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EDITORIAL

GRUESOME

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISEMENTS The Daily Press DISCOVERY

BANK OF ENGLAND

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NOTES.

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The following notice published for general informa. tion:-

1.

His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom have dcided that, subject to arrange ments referred to below, Bank of England notes cannot henceforth be imported into the United Kingdom. This will in no way affect normal transfer of sterling "through banks

will continue in accordance with existing arrangements.

which

2. In order to afford existing holders opportunity of obtaining value for sterling notes held by them the following arrangements have been made. The period allowed for carrying out of these arrangements. is necessarily short and immediate steps must be taken by those desiring to take.

The advantage of the offer, period can in no case be extend. ed.

3. Bank of England notes delivered to an authorised bank in Hong Kong up to the close of business on 27th August, 1940, will be credited on receipt in the United Kingdom to the account of the bank which forwards the

notes provided (1) the notes are forwarded by the bank in question from a post office in Hong Kong not later than midnight on 27th August, 1910, and (2) the total

DIOCESAN GIRLS' SCHOOL KOWLOON,

Headmistress:

Miss E. M. Gibbins, B.A. London.

Next term begins! September 5th.

Entrance Examination:

September 3rd, at 9-a.m.

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Editorial and Business Office: 15-19, Queen's Road · Central, Tel. 30251.

Night Editor (Wanchai Omice); *** Tel. 24511.

London Omce: 53. Fleet Street

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HONGKONG, August 22, 1940.

IN S'HAI

DECAYED REMAINS

OF WOMAN IN WOODEN TRUNK-

A fruesome discovery was made in Shanghai, on Aug. 14, in Sinza Road when the decomposed body of a Chinese woman was found by the thief tenant of house 12 Lane 353 at about 8 m., reports the

An Entrance Scholarship will SOLID GROUNDS North China Daily Mom

be offered on the results of the Entrance Examination to candidate born in Hong Kong,

Police

VAST

THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1940.

BUPALTH LIES CLERGY AND

BURIED IN THE VEDDAH COUNTRY

The veddah country, to most of us a forbidding territory infested with wild beasts and where primitive man tries to eke out..a..precarious' existence, may one day be transformed into centres throbbing with industrial activity,

1/

That is the immense possibility revealed by the survey, 'so far made, by the Government Mineralogist, says, the Ceylon Observer

Rich deposits of lime-stone of a j bluish tint, have been discovered in the Uva Province to the north of Badulla. The deposita run for a distance of about sixteen miles Investigations revealed close to Alutnuwara where the Malyangana Vihere is

RENTED ROOM

FOR CONFIDENCE that the room where the body was This Scholarship will be of the IN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS Jones, we at last year by a value of $5 per term in tuition

Chinese, called himself Koh, from today, World War and a woman, who was said to be fees, but it may be increased in No. 2 will enter upon its his wife.

famous situated.

The same variety of stone has

also been located to the north of Matale for a distance of five miles, up to Nalanda.

While the deposits found

Polished

specimens of these

value should the family circum. second year of activity. The The room was rented in August, stances justify such increase. comprehensive review of its but in September Koh told his This Scholarship will only be progress during the past landlady that his wife had left these places are of a bluish tint awarded if a candidate of suffi.twelve months, which was the city and that he would not those found along the greater given to the House of Com-live in the room. although he part of the sea front of the Nor- clent merit presents herself. -

would like to keep it. The man thern Province and in the fatma mons-on-Tuesday by the

į paid. his rent regularly every Peninsula, are white.. DIOCESAN JUNIOR SCHOOL, Prime Minister, consequently month without visiting the room. CLOSELY RESEMBLE MARBLE covered every aspect of the He felled to appear during the first year's hostilities. If Mr. last two months and the landlady varieties which are to be seen at Churchill's review

room was as decided to open the This school will NOT re-open frank and as honest as his clean it up wishing to rent it out the Museum attached to the Government Department of the in Kowloon Tong next term. (statements on the war situa-

Mineralogist, closely resemble Parents should enrol their childtion have always been since

HORRIBLE ODOUR

marble and, it is understood, could ren with the Diocesan Girls' he assumed office, what he

Early yesterday morning she be as widely, used. went into School.

the room and

Table tops. flooring tiles, mural had to say on Tuesday was large wooden trunk there. "The stones, monumental slabs. tomb- 453 also most heartening and enthorrible odour emanating from the stones,

KOWLOON TONG,”

Br

PUBLIC AUCTION.

to some one else,

and

are sonse of the uses to couraging to those who have trunk tilled her with curiosity which this could be put, replacing pinned their faith on success and the woman - opened it to be the imported stuffs.~* for the British arms agairist hold the decayed remains of a This vast wealth, with its uta- the menace of "Totalitarian human being.

limited possibilities. now les The case aggression. The Prime Min-

was reported to the burled in the midst of forests ister's words will undoubted-tectives, investigating the mystery, terprising

Sinza police station and the de-, awaiting the arrival of some en- Individual with suffi- |_ PARTICULARS AND CONly have the effect of reviving believe that the woman, said to cient courage and foresight to tân DITIONS of the Sale by Public the spark of hope in the be about 23 years of age, Auction to be held on Monday, breasts of hundreds of mil-sing song girl. the 26th day of August, 1940, at 3lions of downtrodden men p.m., at the Offices of the Public and women throughout Eu- Works Department, by Order of rope

that

Was z

their day of

5,000 JAPANESE AT SHUMCHUN

The question el transport is not ад

Insurmountable "difficulty. Road, and rail transport, when co-ordinated, will solve many of the difficulties which at present discourage many who intend strik

of each bank's holding is cabled His Excellency the Governor of liberation must surely come by the forwarding bank before one Lot of Crown Land at and that Britain will not give International reports that Jap-ing out on new lines in industria opening of business 00 28th Ma Tau Kok, in the Colony up the struggle until their anese forces in Shumchun and enterprise August, 1940, to its correspondent of Hong Kong for a term of 75 freedom has been permanent-Nam Tau, in Fo On district, have in the United Kingdom or to the years, with the option of renewally secured against the evil been increased to 5,000 men, some at a Crown Rent to be fixed by designs of the European dic- and puppet soldiers. They are of whom are Formosans, Koreans correspondent of its head office. Every consignment should contain a letter from the forwarding bank. stating whether it forms part or all of amount notified by cable.

the Surveyor of His Majesty the tatorships. KING, for one further term of

busy erecting more defences in THE MOST IMPORTANT anticipation or a Chinese attack 75 years.

from the north. PART .of Mr. Churchill's Intending bidders are advised speech was that which re-

QUEEN'S COUSIN

WEDS

HANDSHAKE for Miss Sarah Bowes-Lyon second cousin of the Queen, after her marriage- to Mr. Peter Byder in the Henry the Eighth Chapel of Westminster Abbey,

TASKS THEY CAN

BEST

PERFORM

The following letters were 'pub-. lished in The Daily Telegraph.

Sir-I served as an infantryman in the last war, and would now it younger and physically it be.. glad so to serve in this one. As a minister of religion I resent the Rey, Thomas Tiplady's suggestion by implication in his letter to you that the younger clergy generally are sheltering behind their minis- terial status and are avoiding na- tional service.

There is no shortage of chapla ins or R.AMC, workers at present, and to whatever size our forces grow there never will be one. When this country is subjected to intense. aerial bombardment, and perhaps. also invasion. all its younger and middle-aged clergy will be urgent-

ly needed to rescue and save the wounded and sick at home, and also to do what they can to prem serve the morale of the population generally.

Any minister of religion who la young enough and physi- cally t

may, it he wishes and thinks fit and cannot obtain a chaplaincy in the forces, resign his ministerial work for the dura- tion of the war and serve with the forces in any capacity. A num. ber have done so.

The conscripting of the few thousand clergy of military age and fitness would be short-sighted and foolish. I would insist, how- ever, that every minister of religion should be trained in A.RF, and Arst ald

Yours faithfully. (Rev.) H. W. KEMSHALL Mount Park-37... Scarborough, June 5.

FORMER SOLDIER Sir-As a former private soldier (not a chaplain) who fought in the battle of the Somme In 1918- and was badly shotup by the 'Ger-" Mr. R. S. Heaney of B. M. mans, I join with many of my.. diplomatic. service, is now in ex-Service.colleagues in the Chris- Shanghai with the cypher depart-tian ministry in repudiating the ment of H.. M. Embassy.

suggestion put forward by 'Mr. Tiplay of the Lambeth Mission,

The last thing we want to 13 the final regimentation of personality in this country. which would assuredly come with the conscription of ministers of religion for even non-combatant

WHAT AMERICA THINKS

4. Notes now in transit to that immediately after the disferred to the. huge resources today, was not only stronger unilateral

the United Kingdom, from Hong Kong will be accepted.

5. Notes will, as is customary, be forwarded at sender's risk.

No. of Sale |

Kawloon Inland. Lat

Registry No.

Locality.

No. 4287. Ma Tau Wei Rd., be- ween Kowloon Inland Lots Nos. 4217 & 3452,

Ma Tau Kok, 4

Boundary Measure-

ments

As per

sale plan

About

Contents in

1,335

Square feet.

AnnualTM***

21

Rental

Upset Price

1,001

her

see

BIRD BANDING military service. Do let us retain

IMPORTANT

at least one order of "citizenship for the sweetening of the vitlated atmosphere of the country.

hope, cheerfulness

Yours faithfully, „ (Rev.) WILFRID H. BOURNE Florida-road, Thornton Heath..

this defeat which the Ger-Nevertheless, such a conference of on in full co-operation between June 5.

American statesmen as is now the National Parks Büreat of the

Newsettes

The Monroe All-American Doctrine has Doctrine always been regarded as a posal of the lot the Purchaser which Britain has at (if not the applicant)

"Its declaration. will be

than it has ever been before, enforcement has rested chief- command to continue the

Bird banding in North America i required to deposit with ап

but that it was impregnable ly on the United States, and during the past two decades has shared by the general public, who, I feel sure that these wishes are authorised officer who will be;

war unceasingly against the to any large-scale attack the United States has assum-solved many mysteries of bird notwithstanding a certain element present at the sale, the sum of aggressors and the outstand-which might be made against ed full responsibility for its ure.

of "minister-baiting." would be 6. Consignments

two hundred dollars, ($200) in ing successes which have not. com.

it.The unmistakable. su-application. This is one of bered metal bandi on

The placing of official, num grieved at the compulsory retire- plying with these conditions will cash. This sum will be refunded been achieved by the Royal

periority in fighting which the "harder" facts of Ameri-thousands of birds yearly through-isters of religion from tasks which tens of ment of many thousands of min- "on payment of the Purchase Navy and

the Royal Air British pilots and machines can international politics. not be accepted in the United price.

Force. The food situation.in have maintained throughout

out Canada and the United States may, unhappily, become even more Kingdom for collection. Notes

the mother country, which these raids is already well tries of Europe have suffered loss.

has yielded much valuable in-necessary as the war proceeds. My In a day when smaller coun- forwarded by individuals or by PARTICULARS OF THE LOT Nazi propaganda has been;

formation which could not be brethren can do no finer work to- any other agency than a bank

known and Mr. seeking to convince the world

Churchill of independence because no such obtamed in any other manner, as day, however young and strong authorized under Regulation 1

confirmed in the clearest power has been exerted in their once a bird is banded it assumes they may be, than to exercise a as being desperate, remains

behalf as the United States would an individuality which makes ministry. of (2) of the Hong Kong Defence

as satisfactory as it was at of the Battle of Britain had bours, even

manner that the first phase exert in behalf of its small neigh- possible the tracing of its migra- and faith in their churches. (Finance) Regulations, 1940, to

the start of the hostilities. The ended with a distinct defeat Doctrine may be

unilateral Monroe tion routes and the recording of its regular correspondents in thež

attempt now being made by for the Nazis. Apart from Latin American

welcomed by its fe history. Governments.. United--Kingdoar will not be

the Germans to

This important work is carried try and credited on arrival.

"starve out" the people of the

mans have suffered in their British Isles by total blockade air attacks on Britain, im- permit steps toward making the sources. Ottawa, and the United urged by the United States would Department of Mines and Re- must prove futile in the face portant stress was laid on the present application of this. Doc States Bureau of Biological Sur- of what Mr. Churchill told vital damage which is being trine multilateral

The food sup- daily wrought by units of the

vey, Washington, DC. This would be in line with The actual banding of the birds, plies of the whole British Em- Royal Air Force on the Nazi efforts of Latin-American states is carried out by voluntary work- pire are available to Britain supply centres and communi- men who in the past have worked ers at their own expense and in the Hongkong Brewery, reported Mr. A. Y. Calamel, Manager "of and so far the Nazis have not cations in Germany and in Monroe's own words are interest efforts these banders are contri- stolen $75 from a desk in his office to establish such a conception their own time, and by their to the police that some person had 454 been able to prevent the flow German - occupied territory. ing as pointing toward this broad- buting to the conservation of a between July 27 and August 10

of these supplies to the home The serious effects these raids er concept: country with the Royal Navy have had on Herr Hitler's holding undisputable su- plans for invading England premacy of the sea routes,

can now be better realised; The people in the British

particularly when Isles are in the best position taken of the Prime Minister's

note to judge the veracity of the statement that Britain's air- Prime Minister's assertions craft production, in addition

Mr. HM. Hind, Far Eastern SHANGHAL, Aug. 21 (Int'l) in which they have accepted from America, has

and the unperturbed manner

to the supplies reaching her

by reporting full particulara of Manager of the Phoenix Assurance -According to

any banded birds which come to Company. left Shanghat for Japan Asahi, the Premier, Prince orders furnishes testimony to these outstanding facts Mr. Axis Powers, make their demands Canadian records are kept.

accompanied by Mrs. This is the Doctrine that Secre- their attention to the National recently." Konoye has given up his one-the fact that they feel sure Churchill based his statement on France. party system and new politi-their essential foods will not of "solid grounds for con- "should prevent the Axis from pre- postage free if marked "OEMS (Shanghai, who went to England

Mr. R. Such reports may be mailed cal structure owing to the be curtailed and that such adence" in the future and in senting demands for French terri- and any person, making a return some months ago to join the War of enthusiasm among orders are meant to convey to the ultimate result of the tory In the New World. The rally is advised as to the kind of bird Office, has returned to Shanghai, announces that a Requiem Mascal parties to throw, in their tion of a form of economy in emphasised that there were serve warning that indirect pres

keeping with the far-sighted enormous dangers still to be sures by Fascism and Nazism in The information collected as a

In view of the above notice no further "permits will be issued under the Defence (Finance) Regulations for the export of Bank of England notes as from today to any person other than authorized banks, and no permits will be issued to authorized banks as from 5 p. m. on 27th August, 1940,

By Command,

H. R. BUTTERS,

Of

his hearers.

Konoye Gives holding undisputable

Up System One-Party

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Financial Secretary.

21 August, 1940.

NOTICE.

The Portuguese Community

for the repose of the soul of the late Governor of Macau Dr. Artur Tamagnini Sousa

de Barbosa, will be held at the Roman Catholic Cathedral, Caine Road, on Friday, 23rd inst., at

'ga.m.

lack

18

reach-

wild.Bite asset which as an ald to

*

With the governments who have declared their independence, and

agriculture and an object of spart Cpl. Willis, of the Military Police, maintained it, and whose indepenis worth millions of dollars an- reported to the police that water nually. In Canada the zenéral piping to the value of $80 was.. practice is to grant permits only stolen from. Mount Davis on Mon- to those using official bands, day last.

dence we have, on great considera- tion

and an just principles, ac- knowledged, we could not view any interposition for the of oppressing them, or

in any other manner their des ADY on power, in my as the inanifesta.

tion of an unfriendly disposition towards the United States.

CITIZENS CO-OPERATE,

Private citizens can co-operate

the Tokyo the Government's rationing ed unprecedented limits. Ontary Hull has now invoked as the Parks Bureau, Ottawa, where the trid

the leaders of various

lot in this move.

ז'

politi- them the need for the adop-war.

Its reaffirmation

::

Heaney, M.BE, of

At the same time he the Monroe Doctrine would also was banded

ing of Pan-American forces behind and when, where and by whom it and taken up his post as Passport Officer in the British Consulate again.

The Department of Justice in

Political parties in Japan are to plans of their leaders. assist the emperor in carrying out

faced in the months ahead the Americas will meet that uni-result of bird banding is used to the function of a constitutional IT WAS when Mr. Churchill Mr. Churchill's speech must, fed resistance which the European great advantage by conservation Shanghai on Aug. 12, designateck

turned to the recent successes nevertheless, have inspired achieve,"

continent itself was unable to ists and urnithologists in the ad- the US Marshal, Mr. Charles government.

ministration and framing of bird Richardson, Jr.. as Special Assis protection laws to conserve and tant to the District Attorney with perpetuate the various species full authority to handle all crimin-

Konoye cabinet is less popular the incessant raids launched confidence and in that spirit

It is conceded that the second of the Royal Air Force against all his listeners with his own?

than its predecessor under Admit-on Britain by the Nazis and Britain and her Empire will Mr Francis Fane," of Fulbeck From coast to coast in Canada al matters during the absence of al Mitsumasa Yonal who resigned the unceasing vigilance of the be able to continue the Manor, near Lincoln, son of Col more than 200 bird-banding ata District Attorney Leighton Shields. owing to the intrigue of the Army Royal Navy round the coasts struggle she has undertaken, W. V. R. King-Fane, of Fulbeck tions are in operation, and since The appointment is without addi The present Government is criti of the British Isles that he alone and unaided if neces-identified with the British Union have been banded and more than Mr. Richardson receives as Mar- Hall was one of seven people 1823 approximately 350,000 birds tional compensation to that which cised for the lack of concrete made it clear that the post- sary, to a successful con- of Fascists, who were detained in 25,000 recovery records have been shal of the United States Court measures to weather foreign and 457 domestic questions.

tion of the island fortress clusión...

obtained.

for China

Portugal..

F. P. de V. Soares, Acting Consul for Hoog Kong, 19th:

h: August 1940..

or near Lincoln