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for 3 days propaid
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WANTED KNOWN.
MR. JOHN who has just returned from his helldaya," will be glad to attend to all his clientele at Andre's Beauty Parlour, Gloucester Arcade. Phone 27973,
OUR FLOWER and Vegetable seed
catalogue is now ready. Orders for Autumn seeds can now be boolsed for delivery in August, The Clover Flower Shop.
FOR SALE.
DESIRABLE building site at Stanley. Very close to the Swimming Beach. For further particulars, apply to Box 645, "Hongkong Telegraph.
Exchange At A Glance
SELLING
T.T. London
Demand do. TT. Shanghal
T.T. Singapore
T.T. Japan
T.T. Indla
T.T. U.S.A.
T.T. Manlin
T.T. Batavia
TVT, Bangkok
TT. Salgon
TT. France
T.T. Germany
T.T. Switzerland
TT. Australia
DUYING
4 m/s L/C London
4 1/5 D/P
du.
4 m/s L/C USA.
4 m/s France
30 d/s indla
US. Cross rate in Lon,
c.1/2.23/32
1/2.23/32
.210
.327
105
.82
.201
.5754
53
151
.108
10.83
.71
1/2.31/32
.1/3
.29%
11.25
.83%
4.68
H.K. Stock Market
The following quotations were issued on the Hongkong Stock Mar ket this morning.
BANKS
H.K. Danks $........1,300 s. & sa. H.K. Banks Lon. £
.79 11. .7% 11.
Chartered £....
Mercantile, A. & B. £
24
.
Mercantile, C. £
.12
n.
East Asio $..
.80 1.
INSURANCES
Cantons $..
Union $.
-China-Underwriters.$
ILK, Fire $.
SHIPPING
230 5. 425 8. 1.35.n.. 135 n.
67 n.
Douglasen $.
Steamboots 5.
15 n.
Indo-Chinus, $ Indo-Chinas, DS.
GO R.
.30 p.
Shell Bearer 3/0
Waterboats S.
DOCKS ETC.
Wharves $.
Docks $.
Providents
New Eng. Sh. $.
Sh. Docks. Sh. $...
MINING
Kaubs
Kallan u/-
Venz. Gold $... Hongkong Mines ela.
Hotels $..
Lands $.
LANDS
Land 4% de. $.
• S'hal Lands Sh. $.
Humphreys $..
H.K. Realties $. Chinese Estates 3.
UTILITIES
Trams $.. Peak Trams (old) $.
82/0 n. .8.10.
108 s.
TEA
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS,
LOST.
Guaranice Letter No. 131, dated 14th October, 1936, innued to us by the Centrul Bank of China, Nanking Branch, for payment of contract price of £1,800/-/-. "As the said payment has been fully paid up, the guarantee letter la to be considered null and vold, Chien Hain Engineering Co., Lid., Hongkong.
·
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PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS
G.
Friday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
R.
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 17th day of July, 1939, at 3 p.m. at the Ollicos of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lat of Crown Land at King's Road, in the Colony of Hong
Kong, for a term of 76 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
1939, July 14,
South Tyrol Developments
EXPULSION OF FOREIGNERS
LONDON, July 13.
THE EXPULSION of Britons from Tyrol was raised during question-time in the House of Commons to-day,
POST
FARCEL POST Registered and Parcel Post Service to Foochow is temporarily suspended.
MAIL FOR CANTON Registered and Ordinary mail and
OFFICE.
VIA SIDERI
ROUTE Letters and Postcards for Europe (except Great Britain and Eire) and South America are forwarded "via Siberia" If ko superscribed.
OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered and Parcel Malls are closed 15 minutos earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails are advertis- guiered and parcel mails are closed lat 5 pal on the previous day.. INWARD MAILS
one Member suggesting, that unless the expulsion orders Parcela (not Insured) will be ac were withdrawn, retaliatory measures be taken by cepted for Canton and despatched sed to close at or before 9 am, re ordering Italians to leave Britain.
75 years.
Mr. Butler replying, said that] Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the diapo had already raised the question the British Ambassador to Romoj nal of the lot the Purchaser (with the Italian Government, and not the appleant) will be required fully reserved the rights of
He had attention
thorities
of the Sale by Public Auction to deposit with an authorised British subjects. to be held on Monday, the 17th ofeer who will be present at the day of July, 1939, at 3 p.m., ante, the sum of two hundred to the au particularly dragter the Offices of the Public Works; Department, by Order of His dollars, ($200) in ensh. This sum of the proceeds of any, necessary
liquidation of British property. Excellency the Governor of one will be refunded on payment of Lot of Crown Land at Mong the Purchase price. Kok, In the Colony of long PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. Sympathe Kong, for a term of 75 years. with the option of renewal at a Crown Rant to be Bxed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of 15 years.
Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dispo sal of the Tot the Purchaser (if not the applicant) will be required Authorised to deposit with an officer who will be present at the anle, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in ensh. This sum will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price.
PARTICULARS
No. of Sale |
Registry No.
Locality
Kowloon Inland
Between Kowloon Inland - Lot No 4165.
Lots Nos. 3337 #nd 3853,
Fa Yuen Street,
G.
No. of Sale
Registry No
Locality
No. 5336.
Junction of King'> Inland
Read and Wing King Street.
Boundary Menauramente
N. B. E. W.
freistret feat feet!
As per cate
płacz
Contents in
1q. feet
100qy
4,500
פתם.
Rental
Opret Price
29t
OF THE LOT. Jewish Army
Boundary [Mienauromenta
2.
[test|ferajters[inet]
Anto
plan.
Contents in
#q. feet.
Ann Brat
Upset Price
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About
MR.
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PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 17th day of July, 1939, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of Hila Excellency the Governor of one
Lot of Crown Land at Mong Kok, in the Colony of Hong 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
In Palestine New York Paper Unearths Story
$13,500
European In Assault Case
circumstances permit,
From
Fer
Monlla
***** Nhigo
Air Mail by “Fan American Airways
Direct Service"-San Francisco Pan American
dale, 01 July. Tientsin and Shanghal
Punched Taxi-Driver Shanghai and Swatow
On The Nose
Straits
Straits
It appears that the Italian ou- A EUROPEAN who punched
Dre prepared to give
this a taxi driver on the nose for' to consideration
refusing to take more than three
question,
attention
The Ambassador, had also drawn passengers in his car was order- to the fact that certained to pay $5 restitution and to British property owners may not have sign a bond of $25 to be of good representatives on the spot to take behaviour for n
year by Mr. Macfnyden this
core of their interests, and he asked that every effort be made to minimise A. A.
morning, Inconvenience to fritish subjecta.
The measure applies to all foreig-
ners,
The European, M. Pettersen, was
When asked to piend he replied:
without discrimination, and charged with assault. Viscount Halifax does nol consider retaliatory netion is called for. pro- vided the above points are satisfac- "It is quite possible. I had quite a lot of drink, and I am very, very torily dealt with.-Reuter.
sorry."
"Untrue Reports"
Det. Sergt. Soutar sold that Petter- ROME, July 13,-"Untrue reports"ren called for a taxi at 4 o'clock this that German troops were swarming morning, and attempted to enter with into Italy over the Brenner Pass, are three companions.
the
stated by the newspaper Picolo to have been the chief reason for closing of the Bolzano province foreigners.
The driver informed him that the to taxi was Beensed to carry only three passengers. Pettersen, who was sent-
from
The newspaper adds that these re-ed beside the driver, punched him on
the face, causing his nose to bleed. ports are said to have come
Defendant sald he remembered) special agents posted in the region 10 watch movements of troops-Reuter, nothing until he found himself at the
police station.
French Newsman To Go PARIS, July 13.-The "Parle Soir" lis announced this evening that Rome correspondent had received an from the Italian expulsion order authorities.
NEW YORK, July 19. DETAILS of an alleged illegal
The "Journal des Debats" says that Jewish army in Palestine are re- vealed in an interview in the it is belleved that the French Foreign this ex- Minister will retallate for New York "Sun" with a repre-pulsion by expelling an Italian news- sentative of that army named paper correspondent from Paris. Gilens, who is apparently visit | Trans-Ocean, ing the United States in order to organise detachments of a secret Jewish army in America.
Gileas says that such detachments have been started in Warsaw, Paris and London, and that a secret army called the "Irgun" could be employed at any time to fight for the independ- ence of a Jewish Palestine.
He added that the secret army was organised along the lines of the Irish Republican Army, and that it had several tens of thousands of members. Terrorism against the opponents of a Jewish State and the promotion of
legal Jewish immigration described as the principal tasks of the secret army.
i
DEFENCE COST BOOSTED TO £730,000,000 RECORD
(Continued from Page 1)
the British-owned Taku Tug and Lighter Company. Three Chinese were wounded.
The firing appeared to have been caused when a native bout, which had been
by the Japanese, escaped and tied up to the lighter.
Espionage In Italy
detained ROME, July 13-The newspaper "Messagero" to-day suld the authorl ties possess documentary evidence of Reuter.
the Bolanzo region by
Anti-British Demonstrations spying in "some elements belonging to Western
TOKYO, July 14,-Simultaneously nations." It says military considera. tlans necessitated. the foreigners with the opening of the Anglo- being expelled from South Tyrot Japanese talks in Tokyo, anti-British will be held on which is part of the preparations in demonstrations
larger Japanese towns, while similar answer to the insure polley of ene Saturday in Tokyo and the other circlement."
meetings will take place in North China.
Mrs. Dorothen, an American lady, has advised the United States Em are bassy that she and her mother have been granted permission to remas due to her mother's ill-health
With the support of that army,; -more-than-15.000 Jews had succeeded. in entering Palestine illegally within the last 14 months, and another 10,000 were on their way to Palestine, hoping to gain admission also by illegal! means. Trans-Ocean.
that immediately after the dispo Millionaire
1734 n. sal of the lot the Purchaser (if 4.00 not the applicant) will be required authorised 100 n. to deposit with an
.8.30 n.
officer who will be present at the .9.40 sale, the sum of two hundred 17/9 dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum
will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price, 354. PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
4. ..4 1.
.5% n.
No. of Sale
Lowcon Inland Lot
Registry No.
Locality
S
Boundary
Measurements
4,240
8q. feet.
Upset
par. 1.
.8.
.8% 8.
.4.60
n.
.100 n.
16 b.
.7.40 n.
Peak Trams (new) $..
.3.70 n.
Star Ferries $
.6534 D.
Y. Ferries $..
.2234 n.
China Lights (old) $
834 n.
China Lights (new)
5.00 n.
55
0.
.18 n.
.12 n.
.33 n.
7.60 n.
.13 n.
14. NO FLIGHT OVER:
DENMARK
11.K. Electric S..
Macno Electrica
Sandakan Lights
Telephones (ok!) Telephones (new) Tractions af-
Traction (Pret.) 5/~
INDUSTRIALS
Cold: Macg. (ord.), Sh. $. Cold: Macg. (Pro.), Sh.
Canton lees $.
Cements ...
H. Ropes S
STORES, &c.
Dairy Farms (old) $. Dairy Farma (new) Walson $...... Lane, Crawloria $. Sinceres $.
Wing On (I.K.) Powell, Ltd. 3...
COTTON MI Ewa Sh. $.......ta S'hal Collon Sh. Zoong Sing, Sh. $... Wing Od.Toxilies, Sh. $.
MISC
H.K. Entertalaments $. Constructions ..
12.00 b.
,3.70 n.
No. 4166.
Between Kowloon Inland Lots Nos. 2529 and 3870, Sai-Yee Street, Mong Kok.
As per Balo plan.
LONDON, July 13.-The British
21% an. Air Ministry to-day officially denied 21 n. reports that the British air force is
8.45
4.
to make test flights across the Baltic
7.00 1. Sea and Denimark, and that the Government had already 180 n. Danish
1.
41 b. given the necessary permission.
The Air Ministry adds that the practice flights of British bombers are 18.30 n. 1o be solely to France and back
.100 n. Trans-Ocean.
42 n. .40 D.
Drug King
Sent To Prison For Two Years
PARIS, July 13. M. THEODORE LYON, mil- lionaire owner of a country chateau who has been described as the Drug-Traffle King, was given the maximum sentence of two years imprisonment after a nine days' trial, in what the of prosecutor described as one the biggest drug trafficking cases
ever discovered.
United Press.
ROOSEVELT DENIAL
(Continued from Page 1.)
be, or whether a message would be sent to Congress as the Senators ant cipated.
In Tokyo on Saturday, 100,000 anti-Brush demonstrators will march through the streets and past the War Memorial.
Political quarters in Tokyo, and the_Japanese press, say, that... It wil be impossible for Britain to evade the "real issue" at stake, and that Britain must give a clear and decisive answer to the question of whether she is ready to draw the necessary conclusions "from the changed situation in China and the Far East." The Japanese people,, says the Six members of the isolationist bloc press, insist on a final decision with- have met to formulate plans to com-out which, the Tokyo conference Eat any move revive the Adminis-would be lacking all sense.. tration's programme, and have also The Japanese Government could decided to put the brakes on Senator not go against the unanimous wish Pittman's bill to authorise the Pre-lot the sident to place an embargo on Japan. Ocean.
Senator Clark said they would de- mand the State Department to send a representive to testify at the Foreign Relations Committee meeting next Friday. The group discussed objections to the plans including the violation of unanimity In the Com- merce Treaty with Japan in 1911; and, secondly that the nine power that one treaty requires consultative action of three and one the signers.-United Press.
Big Territorial Army Increase
·
Jupanese nation-Trans-
TWO PROMINENT MEN ARRESTED
(Continued from Pape 1.)
Japan Maniln
Fort Bayard
Saochow
Anshun
Antenor
Dac.
July 14.
Airways Plane
July 14..
Chengtu
July 15..
Conte Rosso
July 15.
July 15.
July 10.
July 16.
Glencarn
July 18.
Pleasantville
July 18.
Hniphong.
Pakhol, Hollow
And
Szechuen
July 16..
Shunghol and Amoy
Tiltjalengka
July 10.
Haiphon?
Canton
July 1.
Shanghai
Durban Maru
.July 17.
Calcutta and Siralts
Hoson
July 17.
Imperial Airways Plano Human
July 17.
..July 10.
Husni Maru
July 18.
Sirdhana
July 18.
Yochow
July 18.
Service"Paris date, 12th July Air France Plane
July 19..
Japan
Argentina Maru
July 19.
Emp, of Asla
July 19.
Marechal JofTre
.July 10.
July 19.
July 19.
July 20.
Dale and Time.
Air Niall by "Imperial Always Direct Service"-London dale, 12th July- Tientaln Stralls and Europe via Negapatam (Papers etc.,) London date, 15th June
Calcutta and Straits Tientsin
Air Mail by "Air France Direct
Manila Salgon
Straits and Europe via Suez (Papers etc..)-London date, 22nd June and London Parcels-London date: 15th June Stralis
Japan and Shanghai
For
Haiphong
Fort. Bayard
Swałow
Formosa
M/V Canton Tegelberg
Felix Roussel
OUTWARD MAILS
Fer
Friday
Klungchow...Fri., July 14, Noon, Hareldawins Fri., July 14, 12.30 p.m. Kwangtung Fri, July 14, 2.30 ̊p.m. Gertrude Macrsic
Fri, July 14, 3.30 p.m..
Parcels and Papers only for Calcutta Kumsang .!.
Shanghai
Parcels Papers Menelaus......Fri,
Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Hono- Pan American lulu, and U.S.A. by the "Tan Airways plane American Airways Direct Service" -due San Francisco Zist July.
Fri, July 14. July 14, 6 p.m. July 14, 7 p.m.
July 14, 7 p.m..
......Fri. July 14.
K.P.O.
Fri, July 14.. „July 14, 6 p.m.. July 15, 9 am.
Key.
July 14, 5.00 p.m.
Ord.
July 14, 5.30 p.m.
G.P.O.
Reg.
.July 14, 5.00 p.m.
Ord.
July 15, 7.30 am.
(Papers
only) (Parcels and Calcutta
for
Straits Papers only) for
and Santhiu
Porcels
Paper
Saturday
Alr
Mail for
"K.L.M.
Direct Service"-due Amsterdam,
25th July.
Fort Boyard
Airways Conte-Rasse
.Sat, July 15..
G.PO, & K.PO.
ReE.......July 15, 10.00 a.m. Ord, July 15, 10.30 am. Seistan....Sat., July 15, 10.30 am..
....Sat, July 15.
G.P.O, & K.P.O.
Straits, Ceylon, Indla, Kast Africa, Conte Rosso
Egypt and Brindisi-due Brindisi, 5th August.
Shongha!
Haiphong
Satcon Amoy
Reg., Ord.,
July 15, 10.15 a.m. July 15, 11.00 ... Sat., July 15, 2.30 p.m. .Sui., July 15, 3 pm.
Snt., July 13, 5 p.m... Sat, July-15, 5pm.
Kalgan
Wosan!
Helicon
Cremer
Sunday
Saigon and Bangkok
Haldis Soochow Monday
.Sun., July 10, 9 a.m.
Sun, July 10, 9 a.m.
Shanghai
Fort Bayard
Sulyang...Mon., July 17, 2.30 p.m. Air Mail by "Imperiat Airways Imperial Airways Plane
Direct Service"-due London, 24th July
Mon., July 17.
...July 17, p.
K.P.O.
Reg.
July 17, 5 p.m.
Ord.
July 17, 5.30 p...
G.P.O.
Reg.
..July 17, 5 pm.
Ord.
Air Malt for Malaya, Jaya and Aus- Imperial Airways Plane
trails by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-duo Sydney 24th July
Mon., July 17.
K.P.O,
Rer.
July 17, 5 p.m.
Ord.
July 17, 5.20 p.m. .G.P.O.
July 17, 5 m
Canton
Manila, Makassar and Souraboyg Fort Bayard and Haiphong Formosa, Shanghai and Japan Japan
of the arrested received half million francs and the other one million franca,———- * United Press.
Vetails not to be Published
Paris, July 13, The recent decree laws forbliding publication concerning enquiries by the military authorities are at present operating to prevent the press from One item of the indictment was the
London, July 13. giving dotalis of the arrest of two discovery of 200 pounds of morphine Returns of recruiting for the terri-1men in a case in which newspapers and heroin in a
Alr Becret factory la torial field army for the fortnight describe as one of great gravity con- Paris.
ended July 8, during which time cerning the safety of the State. Sentences of imprisonment were held force units were, in many casca, The individuals concerned arc passed on seven accomplices, includ-in camp or getting ready to go to stated to be the manager ́of a mom- ing 18 months on Cario Baculo, camp, show an increase of 1,059 ing peper and the editor of an even- former Peruvian Consul in Parin-officers and men. Reuter Special.
This brings the total present poten-ing paper, both Right-Wing organs.
Some quarters link the case with tial strength of the territorial army Abetz, a close friend of Herr Joachim feld force to approximately 205,000 officers and men-British Wireless, von Bibbentrop, who was recently requested by the French Government to leave the country.-Reuter Special.
U.S. Speeds Up New Bases Fortifications In The Pacific
WASHINGTON, July 13, President Roosevelt has · ordored
Price Of Wheat Concubine Dies
London, July 13, Not sinco the spacious days of Good Queen Bess has wheat sold so
After Attack
Shanghai and Japan
for Ianol, 19th July,
الهلال
Tuesday
Reg. Ord.
.July 17, 7 p.m.
Fatshan...Tues., July 18, 7.15 am.. Tiltjalengka Tues., July 18, 8.30 am.. Jean Dupu's..Tues., July 18, 2 p.m. Huslmi Maru Tues., July 10, 3.30 p.m. Horang.......Tues., July 16, 7 p.m.
Wednesday
Marechal Joffre
Indo-China-duo Air France Plane
Wed, July 19, 10.30 am.. ....Wed, July 19, G. P. O. and K. P. O. Beg, ...July 19, 11.30 a.m. ONL,
...July 10, Noon. Wed, July 10, Noon.
Fort Bayard, Hoihow and Pakhol. Szechuen Papers only for Straits, Ceylon, India and Enst Africa and (Porcels and Papers only for South Africa via Durban) Shanghol
Argentina Maru
Wed, July 10, 2.30 pm. Chengtu...Wed, July 15, 2.90 p.m.. Kingyuan Wed., July 10, 3.30. p.m. Thursday
Chuanchow, Amoy and (Foochow
via Chuanchow)
Haiphong Salion
Canton Thurs., July 20, 2 p.m.. Felix Roussel
Thurs, July 20, 6.30 pm..
Air Mall for "Imperial Airways imperial Airways Flane
Direct Service" due London 27th An attack by a kit fat wife on a low as 3s. 7%, which was the Liver-concubine at a tenement at 9 Des
July pool July position this morning,
Thurs., July 20 K.P.O.
Reg.
July 20, 5 pint
Ord.
„July 20, 5.30 p.m.
G.r.o.
Rer.
July 20, B. p.m.““
Ord.
...July 20, p.m.
Thars, July 20.
This level passes under the 3s 8dVocux Road West ended folally this recorded by the October contract morning when the concubine, Wong Flight: To: Noar East the speedy construction of naval and during the 1931 financial crisis, and Hang-chung, died in Queen Mary LONDON, July 14-With regard air bases on the Pacific Islands of the accepted records indleate the year Hospital. to further practice flights by the Palmyra, Johnston and Midway, and 1502 da the previous occasion when Intranet which severed the arteries, Air Mail for Malaya, Java and Imperial Airways Plane
The ottuck was made with a sharp 6.00 n. British air force, the "Daily Tele- the lalands of Knodlak and Sitka off the price sank so low.
It is interesting to note the both in the concubine's left arm. 1.55 1.
graph" anys to-day that a large-scale Alaska.
She lost a considerable quantity To speed up their construction, the these previous low paints preceded a long-distance fight of British mill-
tary planes to the Near East will President has suspended the eight-Inflationary periods of a varying do of blood before reaching hospital, where she died 8 hours after the hour working day for these works. take place in the near future,
The President has also ordered the The particular causes of the pre-attack. prm. b.
According to the paper. the roule Marsmans (Lon.) af-2.14/3 n. Mediterraneon, Turkey. Egypt and St. Thomas 1, of the Virgin Islands.- Canadian surplus and the existing
large Argentine surplus.-Reuter. Trans-Ocean. Marsmans (LK) 1/- 4/ probably Rumania-Trans-Ocean,
Vibro Piling $....
Ch. Govt, 5% 1925
G. Bonds
40% in.
H.K. Govt. 4% Loan 4%
gree.
I.K. Govt: Loan 3% parb to be taken will be over France, the construction of a naval sir base enfrent position are the huge prospective | been detained for medical examina-
Australia by "Imperial Airways Direct Berylee"-due Sydney 28th July
The kit-fat wife, Tang Yuo;hina,
tion.
Japan
E. P:0:
Reg.
Ord.
July 20, 5 pm..
G. P. O.
.July 20., 5.30 p.m...
Iter.
July 20. p.m.
Ord..
July 20, 7 p.m.
Kamo Maru..Thurs, July 20, 7 pm.
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