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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

BUSH FIRES SUBDUED

Victoria Recovers from Black Week

MELBOURNE, Jan. 17. ALTHOUGH THE State Meteorologist predicted a continua- tion of the drought, there was a totally unexpected fall of rain throughout Victoria to-day.

The rain blanketed the bush fire

arcas, effectively dumpening the Kinshan Returning

holocaust after thousands of fire- Chairman.fighters had Impotently struggled against the flames for nearly n fort- night.

Hongkong, 10th January, 1939.

reached ull. Temperature, whleh time records In three States Inst

graphie dealers or Box Old Age Pensions rain saved at least o

In United States

"Hongkong Telegraph."

PREMISES WANTED.

Washington, Jan. 10. 300 TO 600 sq. ft. office accommoda- A special message to Congress from tlan required immediately by British President Roosevelt recommends a Firm. Central district preferred. wide expansion of the Social Security Box No. 510, "Hongkong Telegraph."

Act. POSITIONS VACANT.

pany,

From Canton

The Hongkong, Canton and Macho Steamboat Company's sleamer The rain saved at least one town Kinshan, which left for Canton lost which faced certain destruction. This Wednesday, is leaving the Japanese- occupied city for Hongkong this was Branbla, in Victoria, which was surrounded by a wall of fame and had morning, it is learned from the com been abandoned as doomed.

Je úrat The steamer, which is Although all the firea are not out, merchant vessel to leave Canton since they have been checked and it is not the fall of the city, is expected to considered littely that they will recur. arrive in Hongkong at 3 p.m. th

afternoon. The number of passen- Blackest Week In History

ers aboard and their nationales, It advises commencement of pay- ment of old age pensions at an earlier They have

however, are unknown. given Victoria

It is revealed that there were three as well as liberalization of date,

blackest week in history. Sixty-six

Chinese among the passengers for people have died, and damage pensions, greater protection, for de-

Canton last Wednesday, cutimated at £3,000,000 sterling. pendent children, the extension of

It is not known, according to the Thousands of sheep and other live- and unemployment and old age protec

whether a regular bi- in the all-'company, good education preferred. Attractive tion, and increases in Federal grants stock were Incinerated Balury offered. Replies treated con- to States-Reuter.

devouring flames, which destroyed weekly service will be inaugurated Adentinily Box No. 509, "Hongkongj'

scores of homes. Two thousand peo- following the preliminary is of

Kinshan. Telegraph."

ple are homeless and are being cared for in military barracks and tents near Melbourne.

REPUTABLE foreign concern has immediate openlag for foreigner 25-30. Man with office sales

LOYALIST ARMY 100 PER CENT. SPANISH

(Continued from Page 1.3

British Pro-Consul For Trial

London, Jan. 10. The reasons which led to the arrest The commitice recommended that for the British pro-Consul in San Its terma be prolonged for a period Sebastian, Mr. Golding, and his wife, of four months in order to allow for have, according to informed quarters the completion of its duties.

here, been communicated by the Burgos authorities to the Briush re-

regarding

SAFE FROM TERSECUTION presentative, Mr. Cecil Jerram, but

says

their

With regard to the procedure of no communication

that nature has been made. withdrawal, the report

It is staled that the trial of Mr. and combatants who are political exiles | are to be sent to the countries where Mrs. Golding will inke place shortly, they were domiciled when they de-and will be held in public. clied to go to Spain as volunteers who was employed in the Goldings A third person, Senora Largarde, the Loyalist army, but all who might object to persecution if they office, will be charged at the same

returned to their own countries, time.

It is added that the British Govern-

its

19

A relief fund of £200,000 has been opened. The public has already con- tributed £20,000 and Mr. J. A. Lyons, The Prime Minister, has announced that a special Federal grunt will be trude.

Rio-Washington

Axis Planned

H.K. COUPLE MARRIED

(Continued from Page 1.)

and the Rev. C. D. Pronger oficiated. The bride was given away by her juncle, Mr. Arthur Hugh Candlin. She wore a full skirted ivory dress, with a short train and veil of Brussels net, appliqued with lace motifs, worn Twits

wreath of miniature Arm lilies. Her pearl necklace and car- Rio de Janeiro, Jan, 18, rings were the gift of her father, and The

"100- her diamond naval crown brooch was establishment of a

She Washington

Axis" against extra- the gift of the bridegroom. territorial influences is to be discuss- carried a Victorian houquet of white ed when Sen. Aratha, the Brazilian flowers tied with blue ribbons. Foreign Minister, goes to Washington

Six Bridesmaids

shall be entitled to be sent to some

other country

where they can bejment has taken the necessary steps oficially here to-day.

for counsel to be instructed for the safe from persecution. sure of

[defence-Trans-Ocean. Foreign Minister, in the course of

sald that in a few) weeks the

a

be

Ms Bonnet. the

Sporch

in

16.

French

10tter would prtinbly |

a Former Ambassador

foreign volunteers had

been evacuat-

ed from Loyalist Spain.

This, he declared, must

be follow- ed by the total evacuation of foreign combatants from the Burgos zone in mrder to free Europe from the risk

te international conflict, Viscount Hailfax, the British For-| eign Secretary, supported the recom- and mendations of the committee, reiterated the British Government's

of

next week at the invitation of Presi- The bridesmaids were the Misses dent Roosevelt, it was stated un- Morguerite and Diana Candlin, Hazel and Verity Young (cousins of the Commercial problems interesting la bride), Miss Elaine St. John, sister of hath countries will also be discussed., the bridegroom and the Hon. Sybilla ~Reuter,

St. John, cousin of the bridegroom. Their dresses were of ivory net, over delphinium maire, with wreaths of Ismall pink and blue flowers. They

French On Hit-Run Charge

Hanover, Virginia, Jan, 18.

Mr. Willan Dodd, former United States Ambassador to Berlin, has bren Indicted on a charge of hit-and-run driving.

The charge arises from an accident in which a four year-old negro gl was knogled down and badly injured, conviction that all foreign Interven- When informed of the accident, Mr.

tion in Spain should cause.

Bodd said that the girl rua across the

1. Souritz, representing Soviet road; he swerved, and he thought he Russia, said that the report ended had missed her.

all attempts to cast doubt on the The hearing is fixed for March 2.--- national character of the Loyalist Reuter,

forces, and M. Delvayo sald that

the truth that the Loyalist army

was 100 per cent. Spanish would Scotland Yard On

remain clear as a result of the meeting-Reuter.

ITALIAN ATTACKS ON FRANCE INTENSIFIED

¡Continued from Page 1.3

ime, she is pouring troops insurgent Spain.

Explosion Mysteries

London, Jan. 18.

Scotland Yard is investigating three mysterious street explosions, one in London and two in Manches- tre, which have resulted in the deaths of two people and serious injury to into three others.

one injured

One was killed and

M. Blum saw the French Premier, when an explosion in London ripped M. Daladier, to-day, and is under-up hundreds of yards of pavement. afood to have discussed the situation

with him.

ANTI-FRENCH PRESS

Rome, Jan. 10.

A violently anti-French again pervades the Italian press to-

day,

One was killed and two injured in two similar explosions in Manchester.

New Translation Of

Signor Gayda. writing the Bible For

in

"Giornale d'Italia" accuses the French of provocation, and says that

|

To

Demarche carried Prench fans of painted gauza Japan

with silver sequins, the gift of the bridegroom.

The ushers were Mr. Stepdien St. John, R.A., Mr. Beauchamp St. John. Mr. Wilfred Young. the Hon. Hugh Lawson Johnston, and

Paris, Jan. 10. The French Government is shortly making a demarche to Japan, asking The church was decorated with fur further information on the recent declaration of Japanese statemen

evergreens, with Christmas concerning Japan's policy in Ch either side of the chancel steps, while

trees, electrically

illuminated und the application Puwer Treaty.

Similar demarches have been made by Britain and the United States.

Renter

of the Nine-

Severe Gales Lash United Kingdom

United

London, Jan. 10. Kingdom suffered

The severely from heavy gales during the week-end;

ON

the altar cares contained Madonna lilies.

WHE

Before the service, which chorat, the organist played Water Music by Handel, and at the entry of the bride the Hymn "O, Father. all Creating."

ng." The Hyma "O Perfect

Love" was sunt, and after the Bless-

ing, "All People That on Earth Do

during

De The Chorate

sun

the signing of the register was Bach's "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring."

As the guests left the church for

the reception at Prince's Hall, Rich-

mund, the hells were pealed.

After the reception, the bride and bridegroom left for their boneringen, the bride wearing for travelling a

In London yesterday, the temperu. ture at 9 am was 52, which is eight degrees above normal.

Shipping received a heavy batter-two-plece suit of soft blue angora cloth, Decked with grey, a leopard ing, especially in the Irish Sea,

Roads are flooded in many areas, skin coat and navy blue hat, bag and especially in Yorkshire,

shoes.

An urder

Catholics mendation of the Import Duties Ad-

London, Jan. 16.

the things to come to a point between A new English translation of the France and Italy were not only the Holy Bible for Roman Catholics is to dispute about the treaties involved, begin shortly. but the question of Italian nationall honour.

Father Ronald Knox, who is un- dertaking the work, is resigning, his The French obstinately insists upon Catholic Chaplaincy at Oxford in insulting Italy by hostile manifesta-jorder to devote full time to the task. tions, although they had been warned The translation will be made from what may be the consequences.- a fourth century Latin vers.on of the Reuter.

Bible.

TO-DAY

and

TO-MORROW

ALL

SPECIAL DUTY ON EGG

HONGKONG TRADE IMPORTS REVOKED

FOR 1938 SETS RECORD London, Jan. 10. Issued on the-recom

DESPITE WAR

visory Committee revokes the specific (Continued from Page 1.) duties which are charged under the Finance Act of 1933 in substitution moon.

Wuchow, Kiungchow for a general nd valorem duty

and on Yunnan) fell from $12.411,039 in eggs, not in their shell,

December, 1937, to $5,300,830 in the Accordingly these goods are again last month of 1038, while exports to able from January 18, to a general, South China decreased from $14,409,- ad valorem duty of 10 per cent. 008 in December, 1837, to $3,510,888 Reuter.

last month. The Agures for South China are the lowest since the Chinese boycott.

LONDON EXPLOSION

Electric Cable Fuses Near Gas Main

Despite this loss of trade, and a decline recorded In the preceding month. trade with South China during the whole of 1938 was higher than 1937 by $6,045,070, exports in 1938 totalfing 8139,043,- 818 and imports totalling $105,569,- 145.

Bullion Movements Although the Colony's total trade ninn was killed and another injured during 1938 showed adverse

London, Jan, 16.

In one of the most serious explo-

slons in London for many years, a

to-day.

The cause

fusing

flames went 10 feet high. ONLY

REGULAR STOCKS

HEAVILY

REDUCED

GORDON'S, LTD.

on

balance of $108,200,000 an excess of

778.

Is believed to be the exports over Imports of buillon and of an electric cable alongside treasure, added, gives actually a a gas main. The blast tore a hole in favourable trade balance of $72,255," the

pavement seven feet square and

Bullion and treasure exported from Scores of people were shaken from Hongkong, principally to the United States and Great Britain, totalled |their beds, thousands of panes of

glass shattered, and considerabic $188,123,656, while imports, prin- wide area, build- cipally from China, totalled $9,601,- damage done over ings over a mile away being rocked. One man was killed and two in- Jured In o similar explosion in Stevenson Square,

Manchester.--- United Press.

Help Kidneys

218.

Since January 1, 1937 Hongkong has exported bullion and treasure valued at the staggering total of $583,350.180, while in the same perlod imports have totalled only $300,050,173,

Most of the bullion and treasure hns comprised gold and silver bars handled, it is believed, on behalf of the Chinese Government. Practically

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Cretan (Blaastax), Boother, tanas, cleans,

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January 17, 1939.

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MAIL FOR CANTON Registered and ordinary mails (not lasured or Parcels) will be ac- septed for Canton and despatched as circumstances permit.

VIA SIBERIA ROUTE Letters and Postcards for Europa (except Great Britain and Eire) and *yin South America are forwarded Siberia" it so superscribed.

OUTWARD MAIL TIKIES Registered and Parcel Malls are MAIL LETTERS

closed 15 minutes earlier than the Ordinary letter mail only for We me given below unless otherwise stated, and where malla aro advertiz- Kwanglung, Kwangsl, Szechwan ed to close at or before 9 am, re Kwelchow and Hunan will be aegistered and parcel malts are closed

at 5 pan. on the previous day, cepted at senders' risk.

INWARD MAILS

Air Mail by "Imperial Airways

Service-London

Canton

Emp. of Asia

Duc,

From

Per

Straits, Manila and London Parcela

-(London

8th date,

December,

มง

1930.).

Shanghol

Deucalion Glenshiel

January 17.

„January 17.

Calcutta and Straits

fiosang..

„January 17,

Shanghal and Swatow

Kingyuan

January 17.

Haiphong

.January 18.

Manila

.January 18.

Direct

date,

7th and 11th January

Imperial Airways

Plano January 18.

Straits and Hoihow

January 18.

Shanghai

.January 18.

Calcutta and Straits

January 18,

Australia and Manlia

January 2,

Francisco date, 24th December). Pres. Harrison Straits and Europe via Suez (Papera

January 10.

etc.)-London date, 22nd Decem-

ber and London Parecls-London date, 15th December 1938.

Ranchi

Soudan

U.S.A., Honolulu and Japan--(San

Straits

Straits

Japan and Shanghai

Shanghai

Saigon

Air Mall by "Pan American Airways

Direct Service"-San

date. 11th January.

Mulnom

Regensburg

Tilawa

Kamo Maru

Tegelberg

Carthage

Antilochus Laos

January 10.

January 19.

January 19.

January 20.

January 21,

January 21.

Aleways Plane

January 21.

January 21.

January 21.

January 22.

January 23.

Francisco l'an American

USA., Honolulu, Japan and Shang- hal (San Francisco date, 30th December 1938). Shanghai

Salgon

Java and Mantly

For

Hoihow and Pakhol Swatow

Pres. Plerce Victuria

Felix Roussel Tinegarn

OUTWARD MAILS-

Fort Bayard and Haiphong

Foochow

Chuanchow and Amoy

Shanghai and Tientsin

Swałow and Dangleok

Swatow Monia

Per

Tuesday

Date and Time.

Kwangtung....Tues., Jan. 17, Noon, Ial Tues., Jan. 17, 1.30 p.m. Jean Dupuls Tues., Jan. 17, 2 p.m. Nanning....Tues., Jan. 17, 2.30 p.m. Tues., Jan. 17, 3.30 p.m. Wosang Tues., Jan. 17, 3.30 p.m. Mui Hock Tucs, Jan. 17, 7 p.m.

Wednesday

Taiyuan

Cheklang..Wed,, Jan. 18, 8.30 a.m. Gertrude Maersk

Wed, Jan, 10, 10 am. Chaksung..Wed., Jan, 18, 10.30 a.m. Anhut......Wed., Jan. 16, 1.30 p.m..

Swatow and Tientsin Swatow

Thursday

Shanghai

Swalow

Japan (Parcels only)

Thurs., Jan, 19, 9.30 a.m. Deucalion Kiungchow Thurs., Jan. 19, 0,30 am. Hoang Thurs., Jan. 10. 10.30 a.m.

Saigon and Parcels only for Ger- Regensburg

many via Hamburg

Air Mail for "operia

Swalow and Amoy

Tientsin

Direct

Service"-due

2011 January

Thurs., Jan. 19, 10.30 am, Sagres ....Thurs.. Jan. 10, 3 p.m. Hanjang..Thurs., Jan. 10, 3.30 pm. Airways Imperial Airways Plane

Thurs., Jan. 19. London,

K.P.O.

by "Imperial Airways

Reg.

Jan. 19, 5 p.m.

Ord.

„Jan. 19, 6.20 p.m.

G.P.0.

Reg.

Jan. 19, 5 p.m.

Ord.

Plane

Thurs, Jan. 10.

Air Mail for Malaya, Java and Aus- Imperial Aleways

tralia Direct Servier-due Sydney, 28th January

Japan

Tientsin

Swatow Manila

Reg.

Ord.

Reg.

Ord.

Kamo Maru

Frid

Shanghai, Japan and Europe (except

and Eire) Great Britain

Siberia.

Fort Bayard and Hoihow

Haiphong_...

Straits, Ceylon, India.

Jan. 19, 7 p.m.

K.P.0.

....Jan. 19, 6 p.m. Jan. 19, 5.80 p.m. G.P.0.

Jan, 18, 5 pm.

Jan. 10, 7 p.m.

Thura, Jan. 19, 7 p.m.

.Fri, Jan. 20, 8.30 am. Tingsang Sulyang....Fri., Jan. 20, 0.30 am. Pres. Harrison Fri., Jan. 20, 10.30 a.m.

via

Ranchi

Kingyuan Conton

East and Carthage

South Africa, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Europe via Marseilles-duc Marseilles, 17th February

Papers for Straits and (Porcels and Kumaong

Papers for Calcutta)

.Fri, Jan. 20, 10.30 a.m

.Fri., Jan. 20, Noon. ..Fri, Jan. 20, 2 p.m. Fri., Jan. 20. G.PO, and K.P.O.

......Jan. 20, 5 pm. Jan. 21, 9.45 .. Jan. 21, 10.30 n.m.

....Sal., Jan. 21.

Jan. 21, 9.30 .. Jan. 21, 10 am. .Sat., Jan. 21. Jan. 21, 11 a.m.

Jan. 21, Noom

Sat., Jan. 21, 1 p.m.

Liangehow..Sat, Jan. 21, 3.30 pan. .Sat., Jan. 21, 5 pm.

Victoria ........Sat., Jan. 21, 5 pm.

Plane.Sat., Jan. 21.

K.P.O.

Porcels Reg.

Ord.

Saturday

Sandakan

Hinsang ....Sal., Jan. 21, 8.00 a.rs.

Alr

Mail for Direct Bervico-duo Amsterdam, 31st January.

"K.L.M. Airways Carthage

G.P.O, and E.F.0.

Reg.

Ord.

Parcels Papers

Haiphong

Esang

Amoy and Shanghai

Amoy

Anhui

and Naples due Naples, 11th February,

Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Hono- Pan American Airways

Jalu, and U.S.A, by the "Pan- American Airways Direct Service" due San Francisco, 28th Jan.

ICK..

Jan, 21, 5 pm.

Ord,

.Jan, 21, 5 p.m.

G.P.O.

Hex.. Ord..

„Jan. 21, 5 p.m.

„Jan. 21, 5.30 p.m.

Sunday

Swntow, Foochow and Tienisin Holhow

Yochow Muinum

Monday

Manila

Sun., Jan. 22, 9 a.m.

Sun., Jan. 22, 0 am.

Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Imperial Airways Plané

Bervice"-dpo London.

Direct 30th January

Mon.. Jan. 23.

K.P.O.

Reg.

..........Jan, 23, 5 p.m.

Ord,

..Jan. 23, 1.80 p.m.

G.P.O.

Icg.

.Jan. 23, 5 p.m.

Ord.

.....Jan. 23, 7 pm..

Air Mall for Malaya, Java and Aus- Imperial Airways Flane

Mon., Jan. 23, K.P.O.

tralia by "Imperial Airways Direct Servlet" dus Sydney, 30th Jan.

4

Tuesday Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, US.A., Emp,

Central and South America via. Vancouver B.C., and (Parcels and Papers for Canada)-due Van- couver, B.C., 11th February,

Reg.

Ord.

..Jan. 23, 5 p.m. ..Jan. 23, 5.10 p.m.. G.P.O.

Rek.

Ord.

Jan. 21, 5 pmThe

Jan. 23, 7 Bm

of Japan ............... Tuen, Jan. 24.-

G.P.0. and K.P.Ó.

Parcels, Req,

....Jan. 23, 5 pou

Jan. 34, 6.15 árs.. :Jan. 24, 10 K