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Stock Market Takes Fright

London, Aug. 29.

The Stock Exchange reflected the wat scure 10-day with a burst of selling,

Czecho-Slovaklen bonds lost 1

72% British points and reached Government loans continued to de- cline and War Loans and Consols were lower.

Trans-Atlantle stocks were up- United including preciably lower, States Steel.

The Young and Dawes loan bonds. (German) were down three-fourths and one-half respectively.-United

Press.

OPERATORS CAUTIOUS

London, Aug. 20.

A general feeling of uncertainty which prevailed on the Stock Ex- change to-day created a cautionary un- disposition and operators were

business, willing to transact much pending 1o-morrow's Ministerial meeting

Prices in most sections were mark- ed down, but Kathes finally displayed

a better trend.

On the Commodities Market base metals and rubber eased on lack of buying interest rather than to pres- sure to sell.

On the Foreign Exchange Market there was a general demand for U.S. official dollars, which necessitated support for sterling.

Wall Street

Special.

C. R.

NOTICE.

WATER SUPPLY.

It is hereby notified that com- mencing on Thursday, 1st Septem- ber, the hours of supply to all- districts on the Island and in Kowloon and New Kowloon will be

G-11 A.M., and 4-9 P.M.

K. M. HENDERSON,

Water Authority. Public Works Department, Hongkong, 29th August, 1938.

G.

R.

NOTICE

are

The Public are hereby warned that there are a considerable number of counterfeit coins of the new 1937 design in circulation.

not easily 2. These coins

close but

examination detected, usually reveals slight defects in the milied edge, the most common being an irregularity in the thickness of the milled edges on either side of the groove.

3. A reward of $250.00 has been offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of manufac turers of these particular coins,

Sd. T. H. KING, Commissioner of Police.

24. 8. 38.

G.

R.

NOTICE.

WATER SUPPLY.

Free Tap Washering Service.

It is heroby notified that from Ist September until further notice, tupa will be rewashered free of charge, on application.

Consumers are requested to use

THE HONGKONG

Pick Hines As Schultz' Companion

Former Political "Boss" Pointed Out In Court

TELEGRAPH,

New York, Aug. 29. The third week of the trial of James J. Hines, former "Tammany" teader, who is charged with bribery and legal gambling operations, opened sensationally to-day.

to Hines, Pointing dramatically the former Assistant Manager of a Connecticut flotel exclaimed: "That's the man I saw with Schultzt

The witness described the meeting between Hines, "Dutch" Schultz, and members of the latter's gang in the hotel lobby on a day In August, 1933. Last week the owner of a Connec- ttent

riding school testified that Schultz had been seen with lines at the school during the same month.

Under

cross-examination

nder, antute

the hotel oficial admitted that he

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his identifica- "Wasn't sure" abou tich of lines.

Undaunted, Mr. Thomas E. Dewey, New York's famed anti-rocketeering District

Attorney, who is conducting the prosecution, brought to the stand the hand waller of another Connec ticut hotel, where Schultz ved during the summer of 1935.

This man pointed to Hines and declared: "There he is! He was with Schultz."-Kruter,

Ramos Back To Face Trial

Says Philippines Safe From Japan

Manila, Aug. 30.

Benito Ramos, the Sukdal leader who voluntarily returned to Manila yesterday after four years exile in Japan, will be arraigned on Thurs- day on a charge of organising the Sakdalistas at the beginning of 1035 for the avowed purposes of rebellion and sedition.

Ramos is on U.S.

$13,500 bail, subscribed by his sympathisers:

Manila is quiet, and there is

anticipating trouble.

IL

مند

that

TUESDAY,

Mysterious Explosion In Budapest

Shortly After Regent Arrives Home

Budapest, Aug. 29. A mysterious explosion, apparently of great force, for it was audible all over the surrounding districts, occurred on the river embankment to-day, forty minutes after Admiral Horthy, the Regent, landed oills

Germany by

from

river

return steamer.

Police immediately threw a cordon around the affected area. Nobody was hurt by the explosion, the cause of which is being investigated.--

Reuter.

FRANCO'S ATTITUDE EXPLAINED

AUGUST 30,

1938.

SENNET FRERES

High Class Jewellers Pedder St.

Latest

Novelties

in

POST OFFICE.

Bro

AIR MAIL LETTERS

OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Surcharged air mail letters may be Registered and Parcel Mails posted in the ordinary posting boxes. closed 15 minutes earlier than the They should be clearly marked "By time given below unless otherwise Air Mal and bear sufflelent poal-stated, and where mails are advertis“ age. Insuficiently prepaid letters ed to close at or before a.m., re- muy be taxed with double the de-gistered and parcel malls are closed ficiency

or forwarded by Steamer at 5 pm. on the previous day. Service, at the discretion of the Post. Office.

AIR MAIL SERVICES

Air Mail Services to Shanghal, Nanking, Tsingtau, Tientsin and Pel- ping are temporarily suspended.

EMPIRE SCHEME

VIA SIBERIA ROUTE Letters and Postcards for Europe (except Great Britain and Eire) and. The official mall notice on the South America are forwarded "via Empire Scheme will be found in full Siberia" if so superscribed.

lon an inside.page..

Japan

Japan

JBV

Japan

and Manila

Ladies'

and

Gentlemen's Wrist & Fancy Watches

Rejected Withdrawal Plan Because Of U.S. Volunteers

Burgos, Aug. 29.

are

were

General Franco, in a statement to the Press to-day, disclosed that 12,- 000 American volunteers who serving with the Loyalists partially responsible for the rejection

for withdrawal. of the British plan for with

only plan affects The British

The Insurgents, General

Europeans out, had not accepted

Franco the aid of foreign volunteers until the International Brigade commenced the defence of Madrid.

General Franco, during the press conference, warned France not to precipitate trouble by re-opening the Pyrenees frontier-inted Press,

DETECTION OF TOXIC CASES IN INDUSTRY

Tests For Hydrogen Cyanide Vapour

The Department of Selentine and Industrial Research issues the second of a series of leaflets describing standard methods for the detection The

the appropriate telephone number evidence that the constabulary is toxic gases in industry. under “WATER WORKS COMPLAINTS" Hong Kong-Telephone Number Mainland - Telephone Number

easy-Reuter 30840.

No Damage Intended To Monocacy

Washinghton's View Of Mine Explosions

Washington, Aug. 29. Government circles believe that the explosion of fouting mines near the U.S.S. Monocacy was neeldental and not malicious.

50949.

R. M. HENDERSON,

Water Authority, Public Works Department, Hongkong, 26th August, 1938.

NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that Michail Mitrofanovitch Afanas- steff of 184 Nathan Road, 1st Floor, Kowloon, is applying to the Governor for naturalization, and that any person who knows any reason why naturalization should not be granted should send a

Offelal circles are refusing to coin-written and signed statement of men!

on the incident, pending com- the facts to the Colonial Secretary. plete

reports from Cominonder

Conlan the Monocacy. If

of

is

emphasised that the Japanese naval

authorities have notified Commander

BRITAIN PLANS NO

Coning of their activities and it is DEMARCHE TO BERLIN

thought the American

navol

officer's report will indicate that the Japanese were actually co-operating in an effort to avoid damage to the American gunboal,

(Continued from Page 1.)

It is expected that the Prime Minister will proceed to Balmoral

night as

the

Naval experts here express the theory that Japanese mine-sweepers dislodged one mine, which spun out of the net and floated other inine, detonating both, the end of the week.-Reuter. United Press.

Castle to-morrow Minister in attendance to His Majesty

be

is generally predicted Ramos will be sentenced to a term of imprisonment and will pardoned by President Quezon after serving a portion of his sentence.

The Sakdal leader is said to be planning to re-organise his party as n "potent force in the November elections." He will not give any indication of platform, which is not expected to

violently be Quezon.

Ramos says he is convinced Japan

100

anti-

does

Intend to seize the Philippines, due to the islands' stable Government.

"Japan's only motive in invading China Is to destroy the unstable form of Government there," he declared. -United Press.

GERMANS DEFY

CONSUL

(Continued from Page 1)

प्रध

in connection with the German Club

in Manila.

The Department of State, however, denied that such a request has been

made.

It is understood that, prior to con-

terring with Herr Sakowsky, Mr.

present leullet (Stationery Offlce, 5s. (prussle acid

acid). Leadet No. 1 publish- Ud. net) deals with hydrogen cyanide ed a short time ago was concerned sulphide (sulphurelt. with

hydrogen ed hydrogen).

Hydrogen cyanide is manufactured mainly for use in the fumigation of ships and buildings. It is also used 10 0 small extent industrially as n

is

encounteredi rengent. Further, it in concentrations which may be dan

processes gerous in certain industrial -in blast furnace plants, dyestuffs works, gas works and coke ovens, and in the industries of gold mining and gilding.

even to

сад

The leaflet points out that slight symptoms of poisoning will be notic ed ufler several hours with a centration of one part by volume in 50,000 and a concentration

uf one part in 500 will be fatal. It states:

to the "In addition to danger of the Inhalation

hydrogen of

cyanide danger vapour there is a

a further

with a man equipped efficient respirator or other form of This danger is breathing apparatus. the absorption of hydrogen cyanide

Is through the skin, which still greater if the skin is wat with sweat, owing to the hydrogen cyanide in water. The

ready solubility

faint almond-like unell missed and unsuitable as a method

of detection."

of

an

is easily

against an- the King, and will remain there until Co is doubled, however, whether the test are given in the leaflet, The

Canton Line To Hankow Open Again

KEY MAN IN CRISIS

London, Aug. 20. For the moment. Sir Nevile Henderson, the British Ambassador to Berlin, is the key-man in the in- ternational situation.

10

elements

It is understood that the British Government ordered his return London Aratly to ask his personnt opinion on the gigantic German army manoeuvres, secondly, to ask whe ther the increasing manifestations of German Impatience regarding the Rail communication between Czech situation contained Canton and Hankow was resumed yesterday

of war or were purely bluff, backing morning when several diplomatic efforts to obtain as many freight cara left Wongshin station for concessions

possible.-United Hankow following the repairing of the Kuntin-Pakonghow. section which has been subjected to daily and extensive bombings in the last few weeks by the Japanese airmen,

Press,

recording to Chinese reports from GOING HOME TO

Canton, Yesterday's train was the first to depart for the August 9.

north since

It is hoped that through

trafic

between Kowloon and Hankow will

be resumed soon.

the

SENNET FRERES

Triple

Eternity

Rings

with Sapphires, Rubies, Emeralds and Diamonds

SENNET

FRERES

INWARD MAILS

From

Per

Straits

Anhul

Due.

.August 30,

Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"London daic,

24 August.

Imperiol Airways Plane..August 30,

Shanghai and Swatow

Ninghai

August 30.

Calcutta and Straits

Santhia

August 30.

Shanghai and Swatow

Sulyang

.August 30.

Sulsang

August 30.

Tandia

August 30.

Thisadane

.August 30,

Alipore

.August 31.

Straits

(Letters

and Europe Via

and

Sucz

.August 31.

Deucalion

August 31.

Emp, of Russin

..August 31,

Arnmus

September 1.

Marechal Joffre

September 1.

Soudan

.September 1.

.September 2

September 2

.September 3,

.September 3..

September 3.

.September 4.

Saigon

Strails

Papers)-London

date, 4th August and London Parcels London date-28th July Carthage

Stras

Manila

and Manila

Japan and Shanghal

Jupani and Shanghal

Air Mail by "Imperial Airways

Direct Service"-London

28th August.

Shanghai

Amoy

Corfu

date, Imperial Airways Plane

Calchas Conte Rosso

Straits

Australia and Manila

For

Shanghai and Japan

Haiphong

Swalow and

Amoy

Nankin

Tjibadak

OUTWARD MAILS

*Swatow, Shanghai and Tientsin Formosa

Holphong

.Manila

Samshul and Wuchow

Japan

Kongmoon

Swatow and Bangkok

Amoy

Per

Tuesday

Eumacus Canton

Date and Time.

Tues., Aug. 30, 1.30 p.m.. .Tues., Aug. 30, 2 p.m. Halching ....

Tues., Aug. 30, 2 p.m. ‚Tues., Aug. 30, 2.30 p.m. Sandviken Peter Maersk Tues., Aug. 30 4.30 p.m. Chaksong..Tues., Aug. 30, 5.00 p.m. Ningpo Tues., Aug. 30, 3 p.m.

Wednesday

Tal Ming ..Wed., Aug. 31, 8.15 am. Santhin Wed., Aug. 31. 8.30 a.m. Fook On....Wed., Aug. 31, 10 a.m. Michael Jebsen

....... Shantung

Wed., Aug. 31, 10.30 à.m. Wed., Aug. 31, 10.30a.m. Wed., Aug. 31, 11 a.m. Wed., Aug. 31, 4.30 p.m.

Parcels only for Straits and Calcutta Suisang .... Swatow

Samshul and Wuchow...

Sandakan (Papers only)

Shonghal and Japan

Kongmoon

Anhul Thursday

Kongso..

Thurs., Sept. 1, 8.15 a.m. Hinsang...Thurs., Sept. 1, 8.30 a.m. Carthage.Thurs., Sept. 1, 10.30 a.m. To! Lee

Thurs., Sept. 1, 11 a.m.

*Swalow, Shanghal and Tlentsin Tingsang Thurs., Sept. 1. 12.30 p.m. Shanghai and Japan

Marechal Joffre

Thurs., Sept. 1, 1.30 p.m.

Thurs., Sept. 1. G.F.O. and K.F.O.

Swntow, Amoy and Foochow .... Seistan......Thurs., Sept. 1, 3 p.m. Shanghai, Japan, US.A., Central Empress of Russia

and South America, (Parcels and Papers only for Canada)-duc Vancouver B.C. 19th, September.

Saigon

Air Mall

London,

Sept. 1. 3 p.m. .Sept. 1, 4.15 p.m. Sept. 1, 5 p.m.

Purcels

Reg. Ord.

Aramis

G.P.O.

Reg., Ord..

.Sept. 1. 4.15 p.m.

Sept. 1, 5 p.m.

Thurs., Sept. 1, and K.P.0.

for "Imperial Airways Imperial Airways Plane Direct Service"-due 8th. September,

Thurs., Sept. 1.

Amoy and Shanghai Kongmoon

Friday

Manila, Rabaul, Australia and New Tanda

-Zealand vla Brisbane-due Brisbane, 19th September.

Swatow, Foochow and Tientsin Swalow ... Straits, Sandakan, Ceylon, India, *E. and S. Africa, Aden, Egypt, Malta and Europe via Marscilles -due Marseilles, 30th September.

&

Beautiful

Engagement Wedding Rings

NeNut:

Nut: received the permission of

METHOD OF TEST the Department of State to take up

The method of test udopted con- the matter with the German Consul.

Informed quarters state that the sists of drawing a sample of the sus- pected atmosphere by means of a incident is the culmination of anhand exhausting

pump through a period of friction between the High Commissioner and the

piece German

specially-prepared test 01

Instructions for preparing paper. the test paper and for carrying out various

reagents which will react to und hydrogen cyanide are reviewed. those recommended are Congo-Red-

and benzkline-copper silver nitrate acetate, which are capable of det

of deteci- ing concentrations down to

ore

part in 100,000, Test papers treated with these reagents will show characteris- tie stains, specimens of which are in- cluded with the leaflet. Both actions have been made quantitativo and have been dirveloped as standard tests for hydrogen cyanide in in- dustry

Department of State will present Mr. NeNutt's views to the German Embassy, particularly in view of the fact that the statues of the German Club makes it dimcult for any complaint to be lodged.

Diplomatic quarters believe that there is apparently 1tle ground for Intervention on the part of the United States, since the dispute primarily involves German citizens and their own Consul.-United Press,

GERMAN. OUTBURST AGAINST BRITAIN

(Continued from Page 1.)

rë❤

While the information is addressed primarily to responsible works ofl- cials, medical officers, chemists and persons in charge of chemical other plant, the tests themselves have been made as simple as possible in order can be operato they

object of the test should not.

Think

by com

markedly with the policy of its ply unskilled personnel. The

Some

German contemporaries. newspapers announce the Cabinet is meeting to-morrow to discuss, new be to obtain an extreme degree of the accuracy, but to give a rapid Indica- prosposals for settlement with RECOMMISSION

tion of the relative safety of the Sudetens, Nn indication is given of their nature, but there is little doubt atmosphere.

of they are based on the system cantons.-Reuter,

Two

ships from

the

Chinn Squadron will be lost temporarily to

Cumberland and HMS.

Mr. Y. C. Chen, -General-Manager Hongkong in the near future, when nt the Canton-Hankow railway, who 11.M.S. personally supervised the repair work on the damaged section, return Adventure leave for England for re-

ed to Canton yesterday.

MORGENTHAU DENIES

· SECRET: DISCUSSIONS

New York, Aug. 20. Mr. Henry Morgenthau, Secretary of the Treasury, returned from

Europe by the French liner Nor- mandio to-day:

commission.

on

The Adventure leaves here September 12 and is due to arrive in England on November 2. The October 10 and reaches England on Cumberland sails from Hongkong on

November 23,

NEW DESTROYER LAUNCHED

Kearney, NJ., Aug. 29.

HITLER AT FRONTIER.

Paris, Aug. 29. Another series of coincidences lending drama to the European crisis has occurred:

Herr Hitler inspected the Rhine bourg, while French troops massed fortifications at Kehl, opposite Stras-

on the Swiss frontler for manoeuvres, 115 miles southwards.

The International Bridge Was

The leaflet explains that a para- graph of the

of the Chemical Works Re- gulations, 1922 (made under Section 79 of the Factory und Workshop Act, 1901), prohibits entry into any place which might contain dangerous gas until the air has been tested by any person not properly protected

found safe to breathe.

LONG

And

JUMP RECORD

Warsaw, Aug. 29.

closed immediately after Herr Hiler A New World Record for the long and eight Generals, travelling in jump was established by Foland's eight motor cars, arrived for an all round woman athlete, Stella

The torpedo-destroyer Lang was inspection of the defence works and, Wallasiewicz, Formárly known launched at the naval yards here to- | after an hour, disappeared in the Stella Walsh,

He denied that 'he 'bad' held any day, Mrs. Leahy, wife of the Naval direction of Offenbruge in the south. At the Lodz sports meeling yoster- ‚ secret... disctinalons with..... European | Chief of Staff,... performing the When they left, the Bridge as resi day she, elecroð 8.04 metres-Trans- ↑ bankers or statesmen, United Press. christening ceremonyUnited Press. opened United Press.

... Ocean.

Folding

8 Days Travelling

Clocks

SENNET

FRERES

ན

K.P.O.

Reg.

.Sept. 1. 6 p.m.

Ord,

.Sept. 1. 5.30 p.m.

G.P.O.

Reg.

.Sept. 1. 5 p.m.

Ord.

.Sept. 1, 7 pm.

Tisadane ..Fri, Sept. 2, 8.30 am. On Lee......Fri, Sept. 2. 10 am. Fri, Sept. 2. G.P.O. and K.P.O. Parcel ....Sept. 2, 5 p.m. Reg.,

.Sept. 8.45 a.m. Ord.,

9.30 a.m. .Sept

22.30 p.m. Yunnan....Fri., Sept. Kwangtung ..Fri., Sept. 2, 4.30 p.m. .Fri., Sept. 2, Corfu

G.P.O. and E.P.O. Parcels,

Reg., Ord.,

Saturday

Air Mail for "K.L.M. Airways Direct Corfu

Service"due Amsterdam. 13th September.

Reg., Ord

Hoilaw, Pachol and Haiphong .... Klingyuan .. Brindisi-due Brindisi 23rd Sep- Conte Rosso

tember.

.Sept. 2, 5 p.m. .Sept. 3. 0.45 am. .Sept. 3, 10.30 am.

.Sat., Sept. 3.

.Sept. 3, 9.30 a.m.. .....Sept. 3. 10 s.m. .Sat, Sept. 3, 10 am.

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

G.P.O. and KP.O.

..Sat., Sept. 3.

Sept. 3, 3.45 p.m. Sept. 3, 14.30 p.m. Sat, Sept. 3, 6 p...

Reg.

Ord.

Amoy

*Swatow, Shanghai and Tientsin ... Swatow and Shanghai

Anhui Sunday

Fooshing Sulyang

.Sun., Sept, 4, 9 a.m. „Sun¡, Sépt, 4, 9 a.m.

Monday

Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Imperial Airways Flane

London, Direct-Service"-due

Mon, Sept., 5. Kr.o.

12th September.

Rer.

.............Sept. 5. 5 p.m.

Ord.

...Sept. 5, 5.30 p.m.

G.P.O.

Bez.

.Sept. 5, 5 p.m.

Ord.

Air Mail for Malaya, and Australia imperial Airways Plane

by "Imperial Airways Direct Ser- Bervice"-due Sydney, 12th Sep- tember.

.....Sept. 5, 7 p.m.

Mon, Sept., 5

K.P.O.

Reg.

Sept. 5, 5 p.m.

Ord.

Sept. 5, 5.30 p.m.

Reg.

.Sept. 5, 5 p...

Ord.

Tuesday

Dalavia and Sourabaya Amoy Shanghai and Japan

Swatow and Shanghal

G.P.O.

Sept. 5. 7 p.m.

Tibadak....Tues., Sept. 6, 9:30 am.. Ninghai ....Tues., Sept. 0, 10.30 am. Yosukuni Maru

Tues., Sept. 8, 3.30 p.m. Taiyuan. Tues., Sept. 6, 4.30 p.m..

American Airways Plane

The Bach Kowloon P. O.

.Sept 0. 5.00 p.m. .Sept, 7, 9.00 0.11.. GP.O.

Air Mall for Manila, Guam, Hono- Pan Julu and V.B.A.. by the "Pan. American Airways Direct Service" --ɗue San Franciaco, 14th Sept.

"Buperscribed córre

の

Ord,

Bes

Ord..

dence only.

Sept. 6, 5.40 p.m., Sept. 7, 9.80 3.M.