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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS

25 words $2.00 for 3 days prepaid

TO LET.

BATHING SHIED-Owner will lot shed at Main Beach, Repulse Bay on alternate days, July/September for $300. Reply to Box No. 542, "long kong Telegraph."

MODERN......FLATS TO LET.—Nos, 10-10, Hillwood Nood, Kowloon. Newly built. Modern conveniences. Apply No. 37, Bute Street, 1st noor, Mongkok. Tel, 20053.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

NOTICE

In accordance with Government Ordinance, the Exchange Banks will be closed for the transaction of Public business on Saturday, the 1st July, 1939. (The Brat week day of July).

They will also close for the transaction of Exchange business at 1 p.m. on Monday, the 3rd. July,

1939.

Hongkong, 28th. June, 1939.

G.

R.

Thursday,

G.

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

June 29, 1939.

R.

PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Pubile Auction to be held on Monday, the 3rd day of July, 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 nt Ngau Chi Wan, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a torm of 75 years, commencing from 1st July, 1898, 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 24 years less the fast three days thereof.

THETIS SALVAGE PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS that immediately after the dispe

MEN STRIKE

LONDON, June 28.—Salvage work on the sunken submarine Thetia is threatened with fur

ther delay.

The crew of the salvage boat Ranger have protested against the low rates of pay, and two members of the crew went on strike to-day.

In addition, weather reporía are so bud that attempts salvage scheduled for Thursday have had to Im- be postponed until there is an provement in the weather.--Trans- Ocean.

Thetis Sister-Ship Torpedo Incident

PORTLAND, June 28.

A torpedo accidentally silpped out

of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 3rd day of July, 1939, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one

Intending bidders are advised

sat of the lot the Purchaser (I not the applicant) will be required to deposit with an authorised ofeer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Locality

Boundary Measurements

Contents

AL. Rent.

astra adl

Lot of Crown Land nt Stubba,will be refunded on payment of Road, in the Colony of Hong the Purchase price. Kong, for a term of 21 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 nn authorised oficer who will be present at the snle, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in ensh. This sum will be refunded on payment of the Purchase, price.

Contents in

Upset Price!

19. feet.

| Ann. Beat

New Kowloon Inland Lot No. 2599. North West of Nex Kowloon Inland,

Ngan Chi Wan.

Lot No. 1969,

No. of Sale

Registry No.

of the forward torpedo tube of HIM. PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Submarine Triton, sister ship to the

sunken Thetis, when she was moored

in the submarine basin here to-day.

The torpedo streaked across Por!- land harbour at 43 knots. passed

under

vessel and eventually hit

one

the keel of the naval patrol vessel 11.M.S. Putin

Only slight damage is believed to have been caused, because the tor pedo was fitted with a dummy wor Bead-United Press.

Half A Galo Raging London, June 28-The salvage ship - Zello will not leave Birkenhead to

right for the scene of the. Thetis disaster because of bad weather con- ditions in Liverpool Bay. Half a gale Is raging. Decision as to the future salling of the Zello will be made when

weather conditions more suitable.-British Wireless,

become

H.K. Stock Market

The

following quotations

were

issued on the Hongkong Stock Mar-

ket this morning.

BANKS

H.K. Banks $....

1.K. Banks Lon. £.

Chartered ...

East Asia $.

INSURANCES

+

No. Saln

Garden

Lot No. 102.

| Registry No.

Adjoining Intan

Locality

Lots Nos. 2512

Stubbs Read

and 3550.

Boundary

Measurement

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AB jet tale

plan.

Aboat

21,500

SIN'14

AIDED BY WARSHIPS

(Continued from Page 6.)

the food situation is still causing con- siderable uneasiness.

Refuse To Evacuato Contrary

Lo earller

reports, Britons residing in Focchew have decided not to evacuate the city, It is understood that a number of foreigners did proceed

overland

from the city to Pagoda Anchorage with the intention of evas

evacuating

N. M.

an per sale

plan.

G.

茶味

w.

12,550

R.

156

$3,785

PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction

to be held on Monday, the 3rd day of July, 1939, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of onc Lot of Crown Land at North Polnt, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a torm 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 but that immediately after the dispo- Two opportunities have been pro-sal of the lot the Purchaser (if

Jater decided to return.

80 n.vided by the British naval authorities not the applicant) will be required

1,325 .

74

Mercantile, C. E.

Mercantile, A. & B. £

251⁄2 n.

12 n. :60 n.

.230 s. 4374 n.

1.35-n.

-185- s

.87 n.

Cantons $..

Uniona $.

·China-Underwriters-$;

-H.K.-Fire-S

SHIPPING

Douglas $ 5. d.). Steninboats $. Indo-Chinas, P.5 Indo-Chinas, D$. Shell Bearers */- Waterboats $..

Wimrers $.

Docks S..

DOCKS ETC.

Providents $.. New Eng. Sh. $. Sla. Docks, Sh. $.

Kallan s/- Raubs S..

MINING

Venz, Gold $. Hongkong Mines cts,

LANDS Hotels 5.

Lands $.... Lands 4% deb. $. S'haf Lands Sh. $. Humphreys $. H.K. Realtick $. Chinese Estates $.

UTILITIES Trams $.

Peak Trams (old) $.. Peak Troms (new) $. Star Ferries $.

Y. Fernes S.

China Lights (old) $.

China Lights (new)

Electric Macao Electrics Sandokan Lights $. Telephones (old) $. Telephones (now) $.. Tractions 8/... Traction (Pret

INDUSTRIALS

Hongkong

have

for men, women and chlidren to be taken from Foochow to but in each case British subjects decided to remain at their posts.

to deposit with an authorised officer who will be present at the Hale, the Rum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum

British und American missionaries who evacuated the Mission sanatoria will be refunded on payment of

at Sharp Peak have apparently gone the Purchase price.

into Foochow. It was earlier re-

ported that they had been evacuated PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

from the island, which is now in Japanese possession, to H.M.S. Dainty.

.15 n. In addition to Dainty, II.M.S. Duchess

60 n. is standing by at Foochow.

.30 m. | warchips will remain there.

.U.S. Rejection

.82/8 n. .8.10.

.11 s. 18.20 n.

4.05.

8,30 n.

.108 n.

Both

"United Press" reports from Shang- hai that the United States' Consul General has advised Washington that be has rejected the Japanuse warn- ing to Americans to evacuate

chow and Wenchow,

Growing Tension

FOOCHOW, Jüng

Fon-

29.-There

is

Foochow

growing tension of the

.18/1, coast 15 * result of increasing

.0.40 b. Japanese naval activities.

.4 n. .4 n.

After the occupation of Sharp Peak Island at the entrance of the Min River, the Japanese have started 5.70 D. an

Invasion of the Tung Chun .30 n. Islands lying to the east of Pingtom par. b. Istand, which is off the coast of 8 n. Futsing.

.B. About 300 Japanese who landed 4.80 s. there on Tuesday afternoon were 100 n. engaged by the Chinese self-defence согра led by the inagistrate of Ping- 10.00 . tam. The Japanese were supported

7.40 n. by artillery and bombing planes. 3.70 n.

An investigation discloses that a 601% n. fleet of fourteen Japanese warships

is off the Foochow coast,

Among of which are

twenty-one planes. The pianos have been

ve been actively

bomb towns

and 'villages ing Chinese

along the const in the past two days. 23. Bombs were rained over Changmen, 7.70 n. Meihua, Lunghungklang, Hungshan- 20/chiao, Paishahslang, and Luchow- 20-hsiang Central Netos

81 n. these is alrcraft-carrier, aboard

2212

5.80 n. .55 b. .18 n. .12 n.

14 n.

an

Loss Of Chagan Admitted LIUHUANG, June 20-Military

1 n. daßatches from the front admit that 14 n. Chaoon, -terminus of the Swatów- 3.70 n.Chaochow Railway, was evacuated by

the Chinese Tuesday afternoon. .21% n.

Two

Japanese columns attacked 21 n. the city. After bitter street

fighting. Chinese withdrew to the west .8.40 the

7.50 . of the city, where combats are con 1.80 n.

tinuing. 41 b.

Cald: Macg. (ard.), Sh. $... Cald: Macg. (Pre.), Sh. $. Canton Ices $. Cements $... H.K. Ropes

STORES, &c. Dairy Farms (old) $. Dairy Farms (new) Watsons $..... Lane, Crawfords $). Sinceres $....... Wing On (H.K.) S. Powell, Ltd. 5.....

COTTON. MILLS Ewo Sh. $..

S'hat Cotton Sh. $. Zoong Sing, Sh. $.. Wing On Textiles, Sh. $..

MISC.

HIC Entertainments.$. Constructions $..

$.

Vbro Tulln Ch. Govt. 8% 1925

G. Bonds... H.I. Govt. 4% Loan H.K. Govt. Loan 31⁄2 Maramone (Lon.) 8/-· -Marsmans - (H,K.) 0/-

A battle was fought at Yunposhin, on the Han River south of Chinonn on the same day. Several hundred .18% n Japanese salled upriver in a number 113 m. of alcam bonts and landed at

42 n. Yunposlilh. Chinese fought and kill- .48% n. ed over 300 of them. Several steam

1 boats were sunk.-Central News,

0.90. n. 1.55. x.

WASHINGTON, June 28. The House of Representatives to .40% n. day voted to send the monetary bill 4% prm. b. to the conference after defeating an. .....par n. attempt by opponents of the bill to 4/1% n; "have action delayed until after the

4/ n, expiration of June 30,-Reuter.

No. of Sale

Inland Lot

Registry Ne

Localisy

No. 5532.

Yest of infant

Lots Nos. 4955 and

5378. North Point.

Boundary

Measurementa

N...

¡fertitssticetfeet

As per sale plan.

1} v$u qucy

q. feet

Annual

About

63,400

$1,164

$63,400

Upset Price!

Exchange At A Glance

SELLING

T.T. London Demand

do.

T.T. Shanghai T.T. Singapore T.T. Japan T.T. Indla

T.T. U.S.A. TT.-Manila T.. Batavia

T.T. Bangkok T.T. Saigon

1/2.23/32 1/2.23/32 215

.52Y

105

.82

2011

75%

.03%

1151

108

T-T-France

-10.03

T.T. Germany ...

.7132

T.T. Switzerland

.127

T.T. Australia

1/04

.BUYING

4 m/s D/p

do.

4 m/s L/C London

4 m/s L/C U.S.A.

.1/3 .1/2.31/32

.20

4 n/a France

11.25

30 d/s India

0314

U.S. Cross rate in Lon. . .4.00%

Chamberlain To Broadcast

LONDON, June 28.--Mr....Noville Chamberlain has arranged to Uroad-: cast to the nation at 8.05 p.m./G/M/T., (4.08.a.m. Monday HK.T.) on Sunday next.

vice, and the talk will last for ten

The subject will be national ser

minutes-Reuter

Middlesex Youngsters

to Victory

Race

By C. W. Packford

Lords: Middlesex beat Sussex by 7 wkta.

London, May 31.

There was no nonsense about the way Middlesex ob- tained the 155 runs they required to beat Sussex for their four talented boy batsmen saw to it that both teams lunched early so that a restful afternoon could be spent away from the bat and the ball.

The runs were knocked off in 105 Robins for 201 minutes.

Second Inningt-234 (Sims 3 for 106). MIDDLESEX First innings.-364 (Edrich 54. Compton And these runs came at that paceja. against an always persevering and

Second Innings keen nitacle, and the improved Sussex rawn e Cornfard à Haimond Robertson e Hammond b Parka nelding which has been a real fen-Edrich lbw b Einmasand ture of this enjoyable game.

Compton not out Bev, E. T, Killick nol out 114 115 1

Ha

Total (3 whin.) Dowl Nye 7-0-41-0. Hammond Parks (3) 7-0-25-1. Wood

The 22-year-olds, Robertson and Sydney Brown

the pace. Thoroughly good on-side play by hoth of them collected 32 runs at the 11-0-37-2. inle of one a minute when Robert-3.5-0-27-0. son fell to a really fine allp catch by Hanumond. Incidentally, Hammond was responsible for the dismissal of the three wickets that fell, and so rounded off a capital individual per-| Топлилос

EDRICH-COMPTON RACE

Brown went 10 runs later to an

STOCK MARKET REPORT

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EXTRA

Spocial Latest Movietong News.

KING GEORGE and QUEEN ELIZABETH

ARRIVAL IN CANADA

WITH

“CHARLIE CHAN IN HONOLULU”

AT

THE KING'S THEATRE

TO-DAY

POST OFFICE.

GENERAL HOLIDAY

MAIL FOR CANTON On Saturday, 1st July, the General Registered and Ordinary mail and Post Office and Kowloon Central Parcels (not Insured) will be nc- Post Office will be open from 8.00 cepted for Canton and despatched as a.m.

10.00

Sheungwon circumstances permit. The Hongkeng Stock Exchange Belal summary issued yesterday 8.00 a.m. to 8.00 nm., and the other

Branch Post Office will be open from

SAYE:

to

$1,JT)..

Buyers were very backward in ad-Branch Post Offices will be entirely act of jugglery behind the wleket by vancing their prices with the result closed. little Cornford, who knocked a quick that the turnover was very small rising ball into the air with one Sellers being disinclined to come glove and coolly captured it with down with slightly better news to

the other. Then came the Edrich-

Compton alliance and before they encourage them,

gome Was as

were separated the good as won and lost.

We saw Compton bat with his re- cognised artistry and power, and an Extrich who, on this occasion, was a confident, Aggressive fellow. The

pair put on 77 runs in 50 minutes und the whole time they were, to- gether It was a delightful race for runs. First one would lead and then the other, and when the total wos 113 they had each scored 32,

The way they were playing it appeared they would knock off the runs between them and each collecti a half-century, but Edrich failed to the ubiquitous Hammond when 13. His delightful innings contained seven boundaries.

When Edricli left Compton had) scored 38 and only 25 were stli needed. Would Compton reach his half-century? There was no ques- tion as to this. Quite enimly, with- out a semblance of natural anxiety, young Desis went serenely along to reach his objective and when tiris

was accomplished in 55 minutes, with seven 4's as his most productive strokes, he saw "Parson" Killick make a glorious off-side shot to the boundary.

SUSSEX

First Innings—182| (Smith 3 for 44.

Buyers

HI.K. Bank $1,325 HK. Wharves $100 Providents $4.05 H. & S. Hotels $5 HK. Lands $35 II.K. Docks

45% Debentures par. II.K. Tramways $16,00 Star Ferries $60

Chinn Lights (old) $8.20 1.K. Electrics $35 Canton Tees $1

Wing On (H.K.) $41 H.K. Govt. 4% Loun 4% pm.

Hellers

H.K. Fires Ins; $185 B.K. Wharves $110 B. & S. Hotels $5.70

Sales

1.K. Lands $35% Star Ferries $06 Atoks Ps. 21

Antumok 19

Big Wedge 19 1.X.L. 47

Itogon Mining 221⁄2 Murbate Consolidated 11 Mine Operation 131⁄2 North Camarines 24 San Mauricio 80 Suyor Consolidated 13% Sundicate Investment 030 United Paracale 40

SENNETFRERES

have one of the finest

of selections

RINGS SET WITH SAPPHIRES, EMERALDS, DIAMONDS,

BLUE ZIRCONS.

also- ENGAGEMENT & WEDDING RINGS & DIAMOND WATCHES

Sennet Frères

Watchmakers Jewellers Gloucester Bldg. Pedder St.

VIA 'SIDERIA ROUTE

the pillar-boxes us on Sundaya and (except Great Britain and Eire) and There will be one collection from Letters and Postcards for Europe

dinary Correspondence at 10.00 am. Siberia" if so superscribed, one delivery of Registered and Or- South America are forwarded "vla

The Branch Post Ofces at Stanley, Tal Po and Un Long will also have, ane delivery of ordinary correspon- dence at 11.00 m.

The Money Order Office entirely closed,

will be

PARCEL FOST Parcel Post Service to Swatow and Foochow is temporarily suspended,

From

Shanghal and Amoy Japan

Shanghain

OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered and Parcel Mails are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where malls are advertis- ed to close at or before 9 a.m., re gistered and parcel malls are closed at 5 pm. on the previous day.

INWARD MAILS

Canada, U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai (Vancouver B.C., date. 10th June). Gasc

Straits and Europe via Negaputam (Papers ele.) London date, ist June Air Mail by "Imperial Airway

Direct Service"-London

Per

Kingyuan

Tilawa

"Hakone Moru

Due.

.June 29.

June 29.

Bewar

Jung 30.

Emp. of Japan

............................. June 30.

.June 30.

dale. Imperial

24th June.

Airways Plane

June 30.

Shanghal

M/v. Nanking

June 30.

Tientsin

Bayard

Haiphong, Pakhai, Hofhow and Fort

Soochow

June 30.

Yunnan

June 30.

Japan Shanghal

Alipore

July 1.

Conte Blancamano

Wenchow

Ninghai

July 1.

Achilles

„July 2.

Anhui

July

2

July 2.

July

July

July

July

July

.July

.July 3..

July 3,

July 4. July-4:-

July-4-

July 4..

July 5.

Dale and Tuline.

Japan

Straits

Straits

Tientsin

Haiphong, and Fort Bayard

Saigon

Straits and Manila

Shanhai and Amoy

Air Mall by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-London date, 28th June

Calcutta and Straits

Shanghal...

"Australia" and Manlin

Shängbal, Amoy and Swatow Calcutta and Siraits

Air Mall by "Air France Direct

Eumacus

Hupeh

Jean Dupuls

Laos...

Memnon

Nagato Maru Tjisadane

Imperial Airways Plane Yuensang

Ixion Nellore

Szechuan

Talma

Service"-Parls date, 28th June. Air France Planie

For

Fort Boyard

Suigon and Bangkok Halphong

OUTWARD MAILS

Per

Thursday

Wing Wah Thurs., June 29, 12.30 p.m. Kwelyang Thurs., June 20, 2.30 p.m.. Taksang...Thurs, June 29, 4 p.m.

Air Mall by "Imperial Airways Intperial Airways Plane

Direct Service"-due Londan, 6th

July.

Thurs., June 20.. K.P.O.

Reg.

June 20, 5 p.m.

Ord.

June 28, 6.30 p.m.

G.P.0.

Reg.

June 29, p.m...

Ord,

Air Mall for Malaya, Java and Ana- Imperial Airways Plans

tralia by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-due Sydney, 7th July.

June 29, 7 p.m.

Thurs., June 29.

K.P.O.

Reg.

June 29, 6 p.m..

Ord.

June 29, 5.30 p.m..

G.P.O.

Rex.

June 29, 5′ p.m..

Ord.

Putl

Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, USA., President Cleveland Thurs., June 20,

Central and South America via San Francisco and (Papers only for Canada)-due San Francisco, 20th July,

Kowloon P. O.

Parcels,..June 20, 4-pin.

Reg., Ord.,

Parcels,

Reg. Ord.,

Friday

Canton'

Swatow

20, 7 June

June 29, 5 p.m.. June 29, 5.30 p.m.. G. P. O.

„June 29, 4 pant'

Haiphong

Shanghai and Japan

Manila, Rabaul, Australia and New Zealand-via-Brisbane-due-Bris bane, 17th July,

Jime 20, 0 pm... June 29, 7 pm..

..Fri, June 30, 2 pin.. Kiungchow..Fri., June 30, 2.30 p.m.... Hakone Maru Fri., June 30, 3.30p.m. Nankin.................................Fri, June 30, GPO, and EP-O Parcels,.....June 30, Noon.. June 30, 1.45 p.m.. June 30, 2.30p.m.

Regy*** Ord.

Empress of Japan

for Indo-China, Iran, Air France l'ane...Fri, June 10.

June 30, 6 p.m..

June 30, 6.30 p.m. G.P.O.

June 20, 5 pm. June 30, p.

.Fri., June 30, June 30, 5 pm. July 1, 8.30 am, ..FL. June 30,

June 30, 6 p.1. „July 1, 8.30 am.

Monito

Fri., June 30, 6.30 p.m...

Air Mall

and France (Paris and Northern Provinces unly)

K.P.O

by the "Air"

Franco Airways Direct Service"

doo Paris, Tih July,

Reg., Ord

Reg. Ord

Papers only for Straits and (Parcels Tilawa

and Papers only for Rangoon and Calcutta),

Parcels

Papers,

G.P.O. and K.P.O.

Reg, Ori

Saturday.

Air Mail for “K.LM Airways Direct Tilawa

Serviceue Amsterdam, 11th. July.

Manila and (Papers only for Coylon, Conte-Blancamano

India and Egypt) and Naples due

Nanica: 24th July, 1st

Fort Bayard, Hollow, Pakhol and Kingyuan

Halphong

Amoy

Salgon

Van Heutsz Hellkoni

Sat, July 1, 9 a.m.:

711 10 am,