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garden, garage. Ask for 60 Temple Street, 1st floor, Yaumati, Kowloon, Tel phone 58808,

THE HONGKONG NATURALIST, Vol. X nos. 3 and 4. Prico $4 (postage extra). Now on sale at South China Morning Post, Ltd.

CROSS SPRINGER SPANIEL Pup- plen (seven) for sale in aid of the Bomber Fund. Please apply Mrs. Hogg, Jockey Club Stables. "HONGKONG AS REVEALED BY THE

CAMERA" Second Edition, the Over 60 excellent views of Colony. Price $1.50. Obtainable at Kelly & Walsh, Ltd., or from the

South Publishers

Morning China Poat, Ltd, Wyndham Street,

Sergeants Bomber Raffle

A raffle organised by C.S.M. R. A. Edwards in aid of the Bomber Fund,

BANK HOLIDAYS

In accordance with Government

Ordinance, the Exchange Banks will be closed for the transaction of Public Business on Friday, Saturday and "Monday, the 11th, 12th and 14th April, 1941. (Enator Holidays). t.

Hongkong, 7th April, 1941.

CHINA LIGHT & POWER CO., LTD.

1

NOTICE TO CONSUMERS

Notice is hereby given that the Company's standard charges will be increased as from 17th March. 1941, by adding a 10% surcharge to the amounts charged for oler. trielty consumed for lighting and power as per meters read on and after 24th April, 1943.

The existing scale of discounts will remain in force.

By order of

Directors

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

RADIO

ZBW, 355 metros (845 k.a.) und 31,45 metems (8,520 kilo cycles)

BANK S

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA..

Pray Incorporated by Royal Charter 1159,

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

£9,000,000

Fourth and Fifth Acts Of Paid-up Capital $3,000,000

Gounod's "Faust"

Broadcast by Z. B. W. on a Fre-:

Short quency of. 846 k.c's, and on Wave from 1-2.15 p.m, and 6-11 p.m. on 0.52 m.c's, per second,

12.15 p.m. Short Service of In- tercession.

·

12.80 Selections from Light Opera. 1.00 Local Time Signal.

1.01 The Orchestra. Raymonde and Tino Rossi (Tenor),

HEAD OFFICKI—LONDON.' ...:30 Bishopsgats, K.C.),

Sub-Agencies in London: 111/itz, Landenhall Street, EC3.

West End Branch: 14/16, Cocktpur Street, 8.W.1.

Manchester Brancht

52, Mosley, Street, Manchester, 1.

AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:

Reuter and Rugby Press, vnd · Alor Star

Announcements,

1.45 · A Varlely Programme. 2.18. Clo

Close Down,

5.45 Indian Programme, 0,30 tions.

Closing Local Stock Quota- Gibbons and The

6.32 Carroll

Savoy Hotel Orpheans,

Hankow Hongkong Ipoh.. Hallo

Amritsar

Bangkok

Batavia

Bombay

Calcutta

Agencies:

Clive Btrest

Karachi Klang Kobe Kunia...

Fairlie Place

Lumpur

Kuching Madran

Manila

Medan

Santan Cawnpora Cebu 7.00 London Relay-Tha News, Colombo 7.15 London Relay Beltaini Dekl

Haiphong Speaks",

Hamburg

7.30 Portuguese Programme, 8.00 Local Time Signal and An nouncements.

8.02 Studio Saxophone Recital

the Board of by l'alapo

D. W. MUNTON,

Manager. Hongkong, 8th March, 1041.

NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the

was drawn by Col. H. B. Rose, M.C.,firm "F. Rodrigues" established in

1. Saxo Rhapsody (Erle Coates); 2. The Duchess Valse Caprice (N. H. Duke Rehl).

Penang Rangoon Balcon

• Semarang

Beremban.

Shanghai

Singapore Sitiawan- Bourabaya Taiping Tientsin

Tongkah

----(Bhuket)

New York Tsingtao

Palping Yokohama

(Peking)

FOREIGN EXCHANGE And General Banking Burinem transacted.

CURRENT

ACCOUNTS opened

and

FIXED DEPOSITS received for One Your or shorter periods in Local or Other Cur- rencies at rates which will bo quoted on application.

SAVINGS ACCOUNTS #lso opened in Local Currency and Sterling with interest

8.20 Marck Weber and His Orches-allowed at rates obtainable an application. tra...

Sulte Orientale (Popy); Amoret tantanza-Waltz (Gung').

8.34 Tunes of Not-So-Lang-Ago. 100 London Belry— Thủ New 0.13 London Relay Questions of the four.

9.30 Compositions of Schumann, Papillons, Op. 2....Alfred Cortot (Piano): The Lotus Flower....Beni

Carnaval Ballet Music .....London Ballet Orchestra; The Two Grenadiers Peter Dawson (Bass-Baritone)

un Saturday, on the occasion of the 1916 Macau, is now under manage-amino Gigli (Tenor) with Orchestra; annual dinner of the Sergeants' Mess,

mont of Mrs, N. A. V. W.

H.KVD realised a sum of $1,748, Rodriguca by full attorney of the

The

and the prize-winning numbers were

ne follow-223 44 1121 720 122 831 proprietor F. Rodrigues,

700 1080 121 1980 OGG 1423 200 1763

1034 1822 202 640 1938 265 1073 1418

851 526 233 076 1330 207 639 654,

On presentations

of winning tickets,

prizes can be collected from the

Ser-

geants Mess, Volunteer Headquarters.

The thanks of the President and

Trinity College Dublin Dinner

The annual dinner of the alumni

Gloucester

members are due to the following of Trinity College Dublin, was held firms who so kindly donated the last Thursday In the prizes, Mesars Jordine Matheson & Hotel, when the following were

Lid, Gilman Co., A. S.

S. Watson

Mr B. H. C. Hallowes (in the

Co

&

Co.. Caldbeck Macgregor & Co./Present:

Wing On

Falconer & Co

Co.,

with Orchestra; Traumeret,..Massed Orchestra of Cellos.

9.45 News in French (on Short Wave only).

10.00 London Relay--Talk: 'Scols Abroad',

10.15 Gounod's “Fatis!" --Acts IV

and v

Characters and Soloists in order

of appearance: Marguerite, Miriama Licette (Soprano); "Mephistopheles, Robert Easton (Basn); Siebel, Doris Vane (Soprano); Valentine, Harold Willams (Buritone); Faust, Heddle Nash (Tenor) with The B.B.C, Choir and Orchestra conducted by Sir

11.00 Close Down.

Geo. Con Mackintosh's Chalr), Dr P. 1. Chan, Mr A. G. Lid, British American Tobacco Co., Clarke, Mr W. J. H. Cooke, DrThomas Beecham, the Asia Coy.. the Grand Magasin G. V. A. Groth, Dr E. W. R General, and Ye Olde Printerie, Hackett, Mr G. T. Lowry, Mr H. C. "At Home" In New Premises Macnamara, Mr J. P. Murphy, Surgn Members of the Sergeants Mess, Licut Cmdr J. A. Page, R, N., the H.K.V.D.C. are asked to note that the Hon. Mr C. G. Perdue, the Rev. D. new premises will be formally de-Rosenthall, Mr G. S. Kennedy- clared open by the Commandant at Skipton, Mr W. La B. Sparrow, Mr 6.30 p.m. to-day, when the members E. G. Stewart and His will be "At Home" to their friends. Justice Williams,

Honour. Mr

·HAVE YOU BOOKED YOUR SEATS YET FOR

BOY MEETS GIRL

at the K.C.C.

GRAND EASTER ATTRACTION

Sat. 12th)

Performances Mon. 14th) at 9.15 p.m. { Sat. 19th)

Soats at $3.00; $2.00 and $1.00 bookable at

Mostra. Moutrio & Co., Ltd. or The Club.

Charlie

Chaplin

in his new tumedy

The Great DICTATOR

Produped, welison and drosted by

*2. ČUARLIE CHAPLIN

SA PAULETTE GODDARD

STARTS TO-MORROW

for

Limited Run

At the

STAR

THEATRE

PLANS NOW OPEN!

ADMISSION: $3.00.

Sarawak Squabbles

Bertram Brooke As Rajah's Heir

The Bank's Ilend Office in London undertakes Executor & Trustee business ind claims recovery of British Income Tax overpaid on terms which may be iscertained at any of its Agencies and Branches.

W. IL EVANS TUOMAS.

RELIEVE

Manager.

Rheumatic

Singapore, Apr. 7. Sir Charles Vyner Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak, announced to-day that he had informed the Supreme Coun- cil on the centenary of the Brook regime on March 31, that he had. nominated his brother Bertram as his heir. He also announced the formo- tion of a Legislative Council and divested himself of absolute legista- tive power-United Press.

The Governnient ofTMSarawak was obtained in 1841 from the Sultan of Brunei by Sir James Brooke, who was succeeded as Rajah of Sarawak by his nephew, Charles, father of the

| present Rajah...“

The present Rajah has no sons but

PAINS

-with reliable Absorbine Jr.

Simply massage Absorbins Jc. into those paining parts

at do it penetrates ---.. draws out the pain, gives rellež. Mild and gentle, é pleasant refreshing Bdor, Absorbine Jz, is to nod reliable.

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Keep a bottle handy.

ABSORBINE JR.

For years han rellevad sare muscles, muscu lar achas, brulaex, cuts, sprains, abrasions,,

Bales Aguates Moller, Maclean & Co. Lon

three daughters and the question of H.K. Society for the

his heir has been given publicity In

recent years. His nephew Anthony Protection of Children

(son of Bertram) was nominated heir

but shortly after his

marriage In 1939

WE ARE AT WAR

to Miss Kathleen Hudden, the Rajah OUR ammunition deprived him of his title, de

declaring he

was not yet fitted to exercise the responsibilities of his high position. Anthony Brooke, who was then in Greece, went to Britain to take up war work but returned to Sarawak In January this year to resume his official duties.

STOCK MARKET REPORT

Hongkong Stock Exchange Official Summary, Issued yesterday, says: Dealings wero reported on moderate scale mainly amongst the lower prica· issues, Pending some

clarificntion of the latest War news buycra are adopting a cautious attllude.

Buyers

HK. Banks $1,386 Bank of East Asia $70 Indo-Chinas (Pref.) $50

Wharves $08

Humphreys $0.80 Dairy Farms $17.25 Entertainments $0.50

Sales

Unions Ins. $430

H.K. Steamboats $0.25 Providents $5.40

Lights "O" 30.30

Electrics "O" X. Rts $20,25/20 ·

Telephones "O" $23.75 Cements $18 -- Watsons $10

consists of HONG KONG

DOLLARS AND CENTS

It is running low.

Please send us new supplies.

NOTICE

DEFENCE REGULATIONS 1940

The following rates will be harged for mailing single copier of the following nowapaperr

broad:

South China Morning Post China and Macao

16 cents por copy

British Empire and Foreign 25 cents per copy

The Hongkong Telegraph

China and Macao 14 cents per copy

16 conta Saturdaya

British and Foreign- 20 cents per copy 28 conta Saturdays,

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DISPOSABLE TISSUES

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POST OFFICE

EASTER HOLIDAYS”.

Friday 11th April," Saturday

· 12th April" and "Monday 14th April, the General Post Office and Branch Post Offices will be open as follows;

Fri.

General Port Ofco

8-Noon

Kowloon G.P.O, 10 am.

B-Noon 8-10

Mon,

6-Noon

Sheungwan Branch Pam. Bl-Noon

8-10 a.m. 6- 9 a.m. 8-10 á.m. All other Branch Post Offices and Money Order Office will be entirely alosed during the Holidays!

There will be one collection from the pillar boxes each day as on Sun- days and one delivery of registered. and ordinary correspondence at

11.30 am, Friday, 11th April

10.00 a.m. 8 12th April

11.30 a.m.

14th. 'Abril: There will also be ons delivery of ordinary correspondence each day at 11.a. from the Branch Post Offices- at Stanley, Talpo and Un Long;

The Priated Matter Service to the ollowing places. In: China' is tem- orary

suspended:-Yunnan, Bze- huen, Kwalchow, Hunan, Fukien *xcept Amoy and Kulangru), Kwangal North and

.East of Kwangtung.

The public are reminded that it is breach of ∙ postal regulations to enclose in a postal, cover communi- cations intended for persons other than the addressee.

Small Packet Post to all countries

■ suspended.

INWARD MAILS Straits and Air Mall by "British

Overseas Airways Service" (com pleie Mall) by Sea from Singapore Apr. 8. Salgon

.Apr. 0. Air Mail by "Pan-American Airways Direct Service"---San Francisco date 2nd April. Canton.

ADT. 9. Anc, 0. Javn and Manila, Apr. 9.

| Stralis and Air Mall by “British Över- scars. Airways Bervice" (Australia

only) by Sea from Ste Apr. 10.

Rangoon

Apr. 11. U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai

(San Francisco date, 21st March).

Apr

Canton .....

12.

Australia and Manila

Japan and Manila.

Rangoon and Straits

......Apr. Air Mall by “Pan-American_Airways Direct Service”—San Francisco date, 8th April.

Apr. 14. Apr 14.

14.

Calcutta and Straits.

Rangoon and Straits

.Apr. 16.

..Apr. 13.. ..Apr.

15.

United Kingdom and Straits Apr. 18, U.S.A., Honolulu and Manila (San Francisco date, 19th March) ...

Apr. 19. Caleutta and Straits

...Apr. 20. United-Kingdom and Straits Apr, 20. Australia and Manila'

Apr. 22.

OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered and Parcel Mails are :losed 15 minutes, earlier than the time given below unless otherwise tated, and where mails are advertis ed to close at or before 9 s., regis- tered and parcel mails are closed at p.m. on the previous day, Whea nails are advertised to close after 3.p.m. Registered and Parcel malls ire closed at 5 pm.

Tuesday, Apr., &

Wednesday, Aprű 9 -

Halphong

Sondakan

27.p.m.

1:30 pm

| Air. Mall for Manlia, Guam, Honolulu, U.S.A. and Europa: via: „“Pan- American Airways and Trans- Atlantic Services."

K.P.O.

fter.

Ond

Reg.

Ord. Canton.

.Apr. 9, 5 p.m. Mt....Apr. 8, 6.30 p.m.

G.P.O.

"Apr. 8, 5 pm. „Apr. 9, 7. p.01. .7.00 р.м.

Thursday, April 10

Rangoon and Calcutta

Friday, April ti

Manila, Macassar and Sourabaya

Sandakan.

Air Mail by ses to

3.30 p.m.

8,30, a.m.

:8.30 am.

Singapore to

connect with the "British Over-

teas Airways"

B) G.P.0, and E.P.0.

Reg

Apr. 11, 10.30 am.

Ord.......Apr. 11, -11.00 s.mXL,

Air Mall by Air to 'Rangoon to con-.

nect with the "British Overseas Airways."

G.P.O. and .K.P.D. Reg.Apr. 11. 11.30 a.01.

Ord.

Apr. 11, Noon Straits, Ceylon, India, East and South *Africa

Canton

Noon

..6.30

Saturday, April 12

urd

-- Sunday, April 13 An skaldy

Sandakan, Rabaul, Tulngl, Madang

and Salamaun

Monday, April 19 ali je Air Mail by ́sen'to Singapore to, con

nect with the "British Overseas Airways."

•

Ord.

Reg........Apr. 14, 9.39 m.m. ...........Apr. 14, 10.00 a.m.

Reg. Apr. 14, 9.26

Straits and

Parcels

Shanghal," Јарал,

10.09 m..

14, 10 km 14, 11 am

Canada vik Say "NORT

Honolulu, USA. Central and South America, and-

G.F.O..

Reg.

་

14, 51

5 p.m.

Ord... Apr. 15. 0.80 a.m.

Tuesday, April 15 Formosa, Shanghai and Dairen

12.30 pm.

Ale Mall for Manija, Guam, Honolulu, U.S.A. and Europe via {</Pan=" American Airways and Trans-At- Ishtio Services":

123 Apr, 15.5 p.m. (ADT. 15, 5,30 p.31/

·8 p.m.

and