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TRAVEL THE

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CANTON LINE

PN.

WEEKLY SAILING"

SAFE

SEA

*WAY

by the

MACAO LINE

British Line

DAILY SERVICE

(including Sunday)

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CHINA

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A. G. L. McNaughton, who, _as—a—Lleutenant" (hral_will -command a new British Army Corps containip" Canadians. As a Major-General, he "has been leader of the Canadian Expeditionary Force.

SHANGHAI TO SUPPORT

BRITISH HOSPITALS

ONE HOSTEL TO

BE "ADOPTED" •

Quided by Reuter's message of [Augyt 5 which referred to the closing of the Special Fund for Ambulances (Shanghai purchasea six in June) and to the need for money for hospitals and prisoners of war and by an Appeal received from the Overseas League for their Tobacco Fund the Committee decided to remit €3.000 as 101-1 lows:--

Lord Mayor's Fund (Hospital

appeal)

£2,500 Overseas League Tobacco Fund

(Prisoners of War..... 500

HOSPITALS

TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1940.

FOREIGN MAILS

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, 20th AUGUST, 1940, 9.30 4.3

Small Packet Post to all countries is suspended."

Shanhgat

It was further decided to write Japan and _Manila,

A meeting of "the Executive Committee of the Central, British War Fund, Shanghai, was held at 27 The Band on Aug. 9. Mr. L. H. Lamb, H. M. Superintending Con-. sul was in the Chair' and the fol- lowing members of the committee were present:Messrs. A HI. Atkins, RJ. E Price, V. G. Bowsing the wish that contributions to

to the Lord Mayor's Fund expres-Haiphong, Holhow & Fort Bayard den, Dr. E, G, Gauntlett, Messrs, hospitals be allocated if possible G. H. Stacey (Hon. Treas.) and to a particular hospital with the

Crawford" (Hon. Sec.) Sir fortunes of which it is hoped favs and Manila, Robert Calder Marshall and Mr. Shanghat subscribers will thus be Air Mail by "Pan American Airways Direct H. G. W. Woodhead were unable able to associate themselves; to attend.

The plan decided upon at a

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Shanghai

Calcutta and Straits............... Bangkok Shanghai and Amoy

vice."—San Francisco date, 13th August. TREASURER'S REPORT. previous meeting to place Red Shanghai and Amoy ........................... The Treasurer's report showed Cross Collection Boxes

Shanghai that up to August 8 total subscrip- | British

Hotel's

Bangkok has received tions had been 31.072.773.21 and warm support from the Man U, S. A., Honòlulu, Japan, and Shanighai — (San

Sandakan

Hotels and

INWARD MAILS

From

Due

20th Aug.

20th Aug..

20th Aug.

20th Aug.

20th Aug.

20th Aug.

20th Aug.

20th Aug.

Ser-

21st Aug.

2let Aug.

21st Aug.

21st Aug..

21st Aug.

41st. Aug.

21st Aug.

22nd Aug.

22nd Aug.

send Aug.

good Aug.

32nd Aug.

23rd Aug.

23rd Aug

24th Aug.

24th-Aug.

24th Aug.

24th Aug.

25th Aug,

25th Aug.

28th Aug..

25th Ang

18,853-1-10d. Transfers from the agement of the dollar account brought the sterl-with the near" completion of the

Francisco date, 1st August). ing total up to £38.003-16-5d of Boxes will shortly be carried out. Air Mall by "Imperial Airways Service"

australia and Manila... which £34,329-0-0d had been re-It is also hoped that the coopera- The balance in hand was therefore be enlisted for an extension of mitted to various organisations. tion of a few British shops may shanghai Halphong

$25,953,54, and 3,87-16-5d.

this collection box scheme.

HIGH COST OF LIVING IN

J. C. J. L. SHANGHAI MIGHT RISE IF

REGULAR

SAILINGS

TO

BALI & JAVA"

VIA P.I. PORTS

AND

AMOY & SHANGHAI

Particulars of Arrivals & Departures Upon application

YORK BUILDING.

MODERN

PHONE 28015,

LIJN EXPRESS SERVICE

THE

BLUE FUNNE

LINE

REGULAR AND FAST PASSENGER SERVICES

FREICHT AND

TO UNITED KINGDOM PORTS.

Well

Placed END OF AUGUST Sailing. For dates and ports of call apply to Agents.

PACIFIC AND NEW YORK SERVICES are maintained as hitherto,.

Information regarding INWARD CARGO

and all matters relating to "freight and passage will gladly be given by

Butterfield & Swire,

Connaught Road.

EXCHANGE the Council would be bound to do

DROPS

Justice to the applicants, for ob- vious reasons. It would be futile for the Council to expect co-opera-] cerned, he pointed out, if they had tion from the establishments con- to operate at a loss or with no profit.

Any further decline in the value of the Chinese dollar would result in an increase in the prices of foodstuffs and commodities, an official of the price investigation LIST OF GOODS PROJECTED office of the Shanghai Municipal Council stated on Ang. 12, when

Reverting to the project of the asked what effect the recent drog Council's investigation office to re- in exeliange would have on the lease for publication' a list of cost of living there, reports the brands of goods, the official ex- North China Daily News,

NO REQUEST

NON-STOP RAIDS ON CHUNGKING CHINGEING, Ang. 19 (Keu ter) Japanese. aircraft subjecting Chungking, to in- cessant day and night raids in an attempt to break the Chinese resistance.

are

Between mid-day on Satur- day and 3 a.m. on Sunday, 10 planes flew over Szechuan Province in eight batches, causing big fires in the heart of the capital

plained that this would include the POOR RESPONSE

BY BLOOD DONORS

Bangkok and Saigon. Japan.

London and Straits.

Japan and Formoss.

Bangkok and Tourane.

Formosa, Amoy and Swatow.

Japan.

Shanghal £1954ƒ‹¶¶¶čestras

Shanghai

London and Straits

London and Manila

Manlia and Cebu.".

U. S. A., and Manila (San Francisco date, 2nd

August).

Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Service"

Haiphong and Hofhow

Calcutta, Straits and Saigon

Japan

Manila

Japan.

25th Aug 26th Aug. 26th Aug.

26th Aug.

26th Aug...

27th Aug.

27th Aug.

29th Aug.

Japan and Shanghai,

Canada UB.A., Japan, and Shanghai

(Vancou

ver BC. date, 10th August).

29th Aug.

U. 5. A., Honolulu, Japan, and Shanghai — (San

Francisco date, 3rd August).

29th Aug.

31st Aug.

shanghai.

lat Sept.

2nd Sept.

Sandakan.

Straits and Manila,

OUTWARD MAILS"

regulations of the Council govern- ing the sale of each commodity The official pointed out that up listed, a description of the brands to now there has been no request concerned, together with a range by dealers to increase prices of their of prices An attempt would be commodities, following the recent made to include also, without dis- after a rather promising start, is A very disappointing response decline of the Chinese dollar. He closing business secrets, the profits how Dr. G.. V. Allen, the Principal did not view, the situation with generally made on the commodi- of the College of Medicine, charac undue, optimism, however, pointing ties. out that the drop in exchange was

terised the attitude of the Sings- He then emphasized that his de pore public to the appeal bound to make its effects felt. If partment only was concerned with blood-donors made by the Hon. the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails are tor Registered and Parcel Mall, are closed 15 minutes earlier than the local dollar should maintain its price investigation and was not Dr. H. R. Dive, the acting Director advertised to close at or before 8 am. registered and parcel malls are present standard for a week at empowered to fix prices, explaining of Medical Services. least, he would not apprehend any that it was far from the intention

closed at 6 p.m. on the previous day. When mails are advertised to increase in the prices of staples of his department to regulate pecially Asiatics whose response

Very many more donors, es- close after 5 pm.. Registered and Parcel male are closed at 5 pm. and essential commodities.

prices by publication of the prices has There has been no serious ad- for various brands.

been particularly poor-re justment in prices recently, the

required to make the blood trans- official disclosed, adding that the of people with limited means he Dr. Allen sald

As the public is composed mostly fusion service a thorough success, Council was expecting a request at said, it would naturally follow that So far, approximately 150 would any moment. from purveyors of lower priced goods would have a donora have given in their foodstuffs for an increase in prices. better demand and enjoy a wider names....

While not disposed to accede to popularity. The result would be

Of this number the majority are any requests for an increase in the an eventual lowering of the stand-Europeans. price of commodities, he explained, ard of living.

"WIPERS TIMES"

TO BE RAFFLED

IN

SHANGHAI

At the weekly tifan of the Royal

BY-ELECTION AT MITCHAM

Amoy.

For

TUESDAY

shanghai and parcels only for Tientsin Fort Bayard Haiphong Bangkok Saigon

About 120 would-be donors had already been examined and their blood grouped by a number of doc. Formosa, Shanghai and Dairen.... tors and over 20 nurses of the

blood-transfusion squad of the St. John Ambulance unit, all of whom are. volunteers.

LONDON, August 19 (Repter) response is essential, as without a The necessity for an immediate

Live) was elected unopposed at the will not be able to supply those Sir Malcolm Robertson (Conserva-large number of donors the service

Air Force Association at the Dome Mitcham by-election, caused by requiring transfusion in an emer-

Date and Time

Tue. 20th

8:30 AM 9.30 AM

10.30 AM.

1.00 PM

3.30 PM

4.30 “

6.30 PM.

K.PO.

Reg. Ord

5.00 PM

5.30 PM

GPO.

6.00 PM

Ord. 7.00 PM

KPO

Reg 5.00 PM

Ord.

5.30 PM

GP.O.

Air Mail for Indo-China, Malaya, Java and Aus- Reg.

tralia by the "Imperial Airways Service."

In Shanghal, on August 9; Sir Vic the death of Sir Richard Meller gency and an efficient service can Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Service" to Durban Bag. tor Sassoon, the President, an- (Conservative).

nounced that a copy of the

Wipers Times, donated by Mr. H.

H(Pop) Cohen, would-be-raffled-

not be organised at short notice...

in aid of the British Voluntary MR. MORRISON'S SPEECH:

War Fund for the purchase of 'planes, reports the North China Daily News.

This book contains facsimile re- productions of the complete series of trench magazines issued be- tween 1915 and 1918, under the editorship of Lieutenant Colonel F. J., Roberts, M.C.

“Army Can Carry Out Task

Successfully

forward to a steadily mounting

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and thence by Sea Service to United Kingdom Ord. Atralbe

17:09 PM

WEDNESDAY

Wed 21st

Straits.

19.30 PM

Fort Bayard Japan.

9.30 PM

3,30 PM

KPO

Reg.

Ord.

5.00 PM 1.5.30PM

Ord

5.00

7:00 PM

Thu lăng

6 30 AM

8:30 AM

12.30 PM

#1.00 PM

$7.00 EM

Fri, 23rd

THURSDAY

tally of armed might and striking Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu, U. S. A., & GRO We are preparing for a world

LONDON, August 19 (Reater). Dower."

Europe via "Pan American, Airways and Trans- Beg RAW MATERIALS offensive when the times comes;*~

Atlantic Servis THE FOREWORD ...: declared the Minister of Supply mense annual turn-over of raw

After giving figures of the Im-Manila. In the Foreword, Field Marshal Mr. Herbert Morrison, in a speech material dealt with by the Minis Manila, Makassar and Sourabaya, Lord Plumer says: This is not a yesterday. serious narrative of events which "Three honths ago," he ob-in recent months this total had shanghai,

Holhow and Esiphong. took place in the Ypres sallent served, the situation was grave been swelled by very substantial awatow during that period, but the book but my mind is filled with thank-purchases of finished steel from Amoy gives the reader a vivid and cor-fulness at the transformation America, and he described as rect Impression of the wonderful which has taken place. Although fantastically untrue the, German

try, Mr. Morrison said that witn-

FRIDAY

spirit of cheerfulness which pre- the position is not yet satisfac-statement that Britain was starv- valied in spite of all the sacrifices, tory, we have put into the hands fed of material for steel as ane Straits and Calcutta. hardships and <privations which of the Army weapons aufficient had great sources of iron ore Shanghai - .......

the troops had to undergo. The enable it to carry out the in-supply in the Empire and foreign traits, Rangoon and Calcutta. Wipers Times contributed in no mediate task successfully even if countries: small measure to maintain that the calf sticuld come tonight. spirit."

SATURDAY

The drawing will take place at

the Dome on Armistice Day and

Parcels 11,00 AM Letters Noon

39.30 PM

3.30 PM

Sat, 24th 4

9.00 AM 12.30 PM

• PM

GPO&KPO

Discussing post-war reconstruc- Shanghai and Parcels only for Tientsin. MOUNTING ARMED MIGHT

tion Mr. Morrison, said a great Shanghai "Behind the shield of the Bri-many weaknesses of pre-war Bri Parcels only for Tientsin, It is hoped to raise the sum ofish Navy, helped by the vast tain were the result of lack of Shanghai $100,000, Tickets will be resources of the Empire and the proper planning of economy and Air Mail for Imperial Airways-Service to Durban Reg. 5.00 PM

for sale to the public in United States and other neutral control Shanghai, Hongkong and Tientsin. countries, and our ahto:ute We want to see inequalities and by a

be and thence by Sea Service to United

GRO.&EPO fusal to admit the thought of de- removed, the insecurity threat Air Mail for Indo-China, Malaya, Java and Aus- Reg. At the tin alone, the sum teat, we have reached in a few taken away from the people and tralla by the "Imperial Airways Service." of $1,380 was raised in the sale of short weeks postion where we opportunities given to all for Haiphong

Price of tickets, $1 each

Kingdom Ord. 5.30 M

these tickets. "Pop" Cohen was san responsible for $500 of this sum, reason

eventuality with fuller. frear and -more- creative

ning the book back himself.”

iational life-the best or what Printed and Published by Henry Lloyd Murrow for the dediate per 18 the war has taught us Mr. Daily Press Ltd, at Marina House, third hooras:18-19 shall be able to look Morrison concluded.

Road Central Hongkon

Omice: 63 Fleet Street

"In the hope", as he said, "of win-

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