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fer Books will be closed from the The Sharo Register and Tran

4th May to the 18th May, 1939, both daya inclusivo.

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DICTATORS LOOK OVER FRONTIER DEFENCES

(Continued from Page 1.1 circlement directed against Germany and Italy-Trans-Ocean.

"At Fuchrer's Disposal" SAARBRUECKEN, May. 15. "Germany's ariny stands at the Fuehrer's disposal at any time, s way is our way, and his flag will be planted whenever he commands", deelured General von Brauchitsch, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Gernian Army to-day.

In the course of his address, Gen- eral von Brauchitsch quoted from Herr Hiller's May i pronouncement that the German western front de- fences were the most, reliable puurun- tor of German freedom, adding that the army represented not only an impregnable wall of steel und tren. but also an indestructible bulwarks of stout, trustworthy and loyal soldiers.

Here, said the General, the execu- tive Losks of the National-Socialist Party and the defence forces touched very closely. Trans-Ocean.

Italy's War Staff

ROME, May 15. Important changes in the powers exercised by the supreme chief of the Italian General Staff are foreseen in a bill submitted to the Italian Chamber to day.

At the present, the commanders-in- chief of the three defence services--- army, navy, and air force are sub- ordinate to the supreme chief of the Italian General Staff, who, at the present time, is Marshal Badoglio.

The new bill is designed to define the relation in which the supreme Chief of General Staff stands to the Chief of State (Signor. Mussolini) both in peace and war time.

The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from the 18th May to the 8th June, 1939 Inclusive.

By Order of the Board,

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.

General Managers. Hongkong, 25th April, 1939:

Rejection Of British Plan

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

May 16, 1939.

Announcing

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THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE CARE OF WAR ORPHANS

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TEN GALLONS of blood flooded the pavement outside the Canadian Cafe, Queen's Road Central, shortly before 9 o'clock this morning. Office workers returning to their employment thought of a nasty motor accident or a hideous crime. Actually a coolie spilled two large tins of pigs' blood.

--RADIO-

ZBW, 355 metres (845 k.c,) and 31.49 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles)

Radio Programme Broadcast by

Z. B. W. on a Frequency of 845 kc's. and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m. and 8-11 p.n. on 0.52 m.c's. per second.

6.00 Relay of the Dance Orchestra the Roof Garden of the Hong-

of Hotel.

(a) When my Dream Boat comes in: (b) Darktown Strutters Ball; (c) I Dream To-night; (d) Shelk of Araby

6.14 Record: Piano-Time Melodies Intro: China Boy: You're in Ken- tucky Sure as You're Born; Sheik of

Continued From Page 14 Araby: Japanese Sandman; Bye Bye

to Spain had been invited to the parade, and it was in accordance with international practice for foreign representatives to accept invitations of this character.

Later, Mr. J. J. Davidson (Lab)

move sought to

an adjournment motion, but the Speaker ruled out the motion on the grounds that it was not a matter of urgency.

Foreign Affairs Dobata

that the White Paper or Palestine to Mr. Chamberlain later announced be published on the evening of May 17, would be debated On before Whitsun

There will also be a debate on foreign affairs on May 19,-Resiter.

Blues; Who's Sorry Now.....Plano Duet by Baldwin and Howard. With String Bass and Drums.

6.21. (a) Sixty Seconds Got To- gether; (b) Waltz Medley Part 1; (c) Waltz Medley Pari 2; (d) Some of these days,

New Wonder

Aeroplane

of

WASHINGTON, May 15. ASSISTANT Secretary War, Mr. Louts Johnson to-day announced that the Wright Acronautical Corporation Ima perfected the world's largest and most powerful air-cooled aeroplane engine of 2,000 horse power.

The engine is designed to keep abreast of the flying for- ircases' demands for more power.-United Press,

Dobrudja Affair Investigation

Bucharest, May 15,

8.35 Records: I Walt For You (fim 'Evensong' Spoilansky) ..... Mischa Spollunsky (Piano); A Bou- quet For Cole Porter-Intro: What is this thing called love?; Night and Day: I'm In Love Again; You've Got That Thing Let's Do It; Love for

As a sequel to the Dobrudja shoot- Sale....Arthur Young (Plano) and the Youngsters. With Vocal Chorus.ing incident, in which it is alleged, 0.43 London Relay--Scenes from a number of Bulgarians were shot The Tragedies of William Shakes- by Rumanian gendarmes, the Gov-

ernment has decided to send peare. John Gielgud In Hamlet'.

the Under-Secretory for the Interior to Characters: Claudlus. Denmark;-Rosencrantz, Guildenstern, tour-southern-Dobrudja,-which- was

GKing Couriers: Gertrude, Queen of Den- ceded by Bulgaria to Rumania in mark, and mother of Hamlet; Polonius. 1913. Lord Chamberlain:

imberlain: Ophella, daughter

D

He will test the feelings of the

of Polonius; Hamlet, son of the late, Bulgarian people under the Ru- and nephew to the present King;

of the Ru-

Firm Soviet Policy Moreover, the supreme Chief of General Stair is to act as technical ometat has been revealed, it is under- Horatio, friend of Hamlet; Laertes, munian rule, taking with him three

MOSCOW, May 15.-While nothing adviser to Signor Mussolini, and he will also become a member of the stood that the Soviet answer to the Supreme Defence Council with an British counter-proposals follows the advisory vote, as well as a member line of the recent editorial in the of every commission set up by the

"Izvestia." Government to exemine questions relating to the defence of the realm, and affecting the defence services Trans-Occan.

JAPAN'S DEMANDS IN AMOY

(Continued from Page 1.)

pal Council and Mr. Bass is currently Chlef Secretary of Council and Chief Police Officer.

con- the

The Japanese wish to all both posi- tions occupied by Mr. Bass with Japanese nominees. The present strength of the Kulangau police force

In this editorial, the paper com- plained that the British and French proposals were not reciprocal because Russia, owing to its geographical position, would be forced to do most of the fighting in the event of Ru- manla and Poland being attacked, but it added that Russin was willing to

negotiate a mutual defence treaty with the Western Powers.

This stalement apparently scla forth the policy to be firmly pursued by the Soviet Union-Reuter.

son of Polonius; Fortinbras, prince of Bulgarian members Norway: Players, Lords and Ladies,, manian National Renaissance Front-

Reuter Special Ghost of Hamlet's Father, Scene:) Denmark; Production by John Rich-} →→→→→ mond, 7.30

Closing Loral' Stock Quota- | |Permis tions.

7.32 Percy Heming (Baritone), In{ Light Orchestral Programme.

A

Dellus on For 3 Days Only

his Sixtieth Birthday-Warlock)..... The Constant Lambert String Orchen- Ira cond. by Constant Lambert; Fair- ings; Come To The Fair ("Songs of the Fair-Easthope Martin) and Jock The Fiddler: The Ballad-Monger ("SONES of the FairEasthope Martin).... Too One-Sided

In)....Percy Heming (Baritone) with Orchestra; Down The Malt (Belton)....Philip Green and Hia) Londen, May 15-While absolute Orchestra; Joggin' Along The High- reserve is maintained in British way (Samuel) and The Devout Lover official quarters with regard to the (White)....Percy Heming (Baritone) contents of the Russian reply to the with Piano. British proposals, it is stated that the tho Japanese

0.00 Time,

Weather and already Soviet reply considers the proposals nouncements. have two representatives (one of unsatisfactory,

8.03 New Dance Musle. whom is Vice-Chairman) on the

Waltzes-Wooden They do not go far enough, and Council of eight members, they are

Shoes (Alm demanding that, in addition to the they do not even Indircelly guaranter

'Sweethearts') and Sweethearts (from Chairmanship, three further vacan- Soviet territory,

besides leaving

the film)....Primo Scala's Accordion cles be created for Japanese and gap between

Poland and

Band; Fox-Trois-Tell Me With Your Finland, Kisses and Love Doesn't Grow On Formosan councillors,

where the border States

arc not Trees (flm A Song is Born!) This would give them predomin- | covered.

possibility of a direct attack on

Gene Krupa and His Orchestra.

is

Aximately 150 men.

The

8.15

An-

London Kelay-Cricket:

ance in the affairs of the Settlement. Soviet territory is not taken into MC.C. v. West Indies.

Raide On Coast

J

have been silenced as result of

Miss Si Kai Ma..

Keoliał by

account, and therefore the reply, it is A "Dome!" message this morning pact that will cover both direct and Lord's Cricket Ground, London.

alleged, is for a mutual assistance day's play by Howard Marshall from A commentary during the third) states that the Chinese fortresses on indirect attacks, not only upon the waterfront opposite Kutangsu territories of guaranteed States, but

the 8.30 Studlo Plano Intensive Japanese air activity. Al- also those of the contracting parties most continuous raids have been Reuter Special, carried out on the Chinese positions alace the Japanese lending on Ku- Langsu,

On Sunday afternoon. Japanese planes additionally bombed the Chin- ese positions near Tungan, about 30 miles north of Amoy.

**

Von Papen Goes

Back To Berlin

von

ISTANBUL, May 16-Herr Papon, recently appointed German According to the latest izue of the Ambassador to Turkey, la reported "China Year Book", the Kulangsu to be returning to Berlin. Municipal Council comprises two It is stated that he will report to Japanese, two British, one American Herr Hitler on the situation following and three. Chinese némbers, In the conclusion of the Anglo-Turkish addition to Mr. Morhas the mem-agreement, and the possible effects on bars are Messru . J. P. Anderson, future German-Turkish relations, T. Abe, D. A. E. Bell, CC. Huang, Reuter.

1. Prelude in.

ide in B Flat Minor (Bach); 2. Adagio from Sonata in D Minor (Beethoven); 3. Variations, Op, 12, en

a French Air (Chopin),

4

8.60 Mendelssohn-Symphony No. ("tallan") In A Major.

Sir Hamilton Harty conducting The Hallo Orchestra,

0.15. Londen Relay-The Newz.

Relay "Food for

9.30: London

Thought."

Short talks on matters of topical Interest.

at Market Notes

9.45 London. Relay-8poris News

0.50 Mozart's The Magis Flate" Act II.

W

Singers in order of appearance: T. Takeitura, arid Yop Hok-hl The

Strienz: Fabbry; Grossmann; Schep population of the Settlement is given

pun; Marherr; Berglund; Husch: as 250 foreigners and 40,000 Chinese. BURGOS, May 16 The Spanish Rosenge; Tessmer: Berger: Hellke; Bince the occupation of Amoy by the Cabinet has approved a law Imposing Spletter; Lemnitz; and: Chorus, with Tapanese, the Chinese population of compulsory service on all mares be- the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Kulangsu is estimated to have swol- tween the ages of 18 and 60" "for" conducted by Rir Thomas Beecham, “ len to nearly 250,000.

-national-reconstruction."—Reuter,

11:00 Close Down."

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ADVENTURE Constables

JUNK IN TYPHOON

Pacific Crossing Is. Again Delayed

Kochi, Shikoku, May 15,

On Charge

Of Assault

THREE Chiness, constables THREE were named" was defendants', in

assault summonses which word Her engine again disabled follow-board before Mr. E. Himaworth ing departure from Kagoshima atat the Kowloon Magistracy this the Southern tip of Kyushu on May

C552,

10, the San Francisco-bound "junk morning. They were Tai Ping captained by Mr. John Chan Ping-mui; C718, Wong Anderson, American adventurer, was Tak; and C350 Yau Chol. They towed by Japanese rescue ships Into

Urado, a small port on the southern wore alleged to have assaulted coast of Shikoku on Sunday after-Chan Chi-pan on April 24, noon,

The 20-ton funk carrying a crew.

of

Mr. C. A. S. Russ prosecuted, while five Including Captain John Mr. J. B. Prentis, Assistant Crown. Anderson, Mrs. Anderson, and three Solicitor, was for the defenco, qu Norwegian sallora, supplled with pro- Mr. Ruse said complainant had visions for five months, started from been in the habit of obtaining tickets Shanghai on April 22 on a liazardous from the Nathan Theatre and resell- cruise across the Pacife to the ing them at a slight profit, while an- Golden Gate Exposition at San Fran-other man, Leung Kam-shui, did the cisco.

same thing.

Quarrol

A quarrel arose between the two men on April 24 as Loung wanted to monopolise the business in

Duo to engine trouble, the ship drifted into Kataura, a small port near Kagoshima' in southern Kyushu on April 30. With her engine re- paired, the ship resumed her cruise but this time was overtaken by locality. typhoon off Ashisuri Point in southern Shikoku on May 11,

that

1

First defendant happened to come After struggling with rough seas out of the theatre at that time, and for 48 hours, the ship wa found by together with the second defendant, Japanese rescue beats five miles off chased and caught complainant, who Muroda Point In, Kochi Prefecture. had ran away. He was struck and When his ship was brought to Kochi, assaulted by the two men before bo- Captain Anderson said that uponing taken to the Mongkok Polico completion of repairs, he would con Station where he was charged with tinue his adventure through the snatching. Pacifle.-Domei.

£20,000,000 For Franco

Third defendant was in the Police station at that time, and on being told. complainant was a "snatcher," rush- ed up at him, and struck him heavily with his handcuffs..

Bail Extroated

Complainant was finally bailed out. on $10 after having been charged with disorderly conduct, but did not

Dutch-French Group attend Court the next day, as he was

Prepared To Lend

LONDON, May 16. THE PARIS correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph' says that M. Paul van Zeeland, former Belgiau Prime Minister, has ar- rived there on a visit concerned with recent conversations said to have taken place between a Dutch and French

financial group for the loaning to Gen- eral Franco of £20,000,000 for reconstruction purposes.

M. Van Zeeland is going to Spain to collect definite information about

Wie financial and economie require ments of the Burgos Government, und to draft a report on the outlook for reconstruction.

He is to determine the extent and

ill, his bail being estreated.

Chan Chl-pan, the complainant, sald he earned his living by buying. the tickets from the theatre and re- selling them at a small profit. He had a quarrel with Leung near the inains door of the Nathan Theatre that day, as Leung wanted to monopoliso the business and would not allow him. to sell his tickets.

Fainted On Forry

Ile was assaulted by two policemen when chased and caught, and was. struck again by another policeman at the Polico station.

While returning to Kowloon from. Hongkong etter seeing, a doctor the day after the incident, he fainted on the ferry and recovered consciousness in the Kowloon Hospital.

The case is proceeding.

conditions on which foreign capital H.K, LITIGATION FOR

could participate.

Prospects of success are doubtful because political guarantees will have 1o be asked.—Reuter,

STOCK MARKET

REPORT

Hongkong Stock Exchange official summary issued yesterday says:

Wharves, Providents, Hotels and Watsons changed hands in fair blocks during

the day, whilst Docks, Electrics, Trams, Dairy Forms Ex Rights, Dairy Forms Rights, also attracted soine attention though on a slightly smaller scale. With buyers and sellers being fairly evenly balanced, prices re- mained steady.

Buyers

Hongkong Bank $1,350. Union Insurance $430. H.K. Fire Insurance $180. H.K. & K. Wharves $100. H.K. Docks $17. Humphreys $7.00.

$10%. H.K. Tramways Star Ferries $054. China Lights (Old) $0.40. H.K. Electrics $56.

Telephonics $10.60.

(New) $7.4. Canton Ices $1. Cements $124, H.K, Ropes $3.05.

Ex Rts. $21. Dairy Farms Dairy Farms Rights $15. Watsons $7.00.

Wing On (H.K.) $41. Entertainments $0.55. HK. Govt. 4% Loan 34% Prem. HK. Goyt. 34% Loan par.

Bellers

H. & S. Hotels $5.85. China Lights (New) $5.00." Macno Electrics $17. Watsons $0.

*Boles

Hongkong Bank $1,355. HK. & K Wharves $107. HK. Decks $174. Providents $4%.*

H. & S. Hotels $54. Humphreys $7.30. H.K. Tramways 10.70/80; H.K. Electrics $50. Sandakan Lights $12. Dairy Furma Ex Rts. $21. Dairy Forms Rights $15. Watsons $8/7.95.

Antamoks Pa.

.30

Baguio Gold Pe...24*

Benguet Consolidated Ps. 11.00 Coco Grove

I.X.L. Ps. 53

37

San Mauricio Pa 1,08 United Paracalo Ps. .59 Itogon Ps. 23 North Camarines Ps. 42

More Sleep For Pupils Urged

VAN LONDONA Sleep is as important as nutrition to the growing" child, Sir Arthur MacNally, chief medical officer to the Board of Education, states in his an- nual report. Many school children. suffer from insufficient sleep, ho said,

LIQUIDATION OF SHIPPING CO. (Continued from Pepe 1.)

kong Harbour Master for permission to clear the six vessels, but the op- plication was turned down on the ground that a provisional embargo. was still in force,

Hongkong Information is to the effect that a clearance was attempted for only two vessels. This was stopped and the embargo against the clearance is still in force..

The Supreme Court hearing will doubtless reveal the full story with regard to the six ships at present laid up in Hongkong.

CHOLERA IN HONGKONG

(Continued from Page 1.):

were made in

of

Hongkong, and these 153 proved fatal, Worst in- sidence was tuberculosis, which aggregated 100, of which 110 cases were fatal.

Canton Outbreak

Cunton, May 10. With the approach of hot weather, Canton faces a cholera outbreak,

It is oficially learned that 270 cases were reported nt Fatshan, ap- proximately 15 miles from Canton, of which 147 proved fatal, up to May 14.

There were also several caces in Canton and Honam.

The Japanese authorities are con- ducting a campaign to prevent an epidemic, setting up free inoculation: posts in various parts of the city,

Meanwhile the Shameen authori- tles are conducting free inoculation. -Reuter.

Exchange At A Glance

SELLING

T.T. London

Demand

T.T. U.S.A.

T.T. Shanghal

3/32 178

T.T. Sinngapore

62%

T.T. Jepan

1051

T.T. India

.81%

.2010

T.T. Manila

,67%

T.T. Batavia

,634

T.T. Bangkok

TT. Saigon

T.T. Franco

10.82

.71%

127%

1/04

BUYING

TT. Germany T.T. Switzerland T.T. Australia

4 m/s L/C London

4/ 3/p.

do:

4 m/s L/C USA.

4 m/ France

30 d/* India

US. Cross rate in Lon

11.25

.88 100%