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FOR SALE.

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BORDER ALL QUIET

THIS MORNING STATE POLICE

(Continued from Page 1)

supplies to Hongkong from Kwang- tung.”

However, said Mr. Todd, if the Japanese invade the Chungshan lig trlet, then the Colony's vegetable supplies will be affected for a days.

Motives Of Operations

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Thursday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

G. Li R.

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC] PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS

CO., LTD.

IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that an Interim Dividend of Dollars ong per Share has been declared for| the year 1939, and will be payable on an after Thursday, 7th Sep- tember, 1939.

Dividend Warrants'

may be obtained on application at the Company's Registered Office, P.&O. Building.

THE REGISTER OF SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from MONDAY, 28TH AUGUST, to WEDNESDAY, 6TH SEPTEM- BER (both days inclusive) during which period no transfer of shares can be registered,

By Order of the Board of Directors.

GHB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.,

Agents.

Hongkong, 27th July, 1930.

Exchange At A Glance

SELLING

T.T. London Demand do. T.T. Shanghai T.T. Singapore

TT. Japan

T.T. India

TT. USA.

T.T. Manila

few

T.T Batavia

The motive of the Japanese re- occupation of Shumchun is believed by competent Chinese observers in Hongkong to be threefold.

ese new operation, ne-

The Japanese cording to them, is closely connected with the deadlock of the Anglo- Japanese parley in Tokso, Its poli- tical significance is seen to be more important than its military meaning, "It is a Japanese threatening gesture," state observers, to force Great

-Britain to comply with their Tientsin

demands."

The second reason, it is stated, is to cut the line of communication be-

tween Waichow and the Colony,

Since the successive falls of Swatow and Swabue, the Shinkwan-Wai- chow-Shumchun highway had become the only route in cast Kwanglung from its wartime capital to the out- side world.

The third reason of the operation, is said to be to tighten the Japanese undeclared blockade of Hongkong. Chinese peasants in Shumchun and its

vicinity hnd constantly supplied the

with a notable portion of agricultural products daily. With the Japanese occupation of the border town. Hongkong is deprived of an important source of food supply.

Philippines-Spain Cultural Links

BURGOS, Aug. 10 (Trans-Ocean). A conference took place to-day be- tween the Rector of Manila Univer sity, Dr. Silvestre Sancho, the Spanish Minister for the Interior, General Serrano Suner, and Dr. Ibanez Martin, Spanish Minister for Education to draw up plans for the development of cultural des linking

with the Philippine Islands. The plans include an exchange of students, scientists and journalists. and the establishment of a Choir of Spanish studies at Manila University which ut present has a roll of 300 teachers and 0,000 students.

Spain

Profit Taking Upsets Market

LONDON, Aug. 14 (Reuter).- Profit taking was responsible for e slightly caster trend in the day's markets

the Stock Exchange though losses were only small and a firma undertone was generally main- tained.

on

Sliver fell d. to 17 d. per ounce on cessation of Indian buying which latterly has constituted "the market's chief support.

Wall Street was dull,

Chungking Still Headquarters

CHUNGKING, Aug. 10 (Trans- Occan)-The latest Japanese reports from Shanghal that Marshal Chiang Kai-shek has ordered the removal of Government offices from

Chinesing to Klating are authori

denied.

tat most of the oblces have

moved to the suburbs of Chungking, no further transfer is contemplated. Evacuation from the city centre has rendered communication between the offices more difficult but plans to im- prove this state of affairs are under way.

AMOY QUARANTINE

Notice has just been received that the quarantine restrictions imposed by the Amby Quarantine Officer against arrivals from Hongkong on. account of Small-poe have been re- moved.

T.T. Bangkok

Ꭲ

T.T. S

Salgon

T.T. France

T.T. Germany

T.T. Switzerland

T.T. Australia

BUYING

4 m/: L/C London

4 m/s D/P do.

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

4 m/s France

30 d/s India..

1/2,18/1 1/2.10/32

704

61%

.101

.81

.201

.07%

15244

1003

.10.73

1254 1/0

.1/2.27/32 .1/21% .20 .11.15

.82

4.08%

U.S. Cross rate in Lon.

H.K. Stock Market

were

issued on the Hongkong Stock Mar-

The following quotations ket this morning.

DANKS

H.K. Banks $.

H.K. Banks £

H.K. Banks (H.K. Reg.) £ Chartered L.

Mercantile, A. & B. £.

Mercantile, C. East Asia $..

£

INSURANCES

Cantons $. Union S.

China Underwriters $. II.K. Fire $.

SHIPPING

Douglases $. Steamboats $.. Indo-Chinas, P.$. Indo-Chinas D$. Shell Bearera s/- Waterbouls $.

DOCKS ETC.

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

MINING

Kallan s/- Raubs S... Venz. Gold $.. Hongkong Mines ets.

Hotels '$.

LANDS

1,200 n.

73 n.

70

R.

of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 21st day of August, 1939, at 3 p.m., #t the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of In Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Mong Kok Taul, 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.

NAZIS 'DENY ATTEMPT AT SETTLEMENT BY CONFERENCE

(Continued from Page 1.)

ten" also reports that the closing of the Upper Sitesla frontier by Poland inflicts Injury on thousands of the German minority who dully cross the frontier Into Germany.

Nazi Allogations DANZIG, Aug. 10 (UP),~—The Danzig newspaper Vorposten to-day the Nazi Party and Foreign Organi reported that the township leader of

cation, Herr Waller Banske in the Polish town of Neupaleschken has been arrested.

The report further stated that the windows of several German homes in the town had been smashed by slones.

second

Kohling Incident Intending bidders are advised BERLIN, Aug. 10, (UP),~~~The late

Rive that immediately after the diapo-afternoon newspapers

pro- sal of the lot the Purchaser official Danzig version of the Kohling minence, without comment, to the not the applicant) will be required shooting incident. to deposit with authorised offleer 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 prlee. PARTICULARS OF THE Lor.

No. 3171.

Kowloon Inland

Adjoining Kowloon

Inland Lot No. 1926,

Hak Fo Street.

No. of Sale

Registry No

Locality

G.

Boundary Measurements

N

H...

feet feet teetifeet]

Aper pale pian.

Contents in

*q. feet

About

Аспав!

[#

R.

Rental

Upant Price

315,880

PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 21st day of August, 1939, at 3 p.m.,

The "Nachtausgabe's" edition published the report as the man story under streamer headlines "Frontier Infringement By Armed Poles. Shooting on Danzig Terri- tory" and adds in smaller type "Polish Crime Thwarted."

The "Lokalanzeiger" publishes the story on the Inside pages with the headline "Serious Incident on Polish Frontier," while other late afternoon editions publish the story In com- paratively Inconspicuous positions without sensational headlines.

Gorman Leaders Arrested

10 KATTOWICE, Aug.

(Trans.

| Oreon).—Al leaders and leading members of German organisations in former German and now Polish East Upper Silesin, were arrested on Turs: day and Wednesday by order of the Polish provincial Governor, M. Grazynski,

Between 359 and 400 Germuns

were arrested among them the Presi dent of the Young German Party in Poland, Senator Wiesner, who was taken at Bieliz and interned at Tescher.

1,000 Germans Held KATTOWICE, Aug. 16 (Trans- Ocean. The number of the German National Group arrested and detain ed in prisons in Polish Upper Silesia has increased to about 1,000 and the searching of homes by the police is continuing.

at the Oilices of the Public NEW SHIP LAUNCHED

One

years,

TO-DAY

(Continued from Page 1.

Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of Lot of Crown Land at Cheung Sha Wan, in the Colony continued. There was a surge to- of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 wards the ways to see her take the commencing from 1st Water; Chinese workmen with hoses ran forward at the end of the wayA July, 1898, with the option of to check Are from friction when the renewal at a Crown Rent to bolstern became buoyant and about 3,500 fixed by the Surveyor of His tons of the weight of the ship was Majesty the KING, for one pressed on to her bow; there was a

•further term of 24 years leas the did actually begin to smoke; and then moment when the ends of the ways last three days thereof.

the Glenorchy slithered swiftly into,

Intending bidders are advised her element, pushing a great wave of that immediately after the dispo-water before her.

24 n. sal of the lot the Purchaser (if

Comes Quietly To Rest

The tug Taikoo swept to her bow

12 n. not the applicant) will be required to take a line and the great ship

.72.

an

to deposit with authorised swung into the stream and, her dogs officer who will be present at the flying in the breeze, came quietly to .200 D. sale, the

411 of two hundred rest. In her track the sampans be- 3. dollars, ($200) in cash. This sun dragged in beneath her hull.

gan a scramble for the floating wood will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price,

.1% 80. 180 n.

67 n.

.12

s.

60.n.

.30

n.

03/14

.

.8.10

n.

102 b.

.18% b.

4.15 h,

8 n.

.110 n.

.13/6 n.

8.40 .

.1 B.

.4 B.

Lands $ (x.d.) Land 45% de. $... S'hai Lands Sh. $. Humphreys $... H.X. Reultles Chinese Estales $.

UTILITIES -Trams $....

Peak Trams (old) $.. Peak Trams (new) 5. Star Ferries $.

..(x. d.)

Y. Ferries S... China

Lights (old) $. China Lirbis (new) $. H.K. Electrics $. Macao Electrics Sandakan Lights $..

Telephone (old) $. Telephones (new) $ Tractions 6-

Tractions (Pref.) a/-

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

STORES, &c. Dairy Farms (old) $ Dairy Farms (new) Watsons $. Lane, Crawfords

Sinceres $A Wing On (IX) Powell, Ltd. $

COTTON MILLS Ewo Sh. $... S'hal Cotton Sh. Zoong Sing, Sh. $. Wing On Textiles, Sh. $..

MISC. H.K. Entertainments $. Constructions (old) Constructions (new) $.

Vibro Piling

Ch., Govt. 5%. G. Bonds

... 1025

H.K. Govt. 4% Loan. HK Govt. 84% Loan Marsmans (Lon:) - Maremans (HM.) o/~·

4.80 n. .33%. .par b. 1.80 n. .8 11.

4% n. i

.98 n.

10.70 sa,

.7.40 .

634

.22 n.

4.00

The omelal guests saw the launch- ing completed, then drifted into the PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. had been draped with flags, set with spacious moulding loft nearby, which

| No. of Bale]

New Kowloon Inland

Registry No.

Locality

Lot No. 2718. Castle Peak Road, between Fok Wing Street and Fuk Wa Street, Cheung Sha Wan.

Boundary

Measurements

芯

* per sald

plan.

Contenti in

Eq. feet.

www

CHARITY

CONCERT

given by

006's

$466

Ann. Rest

.3.70 n. Prof. Harry Ore

Prof. E. Pollogatti

Miss Pruo Lowis

Mrs. Silvia Chay

Mr. Albert Woo

Miss Rosabel Hsu and the

17. 22

.7.00 n.

11.

SR.

.18

n

14

5-14

.12 n.

.22 .

22n

.7.00 n. .20/- n.

22/- n.

14 n.

13 п.

.1 b. 12 b. 3.70 n.

21 n 191⁄2 n. ,8.40 n. .7.50 n. .1.80 n.

122 n.

.B.00 .1.55 .

..8.

CHORAL GROUP (Director: Prof. E. Gualdi) at the

CHINA FLEET Club THEATRE

On Friday, August 25, 1939, .

at 9 p.m.

in aid of Refugee Children Sponsored by

The Industrial Home for Refugee Children Admissions: $5 and $3 Booking at the Trang Fook Piano Co. Anderson Music Co.

COUNT THE

Opset

Price

$20,340

.19% n. 1026" TELEGRAPHS" .09% b.

EVERYWHERE .14/- n.

tables decorated with flowers, and specially fitted with a fan trunking ventilation system, with louvres, for occasion. There toasts were

the

drunk to the good ship Glenorchy and the firms which co-operated in her production.

Admiralty Orders

52 Vessels

Subject to the settlement of certain points the Admiralty has placed orders with seventeen companies for the construction of fifty-two vessela as follows:

Boom defence vessels. Two vessels with the Blyth Dry Docks and Shipbuilding Co.; four with Lobnitz and Co.

Trawlers-Two vessels each with Ardrossan Dockyard, Cochrane and Sons, Cook, Welton and Gemmell, Coole Shipbuilding and Repairing Co., A. and J. Inglis, Henry Robb, Fergu- son Bros. (Port Glasgow), and Hall, Russell and Co.; four with Smith's Dock Co.

Patrol

vesseis (whale-catcher type). Two vessels with Blyth Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Co three with

George Grown and Co (Marine); two with Cook, Welton and Gemmell:

two with Fleming and. Ferguson; three with Grangemouth Dockyard; three with Charles Hill and Sons; two with A. and J. Inglis; three with John Lewis and Sons; two with Henry Robb; two with Wm. Simony and Co.; two with Smith's Dock Co.

CONCERT AT K.C.C.

A fine musical programme has been arranged for A concert to bo held at the Kowloon Cricket Club on Saturday. If weather permits, the function will be held on the main ground in front of the pavilion; other- wise it will be held in the hail,

Among those taking part are T. Phillips, Victor Sanders, W. Marshall, Eva Turner, H. Sharrook, Helen Lockhart, II, Slayter, Hector Wiggins and H. Hole.

PANAMA CONSUT BACK

The Consul General for Panama and Mrs. J. Rivera Reyes returned to Hongkong yesterday on the Tak- song from Thai and Indo-China.

August 17, 1939.

J. ULLMANN & CO.

More

than

1,000

DIFFERENT

STYLES

of

GOOD

WATCHES

PRICES,

QUALITY

and

STYLE

TO PLEASE

YOU

FINE QUALITY

DIAMOND

JEWELLERY

POST OFFICE.

VIA SIBERIA ROLTE Letters and Postcards for Europe (except Great Britain and Eire) and South America are forwarded "vis Siberia" if so superscribed.

tre

OUTWARD MAIL TIMES closed 15 minutes earlier than the

Registered and Parcel Malls Uma given below unless otherwise atated, and where mails are advertis Parcel Post Service to China 19gistered and parcel malls are closed

ed to close at or before B subject to a Customs Embargo on at 5 p.m. on the previous day.

certain foreign goods, a list of which may be seen at G.P.O. & K.P.O.

accepted for despatch as cireum-

In all cases parcels can only belstunees permit and at senders risk. INWARD MAILS

From

Japan and Shanghai

Jaiphong

Tientsin

Bangkok

Calcutta and Straits Mania

Calcutta and Straits Monila

Japan and Shanghai Sandakan

Canton

Air Mail

by

Direct Service"-London

12th AuguÉ

Straits and Salgon

Saigon

Mandlá

Japan

USA, Honolulu, Japan and Shang-

hal (San Francisco date, 280 July)

Formosa

Shanghai and Amoy

Shanghal

"Imperial

Air Mini by

Drect Service"-London date, 16th

Shangbai Japan

Auguri

Shanghai

Stralis

Air Mail by "Air France

Kutsang

Nagpore

Teucer

Van Heutsz

Direct

Service"-Paris date, 16th August Air France Plans

.August 17, August 17

August 17

17..

August 17. August 17. August 17.

Per.

Duc.

British M/V Canton Canton

August 17. .August 17.

Chengiu

Kuigan

m/y Formosa Nowshera

Nogarn Maru

Pres. Doumer

August 17.

Chungk

.August 28,

Fatshan

August 18.

"Imperial

Airways

date,

Imperial Airway Plane

August 18.

Kingyuan

.August 13.

Laos

.August 18.

Roseville

..August 18..

Santos Maru

..August 18.

Pres. Cleveland

August 19.

Canton Maru

.August 20.

Cibadak

August 20.

Toltori Maru

...August 20.

Alrways

Imperial Airways

Plane.. August 21.

Antenor

August 22.

August 22.

.August 22.

.August 22.

.August 23..

Air Mail by "Pan American Airways

Direct

Service"--San

Francisco Pan American Airways

date, 10th August.

Plane

August 23.

Straits

Ruys

.August 23.

Shanghai

Schurtharet

August 24.

Shirala

August 24,

U.S.A, Canada,

Honolulu,

and Shanghai (Vancouver

Japan B.C.

date, 5th August),

Emp. of Japan

August 25.

Geulla Cesave

August 25.

Kumo Maru

August 25.

.August 25

August 20,

Date and Time.

Thursday

Amoy ......

Thurs, Aug. 17, 12.30 p.m.

Air Mall for "Imperisi

Airways Imperial Airways Plane

Direct Service"-duc London 24th August

Reg.

Ord.

Kcz.

Aug. 17, 5 p.m.

Ord.

Aug. 17, 7 pm..

Air Mail for Malaya, Java and Imperial Airways Plano

Australia by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-due Sydney 25th August

Reg.

Ord.

Reg.

Ord,

Aug. 17, 7 p.m..

Nagarn Maru

Thurs., Aug. 17, 7.00 p.m.

G. P. O, and K. P. Ö.

Par., Re..

Aug. 17, 5 p.m..

.Aug. 10, 0.15 a.m.

Ord

.Aug. 18, 10 n...

Friday

Japan

Straits

Jupan Straits Manila

For

Terukuni Maru

Marchen Macralt

OUTWARD MAILS

Per

Mulnum

Thurs, Aug. 17. K.P.O.

Aug. 17, 5 p.m.

AUK

G.P.Ö.

17, 5.30 p.m.

Thurs, Aug. 17.

K.P.O.

„Aug. 17, 5 pm. Aug. 17, 5.30 p.m.. G.P.O.

.Aug. 17, 5 p.m.

Formoso

Shanghal. Japan, Honolulu, U.S.A., Empress of Russia..Thurs., Aug. 17,

Central and South America via Vancouver B.C., and (Parcels and Papers only for Canada)-due Vancouver 3.C., 9th September.

Parcels and Papers only for South

Africa via Durbanı

Santos Maru Fri., Aug. 18, 2.30 p.m.. Straits, Ceylon, India, East and British M/V Canton...Fri., Aug, 18...........

South Africa, Aden, Egypt, Malta,

G.P.O, and K.P.O. and Europe via Morseilles--due Marseilles, 15th September

Aug. 18, & p.m..

Sandakan

Dairen

Parcela

Reg. Ord

Saturday

.Aug. 19, 9.45 am.. Aug. 19, 10.30 .m..

Mausang....Sat., Aug. 10, 7.30 a.m.. Tallhyblus.Sat., Aug. 19, 0.30 a.m

Air Mall for "K.L.M. Airways British M/V Canton Sat, Aug. 19.

Direct Service"-due Amsterdam, 29th August

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

....Aug. 19, 9.30 a.m.

.Aug. 19, 10 am..

................ Fres. Doumer Sat., Aug. 10, 4.30 p.m.

Sat, Aug. 19.

Aug. 10, 5 pm.. .Aug. 10, 8.30 a.m..

Reg. Ord.

Saigon

Parcels and Papers only for Calcutta Hosang .....

Parcels Papers

Japon

Kutsang

Sat., Aug. 10, 5 p.m.

Sunday

Haiphong Shangha!

Canion

.Sun., Aug. 20, 9 a..

Hollow

.Sun, Aug. 20, 9 a.m..

Conton

Also

Shanghai

Air Mall for "Imperial

Direct Service”—dar London, 28th › August

LOOSE

DIAMONDS

WHITE - BLUE

FLAWLESS

J. ULLMANN & CO.

Established 1860

Chater Road

Hongkong.

Monday

Canton Maru Mon., Aug. 21, 7.15 a.m. Kiangsu ....Mon., Aug. 21, 3.30 p.m. Airways Imperial Airways Plane

Mon, Aug. 21. K.P.O.

Aug. 21, 5 p...

21, 5.30 p.m. G.P.O..

AUS

Ang. 21, p.m.

Iter. Ord.

Reg.

Ord.

..Aug. 21, p.m..

Air Mall for

Malaya, Java and Imperial Airways Plane Austraila by "Imperial Airways Direct Service”-dae Sydney, 28th August

Mon.. Ang. 21.

K.P.O.

Rex.

.Aug. 21, 5 p.m..

Ord.

Aug 21, 5.30 p.m.. G.P.O.

Itek. Ord.

Aug. 21, 6 pm..

.Aug. 21, 7 pm.

Tuesday

Canton

Batavia and Sourabaya Shanghol

Fatshan....Tucs, Aug. 22, 7.15 a.m.. Tjibadak Tues., Aug. 22, 9.30 am. Kalgan Tues., Aug. 22, 3.30 p.m.

Porcels only for Straits, Penang,

Ceylon, Aden, Egypt, Marseilles Antenor and London-due, London, 27th September,

Wednesday

Tues., Aug. 22. G.P.O. and K.P.0. Porcels......Aug. 22, 5 p.m.

Air Mail for Indo-China' only-due Air France Plane

Hanol, 23rd August.

Haiphong...

..........Wed., Aug. 23..

G. P. O. and K. P. 0.

Rek.

Ord...

.Aug. 23, 11.30 am..

Aug. 23, Noon. Wosong......Wed, Aug. 23, 3 p.m.

Wed., Aug. 23

Ale Mail fo Manila, Guam, Hono- Pan American Airways

Jutu and U.S.A. by the. “Pan- Plann American Airways Direct Service” due San Francisco 30th Augusi.

Thursday

Manila and Parcels only for Ger-

many via Hamburg

Reg.

Ord,,

Ref.. Ord..

K. P. Q.

....Aug. 23, 5 p.m.

Aug. 23, 5,30 p.m.. G. P. O.

Aug. 23, 6 p.m..

Aug. 24, 7.30' a.mn.'

Scharnhorst Thurs., Aug. 24; 3.30 p.m.