CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS 25 words $2.00 for 3 days prepaid
POSITIONS VACANT.
WANTED.--For
The Peak, A
British girl (not under 17 years) to mind two children ages 44 and 114 years, Apply Telephone 29001 or Box No. 400. "Hongkong Telegraph."
LADY CAN RECOMMEND Cook- buy, Coolle, Amah and Gardener. Good servants, long personal know- ledge. Clean, rellable and hard- working. Box No. 408, "longkong Telegraph."
FOR SALE.
PIANO. MOUTRIE FOR BALE. Excellent condition, $500 or nearest offer. Write Box No. 470, "Hour- kong Telegraph."
MOTORISTS!
WHY USE BONNET COVERS?
Which not only spoil the appear- ance of your car, but also Ruin The Paint,
Let us IGNITION-ITE your Ingition-system with the only 100% Protector from Dampness and Moisture.
WE GUARANTEE
Satisfaction at
LAM'S GARAGE
149, Gloucester Rd, Wanchai
Tel 31034
BRITAIN
THREATENS
ACTION IN SPAIN AGAINST BOMBINGS
(Continued from Page 1)
|NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
War, with the object of cifeeting I truce and thus enable the tayalists around- and Insurgents to meet at fable conference,
The information was made public this morning by diplomalle corres
leading London pondents of the morning newspapers, whu state that such action would follow the sucerss- fui application of the British pro- posals for withdrawing volunteers from Spain.
it is painted out that the Spanish confiel, which some months ago was believed to be ending, si hes athwart the road to a general Euro- pean appeasement, and retards completion agreement.
the
of the Anglo-Italian
for 11
Diplomatic correspondents further suggest that the British Government has in mind the re-opening of direct Anglo-German conversations general understanding, but it is realised that a Czecho-Slovakian essential
settlement
problem
tu
preliminary
mediation-Reuter,
the
4-23
British
SNATCHED FROM 70-YEAR OLD WIDOW
mean
Describing it as rather a crime in view of the age of his vletim, Inspector E. G. Post prosecuted Mak Cheung, 29, coolle, before Mr, Q. A. A. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy this marning for snatching a pair of 70-year-old Ruid earrings from R widow in Waterloo Road un Wednes- day afternoon.
Mak had been caught after a chase by Police Sergeant 186, but the car- rings, valued at $20, had not been recovered.
Sentence of six months' hard labour and eight strokes of the cane was possed.
SHIPS IN RADIO COMMUNICATION
The following ships are
expected
to be in wireless communication with
Hongkong Radio to-day:
Bintang; Sinklang:
Assuan; Pre-
sident McKinley: Alster; Starwo;
Tsinan:
Em- Gnelsenau; Taksang; press of Asin; Yasukuni Maru; Kum- gang; Chaksang: Changon; Taiyuan; President Pierce; Nippon; Mirzapore; Conte Rosso; Patroclus; Hosang,
STOCK MARKET REPORT
The Hongkong Stock Exchange official nummary, issued at 12.39 pm. yesterday, says:
Market dull and continues very quiet. Buyers are showing more In- terest at low rates but sellers are holding off.
Buyers Hongkong Bank (Lon.) £80 Venz. Goldfield $3
H.K. Lande 4% Deb. $101 Peak Trams (Old) $7 Macao Electrica $174 Constructions $1%
G. BAR R.
NOTICE.
On and after the 2nd June, 1938, the Passport Office at the will be Secretariat Colonial aituated in the Police Department Tin Offices, 5th floor, Chung Building, No. & Des Voeux Rond, Central,
(Sd.) T. H. KING, Commissioner of Police.
2nd June, 1938.
C.
R.
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Tuesday, the 7th day of June, 1938, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of lis Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at La Salle the Rond, Kowloon Tsui, in Colony of Hong Kong, for term of 75 years, commencing from 1st July, 1898, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be axed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of 24 years less the last three days thereof.
11
Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dis- posal of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicant) will be
with
#21 deponit required to
be will authorised ollicer who present at the sale, the mum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This aum will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price. PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
No. of Sale
Lot No. 261.
New Kowloon Intand
Adjacent to New Kowloon | Inland Lot No. 1136.
Registry No
Locality
C.
preg_i!eg ex
Buander
R
R
As per sale
plan.
Contents in
Acocal 14. frel
Benta!
Cpael Frice
$230
R.
000'01
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS
of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Tuesday, the 7th day of June, 1938, at 3 p.m., al the Oflices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Let of Crown land at To Kwa Wan, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years. with the option of renewal at a Crown Rant to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term u
75 years.
on
Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dis- posal of the lot the Purchaser (I not the applicant) will be
with required to deposit authorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum uf two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
No. of Sale
Kowloon Inland
Registry No
Locality
Opposita Kowloon Marine Lot No. 73,
Lot No. 4017.
To Kwa Wan Road.
Boundary
MeasurementA
N...W.
feel froi fert,fert
As per sale
plan.
NOTICE
Continis in
aq, fect
anyal
Rental
Upset Price
10.000
BRIS
Doo's$
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
J. ULLMANN & Co.
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Hongkong. The Annual General Meeting of the above will be held on Wednes- day, 15th June, in the Board Room of Messrs. Jurdine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., nt 5.15 p.m.
A. J. G. TAYLOR,
Hon. Secretary.
Matemaus (H.K.) 3/19
Sellers H.K. Tramways $17
Sales Antumoks Ps. 43
Benguet Consol. 9.20 Coco Grove .47 Consolidated Mines .003 Demonstrations .2
I.X.L. .62
San Mauricio .45
Suyoc Consol, 15%
More
than
1,000
Different
Styles
of
Good
Watches
PRICES,
QUALITY
and
STYLE
TO PLEASE
YOU
FINE QUALITY
DIAMOND
JEWELLERY
Also-
LOOSE
DIAMONDS
WHITE-BLUE PURE
J. ULLMANN & Co.
Established 1860
Chater Road
Hongkong.
THURSDAY,
JUNE
1938.
CHINESE FLANK MENACED AT LANFENG
general Japanese.
on
the
(Continued from Page 1.)
counter-attack With the reempture of Tashushan, the Chinese siege of Hofel, in central Anhweb, has been further tightened. Recent fighting along the north und south banks of the Kwo River have Japanese tremerxioun resulted in losses, it is stated.
DELIVERS PROTEST ON CANTON BOMBING
(Continued from Page 1)
POST OFFICE.
people homeless in the bombings, the Japanese still attempt to cover their
AIR MAIL SERVICES crimes by stating that their planes
POSTAGE STAMPS bombed only military establishments.
Postage stamps of the new issue Air Mail Services to Shanghal, Such an attempt to twist the facts. M. King George VI in the de- Nunicing. Tsingtau, Tientsin and Fel- serves only to prove the barbarity of nominations 5 dollars, 10 dollars will plug are temporarily suspended.
be on sale as from June 2, 1938, the Japanese militarists, the
AMOY SERVICE festo pointed out.
The manifesto concluded by asking
they Farcel Post Service to Amoy Is-
temporarily ruthland talerate
suspended. 18 the elvilised nations whether
continue
for bo would
accepted can being Parcels Irightful methods of war as conducted by Japan-Central News,Kulangsu only,
to
TEXT OF NOTE
Meanwhile, Tingyuan and Fengtai are constantly under the menace of Chinese gueriltus, who staged mur- bands sumali prise of Japanese soldiers and damaged as follows: their communication lines.
attacks
on
mani-
London, June 2. The Chinese Note of Protest was ""Since the beginning of Japanese military aggression in China, not one
AIR MAIL LETTERS Air mail letters may be posted in the ordinary posting boxes. They should be clearly marked "By Air Mall" and bear sufficient postage. Insufficiently prepaid letters may be
Arm
‚' OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered and Parcel Mails closed 15 minutos earlier than the time given below unless otherwise slated, and where mails are adverlis- ed to close at or before 9 am, re- gistered and parcel mails are closed. at 5 p.m. on the provious day.
VIA SIBERIA ROUTE Letters and Postcards for Europe "via Siberia" if so superscribed.
On the Hanshan and Chachslanday has passed without Japanese alt. taxed with double the deficiency or scetor, the positions of the contending craft severely bombing Chinese open forwarded by Steamer Service, at the and South America are forwarded forces so far remain unchanged towns, inflicting heavy loss of civi-discretion of the Post Office.
Central News.
Han
life.
one
Hankow, June 1. "For several days the Japanese A Chinese spokesman said to-day aircraft continuously raided Canton that over a thousand Japonese had
of the most populous elties in Yellow the
and bombing un deliberately crossing aucceeded
China, in forced machine-gunning the residential sec- River from Kwanini
tions. march to the relief of General Dol- hurn's Division, dug in north of Lan- feng.
"Chino must now once more appeal the world's conselence to restrain The Japanese artillery place Japan from continuing this whole-
sloughtor sale
10
continuously
cordon
From
INWARD MAILS
Per
Straits and Europe vin Negapalam (Letters and Papers) London date, 5th May.
Japan and Shanghai Air Mall by "Imperial Airways
Direct Service"-London
20th May non-
inpocent of ments at Kwantai ure
Chinese bombarding 10
men and children-United Press. thrown around the triangular section combatants, largely comprising wo- in white, General Dothara is anxious- ly awaiting reinforcements.-United Pres.
Heavy Fighting Proceeding
Hankow, June 1.
Heavy fighting is now proceeding on the western section of the Lung- hal Railway, between Kaifeng and Lanfeng
U.S. WILL BUY MORE CHINESE SILVER
(Continued from Page 1) stipulates that China shall ship coins to the United States, where they will be melted into bars.-United Press.
Silver to the value of £10,000,000 was recently shipped from London to believe New York on behalf of the Chinese Considerable quanti- Government,
were despatched to Bles of silver London, via Hongkong, in the first three months of this year.
From the net that rapid prepara- tions are being made to despatch a further ten divisions to the Lunghai
cJrces】ht!y! hot. foreign that Generalisstro Calang Kei-shek is not contemplating withdrawing south along the Petping-Hankow Be www the north Japanese batteries on
Yellow River ure bank of the carrying out a long-range bombard- Chinese troop con- resent
between
Just Kaifeng
SPANISH SILVER FOR U.S.
New York, Jane 1.
A consignment of silver valued at centrations Lanfeng, in an attempt to trellitate U.S. $4,831,000 has just been landed
In New York from Spain. the advance serum the Yellow River
to despatched the The It has been reinforcements of Japanese
by Inying United States by the Loyaltat Gov- Chinese are retaining
ermnent. Extreme secrecy regarding down a barrage along the river it-
it impossible, until the shipment is being maintained on self, making
have been both sides of the Atlantic, and in their artillery positions located and destroyed, for tempor- Washington Treasury and Federal Reserve Bank officials refuse to dis- ury bidges to be erected.
General Dolhara's division trapped cuss the subject.
10 continuing
Experts believe that it is certain by the Chinese, are
despite that the Insurgents will contest the ber stubborn resistance,
uf the metal. United overwhelming Chinese forces up-ownership
The Japanese relict PTCHA. posing them.
fro lorerd marching column Kweltch to the assistance of General Dothara appears to have been halted by Chinese guerillas and mobile units. in the vicinity of Ningling
arrived
From Ponsien, which they captured yesterday, the Japanese are launch- ing a strong offensive in the direction of Luyi, 37 miles south of the Lung- hai Rallway and 200 miles north- east of Hankow.
General Pet Tsung-hst, Feng Yu-
art
Chung-Jen hurve tex Honkow for military consultations.-Trans-Ocean, Claim Chinese Threatened
Shangbat, June 1. Fifty to sixty thousand Chinese soldiers, according to Japanese re- ports are in danger of being encom- passed by rapidly advancing Japan
#rid "of suffering ese columns,
#
from Japanese troops Kweltch westward have reached the town of Ningling, 20 miles west of Kweitch, reports reaching Shanghal on Wednesday night state, while the Japanese column advancing on the Lunghat Hailway from the south has occupied Luyi, west of Pohsien, after huving crossed the border of Anhwei and Honan provinces. No Japanese
similar fate us ut 1
the
have been received here of the progress
the approaching Japanese column
the north, Tattway from where it is prevented
strang Chinese resistance from crossing the Yellow River between Kaifeng and Lanten-Trans-Ocean.
by
NO FUNDAMENTAL CHANGES Hankow, June 2. A spokesman at the Ministry Finance dented to-day that the Cur- rency conference presided over by the Flance Minister, Dr. H. H. Kunk. any fundamental was considering measures or changes In China's cur- rency polley,-Uated Press.
BRITAIN'S AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS. OUTLINED
(Continued from Page 1)
Australia and Manila Shanghai
Shanghai and Swatow
Japan Manila Shanghai
U.S.A..
Japan
and
Mirzapore
Nippon
Duc.
Hakozaki Maru Yasukuni Maru
June 2.
June 2.
date,
Imperial Airways Plane
June 3
Nankin
June 3.
JA"
Conte Rosso
June 4.
Kingyuan
June 4.
.June 4.
.June 4.
Patroclus
.June 4.
Monijo--San
Pres. Pierce
June 4.
Anshun
.June 5.
Hosang
June 5.
Arizona Maru
June 6.
Ruys
June 0.
June 6.
Canton
Francisco date, 10th May.
Straits
Japan Japan
Straits
Tientsin and Swatow
Halphong
Calcutta and Straits
Java and Manila
Dairen
Air Mail by "Imperial
Direct Service-London
2nd June.
Calcutta and Straits
Snigon
Yochow
Tilawa
June
June
June 7,
Tilsadune
Glenbeg
June 8.
Airways
date,
Imperial Airways Plane Kumsning....
.June 8.
June 8.
Marechal Jofre
June B.
Air.
Air Moll by
by Pan-Amerlean
Service"-San Woys Direct Francisco date, 1st June. USA., Honolulu and Japan (San
Francisco date, May 13)
For
Pan American Airways Plane June 8.
June 8. Pres. Polk
OUTWARD MAILS
Рег
Thursday
Date and Time.
Thurs, June 2.
G.P.O. and K.P.O.
Reg Ord..
June 2, 4.30 p.m.
June 2, 5 p.m..
Air Mall for Slan, Lanchow and Eurasia Plane
Chengtu etc. (via Hankow) by the "Eurasia Airways Service" (to further points by surface transport as services permit).
Japon Formoso, Shanghai,
*Europe via Siberia. Air Mall for
"Imperial
and Halcozalti Maru Thurs., June 2, 5 p.m.
Airways Imperial
June 2, 6p.m.. Thurs., June 2.
June 2, 3 ... June 2, 5 p.m..
Direct Service"doe
of
Jane 9.
London, Airways Plane...Thurs., June 2..
G. F. O. and K. P. O. Вен Ord.
June 2, 5 p...
Air Mall for Wuchow, Kwelyang C.N.A.C. Plane
and Chungking by the "C.N.A.C." Airways Direct Service.
K.P.O.
Ref.. Ork.,
G.P.O.
Res.,
Ord,
Manila, Rabaul, Australia and New Tanda
Zealand via Brisbane-due Bris- banc, 20th June.
G.P.O, and K.P.0.
Parcels Reg. Ord.
Friday
Kongning
material for emergency fire brigade work would be completed by the end of the year.
sun
Apart from 300,000 gasmasks Issu~ ed for training. 100 local authorities received for storage have already sufficient mosks for the entire elvil populations in their areas. New Gov- ernment buildings will in future be provided with additional protection winst air attack, and plans for the safety of Members in the Houses of Purliament were well advanced.
Samshul and Wuchow Haiphong Kongmoon
Holhow
Hoihow, Pakhol and Haiphong....
India, East and Straits, Ceylon,
*South Africa. Aden, Egypt and Europe via Marseilles due Mar- seilles, 30th June. Swatow and "Bangkok Bangkok
Swalow, and Shanghai *Strails and Calcutta
Nanning
On Lee...
June 2, 5 DAIS .June 3, 6 am.. Thurs., June 2.
Juna 2,5 pm. June 3, 8.45 a.m. June 3, 9.30 a.m.
Fri, June 3, 8.15 a.m. Fri, June 3, 10 a.m. .Fri, June 3, 10 n.m.. Mulan....Fri., June 3, 11.30 a.m. Klungchow....Fri, June 3, Yasukuni Maru
p.m..
Fri, June 3. G. P. O. and K. P. O. Reg, June 3, 12.45 pm. Ord, June 3, 1.30 p.m. Kwelyang....Fri, June 3, 2.30 p.m. 3, 3.30 p.n. ..Fri., June
Fri., June 3, 4.30 p.m.. ..Fri., June 3. June 3, 5 pm. June 4, 9.30 a.m.
Protcus Kaying Sirdhana
Saturday
Parcels
Ord
of ol
Kongmoon
Air Mail
for "K.L.M. Direct Service"-due Amsterdam. June 10.
Fook On Airways Arizona Maru
EVACUATION OF POPULATION
The Home Secretary touched upon
evacuation the problems of the population, of public utilitics, horpital accommodation, and factory shelters, and mentioned he was seek- in the co-operation of employers and the Trade Unian Congress.
Flanlly he spoke of the necessity of to ensure the effective precautions Pohsien's Fall Admitted
working of the Government machine in air raid emergencies. Headquart- Harkow, June 2.
ers must be made as secure us Gov- by The capture of Pohsien
Govern- Japanese was admilled in Chinese ernment could make them.
urgently despatches from the Lunghal frontment, he said had been
engaged on this vital problem. yesterday.
The House would not expect him The messages add that the town, which is south of the railway, was to divulge the details of plans, but he taken after a bitter struggle, in which could say they had advanced far in obtain In- Infantry, Japanese
fixed their arrangements to with bayonets, charged the gates in the vulnerable Headquarters. British face of withering Chinese machine-Wireless.
gun firc.
The
The clty was subjected to a severe artillery bombardment before Japanese launched
the
their infantry
MAGISTRATE IN HOSPITAL
attack.
In place of Mr. K. M. A. Barnett, Further north the Japanese forces who is nt present undergoing treat- are stendily advancing westward fromment at the Kowloon Hospital, Mr. Kweltch in two columns, one of W. J. Lockhart Smith sat as second which is said to be heading for Lan-Magistrate at the Kowloon Mogletracy
Hulhsien, this morning. feng and the other for west of Lingleng and south-east of Lanfeng-Reuter.
K
Tension On Lunghai
Railway
Chengchow, June 2.
effort to
troops on the south bank are engag ing them.
Confused fighting is going on north-west of Lanfeng where the beleaguered Dolhara troops are still The situation on the Lunghai Rail-stubbornly holding out. Kuhslangisl, way has become extremely tense as the stronghold of the Japanese north the Japanese troops pushing west-of Lowang station, is still closely ward from Kweitch are striking in besieged by the Chinese.
After taking Pobelen on the Kwo several directions in an rescue troops of the Dolhara Division River in north Anwhel, the Japanese on column continued its advance dar- trapped north-west of Lanfeng the south bank of the Yellow River. Ingly westward yesterday. It was the Honan-Anhwel Violent lighting is in progress at halted near Luyl, 25 kilometres west Ningling, Chihsien, Tsingliangsu and of Pohsien
a bloody battle in Lluliotaland, points west and south-border, where
units of Chinese west of Kwelleb. Heavy Chlacse raging. Large
immelkate reinforcements have been rushed to troops are still in the
Pohalen and Kwoyang Mingchuan, 52 kilometres west of suburbs of Kweltch on the Lunghai Rallway, to ready to strike and cut the Japaneso check the Japanese advance.
ut Kunntal
rear.
on
The Japanese drive westward Into Meantime, 1,000 Japanese troops Horan from north Anhwel is ap-
to have are reported crossed the Yellow River under a parently to attack Chengchow from heavy protective barrage. Chinese the rear--Central News.
...Sat., June 4, 10 a.m., ........Bat.. June 4,
G. P. O. and K. F. O.. Reg......
.June 4, 1.30 p.m. ..June 4, 2 p.m..
Ord.,
Straits, Ceylon, India, East and Arizona Maru Sat., June 4, 2.30 p.m.
South Africa
*Straits, Aden, and Europe via Patroclus
Marseilles-due Marseilles 4th July
Sat., June 4..
...June 4, 3 pan... June 4, 4.15 p.m..
June 4, 5 p.m..
.Sat., June 4.
June 4, 4.00 p.m. June 4, 4.30 p.m.. ...Sat, June 4..
and London Parcels-due Lon- don, 10th July.
G.P.O. and K.P.O. Parcels,
Reg
Ord.,
Air Mall for "K.L.M. Airways Direct Conte Rosso
14th Amsterdam. Service"-duc
Q.P.O. & K.P.O.
June.
Reg.
Ord.
Air Mail for "France Orient Air- Hellkon.....
ways Service"-due Marseilles, 19th June.
G.P.O. and K.P.O.
Reg.
Ord
Straits, Ceylon, India, Egypt and Conte Rosso
*Europe via Brindis-due Briz- disi, 24th June.
G.P.O, and
Reg.
Ord.
Salgon
Hellkon
Jano 4, 4 p.m.. .June 4, 4.30 p.m.
.Sat, June 4, K.F.O
..June 4, 4.15 p.m. June 4, 5.00 p.m. Sat., June 4, 5 p.m.
G.P.O. and K.P.O,
Air Mail for Australia by "Imperial Imperial Airways Plane Sat, June 4..
Airways Direct Bervico" due
Darwin, 9th June
Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Imperial Airways Plano Sat, June 4..
Direct Service"-due 12th June
London,
Sunday
Swatow, Shanghal und Tientsin.. Fausong Shanghai Salgon
a.m...
Sun., June 5, 1 p.m...
Reg.
Ord......
Jone 4, 5 pm- June 5. Noon
G. P. O. and K. P. O, Reg. Ord.,
June 4. 5.p.M–
June 6, Noon.
Sun., June 5,
Losslebanic Storviken
.Sun., June 5, 5 p.m.
San
Monday ...... Sulyang.... Mon., June 6, 2.30 p.m.. Shanghat
Mon, June 6.. Honolulu, U.S.A., Central and South Pres. Plerce
Gr.o. and KP.0. Americo, Canada and Europe
June 0, 3 p.m. via San Francisco,duc
Juna 6, 4.10 p.m. Francisco, 28th June.
June 0,
•
Parcels, Reg. Ord.,
p.m...
Tuesday
Hosong
Dairen, Japan, Canada via Vic- Ixlon....Tues., June 7, 0.30 am,
toria, B.C.due Victoria, B.C..
14th July Straits and Calcutta
...Tues., June 7, Parcels.....June 7, 11 am)" Ord, June 7, Noon., *Swalow, Shanghai and Tientaln Fausang Tues., June 7, 12.30 p.m.. Kingyuan....Tues., June 7, 2.30 pm.. Swatow and Shanghai
*Superscribed' correspondence only.
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.