India Calls In Dollars
Controls Aluminium NEW DELHI, Mar. 9 (Reuter),- The Raj han issued a notification calling on the owners of certain United States dollar securities to Bur- render them within a month from Bank, March 10 to the Reserve
which will make payment when it is satisfied that the securities. delivered are in an acceptable form.
Dividends received on such securl- lles after March 10 will be the pro- perty of the Raj.
The Raj Just July ordered the holders of dollar securities to supply particulars of their holdings to the Reserve Bank.
Allocating Stocks
NEW DELHI, Mar. 8 (Reuter).— The Raj has assumed control of The sale and use in manufacture of the existing stocks of unmanfactured and semi-manufactured aluminium in
order to ensure that they are uillised to the best advantage.
Holdern of stocks are required to submit returns by March 31.
It will be recalled that aluminium was subjected to import control inst January in order to redure pressure on the demand on the world's sup- plies.
LETTERS
Electricity Charges
The Editor,
Hongkong Telegraph.
COMMUNIST DEMANDS Twenty-Four Items Submitted
Chungking. Mar. 9.
the Government
through the
Sir-When the. 52nd Ordinary In connection with the New Fourth General Meeting of the Gilt-edged Army incideni and the Communist Hongkong Electric Co., Ltd. inkes issue generally, the Communist mem- place on March 20, shareholders will. bers of the People's Political Counci! Renerally commend the action of "By have presented two sets of demands order of the Board of Directors" to increase the Company's standard charges for current consumed, effer- tive March 21, ás already advertised.
To the ordinary working class man, members in the form .of a com- this announcement is willy-billy-acmunication to the Secretariat of the mere shrug of the Council, consists of the following 12 cepted with n
Council, it is officially stated here.
The first set, submitted by Ma
Communist Tse-tung and six other
shoulders. Afterall, why make a demade: noise at ali; it going
ing to cost the
publie only one cent mere per unit.
is
Strictly speaking, however, lighting
daily necessity, and as such, any
1. Prohibit further provocation.
2. Rescind the Government order
Increase in the lighting cost should of January 17 disbanding the New
rather come under, n
3. Punish the responsible ring- leaders including Generals Ho Ying- chin, Ku Chu-tung and Shangkuan Yun-hsiang.
Controller too, Fourth Army. notwithstanding the ext
the existence of
of any previous monopoly arrangement.
From all appearances, justification for the steps taken by the Company would seem to be lacking. Unden!- ably. the
4. Release General Yeh Ting and
New Fourth Army.
excellent Wmpany continue to earn reinstate him us Commander of the
profits to such un extent that the Directors have found sible to dish out frequent bonuses to
It
pos-
5. Return all the men and arms captured from the New Fourth Army. Grant pensions to the wounded
G
shareholders, plus of course the regu-and the families of the killed of the
In Interim and final dividends.
Wherefore, one might with reason
New Fourth Army,
7. Withdraw the Government anti-
ask, the further need to bleed con-Communist army in Central China.
· sumera unnecessarlly?
Perinit me, please, to raise a voice
of protest.
ELECTRIFIED PERCY.
East Asia Sports Meet
At Hsinking
8. Lift the blockade of the North- west.
9. Release all the patriotic poli- ilcal prisoners throughout the coun-
10. Abolish the one-party rule and inaugurate democratic govern-
ment.
11. Realist the Three People's Principles and carry out the will of the late Dr Sun Yat-sen.
12. Arrest all the pro-Japanese Scatters and subject-them-to-trial-in- accordance with national low.
The other set of demands was sub-
Com-
Monday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
Buried, He Guided
His Rescuers
When a bomb demolished his London home '(left) during a night raid Mr. Oakes was buried amid the debris. For three hours rescuers worked while he directed operations from tila prison unt! he was released and given a refreshing drink-.
-and carried away with only alight injuries.
BOMB SCARE
As British Peer Speaks In N. Y.
TOKYO, Mar. 8 (Domel) —Planaj mitted to, the Council by two having fallen through for the East munist members in Chungking. Tung Asia Athlella Meri to be held in the Pl-wu and Teng Ying-chao (Mrs Philippines Manchukuo has decided Chou En-lai). The demands are:
Immediately 1. Stop
inilitary to hold a Meeting at Hsinking in
against the Communist September to mark the 10th Anul versary of the Founding of Man-thout the country.
2. Relleve immediately all political parishioners of the Church of chukuo.
the country, Invitations to send their representa pressure throughout tives to the Meet are to be issued to Japan, China, the Philippines, the recognise the legal status of the Chi- the Heavenly Rest, in New other York recently, someone tele- nese Communist Party and
ous
CHIEF CENSOR
PAYS VISIT
Now In Hospital
The Inspector-General of Censors, London, Brigadier Charles Newenhami French, C.M.G., C.DE., who arrived. In the Colony recently to confer with Mr D. J. Sloss, Chief Censor, Hongkong, and Vice-Chancellor of the Hong- Kong University, has been in the Bowen Hoad
Military Hospital since
March 10, 1941..
British Air
Libnery; Superense Court
ServiceBOTANY.
Carry On
British civil aircraft in 1940 flew five million miles and carried, besides passengers and freight, nearly 30 million alr mail letters. Even in mild- winter, with Bevere weather added to the already considerable hazards of wartime flying, ap- proximately 100,000 miles are being covered each week, reports British Airways.
Throughout 1940 .contnels with Europe were regularly maintained despite the German over-running of the Continent. On the Lisbon service recently 400 passengers were carried in a month, as well as much mail and freight.
The Truth-As Freight! During the summer and autum the Trans-Atlantic Bights of
and "Clyde", which started at the height of the invasion crisis and were completed after ten crossings without Incident of
interruption,
helped American
to persuade the that Britain was strong and confident in the air, and that Ger- man claims of an aerial blockade arrangements
were
false. Special
were made by British Airways to ensure that on each tight the Latest editions of English daily newspapers were carried, These were read, analysed and even photograplied in facsimile
simile every thine they arrived on the other side.
Passengers were corried across the Atlantic on British flying boats for the Brst time. They were fifty in number, all of them men at the cen- tre of the war effort Great Britain, Canada and the United States.
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Allies In The Air
The tale of British civil avlution in 1040 is not complete without the chapter written by the Allies. In close co-operation with British Air- ways, Dutch landplanes, from the fleet of K.L.M., are supplementing our flying boats which go to Lisbon, he disembarked here..
Licut-Colonel C. o. Shackleton, and in Africa, S.ABEN.A., the Bel- A.M.C., said yesterday Unt Brigadier gian national air company is flying
is suffering from a cold.
between the West Coast and Egypt Brigadier French, who prior to his by way of the Belgian Congo. The retirement from the Army in 1924 airways, not only of the British Em- held many high staff appointments pire, but of the Free Empires, are has had a brilliant career.
Among sulll open.
the numerous honours conferred upon him are those of Omcer of the Legion of Honour (France), St Michael, and Lazarus (Italy), Crown of Belgium und Commander of St. Stanislaus (Russia).
The inspector General of Censors is 66 years of age and is the second
up surviving son of the late Mr S.
REVEN French, .. of Cuskinny, Queen- stdien. County Cork, and is bachelor.
a
He was educated at Clifton College
Bombs Cause
Damage To
BBC's Home
and the Royal Military College, Salid-lit twice by bombs,TM Brand- hurst. He joined the 2nd Hampshire casting House, headquarters of
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Foreign Exchange
Storage
Steamship Rall & Air Tickets
Drafts & Letters of Credit
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SERVICE
Regiment in 1895 and later passed the British Broadcasting Corp. GAS the substitute for FIREWOOD.
through the Staff College. He was a
Director of the Chaterhouse Invest-in central. London, has been ment Trust, Ltd, and Bairns Wear, severely damaged and an un Just before. Lord Marley, a Ltd. He is the author of "A Country- disclosed number of men and
pub- deputy speaker in the House of man's Day Hook," which was
women on the BBC staff have to Lords, was
address the lished in 1929,
been killed in recent Nazi air ralds, it was made known by British officials recently.
Inner Mongolian Federated Autonom- political groupingi, release all the phoned the serton that, the Government, Thalland, French persons arrested in Sien, Chungking church was going to be bombed.
the Netherlands East
all the book-stores sealed by the Gov- Kweiyang and other places, re-open The sexton said the man went ernment, and cancel the order for- into great detall but had such a bidding the circulation of publien- thick Irish brogue he could not ttons on the war of resistance.. be understood.
3. Relieve Immediately all the prese
Intlo-China, Indies, the Portuguese Island of Times: the Hawaiian Islands and the South Sea Islands.
The events will include field and track, basketball, volleyball, football, baseball, tennis, softball tennis, rugby, bicycle races, table tennis, gymnastics, riding and aquatic contests.
Rugger Results
LONDON, Mar, 9 (Reuter)—Fol- lawing wore the results of Rugby matches played yesterday:
Union-Brigade of Guards 19, London 20; St Mary's Hospital 17, Aldershot Com- mand 8; Wasps 3, Metropolitan Police 3; Bedford 10. Guy Hospital 19; Gloucester 10, Birmingham University 12;- Oxferd University 10, Roselyn Park d: Weston- 323; Rugby 5, Super-Mare 3. Dath
-
trict.
Police were called and surrounded
were a
U.S. Inventor Passes
Held 800 Patents Carleton Ellis, who died in
Although both bombings oc- curred at the peak of the night broadcasting periods, service at home and abroad continued un- interruptedly.
The first bomb killed several BBC women. It exploded just as two on- nouncers were reading news bulle- tins, one in English and the other in Gerinan for Nazi consumption. Both continued reading, as though nothing had
happened.
The second bombing, in which a policeman was killed and some inem-
sure upon the Sin Hua Jih Pao the church while parishioners en-Montclair, New Jersey, recently, (Communist daily In Chungking). tered, although, the threat was not was an inventor whose 800 4. Recognise the legal status of the taken very seriously. They found patents reputedly made him Shensi-Kansu-Ninghsin Border Dis-two packages, one in Christmas wrap holder of the third largest num-
treated as it it 5. Recognise the anti-Japanese de- pins bomb. They doused it in oil ber of patents in the history of
bers of the BBC staff were wounded, inocratic regime in the enemy rear and examined it with a fluroscope in the United States Patent Office.
6. Maintain the status quo of the Central Park while the congregation The late Thomas A. Edison, caused major damage to the enor
mous, nine-story edifice, a landmaric defence dispositions in North, Cen-
was leaving church.
with more than 1,000 patents, and an excellent target for bombers, and North-west China.
Perfume And Greetings.
a natural and John O'Connor,
a few less than scientist with Edison, were the only men who patents than Mr owned more
tral
7. Organise another group army The neutralized package was found besides the present 18th Group Army. The two group armies shall have to- to contain a bottle of perfume and a card of greetings. The other was Kether six armies.
full of infoll, presumably collected for some charity,
8. Release Yeh Ting and reinstate hiin in his original post.
Carries On Listeners to one broadcast heard
the background some confusion in because of the bomb blast, but the announcer, after a momentary pause, Ellis.
went right ahead. The only sign of One of Mr Eills' inventions was a his emotion was a speeding up in the Lord Marley was carefully guarded 9. Release all the officers and men
to fireproof warplanes reading of his script. substance arrested in southern Anhwe! and during the services by three detec- appropriate funds for the relief of tives. He reminded pellee he once against incendiary, bullets, and an-
reason the bombings didn't revolver championship in the + the familles of the persons killed held
British Navy and suld he could well other was a coap which left no ring interfere with BBC broadcasting may
around the bathtub. Many of
his be ascribed to the fact that British take care of himself. Two policemen around the
as well American cor-
Northampton Lancashire 1, Yorkshire 18; Rosslyn Park 3. Army XV 34; Middle- sex Hospital 24, Old Flues 0.
LeagueDatley 2, Hull 1; Dramley 5, Bradford Northern 29; Castleford 3. DUWE- bury 34; fuddersfield 0, Leeds 3; lunalet 17, York 0; Keighley 11, Halifax 8: Wake- | there. led Trinity 6, Yeatherstone 0.
Friendly--Oldham 30. Leigh 0.
Rome Issues Casualty List
LONDON, Mar. 9 (Reuter)-The latest casualty 1st Issued by Italian Headquarters to-night gives Italian lossen in North Africa ns 08 dead, 50 wounded and 12,230 missing.
The list sthies that on the Greek front the Italian losses were 2,386 dead, 4.041 wounded and 5,500 missing
Keitel Gets Picture Of The ehrer LONDON, Mar, 0 (Reuter)—Hitler visited Field Marshal Wilhelm van Keitel, the German Chief of Staff. to congratulate him on the
were connected
Th
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10. Return all the men and arms 11. Create a United All-Parties out the night. Committee, composed of a member
from each party. The Kuomintang delegate is to be the Chairman and the Chinese Communist Party de legate Vice-Chairman..
12. The Chinese Communist de- Teates to the People's Council to be made member to the Presidium.--- Central News.
"All Out" History Traced To 1300
Italian General Said Relieved
Athens, Mar. 7.
An unconfirmed report, snya that General Ugo, Cavallero has been re- lieved of his command and it understood that he will be replaced by General Geloso, Commander the 11th Italian Army in the central be the fourth sector. This would Italian Commander-in-Chief. in
Inventions
periments
with
The "bomb-proof shelters in the
in production than 100,000 new compounds. more than
building. The of the of Massachusetts In- British have also taken care to spread A graduate of stitute of Technology, Mr Ellis said their transmitters.
This is not the first time Brond- he got his ideas for inventions by two methods. Elther he discerned a casting House has been hit by bombs. "need for something" and tried to fill Several months ago a medium-sized that need; or he ran across something time bomb exploded six or seven In the course of experiments that floors up, but did little damage. "scerned interesting."
Bombs Kinder Than
Poverty, Says Vicar
Kowloon Showroom--249, Nathan Rdə Central Showroom-Gloucester Bldg.,
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Telephone 07341.
has been given duty in the Depart ment of the Navy.
Lieut-Colonel John P. Amams is to command the Marine Corpa at Cavite Washington, Mar, 8,
in the Philippines, succeeding Licut.- The Department of the Navy 10-Colonel Robert M. Montague, who has Bombs are more merciful than day announced 240 changes of duty, been oppointed to the Central Re- poverly or discese, says the Rev. A. including a shake-up of the high cruiting Division at Chicago.
Sufficient Blood Now Collected For Britain The collection of blood plasma for In a learned poll of lexicographers, Albania to be withdrawn as the re the New York Times has run down ault of the fallure to halt the Greek Britain was discontinued in Amerien W. C. Duffield, vlear of St John the commands of the Marine Corps in
a sufficient Baptist, Chester, in his parish mage-China, the Philippines and Guam, Colonel. Allen II. Turnage, Com- on February 1 because the sources of to-day's battle cry of advance. democracy, the words "all out."
Unconfirmed reports say that the bank for the Empire's needs has
"We are rightly shocked by the and changes of duty for 18 high-rank- mander of the United States Marines. 'of removal
In North China, with headquarters at General been established, mainly by 17,000 In 1300 Thomas a Bocket spelled it reported
thought of 14,000 English folk bombing Naval officers. "alout." Chaucer offered the "alle Cavallero is, dua to the complete donors in New York.
Laiture
of his plan for counter- The U.S. Red Cross announced at ed to death in their homes, but the
Colonel Samuel Howard, from San Felping, has been ordered to Naval pletion of 48 years of service, i outo” variation. according
to the German news So through the ages until con-attacks, as opposed to his predecessor the same time that a U.S. bonk would iden of many times that number.
ductora and umpires bellowed the General Soudu, whose tactics were be collected as a reservoir for the dying in their homes from malnutri- Diego, has been ordered to command Headquarters at Washington. His meet de- tion, tuberculosis and other poverty the Fourth Marines at Shanghai, successor has not been announced.. same phrase.Now it means ald to to fall back and establish second lines Army and Navy, and to Britain,
diseases leaves us thoroughly cold."succeeding Colonel Dewitt Peck, who United Press. of defence. United Press,
mandy of national disasters,
agendy,
Hitler presented the Marshal with photograph of himself.
zine.
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