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NEW YORK FAIR IS UNIQUE Amazing Exhibits Attract Crowds

NEW YORK, May 14. FIGURED in shillings, francs, kopecks, lire or any other foreign exchange, the seventy-five cent admission price to the New York World's Fair 1933 provides a greater quantity of frea enter- tainment than any other exposi- tion of the past,

At least a week of assiduous sight- seeing will be required to vlow theso many and varied spectacles,

They range from the gigantic folk pageants and military reviews in the Court of Peace through all phases of Industry, science, Invention bol foreign and American and even such fantasy as the rocket port of the future for travel to neighbouring planets.

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Three-fourths of the 1210%-nere site occupied by the exposition con- tains pavilions, exhibits and outdoor uretias offering these gratuitous diver- slour.

For twelve hours every day they are on view. Audiences number of small as a few score in some motion picture theatres and up to hundreds of thousands who will witness the nightly displays of fire, water, sound and are works in the Lagoon of No- tions and in

in Fountain Lake. Exposition visligra

abroad from

will be specially interested in this striking feature of the Fair. Free

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shows will be found in more than score of exposition-built structures. Private exhibitors offer 44 buildings with dramatized displays of every description. Seventeen buildings in the

Court of States present historical and industrial exhibits of the states

of the Union. And in the foreign

Monday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

MILLIONS WILL SEE ROYAL GUESTS

Map shows the route the King and Queen will take after they land at Halifax.

May 15, 1939.

Japanese Air Raids Continue

SHANGHAI, May 14. DESPITE the United States Ambassador's protest in Tokyo, Chinese reports geven to-day state that Japanese planes yesterday dropped 16 bombs, scoring direct hits, in the congested city area of Ningpo.

The, Chuchow Women's School was heavily. damaged, the famous Pogoda and the local | magistrate's home being also hit. It is estimated that 100 buildings were destroyed, killed Imany wounded.

Royal Liner Ploughs Through Ice: and the pole kated and

Canada Arrival Set Back 24 Hours

ABOARD THE EMPRESS OF AUSTRALIA, May 14. FRESH EXCITEMENT awaited the passengers aboard this great liner, when they awoke this morning to find the ship in clear weather, but entirely surrounded by ice-floes.

Crowd Threats

ploughed

H.K. Stock Market

The Empress through the ice, at a bare four knots. the icefloes bumping and scraping the sides, carrying away the paint, and leaving behind The

Mar-

following quotations were track of black seatssued on the Hongkong Staock

kel this moming.

BANKS

To France through the white ice.

SHOUTS

All the time the little black PARIS, May 14. ice birds dived and swam among OF "Nizza, the floos, while the escort prca, 23 pavilions will house claborate portrayals of national culture and Tunisia, Corsica," with destroyers followed in our wake, progress, part from the notional dis-which the crowd received writes "Reuter's" special corres- plays in the falls of Nations.

Signor Mussolini's

pondent. He added: state-

"The Captain changed ments have attracted more southward to avoid still thicker ice, The exposition's focal-exhibits are attention in the French and though we met fog again we

were still able to proceed fully.

Progress Of Man

of primary importance because they

furnish the key to displays and press than Il Duce's actual spectacles to be found in the zones declarations in his speech at they identify. Thus the Communiea- tions and Business Systems Zone Turin.

centres on the exhibit · in the Com-

munications Building, which portrays

Otherwise

Man from sign language to television.

in dramatic manner the progress of commented

Course

In

Five Miles In 12 Hours "The speed at night allowed only Ave miles to be covered through the fog. the speech is

Their Majesties are most symps- somewhat thette for those in Canada who are upon

the change arrangements.

"Their Majesties attended Divine service this morning. The service was be regarded

conducted menacing,

y the purser, the Cap- tain having to remain on the bridge Particular attention is paid to his the ship was in the midst of the

icefteld.

Much of the Fair is devoted to Com-favourably, and the papers agree convienced by

could

munity Interests and in this zone the that it contained no statement Home Furnishings Building presents that a striking sequence related to this important phase of modern life.

Other focal exhibits are found In the Food, Medical and Public Health, Production and Distribution, Science and Education, and Transportation ones, the lust named offering a vivid impression of what rockel-ship travel to the moon will be like in years to come.

10 Million Volt Flash Among spectacles of unusual In-

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assertion that there are no Europenti. problems which are serious enough to justify war.

Oficial circles have so far declined to commenti-Trans-Ocean.

Berlin Enthusiasm

Sirens Sound

...

singing hymns, and

"The King and Queen joined in two special prayers were sald, one for the Royal Family.

the Governor-General of Canada, the President of the United States and the legislators of the Empire, and the other petitioning the Almighty to 'conduct us.speedily and BERLIN, May 14-Signer Musso-in peace and comfort to our desired safely on the voyage, and bring us terest open to the pubile are a 10nia speech was 000,000 volt flash of man-made light-

enthusiastically haven. ning; u dierama of Manhaltan with welcomed in German politient circles "all-utilities funtioning visibly fall as a direct answer to" Mr. Chamber

stule comparison between old New lain, particularly

"The simple, impressive service on the Danzig was made the more dramatic by the i York and the present metropolis; the

the question. marvels of modern chemistry; the

occasional sounding of the ship's) drilling and refining of oil; One political commentator declared syren.

operated an electricity

According to a farm: that certain questions must be solved, the King and Queen are not expected Quebec message, fashion shows gems valued at and the sword was not necessary to $5,000,000; food in numerous drama solve them, but it was up to the de- to arrive at Quebec before Wodnes dentions; the manufacture of motor mocracies to prove their often repeat-day, according to the chairman of the car tires and their testing under the ed declarations that the status quo committee making the arrangements most extreme conditions; simulated can be altered by negotiations, blind nying in transport planes; a 17-

No Information is forthcoming from He added; mintite trip through scaled

"Only the madness of official quarters' concerning the pre-i PADO ramas of the country-alde and towns democratic rights of the self-defer-Australia is expected to

others who try to prevent the else hour at which the Empress of of tomorrow.

arrive In nination of the people of Danzig do Quebec These are only a few, selected at what they want, can cause a con- random, of the scores of major attrac|flagration."

Dr. Coleman, chairman of the com- tions without admission tharge. In

'mitice,' who is in close touch with fact, outside of the Amusement Zone,

In future, it was added, the Axis Mr. Mackenzie King, the Canadian only six buildings -among more than wants to be convinced of Britain's or information from the Canadian 100, will present displays with mo- peaceful intentions by deeds, not dest entrance fees. They are: Rail words, which were no longer suff Ways on Parade and the large rail- way model; To-morrow Town: Con- A Paris report says that Mussolini's temporary Art: Musterpieces of Ar; speech is regarded In poltical circles Hortus, Inc., Gardena, and Democrans doing nothing to alter the situation, city in the Perisphere, the theme but it is moderate in character and. exhibit of the entire Exposition,

likely to be welcomed internationally.

Two Wooks To Sco Statistics reveal that the visitor wishing to take in every show at the exposition to which

clent..

The feeling is growing here that the Anglo-Türkish declaration and other successes of Anglo-French diplomacy are having a steadying admission is effect upon the Powers and causing charged, which includes the entire them to reflect on their future policy. Amusement Zone, would spend op--Reuter.

proximately $10. To tdke such an inclusive tour of the Fair, however, would require at least two weeks of intensive sight-seeing, which hardly be considered expensive.

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Tribal Chieftain

And are you

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Here is the score table for the questionnaire printed on Page 6. The first question in the box should really have been, "Are you mean?" but so people will never admit they are, the ques- tion "Are you a practical per-

·B017" was used as a decoy."

The ten

ten key questions are numbers 2, 6, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 10, 20. The other

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0 11, 12, 13, 19 should be answered. YES. Ques

(8, 14, 18, 20 should be answered NO.

If you've made a score of ten, or even nine for that matter, you're a great person to know; At seven, you're liberal: if ava 'you'22 {gwixs; but, iffour or less, you're well on the way, toward being classed as a "fighted." SERAYOLA POWERVE SCOTIA MUTettinen i "two you're fimt an old skinflint.

Offers Services

for the visit.

Prime Minister, said he had no fur- Premier with regard to changes in Their Majostles' itinerary.-Reuter,

Protests At Expulsions

Nazis Don't Like Own Medicine

*RE ABEPLIN, Maỷ 14. "GERMANY, does not recog- nise a single case in which Ger- mans have been expolled during the past few weeks from various countries, as justified" declared MOMBASA, May Muktama of Bunyorokitara (Bun-Herr Ernst Wilhelm Bohlo, yorokitara is along the south-eastern leader of the National Socialist shore of Lake Albert Nyanza) has Party organleation in an inter- offered his services to the Governor view today,

14.

The

of Uganda for milliary purposes, and

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The statement was made in his

has expressed to the Governor, on capacity as a Gocretary of State in behalf of the people of Bunyorokitara, the Foreign Ministry. their readiness to give their services country-Reuter Special.

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Herr Bohlo called attention to the

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The lower number of casualties was due to residents either having evacuated or remained in 'deep dug- outs throughout the day.

Dead And Dying

Chinese reports also state that the Japanese casualties as a result of the

Hupeh during the past ten days total

battles near Wonchiashan where 2,000 Japanese troops were Meanwhile Chinese reports claim that Chinese severely bombed the Japanese positions at Fenlisien near Nanchang.

chinese counter drive, in northern

13,800. There wero sanguinary

annihilated,

it is worthy of note that carlier Chinese reports claimed that Chinese troops were holding Fenhsien.

The reports said Chinese, planes nisa bombed the Nanchang and Anyl sectors infleting heavy casualties on the Japanese troops.

The Chinese troops are said to have halted the Japanese drive on Sino- yang after which they launched a counter-drive following the arrival of reinforcements.

Hupch. Drivo

Bitter street fighting is reported to be in progress In Tungshiencheng and ushantlen south of Siaoyang. The 240 n. war torn towns are filed with dead 437 n. ond dying while the Japanese troops

1.30 n. are showing indications of

weakening. Further Chinese reports claim that the 8th Route Army in the Wuta! .07 n. Mountains in Shansi are

.180 b.

15 n. wiping out the Japanese unit which Det are gradually 60 is making efforts to mop up the 24 D. Chinese guerillas, The 8th Route 83/1. Army is said to be luring the Japan- .8.40 n. ese into the mountains where they

are ambushed.United Press,

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17 b.

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Tangho Recapturad NANYANG, May 15-The recap-

7% n. ture

of Tanghe, Important south

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enemy Infantry and mounted men stormed the town after a quickt .30 sa thrust from Sinych. Determined to 31-sare-take the strategie city, Chinese

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Head Offer & Works 57032 Following the recapture of Tang-Hong Kong Depot, Tel. 21270. 344 b. he, Chinese forces are hot on the Peak Depot,

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Kowloon Depot,

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Hotel vicitors are accommodated at all leading Hotels

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Normalcy has returned to Tangho, many where many government organs have returned.

Stalomato In Honan

Military situation in south Bonan, 054 b.

b. which took a grave tum following 22.70 n. the successive loss of Sinych and .8.40 b

b. Tanglo on May 11 and 12, has great- .5.00 b.

ly improved with their return on 50% 9. May 12 and 13. A stalemate is now entire front extend- reported 12. ing from

24. sal. pai on the north Hupeh border,

Sinych dastward to Tung- 7% Sinych, 20/-.

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miles west of

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townica Forty miles southwest of Sinych, 1b. on the cast bank of the Han River in

Japanese bombers said

ralded: Lanhokow 12% b.

3:05 b. north Hupch; yeste

yesterday morning, and.

caused little damage of military

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Changchow Raid

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casualties were comised by tree Ch/Govt,di

Japanese planes in a rail presterday G..Bonds 04%% n. moming when they dropped insnum-. H.K. Govt. 4% Loan 34% prm. b.ber of bombs over the busy sections! H.Kr Govt. Loan 3% par bof the city Central News. Meremans (Lond.) v/= 1,14/13 n. Burijder Patroaner Skivepafilichen to the Empire for the defence of the fact that the British Government had

Marsmans (HK) v/m ........4/21⁄21⁄2 n. Foreign Property Demolished THE CHEAPEST HEAT ON TAP expelled theendeading Germans from the conclusion that Germans abroad

Chungidag, May (14) England during recent weeks, and are being used as victims for using south bank of the Yangtan destroyed

Briday's Japanese thembing on the THE HONG KONG & CHINA CASA

CO., LTD. then followed-upɔthis action by six the hatred which«N«Telt for'tho'strong

CENTRAL SHOWROOM: Tót, fresh further expulsions.

and unassailable Reich,

GLOUCESTER BUILDING "Since it is not possible to harm the thousands worth of cigarette manu

Aboné BAZOAN the Chiro representative of a German Reich, it is belloved that Germans

KOWLOON SHOWROOM: A girl of 20, who said she hat newspaper and the leader of the abroad can be mistreated with bufacturing machinery, the property of

246, ¡NATHAN ROAD hover kissed man, was stated at German colony in Baghdat had to punily: Toil fair thinking people The plant had confraresently been Willum Hunt and accompany LE Birmingham police court recently to lenitions wountries, Holziso/men- such an altituda Leia mockery of int- have put up “a magnificent fight in toned recent expulsions from France tutal Hospitality which has always embled and was not yet in actual defence of her honour."

and Poland, te ustquae navnet bet bred granted by one country to the British Ambassador, Rastound like to emphasises he de cities of another And in my Reginald William bitent Robinson clared; "th&V Germany does not re-opinion, dt in an indication of weak= Armibald al

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„Hrathamay (acheka Indaleche caught coOGAS) C243ón Malew, of Tonbridge Rond the hospitality extended to them. prevent expulsions, but the fracter when not of Strechwan province was offence agat Miss Vera Gladys the expelled German Haver violated Dermany, 18, not Ini dyposition to delde ouise Chengts last Thursday when, he sought safety in the open Erdington, »Elymningham, and with{

"Hatred "MANGWANAJ attempting to suffocate her.

mikelt not to blerate such despatio subjected to nightlong air raid alarma, "These measures by responsible acts, and to retaliate in every case, although no planes reached Chengtu. The hearing was adjourned. governments, therefore, lead only to-Trans-Ocean...

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