USE OF COLONY WAR FUNDS
Canteens For Raid Victims
Money which the Hongkong Government has subscribed to- wards Britain's war effort is to diverted for the purchase of small mobile canteens for serving hot drinks and food to people of London and other centres who have been bombed out of their homes by Nazi ratders it was revealed yesterday.
The decision was made in response to a suggestion by the Secretary of State for the Colonies which read as follows:
I am encouraged by the generosity shown by Colonial Governments to suggest for your consideration a fur- ther method of helping the war effort which I hope will appeal to you pur- ticularly because of the intimate link it will create between the Colonies and the public here. Briefly the proposal is that Colonial Governmenta should divert a proportion of the funds citlier already subscribed which they are proposing to con- tribute towards the war the purchase of small effort, for to the perving hot drinks and food in London and other
teen for
ISLAND
OF THE DEAD -Corfu
Athens, Dec. B. centres who have been bombed out
In a despatch from Corfu dated the of lieir homes, or who during the November 10 a United Press corres- coming winter will have to spend pondent states. This is an island long anxious nights in shelter away of the dead after months of Italian from their homes. The Ministry of bombing attacks. It is estimated thint Food pre
are extremely keen to the Italians have dropped 3,000 operate and each canteen provided by explosive bombs on the 250 square] Colonial Government would beur miles of the island. whose totul prominently the name of the Colony population is 200,000. (or some suitable local name
Hame it pre
"One fourth of the old-world town ferred). All possible publicly will of Corfu is uninhabitable: 5,000 are be given and I know the form of
lving In the entacombs and in cel- help more than almost any other will serve to keep the name of the lars and enves; the streets are de- Colonies before the public and re-serted. Up mind them vividly of the interest
by the Colonies in time of trial.
taken and the generous help given
ven
The type of canteen to be usadlo at present under discussion. No de tails of cost are available but might range from opproximately £185 to £1,000 dependent on the type finally chosen. If this idea appeals to you,
I very much hope it will, please let me know as early as possible und In the meantime any funds you are able to remit will be used to the best possible advantage.
Colony Acquiesces
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civilians had been killed and 100
constantly
Friday,
HONGKONG, TELEGRAPHTM
European Women Need Permits to Enter F.M.S.
Regulations restricting the entry of European women into the Federated Malay States have been officially published: In Singapore and follow the ruling of the Straits Settlements, says
the Singapore Free Press.
A. permit to enter the F.M.S. will not be issued to any European woman or girl unless the Immigra tion Omeer is satisfied that she is normally resident or employed in Malaya, or that she is the wife ori daughter of a person who is nor mally resident or employed in Malayo.
Neither will a permit be issued to any male European under 10 years ur nge unless there is satisfaction that he is the son of a person nor mally resident Dr employed Malaya.
In
BRITISH HELD BY NAZI
-38,000
Berlin, Dec. 4. garding their losses 'since the art Challenging the British claims re-
of the war to October 10, the official Rows agency says that over 38,000 British prisoners are being held in
The Immigration Officer has dis-Germany alene. Up to November 30, cretion to issue a permit to any the British casualty liat shows $5,357, woman, girl, or youth who is a of which 9,229 are prisoners, 15,225 through passenger or a passenger in wounded, 4,749 killed, 1,501 mixing Iransk.
and 1,603 died-United Pres
Portuguese Premier
To Move For Peace
Persistent Vichy Rumours
VICHY, Dec. 4.-It is persistently reported in diplomatic to November 28 sixty circles here that the Portuguese Premier, Dr. Aritonio de Oliveira wounded. Corfu entirely lacks anti-het, is making contact with beiligerent Powers to determine pircraft defences. Not a single pane Roosevelt, Portugal and other non-belligerents towards a nego whether concerted action by His Holiness the Pope; President of glas โร Intact.
Women con
pray to the tiated peace might be necepted by Britain and Germany. Island's patron saint, Epiridion, to
Peace advocates note that only save them. The majority of the England, Germany, Italy and Greece casualties accurred in the first two are at war, but France, Belgium, days of the war when Italian bom Holland, Denmark, Norway, Poland bers flew over with Greek colours." and Albania have been brought to a
United Press.
standstill. occupied, crushed or blockaded to near starvation point, Bul- while Turkey, Yugo-Slavia, garia, Rumania
and Sweden are compelled to adopt abnormal fence activities.
MISHAP IN SWEDEN
Stockholm, Dec. 5. Three milliary planes crashed and two are missing near an airport at His Excellency Use Acting Governor Ljungbysed, Skane. Two pilots were killed, three injured and three miss- lrg.
replied as follows:
Your personal telegram of October 4. I entirely agree with the diversion from Die funds already contributed of appropriate sum for one or more mobile canteens at your discretion.
On December 1. Lord Lloyd sent the following telegram:
The mishap Was duc to bad. weather which surprised the pilots during manoeuvres.—United Press.
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Shipping Shortage
Responsible for Japanese Hesitation in Indies
The war casualties are nearing eno It is becoming obvious to Japanese million while the war debt will re-shipping circles that those who ad- quire two generations to liquidate vocate intervention in the Nether- and is costing Europe $100,000,000 lands East Indies overlook the ship- daily.
ping shortage, Jays the Evening It is estimated that the fourteen Standard.. continental nations not at war have
Japan's tonge is insuficient to been forced to reduce their industrial take care of her own vital require- activity to only 15 per cent of not-ments, and there is not the least mal.
doubt that a move against the Dutch More shipping has been sunk by possessions would result in the im- military action than the total of mediate suspension of Allied and American shipping services with 1925, and there have been more Japan.
with the wishes of the Colonial Em- To help in urgently needed rellefpire and I have now had a message at Coventry arrangements were made from the Mayor expressing deep ap-new.commercial tonnage built since for mobile canteen to be put into preciation of the citizens of Coventry Immediate service in the city as a and asking that their grateful thanks gift from the Colonial Empire. I felt may be conveyed to the people of the sure that this action would accord3 Colonial Empire.
HAZI SIC
of civilian deaths In one year of fighting than in the four years of the World War.United Press.
UFS
Non-Crash of Nasi bombing planes, "of materials, by construction of planes, Top, Gorman planes are studied in British hangar, somewhere in England. Left; four guns, of,cap. turad Messerschmitt protrude from rear nacelle.
on English toll isn't and of craft, by any means. alad away to laboratories where their construction is nudied, metalīts analyzed and various Nazi teeròts appear. For example, Brit- - Right, mechanic has just removed cannon from. lshers cen quess whether Naxis are running short,
captured Messerschmitt ge he
It would therefore be almost im- possible to despatch a large ex-- peditionary force these territories and satisfy the requirements of the army in China and carry on trade with those countries which did not immediately close their porls to vessels under the Japancae flag.
As Japan trodes chiefly with the United States and the British Em- pire Hiere would be few ports open to her.
Japan is acutely feeling the loss of a good deal of her foreign trade,
pecially with Great Britäöln.
She cold to Britain a few years ago much more than five times the value of her imports from this country. At one period three-quarters of her ex- port surplus went to Great Britain and the United States,
Japan has a merchant navy of |2337 ships of 5,000,000 tons, but her military commitmerits have produced
a serious shortage of ships.
SUPER-POWER MICROSCOPE
HOLLYWOOD, California, Nov. 29 (UP)-A new super- power microscope that gives magnifications up to 100,000 diameters was developed in the R.C.A. Laboratories in Camden N.J., by Dr. Vladimir K Zworykin.
With it scientists have been able to see, with electrons, objects which are not visible with light because they are smaller than the light Fwaves.
The
limitation of the optical microscope is the limitation of light itself," Dr. Zworykin explained. "Pick-axes are fine for grading roads, but you wouldn't trust a dentist who tried to use one to probe a cavity. That's the way it is with light itself when you try to see very small ob- Jects. The tool is many times big- ger than the subject. By using electrons we get a magnification so excellent that we can enlarge the image still further photographically."
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ̧ FURTHER DONATIONS. TO THE BOMBER FUNDS
A total of $1,470,000.00 and £2.00d was reached yesterday by the War. Fund Inaugurated by the . C. H. Post, Ltd. with the following donationa:
**x-Bydand" (Sir donation)
All Ranks 35th (Mobiles Coast De
fence Battery, ILA., Stanley
Mi S, M, Bwilt (monthly)
Mr. E. McMullen (and donation), Mire. T. Geyer
T. M. (monthly)
$200.
10,
200
£1.0.0
C. S. P. further donation),
BW.O., AND MORIES CANTERNS A sum of £1,500 has been remitted by cable to the Home Organisation on be half of this Colony towards the purchase of Moble Canteens. There, vehicles are greatly needed to carty food and comforta to the bombed areas to, perve, the home land desolata, the anti-aircraft de fences and various services engaged in,
The DWOJ. appoaid to the generỜIM public of Hongkong for donation "Aunnunta; no subscribed fufiould kindly be went to the Zion, Treasurer, B.W.DJ/c/a the fougkong Mandatban hati Bankia Corporation with inetesteticAS" "TO" SAFIRKT. much, monina,for, the: puruči
December 6, 1940.
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AT ITS BEST
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W. R. LOXLEY & CO., (CHINA) LTD.
Here's the man
you buy his bomber
SEND YOUR CHEQUE TO
"WAR FUND. SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST, LTD."
Subscriptions to 5-12,40. $1,479,090.90 and £2
**Remitted to London
:£91389.19.64