1941-01-13 — Page 24

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WILLIAM HOLDEN, MARTHA SCOTT, THOMAS MITCHELL

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Monday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

Given Right To Issue Certificates

FROM PAGE ONE

Chinese doctors.

д

the

Greatest Blockade

In History

Ships Warrants Scheme

January 13, 1941.

Many Buried In Subway Debris

FROM PAGE ONE

LONDON, Jan. 12 (British Wire-with scores of incombs on

also sentier-

of

pald annually-they were entitled to

don and squadrons of raiders were give anti-cholera inoculation certif-

high over the city at 8.20 p.m. pp. cates for endorsement without quail,

parently enroute to another objective, fication to all ports except' Manila,

although the Germans answered the which had made a special condition.

anti-aircraft widespread

barrage The "quallications" referred to

in were contained

suggestion

less),Britain Is conducting with al

one Lando

London Brea. advanced by Government very early fair degree of success the greatest ed a few high explosives. In the negotiations that Chinese blockade in the history of the world. Haftlers were reported over Liver- practitioners certificates would be endorsed by Government only if the This was the substance of a broad-pool, one southwest coast town and 9 pm. endorsing official knew the Chinese cast to-night by Mr Dingle Foot, over northeast England a

Parliamentary Secretary to the

Incendiary bomb attacks were made doctor personally or if the certificated

on London and one town on the person could show signs of the ino-Ministry of Economic Wartare.

Mr Foot cited the gradually Thames Estuary, but they were culation operation. This Impractic able suggestion was not proceeded creasing pressure of the blockade as frustrated by the very fast action

the newly organised fro spotters. with, and the Association pressed for one reason why he, expected a "fresh the newl full recognition of the rights of attempt to break out by Hitter in White burning bombs were doused on fairly near future." A second the area after Molotov breadbaskets reason was the steady increase in the had been dropped. High explosive volume of American assistance to bombs were dropped on an Estuary Britain.

town but the raiders did not find any Outlining two measures-compul-fires to guide them. sory navicerts and the ships war The all-clear signal was sounded in rants scheme which Government Lond

London at 11 am. after a lengthy had adopted to meet the situation full in the anti-aircraft firing. The arising from Germany's occupation of rural areas were so heavily barraged Western Europe.

Mr Foot stated that that many of the rakders bound for Increase Of Rates ready four-fifths of tonnage outside Landon were turned back before they enemy countries was under. British reached the outskirts, some of them

er within the ships warrant control

ant jettisoning their

bumbs. scheme in which the many facliities! In addition to the anti-aircraft under British control would be night fighters were frequently ellable only to ships which could beard etreling over London.com show a ship's warrant issued by siderable number of bombs were

dropped on

Various parts of the Capital. Meanwhile raiders visited

The situation at one time existed that a person could travel to Macao an.mntl-cholera Inoculation bearing

rilente-given him. by a Chinese doctor in Hongkong, and find that fon his return from Macro his certificate was not valid for re-entry into this Colony,

In Shanghai Special Meeting Called The Senior Consul in Shanghai ha Issued a public notice convening, a the request of the Shangha Municipal Council and under author. ily of the Land Regulations, special meeting nt ratepayers Thursday, Ja

January 23,

Britain.

New Weapon

Mr Fout continued: "We have a new towns in west England and the South

d formidable weapon-aerial bom-Wales coast.

All Quiet This morning In bardment of industrial targets.

LONDON, Jan, 13 (UP),All was

h

ap-

the last war, our blockade stopped) The principal Resolutions presen the recommendations of the Counci short at the frontiers of Germany, quiet early this morning. It

That is why I for one hope that we pears that the Thames Estuary and to increase the lesea of Land Tax ll never waste time in indiscri- London were the main targets last and General Municipal and Specini Rates from January 1, 1911, by the inate bombardment. No doubt we night. The raids were comparative- £1 sharp attempt to addition of a surcharge of 40 per might be justified in doing it by way ly short, but

of reprisal. But our purpose is to enuse tires with incendiary bombs cent, on the existing gross levies.

hit the enemy where it hurts im was made which the new fire fighters A further Resolution which is to:

again checked. most. be introduced by the Council provides when bombs full on synthette oil Numerous rulders attacked for the levy from January 1, 191 plants such as Leuna or on a great southwest England town for some of Licence Fees in accordance with

One bomb demolished several the modifications of the existing railway centre like Hamm, we are hours. Schedule of such fees which have striking directly at Germany's capa- houses. There were nine casualties It is a and others were trapped in ne been unanimously recommended by elty to carry on the war. the Sources of Revenue Sub-Com- mistake to suppose that our well-debris. mittee of the Municipal Economy #imed blows at industrial objectives do not have a profoundly depressing. Comunitter and adopted by the

effect upon the insrate of the enemy." Council.

STOCK MARKET REPORT

Hongkong Stock Exchange Oficialį Summary issued Saturday says:

The market continued very quiet.

Buyers

Canton Ins. $205 Unions Ins. $405

ILK. Fire Ins. $165

Wharves $04

Trains $17.85

Star Ferries $61

Yaumati Ferries $24.25 Ropes $8

Dairy Farms $19.10 Entertainments $7 Constructions "O" $1.60

Sellers.

Lights Rts Cis.05 Electrics $40.40

Cement: $10.00

Watsons 511.40

Vibro Piling $750

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Party In Chungking CHUNGKING, Jan. 13 (Central News)-Dr Wang Chung-hul, Minis- ter of Foreign Affairs, yesterday entertained at luncheon with Alexandre S. Panaouchkine, the Paramount Pictures, Warner Brothers, MGM PICTURE Soviet Ambassador Chint. The Twentieth Century-Fox Film Cor- staff of the Soviet Embassy and M. poration and RKO Pictures.

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time, instead of 52, as were also guests, General Feng Yu- pletures at hslung, Vice-Chairman

and afforded of

thej formieritors to witness a "trade opportunity National Military Council, Dr

showing" ht picture before buying. Fo, President of the Legistative Yuan,

Under the plan, the sighers agreed Dr Hoflington 1. Tong, Vice-Minion not to discriminate against indepen er of Publicity, and General Chien dents and to end coercive selling they Ming-chu, Chalemm of the Chinese People's Foreign Relations Associa-did not admit the charge-and theatre owning companies may retain their tion, were present.

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STRIKING IDEAS

Prisoner in Germany' LATE NEWS

NEWS that Mr P. G. Wodehouse, the humorist, is in a German prison camp given in a lelier waliten to Mrs S. Conway, of Anlaby near Hull, twenty-four-year-old son Arthur, interned in Germany since a year. People who realise what last September.

People who smoke and light fires

in Britain use 125,000,000,000 matches

by

her

lot of timber there is in all these Mr Wadehouse was staying at his matches are sending economy ideas | villa денг

car Le Touquet when

to the Ministry of Supply, Timber Nazis overran northern France. Control, such as:

Self-striding clgarettes;- Matches made of concrete; Matches that strike twice-having!

n head at each end; Matches half the usual length; and Thinner matches.

A special economy branch of the control is already saving 350,000 tons of timber a year.

Acknowledgment

the

The letter to Mrs Conway said: "Included among our number is the famous writer, Mr P. G. Wodehouse." Mrs Conway got in touch with Mr Wodehouse's family and told them that the name of the camp is “Oslag VIII D." It is four days' train journey from the Dutch frontier.

Minister Reports

LONDON, Jan. 12 (Reuter).-The Rumanian Minister in Sofia, M. The Hongkong | Anti-Tuberculosis Filotti, has returned to Bucharest to Association gratefully acknowledges report, states the official German) the following donations and sub-news agency.

scriptions:

Hongkong Chinese Relief Assoc. CHUNGKING, Jan. 13 (Central $500, China, Light & Power Co. Lid. News) Mr George Fitch, former $100, T. C. Monaghan $100. E. W. secretary-general of the Y.M.C.A. in Raymond $5, Dr S. S. Ramler $5, Nanking, left Shanghai for Hongkong Rev. H. R. Wells $5, Miss 1. N. Wat- yesterday to report to Mesdames kins $5, Cheung Kung Leung $5, St Chiang Kai-shek and II. H. Kung on John's Cathedral $5, Dr E. W. his recent mission to the United Hackett $5.

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