2.
Thursday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
December 5, 1940.
CLASSIFIED [NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. St. Dunstan's
ADVERTISEMENTS 25 words $2.50 for 3 days prepaid
FOR SALE.
"HONGKONG AS REVEALED BY TUE CAMERA" Second Edition. 60 excellent views of the Over Colony. Price $1.50. Obtainable at Kelly & Walsh, Ltd., Hongkong Travel Bureau or from the Publishers, Bouth China Morning Post, Ltd.
Wyndham Street
RADIO
ZBW, 865 metres (845 k.c.) and 31.49 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles) Leoncavallo's Opera "I Pagliacci"
12.15 p.m. Short Service of Inter- csesioni,
12.30 Compositions of Haydn. 1.0 Local Time Signal and Weather Report.
1.03 Dance Music by Itoy Fox and Ills Orchestra.
1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press, Wen- Forecast and Announcements.
43 Latest Vocal Variety.
2.15 Close down.
0.30 Closing focal Stock Quotations. Half An hour of Popular
6.12
6.32
Classics.
7.0 London Relay-Tho News. 7.15 London RelayQuestions of the Hour,"
7.30 London Relay-The World Rock By.'
F. H. Drisewood brings people to the microphone.
8.0 Local Time Signal; Weather. Report and Announcements.
8.03 Varlely.
8.45 Studio Local Newsletter. 9.0 London Relay The News and News Commentary.
9.30 London Relay "Germany's
Black Record-Past and Present" No.
5.
Talk by Sir Robert Vansittart Chief Diplomatic Adviser to British Government,
0.45 Leoncavallo's "I Fagliacel.” - 11.0 Close flown.
Australian Broadcast For East Asia
Listeners in Hongkong will pro- bably be interested in the broadcasts on short wave by the Australian Department of Information directed to North-East Asla, of which following are details:
the
Station,
Wave-
length,
VLQ Sydney! 31,2
metres. Frequency, 9.615 me/s. Time, (Shangbul and
Hongkong), 10.40 to 20,15.
The transmission covers the Philip-
pines, Japan and the
north of Hongkong.
China
Coast
The December programme includes the following features On Sundays, "The Wor
Through
Australian
Eyes"; on Mondays, What Britain Stands For: on Tuesdays,
Talk"; Wednesdays,
"News
The Making
"The Aus
Australia": Thurs Fridays, tralian War Effort";
The
of It is", being a critical alysis of German and talian radio prope Saturdays. "Women's
NOTICE
WATER SUPPLY.
R.
In order to conserve the storage in the Colony's reservoirs, it is hereby notified that commencing at 10 p.m.. on Thursday, December 5th, water will be shut off in all districts from 10 p.m. to 5 fm. every night unti further notice.
II. J. PEARCE,
Water Authority. Public Works Department, Hong Kong, 3rd December, 1940,
G.
R.
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 9th day of December, 1940, at 3 p.m., at the Offees of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Blue Pool Road, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of re- newal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of Illa Majesty the KING, for one fur- ther term of 75 years. Intending bidders are advised that Immediately after the dispo- sal of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicant) will be required to deposit with an authorised officer who will be present at the
Kale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price.
Work
Newly-Blinded Men Being Brought In
His Excellency the Officer Adminis- tering the Goverment, Hongkong, has received a letter from the Chair Inan, Dunstan's, a copy of which is published below for general In-
forination:
St. Dunsinn's, Inner Circle, Regent's Park, London, N.W.1. September 20, 1940.
Your Excellency,-Probably, again and again your thoughts and those of Brish people in Hongkong are turned towards the Mather Country in these eriileni days. Possibly some- Umes you may wonder how St. Dunstan's is faring with the newly blinded men, for whose cate you
have given such generous support.
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BANKS
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1839 Paid-up Capuches!' Reserve Liability of Proprietars 23,000,00
of £3,000,000 floserve Fussc 13,000,00 HEAD OFFICE-LONDON, 38 Bishopsgate, F.C.L.
Rub-Agencies in Londott 117/122, Leadenhall Street, E.CA,
West End Branchi. 14/18, Cockapur Birast, B.W.1.
Manchester Branch.
12, Mostry trent, Manchester, 2
AGENCIES AND branches:
Alor Star Amritsse Bangkok Hatavi Dombay Cufcutia
Agencies:
Hamburg
Hurles
Rangoon
Nongkang
Balcon
Ipoh
Semarang
Iloilo
Beremban
Karachi
Shanghai
Singapor
Billawan
Sourabaya
Klang Kobe Kuala
bumbur Kuching Madens Manila... Medan
New York
Pelping
Talping
entr Tongkati
(Enukel)
Trinkino
Yokohama
Peking) Penang FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted.
Culve Street Fatrile 'lace Canton Cawnpore Cebu You may already know that with Colombo the recent terrific air battles the South Const, we have had to faiphong temporarily abandon our Hospital in tankow Sussex. At first we hoped that by moving convalescent and semi-con- valescent cases to a safer area, it might still be possible to retain our hospital, with all its specialised equipment, for seriously wounded men undergoing treatment. With the Intensification of the air attacks this has become impossible and all our newly blinded men-rome of them received their injuries on the shores at Dunkirk and others under circumstances of equal bravery-are being nursed back to health and learning the first lessons in conquer- ing blindness at an hotel in the west country.
Temporary Hospital
CURRENT_ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for One Year or shorter periods Local Cur- rencies at rates which will be quoted on PAVINGS ACCOUNTS piso opened in Local Currency and Sterling with interess stewed at ratez obininable on application The Bank's Itead Office in London underlakes Executor & Trustee busines the and claims recovery of British Income
Tax overpaid, on terms which may b ascertained at any of its Agencies Brantlies
to-day
B. A CAMIDGE,
Atang
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.
Head Ofce-35, Gracechurch Street, London, E.CJ.
DANKERS:
I was at this temporary hospital last week where I talked with three new lads. One, a young pilot, hadAuthorised Capital Subteribed Capital had his jaw-torn and been perman-Paid-up Capital-..... ently blinded by a bomb exploding Reserve Fund and Rest in his plane. The other two had been blinded-in addition
one of
ex- them had test an arm-in the ploding of an
an A.A. gun. New cases like these are constantly coming to us, and now we have to be ready to Bangkok. receive civilan casualties with scri- Calcutta
£1,000,000
1,000,000
1,050,000 1,254,000
The Bank of England & Midland
Bombay
ously damaged right from recent air Colombo
bombardment.
Bank. Ltd.
BRANCHES~~
Madras
New York
Jaffna Kuantan Kandy
Karachi
Kota Bharu
Penung
Rangoon Shanghai
Kuala Lipu Sinia Kuala Lumpur Singapore Kuala Trengganu -
Dethl Enemy assault has been brought Galle
Itongkonst even to our doors. The other night Howrah a high explosive bomb was dropped Ipoh just outside my house and St. Duns-
HONGKONG BRANCH1 tan's offices. Luckily as it occurred Every
description of Banking and during the night our offices were Exchange Business transacted. PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. empty. The door of the sheller
TRUSTEE AND EXECUTORSHIP where my servants were sleeping
UNDERTAKEN.
No. of Sale.
Registry No.
Inland Lat
Locality
No. 6016.
North West of Inland Lot No. 3747,
Blue Pool Road.
Boundary
Measurements
E.W
as per zain
pian.
NOTICE
วนจม
about
Contents in
31,000
sq. Icel
$570
Ann. Rent
Upset Price
$12.400
DEFENCE REGULATIONS 1940
D. BENSON,
Manager.
was blown in, though I am glad to Current Accounts opened in Local Cur say they were unhurt. My wife and rency and Fixed Deposits received in I were in another shelter. I hap-Local Currency and Sterling on terms that pener to be awoke. The A.A. guns may be ascerisined on sppication.
terrific barrage. were putting up a
could Two or three bombs fell, I judge by the noise that the bombera were fairly for off. Suddenly with n noise like an on-coming express train our bomb crashed down. For- tunately there were no
casualtics.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
A total of $1.470.300.00 was reached yesterday by the War-Fund inaugurated
On the side of our bulldings whereby the S. C. M. Post, Lid, with the fol- the explosion occurred, all the win-lowing donations:
were
dow glass was shattered, our roofs Mr. R. C. Olive (4th. donation).... $ 50
01 European YM.C.A. (further sale of were damaged, and quantities stones, concrete and debris hurled about the buildings. We are, however, buslly engaged in setting things to rights again and this in- cident has, if anything strengthened morale generally."
old tins, etc.) Ramle, No. 27 Coy. R.A.M.C. (2nd.
donation) Mr. W. C. Clark MW. R. ....................
K.B.N. Copper Fund (2nd, donation). Miss C. B. Pleres (monthly) Bad Boy's Diary
REFUGEE WELFARE
When we are ourselves faced with sweep, ind. Buttery, HK.V.DC.. frequent air attacks, bombings and|PKP (4th. donation) ..... the possibility of Invasion, we cannot be too grateful to all of you who are helping us. A day will come, how- The following-rates-will-ba-ever-when-these-trials aro behind When Australian women charged for mailing single coples us and we hope it may not be for will talk to their sex overseas on
of the following newspapers
Yours faithfully, things which have a special interest
(Sd.) IAN FRASER, for their henters.
Chairman.
Other broadcasts directed to Asia are--VLWZ Perth, 31.00 metres. 0.050 mc/s; VLQ7 Sydney, 25.25 11.880 me/a Programme metres, transmitted simultaneously on both
(G. M. T.), wavelengths. 13.10-13.45, French; 13.45-14.15, Eng- lish: 14.15.-14.45, Dutch.
Time
This transmission Indo-China, the
French covers Netherlands East
Indies, Straits Settlements, Federated Malay States, Thailand, Burma and India.
Rolled in agony through INDIGESTION
A Nurse's Experience
Nurses know more than ordinary people about curing their allments, but it wasn't tntil Nurse D. W. Arted Maclean Broo Stotrach Powler that abe found lasting relief for the severe Ingestion that irgubted her.
"I have suffered for years" she willen, "from what my mother calls 'post', n very severe form of Indigestion. I have rolled in agony for hours, bent doubin with pala, not daring to move for fene of gelting it worse.
and
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"I tried countless remedies without success. Last year after an operation I had a most alarming attack, My sister, who always has Maclean Brand Blomach Powder in the house, persuaded' me to try a dose, and I would not have believed that just a single dose would have bad to tristantaneous and marvellous an effect, it soothed as I swallowed it. and gradually all pain went.
"It is useless to try and explain my gratitude, but I emure you it is very sincere. Each time I feel an attack coming, or I get Indigestion, however Blight, I fly to Maclean Brand Stomach Powder."
You can always toll MACLEAN BRAND
abroad:-
South China Morning Post China and Mneno 16 cents per copy
British Empire and Foreign 25 cents per copy The Hongkong Telegraph China and Macao 14 cents per copy
16 cents Saturdays
British and Foreign 20 cents per copy 25 cents Saturdays.
CORRESPONDENCE
Sir, Our sailors are spending a great deal more time afloat now than they did in the days of peace, and the problem of the right use of leisure is ever before us. Many, of them have joined up for the dura- tion, and have been drawn from various backgrounds and occupa- tons, and at the moment are doing their duty on this China Staiton.
I am constantly belust asked for current periodicals, magazines and books, and which I am unable to supply, but I am sure
that many
of the residents of Hongkong would help in this matter if you will allow this appeal to be made through your newspaper.
Any gifts of either new or old literature will be most gratefully. acknowledged.
CHARLES Szong, Chaplain, H. M. Dockyard, Hong- kong.
Stomach Powder by the signature "ALFX ITALY CALLS. MORE MEN
C. MACLEAN" on carion and, bottia. Maclean Brand Stomach Powder is never
wold toose, but only in bottles, The tablets
are available in bottles or Bat tins.
I from your local chemist or store write
Rome, Dec. 1.
The noon paper Piccolo announced
to-day that the class of 1022, compris-
· If you have any disculty in obtaining'ling 250,000 youths aged 19 years, had 10Danker & Co. P.O. Box 153, Hong been called to the colours. The only
Kong.
ROPOLE
exemptions were priests and men al- ready enrolled in the Fascist Militia or the Police, the paper added. United Presi.'
UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL The recent collapse of a giant span of the $0,000,000 Tacoma Narrows Bridge. disaster that startled. America, is vividly shown in the latest Universal newsreal, which is being screened at the King's Theatre to-day, in conjunction with "I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby."
olt.
Former Officers On China Station
London. Oct. 10.
officers are
102
100
40
15
7.30
5
11.15
250
The Hongkong Refugee and Social Wel- fare Council gratefully, acknowledges the "Appeal following gifts to their "1941 Fund":
Sir Bobrri Mo Turk 1100; Kwont Wan Athletic Association $113; Mles E: WI- lamson $15; Calcutta Blind Scouts (per Mr. Amal Kumar Sheh) $10; Mizu. Þau $10: Students of Home Economics Dept. Lingnam University, $7; Mr. Pau Stu-kee $1; Miss E. M. Gibbins $540.70; Miss H. M2 Anderson $30.
Donations
+1040:
received during November, Four sympathizers $30: Mr. 11. 1. Cheung | $1; Mir, Chang Kwai-yan 37,
Donations In kind during November.
1940:
Two tons "Organo," Organle Ferilizer Co.: 400 pieces of frewood, Sandakan Chamber of Commerce; Freightage is who
irewood, Messin, Jardine, Matheson and co
SENNET FRERES 10
GLOUCESTER BLDG.
$423811
A GOOD WATCH
A
IS NOT
A LUXURY
IT IS
NECESSITY
WE HAVE A
LARGE STOCK
of
GOOD WATCHES
at
REASONABLE PRICES
Swan, Culbertson & Fritz
Investment Bankers.and Brokera
Members of New York Cotton Exchange
Chicago' Board of Trade
Manila Stock Exchange
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
Commodity Exchange, Inc., New York
Canadian Commodity Exchange, Inc., Montreal
New York Coffee and Bugar Exchange
Hongkong Sharebrokers Association
Shanghai Stock Exchange
SHANGHAI, HONGKONG, MANILA and BUENOS AIRES
on
2,000,000
The following naval presumed killed:
Lieutenant-Commander Ronald James Burch,~ D.5.0., R.N., missing, presumed killed, in the loss of the submarine Narwhal, served in H 34 and the Parthian in China.
Lieutenant-Commander Stafford The S. Ct. Post has received Radcliffe White, R.N., missing pre- following donation to the Kunning Hot
killed, sumed
in the submarine pitai Fund:
"Sinaphil," $10.
Narwhal.
Lieutenant-Commander (E) Brian) Koghon O'Brien, R.N., missing.
KUNMING HOSPITAL FUND
the
DONATIONE WAITING
Donations for the following_Organisa-
After a commission in China In the tions awalt edllection at the office of the cruisers Cumberland and Kent. he specialised in submarines in 1932, and in 1933-30 was engineer ofleer of the Perseus in China.
S. C. M. Post: Emergency Refurco Coun- il: Hongkong Benevolent Society; Society of St. Vincent de Paul: .W.O. Society for the Protection of Children: Kunming Hospital Fund.
Under the patronage of
H.E. Lt. Gen. E. F. Nortan, C.B., - D.S.O., M.C., H.E. Major Gen. A. E Grasett, C.B., D.S.O., M.C. Rear Admiral A. M. Péters, D.5.C. ALL RANKS OF THE GARRISON
present
MUSIC HALL 1940
at the
China Fleet Club
on 13th and 14th Doc., 1940 at 9.15 p.m.
Seats at $4.00, $3.00, $2.00 and $1.00
can be booked at-Messrs. Moutrio & Co., Ltd. PROCEEDS IN AID OF THE B.W.O.F. AND S. C. M. POST WAR FUND.
Come and take a tonic:
guaranteed for the blues!
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1000,000
500000-
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"Come on
Ladies
and
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Let's knock
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DECEMBER
GRAND OPENING
APS
COSMETIC SHOPPER 10, Poddor St., China Bldg.
· FREE GIFTS FREE MAKE-UP SERVICES
POST OFFICE
The Parcel Post Service to Canton 38 heen resumed,
Small Packet Post to all countries is suspended,
INWARD MAILS
Ale Mall by "British Overseas Air-
ways Servloe" (except London) by sea from Singapore
Canton ..
Jaya and Manila.
Sandakan.
Australia and Munila.
London and Manila Swntow
.Dec. 5..
.Dec. B.
D
.Dec. 5.
.Dec. 5.
.Dec. 0. .Dec. 0.
.Dec. 7.
Air Mall by "Pan American Airways
Direct Service"-San Francisco
date, 1st December.
Dec. 8.
Air Mall by "Pan-American Airways Direct Service"-San Francisco date, 4th December, ...Dec. 11. Canton
Dec.-11. Java and Manila
Dec. 13. U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang-
hal (San Francisco date, 22nd November)
....Dec. 14. Canada, US.A., Japan and Shanghai (Vancouver BC., 27th November.). Dec. 16. U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang- hal-(San Francisco date. 18th November)
Dec. 10.
are
OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered and Parcel Mall closed 15 minutes earlier than the tirne given below unless otherwise stated, and where malls are advertis- ed to close at or before 9 a.m. regis- tered and parcel mails are closed at 6 p.m. on the previous day. When mails are advertised to close after 6 p.m. Registered and Parcel malis are closed at 5 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 5
Air Mall by Sea to Singapore to connect with the "Brlish Overseaz --Airways"-
G.P.O. and K.P.O.
пер
Ord
...Dec. 6, 1. p.m. ..Dec. 6, 1.30 p.m. Straits, Ceylon, India, Mombasa Bern, Lourenco Marques and South Africa viu Durban, .2.30 p.m. Straits and United-Kingdom.
E. P. O.
Canton
Parcels,....Dec. 5, 4.00 pin. Dec. 5, 5.00 p.m. .Dec. 5, 5.30 p.m.
Reg. Ord,
Parcels, Reg. Ord.
G. P. O.
Dec. 5,4.00 p.m.- .Dec. 5, 5.00 pm. .Dec. 5, 7.00 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 6
.7.15 a.m. Air Mall by Air to Bangoon ta con- nect with the "British Overseas Airways."
Пед. Ord,
G.P.O. and K.P.O.
.Dec. 0, 4 p.m. Dec. 6, 4.30 p.m. Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, U.S.A.,
Canada, Central and South America“, und United Kingdom via San Francisco.
K.r.o.
Parcels
Reg. Ord.
Parcels
Reg. Ord.
Sandakan
.Dec. 6, 4.00 p.m.
.Dec. 8, 5.00 p.m. .Dec. 6, 5.30 p.m.
G.P.O.
...Dec. 0, 4.00 p.m. .Dec. 4, 5.00 p.m. .Dec. 0, 7.00 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 7
.8.30 0.m. Shanghai, Canada, U.S.A., C. and 5. Americo and United-Kingdom vla Victoria B.C.
G. P. O. and K. F. Q.
Parcela .....
.Dec, 7, 4 p.m. .Dec. 7, 5 p.m. ...Dec. 7, 5.30 p.m.
Note-All mails for United-King- dom will be forwarded with or with- out superscription,
Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu, U.S.A., and Europe yin "PAY American Airways and Trans-
Atlantic Services,"
K.r.o.
Dee. 7, 5.00 p.m.
.Dec. 7, 5.30 p.m.
Ner.
Ord..
G.P.O.
Rer.
Ord.
Dec. 7, 5:00 pm.
.Dec. 8. Noon.
Tursday, Deo, 10 -- -- Manila, Batavin, Mauritius Laurenco Marques East and South Africa vla Durban............3.30 p.m. Air Mail by sea to Singapore to con- noel with the "Belilah Overseas Airways"
Rer.,
Ord,
STAM Hil
'Ord.
Straits
St
K. P. O.
„Dec. 10, 5.00 p.m.
„Dos, 16, 5.36 p.m.)
.:Deo. 10, 5.80`p.m.) ¿Deo. 10, 6,09 pm- 77.00 p.m. Correspondencs-Only.!
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