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BORDER CLOSED

Nuns Bullied In Thai

SHANGHAI, Dec. 3 (Reuter) The Thai Indo China border has been closed by the French autho- rities following frontier clashes along the Mekong River, according to semi-official Japanese reports,

The frontier town of Thisket was reportedly bombed again by Thai planes.

OFFICIAL DENIAL

A French report from Hanoi states the Indo-China Government has officially denied the Bangkok Radio statements to the effect French troops are shooting Indo Chinese and trying to cross the border.

FOOTBALL AFTER NINE

REFEREES' MONTHLY

MEETING:

YEARS Burma Rlys. Show Profit

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1940.

FOREIGN MAILS

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, 4th DECEMBER, 1940, 9.30 AM.

The Parcel Post Service to Carton has been resumed,

Small Packet Post to all countries is suspended.

INWARD MAILS

The monthly meeting of the Hongkong Football Raferees' 'Asso-

RANGOON, Dec. 3 (Reuter)—~~ elation was held at the Hotel Cecil last night, with Mr. Hugh A Beard After nine successive years de- Chairman presiding, assisted by Acts, the Burma Railways have at Mr. J. F. da Silva (Secretary),

läst shown a profit, thanks solely Mr. Beard, introduced Mr. a. G. to the heavy. China traffic on the stokes who he said was a former

Burma Road. chairman of the Association with the year ending Mar. 31, 1940, ac- Calcutta and Straits.

The net result on working for which he had been associated since carding to the report, is a pront Airmail by "British Overseas Airways Service" (@x4; its inception

An interesting talk on bla experiences as a refcrée in Eng- land was given by Mr. W. H. Foster, of the Army F. A. Re- ferees Committee.

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The Army FA said Mr. Foster was formed in 1888 and had its #overning body in London. It was affiliated to the English, the Scot-j tish and Welsh F.A.

of 21 lakhs of rupees

From

cept London) By Sea from Singapore. The Import trame which the Australia and Manila, Government of China diverted at sandakan the end of last year through Sur Canton ma to Yunnan, says the report, has continued and reached a con-

siderable volume during the cur rent year.

GROSS EARNINGS

It has, in fact, accounted for gross earnings of no less than 23 lakhs of rupees (£172,500) com-

Java and Manlia. .... London and Manila..

Air Mall by "Fan-American Airways Direct Set-

vice"-San Francisco date, 1st December

Alr Mail by "Pan-American Airways · Direct Ser-

vice"-San Francisco date, tih. December

Canton UBA

The communique containing the denial also alleged French priests

The speaker concluded by saying and nuns expelled from Thai were that he would like to see a match bullled and subjected to acts of more correctlý - reported bath for pared with two lakhs of rupees). S. A., Honolulu, Japan,, and Shanghai - (Ban

violence.

Three of them stated they had been placed in an iron cage by the Thai authorities and kept there

the benefit of the players and the officials.

Another was pub Govt. House

for

ten hours. licly slapped and struck,

HARBOUR OFFICE

NOTIFICATIONS

It was notified by the Harbour authorities yesterday that anchor- age la prohibited to all craft with- in the following portion of Tattam War in the waters of the Colony: Commencing in position latinde 420 12 06 North, longitude 114 13′ 15′′ East. thence by a straight line to position latitude 22° 13′ 52" North longitude 114° 13′ 36′ East, thence along the northern and eastern shore' of Taltam Wan to position latitude 229 12 33" North, longitude 114° 14' 26" East, thence by a straight-line to the point of origin.

NOTICE AMENDED

Notice No. 25/1340 issued on Jan.

Social

now expected that Cap- tain W. E. Houston-Boswall, M. d.

Counsellor to the British Embassy In Tokyo, will arrive at Govern- ment House today (Dec. 4) and leave on Dec, 5 or 8.

It is also now expected that the Rt. Hon. Bir John Latham G... M, G, R. C., Australian Minister tn Tokyo, and Mr. P. Shaw, Third Secretary to the Australian Lega

on at Tokyo, and Mrs. Shaw will arrive. at Government House £o- morrow (Dec. 5) and leave on Dee 7 or 8

The official dinner party which was to have been given on Dec. 6, will now be given on Dec. 6.

NAZI

22, 1940, is hereby amended and | 667

the following is to be substituted for the first paragraph:-

"OLYMPIC".

River steamers and small craft.

alleraft HUMBUG

using the East Lamma Channel

are to follow the instructions con- "I am looking forward to the tained in Notice to Mariners No. day when it will be India's turn to 23/1940 of Jan. 22, 1940 except that, welcome. Ceylon's chosen athletes, they are not required to display I can assure you of a very warm Departure Signals.

and cordial welcome," said Mr. P. If they cannot make Bluff Point | Gupta, Manager of the team of and see the Port War Signal Indian athletes, in a broadcast! Station clearly, they are on no ac-talk delivered the evening before count to attempt to enter the East the Indo-Ceylon athletic contest Lamma Channel, without specific began. orders from the Naval Authorities.

THE WEATHER

Warmer weather is forecast for today. Maximym temperature yesterday was 73 and the minimum

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only in the previous year,

Honolulu, Japan, and Shanghai Francisco dats, 22nd November)........

Francisco date, 18th November)...........nas Canada, USA., Japan, and Shanghai --- ver B.C., date, 27th November). ..................... London and Straits

Due-

4th Dec.

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Leaving out of consideration, the China traffic in the last two years, the gross earnings from normal traffic during the year under re- view would have been less than Calcutts and Straits.............................................................. those of 1938-99 and instead of a Australia and Manila. small surplus being recorded, a US... Honolulu, Japan and Shanghal (San Fran deficit would have resulted,

cisco date. 3rd December).

PROBABLE NEW

RATION CUTS

1

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 9 a m. registered and parcel malls are LONDON. Dec. 3 (Renter)-Inclosed at 5 pm, on the previous day. When mails are advertised to announcing the probabie new close after 5. p. Registered and Parcel malls are closed at 5 pm. ration cuts, the Minister of Food, Lord Woolton, said that in 1941 we should be living hard but not Ughtening our belts-which would mean going hungry.

For

WEDNESDAY

Emphatically, we should not dö that. Lord Woolton said that he Straits and Calcutta. would have to cut down nearly all canned fruits and on the best scientific advice, had decided to Manila, Macasser and Bourabaya, discontinue all fresh fruit imports.

THURSDAY

Date aau Time

Wed. (th Parcela 1020 AM Letters 11.30 AM

Thu Bth

8.30 AM

G.RO. & K.PO.

He would probably have to re-air Mall by sea to Singapore to connect with the Reg. 1.00 PM duce the meat ration and from "British Overseas Airways.” ......

time to time, give less bacon, In Strafta, Ceylon, India, Mombasa, Beira, Lourenco:

order to take the offensive, we should have to use for military purposes, & part of that great,mer- cantile fleet which had brought us food from afar.

Marques, and South Africa via Durban.

1940. Lord Woolton declared had found Britain "taking it" but 1941 would find us “giving it back with interest." As we began to take Straits and United Kingdom the offensive, the world would cheer up.

Y'S MEN'S CLUB TIFFIN

cheon meeting on Thursday, Dec.

Canton

FRIDAY

Mr. E. H. Lockwood will speak At Mall by Air to Rangoon to connect After thanking. Ceylon for her

"British Overseas Airways." jo... lavish hospitality and affectionate at the weekly Y's Men's Club lun- welcome to the Indians, Mr. Gupta at St. Francis Hotel His sub- said that an effort must be made, ject will be "The Far East Through to get Burma and Malaya intérest- |

an American Historian's Eye." ed in a quadrangulaz conteste

He mid that that would bring the neighbouring countries of the i Empire in and around the Bay to

64 compared with 68 and 60 encloser bonds of friendship through Monday."

the medium of clean and healthy rivalry in sport.

Total rainfall since Jan, 1 1s 117.59 inches against an average

of 84.14.

He continued:

CHESS RESULTS

W. Lee beat B. D. Evans in the Senior Tournament of the Kowloon Chess Club last night. In the Júnior Tournament F; A. Fabel

"I have always maintained and beat V. V. Kolatchoff. I. Grefalda The Royal Observatory report I maintain it even now, in spite of beat a. C. Mitchell. A. C. Poupard states: The anticyclone covers contrary opinión, that sport does beat Th. Laufer, Benjamin beat China and Japan, and is moving much good in the matter of inter- C Lee, and J. H. D'Almeida 'beat alowly eastward, pressure being national friendssly and fellow- D. Drake. ... highest over. Korea,

feeling Sport gives better oppor Standings in Section "A" or the The depression or typhoon 18 tumities for one country to know Junior Tournament are:-F. A situated over the Visayas, moving another, Sportsmen have no Fabel 4 pta from 5 games; V. V. west

to grind. Their one and only Kolatchoft 4-6; J; Grefalda 3-5) A. job is to play the game whether c, Mitchell 3-6; A C. Poupard 3-6; on the field or off 15Th, Lanter 0-6. Section "B". E "I relationships between one Almeida 4-47:8; Benjamin 4-4; Three aliens interned in the Isle country and the other are unfor D. Drake'-8; Benjamin 2-3: C Lee of Man, one a doctor of science, tunately strained in any way 1-6; J. Walther 0-5.7 have completed experiments on a have suspicion that it is perhaps device to combat incendiary due to the fact that those who are bombs. The invention is being for in charge of shaping the destiny ki warded to the War Orice for in spection and test. During their experiments the internees found a welding plant necessary, and they were allowed to use that owned by a constructional building arm at Kirk Michael."

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Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, U. §.. A., Canada, Cen-Parcela tral and South America and "United Kingdom Reg via San Francisco,

Jandakan.

SATURDAY

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SUNDAY

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

of the country are not those who dern series of Olympic Games were bave played the game or who instituted following the Franco- Bandakan. know how to play the cRIA Prussian War to being about cor-

WEDNESDAY,

dial relationship between warring Straits and Calcutta.

THURSDAY

PREPO.

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ASSTHE NAZI MENACE "I have tested the correctness of nations, and we were taught that my views from travels around the when young men from all parts of world many times on sporting - the world would assemble" in the

Ord 15.20938· tours - Walle on this subject 1 Olympic Games they would know Air Mait for Manlis, Guam, Honojala, U. S. A, 2 | GP.OR must emphasise that we are in each other so well and such. Europe vis “Pàn American Airways-and- Trans- Bege - 5.00 pw CHUNGKING, Dẹc-3 (Reuter) very dimcult times at present, and friendship would follow that there Atlantie. Services”, The 170-mile long, alahway con- that until such time the menace would be nd misunderstanding be- necting Szechuen province with of Naziam is eradicated from the tween one country and the other. Sikong has at last been completed surface of the earth, branch and But the present war so close Canton and when surfacing of the road root, there is no hope for any or after the Olympic Games at Ber- Straits, Hangoon and Calcutta. has been improved, regular bus derly and peaceful life in the lin has made me feel that behind and freight services will be main- world. Sport and games which we the minds of those who organised "tained " "between Chengtu, «Yaan all love are also at stake and we the games there was no genuine-

and Tachienlu. This rand is sportsmen must contribute our mess and no sincerity, known as the Inner Tibet high share in the successful prosecution way.

of the war

BHANGHAL, Dec. 3 (Reuter)---- Bix Chinese "schoolboys and five teachers are reported to have

been forced to stay inside the

***I am "convinced that the Olympic Games which Ger many" stared with such pomp and STandour in 1858 were. a'

Therefore, to my mind the word Olymple should be scrapped and when the world turns to nor-

SATURDA

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mal times lets fola in such Straits, Ceylon, India, East and Bouth Africa, and Reg. games which will end all misun- derstanding between ade nation

United Kingdom,

TUESDAY

"I have a very reverential feel, like to suggezt for consideration of Strafts, Ceylon India, East and, Bouta

· Municipal Council School in the ing for the word “Olymple because my leaders that there should be an affected district by the Japanese. the Olymple Games were instituted athletic festival for and by the Printed and Published by Henry Lloyd Murrow; for the Hongkong It is stated that they are suffering to restore friendship between na- countries in the British Empire badly from hunger and bold, ri |tions:and to stop wata. The mo- and the United States.”

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