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BANK HOLIDAYS

CLASSIFIED NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. ADVERTISEMENTS 25 words $2.50 for 3 days prepaid

FOUND.

FOUND on December 12, very fine red Chow Dog. it not claimed with- in three days will be sold and proceeds handed to the Bomber Fund.

In accordance with Government Ordinance, The Exchange Banks will be closed for the transaction of Public Business on Wednesday, and Thursday, the 25th and 26th December, 1940. (Christmas Holl- days)...

Hongkong, 23rd December, 1940.

Please apply Mrs, Hogg. Jockey Club CHANGE OF ADDRESS

Stabics.

FOR SALE.

Kindly note that as from 30th FOR SALE-Three Mongrel Pup-

our new offico ples. Can be seen at the Jockey Club December, 1940, Stables. Proceeds to Bomber Fund. address will be:- Please apply Mrs, Hogg,

DOG

BEDLINGTON TERRIER thoroughbred for sale, $100 to be given to the War Fund. Can be seen

THE MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE CO.,

by appointment. Tel. 30709, ofice WINDSOR HOUSE, 2nd. FLOOR,

hours.

LIONEL electric trains and accer-

Selling Dories.

out at pre-war wholesale prices. On view at No. 6, Bowen Road, Bowen Mansions, Flat No. 1, any day from 2 pm,

مسجد

"HONGKONG AS REVEALED BY Edition:

THE CAMERA”

Second

Over 60 excellent views of the

DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL,

HONG KONG

NOTICE

DEFENCE REGULATIONS 1940

Colony, Price $1.50. Obtainable at The following rates will bo Kolly Travel Bureau or from the Publishers charged for mailing single copies

& Walsh, Ltd., Hongkong

South China Morning Post, Ltd.(of Wyndham Street.

Planes Over Switzerland

BPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

DERNE, Dec. 23 (UP),—The Police Department has revealed that the planes, which flew over Switzerland on the night of December 21-22 were English, and that the bombs which fell on Zurich on December 22 were of English origin. The Legation at London has been instructed to protest.

Hongkong Refugee and Social Welfare Council

THE

FOOD KITCHENS

daily feed nearly '4,000 Dostitute Poor

of this Colony

YEARLY COST

J

$30,000

YOUR HELP IS NEEDED

PLEASE GIVE GENEROUSLY Donations marked "Food Kitchens" may be sent to

The South China Morning Post

or

The Hon. Secretary

Room 3 Gloucester Building Kongkong

...

tho following newspapers

Inbroad:-

South China Morning Post

China and Macao

16 cents per copy

British Empire and Foreign 25 cents per copy The Hongkong Tolograph China and Mocno 14 cents per copy

16 cents Saturdays

British and Foreign

20 cents per copy

25 cents Saturdays.

FOR THE PROTECTION OF

CHILDREN

What to do to help a child

Anyone knowing of a child who has been

assaulted, neglected, or ill-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 an act of kindness by communicating. at once with

The Hon. General Secretary, HKS.P.C., Old City Hall.

The Inspector, 49, Pokfulam Road, st floor.

The Inspector, 82 Stone Nullab Lane, 2nd. Floor,

The Inspector, 12, Sai Yeung Chol St., Kowloon.

The Inspector, 52, Argyle St, Kowloon.

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

The Informant's name will be kept strictly private, except in cases where malice is proved.

CHRISTMAS AMNESTY" Manila, Dec. 23. President Quezon has granted a Christmas pardon to 159 prisoners at Bilibid, including Gernido de Beau mont, Chancellor of the Spanish Consulate, who was sentenced to six months in October for embezzling P0.000 from the Consulate funds.

De Beaumont will be nsker leave the Philippines immediately United Press.

SOFTBALL

Under the distinguished patronnie, of Hon. Commissioner of Police, President of the Kowloon Football Club and

Chairman, Hongkong War Effort Committee

Grand Softball Matches

will be held at the

KOWLOON FOOTBALL CLUB

on.

BOXING DAY

at 10.30 alm.

K.F.C. Members under 40 years

V.

K.F.C. Members over 40 years

THE LADIES

V.

KOWLOON POLICE

Entrance Fee: 50 cents

Total Proceeds to the Bomber Fund

Roll up and Help to Sock Adolf.

to

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

MR.

PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS

H.K. Stock Market

BANKS

ILK. Banks $ ILK. Banks

H.K. Banks* (H.K.) Chartered C Mercantile, A. & B. £

c.e

Mercantile,

1,380 n.

78

.81.. .8-n.

of the Sale by Public Auction The following quotations wern to be held on Monday, the 30th issued on the Hongkong Stock Mar

ket this morning. day of December, 1940, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Castle Penk. In the Colony of Hong Kong, for a torm of 75 years, commencing from lat July, 1898, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty tho KING, for one further term of 24 years less the last three days thereof.

+

Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dispo sal of the lot the Purchaser (if not tho applicant) will be required to deposit with an authorised officer who will be present at the Bale, the sum of two hundred dollare, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of; the Purchase price. PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

No. of Sale

Registry No.

Castle Peak.

Locality

Boundary Measuremenis

8. 8. E. W.

fret fest fret fret

Jpset Price

East Asia $.

INSURANCES

Contons $

Union $..... China Underwriters H.K. Fire $.

December 24, 1940.

Exchange At A Glance

SELLING

TT. London .. Demand London TT. Shanghai

T.T. Singapore T.T. Jupan T.T. India Tr. U.S.A.

TVT.

Salgon

147

-BANK S

THE CHARTERED BANK OF

· INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA,

› Incorporated dy Royal Charter 1881.

.... 43,000,000

POST OFFICE

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS

25,

On Wednesday, December and Thursday, December 20, the

noon noon

Paid-up Capital ........................................... 1.000.000 General Post Office and Branch Post Reserys Llability of Proprietors £3,000,000 || Offices will be open as follows: Reserve Fund

Wednesday, 25 Thursday, 26

8 to 10 a.m. 8 to G.P.O. Kowloon Sheungwan to Dam. 8 to 10 a.m. All other Brench Post Offices and Money Order Omeo will be entirely closed during the Holidays,

HEAD OFFICKI-LONDON,

18 Blahoperate, EC.1.

Rub-Agencies London: 117/122, Leadenhall Street, 2.C3.

West End Branch: 10/16, Cochopur Street, B.W.L.

Manchester Branch:

32, Mosley Streez, Mancheteur, 1.

AGENCIES AND BRANCULES:

Alor Star

Amritsar

Bangkok Datavia Bombay

Hongkong

1/2 1/2% .415

.204.n.

52 10211⁄2

10% n

.74 b.

123 Ya

200 b.

TIT. Manila TT. Batavia т.т.

.40%

.437

400 b.

T.T. Bangkok T.T.

101

SHIPPING

TT. France

Nom.

TT. Switzerland

.00%

Douglas $..

135 A.

Harbin

T.T. Australia

1/0

Steamboats $

.11 a

Ipoh

Indo-Chinas P. $.. Indo-Chinas D. $.. Shell (Bearers) »/- Waterboats $

100 n.

·BUYING

Follo

.80 m.

Karachi

8/9 n.

4 m/s L/C London

1/3/%

Calcutta

Klang

.7 p.

4 m/s D/P London

.1/3%

Agencies:

Kobe

· Cilve Street - Kuala

́4 m/s L/C ̄_USA.

.24

....95 B.

4 m/s France

.Nom.

Canton

Kuchlig

18.00 n. .18 n.

30 d/s India ....

.84%

Cawnporo

Cebu

Manga

U.S. Cross rate in London 4.02

Colombo

.8.70 b. & 13. .37 n.

U.S. Cross rate in N.Y, ..4.03%

New York

Pelping

.10/3 n. ..OY n.

.1 cts. n.

3.70 s. .33.60 b..

DOCKS ETC.

Wharves Docka (old) 3.. Docks (new) 5. Providents $... S'hal Dockyards $.

Koljan */- Raubs $.. H.K. Mina

Hotels S Lands $.

MINING

LANDS

Lands 4% Debentures

Shn Lands Sh $. Humphreys

H.K. Realties $. Chinese Estates $.

UTILITIES

Trams $..

Peak Trama (old) $....

100 n..

Pres. Roosevelt To Speak

Fairlie Place · Lumpur

Madras

Itamburg Hankow

Medan

Peking) Penang

. Nangoon Baigon Semarang Seremban Shanghai Singapore BIUAWAN Sourabaya

Banking Business transacted.

Taiping

Tientsin Tongkati

(Phuket)

Tsingtao Yokohama

TOLUZION EXCHANGE and General CURRENT ACCOUNTS, opened and FIXED DEPOßigs received for One Year or shorter periods in Local or Other Cur rencles at rates which will be quoted on application.

BAVINGS ACCOUNTS #150 opened in Lock Currency and Sterling with interest allowed at rales obtainable an application

There will be one collection from the pillar boxes each day as on Sundays and one delivery" of regis... 1- tered "and ordinary correspondence at 10 am on Wednesday and at 11.30 am on Thursday.

There will also be one delivery of ordinary correspondence each day at 11 a.m. from the Branch Post Office at Stanley, Taipo and Un Long,

Small Packet Post to all countriem la suspended.

INWARD MAILS Air Mail by "British Oversess Air- ways Service" by sea from Bings- pore.

London and Straits Canton

.Dec. 24.

.Dec. 24. Dec, 25. London and Straits

.Dec. 25. USA., Honolulu and Manila (Sara Francisco date, 3rd Dec.)..Dec. 26. USA., Honolulu, Japan and Shang-

hal (San Francisco date December)

4th. .....Dec. 28.

Francisco

Air Mail by "Pan-American Airways

Direct Service"---San date, 17th December.

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGNAPH" WASHINGTON,

Dec. 23 (UP) 12.30 n.The White House announced that

7.00 n. President Roosevelt has tentatively The Bank's Hond Office in London .3,80 b. decided to address the nation by

undertakes Executor de Trustee business. 100 m. radlo on December 29, on the "pre-Tax overpaid, on lens which may be Swatow

and claims, recovery of British Income Java and Manila sent emergency." He will probably ascertained at any of its Agences and Canton 18 s. speak from 9.30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Branches. 7.40 n. ¡ES.T.

Peak Trums (new) $..

.31⁄2 n.

Star Ferries $.

01 b.

24 v.

as per sale

pian.

Y, Ferries $

Chuna Light

(old) $ x.d.c. Rts. 6.00 b.

RADIO

ZBW, 355 metres (845 k.c.) and 31.49 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles) Dicken's "Christmas Carol"

From the Studio

Radio Programme Broadcast by Z. B. W. on a Frequency of 845 k.e's. and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m. and 8-11 p.m. on 9.52 m.c's. per second.

H. K. T.

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

12.30 Mantovani and His Orchestra In Dance Music.

1.00 Local Time Signal and Wea- ther Report.

1.03 London Palladium Orchestra and Miliba Korjus (Soprano).

1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press, Weather Forecast and Announce ments.

1,45 Variciy.

2.15 Close Down.

6.30

tions

Closing Local Stock Quota

6.32 Dance Music.

7.00 London Relay 7.15 London Relay Questions of the Hour",

7.30-Variety

8.00 Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements.

8.03 Vocal Programme by Paul Robeson (Bass) with Piano accomp.; The Salisbury Singers

unaccom panted; Alfred Piccaver (Tenor) with Piano necomp.;

The

B.B.C. Wireless Singers Unaccompanied; Harold Willams

and B.B.C. Male Chorus; ала Essle Ackland (Contralto) with Or- chestra and Chorus.

8.30 Orchestral Selections-Over-

aniello". B.B.C. Symphony |

The Enchanted Lake, Serge Conducting the Boston

Orchestra; "Prince Polovisi Igor

March, The

B.B.C Symphony Orchestra; Fantasin The British Empire-England: The tish Grenadiers: Ireland-The Min trel Boy: India--Rekhtah; Wales March of the Men of Harlech; Canada --Canoeing Song; Australia-Abort- ginal Air; South Africa-Folk Song; Scotland Caller Herrin' and The Hundred Pipers; New Zealand-No- tional Song; Finale, Mayfair "Sym- phone Orchestra,

0.00 London Relay The News and News Commentary,

8.30 London Relay Talk: "Scots Abroad",

0.45 Corelli-Cancerto Grosso in G Minor ("Christmas Concerto")~Lon- don Symphony Orchestra conducted by Bruno Walter,

10.00 Studio-An Abridged Version of Dicken's "Christmas Carol".

10.30 Hutchinson-A Noel Fantasy from "A Carol Symphony"-Royal Opera Orchestra, Covent Garden, con ducted by Hely Hutchinson.

10.40 Royal Command Performance. 11.00 Close Down.

Hull Welcomes New Envoy

Statement On Halifax WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (Reu- ter). The appointment of Lord Halifax as British Ambassador Ia highly welcomed by the United States Government,

of

Mr Cordell Ifull. Secretary State, has Issued a statement to this effect, adding that Lord Halifax' TE cord of accomplishments was such as to commend him to the United States os Ambassador.

Mr Cordell Hull stated that he looked forward with pleasure to working with Lord Halifax.

LONDON, Dec. 23 (Router)-The Chinese community of Malaya has raised £30,000 for the Lord Mayor's sir raid distress fund.

II.K. Electric (old) $..... .40 n. H.K.. Electrics (new) $.394 n.

Telephones (old) $. Telephones (new) 5..

INDUSTRIALS

Fewer Shipping Losses

IL A. CAMIDGE,

Sandakan

Manager. | Calcutta and Straits.

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.

Head Omre:-15, Gracechurch Street, London, E.C3.

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Dec. 23 (UP)-The Authorised Capital

Reserve Fund and Rest

BANKERS:

Macao Electrics (old) $....17% n. shipping losses for the week ending Subscribed Capital Macao Electrics (new) $..18 .mk-night, December 15, were five Paid-up Capital...! Sandakan Lights

.11.39 b. British ships with a total of 30,830 .26 n. tons, and two allied ships totalling ..10.20 n. 20,040, tons which is a decrease of Caid: Macg. (Ord.), Sh. $..14.00 n. ing week.

nearly two-thirds from the preced- Cald: Macg. (Pref.), Sh. $...12 . Canton Ices $. Cementa S... H.K. Ropes S..

STORES, &c. Dalry Farms $. Watsons $..

Lane Crawfords $. Sinceres $.......... Wing On (HK) 3. Powell Ltd. §.

COTTON MILLS

Ewo Sh. $.

.1 n. 181⁄2 n.

.7.10 b.

,194 3. 10.70 8,

...

.2.15 n.

.39.n.

1.90 n.

45% n.

S'hal Cotton Sh. $...

MISC. HK. Govt. 45

.Dec. 27.

Dec, 27.

Dec, 28.

.Dec, 20.

.Dec. 29, .Dec. 30.

OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered and Parcel Mall are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where malls are advertis~ ed to close at or before. § am. regis- £3,000,000 tered and parcel malis are closed at 1,800,000p.m. on the previous day. When 1,050,000 malls are advertised to close after 1,254,600

p.m.. Registered and Parcel mails are closed at 5 p.m.

The Bank of England & Midland Bank. .td,

BRANCHES

.180 b. Bangkok Bombay Calcutta

.0714 sa. Colombo

.94 n. Delhi

H.K. Govt. 3% (1934) H.K. Govt.

Galio 314% (1940) ....94 .ongkong Ch. ovt. 5% 1926 GSBds. 93% nowrah HK Entertainments $..

7 b. poh

Constructions (old) $..

...1.60 b.

Constructions (new) $. Vibro Puling $.

n.

.7.70 3. Maramans Inv. (Lon.) a/-..7/5 n Marsmans Inv. (HK.) s/- ..2/0 n.

ONCE CHINA TEA

ALWAYS CHINA TEA

"KWAN YIN"

(STATUE OF PEACE)

BRAND

香清

CHINA NATIONAL TEA CORPORATION

PRODUCERS, MANUFACTURERS & DISTRIBUTORS OF ALL CHINA TEAS

HEAD OFFICE: CHUNGKING, CHINA

BRANCHES & AGENCIES: SHANGHAI, HONGKONG, LONDON, NEW YORK,

CHICAGO, SAN FRANCISCO, CASABLANCA & OTHER WORLD CENTERS.

TO ALL OUR FRIENDS WE TENDER OUR SINCERE THANKS FOR THEIR VALUED SUPPORT DURING THE YEAR AND EXTEND HEARTY CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR WISHES.

GORDON'S

LTD.

Jadna Kuantan

Kandy Karachi

Ko Bharti

Kuala Lipis

Madras

New York

Penang

Jangoon

Shanghai

Simla

Kuala Lumpur - Singapore Kunia Trengganu

HONGKONG BRANCH Every description of Banking Exchange Business transacted,

TRUSTEE AND EXECUTORSNIP UNDERTAKEN,

and

Tuesday, Deo. 24 Straits, Ceylon, India, East and South

Africa

Wednesday, Dec. 25 Manila, Macusser and Sourabaya,

Canton

.3.30 p.m.

0.30 0.m.

..Noon.

to Singapore to

Thursday, Dec, 20

Air Mail by Sea

connect with the “British Overseas

Airways."

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

Reg...

Ord.

..Dec. 20, 11.30 am. ......Dec. 20, Noon

Ceylon, India, Aden and Egypt Noon..

..Dec. 20, Noon.

Current Accounts opned in Local Cur-Straits. rency and Fixed Deposits received in Straits, Rangoon and Calcutta, man. Local Currency and Sterling on terms that may be ascertained on application,

D. BENSON,

Manager.

YOU NATURALLY BUY AT

APS

COSMETIC SHOPPE

10 Pedder St. Phone: 25258 FOR HERE'S VALUE THAT'S "TOPS,"

FREE GIFTS-I- FREE MAKE-UP SERVICE !

Badminton

University "B"

Beat Chinese "Y" 7-2 In "A" Division

Par.

.Dec. 20, Noon. Let... Dec, 27, 9.30 o.m.

Friday, Dec. 27

Sandakan

.8.30 h.m. Air Mail by Air to Rangoon to`con- nect with the "British Overseas Airways."

G. F. O. and K. P, 0, --- Reg. Ord

.Dec. 27, 4 p.m. ...Dec. 27, 4.30 p.m. Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, USA., Canada, Central and South America nnd •United-Kingdom via San Francisco. (No Parcels for Canada and United-Kingdom).

K.P.O.

Parcels Reg.

.Dec. 27, 4 p.m. .Dec. 27, 5 pun.

Ord,

Dec. 27, 5.30 p.m.

*G.F.O.

Parcels Reg. Ord.

„Dec, 27, 4 p.m. Dec. 27, 5 pm. ..Dec. 27, 7 p.m.

Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Hono- lulu, U.S.A., and Europe via "Pan- American Airways and Tran- Allantio Services."!

CHINESE Y.M.C.A. suffered an- other reverse at the hands of the Universily in the "A" Division of the Badminton League last night, losing Straits, to the Varsity | "B" by 7-2. Last! Monday the "y" lost to the Varsity "A" team by an identical score.

Last night's scorca were:

C. K. Cheúk and K. B. Llu lost to P. I Wong and T. W. Wong 17-21, beat C. Au and. 11. Ko 11-8, beat F. Ke and C.

Suny 21-10.

8. plavanar and A. P. Lee bent Wang and Wong 21-17, lost to Au and Ko 17-21, beat Ko and Yung 21-12.

7. 7. Chin and P. L. Yung beat Wong and Wang 21-5, beat Au and Ke 21-12, beal Ko and Yung 21-14.

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Boxing Day Cricket

At Craigengower

The married and sinate members of Cralgengower C.C. will play an all- day cricket match on Boxing Day, commencing at 11 am. Following are the teams:

Married-E. Zimmer (Capt), W K Way, T., Lock, J. I.. Young Saye. U. H. France. 3. Ward. C. R. Iranee, J. W. Leonard.

Lam.

a. 11. A. Morris, G. Tanner, W. Hong Bling.

Single G. Sauze (Capi), A. M. Omar, A. 7. Hulso, Tamchand, I

*P. 3. Billimoria, 7. H. Edgar, J. Lodge, 8. Leonard, F. 11. Eemail, G. Ladd; 6. R. Solina, A. Hung, N, DroidbildNG tại Chou

There will be aten danco' im•i mediately after the match.

Large Units Hockey League

Following are the results to date of the Army Largo Unite Hockey Lea

First roundth Heavy Regt 7, 12th Heavy Regt 2: Punjab Hest 1, 15 AA. Regt 1; Biddlesex 4. Engineers I; Com bined Small Units 1, Royal Scots 1.0

Becond Round—ith AA. Rext 1, th Heavy Best : 12th Heavy Rest i, Com bined Amal! Unlia 1; 11.XBILA, 2 Punjab

Middlesex, Royal Hoots D.

Rer.

Ord.

Rex.

Ord.

К.Р.О.

.Dec. 27, 5.p.m.. .Dec. 27, 5.30 p.m. G.P.O.

.:Dec. 27, 5 p.m. Dea, 27, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 28

Rangoon and Calcutta

3.30 p.m.. Sunday, Dec. 20

Monday, Dec. 20

..Noon..

Canton

Straits, Ceylon, India, Mombasa,. Belro, Lourenco Marques, ond. South Africa vla Durban

2.30 p.m.. Manila, Australia and New Zealand

vin Thursday Island

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

Reg.

Ord.

.Dec. 39, 2.40 p.m.. Dec. 30, 3.30 p.m.

Air Mall by "Ton American Airways Direct Service"--San Francisco date, 24th December.......Doo, J. London and Straits

.Dec. 31.

Jan. 3..

..Jan. 4..

Australia and Manila Australia and Manila

"Superscribed Correspondence. Ontr.

THE

One bottle

MEDICINE CABINET!

Reliable-Absorbine Jr. SOOTHING, ANTISEPTIC, PENETRATING:

Use for

Muscular Aches Rheumatic Pains. Uczema-Itching Škisi Insect Biter-Cau Athlete's Foot

· Keep a bottle handy.

THE ANTISEPTIC-LINIMENTĀS

Hot FERD Dulana Rides Diginoura 11 ABSORBINE JR.

Middlesex Regi is heading the League table with two wine out of two matches played, followed by th ́ AA Rogt with one win out of two,

for all the támily, Londo Balog Agentai Muller Magione di Co¿Ins!)