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BRITAIN'S CIVIL AIR GUARD

FIRST BATCH TO BE CALLED UP

The death occurred on Septem- The engagement is announced ber 19 at the Country Hospital, between Lieut... Henry. Denison Shanghai, of Mr. Wirt Smalley Street; only son of the late Lieut. Leonard, at the age of 53.

Comdr. E. L. Street, R.N., and of Mrs. Street, of Highways, Ewhurst, LONDON, Sept. 25 (Beuter)~~ Cable & Wireless. Ltd. wishes to Surrey, and Miss Heather Lauder, | The first batch of men of the Civil inform the public that, as from elder daughter of the late Mr. | Air Guard have been warned that to-day, all telegrams to Indo-Paul Lauder and Mrs. Lauder, of they may soon be called up for an China in English will be accepted. Spange Hawe, Ewhurst, Surrey. interview with a view to joining

the Royal Air Force.

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GENERAL

CHINA'S WAR-TIME MASS

EDUCATION PROGRESS

CHUNGKING, Sept. 21 (Central)-The progress of" war-time mass education in the provinces of Szechwan, Kwelchow, Tun- nan, Kwangs), Fukien, Shengi and Kansu is reviewed in a state- ment by Mr. Chen Li-kiang, Director of Social Education of the Ministry of Education.

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In Sacchwan, according to Mr. Chen, mass education has been enforced by `stages. During the first stage, 181 schools and 346 classes were established in Chengts, the provincial capital. There were altogether 15,000 students, mostly women, of whom 14.207 have been graduated..

During the second stage, 201 schools and 398 classes were estab- This batch consists of men un-lished with 15,988 students, ...

licences.

Mr. Walter Hanming Chen will The engagement is announced be leaving for Manila on a short between Richard Aldwyn Pullider the age of 28 who possess. “A” holiday about the middle of Octo-blank, The Loyal Regiment, second ber.

son of the Rev. and Mrs. Pulli- blank, The Rectory. Manston, Dor- According to notifications re-set, and Janet Shella, youngest leased by the Harbour Office, ma-daughter of Mrs. J. R. Milligan and chine-gun fire will take place from the late Capt. J. R. Milligan of Ayr, the French gunboat Argus in West Scotland, formerly of Shanghai." Lamma Channel on Sept. 27.

The following candidates

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The Rev. J. L. Wilson, Dean of before the Hongkong "Rotary Club St. John's Cathedral, will address for election in accordance with the the Hongkong Rotary Club at its bye-laws: Mr. H. H. Pegs, assis- timin meeting to-day on "T. E tant Director of Public Works. Lawrence."

Public Works Department, and Mr. Hugh Braga, General Works

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The annual meeting of the Manager, Hongkong Engineering China Physics Society was opened, and Construction Co., Ltd.

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The Women's Civil Air Guard have been advised to offer their services to other branches, ea pecially the Women's Auxiliary Air Force.

REFUGEES IN THE COLONY

NAZIS FEAR AIR RAIDS

150,000 ILLITERATES uliterates, of whom 15,015 have al- Chungking has a total of 150,000

ready been educated in 701 free schools during the first two stages The mass education programme NIGHTLY BLACK-OUT

IN GERMANY

here is now entering its third stage.

In

Kwelchow, the provincial capital Kwelyang has 60,000 111- terates. At present, 6,100 of them are educated in 122 classes,

In Yunnan, the war-time mass education programme was started in Kunming last winter, So far, about 20,000" people have been educated.

GOOD RESULTS Remarkable results have bee

BRUSSELS, Sept. 25 (Reuter)- from Berlin states that the night- A message received in Brussels

ly black-out in the West of Ger- many is. being more strictly forced, showing increased fears of air raids by French and British planes.

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There was another slight de- on Baturday

The message adds that there "at the Yunnan;

crease in the number of refugees University. It will be in session for Sentence of three months' hard and destitutes accommodated in

were forty-five prosecutions in one' four daya

near labour was imposed on Tsui Kim-the Colony in Government camps. achieved by the Kwangst provin day in a town Aachen of tsang, hawker, when he pleaded etc. in Urban and Rural Areas,cial authorities in enforcing the civilians who had not prevented His Majesty the King, who spent guilty before Mr. R. Edwards, at according to the returns for the mass education programme. Byghts from escaping from their the week-end at Windsor Castle, the "Centml Court yesterday, to

houses at night. the end of last year, the province's Sunday attended morning larceny by trick

3,369,999 of 2 dozen

literates were reduced service at St. George's Chapel. The handkerchiefs, two dozen singlets

against to 1.863,995, who are expected to Queen and the two Princesses were and a bottle of perfurde from the

be all educated within another present at the Parish Church shing Kee shop on Sept. 18. Tsui

year. A total of 11,700 in Balmoral (Reuter).

education classes will be establish- ed to accomplish this task,

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announced

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was also recommended for banish- ment

week ending Sept. 23.

Urban Areas (Civilians) on Sept. 16:-King's Park: 1,302 1,315; Ma Tau Chung: 1.100 against 1,083: North Point: 1.481 against

1,483.

Urban Areas (Soldiers) on Sept. 16: In Hospital: 7 against 3; Ma Tau Chung: 752 against 758.

The engagement is between Mr. Rupert Wheatley. The arth luncheon meeting of only son of Major and Mrs. M. J the Chinese American Institute of Tin: 1.872 against 1.873: San Ut Rural Areas of Sept. 18:---Kam Wheatley, of Wimborne, Dorset, Cultural Relations will be held at Ling: 316 against, 316; Gill's Cut- and Miss Deirdre white, daughter 12.445 on Friday at the Hongkong ting: 654 against 725 Total:"7,484 of Col. E S. White, of Hongkong, Hotel. The speaker will be Dr.against 7,554. and Mrs. V. C. White, g Farny. L. Lee, President of Lingnam borough. Hants.

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University, his subject will be "My Impression of America."· Reserva- Heavy damage was incurred as ticns mst be sent to the General a result of the fire in the Japanese Secretary, Mr. P. K. Chu before Military Depot in the Third Special Sept. 27. Administrative. District In Tientsin!

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on Sept. 13.

a. Tientsin The says

marriage took place message. Several Japanese fremen Sept. 9, at the Parish Church. were killed while trying to put the Ashbourne, of Mr. Arthur Francis Are under control.

Lyon. younger son of Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Lyon Bowley, of Chorley Japanese troops are patrolling Wood, to Mary Kathleen, younger the area stretching, from Kiangsi daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Road to Honan Road to the norta Newell, 3. Grosvenor Mansions. of the Soochow Creek, after the Buxton. and grand-daughter of evacuation of the British Tom- the late Mr. and Mrs. Sutcliffe.. of miles," according to Shanghal Manchester.

The Rev. J. P. dispatch. The

remains, Newell, brother of the bride, off-

clated at the ceremony.

-quiet.

a sector

PANCHAN LAMA'S

BROTHER IN

LANCHOW

LANCHOW, Sept 25 (Central)

AMERICAN TERRITORIAL WATERS

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LONDON, Sept. 25 (Reuter)-A" The Che-cho-lin Hu-tu-ke-tu, message from Santiago (Chile)

Out

KLASS

The Fukien authorities are plan- ning to establish 10.000 mass

province. So education schools throughout the

GRANTS IN - AID TO EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS CHUNGKING, Sept. 25 (Central) The Board of Trustees for the far 4,529 schools Administration of the Sino-British with 404,120 students. Three thou-propriated a total of $3,020,051 85 and 10,103 classes have been set up Boxer Indemnity Fund has ap-

sand four hundred and five more grants-in-aid for some 60. educa- schools will soon be established to tional and cultural Institutions in enrol 488,800. By the end of this China for the coming year. year, it is expected that altogether

The amount, which is consider- 892,720 illiterates will have been ably lower than those in the past educated.

owing to hostilities, Includes $183,500 as a special reserve fund for educational and cultural terprises during the emergency period.

are now es-

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The Academia Sinica, the Nation- al Central University and the

JAPANESE AIR RAIDS IN HUNAN

MANY SCHOOLS CHANCSHA, Sept. 25 (Central)~ There are more than 3,700,000 Synchronising with the Japanese uneducated

people fresh land drive

in. Shensi Hunan Front: Japanese aircraft schooled within one year. Mass the North province. They are expected to be conducted. exterisive bombing education schools operations in the northern and tablished in great numbers western parts Of yesterday.

the province Changan. Lintung. Weinan, Fu-national Chungshan University and

ping. Pucheng and Tali,

the National Cheklang University. A squadron of them bombed

will eách receive $50,000; the Sirshih Kwely, Changlochleh and

National Peiping Research Institute, Changshouchich along the Milo

the National Tungchi University, the National Szechwan University, Kwangsi University "and Nankai University each $30,000; and the

River, south of Sinslang.

Changteh, on the west bank of the Tungting Lake, was attacked by

18 machines which dropped number of bombs' and preposterous handbills.

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Hotuchen, in the western suburbs of Changteh, was also raided

Nine planes bombed Yuanling, on the north bank of the Yuan River in west Hunan, dumping

brother of the late Panchan Lama, says that the United States. has scores of high explosives. spiritual pontif of Tibet, arrived proposed that the jurisdiction of in Lanchow yesterday from the territorial waters of the two Ninghsia, and called on Generalj American Continents be extended Chu Shao-lang. Chairman of the to 300 milles.

Kansu Provincial Government. The! The proposal will be made at Tibetan chief is making a short the Pan-American Conference at stay in Lanchow before proceeding Panama City. to Chungking to call on the Goy-l ernment authorities,

The

Hu-tu-ke-tu has been Tibetan people. He propuses to making great efforts in propagat-return to Tibet before the end of ing the Chinese Cause among the this year to continue his work

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In Kansu province, 7,280 students have graduated 145 classes. additional 70 classes were opened in August with 3,000 students.

Chungchen Medical College and Yenching University each $20,000.

TA- TAO POLICE National

TAKE OVER

IN SHANGHAI

Other educational and cultural Institutions receiving the grants in- clude the National Yunnan

SHANGHA1. Sept. 25 (Reuter-University, the Kwelyang Medical Although official circles

have College, the West China. Associated hitherto refused to make

any University, the Nanking Univer- statement, it appears that the Tasity, the Gining Girls College, the tao Police have taken over the chinese Vocational Extra-Bettlement Roads,

Educational Insitute, the National Compilation and Translation Institute and the Szechwan Library.

Hitherto there has been по

withdrawal af the- Settlement

The number of Ta-tao Police in the area has been increased and FOOCHOW, Sept. 24 (Central)at many of the cross-roads.

they are now directing the traffic

Seven Japanese planes flew up the Min River to Nanping on Friday afternoon and

raided the town. Four bombs were dropped.

They later proceeded to Sha- hslen, on a tributary of the Min River to the southwest of Nanping, where they released more than ten missiles.

Police.

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TURKEY'S DEFENCE

EXPENDITURE

ANKARA, Sept. 25 (Reuter) The Turkish, Government has in- Klangs Town Bombed KWELLIN, Sept. 24 (Central)troduced into Parliament estimates More than 10 Japanese aircraft

| bombed Shangkao, south-west of

REFUGEE WORKER

MURDERED

CHUNGKING. Sept. 25. (Reuter) -Mr. Li Ju-tsang, Chief Secretary of the Shanghai Child Refugee Training Centre, was murdered by an unknown - gunman outside the

Tienjan Broadcasting Station on

for a further £4,000,000 for de Sunday in fence.

Shanghai while en- tering his car. The bullet-en- . This brings the total defence ex- tered Li's breast and he was rush-

Kacan in Kiangsi, on Friday penditure this year to £20,000,000 ed to the hospital for treatment,

Heavy losses were caused.

over the Budget,

He did not survive.

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