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CLASSIFIED NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

ADVERTISEMENTS

I AO B (GLE). CLUB

HONG KONG

25 words $2.50 The Annual General Meeting

for 3 days prepaid

WANTED KNOWN. FLOWER AND VEGETABLE Seeds Just received new supply from Sutton & Sons Ltd., Reading, now obtainable at Graca Co., 10, Wyndham Street, Hongkong. Established 1906.

PREMISES WANTED. BY AMERICAN COUPLE, furnished house or apartment, with all modern conveniences, Kowloon side, near Kal Tok preferably. Telephone Penin- sula Hotel, Room 414.

FOR SALE.

"HONGKONG AS REVEALED BY THE CAMERA" Second Edition. Over 40 excellent views of the Colony. Price $1.50. Obtainable at Kelly & Walsh, Lid., or from the Morning Publishers South China Post, Ltd., Wyndham Street.

Raffle Prizes Now

Exceed $25,000-

The Directors

of Messra Win. Powell, Ltd, have donated outfilling goods to the value of $250 to the Monster Ruffle being organised by the Hongkong War Effort Committee Ini ald of the Bomber Fund. The prizes now number 265, the total vahie ex- ceeding $25,000,

In view of the large number of from applications being received

clubs, and the püblle generally, it should be noted that the tickets, which will be sold at one dollar cach, are not yet ready for distribution.

of

Requests for the reservation books of ten. Uckets should be ad- dressed to the Hongkong Wor Effort Committee, Office, Star Ferry Pier, Hongkong. Telephone 27323,

FREIGHT RATES RISE

and Mesars Butterfield

Swire, agents for the China Navigation Co., Lid, announce that all rates of freight an cargo moving from Hongkong to Bangkok will be increased as from February 15.

will.tako place at 8 pm. on Thursday, 30th January, 1941.

NOTICE

DEFENCE REGULATIONS 1940

The following rates will be charged for mailing single copies tho · following nowapapers of abroad;—

South China Morning Post China and Macao

10 cents per copy British Empire and Foreign 35 cents per copy

The Hongkong Telograph China and Macao

14 cents per copy 10 cents Saturdays

British and Foreign

20 cents per copy 26 conts Saturdays.

MONSTER

WAR FUND

RAFFLE

Donors of Prizes are requested to hold them until won, when the Hongkong War Effort Committee wili issue orders for collec- tion to the winners.

Support the Bomber Fund

See a Good Show

66

and

99

FUNIETY

UNDER THE DISTINGUISHED PATRONAGE OF H.E. THE ACTING GOVERNOR LIEUT-GENERAL E. F. NORTON, C.B., D.S.O., M.C.; H.E. MAJOR-GENERAL A. F. GRASETT C.B., D.S.O., M.C... COMMODORE A. C. COLLINSON.

AT 9.15 P.M.

on SATURDAY, FEB. 1.

AT THE

CHINA FLEET CLUB THEATRE

BOOK NOW

At ANDERSON MUSIC CO., Ice House Streat

$3

$2

$1

Hongkong Benevolent Society

Room - 11, Ice House Street

The Society's Room will be open. on

MONDAYS & THURSDAYS

from 10 A.M. to noon

Photos

Passport Executed Promptly

MEE CHEUNG

PHOTOGRAPHERS

15, 23, Ice House Street,

Tel. 26379.

Thursday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

KING AT SOUTHAMPTON-King Georgo, in naval uniform at right, walks along street of ruined Southampton, England, affor Nazis blasted port for throo wooks.

METAXAS DEAD

Denied Taste Of Victory

Athens, Jan. 29.

New Firm Opened By Japanese

$10,000,000 Capital

January 30, 1941.

BANK S

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA. Incorporated by mwyal Charter 1981, Pald-up Capital Socoonki. 25,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors 19,000,000 Reserve Fund. ........................ £3,000,000

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON, A

*28 Mishopsgato, E.C.L. Sub-Agencies in Londons 117/122, Leadenhall' Street; 2.0.3.

West End Branchi 14/18, Cockspur Street, W., Manchester Branch!"

52, Mosley Strost, Manenotzer, 2.

AGENCIES AND DRANCERS:

Mongkong Rangoon

Alor Star. Azuritan Bangkok Batavia

Faire Place Kuching

Balgon

Bemarang

Bleromban Shanghai 'Singapore

Billawan Sourabaya Taiping Tiensin

Ipoh

Flaito

Karachi

Bombay

Riang

Calcutta

Kube

Agencies:

Kuala

Clive Street Lumpur

Canton MIMISAN

Cawnpore

dania

Tongkah

Cebu

Medan

(Ubukat)

Colombo

New York

Tsingtao

Delhi

Taiping

Yokohama

Haiphong

Peking)

Hamburg

Penang

„Hankow

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted.

ACCOUNTS opened

ATIĆ

CURRENT FIXED DEPOSITS received for One Yea or shorter periods in Local or Other Cur rencies et rates which will be quoted on application.

BAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in Local Currency and Sterling with interest allowed at rates obtainabile on application The Bank's Head Office in London undertakes Executor & Trusted business and claims recovery of British Income Tax overpaid, on terms which may be ascertained al any of 11 Agencles" and Branches.

RA CAMIDOR,

Manager.

GUARDS FOR SHIPS

Position Of Volunteers Explained

by

RADIO

ZBW, 153 metres (845 km.) and 3145

POST OFFICE

The following increased postage rates for letters will be effective as from 1st February 1941.

Places in the Colony, 8 cents for each ounce or

ice or part of an ounce.

British possessions, protectorates and mandated territories, 20 cents for the first ounce and 10 cents for each additional ounce or part of an ounce.

metres (9,520 kilo-cycles) WEEKLY NEWSLETTER FROM THE STUDIO Radio Programme Broadcast by ZBW on a Frequency of B45 k.c's, und on Stiert Wave from 1-2.15 pan andr 8-11 p.m. on -9.32 m.c's po

China and Macro, 8 cents for exce second,

12.15 pm, Short Service of Inter-ounce or part of an ounce.

All countries not specified above, 80 cents for the first ounce and 15 · 30 Songs. by Turner Layton at cents for each additional ounce or

His part of an ounce.

the

land.

12.40 Nat Gonella and Georgians.

י.

1.0 Local Time Signal and Weather Report.

1.03 The I Billies, Molly Picon and Reginald Dixon in Varlety.

1.30 Router and Rugby Press, Waa- ther Forecast and Announcements,

1.15 farck Weber and Jils Orches- Esrie-Ackland-(Contralto).";

tru

2.15 Close down.

5.45 Indian Programme.

0.30 Closing Tocal Stock Quotations. 6.32 Compositions of Haydn.

7.0

London Relay-The News. 7.16 London RelayQuestions of

9.30

Ilie Noections from Light Opera.

A Count Girl-Vocal Gems (Mondtry

.....Columbia Light Opera Company w. Orch: The Gypsy Princess-Selection (Kalman)....De Groot and The New Victorin chestra; "The Three Waltzes (Oscar Strauss after Johann Strauss): C'Est L Saison D'Amour.... Yvonne

Small Picket Post to all countries is suspended.

INWARD MAILS

Canton

..Jan. 30. Jan. 30. Sandakan...... Straits and Air Mail by "British Overseas Airways Service" (except London), by sea from Singapore

..

Jan

30. Air Mail by "Pan-American Airways Francisco Service"-San Direct dale, 24th January

...Jan. 31. Calcutta and Straits.........Jan, 31. Air Mail by "Tan-American Airways Direct Service”—-San Francisco date, 28th January

.Feb, 5." Java and Manila... F. Fcb. U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang- hnt. (San Francisco date 17th January)

.Feb. 8. United-Kingdom and Straits Feb. 12, U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan, and Shang- hal (San Francisco date 24th Jan.). Feb. 14.

Printemps (Soprano); Te Souvient-United-Kingdom and Straits Feb. 16. il....Yvonne Printemps, and Pierre Fresnay (Vocal) with Orchestra; Les Cloches De Corneville-Selection (Planquette)....De Groot and His Orchestra.

8.0 Local

Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements.

8.03 Alfred Cortot at the Plane.

OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered and Parcel Mail are closed 15 minutes earlier than the

unless Ume given below

otherwise stated, and where mails are adverti ed to close at or before 9 ami regis- tered and parcel malls are closed

28-Four Preludes. Ou. 5 p.m. on the previous day. When

"The

No. 11 Vivace in B mails are advertised to close after + p.m.. Registered and Parcel malls Major: No. 12 Presto in G Sharpure closed at 5 p.m.

No. 13 Lento in F. Sharp

Minor;

fajor: No. 14 Allegro in E Flat Minor, No. 15 Sostenuto in D Fiat Canton Major; Tarantelle, Op. 43 (Chopin).

Others) with and

In connection with His Excellency the Officer Administering the Gov-

8.15 Studio Local Newsletter. ernment's appeal of January 9 for

..0.30 Raymond Newell (Baritone) volunteers to provide anti-sabotage

in Light Orchestral Concert. guards on board ships in ilongkong

Invitation to the Waltz (Weber).... Harbour, the following additional in-

London Philharmonic Orch.; Here's . General John Motaxas, Premier

formation may assist employers and Latest addition to business enter- of Greece, died at 6.30 a.m. to-day

Love

You To-night (Tunbridge of a throat infection. M. Alexanderprises in the Colony has been made those who are in some doubt as to To Life (Talbot and Atkinson); Let

for Mo with the establishment of the South Whether they should volunteer

Newell Raymond this duty. It issued

Is

the Korizis, Minister of Hygiene and China Commercial and Trading Com-

(Barltone)

Orchestra; In A Public Assistance and former Head pany, Limited, to which Government Colonial Secretary,

Fairy Realm Suite (Kelelbey)..... of the National Bank, becomes Pre-permits was granted on January 20.

Guards will only be required dur« Albert W. Ketelbey's Concert Or mler-United Press.

says the Japanese Newspaper long-ing the continuance of the Colony's chestra; Life's Great Sunset (Adams) kong News.

present situation, and the scheme.. Raymond Newell (Baritone) w. Reuter adds that a throat opera- tion performed

Invested by Japanese business men, will cease to function should the Instrumental Acc. on the Premier proved of no avail. The remaining the hew firm is capitalised at $10,- Colony be directly involved in war. members of the Cabinet would re-000,000 with initial capital to be paid

the No fear need be entertained that up to $2,500,000. However," tain their posts under M. Korizis.

shares will not be put on public sub-the time of guards who are detailed scriptions Mr Minej! Taketo, well-for duly will be wanted in waiting al- known banker In Formosa and one for the ship to which they are time assistant manager of the Bank of lotted, since 11 will be possible to Taiwan here, had first intended to arrange for them to return to their start business here in the middle of offices provided they can

be com-

0,0 London. Relay-The News and News Commentary.

9.30 Dance Music by Ambrose and Ils Orchestra. 10.0 Variety.

11.0 Close down.

the leader who had become a na- last year and after strenuous efforts municated with by telephone at short Cinema Club Formed

Grief Bewilders People

Athens, Jan. 29. Greece is plunged in grief, stunned at the almost incredible news that tional hero had been plucked from he succeeded in materialising them at such vital hour. The scheme. people move wordless about streets swept by a cold wind under a leaden sky.

The shock was the greater for the fact that the pubile, until they awoke this morning, had been entirely morant of the gravity of the illness which had kept the whole Govern ment up all night hearing the latest reports of physicians in the battle for the Premier's-life.———

the

Hope for Good Response

At Y.M.C.A.

the At a meeting of

notice.

The 12-hour duty period will not entail spending 12 hours continuous- With its centre in Hongkong and ly on guard, which would, in the case

Amateur co-operating with Japanese, Chinese, of night duty, impair the cflciency Cinema Club at the European and British business concerns. the of the guards in their normal em-Y.M.C.A. last night, it was decided South China Commercial and Trad-ployment on the following day. It is that enrolment of members would ing Company alms to assume a large anticipated that out of three guarda, imply an entry fee of $1 and an scale export and import business with one will be on duty, one standing initial contribution of $15 or 100 feet Japan, China, South Seas, and the by and one of duty at any given of film, exposed or unexposed. For rest of the world,

time if the ship is working cargo. It those wishing to become associate The board of directors of the Com-will be appreciated that each person members an entry fee of $1 will be will be on full duty for only · ona ; charged with a monthly subscription pany consists of Mr Mineji-Taketo, third of the 12-hour period.

Først president and managing director, and It is recalled that, with the King, Messrs K. Nakajima, S. Kubota, M.

The Club is open to all interested General Metaxas reorganised the Sato (Directors). Auditars,-Messrs

in amateur cinema and horne movies, Greek Army and the national dec. Hatano and H. Kuri.

Contributed films will be kept in fences and brought into being the

library and will be available for fortifications which bear the name

The office has been set up at No. may hesitate to volunteer since, in

hire by members at prices to be fixed "Metaxas Line."---Reuter.

1. Chater Road. 2nd floor, In the the course of their normal employ later. same building as the Hongkong News,ment, they may be liable to sudden been contributed. Moneys collected About 20 Alms have already and at present the staffs are busily business calls at short notice and it from subscriptions, contributions and any hour of the day or night. It is engaged preparing for the commence- London, Jan. 29,

hoped of their duties;

however that

such persons will hire of Aime will go towards the ex- obtaining The British Minister in Athens,

Mr Takete

Taketo, head of the new con- volunteer since, if there is a satis-entes of the Club and

essential gear. Sir Charles Palairet, reported the cera, is also director of the Kanan factory response to the appeal, it will

General Banic, circlo

The following officers were elected. distressing

arrangements and enjoys popularity be possible to make

here as he with regard to times of duty to meet Mr M. F. Kaufman (Secretary). Mr Mr W. H. Colledge (Chairman), Metaxas's death to London where am

among the following comment was made. rendered services as assistant manager difficulties in individual cases.

Librarian), Mesars T. Ingram, A. L. (Treasurer and "It is particularly sad that the one of the Bank of Talwan, Hongkong man who had demonstrated to the branch from 1917 to 1918. He served

Powell (Committee). world. the will to victory of small as manager of the bank in Swatow, nations should have died berty, Canton, and acted as an

Denied Taste of Victory

newp

of

fore being ablo to БОС

South is accredited as fruits of his

effort and the authority' on finance and commerce ultimate victory which is certain to in South China arcas, attend those efforis. It would, how- over, be a great injustice to the Grecks to imagine that the death of this great patriot will affect their will to victory."-Reuter.

Brilliant Bank Career

New Peruvian Consul General

Mr A. Perez-Sacz, the new Consul ment, arrived in the Colony by the General of the Peruvian Govern- President Cleveland yesterday.

In

thing

It is realised that certain persons

Members of the regular army in Hongkong will take part in this scheme, and it is anticipated that las each person's pure the frequency of

periods of

E, W. Railton

MAD WITH STOMACH PAIN

It is particularly emphasised that the gre the greater the response to this coll for volunteers the lighter will be the duty of each person. So far as can

It doesn't matter how long-aland- at present be foreseen, it is probable that, if all those who are asked to in your stomach trouble may be volunteer will undertake to assist, is-Maclean Brand Stomach Powder It doesn't matter how bad your pain each person's turn for a period of 12 will almost certainly case it away- houra duty will come only once in and its cause as well. 6 to 8 weeks or even less frequently.

C. M. S. Annual

Conference

Take the case of Mr. J. R. Ever since he left the Army, after the last War, he suffered from Gastric Trou→ ble. Ho had all his teeth out, but got no relief. He tried 'ono cheap remedy after another, but the trouble remained

Read his own words:

"I was mad with pain, no one

Thursday, Jan. 30

Friday, Jan. 31

.....Jan. 30, 7,00 p.m.

Manila, Batavin and Sourabaya

8.30 a.m. Sandakan

.8.30 am Air Mail by Sea to Singapore to connect with the “British Overseas Airways"

KP.0, & G.F.O. Reg.....Jan. 31, 10.30 .. Ord. ........Jan. 31, 11 am. Formosa and Dairen ......3.30 p.m. Air Mail by Sea to Singapore to con- nect with the "British Overseas Airways."

K. P, 0.

Reg.

Ord.

Ord.

Jan. 31, 5 p.m. Jan. 31, 5.30 pm. G. P. O.

Reg...........Jan, 31, 5 p.m. .....................Jan. 21, 6 p.m. Ale Mail for Manila. Gram. Hono- lulu. U.S.A., and Europe via "Pan- American Airways and Trans- Allatio Services”

K.P.O.

Rer.

Tan, 31, 5.00 p.m. Jan. 31, 5.30 pm.

Ord.

G.P,0.

Ord. ......

Jan. 31, 5.00 p.m.

Jan. 31. 7.00 pm.

Air Mail by Air to Hangoon to con

nect with the "British Overseas Airways."

'K..P. O.

Rey. Ord.

4

.............Jan. 31, 4.00 p.m. .............Jan. 21, 4.30 pan G. P. O. Reg................. Jan. 31, 4,00 p.m. Ord.

Jan. 31, 4.30 p.m. Straits and Calcutta

Letters

Parcela.....Jan. 31, 6.p.m. Jan. 31, 7 pm. Monday, Feb. 3 Manila and Parcels only for United-

*Kingdom.

G.P.O. & K.P.0. Parcels,....Feb. 3, 5.00 pm. ..Feb. 4, 8.30 am. Tuesday, Feb. 4

Ord,

Macasser and Sourabaya..8.30 ̧ a'm. Wednesday, Feb. & Shanghal, Japan, Honolulu, USA. Canada, Central and South America and United-Kingdom via San Fran cisco. (No Parcels for United- Kingdom),

Note-All Mails for United- Kingdom will be forwarded with or without superscription.

F.P.O.

Parcels .Feb. 5, 4.00 pm. Reg.

Ord.

Parcels Reg. Ord.

Feb. 5, 5.00 p.m.

G.P.O

Feb. 5, 5.30 p.m.

b. 5. 4.00 pm..

5, 5.00 p.m. .Feb. 5, 7.00 pm.

Europe via

Air Mall for Manila, Guam, Honolula,

and

U.S.A... American Airways, and Trans-/- Allanile Services."

Church Missionary Society was held to

The annual conference of the knows how awful I felt I decided Halhow

get Maclean Brand Stomach

Reg.

Ord.

Rer.

Onl.

A.P.O.

.Feb. 5, 8.00 p.m. -- ...Feb. 5, 6.30 pm.. G.PO,

.Feb. 5,6.00 p.m. ..Feb. 6. 7.00 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 6

Friday, Feb. 7

Saturday, Feb. 8

10.30 am.

.8.30 am..

London, Jan. 20. Greece's new Prime Minister, M. Alexander Korizis, although Minister of Health in the Metaxas Cabinet, has not hitherto played any premin ent part in politics. He is aged 53

The American Consulate has been years and has been Governor of their charge of the interests of the Bank of Greece since 1938.

verPeruvian Government in Hongkong After leaving the Athens Univer since 1938, and Mr Perez-Snez is ex- nity the new Premier had a brilliant pacted to take over within the next career in the Bank of Greece, being few days. ong of the organisers of the agricul-

at St Andrew's Church yesterday, Powder. Well, I toolt a teaspoon- Sandakan tural credits system. He rapidly rose said that this was his first trip to the work in Chungshan and the Leper surprised how the pain faded away. Manila, Straits, Ceylon, India, East

an interview, Mr Perez-Sacz when reports in the medical relles ful and a-half and was absolutely to the position of Deputy Governor of the Bank and was later appointed Far East, and he had found every Settlement in Pakliol were present- It's wonderful."

and South Africa via Cape Town Minister of Health in the Malaxa General in New Orleans, America, very pleasant. He was Consul

ja' {exi.

Why not try the famous powder The report on the Leper Settle- for about four years prior to his apment in Pakhol, which was submitted trouble? You won't have to endure

(or the tablets) for your stomach Straits and Calcutta

6.30 p.m. pointment here, and during his 26

Parcels,.....Feb. 0, 10.30 sm.. years in the diplomatic service, host Major H; Wright, showed that stomach pain much longer if you doi the total number of inmates there But make sure you see the signature

Letters....Feb. 0, 11.30 am.. stationed

Monday, Feb. 10 in Chile, South- and In leper village homes at the "ALEX C. MACLEAN" on carton Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, USA... hampion, Rotterdam, and twice, in end of 1940 was 11. Owing to the and 'bottic, Maclean Brand Stomach the United States.

difcuity of

Canada, C. and S. Amerien via Ban: geting supplies, ie Powder is never sold loose, but only There was no special reason for his allowance of rice had to be reduced in bottles. The tablets are available

Francisco appointment to flongkong, he said. while the injection of Hydrocarpus in bottles or flat tine. Mr Robert Hall, Surveyor of Ships, ¦ It was just a case of à vacancy which | oil had to be limited:

If you have any difficulty in ob- Harbour Master's Department, will be had to be filled:

Mr Perez-Sacz said that before presided. Rev. Bishop R. Otaining it from your local chemist or "Superscribed Correspondence Only leaving the Colony on retirement to-

after having been in Hongkong coming here he had returned to the Conference were: Dean J. L. Wilson, store wrile to:Banker & Co., P.O. Government service for 36 years Foreign Office at Peru. From there, Rev. and Mrs II. A. Wittenbach, Rev. Boy.753, Hong Kong.

Mr Holl arrived in the Colony In he had travelled to New York and Chung Yan-yung (Calcutta). Rev. Breves MINI GRAM 1905, when he joined Holt's Wharf. San Francisco en route to Hongkong. and Mrs E. W. L Martin; Miss J. R.

Cabinet-Reuter,

Mr R. Hall Leaves On Retirement

day,

and others present the

expecta his wife, who is an

an Taylor (Secretary of the Refugee

He entered the Government Service He exp

In 1912 and was appointed acting first American by birth, to come to Hong- Social Welfare Council), Miss. M. assistant Government

ment Marine Sur kong when he has settled down.

veyor in 1918. He resigne

resigned in 1917 Asked about conditions in Peru,

Jennings

Rev. Mine Alkin alpo, Rural

Job

Miss

F. R. Myhill, Mr to became Marine Superintendent for Me Perez-Saez said they had a won E. G. Stewart, Miss E. M. Upsdell, Mr the Canadian Pacifle Itallways, but derful President in Benior Manuel J. A. Gaunt, Me A. E. rejoined the Government in 1020 Prado, loved by all the people in the Williamson Miss M. Lush Miss

Me Hall has also been consulting country. Before becoming President, Buckland; Mlas W. I. Grifin, Miss K engineer for the Fire Brigade Depart Senor Prado was Interested in a Langford, Miss B. Pope, Miss N. DI- ment. He intends to join his family number of projects, as well as being lon, Miss E, K. Saunders and Miss who are at present in England... a great 'Anandler.

S. L. Holla

METROPOLE

flat pratat

- Q.PO, a KPO,

Reg.

Ord.

...Feb, 10, 5 p.m. Feb. 10, 8.30 a.m..

DISTINGUISHED PATRONS.

It is learned that "Funlety," the variety enter¡ument to be present- ed: at the Clive Fleet Club Theatre In aid of the South China Morning Post Bomber Fund on Saturday, I to be under the distinguished patron nga of Hila Excóllenéy di

the Acting Governor, Lleut-General E. 11 Nor- ton, His Excellency Major-General AE, Grasselt, and the Honourable v the Commodore.