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Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

February 14,

1939.

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS

25 words $2.00 for 3 days prepaid

FOR SALE.

YACHT Y 4, recently overhauled with two suit of sails, awning and plenle gear 3.5 Seahorse motor, one 10. Salling Dinghy, complete $825 or near offer. Write Box No. 515, "Hongkong Telegraph."

PALESTINE PARLEYS: JEWS PLEA FOR HOME

(Continued from Page 1.) centre for Arabs as was Damascus.

TALKS CONTINUE

Router.

London, Feb. 13.

The Palestine talks were continued this morningt, when Mr. Malcolm MacDonald and Mr. R. A. Bulter met A session the Arab delegations in devoted mainly to a statement by Nuri Pasha, which, it is understood, deall forcefully with the effect surrounding Stoten, of the troubles In Palestine,

of

л

It is asserted in well-informed quarters that Nuri Pasha took leading part in the efforts made last week to bridge the differences be- the of tween the two sections Palestine Arabs.

has

Ragheb Bey Nashushibi suflelently recovered from his Indis- position to take his place with the Palestine delegallon.-Reuter.

It's Fun with a Gun - when the screen's toughest mug mixes larceny with laughs!

For A Slight Case Of

Hysterics..

EDWARD G.

Robinson 'A SLIGHT CASE OF MURDER"

Du Biendated by WARNER BROS.

JANE BRYAN ALLEN JENKINS RUTH DONNELLY WILLARD PARKER

TO-MORROW

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BORDER LAW

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TO-MORROW

At The

ALHAMBRA

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. ADULTERY, CHARGES

NOTICE.

Daughter Denies Spite

When Questioned Cross-examination of one of the prosecu- Notice in hereby given that

principal witnesses for the Roland Sandor of 112 Argyletion, by the defence, occupied the afternoon at the Central Street, Kowloon, Hongkong, in whole

Magistracy yesterday, when hearing the Governor for applying to

of the summons against s naturalization, and that any per

Fung Kwok Lal-chion, and a Kon who knows any reason why Leung So, for alleged adultery in the

albuki not naturalization

be front cocklaft of No. 300 Lockhart toad, ground floor, on July 14 and 15 last year, was continued before Mr. granted should send a written and

R. A. D. Forrest. signed statement of the facts to the Colonial Secretary.

that

Mr.

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POWER OF ATTORNEY

NOTICE TAKE

Wadhumai otherwise Dayaram known 43 W. Dayaram is longer connected with the firm D. Chellaram and that the Power of Attorney dated the 16th day of March, 1938, granted to him hus been duly cancelled and mullified.

D. CHELLARAM.

HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB

Tennis Tournament 1939

Entries close on SATURDAY, 18th February, 1939, at 6 p.m.

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT

COMPANY, LIMITED. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Fiftieth Ordinary Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the offices of the Company, Exchange Building, Des Voeux Rond Central, Victoria, Hong Kong, on Thursday, the 9th day of Murch, 1939, at Noon for the pur pose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Directors for the year ended 31st December, 1938.

THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, the 25th FEB- RUARY, 1939, to THURSDAY, the 9th MARCH, 1939, both days Inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directora,

R. TAYLOR, Acting Secretary. Hongkong, 8th February, 1939.

THE "STAR" FERRY COMPANY, LIMITED

Notice to Shareholders

J

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE FORTY-FIRST OR- DINARY YEARLY MEETING OF THIS COMPANY will be held at the Office of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd. on Friday, the 24th February, 1939, at 11.30 am. for the purpose of receiving

woman, man,

Mr. C. Y. Kwan appeared on be- half of the complainant, Fung King- nchy, a seaman, and husband of the woman. Mr. M. A. da Silva repre-

who rented both defendants, separately summoned.

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The court was again filled with spectators, and many hud to be turn- ed away. During the proceedings, Mr. Forrest had to warn the gather ing (who littered during part of the clear the evidence) that he would Court if they did not keep quiet.

Sau-ying, witness, Fung

that second daughter of Fung and his I wife, had previously tested

she had witnessed her mother and Loung committing adultery large bed in the cockleft of the house. Cross-examined by Mir, Silva ycs- terday, the girl said she had reported at the Secreturlat for Chinese Affairs some tine in July last year that her mother was compelling her to marry Leung against her own wishes. She alleged that her mother did this in order to stop her reporting the alleg ex adultery between Leung and the mother, to her father. Witness also alleged that Leung had struck her and intimidated her to force her to to She was #verse marry him. marrying him because of his mis- conduct with her mother.

The girl declared that her mother and Leung slept together mostly on a enmp bed, but sometimes they slept together on the big bed, where her younger sister and brother also slepi. She could not explain why her

brother and sister had not awakened when the defendants were alleged to have committed adultery on the big bed.

Remembered Dates

Witners sald she remembered the nights of July 14 and 15 principally because July 16 was her birthday. Prior to those dates, she had also seen the accused sleeping together commutting adultery, and actually but on the nights of July 14 and 15, to she only saw them lying close gether. She could not remember the dates of the earlier incidents,

THEY TURN TAIL-AND FIRE TORPEDOES.-Twelve of the motor torpedo boata you see above are in scryle-six at longkong and six in the Mediterranean and others are being built.

Admiralty suthorities have been placing orders for large numbers of these Incredibly fast craft, and re- cently the Netherlands' Ministry of Defence ordered twenty of them,

With such acceleration

Probably the most amazing feature of torpedo boats is their manoeuvrability.

that they can fump from five knots to thirty-eight knots-roughly forty-five miles an hour in eight seconds, they can also be brought to a hall from top speed in three seconds, selling on the water without even a joll

Then there is the high speed manoeuvre known as the nautical sideslip by which the boat can clude at the very last minute the attack of a diving aeroplane.

Travelling at her thirty-eight knots the boat merely slips either to port or starboard, then slips back on to her course while the serial machine-gunner, diving at 200 m.ph. in left to spray the empty sea with bullets.

Rubber Stocks

Committee's Decision On Now Release

POST OFFICE.

MAIL FOR CANTON Registered

and ordinary

maila

VIA SIBERIA ROUTE Letters and Postcards for Europe

South America are forwarded

Siberia" it so superscribed.

"vis

London, Feb. 13. Unusual interest attaches tb to- inoriow's meeting of the International (not Insured or Parccis) will be ac-(except Great Britain and Eire) and Rubber Committee in view of the cepted for Canton and despatched extremely difficult decision which has circumstances permit. to be taken regarding the second quarter quota,

While market interest vociferously: demand no further release of rubber, and forecast a sharp full in values should the quota be raised to 55 per that cent, many observers consider such a decision will be fully justified. It is pointed out that the Com- mittee's main object as stated in the

the preamble to

regulation aprec- rent is to keep the world stocks at

Mr. Silva suggested that the wit- ness had never seen the alleged in-

re cidents, and had therefore not ported them to the S.C.A., but this the girl denied. She further denied that she had invented the stories out of spite, or because she was afraid of her mother telling her father of her bad behaviour.

wit- may Re-examined by Mr. Kwan, new described how she had seen her mother and Leung; sleeping on the nights of July 14 and 15.

That closed the case for the pro- secution, and hearing was adjourned until 2.30 p.m. to-day.

THE POLICE RESERVE Orders Issued for The Current Week

The following are Police Reserve. King, Commissioner of Police:

MAIL LETTERS

OUTWARD MAIL TIMEB Registered and

Parcel Mails ar

closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise Ordinary letter mail only for West stated, and where malls are advertis- Kwanglung, Kwangsi, Szechwan led to close ut or before 0 am, re welchew and Hunan will be augistered and parcel mails are closed

lat 6 p.m. on the previous day. cepted at renders risk.

INWARD MAILS

From

Per

Glengarry Kwangtung

Tjisadine Asama Maru

Air Mail by "Imperial Always date, Service" London Direct 8th February.

a mal figure and adjust in orderly Shanghai manner the supply to demand, while Shanghai arid Amoy taking available all the rubber that Java and Manila

Le required.

uf The present statistical position the industry suggests that stocks may still be further reduced in the second Huphong, Pakhol and Fort Bayard Kiungehow quarter even if the quota is raised)

Used Shanghud to 55 per

is believed that) cent. It

at Air Mall by "Fan American Air- the quota un decision to leave

ways Dircel Service-San Fran- be follow-

cisco date, 3rd February.

changed will non in price Saigon...

ed by brapid

to probably well over eight pence, Shanghai and Swatow but the previous action of the Com-Calcutta and Straits mittee suggests that it is only Shanghai seriously concerned with the question Haiphong

Doc.

February 14,

,February 14.

February 14.

.February 15.

Imperial Airways Plano February 15.

Lima Maru

Pan American

.February 15.

.February 15.

Airways Plane Pres. Doumer Taiyuan

February 15,

February 15.

February 15.

Talma Athos II.

.February 15,

February 18.

Canton...

February 16.

Emp. of Russia

February 16.

Oder

.February 10..

February 14,

et price when excessively high or low; Monila Straits levels are reached.

Furthermore,

it la suggested that U.S.A.. Honolulu and Japan (San

Francisco date, 21st January). Pres. Folk Commitee may have been re-

the Report of the Directors to-Orders Issued by the Hon, Mr. T. H. the by the Government to, have Straits and Europe via Suez (Papers

gether with ' Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1938.

The Register of Shares of the Company will be CLOSED from Friday, the 17th February, 1939, to Friday, the 24th February, 1939, both dayn inclusive.

queste

available ample stocks

against

etc.) London date, 19th January and London Parcels (London date, 12th January).

Chinese Company

passible political developments." Training Course Part 11.-.-The The alternative outcome of to- undermentioned members of the row's meeting is postponement Australia and Manila

of the decision until March, although Straits Chinese Company will attend Chin- ese Company Headquarters for far II of Training Course on Tuesday, February 14, at 17.30 hours sharp

Constables R9 Wang May-on, Ri5

By order of the Board of S. C. II. Liang, R88 Lau Kwan-po, Directors,

C. M. MANNERS,

Secretary. Hongkong, 30th January, 1939.

JAPANESE LINES BREAK IN NORTH (Continued from Page 1)

forces are reported to have left Kuwo, another south Shahal town to the east of the Tatung-Puchow railway, northward

Linfen. Central

News.

for

CHINESE CROSS RIVER

Chungking. Feb. 13. Large numbers of regular Chinese forces have steadily crossen the Chtentang River to the north bank in large scale counter- preparation for a attack on Hangchow, nccording to a

m Shanghai. message from

Sporadie fighting between Chinese 1ere vanguards, ac units and Japanese cording to the informant, has again been brought to the door of Hang- chow, where intermittent gunfire was clearly nudible during the inst week.

Hangchow, Wuhing and Kashing, the three important north Cheklang key cities, are surrounded by strong force of Chinese mobile units which may any time tighten their cordon the Invaders.--Centrat

to barass Newn

Franco-Reich

Trade

Parleys Commence

Berlin, Feb. 13. Franco-German trade talks begin here to-day.

One of the chief subjects for nego- tiation will be the exchange of coal for French are.

it is possible that Germany will

it a doubtful whether the position Calcutta and Straits then would be any

easter than at Japan and Shanghal presmat.-Renter.

Rawalpindi

February 18.

Atuta Maru

February. 17.

Burdwan

February 17.

Kutsang Ranchi

February 17.

.February 17.

Date and Time.

OUTWARD MAILS

Гет

Tuesday

ΣΤΟΥ

Fort Bayard and Haiphong

Jean Dupuis Wednesday

NO RESTITUTION R105 Liun Kwok-ylu. R100 Tang Sulu-woon, R20 Lul Chi-chlo, Ri12

Court Refuses Order Chan Ching-man, R100. Lai Tsang- tsam, R107 Woo Chol-sin, R108 Woo Tak-sin, R110 Chan Kai-wah, R113

On Stolen Silk

Swatow Tang Chung-ful, Ri Lee Chow- lam, R119 Tai Pak-yuen, R120 Peter No order for institution was mudo Shanghai Francis Lee, R123 Yuen Shing-luen, by Mr. R. Edwards at the

Central Swatow R114 John Simon Au, R127 Philip Magistency yesterday In connec Faochow Tom Pak-hing and R09 Wong King-

which tuk.

Patroi Duty-Nightly between 20.00 hours and midnight by mem- bers as detalled by the Ofleer a Charge of Company.

with

the case

In

tion Fausto Leonard Marcal, 32-year-old Fort Bayard and Pakhoi

Swatow and Tientsin Portuguese breker, was acquitted on

four boxes of alik knowing them to) have been stolen from the Britannia SUK Store.

.Tues., Feb. 14, 2 p.m.

Sinklang ....Wed., Feb. 15, 8.30 utm.

Pres. Dounter

Wed, Feb. 15, 10.30 a.m. Anhui Wed., Feb. 15, 12.30 p.m. Halching...

...Wed., Feb. 15, 2 p.m. Kwangtung Wed., Feb. 15, 2.30 pm. Wingsang Wed., Feb. 15, 2.30 p.m.

Saturday on a charge of receiving Air Mail for Mantis, Guam, Hono- Pan American

Iulia, and U.S.A., by the "Pan-

His Worship said that there was no conviction In the case and therefore no restitution could be made. The

American Airways Direct Service" due San Francisco 23rd February

Airways Plane....Wed., Feb. 15. K.P.O.

Reg.

Ord.

Reg. Ord,

silk was to be returned to the person Shanghai. Japan, Honolulu, USA., Asama Maru

WDS when

C. and S. America Francisco duc 10th March.

vin Son Francisco,

San

Reg.,

Thursday

Taiyuan

.Feb. 16. 5.90 p.m. Feb. 15, 5.30 p.m. G.r.O,

.Feb. 15. 5.00 pan. Feb. 10, 7.30 L Wed, Feb. 15,

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

Ord.,

...Feb. 15, 5 p.m. .Feb. 10, 8.30 n.m.

Indian Company Training Courses-Part II and III. The undermentioned members will attend for instructions in Part 1 and I of Training Courses under in whose possession it Acting Crown Sergeant R214 Chan-reized by the police.

The goods were found in Marcat's) nan Singh at the Indian Company 11cadquarters from Monday, Febru- possession at his house in Lee Yuen Evidence during 17, at Street, Wanchal. ary 13 to Friday, February

the case revealed that the goods had Amoy

.Thurs., Feb. 16, 3.30 p.m. 17.30 nours:

Szechuen..Thurs., Feb. 16. 0.30 a.m. Constables R229 M. R. Malik, been mortgaged to Gur Bux Singh, Swatow R252 Mohamed, R237 K. Bachoo, registered money-lender, from whom Fort Bayard, Pakhei and Haiphong Kwongtang Thurs., Feb, 10, 2 p.m.

horrowed $1

Oder....Thura., Feb, 10, 3.30 p.m. $1,775, for 1224 Y, Tipe, R217 A. Hamid and Mareal had

Dairen R200 A. Mohamed.

which a promissory note to the value Air Mall for "Imperial Airways Imperial Airways Plane

London,

Thurs., Feb. 10. of $1,965.60, included interest over a

Direct Service"-due

K.P.O. period of ten days, and a statement 23rd February.

.Feb. 16, 5 p.m. that the silk belonged to Marcal, had been drawn up,

.Feb. 16, 5.30 p.m. O.r.O.

Patrol Duty-Nightly between 20.00 hours and midnight by mem- bers as detailed by the Omeer in Charge of Company.

Flying Squad

Reg.

Ord.

Rek.

Ord.

Feb, 18, 5 p.m.

Feb. 10, 7 ..

Mureal stated that the borrowed money had been handed over to B. K. of the Patrol Duly.-Nightly between Murjani (former manager 20.00 hours and midnight by mem-Britannia Silk Store) on whose be- Ate Mall for Malaya, Java and Aus- Imperial Airways Plane

Omeer in bers as detalled by the Charge of Company.

Emergency Unit Reserve A.IL.P. CoursesThe

half he had borrowed, claiming that! he was to receive ten per cent.

Murjani, it was further revealed in evidence, had been dismissed in A.R.October. Inst by Mr. M. Lookoomall,

Courses will be held at the Club present manager of the silk store, and

to

tralla by "Imperial Airways Direct Servico-due Bydney, 25th February.

Lusitano 10, Ice House Street on after his dismissal was alleged

14 have taken some cases of silk out of

the Kowloon -Godowns. without Saigon

Tuesday, and Friday, February

and 17, nt 17.30 hours

Patrol Duty-Nightly between authority. 20.00 hours and midnight by mem- bers as detalled by the Offeer in Charge of Company.

C. CHAMPKIN,

DS.P. (R).

open her markets to French agricul- No French Airmen

túral products.-Reuter Special.

The Canadian Pacific.liner Empress of Ruanta le due from Manila AL 7 a.m. on Thursday and will berth at

Kowloon Wharf, She is due to leave

at 9 a.m. the same day for Kowloon Dock for annual overhaul.

Assisting China

Paris, Feb. 13.

Swatow and Tientsin

Rck.

Ord.

Reg.

Thurn, Feb. 10.

K.P.O.

....Feb. 16, 5 p.m.

Feb

10. 5.30 p.m. G.7.0.

.Feb. 16, p.m. Feb. 10. 7 p.m. Athos II...Thurs., Feb. 10, 6.30 p.m. Tingrong....Thura, Feb, 16, 7 p.m·

Friday

REFEREES' MEETING Shanghai and Europe (except Great

Britain and Eire) via Siberia

The half monthly meeting of the Manita Hongkong Iteferees' Association was Japan 1 eld in

the Football Association Straits, Ceylon, India, East and South Africa, Aden, Egypt, Malta rooms, Bank of Canton Building, yes-

and Europe vin Morsciiles--due terday,

Marseilles, 17th March

Mr. da Shiw was elected to fill the vacancy on the Committee as civilian reprezentative, and Mesars. Hinch- Air Mail by "Imperial Airways cliffe, Mimnachame, Glover and Lent

date.. Direct Service"-London The Japanese report that 40 were welcomed as new members. 11th February. French airmen had gone, or were The penultimate meeting of the US.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang-

going to assist the Chinese Gevam-season will be held in the Associa- hal (San Francisco date, 27th ment, is offelally denied."Reuter. tion's rooms on February 27,

January);

Ord.

Rawalpindi. Fri., Feb. 17, 10.30 am. Pres. Polk..Fri., Feb. 17, 10.30 o.m. Atula Moru Fri., Feb. 17; 7 p.m. Fri., Feb. 17. Rauch!

G.P.O. and K.P.O. Parcels.....Feb, 17, 5 p.m. Feb. 18, 9.45 a.m. Feb. 10, 10.30 a.m.

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