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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY,

NOVEMBER

10, 1938,

METROPOLE HOTEL NO HOPE OF SUCCESSFUL

Announcing the opening of

DANCE SEASON

From SATURDAY, 12th NOV., 1938

DINNER DANCE $2.50-Every Saturday, Sunday & Wednesday TEA DANCE 75 cts-Daily except Wednesday

TIFFIN WITH MUSIC $1.00-Daily except Saturday & Sunday

First Class Orchestra, Alberto Gracia, Director,

HONG KONG SINGERS.

ARMISTICE DAY CONCERT

(Under the distinguished patronage of H. E. Sir Geoffry Northcote, K.C.M.G.)

in

ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL

at

9.15 p.m.

FOR THE FALLEN (Elgar)

ORGAN SOLO

REQUIEM (Brahms)

Collection in aid of St. Dunstans.

NOW

ON SALE

HONG KONG

AS REVEALED

BY

THE CAMERA

A collection of over fifty views illustrating modern Hong Kong, giving a comprehen- sive impression of the Colony.

It includes up-to-date pictures showing Des Voeux Road. Central: Statue Square: Hongkong & Shanghai Bank Building: Pedder Street: Queen's Road, Central: Harbour Scenes: Race Course; Arrivals and Departures at Kai Tak Aerodrome: Shipyards; Hongkong and Kowloon Ferry Approaches: Docks and Wharves: The Lido: Views from the Peak: Views of Modern Kowloon; Wanchai Reclama- tion; Chinese Districts; Views on the Peak, including Mount Austin Barracks: Lugard Road, Magazine Gap and Mount Cameron residences: Hongkong Illuminated; Fanling Golf Course, etc., etc..

PRICE $1.50

Useful for sending to overseas .friends for Christmas..

Air Mail Postage, British Empire,

$1.65. Unsealed 15 cents, anywhere. Compiled, printed and published by South China Morning Post, Ltd.

NOW ON

SALE

AT THE MORning post oFFICE

CHINESE COUNTER-BLOW SAYS U.S. CAMERAMAN

Robbed 4

Times On Way To Hongkong

"REPORTS of general coun-

ter-offensivo by the Chinese

are quite untrue," stated Mr. K. H. Eskelund, Associated Press War Correspondent, who arrived in the Colony this morning from Canton via Shekki and Macao, after having been forced to turn

back in a previous attempt to walk here along the railway.

In that attempt he was robb- ed four times and shot at by both Japanese asd Chinese.

"Nellber Chanchuen, nor Eatshan have been taken back. I passed through the outskirts of Chanchuen,! which was still in Japanese hands. while from questioning the Chinese I met, gathered that Fatshan was also in Japanese possession,' guld Mr. Eskelund, who added that there had been some slight fighting about 10 miles from Chanchuen.

NO HOPE OF SUCCESSFUL COUNTER-ATTACK

Referring to the Japanese forces around Canton, he said they were dispersed along the country and were still pushing forward, but any chance. of the Chinese making a successful surprise attack was obvinted by the fact that about 200 planes were ex- tensively

reconnaisance, used In which enabled ample warning to be given to the Japanese,

"I saw Japanese, gunboats and destroyers going up the river and{ hundreds of other Japanese ships.") he said.

Mrs. Neville Chamberlain, wife of the British Prime Minister, received almost, as much acclaim as did her popular husband, when news arrived in London that the four-power parley In Munich had decided on peace., Here she is mobbed by a cheering throng when she attempled to leave 10 Downing street, for her daily walk in St. James's park.

NOT MUCH RAIN IS EXPECTED

Hust Is New Capital Of Ruthenia

Hongkong need not expect uny great rainfall according to the Royal

weather - Government Assumes "Only about 10 per cent. of the Observatory, whose loent population are back in Canton, and forecast this morning predicted East

New Headquarters they live only in certain disirlets winds, fresh, cloudy with occasional

ruin, but improving later. The rest of the elty is deserted,

The temperature remained at 77 as "Not even a tenth of Canton has the maximum point during the past been destroyed by fire, though a few 24 hours, but the minimum dropped to 00. There were 12 points of an of the larger buildings have been 30

had recorded, which Inch of rain Fortifications razed.

being are

brought the year's aggregate to 55.11 bullt."

inches, as compared with an average of 82.87 inches.

JAPANESE GIRLS' ON WAY Five hundred Japanese girls from Formosa are at present on their way to Canton, according to an oftelai, Japanese

said Mr. announcement,

Eskelund.

Chinese

He also mentioned that when troops Attack

commandeered the food supplies in Cantor, they refused to cat the stocks of caviare which fell into their hands and gave them away.

He revealed that his photographs

Tsungfa

Shiukwan, Nov. 10.

Hust, Nov. 9. The Government of Curpsthe- Ruthenia to-day finally moved to the

of TUTMU capital

Hust. Premier Wolochin has appointed special committee to prepare a reconstruc

lou programme.

the The Committee will draw up measures to be taken at once, and will prepare a general plan for the economic development of the country. by exploitation of mineral wealth,

With Uszhorod, Carpathian Ruthenia has lost its only aerodrome. The state-controlled airlines, there- fore, deelded to-day to build new nerodromes al Hust and Alena Slatina, since other parts of the Czecho-Slovak Republic can be of the fall of Canton had been flown After defeating the Japanese at reached from Ruthenia only by plane. to Shanghai via Formosa and Taku

Chinese Leunghowhu,

troops are unless the territory of other States is by the Japanese, who had at frst

to be counter-attacking to be crossed. wanted to confiscate the lot after he sported had returned from his unsuccessful sungia. Confused fighting is now

to walk to Hongkong aging there. altempt Thanks, however, to the intervention) The Japanese troops at Kongtsun of a prominent Briton in Canton, on the Canton-Hankow Railway, 10 the Japanese were persuaded to let miles north of Canton, have been them go through. They did not routed by the Chinese and are re- even ask to have them developed in treating southward. order to see what they showed.

ROBBED BY BANDITS

by Severely harassed

Chinese self-defence corps, the Japanese force at Lungmoon, 70 miles northeast of his first attempt to Canton, is stated to be preparing to Recounting

Colony reach the

with the flims, withdraw. when he left Canton on October 27, Mr. Eskelund said he had managed to walk some distance past Shekton before he was turned back.

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A Japanese unit which landed at Lungkong in Shuntak in over trawlers and steain boats was sur- rounded and attacked by the Chinese

On the way he was robbed four self-defence corps. yesterday. Over times by Chinese bandits.

200 Japanese were killed during the "They were not soldiers, but were engagement.

Chinese guerillas petive around armed with mausera, probably taken from the dead. The first time I was Walchow and Tamshul are attempt- held up, I lost most of my money.ing to cut Japanese communication

between Blas Bay and the inland. The second time I lost all of it.

"On the third occasion the rob-CentralNews. bers took my camera, while on the fourth. as there was nothing clar left, they took my food, torch light and some of ity clothes.

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LOCAL ARCHITECT RETURNING

"During! these hold-ups I was stripped to the skin, In the search for

valuables. My flims were in

We learn that Mr. Leslie Rosa, attache case, but they let me keep[FMLA, the well known local them, as they were useless to them- Architect, is retuming to Hongkong, selves.

with Mrs. Ross, and will arrive by "At Shektan, us. I was walking the Glenapp on November 23.

embankment In! along the railway

the evening, carrying a small Danish Mr. Hoss return has been delayed Blog. I wng fired at by the Japanese. by the fact that he was the victim of "I shouted to let them know who motor accident in London in 1030, I was and they allowed me in. They but he has now entirely sent a wire to Canton, and permis-from the effects of this. sion game through for me to go on.

CARRIED JAPANESE FLAG

A MISTARÉ

"I was given a Japanese flag and

recovered

Mr. Ross intends to resume hisa Architectural Practice on, arrival in the Colony.

told to carry it as safety precau- the gendarmerie, who wanted to con- tion,

I did so, but it was a latnice, fiscate the films, but I made so much "After leaving Shektan, I swam trouble over them, that across two rivers, and then came up-

Are

after my

Contrary to Hungarian claims,

through- complete culm prevails

Hungarian propaganda.- despite Trans-Ocean.

Cool Weather Fails To Stop Cholera

POST

OFFICE.

GENERAL HOLIDAY.

| CHRISTMAS NAIL FOR CANADA

AND U. 8, Au and On Friday, November 11, Saturday,

Mal November 12, the Christmas Printed Paper

Cards Kowloon (Christmas General Post Office and

etc.. Kiu, open Central Post Office will be open from envelopes) and Parcels for Canada 8.00 am. to Noon. The Sheungwan and Letters and Farcel Malls for U. Branch Post Office will be open from S. A. will be closed in the General 8.00 a.m. to 10.00 am, and the other Post Office and Kowloon Central Branch Post Omers will be entirely Post Offco prt s... "Empress of Asia"

as follows: closed,

Parcels

3.00 p.m. Nov. 24. Registered Mall 5.00 pm. Nov. 24. Ordinary Mall 7.00 pm, Nov. 24. These mall are due to arrive al Vancouver B.C, and Seattle (U.S.A.)

There will be one collection from the pillar boxes each day as on Sun- day. One delivery ordinary cor- respondence at 11.30 a.m. and one

delivery of registered correspondence on December 12, 1938.

at 11.00 am, on each day.

The Branch Post Ofces at Stanley,

Tai Po and Un Long will also have

Despite the cooler weather, cholera has not yet been stamped out in Hongkong this year, and yesterday, a further three cases were reported, making the total number for the year, up to 519.

Dysentery continues to claim. large number of victims, a further half a dozen cases being polised dur~ ing the past 24 hours, and making the aggregate for 1938 up to 808.

There were also three cases of en- tric fever reported.

MANILA SHARES

· ÁIR MAIL SERVICES

Air Mail for certain places pro-

one delivery of ordinary correspon-viously served by the Chungking and dence each day at 11.00 a.m.

Hankow Air-lines, will be despatch- The Money Order Omee will be ed via Hanoi and thence by air as entirely closed.

CHRISTMAS MAILS FOR GREAT BRITAIN VIÄ SUEZ. Printed Paper Mail (Christmas Cards etc., in open envelopes) closes

as follows:---

Registered Mall 0.43 a.m. Nov. 20. Ordinary Mail 10.30 am. Nov. 26. This mall will be forwarded by the

services permit.

VIA SIBERIA ROUTE Letters and Postcards for Europe (except Great Britain and Eire) and South America are forwarded" "vis Siberia" It so superscribed.

OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered and Parcel Malls are closed 15 minuten earlier than the

5. "Rawalpindl" and is due to arrive time given below unless otherwiso at London on December 24, 1938. stated, and where mails are advertis

Parcel Mall for Great Britain closes ed to close at or before 0 a.m., re- at Noon on

November 11:gistered and parcel malla are closed per as.

"Rand la duc tous d ́pam, on the previous day. arrive at London on December 10, 1038.

The following quotations were re- ceived after the close of the morning session through Reutera;

Antanok

Atok!! Baguio Gold Benguet Cons, Coro Grove Consolidated

Mines

Demonstration ......

IXIm

Paracald Gumaus

Ban Mauricio...

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United Paracale

· Pualness Done Prices in Pesos Nov. 9. Nov. 10..

50

1114 30

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40%

242 24%

13.10 13.30

61

DO35

0035

31

..23

Ung.

Und.

150

215 Ung.

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MAIL LETTERS

Ordinary letter mail only for, West Kwanglung, Kwangsi, Szechwan

POSTAL SERVICES Postal Service to Canton is tem- Kwelchaw and Hunan will be ac- porarily suspended.

cepted at senders' risk.

The following is Swan, Culbertson friend had spoken for me. they & Fritz' report on this morning'a on more armed Chinese who opened) agreed to send them to Shanghai market:

chased me. I dropped the for me.

The Manila market was unchanged Japanese flag and managed to get "Day before yesterday I left again back to Sheklan, after recrossing for Hongkong, travelling by foot and to off 4 points, the strong spots being 4 points, and the rivers.

Kampan to Chanchuen, and from San Mauricio, up "I stayed the night there and there to Lakiau and Sullam and then Benguet Consolidated, up 40 points. walked back towards Canton. On to Shekk, which has hardly been The only loss in the above list was points. the way I met sonte Japanese on damaged by bombs., The Chinese in Alok watch was off 1%

quiet and very forrics who carried, me back.

villagers I come upon seemed to be The market, was "At Canton I was questioned by taking things normally.".

stendy,

From

Straits

Swatow

Saigon

Parcels from Calcutta and Straits Santhia Japan and Shanghai

Rabaul

Air Mail by "Pan-American Airways

Direct Service"-San Francisco, Pan-American date, 2nd November,

INWARD MAILS

Per

Dat.

Bellerophon Holhow

November 10.

November 10,

Laos..

.November 10.

.November 10.

Felix Roussel Friderun

November 11.

November 11.

Always Plane

November 11.

Japan and Shanghai

Ranpura

November 11.

Straits and Manila

Bangkok

Victoria Kwangtung

November, 11.

November 12.

Japan

Rio de Janeiro Maru

.November 12,

November 12.

:November 12.

November 13.

Airways Plane Rakuyo Maru

„November 14.

.November 14.

OUTWARD. MAILS

Per

Date and Time.

Thursday

Halphong, Palchoi und Fort Bayard Shantung Shanghai and Swatow

Amoy

Air Mail by "Imperial Airways

Yunnan..

Thinegara-

Direct Servier"-London date, Oth Imperial November, Shanghai

t

For

Air Aial for "Imperial Airways Imperial Airways Piano

Direct Service"-due London, 17th November.

Thurs, Nov. 10. EP.Q

Itez.

Ord.

„Nov. 10, 3 pan. Nov. 10, 5.30 p.m.

G.P.0.

Rog.

.Nov. 10, 4 p.m.

Ord.

Nov. 10, 7 pm.

Air Mail for Malaya, Java sad' Aus- Imperial Airways. Plano

tralia by "Imperial Direct Service"que Sydner, 19th November.

Airways

Thurs, Nov, 10.

K.P.O.

Reg.

Nov. 10, 5 pm

Ord.

.Nov. 10, 5.30 p.m.

G.P.O...

Reg.

Nov. 10, 5 p.m.

Ord.

Shanghai, Japan and Europe (except m/v Canton

Great Britain and Eire) via Siberia

Reg.

Ord.,

Reg.,

Ord..

Nov. 1, 7 pm. Thurs,, Nov. 10, F.P.O.

Nov. 10,

5 p.m.

Nov. 10, 5.30 p.m.

G.P.O.

Nov. 10, 5 pm.

Nov. 10, 7 p.m.

Shanghal, Japan, Honolulu, (Parcels Emp. of Japan.Thurs., Nov. 10.

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

and Papers only for Canada) America via USA, C. and 5. Vancouver B.C. due Vancouver B.C. 23th November,

Sandokan

Manlia

Shanghai

Parcels,

Fex..

Ord..

....Nov, 10, 5 p.

.Nov. 11, 9.15 a.m.

.Nov. 11, 10 am. ...Thurs, Nov, 10, 7 p.m. Ganslerkerk Thurs., Nov. 10, 7.00p.m.

Mausang...

Friday

Victorin ....Fri., Nov. 11, 8.30 a.m.

Shanghal, Japan and Europe (except Canton ....Fri, Nov. 11, 10.30 am.

Great Britain and Eire) vin Siberia Swatow and Tientsin

Saigon Foochow

Tientsin Holow

Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Hono- lalu, and U.S.A. by he "Fan- Ser- American Airways Direct vice"-due San Francisco, 17th November.

Chaksang Fri., Nov. 11, 10.30 am. Felix Roussel..Fri., Nov. 11 Noon. Nanchang... Fri, Nov. 11, Noon. Tal Scun Hong. Fri, Nov. 11 Noon. Muinam ....Fri., Nov. 11, 12.30 p.m. Pan-American

Airways Finne

Straits, Ceylon, India, East und Ranpura

South Afrlen, Aden, Egypt, Malta and Europe vin Marseilles-due Marseilles, 9th December

..FTL, Nov. 11. K. P. O.

Nov. 11, Noon

...Nov. 11, Noon

Nov. 11, Noon Nov. 11, 7.60 p.m.

Fri, Nov. 11.

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

....Nov. 11, 5 pm. „Nov. 12, 0.45 on. Nov. 12, 10.30 a.m.

Reg.

Ord..

G. F. O.

Reg. Ord.

Parcels, Reg Ord.,

Saturday

Air

Mall for "K.L.M. Airways Banpura Direct Bervice"-due Amsterdam, 22nd November

Ret..

Ord.

Fort Bayard and Haihow

Yochow

Hulphong

Loos ....

Amoy and Shanghai

Nanning

Mombasa (Papers only) Laurenco

.Sat., Nov. 12.

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

..Nov. 12 9.30 am. Nov. 12, 10 a.. .Sat., Nov. 12, Noon. ....Sat., Nov. 12, 2 p.m. ..Sat., Nov. 12, 3.30 p.m.

Marques and (Parcels and Papers Rio-de-Janeiro only) for South Africa

Maru

Sat, Nov. 12, 3 p.m.

Manila, Australia and New Zealand Talping Sat, Nov. 12.

vla Thursday laland-duo Thurs- day Island, 24th November......

Nov. 14, 8.45 am. Nov. 14, 0.30 am.

G.P.O. and K.P‚Ó,

Parcels,

................Nov. 12, 5 p.m.

Reg., Ord.,

Sunday

Swatow, Foochow and Tientsin

Swatow

Iniphong

Holbow Haitan Taikang

.Sun. Nov. 13, 8.30 a.m. Sun, Nov. 13, 9 a.m. Sun., Nov. 13, 9 am,

་ ་

Monday

Hex. Ord,

Mon., Nov. 14. K.P.O. ................. Nov. 14, 8 p.no.

1

Nov, 14, 5.30 p.m. G.P.O.

Iter.

Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Imperial Airways Plane

Direct Service"-dae London, 21st November.

Nov. 14, 5 p.m. Orl. *******«Nov. 14, 7 p.m.

Mon., Nov, 14. K.P.O.

Air Mail for Malaya, Java and Imperial Airways Plane

Australia by "Imperial Airways Direct Bervice"-due Sydney, 21st November.

Rex.

...Nov. 1. p.m.

Ord.

Nov. 14, 5.30 p.m.

G.P.O.

ner.

Nov. 14, 8 p

Ord.

Nov. 14. 7 punk.

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