CLASSIFIED NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
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25 words $2.50 for 3 days prepaid
FOUND.
FOUND on December 12, very fine red Chow Dog. It not claimed with- In three days will be sold and proceeds handed to the Bomber Fund, Please apply Mra. Hogg. Jockey Club Stables,
FOR SALE.
CHANGE OF ADDRESS
Monday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
G. R.
NOTICE
It is hereby notified that, the
Kindly note that as from 30th. December, 1940, our new office following licences and pormits aró
address will be:-
THE MANUFACTURENS LIFE INSURANCE.CO.,
WINDSOR HOUSE. 2nd. FLOOR, DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL, HONG KONG
FOR SALE Three Mongrel Pup-. ples,
Can be seen at the Jockey Club Stables. Proceeds to Bomber Fund. Please apply Mm. Hogg.
BEDLINGTON
TERRIER
DOG thoroughbred for sale, $100 to be
Evacuation Representation
by appointment Tel. 30700, amee hours. LIONEL electric trains and acces-
On view at No. 6, receive
Commlitee
PUBLIC
MEETING
due for renownl on the Ist. January, 1941:~
and
(1) Private Rickshaw
Driver Licences (2) Private Chair and Driver
Liconees
(3) Tricycle and Driver
Licences
(4) Public Motor Vehicle
Licences
(6) Motor Volielo Permita.
Before relicensing, tricycles must be taken for inspection to
December 23, 1940.
NAZIS INVASION DIFFICULTIES
Assessed By Soviet Paper
MOSCOW, Dec. 22 (Reuter)-"As long as the British Navy retains mastery and the British air force is undefeated, a extraordinarily difficult," landing operation in Britain will be writes "Trud," organ of the Soviet Trade Unions,
The newspaper adds: "The British air force is restoring its losses from its own resources and with American aid.
"In spite of shipping losses, total British tonnage exceeds the Indispensable minimum of 8,000,000 to 9,000,000 tons.
"According to the foreign press, England has 40 to 50 trained
divalons. In order to make a Germans
successful invasion, the
force."
A public meeting of all those given to the War Fund. Can be seen interested in the Evacuation ReNo, 2 Police Station, Wanchal, or divisions, including at least five tank | prenentation Committee will be Talm Sha Toul Police Station, hold at the Peninsula Hotel on Kowloon, between the hours of 10 corics. Selling out at pre-war Friday, December 27, at 6 p.m., to a.m. and 12 noon between January
A statement from the 2nd, and January 24th., 1941, Bowen Road, Bowen Mansions, Flat Committee, in connection with the
C. G. PERDUE, No. 1, any day from 2 p.m.
reply to the petition submitted on
Commissioner of Police. "BONGKONG AS REVEALED BY November 22.
23rd. December, 1940.
Hong Kong.
wholesale prices.
THE
CAMERA" Second Edition.
Over 00 excellent views of the Colony, Price $1.59. Obtainable at Kelly & Walsh, Ltd., Hongkong Travel Bureau or from the Publishers
F. C. CLEMO,
Hon. Secretary,
South China Morning Post, Ltd., M.V. "HOEGII TRANSPORTER" Wyndham Street.
STOCK MARKET REPORT
Hongkong Stock Exchange Official Summary, issued Saturday, says:
The market closed frm with a fair turnover for
morning session.
the short
Buyers
II.K. Banka $1,370 Bank of East Asia $74 Canton Ins. $200
Union Ina. $400
JJ.K.
Fire
Ins, $157.50
Wharves $03 Docks "O" $15.00 Docks "N" $18
Providents $5.70
Hotels $3.50
Lands $33.75
Renities $3.80
Star Ferries $61
Lights "N" C.D. $7.15
Sandakan Lights $11.30
Cements $18.45
Itopes $7.95
Watson $10.50
Entertainments '$7.05 Constructions "O" $1.00
Sellers
Wharven 505
Providents $5.72%
.Realties $4
Watsons $10.70
Vibro Piling $7.70
Sales
1.K. Banks $1,380
Docks "O" $18.55/60
Providents $5.70
Hotels $3.05
Realties $3.95
Trums $17.00
Lights "O" C.D. $7,50
Electrics "O" $40 Electrics "N" $39.75 Watsons $10.60
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AUTHORESS Erika Mann, 34, novelist and British citizen. arriving in Now York on ocoon clipper, reported that the more the Nazis bomb London the greater the British tonde- ity. She said bombing of Buck- ingham Palaco infuriated tho British people.
RADIO
ZBW, 355 metres (845 k.c.) and 31.49 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles) Relay Of London
"Hi, Gang!".
at least doubled.
How to Keep Troops. Fit In Tropics
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, Dec. must land at least on equally strong 19 (UP)Army, medical of- ficials worrying over problems the Italo-Greek of keeping American troops Commenting on war, "Trud" says: "To oppose the healthy if "hemisphere defence Greek offensive, the Italians have The original Intian strength has been, or South American tropics my concentrated strong forces in Albania, requires them to fight in Central find useful tip in a discovery announced by Dr C. A. Mills and "The appearance of the British Dr J. W. Colvin, of the Univer Nuvy in the Adriatic, seriously menaces and hampers addi-sity of Cincinnati, tional Italian reinforcements. The ultimate outcome is still not clear but: if the Greeks succeed in entering El tropical heat can be overcome Basson and Valona, it will doubtless by doubling the daily intake of spell a major Italian defent,"
vitamin B1, or thiamin, the Cincinnati doctors discovered in
however,
The depressing effects of
MORE STUDENTS studies with rats.
FROM SOUTH AMERICA
1
The Inborntory findings will be tested on natives of Panama early next year; it is planned.
"Thlamin protection against the evli
of excessive heat bas effects further important bearings for ten- ITHACA, New York, Dec. 21
perate zone inhabitants during severe (UP).-More students from heat waves of
her," the Cincin summer,"
for Latin and South American coun-nati doctors state, "and Industrial tries have enrolled at Cornell workers who are exposed to the heat of boiler and furnace
BANKS
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Incorporated by Noyal Charter 1833. Paid-up Capital ...............TMAY
3,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3,000,000 Reserve Fund
£3,000,000
HEAD OFFICE-LONDON, Ja Blahopsgate, E.C1.
Sub-Agencies in London: 117/122, Leadenhall. Street, E.C.J.
West End Branch: 14/14, Cockspur Street, 8.W.1.
Manchester Branch:
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Bangkok Batavia Bombay
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On
POST OFFICE
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS,
Wednesday, December 25, and Thursday, December 20, the General Post Office and Branch Post Offices will be open as follows:
Wednesday, 28, Thursday, 26 G.P.O. 8 to 10 am. 8 to Kowloon: 8 to 10 am. 8 to Sheungwana to Da.m. 0 to 10 am. All other Branch Post Offices and Money Order Ofee will be entirely. eloved during the Holldays,
noon
Boon
on
Thero will bo one collection from the pillar boxes each day as Sundays and and delivery of regis tered and ordinary correspondence at 10 am on Wednesday and at 11.30 am, on Thursday.
There will also be one, delivery of ordinary correspondence each day at |11 am from the Branch Post Office
at Stanley, Taipo and Un Loug.
Small Packet Post to all countries is suispended.
Harbin
Hongkong
Ipoh
Iloilo
Кагасһа
Calcutta
Klang
Aggucion:
Kobe
Clive Street
Kuala
Bourabaya
Fairile Place
Lumpur
Taiping
Canton --- Kuching ---- Tientia
Cawnpore
Madras
Tongkah
Cobit Colombo
Manila
Medan
De
New York
(Bukel) Taingteo Yokohama
Java
Haiphong
Hamburg ankow FOREIGN
Peiping
(Peking)
Penang
INWARD MAILS
.Dec. 23. Air Mail by "British Overseas Air- ways Service" by sea from Blogs- pore. London and Straits Canton
.Dec. 24.
Dec, 24.
.Dec. 24.
.Dec. 25.
EXCHANGE and General
Banking Business transacted.
CURRENT
ACCOUNTS opened
and
London and Straits
FIXED DEPOSITS received for One Year Honolulu and Manila (San or shorter periods in Local or Giler Cur rencies at rates which will be quoted on application.
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in Local Currency and Sterling with interest allowed at rates abiainable on application The Bank's Read Office in London
undertakes Executor & Trustee business and claims recovery of British Incoma Tax overpald, on terms which may be
Branches.
ascertained at any of its Agencies and
1. A. CAMIDGE,
Маналет.
Heating Soil To Rid Pests
Francisco date, 3rd Dec.)..Dec. 20. U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shong- hal (San Francisco date 6th. December)
.......Dec. 20. Mall. by "Pan-American Airways. Direct Service"-San Franciaco date, 17th December. .Dec. 27.
Air
and Manila
Swatow Canton Sandakan
Calcutia and Strofts.
Air Mail by "Pan American Airways
Den 27
.Dec. 29.
Dec, 28.
.Dec. 20.
.Dec. 30.
Francisco
.Dec. 31.
.Dec., 31.
Australia and Maniln
..Jan. 3,
Australla and Manila
..Jan. 4.
Direct
Service"-Sari
dale, 24th December. London and Straits
OUTWARD HAIL TIMES Registered and Parcel Mall aro losed 15 minutes carlier than the time given below unless otherwise
ed to close at or before P am. regis to rid them of insect posts and weed
tered and parcel mails are closed at that seeds is applicable to small areas, p.m. on the previous day. When
ITHACA, NY., Dec. 21 (UP).—
University during the past five severe other conditions that render Pasteurization of soils with electricity. I stated, and where malls are advertis-
or
years than ever
bat
loss
thindered
to
station
tration figures reveal,
Intake double Ometals at the central New York ordinarily
ample seems particularly greenhouse benches, ac- university said that increased enroll-likely to offer a large measure of cording
Cornell Universliy experiment ment may be due to Improved cul-protection against such heat effects, agricultural tural relations between the United and also to offer a most effective selentists. States
and
other Western Heini- therapeutic adjunct in the treatment
Prof. A. G. Newhall reported that sphere countries.
of heat exhaustion states.
soils that have become unproductive In the past five years, figures show- ed, students from south of the border
are made productive by healing with disinfest electricity to disinfect or have increased from 20 in 1935 Lo 68 in 1940, Fourteen Pan-American
them. He said a soil temperature of from going into tropical 150 degrees Fahrenheit was sufficient-
countrienrollment.
Protein Foods
"Energelle people
are represented in the re-stimulating climates
in addition to warmth would probably suffer lessly high to insure the death of all several students from the British and of a physical slump if they fortiffed important disease organisms and Dutch West Indies.
their ordinary dietary thiamin intake most wood seeds,
Grandsons of the former presidents with 2-5 milligrams of additional Two University of California
of Halli and Cuba are foreign students.
Students from Puerto Rico, Argen-: tini, Colombia, Chile, and Brazil are enrolled. Chian, Conuda, the Philli pines. Hawall and also are represented.
among the thiamin each day.
"A large part of dietury thiamin is found in the protein foods that are unconsciously ellmater because of their specific dynamic uction in Increasing body [heat' production,” -
the Canal Zone
SUPREME COURT VACATION
Broadcast by ZBW on a Frequency) It is notified that the offices of the
nvoided
in war
R.A.F. PILOT KILLED
Of
over-
scientists also are reported to be ex-
with a method perimenting electrical soll pasteurization.
Newball sald danger from heating soil is reduced to a minimem by the new low temperature électric pasteurization methods the Cornell scientists have devised,
of 345 lec's, and on Short Wave from Supreme Court will be open daly MALAYAN-BORN AVIATOR Bomber Fund
IN CASUALTY LIST 1-2.15 p.m. and 8-11 pm. on 9.52 from 10 am to 3 p.m. during the Christmas Vacation, except on public. me's per second.
thei and general holidays, when
London, Dec. 23. 1.KT.
The Air Ministry casualty list in- -12.15 p.m. Short Service of Inter-offices will be entirely closed, and on cession.
Saturday when they will be open cludes Pilot-Omcer C. R.
Young, from 10 am to noon. The Christ-killed-in-netion.-
12:30 Compositions of Beethoven.
On
Increasing
A total of $1,508,014.23 was reached Saturday by the War Fund He was born in Kuala Lumpur, | Inaugurated by the S. C. M. Post, 10 Local Time Signal and Weather mas Vacation begins on December 24
and terminates on January 1, (both and his father is living in Pahang, Lid, with the following donations: Report
"A Thank Offering" Malay States-Reuter. 1.03 Negro Spiritualy sung by Paul days inclusive).
+$20 Mr Khushi Mohamed Robeson (Bass),
1.13 Orchestre Raymonde. 1
1,30 Reuter & Rugby Press, Wea- ther Forecast and Announcements.
145 Dance Music by Blily Cotton| & His Band.
2,15 Close down.
6.30 Closing local Stock Quota-
tions.
6.32 Compositions of Rossini,
1.0 London. Relay--The News,
7.15 London Relay-Questions of
The Hour.
Abyssinians Take Hope
From Italian Defeats
("Reuter" in the Sudan)
10
Collected at R.E.O.C.A. Dinner. 60 Band of 2nd Bn The Royal Scots
Der K.C.C.
004.07
R. S. F....
"Odd Cents"
Sergeants' Mees,
H.K.V.D.C., Fanling Camp
Talkoo Dockyard "Spare" Gear"
(weekly donation) *** P. S. S. Chicken Feed (weekly.
RE, Btanley. Spitfire Fund (Cent Tregunter Fo. Mn, Baby and Pram (2nd tionation) uplo In Lieu of Christmas Presents (A) In Lieu of Christmas Presente (13) Seation, 11K.V.D.C, Shrapnel
Flimo Depot (in lieu of Christinas
Cards)...
KHARTOUM, Dec. 22. The sound of British bombs explod-P 7.30 Yehudi Menuhin (Violin) and Ing in Italian encampments and the noise of British guns, have
Elleen Joyce (Plano),
Heen gay st
Minstrels (Debussy); Flight of the brought new hope to the Abyssinians.
the
Mr and Mrs It. 11. Corra (In lieu of
Christmas Cards) ......
+
330
1730
00
170
23
5
C.5.0.
Cards) Confidentiai Min C Corra (In lieu of Christmas
Registry, Shrapnel Box "Telegraph" Dax...
Harbour Office Nickels and Dimes
(weekly donation) "Three Dutchmen“
Chantecler Restaurant Bomber Box
3.05
100
nails are advertised to close after 3 p.m.. Registered and Parcel malla are closed at 5 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 23 Shanghai, Japan, Canada, USA, Central and South America and Vancouver United-Kingdom via B.C., (Parcels for Canada only).
for Note.All Malls
United-
Kingdom will be forwarded with or without Superscription.
G.P.O. and K.P.O. Parcels
Reg.
Ord.
......Dec. 23, Noon
Dec. 23, 2.15 p.m.
Dec. 23, 3.00 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 24 Straits, Ceylon, India, East and South,
Africh.
.3.30 p.m.
Parcels.......Dec. 24, 5 p.m. Letters.....Dec. 26, 9.30 am.
Wednesday, Dec. 25 Maniis, Macasser and Sournbaya.
8.30 am. Thursday, Dec. 26
Straits, Rangoon and Calcutta......
Canton
...7.15 a.m. Air Mail by Sea to Singapore to connect with the "British Oversens Airways."
G. P. O. and K. P. 0.
Ord.
Reg...
Friday, Dec. 27
..Dec. 20, 11.30 am. .Dec. 26, Noon. Strails, Ceylon, India, Aden-and-
.Noon. Egypt
Stralis.
.0.30 am. Sandakan
.8.30 a.m. Air Mail by Air to Rangoon to con-.
nect with the “Bellish Overseas Airways."
G. P. O. and K. P. O. Reg............Dec. 27, 4 p.m. Ord.,
..Deo. 27, 430 pm. Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, USA., Canada, Central and South America. and Unlled-Kingdom via San Francisco. (No Parcels for Canada and United Kingdom)."
K.P.O.
Parcels
Reg.
Ord.
Parcels
Reg.
.Dec. 27, 4 p.m. .Dec. 27.5 p.m. Dec. 27, 5.30 p.m. P.O.
„Dec.. 27, 4 p.m. .Dec. 27, 5 p.m.
.Dec. 27, 7 p.m.
Ord.
Ale Mall. for Manlia, Guam, Höna- Iulu, U.S.A., and Europe via “Pan- American Airways and Trans- Allantlo Services,"
K.F.O.
Rex.
Ord.
.Dec. 27, 6 pm. .Dra. 27, 5.30 p.m.. G.ro.
RCK, Ord.
Bumble-Bec (Nimsky-Korsakov ), Italy's grip on Abyssinian In Khartoum itself satisfaction is Danse Espagnole (La Vida Breve'-
Commons statement by the Under- De Falla). Yehudi Menulis (Violin) territory is weakening and revolt expressed at the recent House of News of the Secretary for Foreign Affairs,, Mr. R. with Plano secomp, Romance is spreading.
Baller, (Brahms), Au Bord D'Une Source British victory in the Western A
that the revolt In (Listz), Eileen Joyce (Piano).
Desert has penetrated to the Abyssinia appeared to be making 1.45 Studio-Talk on Coventry by mountain fastnesses of Gojjam,
progress.
Will To Fight Mms C. A. 8, Kum.
755 Interlude.
the wilderness of Danakil and to
PROTECTION OF CHILDREN Tales
from
The Hongkong Society for the Protection Orient-Waltz wide expanses of bush with KHARTOUM, Dec. 22 (Router),—
of Children acknoweldges the following (Strauss, arr. Egg), Marck Weber & their sparse and scattered popu- There is great will to fight and meet donations collected during December 1040: His Orchestra.
Germany throughout the Union of
Collections for two weeks ended 14-12-40 South Africa and Rhodesia, already acknowledged) $900.
in travelled by
Collections for week ended 21-12-40; the Tanganyika and Kenya.
Mr. Makin, $100: Mr and Mrs P. S. mysterious "native telegraph" where- This tribute to the contribution 8.03 This week's programmes.
Cassidy, $25; Mr G. P. de Martin, $25; Mr 8.07 Archibald Joyce Waltz Med-y information files from village to being made to the Empire war effort W. Wooding. 310: Mr. K. S. Lo. 8101
įvillage in the heart of Africa,
C. I. Sipitky, 19; Pollen Magistrale, Kow by these countries was paid by a The Royal Air Force's constant and Hussar officer who in returning to his
bon (Contelbution for "Leung Man"; #: "In memory of Mr 11. P. Mortan" from Canton. systematic destruction of Italian bases armoured car squadron in the tha Generaling Station Blan of the Clima His a clear sign to the reative tribes Western Desert after extensive Light & Power Co., Ltd., 21: Danations Straits, Ceylon, Indin,
15 that Britain's southern army of the lecture tour in South Africa.
already acknowledged through the South Belro, Lourenco Marques, and * Everybody, he said, is eager to
China Morning Post, $103.
South Africa via Durban Sudan is buzzing with stories of give something either in cash or kind
2.30 p.m.. risings across the border,
for Britain's war effort.
8.0 Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements.
ley.
Viennese Waltz Orchestra..
8.15 London Relay-Til, Gangi' 9.0 London Relay-The News News Commentary,
0.30 Humorous and Vocal Variety, 10.0 An hour of Dance Muzic. 11.0 Close down."
CIGARS
C.
lation. The
news
Nile is close at hand.
FOR
CHRISTMAS
INGENOHL'S CIGAR STORES
La Perla del Oriente
Total collected $12.
Further donations will be gladly accept.
¡Dec, 27, 5 p.m. .Dec. 27, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Dec, 28 Straits, Rangoon and Calcutta
Monday, Dec. -30
3.30 p.m.
.7.15 am. Mombasa,
ed by the Hon. Treasurer, Mr A. Mckelfar, | Manila, Australia and New Zealand CA G/o Mackinnon Mackenzie & Co., P. & 0., Duliding.
Daring Burglary
In Caine Road
A daring burglary occurred, in the carly hours of yesterday morning when thieves entered the home of Dr. W. S. Wan, Calne Rood, and escaped with $7,050 worth of jewellery. One bracelet alone is worth $3,000. The other valuables stolen comprised mostly rings.
f
An outstanding feature, of the burglary was that to gain entrance to the bedroom of Dr Wan, the thieves had to force "open the iron bare guarding a window. Dr Wan heard noises at 3.30 am. and he investigat ed and went to the rear part of the house. In his absence the thieves entered; his bedroom and · stole the jewellery,
via Thursday. Island
G. P. O. and K. P. O.
Reg....Dec. 30, 2.45 p.m.
Ord.
Dec. 36, 130 p.m.. Tuesday, Dec. 31
Air Mail to Manila, Guam, Honolulu,
U.8.A., and Europe via "Pan American Alewaya. And Trans- Atlantio Services,"
K.P.O.
Iter., Ord,
.Dec. 31. 5 p.1%.. ....Dec. 31, 5.30 p.m.
G.P.O.
Rex.
.Dec. 21, 5 p... Ord........Dec. 31, 7. D.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 1
United-Kingdom..
G.P.O, & K.P.O. Parcels.
.Jan. 1, Noon. Ref.
Jan. 1, Noon Ord. Jan. 2. 8.30 a.m.
Thursday, Jan. 8 Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, USA..
Canada, Central And South America and United Kingdom via San Francisco. (No 'Parcels for Canada and United Kingdom)/ *Superscribed. Correspondence Only,
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