CLASSIFIED NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
ADVERTISEMENTS 25 words $2.50
for 3 days prepaid
TUITION GIVEN.
TAP-DANCING: "New Simplified System" makes top-dancing wonder- fully easy. Class for beginners now farming. Call 10-day and enroll- Tony's Dance Studio, China Buliding, 6th floor.
WANTED TO BUY.
WE PAY reasonable high prices for all gold and silver articles, diamonds, jades and jewels. Apply Chinn Gold Refining Co., Room 6, Pedder Bulld- ing, 2nd floor.
WE OFFER highest prices to any
NOTICE
rt-
Owing to the drastic Increase. in the cost of raw materials and freight, the undersigned aro luctantly compelled to increuse the price of Bear by $3.00 per case of 48 quarts or 72 pints, as from to-day.
EWO BEER:
H.B. BEER:
amount of gold articles, jades, jewels, U.D. BEER: diamonds, etc. Apply Eurasia Gold Relining Co., 7th floor, China Bulid ing. Tel. 30727. No holidays.
FOR SALE.
"HONGKONG AS REVEALED DY THE CAMERA" Second Edition, Over 60 excellent views of the Colony. Price $1.80. Obtainable at Kelly &
Hongkond Walsh, Lid, Travel Bureau or from the Publishers, Bouth China Morning Post, Ltd, Wyndham Street.
TO LET. HOUSE In 107. Boundary Street, Kowloon Tong, with 7 big rooms, garage, servant quarters, garden, kitchen and modern sunitary equip- ment. Rent reasonable. Apply P.O. Box 070.
CHURCH
NOTICES
ST. ANDREW'S (CHURCH OF ENGLAND. KOWLOON)
War Intercession Service On Tuesday
Sunday, June 2, Second Sunday After Trinity
Holy Communion, am
Mating and Address, It a.m. Preacher, The Vicar.
Evensong and Address, 7 p.m. Preacher,
The Ruv. O. Peskelt.
The Sunday Evening Club will be held
atter the evening service,
Sunday Schools. Primary Sunday School, 10 am. Leader, Miss W. Robin- von. Young People's Service. Leader, Mrs. J. R. Higgs.
Week-day Notices
10 am.
Monday, June 3-Medical War Work ing Party for China, 10 am; Fellowship of Youth and B.W.OF. Working Party, d pan; Teachers' Preparation Class, T
Bt. Andrew's Club Table Tenni ment, 6.30 pm
Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd. Managers:
Ewo Brewery Co., Shanghai.
H. Ruttonjoe & Sons,
Managers,
Hongkong Brewery
& Distillery Ltd. Hongkong.
W. R. Loxley & Co., (China) Ltd. Solo Agents: Union Brewery Ltd., Shanghai,
Hongkong, 1st June, 1940
Saturday,
C. R
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
R.
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 3rd day of June, 1940, at 3 pm, at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Kowloon City, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, commencing from 1st July, 1898, with the option of renewal at h Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of a Majesty the KING, for one further term of 24 years less the last three daya thereof.
R.
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Salo by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 3rd day of June, 1840, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Middle Gap Road, In ile Colony of Hong Kong, for a form of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of Te Majesty the KING, for on further term of 76 years.
Intending bidders are advised that Immediately after the diopo- and of the lot the Purchaser (If not the applicant) will be required
Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the diapo- sal of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicant) will be required to deposit with an authorised deposit with an authorised officer who will be present at the officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum will be rofunded on payment of will be refunded on payment of
the Purchase price.
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT | PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
COMPANY, LIMITED
Notice is hereby given that Mr Robert Taylor has been appointed Manager and Secretary of the above Company as from this date.
By Order of the Board Directors,
J. SCOTT-HARSTON,
-1st-June-1940-
of
Chairman.
WALLACE HARPER
& CO., LTD.
Notice is hereby given that Mr.
A. GASCON is no longer con- nected with the above Company."
1st June, 1940,
GOLDEN
EYE OINTMENT
TERRON, BRUND#D$ = C* L**
*
COLDER
OINTMENT
Tuesday, June 4-Mothers' Union, pan Brownie Pack, 3.30 p.m.; A Short Servies of Intercession in connection with the war will be held in the Church at 030 p.m.
Wednesday, June 5-Medica; War Work- ing Party, 10 a.m.; Woll Cubs, 6.30 p.m.; Rover Scouts, 8.45 p.m. (11, Cumberland Rd. Kowloon Tong).
Thursday, June d-Doy Scouts, 8 p.m. St. Andrew's Club, 9
pn.
Eriday Jane. Ze-Medical War, Worklas. Party 10 am; Mothers' Union Jumble Beta In the Hall at 3 p.m.; Full Choir Prec- fice, 040 pan,
Saturday, June 0-St. Andrew's Club Launch Bathing Piento leaves the Police Pler at 3 p.m. All members and friends of the Club and the Church are invited to attend.
--METHODIST
CHURCH
(QUEEN'S ROAD EAST)
Weekly Meeting for Prayer And Fellowship
Services on Sunday, June 2 Preachers-Morning. Rev. E. Moreton; Evening. Rev. W. G. B. Ream M
Junior Church at 9.30 am. All children welcome.
Morning Parade Service at 10.15 am. followed by the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper-Hymn No. 35, Prayer, lyma No. 001. First Lesson, Hymn No. 53. Becond Lesson, Prayer. Notices, Offertory, lymn No, 400. Sermon, Hymn No. 563, Benedic
Evening Service at 7 pm-Hymn No. 410, Prayer, Hymn No. 145, Leason, Prayer, Notices. Offertenedtellon
Hymn No. 90, Berron, Hymn No. 140.
Notices for the Week
tion.
1. Following the Evening Service a Social Hour will be held at the 8. & S. Home at 8.19 p.m. All Bervicemen and civilians will be warmly welcomed.
2. A meeting of the LC.A. will be held on Tuesday at 3.30 pm at 250 Towers"
20 Broodwood Road, by kind invitation of Mrs. A. Dransdeld.
8.
3. The weekly meeting for Prayer and Fellowship will be held at the S. Home on Tuesday at 0.30 p.m.
LESSON SERMON
First Church of Christ, Scientist, Hongkong
Obtainable at all loading
Dispensarica. Sole Agents: TRATMANN & CO., LTD.
-
CHRIST CHURCH (KOWLOON TONG) Corporate Communion And Breakfast
June 2. Trinity 11 1.13 a.m. Corporate Holy Communion followed by parish breakfast: 9 a.m. Junior Sunday School at 3 Duke 31. Seniors at the Church; 10 sm. Choral Eucharist. Preacher: The Vicar: 11 am. Service of Holy Communion in Mandarin, Celebrant: Rev. J. C. L. Wang. Preacher: Dr. W. Y. Chen, General Secretary of the National Christian Council of China. 630 p.m. Evensong.
Wednesday, June 5-Wolf Cubs mest at 3 Duke St, al 4.30 p.m.
Thursday, June -Holy Communion at 1.35 .. Guild of Martha and Mary weekly meeting at 10 p.m. in the Vicarage. Full choir practice at 8 p.m.
UNION CHURCH (KENNEDY ROAD)
Morning Service to be Conducted By Minister
Moming Service. 10.30 ain. Evening Service 8 p.M
Morning Service will be conducted by the Minister, the preacher will be Rev. H. L. Todd. Asllant Chaplain-General,
The subject of the Lesson Sermon in All Christion Belence Churches to-morrow, June 2, will be: "Ancient and Modern
East. Mesmerism and Necromancy Allan Hypnotiam, Denounced."
The golden Text will be: "Sing unto the Lord, praise ya the Lord: for he hath delivered the soul of the poor from the
of Sale, |
Locality
| No. New Kowloon Inland Lot | Registry No. Lion Rock Road, North | of Nor
Kowloon Inland
Lot No. 2725
G.
Boundary Measurement"
N..
I.
||Tees}tosh|textįfaci
as per calo
plan.
Contents
the Purchase price.
June 1, 1940.
CURRENT COMMENT
By "SCRUTINEER"
Malta Takes Action
Pro-Italian Leader Arrested
POST OFFICE
Small Packet Post to all countries la suspended.
OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered and Parcel Mail are closed 16 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where malls are advertis-
THE past week has bren the blackest for the Allies in the war so far. No one at home minimises the MALTA, May 31 (Router).— gravity of the situation nor the Enrico Mizzi, a lawyer and | tremendous efforts we shall be called upon to make in order to achieve leader of the pro-Italian sectioned to close at or before 9 d.in. re- gistered and parcel malls are closed security.
of the Nationalist Party in the at 6 pm. on the previous day. When. The Prime Minister was under no Council of the Government, haa maits are advertised to close after Illusion when the break through
6 pm, Registered and Parcal mails are closed at 5 pm.
*
INWARD MAILS
Haiphong Shanghai Austraila and Manila Canton Manila
Junc
June 1.
.June 2.
June 2.
Juno 2.
2. Juno ..June 2.
occurred near Sedan. "It would be been arrested and interned.
At a meeting of the Council to foolish",
", he said, "to disregard the gravity of the hour and it would be day, Sir Hugo Milsud, co-leader of his still more foolish to lose heart and the Nationalist Party, amimed courage or stop support to our well-party's loyalty and support of the trained and well-equipped armies Government and his conviction that numbering three four million the Allies would win the war.
Not To Be Caught Napping men."
There is only one other Nationalist Saigon member of the Council..
Shanghat Major-General Dobble, Acting Ale Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct
Service London date, 25th May. Governor, told the Council that he proposed to subordinate all energies
June 3. to the principal task of ensuring Haiphong and Holhow
.June 3. maximum contribution from Malta Manila Saigon
June 3. The majority of the Council, led U.5.6, Honolulu, Japan and Manila, towards winning the war. by Lord Strickland, expressed whole-
(San Francisco date, 14th May). hearted support for Major-General
June S. Dobble,
Air Mail by "Tan American Airways
Direct Service-San male, 28th MAJ, Calcutta and Straits
Leopold's Defection, Since he uttered these words the danger he foresaw has materialized. The Belgian King not feeling abso- lutely secure with his forces, capitu- lated to the Germans, and left the British and French forces exposed and at a great disadvantage, to Ger-
man attack.
Various explanations have been given.
It is said that the King's mental balance had gone. As a very im mature youth he was exposed to the
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. horrors of the last war. The motor
About
Lural Building
Lot No. 437.
Middls Gap Boad.
Ann.
sq. feet.
Upset Price Bent.
No. of Sale.]
Begistry No.
Locality
0022
R.
$82
009'21
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS
of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 3rd day of June, 1940, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Cheung Sha Wan, 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 Ront to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of 24 years less the last three days. thereof.
boundary
Meliuremente,
[N, B. W.
deper sale
_plan.
C. B
F
Annual
q. fort
Contenta
About
16,700
Bental.
EST
R.
Upset Frico
$2,004
accident in which his wife was killed a year or two ago must naturally have weighed upon his mind and finally the desperate situation the ormios were in as a result of the break throught in Northern France.
It is further said that
can
the Italian
ambassador gave his voice in favour of surrender thus demonstrating once more the solidity of the axis and the help the Italians
render
by counsel and by threats. The sister of the King of Belgium is the wife of the Crown Prince of Italy. Instead of-the-royal-house in Italy backing up the Belgium nation in its hour of need, we have the King Leopold strengthening the Italian position by seceding from the Allies.
Italy And The Allios Mussolini therefore clad in shining blackmail as the "New Statesman" puts it, is now able to raise his terms even higher than before.
this consists
children
Java and Manlis
June 3..
Francisco June
Juno 4. .June
4+
..June 4.. .June 4.
Direct Ser-
May.
June 5.
...June 5.
expresses itself in the supply of planes and munitions, but in the innumer- Japan able offers of private help which Shanghal many in England have already re- Straits and Manila
of Atr Mali by "Air France ceived. Usually offers of hospitality for
vies'—Paris dais, 29th while the country is threatened.
Italy's Ambitions An allempt is being made to meet the wishes of Italy whose territories as a result of the last war extended far beyond anything achievements in that
Justified. She was, however, on the winning Cantor side. There is little doubt that the Japan... sid Vatican is opposed to any Italian Japan and Shanghai ..... venture on the side of the Germans. USA, and Manila-(San Francisco At the same time. It must be realised date, May 11) that the position of the Roman, Haiphong
war
were her
Air Mail by "Imperial
Service" London date 29th May.
June 6. Canada, U.S.A., Japan and Shangħat (Vancouver B.C., date, 18th May)
in Italy is one of Shanghai Catholic Church Considerable.
difficulty. Stipends are Sandokan largely dependent on the subsidies Shanghal from the Italian Govern- according to a writer in the
OUTWARD MAILS Saturday, June 1
Direct Service,"
June 6. fune.0. une 6.
..Jüne d.
June 6.
June 7
.June 8.
June 9.
June 9.
American Journal, Foreign Affair Air Mall for Imperial Airways. and are paid on condition that the the recipients steer clear of
politics. It must also be remembered
of the
erect that most of
Priests have been brought up in Fascist schools and are naturally Italian in
G. P. O, and K, P, 0. Res
Ord.
Jano 1, 5.00 p... ....Juso 1, 5.30 p.m.
5.30 p.m.
.5.30 p.m.
.5.30 p.m.
.5.30 p.m.
The Fort Bayerd actively influence then of the looks.
even if Manila exerted In in
aly, might Saigon prove, not the strength of the Church Stralla. but its weakness as a force in the Manila, Straits, Egypt and Europe national life. However, it is import- vla Marseilles. ant that Italy should be kept out of
Parcels, the war on long as possible and every concession that
Heg.. can reasonably made should be granted.
Ord
Russia And France
be
0.00 p.m.
G.P.O. & K.P.0.
5.00 p.m.
..June 3, 8.30 a.m
Shangha!
Sunday, June 2
Monday, Juno S
a.m..
7.15 am.
Noon.
Noon,
.Noon.
.7 p.m.
The collapse of Belgium makes more imperative than before, that the
vanced with the PARTICULARS & CONDITIONSeroplane production should be nd-
greatest
possible of the Sale by Public Auction speed. There is a guarantee that this to be held on Monday, the 3rd will be done, for the workmen now have complete confidence in the par- day of June, 1940, at 3 p.m., at lamentary leaders, Ernest Bevin and the Offices of the Public Works Herbert Morrison, who accupy key Department, by Order of His positions in the Government, under Excellency the Governor of one Winston Churchill with Lord Beaver- Lot of Crown Land at Sham-brook who recognised the dangerous shortage of neroplanes long before shuipd, In the Colony of Hong anyone else, there are the four men Kong, for a term of 75 years, who will make the supreme effort to commencing from 1st July, 1898, bridge the gap between ourselves and Germany within the next two months, with the option of renewal at a It is a ruce against time such a pace Crown. Rent to be fixed by the is being set as never before, for
for the Surveyor of His Majesty the prize is liberty. Totalitarian Europe KING, for one further term of under Hitler is such a nightmare that prospect itself now produces that the 24 years less the last three days superhuman effort of which we know thereof."
the nation to be capable. In this age of treachery, broken that immediately after the dispo-upon the face
Intending Bidders are advised {OF
a pledges and Afth column activity it is a
a relief to look of Britain where sal of the lot the Purchaser (17 | AR of the lot the Purchaser (loyalty, honest cooperation, and tree the latter come out of the Parcels only for Tientsin....1 p.m. not the applicant) will be required not the applicant) will be required mendous industry are being practised to deposit with an authorised
to deposit with пл authorised in that selfless spirit offlcer who will be present at the officer who will be present at the which the country has always dis- always had a profound contempt for sale, the sum of two hundred sale, the aum-of-two-hundred dallira, ($200) in cash: This sum
dollars, ($200) in-cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price, PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. PARTICULARS OF THE
—Intonding—bidders-are-advised-
that immediately after the dispo-
I No. of Sale.
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Begistry Ko.
Locality
Junction of Un Chan
Street, & Wing Lung
Street, Cheung Sha Wan
Boundary
Masuremente
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Contents in
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the Purchase price.
About
13,830
$ 176
$ 12,850
| Upset Price
| No. of Sale
Locality
New Kowloon Inland Los Registry No. Junction of Carila Pazk
Shamskuipo.
Bond and Tenkia Street,
Boundary
Hesauramenta
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As per sale
plan,
of devotion,
played when the foundations of its very life were being threatened. The security we enjoy today was secured to us by the martyrdom and sacrifice of those who fought in previous wars and the Inheritance must be handed LOT.trustees. If the tradition goes down, down intact for we are merely
then Englishmen cannot usefully or honourably live. They must go with
Our Weakness
Contents in
Ann
Rent
| Upsan Pelco |
8,050
GIT
Bigger Indian POLES PART IN
Land Forces
Army To Be Increased
By 100,000
NARVIK'S FALL
$10,063
PARIS, May 31 (Reuter)—A
brigade of Polish Chasseurs took part
it.
Our weakness to-day is due to the the firm bellef many of us had in possibility of an international order based on goodwill and free discussion in council, and the military strength of Germany as a nation is due to the utter disbelief in
such
der order, an The two policies have been running side by side and have produced the serled ranks of super tänks and my- riads of aeroplanes on the one side and a deficiency of such things on the other.
Even the spiritual and ideal forces will yet elicit the necessary man power and war-like material to maintain the existence of what is highest and best in life.
The whole Empire-is solidly behind the mother country and the seas are wide open for the reception of their
aid.
America And The War in the battle for Narvik.
Then the United States realises that They captured numerous prisoners if Britain, is not an island to-day, no for crament of the Lord's Supper will
and a large quantity of German war longer "the precious stone set in the SIMLA, May 31 (Reuter).material, including cannons,
anti-Silver Sea which, serves it in the celebrated at the close of Morning Ser-General Sir Robert Cassels, tank guns and machine-guns.
office of a wall," the Continent of be cel
be Immune 10. The Bunday School meets in the Church C-in-C in India, announced a
The Brigade Inflicted losses of 200 America will not
morrow from attack. The war Hall at 9.30 am,
The casualties suffered
Department in U.S.A. by the
recently an
nature.
placed for fifty flying fortress, having a range, tonded, of 3,000 Then a new type of bomber Hundredi Of Prisoners
miles. weighing 12 tons is to be delivered LONDON, May 31
this year. It can carry 28 tona of (Reuter). "Eyewitness" telegraphing from bombs from New York to Europe and somewhere in Norway says that many back. Americans realise that what can be done along these lines in
of U.S.A. support for
from .. onwards,
hand of evildoers." (Jeremiah 20: 13), The B.W.OF. Working Party meets in further increase in Indian land killed and wounded on the enemy.
Among others the following eftations will be read from the Bible: "Hear the the Church Hot on Tuesday mornings forces involving a total enlarge-Brigade wore only of a very slightnounced that a contract had been word of the Lord, ya children of Israel:
A special meeting for Servicemen ment of 100,000 or more. for the Lord hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is held in the Church Hall on Tuesday even- no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of in at 7.30 m. Te and light refresh- Godt in the land," "Awake to righteousness, ments are served.
and sin hot far' some have not the knowledge of Cod: I speak this to your| shame." (Hosen: 1; I Corinthians 15: The following dilations will also be read from the Christian Science Textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Bertplures, by Mary Baker Eddy: "Meieriam in mortal,,material usor. Animal magnetism is the voluntary or involuntary, action of error in all its formas; 1 the human antipode, of, diving Selence." "Inn world at sin and sensuality hastening to a greater develop- ment of power, it is wise earnerly to consider whether it is the human mind of the diving Mind which is influencing one,** (pages 484, 1).
Announcement
-First Church of Christ, Scientist Heng- -kong. (a Branch of the Mather Church, The First Church of Christ, Belentist, in Boston, Mass.) Na, 31 Macdonnell load, Sunday elow to Peak Tram Station. Berylon 11.18 a.m. Sunday School 10 a.m. Teslimony Meeting, Wednesday, 8 pm: A Reading Room is located in the Church Building and is open every morning (@ærpt"&undry)trom-10,02-ame-to-142) pm, and on Tuesday and Friday evenings from 0.30 pm. to pay. All authorized: Chritian Science ifterature is available at the Reading Room. The Pubile te cardially invited to attend the services and jo visit the Reading Roven.
New Indian Army formations would include motorised mechanised units,
and
SOMETHING NEW
The Indian Air Force is to be quadrupled.
Moro Territorial Units
FOR GOLFERS
FOR HOME USE. TOO
be raised, production of both British and Indian officera accelerated and
cd up,
Oblainable at all drug
and department stores,
GAUZTEX
THE SELF ADHERING GAUTE
BAUZTEX.
General Cassels also announced | hundreds of Germans were captured.S.A. is not impossible in Germany,
Indians would be given a full share In the expansion of officer production and would be posted to nil units throughout the Indian Army.
Since the outbreak of war, the regular Indian Army had already undergone its first expansion of over 53,000 men,
the of Narvik. Others are believed to have escaped In multi.
The Germans carried out exten- would be an internal
supply
9:30–4.m. ..10.30 a.rn. Shanghal, Japan, Honolulu, USA. Central and South America and Canada via San Francisco--(No Parcels for Canada). K. P. O. -Parcola-
Reg
Oid,
G. P. O.
Parcels Reg.
Ord.
www:4-p.m.- 5_p.me. .5.30 pm.
It is clear that the failure of Russin Canton as an Ally for France has had serious Fort Bayard and Holhow. consequences, and it is equally clear Haiphong that the absence
of France 28 Parcels only for Tientsin
1 Russian ally in the future will also Canton have serious consequences for Russia.
Tuesday, June 4 Russia has nothing more to gain from Shanghai Germany and a good deal
to fear Manila should campaign successful.
Germany's natural outlet for ex- pansion is towards the East. She has
Russians and the Russian system, and-it-is-as-clear as daylight that Russia is being appeased to-day, in fact, being fed by the new states allotted to her in the Baltle in order thet German should be free to deal Russia is obviously marked with France in the West alone, but
victim in the future.
She
revealed not her military strength in Finland, but her weak- nest and ther
therefore
now the inspires: no awo, but because of her rich wheat lands in the Ukraine and her oilfelds, she invites the attention of her powerful neighbour who knows she can administer these lands much Air Mail for Malays, Java and Aus- better than Russia
can.
trilla by "Imperial Airways Direct The closer Italy draws to
Service," must Russia retreat, for the interest of these two are apparently strongly opposed, or, in the antagonism merely a sop thrown by the Fascists to the Church? It is hard to believe that Mussolini is worried about the god- lessness of Moscow.
In
DS
a
Germany, the
the further
.4 p.m.
..5 р.
.6.30 p.m.
Airways
Air Mall for "Imperial
Direct Service."
E.P.O.
........Jane 4, 5 p.m.
Reg. ON.
Beg.
Ord.
Ord.
Ref. Orit
June 4, 5.30 p.m..
G.P.0.
Jane 4, 5 p.m.
.................................. June 4, 7 pm.
K.P.O.
June 4, 5 p.m.
„June 4, 5.30 p.m.
G.P.Q.
„June 4, 5 pm.
Air Mail for Manlis, Guam, Honolulu
„Jane 4, 7 p.m.
and U.S.A., by the "Pan American Airways Direct Service,"
Reg.,
on
Ord.,
Britain's Awakening
Britain there is Buch awakening as has never been known.
The people before.
are solidly united, their purpose is clear, and their duty is fulfilled in a spirit of devotion.
Efforts are being made at the mo- ment on all sides which a year ago would have been considered · impos- sible.
The most cheering feature of the past week is the clear evidence that the Empire in solid. France has given the mast sacred pledges that she will stand firm to the last.
R.A.F. Enduranco The quality, skill and endurance of the Royal Air Force has im- measurably added to the confidence. of the nation. It means that, if the ́air arm and not the army, là to be the deciding factor, then we can await the issue with confidence,
The first shock of this serious sel- back was to depress the nation, but now when the situation is clearly
then for some reason or other spirits| have revived.
F. P. O.
June 4, 8.00 pm
G. P. O.
Ord...
Jane.4, 5.80 p.m.
.June 4, 5.00 pm. ..June 4, 7.00 p.m.
12.30 p.m. Zealand: 3.00 p.m.
Wednesday, June 5
Shanghai Manila, Australia and New Haiphong
vin Thursday Island.
Kowloon P. O. Parcela Red. Ord
4.00 DXT
5.00 p.m. 5.30 p.m..
G.P.O,
4.00 pm.. 5.00 p.m.. 7.00 pm..
Parcela Reg Ord., Afr Mall for Indo-China, Iran, an
Frisco (Paris and Northern Pre-. vinces only) by the "Air France. Always Direct Service".
K. P. O..
Reg.
ord..
Reg.,
..Ord.,
....Jane 5, 5.94 p.31.. ....June 5, 5.30 p.m.. G. P, 0.
Jane 5, 5.00 p.m. ....Jano 5, 7.00 p.m.. Thursday, June 6
It may have been because of the Fort Bayard and Haiphong ...Noon.. lam of the BEF. in Flanders, and Saigon, Bangkok, Mauritius, curlon
Хорад accounts of the extraordinary hero Manila secondly the belief that treachery
Madagascar, Laurenco had done its worst and that now we
and South Africa were associated only with those who
Friday, June 7"
Shanghal
.2.30 p.m. ..3.30 p.m.
Marques. ...3.30 p.m.
...7 p.m..
munitions production further spoed- sive demolition in the town before such an Invasion. However, that is understood, and the worst is known, Amoy and Shanghai p.m.
evacuation, and siao did their utmost not an immediate danger it is merely to wreck the rallway to the Swedish one in prospect, yet it stimulates the electric American people to speed up their frontier, destroying seven engines, costing £50,000, and which at the moment will be worth of teroplanes,-a 1000 DI ing up points and signals, Narvik
4000_in_three months.firne......... station, however, still stands.-
The Norwegians say that the Gér«. The powerful appeal of Ernest man supply of TNT. gave out. Bevin over the wireless last week to The accuracy of the fire from the the workmen of Brilala as well as to British warship during the succes➡ those in America must have met willi sive bombardments of Narvik is ema ready responge. There was some- WASHINGTON, May 31 (Router).phasised by the amali number.. of A ready represent wapen
War Department has an civilian casualler.
was an earnest call from the very nounced the formation of a sixthFerro-conerte jetlies have been heart-of-one who values the noiales streibalined :*** (highly-mechanised)" broken and twisted under the weight things in life and sees them mensect, CENTRAL CLEAN division in anticipation of an ima of the explosives, but the majority of to those English-speaking people
mediate increase of 15,000 men in the damaged house.I visited contained who share the COMFORTABLE - FIREPROVE|| regular army as
honourable the result of the German michio-gun nests. range tradition..." recruiting drive.
Anders and witless transmitters, This American_gympathy, not only realised.
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were wholly reliable and determined to piruggle indefinitely for the right,
Mistakes been made,
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tion and dishonour, have been pro-Shanghai and Parcela only for re minent and have given a certain
1 p.... en utan und soll Parcels only for Haiphong Noon even so Britain
France Monday-June- stand powerful and increasingly dan-be Tuesday, June 11 gerbus, for the full measure of their Batavia and Sourabaya....9.20 a.m.. preparations is only about to be Shanghai and Parcels only for Tien-
tain
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