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Monday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

April 22; 1940.

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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS

25 words $2.50 for 3 days propaid WANTED TO BUY,

WE pay high prices for all gold and silver. articles, diamonds, jades, jewels and gold dust. Apply China Gold Refining Co., Pedder Building, 2nd floor.

FOR SALE.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

THE INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LIMITED.

NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING

'MAGINOT' BALLOONS FOR N. SEA

Tied to 500-mile line of ships Beating Air Raids

The Fifty-ninth Ordinary General Meeting of the Company will be held at the Offices of the General Managers, Messrs. Jar- dine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., Pedder Street, Hong Kong, on Thursday, 30th May, 1940, at noon, "HONGKONG AS REVEALED EX for the purpose of receiving the THE CAMERA" Second Edition.

OF views of the Report of the Directors, passing Over 60 excellent Colony. Price $1.50. Obtainable at the Accounts, and electing Direc Kelly 8% Walsh, Lid., Hongkongtors and Auditors. Travel Bureau or from the Publishers, South China Morning Post, Lid., Wyndham Street.

POST OFFICE

The Transfer Books of the Com- pany will be closed from the 23rd May to 13th June inclusivo.

By order of the Board.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD. General Managers.

Ay from 15th April 1040 the in-Hongkong, 16th April, 1940.

clusive air mail postage rates will be

as follows!

Imperial Airways Services

Destination

Letters Postcard per oz. each

British Possessions

Protectorates and

Mandated Territories

Angle Egyptian Sudan

Eiro

$1.15

$0.52

Egypt

Iraq

Dutch East Indies

Iran

Thailand (Slam)

Other places

,30 1.20

.15 .18

.60

Kwait

Indo-China

By sea to Singapore and by K.L.M. Service onwards

$1.15

Dutch East Indies Irati

(except

Britale,

1.20

. 5.52

.00

Northern Ireland, Eire, Malta and Gibraltar) The inclusive air mail postage rates for the "Air France" and "Pan Amerl- can Airways" services, and the post- age rates for surface transport aro

A blue air -mail unchanged.

label must be axed to all air mail corres- pondence.

Small Packet Post to all countries in suspended.

OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered and Parcel Malls are closed 15 minutes earlier than the Lime given below unless otherwise

HONG KONG TELEPHONE,

COMPANY, LIMITED

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the FIFTEENTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of HONG KONG TELEPHONE COMPANY, LIMITED, will be held on TUES- DAY, the 30th day of April, 1940, at Noon in the BOARD ROOM of the Company, SECOND FLOOR, RXCHANGE BUILDING, HONG KONG, for the purpose of recely- hug a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Board of Direc tors, for the financial year ended 31st December, 1939, and. electing two Directora and the Auditors.

re-

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be closed from the 20th April to 30th April, 1940, both days inclusive,

Dated this 8th day of April,

1940.

By Order of the Board,

J. P. SHERRY.

Manager.

14 Des Voeux Road Central,

Hong Kong

As from to-day beer bottles

stated, end where malls are advertis-bearing the Trademarks of the

ed to close at or before & a.m. re-

glstered and parcel malis are closed undersigned, will be redeemed

at 5 pm, on the previous day. When

mails are advertised to close after at:-

6 p.m. Registered and Parcel malls

'are closed at 5 p.m.

INWARD MAILS

Haiphong

Amoy

Quarts 5 cents each

Pints 4 cents cach .Apr. 22. Apr. 22. .Apr. 22. EWO:-Jardine, Matheson

Saigon.... Strulls and Europe via Negapatom

Co. Ltd. (Letters only)-London date, 24th February....

..Apr. 22.

Managers: U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Manila (San Francisco date, 24th March).

Ewo Brewery Cu.. Apr. 22.

Shanghai, Air Malt by "Pan American Airways Direct Service"---San Francisco

Apr. 23. | U.B. :-W. R. Loxley & Apr.-23.

(China) Ltd., Apr 23. Apr. 23.

date, 10th April,

Manila

Salgon

Shanghal

Air Mail by "Air France Direct Ser-

vice"-Paris date, 17th April.

Apr. 24. Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct

Service" London date. 17th April.

OUTWARD MAILS Monday, Apr. 22

Apr. 24.

Halphong

.Noon. Saigon

.0.30 pm. Stralis, Ceylon, India, East and South

Africa, Egypt and Europe via Suez and London Parcels due London 3rd June

K.P.O.

Parcels

Reg.

Ord.

Parcels

.Apr. 22, 3 p.m. .Apr. 22, 5 p.m. .Apr. 22, 5.30 p.m. G.P.O.

Tuesday, Apr. 23

Sole Agents:

$

Co.

Union Brewery Ltd., Shanghai,

Hongkong, 22nd April, 1940.

It's Hard To Argue With A General

"WHEN out in France I had .Apr. 22. 3 p.m. an argument with general and Reg.

.Apr. 22, 5 p.m.) got the better of him.... Now Ori.

Apr. 22. 7 pm. they are trying to kick me out Bangkok

7p of the Army by the back door Sandakan

.2.30 p.m. on medical grounds." Parcels only for Tientsin .12.30 p.m. Scarborough magistrates were told Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu

and U.S., by the "Pan American this by John Norman Ellis, of Harro- Airways Direct Service" due Sanate, who wore the uniform of a Francisco, 30th April.

K.P.O.

Reg. Ord..

Reg., Ord.. Saigon

Becond-leutenant.

મી

After twice failing to answer Apr, 23, 5 p.m. summons, Ellis ns arrested and Apr. 23, 5.30 p.m. fined 10s. for having an improperly G.P.O.

screened headlight.

.Apr. 23. 5 p.m. It was during this case that he was .Apr. 23, 7 p.m. questioned about his right to wear

7 p.m. military uniform.

Wednesday, Apr. 24 - Parcels only for Tientsin..12.30 p.m.;

Japari

Straits

Halptions

Amoy

Straits,

Thursday, Apr. 25

"Couldn't Bully Mo"

.7. p.m. The Clerk: Are you still in his ,7,00 p.m. | Majesty's Forces

Ella Well, I am told I'm to be 3.00 p.m. invalided Dui. ..7 p.m.

Saturday, Apr. 27 Ceylon, India, Mombuss, Beira, Lourenco-Marques, East and South Africa ..........5.30 p.m. Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-dus London 5th May.

G.P.O. & K.P.o.

Reg.,

....Apr. 27, 5 p.m. Ord.

Apr, 27. 8.30 p.m. Monday, April 29 Straits, Ceylon, India, East and South Africa, Egypt and Europe via Suez and London Parcela-duo London, 10th June.

Parcels,

neg., Ord.,

Parcels,

Reg.,

Ord Canton

ILP.O.

.Apr. 29, 3 p.m. .Apr. 20, 5 p.m. .Apr. 20, 5.30 p.m. G.F.O.

..Apr. 29, 8 p.ra. .Apr. 29, 5 pm. .Apr. 20, 7 p.m.

.7 p.m.

The Clerk: Have you hnd notice |from the Army authorities?

Eliis: I in long story. The General could not get me out by the front door, so he got me out by the back. It isn't easy for second-lieutenant to argue with a General. They could not bully me because I

Yorkshireman,

am

.

By WILLIAM COURTENAY PLANS FOR A 500-MILE “MAGINOT LINE" BARRAGE BALLOONS TO GUARD BRITAIN'S EAST COAST FROM · NAZI AIR RAIDERS HAVE BEEN DEVISED BY MR. H. O. SHORT, HEAD OF THE GREAT FLYING 'BOAT FIRM.

The balloons would be moored to ships specially protected against magnetic mines, and equipped with anti-aircraft guns. Heavily-armed, high-speed motor.

This is the first photograph published in Hongkong of the Aussies at sea en route to Palestine. It shows boat drill aboard one of the ships in the A.I.F. Convoy.

launches would also patrol the "Maginot Line" for lurking NEWS FROM AUSTRALIA

U-boats.

Mr. H. O. Short, with his brothers, the late Eustace and Horace Short, was a pioneer of free ballooning. The "Maginot Line" he envisages would stretch from the Thames right along the East Coast.

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erbert iggs

is collum

A TORK ABOUT ISTERY

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stone mc sideways I looks like i've becom sorta Camus all at twice don't it-- looks a fair treat dont it,"

erbert iggs, collumist". spose will 'ave ter give the noospapers sum reel dope now an' i'll be blowed I known wot to rite abart but that nint enying to wurry abart becos no collumists knows wol Bey rites abart eny- way

fer a start i fuk i will give the noospapers sum dope abari Inter- nastinal affairs becos Its a sub- Jeck nobody knows enyling abart which makes it tons easier for us columists, see?

as a matter of fack internashunal affairs is a cushy job but befor you kin make a thorough go of it you as ter study Istery and theres a lot of fings in Istery wat peepul wot aint columisty dont know abart

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The ships to which the balloons would be moored would lie for out at sea. They would only have to keep line, so speed would not be

essential.

Not On Towns

Mr. Short told me: To avold the balloons, enemy bombers would have to fly at over 20,000 feet before they (could reach the East Coast.

"Anti-aircraft guns would be able to operate without worrying about shells dropping on crowded areas, and bombers shot down would fall with their loads of bombs Into the water, and not on our towns."

The "Maginot Line" would also help to break up big formations of bombers, and destroy many before they reached our coast.

The height at which the survivors would have to cross the coast would preclude accurate bombing.

Treasure

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FOR THE RESERVISTS

MELBOURNE.

“AUSTRALIA is well on the way to becoming a great air Power," said Premier Menzies, pointing out that under the Em- pire Air Scheme the Commonwealth is to have seven times as many planes as were in the R.A.A.F. before the war.

next

Be claimed that this increase in be considered by the War Cabinet at

meeting in Melbourne alr strength, in conjunction with the

einforced navy and army, wouldTuesday. render Australion secure against any verlous attack,

Supporting his claim, Mr. Menzies quoted from "the highest source of advice available to the Government"

SOFT BALL: All You Need Is Stick And Ball

(not very soft)

BY GUY KAMISĖY Soft-ball is the latest sporting craze in Hongkong. You find more and more young people playing it these days.

They play it with a bat a little wider than a cricket-stump, and Ia ball the size of a grape-fruit. Although they call it "Soft-Ball," the ball is not so soft, as you might think,

It evolutions are bewildering.

Nine men (or girls) play on each side in full teams; one side fields, the

Pians for the development of the Nino-a-Side Empire Air Training Scheme will also be before the War Cabinet.

These plans will involve the re-other bats. t, not considered possible to organisation of the Air Board and establish superiority with ship-borne tome realigninent of the duties of aircraft over adequate land-based air-personnel. eral in so large n country as Aus- traka."

Total number of aeroplanes re- quired was 3,728, of which Britain would provide 1,100 and 563 would be built in the Dominion.

ANOTHER AIF.

MELBOURNE.

The question of raising another division of the Second A.I.F., to be krawn as the Seventh Division, will

The War Cabinet may also be called upon to decide how the militia forces are to be constituted after June 30, when compulsory service is operating: fully.

on

The ground is a "diamond," similor to that for baseball, but smaller; the

between distance

busctho four In corners of the diamond-ls 30ft the centre stands the "pitcher," or wler, who may deliver the bull under-arm-unly.

When three of a side are out the whole side is out; a game consista of nine innings.

You can be "out" by being caught, run out" (touched with the ball be- tween. the bases), "struck out" or "Lunned" (miss three balls bowled to you)

Forms of Income taxation to be im- posed and the time for approaching the loun market may occupy the attention of the Economie Cabinet when it meets in Melbourne Wednesday and Thursday of next weck.

A good ball must pass (for height) Important recommendations for a between knee and shoulder and (for review of the censorship system and direction) over a small pentagon in

THE EARLnvestigations Into the distribution of the ground called the "plate"

3,000 year old dug FROM THE

out of desert

CAIRO.

PRECEDED and followed by an escort

fyer reeds istery proper yer #nds out that all this 'ere shumoz- of armed troops two lorries, laden with zle in europe now started wen the

treasures of the Pharaoh who ruled Egypt english won the battle of cressy. they wan that one becus they ad

|in 1080 B.C. arrived in Cairo yesterday. longbowmen and the guts of the blinkin

soaked wiv. The finds were made in the desert north- rain

east of the capital three weeks ago.

enemy

WOS

annuvver-flng-was-the-little-sle. magna carta. old kg founy wot forst his best bib an' tucker in the wash was the bloke wot set that goin, 'e got or the uvver blokes

dander up a' they made a noo lot of lors fer liberty, in the magna chokey for dels su long as 'e ad the

enrin it seza bloke carnt go ter

munney ter pay

it was the barrens wot made ole king Jonny toe the blinkin line an torking abart barrens I can tell yer that tle ole nappy baneypart wanted air but becos 'Is olc wo- man jesefveri wos a borreness she didnt uve no nippers

iren the french revolushan wos corked by overcharging taxics wicht is sumfin wich is goin to corse a spot of trubble in hon- kung prely soon I can tell yer

rome was the corse of a lot of trubble too jus becos they 'ad too meny barfs wich was the corse of rome fullin altho Jullus ceeser wos a very strong bloke an' chucked u bridge acrost the rine which made the germans get their dander up an' they started ter do a lot ov crool fings like they does now

red in istery that the germans who was ruled by 'uns on' kisers used ter make prisoners stick their arms inter the fire fer two or three days on the one wot came oul clean wos not guilty

then there wos the rooshlans befor little ole joe stalin took over. they was rooled by a surnover and old olly cromwell wat 'nd a big red nose but wiv deep relijus feeling under it. e fort the battle or wors- ter on the anniversary ov 'is death then theres about 'ow old kotex captured mexico and ole king cole callin fer a lie corlumme theres tons ov fings I could tell yer.

i fink will leve 'em over thi necka time-If the editer lets me in

*ngine

They got me in a nervous state and tors at York on November 30, but they are saying I am a nervous

not examined. I have written to wreek. My commision le noi ro-

York four times since, but have had Inguished. They cannot take it

110 reply. from me like that.

The Clerk: The point is that you; are not now in a position to wear milliary uniform.

Wants Compensation.

Ellis: I was given my commission by the King. I am entitled to be compensated for my loss of health. I was interviewed by two Army doc

Four great coffins-two of granite, one of silver and one of pure gold-gold plates,! dishes, cups and jewellery are to be exhibit- ed in Cairo Museum, where they will come second only to those of Tutankhamen.

MORE TO COME

Some of the objects were only discover- ed when the archaeologist, Pierre Montet, who made the find, was preparing to pack the stuff for transport, for, removing the remains of a mummy which had decayed, he found beneath them another collection of jewel- lery.

One necklace is made of two gold bars, with golden lotus, flower us centrepiee. Another is made of large pieces of lapis lazul, with a gold clasp.

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This one has an Inscription de- claring hat nacklaces mado for Pharaoh will never be equalled. pair of golden sandals is enclosed in a gold box with Jewels,

There are more treasures to come. In the rose-granite wall of the king's tomb Montet found a huge black granite door blocking the entrance to what may be the burial chamber of Pharaoh's queen, or a storeroom for valuables.

Montet expects to remove the door within a few days.

MYRNA IS BACK WITH BILL

ather Thin Man."

The Earl of Craven, Liventy two,

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of the officers

in

a

TRAWLER

trawler that ran aground recently on the north-cast coast. He was third engineer and is now taking part in the salvage work.

FOUND ON

WAR FRONT,

AN DIED AIRMAN

Smuggled Aboard Ship In Sack

MELBOURNE.

A FRENCH orphan found by airmen on the battlefield during the last war, and IT's going to be like old times smuggled to Australia, has again. William Powell and Myrna Loy will shortly be seen in "An- been killed in a road acci- dent-soon after becoming This happy reunion after three officer in the Royal years means an introduction, too. an For the "Thin Man" and his missus, Australian Air Force.. while gaily dodging gangster bullets, The Clerk, sald Ellis should make bave had time to have a baby.

The boy was found towards the end In fact, the baby, played by Irre-of the war by members of the Fourth further inquiries on his position. Ho was clearly under the impressionlatible eight-month-old William Squadron of the Australian Flying that he had a right to wear the uni- Anthony Poulsen, in "Another Thin Corps. Both his parents were dead, It was decided to adopt him, and

The Chief Constable: I can prove he has been retired on medical grounds and is no longer in the Forces, though he continues to wear uniform.

form.

Man."

uniformas may be considered by the full Federal' Cabinet when it Canadian Caper meets in Melbourne next Monday.

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A man may be on third base, with A detachment of 55 personnel for only 30ft. to cover to get home," the Second AIF, being the first from when the batsman cracks a long, high New Guinea. are to arrive at Brisbane ball into the outfield. The folder to-night. They will be inspected at first catches the ball, putting the the whart and taken by motor trans-batsman out, and then hurls it to the port to Redbank milltary camp and "catcher," or wicketkeeper, standing allotted to units of the AÁLF. Other than those who have qualifications or desire to join technical units they will be posted to the 2/12th Battalion.

NATIONAL REGISTER

CANBERRA.

the plate, to run out the other player rushing from third home.

So fast is the game that ho usually succeeds in putting both men out. This is known as a doulle play." and triple plays are not unknown.

A batsman requires alce judgment Analysis of the National Register to decide if a ball is good. If a ball indicates that the information will be is not good and he receives four be of great value to the Man-power fore he is funned, he automatically Committee in organising the air train-takes his base, by going one stage

round the diamond. ing scheme.

Preliminary tabulation of the 2,000,-

The pitcher can (In the manner of

000 personal cards is rearing com- a bowler) rely on speed or spin. All pletion, but tabulation of about 1,000,-balls are hit before they can strike- 000 wealth cards will not be completed the ground, but a skilful pitcher can for several months.

make the ball almost do tricks in the

The National Register Board claims (alr.

that the response to the register has Joo Louis Plays It

been 38 per cent, effective.

Many thousands of cards have been

Crack teams in Canada, where the

referred back for checking, but game has grown immensely in popu- ovidence of deliberate faking Jocularity_ore, rare,

olarity of late years, commond an audience of 3,000. Crowds of 500 are Most of ae humorists have used common even in small matches. Girls the wealth cards to pull the Govern-play under the same rules as boys. ment's ic

PACIFIST MEETINGS

BRISBANE.

World boxing champlon Joc Louis has a semi-professional team of Soft- Ball players and his speed in the ring Is due in some measure to this game. Reports of soldiers taking a promi- Only the catcher wears a shigle, nent part in demonstrations againsticht glove. Unlike the baseball prac pacist meetings, principally those in tice, he wears no mask and no pads. which Communists were taking a Fielders wear no protection af all. lending part, are being Investigated Gym shoes and grey Bannels are the by Mr. Street. The Minister said on normal wear.

But it is not altogether a gentle Tuesday he had the matter under dis- cussion with the Adjutant-General game, One has to "slide for base" (Major-General C. Miles).

is at baseball by hurling oneself head

Though he would not indicate what

пр fect first ut the little mark on

action is likely, Mr. Street is believed which one is "rate." to be working on: plan to prevent a recurrence of attacks on platform speakers by uniformed men,

Because of floods in the North, Mr. Sireel has abandoned his Intention of visiting Townsville and Cairns during bis present visit to Queensland.. He will leave for Melbourne on Sunday to attend a meeting of the War Cabinet on Monday.

HONOURS FOR "ENZEDS"

LONDON.

The Distinguished Flying Cross has been awarded to the New Zealander,

Journal-

of the

Hongkong

Fisheries Research

Andrew McKee, torn at Oxford, New Station

Zealand. Ils family at present are in Surrey.

"The Distinguished Flying Medal has been awarded to Corporal Colin B. G. Knight, born at Tolaga Bay.

FILM OF ANZACS

LONDON.

Edited by

Dr. G. A. C. Harklots

Now on Sale

Cinema audiences enihustustically greeted a newsreel of the Anzacs. A at long Alm of the march through Mal-

bourne prior to the embarkation in Morning Post Building.

Price $3.00.

onsidered to be one of the most moving and most impressive war plc-

*ircs.

he lived with the airmen unill the armistice.

The boy was smuggled to Aus- tralia aboard a troopship in an oat sack labelled "baggage."

One of the airmen appointed him- ncil foster father und looked after the child until he was old enough to join the R, A, A, F.

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