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Ing, tie round-table conference will put the finishing touches to the mea- sures for Angio-Japanese co-opera- tion in the maintenance of peace and order in Tientsin-Domel,

Mass Meetings In Tokyo TOKYO, July 31.-The Tokyo Municipal Assembly Je holding a series of moss meetings and demons- trations In the metropoils to-day with a view to encouraging thic Government in connection with the Anglo-Japanese conference.

Each of the 35 wards of Tokyo will stage a separate rally in the morning and later mass meetings will take place at Hiblyn Park and Sannodai.

A joint parade will proceed through the main streets via the British Em- bassy and the residence of the Vice- Minister for Foreign Affairs, the sent of the Anglo-Japanese tonference,~-~ Domci.

British Paper Penalised

July 31.For CHUNGKING giving prominence to the American abrogation of the 1011 Treaty and commenting on its significance, the "North China Star," English-Innguage morning paper In Tientsin, was not allowed to circulate beyond the Con-

ccasions in Tientsin, according to a Tientsin report.

Postal facilities are refused to the paper since July 28.-Central News,

Tientsin Remembers CHUNGKING, July 31. The Chinese populace of Tientsin solemnly remembered two years of Japanese occupation of the city yesterday by abstaining from tlending all forms of amusements.

Concessions All theatres in the closed down for a whole day, while all Chinese papers issued speclni supplements-Central News,

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Portsmouth, Chatham and Devonport. They are expected to be medically examined, ouiftled and sent to their ships within 12 hours-United Press.

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AUGUST to THURSDAY, 17th AUGUST, 1939, bath days inclusive.

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HONGKONG TE LEGRAPH

July 31, 1939.

40 YEARS A

A HOBO

Carefree Ramblings Of

American Woman

If a hobo may be defined as 'a person who has no money but goes on travelling just the same, Mrs. Maud Parrish has been a shameless hobo for 40 years. Now, when she is in her sixtieth year and might honourably retire, she is on her seventeenth trip round the world-still a hobo.

Mrs. Parrish is a little grey-haired ̧ woman with bright, smiling eyes in a friendly, frealdo type of face, though it is a face that has not stayed long beside any one fire. · Con- verantion with her produces a picture travel. at 40 years of carefree Though her story is too long to tell Mrs. here indeed, it has taken Parrish 80,000 words to tell it in Pounds of Luggage," the autoblographical book which- Messrs.)

"Nine

By Order of the Board of J. B. Lippincott and Company, Ame-

Directors.

C. AL MANNERS, Secretary and Manager. Hongkong, 27th July, 1939.

DOCTOR'S TRIBUTE

Development Of H.K. Medical Faculty

the

Dr. Marshall C. Balfour, who has Intely come from the New York Foundation to take charge of the in- Hendquarters

Itockefeller terests of the Foundation in the Far East passed through Hongkong by the President Coolidge ut the week-

He end.

returning to his Shanghai office after a trip as far as Singapore and the Netherlands East Indles to acquaint liimself with the officers of the Foundation work they were doing.

WOS

and the

Much of the work had Impressed him, he said, and there was evidence of good medical and health organisa- tion in the countries he visited,

Referring to Hongitong, he said: "I Ken acquainted with Dr. Selwyn- Clarke, Director of Medical Service, and his chief problem here, the con- trolling of epidemic diseases. He is doing a good job. I have also met Professor Hide, Dean of the Medical Faculty at the University of Hong- kong, and I am interested in the plans for the further development of

the University.

I particularly admire the inten- 'tion to include

more publie health teaching in the Medient faculty. The Foundation is pleased that, by tills nicans, the Vice-Chancellor and Dean of the Medical School

Bre moking serious efforts in order that graduates of the Hongkong University may be of more benent to China.

י

China Needs Doctors

rican publishers, have recently per- suaded her to write-enough can be told to arouse envy of this little | grey-hatred adventuress,

NEW AIR SERVICE Junker Plane At Bangkok

Berlin, July 20, The three-engined Junker airplane, “Hans Lobz,” of Lufthansa, landed at Bangkok this morning at 10.15 Ger- Mrs. Parrish was 50 when her man time from Berlin. status was recognised and she be- This is the first preparatory flight came the only woman member of preceding the early Inauguration of the Dempsey Hobo Club, founded by a regular air service between Ger Jack Dempsey, Its membership many and Thailand. numbers 150. former hoboca, cach of Tho aeroplane, which is command- whom has travelled 5,000 miles on freight train rods and who are now making $10 or more a week.

ed by Captain Krueger, took off from Derlin on July 25 and completed the Journey of 10,300 kilometres in five stages, dying only by day. The roule followed was via Athens, Rhodes, Beirut, Bagdad, Besen, Kara- cit, Jexiphur, Allatinbad, Calcutta pnd

Of course, Mrs. Parrish had travel led the necessary 5,000 miles. "I am now really the only hobe in the bunch," he declared. "They have Rangoon all made good. I am too much of Further preparatory fortnightly an adventuress, I have the price nights in either directions are being this new Burma Road I just can't. of a flight to Chungking or a trip on planned-Trans-Ocean. keep the money.

"I have no money and no baggage; no wonder I look like a hobo. If i rains and I get wet I have to slay wet. But," she added, with a twinkle of her cloquent eyes, “I have another dress."

Eloped At Age Of 15

ATLANTIC CROSSING l'eruvian Air Commander to Fly From Rome to Lima

Lima, July 20. If weather conditions in Rome permit, the Peruvian Air Commander Pedro Canga will take off In his huge plane from Rome's military airfield for Lima, Peru, at midnight on Monday,

in the

Mrs. Parrish did not worry whether she lind another dress or not when she ran away from her San Francisco

In an exclusive interview with the home at the age of 15 to be married. She was still in her teens when a United Press the Peruvian pilot ex- baby boy was born to her, but the pressed great satisfaction with the child died at the age of four months preparations and confidence and her heedless marriage broke up spectacular flight being successfully when she was 17.

will be in Lina carried out. "We by Saturday," be smilingly told the United Press. Atmosphere conditions permitting, he will leave Rome at midnight on Monday.

She fled from the scene of this early disillusionment and joined in the Klondyke gold rush. She spent

"We have every confidence in the crowded six months there. "Such

We have fights I saw" she said. "I played emelency of our plans. my banjo in a dance hall and there carried out Bights under condition was so much money about that the similar to those we believe we will used encounter during the flight. We an- smallest coln was a shilling.

to wonder if I would ever see small ticipate an opportunity to prove the money again, but I have been thank feuscability of such a night and to American nickel demonstrate the ful for many

capacity of our aviation."-United Press. since then."

en

Mrs. Parrish must have been con-

Now Flight Record

sidered lucky. Anyway, four miners took her and her banjo-off to Patagonia, South America, as

Berlin, July 29, mascot when they went prospecting The new Focke Wulf Čondar pas- there. That was the wildest place sanger 'plane set up a new record "Up to the present very few of the of all" recalled Mrs. Parrish, "but I between Berlin and Rio de Janeiro Hongkong graduates go to China, 80 made a lot of money there."

when being delivered to Brazil re- kong. By contrast many of the en- per cent. of them staying in Hong- What she made was no fortune,cently. The two German Lufthansa but it was enough to take her and pilots Hanke and Schuster covered gineering graduates are giving their her banjo-to Paris. "I Nved in the the distance of nearly 7,000 miles in services in China. It shows a more Latin quarter," she said, her eyes 34 hours 48 minutes at an average devoted spirit than fa observed crinkling reminiscently, "For

over 10 speed of

100 m.p.h This among the young medical graduates.

was rel up without any years after that I wandered about, record "The Dean and the Vice-Chancel-Europe, playing my banjo, to make special attempt with an ordinary lor are very hopeful that more of both friends and a living. I never series type of machine.—Trans-Ocean the graduates of the Medien School had much money, as fast as I got. It Special, "will give their services to China, it went."

which needs well-trained doctors. It is hoped that these doctors, in in- creasing numbers, will obtained from Hongkong and Singapore medi- cal schools, whose graduates are of a recognised high standard."

Since then she has been steadily

Now German Plane

Berlin, July 20. The success of the Hamburg light on the go. Early in the twenties she was In Urgo, Mongella, one of the plane. "Stuermer," which has al- hardest spots to reach in the world-ready made two new records in the just after that mad baron was shoot-2-litre class,, kas encouraged the ing things up." She meant Baron constructors to put out Blightly Dr. Balfour added that he had ob- Ungem von Sternberg, whose occupa turger slater machine,, known 03 served when in Singapore that the tion of Urga for the White Russians "Stromer." The new model, design- Eastern Bureau of the League of In 1920 was followed by the massacre ed like the previous one by Engineer Nations was pleased with the in- of everyone who had “Red” leanings, Moeller, is a two-seater. the seats creased activity of the Medical De- and whose brief reign there was one, being side by side, Atted with a 50 partment in Hongkong in the en-

of lerror for the countryside. forcement of port regulations regard- Ing epidemic diseases. Stricter pass- The press makes no attempt to

port regulations had been imposed conceal the fact that

for the protection these

of nearby ports manoeuvres are in answer to the re-trading with Hongkong.

ROME, July 30.An official state- ment issued on Saturday night re- garding manoevures by 408 Itallun briny planes under actual war condi- tions, is given considerable promin ence in the papers to-day.

Tent Franco-British fights.

demonstration

Although the strategic "essentials" referred to in the official communique are not more specifically defined, I is common knowledge what is meant, One newspaper says that a glance sta map shows that the entire sea and air traffic to and front the West to the Near and Far East, and to North Africa falis entirely within the radius of action by the Italian alr forces, and that this could, at any time be interrupted.

Therefore, whoever wants to steam through, or fly over the Mediterran, enn, can only do so with permission of Italy, which domirates the Mediterranean.-Trans-Occa

COMING TO HONGKONG

Northumberland Fusiliers Expected from Dover,

Army Headquarters annotinced at the week-end that, though the actual dates of troop movements had not been axed, the 2nd Battalion Royal Northumberland

would Fusillers come to Hongkong in the next troop- ing season, and the 2nd Battalion East Surrey Regiment, now stationed at Shanghai with the Seaforth High- landers, would also come to Hong- kong.

On the other hand, the Middlesex Regiment and the Seaforth High- landers are to leave the Far East, and It is possible that the Durhams, now at Tientsin, will replace the Surreys in Bhanghai: but the disposition of troops in North China has not yet been settled,

The Northumberland Fusiliers are expected to arrive in the near future, to bring the local garrison up to full strength,

to

Tho Middlesex Regiment arg proceed to Malta. It is understood. while the Beaforth Highlanders will go from, Shanghai to Darall, in indla

STOCK MARKET REPORT

Summary issued 12.30 p.m. Saturday Hongkong Stock Exchange Omeinl

says:

A typical Saturday's session, a dull and ilstless market.

Buyers

Canton Ins. $200 Providents $4%

New Engineering $16 H.K. Lands $34%

China Lights (old) $7.00 Canton Ires $1 Cements $12

Wing On H.K. $41

Sailors

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Bail up the Amazon

h.p. engine. A special extra wheel is easily fitted at the stem, so that the machine has the modern three- now fitted to In 1935 she sailed up the Amazon, wheel landing device lived simply with an Indian tribe commercial 'planes for greater safety for a week, crossed the Andes, and in landing.

Ons trials the completed a 3,500-mile crossing of

new machine South America in 60 days. Another reached a maximum speed of 122 time she visited the Galapagos m.ph. with a cruising speed of 105 Islands.travelling "on a dirty old m.p.h. Its normal radius of about schooner full of cockroachesand, 400 miles can be extended to 750 surprised a company accustomed to miles if necessary.-Trans-Ocean. nothing but rich yncht vistors,

Paris To Now York her to Persia after a two years Two years ago Lippincotts traced

Paris, July 29. The French lying boat, "Ville de search; which was fairly quick going, as a cable once chased her through St. Ferre." one of the flying boats Iceland before it reached her in Fin-1o be employed on the regular air land. They urged her to come home service between France and the and write a book, and she yielded United States, started from Bicaresse to their persuasion and accepted near Bordeaux, to-day for Lisbon. their offer to advance her fare home from where it will start on the first -including a crossing on the Queen trial Alght to New York.

Mary,

If the trial flight is successful, a regular air service from France to Amerien will be opened next year.- Trans-Ocean.

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AIR SERVICES

Arrivals and Departures Of Planes

Now the book is written, and she is globe-trotting again. On June 21 she stepped from the Clipper in Hongkong. "Imagine me paying 700; American dollars for a fight across the Pacife," she exclaimed; "but, mind you, it was the grandest trip of my life. It was so interesting; för 1 few in the beginning of aviation, sitting in a saop box ih, an open plane. It was in Africa Jn 1917,"

Mrs. Parrish la still approximately limited to her "Nine Pounds of tries: Imperiat Airways & p.m. July Luggage" for," she says, "baggage 31; Imperial Airways 6 pm. August costs money both to buy and to J.

From carry" and even her umbrella, of

U.S.A., via Guam and German design, folds into a handful. Manila: Pan-American California Benguest Consolidated Ps. 10,00 B. On August 18 she will board the Clipper August. 2.

China Underwriters $1.35 New Engineering $164 H.K. Reallles $4% Telephones (old) $221⁄4

Sales

Atoks Ps. 221⁄2 B

Antamok Ps, 25% S Dogulo Gold Pa. 21% B Batong Buhay Ps. 0140 S

Big Wedge Ps. 22 D

Coco Grove Ps. 25 B

Consolidated Mines Pa, 0020 g Demonstration Pr. 10% B I.X.L. P. 44 B

Ipo Gold Pa. 17 B Itogon Mining Ps. 07 B Masbale Consolidated Ps. 121⁄41⁄2 S. Mine Operallon Pa, 131⁄2 S North Camarines Pa. 27 S Puracale Gummaus Pa. 10 B San Couricio: Ps. .93 S Surigao Consolidated Ps. 24 S Suyoe Consolidated Ps. 15'S Sundlegto Investment Pa. 0320 S United Paracate Ps. 45 S Mindanao Motherlode Fa, 00 13.

Inward

From London and British coun→

Mausung for Borneo, and after that From Chungking, Yunnan, Kwel- she knows of a boat that will touch in: CN.A.C. and Eurasia service on a dozen ports on the way to indefinite. Singapore.

For London, Australia and British countries: Imperial Airways, 7 a.m. August 1; Imperial Airways, am, August 4,

From France, via Hanol; Air When it was suggested to her, France, August 2.

Outward "There must be few places left for you to go to she answered, "No, I Kuppose not. But I once got as far as the borders of Tibet and was not allowed to enter. I am hoping my book will make me enough money to For Chungking, Slan, etc., Eurasia

and C.N.A.C, service indefinite, form a caravan to get into Tibet."

For U.S.A., via Manila and Quam: It seems that the success of "Nine Pounds of Luggage" will not long be Pan-American California Clipper 8.30 allowed to interfere with Mes.jam. August 3, Parrish's ranking aa impecunious

For France, via Honol: Air France hobo,

12 p.m. August 2.

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