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"Cease Fire" Order In Border War
Demilitarisation Of Zone Next Step
Tokyo, Aug. Al Both the Japanese and Russians ceased fire punctually at noon to-day in accordance with the terms of the truce arranged in Moscow, states a Japanese despatch from the frontier zone received here.-Reuter.
DE-MILITARISATION
Tokyo, Aug. 11. Although press despatches report that Mr. Shigemitsu and M. Litvinoff agreed to cessation of hostilities at noon to-day. 21 full report from Moscow uppears to have been re- ceived too late to implement the decisions.
Inquiries at the War Ofice at 345 p. whether the order to cease fire has been sent to the front elicited non-commital reply.
CUMFL-
Meanwhile a Wer Office sunique alleged that Soviet troops carried out an offensive at 7.30 am. ( and fighting was still going on at 10:
*.m.
once the
I understood that armistice has been implemented the next step will be to secure virtual demilitarisation of the disputed zone until it is redemarcated.-Reuter.
AGREEMENT RESPECTED
Tokyo, Aug. 11,
CLM
E. L. STRANGE,
Hon, Secretary
NOTICE
M/Y. TSUI, Veterinary Surgeon has/arrived here from Canton.
Address: No. 19 Sung Street. Sung Wong Toi, Kowloon, City. .Olee hours: 8 am to 1 p.m. Only on Sundays.
SUDETENS MEET HODZA'S GROUP
Important Conference On Czech Problem
Prague, Aug. 11.
The most important development In the Czecho-Slovakian nationalities problem since Lord Hunciman's ar rival occurred this afternoon, when the Sudeten delegates, led by Dr. Kundt, net the Cabinet sub-Com- mittee presided over by the Premier. Dr. Milan Hodza, and Parliamentary committee of six, with the President of the Czech Senate and the Pre- sident of the Chamber in attendance,
The Sudeten and representatives held their Orst real discussion at this meeting on essential problems connected with the nation- alities problem,
Parliamentary
The Inclusion of the Parliamentary Committee in the meeting was the result of hard bargaining, and makes the Government delegation more un- | wieldy than Dr. Hodza had hoped. A communique states that Dr.
the Hodza explained
Government viewpoint on his own measures and the Sudeten memorandum.
011
Discussion will be resumed Wednesday next week, when the Sudetens will reply to the Premier's argument.--Reuter.
PROMINENT CHINESE
FLY NORTH
It is learned from reliable sources that group of prominent Chinese oficials inchiding Dr. Chu Chla-kwa, Mr. Liu Ve-tse, Dr. Andrew Lee und
The crisis in Soviet-Japanese re- Dr. Chu Min-yi left Kai Tak aero- lations was practically solved to-day drome for Chungking yesterday early as the roar of gunfire dled down in the morning. along the enstern frontier of Matstood that they were recalled by the it is also under- chukuo in accordance with the truce Chinese National Government agreement reached in Moscow. -
Both Japanese, and Soviet forces some important oficial affair.
W.N
for
It is also reported that Mr. Li Tai- to General Wu Teh-
tsno, seernor of Kwangtung Pro-
chen,
halted military actions at noon and quietly confronted each other a distance of several hundred ya.di separating the rival forces.-Domel, vince, is here at prescit to make preparations for General Wu's official call to His Excellency Sir Geoffry Northcote.
JAPANESE CHECKED
Messrs. Soon Sue-yuch, Tsu Tao- SOUTH OF KIUKIANG fen and Miss Sze Lling, newly ap-
pointed
members of People's Council, who arrived here from Hankow last week left for Canton yesterday after- noon by train.
(Continued from Puge 1.1
fully attempted to dislodge
the past fortnight."
419 for
The Commander of the Chinese forces estimates that the present strength of the Japanese la three over 00,000
divisions,
men.
comprising
Personal observations made by
Reuter's correspondent confirm the
Melbourne Population
Rises
to its
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NOTICE..
WATER SUPPLY.
TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 1938.
It is hereby notified that com- mencing on Monday, 15th August, the hours of supply to all districts on the Inland and in Kowloon and New Kowloon will be
6.m. p.m. Consumers aro earnestly re- quested to exercise every care in the use of water and to have defective water fittings repaired without delay.
R. M. HENDERSON,
Water Authority. Pablle Works Department, 11th August, 1938.
C.
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PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS
DAUGHTERS KEPT MOTHER'S
DEATH A SECRET
No Man In House For 30 Years
POST OFFICE.
AIR MAIL LETTERS
VIA SIBERIA ROUTE Air mail letters may be posted in
Letters and Postcards for Europe the ordinary posting boxes. They and South America are forwarded
ONLY CONTACT WITH WORLD WAShould be clearly marked "By Air "vin Siberia" If so superscribed.
THROUGH A LETTER-BOX
and Beatrice Ward, aged 43, her 40-year-old later Gertrude walked from their home in Minnis Road, Birchington, Keut recently and left behind a life- time spent among oll-lamps and cobwebs, with talks through the two-inch gap of a letter-box us their only
with contact
the world.
OUR GUIDE TO THE CINEMAS
A few hours earlier police had ZONA MITO
"Paradise broken open a door and, entered the|
Two" house. On
For
(King'a bed they found the Theatre, to-day).Our own Jack latera 83-year-old mother, It was Hulisert and Hollywood's Patricin the first time men had entered the Ells in a new, bright version of the house since 1907..
old story about the millionaire and the chorus giri. One of England's very much better musical comedies. "Wives Under Suspicion" (Queen's Theatre, to-day)-An unusual story, well-acted by the two principals, Warren William and Gall Patrick.
She had been dead three months.
of the Sale by Public AuctionHer body had been preserved.
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to be held on Monday, the 15th day of August, 1938, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land Tai Hang Road, in the Colony of Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one for ther term of 75 years. Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dispo- an of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicant) will be required to deposit with an authorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price.
PARTICULARS OF
No. of bala
Registry No.
Locality.
Inland Lot
No. 5330.
ing Inland Lot No. 3564,
Tai Hang Road.
outh West of and ad
G.
THE LOT.
Boundary Measurement-
N.. E. W.
[Sert{fe=1{frottrel
As per sale
plan.
Contents in
*q. feet.
Jenny
935$
R..
Rental
Upset Price
$13,350
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 15th day of August, 1938, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Publie Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Stanley Beach, in the Colony of Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty, the KING, for one fur- ther term of 75 years.
Intending bidders are advised
that immediately after the dispo- sal of the lot the Purchaser (if
The sisters were crouched together on a bed in the next room.
Mall" and bear sumcient postage. Insuficiently prepaid letters may be taxed with double the deficiency or forwarded by Steamer Service, ai the discretion of the Post OMec,,
Aro
OUTWARD MAIL, TIMES Registered and Parcel Mail closed 15 minutes earlier than the Lime given below unless otherwise AIR MAIL SERVICES
stated, and where malls are advertis- Air Mail Services to Shanghal, ed close at or before 9. a.m., re Nanking, Tsingtau, Tięnisin and Pel-gistered and parcel malls are closed ping are temporarily suspended. at 5 p.m. on the previous day.
INWARD MAILS
Manila
Japan and Shanghai
Straits
Jenn Dupuis
From
Per
Duc.
Clytoncus
August 12.
ju
Air Mall by
Direct
"Imperial Airways Service"-London daic.
7th August. Haiphong
Imperial Airways Plane..August 12.
Min
,August 12.
Haiphong, Pakhol and Hoihow
Suiyang
August 12.
Terukuni Maru
August 12,
Behor
August 13.
Conte Blancamano
August 13.
.August 13.
.August 13.
.August 13.
August 13.
August 13.
San Pan-American Airways Plane
August 13.
August 13.
August 14.
It was at the beginning of the Supporting the main pleture is the century that Mrs. Florence Matilda film of the recent fight between Joe Ward, broken-hearted by the death Louis and Max Schmeling for The of her husband, came to live at heavyweight boxing championship of Birchington, where she had played the world. as a child on holiday visits with her father. Colonel Greatorex, wealthy Theatre, to-day),Joe Penner and
"Go Chase Yourself" (Alhambra Hampshire Jandowner.
wild ride down a mountain road in Her marriage to a wealthy Broad- a runaway trailer are the pleces.de stairs doctor had been a love match. Joe is the witless hero of a witless
resistance [ this
slapstick farce. When he died suddenly she parted plot which requires him to save an from relations and friends to spend heiress, capture bank robbers the rest of her life in seclusion with perform other foolish but entertain-; her two daughters.
frats. Lucille Bail, She had 11,000 for the house in Lane and June Travis are also in the Richard Minnis Road.
cast.
MIDNIGHT STROLLS
Straits and Manila Haiphong and Fort Boyard Straits and Europe via Negapatam (Letters ond Papers) London date, 14th July
Straits Japan Monila
Air Mall by "Pan-American Air-
wayn Direct Service
Francisco date, 8th August. Shanghal and Swatow
Shanghai and Europe via Siberia- Shanghai and Amoy
London date, 21st July.
Straits and London Parcels-Lon-
don date, 7th July.
Tientsin
Manita
Katori Muru Laomedon
Morloka Maru Nagara
Sinking
Bangalore Kingyuan
. August 14.
.August 14.
August 15.
Sarpedon Hupeh
and
Emp, of Canada
... August 16.
Air Mail
by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"London
date.
10th August,
Imperial Airways Plane
August 16.
Japan
August 10.
Tiłown
.August 10.
Saigon
Aramis
August, 17.
"Itollywood Hotel" (Oriental Thea
When I was destroyed by fire tre, to-day)-To say that this is ni few years later neighbours had to Dick Powell picture is sufficient to drag her from the house to save her give film fans an idea of what the film is like. Plenty of music, with the love interest supplied by Powell and Rosemary Lane and the humour by Hugh Herbert.
and the two children.
With the few odd pieces of furni- ture saved from the fire Mrs. Ward moved into another £1,000 house in Minnis Road.
"Dead
End" (Majestie Theatre, to-day)-One of Hollywood's serious Nobody remembers having spoken pictures. A social drama with Joel 10 her or ber daughters since. McCrea and Sylvia Sidney. Trades-people, who brought goods ordered by letter to the house, re- ceived cheques in payment through
the letter-box.
Beggars and collectors for chari- ties always had money handed to them in the same way.
Postmen brought registered letters, delivered them and received their receipts through the letter-box.
MASSED
BOMBERS
CAUSE CARNAGE IN WUHAN AREA
(Continued from Page 1.)
Progress left the house untouched. killed or wounded in a devastating Gradually It slipped into ruin. Oil raid on the Wuhan cities yester
Innips burned night and day in the day.
sparsely furnished rooms and thick One hundred and two planes cobwebs covered windows and doors participated in the raids, but only 60 that had not been opened for nearly succeeded in entering the Wuhan fifty years.
| arcu.
Sometimes,
Calcutta and Straits
Straits and Europe
vin Sucz
La Pinta Muru
(Letters and Papers) London, date. 21st July and London Par- cels London date, 14th July Chitral Japan
Australin and Manila
Japon and Shanghai
Japan and Shanghel
U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Manila
(San Francisco-date, 29th July). Pres. Coolidge
August 17,
Helyo Maru
August 17.
Atsuta Muru
.August 18.
Pres. Doumer Naldern
August 18.
.August 19.
August 23.
For
Per
Date and Time.
Friday
Air Mail for "K. L. M. Airways Terukuni Maru
Direct Service"--due Amsterdam, 23rd August
G. P.
Reg.
O. and K. P. O.
Aug. 12, 12.30 p.m.
Ord.
OUTWARD MAILS
Straits, Ceylon, India, East and Terukuni Maru'
South Africa, Aden, Egypt and
. Europe via Marseliles-due Mer-
sellies, 8th September. *Swalow and
Amoyi
Swatow, Foochow and Tientsin Swatow and Shangbal
Air Mall for Blan, Lanchow, Chang- sha and Chengtu, etc. (via Han- kow) by
the "Eurasia Airways Service" (To further points by surfaco transport да Services
permit).. Mantia
Straits and Calcutta
when the daughters) were still children, they went late) The Boone College of the American at night for bicycle rides with their Church Mission was damaged when mother.
six bombs landed in the vicinity of Sometimes more recently the Ward the compound and four Innded in the family went into the country fines compound. for a midnight stroll, Neighbours
Air The Boy Senin Headquarters and saw them clad in long black gowns, the students' dormitory of the Coltene with hair knotted in the fashion of were destroyed. fairly and forty years ago.
One oil lamp in the house was Bombs landed only 50 yards from always kept burning. The two sis- the residence of Bishop A. Gilmun, of ters made the police promise to keep the American Church Mission, who it burning before they ugreed to was in his house when the missiles been found for thein in Birchington. his living room-Reuter. leave for a new home which has exploded. A bomb splinter cutered
The Wards are said to be Connect-
ed with a well-known family.
Police found in old boxes in the house letters bearing the crest of Castle, clippings from old Court cir- Buckingham Palace and Windsor culars and social news, souvenirs of balls and ceremonies in the 'eightles and 'nineties.
BATTLESHIPS
not the applicant) will be required Building Cost In U.S.
authorised
And Britain
Now
to deposit with officer who will be present at the sule, the sum of two hundred Melbourne. Melbourne, whose population de-
The five British battleships dollars, ($200) In cash. This sum Chinese observations, leading to the clined in 922,000 In
being built, King George V., Prince 1033.
will be refunded on payment of of Wales, has now conclusion that the Japanese forces returned
Anson, Jellicoe, and will have the greatest difficulty in position as the sixth largest city in
pre-depression the Purchase price.
Beatty, will be ships of 35,000 tons, renching Nanchang over
armed with 14-inch guns. country the Empire, with 1,025,000 inhabitats,
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
The two new battleships to be laid down un- this year's programme will carry 10-inch guns und will not exceed a standard displacement of 40,000 tons. France will adhere to the original Trenty limit of 35,000 tons, provided no other Continental Power exceeds It, and at present it seems unlikely that either Italy or Germany wil wish to do so.
which is leal for defence purposes. London, Glasgow, Birminghum, Syd-
ney and Calcutta are the first Ave.
----Reuter,
JUST ARRIVED
BEES'
Fresh stocks of
GUARANTEED SEEDS
of all flowers and vegetables
READY FOR PLANTING NOW
10c. 15c.. 35., & 45t. per pkt.
| No. of Sale
Rural Building
Lot No 412.
| Registry No.
North of and adjoining 241, Stanley Beach Road
Foral Building-Lot No.
Locality
Ronnary
Measurements
N....
||feet}feet|feet'tent
As per sale
plan.
Contents in
sq. feet
Annual
Rental
$372
| Upset Price.
011'8t
Two Extremes in Taxes
London, Ont.
The deadline for paying the in- come tax assessment was approach- Ing. Two men were standing in line awalling thelr furn. The Arst finally reached the rerelving window
der
Taking the average prlees of way- ship building in Britain and the United States, battleships of the sizes mentioned below would cost
p- proximately as follows:
Tonnage
Britain
U.S.A.
35,000 £8,000,000 £12,000,000 40.000 £ 0,200,000 £13,700,000 45,000 £10,360,000 £15,500,000- Building charges in the United Sites are roughly Atty per cent. higher than in Britain.
SHIPS IN RADIO COMMUNICATION
The following ships are expected to be in wireless communication with Hongkong Radio Station to-day:
Irrawady; Leverkusen; Forafrle; and handed the clerk $4,000,000 Mewnam; Yengeliow; Mencatheus believed the largest Income tax pay-Sulong; Gnelsenou; liongalang: ment of the year. When the first Himalaya; Tango Maru; Gustav man had finished, the second then Halyang: Leosong: Nagara; Conte Diederichsen; Haitan; Ping Wo: stepped up. He reached In his pocket and pulled out his Income Holhow; Empress of Asia: Yuensmog, Blancamano; Empress of Russia; Tax-a nikkel.
Kumsang Ncalor; President Coolidge
Whiteaway, Laidlaw & Co., Ltd. man had finished, the
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Fr. Aug. 12..
Aug. 12. 1 p.m..
......Fri, Aug. 12.
G.P.O. and K.P.O. Reg..
..Aug. 13, 12.45 p.m.. Ord,......Aug. 12, 1.30 p.m.
Hal Ching....Fri., Aug. 12, 2 p.m. Yochow .Fri, Aug. 12, 2.30 p.m. Tsinan Fri., Aug. 12, 4.30 p.m.. Eurasia Plane
Fri., Aur. 12.
.Aug. 12. 4.30 p.m.
Aug., 12, 5 p.m..
1
G.P.O, and K.P.O.
Reg. Ord,
Sirdhana
Parcels Ord.
Muncaster Costle Fri., Aug. 12, 5 p.m.
...Aug. 13, 8.30 n.m Manila. Guam, Pan American Airways Plane Fri. 12.
Mail for Honolulu and U.S.A.; by the "Pan American Airways Direct Service" due San Francisco, 21st August
Samshui and Wuchow Shanghai
Kongmoon Manila
Saturday
Shanghal, Japan and Europe via
Siberia.
"K.L.M. Airways
Air Mail for
Direct Service"-dur Amsterdam, 25th August.
Amoy
Thurs. Aug. 12.
.Aug. 12, 5 p.m.
K. P. O.
Rec.,
..Aug. 12, 5.00 pun.
Ord.,
....Aug. 19, 9.00 a.m.
G. P. O.
Reg.. Ord
..Aug. 12, 5.00 p.m.
..Aug. 13, 9.00 am.
Taiming ....Sat., Aug. 13, 8.15 a.m Conte Biancamano
Sat., Aug. 13, 8.30 am.. Fook On.....Sat., Aug. 13, 10 am. Chinese Prince..Sat., Aug. 13, 2 p.m. Katori Maru..Sat., Aug. 13, 3.30 p.m. Bangalore ....
.Sat, Aur. 13. GP.O, & K.P.O.
Reg.
Ord,
..Aug. 18, 4 p.m. ................Aug. 13, 4.30 p.m. Vun Heulsz..Sat., Aug. 13, 4.30 p.m.
Straits, Ceylon, India, Aden, *Egypt Bangalore
and Europe vin Marsellies--due Marselles, 17th Sept.
- Sal. Aug i
-G,P,0. and K.P.O.
Reg.
.Aug. 13, 4.15 p.m..
Ord, ......Aug. 13, 5 p.m.
Air Mail for Wuchow and Chung- C.N.A.C. Plane.......Sat., Aug. 13.
king by the "C.N.A.C. Airways Direct Service."
Sunday
G:P.O, and K.P.O.
Reg1 Ord,
.Aug. 13. 5 p.m..
.Aug. 14. Noon..
Swatow and Bangkok Amoy and Formosa
Kalgan. Sun., Aug. 14, 9 a.m. Tyosa Maru.. Sun., Aug. 14, 9 a.m. Monday
Tal Lee
.Mon., Aug. 15, 11 a.m. Leesang. Mon., Aug. 15, 12.30 p.m. Airways Imperial Airways Plane London,
Kongmoon
Swalow and Shanghai Air Mail for "Imperial
Direct Service"-due 22nd Acrust
Rex.. Ord.
Mon, Aug. 15. F. P. O.
............. Aug. 15, 5 p..
G. P. O.
Itex.. Ord.,
Aug. 15, 5 p.m.
Aug. 15, 7 p.m.
Aug. 15, 5.30 p.m.
Air Mail for Malaya, and Australia Imperial Airways Plane
by "Imperial Airways Direct Ber- vlce"-due Sydney, 22nd August
Manlin, Australia and New Zealand via Thursday Island-due Thurs- day Island, 27th August
Fort Bayard and Haiphong Balavia and Sourabaya... Holhow, Pokhol and Haiphong Kangmoon.****
Swatow, Shanghai and Tientein Holhow
RCK. Ord.,
Ref.. Ord..
Changte....
K. P: 0.1
Mon, Aug. 15.
Aur, 15, 5 pan.
.... Aug. 15, 5.30p.m. G. P. O.
Aug. 15, 5 pati‹- Aug. 15, 7 p. ..Mon., Aug. 15.
G.P.O. and K.P.O. Parcels. Reg. Ord.,
....Aug. 15, 5 p.m. .Aug. 10, 8.45 am. Aug., 19, 9.30 am.
Tuesday
Jean Dupuis Tues, Aug. 16, 8.30 am.. Tisalak....Tues., Aug. 16, 9.30 am.. Kwangtung Tues., Aug. 16, 10 nm. On Lee......Tues., Aug. 10, 10 n.. Kwalsang..Tues., Aug. 10, 12.30 p.m. Hat Lee....Tues., Aug. 16, 1.30 pm.
Straits, Ceylon, India, East and La Plata Maru
South Africa
Shanghol
Batavia and Sourabaya Swatow and Amoy Haiphong
Tues., Aug. 10, 2.30 p.m. Sarpedon ..Tues, Aug. 16, 2.30 p.m. Tilsaroen..Tues, Aug. 10 2.30 p.m. Sulyang...Tues., Aug. 16 4.30 p.m. Ting Song ..Tues., Aug. 10, 6 p.m.. Wednesday
Shanghal, Japan and Europe via Arails.. Wed, Aug. 17, 1.30 p.m.
Siberla
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