THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 20, 1939.
STRICT REGULATIONS FOR NEXT FRIDAY'S BLACK-OUT
DURING THE COMPULSORY black-out exercise on Friday AUTOMATIC
evening, the Lighting Control Regulations as published
in the Government Gazette of 14th July, 1939, will come BLACK-OUT
into force.
The attention of the general public is invited to the provi sions of the Lighting Control Ordinance, which pro vides a penalty for contravention or non-compliance with ang regulations under that Ordinance Generally speaking, the main points and 40 p.m. and the above lighting that restrictions imposed on shipping are in these Regulations require
those subject to any, instructions which may on the night of the blackout, lights which cannot be extinguished be issued by the Naval or Harbour or obscured within thee minutes of Authorstles. the sounding of the air raid warning eignal must not be lit after sunset, and any remaining lights must be capable of being extinguished or ob- scured within three minutes of
raid warning sounding of the air elgnal.
AIR RAID SIGNALS
N.T.
The New, Territories and islands in territorial waters will carry out an "automatic” black-out test on Friday, for there will be no sirens or sig- nals to notify the inhabitants of the "air raid.".
The commencement of the exercise
Thousands of leaflets are being dis- will be indicated by the sounding of the air raid warning signal, namely tributed to-day containing full particu- thea fluctuating blast from electric syrenslars and instructions to the people Hv
extending over a period of three min-ing in the New Territories and on the utes, followed by the extinction of all islands.
All the "Kaifongs" have already re- street lighting.
URGE TO SABOTAGE
Lòndon, To-day.
In a broadcast to, the Czecho Slovak people, Dr. Edouard Bates, second President of Cze cho-Blovakid, urged the: people of This country to heighten the ystruggle against the Nazis.
He said that German actions. showed that the Nizis were aware that their regime was nearly at an end:
All the world, he said, looked to the Czechs to doät hard Blows at Hitlerism, and he urged Oziéntik- to carry on the revolt in every...... house and workshop eachỉ day...-- Reuter.
FIVE YEARS FOR HEROIN PURVEYOR
OBSCURATION OF LIGHTS
The "raiders passed"! signal (in-ceived their instructions. The obscuration of all lights must be effected by using either black or dicating that the exercise is terminat-
darked and normal lighting may be re-lights will be imposed from sunset dark blue material, black or blue tissue paper, or black or dark sumed) will be indicated by a steady until the next morning. blue paint-in all cases, two thick-blast from electrict syrens extending nesses must be used. The use of any over a period of three minutes, fol- other colour will be a contravention lowed by the resumption of street of the Lighting. Control Regulations.
It is understood that restrictions on WITHOUT RETIRING
TRANSPORT
Road vehicles of every description, including rickshaws, bicycles, etc. will only be permitted to proceed on the roads on the following → condi- tions:-
(a) From sunset to the sounding of
the air raid warning signal all
Ughts..on vehicles must be masked in accordance with the Lighting Control Regulations, and on the sounding of the air rald warning syren, all vehicles,
lighting
AIR RAID WARDENS Air Raid Wardens' will be on duty and may be recognised by the official they will be A.R.P. badge which wearing. They have been authorised to draw the attention of householders and drivers of all types of vehicles to any lights which do not comply with the Lighting Control Regulations dur- ing the period from the sounding of the air raid warning syrens to the
raiders passed" signal.
Should any individuals fail to com- the Lighting Wardens in regard to Restrictions within five minutes of his or her attention being drawn to any failure to observe the regulations, the name and address of the offender will be taken and a report of the circum- Director of stances rendered to the Air Raid Precautions.
The Honourable Commissioner of ac-Police. has issued similar instructions cordance with the Lighting to all Police Officers. Control Regulations, and must not. return to normal lighting conditions until:
WEATHER WARMS UP
where applicable, must puli ply with the requests of the Air Raid had already reached that point
in
a
and
into the side of the road and extinguish all lights, and the case of trams, exhibit red light on the forward. after end of the tram car. (b) After 9.35 p.m. the movement vehicles of all road transport may be resumed,, but all lights must remain obscured in
as 63 per cent. 10 a.. to-day. Humidity was as low
A.
A JURY OF MESSRS. P. Ja COMPOSED TCHURIN, C. L. CHAN, B. P. WAD- LEUNG HWA, R. M. ROBBERTS, YIN-HING, MA WING-FAT. AND M. GOMES UNANIMOUSLY FOUND TAM CHUNG, YAU CHUN,.. TAM PIN, TAM HUNG AND CHOI LAI-WAH, A WOMAN, GUILTY OF THE CHARGE OF POSSESSION OF THE 114,200 HEROIN PILLS, AT
THIS SESSIONS CRIMINAL *MORNING.
In sentering Tam Pin to five years' Sir
Although the typhoon is a distance off, considerable more than a thousand miles, hard labour, the Chief Justice,
had admitted, he was the owner of it is having marked effect on Atholl MacGregor, said that accused
the factory which had been lacked! Hong Kong's weather.
He had deli~- Yesterday's maximum temperature by a bashful financier. was 88 degrees Fahrenheit, and itberately employed others in 'he beast-
byly traffic, one of them a child.
"You four To the others, he said:
you were apparently employed, but The Observatory report discloses should have realised that it was un-- part, but will do that the depression in the Pacific is lawful, and, for the next three years, now situated about 900 miles east of you will take no
hard labour.” North Luzon, moving N.W.
anticyclone covers A moderate
Mr. J. Whyatt, who conducted the- North-East Japan and a weak anticy-case for the Crown, said that at about noon on August 17, Revenue officers,.. clone covers Central China.
headed by Mr. Taylor and Mr. Grim- mitt, raided the top floor of No. 17" They knocked" Ming Yuen Street. and heard people stampeding, about the floor. Mr. Grimmitt proceeded to break down the door and it was then opened. He saw first defendant run? to the sitting room. This man was. followed by Mr. Taylor who arrested' The King paid a surprise visit to him. In the rear cubicle the others be cal, Decontamination, Fire Brigade, troops training in the West of Eng-were found, including a child, under
the table. Police, Air Raid Wardens and Com-land yesterday. munication Services will be exercised.
PEDESTRIANS
The roadways must be kept clear of the "raiders all pedestrian traffic so as to enable etc: to proceed passed" signal has been sounded. Essential Services
the darkened streets with The movements of vehicles belong through
Certain A.R.P. sections of the Medi-
ing to the Naval, Military, Air Force; the least possible element of danger and Am-both to themselves and to the com- Essential, A.R.P., Police bulance Services will not be restrict-munity. ed during any period of the blackout
must period, though all lights masked in accordance with the Light- ing Control Regulations.
For a short period after 11 p.m., certain military units will be moving, which will necessitate a slight relaxa- tion in the lighting restrictions in so far as military vehicles are concerned. This relaxation, however, will on no account apply to any lights on any other public or private vehicles.
HARBOUR AND SHIPPING' From sunset up to the sounding of the air raid warning syren, lights may be kept lighted provided that effective provisions have previously been made for the extinguishment or screening of all lights, so that all such lights can be extinguished or screen- ed within a period of three minates:
KING'S SURPRISE
London, To-day.
The visit was quite informal; and.
Mr. Grimmitt found the
In addition aircraft and searchlights His Majesty chatted with hundreds of rear cubicle used as a heroin factory. will operate during certain periods of officers and men during the day. — the blackout.
STERLING
Reuter.
RALLIES
REMARKABLY IN NEW YORKC
New York, To-day.
On the sounding of the air raid ON THE FOREIGN exchange market størling abruptly rallied almost 20 cents above the pro- vious day's lows.
warning syren, all lights, including Navigation Lights, must be extinguish- ed or obscured
At 9.35 p.m. Navigation Lights should be relit, but all other lights must remain extinguished or obscured. until' the “raiders passed” signal has been sounded.
CROBE HARBOUR SERVICES Cross Katbolir ferry services will teaze running between 9.15 pm. and 9.85 p.m. but normal transport ser- vices after 9.35 p.m. may be resumed, provided that all lights except. Navi- gation Lights are reduced in Intensity, either by extinction or obscuration; to. the minimum compatible with safbly. Normal lighting may be resumed
"Faders on the sounding of the ed" signal:
pusz-
In order that these lighting restric- tion can be carried out, the port will be closed between the hours of 8 a.m.
Some said that the recovery was due to a threat of active Treasury steps to combat the two-price statement as indicated in Mr. Morgenthau's statement the night before.
Many, however, did not believe that the rally had any direct relation to Mr. Morgenthau's statement or to any official intervention..
1
Although the former wis ap- parently an› Influence on the market, it is pointed out that the recovery is largely attributable to. the drying-up of some distress neutral offerings, 'ohlbflý · from Hurtigt. curranties which ́have been a major factor in bringing
about the: recoliť: slump.
BANKS PUZZLED
of
The banks are seemingly puz by Mr. Morgenthau's statement will is regarded as only a rumbella! irritation at events whileti rectili Tripartite agreement to virtually | shadow of is former sütinuifio
Franc, gillik and. Européz
dite
ly rallied with sterling, although, not large, while the Ura continued to be weak-Reuter.
In the witness box, first defendant. said he was employed as a servant.. On the day of the raid, he was sick and had just left the kitchen to go to bed. Prior to the raid, he had been given a towel which was stained and told to wash it, by his master.
The woman defendant said she was a refugee. She rented a bed space in the flat. She had been living there for about a fortnight. On the day of the raid, she went into the cubicle for the first time for some tea. She saw some pink mass and out of curiosity · took up a lump and squeezed it. That was how her hands were found stain- ed and with particles adhering.
third accused,.. Tam Pin, the
was called and us a witness. by fourth
.
who pleaded guilty
fifth defendants and admitted that made living by taking heroin pills. He was bänked up by
he
one Yee Wab, whose address he did not know. He employed, fourth de-
fendant as a servant and hath that day given: him a towel to washi There were three other persons working in the factory and a little girl whom he had brought from the country,
The Inst defendant said she decupled a bed space in the nut. She was not employed by Him,
!
Asked why there were five sents in the room, witness andd that one of the fokis had gone out just Bhföre raid
the
The fourth accused could enter the
any time he wanted_and" cubicle worked there principally as a cook