1940-07-03 — Page 14

Addison Richards and Walter Pidgeon in a scene from "Nick Car- ter, Master Detective," coming to the Queen's Theatre to-day.

BATTLE WITH FLOODS

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL">

Tientsin, To-day.

A 1,500-feet opening has been made in the Tientsin- Pukow Railway dyke in order to divert the flood waters to the sea or to the Hai Ho,

The old inner flood prevention dyke at Tientsin has been reconstructed and of all other dykes along tributaries the Hai Ho have been repaired and are expected to hold the waters which are higher than usual.

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Another flood is not likely to Tientsin this year but no definite pre diction can be made as the rainy sea- son has not yet started in the North. -Havas.

EUROPEAN BITTEN BY A CAT

Mr. J. C. Saunders of No. 30, Kim- berley Road, was bitten by a cat on the right wrist yesterday. The animal was sent to Mautaukok for observa- tion, while Mr. Saunders was treated privately.

SUICIDE IN PEAK KITCHEN

Lin, A 24-year-old gardener, Lui was found dead inside the Chinese kitchen at No. 4, The Peak, yesterday evening. He had hanged himself.

$100,000 ESTATE

Letters of administration with will annexed have been granted to Mr. G. N. Tinson in respect of the estate, amounting to $109,700, of the late Marie Alice Chollot (nee Cherpitel) widow of J. J. Chollot and formerly

of Rue Marcel Tillot, Shanghai. The deceased died on August 2 last year.

WOMAN INJURED

An elderly woman, Cheung Leung- chi, was admitted to the Queen Mary Hospital with severe injuries sustain- ed when she was knocked down by bus No. 489 in Connaught Road Cen- tral near the Vehicular Ferry Wharf at about 1,30 p.m. yesterday.

BIRTH ON FERRY

A young Chinese woman gave birth to a child while travelling on board the Ferry launch "Man Ping" from Hung Hom to Hong Kong at about 7 p.m. yesterday. The mother and child were taken to Queen Mary Hospital.

PROBATE GRANTED

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 3, 1940

INCREASED ATLANTIC

AIR MAILS

Pan American Airways to-day an-

nounced that

their trans-Atlantic

Clipper schedules, between New York been increased to and Lisbon, have three schedules weekly. This "Every- Other-Day" service has

been found

necessary to meet the great demand for passengers and air mail.

With the entry of Italy into war further curtail- and the consequent

ment of normal trans-Atlantic surface shipping, the Clippers already have been called upon to carry practically and all the all mails Europe-bound passengers who have to travel.

Since January 1 Eastbound Clippers, and operating between New York

Lisbon, have

carried some 80,000

pounds of mail, averaging close to

Westbound

3,000 pounds per trip.

United mail loads, -Europe to the

almost as heavy, States, have been averaging 2,250 pounds per trip.

LOCAL SHARES

Following is the list of changes and enquiries in local share quotations to- day:-

LANDS, HOTELS & BLDG8, H.K. Lands $29 sa.

PUBLIC UTILITIES H.K. Tramways $14 sa. China Lights (Old) $5.80 sa. China Lights (New) $3 sa. H.K. Electrics (Old) $37 sa.

LAST DAY'S SALES

2 H.K. Banks @ $1000 300 Lands @ $29 500 Trams @ $14 500 Lights (Old) @ $5.80 100 Lights (New) @ $3 100 Electrics (Old) @ $37

LOCAL DOLLAR

The demand rate on the Hong Kong dollar to-day was 1/2 7/8.

London Silver was quoted at 21-13/16 for Spot and 21-11/16 for forward..

The cross rate London/New York and was quoted at £-U.S.$4.0250

rate York/London New the

£-U.S.$3.80.

Americans Loave France

at

San Sebastian, Spain, June 26. Eighty-six additional American war refugees arrived in Spain to-day from A. J. J. Marton, accountant, who France. They were taken to Bilbao | died in August last year, leff Hong where it was reported a United States Pro-warship' might be sent to pick them Kong estate valued at $7,800,

up and return them to the homeland. ---Associated Press. bate of the will was granted to Mrs. Enid Mabel Martin, the widow.

INDO-CHINA

STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LTD.

OPERATING SERVICES FOR CARGO and PASSENGERS

TO-SWATOW, SHANGHAI, TSINGTAO, CHEFOO and TIENTSIN

KOBE and OSAKA

SINGAPORE, PENANG and CALCUTTA;

SANDAKAN, HAIPHONG

All steamers borth alongside

Roosevelt Terminal In the

the

French

+

Concession at Shanghal, where pas- sengers and cargo are landed.

For Further Particulars Please Apply To JARDINE, MATHESON

•& CO., LTD. GENERAL MANAGERS. TELEPHONE – 30311.

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(Released by The Holi Eyadients; Joc.)

Tho mentally sketchy girl. friend says her beau's latest line is a fish line.

DANE FINED

A Dane, Lauritz Lillelund, of No. 40, Junction Road, was summoned be- fore Mr. H. G. Sheldon, K.C., at the Central Magistracy this morning for failing to report his arrival in the Colony.

Detective Sergeant J. Hill told the Court that defendant arrived here from Shanghai on June 2 and did not report till June 11. Defendant had been previously warned by the pass- port office to report. A fine of $25 was imposed.

Two Indians of the H.K.S.R.A., Gun Club Hill, Khushi Mohamed and Nur Illahi, were both fined $25 for failing the to register themselves within prescribed period from date of their arrival in the Colony. Detective Ser- geant Hill prosecuted.

WOMEN'S SERVICES DISBANDED

for Both the W.A.T.S., recruiting

and which started only a week ago,

to Union are the Women's A.R.P. cease to function as the result of the evacuation order.

Little progress towards organisa- tion of the W.A.T.S. had been achiev- ed, but the W.A.R.P.U. has been in existence for nearly 21⁄2 years and had done most valuable work.

Thanks are expressed by those who have contributed to the work of the W.A.R.P.U. and it is notified that any letters or enquiries should henceforth be forwarded to The Women's Sec- tion, A.R.P. Headquarters, Happy Val- ley.

TRANSPORT OFFICERS WANTED

Two Europeans, over military age, are required to act as transport offl- cers, one for Kowloon and one for Hong Kong. It is desirable, but not essential, that they should have had some experience in organizing tran- sport. Names should be forwarded as of soon as possible to the Director Air Raid Precautions, A.R.P. Head- quarters, 88 Morrison Hill Road, Hap- py Valley,

BRASSO

METAL POLISH

FOR A

REAL POLISH

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