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THE

HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH.

MONDAY,

FEBRUARY 14,

1938.

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS

25 words $2.00 for 3 days prepaid

PERSONAL.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. FENGYANG FALLS TO

CHINESE ATTACK

G.

HONG HONG EVENING INSTITUTE

The Institute will re-opon en Monday, 28th February, 1938,

Copies of Prospectus and Entry Forme may be obtained at the Education Office, New Fire Station

Wantsai..

to

(Continued from Pago 1J

Chinese forces have started counter-attack at Linngsiatlen, on the northern section of the Tientsin- Pukow railway. Yesterday severu fighting ensued and several Chinese regiments entered the city of Wen- ahang in Shantung, and engaged the Japanese defenders in bloody street Oghting which lasted up to late last night. Japanese reinforcements of

from being rushed 1,000 men are T'sining.

Chinese troops have destroyed the

chow-United Press.

Most attractive prizes. De- Building, or at the Trade School, highway between Tsining and Yeng-1

AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHER! Have you entered for Exhibition closing 19th? tails at dealers, Ferry Plers, &c., or No. 430, entry

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ive/

six rooms minimum, good focality, preferably mid-level and with garden. Will purchase furniture/Attings it required. Write Box No. 437, "Hong kong Telegraph."

STOCK MARKET REPORT

The Hongkong Stock Exchange official summary issued at 12.30 p.m. Saturday, reads:

J. RALSTON,

Director.

ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE, STANLEY.

The new Preparatory School will have all classes in Chinese day in excopt one lesson each English. Ages, 8-12 years. Focs $100 Inclusive, per term of 13 wocks, for boarders. Registra- tlon, 11a.m., February 16. Open- ing 9 a.m., February 17.

The Middle School will re-open and entrance examination for new students be held at 8.45 a.m. on February 21. (No. 6 bus).

A fair activity prevailed in the market, with prices ruling firm and in some stocks there is an improve- For prospectuses apply to Mr. ment in rates, Enquiries are general Fung Man Sul or Mr. Chan Pak 'ond the undertone steady. changed hands at $1,405, Hotels at Luk, Messrs. H. Wicking, Prince's

Building. Tel. 30241 or to

Banke

$0.05, Dairy Farms at $25.10, Trams at $15, and Wharves at $117.

Manila continues to show a slight advance.

Buyers

Hongkong Bank $1,470 Union Insurance $501 Chins Underwrliers $1.40 Douglages $00

H.K. & K. Wharves $1171⁄2

Providents (Old) $2.00 Providents (New) $0.65

H. & S. Hotels $0

H.K. Lands $32

Humphreys $0.70 H.K. Realties $5.15

H, K. Tramways $15

Peak Trams (Old) $0

China Lights (New) $7.45 Anco Electrics $10% Macao

Telephones (Old) $25.00 Cements $134

Dairy Farms $25.10 Constructions $1 Marsmans (II.K. 8/- 4/3

Sellers

Hongkong Bank $1,490 Peak Troms (New) $3% Wm. Powell, Ltd. $0.65

stales

Hongkong Bank $1,180/00 c.d. Union Insurance $501/02 H.K. & K. Wharves $117

Antamoka 00 cts.

Ataks 20 cis.

Bagulo Gold 24 cta.

Benguet Consol Ps.9.90

Coco Grove 65 cts. Consolidated Mines 011 cts. Demonstrations 43 cts. H. & S. Hotels $0

Humphreys $8%%% H.K. Tramways $151⁄4 Telephones (Old) $25.00

ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE,

STANLEY,

TRINITY COLLEGE OF MUSIC, LONDON.

LOCAL EXAMINATIONS, HONG KONG CENTRE.

The following are the dates of the forthcoming Examinations:-

PRACTICAL

(Vocal and Instrumental Music) early May, 1938.

Last day of entry 26th Feb- ruary, 1938,

THEORETICAL (Paper Work) 11th June, 1938. Last day of entry 15th March, 1938.

Pieces

Regulations, Offcial List of and Studies, Entrance Forms and Information * on Application to the Local Secretary.

J. E. ANDERSON, c/o The Anderson Music Co., Ltd. St. George's Building,

Ice House Street.

HONG KONG TELEPHONE

COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the THIRTEENTH ORDIN ARY

Japanese Advance Likely To Bo Slow

the

Pelping, Feb. 14. The Japanese advance along the Pelping Hankow railway is likely to be slow as the Chinese have com- rallway and the embankments south pletely destroyed 35 miles of the of Changtch, and have also opened the

bank, swamping countryside.

Guerilla activities against Japanese communications have intensified in the past few days. There has been fighting outside of Paotingfu, while irregular troops appeared.near Chu chow, 40 miles

from Pelping Reuter,

Battle Continues

Shanghai, Feb. 14., The long-heralded battle for the Lunghai railway, which promises to be the biggest engagement of the present war unless the Chinese lines collapse, has approached nearer with dramatic suddenness in consequence of sweeping Japanese advances.

The Chinese retreat from the River Hwal followed a bitter struggle in which their

were defence works pounded by artillery and aeroplanes, and almost completely destroyed.

Oficial despatches claim seizure by the Japanese in a battle for the River Hwal, of 173 machines-guns Czecho-Slovakian make, 300 rides, one trench mortar, and 75,000 rounds of ammunition, while the Chinese ure stated to have left 1,500 dead on the field.

of

The Chinese claim that more than 1,000 Japanese were killed in the eng- agement.

"Another severe battle is now being fought across the banks of the River Hwal with the Chinese so far pre- venting all Japanese attempts to cross the river. Reuter.

Japanese Advances

Hankow, Feb. 14.

the The Chinese have blown up railway bridge spanning the Hwal River, and are now facing the Japan- ese, who are exchanging fire with them from the southern bank of the rvier.

the

SERVANTS INVOLVED IN HEROIN PILL MAKING (Continued from Page 1.)

the others some heroin pills, oll denied the charge.

T

MILLIONS SHIPPED IN TREASURE

(Continued from Page 1)

ns

POST OFFICE.

VIA SIDERIA ROUTE Mail Service "Via Blberk" temporarily suspended.

SHANGHAI AIR SERVICE Air Mail Servico to Shanghai i temporarily suspended.

Middle China, and to the value of $7,891 from Kwong Chow Wan; and Chinese subsidiary colns to the value

IMPERIAL AIRWAYS of $120,307 were received from Ordinary air moil letters for Im- Kwong Chow Wan, $37,303 from perial Airways Direct Service to Middle China and $200 from Macap. Europe etc., will, until further notice,

Gold

into imports

Hongkong be closed ut Kowloon Post Office and lotalled $1,512,238, made up

General Post Office at 9.00a.m. on Sundays. Letters for this Service may be posted in the ordinary post-

OUTWARD MAIL TIMES ing boxes at Kowloon Post Office They General Post Office. and

Registered and Parcel Malls should be clearly marked "By Air closed 16 minutes earlier than the 5044,100 Mall" and bear sufficient postage. time given below unless otherwise $11,000 Insuficiently prepaid letters may be stated, and where mails are advertis➡ taxed with double the deficiency or ed to close at or before o am, regle forwarded by Steamer Service, at stered and parcel mails are closed at

15 p.m. on the previous day, $53,040 the discretion of the Post Office.

$5,000

INWARD MAILS

DID NOT SEE GARDENER Copies of a plan of the premises were produced by Mr. P. C. Morgun, of the PW.D. after which evidence follows. was given by Mr. Folts, Revenue Officer Stephens, Chlef Preventive GOLD BARS AND INGOTS Officer Buller and Tec Sung, the wash amah. The last-named stated that the room where the plits were found was occupied by the house coolle, the cook and the chauffeur. on the night before the rald, she

the Urst, third and fourth! Indla prisoners inside but did not notice | British Malaya ihe gardener.

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Senior Revenue Officer A. W Grimmitt testified to having found part of a pill machine and some trays about 20 yards north-east of the servants quarters, and Mr. D. E. Davies, Acting Government Mono- poly Analyst, told of analysing the pills, and heroin.

finding they contained

WATCHED PILLS MADE After the statements made by nccused at the Police Station had been read by Mr. David Wong, in- terpreter, second prisoner gave evi- dence, denying all knowledge of the pills. He said that on the morning in question he brought something to Arst accused in the room and sot there for a while watching the pills being made.

denied

• Cross-examined, accused having admitted in the Pollee Court that he put some of the pills Inside envelopes. He had stained his hands through handling fish, he said.

The third prisoner said she went to the place to ask first accused to return the money which she had

While given him to buy salt fsh. there she handled the pill counting board out of curiosity and put sorne of the pills on it for fun..

Making a statement from the dock, the cook pleaded for leniency, say Ing that he now realised it was wrong to allow his friends to make use of his room us a pill factory.

The case is proceeding.

Japanese munitions, the water tower, Pengpu station, and a pontoon bridge the Yellow River.-United Chinese Withdraw From

acrosa Press.

Tangying

Chengchow, Feb. 14. After a terrine all-day battle in which Chinese defence works were completely destroyed by concentrated Japanese artillery fire, the Chinese troops have retreated from Tangying, important railway city on the Pel- ping-Hankow line in north Honan to take up now positions along the Chi River twenty kilometers to the south.

and

their

Japanese forces operating in south

Puyang only 80 Hopel, emptured miles from the nearest point on the Lunghal railway, and are continuing their advance towards Yellow River. The occupation of Puyong marked an advance of more than 40 miles since the Japanese, breaking a three-months deadlock, launched a The Japanese, launching a fierce drive from Taming six days ago.

assault from Changtch, used hun- The Japanese apparently aim at dreds of tons of ammunition YEARLY MEETING of

crossing the Yellow River for an at- sacrificed a large number of HONG KONG TELEPHONE.COM-tack-on-Kaifeng-which-is-only ten-men-before-they-succeeded_india- PANY, LIMITED, will be held on miles south of the great waterway. lodging the Chinese troops.

Twenty heavy fold pieces kept WEDNESDAY, the 9th day of An advancing column. is now heading THIEVES CAUGHT

along the highway leading March, 1938, at the BOARD ROOM

to pounding the Chinese throughout the Changyuan, and from there, presum- morning of February 11, while eight AT TAIKOO YARD

of the Company, Second Floor,ably, it will press on to Fengchiu, a or nine tanks lumbered into action la Exchange Building, Hong Kong, at Arrested in the Talkoo Dockyard Noon, for the purpose of receiving, during the week-end, four men were separately charged with larceny be-a Statement of Accounts and the fore Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at the Cen-Roport of the Board of Directors, tral ins

Magistracy to-day. The men for the financial year ended 31st were not employees of the Dockyard. December, 1937, and re-electing

To Kwon, 32, with a police re- cord, was sentenced to two months two Directors and the Auditors. hard labour and recommended for banishment on a charge of larceny of seven pounds of electric cables.

Cheung Chal, 27, on a similar charge, was sentenced to four weeks' hard labour.

was sentenced to Lam Yer, 20, three weeks' hard labour for Inreeny of ten pounds of lead,

Wong Lam, 27, was sentenced to three weeks' hard labour for larceny

of two pounds of lead.

TROOPS TO SHELTER

IN OLD PRISON

.

town situated near the north bank of

the Yellow River,

According to an unconfirmed re-

port, a force 2,000 to 3,000 Japan- ese troops has already been sighted at two points on the north bank of the Puyang, and is making an attempt to Yellow Hiver, south-east of

cross the river.

flank the Chinese positions from the left.

A

It is estimated at least 800 shells were rained on the Chinese defenders on that morning alone, making the Chinese positions untenable.

Throughout the engagement

bombers squadron of Japanese

the dropping tons of missiles on Meanwhile the Japanese "push" Chinese trenches The TRANSFER BOOKS of the

and behind the Company will be closed from the

down the Pelping-Hankow rallway is lines. continuing successfully. Strikking

Fighting valiantly and contesting 28th February to 9th March, 1938, along the railway with amazing every inch of the ground before the

speed, the Japanese Arst captured advancing invaders, the both days Inclusive.

Dated this 10th day of February, Tangyin, 10 mlics south of Changtch forces treated gradually, shifting times before in north Honan, which is the base for their, positions several 1938.

their operations, and then swept withdrawing to the new defence line Order of the Board. along to Kautsun, only four stations along the Chi River-Central News.

north of Slansing, which is at the W. L. MCKENZIE, junction of the Pelping-Hankow and Holding New Line

Secretary.

the Taokow-Chinghua railways.— Router. 14, Doa Vooux Road Central, Hong Kong.

Chinese Officially Admit Losses

Hankow, Feb. 14. The Sao Tang Pao, official Chinese army organ, says that Chinese forces on the Hwai river front retreated 20 miles yesterday while defending the

FOUGHT IN STREET

Telling them that they ought to at their age, Mr. The Rajputana. Rifles are being have more sense

Forrest, relieved of their unpleasant spell R, A.

at the Central under

Camp Magistracy to-day, bound over in a canvass at Marina

150 bond of $10 each for 12 months a shortly, since it is learned that are being removed to the old Lai-50-year-old woman, Hon King, and north bank of the river. Taaolaots!

aca 62-year-old man, Chiu Wu, who commodation. The remainder will were charged with fighting in the be put under cover where possible. Istreet.

chikok Prison for

temporary

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on 5th March

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was

Jost

the Japanese. Chinese reports claimed that 10 days of fighting on the Hwal River resulted in 1,000 Japanese troops being killed. Chinese casualties were also heavy, A whole regiment under a commander named Yu was annihilated, and six battalion com- manders were killed yesterday alone.

Vernacular

papers

here

Hauchow, Feb. 14. The heavy downpour which con- tinued throughout yesterday morning has quietened £ghting along the new Chinese lino north of the Hwal River. After crossing the Hwai River, the Japanese opened an all day attack on the Chinese troops on Saturday but were repulsed with heavy losses.

The Chinese centre positions are now between the Hwal and the Kwal Rivers and maintain close contact with the right wing guarding the north bank of the Ko River-Central News.

Japanese Suffer Heavily

Shanghal, Feb. 14. Chinese reports state that despite the withdrawal of the main body of have Chinese troops on the north bank of Chinese the River Hwal, a small detachment re-crossed the river and delivered 庭 slashing attack OT) Japanese

published the report that troops retreated 25 miles yesterday on the Peiping-Hankow" rallway

front from Prolienshu to Laolsun. on positions. The outcome of the battle

the south bank of the River Chl. Some 5,000 Japanese troops continued to press southward Inst night along the railway with both flank 1.000 strong. Severo nghing was resum ed at Tenghsien on the Tientsin- Pukow railway yesterday.

The Sao Tang Pao says that 3,000 Japanese troops appeared yesterday on the north bank of the Yellow River, south-east of Puyang, and were trying to cross the river.

Japanese troops from Puyang were also disturbing the vicinity of Chang- yuan and Fengchlu, the latter town being 20 miles from Kaifeng, across the Yellow River—United Press.

Chinese Aircraft

Active

has not yet been determined,

Meanwhile it is said that large numbers of Japanese troops

the crossing the wal River to north, following the Chinese stand at Linhuaikwon, in which the entire Japanese vanguard war wiped out.

A Japancre mliliary spokesman sald that Japanese troops pihed on 10 Chihalen after crossing the river 40 miles south Changtel, and that Chinese troops retreated in great disorder from Kangyln, where they had been hemmed in since February 11 from the north, east and west. He said that on February 11 and 12, over 2,000 Chinese soldiers, were slain.

According to Domei's correspond- ent at Changtch, Japanese Groops occupied Chinsien at 11 o'clock yesterday, following behind a tank unit. Japanese troops are now with in 60 miles of Chengchow, Junction of the Pelping-liankow and Lunghal. at railways, which is considered the gatoway to Hankow-United Press.

Hankow, Feb. 14, Chinese neroplanes were

very active during yesterday and destroy ed the Japanese headquarters

Telephone 28021. Pengou and Husiyuan, as

well

as

United Kingdom India

French Indo Chinn

$505,805

BRITISH GOLD COINS

Dne

Direct Servico-Ban Francisco date Pan American Airwaya Plane 6th February.

FOREIGN Gold coins British Malnya

From

Fer

$30,500

Afr Mall by Fan American AirwAJE

Shanghai and Swatow

Calcutta and Straits

Saigon

Moniln

Shanghai, Amoy and Swatow

Australla and Manila

GOLD. LEAF No movements of Silver Bars, Ingots or Hongkong Silver Dollars were recorded during January.

HOUSE-BREAKER ""INSIDE" FOR THREE YEARS

previous convictions Having 18 against hilm since 1025, Chung Cheung was sentenced to three years with hard labour when he appeared before the Puise Judge, Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell at the Session this morning.

The defendant was charged with having broken into 73 Chung On Street and stealing Jewellery and money on November 26, and break- Ing Into the ground floor of 25 Ha Heung Road and stealing three pieces of clothing on December 28.

Mr. M. J. Abbott, assistant Crown solicitor, prosecuted.

Before sentence was passed, pri- soner said most of the offences were committed when he was very young and he had got into bad company. No one would employ him, and he did not have any money to start any business. When he worked an a hawker he was arrested several times in a week.

He had to support his father who was 70 years of age, and requested His Lordship to deal with him leniently.

His Lordship remarked that after serving his sentence, consideration would be given in the matter of as- sisting the defendant..

His sentence of three years would date from the expiration of his pre-

sent sentence, prisoner at present

serving a four-month term for an- other house-breaking.

ONY ONE OF QUARTETTE

STILL AT LARGE

The third-of-a-gang-of four ̄ ̄men" who had stolen 32 moulding frames from a factory in Taikoksul on

February 10, was charged before Mr.

Q. A. A. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning. The first two were sentenced

Saturday. The fourth man wanted in the case is still at large.

ם

It was stated that a District Watch- mon had seen four men carrying a frame apiece in Prince Edward Road carly in the morning. He managed to arrest one, and was taken to sidelane where 28 other frames, which had been stolen previously, were found. The second thiet had been arrested that evening, while on

0

Saturday evening the third, Tse Chol, 20, was arrested on information,

Tae was sentenced to one month in geol with hard labour,

Halphong

Straits and Europe via Suez (Letters and Papers) London, 20th January and London Parecis-London date, 13th January,

Calcutta and Straits

Straits, Manila and London Parcels

-London date, 6th January. Japan and Shanghai

Amoy

Straits

Japan and Shanghai

Haiphong

Shanghai

Japan Straits Japan

For

Kaisar-1-Hind Kulsang

Are

February 15.

Szęchurn

.February 18.

Talma

.February 15,

Aramis

.February 10.

Emp. of Canada

.February 10..

Luchow

February 18.

Atsuta Maru Conton

February 17.

.February 17.

February 17,

.February 17.

.February 17.

Pres. Doumer

.February 17.

Yochow

February 17.

Bangalore

.February 18.

Carthago

February 16,

G.G. Paul Doumer

February 19.

Victorin

February 19.

Delagoa Maru

.February 20.

Jeypore

February 20.

Titon

.February 20.

Date and Time

Menestheus

OUTWARD MAILS

Japan, Canada, U.S.A., C. and South Prea. McKinley ......Mon., Feb. 14.

America and Europe via Victoria B.C.due Victoria B.C., 6th March

Air Mail for Chungking by the C.N.A.0. Plane.Mon, Feb, 14.

"C.N.A.C., Airways Direct Ser- vice."

Strails and Calcutta

Per

Monday

Parcels..... Feb. 19, 3 p.m. RCK.. Ord.,

Feb. 14, 4.15 pm.

Feb. 14, 5 p.m.

K. P. O.

Res.,

.Feb. 14, 5 pm-

Ord..

„Feb. 14, 5 p.3.

G. P.

Reg.,

.Fob. 14, 5 p.m.

Ord.

Tlawa

Feb. 15, 6 M. .Mon., Feb. 14.

Parcels

Feb. 14, 5 p.m.

Ord.,

Feb. 15, 9 8.m.

Tuesday

Samshul and Wuchow Manila, Makasser and Saurabaya Tisadane..Tues, Feb. 15, 8.30 a.m. Air Mall for Blan, Lanchow and Eurasia Plane........Tack, Feb. 15,

Chengtu, etc. (via Hankow) by

Tai Ming...Tues., Feb. 15, 8.15 a.m.

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

.......Feb. 15, 9 a., Orth......Feb. 15, 9.30 am.

Swatow, "Amoy and Foochow

the "Eurasia Airways Service" (To further points by surface transport as.Services permit). Konginoon

Reg.,

On Lee

Scistan

Tainan

Saigon

Helikon

Straits and Calcutta

Mausang

Amoy

Tues., Feb. 15, 10 a.m.

Tues., Feb. 15, 3 p.m. .Tues., Feb. 15, 9.30 p.m. Tues., Feb. 15, 3.30 p.m. Tues., Feb. 15,

Parcels, Ord............

Feb. 10, 4 p.m.

Feb. 15, 5 p..

Tues., Feb. 15.

Air Mall for Manila, Guam, Hono- Pan American Airways Flane

Ivla and U.S.A. by the "Pan American Airways Direct Bervice" --duo San Francisco 23rd Feb.

Swatow, Foochow and Tientsin Swatow and Bangkok Shanghal and Japan

Reg. Ord.

Ord.

K. P. O.

.Feb. 15, 3.00 pm. .Feb. 15, 5.00 pm. G. P. O.

Feb:-15, -5.00-p.m- ..Fob. 16. 5 a.m.

Wed., Feb. 16, 8.30 am-

Wednesday

Hoihow Kalgan Aramis

Wed., Feb. 16, 8.30 a.m.

Wed., Feb. 16, 1.30 p.m.

Thursday

Kwangtung Thurs., Feb. 17, 8.30 a.m. Thurs, Feb. 17, 1 p.m.

Parcels

Reg., Ord.,

Swatow and Shanghal Holhow, Pakhol and Haiphong.... Szechuen Manila, Australia and New Zealand Changto

vla Thursday Island-due Thurs- day, Island, 1st March...............

Thurs, Feb. 17. Feb, 17, 3 pm. Feb. 17, 4.15 p.m. Feb. 17, 5 p.m. Thurs., Feb. 17.

G. P. O. and K. P. 0.

Saigon, Ceylon, India, East and President Doumer

South Africa, Egypt and Europe via Marcilles due 10th March.

Japan

Marseilles

Reg.

Ord.

Atsuta Maru

Feb. 17, 4.15 p.m. ..Feb, 17, 5,00 p.m. Thurs., Feb. 17, 5 p.m.

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