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CHINA NAVIGATION Shipment Of 1,900 Tons BLACK-OUT NOT

COMPANY, LIMITED.

Frequent and Regular Sailings for

SWATOW, AMOY, SHANOHAL TSINGTAO, WEISA WE

Onaroo and TIENTSIN.

KWANGOHOWWAN

HAIPHONG

and Morrow

Cantor (Weekly smiling)

TOURANA, SAIGON and Bangkok.

SINGAPORA PORT SWEPENRAM and PENANG

SAIGON, MIRI, Bandaran, Madane, Salamata, BabaŬL,

TULAGI, GIRO and LOERNGAU.

For further particulars regarding loading dates etc. please apply to:-

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

TELEPHONE NO. 30331

BURNS PHILP LINE

Passenger & Freight Service To

AUSTRALIA

We have a vessel sailing

for

Manila, Madang,

Salamaua,

Rabaul, Sydney and Melbourne

Towards the

End of August.

Excellent passenger accommodation with a large number of single cabins at no supplement. Built-in Swimming Bath and Spacious Sports Deck.

Passenger & Freight Agents:-

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.

Telephone No. 28031,

THE

P. & O. Building.

BLUE FUNNEL

LINE

REGULAR AND FAST ́PASSENGER •SERVICES

FREIGHT AND

TO UNITED KINGOOM PORTS:

For dates and porta of call apply to

Agenta.

Information regarding INWARD CARCO

and all matters relating to freight and passage will gladly be given by

Butterfield & Swire,

Tel. No. 10332.

Agents.

1. Connaught Road.

Of Firewood Due Today: Another Ramp

The Retailers Now

Among Revealed

BY OUR STAFF REPORTER

"I am expecting a shipment of 1,998 tons of firewood today," said MR. W. I. ANDERSON, Controßer of Stores, in a special in- terview with the Hongkong Da ly Press yesterday.

"By far as Government was concerned there has never been a shortage in the Colony as our supplies have been consistently main. tained. At present I have six to eight ships carrying firswood and, though I could do with a couple of ships more, they have not doue so bad so far," he added.

FIRE-FIGHTING

Questioned as to what he attri

RECENT

Defence Tactic 75

Years Ago

DENVER-The "black-out" was an accomplished art long before Domb-laden warplanes dotted the akles over European cities. It fact, it was practiced long before there were electric ghts or even before man had conceived the idea of fight.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 1941.

FOREIGN MAILS

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, 9th AUGUST, 104k.

Air Mail to Rangoon to connect with the British Over- seas Airways Service will until further notice be closed on Mondays and Fridays. Correspondence for despatch by this route must be superscribed by "C.N.A.C.”.

The public are reminded that it is a breach of postal The black-out was a major de-

regulations to enclose in a postal cover communications intend- fence tactic employed more thaned for persons other than the addressee. 75 years ago on the Colorado plains by emigrants seeking pro- tection

to foll Indian

Scouts

The Printed Matter Service to the following places in China is

Yunnan

Szechuen

Kwelchow

against marauding In-temporarily suspended: buted the alleged shortage of dians. In 1864, the black-out was stocks held by some retailers, Mr. designed Anderson revealed another ramp perched on high bluffs and was which had been going on aanong, even more efficient than the 1941 the retallers themselves. Licences, version is to guard against hign which are issued free of charge by dying bombers. the Stores Cntroller, have been, Mrs. Emma

IN BRITAIN

Government To Make and are being, sold from $5 to $35 Enrolment Obligatory rewood is distributed to deal

LONDON, Aug. 8 (Reuter) "Britain must not burn"

is the

eachi

L. Hill of

Pueblo,

Colorado, who is 90 years old, to-

day recalled those black-outs

the '60s had their effectiveness. ers on production of the licence." Sne was only 13 when she first we experienced them. She was with

suid

Mr. Anderson,

"and,

Hunsk

Fukten (except Amoy and Kulangsu Kwangsi

07

North and East of Kwangtung.

Small Packet Post to all countries is suspended.

INWARD AIR MAILS

From

Due

theme of a new decision by Gov-found, it has been the practice of it wagon train pushing its way ernment regarding fire-fighting some retailers to send several ein- through what was then the raw In residential areas, writes Ren-ployees, each armed with a licence west

ter's Lobby correspondent,

In the opinion of Mr. Herbert Morrison, Home Security Minister, the people's fre-bomb army must have both adequate numbers and esprit de corps that comes from good organisation and training.

these he is issuing To secure instructions rendering all men be- tween 16 and 60 In vulnerable areas liable to compulsory enro ment unless they are in exempted

ClasBCS.

OWN OFFICERS Henceforth the fire guard will form part of the air raid warden

which has been purchased, to en..¦ lect the quotas. For instance, if a retailer can afford to buy ten

"Indians bluffs were

the watching from seen at almost any

licences he will receive ten shares time," sile said. "Often_camp_was Air Mail by "Pan American Airways Direct Ser- of the shipment."

made early Then after dark, vice" San Francisco dato, 5th August.

Air Mall by "Pan American Airways Direct Ser-

vice" San Francisco date, 19th August,

CO-OPERATION NEEDED

quietly and without teams were harnessed

Ughts. the to the

As to the public outery against wagons and several miles travell- the soaring prices, the Stores Con- ed before camping Troiler repeated his statement of quietly and in the dark."

again.

FIRES PROHIBITED

stil

May that nothing. absolutely nothing could be done to stamp out the racket without public co! Many nights only a cold sub- operation.

per was eaten, a fire being prohl- "If people who have been vic-bited, timised, or are being victimised, will only co-operate with us we could eradicate this profiteering in they had to have hot coffee. To this, they dug deep the ground and butte

which on

to make

service but with their own offleers no time," said Mr. Anderson, who and organisation.

went on to say. that it was no use elther writing to the newspapers, or even to the Stores Controller, und the writers were prepared to give evidence in Court.

Compulsion will reinforce the existing volunteers but must not diminish their numbers and en- thusiasm. It will give the com- pulsory fire guard at places of

work

that assurance

their homes are effectively guarded during their absence.

an

"Sometimes the

freighters AI

MONDAY

accomplish holes in tiny fires coffee."

For

Air Mah by Air to Rangoon to connect with the Rog.

"British Overseas Airways."

TUESDAY

12th Aug.

26th Aug.

OUTWARD AIR MAILS

Date and Time

Mon. 11th Aug.

K.P.O.

Reg. 4.00 PM

Ord.

4.30 PM

G.P.O.

4.00 PM

Ord.

4.30 PM

Tue. 12th AnE.

K.P.O. Reg 0.00 PM

Ord.

5.30 PM

She

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

Europe via "Pan-American Airways and Trans-Reg. 5.00 PM

Atlantic Services"

Ord.

7.00 PM

FRIDAY

Fri. 15th Aug.

KPO

Reg. 4.00 PM:

Ord.

4.30 PM

G.P.O.

4.00 PM

Ord

4.30 PM

Tue, 26th Aug.

K.P.Q.

Reg.

Ord.

5,00 PM 5.30 PM

Mrs. Hill well remembers many of the hazards of moving across the Colorado Territory from Ohio with relatives ยา years açu "Travel to Colorado in the sum- mer of 1854 was dangerous," declared. "It was the year that many of the plains Indians were on the warpath. The government few soldiers, 人 the Civil War

was still in 40- tion.

"I shall only be too g'ad to bring the case up to Court my- self if the viet.m will only g ve as something definite to work on," said Mr. Anderson. Mr. Morrison feels the time has

"Another thing." went OF now come to introduce a higher degree of organisation and train-Stores Contrailer, "is that those ing for fire watchers, who are who bought, or are buying, at 25 could send but now estimated to number 2,000,- cattles (or any amount less than 000.

the Government fixed price) are

the

First step will be to have oft-condoning the offence. All they The stage from Omaha to well- 'need to do, if offered less than 45 ver, usually with a few soldiers eers and non-commissioned officers cattles, is to go. up to

police as escorts,

often canie through Air Mail by Air to Rangoon to onnect with the Reg. always on duty,

officer, T constable, and report with bullet holes in its leather "British Overseas Airways." the case to him."

curtains. Sometimes it falled to

THREE ESSENTIALS

Commenting on the proposals, Mr. Morrison Baid that for the success of the scheme three things were necessary.

Firstly, that volunteers who have given their services devoted- ly for many months continue their work,

Secondly, that all franks OL

Asked what the total import of firewood would, be this month, Mr Anderson replied, "About 19,000 tons,"

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arrive. For safety, emigrants has to travel in large trains of 10 to 50 wagons.'

She told with clarity of seethig the burned buildings, smoldering haystacks, dead cattle and newly- dug graves-mute evidence 07

What U.S. Newspaper Indian depredations--all along the

wardens and the new fire guard Readers Read First her party eight weeks to reach

achieve the closest co-

route west from Omaha. It took

leaders

Denver, then a town of 3,500 ver- operation.

Jacksonville, Fla.-In these days sone Thirdly, co-operation between of big war headlines, national de- the national fire service and therence and international crises what fire guards.

does a reader turn to first in the daily newspaper?

YANGTSE RIVER FIGHTING

Prof. Charles Allen of the Medill 1School of Journalism, told the Nu-

TUESDAY

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

Europe via "Pan-American Airways and Trans- Reg. 5.00 PM Atlantic Services”

DUTCH, N.EL SHIPPING LOSSES

SUMMARY COURT In the course of the official re-

CLAIMS

Ord,

7,00 PM

Tinplate Useless In Malaya?

(Tribune Staff Reporter) Tinplate salvaged in Malaya

ply to the debate on the Budget in the People's Council, figures were can not be made use of locally be- given of the total losses of the and NEI. mercantile

ex-

tional Editorial Association recent- ly, a survey of readers of the

At the Summary Court yester-Dutch

cause there is no plant available Anderson (S. C.) Mail and Inde-day before Mr. Justice-P. E. F. marine as a result of hostile ac-

in Malaya to process it. pendent showed:

Cressall, Tong Yau-chuen, c/o Su tivities from May 10, 1940, until

A limited quantity of salvaged The majority of women question-Lee Company, of No. 154 Des Voeux the end of May, 1941. ⠀

tinplate clippings has been ed read the comle page before Road Central, was sued by Bouth

ported privately to non-Empire More than 81,000 gross registered countries recently, but it is not

or any other section.

recovery of $54 for work done and chant service and more than 250 available tinplate scrap will be CHUNGKING,. Aug. 8 (Reuter) — The men,the front page first, materials supplied, and consented 000 tons to the Dutch mercantile exported to be re-processed 111 Chinese Military circles do not then comic, sports and local news to judgment through his mother, marine, from a total Dutch and Empire. atach much importance to the in order..

countries, because the Tong Chan-shi, who appeared on N.EL tonnage of 2,389,000. question of freight will not make it This behalf. the present fighting going on at

Reference was made to ship- a profitable venture, north bank of the Yangtse River, northward of Tchang and in the

French Indo-China, the Chinese vicinity of Shangl

Japanese forces, it is belleyed High Command to at present tak- are launching attacks on the vari-ing necessary precautions in Yun- the plaintiffs, claiming for $126.25 that the replenishment of tonnage non-Empire countries.

and the reconstruction of the Chinese tinsmiths use large ous sectors, apparently for the nan Province in order to meet a for meals and liquors supplied at mercantile feet has the full at quantities of galvanised iron in purpose of testing the Chinese possible Japanese attack on the the Gloucester Hotel, strength as well as to disperse the Burma. Road.

JAPANESE TESTING CHINESE STRENGTH turning to the front page, society China Morning Past, Ltd., for the tons were lost to the NEI. mer expected that large quantities of

Chinese concentrations, which are Reuter's learns that defencò threatening the Japanese positions plans and the disposition of Chi- alour the Yangtoe above Hankow. nese troops have been satisfac- Following the continued arrival torily arranged between the Con of Japanese reinforcements in tral and Yunnan authorities

EXCHANGE TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN MALAYA AND CHINA RESUMED The Malaya Foreign Exchange Controler has given permission to the Bank of China, the Chartered Bank of India Australia and China, the Hongkong & Shanghal Banking Corporation, the Nation- al City Bank of New York, the Mercantile Bank, and the Easterb Bank to effect exchange transactions with the, funds in their poss arsalon to Anance trade between Malaya and China. Such transad... tions, however, will require official approvaj pá:before

The accounts in Malaya of the branches of the above-mentioned banks are unfrose, it is learned. The accounts in Malaya of the branches of the Central Bank of China, the Bank of Comitounien tlobe, the Farmers' Hank of China, the National Government of China and any annoy or organ thereof are unfrozen for making payments in the Sterling Area only(Uentra) New

Tong Yau-chnen also consented building schemes for this country, Export of scrap metal de con- judgment in another action in of which details have recently trolled today and no possibility which the Hongkong Land Invest-been given, and it was stated exists of exporting scrap metal to ment and Agency Co., Ltd., were

tention of the Dutch Government their work but do not use, tin-

plate at all

Mr. Kan Yuet-kenng representin London.. ed the plaintiffs in both cases.

"Our allies,” the Govern

Supplies of galvanised Iron are ment concluded, “recognise the

ample in Malays but the quanti y right of the Netherlands to

of galvanised iron and inplate used in Malaya today is appreci part of the tonnage "now In JAPANESE LEAVE construction in British and

ably less than the quantity used American shipyards."

before the outbreak of war, thế 1,700 DEAD

reduction in the pineapple export According to the Java Bode, being contributory cause. CHUNGKING, Aug. 8 (Router) bent session of the People's Coun-iron or steel which have been bill will be submitted to the pre-:

Tinplate constate or meets of -After desperate fighting the Japanese columns have been drill for the purchase or torpedo thinly cloated with tin by being

planes. ven back leaving 1,700 dead near the wall city of Ichang, the Chl- nose military spokesman said to Tyr

dipped in a molten bath of that Dr. Slolemaker de Bruine'a suc- metal. Tinplate is largely used ressor in the directorship of the for the manufacture of the tin Aneta Press Agency has just been danje in which preserved mest, The Chinese have captured appointed in the person of Dr. H. fish, fruit, blouite, cigarettes and A. Colyn, son of the former Prime other products are packed and large quantities of arms and aup-Minister. He was a member of the also for the household utenalle af

The Japanese forces in the Royal Dutch Steamship Company's various kinds made by the tin

mlth or silversmith vicinity of Ichang have launched

Stan,

three unsuccessful attacks re- Printed and Published by Henry Lord Murrow, for the Hongkong cently to disperas Chinese conceti- · Dally Press, Lid, að Marina House, third" foor, 18:10. Quam. |tratione," he added

Road Central, Hongkong. London Offbe: 68 Pin širdi 1OA

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