1941-02-07 — Page 2

Friday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

February 7, 1941.

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FOR SALE. "HONGKONG AS REVEALED BY Second Edition. THE CAMERA" Over 60 excellent views of the Colony. Price $1.50, Obtainable ot Kelly Walsh, Ltd., or from, the Publishers South China Morning Part, Ltd., Wyndham Street,

Rome Appeal Reported

Evacuation Of Colonista

London, Feb, G.

THE SPORTS CLUB

SELLING LOTTERIES

Members

REMINDER

aro

rominded

that

Selling Lotteries will be conducted at the Club on

Friday, the 7th.

Tuesday, the 11th, Thursday, the 13th. commencing each day at 5.30 p.m. on the following races:-

The Hongkong Derby,

The Rooty Hill Derby and Sports

Club Cup.

The Austral Derby, Members' friends including ladies, are cordially invited.

LAM MING FAN,

Hon. Secretary:

HONGKONG TRAMWAYS

LIMITED

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN With his Abyssinlan Empire in that the ORDINARY YEARLY Jeopardy from the British in- vasion and the patriot rising in GENERAL MEETING of HONG-

the Interior, it was reported last KONG TRAMWAYS LIMITED will night that Mussolini had sent (be held at the offlers of Messrs. Count Volpi, his former Finance Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd., Minister to negotiate with British interests for the evacuation of Hongkong, on TUESDAY, the 25th about 200,000 Italian colonists, day of February, 1911, at 12 states the Daily Telegraph. This, o'clock noon, to transact the It adds, is the first intimation that Rome now realises the utter hope- leashess of the Italian situation in East Africa.

ordinary business of the Company, AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO GIVEN that the REGISTER. The message last night, which was OF MEMBERS of the Company will from

neutral correspondent at Vichy received via New York, stated. be CLOSED from MONDAY, the "According to reliable information 10th to TUESDAY, · the 25th Count Volp! stopped here last week. end on his way to negotiate for the February, 1941, both days inclu evneuntion of Italian colonists settied

in

in Abyssinia since the Italian conquest In 1938. Senor Jose Felix De Lequeries, Spanish Ambassador Vichy, is reported to have acted us intermediary for the Italian Govern- ment through the Vichy, authorities. "Aan corollary, to Count Volpi's miasion the French Government has requested the French managers of the Franco-Abyssinian railway between Addis Ababa and the

Port

of

Djibout, in French Somaly resume its activity. The ceased operations when Italy enter- ed the war inst June. Damage done by ILA.F, altacks on the line in to be repaired as soon as possible.

sive.

By Order of the Board

W. F. SIMMONS,

Secretary,

Hongkong, 1st February, 1941.

NOTICE

DEFENCE REGULATIONS 1940

The following rates will be charged for mailing single copies "Count Volpi lunched with a cer-of tho following newspapers

on

tain high French often here Saturday and It is believed that they discussed the question of using the railway for evacuating Italian re- fugees.

Count Velpl's ability us a negotin- for on ecossomle and political matters 18 universally recognised. It is be- Heved that the negotiations with: British interests will take place on neutral soll-elther Spain or

Portugal."-Reuter,

In

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+

A total of $1,573,580.01 was reached yes. terday by the War Fund Inaugurated by thn-8. C. M. Post, Ltd, with the following donations:

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“DriveTM

J

1,000

Sam J. J. King (K.V.D.C.

Mr J. K. Poustied (third dona-

tlon)

500

Central Police Canteen (seventh

Clear Tumbain... M.C.S.T. Shrapnel Dox Earth

30.07

Kowloon Football Club (Proceeds from Bullball Match held on January 27, 1941)

257,50

Color)

Edgar BERGEN

Charlie

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CHARLIE MCCARTHY

DETECTIVE

Robert CUMMINGS Constance MOORE Jobs Sation-Louis Calbres Edgar Kennedy-Warren Hyzer

Original story by Robertion White and Darrell Warà » Straanplay by EDWARD ELISCU, - HÁRÓLO SHUMATE and RICHARD MACK **Produced and Directed by.

FRANK TUTTLE

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MONUMENT When the Italians captured Sidi Barrani. Egypt, from the British, early in their entry into the war, they arocted the monumont at left to commemorate the ovent. Now the war has turned and this cable picture from London shows a British motorized unit passing the monument,

BRITISH BUDGET Inflation Danger. Watched

London, Feb. 6.

POST OFFICE

Direct

The Printed Master Service to the following places in China la tem- porarily suspended-Yunnan, 810- chuen, Kwelchow, Hunan, Puklen (except Amoy and Kulangsu), Kwangal (except Wuchow and Yunghsien), North And East of Arresting statistics relating to war-Kwanglung. time expenditure were given by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Small Packet Post to all countries Kingsley Wood, in moving for new

is suspended. credit totalling £1,000,000,000 in the House of Commons to-day to tide the

INWARD KAELS Conton country over the period until the next

.Feb. 7... regular Budget period in April.

Calcutta and Straits,

.Feb. 7. The total national®

U.S.A., Ilonolulu, Japan and Shant- expenditure_on

hul. all purposes

(San Francisco. date. 17th ποιν averages £12,250,-

January) 000 daily; it exceeds the peak of the

..Feb, Canton last war and is still growing.

.Feb. 11, The Government, said the Chan United Kingdom and Straits cellor, was alert to the danger of In-- United Kingdom and Straits Feb, 12. Feb. 11. flation and would not hesitate to tako practical steps in defence of cur-

Air Mail by "Pan-American Airways Direct Servico"-San Francisco rency standards.

To-day's

date Glli February.......Feb. 13. appropriations were £000,000,000 to clear up the francial U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan; and Shang- year ending on March 31 and a fur-hal (San Francisco date, 34th Jan.) ther £1,000,000,000 for the start of

Feb, 14. the no

Manila

.Feb. 14. The new year beginning on April 1. Java and

sum made a total authoris-

United Kingdom and Strali

Straits Feb. 18.. ed for the

Sandakan services during Air Afall by "Pan-American Airways .....Feb. 17. the

year of 200.000 apari from other: sums provided in the ordinary

Bervice Sant Francisco grants for general national expense. Calcutta and Stratta

date, 11th February......Feb. 18. The Chancellor declared that the

..Feb. 10. dally

Sandakan rate

expenditure had doubl-

Feb, 21, ed within a year and had increased by £1,500,000 since he asked for the last vote in October, The tremend ous expenditure already involved a closed 15 minutes earlier than the heavy burden and must menna stil! time given below unless otherwise heavier burden, for they had to constated, and where mails are advertis- Comedian-The Parson Talks About | MORE than

50 American silics, but plan so that they could tered and pureel mails are closed at

sider not only immediate vital neces-

ed to close at or before 0 a.m. regis- Vivian Foster (The Vicar of Mirth; doctors, including a woman, who emerge with a reasonable prospect of Marriage ('Yes, I Think Sol')....! atedley....Florrie Farde with Chorus ure stranded there-because Comedienne-Florrie Forde Old Time graduated recently in Scotland, decent conditions for the people and Orchestra; Humorous Sketch-transport difficulties

National Savings Tally provent.. Running An Office (Tale)....Harry them going home.

London, Feb, 0. Tate and Company; Comedienne-He

In the first year of the national was raised, said the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Commons to-day.

Dealing with the risk of inflation them to accept jebs as "ocumns" or he said the predisposing cause there- of was exceeding the between They cannot take positions in the He was satisfed that the danger of aton plus saving and expenditure. Civil Defence Services because they this gap had been greatly exaggerated are "foreigners."

but this did not mean that he wish- But all have given their names to ed to minimise the danger that prices local hospitals to be called up in an might rise excessively, for there were other elements in the problem which would have to be carefully watched.

-RADIO-

ZBW, 355 metres (845 k.c.) and 31.49 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles) "Theatreland" and Other Programme of Their Well Known

London Relays

•

Radio Programme Broadcast by and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 Z. B. W, on a Frequency of D45 and 6-11 p.m. on 0.52 m.c's. second.

'II, K. T.

.c's.

p.m.

per

Items.

50 Stranded Doctors Dare Not Work

States or in Britain.

Reuter,

Hadn't Up Till Yesterday (Meskill Their degrees allow them to savings campaign £1,140,000,000 12.15 p.m. Short Service of Inter-and Others)....Sophie Tucker with practice medicine in the United cession.

Ted Shapiro and His Orchestra.

8.30 London Relay Theatreland' 9.00 London Relay. The News and News Commentary.

12.30 Compositions of Ravel, Jeutx D'Eau.....Alfred Cortat (Piano); Daphnis and Chloe-Suite Symphonique.....Walther Stroram Orchestra (Paris); Tzigane-Rhap and People'. sodie De Concert,.....Francescatti (Violin) with Plano acc.

9.30 London Relay Talk: Books

1.00 Local Time Signal and Wen-OP. 120, No. 1. ther Report,

1.03 Variety.

Vocal - Chopsticks

But the Home Office will not allow

assistants.

emergency.

taxation

9.45 Brahms-Sonata in F Minor Lionel Tertis. (Viola) and Harrict Cohen (Piano).

10.10 Puccini's "La Tosca" Act L

Just Bored (Lawrence, Singers in order of appearance: Daniels); Ta Hu Wa-Hu-Wai (Hawal-Piero Paull (Tenor); Giovanni Azzlton has been asked to persuade the

The State Department in Washing-1-Reuter. lan War Chant-Noble). The Merry monti (Boss); Antonio Gelll (Bari British Air Ministry to allow them Macs with Instru. uce.; Duologue tone); Carmen Melis (Soprano); to be treated as priority passengers Getting a Wife (Scene from Our Apollo Granferte (Baritone) and for trans-Atlantic crossing by 'plune, Betters-W. Somerset Maugham)... Nello Palai (Tenor) with Chorus and which has so far been refused.

Colller and Ronald Squire; Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, con- Con The Parson of Puddle (New-ducted by Carlo Sabajno, Vol

Stanley man)....

with Holloway Plano; Orchestra and Vecal-The Big Broad Broadcast Selection...... .Debroy Somers Band with the Carlyle Cousins and Dan Donovan; Comedian The Empire Party Song (Sarony); Fat Flat Fish (Sarony)....Leslie Sarony with Orchestra.

1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press, Weather Forecast and Announce- ments:

145

Dance Musio by Geraldo and The Savoy Hotel Orchestra.

2.15 Close Down.

5.45. Indian Programme. 6.30

tions

6.32

Musle

Closing Local Stock Quota-

A Programme of Early Italian

(from Sonata in A Major

Som Vladimir

Horowitz

(Piano); Violin Concerto in C

11.00 Close Down.

Clergyman Resigns

Their leader told a reporter: "We wish to escape this boredom. Most of us are being kept by our parents.

Accused; Living

AFTER several accusations, including drunkenness and omissions of portions of a service on the National Day of Prayer had heen made against a clergyman at, a Consistory Court at Derby, the proceedings ended with the announcement that he had resigned his living.

Kap

Calcutta and Stralty ..Feb. 23.

OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered and Parcel Mall are

p.m. on the previous day. When malls are advertised to dose wher 5 p.m.. Registered and Parcel mails are closed at 5 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 7.

Air Mali by Air to Rangoon to con- nect with the "Dritish Overseas Airways."

Rex. Ord.

G.I.O. & K.P.O.

Feb 7,4 p.m. ...Feb. 7. 4.30 p.m.

Air Mail by sca Conton

Saturday, Feb. 8

to Singapore to

connect with the "British Overseas

Airways."

K.P.O. & G.P.O. Reg.,

.Feb. 8, 10.00 am. Ord.......Feb., 8, 10.30a.m.

Straits and Calcutta

Parcels, .Feb. 0, 10.30 am.. Letters, ....Feb. 8, 11.30 am. THERE WAS PETROL Manila, Straits, Ceylon, India, East

and South Africa vin Cape Town IN THE TANK

5.30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10 Because his torch was not work-Shaughat, Japan, Honolulu, USA., ing John Muir (45), of Aclan Road, Canuda, C. and S. Amerien via San South Middlesbrough, struck 1 Francisco match to see if there was any petrol In his car tank. There was. Flame flashed over the back of the car. Muir was fined £10 at Middlesbrough for causing a light which was not ubscured.

BANK S

Rene Clair 'No Trent, and the charges against Reserve Fund

him were: Being under the in-

(Vivaldi)....Jean Pougnet (Violin) Longer French fluence of drink while conduct-

and Orchestra; Sonata in G Major (Scarlatti). Myra Hees (Piano);

Quartet,

7.00 London Relay-The News. 7.15 London Relay—'Questions of the Hour'.

Pelping Art Academý, graduating |

lund P

Reg

Ceylon,

Africa

G.F.O. & K.P.O.

Feb, 10, 5 p.m.

......Feb. 11, 8.30a.m. Tuesday, Feb, 11

India, East and South ....3.30 p.m. Air Mail by sea to Singapore to canneel with the "British. Over- seas Airways”

Kowloon P. O.

Rek

Ord,,

Reg..

Ord.,

.Feb. 11, 5.00, p.m. Feb. 11, 5.30 p.m.

G.P.O.

.Feb. 11, 5.00 p.m. .Feb. 11, 6.00 p.m. .7 p.m. 7.00 p.m.

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA. Incorporated by Royal Charter 1357, Canton Paid-up Capital

Strajta, £1,000,000

Thursday, Feb. 13 Straits and Calcutta,

Parcels ..Feb. 13, 10.30 a.m. Letters ....Feb. 13, 11.30 a.m. Air Mall for Manlia, Guam, Itonolulu,

U.S.A., and Europe via "Pan. Ame... rican Airways and Trans-Atlantic

K.P.O.

He was the Rev. W. H. Goffin, Vicar of Newhall, Burton-on-Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3,000,000 .................................... 3,000,000 HEAD OFFICE LONDON, 38 Bishopsgate, K.C.L Sub-Acenring in London: 117/122, Leadenhall Street, E.C.J. West End Branch: 14/16, Cockspur Street, B.WWW.I.

Manchester Branch!

ing four separate services, in- cluding two celebrations-of-Holy

32, Mosley Street, Maneneler, Z. AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:

Hongkong Jungeon po

Salcan Iloilo

Amritsar

was

Batavin Bombay Calcutta

Arencies:

Clive Street Lumpur Fairle Place Kuching

Karach!

Klang

Kobe

Kuala

SemaranЯ Seremban Shanghai Singapore Silowan

Bourahays Taiping

Madras

Tlentin

Manila

Tongkah

Bedan

(buket)

New York

Taingtao

Pelping

Yokohama

Hamburg

Walphong

Jankow

(Peking)

Penang

Cebu

Concerto A Quatre, No. 5 ('L'Estro RENE CLAIR, the French Communion; neglect of duty; Armonico-Vivaldi) Pro Arte film producer, has been deprived and misappropriation of funds. of his French nationality and Reference was made to May 20, fortune.

the Day of National Prayer.

Witnesses for the prosecution stated His name is in a list of 23 French- the viear omitted from the service 7.30 Norman Allin (Bass) and the men to suffer this fate."

the special prayers, the Creed, the Alor Star Magnifleat, and the National Anthem, Bangkok B.B.C. Wireless Miltary Band, What Promises to be an unique

Amang the others is M. Alexis and preached a sermon that "Faust"-Datlet Music (Counod).. Leger, a former high offelal of the hardly, intelligible affair in the art clrcles of Hongkong is on individual chew by Miss Wu The B.B.C. Wireless Military Band; French Foreign Office. Yung-hsang Miss Wu, who is thShake; They All Love Jack; A Ser-known of French film producers, first den, said that in the vestry after the Canton

Denied Drinking Great Bass Ballads: Intro: My Old

Ilene Clair, probably the best

Mr John H. Warren, viear's war- second daughter of the well-known Chinese diplomat, Mr Allchen geant of the Line.... Norman Allin

with Piano: Wood gained fame in Great Britain with! service he accused Mr Gefin of be- Cawnpore Wu, used to

attend the National (Bass) aud

and "eing under the influence of drink, and Colombo (Fletcher) Sous les Toils de Paris"

Million." Arst in the class from the Chinese Art

Military

told him he was a disgrace to his Dein His Arst British film was Father-O'Flynn (Groves, arr.

The

church and family. Goc Stanford); Rocked In The Cradle of Ghost

West," with Robert|

Mr Con replied that he had had Donat in the leading part. the Deep Willard and Knight)....

no drink that day.

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Clair followed this success with a Norman Allin (Bass) with Orchestra;

Cross-examined, Mr Warren cald Banking Buniness transacted. Dance of the Flowers-Valse (Dell return to the musical comedy type he was aware that the viene sufferet CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened Peacock Lounge, Exchange Building. bes)....The B.B.C. Wireless Military of flim-"Break the News"-starring from a complaint that caused ex-

FIXED DEPOSITS received for One Year and is open to the public from Band.

Maurice Chevalier and Jack Bucha-| cruciating agony and he would not rencies at rates which will be quoted on or shorter periods in Local or Other Cur February to February 11, from 10

blame him if he took a little brandy application. Then it was announced that he was to relieve it.

SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in 8.03 Popular Old Variety Stars In going to Hollywood.

Mr George Brimley, a member of flowed at rates obtainable on application Local Currency and Sterling with interest the Church Council, said that on The Bank's Hendee in London May 26 the vicar was strange in his undertakes Executor Trustee business and claim recovery of Delush Income while conducting services, Tax overpaid, on terms which may br manner and seemed to have been drinking. ascertained at any of its Agencies and

He kept repeating himself, first Branches. speaking in a low voice, and thon

T. A. CANIDGE,

Department, where she studied under Th

Professora Chi Pel-shib, Pu Hsin-yu and other famous artkts.

The exhibition will be in

the

a.m. to 8 p.m. Some eighty specl- 8.00 Local Time Signal, Weather nan. mens of Miss Wu's recent works will Report and Announcements.

be shown. A preview is to be held to-day, at 4.30 pan., when Dr W. W. Yen, former. Chinese Ambassador to Moscow, will introduce the artist. Admission to the preview Is by In- vitation.

Monster Raffle

in aid of the

BOMBER FUND

PRIZE LIST

will be closed on Monday, Feb. 10.

Offers of Prizes should be addressed to "Chairman, Hongkong War Effort Com-. mittee, Morning Post Building.'

ACTUAL FIGHTING ---- Indian Infantry with British forces In western desert of Egypt take cover as italian bomb bursts in front of them. This dramatic picture was taken during 'recent desert fighting

shoutlog at the top of his voice.

and

Manager.

Swan, Culbertson & Fritz

Investment Bankers and Brokers

Members of New York Cotton Exchange

Chicago Board of Trade

Manila Stock Exchange

Winnipeg 'Grain Exchange

Commodity Exchange, Inc., New York

Canadian Coinmodily Exchange, Inc., Montreal

New York Coffee and Bugar Exchange

Hongkong Sharebrokers Association Shanghat Stock Exchange

SHANGHAI, HONGKONG, MANILA and BUENOS AIRES

Zablo Address: SwanstOCK

Servicen."

Reg."

Ord.

Reg. Ord.

Formas:

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Feb. 13, 5 p.m. ....Feb. 13; 5.30 pm.

G.P.O.

Feb. 13. 5 p.m.

Feb. 13, 7 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 14

........7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 17

Stralis, Ceylon, India, E. and South Africa and Parcels only for United- Kingdorn.

Parcels, Ref.,

K. P. O.

.Feb. 17, 4 p.m.

Feb. 17. 6 p.m.

Ord.,.....Feb. 17, 5.30 p.m.

Parcels,

Reg.**

Ord., ...

G. P. O.

..Feb. 17, 4 p.m.

Feo. 17, 5 p.m. Feo. 17, 7 pta,

Manila, Rabaul, Australia, and New

Zealand via Brisbane

G.P.O. and K.P.O. Parcels ..Feb. 17, 5 p.m. Reg.

.Feb. 17. 5 p.m. Ord. ....Feb. 10, 8.30 a.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 18

Air Mall for Manila, Guam, Monolulu. U.S.A., and Europe via "Pan- American Airways and Trans-At- lantic Services,"

Reg.

Ord.

Rex. Ord.

K P. O.

............ . . . . . . Feb. 19. 5 p.m. ...Feb. 18, 5.30 p.m. G. P. O.

.Feb, 18, 5 p.m. Feb. 18,7 p.m Friday, Feb. 21 Manila, Batavia, Mauritius, Lourenco Marques, East and South Africa via Durban..........3.30 p.m. Shanghai, Japan, Honclulu, USA, Canada, C. and S. Ameries and Unlled-Kingdom via San Francisco (No Parcels for United-Kingdom). Note.--All Mails for United-King- dom will be forwarded with or with- out superscription,

Parcels, Rest Ord..

Parcels,

net

Ord.,

K. P. O.

Feb, 21, 4 p.m. Feb. 21, 6 p.m. Fea. 31, 5.30 p.m.. G. P. 0.

.Feb, 21, 4 p.m.

Feb, 21, 5 pmi Feb. 31, 7p.m.

Saigon

a.m.

Sunday, Feb. 23

Superscribed Correspondence Only.

SOLDIERS BACK

IN MARSEILLES More than 1,000 French soldiers, who were severely wounded in Flanders, hava arrived at Marseilles from England. The Marseillaiso was played as the first stretcher, was lowered to the wharf,