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CLASSIFIED NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

ADVERTISEMENTS 25 words. $2.50 for 3 days prepaid

FOR SALE.

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.

NOTICE

It la hereby notified that the following increases in the Com- pany's standard charges will be FINE opportunity acquire new Peking made for current consumed in carpets at exceptionally low prices respect of accounts issued for made possible by selling from my meters read on and after 21st home. I save expenses-you benefit

for March, 1911:- leaving you thereby Are America or elsewhere? Taite along a carpet. They're expensive abroad. wide Large quantity available for selection. 10 Bayview Mansions, 3rd floor, Causeway Bay.

1. For Lighting from 15 conis

to 16 cents per unit.

Friday.

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

February 28, 1941.»

G. MAAR R.

RADIO

PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS ZBW, 355 metras (845 k.e.) and 31.45

of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 3rd day of March, 1941, at 3 p.m. at the Ollees of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of. one Lot of Crown Land at Kau Pui Shek, in the Colony of

at

matres (9,520 kilo-cyclan) "Theatreland" and `Other

London Relays

Radio Programme Broadcast by Z. B. W. on- Frequency of 845 k.e's. and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m. und 8-11 pao, on 1.52 nice. per

12.15

cessiort.

12.30 New Dance Musle,

1.03 Variety with Drinking Songs,

Reuter and 1.30

Rugby Press,

Hong Kong for a term of 6 pm. Short Service of Inter- years, with the option of renewal Crown Rent to be fixed by

1.00 Local Time Signal and Wea- the Survey or of His Majesty the KING, for one further term ofther Heport. 75 years. Intending bidders are advised Weather Forecast and Announce that immediately after the dispo-ments, sal of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicant) will be required to deposit with an authorised ollicer who will bo present at the anle, the sum of two hundred By order of the Board of} dollars, (8200) in cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of Directors,

the Purchase price.

oft

2. For Power and Heating from 5 cents to 5% cents per unit. 3. The discount of 10 the

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

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LECTURE AT

UNIVERSITY

1.43 Grieg Sonata in C Minor, Op. 15 by Serget Rachmanual "(P^uinto)" and Fritz Kreisler (Violin).

2.15 Close Down.

5.45 Indian Programme.

6.30 Closing Local Stock Quota- tiong,

0.32 Carroll Gibbonn (Piano) and The Savoy Hotel Orpheans.

7.00 London Relay-The News. 7.15 London Relay-Newsletter by

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. 0. M. Green,

41131

No. 4202

Adjoining

Inland Letlan Ping Street,

Kau Pul Shek.

Registry No.

No. of Sale.

Boundary Measurements

an per sale plan.

W.

with the Conditions of Sale.

ар

BET'S

7.30 Norman Allin (Bass-Baritone)

Elia and George Pio-Ulsk), who will give a two-plano solo at the Band Concert in aid of the Bomber Fund to be held in the Peninsula Hotel Lounge on Sunday,

ATLANTIC F.M.S. ENTRY

CLIPPERS

Passport And Visa System Considered

COLOMBO. Feb. 27 · (Rehter).—— The Institution of passport and visa LONDON, Feb. 27 (Reuter).system, together with a system and the Band of II. ML Coldstream Five experienced British Over-permits, is envisage in

of

Exchange At A Glance

SELLING

T.T. London Demand London TT. Shanghai T.T. Singapore T.T. Japan TT. India T.T. U.S.A. TT. Manila

TT. Batavia TT. Bangkok

T.T. Saigon

.024

34%

484

.404

14014

104

TT. France

T.T. Switzerland

10212

TT. Australia

1/02

BUYING

4 m/s L/C London

.1/3/

4 m/s D/P London

1/3%

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

4 m/s France

30 d/s India...

.8434

U.S. Cross rate in London 0214.

U.S. Cross rate in N.Y...4.03%

MR WINANT

controlling Band of H. M. seas Airways pilots have arrived coming before the State Counell on In Agreement On

London,

at

the

to Ceylon from India, Burma, F.MS. and the Straits.

The Mikado-Selection

....The Coldstream Guards; When Song is in New York to take delivery of Muniration of non-Ceylonese. Sweet (Sans-Souci), Think on Me a number of Boeing Clipper fly- Passports are not required it pre- (Lady John Scott-arr, Moffat).....ing boats, it is learned in sent in the case of certain immigrants Norman Allin (Bass-Baritone) with Orchestra; Martini Moments (arr.

Winter) Aubrey Coldstream Guards; Edward (Corder andi Loewe). Norman Allin (Bass Baritone) with Plano; "Gelsha" Selection (Jones)....Band of H. M. Coldstream Guards.

.8.0

Band of H. M.

Local Time Signal. Weather Report and Announcements, 8.03 Humorans Variety. 8.30 London Relay Theatreland". 9.00 London Relay-The News. 9.15 London Relay-"Questions of the Hour".

The purchaser of the lot will be required to pay to the auctioneer In cash the sum of $237 (being

0.30 Request Classical Programme. -Orpheus in the Underworld-Over- 10% of the upset price), im- mediately after the fall of the lure (Offenbach)....Lucerne Kursnal (from Orchestra; One Fine Day hammer, the balance of

the "Madim

Butterfly"-Puccini) premium being paid in accordance Rosetta Pampanial (Soprano) with Orchestra: Merrie England Dances Orchestra (German).

Raymonde; Ronding On A Theme by Beethoven (Kreisler)..

....Fritz Kreisler (Violin) with Plano On with the Motley

BCC.; ("Pagllace!"-Lconcavallo)

so (Tenor) with Sym- Enrico Caruso phony Orchestra Rustle of Spring, Op. 32, No. 3 (Sinding), Scherzo Im- promptu, Op. 73, No. 2 (Grleg).... Eileen Joyce (Plano).

FOR SALE

SURPLUS NAVAL FLOUR

Tenders are invited for the Professor P. B. Wilkinson will give [purchase and removal from H.M.

SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in Local Currency and Sterling with Interest allowed at rates obtainable on application Office in London Bank's lead The undertakes Executor & Trustee busines and claims recavery of British Income on Friday, March 7, at 0.30 p.m. in bags Flour (17,300 lbs.). Tnx overpaid, un terms which may be

at its Agencies and the Union Assembly Room, Hongkong Ratchained at any Branches.

a lecture on "Coronary Syndromes"Victualling Yard, Kowloon, of 350

ILA. CAMIDGE,

Manager.core.

The Flour can be inspeeted at University. All interested are wel-any time during Yard working and tenders should be forwarded to the Superintenden! by foon, Friday, 7th March,

Americans Give Freely

To British War

Relief

Citizens of Dallas, U.S.A., donated US$12,373.76 in cash

hours

INDIA'S DEAD

10.00 London Reay-"By the Way!! Talk by Sidney Horniblow.

10.15 Request Classical Programme continued Praeludlum (Jarnefelt) John Barbirolli and His Orches- Elisabeth tra; Alleluia (Mozart).... Schumann (Soprano) with Orchestra; Concerto in E Flat Major for Horn and Orchestra (Mozart); 1st Mov: Allegro (Cundenza); 2nd Mov: Ro- manze (Lorghetto); 3rd Mov: Allegro ...Aubrey Brain (Horn) and the 1.0.C. Symphony Orchestra cond. by Sir Adrian Boult; Let the Bright

"Handel) Elsie Suddaby

during one week recently for the British War Relief Society,Fell In Successes Seraphim (Soprano) with Or- total contributions for the five weeks Dallas chapter has been in In North Africa chestra: Nocturne in with Or

nccording to Dallas "Times Herald,"

This amount brought the

Opi

9, No. 2 (Copin)....Arthur

100 Close Down.

Norena

Rubinstein (Piano): Miuett No. 1 NEW DELHI, Feb. 27 (Reuter),— existence to $41,615.19, which has been forwarded to the national

(Paderewski).

1)... Marek Weber and In the Assembly to-day, a Govern- headquarters of the society in New York for immediate use to

ment applesman stated that Muslims is Orchestra: Onaway! Awake; De- ald-war-victims in England. This sum includes $5,100 raised

killed in different battles or expedi-loved ("Hiawatha Coleridge-Tay- by British war relief dances at local hotels on January 10.

tions in and around Egypt and other lor). Tudor Davies (Tenor) with encounters from June, 1939, to De-Orchestra: Waltz in C Sharp Minor week 1,707 Dallas who may ask for it at the branches

..Bronislaw Huberman (Chopin) During one people joined the British War Relief at 1601 Commerce Street, Knox Street cember, 1940, number 22 and non-

(Violin) with Plano acc.; Je Veux Suciety, paying dues of $2 each. The and McKinney Avenue and at the Muslims 52.

Vivre Dans Ce Reve ("Romeo and Tribal Enthusiasm total membership now is 0,453 people Dallos Cotton Exchange Buildiunteers

Juliette"-Gounod)....Elde The number of women

PESHAWAR, Feb. 27 (Reuter).— and more than Afty Dallas business and civic organisations are now von-who are sewing for British war relief The brillant British sweeps in Africa (Soprano) with Orchestra,

have sent a wave of enthusiasm over queting membership campaigns in increased from 98 to 220 during the

week.

The sewing rooms are at

the telbal area in the North-West their various groups.

The number of Dallas women who Knox Street and McKinney Avenue Frontier, where the victories of the ure being widely are volunteer knitters for British war and at the Cotton Exchange. More relief almost doubled during seven volunteers are needed for both knit-Imperial forces

Training Pilots days, the increase being; from 414 on ting and sewing, it was said. A large

(Router)---- BOMBAY, Feb. 27 January 10 to 826 on January 18. shipment of both knitted goods and This increase comes from the organi- sewed garments was forwarded to

Over 100 Plans to speed up the existing gov sation of volunteer knitting groups England during the week. among the various women's clubs and overcoats have been given for British rment scheme to train 300 pilots

Wool employes organisations.

is bombing victims and prepared for and 2,000 ground staff for the Indian lolo Alr Force Reserve will knitting provided all

volunteers, shipment overseas during seven days,

effect on March 3, involving the formation of a new elementary flying FOR ---

of rehool while the establishmen! others is being actively considered.

In future, recruits will pass through four stages of training before quality- ing for the fighting service. Civil aviation authorities are co-operating in the scheme.

GROCERIES, BUTCHERIES, FRUITS,.

GREENS & SUNDRIES ETC.

COME TO -- THE ASIA COMPANY

OI-KWAN BLDG. DES VOEUX ROAD. PHONE 2041G

SPECIAL CABARET

& TEA DANCE

ROOF GARDEN HONGKONG HOTEL. SAT., 1st MARCH 1941, 4-7 P.M.

in aid of

the funds of the Hongkong Overseas Chinese Ambulance Association, who are sponsoring the despatch of 'Am- bulance Units for service with the Chinese Troops in the field.

ALL CHINESE ARE EXPECTED TO DO THEIR PART

BEAUTIFUL HOSTESSES HÅVE VOLUNTEERED THEIR SERVICES FOR THE OCCASION

Tickets $3.00 each

BOOKINGS AT HONG KONG HOTEL

discussed.

come

Centres for ground staff are also being considerably Increased.

More Money For Bombers

A total of $1,391,573.10

was reached

yesterday by the War Fund Inaugurated by the S. C. M. Pont, Ltd, with the follow

in donnilona!

Don.....

G. II. M. (beventh, donation) "Tuck-out" Pentesuln Misses (monthly donation) Me and Mrs B, W. 3. Parry.!! Bent of the 2nd Bn Tho

Scots per

the Kowloon

Roulette

Royal Cricket

100

1

10

20

100

The

Mrs A. I, Bakar (in memory of the

Inte Mr Fung Kwok-wany, zda

The Asses Alleen and Doris Woods

(monthly donation)

Anonymous

Heather's Pupa

D. W. O. F.

The S. C. Br. Post has received following donotion to the British Wor Organisation Fund-"Autographs", $10.

DONATIONS WAITING Donations for the following Organisa• flone wall collection at the once of the S. C. M, Post: D.W.OF: Lepore Fund; St Vincent de Paul; 5.1.C.A.; Salvallon Army.

PRESTAS. 1994,

METROPOLE

OTEL

CENTRAL

MODERN

ASTROI

LEE THEATRE

PERCIVAL STREET LEIGHTON HILL ROAD,

Charlie

Chaplin

in his neo comedy

The Great DICTATOR

wich PAULETTE GODDARD

COMING SOON

ΤΟ

THE NEWLY RENOVATED & MOST FULLY MODERNISED THEATRE OF THE TOWN.

They will fly the clippers to Eng- land, thus allowing the Overseas Air- ways to fulfil the promise by Sir Anchibald Sinclair, the Air Minister, that Britain would resume the Atlon-| tie service in the summer,

The new clipper weigh about 40 tons and carry over 5,000 gallons of petrol.

Waziristan Feud

Admiral Of The Fleet Warns

Helping Britain

nov

NEW YORK, Feb. 27 (Reu- ter). Mr John Winant, American Ambassador to Bri- tain, left by Clipper for Lisbon to-day en route to London.

In n statement made before leaving, Mr Winant said that he and President Roosevelt were in agreement on the polley of material ald to Briain and he would do his best to carry through that policy.

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" Feb. 27 (UP) LONDON, Admiral of the Fleet, Lord Chatfield,

"Whatever is done must depend on in a speech here to-day, said that he hoped Japan would not be so foolish whatever the American people make to make Britain fight in the Farit possible to do in the weeks and PESHAWAR, Feb. 27 (Reuter). East, adding: "We need not fear to months ahead. We all know what British action fight in the Far East, although we England is doing and we recognise successful After a against North Waziristan malcon- could afford any further strain the gallantry, sacrlilee and unity of her people under the leadership of He warned that Britain could ex-Mr Winston Churchill," Mr Winant tents, the leader of the latter has fed on our mengre naval resources." and is now reported to have reuilsed als error and to be contemplating pect a great attuck on Britain's trade said.

routes within the next few months, settling with the Government.

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Announcement! The

PENINSULA HOTEL

Presents a

BAND CONCERT by the

Combined Orchestras of the Hongkong & Shanghai Hotels

IN THE LOUNGE

on

Sunday, 2nd March, 1941

at 9.00 p.m.

In aid of the S.C.M. Post

BOMBER FUND

Admission $1.00 Reserve this date!

HONGKONG SOCIETY FOR THE› ̧.

PROTECTION OF CHILDREN

The Society uska for

$28,000

In 1941 to meet the increasing needs of alck and destitute children in Hong Kong.

The number of children assisted last year was 5,100.

A copy of the Annual Report for 1040 may be obtained from:

Mr. McKellar, G.A.

c/o Mackinnon Mackenzie & Co.,

P. & Q. Building,

Mr. Kwok Chan,

c/o The Banque de L'indo-China,

Tiong Kong. Hon. Treasurers.

Letter From Prisoners In Italy

LONDON, Feb. 27 (Brilish Wire- less). Flight-Lieut J. F. Leeming. one of the founders of the Lancashire Aero Club, who with Air Vice- Marshal O. T. Boyd was taken pri- soner when the alreroft in which they were flying to Egypt was forced to land in Italy, has written n-typle- ally cheerful letter to an R.A.F. friend at home,

The letter is reproduced by the Air Ministry news service.

depressed

M

are of course

at what has happened," Leening writes. "However it might have We are turned out much worse. lucky to be alive and to be so well treated. People here have been very kind and we are comfortable.

Homemade Amusements

We play cards and draughts we have made ourselves a draught board, and we are teaching ourselves Italian, and we walk. It is 95 paces around the garden and it takes 60 seconds to walk them. Yesterday we calculat- ed that we walked five miles.

Leeming is personal assistant to the Air Vice-Marshal who was on his way out to Egypt to take up duiles as Deputy Air

Air Officer, Commanding R.A.F. In the Middle East when he was taken prisoner. He is the author of a well-known book for children "Claudius the Bee."

The letter was written on Decent- ber 1 and reached England a few days ago.

U.S. Air Corps For Alaska

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 (Reuter). -Three additional US. Air Corps have just gone to Alaske and three more ure scheduled to go there within months. sald Mr Stimson, Secretary of War, to-day,

iwo

He added that the army's experi- ments with parachute troops hud been so successful that the strength of this wing was to be Ingressed four times.

Emergency Bill

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 (Reuter). -An emergency bill to provide $1,533 million for army and navy construc- tion and development programmes was to-day passed by the House of Representatives and has been sent to the Senate.

British Women Fly From Thailand SYDNEY, Feb. 27 (Reuter).- from British women cvacuees Tholland arrived in Sydney by Bir to-day. They stated that a hundred more women and children are short- ly going to Australla.

Australia-Rumania

hon

CANBERRA, Feb. 27 (Reuter). Australia has severed Lending re- lations with Rumania, which been declared enemy territory, a cording to an announcement to-day. This is in conformity with the re- cent extension of the British block- ade to Rumania.

An exhibition of kindergarten op- paratus and books will be held by the Hongkong Teachers' Association in

Museum St Joseph's College Monday and Tuesday, March 3 and 4, from 3.30.p.m. to 0.80 p.m.

on

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