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Committee Set Up In London
Problem Of Imports
Londott, Jan. 0.
A War Production Executive Com- mittee is to be set up, consisting of the First Lord of the Adinirally (Mr Alexander), the Minister for Aircraft Preduction (Lord Beaver- brook), the Minister for Labour (Mr
(Sir Andrew Duncan).
NOTICE
DEFENCE REGULATIONS 1910
The following rates will bo charged for malling single coples of the following newspapers abroad:-
South China Morning Post Ching and Macao
10 cents per copy
British Empire and Foreign 25 cents per copy
The Hongkong Telegraph Chinn and Macao
14 cents per copy 10 cents Saturdays
British and Foreign
20 cents per copy 25 cents Saturdays.
Tuesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
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January 7, 1941.
·BIST DEILAGOA VERTE
DANGER UNEXPLODED BOMB
LUFS
BOMB WORKING-After night reid by Hitler's airmon over London, air raid wardons ropod off part of famous Float street with red lanforn to mark danger spot.
RADIO Germans Flee
Bevin), and the Minister for Supply ZBW, 355 metres (845 k.c.) and
war
This action has been taken us a further step to deal with the ques tion
production. - It is thought probable that Mr Bevin will. be chalimain of the committee bati in some circles Lord Beaverbrook is favoured.
31.49 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles)
Bach Brandenburg Concert. No. 2
Itadio Progranume
II. K. T.
Broadcast by
12.30 Kitty, Masters (Vocal) and Itarry Roy and His Orchestra.
7. B. W. on a Frequency of 845 k.'s. and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m. The Minister without Portfolio,
and 0-11 pan. on 0.52 m.c's per Mr Greenwood, who up to the pre- sent has held the position of Chair-second. man of the Production: Council, will, while remaining in the Wor Cabinet,| 12.15 p.m. Short Service of Inter- how devote his whole attention to eession.
post-war reconstruc- the problem tion, of which he has a great know- ledge as
he was a member of the 1.00 Local Time Signal and Wea- Ministry of Reconstruction after the ther Report. host war.
1.03 Songs by Paul Robeson (Bass). Another budy to be set up will-Climbing Up. Ho! Ho!, Roll Up be the dealing with imports. It is Sailormate Band of H. M. Coldstream expected that an executive commit-) 1.13 The ter to deal with the whole problem Guards "Les Cloches De Corne will be formed and that the Minis-| ville" Selection and "Floredora"-- ter for Supply will be Chairman. Selection.
An omleial announcement. is ex-1 1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press, pected during the week. When the Weather Forecast and Commons reassembles there will br ments. un early debate,' probably In secret, on the question of production and man power.-Reuter,
Bevin Looks After Labour
London, Jun. 1. It is understood that Mr Devin will be ebnirmaan la charge of the whole field of war output, but will particularly, be
labour, und Lord Beave
fo
Announce-
15 Chabrier- Cotillon — Baliet Music, London Philharmonic Orches- tra cond. by Antal Dorati,
2.02 Coleridge-Taylor-Four Char- acteristio Valses-New Light Sym- Orchestra cond. by J. Ainslie
phony Murray,
2.15 Close Down. 5.45 Indian Programme,
8.30 Closing Local Stock Quota
Mr
Itions
Alexander, and Sir Andrew Duncan will be in charge of Air Force, Navy|
and Army output respectively.
It is expected that Lord Beaver-
6.32 Compositions of Bach. 1.00 London Relay--The News. 7.15 London Relay "Questions of
the Hour."
brook was offered the chairmanship, 7.30 Harry Roy's Tiger-Ragamuť- but declined.
It is possible that Mr R. S. Hud-ins, Dorothy
Powell.
4.00
Lamour and
Dick son will handle food production and
Local Time Signal, Weather it is stated that Mr Alexander's special job will be to combat the Report and Announcements.
U-boat Campaign.-United Press.
UNIVERSITY LECTURE
8.03 Reginald Dixon at the Organ. 8.15 London Relay "Mother of
Pearl" Musical Comedy.
9.00 London Relay The News and Prof. Tachen Yin-kon, Professor of News Commentary,
9.30
London Relay Talk: "Scots Medineval Chinese History of the Tsing-hwa University and Visiting Abroad."
-Professor-of-the-University-of-Hong- __9.15—Mxicolm_McEachern_{Bass)_ kong, will give a lecture on "Wu Tse- and Light Symphony Orchestra.-- 10.15 Vocal and Instrumental tien (Empress Wu) and Buddhism"
at the Fung Ping Shan Library on Variety.
Friday, January 10, nt 5.30 p.m.
11.00 Close, Down.
MINOR PARTIES ECLIPSED
In U.S. Presidential Election
Third parties were overshadowed by "the third term" in the 1940 U.S. Presidential election.
So intense was the battle between the two major parties this time that only meagre slices of votes went to minor candidates. In most political races the third-party vote was not even large enough to cloud the clear-cut line between the Democratic and Republican candidate.
|
Homeland
To Escape R.A.F. Bombs
More than 500,000 Germans have fled from their homes to Northern France to escape the R.A.F's nightly bombing raids on Germany. Berliners are moving to the quieter countryside of occupied France in thousands.
RECORDS
OF 274 YEARS
Film of Birth,
Death Entries
POST OFFICE
BROADCAST RECEIVING
LICENCES,
Holders of licences which expired at the end of 1940. are reminded that if it is desired to retain possession of the apparatus after the date gi ex- piration of the licence à renewal must be effected without delay.
New Licences will be avaliable at the Government Radio Omer, G.P.O. Building, First Floor, on ordinary business days, and will be issued A complete photographle re- against the receipt of a remittance cord of every birth, baptism, of $12.00, between the hours of 9 um. and 5 p.m. except on Saturdays marriage and death entry in when leences will be issued between England between 1538 and 18120 is being compiled.
This monumental task has been undertaken by the Society of Genealogists, in case originals are destroyed by enemy action.
The rolis of Bim-as many-8--10, 000 exposures are recorded on one roll 13in in diameter are being stored in safe place. Parishes which lose their registers will be supplied with prints.
am. und p.m.
Applications may be made:—
(a) personally,
(b) by messenger. (c) by post.
It i essential under (c) and preferable under (a) and (b) that applications should be accompanied by crossed Cheque payable to long- kong Government. The new licence will then be sent by post or messenger as soon as it is ready. cash is tendered a new licence should In exchange before received leaving the Licensing Omee.
In the case of renewal the old lleence should be returned with the application.
Where actual -
Small Packet Post to all countries suspended.
INWARD MAILS
Pilgrim Trust Grant
"The keeping of parish registers began under an ordinance of Thomas Cromwell in 1638," said Mrs K.Dlom- feld, secretary of the society. "In 1812 entries began to be made on printed forms, and there are so few Air Mail by "Fan-American Airways Direct Service"-San Francisco ΣΟ page that the cost of photographi-
dale, 30th December. ......Jan. 7. ing them is prohibitive. Members of our society and voluntary workers Australia and Manila...Jan. 7. have undertaken the task of fran-Calcutta and Strails ........Jan. 7. scribing entries from that date until United Kingdom and Straits ..Jan. 8. United-Kingdom, Stralis and Air 1837 when registration was talen
Mall by "British Overseas Airways Service" (except London over by Somerset House."
and Australia) by sea from Singapore Jan, 10. Australia and Manila .....Jan. 10. Air Mail by "Fan-American Airways Direct Service"-Ban Francisco date 4th January ....................JAN, 11.` Rabaul and Manila
Jan. 11. U.S.A
and Manila (San Francisco date, 14th December.) ....Jan. 11. USA, Honolulu, Japan and Shang-.
AM (San Francisco date. 13th December)
..Jan. 11. Swalow Calcutta and Straits
National Index
News leaking out of Germany through reliable neutral travellers shows that the evacuation of Berlin following the big British raids is assuming huge proportions. By car, coach and rail-was started with the help of a grant way, thousands are leaving Hitler's capital daily. Many hundreds more set out each morning to tramp their way to the safer parts of the Reich.
Until recently the evacuation was unofficial. Now the Nazi authorities have introduced an official scheme. Crowds are queuing up at the register centres which have been opened in all parts of the city.
of the
tung" reported that instead of in the safe areas.
The "Berliner Boersen-Zei- the Germans may take their places
the 4,000 children who were to speed from Hamburg, one
Evacuation is proceeding at high have been sent from Berlin to R.A.F's favourite nightly targets. the Polish town of Poznam dur- ing October, 20,000 were to be Bent.
Special Trains Special trains pre being run, dallyj |to East Prussin' and to Czecho-
Other Berlin children were going slovakia. to East Prussia, to Austria, and to; Czechoslovakia.
The journey usually takes three days, but the refugees seem inclined to face that rather than the RA.F.
Humiliation Paris is the favourite "Tankhole" bombing- of the fleeing Berlin adults. More)
In South Germany, near the Swiss than 100,000—inany of them the border. hundreds of Nazi officials wives of Nazi oficials and Anny Have sent their wives and families, ofleers are seeking refuge in the over the frontler into Swizerland to elty.
ilve, They feel they are safe because, in
Some of the Noziomfeials are their view, the R.A.F. will not bomb] themselves crossing the border each)
night and returning to Germany In The Czech authorities in Prague the morning. the former French capital.
have been instructed to send 10,000 Czech nt week to work in the dan- ger areas of Germany. Their houses | Vienna is now more crowded then and Moravia will be it has been at any time during the in Bohemia taken over by the Berlin refugees, the past ten years. Thousands of Naz! officials In occupied Poland Germans from Berlin and, the Rhinn- the have been instructed to find billets in land, who have relatives in Poland for at least 259,000 Berlin former Austrian capital, have aban-
doned their own homes and gone to 1 residents.
As in the case of Czechoslovakia, live with them.
instructed to turn But they curse Goering for having they have been Pules out of their homes, and send said: "Not a single British bomber them to work in Germany, so that will ever dy over Germany.”
Crowded Vienna
Pleas For Help Said Ignored
Film Stars' Father Makes Allegations
William A. De Havilland, a gaunt Englishman of 70, charged that his actress daughters, Olivia De Havilland and Joan Fontaine, repeatedly had ignored his pleas for financial assistance after an- ti-British feeling in Japan ruined his Tokyo law practice, according to a United Press message from Hollywood.
"Since she is an Oriental I cannot
He said he believed his daughters refused to answer his letters | because he married a Japanese woman after their mother divorced him. De Havilland added that he was en route to South Ameri- ca, where he hoped he could live cheaply with his Oriental wife.
The Misses De Havilland and fignored me, perhaps because of my Fontaine, twa of Hollywood's wife, whom I love deeply. brightest stars, phoned their live peacefully in the United States. The only exception was in in Atlanta Penitentiary for opposing mother, Mrs Lillian Fontaine, Anyway, I have an income of only Wisconsin where the State's the World War.
This time the Communist candidate in Saratoga, Cal., when they $80 a month and that, I understatid,
Is not enough in this country. usual liberal representation was
"So I am going on to South Ameri- under arrest on charges of acquiring sations and issued a statement ea to live and dle, in poverty, but in threatened by a three-cornered for President, Mr Browder, was learned of their father's accu- race among Democrats, Republi-a passport under an assumed name. in her name, which said:
peace." cans, and Progressives..
Minor Candidates
Most Americans forget there wereį any candidates in the presidential race { except Franklin D. Roosevelt and Wendell L. Willkie. They were the only one represented ́on
All 40
slate ballots. Minor party candidates
were:
ile was released on ball in order that he could conduct his earspaign.
unist: President, Earl R.nt"
W.
Universal Week Of Prayer
only
Mother's Statement
He said he would send for his wife, who remained in Japan, as soon as he
home.
Twice Reported Dead; Lives
H.K. Stock Market
The following quotations were issued on the Hongkong Stock Mar- ket this morning.
BANKS
SHIPPING
Douglas $....
Steamboats $..
1,380 b. & 50. .76 n. .82 n.
.0% n.
27
10% n .75 .
20241⁄2 b.
Mrs Blomfeld sald that the work
from the Pilgrim Trust, and two years ago n catalogue, the National Index of Parish Registers, produced,
was
When destruction of many of these ancient records seemed possible the society utilised the remainder of the grant to begin photographing them.
The society has Just been informed that an application for a fresh grant to enable the work to continue las been allowed."
..Jan. 12. ..Jan, 14.
OUTWARD MAIL TIMES closed 13 minutes earlier than the Registered and Parcel Mall are
time given below unless otherwise stated, and where malls are advertis- en to close at or before 9 am, regis- ered and parcel malls are closed at church 1 p.m. on the previous day. When. malls are advertised to close after 3 p.m.. Registered and Parcel maile are closed at 5 pm.
The society recently had sent for photographic reproduction some ancient parchment registers which had been in the safe of damaged by a bolt. The pages were shrivelled to a third of their original size, though the modern millboards in which they had been rebound, church plate and recent paper registers were unharmed,
BANKS
£1.000.000
Tuesday, Jan. 7 Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Hono- Jula, U.S.A., and Europo vla "Pan American Airways
Trans- Allantic Services"
K.P.O.
and
......Jan. 7, 5.00 p.m. Jan. 7, 5.30 p.m.
G.P.O.
.Jan. 7, 5.00 p.m.
.Jan. 3, 1.00 p.m. .....7 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 8 Manila, Batavia and Sourabaya
03 L. Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3,000,000 Straits and United-Kingdom
19 6. Reserve Fund
********** $3,000,000
HK. Banks S. HK. Banks £. II.K. Banks (ILK.) £ Chartered L.
Mercantile, A. & B. £ Mercantile, C. £
East Asia $.
INSURANCES
Cantons $.
Union $
.400 b.
China Underwriters $. II.K. Fire S..
.1 n.
100 b.
Reg.
Ord.
135 n.
.11 m.
Indo-Chinas P. $. Indo-Chinas D. S.
100 n.
.80 n.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA,'
NCE,
Ord...
Haiphong
Shell (Bearers) s/− x.d.
.40/-n.
Waterboats $.....
.7 31.
DOCKS ETC. Wharves S
$. Docks (old) $.. Docks (new) S. Providents $..
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1833,
Paid-up Capital
.18.n.
5.00 .
Shal Dockyards $.
MINING
354% n.
Kailan s/- Raubs $.... H.K. Mines
.10/3 n. .9% n.
.1% cts.
.3 sa.
.34 b.
12.30
100 n. n.
Alor Star Amritsar
Harbin Hongkong
Ipol
Rangoon Saigon Semarang
3.85 1.
Batavia
Iloilo
100 n.
Kombay
Karachi
Calcutta
Klank
Seremban Shanghat Singapore
Agencies:
Kobe
Sitiawan
18.
Clive Street Kuala
Sourabaya
Fairile Pince
Lumpur
Talping
Kuching
Tientsin
Madras
Tongkah
Mantin
(Bhuket)
Medan
Toingtoo
New York
Yokohama
Telping
(fcking)
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LANDS
Hotel S. Lands $. Lands 4% Debentures S'bal Lands Sh $. Humphreys $. II.K. Realies $ Chinere Estates $.
UTILITIES
Trams S. Peak Trams (old) $. Peak Trams (new) $. Star Ferries $.... Y. Ferries $.
China Lights c. rix. $.
China
China
HEAD OFFICE:~LONDON,
Bishopsgate, F.C.J.
And-Agencies in London: 117/122, Leadenhall Atreet, ECJ.
West End Branch: 1/14, Cockapur Street, B..J.
Manchester Branch:
12, Mosley Bigeet, Mancheiser, 2..
AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:
.8.10 so. Bangkok
40 n.. **Canton
31⁄2 !).
Cawnpore .01 b. Cebu
EXCHANGE and
General
24 b. Catombo
Dethi 0.95
95 11. Haiphong 6.00 n. Hamburg.
Hankow 14 m.
FOREIGN 40 b.
Banking Business transacted. 393%
CURRENT_ACCOUNTS opened and .17% FIXED DEPOSITS received for One Year ur shorter periods in Local or Other Cur- rencies at rates which will be quoted on application,
Lights x. ra. $..
Rts. S. Lights HI.K. Electrics (old). $. H.K. Electrics (new) Macao Electrics (old) $.... Macao Electrics (now) $..16% n. Sandakan Light
Lights $..
114 m. Telephones (old)
.25% .
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in Telephones (new) $. .10.20 n. Local Currency and Sterling with interest
INDUSTRIALS
allowed at rates obtainable on application Cald: Macg. (Ord), Sh. $...12 n. Sh. $..14.90 n.
The Dank's Head Office in London undertakes Executor. & Trustee busines and claims recovery of British Incdme Tax overpaid, on lenns which may be ascertained ni any of its Agencies and Branches,
1. A. CAMIDOR,
Cald: Macg. Canton Tees $. Cenients $.
H.K. Ropes §.
STORES, &c. Dairy Farms $. Watsons $.
Lane Crawfords $. Sloceres $.
Wing On (H.K.) S. Powell Lid, $.
COTTON MILLS Ewa Sh. $..... S'hal Cotton Sh. $.
MISC.
... D. 184 0. .8.10 su.
10 s. 11.70 s.
...9 n.
2.15 m.
.30 n.
.1.00 n.
444 n.
.205 b.
.071⁄2 11.
.04.
ILK, Govt. 4. H.K. Govt. 34% (1034) H.K. Govt. 3% (1940). ..:04
Ch Govt, 5% 1925 C$Bds. 42/47 m.
Constructions (old) $. Constructions (new) $, Vibro Plling $..
.7.70 5. Morsmans Inv. (Lon.) x/- ..7/6 n Muramans Inv. (H.K.) a/-..2/0 n.
Manager.
0.30 a.m..
G.P.O. & K.F.O, Parcels,
...................... Jan. 8, 5 p.m.
Reg.*** Ord.,
Jan, 0, 9.45 a.m. Jan. 9, 10.80 a.m. Thursday, Jan. D Alc__Mail_by_Sea to Slugspore-to connect with the "British Overseas Airways"
RCE. Ord.
nok.
Ord.
K.P.O.
Jan. 8, 9 am. Jan. 8, 9.30 a.. G.r.o
Straits, Ceylon, India, East and South
Africa
....Jan. 8, D a.m. .Jan. 8, 030 a.m.
..........3.30 p.m.
Jan. 10, 11 am. Jan. 10, Noon.
Friday, Jan. 10
Stralls and Calcutte
Parcels
Letters
Air Mail by Air to Bangoon to com- nect with the "British Overseas „Airways."
Reg. Ord
G.ro.
KLO
Jan. 10, 4 p.m.
U.S.A., Central Jan, 10, 4.30 p.m. and South Americo, Canada and United-Kingdom via San Francisco--(No Parcels for Canada and United-Kingdom) Note:-Air Mails for United-Kingdom will be forwarded with or without superscription
Parcels ReД. Ord.
Parcels Ren. Ord.
K.P.O.
.Jan. 10, 4 p.m.. Jan. 10, 5 p.m. Jan. 10, 6.30 p.m. G.P.O.
Jan. 10, 4 p... Jan. 10, 5 p.m.
Jon. 10, 7 p.m..
Baturday, Jan. 11 Stralis and Calcutta Letters
..Jan. 1, Noon. Parcels.....Jan, 11, 11 a.m. Manila, Mauritius, Lourenco- Morques, and South Africa via Durbon
.3.30 p.m. Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Hono
lulu, U.8.A. and Europe via "Tan- American Airways and Trans-- Atlantic Services"
K.P.O.
Reg.
Ord.
G.P.O.
Rex.
Ord.
11, 5.30 p.m...
Jan. 11, 5 p.m.. Jan. 11, 5.30 p.m...
"The news of Mr De Havilland's found arrival comes as a surprise to me and my daughters because during the 31 years that have elapsed since our separation and subsequent di- vorce, iny daughters and I have had one, contact with him. The Organised by the World's Evan-girls and I came to America in 1019, Socialist President, Norman gelical Alliance in 1846, the annual where I have brought them up. Twice reported dead, Temp. Thomas; Vice-President, Maynard observance of the Universal Week-of The Misses De Havilland and Fon- Surgeon Lieut Philip Waind, Krueger.
Prayer commenced at St John's talne, now 24 and 2-spectivty R.N.V.R., 25-year-old Narvik HK. Entertainments $......... Socialist-Labour: President, John Cathedral yesterday with Thanks were toddlers when their mother left hero, is now a prisoner of war in W. Aiken; Vice-President, Aaron giving, Confession and Intercession. De Havilland 21 years ago. She
There was a fairly large attendance brought her daughters to America Germany, working in a hospital,
yesterday's service, including inmediately and settled in Saratoga, apparently Vice-President,
British James Ministers of all
among denominations,
who where she and the children became wounded. attended
the congre- || American cliizens. as members ne bltion: President, Roger W. antion. The service was conducted
His mother, Mrs Waind, a York Babson; Vice-President; Edgar V. by the Rev. J. R. Higgs
Returned To Get Divorce and lasted
headmistress, who lives at New Ears- Moorman.
approximately half an hour.
After years in this country Mrawick, received a letter from him National Greenback; President, Throughout his week until Sun-De Havilland returned to Tokyo to recently. John Zahnd; Vice-President, James day, services will be held every even get a divorce. The next year the It was the first she had heard of
Yates.
Ing, and to-day's service will be led sill prosperous De Havilland visited him since she was informed in May Although Socialists offered voters by the Rev. Frank Short.
America and met his daughters, then at it was feared he was dead. an isolationlet foreign polley and a
in their early teens. He returned to In April, Lleut Waind chance.
Japan and took express opposition to con~{SHANGHAI'S NEW MARSHAL His daughters have not seen him was lost in the battle of Narvik. The evacuated from London, John T.We know you help War Charities. | Straits, Rangoon & Calcutta 9.30 p...
an Oriental wife. surgeon aboard H.MS. Hardy, which woman Shanghai, Jan. 6. since. Mrs De Havilland later mar-Admiralty Informed his mother that Lord, a farmer, Arthur Peterson, American Deputy ried a California business man he had died of wounds, but a few Melton Mowbray, was fined £10 at but please do not forget that war, Mr, Thomas had predicted the elec-Maraha), has realgned and will end
Melton recently. "For 47 years
I was a patent at days later came the news that a mis-
or no war, Hungry Children tion of President Roosevelt.
his duties to-morrow. Sam Tlite-torney In Tokyo," De Havilland zald take hatt been made,
It was stated that the evacuees MUST be fad. baum, former Chicago policemen on, disembarking. With the Sino- He was awarded the D.S.C. for were taken in by a neighbour.
Lord said in court: "No llying man nows commentator in Japanese war, my business was ruin swimming ashore at Narvik, although
We dally feed hundreds. has been nominated "ased: I appealed and appealed again wounded, to attend to the wounds of can accuse me of turning anyone In 1920 when Eugend V. Debs re- Shanghai,
others. my daughters for help. They to
(mway." colved 019,799 votes, while a prisoner his successor.- United Press.
E.
to
scription, the total vote they palled
was not expected to come up to the
870,000 Mr Thomas polled in 1937.
Browder in Gaol -
* All-time Socialist high was polled and
radio
Was
Fined For Refusing To Billet Evacuees
Sald to have refused to billet n
two and her
chlidren
of Waltham, near
HONGKONG SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN
WE ARE AT WAR
Parcels only for Straits & Ceylon
5.00 pm... Stralis, Ceylon, India East and South
Africa *****
........5.30 p.m. Manila, Rabaul, Australia and New,
Zealand-vin. Brisband
G.P.O. & K.P.O. Parcels, .. ...Jan. 11, 5 pm::
Jan. 11.5 p.m.
Res
Ord........Jan, 13, 8.30 am.
“Monday, Jan. 13'.
Manlia, Madang. Salamaun, Rabaul,
Australia and New Zealand via.. Sydney
G.P.O, and K.RO, Parcels *****..Jun. 13, 1 p.m. Jan. 13; 2.18 p.m.. Jan. 18, 3.30 pm.
* Res.
Ord.
*Superscribed, Correspondenos: Onir.
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