1941-01-16 — Page 7

Thursday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

NANCY

„19630 Usia Postare Tradus ir, bet,

FOR ENGLAND-Air vlow shows nearly $2,000,000 worth of bombors waiting at Floyd Bannott Flold, near Now York City, to be dismantled and shipped to England. Planos, flown from West Coast, arrived faster than hangers could handle them. Effectiveness of camouflage can ba notod In contrast with silver transport for South African lino.

Bomber Smashes

Atlantic Record

London, Jan. 14. The Air Ministry announced to-day that a new American bomber, which for service was flown to England with the Royal Air Force, has broken the Atlantle crossing record.

Details of the flight are being kept but it was announced that the previous record of 10 hours 33 minutes, set up by Imperial Airways

bout Cavaller, flying

was easily beaten.

As the American bomber was not in Ireland, she allowed to land actually covered 200 more miles than the Cavaller.-Reuter,

Ocean Hop Between Meals London, Jan 15. Captain Put Eves, the Londoner

ferried

the

record-breaking American bomber across the Atlantic, breakfasted before his take-oft and "had tea in England.

..who

Captala Eves complained of terrifie cold, but said that the trip was other- wise peaceful.

Captain Eves, who is 31 years of age, flew planes in India before thel war-United Press.

THINKS:

7 O'CLOCK AND ANOTHER

BEASTLY

DAY AHEAD

January, 16, 1941,

By Ernie Bushmiller-

TSK' TSK*** IT'S AWFUL D WAY PEOPLE PESTER ME FER MY AUTOGRAPH!

Immigration Ban Has

Immediate Effect

An Immediate decline in the num- ber of Chinese arrivals was apparent yesterday when the Immigration Con trol.

Ordinance came into force. The total number of passengers on seven steamers arriving from Macao totalled only 270.

the Knutung The steamers were (101), Macao (31), Fook On (36), Kwong Fook Cheong (3), Kinshan (34),

Sol On (41), Chungshan (33). These steamers normally bring several hundred passengers each trip. Mr R. A. D. Forrest, Immigration Officer, was present at the wharves as early as a.m. supervising pre- parations for the steamer arrivals. Only wharf coolies and Immigration offlelais were allowed on the wharf on the arrival of the steamers, and

asked passengers wer

io produce anding permits before being allowed to leave the wharf.

Many people fulled to produce per- lts or passports but were allowed depositing with the to leave after authorities as security money ranging from $25 for deck passengers to $100 for first class passengers.

out

These pople are expected to attend later at the Immigration office to take documents appropriate to their case and possibly leave the Colony within such time as may be allowed then

.

Motor lorries were parked outside the wharves for the purpose of taking people without landing documents to

1.............................¶¶********** Colonial Donations the detention pens but their services

FREIGHT RATES

INCREASE

Freight rates between Hong- kong and Caleníta have been Increased by 10 per cent, and between Hongkong and Madras and Hongkong and Rangoon to 20 per cent as from yesterday. The franshipment rates from Hongkong to Calcutta have been inereused 20 per cent.

Shipping circles stated that the main reason for the increase was because the rates from other ports to similar destinations were in many cases double the rates from Hongkong. Another reason was the increased_demand_for_space and higher running costs,

One shipping man sald dispro- portionate higher rates elsewhere had forced the increase.

To Britain

London, Jan. 15. At the end of 1940 monetary aid given by colonial governments, native rulers, various bodies and individuals In the Colonial Empire to the British

Government

in

and organisations Britain totalled over £18,000,000, in cluding gifts to charities and for the purchase of mobile cânteens.

were not required.

Detention pens for men, women and children, have been crected at tho China Navigation Company's godown in Connaught Road West, and portion of the O.S.K. wharf has been allotted for

only

women

or

toned off with an 8-ft high wire fence Part of these pens has been parti-

emigrees from coming into direct across its length, thereby preventing contact with relatives

visitors except by verbal conversation. The Times of India fund for war- The O.S.K. steamer Shirogane Maru planes has reached the magnificent arrived last night and of the 128 sum of £120,000, which 1s nearly passengers on board about a third paid enough for 2 complete squadron, sums varying from $25 to $100 as security before leaving the wharf. Subscriptions are now flowing in and the paper hopes to be able to pur-Over 300 passengers arrived by the chase the additional planes to make Shirogane Maru on her last trip to up a squadron Ju the very near the Colony, future-Reuter Bulletin.

CLERK ABSCONDS

Some of the passengers said ship- ping companies were refusing pas- sages to people who could not produce Jonding permits.

London, Jan. 15.

Mr K. G. Blair, principal of Boir The death occurred to-day of and Co., reports that a clerk, Hau Lord Wakefield, the'oll magnate and Kai-fong, absconded, yesterday with generous patron of motorcar, speed-;

|boat and aviation record enterprises. |>***..........................................ÜSÜSSAN İ$1,700 belonging to the firm.

ASSISTANT LOSES HIS GRIP...

YET ONLY JUST BACK FROM LEAVE!

I NOTICE THE TURNOVER FROM JACKSON'S DEPT.) IS DROPPING OFF. CAN YOU

UNDERSTAND WHY

HE DOESN'T APPEAR

TO BE TOO FIT THESE DAYS ALTHOUGH HE IS ONLY BACK FROM LEAVE FIVE, MONTHS I'LL TACKLE

HIM

WHAT'S THE MATTER IT'S NOT THAT SIR-THE WITH YOU JACKSON?}{ CLIMATE MUST BE

IS THE RESPONSI

BILITY TOO MUCH FOR YOU?

'93JAHAM

GETTING ME DOWN.

I SEEM TO LACK ALL ENERGY - I EVEN WAKE TIRED-

THINK I'LL SEE A DOCTOR

Money For Bomber Fund

A total of $1,843,333.03 was reached yea terday by the War Fund Inaugurated by the 8. C. M. Post, Låd, with the following donations:

The Conke"

Shrapnet Box Donation

Unclaimed Money"

A Chinese Friend

Hongkong Police Force (All Con

thuents and Clerical Staf) De- cember

W. W. C. (December)

1. K. S. (December) All Banks, "D" Company, Znu

Finttalion. The Royal

(hird donation

Scots

"In Gratitude" from Misses Alleen

Doris Woods

Attonymous

5 23

2.03

1,000

019.23

10

PROTECTION OF CHILDREN

78.30

The following donations were collected during January for the Beclely for Pro tecton of Children up to January 18;

Hongkong Electric Co., Ltd. $230; Sir Robert Ho Tung (Anniversary Gift) $:00: Mr S. II. Dodwell $160; Mr Edward Cock #100; Mr and Mrs M. K. Lo $50; Mr and Mira C. W. E. Bishop 150; Prof. Waller Brown 350; Mr N. A. Lekven 50: Mir G. S. P. Heywood $30; Mr G. White $25: Dr. H. Montgomery $25; "Punch and Judy" $25; Mr G. 11. Imbrum 523 Me A. H. Johnson $15.73; Mr Wat Po-cheung $10: Anonymous "In memory of N. Y. K." Magistrate. Kowloon (Con- Police tribution for Leung Man) #4: Donations nlready acknowledged through the South China Morning Post $429. Total, $1,338.73.

Further donations will be gladly ac- cepted by the Hon, Treasurer, Mr A. McKellar. C.A. c/o Mackinnon Mackenzie * Co., P. 4. Building,

THE S.P.CA.

The Ion, Treasurer of the ILX.S.P.CA. acknowledges with gruteful thanks the following donations:

Lt. Col. Shaw, $40; Anonymous, $23.

CHINESE SEAMEN

The Christian Mission to Chincao Sia- men in Hongkong acknowledges tho

following donations with grateful thanks:

Besar Aniotic Petroleum Co. (South China) Ltd., 525; Messrs Linstond de Davis, #10; Dr K, F. Ko, $10; Mr John Fleming, $10: Hongkong and Yaunati Ferry Co Ltd., 10: Hon. Mr J. K. Bousfeld, sio; Mr K. 11. Tan, 35; Mr A. G. Langston, $3; Mr Hool Yip-beng. 35; Mr John, 2. 16. 15; Mr N. Grago, #5: Mesara 1. A. Martin & Co $3;. X. Y. Z., $: Mr D. Mac Adam. $5; Atra F. Wan, $3; Mira F Wan, $3; Capt R. Henderson, Rev. J. F. Steiner, 35: Mr B. G. Grigor 65; Dr Author W. Woo, 35; Mr I. 9. Partridge, 53: Four Friends $1 each. 54; Mr F. W. Harris, $3:"Mr A. S. Jones, Hr F Clarke, 12: Mr F. II. Kwok, 12: Mr X. C. Leo, $à

Good Samaritan Fund-In Memory of Mex Kwan King-chung (K.F.C.) (20; Five Distressed Beamen, $5.

All communications and contributions may be sent to the lendquarters, 54, Jordan Hood, fat floor, Yaumati, Kowloon, All cheques and money orders should be crossed and made payable to the Chria- tian Mission in Chinese Seamen. Ilong- keng. Please state whether for fluiding. Good Samarlion, or General funds.

SIMON ARZT

For A

Few

Hours

on Saturday morning, 18th January, ladies will offer flags for sale in aid of the Fund to present more bombers to Britain. Fifteen thousand flags have been given for this purpose.

If everyone pays one dollar for his or her emblem

$15,000

will be sent Home. ·

If everyone gives five dollars

$75,000

will be sent Home.

Will you please decide NOW to give gen- erously-and help to establish a record for Hongkong?

Organised by the Hongkong War Effort Committee.

Photos

Passport Executed Promptly

MEE CHEUNG

PHOTOGRAPHERS

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PRESIDENT

LINER

Sailings

To BAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES

Via Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama & Honolulu. «

AT THE DOCTOR'S

YOUR TROUBLE IS NIGHT STARVATION.YOU SEE,WHILE YOU SLEEP YOUR HEART, LUNGS! AND OTHER AUTOMATIC PROCESSES CONTINUE USING UP ENERGY, IN YOUR CASE ALSO THIS HAS LED TO AN EXCESS OF ACID WASTE PRODUCTS IN THE BLOOD.

RECENT TESTS HAVE PROVED

THAT HORLICKS

AT BEDTIME IS

{WHAT YOU NEED

AND SO EVERY NIGHT HORLICKS

TWO MONTHS LATER

YOUNG JACKSON'S A DIFFERENT MAN THESE DAYS, HE'S GETING ON WELL WITH THE . DEALERS AND I'VE DECIDED TO SEND HIM

TO IPOH AS

BRANCH MANAGER,

EXCELLENT!

I'M GLAD TO HEAR IT.

DOOTORS AND SCIENTISTS USE HORLICKS

IN HOSPITAL TESTS

RECENTLY tests were made in a great

hospital on men and women who com- plained of always feeling tired.

L

It was found that these people had an excess of acid waste products in their blood during sleep.

This acid waste kept the brain and nerves 'on edge' all night even though the rest of the body was sound asleep.

But when Horlicks was given to these people last thing at night, this excess acld waste was completely neutralised. They woke refreshed, with increased energy and vitality

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JAN.

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FED.

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Via Manila, Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Bombay & Capetown.

No. 30 R

501 1.75

No. 70 P

20,

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89 "President Gront" SS "President Jackson"

FED. MAR.

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DO YOU FEEL WORN OUT. DEPRESSED, OR NERVY? DO YOU EVEN AWAKE TIRED?

Take HORLICKS

THEN YOU WILL SLEEP SOUNDLY- WAKE REFRESHED AND HAVE EXTRA ENERGY ALL DAY

FIRST KING

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CONDOR (tube) AMBRE

50. 3.15

20% 1.55

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10% 1.30

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