1940-01-22 — Page 12

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HONGKONG.CANTON & MACAO STEAMERS

JOINT, SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON È MACÃO STEAMBOAT CO LID STHE

CHINA NAVIGATION CO.LTO

TRAVEL

THE

SHORT

SAFE

SEA

WAY

CANTON LINE

WEEKLY SAILING

MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 1940.

FOREIGN MAILS

HONGKONG, MONDAY, sand JANUARY, 1940, 9.30. A.M.

Restricted Parcel Post Service to Yunnan and Yunnan Province has been resumed. Individual parcels in small quantities for personal use may be accepted.

A list of prohibited articles may be seen at the General Post Office.

Sinall Packet Post to all countries is suspended.

INWARD MAILS

by the

British Line

MACAO LINE

DAILY SERVICE

(including Sunday)

THE

Note:-All vessels equipped with Wireless." QUEEN'S BUILDING, CONNAUGHT ROAD

Telephone 90101

CHINA-SIAM LINE.

HONG KONG-BANGKOK

5.4. "BIRAM **

... "HELLAS"

8.3. "HELIOS'

leaving Hong Kong leaving Hong Kong learing Hong Kong

2nd week Jan.

3rd week Jan 4th week Jan.

Accepting Passengers & Cargo for all the above mentioned port.

HONG KONG SINGAPORE-PENANG-RANGOON

Regular Express Service "HAI HING" leaving Hong Kong 3rd week Jan

4th week Jan, m.s. "BAI LEE' leaving Hong Kong

`Accepting cargo for all the above mentioned ports.

Excellent passenger accommodation available.

For freight, passage rates and`ali other information-Apply to:- THORESEN & CO., LTD.

Tel. 30937.

General Agents,

Queen's Building.

What do you want?

Belly

If there is anything you want to buy or try a small Classified advertisement in the Hongkong Daily Press.

25 words 81.00 prepaid for 3 insertions.

THE

AFB

BLUE FUNNEL

REGULAR AND FAST, PASSENGER - SERVICES |

FREIGHT AND

TO UNITED KINGDOM PORTS.

placed

Well

Sailing DURING 2ND HALF of JANUARY. For dates and ports of cali apply to Agents,

PACIFIC AND NEW YORK SERVICES are maintained as hitherto,

Information regarding INWARD CARCO and all matters relating to freight and passage will gladly be given by

Butterfield & Swire,

Tel. No. 28312.

Group picture taken in the grounds of Kowloon Hospital on Friday, when a presentation was made

tö Dr. J. T. Smalley, Senior Medical Officer, on his retirement.

Readjusting Kwangtung's Finance

LINHSIEN, January 21 (Central) -Mr. Y. C. Koo, Finance Commis-

for

the

FULL NAVAL HONOURS

PASSENGERS

Arrivals And Departures

Haiphong

Haiphong and Hothow

Shanghai

Java and Manlia,

Straits.

From

Air Mail by "Air France Direct Service” --Parls

date 17th January, «.........orásogasci, pero Shanghai.

Canton

U. S. A., Honolulu, and Japan (Ban Francisco, date

23rd December 1939),

Air Mall by "Pan American Alr-ways Direct 'Ser- vice"-San Francisco date, 13th January” .................. Air Mall by "Imperial Airways Direct London, date, 17th January,s, us Calcutta, Straits and Saigon Straite.

Shanghai

Shanghai

Јарап.

Manila.

Manila.

Haiphong

Drie

2nd Jan.

Lind Jan.

23rd Jan.

23rd Jau.

23rd. Jan.

14th Jan. 24th Jan.

24th Jan.

24th Jan.

25th Jan.

Service"

25th Jan.

25th Jan.

25th Jan.

18th Jan.

29th Jan.

28th Jan..

9th Jan

16th Jan.

7th Jan

97th. Jas.

27th Jan.

Tth Jan..

97th Jan.

97th Jan

25th Jan,

18th Jan.

19th Jan.

19th Jan

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30th Jan.

30th Jan.

alat Jan.

31st Jan

1st Feb.

.

1st Feb. 2nd Feb.

Air Mall by "Imperial Airways Direct Service”-

London date, 20th JanuKTY Japan and Shanghai,

U 8. A., Honolulu, Japan and Manila (San Fran-

cisco date, 4th January Manila.

FUNERAL OF SURG,-

LIEUT RINGDAHL Passenger activing from Shang- [Japan. hai by a Dutch iner yesterday" | Japan. The funeral of the late Surgeon.

|were Mr. W. A Ankerson, Japan and Shanghai, stoner. for Kwangtung. has an- Lleut, Knut. Erik Alaf Ringdahl. Mrs. W. M

Mr E Japan and Shanghai. nounced four important measures R.N.R. who died in the Naval Hos Leste. Arnold, Mr. N. G. Beale, Mr. Shanghai

readjusting

province's pital on Friday, following a short Anance for the new year. These liness, took place on Saturday at Buan, Mr. P. K. Chen Mr. M. C Chen, Mrs. Cheng Chueờng. Mr. measures include the unification of the "Colonial Cemetery with full ax collecting machinery, reform of Naval honours.

C. S. Choy. M:. J. Coster. Master the preventive service, reorganiza- Deceased who was 34 years of J. V. C. Davis and Miss A. B. C. tion of the business :ax, and abollage, was attached to HMS. Br. Davis, Miss M. Dahan, Mr. C. T. tion of miscellaneous and exorbl-mingham

Dorig. tant leries.

Mr. A. R. H. Esmail, Ms FLORAL TRIBUTES Evans Mr. S. L. Frost, Mr. E, Fou- Since his assumption of coffice,

Floral tributes were sent by: lard, Mr. A. Groves, Mrs. B Mr. Koo has achieved notable

Hüdier Ringdahl, Commander and D. Horne, Mrs. Dr. Beulah Huang, success in balancing Kwangtung's provincial finance. Despite the mai Officers of the Hongkong Naval Mr. W. J. Kelley. Mr. K. C. Heung, tension of the war acivities, the Volunteers, Medical staff of the Mr. S. V. Lo, Mr. T. L Les, Mrs. provincial treasury during the last Royal Naval Hospital, Sisters of San Sang, Mr and Mrs V. I the a. Petersen, M, Phoa Se.05 Mr. several months was able to meet the Royal Naval Hospital,

C. C. Vines, Miss A Wang, Miss T. all expenses estimated roughly at Commander-in-Chief. over $2,000,000 per month. At the and men of the China Station.Y, We, Mr. T. Wu and Mr. Laur end of the last year, there was Mrs. R. Langley, Llett-Comdr and

ence Zin, Passingers from Amoy actually a surplus of more than $4,Mrs. Holmes, Lieut. and Mrs. 3.H. were Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Williams

Gordon, Dr. and Mrs, A. H, Bar Mr. and Mrs C. D. Davis, and 000,000 in the treasury.

well. Surgeon Captain and Mrs. G. Master M. Davis.

TAXATION REFORM

*Officers

V. Hobbs and many other.

Through passengers for Manila MR. OSCAR BENSON were Mr. T. B. Brown, Mr. R. Gaw th

The policy, or Mr. Koo, it is 'an- nounced, is on the one hand to

The funeral of Mt. Oscar Ben- establish a progressive personnel system of which young men on son, managing partner of Brew. proved ability and integrity will be er's Book Shop, took place at the Saturday. Its nucleus, and on the other to Colonial Cemetery on

the Rev. J. R. Higgs, thoroughly reform the taxation when system.

..

ufficiated

Mr. Benson, who was 58 years of

Colony.

ATTENDANCE

Cohendet and Through passengers for the Indies Were Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Cheape (for Boeleleng), and Mr. and Mrs, J. M. Mershon (for Sourabaya),

RELIEF FUND FOR FUKIEN REFUGEES

Japan and Shanghai, Japan and Shanghai, Shanghai

Java and Mandia,"

Canada, USA. Honolulu, Japan and Shangha Calcutta and Straits Shanghai

(Vancouver BC, date. 11th Jan.)

OUTWARD MAILS

Registered and Parcel Mall are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails are advertised to close at or before 'am, registered and parcel malls are closed at 5 pm, on the "praviour day. When malis "are advertised to close after 5

р. Parcel mails are closed at 5 p.m.

Canton

For

MONDAY

Straits, eylon, India, East and

Registered and

|Date and Time

Mon, 2nd

7.15 AM

South Africa.

and Europe via Suez and London Parcels due | G.P.O. & KPO. London, 3rd March

Saigon.

In response to an appeal by General Chen Yi, Chairman of the Bangkok Fukien Provincial Government,' Haiphong

To make up the loss to the provincial treasury following the age. died from heart failure at the Hongkong Hotel, on Friday nighti: fall of, Canton and Swatow and to He spent most of his life in the meet the increasing demand for funds during the war, Mr. Koo's decision to readjust the provincial bustness tax oblained very good ze"} Besides the chief mourners, Mr. Mr. Aw Boon Haw, well-known Straits. sults. The present starting rate of Carroll and Mr. Fred Lenfestey, Chinese industrial magnate "and Canton per cent progressively increasing to those present at the graveside in- philanthropist, has donated $10- a maximum of 1 per cent, it is cluded Messrs, Frank W. White, E 000 (Chinese currency) for the re- pointed out compares favourably. Ainslie. E. Abraham, F. E. Nash, let of war refugees in Fuklen. with the rate prevalling in other R. Abraham, W. Goltenberg, D.0. Mr. Cheng Yu-shu, Vice-Chair- Süver, J. Gibson, J. R. Buiter, J.man of the Fukienese Guild in Edgar, K. Seyer, R. Pestonil, Mrs. Hongkong, has also donated $2,- M. Williams, Mrs. N. Capell, Mrs. T. 000, Mr. Lin Chin-tien $1,000 and Grant, Mrs. SLA. Gray, Mrs. J. Edgar, Mr. Li Pi-shu $500.

The total of $13,500 has been re- Miss Gourdin Mrs. Passmore, Mis Braga, Mrs. Huggen, Mr. F. W.mitted to the Huklen Provincial Stapleton, Mr. B. E. Green, Mr. L Government through the Hong- kong, branch of the Fuklen Pro- Tobias and many others.

vincial Bank.

¡ provinces.

Regarding the abolition of ex- orbitant, levies a time limit of three months has been set for this to be

done.

Hungarian Railway Restrictions

FLORAL TRIBUTES

TUESDAY

Manlia, Makaisar and Seurabaya... Fort Bayard

Amoy and Shanghai............... Manila, straits, Ceylon, India, East and South Afri- ca, Egypt and Europe via Naples due Naples. 16th February.

Ord.

8.30AM

9.30 AM

Noon

1.00 PM

9.30 PM

7.00 PM

Tue. 23rd

'8.30 AM

1:30 PM

2.3-1PM

GP.O. & KP.O.

. Reg.

2.45 PM

Ord. 3.30 Pr

K.P.O.

Hez

5.00 PM

Ord

5.30 PM

G.P.O.

Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Direct

due London, 31st January.

Service" Reg. 5.00 FM

Ord. * 7.00 FM

KEO. Reg.

Ord Air Mail for Malaya, Jays and Australia by "Im- OPO.

perlai Airways Direct Service"-due Sydner' 29th | Reg. January,

0,00 PM 6.30 2

Ord.

5.00 PM 7.00 PM

WEDNESDAY

Wed. 24th

10.30 AM

2.30 PM

K.P.O.

Reg

5.00.PH

5.30 PM

the and Northern Provinces only) by

*Air G.P.O France Airways. Direct Service "--dure. Paris, 1st February,

Reg. Ord.

5.00 PM

7.00 PM

· THURSDAY

Tha. 23th

-8.30 AM

2.30 PM

3.00 PM

Floral tributes were from Bert,

The following additions a Ivo and Family, Myra. Oscar and John, Doris, Ivo and Doreen, Ethel made to the Chinese banks "per- and Alison, Lolly, Mina and mitted to sell Chinese currency Ernest To, Mater, and Marie, Eric and to remit money to China and Kathleen. President, Commit- subject to such ilmits and on à ch BUDAPEST, Jan, 21 (Reuter)-ee and Members of the Kowiner conditions as have been notined Owing to difficulties In the coal Cricket Club, Brewer's Book Shop to each bank individual'y-Hong-watow, Amoy and Formosa

Commercial Shanghai and Parcels only for Tientäin. supply, the Ministry of Commerce W. J. L. Duddleton, V. Beaumont, kong And has issued an order stating that Hongkong Radiant Living Group Bank Ltd. The agricultural and Mr. and Mrs. D. O. 8ilver, Mr. and Industrial Bank of China... Sin- from Tuesday there will be con- Mrs. G. G. Thomson. Father Ri-Apa Trust and Savings Bank Ltd. Airmall for Indo-China, Iran, and France (Paris Ord.

Swatow

siderable restrictions on» railway

J. M. ganti. Delminda L Lopes, traffic until March 10.

Noronha, Mr. and Ms. 1. E. Lam- The freezing up of the Danube mert. Mr. and Ms. Wa WI- and transport dificulties across Hams, Mr. and Mrs. R. Pestonji, F. man and was soon transferred to Russian--occupied Poland have E Nash, H. Hong Sling, Mr. and the Middlesex Regiment in April, made Hungarian railway an 1- Mrs. de Broekert, Mia M. M 1937 portant link for Germany's trafic Tyrrell. Mr. J. R. Suiter, Mrs. C. with the Balkans.

Present at the funeral Tere Halobong

Sandakan. Shanghai (Parcels only)

Shanghai and Japan, ......

FRIDAY

T. Forbes and Elleen Hobbs. Mr. Lieut.-Col.. Newnham. Mafor 8. F. and Mrs. S. A. Gry, W. Golden-Hedgecoe, Captain W. H.' Chattey, berg. Ma, E. Grant. Dr. and Mr. Captain M. A. Jacob, Lieut. C. M. FRENCH COUNCIL Coxon. To. T. Carroll and Family. M. Man, Lieut. M. P. Weedon, and Shanghai and Parcels only for Tientsin.

J. J. Edgar, Mr. and Mr. §. E a company of the Middlesex Re- OF MINISTERS Green, Hongkong Hotel and Staff.giment. PARIS Jan 21 (Reuter) The Mr. and Mrs. Leslie L. Forall. Dr. French Council of Ministers met L L Young, Mr. J. Gibson, A. J. this morning for the first time in Kew, and many others, the Defence Ministry, Usually the meetings are held at the Pre- siden's Palace.

Airmail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu and V. §. A..

by the "Pan American Airways Direct Service"- due San Francisco, 1st Feb. Straits. Fort Bayard; and Holhow,

3.30 PM

Fri, 26th.

1 10.30 AM

KPO

Reg. 25th 6.00 M Und 25th 5.30 EM

G.P.O.

Reg. 26th 5.00 PM Ord, 2016 7.80 AM

LIST OF WREATHS Wreaths were sent from `Major- General A. E. Grasett and the PTE N. G. OLIVER China Command, Officers of Mid- The late Private Norman George dlesex Regiment, Brigade Com Oliver, of the Middlesex Regiment, mander and Staf. Officers, WOJE This departure from custom was whose funeral took place at the and Sergeant Meus All ranks, due to the fact that the Premier Catholic Cemetery in the after- Middlesex Regiment, Headquar- M. Daladier, has not yet entirely noon of, Saturday, died at the ters, Middlesex, C. B. M. Priddy. recovered from the accident in Military Hospital in the morning Lient. C. M. M. Man, L. MFManila, Australia and New Zealand. Via Thursday ag which he fractured his foot.

after a short illness caused by Weedon Members of the Cor

9.30 AM 1.30 PM

XP.O. Rog. 6.00 PM

Island-due Thursday Island 8th February. On

Ort

8.30

GPO

+1

ᎨᏒ

G00 PM --7.00

arents.

Wanghi Road.

Reublicaine

when

M. Lebrun was greeted by a blood poisoningruh poral's Mesa, the Officer Cum- guard of honour consisting of the

details Beaforth The Rev. Father J. P. Ward manding and Garde

Fergeant he officiated beforho

Powell, arrived,

Highlanders, He joined the Army as a guards- and many others,

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