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or

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BANKS

II.K. Banks $.... IK. Bonks, Lon. £

.1,300 8.

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Chartered.

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MINING

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the

The Share Register and Trans- for Books will be closed from the 4th May to the 18th May, 1939, both days inclusive.

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THE INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY,

LIMITED.

The Fifty-eighth Ordinary

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17 9.

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inclusive,

Atumoks Ps.

Aloks P's.

Bagulo Gold Ps.

Benguet Cons, P.

11.00 8.

Coco Grove Ps

3214 su.

Demonstrati

52 53.

I.X.L. Ps.

Itogons Ps. Carmarines Ps.

San Mauricio Ph.

Suyor Consois Ps.

Parncales Ps. .....

LANDS

Hotels S.

.1.00 53.

Monday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

Exchange At A Glance

SELLING

T.T. London

Demand

T.T. Shanghal

211 177

T.T. Singapore

62%

T.T. Japan

.105

T.T. India

.81%

T.T. U.S.A.

7.T. Monfla

T.T. Batavia

T.T. Bangkok

T.T. Saigon

TT. France

204% .074

03 15112 1073 .10.00 .71/ .127

1/0

.1/3

4 m/s D/p

Bo.

1/3.1/32

4 m/s Lie USA.

30 d/s india

201 11.22 83% .4.00%

TT. Germany T.T. Switzerland

TT. Australia

BUYING

4 m/s L/c London

4 m/s France { .

U.S. Cross rale in Lon,

ITALY AND GERMANY REACH AGREEMENT FOR MUTUAL AID

(Continued from Page 1.)

the German-Italian military and political part until more is known of it, but there is no feeling here that Poland's inter national position in any possible

ment

on

negotiations over Danzig has been

weakened by the pact.

The view is held unofficially that the pact has been forced on an un- willing Italy, which has no desire to

Air Force Escort For Ambassador

May 8, 1939.

LONDON HITCH WITH RUSSIA

(Continued from Page 1.) which would have revived the, triple elliance against totalitarian expan- sion.

France has, reiterated its bilatéral Franco-Russian Mutual Aid Pact of

1935,

informed France that Russian policies It is understood that Moscow has envisage no isolationism or Russo- German rapprochement,

TOKYO, May 8. ESCORTED BY a squadron of 24 high-speed purauit planes, Sir Archibald Clark, the British Ambassador to China, accom- Today's Cabinet meeting surveyed panied by Generalissimo and the foreign outlook, particularly the Madame Chiang Kai-shek, and German-Polish crisis, T. Litvinoff's resignation, and the reported presence other high Chinese officiala, of Gerous milliary technicians in arrived nt Chengtu, from Northern Italy. Chungking at noon on Saturday. Accompanying the Generalissime Chen to Chengtu were General

at Cheng, Defence Commander Chungking, and General dio Kuo- kuang Defence

201 Commander Chediately

arrival at upon Chengtu, General Chiang and General Chen proceeded to the Central Army Academy where the Generalissimo presided over an emergency military conference with Szechwan milltary arrangements for leaders to make the removal of the National Govern- inent from Chungking-Domel,

250,000 Free Messages

In the French viewpoint, Britain's i rejection of a military alliance with Russia does not imply the fallure of the Anglo-French efforts to reach a working agreement for the guarantee of the territorial integrity of the States bordering Germany. ---United Press.

Envoy Informed

London, May 6. The Soviet Ambassador to London visited the British Foreign Office at 11 a.m.

He was in conference with Lord Halifax, who informed him regarding the British reply to Moscow's pro- posals for a tri-power military ülliance.-United Press.

Counter Proposals

Paris, May 6. The French Foreign Ministër to- day reported to the French Cabinet 10 the of

Cables Choked Asing Poland, Russia, Kumanta

+

Records Set

Edward Wilshaw, the rec a Europear confict over Danzle Chairman of Cable and Wireless

At the same time, it thought likely

Mr.

Turkey into the peace front,

He explained Britain's counter- proposals to Moscow's suggestion for a tri-power military alliance, and stressed the Pope's efforts in favour of t

that unly after receiving Limited, announces that the The Cabinel approved and Pre- assurances of moderation from ter-offer of free messages made to sident Lebrun signed six decrees in- many could Mussolini have agreed to the Publics of the Empire on forcing control of the oreign presa cluding defence precautions and rein-

such a pact.

The press leaves no doubt that May 1 has been "an overwhelm-in France-United Press.

is now for Germany to devide the future of Polish:-German relations,

The "Gazein Pulska," the official Government organ hopes that Ger- By Order of the Hoard,

many will choose the way of peace, JARDINE, MATHESON & and will begin negotiations on

the basis outlined by Colonel Beck in his CO., LTD. General Managers.

speech-Reuter. Hongkong, 25th April, 1939.

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From EUROPE and STRAITS. The Steamship

"HARUNA MARU,"

Agreement Final

HOME, May47-The Italian Gov- croment annonces that the political and military agreement concluded as the result of the negotiations be- tween the German and Italian Foreign Ministers at Como is designed to make German-Italian Axis relations final -Domei

London Beliot

London, May 7. 8 n. having arrived from the above ports,

High diplomatte sources In London ..4 a. Consignees of Cargo are hereby

pact 45 h. informed that their Goods ore being reveal that the Italo-German

was agreed upon after France and 22.60 n. landed and placed at their risk in 8.30 sa. the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf ignored the apparent "invitation" from Italy to settle the Franco, .5% and Godown Company's Godowns ot

Italian dispute. .55 b. Kowloon, whence delivery may be

About ten days ago, it was re- .16.80 n. obtained.

Italy gave France the Arst Goods not cleared by the 14th May. hint of terms for closing the dispute. 12 n.

vealed, italy 2214 b.

1930, will be subject to rent.

not

make ter- 73% 12.

Damaged packages must be left in The Invitation did

ritorial claims

France. against 21/- the Godowns for examination by the 22/-n. Consignee's and the Co.'s representa- It is also understood that Britain tives on any Tuesday and Fridays at urged France, to open negotiations

of hope 142.30 p.m.. within the free storage with Mussolini in

of moving friction. However, period. For the examination damaged dutiable goods, the can-French Premier was reluctant to take signees must arrange for a Revenue such action, feeling that no conces- .3.60 n.mcer to be present.

sions would induce, Mussolini to

.21 S.

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the

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the

ing success."

The Public in all the Empire areas) concerned avalled themselves to the fult of this opportunity of sending messages about themselves and their personal affairs,

A great number of telegrams passed between the troops over- seas and the mother country. The Ble of traffle was particularly heavy

Australia with Zealand.

De

Now Proposals

LONDON, May 7-The British

Foreign Ofter has forwarded new proposals to the British Ambassador to Moscow.

is

It is rellably stated that Britain ts proposing that the Soviet should make a unilateral declaration of their intention to ald Rumania and Poland

оп New against aggression the under- standing that Britain and France have already gone to the ald of Poland and Rumania.

These proposals reject a milltary alliance or staff talks, although it is that these not specifically stated questions cannot be raised later- United Press,

Still They Come So remarkable was the volume of exceeding anything Lar messuges, that could have been anticipated or has ever before been experienced in the telegraph industry, that the Company has still number of free telegrams on hand for transmission. In introducing the new service In this way it was hoped that something NEXT MOVE IS UP TO like 100,000 messages might be re- ceived.

It is not yet possible to give complete figures because in ad-

GERMANY

(Continued from Page 1)

dition to messages from and tojas stated her thesis and has nothing Great Britain particulars have still more to say.—United Press.

to be obtained regarding inter-: Dominion and inter-Colonial traffic, but it is already known that the mumber of messages exceeded a quarter of a million.

1

Hymn Of Hate

Berlin, May 6. In scathing headlines, the German press complains about Polish "atrocl- tea" against Germans in the Polish Telegraph Record This multiplies several times any- Corridor, and Col. Beck and Poland thing ever known in telegraph his- must accept responsibility for any developments which may occur, the tory for one day's traffle.

It is regarded as an indication of papers state.

POST OFFICE.

MAIL FOR CANTON Registered and Ordinary mall and Parcels (not Iasured) will be ac- cepted for Caston and despatched as circumstances permit.

OUTWARD 'MAIL TIMES

Registered and Parcel · Malls" closed 15 minutes earlier than the timo given below unless otherwise: VIA SIBERIA ROUTE stated, and where mails are advertis Letters and Postcards for Europej ed to close at or before 9 am, ye- (except Great Britain and Eire) and South America are forwarded via gistered and parcel mails are closed

at 5 pan, on the previous day. Siberia" if so superscribed.

INWARD MAILS

Japan

From

Swatow

Air Mail by "Imperial Airways

Direct Service" London 3rd May

Haiphong and Fort Bayard

Shanghai and Amoy

Java and Menila

Calcutta and Straits

Australia and Montla Japan Maniln

Sirdhana Taiping

Telresias

Per

Due.

Arabia Maru Chungking

.....Max 8

May 8.

dato,

Imperial Airways Flano

.May 3.

Jean Dupuis

May, 3.

Taiyuan

May. 8.

Thisadane

May 8.

„May 9.

. Мау

May 8

Emp. of Japan

May 10.

Tientsin

Holhow

May 10.

Tientsin and Swatow

Hupch

May 10,

Shanghai

Lima Maru

May 10,

Air Mail by “Pan

American Air-

cisco date, 3rd May,

Airways plane

May 10.

Saigon

Pres. Doumer

May 10.

Straits and Europe via Suez (Papers etc.) London date, 13th April and London Parcels London 0th April

date,

Shonghol

Runchi Talthybius Tango Maru Bhutan

ways Direct Service-Sda Fran- Pan American

Japan Straits

Air Mail by "Imperial Always Direct Service-London date, 6lh May Shanghal

U.S.A., Honolulu and Japan (Son

Franesco date, 15th April) U.S.A., Honolulu and Japah (San

Francisco dute, 21st April)

For

.May 10.

.May 10.

.May 10.

..May 11.

Imperial Airways Plane ....May it. Marechal Joffre

....May 11.

Pres. Harrison

Pres. Pierce OUTWARD MAILS

Per

Monday

Swatow Mombasa, Belra, Lourenco Marques and (Parcels and Papers only for South Africa via Durban) Fort Bayard and Pakhol Swatow

Shanghai and Dairen Japan

Air Mall for "Imperial

Direct Service"-dur 15th May

by

Airways London,

, May 11.

.May 11,

.Date and Time.

Yatshing...Mon, May 8, 12.30 p.m.

Arabia Maru..Sat., May 8, 2.20 p.m. Kwangtung.. Mon., May 8, 2.30 p.m. Yunnan....

Mon., May 8, 2.30 p.m. Lippe... Mon, May 8, 3.30 p.m. Yuunsang ....Mon., May 8, 3.30 p.m. Imperial Airways'Plane Mon,, May. B.

K.P.O.

Reg. Ord.

Reg.

May 8, 5 pm. May 8, 5.30 pm.

G.P.O.

May 8, 5 p.m. Ord...........May 8, 7 pm.

Air Mail for Malaya, Java and Aus- Imperial Airways Plans Mon., May 5.

tralla

"Imperial Airways Direct Service"-due Sydney, 15th May,

Amoy

Canton

Manila

Fort Bayard and Haiphong Swatow

Chuanchow and Amoy Parcels only for Straits

Swatow,

Shanghai and Japan'.. Swatow Haiphong

May 8, 5 pm

K.T.0.

Reg.

Ord.

.....May 8, 5.30 p.m.

G.P.O.

Reg. Ori.

Tjisalak

Tuesday

Fatshan

May 8, 5 pan.

May 8, 7 DA

‚Mon., May 8, 7 pm.

Tues., May 8, 7.15 am. Benreoch...Tucs, May 9, 10.30 am. Jean Dupuis..Tucs., May 9, 2 p.m. Anhui ....Tues., May 9, 2.30 pm. Kingyuan.. .Tues., May 9, 3.30 pan. Telrcsins..Tues., May 9, 3.30 p.m.

Wednesday

Air Mall for Maulla, Guam, Hono-

Yusang....Wed., May 10, 10.30 am. Pres. Doumer Wed., May 10, 1.30 p.m. Tolyuan..Wed., May 10, 1.30 pan. Canton

Wedy

May 10, 2 pm. Pan American

Airways plane .............Wod, May 10.

K.P.0.

lalu, and U,9.A by the "Pan- need that existed for theIt is recalled Unt.a similar cam

"All-claims must be presented. abondon his anti-French....policy. the great and the general nature paign was made by the press during

within len days of the steamer's Sarrival here, after which date they 7% 1. cannot be recognized.

. n. .80 n. .45 b.

1814 n.

S'hai Colton Sh. S.

.113 n.

Zoong Sings, Sh. $..

30 n.

Wing On Textiles. Sh.

.40 n.

H.K. Entertainment $..

.6% b.

Constructions, 5.

.1% a.

Vibro Piling $..

7% sa.

No. claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns.

No fire insurance has been effected. NIPPON YUSEN KAISYA. Hongkong, 8th May, 1939.

Ch. Govt 5% 1926 G. Bonds

H.K. Govt. 4% Loan 3 prm. b. H.K. Govt. Loan 3% pur Margmans (Lond.) 6/14/4/ Marsmans (H.K.) 5/..../......4/2

THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING

Its

Effectiveness

Is Beyond Dispute

THE MEASURE OF EFFECTIVENESS IS, HOWEVER, DEPENDENT ON

CIRCULATION

1.

United Press,

"Real Military Alliance"

Berlin, May 7. A spokesman of the Ministry of Propaganda to-day told the "United Press:"

"The military paci announced at Milan is regarded here 1s a rent military afllance."

at the

It is believed that the pact is in- tended to deal another blow 64% democracles.

best diplomatic quarters feel that is no reason to suppose that Japan will suddenly change her at- titude towards a military alllance, since it is considered that Japan is delaying

her

decision until she has some idea of the direction of Russia's foreign polley.

The bulk of local newspaper advertising is carried by The South China Morning Post and The Hongkong Telegraph

1.

BECAUSE OF THEIR CIRCULATIONS

*** some

The Deutscher Dienst," comment- ing on the new nillance, says:

new service

of the messages shows that entirely new ground has been opened up,

This vast volume of extra trame has, of course, been handled without any interferènce with the large volume of commercial trafle which is normally carried.

British Ships

Obtain Trade

the deterioration of German relations with Austria and Czecho-Slovakia.

It is alleged that armed Poles mal- treated Germans in Graudenz, smash- ed windows and furniture with the result that

of the the "majority" Inhabitants have fled.-United Press. MILAN, May 7-1 was learned circles close to the Italian from Government that Herr von Ribben trop, the German Foreign. Minister, during his conversations with Count Ciano, the Italian Foreign Minister, disclosed the German Government's intention of settling the Danzig, pro blem "In accordance with the wishes Free jority of the people in the Settlement of the Danzig issue, In| the opinion of the German Govern- meat,

ГЕССБЕАГУ

order eliminate the impediment to peace

Increased Tonnage of the

In Japan's Ports

311

to

between Germany and Poland and there is no intention of menacing Poland's independence.

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"American" AirwaysTM Direct -- Ber- vice”-dne San Francisco, 17th

May.

Swatow

May 10, 5.00 pm.

Reg.

Ord.

May 10, 5.30 p.m.

G.P.O.

Reg.

.May 10, 5.00 p.m.

Ord.

May 11, 7.20 .m.

Thursday

Hangsang Thurs., May 11, 10.30 am.

Shanghai, Japan and Europe (except

Great Britain and Eire) via Siberia Ranchi..Thurs., May 11, 10.30 am. Cheldong....Thurs., May 11, li a.m. Haiphong.......

Tues., May 11.

Air Mall for "Imperial Airways Imperial Airways Flane

Direct Service"--dae 18th Alay

London,

K.P.O.

Rex.

....May 11, 5 pm.

Orl

May 11, 5.30 pm.

G.P.O.

Rez.

...May 11, 5 p.m.

Ord.

...k. May 11, 7 p.m.

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

tralia by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-duo Sydney, 10th May

Manila

TOKYO May 8-British ves- "The paet is a smashing refutation sels entering Japanese ports of the nilegations of the agitators re- flecting on the firmness of the Axis during the first quarter of this and casting doubts on its unity. It year show an increase of some Is also a destroying stroke against 21 per cent, on the correspond- Germany will reject interference the aggressive policy of

Saigon encircle- ing figures for last year, decord-by Britain and France in the negotia- ment."United Press.

tions ing to the Ministry of Finance.

The German and Italian Foreign During the first four months of Ministers are understood to have this year, it is estimated 'tin1 502

been in complete accord with ships, totalling 2,440,074 tons, of gard to the Balkon situation. British ownership entered Japanese Informed quarters reveal ports, giving British ships the lead under the present agreement, Ger- cmong foreign vessels.

many and Italy will decide upon in the Balkans and maintain close their respective spheres of influence co-operation in adjusting relations with the small countries.

Italy Surprised

Rome, May 7. The decision to make the Axis a military alliance has come as a great surprise to the Italian public, since only this morning, Signor Gayda writing in the "Voce di Italia" gave the assurance that there would be no new agreements or surprises from

the Milan conferences.

Italians believe that Mussolls! would not have entered a forma! milltary pact unless he has obtained definite assurances that Hitler will support Italy's claims in the Mediter ranean against France.-United Press.

Franco Orders Demobilisation

Norwegian vessela some second, with 240 ships, to take the lead from Chinese vessels, which dropped from a total of 328 for the same period last year, to 200 this year-Domet,

SHARK. CAUGHT Big Specimen Landed Outside Lycmun

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that

Germany in reported to have pledged full support for Italy's Mediterranean and East African policies.--Domet.

Soviet-Turkish Accord

"A

com-

MOSCOW, May munity of views and aspirations for the reinforcement of friendship be tween the two States in the interest of world peace," was established at

A "thark fishing" party comprising Traffle Inspector S. C. Saunders, Mr. Lau Man-ts2, Mr. Teo Ho-sun, and Mr. Wong Kwak-ching, had a suc- cessful day out on Saturday morning. MADRID, May 7-A decree has After the balt had been in the water been issued which provides for the for two and a half hours n 95 lbs. demobilisation of three elosses of slinrk was caught. General France's army by May 15, The party left Shaukiwan at 7 a.m. Ankara in talks between M. Potemkin comprising roughly 150,000 men aged | and proceeded to their grounds, aand Turkish Ministers, states the 30, 31, and 32.

milo jutside Lyemun. The shark, umelal Soviet REWA -agency---- At the end of the war, the Na-which was five feet ten inches long. Reuter, tionalists had in service men from 10 only bole the sportsmen four minutes to 32, whereas the Republican army to suface. extended from 17. to 45-Reuter Mr Wong, of the Sun Co., Ltd., in Special.

the $38 season caught five sharks

Mlaja Arrives in Cuba which varied from about five feet to

HAVANA, May P.-General Miņja, į sevej feet in length, former Spanish Toyalist, leader, has

arrived here, en route to Mexico..

He is accompanied by his wife, and. The P. and O. liner Ranch left four daughters aboard the stormer Singpore on Saturday and is due Orbita—Ünited Press.

herd on Wednesday at about 11 am

The Rev. K. L. Reichelt will” be the speaker at the usual weekly meeting of the Peace Pledge Union on Wednesday, the subject of his talk being "A mezrage: of peace from Madras". The meeting will be held at 5.30 pm in the Challenge Book- shop, Ice House Street.

Shanghal, Japan, Honolulu, U.S.A., Central and South America via Vancouver B.C., and (Parcels and Papers only for Canada)-due Vancouver B.C., 30th May

Rex.

Tues., May. 11% K.F.O.

.May 11, 5.p.m. Ord...May 11. 6.30 p.m. G.P.O. Rex.

May 11, 5 p.m. Ord.

.May, 11, 7 p.n Marechal Joffre Thurs, May 11, 7.p.m. Pres. Pierce ..Thurs., May 11, 7 pm, Empress of Japan..

Thurs., May 11, G. P. O. and K, P. 0. Parcels, ..... May 11, 5 p.m. .May 12, 0.15 am. May 12, 10 nm.

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