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GOVERNMENT TRADE
*SCHOOL
JUNIOR TECHNICAL
SCHOOL
of
NOTICE
All registered melical practition- are in Hong Kong are requested |
THE NATIONAL CITY BANK
..
OF NEW YORK (Incorporated in U.S.A.) HONG KONG
to call at the Death Registration Plonso note that this Office has It is desired to form a roll floo, Central Honth Off, re-opened for usinow at the
tho Hong Kong and ox-students who have served the posito
Bank Building, Allied cause in any capacity. All Shanghai Bank, during office hours temporary premises situated in Ground floor, since Septembor ox-students who have so horved to obtain, free of charge, medical ong Kong should communicate with mo in cortificates of the cause of doath
14th, 1945. writing at the Hong Kong Club. “
G. WHITE, Principal. Trade & Teclinical Hohools.
AUXILIARY TRANSPORT
SERVICE Docobor Ath-25th, 1941.
(form No. 19).
GOVERNMENT PENSIONS
It is proposed to resume pension payments to Governmont Pension- ors immediately and all peusionors are requested to roport to the Treasury Examination Branch not All Others who served with tho Auxiliary Transport Service during later than the 25th September. thu war should communicate with 1945, bringing with them thoir me in writing at the Hong Kong pension papers, or in the absenoo (Sub) stating their rank, station, of such papers any other doan- med whether they havo roosive monts which may establish their.
right to pension. KAY [xy.
G. WHITE. Controllor of Land Transport. 19th Hoptonhør, 1945,
MEDICAL NOTICE
• MOTOR AMBULANCE FOR STREET ACCIDENTS, ETC.
Medical Officers in charge of Civil Hospitals. Puble Dispensaries and Chues on the Hong Kong Island re.
gairing an ambulance to convey enses
D.M, MACDOUGALL, Chiof Civil Affairs Officer.
1940 September, 1945.
NOTICH
ROYAL HONG KONG
YACHT CLUB
Boginning from September 20th, 1945 wo shall romovo back to our own Building, No. 2, Quson's Rond, Central.
Tolophoio Nos. 20237 & 30321
NOTICE
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KONG, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1945.,
THE CHINA MAIL
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- ACKNOWLEDGMENT, .
Mrs. and Miss Buddon wish to thank all' friends for the many kindnesson shown to them, and for the oxpressions of sympathy roooivod.
THIS BEDLAM
With the advice given by Col. H. Owen Hughes to members of the H.K. General Chamber of Commerce yesterday, few will quarrel. The facts are so
imple
H.K.'S NEW AIR CHIEF IN HAINAN ADVENTURE
WHEN MAJOR-GENERAL FRANK FESTING, O.C”
TROOPS, MET FRESHLY ARRIVED AIR COMMODORE W. A, D BROOK, O.C...R.A.F. YESTERDAY, HE WAS GREETING AN OLD COLLEAGUE. .
THE DIOCESAN GIRLS",
SCHOOL, KOWLOON, ;-
is.oponing on
·AT ONE-PERIOD DURING THE WAR AGAINST GER-
MANY, MAJOR-GENERAAL, FESTING, WAS... AT THE..
·WAR OFFICE AND AIR COMMODORE BROOK WAS HIS AIR STAFF OFFICER. A Sunderland lyingboat brought Air Commodore Brook, C.B.E., to Hong Kong to take over his new duties, though the long trip from Kandy was not accomplished without Incident. Flying off the Indo-China coast, the plane developed a fuel leak on the starboard wing. One engine was cut out in order to reduce the leak,, but rather than cut things too fine trying to make Hong Kong in a single An emergency landing was made at the Japanese naval Sohool Boys at, Diocesan Gi
Sohool on Tuesday, Septembar 25th,
October 1st, 1940.
Registration Date:
Monday, September 24th, 10 a..-12 noon.
Mr. Goodban will soo Didceran
The party did not know quite at 10 a.m. A limited numbor of what to expect, but in the thesoisy be admitted to Diocesan avent, they were guided in by Girls' School. Tol. 50686.
& Japanese drifter, and the
Sunderland was taken up to ELIZABETH M. GIBBINS, B.A.
Hosdinistres3.
one of the Japanese moorings, Suddenly, they ware hailed from
and straightforward hop, that they brook of no argu- ment, on
general grounds.anchorage on Hainan Islangl. Ordinary business just is not possible, and it will be a long timm before
start cat be made, even tentatively, In the direction of rehabilitating trade. and industry. For the majori- ty, there is nothing in the the shore and to their surpriso Colony that need detain them found an American Colonel, in for a moment. To employ the command of a small local relief organisation, completely in charge famous ham-and-eggs gag, if of affairs. we could get the goods, we
UNDER CONTROL could ship the goods, if we
Colonel
Andrus, he explained As it is, that the Japanese forces were Attention is drawn to tho Arms could get the ships.
to Burrender, but no rad Ammunition Proolamnation the picture for the man anxi-ready
to get down to work is Chinese forces had yet put in an purchase of the above craft as she ablished to-day in which all the ou
lies at Ah King's Slipway, North fie with
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Tenders are invited for the
A menting of, moinbers will be members of the public are required one of almost unrelievod gloom. appearance his small party had Point. Her engine has been re- N. 30361. Extension $4, between held at South China Morning Post forthwith to deposit.all arins and Dislocation is complete to the the situation completely in hand. moved and lies on the sea-all
ut serious illness or injury are requent
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N.. 30361, Extension 155, between ombor, 1946.
Building. 1-3, Wyndham Strest,
at noon, on Saturday,,22nd Sept-
1pm and 8 n.m.
DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL, & SANITARY SERVICES
N. V. CROUCHER
Commodore.
EAT AT
JIMMY'S
TO-DAY
QUEEN'S THEATRE 230 & 7.30pm.
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW
ROSE OF WASHINGTON SQUARE
STARRING TYRONE POWER, ALICE FAYE & AL JOLSON
The Glorious Story Of
Those
Who Risked
All To Keep Our Shipping
Lanes
Open.
ALHAMBRA THEATRE
are
4 WOR
Everyone was taking their in- lovels ammunition in their possession to degree almost of chaos. Price
so preposterously structions from him. They had alongside and is included in the the nonrest Police Station.
high that sanity shudders. The occupied the most habitable presale. The Proclamation defines what
mental attitude bred of long mises, they were being waited on
Tenders will be accopter up constitutes Arms kml Am months of dealings in astrono- by a Japanese naval rating, and
major-domo (and inter-to noon un Saturday, 22nd nunition."
mjeal yen figures is such that, their
Major in the September, and should be Members of the public should as far us we can see, a whole ese Naval Air Forec. Boquaint themselves with the corps of paychological experts Colonel Andrus told Air Com-addressed to
to break itmodore Brook that dofinition as soon as possible by will be required
they had The Bank Line (China), Lid., the circumstances, evacunted all prisoners of war in reading the Proclamation posted down. In
man who hesi-Hainan with the exception of
King's Building, at all Polios stations, arkéts, the any businesa
Tel. 31629. offices of the Secretary for Chinese tates to take the opportunity to eight Australians, who had escap- get out while the going is good,ed from their camp into the hills. Affairs and other oublio places.
very They had only that day managed Arina and winmunition should without the excuse of a be taken to the nearest Police powerful and cogent reason for to get into contact with them, to staying, is, to use most un-give them the news of the capitu
lation of Ja
Japan. Stations and handed in to the dignified language, plain Nuts. JAPANESE NURSES offioer in charge. No questiona, For what it is worth, there is
Incidentally, he paid a will be asked, or will enquiries
very
an assurance that there will be warm tribute to the Japanese
L.........
LOWE, BINGHAM
& MATTHEWS
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
I have reopened an office at
John Fleming, C. A., Pártner.
be made concerning the arms and no opportunities for one until Nursing Service. They had done atnmunition handed in.
there are opportunities for all. an excellent job of cooperation Fire arms must be conveyed That should be good enough to with his relief organisation. They Mercantile Bank Building and shall unloaded to the Police Station get on and get out with. If had lost only one chap, who died attend to receive enquiries each
On
they furunoon. Tol. 26439. Receipts will be given at Police we are to be quite frank, in- Colony's deplorable
wore provided with fresh fuel by Hlations only to those mombora deed, the of the public who wish to apply plight offers comfort and con- the Japanese and completed the later for liconces for their firearms 80tion, from this one-angle trip to Hong Kong, arriving at Men whose bodies need reat about four o'clock in the after-i when licensing is reopened. In this and restoration after long in-noon. event suoli arina and ammunition ternment privations, whose in- Air Commodore W. A. D. Brook, 21st September, 1945. ahotud be scourely and olearly stincts and loyalty would com-C.B.E., whose official title is Air labelled with the name and address pel pause were conditions hap-Officer Commanding Royal Air of the owner and a rotorence to the pier and more promising, are Force, Hong Kong, is 44 years of age and was commissioned in the freed on this score to arms and ammunition deposited.
leave.A.F. in 1921 after passing out with a completely easy con- from the R.A.F. College, Cranwell. (Signed) C. II. Sansoin, science. If by the time they He is no stranger to the East. Col. Civil Affairs, return, the wheels of commerce For five years he served in the are ready to turn, events will North West Frontier in India. (Polico).
have moved more swiftly than He was then posted to Iraq. He
pp-returned to the United would be
Kingdom anyone to-day
where he
went
to the Staff Pedder Building, 5th floor, Room 4. timistic enough to predict.
College. Again posted overseas
Tal. 31660. So far we find ourselves
he served with Air Headquarters completely in agreement with Palestine and later commanded a
Enquiries will receive prompt Civil Affairs. In the course squadron in Egypt. * <--
*attention. of the discussion in the Cham- ber which followed Col. Owen the Air Commodore served with
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MOBATORIUM PROCLAMATION
PROCLAMATION No. 6.
Articla 3. Notico.
In pursuance of the power con ferred upon ine by Artiolo 3 (3) of the above-mentioned Proclamation, I HEREBY AUTHORISE. AS
.com- ous questions were asked, the When Bomber
Air
Brook answers to which may well give pleted their destruction of Ger-
Commodore many, rise to disquiet.. Spaco to-
came overseas again, this time to day forbids treatment of the Air Headquarters South East ground covered in detail. We Asia, Kandy, Ceylon. While at can return to the points raised Kandy he also filled the post of on another occasion. In gen-Director of Plans at the Supreme
Commander's Headquar eral, it is just to complain that the official spokesman; in treat- tore.
For his splendid service with ing of important specific issues, Bomber Command the Air Com was vague and nebulous, In
modors was awarded the C.B.E. In 1944. aotre instances, a candid don't know" would have been for more satisfactory.. others, it is to be hoped that Col. Owen Hughes was, as it were, speaking without the
THE POSSIBILITY OF RE-FOLLOWS: book, and perhaps misconstru-
OPENING THE EMPIRE AIR Government's intentions. MAIL SERVICE HAS BEEN 1. ed Government, correctly, urge ACTIVELY PURSUED BY THE European business
to ACTING P.M.G. (MR. J. LEB) leave the Colony. But they AND IT IS HOPED THAT IT BE RE-ESTABLISHED want to go with their minds MAY easy. The questionnaire stage IN A SHORT TIME
It has
beon
to of yesterday's meeting did not.
to the contribute valuably towards arrange for transportati
nearest point of connection with this end.
British Overseas Altways and also to obtain tho approval of tho. Post Mastor General In Loudon for postage rates on the 1941 scale of 16 cents per half ounce
time negotia
negotiations Major-Gen. K. H. Pan and At the same
for opening a Major-Gen. S. K. Yes, C.B.E., are proge with China. A
postal services
men
PENINSULA DINNER
of the Chinese Military Mission soon as the necessary arrango-
NO CAN TAKE
Notwithstanding anything contained in the Proclamation monoy changem may re-open their promises for all normal business except the changing of notes of the note-issuing banks as defined by Proclama....... tion No. 6 of a higher dano- minational value than $10.00. provided that no money chan ger may charge n'commission proooding five per ount for changing notes treated by the British Military Administra- ➡tion as legal tender from ono
dunomination to another.
2.
Any financial institution may in, its discretion, change notes of any, denomination trosted by the British Mill- tary Administration, us legal tonder from ono denomination to another.
in Hong Kong, were the hostaments have been "completed the
and will re-open
"the at dinner at the Peninsula Servico Hotel last night to His Excel-publie will be notified in advance lency the Governor, Admiral of the opening dates. str Cecil Harcourt, C.B., C.B.E., Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser, G.C.B., K.B.E., Rear Admiral D. B. Fisher, C.B., Tolophono, 91833
C.B.E., Gen. F. W. Fosting ment rationing schema, C.B.E. D.8.0. Brig Mac The rations, issuod JOHN STENERSEN, Dougall and ellicers of the goodly quantities of pork, but
military and the civil adminis there are hardly suitable, it is 19th Beptember, 1945.: tration in Hong Kong.
pointed out, for orthodox Jews,
Jewish members of the HEV. D.C. are in protest against the
include
(Signed) H.R. BUTTERS,
Finanoo Controller.
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