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38 Years Service With Hongkong Cricket Club
Many cricketers will leam with regret of the death on Wednesday of the longkong Cricket Club for a Joined the Club staff in 1902 and had number of years. 68 years old, he
A wily bowler of no mean ability, thus completed 38 years' service,
He was also a useful tennis player. ********
Fan Loon, the No. 1 Groundamano
October 17, 1940.
TRADE IN AMERICAS Lord Willingdo
Leaves On Mission
London, Oct. 18.
"Our mission is to strengthen and confirm the good relations which free established between the great countries of South America and the ***'| British Empire," declared Lord Willingdon before his departure to South America to-day as head of the 1 British Trade Mission.
WAR TAXATION
export to Chungking he said "he was not quite clear about that." The Public is notified that the "Dome!" says in articles prominent ofces of the War Taxation Departly displayed on the front page all meat will be closed for buslaess Japanese newspapers indicated that the Japanese Government will adopt Hongkong route. WE PAY HIGHEST PRICES for gold from Saturday, October 19th to strong measures for dealing with the he will be missed at the Club neis, have been for so long happily | which Japanese authorities regard as articles, diamonds, and all kinds of Monday, October Zist both days reopening of the
the abrogation by a unilateral' Jewels. Apply Universal Gold Re-inclusive.
Business with the Public will be British of the Anglo-Japanese agree- Aning Co, National Bank Building, 3rd floor, Room 300,
on Tuesday, October ment of July 17. resumed
One newspaper sald that according 22nd at
to the Japanese Government's inter- which pretation of the agreement resulted in the three-month closure
crnment has agreed to of the Burma route, the British Gov. Hongkong route Indefinitely, it hav ing further been pointed out by the British Government that shipments of arms and munitions to China from Hongkong have stopped since January, 1939.
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THAILAND DEMAND
NOTICE
close
the
Japanese Argument The three-month limit contained in the agreemest referred to the Burma route alore and not to the Hongkong route, according to Japanese thorities, newspapers said..
nu-
The "Nichinichi Shimbun" said that
Canon McCormick Passes On
Vicar of Noted: Church In London
London, Oct. 16, The death has occurred of Canon of St. "Pat" McCormick, Vicar Martin's-in-the-Field.--Reuter.
William Patrick Glyn McCormick, athlete, army chaplain and vicar, was
orn at Hull in born
the son of 1877,
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The United States that good | Alor Star- neighbour of the South American Ameliaar Bangkok countries-has given full approval to
BRIGYIK the mission,” he continued, "We are nombay sending this important delegation be-Calcutta
-Agencies: cause we have confidence in the re-
Cuve Bireet sult of this struggle for freedom be- Fairlie Plac tween the British Empire and Ger- Canton
Cawnpore
many.
"We have to encourage close trade Cebu
Colombo relations between us and each coun- Dein! try in South Amerien. We will visit iphone
their difficulties.”
every country there and find out Hamburg
Hankow
Lord Willington emphasised Unt the mission was one of investigation and not of negotiations. "We shall be away four months, perhaps more." he said,
It is pointed out that It is a clear
Hongkong
Rangoon Balcon Semarang
Harbin
Ipoh
Hollo
Karachi
Klang
Seremban Shanghai Singapore
Hobe
siuawana
Kuala
Bourabaya
Lumpur Kuching
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Manila
(Bhuket)
Medan
New York Pelping
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Madras
(Poking) Penang FOREIGN EXCHANGE
Generol and Banking Business transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened And FIXED DEPOSITS received for One Your or shorter periods in Local or Other Cute rencies at rates which will be quoted on application.
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS · also opened In
Press Urging War person is authorised to solicit of the Japanese Govern eind regard-Canon J. McCormick, and educated refutation of German victory claims Local Currency and Unerling with interest
Declaration
Bangkok, Oct. 10, Vernacular papers advocate armed uction against Indo-China, terming the Vichy refusal to consider Thai-
challengo. + land's demands
patience is merely
The
on
Notice is hereby given that no collect donations for the War Fundmined to take a strong stand regard at Llandaff Cathedral School, Exeter that Britain is sending this mission allowed at rates obtainable on application. America. Germany had] The Bank's Head Office in Londen ing the reopening of the Burma and School and St John's College, Come to South
undertakes Executor & Trustee business. was solo promised to supply goods to South and clains recovery of British incorne organised by this Company.
Hongkong routes in view of its fimbridge. At Llandaff he
October 1-at the Tax overpaid, on terms which may be All donations, with the excep determination to terminate the choir-bey and, like his father, who America.
war. ascertained at any of its Agencies and which has
Cambridge athlete, victorious conclusion of the been was a famous Lion of those sent through The China conflict
conclusion
R. A. CAMIDUE of played most bail games well, particu-This date has passed and Britain is Brancher. Hongkong War Effort Committee, strengthened by the
the tripartite pact by which Japan's larly rugby. Taking holy orders, he searing a mission --not the Germans. other properly constituted or
by third-party bodies, should be forwarded, and policy to curb assistance to China spent a year as a master at the been Rose Hill School, Tunbridge Wells, and then in 1900 accepted a curacy al All Saints, Shootern Hin.
Thoirashdra declares the people's cheques made out to "War Fund-strengthened.
exhausted and
chieved South China Morning Post, Ltd." be an immediate de- claration of war is necessary.
that if nothing peacefully then
Six thousand tricycle and rickeisa coolles took part in an orderly de- monstration yesterday and 5,000 - dents held a torchlight parade the evening.
R. WYLIE. General Manager.
LETTERS
The Evacuation
To the Editor,
Vichy reports declare that the U- vernment has ordered Indo-China to resist any Thailand attempt to violate the boundaries of Laos or Cambodia the defences have been where
The "Hongkong Telegraph." tightened. The forthcoming visit of Admiral Decoux to Sisowath Muni-
S.-Through the medium of your vong, King of Cambodia, in inter-
will columns
you of French Correspondence preted Aupport for the Cambodians in the kindly allow me to correct the
by Thailand. pression created in yesterday's Press,
as an ussurance
event of an invasion
United Press.
Three Ships Stopped
Manita, Oct. 19.
The Bongkok Press reported to
Powers has
Trucks Waiting
(Reuter),~ RANGOON, Oct. 17 Hundreds of high-powered trucks are waiting' ready to start along the Burma Road when the ban on the transport of arms into China is lifted
reports (to-day), according to ceived from Lashio, near the Burma- China border.
Transport workers are employed day and night loading the lorries.
The rain having abated, the Tond in now in good condition. Mouslight will help the trucks to maintain good speed along the 100-mile high- way to Kunming.
D
Burma Rd. To Open
that my husband, Mr. J. W. Jefford. 12.01 a.m. On Friday
is retired and receiving
He is, and has been for
pension.
some CU13
sderable line, employed by Admir- alty in England, working seven days a week in the defence of our Country. day that Japanese warships had In-I have been informed, that, in the tercepted three steamers of unknown event of my living in any place but nationality carrying war materials a British Colony, my allowance from to take him would be halved owing to pre- to China and forced then
Thoiland port where sent restrictions. refuge they are at present reported to be
I beg to refer to a copy of a state- unlonding cir corge.
are sceptlentment in Saturday's Press re. "Per- and Thailand officials
monent Exemption from Evacuation": not available.
American
of the reports and declared that of ctal information
-Inited Prert.
WILS
Fewer Refugees
In Hongkong
Figures of refugees and destitutes in Government camps here for Orto- ber 12 suppiled by the medical au- thorities are printed below with figures for October 3 in brackets;
tu
FROM PAGE ONE
of the Burma Road wil start on Friday.
It was categorically denied that the trucks will only be permitted to carry 180 gallons of gasoline for their own use and it was added that aero- planes and munitions would be re- leased to China on Saturday. •
I reliably reported that there are 100,000 tons of goods at Lashio and at least 500,000 tons at Rangoon consumed to China and awaiting Im- medinte transportation.
Two years later in the closing days of the South African war he went to the Tranevanl as acting chaplain to the forces, and in 1903 became vicar of St. Patrick's, Cleveland, then an undeveloped gold-mining parlah four miles from Johannesburg.
In
the seven years he spent there he bad a church and vienrage built and took part in all the games played by his parishioners, standing up to them especially well in football,
tho
-Reuter.
POST OFFICE
The Imperial Airways Service be tween Hongkong and Bangko
mall temporarily suspended. Air correspondence will be accepted at the existing rates of postage and will be forwarded by the first opportunity by steamer to Singapore to connect with the cast and west bound air services.
Small Packet Post to all countries is suspended.
INWARD MAILS London and Straits. Oct. 17. USA, Honolulu, Japan, and Shang- hal (San Francisco date, 18th ..Oct. 17. September), ris
U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang-
hai-(Sun Francisco date, 27th September? London and Straits
Sandakan.
Swatow...
USA and Manila (San
date 20th September)....
Oct. 19.
Cet. 10.
Oct, 20.
Oct. 20.
Francisco
.Oct. 21.
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Ale Mail by Pan American Airways Direct Service," San Francisco date, 18th October Java and Manila Canada, USA., Japan and Shanghai (Vancouver B.C. date, 8th October) Oct. 24, U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang- 4th hai (Sun Francisco date, October)
..Oct. 25. U.3.A., and Manila-San Francisco
date, 5th October)
Oct. 25,
Australia and Manlia
Oct. 25.
Calcutta and Straits
Oct. 26.
London and Straits ...
Oct. 23.
Manager.
US.A., and Manliu-(Seattle date,
.Oct. 20.
Nazi Raiders Carries Pocket Dictionaries
IN a little over two weeks 550 Nazi airmen have been captured after being shot down in raids over Britain and are now in internment camps.
Britala
งา
the
An R.A.F. officer who bas ques- tioned some of the captured Nazl airmen said that they all have a set formula of reply.
Most of them carried German-1 Franee soon after May 10. He hid their for Ove daya and made his way back When home on leave in 1907 he English dictionaries in
to Germany. Blackheath team. pockets.
This time a Spitfire shot played for From 1910 to 1914 McCormick was A further 1,000 enerny airmen
down. rector of S1, John's. Belgravia, have been killed in action and in Johannesburg, but, being in England
crasbes Over on holiday
the war began, when
same period, Joined the forces as chaplain. By August, 1014, he was with the army in. France. There his geniality and practical sympathy gained for him the respect and udnitration of the fighting men and his courage won hir, the D.S.O and four mentions in despatches.
As far as is known, none of the 550 Nazi alimen captured in the two
It am a German airman and weeks was among the 400 prisoners released in France, but one German the only questions you must ask me pilot captured last week
shot are my regiment number, my rank, by an R.A.F. Hurricane Sghter aver and my nume."
WIE
in 1910 McCorntick became vicat 1023 was also of Croydon and in made an hon, canon of Canterbury. He relinquished both offices in 1827 to succeed "Dick" Sheppard, who had done splendid work among the now about 750,000 unemployed in Belgium. down-and-out, 03 vicar of St. Martin's - in - the - Fields,
Belgium's Idle Workers
INFORMATION has reached London that there are
London.
The number is expected to is admitted, however, that ships the value of more than £100,000,000 Thence his sermons and addresses increase to 1,000,000 during the of the Belgian Meronnille Marine to next few weeks as more refugees have been sunk or destroyed or have were frequently breadcast.
return and more soldiers are de-escaped to British ports. mobilised,
Transportation capselly, however, Nazi Plane Attacks Bertam
"Permanent exemption from eva- to women cuation may be given who have in minor children in the
willing are Colony and who undertake, and are considered by
is only 300 tons daily from Lashio His Excellency the OMeer Adminis-
be to China and 450 tons from Rangoon Government, to tering the qualified to undertake work essen-to Loshio. tin to the maintenance and security of the Colony, Lo, ANS or AR.P. ele."
May state that 1 have no minor children and am not only willing to King's Park 1,297 (1,361); Malau-but have already completed a course Point of ANS. lectures, with intentions of chung 1,800 (1,487); North 1,373 (1,368); Morrison }}}] 944 qualifying when called upon to do (542): Tai Hang Squatters
Camp 50.
I gather that one in my position 2,492 (2,492); Ngau Tau Kok Squat is not to be permitted the opportunity ters Camp 705 (787); Kam Tim 2,202 of proving this. (2,278).
This unjust refusel of exemption For soldiers-Argyle Street 710)
be allowed to cannot
pass when (708); in hospital 15 (17).
others, who not having reached the The grand total on October 12 was stage mentioned, have been granted 19,932, as compared with 10,081 on exemption. October 3, showing a decrease of 49.
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It is difcult to acknowledge and respect Government which falls deal Justly in these cases, 'le. grant ing and refusing exemption in iden- tical reset.
The Committee hus, so far, proved to be merely a waste of valuable time and the decisions give the impression that all cases of appeal have been decided before the meeting.
(Mrs.) A. G. JEFFORD.
EXHIBITION
of a selected number of Entries in the Tenth Annual Photographic Competition organised by
The Hong Kong Telegraph
Morning Post Building
9 am. 6 p.m.
LAST DAY TO-DAY
It is therefore expected that goods for China will continue to accumulate. Nothing Spectacular CHUNGKING, Oct. 17 (Reuter).~|
Chinese authorities are While the attaching the greatest importance to the re-opening of the Burma Road on Friday, nothing spectacular in the form of official ceremonies or a mad dash of trucks over the highway is expected on that day.
Reports that 2,000 to 3,000 trucks will cross the border on Friday are probably imaginary since there is no need for :e Chinese to rush trans- portation and supplies into or out of China now that the road is to be re-opened.
No Concentrations
Goods Train
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البسيط
has
a population ot 8,250,000, and before the war only just over 150,000 workless,
Antwerp alone, with a population;
untin- of 350,0, has now 100,000 ployed.
30th September) Australia and Manila
Nov. 1.
OUTWARD. MAIL TIMES Registered and Parcel Mail are closed 15 minutes earlier than, the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails are advertis- ed to close at or before 9 am, regis- tered and parcel mails are closed at 5 pm. on the previous day. When
mails are advertised to close after 5 p.m. Registered and Parcel mails are closed at 5 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 17 Manila, Straits, Ceylon, India, East and South Africa via Cape Town. 7 p. Saturday, Oct. ID Central and South America, Canada Shanghal, Japan, Honolulu, U.S.A.,
and
United-Kingdom via San- Noice All Malls for Unlied-Kingdom
Francisco.
will be forwarded with or without Superscription
∙G.P.O. and K.P.O.
Reg.
Ori
.Oct. 19, 5 p.m. .......Ort, 21, 8.30 am. Monday, Oct. 21
'Air Mail to connect at Singapore with
the "Bellish Overseas Airways."
L. P. O. *
Oct. 21, 5.00 p.m. Oct. 21, 5.30 pm.
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Ord.
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„Oct. 21, 5.00 pm. .Oct. 21, 6.00 p.m. and India, East South Africa via Cape Town..
7 pm.
Brigadier Pumps While Aur Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu,
Private Plays Organ
London, Aug. 20.
A village organist in Northumber- This large number is the result of the enormous damage done to the land fell ill, so the vicar appealed to focal commanding Brigadier town and docks by the Belgian troop the before they evsemated the area and troops. by contlanous RAF. raids,
Reich during the day time. Bombs were dropped in western and central Germany idilling and wounding some civilians and damaging some houses." The "Frankfurter Zeitung niya The Brigadier took along a young
Daylight Relief
that it has not yet been possible to private for a practice the day before LONDON, Oct. 16 (Reuter).-There assess the damage done in Belgium the service. He turned out to be an And the has hardly been any enemy activity by the retiring troops and the Air accomplished musician.
Brigadier pumped the organ, over this country to-day yet states a Force communique.
Bombs were reported only in one const town in Scotland and at one point in the West country.
No damage or casualties are re- parted.
While full particulars are not yet
In fact, the Chinese authorities available. It seems clear that despite will carefully avoid having any large widespread and quite wanton bomb- concentration of trucks at any pointing of civilians in London on Tues- in order to escape bombing.
The muthorities are mainly in terested in having the trucks move steadily into and out of China and noi in trying to achieve this by one mud dash as some reports appear to indicate.
R.A.F. Bombers Blast Nazis'
Vital Points
> FROM PAGE ONE
jetty were repeatedly straddled and a line of heavy bombs burst along the western border of the Germanta shipyard.
One salvo started a huge oil fire, having apparently struck fuel stores and trucks.
day night, the number of persons killed, though larger than in recent raids, is considered less than in eariler raids of last month.
This morning an enemy float planc was shot down by Coastal Comminand fighters.
Planes Over London
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
LONDON, Oct. 18 (7.50 p.m.)
(UP) The drone of planes is loud
ovor London ns zaiders are skirting the city under the cover of clouds. At 7.40 p.m. tombs were heard screaming and crashing in the London arcu.
At 7.20 p.m. guns were heard firing into the clouds a moment after the raid started a few minutes earlier than u
uɛual.
German planes are also reported over two southeast towns.
Troop
Train Hit, Say Nazis Besides bombing oil refineries and
SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH" store plants at Hamburg, Sarzbergen
BERLIN, Oct. 16 (UP)Informed and Gelsenkirchen, the R.A.F. also quarters here to-day claimed that bombed Hamburg and Duisburg over 300 British troops were probably docks and attacked targets at Grevenicilled and wounded, when a German broigh, Colognem Schonebrick, dive bomber allegedly scored u direct Schoebrek, Neulhaldensleben and hit on a troop train near Liverpool Dusseldorf.
this morning.
Lands In Lapland
The same sources efnimed that a STOCKHOLM, Oct. 16 (Reuter). Junkers 88 returning from a raid on A British plans landed near Geel-a British arrodromo dived on a troop livare, Northern Lapland, this morn- train steaming westward and scored ing after, being fired at by Swedish a direct hit on the focomotive. London Carrica. On A.A. guns.
LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuter)-in a two-hour tour of London and both to-day,
A communique from the Swedish General Staff announcing this says that the plane and crew of two have been interned,
Navy Adde Guns LONDON, Oct. 16 (Reuter) Fires were seen and, it is considered, considerable damage was done when naval units bombarded Dunkirk last night, states an Admiralty-com- munique
sides of the, Thames
special correspondent
"Reute vadustrial and private life!
found throbbing as strongly as ever.
German bombers which raided the capital last night had succeeded in laying low a bit more of the spraw ling city and its suburbs, but the damage was nothing like what the Germans have been boasting about.
Trame was running as usual and trains were running normally, There was no interference with the number rofy, che morning, business, trained
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