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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
April 21, 1941.
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CLASSIFIED NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
ADVERTISEMENTS HONGKONG
ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD.
25 words $2.50 NOTICE is hereby given that
for 3 days prepaid
FOR SALE.
THE HONGKONG NATURALIST,
the NINETEENTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of Share- holders of the Hongkong Engineer- jing & Construction Company, FLOWER SEEDS: New shipment of Limited, will be held at the offices Giant Zinnias, Asters, Sun Flowers, of Messrs. Sir Elly Kadoorie & etc. Also Water Melon, Sweet Corn,Sons, St. George's Building, Chater Beans and Black Zinnia (novelty).
Road, Hong Kong, on Wednesday, The Clover Flower Shop.
the 30th April, 1911, at 12 o'clock Vol. X nos. 3 and 4. Price $4 (noon), for the purpose of receiv (postage extra). Now on sale ating the Report of the Board of Directors and a Statement of South China Morning Post, Ltd. CROSS SPRINGER SPANIEL Pup-Accounts for the year ended on the ples (seven) for sale in aid of the 31st December, 1910, and electing Bomber Fund. Please apply Mrs. Directors and Auditora. Hogg, Jockey Club Stables.
The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from the 24th to 30th April, 1941, both days Inclusive.
'School-Tie' Colonel Dismissed
COLONEL R. C. BINGHAM (Old Etoninn), who wrote to
By Order of the Board,
B. ALVES,
OH, DEAR! GULP THINK YOU BETTER TAKE ME BACK,
DONALD!
By Walt Disney
ANCHOR
BUTTER
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UPPER LEVELS A.R.P. OFFICERS' DANCE A SUCCESS
More than 300 people, including officials of the A.R.P. De. partment, A.R.P. officers and wardens, officers of the Volunteer Corps, the Naval Volunteer Force and the St John Ambulance Brigade, shared an enjoyable time at the Club Lusitano on Satur- day evening when a dance was given by the officers of the Upper Levels Division of the Corps of Air Raid Wardens.
The function was a big success. | a buffet supper being served at midnight and dancing continuing till the early hours, the music being provided by the Middlesex Regiment Dance Band.
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Divisional Warden H. R. Sequeira received the guests. Among those who attended were Wing Commander A. H. S. Steele-Perkins, Director of Air Raid Precautions, Mr B. H
ARP. Puckle, Mr Wong Sik-kuen,
HUNDREDS of German Alde-de-Camp to the Governor, Mr
northern M. L. Bevan, Major The asses Maureen Booker, Rachel Smith, Pamela Pritchard, Betty
Mr Ho Kum-tong troops, stationed in
C. Richards, Betty Longbottom and Cynthila Sanh, who will appear in "Pure
Chomp Norway are being invalided canton Ka-po, and Simple," an attractive revue organised by the II.K.V.A.D. in aid of Mr Tse the British bombed areas. The show will be presented at the China Fleetkin, Capt. C. de Salle Robert-home with the mysterious Arctic Ce
Mr Ernest Manning, Mr G. A malady known son, Club Theatre on Friday and Saturday next.
Pentreath, Mr. A. Hyde-Lay, Mr and disease."
Halphang Mrs A. H. Rumjohn, Mr and Mrs
M.stitute in Berlin, it was an- Banking Business transected. and Miss nounced recently, is trying to FIXED DEPOSITS received for One Year ACCOUNTS opened and CURRENT
Billion in French Gold Stored in Martinique
Medan
New York Tringtao Pelping
(Poking)
Yokohama
M. A., Baptista, Miss Priscilla Ho The Military Psychiatric In-Hamburg
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General
The Misses Grant, Mr A. E. Rafeek, Mr George Sun Lorna Mok.
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application.
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in Local Currency and Sterling with interest The Bank's Head Omeo in London undertakes Executor de Trustee buintes and claims recovery of British Income Tax overpaid on terms which may be Branches, ascertained at any of its Agencies and
W. II. EVANE THOMAS.
Manager.
POST OFFICE
Secretary.
find a way to protect soldiers for shorter periods in Local or Other Cuz Object Of Function.
from the illness which takes the rencies at rates which will be quoted on Hong Kong, 17th April, 1941.
supper, Wing Commander Steele-Perkins, in a brief speech, form of severe nervous break- congratulated the Upper Levels Divi-down followed by complete awed at rates obtainable on application. GREEN ISLAND CEMENT
the slon for their initiative in arranging lethargy, resembling sleeping VICHY, April 20 (UP)--The entire gold reserve of COMPANY, LIMITED
Bank of France, estimated at $1,000,000.000 (U.S.), has been the dance, which he said was the sickness.
It is believed to be caused by the NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN transferred safely to Martinique aboard the French cruiser first function of its kind since the
of inauguration the Corps of Air Raid "The Times" recently suggesting that the 62nd Ordinary Annual Emile Bertin, it is announced here.
Wardens. The object of such a funciong Aretic night, lack of vitamins, solitude and boredom, and it some- that only public school men were Meeting of Shareholders will be
The French cruiser narrowly escaped seizure Inst June when tion, he said, was to bring all mem-itney leads to violent lunney.
It seems that the morale of Ger- proving fil to receive Army com: held at the offices of the Company, British authorities learned that Marshal Petain had asked & bers of the Corps closer together.
He expressed thanks to the Com- missions, has been dismissed Exchange Building, Des Voeux separate armistice, it was suid. That same morning, the ship's radio
Peinin was mittee of the Club Lusitano for man soldiers in the occupied coun-! tries is becoming so seriously from his post.
Road, Victoria, Hong Kong, on The gold is now said to be brought new orders.
asking for a separate armistice, and allowing the use of their Club, and
affected that Hitler has ordered the expenditure of millions of pounds! Capt. Margesson (Old Harro-Tuesday, the 22nd day of April, buried in the mountain-top for-the gold must be rushed to the to Mr Baptisto for the fine decora-
on German soldiers' homes," to vian), the new Secretary for 1941, at 11.30 o'clock, a.m, for the tress of Desaix, at Fort de French possession in the Lessertions in the ballroom.
be established everywhere between! War, announced this in the purpose of receiving a Statement France, in 14,000 sacks under a Antilles.
Escape From Halifax House of Commons.
of Accounts and the Report of the slab of concrete and protected by Directors for the year ended 31st naval guns from the old battle- The colonel, he said, had com- December, 1910.
British officials went aboard and ship Jules Ferry, which can firé
suld special trains were waiting to mitted a breach of King's Regu-
THE TRANSFER BOOKS of 23 miles to sen.
"Tobacco Road," the grim and lations, and an expression of the
More than eight months after the speed the gold to Montreal. Battet
Y.M.C.A. VETERAN Army Council's severe dispica- the Company will be CLOSED transfer, it was disclosed for the first stalled, pretending to awalt moro sordid drama of the Georgian Hills,
orders, He had to resist increasing sure has been conveyed to him. from WEDNESDAY, the 9th April, time here that the gold had left British pressure. Then, the night of which broke all records for length of
run on Broadway, is now in its eighth Mr B. W. Smith Leaving 19, while Halifax slept, Battet year. France.
June That disposed of the discipli-1941, to TUESDAY, the 22nd
When the war began, the Bank ofted the gold-laden cruiser back toj
The previous Broadway record was Shanghai After 26 Years nary side of the matter.
April, 1941, both days inclusive, France decentralised its gold and hid
of it in secret places in the provinces: se ne the put in the turn and held by "Abie's Irish Rose," with By
Board Order of the
When the Somme line broke, and it run for the pass and
The Shanghai Navy YM.C.A, and Directors,
became apparent that nothing would with gunners mounting ali 20 of the 2,317 performances.
In London the Lord Chamberlain the Navy Y.M.CA. District Execu stop the Germans, the gold was ship's cannon and ordered to use gathered at vaults at Le Puy, in the then if the Dritish coastal batteries refused a licence to "Tobacco Road," tive Secretary, Mr. Smith is and it was performed in private nt salling for me in the President the Gate Theatre Studio.
Pierce on May 3. volcanic fastnesses of the Auvergne central highlands.
Not Suitable
In addition, he had decided that this officer was no longer suitable for _the_command of an officer cadet training unit, and he had given In- structions for him to be relieved of his command.
Cheers froin all parts of the House greetel this decision.
was П
Brig.-Gen. Sir Ernest Makins, ry. M.P. for Knutsford (Old Wyk- Tory hamist), suggested there parallel with a story by 11. II. Munro, which described the very unfortunate results to a woman who set to tell the truth.
Captain Margesson did not reply.
Earl's Grandson
F. G. H. Salsbury, "Daily Herald" War Correspondent. writes:
The dismissed officer is a licuten- ant-colonel of the Coldstream Guards, in the Regular Army Reserve of Officers.
The normal procedure now would be for him to return to his regimen- ' tal depot, pending further employ ment,
The War Minister's. announcement, however, complicates the question of Anding him a position suitable to his cank:
It may be presumed that for the time being he will remain unemploy- ed.
of
Lieut-Colonel Bingham, who is 55, is a grandson of the 4th Eart Lucan.
His Letter
His letter to "The Times" stated: "Our new armles are being oM-;
cered by classes of society who are
R. TAYLOR, Manager-and-Secretary Hong Kong, 25th March, 1941.
NOTICE
DEFENCE REGULATIONS 1940
The following rates will be charged for mailing single coples of the following nowspapers abroad:-----
South China Morning Post China and Macao
16 cents per copy
British Empire and Foreign
25 cents per copy
The Hongkong Telograph
China and Macao 14 cents per copy 16 conts Saturdays
British and Foreign
20 cents per copy
25 conta Saturdays.
Honour For
Mdm. Chiang
new to the job. The middle, lower- Mme. Chiang Kai-shek recent- middle, and working-clanacs are now ly was presented with the blue recuing the King's Commission.
classes, unlike the old nrig-triangle pin of the
American
tocratic and feudat (almost), classes Y.W.C.A. becoming the third who led the old army, have never woman in the world to, receive hind their people to consider. They the honour. have never had anyone to think of The presentation was made by
but themselves.
This
aspect
Miss Lifon K. Haas, secretary of the of life is completelyY.W.C.A. National Board for China, new to them, and they have very and was made in the presence of the Mr Nelson T. Johm-
largely fallen down on it in their General Ambassador to China, and
capacity na army officers."
Colonel Bingham also stated,
U.S. Mon,
many important Government officials "Never was the old school ile and and their wives. the best that it stands for more! justified than it is to-day."
CHINA AIR ROUTES
Poking, Apr. 18,
The China Aviation Corporation
(a Jiparieze controlled`organisation)'
Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of the President of the United States and Queen Ell
Elizabeth of England are the
two other recipients of the pin.
Miss Hans, in presenting the pin, said that the "three triangles repre- sent three Democracles--China, Dri- tain and America.
begirining June 1 is opening three now EMIGRANTS FROM COLONY:
air xoutes, linking Peking with Yun-}
The number of Chinese emigrants chengin southern Shansi, Swatow leaving the Colony for the Strafts with Canton, and Péking and "Tien- | Settlements during the month kain with Taingtao/Domei.
March was 3,019...
of
Gold Moved
The day the German armica crossed the Sene at Vernon, bank officials decided to move the gold to America secretly. Fourteen sacks, each containing 120 pounds of gold worth 40.000.000.000 franes. were removed hastily from the vaults of the Bank of France at LC Puy. The German armies on the same day were crossing the Seine at Vernon.
fired.
open sea
The cruiser. Bwung-around Bermuda and reached Fort, de France on June 22. The gold was quickly carried ashore and burled at the for. The British have blockaded the port since.
French officials believe a chapter in history may still be made with this
tstand gold and the island where it is discovered by stored-an Columbus, where the Empress Jose- phlee was born, and where, in 1902, occurred one of the great disasters of all time, the eruption of Mont Pele, destroying the City of St Pierre and killing 40,000 persons.
Veteran Company
There was a wild race to Brest with the gold sacks. On June 12 the whole stock was embarked on the cruiser Emile Bertin, in charge of Commander Battet, who was given sealed orders. Watchers knew that If the cruiser turned north the gold
All members of the Veteran Com- was going to Britain, it turned south the gold was bound for Dakar, pany, H.K.V.D.C., will commence Africa. But it went straight west attraining at Murray Barracks, Garden 30 knots and on June 18 arrived Road, Victoria, to-day, April 21, at at Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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following places in China is tem- The first twelve "homes", are to be pararily suspended:-Yunnan, Sze- bullt in northern Norway.
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Chain Gang
Fugitive May Go Back
THE man who wrote "I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang," Robert E. Burns is to go back to Georgia, U.S.A., to stand his trial on a charge of being a fugi- tiva from the chain gang, ac cording to a report from Atlanta, (Georgia).
Burns has been ilving, In' Now'. Jersey for some years since the suc cess of his film and his famous book,: and the authorities there refused to extradito him until yesterday.
He had been given a six-year sen- tence for theft, until he escaped, and In his book he describes the whipping of prisoners and their confinement in Ewent boxes and in stocks.'
“He tells how ha minnagod to escape, only to be caught. Ho cacaped again.. and this time remained at liberty.