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Schumann-Concerto in D

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1,30

Reuter and

Weather Forecast

ments.

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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

HITLER'S NEW PEACE TERMS

VICKY,

FROM PAGE ONE

most formal manner the oversens re-

CANTON RAILWAY

ACTION

.on

October 23, 1940.

BURMA RD. IS INTACT

FROM PAGE ONE

CANADIAN NAVY GROWING

POST OFFICE

Christmas and New Year Cards bearing not more than five written words and enclosed in open envelopes are accepted by the post office at the rate for printed matter, Le. 5 cents

per 2 ounces.

Envelopes munt not be closed,

Parcel Post Service to Canton is

temporarily suspended.

Phas about two weeks ago, the

China Fighting Reports

lighted all Chinese transportation diplomatic source declared,

OTTAWA, Oct. 22 (Router), circles.

Six more large steam-driven YUNGYUŇ, Oct. 22 (Central Vichy Denial

Trucks Reach Kunnming

minesweepers costing £120,000 Oct. 22 (UP).The News)-A combined Japanese KUNMING, Oct.

(Central 23 French Government denies in

the cavalry and infantry unit mov- News)The first convoy of trucks cach, have been ordered for the the Chinese eriptions which left Lashio for the Canadian Minister of Munitions, porta thuit M. Laval has gone to Parising from Shumchun to Lilong loaded with materials of various des- Royal Canadian Navy, says the to negotiate France's declaration of and Pukut war against England," declared an section of the Canton-Kowloon interior of China following the re- Mr, C. D. Howe

openin

The Imperial Airways Service be- This brings the number of vessels official of the Vichy Government to- Railway on October 17 was re-arrived here yesterday, and is leaving in Canada's major shipbuilding pro- tween Hongkong and Bangkok in temporarily suspended., Air mail day.

pulsed by the Chinese.

grunne to DB, involving more that correspondenco will be accepted at

£12,000,000 and consisting of

the existing rates of postage and will be forwarded by the first opportunity minesweepers for the Canadian Navy,

en corvettes for the Royal Navy by steamer to Singapore to connect 54 corvettes for the Canadian Navy.

with the cast and west bound air A very substantial proportion of arvices. these D8 ships will have been launch-

be

of

All further steps will be taken, and expenses borne, by the Society.

The Informant'a zame will kept strictly private, except in cases where malice in proved.

Exchange At A Glance

SELLING

T.T. London

Demand London TT, Shanghai

T.T. Singapore.

TT. Jupan

TT. India T.T. U.S.A.

T.T. Manlin

75 Batavia TUT. 1.T. Bangkok

Saigon

T.T. France T.T. Switzerland T.T. Australla

BUYING

4 m/s L/C London 4 m/s D/P London

4 m/s L/C U.S.A.

and

of the Burma Road, safely

this morning to continue its trip juland.

ite and the report is ludicrous he-

Attack On Chuke cause M. Lával has gone to Paris to

The drivers and engineers were CHUNGKING, Oct. 23 discuss questions of a general nature

(Central entertained at a dinner party given concerning immediate relations be- News)--Japanese troops on Sunday by local transportation companies

pushed south along the Puyang River yesterday evening. tween France and Germany,

Except for a The French Foreign Minister has to attack Chuki, on the Cheklang few Indian volunteers, they are all also dented oversens reports that Klangsi

War Against lost and sewuptured by wae chussy overseas Chinese who have returned

by the Chinese. to serve the fatherland. contemplates France anybody. He said France is seeking

Interviewed they said that there Arriving in the suburbs the follow- and is

is willing to co-operate unt or

the Japanese were encircled had been several air raid alarms on peace

the way but the natural shelters with Germany in

in the reconstruction

place at offered adequate protection. Europe, in which "the post-war A sharp clash took

It is learned from responsible cir- status of Alsace-Lorraine will have Chungchibkow in centrul lupeh, an

Some 300 Japariest eles that full efforts will be exerted to the most important influence on re-October 17.

and six keep the Burma Road open in face of Intlona between France and Ger-casualties were inflicted Japanese boats were sunk. nnny."

Japanese merial attacks. Air defence: M. The oficial spokesman said

in South Shansi, Japanese artillery at towns and bridges along the read has returned to Paris with a shelled Maotsintu, a crossing on the will be strengthened. Large quanti- proposition for the extension of the north bank of the Yellow River, sixties of repair materials will be put in readiness. More armed squads and Franco-German armistice which ex-tniles east of Pingly, on October 19. pleed on September 23. It is also

repair, gangs are, being organised.

China Quinine For understood that he will continue to seek the return of the French Guy ernment to Paris.

Laval's Proposals LONDON, Oct. 22 (Reuter).-Re- ports link together rumours of an: impending visit by Ribbentrop lo

Vichy and Laval's negotiation of a

proposal for reaching

According to Ame

.1/27 .1/274

385 5234 .105

.9214

any

mistice with the Axis.

.424

,00

Nom.

.9812

IF

.1/0/%2

.1/314

1/3 23 Nom. .84% U.S. Cross rate in London 4.02% U.S. Cross rate in N.Y...4.02

4 m/s France

30 d/s India

...

H.K. Stock Market

were

The following quotations issued on the Hongkong.Stock Mar

1.45 Ambrose and Ills Orchestra.ket this morning.

2.15 Close Down.

6.00 Jack Fayne and His Band.

Closing Local Stock Quotií-

030

tions.

0.32 Peter Dawson (Bass-Baritone) and the Band of H. M. Grenadler Guards,

7.00 London Relay-The News. 7.15 London Eclay-Topical Talks. 7.30 Compositions of Chopin,

4.00 Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements.

8.03 Studio Consert by the Para- diso Islanders.

8.30 Studio-"Great Authors" No.

6; Thackeray.

A talk by Father T. Ryan, S.J. 8.50 Harold Ramsay at the Organ. 2.00 London Relay-The News and News Commentaries.

9.30-London - Relay-To-Task-of-j- Many Things'.

9.45 Gelng-Concerto in A Minor, Op. 10.

10.15 Violla Sotos by Fritz Kreister. 10.30 Selections from Puccini's Operas.

11.00 Cluse Down.

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..72 n.

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Canton $. Union $.

China Underwriters H.K. Fire $.

PPING

Douglases S. Steamboats $.. Indo-Chinas P. 5 Indo-Chinas D. $. Shell (Bearers) st Waterboats $

DOCKS ETC

Whorves Docks (old) $. Docks (new) $. Providents $. S'hai Dockyards

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To the Editor,

The "Hongkong Telegraph." Sir The C.M.S. Hospital nt Kun- ming-perhaps the best equipped in the district was destroyed In an nir-raid on Saturday. In view of the urgent need for setting up emer- gency units to dont with the casual- tles, the Medical Superintendent and Committee of the Nethersole Hos- pital wish to relinquish the share due to them of the collection and gifts taken at St. John's Cathedral on Hospital Sunday, 0 that re whole amount may be sent to Kun- I think those who gave on ming. Hospital Sunday should know of this generous decision.

A. P. ROSE, Acting Chaplain.

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definite ar-

to American correspon- dents, Laval's proposal is that France should give up Alsace Larraine, Nice,| Tunis and Djibouti,

The Axis would

undertake not to steal anything che

Vichy declared war on Britain.

These American

American Protest Answered

Bahrein Island Bombing

LONDON, Oct. 22 (Reuter).

ed before the end of this year.

Death Of Mr.

A. B. Stewart

34

An air mail service providing a connection with Brush Overscas Airways at Rangoon will be available during the period of suspension of the Service. The Hongkong-Bangkok postage rates for all destinations will be $1.00 per 2 oz. for letters and $0.76 each for postcards. Mail for this service should be superscribed "Via Hangoon" and bear the usual blue air mall label.

Small Packet Post to all countries is suspended.

INWARD MAILS

Former Partner Of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson, Ltd. The news was received by cable, this morning of the death in London of Mr. A. B. Stewart, CHUNGKING, Oct. 33 (UP).-a partner of Messrs. Jardine, Australia and Manila.....Oct. 23. Mr. Canada, U.S.A., Japan and Shanghai Among the first loads sent on along Matheson & Co., Ltd.

(Vancouver B,C, date, 6th October) the Burma Road will be cleven Stewart, who was 52 years 'öf

Oct. 24. .Oct, 24. million quinine pills contributed by age, had been suffering from a Sandakan

US.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang- long illness.

hal, (San

4th Francisco date, October)

Oct, 25.

the Chiene residents of Batavia. The Southwest Transportation author ities have been instructed to rush the quinine.

He Swalow

The late Mr. Stewart, who was very well known In Hongkong, came East from Scotland in 1910. spent five years with his firm in Java and Manila Tientsin before being transferred to Calcutta and Straits Far East Evacuees beteve he remained, but London and Straits

& Shipping Rates He became a partner of the firra in

FROM-PAGE ONE

they

not received a second appeal from

the

.Oct. 25.

.Oct. 28.

.Oct. 27. Oct. 27. for one year in Shanghai; until 1935. Afr Mail by "Pan American Airways Direct Service," San Francisco date Oct. 27. 18th Octuber. that year, and proceeding Home, looked after the interests of the firm London and Straits In England until 1939 when he retired to live in Rickmansworth. Herts.

U. S. A., and Manila-(San Francisco

date, 5th October). U.S.A., and Maniln- 30th September)

Golf was Mr. Slewart's main re-

tion, and he was one of the lead-Java and Manila creation,

London and Straits ing players in this part of the war Australia and Manila

local Championship Swatow. winning the and playing Interport for Hongkong against Manila in 1924.

During his

years 20

in Hongkong. Stewart maintained varied

There arc German-Inspired sug- "In bombing oil properties on gestions that the negotiations have Bahrein Island, Italy is exercis-

Ribbentrop's reached.a

hed a point where

Colony Golf Champion theming the right of war" is the also indleated that it would not be visit to Vichy might clinch

has for the past comment made in authorised the major consideration. The German

press

The State Department sald two weeks refrained from saying Rome circles to-day on the pro- anything derogatory about France. test filed with the United States correspondents State Department by the Cali-

would agreed that Marshal reject any such proposal; it is be-fornia Standard Oil Company Heved that Laval himself doubt if and the Texas Oil Company the French army, navy and air force against alleged bombing of would fight Great Britain. Other American-owned oil properties.. reports indicate that the French The Italian view is said to be that

pople hold this view.

Petain

For instance, the Paris police have

found in 10 centres secret printing and distribution of pamphlets. Some 615 people have been

been arrested. Ciano For Spain

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" NEW YORK,

Oct. 22 (UP)~~AC- cording to reliable private sources Ribbentrop, is expected In Spain within 40 hours.

He may be joined by an Iailan spokesman-presumably Count Cinno for the purpose of bringing Spain inlo close co-operation with Powers.

Laval In Paris

Axis

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”

firstly. Bahrein Island, being British protectorate, the companies exploiting all there are juridically British; secondly, "England, thanks the to the Treaty concluded with local Emir, han political and economic supremacy on the island."

Nazi Warships Bombed

R.A.F. Raid Hamburg LONDON, Oel. 22 (Reuter).— Enemy warships under construction

the Shanghai American Association for more equitable rates,

Mr. Hull's Assurance The Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell Hull, at the press conference to-day Mr.

.Oct. 20.

.Oct. 28.

Seattle dute,

Oct. 29.

Oct. 30.

Oct. 30.

Nov. 1. .Nov. 2.

OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered and Parcel Mail are

said that the State Department is giv-terests in both the commercial and closed 15 minutes earlier than the ng full attention to the complaints social spheres. He was a Director of time given below unless otherwise several local Companies, including stated, and where mails are advertis- from citizens that the passenger rutes the Hongkong Tramways Ltd., the ed to close at or before a hum regist on evacuation vessels from the Far

Dairy Farm, Ice and Cold Storage Co., tered and parcel malls are closed at East are too high.

Ltd Lane, Crawford, Ltd., and the 5 pm on the previous day. When mails are advertised to close after Peak Tramways, Ltd.

Mr. Stewart's wife and two chil-5 p.m.. Registered and Parcel malis dren survive him. They are at pre- are closed at 5 p.m. sent resident itt London.

He said that it is the Department's policy to guard against excessive pro- fits by shipping companies, and to keep the fares down to a level that would provide a reasonable payment to the companies; however, he was unable to announce anything new.

Other State Department sources said that some new developments in the Far Eastern evacuation situation might cone, later, but there was no Indication of what this might be.

Mr. Hull said no thought had been Kiven

to the Government chartering the vessels and appartioning the pas-

ZURICH, Oct. 22 (UP)-It is rell- at the Blolim and Voss shipbuilding senger fares.

ably reported that M. Laval, the Vice Premier of France. Is in Paris for im- 125 b. portant negotiations with German .11 n. Is

oficials possibly involving the ques- tion of the final peace terms and the attitude of the Vichy Cabinet towards 80 n. Britain. 35/- 1.

It is reported that M. Laval wili .6.00 n.,

discuss the "prolongation Df the

100

1.

thorities, but since the armistice is in

yards at Hamburg, were heavily et- tacked last night by RA.F. bombers.

Sharp Business SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" SHANGHAI, Oct. 23 (UP) ---The

Tons of high explosives and over one thousand fire bombs were drop- American Association has sent a mes- ped on the shipyard and docks in the sage to Mr. Cordell Hull advising that immediate vicinity in a rald which the American evacuation will be a p.m. and con- fallure unless equitable steamship began soon after

fares are announced immediately. tinued for more than an hour.

A group of American evacuees is

Maru.

A heavy ground haze, great search- light activity and intense unlf-air-considering chartering the Taiya craft fire made conditions difficult for

to

and

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AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:

891 n.armistice with the occupation au 15. effect until the final peace treaty is the raiders but by making individual the British evacuation advice because Amritsar

American businessinen welcomed

Alor Star .1514 n.

it does not require signed,

prolonging. attacks from all directions 44/60 3. It is believed that M. Laval might be heights.

British business concerns have been Bangkok .29% discussing a more definite settlement

capitalising the American evacuation Batavia by telling Chinese businessmen that by of the armistice conditions.

Calcutta it is useless to order American goods Agenclent Reports

were circulated recently

Clive Street because the Americans will probably 94 n. that Germany and Italy might offer

Conse-

Fattle Place be unable to effect delivery. 134 cts. n. France milder terms if Vichy would

Canton Cawnpore quently much American business has join in the war against Britain.

Cebu སྐ

been switched to the British in the .3.40

Colombo .31.

past fortnight.

Delhi Haiphong

.14/- 1.

.100 n.

.7.10 n. .3.30 b.

100

.16 na. .7.40 n.

3.70 n.. 50% n.

A.A Guns Hold Off Early Night Raiders

FROM PAGE ONE

able They were

evade the ground defences and press home their attacks,

Chain of Fires

Many fires broke out in the ship- yard and surrounding docles, and in one place a chain of fires became one great flaming m855.

Heavy bombers made a lightning

rnid on an oil refinery at Reisholz. near Dusseldorf at 8.30 p.m. For ten

diary bombs were rained on the plant and 14 separate fires were counted in the target area.

minutes high explosive and incen-

Many explosions and fires were or three raiders drifting in through started in railway yards at Dussei- 224 a few rounds

of anti-aircraft fire. dorf and Derendorf and bombs were The attack was pogalbly handicapped also dropped on the mainline south- 0.40 n. by the mist which blotted out all west of Dusseldorf and on an aero- 30% b. except the brightest stars from the drome at Stade. .36,10 b. | ground. Na bombs were audible at

H.K. Electrics (old) s.. H.K. Electrics (new) $.

(ok) $. trics (now) $...

Mucao Erics

Mucno Sandakan Lights Telephones (old) $..... Telephones (new) s.

INDUSTRIALS.

17 n. the commencement of the rald.

Sporadic Raids

..16 n.

23

.11 n. LONDON, Oct. 22 (Reuter).

b. Enemy attacks on this country to- 5.day have been on a very small

scale, says an Alr Ministry communique,

Cold: Mucg. (Ord.), Sh. $..14.90 n. Cald: Macg. (Pref.), Sh. $...12 n. Canton Ices Cements.$. H.K. Ropes

STORES, &c.

Kidnapping In Dalry Forms

Shanghai

CHUNGKING, Oct. 22 (Central Nows) Hisu Tso-liang, a resident in Yu Yuen Road in the western district, Shanghai, was kidnapped on October 18 by four men who also robbed him of about $1,000 worth of jewellery und banknotes.

His family did not report the kidnapping to the Police until yeater- day lest the kidnappers should kill him at once.

SHIP AGROUND

Watsons 5. Lane Crawfords $. Sinceres $. Wing On (II.K.) S. Powell Ltd. $.

A few sporadic raids were made in the morning by single enemy aircraft n. on several towns on the south-east 16% 8. const and some damage was done, .0.30 0. In two towns houses were demo- lished and a few people were killed 17 b. or

injured .8.00 b, A force of enemy aircraft crossed 7.45 n. the coast in the afternoon pear 2.15 n.

Dungeness. They were promptly in .30 n. tercepted by strong forceu "at" our n.fighters and were unable to penetrate

Into the London area.

Reports so far received show that .37: In this attack very little domoge was 181 n. done though a few bombs were drop-

ped on a south-east town.

.99

D.

COTTON MILLS

Ewo Sh. $........ S'hal Cotton Sh

MISC. II.IC. Govt. 4% H.K. Govt. 34% (1934) ,95 n. H.K. Govt. 84% (1940) ....99 n. Govt. 5% 1925 G$Bds.35% 1. itik. Entertainments S .6.80 n. Constructions (old) $.

'Escape Clause' In

Empire Gifts

Frontier Loyalty

Pledge

.

LONDON. Oct. 22 (Reuter). Among the latest Empire war gifts is a sum of £21,000 from Assam for the purchase of four fighter planes, while the War Savings Fund of Cal- cutta has now sent £367,500 to the United Kingdom.

A Lahore message says that the leader of a large Moslem organisa- tion has offered to buy fighters and has offered the services of 50,000 volunteers.

The Governor of the North-west Frontier provinces has received a pledge of loyalty from the ruler and people of Chitral.

STORMS HOLD UP CLIPPERS

1. Axis Alliance Pactors have been lashing the Pan

Constructions (now) $.. Vibro Piting $........ Maramana Inv. (Lon.) 8/6/10% n. Maramana Ina, (HK) s/-

2/0 n.

FROM PAGE ONE.

STOCK MARKET

REPORT

Hongkong Stock Exchange Omeist Summary, issued yesterday says:

Small buyers were accommodated at slightly advanced prices.

Buyer Unton Ins. $385. Douglases $125 Docks (old) $15.75 Providents $4.50 Hotels $3.20

Lands

$31.25

Realtles $3:30 Trams $15.75 Electries (oN) $36.50 Electrics (new) $36.10 Telephones (vld) $23.50 Telephones (new) $9.50 Cements $16 Ropes $0.20 Daley Farms $17 Watsons $8.00

Sellers

H.K. Fire Ins. $130 Halels $3.40 Ropes 50,50

Hankow

Wednesday, Oct. 23 Indo-China vin Fort Bayard

Straits and United-Kingdom.

G.P.O. & Kr.o.

2.30 p.m.

Parcels, .....Oct. 23, 5.00 p.m. Reg.

Ord.,

Oct. 23, 5.00 p.m.

Oct. 24, 8.30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 25

Air Mail by Air to Hangoon to connect with the "British Oversena Airways."

Reg., Ord.,

RCE.,

Kowloon P. O.

.Oct. 25, 5.00 p.m.

.Oct. 25, 5.30 p.m.

G.P.O.

Oct. 25, 5.00 p.m.

Ord.........Oct. 25, 7.00 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 28

Manila, Macasser und Sourabaya

8.30 a.m. Air Mail by Sea to Singapore to connect with the "British Overseas Airways."

Harbin

Hongkong

Nangoon Saigon

Ipoh

Semarang

ilaito

Seremban

Karnch!

Shanghai

Kiang

Singapore

Kobe

Sitiawan

Килія

Sourabaya

Lumpur

Talpink

Kuching

Madras

Tientsin Tongkah

Straits,

Manila

(huket)

Medan New York

Tsingtao Yokohama

Peking)

Penang

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSIT received for One Year or shorter periods in Local or Other Cur- rencies at rates which will be quoted on appiication.

SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in Local Currency and Sterling with interest allowed at rates obtainable on application. The Bank's Head Office in London undertakes Executor & Trusted business, and claima recovery of British Income Tax overpaid, on terms which may be sscertained at any of its Agencies" and Branches,

B. A. CAMIDGE,

Manager.

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.

Head Office-15, Gracechurch Street, London, E.CJ.

Axthorised Capital Subscribed Capital Paid-up Capiiri .............. ileserve Fund and Rest

HANKERS:

Reg.,

Kowloon P. 0,

.Oct. 20, 9.00 am. Ord .......Oct. 20, 9.30 am.

G.P.O. Reg.

Ord.,

.Oct. 28, 9.00 MIL „Oct: 20, 9.30 am.

Ceylon, India, East

South Africa,

and

10.30 am.

Air Mall for Manila, Guam, Honolulu,'

U.S.A., and Europe via American Airways

Atlantle Services,"

Reg. Ord.

Reg.

Ord.

K.P.O.

"Pan and Trand-

...Oct. 28, 5 p.m. ..Oct. 20, 5.30 p.m. G.P.O.

.Oct. 26, 6 p.m. Oct 27, Noon.

Manila, Ceylon, India, East and South

Africa and United-Kingdom.

G.P.O. and K.P.Ö. Parcels

Reg:

Ord.

Oct. 28, 5 p.m. .Oct. 20, 6 p.m.

Oct. 28, 830 am.

Monday, Oct. 28 Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, USA., Central and South America and

Fran *United Kingdom via San cisco. (No Mail for Canada).

K. P. O.

Parcels .Reg.

£3,000,000 1,800,000 1,050,000 1.254,000

Ord.

Parcels Reg.

The Bank of England à Midland Bank, Ltd.

BRANCHES-

Kandy

Karachi

Bangkak

Jaffna

Bombay

Kuantan

Dairy Farms $17.50 Vibro Piling $8

Calculta Colombo

T

Galle Hongkong Howrah Ipoh

Salos Canton Ins. $175 Providents $4.60 Lands $30.70/80 Troms $16

Telephones (old) $23.75

Ropes $6.30

Allied Shipping Losses

A corles of exceptionally severe

American mid-Pacific bases at Wake and Midway Islands. The "Honolulu Clipper," Hongkong-bound, has been BPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

LONDON, Oct. forced to remain in Honolulu and

22 (UP).-The will not be arriving in Hongkong Admiralty announced to-day that TOKYO, Oct. 22 (Reuter-The

October 28.

63,265 tons of merchant shipping was Karachi Maru. 5.000 tons, of

Wake arrives in Shanghal on Wednesday en Yamamoto Steanship, Company, ran

route to Japan from Nanking. It is cularly severe storm and was out of ending October 13. aground early yesterday morning 200

A total of $1.771.632.10 was reached believed that his recall is further in- touch with the world for forty-eight | yesterday by the War Tund Inaugurated dication of Japan's abandonment of Hours. metres off Esudari bench, western by the Post. Ltd. wis die 101 the Wang, Ching-wel regime--which: been received that damage to build-vessels of 1737 13,308 tons. Thi

urs. However, assurances Selore, in South Sagallen."

the

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

lowing donations: Mr. 5.7 Macarenhar

No damage to the ship nor casual. Cheer Club Bale of Old rins, etc.)

Hongkong St Andrew's Society - ties among the passengers have European YM.G.A. (Bale of Oid resulted.

Tins, etc.) ·

It is noteworthy that Generat Abe | until and experienced a part!-lost to enemy action during the week

Japan originally decided to recognise on October 10 and also 'u áignal for

500

ti renewed drive to negotiate a direct ∙118s" "Pruce With' Chiang Kai-shek.

ings, was slight.

This comprised seven British ships have totalling 32,370 tons; three Allied

neutral vessels of

Midway Island is now experiencing compares with enemy claims that

a storm of lesser intensity but which 122,041, tons had been sunk during

is causing heavy sens.

the same period,

Ord.

..Oct. 28, 4 p.m. ....Oct. 28, 5 p.m. ..Oct. 28, 6.30 p.m.

G. P. O.

.Oct. 28, 4 p.m.

..Oct. 28, 5'p.m. .Oct. 28, 7 p.m.

Manila, Australle and New Zealand

via Thursday Island,

K.P.O.

.Oct. 28, 5 pm. .....Oct. 28, 8.30 p.m.

Madres

Reg.

New York

Ord.

Penang

G.P.O.

Fangoon

Reg.

Oct, 28, 8 pm.

Ord.

Kota Bharu Shanghai

Bim Kuala Lipis

Kuala Lumpur Singapore Kuala Trengganu

HONGKONG BRANCH

Every description of Banking and

Exchange Business transacted.

TRUSTKE AND EXECUTORINIP

UNDERTAKEN,

Oct 28, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 29

Sandakan,

8.30 am. Air Mail by Bes to Singapore to connect with the “Britishi. Overseas ALWAYS"

Ord

G.P.O. & K.P.O.

.Od. 29, 10.30 am.

„Oct, 29, 11.00 0.31.

Parcels..Oct. 29, 11.00 a..

Current Accounts opened in Local Cur-Strails and Calcutta, rency and Fixed Deposita received in Local Currency and Sterling on terms that may be ascertained on application,

D. DENSON,

METROPOLE

Manager.

.Letters

.....Oct. 20 Noon. Bangkok, Madang, Salamaua, Itobaul

and Tulogi

Thursday,

ruday, Oct. 130 p.m.

31 Shangliat, Japah, Canada, U.S.A.,

and United Kingdom via Vancouver B.C. (Parcels for Canada only) Note: All Malls for United-Kingdom will be forwarded with or without superscription

GP.O: and K.P.O.. Forcols ......Oct. 91, 6 p.m. Reg

..Nov, 1, 9.15 am. ...Nov, 1, 10 a.m.

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*Superscribed Correspondence Only.