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Bruno Mussolini Killed In Plane Crash Near Pisa
Rome, Aug. 7. Bruno Mussolini, second son of the Duce, was killed to-day when's plane
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of the Sale by Public Auction, to be held on Monday, the 11th day of August, 1911, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Pulille Works Department, by. Order of His Excellency the Governor of ond Lot of Crown Land at Shek Shan, in the Colony of Hong Konic, for a term of 75
with tho
of years,
option renewal at a Crown Rent to be ixed by the Sarveyor of lis Majesty the KING, for one further term of 75 years. Intending bidders are advised
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 11th day of August, 1941, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of Ills Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Kam Tain, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, commencing from Ist July, 1898, with, the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be Axed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, tor farther term of 24 years leas the last three days thereof. Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dispo sal of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicant) will be required ofleer who will be present at the to deposit with an authorised sale, the sum of two hundred officer who will be present at the dollars, ($200) in cash. This sumsale. the sum of two hundred
THE REGISTER.OF MEMBERS of the Company will be CLOSED from MONDAY. IST SEPTEM- LER 16 THURSDAY, 11TH SEP.that immediately after the dispo- doysal of the lot the Purchaser (If TEMBER, 1941, (both
he was testing crushed near Pira inclusive) during which period not the applicant) will be required
Rruler.
Mussolini was born in 1915 when his father was a member
transfer of shares enn registered,
hto deposit with an
TLC)
of the
By Order of the Board Directors. His mother.
of
Socialist Federation and director of
its organ, Avanti
Authorised
whom the future Dictator had mar GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD., will be refunded on payment of dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum ried when a poor political agitator,
in
was the daughter of a peasant. Bruno's childhood" was pent humble surroundings in Northern but after his father's historic March on Rome in 1922.as Fascis! Aeader, family conditions improved 1le received the usual greatly. Fascist upbringing of combleed pen- demic and military Instruction.
A strong, healthy lad, Bruno took part in all outdoor sports, Tint he hal endurance and courage Was shown when at the age of 16 be broke a leg in u ski-ik nertdent at After re- Alps. Sestrieres in the
refused to be Žཀཱ ཐཱ ॰ Celving frat-uid removed to hospital until he had seen some hours later the arrival of distinguished visitors who had been expected. On recovering Bruno took up lying and before he Wa 18 rerelved his pilot's certicate from his father at a public cere. mony.
In 1935, when Italy vaded Abys sima, he and his elder brother Vit- toro volunteered for service in the Air Force. They took part in many and troops air fulds on civilians
their machines were during which several times struck by bullets, and were awarded silver medals for al- Juntry.
At the end of the war Vittorio resigned, but Bruno remained in the Air Force, being promoted flight- Lieutenant.
Ta July, 1937, Brund was assist- ant to Col. Bisco, the Duce's in- structor in aviation on which broke
020 miles on
a
commercial
night
the speed record for closed circuit with lond 4,410 lb.
of 201.70 m.p.h. previous record f 242.92, but I was soon excelled fo two German alrmen.
Their speed
against the
A month later Bruno and Bisco took
part in the fight from Mar- sellies to Damascus and back, con-
ing in third. Brun in 1937, went to Spain with a squadron of fast bombing machines, Ranours were circulated that he had been killed, but he returned disheartened at be ing kept inactive
because Franco, refused to allow laim to risk his life in raids,
the rebel teater,
.
HE WANTED TO JOIN ARMY Because he was desperately keen to join the Artay, Danely Ralph Milner, 47-year-old father of six children, has He gone to prison for a month. wrote about 100 letters to the War Odlce, seeking--commissma, tu above age. He went to Hampstead Registrar's offes for a copy of his daughter's birth certicate, and stole a blank form. Afling it in to show his age as 41. Ile then used this.
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will be refunded on payment of PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.the Purchase price.
No. of Sale
Registry No.
West of Kowloon
Locality
Boundary Measurements
r sale
plan.
| PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Contents m
4. feet
Ann. Rental
Upset Price
Registry No.
¡No. of Sale.
4,720
V2$
The purchaser of the lat will be
Simiaus
Kam Trin.
Locality
Boundary Bleasurement
na sier salo plan
Contents in
sq. feet,
Ann. Rental
anoqu
$372
YA TOK
$3,103
required to pay to the auctioneer The purchaser of the lot will be in cash the sum of $283.00 (being required to pay to the auctioneer 10% of the upset price) im-in cash the sum of $321.00 (being mediately after the fall of the 10% of the upset price) im- the mediately after the fall of the the balance of the premium being paid in accordancehammer, with the Conditions of Sale. premium being paid in accordance
with the Conditions of Sale.
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PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 11th day of August, 1941, at 3*p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one lat of Crown Land at
Traffic Census
Distribution of Vehicles In Busy Streets
Included in the report on the year 1939 by the Director
Pubile of
hour period-6 a.. to 8 pm-when and lorries cars and motor-cycles, and buses, were counted. Despite the increase of vehicles on the roads year by year, the 1930 census la a
August 8, 1941.
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THESE WERE HOMES Londonors, after one of heaviest air raids, emerge from shelters to look at what formerly had boon their homes. But their courage was high. "We're bombed but not beaton," they said.
Indian Poet Dead
Rabindranath Tagore
Presentation To Major Manners
A farewell presentation to Major
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C. M. Manners, who has relinquished
Ale Mail to Rangoon to connect Calcutta, Aug. 7.
his post as Chief Air Raid Warden, The death was announced to-day Kowloon, upon being appointed to with the British, Overseas Airways of Rabindranath Tagore, famed In other important duties in the Passive Service will until further notice be on Mondays and Fridays. dian poet and writer, at the age of Defence of the Colony, was made by Close 80.-Renter,
members of the Corps of Air Raid Correspondence for despatch by this
route miust
be superscribed by Rabindranath Tagore, was born in Wardens, Kowloon, at the ARP. "C.N.A.C." Bengal in 1861 and came of a family Clubhouse
The present of very notable mer. He spent his toobhouse yesterday.
The public are reminded that it is plete with two ush-trays
and a a breach of postal regulations to early days in Calcutta and in 1878 ok the form of a cigar box, com-
bearing the incluse in a postní cover communi- went to London to study law, but lighter, inscribed and soon returned to India.
A.R.P. emblem,
ations intended for persons other Making the presentation, Mr C. E. nan the addressee. Tagore began his literary work very early. At the age of 14 he had Terry, Deputy Chief Air Raid War- 'ntready published his est book of den, Kowloon, spoke of the valuable poems. The rest of his life he de-services rendered to the Corps by voted entirely to his poetry and Major Manners and said that had it philosophical ideas. He wrote about not been for his personal efforts, the 30 poetical works as well as novels, history of the AR.P. Kowloon would included the rapid and short stories, essays, sermons and not have plays. He also wrote and set to efficient development which it had
shown. music over 3,000 songs,
Major Manners, continued Mr Most of his writings he himself Terry, had also been largely respon translated from Bengali into English
and some of them have been done sible for the acquisition of the Club- house and its development, and In into various other Innguages.
recognition of ht efforts in this In 1813 when Tagore was awarded direction, he proposed that he be the Nobel Prize for Literature, he elected the Arst Honorary Life Mem- was known to the West by a single
Major Manners thanked members thin volume of meditative lyrics, uner of the Club. Gitanjali, translated by himself into Engilsiz prose. For years before that, of the Corps for their loyal support association with the however, he had been famous in 10- and said his
fame spread all over the world.
Knighted in 1915, he resigned the title in 1910 as a protest against the way in which the unrest in tho Punjab had been suppressed, notably
a smaller the Amritsar affale.
n half years would always be a happy memory.
Bomber Fund
Cheung Sha Wan, in the Colony Works, which has just become avail of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 nhle, is a reference to an interesting teken in Three Silver Trophies Awarded
years, commencing from 1st traic census which was
1938 and 139 oh some of the main by EASTMAN KODAK CO. July, 1898, with the option ofronds of the Colony during a twelve-in for his songs and plays, Later his A.R., Kowlood for nearly two and
renewal at a Crown Rent to be First Prizes in each of the three Sections.
fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one CASH PRIZES
further term of 21 years less SECTION ONE
the last three days thereof. Interior scenes. Table Top and St intending bidders are advised
Life Studies,
that immediately after the dispo- (Exluding portraiture, plants and sal of the lot the Purchaser (ft
and flowers).
not the applicant) will be required 1st KODAK SILVER TROPHY
authorised to deposit with 24 F1. 2nd $40. 3rd $30.
officer who will be present at the 4th $10
safe, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum
́SECTION ́TWO Portraiture,
Ist KODAK SILVER TROPHY 2nd $40. 3rd $30. 4th $10
SECTION THREE Plants and Flowers.
1st KODAK SILVER TROPHY 2nd $50. 3rd $30 4th $10
RULES
The following Ruies will govern the Competition:
The Competition is, open to all photographers. 2.The entries awarded the Ilford Trophies for the best and second- best pictures in the Compellilun, will not be entitled to any other prizes. -The prizes will be awarded to the competitors sending in what are adiged to be the best photo- graphis in each Section. Each entry must be accompanied by a form which will be published during the period of the Com- petition, and which must be pasted on back of entry, 4.The right to publish any or all of the entries is reserved to tho Hongkong Telegraph.
1.-All plintagraphs entered
M
have been taken in the Colony of Hongkong Photographs which have been airendy entered in other Competitions are ineligible.
d. No responsibility will be accepted for non-delivery of, loss of, or damage to enigies.
7-All entries to be either' black, geplu, er toned pieturas, and must 10 mounted. Celnured
photo- graphs are ineligible. 6-Platures submitted in sepia lonės should be accompanied by a amuller print in black and white. 2.---No' picture to entored in mare
Khan uno Section,
ip.-Mount to be only white or cream, must be of one of the following
zes:-10x12, 13×20,
11.-No correspondence will be erfteted
into in consicction with the Come. Fetition. 12.Members of the Staffs of the
Hongkong Telegraph and the South China Storming Post are not permitted to compete. 13-The decision of the Judges shall
Бе Пиль, 14-At the conclusion of the Com
petition, entries will be returned to computers on application at the Telegraph offices within seven dayn, 11. The use of aliases in atricily
forbidden.
́ ́ENTRY FORM
'NAME
SECTION
ADDRESS
the Purchase price.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
No of Sale.
Registry
$30
1
Boundary (Bicasurements g
Rave
Major Manners auggested that the Expressing appreciation of the gift.
number of cases
balingg of the subscriptions be given Gandhi's polley of non-co-opera- to the Bomber Fund. figure than ta the previous year.
perverted tion he condemned
Associating himself with the Corps Road junction near The Garden Murray Barracks proved to be the nationalism and a barren greed. He in their sympathy and regret at the
departure
Wing- of Major Manners, and best minds of East and West to bring Cmdr A. i. Steele-Perkins, Director busiest point, with 5,373 cars and pleaded for a meeting between the
and 758 lorries motor-cycles
of Air Raid Precautions, said the buses
twelve hours about reconciliation in India. passing #11
for 1939 figures 1930;
The main work of his life he re-work done by Major Manners had 1,890 and 707. Agarded as the famous Santiniketan, not only won the admiration of Head- being
the
O falling-off-during--the-abodie-of-peace-which-he-estab-quarters but also the
Though he has overnment.
1939-presumably explained by use fished at Bolpur in 1901. This is an
4
his
The Printed Matter Service to the owing places in China is toma- porarily suspended-Yunnan, Sze- Amoy and Kulongau), huen, Kweichow, Bunan, Fukica
North and East ot except wangsi, wangtung.
Small. Packet Post to all countries s suspe.ided.
INWARD AIR MAILS
Air Mail by "Pan American Airways Direct Service" San Francisco date, 5th Augusi, ......................Aug. 12. Air Mail by "Pan American Airways Direct Service"-San Francisco .Aug. 20. dale, 19th August.
OUTWARD AIR MAILS Friday, Aux. 8 Air "Mall by Air to Rangoon to connect with the "British Överscas Airways."
Reg.
Ord.
K.P.O. & G.P.O.
....Aug. 8, 4 p.m. .....Aug. 8, 4.30 p.m. Munday, Aug. 11. iir Mall by Auto Rangoon is con. nect with the "British Overseas Airways."
K.P.O. and G.P.Q. - Reg. Aug. 11, 4 p.m. Ord...Aug. 11, 4.30 p.m.
Tuesday, August 12
Air Mail for Manila, Guam, fosolute, 0.3.A. and Enrops via "Pan Ame- rican Airways and Trans-Atlantio Services."
-K.P.O..are
Reg...Aug. 12, 5 p.u Ord....Aug. 12, 5.30 pm.
G.P.O.
Reg. Ord.
lulu. U.S.A., and Europa vis "Pan- American
and Trans-
will be refunded on payment of that year of shown for the busy tlonal lines and he developed it into continued, "Major Manners will be i
newly available alter-
ter-educational settlement on unconven-post." Wing-Comdr Steele-Perkins native routes-is Nathan Road section opposite Water- an international Institution to deal with you in spirit. Government, as
Aug. 12, 5 pm. loo Road Junction, in cowloon: the with every branch of Eastern culture. you know, consisted of a lot of red
Aug, 12, 7 p.m. His Nobel Prize (£8,000) went to tape and it takes long time to census gave 4.243 curs and motor-
Tuesday, Aug. 20 ime to get cycles and 2,175 lorries and buses in further this scheme.
anything done, but
without Major Air Mall for Manila, Guam, Hono 1038, but the following
the re year
The
knowledge settlement Includes bulldings Manners
papers are spective figures were only 1,195 where the students live, a library, going through asking him to accept and 174. Another falling-off was an art school and a hostel for foreign and wear the uniform of Honorary noted at Nathan Road opposite the students and other visitors. Well-Chief Air Rat
This is a Warden Salisbury
Road Junction, and in known men from Europe. America, gesture which I trust--indeed I know various other purts of Kowloon. South Africa and the Far East come--he
will Unfortunately there is no indication to listen to the philosopher, whether these reductions were due to the 1938 figures being abnormal, owing to special conditions, seasonal or otherwise.
Junction of
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Shun Ning Street,
Cheung Sha Wan
S. SE
fern|fect|feet||cet|
as per salo
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5.000
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The purchaser of the lot will be required to pay to the auctioneer in cash the sum of $900.00 (being 10% of the upset price); im- mediately after the fall of the of the haimmer, the balance premium being paid, in accordance with the Conditions of Sale.
Guerilla Fighting
In Crete
London, Aug. 7.
One thousand British soldiers who failed to escape from Crete two months ago are still putting up guerilla realstance against the Ger- an occupying force, according to the Alexandria correspondent of the Dally Telegraph. They are living in Bro caves with flie islanders and
Gorlica and ambushes when- making ever their superior knowledge of the them to surprise country ""enables Nazi patrols.
Escape from the island, the cor- respondent continues, is impossible as are closely guarded or des-
troyed.
Crete is largely garrisoned by vory young German troops recently draft- ed from the Hitler Youth Movement, Fear of Cholera and raids by the, British troops haz, caused the Ger- mans to place their, troops in canton-
no offort being made to police the craggy mountainous islundas, a whole: Reuter:-
Please use block letters and pastements covering strategle points and
one of these forms on back
of each Entry,
The following are some of the more outstanding census figures for the year 1939, cars and motor-cycles and lorries being given first and buses next:
Magazine Gap Road, Junction at May Road: 1.299; 10.
Stubbs Rend, above Hongkong Hotel garage: 1,391; 635.
Queen's Road West, east of No. 7 Police Station, 921; 1,257.
Caine Rond Junction with Arbuthnot Road:-2,005; 650.
'King's Road, opposite Ming Yuen Garden: 780; 1,004,
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SPOTS PLANES Rẞbart. Alexander. Watt, 'chiefly res- 'ponsible for development of the radiolocator, now British dovico that finde planos in dark of fog. He is scientific advisor on telecommunication to the Air Ministry. Dovica. shoots radio waves that roz; bound from plană to sondor,
nar Waterpt"
Steele-Parkins then In his later years he was a great went on to say that Major Manners traveller, delivering many lectures. was turning over his work to Mir in 1026 he visited Rome at the in-Terry, who, he knew, would carry on He also vitation of Mussolini, who greatly with the same tradition. admires his works. He was enter- páld a tribute to Colonel E. n. tained at the expense of the Govern, Matthews for stepping into the breach ment and was feted everywhere.' It during the absence of Mr Terry and "was just was thereupon reported that he was when Major Manners an admirer of Fascism, but this he sliding away." promptly denied.
After
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HIGH LIVING COSTS
Atlantio Berveys
K.P.O.
neg.
Ord.
Reg. Ord.
..Aug. 26, 5 p.m. .Aug. 20, 5.30 p.01. G.P.U.
.Aug. 26, 5 p.m. Aug. 26, 7 pm.
Shorts In Offices
Private Companies Follow Government's Lead
In 1924 Tagore passed through; Hongkong on his way to North China and Japan and was feted by the In- dian community who presented him with an address and 8,000 rupees for
Shorts for male members of their his institution. Later he delivered a
office staffs are now being approved lecture. In the Confucian Society's in view of the rising cost of living by several business houses
in the Hall
in the Colony, His Excellency the Colony following a lead given by the outbreak of the Sino-Governor has appointed a Committee, Government Just month. Japanese hostilities, Tagore de with Mr Justice PE.F. Cressali,
Time was when shorts were con- nounced Japan when approached by Pulsne Judge, as Chairman, to advise ned strictly to the sports fields, but Japanese use In-on-high cost of allowance in later quence femerse the boycott in India daliarspald Government officials who de cutie, they have become increas of Japanese goods. He had
made are on the permanent stan
staff;* other
heringly common in everyday life and severul pro-Chinese utterances and than those whose salaries do not for some years now have been part
1930 expressed confidence that
$35 a month, who have of the regular summer uniforms of been granted an allowance. such government
the officers as
the
inanese would allow him free other
members' of the Com- police, revenue officers and health?
dom of movement in Japan he would'
be able to promote Sino-Japanese mittee comprise the Hon. Mr Li Tse-inspectors. friendship.
Mr Ng fung, Mr A. J. C. Taylor,
It is understood that what prompt- Last year Tagore received an Chak-wing and Mẹ Q. A. A. Mac-ed government to move was the fact honorary degree of Doctor of Lliera fadyen. Mrs W. A. Jones is the that many other officers, particularly. ture from Oxford,
Secretary.
Public Works Department engineers. and
in office and out-of-doors, have found shorts essential for work in the open but have little opper- unity for changing when they como to their offices.
Swan; Culbertson & Fritz
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Investment Bankers and Brokers
Members of New York Cotton Exchange
Chilcago Board of Trade
Manila Stock Exchange
Winniper Grata Exchange
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alternateers, who spend their day:
month. heads of government
I donts were circularised to the
effect that shorts would in future be allowed, but while no general order was given it was left to the discre- tion of the head of the department to
approve his staff.
and
particular members of
cut
Several private companies employ- ing many clerical workers have now followed.
wed government's lead and are allowing their employees to attend office in shorts or open necked shirts, provided, the apparel is standard colour
The rules in one
one office,
are that shorts and shirts must be white, but the shirts must be Jinen, "not 'towel- ling or other' sports' material." Long white stockings must be worn) a#: short socks are banned, and ties aro Toptional.