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PRISONER Fritz Thyssen, Gorman industrialist who holp- ed to bring Hitler to power, then fell into disfavour, report- ed to have boori surrendered by France to Germany and is now in the Dachau prison camp.
Nightsoil Workers Demonstrate
In an interview yesterday, Mr E. B. Teesdale, Administrative · Assisi- ant to the Chairman of the Urban Council, made the following state- ment:
"The Chairman of thie Urban Council, views with sympathy those fermer coolies who are now genuine- ly out of work, but he cannot stress too strongly the fact that the fault is entirely their own, or that of their advisers.
"Long before the departmental system came into force the Chairman Sanitary made it known that the Department was anxious to re-em- ploy as many as possible of the former coolles. This was mentioned publicly In debate in the
Counell
was notifed in letters, to the Chairmen of the Luen Yip Guild. They were asked to pass the in- formation
on to members of the
Guild,
"While recruiting was in progress and seeing that the old nightsoil cooltes were not coming forward as expected, the Chief Inspector made a visit to the District where many of them lived in un effort to per- stinde them personally to register. Right up to the end the Department was willing to engage the former workers including women provided
the requisite they
medical exam
The excuse-that-the-wages-of- Government nightsoll coolies were not sufficient cannot be the whole atory. Three thousand applications were received. Of the 1,800 engag- ed, 20 per cent. were old nightsoil coolles. It has been assorted
that the old coolles inade
three
or four times. the amount of money offered Government coolie, The num- to ber of houses, which would necessary to make up this sum
could not possibly be clear- money, ed by one coolie every night and the nightsoil brought down to the Gov- ernment conservancy junks as re- quired by law.
be
of
that
"It was in order to ensure, among other things. nightly collection and proper disposal of nightsoil Government collection was institut- ed. The amount of nightsoil collect- ed in the past few nights has proved the Inadequacy of the old system. This Department, however, is stil prepared to absorb former nightsoil coolies Into the Government system as soon as vacancles occur."
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RADIO Lend and Lease Bill
Opposition
ZBW, 355 metres (845 k.a.) and 31.45 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles) Schumann Symphony No. 1
In B Flat Major Broadcast by ZBW on a Fre- quency of 845 kc's, and on Short Wave from 1-2.18 pan, and 6-11 pm. on 9.52 m.c's, per second.
12.15 p.m. Short Service of Inter- cossion.
Faked
Raising A Wind
About Whiffs,
Puffs & Snuffs
Casually, but with the instinct of
an oldume newspaperman making a scoop, Lord Beaverbrook referred last week in his, report on British aircraft production to a new British Oghter: the Whirlwind (specifications stli secret). And he stated:
"All
the fighters and all the bombers that we lost during the months the battle has ruged over Britain have been paid for in full, " tirely, by public
that
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Batayla
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born in, of all places, the Argenline. Calcutta In Buenos Aires two months ago, a group of
lotto
Karachi
Baigon Bemaranx
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King Shanghai
Kuala
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Clive Stract Fairlin Place
of young Britons and Anglo- Argentines, mostly junior executives Canton
Cebu
in Ernst, Berg & Cia. (adverusing Cawnpore agency), formed, half in fun and hair Colombo cames!, the Fellowship of the Dethl
Haiphong
in
Bellows.
Alm: "to raise the wind" for pur chasing Hurricano and other fighter planes for the RAF.
Method: each member contributes one Argentine centavo (4 H.K. cents) for each Axis plane downed during the month.
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SAVINGS ACCOUNTS alio opened in Thus, in October the Fellowship's Local Currency and Sterling with interest allowed at rates obtainable on application. 3.000
members each paid in 200
The Bank's Head Office in London centavos or 2.88 pesos for the 208 undertakes Executor & Trurtes business enemy planes notched up. by, the and claims recovery of British Income RAF. that month.
This totalled ex overpaid on terms which may be ascertained at any of its Agencies' and some $2,100 or just over 2500. By Branches,
W. H. EVANS THOKAN. the end of November the membership was increased and the tally was 293 enemy planes,
£2,500. (A Hurricane or Spitfire costs about £5,000.) By the end us Dece
now the trka botas
Ernest Gibson, Chairman of the Committee to Defendecember the Buenos Aires boosters America by Aiding the Allies, said recently that a check of a considerable portion of letters and post cards opposing the Lend and Lease Bill, which were received by members of Congress, revealed 90 per cent, bore forged or fictitious signatures.
The former United States Senator from Vermont added that members of Congress received 'messages opposing the bill in a 12.30 George Brott Wood and His ratio of 20 to 1 over favourable expressions. Accordeon Band.
12.45 Sea Shanties by John Goss and The Cathedral Male Quartet,
1.00 Local Time Signal.
POLICE RESERVE
Orders Issued For Current Week
1,01 Light Orchestral Selections. Dancing Down the Ages (Introduc- ing 33 Dances from curly Greelan Days to Date, arranged-Finck).... Herman Finck and His Orchestra; Notte Sul Mare, Barcarolle (Vaiente) Orchestra Nopolitain; Yidd
Yiddischa Wedding Fantasia (arr.
Michaeloff) ....Alfredo and His Orchestra with Vocal Refrain; Manhattan Serenade (Alter)..........Salon Orchestra; Sleeping Police Reserve orders by the Ifon, Mr Beauty's Bridal Procession (Rhodo); J. P. Pennefather-Evans, Commissioner of In A Clock Store (Orth)....Otto Police:
Chinese Company Dobrindt and His Concert Orchestra. Strength--Acting Lance Sergeant (R) 1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press and 1304 Wang Shlu-pun has been transferred to "A" Company and re-numbered R2 as Announcements.
from April 28, 1941. 1.45 Humorous and Vocal Variety.1 Two Chi-on has been promoted to Promotion-Acting Pollee Sergeant
2.15 Close Down,
545
6.30
tions.
Indian Programme.
6.32 Dance Musto,
t
the rank of Acting Sub-Inspector (R) as from April 20, 1941.
Inspection Parade-All ranks of the
expected 20,000 members. Meantime their Fellowship of the Bellows has blown Into Uruguay, Paraguay, and Chile.
Lately, it has come to Hong-
Manager.
POST OFFICE
Air Mail Service by British Over-
Airways to places west of.
SCOB
Karachi (India) is temporarily
konside from willingness to contri-
prime bule,
requisite for F.O.B. suspended. membership is to be "a fellow being with a bellow feeling," to enjoy
The public are reminded that it in "I have an idea that this is windy punning and complex ritual breach of postal regulations to
Payment
$2 Initiation enclose in a postal cover communi- Hongkong of part of a deliberate scheme of fee makes the Joiner & Whiff (all cations intended for persons other fifth column, propaganda direct-non-joiners are Snuffs, ritualistically than the addressee.
buti a ed by Nazi agents throughout, defined as "infinitely worse
The Printed Matter Service to the this country," he stated in a talk cross-eyed. toad with athlete's foot"). following places in China Is tem-
A Whiff becomes a Put when
porarily suspended:-Yunnan, Sze- to Kentucky committee leaders. pays his first month's lavy. A Fut chuen, Kwelchow, Hunan, Fukien
and "Save
Kulangau), Mr. Gibson said the next objective becomes a Gust after his (except
entry, 1,000 planes
been shot
shot Kwangai, North and East of of the committee was for "all-out" down' and he has paid in for them Kwangtung. production of armanent for Great one cent a piece. When 5,000 planes
Amoy
INWARD, AI··MAILS
Britain and delivery through United are down and $50 paid in, a Gust Small Packet Post to all countries States naval convoy if necessary. : becomes a Hurricane. When 10,000 is suspended.
planes are down and $100 paid, 'the U.S. Convoys
Order of the Bellows is bestowed. Air Mail by "Pan American Airways The time may come when we But no joiner may
"blow himself will have to convoy shipments to to Puffdom and other exalted Ranks" Great Britain," he said. The op-by pre-payment of dues. All con position will shout that such tributions are gladly accepted, but course means war, Why should it the contributor's promotion can pro- We shouldn't go to war if Hitler ceed only at the pace set for him sinks one, two or ten American by the RAF, after he signs up- ships."
Contributed.
The former Vermont Senator said Closing Local Stock Quota Chinese Company will parade on Wednes nt present England is receiving be-
day, May 1, for a general inspection of equipment etc. by the Company Com-tween "two and three million dollars' mander, A, B & C Companies will fall worth of equipment a month from us in at Murray Barracks Parade Ground 17.15 hours sharp and D E Companies but to put her on a par with pro- will fall in at Central Police Station at duction capacity with Germany and
conquered countries we must: 17.45 hours sharp. DressKhak! Uniform, the Cap with Khaki Cover, Belt with Brace, step that up to Wistle & Costa and Truncheon, "Pocket-worth a month," Policeman" and Nate-Book to be carried.
7.00 London Relay-The Newa. 7.15 London Relay "Questions of
The Hour,"
7.30 Portuguese ProgrAIGIE. 8.00 Local Time Signal and nouncements.
An-
y The Equipment Officer will make it a.
point of being present.
Training Course-Part IV.-Those detail- Lasted will attend Reserve Headquarters fur tor (8) Lau Shiu-chuen on Tuesday, May Part IV of Training Course under Inspec- 4.1 17.15 hours sharp,
Patrol Duty,--Patrol duties carried out os ardered.
Indian..Company.
will
be
a billion dollars'
GOVERNOR MOWED
Suicide Was Sound Idea
"It was about the soundest thing he could have done.”
Direct Service"--San Francisco dale, 7th May... May 14. Air Mall by "Pan American Airways Direct Service"-San Francisco date, 13th May
.May 20.
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G.P.O.
Iter.
.May 6,-5 p.m..
Ord:
May 6. 7 p.m.
Friday, May 9
nect with the "British OversaAS
Mr A. 1. Emanuel, the Southamp- | Air Mall by Air to Rangoon to con- ton coroner, said this in recording a verdlet of suicide recently on George Edward Leach, 37-year-old ship steward, who was found gassed. Lench, it was slated; had" "sut- fered-intolerable-pain-and-mental
OWN LAWN The Michigan Historical Commis- sion has found the history of a chief executive.so_famous_for_his_princ Strength Constables (R)200 9. Z. Alam, ples of economy that he moved the agony." Abdullah Khan have been permitted to
R1240 Atta Mohamed and ()239 lawn of the state capitol. He was Governor John S. Barry, a native of resign from the Indian Company as from
He was knocked down by a bicycle Amherst, Massachusetts, who served when he was seven, and the Injuries April 29, 1941,
three terms from 1841 to 1845 and affected his brain. from 1850 to 1852.
In 1936 he had three operations.
8.82 4 Programme of Il Music. Hill
Billy Medley; Intro.: The Round up; Will the Angels play their
for me;
Home on the Range: gon Wheels; Ole Faithful; Roll along. Covered Wagon
**Primo Seala's-Accordeon-Band-with-Vocal Chorus; It Ain't Nobody's Biz'ness What I Do (Browne and others): (a) Oh Susannah (b) We'll Rest at the End of the Trail (Poulton and Rose)
Inspection Parade. All ranks of the Mountaineers with The Rocky
Wi Indian Company will parade on Wednes; Bunk House boys: The Prairie is my day. May 7, for a general inspection of equipment, ele, by the Company Com- Home (from "Guns of the Pecos'). Dick Foran with Orchestra; (a) Un-mander & Companies will fall in a
Murray Barracks Parade Ground al derneath the Old Fine Tree: (b) The hours sharp. Dress-Khaki Uniform Cap Trail
of the Lonesome Pine....The with Khaki Cover. Beit with Brace. Rocky
Mountain Plains
Dunk Whistle & Chain and Truncheon, "Pocket- with House Boys
Policeman" and Note-Book to be carried, (film The Equipment Officer will make it a "Rollin' Plains")....B
Big Bill Competing Course-Part 1-Those de-
being present. bell and His Hi
Hill Billy Band; Riding tailed will attend Reserve Headquarters the Range in the Sky (Harry Carl- for Part II of Training Course under ton); Twilight on the Trail, (flm | Police Bergeant (R)214 Channan Singh "The Trail of the Lonesome Pine") on Thursday and Friday, May 8 and D, et
17.15 hours sharp. ...Wilfrid Thomas (Baritone) and Patrol Duty. Patrol dulles WEDD bo The Good Companions.
carried out
de ordered.
8.32 Albert Bandler and His Or
Flying Squad chestra with Grace Moore (Soprano). n. Lee has been promoted to the rank Promotion-Police Sergeant (R)31 K. Masquerade (Loeb); 1 Want Your of Acting Sub-Inspector (R) as from April Heart
(Haydn
Wood)....Albert 30, 1941. Sandler and His
Training Course-Part 1-Those detall- Orchestra; The ed will attend Murray Barracks Farnde Whistling Boy: Our Song (both from Ground for Part of Training Course on alm "When You're in Love).
Wednesday, May 3, at 17,15 hours sharp, Grace Moore (Soprano) with Or Dress Khak! Uniform, and Cap with chestra; Isn't it Romantic (Theme Khaki Cover.
Patrol Duty-Patrol duties will Song
"Love
To-night"); Always carried out as ordered. Mc Heart (Turk and Coats).
Emergency Unit Reserve ****Promotion, Lance Sergeant (R143 0.
be
in my Sundler und His Orchestra; R. Sadlek has beat promoted to the rank Without Your Love (Operetta The of Acting Police Sergeant (Ry be from Dubarry")..Grace Moore '(Soprano)} May 3, 1941. and Richard Crooks
(Tenor) with the
Training Course-Part I-All ranks of "B" Company with parade at the Orchestra; Souvenir D'Ukraine (Fer- Murray Barracks Parade dreund at 17.15 raris)..........Albert Sandler and His hours sharp on Wednesday, May 1, for Part 1 of Training Course under Arling Orchestra.
Inspector (1) M. A. de Sodza. Dres Khaki Uniform, and Cap with Khaki Cover,
Training Course-Part III-A members
News
9.00 London Relay The and News Commentary.
9.15 "The Hops of a New World" of the "D" Company who have not No. 2: “God and Freedom.
Recorded talk by the Archbishop of York.
qualified in Part II of Training Cours will attend: Reserve Headquarters on Friday, May 8 for instruelians under Police Sergeant (R)444 W. E. Dorabjes st
Patrol Duty Patrol duties will 9.15-10.00 News in French (on carried out ordered. Short Wave Only).
9.33 Excerpts from Mozart's "The 17.15 hours Magic Flute,"
9.45 Glaxounow--"Stenka Kazino,"
toire conducted by Desire |
A. Schumann Programme. Carnaval Ballet Music, London
SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST Ballet Orchestra conducted by Walter
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TYRE RIM KILLS DRIVER
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O. LAGER,
D..C. P. (R).
be
Want To
Form Army
Jews want to organise a com-
Goehr: Romance No.-1, Op. 90: pleto Jewish army with infan-i
Henri Temianka (Violin) with
Simon Baror
Romance No. 2, Op. 4.... Henri Temlanka (Visiin) with The Almond Tree... (Soprano) with
try, air force and mechanised Suddeband intelligence sections.
Dream This was part of a five-point prò- Visions, Op. 12, No. 7. Vladimir ground of Commons meeting recently
(Plano); The Flower House
Orchestra: Symphony No. 1 in B
| by:Mr · A, Abrahams, head of the
Thomas Norwood, lorry driver, and Beniamino Gigil (Tenor) with political department of the New Bernard Wilshaw, both of Norman ton, were changing the wheel on the lorry because of
puncture, They Alem p. 58; 1st Mov: Andante Zionist: Organisations. :
mollo vivaco Allegro, 2nd Efforts are being made to form a had almost got the near rim in post- Mov: Larghetto: 3rd Mov: Scherzo Parliamentary group Interested in tlon when it sprung off and lift Molto vivace 4th Moy Allegro Jewish problems, including peace Norwood in the face. His skull was animato e grazioso - Allegro . nime, which are understood, to em- fractured and he died Instantly, Chicago Symphony Orchestra con- brace a plan for the mass transfer Wilshow recolved severe cuts in the ducted by Frederick Block.,
of European congestion- for resettle- ment in Palestine.
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Successful First Aid Candidatos
The following candidates satisfied the examiners at the First Aid examinations held on April 22 and 23, and will receive the St John Ambulance Association certificato in due course:
Florence Allison, Lucy Anderson, Marjorie Allinson, Mary Baxter, Vivienne Blackbur (medallion); Dorothy Brazier, Kathrine-Brameld, - Janet Crawford, · Margaret ·· Clark, Florence Cartwright, Bisle Dunbar, Deane, Esme ·Edwards, Eulalia d'Eca, Olga Ferrier,
Leah Hawkett,
Winifred
Gibson, Freda Geyor,
Alico
Louisa Holloway, Jessia Holland, Edith Johnston, Henrietta Jernakoff, Mary Kalloy, Jean Kerslake, Hascena Khan, Jeule Knox, Helen Kennedy- Skipton, Irene
Lopes
Clare Marsh, Manson
anson (medallion), Lorraine Money, Frances
Oglivie Karen Pagh, Dorothy Pepperell, Hel
Helen Prophet, Dorothy Piercy (medallion), Consuelo dos
Edith Rawlings, Bertha Remedios,
Remedios,
Robinson
Jean Robinson, Fibrence
Hilda - Solwyn-Clarke, Edna Stenersen, Pesti Bung--Mabel Sully, Mona Turnbull, Ethel Wyllic, Ethel Wilmer, Hannah Wittenbach.
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