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ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE, STANLEY.

(Middle School for Chinese Boya)

The New Term begins December 13th,

Entrance Examination for new Students at Stanley on Saturday, December 11th. at 9 a.m.

(No, bus leaves Vehicular Ferry at 8.00 a.m., 8.30 a.m. etc.) For prospectus, for day-boya FOR SALE-General Electric Refriand boarders, apply to Fung Man gerator, 4% Cubic Feet, 1934 model. Sui Esq. or Chan Pak Luk Esq., Excellent condition. Apply Box No.

Prince's 11. Wicking, Messrs. 428, "Hongkung Telegraph."

Building, (Tel. 30241) or to the College.

SACRIFICE NZ.P.F. Shares. Two For 1931 planting. Fully paid. quick sale, will accept my offer. Write Box

437, "Hongkong No. Telegraph."

TOWN IN RUINS Mass Japanese Raids Near Nanking

ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE, STANLEY.

The new Preparatory School will be open for the admission of Students on February 15th.

THE HONG KONG BOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN.

What to do to help a child

Anyone knowing of a child who Nanking. Dec. #. has been assaulted, neglected, or Shuahuschen, a rural town 15 kilo-1-treated in a manner likely to cauze metres south-cast of Nanking, has unnecessary suffering or injury to been reduced to ruins as a result of health, or knowing of a parent who Japanese mass air attacks yesterday, is seeking advice on any matter con- were cerning a child, would be doing an No fewer than 300 bomby

seven act of kindness by communicating at rained on the town during ralds. About 20 bombing planca once with- participated in cash raid.

A conservative estimate puts the

casualties at 200 approximate Central News.

PUKOW DEVASTATED

Nunking, Dec. 7. Nine Japanese bombers, escorted by five pursuit planes subjected Pukow, on the opposite side of the Yangtze River, to a severe bombing yester- day afternoon.

Several bombs landed in the vicinity of the railway godown where two big fires were started.--Central News.

BOMBS TAKE TOLL

Nanking, Dec. 7. A dozen bombs, falling in the vicinity of the Pukow railway station, tearing up the track where 2.000 refugees were huddled, resulted in scores being killed and wounded to- day.

The Hon. Secretaries, H.K.S.P.C, c/o G.PO. Box No. 613, Hongkong, or the Inspector, 40, Pokfulum Road, 1st floor; or the Inspector, Violet Peel

Wanchal;

DX

the

Health Central Yeung Choi Street, Inspector, 12, 1st floor, Kowloon,

All further steps will be taken, and expenses borne, by the Society.

The Informant's name will be kept strictly private, except in cases where malice is proved.

U.S. COMMODITY

PRICES

LATEST CABLED QUOTATIONS

New York, Dec. 7. The following quotations on the New York cunimodity exchange use Issued by Reuter:

December

Bits of bodies were found on the January side of the tracks, and une prostrate March coolle was aron feebly to raise his May hands in an attempt to smother the July finmes which were engulfing his October clothes. But he collapsed and burn-Spot.... ed to death-United Press.

RAIDS ON CAPITAL

New York Collon

Opening Closing 7.00/80 7.82/02 7.82/02

7.83/83

7.00/00 2.87/07

7.04/05

7.03/03

3.00/00

7.97/07

5.07/07

8.04/05 7.07

The First Notice Day for January Cotton is Dec. 27 and the Delivery Date Jan, J.

New York Rubber

Nanking, Dec. 7. Aboul thirty Japanese planes car-December ried out three raids on Nanking yes-March terday.

During one raid handbills of a pre- posterous nature were distributed by the planes from the air.-Central News.

TUNGKWAN ATTACK

Slan, Dec. 7.

15.63/57

16.00/07

15.80/80

15.21N

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

BOYCOTT

RESENTED

Japanese May Protest

To Great Britain

St. John, N., Dec. §. It is reported that the s.s. Duchess from returning Richmond is

cse goods which stavedores have Liverpool carrying 200 tons of Japan- The ultimato refused to handle. destination of the goods is unknown.

In the meantime 350 consignments: of Japanese goods are at present in St. John warehouses destined

England.-United Press.

for

It is indicated, according to another United Press message from London that the Japanese Ambassador to

to the

Great Britain, Mr. Shigeru Yoshida may make representations Foreign Office regarding the Southampton dockmen's refusal to unload the Japanese goods from the Canadian Pacific liner Duchess of Richmond.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER

SILVER FAILS TO RECOVER

Late Rush To Sell Checks Rise

Arbitrageurs

Busy

Are

London, Dec. 7. Surprise was expressed on 11 sides this afternoon. when the price of silver showed a small rise against the farthing to three-farthings jump which the market expected carller in the day.

It is understood the price would have risen sharply but for u inte rush of Indian seiling. Moreover certain technical factors connected with sell ing orders militated to the contrary. After fixing the price, gossip in bullion circles turned to the amount of silver which was offered to and taken by the United States yester- day afternoon, estimates varying be- NEW YORK STOCK|tween 750,000 and 1,500,000 ounces.

Almost immediately after to-day's flix EXCHANGE

Ing India turned buyer, bidding up the price by an eighth, but sellers were holding off. It was belleved that America also asked for offers to be mande, but brokers have not been able to do business owing to the attitude of sellers, while arbitrageurs were also trying to buy in order to ship to New York.-Itcüter.

SHARP FALL STILL POSSIBLE London, Dec. 7. Silver prices drmed and nearly resumed their normal levels here to day in anticipation of President Roosevelt's proclamation.

SWAN, CULBERTSON & FRITZ LATEST REPORTS

New York, Dec. 7. S. C. & F. New York correspondent cables;

Stocks: The market to-day show- ed evidence of some good buying and prices appear to be kely tu rally further. Business failures during the past week totalled 208, against 184 fallures the previous week. Bank deposits amounted to $14,012,000,000 as compared with $10,665,000,000.

Colton: Quiet and

featureless, awaiting to-morrow's Government Bureau estimate. Priat-cloth mills are reported to be reducing produc tion by 24 per cent. for a period of so days.

Wheat: Europe fails to respond to bullish Argentine news and does not reach on upturns, apparently de- pending upon Increasing Australian offerings to curb advances. There were no tenders for December wheat. There were testing orders at under market rates.

Cor: Country offerings are ap- parently awaiting a more satisfactory price. Export demand waa on the light side.

However, 11 Was emphasised, following yesterday's statement by Mr. Henry Morgenthau, that tempor- ary ald may not prevent early and sharp declines unless the United States position is amplified.

Silver Act may provide for purchases There is some belief that the new below the level the United States is paying at present.

On the Bombay market the under- tone was steadier to-day. However, the market was still very uncertain. Prices resched 48.25 rupees hundred tolas-Unied Press.

NAVY AND ARMY NEWS

Appointments To

China Station

1937.

an-

Among recent appointments nounced by the Admiralty are the following:

Capt. P. K. Enright to Folkestone (Dec. 31),

Cdr. (E) J, D. N. Ham to Dee (Jan. 4).

Birmingham

Lt. I P. Moore to (Dec. 13).

Tempy. Instr. Lt. A. E, C. Ellis to Birmingham (Nov. 28),

Mids. E. B. Ashmore and T. V. A.

Cleeve to Birmingham.

COMPLETION OF THE

CORNWALL

at

POST OFFICE.

CHRISTMAS AIR MAIL, FOR

GREAT BRITAIN

DY “IMPERIAL AIRWAYS

DIRECT SERVICE"

AIR MAIL TIMES

Ordinary air mail letters for Im- perial Airways Direct Service to The Christmas Air Mail for Great Europe etc., will, until further notice, Britain by "Imperial Airways Direct be closed at Kowloon Post Office and Service" will be closed in the General Fost Office and Kowloon Central Post General Post Ofce at 8 am, on

Saturdays, Offee as follows:

Registered....5.00 p.m., Dec. 10. Letters for this Service may be Ordinary *.....0.00 năm. Dec. 11. posted in the ordinary posting boxes This mail is due to arrive at Lon-at Kowloon Post Office and General don on December 20, 1937.

Post Office. They should be clearly marked "By Air Mall” and bear suffelent postage. Insufficiently pre- Christmas and New Year cards paid letters may be taxed with bearing not more than five written double the deficiency or forwarded words and enclosed in open envelopes by Steamer Service, at the discretlen are accepted by the Post Office at of the Post Office. the rate for printed matter. e. 5 cents per 2 ounces for all countries.

Hongkong, China and Macno at

2 cents per 2 ounces, Envelopes must not be closed.

CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR CARDS

OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered and Parcel Malls are closed 15 minutes earlier than the lime given below unless otherwise stated, and where malls aro advertised to close at or before 9 am, registered and purcel mails are closed at 5 p.. on the previous day. INWARD MAILS

The cruiser Cornwall, which has been undergoing large

repairs Chatham for the past year, was to November commission for trials an 29, and will complete to full crew

VIA SIBERIA KOUTE from Devonport on December 8 for Letters and Postcards for Europe service in the 2nd Cruiser Squadron, and South America are forwarded Home Fleet. Captain C. O. Alexan-la Siberia o superscribed, der formerly Captain-in-Charge at Harwich, assumed command of the Comwali in August. She will leave for Devonport on December 17.

SMALL CRAFT FOR CHINA H.M.S. Ringdove is ordered to be transferred from Devonport to Ports- mouth far manning purposes. She will become tender to the Vernon, torpedo school, from the date of her completion until she sails for China. service vessels, the other being the The Ringdove is one of two special-

.

Redstari, ordered under 1037 pro- gramme from Henry Robb, Limited, Leith, with machinery by 'White's Marine Engineering Company, Limit- cd, Hebburn-on-Tyne. STAFF COLLEGE EXAMINATION

IN HONGKONG

Staff Colleges will begin on February The entrance examination for the 22, and last until March 2.

Aldershot officers will be examined in that Command, those of Northern Ireland District will sit in Belfast, and others, including those on leave per from abroad, will sit in London. The Indian centres will be at Bangalore, Delhi, Karachi, Lahore, Lucknow, Meerut, Mhow, Peshawar, Poona, Rawalpindi, and Secundera- bad. Other oversea centres will be Mingaladon, Maymyo, and Hongkong.

Dorsetshire transport Southampton on December 4 with military drafts for Ceylon and the

U.S. SILVER POLICY

Washington, Dec, 7. Replying to queries as to whether he planned to extend the silver pro-

gramme in his proclamation, sident Roosevelt to-day said that he did not intend to make any announce- ment concerning the domestic pro- gramme before the year end.

The President, who is looking! Rubber: The market was easier extremely well, commenting on the on unfavourable cables and dealer reported continuation of the business selling. Improved consumption out-recession, sald that such was only an look is necessary to any sustained ad assumption and that "it does not tie

my hands."United PreIS.

vance.

Sugar: A

quiet market. There was a small amount of liquidation.

S. C. & F. Dow-Jones summary of yesterday's market:

WOR

aero-

Prices to-day were irregularly higher,

but business

bull. Aviation shares were a feature, In anticipation of Government orders 15.45/45 for some of the latest-type 13.50/50 planes. There were some selective 13.05b orders. Some shares, including Union

Faclic

Coca-Cola, and

displayed YED weakness. Utilities were

were higher, Steel shares gained, with gains rang ing to nearly two points. Farm Im- plements were supported. Copper shares gained from fractions to a whole point, Silver shares were bel- ter. Rail equipments and most rail- road shares were fractionally higher. Curb stocks and bonds were irregu- lar, with United States Government bonds lower.

May July

September 15.84b/01a_15.76N_

Sales for the day:-1,780_tons. The last Notice Day for December Rubber is Dec. 29,

Chicago Whea!

0516/052% December May

03/03% 04/04 8776/87% July ****

80/00% Monday's Sales:

20,152,000 bushels. Chicago Carn

54/54% 57%/37% 572/57% 58%/68% 5032/58 missiles were

The Just Nolice Day for December rained near the vicinity of the rail-Grains is Dec. 30.

demolishing over 10 station,

Winnipeg Wheat houses. Part of the machinery, be- Dec.

118/1184 longing to the Northwest Industrial

May 115/110% 114/114% Company was also wrecked when July!!!!

1104/110% the bullding was struck by a bomb.-

The last Notice Day for December Central News.

Winnipeg Wheat is Dée. 31.

An official investigation which has just been completed reveals that 30 non-combatants. were killed and more than 10 injured during the Japanese air raid over .Tungkwan December to-day,

May July

No less than

way

21

1938

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ATTACKING NANKING FROM THREE SIDES

(Continued from Page 1).

not to go ashore from the U.S.S. Punay--United Press.

Chinese Retreat Orderly

Nanking, Dec. 8. ——Mr. A. L. Patterson, President of the Shanghai, arrived here yesterday China Airmotive Comany of

journey from Shanghai.

afler taking two weeks to make the

WAR

He reported that Chinklang badly damaged by air bombing and that the A.P.C. office there had suffered from a direct hit. He also declared that the retreating Chinese troops were well behaved and disciplined and that they shot all looters found in the streets tu Chinklang.-Router.

4

Mobilisation Plan For Szechwan

Chenglu, Dec. 8.

The

Far East.

left

R. A. F. PLANES SPEED ON WAY TO AUSTRALIA

Jerusalem, Dec. 7.

Five R.A.F. flying boats, which are Dying to Sydney for the 150th on- niversary of New South Wales, pass- ed over Jerusalem this morning- Reuter.

VISCOUNT ISHII IN LONDON

In No Hurry To See Eden

From

Haiphong Manila

Calcutta and Straits Bangkok and Swalow Saigon Japan

Duo

Per

Canton Emp. of Asia

December 8.

December G.

Talma,

.December 8.

Kwelyang

December 9.

Nanning

.December 9,

Rajputana

..December 9.

11th

Straits and Europe via Sucz (Letters

and

papers) London November and London parcels→→ London date 4th November. Rawalpindi Manila

Java and Manila

Salgon

Australia and Manila.....

Air Mail by "Pan American AirwayE

Scharnhorst

Tjinegara

Athos II Changle

Direct Service”—San Francisco Pan-American Airways Fland date, 1st December.

.December 9.

December 0.

December 0.

.December 10.

.December 10.

December 10.

USA, Canada, and Japan (Scattle,

20th November)

Pres. McKinley

December 10.

Japon

Bokuyo Maru

December 11.

Maalla

Victoria

December 11.

Delagoa Məru

December 12.

Tisaroca Diomed

December 12.

„December 13;

Straits Amoy Strelts

For

Swatow Strail.

Holhow

OUTWARD MAILS

Per

Wednesday

Haiyang Cremer

Thursday

Kongmoon and (Pakhoi vín Kong-

moon)

Manila

*Straits and Calcutta

Mulnam

Date and Time,

Wed., Dec. 8, 1 pm. Wed, Dec. 0, 5 pm.

„Thurs., Dec. 8, 9 am.

Tal Lee...Thurs., Dec. 9, 11.00 a.m. Benwyvis..Thurs., Dec. 9, 12.30 p.m. Hosang

Friday

Parcels, Ord.,

Ref.. Ord.,

Air Mail for North China, Bian and Eurasia Plane

Nanking (yla Hankow) by the "Eorada Airways Bervice" (TO further points by surface trans- port as Services permit). Samshui and Wuchow Kongmoon and (Palthol via Kong-

moon)

Formosa

Japan

Japan, Canada, U.S.A., Central and South Americe, and "Europe via for Vancouver B.C., (Parcels

Vancouver Canada only)-due

Thurs., Dec. 0,

.Dec. 9, 4 p.m.

Dec. 9, 5 p.no.

..Fri, Dec. 19,

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

......Deo. 10, 9 am. ......Dec. 10, 9.30 am. Tal Hing...Fri, Dec. 10, 8.15 am.

On Lee...Fri., Dec. 10, 10 am. Hongkong Maru

Fri., Dec. 10, 10.30 nm. Rawalpindi..Fri, Dec. 10, 10.30 am. Emp. ôf Asia

Parcels,

B.C., 27th December, and *Europe via Siberia.

Reg

Ord.,

Athos II

Shanghai and *Japan

Canton

Halphong

Taksang

Swalow

Airways Direct Service"-duo San

and U.S.A., by the "Pan-American

Francisco, 16th December,

.......Fri, Dec. 10,

.Dec. 10, 11 a.m. Dec. 10, 12:15 pm. .Dec. 10, 1 p.m.

Fri, Dec. 10, 1.30 p.m.

Air Mall for Manila, Guam, Honolulu Pan American Airways Plano

London,

Fri, Dec. 10, 2 p.m. .Fri., Dec. 10, 330 p.m.

Fri, Dec. 10.

K. P. O.

Reg. Ord,

.Dec. 10, 5 p.m. .Dec. 10, 5 p.m.

G. P. O.

Reg.

.Deo. 10, 5 p...

Ord.,

G.P.Ŏ. and E.P.O.

Beg..

Ord.,

....Deo. 10, 5 p.m. ........Dea 11, 8 a.m..

G.P.Ö. and K.P.O.

Reg., Ord.

.Dec. 11, 6 am.

Air Mall for "Imperial Airways Imperial Akways Plane Fri., Deo. 10.

Direct Service"-duo 20th. December.

Air Mall for "Australia by Imperial Imperial Airways Plane Fri, Dec. 10.

Always Service"-due Darwin,

11th December.

.Doc, 10, 5 pm. .Dec. 11, 8 am. Fri, Dec. 10. Parcels,Fri, Dec. 10, 5 p.m. Reg...Sat, Dec. 11, 0.45 a.m. Ord.,..Sat, Dec. 11, 10.30-.m

Straits, Ceylon, India, East and Rajputana

South Africa, Aden, Egypt_and· Europe via Marseilles due Mar- seilles, 7th January 1930. Am-

The member trade statistics are due for publication next week and

London, Dec. 7. will probably be unpleasant reading.

Viscount Ishii, who is paying an A programme calling for the mobi- unofficial visit to Europe from Japin, There is no particularly construeisation of all able-bodied men in the reached Lontion to-day and is spend- tive news to warrant buying. The Street considers the

to-morrow extra province to stand by for service in ing

seeing prominent dividend announced by the Allied the army has been completed by the members of the Japanese colony. Chemical Corporation as small, com-

Szechwan Provincial

To-day he conversed with Mr. Government. pared with the anticipated earnings.

The authorities have also drafted Shigeru Yoshida, Japanese Selling for tax purposes on Decem-

plans for foodstuffs, Anance and bassador to London. ber 15 in expected next week.

communications during the emer- There is more bullishness than gency-Central News. bearishness at present:

Down Jones Aver.

30 Industrials

20 Rails....

20 Utilities

10 Bonds

22.28 93.43

11 Commodity Index 53.67

1,000 Casualties In Wuhu

Nanking, Dec. 8.

Dec. 6 Close 126,21 128,31

31.91 32.03 An arrival from Wuhú reported 22.30 that at least 1,000 Chinese civilians 83.38 were killed and Injured during the $3.50 Japanese air raid along the water-

front of Wuhu Inst Sunday. He asserted that the cart

casualties at the wharf where the wa. Tatung was moored were exceptionally high as thousands of refugees had nocked to the wharf hoping to gain passage to travel upriver. The bombs scored direct hits in the midst of this crowd. --Central News.

OUR GUIDE TO THE CINEMAS

Topper" (King's Theatro, to-day, -If you don't know the story, don't be misled by the title. The film la good entertainment, made so by the fine performances of Constance Bennett, Cary Grant, Roland Young and Bille Burke.

VOLUNTEER WITHDRAWAL NOW NEARER

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Committee strongly criticised Generat Franco's reply to the committee's suggestion for the withdrawal of volunteers.

Viscount Ishil intends to make an early call on Mr. Anthony_Eden, Britain's Foreign Secretary.-Reuter.

ACCESSION TO BE MARKED

London, Dec. 7. The Archbishop of Canterbury has issued à statement that in view of a general desire to observe the day of His Majesty's accession and to use and thanks- the forms of prayer giving commonly called the Accession Service, it is important to note for the avoidance of misunderstanding that the officiat date of the accession is December 11 and not December 10.

Reuter.

STOCK MARKET

REPORT

The Hongkong Stock Exchanzo

"Ulzb, Wide and Handsome (Queen's and Alhambra Theatre, to day)-Reports of this picture are favourable. Anyhow, Irene Dunne After describing the Spanish Gov-| official summary, lamued at 3.15 pan. is in it, and this is sufficient for aernment's reply as satisfactory, M. yesterday stated: great many people. Also in the cast Maisky said that General Franco's are Randolph Scott and Dorothy reply was "vague, not clear and (Jungle Princess) Lamour.

ambiguous, while his reasoning

.

Es

"Go Weal, Young Man" (Oriental | not only irrelevant but equally Theatre, to-day).Mae West back Insolent, coming from the mouth of again in another of her "Come up a pocket General, unable, without! and see me sometime" roles. She is foreign aid, to stand on his own feel." supported here by Warren WDliam M. Malaky, however, strongly urged and Randolph Scott.

proceeding, with the preparatory "Let's Fall In Love" (Majestie work in the chopo that... – General Thesies, to-day) —Return of an old Franco will subsequently give the favourile. Plenty of good muxle and committee such an interpretation to Jaught. Edmund Lowe and Ann his reply that will enable the com- Southern supply the romantic in- mittes to effect a real withdrawal of A terest.

volunteers.--Neuter.

The market was very quiet.

Buyers Tangleng Bank (Lon) 297

H.K. Electries 854 Sandakan Lights $13

Cements 1950

Dairy Farma, 424 Watsona M.TO Wm. Powell, Lid. 90.73

Sellers Itongkong Bank $1,209 ILK, Fire Ina. gana Watiare Harpers to

Union Insurance 9819/18%% HK A W. Docks $38.5 Providents (014). $2.06 Star Ferries six ILK. Electriat Bijusi

Saturday

Air Mail for "H.L.M. Service"-due Rajputana ..........................Sat, Dec. 11,

Amsterdam. 18th December.

Amoy and Shanghai. Manila

Manila, Saigon, Bangkok, Beira, Mauritius, Lourenco-Marques and South Africa.

Swatow

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

Reg..

.Dec. 11, 0.10 8.3. Ord.........Dee. 11, 10 am. Kingyuan...Sat, Dec. 11, 3.30 pm. Pres. McKinley Sat, Dec. 11, 4.30 p.m. Bontekoo ...Sat, Dec. 11, 5 pm.

Bunday

Fausang......Sun., Dec. 12, 9 a.m.

Monday

Air Mall for France Orient Ser-Jean Laborda ...... Mon., Des. 18

Dec. 18, 4.30 p.m. Don, 13, # pak Mon., Dec. 13.

Tice

Ber..

(Dus Marseilles, 26th December} Saigon, Ceylon, India, East and Jean Laborde

South Africa, Egypt and Europe via Marseilles

Ord..

(Due Marsellles, 10th Jan. 1030) Swntow

Reg. Ord.,

Dec. 18, 5.30 p.m.

Tainan

.Mon., Dec. 13, 6.30 am.

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