1938-01-03 — Page 12

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A formsval Piace

THE HONGKONG.

Mount Davis Will Fire During Day

Shipping And Air- Craft Warned

The

military authorities

have lasued a warning to shipping and aircraft that firing practice will be carried out from Mount Davis be- tween 8.30 a.m. and 2 pm, dally be- tween to-day and Thursday.

have

TELEGRAPH.

MONDAY, JANUARY 3,. 1988..

Far East's Health Improving

20

The week ending December was one of those rare periods when no deaths were reported in the Far Enot from the dread triumvirate of notifiable diseases-plague, cholera and small-pox.

reported from

more

Two Missing From Lalita

Explosion And Firo

On Petrol Ship

petrol, the steamer Latita was badly Carrying a cargo of 700 tons of damaged by an explosion and a fire which occured on Saturday afternoon near the Texaco Installation opposite Teun Wan.

First aid was rendered to two of

in Shanghul, were confined to India.. Cholera continued to swindle and cases, except two in Hanoi and three Twelve cases were

Two Chinese setimen who were Calcutta and 40 from Madrus.

working just above the No. 1 hold, Small-pox was

are missing. Four men are in hos- generally pital, including Mr. A. C. Kella, the tiered throughout the Orient. One hundred and eight cases were report-

Chief Officer, ed from Bumbay, 49 from Madras, five 31 from Calcutta, three from Karachi, the victims by Dr. Sherry, who hop- Negapatam and rec

from Rangoon, One from pened to

from

be motoring post. He Delhi. noticed the blazingt vessel, went down Halphong and Itanol, In French Indo-to the wharf and attended to two China, reported eleven and one cases Chinese, one with a teespectively. Truly the cost other with scorched neck and injuries eut. head the in the catre For East reporting cases to the hand, before they were sent to was Hongkong, where seven received the hospital. official cognisance.

on

The period may be extended to Friday whe

when firing practice may be carried out between the same hours, In addition, shipping. and aviation ave been warned that firing practice will be carried out from D'Aguilar on January 11, from D a.m. to 2 pm, or alternatively, at the same times January 17.

Firing Aren "D" will be affected In the Mount Davis practice, Firing Area "I" in

the D'Agullar tren,

Shipping, unless exempt from the provisions of the Defences (Firing Areas) Ordinance, is not allowed within the firing area. Masters of exempt shipping are warned to assist in the carrying out of the firing

Pruc- tice by hastening through the Firing Areas affected, or by consenting to be towed out of the Firing Area, it necessary. by any vessel acting under the orders of the Military Authorities.

ON EDUCATION BOARD

Major B. H. Joseph. . A., has been appointed & Member of Board of Education, as from January

1.

STOP PRESS

MR. G. R. SAYER DIRECTOR OF

EDUCATION

the

There were no euses of plague any- where in the East.

The Luilta is owned by the New Bholers Steamship It is nolidled in this morning's had just pulled away from the wharf Company, and Government Gazette that the order go to anchorage, when the explo declaring Shanghai to be a place at the ship was burning flercely,

sion occured. Within a few minutes which cholera prevails has been rescinded by the Hongkong Govern- ment.

CHINESE DRIVING THROUGH CHEKIANG

PROVINCE

(Continued from Page 1.)

STOCK MARKET REVIEW

•

The Hongkong Stock Exchange weekly report Issued on Friday, says: A steadier tone was apparent_dur- ing the period of this report. Busi

strengthen the Chinese lines,Centralness continued ut a very low ebb, News.

Chinese Bombers Raid Nanking Airdrome

Pengpu, Jan. 3,

and the market as narrow 08 ever, but a small enquley sufficed to steady prices, to a trilling extent, sellers of the previous week being inclined to a somewhat brighter view of the situation in the South.

A squadron of Chinese bombining down of China bonds, Banks In London, despite a general mark- planes conducted a daring raid on steadied slightly to £87%, and sold the Taichinofung Airdrome at Nan- locally up to $1,445, king yesterday and destroyed two Japanese pursuit planes there.

Dividend declarations The raid was conducted at mid-latter was closed for half of the week feature of the Manila market. The day and took the Japanese by sur-under review, and prices were in prise.-Central News."

Evacuation Admitted

The evacuation of Taian by Chinese troops is admitted by the Chinese authorities at Hankcow, who state that the forces are retreating to Nanyi, 25 miles south of Tientsin-Pulcow railway.

On the other hand, Chinese sources claim that Chinese troops are meeting with considerable neighbourhood of Hangchow

success in

the

and

Co-

have reached point 20 miles north- west of the city. The

reported successes are attributed to the operation of the Chinese regular troops with guerilla bodies which were organised previous to the fall of Hangehow. It is stated that similar, guerilla operations will in the future be carried out as far as possible on at fronts-Reuter.

FRANCO-SOVIET TRADE-PACT- EXTENDED

Moscow, Jan. 2. The provisional trade agreement between Soviet Russia and France which has been operating since 1036,

on the same terras-Reuter.

were

consequence refreshingly steady. BUSINESS DONE DURING

THE WEEK- Hongkong Bank $1.445, 51,450 Union Insurance $503, $508, $310 Hongkong Fires $238, $235 Tramways $12.00, $13

Star Ferries $70

China Lights (Rights) $4.10, $4:20,

$4.35, $4.40, $4.30

Electrics $50, $50, $50, $50.05

Cements $12.20, $124 Wallace Harpers $32

CHANGES 3.15 P.M. (CLOSING

QUOTATIONS) Buyers

Cements $12.30 Dairy Farms $23 Wallace Harpers $3

Sales

H.K. Banks $1,445/50 Trams $13

Ferries $70

Electrics $50/50.05. Wallace Harpers $34

Lady Northcole will inspect the Ambulance Brigade at 3.30 p.m., not Nursing Divisions of the St. Join 4.30

p.m., as previously arranged, present not later than 3 p.m.

ALHAMBRA

GATHAN AP HOWTOON-PALVATER

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THE NEW UNIVERSAL

MERRY GO ROUND 1938,

BUT LET

TEN-STAR FUN FROLIC

PRICES AKCE - T LOUISE FAZERIA - JOKU EDRE › MARRAGA READ BATT APOLLON soë His brokastra

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Proved by B, G. DE SYLVA CHARLES R. NOGERS

Kamusing Men Perikard la Changa në kuptont

WEDNESDAY

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Mr. G. R. Sayer, B.A.. has been appointed Director of Education in Hongkong, with effect from Decem-has been extended to cover 1938 nurses are instructed to be

DELPHINUS DELAYED

All

ber 23.

Confirmation of the appointment Is contained In this morning's Government Gazette,

Mr. Sayer has previously been Act- ing Director of

Education. Previous important posts he has held during his 20

years association

with the Hongkong Government include Head of the Sanitary Department (1920, will not arrive here until 1 p.m. to- TT. Shanghat 1928 and 1930). Superintendent of morrow. At present the plane is in TT. Singapore Imports and Exports (1927) and

Bangkok awaiting the mail from TT. Japan Postmaster General (1028), Mr. England before proceeding to

the TT Saver was

2. India first appointed Acting Colony.

TT. USA Director of Education on March 24. 1934, when he first became associated

T.T. Manilu T.T. Batavia with that Department.

PT. Saigon

Owing to a delay on the main line) between London and Singapore the T.T. London Imperial Airways plane Delphinus Demand

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EXCHANGE

Selling

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.15, 2

.1044

5233

100%

82

3011

.55

A meeting of the Urban Council mangkok

140%

.90%

T.T. Germany TT, Switzerland

.0.10 76/2

133

DEATH

T.T. Australia

.1705

Buying

D'ALMADA E' CASTRO-Reverend 4 m/s L/C London SISTER ANITA, at the Italian 4 m/s D/P do. Convent, Caine Road, yesterday 4 m/s L/c. U.S.A. nt 9.45

a.m. Aged 80 years. 4 m/s France Funeral will pass the Monument 30 d/s Indin this afternoon at 3.30 p.m.

US. Cross rate in London

.1/3% 1/3.5/32

.31%

.9.05

.034 .4.09%

He arrived in Hongkong on January will be held to-morrow at 4.15 p.m. T.T. France 1, 1911, nsn Cadet.

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Picture of the gallant Doomed Battalion.

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