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"REGULAR AND FAST PASSENGER SERVICES

FREIGHT AND

To UNITED KINGDOM PORTS

For dates and ports of call apply to Agents/

NEW YORK SERVICE

Occasional Sailings.

Information regarding INWARD CARGO and all matters relating to freight

and passage will gladly be given by

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To San Francisco and Los Angeles

Vio Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama & Honolulu

8.5. PRESIDENT PIERCE

$.5, PRESIDENT TAFT

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TO NEW YORK and BOSTON

March 5 March 19 April 2

Via Manilo, Singapore, Penang, Colombo,

Boinbay and Capetown

6.5. "PRESIDENT GRANT”

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TO MANILA

5.8. "PRESIDENT HAYES"

8.S. PRESIDENT PIERCE

8.8. PRESIDENT TAFT

6.S. PRESIDENT CLEVELAND

TO NEW YORK and BOSTON

THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 25, 1941-

MAILS TWICE-BOMBED KITTEN

The Monty Order

Office

Public

Counter will be open from 10.00 a.m. to noon to-day.

The General Post Office will be closed at 0,00 p.m. on Wednesday 28th, Thurs. day 27th and Friday 28th,

1941.

SAVES ITS RESCUER

PLAINTIVE CRIES by Chappie, a Persian kit-

February ten, led rescue workers to the spot where his thirteen-year-old mistress, Gwen Toms, and her Mail Service to Madagascar and Remother were buried under the debris of their bomb- union is temporarily suspended.

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

for parsons tended

other

the addressee

thart

The Printed Matter Service to the following places in China is temporarily

suspended:-Yunnan, Szochuen, Kwel. chow, Hunan, Fukien (except Amay 4 Kulangsu), Kwangel (except Wuchow & Yunghsien), North & East of Kwang-

tung.

ed home..

Chappie saved their lives as Gwen saved his only a few weeks ago, when she nursed him back to health after she had rescued him from another bombed house, in the district, and taken him to her mother's house in North London,

So when Chappie was bombed for the second time he knew just what to do. He squealed and mcowed until rescuers heard him, with his little mistress and her mother, who were taken to hospital for treat- ment.

Smail Packet Post to all countries is and rescued him suspended.

TUESDAY

INWARD MAILS USA., Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai. San Francisco date, 7th February}.

THURSDAY

Straits and Air Mail by "British Over- sena Airways Service" by Sea from Singapore.

Canton

FRIDAY

United Kingdom and Straits.

FOR

DATE & TIME

OUTWARD MAIL8

TUESDAY

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

K.P.O. A G.P.O.

Rek

Ord,

Straits

Canton

11.00 a.m. 11.30 a.m. 12,30 p.m. 7,00 p.m.

WEDNESDAY

8.30 a., 10.30 a.m.

Straits and Rangoon Halphong Manlia, Australia and New Zealand via

Thursday Island.

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

Reg. Ord.

Sandakan

FRIDAY

1.45 p.m. 2.30 p.m.

8.30 a.m

Air Mail by Air to Rangoon to connect with the "British Overscar Airways,"

K.P.O.

4.00 p.m. 4.30 p.m.

Reg.

Ord,

G.P.O.

Reg.

Ord.

4.00 p.m. 4.30 p.m.

SATURDAY Straits and Parcels only for United

Kingdom.

Par.

Reg.

Ord.

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

(28/2) 5.00 p.m.

(28/2) 5.00 p.m. (1/3) 8.30 am. Air Mail by sea to Singapure to connect with the "British Overseas Airways," K.P.O.

2.00 p.m. 2.30 p.m.

Reg.

Ord.

a.P.o.

Reg.

Ord. Straits, Ceylon, India and

East Africa

200 p.m. 2.30 p.m.

3.30 p.nl.

Manila, Batavia, Mauritius. Lourenco Marques, East & South Africa via Durban.. 3,30 p.m. Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu. U.S.A. and Europe via "Pan-Ameri- can Airways and Trans-Atlantic Ser- vices".

Mr. Edgar Toms was killed, but his two sons, who were sleeping in another part of the house, were uninjured.

Chappie's Good Turn "We shall treasure Chappie for ever," nineteen-year-old Toms told a reporter:

Eddie

"When we gave him a home

a fow

months ago, we never

ANTI-SPY

SQUADS FOR U.S.A. POLICE

More than one-third of the policemen of Philadel- phia are being organised into special anti-spy and

thought he would do this for us. anti-sabotage squads for He has shown his gratitude to the protection of the vital Gwen for looking after him while he was 11.

defence industries in and around the city.

"Gwen is still in hospital, but shall take Chappie to see her, if I can,

"After the bomb fell our home was just a mass of rubble and we didn't know where my mother and sister were.

"Then a member of the rescue squad heard Chappie squealing.

HORSES

FEEL BOMB SHOCK

Horses are among the first cases of shellshock caused by this war. They are extra sensitive to the noise of gunfire and the crump of bombs, and since the blitz many in the London area have had to be destroyed.

Mr. James H. Malone, Director of Public Safety, announces that 1850 men have been formed into six squads who are now under". going an intensified course of in- struction in combating subversive activities.

For the time being they will continue with their normal police duties, but when trained they may be called out on anti-sabotage work at a moment's notice.

"Details of this programme have been under consideration for some weeks," Mr. Malone stated, "but the recent disastrous explosion at the Hercules Power Company's plant at Kenvil, New Jersey, has speeded up active organisation." Month's Talks

Mr.

a

The plans formulated by Malone and Mr. Guy E. Parsons, assistant superintendent of police, have been approved by Federal But human beings can help by authorities in Washington after providing company for their hard-conferences extending over working and dumb friends.

month with representatives of the It is not sufficient for a driver Army and Navy Intelligence Bu- to tether his horse to the rearreau of Investigation.

of a vehicle and leave for shelter "Members of our six new squads himself. The driver should stay are being trained in how to handle at the animal's side or see that bombs and other explosives," said it has the company of other Mr. Malone, "and it will be their horses.

job to inquire into the credentials and background of any employee whose actions or associations give rise to suspicion.

Loneliness can be the start of horse shell-shock.

A West End veterinary surgeon who specialised in the care of 5.00 p.m. horses during the last war and is 6.30 p.m.doing so in this one said:

K.P.O.

Reg..

Ord.

G.P.O.

Reg.

Ord.

5.30 pm.

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"Some of the men will work in uniform, some in mufti."

"If it is possible to take a horse be left alone. It should either have 5.00 pm to a standing' - stable or building the company of its driver or that

where there are other horses, it of other animals. is better than streets.

RADIO

12.15 p.m.-Short Service of Interces-

glon.

12.30 p.m.-Greta Kelter (Vocal) and

Billy Thorburn and His Music. Tiina Signal. 1.00 p.m.-Local

Weather Report.

1.03 p.m.-Variety.

and

1.30 p.m.-Reuter and Rugby Press, Weather Forecast and Announce- ments.

1.45 p.m. Mozart

Major.

-Concerto In A

2.15 p.m.-Clase down.

6.45 ·p.m.—Indian Programme, - (6.30 p.m.-Closing. Local Stock. Quota-

tions,

6.32 p.m.-Compositions of Sibelius, 7,00 p.m.-London Relay The NawE. 7.15 p.m.--London Relay Belidin:

Speaks Talk by J. B. Priestly. 7.30 pim-Portúguese Programme. 8.00 p.m.-Local Time-Signal, Weather-

Report and Announcements. 8.03. p.m.-~~~/Band Waggon'. With Arthur.: Ankey, Richard: Murdoch and Cam- pady.

8.25 p.m.~Charlle Kung at the Plano.. 8.35 p.m.Film Selections... 9.00 pm.London, Relay~~The Neyra. D15.p.m.-London RelayQuestions of

the Hour'.

}#:30, p/m/-Kigar-Froissart

Overture,

1- Op.":19. "("When... Chivalry'-lifted up her lance od high"-Keats:).....London Philharmonic Orchestra eond, by Sir Edward. Elgar..

[9,43. p:m; - Cesar-Franck Prelude, -- Chorale': and Fugue. Alfred « Cortat

(Piano), S

9.40 p.m.-News, in "French (on Short |-!·Wave' only), vale

10.00p.m.London Relay--Talk: 'Scota

Abroad',

10.16 p.m. — Brahms. — Quiplet in. B

Miner, Op: 116..

10.80-p.m.-Brahma Gypsy. Bonge,

The Madrigal Singers. 11.00 p.m.-Close, down.

leaving it on the

а

"In stables where the animals

attendant have no

during the night, goats should be kept. "Horses will always follow goat, and in case of fire resulting from incendiary bombs this is anTM "On no account should a horse extremely good precaution,"

"But if there are no facilities for this the animals are better on the open street, than under partial covering like a bridge.

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