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Portugal-Oasis Of Europe: Humanitarian Spirit
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"Portugal has become an oasis in Europa. To its friendly rule PUBLIC AUCTION. thousands of refugees have flocked for safety; some have, liki birds
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HE Undersigned have received
instructions
to seil by
PUBLIC AUCTION
on
Tuesday, the 17th December, 1910
commending at 5.15 p.m.
of passage, stayed but a short time, others, destitute or nearly so, „havo" remained and Portugal is shouldering the burden."
The above is a passage from a talk which was broadcast in Chinese yesterday evening from ZBW. on the subject of "Portugal's į,Humanitarian Spirit,"
GENERAL
H.K. POLICE Chungking
RESERVE
Orders by the Hon. Mr. G. G.
To Celebrate
Perdue, Acting Commissioner of New Year
Police
CHINESE COMPANY Strength. Constable R111 Lee Tuk Yan has "been taken on the strength of the Chinese Company,
as from December 7, 1940,
Elaborate Programme
Mapped Out
CHUNGKING, Dec. 18 (Central)
Lisbon has become a great world shine as a light. One case is quot-
Training Course-Part II. Those terminus. through which travellersjed where 500 British refugees were detalled will attend Company-People in Chungking are Ent between the Eastern and the West-quartered in a small town some Headquarters for instruction to nuslastically making preparations ern Hemispheres almost inevitably distance from the capital. The Part II of Training Course under to welcome the New Year. pass. They may be coming from entire population turned out to Sub-faspectar (R) Chan Chung An elaborate programme has almost anywhere in ueranged and help them. Many hotel keepers, Tung on Thursday, December 19
[been mapped out. Meetings will dislocated Europe, but the chances gave food, and house-room on at 17.30 hours sharp.
ne held at four different places are that they take Lisbon on the promise of payment only.
Training Course-Part III Those
in the co-capital: A joint review way to the West. ··
In Lisbon it is said that detailed will attend Prince's Build- taximen, who have” vainly dri- ing, 1st Floor, for Part III of of the San Min Che Youth Training Course under Police Ser Corps, boy scouts and girl' guides ven their fares from one over- crowded hotel to another, have geant R30 Thong Po Hing each will take place in the morning eaded in housing them them- evening except Thursday, Decem-when Generalissimo Chiang Kai- ber 19, at 17.15 hours sharp com anek will take the salute and make velves.
mencing from Monday, December an address
Especially is this the case with at their Sales Room, No. 2, Con-refugees. During the past three paught Road. Central. Second
|mantha they have arrived by sea Floor.
and land, by boat and bicycle, by train and on
A FINE COLLECTION OF POSTAGE STAMPS
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
foot, from every country invaded or threatened by the Nazi scourge. Some bave even come from Africa or the Far East,
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Many Poles, Dutch, Belgian and Czechs have to thank Portuguese
Patrol Duty. Patrol duties will hospitality for the chance to ranke arrangements at leisure to find a be carried out as ordered. permanent home.
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An arts exhibition will be held by the Chinese National Arts A- sociation, while ball games and jotner sports will be sponsored by INDIAN COMPANY Inspection Parade. All ranks of the City Physical Education A380- the "A" Company will parade at clation. Motion pictures en Central Police Station on Tuesday, themes will be shown and playe
at 17.15 hours sharp for a' general and Friday, December 17 and 20 simbar nature inspection of equipment etc., by
PEACEFUL” HAVEN Many would be content to re- main in this peaceful haven and
JUMPING OFF PLACE LAMMERT BROS., others to push on; but in most
Apart from these poorer refugees, cases lack of means dictates their Liscon has become the jumping off a large and growing place between Britain and the number have become a financial United States and many a person burden on the country.
age of importance has spent some the Company Commander. Dress Cumaxing the New Year's Day
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As can be imagined. It is now days in Portugal's capital awaiting-Blue Uniform, Cap with White programme will be a mammoth P.A.A. AIR LINK WITH
array.
and
only the ally itself that is crowded an opportunity to go further.
Cover, Belt with Brace, Whistle lantern parade in the evening. with these unfortunate people, but
The Portuguese are indeed per- and Chain and Truncheon On Jan. 2, 1941, under the
humanitarian work Pocket - Policeman" #
Note. leadership of the National Reller every town and village within forming reach is packed with stragglers of which does them honour, and Book to be carried. The Equip Association, the National Women's many races. A cosmopolitan crowd which shows that the spirit of ment Officer will make it a point Relles Association, and the Boy chrown together a haphazard kindliness still burns strongly in at of being present.
Scouts Association, 40 "comfort” fleast one corner of war-torn and A few can establish themselves, tear-ridden Europe. in the war areas, the authorities but those who cannot are not left Some countries in a to starve. laheda United Provisional Poli-similar position might have dealt tical Institute at Tsungan callously with them and turned "northern Fuklen
them out declaring that they had not the wherewithal to feed them.
of the 3rd War Zone have, estab-
The Institute has been formally opened and Ite inauguration, cere- mony was attended by a large gathering of local offcials (Cen- trai News.
Burma Road Bombed By Japanese
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PLAGUE FROM BERLIN Callousness has spread from Berlin like 2 plague over Europe and reached the very confines of Portugal bat this
ugly trait has not been allowed
to enter the country.
AMAZON REGION'S FUTURE
Training Course-Part II. The corps will visit the wounded sol- undermentioned members" qualified diers and the families of soldiers in Part II of Training Course on jand distribute "comfort” - articles Tuesday, and Friday, December 3 and funds to them. and 61940: Constables R298 From New Year's Day to Jan. J. Mohamed Dawood, and F300 entertainments will be held Iree | Payara Singh
(for the soldiers and their fami-
Patrol Duty. Patrol duties will lies. be carried out as ordered,
FLYING SQUAD “
NEW QUESTION OF Central Police Station on Friday,
DEFENCE
SINGAPORE TO TIGHTEN.
ANGLO-U.S. BOND
Pan American Airways, linking America by air with the" Far East, now is contemplating a service from Manila to Singapore over a route which avoids territories under Japanese influence, such as Hainan Island and French Indo-China, writes Rear-Ad- miral Yates Stirling, Jur., in the Manila Bulletin.
There is no intimation that this move is poltical, but it is a fact that it will bring the British fortress and navai hasp of Singapore into our flying orbit.
HAN MIN HIGH where are produced 94 per cent of Singapore:
new
and hard woods,
New Year greetings will be sent
Slasapore commands the Stralis for airplanes and submarines. Jout to soldiers at the front and Inspection Parade. All ranks of overseas Chinese by the National Malacos, connecting the Chins The air route to the Far East then sea and the Indian Ocean, and would be from Honolulu via Cen- the Flying Squad will parade at Rellet. Association.
dominates an area of six million ton insland and New Caledonia square miles of sea and land to the Dutch East Indies and December; 20 at 17.30 hours ship for a general inspection of “equip-
the world's rubber, 75 per cent of The purpose of President Cetu- ment etc., by the Company Com-
CONSIDER NEW OBSTACLES The people have utterly refused to "Dornelles Vargas's visit to the mander. Dress-Blue
its tin, the greater part of the Uniform,
SCHOOL
Far Bask's petroleum production Japan, before extending its KUNMING, Dec. 18 (Central) to think callousness is strength as Amazon region was twofold. He Cap with White Cover, Belt with A Japanese scouting plane recon- the Nazi doctrine would have us wished to ascertain the possibil-Brace, Whistle and Chain, and The Han Min High School, which and such indispensable commodi-operations southward, must efface noftred along the Yunnan section believe and the refugees are fed.
tles afforded by the Amazon for Trunchoen, "Pocket-Policeman" was established in memory of the ties as rice, copra, various thers both Hongkong and Manila as bases for enemy warships Japan of the "Burma Road
BENING RECOED : yesterday
of the defence the Americas, and Note-Book to be carried. The late Mr. Hu Han-min, veteran
| has: taken Hainan island and morning. Two
The Philippines, in the northern made it a naval base. Haiphong. hours after the The Portuguese Government and economically and otherwise, and Equipment Offeer will make it a Kuomintang leader and statesman,
· reconnaissance, eight Japanese the Portuguese people nave earn-to and out what was retarding point of being present.
will soon have a new building. To part of the ares, maintains a near Camranh bay and Saigon would planes made their appearanceled a shining record for themselves. the growth of the rich Amazon Patrol Duty Patrol duties will finance the construction of the monopoly in hemp. In the Dutch not be dificult to seize. This
Scores over Western Yunnan
The natural kindliness of the in- Valley.
be carried out as ordered.
premises, Generalissimo island of Javs most of the world's would bring Japanese naval forces "Here in the extreme north of bombs were released at a point on habitants, supported by adminis="
EMERGENCY UNIT. RESERVE Chiang Kai-shek has appropriated cinchana, or quinine, is grown within striking distance of this
Other essential raw materials rich area. the Burma Road.
[trative efficiency, has brought hope Brazil, feeling the weight of its
Inspection Parade. All ranks of $20,000 which is belps remitted toj and succour
potential wealth that
The American fleet of 12 battle- attracts greed and arouses the
ships, added to four British yea- appetitles of absorption, the 10
STRATEGIC FIVOT
sels of the King George V class, pression grows that this respon
Singapore is the natural strate- would compose a fleet of 16 ships sibility is one that may not be eluded, the President said. "On
gle pivot for the defence of this more than a match for Japan's Dress-Blue Uniform, Gen, Ho To Assume area with its enormous wealth of 12. Lesser units of a U.S.-British ús, a young people, is imposed the cap with White Cover, Belt with
materials. The Netherlands' is defence Beet could count upon a enormous responsibility of civiliz- Brace, Whistle and Chain, and
Command Of
lands could be counted, upon to reinforcement from the Nether- ing and populating millions of Truncheon,. "Pocket - Policeman"
Gendamerie
furnish advance bases for defend-lands' islands of three cruisers, square miles."
and Note-Book to þé carried. The
ing "these •possessions against six destroyers and 20 submarines" After he had made this state- Equipment Offeer will make it a
aggression. ment the President suggested a point of being present.
Operating from bases in Java, to conference to bring together those
A moup photograph will be nations touching on the Amazon taken at 17.00 hours when Valley region - Peru,
Ecuador, bers of the "B" Company should Colombia, Bolivia and Brazit. He be present. apparently had in mind, an effort
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The air raid alarm was sounded in Kunming at 7.40 am. and the "all clear" given at 2.20 p.m
Many stories are told which, in this unhappy Nazi raden Europe,
Heavy Japanese Losses. On China Fronts In Week
CHUNGKING, Dec. 16 (Central)-Reviewing the military situation in the past week at a Press conference. the Chinese military spokesman said that following their recent debacle iù northern Hupeh, the Japanese forces are now in a helpler situation, neither able to launch a fresh offensive in Chipa nor daring to embark upon their much-publicised southward expan- sion plan in view of the Anglo-American co-operation in the Far East. Consequently, a stalemate has resulted on the entire China war front.
immense
the "A" Company will parade at Kweilin by Mr. Tang Han-chan, from the area include bauxite, Central Police Station on Monday, Chairman of the Board of Directora tungsten and manganese. December 23 at 17.00 hours sharp of the school(Central News) for a general inspection of equip ment, etc, by the Company Com- mander.
Java and Borneo, also a number of motor torpedo boats.
OBSTACLES TO JAPAN
Gen. Ho Kuo-kuang, until re cently Secretary-General of the
Our objective.ip penetrating | gether with abogt 350 Dutch Szechwan Provincial Government, this region by air is primarily planes from air bases in Sumatra, who has been appointed to the post commercial. of Commander of the National We covet no territory and Gendamerie Force, left for Chung- Training Course-Part II Axing by air to assume his new post
therefore have an advantage to eradicate i feelings, like those lecture will be given at No. 2
over Japan, which is backing
The Australian navy could be that may have arisen over fron- Police
Gen, Ho was given a hearty send- Station on Wednesday, off by a large gathering of military
Its expansion in this part of
counted upon to add two cruisers, tier · matters, and perhaps an December 18 at 17.15 hours sharp and civil leaders including Gen
the world with demonstrations
ive, destroyers and a number of agreement on common defence.by Inspector (R) 3. A. Bendall.
of force
motor torpedo boats to this force. Discussing the mutary opera- commander named Kasahara was
Chun, newly-fistalled Japanese commercial planes are in these island-filled seas, motor AMERICAS' RIVER
An examination in Part II of Chang tions, the spokesman said that led in action.
"The waters of the Amazon are Training Course will be held by Chairman of Ezechwan: Gen. Liu not permitted in the Dutch East boats carrying torpedoes and depth the Japanese had suffered severe In northern Hopuu, Chines continental," Mr. Varags said the Principal Police
British Malaya or the charges would be effective against Wen-hul, Chairmazi of Bikong: Indies. losses on the various fronts during troops were extremely active slong is therefore typically the Ameri- School at No. 2 Police Station on en. Ten -how. Pacification Philippines, but do fly from Japan Japanese naval invasion. the past week On the Hupen the Tao-Ching Railway, several cas river. Under the impact of Thursday, and Friday, December Commissioner for Szechwan and to Canton, China, thence to anot It is certain that the Japan- Hunan front, the Japanese at sections of which were destroyed our will and labour it shall be-21 and 22 at 17.50 hours sharp, Bikong, and Mr. Pan Wen-hua, ex- Saigon and Bangkok. The Japan-| Chenglingki and Yangiqusze in and a number of Japanese mi come the equivalent of other great Members will be detalled on De- Mayor of Chengtü
-ese also have a potential sir base
ese general staff is considering seriously these new obstacles northern Hunan were recently re-tary trains blown up by Chinese divers and thus be a chapter in cember 18 regarding their time to Interviewed by a Centml News on the Spratly Islands in the
to a Japanese naval advance, peatedly sttacked peśulting in getion. Due to widespread Chi-the history of. qivilization.”
appear for the examination, correspondent prior to his depar-China sea midway between French
and may decide the time is not more than 200 casualties and the nese attacks on Yenchin, Taisotso, On his trip President Vargas Patrol Duky. Patrol duties will ture, Gen. Ho said that he had been. Indo-China and British North
propitious, at least not as long Japanese barracks at the Lintsing Foal, Talayang, Wanhsten and analysed the doings of the State be carried out as ordered.
in Szechwan for the past six years Borneo. which could be used for sation on the Canton-Hankow Kaifeng, the Japanese have suf-government, looked into the bud-
O, EAGER, during which the province has fuence southward.
air routes to extend Japanele in- Raliway arid a military depot at fered some 1,700 casualties in-get and asked questions about
D. Q. P. (R). made considerable progress. AI- the Yunki Station were both des- cluding a field commander. Lt-what was being done to improve Hongkong. Dec. 16, 1940.
though he was leaving Chengtu, troyed by fire set by Chinese Gen. Ida.
the economic situation.
Gen. Ho added, he would be ready troops.
in
Training
̈ MIGHT BE PREVENTIVE Strategle and diplomatic values
CHINA DIRECTORY to be of assistance at any time, of our air operations in this part
PUBLISHED
3,307 OVERSEAS
The
as the Royal Navy holds its own in Europe and the U. S. fleet remains in the Farific.
WONG. WEN-HAO ADDRESSES ENGINEERS
In the building up of a New Bze of the world are obvious, chwan-(Central News),
United States fleet. If forced to enter this vast territory to halt Japanese naval aggression, could profit by our air experience and be confident of the advantage -- of using established routes to By its "Producties Reconstruction" was A total of 3,207 overseas Chinese warplanes in support of its war the subject of an address delivered returned to Fudden while only 809 ships. The very fact we had made by Dr. Wong Wen-hao, Minister
CHINESE RETURN
In Cheklang, the Japanese min- The Amazon State economic and In 'Hupeh, the Chinese carried tary depot, and ubservation tower financial picture is entirely out of out mopping-up operations on the Chienchiao near Hangehow focus, the President said. Once
States the richest two banks of the Bang Raver, were broken into and destroyed among
The Soviet Far Eastern Insti Several strategic pointą including by the Chinese Numerous Jay- Brazil, it now shoulders heavy in Chihuaans between men and anese pil-boxes on the highway ternal and external debts and is in Moscow has published a China Directory for the conven- Tanyang and Nanchanapa north in the vicinity of kuyang wara qise unable to pay either. "of Kinmen were captured. Ip demolished.
Speaking at Manaos and other fence of those who wish to travel bulhsieg, mora tham 4,900 faper; In Klangsi, tile winese re cities be visited, Mr. Vargas said in China.
"Aride from the history of China, 2,000 wounded soldiers moved tonear Pengtseb, while mepping-up steps to deal with the chaotic the book also gives detailed des-natives left for foreign countries a measure of air preparation of Economic Affairs, at the session ese dead were cremated and over covered several strategic points that he contemplated immediate Yinshan for hospitalization. One operations were carried at his economie situation. "He promised/criptions of the" economic," poll" in November, according to informa- might cause Japan to stop, 100 of the ninth annual meeting of
State oficials that the Federal tical, industrial, agricultural and tion from the Amoy Overseas Af- and listen. before launching a Japanese unit pushing towards the districts southeast of Fens Government was ready to u-cultural conditions of the country fairs Bureau. None of those who hostile naval campaign into thr the Chinese Engineers Society, Mr.
quidate the internal State debt) written by and enable the state to start with News). a clean slate.
400 CASUALTIES
In Kiangsu, the Chinese attack
Shaki was ambushed by the Chi- | sin. " nese and suffered heavy losses,” while some 300 caljoltips menu inflicted on the Japanese based ad kingpp west of Bhanghai and
on Yachuehling (h) east of Kunaban on the auanghalian-
experts (Central left went to French Indo-China rich area.
and Thailand where there many Fuklen natives are residing~(Cen- Erai News).
Ichang, as a result of Chinese at king Radway. The Japanese to permit the rich lands of the Suiyuan Denounces
tacka
Teachang and Labo in northern REPEATED ASSAULTE Kiangsu suffered over for casual,
In Shans and Honan, Chinese ties as a result in Chinese at troops in the pas few days made tacks. ́ ́ repeated 'aasauita on various cities
ور:
Puppet Wang
WEST BUTYUAN, Dec. 16 (Ce {tral)--The Su'yuan Provincial Gov
Canadian Minister Safe
UTTAWA Dec 18 (Reuter
Canadian authorities that Mr.
He declared that it was wrons
Amazon valley to remain 1dle and agreed to speed up plans for the repopulation of the entire Amazon farmers „region with Brazilian
Land would be given to the farm- On the Kwangri front, the Ghers for production of rice, Jute ernment háaded by Ceneral on the Tang-Fu Railway including nese recaptured Chennankwan oil-bearing nuts and cultivated so-y has issued a circular tele Mr Beaverbrook informed the Wenst Kanhstep, Haighsten, Any near the Indo-Ching border Brazilan nuts, and Chawu, in southern Shanat dicating the'r hurried retreat, the The entire plan may cost about wel for styling himself President CD Howe, Canadian Minister for resulting over 1,900 samalties and Japanem obandoned. 240 cases of $25,000,000, the destriction 01 numerous shells and cart' dges two depots consher of Japanese military of provisions, 30 ur horses and trakah The Japanag at Uhm other pack animals and some 20 anese factory at Fungyung chape were attacked on three war digant
destroyed by fire resulting in iuere sides,
Ope J
In sonthara Kwangmag, a Jap-loss of more than $300,000.
Great Britain soon may be able to spare some of her new battleships of the King Gedryt V class to base at Singapore. This naval reinforcement taken · In "connexion, with a changed strategical situation consequent upon United States air possibilities in that area, might have berieficial effect in bringing greater stabilization to the Far East.
Chen Fan-shan, Commissioner of Reconstruction for Szechwan, spoke on the Economic Recon- striction sofa Szechward!
At its session presided over by Mr. Ku Yu-chuan, Secretary-Gen- eral of the Society, the meeting decided to dispatch a message" of tribute to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-abek and Dr. EH Kung, Vice-President of the Executive Yuan, and a message of comfort to the fighting forces at the front. of the National Government and Munitions and Supply, who is on
In event of war with Japan, Another decision reached was to signing a treaty with the Japan board the British liner WESTERN Cham would be dropped, as a stop encourass. Chinese scientista to exe. It declared that the 2,000,000 PRINCE (10,825 tons) which I for our airplanes to the Far East, engage in industrial research and was Chiness and Mongols in Bulyuan reported to have been torpedoed for it la surrounded by Japan's invention and to ato
determined to rid off the 400 miles north-west of the Trian mandated islands, probably many monopoly of peirinya arch-traitor
coast on Babirday, 14 salo
of them fortified and having bases (Central News),
gram denouncing Wang Ching-