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THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC

.CO., LTD.

THE

HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH,

GUERILLA FORCES

BURST INTO

TSINAN CITY

(Continued from Page 1)

garrison at Weihniwel on Friday.

Kuling Still Safe

IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED | The Japanese casualties are atuted to that an Interim Dividend of ONE be about 300.-Heuter. DOLLAR per Share has been declared for the year 1938, and will be payable on and after Thursday, 8th September, 1938. Dividend Warrants may be ob- talned application at the

on

Nanchang, Aug. 10. Kuling, Although

the famous health-resort on top of 3,500ft Lushian Mountain, has been isolated from the outside world since the fall of Kiu- Company's Registered Office, P.king, Reuter's correspondent in Nanchang succeeded in establishing &"0. Building,

telephonic communication with the town in which over 130 Dritons, Americans and other foreigners, some from Hongkong, still reside.

THE REGISTER OF SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from MONDAY, 29TH AUGUST. MALAYAN, MOTORS, 100, Glouces- ter Road, U-drive service, driving to WEDNESDAY, 7TH SEPTEM lessons, cats bought, sold and BER (both days inclusive) during exchanged. Six months' guaranteed, } which period no transfer repairs under European supervision.hares can be registered, Tel: 31767.

CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,

Steamship

"MIN"

No. # AB0/38 Bringing Cargo from Dunkirk via ports, etc., arrived Hongkong on Friday, 12th August, 1938,

Consignees are hereby informed that their goods with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Valuables ore being Innded and stored into the Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd.

Kow- loon, whence delivery may be ob tained immediately after landing."

All claims must be sent in to me on or before 23rd August, 1930, or they will not be recognized.

Damaged Packages will be examin- ed by the Company's Surveyor Messrs-Goddard and Douglas in the presence of the Consignees at 203.00 am on Thursday, 18th August, Consignees must have a Revenue Oficer in attendance when any dufi- able goods are

the examined by Company's Surveyors.

1930.

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

R. OHL. Agent.

Hongkong, 12th August, 1038.

SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

Steamship

"ARAMIS"

No. 20 A/38 Bringing Cargo from Marseilles via ports, etc., arrived Hongkong on Tuesday, 18th August, 1938.

Consimees are hereby informed that their goods with the exception of Oplum, Treasure and Valuables are being landed and stored into the Godowns of the Hongthong Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd. How- loon, whence delivery may be ob- falned immediatey after landing-

Alt claims must be sent in to me on, or before 27th August, 1938, or they will not be

recognized.

Damaged Packages will be examin- ed by the Company's Surveyor - Messrs:-Goddard and Douglas in the presènce of the Consignees at 10.00 am. on Monday, 22nd August, 1930. Consignees must have a Revenue Oficer in attendance when any dut- able goods are examined hy the Company's Surveyors,

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

R. ONL

Agent. Hongkong, 16th August, 1930.

TWISTING TAIL. OF TAMMANY TIGER

(Continued from Page 1.)

Gordon, the "Beer Baron," Charles "Lucky" Luelano, James Plumeri, Johnny Dio and Jacob Shapiro to Sing Sing Prison.

IN "NUMBERS" Game

Dewey, whose special appointment as Prosecutor for Racket and Vice Investigation led to the undoing of racketeers in New York, alleges that Hines his hicen involved in polley of "racket", ur system of betting on number which is said to have pro- duced some £20,000,000 per annum for the murdered gangster "Dutchy" Schultz and others.

of

The Indictment against Hines alleges that fellow-members Schultz's song will declare in court that they are able to determine the winning numbers in the lotteries.

The maximum sentense that can be inflicted on illnes if Dewey succeeds in proving all the charges and he has never falled yet-ts 25 years' Imprisonment.

The New York Sun declares that upon the result of the trini Jurgely depends whether Tammany Hal! headquarters of the notorious New York political organisation which wields such a control that it can swing all New York elections-will i Aurvive as a potent politieal factor.—† Reuter.

STOCK MARKET RECOVERS

London, Aug. 15.

On the London Stock Exchange lo- day the situation in Europe dominated; all sections.

Prices at the outset were marked! down in anticipation of offerings but as these failed to materialise to any extent, and with New York sending aleady advices, a better disposition Anally prevailed and some

carlier Josses were partially recovered, The Foreign Exchanges quieter, although the French franc continued to be offered against pur- chases of gold-Reuter Special.

were

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS,

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.

Agents.

Hongkong, 28th July, 1938.

NOTICE

M. Y. TSUI, Veterinary Surgeon has arrived here from Canton.

Address: No. 19 Sung Street, Sung Wong Toi, Kowloon City.

Office hours: 8 a.m. to 1 p..

Only on Sundays.

KING GOING ON BRIEF SHOOT

London, Aug. 15. Ils Majesty the King left Balmoral Castle to-day for Gamchy Lodge, hear Edzell, where he will be the guest of Mr. Pierpont Morgan, the well-known American banker, two or three days' shooting.

for

The telephone call was arranged by the Chinese Milliary Headquarters ut the request of the British news agency,

A foreigner at Kuling told Reuter's representative that 11 foreigners were safe and well. Conditions at the summer resort. he said, were normal, except that the price of food had risen. Rice was at present $30 a catty, while wages for coolies who undertook the dangerous journey down the mountain-side and through the Japanese lines to Teban were $10 per day,

Members of the China Intand Mission, numbering about 20,

announce that they will come down

from the mountain at the end of the month, if possible.

The mountain top is still held by the Chinese troops, although the road; leading westward down the mountain | side is at present under Japanese fire. -Reuter,

Japanese Hurled Back

Yangsin, Aug. 10. The spearhead of the Japanese column advancing on Juichung on the south bank of the Yangtse Hive, 22 miles west of Kluklong, which (Suddle Hill), reached Manshan north of Juichang, has been hurled back by the Chinese defenders, oc- cording to the latest military advices from the front.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1938.

Protest At Treatment Of Mutineers

Shanghai Public Has Sympathy For "Doomed Battalion'

Hankow, Aug. 16. Six Chinese public organisations in Shanghai, including the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, have lodged joint protest with the Shanghor Municipal Council in connection with the treatment of members of the "Doomed Battalion by the Russlan Volunteer Corps on August 11.

Up to yesterday noon, however, no the reply had been received by organisations from the S.M.C. In the afternoon Mr. Yuan Lu-teng, Chinese Councillor of the S.M.C., and a colleague,

called on Mr. C. S. Franklin, Chairman of the Council and suggested measures for the im- provement of the lot of the "Doomed Battalion."

Meanwhile, it is learned that the "Doomed Battalion" ended its hunger strike yesterday upon persuasion of representatives [11 the Civle Association, the Chinese Chamber of Commerce And the Chinese Ratepayers Association, who visited them-Central News.

MANOEUVRES AROUSE GERMANS' FEARS

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of which will probably be with the Turkish naval delegation.

Another factor which is believed to have hastened the Foreign Scere- tary's return to London is the anti- cipation of General Franco's reply to the British Note regarding foreign volunteers in Spain.-Trans-Ocean." Prime

Minister Improved

London, Aug. 15. When Duke of York, His Majesty

"The Prime Minister has been suf- frequently spent a few days shooting

fering from severe nasal catarrh. grouse on Gannochy Moors at the It is stated that the Chinese launch-

Whilst in Scotland symptoms of in- opening of the season-British Wire- || ed a counter-offensive and repulsed flammation of the nasal sinuses deve» leas

the Japanese yesterday, The hill, Joped, making his return to London lying on the route of the Japanese for special treatment advisable. advance to Julchang, is now in com

"Progress, though necessarily slow, control of the Chinese, who are is satisfactory, and the Prime Minis- strengthening the defence works, ter's holiday will be resumed frame- Fighting continues to suge at Ping-diately the present measures of local tingshan, Wangfushan and Tingchia- treatment can

discon- be safely shán, hills in the vietinity, but the tinued." Chinese position has become more steady,

SNATCH-PURSE SENT TO GAOL

Sentence of four months hard labour was passed on a 27-year-old man, Kan, by Mr. K. M. A. Barnett at Kowloon Magistracy this morn ing, for larceny of a handbag from a woman who was standing close to a shop window in Peking Road, near Nathan Road, Kowloun, gissterday afternoon.

The handbag contained $30. He was chased and arrested by a Chi- nese detective.

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On the north bank of the Yangtse River the Japanese at 1lwangmei are reported to have withdrawn outside the city in view of the threatening ytf The Chinese have pushed to point only about five kilometres from the city, and are occupying the high-level ground in the north and west outskirts.

The Japanese westward drive on the north bank has been barred as a result of the flooding of the high- WHY running from Hangmei to Kwangsi.

kilometres 30

west- Central News.

Counter Drive on Wuhu

This Bulletin, signed by Lord Horder and Mr.

Bedford Russell, was issued at Harley Street this morning, shartly after Mr. Neville Chamberlain had been examined and treated by Mr. Bedford Russell.- British Wireless,

Trans-Ocean adds that the exact date of Mr. Chumberlain's return to Scotland has not been announced, but informed circles are inclined to be- lieve that he will await the return of Lord Halifax to London on Wed- tesday. Hitler Watching Exercises

Berlin, Aug. 15. Herr Adolf Hitler personally parti- cipated in the commencement of Germany's Tunki, Athwel. Aug. 18.

mightiest military Five Chinese columas are steadily

manoeuvres for which, it is claimed, pressing towards Wuhu, important the Reich's greatest Ariny since 1918 port on the Yangtze River 100 miles has been mobilised. above Nanking, in a vigorous coun-) ter-offensive,

One column, advancing on Wan- chib, south of Wuhu on the Kiangman Railway, has re-occupied Sishane- mino and Wulitum, points to the south-east of Wanchih.

Another column has recaptured | Hsiachotu, west of Wanchi, thereby etting the railroad between Wan- chik and Wuhu. The recapture of Wanchi is believed to be imminent, A third column, which has Chus- zekang near Wuhu as its objective,

has recaptured Machiati,

Tiger Hill, near Sanshanchen, west of Wuhu, has been retaken by the fourth column which is now rapidly closing in on Sanshanchen.

The fifth column, is driving to- wards Tikang, above Wuhu-Central

News.

GAMBLERS' MONEY FOR POOR BOX

at

The Court "poor -box"

the Central Magistracy benefited to the extent of $7.00 this morning, when #ambling table money seized durins! raid on a house in Thomson Road, Wanchal, yesterday, WOR ordered confiscated by Mr. H. R. Butters, The raid was conducted by Del.-Sgt. J. R. Bentley.

were

Two men, Li Pak, 27, and Tam Kat, 30, both unemployed, charged with keeping the premises as a gaming house. Li was fined $75, but. Tam, did not uppear in Court, and forfelled his bail of $100,

Three other men, charged with gambling, forfeited ball of $3 each.

MANILA SHARES

The following quotations were re- -ceived after the close of the morning -session through Reuters:

Anlamok Alok

Bagula Gold

Benguet Cous.

Coco Grove

Consolidated Alines

Demonstration

IX.L.

Paracale Gumaus

Buyoc

Han Meuriclo

United Paracale....

Business Done Prices in Pesos Aug, 15. Aug. 10.

304

34

21

21

11.30

Ung

.45

.004 Ung.

27 ling.

Ung.

Ung.

.13 Unej.

54

Unq. Ung.

32

The following is Swan, Culbertson

& Fritz report on

market:

The Official Press Bureau reports that Herr Hitler has proceeded to Huterbog to watch the troops in action.

Meanwhile, the Arst batch of Reservists have quietly left their jobs and homes and have reported for duty to approximately 30 cumps Broughout the country.

A spokesman of the War Ministry states that the manucuvres will bej held on a series of different dates in different parts of the country, de- harvesting operations in the respec- pending On the completing of

tive areas.--United Press,

No Alarm Felt

London, Aug. 15. The German manoeuvres are being closely watched in London as well as in Paris, but no more alarm exists here than in the French capital.

While Germany's right to hold such manoeuvres is unquestioned, it is pointed out in London that the present manoeuvres ore characterised by special features which are bound Lu create a state of tension in neighbouring countries.

This is deprecated in the interests of European appeasement. which is the keynute of the British Govern- ment's policy.

Certain estimates published in the press regarding the number of men called up for service In Germany op pear to be highly exaggerated." Ac- cording to reliable British reports the total number of regular troops and reservists combined is well below oné

million, and these forces are scattered over a variety of areas,-Reuter,

Opium Carrier Convicted

Appearing on remand before Mr. K. M. A. Barnett at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, a man named Chau Szc, 38, who was arrest- ed Oti Doord the ship Conte Blancamano on Saturday, was fined $4,200 or six months' hard labour and $2,400 or six months hard Inbour, consecutively, on charges of unlawful possession of 258 taels of opium.

Chau said that the opium belonged do a friend who boarded the vessel with him, but he was convicted after evidenco had been heard.

The key to the suitcase which

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STOP WATCHES

FOR ALL SPORTS

FOLDING

TRAVELLING CLOCKS

8

DAYS WITH OR WITHOUT ALARM

MOVADO ERMETO

Record

WATER PROOF

WATCHES

THE WATCH MANUFACTURED FOR HONGKONG and

this morning's contained the optum was found on TROPICAL CLIMATES

hin person. He was arrested by an

The market was up. he to 140 in Indian Police Reservist, who

a quiet session.

sidered his behaviour suspicious.

con-

From

OFFICE.

POST

INWARD MAILS

Fer

Behar

Duc

.August 17..

(Letters

date, 21st July and London Par- cels London date, 14th July Monila

Chitral

.August 17.

Japan...

Emp, of Canada Helyo Maru

.Aug. 17.

August 17.

Straits

Stralis and Europe vin Sucz London, and Papers)

10th August,

Bangkok

Calcutta and Straits

Australia and Manila

(London date, 25th July)

Haiphongai

Air Mall by "Imperial Always Service"-London date, Direct

Shanghai and Europe via Siberia

Japan, Shanghai and Europe

Imperial Airways Plane..August 17, Kwelyang

Siberia (London date, 28th July) Pres Doumer Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-London date, 14th August.

OUTWARD MAILS

For

..August 17..

Tilawa

August 17.

Tingsang

August 17.

Afsuta Maru

.August 18.

Canlon

.August 18.

via

..Aug. 18.

Imperial Airways Plane..August 10.

Date and Time.

Pet

Tuesday

Air Mall for Wuchow and Chung- C.N.A.C. Plane .... Tues., Aug, 16.

king by the "C.N.A.C. Direct Service"

Airways

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

Reg..

Aug. 10, 4.30 D.M.

Ord..

Air Mall for Sian, Lanchow, Chang. Eurasia Plano

Khu and Chengtu, etc. (via Ilan-

kaw) by the "Eurasia Airways Service" (To further points by surface transport permit).

A..

Services

Siberia

Formosa

Shanghai, Japan and Europe via

Samshul and Wuchow

Hoihow, Pakhai and Halphong Shanghai

Kongmoon

Swalow and Foochow

Shanghal and Tientsin

*Swatown

Reg., Ord.,

Aug. 10, 5 p.m. Tues., Aug. 16.

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

..Aug. 10, 4.30 p.m.. ........Aug. 10, & p.m..

Ararats

Tues., Aug.10, 5 p.m. Crefeld Tues., Aug. 10, 5.00 p.m. Wednesday

Tai Hing....Wed., Aug. 17, 8.15 am, Kwangtung Wed., Aug. 17, 8.30 a.m.. Sarpedon.Wed., Aug. 17, 0.30 am. Fook On....Wed., Aug. 17, 10 a.m. Kwaisang.. Wed, Aug. 17. 12.30 p.m.. Diederichsen Wed., Aug. 17, 1.30 p.m...

Foochow Shanghai and Gustav Diederichsen

Swalow, Amoy and Foochow ... Halyang Swatow and Amoy

Haiphong

Straits

US.A

Sulyang

Tingsary:

Von Heutsz

Wed., Aug. 17, 1.30 p.m...

Wed., Aug. 17, 2 fi.m. Wed., Aug. 17, 4.30 p.m.. ..Wed., Aug. 17, 5 pm. Wed., Aug. 17, 5 p.m. Wed., Aug. 17.

Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, Canada, Empress of Canada

Central and South

America and Europe via Van- couver B.C., (Parcels for Canada only) due Vancouver B.C., 6th *Europe via September, and

Siberiu

Samshui and Wuchow Swatow and Bangkok Shanghai and Japan

Konginoon

Stralls and Calcutta

Thursday

G. F. O, and K. P. 0. Parcels,

Reg., Ord.,

..Aug. 17, 5 p.m. Aug. 18. 9.15 a.m.

.Aug. 10, 10 am..

Kongming Thurs., Aug. 18, B.15 a.m. Mul Hock..Thurs, Aug. 18, 9.30 a.m. Chitral..Thurs., Aug. 18, 10.30 am. Tai Lee.. Thurs, Aug. 18, 11 a.m. Yuen Sang

Parcels

Ord.

Saigon, Ceylon, India, East and Pres. Doumer South

Africa, Egypt and Europe via Marseilles due Marseilles, 14th September

Japan

Thurs., Aug. 18. Aug. 18, 11 am. .Aug. 18, noon. Thurs., Aug. 10.

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

Reg., ..... Aug. 18, 4.15 p.m.

Ord. ....... Aug. 18, 5 p.m. Atsuta Maru Thurs., Aug. 18 1.30 p.m.

Air Mall for Imperial Airways Imperial Airways Plane

Direct Service" due London, 25th August

Thurs., Aug. 18.

k.r.o.

Reg.

Aug. 18, 5 p.m.

Ord.

Aug. 18, 5.30 p.m.

G.P.O.

Reg.

Aug. 18, 5 p.m..

Ord.

Aug. 18,7 p.m.

Air Mail for Malaya and Australia Imperial Airways Plane

by Imperial Airways Direct Ser- vice"-due Sydney, 27th August.

Thurs., Aug. 18.

K.P.0.

Reg.

Ord.

Reg.

Ord.

Friday

Sandakan

Kongmoon

Mausang On Lee

Swalow, Foochow and Tientsin Swalow, Amoy and Foochow Manila

Hupeh Supres

.Aug. 18, 5 p.m. Aug. 18, 5.30 p.m.. G.r.o.

Aug. 18, 5 p.m. Aug. 18. p.m.

.Fri, Aug. 19, 0,30 a.m. Fri, Aug. 19, 10.00a.m. Fri, Aug. 19, 2.30 p.m. ...Fri, Aug. 10, 3 p.m.

Gertrude Moersk

Fri, Aug. 10, 5.00 p.m..

*Superscribed correspondence only.

SHARE PRICES

The following is the list of local; share quotations issued this morning. Banks ILK. Bank, $1,440 b.

H.K. Bank, (Lon. Reg.), £88 b.

ex. div.

Chartered Bank, C12

n.

Mercantile Bank, A. and B. £20 n. Mercantile Bank, C., £134 n. East Asin Bank, $88 n. Insurances

Canton Ins., $230 n. Union Ins., $450 b. China Underwriters, $2 n. H.K. Fire Ins., 5205 b.

Shipping

Douglas, $80 n. H.K. Steamboats, $221⁄2 n. Indo-Chines (Pref.) 500 n. Indo-Chinas (Def.), $24 n. Shell Bearer, 90/714 2.. Unlon Waterboats, $9 b.

Docks Etc. ILK. & K. Wharves, $120 su. II.K. Docks,

H.K. Docks $20 n.

Providents (9) $101% 0.

..

$3.55 b. Providents (new), $3.45 b. and su. New Engineering Sh. $3.00. n. Shanghat Docks, Sh. $129 n. Kallan Mining Adm., 16- n. Raubs, $10/10.10 Venz:

Goldfield, $3 n. Hong Philippine Mining.

Mince

7% cts. n.

да.

Antamok, P. 38% su Atoka, P. 3214 FR. Baguio Gold, P. 21 sa. Benguet Consol, P. 11.30 £0. Benguet Explor,→→ Coco Grove, P. 45 sa, Big Wedge, P. — Consolidated Mines, P. .004 0. Demonstrations, P. 27 1.

E.

P,

Gumaus Gelds, P. —

ipo Gold, F.

1. X. L., P. .68 sa.

Itogons,

Min. Resources, P, Northern Min., T.-

Peracale Gumaus, P.,13 en.

Salacot Mining. P.

Son Mauricio, P. 53 xa. Suyoc Conso), P.

United Paracales, P. .32 sa.

Lands, Hotels, etc.

H. and S. Hotels, $0% b.

IK. Lands, $38 b.

11.K. Lands, 4% Deben $107% n. Metropolitan Lands, Sh. - S'hal Lands, Sh. $8.40 n. Humphries, $9.35 11. H.K. Realties, $5.05 n. Chinese Estates, $100 n.

Public Utilities H.K. Tramways, $17.057.10 8. Peak Trams (old), $0 b.

Peak Trams (new), $3% n. Star Ferries, $78 n.

$8

b.

Yaumati Ferries (old), $24 n... Yaumali Ferries rights, $24 n. China Light (old), $11.10 b. China Light (new), H.K. Electric, $001 b. Macao Electric, $18 n.

daka Lights, $9.

$26.70 b. (old). Telephone (new), $9.00 n. China Buses. Sh. Singapore Tractions,. 20/3 n. Singapore Pref., 26/3 n.

Industriais

Cald: Macg. (old); Sh. $14 n. Cald: Mneg. (Pref.), Sh. $14 n.. Canton Ices. $1.70 n. Cements, $10% b.

H. Ropes, $4.30 b.

Dairy Farms,

Blores, &c. m4, $201⁄4 58. Watsons, $7.50 b. Lane Crawfords, $8.70 n. Sinceres, $2.20

$2.20 n. Wing On (11.K.), 450 n. William Powell, Ltd., 70 cts. n.

Colton Mills

Ewo Cotton, Sh. $10.40 n. S'hai Cotton (old), Sh. $98 n. Zeong Sings, Sh. $24 n. Wing On Textiles, Sh. $42 n.

Mkcellaneous HK. Entertainments, $61⁄2 n. Constructions, $1.85 b. Vibro Piling. $0.05 m.

Ch. Govt, 5% 1025 G$Bonds.,

67% prm. n.

1.K. Govt 4 Loan 54% prm, b.. HIK, Govt. 3% Loan 14% prm.

Wallaco Harpers,

Maremas (Lon.), n/- 11/101⁄2 n.

Marsmana ins. (ILK.), s/- 3/3 n,

Consolidated

China

(old), $7.10 b.

Providents

Consolidated China Provident

(new), 6.00 b. and sa.

Shanghai Trama --- Anglo Javas, -*-*