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A.R.P. Authorities And The Police As To What Constitutes

NATIONAL RECLAMATION REGION

An Important decision at the recent conterence between Gen- erilissimo Chiang Kai-shek and General Lia Wen-bul, Governor, of Sikong Province, was to establish a national reclamation region in the Ning and Ya districts of "Sikong. It will provide food and shelter for thousands of depen- dents or soldiers elther on active service or in hospitals,

Effective Blacking-out

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER

16, 1940.

FOREIGN MAILS

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, 18th NOVEMBER, 19,49; 9.30 4.M.-

Greeting Cards (Christmas, New Year, etc.) must contain no written matter, except the name and address of the sender, and must be posted in UNSEALED COVERS, which must be clearly marked "greeting card." The rate of postage is 5 cents per 2

THAT THERE WAS A DIVERGENCE OF OPINION BETWEEN ounces for all countries, except Hongkong, China and Macao which THE AR.F. AUTHORITIES AND THE POLICE AS TO WHAT CON- Ls 2 cents per 2 ounces. STITUTES EFFECTIVE BLACK-OUT was admitted by the Director of Air Raid Precautions, Wing-Comdr, A. H. S. Steele-Perkina, O.BE, at the weekly Press, conference yesterday..

This was elicited when Comdr. Steele-Perkins was questioned as to the truth, or otherwise, that in many cases where residents have been told by ARP, wardens that their lights were satisfac- torily shaded they have, later in the evening. been told by Police officers that they were committing a breach of the lighting regula- tions.

Parcel post service to Canton is temporarily suspended.

Small Packet Post to all countries is suspended. INWARD MAILS

From

The question arose out of the most satisfied as he was getting large number of summonses heard about 100 recruits every week. The Swatow A special bureau in Sichang, before the Magistrates at the Cen-present strength is 3,500 of which Air Mail by "Pan American Airways Direct chief town of the Ning district,tral and Kowloon Police Courts as 2,800 are mobiles and 800 house will be in charge of the develop well as before the District Officer, wardens. ment of the region, General South. Chang Tu-lun,' director of the Generalissimo's Provisional Head- quarters in Sichang, has been instructed to cooperate with the

and Forestry,

Loshan-Sichang

and

Chengtu-

Kangting highways will greatly help in moving the new settlers into the region. The migration of

familles will these

BLUE LAMPS PERMISSIBLE Questioned further, Comdr. Steele-Perkins vouchsafed the in- formation that blue lamps may be

vice," San Francisco date 12th November མnl 6* U. S. A.. Honolulu, Japan and Manila (San Fran- House Wardens, he explained, cisco date. 25th October). are those who, though trained in Canada, USA., Japan, and Shanghai - the usual way, had signified at

ver B. C., date, 2nd November). the time of enrolment that they Java and Manila. were not available for public du-London and Straits.

Doe

Ser-

17th Nov.

21st Nov.

21st Nov...

(Vancou

'21st Nov.

23rd Nov.

24th Nov.

24th Nov,

25th Nov."

28th Nov.

(San Fran-

29th Nov.

9nd Dec.

Ind Dec.

OUTWARD MAILS

Ministries of War, and Agriculture used, provided they were put into des. Their duty is to sticks to London and Straits their houses, or big commercial London and Straits. The impending.completion of the corners and that no light may be buildings like the AP.C., Jardines, Australia and Manila. seen from the street. "My in- Gloucester, and so forth. action only if a shaded light can structions to wardens are to take

USA., Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai. PEN SHELTERS"

cisco date 8th November). be seen outside of 100 yards."

The pen shelters being. con-Calcutta and Straits Asked if the public will be In-

structed near the Po Hing Thea- Australia and Manga. assist the structed as to which shelter to go tre, at Yaumati, will provide ac- authorities in raising the cultural | to should an

commodation for 1,500 to 2,000. emergency arise. and living standards of the natives, he replied

At present there are two tunnels, Thus far, the place is inhabited adding: "As boon,

with a total of three entrances, largely by isolated tribal races-sufficient shelters #p (Central News).

divide the areas up into blocks of houses and then to get the war- NEXT CLIPPER DUE dens to see that the whole of their

ON THURSDAY

beats go to their respective shel

Pan-American Airways' Philipine Clipper bringing, US: mais dated

ters."

the affirmative, have as we

shall we

PRACTICE DRILLS Questioned as to whether there

"

Registered and Parcel Mall are closed 15 minutes earlier than under construction in Kowloon. the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where malls are These tunnels will be joined to-dvertised to close at or before 8 a.m. registered and parcel malls are gether at a later stage of con-

losed at 6 pm, on the previous day. When malls are advertised to struction, and will be provided lose after 5 pm. Registered and Parcel mals are closed at 5 pm with more tunnels. When-com- pleted, these shelters will accom- modate about 4,000 persons.

at

For

SATURDAY

SUPPLY OF CEMENT San Francisco Nov. 12 has been will be any practice drills in con-

Another big tunnel being con-gandakan. delayed and is now due to arrive nexion with the use of the shel-Gascoigne Road, Pitt Road, Water-

structed will have entrances in Hongkong on Thursday nextters, as in the case of Chungking. loo Road and Wing Sing Lane. Nov. 21, and will leave on her re-the Director of ARP. stated that turn flight the following morning that is impracticable. In case of stock of cement in Hongkong is

Asked as to whether the present Shanghai, Japan and Honolulu.. The American Clipper 13 scheduled to arrive in Hongkong on Tuesday, Nov. 26, and will leave

the following morning.

CAPT. KENT'S ASHES

wardens to tell people to disperse emergency, however, we have our and go to the dispersal camps."

The next black-out exercises will, said Wing-Comdr, Steele- Perkins, be held at the end of. December, and will be on the same extensive lines as the fast.

RECRUITING DRIVE

The ashes of Capt. W. C. Kent, American pilot of the CNA.O. alrliner Chungking, who was kill- ed when the plane was shot downL by Japanese near the Yunnan- Kwelchow border on Oct. 29, were Wardens transported by the China Clipper the Director said that he on Thursday back to Kentwood, Louisiana" deceased's birthplace, for burial

"Y"-Nomads Hockey. Match Today

:

As to the progress made in the Recruiting Campaign, was

FUNERAL. OF MR.

sufficient for construction pur- poses, Wing-Comdr. Steele-Per- kins laughingly sald would not be drawn into that controversy. He would, however, say that "all we do is to buy it."

MONDAY

Date and Time

Sat. 16th

7.30 AM

5.00 PM

Reg.

5.00 PM

6:30 PM

G.P.D. & K.P.O. Parcels

Mon, 18th

G.P.0. & KP.O.

that he USA, Canada, Central and South America and Par. 16th 5.00 PM United Kingdom Via San Francisco, (No Far-Reg. 16th 6,00 PM cels for Canada and United-Kingdom)............... Ord. 18th 8.30 AM

Note:--All Malls for United-Kingdom will be

forwarded with or without superscription

PROGRESS OF WORK

As to progress made in the work on the tunnels, the Director said that, up to the end of October, the footage, was approximately 4,000 feet, or sufficient to shelter between 12,000 to 15,000.

He said that he was most op- timistic of having the

Sandakan. Rangoon.

TUESDAY

2.30 E

3.30 PM

Tue. 19th

EP.O.

Reg. Ord.

10.00 AM 10.30 AM

OPO.

10.00AM

tunnels Air Mail by Sea to Singapore to connect with the Reg.

"British Overseas Airways.”:

completed before schedule (18 months). The chief difficulty is

C. F. CROAWELL to find suitable sites for digging straits and Calcutta.

tunnels in the Central district,

The funeral of Mr. C. F. Croa-where the only tunnels at present. well, who died at the Kowloon are those opposite the Hongkong

A friendly hockey match will be Hospital after a long illness, took Bank, near Ellis Kadoorie School, played at King's Park today when place at the Colonial Cemetery and a very big one at Belcher's the "Y", 1st XI meet the Nomads yesterday. Rey, H. D. Rosenthall Fort."

Hockey Club at 4.15-p.m.

officiated.

THURSDAY

COMMUNICATIONS EXERCISE The line-ups follow:-

The late Mr. Creawell was for Before the conclusion of the Y.M.C.A:-Benwell; Taylor, Sax- many years with the Chinese conference, Wing-Comdr. Steele- by, Jordan, Coombe, Waldron: Maritime Customs, from which Perkins announced that there will Smith, Gemmell; Ure, Morgan, and service le retired some years ago be a communications exercise" on Dunne.....

and started on his own as & gen- Sunday, starting at 9 am, "in erai broker,

Wreaths were sent by Mr. and communication system of Head-

which, we shall be testing the Air Mall by Sea to Singapore to connect with the Reg

"British Overstas Airways,” Mrs. W. Kafley, and Mr. and Mrs quarters.

Straits, Ceylon, India. East and South Africa 8. A. Reed, P. Rull; J. H. Franco. T. A Smith.

NOMADS-A. Alves; J.

Souza, R. J. Reed: S. Nabl, A. Xavier, H. Gubbay; R. M. da Silva, F. O. Reed,

VALLEY TRAINING TIMES

:

at Happy Valley yesterday morning:→

Lancashire Chipa

Eughber

Jack O'Lanterni

Devonian

Happy Landings

Craigavad

Centre Court

O-Lan ....

Baffin Bay

Twilight Star

"Biz divisions will take part and they will be sending in reports of damage done, and the essential

"TIMES Services will be turning out men

10.30 AM

Ord.

Parcels 10.30 AN

Letter 11.30 AM-

K.P.O.

Reg 6.00 PM

Ord...

5.30 PM

Air Mail for Manila," Guam, Honolulu, U.S.A., and Europe via "Tan-American Airways and Trans- Atlantic Services."

QP.O.

Reg.

5.00 PM

Ord.

7.00 PM

K.P.Q.

Rex.

5.00

Ord.

5.30.PM

GPO,

5.00 PM

Ord.

7.00 PM

7.00 PM

Fri, 22nd

K.P.O. Reg. 4.00 FM

Ord.

4,30 2M

G.P.O.

4.00 PM

Ord,

4 30 PM

Tue: 18th

8.30 A

FRIDAY

Air Mail by Air to Bangoon to connect with the Heg

"British Overseas AirwayS"

Parcels 1.00 PM

Letters, 2.00 PM

EPO

Rep.

5.00 PM

Ord.

5.30 FM

Gro.

5.00 PM

7.00 PM

SING TAO: Cheung Wing-chot; | Manila, Australia and New Zealand via Thursday Reg.

Yung-sang. Tiri-sang: Island.

-THURSDAY

Ori

Tra: 28th

PO

Par. 27th 5.00PM Reg. 27th 5/03

Onl 28th 8.30 AM"

GRO.

Par. 27th 6.00 PM

to attend to the alleged damage."-

The following times were clocked during the training gallops

Distance 1st Qr. 2nd Qr. Last Qr.

28.3

57

28.2

BIG FOOTBALL Continued from Page 2

TUESDAY

33

1.02.1

29.1

KWONG WAH: Lee Kwok-kee; Manila, Batavis and Sourabaya,

37

"1.10.3

33.3

Chung Fal-lum, Leung Pak-wal;

27.1.

56

23,4

Kam Kai-pui, Wu Kam-sing. Straits and Calcutta.

28.1

23.1

Cheong Shui-fal; Leung Ping-kam,

31

31

Lau Fook-chuen, Chin Chi-fun.

28

23

Cheuk Shek-kam and Wong King-

33

1.03.1

30.1

chung

s1

59,3

28.3

Amicus Curiae

37.4

Hau

27.4

Connieber

27.1

27.1

Catterick Bridge

21.2.

27.2

Contact

27,2

54.4

272

Rising Star

29

57.3.

28.3

Shuttlecock

31.2

∙1.01.2

30.

Eoong Ling-sing, Leung Wing-chiu, Lau Tin-sang; Tang Kwong-sum, Fung King-cheong, Kwok Ying-ki. Lai Sblu-wing and Yeung Shiu- yick.

·

Bruno

28.3

50

27.2"

$1.1

1,00,20

29.1

23

584

27.4**

28.1

28.1

30

57.3

27.3

30.3 +58.1

27.4

35

1.07.1

32.1

28.4

68.2

29.3

+ 29.1

57.3

28.2

31.1

31.1

29,2

57.2

20

26

54

28

30.3

50.1

28.3

ENGINEERS. Muxham, Palmer, Tang Chung-pak; Birrell, Shaw (Capt), T. Taylor: I Wat-lam,

35

1.01.3

32.3

Shanghai, Japan, Canada, U.S.A.,

Central

and Ord. Bouth America and United-Kingdom via Van- couver B.C., (Parcels for Canada and U. 8. 4), Parocha 4.00 PM

Note: All Mails for United-Kingdom will be Reg.

forwarded with or without Superscription... Ord

SATURDAY-

$6.00 PM

6.30

G.P.O.

5.00 PM

7.00 PM

Sat, 34th ----

Africa,

33.4

1.01.3

27.4***

36,9 1.10

33.2

Bogey

33.

33

3.30 PM

Tue. Dec., 3rd. G.P.O.&K.PO.

Phoenix

$1.3

JLS

Par. 3/12 6.00 IM

Bressay

32

32

Double Finesse

27.2

27.2

Valorous

Terrace yesterday afternoon and |----

1. Connaught Road.

Melody Star

A Green Tina

A Great Time

$33.4 21.2

32.4-1.02.3 20.4 1.01.3 27.4

··56.3° 29.1

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EASTERN: Lau Hin-hon; Kong i Bin-king, Woo Chi-siang; B, C. Liu,

Hsu King-sing, Lo

Wal-kuen:

Chung Yung-sum, K1 Wing-fook, straits, Ceylon, India, East and South Africa and Reg. 27th 85.00 FM

V. E Byul, C. T. Tsao and Hau Ching-to.

SECOND DIVISION

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Ord. 28th 8.30 AM

EPO. Parcels 4,00 M Reg.

ARMED HOLD-UP

TUESDAY

Chan Kam-poy, Fox, Pelham and Straits, Ceylon, India, East and South Chung Bing..

Four men, armed with butcher's Manila, Rabam, Australia and New Zealand via Reg. 3/12 846 AM Enives, entered. No. 2, Ting Fal Brisbane

Ord. 3/129.30 AM

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