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النبيت الان

TSÄI–DIANA WU

PETROL RATIONS IN TSINGTAO

Mr. Z. S. Tsai and his bride, formerly Miss Diana Wa- [King's Studio).

Tokyo Studying Effect Of American Oil Ban

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JAPANESE CONSUL

TOO BUSY

TSINGTAO, Aug. 3 (Reuter)

MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 1941.

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FOREIGN MAILS

HONGKONG, MONDAY, 4th AUGUST, 1941.

GENERÁL HOLIDAY

The British Consul, Mr. E. W. P.) On Monday, 4th August, the General Post Ofee and Kowloon Mills, has been given to under- Central Post Office will be open from 8 am, to Noah, Sheungwan stand that petrol rations, which Branch Post Office will be open from 6 a.m. to 10.00 am, and the other are at present not obtainable, will Branch Post Offices will be entirely closed.

There will be one collection from the pillar boxes as on Sun- hereafter be allowed to British

daya, and one delivery of registered and ordinary correspondence at firms and individuals,

11.30 am.

Long.

Yesterday, the Japanese Vice- There will also be one delivery of ordinary correspondence at Consul called at the British Con-11 am. from the Branch Post Offices at Stanley. Taipo and Un sulate and requested that he be furnished with a list of petroleum requirements of the Consular staff and unexpectedly of Dr. R. F. Brown, a Briton,

The Money Order Office will be entirely closed.

Air Mail to Rangoon to connect with the British Over-

The Japanese Consular officer seas Airways Service will until further notice he closed on also called at the American Con- Mondays and Fridays. Correspondence for despatch by this

sulate for the same purpose.

Mr. Mills and the American route must be superseribed by "C.N.A.C.".

Consul, Mr. Paul Meyer, were dis- agreeably surprised when they called on the Japanese Consul

The public are reminded that it is a breach of postai

Geners this morning and after regulations to enclose in a postal cover communications intend.

a wuit of 40 minutes, were unable ed for persons other than the addressee.

Lo ser him.

"TOO BUSY"

The Printed Matter Service to the following places in China is

Yunnan

Calls were made simultaneously temporarily suspended:- without the usual preliminary ap- pointment bat when they again called the same afternoon, after

From Bangkok comes the news!sult of the United States ban on having made the appointment, that Thailand has "as good as de-oil exports.

they were received by the Consul cided to recognise both Manchu- It is stated that while reserve and the Vice-Consul and were told kuo and Nanking after which stocks are poor high grade lubri- that the Consul-General, Mr. T. T. "events are expected to move cation and combustion olls are Akaoka, was too busy to see them. swiftly unless some new factor in sufficient to last for some time. In The position of the suguner tervenes."

addition, the domestic production visitors here, including over 100 of synthetic products of both Americans and about 60 Britons. Isi kinds of olls are steadily improv-

stly uncertain, ing and increaslug.

STILI, HOPING

Tokyo is still hoping to reach a modus vivendi with the United States, according to સ Vichy scurce in Tokyo, but though a mo. dification of the freezing policy may be possible Japan's political proposals are stated to have been turned dowIL.

Ten Japanese oil tankers are reported to be hovering off the Californian coast, awaiting the decision whether they will be allowed to load oil for Гарал.

While other nationalities ате FRAUGHT WITH DANGER

securing travel permits from the Nevertheless, should the United | Naval Buthorities without diffi- States persist in making matters ealty, Britons and Americans have difficult for Japan the situation been told since Monday to leave will berome fraught with dan their passports and to come back gerous possibilities.

today. In order to keep essential fac tories operating and crops well tended, the Imperial Rule Assis were told to come back on Monday while being told that there were tance Association recomme ided to

Szechuen

Kwelchow

Hunan

Fuklen (except Amoy and Kulangsu)

Kwange

North and East of Kwangtung.

Small Packet Post to all countries is suspended.

INWARD AIR MAILS

From

Due

Air Mail by "Pan American Airways Direct Ser-

vice" San Francisco date, 5th August, This Saturday morning, they Air Mail by "Pan American Airways Direct Ser-

vice"-San Francisco date, 19th August,

12th Aug.

28th Aug.

OUTWARD AIR MAILS

Association also recom-

For

Date and Time

of

The local British authorities who have not heard anything re- garding the conditions in Chefoo or Tsingtao since Thursday have! informed their relatives here they

MONDAY

Government yesterday to mobilise no bookings available on the sole high school students and, poss.bly, Japanese shipping line. women, in a general conscription

The majority of the Britons and

of labour, the Domel Agency re-Americans are not panicky, taking

a sanguine walt and see attitude.

SAILING CANCELLED

ports,

The

President Roosevelt is to leave today on a week's yachting holiday bia in New England waters, but Secretary said yesterday that hemended special distribution would feturn immediately if the food among the workers in tm- international situation required it. portant industries.

CONCERN FELT

TOKYO, Aug. 3 (Reuter)-Pre- sident Roosevelt's extension of the existing restrictions to 'nil exports has added to the general concern felt here regarding Japanese- American relations in the future.

Mon. 4th Aug.

K.P.O.

Reg. 11.30 AM

Ord. Noon

had cancelled their sailing due to Air Mail by Air to Rangoon to connect with the Reg their inability to obtain naval travel permits.

These suggestions follow the recent Invocation of addi- tional articles by the National General Mobilisation Law af- fecting industrial organisa- tions and harbour transport. At the same time the Japanese

There is certainly obstructionism i authorities are belleyed to be m local bureaux but hitherto hol exerting themselves to avoid an disclosed cases of definite refusals. aggravation of the crisis.

TATUTA MARU

The United States Vice-Consu] at Tsinan, Mr. Carlo Hawthorne, re-

"British Overseas Airways.”

FRIDAY

O.P.Q.

Ord.

11,30 AM Noon

Fri. 8th Aug.

IPO Reg. 4.00 PM

Ord

4.30 PM

G.R.O.

4.00 PM

Although calmer minds pre- fer to wait and see how the restrictions will be applled to Japan, alarmist elements view with misgivings the new mea- TOKYO, Aug. 3. (Reuter-Un- turned to that city last night after Air Mali by air to Esagoon to connect with the Reg sure as mainly anti-Japan. certainty hovers over the fate of being unable to leave Tsingtao for Well-informed circles assert the Tatuta Maru and the Heian several days following the ban on that Japan will not suffer any im-Maru as regards clearance at San the issuance of travėj permits for mediate inconvenience as the re-Francisco and Seattle, respectively. Britons and Americans.

"British Overseas Airways."

TUESDAY

Air Mali for Manila, Guam, Honolulu, U.S.A. and Europe via "Pan-American Aliways and Trans-

Oid. 4.30 PM

Tue. 17th Aug.

K.P.O.

Reg. 6.00 PM

Ord.

6.30 PM

G.PO,

Reg.

5.00PM.

Ord.

7.00 PM

Tue, 28th Aug,

KP.Q.

Reg. Ord. 6.30 PM

-25,00 PM

Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu, U.S.A and O.P.O

Europe via "Tan-American Airways and Trans- Reg. Atlantic Services"

Ord.

0.00 PM 7.00 PM

TUESDAY

CABLE NEWS UNITED STATES WOMEN HOARDING Atlantic Services"

IN BRIEF SILK HOSIERY IN ANTICIPATION LONDON, Aug. 3 (B.W.S.-The OF CESSATION OF MANUFACTURE

Minister of Aircraft Production acknowledges a donation from the people of Newfoundland of £111,- 858/16/6d.towards a fighter squa- dron to be named the Newfound- land Fighter Squadron.

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CAIRO, Aug 3 (Reuter) Yes. terday's O.HQ. communique ré- ported that heavy dust storms in- terfered with patrol activity but our artillery was active.

NEW YORK, Aug. 3 (Reuter)-American. /women have begun hoarding silk stockings as an early cessation of the manufacture of silk huslery is expected to be one of the first results of the Japan-| |

ese trade tension.

Valuable silk cargoes finally began unloading yesterday from two

Japanese vessels on the West coast. including the luxury liner T ROBBERY NEAR STOP PRESS

tuta Maru, after considerable doubt as to whether the consignments would be carried back to Japan.a pagh

POLICE CLUB

p.m. they were held up by three imen one of whom managed to take a purse, containing $226.20, from Kang

Au Office of Production Manage-jon Friday for San Francisco no- While Kang Shing, 45, and So inent's order in Washington last cording to schedule but 53 passen-Wha-ying, 42, were walking in the night banned all future civilian gers disembarked at. Honolulu vicinity of the Police Club, Boun- WASHINGTON. Aug. 3. (Renter) use of silk as the total stocks at owing to the uncertainty with re-dary Street on Friday about 10.30 -President Roosevelt has sent a present in the United States are gard to the ship's movements. message to the Presidents of Peru estimated as adequate only for the and Ecuador' congratulating them minimum military requirement in on the agreement to end the the coming year.NLOA border fighting. President Roose-

Meanwhile, the Japanese tanker, velt described the agreements Nisso Maru, has docked at Loa a notable triumph for the prin Angeles in anticipation of loading ciples of peace "and continental 80.000 barrels of gasoline and solidarity."

crude oil,

IF.A. SHIELD

TEST CASE

The Nisso Maru will be a test case regarding the United States CALCUTTA," Aug. 3 Reuter)-economie restrictions as a licence The first quarter of the LE. A must be obtained from the State Shield football match between the Department before sufficient funds Mohanbagan and the K. O. B. B. for the payment of the cargo can resulted in a goalless draw despite be "unfrozen. extra time played...

At least ten other Japanese tank ers are reported to be hororing around the coast to see what

MR. HARRY HOPKINS happene

MOSCOW, Aug. 3 (Reuter)---MI It is also a matter of conjecture Harry Hopkins, President Roose whether the liner Arama Meri velt's personal envoy, left yester carrying another rich slik cargo, would dock at Ban Francisco next

day.

NEW CHAIRMAN

He arrived in Moscow a few days week in view of the series of ate key prepar

agó to discuss United States sup-tachments recently placed on parts plies to the Boviet Union and has of the cargoes on other Japanese had talks with M, Stalin and Mships in United States waters

The Asama Maru left Honolulu. Molotov.

Mr. Tung Chung-wal, the new Chairman of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce (San Ying Ming Studio),

Kang, however, put up-a strug- gle and held on to his attacker. An alarm was raised and, with the assistance of passers-by, the three men, were arrested,

AUSTRALIAN ACTION BYDNEY, Aug. 3 (Reuter)-Bir Frederick Stewart, Australian Minister of External Affairs, yes terday explained the Common- wealth's part in the economic

Japan

Austrails, te sild, had no trade agreement with Japan and formal termination of trade relations, was unnecessary. All there was to be done was to notify the banks, and this had been done,

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