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BEATING SHELTER RACKET
THE "Shelter Squad" is Ips- with's answer to the Anderson shelter racket which certain! landfords, and estate agents, in the town have been working.
The squad- brainwave of the Emergency Committee stands ready to go into action at a moment's notice.
Landlords have been advertising || "houses with Arufeysons"--although) Anderson shelters are Government! and not private property,
Bait Gone
Immediately the Emergency Comm- mittee sees such an advertisement the squid is rent out with a larry to collect the shelter from the empty hotise and pass it on to a family ni- ready on the walting st.
And when the ludlord shows his prospective tenant rotund
the pre- mises he Auds the Anderson gone.
This business of advertising house with Andersons hus become ¦ anwich A.R.P. offelal ramp. nid.
Waiting Months
The landlords know that any people are #1 willout shelters, and the advertisement is an attractive batt for a man with a family.
are
"The shelters have heen left by previous tenants, # they water by families who inay have heen, wailing months for them.
The new tenant ins to wait his turn too. We pre backing our Shelter Squad to beat the ramp."!
NOMINATIONS
TO S.M.C.
SHANGHAI, Apr. 10 (Reuter),-
Mr Tateki Horiuch!, the Japanese Consul-General, bas melally notified
the Shanghai Municipal Council that
Thursday,
TU, PL, OFAN FICKAR F 508
HEY!
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
HURRY UP AND PASTE UP
D' REST OF MY POSTER!
April 10, 1941.
By Ernie Bushmiller
DIS IS |HOOMILIATIN'
ARMY OF STEEL-Impressive scene shows men and machines of the Second Armoured Division of Uncle Sam's Army, staging a review at Fort Benning, Ga. More than 2,000 tanks and armoured cars passed before Army officials. Civilians also were permitted to sce the vast demonstration.
Blockade Hurts Germany
Traffic And Labour
war situation, theel:red
serious
and
-
TOILET GOODS
Will Pay Duty As From To-day
BE STRONG
Eat "BIFFO"
ZIG-ZAG FOLLIES!
Bomber Fund Raffle
NOW AT THE BIJOU
TRANSFERS MADE TO KEY-POSTS
Tribunal Hearing
Appeals for reassignment from the Combatant Group of the |Hongkong Defence Reserve to the Key-Post Group were heard before the Compulsory Service Appeals Tribunal at the Supreme Court this morning, and were successful.
The Tribunal comprised the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MscGregor (Chair. man), and Brigadier A. Peffers,
Mr F. I. Frankiin, Aszistant General Manager of the South China Morning Post, Ltd, appeared on behalf of Ave members of the staff, Messra J. R. Luke, S. A. Gray, H. Brokenshire, G. W. Giften and R. J. Cloake.
The Chairman: Mr Franklin, we shall take up from the point where we broke off at the last appeal. I think the position is, and you will correct me if I am wrong, that having appealed as you had and having appeared on behalf of Ave of your staff before the Tribunal, we effected a compromise and you undertook to how far you would be able, having
isce
to do
due regard to the case
case of normal civil dutles, to enable
your fellows a modliled and reduced degree of training. We now understand from the Commandant and Adjutant of the Volunteer Corps that that compromise has not worked and that only one uf your staff has been able to do any of the parades at all.
Mr Franklin: One of the five, Sir. The Chairman: Oh, yes. We know the other members of your staff are carrying out their training.
Cannot Be Spared
88,000 Tickets Sold Approximately 88,000 tickets, sub-} Mr Franklin pointed out that It jeet to Anal check, have been sold it was impossible to spare these men
It was officially announced yester-the Bomber Fund Monster Raffle, the and produced the Company's assign- day that as from 2 p.m. to-day Toilet draw for which will be held at the ment diary to indicate the various preparations will pay dutics.
Peninsula · Hotel, commencing at 2, dalty duties which included Sundays. The following rates will be en-p.in. to-day,
Brigadier Peffers asked what would be the position of the men in an emergency.
ap-
LONDON, Apr. 9 (Reuter). The forced:
There was a last-minute rush, for the nomination of three Japanese blockade in ke a chronic disease and On any quantity for retail, at a
prive (excluding the duty) not ex- the tickets yesterday, and to cope.
Mr Franklin replied that they Councillers to the S.M.C. was reach-jis indubitably a vital factor in Gur-Pin 50 cents, a duty of are cunts with the demand the closing time would still be necessary in the pro- ed at a meeting of the Japanese mony's Ratepayers' Assetation, it is learned. British Economic Warfare oflefal to will be charged; If over 50 cents and one of the centres was extended duction of the newspapers and might
dollar, the duty will from noon to 5 p.m. #ot exceeding
joven have to take over work normal. The three Japanese nominated are, "Reuler."
be 10 cents: over $1 and not exceed Mr Yutaro Hanawa, manager of the
Elaborate arrangements for they done by Chinese. ing $1.50, 15 cents; over $1.50 and draw, which will be undertaken by peal was allowed and the five mem-
After further discussion, the Transport congestion and labour Shanghai branch of the Mitad Bus-
not exceeding $2, 20 cents; and in His Honour the Chief Justice, Sir San Kabhat Mr Issakti Okumato, shortage niready are
bers of the staff were re-assigned to lawyer and former Japanese Consul-blens. Transport delays have been in every the retrice Athal! MacGregor, have been made the Key-Post Group. of dollar by which General in Singapore; and Mr Yasuzo ggravated by air rads
Laud apenkers have been installed
Another Appeal · Yujin-manager of the Shanghai labour shortage persists despite in- exceeds $2, the duty will be another
portations of forced labourers frenij 10 meis,
throughout the ground floor-lounge | "The securid appeal was brought by“ fee of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha.
Poland, Norway and other occupied Whenever duty is paid on toilet of the Hotel, and the proceedings are Mr II. C. Bustard, of Messrs Alfred countries.
preparations, and whenever any toilet expected to take six or seven hours.Holl and Company, Agents for the preparation on which the duty has
Blue Funnel Line. Acknowledgments been paid is bottled, packed or re- Packed, a
tabel denoting the amount of the duly paid shall be affixed to the innermost container which can separately, so that it canno be opened without breaking the label, the consists of cakes which can be sold Reparately, a label shall be affixed to
Passion Music
Many
are known instances
of German merehumis cancelling orders because the railways are unable to deliver the goods.
A programme of Passion Music with hymes was conducted at St John's Cathedral yesterday, the lies being given by the Cathedral Choir.
Numbers rendered were Cantata Despite the official censorship there No. 22 (Jesus Called, unto them the is increasing evidence Twelve), J. S. Bach; Prelude and newspapers that shortages are Provided that, if the preparation Fugue in D Minor, J. S. Bach; and much more severe "How lovely are thy dwellings fair,"[blockarie is takian effect. from Brahms' Requiem.
NEXT CHANGE
AT THE
KING'S
EXCITEMENT!
TYRONE
POWER
in the most famous of all acroon rolari
THE MARK
WOF
Zorro
LINDA DARNELL
BASIL RATHBONE
CALC BONDERGAARD KUDENE PALLETTEI KOWANO KOMEKAO MONTAQWLOYE · JAMHET BERCHEN FONERY LOWERY, CUNIN.PIN MARTIN
· ́À BÓN CENTURY.TOX PICTURE
30 German
and that
300
A total of $1,760,633,34 was renched by the War Fund Inaugurated by the S. G. B. Past, Ltd, with the following donations: Pollee Recreation Menial Hospital tenth donation) 30
Club (fourteenth donation).......................! "X" (A Stick of nomba for Hitler's Peninsula Hotel (Dand Concert on
Birthday)
April 8 MANDANNY Sergeants' Mess, H.K.V.D.C. per C.S.M. noteworthy that some toilet -For a Black and fan Dar It
Baptista's Souvenir Menu contain alcohol, A forged one daling note received on Preparations which will now pay two dulfes, one as com Arrit 7 fins been deducted from the above modities and one under the liquor duties regulation. The combined tax,
however, is small.
The oil supply position is obviouslych take, Idifficult as Germany herself does not
expect to receive more than three: million tons from Ruznania, even with favourable conditions the Reich is unlikely to net over two and half ¡million tons from Rumania and per- haps one million from Russia. This might keep Germany going. if the occupied cinnteles, could continue on their present story. 1 on rations and if Germany's synthetic production was unimpaired. Rubber protiaction is only the third of probable war- Lime mininum needs and the severest restrictions have been imposed Germony,
Textiles Shortage The shortage in textiles is reverely felt by German civilians, General difficulties are best illustrated by the prevalence of black markets through- out Germany and Europe and the severe sentences inflicted on hoarder's and traffelers in food.
REFUGEES
IN COLONY
An Increase Shown In Government Camps
total.
Lord Mayor's Thanks
The Chairman observed that when Mr Bustard first appealed, he was
granted a month's exemption when he stated that he would only be in the Colony temporarily, and night 100 return to England.
Mr Bustard said that he was new stationed here, and his hours were meet 731 very irregular, as he had to
ships.
The Chairman, after discussing the position with Brigadier Peffers, who recommended offered no objection. that Mr Bustard be transferred to the Key-Post Group,
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A telegram has been received through the Hongkong and Shanghal Banking Corporation from the Lord Mayor of London acknowledging re- eclpt of £115 7s. 8d. recently mitted by the British War Organisa- tion Fund from the proceeds of the Hongkong Police Force and Pollee Reserve Dance, in nid of air-raid dla».
re-
Supplied by the Director of Iress. The telegram reads: Medical Services, the following are "Gratefully acknowledge gli my the figures showing the number of fund. Convey donors sincere appre refugees and destitutes accommodal-stat on"
ed in the various Government comp in urban and rural arwas for th week ending Apell 5. The figures inf
Netherlands Ministers
Manila Conference
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" HIONOLULU, Apr. 9 (UP).—Herr [J.R.H.M. Van der Schrieck, a member of the Dutch Foreign Office, utrlved here to-day on the steamer Lurling. He will leave by clipper for Monila to join Foreign Minister Van Kleffens Batavin from where he will proceed
brockets are those for the week MR E. J. AINSLIE to Tokyo. He made no comment re-
ending March 201
King's Park, 1.303 (1,300); Matau- chum, 1,572 (1,495); North Point.
(1.525); 310
Morrison Hill, 518
A dangerous scarcity is sure to 150); Tal lang squatters" comp crise more through distribution dif- ficulties than from a complete ab- 2.557): Ngau Tau Kok squatters
801 (802): Kam Tin,
Children's (1880); Fanling
camp
2,007 Camp
PASSES
For Many Years on Staff Of Lane, Crawford The death occurred of Mr Ernest
the Eastern Mediterranean has calls- & wat 10,667, as colpired with 10,413, Lane, Crawford, Ltd, at St Teresa's The total for the week ending April James Ainstic, formerly of Messrs Immense strain en internal
sence of supplies apart from increased war traffle, the blockade by closing 327 (314). the ports of Hamburg. Bremen and
ed an
The congestion in Mar for the week ending March 29, show-spital, Kowloon, yesterday, after a
sumplica cannot be east an increase of 251.
is such that even
The
recent enrolment
of 225-
crults for the army in many cases re- moved the fast youthful labour which
Irreplaceable by war prisoners
owing to lack of administrative xtadt.
The
The
mt, the need to
Giant Warship
· Launched
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH**
khart illness.
Karding his mission or regarding the| present conferences now being held at Manila.
STOCK MARKET REPORT
Hongkong Stock Exchange Ometlil Summary, Issued yesterday, says:
The market is dull but there are
The late Mr Ainslie, who was of ano particular signs of weaknesse
very kindly disposition, and was mucla esteemned, joined the staff of
Messrs Lane, Crawford, as far back
મ
1910. Не resigned in 1935 owing
to ill-health,
#
During the Great War, Mr Ainslie general picture, is therefore, - NEW YORK; Apr. 1) (UP)—The served as a member of the Hongkong of highly-organized cennomy strained new 35,0000-ton balticship North/Volunteers, and was also for a time at very many points by the teekude, Carollim was commissioned at the in the Special Pollce. He was
maintenance of industries, the Brooklyn Navy Yard to-day, tangible member of the Engineers Institute for
to grow food instead of evidence of the United States bld for many yours.
supply the noval
Besides his widow, Mr Ainslie is supremacy. This makes n fola! | of 16
ships compared with survived by his son, Mr G. Ainslie Britain's 17.
of the Colonial Secretariat, and his In a brief speech, the Secretary of stepson, Mr W. S. Gear, well-known the Navy, Colonel Frank Knox, sald cricketer, who is at present studying it was "one of the new line ships to at the University of Hongkong. give the United States the unchal lenged supremacy of the sçaq,”
German armies in occupied countries, the organisation of supplies from Russia all mERU that Germany's economic resources are exerted in a
c:Tort. painful
Germany's pagonda for the relaxation of the bjockade shows how Germans feel it.
Buyers
Bank of East Asia $70 Union Ins. $430 Indo-Chinas (Fref) 500
Hotels X,D. $3 Humphreys $8.80 Star Ferrien $52 Electrics is $15 Dairy Farms $17.25 Sales Providents $5.30 Lights "O" $0.20
The annual general meeting of the Hongkong Anti-Tuberculosis Assorin- tion will be held in St John's Cathedral Hall, by kind permissten of The funeral will pass the Monu- the Denn, at 3.15 p.m. on Friday, I ment at 8.30 p.m. to-day.
April 25,
"if i'm too small for prob.' Jema, I'm too small för lan atives made for grown ups. Cive me Castoria... it's made for children only.'
BLA
DON'T TREAT YOUR CHILD'S SYSTEM AS YOU DO YOUR OWN
Your child may be a little man to you-net so much like "Dad" that you may forgot that lils system is delicato after all, It cannot stand even in small dosenthe same strong laxatives that adults may take.
Castoria is made especially
and only for children
So the next time hig tongue is conted, a cold is on the way, or he fins a stomach upset, give him Castoria, the laxative made orpe- clally and only for children. Je will take it willingly for chlidren love its pleasant taste. But abore all else Castoria in anfe for deli- calely balanced young systems— contains no harsh, irritating "adult" drugs.
Castoria is so inlid and gentle in action it can be taken from unbyhood to 11 years. Get ac quainted with Custerin-the safe
laxative mado especially and only for children. Keep a bottle on hand always.
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Where there are children, Castorla is
needed. Economi-
cal. 12 doses or
more in each bottle.
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