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Thursday, HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

March 9,

& O-BRITISH INDIA (APCAR) AND Britain's Army Progress

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES Plans

(Companies Incorporated in England196 AREA Taking Cargo on through hills of Lading for STRAITE, JAVA & HURMA, CHYLOR INDIA, ERANIAN GULF, MAURITIUS, S., & 8. AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA, INCLUD INⱭG NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND PORTB, HED SEA, EGYPT, EUROPE, HTC PENINSULAN & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT HOYAL MAIL, STEAMERS (Under Contract with M. Government.)

ÁU VOREČE thay vell at any porke on or off the route,-ånd the route and 'all salitag are subject to change or deviation with or without notion,

Steamers

*JEYPORE

RAWALPINDI 1*BURDWAN

CANTON *ALIPORE

CORFU

*SOMALI CENTRAL CARTHAGE

Tons From H'Kong about |

0,000 1811 Mar

17,000 18th March 4,000 25th Mar.

16,000 1st Apr. 4,000, 10th Apr.

14,500 18th Apr.

un 21st Apr. 15,500 20th Apr. 19,500) 13th May 0,000 20th May

Destination

Straits, Colombo, Bombay & Karschl

| Marsellies & London."

B'bay, M'sellies, Havre, L'don, Hull, 'H'bg,' R'dam & A’werp. Marseilles & London.

Straits, Colombo, Bombay &

Karachi.

Marseilles & London. *

B'bay. M'sailles, Havre, L'don,

Hull, H'bg. R'dam & A'werp.

London. Marseilles

B'bay, M'acilles, Havre, L'don, Hull, H'bg, R'dom & A'werp. † Calls Casablanca All vessels may call at Malta ̈

BRITISHI INDIA APCAR BAILINGS (8OUTĖL)

BANGALORE

• Carge only

TALMA

10,000 11 Mar., 10.90 a.m. S'pore,

Port Swettenbau Penang, Rangoon & Calculia

SIRDHANA

10,000 28th Mar,

DO.

8,000 8th Apr.

DO.

10,000 22nd Apr.

Do.

8,000 0th May

DO.

SHIRALA

TILAWA

SANTHIA

#.E Apear Line Steamers have excellent accommodation for let ds and clams passenger KABELIN & AUBTRALIAN BAILINGS (BOUTEL)

NANKIN

NELLORE

TANDA

7,000

1st Apr.

1.000 6th May, 7,000

3rd June,

Manlia, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne de Hobars

Regular monikly gallings from Ekong to Shanghai & Japan à Hong`to Auriračia

Hong Kong to Sydney-10 days.

BAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.

SHIRALA

8,000 16th Mar,

CORFU

14.600 17th Mar,

*SOMAIM CHITRAL

TILAWA NELLORE SANTHIA

14

7,000 18th Mar. 15,500 30th Mar, 10,000 30th Mar,

17,000 th April 0.000 13th April.

Cargo only.

?

|Shanghal & Japan.

Shanghai & Japan. Shanghai & Japan. Shanghai & Japan. Japan.

Shanghal & Japan. Japan.

All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice, parcels measuring not more than 5 cft. will be received at the Company's Ordoe up de xes en the day previous to sailing.

Dennaught

B.C.

For Pasiago Itates, Handbooks, Freight, qju, aroly

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO. Phone mu

N.Y.K.

SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES via Honolulu. Kamakura Maru (ex Chichibu Moru) Thursday, Arama Maru

Sunday,

Agents

LINE

30th Mor. 18th Apr..

(Convenient connection from Hongkong).

13th Mar.

SEATTLE & VANCOUVER (Starts from Kobe)

Helam Maru (from Kobe) NEW YORK via Paname

Naruto Maru

Monday,

Thursday,

SOUTH AMERICA (West Const) via Japan, Honolulu,

Los Angeles, Mexico & Balbon to Valparaiso.

Bokuyo Maru LES NANO... Sunday,

LONDON, MARSEILLES, NAPLES via Suez.

Kasima Moru

Hakone Maru

- Hasimi-Maru

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila, Davao, Thursday

Atula Maru .............

BOMBAY Viu Singapore & Colombo

Glayo Maru

Nagato Maru

BANGOON & CALCUTTA via Singapore

Kairyo Maru ...

KOBE & YOKOHAMA

Hakozaki Maru

Kitano Maru (direct Nagasaki)

Suwa Maru

* Cargo only.

0th Mar,

Hilo, San Francisco.

19th Mar,

10th 'Mar.

26th Mar.

6th Apr... Island and Brisbane 25th Mar

9th Mar.

Friday,

Saturday, Saturday,

Saturday,

Thursday,

Sunday, 20th Mar

Wednesday, 15th Mar.

Friday,

10th Mar, Wednesday, 22nd Mar. Saturday, 25th Mor.

NIPPON YUSEN KAISYA

General passenger Agents in the Orient for CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE

KING'S BUILDING

TEL. 30201

PRESIDENT LINER

SAILINGS

Plans For

1939.

For Recruiting Campaign In Colonies Include Hongkong

LONDON, MAR. 8.

"HE STRIKING PROGRESS IN THE RE-ORGANISATION OF THE

TASTY KONG THE PROTECTION OF BRITAIN AND THE EMPIRE

WAS REVEALED IN THE-HOUSE OF COMMONS TO-DAY BY MR. LESLIE 'HORE BELISHA WHO PRESENTED THE ARMY ESTIMATES.

Dealing first with the current financial year, Mr. Belisha said that five anti-aircraft divisions had replaced the two which formerly existed, and a corps headquarters had been established to control

them.

INCREASES THIS YEAR

Whole-time administrative and maintenance assistance available to anti-aircraft units had been increased.

sites.

More concreto emplacements had been, and

were

Recruiting In being prepared, and more guns would be kept upon their

Hongkong

IN

THE COURSE of his the Army speech on Estimates, the Minister for War revealed that Chineza and Indian personnel are to bo recruited for the Army in Hongkong.

Personnel in this Colony will be increased by about one thousand by these addi- tions.

The Middle East Reservo in Palestine, totalling 16 battalions, will in future ba regarded as a separate force, free from the necessity of drawing on Home resources. A similar strategic reserve will probably be created in India.

A Look Through The "Telegraph"

50 YEARS AGO-

March 9, 1888,

The transport system had been overhauled and accelerated, and also the methods of calling out the personnel.

During the coming financial year it was proposed to add two more to the five established anti-aircraft divisions, making seven divisions. They would also increase the existing number of batteries by between 50 and 100 per cent.

Every existing medium and British troops in India and Burma, heavy anti-aircraft battery 31,353, representing an increase of 83,000 over 12 months ago. They would have its war complement had taken 40,000 recruits during the financial year- period of guns, and every searchlight current

when the demands of the Navy and company its searchlights.

A new factory for 3.7 inch guns Air Force had been more than had been started and production doubled since 1938. The shortage present would be 10,000 on the would begin in the autumn.

March 31, but Deliveries of 40 millimetre runs of establishment nt Swedish design for fight anti-a slight improvement in recruiting would overtake this in the next aircraft butteries would also begin In

Onancial year. the nutumn. Meanwhile, a quantity Ind been purchased abroad.

LOCAL ENLISTMENTS

IN COLONIES

The territorial army was actually over the establishment authorised at the beginning of the financial year from 1933 to 1939. This had never been the case in prace time before. 12 months, Dealing with defence in overseas With 77,000 recruits in posts, Mr. Hlore Bellsha said that, compared with 45,000 the previous with the object of maintaining peace year, recruiting had cosily broken garrisons at a strength adequate for all records since the foundation of defence on the outbreak of a war the territorial army, and they were without entrenching upon regular raising the establishment army, local personnel was being proximately 250,000. enlisted wherever posalble.

HONGKONG GARRISON

10 up-

MOBILISATION PLANS Dealing with mobilisation plans, that within Mr. Hore Bellsita said four days 200 mobilisation centres The War Office has arranged for would be open to serve all the The Hongkong. Antour Athletle Sports to be held on The Race Course the addition of 1,100 Maltese gunners fighting forces. All arrangements at and these centres had been made, and to the existing establishment, Meadow on Saturday March 10, 1889.

1-lield under the Laws of the they were forming o depot at falta, the British Legion had offered help in Amalour Athletic Association, open to for training recruits, both Maltese providing extra army recruiters and nil Gentlemen Amateura who

clerks. All recruits, after mobilisa- Aro and British units.

British officers. Members or visitors of the Hongkong:

were being de- tion, excepting those undertaking a

engagement, Club, the Club Germania, the Victoria

would be Recreation Club, the Ladies Recreation spatched to Cyprus to ascertain to normal Club, and Commissioned Naval and what extent they could meet the enlisted in the territorial army for

the war.--Reutër. Military Omeers. With the exception desire of the people to play their the duration of certain races which are open to all. part in imperial defence.

They would increase the Malay 25 YEARS AGO

und Indian establishments al Singapore by about 1,000. and the March 9, 1D14. Right Hon. Mr. C. Habhouse, Chinese and Indian personnel In The Postmaster General, states that the so- Hongkong by the same number, called three way wireless station will

For the first time they proposed is erected in Egypt instead of Esatto raise Ceylonese soldierson Afrien. It will be able to communiente regular basis to man part of the with England, a distance of 1,950 miles; India. 2,000 milen; and East Africa, coast and the anti-aircraft defence. In other parts of the Empire also 1,000 miles!

they were employing local personnel: In order accure freedom to

辞

10 YEARS AGO

March 6, 1929.

to

- UPPERMOST QUESTION Mr. Hore Belisha said that the question uppermost in the mind of the House was to what extent Britain should be prepared, in the event of war, to intervene with land forces on the continent of

Recalling Mr.Jain's de claration of solidarity of British interests with France. the War finister said: "It makes it lucum- bent upon us to consider and pre- pare eventualitics. If we are involved in The Colony will to-morrow lose one manoeuvre the feet and to reduce ever use a field force in certain of the most popular G.0.C.' over ap to the minimum the calls upon war, our contribution and the way pointed to Ilongkong, in the person of for escorts, they were strengthening we make it will not be half-hearted Major General G. C. Lanrd, C.1)., C.M.G. defences in overseas ports and form- upon any theory of a limited llabl- who, together with Mira. and Bing strategic reserves in the Middley.

The

conversations

between Lunrd, if leaving for llome on the

East. Initia, and the United Kingdom. ourselves and the French concern troopship Dorsetshire.

PALESTINE RESERVE 5 YEARS AGO

plans for defence, not aggression. The Middle East reserve

"We have, on our side, made plans The reinforcement of the Austrian presenfuctudes Government forces in the reglan of the stationed in Palestine, each consisting in great detall, and we have made Austro-German Frontier was the sub of two brigades, of four battalions felution of the shipping requir

ed. In order that it may be possible ject of an Important offlela! statement each. It was intended to regard this for us to deliver the maximum separate force, and free effort in a continental war, the pro- A German offcial told Reuter: "If reserve as the strengthened Ifeimwehr garrisons from the necessity of drawing en the Tyrolean frontier are merely Home resources.

Gormany waiting for an attack from

yesterday afternoon.

home."

The

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March 9, 1034.

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at the divisions two

ductive arrangements we should

It was hoped that the outcome of make in peace together, with the Be

and the

new

they might just as well pack up and go he proposals of Lord Chatfield's cumulative reserve

capacity which should be created, official spokesman added that committee would result in a second must be suficient to equip and main- Herr located reserve

Already from India they deployed. By the time the last of Germany would ROL Interfere

with in India.

had transferred a British establish- Austria and he meant what he said.

ment of four infantry battalions the serial dates is reached, the forces for their equipment and provision for Labour control of the London county which were now in the Mediterranean should be trained and the necessary council for the next three years is area and a cavalry regiment. virtually assured.

As in the case of the home defence maintenance made.

"In accordance with this principle, The hiunicipal Reformers have re- army,

and

of the strengthened selved a succession of shocks as the garrisons overseas, the Middle East I am proceeding."

Alter

various Council

announcing held throughout London yesterday revented heavy reserve would not affect the size of

the strategle reserves in the United organisations and increases in per- swing to Labour.

The Labour Party did not lose a Kingdom, from which had been sonncl; Mr. HoDelisha added: drawn a field force which was train- "Home defence is once again our single seat in the election,

ed and equipped to meet in event foremost obligation, and it is re- to development European theatre, celving attention with the of war with a The work in connection SAILS MAR 12th at 2,00 a.m.

divisions, which will give, so far can Infantry Central British School was not pro- composed of 13

be contributed grossing na satisfactorily as it might; three motorised divisions, three arm huraanly concern for the hospital needs on the oured-car divisions, tivo cavalry people, that security against invasion

they number of un-which Mainland; the remarkable improvement brigades, and

determined in postal services; and a hope that re brigaded units.

nchleve."--Reuter, consideration by the Government of the

SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES

vis

- SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA AND HONOLULU

*S 5 "PRESIDENT CLEVELAND”

"S & PRESIDENT PIERCE"

SA "PRESIDENT COOLIDGE"

* 8 "PRESIDENT TAFT"

6 S "PRESIDENT CLEVELAND"

8 8."PRESIDENT PIERCE"

Smilg Shanghai.

MAR. 25th at 4.00 pun APR. 8th at 8.00 01.M. APR. 21st ́at' 8.00' 3.0. SAILS MAY 5th at 8.00 a

MAY · 19th at 8.00a.m.

}

And fortnightly thereafter.

NEW YORK AND BOSTON VIA SUEZ

BS "PRESIDENT GARFIELD" &S PRESIDENT MONROE”

SAILS

MAR. 17th at 13,00 Noon MAR. 20th at 9.00 pm.

And fortnightly therealier. MANILA

AS "PRESIDENT GARFIELD"

8 "PRESIDENT PIERCE"

S PRESIDENT COOLIDGE"

$.8 TRESIDENT TAFT"

+

SAILS MAR 17th at 12.00 Noon MAR. 18th at 6.00 pm. MAR. 31st at 9.05 APR. 14th at 8.00 pm.

* AMERİCAN * *

PRESIDENT LINES

ROUND WORLD SERVICES

11. Pedder: Street

Telephone 28171.

Elections

question of felling the trees in Nathan Road would result in a permanent

"

TANKS

Continuing, Mr.

Horc Belisha

arc

decision to proceed no further, ware gold: "The state of our production pointe dealt with by Mr. C. Terry, is such that it may, I hope, be safely Connect with president, at the annual meeting of the predicted that the whole regular Kowloon Residents' Association held in divisions of our striking force will be St. Andrew's Church Hall fast evening. equipped

within for action

the Mr. Leo D'Almada a Castro, in, was coming dnancial year, alected President for the ensuing your new armoured car division which and Mr. H. F. Bunje vice-president.

The following ware elected to serve is not yet created."

on the General

Committee.—Messrs.

except the

Mr. Belisht added that the units

F. C. Mow Fong, C. M. Manners, R. had now received large supplies of Pestonj. W. Goldenberg, L Cher-chi light tanks considered to be the best

D. Wyllo, T. B. Wilson, H. F. Un, C. E of their kind. Torry. E Karn,lam Ming-fan, I., N. p.m.

Murray, W. J. Ratter, Capt. I. Hender son, Dr. R. A. Castro Basto, ROT, E. Allan and LL 001. F. D. Matthews.

METROPOLE

ET

BOOMBATH

$6

FROS

CENTRAL

CLEAN

COMFORTABLE

KLM

ROVAL DUTUN ́AIN LINKS:

60

to

the smooth, silent air line

Alluding to the territorial army, Mr. Bellsha revealed that half the establishment of tho auxiliary territorial service for women had already been reached. The establish ment of the national defence, com- panies now had 6,500. to be raised.

They would recall this year, the proportion of regular and reservo, PARES namely 1,000 oMeers and 10,000. ollier ranks..

RECRUITING

re-

our

to

serving the Bart

Three times a week the 10.3.3, Far Eastern Service gives good connections at Singapore, and Bangkok with Batavia. Calcutta and London.

amooth and silent sir

the famou Douglas DC.3 sir Uner. Steward service on board.

Singapore-London Mingis... £130 return.. 2234 Bangkok-London Single .. RILI return.. £20. from: Mesara, JAYA- Dealing with recruiting Mr. Full information

China-Japan-Line, York Building, Chater Belisha, mentored" that they : hadi Roads: 797., 26015. effectives in all ranks, exclusive of

STOMACHS BURNED

WITH ACID

-the result of neglected indigestion

Nobody should neglect, indigestion pains. for Indigestion is a sign that, after eating, too much acid is belag made in your stomach. If you allow this to continue, more and more of this acki will be produced, more than can usefully be utilised to the work of digesting your food. The spare acid has to do someiling. And It certainly does! It sets to work to burn Away the stomach lining. Inflamed, sore places begin to form, ending in agonising ulcera.

Many a sufferer has ended up on the operating table, because he neglected ordinary indigestion.

water.

BANKS

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA Incorporated by Royal Charter, 3333,"

£9.000.000 Paid-up Capitalis Reserve Fund nike #9,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors 23,000,00W

· HEAD OFFICE: LONDON!“ 58, Kilshoveɣntu, K ̊C, £ Bab-Agencies in: Landen: 117/12, Leadenhall Streat, H. C. L. West End Branch: 14/16, Cockspüf” “Strest, BWL Manchester `Branchi

71, Manley Street, Manchester.

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Iatavin

Rangoon

Tarbin

bugon

Bangkok

atongkong

Beremban

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Shanghai

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Agencies:

Ipoh

Singapore

Karachi Klang

Siuawan

Bourabaya

Kobe..

Taiping

Street

Kuala

Tientsin

Tatrile.

Lumpur

Tongken

Place

Kuching

(Bhuket)

Madras

Tsingtao

Cawnpore

Colombo

Manito

Yokohama

Medan

New York Peiping

(Pekina)

Take care that this in nob pour fato, you suffer from jain after eating, tako a iloso of Maclean Brand Stomach Powder after every meal. It will maka, that dangerous acid.na harmless an Then it will put a protective film of silk. soft powder over the sore stomach Hning, Canton soothing pain and inflammation, lealing Cebu up wounded tissues.

"In this scientific way, Maclean Brand Deshi Stomach Powder lanovén cured gastricanst Haiphong--- duodenal ulcer when sufferers thought Hamburg only an operallon could save them. Be sure you get the genuine Maclean Brand Stomach Powder bearing the signature "ALEX. C. MACLEAN on bottle and carton. Never sold loose. Powder or Tablets

Cheap imitations may only make your trouble worse. If you have any difficulty in obtaining it from your local chemist or store, write to Banker & Co PO. box 765,. Hong Kong.

Penang

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and Genera

CURRENT Banking Dusiness transacted.

ACCOUNTS opened sid FIXED DEPOSITS received for One Tear or shorter periods in Local or Other Cur rencies at rates which will be quoted on application.

SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened ta Local Currency and Sterling with interest

Bowed at rates #blainable on application, The Bank's Head Office in London tal- KS480.dertakes Executor and Trusted buSITIOS. and claims recovery of Brilah Income Tax everpaid, on terms which may be ascertained at any of the Agencies And

FORGED BANKNOTES Branches Four Men Arrested And

R. A. CAMIDGE, '

Manager.

Charged in Court

and Shanghai Bank notes, two 26- guilders and sixteen 5-guliders notes Four men, Ho Kong, 65, Chan Li of the Bank of Java, and one B- man, 31, Ng Kam-lam, 45, and plastres note of the Bank of Indo- Cheung Lam, 48, all unemployed, China, in their possession. All are were charged before Mr. R. A. D. said to have been forged. Forrest at the Central Magistracy)

Detective-Sergeant R. Macver_up- yesterday with possession of a num- ber of forged banknotes at No. 210 plled for a formal remund of three wing Lok Street on March 6.

daya, saying he had not yet received instructions as to whether the case The They are alleged to have had one would be taken for committal. $100, one $50, ten $5, all Hongkong remand was granted.

Swan

Culbertson

&

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Chicago Board of Trade Winnipeg Grain Exchange

Commodity Exchango, Inc., New York Canadian Commodity Exchange, Inc., Montreal. New York Coffee and Sugar Exchango Manila Stock Exchange

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