera Given) ANHUI (B. & 8.) for Amoy, 2 p.m. Weat Point. 30331.

KINGYUAN (8. & 8.) fer Pakhol, B ...21.

RAJPUTANA (P. & 0.) for Europe,

for Swatow,

SANDVIKEN 4. Kowloon Wharf. 27721.

(J.M.) p.m., B.2. 30311.

VICTORIA (M.M.) for Europe, a.m. Kowloon Wharf. 3982.

VESSELS DUE AFRIKA (EA.C.), Aug. 24. AJAX (B. a 9.), Aug. 27. ARAMIS (M.31.), Aug. 28, BADEN (Jebsen), Aug. 80. BINTANG (E. A. C.), Sept. 1. CYCLOPS (B. & S.), Aug. 10. DIERE RICKMERS (Jebson). Aug. 23. EMPRESS OF CANADA (C.P.3.), Aug. 27"

Swan Culbertson

ста

Frith

investment Bankers and Brokers in Securities and Commodities Daily New York and London Stock Exchange Service Commodity Futures the principal American markets

Members of

on

New York Cotton Exchange Chicago Board of Trade

Winnipeg Grain Exchange

Commodity Exchange, Inc., New York Cadadian Commodity Exchange, Inc., Montreal Now York Coffee and Bugar Exchange Manila Block Exchange,

Correspondents for

Isyden, Stone & Co., New York and Boston J. E. Swan & Co., New York

Telephone 30244

Manila

Cable Address SwanBzOCIC

Hongkong & Shanghal Bank Building, Hongkong

Office: Shanghai and Manila

POST OFFICE.

INWARD MAILS

U.S.A., Canada, Japan and Shang-

24.

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

10.

FOYLEBANK (Bank), Aug. 22. REGTOR (B. & S.), Sept. 10. MENELAUS (B. & 9.), Aug. 23. PHEMIUS (B. & S.), Sept. 19.

COOLIDGE PRESIDENT Sept. 10.

PRESIDENT GRANT (Dollar), Sept.

(Dollar),

hal (Seattle, 31st July),

Shanghal

Shanghai

1.

20.

Straits

PRESIDENT HOOVER (Dollar), Aug.)

Haiphong

PRESIDENT

LINCOLN (Dollar),

W

Swatow

Sept. 0.

Amoy

PRESIDENT

MCKINLEY (Dollar),

Saigon

Aug. 20.

Shanghai

Straits

PRESIDENT PIERCE (Dollar), Aug.

3.

PRESIDENT VAN BUREN (Dollar), Sept. 11.

RAWALPINDI (P. & 0,) for Japan, 7!

FAIL TO LAND

Shanghai, Aug. 19 (10 p.m.) A large detachment of new Japa-

Chinese concealed in nests

TAI PING (B. & S.), Sept. 7. TAI SUAN (Thoreren), Aug. 19 TJIKEMBANŮ (J.CJE), Aug. 22.

JAPAN BLAMED FOR OUTBREAK OF HOSTILITIES (Continued from Page 1.) elsewhere," the paper pointedly concludes. Reuter.

of Peace Plan Supported

Perhaps the fact that the publie nese reinforcements which attempted seems to be returning to equanimity to land from warships at the Jukong is largely due to the fact that nerves Wharf under cover of heavy artil- are becoming gradually adjusted to the periodic shelling and bombing,ery are was literally mowed down

by withering fire from the swooping aeroplanes. But and the war is still raging at the city's machine-guns front, back and side doors and there along various sections of the river, it

It was disclosed to-night.

Owing to the impossibility is every prospect that conditions will become worse before they get away, landing at the Wayside Wharf, the

As a matter of fact, Whiteaway,

shipping in-

Paris, Aug. 19. Laidlaw's sale, though it is attracting properly of Japanese

terests which has been blown te

Government hos The French the normal number of customers or

ntal bits by Chinese

the bombers, the mental

ne officially accepted the British plan of chose By order of the Board of even more, indicates

action for the protection of the The articles Japanese -reinforcements of the demanded are evacuation dresses," make their attempt at landing at the nationals of neutral notions in the Directors.

which one shop advertised yester-Chinese Jukong Wharf which the

Shanghai area and has instructed the GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD. day, thermos bottles, Brst aid sup- Japanese bonbed at the opening of French Consular officers in Tokyo and Nanking to co-operate with the the hostilities last week. plies, candies for use Agents.

The Chinese military received in- British in urging the adoption of the and other electricity fails, canned Hongkong, 20th July, 1937.

caslly preserved foods-United Press. formation of the Japanese plan to scheme.

land at the Jukong Wharf and march

Britain proposes that to the Kiangwan Civic Centre where: REACH CHIMEI ROAD

the Chinese and Japanese withdraw from they would attempt to repeat Shanghal, Aug, 19.

story

entrenched in Britain, in return, and The main body of Chinese forces, lodging the Chinese sites by dis- the Shanghal area all their fighting pushing south from the Klangwan the Woosung and Klangwan sectors. the collaboration of other nations, it sector, this afternoon succeeded in Despite the burrage of shells from is proposed, would protect the Japan- reaching the intersection of Chime! and Dixwell Ronds

where Japanese are beating a hasly re-

Another column treat.

SANTANDER'S

CAPTURE IS

INEVITABLE

(Continued from Page 1.)

in case

hus

the

now

ordered her warships openly to sink tinued to shell the Wayside area in

Spanish vessels.

on the

continuous machine-gun. Bre.

to

Roughly,

non-

Pres. Hoover

Victorin

Pres. McKinley

August 20.

August 20.

.August 20.

Emp. of Asla

August 21.

Genoa Maru

.August 21.

G. G. Paul Doumer

August

21.

Holhow

August 21,

Nanning

August 22.

Sphinx Aramla

August 22.

August 23.

Menelaus

.August 23.

OUTWARD MAILS

Registered and Parcel Mails are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where malls are advertised to close at or before 0 am., registered and parcel malis are closed at 5 p.m. on the previous day.

For

Fer

Friday

Date and Time.

Fri., Aug, 20, 2 p.m.

.Fri., Aust, 20, 2 p.m.

Canton Fort Bayard and Halphong ....... Swatow, Amoy and Foochow ...... Halyang....... Air Mail for North China, Lanchow "Eurasia Plane......FH., Aug. 20,

and Yunnan (via Hankow) by the "Eurasia Airways Direct Service.

Dairen

G.F.O. and K.r.o..

Itex.. .....Aug. 20, 4 p.m. Ord.,

..Aug. 20, 5 pm. Radnorshire ....Fri., Aug. 20, 5 p.m. .......Fri, Aug. 20,

Manila, Strails, Ceylon, India, Victorla

Aden, Egypt and Europe via Naples due Naples, 11th Sept.

G.P.O. and KP.0.

Reg.

..Aug. 20, 4.16 p.m.

Ord.,

..Aug. 20, 5 p.m.

Saturday

Air Mall for "K.L.M. Service"dno Rajputana ...........Sat., Aug. 21,

Amsterdam, 30th August.

Straits, Ceylon, India, E. and S. Africa, Aden. Egypt and Europe Marseilles, via Marseilles due

17th Sept.

Takhoi and Haiphong Swatow

Amoy

Mouils

RCE.. Orů.,

Rajputana

G.P.O. and K.P.O.

.Aug. 21, 5.30 am-

..Aug. 21, 10 a

Sat., Aug. 21.

G.P.O, and K.P.O. Parcels, Reg., Ord.,

...Aug. 20, 6 p.m. ....Aug. 21, 9.45 u.m. .Aug. 21, 10.30 am. Kingyuan......Sat., Aug. 21, 1 p.m. Sandviken ..Sat., Aug. 21, 2.30 p.m. Anhui ....Sat., Aug, 21, 4.30 p.m. Pres. McKinley

Sat Aug. 21, 4.30 p.m. Sat, Aug. 21,

Shanghal, Japan, Honolulu, Canada, Emp. of Asia

U.S.A..

Central and South

America and Europe vin Van- couver B.C., (Parcels for Canada only) and Europe via Siberia. (Duc Vancouver B.C., 12th Sept.). Saigon

Amoy Swalow Shanghai and Japan

Parcels,.....Aug. 21, 3 p.m..

Reg.,

Ord.,

Lyeemoon

Sunday

..Aug. 21, 4.15 p.m. ......Aug. 21, 5 p.m.. ..Sat., Aug. 21, 5 p.m..

Tjisadanc...Sun., Aug. 22, 8.30 a.m. ......Sun., Aug. 22, 9 am. Sphinx........Sun., Aug. 22, 0 nm.

Daviken

Superscribed correspondence only.

guns

Japanese warships ese nationals in the Shanghai area, anchored in the river, the Chinese of which there are 20,000

combattants-United Press. advanced cautiously under cover of

Japan's Answer side, swept in the civil war, slating that up to

from the Pootung leagues recently she showed her aggression swung towards Yochow and Tang-darkness, and with the aid of col- the Japanese landing party withi

Tokyo, Aug. 19. warfare against shan Roads, by submarine

The Chinese artillery to-day con-

In response to the suggestion that but now she has Spanish ships,

Hundreds of Japanese fell into the

to protect foreign powers promise an attempt to isolate the right and

river, according the Chinese

in Shanghat if Japanese nationnis both

Chinese and Japanese will with The Government effilms that three left flanks of the Japanese in that description of the encounter, while divisions of Moors and one of whites region. One shell struck the Japa- the remaining Japanese returned to draw their nighting forces, u Japanese

nese Jih Hwa Cotton M on the their warssips-Central News.

spokesman suggested to-day that the ment or French Concession In Shang- have revolted in Malaga.-Neuter nese

The whole factory

Influence the hai-United Press. ottempt to Pooting side. Bulletin.

was immediately burned.

46 JAPANESE WARSHIPS powers

Chinese to withdraw from the Shang- The Chinese

troops barricaded

Shanghol, Aug. 19. hal area. Japan, he said, could not behind the sandbags around the

Forty-six Japanese warships, re-consistently leave the protection of North Station area are still intact, having repulsed several onslaughts presenting the largest Japanese flect her own nationals to other powers.---

flerce ever to be in Shanghal, are anchored United Press. of the Japanese during

in the Whangpoo and off Woosung, battle last night.

An official Chinese report issued according to Chinese military reports 000 Japanese made public to-night. These Include

Paris, Aug. 19. Il Duce said to-day that the de- to-day states that

It is reported here that Nanking fences of Sicily were capable of re- marines were seriously injured when two aircraft carriers, 25 chasers, and

the five cruisers.

neutral attack from

recapture Bisling

promised any foreign they attempted to

Club yesterday Sixteen of the vessels are now has dennitely Power, but nevertheless the defences Japanese Naval

the strung along the Whangpoo River powers that the Chinese air force will not ny over the International Settic- of the island will be reinforced. which is still being held by

Central News. Chinese-Central News. Reuter Bulletin.

MANOEUVRES END

Rome, Aug. 10. The Italian manoeuvres in Sielly have concluded and Signor Mussolini has returned to Rome, where he is expected to make a speech to-morrow on the Italian internal situation.

Nanking Promise

French Attitude

Tokyo have been instructed to join their British colleagues in urging acceptance of the proposals, which provide for the separation of the forces now in conflict around Shang- London, Aug. 19. hat and speelal concerted measures In the International News messages from Parle refer to of security an official announcement at the Qual Settlement, ensuring the safety of D'Orsay of the French Government's Japanese nationals after the with-- approval of the proposal which has drawal of Japanese military and already been submitted

by the naval reinforcements, the presence British Government to Chinese and of which is held by many observers Japanese governments with the aim to be the cause of jeopardy to all foreigners in Shanghal, including of ending hostilities at Shangbai.

civilians themselves. ----- reports, the Japanese According to these French Ambassadors at Nanking and British Wireless.

The story of the 20th Century-Fox Film

SLAVE SHIP starring Warner Baxter and Wallace Beery

FIRST WHITE

CHILD

AMERICA CELEBRATES

ANNIVERSARY

the

New York, Aug.19. The United States to-day cele brated the 350th anniversary of the birth of the first white child in America, which took place at Rey- noldstown, North Carolina, where Sir Walter Raleigh established first colazy on American soll.

President Roosevelt attended the celebrations--while...congratulatory MJESAKO WAs received from the Bri- 1th Foreign Secretary, Mr. Anthony Edemmeftester Bulletin."

HIS BEIDE setranged after learning of his dører khó sory, his crow in meettay, Ciplaža Jim Lovets (Warner Bixler) Biavos kis onbin'aboned the Albatrons, discernes thas his máis, Jack Theinpoon' (Watince Beery), whaun had has ordered thrown in the heig, le ni larga. While he non- fromis Thompson, Løvské le suddenly melund from behind by the muntinous boulowaên, Lefty (George Randers), ánd inether, skllor. Thinspoon tells hhis that unless he becky

)BALIZING that this greitiem te hape- loon, not facing the double throni nantias Mimosif nöd kis helpšana bride, Leisti Agrans that he wifi sot interfers ortih ika nimilnews plan teʻ bake the

MEANWHILE, in her cabin, Leveti's wife, T. Wanoy (Mimabeth Allan), has got over pari of the shack that camo' with realiantion thus her brikkend had 'boon' a'slavo-runner. She'ro- - allows that he koodetty intended to quit the madariona bustness, and was bečked by the muti. mets, the vende for him, and the pair nas revesetled : In their desperate piiyki. Leveté

THOMPSON and the boalawan, Lefty (Omorgo Sanders), agroo that Lovett will never keep kis bargain to help rus the' illegal stave, oargs, They decide that they will take Lovett ashore wh Africa is reached,' have him vouch for the payment of the cargo. Then, when the slaves are lended, ges the skip under way sud loevo. Lovets fự do the fade they know will be àfe when the sire trader soborn learns he will not be paid for the carga.

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