Monday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
WONDER
WHAT'S
TAKING HIM SO
LONG
April 7, 1941,
By Ernie Bushmiller
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WANT!
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BOY MEETS GIRL
NANCY
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WANTED TO
POSE FOR ADVERTISING
POSTER!
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UPSTAIRS!
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UP!
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TIMID/
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FOR YOU!
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Damage To Trees
Minor Cases Ignored
Told of reports that Chinese were openly carrying fresh-cut twigs and sinall branches in the Colony, sp parently with no, action taken against them, the Acting Commissioner of Police, Mr C. G. Perdue, admited that minor cases of wood-eniting; were not now being prosecuted, when interviewed on Saturday.
He added, "Captain Filppance, Superintendent of the Botanical and Forestry Department, and I will greatly appreciate closer co-operation; from members of the public in up. prehending wood-cutters."
Mr Perdue said that while it was true that Folice constables were not prosecuting minor cases of tree wood thefts, should any member of the public see cases which in their opin- ion were serious, it was up to them to report such to the nearest Police station. Should any member of the public scen Police constable neglect- Init his duty, in not apprehending wood-cutters, it would be appreciated if an immediate report was made.
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The Police Department have not enough constables to keep a constant watch on tree vandals, he said, and co-operation will be welcomed.
Under
1941-42
Estimates, Government has approved of another; 150 Cantonese Polico
Constables. Permission for enrolling 80 was granted some time ago, and they are: now on duty. The ether 100 are at at the present under instruction Police Depot, and will be on duty in two or three months' time.
The Street Guards scheme is well under way and to date slightly over
Recruiting
600 have been enrolled, Mr Perdue procceding
stated. satisfactorily.
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STOCK MARKET REPORT
Hongkong Stock Exchange Offcial! Summary, Issued Saturday, Bays:
Enquiries for stocks at quotations met with but little response from holders. The market closing steady.j
Buyers
H.K. Banks $1,355
Conton ma. 8225
Union Ins. $430
H.K. Fire Ins. $187
Indo-Chinas (Pret) 580
Wharves $88
Lands $33.50
Humphreys $0.80
Trams $16.75
Yaumati Ferries $23.75
Lights "0" $4.20
Electrics "Rts $26.20 Electric "N"
$25.25
Electrics Rts $15.25
Maeno Electrics "O" $18.50 Macao Electric "N" $17.50 Sandakan Lights $12
Telephones "O" $23.60 Telephones "N" $9.25 Cements $10
Ropes $7.50 Dairy Farms $17.25 Watsons $10
Entertainments $0.50
Sellers
Ropes $7.65
UFS
Sales
FAGS FOR PRISONERS-Italian prisoners captured by British in northern Africa eagerly axtond hands for cigarettes offered by British soldiers. British troops suddenly started offensive on Dec.
10 and quickly turned Italian campaign into rout.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
A total of $1,752.370.45 was reached on Saturday by the War Fund inaugurated by the S, C. Bi. Post, Ltd, with the following donations: Lhambre Evening (tenth donation) $20 2. S. 9. Chicken Feed (weekly
donation)
Sale of Vegetables from hire W. P. Seath's Garden (third donation). Holland China Trading Co. Ltd. D. II. Lost Bet
New Police Chief
IL was officially announced on Saturday morning that Mr J. P. Pencfather-Evans, Hongkong's new
Journalist Departs
Yokohama, Apr. 6.
Leaving aboard the Helon Marų on Saturday was Mr Hugh Byas, dean
Docks $10
Hotels X.D. $3,10
·Electrica "O" X. Rts $26,30 Cements $18 Watsons $10
Hemingways In Kweilin
Kweilin, Apr. 8. Mr Ernest Hemingway, noted of the foreign correspondents in American journalist and correspon- Japan, who is retiring after a quarter dent for the New York newspaper century in this country. Mr. Byas, who P.M., and Mrs Hemingway arrived was accompanied by his wife, lately here from Shiukwan yesterday on to arrive in the Colony from Singa- represented the Neto York Times andį their way to Chungking-Centra pore next week.
the London Times-Domei.
Neins.
170 Commissioner of Police, is expected
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