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GARY COOPER BASIL RATHBONE - SIGRID GURIE
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Thursday!
-HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
LATE
Briton Killed In Air Raid
Chungking, Mar, 16.
NEWS
Memel To Join Reich?
March 16, 1939.
Y.M.C.A. FIXTURES
The following European Y.M.C.A. fixtures for next week are announc- ed:
Sunday, March 10-Discursion Group at 9 pm. The Rev, N. V. his Halward, M.c, will speak on "Experiences in. Conton."
Monday, March 20-Whist Drive at-8.30 p.m.
Tuesday, March 21.-W. S. Charlty Sewing Bee at 10 a.m. Mixed Swim- ming from 0 p.m. to 3.30 Badminton from 0.30 p.m.
Wednesday, March 22.-W. S.
Memel, Star, 15. That the 150,000 inhabitants of the autonomous Memel dlirict will pro- claim their desire for an anechizis with the Reich within the next few Badminton from 19 a.m.
Thursday, March 23-W. 5. Com- days is the opinion prevailing here.
This view is augmented by the politve Clames Morning-Bridge and declaration of the leader of the Memel Mahjong at 10 am. Ladies' Night at Germans, Dr. Ernst Neumann, who 8.30 p.m. claimed that the forcible separation
A British missionary is reported to have been killed yesterday when 18 Japanese planes staged a terrifle air raid over the partially ruined town of Pingklang, in northeast Hunan Forly other persons were also killed.
The British missionary was the
Friday, March 24-W. S. Bridge superintendent of a hospital founded of Memel from the Reich was a Class and Practice Play at 10 am. by a British Mision.
violation of the right of self- Mixed Swimming from 0 to 8.34. Several direct hits were made on determination. ile added that be Badminton from 8,30 p.m. the premises by the Japanese airmen was authorised by 87 per cent of despite the conspicuous British the inhabitants to take the necessary signin painted on the roof. A school steps to charize this state of affairs nearby was also levelled to the ground,
Altogether 18 Japanese machines took part in the holocaust, raining more than 100 bomba in various NCC- tions of the town.
Trans-Ocean.
Slovaks Fight Invaders
Bratislava, Mar. 15.
afternoon in
AMBULANCE BRIGADE Nearly 10,000 Cases Treated In New Territories
During February a total of 9,740 coses were treated by the St. Joh Ambulance New Territories Medical Benevolent Branch, including 713 at Shum Chun and 420 in Nam Tau. During the month 3,224 vaccinations. were carried out.
Sion in Shens which was severely altucked by Japanese planes on Tues- day, was again raided yesterday.
Twenty-two machines came over Severe clashes between Hungarian the city in the morning and dumped troops and Slovaks are reported to
this missiles. They have occurred between 60 and 70 also dropped a large number of pre-Melzenselfen.
The bombing of Shum Chun and Casualties are said to be two killed Nam Tau temporarily dislocated the posterous handbills
and two wounded, while the Hun-
work at
at those centres. A skeleton garians captured six Slovak prisoners staff was maintained, and the two The Hungarians were advancing in centres are now functioning again. the direction of Crechovor this even- The Haw Par Accident Station, run Earlier in the morning, Pingilang,g. Hlinka Guards are in complete by the Ambulance Brigade, answered in eastern Kansu, was attacked by 20 contral of central Slovakia, while the 100 calls during the month and tra- other planes which released some German local defence organisations velled a distance of 1,020 ralles. 50 Lombs in the eastern outskirts-are maintaining order in the German Vaccinations at the Station tolalled Central Net8s.
districts-Reuter,
3,375, while dressings numbered 401.
So for 20 civilians are known to have been killed and wounded while more than 70 houses were demolish- ed.
Ruthenians
Oppose Hungarians
Bratislava, Mar. 15.
of
Serious fighting was going on this afternoon at various points alon; the Iluthenian-Hungarian frontier as the National Defence Organisation Ruthenia, known as "Sie," succeeded driving Hungarian troops out of 18 towns and villages which had been sccupied in the morning.
LIE
It is also reported that the rail- way between Hust and the Hungarian frontier has been destroyed to prevent the Hungarians from using
Fighting during the afternoon was approaching nearer the frontier as the Hungarians were forced treat.
in
to
A pitched battle is now in progress:
and Ardovec, neur Zlundevo, Aring has continued throughout the afternoon near Sevljus, north of Ungvar.
the
The Hungarian attack on Village of Silce is reported to have been beaten oft.
Reports indicate that Ruthenlan youth are rushing to defend the country, and it is said that in addi- tion to the forces fighting on the froniler, 130,000 men are mobilised. Slovak officers who were stationed in Iuthents, as well as numerous mem- bers
of the Czech militia are also said to have joined the ranks of the de- fenders.
Premier Volosine has ordered the moblisation of the entire country, and all male citizens have been call- ed to arms.
Reports from Hust also indicate that a clash took place to-day be- tween the Ruthenian and Czech militin following an explosion of a powder magazine which the Czechs are said to have Ignited. It is re- ported that 50 persons were killed.- Trans-Occan.
SHOWE DAILY 2.30-5.19 7.15-0.30
HEALTH BULLETIN
Six cases of Diphtheria, one each of Typhold, Chicken-pox and Puer- peral fever, 20 of Tuberculosis, 14 of Measles, nine of Meningitis, and three of Dysentery, were reported on Tuesday.
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Ing eight from Victoria,' nine from les, and one from Rural Hongkong.
Yesterday also produced fourteen new cases of measles, nine of For a little over seven weeks, meningitis, six of diphtheria, three tuberculoals has been a notifiable of dysentery, and one each of enteric disease in Hongkong, and as a result, fever, chicken-pox, and puoperal no less than 1,080 cases have been fever,
So far this year there have been reported to the health authorities
$75 cases of mensies, 203 cases of during that period up to last night.
This is an average of 160 per week, dysentery, 184 cases of meningitis, 137 of chicken pox, 115 of diphtheria, or 21 n doy.
| 108 of enteric fever, 105' of small- During the last 24 hours, twenty pox, 12 of puerperal fever, five of new notifications were made, includ-cholera, and four of scarlet-fever.
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Over 1,000 Cases Kowloon, two from the New Territor Of T.B. Reported
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