1939-01-03 — Page 23

Tuesday

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

January 3, 1939.

GERMANY AND JEWISH EMIGRATION American Expert Invited to Berlin for Talks

CZECHO-SLOVAKIA ANNOUNCES SCHEME FOR COLONISATION

LONDON, Jan. 2,

IT is understood that the German Government has invited Mr. George Rublee, the American director of the Inter- Governmental Committee for the relief of refugees, to go to Berlin to discuss the evacuation of Jewish refugees from Germany,

Mr. Rublee will take with him Mr. Robert Peil, an American member of the Inter-Govern- mental Committee, and Joseph Cotton, who will act as financial adviser.-Reuter.

Mr.

CZECHO-SLOVAK SCHEME

Prague. Jan. 2.

A Committee charged with the preparation of Czecho-Slovak

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Colonisation Company has been form- ert here, the object of the Company being to arrange for the emigration|

of about 20,000 persons all will

It is stated that the committee

be able to raise a fund of millard Czech crowns for financing i the project, but that this will merely be used as security for the emigra- tion loun to be granted by England.

Emigration will take place small groups, and the Colonisation guard Company will endeavour against colonising failures.

Aryans as well as Jews will be us

sisted by the Company.

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The committee has completed plan for the entire project, and has preaunted it to the British Govern- ment in the form of a memorandum.

--Trans-Ocean.

Hongkong Sportsman Recovering From Fall

The many friends of Mr. G. E. R. Divett will be pleased to learn that he is now out of hospital, though he will have to take things easy for the next few weeks.

Whilst riding out

at Kwangti during the Christmas holidays, Mr. Divett was thrown when his pony "shied" at a Jump. He was taken to Kowloon Hospital in an uncon- scious condition, but was allowed to leave on New Year's Day.

ANOTHER CHARGE

AGAINST BENES

PRAGUE, Jan. 2. FOLLOWING the action of

Bomb-Proof Shelters For Homes SABOTEURS

Advertised. In British Papers

LONDON, Jan, 2, THE first newspaper advertisement for bomb-proof shelters appeared to-day, and marked the opening of the New Year.

The advertisement, inserted by Glazier & Sons, Ltd., saidę "Properly designed shelters, which are proved to give safety against bombs. The shelters are designed by an eminent -technical export, who has made a careful study of the problem. under actual conditions of aerial warfare in Barcelona. They can be constructed in your garden or factory grounds, to hold as few as five people, or for any number."United Press.

INAUGURATION OF

PROVINCIAL

GOVT. IN SIKANG

SHANGHAI, Jan. 2.. THE first Provincial Government of Sikang was inaugurated on Sunday at Kiangtin, capital of the Sikang province.

In his inauguration address, Governor Liu Wen-hwei an-

First

the former General Gajda of nounced the six points which Czecho-Slovakia, in petitioning would guide the future policy of the State Prosecutor to institute the Sikang province. proceedings against Dr. Benes would be to carry out economic for perjury, it is stated in the reconstruction, secondly to "Praszky List" to-day that there tion, thirdly to develop frontier strengthen national consolida- is a possibility of a second action

education, fourthly to streng- being taken against the former then the organisation for the Czech President in connection training of the population, fifth- with the disposal of funds placed ly to improve the standard of in his care.

|living, and sixthly to put the

political administration sound footing.

Although

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According to the paper the funds collected in America at the time of the founding of the Czecho-Slovak

the Sikang province, westerly Republic were turned over to Dr. (which is one of the most

formerly Benes and the purpose to which this provinces of China, Was money was placed has never been re-hurdly ever heard of in normal times,

it has now become vealed.

extremely im- portant In view of the loss of the coastal provinces, and the consequent necessity of relying more and more upon the resources of the interior | provinces. Sikang possesses tremen- dous nutural wealth, especially in minerals-Trans-Ocean,

The opposition press has demanded at frequent intervals that an account for the niancy be made, but this was never forthcoming.

It is assumed that it was used for the purposes of propaganda, and that the Government did not deem it wise to reveal into whose hands It fell-

Trans-Ocean.

Soviet Officials To Be Executed

Moscow, Jan. 2. three-day trial, the

New Decree Affects German Girls.

ACTIVE IN CANTON

Shameen's Telephonic Communications Cut

CANTON, Jan. 1.

SABOTEURS are believed to be responsible for a complete breakdown of telephonic com- munication in Shamcen and in the western section of Canton.

Investigation has disclosed that the four underground elreults were de- liberately cut through at several points.

thick After sawing through the cables, cach carrying hundreds of telephone connections, the saboteurs removed sections of the wires-Our Own Correspondent.

KESTORATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES

Canton, Jun. 1. Public utilities in Canton, destroyed by the Chinese before the evacuation, are gradually being restored.

Several streets in the city are now 1 by electric light during the night. one dynamo at the Bund Electrle

ly to provide a restricted service.

Rumania Adopts Light plant being repaired sufficient-

Fascist Salute

BUCHAREST, Jan. 2. THE Rumanian Government has declared that all members of the party of "National Re- generation" must wear uniform and give the Roman salute.

Rumanian Cabinet-members made their first appearance in uniform to-day and gave the Ro-

official man saluto at

New Year recepilon. Trans-Ocean.

KIDDIES GIVEN A FINE TIME

Enjoyable Function At Kowloon C. C.

Water is also flowing through the city mains in several sections of the city, with the repairing of two of the pumps at the waterworks,--Our Own Correspondent.

NEW HK-CANTON MAIL SERVICE

Canton, Jan. 1. A regular mail service between Canton and Hongkong, vin Macao, will come into operation with the commencement of the Japanese operated steamer service between the Portuguese Colony and the former Kwangtung capital.

Formerly, all mall for Hongkong was despatched from Canton by alr or ship to Formosa,

The Japanese authorities intend to run a regular weekly service to and Trem Macao. Later, this service will be accelerated.-Our Own Corres- pondent.

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SEAMEW FOR CANTON

CANTON, Jan, 1. HM.S. Seamew Is scheduled to depart from Hongkong for Canton on Kiddies had an enjoyable after Wednesday, according to a list of noon at the Kowloon C.C. yesterday sailings of warships released when the annual sports meeting was Canton lo-day. held. Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell,

The U.S.S.

is Mindanao

also President of the Club, was present scheduled to leave Hongkong for at the function, and prizea were Canton this week.-Our Own Corres- distributed by Mrs. Lindsell.

pondent. The following were the results of

New Broadcastingcourt-martial has passed the Station For China death sentence on five former officials household, or in the country, will be the events;

of the Moldavian branch of the People's Commissariat for Internal

A new Chinese broadcasting; station Affairs.

is now on the air,

Using the call-sign XPSA, the

The Inla were charged

It renders

Berlin, Jan. 2. Twelve months' work either in the

required from January 1, from every German girl who intends to take up a profession in an office or factory. The degree is Issued by Flehti- 35 with Marshal Hermann Goering, who station in broadcasting from Kwei-Provocative fabrication of cases of charged with the task of carrying

a four-year plun illegal arrests, and flagrant violation out yang on a wave-length of 43 metres of the lay while investigating cases such a duty obligatory for all un-

Broadensts are made in the Man-

married German wonen under 25. darin, Cantonese and Amoy dialects. According to the prosecutor, the This obligation hud niready existed and Malayan, Engilah and Japanese defendants illegal acts were revealed to a limited extent since March 1038, languages broadests are also made. when one of their victima petitioned but nit limitations and exceptions will

Foreign language broadcast are to the central committee of the henceforth be removed. made on work days from 8 to 7.30 Ukrainian Communist Party, which, a.m. and from 50 to 11.10 p.m. On on investigation, found that the "ease Sundays the station is on the air had been entirely trumped up by the fron 5.30 to 11.10 p.m.

oficials."-Reuter.

The object of the measure is to

afford assistance to the overworked peasant women and mothers of num- erous children-Trans-Occon.

Daladier Starts Voyage

To Possessions

BERLIN, Jan. 2.

FEWER NEW YEAR

M. DALADIER'S TOUR is being followed with ACCIDENTS

much interest, but official quarters are reticent, there being an obvious intention not to make too much of the tour at the present.

New York, Jan. 1. The New Year celebrations cost less than half the number of deaths than the Christmas period.

BOYS' EVENTS

Flat Ruce Handleap (Over 11 and

Under 14): 3, Telford Fergusson; 2 Tommy Lo: 3, Albert Odell,

Buot Rare (Under 0): 1. Andrew Fabel; 2, John

Younghusband; 3. John Nite

Naef. Flat Race Handicap (Over 8 and Under 11: 1. Stanley Clark; 2. Alan Jex: 3, Donald Lo.

Sach Race Ilandicap (Over 9 and Under 143: 1, Albert Odeli; 2, John Fabel; 3, George Guest.

Handicap

(Under Obstacle Race 13): 1. Telford Fergusson; 2, Georgie Guest; 3, John Fabel.

Flat Bace Handcup (Under 14): 1, John Mulcahy; 2, Kelvin Ailcock; 3. Desmond Mirishall.

Fiat Race Handicap (Over 4 and Under 6): 1, Peter McRae; 2, Keith Armstrong; 3, John Mulcahy.

Potato

Race (Under 12): 1. Tammy Lo; 2, David Baldwin; 3, Ian Shaw

und Downld Lo (dead-hent). Flat Race Handicap (Over 8 and Under 8): 1, John Guest: 2, Norman Lo: 3, Alan Jex.

(Over 8

LOYALISTS MAY SEEK ARMISTICE

Perpignan, Jan. 2. The Loyallst Government in re- ported to be sending the former Premier. Sen. Portela Valladares to South America in order to ascertain the changes of the South American States intervening in favour of an armistice between the Spanish war- ring parties.

Rumours persist that the crisis in the Catalonlin Government has been Increased by the Anarcho-Syndic- alists demanding the resignation of the present Cabinet--Trans-Ocean.

Tug-of-War and Under CLUB TEAM TO

12): Winners: Austin Spary, Ar- thur Corto, Ian Shaw, Albert Hiszell, John Nact, Graham Mackenzle, Ho- bert Taylor and George Lanchester.

Three-Legged-Race Handicap (Un-

PLAY NAVY

has been

NEW PRIMate of .

ALL IRELAND

The following team der 12); 1, J. Ramsey and Eric selected to represent lo 1st XI of the Guest: 2 Stanley Clark and Basil Hongkong Hockey Club #ainst the Old; 3, David Baldwin and Peter Royal Navy on the Club Ground at Coombs.

15 p.m. on Wednesday, January 4: Relay Race (Under 14): Winners: V. M. Benwell; V. Bond, E. V. Albert Hazell, Donald Lo, Brian Pen-Reed; H. J. D. Lowe (Capt.), W. A. gelly and Arthur Dand.

| Reed, N. B. Whitley; S. Fowler, Band Race: 1, L/Cpl. Blm Singh: T. Whitley, E. F. A. Morgan. D. I. The "Hamburger Fremden- there in the course of his tour of Only 150 were killed in accidents 2, Rm. Bim Singh; 3, Rim. An Bickford, and 'R. A. Bates blatt" appears to reflect feeling Corsica and Tunisia,

throughout the country, motor-ear Singh..

GIRLS' EVENTS in political circles, when it as- He recalled that 40,000 Corsicans smashes accounting for most of the

Flat Race Handicap (Over 11 and 1. Yvonne Shaw; 2, serts that French diplomacy is gladly gave their lives in the Great deaths.

War, and he added that Corsica The majority of accidents occurred Under 14): now, as always, endeavouring to would gladly give her last man if in New York, New Jersey and Call-Sylvia Bons; 3, E. M. Brown.

Skipping Raco ·Handleap (Under create a favourable point in de single inch of French territory was fornin, each State recording 14 deaths.

9): 1, Dawn Rainacy; 2, Joyce Cave; -Reuter. parture, by a gesture of ex- threatened.

3, Margaret Kurrick. Acknowledging the warmth of his FIVE DIE IN TRAIN SMASH

Fial Race Handicap (Over 8 and aggerated unyieldingness.

reception, M. Dalodier declared that

Mexico City, Jan. 2.

Ramsey: The paper adds: "Italo-French he was more than ever certain that.

Five were killed and three gravely Under 11): 1, Dawn relations have become

Elizabeth Gittina: 3, Fay Carlo, a European they would always fallow the way of injured when the first of the year's question. If people abroad would courage and honour.

Potato Race (Under 12): 1, rallway neeldents occurred Inst night, groen the meaning of the

With crowds singing the Mar- two freight trains colliding at Kilo- mary Langley; 2, C. J. Brown; clear unbreakable obligations

oris.

seillaise, M. Daladier re-embarked metre 167 in the Bicxico Quieretaro ing from our relationship with Rome,

Exe and Spoon Lace (Under 18): on the cruiser Foch

Bizerte, Division, according to the La Prensa which the Fuehrer underlined pre- where he is expected to arrive - to- currespondent.---United Press,

1. Joyce Nnef; 2, Joyce Caco; 3, cisely at this hour, our attitude to morow morning-Reuter.

Patricia Brown.

Flat Race Handicap (Under 4): 1, Ingrid Muller; 2, Renate Muller; 3, Jog Bowden.

the Mediterranean question would not be exposed to misinterpretation." ...Neuter.

WARM WELCOME

Basila, Jan.-2.

for

LITTLE PROMINENCE

Rome, Jan. 2.

The press gives very little pro- minence to the start of M. Daladier's

colonial tour.

IRISH BORDER DOMB

London, Jan. 1.

Yvonne Show,

London, Jan. 2. Dr. J. A. F. Gregg, the Archbishop of Dubila, has been appointed Arch- bishop of Armagh and Primate of 2,

All Ireland In succession to Dr. Day.

Dr. Gregg will be installed Roser January 25,-Beuter.

3.

Fixt Lace Handicap (4 to 6 Yeara): A.customs shed on the border of Joycey Lo: 2; Avril Court; 3,

1.

on

Diana Armstrong: 2, Under 8): 1. Cynthia Baldwin.

Musical Chairs (Under 12): 1, C.) J. Brown; 2 Peggy Steed; 3, Mar- garet Kurrick.

Eer and Spoon Race (Over 6 and Harris; 3, Mae Brown.

Under 10 1, J1 Stokes; 2, Rosic

Relay Race (Under 14): Winners. Yacult Cooper, Gloria Erlund,

It is noted that the tour, la taking Eire and Northern Ireland Was Skipping ·Race Handicap ·(Over 9 The Mayor of Bastia to-day wel-place without a “display of force," blown up ·lusi`night, · No one and Under 14): 17 Molile Jack; 2; comed M. Edouard Daladier, the which it wir originally supposed was Injured as the shed was deserted. Jill Stokes: 8, Josea Dimberlina, Dorothy Keates and Yvonne Black- French Premier, when he called here would accompany it.-Reuter, Reuter,

Fist Race Handlóap (Over: 8) and more.

POST OFFICE.

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a renewal must be effected without delay.

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Applications may be made:

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by messenger.

(e) by post.

MAIL LETTERS Ordinary letter mail only for West Kwangtung, Kwongsi, Szechwar, Kwelchow and Hunan will be ac copied at senders uk.

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