1941-02-22 — Page 12

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Via Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama & Honolulu

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TO NEW YORK and BOSTON

Via Manilo, Singapore, Penang, Colombo,

Bombay and Capetown

8.8. PRESIDENT PIERCE

6.5. "PRESIDENT GRANT"

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8.S. "PRESIDENT HAYES"

TO MANILA

6.8, PRESIDENT PIERCE

8.8. PRESIDENT TAFT ...

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TO NEW YORK and BOSTON

THE CHINA MAIL," FEBRUARY 22, 1941-..

MAILS BOMBED CITY'S

FIRE CHIEF ASKED TO QUIT

The General Post Office will be closed

at 6.00 p.m. on Wednesday 20th, Thurs- day 27th and Friday 28th, February 1941.

Mail Service to Madagascar and Ro- union is temporarily suspended.

The public are reminded that it is a breach of postal regulations to enclose In a postal cover communications in.

"I AM RETIRING with a clear conscience, but it is like a general being called home from the front.” Mr. Alfred R. Tozer, chief of Birmingham Fire Brigade, who has been asked to retire following the tended for persona other than the raids on the city, said this recently.

"I have been in this brigade for Mr. Tozer Matter Service the forty-eight

to

years," following places in China la temporarily told a reporter. "My father was suspended:-Yunnan, Szechuan, Kwel- in the brigade, and my son is now chow, Hunan, Fuklan (except Amoy & second officer here. Kulangsu), Kwangsi (except Wuchow & Yunghelen), North & East of Kwang-

addressee

Tho

Printed

"I was due to retire next year,' he added. "But since the raids n new fire committee has been ap- Small Packet Post to all countries is pointed, and they asked me to

retire. suspended.

INWARD MAILS

SATURDAY

Alr Mail by "Pan-American Airways Direct Service"-San Francisco dato, 15th February, Swalow.

SUNDAY

Saigon

MONDAY

Canton

Sandakan

TUESDAY

"It was alleged that several fires were not attended to, and that places were burned that

could have been saved. But my

men and I did our best. I was out on most of the firea.

"For months 1 pleaded for as sistance and could not get it. But

I know the people of Birmingham are behind me, and I leave with

a clean sheet."

The Fire Committee has adver-

tised for a new fire chief.

Sir John Burman, member of

WED WIFE TWICE -DIES

A Scottish landowner and big game hunter who parted from his wife after their honeymoon in 1929, was divorced after pro- ceedings costing £20,000, and remarried his wife in 1934, has died, aged

Birmingham Fire Brigade sub-thirty-four, after a short

committee, told a reporter. "Mr. illness.

Tozer has had n distinguished

career. He was to have retired last

of

He was Mr. George John An-

year, but, owing to the war, he thony Catheart-Walker Heneage. Killochan Castle, Girvan-a extended his service for one year.

"Recently a new committee was castle with 6,000 acres, (San Francisco date, 7th February). appointed and Mr. Tozer was ask-year-old beheading stone and an

US A., Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai,

Canton

FRIDAY

United Kingdom and Straits,

FOR

ed to resign. He is now sixty-five.

£1,250 A Year

"The fire chief received £1,250

a year and free quarters, and Mr. DATE & TIME Tozer will receive a good pension. "He did his best. It is regrettable that the raids should have oc- curred after his long service in

OUTWARD MAILB

SATURDAY

Air Mail by Sea to Singapore to connect with the "British Overseas Airways".

K.P.O. & G.P.O.

Reg.

Ord.

Rangoon and Calcutta.

the city.

armoured ghost.

an 800-

it was love of their son David which brought the couple to. gether again after their divorce in 1933. In his eagerness to see the little boy, Mr. Heneage fre- quently called at his wife's to

homo.

his

Then they decided wed again. Mr. Hicrcage's wife was cousin, Miss Jean Mann-Thomson, "The Home Office have sent eldest daughter of the late Colonel down a temporary fire chief who W. D. Mann-Thomson, of the Ro- has had much experience in Cal-yal Horse Guards. Their divorce started in cutta and Mr. Tozer is assisting proceedings, which him until a new fire chief 18 Scotland, were taken to the House appointed, It is

1he a job for a of Lords. Two years after younger man.

divorce they were 1e-married at "I am chairman of Birmingham | Chelsea Register Office. 4.30 p.m.

Watch Committee and the Fire

4,30 p.m.

Committee has always been a sub- U.9.A.. committee of that body. But now has a separate Fire Committee been specially appointed to work on its own and they will direct all fire matters in this city."

3.00 p.m. 3.30 p.m.

Straits, Ceylon, India. East

and South Africa Shanghai, Japan.

Honolulu, Canada, Central and South America and United Kingdom via San Fran cisco. (No Parcels for United King-

doin).

without

Note: All Mails for United Kingdom will be forwarded with or superscription.

Parcels Reg. Ord.

K.P.O. & G.P.O.

3.00 p.m. 4.45 p.m. 5.30 p.m.

Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu, U.S.A. and Europe via "Pan-Ameri- can Airways and Trans-Atlantic Set- vices''.

K.P.O.

February

March 5 March 19

23

Reg.. Ord.

Reg. Ord.

G.P.O.

SUNDAY

Saigon

222

23

March 23 March

April 20

February 26 March 11 March

26

via San Francisco, Los Angeles and Panama

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Both Local and · Coastal

MONDAY

PENNIES ESCAPED IN

DIRECT HIT

Every time there was

an air home 0.00 p.m.rald in her area and her 5.30 p.m. escaped broken windows or other

Patricia Thoresby, damage,

of 8.00 p.m.;

South-East London, collected 3 3.30 p.m.

penny each from her father and mother.

She explains this in a letter to 9.00 a.m. the Minister of Aircraft Produc- tion, to whom she has sent the proceeds a 15s. postal order towards a Spitfire.

Manila, Batavia & Sourabaya 10,30 a.m.

• Superscribed Correspondenas Only.gises

RADIO

12.30 p.m.-Dance Music by Joe Loss

and His Orchestra.

1.03 p.m.Sousa Marches.

1.18 p.m.-Plantation Songs.

1.30 p.m.-Reuter and Rugby Press,

Weather

ments.

Forecast and

1.45 p.m. Variety.

2.15 p.m.-Close down.

6.45 p.m.-Indian Programme,

6.32-p.m.-Compositions

Strauss.

Announce

of Richard

7.00 p.m.--London Relay-The News. 7.15.p.m.-London Relay-Talk: 'Demo-

cracy Marches".

7.30 p.m.

- London Relay Special Broadcast to the British Forces in

the Far East.

8.03 p.m.-Dvorak,— Concerto

Minor, Op. 104.

in D

8,40 p.m.-William Brownlow (Baritone) and the New: Light Symphony · Or- chestra,

9.00 p.m.-London Ralay-The News, 9.16 p.m.-London Relay='Questions of

the Hour".

9.30 p.m.-Local Sports Results. 9.33 p.m.--Nelson Eddy (Baritons), Jeanette MacDonald (Soprano) and Marek Weber and His Orchestra, 10.00 p.m.-London Relay="Musto 'Hall'. 41.00 p.m.-London Relay Talk 'Books

and People'":"

11.10 p.m-Darice Music.

[ 12.00 midnight-Close down,"

While the divorce case was pending, Mr. Heneage attended- the christening of their son, daughter was born after second marriage.

A the

"A Little Hasty" "Our divorce case made us both thoroughly miserable," said Mrs. Heneage before her second mar- riage. "We talked things over and decided we had been a little hasty and inconsiderate to each other."

Her husband explained: "We went off on a cruise for our honeymoon and things didn't go well. I wanted to go out to Africa and do some big-game hunting. My wife wanted some fun. Our natures and inclina- tions clashed,

after the honeymoon we decided to part." At her first marriage-at St. Paul's. Knightsbridge, where her daughter was christened in 1936 -the bride defled superstition by wearing a wedding gown of green satin and carrying a bouquet tied with green ribbon,

Then in a postscript, she apolo-

When she re-wed, Mrs. Hene- for her letter being late. age wore her original emerald and "Our house had a direct hit," she | diamond engagement ring. Her "We all got safely out and | wedding ring was also the same, this letter was found in the de- with the addition of the new date bris."

engraved on it.

says.

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