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ON THE ISLAND AND MAINLAND BY MOTOR

FOR HONG KONG DRIVES

BOOK CARS AT THE

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FOR KOWLOON DRIVES & NEW TERRITORIES EXCURSIONS

BOOK CARS AT THE

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starving why don't her of the Sino-Japanese hostilities. Tanganyika tribes have pre- ships load foodstuffs in- The special activity in trade, much stead of industrial mater-due to the diversion of a

China's increased proportion of ials?

trade to Hong Kong, continued Shipping men in Baltimore throughout the year and the in- pointed out that freighters from crease of the Colony's population The inhabitants of Tristan da gay Britain are now loading there in owing to the influx of refugees Cunha have sent a large parcel of spite of German. U-boats

maintained. Most of the woollen comforts made by them- bombing aircraft; they are in much principal sources of revenue show selves. better shape than six months ago substantial increases. and are camouflaged and armed

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thus British ships

and was

on the The number

tene- of vacant

high seas are convoyed through ments was practically nil and ow-

Chiefs' Gifts

The chiefs of the Northern Pro-

per

the sore spots of the Atlantic and ing to an increase in the number vince of Nigeria are making a vo- reach Baltimore for cargoes and of buildings and higher rents the luntary contribution of 5 go again.

receipts from rates were consider-cent. of their salaries but it is Now and then a merchant ves-ably higher than in 1938. Liquor, noteworthy that an offer of £200 sel steps from its role and accounts tobacco and light oil duties show by or on the native administration successfully for an air or

-sea large increases and many other of Calabar Province. Nigeria, was raider.-Reuter.

items, such as opium sales, stamp declined by

The Deadly Attacks of

STOMACH ACID

transport companies, which are tion.

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ACT NOW

TO

the Government in In response to numerous requests The South duties and royalties payable by view of the local financial situa- China Morning Post, Limited, invites sub-

The above are only examples in affected by the magnitude of the population, rose correspondingly. a comprehensive list which does scription to The continued demand for build-not include gifts of hospitals sup- ing sites for housing and indus-plies and knitted comforts for- trial projects was reflected in warded by women's voluntary or- That feeling of discomfort you very high receipts, from land ganisations in precitically all co- get after a meal-is it as trivial as sales.

'lonies and dependencies.-Reuter. you think, or it is a warning of worse to come? That is often how the most agonising stomach disorders begin. It is just the re- sult of too much acid in the stom- ach. Easily put right, but unless you do put it right, an insidious attack, begins on the delicate di- gestive organs. Increasing pain and heart-rending. difficulties in

and finally the dreaded gastric or

PENSIONS FOR AIR RAID VICTIMS

THE MINISTRY OF Pensions yesterday issued eating soon make life a misery, in London an amended scheme of compensation for duodenal ulcer may appear. physical injury sustained by civilians as a direct re-

You would be wise to stop the sult of warlike operations, Reuter announces.- trouble-at-the-beginning, with-al few doses of Maclean Brand The effect. of these amend- Stomach Powder mixed in milk ments is to insure the whole or water. This famous remedy civil population against injury provides the perfectly balanced caused by air raids or invasion alkalis you need to neutralise the if they were gainfully employed excess acid, to soothe and protect at that time.. delicate stomach tissue, and gent-;

injury DESTITUTE TO BE

DEPORTED

The new scheme increases the

ASSIST A FUND BRITAIN'S WAR EFFORT

The whole of the money subscribed will be handed to The Government of Hong Kong for transmission to

THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT : For_the_Purchase of Aeroplanes ör such other Armaments as the British Government may decide.

ly to restore to you the comfort of allowances and pensions to meet Fu Lau, 20, unemployed, was Donations will be received by The South,

-natural digestive action.

But to make sure of soothing re- lief, be sure you get MACLEAN BRAND Stomach Powder which is only genuine if the signature “ALEX C. MACLEAN" appears on bottle and carton.

the rise in the cost of living. ordered to be expelled

from

A married man with two the Colony as a destitute by Mr. China Morning Post. Cheques should be 53/11 a week if he is totally gistracy this morning, when con-made payable to "War Fund-South China

children will now receive R. Edwards' at the Central Ma-

disabled.

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handbag

Tong

Morning Post, Limited."

́ ́columns of The S. C. M; Post.

Acting Sub-Inspector Byron All donations will be acknowledged in the

a victed of stealing Already 127 pensions have from a Chinese woman, been granted under the scheme Slu-chan, in Old Bailey, yester- If you have any dimculty in either for serious disablement day. obtaining it, from your local or to widows, mug. chemist or store. write. to:--| The Ministry states that it prosecuted. Banker & Co., P.O, Box 755; Hong deals expeditiously with pensions Kong.

land in one case the widow of an duty receivėd

a pension within on 24 hours of his death.-Reuter. 2APB7

air raid warden who died