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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB

Happy Valley

This Course is closed on Tuesday, 15th March till 11 am., owing to a parade of the Royal Navy.

NOTICE.

RENTS COMMISSION

The Rents Commission invites Landlords and Tenants to submit, in writing, any facts which they wish to bring to the Commission's notice in respect of the prevalent charges for rent in the towns of of Victoria and Kowloon having regard to their rise and fall during the last ten years, and tha extent to which and the manners in which tenants and landlords have been and are being affected by the suddon growth of the popu

The Ninoty

Yearly Intion of Hong Kong since the Fourth General Meeting of the Members beginning of Sino-Japaness host!- of the Hong Kong Club will be held in the Club House on Thurs

HONG KONG CLUE

Noticó

day, the 24th March, 1938, at 5.30

By order,

p.m.

S. R. KERR,

Becretary, Hongkong, 14th March, 1988, THE INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

Tho Fifty-seventh Ordinary General Meeting of the Company will be held at the Offices of the General Managers, Mesara, Jar- dine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., Pedder Street, Hong Kong, on Thursday, 31st March, 1938, at noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors, passing the Accounts, and electing Directors and Auditora,

The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from the

lities Inst year.

The Commission will, after consideration of written state

of ments, request the writers such statements as appear help ful or relevant to appear and give oral testimony before it at the Urban Council Chambor (top floor, Post Office Building), at 48 may ba such time and date notified.

All communications should be addressed to The Secretary, Renta Commission, C/o. Secretariat for Chinese Affairs, and will be tronted as confidential if desired.

R. J. MINNITT,

THE HONGKONG

18 TO DIE BRANDED TRAITORS

(Continued from Page 1.) misunderstand Soviet conditions, de- claring that he had already confess ed, and he expected adequate justice of the M. Yagoda, former head from the Soviet court. Ogpu, also reiterated his confession, but pleaded that his life be spared.

In a final appeal before the judges, M. Hakovsky, former Soviet Ambas sador to London said his only regret was that Trotsky was not there to share the responsibility for his "heinous crimes,"

TROTSKY CURSED

TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, 11 MARCH

HONGKONG CYCLING Children H. A. G. Keates Wins Two Play

More Races

91x members of the Hongkong Cycling Club and four other riders competed in a road championship and handicap event over a 27 miles courso on Friday. The trial was the last Club's 1037-8 racing item on the programme,

L. Smith, Hon. Secretary, according Riders wore despatched by Mr. J.

With Matches

1938:

START FIRE IN QUEEN'S ROAD

POST

AIB MAIL LETTERS

Ordinary air mail letters may be

OFFICE

VIA SIBERIA BOUTK”

ported in the ordinary posting boxes and South America

at Kowloon Post Office and General

Letters and Postcards for Europe are forwarded

Post Office. They should be clearly via Siberia" if so superscribed. Two small outbreaks of fre were marked "By Air Mail and boar

sufficient

Insufficiently! postage. reported yesterday.

prepaid letters may be taxed with matches Children playing with

double the deficiency or forwarded were responsible for a fire in a by Steamer Service, at the discretion closed 16 minutes earlier than the

Sa Wan Road as the result of a fire

AIR MAIL SERVICES

OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered and Parcel Maila are

time given below unless otherwise stated, and where maila are advertis

to their handleep allowance. Thus Chinese fat on the second floor of of the Post Office W. S. Chen, S. Wallace and L. C. building in Queen's Road East. The Chang set off together 25 minutes blaze was extinguished before the

Air Mail Services to Shanghaied to close at or before 9 am, re- Other defendants in. their final before the scratch rider, the Club's arrival of the Fire Brigade.

Considerable damage was done to Nanking, Taingtau, Tleniain and Pel-gistered and parcel mails are closed speeches cursed Trotsky and Buk-

Keates.

at 5 pm, on the previous day. harin, and asked that Bukharin should champlon, H. A. G,

A brisk pace was maintained by machinery and goods in the Tung ping are temporarily suspended. be given the severest penalty. They most riders on the first three miles to Siting Incense Factory at 36 Cheung all said they confessed because they

the hill-foot at Shaukiwan, where wanted to help the Soviet. Govern-

leading ac

actual times were: Keates at 1 pm. yesterday. The fire was ment get rid of its enemies, and 0.12., 5. K. Wong (0 mins) 8.23., and extinguished by the Central brigade. also they wanted it to serve

R. Alves (7 mins.) 9.34. The next warning to their friends and

13%

climb of over 830 feet, miles, a followers, not under arrest, to cease

alowed the competitors considerably, JAPANESE INVADERS the struggle against the Siate.

but at the top the

riders

NEAR SIAN were fastest in 14.52., 10.48. 17.12. detour towards Sheko, re-

as a

samo

three

and

for Internal Affairs, M, Bukharin, GR to the next check at Tytam j

followed and accounted for a further eight miles of alightly casier going, at the end of which the follow ing was the position on the road:

Actua! Tuna

Among the 18 men sentenced death were M. Yagoda, former chief of the Ogpu and former Commissor

former editor of Izvestia, M. Grinko, Commissar for Finance, M. Kres- tinsky, assistant Commissar for Foreign Affairs, M. Rosengoltz, Com~ missar for Foreign Trade, M. Rykov, 25. War (23)

L. C. Chang (25 mins) 2.24.12 successor to Lenin as Premier of the W. S. Chen (23)

$. US.SR and one of the lenders in w. Burnham (16) 1929 and 1930 in developing a "Right 5. T. Williams (15)

which led to his ex-9. 8. K. Weng (8)

7 Yuk Liang (10) pulsion Cherov, Commissar for Agriculture, a. t. Johnson, 1121 M. Ikramey, Secretary of the Com- 10. H. A. G. Kestes (Scr.) 1.3723

The next 8 miles lay along the

Secretary, Rents Commission.opposirom the political bureau, M. B. R. Alves (7)"

THE HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD.

Notice to Shareholders.

The Sixty-ninth Ordinary

to M. Maxim Gorky, M. Shanghovich,

M. Menzhiesky, successor to Yagoda as head of the secret police, M. Kuibeshov, Chairman of the State Planning Commission, Dr. Levin, head of the Kremlin Hospital,

6452

2.28.16

10

2.31.48

66.45

47.0

3.34.58

40.00

43.53

40. 7

237.12

2.34,40 4:13

48.12 27.23

(Continued from Page 1.)

ammunition and gasoline. The trip was successfully accomplished.

The Lunghai railway stations are dally bombed and Chengchow is The tele- receiving daily alarms. graph workers at Tungkwan have evacuated.

the

The populace was doubly pleased with the Chenglu and Szechuan army commanders, responding to Chungking Chamber of Commerce's representation urging that Szechuen should move northward troops

From

Shanghai and Swatow Manila

Calcutta and Straits

Shanghai and Amoy

Java and Manila Manila

Halphong

Australia and Manila

INWARD MAILS

Per

Straits and Europe via Suez (Letters and Papers) London date, 17th

Sary and (London Parcels).

Kaying

Prometheus

Due

March 14.

March 15.

Shirala

March 15,

Soochow

March 15.

Tilsadane

March 15.

Emp. of Russla

Marola 16.

Canton

March 17.

Kilano Maru

March 17.

Ranpura

date, 10th February .... Manila and London Parcels -London date, 3rd February Agamemnon Straita

Air Mall by "Imperial

Japan and Shanghal

March 17.

March 18.

Calcutta and Straits

Bhutan Hosung

March 18..

March 18.

Direct Service"-London 10th March

Airways date,

Imperial Airways Plane ..March 18.

Halph

Shanghal, Amoy and Swatow Saigon

Kaisar-1-Hind

March 18.

Llangchow

March 18.

March 18.

Glenshiel

March 10.

G. Paul Doumer

March 18.

March 20.

Japan and Shungbal

pro-

Shanghai and Amoy Japan

March 20. March 20.

March 31, March 22.

munist Party, M. Grutshov, Secretary the coast road past Stanley Peninsula, against the enemy, stated that pre-

soon as President, Russian and had been perfected cine

to Aberdeen. Though very hilly, this such a move as

from general head- section was found to be faster due to instructions a helpful wind, and from it Keates quarters had been received,

The local press welcomes the report Shanghal obtained full value with his bigh

Hankow from

that the central gear, frequently exceeding 35 m.p.h. His fust

cornering and almost uncanny authorities have warned lesson in speed with safely. On no execution of a general mobilisation

ve mandate.-United Press. acrasion did the Irishman fail to give every consideration to other

users of the road, yet withal he was able to run completely through the field,

the

24th March to 14th April inclu- General Meeting of Shareholders Dr. Kasakov, Director of the Institute control gave the other competitors a vinces and unsererat nobilisation

sive.

will be hold at the Offices of the undersigned on Tuesday, the 29th By order of the Board,

JARDINE, MATHESON & March, 1938, at Noon, for the

CO., LTD.

General Managers. Hongkong. 11th March, 1938.

POLICY OF ISOLATION WINS MORE ADHERENTS

(Continued from Page 1)

Alaskan the withdrawal from the Asheries.

WILL OPPOSE APPROPRIATION "I am not going to vote a billion dollar appropriation to gratify a few admirals and greedy munitions men," he declared.

purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers, together with a statement of Accounts for the year ended the 31st December, 1937,

The Share Hegister and Trans- fer Books will be closed from the 15th to the 29th March, 1938, both days Inclusive..

JARDINE, MATHESON &

CO., LTD. General Managers, The Hongkong Fire Insurance

Co., Ltd. Hongkong, 7th March, 1988.

Political observers here believed C. B. A. TOURNAMENT

the net result of the Austro-German development in the United States

tlonist sentiment and a considerable

would be a strengthening of isola- A mixed doubles tennis tourna- increase in support for the naval ment will be held on Sunday at 2.15 programme shortly to be put to the pm. on the Central British Associo- test of House and Senate debate,

tion Court, King's Park. Will those

President Roosevelt's majority in interested notify the sceretary, Mr. Congress is such that the naval pro-J. J. King, c/o Falconer and Com- gramme, with lis huge expansion in pany. Entries must be in by Thurs- ships of the line and cruisers, was day. always considered safe, but the mid-

West ogricultural legislators

and

Ten will be served and prizes

other groups traditionally anti-Navy given to the winning couple. Ad-

to force lengthy demission fees

for members will be were ex possibly some modification. st for women bate and

and $1.25 for men. This possibility was believed to- night to have been greatly lessened. Non-members fees will be $1.25 and

[$1.50. United Press.

KOWLOON RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATION

THE RENTS QUESTION

The General Committee of the Kowloon Residents' Association proposes, if deemed advisable, to make representation to the Government of Hongkong in support of tenants whose rents have been unreasonably Increased or who have been evicted despite prompt payment of rent.

To enable the Association to present irrefutable facts to Government, residents, whether or not members of the Association, are invited to all in this form and send it to Mr. R. Baldwin, Hon. Secretary and Treasurer, 51, Kimberley Road, Kowloon,

All replies will be treated confidentially,

Note: Whether your rent has been increased or not, please make a return so na to enable the Association to judge approximately what proportion of tenants have been victimised.

Nome

Address

Name of Landlord

Flat or House

Are you principal or sub-tenant?

Rent paid on June 30, 1937 $

RE

September 30, 1937 $

#

17

T

December 31, 1937

February 20, 1938 $

19

What was your rent when you first occupied the premises? $

Hos your Landlord evicted you?

For what reason

Were you in arrears with your rent?

י,

Are you a satisfled tenant?

Remarks

for Facial Metabolism, and Dr. Maximov, one of the Kremlin phy- siclans--Reuter Special.

FIREMEN CALLED FROM DRILL TO BEDROOM BLAZE

Firemen attached to the Connaught Road Fire Station were hurriedly called in from drill on the vacant allotment near the Kowloon Post Olice shortly before 9 o'clock this morning to answer an alarm from Parkes Street.

Four

the engines and

pollee emergency van were despatched to the scene, where a small fire in a second

Hoor bedroom

was

ex-

tinguished within a few minutes with

water buckets,

and led at the fishing town (21 miles) by 40 secs, from L. C. Chang, the longmarker, who was continuing to ride with confidence and consistency. The following were the times and places at Aberdeen:

16. 11. A. G. Keates (Ser.)

3. L. C. Chang (25)

u. S. X. Wong (0)

9. I. Alves (7)

4. W. Burnkum (16)

LIVELY FIGHTING ON LUNGHAI FRONT

(Continued from Page`1.) ̧.

eastern Shantung, the Japanese suf- Actual fered no less than 4,000 casualties.

Time

Chinese defenders, using effectively

1.13 1. 1.33

1.50 1.20.50 muchine-guns and hand grenades 3.3 1.11.50 during the close range struggle, lost 3.4.231.11.21 approximately 2,500 killed and 3. 520 1.20.20 Wounded.

Japanese opened their assault the city with devastating artillery

7. Yuk Liang (10)

3. 5.29 1.15.23

5. T. Williams (13)

3. 1. T 1,22, 1,

The

2. S. Wallnce (25)

3. 0.7 1.33, 1.

on

6. R. Johnson (12)

1. W. S. Chen (25)

5.10.10 1.55.10

up

3. 8.32 1.20.32 fire. Chinese troups hidden in

close range.

Throughout the nghting, tlic Chinese relied mainly on the use of | hand-grenades.—Central News.

In the next 13 furiongs to Stubbs nearby villages, did not reply until Roud, near Victoria Gap, an ascente Japanese infantry were within of over 1,430 feet had to be negotiated, the narrow road winding behind Aberdeen Cemetery and up the slopes of Mt. Kellett. Kentes The alarm was given ni

peak alone succeeded in riding the whole traffle hours, and traffic to and from of this, using a 56"

gear, and he made the Jordan Road Ferry was held up for about ten minutes by the large by 8.55, with Wong and Alves 10- the cilmb in 10 mins to lead Chang crowd which quickly filled the street.gether a further 1.47 in arrears. The

CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.

SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

Steamship

"MARECHAL JOFFRE" Bringing Cargo from Marseilles via ports etc., arrived Hongkong on Monday, 7th March, 1938.

remainder of the field failed to sur- vive this arduous section.

The last 4 miles on Stubbs and Tal Hang Roads being all down hi proved furiously fast, and brought the quartet of competitors (all mem- bers of the Club) to the finish in the following order:

10. H. A. G. Keates

(Scr.) 3. L. C. Chang

(25)

B. S...

D. R. Alves (7)

Act. Average

KING CAROL STILL TO VISIT LONDON

Bucharest, Mar. 13. The Rumanian Foreign Office states that there is no change of plans for the visit of King Carol and Prince Michael to London on March 22.- Reuter

Time Speed 4 Reward For Duke

p.m. 3.29.47 1.20.47 20.053

333.4 1.38.4 13.721

10.11

3.53.17 1.41.17 35.000 3.33.18 1.40.18

Of Kent

Consignees are hereby informed

St. Anton. that their goods with the exception Thus the Championship and Arst The Duke of Kent has given to the of Opium, Treasure and Valuables handicap award go to H.A.G. Keates, poor of St. Anton a reward of £4 are being landed and stored into the the runner-up in the former category he received for finding a valuable Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloon being R. Alves, and in the latter, Lelgarette case during an outing on Wharf and Godown Co, Ltd., Kow-C. Chang. S. K. Wong, the only re- the skiing slopes near here yesterday. loon, whence delivery may

bemaining rider to finish, put up a very He returned his find to the police obtained immediately after landing. plucky performance, but was un-station, and the reward was paid by

fortunate in losing by very narrow the Swiss owner of the cuse. All claims must be sent in to me on or before 17th March, 1938, or

In each section. margins they will not be recognized.

ed

Timekeeping at the start, Tytom cycle). The Club and competitors finish was appreciated the efforts of the many Damaged Packages will be examin-Gap, Aberdeen and the

Company's Surveyor carried out by Mr. J. L. Smith, as others who assisted as course mor- by

the Messrs-Goddard and Douglas in the aisted by Mr. A. Cossins (and motor-shais, and in other capacities. presence of the Consignees at 10,00 a.m. on Saturday, 12th March, 1938. Consignees must have a Revenue Oficer in attendance when any dullable goods are examined by the Company's Surveyors.

No Fire Insurance will be effecied by us in any case whatever.

IL. OHL, Agent. Hongkong, 7th March, 1938.

THE BURNS PHILP LINE

From MELBOURNE, SYDNEY, SALAMAUA, RABAUL and MANILA.

The Motor Vessel

Goμ

wnd

Ca

the

"NEPTUNA" Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazar dous and/or extra hazardous downs of The Hongkong Kowloon Wharf and Godown Lid, whence and/or from wharves delivery may be obtained.

No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 10th March, 1938, will be subject to rent.

All claims against the steamer must be presented to the Undersign- ed on or before the '2nd April, 1938, or they will not be recognized.

To comply with the General Bend- ed Warehouse Regulations consignees must have a Rovenus Offeer in al- tendance when damaged dutiable goods are examined.

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 18th March, 1988, at 10 am, by Messrs. Goddard and Dougins.

No Fire Insurance has been effected.

Bills of Lading will be counter- signed by,

GIBD, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.

Agonte. Hongkong, 11th March, 1998.

"King George IV” Whisky

•ACENT

The Prestige it com- mands is built on

UNVARYING

MALITY.

EXCELLENCE

GLOUCESTER ARCADE

Tel. 30986.

Straits Straits

Calcutta and Straits

Japan and Shanghai

Sphinx

Conte Blancamano

Marechal Joffre

Tjibadak

Teucer Eumacus

Van Heulsz

Menestheus

Mausang

Canada, Japan and Manila Pres. Jefferson

~Hile date-26th February

Honolulu, Japan and Manila

(San Francisco date, 23rd Feb.) Pres. Cleveland Amoy

Japan and Shanghat

Java

Japan

Canada, U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai (Vancouver B.C.,

March 22.

.March 23.

.March 23.

March 23.

March 24.

Sirdhana

.March 24.

Terukuni Maru Tilsalaic

March 24.

.March 24.

Atsuta Maru

March 25,

date, 6th March)

Emp. of Japan

.March 25.

Japan

Straits

Jupan

Toyama Maru Katori Maru Nojima Muru

March 25.

March 26.

March 26.

OUTWARD MAILS

For

Per

Date and Time

Monday

Manila Swatow

Emp. of Britain Mon., Mar. 14, 3 p.m. Hoitan

.Mon., Mar. 14. 3 p.m.

Air Mail for Wuchow, Kweilla, C.N.A.C. Plane... Mon, March 14.

Kwelyang and Chungking by the "C.N.A.C." Airways Direct Ser- vice"

Q. P. O.

K. P. 0.

Rez., Orl.,

March 14, 5 pam. March 14, 5 p.m.

Reg.,

Ord.,

Manila, Australia and New Zealand Talping

vla Thursday Island-due Thurs- day Island, 20th March.

Parcels, Reg., Ord..

Tuesday

March 14, 5 p.m. March 15, 6 am. .Mon., Mar. 14,- ...Mar. 14, 5 p.m. Mar. 15, 8:45 am.

Max. 15, 8.30 &..

Air Mail for . "Imperial · Airways Imperial Airways Plaze

Direct Service”—due London, 23rd March

„Mar. 15, 0 MIL

G.P.O. & K.P.O.

Reg.

Oră.

Tues, Mar. 16.

.Mar. 15, I am.

•Mar.

15, 9 A..

Air

Mail for Australia by the Imperial Airways Plane "Imperial Airways Service''- duo Darwin, 19th March .....

Fxes, Mar. 15.

GP.O. and KP.0.

Reg., Ord.,

„Mar, 15, 8 a.m.

Konginoon..***

Hohow, Pakhoi and Haiphong Salgon, Madang, Salamaun and Neptuna

Rabaul, Sydney and Melbourne

On Lee Kaying

Tues., Mar. 15, 10 a.m.

Tues., Mar. 15, 1 p.m. Tues., Mar. 15, 5 pm. ·

Samshui and Wachow

Amoy

Swatow and Bangkok Kongmoon

Wednesday

Kongo....Wed., Mar. 18, 8.15 am.

Swatow, Shanghai and Tientsin Fausang.. Wed., Mar. 10, 8.30 a.m.

Swalow and Amoy

Cheklang Wed., Mar. 16, 10.30 am). Kalgan....Wed., Mar. 16, 15.30 am. Fook On..Wed., Mar. 16, 10.00 a.m. Anshun.. Wed., March 18, 2.39 p.m.

Thursday

Parcels,

Thurs., Mar, 17. Mar. 17, 4 pm. Reg., ........Mar. 17, 5 p.m. Ord.,.....Mar. 17, 5.30 p.m.

Shanghal, Japan, Canada, US.A., Empress of Russia

Central and South Amerien and *Europe via Vancouver B.C., (Parcels for Canada only)-due Vancouver B.C., 4th April, Japan and Europe via Siberia

Sandakan

Swatow, Foochow and Tientsin

Shanghai and Japan

Straits and Calcutta

Kitano Maru Thurs., Mar. 17, 6 p.m. Friday

Hinsang .Frh, Mar, 18, 8.30 am. Nanning Fri., Mar. 18, 10.30 am. Rampura

.Fri., Mar. 18, 10.30 nm. ·

Sulsang

....Fri., Mar. 18.

Parcels Ord.,

..Mar. 18, 11 a.m.

Mar. 18, Noon.

Shanghal. Japan and Europe via Sphinx .... Fri., March 18, 1.30 p.m.

Siberia

Straits, Ceylon, India, East and S. Kalear-I-Hind ... Fri, Mar. 18,

Africa, Aden, Egypt and Europe

vin Marseilles-due Marseilles,

15th April.

Amoy and Shanghal

Saturday

G.P.0, and KP.O.

Parcels, ......Mar. 18, 5 p.m.

Reg.,

.Mar. 19, 0.45 n.m.

Ord.,

Mar. 18, 10.30 a.m.

Tainan... Sat., March 10, 8.30 a.m.

Air Mall for "K.L.M. Airways Ber- Kalsar-1-lind

vice"dus Amsterdam. 271

March.

Air Mail for "France-Orient Ser- vice"-duo Marseilles, 3rd April

Halphong

Manila, Straits, Ceylon,

Reg., Ord,

......Sat, Mar, 19

GP.O. and K.P.O.

„Mar. 18, -0.30 KM.

Mar, 19, 10 mm.

Marechal Joffee...... Bat. Mar. 19.

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

Rez......

March 19, 4 pm. Ord...... March 19, 4.20 p.m..

... Conton................ Sat, March 19, 8pm.

*India, Conte Blancamano. Sat., Murch 19.

*Egypt and Europe via Naples due Naples, 11th April

Saigon, Ceylon, India, East and

South Africa, Egypt and Europe Marseilles due Marsellics, via 17th April

Batavia and Sourabaya

G.F.0. and E.P.O.

March 19, 4.15 pm. Ordy .................. March 19, 5 p.m.

Joffre... Sat, Mar. 19.

G.F.O. and K.P.Ó.

Reg.,

Marechal

Req.,

Ord..

March 19, 4.15 p.m.

March 19, p.m.

Tibadak Tuan Mor. 22) D.30 am.

Tuesday

Friday B

Manila Australia and New Zealand Atsula Maru - via Thursday Island-due. Thurs-Reg.. day, Island, 6th April

*Buperscribed corresp

Mar. 25: Mar. 26, 4.15 pm: Mar. 25, 5.00 pm.