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KOWLOON F. C. HAD AN UNSUCCESSFUL- FOOTBALL SEASON FINANCIALLY
CHINESE LODGE Joe
PROTEST
Japanese
Joe Gibson
Gibson Elected Hon.
Life Member
SATURDAY, AUGUST 31, 1940.
FOREIGN MAILS
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, 31st AUGUST, 1046, 9,50 4.4.
GENERAL HOLIDAY
On Monday, the 2nd September, the General Post Office and Kowloon Central Post Office will be open from 8 am.
to noon, Sheungwan Branch Post Office will be open from 8 am to 10 a.m. and the other Branch Post Offices will be entirely closed.
There will be one collection, from the pillar baxes as on Sun-" days, one delivery of ordinary correspondence at 11.30 am. and one delivery of registered correspondence at 11 am.
There will also be one divery of ordinary correspondence at 11 a.m. from the Branch Post Offices at Stanley, Talpo and Un Long.
The Money Order Office will be entirely closed,
It was revealed by Major C. M. Manners, O.B.E., who Seizure Of
presided at the annual general meeting of the Kowloon Wirless Sets Football Club yesterday, that financially, the last football SHANGHAI, Aug. 30 (Reuter)-season was not a success, the gate receipts being $2,000 A protest over the recent seizure, below the previous year's income. by the Japanese, of wirelais scts "This is partly due to the Kwong-Wah not sharing our the French Concession has been ground," he said. "And to the fact that most of our lodged with the French Embassy matches against the Chinese were played at the end of the in Chungking by the Ministry of Communications of the Chinese, season when interest in the result is lacking." Government, says the Sinwanpao By the unanimous vote of fout and the youngsters are a pro-to
The Chinese authorites point the meeting, Mr. Joe Gibson mising lot. out that large quantities of radio
Bowling activities continue ex- thusiastically, and we still hope
The attention of correspondents wishing to send letters by General Notification No. 947 in the Government Gazette of 23rd post to enemy countries or to enemy-occupied territory is invited
August, 1940.
equipment were entrusted to the was elected an honorary Life care of the French Municipal au-Member as a mark of appre- to be top dog of the second divi- countries and coast ports, of which there is a frequency of more The arrivals and departures of mails from and to neighbouring thorities upon the withdrawal of ciation of his untiring ser- sion. the Chinese troops from Shang-vices for the Club, and. es-
than one service a week will not in future be advertised, During the year the tea pavilion bal.
pecially in connexion with was completed. The members of the library which owes its the EF.C. desire me to voice their existence to his initiative and appreciation of our Mr. Wang's generosity in providing this part- enterprise.
lion."
PRO-WANG AIRMAN
ASSASSINATED
SHANGHAI, Aug. 30 (Reuter)- Tan Shih-Chang, a military air-
were
The deficit for the year was $1,- 419.69. However, this was offset extra-ordinary income which amounted to $1,558.00.
"BUILDING. LEVY
At our Extraordinary meeting
This decision has been arrived at after careful consideration, and the public are requested to co-operate to the extent of forbearing to inquire by telephone the dates of such malls, as answering such Inquiries makes heavy Inroads on the time of the postal staff.
Small Packet Post to all countries is spended. INWARD MAILS
From
The following officers elected for the ensuing year: President, Major D. 'M, Manners; man formerly attached to Chung-Vice-President B. D. Evans; Chair king's air arm, who recently few
man, R. Hall; Bur Convener, G. to Nanking to join in the peace Labrum: Captain, W. Willamson; movement, has been assassinated General Committee, A. L. G. East- in an outport while carrying out man. J., Smith, W. Simpson, C. held in April last, we decided to Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Service” duties as an official of the new Fuller, Wong Sik-cheong, and V. abrogate the building levy on U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan Nanking regime, it is revealed by Chittenden.
members (which did not include Francisco date, 9th August) a report published by the pro- Messrs. Thomson and Co., were by any means all the members of Air Mall by "Pan American Airways Direct Wang Ching-we!" organ, "Central appointed secretaries and trea-the Club and to increase the vice," San Francisco date, 20th August, China Daily News,
monthly subscription and entrance Sandakan. ................... In an order issued by, the, new, This is an innovation and the fees as from July 1.
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Service” regime Wang Ching-wet- eulogises President assured the meeting" You will note the small amount Calcutta and Straits the airman but refraing from that the new appointment would of cash in bank and in hand, U.S.A., and Manila-(San Francisco date. mentioning details regarding the not cost the Club any more than which we have as compared with August.) assassinaton. He is admitted, to if they had an honorary secretary.the large amount of creditors. S. A., Honolulu, Japan, and Shanghai have been shot and killed.
Honorariums of $200 each to the whom we have to pay, together Francisco date 20th August). retiring secretary and bar convener with loans from members and an London and Straits were approved..
Overdraft from the Hongkong and Java and Manila, Shanghai Banking Corpn.
| Calcutta and Straita This, in spite of having a gen-.
Sandakan.
U.S. Marine Corps Commander
SHANGHAI, Aug 30 (Reuter) Ideut. Col. Donald C. Curtis has arrived here to assume command
surers.
►
THE REPORT In presenting the report and accounts for the year, which were adopted, Major Manners said, in parti
Due
31st Aug.
and Shanghai
(San
31st Aug.
Ser-
1st Sept.
3rd Sept.
Sept.
4th Sept.
14th
13
8th Sept.
(San
ath Sept.
9th Sept..
11th Sept.
12th Sept.
15th Sept.
16th Sept.
OUTWARD "MAILS
eral surplus of $6,300 may appear! Australia and Manila.
a little difficult to understand, but
I would point out that the Club)
There appear to be good pros-has sunk $13,000 in its clubhouse,
GRIM DETAILS OF TAIPO TRAGEDY
of the Second Battalion, US. pects ahead for our teams as bowling green, furniture and fix- Fourth Marine Corps.
most of our stalwarts are turning tures which has only been made the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where malls are Registered and-Parcel Mall are closed 15 minutes earlier than possible by obtaining loans from advertised to close at or before 9 a.m. registered and parcel malls are members and the Bank and using closed at 5 p.m..on the previ is day. When mails are advertised to the credit of those firms, from close after 5 pm. Registered and Parcel malla are closed at 5 pm... whom we obtain our supplies. I trust this state of affairs wil rapidly alter for the better. "In order that you may have auf- ficlent money in hand when the Pavilion is old, its life being es- timated at 20 years, we have start ed a Rebuliding Fund and have calculated the annual sum which!
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With much puffing and flourish, the crane would work its way up to the mass of fallen earth, lift up a few bucketfulls of earth, steam back about 40 or 50 yards on the line, and leisurely swing the earth into the sea.
slide was caused by the fact that in clearing the first fall of earth, the wrong procedure had been adopted, In cutting- the hill at the bottom, instead of clearing the loose strata on top.
RAILWAYS" "JOKE!
At this rate of work, it was Tragic as this may be, an amus- clearly evident to cur repre-ing aspect of it is caused by the sentative that it would take at railway authorities requesting sea
least another month to recover son ticket holders who live on sta-
The crane engaged in clearing the debris. The fallen earth riggs
to a height of over eight feet above the railway-
the bodies of the unfortunate men who lost their lives in the second slide and at least two months or more before the line can be cleared and made safe for traffic.
For
SATURDAY
Date and Time
Sat, Sist G.P.O.& KP.O.
Air Mail for "Imperial. Airways-Service" to Durban Reg. 5.00 PM
and thence by Sea Service to United Kingdom Ord. 5.30 PM
G.P.O.& KP,O.
at the rate of 4 per cent, must be Air Mall for Indo-China, Malaya; Java and Aus- Reg. set aside from June, 1937, in order tralia by the "Imperial Airways Service." to reach the amount of $12.000 in Formosa this time.
Ord..
5.00 PM 5.30 PM 6,30 PM
SUNDAY
20,000 CAMELS
FOIL CHINA
* BLOCKADE
thousand camels are now employed
to transport gasoline and other"
Sun Sept., 1st. TRO. Reg. 31/8 5:00 PM
Ord. 31/8 5.30 PM
Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu, U. S. A. & G.P.O.
Europe via "Pan American Airways and Trans-Reg. 31/8 5.00PM Atlantic Services,"
CHUNGKING, Aug. 22-Twenty Tothow-
MONDAY
TUESDAY
vital commodities, along the in-Straits, Ceylon, India. East and South Africa ternational route inta China, Com Manila, Batavia and Sourabaya.
Ord. 1/9 Noon
Mon, 2nd.
8.30 AM
Tue. 3rd
8.30 AM
8.30 AM
munications - Minister Chang Bangkok, Bandakan, Salamaus, Rabaul and Tulagi, Klang-hau declared yesterday in a
12.30 PM
K.P.O.
[special statement.
WIDELY USED
Reg Ord.
6.00 PM
6.30 PM
G.P.O
Reg.
5.00 PM
Ord.
7,00 PM
KPO.
Reg. 5.00 PM
Ord. 5.30TMM
G.PO.
5.00 PM
our
"Uf course we cannot use gasol-Air Mall for Indo-China, Maisya."Java and Aus- ine to transport gasoline, now,"
tralia by the "Imperial Airways Service." Chang said. "Hence animal and human labour is widely used to assist transportation. With long sea and land boundaries and resolute populations, no permanent Airmail for "Imperial Airways Service” to Durhan Reg. or effective blockade by Japan is tions beyond Talpo to purchase possible.”.
and thence by Sea Service to United Kingdom Ord. 7.00 PM their tickets for next month. To He said that more than 3,000)
WEDNESDAY fully appreciate the farcical aide kilometers of highways and 300 of this request, me must be aware kilometers of railways have been U. S. A., Central and South America and United Far. 8/9, 6,00 M of the conditions under which the completed during the war, and -Kingdom Via San Francisco (No Parcels for Reg. 4/9 9.45 AM Journey to any station beyond Sha- that more construction work is Canada). tin is accomplished.
planned.
... GREATNESS OF CHINA
"THURSDAY"
Bwatow
FRIDAY
[Wed, 4th
G.PO, & KP.O.
Ord 4/9 10.30M
The 5th
1:00 PM
Frt 6th
6.30 AM
GPO & KFO
Shanghal, Japan, Canada, U. 8. A Central and South America and United-Kingdom" via Van couver BC-(Parcela for Canada only).
Note: All Mall for United-Kingdom will be for- Reg. 6/9 0.15 AM | Far: 5/9 - 5:00 PM
warded with or without superscription
Ord 8/9 10.00 AN VKPO,
WATER PRESSURE Working conditions have been the trafu travels from Kowloon Whereas before the war, it took reidered more difficult by the ocas far as the level crossing past at least five days to build 1 kilo- curence of a spring whose water Shatin Station, where it comes to meter of rallway, China today can pressure is so great that a motor a most prosaic stop in a railway construct one kilometer a day: Hofhow pump has had to be installed in cutting. Passengers are then ex-Chang declared. order to pump out the water pected to get down and walk to directly into the sea and prevent the main road in any weather it from snaking into the
Be stated that "the greatness of fallen conditions, where they have China lies in her vastness. The war clay, thus making the task of wait in the open for fully twenty has enabled clearance even harder
minutes before buses are provided otherwise remote and little known 116 to reach the One of the workmen, describing to take them by road to Talpe southwest and northwest. Today a
to the second slide to ar represen-Station, abe tative, said that he happened to
rietwork of telegraph and telep- In the buses no distinction is be in the tunnel at the time. He made between first, second and hone lines, in addition to a num suddenly heard a hotse as
ber of highways and of third
class passengers. The ring the four corners of China Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, U. 8. A., Canada, Ceri Parcels thunder and, before he could scramble to board the buses is so territory and the greatness of the realise what had happened, he saw great that a first class lady pas-into clase contact. This vastness of
tral and South America and "United Kingdom Beg. via San Francisco (No Parcele for Canada). the greater number of his com-senger could not compete with the rades bowled over and burled un-bustling ways of the third class
people make China unconquer-
SATURDAY der a rushing avalanche of earth, cookies, with the result that, while
able." which came down with such speed fishermen, farmers and coolics sat that it gave them no chance of in the upholstered seats, she, with escape
first class ticket in her bag. was Some of those who were only obliged to stand in the swaying partly buried, were quickly hauled bus all the way to Taipo. out into safety,
In conversation wifi our re presentative at Tai Station
Several of the workmen C pressed the opinion that this
airways.
pertinent question. "Do the llway authorities seriously that season ticket holders will want to renew their tickets under these con- ditions?" she asked
Straits, Ceylon, India: East and South Atz
United Kingdom. Bandakan
Parcela 400 r
Reg 8.00 PM
Ord.
- 5,30 PA
G.PO
4.00 M
5.00 PM
Ord.
$7.00 PM
Sat, th
GPO&KP.O. Pare 6th 5.00 PM
Reg. 7th 9.45 AM
Ord. 7th 10.30 am-
19.30 PM
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