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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS 25 words $2.00

for 3 days prepaid

TUITION GIVEN.

"DANCING IN HOURS"—Rapid

Lessons. Laay

Beginners - "A ..peciality." Advanced Courses, Modern Ballroom Tango, Tag. Ex- ert Tuition. Apply-Tony's Dance Studio, China Bunding, uth Floor, 12-A.

WANTED KNOWN. CHRISTMAS CARDS and original Hotches by 1. Poinsol, depleting unks, Chinese life and scenery. Exhibited for sale at The Little Shop,

loucester Arcade. Book curly,

FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-Selection of used camophone records, operatic, lassical and others, incl. complete Abum

reta, 1.lt

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1938.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. MOLLISON MARRIES FORMER PEAKITE

G.

R.

PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS

of the Sale by Public Auction

to be held on Monday, the 12th day of December, 1938, at 3 p.m., ut. the Olces of the Public Works Department, by Order of I Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Grampian Houd, in the Colony of Hong Kong, Tor a term of 75 1st years, commencing from July, 1898, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be xed by the Surveyor of Him Majesty the KING, for one fur- ther term of 24 years less the Jast three days thereof.

Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dispo- sal of the lot the Purchaser (if cot the applicant) will be required to deposit with

authorised

an application.ollier who will be present at the jox No. 506, "Hongkong Telegraph." sale, the any of two hundred

CHINESE

AIM TO TAKE BACK K.C.R.

General Offensive To Be Launched

CHUNGKING, Dec. 8.

CHINESE MILITARY leaders 10-day said that a certain high military chief were personally directing operations from his nobile south-west hendquarters with the aim of a general offen.

ive and the recapture, not only of Canton city, but the entire Kowloon-Canton railway.

It was stated that even if the aim ught not be achieved, the offensive i exhaust an enormous amount of Encl will in- apanese munitions,

let enormous Japanese casualti

It was stated that the Japanere lilury strength in Kwangtung was bout 180,030, and the Japanese were nxious to increase their nere,

strength

Japanese strategy was to penetrate

and Kwangsi, 1.ouga Poknot

'akno was well defendwa vy 'hinese.

but tan

It was added that the Chinese alltary are talking a firm offensive ilitude in the north-west, Lines ad been built between Tungkwan which nd Sianfu by crack troops, ..ould be

ress.

impenetrable.-Untied

CHINESE LAUNCHES

NEW OFFENSIVE

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mendously. A large arca

of

The

wn now lies in ruins.

BUELL FUKIEN COAST

Foochow, Dec. 9. Japanese artillery at Wutung and noling in Amoy directed flerce fire Wednesday. ..t the main lund

on

They fired more than 60 shells, all anding in the water or at the beach

using no damage.

On Tuesday, three Japanese war- tips anchored off Wa.-an,

north-

Cast of Chuanchow, shelled the city. h.nese gum reuliated, forcing the vessels to steam away shortly after- wards.

over

Japanese planes, Mying from Kwanglung, have conducted Ex-

nsive reconnaissance flights Chao-an, Halteng, Changpu, Tsing- lang and Tungan along the southern ukien coast in the past few days.-- entral News,

Thoors CONCENTRATE

Shanghai, Dec. 8. A Japanese spokeggaan said to-day tat un increasing muver of Chinese roops were concentraling J11 late ›ingklang area in northen Ilunun, as result of which the Japanese ‹ffensives had increused,

On Wednesday 20 bombers rulded a concentration west of Pingkang as well as the barracks, and they also rated 2 convoy of 700 trucks long the Nanchong;-Pingklung road, --United PrCAS.

ONLY

14

SHOPPING DAYS

TO CHRISTMAS

dollars, (200) in

cash. This

sum will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

New Kow can Irland

Lot No. 2541.

Opposite New Kosko

Inland Lot N, 2602,

Grampian Road.

No. of Sale, I

Registry No.

Locality

Noundary

Bessuremente

... w

feet feet frail teat

As per satu

pinn.

NOTICE.

Contents in

sq. feet.

Annual

Rental

|224_vanda

13960

$6,520

$160

SPECIAL CHRISTMAS

EXCURSION

Hong Kong to Shanghai and Return.

Round Trip Ticketa available from 15th December, 1938 to 15th January, 1939.

"A" SALOON-UK3120.-Return. "B" SALOON-HK$100.-Return.

Messrs. Jardine, Matheson &

Co., Ltd., General Managers, Indo-China S.N. Co., Ltd. Messrs. Bulterield & Swire, Agents, China Navigation Co., Ltd.

LORRIES FOR CHINA UNDER NEW BRITISH EXPORTS BILL

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cost the taxpayer anything as the premiums received have.excecded the Total claim pald and administrative expenses throughout the period.- Reuter.

MUNITIONS FOR RUMANIA

London, Dec. 0. The Daily Craid understands that immediate advantage will be taken of the extension of the export credits

to Bill,

Send

motor lorries to China. An armament deal of £20,000,000 with Rumania is also contemplated, and the fuse would be used to assist this deal also, says the paper.

Although only £10,000,000 is t available for guarantees, it can be used again and again as each deal is completed, und reimburstment made by the purchasing power,—Router.

LORRIES TO BE USED FOR NEW BURMA ROAD

London, Dec. D. The Daily Telegraph declares that the motor lorries for China which, it | is proposed shall be sent out under the extended export credits bill, will be for building the new Burma road. The paper cites the application for credits therefore, asan #lustration i of the new powers conferved on the Board of Trade under the Bill.

Such an application, it explains, might not commend itself to the Board of Export Credits which operates on strictly business Bnes. It might, however, be viewed by the Board of Trade for favourably pailtienl reasons. Heuter.

League Will Continue Work In Far East

London, Dec. 8.

"I Will Devote My Time to Banana-Growing," Says Groom

World Tour, then Settling Down

JIM MOLLISON, the airman, and Mrs. Phyllis Hussey, former Hongkong resident, have been married. The ceremony took place at Caxton Hall, Westminster.

U.S. Will Combat Nazis

Propaganda In Latin

America

WASHINGTON,

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The bride was formerly the wife of Commander Thomas A. Ниняеу, well-remembered Hongkong as Maintenance Com- mander attached to H.M.S. Tamar. She was in Hongkong until 1936.

She is the owner of plantations in the West Indies, being a member of the Fyfle family, the well-known banana growers, and is reputed to huve un income of £20,000 a year.

The wedding ceremony was to have taken place on November 10, but w postponed ve minutes before it was due to begin.

Dec. 8.

They met at Cannes last July and, when their cngagement was announ- ROOSE-ced, Mr. Mollison described the 415 ask romance as "love at first aight".

marriage to Miss Amy Johnson, the airwoman, was dissolved earlier this year.

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PRESIDENT VELT intends Congress to grant £200,000 annually to combat German and Italian propaganda efforts in Latin America.

co-

He will ask for this appro- priation in January, and the Amount will be spent ou operation in non-military affairs with all the Latin-American republics.

The programme for such operation, covering cultural and economic relations has already been drawn up by. inter-departmental; committee appointed by President Roosevelt. It is recommended con- tinuing a policy to cost about £200,- 000 a year which would render closer and more effective ties between the United States and other countries in America.

The

"committee's report stated, inter

"Discussions were based on the premise that the New World. republies have the same aspirations; that the welfare of the community of the American nations demands their increasingly friendly association. that through programme of prac- tical and reciprocal co-operation, the fulfilment of our common American ideals can be brought appreciably closer towards achievement.

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"If this premise is correct, and the coinmittee is profoundly convinced that it is, then the programme out- line is merely a point in the de-

the direction of parture in increasingly vigorous affirmative re- Intionship between the republics of hemisphere I relationship founded on voluntary co-operation between partners living as friendly neighbours in the American world."

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The programme recommended by President Roosevelt's committee em- bodies 74 specific items, among which are co-operation in wireless, aviation, road-building, the stimulation travel from the United States to Latin America, the training of Latin- American scholars and technicians in the United States Government depart- ments, distribution of United States Government publications in Latin Amerlea, the exchange of mutually Informative films, and subsidised visits by various American cultural groups to South and Central America. Amerlean army leaders too, are hoping to double the number United States military attaches South America to offset the various military departments to send missions proposals by the German and Itallan

to the Latin-American republiczn Reuter.

IMPERIAL AIRWAYS PROFIT

of in

"Because of the continued and de- plorable delay in deilvery of the new landplune fleet, due to circum- stances over which the company had no control, the number of passengers carried on European services during the year wns only maintained," states the annual report of Imperial Airways.

Passengers carried on all routes Increased from 80,367 to 62,105.

Profit amounted to £97,287, com- pared with the record profi of £104,736 In 1937. The directors re- commend n dividend of 7 per cent. on the Ordinary shares, which will absorb £82.738.

The necessary credit will be in- cluded in the League of Nations 1939

MORE MAIL budget for mulatenance of the

Traffic ton miles operated showed present anti-epidemie work in China, an increase of 60 por cent., due to and continuance of normal technical the introduction of the non-surcharge collaboration in accordance with the mail scheme over the Empire routes. scheme of the Chinese Government Trable ton miles, including mall, submitted to the Assembly in Sep-freight baggage and passengers, on tember which was then accepted in both Empire and European services principle, declared Mr. R. A. Butler, Tose from 5,171,504 in 1937 to when questioned in the House of 8,383,610. Commons today by Mr. Robert Miles down totalled 0,223,968, Morgan, who urged joint action by against 5,231,655. the Powers to alleviate the misery and sufferings of the Chinese civilian¦ refugees-Router,

The company paid £2,048,117 on account of new aircraft during the year, an Increase of £1,028,808.

An hour before the wedding rge bunch of yellow and bronze chrysanthemums was taken into the registrar's Mee and when the couple drove up in a car accompanied

friend by a man

greeted them

It

small

The bride was wearing a

crowd

black

frock with black hat, and n lime green short cost trimmed with drake fur. Mr. Mollison was in blue lounge suit.

Alter the ceremony. Mr. Mollison proudly exhibited the bride's novel rift to him.

It was a gold chain with a disc bearing on one side the image of the patron saint of flying and on the other the Inscription: "Everything leads me to you".

JAMES MOLLISON and his bride, formerly Mrs. Phyllis Hussey, of Hongkong.

Arrested On 4-Year Old Warrant

Alleged Escapee

Heavily Guarded

82 pocket watches:

31 finger rings;

1 gold bracelet;

G fountain peas,

responsible for

2 silver cigarette holders; & fountain

pens;

the

Between August 12 and 19, police ARRESTED ON a four-allege, he broke into the same build- year-old warrant in con- ing and was

disappearance of nection with three

50 wrist watches; Jo wrist watch bracelets; burglaries at the Arcadia Jewellery establishment in Kowloon in 1933 and 1934,

man named Chan Tau- burglary, at the same establishment, chau was brought into between January 8 and 9 when the Kowloon Court this morn-following articles disappeared:

4 Clocks; ing, handcuffed to two detectives.

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Several charges were Iniri against him. During the ten

0 gold plated-watches.

A third charge relates to another

newing machine: Jackets:

1 sheep-skin rug:

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fox furs

14 vardu black velvet,

Chan was alternatively

stolen

charged

Big Business To Take Up The Cudgels

British Trade In The Far East

London, Dec. 8. It understood that the Associated British Chambers of Commerce in- Bir- cluding London, Manchester, mingham, Glasgow, etc., are prepar- jing a careful statement on the sllus- tion of British Interests in China. tion to Mr. Neville Chamberlain and with a view to sending a deputa- Lord Halifax.

Far Eastern circles believe that Lord Plymouth's speech of Decem- ber 7 shows a distinctly more atis- factory attitude by the Government than previously shown.

Lord Plymouth's unequivocal de- tion under the Nine-Power Treaty claration of the Government's post-

und open door principle is univer-

lly welcomed.

"I shall wear it round my neck minutes Chau was in Court he this mornag with receiving always," he said.

was heavily guarded and was property. not released from his handcuffs.

Another charge was laid in conuec- The reason? He is alleged to have tiun with his alleged

from twice escaped from polic

Cache

It is pointed out that the Japanese custody. legal custody. once from the prisoners' ward at the

claims in this connection involve a Det. Sergt. J. II. Kowloon-Hespital and later from the prosecuted, was granted in remand of we're is nagsible without betrayal Baldwin, who fundamental Issue on which no com- the Government three days.

After the marriage, a celebration party was held und later, the newly- wed couple left for Paris, After their return to London, they interd to set off for Mrs. Mollison's planta- tions in Jamaica. This visit will be the first part of a round-the-world

luxury trip.

Discussing his future plans, Mr. Mollison said: "While continuing my flying career I also mean to devate a good deal of my time to banana- growing."

Mrs. Mollison said: "One of the things I want Jim to do is to teach me to fly."

prisoners' ward at Civil Hospital.

information!

of China and sacrifice of, vital in- icrests.

It was arrested on

He informed the Court that the ast night at a house in Reclamation police were still institung inquiries The House of Commons Chira itrest, after cluding the police since regarding the whereabouts of the Committee at a meeting last evening July 1934.

firm from which the Jewellery is nl-grced to continue to press the led to have been stolen. Since the Government with all possible means The charges agalust hún are almost burglaries it has, removed from its to resist the

Rumiwas in Peking Road..

fantastic.

He is charged with having stolen, in May, 1933:

120 wrist watches:

The "Telegraph" understands that the proprietor of the Arm has re- turned to Germany.

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encroachments British rights in China. The general feeling is that help ought to be given to China wherever feasible. Reuter.

A QUADRUPLE IRON LUNG IN OPERATION IN AN AMERICAN HOSPITAL-This photograph is interesting in vlow of the announcement that Lord Nuffield has donated free artificial respirators to every hospital and Institution in the British Empire.