1940-07-27 — Page 11

NANCY

OLD MRS. JONES AND HER HUSBAND LOOK A LOT LIKE EACH OTHER,

DON'T. THEY?

YEP!... THEY SAY IF PEOPLE LIVE TOGETHER

LONG ENOUGH, THEY GET TO LOOK ALIKE!

Saturday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

July 27, 1940.

By Ernie Bushmiller

BAW WW

WANNA

GO HOME,

AMP

9.

The SINCERE Co Ltd.

HONGKONG'S ARTMENT STORE

TELEMAC

THE

BEST

TO HELP BLOCKADE

U.S. May Stop Trade With Europe

Lendon, July 26. All United States shipping to European countries is expected. to be prohibited after the ex- tension of a water-Ught Relish blockade to the entire continent of Europe, as is expected next werk.

of tastie The operation naval control outside Ibertim as well as French waters is believed to be certain as a result of the resignation

of the new rombat zone under the

STOCK MARKET REPORT

Hongkong Stock Exchange Oneind Summary issued yesterday says:

Demand during the week has been jon a broad and representative scale. though in the main for the lower priced issues. Supply of serip at the outset was scanty, but at the close, with the price having slightly slack-

is now more readily available

at current quotations. On balance gatus have been registered. Where

reverse Is the case o

can be ascribed

the

Just

Seven-year Boy

"Mother

to City

CLUTCHING the hand of

It was the first time she had been more than twelve miles from her lonely home.

to a satiated buying which at the her seven-year-old guide, a outset

impatient to nequire sixty-eight-year-old Norfolk

followed by shares. This has been British

wvoid missing woman stood outside Liver- pri takers efforts

pool-street Station to stare the bus. Trams have declared interim of 50cts, the same as year, payable on idth prox. This at the hundreds of passers- declaration alfords an opportunity by, and the buses, taxis, Neutrailty Act, thereby bombing United States ressels from Journeys of allaying a misappreitension as to

the incalence of local War Taxation, shops and tall buildings. to Spain and Portugal.

An impression has gained crestener she was seeing London for The statement which the Minister in some quarters that whatever pro- of Economie, Wariate, Mr. Hega fits tax Companies may be assessed the first time.

in the for under the War Taxation Ordin- Dalton, intended to make House of Commons to-day has bence will be automatically deducted postponed, probably until Tuesday, from all dividends paid from now on but it reliably earned that This is erroneous. The tax is not Tax. Although the tax Eritish Government's policy regard- an Income

possibly affect future dividend ruthless blockade is not only may Ingu

shrnces are The declarations, the formulated, bul has received Cabinet's approval, whd that only the past sound financial policy pur-

delay Its sunt generally by our administrative difficulties

janies will redound to the benefit of official announcement,

According to United States sour-shareholders. They may find divide

not impaired. Maritime ends United States ces. the

Businers Dons During the Week Commission, after consultation with

Govt. 3 Loan (1934) 95 the British

11.K. Hanks $1,180, $1,200 China Underwriters 50 cts. Docks (Old) $15, $10, $164 Docks (New) $16 Providents $3.80, $i Hotels $3.70, $3.00 Lands $31, $32, $33

bag com-

authorities, picted arrangements to prevent the States of pil in United shipment

and -belli- tankers to neutrals

through Rerents

Wom

Bould

reach Germany and Italy. It is hoped that these arrangements will short- ly be extended to tankers chartered

by United States finited Press.

wil

compantes.~~

Too Dangerous

Washington, July 25. President Roosevelt's action came after it was learned that the Maritime Commission and the Treasury De- permit partment had refused to American tankers to carry oil to deemiag Spain in group voyages,

despite the them "too dangerous," fact that the Atlantic coasts of Spain

outside Portugal are

the send neutrality zone.

1 is believed that | the British may have objected an the grounds that eventual delivery | may be made to the Axis Powers,

The Brilish long-have-controlled

יי

the shipments of oil and other goods Spain by the Issuance "mvicerts", but recently iL Was understood that the British have increasingly limited the issuance of such documents

result of American Vessels carrying large quantities of oil to Spain at their own risk without navicerts,

15

To avoid the likelihood of Ameri- zan vessels being taken into the con- control stations-which traband would be contrary to the Neutrality Laws under which American vessels are forbidden to enter the ports of belligerent nations-the United States apparently undertook to pre- gito vent American tankers to Spain,

O shulpments to Spain are still possible, however, in Spanish tankers, which are understood to be operating to the United States some extent.United Press.

War Relief Supplies

Washington, July 26.

to

our Loent Com-

Tams $15.10, $15.45, $16

Star Ferries $21

Yaumat!

Ferries

China Lights (Old) $6.70, 804 China Lights (New) $3.15 Electrics (Old) $364, $37

(New) $35 $3512

Electrics Cements $14.25, $15, $154 Dalry Farms $18.15, $184 Watsons $814, $8.00 $8 Constructions (Old), $1.00 Constructions

(New) $1

Telephones (OK) $224, $221

Виуств Chin Lights (Old) $0.50 China Lights (New) $3,80 Electrics (Old) $37.20 Telephones (Old) $22.25

Sellere Cements $15

Sales Docks (New) $18 Providents $4 Hotels $3.55 Trams $16

China Lights (New) $3.50 Electries (Old) $37.25

Electrics (New) $30

Cements $15.36

Dairy Farms $18.25 Watsons $8.70

H.K. Govt. 34% Loun D5

OBITUARY

Death Of Australian

Naval Reservist

with

mur-

Kitc "Goodness, Lennie." mured to the little hoy at her side. "I like it fine." Leonard Hall was evacuated to the college of Mrs. Josephine Goale, at Salter's Code, near Downham, Nor- folk. He was so happy with his! adopted inther" that he wanted to repay her kindness.

Then he had a brainwave take her for a week's holiday London, he derided.

OF

Took

EVACUEE SHEEP NOW

ALL

LIGHTWEIGHT

The evacuation of shoop from areas regarded as "Vulnerable In Case Of Enemy Action" has begun in England, The biggest movement is the transfer of 100,000 sheep from Romnot Marshes to Pasture Land in the home counties.

So they travelled together to Leon- ard's home in Stockmar-road, Hack-tour the sights hey, E.

Perfect Escort

Balloon On Hotel

WATERPROOFS

AND

RAINCOATS

NEW STOCK

ON HAND

GET YOUR TELEMAC TO-DAY!

*

RADIO-

ZBW, 355-metres (845 k.c.) and 31.49 metres (9,520 kilò-cycles, Elgar's Symphony No. 1| Allegro; Agituto,.,.J. R. M. Smith

In A Flat Major

Programme Broadcast by

Radio

second.

helps with the housework. He guld- ed her through the barriers of the "busy station, and through the London

in traffle to the spot where his parents Hundreds of people watched fire-

a Frequency of 845 k.c's. waited for them.

men climb the roof of o residential ZBW on "Mrs. Goale and 1 are going to

hotel near Plymouth to release a bar-and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 pm. said of London.*

Fuge balloon which clung to the and B-12 midnight on 9.52 m.c's, per going shop-building. Leonard "and we are

12.15 p.m. Short Service of Inter- Mrs. Goute has live stillings

The balloon lost height owing to ression,

(Tenor) 12.15 p.m. To Schipa saved from her old age pension to escape of gas, and its trail ropes be

came entangled with chimney pets. and the New Light Symphony Or spend on a new frock. "I'd like a Blowered pelni." she confessed, "I When the ropes were cut the bal-chestra, can't get them in Downham Ike loon fell into the street, where it was

deflated. No damage was done. I've seen here."

Leonard was the perfect escort. Although he is only seven he looked after Mrs. Goale on the journey just as he does in the cotinge, where he

GIRL JAN LOVES IS PRISONER

Evacuees In Canada Will Cost £2 A Month

MINISTERS of Canada's Provincial Cabinets are to. meet Mr. T. A. Crerar, Federal Minister of Information, JAN, twenty-year-old Dutch in Ottawa to link up the Provinces' plans for the reception sailor, should have been mar- ried in Holland. Instead, his of "seavacuated" British children. young fianece is a prisoner in: her home town, which is now. under Nazi command.

Jare is one of about thirty sailors from a Dutch ship who landed at an east coast port.

This was announced following |

a ruling from Ottawa that re- BRITISH GOODS sponsibility for the children is

being placed on the Provincial AT WORLD FAIR Governments.

LONDON, April 19 (UP).--Britain

Harassed by gunfire and bombs, this heroic party scrambled aboard

Difficulties of British parents In another vessel after their ship had

Canada the dollars is shipped ten tons of merchandise gone down, and were making for remitting to England when a British ship picked necessary to maintain their children to New York in the hope that it will them up. Now they want to join

ure expected to be ironed out within be returned hundredfold in war the British Navy.

a few days.

materials. in blue and white Jan, dressed striped vest, thumped his fist on the England port. table in the reception room in an

"Ight have killed Hitler. fight to get the girl I love. Shie was in a toten invaded by Hitler and now she is a prisoner. My mother, too, is a prisoner, and to- tay I should have been married.

was a case of our being cop-

The funeral of A. B. Bradbury, Jan Australian naval reservist who died in hospital yesterday following an operation, took place at the Pro- Wor rleief supplies from the testant Cemetery, Happy Valley, yes- full naval American Red Cross are being hur-terday afternoon ried to Britain daily, necording to

The Rev. Charles Strong, Acting Mr. Norman Davis, Chairmati of Organisation. All available space in Chaplain for the Royal Navy, off-tured by the Germans or taking the British ships is being utilised for the clated at the graveside, supplies, which include ambulances, Bradbury was a highly popular chance of getting to England," he food, clothing, medicine, and surgical member of his ship's company, as added. "We took the chance. Nuw are could be judged by the large atten- we are here, but we mean to fight to goods. Sixty-one ambulances

the end." scheduled to leave for Britaindance, and the many wreaths,

Reuter.

Movements

Of Fleet

Nazi Attempt to Discover Position

honours

the

on behalf of

"How Is Our Queen?"

a

1.00 Local Time Signal and Wea- the Report

1.03 Patricia Rosborough at the Plano.

1.15 Jack Harris and His Orchestra in Dance Music.

1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press, Weather Forecast and Announce- ments 145

Variety Programme.

2.15 Close Down.

0.00 Elgar Symphony No. 1 in A Flat Major, Op. 55,

The London Symphony Orchestra

·ennducted-by-Sir Edward Elgar,

6.50 Closing Local Steek Quota- lutty.

0.52 Songs by Herbert Elsdell' (Tenor),

7.00 Lucienne Boyer, Tino Rossi and the Orchestre Raymonde.

7.30 London Relay-The News.

8.00 Local Time Signal, Weather

Report and Announcements.

8.03 Compexillons of Lchas,

at the Organ.

8.45 Studio The eighth of a series of Book Reviews.

8.55 Interlude.

Ave

Merin

(Kahn).

Figrence

Austral (Soprano) with Piano,

9.0 London Refay-The News. 0.36

Violin Soins by Eirem Zimbalist.

Romance In G (Beethoven, Op. 40) ....with Orchestra; Burlesca (Suc); Persian Som (Ginka-Zimbalist)...

with Piano.

C.

9.45 Mozart-Symphony No. 34 hi

Sir Thomas Beecham conducting the Philharmonic Orchestra.

10.06. Choral Music. 19.15 Studio-Sunday Epilogue,

10,35 Close down.

Evening

Women Quit Straits

Many Voluntary Departures, For Australia

Although there has been no evacua-

8.33 Carroli Gibbons and Ills Bortion order in Singapore many Bri-

tisti

Friends

women and children have re- 8.45 Londan telay-Lendon Log.cently left for Australla, sald Mrs. 9.00 London ReingThe News and P. E. Duntersque, wife of the Direc- tor of the Malayan Broadcasting Sta- Topicat Talks,

tion on her arrival yesterday. 9.43 Variety Request Programme. Dumersque, who is American, hea Mrs. 12.00 midnight. Close Down,

four years spent the past

in Binge- pore and la now passing through on TO-MORROW'S BROADCAST The City of Norfolk with her two young daughters to her home in the The cost of caring for these

The consignment, a

Radio Progromme Broadcast by United States. children who come from England's of British craftsmanship, will be ex- ZBW on a Frequenty of 845 k.e's. council schools was estimated by Abled at the New York's Fair us and on Short Wave from 11 am, to the Toronto Children's Ald So- part of Britain's campaign to bolster 2.30 p.m. and 8-10.35 pm. on 9.52,

m.e's pic scrond. ciety.

her export trade and thus gain Disregarding clothing. medlent, foreign exchange to purchase war educational, and other expenses, supplies.

口 child the cost of maintaining

cross-section

Brilain Is trying to keep up her

between four and twelve is listed exports despite the war. Note even

over

11.0 am. Relay of Morning Ser- vice from St. Andrew's Church.

12.15 p.m. Compositions of Gounad. 12.45 Plano Solos by Ignaz Fried-

man..

1.0 Local Time Signal and Wen-

Report.

ther

1.45

at £2 a month; for those between (wool rationing affects manufacturers twelve and, sixteen at £2 5s. whose products are marketed abroad, inonth.

Geoffrey Shakespeare, a member these figures of the government, in opening a one- It is stressed that Wreaths were sent Mrs. Brabury and family; and by

day exhibition in London of the represent the bare minimum. the Commodore, Hongkong: Omeers

The first question the Dutchmen

All

Canada, Provincial men's clothing being sent abroad by Major, Op. 77. and Men of it, f, Ships of the China

asked when they were landed to-

the Men's Wear Caunell, said: Station at Hongkong, His Old Pal

authorities are receiving applications day was, "How is our Queen?" "Cyril" West Australian Ship Mates, They were told she was safe in this from individuals and organisations His Comrades of the Stoker Division country. They raised a cheer, and who wish to care for evacuees. Lower Deck Ship's Band, the volce In

oice in broken English said, "Ged Stewards, Pelty Officers, Ship's Corn- save our Queen." pany, the Captain and Officers, the Engineers, Members of 11 Mess, Members of 20 and 21 Messea,

CROWN LAND SOLD New Territory Lots. Bought at Auction

Shanghai, July 26, The British Embassy Issued statement to-day that the German and Italian reports from Tokyo Unt the British Far East Fleet had left Six small lots of land in the New Singapore, indicate that the Germany Territories passed from the Crown to

confused have become

over the private ownership at a public auction movement of British warships in the held in the District Office, South, by Far East which recalls their interest Mr. S. F. Balfour yesterday.

"What impressed me most is that despite the tremendous effort this nation is making, in what is a life- The Law Society of Upper Canada Jor-death struggle, nevertheless our Military bases, two piers and many has offered to pince the children of manufacturers, merchants and 'bu- Dutch ships were fired by the Dutch English and Scottish judges. before the Germans could enter.

sinessmen can still show these wan-

ot years experience."

The derful products of British craftsman- "Not until it was hopeless did we Independent Order of Oddfellows ship which are the results of hundreds leave,"

a seaman said. "We had a has offered its Toronto Orphanage. hard thne getting away, but we are! going back and we are going to fight Ilke dogs."

of the sallors had left Many families behind and risked their lives to reach England to join the Brilah Navy.

Man, 84, Says Give Me a Gun

During the Burma Road negalia- women in Singapore ons British were unofficially advised to leave voluntarily, she said,

Workers' Gallantry

1.03 Walter Glynne (Tenor) and the London Palladium Orchestra.

1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press, Wea- Forecast and Announcements.

London, July 20. In D Bralims-Concerto

"What might have been a much bigger explosion, causing loss of lic Fritz Kreisler (Violin) and The and loss of production, was averted London Philharmonie Orchestra by their gallantry,"

declared the cond. by John Barbirolli.

Minister of Supply, Mr. Herbert 2.30 Close down.

Morrison, to-day when, on behalf of 7.0 Neethoven-Sonata Di D Mater, the King, he presented O.BE, medals Op. 28.

for galiantry to three employees of ja

in gunpowder, factory

South

Artur Schnabel (Piano).

The Shepherd

òn the

(Schubert).

7.22 Song by Elisabeth Schumann England who stuck to their posts (Soprano).

during an explosion although parts Rock of the building werd falling about

7.30 London Relay-The News,

them. They could have escaped to safety, but in their bands were the

8.0 Local Time Signal, Weather lives of many other workers and the Report and Announcements.

8.03

at

preservation of vital nitro-glycerine, Organ which they made safe-Reuter.

MISS. FUNG PO-KING

Relay Vocal and Recital from St. John's Cathedral.

1. Converts No. 3 in G Minor: 3rd and 4th movements: (Hundel); Marksman for ten years in the old any Germans coming down and thus

Adagio and Allegro...J. R. M. Smith When they boarded the second Volunteers and winner of many gal combine business will pleasure.

"I have handled a gun since I was vessel, a Nazi plane made three at tons of beer when a bottle of ale was

the Organ; 2. Excerpts from "Acis

WEDS IN SHANGHAI tacks оп

the Dutch sailors, who that organisation's chief prize

old Volunteer Corps and Galotea" (Handel); (a) Love in for a child. In

sits playing.. in the aircraft carrier Eagle and An area of 200 sq. ft. on Teing crouched on the deck and fired hack of eighty-four-year-old I was a marksman for ten years. In her

108•••• Goston

the A quiet Chinese wedding look the Ark Royal whose whereabouts Island was sold to Chan Chun-ming with their rifles.

Thomas Husklison, of College-street, the last wor I was in the Veterans, D'Aquino (Tenor); (b) As Two Dutch Army officers, the sai Cleethorpes, Lines, wants a gun. Training Corps guarding a munillos dove...Sylvia Choy (Soprano); (c) place in Shanghai on Thursday, when they of groundiers

attempted to discover by a for $3; two lots at Ha Fa Shan, of

825 sq. ft. and .40 acre were sold, forlora sald, sacrificed their lives at

factory.

O ruddier han the cherry.... Harold Miss Fang Po-king, a member of the series

Mr. Huskinson went to the police

Piercy (Baritone); (4) The Flocka Hongkong Engliak Forum, was mut- figħal parachute "Can I still shoot? The first, Ger- of the Engle or, indeed,

Sal-chok; another lot in the same occupy a fort near the town.

100 man I see dropping from a plane will shall leave the mountain....Sylvia ried to Mr. Chang Hua-kup. any war-

went to

They were offered the chance to troops. But they said he was

give you the anstver."

Choy, Gaston D'Aquino, and Harold Mr. Chang is the managing director slips; large or small, would only be arca, 92 acre in extent,

leave with the sailors, but returned old.

(e) Love sounds the alarm of the National Trading Corporation ston in the Interesis of our enemies and Fong Yuen-tok for $80; and a lot at

"I am not going to let' It to the fort and bombed it, blowing there," he saltz If someone will for milliary service and many Dans the British authorities refuse to be Yau Kam Tau, 38 Bere, was bought

1 to pieces.

A reception Sonata

was held after the No. 12 in D Flat (Rhein- drawn in by auch an obvious ruse," by Ho Ting-sung for $42.

All lots were "sold at the upset "It is cortain the officers are dead,"rive me a run I will take dally walks are

berger); int movement; Maestplo; ceremony. talo the country, keep, a watch for shooters. they said.

statements.

The disclosure of $7 and $42 respectively, to Yeung Yinulden rather than llifler should station anxious to

the statement concluded. United Press

prices.

Dozens of undergraduates rejecici D'Aquino (Tenor); 3. in Shanghal,

sinong

Oxford's

·800 para-

T