1938-08-03 — Page 4

THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY,

AUGUST

1938.

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS

25 words $2.00

for 3 days prepaid

WANTED KNOWN.

AT THE LITTLE SHOP, 1 Salisbury Road, Kowloon, Tel. 69770. Sale now on. 30% discount-also, exhibi- tion of pictures by R. Pointo!.

SUSUNG, HWANGMEI CAPTURED

Japanese Claim Key Point Occupied

RUSSIANS CROSS NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

|

Hankow, Aug. 2. An official communique nays that troops Japanese since yesterday lunched attacks un Susung and the

NOTICE. WATER SUPPLY.

low

KOREAN BORDER

(Continued from Page 1)

R.

but diplomats professed hoped for a settlement.

rainfall Owing to the experienced so far, and the high consumption, it is quite possible that all storage reservoirs will not all this summor.

ro-

Consumers are earnestly quested to exercise every care in the use of water and to have defective water ttings repaired without dolny.

R. M. HENDERSON,

that they

The Manchukuoan Government ot Hsinking has sharply protested to the nt Consul-General acting Soviet Harbin, demanding a cessation of the attacks, and ginting its readiness to negotiate amicably when aggression censes.

Japan

Defence The Central

the Headquarters announced that light control started yesterday and that they also proposed to practice warning sounds similar to air raid alarma-United Preas,

PLANES NOT ENGAGED

Tokyo, Aug. 3.

It is learned that Japanese planes, In order to show their strength, flew along the onstern frontier of Man- chukuo yesterday morning.

DIVORCE New

New German PUZZLE

Five

Judges To Give Ruling

To decido n' legal problem

of "desertion" under Mr. A. P. Herbert's now Marriage Act, a test case is shortly to come before a specially constituted court of all five judges of the Divorce Division.

Ban On Travel

Diverting Tourists To

Austria

C

How precarious Germany's position és in regard to foreign currencies can be gleaned from the fact that the Minister of Economics, Herr Funk, has ruled that henceforth the grant- ing of foreign exchange to residents: in Germany for travelling purposes abroad will be considerably ro- stricted.

Applicants who desire to

preferential treatment only if The Act enables a divorce to abroad for reasons of health will re- be granted on proof of desertion the trip is endorsed by the public Times Berlin Correspondent. for three years, but there can health authorities, writes the Sun be no desertion if husband and visits to relatives living abroad will wife live apart under a deed of be financed only if the relatives in separation.

question are of the closest kin.

day

travel

..

POST OFFICE.

forwarded

VIA SIDERIA ROUTE AIR MAIL LETTERS Air mail lotters may be posted in Letters and Postcards for Europe

They and South America are the ordinary posting boxes. should be clearly marked "By Air"via Siberia" if so superscribed. Mall" and bear sufficient postage. insufficiently prepaid letters may be taxed with double the dedciency or forwarded by Steemer Service, at the discretion of the Post Once.

ara

OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered and Parcel Malls closed 10 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise

· AIR MAIL SERVICES

stated, and where malts are adverts- Air Mail Services to Shanghal, ed to close at or before 9 um, ro Nanking, Tsingtau, Tientsin and Pel-gistered and parcel malls are closed

at 5 pm. on the previous day. ping are temporarily suspended.

From

Tlentiln and Swatow

INWARD MAILS

Per

Chungling

Straits and Europe via Suez (Letters Water Authority.

Public Works Department, Hongkong, 19th July, 1938.

FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN.

What to do to help a child Anyone knowing of a child who been assaulted, neglected, or has

Hkoly ill-treated in u

manner

to

It is emphasized that although they passed over Sevlet territory, they were not engaged in hostile activities, and were allowed to

on un go challenged.

The number of planes participat- ing in the display is not disclosed.-- Reuter.

NEGOTIATIONS IN SIGHT?

Tokyo, Aug. 3.

A Keljo report

It has been suggested, however, deed can be repudiated. that such

A number of sults have been filed in which plea of repudia- tion is

is made and a period of three years' subsequent "deser- tion" net out.

The court will be asked to decide this is desertion within the

toi The court will also be asked

states that the of the Act.

Chinese troops abandoned the elly cause unnecessary suffering or injury | Kwantung authorities Issued a com- } decide whether a man can success-}

this morning.

have encounters Many severe occurred in this sector in the last few duys, over two Japanese detachments being annihila ed and one Japanese captain killed in beton,

to health, or knowing of a parent who is seeking advice on any matter concerning a child, would be doing an act of kindness by communicating at once with

the

The Hon. Secretaries, H.K.S.P.C. Rooin 300, Bank of East Asia Build~ ng, Hongkong, or the Inspector, 19,

Road, 1st floor; or Wanchal; or the Inspector, 12, Sul Yeung Chot Street, ist flour, Kow- loon

It is stated that since Sunday the Pokfulum violet Peel Health Centre,

All further steps will be taken, and expenses borne, by the Society.

The Informant's name will be kept strictly private, except in cases where mallee is proved.

have been counter-inspector, Chinese troops attacking Tsiensha--United Prest. HANKOW NOT PERTURBED

Hankow, Aug. 2. Well-infurned Chinese circles are not worried by the Japanese occupa- tion of Susung on the north bank of the Yangtze and 20 miles north- east of Klukang, which was offetatly announced by a Japanese spokesman udimitted by a articl this morning Chinese ofletal communique.

bi revealed that It now cit

week Renter was 11formed that Chinese furces would not de- fend Tail and Susting and that the Chinese command decided to

make

U.S. COMMODITY

PRICES

LATEST CABLED

QUOTATIONS

determined stand of Hwang- mel, 15 miles south-west of Susung. where a strong line has been pre-cet, and the Chinese command is Der. Paren

fighting units Jun. (1999) rushing well-known

who Mur. (1938) Renerals commanded by the distinguished themselves in the south May (1930) Shantung Oghting to strengthen the July (1nas defence forers. Reuter.

HWANGMEI THREATENED

Spot

1 Sept.

i

Dee

Mar

May

Aaking, Aug. 2. Fierce Bghting was still going on Into this morning in the outskirts of the walled town of Hwanganel, the first major objective of the Japanese advance in Hupch Province, on the Sept. north bank of the Yangt«c.

The Chinese put up

nguinst the

resistance

Japanese forces.

New York. Aug. 3. New York Cotton

Closing Opening

8.48/50 14.48/415 8.58/57

8.58/58 0.63763 8.88/66

8.70/70

8.58/58 8.60/60 8.04.04 9.87767 8.70 N R50

New York Rubber

15.80/78

15.88/80

15.99/94

15.88b/91 15.06/16.00 16,04b/000 10.13

Dec. Dee.

FL

stubborn unrushing!

Monday's Sales:--

Sales for the dny-2,500 tons.

Chicago Wheat

004/60% 676/87

69/68% 6834/68

71%/71

16.086,000 bushels. Chicago Corn

55%/55 55 /55% 5231/624 52%/524

The Japanese Hosegawa, Sano and Sept. ather detachments dashing through! Dec.

boundary this front attack on te main Chinese positions north Oct. of Hwanginc.

the Anhwei-Hupch

May

mor launched a

"Winnipeg Wheat

70/70%

744/746

764/7544 742/744% 7034/704

Jupanese military authorities were confident that the key town will be captured by the Japanese forces in the Immediate future.Domel.

HWANGMEI FALLS

Dec.

May

SIPS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION

The following ships are expected to be in wireless communication with Anking, Aug. 2.

the radio station-Pierre Lote, Mal- Haitan, Sulsang, embittered yang, Fausang all-day fighting, the walled town of Hwang- Felix Roussel, Kayeson, Busyo Maru, mel, was completely captured by Tinhow, Sikiang, Kwangtung, Hong- Japanese forces at 8.20 p.in.-Domel, siang, and Shinhwa.

Climaxing

ALHAMBRA

SHOWING TO-MORROW

CESAR ROMERO PHYLLIS BROOKS JANE DARWELL ALAN DINEHART acyve froducer Sol M. Watz of Dyed by Mal Choir Servon Play by Lourdes and Johar Patrick

A LOVE OF DANGER -- AND

A DANGEROUS LOVE- 'catch them up in a thrill-packed adventure that covers two con- resents. Bashing excitingly from hansatlantic liner to city sheets

Turning a search for a dia - monak into a quest for each other!

desertion.

The restrictive measures on travel abroad undoubtedly serve the double purpose of saving foreign currency and

of diverting German tourists to- wards Austria. Repeated appeals to their the German publie to spend holiday in Germany's newest pro- wince seem to Indicate that up to date the number of German holiday- makers in Austria has not come up Lo expectations.

AUSTRIA NOT AN ASSET

of the fact that the Ger- to take gold currenclen, the incor- foreign over the Austrian reserves in

Reich the poration of Austria into seems to be an additional burden to the Relch in regard to foreign cur- rencies rather then an asset. Whic Austrian exports have declined sharply of late. 11.1s understood that of foodatus imports into Austria had to be kept almost on the same level

before. ag

Inchsbank was able

and

munique yesterday which stated:

fully plead that his wife has deserted "Although there were some skirm when he himself has committed man

Changkuteng mishes to-diny in the Arca, none was serious. Also Soviet adultery after the date of the alleged neroplane movements were not post- tive to-day. It is now a known fact illegally which that five planes crossed into Manchukuo yesterday were downed."

The reason for the communique is not explained, but it possibly means that the Manchukuons unticipate saan-Untied opening negotiations Press.

JAPANESE ENVY OF BRITAIN TEMPERED BY BUSINESS SENSE

(Continued from Pape 1.)

Some lawyers take the view that misconduct puts an end to the "de- sertion" by the other party.

4 Year Crime

Hunt

Sydney.

THE rewards offered for information which will

the solve

four-year-old "Pyjama Girl" murder my-

stery have been more than doubled and now total £1,- 600.

Thai for information feading to the arrest and conviction of the mur derer has been raised from £500 to £1,000, and that for establishing the!

with that country has усту much decreased. Their complaints may be Justified in view of the fact that at the time Manchukuo's independence was established, Japan concluded an alled defence pact with the

Under the terms of this pact

from £200 to £500, the former country supplies the bulk's identity--never yel ascertained

идес

State.

new

uf Manchukuo's requirements for

this materials. To Whr

such

British exports of

ged between 23 and 27. extent was

The alch

shot in a culvert four found

September materials miles from Albury in

wekring canary- In 1934. She was

inust have declined appre American | coloured pyjamas,

doubtless jua

amilar way the British Tobacco Company colleed the adverse effect which the Sydney University Medical School.

Introduction of Government control must have produced on its sales of that commodity."

"NOT UNFRIENDLY”

As regards Soviet Russla, Visenuni Inouye, said briefly that Japan could not afford to neglect the possibility of my threat to her existence, al- though relations between the two countries were not unfriendly," Viscount Inouye, who has

since visited longkong since 1902, hia activities have been confined for the most part to North China, said that he was looking forward to his tour in the South.

not

HANKOW EVACUEES

ARRIVE

(Continued from Page 1.)

when the train pulled in an hour be- hind schedule.

Hier

body is sull

preserved

NO SWASTIKÁS ON BEER MUGS

اله

al

ol

Vicuna. THE tactless and tasteless use

the Swastika mud portraits of Herr leaders. especially of Nazi

ΟΣ Hitler,

to decorate

kinds articles in domestic use is now for-

authorities| bidden by the Vienna All "Nationalistic rubbish" is to bel destroyed.

A

and Papers) London date, 7th July and London Parcels Lon- don date, 30th June. Manila

Air Mail by "Imperial Always

Service"London Direct 28th July.

Java Strails

Japan, Shanghai and Europe via

Siberia, London date, 14th July. Felix Roussel

Szechucn Pakhoi

Glenppp Shanghal.

Due.

.August 3.

Corfu

August 3.

Emp. of Asia

.August 3.

date,

Imperial Airways Plane .. August 3 Tibadak

.August 3.

Bhutan

August 4.

August 4..

.August 4.

August 8.

dato,

Imperial Airways Plane

August 5..

Kiangsu

August 5.

Rawalpindi

August 6.

Anking

..August G..

Perseus

..August 0.

Pres. Adams

.August 0.

ways Direct Service-San Fran-

olsco date, 20th July. Haiphong

Canton

Yochaw

Suisang

Tango Maru

.August 0. .August 8.

Changle

Air Mail by "Imperial Airways

Direct Service"-London

31st July.

Shanghai and Swalow

Japon and Shanghai

Shanghai, Foochow and Amoy

Straits

U.S.A, Honolulu, and Japan-San

Francisco date. 12th July.

Air Mall by "Pan-American Air Pan-American Airways Plane

Tientsin and Swatow Calcutta and Straits

Australia and Manila Bungkok and Swatow Shanghol

Japan Wheat especially has always been' ble item on the Austrian imports list, and its replacement in port by rye-as in other parts of Germany would hardly be feasible, since the great Austrian population attaches value to its breakfast rolls and many dishes made out of wheat flour of high quality.

Marrying To Be Company For Bride

Cairo.

THE marriage of Princess

Fawzia, seventeen-year- old sister of King Farouk of Egypt, to the Crown Prince of Iran, will result in many marriages between the people of both coun- tries.

it was felt that the Princess would be more at home in Teheran, Iranian Wellblatt specifies The

several capital, with an entourage of her offend against goud own countrywomen, so the Crown articles which laste, as pleture postcards which Prince himself suggested that pro- show a Swastiku rising out of the mirent Iranians should marry the

instead

chair daughters of distinguished Egyptian of the cushions bearing the inscription in families who would be sultable com- German, "One nation, one Stale, one panions for his wife.

The Crown Prince will come lo and beer mugs with the Fuehrer, Swastika and a "trightful" purtruit Cairo to sign the marriage contract

in September. of Herr Hitler.

sca

sun;

Among the foreigners on the train ONES RETRIEVALES FAMILIA LEARNTON BESARNALOKINNUSTANG DUNIA

Foss, were: Mr. D. McKillop, Mr.

Mr.

Lending, Wing Commander

Malley, Mr. R. E. Moon, Messrs. Rowland, Hannach, Golovatsky, the Rev. Gatti, Mrs. Kolin, Miss Verde: and sister, and Miss Guievitch.

On

the way down from Hankow

no aeroplanes were sighted, and ex- cept for the crowded train, the jour- ney was no different from one made in peuice-ume,

One

sald

that the passenger foreign population in Hankow was in no hurry to evacute and there had been, no rush to secure special accommodation on this train.

There were still more than 1,000 foreigners in the capital, though many of the women and children bad already been evacuated to Hong- kong or to the interior.

Aboard the train were three British naval men, P. O. Prince, A. B. King and A. B. Bryant.

EXCHANGE RATES

Geneva..

Berlin..

Paris.

Athens

Milan Oslo. Amsterdam.

Copenhagen. Stockholm... Prague... Helsingfors

July 28.

.21,492

12.24 178.9/04

Music hath charms

Sunday Classical Concert.

at Repulse Bay Hotel Under leadership of Geo, Pio-Ulski

Programme for Sunday, 7, August, 1938.

2.30 p.m.

PROGRAMME

.Lortzing. ..Amadel.

Java and Manila

Straits

Strolts and Manila

Japan

Kalgan Meresthous Tinegara

Van Heutsz Gneisenau Merlota Maru

OUTWARD MAILS

For

Per

Wednesday

Fort Bayard

Swatow, Amoy and Foochow Bangkuis

Swatow and Shanghai

Taipoosek Sagres

Proteus

Kingyunn

Air Mail for Sian, Lanchow, Chang- Eurasia Plane

sha

Chengtu

etc.,

(via Hankow) by the "Eurasia Air- ways Service" (To further points by surface transport as Services permit).

Straits

Samshul and Wuchow Hoihow

Sandakan

Haiphong

Shanghai and Japan Kongmoon

Cremer

Thursday

Ref.. Ord.,

Sat., Aug. G..

August 7..

August 7.

August 9. August 9. .August .August .August 9. August 10. August '10.

Date and Time.

Wed., Aug. 3, 1.30 p.m. Wed. Aug. 3, 3 p.m. Wed., Aug. 3, 3.30 p.m. Wed., Aug. 3, 4.30 p.m.

Wed., Aug. 3.

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

Aug. 3, 4.30 p.m. ..Aug. 3, 5 p.m. Wed., Aug. 3, 5 p.m.

On..Thurs., Aug. 4, 8.16 am, Chunking. Thurs., Aug. 4, 8.30 am. Hinsang...Thurs., Aug. 4, 8.30 am. Sulyang.....Thurs., Aug. 4, 10 am. Corfu...Thurs., Aug. 4, 10.30 am. Tel Lee......Thurs., Aug. 4, 11 a.m. Thurs, Aug. 4.

G.P.O. and K.P.O. Parcels,

buba, Japan, Canada, U.S.A., Emp, of Asla

and South America and *Europe via

B.C., Vancouver (Parcels for Canada only)--due

Vancouver B.C., 22nd August and

Ceylon, India, East and Felix Roussel

Reg

*Europe via Siberia.

Ord..

South Africa, Egypt and Europe

G. F. O.

Reg.,

via

Ord.,

31st August

Marselles due Marselles,

Air Mail for Chungking (yia Han- C.N.A.C. Plano

kow) by the "C.N.A.C. Airways Direct Service."

.Aug. 4, 3 p.m.

Aug. 4, 1.15 p.m.

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

Reg..

Ord.,

Air Mail for "Imperial

Direct Service"-duc 11th. August.

Airways Imperial London,

Reg., Ord..

.Aug.

G. T. 0.

Reg.

Ord.,

Manila, Rabaul, Australia and New Nellore

Zealand via Brisbane-due Bris- bane, 22nd August.

Parcels Reg.,

Haiphong

Friday

„Aug. 4, 5 pm. .Thurs., Aug. 4.

and K. Р. О.

.Aug. 4, 4.15 p.m. .Aug. 4, 5 p.m. .Thurs., Aug. 4.

.Aug. 4, 4.30 p.m. Aug. 4, 5 p.3.

Airways Plane.... Thurs., Aug. 4

Ord.,

K. P. O.

...Aug. 4, 5 p.m.

4, 5.30 p.m.

4,

..Aug. 5

p.Jit.

Aug. 4, 7 p.m.

Thurs.

Aug. 4.

G. P. O, and R. P. O.

.Aug. 4, 5 p.m. Aug. 5, 8.45 am. .Aug. 5, 9.30 am.

Tai Hing...Fri, Aug. 5, 8.15 am. G.G. Paul Doumer Fri., Aug. 5, 9 a.m. Fri., Aug. 5, 10 a.m. Leesang

Fri., Aug. 5, 10 am. ..Fri, Aug. 5, 3 p.m. Fri., Aug. 5, 3.30 p.m. Fri., Aug. 5, 4,30 p.m. Fri., Aug. 5. 'O, and E. P. G. P. O. Parcels Reg., Ord..

0.

....Aug. 5, 5 p.m. .Aug. 6, 0.45 am. Aug. 6, 10.30 a.m.

.Sat, Aug. 8.

Aug. 0, 0.30 am. Anr. 8, 10 a.. „Sat, Aug. 6, 4 p.m. „Sat, Aug. 6, 5 p.m. Sat, Aug. 0, 5 p.m.

G.P.O, and K.P.O.

Sat., Aug. 0, 5 p.m.

Manila, Saigon, Bongkok, Straits, Tegelburg ....Sat Aug. 0, 5 p.m.

Mauritius, Reunion,

Madagascar, L. Marques and *S.

Air Mall for Manlia, Guam, Hono- Pan-American Airways Plane'

Sat., Aug. Gr

Samshul and Wuchow

Halphong

Kongmoon

On Lee

Swatow, Amoy and Foochow

Haitan

*Swatow, Shanghai and Tientsin.. Swatow, Foochow and Tientsin Straits, Sandakan, Ceylon, India, Rawalpindi

South Africa, Aden, East and Egypt, Malta, and Europe vla Marseilles de Marseilles, September.

Takeang

Holhow

2nd

Air Mail for "K, L. M.

Saturday Airways Rawalpindi

Reg., Ord.

TJibadak

Anhul

Kiangsu

Pres. Adams

Glinka.

..Liszt.

Fibich.

Direct Service"--dae Amsterdam, 16th August.

Amoy and Shanghal

Amoy

1

P.m.m

.1

1.

Undine. Ouverture

2. Invano. Serenade

3.

Valse-Fanlaste

4.

2nd Hungarlan Rhapsody

5.

Moonlight Madonna

6, Magyar Puszta

..Do Maurizi.

....Moszkowsici. No. 1

7. Spanish Dance. Aug. 2.

21.44%

12.23

178

5471⁄2

19.90

.93

.10.00

8,93

.5473

931

22.40 .19.40 1425

0.9518 22.10 10.40 1426

29.00% 29.00/2

4.90:

For Reservations

phono 27775.

4.035

4.933 Nom. .110.3/8 Nom, .1s. 3d.

Brussels.

York. New Montreal

Madrid. Hongkong Shanghal Bombay Yokohama. Belgrade Bucharcut. Montevideo, Buenos Aires

de Janeiro..2.27/32 Silver (Spot)..10R Sliver (forward).10

Nom.

110.3/5

Nom REPULSE

1. 30.

040. 178 1/8

1/2

1/6 BAY

217

.070

20% .18.99%

070

20

HOTEL

18.844 2.27/32

10%

102

War, Loan,...103

-British Wiralesi.

Hollow, Pakhol and Haiphong

*Manila

Batavia,

Afrien

lalu, and U.S.A. by the "Pan- American Airways Direct vice"due San Francisco, 14th August.

Ser-

K.P.O.

Ref.

Aur. 6, 5 p.m.

Ord.,

.Aug. 0. 5.30 p.m. G.P.O.

Rez.,

.Aug. 1, 5 p.m.

Orl.,

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

Rer.

Aug. 6, & p.m. Ord............Aug. 1, Noon..

by "Imperial Airways Direct Service" due Darwin, 11th Aug.

G.P.O. & K.P.0.

Aug. 6, 5 p.m.

Aug. 7, Nooл.

Sunday

Swatow, Shanghal and Tientsin

........Aug. 7, 0 n.m.

Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Imperial Airways Plane Sat., Aug. 0.

Direct Service"due London, 14th August

Air Mail for Malaya and Australia Imperial Airways Plane Sat, Aug, 0.

Reg.

.Ord,

Ioanne

Tal Seun Hong Sun., Aug. 7, 0 a.m.

Tuesday

Dairen, Victoria B.C.-dug Victoria Tyndareus. Tues., Aug. 9, 9.30 o.m.

.......Tues., Aug. 0, Parcels,

Aug. 8, 11 am. Ord... Qoney Aug. 9, Noon., Klungehow, „Tum., Aug. 0, 4,30 p.m. Sui Sang „Tues., Aug. 9, 6 p.m. *Superscribed correspondenes only.

THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD. Japan and Europe via Siberia

B.C. 15th September,

"Straits and Calcutta

Swatow and Shanghai