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Wednesday,

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It is not out of place to cam a glance into the future in order to discern in what direction electricians are working in the domain of electric railways. One at their main objective points is to attain higher speed then is now reached with the fastest express train, and enough has already been demonstrated to show that this is by

no meant impossible. There has bean for

31.49 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles) ZBW, 355 metres (845 kc.) aris Dvorak's "Dumky" Trio

From the Studio

Radio Programme Broadcast by †Z, B. W. on a Frequency of 840 k.e'a. and on Short Wave from 1-2.16 p.m.

The Ogure Is the difference between and 8-11.15 p.m. on 0.52 m.c's, per the amount of all Germany needs second. each year (18,000,000 10ms) for sue- cessful presecution of the war on all 12.15 p.m. Short Service of Inter- fronts, 260,000 she can produce herself (2,000,000 tons).

Sixteen million tons-where to get

them? Oll now gets daily. prominent discussion in the German news-

cession.

12,30 Terence Casey at the Organ, 12.44 Alfredo Campoli and Is

Orchestra.

some time in operation al Laurel Md.. a system of electric railway originally

1.00 Local Time Signal and Wen- Small Packet Post to all countries designed by David G. Weems. When it

ther Report. is suspended

was recently inspected by the writer, with papers.

1.03 Dance Musio by Jack Hyllon la watch in hand, he noted a speed of Two hundred and seventeen million and His Orchestra. the electric loconiative of nearly one tons of oil the world produces yearly OUTWARD MAIL TIMES

1:30 Reuter and Rugby Press, hundred and twenty miles an hour. The

there employed 1′′ cigar und Registered and Parcel Mail are electric car

Germany begs just sixteen Weather Forecast and Announce

ments. closed 15 minutes earlier than the shaped, pointed at both ends-The-elemillions.

tric motors are constructed with a re-

1.45 Haydn-Symphony No. 93 in time given below unless otherwise volving armature which I mounted

D Major, stated, and where mails are advertis- directly on the axis no that no inter-

mediate gearing whatever is employed.) ed to close at or before 9 a.m. The curiously pointed ends of the car there six million tons a year are the London Philharmonie Ordiestra. Sir Thomas Beecham conducting gistered and parcel malls are closed which might by some be considered fan- at 6 pm, on the previous day. When tastical, have their Faison d'etre, în île produced. To Russia-29 million 2.15 Close Down. mails are advertised to close after car 14 run, the resistance of the air is by

fact that, at the high speed at which thus tons. 5 p.m., Registered and Parcel malls are closed at 5 p.m.

INWARD MAILS Air Mail by "Alr Franco Direct Ber-i

vice"-Parls date, 15th May.

May 22.

☆

WHERE to look frst? To Humanis

-

6.00 Schrmann-Overturo "Man-

The

for the greater retarding influence: much How much of this can Germany fred," Op. 115, greater, in fact, then the resistance due to get ? Russia's maximum annual ex-j the axle and rolling friction, which at port has been one million tons. lower speeds is predominant..

H. B. C. Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Adrian Boult.

6.14 Schumann-Trio in D Minor, Rumania is an economic battlefield, Op. 63. where the Allies' pound and franc are,

Corlot (Piano), Thibaud (Violin), the mightier weapons.

and Casals (Cello):

Closing Local Stock Quotu-

6.45

Few Allied Ships Lost In will be held at the Offices of the Air Mail by "Pan American Airways Park. It estimated that at least one States, in the Americas, in the British tions,

Past Week

General Managers, Messrs. Jar- dine. Matheson & Co.. Ltd., Padder Street, Hong Kong, on London. May 21. The Admiralty announced to-day Thursday, 30th May, 1910, at noon, that the German steamer Campings for the purpose of receiving the struck a mine and sonk on May 10.

Report of the Directore, passing During the week ending midnight | tho Accounts, and electing Direc-

tors and Auditors.

Canton Haiphong Straits. Canton

A demonstration in favour of the eight, hours a day movement took place on May 4 in Hyde Park. Two immense pro cessions were formed and marched to the

And over the seas, in the United Direct Service" San Francisco hundred Mousand persona date, 14th May

took part and French Empires, lie vast markets| May 22. Perfect order prevailed.

6.47 Songs by Elisabeth Schumann Manila

producing 220,000,000 tons a May 22.

year. (Soprano). 25 YEARS AGO May 22.

Untouchable, blockided—for Ger-

2.00 Controlled, cornered for chestra.

Albert Sandler and His Or- many. May 22.

May 22, 1915,

the The papers are devôting much space to May_22.

Allies.

7.30. London Relay-The-News. "the" question" of National Service. While May 23. the tenservative Press is practically un-

8,00 Local Time Signal, Weather May 23.animous, a section of the Liberal press is

Report and'Announcements. likewise advocating such a mensure. The May 23,

RUMANIA, at present, is the focal 8.03 Orchestral Selections. 32 "Daily News.** May 23. the

"Chronicle,' "Stay" and point of German propaganda and "Economist."

8.14 however

Studio-The Tonoff Trio play- continue to diplomatic efforts in the matter of ing Dunky Trio, Op. 90 (Dvorak).

Germany's desperate need of more oil.; 1st. Movement: Lento maestoso; Field Marshal Sir John French, in a German experts are produced 10 2nd, Movement: Andante; 3rd, Move communique states thist since May 26, fur- declare that the Rumanian oil. In-ment: Andante moderato; 4th. Move- Festubert. Otherwise all has been quiet. ther small gains have been made Fast of dustry is disorganised, "Let Germent: Allegro; 5th. Movement: Lento

Japan and Manila Sandakan Shanghai Shanghai and Swalow. The Transfer Books of the Com-Bangkok han half the weekly average-sinerpany-will be closed-from-thu-23rd Canton the war began.

on May 12 the Allied mercantile losses tutalled 15.000 tons, of which the British lost 0,955 tons, or less

The total Germon mercantile losses Are 820,000 tons, or nearly 20 per eent," of the German pre-war ton- nage.

Up to May 15 the British, Allied

May to 13th June inclusive.

By order of the Board.

JARDINE, MATHESON &}

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and neutral ships in convey loss ratio.Hongkong, 16th April, 1940.

was only one in 670 approximately. The loss ratio of neutral ships was merely one in 1,021-Reuter Bulletin,

-British Cruiser Lost

London, May 21. H.M.S. EЛnghafn struck an un- chartered rock in Norway. to-day and sonk. There were no casualties. The Emingham was a cruiser of 9,500 tons and was built in 1921. It is the first British cruiser, to be lost since the war began-United Press,

Claims By Berlin

Berlin, May 21.

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May 25.1 Strafts.

May 25

OUTWARD MAILS Wednesday, May 22

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A British aeroplane brought down-a Germany show you how to speed and in- maestoso. man acroplane in the neighbourhood of crease production." Mookie (Belgium).

A Paris communique states;—We eatly repulsed an attack in the Lorette di

10 YEARS AGO

trict.

Another line of attack is employed.

8.45 StudioPoets" 1: Spenser, The first of a new series of talks by Father Ryan, S.J.

0.05 English Ballads.

9.15 London Relay-News Sum- mary.

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9.45 An Irish Programme. 10.13 Dance Music,

13.00

| Columns have been devoted to show- ing how, by depriving Germany of the bulk, of her oil, Rumania is acting against her own interests.

9.30 Magazine Feature Programme| And then-English Secret Service No. 3, May 22, 1900. Definite evidence of the spill in the agents were responsible for sabotage, Noon. Labour Cabinet is forthcoming by the arson, and explosions in the oil fields,

Recording of tolles by South Moment."- and regration of St Oswald Mosley, Clinthus paralysing the industry, England African doctor with a balloon bar-i Pro-itan which gives him Cabinet rank. Sir acts always out of self-Interest, never

sellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, a post- Oswald has resigned. following a division through a sense of obligation."

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5tr Oswald regarded the Government's Britain over the dispute which the May 22, 7.00 pn. of no-confidence and accordingly resigned Allies and Rumanis on the question small majority as tantamount to a vote Nazis say is raging between the

Reg.. Ord.,

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Anyone knowing of a child who has been assaulted, neglected, or l-treated in a manner likely to cause unnecessary suffering or injury to health, or knowing of a parent who is seeking advice on, any matter concerning a child, would be doing Sandakan an act of kindness by communicating | Straits

A High Command communique at once with- states. During reconnaissance over

The

The

in the House of Commons on Monday night when the Covernment's majority was reduced to 15 on an Opposition motion alleging that the Government had falled to deal sitequately with the un- employment problem.

EXAMPLE: From the Foreign Press bureau came this lirade at

7 p.m. The sensation follows the preparation of of all supplies;

...7 p.m. memorandum by members of the Left Wine of the Labour Party, including Bir Oswald Mosley, regarding bolder methods

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neutral interests."

Thursday, May 23 Hon. General Secretary, Fort Bayard and Holbow...Noon, to cope with unemployment. The Cabinet lesaness

"A typical example of the ruth-

with the sea off the French coust, one HK.S.P.C., Old City Hall.

Amoy

7.00 pm. recently anally rejected the memorandum accustomed to ride roughshod over! which England is French destroyer, the French naval

which advocates the lavish expenditure of Inspector, 40, Pokfulam Road, Bangkok

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Friday, May 24 French freighter Paven and two other

Inspector, 82 Stone Nullah (Canton .......

.7.15 a.m. freighters were severely damaged.

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Manila, Australia and New Zealand

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G.P.O. and K.P.0.

"During the night of May 20-21 In the Straits of Dover six transports and tankers with a tonnage of 43,000 were sunk by bombs. Four other ships with a total of about 13,000 tons Were severely damaged.”— United Press.

-Lossos-Near Narvik

Berlin, May 21. A High Command communique says that bomb hits probably caused the abandonment of a heavy cruiser and also severely damaged a battle- ship of the Resolution class, two other warships and three merchant ships off Narvik yesterday-United Press.

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GERMANY still begs this precious

The Emperor claims thatItaly, since the Incident at Uatual when Italian coinula]- troups and Abyssinian tribesmen clashed with loss of life on both sides, had em- oil from Rumania, although it could Noon. played every diplomalle effort to evade never fully meet her war needs.

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LOCAL ESTATE.

Blockaded from overseas, thwarted

Goring have a 18 million tons head- ache and reckon the war of nerves

the best tactics.

AIR FORCE RAIDS

London, May 21. Pilots of the RAF. report that they carried out a series of rnida on enemy troop concentrations, aero- dromes and lines of communications on Sunday.. There were so many alrcraft in the sky that the phojs never knew from what direction the attack would come.

The British planes are said to have scored”n ̄direct hit^o! ̄unï eněmy" motorised column advancing at Lan drecies. The houses on either side of the main road collapsed acrOSI the highway-United Press.

Attacks During Night

Landon, May 21. The Air Ministry announces heavy bombing attacks on Monday onl enemy lines, of commúntentions andj

concentrations troop

in the areas Immediately behind the fighting Local estate sworn under $3,000 fronts in France and Belglum. The was left by the late Mr. Wolter attacks were continued at night. Alexander Hunt, otherwise known as Walter Hung, general merchant, who The pilots returned after bombing 2.May 11, 8 pin died at the age of 30 years on oil tanks at Rotterdam where, there

May 28, 1:10 m

pakivumber-10-1999-me--the Canova was a tremendous explosionr-A- Hospital. Letters of administration yellow glow lit up the whole aren of the late have been granted to and a column of smoke drifted to a 28, 7 p..the widow, Hung Lahi

-height of 7,000 feet-United Press.

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