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Friday, the 18th April, 1941. cominencing at 2.30 pm.

at their Sales Room; No. 35, Hankow Road, Kowloon,

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

comprising:-

Teakwood Drawing Room, Bed Room, Dining Room and Office Furniture, Tientsin Carpets & Rugs, Cutlery, Curios, Ornaments, Table Lamps & Fans, Gramophones Records, E P., Brass, Porcelain and Glass Ware... Cooking Utensils, etc., eto,

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Tuesday, the 22nd April, 1941, commencing at 5.15 p.m.

GENERAL

LONG-RANGE BOMBERS TO OPERATE SEVEN MILES ABOVE EARTH

SAN DIEGO, CAL-Long-range kombers operating with little fear of attack seven miles above, the carth" may be expected to appear in the theatre of military combat "before this war is over.” secording to a paper by D. W. Tomlinson, famed high-altitude flyer, read before the Southern California 'section of the Society of Automotive Engineers here.

Tomlinson, vice-president in charge of engineering for Transcontinental and Western Air. Ine, and à commander in the US. Naval Reserves, said these bombers would easily outstrip puïsult planes in the rarified air of 30,000 to 40.000-foot levels and be virtually free to deliver sledgehammer blows in daylight raida

Daylight operations at present normal levels of 15,000 to 20,000

at their Sales Room. No. 2. Con- CENTRAL HUPEH teet largely have falled in the pre-

naught Road, Central, 2nd Floor

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE COLLECTION OF POSTAGE STAMPS.

Terms: Cash on Delivery,

"LAMMERT BROS.,

AUCTIONEERS,

A FEW PIECES OF BLACKWOOD CHUNGKING AIR

FURNITURE,

and

"Belgium" Carpets

Enamelled Baths

1 Perambulator

1 "Underwood" Portable Typewriter

1 Calculating Machine

1 Gas Stove

1 Radio-gram

RAID RELIEF · CORPS

OPERATIONS

Bloody Fighting For Strategic Hill

sent, war because of "grave losses" inflicted by pursuits. Tomlinson said.

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BATTLE OF THE UNIVERSE

CZECH INSTITUTE

OPENED

Mr. Eden. Foreign Secretary, opened the Czechoslovak Institute in London In the presence of a distinguished company which in- cluded President Benes and mem- bers of his Government.

The King, who is patron of the British Council," by whom the in- stitute has been established, sent the following message to President Benes:

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"On the occasion of the opening of the Czechoslovak Institute, I send my congratulations and best wishes to you and your countrymen.

"We will probably hear in thThe institute will form a happy near future of four-engine long link between our two peoples in the range day bombers with super pursuit of those ideals of liberty charged cabins operating betweek and justice to which they are both 30,000 and 40,000 feet," said the so wholeheartedly attached FANCHENG, April 17 (Central) flyer, "who pioneered the develop. Mr. Eden said that the Czecho- -Intense fighting is raging on the ment of TWA's 4-engine, 33-passen-slovak people wore heart and soul southern slope of the Tabung ger Stratoliners. The adaptation with Britain in the struggle. They mountain range in central Hupeh. of pressurised cabins to such alt were Aghting side by side with the A Chinese regiment regained craft is not too difficult. Only the forces of the British Empire and Ching Feng Shan, a strategic huu, portion ut the fuselage containing

"This struggle," he went on, “is the bombardier. fight crew and your struggle and ours, but it is on the morning of April 13.

space for the much more than yours and ours. the afternoon the Japanese called adjacent rest

the Allies

in more than 1,000 reinforcements mainder of the crew need be pre- We are fighting a man whose amu and made a counter-attack with surised. This calls for pressurising tion is boundless, a man who seeks the support of bombing planes the nose of the airplane, which is to dominate the world, Hitler's ap and artillery. A bloody

relatively safe from effects of me petite grows with what it seizes chine gun tire. An alp lock must jupon. ment ensued.

be incorporated so that in emer- At noon on April 14 a Japanese genes, gun crews may move put contingent of about 1,000 men in

engage-

FUTURE OF CIVILIZATION of the pressurised section to man of Europe, who can doubt that the "Were he to succeed in the case

Personnel Reviewer vaded Kotienpo, Tungchfachung their guns in the afs portion of Naz rule would spread rapidly Inth

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greater right to such freedom than England and Czechoslovakia, form-

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the people of Czechoslovakia, Re-er Bohemia, were very old. The cently they made a tragic sacrifice ancient and nable University

in their debt." for peace in vain, and humanity is of Prague, founded in 1948 by King Charles IV and closed in. and Fengshuiling: Fighting raged the fuselage.

Mr. Eden sald that Czechoslo 1939 by Hitler, had been in con- Asia, Africa, and threaten the våkla retained its national identity. | stant until evening. After a brief lull. available

touch with Oxford ever at the zunters battin American Continent? So the strug tradition, and love of liberty aur since the end of the fourteenth the Chinese launched a counter-stations.

gle upon which our two countries Ing 300 years of foreign rule, and century. CHUNGKING, April 17 (Central) attack under cover of darkness

VERY DIFFICULT

are engaged is not merely a battle in 1913 became a free nation once The Czechoslovak people at home -A review of the Chungking Air and repulsed the enemy

"Bombbig aircraft flying at these of Britain; it is not even merely more. Now her land was in the would not fall this country, and the Raid Corps took place yesterday several points. The contending great altitudes, possess distinctiva battle of Europe--it is a battle of clutches of a foreign tyrant again, Czechoslovak people in this coun- morning. More than 4,500 mem-forces are still holding out against advantages. It is extremely diff-the Universe, for upon its outcome but this time you will not have to try were proud to have the oppor- bers carrying all forms of air raid each other near Kotienpo.

cult to sight aircraft during per-the future of world civilization de- wait so long." On View from Thursday, the 17th reher equipment participated.

tunity of witnessing this greatest. "Another Japanese unit of about fectly clear weather when flying penda

The institute would be a valuable struggle ever waged for a righte April, 1941.

Mr. Ku (heng-kang, Minister of 1,000 men pushing toward the above 30,000 feet. Interception at We do not in this country un-centre for the Czechoslovak com- ous cause in the history of civiliza- Social Welfare and concurrently (south-eastern slope of the Tahung these levels will be very difficurt, derrate the task that confronts us munity in Britain, but Mr. Eden tion. They never for one minute Captain of the Corps. addressed mountaus range was intercepted and having accomplished the in- in 1941. This is for Hitler the cru said he hoped that it would be doubted the outcome of it. the gathering.

by the Chinese at Kuchengpang terception, the pursuits will be cial year, for now his power is at something more than that and that Their airmen, together with the It is learned that the Chungking and its neighbourhood.

virtually impotent unless they in its zenith while ours is still grow. It would le the means by which magnificent RAF, were doing their corporate" · pressurised provisions ing. Indeed in the coming months British people might gain an ever- little bit to bring the day of victory S. CHINA ACTIVITY

for the pilot, and pressurising of We shall have need of all our increasing knowledge and under- nearer, and they were glad to give SHANGHAI, Apr. 17 (Reuter) "the cockpit of a fighter is a terri strength and "all our courage, and standing of the Czechoslovak pèo their young lives for this noblest an additional air raid precaution Japanese military and naval acti- fic problem which will handicap we shall need all the help that freeple and culture.

of purposes. Their soldiers were in Chungking. The device is made vities in South China have in the performance of the pursuit peoples everywhere can give us.

OLD RELATIONS

ready to be put in when of where of a wooden hoard, on which is creased following the conclusion plane to a uuen

Mr. Jan Masaryk, replying on be- the British Army chiefs decided, PUBLIC AUCTION. drawn a map of the provinces of

ot the Soviet-Japanese neutrality than does the pressurising of the

greater extent There is no margin to spare.

"Yet our faith in final victory is half of the Czechoslovak Govern- To be able to help, however humbly. Szechwan, Shensi, Hupeh, Hunan pact, according to a

report ap-

urshaken, for we know that we ment, said that he looked forward in Great Britain's fight to preserve large bumber. Being able to fly and Kwelshow with Chungking as pearing in the local leading Chi above 98 per cent. of

must win through, and know that to the opening of a great Anglo- the decencies of life should be the all clouds

with victory will come freedom for Czechoslovak and Polish-Czecho- main political, moral, and religious will give the 'bomber crews thin The report says that the whole advantage of being able to navi

peoples who have suffered so cruel- slovak institute in Prague after preoccupation of every Czecho- TINY AIRPLANES

of the Japanese forces in Southgate continuously by

ly and so long. None of them has the war. The relations between slovak. The distance of every bu kilo-China are now being reorganised servations. This method of navi- meters is indicated with a red and for the possible southward pene- green circle Small tracks

¡gation from a steady platform are tration and that more than 20 giving unrestricted opportunity for run through these circles to which Japanese submarines have ap taking sights; can be extremely are affixed tiny airplanes that can peared in South China waters and accurate. "The complete absence of freely move about. Thus by look- have extended activities to the

turbulence and relative ing at the device the residents will Bay of Bengal.

freedon

know how far the enemy planes

1rom attack will also permit mak- It is further stated that Jap- are from Chungking.

anese troops in Hainan, an island a long and accurate bombing

approach. at off the coast of Indo-China, have all important approaches through-been impressing able-bodied

at the municipality of Chung-nese workers to Elag

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Heads

2 dozen "Avon" Fountain Pens

2 dozen "Avon" Fountain Pen

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1 Bag Sulphate of Ammonis

37 pieces Old Rubber Tyres

1 Fairbank Platform Scale

1. Case "Celluloid Tooth Brush

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"Bombs dropped from these jléveis reach terminal velocity very quickly due to the low density of the atmosphere. Although ac- curacy will be affected at tipies. because of high winds, this will be

ON P.I. FUTURE ftet hy the greater velocity reach-

RESTS WITH U.S.A.

WASHINGTON. Mar. 13-Federal Security Administrator Paul

V. McNutt today declared that "the final decision must rest with us" regarding the possibility of the United States' retaining its sovereignty over the Philippines even in the event the Fili- .. pinos did not ask to remain under the American flag.

ed by the bomb in the upper levels.

CABIN BOMBERS

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"Before this war is over. I pre- dict we will see a great deal pressurised cabin bombers operat- ing over long distances at · Alti- tudes of 40,000 feet or even higher.

"Since the Filipinos are still our tion was not in Europe but in This military development Of wards we can, in any eventuality, Asta.

stratosphere operation will pare use our best judgment regaiding McNutt noted that United States the way for peacetime utilisation their --future,” Die Nutt added. withdrawal from the Philippines of such flying to link all nations, "However, I the Filipinos would be glad to see from access to 7 of the 13 critical times now. required for trans- am convinced that and the Far East would "remove us all peoples, closely together. The

us remain on the basis of recipro-strategic materials which are con oceanic flights should be cut in | city" in politles, and trade.**:

sidered essential to our national half and at the same time the

"MUTUALLY ACCEPTABLE? economy." Urging adoption of a "mutually

| acceptable agreement" with the

LAMMERT BROS.,pince whereby the United NEW CHUNGKING

TRAFFIC

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States would retain its sovereignty, McNutt pointed but that' the Philippines is capable of doubling its present" purchases from the

rel United States: - He-prédicted that i ACCIDENTS

| Mardis:::Hot Shanghai, would-be-

factors of safety and comfort of air travel will be increased pro- portionately to the increase in

Tomlinson, in his research Dying

lopment of PWA's Stratoliner neet, has flown more hours above 30.000 Freet than

any other American

APPOINTMENTS which paved the way for the deve

ANNOUNCED

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CHUNGKING, April 17 (Central) įpilot,

WEEKLY RETURN the future great Far Eastern port. The following appointments

Mr. Li Shou-yung was appointed Kiangsu Commissioner of Finance, succeeding Mr. Kwan Chi-runo was transferred to another post.

Mr. Li Chow-sheng was sppoint

Prot W. Faid, of the University. eported to the Police that an un- dergraduate named M. Yourah had $20 in notes stolen from his room on Tuesday night

In the Colony of Hongkong in The United States might easily were announced by the Executive POLICE REPORTS cinding the Island, Kowloon and secure a pact neutralising the Yuan yesterday... Neden Territories during the week Philippines, but "it would not be ending at 8 amontBlaurday, worth the paper it was written Aptst: 12: there were altogether 79 on," McNutt added, traficħaceldents as the result of MAGNA VELED STATUS YOUNGE which touri persons were killed In an address before sob women, and: 23 persons were injured, eh|the former"Agf Commisioner to

Of the persons killed, these the Philippines said the averaged Vice-Director of the Anhwel Mr. E. W. Davies, Crown Holle Chinese males and a Chinese would invite the United Food Control Bureau, Mr. Wel En-citor, of No. 463, The Peak," has female were Enucked down and States to remain in the Philipines cheng Vice-Director of the Che reported the theft of a padlock killed, two by buses one by vafif there was any indication the in-xiang Food Control Bureau, suc- from his garage on Wednesday. lorry and the last one by an invitation would be accepted seeding Mr. Chu Wel-ching who Mc Dayles added that this was, the known vehicle, while crossing the MaNutt asserted that the United was transferred to another post, second occurrence, one being stolen carriageway to wazu ar Hour States in the Far East to stay. Mr. Liu Cheng-teh, Director of two weeks ago.

Ok 172 accidents, 34, were so He said the Philippines could be the Chinghiat Food Control Bureau

laptis between vehicles: 23 were detended against Japan with the land Messrs. Elen Chia shail and Ciyil aircraft in Canada carried between gehicles and -operation, of the Filiping mill-¡Lin Pin were named Director and (53,404, passengers during the third accidents were tha Hesserted that America's Vice-Director of the Kanat Food quarter of 1940 as against 37,366

economic future as a trading no- Control Bureau.

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