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RADIO
ZBW, 355 metres (845 ks) and 31.45 metron (8,320 klio-cycles) Talk by Archbishop of York "International Justice"
Impersonator LETTERS Lord Gort's
Brought To Book
Import and Export Licence
The Editor,
..Puzzle
Hongkong Telegraph.
Visit To Algeciras
Sir There are many questions which I would like to ask and would Yim Chi-man, 26, unemployed, up-appreciate answers (if any):
GIBRALTAR, May 19 (Reu- (n) Why is it that some Export Broadcast by ZBW on a Frequency feared before Mr H. C. Macnamara of 845 k.e's, and on Short Wave from at Kowloon Magistracy this morning Licences are held back for over a ter).-General Lord Gort, the 1-2.15 p.m. and 8-11 p.m. on 9.52 on three charges of Impersonating a period of sometiaies a week, when British Commander-in-Chief of minem. Short Service of Inter-huls at a village near Kowloon Tong the Spanish Military Governor Police Officer at three unnumbered others, which are for the same des- Gibraltar, paid an official visit to per second.
The staff could enlighten us. "Before wended not
12.15
cession.
12.30 Marek Weber and His Or oliestra
Richard Wilh
Tauber (Tenor).
Blumenlied, Op. 30 (Lange, arr. Blothgen); Luna Waltz (Lincko).... Morck Weber and His - Orchestra: You're Mine
on
LL24
Why is it that they refuse to of Algeciras this morning.
explanation why SOME
Lord Gort made the journey by Licences are refused? Haven't sea.
Wo got a right to know? Aren't we tax- paying citizens?
It is understood that the visit was cordial and that the Spanish (c) Why don't they employ com- Governor is expected to feturn the potent men, who know right away call on May 20, the nature of the application without from the Exporters, (after of
a
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guilty. Trang Wal-keung, vegetable gar-vo dener, sald that Defendant came to his hut and said that it was to be de- molished within a week. He pro- duced a paper which he said was on order from the authorities. He left (Dorance Slave shortly afterwards. By Order of the Stewards.
One Song (film "Snow White and
Pang Fung, married woman, said jenquiring ove or six days, whether Seven Dwarfs".....
Richard Tauber
· C. B. BROWN,
(Tenor) with Orchestra: Tres Jolio that. Defendant comte to her hut, intentional or not, I do not know);} Secretary.Waltz (Waldteutel) Marek which was near the No. 8 Railway
(d) Why do they insist on exact Hong Kong, 20th May, 1941. Weber and His Orchestra; Giris were Bridge, and end that he was a police date of departure of
constable made to Love and Kiss (Lchar).
the from
Shamshuipo when they know that it is against Richard Tauber (Tenor) with Or- Police Station. He said he had or-
shipping chestra; Waldteufel Waltz Fotpourriders for the hut to be demolished the Regulations for (arr. Silbermann)..... Marek Weber willin a week and produced a note company to impart such information? and His Orchestra.
paper with English writing. He told (e) Why do they insist on any Witness that it she gave him a
the 1.00 Local Time Signal.
few applications for. alteration in
Licence Form to be made within. 7 1.01
would take Plano Ducis by flawler and dollars he
the money Landauer.
back to the Station interpreter and days from the date of applications arrange for the hut to remain where when they do not return same ill-A new Sino-British export credit or shorter periods in Local or Other Cur... 1.13 Songs from the flim,
10 or 12 days later?
agreement for £5,000,000 will short-rencies at rutes which will be quoted or "East side of Heaven"-Hang Your it was
(1) Why do Civil Servants inalat Heart on n Hickory Limb....Bing
on being incivil? Crosby with Orchestra: "Aunt Sally"
EASY MONEY. We'll All Go Riding on a Rainbow; If I had Courtneidge:
Napoleon's
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Notice to Shareholders
The Seventy-second Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Offices of the underalyned on Wednesday, the 21st May, 1941, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers, together with a statement of Accounts for the year ended the 31st December, 1940.
The Share Register and Trans- fer Books will be closed from the 7th May to the 21st May, 1941, both days inclusive.
of the Royal
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1.30 Neuter and Rugby Press and Announcements,
1.45 Roy Smock and his Hawaiian Serenaders.
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Fairly Quiet SUPPORT
Over Britain
LONDON, May 10 (Reuter)-Only a few hostile aircraft were reported ever, Britain, mostly over the coastal diatriets, up to a late hour to-night.
It appeared unlikely that a large- scale attack would. develop any-- where.
Thai Luncheon
LONDON, May 10 (Reuter).-In honour of the That Minister in Lon- don, a luncheon was given to-day by Mr. R. A. Butler, Under-Secretary for-Foreign Affairs.
The guests inclutted Lord Cran- borne, tho Dominions Secretary, Lady Ravensdale, Skr Horaco Seymour, General
Sir Sydney Muspratt, Mr and Mrs Ashley Clarke and Mr Henry Channon.
BILL PASSED
WASHINGTON, May 19 (UP)-
House to-day passed tho
The
Philippines expert contról bill. And sent it to the White House for Pre- sident Roosevelt's signaturo...
THE
BOMBER
FUND
Total to date: $1,936,007.78
Remitted to London: £116,889.19.6d
Indian Programme,
Closing Lozal Stock Quota-
6.32 Dance Music, 2.00
Loudon Relay-The News. 7.15 London Rejay—“Questions of the Hour."
7.30 Portuguese Programme, 8.00 Local Time Signal and An- nouncements.
8.02 An Hour of Variety. 9.00 London Relay-The and News Commentary.
Sapper Makes Arrest
Chol, Young Engineers, said he was the husband in a cubicle when he overheard De- fendant asking for money. He came out, and saw his wife handing the paper back to Defendant, who ther walked en to another bul, He followed him and
and later brought him. to tive Police Station.
Chan Kiu,
Klu, married woman, gave similar evidence as that given by Fang Fung, adding that the last Witress arrested Defendant near her hut and took him away.
Defendant's Story Defendant sald he went to Kow-
ALIEN ROUND
UP IN U.S.
LONDON, May 19 (Central News).
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transseted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITA received for One Yeat
application,
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened 1 Local Currency and Sterling with interes allowed at rates obtaldable on application
The Bank's Head Oloe in Londo undertaker Executor & Trustee business and clalma recovery of British Incande ascertained at any of its Agencies and Tax overpaid on terms which may be
W. II. EVANS THOMAS:-
ly be signed in London, It is learn- ed from well-informed circles.
Negotiations which have been car- ried on for some time between the Chinese Government represented by Dr W. Kuo, Vice-Minister of Finance, and the British Government have bec
Branches, been concluded satisfactorily. The new credit is good not only for purchases of materials in the WASHINGTON, May 19 (UP)-- Sterling area but also for covering an-cost services connected with pur- The Department of Justice nounced to-day that the week-end chases together with other services round up of allens resulted in the necessary for national purposes in detention of about 350 aliens who China. are illegally in the United States and who have been apprehended.
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
loon Tong to look for some clansmen MR R. G. MENZIES
of his. When he passed by the door of the Inst Witness there were ten women gathered there, and one of them asked him what he wanted. On being told his errand the women hecused him of being a scoundrel who tried
money.
Several squeeze mon News men then caught hold of him, search- ed his pockets and found a not hook and three pieces of paper. They then assaulted him after which they accused him of impersonating as police officer. He was then
hen taken to the Police Station. He said he was innocent, and was falsely accused.
Defendant was found guilty and fined $50 or one month's hard labour on each charge, the sentences to run
Det-Sgt A. Shaw prosecuted.
9.15 The Hope of a New World" -No. 4-"International Justice."
Recorded talk by the Archbishop of York.
9.39 Violin Solos,
Chanson Arabe (Rimsky-Korsakov, arr. by Kreisler); The Deluge-Pre- lude (Saint-Suens). Toschia Seldel with piano accomp.; Romance, Op. 70, No. 2: Dan
2: Danse
No 2 (Sibelius)...re, Op. 100, consecutively.
with plano accomp.
Telmanyi,
9.45-10.00 News in French (on Short Wave Only).
9.45
Operatie Ducts,\
"Otello" Love Duet (Verdi)..Tiana Nemnitz (Soprano) and Torsten Ralf Tenor, with Orchestra; "The Pearl Fishers" In the Depths of the Ten- ple (Bizet).....
(Tenor) and lamino Gigli
de
Luca
(Baritone) with Orchestra,
10.00 Bruckner-Symphony No. 4. State Capella Orchestra. 11.00 Close Down.
Chungking Changes
CHUNGKING, May 20 (Reuter). -The appointment of Mr Hsu Kan, Vice-Minister of Finance, as the first Minister of Food, will be announced at a meeting of the Executive Yuan -to-cluy-it-is-learned-in-authoritative-
quarters.
Mr Tsou Lin, the Finance Com- missioner of Kwanglung, will be ap- pointed Vice-Minister of Finance.
Meiji University Baseballers To Visit Hawaii
TOKYO, May 10 (Domel), Meijl University's baseball team,
Explosion
On Junk
Injures. Many
An explosion occurred on a junk moored in Shaukiwan harbour last night causing injurles seven or eight persons on board and one death. Several of the victims are in a serious condition,
It is believed that the junk arrived from Swatow with stranded boat- people picked up en route.
The cause of the explosion is not stated.
Smuggling On Ship Detected
Parcels For Shanghai
Lam Choi-sang, 32, cook on board
LONDON, May 19 (Reuter).—Mr R. G. Menzies, the Australian Prime Minister, is returning to Australia to-day by ale from the United States.
Miners' Strike Ended
The terms and conditions of the agreement are said to be more favourable than those of the pro- vious credit.
Home Guard Celebrities
Manager.
POST OFFICE
An experimental service providing yes transit to U.S.A. and air tranelt from U.S.A, to Lisbon and United Kingdom has been instituted, The Inclusive postage rate is H.K. $2.00 peroz, for letters and HK$1.00 each for postcards. Correspondence for this service should hear the usual olue air mail lubel with the super- scription "By sea to US.A.".-
LONDON, May 19 (Reuter)--Sir Arthur Whitten. Brown who, with the late Sir John Alcoclt, made the first Atlantic Hight in 1910, has been
The public are reminded that it in appointed a Lieutenant Colonel in NEW YORK, May 19 (Reuter) the Home Guard with the command
a breach of postal regulations to enclose in a postal cover communi- As the result of a tentative agree of a battalion. ment on wages and hours between coat-owners and anthracite miners, R.A.F. In the last war and is now
Sir Arthur was a Lieutenant in thehan thu aadressee.
tations intended. for persons other
the miners have been granted a wage an active flying officer in the Train- Increase and the strike has ended. ing Branch.
Railways Agitation
Another battalion commander up CHICAGO, May 19 (Reuter)pearing on the same list is Major Labour agitation for wage increases General George Raikes, formerly of has now spread to the rallways. the Royal Marines, who served in Representatives of lve big Rail- the South African and World wars. waymen's Unions, involving 350,000 workers, announced that they are Defence Work Profits seeking a 30
30 per cent. increase in wages and are launching a country- wide campaign.
Notice of the demand for an in- crease will be served on the railways on June 10.
Congratulations
From Smuts
East Africa;
The
Justify Extra Tax
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" WASHINGTON, May 19 (UP)-
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, Mr John L. Sullivan, -to- day proposed to the Blouse Ways and Means Committee that they raise over one billion dollars by increased and broadened excess profit taxes as well as corporation income taxes,
corpora-
Success In Abyssinia He declared that many CAPE TOWN, May 19 (Reuter)-tions are profiting from the defence General Alan General Smuts han sent a'message to work but are not paying any excess
Cunningham, who profits levies, commands the Imperial forces in He asserted that there would be "I send you our warin no change. suggested "at this time" congratulations on the crowning for personal Income taxes brenuse vjelory at Ambu Alagi, which is a the dunger of increased living costs just reward for your brilliant leader- makes the lowering of exemptions ship and the high quality of your inadvisable." brave officers and men. The whole Abyssinian-campaign-will-take-a-Mr-Masamitsu Takasaki, member. high place in the annals of warfare of the Japanese Consulate in Hong- and add an Illustrious chapter tokong, has returned to the Colony African and South African history." after spending his leave in Kobe.
a British ship, Lai Chor, 24, assistant accountant of No. 122 Des Voeux E KEMIANY MEAT Road West, and Tang Kal, 20, stall foki, of
of No. 26 Eastern Street were charged before Mr D. J. N. Anderson at Kowloon Magistracy this morning with attempting to export uniani- fested cargo and with attempting to export same without a licence from the Controller Trade.
Defendants were charged with which was last year's champion yesterday 20 packages of merchan- placed on board the ship ameng Tokyo's six big universities, dise without the consent of the
will leave on June 10 aboard the Yahata Maru for Hawall where it
owners or master and with having will play eight to ten games with committed an unlawful act by pine- the teams of the Hawallan Base Ing eight packages containing fish ball League.
skin, rice, tea, etc., for the purpose The Meijl team which has been of exporting same from the Colony invited by the Hawaii Asahi Club without a licence from the authori- will be headed by Manager Ryojo tles. Akagami, Coach Umeo Tanizawa and 18 players.
The Mejt players will remain in Hawai Islands for: a fortnight and will return to Japan on August 15 aboard the Asama Maru.
Rifle Shooting
First Time Since 1914-18
The Hongkong Special Guard Company "Hughes Group" held their first le meeting at Kowloon City Iange on Sunday. As this was the first time int some of the members have had a chance to fire a Service rifle aluce 1914-1918, the results were very Ballsfactory.
At the close of the meet, a competi live detail match was held, which re- sulled in two detalls of eight members each scoring à total of 115. The win- ning detail was deckied when Mr Langston and Mr Roscoe shot it out, and the result was an overwhelming victory for the latter,
Electric Rinks
THE FOLLOWING will represent the Hongkong Electrio R.C. in a Third Division, lawn bowls match against the Hongkong F.C. at North Point on Saturday!
W. E. Macfarlane, E. L. Groome, J. F. Barron and Le de Rome.
A. P. Tarbuck, J. R. Way, C. E.
Gabagan and J. K. Sloan.
A. F. Paul, W. Stoker, A. G. Gard-
ner and J. F. Lunny.
Reserve, W. Stonehouse,
Firat Defendant who was absent had his ball of $50 estreated. Second and third Defendants pleaded guilty and were each fined $15 on each of the two charges. An order for the confiscation of the merchandise was also made.
Revenue Officer Dunnett said that he was on board the ship and found large quantities of merchandise in the bunk of Arst Defendant. When questioned he said he was shipping
to Shanghai for his friends who were second and third Defendants. Later Witness saw the other Defen- dants who admitted the statement and said that first Defendant ceived $1 for each package shipped.
re-
STOCK MARKET REPORT
Hongkong Stock Exchange Oletal Summary, issued yesterday, is:
Buyers
HK. Banks $1,310 Bank of East Asia $71 IK Fire Ins. X.D. $170 Indo-Chinas (Pret) $80 Providents $5.05
Hotola $2,85
Lands $31
Lights "O" $5.70 Electries "Ris" $11.35 Macao Electrics $18.00. Itopes $0.50 Entertainments $0.20
Sollers Macao Electrice $18.00 1. Salon II.K. Banks $1,310 Lands $31
Humphreys $0.40 Trama $10,00
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following places in China, Is tem- The Printed Matter Service to the porarily suspended:-Yunnan, Sze- thuen, Kwelchow, Hunan, Fukten (except
and Amoy
Kulangu), North Kwangsi,
and East of Kwangtung.
Small Packet Post to all countries is suspended.
INWARD AIR MAILS Air Mall by "Pan American Airways Direct Service"--Ban Francisco date, 13th May
..........May 20. Air Mall by "Pan American Airways Direct Service"--San Francisco .June 3. date,, 28th May
OUTWARD AIR MAILS Tuesday, May 20 Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu, U.S.A. and Europe via "Pan Ame- rican Airways and Trans-Atlanilo Service,"
May 20, 5 p.m. May 20, 6.30 p.m. G.P.O.
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Friday, May 23
Air Mail by Air to Kangoon to con- nect with the "British Oversean Airways."
K.P.O. and G.F.0.-
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Air Moll for Manila, Guam, Honolulu,
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June 2, 5.00 p.m.
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| HONG KONG POLO CLUB
Boundary Street, Kowloon
GYMKHANA
IN AID OF B.W.O.F. Under the distinguished patronage of HE. Sir Geoffry Northcote, K.C.M.G.
SATURDAY, MAY 24th at 3 p.m.
1
The Band of the 1st Bn. The Middle
Regt (D.C.O.)
by kind permision of Li-Col II, W. M. Stewart. onæ, mo, and Officers will play during the afternoon. Conductor: Mr. W. E. Kifford, Bandmaster,
Programme
3.00-JUMPING COMPETITION (a) China Ponies. (b). Australian Ponies.
4.00-ALARM RACE. 4.30-MUSICAL CHAIRS
.5.00—V. C, RACE ON MULES
(for all ranks).
| 5:30POLO MATCH-
(The Dichard" Trophy), 6.30—COCKTAIL CABARET.