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LETTERS

Voluntary War Contribution

The Editor,

Hongkong Telegraph.

Sir-With

reference to the leader published in your paper on Wednes day as regards the war effort of Tunbridge Wells, 1 agree

the remarks made

effort made by

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to

with all the poor our residents of Hongkong; even when such excellent donated prizea

by various Orms the amount reached was still under $100,000.

In

were

I now suggest that by giving up a ew of the luxuries which wo indulge for a month $500,000 for the

week.

I

Bomber Fund could be raised in one suggest each Britisher give 25 per cent, of his salary for the month of May, those with evacunted familles to give 25 per cent of their salary after deducting their families allowance, and all names of persons contributing to this be published in the special effort to

paper.

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I put this suggestion forwarded in the hope that the pubile of Hongkong will show the rest of the Empire that | they are prepared to make a real bid for victory by contributing such o sum es 25 per cent for one month.

POLICE SERGEANT.

Chinese Claim Best of Fight

South of Chuki

CHUNGKING, Apr. 24 (Centrol News)The Japanese engaged in the Cheklung offensive sinec April 19 met their first major reverse south of Chuldi, on the Cheklang-Kiangsi Railway, 30 miles south of Slaostin and 71 miles northeast of Kinhwa, yesterday, according to military ad- vices.

With Kinhwa as their objective no fower than 10,000 Japanese troops made simultaneous thrusts south- ward under the ext of squadrons of planes from Heng anshih, Wang- chiaising, and Pallovchen, points

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Fanling Golf Starting Times

Sunday

OLD COURSE

9.10 W. HE. Thomas, K. S. Morrison, 0.20 Col. Rose, L. R. Andrewes. 9.24 J. W. Anderson, Capt. Thúraby, DEN, K. Litilejohu, A. V. Currie, 0.32 B. O. Baldwin, 8, 8. Church. D3G F. N. Merritt, J. C. Taylor.

48 E. G. Brien, 1. A. Blackwood. 0.44 N. C. McLeod, A. V. Greaves. 0.40 R. Forrest, G. M. Park.

952 F. D. Hunter, J. A. D. Morrisons.

around Chuki, at-down yesterday. 0.56 P. V. McLane, W. W. C. Shewan.

The Chinese who hail made nde- | 10.00 3. A. Parriali, T. Megurry. en- 10.04 7, 11. Geare, A. B. Purver. quate preparations started an

10.08 J, W. Clagur. P. E. Annis. Veloping attack when the Japanese 10.11 1. M. Rowland, P. M. Cotton. reached a point about three miles 10.1 0.0. Titkenhead, II. P. Philips.

1020 J. G. Jensen, J. J. van Muhlen. east of Anhwa, 10 miles south of

10.24 J. Linaker, J. B. Harrison. Chuki.

10.23 D. L. Newbigging, J. K. Bousfleld. Hengshanshih, Wangchiatsing and 10.12 1. D. Evans, G. E. Costello. Paltowchen were subsequently re-19.36 Major Penfold, S. L. Lloyd.

10.40 II. Overy, W. J. E, Mackenzie, captured by the Chinese.

NEW COURSE

Early yesterday morning a Japan- ese column from Chuki pushed enst--920-R-6.-W., Paterson, R. C-Gairdner, ward to Chenghsten. It was inter- 10.12 J. 5. Dunnett, D. I. Basanquet.. cepted by the Chinese to the west of 10.20 F. A. M. Elliott, E, L. Groome.

10.24 J. F. Robinson, J. Middlecoat.

the town.

1.00 Local Time Signal, 1.01 Turner Layton (Vocal) at the Plano.

LI Hawaiian Selections by Tho Hawaiian Islanders

Vocal with Chorus, The Tahiti Beachcombers, Frank Ferera's Hawalian Trio.

1.30 Router and Rugby Press and Announcements.

1.43 Variety with Elsin Carlisle and Robert Ashley.

2.15 Close Down.

5.45 p.m. Indian Programme, 6.30 Closing Local Stock Quota- tions.

6.32 Harry Noy's Tiger Ragamuffins and Orchestra,

7.00 Landon Relay The News. 7.15 London Relay-O. M. Green'a Newsletter,

7.30

Aniao Day Programme.-

Waltzing Matilda (Peterson-Cowan), Walata Pol (HU). Peter Dawson (Bass-Baritone) with Orchestra and Chorus: Rustle of Spring, Op. 32, No. 3 (Sinding)....Eileen Joyce (Piano); Hello Mal (Flotsam and Jetsam), Io E An Aussie, Lizzie, Is E7. (Flotsam and Jetsam...Mr Flotsam and Mr Jetsam with Plano,

Short Talk from the Bludio by Captain C. De Saille-Robertson, BLM. ---Advance Australia and God defend New

Tew Zealand.

8.00 Local Time Signal and An- nouncements,

8.02 Studio-"All In Bee"The Church v. The State,

Compere: Mr D. J. Sloss.

8.40 Classical Requests, Roses from the South-Waltz (J. Strauss).. Marek Weber and his Orchestra; Concert Study in D Flat Major (Liszt)....Egon Petri (Piano); Flut- tering Birds

.Sir Dan

(Bournemouth

Godfrey conducting the Municipal Orchestra: La Cathedrale Engloutie. Prelude No. 16 (Debuxay) ... Arthur Rubinstein (Piano)..

London Relay-The New 9.15 London Relay-"Questions of the Hour

9.30 Classical Requests continued. -Sylvan Scenes Sulte (Fletcher)— In Beauty's Bower, Sylvia Dances, The Pool of Narcissus. Cupid's Car- naval.......London Palladium Orchestra by Clifford Greenwood; Waltz

cond, by

in A Flat Major (Brahms)....Isolde Menges (Violin) with Pluno; Double Concerto in D Minor (Bach)-1st Mov: Vivace, 2nd Mov: Largo ma non tanto, 3rd Mov:

Yehudi Allegro.... Menuhin

(Violin) and

Georges Enesco (Violin) with Orchestra.

9.45-10.00 News In French (on Short Wave only).

10.00 London Relay---“Correspon- dence Column" by Sidney Horniblow. 10.15 Schubert Songs by Alexander

H.K. Stock Market

The following quotations were Issued on the Hongkong. Stock Mar- ket this morning.

BANKS

H.K. Banks $..... H.K. Bank & H.K. Banks (H.K.) L. Chartered £.

INSURANCES

1,340 B. 71 n. 78 n. .8% n. 22 n. 114 n. b.

April 25, 1941.

Canterbury Park Stakos

Tight Finish Anticipated

Commons Demand More Action

FROM PAGE ONE

could form an opinion on the diplomatic and, strategic deci THE Canterbury Park Stakes for sions lending up to the present

Australian pony griffins of this situation in the Balkans. season" over six furlongs should! This debate will necessarily include provide tight finials between the question that is troubling Aus King's Welcome, Misty View and tralla. But the debate will not come Hascosas.

until the present Balkan situation

I-

that Prairie View will ac-has been clarified and statements can 24 n. cept for two simple reasons. In the be made without detriment to the

n, first place the mare has to shoulder military altuation.

the limit penalty of 17 lb., and

BANKS

THE CHARTERED BANE OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

Incorporated by Royal Charter 1821, Paid-up Capital ***................. 89,000.000 Reserve ability of Proprietors. $3,000,000 Reserve Fund ................................. £9,000,000

..

HEAD OFFICES-LONDON.

38 Bishopagasts: 8.0.1.

Sub-Agencies In Londent 117/332, Leadenhail Bireet,, 1.03.

Wut End Branchi 10/1, Cookipar Bicost,“#,w3.

Manchester Branchr 32, Mosley Street, Manchester, 2. AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:

Inkow Hongkong Bangoon

Mercantile, A. & 3. Mercantile C. £. East Asia

Cantons $. Union

China Underwriters. $. H.K. Fire $.....

n.

secondly

135 n.

she has not had an outing less than a mile. I prefer to see ho: On production, there is growing over a longer journey.

Labour Policy

Alor Star Amritsar

Penang

Bangkok

Ipoh

Balgon

Labour

Batavia Bombay

Karachi

Seremban

Klang

Bhanghai

Agencies:

Clive Street

Kobe

Hingapore-

Kuala

ratrite Pixco

Lumpur Bourabaya

Canton

Cebu

Kuching

Madras

Manila

Tongkah

(huket)

SHIPPING

Dougins $. Steamboals $.. Indo-Chinas P. $. Indo-Chinas D. $. Shell (Bearers) 8/- Waterboats $.....

DOCKS ETC. Wharves $. Docks. $. Providents

S'hai Dockyards

Kallon 9/- Raubs $. H.K. Mines

MINING

Hotelsx.d. Lands $..

LANDS

Lands 4% Debentures S'hai Lands Sh. $. Humphreys $.. H.K. Realties $.. Chinese Estates

UTILITIES

Trams $.... Peaks Trams (old) $ Peak Trams (new)

Y. Ferrica $.

Star Ferries $.

Chinn Lights (old)

China Lights (new)

doubt about the wisdom of the con- Gay Fox by Balkan King is a tinued resistance of the .60 b. slippery guy, but should he make up Minister, Mr Ernest Bevin, to any Calcutta 90 n.

his mind to run, the grey is hard to thing that could be called industrial 10/75 m. bent. I wonder whether there is no conscription.

.6.55 n.† cure for stinkers,

I have no news that Canberra will .85% sa go to the post, but the mare is good

.16 n.] for big money if she weighs out.....

..6 n. .241⁄2 n.

.14/- n.

Broken Hill H'cap

.0 n. (Second Section)

11⁄4 cts. n.

2.00 s.

.33 £.

.97 n.

12.00

6.70 n.

Best Race Reserved

For The End

IT SEEMS to me that the last

Broken

Handicap (second section) for "B" class

.2.00 n.

.99 n.

16.20 5.

.71/1⁄2 n.

event,

.3%1⁄2 n.

.92 11.

.234 n. .5.00 sa

.131⁄2 8.

25 n.

14 8.

There is also an increasing demand

Medan

Semarang

Sitiawan

Telping

Zientzia

New York Tantao- Palping Yokohama

(Peking)

in the House for a really small War Cawnpore Cabinet not necessarily selected from Colombó the present Cabinet personages, Delh3........ which would have power to have Haiphong things done in a more clear cut,

Hamburg

FOREIGN fashion than is the case in

EXCHANGE and General soma

Banking Business transacted, Government departments at present.

Na drastic change in the present governmental team is ever discussed among Parliamentarians without the name of Mr David Lloyd George coming up and his name again being freely mentioned,

a war

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once

for there are a few pontes

with drew attention to the forth-

equal chances.

Jus Gentium is

is sure to be in at the

CURRENT ACCOUNTS, opened EXCED DEPOSITS received for One Year or shorter periods in Local or Other Cur- races at ratos which will be quoted on application.

BAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in Local Currency and Sterling with interest allowed at rates obtainable on application. The Bank's Head Offos in London undertakes Executor de Trustee business and claims recovery of British Income Tax everpaid on terms which may be certained at any of His Agencies and Branches.

W. H. EVANS THOMAS,

Manager.

POST OFFICE

The Printed Matter Service to the

Empire Debates LONDON, Apr. 24 (Reuter), -A move towards an Empire-wide syn- chronisation of Parliamentary debates on the war was made in the House of Commons to-day,

When Mr Winston Churchill was Australian ponles over 14 milles, announcing the forthcoming Parlia- will be the best race of the meeting, mentary programme and left the

dote for

debate open, Lord

debate in the Australian Par- and

that it was most thought but what about Triumphant Day

only 150 lb. to carry?

which was not porarily suspended:-Yunnan, Sze- available Happy Returns and Sania-Anita

in

chuon, Kwelchow, Hunan, Fukien

Amoy and The Prime Minister replied that It (except,

Kulangsu), are nicely handicapped and anyone would be an innovation for us to Kwangtun

North and Enst of can do the

It is to be hoped that the success- BDY that we must

necessarily have a debate on the same will not be stamped as a flash in the sion upon the Dominion's separate enclose In a postal cover communi- ful running of Joan and Wayworth that it would, in

day as Australm;

The public are reminded that it is sense, be an intru- a breach of postal regulations to pan. I will make my final selections

Independent to-morrow.

rights.

Nevertheless, cations intended for persons other there was obvious inconvenience in than the addressee. debates being held plecemen!.

H.K. Electrics (old) x, rts, 251⁄2 kill as Mr Black will be the pilot, unfortunate. If information was given following places in China is tem

H.K. Electries (new)

H.K, Electrics Rts

Macao Electrics x.d. $. Sandakan Lights $.. Telephones (old} $. Telephones (new) $...

INDUSTRIALS

17 b. 12 n. 23 n. .9% n.

Cald: Macg, (Ord.), Sh. $...30 Cald: Mack. (Pref.). Sh. $..20 n. Canton Tees $. Cements $x.d. H.K. Ropes $

***

STORES, &c.

$..

Dairy Forms Watsons $..... Lane Crawfords Sinceres $. Wing On (H.K.) Powell Ltd.

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

MISC. H.K. Govt 4% H.K. Govt 3% (1934) H.K. Covt 32%. (1840), Ch Govt 5% 1925 GSBds, H.K. Entertainments $... Constructions (old) $. Constructions (new) $. Vibro Piling $... Marsmans Inv. (Loa.) sf-

.1 n. 15 n.

13.

with

.17% D. Koala Stakes

.0% 2.

.74 n. (First Section)

2.15 n.

.39 n.

131⁄2 80,

Bugle Should Be A Certainty

In another in

Close Touch

We were in the closest touch with Dominion Governments of Australla, New Zealand, Canada and South Africa and an effort would be made, as far as possible, without the slight- est prejudice to independent or sep- arate action,

Small Packet Post to all countries is suspendet.

INWARD AI MAILS. Air Mail by "Pan American Aleways Direct Bervice"-San Francisco date, 19th April.........Apr. 26. Air Mail by "Pan American Airways Service"--San Francisco dale, 26th April

......May 3. OUTWARD AIR MAILS

Friday, April 28 Air Mail by Air to Hangoon to con- nect with the "British Overseas Airways."

Direct to arrange these debates. In the meantime, Mr Churchill was informed that the Australian Parlia- BUGLE did not sound her bornment was unlikely to assemble before loud enough in the Coolgardie the first week in May, Stakes (second section) at the Easter meet, with the result that

Fadden's Statement

Wayworth had the course to him- SYDNEY, Apr. 24 (Reuter}.-De- spite the Anzacs' horoism and the

.374 n. .200 1.

07 n. ..941⁄2 n. .94 n. .24 D. .0.35 b. 1.60 n.

With the Hongkong Bank's pony enemy's heavy losses, there is no 20. out of the road, Bugle is a "dead ground for hoping that the fightlag 7.20 n.

cert" for the Koala Stakes (first in Greece can take a turn to our 0/3 section) over 14 miles with Bona advantage, declared Mr A. W. Fad- Vacantia and Seal River to All the den, Acting Prime Minister, in a

statement to the press to-day..

Marsmans Inv. (H.K.) s/..2/6 n.

Further Donations

Kipnis (Bass) and Erna Berger (So-To Bomber Fund

prano) with String Quartet.

10.27 Schubert--Trio in B Major for Plano, Violin and "Cello,——1st Mov: Allegro Moderato, 2nd Mov: Andante un poco__mnosno, 3rd Mov: Scherzo, 4th Mov: Rondon....Cortot, Thibaud and Casale,

11.00 Close Down.

on

June

17,

1940,

the

Bomber Fund was commenced

the first week produced

over

$1,000,000. will you help

to double that figure before

June 17, 1941?. $151,000 is

all that is required.

Donations to Date: $1,849,095.43

Remitted to London: £114,889.19.6d

A total of $1,240,095.43 was reached yes terday by the War Fund inaugurated by the 5. C. M. Post, Ltd, with the following donations: Ladies' Section, Royal Hongkong

Golf Club (in memory of the Inte Mrs D. 5. Edward), "Thank you L. Jack for Buster and

Pup"

Annual Dinner-Pay Section, I.K.

Mr and Mrs E. A. Pritchard (fourth P. E. C. (third donation)......... 1.K.V.D.C. Sergeanta Mesa Hafile

(second Instalment)

• donation) ......................

Lieut-Col and Mrs E. D. Matthews In memory of the late Mrs D. 8. Edward)

Al Marion Potter (ninth dona-

tion

Post Once Employees (second

donation)............................ A.N.S. Bnerifice of a Sunday Αποπγιπούς

B.F.R.D.C. GRANTS

$10

10

self and won na he liked.

lower positions,

A Roller Skating Contest For Queen

"We are seeing the last stages of a very gallant rearguard action," he j added.

K.P.O. and G.P.O. Reg. Apr. 25, 4 pm. Ord........Apr. 25, 4.30 p.m.

Saturday, Apr. 20

Air Mail for Manlis, Guam, Honolulu, U.S.A. and Europe via "Pan Ameri can Airways and Trans-Atlantio Services,"

Mr Fadden concluded with on appeal to sink any political differences and dispose of forces and strengthAir

Under the auspices of the Hong.in such a way as to provide the kong branch of the Women's Ad-muximum war effort. visory Committee of the New Life Movement Association, a roller skat-

Churchill's Appeal

LONDON, Apr. 24 (UP)-The

Ing contest in aid of war relief willPrime Minister, Mr Winston Chur- be held at the Kowloon Skating chill, in the House of Commons to-day

press criticism regarding Greece when

K.P.O. and G.P.O,

Reg. Ord.

Apr, 26, 5 p.m.

8!.....Apr. 26, 5.30 p.m.

May 3

Mail for Manila, Guam, Hono lalu,. U.S.A. and Europe via “Pan American Airways' and Allantlo Service"

K.P.O. and G.P.0.- Reg.

Ord.

Rink on May 10, when a "Queen of indirectly answered the public and St Kilda Stakes Roller Skating will be selected.

Already a large number of 323

200

A

100

60

4.00 110

The Board of Administrators of the British Fund for Relief of Distress In China, Hongkong and South China Branch, a recently made the following grants:

To the Social Service Centre of the Churches $3,000.

To the Kwangtung and Hongkong Christing Association for the Sze Yap Districts, for medical supplies for Yan Ping $370.00. The Fund has also donated drugs to this Association, fur Yan Ping, in the value of 1.K.81.115.

To the Distress Relief Association for the Six Districts, Western Kwangtung, for ferding 1,000 refugees in the Hamahl area $3,000.

Eviction Case Judgment For Both Parties

Judgment was delivered by Mr Justice E. H. Willams in the Sum- mary Court this morning in the pos- session claim brought by Lam Chun- Ini of No. 4 Firat Lane, first floor, Tai Hang. against Poon Kiu of No. D School Street, ground floor, in the some district.

lis Lordship ordered possession to be given up within three weeks but also awarded judgment for $250 in favour of Defendant in his counter claim for damages.

It was stated at

the previous hear-

ing that Plaintiff wanted possession

In order to reconstruct the premises

In compliance with requirements of

have registered for participatiople | he said, "Do not let us lose our sense (Second Section)

of proportion regarding the gravity A number of prizes have been or otherwise of these events." The donated by prominent Chinese here House cheered. including Madame Wu Te-chen, Mr Churchill replied to a series of Misses Hu Mu-lan, Liu Ching-hsuan demands for a war statement to which and Soo An-ping and Mr Wu Kung-he would only hint that one would fu.

be forthcoming soon.

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· HONGKONG SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN

The Society asks for

$28,000

the building authorities. The pre- in 1941 to meet the increasing needs of sick mises were let to Defendant at $10 and destitute children in Hong Kong.

+

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

Mr. McKellar, C.A.,

per month.

The number of children assisted last year The Defendant alleged that his was 0,100. peace and qulet enjoyment of the premises had been disturbed by the action of Plaintiff who sent his work- men to remove a portion of the roof and the wooden flooring of the first floor, and claimed damages for breach of the implied covenant for quiet enjoyment.

Mr P. C. Woo appeared for Plaintiff and Mr D. McCallum for the Defen- dant.

c/o Mackinnon Mackenzie & Co.

P. & O. Bullding.

Mr. Ewok Chan,

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

Hong Kong.

Hon. Treasurers,

GARAJE

Trans-

May 3, 5 p.m.

May 3, 5.80 p.m.

ANOTHER CERTAINTY

AS DAYLIGIIT is sure on the morrow, so is Mr Moller's Daylight for the St Kilda Stakes (second section) confined to non-winners of Australian subscription ponies of this season.

It

and

is a short trip over six furlongs, Buckfastleigh and Twinkling Star are good for places,

It is learned that Vitamin M. wil not face the start as the mare is under suspicion.

Movie Magnates

Sentenced

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH“ NEW YORK, Apr. 24 (UP)—Mr Joseph Schenck, Chairman of the Board of Directors of 20th Century Fox Flim Corporation, was to-day sentenced to serve three yours in a Federal prison and was fined $20,000 on charges of income tax evasion.

His eastern agent, Mr Joseph Mos- cowitz, was sentenced to one year and one day and fined $10,000 on similar charges.

H. M. Submarine Urge

Sinks Big Tanker LONDON, Apr. 24 (Reuter)-An Admiralty communique announces that the British submarine Urge, has torpedoed and sunk a heavily laden oll tanker of over 10,000 tons, which WHE endeavouring -to blockado.

the

run

Lord Mayor's Fund

A donation of £80 was sent yos- terday to the Lord Mayor's Fund for the relief of air raid vielime by the Society of Yorkshiremen, in Hong- kong.

Comdr Hole Retires

It is understood that Comdr George Francis Holo, R.N. (Retired), Har bour Master and Director of Air Services, who is now in Australia en leave, will not be returning to the Colony, for reasons of health He retires on pension,