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New Directors Assume Work At Po Leung Kuk
The newly elected directors of the Po Leung Kuk assumed office yesterday when a very pleasant ceremony was held to mark the gern.. sion.
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Present at the function were members of the Permanent Board of Directors, the Hon. Mr. M. E. Lo, the Hon, Dr. Li Shu-fan, the Hon. Mr. W. N. Thomas Tam and Messrs Tam Woon-tong and Au Lim-chuen".
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Para-Shooters And Their
Tasks
LONDON, May 28 (Reuter)-Sir. Edward Grigg, War Office Parlla- mentary Under-Secretary, in .8 broadcast on the task allotted to the Parashooters, said:
"We want Arst of all correct in- formation of any enemy landings from the air..
WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 1940.
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FOREIGN MAILS
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, 29th MAY, 1940, 2.30 AM,
Sniall Packet Post to all countries is suspended.
INWARD MAILS
From
Air Mall by "Pan American Airways Direct Ser-
vice."--San Francisco date, 22nd May. Air Mal by "Air France Direct Service? Paris
date, 22nd May.......
Straits.
Manila
As has already been announced, and intimate friend the new Directors comprise Mr. whose public spirit and public ser-
"After that, it is the duty of Lo Tung Fan (Chairman), Mr. Fukvices are well-known. "He will have Po-chol, Mrs. C. H. Wan, Mrs. the invaluable help of Mr. Huo Po-those on the spot to see that the Khong Keng-poh, and Messrs. Lam tsal, the well-known banker, the enemy gets no cars or means of Yik-kau, Cheung Man-tung. Lam wife of my friend Dr. C. H. Wun, transport, and to bar his progress Chik-suen Lee Shiu-kee, Ng Tat- and his other colleagues all of by any and every means at their
disposal. plu, Chan, Kung-po. Chan Yuk-whom are well-known and respect-
ed citizens of the Colony,
"All strategic points should be chuen and Sun Che-sin.
such a strong and representative strongly The Hon, Mr. M. K. Lo addressed new committee, the Chinese pubile aight, to ensure that such points Shanghai
is happy in the knowledge that the cannot be rushed, afairs of the Po Leung Kük are I wish them, as in good hands.
MR. LO'S ADDRESS
the gathering as follows:-
It is a great honour to me to attend this morning's ceremony.
with
I recall that at the election of the indeed. I predict for them, a most new directors held last week,' the.
Hon. the Secretary for Chinese Affairs congratulated most warmly
successful term of office."
RETIRING CHAIRMAN
The retiring chairman, Mr. Ngan Mr. Ngan Shing Kwan, chairman Shing Kwan made a speech as fol- of the retiring directors, and his lows:-
Java and Manila,
Shanghai.
guarded, especially at Australia and Manila....................
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Sir Edward disclosed that over Japan. 400.000 volunteers have been en- rolled of which a large proportion have already been armed.
AUSTRALIAN SEAMEN ENTERTAINED
trallan" ships.
colleagues, for their excellent work- I complete my duties today, and during a difficult year of office. It the management of this institu- is therefore, unnecessary for me tion for the year 1940-1941 will be
The Australian and New Zealand to dilate on this matter.
taken over by the new chairman. Association held a very successful The Hon. S. C. A. in very appre- Mr. Lo Tung Fan. I want to express dance last night at the YM.C.A. elative terms also referred to the my gratitude to all the people who when they entertained--50-men work done by the lady directors have given us both material and from the personnel of three Aus- and particularly Mrs. Ho Leung, spiritual assistance. I was ex- Having regard to the family rela-tremely fortunate to have had tions between Mrs. Ho Leung and immense help in managing the myself. it is a little embarrassing financial affairs from Mrs. Ho for me to speak of her work, but Leung, and I should deeply thank from all accounts. I am delighted her for her great assistance. to hear that during the two suc- cessive years in which she served as a director she co-operated with her colleagues so well that much good work was accomplished.
I know, too, how much Mrs. Lambert Gockchin has done. On behalf of my colleagues and my- sell and in the name of the Chi-, nese community. I desire to ten- der to Mr. Ngan and to each and all of his colleagues an expression of sincere gratitude and thanks.
AN. OLD FRIEND
As regards the new directors, the chairman, Mr. T. F. Lo. is an old
Speeding. Up
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
The programme introduced two Australian dances, "Jolly Miller" and the "Barn Dance.""while some
Aussie songs were sung later.
Bangkok and Tourane.
Shanghai
Canton
Japan.
Tientsin,
Shanghal
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Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct
London date 22nd May
29th May
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30th May
Shanghai,
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Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct
London date, 25th May spiri Mantle Shanghal
Australia and Manila................. Calcutta and Straits... Haiphong and Hothow U.S.A. Honolulu, Japan and Manila.
cisco date, 14th May). Shanghai.
Another dance for 100 men wil: Straits and Manilla «>5/**** the
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be held at the YM.C.A, on Thurs- Mrs. Ho Leung presented the fin-day, June 6. ancial statement as follows:-
Receipts during the year 1939- 1940, $41,583.34.
General Expenditure, $32.018 98. Balance, $9.584.41.
Collections in Flower Day, $12,- 910.63
Miscellaneous Expenses in Flow- er Day, $751.68
Expenditure for Development. $3,581.80:
Balance, $8,597.38. Tetal Balance, $18.161.79,
NEW CHAIRMAN
Mr. Lo Tung Fan, the new chair- man, said:-~~
I am very fortunate to be elect- ed new Chairman of this institu- tion and E thank all who have
War Effort helped me to obtain this position.
CANADA'S. · FINE
RESPONSE
OTTAWA, May 28 (Reuter)- The Prime Minister, Mr. Macken- zine King, announced in the House of Commons today, the Immediate expansion of Canadian military and air forces to meet the critical situation in Europe.
The proposed increases include veterans in Reserve in addition, to Veterans' Home Guard, 33 all- nounced last week.
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RIFLE BATTALIONS Rifle battalions C. recruited for the Fourth Division Canadian Active Service Force. About 5,000 Canadians, whose names are already on the Cana- dián RAF. list wil be called up for immediate duty, and also the reserves of the Veterans Home Chiard.
The Premier said factories will work 24 hours a day to produce- equipment for the additional forces
HEALTH RETURNS
I am glad to receive the great en- couragement and assistance of my friends and colleagues.
Two More Nazi Ships Sunk
By Norwegians
LONDON, May 28, (Reuter)
Java and Manila
Japan and Shanghai......
U) 5. A., & Manila (San Francisco date, 11th May) Canada, U.S.A, Japan and Shanghai - (Vancouver
B. G.. date, 18th May). Shanghal, Sandakan
Shanghal.
·OUTWARD MAILS
Registered and Parcel Mall are closed 15 minutes earlier than -Two more German ships, the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where malis are totalling more than 6,000 advertised to close at or before 9 a.m registered and parcel mails are tons, were sunk by the Nor-closed at 5 pm, on the previous day. When mails are advertised to wegians.
close after 5 p.m.. Registered and Parcel malls are closed at 5 pm.
The German mercantile losses are now over 830,000 tons which is very much greater than the Allied losses by Nazi action.
Up to Sunday, May 19, the Germans sunk one British
three merchantship,
Allied and two neutral ships.
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Control Tightened: Ideas From France
“A STATE OF SIEGE EXISTS AS FROM TODAY.” Through- out the Republic of France this edict went up on September 3, 1939. Batch after batch of decrte laws have regularly served since as reminder to the people that their country is at war with a brutal neighbour for the third time in 70 years.
Britain is more easy-going. days, Thursdays and Saturdays is
forbidden. The Emergency Powers Act `rushed through Parliament on' the outbreak of war gave His Majesty's Government such widespread authority to restrict the nation that stald Parlia- mentarians raised a hullabal- loo against the filching of so many time-honoured liberties. "..
No bar on drink is likely in Britain, but strict State control of supplies last week caused a whisky shortage. At many public-houses. and of-licencea It Wax 13- obtainable.
LABOUR-To take the place of 5,000,000 workers now wearing the
CONTROL TIGHTENED ・Blue uniform of the French Army.
For
WEDNESDAY
Manila, Makassar and Sourabaya...
and Europe vla Suez and London via Sea- Route. Formosa
Data and Time
Wed 29th
8.30 AM G.PO&K.P.O.
Saigon, Ceylon, India, East and South Africa, Egypt Parcels 9.00 AM
Long-Reg. Ord.
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GP.O.
'tirmail for Indo-China, Iran, and France -(Paris
and Northern Provinces only) by France Airways Direct Service”
the
danilia, Australia and New Zealand via Thurs- Reg. '5.00 PM
day Island
Air Mail for Manila, Gnam, Honolulu and U.S.A., Rog 5.00 PM
by the "Pan American Airways Direct Service" Ord. Amoy and Parcels only for Shanghai. Fort Bayard, and Hothow, Amoy and Shanghai...........
THURSDAY
But Britain's control of civil hfe women and young men were made | Canton
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Thu, 30th
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lagged far behind its ally's. liable for compulsory labour in Bandakan. Recently, with the Alles draw-felds and war factories. A list of Swatow and Parcels only for Shanghai.. ing closed together as Lap II of industries for which they may be the war began, the gap grew enlisted is being drawn up by the smaller. A tightening of control French Ministry of Labour. was visualised until all Britons were as rigidly ruled
8.30.AM
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Haiphong
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K.PO.:
Parcels
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Eleg.
Ord:-
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Already · Britain's Ministry of the Labour is charting the reservoir of workers employed in huzury and
The following is the return of French. notiable diseases that occurred in MILITARY:-To the ranks men non-essential trades who might be
the "Colony during the 24 hours between 20 and 27, now liable for used to reinforce the war effort.
ended on May 27: Tuberculosis, service with the Colours, all able- Lord Derby has outlined a scheme Manila, Egypt and Europe via Marselles 19: Dysentery, three; Cerebro-bodied male citizens up to the age of recruiting workless youths for spinal fever, two; one each, or of 35 are to be added by the service in the vital industries, Straits and Calcutta.
Measles, Enteric fever and "Diph- theria..
WEEK'S FIGURES For the week ended May 25, the following cases were reported to the Health-Authorities:-
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farming and forestery.
Amoy.
FRIDAY
autumn.
POLITICAL Outlawed by the MORE" RESTRICTION) Government of France is the com-
Among the shoals of restrictions Amoy. munist Party, third biggest in the in France are others which may Dairen Republic, with some 3,000,000 sooner or later be reproduced in Japan." sympathisers,
Shanghai and Japan.
11 Britain:“
Closing of bakers and contec
All its 45 Deputies who could be Tuberculosis, 184 (110 deaths): located were arrested, last week tionery shops on certain days of Puerperal, fever, one; Dysentery, they were sentenced to four and the week, and mixing wheat and 2) (six deaths); Cerebro-spinal five-year terms of imprisonment bean four to silce wheat consump fever,
deaths): for spreading the propaganda of ton. This results in "blacke eight" (six Chicken-pox, three; Measles, 12 a foreign country-Moscow's Third
bread. (one death); Enterte fever, 11 (stx International
Meatless days, when butchers Salgon, Straits, Ceylon, India, Eart deaths); Diphtheria, four? Small-
Africa and Egypt Britain's unrepresentative of-
shops are closed. Supervision of shoot of the Comintern has so far food prices and the quantities sold pox, four (three deaths?.
been. winked at-against the In shops and restaurants Only French party's 45 Deputies it has two dishes, exclusive of hors only one BP.. at the atmost 150,-d'oeuvre soup, cheese and dessert. Manila, Rabaul, Australia and New Zealand 000 Avrupathisery.
LONDON, May 28 (Reuter) Accounts received in London speak of the determined resistance offer- ed to the enemy by small British
detachments; i
Brisbane
SATURDAY
and
Custom, duties on spare parts | Shanghai and Parcels only for Tientsin. for agricultural machines are be shanghai
But at the first sign of serious are to be served at any one meal Red Interference with emicient conduct of the war, Comrades in Britain will be rounded up.
One engineers' unit of only 300 'men, armed with only rifles, was
FOOD AND DRINK - attacked, by enemy armoured cars. Frenchmen who liked to spend and motor cycle machine guns. an hour or so each day sipping They fought a successful action apertifs at the local Bistro, can do
ing relaxed, and the Government has promised premiums to help farmers with food-raising.
The Royal Observatory reports for several hours and the survivors it now on only four days a week that the total rainfall for 1940.has were able to withdraw.
Consumption of spirits on Tues: risen 6.84 inches above normal,
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Letters, 7.00 PM
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Fri 31st
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South Reg
Be 7.00 PM
Sat. June, 1st
G.P.O. & K.RO. Par. 31/6 5.00 PM via Beg. 1/6 8.48 AM
Ord. 1/6 9.30 AM
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GPO&KP.O.
Reg.
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Air Mall for "Imperla? Airways Direct Service". Ord. Straits,
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