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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

April 29, 1940.:-

CLASSIFIED NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. HAVING A BABY

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for 3 days prepaid

WANTED TO BUY.

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

Over

FOR SALE. "HONGKONG AS REVEALED BY THE CAMERA" Second Edition

60 excellent views of the Colony. Price $1.50. Obtainable at Kelly &

Walsh, Ltd., Hongkong Travel Bureau or from the Publishers, Bouth

Morning Post, Ltd., China Wyndham Street.

CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.

SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES

MESSAGERUES MARITIMES,

Steamuhip.

Bringing Carito from Marseilles via Saigon.

Consignees are hereby informed that their goods with the exception of Oplum, Treasure and Valuabler are being landed and stored into use Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., Row- loon, where delivery may be obtain- ed immediately after Innding.

All claims must be sent in to me on or before 5th May, 1940, or they will not be recognized.

Damaged Packages will be examin- ed by the Company's Surveyor Mears-Goddard and Douglas in the presence of the Consignees at 10 am on Wednesday, 1st May, 1940,

NOTICE

Barclay Perkins & Co., Ltd.

RED CAN LAGER BEEN

The undersigned greatly regret that, owing to a technical failure consequent upon war conditions, certain recent shipments of BARCLAY'S LAGER have not

to the usual excellenti been up standard.

All the affected beor has now been withdrawn and replaced, and the Public are assured that they can rely upon the usual. high quality which has always been adsociated with Barclay's Pro- ducts,

Barclay's Lager is obtainable at all wine dealers both in bottles and cans.

GILMAN & CO., LTD. Wine Department Gloucester Arende,

THE INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LIMITED.

NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING

Matheson

The Fifty-ninth Ordinary General Meeting of the Company will be held at the Offices of the General Managers, Messrs. Jar- & Co., Ltd., dine, Pedder Street, Hong Kong, on Thursday, 30th May, 1910, at noon, Consignees inust have a Revenue for the purpose of receiving the Oficer in attendance when any dutl-Report of the Directors, passing able goods are examined by the Com-tho Accounts, and electing Direc pany's Surveyors.

No Fire Insurance will in effectedtors and Auditors.

by us in any case whatever.

R. OHL, .Agent.

POST OFFICE

Small Packet Post to all countries 11 suspended.

OUTWARD MAIL, TIMES Registered and Parcel Malls are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and wheee mails are advertis- ed to close at or before 9 a.m, re gistered and parcel malls are closed at 5 p.m. on the previous day. When mails are advertised to close after 5 p.m.. Registered and Parcel mails are closed nt 5 p.m.

INWARD

MAILS

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. |Hongkong, 16th April, 1940.

GAVE AN IDEA

IN FILM

HER

'I Have Not Slept A Day In 5 Months......

-Hitler

WITH the conseless tick- ing of a clock as a 'back- ground, the French radio has offered. its advice to the sleepless Fuchrer in its Corman broadcast.

In soothing, quiet tanos the announcer addressed him:

"You can't sloop. Horr Reichshanzier? Please lot up help you.

count

"Now, begin to with me. The States you have oppressed, I... Z 3. 4.

"The execution in 1934 and 1938: 50 .60

70... 100. Keep count- ing, Mein Fuchrer, and sleep will surely come to

you.

"The dead in Spain: 800

900

1,000; the killed in Poland, Herr Reichskanzler..

"Softly to yourself: 10,- 000... 20,000... 50,000. Not sleeping yet?

07-

"The widows, the phans who remain behind, alone: the 'doad. on the Western Front; the sailors who have been murdered and those who are doomed to die.

"The wounded: 100,000 200.000 ... 400,000

a million.

"Are you sloeping yet? The figures are mounting. You are getting tired. Koop counting. Sleep well, Herr Reichskanzler. Goodnight."

A Constable's "Language"

|

WHEN Irish actress Geraldine Fitzgerald, had finished starring in the Hollywood film "Aj Child is Born," she decided that the mother role which she played in the film was one she would like to try in real life.

Bo alic is having a baby. it is expected In May,

Although the picture was inade some time ago, it has just been pre-|

viewed in Hollywood, and may not

be seen in London for several weeks.

It is based on a

nim In which Loretta Young "Birth of a Baby,

played, called

The scene is the maternity ward of a hospital, and there are a num- ber of mothers whose stories, more or less dramatic, form the aellon. Geraldine Fitzgerald * plays - the- part of a young murderess released from life sentence in gpol to have her baby.

So She Will

Evidently the scenes in' which Gerakline has to hold a new-born baby gave her the idea that it would be kind of nice to have baby of her own.

The

Queen smiling" to (91- lookers outside Princes House, Kingaray, W.C.,

after her visit to the head- quarters of the Women's Auvili- ary Air Force.

WAS

WITNESS AT

BIGAMY

Let's End WIFE'S Romance" On Police age" to another man.

Board

Meanwhile in Hollywood Geral- dine is taking part in a picture: with Merle Oberon called. “We

FOLKESTONE. Shall Meet Again." And Orry

AN UNKNOWN couple's Kelly, who is one of the cleverest designers in Hollywood, has plan broke.n

ned a special wardrobe for her

romance

which will be of interest to expect-"officially announced" ant mothers.

the notice board outside Her husband, Mr. Anthony Lind- say-Hogi, has gone back with her Folkestone Police Station.

Under the heading "Police Notices" appeared this letter

from Ireland-where Geraldine has

been on holiday to be near enough around the hospital in Face just as her, screen hus-|

band

paced in the picture, Orry Kelly doesn't subscribe to the old, time-worn theory that black is the most concealing colour. In fact, he has

"Dear Betty,

THINKING his own marriage void because his wife told him she was under sixteen when they married, an R.A.F. clerk acted as a witness at her bigamous "mar-

This evidence was given at the Old Bailey when the hus- | band, Edward Thomas Johnson, aged thirty-four, was found guilty of aiding and_abetting his wife, Florence Margaret, who [admitteď bigamy.

{"Be a Lodger"

The prosecution offered no

His wife put up the bans for, her evidence against Leading Air- marriage to Howarth, milde all the craftman Ernest Howarth, aged arrangements, and asked him to net was

twenty-three, whom she was alleged as witness. Île did so. on to have "married" and who was also

The Common Sergeant (Mr. Cecli you then accused of aiding and abetting. He Whiteley, K.C.): Did was discharged,

honestly believe that, she was under Johnston said that when he mar- sixteen when you married her?--Yes. red in 1920, at Winchester, his wife Mr. R. Cusack, defending Johnston, gave her age as twenty-one. At Did- anked: "How could he aid and abel abe had in the bigamous marriage. If he hund cot in 1938 she told m fallen in love with another man and no knowledge that it was bigamous?

The

Sergeant: It seems a wished to marry him.

"She said our marriage was not curious "She should legal," Johnston explained.

the

"This letter may come as a bit will worry you terribly.

shock to you, but I don't think

of

it

common on that the wife

be guilty

of

the offence and said that nt the time of our marriage witness, her husband, not. The

dresses inned two of Geraldine regarding you and me, and I have me was under sixteen and had made whole point for the jury-was whether

bright red.

One is a red wool suit with ព short jacket which has deep notch Ing at one-inch intervals around the entire waist. A row of shiny brass buttons is strung up the front, and

novel, almost-to-the-shoulder breast pockets are an exciting detail. Prints for Camouflage

The second scarlet outfit is com bined with green. The dress is of pleated green crepe and the scarlet wool jacket. to be worn with it is cut in severe military lines with wide white crepe collar and revers,

Orry Kelly favours prints be- cause they have a sort of camou- faging effect. Short Jackets, 100,| are not only fashionable, but very effective.

M.S. "PANAMA”

Consignees of cargo by the above vessel are notified that all cargo is being discharged into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd. whence delivery can be presentation of offected original Bills of Lading counter- signed by the Marshal in Prize, Courts of Justice. All charges

Amoy

...Apr. 20. incurred in landing and ware-

PHRASES used by a constable in One of the prints he has designed Haiphong, Hollow and Fort Bayard. housing this cargo aro for the evidence at Marylebone Police Court, for Geraldine is in mustard-and-

Apr. 2 account of consignees; pending

N.W drew a reproof from the white silk. The

skirt is knife .Apr. 20. 20.

pleated (this is a good idea, too). magistrale. Apr. 29. completion of Steamer's account,

"When you get into the witness and has a hip length wool jacket in ...Apr. 20. a deposit of the amount of the box, speak properly." Mr. L. R. mustard. The dress ins #figh round neck and fluffy Jabot of the Airways Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Dunne told him. Francisco

Apr. 30. Godown Company's Tariff Landing Apr. 30. Charge plus 100% is payable, Apr. 30.this amount being subject to finn) | lord, it was easy to hear you." dress with a wide, bouffant skirt, ..Apr. 31. Air Mall by "Imperial Airways Direct adjustment. Hong Kong Cargo, Service" London date, 24th April. remaining undelivered after i p.m.- May 1. Tuesday, the 30th April is Afr Mall by "Air France Direct Ser- subject additional storage

viceParis date, 24th April.

charges. All damaged packages will be aurveyed by Messrs. Anderson & Ashe at 10 am. ou Monday, 29th April.

Halphong

Japan and Shanghai' Calcutta and Straits

Alt Mall by "Pan American

Service."--San

Direct date, 23rd April

Japan

Shanghai

Straits

ענן.

Shanghai

May 1. May 1.

OUTIYARD· MAILS

Haiphong

Noon.

Straits

Salgon

Canton

to

.3.30 p.m. No fire insurance has been

8.30 p.m. | effected.

.7 p.m. Shanghai

.7.00 p.m. Tuesday, Apr. 30 Batavia and Sourabaya 10.30 am. Amoy ...

12.30 p.m. Haiphong...

2 p.m. Straits, Ceylon, India, Mombasa, Beira, Lourenco-Marques, East and South Africa

.2.30 p.m. Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu and U.S.A., by the "Pan American Airways Direct Service"-due San Francisco, 7th May

Reg., Ord.,

T. J. GOULD,

Marshal in Prize.

HONG KONG TELEPHONE, COMPANY, LIMITED

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the FIFTEENTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of HONG K. P.

KONG TELEPHONE COMPANY, 0. .Apr. 20, 5.00 p.m. | LIMITED, will be held on TUES- Apr. 30, 5.30 p.m.DAY, the 30th day of April, 1940, at Noon in the BOARD ROOM of Ord.. .Apr. 30, 7.00 pm the Company. SECOND FLOOR, Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Direct

Service"-due London, 8th May.

G. Reg., ......

30, 6.00 p.m.

"1 do not care

to hear a police self prin!. officer say, "They were certainly making a devil of a row,' or 'Good

مم

Taifeta is good for evening, he thinks. He has made Geraldine one

It was a says Capt.

crime!

Lepaci

29

GREAT YARMOUTH..

CAPTAIN MAXIMILIAN LEPACI was bubbling with in- dignation when he talked of how his 5,000-ton ship Amelia Lauro was bombed and set on fire by a Nazi plane, which killed one of his crew, off the east coast.

RADIO

ZBW, 355 metres (845 k.c.) and 31.49 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles) Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2 in E Minor EXCHANGE BUILDING, HONG

Radio Programme Brondeast by KONG, for the purpose of receiv- ZBW on a Frequency of 945 k.e's. ing a Statement of Accounts and and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.a. the Report of the Board of Direc-and 8-11 p.m. p.m. on 9.52 m.c's. per torn, for the financial year ended HK.T. 31st December, 1939, and re- Air Mail for Malaya, Java and Aus-electing two Directors and the

Reg. Ord.

Reg. Ord.

E.P.O.

Apr. 30, 5 p.m. Apr. 30, 5.30 p.m. G.P.O.

.Apr. 30, 6 p.m. .Apr. 30, 7 p.m.

traila by "Imperial Airways Direct | Auditors. Service due Sydney, Gil May. K.P.O.

Rek.

Ord.

Beg,

....Apr. 30, 5 p.m. .....Apr. 30, 5.30 p.m.

G.P.0.

.Apr. 30, 5 pm. Ord,

....Apr. 30, 7 pm. Manila, Australia and New Zealand:

via Thursday Island-due Thura-. day Island, 13th May.

K.P.O.

пед.

Ord.

.Apr. 30, 6 p.m. Apr. 30, 5.30 pan. G.P.O.

Rep. Ord.

Japan Straits

Apr. 30, p.m. .Apr. 30, 7 p.m.

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

1940.

second.

"It was an outrage!" he said. "I la a crime?"

The Amelia Laure was on her way from Newcastle to the Downs withi a cargo of English coal for Italy Captain Lepací said;-

"The pilot of the plane could hardly have mistaken us for any- thing but an Italian ship unless he was mad. There was an Itullan Bag at the stern, one painted over," No. 2 hold, and a huge one, made; of wood, floodlit, on the deck, "The plane flew over us twice be-

fore it dropped its bombs. Once so low that it nearly touched the masts.

Three bombs hit us.

I have been thinking things over

come to the conclusion that it will be best for us both if we do not see each other again. To be frank, think we are getting too serious.

"Please do

do not get the iden that I have Ho way of getting out. Honestly that is tired of you and this is my

not so. Believe me, it is not an easy mutter for me to do this.

"But I think it is the best way. I will therefore not see you on Sunday, -Jack."

Attached to the letter was another piece of paper with the three words:

with thanks," In "Returned

woman's handwriting.

a false declaration in the marriage at the time Johnston Innerently be

lieved his wife Irce to marry.

register."

They had four children-two boys and two girls-the eldest' nine. AL Didcot his wife went about with Howarth, but be thought there was nothing more in it than 'companion- whip.

He could dance and she liked his company, she said.

There was always some con- fusion bout, her age," stated John- ston. "She had

to at least twenty-first birthdays.” (Laugh-

ter.)

JAPANESE IN SHEKKI CITY

JAPANESE army units photographed in Chungshan, which

was again occupied last month:-Douci,

From Internment Camp To Wed

Was German

Lance-Corporal

Missing

WHEN a handsome, fair- haired youth, speaking with an English public school ne- cent, asked for lodgings in Golders Green a couple of years ago, he had no difficul- "When I looked around at the

ty in getting them. 12.15 p.m. Short Service of Inter-wreckage in my fine ship I saw that

He was known as Ernst cession.

Francesco Trotta, the second cook man. His parents had died pbroad, Murgatroyd and Winterbottom and I was fond of him. I had given him after completing als education Other

a job after he had been unemployed 1.0 Local Time Signal and Weather in year. He was married, and had the Continent

Selig-

Johnston, in further answers to his counsel, zak after the bigamous marriage his wife and Howarth lived at Jolinston's house at Didcot and later moved to Brightwell, tak ing his furniture with them

He sent her money to support lik children

"Every time I went there she wanted me to live in the house as a lodger, but I refused," said Jolin. ston;

Had a Child

Later his wife began to threaten ret Into hirn. saying he would trouble. So he went to the police', and told them everything.

His wife had a child by Howarth, Police-Sergeant F. Francis, sald the wife was now thirty-one. Both and her husband had good of the children characters. Three were in a cottage home, and another was being looked after by relatives. "I find it difficult to make up my mind what is behind it all," the Cominon Sergeant sald. "A man of your education living with a wife eleven years and behaving. like this is inexplicable.

"Apparently no one has ever thought of the children. I cannot make up my mind at present what- Is in proper punishment."

the postponed sentence couple it next Seaslons, and ordered them to be kept in custody.

He

On

WANTED NINE BABIES, BARRED BY AGE-LAW

NEW YORK.

THE "Future Wives of América," an organisation formed by 25 New York Universitygirls, falends to petition the legislature to lower the minimum age of parental consent to marriage to 17.

"I want to have nine babies," says Inez Freer, president of the organ!- sation.

"If I could have married when 17. when I was so much in love with certain boy, I could have been start- Only the police know that he wased by now." really Ernst Seligmon disappeared New York State law requires that from his Goldem Green address,

if the woman is under 18, written About the samne tline Ernest Sykes consent from. parents or guardians joined the British Army, enlisting in must be obtained before a marriage the R.A.O.C. He soon received a ceremony is performed. lance-corporal's stripes.

It was only Inst month that Lance-

12.30 Variety wik Turner Layton,was dend. He was a good boy, and he said, ond he had

just returney

baby son.

for

Ernest Sykes was I

by a police officer as Ernat

COASTAL SERVICE, Dairen-Canton Line To

Be Inaugurated

Dairen, Apr. 23.

Police Court to 14 days' imprison- Seligman was sentenced at Hendon He became very popular and had ment for breaking his recognisances Report.

job. He and failing, as an allen, to notify 1.03 Bully Cotton and IIIs Band, în ț

A regular sea lino between Dairen "The radio operator. Luigi Sanu dimoulty in getting, a

was about 16 then.

change of

address, Dance Music.

Alippo, was wounded in the leg andi For two years he worked

He has been on remand for a week and Canton will be opened by the Dated this 8th day of April, her Forecast and Announcements.

1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press, Weathere were two others injured various local firms and individuals. and police have been trying to probe; Toa Kalun Kalsha as from May, with three round trips every two months. this past history. Then came explosions in the hold,

The vessels LAG

to be used are the A Programme

It was stated in court that Selig- Songs

2.15 Close down,

the result of the case,

with ports of call at Welhaiwei,

Amoy Now Scotland Yard has taken up Tsingtao, Shanghal, and

Domet. GOERING is training six crack air the inquiries. squadrons, to play the role occupied

By Order of the Board,

Manager.

J. P. SHERRY,

14 Des Voeux Road Central,

Hong Kong,

6.0 "For the Children."

of

Scottish and soon the whole of below decks NEW RICHTOFEN man would be interned, whatever Talchu Maru and the Telhalvel

was ablaze.

"We were unarmed, we expected

no strel thing: We have no quarrel

0.30 Closing local Stock Quotations, with anybody. Yet this awful thing

8.32 Hungarian Folk Musio by Magyar Imre and His Hungarian Gypsy Orchestra,

drops on us out of the skies,"

.7 p.m.

p.m. Wednesday, May

FIRING PRACTICE Shanghal

..12,30 p.m.

6.42 Light Orchestral Selections. Air Mall for Indo-China, Iran, and

Light gun firing practice will be

7.0 Studio"Contemporary Hallet mary. France (Paris and Northern Pro carried out between 2 p.m. and mid-at the Vic Wells School" vinces only) by the "Air France night on April 20 and 30, with May 1 Airways Direct Service"due, and 2 an alternative dates, Firing Faris, 9th May,

arcu “A” will be affected.

Ord,

Reg. Ord.,

K. P. O.

May 1, b.00 pm. Light um Aringt practice will also May 1, 5.39 p.m. | be carried out on April 20 and 30 and G. P. O.

on May 2 and 3 between 6 p.m. and (May:1, 8,00 prù. I midnight, Firing 'area "F"" will be

May 2, 7:00 ipim. affected.

SQUADRON

by the famous Richiofen squadron

From Army To Internment Camp FIANCEE MADE PLANS

Once I Ind A Dear Mother: The 8.24 Lucienne Beyer (Vocal) and during the last war. These men Sun Is In Love With The Moon; Waltzes by the Orchestre Mascotte. only fly about once a month, and Cockchafer, Yellow Coelichafer 8.50 Dance, Masle by Geraldo and spend the rest of their time being Bihard's Lament.

Its Orchestră.......

taken round Germany as a "circus," the ordinary 9.15 London Relay News Bum-to uplift the morale of the

air units and the civil population. They are the men who have

MISS L. HAWKES, aged 25, of tornment, where he has been since making the raids on British ports Spikes Bridge-1oad, Southall, Mid-war started. 0.4% A Short Concert by Pablo and shipping, and are certainly the fesex, met her fance, Friedrich Miss Hawkes brother said: "My Casals (Cello) and Ignaz Friedman cream of the German air force. Wilhelm Fittig, aged 47, on his register was overjoyed when she re- (Piano).

That accounts for the creditable per-lense from internment. 10.12, Rachmaninoff

A talk, illustrated by records, 7.30 London RelayThe News,

8.0 Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements.

9.30 London, Holay-"Under Nari, Rule."

0.03 This week's programmes,

Symphonyformances that they have sometimes She told him that she had already ceived a telegram from Bli telling "B.07 Debroy Somers Hand In aNo. 2 in E Minor, Op. 27, put up, though even then they have given notice of their marriage, which her to meet him in London, "Review of Revues,"

Eugene Ormandy and the Minnen-always been beaten when they have would probably be of Easter.

"Bill" has been In England' for With vocal refrain by Dan Dono- polls Symphony Orchestra.

stayed to face our fighters instead of Fittig had to go before a special eight years. He met my sister two 11.0 Close down.

running, awaV

tribunal to secure release from in-years ago. In a Southall factory."

var,