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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS 25 words $2.50

for 3 days propaid FOR SALE.

"HONGKONG AS REVEALED BY THE

Edition. CAMERA" Second Over 10 excellent views of the Colony. Price $1.30. Obtainable at Kelly & Walsh, Ltd., Hongkong Travel Bureau or from the Publishers, Bouth China, Morning Post, Ltd., Wyndham Street.

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PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction

to be held on Monday, the 15th day of April, 1940, at 3 p.m., at the Olleca of the, Public Works Department, by Order of 1 Excellency the Governor of Lol of Crown Land at Wong Nel Chung, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75

with the years,

option of renewal at a Crown Rent to he Axed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one for- ther term of 75 years

Intending bidders are advined that immediately after, the dispa- sal of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicant) will be required. to deposit with an authorised

officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Locality

Inland Los

No. 5593.

Adjoining Inland Lot No. 3511, Yuen Yuen

Street, Wong Nei Chung

No.of Sale

Registry No.

Boundary

Measuremente

19

<

(fast)fari|feat|tes1]

as per nale

plan.

Contents in

ng. feet.

Ann.

About

0191

Hent.

Upset Price

CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.

Friday,

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. //

UNION WATERBOAT CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

The Thirty-fth Annual General

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

April 12, 1940.

Jerry!" Shouted Man On Deck. "So I Let Her Have The Full Drum

Meeting of Shareholders will ||THIS SCENE LOOKS TRANQUIL BUT-

held at the Offices of Messrs. Dodwell & Co., Ltd., Hongkong & Shanghai Bank-Building, on Mon- day, the 22nd April, 1940, nt 11 n.m. for the purpose of receiving the report of the General Manugera together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ended 3144 December, 1939,

The Transfer, Books of the Com- pany will be closed from 6th April to 22nd April, 1910, both days Inclusive,

G.

DODWELL & COMPANY LIMITED. General Managers.

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PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 15th day of April, 1910, at # p.m., at the fliers of the Public Works Department, by Order uf His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Mong Kok, in the Colony of Hong Kons. for a term of 75

with years,

the option of renewal at a Crown Rent in be fixed by the Surveyor of fis Majesty the KING, for one for- ther term of 75 years.

Intending bidders art advised that immediately after the dispo- wal of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicant) will be required to deposit with an authorised oficer who will be present al the sule, the sum of two hundred doBars, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

$ 30

$ 4,830

No. of Sale

Inland Lot

Registry No.

Mh. 4240

Locality

BERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES

Bringing Cargo from Marseilles via Saigon,

Consignees are hereby informed that their goods with the exception of Oplum, Treasure and Valuables are being innded and stored into the

Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloon and Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloon, whence delivery

obtained may be Immediately after landings

All einims must be sent in to me on or before 15th April, 1940, or they

not be recognized.

will not be

ed

the

Damaged Packages will be examin-

by

Company's Surveyor Messrs-Goddard and Douglas in the presence of the Consignees at 10 n.m. on Wednesday, 10th April, 1940.

Consignces must have a Revenue Ольсетіп attendance when any dutable goods are examined by the than nam gevors,

No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.

R. OIL, Agent.

SHOP TO BEST ADVANTAGE

THE

ASIACO

101-KWAN BLDG DESVOEUXRD)

FOR GROCERIE'S BUTCHERIES FRUITS GREENS & SUNDRIES

SAVE

DELIVERIES

LEAVING DEPOT -7. A.M. 12.N0ON 4.PM,

NO EXTRA CHARGE FOR MONTHLY E CREDIT

TELEPHONES

RETAIL & ACCOUNTS DEPT. 20416| WHOLESALE & GENERAL OFFICE 22338

Adjoizing Kowloon inisad | Lot No. 2357, at Junction of Prince Edward Road &

Nollab Road, Mong Kok

"Boundary Measurements,

N. 18. R. w.

[feet igal test feel]

As per sale

plan.

1.3

Contents

$22,380

1 sq. feet.

Ann.

Rent.

Opsat Presi

7.460

G. R

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PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS

41230

NIGHT FALLS, VIGILANCE REMAINS.-Pracefully in the sunset rides a British battleship at anchar. Seon night will fall but all those aboard this ship will not sleep-vigihnce and readi- ness for action remain.

FRANCE Skirts Going

TIGHTENS HER BELT

Les restrictions

11 en anden de render et d'espo*?___

12

SAMIDI

14

Above IN

official HORNEEBIent which Frenchmen

read when they opened Mira morning capers fast weekCornal refers to Franer's new " WHE The-war"

dreters

"and:

This Is What

It Means

MONDAY-Butchers: Beef, mutton,

TUESDAY.-Butchers. Beef, multon,

veal.

Are To

PARIS. "WOMEN in uniform" are going to have something to compete with in the spring or summer, or the world fashion. kings will know the reason why.

LIGHTSHIP CREW CHEER

AS PLANE TURNS TAIL

FRANK BLOOMFIELD, skipper of a Lowestoft fishing 'trawler, went below at dawn to sleep. A few minutes later came a one-word, shout from the deck watch-"Jerry." And before long the guns with which Mr. Churchill has provided the fishing fleets came into action and drove off a Nazi bomber.

The hero who has had enough of it

"As I rushed up to the guns," said Mr. Bloom- field, "the plane, flying low, roared past us. The light was not good enough for us to identify the machine, which was showing two white lights.

Parachuted

25

"As it turned I had the ******* gun trained on it, and when it let go at us, that was enough for me. I gave it a drumful, and I noticed the forward gun was silenced.

"Then it turned the rear gun MR. ALAN HAYNES, thirty- four-year-old assistant manager on to us. It made off as three of the Diss (Norfolk) branch Spitfires came up, following of the Midland Bank, who saved them out to sen."

The crew of lightship watched a ten-year-old schoolgirl from drowning, has resolved never to the battle and cheered the trawler do such a thing again--if it crew,

It was one of a series of raids on means talking about it.

That is what he told a reporter

It had

annotaneed been after

the Royal that he had received 11umane Society's award.

When Elleen' Neville, an evacuce from Edmonton, felt through the Fee Into 14ft, of water, Mr. Haynes skated up ai full speed, plunged In, and held her up till he was able to attract the attention of passers-by.

Ever since he has been pleading with all and sundry, including the chairman of the Diss Urban District Counell and Edmonton educational] authorities, that no more should be sold about it.

To Escape

small eraft from the south-east coast to the north as far as Aber- deen.

A few hours previously R.A.F, planes had returned from their fourth flight over Berlin in the past week. The Berlin A.A. guns opened fire for the first time, but were wide of their mark.

The Nazi ralders cut but their engines and swooped silently on the fishing vessels-some of them only wooden motor-boats-but they are reported to have done little dumage.

Is

Ile

Two Explosions

had

The only casualty reported was Captain Robert C. Young, fifty-four- year-old North Sea plot, who was reported missing after the bombing: and machine-gunning of the Norwe Mr. Haynes hid himself in atian steamer Brott. He had been al cinema to caenpe congratulations. North Sea pilot only a few weeks.

His version of the rescue

was in the Navy in the Jast wor; was married and two sons. For lic new Paris collections show admirably succinct. He says:

There was a shout: 'a girl is in Jack Douglas, an able seaman in a definite tendency to remind women the water! I skated hard and a Newenstle ship that reached port that they are, after all, women, and plunged in.

been driven I grabbed the girl, after the raiders inust

remain attractively skirted, lifted her, and trod water-for how off, said:

long I don't know.

We felt two heavy explosions, bloused and hatted.

had not pushed a If someone

and then we heard the rattle of Therefore, besides hard-wearing. ladder across I should not be here machine-guns. nobbly tweeds, well-pocketed and to tell this story."

His mother said: "He has not said: comfortably cut, there are Smart "dazzle" weaves that rather leave much about It," you guessing as to their colour, fine; glazed linens, brilliantly patterned stiks and the smartest of silk cords.

Gay Greatcoats

Greatcoats go gay in pale colours. A saffron yellow-coat-in-the-tightly- waisted, full-skirted style, which Ja to be fashionable, has a vivid scar- let and blue striped scarf at the neck.

ing blouses are

H

the

Jean Took

Wrong Train

-to Germany

"Warships replied to the at- tack, and shortly afterwards Bri- tish airplanes appeared and the: Nazi was driven off.”

Miles

AN R.A.F. observer and a gunner jumped out of a bombing planc flying over Lockerley, Hauts, because il appeared to be In difficulties.

One landed by parachute 14 miles away at Longwood, near Winchester, the other at Cow- plain, near Portsmouth, 25 miles away, and the pilot brought the machine down safely at Tang- mere,

away.

Sussex, about 50 miles

All were uninjured. so$$*$*****

Big Post for Man

Behind Sylt Raid

Ludlow-Howitt R.A.F. Inspector-General

AIR Chief Marshal Sir Edgar R. Ludlow-Hewitt, the man who planned the Sylt raid, has been appoint- ed Inspector-General of the R.A.F.

Another member of the crew sal Marshal of the R.A.F., Sir that the raiders returned about on Edward L. Ellington is vacating

hour later and made a second at-

tempt before escaping when the light the post of Inspector-General

at his own request.

became stronger.

Two

Lights Out

rnlders

ather

An Inspector-General of the machine-R.A.F. has important duties gunned defenceless. Scarborough-fish-aupervising the training and

ing boats.

Crews of the boats described the general efficiency of various attacks when they returned to Scar-units of the Service.

Air Marshal C. F. A. Portal takes borough. They said that the two

Nazi machines fred at the Sir Edgar Ludlow-Howlit's place as #shing boats lights, which were im- Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief

Bomber Command. mediately put cut.

Four Aberdeen trawlers were ot-) He is 47, and the only R..F. chief

were not damaged. but were

to from the

ranks of the Army. one of the most import-- ant in the Air Forces of the Empire. Air Marshal E. L. Gossage becomes

rive

His Job

BELGRADE. THE Germans have taken Many of the coats are colourless, their first Allied prisoner from but are relleved by the turned-down the "Balkan front”—a young collars of pale-coloured frock or blouse, or by a linen or silk out Frenchman who got into the tacked, but

and wrong train on the Jugoslav

oft Berwick was 40 Gunfire, heard lining of the lapels, pockets

frontier and was taken into intense that many people thought a

big sea cuffs.

was being fought. The

Italian steamer Mira 12.500 Member of the Air Council for Per- This is evidently to be a season or Germany instead of Italy.

The Frenchman, Jean Noel, was tons), of Genos, reached a Scottish sonnel. veal. Cales, off-licences, etc.; sale suits. Military shirts and too-sport- relurning to France from Igalo on cast coast port yesterday after be-

to be replaced by the Gulf of Cuttare in Southern of aperitifs and spirits. Pastry those of a more feminine cut.

Jugoslavia, where he was employed cools, confectioners and chocolate

station linking alo The stock strikes a Puritan note at the cable shops and those departments in stores selling the some goods (us in many ensembles while the jabot, with Marsellies. from March 11).

whether it is in brilliantly coloured WEDNESDAY.-Pastrycooks, confec-| kilk OT severe white, creates

ctc, above),

feminine atmosphere round severe) THURSDAY. Cafes, off-llcences, | tmilloring.

elc.; sale of aperitifs and spirits. FRIDAY Butchers, pork butchers, As for the suits themselves, short-tier station into Austrin instead of planes returned and sprayed us with

tripe-shops; all meat except poul-skirted, trim-waisted, they show at the conch for Rakek on the Italian machine-guns." try, game and rabbits. Pastry variety of subtle ways of differing (ostav passport ofciuls falled to

of the Sule by Public Auction SALE of goods and exposure to be held on Monday, the 15th for sale are forbidden as fol- day of April, 1940, at 3 p.m., lows: at the Oflices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Exce

the Governor of Caton Land at Shanshuipo, in Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 lat years, commencing from July. 1898, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING. for one fur- ther term of 24 years less the last three days thereof. Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dispo- sal of the int the Purchaser (f not the applicant) will be required. to deposit with authorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This sun will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price. PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

New Kowloon Inland Lot Eegistry No.

No. 2725.

Junction of Fok Wing Street and Eweilin Street.

an

Boundary

MesuremeČA

N...W.

[Fast|foutisant feel

Аврет чате

plan.

Qoutenla

sq. feet

Annual

Beatal.

About

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COUNT THE

"TELEGRAPHS

EVERYWHERE..........

Upset Frice

$ 33,840

Sir Edward L. Ellington, who is 62, ing bombed and machine-gunned. Introduced the great RAF, expan- She has a crew of twenty-seven. slon programme.

No one was injured. An officer

Gald:

"A number of Ger- Great Organiser man planes passed over us and be Noel mistook the connection after on to drop bombs. They few close as Inspector-General in September

We were flying the ship. allan ag "After attempting to bomb us the

а

Mistook Connection

dining well in the Pullman car. He boarded the coach for Jesenice fron-

to our

the

train

cooks. confectioners etc. (as from ench other. Jackets button above).

high- have counted up to seven notice Noel asleep as SATURDAY. - Cates, off-licences, buttons so far and many of them crossed into Germany and the first

ele; sale of aperitifs and spirits. are ornamental in the extreme.

Midshipman Killed Peer's

Son When Joking

A MIDSHIPMAN' who killed "I said, 'It is all right. It's per-

a peer's son while joking with fectly safe, and to prove that it was

a pistol was acquitted at Gins-ate I pulled the trigger," said Eyes. 'gow of culpable homicide,

thing Noel knew of his mistake was the gru German voice of the mill- tary escort who took him from the train on the blacked-out platform of Klagenfurt.

This comer of Jugoslavia'e nar- row triangle, bounded by Italy and Germany, has dangerous possibilities to unwary Allied travellers Noel is the first victim.

It was stated that several other! midshipmen had previously gone to Nineteen-year-old William Donald Eves' room, where there was "rug- Heath Eves, of Pangbourne, Berk-ging."

lent f Another midshipman shire, was accused of causing Eves the pistol. the Heath of Midshipman' John Llewellyn Lloyd-Mostyn second son

of Lord Mostyn.

The shooting occurred at a Glas- How hotel, when both midshipmen were on their way to join their first

ship.

and

SAFETY IS NOT WORTH BUYING LONDON, (UP)—The public want protection in their gardens from air raids if they can get| Midshipman John Arthur Davis) described how, after hearing a shot, it for nothing. If they have to pay for it they prefer to jo without and take a chance.

he saw Mostyn holding himself.

"Eves enld, 'Have I got you?' and Mostyn sold, "Yes, I guess you have got me.''

Even was found not guilty of reck- Giving his own version of the affair, lessly discharging a platol, but guilty the shelters on the hire purchase Eves said he pointed the pistol at the of not having a firearms certißente. ground near Mostyn's feet and “lok!

After being admonished họ was Hi to yun alon, or something, discharged,

otherwise I would put a shot in the. carpet just by his feet."

He fired, a shot at the sky out of TROMSO APPEALS FOR AID

the window.

་ ་

Stockholm, Apr. 11.

Then he took the clip from the Radio Tromso has appealed to the pistol, and an n joke pointed the British Flect to mend naxletance on weapon at Mostyn, who began to put two German warships are landing

troopa at Aalesund-Reuter, up his arms.

This has been proved by the fact that only 1,000 people in the whole of Britain have taken advantage of the Government's scheme to provide

acheme 16 those who could afford to 1,010,000

shelters capabic of sheltering 11,000,000 people were given and fixed free of charge but those with an income over a certain figure were asked to pay for their protection themselves,

The absence of air raids has possi- bly been a big factor in the small, number of shelters sold.

KING'S Theatre GALA PREMIERE FRIDAY, 19th APRIL

AT 9.30 P.M.

A PRIVATE SCENTS MOME

The Private Lives of

ELIZABETH ESSEX

*QUECKS MUST PUT

PRIDE BEFORE DESIRE..."

*BUT EVEN

BUEENS ARE WOMEN!"

DAVIS FLYNN

IN TICHNICOLOR

PLANS NOW OPEN BOOK YOUR SEAT EARLY

He was due to retire from his post last, but continued to carry out the duties during the first six months of of the war with great success.

A bachelor, with a reputation as a wit and a cynic, he leaves the active list after 43 years of service in the Army and RAF.

Sir Edgar Ludlow-Newlit, who is 54, has been Air Officer Command-- Ing-in-Chief Bomber Command since 1937.

As well as the down-to-dusle Syit raid, the R.A.F.'s greatest achieve-

Sir Edgar ment of the war,

also planned the raids on Kiel and Wil- helmshaven and the reconnaissance

flights into Germany, Austria,

Czecho-Slovakia, and Poland,

In

one of the six oficial despatches

in which he was mentioned during the last wir he is described as "one of the bravent and finest pilots we

have,"

His flying in France won him the Military Cross and the '03.0. Boat the Arabs

Air Marshal Portal was 21 when he enlisted in the Royal Engineers. In 1014,

He served in the ranks until he was gozelled 2nd Heutenant a month Inter.

He was seconded to the Royal Fly- ing Corns in 1916, ond was awarded the M.C. and D.S.O. and bar for Kullantry in action.

Air Marshal. Gossage, quick, niort, with a bristling moustache, was at one time Air Attache in Berlin, He lg 49.

During the war he was awarded the M.C. and as commandant of the R.F.C. station at Aden he excelled In operational exercises in which raking Araba, were repulsed by Die- R.F.C.