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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
August 30, 1949.
By Ernie Bushmiller
155
WHY MISS THIS CHANCE ?
HEY, JOE!-- WILL:
NANCY AN
ARE YOU REALLY GOING TO TREAT ME TO LUNCH,
SLUGGO?
YEP!--- HOW ABOUT DIS PLACE?
BUT THIS IS SUCH A
AWFUL OLD
NEIGHBORHOOD" "TO EAT
IN
WELL-
PICK ANY NEIGHBORHOOD YOU WANT
PARK BOULEVARD!
'O.K.
YA PUSH. YER
WAGON OVER ·
TO PARKI
BOULEVARD!
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1185.00 ·
8.25
6.25
6.25
6.23
#2 cents
75
CHANNEL EAU DE COLOGNE
LOTION
PERFUME,' ALL ODOURS
H$1.45 to 1.45 to 3.25 10
$ 4.50 Jess 20% 4.50 less 10%
22,50 less 10%
719
NAZI PRISONERS FOR CANADA
GERMAN prisoners of war, including sirmen, parachutisis and infantrymen, embarking in a ship which recently took them to Canada. One such ship was sunk by U-Boat and many of the Germans and Italians lost their lives.
Manipulating Yen Exchange
Foreigners Held
Yokohama, Aug. 20.
of the
Q
Charged with a viointion Currency Control Act, G. L. Holland, 24, of the Standard Vacuum 011 Company, was arrested to-day and is undergoing examination together with Sofia Zigler 28,
Geriaun a Frenchmon nomed woman, and Sorlants, 48, Kobe agent of the Gray Trading Company, of Shanghai,
Holland
accused of having been engnged in legal exchange transac
lons through Shanghal, where Zigier is alleged to have brought Yen notes. Police further ssert that Holland utilized Zigler and Soriano for bay- ing gold dollar cheques from travel. iers above the official rate and dis- posing of thern at a high profit In legal dela through Shanghai- Domei.
Reuter says that Holland and the German wonin purchased Y20,ima with American dollars and remitted I to the National City Bank at Shang- bai for Bekal import inte Japan They between February and July. also bought Yo0,000 with travellers' dollar cheques.
WINDSOR
ENTERTAINS London, Aug. 20. AMBASSADOR HERE During Lady Northcote's absence
The Duke of Windsor gave his first from the Colony, Lady Mocgregor Sir Archibald Clark Kerr, Britshbas very kindly consented to net an offeint dinner at Nassau last night He will Ambassador to China, arrived yester-Lady District Superintendent of the when there were 10 guests. day by an Empress liner. He is on St. John Ambulance Brigade Nursing Elve this second to-night when there
whit be 12 guests, including Divisions. his way to Chungking.
Bishop of Nassau-Reuter.
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Hongkong Invited To Lend
Money For Britain
Free Of Interest
was
RADIO
ZBW, 355 metres (845 k.c.) and 31.49 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles) Wickham Steed's Talk "World Affairs"
Radho Programmo broadcast by 2. B. W. on a Frequency of 845 k.c'e. and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m.
and 8-11 p.m. on 9.52 m.c's. per
The following communique Issued by the Colonial Secretariat second. yesterday:
H. K. T.
12.16 p.m. Short Service of Inter-
The following notice regarding ) loans without interest has been isstied | cession. in the United Kingdom:
12.30 Spohr-Violin Concerto No. 8. 12.50 Songs by Caruso, 100 Local Timo Signal and Wea- ther Report.
1.03 Dance Music.
130 Reuter and Rugby PIC93, Weather Forecast and Announce-
1.45 Robinson Cleaver (Organ), 2,00 Hawzitan Beleetlus. 2,15 Close Down.
"Sir Kingsley Wood Invites all who are able to do so to send direct to him at the Treasury such money as they are willing to advance without in- terest for the duration of the war, In return they will receive certificates entitling them to repayment threements. months after the conclusion of peace, An alternative procedure, suggested especially for smaller amounts, 15 that they should be deposited In Post Office Savings Bank with in- structions that the interest on them is to be surrendered to the Exche
Individuals quer.
companies who are only able to make loans for a shorter period are invited to write to the Treasury."
And
The Hongkong Government will be glad to forward to H.M. Treasury any Joan which any Hongkong resident desires to make.
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SS "President Coolidge"
6.00
6.13 Band.
Billy Thorburn ai tho Plano,
London Plano Accordeon
SS "President Taft"
0.28 9.40 tions.
Closing Local Stock Quota-
6.30 A Light French Programme. 7.02 The B, B. C. Dance Orchestra. 7.30 Landon Relay-The News, 8.00 Local Time Signal and Wen- ther Report.
8.03 A Variety Programme, 9.00 London Relay-The News. 0.30 London Relay "World Af-
In this connection, It will be re- collected that some time ago Sir Robert Ho Tung lent to HM, Gov-fairs"-Wickham Steed.
9:45 A Classical Request l'ro- ernment in the United Kingdom the sum of £10,000, free of interest, for framme.
11.00 Close Down. iwo years.
Cholera Prevention SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS
In Hongkong
The following awards of Scholar- ships have been made at the Dloce- san Boys' School:
In view of the prevalence of
The Ho Kam Tong Scholarship (on) Cholera in the Colony, the Medical the result of the Hongkong Matricu Authorities consider it advisable that lation Examination)-Basil Tyson all water used for potable purposes Mornes.A should be bolled. This advice is
tendered as a measure of protection | The Piercy Scholarships (on the) against infection arising from sources result of the Hongkong School Ceru-i outside the control of the Water fleate Examination)-Leung Ki-kal, Authority, such as domestic service Francis Lam, and Arthur, Yuen In- taps, cisterns, roof-tanks, etc.
Mee.
SS "President Cleveland"
TO NEW YORK AND BOSTON
SEPT. 7
SEPT.
17
OCT. 2
Via Manila, Singapore. Penanr, Colombo, Bombay & Capetown.
TO SINGAPORE & PENANG.
SS "President Folk"
SS "President Polk"
SS "City of Newport News"
SS "City of Norfolk"
SEPT, 29 OCT. 18
SEPT. 25
OOT. -27
TO SAN FRANCISCO A LOS ANGELES
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ds "City of San Francisco"
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SEPT. 18
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