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Thomas Stephen Maher, 21- year-old apprentice engineer, re- siding in Johnston Road, and attached to the Army Service Corps of the H.K.V.D.C., appear- ed before Mr. G. T. Lowry at the Central Magistracy this morn- ing.
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Notice is hereby given that the 10th. Ordinary Annual General Meeting of the Kowloon Golf Club will be held. at the Club House, Kowloon City, on Saturday, the 31st August, 1940, at 6 p.m.
By Order of the Committee.
W. KERSHAW,
Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, 19th. August, 1940.
DIOCESAN GIRLS' SCHOOL KOWLOON
Headmistress: Mias E. M. Gibbins, B.A. London.
Next term begins:
September 5.
Entrance Examination:
September 3, nt 9 a.m.
·HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
Chungking
Almost
Burnt Out
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" CHUNGKING, Aug. 20 (UP), A trip through the burning areas this afternoon impressed a “United Press" correspondent. Four-fifths of the walled. town of Chungking was reduced to scorched earth by two succes- slvo monster fires yesterday and to-day.
While only one-fifth of the shacks and oid poor bulldings remain stand- Ing, all modern business streets and practically all the modern buildings; aro razed to the ground.
At
af
August 21, 1940.
T
TAILS UP More Gift
IN THE COMMONS Churchill's Speech
Impresses
LONDON, Aug. 20 (Router). Like the Royal Air Force re- cently, the House of Common19, Including the Prime Minister,
Planes Britain
For
Lord Beaverbrook's Appreciation
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LONDON, Aug. 20 (Reuter). AGENCIES AND BRANCHES: has their tails up this afternoon,The gratitude of the people of Alor Star writes "Reuter's parliamentary Britain for the gift of £100,000 Bangkok
for a third squadron of Hurri-Batavia correspondent.
With the ulr Parliament tranquil canes has been expressed by Calcutta except for a gentle breeze
coming Lord Beaverbrook, Minister of past the wires of London's balloon of Aircraft Production, in barrage, Mr. Churchill was quietly confident as he delivered his review letter to the Resident of Hydera-awnpor bad, tho Nizam and the Execu-Combo to an attentive House,
tive Council which sponsored the Delhi Fund.
There was no demonstration when Mr. Churchill entered the House unobtrusively, but one good cheer was given and then members anttled down to listen.
loud
A
Harbin
liongkong
Bombay
Agencies:
Clive Street Tairile I'lace Canion
Ipot 110110 Karachi
Klang Kobe Kuala
Lumpur Kuching
Madras
Kantoon Salcon Велаской Seremban Shanghai Bingapore Sitiawan Bourabaya Taiping Tientsin Tongkah
Manila Medan
(huket)
Tsingtao
New York
Yokohama
Haiphong Hamburg Lankow
Pelping
(Poking) Tenang
CURRENT
and Qeneral "This magnificent gift touches the FOREIGN EXCHANGE heart of the entire British nailon Banking Business transacted.
and ACCOUNTS opened at a moment when it faces the onXED DEPOSITS received for One Year alnught of the enemy." sald theor shorter periods in Local or Other Cur Jutter: "This moving demonstration rencies at rates which will be quoted on
application. of comradeship Inspires them in the battle..
trom
of.
the
PPACANOS ACCOUNTA also opened in
R. A. CAMİDGE.
Manages,
-Vigorous Fortitudo The next biggest ovation Came when Mr. Churchill made reference
Local Currency and Bierling with interest allowed at relés obtainable on application The old walled city was founded in to the great air battle which had
pust Southern Rhodesia's £1,500
The Bank's Hoad Omes in London the Han dynasty and is going to dis been in progress during the
"Where it wages most fiercely, undertakes Executor & Trustee business week. From that point it was elvar
will be that Hyderabad and claims recovery of British Income
Tax overpaid, on ferms which may An Entrance Scholarship will appear entirely from the map.
present, the exact extent of the burn- why the House and the Premier were there be offered on the results of theing cannot be ascertained as the fire displaying so vigorous a fortude and squadron of Hurricanes to deal swift scertained at any of fis Agencies and
and terrible death to the enerny.", Branches. so calm an outlook. Entrance Examination to a candi-is still burning in every quarter
£1,500 Another gift of Our air defences had not only held, date born in Hong Kong. This the town, disrupting communicatious,
but were already reaching out to- Southern Rhodesla branch Relief Allotment Scholarship will be of the value
wards vital enemy points and afford-British Red Cross has been sent to CHUNGKING, Aug 20 (ur).- of $5 per term in tuition fees, but
The Colonial Secretary, has grate- it may be increased in value should Generalissino Chiang Kai-shek hasing good hope of a finn? Allied offen-headquarters in London.
ordered the ultatment of a million sive to which Mr. Churchill had re-
fully acknowledged a second gift of ferred.
nothing £7,500 from the Uganda War Fudd Throughout there was the family circumstances justify dollars for the urgent relief of bomb- victims under the following
spectacular about the speech which Committee. such incrense, This Scholarship Ing will only be awarded if a candidate
consisted of plain facts with the usual (1) Ten dollars for those who are touches of humour and the usual of suficient merit presents herself. unable to leave Chungking.
(2) Two weeks' room and board contempt for rhetorical devices.
It was a plain recital by a con- for those going to nearby re-fident man to a confident audience. fugee stations operated by the National Relief Commission.
DIOCESAN JUNIOR SCHOOL. KOWLOON TONG.
This school will NOT re-open in Kowloon Tong next term. Parents should enrol their children with the Diocesan Girls' School.
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Anyone knowing of a child who has been assaulted, neglected, or 1-treated in a manner likely to cause unnecessary suffering or injury to health, or knowing of a parent who is seeking advice on any matter concerning a child, would be doing an act of kindness by communicating at once with-
The
General Hon, H.K.S.P.C., Old City Hall,
Secretary,
conditions:
The speech was warmly praised
(3) Fifty dollars for those golangaflerwards among members of all
to other districis in addition parties as being right both in tone and temper. Frank approval was also to their travelling facilities.
Protection For
(4) Outgoing refugees who are un-expressed regarding the proposals to to have enable the United States able to secure quarters will be naval and air bases in Newfoundland, admitted to the Commission's he West Indies and elsewhere. stations with three mouths board plus short term loans to start a business or handicraft. The
Relief authorities are summon- ing steamship and highway execu- Lives to
Inmed late arrange for evacuation while the police are re- gistering the victims, brigade were killed..
Metal Producers
Peiping Press Attack On Nazis
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PEIPING, Aug. 21 (Reuter)-A Delhi Gallo campaign of violent abuse against Hongkong
locnl Itowrah in the Britain continues Japanese controlled Chinese Press, poh but a new note was introduced to-day when Germany was attacked.
"Germany has done nothing good For beneficial to China-we do not
LONDON, Aug. 20 (Reuter)-A wish to offer our felicitations to Ger- question was raised in the House of many in advance
Kandy
Karachi
Kuala Lipis
Penang
Rangoon
Shanghai
Simla
Kuala Lumpur Singapore Kunia Trengganu
---
HONGKONG BRANCH Every description of Banking Exchange Business transacted.
TRUSTEE AND EXECUTORSHIT UNDERTAKEN,
NOW THERE'LL BE FIREWORKS
"Dome" commenting on the withdrawal of British troops from Shanghai, describes the last hours of duty by the Highlanders Sanforth as follows:
*"The
British
troops
mounted guard with full battle dress, with steel hol- mets driving a warlike touch into the last hours of their duty in Shanghai.
"The Seaforth Highlanders hitherto mounted guard in gaily coloured plaid quiits:”
COLONY BUFFETED
FROM PAGE ONE
passing south of Hongkong near Gap- Rock. 11 le taking a westerly track.
A north-easterly gale, gradually moderating, is expected. It will be accompanied will heavy rain squalls, conditions improving later.
For
Ferries Maintain Service Despite the difficulties of maintain-
ing cross-harbour ferry services, both the Yaumnit und Star Ferry services. were continuing as this edition went to press,
The Vehicular Ferry ceased tun- ning at 7 o'clock, and shortly after- wards the Mongkok and Shamshulpo Corries were withdrawn.
The Jordon-Road and Yaumati 'ferries continued under extremo difcully, two passenger ferries at
↑ 20-minute templing to maintain service,
Business People Delayed Great streams of passengers al- tempting to cross the harbour from Kowloon were delayed for consider- able periods at the rush hours this morning. Attempts were made to and maintain a 15-minute ferry service but the rough passage caused con- siderable delays.
The first collapse was reported Matoukok Road, whero a two
housing godown storey muished
by the Organic Fertiliser Company lost its roof. machinery owned
for her viclory, Current Accounts opened In Local Cur
Two officers of the Chungking Are Commons to-day about the position of Whether Germany or Britain is vic-rency and Fixed Deposits received in
RELATIONS
WITH RUSSIA --Improve, Says Minister|
LONDON, Aug, 20 (Reuter). The Inspector, 40, Pokfulam Road,Lord Caldecote in the House st foor.
The Inspector, 82 Stone Nullab of Lords made a similar state-
ment to that of Mr. Churchill. Lanc, 2nd, Floor.
The Inspector, 12, Sal Yeung Chol St., Kowloon.
The Inspector, 02, Argyle St, Kowloon.
All further steps will be taken, and expenses borne, by the Society.
The Informont's name will be kept strictly private, except in cases where malice is proved.
Former S'hai G.O.C. Loses- Son In War
LONDON, Aug, 20 (Reuter). The death, on active service near St. Valery on June 11, is of announced to-day
Lieut. Alastair Second Telfer-Smollett, second son of Major-General Telfer- Smollett, formerly G.O.C. British troops in Shanghai.
With reference to Russia, Lord Caldecote said an improve- ment in Anglo-Soviet relations has been a matter of concern to is Majesty's Government. The Soviet Union's interests touch the British Empire at many points. Ordinary prudence would indicate a better under- standing. He believed there was a basis for a satisfactory trade agreement.
-Sir-Stafford-Cripps, he said, was courageously and successfully full- ing a difficult task in his Interviews with M. Molotov. The importance of these negotiations to trade is fully appreciated by Sir Stufford Crippsi and it is hoped an agreement may shortly result.
Closing the debate which followed Lord Caldecote's statement, Lord; Halax replied to a question whether discussions with the United States affected British bases elsewhere than in the Atlantic, like Singapore.
may be ascertained on application, base metal producers with a life not torlous has nothing to do with our Local Currency and Sterling on terms that
D. BENSON, exceeding about 20 years are unable Asiatic races." economically to increase production in consequence of the 100 per cent. excess profits tax.
Manager.
from
At 10 o'clock this morning some 35 vessels of various sizes were at the typhoon anchorage in Kowloon
however, Despite this statement, the Chinese Press la confidently pre- dicting Britain's early downfall while the local authorities, who have no LATE GOVERNOR OF MACAO | Bay: other means of gleaning the true facts, are being given the Impression
Sir Kingsley Wood, Chancellor of the Exchequer, replied that provision was made to meet such cases.
Such companies could apply for an increase not exceeding four per cent. in the rates of dividends allowed
of the are being withheld from publien- Roman Catholic under the relevant section
Finance Bill.
for the repose A Requiem Mass that Germany, instead of Britain, is of the soul of the late Governor of Macao, Dr. Arthur Tamagnini de winning aerial successes.
Apparently the British successes Sousa Barbosa, will be held at the Calne Cathedral, Road, on Friday at 0 a.m..
tion.
Wind Increases
The wind steadily increased in force during the morning, a gust of 60 m.p.. being recorded shortly after 10 o'clock and a gust of 68 m.p.h." being recorded at 11.28 am
At 11.30 am. it appeared that the typhoon was passing near Gap Rock. An American liner en route from Manila to Hongkong is reported to have slowed down in order to avoid the typhoon.
"Mail Plano Leaves.
The departure of the Imperial Air- wayn plane Delphinus was not delay- ed by the typhoon and any effects from the wind were passed within 15 minutes of leaving Kal Tack. The Delphinus, with Capt. F. R. Garside and First Oncer 3. A. Samuels at the controls, carried two passengers. and. 140 kilós of mail.
BIG BATTLE OVER-BRITAIN-
FROM PAGE ONE
Land and the North Sea. Anil- near Amsterdam aircraft positions and an aerodrome at Flushing were bombed. One of our alreraft failed
take up the
challenge!
to
the
the
Lord Halifax sald that arrangements were contined Atlantic. West Indies and New- foundland. Discussion of details had not yet begun though agreement had ***...........................been reached in principle and he was satlafled that no great difficulty would arise in the discussion of detalls.
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BRECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" SOMEWHERE IN ONTARIO, Aug 20 (UP) Soldiers and police planes joined in the search for Lieutenant Werner Koche, 20, who escaped from an internment camp early yesterday, He
1940, as follows: reported to be surrounded in a dense wood.
Russians 38 St. Andrew's Club
of Table Tennis chibillon on 23.1.40)
B.W.O.F. ACCOUNTS
Authorities discovered a powerful short-wave radio in the barracks from which Koche escaped by funnel- ing 100 feet under two buildings and also a barbed wire fence.
FLEAS
on DOGS
Kalthy dog. Keep him
wo with KEATING'S,"
Dust it in his coal daily.
KEATING'S KILLS
BEETLES: MOTHE, FLEAS nic,öven.
BUT IT MUST BE KEATING'S
B
CK!
Fund, The British War Organisation Hongkong. has issued its receipts and paymente account for the month of July.
Receipts-Brought forward July 1, 1940, $120.0007; donations and subscriptions, July £100 and $12.240.06; sales. stamps Service $304, Central Hospital Supply Badger 12. altogether #394; making a total
of receipts of $138,055.05.
Payments-Remiitanen Lo
Q
Referring to Hitler's declaration of blockade of Britain, Lord Halifax Raid that the declaration adds nothing startlingly new to the shipping situa- tion. "Ships will sill enter and leave our ports as they have entered and left in thousands since the begin- ning of the war. The amount of shipping arriving and leaving is still at the level of the months immediately proceeding the recent intensification of attacks upon shipping," said Lord Halifax.
British Aircraft Factories Plan
NEW YORK, Aug. 20 (Iteuter)
London. The Washington correspondent of the (Cost of remittance for 8.000 sent to "Wall Street Journal" states that it is British Red Cross Beclely and Order of rollably reported that the British St. John War Organisation, 23,000 @ 1/2 18/18 plus stamps, and flog donation in Government has decided to imple- sterling) 24.61428 purchases of fan-ment plans for the construction of a nelette and gauza dreacions $4,000; pack- ing transport and Insurance 13,885.16: chain of aircraft factories in the office expenses: Halaries and wage $302, United States. stationery and printing $5.39, stamps and
; These factories are designed to
portages $3.61/ postal labels (amps) produce 13,000 planes a month in the
100, telephone, 3rd, quarter, $32.25, tele- grams $4.60, storage, wool, 13.77, type latter part of 1941.
writer fepair $1120, stiorations to far-
The report added that the British
ments made up 15 travelling 25 cents.Purchasing Commission recently ob- petties #2.40, together £485 58: making tained from the American Defence expenditure for July, 1940, $100,383.01.
manies It hand on July 31, Commission the cost of such a plan. 1940 (current account, Hongkong
Shanghai. Barsk,- $38.207.30
838 205.00
and $27.85).
British Apology To
Switzerland
ARMING INDIAN MERCHANT SHIPS
SIMLA, Aug. 20 (Beuter)-It is learned that progress bas been made In arming Indizin registered merchant
LONDON. Aug........., (Reuter)The shipping with defensive guns and Government' expressed deep regret to atting them with dogaussing appara- the Swiss Minister in Londoir for the tus,
violation of Swiss territory by RAF. The Royal Indian Navy is provid- planes against which the, Swissing skeleton gun craws, supple- Minister registered a strong protest. mented by ships' companies.
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"During the night 30 enemy zero. dromes in Germany and in enemy- attacked, ecupled territory Other aircraft bombed the naval oll refinery" at base at Kiel, Hanover, ü power station at Zschornewitz, north of Leipzig and a number of key points on the enemy's lines of communication in the Ruhr und northwest Germany.
"Oll tanks at Ambes near Bordeaux
also were
successfully attacked, Two of our alrezatt were lost."
Civilians Killed
LONDON, Aug. 20 (Reuter)-A few people were killed and several Injured when à south-west town was bombed to-night.
At another south-west town, a plane' swooped down on the beach and machine-gunned some men who were bathing. Climbing higher it. fred a burst at Home Guards on duty on the top of a cliff.
The machine then disappeared into the clouds with a 5pltßre on its tall but it apparently managed to escupo among the clouds,
ITALIAN MINES New Danger Area Reported
SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH" ROME, Aug. 20 (UP)-It is om- clally reported that Italy has advised neutral countries that, a 30-mile belt along Mediterranean coasts is now "dangerous to navigation."
The Italian Government refused to accept responsibly for any neutral ships sunk in the areas mentioned,
The communique specifically men- tions the British Mediterranean, the tho Red Sea Gulf of Aden, and
British African Ezyplan
and
colonini consts.
MISSING YACHT
No Tokyo Information
TOKYO, Aug. 21 (UP)-Neither the Foreign Office aor American Em- bassy have any information regard- ing the yacht Elvira,