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The following information on up- pointments is contained in the Gov- ernment Gazelle to-day:
Captain Alistair MacKenzie resigns his commission In the H.K.V.D.C. from May 23.
Mr. Lancelot Alban Searle is made a Justice of the Pence.
Mr. John Leigh Hunt, is a mem- ber of the Authorised Architects Con- sulting Committee, vice Mr. Reginald
Morton.
13
Dr. Alberto Marla de Rodrigues
Lieutenant promoted
In
the
H.K.V.D.C. from May 31.
Lance Bombardier Kenneth Myer Arthur Barnett is promoted Second Lieutenant in the ILK.V.D.C. from May 11.
The Rev. Charles Strong is. ap- pointed to the Committee to ad- minister Mercantile Marine Assistance Fund during the absence of the lev.
Cyril Brown, from June 9.
Law Kwong-fu. Molariul Inspector,
is appointed to the Sanitary partment.
De-
Miss Tsang Shuk-ching's appoint- ment of public vaccinator is concelled
from June 3.
Germany Refutes Arbitration
Berlin, June 16
The Government does not recognise the validity of this arbitration, says an official statement, referring to the $50.000,000 award agalast Germany for sabotage at munition plant in America before the war.
Indignation is expressed by German political circles which declare that the Mixed Commission in America making the award, had at present no German representative and the award was contrary to commission
and procedure
showed prejudice against Germany.-Reuter.
Four Diplomats In Tripartite Talks
Moscow, June 10. The meeting between M. Molotoff, Soviet
Foreign Minister, Mr. w. Strang of the British Foreign Office, and the British and French Ambassa- dors, Sir Willam Seeds and M. Paul Nagglar, took place at the Kremlin this afternoon and lasted an hour and a quarter.
Afterwards Mr. Strang and the
Ambassadors conferred at the British Embassy. Mr. Strang sold the talks would continue probably to-morrow. -Reuter Bulletin,
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PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Salò by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 19th day of June, 1939, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of ono Lot of Crown Land West of Diamond Hill, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 1st years, commencing from July, 1898, with the option of renewal at n Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for ono fur- ther term of 24 years less the Jast three days thereof.
Saturday,
HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH
June 17, 1939.
Roosevelt's Message To The King
Americans Deeply Touched
Juno 16.
FOOD SITUATION WORSENS AS
BLOCKADE TIGHTENED
(Continued from Page 1.)
Less Rent Allowance
committee of three reputablo persons New Rates For H.K.
Civil Servants
under a neutral chairman, The Japanese would have been reprezent- ed on this Court and the United States Government had agreed to A re-adjustment of the rent nominate a member. The purpose of allowance of Government ser- this proposed committed Was advise whether, in their opinion, the vants is covered in a new Bill to evidence available against the four amend the Pensions Ordinance, accused was In fact adequate to
in
Was
The
חיזוק
Spot Of Confusion Over Shakespeare
MR. JOHN MASEFIELD, the Poet Laureate, belleves that people do not now read so much as they used to do. And he is not surprised.
Opening the new bullding of the
City Literary Institute in Stukeley Street. Drury Lane, recently, he gave two amusing illustrations in support of his belief.
A woman friend told him that an- other woman came up to her and re- marked, heard this quotation: Blessed are the pure in heart.' It struck me as being rather beautiful. con And Can you tell me where I
it?" "DAMNED Spot" was 'OUT
SILVER MARKET COLLAPSE
Lowest Level Since November
EMPRESS OF BRITAIN, PRESIDENT Roosevelt has justify their being handed over, 1932, the emolument on which sent the following cordial The British Government pre pensions could be based being message to the King: "I can-pared to accept whatever conclusion reduced in the case of recently not allow you and the Queen to this body might reach.
appointed officers. sail for home without expressing "This proposal did not find favour
Objects and Reasons of the Bill the once more the extreme pleasure
eyes of the Japanese point out that in 1932 provision was offeers entitled to your all too brief visit to the authorities in Tientsin who decided made for those
to
proceed with their plans for im-house allowance being granted one- United States gave us..
posing a blockade on the Anglo-sixth of their salaries to represent
LONDON, June 10. "The
warmth of the welcome French Concession. The British offer the value of that privilege, this being
The price of silver broke to emolument. accorded to you everywhere in this to submit the evidence against the
pensionable
The other illustration was provided the lowest level since November country was the spontaneous outpour= | accused to an advisory committee,
In 1930, a new scale of salaries was ing of Americans who were deeply however, has not been withdrawn.
Introduced whereby officers drawing by a letter from a friend In America. here to-day, spot being quoted
He wrote that he had just been Intending bidders are advised
these new salarles would be required touched by the tact, graciousness and that immediately after the dispo-understanding hearts of our gueria,
to pay an economie rent for their with a literary friend to see a "real at 19d. and forward 19. "I should always like to think that
quarters instead of the conventional curiosity"the complete, third follo 7/16d. per ounce.
The break came with fears that the six per cent. There is no reason version of Shakespeare's "Hamlet" sal of the lot the Purchaser (if you felt the sincerity of this mani-
why these officers should continue (to acted. This third folio Version con- cry
of the United States not the applicant) will be required festation of the friendship of the
add the allowance to their pensionable tained hundreds of lines not found in Treasury might be holding back American people. Mrs. Roosevelt
unpleasant nows regarding emolument, therefore, and it is in the first and second quarte veralons some
Kilver which the President will pro- plns me in parting felicitations to Your Majesties and best wishes for "Recently, it may be recalled, the tended to confine that privilege to of the play. a safe and pleasant voyage."
officers still retained under the old As they were leaving the theatre claim on June 30, British, French and American, Gov- The Empress of Britain is forging ernments found if necessary to make terms--April 1937, being taken as the literary man turned to his friend Buyers were very reluctant to operate and harassed brokers Look ahead at full speed in brilliant sun-representations to the Foreign Once the dividing line between the old and and observed:
"You said it was the complete nearly ten minutes to match purchases shine though earlier In the
day, regarding the statements by a spokes-new term salaries,
version of Hamlet, yet I have been with sales. she ran into small patches of forman of the Japanese Foreign Office
It was noteworthy, too, that the made on May 24, which seriously threatened the treaty rights of for- St. John's Goes Gay
elgn Powers in China.
"Such statements have recently been sharpened in threatening in Tientsin.
to
deposit with an authorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price, PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. Renter.
New Kowloon Inland
Lot No. 2650.
Sear New Kowtron Inland Lot No.
2572 and West of
Diamond Hill
No. of Sale
Registry No.
Locality
Boundary Measurementa
N
|fees}frat|feel fest
As per sate
plan.
Contents in
About
Ann. Rent. 19. fret.
97,200
3670
R.
$9,720
| Opset Price |
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS
St. John's, Newfoundland,
June 10,
Far Craver hasues "Meanwhile, for graver issues have been raised by statements emanating from the local Japanese authorities
in China.
The Amendments
The usually rather drab city of St. manner by the Japanesę spokesman ventional quarters at the old con- girl student said: 'I shall try that on
John's is gay with new paint, bunting and decorations in preparation for the Royal visit to-morrow.
intense excitement prevails while 100,000 visitors are pouring in by train, car and steamer, From Holy- rood where Their Majesties will lund, there are 44 arches covered with spruce branches along the 30-mile route to Government House,
-Reuter.
Two Matches In Mixed Double League
Some very entertaining tennis was witnessed at Kowloon Cricket Club yesterday afternoon where United Services Recreation Club bent Kow- isoon Cricket Club "B" 8114
conditions difficult.
Lot of Crown Land at Kau Pui
listening the whole evening and they bullian market was also 15 minutes never said "Out, damned spot.'"
"My friend," continued Mr. Mase-Inte in settling the price of gold, but field, told it, thinking it might amuse this was due to the ductuations in them. Nobody laughed, but a young sterling
The cold price represented premium of one literary professor to-morrow,'
penny over the "She did, and after hearing her to dollar shipping parity, the first time the end the Professor said: All my it has been that high since the alarms life I have belonged to the
In mid-March-United Press. Shakespeare Society, and I am thank-
In blemishes e of
the w
works of that great poet have been removed."
"Out, damned spot" gecurs in "Mucbeth,". Act V., sc 1.1.
A number of amendments to the Pensions Acts are necessary but they will not affect any of pointed before April 1, 1037, who may retain the privilege of free quarter of occupying
rental. Under the amendments, "House allowance"
incans an addition to salary "It is clear from these statements that the failure to surrender the for pensions calculation of $2,000 or n sum equal to one-sixth (whichever Im-and £200 or one-sixth in the case position of measures against the sterling salaries, this figure being re- British Conecaion.
duced to £150 or one-sixth in the Briush authorities co-operate with 1037. A European matron or nursing "What is demanded is that: The case of offleers appointed after April, ie Japanese in the construction of sister is granted £50 or one-sixth, the new order in the Far East by abandoning
purer
four accused men is no longer re-is Jess) in the case of dollar saiarles:ful to and that some of the wanton)
garded as the reason for the
BERLIN, June 18-The German
HOPE ABANDONED FOR ALL ABOARD
(Continued from Page 1.) forces in the For East immediately warned all warships and seaplanes
A. R. P. Exams
Resulis of the voluntary ald examinations, In connection with |A.R.P., are as follows:
Passed with Credit: Miss K. Kolatchoff, Mrs. Upsdell, and Mrs. A. Moffatt.
Passed:Mrs. J. Witham, Mrs. D. W. Richards, Mrs. T. V. Ashmore, Mrs. F. Kelly, Mrs. M. K. Perdue,, Mrs. D. M. Grigor, Mrs. C. Dimber- ne, Mrs. M. S. Geall, and Mrs. R.
their
ele pro-Chiang Kai- shick policies
icles including the protec tion of anti-Japanese and Communist papers bitterly attack the British clements, the sun
support of the Chinese Government's proposal for establish- dollar of the expense of Federal ment of a foreign publicity depart Reserve Danic notes, the cornering of nient in the Foreign Office, saying it commodities and connivance at the is directed solely against Germany-attached to the Indo-China base and Robertson. use of the wireless by lawless ele-Reuter,
nents and permitting the use of anti- Japanese school books.
fegards
the
four arrested men
Sportsmen Hunt Coyotes
CHAMBERLAIN, S.I.
at the end of some hours search, it was surmised that the Phenix must of the Sale by Public Auction
have lost her balance while sub- to be held on Monday, the 19th
Strong Warning
had begun to feel the pinch of the merging owing to some unknown blockade and disclosed the con- cause, and descended to the sea day of June, 1939, at 3 p.m., at
"While, therefore, the position is tents of a despatch from the bottomtatement issued by the French the Offices of the Public Works
A
Excellency the Governor of one ever-changing diagonal wind made cannot but take the most serious that there was a shortage of food-anxiety is felt regarding the fate of coyote is the quarry of South Dakota Department, by Order of
remains as described, British circles Consul, Mr. Caldwell, by saying Ministry of Marine states: "Genve
The yelping, malicious, shaggy view
of the further demands which stuffe such as milk and greens. the first-class submarine Phenix have Shek, in the Colony of Hong | Bradbury (K.C.C. "B") Just 10 L. Those Powers who have treaty rightsing further information from the duty at Indo-China. The submarine prairie lands many a time this winter
D. J. N. Anderson and Miss. V.
been made, raising the widest
Mr. Hull stated that he was await- which was at present on detached sportsmen and their blood-hounds. issuts and affecting the rights of all
Huntsman rode over the state's Goldman and Miss A. Tylor 3-0, lust
American
in China and has not re-appeared since making a China. They would mean the Japan to Lt. Tomlinson and Mrs. Clifford abandonment. under threats of force, additional to yesterday's expression morning of June
before taking any steps dive in the course of practice on the on trail of the coyote.
15 off Camronh 2-6, lust to G. E. R. Divett and Miss of a polley which His Majesty's of concem by the Charge d'Agaires, | Bay Naval forces in the For Enst R M. Griffiths 0-6.
Government has followed in the past Mr.. Dorman, to Japan. A. V. White
well as vessels detached from the and Mrs. Kright (K.C.C. "") drew with Goldman and which is the same as that of
Navy in Indo-Chinn, at once began other great Powers with interests in and Miss Tylor, lost to Tomlinson the Far East.
searches which
still being pursued and in which seaplanes of and Mrs. Clifford 0-8, lost to Divett
the Colony are participating." and Miss Grimths 0-0,
The Ministry has acquainted the fumilies of the members of crew with the situation-Reuter.
Kong for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of 75 years.
Intending bidders are advised
the
in
envoys
No Serious interference Mr. Hull also revealed that the "It is still hoped that the Japanese Coneut nt Amoy, Mr. MacVitly, had that immediately after the dispo(K.C.C. "B") lost to Goldman and refusal to give further consideration that a blockade of food had been im
S. A. Gray and Mrs. Eymard authorities may not maintain their reported to the State Department Miss sal of the lot the Purchaser (if
Tylor 3-0,
lost to Tomlinson to the proposals which were made to posed by the Japanese on the Inter- not the applicant) will be required and Mrs. Clifford 2-0, lost to Divelt localise the incident.
and Miss Grimths 1-8.
national Settlement of Kulangsu. to deposit with an authorised
ECC. v. L.R.C.
"But, if unhapplly the new de-
Mr. MacVitty sald that while the officer who will be present at the The Hongkong Cricket Club best mands foreshadowed from the omcini situation was not serious at present
Ladies sale, the sum of two hundred
Recreation Club by 5-4 Japanese sources in North China, owing to reserves, it might become in a Mixed Doubles Tennis League should be persisted in, then it must dollars, ($200) in cash....... This summatch.
Mr. Huli sald that Mr. Caldwell Yesterday.
-Sander and be said that-an-extremely serious had reported that there had not so will be refunded on payment of the their three sets for the Club.
Mrs. Lissaman played well to win situation will arise and that the far been reported to the Consul at British Government will hove 10 Purchase price.
H. J.
Armsirong and Mrs. Shewan consider what immediate and active Tientsin any case of serious delay or beat Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Storey 6-3, steps they can take for the protection American lost to J. J. Ferguson and Miss J. of British interests in China."- Grieg 5-7,
5-7, lost to Captain C. H.. R. Reuter, Hyde and Mrs. R. Beavan 3-0.
A. Pearce and Miss D. Dodwel!
to Mr
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
No. of Sale F
Kowloon Infand
Registry No
Locality
Lot No. 4146.
Ping Street,
Kan Pol Shek.
Boundary Measurements
N.
fantifurt feel'feet?
As per sal
plan.
Ceferino
Contents i
xq. fret
Annual
Rental
About
2,225
$26
Upset Price
699'1
Garcia Makes. Debut As Middleweight
New York, June 18. Ceferino Garcia, of the Philippines, made his debut here lo-day as middleweight and celebrated the oc- cualon by knocking out Walter Woods in the fourth of a scheduled 10-round contest at Madison Square Garden.
Garclu's victory came as a result
of a right-hand blow after flooring Woods on Ove occasions, three counts for nine.
including
Gatela forced the pace all the way. except for a part of the second round. There were 6,000 spectators present. United Press..
Japanese Plane Shot Down
Teinshul, Shunal, June 18.
A Japanese light bomber of the 94 type was shot down by a Chinese machine-gunner behind the Chinese line south of Antseh, 30 miles north- east of Linfen in south Shansi, on the morning of June 11.
Jost
to
Mr. and Mrs. Storey 4-6, beat Ferguson and Miss Grieg 6-4, lost Capt. Hyde and Mrs. Beavan 4-6.
W. Sander and Mrs. A. E. Lissa- man beat Mr. and Mrs. Storey 7-5, beat Ferguson and Miss Greig 6-3 beat Capt. Hyde
and Mrs. Benvan
Interference
with
Americans pr
•When to the reported British announcement that the United
to Effect On Tri-Partite Alliance
States had ugreed nominate a member of a mediation .commission at Paris, June 16.
Tientsin,
Mr
Hull said there was Well-informed circles here to-day nothing new for him to say. rald_the_Anglo-French consultations The Secretary of State's attention at Tientsin have produced positive was directed to the sentence in the results and Increased both nations British statement that "acceptance of determination to conclude tri- the Japanese demands would mean parlite sillance with Busaja.
the abandonment under threat of of a policy which His There is no question of extending Majesty's Government had followed ved such a pact to the Far East at present, in the past, which was the same as they said, but such a development is that of other great Powers with being borne in mind as a possible interests in the Far East." Mr. Hull threat to induce the Japanese to said the State Department was keep- observe moderation, and to refraining in mind all important phases of S. A. Hussain, S. S. Hussain,nther parts of China where there are ther
from extending their blockade to the situation but was awaiting fur- Firdos Khan, M. A. Khan, A. Rah-foreign concessions-United Press.
developments in order to min. M. O. Hoosen.
formulate an opinion.—Reuter,
0-1.
KIT.C. TEAMS
The following players have been selected to play for the K.I.T.C.
against K.C.C.
"B" Division (home) on 20-6-39
"D" Division (away) on 22-6-39
G. M. Khan, Y. H. Esmall, Ahmed Khan, S. R. Salleh, A. R. Azan, Mit Singh.
Attempted S'hai Murder
Ministers To Mest
London, June 16.
U.S. To Walt And Soc
Washington, June 18. There will be a meeting of Minis- The Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell lers at Downing Street on Monday to Hull to-day indicated that the United consider the Tientsin situation. It is States will await further develop understood that they will then have ments before deciding whether before them reports from the various formally protest against the Japanese departments which have been study-blockades of foreign selllements In ing the matter, particularly with re- China. ference to
the possibility of action
Evon M. Gayda Is Concerned
to
are
Diving Boll In Manila
MANILA, June 17. United States Navy authorities said a submarine rescue diving bell and apparatus is carried aboard the rescue Vessel Pigeon at present-at-Manila- However, they said the distance from the Phenix is too great and the apparatus "could be United Press.
no
good."...
Salesman, 84, Own Driver
CLEVELAND, O. M. A. Rathbun, 84-year-old sales-
man, still drives his own automobile in covering his territory, which in- cludes Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan. "I've had 15 cars," he said, "and the first one I purchased 25 years ago cost me $1,500,"
Plymouth Tradition Lives
PLYMOUTH, Mass
For the 318th year since the land- ing of the Pilgrims, a fish trap was rigged in Town Brook this spring to catch plewives when they come
Official Confirmation
Paris, June 17. The French Ministry of Marine has upstream to spawn. officially confirmed that the sub- marine Phenix has sunk in Camranh Bay.
French seaplane carried out a search for 30 hours but to no avall. All hope has now been abandoned. The depth is at least 300 feet at the spot where the vessel dived, at which depth the hull of a submarine of this class would be crushed if she sank to the bottom.
The Phenix is reported to have carried the most modern of under-
water telephone equipment, but no signal has been heard in the region where she sank
The official report said the sub- marine disappeared during a diving practice last Thursday morning.
A communique issued by the Marine said "For Eastern Ministry of naval forces and ships the Navy in
altached to Indo-Ching Immediately Instituted a
search
which is continu- Naval seaplanes participating.
ing:
The Phenix belongs to the best
class of French submarines.
Her sister ship sank of Cherbourg on August 7, 1032.
Unconfirmed reports said there are 59 men and four officers aboard the Phenix.
Wife's Heroism
vice cruising off Indo-China.
The Phenix was on detached scr- Nothing is yet known regarding the ause of the accident.
said his advisers are following being taken in the economks field if every development very closely, but the situation continuca-Reuter But- In the meantime the local United latin. Chungking, June 16,
States representatives are being given Shanghai are Investigating the shoot- French Concession police in
wide discretionary powers.
Mr. Hull said that reports received ing of Chao Kung-hsin, a member of
Rome, June 10. from the United States consuls at authorities in Shanghai, at a small Italy might regard Japan's blockade serious inconvenience is arising from the secret police of the "puppet"
A plain hint that some circles in Amoy and Tientsin indicated that no lan near Avenue Edward VII ba the of Tientsin os on intringement of the Japanese blockada United Press. midnight of June 14.
Chao was attacked by an unknown the thin end of the wedge for their Europeans' treaty rights in China and
Franch Refuso.To Permit gunman and hit three times. He was expulsion from the Far East, was
A message from Toulon sald that "Transfor Of Bank rushed to hospital for treatment.
Madame Bouchacourt, wife of the The gunman made good his escape. Giomate d'Italia..
given by Signor Gayda in the TIENTSIN June 17.The Hopch to the United Press that she has commander of the Phenix, confirmed No arrests have yet been made by the police authorities.-Central News,
"If the general problem Provincial Bank, the Federal or received the official notice that her He says: "It of the European position in China charter members of the Federal Ro-husband's ship is missing. should arise, Italy will be present on headquarters from the French Con
serve Bank, proposes to transfer It's
Trying to hide her emotion, she a footing of equal rights with all other cession to the Chinese quarter on is not yet lost perhaps there has said, "Don't alarm the public.. All frouble."- United
the
Press.
German Warships' great Powers That principle has
been stated by the Italian Consul Councut the French Municipai Games Off Norway General at Shanghai & where
has taken exception to the been wireless Japanese authorities proposed to re-
proposal on the ground that the bank view the regime of this Settlement of hos
Lalled to 10 through duc Oslo, June 16.ntly years standing with a view to
formalities. About one hundred German war bringing it into step with the new ships are engaged in manoeuvres conditions created"Reuter. with aircraft in the Skagerrak, ac- cording to Press reports.
French Concession Feels Pinch WASHINGTON, June 16.
IRENE DUNNE
SAYS: "GIRLS!;SCHOOL" is charming, delightful and touching story, showing the joys, heartbreaks and first
romances of a group of young girls. It might be a page from the life of every
woman
SHARE THE FEUDS AND LOVES OF GAY YOUNG
Autos Corral Coyotes GIRLHOOD in
The French authorities point out further that withdrawal of the Chinese bank, which has long prac
MERCED, Cal. tised business in the Concession, Norwegian fishermen allege that
Coyotes in this rea have good their nets are being destroyed by the
will causa, seribus-uneasiness-among-cause to pecome automobile shy. The The machine, which was found. In a small village near Antsch, was com- notice to that effect to the Norwelgian morning, Mr. Cordell Hall between the Chinese Municipal raled a large coyote much in the style
warships and they have giver formal
Chinese reldents who have deposits reason a new way of hunting the pletely wrecked. Both of the inmates authoritica adding that they claim Secretary of State, reported that Dovernment and the French Con- of the old-time roundups of horse-
Negotiations on the machine were killed in the compensation for the damage— cockpit.-Central News.
Revier Bulletin
the foreign colony in Tientsin cession authorities,Domel
"GIRLS' SCHOOL”
Cor Next Change
KING'S
AT Press conference this in the banks are still in progress men who, using automobiles,
animal originated by several local
back · days.
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