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R.A.F. ATTACK - SKODA WORKS

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

NOTICE

THE NOVEMBER HALF-YEAR- LY GENERAL MEETING of VOTING MEMBERS will be held at the Club House, Happy Valley, on Thursday, 28th November, 1940, at 5.30 p.m.

ALL MEMBERS aro cordially Invited to attend and participate In any discussion which may

ensue.

Thursday,

By Order of the Stewards, C. B. BROWN,

Secretary. Hongkong, 18th Novembor, 1940. HONG KONG ST. ANDREW'S

SOCIETY

LAWN BOWLS

GR

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

R.

November 21, 1940.

Over Ton Of Copper APS

On Kinshan

Coins On

The Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Company, Queen's Building, was fined $50 by Mr. G. T. Lowry at Central Magistracy this morning on a summons connected with un- manifested cargo relating to a large quantity of copper cents.

PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 25th day of November, 1940, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Pubille Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot.of Crown Land at Wong

The summons stated that the Nei Cheong Gap Road, in the

Steamboat Company being the agents Colony of Hong Kong, for of the s.s. Kinahan, which left Hong- term of 75 years, with the option kong on November 7, had falled 12. of renewal at a Crown Ront to hours before the sailing, to deliver to Imports and be fixed by the Surveyor of His the Superintendent of Majesty the KING, for one fur-Experia, a copy of the complete ship's export manifest, that is, the manifest of all ther term of 15 years,

Hongkong by the omission from Intonding bidders are advised at Hong put on board the shin the manifest of 11 baskets of copper that immediately after the dispo- coins.

Revenue Once the Kinahan was W. A. Ahern sald sal of the lot the Purchaser (if

that on November not the applicant) will be required billed to, gall for Mocae at, 8 8.m. to deposit with an authorised officer 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.

COTTON MARKET LOSSES

Due To The War

21

|COSMETIC SHOPPE

WILL SOON BE OPENED AT 10 PEDDER ST., CHINA BLDG. WATCH FOR GRAND OPENING: FREE. GIFTS AND MAKE-UP SERVICES I Management:

Auw Plt Seng's Trading Co., Ltd.

Greek Troops Smash Through Italians

· FROM PAGE ONE

many prisoners and booty including

WASHINGTON, Nov. (Reuter), Re-direction of some A quarter of an hour before the phases of the United States cot-mechanised equipment.

Greek Advance sailing time, Revenue Officers receiv- ton programme may be neces ed Information that aboard the ship

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH** were baskets containing prohibited sary to salvage the programme's The Revenue Omeers basic nims in face of wartime

ATHENS, Nov. 29 (UP)-Eight exports. boarded the vessel.

developments, according to a Italian Bighing planes were to-day One One-Third Tons statement made to-day by Mr.restroyed by Royal Air Force planes The Rovenue Officer said that Claude Wickard, the new Secre- over Albania in the Arst major air The Annual Lawn Bowls Match

aboard the ship on the main aft tary of Agriculture. >FROM PAGE ONE

between members of St. George's PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. deck, 11 baskets were discovered

under "Munitions stores and other objec~ and St. Andrew's Societies will bo tives in Berlin, shipyards and docks held on 7th December, at 2.30 p.m. at Kiel, Hamburg and Bremerhaven were bombed and fires and explo- at the Kowloon Bowling Green

alons occurred.

Among the indus- | Club.

at

trial targets attacked with good re- All members desirous of playing sults were synthetle oli plants Gelsenkirchen and Hainburg and the in this match are requested to important electrle power clation of Hamborn. Holiyay yarda and june-communicato by 28th November tlons at Bremen, Berlin, Aurleh and with Mr. W. Macfarlane, Dairy the Inland ports of Duisburgh and Farm, East Point. Rinks will be Ruhroft

bombed and also damaged, "the Air Ministry com- selected

were

munique stated,

Constal command planes ได attacked the German naval base at]

an 2nd December and

published the following day.

Lorient and the harbour at Harfleur. ROYAL NAVAL DOCKYARD Three British planes, are missing the communique added.

Italians Licked In Air Fight (OY "REUTER'S" AIR CORRESPONDENT) LONDON, Nov. 20-The heud- quarters of the British Air Force in Greece make it clear that the nine Italian planes shot down by the RAF. yesterday were part of a large formation of lighters engaged over enemy lines,

The battle was the first major clash between R.A.F. fighters and enemy planes over the italo-Greek battle front and demonstrated once aguin the toughness of British Gloster Gladiator biplanes in action and their pilots.

Eight Fiat CR42 biplanes this type Is the counterpart of the Gladiator--- were destroyed. The ninth victim was one of Italy's latest interceptor typos with n known speed of 300 miles. This is some 50 miles greater than the Gladiator, whose high manoeuvrability, however, evidently stood it in good stead.

Some Flat biplanes were so severe- ly damaged that it is Improbable that they returned to their bases.

All the Gladiatora landed safely and the only casualty was a pilot wounded.

Berlin Confession

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BERLIN, Nov. 20 (UP)-Enemy planes few in over the Reich 10- night and bombed residences and other places of no military Import-

ance.

POLICE

No. of Sale.

Registry No.

Aut

Inland Lot

No. 0071.

Wong Nei Cheong

South East of Inland

Gap Road.

Boundary Measurements

N. 4. K.(W.

|fees teet Teos,feel

as per sale plan.

Contents in

sq. feet.

Ann. Rent.

Upset Price

about

32,830

$378

EYE'C$

RADIO

Mr. Wiekurd predicted that the a bed and under a bench and American carry-over at the beginning when these were examined they were of next season may exceed last year's found to contain copper coins, each 14,000,000 bales, of which about 12, basket containing three bags of ouuuuu bales would be under loan Chinese copper coins,

Overument owne The compradore was sent for and

programme which increases ho was asked to produce the ship's the surplus year after year is bound This was done and on to break down," declared the new

or

1,000

BANKS

THIS CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA, & CHINA.

Incorporated by Royal Charter· 1189,'- Paid-up Capital ....... £3,000,000- Haverve Linbilty, of Proprioters £3,000,000 Reserve Fund eyess $2,000,00 HEAD OFFICE-LONDON, 38 Bishopagata, B.C.â,

PAR Rub-Agencies in London: 117/122, 1/endashali Birosi, K.03. Wart End Branchi 14/18, Cockapur Bizuet, LW..

Manchester Branch.

52, Monley Atreet, Manchester, 1. AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:

Harbin

Rangoon

Alor Star Amritsar Bangkok

Hongkong

Saigon

Semarang. Seremban Shanghai

Jpan

Batavia"

110110

Bombay

Karachi

Calcutta

Kling

Singapor

Agencies:

Kabe

Sitiawan

Clive Bireet Kuals

Fairlie Place Lumpur

Taiping

Cawnpore Canton Cebu

Kuching

Colombo

Tsingtao

Deini Haiphong Hamburg ankow

New York Palping!

(Peking) Penang

Madran

Manil Medan

FOREIGN EXCHANGE

Bourabaya

Tientsin Tongkah

(Bhuket)

Yokohama

and Genera).

Banking Business transacted...

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and. FIXED DEPOSITS received for One Year

or shorter periods in Local or Other Cur-

SAVINGS AC

The Bank's Head Omee in London

ballie of the Itale-Greek war.

It is believed that the Royal Afrrencies at rates which will be quoted on Force is also co-operating with Greek

SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in. forces on the Albanian border whin, Local Currency and Sterling with interest. according to the Greek Press Minister, allowed at rates abiainable on application have been advancing despite bomb- undertakes Executor & Tristes business, inga by as many as 400 Italian planes. and claims recovery of British Income Tax overpaid, on terms which may be. Ascertained at any of its Agencies" and Branches,

A. CAMIDGE,

En þinnagar.

maration it was seen that there secretary and added that "further nd- ported that Greek artillery, operating |

was no entry of the copper coins at justment of acreage must be made all. The coins were taken to the it world markets continue to absor Imports and Exports Once and they only a couple of million bales instead averaged 249 per basket, mately one and one-wird copper coins.

Smuggled Aboard

upproxi~

tonia

of 0,000,000 bales." of

Spirit Of

N. Zealand

Japan's Asiatic Autarchy

Greeks Shell Koritza SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” OHRID, Nov 20 (UP)-It is re- from their positions in the Morova mountains, along the Cangon Road and on Mount Ivan, have resumed their bombardment of Koritzo.

The shelling started at 3

3.m., and by dawn 37 Italians were reported to have been killed and 70 wounded.

Koritza is reported to be in flames, a red glow reflected on the clouds A representative of the defendant

being visible at a great distance. Arm admitted the summons and said that it was obvious that the colns

Greek Advance Continues

TOKYO, Nov. 20 (Router).— were smuggled aboard because apart

OHRID, Nov. 20 (UP)-Frontier from the watchmen the Steamboat

reports say Greek artillery, from The need for "building up a

state organised

of Company employed, there were four

LONDON, Nov. 20 (Reuter) positions near Filiates, are bombard-highly Indian guards and three Chinese!

waring the retreating Italians who are national defence," was given as watchmen on the whart. The copper "New Zealand is not in the

the reason for "attaining as 31.49 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles) aboard in bulk, and presumably, they declared Mr. W. J. Jordan, New Param advancing yesterday morn- maximum`autarchy in the gres-

ZBW, 355 metres (845. k.e.) and coins could hardly have been taken merely to help the British Empire," being pursued by Greek troops from were smuggled on board in small Zealand High Commissioner, broad- Saxophone Recital From quantities and during the night. The casting from London to-night.

The young men of New Zealand ship's manifest had been submitted to the Imports and Exports Office 12 have accepted the challenge to the

Empire. The

spirit of our men is hours before its satling from Hong-

one of enthusiasm." konif.

The civil population of Britain who After the fine had been imposed,; Revenue Officer Ahern applied for are facing up to-night to bombing and carrying on their everyday duties confiscation of the coins, and as the is an inspiration even to Service recresentative of the defendant firm men," concluded Mr. Jordan. offered no objections, the application

Junks Enter Mine was granted.

Vacancies exist for a number of European Constables in the Royal Naval Dockyard Police,

Pay and conditions АТС follows:-

Constable on Entry. Pay. Pre-

H.K.T.

The Studio

12.15 p.m. Short Service of Inter- cussion.

12.30 Songs by Les Allen.

Silvester and His 32.40 Victor Ballroom Orchestra.

1 Local Time Signal and Weather Report.

1.03 Musical Comedy Selections. 1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press, weather Forecast and

Announce-

sent rates are $3,000 per annum rising by annual increments to $3,500. These rates include a fluctuating bonus and are able to amendment upwards GF downwards to cover varia- tions in the cost of living. House allowance payable to approved married ranks on completion of 5 years aer-ments. vice and over the age of 30. Free quarters, light, fuel and uniform.

D

Close dowZZ,

1.45 Variety. 2.15 0 Haydn Symphony No. 06 in Major. 6.22 tions.

G.25 Excerpts from Mozart's "Don Gilovanni" Act II.

London Relay-The News, 7.15 London RelayQuestions of

-Constables may become pen- sionable after 15 yearn satisfactory service. Nino months loave every 5 years (subject to re-the Hour engagement for a further 6 years) with free second class passages and two thirds pay during whole of leave.

Promotion

to Sergeant, Sub Inspector and Inspector by selec-

QUO TAI-CHI ENTERTAINS

Field

Alter ing, the Greeks are reported to have ter Asiatic sphere" by Mr. driven the Italians back across ibe Kobayashi, Japanese Minister of Kalamas river and continued their Commerce, in a speech to-day. strong attacks.

He said "Japan's industrial Yesterday afternoon, the Italian forees were in disorderly retreat fabric must be entirely rebullt northward as far as the Zalongo in line with the new interna- river. The Italians abandoned three tional situation, created by the field guns, two tanks, five machine-conclusion of the three-Power guns and large quantities of ammuni- tion.

The Greeks took six Itailaa pact between Japan, Germany omeers and 180 soldiers prisoner. and Italy.

Greek artillery bombarded the "Controlled economy, must village of Hersek early to-day from! prevail over liberal economy.” the Gramos mountains killing 12, wounding seven, and wrecking two

Thanksgiving Day

J

Charged with entering North, Lantau Channel minefeld two junk houses,

The Greeks continue to predict the masters appeared in the Marine Court

early fall of Koritza, around which before Lt. Cmdr. J. Jolly to-day. LONDON, Nov. 20 (Reuter).—Mr. Lau Fat, the first defendant who their semi-circle continues to shrink. Que Tal-chi, Chinese Ambassador to pleaded not guilty was fined $30 or After an advance of another mile in Closing Local Stock Quota-Britain, gave a luncheon party to-day one month's imprisonment and Lau the Morova mountains region, the

Onces of the American Consulate^ which included Lord Halifax, Foreign Yan, the second defendant who Greeks at one point are reported to

General and American firms in the Minister, and Lady Halifax, and pleaded guilty was fined $20 or one be only three miles from Koritza,

Frontier reports say that 18 sleep- Colony were closed to-day, in obser month's imprisonment. Lord and Lady Chalcid.

Ing Italian soldiers were killed and vance of Thanksgiving Day

No special functions are being held about 40 injured when two time bombs exploded in the Italian milit in the Colony except a Thanksgiving ary barracks at El Dosean at 4 a.m.Service at the First Church of Christ, to-day.

Scientist, 31 Macdonnell Road at 6. Por the second-year--President SOFIA, Nov. 20 (UP)-Radio

Roosevelt has fixed the holiday a Athens to-night said: "It is officially week ahead of the usual observance confirmed that the Italians attempted

7.30 Tangos and Concert Waltzes.

Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements..

8.03 Studio-Saxophone Recital by Palapo.

8.23 Boston Promenade Orchestra. 8.45 Studio Local Newsletter.

London Relay The News and News Commentaries.

D

9.30 Sydney Torch in a Variety Programme.

Kalman's “The Countess Marit- ra"-Potpourri.

10.13 Accordeon Bolos.

10.28 Dance Music by Billy Cotton

The majority of British planes tion, which tried to reach Berlin were

10 Applicants should be British forced to turn back, the communique stated. Bombs were dropped on subjects and produce ovidence of Potsdam where they cause small same, to be between 20 and 35 damage. British planes also damag-

Two British years of age and to sign an agree- and II Bard, ed several hospitals. planes were brought down and avement for Five years service. To German planes are missing, the com- bo not less than 5'8" in height and munique added.

36 inches round the chest.

British To Charter age limits. In these cases enlist

Norwegian Ships

FROM PAGE ONE

ary instructions as to the requisition- ing of British ships have been re- ceived and no appointment of a local Civil servant to assume charge of the work in conjunction with the Ministry of Shipping, has yet been appointed.

11 Close down,

1.

HEARTBURN

caused by too much acid

In special circumstances excep- tions will be made regarding the

ment will be on a temporary basis.

For further particulare applica- tion should be made in writing to the Superintendent, R.N, Dockyard Police, H.M. Dockyard, Hong Kongness."

NOTICE

DEFENCE REGULATIONS 1940

The following rates will be It can be surraised that ships under 60 tons will be excluded from charged for mailing single copies the requisition since, in any case, of the following newspapers such vessels are largely under naval abroad: control for defence purposes already.

China

coasters would not

or

be ocean

suitable for European service. Therefore, since the aim of requisition is to turn private profits into the public purse as well economical co-ordination of profitable existing services, Chinn coast routes will probably be maintained under though ot course, under

control. Passenger and

and freight rates will

present t

certainly not be d

Likely

they will be

most

It is understood that the curtomary, method of operating ships under ro- quisition is to pay the owners five per cent of the profits as profi, and

cent for depreciation.

Live Pfits For Wo

The bulk of the profits

South China Morning Post

China and Macao 16 cents por copy British Empire and Foreign 25 conta por copy The Hongkong Tolegraph China and Macao 16 conta por copy

British and Foreign

20 cents per copy 25 conta Baturdays.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Á donation of $1,000 received yesterday. 140, from His Excelleticy the Aeling Governor

temporarily at least, to the prosecu Zient-Cen Norton, enabled total

of $1.418.700.84 10 be reached by the War

tion of the war. Whether local ad- Fund inaugurated by the B... Port, justment of these will be made is not Ltd,

WiThe following donations were received

disclosed as the Government in Hongyuterday a

kong has not been informed of details .of Lane Crawford, Ltd, (fur

of the achame.'-l

apply to all

are based on Hongkong, Singapore

- donation)

Cheero Club (further, said,

British shilps in the Far East, Theno | "Tormiria” najde

The regulationem a vodiydor C. BUT, BRrappel-zlox-

and law) 1 ['d understood, on Shari'a Miss Merion Potter hal, some pi the ships, however, TOALETA ERION not "hymilaba" for reasons contracted parking with the Sino-Japanese höstliilador Me? Menj.

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Italians Halted

an attack on the, Greek positions arom day, which dates back to the landing the rear by crossing Yugo Slavia, but of the Pilgrim Fathers and the were halted by the Yugo Slavions foundation of the 13 original colonies. who interned the unit and took over It is in essence a national harvest 130 Italian tanks, 1,400 light and festival celebration. 400 heavy machine guns.”

Albanian In Action

LONDON, Nov. 20 (UP)-Radio

Violent Luftwaffe

Ankara claimed that Albanian troops, Raids On Midlands

attired in the uniform' of King Zog's army, appeared at the Italian rear and some penetrated as far as Gradet, and blew up some Italian fuel tanks.

•

New Offensive Athens, Nov. 20 (Reuter)-Greck troops launched a new offensive on

a wide front to-dayers to-night

Reports reaching

FROM PAGE ONE

The Germans lost only five planes, the reports claimed.

Blitzkrieg Intensity. SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH". LONDON, Nov. 20 (UP)The state that the Greeks, unshaken by German raid on the Midlands con- the savage bombing from the air centrated with full blitzkreig fury on which they underwent early this one area.

week, have reached General Soddu's The first waves of rolders appeared "lines of resistance in Albania at shortly after dusk and were met by several points while the Italians are, cumerous searchlights and an intense

anti-aircraft barrage, stated to be retreating in disorder.

Watchers witnessed one of the The Greek advance, if maintained, threatens to split the Italian forces fiercest night air battles yet seen in in two, Isolating the defenders of this part of the country.

on

Koritza and troops based Argyrocastro in the coastal sector,

An important factor in the Greek attacks has been the co-operation of

aircraft.

Midlands Hammered. SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” LONDON, Nov. 21 (UP)---- The Midlands and, the south coast of England were the main front objectives of last night's.raide.

Six hundred more Italian prisoners arrived in Athens from to-day..

the

New U.S. Bombsights For British Planes

FROM PAGE ONE

The Midlands were hammered for the second night in succession. Waves of bombers`"first' showered

incendiary bombs on two towns, and bombing attacks which are

then followed up; with determined

continuing.

High explosive bombs fell in the Industrial, district of a south coast. town. One bomb fell on school grounds, and another in a roadway a gas main, killing two

averal. British bombers over Britain. and; injuring the English Channel as observers.

London had a generally Quiet night, However, he said they have not activity belog confined to occasional flown over Germany, or German oc-

puisance raida. No serious dambgu cupled territory

had been reported up to midnight,

In exchange for priorly orders.ong Consolidated Aircraft bombora, Bri- tain has released to the United States eriough engines to equip 41 Boeing Flying-fortressch which the Army has already accepted for delivery without "enginos,' the General

Negotiations are in hand, for release of 20 of the Talest type of By

fortresses, fully equipped except for the secret bombafgh

British Warship Bombed. Report

'HERÓIAL TOʻTHE "TELEGRAPHY "ALGECIRAS; Nov, 20 (UP)-Two unidentified planes bombed and struck a British warship in the Straks of Gibraltar to-day according to re- scheduled for deliver in November, ports, and NA three. In Decembertma 20after the warship was temporarily January 1) the tial delivery to be halted and later proceeded completed by March 1. Ma Gibraltar with great dianculty o