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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

NOTICE

25 words $2.00 Shippers are advised that on

for 3 days propaid

WANTED KNOWN. IMMEDIATE PLANTING, Reliable tested flower and vegetable seeds of atmong germination now obtainable at Graça Co. 10, Wyndham Street, Hongkong. Established 1890,

SITUATIONS VACANT.

WANTED for shipping office experl- enced clerk with good knowledge of general book-keeping, typing and

shipping office routine. Apply in

account of the actual hostilities, the rates of freights from Hong- kong to Haiphong are increased by

| 2017 as from the 7th of September, | 1939.

However, rates fur Ocean transhipment cargo will remain in fores up to the 7th of December, 1939.

Compagnie Asintique de Navigation

Cic. des Messageries Maritimes

Butterfeld & Swire,

own hand writing stating experience Agents China Navigation Co. Ltd., and salary required to Box 550, "Hongkong Telegraph."

EMPIRE NEWS

R.N.V.R. UNIT FORMED IN UGANDA

2.01.

KAMPALA.

A unit of the Royal Naval Volun- teer Supplementary Reserve has been formued at Kampala, 800 miles from the

the The branch will use Yacht Club as headquarters.

The Kampala branch of the Re- serve was formed as the result of a meeting of members of the Victoris

which Nyanza Sailing Club,

was addressed by LL-Cdr. 1. N. Chutre- hill of the cruiser Glouceser, visiting Membara.

the

The commander explained principles of trade detence policy in "Unte of war and showed that many volunteers would be required by the Navy.

JAMAICA

CRITICISM BY THE GOVERNOR

KINGSTON, Jamatea. The Governor, Sir Arhiur Richards, recently strongly critiched the elected members of the Jamaica Legislative

Connell for firowing out the GovCEI- ment Transport Hill,

He announced the intention of the

was not year. The Government

Government to bring back the mea- Bure next

to grant a monopoly.

to any privale enterpirse to provide transport services for Kingston and Lower St. Andrew..

Several elceted members took ex- ception 10 the Lemarks of the Governor.

INDIA

BOMBAY CONCESSION

TO PARSEES

BOMBAY.

The Bombay Government has ac-

cepted all the demands of the

thie Parsees regarding liquor for sachamental purposes in their homes us we

well as in their fire Uneples. Officiationg priests are directed to keep a a strict account of the liquor so administered. This is a gesture of conciliation to the religious susceptibilities of Par- sces, who were formcost in the campaign against Prohltiblon.

to

Shri Meher Baba, the famous P'arzes spiritual leader, who has adherents all over the world, has decided settle at Bangalore. He has asked the Mysore Government for a grant of land on whicht o open an ashram, or spiritual colony.

Meher's

ashram is at present at Nasik, near Bombay, He has numer- ous European and American follow- ers, Including Princess Norma Matchabell, the actress, who played the part of the Madonna in the original production of "The Miracle" in London,

Meher became known as the "Silent Messiah" 011 accoun off his long period of silence. He visited London in 1933.

NEW ZEALAND

10 INCHES OF SNOW AT DUNEDIN

G.

and

Cle. Cotiers de l'Annam.

R.

PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 11th day of September, 1939, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of Lot of Crown Land' at Hennessy Road, 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.

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Friday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

September 8, 1939.

Girl, 19, Charged With

Killing

Sweetheart

Arrest On Recovery From A Wound

Employment Of Ex-Officers

PREMIER'S PRAISE FOR THE ROYAL AIR FORCE

STOCK MARKET REPORT

Honkong Stock Exchange Omeist Summary issued yesterday says:

The few transactions reported in- others H.K.

(Continued from Page 1)

householders who so generously are providing homes for the mothers and ente that amonget

Banks, Unions, Docks & Lands have children.

VGA

Buyers Hongkong Banks $1,200 H.K. Docks $144 Providents $3,00 ILK. Hotels $3.85 HK Lands $30 HK Realties $3

"Over 200,000 hospital beds are more or less found their level, but to-day ready for air rakl casualties, an air of sonte uncertainly still exinis Over 11,000 auxilary nurses have with the remainder of the list. Joined the civil nursing reserve for service in the hospitals and first ald posts, but more of both trained nurses and auxillaries are needed, especially women who can give whole-time service in any part of the country, The Wor Offee announced recently *The auxiliary fire service that it is engaged on a scheme by mobilised quickly and on the whole THERE was a sequel at Hatfield Police Court re-which retired Regular and Terri- smoothly, and in the main the avail- cently to the finding of Boy Corporal Frederick Walter torial officers, ex-officers and officers able fire-fighting units are being kept and certain other ranks at present permanently manned and ready for instance, In London, for Read (17), Royal Air Force, dead from a shot wound at serving with the Territorial Army netion.

Reserve Supplementary

are there are over 1,900 are pumps ready Cuffley, Herts, on May 30, and nearby Miss Joyce Queenielgible for reemployment, attach for action against about 125 in peace Mary James (19) with a shot wound in the chest.

ment to units, or to short-service thine."

more favourable terms than those obtaining at pre- sent.

The girl, a domestic worker, living in Birkbeck Road, Enfield, was charged with murdering Read.

She had been discharged from hospital earlier in the day and was allowed to sit during the brief police court proceedings.

Detective-Inspector William Oxland said that at Wellhouse Hospital, Barnet, that day he told James that

charge.

He took her to

News Is Stranger Than Fiction

commissions

The chief features of the scheme are as follows:

Periods of service varying from one

month to a moxhnum

cause.

by

Gaining Momentum Concluding, Mr. Chamberlain sald he hoped his statement would show! the country that Britain's war effort was rapidly gaining momentum.

"It has behind it the full weight of all the people of this country who are: that No of three united in their conviction years or the duration of the Mination ever went to war in a higher tory Training Act, If shorter.

"We are greatly heartened JOHN MILLER lives at Teyn-The initial employment of officers,

the knowledge that in ine niruggle he was going to arrest her on the ham, Kent. Seven miles away

for the defence of liberty and free institutions, and for the preserva- | Barnet police at Bredgar lives his brother,

tion of all that makes life worth When sh was contioned Frederick. They meet but sel-

living, we can count on the sup- charged she replied, "What eandom.

port of the overseas members of the British Commonwealth. say?

"On their own free will and under no form of compulsion save the moral Gratuities on completion of service and compelling force of the right of declared their as follows:

nations, they have If electing to serve for:

intention of cooperating in a cause them 3 years 2yrs 1 year which is no less precious to

station.

1

Asked by the clerk whether she wished to ask any question, she said "No."

She was reinander in custody.

A.R.P. EXAMINATIONS Successful Candidates In Recent Tests

Intending bidders are advised Following me the results of an that inmediately after the diepo-examination for Air Raid Wardens sal of the lot the Purchaser (ir held at Mongkok, under the instruc not the appliant) will be required to deposit with authorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dullars, ($200, in cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price. PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

| No. of Sale

Registry 2

Locality

Inland Lot

No. 5581.

Adjoining Inland Lot No. 4068.

Hranessy Road.

G.

Boundary Mensuramenta

N.

H..

W.

fuetiree

As per sale plan.

Contenta in

sq. feet

Annas!

Bental

Upset Price!

About

1,960

tyt

R.

$23,520

PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Salo by Public Auction. to be held on Monday, the lith day of September, 1939, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at King's Road, 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 that immediately after the dispo- sal of the lot the Purchaser (If not the applicant) will be required to deposit with an authorised Recently 10 inches of snow fell on officer who will be present at the Dunedin. Business was disorganised.anle, the summ of two hundred Roads leading to the city were blocked.

dollars, (200) in cash. This Bum

AUCKLAND.

Snowstorms swept the South Island will be refunded on payment of fore two days and more falls oc- the Purchase price.

curred in hte North Island,

KENYA

MOMBASA STRIKERS RETURN TO WORK

MOMBASA.

・・・ The goīlētal strike here is gradually breaking down, Natives who were parading the streets armed with sticks and knives are filtering back to their jobs.

Work at the port is going slowly forward, though it is still subject to delay as labour remains short.

The real causes of the strike

main obscure.

SOUTH AFRICA

AUTUMN ELECTION

FOR SENATE

re-

JOHANNESBURG. Senate elections will be held on Oct. 24, when 32 Senators will be Colected, sight for etch Province of the Union. Attempts made by Senator G. Hartog and Senator E. Brookes to reform the Sentate and the elections have falled.

rejuvenating

Whether the move for the personnel of the Upper House will be successful is rather doubtful.

| PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

1 No. of Sale -

inland Lot

Registry No.

No. 5583.

Jo

Locality

-Junction o

King's Road &

Wing Hing Street.

Boundary

Measuremente

N. 8. R. W.

[[ovi{few||tomijfest

as per sale

plan..

About

Contents in

6,170

sq. feet.

#114

Aun. Rant.

Vacation Goes Up in Flames

Greenwich, Conn.

UpsetTM Frica

$18,610

Mrs. Hazelene Orr saved $100 for

a vacation trip and put it in a paper

number keeping. however, including the replacement appeared she called police. An in- of the two Cabinet Ministers, vestigation was in full swing when Senator C. F. Clarkson, Minister of Mrs. Ore suddenly remembered with Posla, and "Telegraphs, intends 10 grief she had absent-mindedly toured ontest byelection for the the bag into an incinerator with other Assembly In Natal.

rubbish and burned her savings,

す

Recently, John, who was married went to see his doctor. He collapsed! in the doctor's surgery.

That day, too, Fiederlek went to his work on a farm. Ile fell from a [cherry tree and injured his spine.

And later, in St. Bartholomew's

away, two men turned in their

Hospital, Rochester, twenty miles

adjoining beds and reengnised cach,

other.

They were Jolin and Frederick.

tion of Mr. S. K. Luk-Chail Yll- cheng. Ng Shiu-tat, Miss Yim Ping- SOLDIERS ON CHARGE sheung, Fung Fung-keung, Miss Ylm Shuk-hing, L Hon-wing, Yuca Kin shing, Leung Chik-huen, Yin Inl chun, Yurn Yick-shing, Li Ying-kec, Chon Shun, Miss Yim Man-kam, Ho

wing.

Sung-chlug, Li Ker-chow, Chan Kee-

Allegations of Robbery And Assault

ker-

subject to vacancies, in a rank according to their previous vice; subsequent promotion to be by merit.

Pay and allowances at full Army

rates of rank,

150 £125

£50 £50

Majo £300 €250 Captain Subaltern £200 ..

£100 £50 Details of the scheme, which will be published shortly, will include in structions as to where and how to upply Pending such publication no applications, either written or per- nol, should be made to the War oatee.

Y.M.C.A.

FIXTURES

Sunday-Discussion Group, I pan. Prof. R. Robertson, "Nationalism and Charged with

Wour the International Ideat," acoulting

Monday-Bandaging Class, 10.30 Kai-yu in Hunkow Rend on Monday and robbing him of a watch, Privates. Flag whist drive, 8.30 p.m. ser- Percy Middleton, 23. James Wright,vice lounge, ground floor, 50 cts. of lectures Pourse

in English 24, and George Edward Chacksfeld, Tuesday-Bridge, 10 am, Badmin- will be given at the Club Lusitano 24 of the Middleses Regiment were

Mixed swimming, 0

a

New Courses

Host.

8.30

1.m.

than it is to the people of England." Mr. Arthur Greenwood thanked Mr. Chamberlain for his statement nich asked the Premier to keep the coun- try informed promptly whether the| news was good or bad.

If the magnificent statement about. the Kiel action had been published had oncurred it would on the day have heartened the prople.

Mr. Chamberlain said he did not want to circulate any information until all the facts had been ascertain- ના. bub with experience hopett they would do better in the future,

TRAIN ROUTES

RE-OPENED LONDON, Sept. 7. (Reuter).

on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri-reimanded for a week by Mr. Him- [Pednesday.—Flag whist and mah--Train services between Rome |

days at 5230 p.m. commencing. Munday.

Mr. E. P. Buttress, will be

sworth at Kowloon Magistracy yes- terday.

Jung, 10 am. Surg. Capt. G. V. Hobbs' the lecturer.

second talks on Anatomy, 6 p.m. Ser- A series of icctures in English tại Two months' hard labour was im-vice whist drive, 8.30 p.m. be held on Mondays, Tuesdays undpased on Lrg Kwuk-chui, 17, unem- Thursday-Mabłong class, 10 a.m.) Fridays commences on Monday at 0ployed, by Mr. Macfadyen at Kow-Committee meeting, 10.30 ñ.m. p.n. in the Diocesan Girl Junior loon Magistracy for the theft of a Friday. Keep Fit clasf 10 a.m. School

Duke Street, Mr. H. W. handbag from Miss L. d'Eremeet, of Badminton, 8.30 pm. Mixed swim Leyden will be the lecturer.

Austin Road.

ming, 0 p.m.

Opening TO-DAY

KING'S Opening

AT 2.00, 4.30, 7.10 & 9.40 P.M.

HER THRILLINO LIFE FROM SECRET BOUDOIR TO THE GUILLOTINE

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NORMA SHEARER TYRONE POWER

Marie Antoinette

JOHN BARRYMORE ROBERT

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PULAR

PRICES

and Paris will be resumed to- day.

Train services between Switzerland and Italy have already been resumed, The Orient Express will now travel as far as Paris instead of ending the service at Milan.

1.K. Trams $14

Safra

Hongkong Banks $1,200/23 Union Insurances $330 H.K. Landa $1416 Providents St

H.K. Lands $30 -Electrics $53

Chino Tights (new) $314

MANILA GOLD SHARES.

Atoks Ps. 10 s

Anlamok Pr. 17 b Buguio Gold Ps. 14 b Fatong Buhay Pa. 011 s

Benguet Consolidated Ps. 9:20 •

Ps. 18 b

Wedge

Coco Grove Pa. 10 5

Consolidated Mines P. 0025 x

પ

Demonstration Ps. 0714 b

N.L. Ps. 30%

ぶ

Gold P's. 12 b

Itogon Mining Ps. 2011⁄2 s

Mambulas Consolidated P. 08 b Masbate Consolidated P's. 08% s Mindanao Motherlode Pa. 001 b Mines Operation Ps. 101 b North Camarines Pa. 18 & Paracale Gumaus Ps. 14 b San Mauricio Ps. 79 Surigao Consolidated Ps. ID b Suyue Consolidated Ps. 11 b Syndicate Investment Ps. 02 6 United Parneale Ps. 29 a

ADVICE TO NURSING MOTHERS

It is very important, doctors say, not to overtax your system immediately after the birth of a child. When you are feeding baby yourself, you should take plenty of easily digested nourish-

ment,

For

that

reason, doctors China recommend

throughout Horlicks. They have proved that Horlicks stimulates the appetite, sound sleep and promotes

The Belgium air line resumed ver- strengthens the whole system. Horlicks increases the vice yesterday between, Belgium and Also England after having suspended is supply of maternal milk and schedule for a week.

the success of breast

Get Horlicks to-day from your store.

STOCK EXCHANGE

RESUMES

LONDON. Sept. 7 (Reuter). The London Stock Exchunge resumed effeial business to-day, with prices generally firm and trading freer than Inst week,

Industrials were occasionally stronger and gilt-edged holdings

the... fixed were--Bround

minima,

West African gold shares met with {

a good demand.

The large demand for cotton' was again unsatisfied on the Liverpool

market as sellers withheld at

day's pegged prices,

Wall Street was firm.

NEWS FLASHES

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have been fixed at those prevailing on August 31.

Refusal to sell at those prices renders the goods able to seizure for sale by the Federal Government.

•

LONDON, Sept. 7 (Router)-M. Daladier and General Gamelin, head of the French forces, held n con- ference yesterday.

It is understood that in particular, they discussed the progress of the war on the Western Front.

ensures

feeding.

Start

them

young-

Start

them

(19)

right

GIVE YOUR CHILDREN DAILY-TWO GLASSES

OF FRESH

SUNKIST

Olympic Committee ORANGE

San Francisco, Sept. 7, The German Consul-General in San Francisco has resigned his member- ship of the Olymple Club. He re- celved a telegram warning him tha! 153 members had threatened to resign unless he did so.-Reuter.

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