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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

April 22, 1940

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THE INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LIMITED.

NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING

The Fifty-ninth Ordinary Jaden, General Meeting of the Company jewels and geld dust. Apply China] will be held at the Offices of the Gold Redning Co., Pedder Bullding. General Managers, Messrs. Jár- 2nd floor.

dine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., Pedder Street, Hong Kong, on Thursday, 30th May, 1940, at noon, for the purpose of receiving tho Report of the Directors, passing the Accounts, and electing Direc- tors and Auditors,

FOR SALE. "HONGKONG AS REVEALED BY THE

CAMERA" Second Edllion. Over

00 excellent views of the Colony. Price $1.50. Obtainable at Kolly & Walah, Ltd., Hongkong Travel Bureau or from the Publishers, South China Morning Port, Ltd Wyndham Street,

POST OFFICE

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

By order of the Board.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD.

General Managers.

As from 15th April 1040 the frongkong, 16th April, 1940.

clusive air mail postage rates will be nd follows:

Imperial Airways Services Destination Letters Postcard

per oz. each

British Possetalons

Protectoraten and

Mandated Territories

Anglo Egyptian Sudan Eire

ERYDI

Kwait

Dutch East Indies

Iren

Indo-China

Thaliand (Slam)

Other places

$1.15

$0.52

.25

,30

.15 .18

1.20

.00

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

Service, onwards

Iran

Dutch East Indies

$1.15 $ .52

(except

Brilla,

Europe

Great

Northern Ireland,

Eire, Molts and Gibraltar)

1.20

80

The inclusive air mail postage rates for the "Air France" and "Pan Ameri- can Airways" services, and the post- rates for surface transport are oge unchanged. A blue air mail label must be affixed to all air mall corres- pondence.

Small Packet Post to all countries is auspended.

OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered and Parect Mails are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise atated, and where mails are advertis

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, EXCHANGE BUILDING, HONG KONG, for the purpose of receiv- Ing a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Board of Direc- tors, for the financial year ended 31st December, 1939, and re- electing two Directors and the Auditora.

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,

1910.

By Order of the Board,

J. P. SHERRY,

Manager.

14 Des Voeux Road Central,

Hong Kong.

As from to-day beer bottles

ed to close at or before I am, re-bearing the Trademarks of the

gistered and parcel malls are closed undersigned, will be redeemed at 5 p.m. on the previous day. When

malis are advertised to close after at:-

8 p.m. Registered and Parcel mails

are closed at 5 p.m.

INWARD MAILS

Amoy

Haiphong

Saigon...

Quarts 5 cents each

Pints 4 cents cach Apr. 22,1 Apr. 22.1 Apr. 22. | EWO:-Jardine, Matheson &

Straits and Europe vin Negapatam (Lettern only)-London date, 24th

.Apr. 22. February******* U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Manila (San Francisco date, 24th March).

Apr.

22. Airways Francisco

Air Mail by "Pan American Direct Service"-San

date, 10th-April.--

Manila

Salgon

Shanghai

Co. Ltd.

Managers:

Ewo Brewery Co., Shanghai.

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Apr. 23.

Apr 23.

Apr. 23.

Air Mail by "Air France Direct Ser-

vica"Paris date, 17th April.

Apr. 24. Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct

Service" London date 17th April.

Apr. 24,

OUTWARD MAILS Monday, Apr. 22 Halphong

NODE. Saigon

....6.30 pm. Straits, Ceylon, India, East and South Africa, Egypt and Europe via Suez and London Parcels--due London 3rd June

Parcels

Reg.

Ord.

Parcels

Reg.

Ord. Bangkok

KP.0.

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

(China) Ltd.,

Sole Agents:

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Hongkong, 22nd April, 1948,

It's Hard To Argue With A General

"WHEN out in France I had .Apr. 22, 3 p.m. an argument with a general and .Apr. 22, 5 p.m. got the better of him. Now

7pm.

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

of the Army by the back door! Sandakan

2.30 p.m. on medical grounds." Parcels only for Tientsin..12.30 p.m.

Tuesday, Apr, 23

Scarborough magistrates were told Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu

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

....Apr. 23, 5 p.m. Apr. 23, 5.30 p.m.

K.P.O.

Reg.. Ord..

G.P.O.

Reg..

Ord..

Salgon

Apr. 23, 5 p.m. .Apr. 23, 7 a.m. ...7 p.m. Wednesday, Apr. 24

Parcels only for Tientsin

Japan 'Straits

Halphong Amoy

Straits,

second-lieutenant.

After twles failing to answer a arrested and summons, Ellis was fined 10s. for having on improperly screened headlight,

It was during this case that he was questioned about his right to wear. military uniform.

"Couldn't Bully Mo"

12.30 p.m. .7 p.m.

The Clerk: Are you still in bis .7.00 pm. Majesty's Forces

Ellis: Well, I am told I'm to be

The Clerk: Have you had notice from the Army authorities?

Thursday, Apr. 25

3.00 p.m. invalided out. ...7 p.m. Saturday, Apr. 27 Ceylon, India, Mombasa, Beirn, Lourenco-Marquer, East and South Africa ......5.30 p.m. Air Mall for "Impertal Airways Direct Service"-due . London Stfi May.

Rex..

Ord,

QP.O, & K.P.O,

.....Apr. 27, 5 p.m. ........Apr. 27, 8.30 pm. Monday, April 29

Straits, Ceylon, India, Est and South Africa, Egypt and Europe vin Suez and London Parcelsue London, 10th June.

Parcels,

Rog,

Ord.

Parcela, Rek, Ord Canton

K.P.O.

Apr. 29, 3 p.m. .Apr. 29, 3 pm,

Apr. 29, 0.30 p.m.

GL.P.0.

Apr. 29, § p.. Apr. 29, 3 p.. Apr. 29, 7 p.m.

p.m.

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

A Yorkshireman. They got me in a nervous state and they are saying I am a nervous wreck. My commission is not re- Hnquished. They cannot take it from me like that.

The Clerk: The point is that you are not now in a posillon to weur military uniform.

Wants Compensatieri

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

'MAGINOT! BALLOONS FOR N. SEA

Tied to 500-mile

line of

ships

Beating Air Raids

By WILLIAM COURTENAY

PLANS FOR A 500-MILE “MAGINOT LINE” OF 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 on routo to Palestina. It shows boat drill aboard one of the ships in the A.J.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.

erbert 'iggs is collum

A TORK ABOUT ISTERY

me

sideways!

cox stone looks like i've becom sorta famus 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 be blowed if I knows wot to rite art but that: aint enying to wurry abart brcos no collumists knows wot they rites abart eny- way

for a stari i fink I will give the noospapers sum dope abart inter- nashunal affairs bécos Its a sub- Jeck nobody knows enyfing abart which makes it tons easter for us columists, see?:

as a matter of fack internashunal affairs is a cushy job but befor you kiu make a thorough go of it you a ter study Istery and theres a lot of Angs in 'istery wot peepul wot aint columists dont know abart

*

if yer reeds istery proper yer finds out that all this 'ere shumez- zle in europe now started wen the english won the battle of cressy, they wun that one becos they t longbowmen and the guts of the blinkin enemy was soaked wiv rain

The ships to which the balloons would be moored would lie far out ai seo. They would only have to keep line, speed would not be essential.

Not On Towns

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

"Anti-aircraft guns would be able to operate without worrying about crowded areas, shells dropping on

and bombers shot down would full with their ads 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 necurate bombing.

Treasure

year

out

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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.

He claimed that this increase in air strength, in conjunction with the einforced navy and army, would render Australian secure against any serious attack.

Supporting his claim, Mr. Menzies quoted from the highest source of advice available to the Government" It is not considered possible to establish superiority with ship-borne aircraft over adequate land-based air- craft in so large a country us Aus- tralia

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Total number of aeroplanes quired was' 1,728, of which Britain would provide 1,160 and 563 would

be built in the Dominian.

ANOTHER ALF.

MELBOURNE.

The question of raising another division of the Second A.1.F. to be known as the Seventh Division, wil

3,000

old dug of desert

CAIRO.

PRECEDED and followed by an escort of armed troops two lorries, laden with treasures of the Pharaoh who ruled Egypt in 1080 B.C. arrived in Cairo yesterday. The finds were made in the desert north-

anmurver-fing-was the little_oleeast_of_the_capital_three weeks ago. magna carta. old king jonny wat

Four great coffins-two of granite, one Jorst his best bib an' tucker in the wash wos the bloke wot set that

of silver and one of pure gold-gold plates, goin'e got orl the uvver blokes dander up an' they made a nou lot

dishes, cups and jewellery are to be exhibit-) of lars fer liberty. In the magna carta if sez a bloke carnt go ter ed in Cairo Museum, where they will come chokey fer dets so long as 'e ad the

second only to those of Tutankhamen. munacy ter pay:

MORE TO COME

it was the barrens wot made ole king Jonny toe the blinkin line an' torking abart barrens I can tell yer that little ole nappy boneypart wanted a 'cir but becos 'is ole wo- man josefeen wos a barreners the didnt ave no nippers

then the french revalushan was enrsed by overcharging taxies wich Is sumiin wich is goin to carse a spot of trubble in hon kong prety soon I can tell yer

rome was the corse of a lot of rubble too jus becos they "ad too meny barts wich was the corse of rome fallin aitho Julius cecser wos a very strong bloke an' chucked a bridge nerost the rine which made the germans get their dunder up on' they started ter do a lot ov. croul angs like they does now

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

then there wos the rooshians befor little ole joe stalin took over, they was rooled by u samovar and old olly cromwell wot 'nd a big red nose but why deep relljus feelins under it. e fort the battle ov wors- ter on the anniversary ov s death then theres about ow old kotex captured mexico and ole king cole callin fer a te corlumme theres tons ov fings could tell yer.

i Ank i will leve 'em over till necks time--if the editer lets me In

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fors at York on November 30, but not examined. I have written to York four times since, but have had no reply.

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

The Clerk suld Ellis should make further inquiries on his position. He was clearly under the impression that he had a right to wear the uni- form.

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 à mummy which had decayed, he found beneath them another collection of jewel- [lery.

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

This one has an Inscription de- claring that nacklaces made for Pharaoh will never be equalled. A 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 granlle door blocking the entrance to what may be the burlal chamber of Pharaoh's queen, or a storeroom for valuabies.

Montet experts to remove the door within a few days.

MYRNA IS BACK

WITH

BILL

IT'S going to be like old times

other Thin Manı”

The Earl of Craven, twenty-two.

H'UN

one of the officers

THE EARL

FROM THE

TRAWLER

in a trawler that ran aground recently on the north-east const. He was third, engineer and is now taking part in the salvage work.

FOUND ON

WAR FRONT, DIED AN AIRMAN

Smuggled Aboard Ship In Sack

MELBOURNE.

A FRENCH orphan found by airmen on the battlefield during the last war, and smuggled to Australia, has

again. William Powell and Myrua Loy will shortly be seen in "A 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 micus, Australian Air Force. while gaily dodging gangsler bullets, have 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 slatible eight-months-old William Squadron of the Australlan Flying Anthony Poulsen, is "Another Thin Corps. Both his parents were dead, It was decided to adopt him, and'

Man."

SOFT BALL:

All You Need Is Stick And Ball

(not very soft)

BY GUY RAMSEY 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 a ball the size of a grape-fruit. Although they call it "Soft-Ball," the ball is not so soft as you next might think.

His evolutions are bewildering. Nine-a-Side

be considered by the War Cabinet 'n n meeting in Melbourne Tuesday.

Plans for the development of the Empire Ale Training Scheme will also be before the War Cabinet.

..

Nine men (or girls) play on each These plans will involve the re-side in full teams; one side Belds, the organisation of the Air Board and other bats, some realignment of the duties of personnel.

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.

in

The ground is a "diamond," simitur to that for baseball, but smaller; the distance between bases the four corners of the diamond is 30ft. the centre stands the "pitcher,"

under-arm only. bowler, who may deliver the bail

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When three of a side are out the whole side is out; a game consists of

Innings. nine

or

Forms of income taxation to be im- posed and the time for, approaching the loan market may occupy You can be "out" by being caught, the attention of the Economie Cabinet "run out" (touched with the ball be- when it meets in Melbourne on tween the bases), "struck out" Wednesday and Thursday of next "anned" (miss three balls bowled to week.

you).

A good bail must pass (for height) Important recommendations for between knee and shoulder und (for review of the censorship system and direction) over a small pentagon in Investigations into the distribution of the ground called the "plate.” milltary uniforms may be considered

by the full Federal Cabinet when it Canadian Capor meets in Melbourne next Monday.

A man may be on third base, with A detachment of 55 personnel for enly 30ft. to cover to get "home," the Second A.1.F., being the first from when the batsman cracks a long, high New Guinea. are to arrive at Brisbane ball into the cutfeld. The fielder to-night. They will be inspected at first catches the bali, putting the the wharf and taken by motor trans-batsman nut, and then hurls it to the port to Redbank miillary camp and "catcher," or wicketkeeper, standing allotted to units of the A.I.F. Other

the plate, to run out the other than those who have qualifications or player rushing from third home, desire to join technical units they will be posted to the 2/12th Bottalion.

NATIONAL RECISTER

CANBERRA.

So fast is the game that he usually succeeds in pulting both men qui, This is known as a "double play," and triple plays are not unknown.

judgment A batsman requires nice

It 1

ball

Analysis of the National Register to fdécide if a ball is good. indicates that the information will be 13 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 nearing com-u-bowler)-rely on speed.or.upin. Al......... pletion, but tabulation of about 1,000,- bulls 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 bali almost do tricks in the The National Register Board claims air. that the response to the register has loo Louis Plays It been 98 per cent, effective.

Many thousands of cards have been Crack teams in Canada, where the referred back for checking, but enme has grown immensely in popu- evidence of deliberate faking or larity of late years, can command an jocularily are rare.

audience of 3,000. Crowds of 500, are Most of the humorists have used common even in small matches. Girls the wealth cards to pull the Govern-play under the same rules as boys. iment's leg.

PACIFIST MEETINGS

.

BRISBANE.

World boxing champlon Joe Louls has a semi-professional team of Soft- Ball players and bis speed in the ring is due in some measure to this game. Only the catcher wears a single, Reports of soldiers taking a promi- nent part in demonstrations against light glove. Unlike the baseball pruc- pacifist meetings, principally those in flee, he wears no mask and no pads. which Communists were taking a Fielders wear no protection at all. lending part, are being investigated Gym shoes and grey flannels are the by Mr. Street. The Minister said on normal wear.

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

as at baseball by hurting oneself head

Though he would not indicate what or feet first at the lille mark action is likely. Mr. Street is believed which one is "rafe." to be working on a plan to prevent a recurrence of attacks on platform speakers by uniformed men.

Because of floods in the North, Mr. Street has abandoned hits Intention of

Journal

visiting Townsville and Cairns during of the bis present visit to Queensland. He

wil leave for Melbourne on Sunday Hongkong

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,

Fisheries Research

Andrew McKee, born at Oxford, New Station

Zealand. His family at present are in Surrey.

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

FILM OF ANZACS

00

Edited by

Dr. G. A. C. Herklots

Now on Sale

LONDON. Cinema audiences enthusiastically greeted a newsreel of the Anzacs. A at long aim of the march through Mel- bourne prior to the embarkation is Morning Post Building.

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

res,

he lived with the airmen until the armistice.

The boy was smuggled to Aus tralia aboard a troopship in an out anck labelled "baggage."

One of the airmen appointed him- sel foster father and looked after, the child uns he was old enough to

join the F. A. A.' F.

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