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CLASSIFIED NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
ADVERTISEMENTS 25 words $2.50
for 3 days propaid WANTED TO BUY,
REQUIRED one Sceond-hand Foreign Mude Plano, must be of good quailty reply and in perfect condition, immediately to KKS C/o. Punt Box 200, Hongkong.
FOR SALE.
|LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.
NOTICE hordby "given that the Ninoleenth Ordinary Yearly Meeting of Shareholders will be held at Exchange Building, Hong Kong, on SATURDAY, 21st June, 1911, nt ELEVEN O'CLOCK A.M. The Transfor Books of the Company will be closed from 10th" June to 21st June, 1943, both days Inclusive.
By Order of the Board of ATTRACTIVE MONGREL PUTTY
Bomber Directors, (bitch). Proceeds to the
Hogg Picase apply Mrs. Fund, Jockey Club Stables.
THE HONGKONG NATURALIST.
Price $4 Now on sale at South China Morning Post Lid.
Vol. X noa, 3 and 4.
(postage extra),
Major Baschall
N. Y. Yankees
Defeated Again
A, W. BROWN,
Manager. Hong Kong, 3rd June, 1941.
THE CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE LIMITED
Notice to Shareholders
The Sixtieth Ordinary Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Offices of the undersigned on Wednesday, the 25th June, 1941, At Noon, for the purpose of the Report of receiving the General Agents, together with a atatement of Accounts for the year ended the 31st December,
NEW YORK, June 18 (UP),~ New York Yankees suffered defeat again to-day losing to Chicago White Sox 3-2 in the American 1910. League.
Chicago
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Battery: Lee, G. Niekry.
G
The Share Register and Trans- fer Books will be closed from the 11th June to the 25th June, 1911,
10 2 bath days Inclusive!
New York
Battery: Chandler, itsar.
Cleveland
14
17
+
Battery: Feller, Hemsley.
Philadelphia
4
2
Battery: McCrabb, Dean, Hayes,
Detroit,
h
Battery: Howe, Tebbetts.
Boston
A
0 3
Battery: Harris, flyha. Pyllah.
The Washington-St. Louis game will be played to-night.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Tiladelphis
0
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Battery: Blanton, Pearson, Livingston.
St Louis
Battery: Lanier, Mancuso.
Brooklyn
6
.
4 0
Battery: Fami Kimball. Tamulia,. Owens.
Chienga
Battery: Olsen, McCullough,
The firstom-Cincinnati and New York- Pittsburgh Extures are night-games,
The
Hongkong Telegraph Eleventh Annual Amateur Photographic Competition June-September, 1941. Two Silver Trophies Awarded by ILFORD LTD.
For the best and second-best entries. Three Silver Trophies Awarded by, EASTMAN KODAK CO. First Prizes in each of the three Sections, CASH PRIZES SECTION ONE Interior genes. Table Top and Still Life Studies. (Exluding portraiture, plants and and flowers).
$250
$250
1st KODAK SILVER TROPHY -2nd-$40-3rd-$30-4th-$10.
SECTION TWO Portraiture.
1st KODAK SILVER TROPHY 2nd $40. 3rd $30. 4th $10
SECTION THREE
Plants and Flowcra. 1st KODAK SILVER TROPHY 2nd $50. 3rd $30. 4th $10
RULES
The following Rules will govern the Competition:
1.The Competition is open to all
photographers.
ford
-The entries awarded the
Trophies for the best and second- 10x pictures in the Competion. will not be entitled to any other prizes.
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.,
General Agents. Hong Kong, 4th June, 1941.
THE INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING
Thursday,
G.
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
R.
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 23rd day of June, 1941, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works
Department, by Order of Excellency the Governor of one Lat of Crown Land at To Kwa Wan, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of 75 years.
June 19, 1941.
Loss Of Crete Debated In Lords Members Told Of Brighter Side
LONDON, June 18 (Reuter).—The debate on Crete in the House of Lords was initiated by Lord Addison who dwelt particularly upon the defence of acro- dromes in which, he declared, there is a division of responsibility,
If the higher direction on that matter was responsible for the defent in Crete, we should not run similar risks in our home defence.
Lord Addison said that he was himself responsible in March and April this year for bringing to the notice of the War Office and the Air Ministry A very the memorandum on serious subject, but nothing happened.
the top to brains.
Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dispo-
Lord Addison argued that the sal of the lot the Purchaser (1
reason why this vital matter was not not the applicant) will be required apprehended adequately in because to deposit with an authorised not enough play has been given at ofllcer who will be present at the
Samuel Viscount
(Lib.) found sale, the sum of two hundred much cause for gratification. Allud- dollara, ($200) in cash. This auming to number of important occur- will be refunded on payment of Fences in which Hitler has failed, Lord Samuel quoted the phrase by the Purchase price.
Carlyle: "You may paint with 2202 be PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. very big brush and yet
Kreit
Still Neutral to Iraq and to the fact that contrary to expectations a year shnken gu. Her had not yet Spain's neutrality and marched on Gibraltar,
Kowloon
injang Lot No. 1310
(a Heung Road, To Kwa Wan
between Kowicon
Registry No.
No. of Sale.
Locality
Inland Lots Nos.
4047 and 1834.
Boundary Meniurements
+
E. W.
as per sale plan.
Contents la
Unset
about
The purchaser of the lot wif be required to pay to the auctioneer in cash the sum of $279.00 (being the upset price) im- 10% of mediately after the fall of the
balance the
of hammer.
the premium being paid in accordance with the Conditions of Sale.
man
THEFT FROM DOCKYARD
The affection and mutual con- dence between the Soviet and Ger many, continued Lord Samuel, was now apparently shown by the mass ing of arined millions from the Baltic
to the Black Sea.
The Soviet alliance with Japan has not frightened the United States from action to assist the taking over Allies: American action must be treatly influenced by the attitude of sister republics in Central and South Amerien which Germany has been making intense efforts to influence but has failed.
21 American Pan-American
Americas Solid The whole of the Republies and the Union remain solid.
The Battle of the Atlantic is far from being won but it certainly s not won for Hitler,
The distinguished former Chief of the Air Force, Lord Trenchard, said that there was much infsunderstand ing regarding the recent air opera-į tions.
Ifinore aerodromes had been built have in Crete, they would never The SIXTIETHI ORDINARY
A fairly well-dressed storehouse survived the large-scale bombing GENERAL MEETING of the
Aberdeen attacks which the Germans could employed at the Company will be held at the Naval Base. Albert Hamid Harleam, bring against them. Whether it was Ollices of the General Managers, 30, appeared before Mr A. N. Mac-possible ever to accumulate enough adequately to defend fadyen at Central Magistracy this equipment Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., morning and admitted stealing four aerodromes in Green and Crete was Ltd., Pedder ́Street, Hong Kong,
of inseed oil, valued $14, the point which only those with full on Thursday, 10th July, 1911, at properly of the Naval Authorities, knowledge could answer.
4.30 The facilities at the disposal of the noon, for the purpose of receiving in Queen's Road East, about
Germans for bringing up planes, and the Report of the Directors, pass-
p.. yesterday,
supplies were incomparably superior to the British. ing the Accounts, and electing Directors and Auditors,
The Transfer Books of the Company wil be closed from the 3rd July to the 21th July inclu- sive.
Defendant was fined $10 or in default one month's hard labour. Det.-S J. Bentley, assisted Sgt. R. Mackenzie, prosecuted.
Majesties Visit Tyneside
by
LONDON, June 18 (British Wire-
at
By order of the Board,
less).Their Majesties the King and JARDINE, MATHESON & Queen spent seven hours to-day
shipbuilding yards touring CO., LTD.
Tyneside. They
naw every type of ship being constructed.
TU.C. leaders told their: Majesties
General Managers. Hong Kong, 14th May, 1941.
NOTICE
This will sorve to inform all crned that information has concerned been received from our Principals that the steamers
President Taft
v-85
President Cleveland
Y-87
President Coolidge-
Y-58
President Pierce
v-79
President Jackson
V-3
President Hayes
President Adams
·y-2
v-1
Lord Trenchard said that one of
the
01 the reasons for
evacuation
get could not Crete was that
we reserves of troops in the battic zone. Question of Reserves
Maze's
Singlehanded Fight For British Interests
LONDON, June 18 (Reuter),--An oficial tributo to the work of Sir Frederick Maze, Inspector General of the Chinese ing a question about the control of the Customs in occupied Maritime Customs, was paid in the House of Commons follow-
areas of China.
Me Anthony Eden, Foreign Minis- General centinues to administer the pointed out that the Inspector Customis Service throughout China, Including a marino depart- ment which deals with lighthouses and harbour services, but he has to take into consideration the require- ments of the occupying Power in the occupied areas.
Sir Alfred Knox asked whether it was realized that Sir Frederick was putting up a singlehanded. Dight for British interests in the Far East and asked whether the Foreign Secretary would do everything possible to help him.
Mr Eden replied, "I would jou in paying the warmest posible tribute to the work Sir Frederick Maze is doing."
Junk Attack Recalled
An attack by armed men trading: Junk at Mirs Bay, British waters, on May 17, was recalled this morning when Lo Kau and Tsun Wan, alias Tsu Cheung, were charged before Mr Justice P. E. F. Cressall at the Criminal Sessions with robbery by two or more.
Exchange At A Glance
SELLING
T.T. London Demand London T.T. Shanghai,' TT. Singapore T.T.
T.T
T.T. U.S.A.
2.T. Manila
TT. Batavia T.T. Bangkok PT. Saigon T.T. France
1/21
.1/274
435
102
.52%
8266
24
.484
.45%
140%
.104
.102
1/04
4 m/s L/C London
4 m/s D/P London.
.1/3 .1/36%
4 m/s L/C U.S.A.
.25
4 m/s France
.84
T.T. Switzerland
TT. Australia
30 d/s India
BUYING
U.S. Cross rate in London 4.021⁄2 U.S. Cross rate in NY.
RADIO
Mr J. Murphy, Assistant Crown Solicitor, proseculed with the assis- ZBW, 355 metres (845 kc.) and 31.45
metres (0,520 kilo-cycles) ance of Sergeant Franklin, Accused Mr in-shing! were represented by
Lao instructed by Mr J. M. Hall. Grieg Sonata in C Minor
The jurors were Messrs Alexan-
For Violin and Piano der Smith McKay (Foreman), Chiu
Broadcast by ZBW on a Frequency Kwan-chee, Fernando Pedro Pereira, Frederico Enrique Castro. WORE of 845 ke's. and on Short Wave from Tak-wing, Tomashevsky Dimitry 1-2.15 p.m. and 1.30-11.15 p.m. on Vlaudislaus, and Fred Vietor Wong 9.52 m.c's. per second.
Accused pleaded not guilty,
Indian Programme.
RAID OVER · ALEXANDRIA
CAIRO, June 18 (Reuter)-Only
0.45
Closing Local Stock Quota-
tions.
4.47 The Symphony Orchestra and
Nancy Evans (Soprano),
7.20
Op. 45.
Grieg-Sonats in C Minor,
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Piano) and
7.45 Grieg Songs.
a few bombs were dropped during an air raid on Alexandria early this Fritz Kreisler (Violin). morning, according to an Egyption Ministry of the Interior communi- que.
The alert lasted about an hour and all-aircraft defences were in action. Only one casualty occurred and the damage done was very slight,
8 London Itelay-Tho News. 8.15 London Relay Questions 4 the Hour.
8.30 A A Military Band Concert.
Local Time Signal and Pro- gramme Summary,
9.02 Reginald Foort at the Organ. 9.15 Studio-Local Newsletter, 9.30
"You cannot keep your reserve troops in the buille zone. For this purpose of having reserves in depth, an Air Force reserve of far greater than 100 per cent. Is needed. There will always be a large number of reserves for the Middle East locked up in transit along the lines of com- munication"
Lord Trenchard declared, that the
of aerodromes was
the
Field Marshal Lord Milne made a War Ofee that the strong plea should accelerate the supply of in- by the British, Australian and New News Commentary.
that there were no labour troubles | defensity of the Army,
of any kind at the yards which were working to the utmost capacity.
Colonial Trade
With Americas
different if the Germans could have got in all the tanks they wanted and If we had not four months in which to reinforce our resources.
Sacrifices and suffering undergone
formation concerning the where- Zealand forces' lind not only caused
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BAVINGS ACCOUNTS #lso opened in Local Currency and Sterling with interest allowed at ralës obtainable on application, The Bank's Head Ofles in London underlakes Executor and Trustee' bust-
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עיןם
W. It. EVANS THOMAS.
Manager.
NEW EXPORT
CERTIFICATE
To Reduce Delays
LONDON, June 18 (British Wire- less)A new system to help British | exporters to avoid unnecessary delays in the transit of goods has been in troduced by the Ministry of Economic
of the Warfare by means
of K Issue "destination control certificato."
Under the present methods when it is necessary to trans-ship goods, for example, at Lisbon for Switzerland or at more distant ports like Singa- often pore and Hongkong, delays
there fre occur, especially where
goods British controls. to prevent reaching the enemy.
Exporters hol
|
holding an export licence
will be able to obtain a "destination control certificate" which wil go with the goods and at the trans- shipment purt or if the ship is inter- cepted by the British Navy will act as a passport to obviate the need of examination by the authorities.
H. K. CHINESE SUGGESTION
A suggestion was made recently by the Chinese Manufacturers' Union and other Chinese industrial and commercial organisations in Hong- kong in a joint petillon to the Minis-
Ign Affairs that commer iry of Foreign cial attaches · be despatched to foreign countries with view to promoting the country's
trade
"TUS has received the ap-
Ministry, sald Mr. Lng Kang-hou, prominent business- man and Secretary-General of the Chinese Bankers Association, Shang- hal, in an interview with the "Cen- tra! News"
A Light Orchestral Pro-proval of the gramme with Vocal Ducts by Anne Ziegler and Webster Booth,
D.45-10 News in French (on Short Wave Only).
10
London Relay-The News and
10.15 Dance Musie, abouts, if alive, of men from Grece a serious selback In litter's eastern-11-London Relay-To-Talk and Crete as in many cases relatives plan but might bring their final Many Things.' do not know what had happened to wrecking.
their sons and husbands.
up.
German Losses
Lord Croft (Under-Secretary for 18 (Reuter).-- LONDON, June Questioned in the House of Com-War) intervened to give an assurance mions to-day about the development that this matter was being speeded of trade with the United States and South America for colonial products,
Lord Moyne, leader of the House, the Under-Secretary for the Colonies, Mr G. II. Hall, declared that colonial replying to the debate for the Gov
ernment, refuted the "Nazi le" that exports to Amerien, especially the United States, were encouraged by the whole force of the German attack ол Crete was borne by Anzac troops. British troops in the opera- The
number of commodities tion in this area had been equal in than more and slightly ports of a
the with discussed
number already United States authorities, and
The number of German dead in Colonial Ofce official was recently
Crete was four times as many as the of British and exceeded the total tinue the discussions.
British losses in killed, wounded and missing.
means.
will be delivered to the United all practibility of increased cx-
States Maritime Commission on.
of their completion
present *
voyages.
This advertisement will sumce
W35
to serve notice that all subsequent sent to Washington specially to con-
of
above-named
voyages
the of steamers Are cancelled on termination
their current voyages. All passages and cargo
such for
subsequent
3. The prices will be awarded to the competitors sending In what are najudged to be the best photo- graphi in
Section. Each each entry must be accompanied by a form which will be published during the period of the Corn-
booked murt be petition, and which pasted on back of entry, 4-The right to publish any or all of the entries is reserved to the Hongkong Telegraph. 5-All photographs entered murt
have been takent in the Colony of Hongkong. Photographs which have been already entered in other Competitions are ineligible, No responsibility will be accepted for non-delivery of, less of, or damage to entries 7-All entries to be either black, sepla, or toned pictures, and must Coloured photo- be mounted. graphs are Ineligible. 0-Pictures Bubmitted in sepia tones should be accompanied by amalier print in black and white. 9.-No picture to entered in more
than age Section.
10--Mounts to be only white or cream, must be of one of the following size:-10x12 10x20.
11,-No correspondence with be entered
into in connection with the Com petition, 12-Members of the Staffs of the
the Telegraph and Jangkong South China Morning Port.ara.not permitted to compete, 13The decision of the Judges shall
Le final. 14-At the conclusion of the Com
entries will be returned
patitioiions on application at
the Telegraph offices within seven days.
aliases 15.-The use of
forbidden,
ENTRY FORM
NAME
SECTION
ADDRESS
is strictly
Please use block letters and paste one of these forms on back
of each Entry.
voyagen are heroby cancelled. Give Al All passengers and shippers are invited to apply at this office for further information relative to space.
►
From the foregoing it will be realized that, of the above- mentioned steamers, the А5 "President Pierce" v-79 will be the last sailing under the old schedule. A new schedula cover- Ing the routes and sailing dates of our remaining steamera will be available to the public in a few daya.
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£1
equal in casualties.
lost relatively little milltary material whereas we destroyed at least 430 of the costliest German types of plones and blunted the feeth of the Luftwaffe.
Co-operation with the Army will not be inferior to that of the Germans when our system of air support is
You Can. complete.
The
Bomber
Fund
Contributions
to date
$2,222,010.68
Remitted
to London £130,939.19.5
nre
Defence of Aerodromes
aerodromca In this country, defended in depth. We have an Air local defence Defence Force and serving particular aerodromes. They will be supplemented and backed up by the Army.
Lord Moyne declared that the handicap of distance to the Eastern Mediterranean is being steadily counteracted.
The
resistance in Greece and Crete has given us months to strengthen the position in the Suez Canal.
Italians have been cleared out of threatening positions, the South. Africans and others in the Red Sea operations have been enabled to re- Inforce
the main position in the Mediterranean and counteract the
ery in Iraq and of Vichy in
Meanwhile from Britain, United growing States, India and Africa, volumes of armaments and transport are flowing in and have for exceeded the loss of material.
In the Syrian oparatione, the Australians are already flying Ameri- can planos.
**** A Free Passage -
If we had given a free passage to the Germons by not resisting In Greece, and Crete, the situation on the Suez Canal defences would have been far more anxious, than it was to-day. We have used the time to good purpose.
The prospects of the present vicious tank battle would have been very
11.15 Close down.
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It means knowing the exact time and date at which a letter, a telephone message, etc. arrived or left.
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Mr Ling that the Minis- try has already replied to the or- at gunisations.endorsing the proposal in principle but stating that since the question concerns the economie field, the proper authorities concerned will be consulted first before any concrete steps can be taken.
Bomber Downed Over Britain
LONDON, June 18 (Reuter).—One enemy bomber was destroyed on Tuesday night in raids on Britain,
A very small number of enemy aircraft flew over the coastal areas in the southwest this afternoon,
Up to 8 p.m. G.M.T., no reports were received of any bombs having been dropped, states an Air Ministry communique.
U.S. Bases Are
Ready
WASHINGTON, June 18 (Reuter), -United States naval and air bases in Bermuda Islands and Newfound- land will be commissioned within the next fortnight or month.
This was announced.to-day by the Secretary of the Navy, Colonel Frank Knox.
The naval and air bases on Morgan and Tucker: Islands will be commis- aloned on July 1.
Philippine Economy
To Be Bolstered
·SPECIAL TO THE !!TELEGRAPH" MANILA, Juno 19 (UP).-It Is learned that Mr Franels Sayre, Higli Commissioner, has cabled the Secre- tary of the
Interior, Mr Harold Ickes only the suspension of endorsing not the export taxes on Philippine pro
as proposed before Congress in a bill pending pension of the quota limitations in order to bolster Philippine economy In view of the adverse war conditions.
SUB*
Women Registering
LONDON, June 18 (British Wire- less)All female British subjects born in 1917 are required to register particulara about themselves on Saturday, June 20.
TAKEN PRISONER
Capt.. Lional Massay, elder son of Hon. Vincent Massey, Canadian High Commissioner in London, was taken prisoner by the enemy during the British campaign in Greece,