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CLASSIFIED NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. ADVERTISEMENTS 25 words $2.50

for 3 days prepaid

FOR SALE.

KOWLOON RESIDENTS'

ASSOCIATION

Notice

The Twenty-first Annual General Meating of tllo Kowloon Residents' Association will be hold in St FINE opportunity acquire new Peking | Andrew's Church Hall, Nathan exceptionally low prices Road, Kowloon, on Friday, 28th carpets made possible by selling from my home. I have expenses--you bencat February, 1941, at 6 p.m.

leaving for thereby. Are you America or elsewhere? Take along a carpet. They're expensive abroad, Largo quantity available for wide nelection. 10 Bayview Mansions, 3rd floor, Causeway Bay,

"HONGKONG AS REVEALED BY THE CAMERA" Second Edition. Over 60 excellent views of the Colony. Price $1.50. Obtainable at Kelly & Walsh, Ltd., or from the Morning Publishers South

China Post, Ltd., Wyndham Street,

BANK S

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

incorporated by Royal Charter 1857,

Paid-up Capital ...

Reserve Liability of Proprietors #3,000,000 Reserve Fund .................................................... £3,000,000

HEAD OFFICE-LONDON.

38 Bishopsgato, E.GJ.

Sub-Agencies in London: 117/122, Leadenhall Street, E.CJ.

West End Brancht 34/16, Cockapur Street, B.W.2.

Manchester Branch:

32, Mosley Street, Manchetser, 2.

AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:

Alor Star

Amritsar Bangkok

Batavia

Hongkong

ttangoon

1 poh

10110

Sinigon Semarang

Karachi.

Beremban

Shanghai Singapore 21110τύπη

King

Bombay

Calcutta

Kobe

Agencies:

Kusin

Clive Street

Lunpur

Fairito Place

Kuchlag

Canton

Madras

Cawnpore

Manila

Cebu

Medun

Colombo

New York

Delh!

Pelping

Haiphong

Hamburg Bankow

(Pekin)

Penang

Sourabaya Taiping Tieniu Tongkah

(Bhuket) Taingtoo Yokohama

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS, apened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for One Year or shorter periods in Local or Other Cur- renelen at rates which will be quoted on application.

BAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in Local Currency and Sterling with interest allowed at rated obtainable on application The Bank's Head Omco in London undestakes Executor & Trustee busine Tax overpaid, on terms which may be and claims recovery of Bridal Income ascertained at any of iu Agencies and

Branches,

Dianager.

Business

Adoption of Iteport and Ac- counts for the year ended 31st December, 1940

Election of Officers and Com- mittee

Any Other Business

Thursday,

C.

G

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

R.

February 27, 1941.

RADIO Exchange At

PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS | ZBW, 355 matres (845 ko.) and 31,45

metres (9,520 kilo-cycles)

of the Salo by. Public Auction to be hold on Monday, the 3rd day of March, 1941, at 3 p.m., SECOND ACT OF BIZET'S

at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of III Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Kau Pul Shek, in the Colony of Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal, at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of Ilis Majesty the KING, for one further term of 75 yours.

OPERA "CARMEN"

Radio Programme Broodenst by ZBW on a Frequency of 845 k.o's, and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m. and 8-11 p.m. on 9.52 m.c's, per second.

12.10 p.m. Short Service of Inter- cession.

12.30 Arensky-Trio In D Minor,

32.

Op.

1.0 Loent Time Signal and Weather Report.

1,03 Beity Driver (Vocal) in a Swing Programnic.

--Paramount

-Intending bidders are advised

1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press, Wea- that immédiately after the dispo- sal of the lot the Purchaser (Ifther Forecast and Announcements.

1.45 Anton and The It earnestly requested that not the applicant) will be required Theatre Orchestra. membors and all others interested

to deposit with an authorised in the welfare of Kowloon will officer who will be present at the endeavour to bo present. Ansale, the num of two hundred opportunity will be given. for dollam, ($200) in cash. This sum bringing forward matters for the will be refunded on payment of consideration of the now Com the Purchase price.

mittee..

F. C. MOW FUNG,

Hon. Secretary.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

FOR SALE

SURPLUS NAVAL FLOUR

Tenders

arc

invited

for the

purchase and removal from 1.3. Victualling Yard, Kowloon, of 350 bags Flour (17,300 lbs.),

bo

The Flour can be inspected at any time during Yard working hours and tenders should forwarded to the Superintendent by noon, Friday, 7th March,

No. of Sale.

Registry No.

Locality

Inland Lot No. 4302.

Adjoining Kowloon

Inland Lot No. 4297,

Fing Street,

Kau Pui Shek.

Boundary Measurements

N.. I.. 15.

Hertitredfees forl

a per sale

plan,

bout

The purchaser of the lot will be required to pay to the auctioneer

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, in cash the sum of $237 (being

LIMITED

NOTICE is hereby given that the TWENTY SECOND ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of this Company will be held at the Registered Ómee of the Company No. 10, Des Voeux Road Central, on Saturday, the 8th March, 1947, út 1 00 vằm. for the pur- pose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1910.

tors.

1.53 Band Music. 2.13 Close down.

5.45 Indian Programune.

0.30. Closing loent Stock Quotations.

6.32 A Wagner Programme.

Sam

7.0 London Relay-Tho News, 7.15

London Relay Meet Uncle Interviews

Professor Harold with and H. Falkner.

7.30 Max Milter in the Theatre. (Recorded during an actual per- formance at the Holborn Empire, London).

7.50 Ivor Moreton and Dave Kaye on Two Pianos.

0.0 Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements.

.

8.03 Fletcher-Sylvan Scoter Suite. In Beauty's Bower Sylvia Dances -The Pool of Narcissus-Cupid's Carnival....London Palladium Or- chestra cond. by Clifford Greenwood.

8.16 StudioLocal Newsletter. 8.30 'Review of

of Revues. Debroy Somers

CTR Band with Vocal Chorus by Dan Denovan.

8.45 Cinema Organ Music.

@

Finch Favourites No. 6; Intro: In the quartermaster's stores; Blucbirds in the moonlight; Good-morning; It's

lovely day to-morrow; I

hear dream; Safe in my

heart. .Horace 10% of the upset price), im Finch, the Blackpool Organist; Smash mediately after the fall of the and Grab (Leach); Temptation Rag hammer, the balance of the (Lodge)....Donald Thorne -at the Premium being paid in accordanceOrgan of the Granada, Clapham

Junction. with the Conditions of Sale.

THE "STAR" FERRY

CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

DINARY YEARLY MEETING OF THAT THE FORTY-THIRD OR

THIS COMPANY will be held at the Office of Messrs. Jardine,

The Register of Shares of the Com- pany will be closed from Saturday, March, 1511, (both days inclusive) 1st March, 1911 to Saturday, 8th during which perlod no transfer of İL, A. CAMIDGE, shes can be registered.

By Order of the Board of DirecMatheson & Co., Ltd., on Friday,

KAN TONG PO,

the 28th February, 1911, at 11.00 Chlef Manager.a.m., for the purpose of receiving Honghong, 20th February, 1941. the Report of the Directors together with 11 Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1940.

H.K. Stock Market

The following quotations were THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC

Issued on the Hongkong Stock Mar-

ket this morning.

BANKS

H.K. Banks $ xil.

H.K. Banks Ex. d.

ILK, Banks (ILK.) £ x. d.

Chartered £

Mercantile, A. & B. £

Mercantile, C. E

East Asia

Cuntons

Union $

INSURANCES

China Underwriters $.

H.K. fire

Douglas $.. Steamboats

SHIPPING

$.

Indo-Chinas P. $. Indo-Chinus D. $.

Shell (Bearers) s/- Waterbouts S

DOCKS ETC.

Wharves $. Docks (old) Docks (new Providents $. S'hal Dockyards $.

Kalian /-

Roubs $.. II.K. Mines

MINING

LANDS

Hotel $. Lands $ x. d. Lands 4% Debentures S'hat Lands Sh. $.. Humphreys $... H.K. Realies $. Chinese Estates $ x.d. UTILITIES

Trams $ x.d. Peaks Trams (old) $.. Peak Trams (new) $... Stor Ferries $..

1,360 s.

n.

CO., LTD.

NOTICE

.73 n. .70 n.

It is hereby notified that the .7% n.

23 following increases in the Com- 11% n.pany's standard charges will be .70 b. made for current consumed in respect of accounts.isqued for 215 U 112 b. metora rend on and after 21st

1 n. March, 1941:— 170 5.

135 n. .9. n. .100 n.

GO IL. .41/1014 n.

.7 11.

.DU N. 17.80 n. .17 n.

. b. & sa. .281).

.17/--n.

1. For Lighting from 15 cents.

to 16 cents per unit.

011

2. For Power and Heating from 5 cents to 5% cents per unit,

3. The discount of 100%

Power accounts in excess of 1,000 units per month will be discontinued.

By order of the Board Directors, GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.

Agents.

of

14 cts, n.

.3.60 s. .32 n. .07% . THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC .12.20 n.

CO., LTD. .7.05 s. .3.40 s.

.08 n. Notice is hereby given that the | Fifty-second Ordinary Yearly .104 9.

Meeting will be held at the Com- .7% n. .3% n.puny's Registered Office, 4th Floor, .57 n. P. & 0: Bullding, on Thursday, .24% 20th March, 1941, at 11 am. for

0.10 sa,

the purpose of presenting the .1.07 n. H.K. Electrics (ok) $....41% sa. Report of the Directors together II.K. Electrics (new) $...........41.40 sa. with a Statement of Accounts to

Y. Ferries $.

China Lights (old)

China Lights (new)

Sandakan Lights $.

Telephones (old) $...

131st December, 1910 and electing

.24 SA. .0.00 n

Directors and Auditors. Telephones (new) $.

INDUSTRIALS

The Register of Members of the Cald: Macg. (Ord.), Sh. $...20 .Company will be closed from 8th Cald: Masg. (Pref.), Sh. $..20 March to 20th March, 1941, both 174 n. days inclusivo, during which

Canton Ices $ Cements 5. II.K. Ropes

STORES, &. Dairy Farms $.

Watsons $

Lane Crawfords $.

Sinceres $. Wing On (H.K.)

Powell Ltd. $.

COTTON MILLS Ewo Sh. $.... S'hal Cotton Sh.

MIBO.

1.K. Govt 45% H.K. Govt 34% (1934) H.K. Govt 3% (1040) Ch Govt. 0 1025 G$Dds. H.K. Entertainments $.. Constructions (old) $ Constructions (new) $.. Vibro Piling $........ Marsmans Inv. (Lon.) 8/ Maramana Inv. (HK) 8/-.

9.0 London Relay.The News. 9.15 London Relay—'Questions of the Hour.

9.30 Concert Waltzes.

Under the Rainbow (Waldteufel); North Sea Waves (Krannig)....Or- chestra Mascotte Charles Ancliffe Waltz Medley: Archibald Joyce Waltz Medley....Vienna Waltz Orchestra; Baden

Giris

(Komzak); Song.

chestra Mascotte.

9.45 News in French ion Short Laughter and Dance (Zichrer)...Or-

Wave

only). 9.50 Songs by John McCormack (Tenor),

Jeanle with the Light Brown Hair (Foster); Sweetly She Sleeps, My Alice Fair (Foster); Shannon River (Egan-Morgan).

10.0 London Relay-To Talk of Many Things.

10.15 Bizet's "Carmen" Act II. Singers order of appearance: The Register of Shares of the Aurora Bundes; Bruno Carmassi; Ebe Franci Irma Company will be. CLOSED from Mion; Aristide Barnechi; Giuseppe

Ticozz; Benvenuto Wednesday, the 19th February, Nessi;. Aureliano Pertile and Chorus 1941, to Friday, the 28th February, of La Seala, Milon, with Milan Sym- 1941, both days inclusive.

phony Orchestra conducted by By order of the Board of Lorenzo Molajoli. Directors,

L

11. Clase down.

C. M. MANNERS, Secretary and Manager. Gen. De-Gaulle-Greets- Hongkong, 12th February, 1011.

French Canadians

NOTICE

DEFENCE REGULATIONS 1940

The following rates will be charged for mailing single copies of the following newspapers abroad:-

South China Morning Post China and Macao

15 cents per copy British Empire and Foreign 25 cents per copy The Hongkong Telegraph

China and Macao

14 cents per copy

16 cents Saturdays

British and Foreign 20 cents per copy 25 cents Saturdays.

Weygand In Algiers

"

20

LONDON, Feb. (Reuter)-

French "Despite its sufferings, the Empire will again take up arms," declared General de Gaulle, Leader of the Free French Movement, to 100 French Canadian officers whose guest

dinner he was to-day.

The

ht

bad

of new

The defeat last year was due to

preparation in the face

warfare and was no dis methods of warfare

"France did not accept grace; that France defeat was shown by French troops, continuing the fight. ships and

A Fedian Brigadier salchi

that the ancestors of the officers pre- sent went to Canada centuries ago and had never forgotten La Belle France. "We will remain united thi victory"

HEARTBURN

caused by too much acid

Your stomach makes natural acld to digest your food. It is when there is too much acid that stomach trouble begins. Then you get "ackl symp loms"-heartburn, flatulence, "sour-

ness."

Heed the warning in time by taking that saving dose or two of Maclean Grond Stomach Powder and yu need never become a chronic stomach sufferer..

Unlike violent antacids (which can so easily rob you of Nature's acid, VICHY, Feb. 26 (Reuter),-General causing new symptoms), Maclean Maxime Weygand, Use French Com Brand Stomach Powder regulates mander-in-Chief in Africa, arrived at Nature's supply. It keeps right your Algiers by air to-day after a fori-

"digestive balance,"

.8% n. period no transfer of shares can night's tour of French West Africa.

be registered,

10.20 n. 1031 A.

By order of the Board of 71⁄2 n Directors

Swedish Budget

STOCKHOLM, Feb. 26 (Reuter). 30: GIDB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.The. Swedish Parliament has adopted

Agents.

.2.15 n.

1.00 n.

.42% r.

200 n.

.87 n.

05 n.

04 n.

42 n.

1.60 m. .1 n. 7.30 n. .0/8 n.

Hong Kong, 21st February, 1941,

METROPOLE

KONTAKL MODERN

KEL AZONI MTU PARTS BATH

a supplementary budget amounting

to 93 million kroner for defence.

It provides for the purchase of artillery and aircraft, the reconstruc- tion of certain warships and the building of barracks and other needs,

Graziani Latest

SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH" VICHY, Feb. 20 (UF)--An uncon firmed report says that the personal beggago of Marshal Rudolfo Graziani has, arrived at Tunis from Tripoli.

Even if you happen to suffer from pain after meals, or from that un- natural hunger before meals, a course of Maclean Brand Stomach Powder will bring correction to your diges-

arc tion, Thousands

taking doctors are prescribing it; many 14 operations for serious casën of. stomach ulcer have been avoided. |

MACLEAN BRAND Stomach Pow- der has the signature "ALEX. C. MACLEAN always on bottle and carton.

Maclean Brand Stomach Powder is never sold loose, but only in bottles, The tablets are available in bottles or Bot tins.

If you have any difficullyin obtaining it from your local chemist or store write to:Banker & Co., P. O. Box 785, Hong Kong.

A Glance

SELLING

T.T. London ". Demand London TT. Shanghai TVT, Singapore T.T. Japan T.T.ludin T.T.

1/23% /2%

.430

.52%

1021/

.8211⁄2

U.S.A.

.24

TIT

Manila

.48

TWP.

Batavia

.45

T.T. Saigon

TT. Bangkok

149

.104

.102

.1/612

BUYING

1/3%

1/3

.24%

.8414

T.T. France

TT, Switzerland

T.T. Australia

4 m/s L/C London

4 m/s D/P L'ondan

4 m/s L/C U.S.A.

4 m/s France

30 d/s India

U.S. Cross rate in London 4.02% U.9. Cross rale in N.Y. 4,031⁄2

Support For

War Fund

A total of $1,530.203.10 WAR reached yesterday by the War Fund inaugurated by the S. C. t. Post. Ltd., with the fol Jowing donations:

Ilole in One"....

Police Recreation Club (seventh donation).........

"The Mad Hatters Club"

€0

3.50

A Chinesa Firm, members of the Hongkong General 'Chamber of Commerco..................................... 6,000 Northumberland and Durham Arso- clation to memory of the late

Mr HONERS OF WAR

10

the

RUMANIAN

"TRADE TREATY

-With Soviet |

POST OFFICE

The General Post-Office will be: closed at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday 27th. LONDON, Fab, -20 (Reutor) and Friday 28th, February 1941. Negotiations for a commercial trenty between Itussia and Rumunia, pros The Printed Mattor Service to the ́eceding during the post-year, ended following places in Chinu is tem- to-day with the signing of a trade porarily suspended: Yunnan, Sze- and shipping agreement and unchuen, Kweichow, Hunan, Fuklen agreement concerning goods and pay- | (except Amoy and. Kulangau), ments, according to a Moscow felo- Kwangst (except Wuchow and

to the offtein! German news | Yunghalon)," "North-' and gram

East agency.

Kwangtung. Exchange of goods to the value of $0,000,000 ls forescen in the first treaty.

a

chiefly

Rumania will deliver naphtha and mineral oils in exchange for cotton und manganese.

Boarding Buses: Appeal To Public

Secking the co-operation of the public with regard to the waiting for buses, an announcement from the Kowloon Trale Department states that the Department has been taking nction against bus drivers for not pulling in close to the left hand pide of the road,

1.C

close to the curb.

This requirement has been com plied with by the bus drivers and the public are requested to co-operate by standing on the foot path and not on the roadway whilst waiting for buses, Motorists too are requested to assist in this by not parking their cars in front of bus stop stations,

The

Annual Dinner

Annual Dinner

the

of:

The public aro reminded that it is. breach of postal regulations to cnclose in a postul cover communi- than the addressee, cations intended for parsons, other

Mail Service to Madagascar and Reunion is temporarily suspended.

Small Packet Fost to all countries is suspended.

INWARD MAILS Straits and

Air Moll by "British. Overseas Airways Service" by Sea from Singapore

Feb. 27. Canton

......Feb. 28. Ale Mail by "Pan-American Airways

Direct ServiceSan

Francisco date, 22nd February......Mar. 1. Caleutia and Straits.....Mar. 1. United-Kingdom and Straits ..Mar 2. Australia and Manila

Mar. 3. Australia and Manila U.S.A. and Manila (San Francisco date 8th February). .Mar. 5.

.Mar. 3.

pre

OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered and Parcel Mail closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails are advertis- ed to close at or before 9 am, regis- Northumberland and Durham Astered and parcel mails are closed at sociation at Hongkong is being held 5 p.m. on the previous day. When this year on Friday, March 14, in the mails are advertised to close after Hongkong Hotel Roof Garden.

5 pan. Registered and Parcel malls During

ing the past two years a

Dinner are closed at 3 p.m. The S. G. M. ''ont has received following donation to the Relle? Fund for Dunce has also featured this Associn- British Prisoners of War:

tion's activities but on account of the

Friday, Feb. 28 Dan, (monthly) 10.

ST VINCENT DE PAUL

.8.30 .. evacuation it has been decided not to Sandakan.... The Society of St Vincent de Paul hold function of that description Air Mail by Air to Rangoon to con- acknowledge receipt of the following this

The dinner will therefore neol with the "British Overseas donation in memory of the late Mr be the main reunion and It A. Rozarto:

15

Airways." hoped

G.P.O. & K.P.O: that a representative gathering of those with Associations with

the two counties will result. Those who are not members may obtain all particu-Canton lars from the Hon. Secretary Mr E. L. Straits and Parcels only for United- Starling, residing at Holl's Wharf,

Air 5. Pinna, $5.

', W. O, F. The S. C. M. Post has received following donation to the Britian Organisation Fund:

wa Majors," $3.

DONATIONS WAITING

.

w

the

Donations for the following Organisa-

Long awalt collection at the office of the 5. C. M. Port: Bongkang Benevolent Society: B.W.O... Emergency Returco Council Lepers" Fund; Food Kitchen Appeal Fund; Relief Fund for British Prisoners of War; St Vincent de Pouli 3.P.C.A.; Salvation Army."

Admiral Decoux In

Conference

year.

Kowloon.

Black-out Not Observed

Reg.

Ord.

Kingdom

......Feb, 28, 4 p.m. .Feb. 28, 4.30 p.m.

......5 p.m.

G.P.O. and K.P.O. Parcels Reg.

.

Feb. 28, 5 p.m.

.Feb, 20, 5 p.m.

Ord...Mar. 1, 8.30 a.m.

Saturday, Mar.

Manila, Macassar and Souroboya

6.30 a.m.

Air Mali by sen to Singapore to con-- nect with the "British Overseas

Rek..

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

....Mar. 1, 2 p.m. Ord........Mar, 1, 2.30 p.m. Haiphong ......30 năm. Stratis, Ceylon, India, East and South

Africa

.3.30 p.m.

Several Chinese were uned by Mr H. C. Macnamara at Kowloon this

Airways." morning for failing to observe the SHANGHAI, Feb. 27 (Reuter)-- black-out regulations. Offences It is officially reported that Admirat alleged or proved were, of striking Jean Deroux, Governor-General of matches, falling to cover a lamp and French Incio-Chinn, conferred Dashing electric torches. lengthy with high military civil officials in Honol yesterday TEA QUOTA DOWN evening,

LONDON, Feb. 20 (Reuter)The It is believed that they discussed International Tea Committee has re- the measures to

in the duced the quota by 214 per cent, to event that no positive result is reach- 90 per cent. for the next control ed in the Tokyo conference.

year ending March 31, 1942,

be tuken

and

FOR DISTINCTIVE

JEWELLERY

FOR DIAMONDS

At Lowest Market Prices

FOR GOOD WATCHES

SENNET FRERES

IS THE STORE

Air Mall for Maniin, Guam, Ilonolulu, U.S.A., and Europe via "Pan Ame- rican Airways and Trans-Atlantic Services."

K.P.O.

..Mar. 1, 5 p.m. ....Mar. 1, 5.30 p.m. G.P.O.

Rex.

Ord.

Iсr.

Ord.

Sunday, Mar. 2

Salgon

Mar, 1, 6-p.m. .Mar. 1, 5.30 p.m.

.9 A.. Monday, Mar. 3 Manila, Australia and New Zealand

vla Brisbane.

Kr.O.

.Mar. 3, 6 pm. .Mur. 3, 5 p.m. .Mar. 4, 8.30 p.m.

Parcels Rex. Ord.

G.P.O.

Parcels Reg

Ord,

.Mar. 3, 5 p.m. Mar. 3, p.m.

.Mar, 4, 0.30 pm:

Tuesday, Mar. 4

Air Mail by sea to Singapore to con- nect with the "British Overseas Airways,"

K.P.O.

Reg.

Ord.

.Mar. 4, 5.00 p.m. .Mar. 4, 5.30 pm.

G.P.O:

Reg.

„Alar, 4, 5.00 pm..

Ord.

.Mar. 4, 6.30 p.m. *Superscribed Correspondence.Only.

British Doctor

For Shiukwan

Failing to reach the East River area via Shayuchung with a quantity of medical supplies early in February owing to Japanese renewed occupa- tion of that place, Dr A. F. Bryson. young British surgeon of the Inter- pallonal Red Cross Society attached to the National Red Cross Society of China, Ja

Is leaving for Shlukwan from Hongkong

by plane next week. He has no definite plans rei in Shiukwan, the young surgeon told the "Central News" to-day, but he will offer his service where it is most needed.

Dr Bryson reached Shayuchung with the medical supplies en route lo Tamshul early In February, when the Japanese were advancing on the town. He relugned to Hongkong with the supplies safely before the Invaders got there.

Dr

Bryson is an orthopaedle speclulist born in Tzangehow, Hopei. He had worked in the Red Cross · Hospital in Kwelyong for six months.

Precautions In Philippines

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 (UP),— The War Department disclosed to- day that 66 officers, ranging from Lleutenants to Lientenant-Colonels have been ordered to remain in the

Hongkong Benevolent Society Philippines, although they will be

Room

11, Ice House

Street

The Society's Room will be open on

MONDAYS & THURSDAYS

from 10 A.M. to noon

assigned to new posts.

It was

also disclosed that the Philippine Scouts, totalling about 6,000 native troops with American ofleern, are being doubled,

Australian Shipping

SYDNEY, Feb. 20 (Reuter)- Senator A.P. Mellride, the Australian

| Minister of Supply, announced to-day that the Federal Government will be- ain immediately on the building of merchant ships.