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THE NAVY'S

WAR BUYING THANKS IN U.S.A.

Washington, To-day..

It is reported that Mr. Purvis, head of the British Purchasing Commission in the United States, conferred yester- day with Mr. Henry Morgenthau, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury.

The following letter has been re- ceived from The Depot for Knitted Garments for The Royal Navy:→→ British War Organisation Fund; Hong Kong Branch.

Dear Sir, ***

We have to-day received delivery of the case of knitted goods for dis- tribution to the Royal Navy, made by discussed the ladies said to have

of Hong Kong and des- They are various problems arising out of the patched to us per the Blue Funnel British war purchases in the United line S.S. Sarpedon, States.

Unconfirmed reports state that Sir Henry Self, Deputy Under-Secretary for Air, who has just arrived in the United States, will probably take over all purchases of aircraft in the United States on behalf of the British Gov-

Reuter.

ernment.

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U.S. NAVAL CONTRACT

WASHINGTON, TO-DAY.

OF

THAT THE IT IS REPORTED NAVY HAS PLACED A CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION TWO 10,000-TON CRUISERS COST- ING $18,000,000.

The new cruisers, which will be named Cleveland and Columbia, are the last of 21 combatant ships au- thorised under the 1938 Naval Expan- sion Act, and included in the appro¬ priation for the current year.

It is understood they will have great and will speed and cruising range carry 8-inch guns, They will be com- pleted in 36 and 39 months, respec- tively. Reuter.

1-18

(Rifenind by The Ball Syndicate, Ine)

The

amateur. photographer should know a girl's negative is never positive.

THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 6, 1940

HUNGARY KEY MEN & BALKAN NOT JOINING PROBLEMS SERVICES

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

ISTANBUL, TO-DAY. HUNGARY DESIRES TO ENTER- TAIN THE BEST POSSIBLE RELA TIONS HUNGARIAN FOREIGN MINISTER, COUNT STEPHEN

WITH

London, To-day.

Both here and in France steps are being taken to see that industry does not suffer YUGO-SLAVIA, from the fact that key-men CSAKY, THE are in the fighting forces.

The British Army has released for three months DECLARED YESTERDAY IN AN IN 15,000 reservists

WITH THE TURKISH and the calling up of men engaged "TAN," OUTLINING on work of national importance is to TERVIEW NEWSPAPER

PO-be postponed.

COUNTRY'S FOREIGN

rumours

The consignment arrived in excel- lent condition and beautifully packed, and we are most grateful.

In France, new labour decrees are Would you kindly convey on behalf HIS

that designed to leave at their work men of this Committee, our grateful thanks |LICY.

kindly Alluding to recent

the who cannot be replaced easily; farm to all the workers who so.

on their Hungary was firmly opposed to contributed towards it.

Bulgaria, labourers, too, will stay being pursued by policy

such rumours farms, and women and children will Count Csaky stressed were groundless, and emphasised that be drafted to farms where there are the not sufficient volunteers. Other oc- Hungary and Bulgaria were on best of terms and were in full agree-cupations in France in which women can take over men's work are now ment with each other's policy.

The work done by this Depot is increasing every day, and up to the time of writing we have despatched 209,658 garments to 763 ships, and are doing our best to meet the de- mands which still come to us from all sections of the R.N., R.N.R., and R.N.V.R.

With renewed and grateful thanks,

Yours falthfully, (Sgd.) Margaret Prioleau,

Hon. Secretary.

RUMANIAN

Here in Britain, the expansion of industry is reducing the number of The February figure unemployed.

The Transylvania question might being listed. bring about thorny problems, he added, but prevailing circumstances made it imperative that these pro- blems be set aside for the moment was down by 600,000 over the figure

Reuter. was for a year ago, Hungarian-Italian friendship also stressed by Count Csaky.-Havas.

OBSTRUCTION OF

EXPORT LAW GANGWAYS IN CINEMA

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") Bucharest, To-day. New laws governing the export trade went into effect on Monday.

The reason given for the new re- will prevent gulations is that they

which speculation in raw materials Rumania may need one day for her own defence.

will keep New exchange decrees

the down the cost of living, benefit Rumanian trader and speed-up com-

mercial transactions.-Havas.

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in the the gangways February 15,

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Mr. G. C. Moss, of Kowloon Fire Brigade, prosecuted.

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Race Pony Classification

Hong Kong Jockey Club have issued the following circular regarding the rules regulating the Classification of Ponies for the 1940 season:

subsequently promote, demate, or con- tinue in their classes, all ponies, at their discretion.

With the exception of Subscription Ponies will be classified on Monday, Ponies of this Club, no application for 11th March, 1940, provided application classification will be considered unless Club. Until in writing is made prior to 5 p.m. by the pony in question has started at a

Meeting of this the owner or his authorised agent Race

of the ponies for classification has been obtained in res- stating the names

pect of a pony, it will be ineligible to which classification is desired.

run in other than "A" class and open Subsequent applications for classi- fication or demotion must reach the races, and in all open races such pony "A" class Secretary not later than forty-eight will be deemed to be an hours before the time fixed for clos-pony, and will be subject to all penal- ing the entries for any Race Meeting. ties and restrictions imposed on such. China Ponies will be divided into Ponies will be classified according

to the Classification Sub-Committee's "A", "B", "C", "D" and "E" classes, The and Australian Ponies-into "A", "B", their capabilities. opinion of

will"C" and "D" classes. Classification Sub-Committee.

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