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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS

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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

BANK HOLIDAYS.

In accordance with Government Ordinance, The Exchange Banks will be closed for the transaction of Puble Business on Monday, the 4th September, 1939. (The First Monday in September).

Hongkong. Bist August, 1939,

NOTICE

The Consulate General of SITUATIONS VACANT. Panama will open its new Offices nt the Hongkong Slarebrokera

FAH WONG Wanted for Peak dis-Association Building, 8 Des Voeux trict. Apply Box No. 649, "Hongkong Road Central, 2nd floor, on Sep- Telegraph.

|tember the 5th.

FOR SALE.

LARGE FRIGIDAIRE, perfect condi- tion, $250, Toward 4 valve 3 wave wireless $75. Furniture including dining room sude, beds, dressing View table with long mirror, etc. appointment. White, 14. The Peak. Tel. 20002.

THE CONSUL GENERAL.

NOTICE

A. R. P.

A series of Lecturen in English, WATERPROOF WRISTWATCHES: to be held on Tuesdays and $13.00. Swis samples, greatly re- ! Fridays, will commence on Tues- duced prices, Silver-dialled.day, 5th September, at 6 pm. in Chromium plated, Jewellel, Lu- minous. Washable straps. Singer St. sewing machines $30.

Andrew's

"Bluebell, Kowloon. 218 Nathan "FEMCA." Asia Life! Building, 3rd. 14 Queen's.

Victim Of Lost Joke

SOMEBODY

told Mr.

Church Hall,

TRIBUNAL

Saturday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

G.

R.

Contum

CENSORSHIP.

September 2, 1939.

THE WAR WHERE HITLER RULES TO-DAY

Hemat

from

East

invaded

Poland The Public is hereby notified who that General Telegraph and Postal Prussia and Palish, defence forces,

The German offensive is reported Censorship has been re-imposed, | to be rapidly gaining in strength und

2. Telegrams will only accepted | violence.

e suities subject to the following restrie- understand to have been susteined by

both sides..

tions:-

The use of Code or Cipher is prohibited.

(2)

one

All telegramma must be in

of

the following

|

languages:

English or French.

30

The surname of the sender

Many

were

Air Raid Casualties SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPHI WAISAW, Sept. (UP)-Many are

Bed

and reported to have been winnded when the important city of Poznan was bombed at 2 p.m., to-day, Lwow, anther important city, was free timer bombed by planes from Slovalita, and

civilians were many wounded. or name of sending Armilled and

though must be included in the · material damage was eatsed.

There were revned e.sualties when telegram to be transmitted

70 bombs feli na Warka, which is not red paid for.

a military objective, 60 kilometres! i south of Warw

4) Riglatered abbreviated telegraphic addresses mad not he used.

C. G. SOLLIS, Censor,

Fire Brisade Building.

1st September, 1939,

R.

COMPULSORY SERVICE | PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Tuesday, the 5th day of September, 1939, at # p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of

It s

For genyrai information that notice of appial, David under Section 8 of the Compulsory Noakes a good joke while he was at Service Ordinance No. 32 of HER, work on a railway.

From the findings of the Compul- Noakes went to his finge in sory Service Tribunal should be Malvern-road, Kilburn, N. W and res addressed to the Registrar, Court: peated the joke to his wife

at Justice, Hong Kong.

C. BRAMALL BURGESS,

She tent back in her chair and intighed so heartily that the chair clerk to the Compulsory Service started to fall backwards.

Noakes, a small-built man, srabbed | at the chair. After a terrific strugate

for his wife in not of small build...

be pulled it back to safety.

Tribunal

September 1, 1939.

Ofe

Lot of Crown Land at Wanchai, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Hent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for ne further term of 75 years.

Intending bidders are advised

Plancs Shot Down

DENMARK

GERMANY

POPULATION

1914 68,000,000, 1918 60,000,000

1937 67,587,000

DU

1938 80,000,000

1939 91,500,000

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" PARIS, Sept. 2 (U1).—The official Polish radio broadcast has tested the first official army communique, say ing that Polish anti-aircraft shot The down sixteen Griman planes. Polos Jort tego machines,

The communique also sportel heavy fighting in Silesia. The Polish army had reputed two German at- Laelia in Westplatte.

Clybian casualties in yesterday's air rates are reported to be heavy. -Busted Pronk.

Polish Resistance SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH WARSAW, Sept. 1 (UP}.—Pall hi esistance everywhere i alemming de Girman advance.

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acounerd that Wirdum, Radam kod Zyczyn have been bombed and that many are dead in all towns in the district of Czesto- chowa, where the fighting is appar-

very heavy. ently

An announcement was made that three

and men

twe Women were wounded in the bombardments c Warrow, but no mention is made of the number of dead.

e

Apparently the air defenres mast elleivat. cerunting for the fast that the sam

the raiders have been driven offi and the

have resumed circu- j

TRINITY COLLEGE OF that immediately after the displation with tumoved calm when the

MUSIC LONDON

In doing so he wrenched his. hnek.. and he was taken to hospital m; any.

called Friends

Lo ofter tein Local Examination in Theory ympathy at his bestside,

2nd December, 1939. "What was the wonderful joke?"! they asked Mr. Noakes racked his -brains 10 remember

-but lie couldn't.

The last day of entry for the ¡forthcoming. examination in Theory will be 15th September.

· 1939. Entry forms may be For Half Ton of Coaljobtained from the Local Secret-

Energetic Burglar Toils

AMSTERDAM, N. Y.

Police are searching for a champion

--the "most industrious burglar."

The ambitions fellow broke into

jury.

J. E. ANDERSON,

Local Secretary.

the Salvation Army building to steal /o The Anderson Music Co., Ltd.

a half-ton of coal, carrying it in small quantities through

window

Race Track Dried Up

vollar

Karachi, Indi Karachi, municipal corporation has decided to eat off the water supply to the local race entrse, the only one In Sind which runs a weekly race niceting. "It Is purely à gambling concern an has ruled thousands of citizens," says the council.

(St. George's Bldg., Ice House St.

Newlyweds 74 and 70

GREELYVILLE, S. C. (U.P.)—-Dan Cupid thrives to a ripe old age in this ttle South Carolina town. Latest newlyweds here are Robert Hawkins, 70, and Fannie Burns, 74.

Fire Revisits Old Inn

BRECKSVILLE, O. (U.P.)--History

Mr. S. H. Ross will be in charge of repeating Itself, fire damaged the the Thai Consulate-General in Hong-historie Breckville Inn, oldest kong during the absence on leave of stapchouse in this section of the Mr. J. T. Bagrain, the Consul-Gen- | country. More than 100 years ago eral.

fire destroyed the original inn.

Premier's Dramatic

Speech: Britain Will Fight

Continued From Page 1

Industry

Man He Rebuked Left Him £1,000

al of the at the Purchaser if not the applicants will be required. to deposit with 2 authorised officer who will be present at the sale, the aum of two dollars, 18200) in eash. This sum will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price.

hundred

| PARTICULAES OF THE LOT.

No. of Sale!

Registry No

3774 & 3769,

Inland Lot

No. 5560.

Wanchai Read.

South of Inland í

G.

Boundary Measurements

N. B, X. W.

fert fuel footitust

Auper nale

Contents in

Abeat

1211 be

030 £

Upset Price:

laurel

Rental

$63

R.

PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS

of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Tuesday, the 5th day of September, 1930, at 3 p.m.. at the flees of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Island Road, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75. years, with the option of renewal nta Crown Rent to be fixed by. the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of 75 years.

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l-clear signal was given.

Authoritative circles are under the

impress ion that bombs dropped on the out kirts and possibly on the man ra

line to the westward, but in- formation is at present unavailable.

is understood that two were killed in the first air raid and it is rumoured that one German plane has been shot down.

The United States Embassy urged all nationals to leave. Advises were telephoned, urging them to go quickly to Riga.

Refugee Train Bombed WARSAW, Sept. 1, (Reuter).--I alleged that a refugee train was bombed near Kutno, causing heavy casunities.

It is claimed that all raids which marked the opening of the hostilities were unsuccessful.

STR

SAAR BASIN 1935

POP: 812,000)

SUDETENLAND

1938

POP: 3,000,000

SWITZERLAND

S TR

AND

LITHUANIA

GERMANY's| BOUNDARY

1914

1918

1939-

CHOSLOVA POPULATION 11,500000,

POLAND

Vienak

HUNGARY

1938), POP: %,600,000

Map shows the boundaries of Gormany to-day, compared with the country over which the Kaiser ruled in 1914. In twelve months Hitler hat brought Austria under his rule, then Sudetenland and Czecho-Slovakia. After the war Germany lost Alsace-Lorraine to Franco and the Polish Corridor to Poland.

On Love Alone

GENERAL WAR NOW! No Use To Wed

FELT INEVITABLE Polish

Makes President Rallying Call

A fe

Oxford, "Love is not everything in morried

This shock to the romantics was given by Dr. Franz Plewn, 30-years- oll Viennese psychologist, when he ke on marriage at the Individual here, Psychology Summer School writes a "Dally Msil" reporter.

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH❞

hitle business WARSAW, Sept. 1 (MP) PRK povernight, but

Lave, he went on, is an emotional SIDENT Alovicki nas proclaimed transacted,

preparation to marriage. Two people Wall Street was easy. that a state of war exists in Poland;

may be deeply in love, but when it nerever, there has been no declara- tion of war. The President

LONDON, Sept. 1° (UP)) -Reports betreat because they suddenly realise "The entire Polis; nation, blessed by of hostilities in the Polish-frontier that marriage required something God, will march to victory."

Meanwhile anti-aircraft guns burst! laought trading on European markets more than love.

alr-rakd into action at the fourth warning however no planes up-

Stock Exchange Closed 1930's to mailage they want to

There was

salll,

vitual stands111 to-day. The London Stock Exchange elused at least until Monday.

still.

Married life is never a compromise.. There is something wrong if com- to br promises continually have de-ade.

ex-

One neurotic usually marries un-

the other person the victim.

peared, apparently being driven off. British banks are practically

a proclamation of a dunestle measure designed to patted and trading in foreign wartime regulations into effect. The change has been brought to a stand-other neurotic. Each wants to make Government will probably seek to avold an outright

of declaration war in order to avoid the handicaps which might than be imposed by the United States neutrality law.

General War Certain LONDON, Sept. 1 (UP).—“We can scarcely see a single hope of avoiding We cannot believe general war.

Bourse Trade Petors Out

PARIS, Sept. 1

(UP)-Although

U.S. Markets Reactions

Defences Held LONDON, Sept. 1, (Reuter).—It is claimed in Polish circles in London that the German army has not suc- ceeded in breaking through any point of the Polish defences.

The spokesman declared: "Our fight, lines are where they were-practlend Britain will enter the war."

That verainly means that France-day. ally on the frontier."

"DON'T GIVE UP WORK"

A murried man inay write a great the Paris Bourse is officially remain-book, but give credit to the woman ing open trading petered out to-day who does the housework for produc- until I was practically non-existenting the right atmosphere in which а book can be written, Only a such by 1.30 p.m.

woman can produce that atmosphere. the -With ths the women in

they were audience agreed. But that the Poles, after their people have been slaughtered, can to other thann NEW YORK, Sept. 1 (UP)-All surprised when Dr. Plewa, usked markets assumed a wartine pattern whether a woman should give up work when she married,"repiled The rush to buy war babies" sent firmly, "No, never."

Even though a woman worked, he Thus declared an offein! British them soaring this afternoon follow-! Hald..... Gorman

surce In London to-day, bearing outing the widest decline since January, added, she could will create an ideal

Blonds broke sherply.

time tmosphere in which her hus- ̈* WARSAW, Sept 1 (Reuler)).—The tire general bellef that Britain and Poles claim to have repelled three France's entry into the conflict on the The prinie war commodities, sugar, band would be happy,

Earlier to-day I had talked with Dr. bromed Gerinan Three

side of Poland

a wheat the copper new only bombers are 41 kl to have been

Sugar prices rose the limit per-Plewa about dreams. formality.

Here are some of the things he told brought down neur Cracow and four Lord Halifax has informed the miable in a single session.

There was a Soom by all markets ine-I pass them on for all dreamers Polish Ambassador that the Anglo-

to remember: 1 is al-o claimed that the Poles Polish treaty alliance becomes effec-during the last hour of trading. are holding up the offensive by landtive immediately if the reports of the

Stocks advanced led by steelstain horse flashing past the post in If, in your dreams, you see a cer- coppers and chemicals.

nonotice. United States Steel finished nearly the 3.30 to-morrow, take

For dreams, in this respect, are not Polish Communiquo

$5 above the day's lows.

Bethlehem prophetic. If the horse actually does Douglas Alreraft and

win-that is simply coincidence-and The Polish Embassy in Paris has

had luck on you. ested a communique saying: "Ger- Steel registered rises of $6. The advance from East Prussia in many has violated the Polish frontier; activity. being pushed forward with increasing

German air raids.

fear, Gdynia,

Heavy Bombing

German incursions on Polish terel BERLIN, Sept. L-The Germans are necurate. ctum etectively to Invo búraber 13 Polish aerodromes and that their

in Germon planes are domination of the air.

complete

The Polish Ambassador has re- velvet papers preparatory to leaving. The German Charge D'Affair in Warsaw has been requested to leave. German Communique Claims

Successes

NEWS FLASHES

(Continued from Page I.)

If

TAKE CARE

four places" while authoritative Polish sources in Paris report that the Polish Army is resisting the invasions "xcept at Danzig which, according top official reports, has been militarily occupied by the Danzig Nazis follow-High Commissioner for Danzig, Dr. backed winning dreams for several

Herr Foerster's Invitation

you are on the Stock Exchange and dream of a sudden rise in certain shares, be very careful. Dr. Plewa knew broker who successfully

H

Hiller to send an army to the FreeBurchardt has departed with his staff, weeks. He bonsted that he could dream the rises and the falls of the Citv BERLIN, Sept. 1 (Reuter) — The official French news agency bas

LONDON, Sept. 1 (Reuter).-The 'change. Then he fell ill was away "Military action in Silcala, Pomerania announced there is general fighting Football Association announces that for about a fortnight, continued to and East Prussia has brought expect-long virtually the entire length of a message has been received

successes" claims the first German the Polish Corridor's frontler, war communique.

Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dispo-ed nal of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicant) will be required Lo deposit with authorised officer 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 price.

day

announced that

fit men between the ages of 18 and 41: would be liable for military service.

Steps would be taken to ensure that)

Glossop, Cheshire. man-power required for

Canon Michael Power, vicar of would not be taken away.

Mottram-In-Longdendale, Cheshire, Mr. Chamberlain recorded that who, denounced Sunday night sing- satisfaction of himself and the songs in the village taverns, has been

been made during the last,days of the ]Edmund Gartside, rich Staly-bridge Government in the efforts that had left £1,000 on trust by Mr. John PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. Danzig, and the air force bombed the signed by his illustrious father in placed on active service, crisis. Signor. Mussolini had also brewer, a director of the company been doing his best for a solution controlling Mottram's Roebuck puble-

(cheern).

Set Our Teath And Ste It. Through

house.

Canon Power opened his campaign from the pulpit. He said to his con- “Now it remains for us to set our gregation: 'Every Sunday evening teeth and to enter upon this struggle there is dumped into our village a

which we so earnestly endeavoured horde

females."

to avoid with determination to see

of unwanted, undesirable

through to the end. We shall enter He heard of the will at Sear- Into it with a clear conscience, with borough, where he is on holiday. He the support of the dominions and the said: "Mr.

Gartside was ill in bed

British Empire, and, the moral ap- when I began my campaign against of the great part of the world, public-house sing-songs in the village proval of

"We have no quarrel with the on Sunday nights.

German people except that they allow

themselves to be governed by Nazi

Government, As long

waare

that

BLAMED ALL

to

Eu in Bale

Begistry No

Locality

Rural Building

Lot No 427. Adjoining Rural Building

Lot No. 390,

Island Road.

Boundary

Measurements

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Contents i

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plan.

COUNT THE

sq. fool

Ann. Ban

| Upses Price

14,000

*#160

$2.800

of some of the positions in the Bay of

harbour of Gdynia.

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from

follow his dreams and lost.

"You see," said Dr. Plewa, in his uncertain English, "in these early dreams it was simply that he was carrying on his day-like thoughts as to what would happen to the market. As soon as he was away, and lost

where contact-pool,

You should not think

were

his

that

to

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the llome Office saying that the situa The French Cabinet has decided on thin at present does not warrant mat- German troops are stated to have general mobilisation,

ches being played to-day, reached the heights of Kattowitz in

Minister's

All matches, scheduled for to-day Emotion Polish Upper Silesia, while German forces from East Prussia are fight-tears in his eyes,

The French Foreign Minister, with have therefore been cancelled. ing on F

on Polish soll.

France will subscribe to President MELBOURNE, Sept. 1 (Reuter)-dreams." The German air force, the com-

bas

Hoosevelt's humanitarian appeal to The Supply Minister announces that munique

continues,

bombed halt such air raids as those which the munition factories are ready for Imagine you Inherited 250,000, Polish veveral

"and acrbdromes

nine Polish towns have suffered to stant full production.

house in the country, and been pro- gained the upper hand in the air."

moted to a big job is a happy dream. Units of the German navy, it is

In London, His Majesty the King OTTAWA, Sept. 1 (Reuter)-The Oh, no. It does not show a pleasant also claimed, have taken possession to-day signed a decree similar to that militia, navy and air force have been state of mind at all. It only means that you are disatiated with your August 1914 ordering the complete¦ The Prime Minister, Mr. Mackenzie lot in life."

In the words of Dr. Pleora, "A mobilisation of the British Army, King announced to-day that Parlia-

ment will be asked to authorise_the, dream always distorie realities to Navy and Air Force,

silent crowd watched the arrival Government to give the most effec-higher or lower planes."

in a muddle who It is the man of the Cabinet Ministers at No. 10, live co-operation with Britain. Downing street to-day.

usually dreams. He cannot make a Meanwhile the evacuation of schoot BERLIN, Sept. 1 (Reuter)-A de- decision in daylight, so he takes it to children began at 6.30 a.m. to-day. cree has been issued making listening bed with him. "I do not think your Over 400,000 youngsters will be to foreign radio stations an offence Cabinet Minister and big public men have left nothing untried," in an taken into the country. Early this punishable by penal servitude. Per-can dream much," said the doctor. morning the first hundred to leave sons passing on news broadcast by "They have the courage to accept re- President Roosevelt met the Cabinet marched to Aldgate Station where foreign stations are also punishable sponsibility for their own decisions. In a review of the International | they were entrained in calm

in, serious The child, the adolescent is liable to and by penal servitude, and

dream most." situation and its possible eReels on orderly fashion.

cuses, by death.

And it was of children that Dr. Mr. Leslie Hore-Belisha, British

Plewn spoke to the school to-day. He Minister for War, was in conference

Buch told them that there was no Chlet of the with Viscount Gort,

thlug as a "nervous child." British General Staff to-day while the

"The term is an invention of scien- French Premier was in similar con-

tile investigation," he told me. ference with General Gamelin, Chief

"Parents so often believe that they of the French Genral Staff,

have a nervous child, and give it Markots At Standstill

The celebration of the centenary medicine and generally pamper it.

"It's a mistake.. Never pamper a London, Sept. 1 (Reuter)The of the founding of the Little Sisters was announced at the White House outbreak of hostilities between Ger- of the Poor will be held at the child-it is only discouragement to

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ITALY WILL REMAIN NEUTRAL

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effort to avoid force.

the United States.

Earlier, he reviewed the detailed defence plans with Army and Navy officials whereafter Mr. Woodring sald the conference was a "complete dis- cussion of national defense."

Roosevelt To Broadcast

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

* WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 (UP),—It]

Centenary Celebration

"TELEGRAPHS" Kowloon City and makes, the

"When I condemned the practice I Government exists and pursues the did not single out any particular methods which have been so persia-house. I blamed them all. tently followed in the last years,| "Mr. Gartside was one of my there can bo no peace in Europe. parishioners. Ha simply wanted

resolved that these help the church. 116 has done this by methods must come to an end, and if directing that interest from the money by the struggle we can re-establish in shall be used to nugment the stipends the world the rules of good faith and fof vicars of the parish. the renunciation of force,, then the "I do not intend to use any of the sgerinces entailed upon us would find money for my campaign. I shall rely

on my tongue for that."

Meir fullest justincation.

EVERYWHERE

W on you. But parents should not use His Excellency the Governor will corporal punishment."

Nervous children, ing added, were In the foreign exchange market, visit the local Institution, which cures and to relleve suspense produced by starling-closed nominally at 4.19 in for a large number of destitute and those who were afraid-und to be

afraid was a sign of insecurity, the European situation.

terms of dollars, compared with 4.285 aged people.

broadcast to the entire nation on Sun- to a standstill in those markets which this afternoon. day night e messago, which is describ-remained open to-day. ed as being designed to allay anxiety.

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