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K.R.A. Plans Extension Of Membership
Collaborating With Emergency Refugee Council
The
the
monthly meeting General Committee of the Kowloon Residents Assoctalion was held on Tuesday, June 18, in St. Andrew's Church Haji,
And
Those present were: Mr. Wylle C Mow Fung (President), Mr. F
Baldwin (Vice-President). Mr.
Treasurer) Secretary Hum. Miss H. D. Sawyer, Rov. C. B. R
W Sargent, Messrs. H. Bradbury, WC Felshow, Lamn Ming Fan, Ed
Manners,
W Chon Chi, C. M
1. N. Murray, it. l'estoji Munton,
of and ( E Terty Apologis absence were received trim the Han Mr. D'Almada e Castro, Jun, and
.. Railey
W 2004
Λ Messes W Markinlay.
D
It was agreed in send a enteula
Jester to as many Kowloon residents ats posible in in ensteavour to u grease the membership of the Ass() – (1 proposed A part t
subse- letter
runsidered and With
the quantly left in the hunds
گو؟
Correspondence Sub-Committee.
Letters with respect to
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Feny Co., adr
rutis precautions
lectures, street watering, traffle mat ters, the riksha stund near Observa-
tory toad, bis
erection of
services,
the for
direction plates "hidden" buildings, were read and approved.
A letter was read from the Emer gency Refugee Council asking if the Association was prepared to send a delegate to assist in its work. The President was appointed to this once.
A letter from the Urban Counell, with reference to drainage and saul- tation at Kowloon City, mentioned the steps taken to abale nuisances This was remitted to the Sanitation Sub-Committee for uspcction
decided to send report and it was
1 he original
a copy of the letter complainant.
PUBLIC A.R.P, LECTURE PLAN
A specini sul-committee was up- pointed to take arrangements lo hold public mir raids
lecture in Kowloon.
With reference to
precautionis
THE
JAPANESE INSIST ON CONTROL
HONGKONG
Of Whangpoo River Dredging Plans
TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JUNE 21,
EMPIRE NEWS
CANADA'S DEFENCE
POLICY
Montreal,
of Mr. Ian Mackenzie, Minister National Detence said at a dinner of tion of defence had been mado national policy.
Hold Conservancy business men recently that the ques-
Board's Ships
Canada, he said, was concentrat-
on
now
London, June 20. ing on defence in the folling order The silting up of the Whang-Air Force, Navy, Militia.
He added that the general public poo River was the subject of three questions, addressed to which formerly criticized the large
defence the Under-Secretary of State expenditure
the criticised hte Government because for Foreign Affairs, in
the expenditure was "not enough." House of Commons to-day.
Business and municipal leaders at the dinner pledged their aid in ar Sir
periods for ranging holiday ployees to conform with the training periods of the militin unita.
John Haslum, Conservative Member for Bolton, asked:
Feruit of (a) What has been the negotiations between the Consular Body in Shangini and the Japanese of nuthorities for resumption
14 dredging by the Whangoo Con- servancy Board;
(b) What has been the result of the Japanese with negotiationS authorities for the return of Whang puo Conservancy Board vessels and other property?
(e) in view of the continued de- tention by the Juponese authorities Bested of Whangoo Conservancy vessels, will the Under-Secretary of inquire State for Foreign Affairs
There are
'surplus whether
in Singapore available dredges
for this tonmed
which servire?
ty
were
in-
mark deplicting the
em-
British And U.S. Ships In Danger Area.
Hit By Bomb Picces In Barcelona
Barcelona, June 20.
American Two British and one
from ships were hit by splinters bombs dropped by Insurgent war- ships in Barcelona harbour to-day.
Over 40 bombs were dropped dur- Ing the course of the raid, but no
have been casualties
reported.- Reuter.
READY TO STUDY BOMBINGS Landun, June 20, In the House of Commons to-day, Mr. R. A. Butler, Under-Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs, an- arrangements were nearing completion for the despatch nounced that to France of a commission of British, Swedish and Norwegian experts to report on nerial bombardments Spain.
in
Mark of Quality-To populariss Canadian quality goods in the British and foreign markets, articles will bese an official coloured designation head and
The Commission will be ready to Royal Canadian proceed to any part of Spain at the shoulders of
of either Loyalists or in- request mounted policeman,
F. Powell Freed.--Mr. | surgents.-Reuter. Mr. G. George F. Powell, the British Social Credit expert, who was sentenced in November to six months' Alberta Imprisonment for libel, and entered prison
in February, has been leased on parole. The deportation order against Powell will not executed. The charge against
the publication of arose out of leaflet.
Australia
EMERGENCY"
re-
be
him
*
The Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Mr It A Butler.PLANS "IN EVENT OF replied that according to latest formation negotiations
between the Consular Continuing Body and the Japanese authorities The Japanese authorites require that Conservancy work should be carried on undies Japanese naval and military control, and that the more important members of the personnel should be nominated by the Japanese autheit-
"In these circumstances, there are abvimus objections to the proposal
end trengers from Singapore," Mr.
Reuter. Butler concluated
Tin Quotas Settled
Buffer Stocks To Be Created
London, June 20, The Eternutional Tin Committee his fixed the quota for July-Septem- ber a 35 per cent of the recently rvised standard tonnage i
The buffer stock scheme was sign- by alt delegates present at the meeting to-day, Stain being represented)
Contributions to buffer stocks for The third quarter have been fixed at to ceni
per
of standard tonnages. The next meeting of the Committee will be held at The Hague on Septem-
14--Reuter.
The
during the next six months. standard loanages for the Netherlands
The original quota was Bxed at 45 per cent United Press aulds that the the rumoured | Buffer Pool will absorb about 10,000 erection of mule stables ut Kowloon | tons of lin, which will be acctumulated Tong, a letter from Government was read in which it was stated that the hlables, if erected, would be at least 400 yards from the nearest habitation. It was agreed to unk the Kowloon Tong Garden City Association if thes Intended to take any further steps in the matter.
A letter from a member brought attention to the difficulty of localing the Kowloon Hospital and suggested that a large sign be erected near the bus stop serving the Hospital, and al for the same time, to the need erecting a waiting room near that bua stop similar to the one erected neur Be Queen Mary Hospital in Hong-
kong.
The Traffic Sub-Committee sub- mitted a report. Regarding the need for a pedestrian crossing and traffic island in Nathan Road, it was agreed to write Government encloslitg u plan to show the exact positions for these measures.
The
need for more emelent
reflectors on nullans and grass plots was also to be brought to Govern- ment's notice..
The question of the removal of all gross plots from Kowloon roads was referred back for further consider- atlon.
|
East Indies at Malaya have been increased by 711⁄2 per cent, as a result of the new arrangement.
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Sydney. Mr Thorby. Commonwealth Min- the *rve&{l !ru ister of Defence, House of Representatives during the debate on the Commonwealth defence policy that Australia building up stocks of petrol, metals, and chemicals for munitions in the event of an emergency.
as
WIS
Mr. C. Hawker, a former Minis- the ter
Commerce, described
reintroduce fallure immediately to
"political compulsory training
form cowardica."
arguing that this of training was quite different from conscription for overseas service.
Divorce Lawx-A practical formula for uniform laws relating to domicile in hte case of divorce in Australa has been drawn up by experts and submited to the Federn Cabinet. It proposed to invest State Courts with
Federal jurisdiction, without disturbing the existing laws of the State with regard
for to grounds divorce.
The
domicile proposed inwa will not apply to migrants not settled in any State or to foreigners South Africa
CHIEF TSHEKEDI TO MARRY AGAIN
Cape Town. Tshekedi Khama, paramount chief of the Bamangwata in Bechuana- land, is engaged to be married.
His flancee is Miss E. Mosheula, who was trained as a teacher, and later took up nursing. She was on the staff of Johannesburg General Hospital for alx years.
She is a native of Mateking, and the wedding will take place there at the end of next month.
Tahekedi divorced his wife In March last year after they had been married for 13 months. He had ac- cused her of being unfaithful. In the following month she pleaded guity at the District Commissioner's Court to practising witchcraft.
Tahcked was the central figure in an incident in 1033, when he was deposed by Adml. Sir Edward Evans, Acting High Commissioner, for hav-
for
177 BRITONS PRISONERS
OF INSURGENTS
It is revealed that 177 British sub- General jects are being held by Franco as pilsoners of war.
The British Government
hopes
that arrangements will be made in the near future for their release.- Rouler.
DE VALERA SURE OF MAJORITY
Dublin, June 20, Latest count in the Elre elections shows that Mr. Eamon de Valera will have an absolute majority over all consti- other parties. Only tuencies have yet to be heard from.
a few
When counting ceased to-day the tition was as follows:
Old Dad New Dail
Finnna Fall Fine Gart
Labour.. Independent
(Incomplete)
h
GO
48
10
13
I
11
7
Mr. de Valera's Flanna Fall is assured of a working majority for the first time in six years.--outer.
GERMANS ACCUSED IN U.S. SPY PLOT
(Continued from Page 1.)
have been prepared for n Federal Grand Jury.
Although the Grand Jury voted on the indictments to-day they are not expected to be published until later in the week.
Under the title "Jury tu Indict Hitler's Aides", the New York Post reports that the indictments actually name officials of the German Govern-
will be
with charged ment who
alding. directing
financing and espionage activities in the United The newspaper asserts that States
has the United States Government given permission to the Federal Attorney in charge of the investiga- tions to name the German officials if the avidence Justifies such a course,
"In view of the touchy pride of the
matic consequences are not unlikely", the New York Post odds,—Reuter,
Germany Accused
ing ordered a white man to be fog-Nazi Government, Important diplo ged. He was reinstated in 1934
Last Year's Trade Trade returna 1937 show that Great Britain bought
£14,361,000 worth of goods
Union, from the
she sold to South Africa apart from gold, whereas she sold to goods valued at £40,000,000. Ex- cluding gold expo
exported So to the United Statesuth
sold
New York, June 20. The Federal Grand Jury investigal- South Africa ing espionage in the United States valued has officially named Germany as the
| States good from country sponsoring
at only £1,338,000, but
wide spy net-
the United States goods valued at work which is seeking American de-
10,078,000. The Union's importa last fence secrets.
totalled £10,978,000, The
to obtain
Union's imports last year totalled The Grand Jury has returned three £103,382,000 compared with £86-indictments against eighteen persons 290,000 in 1036. Similarly, exports rose from £114,168,000 in 1936 to €125,359,000 last year.
India
MAYOR OF CALCUTTA
Calcutta.
Mr. A. K. Zukarlol, a former de- puty Mayor, was elected Mayor of Calcutta recently. He is a Molmam- medan, and his appointment is re Karded
as a triumph and a com- promise in reconciling warring cle-
ments of Congress.
charged with conspiring and transmit to Germany plans and codes dealing with aircraft, naval and coastal armaments of the United States. United Press.
No Date Set For Departure Of Advisers
the
New Himalayan Expedition-An attempt to scale the eastern peak of the Twins, nearly 23,000ft above sea
Hankow, June 20. With reference to level, in the Ilimalayas, will be made
reported this year by officer of the Himalaya | alatement from Tokyo that the Ger- Club. This will be Mr. Marklew's man advisers with the Chinese Army, third attempt.
with the exception of General von Falkenhausen, and General Krum- New Zealand
macher, are leaving Hankow soon, probably betera the end of tho SEAMEN ATTRACTED
month. Reuter learns from reliable BY HIGH WAGES
Jocal German circles that the ques- tion of the date when the advisers Winnipeg Wheat
Auckland. will depart has not yet been decided,
Although the Desertions fra moversens ships t
ndvisers had pre- 107/100% 100%/100%
09/05
beviously planned to leave Hankow on Dominion parts were stated to 87 / 07 04% 84% averaging 20 a month. The reasonJune 20, their departure, it is under- given is that men are attracted by tlement has not yet been reached be postponed since n gel- Jilgh wagen and short hours. The
Government is being urged to inves- between the advisers and the Chinese tigate the position.
Government.
U.S. $51,000 FOR SEAT ON STOCK EXCHANGE
German circles here maintain that
1938.
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June 22.
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June 22.
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.June 23,
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June 24.
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June 28.
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kow) by the "C.N.A.0. AirwayB Direct Service,"
June 21. 4.30 p.m.
.June 21.
p.ni.
Tues., June 21. and K.P.O.
Date and Time.
For
....Tues., Jano 21, 3 p.m.
G.P.O. and KP.O.
Rec..
Ord.,
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by the "Eurasia Airways Direct Service,"
G.PO,
Reg.
Ord.,
Air Mall for Stan, Lanchow, Chang- Eurasia Plane
sha and Chenglu, ele. (via Mon- kow) by the "Eurasia Airways Service" (To further points by
2 transport surface
GP.O,
Services
permily.
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and K.P.O.
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Samshul and Wuchow
Sandakan
Manila, Makasser and Sourabaya Shanghai, Japan and Europe via
Sibera
*Shanghai
Kongmoon
Juno 21. 4.30 p.m. Jane 21, 5 pm. ..Tuck, June 21,
Wednesday
" Taiming Wed., June 22, 8.15 azn. Mausang „Wed., June 22, 8,30 nih. Tilsndane.Wed, June 22, 0.30 ulm.
Athes II....Wed., June 22,
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Wed, June 22, K. P. O.
Swalow, Shanghai and Tientsin
"Shanghai
Swatow
Swatow, Foochow and Tientsin Air Mail for Banila, Guam, Hano- "Tan lulu and U.S.A.. by the American Airways Direct Service" -due San Francisco, 30th June.
Rez..
Ord..
Ker..
Thursday
Fort Bayard and Haiphong
Shanghal and Japan Kongmoon
Air Mail for "ELM.
Airways
Direct Servico"—duc Amsterdam, 3rd July,
Jenn Dupuls
June 22, 5 p.m. June 22 5 p.m.
GR. O.
June 22, 5 pm.
„June 23, 6 a.m.
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..June 23, 1.30 p.m.
Ori,
June 23. 2 p.m.
Saigon, "Ceylon India, East and Murechal Joffre ....Thurs., June 23.
*South Africa, Egypt and Europe
via Marecilies-due Marseilles, July 20.
G. P. O. and E. P. 0.
Reg., June 23, 1.45 p.m. Ord........ June 23, 2.30 p.m.
Strails, Ceylon India, East and Rio de Janeiro Maru
South Africa
Air Mall for "Imperial Airways Imperial
Direct
Bervice"-dua London,
Jano 30.
Thurs., June 23, 2.30 p.m.
Airways Plans ...Thurs, Jung 23.
G.P.O. and K.P.O.
Reg.
Jano 21, 6 pm.
Ord,
.June 23, 5 p.m.
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Samahul and Wuchow Kongmoon
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Friday
Fleg. Ord.,
....June 23, 5 p.m. .June 24, 0.15 am. .June 24, 10 am.
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day Island, July 7,
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Saturday
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Alc
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Ord.,
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Amoy
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Direct
3rd July
Ord..
Reg., ... June 25.9.30 20.
...June 25, 10 am.. Sat., June 25, 10a.m. Shantung ...Sat., June 20, 4.30 p.m. Anbul.Sat., June 20, 5.00 p.m.
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Scharnhorst...Sat., June 25, 3 p.m.. Airways Imperial Airways Piano.
Sat, Jane 25- Servico-duo London,
G.r.o. and K.TO. Ber...**
June 25, 5 p.m. Ord, ........... June 26, Noon.
Air Mail for Malaya and Australia Imperial Always Plane
by "Imperial Airways Direct Servico-due Darwin, 10th June
Shanghal
Sat, June 23- G.P.O, and K.P.O.
June 25, 5 p.m. Ord..... ......, June 20, Noon.
Rek..
'Banday.
Monday
Talyuan..Sun, June 20, 9.00. m.
1 Former Rugby President. — The
death is announced of Mr. S. F. WI- the advisers will either all go or all
Tai Suen Hong former New Zealand Rugby remain. There can be no exceptions. TROPICAL CLIMATES Swatow, Shanghal and Tientsin Football President. He was a delne The suggestion that five advisers gate to the first Imperial Rugby Con- should remalh has now definitely fam ference in 1824.
been dropped-Reuter
"Buperscribed correspondence only.
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