1941-07-28 — Page 9

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

Facilitating Extinction Of Fire Caused

By Incendiary Bombs

In exercise of the powers conferred on him by the Emer- fency Powers (Colonial Defence) Order in Council; 1959, and the Emergency Powers (Colonial DefenES) (Amendmenty Order In Connell, 1940, and all other powers enabling him in that be- half, His Excellency the Governor makes the following regu- lations amending the Defence Regulations, 1840, published Government Notification 709 in the Gazette Extraordinary June 25, 1940, as subsequently amended. The said amendments shall be inserted in and shall form part of the said Defence Regulations.

1.

AMENDMENTS

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38

of

FINANCE & GENERAL

COLONY SCHEME NEW INFORMATION IN BRITAIN: BIG CHANGE

FOR CHEAPER

VEGETABLES

Inaugural Sale Held

On Saturday

IN MOJ. METHODS

In London it now looks as ifthe British Ministry of Informa- tion may eventually live up to its name by an effective effort to give out, instead of suppress, information. To London news- men-US, correspondents above all-this intexpected, starting, and almost miraclous change ranks with the major news of the WA

The beginnings of this change date from the start of the Battle of Crete, when Lord Beaverbrook,

A scheme for putting on the market vegetables at cheaper prices than obtainable normally in present conditions saw its in- augural day at Mongkok Market on Saturday when the Equitable

bis powers in connexion with the de- Rice Bales Fund Committee placed on sale vegetables purchased ear- ¡lier in the morning in the

Territories

Regulation 63 of the Defence ¡lection and extinction of out

is amended by breaks of fire as may be specified Regulations. 1940, renumbering the sald regulation in the order,

New

in

new job as Minister of State, invited 30 U.S, correspon- dents to luncheon at Claridge's, told them not to mince words about the MOL

HEARD PLENTY

Western Hemlock

Gaining Recognition

as paragraph (1) thereof and (2) Any such order may apply

The scheme, it is understood, is adding the following paragraphs either to the whole of this Colony receiving the support of New

(2) With a view to preventing or to any part thereof specified Territories farmers, the Tsun Wan He heard plenty of font-rank- the spread a facilitating the ex- a the order, and either to all Farming Co-operative Association ling complaints of cables and pic tinction of fire caused by incen- premises or to premises of such being one of the first bodies to tures needlessly held up anywhere

OTTAWA, CANADA. — Western! diary bombs. the Governor-may classes or descriptions as may be promise its full support.

from 24 hours to indefinitely of hemlock, one of the large trees of by order make provision for re- so specified, subject to any exemp- This Association, representing months of diplomatie Angling British Columbia, is assuming a quiring rooms or other spaces on tons for which the crder may some 300 farmer-members, appears necessary to interview key men, of place of ever

to have been established some six flat refusals to requests to cover tance in the lumber industry of Increasing impor- plies to be cleared and kept clear (3) Any police constable, and years ago by farmers living in the RAF bombings, boinb disposal Canada, according to the Forest

squads and the like.

Products Laboratories of the De- ING. Correspondent Merrill partment of Mines and Resources. ("Red") Muller declared with heat The lumber from this specles that the picture censorship has occupied a difficult place in corres- the past; was produced along

premises Lo which the order ap- provide.

(3)

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25

If you Value

Insist upon

your Health-

Gordon's GIN

NO Colouring Matter No Injurious Ingredients

of articles which are not affixed jany person authorised in

Taun Wan area. writing to the premises,

by a competent authority, may at

"MAI SAU” Any such order may apply any time

The Association employs a "mat enter and inspect any efther to the whole of this Colony premises to which any such order sau" an officer who is responsible or to any part thereof specified applies for the purpose of seeing for supplying baskets for the "stinks" Collectively the In the order, and either to all whether the order is being com- vegetables; for weighing these and pondents tore their hair over the with Douglas dr-a wood of out premises or to premises of such plied with.

for arranging transport to the futilities of the MOI.

|standing quality—and usually from regulation refer- urban areas.

Manifestoed Quentin Reynolds: areas which did not favour Its best so specifled, subject to any exemp- ¡ences to premises include rete-

Officials of the Association have "Frankly we are puzzled.... We development. After manufacture tions for which the

the view orger map ences to parts of premises that are expressed

that better know provide.

what America wants. We it was offered for sale to markets CANADIAN COAL separately occupied.

crops could be produced if greater want to tell them.... But we are accustomed to Douglas fir. 63B.-(1)

supplies of fertiliser were available not allowed to tell i America is resulta were unsatisfactory at cheaper rates than those ob- news hungry for the facts! We're western hemlock lumber taining at present.

classes or descriptions as may be

(4)

any

ΙΠ (4)

this

Ir the provisions of

Any auxiliary fireman order made under this regulation being on duty may enter and are not complied with respects necessary break futo any premises any premises. the occupier of the in which a re has or is reason- premises shali be guilty of offence against this regulation.

(5)

an ably supposed to have broken out, for any premises which it is neces-

for the purpose

by

or 3) any person author sens at

sary to enter

or

extinguishing a fire without the

(2)

der

on

URBAN COUNCIL

to

The

and

was

a weapon. Why don't you use largely ignored or was applied to us?"

minor uses.

Now that logging operations are

batting

routine

Lord

manufacturing

PRODUCTION INCREASES

pro-

THINGS HAPPEN

OTTAWA, Canada. Copt Beaverbrook took it all without opening up more areas where this duction in Canada during March, AND RENTAL OF bat an eye. Appetiate the importance of producing and as

week later valuable species is predominant, 1941 amounted to 1,529,103 ton any time enter and Inspect any consent of the unner or occupier

compared with 1,341,158 tona premises to which the order ap of the premises, and may do any

MARKET STALLS

ters, amazingly humanized, be-marketing the lumber under con- during March, 1940.

The output came accessible, seeing thing he thinks necessary for ex- piltes for the purpose of

ditions suited to its best utiliza-included 1,202,057 First

tons of bizu- tinguishing the fire or protecting

Suggestions for abolition of the Alexander appeared in person at a tion and which will ensure whether the order has been com-

& minous, 39,773 tons of sub- maximum of satisfactory use, has bituminous, and plied with; and if the person so

froin fire any such premises or

existing method for determining

Admiralty press con-

293.273 tops of authorised finds that the

rescuing any person or order

property

lignite. the rental and occupation of mar-ference. Correspondents got per been recognized. has not

therein.

The quality of lumber now cut, ket stalls by sealed tender are to mission to enter erstwhile news no

Al been compiled with he

coal-producing provinces

may,

research has contributed to the increased out- without prejudice to any

The Governor may by orbe considered by the Markets man's lands, MOI. released films has improved, and proceedings which may be takon

provide for conferring

Committee, "provided a motion

and still photographs from cold established

and put. Nova Scotia operators re- seasoning practice designed this effect is passed at the Urban storage.

to ported a production of 719,940 Connell Meeting on Tuesday. And not only in London did bring out the best in the wood.

tons in March as against 597,155 MO.I bestir itself. In the US

Western hemlock is becoming tons in the corresponding month establish in special fields of use- British information services

1 year ago got a new Director General. He fulness and is being recognized in It was recently proposed

was Sir Gerald Campbell, unom. the markets of the world as a dis- (3) Any person

and Important Canadian method who wilfully this

tinct efficient allotment

No. 2 British regulations obstructs or

Interferes with any abolished and regulations fired diplomat in the US. Like, Beaver species. auxiliary fireman engaged in whereby selection in the event brook, at his first press conference may operations for the extinction of a of there being two applicants to in Manhattan he told newsier to by order make provision for re- fire or the protection or restue any one stall will be decided by

fire away. quiring that persona shall always of any person or property. from ballot,

for an offence against this rega- persona of such classes or descrip- lation. take such steps and use itions an may be mentioned in such force as may appear to him the order the powers conferred on Under the present method to be reasonably necessary for the auxillary firemen oy purpose of securing compliance going with the order.

2

The following

are added

63A-1) The Governor

tion.

the

fore-

letting market stalls, sites go provisions of this regulathe highest rental bidder,

be present on premises to which fire shall be liable on summary the order applies, and shall per- conviction to a fine not exceeding form such

duties and have such two hundred and fifty dollars.

CROSSWORD NO. 940

ACROSS

+

Portico

5

Petty false-

hood

a

Crust on the

surface of a

sore

12 Oven

13 Bird of the

20

20

22

25 76

127

cuckoo

132

family

14

A group of

139

34

35

three

136

357

36

15 Inserting

17 Weird

1297.

wo

1800

42144%

15 Sparse

44 45

46 47

19 Genus of

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149

132

DEKS

21

22

Old World

trees

Sun god

A deep snore

25 Tobacco-

Leaves rolled

for smoking

28 Wrath

29 Bucculent

fruit

30 Masculine

name

-31 Weep

32 Haul

33- Gaelic

Sen-god

34 A land

measure

35 Strips

36 Bundled

38. Preposition

30 Bingle units

40" Make

44 Delights

"40" "Gifted"AS

48 Heraldic

bearing

49 Feminine. name Dispense. In small

quantities

51 Biennial

plant

52 Simpleton

53 Bridge

DOWN

1 Move lightly

over a surface

2 Prong

3 Wide-

mouthed jar

4 Transpoel-

tion of letters from one word

to another

5 Equitable

6 Hostelry

7''Intolerance

8 Guide

9 Living

organism

10 Atmosphere.

11 Junior male.

18 Unit of time

20 Confederate

genara)

22 Created' SOLUTION TOMORROW

Solution No. 939 COLTOR EDTA NET ARET LONGITUDE LEGION TROETIN WANY PENU TE PECK BATSPLOT BLYÄ MILÆBEER 1

90

53

23. Roughly elliptical

24 Cloth

fragments

25 The young of

the 'cow

26 Notion

27 Ornamental

figure

31 Topped

32 Protecus

34 Coutumed

35 Small orifice

37 Impetuous attack

40 A guiding thread

41 Above

42 Web-like

membrane

43 Faradise

44 Postblon...

45Natural sub-

of

of

to

the

that be

cious.

MORE CHANGES

During

DRY GIN

INSTILLZK LONDONA.

H.K. Stock Exchange

Saturday, July 25. BUYERS

HK, Govt, 34% Loan 1834, 94.25. HK. Govt. 34% Loan (1940, 94.25 Canton Ins., $225.

Union Ins., $400. H.K. Fire Ins, $185,

SELLERS

Hotela $3.50. Trains, $17.40,

Electrics Old X. Rts, $12,50, Electrics Rts, $11.25,

SALES

Providents, $5,75. Lands $35.50/35.00. Trams, $17.30.

Electrics Old X. Ats.. #22,25, Watsons, $10.76.

Output from Alberta mines aggregated 488.758 tons, made up of 282,132 tons of

17 per cent, increase over the cor- biturninous. 38,773 tons of sub-bituminous, and responding month of 1940. 170,863 tons of lignite

Imports of coal into Canada“ in Retail sales of gasoline

In March,

1940, Alberta produced March amounted to 702411 tons, Canada during. 1940 totalled 883.- 276,116 tons of bituminous, 35,404 a gain of 63 per cent, over last 273,000

gallons compared with tons of sub-bituminous, and 147, year. The imports included 202,- Shortly to be transferred to a 801.866.000 gallons in 1939. ·

087 tons of lignite

750 tons, of anther, 200.492 new branch office in Chicago is Graham Hutton, blond. 36-year

Production in British Columbia tons of bituminous, and 168 tons

old ex-editorialist of the London produced on

The gross value of commodities amounted to 161,940 tons, a slight of lignite.

Coal made available for increase over March, 1940. Mines Canadian farms in

con- Economist, well known to US 1940 is estimated at $1,236,714,000 in Saskatchewan produced 122,420 sumption in Canada during March PRETORIA, July 27 (Reuter) follow him to. the U.S. 18 David 1930.

lecture audiences. Expected to as compared with $1.224.616,000 in tons, a gain of 33 per cent., while is computed at 2,204,701 tons as export from the Union of Bowes Lyon, the Queen's brother. South Africa of all merels and strongly resembling the Queen, jores, also manufactured goods handsome. consisting wholly, or mainly of humored

intelligent, good. iron or steel, is now probibited.

Bowes Lyon made his Exports of certain classes of ness as press officer of the Econo- name for efficiency and helpful- manufactured iron and steel goods mic Warfare Ministry.

SOUTH AFRICAN EXPORTS

The

Is permitted within limits upon

production of a certificate of esin M.0.1. there has been many a Since Beaverbrook took a band sentiality and a guarantee that rumor that he intends to take over the country importing wil

not Duff Cooper's job as Minister of [re export.

Information. London correspon- dents think it unlikely that!

FIRING PRACTICE Beaverbrook will do more with

Firing practice, as

under,

notified, for today:--

super-

M.O.I.

than play the

. is co-ordinator. But for the

(a) Reserved between the hours are hopeful of evening, the score

first time in World War II they

New Brunswick coal mines re- compared with 1,740,673 in the corded an output of 48,045 tons, a corresponding month of last year.

PRE-PAID

ADVERTISEMENTS.

The following classes of advertisements are charged at the price g'wen beluth 1--- SITUATIONS VACANT.

HOUSES AND APARTMENTS TO BE LET. HOUSES AND APARTMENTS WANTED. MISCELLANEOUS WANTS.

Announcements not exceeding 25 Words are inserted under this heading at a Pre-paid Bate of 81.50 for THREE INSERTIONS. If Charges collected, $2.00.

WANTED TO BUY

WE PAY HIGH PRICES

of 9 am and 6 pm, as an alter in their one-sided contest with for all gold and silver articles, native date for Heavy Gun prac-M.O.I. censora, red tape and buck-Jade, diamonds, jewels, watches, tice originally detalled for July 24, passing civil servants.

1941.

Firing Area "C" will be affected. (b) Light gun firing practice between the hours of 6 pm, and midnight,

Firing Areas. "D" and "E" WID be affected.

Firing practice as under is not ned for tomorrow

(a) Heavy gun firing practice between the hours of 9 am, and 4

Island A

ANTI-AIRCRAFT.

GUN BARRELS

fountain pens. Apply Far East Diamond and Gold Refining Co., Room 621, Chins Building, 6th floor. Sundays and Holidays

Anti-aircraft gun barrels made open.

by Canadian workmen spew forth their storm of steel to greet the German rader who ventures to fly over the United Kingdom.

Bo far, no complete anti-aircraft-

WANTED KNOWN

p.m. from selected positions on the gun has been made in the Domi- Experienced Book-keeper Wants nion, but hundreds of barrels Students to form a class. Guaran- Firing Area "E" will be affected have been shipped overseas and tee students to keep a whole set of Alternative date August 1, 1941 the programme is go far advanced books after completion of a course (b) Light gun firing practice be- that Canada has offered for sale of 6 months. For Term and Par tween the hours of 6 am and 200 additional barrels and is in

ticulars. Please Apply to Box midnight.

4 position to guarantee delivery No. 468 c/o HKDP. Firing Areas "D" and "F" will by July 1, 1942. be affected.

By October of this year, Cana- Firing practice, as under, is dian plants will be manufacturing. notified for Wednesday:-

complete guns of two types, in- (a) Heavy gun firing practice cluding barrels, between the hours of 8 am, and 6 chaniam, mountings and plat- breech mu- p.m. from selected positions on the

island, term. These are of the most Firing Area "O" will be affected modern design and are accepted *** Alternative date August 1, 1941, 4s the most effective weapons of

(b) Light in aring practice bở-

their kind if existence tween the hours of 6 ym. and midnight,

staceoon- taining metal

47 Rumming"

bird

WETCADAVERTIS IMO ATIVANIBAT PERT RETIRELY ANT TEIR TOUBT

ODLNATURE LATITUD BALKEN BLOT 18OFT1180

Production of pig iron in Canada

Firing Areas "D" and 8" will in April, 1941, amounted to 108.-

be, affected.

Heavy gun hritis practice will be tons in April, 1940 carried out between the hours of

328 Atons compared with 84.210

am, and 0 p.m." from kelected positions on the Island on Thur

day will be affected, ho

Firing Ares

ålternative date-August 1941 Light sun tiring practice will be

out on Friday between the

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