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LINGNAN . “U” SENDS LETTER TO ROOSEVELT
"Five hundred and nine students and Chinese faculty members of Lingnan University, American missionary institution moved to Hongkong from Canton following the fall of the city in 1938. ad- dressed a letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt in connexion with the national "China Week" campaign in the United States be- ginning on May 18, 1941, sponsor- ed by leading Americans with" a view to strengthening public opinion in support of the Ald-1 China policy,
The letter la in Chinese, written In a beautiful script on an artistic scroll by a well-known calligraph- er, Mr. Kwel Naam-ping of Hong- kong. The scroll has been sent to America by Clipper..
SPORTS MEET
The Ion. Mr. M. K. Lo speaking at the All-Schools Sports meeting at Caroline Hill stadium on Sun- A translation of the letter tol-day-(Sun Ying Ming). lows:
May 6, 1941.
His Excellency Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States of America.
Dear Mr. President:
The people of China are greatly heartened by the news that lead- ing Americans will conduct a na- tional "China Week" in the United States beginning on May 18, 1941,
JAPANESE TO OBSERVE JULY 7
with a view to strengthening the Fourth Anniversary
Ald-China policy.
good.
Of China War
TOKYO, May 12 (Reuter)-With
monies.
Le China
WAR-TIME BONDS SUBSCRIPTIONS CAMPAIGN
Subscriptions to China's war- time bonds will be pushed with great vigour in Hongkong follow-
TUESDAY, MAY 13, 1941.
FOREIGN MAILS
HONUKONG, TUESDAY, 13th MAY, 1941.
An experimental service providing sea transit to U.S.A..and air ing the arrival here of Mr. Huang transit from USA, to Lisbon and United Kingdom has been institut- Yen-pel, Secretary-General of the Chinese Wartime Bonds Commis- ston, Chungking.
In a reception to the Press at Cafe Windsor this afternoon. Mr. Huang in the course of a speech. expressed the belief that the sub- scription "campaign in the Colony would bear fruitful results, judg- Ing by the unreserved enthusiasm displayed by the Chinese here in various patriotic activities in the past.
ed. The inclusive postage räte 1 H. K. $2.00 per os, for letters and H. K. $1.00 each for postcards. Correspondence for this ser- vice should bear the usual blue air mail. label with the superscrip- tion "By sea to U.S.A."
Air Mail Service by British Overseas Airways to places
west of Karachi (India) is temporarily suspended.
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The public are reminded that it is a breach of postal
China ed for persons other than the addressee.
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The war-time bonds in question regulations to enclose in a postal cover communicationis intend." are the N.C.$1,200,000,000 Military Supply Bonds, floated by last year. These bonds, bearing" an annual interest of six per cent. payable every six months, are of
The Printed Matter Service to the following places in China la
Yunnan Szechuen
five denominations. namely $10.-temporarily suspended:- 000, $5,000, $1,000, $100, and $10. Amortisation will be started from the year 1942. for a period of 25 years.
The bonds can now be sub- scribed at various Chinese banks.
SONG HIT OF THE WAR
Biggest song hit of the second "Beer Barrei
Since Japan almost four years ago launched a large-scale war of aggression on China in violation of a view to stimulating the "whole; the Nine-Power Treaty our country nation to a renewed resolution to World War is the has resisted against great adds in fight through the present emez-Polka, the conviction that it is fighting 'gency" Japan will observe the for justice and freedom as well as fourth anniversary of
Canadian soldiers sang it when to defend democracy and human war on July 7, with caborate cere-debarked in ugland. Australian and New Zealand, soldiers sang it when they filed down the gang Your Excellency and the people or The entire programme, according plank in the Middle East, English the United States have from the to the Japanese Press, will be based soldiers sang it as they slashed start shown deep sympathy for the on the spirit of imperial rescript through the mud of France. And cause of China and have done issued on the first anniversary of shelter-dwellers in London sing it what you could to check aggression the hostilities, arid all events will while the bombs. whistle and to give China moral and embody a gratitude towards the war about them.
dead, war wounded and the war bereaved.
material aldi
down
Now further
So far it's sold nearly a million momentous steps are being taken to help China, m- The programme, as released by
copies and it's still a good-seller. spired by your boundless under-the Board of Information, includes Running
Close- second сд standing and sincere feeling. Thus the hoisting of national flags by England's "hit parade" is the is a most noble Instance of human fall houses, private or official, a American pest-seller, "South of the sympathy, Destruction of the silent prayer at noon for "the sue-Border," which, incidentally, was forces for evil and the re-establish- cessful execution of e China in-written by England's best song ment of human
justice will not cident, martial fortune for those writing team, Jimmy Kennedy and only be a boon to China but also at the front and a peaceful rest Michael Cars. That, too, has sold to the entire world,
for the war dead" and special com- nearly a half-million copies. In connection with "China memoration issues by all news- Third place probably goes to Week" in the United States we papers and magazines.
"Wish 'Me Luck as You Wave Me wish to express to Your Excellency
Good-Bye." with which Gracie and the American people our sin.
Fields, the English comedienne
PRAYER HOUR
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Fuklen (except Amoy and Kulangsu) Kwangsi
North and East of Kwangtong.
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cere gratitude and our assurance The public throughout Japan will now in the United States, sang her Air Mail by Air to Rangoon to connect with the Bag. 4.00 PM that what you and your people do be notified of the prayer hour way into the hearts of the British for us will live in the hearts of our through sirens, radio drums or army, navy and air force. Some people,
gongs and for one minute all trat- 450,000 copies have been sold. fic will be suspended.
Carr, working alone, wrote the The Students & Chinese
In Tokyo, large-scale rites for the song that is in fourth placo. Faculty Members of Ling-war dead and a commemoration "Somewhere nan University,
Respectfully yours.
(309 signatures),
Beg. 5.00 PM
Ord.
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- OPO.
5.00 PM
Ord.
7.00 PM
in France," whose Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu, U.S.A. “and meeting will be held under the aus- popularity waned after the British
Europe via "Pan American Airways and Trans- | Bėg. pices of the Board of Information, retreat to Dunkirk. That sold. 100,- Atlantic Service”.
The special commemoration pro 000 copies. gramme will be given by the radio
MURDER ATTEMPT for a week, beginning on July 1,
LAST WAK
But none of the songs 01 this SHANGHAI, May 12 (Reuter) when lectures concerning the China war approach the sales of Eng- An unsuccessful attempt was made War will be broadcast. Theatres land's hits of the last war. For shortly after noon today on the and film houses will be asked to instance. "It's a Long, Long Way Hufe of Mr. J. F. Fu, general mana- stage an entertainment of the re-to Tipperary" sold 5-million copies,
ger of the Chung Hwai Bank. ilated affair.
"Roses of Picardy," 3-million copies, One 01 bla bodyguards was Government offices, schools and and. "Keep the Home Fires Burn- wounded. The gunman fired five other public organisations will hold ing," over 1-million copies." shots and escaped.
J. F. Fu is a son of the late Mayor Fu Slao-en, who was mur- dered last year..
a meeting for an imperial rescript Publishers attribute the drop in granted on the first anniversary of sales of hit songs to the radio, on the affair. They will also stage 'which a popular song today, is events suitable to national solid-terally "played to death" in about arity, including national flag holst-13 weeks, whereas during the last ing ceremonies, martial arts exhi-war the average life of a hit song bition, consolation visits to the war was two years. arbereaved families and the worship-
ping at the Shinto Bhrines.
Mr. J. Rhame, general manager, China Electric Co., Ltd.. has rived in the Colony.
Mr. H. G. McNeary, manager, American Pank: Note Co., has ar rived in Hongkong
Secret
Songs symbolising the universal Air defence drills will be held finding a
hope.for better days ahead are Оде ready market. during the anniversary week on dates to be defined later in their Berlin to write a
publisher commissioned Irving respective localities.
song expressing this thought. Berlin produced "It's Lovely Day Tomorrow," which sold 100,000 copies.
Society Revenue
From Brothels-Police
An allegation that a certain secret society drew- part of its. revenue from brothels in Tan Quee Lan Street, was made by Mr. A. J. W. Hockenhall, who prosecuted in a case in which two women pleaded kulity to a charge of permitting their premises to be nied as brothels, when they appeared befors Mr. L. C. Goh, in the Third Police Court in dingapore
"I found one of the office bear-i
Outlining the facts, Mr. Hosken- hul said that when he conducted jèrs of the society- Straits born
a raid ou nouse in Tan' Ques Chinese in one of the houses Lan Street, just after midnight, playing mahjong," he said. last night, he found Koh Ah Ho, "In this particular area may be 28, and Tang Pong Yok, 32, two witnessed every evening the de- 'womèn, in bed with two men. plorable spectacle of prostitutes
Both women admitted that they sitting out on chairs in front of offered themselves for prostitution their brothels by the roadside, and had been given $2 each bw brazen attitude that points to the the men
Others that have sold well in-. clude 'It's a-Hap Hap Happy Day" and "We'll to Smiling Along.”
Topical songs also have, proved pupular. For the air raid-har- rassed civilians, their "Good Night," whose words go:
"Please don't think me rude because I'm yawning.
But I have to get up in the morning,
Goodnight, Goodnight.
your torchlight?
Got
Yes, Got your gas-mask? Yes! All right, all right,
Goodnight, Goodnight, Good- night, Goodnight.”
The death occurred on May 3, fact that, they are not exploited at his home 12 The Bund. Shang- "Continuing, Mr. Hockenhull said females but independent units hai of Dr. William Ernest O'Hara, that although nothing was known fully aware of what they are aged 62 years. A Requiem Mass against the women, Tan Quse Lan [doing.”
was held on May 6, at the Church street was under the influence of The magistrate" sentenced both of Christ the King. 235. Rue Bour- a certain secret society which drew women, Kob An Ho and Tang Pong geat, and was followed by inter- part of its revenue from the bro, Yok, to three months' rigorous im-ment at the Bubbling Well Ceme- thels there.
prisonment each
tery,
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