1941-03-05 — Page 7

March 5, 1941.

Wednesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

By Ernie Bushmiller

COME ON, GANG***

NANCY

MY POOR FATHER IS

SO WORRIED--

BUSINESS HAS BEEN AWFUL LATELY. HE'S HARDLY HAD ANY LAUNDRY FOR WEEKS!

DON'T WORRY... I'LL THINK. OF SOME-

THING!

WHAT'S

THE

MATTER,

FLOY

FLOY?

THE QUEEN LOOKED INTO THE COOKERS

at a communal feeding centre when doing her tour of .......

London with the King,

SHE SAW

AND THIS IS WHAT DINNERS

COST

Below, the day's menu on a blackboard at one of the centres,

Cost-Of-Living Rising Steadily

6d. EACH

"I'VE been worried about whether you people have been getting your food all right."

The Queen said that when, with the King, she went to com- munal meal centres in Peckham, and Loughborough

Junction Blackfriars to see how some of the bombed-out Londoners were faring,

The King and Queen were accompanied by Lord Woolton, Food Minister, and Mr Emli Davies, chairman of the LC.C.

The tour began while an air- rald warning was in force.

THH

Cope, 1341 ký United Evature Bouétente, Kas,

Man, G. 3. Fyu Dama Fama proseved

Latest Donations To Bomber Fund

41

Readers may recall that the cost of i A total of $1,506,020.01 was reached living in Hongkong in August last yesterday by the War Fund Inaugurated was stated oficially to be $2 per hend by the 5. C. M Post, Lid, with the fol- per week. In January, this figure lowing donations; had risen to $2,33; and last month's "Kla_Ora" official figure is now given a $2.47 Mr

Ansi Mrs A. Macintyre (in

late Mrs W. ltedley)........ Harbour Office Nickels and Dimes

(weekly donation) No. 130...

per head per week. These figures memory of a good friend, the only cover the cost of food and fuel, In an interval of six months, third grude.rice hus risen from 9.3 cents to 13 cents per eatty and firewood from 2.3 to 3.5 cents per catty.

European fiealth Inspector, G.D.O.

(nfth donation)........ Headquarters. No. 27 Company,

The Medical Authorities give a round figure of a catty of rice and RAM.C. Raffle (81th donetion) three-quarters of a catty of firewood | "Galashes" per person per day as the average Hongkong Philatelle Society (pro- consumption; hence, for rice and fire- ceeds of "First Day Cover" wood alone (without any "sung") the Cheers Club (sale of old tins, etc.)

Service). average person has to pay 32,2 cents more per week thin he did for the No. 2 Police Station Mess (seventh

totion)

Police

be

corresponding quantities of rice and firewood In August last-or to content with proportionately less.

This figure may seem unimportant to the more fortunate, but this is far from being the where three, four or even me

case with

$ 50

10

7.41

23

140

3

CARDIFF RAIDED

Many Casualties In Nazi Attack

IT'S FOR A

GOOD CAUSE!

NEW NAVAL BUILDING Pocket Battleships

London. Mar. 4.

Tunnelling Endangers Tenements

The new "Jane's Fighting Ships" issued to-day reports that three The danger of a number of old Japanese battleships were launched Chinese tenements collapsing has Last year and two more are bulld-crused the

temporary stoppage of Inu.

work in the A.R.P. tunnels in Pot- Germany's Bismarck, the 37,000-tinger Street. Cardiff, in South Wales,

ton sister ship of the Tirpitz, will be; wag heavily raided on the Are blitz pat-ready next year.

London, Mar. 4,

Blasting operations have been going

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tern last night. A regular stream of Of Japan's three battleships, one on for a week, but it was not until Commencing FRIDAY, 7th MARCH At 9.30 p.m.

is so far unnamed, but the others

been called

Ninnin

Monday afternoon that the contractors

and

raiders scattered the greatest quan- have tity of incendiaries the town has seen Talamatu. Japan has also launched felt that it would be dangerous. to

12,000

to 15,000 ton pocket continue unless the foundations of the

since the war began and then dump three the Kadekuru, Kasino buildings on each sido of, the street ed loads of high explosives into the bathchijo, and another is building, were properly reinforced to stand the

raging fires. It is feared that the damage and casualties are consider and able..

The British battleship status

The fires started provided beacons unchanged from the last issue.

for later raiders

concussion.

Immigration Agent In Chungking

STOCK MARKET REPORT

Hongkong Stock Exchange Official Summary issued yesterday, days! A fair number of enquiries

wero

Chungking, Mar. 4. has published an announcement in made during the day, but offera wers

The Hongkong Immigration Office Chinese newspapers, stating that an not sumciently attractive to lead to office has been opened in Chungking any great exchange of shares.

wishing to enter

tho Regarding Soviet building, before the hard-Issue mentions that it is officially tween Stanley and Wellington Streets. Buildings affected are those be- pressed fire fighters were able to ex-stated that 112 warships were com- They have been reinforced and prop- Unguish

them. Civil fire-spotters picted in 1939 and 188 were expected ped up. A large number of cracks dealt with thousands of fire bombs fast year. Jane's also claims with sand and stirrup pumps before secured independent evidence which by app the top the walls from the

have they could do

any damage. The rald was in accordance with that the Soviet dect based at Viadi-

far to support Japanese reports round to the top floors, the Luftwaffe's recent policy of con- vostock includes 70 submarines and given to the tenanis, but many of where Chinese

No official notice to quit has been centrating attacks on constal towns,

them leave the buildings whenever | Hongkong may apply for landing apparently aiming to destroy port over 50 motor torpedo boats. facilities and render the shipping 10 capital ships are being constructed of the tenants said that whole build-

The issue estimates that, at least blasting operations commence. One permlis-Reuter. position more difficult. One bomb foll

The Immigration Officer at Hong- Din or under order throughout the world.ings shook when tunnelling work kong Mr R. A. D. Forrest, said yes- but the patients had been

the

-United Press.

was in operation, and another said terday, that his department had not basement when the raid started and

they were too scared to sleep in the opened and did not intend opening a escaped injury.

premises.

branch office in Chungking. He pointed out that he had merely re- cognised an agent in Chungking for the Hongkong office,

on a hospital dispens to

FIRST AID LECTURE

ther small forces of night raiders

All the buildings affected are poorly over London and a dozen English and Scottish towns dropped many Incen- A new series of First Aid lectures stairways. Repairs to cracks in the constructed, with narrow wooden diaries, but the attacks nowhere will start to-day, under the auspices wall are being done at 32 Pottinger developed into a large-scale rald.of the Auxiliary Nursing Service, af Street, which

Mr Forrest stressed the fact that United Press.

appears to be badly he had only approved of an agent, the Helena May Institute at 5.30 p.m. affected.

and had not appointed one.

One of War's Worse Raids

London, Mar, 4. "One of the greatest fire raids of the war," was a description given by public officials this morning to last night's Intense raid on Cardim. "I doubt if any town has had more in-

aries

showered on it in one the Chief Constable told Reuter,

Bulidings Jaid waste includo churches, several schools, an in- stitute, and some shops. One hos- pital was hit while operations on casualties were in progress, but, thanks to the work of the nurses und the staff, there were no injuries.-- Reuter.

Shell Shatters Raider,

London, Mar. 4. At the height of the raid on Cardif last night there was a big flash in the sky and sparks flow in all direction. A moment later there was a ter- rifle explosion. It is now confirmed that anti-aircraft fire brought down a raider.

Incendiaries were scattered in- discriminately. Many poor houses were destroyed.—Reuter.

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Berlin Version of Attack

Berlin, Mar. 4. The OMeinl News Agency to-day sinted."Strong German bomber formations last night attacked mill- tary objectives and factories in Cur- diff and Newcastle. Due to the good weather

ther the targets could be made out cicarly and the

Brst bombs hit the explosions as well as of Bres. One bom- simk 3,000-ton merchantman.-- United Press.

targets,

30.02 a large

5

2D

Street

Club Boundary (third donation) P. R. Pay-0. 11. Bezique Wianings per F. M. G.

(February) donation)...

monthly Kowlcon Happital Slators' Meus familles Raffle eighth donation)

per-afr D. Komick (sunday foreign

sons share in the weekly budget and Loving Remembrance of

coins)

live in or below the poverty line.

Mother

MONSTER RAFFLE

in aid of the Bomber Fund

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Hongkong Hotel.

Peninsula Hotel, The Gloucester Hotel. Star Ferry (Hongkong). 5. C. M. Past. Hongkang Jockey Club. (Exchange Building).

Lane, Crawford, Ltd. The Sincero Co., Ltd. The Wing On Co., Ltd. The Sun Co., Ltd. China Emporium Ltd. The Dairy Farm Co.

(Kowloon)

izilo

ber

Cumber

Reuter adds that the Official Ger-

man News Agency ulsa claimed that: Newcastle was attacked.

Ulster to Remain Firmly Loyal

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

BELFAST, Feb. 10 (UP)John Millar Andrews, new Prime Minister, sald in a speech here that Northern Ireland would remain firmly within the United Kingdom and never would become # partner in any all-Ireland republic.

From my recent contacts with Ministers I am satisfied that Ulster's position is more fully re- cognised and appreciated than ever before,"

he said. " we loyalists remain united and strung, our position is absolutely secure."

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