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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

March 8, 1939.

Empress Berths At Kowloon ALHAMBRA

On Eighth

World Cruise

The giant 43,000 tons flagship of the Canadian Pacific Fleet, the Empress of Britain, moved slowly up the harbour this morning, towed by the Taikoo tug Henry Keswick.

Dwarfing the aircraft carrier Eagle and the Dutch

liner Ruys, which had preceded her up the stream from Barricades In

the quarantine anchorage, the bows of the Empress of Britain swung towards No. 5 pier Kowloon dock at 8 a.m. to the tick.

an

anoller

However, it took a small army of the Rome Manufacturing Com- of dock coolies and officials pany. three-quarters of hour to Mrs, 0.0, McIntyre is moor the ocean liner. It was passenger on the Empress of Britals. 8.45 a.m. before the first passen-She is the widow of Oscar. Odd Mcintyre, famous American outhor gers came off.

and newspaper writer.

H. Sapsworth, Captain Charica Commander of the Empress Britain, stayed on the bridge until his charge was safely moored, then hurried, below to greet local oficials of the line who congratulated him on his handling of the vessel.

A small street of stalls had

been erected along the No. 6 pler, with curio and camphor-wood box sales man anticipating record business. It was noticeable that prices had been the considerably advanced above usual levels.

Two

hundred

ricksba coolles queued up outside the dock, expecte

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LATEST CABLED QUOTATIONS

Tientsin Anglo-French Notes To Tokyo

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und It is stated that the British French Ambassadors in Tokyo have delivered notes to "Mr."Arita," the Japanese Foreign Minister protesting against the pinelḥ of ive-wires TOMORROW faround the Frenchs Concession in

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It is understood that the American Embassy assoclated itself with these protests-United Press.

TENSENESS IN HANKOW

DAILY

AT

New York, Mar. 7.

New York Colton

230

5:20

720

Opening Closing

(Continued from Page 1.)

9.20

8.70/80

May (1030)

8.39/40

7.76/77 8.35/38

July (1839)

8:17/16

0.10/16

the conception of reliance on Europe and America.

Oct (1939)

7.71/70

7.68/80

7.80/00

7.00/60

7.71/71

7.08/68 0.19N

ing to do business on the basis of Mar. (1030) "dollar felly, mister."

UNLUCKY WEATHER

The liner, with, flags and pennants Dec. (1030) Dying from stem to stern, presented Jan. (1040)

a brighter scene than the weather. It Spot was remarked by those waiting for the ship that this was the third year Colton is March 17th. in succession in which the weather had been overcast for the liner's coming.

The Inst Notice day for March

year

The liner is making her eighth call on her round-the-world cruise pro

This gramme at Hongkong. there is a considerably smaller num- ber of passengers owing to concellu- tions made during the September crisis by Americans, loath to leavel

account of the their country on international situation.

Murch May

New York Rubber

7.-The Japanese, Gorman and the Italian anti-Comintern Pact is great pillar of the world to destroy the Communist Party."-United Prest.

Hankow, Mar. 8.

Chin An-jen, a member of the Wuhan Peace Maintenance Commis- slon, was attacked by a gang of four (Chinese on Monday morning at his 10.75/70 residence In the Third Special Ad- 16.74/78 ministrative District in Hankow. 10.80/80

Chin excoped unhurt, but three September 16,72 /70 10.87N

followers were seriously wounded. December 10.086/72a 10.07N

The would-be assassins iled Into the To-day's Sales: 1,200 tons.

French Concession. The last Notice day for March Rubber is March 29th.

May July Sept.

Chicago Wheat

682/08% 003/684.

GB/UB 005% 73014

09%/60% Monday's Snies:-3,072,000 bushels,

150 PASSENGERS There are 150 passengers abourd,] whereas on previous visits there have been between 300 and 400 on the Iber. Mostly wealthy Americans,! including six millionaires, some of May the liner's passengers are occupying July sultes costing $60,000 for the 4% Sept. months cruist.

The Empress will sail on Saturday for New York. vla Manila, Bali. Alay Java, South Africa, South America July and the West Indies.

Owing to the Far East war the Itinerary, which included calls at Japan, was changed.

the

CARS AWAIT PASSENGERS

Chicago Corn

494/49 50%/504 51/51%

Winnipeg Wheat

42 /02

6234/025

Oribber

49 740 50/50% unreceived

Japanese mcinin immediately sturted negotiations with the French Municipal Counell for arrest of the culprits Domei..

ANOTHER MURDER IN SHANGHAI

Chungking, Mar. 8. Another murder took place at the Intersection of Yu Ya Ching und Sinza Roods In the International Settlement at eight o'clock last night.

Hsin-min, The victim was Chen lawyer,

The incident which occurred at the Yalls Road S.M.C. palice station on 62/02% Monday has been mienbly settled 02/02% after the handing over of the two unreceived alleged terrorists to the Japanese,

according to the police.

PACIFIC RELATIONS

The Ave alleged terrorists. whom the Japanese arrested during a rid In Yangtsepoo have not yet been re- leased. They are learned to be

petitoned the Shanghai Municipal Council

with negoilete

the Japanese, for their release-Central News.

A ficet of 70 cars were parked on Imperial Conference Mayworkers of a cotton mill, which has

wharfside waiting until

the

passengers had Anished breakfast to take them on tours round the island and New Territories.

Be Held Soon

Melbourne, Mar. 7.

A hint that an early Imperial Among the passengers aboard are: Pacific Conference betwen Britain

to

Dr. and Mrs. A. B. Cecil. Dr. Ceci Australia and New Zealand may be MACAO CELEBRATIONS

is a noted American surgeon and held, is given in an editorial in the

residing in Since, 1913, he has been Melbourne Herald,

The paper saya In Honour of Prince Henry

in Los Angeles where he is that conversations have already connected with many_of_the_large.begun between Australia and New hospitals.

Mr. Ernest Miller Whitcomb, Presi

Zealand.

The Navigator....

Festivities in humour ot Prince dent of the First National Bank of It is suggested that the conference Amherst, Mass., is accompanied by could formulate defence plans and Henry the Navigator have been an- the 45th. his wife, Mr. Stephen Whitcomb and Indiente the degree of financial and nounced for Saturday,

which each anniversary of the birth of the Portu- Miss Jane Whitcomb. Mr. Whitcomb other responsibility commenced banking in 1905 in Boston country is willing to acccot.--Reuter, guese Prince, who was the son of

and Chicago. He became the vice- president of the First National Bank

of Amherst in 1910 and six years

later became president.

SEAFARERS DANCE

King John I, of Portugal, and Queen Philippa, daughter of John of Gount. Duke of Lancaster. It was Henry who inaugurated the programme tha enabled Portugal to expand beyond

The festivities Include the naming:

Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Scott, of also Park Lane, New York, are

A dance for the ship's company of the seas. travelling on the Empress of Britain, the Empress of Britain will be held Mr. Scott is the senior vice-president at the Sailors' Home and Missions to of a road after Prince Henry, This of the European Gas and Electric Co., Seamen, Gloucester Road, Wanchal, ceremony will be conducted by Mr. a director of the Fibre Condult Co. at 9 p.m. on Friday. All seafarers Luciano Martins, Chairman of th and a member of the American aro cordially invited to the function, Municipal Council. There will be in Institution of Electrical Engineers. for which there will be no charge exhibition of books relating to the work of Prince Henry, in the Lyceum Mr. Percy C. Thomas, retired Women will be welcome, manufacturer of Rome, New York,

Own

and the unveiling of a bronze statu!! and Mrs. Thomas are aboard. From Music for the dancing will be sup-in the same building-Our 1920-28, Mr., Thomas was president plied by Mickey's Melody Makers.

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