1940-12-30 — Page 2

Monday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

CLASSIFIED NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Nazi Ships

ADVERTISEMENTS 25 words $2.50 for 3 days prepaid

FOR SALE.

"HONGKONG, AS REVEALED BY

G. R.

NOTICE

ARMS LICENCES -

Arming In Japan

Said To Be For Pacific Raiding

Manila, Dec. 20. United States Naval officers are paying very close attention to the reported arming of at least 12 German vessels, which are at present in Japanese harbours and in Japanese- activities in the Pacific, it is learnt controlled China poris, for raiding

from rellable aources.

Holders of Arms Licences are THE | CAMERA Second Edition reminded that Arms Licences aro Over 50 excellent views of the Colon Price $1.50. Obtainable at due for renewal on 1st, January, Kelly & Walsh, Ltd. or from the 1941 (Foo $10.00 per licenco). Publishers South China Morning | Liconsées should call at the Post, Ltd., Wyndham Street.

Apcounts Office, Police Headquar tors between the hours of 9 a.m. and 1 pm. daily (Sundays and It is said that several German Public Holidays excepted), with Vesels are already engaged in pro

visioning and refuelling German raiders at present active In Australlon and Indian waters. They are pro- bobly meeting at the Japanese man- dated islands.

Governor Unwell Over Week-End ·

Attacked by fover, Ils Excellency the Acting Governor, Lieut-General E. F. Nogion, was confined to bed on Friday and was indisposed over the weekend. It was alated yesterday that he had recovered and hopen to be able to carry out his engagements to-day,

His Excellency had to cancel his engagements yesterday including his visit to the Fanling Golf Club, where he was to have seen the new Captain play himself in and later lunch with the Committee.

Garrison Sergeants Annual Dinner

For the first time in their history the Garrison Sergeants'. Mess held an Annual Dinner in the Roof Gar- den of the Hongkong Hotel members and their guests.

for

Previous manual dinners had been confined to single members, but the evacuation has rendered everybody

their licences.

C. G. PERDUE, Commissioner of Police, 30th December, 1940:

BANK HOLIDAY

Very recently the Norwegian tanker Olav Jakob, which wax manned by a German - prize crew, entered Kobe, refuelled and then |departed, despite protests by the Nor- wegian Minister to Tokyo with the Japanese Foreign Office.

In accordanco with Government Ordinance, The Exchange Banks, will be closed for the transaction of Public Business on Wednesday, the 1st January, 1941. (The First Week-day In · January);

Hongkong, 30th December. 1010. | wald and the Saarland are at Yoko-

NOTICE

DEFENCE REGULATIONS 1940

The following rates will bo

"homeless" so it was decided to en-charged for malling single coples

previous efforts.

Jurge

of the following newspapers

Approximately two hundred people nat down to a real Christmas dinner abroad:- In the Hoot Garden, which was op- propriately arranged under the able supervision of Me Mitchell and his stoff.

Shop Floor Gutted By Small Fire

A small fire broke out in the ground floor of No. 8 Connaught Road West, occupied by the Tong Lin firm of general merchants, last night,

The Fire Brigade was called and extinguished the flames in half-an- hour: The entire floor was gutted, causing the loss of the goods stored

there.

The merchandise stacked included matches, rice and other goods and was not Insured. It is thought that some naked fame must have made contact with, the matches.

ed.

All the occupants of the shop escup-

Hoarding Offenders

Punished

South China Morning Post China and Macac

:

16 cents per copy. British Empiro and Foreign

.25 cents per copy

The Hongkong Telegraph

China and Macao 14 cents per copy. 10 cents Saturdays British and Foreign

20 cents per copy 25 cents Saturdays.

Fatshan Sailing ·

To Canton

Following a slight modiftention of Japanese restrictions the river steamer Fatshan is to make a single trip to Canton leaving to-morrow at |7 a.m.

Chungking. Dec. 29. More large-scale arrests have been made ns the Chinese Guvernment continues its determined policy of The agents Mesars Butterfeld & checking hoarding and the rise in Swire sold 01 Saturday that the commodity prices.

steamer will make only one trip at present, nothing having been ar- ranged for the future.

It is, learned that 19 cotton yarn have been arrested for merchants speculation and hourding, and many butchers and meat dealers have also been arrested and fined.

A City Magistrate has also been arrested for hoarding-Reuter.

The vessel is now allowed to curry 300 passengers, Including crew, and will have to stay in quarantine on [arrival for 24 hours.

WISHING ALL OUR PATRONS A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR

SHEUM'S

GRAND

CIRCUS

(AND TRAVELLING ZOO)

The Show of Shows of the

Twentieth Century with

Combination of

60 Star Artists

6 Elephants

15. Horses

60

6

15

Monkeys, Lions, Tigers, Leopards, Baboons, Etc.

GRAND OPENING NIGHT

AT 7.15 P.M.

30th DECEMBER 30th

At the Public Works Recreation Ground, Causeway Bay, Hongkong.

DAILY 2 SHOWS FROM THE 31st DEC. till 5th FIRST SHOW at 2.30 p.m.-SECOND at 7.15 p.m.

GRATES OF ADMISSIONS:

Full Box 5 soats

Single Seat

First-Class

Second Class

Carpet: Gallery

Gallery

Incl. Tax.

$6.00

$1.50

$1.00

$0.70

$0.40

$0.20

Booking in advance at Wing On & Co. Tel. No. 26671 National Store, Kowloon. Tel No. 58107. Public Works Recreation Club. Tel. No. 21700.

SPECIAL DAILY 2 SHOWS 2 DAILY)

(From 31st 2,30 p.7:15pm. SPECIAL

Reliable quarters said that two German vessels, the Hagensburg and the Kulmerland. left Japan late in October, and have not yet returned, while the Elsa, Fasberger, Burgen- land, Scharnhorst, and Anneliese üre at Kobe or Dairen. The Elbe, Olen, hama, being constantly fuelled and provisioned.

The same quarters disclosed that three German vessels at present in Tsingtao and three others in China ports are being armed.

Authoritative United States defence officials are of the opinion that the German vessels will be completely armed by the middle of January. This would constitute ifttler's "al" to Japan in starting Japan's south- ward expansion, which will be timed to coincide with Germany's action in south-east Europe, by immoblising the United States Fleet in the Pacific and possibly embroiling the "United Stater and Japan in the war at a time when Britain urgently nceds naval assistance in the Mediter

ranean.

The same officials say that foreign intelligence reports indicate That numerous Germans have been arriv- ing in Japan for the last few months, and that Hitler has been exerting pressure on Japan to puí a “squecze" on the United States, while Hitler strikes in Europe,

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PROBER-Rop. Wright Pat- man of Texas, as he appeared before the Dios Committee in Washington to urge on inves tigation of an alleged tie-up between "some big business, and Gorman propaganda agencies in the United States.

Saturday's Wedding

Leonardo Elarte And Miss Juno Bucks

St Joseph's Church was the scene of a pretty wed- ding on Saturday afternoon when Miss Mary Joan Juno Bucks became the bride of Mr Leonardo Antonio Elarte. The Rev. Fr. A. Riganti officiated.

Naval ofligers understond that the German vessels will be used not only as commerce raiders in an effort to drive Britishshipping from the Pacle| and Indian Ocean routes, but also us the vanguard for Japan's movs in the Dutch East Indies.United Press.

According to an Associated Press message from Slanghai on

December 17, definite confirmation

THE BRIDE is the daughter of that a German sea raider was operat- Mr and Mrs.A. M. Bucks. ing in the south Pacific occan reached and was given away by her Kobe, Japan, when the Norwegian tanker El Jacob entered that harbour brother, Mr Sherry Bucks. She with a Nazi prize crew aboard.

wore an ankle-length dress of Officially it was learned that the silver brocade, the bodice ralder captured the Eli Jacob while which was gathered in front and she was en route to Mexico Australia, The raider, It was said, had leg-o-mutton sleeves. White previously destroyed a smaller Nor-gladioli composed her bouquet. weglan tanker, the Tedde.

The captains and members of the The bridegroom is the son of crews of both ships were imprisoned the late Mr Bernalie Elarte, and aboard the Ell Jacob, which then Mrs Inez Andrade. proceeded to Kobe.

from

Reliable reports said the German raider was flying the British ensign when she sighted the Norwegian

tanker.

of

December 30, 1940.

BANKER RETIRES

Mr D. M. Biggar Leaves Colony

After boing active in the business life of the Colony for 25 years, Mr D. M. Biggar, Second vice-President of the Chase, Bank, sailed on retire- ment to the United Staics by the President Coolidge on Saturday. Mr Biggar intenda to settle down in the West Coast, possibly in Son Fran- cisco.

..

Mr Biggar, who is 54 years of age, was born in Danville, lilinois. Join ing the American Express Company

BANKS

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHİNA. Incorporated by Hoyal Charter 2133. Pald-up Capital

£3,000,000 Roserys Lability, of Proprietors 43,000,000

· Reserve Fund *********** £3,000,000 HEAD OFFICE-LONDON *:38 Bishopsgate, K.C.J.

Aub-Agencies in London: 117/123, Leadenhall Street, E.03. West End Branch:

- 14/18) Cockapur Street, B.WJ.

Manchester Branch: 37, Mosley Street, Mapchatser, X AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:

Satavia

Atencies:

Alor Star Amritsar at the age of 14, he served in varous Bangkok capacities at their Chicago, St. Louis, Hombey Pitsburgh and Seattle agencies, Calcutta gaining his first experience in finance in 1905 at Pittsburgh where he was engaged Jn tho buying and selling of foreign currencies, a large proportion of the immigrant traffle being then in the hands of the American Express Co.

In 1917 Mr Biggar was transferred to Hongkong after a period of two months in Manila. In 1910 he was sent to Shanghai to take charge of the Company's office there and in 1019 returned to the management of the Hongkong

office.

Hla bent for financo having de- finitely declared itself, he left the American Express Co. the same year

Trust and joined the Guaranty

Co. of New York and took part in the formation the Asia Banking Cor- poration, was

which was liquidated in 1024.

He then joined the Equitable Trust Co. and towards the end of the year siaried the Equitable Eastern Bank, which was merged into the Chase Bank in 1931.

Me Biggar war. President of the American Club In Hongkong two years after its foundation. He was in Shanghai in 1937 as relief manager of the Chase Bank when the Sino- Japanese hostilities started. His wife who left the Colony last July, was n keen member of the Women's Inter- national Club and was an enthusiastle social worker.

Variety Show Artistes

Clive Street Fairle Place Canton

Cobiti Colombo

Cawnpore---

Delh! Haiphong Hamburg Hankow

Hongkong

Itarbin

Ipah

Ifollo

Karachi Klang. Kobe

Kunla

Lumpur Kuching Madras

Rangoon Saigon

Semarang Seremban Shanghai Bingapore Sitiawan Bourabaya Taiping Tientsin Tongkah ----

(Bhuket)

Manila

Modan

New York

Tsingtao Yokohama

Pelping

(Peking) Penang Danking Business transacted.

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General

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

application.

SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in Local Currency and Sterling with interest allowed at rates obtainable on application.

The Bask's Head Omeo in London undertakes Sxecutor & Trustee buulness and clauna accovery of Brush Income Tax overpaid, on terms which may be ascertained at any of Its Agencies and Branches,

R. A. CAMIDGE,

Manager.

RADIO

1

ZBW, 355 metres (845 k.c.) and 31.49 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles)

"Hi, Gang!" Variety

From London

POST OFFICE

NEW YEAR HOLIDAY On Wednesday, the 1st January 1041, the General Post Office und Kowloon Central Post Office will, be open from 8 am, to 10 am, Shoung- wan. Branch Post Office will be open from 8 am to 9 num. and the other Branch Port Offices will be entirely

There will be one collection from the pillar Baxça as on Sundays and one delivery "not registered and ordinary correspondence at 10 a.m.

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

The Money Order: Oleg will be entirely closed for

Small Packet · Post-to' all countries is suspended. ·

· INWARD 'MATES:"5" Calcutta, Stralis and Air Mall by

Brith Overseas Airways Service": by sen from Singapore....Deo. 31. Air Mall by “British Overseas" Afri ways Servico" (except London) by aca from Singapore. ......Jan. 2. Air Mail by "Pan-American Airways Direct Service-San Francisco date, 27th December ......Jan. 3.

Australia and Manila Australia and Manila Java and Manila

Calcutta and Siraits

Jan, 3.

Jan. 3, Jan. 4 Jan. 8. U.S.A., and Manila-(San Francisco

date, 14th December)

Jau, 8. U.S.A., Hunolulu,, Japan and Shang- hak (San Francisco date, 13th December)

.Jan. 0.

OUTWARD MAIL TIDIES Registered and Parcel Mall KJA :losed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails are advertis- ad to close at or before 9 am, regis tered and parcel malls are closed ak 6 p.m. on the previous day. When malls are advertised to close after p.m. Registered and Parcel malls are closed at 6 pm.

Monday, Deo. 38

| Monila, Australla and New Zealand

vin Thursday Island

G. P. O. and K. P. O. Reg. Ord.

Radio Programme Broadcast by ZBW on a Frequency of 845. k.c.'s Canton and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 pm.

and 8-11 p.m. on 9.52 m.c.'s per Straits, Ceylon, India, Mombasa, second.

H.K.T.

12.15 pm. Short Service of Inter- cession.

12.30 Sydney Gustard at the Organ. Musical Comedy Medley; Funeral March of a Marionette (Gounod); Noln (Arndt).

12.45 Dance Musia by Jack Payne and is Band.

1.0 Loen Time Signal and Weather Report. Bournemoutli Municipal Orchestra

Hubert Elsdell (Tenor) 1.03

Weather Report and Announcements. 1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press.

A small but enthusiastic party of amateur artistes have spent most of) the festive season, so for, in rehears ing for "Funiety" which is to be presented at the China Fleet Club Theatre at a quarter past nine on Friday.

The

cast, containing a few new numes, along with those of better Archer, Monty Ditton, "Billy" Field, known artistes, includes. "Freddy" Nellie Ficid, Allison Fisher, Fountain, George Frost, "Les"

Jack son, John Gilchrist, Gertrude God-D Major. Pro Arte Quartet. dard, Stanley Hinchliffe, David Kos- sick "Tommy" King, William Knight, "Mysto" the Memory Man. "BU" Frank

Lee, Maude Minnie Mather, Samways, Daisy Shields, Micky de

Sousa and Elvie Yuen.

Gib-

1.45 Borodin-Quartet No.

2.15 Close down.

6.45 Indian Programme.

and

0.30 Closing local Stock Quotations. 6.32 Variety.

7.0 London Relay-The News, 7.15 London Belaƒ—'Questions of the Hour".

Although many of the performers have appeared in recent shows, all the acts are new, ond "Funlety" promises to show its audience some-Report and Announcements. thing different in the presentation of variety entertainment.

Humphry

js the stage Mr R. C. Butler is

manager, white.

Miss Pauline Elarte, the bride groom's sister, was the bridesmaid and wore an ankle-length dress o toffeta

in the new "mauve-pink' Berlin-Remains-Silent; shade, with toxaline-cape,-hat-on-ranging Ughting effects,

to match. Instead of the con- aid of the funds of the Hongkong muffler

The performance on Friday is in ventional bouquet, she wore orchids Society for the Protection of Chil pinned to her mudler.

Little Astrid

dren, and seats may be booked at, and Olive Elms, the the Anderson Music Company, Ice wore Jong, frocks of plak

it The hicces, were the flower-girls. House Street-Contributed

Berlin, Dec. 28, Authoritative circles declined to make any comment

on the reports from Manfla yesterday regarding German vessels in Far Eastern waters. "If the report is true would be purely a military matter of taffeta which, obviously, we can say nothing, On the other hand, it may be a triat.

and carried Victorian posles. The bride's mother attended the

balloon allempt to pry out whether mony in a dress of dark green

These ships are actually there. In nothing can be said from

any United Press.

here.

Contributions To Charity

The Salvation Army Home gratefully acknowledges the following donations re- ceived for the Iome's Gut Day and Christmas Cheer-Mrs A. W. $50,

$10,

crepe.

men were

Mr W. L. by ргоху for Mr and Mr Roman:

The best Cunningham Franklin Elarte. Jesus Manaine.

A largely attended reception was held later at the Gloucester Hotel, The honeymoon is being spent at Repulse Bay. Mrs Elarte chose a

wine coloured dress of French crepe for going away.

Sir D. Valentine 1 Air Newnham Immigration Warning

By Government

It is understood that the proposal to grant a monopoly, to one or other firms to act as authorised agents of

Resident Waylaid Near Home

Menaced With Chopper

Mr Li Sing-kui, former Chairman'

3. Smiths 123, Inspector Cunningham 30. The system of permitting a number chopper, with

7.30 Light Orchestral Selections and Grace Moore (Soprano),

8.0 Local Time Signal, Weather

9.03 This week's programmes. 8.07 Songs by Robert Ashley (Tenor).

Thanks a Million (from the Alm),

Bird

Moon for Sale (Rosen and Others); on the Wing (Kennedy, and Grosz).

8.15 London Relay,~'Hi, Ganz!' News Commentary.

9.0 London Relay The News and

9.30 Varlely.

10.16 Latest Dance Music. 11.0 Close down.

LETTERS

Money Well Spent

To the Editor,

The "Hongkong Telegraph." Sit-Now That Christmas is over,

of the Chinese hamber of Com-1-desire to take this opportunity of Bank, was robbed of a parcel con- merce and Manager of the Hong Lin saying "Thank you" to all those who Mrs Hacket $1, KI B. V. Currie

by their gifts helped to make the Lars Gardener $10, Mr Mimsworth $20,

taining $513 qutside his residence, 19 those under our care at the Salvation season such a very happy one for Mr Murphy $5, Mrs C. Cock, $10, Mr

Robinson Road, about 7 o'clock on Army Home for Women and Girls. Hobbs 15, Anonymous $3, Mr J. Trang $25, Ztis D. L. Simpson 5, Atiss Sutton $29,

Saturday evening. Messrs Dunbar $20, Miss Chan Buet-

??

our friends could have seen the ching $25, Mirg J. Frazer $10, The Students

stepped out of his motor car, holding would feel truly repaid for any effort According to Mr Li, he had just bring to "our family here they very real happiness they helped to of Royden House 14.50, Mrs Pestors the Immigration Department has the parcel in his hand, when he was they put forth or sacrifice they made Lady G. MacGregor $16, Mr R. Cole $10, Mrn W. Wright 25, Mr Larson 127. Mr been abandoned by the Government. met by a Chinese, who produced a to make the Annual Gift Day, held

of agents to operate will continue, Me L

which he threatened on December 20, the success It was. but, under rigid control.

Recently five agendes have been closed owing to malpractice, while was

Mr Li dropped the parcel and this gifts in kind to the value of about Collected at the various centres, chops of three firms have been de Both

picked up by a second man. $200 were handed in at the Home.

robbers then clared black-lated by the Depart- Robinson Road, one of them making provisions showing much

bolted along These were all useful articles or ment. Any firm which guarantees down Mosque Street, and managed thought on the part of the donors. firm charging fees for their "chops," persons not known to it, and any to escape. would be black-listed, Mr R. A. D. Forrest the Immigration Officer said

Saturday.

Mrs Year, Mr Chan $10

V. D.

$25. Ára D. W. Fierey 3 Mias Wentworth $5, Por Mrs Kirk $27. Par Mez Philips $15.00, Mrs Eldon Fotter 43, Mars 11. J. Shu $23, Mr & Mrs Wood 116. Mr Tribble $10. Mr Sun $20. Mrs B. Darron 10. Total, $539.30.

PROTECTION OF CHILDREN

Donations collected during December 1940: Collections for three week ended 21.12.40 (already acknowledged) $1.237.

Collections for the week ended 25.12.40: Chinete Relief Association $300, Mr Li Po-chun (in ad of "Ling Yuet Slep Creche for year 1941) $1,200, Mr & Mrs A. W. Hughes $20, Miss K. B 150. Anonymous "LO.M." $50, Mina E. AL Anderson, Gray $33, Mr W. Maurice Barton $10, Donation already acknowledged through the South China Atoming Post $70. 1,910, $3.147.

Further donations will be gladly ac- cepted by the Hon, Treasurer, Mr A McKellar, C.A., c/o Mackinnon Mackenzie *Co., P. & O. Bulding,

The

CHINESE BOLDIERA Director of Medical Bervices acknowledges 175 as a New Year gift for The Chinese soldier Interned at Argyle Camp, from the Hon Mr M5. K. Lo and Mr. Lo.

ON

Applications from would-be agents: continue to pour into the Department,

CHRISTMAS DINNER MEMBERS OF LITTLE FLOWER CLUB HOLD PARTY

British Convoy Attacked

that

.Dec. 30, 2.45 p.m. Dec. 30, 3.30 pm. 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 31

Beira, Lourenco Marques, end South Africa vla Durbari

2.33 p.m. Air Mail by sea to Singapore to con- nect with the "British Overseas Airways"

K.P.O.

Beg.

Ord.

Пед.

United Kingdom.

.Dec. 31, 1 pm. ..Dec. 31, 1.30 p.m. G.P.O.

.Dec. 31, 1 pm.

Ord.........Deo. 21, 1.30 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan.

G.P.O. & KP.0. Parcels Reg. Ord.

..Jan.1, 10a.m.

Jan. 1, 10. am Jan. 3, 8.30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 2. Alr Mall by sea to Slagapore to con- .8.30 .m.

nect with the "British Överseas Airways."

Hollow

Kex.,

Ord.,

Reg.

Ord..

K.P.O.

G.P.O.

Jan. 2. 2 p.m. „Jan. 2, 2.30 pm..

Jan. 2, 2 p.m. ...Jan. 2, 2.30 p.m. Strails, Rangoon and Calcutta

3.30 p.ra. Shanghal, Japon, Honolulu, USA. Canada, Central and South America and United-Kingdom vin San Francisco. (No Parcels for Canada and United Kingdom) Note:-All Malls for United-Kingdom will be forwarded with or without superscription

K.P.O.

Jan. 2, 4 p.m. Jan. 2, 5 pm.

Jan. 2, 5.30 p.m.

Parcels Reg. Ord.

G.P.O.

Parcels

Reg.

Ord.

.Jan. 2, 4 p.m..

.Jan. 2, 5 p.m.

...Jon, 2, 7. pun.

Friday, Jan. 3

Air Mail by Air to Bangoon to con- neck with the "British Overseas Airways."

Reg.

Ord.

Rer. Ord.

K.P.O..

Jan. 3, 4 p.m. ........Jan. 3, 4.30. p.m.

G.P.O.

Jan. 3, 4 p.. Jan. 3, 4.30 p.m.

Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu. U.S.A., and Europe via "Pan American Airways and Trans- Atlantic Services,"

K.P.O.

.Jan. 3, 5.40 pm.

Reg. Ord,

„Jan. 3, 5.30 p.m.

G.P.Q.

Rex. Ord.

.Jan. 3, 5.00 vm.

..Jan. 3, 7.00 p...

Manila, Rabaul, Australia and New.

Zealand via Brisbane

Reg.

careful

Sandakan.

Gifts in caab amounting to $467.20 included somo from Hongkong friends in Australia. To one and all near and far we wish to express sur thanks..

Our special thanks are due to the ladles responsible for organising the London, Dec. 23,

Gift Day, and each one who accepted The Admiralty announced to-day gifts at the various centres. To the responsibility of receiving the Brillah convoy in the North Major Manners who lent us the use Atlantic was attacked by an enemy of the Star Ferry Omees, and the raider on Christmas Day. One ship Committees of the Helena May Ins- Was hit. Members of the Little Flower Club,)

illuto and the Old City Hall who The escorting force engaged the helped us in a similar way. King's Park, assembled on Saturday enemy. evening, for at Christmas party and from a British warship appeared to range and one shell

·Donority Brazier (Major), dinner, when an enjoyable time was hit the raider amidships, but the

Home O.X.C.. result is unknown.

·xpent.

Entertainment was provided by FIRING PRACTICE Miss Elvie Yuen, who sang a number of songs, accompanied by the Rev. Heavy gun feing practice will be Fr: A. Rigauti at the plane. carried out between the hours of 4 Presents were distributed to all pun, and 10 pm, to-day, the military members and guests from a large authorities advise.

Christmas tree which stood in the Firing areas "C" and "D" will be hall... affected. The alternative date given Among those is January 2.

Blahop, Mgr H. Valtorta:

,,,

nt four

H.M.S. Berwick sustained.. alight damage and Ove casunities but ahe Is remaining at

of men.

While the escorting force was pur- suing the raider they intercepted German ship of 8,000 tons: The Ger man vessel on approach of the Bellah| warships sol herself uftre and the present was the vessel had to be sunk by British shell!

Aro-Reuter Bulletin,)

MET

G.P.0. and K.P.O. Parcels. Jan. 3, 6 p.m. Jan. 4, B.45 am. Ord.....Jon. 4, 9.39 am,

Saturday, Jan, 1

.0,80 2.1. Manila, Mauritius, Lourenco Mucques,

Tuesday, Jan. 7 --

and South Africa via-Durban: A

Adam_3,30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 8 Manila, Batavia and Sourabaya Manila, Straits and United-Kingdom.

K.P.O Parceli, Rog Ord.

Parcels Reg. Ord.

Jan. 8, 4 p.m.

Jan. 8, p.m.” ̈

Jan. 8, 6.30 p.m.

G.I.O.

Jan. 8, 4 pan.

Jan. 8:8. p.m.

..Jan. 8, 7-p.m.

Stratta, Ceylon, India, E. and South

Atries

Thursday, Jan. 9 ***? p.m.

Manila, Australia and New Zealand

vin Thursday Island

Parcela,

Rel

Ord

Parce

Ret

Ord

Jan. 0,4 pm.

Jan. 9, 5 pm.. Jan. 96.30 p.m.

Jan, 94 pm.

Jan. 0.5 p.

“Jan, 0.7.p...

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