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Thursday,

NANCY

HELLO, MARIGOLD-- ARE YOU STILL TRYING TO WIN HORACE'S HEART?

YEP--I'M GOIN' OVER TO HIS HOUSE NOW. TO

RETURN THIS

BOOK I BORROWED

GOODNESS - YOU'VE GONE OVER THERE THREE TIMES FOR BOOKS

TODAY!

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH:

January 30, 1941.

By Ernie Bushmiller

WELL, THAT'S THE ONLY WAY I CAN GET TO

TALK TO

HIM

HELP YOURSELF

RIVELLE

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6 GLOUCESTER ARCADE

Beg to announce their

Special Clearance Sale

Commencing

Monday, 3rd February 1941

Interned

440

Nazis Paid

Under World Accord

German officers interned in Canada are entitled to receive certain pay which is recoverable from the German Government, Lieut-Col Stethem, Assistant Director of Internment Operations said recently in a statement.

Similarly British and Canadian officers, held prisoner in Ger- many, are entitled to pay, recoverable from the Government in whose service they belong,

The governing International con- rates of pay in relchsmarks, convert- vention is that relating to the treat- ed Into sterling at a rate agreed on ment of prisoners of war, ratified by the Governments of the United in accordance by Canada Feb. 20, 1933 and agreed Kingdom and to by some 3 of the various powers with the convention,1

Colonel Stethens' statement said, and slates, Colonel Stethem nakt,

With this pay. the officers buy their

- clothing and food.

In Canada the rate of conversion from sterling to Canadian currency is that set by the Foreign Exchangs that only Control Board,

Amplifying his printed statement, Colonel Stethen sakd civilian Internees wear the regular Internment camp upiform, distin guished by a broad red stripe in- serted down the trouser legs und a largo red circle in the middle of the back.

Entitled to Uniforms

Promotions

Colonel Stethem said there had been instances where German of- ficers held in Canada had been pro- moted by German authorities after having been taken prisoner. A mon might

Lieutenant when cap- be "Afembers of the armed forces are tured. He received pay at the rate still fighting men even when held of

of a Lieutenant until British and prisoner and entitled to wear the Canadian Authorities were notified uniform of their country." wald of his

to the rank of Colonel Blethem,

Captain. Then his pay was raised With their pay officers may buy to that of his new rank. whatever parts of their uniform nre There have been many instances necessary when their original uni- where officera. turned over * con- form yours out. From time to time aiderable portion of their pay uniforma or parts of them are, re- Canadian Internment authorliica" to celved in the mail for prisoners who be used to the benefit of their men have written to Germany asking re- who also were prisoners of war, Intives to buy clothing and forward Colonel Steem sald. it to them,

Payment is at the regular army rates of pay for various ranks in the, service of the prisoners' country provided those rates do not exceed rates of pay for similar rank of the detaining country. For instance,

STOCK MARKET

REPORT

to

Hongkong Stock Exchange official should German rates of pay for summary, issued yesterday, says: various ranks exceed British rates of Most of the operators being absent pay, German officer prisoners of war from the market, the morning's would be paid British rates.

session was unduly quiet. ·

As it happens, Colonel Siethem said, British and Canadian rates ex- cred those of Germany so German prisoners are paid at their own rates of pay.

Camp Token Money Used There is actually no cash transac- tions...__In_giving this pay to officer. prisoner, the money being placed lo the credit of their accounts against which they receive

token purchases paid for

mancy

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or make camp subsequently

which are

through their accounts,

The officers receive pay according

to their rank based on the German:

Buyers

Canton Ins. $210 Union Ins. $407.50 II.K. Fire Ins. $105 Hotels $3.50 Electrics "O" $40

Telephones "O" $25.25 Entertainments $7 Constructions "O" $1.00

„Sellers

Hotela $3.60

Lands 4% Debentures $100 Ropes $8.35. Vibro Piling $7.70

Hotels $3.65

Sales

Lights "O" $8.30

POLES IN EGYPT-These are members of the Polish motor scouting unit serving with the British in Egypt, as might be expected from their garb. They are eager fighters.

NEW ALBANIAN CUSTOM

ITALIANS' ONE-SIDED HAIRCUT

A. R. P. ORDERS

Instructions For Work Issued By Director

Owing to the fact that many candidates, who do not attend the tull course of lectures, tall to return the A.R.P. Hand- books Issued to them, it has become freemary to institute a new system.

Cornmencing with class C210, Instruc tors must collect 80 cents tron each can- didate to whom he issues handbooks, and Bend this money to A.R.P. Headquarters with the unierued books. This sum will be refunded to all successful candidates i as the time at their attestation. No re- fund will be made to unsuccessful can- didates

...Strength-Decrease

The following Warden has been per mmitted to resign. 2475 E. Zulauf, T. land) on leaving the Colony.

Changes of Address

The following changes of address aro nailed for Iniorination-3047 Cheng lu (A) to Cardent Terrace, 1st floor (C). 1017 Leg Shlu-fung, (W) to 100 queen's Hond, West ground floor (U.L.) 2020 Lam Kam-hon (W) to 37 Eastern Street, int floor (UL)

Instructional Courses

A lecture on Wardens options in In- eldents involving HE, & Incendiary Bombs will be given

Wong. by Mr Francie LARPS to Wardens of District "O", Stanishulpo, on January 31 IDAI, at 7 pm. at District leadquarters.

Wardeng Classes in Chinese (Syllabus "A"):

C290 Bathery Girls School, 37 Jordan Rand, Kowloon, Man, & Sat. at 7 pm. commencing February 3, 104, Lecturer.

Mr Enoch Cheung, L.AR.P.S.

C291 Wah Yan College, Nelson Street, Kowloon. Wed. & Bal. at 7 pm. com- mencing February 8, 1941, Lecturer.-Mr. Ma Kain-kong, LAIPS.

02 A.R.P. School, Happy Valley, Tues. & FTL, at 7.30 p., comineeing February 71911, Lecturer-Mir Kwong Heung- wing LARPS

Strength-Increas

The following have qualified as Air Tald Wardens and are posted to Divisions a hereunders

Shamshulpo 3113 Chan Yuet, 3413 Chun Tai-lam, 3414 Kung Sun, 3415 Kung Yick, 3010 in Lom Fung-kwan. 3417 Lam Wing-on, 4317 Milas Lee Yim-bing, 3419 Aias Lee Yuen-Ding, 342 Tse Chok-ping, Nap-ying, 323 Mise Wong Lee-yor, 3424 Miss Yon Shuk-ching, 3155.Yu Kwok-sul 3200 Cheung Tim-lat, 3417.

Mongkok-$120 Leung Yau-kam, 1702 Pana Moon-chee (on returning to the Colony), 3427 Wong Man-kam, 9420 Wong Wal-hung.

Chul Yaurali,-301 Chan Hing, 3302 The Albanians took them into the They told of a new kind of;

Khung 2009 son Shu-wing, 201 warfare more humiliating thun take off their hats. The hats were forest, where they ordered them to

Kwong Kwai-toung, 3403 Lam Chung-tan, 3304 Leung Shek-kim, 3400 Fang Moon. chun, 3907 Wong Ho-yin, 3408 Wong Lung. bloody.

burned.

2400 Wong Wu, 3410,. Yu Kam-key, 3411 Yuen Kwok-ching,

Seven bare-footed Italian soldiers, the right sides of their 3421 Mrs Wong Chau-ying, 3423 Miss Wonk heads shaved clean, limped into the border town of Sturga, in Yugoslavia, recently and reported that rebel' Albanian tribesmen had forced them out of the Italo-Greek war,

Barber! Barber!

Eastern 3301 Nui Kwok-lam. Exanunation Itenuifs The following have qualified as Air Raid Wardens but are not available for duty with the Corps Leung Wal-kit, Lau Wal- hung, Margaret Lee,

Auxiliary Pire Service The...Superintendent........Auxiliary............Fire_

They were ordered to the

Then a rebel barber clipped and; Korca front from the Libras shaved the right sides of all the fortress. They put on plumed Italians' heads, refusing their pleas

on to do an over-all job. bersaglieri hats, climbed

The Albanians then ordered their their motorcycles and started

captives to take off their shoes, out. They encountered a bar The shoes were thrown away. Un- ricade at a curve in the moun- der threat of death, the Italians were tain road near Progradetz. Im-marched to the road and ordered to

Police Station Compound at 5:30 pm, on mediately they were surrounded get out of the country.

When the ragged, footsore group Divisional leadquarters at 5.38 p.m. on February 0 and in Kowloon Division af and captured by 200 rebel Al-

arrived in Sturga, officials ordered February 3. banians.

them interned.

HOSPITAL PROBATIONER

ALMOST MISSES PROMOTION

YOUR WARD SISTER REPORTS THAT YOU DO NOT APPEAR TO HAVE ANY ENERGY OR TAKE

INTEREST IN YOUR PATIENTS

AND SO-EVERY NIGHT

FIORLICKS)

I'M SORRY MATRON BUT I'M DOING MY

BEST

MATRON HAD ME 'ON THE MAT' THIS MORNING. FOR BEING SLACK. 1 WISH I KNEW WHAT TO DO.1 FEEL ALL NERVY AND 1 EVEN 'WAKE TIRED AND MY FINAL EXAM IS IN

SIX WEEKS TIME

TWO MONTHS LATER

THINKS

THANKS TO HORLICKS

WHY NOT SEE A DOCTOR

MY DEAR

CONGRATULATIONS NURSE {': 1.HEAR YOU HEAD

THE LIST OF SUCCESSFUL - CANDIDATES

IN YOUR 'FINAL

THANK

YOU

MATRON

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

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

DAT HORLICKS AT

BEDTIME 15 WHAT

YOU NEED.

́DOCTORS 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.........

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 theas. people last thing kt night," this extens adid waste was completely neutralised. They woke refreshed, with increased energy and vitality.

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

Take HORLICKS BAL

Service, publishes the following for the in- formation of all concemed:

Special Parades, Bpecial parodes will be held in Hongkong Divisions at No. 2

Li is of very great importance that all members of the Auxiliary Fire Service attend, bringing with them all uniform and equipment,

Dress for parade will be rough Berge uniform, top, boots and full-equipment." Dungaree uniforms will be worn by those men not yet itsued with rough serge. Certain announcements, of Interest to all members, will be made; and overy mem- ber is enjoined to do his utmost to attend the parades,

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

A total of $1,550.051.01, CN$470, US$10 and 41 was reaclied yesterday by the Wa Fund inaugurated by the S. C. M. Post, Ltd, with the following donations: Cocktail Bar. Peninsula Hotel "Fasting Fourball" Mater, Lolly and Marie (In memory

of the lafa Kirs R. Carroll) A, A. of MacÃO

D

$10.45

40

Royal Hongkong Golf Club (50% En-

tries for Competition at C.N.T.) 17 Men N. Passmore and Dudley (In memory of tho into Mrs R, Carroll)

53.45 Gunroom Oficer, H.M.S........ Mrs Doris Millar (In memory of

Edith Roberts).

£1

11. 1, 0, F. The following are subscriptions receiv- ed to dale for credit of the British War Organisation Fund, Hongkong Branch:

Previously, acknowledged, $100 and 8021,363.31,

Mr & Mr. Johannessen. $1,000; Anonymous $100; Anonymous, $70; M G. Carruthers (manihly), #15; D. W. Hune (monthly), SIR; QALMIN.9, Mess (month- iy), 118: Anonymous, $5: D. C. Edmond- ion monthly), 81.50; Toyal Hongkong Golf Club-being sale of Golf Clubs on behalf of a lady associate, $35; Nov. & Mrs T A. Uroadfoot (montisly), $5; Billards Cotn- mities, fongkong Aren Sports Board, $135.50. Total: 109,00411,-

The 8, C. M. Post has received the Wer following donation to the British Organization Fund:

A. A. of Macao,-850.

In memory of the late Mes Annie May;

F. E, Thornhill, $5.

Mr A. D. Brankston Passes On

The deal occurred at the Queen Mary Hospital yesterday after a long Illness-of-Mr A. D. (Archio) Brank- ston, former surveyor of the Shing Mun Dam and an expert on Chinesa art,

A

Mr Brankston was the son of Mr B. Brankston, formerly Managing Director of the New Engineering Co. of Shanghals. He was educated at Brighton College, England, and after- Wardent the Imperial College of Selance and Technology, where, ha took the London University degree in elvil engineering. He returned to the Far East in 1933, where he worked di b murveyor on the Shing Mun Dami

All Dresses, Sults, Coats, Hats, Gloves,

Novelties, etc. etc. etc.

To be cleared at sacrifice prices

To make room for new stocks arriving shortly,

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on Saturday, 8th February, 1941, at 9.15 p.m.

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Table seats can be reserved at the Club (Tel, 57018) Ladles at $1.50 and Gentlemen $2.00

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