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secured, Mr. Forrest replied in the duties. Aven in my own départ- affirmative.'

ment my powers are very limited..

tion.

FREEDOM

INDEPENDENCE DAY IN GREECE

NA-

on

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 1941.

FOREIGN MAILS

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, 28th_MARCH, 1941, 9.30 AM.

The Printed Matter Service the following places in China la temporarily suspended:-

Yunnan

Szechuen Kwelchow

Hunan

The public are reminded that it is a breach of postal This year Greeks all over the regulations to enclose in a postal cover communications intend- Questioned further, M, Forrest Replying further to Mr. Brown,world will have rood reason said that the cashier sitting at Mr. Pudney said that he kept the celebrate March 25-their

to ed for persons other than the addressee. his desk was unsecured. Very Financial Secretary informed of TIONAL often, sald Mr. Forrest, and even the position from time to time, in DENCE," said M. STAVREDI, well- DAY OF INDEPEN- as recent as up to Monday, people fact, daily, and he understood that known B.B.C. commentator sent in money with their applica the Financial Secretary informed Greek affairs, when he broadcast

the Colonial Secretary of the un- from London yesterday AFTERNOON HEARING satisfactory nature of the accounts, gallant resistance that the people When the hearing resumed in the

Mr. Brown: You must have of Greece have put up against Axis. afternoon, the Chiel Justice, known well before the Ordinance aggression. addressing Mr. Forrest, said: You came into force that the system told us about a system which you was not satisfactory, But you did introduced whereby the mopay not make any report?-Not in changer paid in by cheque the as-writing until the middle of January gregate of Hongkong currency of

WAS RECOMMENDED

poaltors?

#

VITAL DUTY

on the

Fuklen (except Amoy and Kulangsu) Kwangsi

North and East of Kwangtung.

pore,

Small Packet Post to all countries is suspended

INWARD MAILS

From

preserved their language, religion For 400 years, the Greeks have

and spirit of freedom." continued the amount be had taken "in de- Replying to Mr. Forrest, Mr. Pud- M. Stavredi, "and the modern pasts. Who made the list of de-ney said that as far as he could Greeks have shown the world to- remember Mr. & J. G. Taylor, of day that they can defend them- Mr. Forrest replied that the list the Supreme Court, was recom-selves again. To the Greek, the Straits and Air Mail by "British Overseas Airways was made on board ship by an e3-mended to the immigration Office duty of defending his freedom is sistant immigration officer and not for use on the accounting side.

Service"-(except London) by Ses from Singa- a vital one and their conduct has by the money changer.

Mr. Forrest: You are prepared to won them more honour and res- Australia, Rabaul and Manila Mr. Brown then asked Mr. E. W say then' that Mr. A. J. C. Taylor, pect than anything they have Java and Manila. Fucney. AC.A. Accountant-Gen-of the Treasury, approached me achieved. eral, a few questions about the sys-regarding Mr A. G. Taylor,

0. 8. A., Honolulu, Japan, and Shanghai — (BAD tem of book-keeping and accoun-rather than I approached Mr. Arespect in this country when in Canton.

The Greeks first won universal Francisco date, 7th March) J. C. Taylor?-I cannot remember. October, last General Metaxas re-Rangoon Mr. Brown: What I am not quite After questions, reported earlier clear about Is, have you, as a senior (on, had been asked by the Chair-

jected the Italian ultimatum. official of the Treasury no respon-man regarding the appointment of sibility to see that the system is the General Agent, Mr. A. J. G. actually put into force?

Taylor, Assistant Immigration Om-

tancy."

Mr. Pudney: My responsibility 13 cer, gave evidence. He said that he governed by the fact that I have was Accountant of the Supreme no disciplinary powers over other Court until the end of November departments. I can do nothing last year and on Dec, he went further than to report to Govern-to the Immigration Office where ment if the system is not carries he was now in charge in the New

Territories.. DIFFICULTY IN SYSTEM

out.

The Chairman: You did not. know just before your report that all was not well--I knew there was difficulty in the system in which accounts were being kept.

Mr. Brown: The Treasury has no responsibility?

"Then came the magnificent advance into Albania and now after their unique achieve- ments in the winter campaign. they have smashed the first onslaught of Signor Mussolini's spring offensive."

M. Stavredi said that the Greeks

had proved their ability not only

USA, Honolulu, Japan and Shanghal (San" "Fran-)

·cisco date, 1st March)

Air Mali by "Pan-American Airways Direct Ser-

vice-San Francisco date, 23rd Marchi.

Air Mail by "Pan-American Airways Direct ger-

vice"--San Francisco date, 25th March. Sandakan

Sandakan

OUTWARD MAILS

Due

Sith Mar,

98th Mar.

28th Mar,

29th Mar.

29th Mar,

30th Mar.

30th Mar

30th Mar.

1st Apr.

3th Apr.

5th

Apr.

in attack, but in defence. Now the

Registered and Parcel Mall are closed 15 minutes earlier than NOT PERFECT

Axis powers had two weapons for the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where malls are

Taylor said that as a result of en-

Replying to the Chairman, Mr.securing Greece's submission-one advertised to close at or before 9 am registered and parcel mai

was through their air forces and are closed at 5 pm, on the previous day. - When malia ste saver- quiries since Feb. 1 he had found the other by means of their medised to close after 5 pm, Registered and Parcer" mails are "closed that the system of accounting in the Immigration Office was not a perfect one.

Replying to Mr. Forrest, Mr. Tay- Mr. Pudney: My actual respon- lor said that he had found it sibility is to see that a proper ac rather strange that the head of counting system is established in department should be surrounded every department I have no by so many clerks and that the power to dismiss a staff or even pubile "could barge into the room. reprimand for not carrying out its He (Mr. Taylor) had had to wait in a queue before consultingTM Mr. Forrest.

Chungking Dugouts As Classrooms

chanised army.

ITALIAN FAILURE

st 5 pm) -

In the Albanian campaign, the Italians had falled in both these Italian air force was concerned, it forms of attack. As far as the Haiphong. had suffered a most humiliating defeat at the hands of the British

air force.

WEDNESDAY

For

Date and Time

Wed, 26th

10.30 AM R.P.O.

Reg.

10.30 AM

Ord.

11.00

G.P.O.

M. Stavredi went on to give a Air Mall by sex to Singapore to connect with Reg. 10.30 AM few detalls of the successes of the

British and Greek pilots against

the "British Oversena Airways"

THURSDAY

Mr. Taul 'Wat-bul, sentor shrod who was transferred from the Post the Italian airmen and declared Straits and Calcutta. Office to the Immigration Depart-that the Greek spirit of indepen ment on Nov. 18 last, testified to dence had yet to be quelled. the cash book kept for passport

"They are fighting for their fees and immigration fees. Wit-freedom and mean tu go on fight- ness only received a certain portioning until it is saved," sald M.. Stavredi. "The Greeks have no

The hope of the Japanese air of the cash and he closed the ac raiders to break the Chinese morale counts daily at 4 pan. and the by their visits to Chungking is money received was paid into the

further forestalled with the esta-Treasury. blishment in the wartime capital

Ord. 11.00 AM

Parcels 11.00 AM- Letters Noon

Thu, 27th K.P.Q. Par 28th 5,00 FM

Reg. 26th 5.00 PM

Ord. 27th 8.30 AM

"G.PO.

Par. 28th 6.00 PM

lusions as to the part the Axis Powers will play if they and Bri- Straits, South Africa, and Parcels only for United-Beg. 28th 5.00 PM

tain are defeated. We believe that aggression must be met, and that all nations must be given the same!

ight to live.

FIGHT FOR FREEDOM

Kingdom

FRIDAY

Straits, Rangoon and Calcutta.

Ord. 27th 8.30AM

Fri, 28th,

3.30 FM

KP.0.

Reg

Ord.

4.00 PM 4.30 PM".

G.P.O.

4.00 PM

Other shroffs handed witness of the Air Raid Education Promo-slips of the

money received by tion Committee, whose duty is to them and he made the entries. The see to it that Japanese air raids cash book was for the old form of should be no barriers to the mental permits and he could not remem- progress of the populace.

ber when the new permits were Dugouts are to be turned into formally introduced. classrooms during air raids. Enemy The hearing was adjourned at are well aware of what American

understood in Greece. The Greeks Air Mail by Air to Rangoon to connect with the Reg. planes droning above and dropping 4.50, p.m.

"British Overseas, Airways.” pombs give Chungking inhabitants under cover, some

brief

tense

moments. But as soon as those ELLIS KADOORIE

moments pass, all ears will turn to lectures on various branches of wartime knowledge.

TEACHERS ENLISTED --

SCHOOL SPORTS

To realise the air raid education Chan Pak-wing Wins Senior

programme the Committee is mob- ilising the intellectuals of the war-

...

Championship

the United States are very well "The power and the resources of

industry can produce and they know now that their army will get

all that it requires. The possibility

of turning the superiority of the

brought nearer.

enemy into inferiority is being

SATURDAY

4.30 PM

Ord.

Sat. 29th

KPO..

Reg.

19.30PM

Ord. 1.00 PM

G.P.0.

once more finds the Greeks ngnt-Straits and Rangoon,

Air Mail by Sea to Singapore to connect with the Reg. 12,30 PM "This year, Independence Day "British Oversen's Airways"

Ord.

1.00.

2.00 PM K.P.O."

Parcela Reg

4.00 PM

3,00

Ord.

1.30 PM

U. B. A., Canada, Central and South America and

United-Kingdom Via San Francisco,

GP.O:

Parcels

4.00 PM

5.00

5.30 PM

5.20 PM:

ing for their freedom. Every man

and woman is doing their part.

SIR OSWALD ́STOLL ESCAPES BOMB

The annual sports meeting of The victorious army is now ready time capital. All teachers, college Elis Kadoorie: School was held at to defend the Bulgarian frontier." students, writers, publle function-Queen's College Ground. Causeway aries, and Kuomintang members Bay, yesterday under ideat wea- are to be enlisted as dugout teather conditions. chers and lecturers.

Keen competition was, witnessed The Committee is jointly organ-in all events and a few good times ised by the Political Training were recorded. Chan Pak-wing of Board of the National Military Class 5 won the Senior Champion-year-old chairman of Stoli Thea-

Bir Oswald Stoll, seventy-four Counct, the Central Publicity ship, while Cheung Wai-nam, of Board, the Kuomintang Youth Class 5B the Junior Championship.

tres Corporation, told the share-

happened when he and his wife

Note: All Malls for United Kingdom will be Reg. forwarded with or without superscription....Ord. Manila, Ceylon, India, East and South Africa Canton...

SUNDAY

Corps, the Bureau of Social Affairs The Class Championship went to holders' annual ineeting what of the Chungking Municipal Gov Class 5, who thus become holders were in a bombed London build-Mail for Manils, Guam, Honsinfu, U, S. A. ernment, and the Ministries of of the Kadoorie Shield Education and Social Welfare.- (Central News),"

NEW FRENCH

COMPANIES

Mr. Chan Kat-lau, the Sports ing. Master, and Mr. Yu Kal-shul, the We stood perfectly still in the Physical Instructor, were respon-centre of the room trying to keep sible for the successful organisa- our heads while it seemed that tion of the events

an earthquake was whirling all At the conclusion of the meet-round us, ing. Mr. C. Mycock, the headmas

"Within sixteen inches of us" a

ter, introduced Mrs, Tam Pul-girl was struck dead. Another one

Europe via Pan American Airɛ275 and“ Atlantic Services"

MONDAY

Sun, 30th

5:30 PM

KP.O Reg. 29th 6.00PM Ord. 29th 5,30 PM

G.P.O.

rans-Reg. 29th 6:00 PM

Oril 30th Noon

Mon, 31st. EKPO

Par. 891 5.00 PM |Hog, 21st 9.45 iM, Ord.31st 10.30 ASE

G.P.O.

Par. 29th 5.00

Continuing its policy of stimu chuen who graciously distributed near was burled up to the neck in lating economic activity in France, the prizes. She was given a beat- debris, It is clear that my wife and straita, Ceylon, Indis, East and South Africa and Reg-31st 9.45 the French Government promitiful bouquet and three hearty are not intended to be bombed gated a decree lowering from 3.5 cheers.

CHESS RESULTS

to death."

per cent. to 1 per cent, the regia- tration tax on the capital of newly-created limited companies.

This reduction in tax la cont doned, however, by a clause in the Round 4 of the Colony Open Chess decree specliving that the com- Championship between E. Zim- *panies must ne formed without mern and L. Karpovich was comi resort, to commercial or financial pleted last night, resulting in a entered the final of the Small transactions

The adjourned game from Small Units Cricket

Win For R.A.S.C.

win for the latter,

The Royal Army Service Corps

Unita Cricket League when they

Parcels only for United-Kingdom. straits, Ceylon, India, Fast and South Africa, Manila Batavia, Mauritius, Lourenco-Marques, and

Bouth Africa.

Ord.31st 10.30 A

3.30 PM

3.30 PM

Parcels

4.00 PM

Reg

5.00 PM

Ord, 5.30 PM

100% G.P.O.

Parcela 4.00 PM

$5.00.2M

Ord

7.00 PM

Tae

Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, D. 8.

Cent and South Americ

Canada,

Companies formed before Janu Karpovich now has 7 points beat Royal Signals at Bookunpoo Manila, Madang, Salamaa, Rabaul, Australia

7 ary 1, 1942, will have to pay a re- from 8 games and has but to draw yesterday by 84 runs in the semi- gistration tax of only one quarter one of bli two remaining games anal

of one per cent of their capital. against Zimmern or Coxhead to

The Government thus wished to win the show that far from opposing the The existence of limited companies, Mt Yu-lau

is prepared to encourage the estabe and in the ishment other

Bones provided that

mpionship::

Tournament, To Lee last night,

Bcores follow

RAS.C.—128 (L/Cpl, Logan 62 Bat Matin-27, Cpl Young 28: Murphy 7 for 59, Dixon 3 for 58)

Bignals (Dixon 8 Young 5

New Zealand via Bydney.

TUESDAY