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WANTED KNOWN. CLOVER GROWN VEGETABLES: Cauliflowers, Head Lettuce, Golden Celery, Broccoli, Endive, Radishes, Beel and tomalies are now obtain- able at The Clover Flower Shop, Gloucester Arende.

FOR SALE. YACIFT Y 4, recently overhauled with two sult of anila, awning and piente gear 3.6 Seahorse motor, one 10ft. Saiting Dinghy, complete S025 or near offer. Write Box No. 315, "Hongkong Telegraph."

Japanese Ship

Sinks In Collision

Shimoncseki, Feb. 14.

4,363-ton The Salko Maru.

Kisen freighter of the Yamashita Kaisha, collided in a dense fog on Sunday night with the Norwegian veszel Binn in the Kannon Straits between the mainland and Kyushu,

and sank immeal that the Nor-

Investigations wegian ship suffered approximately damage, while about 1,500,000 yen damage was done to the Japanese vessel and its cargo, consisting mostly of cool.

50,000 yen

It is expected that the sunken vessel will be salvaged soon by the Japan Salvage Company-Domči.

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*

Presented by WARNER BROS, with JANE BRYAN ALLEN JENKINS RUTH DONNELLY WILLARD PARKER

TO-MORROW

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Buck JONES

BORDER LAW

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James Mason

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Louis King A Columbia

Picture

TO-MORROW

At The

ALHAMBRA

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

February 14, 1939.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Madrid Facing

NOTICE.

Notice is heroby given that Roland Sander of 112 Argyle Street, Kowloon, Hongkong, is Governor for applying to the naturalization, and that any per- Ron who knows any reason why not be naturalization should

granted should send a written and signed statement of the facts to the Colonial Secretary.

ΠΟ

POWER OF ATTORNEY

that Mr. NOTICE .TAKE

Wadhumal otherwise Dayaranı

W. Dayaram 18 09 known longer connected with the firm D. Chellaram and that the Power of Attorney dated the 16th day of March, 1938, granted to him has been duly cancelled and nullifted.

D. CHELLARAM.

- HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB Tennis Tournament 1939 Entries close on SATURDAY, 18th February, 1939, nt 6 p.m.

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT

Starvation

Continued From Page 1

chief topic of conversation in Madrid. Pamphlets and posters distributed by the authorities exhort the inhabitants to take part in the defence.

are

to

Workers at vital plants are com- pelled to work 12 hours daily Even) Thus far 15,000

women have been women and war invalids are enrolled. mobiilsed for auxiliary service. required War invalids

examination, undergo a new medical and those found it for military scr Vice will be sent to the front, white partially disabled will be cm- ployed at war industry plants.

Military

including experts,

Barcelona, to-day fugitives from

of Madrid Inspected the defences

made preparations for and fortifications.

new

The insufficient food supply is a factor which gives rise to parti- The cular

stress anxiety.

papers the gravity of the situation, and

the

on that Warr

they to musi be

nuke the greatest sacrifices. The first of those sacrifices was exacted from the inhabitants to-day when food rations were stl further shortened. drerce points out that the reduction of the rations is ment of i In case of complete the city. Trans-Ocean.

to

COMPANY, LIMITED. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Fiftieth Ordinary Aunual Meeting of Shareholders will be hold at the ollices of the Company, Exchange Building, Des Voeux Road Central, Victoria, Hong Kong, on Thursday, the 9th day of March, 1939, at Noan for the pur-Geverament pose of receiving a Statement of Reuter. Account and the Report of the Directors for the year ended 31st December, 1938.

the

THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from SATURDAY,

25th FEB- RUARY, 1939, to THURSDAY, the daya 9th MARCH, 1939, both inclusive,

of

By Order of the Board Directora,

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

THE "STAR" FERRY COMPANY, LIMITED Notice to Shareholders NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE FORTY-FIRST OR- DINARY YEARLY MEETING OF THIS COMPANY will be held at the Office of Messrs. Jardine,

The

measure

LABOUR MOTION FAILS

London, Feb. 13. The Speaker of the House, of Commons to-day refused to grant

Mr.

Henderson Arthur leave

Border to call attention (Lab) to move the adjournment of to the refusal of the Government to the House hi "give an assurance that so long as the existing legitimate Government at Spain continued, there would be no recognition of the Insurgent au- thorities as, a de facto or a de jure of the country."-

FRANCE RECOGNITION

Paris, Feb., 13. Political circles are of the opinion

Cabinet that the French

to-morrow will, at the most, decide to recognise the Franco Government in principle. and despatch M. Berard on a second visit to Burgos for a further ex- change of views.

THEY TURN TAIL-AND FIRE TORPEDOES.-Twelve of the motor torpedo boats you see above, are in servico-alx at Hongkong and six in the Mediterranean--and others are being bull.

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

Probably the most amazing feature of torpedo boats is their manoeuvrability. With such acceleration thirty-eight knols-roughly forty-five miles an hour-In eight seconds, that they can Jump from five knots they can also be brought to a halt from top speed in three seconds, settling on the water without even a jolt.

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

Travelling at her thirty-eight knots the boat merely silps either to port er starboard, then slips back on to her course wille the aerial machine-gunner, diving at 200 m.p.h. Is left to spray the empty sea with bullets.

Exchange At A Glance

SELLING

1.T. London Demand

T.T. Shanghai T.T. Singapore TT. Japan T.T. India

TT. U.S.A.

18. 244

1s. 21.

178 Nom.

..53

.105

82%

28

TT. Manilo

58

T.T. Batavia T.T. Bangkok

Salton

635%

150

.1034

T.T. France

10.90

T.T. Germany

.715%

the

TT. Switzerland TT. Australia

1274

.1/0

BUYING

.1/3

1/3,3/32

.20%

11.30 .04%

Left opinion would vehemently oppose unennditional and immediate recognition, and opposition in the would be very great, while it country is realised that such a step would entall the handing over of Spanish Embassy in Parks to the In-

P surgents. the

of relations the Madrid Government, and with the handing over of Spanish gold held in France to General France, who, as the Left-Wing paper "Soir" suggests. would use it to pay his war debts to Germany and Italy.

severance

It is felt that the question of the interned Loyalist armies would also raire very great difficulties-Reuter.

How Dreaded

Matheson Co., Ltd. on Friday: Cat Is

the 24th February, 1939, at 11.30

a.m. for the purpose of receiving Administered

of

the Report of the Directors to gether with L Statement Accounts for the year ended 314t 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 days inclusive.

the By order of

Board of

Directors,

25.

C. M. MANNERS,

Continued From Page-1

slight angle so as to bring the man's back well up, The 'strokes consist of powerful flicks with the nine talls of the 'cat', which are bound of their ends with silk,

There Is no question thut Immense pain inflicted, and no man who has had any number of strokes ever loses the marks. After every stroke the prison Secretary.nedical officer examines the prisoner,

In company with the Superintendent." It is for the doctor to decide whether the punishment will continue,

Hongkong, 30th January, 1939.

Ciano's Warsaw Visit Fixed

Warsaw, Feb, 13.

THE LAST word

"This is the last word.

If he

4 m/s L/C London

4 m/s Dip do.

4 m/s L/C U.S.A.

4 m/s France

30 d/s India

U.S. Cross rate in Lon...4.63

GERMANS STILL NOT SATISFIED

(Continued from Page 1.)

being of the German minority Bohemia, but directly affected future relations between Germany and the Czecho-Slovak State-Trans-

Dow

Occas

SOLID RUTHENIAN SUPPORT FOR GOVERNMENT

Pinguc, Feb. 13.

POST OFFICE.

MAIL FOR CANTON Registered

and ordinary

(not Insured or Parcela) will be uc cepted for Canton and despatched as circumstances permit.

MAIL LETTERS

VIA SIBERIA ROUTE ' Letters and Postcarda for Europe (except Great Britain and Eire) and South America are forwarded "vi Siberia" If so superscribed.

OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered and Parcel Mails ar closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwist Ordinary letter mail only for Wes stated, and where malls are advertia- Kwangtung, Kwangsi, Szechwaned to close at or before 0 a.m., re

Kwelchew and Hunan will be ac cepted at suaders' risk.

Fron

Shankbai

Shanghai and Amoy

Java and Manila

Japan

gistered and parcel mails are closed lat 5 pun. on the previous day,

INWARD MAILS

Air Mail by "Imperial Airways

Direct Service"-London

8th February,

Haiphong, Pakhol and Fort Bayard Shanghai

Air Mail by "Pan American Air- ways Direct Service"San Fran- cisco dalo, 3rd February,

Saigon

Shanghai and Swatow Calcutta und Straits

Shanghai

Haiphong

Manlia Straits

Per

Glengarry

Lima Moru

Pan American

Dac.

.February 14.

Kwingtung

.February 14.

Tilsadine

February 14.

Asama Maru

.February 15.

date,

Imperial Airways Plane February 15. Klungehow

.February 15.

.February 15.

Airways Plane

February 15.

Pres. Doumer

February 15.

Taiyuan

February 15.

Taina

February 15.

Athos II.

.February 18.

Conlon

February 16.

Emp. of Russia

.February 16.

Oder

February 10.

(Sen

Pres. Polk

.February 18.

Rawalpindi. Atula Maru

February 16.

February 17.

Burdwan

.February 17.

Kutcong

February 17.

.February 17.

OUTWARD MAILS

Date and Time.

USA., Honolulu and Japan

Francisco date, 21st January).. Straits and Europe via Suez (Papers etc.) Lundon date, 19th January London Parcels (London und

dale, 12th January); The Government obtained over 92 Australia and Maulla

cast in the Straits votes per cent of the

Ruthenian election, in which about Calcutta and Straits 3 per cent, of the electors went to Japan and Shanghai the polls-Renter.

Another Puppet Attacked

Shasi, Feb. 14.

For

Fort Bayard and Haiphong

Swatow

Ranchi

Per

Tuesday

Jean Dupuis Wednesday.

It is reliably learned here that Chi Shanghai Kuo-chen, Chairman of the bogus! Peace Maintenance Commission of Swatow the Wuhan area, was attacked and Fouchow

in Hankow re-Fort Bayard and Pakhoi

Swalow and Tientsin severely wounded coully.

Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Hone- lulu, and U.S.A.. by the "Tan- American Airways Direct Service" due San Francisco 23rd February

decides that a man is not fit to stand any more, he may order that

The incident has been kept in punishment cease even after the first stroke is given, and the rest strict secrecy by the Japanese and of the erdered number of strokes Puppet oficials-Central News.

The date of the ofeinl visit, to WarRDW of the Ilallan Foreign Minister, Count Galleazo Cluno, has been provisionally fixed for February

According to reliable informa-ceive the cat. Some of them take but a man who has done

work

woul He will be no

well." probably not stand it

Adequate safeguards are always. taken to protect the convicted men, and sentences of the cat' are Inflict ed only when the crimes are of a brutal nature.

are permanently cancelled.

"I have seen a number of men re-

tion, Count Clano will pass through it thening

Berlin on his way back. received by the Fuchrer and have tuls with the German Foreign Minister--Trans-Ocean.

STOCK MARKET REPORT

The Hongkong Stock Exchange official summary issued at 3.30 p.m. yesterday, anys:

The market was quiet, with a very restricted turnover at ruling prices.

Buyarı

Chice Exlaten $100

Yaumat! Ferrien (Old) $2211 China Lights (New) $3 Sandakan Lights $0.65

Telephones (Old) $221% 1K, Ropes $4 Wing On (K.) _ $38 Entertainments $7 Marcas (1K) 2/0 Heliers China Underwriters 60.75 1.K. Docka (Old) $17.70 Providents (Uld) $6.00 Chins Lights (Old) 29.70 11.K. Electrics 15734

Bales Hongkong Bank $1.415 c.d. China Underwriters $0.75 11.K. & K. Wharves $110 Providenta (Old) $1 China Lights (Okl) $a

I.K. Electrice $575

Antamoxs P. 40

Alaka 35

Baguio Gold

Denguet Consolidated 14.00

Coco Grove 47

Consolidated Mines 003

Demonstratione .20

Parsonia Clumage 13

Han Mauricio 1.41 Suyoo

United Paracato .68

AB

The 'cal' has proved a powerful deterrent to crime.

NO RESTITUTION

Court Refuses Order

On Stolen Silk

Centrat

connec-

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

Sinklang....Wed, Feb, 15, 8.30 am. Pres. Doumer

Wed., Feb. 15, 10.30 a.m. Anhui ....Wed., Feb. 15, 12.30 p.m. Haiching....Wed.. Feb. 15, 2 p.m. Kwangtung Wed, Feb. 15, 2:30 p.m. Wingsang Wed., Feb. 16, 2.30 p.m.

Always Plano Pan American

Reg. Ord.

Reg. Ord.

K.P.O.

Wed., Feb. 15.

Feb. 15, 5.00 p.m. .Feb. 15, 5.30 p.m. G.P.O.

.Feb. 15, 5.00 p.m. Feb. 10, 7.30 a.m.

Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, U.S.A.. Asama Maru......Wed., Feb. 15,

C. and S. America viu San Francisco, San Francisco-duc 10th March.

G. P. O. and K. F. 0. Reg.. Ord..

Feb. 15, 5 pm. Feb. 10, 8.30 a.m.

Thursday

Thurs., Feb. 10, 3.30 p.m. Taiyuan Szechuen .Thurs., Feb. 16, 0.30 a.m.

No urder for restitution was madej by Mr. R. Edwards at the

yesterday in Maggstracy

in which Amoy with tien

the case Fausto Leonard Marcal, 32-year-old Swatow...

Oder Portuguese broker, was acquitted on Fort Bayard, Pakhoi and Haiphong Kwangtung Thurs., Feb. 18, 2 p.m. ....Thurs., Feb. 10, 3.30 p.m. On their entry to Stanley Prisou, Saturday on a charge of receiving Dairen

Mall for "Imperial Airways Imperial Airways Planc

Thurs., Feb. 10. London, their four boxes of silk knowing them to r the six men were weighed.

Direct Service"-doe

K.P.O. heights taken, and issued with have been stolen from the Britamila

23rd February,

Feb. 10, 5 p.m. „Feb. 16, 5.30 pan. prison clothing. They are Informed Silk Store. of the Prison regulations which, if lead 10 further mn* infringed, punishment. Punishment was meted out in nearly 150 cases last year for breaches of prison discipline.

When un

be

His Worship said that there was no conviction in the case and therefore no restitution could be made. The silk was to be returned to the person when In whose posscanlon it seized by the police.

Was

b. 16, 5 p.m.

Bcg.

Ord.

G.ro.

Reg.

Ord.

Feb. 16, 1 p.m.

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

Airways by "Imperial tralla Direct Service due Sydney, 25th February.

Thurs., Feb. 16.

K..O.

Beg.

...Feb, 10, 5 p.m.

Ord.

G.P.O.

If any of the men uppeal against their sentences they will at once drop The goods were found in Murcal's

of prison routine, out

handed possession at his house In Lee Yuen Evidence during back their own clothes, and be Street, Wanchai. allowed food comewhat better than the case revealed that the goods had prison fare.

appeal is been mortgaged to Gur Bux Singh, a pending a man is not a prisoner; he registered money-lender, from whum Marcal had borrowed $1,775, for is simply delnined in custody.

Unless appeals are Indged within which a promissory note to the value Salgon

men of $1,905.80, included Interest over a Swatow and Tientsin the next fourteen days, the wili continue under prison routine period of ten days, and a statement that the silk belonged to Marcal, had until their sentences expire,

been drawn up.

Pasadena Is Sports Muriant (former manager of

Proud

Passadena, Ca.

On the grounds that Pasadena has produced more world, national, state

RCE. Ord.

.Feb. 10, 5.89 p.m.

.Feb. 18, 5 p.m. Feb. 10, 7 p.m. Athos II...Thurs., Feb. 10, 0.30 p.m. Tingsang „Thurs., Feb, 10, 7 p.m

Friday

Shanghai and Europe (except Great

Britain and Elraj via Siberis

Marcal stated that the borrowed money had been handed over to B. K. Manila

the Japan******* Britannia Silk Store) on whose be- Strails, Ceylon, India, East and half he had borrowed, claiming that South Africa, Aden, Egypt, Malta he was to receive ten per cent.

and Europe via Marseilles--due Marseilles, 17th March

Rawalpindi. Fri, Feb. 17, 10.30 a.m. Pres. Polk ..Fri, Feb. 17, 10.30 a.m. Atuta Mary... Fri, Feb, 17, 7 p.m. .Fri., Feb. 17. Ranch!

G.P.O, and X.P.O. Parcels......Feb. 17, 8 p.m. Feb. 10, 0.45 B.In. Feb. 18, 10.30 sm.

Murjan, it was further revealed in

Airways evidence, had been dismissed in October last by Mr. M. Lookoomall, Air Mail by "Tamperial

date. Hirect Service"-Londen and local sports champions than any present manager of the silk store, and

was alleged 10th February. other, clly In die world, the city after his diemligal fathers are hunting for a motto to have taken some cases of HTK out of USA, Honolulu, Japan and Shang- Godown without hai (Bon Francisco date. 27th place over the city, scroll that will the Kowloon

nuthority.

January), Quequately symbolize the fact.

Rex. Ord.

Imperial Airways Flane February 18.

February 10

Pres. Taft

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