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KIANGSI RICE FOR FUKIEN RELIEF
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In order to relieve the shortage of rice in Fiklen and to afford re- Her to the refugees fleeing. Foochow, the Fukien Reconstrue- tion Association and the Füklen Provincial Guild here have obtain- ed an appropriation from the Na- tlona Government for relief pur posew
Messrs. Chin Warg-shan, Ho Kung-kan and Liu Tung, members of the two organisations, have been commissioned to return to Fukien to assist in the "execution of the relled measures. It is understood that while passing Klangs en route to Fukien. they have made an arrangement with the Kiangst Provincial Government for the purchase "of 40.000 plculs of rice. and 10,000 piculs of cereals, which will be transported to Fuklen shortly.
INSPECT CONDITIONS
Since their arrival in Fukien a week ago, Messrs, Ku Yu-hsin, Mel Kung-Jen and three other members of the commission appointed by the National Government have been inspecting conditions in vari- "ous parts of the province.
Mr. Chu Ying-kwang. Vice- Chairman of the National Relief Commission, is busily inspecting local rellet organs and conferring with the provincial authorities on relief measures during the past few | days.(Central News)
JAPANESE LINES
SHATTERED
Heavy fighting has seen. raging in the hilly regions to the north- west of Foochow during the last two days. tered the Japanese fled eastward, abandoning many bodies.
74 YESTERDAY
QUEEN MART celebrated her 74th birthday yesterday, say's British Wireless. Her Majesty spent the day quietly at her country residence where, the Duke and Duchess of
Gloucester
are staying with
her. The Queen Mother is en- Joying extremely good health and is fully maintaining her customary activities.
Replying to 3 message of good wishes from the Lord
NEW OVERSEAS CHINESE BODY TO BE FORMED
A group of Chinese in Hongkong who are engaged in productive enterprises and interested in the economic reconstruction of China
27,
1941.
TUESDAY, Mai
FOREIGN MAILS
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, 27th MAY, 194
An experimental service providing sea transit to USA. and air
will shortly establish an Overseas traäsit from USA, to Lisbon and United Kingdom has been institut- Chinese Productive Reconstructioned. The inclusive postage rate is H. H. $2.00 per 03, for letters Association here with branches in and H. K. $1.00 each for postcards. Correspondence for this Ner- various places abroad
vice should bear the usual blue air mail label with, the superscrip-
The Association will have as its tion "By sea to U.S.A.”
thain duty the extension of help
to overseas Chinese to start in- dustrial enterprises or to make
capital Investments in China. It
The public are reminded that it is a breach of postal
will also assist overseas Chinese regulations to enclose in a postal cover communications intend- children to return to China fored for persons other than the addressee.
education, recommend positions for unemployed overseas Chinese. in- vestigate their living conditions and business and turnish data con- cerning them.
About 100 prominent Chinese, mostly leading merchants in Hong- kong and in the South Sea regions, have signed up as members, while the campaign for more members is still in full force. Membership is not limited to those in Hongkong only.
Mayor of London (Sir George CANADIAN ARMS
Wilkinson), Her Majesty said: "Much as I grieve to think of the scars of war in our city, no words can express my ad- miration for the great deter- mination. and indomitable. courage shown by our citizens. I am proud that they should remember me today."
More Funds For Relief Of Victims
With their lines shat-Of Japanese Bombing
DOUBLE-CROSSED
In view of the recent widespread
bombings Japanesu. Berial Cheklang and Fuklen and in vari-
in
PROGRAMME
оп
...Fourteen types of guns and ten types of carriages or mountings "are being produced or will be pro- duced very shortly," Mr. H. J. Car- michael, joint director-general of munitions production,' said in a re- cent, address the Canadian arms prograft.me.
Expressing" appreciation and gratitude for the "splendid effort and co-operation" of Canadian labour in production of wartime necessities, he said: "We know we have the fullest and keenest support all those engaged in armament work."
Following are a few excerpts on armament production from his speech;
"We are going to manufacture
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INWARD AIR MAILS
From
Air Mail by "Pan American Airways Direct Ser-
vice" — San Francisco date, 26th May. Air Mall by "Pan American Airways Direct Ser-
vice" San Francisco date, 10th June.
OUTWARD AIR MAILS
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"British Overseas Airways.”
An interesting story of how a ous cities in the interior and the in Canada two types of anti-air- Chinese company commander Cup-extensive suffering caused to the craft guns of the must modern de- tain Lu Cheng-li captured by the civilian population. the National sign the world knows. The Germans Air Mail by Air to Rangoon to connect Japanese during ghung in north Rellef Commission has appropriat-avoid Klangsi double-crossed the enemy ed further large sums for the and escaped with 40 puppet soldiers emergency relief of the victims. and a bride chosen for him by the Japanese is revealed.
are
areas where these guns a.s they Would .pol. SUL." Barrels are already be- An additional sum of $500,000 has ing produced while entire guns been appropriated to Cheklang and will be manufactured by "October In spite of coercion and torture Mr. Chu Ting-kwang. Vice-Chair-or this year? Captain Lu refused to surrender
man of the Commission, now visit- "Two types of anti-tank guns wil after he was taken prisoner. When ing in Cheklang, his native pro- be made in Canada," On one type these oppressive measures falled. vince, has been Instructed to delivery was scheduled for April the Japanese married him to a supervise the administration of the and carriages by June. The second. woman clerk of the so-called Nan-fund in conjunction with the type la scheduled for delivery in chang Peace Maintenance Commit-Cheklang provincial Government. October. tee, hoping thereby that he would ultimately surrender.
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As regards Fuklen, the Commis-
Two types of feld guns are be-
TUESDAY
with
Due
3rd June
:
17th June
Date and Time.
Fri. 30th
K.P.O. Reg. 4.00 PM Ord. 4,30 PM
GP.O.
the Reg-
4.00 PM Ord. 4.30 PM
Tue 3rd June
K.P.O. X
Reg- *5.00 PM Ord.
5.20 PM
Air Mall for Manila, Guam, Honolulu, U.S.A. · and Europe via "Pan-American Airways and Trans Atlantic Services"
G.P.O. Reg. 6.00 PM
Ord.
7,00 PM
TUESDAY
Tue, 17th June K.P.O. Reg. · 5.00 μ Ord.
5.30 PM
G2.0.
5.00 PM
Ord.
7.00 PM
sion has granted $500,000 for the ing manufactured and the first Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honotala, U.S.A. and After being married for about
purchase of foodstuffs from complete gun with carriage will be
Europe via "Pan-American Airways and Trans-Reg. Atlantic Services" half a year, Captain Lu succeeded Kiangat to be distributed among produced the latter part of May in persuading his wife and 40 pup-the refugees.
with maximum production expected pet soldiers to flee with him. They
before the end of the year." The have arrived at an undisclosed
A sum of $50,000 was appropriat-second type will go into production place and surrendered to the Chijed to Chengtu, capital of Szechwan.in November with maximum nese Government troops with four Hohan, and large sums were also/duction by the early part of 1942.
machine-guns and 40 rifles trai 'News).
$100,000 to Logang, capital of
THREE TYPFS
prom
(Cen-appropriated to Lanchow and Stan
Three types of mortars are being capitals of Kansu and Shens! res-produced; one is in production pectively. (Central News.
COMFORTS FOR TROOPS
"
SIMLA. May 26. (Reuter)-A large variety of comforts have been sent from India to troops in the Middle East.
of sweets.
FAMOUS ARTISTS
SPRUCE UP
now, the second enters production in June and the third in Septem-
ber
Four types of naval guns are to be made and four types of mountings. The larger naval guns with their mountings will be pro- duced early next year; the small type will be in production by
LONDON STUDIOS July of August"
A consigament from Karachi in cluded 600,000 country-made ciga-
Twin mountings for naval guns LONDON--Famous artista can will start production In the latter rettes, 100,000 cigarettes and large numbers of periodicals and cases be seen almost daily in the streets half of 1941, This 13. probably
[of London-working patiently and In the
plece most intricate Gifts were also sent last month diligently on storefronts.
of mechanism from a gun stand- to troops in Malaya.
When the bombs have. fallen, and point that will be produced in store fronts have been blown in, it Canada" is the
Mr. Carmichael said that in re- customary practice of all
WOP GENERALS
CAPTURED
millions."
hun- Small arms
storekeepers, whether owners of card to ammunition Canada was expensive flourishing concerns or turning out fuses, shells, cartridge small domestic stores, to have their cases and primers in their windows boarded in, leaving only dred of thousands." CAIRO, May 26 (Renter)-Chen-a small "peephole" of glass about munition is being made "by the eral Liberat, Commander of the two feet square in the centre for
"Arrangements have already Italian 25th Division, and General customers
been made to send to the United Baccarl, Commander of the 101st through,
Kingdom complete flied rounds Regiment, are included in the pri- Realising what a poor attraction ready for immediate use in the soners taken at, Soddu on May 22 plain boards offer. storekeepers are guns they are sulted for," he con- It is officially announced,
to View their goods
In the Madgala area between employing some of the finest ar- tinued...
tists in Eritain to artistically de- "As an idea of the magnitude of Dessle and Gondar, patriots, under corate, in suitable themes, their the Canadian smell arms pro- British officers, captured a force rather depressing shop fronts." gramme Mr. Carmichael said as far
of 800 Italians, also on May 22.
Badminton Players "Get The Bird"
or
With Spring here the designs as he could learn the United States are many and varied, colourful, programme did not anticipate pro- and reserved.
duction greater than 25,000 units ja year from any of the several Outfitters are displaying gally plants now in production painted pictures of frisky lambs being constructed, "Ourg will soon scamperng among green tufts of be producing 147,500," he said. LOUSVILLE, Ky-A fouraoire of grass--the whole picture inter- badminton players literally "got woven with pieces of "painted the bird" in a recent game itre. yellow ribbon," and sport stores Joe Eaton, Nesi Cn... Herble appear to appreciate sketches of Koch and. Bili Bryan were playing athletes on their boarded fronts in on an indoor court with one win various sctive poses.
In
U.S. FIRST SAW
GOLF IN 1888.
the winter of 1887-1888,
dow open because of the baliny Other shop fronts are brightly Robert Lockhart, a Scot who had
weather,
Buddenly a sparrow flew in and and birds of all member
decorated with trees, lakes, flowers, learned golf in his homeland, darted back and forth across the hues. players that: they abandoned the
And
brought over the first golf balls
1. Connaught Road.
net. This was so confusing tô the London's
and clubs over seen in America, There is a "legend (dented by his example has spread con), that Lockhart was arrested
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way.
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