$
Tuesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
CLASSIFIED NEW. ADVERTISEMENTS. RADIO FOR THE 1 MAN
THE "STAR" TERRY CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
ADVERTISEMENTS 25 words $2.50 for 3 days prepaid WANTED KNOWN.
NOTICE is hereby given that an COMBERS FOR STAMPS! If you Interim Dividend of $2.00 per have any postage stamps you do not Share has been declared, for the
them send want, please
before half year ended 30th June, 1940, on FRIDAY, 18th August 10 to the Hongkong Philatelic payable Society, G.P.O. Box No. 227, or C AUGUST, 1940, on which date Box 584, "Hongkong Telegraph." All stamps received will be sold by auc- Dividend Warrants may be obtain. tion in aid of the S. C. M. Fost anded on application at the Office of
Fund. the Company, Kowloon. Hongkong Telegraph War Further details will be announced later. Thank You!
WANTED TO BUY.
c/o
The Register of Shares of the Company will be closed from WEDNESDAY, 7th AUGUST to WE PAY HIGH PRICES for all gold FRIDAY, 16th AUGUST, 1940, and silver articles, diamonds, Jade both days inclusivo.
Gold and jewels. Apply China Refining Co. Room 6, Pedder Build- ing. 2nd floor.
FOR SALE,
"HONGKONG AS REVEALED BY THE CAMENA" Second Edition." Over 00 excellent views of the Colony, Price-$1.00. Obtainable at Kelly & Walsh, Ltd., Hongkong Travel Bureau or from the Publishers, South China Morning Post, Ltd., Wyndham Street.
TO LET.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
C. M. MANNERS, Secretary and Manager. Hongkong, 29th July, 1940.
BANKS
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CUINA. Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853. Paid-up Capital
TO LET:--No. 3 and 4 King's Park Buildings, Austin Rond, Kowloon, Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3,000,000 four-roomed fats. Hot and cold Heserve Fund................................. 13,000,000 water. Garage optional. Apply Union Trading Co., York Building. Telephone 27738.
AUSTRALIA AND
THE EVACUATION
FROM PAGE ONE
HEAD OFFICE:-LONDON.
38 Bishopsgate, E.C.1. Sub-Agencies in London: 117/122, Leadenhall Street, 2CJ, West End Branch;
14/16, Cockspur Street, 6.W.1. Manchester Draurb:
57, Atesley Street, Manchester, 2.
AGENCIES AND BRANCHEB:
Alor Star
Hangoon Salgon
Harbin
Amritsar
Hongkong
Bangkok
Ipoli
Semaran
Natavin
Iloilo
Seremban
Bombay
Karachi
Shanghal
Klang
Singapore
Agencies:
Kobe
Siliwan
Clive Street
Kuala
Fairlio Placo Canton
Lumpur Kuching Madras Manita
tion from Hongkong," said Senator Calcutta Foll.
"We have no information regarding their movements, the number who are coming to Australia Dr what Cawnpore
Cebu
Colombo
assistance is exp possible for us Delhi
JA
"It is almost
to make proper provision for them unless adequate nollee of their arrival has been received."
Senator Full pointed out that nearly hundred evacuees had already arrived in Australia by means other than aboard the official ships. Their arrival had been entirely unheralded.
Medan New York
Haiphong
Pelping Hamburg
(Peking) Penang Hankow
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
Sourabaya Taiping Tientsin Tongkah
(Phuket) Taligtoo Yokohoma
and General
Banking Busincas transmeted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and
4
ZBW, 355 metres (845 kc.) and 31.49 metres. (9,520 kilo-cycles) Brahms Symphony No. 3 In. F. Major
a Fre- Broadcast by ZBW on quency of 845 k.e's. and on Short from 1-2.10 pm and 8-11 Wave p.m. on 0.52 m.c's. per second.
H. K. T.
12.30
12.15 p.m. Short Service of Inter- cession.
Wagher - "Tannhauser"—— Overture.
Benno Moiseiwitsch (Piano). 12.40 Sung by Beniamino Gigli (Tenor).
1.0 Local Time Signal and Wen-! ther Report.
1.03 Songs by Lealle Hutchinson at the Plano.
1.13 Nawalian Selections.
Press, and Rugby 1.30 Reuter Weather Forecast and Announce-
ments.
1.45 Dance Musle by Harry Hor and His Orchestra.
2.15 Close down.
from
6.0 Musical Comedy Selections "Home and Beauty" "Glamor- ous Night," "New Moon," "The Gold Diggers of 1033.**
0.28 Closing local Stock Quota-
tions
4.30
An hour of Popular Classicsį 7.30 London Relay The News 8.0 Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements.
8.03 Programme of Latest Dance Music.
News
nelay-The
9.0 London and Topical Talks.
9.45 Chopin-Sonata in B Minor
58.
Op. 3
Alexander Brailowsky (Piano). 10.10 Compositions of Brahms. Ever Softer Grows My Slumber, Op. 105, No. 2, Lullaby, Op. 49, No. 1, Elisabeth Schumann (Soprano) with Orch.; Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 00, Willem Mengelberg and is Concertgebouw Orchestra; Waltzes Nos. 13, 14, 15 and 16. Anatole Kitain (Piano).
11,0 Close down.
Soviet Tribute
To Our Navy
Two Features Which Makes It Great
FIXED DEPOSITS received for One Year LONDON, July 20 (Reuter). or shorter periods in Local or Other Cur- rencies at rates which will be quoted on-The Soviet paper "Pravda" Application.
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in states that Britain'e naval losses. Completely Uninformed Local Currency and Sterling with interest Australla is completely uninform-allowed at rates obtainable on application are very small and practically
ed regarding the number of evacuees who are supposed to be arriving, not even approximate figures beltig supplied. Entimates vary between 5,000 and 8,000, of whom 40 per cent. will be distributed to New South Wales, 40 per cent to Victoria and the remaining 20 per cent, to other States.
Commenting on reports which were published earlier this week that the Hongkong Government may be em barrassed by the Eurosion problem, Senator sold that the Common-
Foll, sat wealth Government would not object to the entry of Eurasian wives of immigration British subjects. The laws would be modified to the extent that-they-would-be-permitted to remain in the Commonwealth for the duration of the evacuation.
The Hongkong Government has nutified the Commonwealth that the 'evacucès will not be a charge on the Australian Government during their stay,
Eager To Help
Various publia bodics, including
The Bank's Head Omica In London and claims recovery of British Into Tax overpaid, on terms which may be Ascertained at any of its Agencies and Branches,
R. A. CAMUDGE,
undertakes Executor de Trusten' business.
without significance, being only about 3.5 per cent of the total tonnage.
The successful evacuation of Dun- of the Maniger.kirk revealed the power
that an British Fleel and showed invasion of Britain was very difficult,
the Overseas Children and Citizen's HONGKONG SOCIETY FOR THE
PROTECTION OF CHILDREN
League, which was formed to care
for the large number of children
who were to be evacuated to Aus- Our Colonies are the envy of our Iratta from England, have signifled
their willingness to aasist the
cnomics
Hongkong evacuees. Unfortunate- By contributing to our funds YOU ly, the lack of information from can share in the work of im- Hongkong is preventing these bodies proving the lot of the poor in They have no details regarding this Colony and so increase its the evacuation and are not in a well-being.
from functioning as they desire.
position to prepare any adequate
reception scheme, owing to the failure Vol. X No: 2
of the Hongkong Government to announce its plans or to reply to oflelal queries.
BRITAIN'S NEW ARMOURED CAR
LONDON, July 20 (Reuter).—A new type of small armoured van hus Just been built and a famous cavalry regiment has been equipped with it, it was learned here to-night.
Most of to-day's newspapers carry photographs of the
which are called They
ore, cap- able of high speeds and can travel over the roughest ground. One photograph shows how easily the cars can be camouflaged in woody
cara
THE
May, 1940
HONG KONG NATURALIST
A quarterly Illustrated journa! principally for Hong Kong and S. China.
K
Birds and Butterflies
of Hong Kong.
os on Vegetable Insect
Pasts in Hongkong
country, and another shows them The Typhoon of Nov. 23, 1939,
operating in open country.
Axis Powers
And Balkans
the
Hail and Halos
A Synopsis of the Fishes
of China.
"
atc.. otc.
PRICE $2.00
LONDON, July 20 (Reuter)—-A Rome despatch to the official German news agency, summing up situation at the conclusion of the con- versations with the Balkan
TC- presentatives, states that the Axis powers are in complete agreement on Balkan policy.
This polley aims at a peaceful solution of all questions by voluntary. understanding among the Balkan elements concerned. «« a^now beh
WATER-LOGGED CANOE
A water-logged canoe, with the name W. Wal, painted on it; was found by the Polles in Kowloon Bay on Sunday. It was taken to the Gov- erminent Blipway, Yaumati,
Prepaid subscription $7.00 (Back Numbers from Vol. IV. avaliable)
On Sale at Morning Post Building.
METROPOLE
HOTEL CENTRAL - CLEAN "COMFORTABLE - FIREPROOF
IN 7 WHO SHAVES
EVERY DAY
A Special Shave Cream-It's Not a Soap, Neads No Brusht Dallyshaving leavesimanymen'sfacs raw and sensitive. Yot, because of his business and social status, one out of every 7 men must shave overy day. **To meet this condition, Williams has now developed GLIDER-aspo- cial cream for daily shuvors. With no soap base, it's a complete departure from ordinary shave creams. No brush.Nointher. Notaticky or greasy.
A superabundance of moisture is contained in this rich cream. It won't dry on your faco, Applied with the fingers, it quickly softons each whisker. A protective layer is formed over which your. razor. glidce. Off comes each hair at the base without acraping. Like a cold cream, Glider helps keep your skin smooth all day. Glider is the result of nearly 100 years' experience in making fine shaving preparations.
Sate Agenta:
July 30, 1940.
SPECIAL DISPLAY-
RECORD
THE WATCH
THAT IS CREATING RECORDS
for: ACCURACY
SERVICEABILITY BEAUTY OF DESIGN
POCKET WATCHES
WRIST WATCHES
from $25.
W. R. Loxley & Co. (China) Ltd.
FANCY WATCHES
LAPEL WATCHES
for Greater Comfort KOTEX
NOTEX
Try
all 3 Arte
Regular.. Junior... Super
☆
You scarcely know you're wearing it!'
and that it is almost impossible to the most important things about a conquer Britain's overseas posses-navy are discipline and organisation.
sions,
Germany, of course, had a much less powerful ficet than Britain.
British sea history has taught that
We intend to concentrate on those two points. We shall give the Red Navy the best organisation and the
technical best discipline and best construction that can be achieved.
Crossword Puzzle
ACROSS
-External portion
11-Alza
Title of respect
16-Bot clai
18-Poured 17-Potate (COL)
Take out 10-Greater quenils
21-Altemps
mmmm: By LARS MORBIS
ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE
#--Kind of wood
trap
Unfesting.
10-kieräted trita (rol)
1-Fidelity
-Dalrymrld (Scottish)
la-Device for rowing
13-Upily
10-Was carried
50-Poudar
3-Delgian river
ATOU
ADIN
發
C
HEN
55-
-Drinking apart. za-Tangled
17-Mysali
-Exclamation
HAN
21--PIAT
1967
33—Change direction
-Locate
10--Lithium
37-Distributor en gan
Engine 23Orienist mobias
Burais sa-stall to that). G-Daughter of
4-3
10-Pertaining to birth 47-Musical natrumans 4-rich abbr
4-Borch
DO-TIERTISE GTgans
B-Filhar
BS-11hop'a 24m 66-Loud Doisa
B-Dispense with, sá
40-Arangry of arse #1-Oriental poln
62 martidāts)
86-Controled exting
ד
--Pastry
10-Ye
71-2524
13-Tofal up
Tala horse EcoL).
1 Durro
DOWN
Dear Apart
Reilly
Belonglag to
פשו -
H
5
17 18
។
די!
26-roundiess faner
Sobin's Da
36--Repeated
Jä-Häks sound the
kitten
45—New Zeeland bird
expression
TO
43-Medicinal plant
4-poka (nputfectis
Poverty
47--Victim
49=Bputer in bearing
Arabian fabbr.j
54-8trained
15-Brent
B7--Vegetable
60-Give out
62 Watering place
$3-0010
B+-Alder-tjen
65-Dring court action
#SEL
-Rugged eiga 70-Pull [Beattish)
11-Doctora degree
33
12
13
15
13
スレ
23
28
29
Bo. (9
$14
35
#39
lip
25 126
...
32
133
87
53
нь
51
52
#
160
COLD
STAINLESS STEEL
CHROMIUM
A COMPLETE SELECTION—
including Waterproof Shockproof Watches Stainless Steel Cases.
$70.--with leather-bracelet $75.-with Stainless steel-bracelet
MOST REASONABLE PRICES
SENNET FRERES
Gloucester Bldg.
Pedder Street.
CLOSING SALE
GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICES
COMMENCING Monday, July 29-
LADIES' & GENTS' REQUIREMENTS:- DRESS SHIRTS (ROCOLA)
KHAKI SHIRTS
SPORTS SHIRTS SHORT PANTS FELT HATS
--- ALSO -
$2.95 only 95 cents only 60 cents cach
40 conts pair
from $2.50 to $6.00
DRESSING GOWNS, PYJAMAS, COLLARS, BOWS. TIES, SPORTS SHIRTS AND SHORTS, SWIMMING COSTUMES AND SHORTS, SWIM CAPS, BEACH SHOES, STETSON HATS, PANAMA HATS, WOOLLEN MATERIAL, ETC.
SPORTS REQUIREMENTS:-
RACKETS. TENNIS RACKETS, BADMINTON FOOTBALLS, HOCKEY AND CRICKET EQUIPMENT. INDOOR GAMES, ETC.
BARGAIN OPPORTUNITY!
ORDERS TAKEN AT REDUCED PRICES FOR SUMMER & WINTER SUITS.
SEE OUR WIDE RANGE OF BRITISH MATERIALS.
INTERNATIONAL CO.
7 Ice House Street, H.K.
Passport
Photos
Executed Promptly
MEE
CHEUNG
PHOTOGRAPHERS
15, 23, Ice House, Street, :
Tel. 26379.
NAZI BOMBERS DIVE TO DEATH
FROM PAGE ONE
analhier wave of bombers which were also engaged by Britials, Aghters and AA batteries.
High above the bombers circled the German fighters like scores of little allver bullets look a h-akground of blue.
Houses Shaken
Terrific concussions of bombs shomic houses along the sea front and shot- fered windows everywhere.
Spouts of water shot into the alr spraying the shilpa in harbour as they bobbled about like eorits.
The anti-aircraft barrage became so intense that the last wave of bombers broke off their dives and fled.
of range.
out
Then Royal Air Force fighters streaked out after them and emerged over the Channel where the air was filled with the ratio of machine. guns.
Official Communiquo According to an Ale Ministry com- munique the total German losses were inflicted within half an hour.
The communique added:
"With thirty Junkers and 87 dive bombers protected by 60 Messersch- midts, the Nazis to-day attempted a surprise attack on a southeast const harbour, Strong formations of Spit- fires and Hurricanes swept into the sky to meet the raiders. Within few minutes the air was filled with battling aircraft, The British fighters BO harassed the Nazi airmen that their bombing aims were spoiled," First Mass Raids
This morning'e raids on the south- east const were the first mñas raid on land objectives in Britain.
German In addition to the 15 planes officially announced as being brought down by British fighters, an eye-witness said he saw four Ger- mans brought down by A.A. fire.
is
British reported that the Aghters stayed out of the battle at Arst In order to allow the A.A, bai- terles to clear the skies and then, when the German planes fled, Che British fighters went after them and engaged them in dogfights.
An eyewitness said the German rld was aimed at both lund and sen objectives.
Mostly Incendiarics
"The bombs fell like black hair. They were mostly incendiacles," he said.
To-day's offelal Germon air losses makes a total of 318 German planes brought down over and around Bri- lain since the war started. Of this total 244 have been brought down since the first mass raid on June 18. Seaplanes Down
The Air Ministry to-day announced that British planes shot down two- Gorman seaplanes with Red Cross markings on Sunday. Also it has been revealed that early in July two similar type were German planes of forced down near the British coast where they were being accompanied by German Oghters
The attention of Germany and Italy was drawn to this "through the proper channels" the Air Ministry
sold. Rent:
aircraft bearing civil markings and marked with the Red Cross have recently flown over British ahipa at sea and in the vicinity of the British coast being employed for pur-. poses which His Majesty's Govern- ment cannot regard as consistent with the privileges generally accorded to the Red Cross Alone
-lona-German plane was forced down a few miles from Hartlepool and another Walmer and it has been revealed that they were being used for reconnals- sance and communications and niso ," the Alc making "bogus" waralms, Ministry communique said.
near
For this reason, Britain has In formed Germany and Italy that the continued use of such planes would be at their "own risk and peril.".
PETITION SENT
TO O.A.G.
Continued From Page
Instead of Australia have met with
no success.
The "Manila Bulletin" quotes the following statement issued in Manila by the British Consul General:
British women cvacutes from Hongkong cannot go to Malaya, ac cording to the following statement issued last night by the British con- sulate:
"In view of the expressed desire of many women evacuated from Hong- kong to proceed at their own expense to Malaya instead of continuing to Australia, the British consul general referred the matter to the governor at Singapore. He is now in receipt of a reply regretting that permission cannot be
to women granted vacuated from Hongkong to enter Malaya. This decision is based on surely domestic reasons and does not. in any way imply that any emergency exists in Malaya."
British Children
Evacuated
are
NEW YORK, July 29. (Router).—A British liner has arrived here with 272 British children whose parents. are abroad. Hundreds
children more reported to be in another liner dock- ed in a Canadian. port corly this morning.
A third liner, carrying still more children from Great Britain, "is ex- pected tere later to-day,
Another vessel arrived at a Cona- dlan port later,
The tour liners have brought al- together 1.000 children.