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TT, Saigon

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TT. Batavia

T.T. Switzerland

TT. Australia

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Situation In The Far East

The

LONDON.

following further questions were asked in the House of Commons recently regarding the situation in the Far East:--

Mr. Noel-Baker (by Private Notices naked the Prime Minister whether he can make a statement concerning the setion of the Japanese authorities at Swatow in preventing the British ships "Beistan" und "Kwangtung" from entering the port, and Butterfield Messrs. occupying

in

عالم

the

Monday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

July 17, 1939.

BRITISH

SOLDIER

Forty-nine U.5. destroyers which served in the Great War 22 years ago are being reconditioned

at San Diego. Slated for scrap till Europa began scrapping its treaties, they need U.S.$1,000,- 000 worth of overhauling.

Tried To Save FIGHTING IN

Falling Lady

European Lady In Fatal Accident

AN unsuccessful effort to

SHANSI Severe Battles Now Raging

CHUNGKING, July 16,

Niagara Falls Suicide Toll

SHOT DEAD

POST OFFICE.

PARCEL Post

VIA

IBERIA ROUTE Letters and Postcards for Europe (except Great Britain and Eire) and to Foochow is temporarity suspended. South America are forwarded, Hylo

Siberia" it so superscribed.

Victim Of Unknown Relatered and Parcel Pust Service

Sniper In North

TIENTSIN, July 16.

circumstances permit,

MAIL FOR CANTON A BRITISH soldier, Pri- Registered and Ordinary mail and vate J. W. Tomlinson of the Parcels (not Insured) will be ac- Durham Light Infantry, copied for Canton and despatched as who was on holiday at the rest camp at Shanhaikwan, was shot in the stomach on Friday by an unknown sniper.

The wounded man was taken to the Kailan Mining Station Hospital at Tangshan, where he died early Saturday morning.- Quited Press,

Tokyo Parloys

LONDON, July 10-The report of the preliminary conversations between Sir Robert Cralgie and Mr. Arlia has been received in London, and in under consideration.

"Reuter's" diplomatic correspondent understands that no date has yet been fixed for further meetings.--Reuter. Tsingtao Situation

situation Tsingine, July 10-The arising out of the recent anti-Brilish outbreaks here was discussed at a meeting this afternoon between Rear- Admiral Murray and the Commander of the Japanese naval forces.

From

Shanghai and Amoy Amoy

Tientsin

OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered and Parcel Malls are closed 15 minutes earlier than the

time given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails are advertis gistered and parcel malls are closed

ed to close at or before û am., re

at 5 p.m. on the previous day,

INWARD MAILS

Straits and Europe via Negapatam (Papers etc.) London date, 15th Juno

Air Mail by "Imperial Airways

Direct Service"-London 12th July

Manila NON

Calcutin and Straits

Shanghal and Swatow Shangha!

Air Mail by "Alr

Japani

Manila

Bangkok and Salgon Salgon

Straits and Europe via Suez (Papers etc.)-London date, 22nd June and London Parcels London date, 15th June

Per

Soochow

Kingyuan

Kwelyong

Marechal JolTre

Dus.

Tjitjalengka Cremer Ilunan

July 17.

July 10

July 18

tuli toru

July 18.

date,

Imperial Airways Plane

.July 18.

M/v. Tal Ping

July 18.

Sirdhana

July 18.

.July 18.

Talyuan

July 18.

Shanghal

Zulderkerk

July 10.

France

Direct

Service"-Paris date, 12th

July Air France Plane

July 19.

Argentina Maru

.July 10.

Shanghai

Durban Maru

July 10.

Emp. of Asta

July 19.

Haiphong

July 19.

July 19.

...July 19.

...July 19.

Francisco Pan American Airways Plane

July 19.

Strafis

Tegelberg

July 10.

Tientsin

Yochow

July 10,

Japan and Shanghal

Felix Roussel

.July 20.

date,

15th July

Imperial Airways Plane

.July 20.

Australia and Manila

Kamo Moru

July 20

US.A., Honolulu and Japan

(San

Francisco date, 24th June)

Pres. Monroe

July 20.

Shanghal

Soudon

July 20.

Japan and Shanghai

Titan

July 29.

Shanghat

Antiochus

July 2

Japan and Shanghai

Chitral

July 21.

U.S.A.. Honolulu and Japan, (San

Francisco date, 30th June)

Pres. Coolidge

.July 21.

Manila Straits

Glaucas

July 25.

Menter

July 28.

OUTWARD MAILS

?

For

Per

Date and Time,

Monday

It is understood that Rear-Admiral Murray was given an assurance that British he and property would be fully protected.Reuter.

American Protest

July 16. The WASHINGTON. American Consul in Shanghal has been instructed to "protest energe- behaviour of tically against the

the who boked Japanese soldiers cars of two American women mis- slanarica while their passports were examined by Japanese Leing recently.

The American Consul has already demanded that disciplinary action be taken against the soldiers guilty of this offence.--Trans-Ocean.

GERMAN OFFER TO POLAND?

(Continued from Page 1 months severe fighting.-United

Pres.

Anglo-French Defences PARIS, July 16-It has been re- ported here that the French and British General Staffs have quietly completed the co-ordination of their

Death Leaps West African defences with the chief 1939

May Be Record

NIAGARA FALLS, July 16.- CHINESE military reports It's suicide season again Swire's wharf and hauling down the save Mrs. Doris Hodge as she British g; and concerning declaration of the Japanese Com-fell from a travelling car onto say that the most severe fight-Niagara Falls where the roaring mander at Tientsin that the blockade the roadway in Shaukiwan early ing is raging in southeastern waters have claimed an of the British Concession will be in- on Sunday morning was reveal- Shansi, where nine columns of timated 300 lives since 1900.

Japanese forces have simultane- ed to-day.

tensified.

henvy

the

And with a half-dozen deaths

the average,

as much of

at

es-

at

base at Dakar becoming the Singa- pore of Africa.

Also they have concluded an agree struction of a formdable air and ment with Turkey to rush the con- navel, base at Port Tchesme on the Aegean co

For the next stage of aerial colla- baration a group of French bombers on Tuesday or Wednesday will carry out training light over England while the British have completed The car, which was occupied by oualy launched a vigorous drive. the Falls already down as 1830 sui-

It sald that the Chinese troops are Cides, Coroner Harry R. Enies aays plans for a second flight across France possibly extending to Tunisia and The Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Mr-Buller): These Mr. A. L. Cash, Mr. Chris Pile and

Mediterranean to which-- Italy two ships did not call at Swalow on Mrs. Hodge, was following-another successfully intercepting the Japan-e toll during the rush tourist season

car driven by Mrs. Hodge's husband] ese at a number of points, inflicting send this year's mark high above Algeria across the waters of the

Intter at! lasses On

Suicide is almost

attaches considerable importance.- in the advice of the local British naval authorities. Obstructions have been when the tragedy occurred.

Mr. Pile was sitting in the rear seat Liaohsien, an important town of

vehicle castern Shansi which was captured tradition at the falls as the American United Pres

Ministry Of Marino placed

neighbourhood In the

of the second car. As the

Indian legend tells of a god who LONDON, July 17-In the event Messra, Butterfeld & Swire's wharf, but it has not been occupied. My rounded a turn beyond the Salwon by the Japanese advancing from the honeymoon.

taken by the Chinese forces follow- noble Friend's reports do not confirm | Market, on route to Stanley, the off- | Cehengtai Ruliroad area but was relived in the river and whose voice of war it is understood that the was Niagara's roar. Twice each year Government is planning the allocation alde door flew open,

the. tribe chive its most beautiful of a large fleet of freighters to trans accounts of the hauling down of n

Mrs. Hodge appears to have been ing a daylong battle last week

Paichin Advance British flag there, or of the statement

said that another column of maiden and she voluntarily went over port supplies to Britain from South

canoe to her death-a American countries. the Zalls in attributed to the Japanese Comman-leaning through the door, presun- ubly watching the ear driven by her

Japanese troops are advancing south sacrificial bride for the god, der at Tientsin.

husband.

Park officials say the rushing tor ward along the Palchin highway She was not able to regain she tumbled out.

Has the right

he

It

hon. Gentleman sees the statement i balance when the door few open and where they succeeded in capturing rents have a weird fascination for the whieh Lord Runciman is the prospec-

Mr. Noel-Haker: that booms have now been placed across the ports of Foochow and Wenchow, and that Japanese nuthori- ties in Tientala have said that the Concension will be completely closed is it not plain from July 1; and that this is part of a general polley of aggression with which it is Im- possible to deal by treating the inci- dents in an isolated way?

he tumbled out and Mr. Pile made desperate efforts to seize Mrs. Hodge as she was falling, but were not able to secure a complete grip.

She struck

the roadway

Tallisien, a strategic point nese discouraged or unhappy, and the 20 highway from which the Chinese reservation police, as part of their forces, withdrew to the eastward.

Since last week, the Eghting has duties, keep a close watch for per also extended to the area of Hsiang-ons pacing nervously near the chores,

"Horrible Doath" very yuan and Wuhsiang where heavy

But It's impossible to guard all heavily, sustaining a fractured skull street fighting occurred,

The report said that the Japanese from which she died almost immedi-

forces are advancing southward from of the thousands who throng there ately.

Mrs. Hodge, who was born in Sun-Pingyao, meeting with stiff resistance during rush season and many plunge derland, England, was married when in the mountainous regions north of to what Coroner Harry R. Emes says

on home leave in Tsinyuan; however, the Mr. Hodge was

Japanese must be a "horrible death."

lie Bays mony vicllins, only stunned Mr. Butler: I have seen reports in

1932. Tby resided at the Stanley advancing from Antse, immediately

ver the fall, float and of Hungtung,

directly by the plunge are Prison quarters, and have a five-year cast the press, but my Noble Friend hos

are swirled about and beaten to death minutes threatening Tsinyuan. no official confirmation of the situ ation described at Foochow and Wen-old daughter, Patricia.

Meanwhile, the Japanese are send-jumong the rocks, "aking the subject of Tientsin chow. On

ing large bodies of re-inforcements and sometimes hours to die."

Most victims chose to wade into the the House is aware that negotiations

from Tunggu Hailrond area while are to start in Tokyo. I have nothing

fighting on a still larger scale is ex-rapids far above olther the American pected within the next few days-or Canadian falls, letting the swift at present to add to the statement

current sweep that the Prime Minister has made on

United Press.

looped directly into the brink, most the subject.

of them at Luna Falls.

Mr. Arthur Henderson: Was it not understood that while the negotiations were taking place there should be the blockade ot some relaxation rather than an Intensification of it?

Mr. Buller: Yes, Sir. As I said in my original reply, we have no omelal confrmation of the report at the statement attributed to the Japanese military commander.

The funeral cortege will pass the Monument at 5 p.m. to-day.

Six Week-End Cholera Cases

new

them over,

Many Unseen

The scheme would function under the proposed Ministry of Marine of tive head.- United Press.

Franco And Turkey ISTANBUL, July 16.-The French Mission Army and Naval AIT hended by General Hutzinger arrived here to-day en route to Ankara to confer with the Turkish General ensure close. military co- Star Lo operation under the recent mutual assistance pact-Unied Press.

BIG AIR RAIDS ON MANCHUKUO

raids

Some

(Continued from Page 1.) on Futurki and Halonalshan on Sunday because their aircraft pene- trated deep into Manchoukuo ter- ritory, a spokesman of the Foreign Office declared to-day.

Air Mail by "Pan American Airways

Direct Service"-San date, 12th July.

Air Mali by "Imperial Airways

Direct Service"London

M/V Canion

Aton. July 17

Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Imperial Airways Plane

Direct Service"-due London, 24th July

...July 17. 7 p.m.

K.P.0.

Kcg.

July 17, 5 p.m

Ord.

July 17, 5.30 pm.

G.P.O.

Reg.

July 17, 5 p.m.

Ord.

Air Mail for Mataya, Java and Aus- Imperiat Airways Flane

traila by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-dige Sydney 24th July

Mon., July 17.

r

K.P.O.

Rex.

..July 17. 5 p..

Ord.

Reg. Ord,

Conton

Fort Bayard and Haiphong Tourane Salgon and Bangkok Forinusa and Shanghal- Japan

Tuesday

July 17, 5.30 p.m. G.P.O.

July 17.5 70. ..July 17, 7 p.m.

Fatshan Tues., July 18, 7.15 a.m. Jean Dupuls..Tues., July 18, 2 p.m. Soochow ...Tues., July 18. 2.30 p.m. Husimi Maru Tues., July 18, 3.30 p.m. Hosang....Tues., July 18, 3.30 p.m.

Wednesday

Manila, Makassar and Sourabaya.. Tjitjalengka Wed., July 10, 8.30 a.m.

Marechol Joffre Shanghai and Japan'....

Wed., July 19, 10.30 a.m.

Air Mail for Indo-China-duo Air France Plane....Wed, July 19

Hanol, 19th July.

G. P, O. and K. P. O, RCK..

Ord.,

Fort Bayard, Holhow and Pakhol.. Szechuan Papers only for Straits, Ceylon,

India and East Africa and (Parcels

..July 19, 11.30 am ................ July 10, Noon

....Wed., July 19, Noon.

and Papers only for South Africa Argentina Maru via Durban)

Shanghai

Wed, July 19, 2.30 p.m. Chengtu....Wed, July 10, 2.30 p.m.

Wed, July 19.

Air Mall for Manlia, Guam, Hono- Pan American Airways Plane

lalu and U.S.A. by the "Pan- American Airways Direct Service" duo San Francisco 20th July.

K. P 0.

Rek. Ord,

July 16,

53.193.

July 19. 6.30 p.m.

Rex..

Ord.,

Thursday

Shanghai and Europe (except Great m/v Canton

Britain and Eire) vla Siberla

Haiphong

Swalow

Chuanchow and Amoy, Salgon

G. F. O.

July 19, 6 p.m.

.July 20, 7.30 am.

Thurs., July 20, 10.30 am. Canton.....Thurs., July 20, 2 p.m. Wing Seng..Thus, July 20, 2.30 p.m. Kingyuan..Thurs., July 20, 3.30 p.m. Felix Roussel

Shanghai, Japan, U.S.A., Central and Emp.

South America via Vancouver

B.C., and (Parcels and Papers only for Canada)-due Vancouver B.C., 7th August,

Thurs., July 20, 8.30 p.m G.P.O. and K.P.O. of Asia Thurs., July 2 Parcels,...July 20, 1 p.n

Res

....July 21, 0.15 .m. Ord.,July 21, 10 a.m.

Airways Plane

Air Diall for "Imperial Always Imperial

Direct Service"-due London 27th

July

Thurs, Joly 20.

K.P.O.

July 20. 6 p.m.

Rer.

Ord.

...July 20, 5.30 p.m.

G.P.O.

Reg.

July 20, 6 p.m.

Ord.

July 20, 7 p.m.

Air Mail for Malays, Java and Imperial

Australia by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-due Sydney 28th Juls

Airways Plane

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Chinoso Counter-Attack

17. Chinese YUNGYUN, July forces on the Chionn-Swalow sector

The spokesman asserted that as the during the weekend continued their

How many, huve slipped into the result of the recent frontier hostilities, counter-attack on the lost elty of

and plunged to their death one third of the Soviet mechanized momentary river The week-end produced slx

Chaoan, and claimed cases of cholera, bringing the year's re-possession of Ampow, small town unnoticed never will be known, saya force in the Far East had been ob- total to 330.

seven miles north of Swatow on the Major Albert B. Cole, secretary of literated.

Questioned on to the possibility of the Niagara State Park Commission. Of the new notifications, three were railway, on Saturday morning.

Quter from Kowloon,

Mongolia, วเทร่ from Victoria, one

Chnean city was actually re-entered He explains that bodles often are not a full-dress war breuking out between one from Shaukiwan, and one was by Chinese forces by the south gate found, even those of person whose Manchoukuo

spokesman believed that the Imported.

on Saturday, when they engaged and death plunges were witnessed from the

internal situation in the Soviet Union such An for nat provide Fifty-nine cases of tuberculosis killed and wounded a large number the banks.

Ropes are kept handy for rescue would were reported during the past 48 of the invaders in fierce street fight-

and sinco the middle of ing. Later, with heavy keinforce-work, but can seldom be used since eventuality.

Although he was not sure whether: over the brink only a law seconds the planes which raided Fulark! came SOLDIER'S "FUN" January last, there have been no lessments, the Japanese forced the Chin-the- swift water sweeps. Its victims

than 4,181

cases notified to the ese to withdraw again.

Topos, which was recaptured on after the current hits them from Ouler Mongolla or Soviet ter- ritory, the spokesman said that the authorities.

ralds on Manchoukuo's Interior have Eight new cases of enterle fever Friday night, remains in Chinesaciated Press.

been prompted by the desire to re- Japan Lance Corporal Ronald Reaves, 23, were made known during the week, hands-Central News

gain confidence among Outer Mongols Middlesex Regiment, appeared be as well as 13 victims of dysentery,

who must have been shocked at the

Sandakan fore Mr. E. Himsworth at the Kow-tour of menalea, and one each of

heavy losses suffered by the Soviet loon Magistracy this morning on meningitla and puerperal fever.

and Outer Mongol air forces during Shanghai the recent frontier elnelies-Domfi.

COST HIM $70.

romand.

charged

with causing

malicious damage to a taxi'mater on

Friday. He was. bound over in $20

to keep the peace and to be of good Mainland Matsheds

behaviour for a year. He was also

ordered to pay $70 compensation to

the Blue Taxi Company.

Many Killed In Spain Rioting

"

C.N.A.C. Alters Schedules

The C.N.AC. advises that an al- PARIS, July 11-According to "Leteration has been inade in their

Broken Into Matin," many persons have been anol to Kunming schedule.

-In-

4

Ciano In Seville

Wednesday, the

Seville, July 10. -Two bathing sheds at the 114 and killed and injured recently in San-atend of a plane leaving Hanoi for

The Italian Foreign Minister, The Incident occurred on Friday 12 miles beach on the mainland were tander, Saragossa, and Bilbao, fol-Kunning every

between Monarchists and Phalan-every Monday. evening when Reeves and another broken into during the weekend, and lowing violent clashes in those towns schedule has now been changed to

Under the new schedule the plane Count Ciano, entered, Sevilla to-day soldier boarded a taxi at the Star articles valued over $80 stolen...

Shed No. 70, property of Mr. J.giats.

Le Matin assertedly obtained its leaves Kunming at 7 a.m. every in an open automobile from the air- Ferry. En route, Reeves Interfered

Ite was accompanied by Senor with the handbrake, and the driver Ormiston, at the 12 mile bench, had remonstrated, Reeves then Interfored articles valued at $51 stolen, while information from the "Daily Mall" In Monday arriving ni Hanoi at 9.30 port.

of Government United Press, with the meter by overwinding the property valued at $33.00 was taken London which, in turn, got its report a.m. leaving Hanol at -4 pm, on the

¡7.30 p.m.. "walling time control" and breaking from Shed No. 83b, belonging to Mr. from well-informed sources in Spain rame day arriving at Kunming at Serrano-Suner, the Spanish Minister

LH. G, Crate the spring

itsel-Haus.

Manila

Ord.

Rex.

Ord.

Kamo Maru

Friday

Strails, Ceylon, India, East and South Africa, Aden, Egypt, Malta and Europe via Marseilles due Marseilles, 18th August

Mausang ...

Thurs., July 20 K. PO.

...July 20, 5 p.m. ..July 20, 5.30 p.m. G. P.,O.

July 20, 5 p.m.

.July 20, 7 pati Thurs., July 20, 7 p.m.

Fri, July 21, 8.30 sam Kaying....Fri, July 21, 2.30 p.m. Fres. Coolidgo Fri., July 21, 7 pm. Fri, July 21. Chitral

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

Parcela Red.

Ord.

Saturday

Alr

Mail for "K.L.M. Airways Chfiral Direct Service"-dua Amsterdam, 1st August

Reg.

Ord.

Haiphong Amoy

Talsand Muinam

....July 31, 5 pm. July 22, 0.48 nm. July 22, 10.30 am.

.Bai.. July 22.

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

July 22, 0.30 am.

July. 22, 10 am.. Sat.. July 22, 4 p.m. Sat, July 23, 5 pm.