1939-01-09 — Page 31

Monday

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

THE ACTIVITIES OF CHINESE SOLDIERS and marauding banda of armed guerrillas along the railway lines leading out of Shanghai have prompted the Japanese military to take drastic precautions against this type of operation. Strongly built pillboxes have been built on the railway sta tious and along the track of the Shanghai-Nanking railway an a protective measure. picture is a brick pllboxes erected at Wuhsien Station and guarded by Japanese soldiers.

Shown in the

ATTACKED BY PIRATES

Five Killed In Yangtse Outrage

THE

SHANGHAI, Jan. 9,

HE CERMAN STEAMER Hansa was attacked on Sunday the Lower Yangtse near Woosung by Chinese

.on

pirates.

Approaching the steamer in several junks, the pirates opened fire, killing five Chinese passengers and wounding several others.

The Corman steamer returned the fire and prevented the pirates from boarding the ship, which, speeding-up, escaped the attackers, and reached Shanghai on Sunday evening-Trans-Occari.

NEW TRADE LINK TO CHINA SOON OPEN TO

TRAFFIC

Motor lorries crossing the frontier between China and Burma will provide a new trade link between China and the Western world this month,

One of the aims of British and American credits to China is to develop this trade by-pass, and a portion of the funds made available will purchase lorries to ply along the motor road nearing completion between

WHAT CZECHS LOST Yunnanfu and Lashio, on the route to Mandalay.

IN SEPT. CRISIS

PRAGUE, Jan. 8.

THE OFFICIAL STATISTICAL BUREAU has published official data on the new Czecho-Slovakia.

The area of the Republic now comprises 60,347 square miles. 24,597 square miles were surrendered to other countries after the conference in Munich on September 29.

Of this Germany received 17,208; 7,104 went to Hungary and Poland received 651.

Of the three parts of the new federal state; Slovakia, Car- patho-Russia and the historical unit of Moravia-Silesia-Bohemia; Slovakia is administratively the largest. It has an area of 23,073 square miles, Moravia- Silesia has 10,162 square miles and Carpatho-Russia 0,856 miles.

square

Others

16,812

In Carpatho-Russla (also Ruthenia and Carpatho-Ukraine):

Czechs

Ilussfans

Germans

Hungaria Poles Jews

Others

Unconquered China has be-j come nearly landlocked. Japan,

having cut off the source of sup. Steamer Wrecked

plies along the Canton-Hankow railway, has induced France to close the railway through French Indo-China to war materials,

There remains the rough road from Russian Central Arla atong which are carried war supplies bought from the Soviet

Jopon seeks to shut out trade from

the West by an exclusionist polley called and by closing waterways and har

Hence with the increasing menuce to Hongkong-British and American 3.715 interest in the route through Burma 45,891 343 MILES TO BE COMPLETED

bours to foreign trade.

17,495 413,481

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new

Near Manila

Manila, Jan. 8. The motorship Silver Yew, usion her Hfeboats, to-day removed 11 Crest. passengers from the vessel, Silver

The twelfth passenger made his why. ashore and is travelling to Manila by train.

Tugs are standing by the Silver Crest which is piled on the rocks. The majority of the crew are hopeful that the ship will be refloated.

Meanwhile the Silver Crest agents in Manila denied that the ship is

breaking-up-United Press.

STOCK MARKET REPORT

65,828 The Arst 275 alles of the 13,268 motor road, from Yunnanfu to Hsin-

kwan, weru upened three years agol Moravia Silesia - Bohemia Czechs, Slovaks and Ruscians, form sities of war forced a speeding-up of The three "State Nationalities" and only recently have the neces which to-day are combined in a political unit altogether have an area The Germans form 3.8 per cent, the the Chinese side.

03.4 per cent. of the entire population, work on the remaining 243 milles on of 20,617 square miles-49 per cent. Jews 1.3 per cent., the Hungarians of the area of the entire country about one per cent, and the Poles .04

Gangs of peasants, estimated The present territory of Czecho-ner cent. In the Historic Lands the number 130,000 or more, have been Saturday, says: Slovakia comprises 70.4 per cent. of the territory il occupied Munich.

Through Munich, Czecho-Slovakia

to

with

The Hongkong Stock Exchange offelal summary issued at 12.30 p.m. The morning session was quicily the opening quotations.

Buyers

Hongkong Bank $1,400 Canton furance $210 .Union Insurance $73

HK. Fire Insurance 170 Douginson $0

1.K. & K. Wharves $115 ILK. Dock (Old) $ia 1. Docks (New) $17.00 I'rovidents (New) $0.10 1.K. "Lands $37 Humphreys t

January 9, 1939,

A Look Through The "Telegraph"

50 YEARS AGO

The annual distribution of prizes st St. Paul's College took place this after- neon, in the presence of a goodly num- ber of ladies and gentlemen. The Right Rev. Bishop Burdon presided, and the Rev. Dr. Chalmers, W. Jennings, A. G. Goldsmith, and J. B. Ont, F. E W. Hartmann, los. W. E. Wodehouse, Mr. Motillos, &c. wera present.

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Prince Bismarck has resolved to res tore German authority in East Africa, eliher by taking over the Company'i stations or by ösalating the. Company financially.

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At the Water Police Court, Sydney, the other day, a specimen of gentle womanhood known as Angie Thomas was charged with biting off the car of Andrew Whittaker, Andrew had the ear along with him wrapped up in brown paper, and as there was no ear on one side of kis head and the severed organ of hearing exactly fitted the spot, the evidence was considered

gainst the prisoner. Mr. Whittaker depaned that the lady was la cook, and that a slight disagreement having arizon who had charged nt him with chunk of rack. Ito rushed her lu re- turn with п HORp-dish, and then took his car and ded. The magistrate considered that the ears of peaceful subjects were not intended for such a purpose, an committed the alleged Call for trial,

Admiral Byron Deary, F.R.G.S., Bod on the 8th November, at Cambridge Villas, Cheltenham, aged seventy-three. senior lieutenant of the Alligator at the first capture of Chunn,

Wan

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We stock five styles of dress

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several styles of dress shirts with two sleeves lengths to every size neckband-white waistcoats with.

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In 1841, receiving the Chinn medal, and MACKINTOSH'S LTD.

being promoted to commander for his service. While in Calliopo he rendered valuablA services in kurveying and sounding the channels in the Yangtze. Klang preparatory to the ascent of the feet to Nanking.

HONGKONG HIGH-LEVEL TRAMWAYS

COMPANY, LIMITED

The fourth ordinary general meeting of this Company was held at the Hong. kong Hotel. Mr. J. Findlay-Smith pre- alded and Messrs. P. Ryrie, J. R. Coughtrie, R. Lyall, J. D. Hutchison, A. G. Apent. D. Anderson, G. do Suares, J. de Sonneville, J. B. Remedios, Mooney, an Kwong Tal.

25 YEARS AGO

in dreadnought and super-drend. noughts wo shall command in March, 1914, thirty to Germany's seventcox,

with a still greater qualitative advan

tago and a long tail of King Edwards,

and of other types, suparlar to any thing that Germany can show; so that on the same date we exhibit sixty-eight capital ships of 1,387,100 tons to her thirty-seven of 615,056. In the greater and more powerful cruisers comparison

thirty-twa of 382,800 tons to eight Ger

And

merely ridiculous, for we shall have man ships of $2,776 tons. le, amallor cruiser alone is thern something ap proaching parity, though in no Way renching it, white in destroyera submarines the advantage la ngalu enormous, There is, in a word, F15 Angle fierman naval confrontation. It ha doappeared within four years of the moment when It was declared to dominate European politica.

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Reuter's correspondent at Cairo states that M. Pourpre, who is making the, Bight to Khartoum, arrived at Luxur

re-started and

for Wndihalfa. p passed Assung en route, tourists on- sembled on the roofs of hotels wit-) nessing the night. The whole of the: natives were amazed, this being the

rst neropiane they had seen.

Mr.

M.P. In West Birmingham, states in a Joseph Chamberlain, Unionist) letter to his constituents that he has

the next General Election.

decided to retire from Parliament at

10 YEARS AGO Amenrage from Nanking states that the Administrative Yuan yesterday afterovon decided to accept the re- *ignation of Mr. A. II. F. Etwarde os Inspectar-General of the Maritime Cus-

toms.

Mr. F. W. Maze. Commissioner In Shanghal, has been appointed inspector- General in place of Mr. Edwards,

LATEST COAST TRANSPERTS Captain W. Shaw, of the Luchow, ha Rose master, Nanchang, Captain R. Umpleby, of the Nanchang, has gone

Mr. Y. N. Campbell, chief ofler, Shuntien, s one acting master, Chekinng, Captain 5. M. Harling, of the Cheklang, is an reserva.

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UNIVERSITY

DANCE

Captain A. Cook of the Chenan, hos Charity Function Follows Ilarile, of the Ninghai, has geno man. Flag Day Effort

Kone

marter, Ninghal. Captain

ter, Chenan.

N.

Captain J. E. Richards, from rezerve,

before Czechs comprise 95.9 per cent. of the working day and night to complete steady, with a moderate turnover at master, Luchow.

population, the Germans 3.5 per cent, the task-cutting the bed of the road. the Jews 3 per cent. In Slovakia with primitive implements in steep red slate and in the lost 4,922,140 people. She has to-day the Slovaks comprise 85.0 of the hillsides of

ploins population, the Germans 6.6 per cent.

metalling the surface a population of 0.817,000.00.4 per the Russians 3.7 per cent. the lung- stones from river beds. cent, of the original population. The arians 2.7 per cent., and Jews 1.6 per

Their labour is compulsory and "Historical Lands-Moravia-Silesin-

In Carpatho-Russia the Rus- unpaid, each village being respon- Bohemia,

how contain 0,004,870 tent. people more than two-thirds of the fans (note: The word Ruthenianssible for its allotted section, and men.! used wherever the word women and children are sel to worki entire pupulation. Slovakia has 2,-an be

for strange Russians, as pertaining to population to build a highway 450,006 and Carpatho-Russin 562.124. appears) form 75.9 per cent., Jews wheeled vehicles which few of them

The numbers of the Various nationalities in Czecho-Slovakla is us rent, Czechs 3.2 per

12.1 per cent, Hungarians 4.8 per have ever seen in an

aren wherei follows:

cent., and mule caravans are a more familiar

sight. Germans 1.5 per cent. 6,453,857 In Population Czecho-Slovakia Ruins from June to October have

withi threatened the road-making 2.055,802 surrendered:

То 512.280

people,floods and landslides, but once com- 377,830 whereof 2,822,009 fre Germins, pleted it is expected to make the journey from Yunnanfu to Burma possible in five days. And Rangoon То Hungary 902,490 people,is a week nearer Europe than is 31,046 whereof 587,092 are Magyars, 208,803 Halphong, the port of the French nationalities are resident in re Slovakts, $1.570 Jews, 35,281 railway, the deparate parts of Czecho-Slovacia Ruthenians and 13.008 are Germans.

Czechs

Slovaks

Russians

Germans

Ilungarians

Jews L'ales

Others

The

us follows:

Germany -3,576,710

100.379 738,502 are Czechs and 120,310, Jews.

4,157

The Moravia-Silesin-Doberla (The Historical Lands):

Germans

Czochin

Russians

Ilungarians

Polcs

JOWA

6,050

To Paland-230.282 people whereof only 30 per cent. 70,303 are Foles. The rest is composed of 134,311 Czechs, 17,351 Germans und

2,095 Jews,

The

entire population loss al Czecho-Slovakia can be classifed us follows:

0,453,857 9,021 234,798 8,705 3,308 21,324 1,830

Czechia Slovaks

Ruthenians Germans Yougarlan

T'olen Jews

Others

-Untied Press,

OLICTS These figures were compiled by the statistical bureau on the basis of the census of 1930.

Since Slovakin and the Historical Lands were at that time considered as political one unit, the Slovaks liv- ing in the Lands and the Czechs Hy- ing In Slovakia were counted Czecha and Slovaks respectively. certain degree of vagueness thus re- sulted.

In Slovakia:

Slovaks

Humlans

Germans Hungarians Poles

Jown

па

A

2,055,802

BRITISH NAVY Cruiser Liverpool Commissioned

London, Jan. 8, 856,043 "Another Emden would not lost so 306,573 long now."

declared Captain A. D. 30,880 | Read, commander of the new cruiser 2.853,8587lverpool, which is shortly leaving for 691,544 the Far East and is at present paying

77.580 a courtesy visit to Liverpool.

60,332

17,087

Muskrats Hint Cold Winter

Capt. Head was replying to pre-i sentations of allver plate, a nilk ensign and Union Jack, made on be- half of the Liverpool people.

He said that it would be their duty to protect ships and trade in war time. The cruiser was a long way Port Clinton, O.

ahead of any ship employed on 60,187 The weather prophets here predlet similar duty during the last war. 134.317 a severe winter, having observed that The plate was presented by the 657A0 muskrats in nearby marshes are Lord Mayor of Liverpool, and the 771 building their dome-shaped houses ensign and Uition Jack by the 38,881 much larger than usual.

Countom of Sefton-Router.

H.J. Tramways $17.60 Yaumatt Ferries (Old) AVA China Light 1 $34 H.K. Electries $58 Macao Electrica $17 Sandakan Lights $10 Cements (10.00

H.K. Hope $3.95 Watsons #1.03

Entertainments 87.

it.K. Govt. 46 Lann 6pm. HK, Gevi, 3% Loan Par.

Bellers

Hongkong Bank $1,420 China Underwriters $0.70 Providents (0) $0.40

11. & B. Hotels $7.15

HIC, Realtira $9.20

II. Tramways $17

China Lights cum rights $0.70

ILK, Electrics 150

Macho Electrics

11

Celephones (Qld) $24 Watsons $6.20 Construction $1%%% Maramana Inv. (11.K.) 3/-

Ralea

Itongkong Bank $1,4 tinton Insuranco $475 I.K. Deck (Old) $18 Providents (01) 80.35 Providenta (New) $5.15 1.K. Lands 374 1.K. Reattie $5.05 11.K. Tramways $17.00 China Lights Rita, $3.00 Macao Electric $1 Cements 18.30 Watsons $9.15 Apamoka ADA Atoks Pr. 03

Bagulo Gold the 23

Itenguet Consolidated P. 14,20 Coco Grove Px. 24

Demonatallone P. 2 EX.I . $2

Parsesle Cumaus T. 13

San Mauricio Ps. 188 Buyos P. N

United Paracaton-Ps. 76

In spite of Saturday's bad weather,

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RETURNS BY BANKS

Particulars of Notes In Circulation

The following are returns of the

hua gone manter, Fatahan. Contain R. it is understood that the dog day average amount of banknotes in cir- Mitchell, of the Fatehan, i en Home organised by the Hongkong Univer-culation in Hongkong, during the leave..

sity Union Chinese Medical Relief month ended December 31, 1938, Captain D. Lupton, from reserve, his

wounded certified by the Managers of the Association. In gone master, Kwangehow, Captain J. soldiers and refugees in the New respective Banks: 1). Milne, of the Kwangehow, has gone master. Antunit

Territories,

The proved a success. Captain G. A exact amount collected is not yet Morse, of the Anking, is on Fracrve.

S YEARS AGO

Borge

Stavisky,

hunted

France

the

over of ringlender the Bayonne swindle conspiracy, shot him Kolf at Chamonix to evade arrent.

Banks

The

known, but is said to be substantial. Association entended. their by charitable activity of the day holding a dance in the Great Hall of the Hongkong Univeralty the same night. The function was largely at- tended, and among those prevent were!

Chartered

Average Amount

Blank of Inila, Australia and' China ........$24,052,65% longkong and Shanghal Bank-

ing Corporation.... Mercantile Bank

of India, Limited

Total

210,107,078

4,441,020

$239,401,055

As a sequel to the Georges Philippar Mr. D. J. Sloss, Vice-Chanceller fire dienster In the Red Sen In Siny, the University, and Mr. Sloss.

1933, when the latest magnificent aditi-

ات

Popular dance musle was provided

tion to the Messageries Maritimes feet by a band from the Hongkong Hotel.

was destroyed on her maiden voyage, with a heavy loss of life, soven personn are being charged with homicide hy negligence.

CANTON STUDENTS' AID

CONTINENTAL

at

A special meeting of the Australian Relief Association is giving a variety and New Zenland Association will be held in the private dining room of the filoucenter Building (Top Floor)

At

630 pm on Thursday, for the purpose of electing a new Cammitter.

H

Spelling Bee

TOW many of these words are cor- reet and what is wrong with the

| others?

alpinstock

Alpinist

disputcable

necessitate

regussitolo

reservoire

The Canton University Students

entertainment

the Po Hing Theatre, Nathan Rond, Kowloon, oni Wednesday, January 11, at 7 pm. in ald of refugees and wounded soldiers. The admission charges will be $5, $3, $2, $1, 00 cts, and 30 cts.

Judge Fines Himself

4

SAN JOSE, Cal. Superior Judgo E. N. Rector, stickler for punctuality, was so dis- gusted when he arrived late himself for a session of court that be declared himself in contempt and pald m $5 English Oxford Dictionary spelt-ne. He had called a session for D ings of these words will be found on A.M., but na the result of force of page 9.

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