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Upper: Derelict cars in a large field "somewhere in England" to. prevent enemy planes from landing. Lower: A field on a farm in England which has been dug up by the owner in co-opera- tion with the Government's programme for making as many fields as possible unsuited for airplane landings.
ANTI-'FLU VACCINE
LONDON, Jan. 29 (BWS)-For'
BUSY DAY FOR MR. WILLKIE
THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1941.
FOREIGN MAILS
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, 30th JANUARY, 1941; 0.30 AM,
The following increased postage rates for letters will be effective as
· LONDON, Jan. 29. (Reuter)-Mr. from 1st February 1941. Wendell Wilkie had another busy! Places in the Colony
day yesterday. He had a conver- |
sation with Str Andrew Duncan, British possessions, protectorates Minister of Supply. and, while and mandated territories. waiting for Mr. Ernest Bevin at Transport House, met Mr. Gibson, Chairman of the Trade Union Congress
The entire Cabinet attended a dinner given in Mr. Wilkie's hon- by Lord Beaverbrook last night
Our
MINE EXPLODES.
OFF IRELAND
A message from Salgon yester-
China, and Macao
All countries no; specified above.
li
5 cents for each ounce" or part of
AN OUNCE,
20
cents for the first ounce and
10 cents for each additional
onner or part of an ounce.
8 cents for each ounce or part of
an ounce.
W cents for the first ounce and
15 cents for each additional ounce or part of an ounce.
Small Packet Post to all countries is suspended.
INWARD MAILS
From
day stated that a mine which has Straits and Airmail by "British Overseas Airways been washed ashore off the County Service" (except Londén) by Sea from Singapore of Cork, exploded and wrecked a (sandakan, number of houses. and injured Canton several people.
Calcutta and Straits.
Air Mail by. “Pan-American Airways Direct Ser-
vice"-San Francisco date, 24th January Air Mail by "Pan-American Airways Direct Ser-
vice"-San Francisco date, 29th January
The military and naval au- thorities who went to the scene of the explosion found several other unexploded mines on the beach and they were all rendered harm-Java and Manua less (Special).
R.A.F. MEMBERS
KILLED
Four members of the RAF, were killed in raids on Malta, states a London message. Damage W63 done to Government building but there were no civilian casualties, -(Special).
A Chinese cable from Chungking recently stated that nothing had been heard in the wartime capital which would tend to confirm the
MALETI'S LAST report that Great Britain, the
LETTER
General
Sir Archibald Wavell
United States and China would form an alliance.
*
Due
30th Jan,
30th Jan.
30th Jan
31st Jan.
31st Jan,
5th Feb.
5th Feb
USA. Honolulu. Japan and Shangnal. (San Fran-
cisco date 17th January) United-Kingdom and Straits
8tli Feb,
-12sh Feb.
14th. Feb.
15th Feb.
USA, Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai (San Fran-
cisco date, 24th January) United-Kingdom and Straits,
OUTWARD MAILS
Registered and Parcel Mail are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given "below unless otherwise stated, and where malia are advertised to close at or before 9am registered and parcel maila are closed at 5 pm, on the previous day. When mails are adver- at 5 p.m. tised to close after 5 pin. Registered and Parcel mails are closed
THURSDAY Rangoon and Calcutta
For
More postal employees are need-Straits, Ceylon, India, East and South Africa, and Reg. the purpose of a practical trial of has sent to the Government of ed in occupied areas in Cheklang, Parcels only for United Kingdom. its immunisation value. Mr. Mal- Bombay as a gift a last letter Kiangsu, and other provinces. A Canton colm MacDonald, Minister of' which was written by General written examination was held by Health, the Ministry's Chief Medi-Maleti, who was killed in Sidi Bar-the Shanghal Post Office recently Manila, Batavia and Sourabaya........... | cal Adviser and 350 of the staff, rani, to Marshal Graziani, The of those who applied for such posi-
fave been innoculated with the letter bears Marshal
Graziani'stions, An oral examination will be comments on it in red ink.--(Spe- held later. new anta-influenza vaccine.
The vaccine has been brought clal).. from the USA. where experiment-
al work carried out in Britain be- fore the war, under the auspices: of the Medical Research Council,
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TELEGRAMS
has been further developed and the The following telegrams (from Vaccine produced in large quanti- Gles.
FAINTED FROM LAUGHING
Sandakan
FRIDAY
Formosa and Dairen
Date and Time
Thu. 30th.
-9.30 AM
G.P., & K.P.C.
9.43 AM
Ord.
10.30 AM 7.00 PM
Fri. 31st
8:30 AM
8.30 Al
3.30 PM
KPO
.
Reg.
4.00 PM
CALCUTTA, Jan. 29 (Reuter)— The mystery of Subhas Chandra
Ord.
4.30 PM
G.P.O.
Bose's disappearance continues.
His relatives describe his disap- Air Mali by Air to Rangoon to connect with the Reg
"British Overseas AirwayB,” |pearance ઘર દ sudden religious
4.00 PM
Orl.
4.30 PM
K.P.O.
Reg
5.00 PM
Ord.
5.30 PM
G.P.O.
STOP PRESS
ir Mail by Sea to Singapore to connect with the Reg.
"British Overseas Airways."
5.00 PM
Ord.
6:00 PM
.K.P.O.
*
Reg.
5.00 P
Ord
5.30 FM
Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu, U. S. A.,
Europe via Pan American Airways and Trans "Atlantic Services”.
&
G.F.O.
Reg. 5.00 PM
Ord.
7.00 PM
Parcels
5.00 PM
Lettera
7.00 PM
Shanghai) are awaiting claiments Impulse.
at the office of the Great Northern Telegraph Company (Limited) -
Li Lai, Pedder Bldg., 6th floor, Room 5; Chow Hung-pun, 112 Queen's Rd. C. Room 11A; Lock
An unusual incident occurred at Kwel-tong, 64 Village Road: Nan
the Majestic Theatre during the 5, Kai Kam Kee. o'clock showing of the comedy,
"Sape at Sea." starring Stan Laurel
and Oliver Hardy...
C.C.C. TEAM FOR SATURDAY-
The following have been selected
Mr. Henry L. Stimson, US. Se- cretary for War, giving evidence before the Foreign Relations Com- mittee of the House of Represen- tatives, said that the Axis was Straits and Calcutta. vulnerable in many respects. Italy
TUESDAY
It is reported that a Portuguese girl laughed so heartily that she fainted and had to be taken out to the lobby where she was revy-to represent the C.C.C. in a 2nd was now in serious straits and the Division League match on Satur- German Army was being spread
ed.
NURSING SISTER
INJUREDTM
WEDNESDAY
day, Feb. 1, at 2 p.m., on the home out in a thin line. The Japanese Manila and Parcels only for United-Kingdom. ground:-A, M. Omar (Capt.), N. too were spreading out their forces
Macassar and Sourabaya Broadbridge.. U. H. Esmall; A. B. in a. thin line and Japan's econo- Hamson, A. Hung, C. W. Lam, E. A. mic position was unsound. The Lee, S. Leonard, T. Lock, U. M. United States wanted a little time A European nursing sister was Omar, W. K. Way,
to arm herself.-(Special), admitted to Queen Mary Hospital The 1st Division League match yesterday for treatment to a cut against the University on the same to her lips sustained when a pri-day has been postponed.- Yate car in which she was a pas- senger collided with a public vë- hicle at the junction of Pokfulam
Road and Mount Davis Road
The death occurred on January 18, at the General Hospital, Shang- hai, "of Bessie Dixon, widow of the bate James Nell Funeral services were held on January 21, at the Bubbling Well Chapel
The Hongkong Police and Police Reserve "will hold a Dinner Dance in aid of British and Chinese War Charities at the Peninsula Hotel on Feb. 14, under the distinguished Four armed nien, one with a re- patronage of His Excellency the volver, entered the ground, floor of? Acting Governor, Lieut-Gen E F.No. 307, Prince Edward Road yes- Norton: Tickets are $5, and re-terday at 1.30 p.m. and, after tying servations may be booked at the and gagging the three inmates Peninsula and Hongkong Hotels.
of the house, decamped with $1,000
The Shanghai Rice Price Fixing Committee has again changed the prices of 15 kinds of foreign rice sold in the Shanghal Rice Market. Reductions ranging between 50 cents and $5 per picul were an- nounced. The cheap sale of broken Saigon rice was stopped re- cently in view of the delayed ar- rival of supplies.
THE WEATHER
Maximum temperature of 70 and Minimum of 84 were recorded yeş- terday.
Total rainfall since Jan. 1 is 3.78 inches against an average of 1,00, The Royal Observatory report states:-
The anticyclone is stationary and unchanged over Chine, pressure remaining highest, to the north of the Lower Yangtse Valley.
A shallow depression is moving north-eastward across Japan.
in Chinese currency.
This is
Tue. Feb., 4th
G.P.O. & EP.O
Par. 3/2 600 EM Ord. 4/2 8:30 AM
Wed. 5th
9.30 AM
K.P.O, Parcels 4.00 M
Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, U.S.A., Canada, Cen-
tral and South America and United Kingdom Parcels via San Francisco. (No Parcels for United-Reg. Kingdom).
Reg.
0,00 PM
Ord.
5.30 r.
G.P.O.
.
Ord.
4.00 PM 5.00 PM 7.00 PM
Note: All Mails for United-Kingdom will be
forwarded with or without superscriptiori
K.P.O.
il
Reg. Ord.
6.07 PM. 5.30 PM
Air Mall for Manila, Guam, Bonolala, U.S.A. and G.P.O
Europe" via "Pan-American Airways and Trans-Reg. 5.00 PM
Atlantic Services "
THURSDAY
Ord.
Tha. 6th
7,00 FM
Holhow
10.30 AM
KEMAY
Fri. 7th
Sandakan.
4.30 AM
SATURDAY }
Sat, 8tir
Straits and Calcutta.
Parcele 10.30 AK Letters 11.30 AM
Manila, Straits, Ceylon, India, East
Africa vía Cape Town.
and South
5.30 PM
Tue. 17th G.P.D. &K.P.O.
"Impression of the defence of London
from air attack.
TUESDAY ·
Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, U. 8. A., Canada, Cen-Ref: 10th 6.00 1
tral and South America via San Francisco,
ti
OK:11th 8.30 Ast
BHANGHAI, Jan. 29 (Reuter)- Mr. J. E. Baker, director of the Representatives of the Japanese American Red Cross Committee in Residents Corporation and the China who was recently honoured | Shanghai Japanese Ratepayers here at a dinner party held by re- Association called on Mr. W.. 3. présentatives of many Chinese Keswick, Chairman of the B.M.C., philanthropic bodies bas left at the Council Building thiạ morn- Shanghai for" Hongkong "whence ing to express their deep regret he may, proceed to Chungking Bud
sympathy regarding the again, to supervise the distribution shooting at the special meeting of of American relief materials which the ratepayers when Mr. Keswick he obtained for Chinese refugees. was injured.
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