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Wednesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

April 9, 1941

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·BANK HOLIDAYS

Panzer Divisions

FROM PAGE ONE

RADIO Greeks Recapture

ZBW, 355 metres (643 kia) and 31.45 metros (9,520 kila-cycles)

A Position:

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BANKS

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

Incorporated by. Royal Charter 1953, Fald-up Capital, co............................... £3,000,000 Reserve Fund ************ £3,000,000

Confidence In Colony Defences

FROM PAGE ONE

Ordinance, the Exchange Banks divisions which suffered heavy lossos] Cesar Franck Symphony | being searched out, Sixiy German. Reserve Liability of Proprietors 3.000.000 so now.we.must maintain a balanced

In accordance with Governmont

will be closed for the transaction of Public Business on Friday, Saturday and Monday, the 11th, 12th and 14th April, 1941. (Easter Holidays).

Hongkong, 7th April, 1941.

CHINA LIGHT & POWER CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO CONSUMERS

Notice is hereby given that the Company's standard charges will ba increased as from 17th March. 1911, by adding a 10% surcharge

the amounts charged for elec tricity consumed for lighting and power as per motora read on and after 24th April, 1941.

The existing scale of discounts will remain in force.

in tanks.

ip is recalled that the Greeks are

using many British anti-tank

In D Minor

guns Broadcast by Z. n. W. on a Fre- which are proving most effective inquency of $45 ke's., and on Short the battles for the mountains pasSCH.

The German ralds have not intor. / Wave from 1-2.15 p.m. and 8-11 p. German news agency's correspondent

fered with the regular passage of on 9.82 m.c's, per second.

5.45 Indián Programine, material and munitions for the British

Closing Local Stock Quota .8.30 troops. Along the roads leading to Jons

6.32 De Groot and His Orcheals big guns, munition trucks, food and the frout, pass long lines of British

and with Richard Tauber (Tenor). ether supplies while troops from the whole Empire, principally from the homeland, Australia and New Zo:- land are joining their comrades who have already taken up their positions. Germans Advance

mon

7.00 London Relay The News. 7.15 London Relay-Talk: Uritaln Speaks".

J. B. Priestly.

8.02

to Music.

very Alinor.

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7.30 A Chopin Programme, 8.00 Local Time Signal and Au- LONDON, Apr. 8 (Reuter)-Ger-nousuhan Williams-Serenade

troops are continuing their advance into Serbla "despite great 8.17 Cesar Franck Symphony in destruction of the roads and difficult country," states the German news agency to-night.

"Considerable war materials, in-the flour, cluding a large number of medium and motorised bat- and heavy guns terles, have been captured," it claims,

By order of the Board of adding that large quantities of in- fantry ammunition fell into the hands Directors,

of the advancing troops during these operations.

D. W. MUNTON,

Manager. Hongkong, 8th March, 1941.

NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the arm "E. Rodrigues" established in 1916 Macau, is now under manage- ment of Mrs. N. A. V. W. Rodrigues by full attorney of the

SOUTH CHINA proprietor F. Rodrigues.

WAR RELIEF

FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN

KWEILIN, Apr. 8 (Central News),

What to do to help a child Mr Chu Ying-kwang, Vice-Chair- man of the National Relict Commis- tour of slon, who is now on

Anyone knowing of a child, who Inspection to the war-affected areas been assaulted, neglected, or in Kwangtung, Kwanga, Hunan and ul-treated in a manner likely to other provinces, arrived here this

cause unnecessary suffering or injury morning from Hengyang.

to health, or knowing of a parent who is seeking advice on any matter concerning a child, would be doing an act of kindness by communicating at once with-

After a brief stay here during which he will inspect the various relief organs, Mr Chu will leave on

Saturday for Nanning and other southern Kwangsi eltics to supervise the execution of relief measures.

He will later proceed to Kiangsi on a similar mission.

Navicerts For

Eire Cargoes

The

Hon. General Secretary, HKSP.C, Old City Hall.

The Inspector, 40, Pokfulam Road,

1st floor.

The Inspector, 82 Stone Nullah Lane, 2nd. Floor.

St., Kowloon.

The Inspector, 12 Sal Yeung Cho! The Inspector, 52, Argyle St., Kowloon.

All further steps will be taken, and LONDON, Apr. 8 (Belilah Wire-expenses borne, by the Society. less). As from May 1, cargo navi- The Informant's name will be certs will be required for all goods kept strictly private, except in eases shipped to Eire from ueutral terri-where matice is proved. tories outside the European zone,

states the Minister of Economile Ware!.. fare.

This applies even if the goods are to be transshipped in the United Kingdom.

All vessels sailing direct to Eire from any neutral port wil require ship navicerts which will be issued on the usual conditions.

STOCK MARKET REPORT

New Police Chief Here

Mr J. P. Pencfather-Evans, Hong- kong's new Commissioner of Police, in now in the Colony...

Mr Pencfather-Evans entered the

probationer in October, 1914, and was

Malayan Civil Service, as Police

ing

Belgrade Casualtics VICHY, Apr. 8 (Reuter)-Several hundred people were Killed about 3,000 were injured in two days and two nights of bombing attacks

and

on Belgrade, according to a dispatch

from Belgrade to the Vichy news) agency,

"The dispatch says that ministerial and industrial quarters, stations and the river purt are in flames.

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Germans Annihilated

9.00 London Kelay-The News. 0.15 London RelayQuestions of 9.39 Humorous and Vocal Variety, 0.45 News in French (on Short Wave only)

China.

10.00 Studio Our letter from Free

10.15 Dance Musle. 11,00 Close Down.

LOCAL ESTATE

Infantrymen were captured on the sume front.

Zürich Report ZURICH, Apr. 8 (UP). The official at Seft" neg*rted that prisoners reach- ing Soun had said that the Serbian aience lines have been destroyed by tanks, Many of the prisoners were terrified by the Stuka attacks.

HEAD OFFICKI—LONDON. Je Blidopogato, E.CL.

Bub-Agencies in London: 117/123, Leadenhall Street, R.C.3.

West End Uranchi 14/18, Cockspur Strøst, K.VV.L.

Manchester Branch) *, Mosley Street, Manchester, S. AGENCIES AND BRANCHS8: Mankow Penang Hongkong Rangoon Ipoh

Baigon Iloilo Semarang Seremban Shanghai Singapore SIUAWAN Bourahaya Taiping Tientsin

Amritsar Bangkok Batavia

"Nazi Claims BERLIN, Apr. 8 (UP)--The High Alor Star Command

to-day claims that. the German advance is continuing suc- cessfully on the Serbian and Greek fronts despite the great difficulties of the terrian and the destroyed road communications.

Bombay Calcutta

Karachi

Kiong

Agencies:

Cilve Street Fairile Place

Kobe

Kunta

Lumpur

Canton Cawnpore Cebu Colombo Delhi

Kuching

Madras

Manila

Medan

The enemy resisted stubbornly in the

Balkan fighting but the German the Ba alr --force, despite unfavourable weather, carried out "rolling attacks" by day against military objectives and Haiphong the fortress at Belgrade. New big fires were observed at the main ralls Way station in Belgrade.

War Situation Assessed

FROM PAGE ONE

Tongkah

(Bliukel)

New York Tingtao roipling Yokohama

(Peking) Hamburg

FOREIGN EXCHANGE. and

Banking Business transacted.

General

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and TIXED DEPOSITS received for One Year for shorter periods in Local or Other Cur

rencies at rates which will be quoted on application.

SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in Local Currency and Sterling with interest allowed at rates obtainable on application. The Bank's Head Office in London undertakes Executor & Trustee business and claims recovery of Brush Income Tax overpaid on terms which may be ascertained, at any of its Agencies and

W. H. EVANS THOMAS.")

lact with the Italians in Albanla, | Branches, threatening to split the Yugo-Slav

defences into two parts.

Administration Order

German sources in Berlin believe Instructed by Mr. C. Y. Kwan, Mr the rumours that they had captured George She brought a motion relating Skoplje might have arisen from the to the granting of letters of ad-heavy air attacks on the town by the ministration on behalf of Chan Yun-

Luftwaffe. There are 10 reports lan, cited as Plaintiff. before

Yugo-Slavia from

regarding the Honour the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl LONDON, Apr. 8 (UP)-The "EX. McGregor, at the Supreme Court come to meet news dispatches change Telegraph's correspondent at this morning. Wu Kiang-kwong, Wu have come from Yugo-Slavin

last Saturday evening, Åtirens reports

that the military Wing-hong and Wu Ching-mei were Yugo-Slav Communique spokesman, amplifying last night's cited as defendants but the motion

Im-was not contested, communique, declares that an portant German bushed and completely annihilated while attempting to penetrate Greck territory through a ravine, adding, "It was strewn with their dead."

ain- column was

Alexandropolis Falls ISTANBUL, Apr. 8 (UP).--Greek diplomatic sources say the Germans have necupied Alexandropous cut

off communications

between in Turkey and Greece.

Fiume Evacuated ZURICH, Apr. 8 (UP)—The most reliable diplomatic sources slate that the Italians have completely evacuat- cd Flume.

ger,

Canton River Closed Till Saturday

A notice issued by the Canton LONDON, Apr. 8 (Reuter).—A Belgrade radio broadcast of the High Military Authorities states that the The motion related to the goods Command communique to-night Pearl ilver will be closed to traffic Shin states "on all fronts the situation is from to-day to Saturday.. No reason of Li Su-walt late of No. 1 Hing Street, second floor, described in our favour. Enemy attacks have for the closure is given. 14 a concubine,

the greatest deceased, and that been repulsed with

The salling of the O.S.K. steamer

for Canton letters of administration to the estate vigour. This is even admitted by the Shirogane Maru of Li be granted to the Plaintiff, enemy wireless station. Heavy losses morrow has been cancelled.

Mr She Bald that on

behalf of have been inflicted on the enemy.

Plaintiff be was moving that letters Our air force has achieved special of administration be granted her distinction in encounters." from the estate of Ll Sau-wah who died on September 19, 1939. One of the grounds for the motion was that the Plaintiff was a creditor of L1, the deceased,

Did Not Appear

duly

"

SEIZURE OF

AXIS SHIPS

WASHINGTON, Apr. 8 (Reuter). -Germany has sent a new note to United States reinforcing her the

selzure against the

of crotests German merchantmen, according to announcement by Mr Cardell Hull

Mexican Action

Further

hos

to-

information

been received by Messrs Butterfield and Swire, agents. for the Fatshan, from Canton, and the steamer will now be leaving for Canton on Sunday.

Easter Soccer Matches at Home

judgment and not be carried away by success.

Admiral Cunningham and his men" are not going to rest content with sinking three cruiters and after the Italian feet has been disposed of there will remain many German ships to be sunk or otherwise destroyed. Hard fighting awalts us in Greeca and our neroplanes do not yet aty un- molested on the Rhine. This la.no time to put on our coats, as the Bre- sident of the U.S.A. said a few days ago, this in no part time war; until we have cradicated Hitler and his gangsters, and so saved the world from disaster, we may not reat nor relax.

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Hongkong's Defences

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Hongkong threatens no one-nor only the strong have friends," The only way that we can ensure against attack in Hongkong is to convince any would-be attacker that such an operation would be too costly,

to

Our first duty, therefore, ensure that all defence preparations are so maintained as to be ready at any moment to work at the highest degree of efficiency. The defences are already strong; much has been. done and all credit is due to those

one responsible, but we must never rest satisiled with the stage that the pre- parations have reached. What

that do everyone must remember fence is not the concern merely of a an Army and an Air Force. place can be considered as being adequately

protected

ecicd unless every man and woman takes bla or her full share in active or passive defence. During my two visits to Hongkong I have been very pleased to find that the civil and military authorities aro in full co-operation and that all sec- tlens of the community are, working together adinfrably.

Fullest Contribution Secondly, we must ensure that every possible contribution Is being made to assist other parts of the Em- pire and our Allies and that every resource avaliable locally is being used to its fullest extent. Here again much is being done and I was very pleased to see on my arrival a new ship already launched.

Thirdly, we must reduce by every possible means demands for shipping. tonnage to leave it free for con- veyance of food and munitions.

to places more hardly pressed. Re- member that people in England are on strict rallons of

that

sugar, tea, butter such things as Greeks Win Local Action

women and children are being sub- Mr She agreed with His Lordship ATHENS, Apr. $ (Reuter).-

jected to more than mere discomfort Several hundred Germans attempting that another ground for the motion

by air attacks. Every pound of im- to move down the Nestos River in was that the husband and children

LONDON, Apr. 8 (Reuter)-Foot-ported goods you can spare means rubber boats were caught in the were taking no steps to administer the estate. These three people were

ball matches on Easter Monday will more space available to provide ur-

gent necessities elsewhere," cross-fire of Greek forces and wiped entitled to the estate and they had SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" be as follows: out, reports the Athens correspondent been cited but had not appeared at

Here is a question that everyone MEXICO CITY, Apr. 8 (UP),-It

LONDON CUP of an independent French agency.

Brentford v. Queen's PR Crystal Pal. should be continually asking himself is officially announced that Mexico Isv. Aldershot: Tottenham v. Reading. WAS

or herself 'Is there any more that I In yesterday's fighting, the German the citation although It

notifying the Italian and German

LEAGUE, SOUTH attacks were held, and the Greeks served on them.

Brighton v. Southampton: Norwich v. can do to help on the war effort?' No Governments that she is seizing their His Lordship remarked that he

nobler cause than that for which the counter-attacked at several points.

REGIONAL SOUTH was in ships in Mexican ports for commer-Luton; Portsmouth v. Southend. The Germans are carrying out wave could see that the Plaintiff

British Empire is now fighting has Chelsen v. Arsenal; Westham v. Wat. attacks each Insting six hours, against possession of title deeds to what ap-

ford: Millwall v. Fulham; Northampton v. ever Inspired mankind. Let us en- the Perfori fort. The defending] peared to be virtually the whole of

sure that we go to sleep each night REGIONAL, NORTHI Grecks are outnumbered five to one. the estate.

China Tea Company

secure in the knowledge that during Barnsley v. York; Bolton v. Burnley: The Germans sucrected once in His Lordship granted the motion, CHUNGKING, Apr. 9 (Reuter). Everton v. Blackpool: Hautex v. Bincks the day wo have made our full con- getting a foothold in the fort but they saying that as no steps had been Mr Shout Ching-wel, Managing Direc-burn: Leeds U. v. Bury: Manchester C. vtribution towards the struggle, con-

violent taken in the last 18 months in the tor of the China Ten Company, which Rotherham v. Huddersfeld; Shefteld W shall not be found wanting, believ

Manchester Ufochdale v Oldham fident that should the call come we were flung out

Greek High Com-direction of obtaining administration controls China's exports of ten, has y Shefeld U.: Southport Tranmerering that when the final triumph over. struggle, states mand communique.

Stockport v. Bradford by those who normally had charge resigned. Three attacks were made against of that duty, the Plaintiff as a credi- The Managing Directorship will be Preston; Wrexham v. Stake.

the forces, of evil has been achieved REGIONAL MATCHES -the-fort-st-Rupel,--the-last-of-which; tor-of-the-deceased-woman-was-Lakon-over-by-Mr-LI-Tal-chu-um-Bradford Mansfield Chesterfeld.We shall be able to rest content in

was very heavy. Each time the entitled to the grant of the letters. Fing the new duties on April 18.

Notts C.; Leleester v. Lincoln. Germans were forced to withdraw.

after

Twelve German tanks were des

were

promoted Adjutant at Federal Head- troyed; and several prisoners taken quarters in June, 1021. He was Act-

Commandent of the Police Depot were repulsed.

when the attacks on the fort of Lisse 1924.

and in March,

appointed a Elsewhere, motorised units Superintendent of Police, Taiping, Hongkong Stock Exchange Official in April, 1926. Five years later he wiped out by the Greeks, adds the Summary, issued yesterday, says: Wos appointed

Acting Commissioner correspondent. of Police, Kedah, and Superintendent of Straits Settlements Police in Sep- tember, 1932.

Enquiries have slowed down and for the present little Interest is shown in the market.

Buyers

Union Ing. $430 Hotels XD. $3 Humphreys $0.80 Star Ferries $52 Ropes $7

Dairy Farms. $17.25 Entertainments $0.50

Sellers

Watsons $10

Sales

Providents $5.30 Star $53

Lights "O" $0.20

Ropes $7.25/7

Rome Denial LONDON, Apr. 8 (Reuter),—It is emphatically denied in Rome that troops have occupied He was Commandant of the Singa-Yugo-Slav

December,Fiume, Zara and Scutari, says the pore Police Depot from 1934, to August, 1935, when, he was Rome radio, appointed Director of the Special Branch. In June, 1938, he was ap- pointed Acting Chief Police Omeer Singapore and later became Commis- sioner of Police.

LONDON, Apr. 0 (British Wire- lesa)-Mr P. W. Jewson has been re- turned unopposed as National Liberal M.P. for Great Yarmouth to All the vacancy caused by the death of Sir Arthur Harbourd.

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GRAND EASTER ATTRACTION

( Sat. 12th

Performances ( Mon. 14th ) at 9.15 pm, Sat. 19th

Seats at $3.00; $2.00 and $1.00 bookable' at

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

Radio Resumes BELGRADE, Apr. 8 (Router). The Belgrade radio station resumed brondensting to-night at B.15 p.m. since the G.M.T. after being silent Initiation of the German atthek.

The announcer Bald that service would be resumed.

British Invade Bulgaria

FROM PAGE ONE

(UP)—A

From all operations, all our machines returned safely..

No Mobilization SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BUCHAREST, Apr. 8 high official spokesman to-day denied foreign reports that n general mob!- lization had been ordered. He was of the opinion that the information was confused with the calling up of the Red Cross personnel,

Recalled

LONDON,' Apr. 0 (UP),--The Dutch and Belgian Governments which are exiled here have recalled their diplomatic representatives from Budapest.

Threat To Egypt Is Envisaged

FROM PAGE ONE

be satisfied merely with re-taking Cirenalen, but would advance into Egypt as fast as possible. Should the Britlali bo driven from the Mɛai terranean coast of Africa, United States shipments to the Red Sea would not only be difficult, but I felt that they could not affect the war in Europe.

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the knowledge that as we shared in the toll and sacrifice so we are en- tilled to share in the glory of victory. Objects of Visit Since his last visit to Hongkong, Alr Chlef Marshal Sir Robert Brooke-Popham, Commander-in- Chief, Far East, hoe boen to Australin where he has seen at first hand the

Increase in production, OA acroplanes and other war material. From what he there saw of the Australian forces in training, It doca Australian

not surprise him that the

which cle

fanded in Singapore has very made friends with the Chinese the

population of Malaya; in proof of the reality of this friendship the Malayon Chinese have erected a special

tea

who are stationed

garden for the benefit of the Australian themes.

near their

The Commander-in-Chief devoted his first trip to Hongkong to the task of becoming generally acquaint- ed with the terrain and to the dis- cussion of the problems of the Co- lony's defence: during his second trip he has welcomed the opportunity of becoming better acquainted with the personnel, both civil and military, charged with the administration of Hongkong.

During his stay, for he has had ten with, the Can officers of the garrison. tended a meeting of the Ride Association, Inspected

Royal smart companies of Chinete Engineers, and had the chance of seeing at Arst hand the work of many of the civil defence deport-

Indian

ments.

iwo

at-

Very

And he was particularly pleased to have the opportunity of lunching with leading representatives of the local Chinese community.

has

He

observed will considerable satisfaction the progress that has been made in Hongkong since his last. visit. Although much still remaina to be done, much has been and being achieved: he looks forward to evidence of continued Improvements on his next visit to Hongkong,

Blitz On British West Country Town SPECIAL TO THE STELEGRAPHI LONDON, Apr.0 (UP) Western town is apparently bearing the, brunt of the raids to-night. Thousands of incendiary bombs were scattered over the town and the stre rounding aren while high explosive tombs were dropped by the atol In waves of raiders.

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