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JAN SMUTS WOULD AID PROTECTOR
Urges South Africa On Loyal Course
Capetown, Aug. 15. General Jan Smuts, Minister for Jualice, speaking in the Assembly to- day, declared that it was his personal would opinion that South Africa
assist Great Britains if he were in danger or were attacked in wartime, "The Union would be cutting its own throat to allow Great Britain to go under while she was custodian of the Union's independence," General
Smuts declared.
He added that the Government's policy was that the Union, under it present Constitution, had the right to decide whether South Africa wouki var, as there was no question enter to-day of the Union being at war automatically
If war
war was declared by
(1
or on Great Britain.
If he
Government were in which had to advise Parliament in such circumstances he would urge South Africa to go in with Britain Reuter.
LONDON INTEREST
NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that AGNES AMANDA NINA BERZIN of No. 11 Leighton Hill Govern- ment Quarters, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, is applying to the Governor for naturalization, and that any person who known any reason why naturalization should not be granted should send written and signed statement of the facts to the Colonial Secretary, long Kong.
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TRINITY COLLEGE OF MUSIC, LONDON
Local Examination in Theory
3rd December, 1938.
·
The Inst day of entry for the forthcoming examination in
THE HONGKONG
G.
TELEGRAPH,
R.
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to bo held on Monday, the 29th day of August, 1938, at 3 p.my al the Oflices of the Public Works Department, by Order of lis Excellency, the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Sham- shuipo, in the Colony of Hong Konst, for a term of 76 years, commencing from 1st July, 1898, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the
FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 1938.
VICKERS SECRETS IN
BOW ST. CASE
Story Of Scheme To Photograph Prints
POST OFFICE.
AIR MAIL LETTERS
Air mail letters may be posted in,
VIA SIDERIA BOUTE Letters and Postcards for Europe
the ordinary posting boxes, They and South America are forwarded should be clearly marked "By Air "vin Siberia" it so superscribed. Mall" and bear sufficient postage. Insufficiently prepaid letters may be taxed with double the deficiency or forwarded by Steamer Service, at the discretion of the Post OMee,
AIR MAIL SERVICES Air Mail Services to Shanghai,
ping suspended.
OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered and Parcel Malls nro closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where malls are advertis. ed to close at or before 9 am, re-
á pm. on the previous day,
Surveyor of His Majesty the AN alleged attempt to obtain documents calculated to inn are temporary penned Pel-sistered and parcel malls are closed
KING, for one further term of 21 years less the last three days thereaf
Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dispos sal of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicant) will be required authorised to deposit with an offeer 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.
Theory will be 27th August, 1938. Entry forms may be obtained | PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. from the Local Secretary.
H. J. FOUNTAIN, Actg. Local Secretary. c/o The Anderson Music Co., Ltd., St. George'n Bldg., Ice House St.
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
IT
IS
NOTIFIED HEREBY that an Interim Dividend of ONE DOLLAR per Share has been į declared for the year 1938, and will be payable on and after Thursday, 8th September, 1938. Dividend Warrants may be ob-
tained
on, application nt the Company's Registered Office, P. & O. Building.
THE REGISTER OF SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from MONDAY, 29TH AUGUST, to WEDNESDAY, 7TH SEPTEM- BER (both days inclusive) during which period no
transfer shures can be registered.
of
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD
London, Aug. 25. General Smuts' statement in the Legislative Assembly in Capetown is described in authoritative quarters as "of great interest at the present | OF DIRECTORS, juncture," and cannot fail to give the greatest pleasure here,
is declared that the statement adds to the cement binding the Empire together and "comes in the right place at the right time."
Heuter.
GIBR, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.
Agents,
Hongkong, 28th July, 1938.
Safer
Ambassador's Motherhood
Wife Wounded New Drive
By Insurgents
St. Jean de Luz, Aug. 25. Shots were fired at 2: car occupied by the Italian Am- bassador to Insurgent Spoln by a police patrol at San Sebastian on Monday night, according to a re- port reaching here to-day.
The Ambassador's wife was wounded, the report discloses,
The police patrol called on the car to halt but the chauffeur did not obey. The patrol did not realise that li was a diplomatic car.--Reuter.
MANILA SHARES
The following quotations were ceived after the close of the morning session through Reuters:
Antamok
Atok
Benguet Cona,
Coco Grove
Consolidated Blinen
Demonstration
IXI
Paracale Gunaus
San Mauricio
Suyo
United Partocale ...
Business Deno Prices in Pezos Aug. 25. Aug. 20.
37
30
15534
11.30
11.30
44
44
2001
004
20
20
.03 Unq
Ung. .10
37
.08
17
.17%
33
.33
won
Planned
Doctors and social welfare workers are uniting in a new drive for sater motherhood.
They have turned to co-ordination of the existing maternity, pre-natal and post-natal services as the surest method of
I of saving the lives of Britain's future mothers,
This co-ordination will be achieved in the ideal maternity clinic-to be known as "Mothers' House"-which will be shown to the public for the first me when Woman's Fair and Exhibition opens at Olympla November 2.
on
CHARITY BALL bubly the most
Queen Charlotte's Hospital, pro- hospital in the world, is sponsoring famous maternity
"Mothers' House," with the official support of 15 women's social welfare organisations. Including the
Mother
Saving Council, the National Council for Maternity and Child Welfore, the Midwives' Institute, the Mother-
Training Society and National
Baby Week Council. A
committee is being formed from
craft
the
these organisations to establish a fund to build the first "Mothers' House." The following is Swan, Culbertson A week before Woman's Fair opens. & Fritz' report on this morning's on October 25, charity ball will be market;
held at the Dorchester Hotel to launch The Manilo market
steady the Fund with prices ranging from ic down to, POOLED EXPERIENCE Ic up.
The sponsors hope that this great drive will result in "Mothers' Houses" being erected in many parts of the country. Then the pooled experiença of the women's organisations can be brought to bear on each individual case. Mothers and mothers-to-be will be afforded the finest maternity services in homely surroundings.
I. S. COMMODITY
PRICES
A
LATEST CABLED
October
QUOTATIONS
New York, Aug. 23, Now York Cotton
Opening Closing
8.23/23
8.24/24 0.30/30 8.30/30
Mor. (1939) 8.27/20
New York Rubber
0.25/25
A full staff of qualified nurses and experts in every phase of maternity and child welfare will be in atten- dance at Woman's Fair in November. They will give advice and general Information on these important sub- jects.
A large-scale model of "Mothers' House," designed by Mr. E. Stanley Hall, the well-known architect, -wil. slow the hundreds of thousands of visitors to the Fair what the mater- nity clinic of the future will be like.
December
Jon. (1930)
8,30/29
8.20N
May (1030)
July (1939)..
8.27/20 0.41/40 8.24/24
4.27/27
Spot
8.23/23 8.30
September
December.
March
May
December.. 04 /03%
18.02/02 10.08/05 10.70/71 186.80/78 30.85/80 10.93/05 Sales for the day:-3,330 tons.
Chicago Wheat September 0134/61
16.47/48
Moy
624/02 04/0444 07/07
May
Friday's Sales:---27,024,000 bushels.
Chicago Corn
Oct.
Septembar B1/B1 - 51%/62
Deo,
December 24014/484 494/49%... May
DOG OWNER FINED
דייכשן
Junction of Castle Peak I New Kowloon Inland
Lot No. 2629.
Read and Kiu Kiang Street. Shamshuipo.
No. of Sale
Registry No.
G.
Boundary Manaurementsj
H. E. W.
|feet|fext}feet}lert|
As per sale
plan.
Contents in
"q."fest.
Jenu
Rental
Upset Price
$15,120
$138
R.
be of use to an enemy brought into the dock at Bow Street a man who was stated to have said that he was "in the secret service of three countries."
The man, Robinson Walker (48), described as a cloth mechant, of Brentwood Road, Romford (Essex), faced two charges under the Official Secrets Act.
MEETING ARRANGED
It was stated that he was employed from June, 1937, to Mr. Burch reported the matter and June, 1938, by Vickers Arm- Inter acted on the instructions of his strong, who are engaged on the employers, who communicated with manufacture of fuse-setters un- the police.
der a War Office contract.
Walker was remanded. Sir Rollo Graham Campbell, the magistrate, admitting him to bail in two sureties, one of £100 and the other of £50.
At a subsequent meeting, Walker said that he hind only to take the plan to the Russian Trade Delegation and to the research laboratories.
Sul acting on instructions, Mr. Burch later left the plans and met Walk with two They went logether to Mr. Burch's home.
When Mr. Burch said that he was very nervous, Walker said that he niso was "windy" at first but he had
The charges against Walker were: That he, on July 26, 1936, at Hudson Road, Bexley Heath, Kent, for a purpose prejudicial to the safety or interests of the State, did been doing the business for 15 years
and did not worry much about it obtain a plan of the main casing ot a fuse-setting machine, which ja calculated to be directly or indirect-
ly useful to an enemy.
That he, on July 21, 1938, en- deavoured to persuade one St. John Frederick Burch, for a purpose pre- judicial to the safety or interests of the State, to communicate with him (Walker) document calculated to be directly or indirectly useful to an
enemy.
NO LIMIT
Walker added that the Russians did not trust him as he had falled on three previous occasions.
When he had shown good results, however, there would be no limit to the money they would pay him.
Mr. Evans said that Walker was arrested as he left the house.
In an attache case were found the Mr. Vincent Evans, prosecuting., two blueprints handed to him by Mr. said that Walker got into
Burch. conversa- tion with Mr. Burch, an inspector 'al Vickers Armstrong at Crayford, as Mr. Burch was going home from his work.
Asked to explain his possession of them, he said: "I got those to have a look at for a few seconds because
want to see if I can improve upon them."
When the question of baft was be- ing discussed Inspector Buckell said that Walker was living with his wife and two children at Romford.
He had no means and no passport, although he did not think it would be very dificult for him to leave
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to
"Walker told him he was in the be held on Monday, the 29th day Secret Service to Italy and to Shorts of August, 1938, at 3 p.m., at of Rochester, and could he supply the Offices of the Public Works Walker with drawings of fuse set
said Mr. Evans, ters," Department, by Order of His
"He would photograph them and Excellency the Governor of one return them the following morning. Lot of Crown Land at Sham-
"He promised to pay Burch ten shuipo, in the Colony of Hong shillings to £1 for cach drawing." the country. Kong, for a term of 75 years, commencing from 1st July, 1898, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of 24 years less the last three days thereof,
an
Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dispo- sal of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicant) will be required to deposit with authorised officer who will be present at the sale, the 11m of two hundred dollars, ($200) in ensk. This sum will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
No. of Sale
Registry No
Locality
~New Kowtoon Inland
Lot No 2629.
Between New Kowlcen Inland Lots Nos. 1871 &
2273, Nga Tsin Long Rd.
ant
Boundary Méassermenta
N.
S. E. W.
feel fret
As per salu
plan.
EAGLE
CARBON PAPER
Eq. feet Contents in
*Annual ***
Upset Price
About
1,033
$12
Rental
Bigh grade
CARDON PAPER.
RIBBONS
WANG BROS. & CO. Solo Agents
Office Equipment Specialists 10 Pottinger Street Phono 23580.
CARS LEFT UNATTENDED
Charged with leaving their
cara
Mrs. B. H. Sprague, the Peak, was fhed $10 by Mr. R. Edwards at Cen- unattended on the North Side of Sal- tral Magistracy, this moming for
gon Street on August 1, Mr. A. P. allowing her dog abroad without a
Skinner and Mr. C. Lebns were fined muzzle in Stubbe Road.
$5 each when they pleaded guilly be fore Mr. Q. A. A. Mectadyen at Low- 81%/01% loon Magistracy this morning. Mr C. Forrester was fined aalmilor 65%4/05 amount for leaving his car unattend 8416/84% od in Gascolan Road opposite the car 67%/67 %%~!: park on July: 30.
Winnipeg Wheat
03/84% 0-4%/03
TO KILL
STOLE GUN TO
GIRL, SHOT HIMSELF
Planes And 100 Police In
Three-Hour Chase
BORROWING 25. to repair his bicycle, Arthur Smy, a 24-year-old Suffolk gardener, spent the money on cartridges, and then stole a gun to kill a girl with whom he had quarrelled.
Scores of police were sent to the
He fired twice at her, missed, shot a police inspector in the jaw, and killed himself after a three-hour chase in which nero- planes and 100 police took part.
Smy, who lived at Kirton, ncar Ipswich, was madly in love store and supplied with guns. Aero- with Violet Cone, aged 20, of pinnes took off from Ipswich airport Rector Lane, in the same village, and the hunt was on.
Empty houses, outbuildings, gar- They quarrelled after returning dens and fields were searched, and blood-hords were sent from ken- from an Ipswich cinema.
nels at Kesgrave,
THROUGH WINDOW
Two hours passed. Then a squad Several days later, as Violet was of armed men slowly converged on a washing clothes in the scullery of plece of waste ground about 100 her home, she heard a crash of glass yards from the store, in which Violet and turned to see Smy, taking alm was still sheltering. at her through the broken window with a gun.
the
CORNERED
He pulled the trigger, and
Suddenly Smy leapt to his feet in charge shuttered an ornement on the the centre of the curdon, pointed the mantel-piece. The girl ran scream- | gun at his chest, fired, and fell dead. ing from the house and took shelter in a local store.
Percy Smy, Arthur's elder brother, said that he had lent the youth the "Save me. He's after met" she2s, which was paid for the cart- crled to the manager, Mr. C. Per-ridges. kins. Before he could act, entered the shop. Again he fired "Arthur seemed a bit strange when
he asked me for the money," satd.
and missed.
Smy
Mr. Perkins shouted, "Get out," and Smy left.
Inspector Michael Rumsey, aged 40, and another member of the East Suffolk police, answered a call for help.
IN THE JAW
he
"I know he had had a quarrel with Violet on Saturday, but i did not dream he would do anything like this,
"He spent all his money on the girl and would do anything for her.. I had never known him to be so deep- They questioned Violet in thely in love, He left two notes for me store. Suddenly a door leading from which I found on. the mantelpiece the building was opened and they this morning. were confronted by Smy. He fired
"I am sure he did not mean to at close range at the inspector, whọ. received the shot in the jaw and shoot the police inspector, because in collapsed.
one of the notes he wild that he had Smy escaped down the village made up his mind to end it all, and street. The inspector's nazistont, Pc, was going to shoot the girl and then Arbon, rendered what assistance he himself. He was mad about Violet could,
and telephoned to police and would rush away from his tea headquarters at Ipswich.
to meet her."
HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN Change of Address
All communications should be addressed to
OLD CITY HALL: Or to...
Hon. Director [Mr. G.' P. de Martin -- Tel. 91-2025. rion, Gen. Secretary -- Mrs. D. J. S. Crozier ---- Tel. 30689. Hon. - Treasurer - Mr. A.-McKallár Tal27721;
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Monday
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Air Mail by "Imperial · Airways
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24th August. Calcutta and Strolls
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Shanghai and *Japán Swatow
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...August 30. Thursday
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.Sept. 1, 5 p.m.
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