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Tuesday, Tuesday,
SHOCKING JAPANESE OUTRAGE
A shocking Japanese outrage oc- curred near Lin Tin Island on Saturday when a junk was æt on fire and the crew and passengers, numbering 13, were thrown 'over- board.
The only survivor, Fang Kan- chan, fokl of the Hop Fat Com-
NO LIMIT TO EMPIRE'S PART IN WAR OF AIR
CANBERRA.-The. objective of the Empire Air Training Scheme-lo produce 50,000 air crew from the Empire--was not fixed and in this total war the effort would be total, the Minis- ter for Air (Mr. McEwen)' said in a review of the progress of the Royal Australian Air Force. "On this 20th birthday of the R.AA.P. I can say that it is with- out peer in day land," he said.
"There were more men in one
REVOLUTIONARY
pany, was picked up by a passing large Air Force training establish- INNOVATIONS
prised the entire R.A.A.F. In SeD PLANNED FOR
vessel after almost 10 hours driftment in Victoria today than tom- ing with an oar.
said the Minister,
MERCHANT NAVY
(Reuter)
According to a report made totember, 1939 the Police by Pang, the funk left and 167,000 men had volunteered the Colony at 6 p.m. on Friday for for service.
More than £40,000,000 would be- Chungshan with a cargo of 500
LONDON, May à bags of salt. After sailing for spent on the Air Force this year The lot of the British seaman seven hours the vessel was cap compared with £135,000 in the tured by
armed In
first year of its existence. Pre-wil be revolutionised by far-reach- Japanese trawler about a mile west of Linsent commitments under the Em-ing changes. Hikely to be made Tin Island.
pire achenie approached £60,000-shortly in the Merchant Service, states: Reuter's Shipping corres- The cargo was ordered to be 000. transferred to the trawler as also "This year Australia's contribu.pondent.
It is believed that the main in- and passengers.
The tion of trained men will be of
under the junk was then set on fire. After such a scale as to have an impor-novations planned
of Labour Regulations witnessing the destruction of their tant influence on the trend of the Ministry craft the crew and passengers were air war," he added. "For every are:
Seamen will be assured for pilot, observer and gunner trained made to "walk the plank.”
before the war we are turning out first time.of a secure job: 100 today.
Better rates of pay with, guaran- "From two in 1921, Air Force es- teed wage;
the
crew
ANOTHER JUNK
ROBBERY
Money, totalling $3,795 in Chi- nese currency and $8,000 worth of firewood, was stolen from a junk in British waters on May 1 by six armed pirates.
Cheung Kau, master of a cargo Junk, reported that while sailing near Fuk Kim Tau, British waters, about 5 a.m. on May 1 they en- countered a robbers' junk,
tablishments had increased to 80."
POST OFFICE
REVENUE AMENDMENT
An Ordinance to amend the Post Office Ordinance. 1928, is notified in the Government Gazette,
This Ordinance may be cited as Six pirates boarded the craft and the Post Office Amendment Ordin- robbed him of $1,595 Chinese curance, 1941 and the Post Office
the
Improved conditions of service; More generous leave and pos- isible pool of all units of the Mer- chant Navy from which crews can be selected.
The correspondent understands that seamen would not lose entire- ly their long-cherished liberty in the choice of ships.
who was For instance, a man not happy on voyage would not be,compelled to
to the vessel when it put to sea agaic.
return
rency and another toki of $2.200 Ordinance, 1926, 15. amended, by NAZI BLOCKADE
Chinese currency. After having the addition of the following sub- transferred the cargo to their section to section 38 of Ordinanc junk, the marauders safled “away. No. 7 of 1926:
In the case of a conviction In-
volving a fine the court or magis
KIANGSI CAMPHOR trate inflicting such fine may
FOR EXPORT.
direct, on the application of the Postmaster General or other off-
The first consignment of cath-cer conducting the prosecution,
RUNNER
Lech” Believed To Have Been Scuttled
LONDON, May 4 (Router)-The
phor, important Kiangsi native that any part not exceeding one fate of the German blockade run- product, has been packed and half thereof shall be paid to any ner cargo steamer Lech, 3,290 SOUTH AMERICA (WEST COAST) via Hilo & San being transported to Hongkong for person who has given such in- tons, is at present a mystery...
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formation sa has led to the con- Camphor is produced in Kiang-viction of the offender or offer- al in abundant quantities. As ders, or, if there are more than result of the introduction of a new one such person, may direct such refining process, the quality of the part to be divided amongst them product has also been greatly im- in such proportion as the court or
magistrate may direct," proved.
Meanwhile, the Kangal authors. fles have established a factory for the manufacture of sulphuric acid in order to develop chemical in dustry the province-(Gentral News)
INDIAN FACTORY CONSTRUCTION
BIMLA May 4 (Reuter)-The Provincial Government has been
In setting out the objects and teasons, the notification further states that it is considered that provision of this nature is neces- sary to prevent the loss of normal postal revenue" and to secure that postal packets do not escane can sorship.
"
POLICE REPORTS Mr. T. Lock, of No. 11. Dragou empowered to require that all Terrace, has reported the theft of factories, which may be construct-a Jacket from his car while park- ed in future, should have certain ed outside the Colonial Secretary's structural features as to reduce to Office, P.W.D. Building, on Friday.
a minimum the damage that can be done by air attack.
Mr. J. Jay, of the American Ex-
The Lech. arrived at Rio de Janeiro on March 3 from Bor- deaux with a cargo of chemicals and aeroplanes after running the Her Captain, British blockade. Friederch Brinkman, boasted that "Germany delivers the goods" and declared that the Lech would re- main in Rio until the end of the War.
The Lech, however, was reported' to have left Rio Ave days ago for Bergen with a valuable cargo and according to New York Maritime sources she was intercepted by a British auxiliary cruiser off Bahla, Brazil, and aunk It is believed that she settled herself.
and Official Brazilian
British circles in Rio de Janeiro are un- able to confirm this report.
The powers will be particularly press Company, reported that a used in respect to new factories pair of spectacles, valued at $15.7 of real Importance to the war was stolen from his effort or economy of the country. Friday.
office on
HONG KONG TIDE TABLE
From 6 to 11 May 1941.
HIGH WATER.
Days o
Month.
Height
LOW WATER
Hong
Kong
Standard Time
Hong
*Kong
Standard Time
SIMLA, May 4
tory under the Defence of India Kip M Village, Kowloon. on Thee. Rules for the purposes of trading. Saturday morning.
Raj has declared Greece, with the of stone and rocks fell on and kill-Mon. 5
two stone-breakers at Shek exception of Crete, enemy terried
(Reuter) The An avalanche of some 15 tons
h. t.
b. m.
05 08 1507
4 3
07 OF
6
05 47 16 37
sal 4-6
23 (7
1047
Wed. 7
06 26
17 58
NAGPUR, May 4 (Reuter)-The
BURNING JUNK
Thu.
8
07 01 5
19 13
Governor of the Central Provinces
has announced that 50 per cent. According to a report by the of all contributions to the Gover-master of the 3.3. Tai Pat 8, a Sat nor's War Purposes Fund will be burning junk was sighted in Lat. devoted henceforth for the bene-22 deg. 23 North and Long. 114 Bun. 11 ft of Indian troops serving abroad. deg. 44′ East on Friday.
Fri.
9
07 40
01 28
2017
10
08 18
1408
02 04.
21 18
08 37
72
14 58 02 39
22 14 5.41
15 43
Haight.
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