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1.03 Three Songs by John Me-TUESDAY, 11th. February, both Cormack (Tenor).

Candle Light (Cadman-Lee Ship- pey); Love's Secret (Blake-Bantock);

Gathering Clouds (arr. Bain), 1.13 The London Palladium Or- chestra.

Echoes from the Puszta (Ferraris); Kiss Me Again (Victor Herbert); Childhood Memories (arr. Somers); Master Melodies-Medicy.

1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press, Weather Forecast and Announce

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1.45 Dance Music by Jay Wilbar and His Band.

2.15 Close Down.

5.43 Indian Programme. 5.45

0.30 Closing Local Stock Quota

tions,

6.32 Compositions of Brahms.

Variations On A Theme By Haydn ("St Antoni Chorale"), Op. 30A

Philharmonic-Symphony

Orchestra

days inclusive..

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A. B. PURVES,

SUIYUAN FIGHTING

Mongols & Japanese

January 24, 1941.

PETAIN'S STALLING ANNOYS THE NAZIS

("Reuter's". Diplomatic Correspondent)

LONDON, Jan, 23-The news from Vichy or rather from Parls, appears to indicate that the situation has not developed as the Germans had hoped and expected.

Join Forces SPECIAL TO THe "telegraph” PAOTU, Sulyuan Province,

Although Marshal Petain has Jan. 24. (Domei). The desolate been officially reconciled to Laval Ordos Plateau is becoming the for a week, Laval has not yet theatre of fresh fighting as the

been reinstated in the Cabinet combined Japanese and Inner Mongolian forces at dawn on and the German-controlled Paris Water Authority. January 22 launched a surprise press is getting impatient and offensive against the Chungking very annoyed, asking why Petain forces.

The Paris press goes further, argu- With the support of aircraft, the

the Yellowing that as Laval was obviously the crossed alled forces River, and smashing various groups victim of intrigues which have now been exposed, it is time that steps

the persons of surprised enemy, occupied Changyi

against Chengyaotzu, advance base of the were taken Chungking forces about 35 miles the Vichy entourage responsible for

Protu, at

Public Works Department, Hongkong, 23rd January, 1941.

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Songs by Frank Luther with Zora JARDINE, MATHESON & B 6. Below item

Layman and the Century Quartet.

8.22 Robluson Cleaver at the Organ.

8.30 London Relay Theatreland'. Pedder Street, Hongkong.

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London Relay The News and

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One Fine Day (from 'Madam Butter-abroad:

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ing By (Herrick and

Francisco Symphony

Gentle Malden (arr.

Valse De

San

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Rondino (On a Theme by Beethoven -Kreisler)....Fritz Kreisler (Violin) O Love (fram

with Plano acc.; Grant, O "The Marriage of Figaro'-Mozart).

(Soprano) with Tiang Lemnitz

Op. 17 in D chestra; Divertimento. Major (Mozart).. Sir Hamilton Harly cond, the London Philharmonie Orchestra; Dove Song: Vanish'd Are Ye (from The Marriage of Figaro Mozart)....Tiana Lemnitz (Soprano) with Orchestra.

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Death Of Mrs James Ming

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SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (UP) The death occurred t No. 14 Representative Robert Doughton, Chintham Iload, Kowloon, Chairman of the House Ways and morning of Mrs James Ming, who Means Committee said he would in- has been resident in the Colony for troduce a Bill in the House this the past six years, during which time Alor Star week-end to raise the Federal debt she has been closely identified with Amritsar limit. He said the maximum hus not many charitable organisations and has Dangkok been decided on us yet, although spent a large sum of money in aid Bombay

suggestions of of charity.

Calcutta "there had been $05,000,000,000."

Mrs Ming, who was 61 years of age, was born in New Zealand and lived for many years in North Australia Canton before coming to Hongkong with her Cawnpore husband and daughter, Miss Sue

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Mink

The funeral will take place to

the the corlege passing

morrow,

Monument at 3.30 p.m.

Mission In Turkey

Gen. Marshall-Cornwall SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

Batavia

Klang

Seremban Shanghai Singapore Stulawan Sourabaya Taiping Tientsin Tongkah

Kobe Кола Sireet Lumpur Fairie Place Kuching

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In

T.T. Shanghal

T.T. Singapore

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T.T. Japan

1024

India

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T.T. Bangkok

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T.T. Salgon

T.T. Switzerland TT. Australin

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southeast of

For agitation against

January 22

is at present no indication of Latest field dispatches indiente that There is at Frenc the Japanese and Mongol forces are Vichy's reaction to the tremendous pursuing

#teeing Chungking German pressure in favour of Laval's restoration to a position of authority forces.

aircraft, co- In the Vichy Government, Japanese military operating with their ground forces, continuously bombed and machine- gunned the Chinese positions and troops,

Chinese Press On Shooting

No Peaceful "New Order" The shooting incident at the Municipal Ratepayers' meeting in Shanghai yesterday is deeply deplored by Hongkong Chinose papers.

an

Laval Discredited

It is, however, obvious that Laval is now so discredited in French eyes that if he is forced upon the Vichy Government, it will be regarded na ating and will not make Laval humiliating or the Germans more popular.

The whole episode strengthens the belief that a much more resilient Spirit

irit is prevalling at Vichy and is Anding sustenance in the knowledge

of British Mediterranean successes; Admiral Lenhy's interviews with Petain can have left no doubt as to the reality and magnitude of Ameri- can akt for democracy.

Mass Purge

T.T.

France

4 m/s L/C U.S.A. 4 m/s Franco 30 d/s India

..Nom. .8414

U.S. Cross rate in London 4.02% U.S. Crosa rate in NY. 4.03

Japanese Budget

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" VICITY, Jan. 23 (UP)-By decrees Issued in

TOKYO, Jan. 23 (UP).-Mr. Retsu Journal Oficial to-day the This outrage the "Lih Pao" Bay, Government staged a mass purge of Kawada the Finance Minister 10-day the Mayors submitted to the Lower House Budget clearly explained what the much- 90 municipalities,

are Committee the 1941 general accounts and

Municipal Councils who publicised "New Order in East Asla" the shows It also really means.

accused of obstructing the reforms of budget totalling 6,003,000,000 Yen futility of satisfying aggressor the national revolution

which is the largest in history and "New

Communist bent on the construction of a

Many Socialist and

is 705,000,000 Yen larger than last municipalities were included. In ail year. Order" by concessions.

since March,

1939, the cases they were immediately replaced Ever

Municipal Council has by handpicked committees. Shanghai made a number of concessions to the Japanese, including the signing of an of agreement on the police control the extra-Setlement orcos in the

western district and the transfer to the Japanese the Council by the of the Land Documents entrusted to

former nghal, Government

Greater

of

The purpose of these concessions was to seek temporary peace with the Japanese. Yet the Council could not avoid yesterday's outrage.

that'

The Journal maintains Japanese design to seize the Inter- national Settlement is the real motive behind the outrage, though ostensibly opposition to the S. M. C. tax in- crease led to the incident.

Beginning A New Era

The "National Times" believes that yesterday may be the beginning of the Japanese "New Order" in the Shanghal International Settlement.

For three years, the Japanese have striven to increase their seats in the S. M. C. If their efforts toward this Incidents end again fail this year, more serious than yesterday's may happen.

:

French Liner Seized

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

The estimates do not include any special military expenditures, the estimates for which will be sub- mitted later.

India-H.K. Air Link

NEW DELHI, Jan. 23 (Reuter) BOSTON, Jan. 23 (UP).-Members Members of the Chinese National of the crew of the American freighter Aviation Corporation have left here Steel Traveller reported to-day that for Calcutta In their own plane vin the British authorities had seized the Agro.

Their proposals to link up India French Hiner, Ile de France as a

with a direct air route to Chungking troop or supply ship at Singapore.

The 43,000 ton liner left New York and Hongkong are under examina

tion by the Government of India. shortly before the fall of France.

DRIVER'S OFFENCE

Gave False Information

Kong Wel, driver of a taxi, was summoned for giving false informa tion to the Polleo on January 1, and for failing to have the hand-brake of the vehicle in good

Sub-Inspector

told Mr

Sheldon that Konning order.

picked up a European passenger from the long- Itong Hotel about 3 am. on January 1, and was driving him to Talkoo, when he knocked down a man in near

Lho King's Road

Petroleum Company's Installation. He stapped, plcked up the Injured person and after dropping his passen- ger, drove to Bay View Police Station, where he reported that the accident had

in a street branching off occurred Fort Street, which was actually three- quarters

of

A mile from the place the accident had really oc- curred. Kong further told the Police that he, was returning to town after dropping a passenger at Lyemun Barracks.

Name Of Passenger

11

The probable reason why Kong had given a false story might have been because he had neglected to obtain the name of his passenger, added had caused Inspector Clarke. He considerable inconvenience to the Traffic Department by his failure to tell the truth.

Traffe Sergt McInnes remarked that the summons for failing to have a good hand-brake on the taxi had nothing to do with the accident.

Kont was ordered to pay a fine of $23 or undergo 14 days' Imprisonment In defaull on the first summons, and ordered to pay an additional fine of $3 on the second summons.

Jervis Bay Unknown Heroes

of

the

"Gazette" Tribute LONDON, Jan. 23 (Reuter). --An unusual tributo to the unknown herocs, dead and living, of the Jervis Bay epic is made in a supplement to the "London-

Berica Gazette" issued to-night,”

After announcing a

Medals, nine George and awards, including two George Crosses "Gazette" odds: "Among those who went down with the Jervis Bay, there must have been many, among the survivors and oilers, whose gallantry, were the whole truth be known, de- serves decoration. The above ap= pointments and awards should bo taken as an honour to the

ship as also to those who earned them."

merchant The Jervis Bay, an armed mere cruiser, was sunk while protecting a convoy of 30 ships in mid-Atlantic last November against, an attack by a German raider. Her commander, S. F. Fegen, who went Captain E. down with the ship, was posthumous- ly awarded the Victoria Cross ·

Lindbergh Evidence on te

Defence of America

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (Reuter). — The landing of troops

the-world.

Nazis Fear

Paris News-Sheets

in an attempted trans-ocean invasion of the United States was "absolutely impossible," declared Colonel Charles Lindbergh, The outcome of the Shanghai In- estifying to-day on the Lease and Lend Bill before the House

as possible a total air force of about ternational Settlement issue hinges.

10,000 thoroughly modern fighting on the altitude of Great Britain and Foreign Affairs Committee.

The Colonel agreed, however, planes plus reserves, though the desir the United States. If the two Powers

to maintain the that trans-Atlantic bombing able size of the air force largely de- are determined

the of status quo

-de-raids could do "considerable | pended on conditions elsewhere in and

their Indicate

Opponents of the Lease and Lund tion by firm action, it is possible to damage."

Colonel Lindbergh said that he did nvert a major crisis. On the con-

determina- not believe that there was any danger Bill had asked Colonel Lindbergh to trary, if they lack this

Settlement of the United States being invaded testify but he did not mention the 1lon, the danger of the

What Would Win War falling under Japanese control can by sen or air as long as she main-Bill in his opening statement.

tained an army, navy and air force

THE spread of clandestine hardly be avoided, the paper

The "To Kung Puo"

estabilsh- Colonel Lindbergh expressed the news-sheets in Paris and else- whether the outrage represented lion, and provided that she

view that even the combination of where in the occupied region of what the Japanese mean by theed bases essential for defence.

Besides bases in Newfoundland and the United States and Britain could France has led Otto Abeiz, Rib- "New Order." The outrage belled all Japanese professed concern over the West Indies, Hawall and Alaska, not win the war "on the maintenance of peace, and order in Colonel Lindbergh recommended the basis." the International Settlement.

el of reasonable size in modern condi-

Collision Between Bus

And Public Car

Arising from a collision between a motor bus and a public motor car at the junction of Hennessy Road and Fenwick Street, Wanchai, just before 10, Wong on January midnight Yuen-chol, driver of public car was summoned before Mr H. G. Sheldon, K.C., at the Central Magistracy this morning for careless driving at a road crossing.

Mr D. B. Evans, of Johnson, Stokes and Master, appeared for Wong and admitted the offence. Mr Peter H. Sin, of P. II. Sin and Co., watched

present

bentrop's agent there, to take Ho did not believe that anything counter-measures in two direc

United States❘tions). establishment of others in Canada, parts of South and Central America short of war by the and In the Galapagos Islands, while would win the war, unless there was secondary bases might be established a collapse behind the lines.

He believed that the American in Greenland.

of aiding He said that the United States peoples' stand in favour would be wise to construct au rapidly Britain was a "mistake."

HOLIDAY NOTICE

CHINESE LUNAR NEW

YEAR

the case on behalf of the China Motor JANUARY 27th, 28th & 29th, 1941

Bus Company.

on

Trafic Sergeant G. F. You said that shortly before midnight January 10, the bus was proceeding along Hennessy Road from west to east when a collision occurred with the public car which was crossing Hennessy Road and heading for the waterfront.

The accident was caused by tho! driver of the public car, falling to exercise proper caution in trying to in front of the bus, sald Sergt pass CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and

were badly Youe. Both vehicles FIXED DEPOSITS received for One Year or shorter periods in Local or Other Cur- rencies at rates which will be quoted on damaged, the bus to the amount of

S $640. application,

BAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in Local Currency and Bieriing with interest allowed at rates obtainable on application The Bank's Head Office in London undertake Executor & Trustee business and claims recovery of Brush Income Tax overpaid, on terms which may be Branches

Mitigation Plea

INSTANBUL, Jan. 28 (Domei) ascertained at any of its Agencies and yards away, and calculating that the

East

It is revealed unt Lieut-General J. H. Marshall-Cornwall of the British Middle

Command and other members the British Military Mission have been conferring with Turkish authorities at Ankara during the post week.

While Turkey' attitude toward the entry of German troops into Bulgarin is beloved to offer an im- portant factor in the prospective Balkan situation, Informed quarters polat out that Turkey's attitude still remains negative and unchanged.

R. A. CAMIDGE,

METROPOLE

TCENTRAL

»FIDEURODE

Manager.

In mitigation, Mr Evans said that Wong had been driving for four Ho clear record. years and had a saw the bus approaching about 70

át about bus was travelling

miles 20 per hour, he reckoned he could easily Kot across the read ahead of the bus. This Wong could have done had the bus been travelling at the speed estimated, but ho hnd under- estimated it.

Mr Evans added that thought he was pleading guilty, he submitted that the accident was caused an much by the excessive speed of the bus us by the defendant.

In view of Wong's good driving re- cord, he was let off with a caution.

WE BEG TO ADVICE OUR PATRONS THAT THE BUSINESS HOURS DURING THE HOLIDAYS OF OUR RETAIL DEPARTMENT HAVE BEEN ARRANGED AS FOLLOWS:-

Sunday,

26th, 8.30 a.m, to 3.00 p.m. 27th, Entirely Closed. 28th, 8.30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, 29th, 8.30 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.

Monday, Tuesday,

BUSINESS OF ALL DEPARTMENTS WILL BE RESUMED AS USUAL ON THURSDAY THE 30th, JANUARY 1941.

THE ASIA COY.

RETAIL DEPT.

OI-KWAN BUILDING, DES VOEUX ROAD, CENTRAL. TELEPHONE No. 20416.

Through the Paris Chief of Police, M. Langeron, he has for- bidden the sale of stencils, gelatino pads or other apparatus which can be used for making copies of typewritten documents.

All duplicating apparatus must be declared to the police and a register kept of all persons buying such articles.

Furthermore, M. Jacques Dorlot, the ex-Communist who quarrelled with Moscow and now displays atrong Fascist sentiments, has been given a new, organ in which to ex- press them in the German interest.

Thoughtful Thief

The Ulef who picked the pocket of Chan Fok-san of No. 602, Queen's Road Central, yesterday while travel- ling on a No. 5 bus from Central Mar- ket to H Road, must have had a

Chen conscience.

deprived of WAS $300 in cash, some valuable paper and bis bank book but did not discover the loss unul he got home. This morning he was surprised when the postman brought back the bank book, apparently posted by the pick-pocket, who however, did not send the cash and paperw.

Now Tennis Courts

Owing to the damp weather which has been experienced over the past few days, the opening of the Christ Church Tennis Courts which was to have taken place to-morrow after- noon (Saturday) has been postponed. Dato will be announced later.

Dance For Seafarers

It is announced that a dance for seafarers will be held at the Sailors" Home and Seamen's Instituto at P o'clock to-night, and that ndralssion is free to any of the Royal Navy and Merchant Navy.