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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS 25 words $2.00|

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for 3 days prepaid WANTED KNOWN. IMMEDIATE glentinit. tested flower and vegetable ceras of strong germination now obtainable at Graca Co., 10, Wyndham Street, Hongkong Established 1800.

FOR SALE. WATERPROOF WRIST WATCHES Luminous. $13-Swish, Jewelled. Singer tewing machines $30. (Guar anteed 10 years). Combination Safes. "FEM, "Bluebel 18 Nathan. C.A." Asia Life Bullding 3rd, 14 Quera's,

TO LET.

Thursday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. CONTEMPT

OF COURT Decision Against Ship's Master

G.

R.

PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 18th day of September, 1939, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of

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NEWS FLASHES (Continued from Page 1.) take this as an Indication of a German

hortage of technical experts.

HOME, Sept. 13 (lieuter).-Writing in the "Giornate d'Italia" Signor Gayda mays that italy's attitude will Le defined gradually.

Italy's attitude can be defined only A quarter of the taxed costs as beby Italy, and according to the general

view of Italian interests. soliciter

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awarded by the Chief Jusier, Sir

the Supreme PARIS, Sept. 13 (Reuter)The Atholl MarGregor, in

this morning against Capt.French naval authorities have an- Court Petre Tellacha, Master of the motor netinced that threequarters of the value of any prizes in naval warfare vesel Homn, I connection

will go to the State. The remainder motion for contempt of court.

The motion was brought by Chie will be divided in proportions of 25 per cent. for the crew. Kim, owner of the Roma against per cent, for officers, and 75

sus Parlani Frederico Parloni, of of

Capt. and Company,

to allow the be

the

Land Lot of Crown To Kwa Wang, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75

the option with years, renewal at a Crown Rent to fixed by the Surveyor of Majesty the KINH, for one ther term of 75 penta. Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dispo

Shipp for falling in plaintiff or his authorised representa furtive to enter into possersion of

interlocutory Hoioa, pursuaal is an furder by court.

After trial the Chief Justion found that

no case had been made out

was awarded against Parlant who

aal of the but the Purchaser (ifests ogainst the plaintiff as between TO LET: No. 6. King's Park Buildings,

Austin Road, Kowloon, not the applicant) will be required Party and rty. The contempt was

acainst him as stated. four-roomed Bat. Hot and water,

Garage optional,

cold to deposit with Apply

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1939.

September 14,

"Held Up" Traffic Officer

Traffle-sergeant W. Sargent WIK

forced to stop his cor on a bend in an oncoming Stubbs Road bermuze car persisted in holding the centre of the road, aecording; to evidentes pro- duced in the police court this morn Ingr

Sequel was the appearance of M. Scott, of the Water Works Depart- ment, who was summoned before Mr. Forrest at Central Magistracy this morning for failing to krep well to the left side of Stubbs Read when driving a car on September 4 mt 4.20 PARIS, Sep 13 (Reuter).–Ger-} p.m.

Scott said there was suffernt 200m. man men between the age of 501 and 66 living in France bave been for a car to pass on his right, but ordered to assemble at various places ainitted he was driving about three to four feet, from the left side of the in Paris in order to be interned.

Those between 17 and 50 are al-road in order to allow room for ready interned.

VATICAN CITY, Sept. 13 (Reu- fer)The Holy See prepared to

the moral and materiai dainage of the wark particularly for children and old

anthorised Tellarla and costs were undertake any measure to alleviate

The Hon. Mr. Leo D'Ahmad

Union Trading Co. York Building, foiliere who will be present at the ten instructed by Mr. M. A. Da people,

Telephone 27738.

Music-Loving Cook Who Would Not Do His Work Ends Up In Gaol

NOT again will the mandolin of Eustace Cleghorn be heard in the fo'c'sle of the freighter Lowther Castle while southern melodies rumble quietly through his pouting negro lips. Eustace and his mandolin have gone to Znol.

Why Cleghorn's reluctance to cut up a quantity of meat should have landed him with the much tougher assignment of 14 days hard labour in Hongkong was made clear In the Marine Court yesterday. The story A. wa

told by Chief Ollieer 3

Georgen, of the Lowther Castle,

The Lowther Castle came to port i

Kowloon yesterday and moved in Bay. The rhage against Cleghorn, the ship's 38-year-old cook, was that wilfully disobeyed the lawful command of Chief Omeer Georgeson to cook the meat for

crew's midday meal.

he

the

Cleghorn pleaded guilty. Chiet Omeer Georiteson explained to the Harbour Master, Commander G. F. Hole, who presided, that Cleghorn came to him yesterday morning and satd nu arrangements had been made about the meat for the middny meal. They went to zase | the Chief Steward, who said he had put out sufficient meat for a roast for dinner and

stew for ten,

The cook then said, "You haven't cut it up." The Steward replied. "I left the meat in the galley and it is your duty to cut it up." The cook declared, "I know my duty whereupon the Chief Officer inter- Jected, Then go to the galley and do 11."

Tinned Meat For Dinner The cook went to the galley, but

sale, the sum of two hundred

This s dollars, ($200) in cash. will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price.

requested, it will roncem itself with prisoners of war.

No betton has yet been formulated, but Papal Nuncles have received

Silva appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. H. G. Shelton, KC, matructed

the by Mr. G. G. C. Tinson appeared for

defendant. Mr. Ainda zaid that an injune-information. tion had been granted by the PARTICULARS OF THE LOT last Friday morning for the plaintif

No. of Pale

Lot

No. 9172

Registry No

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Locality

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one

Let 36. 1800, Cheung Sing St. To Kwa Wan.

the

Boundary

Menaurementa

AB JT CRÌN

plen

sq. feet

Annual

Benta!

17,580

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pser Price

$13,163

enurt

In take possession, as owner, of the Roma. Parlant was the registered owner and Tellarha the Master of the veel. Service of the injunction war effected by the bailiff of the court and it was becuase of a breach of the injunction that there proceeding bad been pentsat

Affidavits

ROME, Set, 13 (Reuters--it is

pedestrians.

A fine of $10 was imposes.

NO DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY

Germans Violate International Law

LONDON, Sept. 14 (Reuter),

correspondents Foreign

in

reported in lord political circles that Jugo-Slavia, Italy and Greece Amsterdam have now establish- are negotiating an agreement to ed the accuracy of reports that guarantee their peace bargains.

the Gestapo in Prague have that It is stated would be accompanied by an Italo-interned the British Consul and his staff of 16 in the Ambassa- Greek trade agreement.

dor's Hotel.

the agreement

"Mød other groups were irregular- By lower.

LONDON, Sept. 13 (Reuter).—The Stock Exchange was quieter to-day Ms. D'Almarła went on to reid vag-but olls and fins were strong on "à Jous afklavita that had been Bled. An

crowing demand, affidavit fed by Victor Millington, Chief Half, on Sept. 9, described lus visit to the frat defendant for service the injunction. But was told that the Roma was an Italian ship and the Italian Consul-General was the only man to whom he was answerable The fidavit stated that the first de- fendant refused to hand over the key with the

that the key

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Italian Conal-General.

Mr. D'Almada comumenting on the affidavit stated that it did at least show the state of mind of the first defendant.

Another affidavit was that of Tak Mo Wong, Bled on September p. which corroborated Mr. Millington's story

be

in

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the

PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 18th day of September, 1939, at 3 p.m.,

Another aldavit was that of Mr. Offices of the Public Meyer, clerk employed by Mr. Da Works Department, by Order of Silva. Mr. Meyer stated that the His Excellency the Governor of second defendant was not on board! when he went to the ship so he wait- Lot of Crown Land t

ed for lus return. When Tollacha returned he ordered them off Ma Tau Chung, in the, Colony

at once shouting

rather excited- of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 ship

the with

ofly this is an Italian ship, get DIT." years.

option

Proceeding Mr. D'Almala said that renewal at a Crown Rent to

addition to his original affidavit, fixed by the Savveyor of the plaintiff had fled another Majesty the KING, for one fur-yesterday in which he alleged that the test defendant was negotiating ther term of 75 years.

Camese. for the sale of the vessel to a Camen Mr. D'Almada said Mr. Parlini's Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dispo- did not understand sufficient English affidavit alleged that Capt. Tellacha sal of the lot the Purchaser (if to know what the court order was not the applicant) will be required but, said Counsel. Mr. Millington to deposit with

was quite definite that Capt. Tellscha in authorised had used certain words in English. ofeer who will be present at the sale, the aum two hundred This sum dollars, ($200) in cash.

one

Admission Of Contempt Dealing with Capt. Tellachn's aff davit, Mr. D'Almada said it amounted to an admission of guilt of contempt. that Capt. Tellacha did not ronfuse the question of the key with the

by Capt. Tellacha.

he did not cut up the incat and will be refunded on payment of But Mr. Millington was quite certain flaned meat was served for dinner. About 4 p.n.. continued the Chief the Purchase price,

Omeer, the Steward cane to him

and told him that the cook refused PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. matter of the ship's papers as alleged

to cut up the meat for tea. He saw

the rook and said to him, "Get into

the galley and do your work.

do

The cook replied that he would

on conditions, and the Chief

Omer: reminded him that bis con-

ditions

the were

articles

which he had signed on.

reminded him,' added

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under

the

Chief Officer, "that the country was at war and that the ship was under the Admiralty, He promptly told me he would see the Admirally und settle the business. I promised him he would."

In his defence, Cleghorn declared,

"I cooked the meat when the Chief Omeer gave me the der. was in the afternoon.

That

1 did not cook

it for dinner because the Steward had not cut it up yeaterday morning.

As a rule he used to cut it up.

The Harbour Master (to the Chief Omeer): Did you order him to cut the meat?

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Chlef Officer: Yes.. Cleghorn was sentenced to days'

with imprisonment

hard labour. The order was made that he be paid off before the shipping master, his wages due to be set off against his cost of repatriation and anything above that to be charged against the ship.

The

cook's

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Kowloon Inland

Lot No. 4173.

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Big Chinese

Drive Near?

Counter-Offensive

On All Fronts

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

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Abatement in the recent heavy des imond caused a harp reaction Liverpool cotton prices, finishing 25 paints lower, which represents the maximum movement permitted for a day's trading.

Wall Street was strong.

According to the "News Chronicle":" orrespondent, members of the staff are being treated well.

The American Consul-General Is using his best endeavours to obtain authorkation for them to leave Ger- many through a neutral country.

POLISH POSITION

WEAKENS

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and fighter planes. 30 of the enemy

OTTAWA, Sega. 13 (UP)-The aircraft Governor General, Baron Tweed-| brought down smuir, prorogued Parliament after machines. the Senate hnd given it. An ap- Military operations continue on proval to the emergency tegistation. all fronts in the Kutno-Lowicz sector. where a fierce battle is being fought. PARIS, Sept. 14 (Reuter). Certain Two German divisiong have been cinemas in Paris will be allowed to decisively defeated and the Polish

of restrictions troops

have

over captured re-open. Belaxation

1,000 applies to those cinemas which are prisoners, 12 guns and considerable within 150 yards of an r raid quantities of ammunition,

attacks "Strong enemy

nghting continues near Warsaw. Our troops were compelled to withdraw from Kaltuszyn.

"The garrison at Lwow defeated an a German motorized attempt of column to penetrate the city. The #ghting at Gdynia is continuing."

Civilians Man Defences LONDON, Sept. 14 (Reuter).-The principal features of the war

shelter.

All cinemas must be closer at 31.01.

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LONDON Sept 14 (Renster).—It is reported that Field-Marshal Goering' and Berr litier will confer at Hitler's headquarters in Poland in the course of the day.

to

According to a German communi- que, medals have been awarded vertain Nazi afrmen.

*

LONDON, Sept. 14 (Reuter)-It is Great Britain will not re-open anti offeally announced that schools in all necessary A.R.P. work has been completed.

Shelters are now being constructed in all school buildings in the relief

zones.

CANBERRAA, Sept: 14 (Reuter)- The Country Party has adopted a resolution which states that it is essential that a composite Ministry should be formed on just terins.

BUDAPEST, Sept. 14 (Reuter).- Several arrests were made in the Hungarian capital yesterday of men accused of spreading false rumours. It is believed they will be severely dealt with.

Budapest is alive with falk_con cerning the visit to Germany of Count Csaky and the situation In Slovakia,

Mr. D'Almada, concluding, said he did not press for a penalty other than payment of costs,

submitted Mr. Sheldon, replyingt, that in the case of the first defendant there was not the slightest evidence

disobedience of

of the court in Junction or any evidence of contempt. Mr. Sheidon said that Parlant had wholly denied that the first defendant had toki Mr. Millington that the left bank of the Blies between Saar- ship's keys were with the Halfanguemines and Earnback

pursued.

Consul General.

the

Mr.. Sheldon said that position of master of the ship was a most un- happy one. Here he was in charge of a ship flying the Italian flag, un- der the registered ownership of tallan, but actually owned by Chinese. It he did not carry out the Rallan Consul-General's orders was liable to lose his certificate.

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The most portant operations at the western extremity of the front (where the offensive movement of the German troops in the region of Sterck has been checked) is the ad- vance carried out on the left bank of the Blies River where, desplie enemy resistance, important positions, not ably some good observation posts, have been occupied.

The enemy rearted with artillery Are for a long period on this sector, and several lone air tights between French and German planes occurred above the lines.

the

Hear Bearze sector were repulsrd.

corn-

unique issued to-day from the

Polish front is evidence of herce fighting for the possession of a for- trees at Modlin, 15 miles north-west of Warsaw.

The Gerican radio cloitas that

Modlin has been taken, while the Polish communique states that the

attacks were repulsed.

Palish forces around Kaluszyn, east of Warsaw are withdrawing under pressure fruta numerous mechanised unite,

Neur Annopol, north of Sandomierz, the enemy crossed the Vistula, adds the Polish communique.

The Lord Mayor of Warsaw, in a broadcast, recorded an instantaneous response to his appeal for volunteers to man the defences of the capital in order to break the enemy's onslaught. the turning and to make Warsaw point in the campaign,

PLEASE Turn To Pago 4. Czecho-Slovak Army PARIS, Sept. 14 (Reuter).-The Czecho-Slovak army which is being formed in France will not be a for- elga legion or voluntary corps, but will rank as an allied army.

The Democracies have not juridi- cally recognised the occupation of Czecho-Slovakia by Germany, Czech sources here announce.

will The army

have its own com- general headquarters, which will come under the supreme command in France.

mand and

This command will be exercised through a French military mission headed by General Faucher, who for many years held a similar position in Prague.

The army's political representative will be provisional Czecho-Slovak Government under the Premiership of Dr. Benes, recognition of which by Britain and France la at present un- der negotiation.

FRENCH HAMMER NAZI POSITIONS

(Continued from Puye 1.)

Saarbrucken Monaced Now that Poland has lost her Industrial south-west the supply of PARIS, Sept. 13 (Heuler)-From Naxi Drive Against Warsaw Fails

ques- Brussels comes news of a terrific ex- CHUNGKING, Sept. 13 (UP).nunitions becomes a serious

border of BERLIN, Sept. 13 (Reuter). plosion on the southern belongings,Predicting packed

front tion.

Meanwhile the Germans appear to Luxemburg, in German territory. The Gormans in Poland are lying on the floor of the court, were counter-offensive," with the find the cleaning-up of West Poland The Germans have blown up the meeting with unfavourable collected as he was taken out. They guerillas severing the Japanese troublesome business owing to the main railway line between Treves weather conditions,, according to Included his mandolin and a straw lines of communication and, activities of an audacious Polish force and the French town of Metz. The

harassing the Japanese rear earned it the name "The Suicide | Western Front

west of Warsaw, whose daring las French troops made advances on the the official news agency.

on cach side of The agency claims that, despite the Column,"

Saarbruecken. The Germans now weather, the Nazi air force is still constantly, some time "soon," General Ho Ying-chin, Minister of

admit that the French army is now effectively supporting operations by Positions Improved Wor, declared to the "United Press"

only three miles away from the town. bambing railway lines and stations. that every force in China to-day is

French troops, led by armoured Sept. 13 (Reuter) -^ents and anks, uro advancing under "making preparations for

communique states that the French a heavy barrage from the Maginot drive."

troops have improved the whole of Line the positions taken in the course of the last few days.

"boater."

ROME'S NEUTRAL POLICY Signs Of Growing Friendship

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" ROME, Sept. 13 (UP)-Fur- ther proof of Italy's growing friendship for Great Britain and of her decision to remain neutral in the European War has been provided to-day.

Signor Mussolint has ordered that the work Di connection with the Italian World Fair, which will be held In 1942, should be continued without Blackening.

The Italian Duce recently said that continuance of the preparations for the Fair were proof of Italy's pence-

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PARIS. final

Drive On Przemıyl BERLIN, Sept. 13 (Reuter)--The

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IN

FRANCE

20%

REDUCTION

ON ALL

WATCHES

IS

ALLOWED TO ALL

MEMBERS OF HONGKONG

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capture of Sambor and Jaworow. He said that, despite the European

midway between Przemyl and Agricultural Bank transacts business Lwow, is claimed by Nazl troops. war, which had some effect on the

Terrific Explosion!

and the post office is open, Chinese supplies, China was still ac-

In the strong forces aro Naval forces are taking vigorous

Warsaw works, watches and fights swinging

Warsaw to the east. cumulating stocks.

#ke one big family, added the (Reuter).-A Brussels, Sept. 13

the road and "We have means of manufactur-action against enemy submarines,

Warsow There has been reduced activity by terrific explosion shook the village of They have crossed

and ing and obtaining war supplies. Our guerillas, although still deficient in aviation owing to bad weather. Schengen, in the southernmost tip of railway line between some supplies, such as trench mortar

More Terrain Occupied Luxemburg lo-day, when the Ger- Stedioe. shells are self-sufficient.

ful intentions.

PARIS, Sept 13 (Reuter)-Ad-mang blew up the railway line across vances by the French troops on each the border nearby.

Fragments of metal rained on

"When our counter-offensive starts, we will have tanks and every maske of Saarbruecken are mentioned ment because to stage such a drive, in a semi-offelal review of the mill-Luxemburg territory, but no one was we must be equipped."

tary altuation on the Western Franture railway was the main line be-

It is stated that on the one hand The the salient formed by the forest of tween Trier and Meiz. Observers also regard it as signific. Warndt west of Saarbruecken

The newspaper "Le Peuple" claim- ant that the Italian Government has been reduced and occupied. On the ed that it is rellably learned that the ordered all anti-British Inscriptions other hand, occupation, to an appre- civil population at Trier is being osted up during the Lengue Sanc-elable depth and along a front of some evacuated. This section of the front

1211⁄2 miles, of the hilly region on the hitherto has been curiously, quiet, tions era in 1938 to be removed.

has

The recapture of a position some four miles south-east of Saarbrucken is claimed, the rest of the action on the Western Front being described as "unimportant."

Warsaw Holds Out LONDON, Sept. 13 (Reuter)-Far from anticipating the early fall of Warsaw, the Hie of the Polish capital is proceeding more or less normally, according to a Polish broadcast,

The courts continue to all, the

announcer.

ed the German troops in the front [line at Radom.

The German agency reported to- day that German forces in Poland are being held up by "unfavourable weather conditions" which are tend- ing to slow up their advance. The air force, however, is "giving active support."

Heavy. Fighting

Between Two Fires LONDON, Sept. 13 (Reuter) German forces attacking Warsaw are now fighting back to back-fighting the main body of the Polish army

LONDON, Sept. 13(Router) — around Warsaw on one troat, and Various units coming through from Late this evening Follth troops "stili the Posnan province on the other marching eastward were engaged in Despite German claims some days heavy fighting with the enemy take ogo that the Corridor, fighting was The Germans. deny the Pollah. over, there is still a great deal of claim to the recapture of Loda(And Bghting going on there,

ay that Here Hitler visited the cit General von Brauswitsch has join- this afternoon.