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Monday,

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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

R.

May 22, 1939.

DEMOCRACY LEADS IN AMERICAN, APPRAISAL

(Continued from. Page 1.3

POST OFFICE.

MAIL FOR CANTON Parcels (not Insured) will be he

-Registered and Ordinary mail and copied for Canton and despatched as circumstances permit.

OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered and Parcel Mails are

closed 10 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwh.. VIA SIBERIA ROUTE atated, and where malls are advertis Letters and Postcards for Europe ed to close at or before 9 u.m, re (except Great Britain and Eire) and Siberia" if so superscribed.

'at 6 pm, on the previous day, INWARD MAILS

Crown Bent to be fixed by the Party, and armed forces were also Rejch of Adolf Hiller-tle for the Arst South America are forwarded "vilüliteiTMand parcel ̋mails are closed

DIPLOMAT ACTIVITY (Continued from Page 1.) PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS cumstantial reports: must be treated

of the Sale by Public Auction with cauflon-Reuter.

CIANO IN BERLIN

Ing, four points for second and so to be held on Tuesday, the 30th

BERLIN, May 21-Count Clano, the British-French, entente scores on in each of the five classifications, day of May, 1939, at 3 p.m., at the funtlan Foreign Minister, has 33 points and the German-Italian the Oices of the Public Works arrived, and was welcomed at the combination 30. Department, by Order of Hislation by Herr Jonchim von Ribben-

The experts also rate Russia, the trap, the German Foreign Minister. Excellency the Governor of one

one big "outside" European power, They will sign the Italo-German and her score is 12. Should the huge Lot of Crown Land at Tal Kok military alliance to-morrow. Taul, in the Colony of Hong Attellyo, the German Ambassador to 11 to 10 lead of the democracies The Italian Ambassador, Signor aligned with Britain and France the Soviet nation become definitely Kong, for a term of 75 years, Rome, Herr von Muckensen, and with the option of renewal at a leading members of the Government, would be bolstered to to 0 ratio.

Britain and the expanded Third at the station. Surveyor of Ils Majesty the KING, for one further term of will attend

It is not expected that Herr Hitler place in all-around military potency, the signing in the cach piling up 18 points, France's 15 75 years;

Ambassadors Room of the new points to Italy's 12 gives the lead to Intending bidders are advised Ribbentrop will conduct Count Clane

Chancellery at 11 n.m., but Herr von the London-Paris alilance.

Britain gets two firsts, naval power that immediately after the dlape- to Herr filler's study almost next and resources: Germany two firsts. sal of the lot the Purchaser (If Count Clano will deliver a personal geared to

door at 11.30, where, it is thought, air force and Industrial production 1 war-tirac basis and NOTICE IS HEREBY given not the applicant) will be required message from 11 Duce to the Fuehrer. France that the ANNUAL ORDINARY to deposit with an authorised both Foreign Ministers will

one first, the biggest well- GENERAL MEETING of SHARE offleer who will be present at the brief speeches, which will be broad-tremendous manpower trained re-

Following the signing of the pact, trained army and offlcer corps.

Despite make

Russiag the

army's HOLDERS' will be held at the sale, the sum of two hundred

cast by ak HONG KONG HOTEL, on FRIDAY, | dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum

German and Itallan serves number an estimated 16,500,- stallons-Reuter..

000 to France's 5,000,000, Italy's 6,000,000 and Germany's 2,300,000- DOG KENNEL. Made of hardwood, the 2nd. JUNE, 1939, at 11.00 a.m., zinc covered, for medium sized dog. for the purpose of receiving the will be refunded on payment of

it is ranked fourth because of the Apply Box No. 534, "Hongkong Report of Directors together with the Purchase price.

WANTED.

SMALL HOUSE four-five rooms, furnished or unfurnished, wanted from June 1, Peak District, Six, months' lease. Apply Box No. 535, "Hongkong Telegraph."

ENGLISHMAN requires board- residence with British family, mid levet preferred. Please Box No. 536, "ilongkong Telegraph.”

FOR SALE.

Telegraph."

LOST.

ENVELOPE containing snapshots and tins. Finder please return Box No. 537, "ungkong Telegraph." LOST #ROVIBON Friday, May 10. Dachshund dog, black and tan, one year. Name "Fritz." Please return. to Mrs. Moxs, "Saltash", King's Pork. Reward

No. 71, Des Voeux Road Central,

Hongkong, 22nd May, 1939.

PEAK TRAMWAYS

CO., LTD,

In Statement of Accounts for the PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

year ended.30th. April, 1939.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from FRIDAY, 26th. day of May, to FRIDAY, the 2nd. of June, 1939, both days inclusive, JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON. General Managers. Hongkong, 20th, May, 1939.

Polish Border THE INDO-CHINA STEAM

Situation Is Tense

Danzig, May 21.

NAVIGATION COMPANY,

LIMITED.

The Fifty-eighth Ordinary General Meeting of the Company will be held at the Offices of the General Managers, Messrs. Jar-

A tense situation has developed as resuit of a German attacking the Polish customs house at Kalthof en dine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., Pedder the East Prussian frontier. Shots were fired at the building and the Street, Hong Kong, on Thursday, Polish customs inspectors left the dis-125th May, 1939, at noon, for the trlet on Police advice, whereupon

the crowd demolished the building.

purpose of receiving the Report

The Pollsh Commissioner at Dan- of the Directors, passing the zig sent the Vice Commissioner, Mr. Perkowsky to investigate. He was Accounts, and electing Directors refused police protection. While he and Auditors.

had left its car to inspect the scene,

The. Transfer Books

of the

the crowd attacked the chauffeur, who Bred twice in the air and then Company will be closed from the two more shots, wounding one Ger-18th May to the 8th June, 1939 man.--Reuter,

WARSAW VERSION

Warsaw, May 21.

It is authoritatively learned that the Polish version says the chauffeur kilied. one. German-Reuter

AMBASSADOR RETURNS

Berlin, May 20.

The Polish Ambassador, M. Lip-. skl, has returned to his post in Ber- itn after an ubsence of severni weeks. -Trans-Ocean.

NEWSPAPERS SUPPRESSED

The Gazeta

Dutzig, May 20,

Gdansk, the only

Pollsh newspaper published here, has

inclusive,

By Order of the Board,

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD. General Managers. Hongkong, 25th April, 1939.

Warrant Officer Dies In Hospital

Mr. Alfred William Mathews, War-

Kowloon Inland Lot No. 4143.

Adjoining Kowloon Inland Road. Tai Kok Tsui. Lot So. 4123, Tong 38

No. of Sale

Registry No

Locality

C.

Boundary Measuretuanta

N. B. P.

As per salo

pinn.

About

Coolenta in

6,330

aq. feet

_ DUY

$116

$18,990

Opset Price |

Rental

R.

PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Tuesday, the 30th 'day of May, 1939, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown land et Ma Tau Kok, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at n Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of 75 years.

Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dispo- sal of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicant) will be required to deposit with an authorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred

CANADIAN MEMORIAL uncertain calibre of the Soviet officer

UNVEILED

corps and equipment as well as Russia's remoteness from likely European war scene.

(Continued from Page 1.).

The experts say that German superiority in air strength and Int Trooping the Colours to-day in immediate ability to replace, war hondur of the King's birthday which materials indicates the Relch would is offelally held In Canada to-day. be the outstanding powerhouse in the Queen Elizabeth made her only early stages of such a war, perhaps public speech to-day when she briefly for as long as two years. and gracefully dedicated the new Britain's great Anancial power, Supreme Court

Her building. they predict, would eventually enable Majesty spoke in both English and her to forge to the lead in munitions

In deference to the bi-lingual and other strategie materials. But population, and praised the collabora- would not begin to turn the tide tion of the two groups in the con- until the middle or later stages of a struction of the nation.

prolonged conflict. That is assuming

A busy day ended with n Parlia-Britain and France could weather the mentary dinner lasting 34 hours. onslaughts of Germany's aurial might, Fireworks

the at 11 pm. ended

Here is how the US. expert rank Royal visit to OttawUnited Press, (by points) the European, military

machines.

Army

Navy

Air Force

Industrial production Resources (money-materials)

Total

POLES IN CLASH

(Continued from Page 1.) -

was shut dend by a Polish chauffeur without any provocation. Gruebner had spent Saturday In Marienburg, the frontier of Danzig, and on Satur a border town inside the Reich un day night crossed the German-Danzig border at Kalthof.

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Air MAU by "Imperial Airways Direct Service”... London date, 17th May

Imperial Altways Plane -Haiphong, Pakhol and Fort Bayard Kwangtung

Saigon

Laos Shanghai, Amoy and Swatow Talyuan Hulphong, Amoy

.May 22.

May 22,

May 22.

.May 22.

Cheklang Cremer

May 23,

May 23,

Kamakura Maru

May 231.

Kingyuan

May 23.

Lu. Pata Maru

May 23..

Shirala

May 23.

May 24.

May 24.

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Straits

Manua

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Salgon

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Air Mall by "Pan

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wayn Direct Service"-San Fran- elsco date, 17th May. Straits and Europe via Suez (Papers etc.)London date, 27th April and London Pargels-London dute, 20th April Straßls Struits

Anshun

Antilochus Aramis Emp. of Asla

Kwelyang

Nostro Maru

Pan American Airways Plane May 24

Ranpura ... Ruys.. Behar

May 24..

May 24.

.May 25.

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Mali by "Imperial Airways Direct Servico-London dotc, 20th May.

Imperial Airways Plane

..May 25.

Japan and Shanghai

Pres, Doumer.

.May 25.

U.S.A., Honolulu and Japan

(Son

Britain Germany France Italy, Russia

Francisco date, 29th April)

Pres. Ilayes

.May 25.

5

Jupan

Kamo Maru

May 20.

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Japan

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3

Manlia

Niel Maersk

May 20.

2

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.May 26.

Rajputana

.May 28,

18

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Manila

Roseville

15

.May 20.

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12

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.May 20..

OUTWARD MAILS

For

Per

Monday

Date and Time.

. Mon., May 22

Parcels Papers Katori Maru Mon.,

May 22, 11 a.rp.

.May 22, Noon.

May 22, 3.30 p.m. Plane

K.P.O.

Reg.

....May 22, 5 p.m.

Ord.

May 22, 5.30 p.m. G.P.O.

Reg.

May 22, 5 pm.

Ord.

Ambassador to Arrive To-day Envoy Coming In H.M.S. Delight

Chungking.

According to issued by

THE BRITISH Ambassador the Danzig authorities, to China, Sir Archibald Kerr Gruebner was forced to stop when Clark Kerr, who has been on an he was dazzled by the headlights of extended visit to a motor car bearing a Polish number- plate. Gruebret and his taxi driver will arrive in Hongkong about warning Gruebner was got out to Investigate, and without six p.m. to-day in H.M.S. with a bullet in the head, and an- days ago at Haiphong.

shot dead Delight, which he boarded two The Ambassador travelled by air The occupants of the Polish car from Chungking to Hanoi and thence were officially identified as the Polish by train Legation secretary, M. Perkowski, known how long he will remain in to Haiphong. It is not

name is not known. the Chief Inspector of Customs, M. Hongkong before proceeding 10

other in the chest.

been banned for three months, and rant M.A.A. of II.M.S, Tamar, died dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum Swita, and a Polish chauffeur whose Shanghai.

two leading Polish newspapers have been banned for five months.

Two Pulish religious processions which occur annually have forbidden-Reuter.

been

early this morning at the Naval

Hospital. The funeral will take place the Purchase price,

at Happy Valley-at-4-pm

Mr. Mathews was native Portsmouth.

ก

9th ANNUAL AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION

CONDUCTED BY

"The Hongkong Telegraph"

JUNE

SEPTEMBER

1939

$250 Cash Prizes

TWO SILVER TROPHIES

(Donated by Messrs. ¡fford, Ltd., London),

WATCH FOR FURTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS

will be refunded on payment of

of PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

No. of Sale

Registry No.

Locality

Kowloon Inland

Lot No. 4145. Between Kowloon Inland Lots Nos. 1914 & 1970, Pak Tai Street,

Tau Kok.

Boundary

Measurements

N.A.E.W,

feni|trat|foot{fest}

at per anle

plan.

Contents in

sq. feet.

Ann. Kent.

| Upset Price

About

5,518

IN LIVING TOMB (Continued from Pape 1.)

681'61

ing. and water restrictions are ex- pected to be lifted immediately.

Over 11 Inches of rain have fallen In the past three days, bringing the month's recording to 16.03 inches, which is the highest for May since 1928, when the aggregate for the month was 18.410 inches.

"Shot From Behind" Another authoritative quarter re-

ports that Grucuner, was shot from behind, and when found, sill held

a pipe in his mouth.

In the abandoned Polish car was found two Pollsh army plates and one mauser, Pollce ascertained that one of the guns had been fred shortly before their discovery.

It is alleged that the occupants of the car escaped in a train in the direction of Dirschnu.

Omeinl quarters in Danzly em- phusise that the murder of Gruebner could not in any way be connected by the Polish authorities with a "certain unimportant incident" which had occurred a few hours before,

The "provocative demeanour" of Polish customs officials was described as "monstrous" by the Senate Presl- dent, Herr Greiser in a note to the Polish diplomalle representative, It was alleged that they interfered with German giris and women, and it was such instances on Saturday which led to protests by residents, who assembled, in front of

a smail

group of the Polish Customs Inspector's house. in Kalthof, but the demonstration lasted only a few minutes, and com- plete order was restored without the necessity of the police interfaring.

Official Explanation

May Set Record Indications are that the current month's rainfall wil exceed that total und will possibly challenge the 26.415 inches which fell in May, 1027.

Already

the month's rainfall is An official Polish explanation of over five inches above the normal, the affair is as follows: while the total for the year is now 37 Inches, which is about 15 inches officers, in Kalthof were

During Saturday, Pollsh customs!

seriously better than the average.

Severest rainfall during the last the Chief Inspector went over to the threatened by a crowd, whereupon three days was this morning, when Polish territory for his 2.74 inclics fell in an hour between te

personal safety 5.30 and 6.30. During the past 24

The Polish diplomatic repre- hours, from 10 a.m. Sunday to 10 am.

sentative in

in Danzig intended to send to-day, no less than 0.76 inclics of police protection. This, however, two offeinls to Kalthof and asked for rain were registered at the Royal was refused, and the Polish officials Observatory.

then For the previous 24 hours, 2.965 "threatened by a crowd."

-went

alone.

They

were inches were recorded, and between Friday and Saturday, the rainfall dofence, and as a warning, fired a As a result, the chauffeur, in "self- was 2.75 inches.

ineffectual, ho fired a second shot shot into the air, but when this proved into the crowd."

Thus within 72 hours no less than 11 inches of rain have fallen, which is the equivalent of the normal rain- fall for the entire inoatlı.

Buckeye State.

TOLEDO, O.

Ohio should be called the "Horse-

chestnut state" instead of the

Tho statement concludes by observing that the Polish Govern- ment has lodged a strong note of pro- Lest with Denzig authorities Trans-Ocean,

"

Poles Arrested DANZIG. May 21 The Polish Buckeye state if a tree census here is Commissioner to Dantig. M. Marian] indicative. There were only 428 Chodacki has made representations to buckeye trees

compared with 1,615 horse-chestnut trees identified In the count, which showed the city to have 90,203 trees of 112 different varieties.

Herr Arthur Grelser, President of the Danzig Serate, regarding the Kalthof factdont,

Four Polish railwaymen have been? arrested at Kalthof-Reuter..

DRAMA!..Stark, foarloss,

SENSATIONALI—in this soothing drama of youtli ombattled against a world where ovory hand is turned against

thom! &

"BOY SLAVES

SOLD

BACKWOODS "JUSTICE"

TO BONDAGE IN THE YURPENTINE CAMPSI

with

ANNE SHIRLEY

ROGER DANIEL JAMES MCCALLION

ALAN BAXTER

ADDED MARCH OF TIME prosents "THE REFUGEE To-day & To-morrow'

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WEDNESDAY QUEEN'S

Papers only for Straits and (Parcels Kumsang

and Papers only) for Calcutta

Shanghai and Japan

Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Imperial Airways

Direct Service”-due London, 20th May

Mon., May 22.

May 22, 7 p.nt.

Bien, May 22.

Air Mail for Malaya, Java and Ans- Imperial Airways Plane

tralia by "Imperial Always Direct Servicedue Sydney, 20th

May

.May 22, p.n

K.P.O.

Ileg.

....May 22, 5 p.m.

Ord.

.May 22, 5.30 p.m.

G.P.O.

Reg.

May 22, 5 pu

Ord.

Tuesday

Manila, Macassar and Sourabaya Foochow

Canton

Fort Bayard and Halphong Swatow

FatshanTues., May 23, 7.15 p.m. .. Tilsadane Tucs,, May 23, 8.30 am. Shaniung....Tues., May 23, -1.30 p.m. Jean Dupuis Tues.. May 23, 2 p.m. Szechuen...Tues., 23, 3.30 p.m.

Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, U.S.A., Kamakura Maru... Fucs, May 20

Central and South Amerlea via San Francisco-due San Francisco, 15th June

May 23, 0 p.m.

May 23, 7 pm.

Papers only for Straits, Ceylon, La Plata Maru Wed., May 24, 0 a.m.

K.P.O.

Rex.

Ord.

....May 23, 5.30 p.m.

G.P.O.

Reg.

May 23,5 p.m.

Ord.

Wednesday

India, East Africa and (Parcels

and Papers only for South Africa

Via Durban)

Shanghal and Japan

Aramis

Wed., May 24, 0.30 am..

Haiphong

Ninghal

Wed., May 24, 11 am

Swatow

Fooshing

Chuanchow and Amoy

Talyuan

lulu, and V.S.A., by the "Pan-

American Airways Direct Service" -due San Francisco 31st May,

Wed., May 24, Noon.

Wed., May 24, Noon.

Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Hono- Pan American Airways Plane

Wed., May 24,

K.P.O.

May 24. Noon,

May 24, Noon.

G.P.O.

.May 24, Noon. .May 25, 7.30 am.

Shanghal, Japan. Henolulu, U.S.A, Emp. of Asia...Thurs, May 25..

Reg.,

Ord.,

Reg.,

Ord,

Thursday

Grent

Shanghal, Japan and Europe (except

Britain and Eire)

via

Siberia **

Central and South America via Vancouver B.C., and (Parcels and Papers only for Canada)—due Vancouver B.C., 18th June,

Parcels,

Reg.,

Ord.,

Ranpura..Thurs., May 25, 10.30 a.m.

K.P.O.

May 25, 4 p.m. ...May 25, 5 p.m. .May.25, 0.30 p.m. G.P.O.

Parcels. Reg.,

May 25, 5 pm.

Ord..

May 25, 7 p.m.

Pres, Doumer

Thurs., May 25, 4.30 p.m.

Thurs., May 25.

K.г.O.

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.May 26. 8 p.m..

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May 25, 5.30 p.m.

G.P.D.

Reg.

May 25, 6p.m

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May 25, 7 p.m.

May 26, 4 p.m.

Saigon

Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Imperial Airways Plane

Direct Service"due London, Ist June

by

· Direct Servico-dão Sydney, 2nd_ June

K.P.O.

Thurs., May 25.

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

tralia

*Imperial Airways

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May 25, 6.80 p.m. G.P.O.

Sandakan

Kalphong

Tientzin

Swatow

Friday

Fort Dayard and Pakhol. Swatow'...... Air Mail for Indo-China, Iran, and France (Forts and Northern Provinces only) by the "Air France Airways Direct Service,"

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Ord.

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Ord.

May 25, & p.m.

May 25,7 p.m.

Mausang....Fri, May 26, 8.30 aan.. Chekinn....Fri, May 20, 10 a.. Benmardul Fri., May 20, 10.30 a.m. Tal Scu Hong

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