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COLONY HEALTH Russia's Black Sea Fleet
BULLETIN
J
The following is the Returns of notifiable diseases noticed as hav- ing occurred in the Colony dur- ing the 72-hours ended at mid- night on April 27-m Chicken Pox, one case: Cholera, Ave cases; Xptheria. one case; Dysentry. nine cases; Enteric Fever, ve case; Measles, 11 cases: Tubercu losts. 62 cases.
EASTERN PORTS Three cases of Small-Pox (Ma- cau, one: Shanghai two) are re- corded in the Health Bulletin of Eastern Ports for the week end ing on April 19.
GARDEN LOT. SOLD
AT UPSET PRICE
May Play Big Part In
."
Stopping Hitler
The Black sea fleet of Russia is a power which may play a big 'part in stopping Adolf Hitler's southeastern expansion, writes Rear-Admiral Yates Sterling, Jnr, in the Manila Enlletin.
The fleet is potent and Germany has no weapon in that"
modern. region to off-set it. True, the Russian ships are not "but among the blind a one-eyed man is king; therefore, the Rus- sian fleet can command the Black sea and its access to the off fields to the southeast, so all-i portant to Germany.
armies and The Russian
airtlaxed. The submarines are to a force also flank Germany and her large extent modern. new Axis allies for their entire the lengthy from the Baltic to
In her Black sea feet, Russia Mediterranean. Russia, hence, could be a factor in halting Hitler's has guns of large calibre which can be counted on to contest the southeastern movement.
crossing of a German army into Asia. Among others, they include
BLACK `SEA CONTROL
LARGE 'GUNS
Control of the Black sea and the twelve 12-inch guns, four 7.1-ch Mr. Fing Manter was the suc- Dardanelles greatly concerns both and twenty-five 5.1-inch. cessful applicant purchaser of Turkey and Russia. The two Turkey, therefore, may be heart- Garden Lot No. 119, situated at countries dre natural, allies in ened. With the Turkish navy and Stubbs Road, when this 7,700- seeing that the inland sea, with its ability to mine, blockade and square feet piece of Crown Land its vital oil and other supply routes make impassable the Bosporous was put up for public auction at is not taken over by a western and Dardanelles, Turkey could ret the P.W.D. offices yesterday after power. That is where Turkey and along well with Russian help, al- though certainly not without it, if Russia see eye to eye.
They hold the trump cards. Russia should stand with Hitler. Turkey controls the narrow straits | The Turks do not bank too much from the Mediterranean into the (on continued Greek and Yugo- Black sea. She proved that con- slavian resistance against the Axls Two of the Special Conditions trol in the world war when Allied and they do not think that British might failed to blast her outland forces can overcome the Ger- attached to the sale were:-
Those straits are easy to defend man sweep into Greece. and hard to attack.
roor.
There being no other intending bidder the lot was knocked down to Mr. Fung Manter at the upset price of $385.
"
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INDEMNIFY GOVERNMENT
BRITISH EXPLOITS Firstly, that the purchaser shall
RUSSIAN FLEET
They do count on the Eritish construct substantial retaining
Hitler cannot get in from the navy and air force. The recent walls, where necessary, to opviate landslips in the event of his cuttingther side with ships of any size, exploits of the British feet against how many fabricated the Italian army in Libya and away the fill to level the site or no matter to protect any Alling in connexion submarines and smaller fight against the hires of communica- with the same. Should a landslip vessels he might be able to launch tion between Greece, Africa and occur as a result of such cutting or from the mouth of the Danube in Italy's main sources of supply, nave given greater assurance to Turkey levelling, the purchaser will be subservient Rumanis.
The Russia Black sea feet con- and Russts. held responsible for, and shall in-
one battleship and four Hitler's army is now marching demnify the Government and its dists of officers from
and
against all cruisers. Of Russia's 19 destroyers through Greece, but if it reached actions, clains and demands arising it is known that six are in the the shores of the Mediterranean, out of any damage resulting from Black sea and there may be others. It will find that locality bristling Of the 100-odd submarines which with the guns of the British feet. or brought about by such land- slip."
Russia is supposed to have, It is Hitler is ilkely to find, as did likely that 25 or more are in the Napoleon, that everywhere" It is Black sea. The surface vessels, deep enough to float a ship "the while all old, have been recondl-British navy will be in his way.
al
The second was that "the pur- chaser shall construct and main tain to the satisfaction of the Di- rector of Public Works such drains or channels as may be necessary to intercept and carry off storm water falling on or flowing on to the lot from the hillside." The same protection against claims against Government was attached to this Clausa.
Days of
Week
Height.
LOW WATER
Kong
Height
4th May
Friday,
30th May
Thursday,
8th May
Friday. Sunday,
2nd May 11th May
HONG KONG TIDE TABLE From 29 Apr. to May 1941.
HIGH WATER.
Thursday,
1st May
Thursday,
8th
May
Hoog
Hong
Kong
Standard
Standard
Monday,
5th May
Time
Time
Tuesday,
6th May
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Thursday,
15th May
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Wed. 30.
Thu.
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0625
40
1347 6 9
22 07
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Mon 6
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