THE
HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH.
JANUARY WEDNESDAY,
5, 1938.
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or
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gressi register
PRESS ON HANGCHOW
(Continued from Puge 1.)
Chinese mobile units are active south of Chuchsien.
During the last few days there has he no serionts fighting, he asserted. --Central News.
Chinese Reinforcements Rushed To Shantung
Isuchow, Jan. 5. Chinese reinforcements have been rusted to the Shantung front in h in literary works essential, and must tonnage 1,15557 tons, heretofore attempt to hall the southward ad- tenscal knowledge of owned by The Nelson Steamship vance of the Japanese troops on the
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CHILDREN.
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No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns. and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 12th January. 1930, will! be subject to rent.
All claims
aptainst
The Hon. Secretaries, H.K.S.P.C. v/a G.P.O. Box No. 613, Hongkong, or the inspector, 49, Pokfulum Read, 1st floor; or the inspector, Violet Peel the Health Centre, Wanchai; or inspector. 12, Sai Young Choi Street, ist floor, Kowloon.
All further steps will be taken, and, expenses borne, by the Society.
The informant's name will be kept strictly private, excipi in cates where malice is proved.
OUR GUIDE
TO THE CINEMAS
4
The Chinese defence lines now runs through Szeshui, Yenchow, Ning-
and Wowshank
Tungping. yang.
on the Tientsin-Pukow rallway. Fighting is centred around Yenchow
Chinese nobile units on both sides of the railway between Taluan and Yenchow are harassing the invaders,
-Centrul Nenes.
Chufu Captured
Peiping, Jan. 5. The Japanse bave captured Chufd, birthplace of Confucious, 300 miles south of Tientsin.
INQUIRY OUTLINED
Terms Of Reference For Commission In New White Paper
Delicate Task For Britain
London, Jan. 4. The British Government has issued White Pruer giving the terms of. referrace for the technical commis- slon which is proceeding to Palestine, Counell, regarding scheme of partition. following the decision of the League
the
proposed
SHANGHAI RADIO SERVICE IS RESUMED
AFTER WALK-OUT BY CHINESE STAFF
Shanghai, Jan. 5.
restumed the The Japanese, have razio eircuts in Shanghal, including the Mackay mnd R.C.A. companies, via Tokyo.
spokesman
รา
A Japanese Einlay
contracts said that the traile
foreign concerns financial status of wendich be unhindered, and added that the Japonese desired only to main- tain the service.--United Press.
CHINESE STAFF WALK OUT
Shanghai, Jan. S.
skeleton
The Chinese staff of the Chinese Government Radio Ollee walked out this morning at 5 o'clock. It is be The Cominisston's task is essentially lived they received orders from the
of Ministry
Communientions a fact-finding one and not political Changsha for which they had waited. The terms of reference will be to coll night after making a request for sider the plan of partition cutlined in the report of the Royal Commission, instructions.
This put the Mackay and R.C.A. but with fall berty to suggest modifications of the plan, including services out of function and possibly variations in the areas recommended the Japanese will employ
an attempt for retention under British mandate. staff in
Regarding any representation by operation.-United Press. committees a Palestine and Trans- Jordan, the Commission is asked to recommend boundaries for the pro-
areas au
and en- Arab-Jewish Claves to be retained permanently or temporarily under British mandate, ved which scheme is firstly,
envisaged A will alfont a reasonable prospect of
It is believed the Duke Kung Telt-chang, 77th lineal descensed dant of Confucious, was in Chufu the time. ile is reported to have been offered the
throne of China by the Japanese who visited him in August, but he declined, declaring that he and his line had never sought worldly power-Reuter.
اده
Recorting to
to continue
FRENCHMEN ARRESTED
eventuat erablishment, with adequate AT IRUN security, of self-supporting Arair and Jewish states: secondly, necessitate
the fewest
Arab parsible enterprises in the Jewish arous, and inclusion of the vire-versa; thirdly, enable the Bri- carry out may- tish Government to
the
asstemp- dalory
responsibilities.
recommended in tion of which was the report of the Royal Commission. including obligations imposed by the mandate regarding holy places.
The Commission also is asked to examine and to requrt on economie and financial questions involved in partition and also provision of elter- tive fetards for the rights of reli- gious or racial minorities in the areas allocated to the Arabs and Jews res:
Chinese Concentrate
jankow, Jan. 5.
the Pitsin- Camese forces on Pukow railway are convenirating at the Harrowf the Junction
the Lunghai Tientsin-Pakow and railways, preparatory to fighting on
tu Lunghai ne, Chinese reports.
Meanwhile, Japanese forces, “push- along the int rapidly southward Tientsin-Pulow me, captured Ta- welaw and Chufu. Chinese troopspectively, had already evacuated Yenchowfts. the last important city in southern Shtung and Japanese forces were enter the city early excreted to yesterday morning-Reuter.
Tsingtao Officials At Chuchen
Hankow, Jan. 5.
Mr. Shin Hunt-lich, Mayor of
of the Kiaotsi managing-director
The names of the Commissioners are not announced, H. as a result of the investigations of the Commission, the scheme for ourtition is regardle as equitable and peneticable by the Government. I will be referred to the Lente Commeil for consideration.
-Router.
Ther
EXPLORATORY ACTION
יניז!
fondium, Jan. 4.
catised
Insurgents' Action Causes Surmise
Bayonne, Jan. 4. A entitlerable sensation has been
to the owing
In argent Inilitary authorities arresting A. Du Courean, French Cogular agent
agents Irts, and three commercial of the French Consulate there.
The rete-on for these orrests is tal known, but it is believed they my be a reprisal for the detention in Prance of Major Trancoso, former
with military governor of Irun, who was arrested
in connection
attempt to seize a Spanish Govern- ment submarine.--Router.
FOREIGN AIRMEN FIGHTING JAPANESE (Continued from l'ape 15)
of
Tehustan, Mr. Ko Kwang-ling. Palestine is publishel, setting of the take-off at the military dying :teamer "Way Out West” (King's "Cheatre," Railway, and the Tsingtao Garrison must be presented to the Underagni fo-day Rizal a bewings of the latud; Cominatitier, have arrived at Chuchentecimient commision which will be
incouthern Shantung, by motor car. ed on or before the 24th January, work of Stan Laurel and Oliver Har 1938, or they will not be recognizeddy, the romedians. To those who feel-Reuter.
To comply with the Genevat Bout-¦ that areng them once is enough, it ed Warehouse Regulations consignees should be stated that there are a few. must have a Revenue Officer in at- tendance when "goods are.rxamined,
damnuged
dutiable
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 11th January, 1938, at 10 a.m. Messes. Coddard-and-Douglas,
cd.
by
the
Commands In North
to 715-
of
COT-
The dead men are:
Sangster. F. Alexander Houston, Texas;
Harold Greenllef Welch, of Los Angeles.
A White Paper on British policy in
reference of the field.
appointed fo visit Palestine, 11:
condiner functions will be Icertaining facts and to considering in i
deal the practical possibilities the scheme of partition.
Sangster, the pilot, only arrived in new twists to ther
Shanghai. Jan. 5.
The terms of reference are
China a montis ago, and is believed ecture is quite entertaining.
tained in General Kung Kocheng, formerly
21 despatch from the to be one of the intrepid fighting "Merry-gu-Round of 1938" (Querur,
the pilots of the International Squadron. was commander of the 18th Communist Secretary for the Colonies to-day).This
Alm
a mechanic, had been tro Theatre,
Alhambra and Anny, was recently appointed by the High Commissioner for Palestine, in Welch shown last at the
for Military the course of which Mr. Ormsby years in China. Not National Commission' attracted favorable
Gore says: "In a statement of policy a serious show by any means, but Affairs to take charge of the opern- tions of all mobile units in North
issued in July last His Majesty's (Alhambra Theatre. to.: China, according to Chinese reports, Government expressed its general-
General Kung, who surrendered to dag)-Brilliantly directed by Brost
wgreement with the arguments ennclusions of the Royal Commission, and in its opinion the sebeme
best and tripartite division is the most hopeful solution of
48.
No Fire Insurance has bren elleet javabla-an
Bills of Lading; will he counter-Tabitsch, this im boasts three head- the Government in 1934, left Han- signed by,
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO. LTD.
Agents. Hongkong, 5th January, 1938.
GRADED SALARIES FOR CIVIL SERVANTS
be
Flags"
good War-Torn Areas Exempt blem.
From Land Tax
Chungking. Jan. 5.
10
of
Hankow Funeral
Foreign Airmen
For
Hankow, Jan. 5. The funeral will take place to-day of the two foreign airmen who were the pro-killed when their plane crushed while taking off from the Hankow aero- drome.
"Dark Hazard” (Majestic Theatre! by Dr. H. H. Kun. President of the nitted to approval of that plan.j
Madras, Jan. 1. Graded reductions in government servants' salaries were announced by Russell head an imposing cost
Ministry the Madras Congress
will January
only 1. They
this Finance, was designed to relieve the applicable to those who entered the to-day-Edward G. Robinson re- Yoan and concurrently Minister at
absence. after a short
distress of the Services on or after April 1, 1937, turns according to an explanatory state time in the not unfamiliar rale of a heavy burden and ment issued by the Ministry to-day. gambler. Plenty of greyhound rac- common people victimized by war.
ing thrills. -Reuter's Bulletin.
Central News,
STOCK MARKET REPORT
The Hongkong Stock Exchange affelal summary, issued at 12.30 p.m. states:
con-
Prices were affin Briner, rinewed enquiry. Business was not po a large scale owing to the tinen narrowness of the market.
Buyers Hongkong Bank, $1,475 Honkong (Low) £90) Union Insurance $510 Douglases $50
1.K. Steamboats $8.20 H. & K. Wharves $112 Providents (Old) $2 Providents (New) $0.15 Raul $74
H. & S. Hotels $5.15 HK, Lands $314 Humphreys $8.10 1.K, Tramways $1314 Star Ferries $7816 Chinn Lights (Old) $10% Chinn Lights (New).$7
Electrics H.K.
$51 Macau Electries $19 Telephones (Old) $254 Telephones (New) 88% Cements $1234
H.K. Ropes $31
Dairy Farms $23
Watsons $4.70
Intertainments 351⁄2
Constructions (New) $1
WOMEN FOUND WORKING OVER 15 HOURS DAILY
When Mr. D. W. Phillips, Assistunt Inspector of Labour and Factories. visited three factories in Kowloots late on the night of December 10, and found that the working women were still at their Jobs when they should have Anished some hours earlier.
Chinese the As a result of this managers of the factorles were sum- moned before Mr. K. Keen at the for to-day Magistracy Kowloon having allowed their employees to work overtime, thus contravening a regulation made under the Factories and Workshops Ordinance, 1932.
The Manager of the International Hosiery Mill Company, No. 130-132 Kilung Street, was fined $40 for the offence, the Manager of the Mec Lee Hosiery Company $25 and Manager of the Factory $20.
the
Me Sun Knitting
Mr. Phillips, who prosecuted, said that in the first case there were 27 worsen and four young persons
overiline. In working
the second
18 women and in case there were the third there were 10 women. In
H.K. Govt. 3157 Loan 11% pan. all these factories the women began Wallace Harpers $31%
Sellers
1.K. Atines $0.13
B.K. Realties $43 Peak Trams (New) $3,
Sales
Hongkong Bank $1.470/75 Union Insurance $510 Humphreys $8.10
IK. Trainways $'3%/430 Cements $12.70/80
DIES OF SCALDING
The body of a three-year-old boy,
31
their work at 7 o'clock in the morn-
finished their Ing and should have Jobs by o'clock at night. He in- specte the workshops between 10.30 p.m. and 11.30 p.in, on December 10 and found that the women were sull working. That meant that they had been at work for approximately 15 hours.
SHIPS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION
The following ships are expected Ah Mul, was taken to the Kwong to be in wireless communication Wolt Hospital yesterday by his father, with the longkong radio station- Benmohr, Bradburn. Reclamation Foushing. Hau Yau, 56, of
the boy Arizona Maru, Chitral, Potsdam, Street, wis reported that had died through scalds suffered President Jackson, Bawalpindi, Em- when he fell into a basin of boiling press Of Japan, Nanking. Patroclus,
Kweiyang, Taiping, water on January 3.
POST OFFICE.
BROADCAST RECEIVING
LICENCES
HONGKONG RADIO TELEGRAPHI
SERVICE
Holders of licences are reminded) XLT Telegrams conveying New that if it is desired to continue to Year Greetings will be accepted by apparatus the Radio Office for transmission via retain possession of after the date of expiration of the Radio up to January 6, 1938.
Hecnce a renewal musi without delay.
the
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As from January 3, 1938, New. Licences will be available at the Radio Olee, G.P.O. Government Building, First Flour. on ordinary be issued business days, and will against the receipt of a remittance, hours oti the ut $12, between 9.a.m. and 5 p.m. except on Satured days when licences will be issued between 9 a.m, and 1 p.m.
Applications may be made:
(a) personally.
(b) by messenger. (e) by post.
(a) The charge for telegrams to places in China will be based on One Fourth of the ordinary rate and to other plaves on One Third of the ordinary rate. (b) The minimum charge for all
places will be for ten words. Further particulars may be oblain-
HANGHAI AIR SERVICE on application at the Radlo Omlet.
Alr Mall Service to Shanghai is. temporarily suspended.
VIA SIBERIA ROUTE Letters and Postcards for Europe- South America are forwarded. via Siberia" if no superscribed.
It is essential under (e) and pre- -ferable under (a) and (b) that op-and plications should be accompanied by crossed cheque payable to Hongkong
OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Government. The new licence wil{ then be sent by post or messenger
Registered and Parcel Malls are as soon as it is ready. Where actual cash is tendered a new licence should closed 15 minutes earlier than the received in exchange before time given below unless otherwise stated, and where malls are advertised leaving the Licensing Office.
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i on the previous day. application.
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The Chinese machine, riddled with bullets, manoeuvred cleverly in on endeavour to shake off the attackers, on to a but eventually it crashed
of the Pelping→ pilot Was rollway. The Hnnkow farm house west killed. Reuter.
kow on December 31 to arsume his line natues, lett by Marlene Dietrich The nr two are Herbert Marshall new post--Reuter, and Melvyn Douglas, whose work in Theodora Goes Wild" and " Met 1im in Paris" got him this "Met
NOT COMMITTED
One, the pilot was killed instantly, important roin.
"In view of public attention that (Oriental
and the other was so seriously injured "Under Two
devoted At a meeting of the Executive Yuan has been
to criticism of that he died later from his wounds. Theatre, to-day).-Not a new picture, but one which was ranked high, here yesterday, it was decided to free certain features of the tentative plan The plane burst into flames and was Claudette Colbert, all war-torn areas from the payment of partition outlined in part three of destroyed.-Reuter. Ronald Colman,
the report of the Royal Commission Rosalind of land tax. MeLasten atel Victor
wish to make clear that
Chinese Shot Down His This measure, which was proposed | I
Government is in no sense
and in particular that it
Thrilling attempts by not ac- has cepted the Commission's proposal for Chinese plane to evade Japanese pur- the compulsory transfer in the last suit planes was witnessed by thou- sands of onlookers during yesterday's resori, of Atabs from the Jewish to
air raid. the Arab area. In the opinion of His Majesty's Government the dis- cussions at Geneva justify the under taking of further investigations re- quired for the drawing up of a more precise scheme, expressed in greater detall. The final decision cannot be taken in merely general terms, and a will undoubtedly further enquiry
Shell Lands In Street provide necessary materials in which,
Hankow, Jan. 5. when the best possible scheme hus;
of its During yesterday's air raid, one been formulated, to Judge
anti-aircraft shell fell in a street In equity and practicability.
bas been front of Reuter's office, slightly in- "As you are aware,
Chinese. The missile a further announced that
special Juring two
vikit appointed to
struck the macadumised roadway a body will be
to submit ta Palestine and
few feet from a coffin containing a His Majesty's Government, after con- corpse which was being taken away
from the city for burial, local communities, suliation
of As soon as the alarm was sounded, proposals for a detailed scheme
the the coffin was dumped into the road- partition, and that it will be
due way. 1:rsk this body to advise in ม course as
provisional boundaries of the proposed Arab and Jewish areas and of the new British mandated area and also to undertake Anuncial and other enquiries for which the Royal Commission recom- mended that a Annncial commission should be appointed."
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A bomb, which was intended for the Hankow aerodrome, struck und destroyed a shop which formerly be- longed to a Japanese.-Reuter,
U.S. WAR · PLANE IN MISHAP
SYSTEM OF CANTONISATION
San Francisco, Jan. 4. After giving the form of refer An army bomber with engine trou- ence, the Colonial Secretary con-ble had to make a forced landing in continued to tinues: "If, as a result of the inves-the bay. Their radio tigations of the Technics Commis-function for 30 minutes after the Bion, which will undoubtedly occupy mishup, enabling the crew to direct
the scheme of parti-searches through the heavy fog. tion is
A navy tug rescued Colonel Daven- hrnettenble by His Majesty's Govern port Johnson, Commander Hamillon to the Field and four of the crew, who were ment, it will be referred Council of the League for considera- uninjured,United Press, tlon. If the scheme is approved by the League Council a further period will be required for the establish suggestion of the Permanent Man- ment of the new system of Govern- dates Commission that the Arab and inent under mandate in the areas Jewish areas should be administered concerned, and if necessary, contemporarily under a system of con- sent is forthcoming for the negotia-tonlaation, or under separate man- tion of treaties with a view to the dates,"
eventual establishment of indepen- In conclusion Mr. Ormsby Gore "It is obvious therefore, dent states. It may also be neces- declares: sary, in the light of the Commission's that for some time to come any action report, for His Majesty's Government taken will be only of an exploratory to give further consideration to the natureBritish Wireless.
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