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DAVE HARVEY and Phylls Dyer now appearing at. Hongkong Hotel will teach a limited number of pupils. All forms ballroom and tap dancing by appointment.
MOTOR CARS, ETC.
Line. Trial given any
18 tion: m.p.g. A bargain $300. No offers. Box No. 657, "Hongkong Telegraph."
FOR SALE.
Ordinance, The Exchange Banke will be closed for the transaction of Public Business on Saturday, the 11th November, 1939.
Hongkong, 8th November, 1930.
R.
FOR SALE, Buick tourer, owner PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS driven throughout in tip top condi
of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 13th day of November, 1939, at 3 p.m., at the Omecs of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lots of Crown Land at La Salle Road, Kowloon Tsal, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, commencing from 1st July, 1898, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING. for one fur- ther term of 24 years less the last three days thereof,
"HONGKONG AS REVEALED BY Edition. CAMERA" Second THE Over 60 excellent views of the Colony, Price $1.50. Obtainable at Kelly & Walsh, Ltd., Hongkong Travel Bureau or from the Publishers, South China Morning Post, Ltd., Wyndham Stret.
APARTMENTS TO LET. APARTMENTS: Well appointed two room apartment, private bath, kit- chen und verandah. Also cheerful single room with private bath and
"Hongkong Telegraph."
Friday.
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
November 10, 1939,
AS WAR
WOMEN ARE MOBILISED
BEFORE FOR
NEVER
What rolo are women playing in the war of 1939?
With all of its grim toll, there is no section of the population which does not feel the impact of conflict. But perhaps more directly than ever before, women are bearing burdens that in former years were reserved for mon alone.'
35
This war,
á Canadian volunteer worker phrased it, "is not one where women are sitting at home and knitting socks."
In the belligerent countries, "second-
Millions of Girls
ary" services of great importance are being · organized among women dented scale.
on an unproce-
In Britain, in France, in Germany, and in Poland the activities of women in the war have ranged from civilian relief measures to actual defence work oven including air force auxiliary servico,
Some idea of the scope of this work, and the role of women in war, is given in the following dispatches from the major in- volved nations:
In Joans of Arc Carry
Britain's Home Defence Frenchmen's
And when wonen
Burdens
POST OFFICE
GENERAL HOLIDAY
On Saturday, 11th November, the General Post Office and Kowloon Central Post Office will be open from 0a.m. to noon, Sheungwan Branch Post Office wil bo'open from 8 amİ. to 10 a.m. and the other Branch Post Ofees will be entirely closed.
There will be, one collection from the pillar boxes as on Sundays, one delivery of ordinary correspondence fit 11.30 am, and one delivery of registered correspondence at 11 am.
The Branch Post Offices at Stanley, Taipo and Un Long will also have Fond delivery of ordinary correspon-
dence at 11 am.
The Money Order Office will be entirely closed.
A revised edition of the Hongkong Post Office Guido le on salo at all Pos Offers price $1:00.
Small Packet Fest to all countries is suspended.
Christmas and New Year Cards bearing not more than 'Ave written words and enclosed in open envelopes are accepted by the Post Omee at the 5 cent rate for printed matter, 1.c. per ounces, for all countries.
Hongkong, China and Macao at 2 cents per 2 ounces.
Envelopes must not be closed.
INWARD MAILS Calcutta, Straits and Salgon .Nov. 10. Japan..... Japon and Shanghai Shanghai Manda
U.S., Honolulu, Japan and Sharg
OUTWARD MAIL. TIMES FRENCH women represent a population has departed, and thie
Registered nul Parcel Mall are FOR every man in Britain's teers is that of a large number of
clement in proportion will probably greatly in-
cloned 15 minutes earlier than the crease if there is a serious air raid.
dme given below unless otherwise Intending bidders are advised fighting forces to-day there are drivers of ambulances and other most important verandah. Room Service. Box 550, that immediately after the dispo- said to be not less than eight priority vehicles who are training national defence, especially in However, the women, duly provided
nightly in inky blackout to be con- sal of the lot the Purchaser (if civilians mobilised for civil de-versant with routes in case of night view of the fact that conscrip with gas masks, already are appear-stated, and where mails are advertis tion takes almost all able-bodied ing ns ticket collectors, bus condue ed to close at or before 0 a.m. regis
tered and parcel mails are closed at not the applicant) will be required fence and a large proportion of air attacks,
other occupations.
3 p.m. on the previous day. When authorised these are women. One civilian
Women, of course, are playingmen between the ages of 20 and tors, postal employees, and in many
Simultaneously conditions of mo- mails are advertised to close after 5 la deposit with an R.
alone-thr. Women's major part in the Red Cross, other 28. This leaves large gaps in the G.
5.m. Registered and Parcel malls ollicer who will be present at the organisation
of two hundred Volunteer Services à strength of ambulance services, and in prepara- national economic life which women den warfare with its many mc- sule, the sum
2,000,000, white thousands of women. tion of hospitals for overseas and endeavour to all. A much greater chanised branches and its need for are closed at 5 p.m.
share of the responsibility for plant defence against air attack have es- ing and harvesting now falls on the tablished many new services wherein PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS dollars. ($200) in easli. This sum attached to Army, Navy, Ak Force, home casualties,
The largest organisation of all is wives and daughters of mobilised French women have shown them- of the Sale by Public Auction will be refunded on payment of the und fire service are actively assist-1 Ing the fighting forces adding more
Women's Voluntary Service peasants.
selves
eager to serve, Purchase price.
colourful uniforms to the kaleidos-the
whose 2,000,000 members are con One often finds a wife carrying on
The most active organisation for to be held on Monday, the 13th
Wolled from 1,200 centres who for a small shop when her husb training women to participate ac- in uniforms, day of November, 1939, at 3 p.m., PARTICULARS OF THE LOTS, copic effect of wartine streets.
those in ordinary clothes decorated months have been steadily preparing called, although this is probably lesstively in war is the "Centre of Pro- at the Qilees of the Public
with
atin hat and a service gas themselves for civil defence duties, prevalent than during last year be
Country," founded by some 300 Works Department, by Order of
mask, those with armicts, badges on They are inspired by a pledge to do cause of a tendency to evacuate large paganda for the Greatness of the French women who received the clothing or on their automobiles have all in their power to relieve suffer-elties for fear of air raids His Excellency the Governor of
decoration of the Legion of Honour Women Now Serving been added up to several millions ing and safeguard the lives and well-
for pubile service. During the last une Lot of Crown Land at
there still remain countless thousands being of civilians, especially children, i
Persons concerned with evacuation year this organisation in Paris alone to be counted-cooks who have left Early opportunity for practical ex- tepulse Bay, in the Colony of
private homes to prepare meals for perience came with the nation-wide measures estimate that between one recruited 6,000 or 7,000 women for Hong Kong, for a term of 73
soldiers, women who have devoted evacuation of children and mothers. third and one-half of the Parte such auxillary war services as driv- ing automobiles, motorcycles, super- endless time to preparations for and
vising shelters in event of air raids, years, with the option of renewal
enforcing anti-gas meastires, carrying out of evacuation of mothers at a Crown Rent to be fixed by
operaling with evacuation of chil- and children from town to country, mothers, cousins, sisters, and aunts
dren, and various emergency and the Surveyor of llis Majesty the
who are looking after four children
sanitary measures. It also trained instead of two so that another woman KING, for one further term of
women for such war services as radio can be released for national service
operation and parachute jumping. Its 75 years,
Naval Auxiliary
main work has been preparation for the defence of Faris against air ralds. Women Fully Instructed
Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dispo sal of the lot the Purchaser (1
not the applicant) will be required Authorlacd to deposit with an
PARTICULARS
¡¡No.of Bale
Registry No.
Boral Building Lot No. 431-
Building Lot No. 404, South Bay Road, Repulse Bay. “North East of Rural
Locality
OF THE LOT.
Boundary
Measuremani
ܘuper nl
plan..
Contents in
sq. ft.
Ann. Rent.
16,000
$154
Upset Price!
non'
No. of Sale
Cowloon Inland
Lot No. 2740,
Registry No-
Locality
Upporite New Kowlova
Inland Lot No. 1121, La baita Hous
Kowloon Tal.
G.
Boundary Measurementa
N... w.
As per sale plan.
sq. feet Contents i:
Ann. Rent
Upass
Price:
About
16,000
#184
R.
35,000
of
In Germany: Women To
Replace Lack of Men
war,"
somewhat different.
centrated
upon
Ulic
"geared
Con
The active lender of this, organisa-
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hal (San Francisco date, 20th Oct.) Nov. 10, .Nov. 11. Manila
Nov, 11. Shanghai Air Mall by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-Loudon date 4th Nov.
Nov. 12. Amoy and Shangho!
Haiphong Shanghai
Stralis and Manila Canton
Nov. 12.
.Nov. 12.
Nov. 12.
Nov. 12.
Nov. 23,
Air Mail by "Pan American Air-ways
Direct
Francisco Service"-San
Nov. 14. date, 7th November.............. Haiphong, Pakhol, Holhow and Fort
Boyard
Strails Shanghal
Calcutta and Straits
.Nov. '14.
Nov. 14.
.Nov. 14.
Nov. 14.
Nov, 15. .Nov. 11.
Nov. 15.
OUTWARD MAILS Friday, Nov. 10,
Straits and Calcutta
Parcels Ord. Parcels only for Haiphong Fort Bayard Kalpnong
11 a.m.
..1 p.m.
1.30 p.m. .2 p.m.
Manila
Saigon
Parcels
Letters
Amoy
Saturday, Nov. 11
.Noon.
5 p.m.
wivered7.p.m...
:10.30 a.m.
211 am. .11 am..
Noon,
Noon.
.Noon
The extent to which women ure assisting the British fleet has been THE energetle part being played unemployed in work. Immediately shown by an official communique by German women in inking over after the Reich's economic problem announcing 1,040 members in the duties vacated by men called to the became one of finding workers and tion, Mme. Louise Weiss, long known Air Mail by "Air France Direct Ber-
vico-Paris date, 8th November. Women's Reserve of the Naval Ser-colours, has not been unexpected, not work there was a marked change as an indefatigable worker for wo
the
In the in Wrens, For the internal planning
tlan altitude towards ofileer who will be present at the
vice, popularly called
wonen, men's suffrage and equality in rights now on active duty at chief ports. Reich has long been
for They began gradually to reappear in for women, told your correspondent Japan and Shanghol kale, the sum of two hundred
industry and offices, and the Reich's that half a million Paris women at Manila dollars, ($200), in cash. This sum | PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS These had all received full training
The outbreak of war. as far as occupation, first of Austria, then of tended the organisation's lectures and will be refunded on payment of the of the Sale by Public Auction In peacetime and many more are now Purchase price,
to be held on Monday, the 13th veined with a view of replc Britain and France are concerned, Sudetenland and Czechoslovakia de- received bulletins and posters con-
ing several thousand naval men. has introduced a new
former situation monded men, whose
work taining instructions on how to meet
an air gas attack. day of November, 1939, at 3 p.m., Applications from women have been wherein the transfer of men from then had to be done by women.
coming in at a rate of about 400 normal occupations to military forces
From the beginning of last spring Mme. Weiss nuded that the ques- at the Offices of the Public day.
have been on is now urgent whether this Works Department, by Order of Wren's duties are largely clerien or so-called war work has raised the particularly, attempts
on the assumption that women are would receive formal Government ilon in time of national need. His Excellency the Governor of but also include mechanical work problem of women's new contribue made to train women for men's jobs spontaneous voluntary women's work In event of this, wo- the most important reserves in the recognition. such as cleaning and oiling torpedoes
Concentration On War
Labour and Home Front in a totall men's auxiliary units along the lines one Lot. of Crown Land at Tal and making anti-submarine nets.
The feminine contribution to the Hang Rond in the Colony-Army is Wats Women's Auxillary But in Germany the situation is forlan war. Since June women have of those existing in England would Parcels only for Straits and Rangoon
Since 1034 appeared as supplementary postmen be formed Hong Kong, for a term of 76 Territorial Service. Members of this
Other women's organisations ure just three sections of the French Red years, with the option of renewal organisation are met at every turn Germany's four-year plan has con- and regained jobs as waitresses and
so-called on clerical staffs. They have in London and other military centres."Wehrwirtschaft" or War Economy appeared on Berlin streets carrying Cross, Association of French Women, at a Crown Rent to be fixed by Wats are far more numerous than plan whereby all the Nation's re-heavy letter bags, and the first batch | French. Women's Society for Ald of Straits and Calcutta the Surveyor of His Majesty the Wrens, totalling at the beginning
the war some D80 officers, and 10,000 sources were directed to developing of 8z women trolley and bus conduc-Wounded Soldiers, at the Union of In other ranks. Their duties KING, for one further term of 76
the strongest war machine possible. tors is now functioning. are Measures to this end have been in- Power Source Tapped inally clerical, motor driving, storei years.
troduced gradually even though in- Many training courses have been volving abandonment of ao-called Intending bidders are advised keeping, lundry work, cooking.
established for replacing skilled male National Socialist Party theories.
Large-scale evacuation. of women that immediately after the dispo
the by unskilled female labour. When This is well, illustrated by sal of the lot the Purchaser (f The Women's Auxiliary Air Force Party's altitude towards women, the plan of using women was tried and children, which is a feature of war, provides additional not the applicant) will be required or Waals-was only founded in Soon after the Party's accession to in heavy Industry it was only par modern
work for these Red Cross groups. authorised July, 1039, but it is one of the most power Robert Loy, head of the tially successful. to deposit with
Women and older girls always) popular units, owing largely to the Labour Front, declared at Kassel,
Social Welfare Agency summer officer who will be present at the popularity of flying. Strength of the "The women's movement must con- worked in Lelds but this
Another organisation which ne- revealed. Each sider as its highest nim the guidance with the help of students from the sale, the sum of two hundred, Waats is not yet
nervice is the Office for the Protec- will be refunded on payment of the aquadron or baloon barrage centre of hood, and the sacred source of the they gathered the whole harvest.
the Auxiliary Air Force
Nation." And so little regard did Some 30,000,000 women and girls tion of Motherhood and Children, R. A. F. unit, Women act as clerks the National Socialist Party have for in the Third Reich have long been which existed in time of peace as a stenographers, inoter drivers, equip-modern woman's bicals that there organised in this particular section of socht welfare Institution and devoted ment assistants, fabric workers, mess are no women members of the Reich- the Labour Front and their abilities considerable effort to the relief of orderlies, and cooks.
stag, and women are excluded from to contribute to war ends have long Spanish child refugees. This or The Women's Land Army has the the highest positions in industry and been tapped. Consequently, to-day gantsation now specialiars in assisting Fort Bayard, Hofhow and Pakhoi One tradition of the World War be-public life and relegated to the home whereas Britain and France bave in in the evacuation of and caring for
Hulphong new and child bearing
their women a source of new power, children's colonies which have been
only for Shanghal in Germany much of this has ni-established in relatively safe places in Parcels
the country.
Tientsin Patriotism of French women has Salzon. Madang, ready been exhausted.
been famous since the time of Joan
Rabaul of Arc, and there is every indication Shanghal
vast majority of French Swatow women will and means of serving
Stabilising
เก
Air Service Popular
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the Women of France. These or- ganisations mainly concerned with women's traditional part in War namely, nursing and providing for the comforts of soldiers.
U.S. Business dollars, ($200) in cash. This eurs company is umilated to flying of woman back to the family, mother-univeralties and technical colleges tively organises women for patriotic
New Investigations Going Forward
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 (UP).- The Secretary of Commerce, Mr. Harry L. Hopkins' general stall is working out proposals for develop- ment of long and short-range pro- grammes to stabilize American bus!- ness both at home and abroad.
Problems of inventories, flaunce and fiscal policies, housing, foreign trade and domestle trade barriers are being studied by the staff and the Department's division of Industrial economies,
and
The agenda is the outgrowth of several months of discussion observation. Specific industries such as motion pictures, publie uitles and telegrapha'were selected for study.
NOTICE
Goodrich
announce the appointment
of
Purchase price. PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
No. of Sale
inland Lot
Begistry No.
Locality
No. 6710.
Adjoining Ialand Lots Net.
8564 & 6330,
Tai Hang Road,
Boundary Measurements
N. N. 2. w.
19
as per nate
plan.
Upset Price]
Contents
65,370
wy. feet.
$630
| Sun.
Rent.
$27,685
British Ship Is Sunk Two Missing. In N. Sea Tragedy
SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH" LONDÓN, Nov. 9 (UP).—It 18 officially announeed that the steamer Carmarthen Coast (081
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or la
hind it, when women broke ground in more ways than one- plowing land and appearing for the first time in breeches which caused an initial shoek to a large section of! the community. This Lond Army aims at wartime strength of some 5,000. Recruits have poured in. Many city girls with distant roots in soil find still a longing to gel back to the land. Headquarters: make strict inquiry ns to the girl's ability to withstand the rigors of farin work.
the
So popular is the River Energency Service that recruiting has been sus- pended. Giris in this service patrol
That was the period when Ger- any was busy settling Its 0,000,000
War Affects The Lord Mayor's Show
Shorn Of Customary
Pagoantry
BUND LEADER
INDICTED
that the
Shanghai and Japan
Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Direct Service" due London 19th Nov. K.P.O.
Beg..
Ord..
Res"
Ord...
.Nov. 11, Noon
Nov. 11, Noon.
G.P.O.
Nov. 11, Noon. Nov. 11.5 p.32.
Shanghai, Japan, Canada, USA. C. and S. America via Vancouver B.C., (Parcels only for Canada)---due Vancouver B.C., 1st December.
K.P.O. and GP.O. Parcels,.....Nov. 11, Noon. Reg.Nov, 13, 0.15 am. Ord., ...Nov, 13, 10.00 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 12
9 am-
.9. DIT. and am. Sulamaua, and
a.m.
aun.
...
Monday, Nov. 13: their country silher members of Canton was the auxillary war services or in the league (Tuesday, Nov. 14 spectacular, but equally necessary
NEW YORK, Nov. (neuter) neid of carrying on essential work Batavia and Shurabaya Fritz Kuhn, lender of the German-from which men have been with Salgon American Bund, appeared for trial drawn, lo-day on a charge of grand larceny) and for the theft of £3,837 from the
funds of the Bund
the Thames in boats to render ald in event of an air raid. Women mem- bers of the Auxiliary Fire Service relieve male fire-fighters from any Jobs such as driving smaller motor Lord Mayor's Day London's He considered that he would not
most popular civic festival-was get a fair Trinh in New York. Full-time women AR. P. war celebrated to-day, ahorn of the ------ dens wear a full protective uniform
He falled 'In his attempts to obtain postponement and a change of venue LONDON, Nov. 9, (Reuter).- for his trinkets
units.
and carry warning air raid ratiles annual pageantry for the first surroundings.
and all-clear hand bells.
Among the hardest tasks now being carried out by women volun-
tons) has been sunk in the North City Of Flint To
Dodwell & Co., Ltd. Son
SOLE DISTRIBUTORS
for
Hong Kong & Provinces of Kwangtung, Kwangai, Yun- han, Kwelchow!!! Szechuan.
FOR ALL VI GOODRICH PRODUCTS
the
Fourleen survivors were landed on north-east coast, Ave being injured.
Two members of the crew are missing..
Unload Cargo
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BERGEN, Nov. 0 (UP)Captain
tline in 100 years.
AN APOLOGY
DUE TO the interpolation of speech by the Financial Secretary and the lengthy nature of the meeting of the Legislative Council yesterday afternoon, speeches' which were to have been delivered by the Hon. Mr. T. E. Pearce and the Hon Mr. LI Tae-long were postponed until Mon- day.
30 a.m.
Haiphong. 'AGE
for "Imperial ~ Airways "Mast Direct Service”—due London, 22nd November
Reg. Ord.
Ord.
K.P.O.
Nov. 14; 5 p.m.
G.P.O.
· 14, 5.30 p.m.
...
Nov. 14, 5. p.m. Nov. 14, 7 p.II.
Air Mall for Malaya, Java and Australia "by “Intpérial"-Airways Direct Serviceue. Sydry, 20th November
K.P.O.
Contrary to recent custom, no ladies were present except a sprinkling whoi
Rea. Through an unfortunate series of Instead of the famous "Show was were omelally, entitled
circumstances the speeches, advance
Ord. Included many coples of which were generously up- an unconventional procession of a The company"
plied to all Honkong newspapers, dozen cars, with the principal city, Cabinet Ministers,
The Dominions and Indian minis- were inadvertently published in the dignitaries to the Law Courts where
"Telegraph" the new Chief Citizen, Sir William tere sat at honoured positions at the Final Edition of the
top of the table.
under the impression that they had In fact, been delivered. Coxen, took the oath of office.
Brilliant Speech Black-out Stops Banquet
f
Reg. `Ord.
Nov. 14, à p.m. Nov. 14, K20 p.m.
GEO. E se NO
„Nov. 14, §. pan.
Nov, 14, 1
р.. Wednesday, Nov. 15 Shanghof 10.10.30 am. AIR Mail for Indo-China, Iran, and France (Parla ́ánd „Northern Fro- steen only) bị thế "Al minut Dirodi 50 Bervice dne Airways
Rex..
... Nov. 15, 5.00, plan. Ont.Net, 15, 539 p.m.
As soon as it was ascertained thei Sir John Simon, Chancellor of the the speeches liad not been delivered, ...'| Gainard said that the City of Flint| Owing to a blackout, the traditional Exchequer, delivered Mr." "Chamber-
thics to couple The Carmarthen Coast is a British would unload her cargo and wall for banquet at the Guildhall in the fain's speech with remarkable effcel issue of further coples of the "Tele-
He was very loudly cheered when graph was stopped. Paris, 23th November
visties The **Telegraph" vestel, built by the Ardrossan D.D. the Unlied States as soon as posible, evening was replaced by a luncheon and S.. Co., Ltd.. at Ardrossan In The. Captain denied that the cargo a much more modest scale, both referenco was made to the visiting with its expressions of regret. 10 1021.
length of the menu, in the Egyptian all parts of the Empire. Hall at Mansion House. P were killed, and six injured in on explosion aboard a British steamer in The quietness of the occasion failed [to depress the usunt splendour of the the North Sen to-day.
Her port of registry was Liverpoot contained contraband or. munitions.“[dx regarda'sión" of "company and the ministers and the held offered from MessTh, Pearce and L Tzo-fong. Đã
and she was owned by the Coust Lines, Ltd.
Explosión Kills Two LONDON, Nov. 9(Router)-Two
1
apology to those of its readers who, The retiring Lord Mayor announced through cessation of publication of that the Red Cross Fund had reached the Finni Edition were unable to ob
tal delivery of their héweaper. £700,000,-
Amoy
Be... MANov, 15, 5,04 pm. LOTEZ MITTWww," 18;>1.00 p.m.
Thursday, Novem
pin.