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BEES, BULLS AND
OYSTERS
Dogs or various breeds, fowls, ducks, pigeons, even oysters and bees, are unexpected items in the livestock "safely, shipped from Britain overseas during 1940. Preliminary estimates put the total value of. It ht a figure not. far short of £800,000.
Seventy per cent. of this is ac- counted for by horses, either for
Chinese Converge On Foochow
FRIDAY," MAY
16. 1941.
FOREIGN MAILS
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, 10th "MAY, 1941.
SHUIKOW, May 15 (Central): An experimental service providing sea transit to US.A. and air Severe fighting continues to rage in transit from U.S.A. to Lisbon and United Kingdom has been institut- the outer perimeter of Frochow as ed, The inclusive postage rate is H. K. $2.00 per ox, for fettars Chinese forces are converging on and H. K. $1.00 each for postcards. Correspondence for this ser- vice should bear the usual blue air mal label with the superscrip- withstand Chinese tion "By sea to U.S.A."
NORWAY AFTER breeding or racing. Thoroughbreds the city from three directions
A YEAR OF NAZI DOMINATION
•
A brief review of the blessings brought to Norway by the German Invasion brings out these represen
tative facts:
1. Rations at the present time
are:
were sent to the United States,
Unable to
Canada South Africa, Argentina. pressure, the Japanese at Tung- Chile Brazil Colombia, Trinidad kow on the Min River are retreat- and Barbados. Hunters were taken ing in disorder toward Hangshan- by Canada and USA, as were chlao, about three miles west of Hackneys and Clydesdales.
The U.S.A. was in fact Britain's biggest horsa buyer by far last year for she also took pola pontes Shetland pontes, Arab horses, and Suffolk Punches.
Altogether,
Foochow.
The Printed Matter Service to the following places in China is
Yunnan
Szechuen. Kwelchow
Hunan
The public are reminded that it is a breach of postal regulations to enclose in a postal cover communications intend. On the Lienklang front at mouthed for persons other than the addressee, of the Min River, as a result of sanguinary fighting for two days and nights, the Japanese have been defeated and thrown back. Chi- temporarily suspended:- nese forward units have advanced Bread. 225 grams per person per
1,827 horsea were beyond Feishih north of Lienkiang day: Butter, 40 grams per person shipped from Britain during 1940, and are steadily pushing south- per week: Sugar, 200 grams per compared with 724 the year before ward.
With the outlying districts person per week: Conee, 40 grams and 1,200 in. 1939 per person per week.
Cattle were the next most um- Lienkiang under Chinese control, (Meat has been practically un-portant export, about one-sixth of a concerted assault on the city 13 be launched imme- obtainable In the towns since the total value. Shorthorns were expected to
sent to USA, Canada, Argentina,diately. January).
Uruguay, and Kenya. Of the day JAPANESE RENEW ATTACKS 2. Housing conditions: During
EAST KIANGSI, May 15 (Cen- two months of hostilities in Nor-breeds Kenya took Ayrahlres and
English Jerseys; Brazil, Ayrshires trai)-Another flare-up of military way probably more houses were
activity is occurring in areas east destroyed than in four months of Nepal. British, Friesians," war in Finland: yet auuust no re- 0: the famous British beer cf Poyang Lake in eastern Klang- construction has been carried on breeds, Aberdeen Angus cattle went 1, where the Japanese are renew. ing attacks, The number of the since last summer. The Germans to Canada and Argentina. Herr have requisitioned both materials fards to Argentina and Uruguay Japanese troops at Pengtsen and and labour for use on their pro- and a South Devon bull to Colom. Bukow has been considerably. in- creased following the arrival of Jeets of fortifications, air fields, bla
further reinforcements.
and so on.
KENT BREED
11!.
On the night of May 12, a Jap- Consequently many families--as¦ A feature of the sheep exporta enese detachment south of Peng- in the Narvik region especially—was the growing popularity of the tsen started A drive southward have been living in tents during Kent,
or Romney, Marsh, Drged and on the following morning the entire winter.
which was snipped to India, Argen-clashed with the Chinese at points 3. Unemployment: In spite of a tina, Chile. Peru. Utuguay and the north of Mamachino, where severe relatively large increase in unem,- Falkland Islands.
fighting is taking place.
Another
colunan Japanese ployment - in country which
a
Argentina took the greatest formerly had almost one-only variety of sheep breeds; in addi- some 2,000 strong yesterday morn- 500 Norwegian workers have yield-ton to Kents her quota included the attempted to advance south- ward from Malukow south of ed to Nazi pressure and accepted Lincoln Longwools, Hampshire
Pengtech but are being checked in jobs in Germany. The Nazi pian Downs. Ryelands. Southdowns,
areas north of Kuochlachiao. was to recruit at least 20,000 Nor-Shropshires. Border Leicesters and wegians for work the Rein
Oxford Downs;
4. Business World By October,
Canada bad Buffolks, Hampshire 1940, Norway's exports had deDowns and Southdowns; Chile, clined by 50 per cent. while her these two inst: India, in addition imports were out by 70 per cent. Up to March. 1941. the Nazis had taken 1,700,000,000 crowns from the
Co
Kents.bought Southdowna, Hampshire Downs, Border Leices- ters, Cheviots and "Wensleydales;
expenses of the German army of breed: Egypt, the Suffolk, occupation.
Lindrum's Record
Fuklen (except Amcy and Kulangsu) Kwangsi
North and East of Kwangtung.
Small Packet Post to all countries is suspended.
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FRIDAY
MELBOURNE, May 15 (Reuter)--
For
Frl. 16th
K.P.O.
Reg. 4.00 PM
Ord
4.30 PM
GP.O.
Air Mail by Air to Rangoon to connect with the Reg.
"British Overseas Airways”. “
4.00 PM.
Ord. 4.30 PM
TUESDAY
Tue, 20th
LAO.
Reg.
5.00 PM
Ord. 6.30 PM.
G.P.O.
Ord.
5.00PM 7.00 PX
Mon. 2nd JuILD
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Ord.
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Atlantic Service".
MONDAY
bank of Norway," mainly to pay Uruguay took the Lincoln Longwool Walter, Lindrum broke his own air Mait for Manila, Guam, Honoluis. 18.4” and...
Europe via "Pan American Airways and Trans-Reg. world record today when he com- Piga of the famous Large White piled a break of 3,735 in a match 5. Coal and Fuel: Not only has breed were sent to Canada.
against his brother Fred. shortage of fuel, resulted in great All this livestock is valuable
Lindrum held the old record of hardships for the population aur-pedigree stock sent overseas for 3.381 made also when he opposed Ing the winter, but the lack of breeding purposes; a proportion of coal-which was promised in apur-it is being used to maintain the his brother, last July.
During the 10 months of exhibi- dance by the Nazis--has resulted standard of livestock in countries tion play, Lindrum has rasted £19, in serious crippling of many Nor-from which foodstuffs come back to 000 for the war funds. weglan industries.
Britain..
6. Fishing: This former main These exports are thus making industry of Norway has been au- a double contribution to Britain's tacked from two sides. First, the war effort; and the £800,000 esti- shortage of gasoline and high price mate of their value shows a big of equipment have prevented many
increase over 1939 when it was 'fishermen from carrying on the £683,000. work. And second, practically "all fish caught are commandeered tur Nazi use. Besides seizing 7,000 tons of stockfish and 13,000 tons of klipfish, the enemy authorities have demanded that.. 150,000 tons nf fresh fish be delivered to Ger- many in the coming summer.
spring and
FOREIGN EXPERT TO "ADVISE ON. FERTILISER CHUNGKING, May 15 (Central) -A China Fertiliser Corporation is being organised by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.
RUBBER FROM CACTUS PLANT
A method to extract rubber from a little cactus plant found in abun dance in North Africa instead or the usual hevea rubber trees, which are lacking, has been devised by a young. French chemist. In Casa blanca
The cactus plant, a variety of euphorbia, gives out a white sap which turns black upon contact with air.
Attempts to coagulate this sap
MODERNISATION OF ALEXANDRETTA HARBOUR
Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu, USA,
Europe via "Pan-American Airways and Trans- Reg. Atlantic Services"
GUN BATTLE PROTEST
ANKARA, May 15 (Reuter). Winches and other loading and 'SHANGHAI, May 15 (Reuter)- unloading equipment are being The Municipal Council is reported sent from Smyrna and Istanbul to to be preparing a strong protest Alexandretta. where the harbour to Mayor Chen Chung-po of the is being rapidly modernised.
Japanese sponsored Chinese Muni- Alexandretta will be the main cipality over the gun battle at St. port in Turkey for British trade. George's on Tuesday afternoon.
is learned that Meanwhile. It American boats are arriving in Suez every four days and this fact two of the wounded, both body- Alexandretta's impor-guards of Mrs. Ho Sze-pao, wife. enhances tance, especially since the Ger- of the Chief of Wang Ching-wel's have died from man occupation of the islands of Special Police, Lemnos. Lesbos and Chios, threa- their injuries. tens the communications between Istanbul and Smyrna,
CONDITIONS IN FUKIEN
FOR NORTHWEST DEVELOPMENT CHUNGKING, May 15 (Central)
have been successful, and a means YUNGAN, May 15 (Central)-A-To develop Greater Northwest, It will have on its brain trust has also been found of extracting party of five persons, commissioner the Bank of China has decided to|
Invest $10,000,000 for the establish- MR. G. F. WINFIELD, American it in commercial quantities.
by the Executive Yuan to inspectment of a large-scale company in agriculturist and fertiliser special- It is estimated that the present political conditions in Fuklen, Kansu engaged in water conser- 1st who recently arrived in Chung-number of such planta in North rived here from Chungking yester-vancy, forestry and animal hus- king as adviser.
Africa would be sufficient to yield day..
bandry enterprises. turn When the plant is a full opera- 600,000 tons of sap, this in
The party consists of Messrs. Ku
Mr. Shen Yi, a well-known Ger-· tion, it will turn out 15 to 20 tons would give out 300,000 of coagulated Yu-hatu, Met Kung-Jen, Hu Chao-man trained engineer and former of manure daily. The annual out-sap, sumcient for France's pre-war hslang. Wang Shih-yin, and Sah Commissioner of Public Works of put wil be around a, milion dollar's rubber requirements. worth of fertiliser.
EXPRESS TRAIN WRECKED
SHANGHAI, May 15 (Reuter)-- Scores were killed and injured when another new express" train
of the Japanese controlled Shang-
hai-Hangchow - Nanking Railway
|Meng-wa
SNIFFING
BY THE
SNUFF TON
Hundreds of tons of muff are still being sent overseas from Great Britain every 12 months. In the last year of peace the quantity was 682 tons. but most of it was used for killing insects.
the Greater Shanghai Municipal Government, has been offered the post of Mariaging-Director of the company.
It is understood that Mr. Shen will leave here shortly for Kansu by air to start preparations,
PRO-CHUNGKING
LAWYER KILLED SHANGHAI, May 15 (Reuter)—;
was wrecked by a land mine ex- Of the whole amount six tons (snuffs a lot; so do the Scandina- plosion while proceeding to Shang-jonly was for human beings, and vian population of Wisconsin and What is believed to be another hai from Hangchow, 100 miles not all of that for snitting. Much Minnessota and the negroes of the political assassination, occurred in soutwest of Shanghai, according to was in a moist form for applyina South, The people of USA are, the Settlement at about two this Chinese reports.
between the gums and the cheek in fact, the world's greatest snuffers afternoon when Wang Chung-dao), today. They mifi up 20,000 tons of 40-year-old lawyer, was shot dead. in front of his home while enter- The explosion is reported to have Gone are the days when the jit a year...
Ing-his-car.------ derafled the engine and tender,
Wang Chung-dao is reported to and completely demolished the gallant, with a courtly bow, pro- baggage coach.
car
·
and second class Hered snnt' trom a jewalled box. The claim that anu is a gerbé a pro-Chungkingite.
Today the sun holder is of polish killer is borne out by one of the English manufacturers. ed wood or papier mache, or more biggest This is the second of the new ex- often the working man just carries They have been making it for more presses, recently brought from it in a small tin in his waistcoat than a hundred years, and in all that time not one of their workers Japan, to be wrecked by a land pocket mine explosion.
-The Canadian timberjack has ever had the fix*
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