1940-10-04 — Page 2

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RADIO

ZBW, 355 metres (845 kc.) and 31.49 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles) "Eeyore's" Report On "Gertrude Brown"

Adopted" Name Of A

Dead British Soldier

A GERMAN who hid impersonated an Englishman whose name appears on the roll of honour of a war memorial in a little Susser village was sentenced to four months, imprisonment at West London police court.

The man, Ernet Ehrensperger (49), alias Ernest Clark, of Avonmore Road, West Kensing ton, was charged with landing in this conutry without permis- Bion.

PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 7th day of October, 1940, at 8 pm, at the Offices of the Publie Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Tai Kok Taul, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal. To hear of a case like this," said the magistrate," Mr. Paul Bennett, at a Crown Rent to be fixed by V.C, passing sentence, "enuses mu the Surveyer of His Majesty the KING, for one. further term of .75 years.

certain amount of uneasiness. What happens to you eventually is none of my business

"Brother in Court"

CABINET CHANGES

Chamberlain Quits Government

London Oct. 3. Mr. C. Melville, prosecuting said

Several Important changes. in Intending bidders are advised | Ehrensperger, German born at

AL Munich, came to England in 1933 and the Cabinet were announced to- that immediately after the dispo-was permitted to remain until 1934, day, following the resignation of sal of the lot the Purchaser (if when he left the country.

|| [Mr. Neville Chamberlain-ne-Lord President of the. Council. The | not the applicant) will be required

King has approved the following to deposit with an authorised He had no permission to come into appolatmente:) A

Lord President of the Council this country since, added Mr. Melville, but according to his own story, he Sir John Anderson (formerly Home

back last September, using the Secretary). name of Ernest Leslie Clark.: Sussex Home Security Mr. Herbert Morri

Home Secretary and Minister for "Police made Inquiries in a village," said Mr. Melville, "and dis-jeon (formerly Minister for Supply).

Dominions covered that tl's Ernest Clark, who

Secretary, Viscouni he claims to be, was killed in action Cranbourdo ̈(fołmerly Paymaster

offer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum

will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price.

came

Broadenst by Z. B. W. on a Fre- | PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. in 1917. quency of 843 ke'a, and on short wave from 1-2.15 and 2-31 p.m. on

9.52 m.c's, per see.

12.15 p.m.

cession.

Short Service of Inter-

12.30 The Ballyhooligans

12.40 Glenn Miller and his Or-

chestra

1.00 Local Time Signal and Weo-

ther Report

1.02 BB. C. Recording~~London" 1.30 Router And Rugby Press,

Weather Forecast

ments.

and

Announce

1.45 Vartely with Flotsam and

Jetnam.

2.15 Close Down.

6.00 Dance Musia

4.32

0.34

Stedleys,

Closing Local Stock Quola-

Two of Charlie Kunr' Plano

6.45 Landon Relay - "Melody Match”—A Competition,

7.15 Boston Prommade Orchestra. 7.30 London Relay-The News. 8.00 Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements.

8,02 Stadio--a talk by "Eeyore" on the Competition held in the Elongkong Radio Review during Beptember on "Cautionary Tales.”

No. of Es

Registry No.

1292.

Locality

Tai Kok Tsui.

Boundsty Measurements!

N. 8. EW.

İtertīfeet feed feel

a per zale

plan.

NOTICE

Contents in

Upset Price

000 BI1

Acting

By request of the Consul for Portugal, on Saturday, the 5th of October, anniversary of the Portuguese Republic, in all of Hong Kong and churches

special

and Kowloon

giving to God

masaca

"His name is inscribed on the war memorlat, and his brother is in court."

(General),

President of the Board of Trade- [Capt. Oliver Lyttleton.

Minister for Supply.-81r Andrew Duncan "(formerly President of the Board of Trade).

Minister for Transport-----Lat.-Col J. T. C. Moorn-Iirabazon.

"A Hunted Dog" Mr. Leslie Smiths (defending), said that Ehrensperger had told lles to get into this country, because he was, in-

Minister for Works and Buildings his own 'words, "a hunted dog."

When in this country in 1938, he and First Commissioner for Works examined the Somerset House records, for Transport). The Ministry for |Sir John Reith (formerly Minister and obtained a copy of the birth Works and Buildings is a new depart- certificate of Ernest Leslie Clark, who was born in a village near Ticehurst, Sussex, because he thought it was probably himself

Dockyard Employee Passes On

Mr. Harold Seats

ment.

Mr. Churchill has invited Air Kings- Iny Wood, Chancellor of the Exche- quer, and Mr. Ernest Bevin, Minister for Labour and National Service, to became members of the War Cabinet. Simultaneously with his appoint- Iment as Minister for Works, Sir John (Reith has been made a Baron.

Viscount Cranborne, Capt. Lyttleton and L-Col Moore-Brabazon * will (be aworn in as members of the Privy

Council.

Lord Hewart has resigned his office of Lord Chief Justice and Viscount Caldecote, formerly Sir Thomas In- skip and Minister for the Dominions, will replace him. Lord Hewart, who will be created a Viscount, will retire on October 12.

Fenermann bestowed on the nation and also at the Navallingham, Kent, Mr.time before he can hope to be able:

9.00 London Relay--The News, 9.30 London Relay-World Af- faira”...Wickham Sleed.

to ask our Lord for the cessation of hostilities all over the world and peace.

A native of

for

The death occurred at the Royal In a letter to the Prime Minister 8.25 toss-hierchant of Venice prayers will be offered in thanks Naval Hospital yesterday 'of Mr.addressed, "My Dear Winston," Mr. for the blessing Harold Scals, a member of the stuff Chamberlain speaks of his recent Hulto London Palladium Orchestra,

Dockyard,

operation and says it will be a long 8.42 A Recital by ('Cello).

Scats had been in Hongkong for to perform the duties essential about four years, and had been in members of the War Cabinet. In Indifferent health for more than a these circumstances he felt it in the year. Recently his condition became national interest to ask for a release worse and his wife, who had been from his responsibilities.

In his reply, Mr. Churchill pays a evacuated to Australia moned. She is travelling on a ship tribute to Mr. Chamberlain's

shaken nerve and persevering will due in Hongkong next week,

In addition to his widow, Mr. Seats and adds.The help you have given leaves six children, Patricia, Peter, me since you ceased to be my chie! Pamein, Michael, Norah and Timothy he ice be the burning point of the

Mr. Seats was a frequent contri-Prove to be the

9.45 A Classical Request FTO- gramme,

11.00 Close Down,

JAPANESE ARMY HEAD General Sugiyama's

New Post

Tokyo, Oct. 3.

In the evening at 5.80 p.m. at the Catholic Cathedral there will bo a solemn Te-Deum preceded by the recitation of the Holy Rosary and prayers for peace,

to

All faithful are kindly requested

attend the services

and

specially the Portuguese Nationals.

Hongkong. 3rd October, 1940.

NOTICE

Notice la hereby given that no Ficid-Marshuj Prince Kotohito Kanin has been replaced as Chief of person is authorised to solicit or the Army General Staff and also collect donations for the War Fund Chief of the Army Staff of the Im-organised by this Company. perjal General Headquarters, by General Gen Sugiyama, Member of All donations, with the excep. the Supreme War Council the War tion of those sent through The Office announced this morning. Hongkong War Effort Committee,

General Sugiyama, who served as

constituted other properly War Mintsler in the Cabinet of or General Senjure Hayashi in 1937 and bodies, should be forwarded, and the first Konoye Cabinet from the cheques made out to “War Fund—

time of its formation on June 4, 1937. South China Morning Post, Ltd."

to June, 1938, later became the Com- mander-in-Chief of the Japoness Expeditionary Force to North China. General Sugiyama previously served as the Military Attache the Ja- panese Embassy at Parts, and as a member of the permanent Japanese delegation to the League of Nations. Investiture Held

The Investiture of General Sugi- yama as the Chief of the Army Gen- eral Staff was personally conducted by the Emperor this morning. His Majesty has granted a Recript to General Sugiyama.

His Majesty later received in audience Field-Marshal Prince Kanin, whom he thanked for services losting | eight years ten months, Prince Kanin was also received in audienco by Her Majesty the Empress, who also thanked him and engaged him In conversation.

It is understood that Their Majes- ties have made a sumptuous gift-to the retiring Chief of the Army Gen- eral Staff who will remain on the Marshals Board us the eldest mem- ber of the Army on active duty.— Domei,

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

DONATIONS TO:FUND FOR BRITISH BOMBERS

MA', total of $1,655,730.08 was reached Yerlerday by the. War. Fund Inaugurated -by: the B. C. M. Post,. Lid.: The latest :donations 'aro

MW. Morrison, Stanley Valnika 2

Sale of Berap [further donation): Stenographers, Cierko.3 Ballifts, In- ele, terpreters and... Mensk igers ta sof

Supreme Court (tit tonation)

Mr, dtewart Duncan

Capt. Geo Weight 6th monthly

Capt. E. H. Histed” valgeri Collection of, five-cent plecus"

LONDON' AIR 'BAID VICTIM [The; 8;7 C« MGP08: Nás "received

following adonation; to! tha? Lord Fund - for Telle

PETALISTI, ANINCENT

The Society 20f%

“deknowledgi

donations in soemory (of they

B. WYLIE,

General Manager.

10 drops

will brace and

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war.

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did all could for vic-

butor to the correspondence columns tory. If you now tell me you must

of the S. C. M. Post under the pen-fall out of line I cannot resist your name of "White Coolle."

claim,"

The funeral will take place to-day,

The inclusion of Sir Kingsley Wood leaving the Royal Naval Hospital at and Mr. Bevin in the War Cabinet 4 p.m.

brings its strength to eight and Mr. O. S. Benbow-Rowe

affords still further recognition of The funeral of the late Mr. Oswald) the vital part which finance and the Stanhope Benbow-Rowe, member of tulicet organisation of manpower a family well-known in China, took are playing in Britain's war effort. place at the Roman Catholic Mr. Chamberlain's resignation Cemetery. Happy Valley, yesterday. caused no surprise to his friends. The services in the chapel and at the After his operation two months ago graveside were taken by the Rev. he took a short holiday but very Frs. N. Maestrini and P. Gorgan. soon if was noticeable that the strain An old resident of Shanghal, the of work was telling on him and his Inte Mr. Benbow-Rowe died at the resignation had been expected for the Queen Mary Hospital

past few weeks.--Reuter, Wednesday. on Those present at the funeral yes-

J. Tebutt, Capt. S. R. Kerr and Dr. F. J Farr.

Floral tributes were from

terday were Meters, B. C. Field, H. Turning Pots And

Pans Into Planes New scheme nearly ready

"Your

loving sister, Ethel," Elsa and Bevan,

G. Brayfield, and Captain and Mrs. tion, said in the

S. R. Kerr.

Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Benbow-Rowe and

All rolled aluminium collected will family, Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Tebbuit, Mrs.

Schrocter,

be of the greatest value in aircrafi Grace

Edward, Bernard and Ernest, Mrs. W. Gfect the new method of dealing with production, and it is hoped to per- Worcester anxi Almo, Mrs. M. Rowe, it in the next few weeks, Colonel Major and Mrs. A. N. Macfadyen and Llewellin, Parliamentary

Secretary Quentin A. A. Macfadyen, Mr. T. H.

to the Ministry of Aircraft Produc-

the Commons. Replying to Mr. Sorensen (Soc., Leyton) he said he had made it clear that we had

aluminium for nough the present aircraft programme, but they were looking ahead and were very much indebted to people who hud given

pols and pugs, The Minister, Lord Beaverbrook} did not at present intend to requial-

Britain And

Burma Road

London, Oct. 3.

It is understood that Britain has tion stocks in the hands of retallers decided to re-open the Burma Road and wholesalers, and there was no on October 17 when the three point in putting arms to the trouble messe months agreement expires,

jof taking a census of stocks. It is reported that the decision was reached after an exchange of

invigorate you

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views with Washington.

The belief is expressed here that Britain intends to supply China with oil from Burma on credit, vatte

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STOCK MARKET REPORT

Hongkong Stock Exchange Official

It is believed that the re-opening Summary issued yesterday says:

will mark the beginning of the end

Buyers absorbed offerings at lower

of British appeasement in the Farrates with the market closing uncer East-United Press

PHOSFERINE MALTA FEELS PINCH

THE GREATEST OF ALL TOHICS FOR

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METROPOLE

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CLEAN ONFORTABLE - FIREPROJE

themestry by

BRITISH GRANT TO COVER FALLING REVENUE,

Malta, Oct. 3. Cheers greeted - the reading at a meeting of the Council-to-day of a message from the Colonial Secretary, announcing that of Minita was unable tophy its way, underexiating conTM ditiona', the, Home Government was g prepared to make a grant.! In üld sufficients to meet essential require- iments

Nearly half Malta's normal revenue FORT21,500,000 omes from customa now unaval-

Buyers

Providents $4.20 Trant $15.05. - Sal

· Youmat Ferries $22.50/ Electrics (New)- $37.30: Telephones (Old) $22.50

Providents $4.40 m Hotels $3.50

Trams

10 Telephones (New) $10 Cements 310 de saba Vibro Piling 58 Providents $4.30/35 Lands $30.85 Youmati Ferries $22.75 China Lights": (New) T1,60 Electrica (Old) 337.25 {Telephone (Old) 1923 (7)

Cement 315.500 Ropes $6.801.24

WAR FUND

SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST, LTD.

Statement of Receipts and Payments for the period

17th June, 1940, to 31st August, 1940.

Subscriptions Received as per published lists $1,312,796.17 Remittances to H.M. Treasury through Hong

Kong Government £81 389.19.6.

Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Cor- ̈poration, Balance on Current Account $7,193.99 Cash in Hand-Collected on

31/8/40/

INDLY

BANKS

Labšilky - of- Proj

CERRAD OFFICES-LONDON,

Men39-Bishopsgato: 1.0.3 SAND-Arenales, ta Landcar HP 117/12/KAkashali Bersa 1.02)

But West End, Branch sj 5/14/16, Cocksour. Etrust, S.WAĆ

Bruk Manchester, Branch: Kl.. Mosley Street, Manchester, 2.

AGENCIES AND BRANCHERIA Alor Star

Barbin-Rangoon Amritsar

Tea Lon Tuon.

Bangkok 1,305,000.00

Batavim Bombay

7,796:17

Cricutta

602.18 $7,796.17--

We have examined the books and records of the SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST, LTD., WAR FUND and certify the foregoing statement is a correct Summary of the Subscriptions Received and the manner of their disposal. All administrative. and incidental expenses în connection with the Fund, the cost of printing, advertising, postage, etc. have been borne by the South China Morning Post, Limited.

LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS,

Chartered Accountants,

Hong Kong, 2nd October, 1940.

Hon. Auditors.

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POST OFFICE

NOTE.-The air mails which wore delayed at Bangkok are expected to arrive by sea from Singapore at the end of this week.

The letter and parcel post services to Freneli Indo-China are temporarily suspended.

INWARD

MAIL.S

Air Mail by "Pan American Airways

Direct Service," San Francisco data 27th September. ......Oct. 4. U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang- hai, (San Francisco date, 23rd August)

Oct. 4.

Sandakan

Oct. 4.

Calcutta and Straits

Oct. 6.

U.S.A., Japan and Shanghai (Seattle-

date, 28th August)

Out, B.

Landon and Stralis

.Oct. 4.

Java and Manila

.Oct. 9.

Australia, Rabaul and Manila

Oct. 12.

Calcutta and Straits ...........Oct. 13. London and Straits

........Oct. 14.- | USA., Honolulu, Japan and Shang-

kai (San Francisco date, 10th

Oct. 18.. September)

OUTWARD MAIL TIMES : Registered and Parcci Malf are closed 18 minutes earlier than the time given below, unless otherwise stated, and where malls are advertis- ed to close at or before 9 aun. regis tered and parcel malis are closed at $ p.m. on the previous day. When mails are advertised to close after 3 p.m.. Registered and Parcel malls are closed at 5 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 4. Manlia, Rabaul, Australia and New

Zealand via Brisbane,

Par. Reg.

Ord.

GP.O. & KP.0.

......Oct. 4, Noan..

.Oct. 4, 1,45 p.m. .Oct. 4, 2.30 p.m. Strails, Coylon, India, Mombasa, Beira, Lourenco-Marques, East and South Africa, Via Durban, 2.30 p.m. Manila, Batavia, Mauritius, Laurenco Marques, East and South Africa via Dirban..........3.80 p.m.. Air Mail for Manita, Guam, Honolulu, U.B.A., and Kurupe via "Pan Ame- ries Airways and Trans-Atlantic- Services."

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Oct. 4, 5.00 p.m.

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K.P.O.

Reg. Ord.

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Thursday, Oct. 10

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Canada, C. and S. America" and

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