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THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 14, 1940.

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ARMY ROWING

At Stonecutters

yester-

RAMSGATE'S TUNNELS

day a very enjoyable after SAVED

noon was spent at the an-

nual rowing regatta be HUNDREDS

tween units of the garri- son... A large fleet of launches was present and the General Officer Com- manding, Major-General A. E. Grasett, presented the prizes.

Following were the results:- Brown Cup.-I. 24th. Heavy Bty; 2, Engineers: 3, R.A.S.C.; 4, 17th. AA. Bly; 5, Middlesex C Coy.

Platoon (Royal Scots); 2, 7th, Chaplain's Cup. 1, Carrier A.A. Bty. 3, Middlesex C Coy.; 4. RA.S.C., 5, 17th. A.A. Bty.; En-; gineers (disqualified).

Ah King Cup.-1, Engineers; 2, R.A.S.C;; 3, Middlesex C Coy..

AFTER 25 HONGKONG & SHANGHAI

YEARS

Twenty-five years ago Corporal W. W. Campbell held his hand out for four cuts from a swishing cane. Miss Doris Bezant Every man, woman and child looked on at this painful niste recently was saying scene with a smile of the same thing. Thank good-

forgiveness. ness we built the tunnels" says maddening the "Daily Mail” When

German raiders poured 250 high-

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$330,000,000

Authorised Capital (V) AS, Issued and Fully Paid-up 3-$20,000,000 Reserve Funds: * Sterling A

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Hong Kong Currency Be Reserve Linzility of Pro-

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0,000

$220,000,00

HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG. BOARD OF DIRECTORS! H. V. Wilkinson, Esq.

Chairmaz

Hon Mr. J...J. Paterson.

Deputy Chairinan."

explosive and incendiary bombs Campbell have to take it. Compton, Esq., Hon. Kr. 1. Pares,

the Why did Corporal W. W

destroyed or uninhabitable,

on the town many houses wore on the hand in this way? and others had windows broken, roofs stripped, or ceilings shaken Bezant "bottle-legs", and Miss Because... he had called Miss

down.

But the number of casualties, Bezant had promptly burst into compared with the damage done,

tears, were astonishingly few.

BourBelit, Esq.

Hon. Mr. S..

6. Mishia Esq.

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C. G. Roberie, Esq., Dodwell, Hon. Mr. A.LA- Sir Vandeleur M. Grayburn, Chlet Manager,

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Last week Corporal Campbell Bombay. The 3 miles of tunnels, 70. feet deep, cut through Ramsgate's stepped out of the train at Glas- Celestia began, at a cost of £60,000, were land, and was looking for Mrs: Dairen chalk foundation just before war. Sow railway station. He was on Chefoo leave from an AIF camp in Eng-Colomb the reason.

trances.

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As soon as the sirens went off John Robertson of Hector Street, pho thousands of people poured into Glasgow. Her letter, among hun-Hankow Nw York Tokodone the tunnels by 23 different en-dreds of others, had been received Hai

Then, while A.A. guns by the A.L.F. Welfare Officer, of banged and bombs crushed over-fering hospitality to any Austra-Current Accounts opened in Local head, they waited, confident ofllan soldier on leave who cared to Currency and Fixed Deposite recarvod Due to the congestion on the cinder-

their complete safety,

pay a visit. track on galloping mornings, the Jectric cable, and the lights went When a bomb damaged an elec- key Club authorities have decided to

Corporal Campbell was anxious W. R. Lòxicy & Co., (China) Ltd. allow the new Australians to tret on out, a few women screamed, but to see Scotland and accepted: the

the grass track on Wednesdays and hurricane lamps

invitation. Hence his presence on quickly were Saturdays, providing the course is dry. brought. Ramsgate's peace-time the platform at Glasgow.

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As he peered through the crowd HONG KONG SAVINGS The townspeople quickly sét a woman approached,You are about tidying up the place after Corporal Campbell?" she asked. the raid, Streets strewn with the

"That's men. debris of wrecked homes, ivere

You are Mrs. swept clear. Children were laugh- Robertson?"

ng and playing in the streets while demolition squads searched wrecked homes.

They stood looking at each other curiously. "It's funny”, said Cor- Mr. C. E. Lilley, a newsagent.poral Campbell, "your face re- was on his rounds when his wife minds me of something". was killed."

+

She always went into the shel- ter for a raid," he said, "but this time she had two customers. the shop and waited to serve them before she took cover:"-"

"And" she said, "I seem to know yours."

in "Is your name Doris?" asked

Corporal Campbell.

A retired corporation employee was blown into a public-house doorway and killed.. The licensee was serving customers as usual on the next day...

A one-legged A.R.P. warden was killed on duty when the porch of a house fell on him. Next door, Mrs. Woodward, aged '77, escaped unharmed though the. rest of the avenue of houses, was demolished.

Bill?"

“Yes”, she answered, "is yours

back to a schoolroom

Corporal Campbell's mind flew Brisbane twenty-five years ago.

-in East

Bottle-lega!" he shouted, and and stared. the whole platform turned round

a

So, by an extraordinary chance two old school friends met in least idea of the other's identity strange country. Neither had the

when the invitation was" issued. and accepted. Al

bane school, came to Scotland last Doris Bezant of the East Bris-

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Heng Kong, ist. March, 1937,

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.

Authorised. Capitní saz Paid-up Capital Reserve, and Undivided

$10,000,000 ĀRD 15,308,100.08.

PO/HEAD OFFICE-HONG KONG

20, Des Voeux Fond, Central.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:—

Hon.

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A Southsea boy crouched be- tween his father's legs in a bomb-. ed basement during the raid on Portsmouth. When a rescue party, led by a naval lieutenant, arriv-April to marry John Robertson of ed, he said, "It's all right. I'm Glasgow, ship's engineer. A few quite safe. daddy.” The

weeks ago her husband was lost Bombay had placed himself over his son, in spite of this tragedy she felt. Hakow when his ship was torpedoed. But Calcutta

Haiphong that as an Australian she ought Honolulu to do her best to help an Austra Kowlooo-

Kobe lian soldier in England have a London holiday.

man

when debris fell, around. them.-..

LOCAL SHARES

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H.K. GÖVT, LOANS 33% Loan (1934) 94 sa.

BANKS Hong Kong Bank $1245 b. Bank of East Asla $73 b.

INSURANCES Union Ins, $390 b.

PUBLIC UTILITIES H.K. Tramways $16.10 b. Star Ferries $571% sa. Yaumati Ferries $221⁄4 b. China Lights (Old) 57 b. China Lights (Old) $8.60 b. H.K. Electrics (Old) $3734

$38 sa.

Her meeting with the boy who had been caned for calling her "bottle-legs" was a thousand to one result.

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Dairy Farms $17

Watsons $9.60 b.

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Vibro Piling $8 s

LAST DAY'S SALES. $40.000. H.K. Govt. 3%

@ $94

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Commencing at 11.00a.m... at their godown, Ng. 2 Wood Road

16 Cask Iron Wire Nalls

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1 Rolled Glav. plain sheets

1 Case Mackerel

10 Bags talk powder

1 Case PortSlain Ware

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