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ket this morning.

H.K. Bunks

KANKS

H.K. Banks £.

H.K. Banks (H.K.)· E. Chartered C

Mercantile, A. & B. £. Mercantile C. £.

East Asia $.

INSURANCES

Canions $..

Union. $.....

China Underwriters $.

H.K. Fire $....

SHIPPING

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DOCKS ETC.

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Docks $..

Providents S.

Kallen s/-

Rauba $..

H.K. Mines

Hotels $ x.d.

MINING

LANDS

Lands $......

Lands 4% Debentures

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Humphreys $.

H.K. Realties $.

UTILITIES

Chinese Estates .$.

Trams $..

Peaks Trams (old) $.

Peak Trams (new) $.

Star Ferries S..

Y. Ferries $.

China

Lights (old)

China Lights (new)

71'n

NOTICE

MÖNSTER BAFFLE

Unclaimed Prizes

Messrs. Linstead & Davis. hayo' notified The Hongkong War Effort Committee that the prizes for the

following winning numbers, in the recent raffle, have not yet been

claimed:

40190,

30723:

The Fellowship of

Bellows

The Editor,

Hongkong Telegraph,

The

Sir-It is possible that many of your readers have not. Heard of the latest effort in Hongkong to raise for the Bomber Fund, le. The money

Fellowship of the Bellows, Society

to "Raise the Wind" for the R.A.F. foclets have been published already. The and particulars of the but may I again state them briefly?

(1) Each member promises, to do his best to pay one. cent. for every enemy plane brought down per month

"The

Sport of the Hongkong

May 2, 1941

British Expeditionary Force Completes Greece Evacuation

Special to the "Telegraph"

CAIRO, May 1 (UP)—Indicating that the evacuation of Greece has ended, to-day's R.A.F. communique stated; "There were numerous flights by R.A.F. fighters Protecting the final convoys in the evacuation of our troops."

Cordial Comradeship CANEA, Crete, May' (Reuter). British troops left the Greek main- land amidst moving demonstrations by the locut inhabitants.

served

munication.

Government

cited.

Nazi Reprisals Against

·

British War Prisoners

BRITAIN'S FINANCES

BANKS

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

· Incorporated by Hoyal Charter ZEN, (Paid-up Capital · Dammonia,111 £9,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors #3,000,000

· Heserve Fund

READ OFFICES LONDON. 31 Diskoperate, E.C.1.

Sub-Agencies in London! 117/127, Leadenhall Street, E.C3.

West End Branch: 14/15, Cockspar Hiresi, 8,W.L.

Manchester Branch:

52, Mosley Street, Manchustar, X.

AGENCIES AND BRANCHES Alor Star

Hankow - Penang Amritsar

Hongkong Hangoon

Bangkok Datavia

Bombay

Calcutta

Agencies:

Cuve Street

Fairlie Fisco

Canton Cawnpore Cebu Colombo Delhi

Haiphong:

Hamburg

FOREIGN

Ipot Lollo

Karachi

Klang.

Balloon

Bemarang

Seremban

Bitanghal

Singapore

Billawan

Lumpur · Bourabaya.

Taiping

Kobe Kuala

Kuching

Madru

Tintin

Manila Tongkah

Medar

(Phuket)

New York Tingtao Pelping Yokohama

(Peking)

EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted,

CUIMENT

and

·ACCOUNTS ́ opened FIXED DEPOSITS received för One Year or shorter periods in Local or Other Cur rencies at rates which will be quoted on

310, 2730, 2070, 4005, 4232, 4000, 5430, 5557, 7002, 10003, 11053, 11008,

12047, 14885,

The cordial comradeship between -10807, 13944, 16250,

(2) The number of planes brought 16763, 10030, 19188, 20078, 20302, 20704, 22844,

down will be published monthly, and the Greek Army and the Imperial 23046, 23681 22070,

23867, 20318, payments collected. Collecting Boxes troops during the is emphasised

battle 30807, 30030,

wil be placed at various .centres, or ith Greek 27830, 20131,

etreles here 31037, 32007,

33405, 33074. the subscriptions, known as "Blow and several examples of brotherhood LONDON, May 1 (Iteuter)-Britain has made strong re- 34116. 30171)

30014), 40163) | Ins,

forwarded to 40153; ins," can bo

presentations to the German Government against reprisals taken theDespite intense German air bomb- against British war prisoners in Germany although this is for 42000cammer, "Receiver of the Wind- 44203.

47905, 40402,

ing and the destruction of Greek 48541,

32702, 53453,

(3) To join the Society each pros- towns, the population had learnt well bidden by the Prisoners of War Convention. 35171 55341, 55387,

55091, pective member pays two dollars, for one of the chief lessons of the Battle

An official announcement to- 59469; 50025, 00489, which he (or she) will receive the of France. It is stated to-day that day states that news has reached 37740, 59038, 78 11.63390, 63305, 63532, 33868, 04440, Society's Badge and Booklet,

they obeyed instructions and pre- ..0% 63052, 85488, 86810, 00150, 08500,

complete self-control and the War Office that 600 British (4) There is a scheme of promo- .2014 63790, 71364, 71872, 71768, 72076. tlun in the Society whereby one rises volded obstruction of lines of com-officer prisoners in Germany 1173595, 74607, 74744, 75868, 75873, from a "Whiff" to n "Hurrieune," ex-

were moved to camps with in- 70 .70700, 80771, 81033, 81038, 02041, pinined in the Booklet.

The British evacuation was materi-ferior amenities on 83097, 84025 03157, 80345, 87237,

(5)

the ground .2224 n. 87572,

has the full apally assisted by their behaviour.

that conditions in the officer and

Quisling Government proval

LONDON, May 1 (British Wire-application. .420 0.

Wor Effort

No amount Committee,

£534,298,330 CANEA, Crele, May 1 (Reuter). prisoners of war camp in Canada less)-The total of ha too small and none too large to be Nows that a Quisling regime has been did not conform to the require-civil estimates announced by the received, and the

Treasury represents a net increase of proceeds will be set up by the Germans in Athens is ments of the Convention.

£11,755,917 on the 1940 figures. handed over to this Committee to be greeted with a storm of Indignation

The Canadian camp had in fact pald to the S. C. M. P. Bomber Fund. in the Crele press,

The actual increase of the revenue The idea is catching on

on well, and

been favourably reported on by departments is £13,325,300 but there Profound is expressed that delegate of the International we have already a membership of some Greeks have been found willing Cross Committee, says the announce revenue civil estimates.

Red is a decrease of £1,589,413 in non-Branches, 1,000 In This number wo

sight.

would to play the Nazis game:

Provision bring in at least $3,000 per month,

This fake government is quite out

Is included In the Representatives of the protecting estimates for a temporary staff em- of touch with the feelings of the Power and a delegate of the Interna-ployed as substitutes for men serving and we want to treble that amount.

I still he pleased to enrol anyone Greek people who have fought so tional Red Cross Committee reported with the forces or engaged on war

upplies to

me at the address heroically against heavy odds, news that one camp to which the British

declare. below, or applications can be made to papers

had been

transferred Whirlwind (Secretary) c/o The

The largest Increase is £13,870,000 By the wish of the entire nation, crowded and that in both camps the Lid. Kowloon.

perislons due to the being now gathered round King George of tory.

Overcrowding had since been re-based on the passing of determination the Hellones in Crete and will conneved by the transfer of 150 omcers of the needs of the BA tinue the struggle to the end, it is emphasised.

.1 11.

187 1.

.135 1.

,80 b.

,00 n.

40/7% n.

.6.55 *

.85% n.

THE HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY

LIMITED.

Notice to Shareholders

The Seventy-second Ordinary General Meeting of Shurcholders 15.n. will be held at the Offices of the 400 b. undersigned on Wednesday, the

who

regret

ment.

over- was

work.

26 s. 21st May, 1911, at Noon, for the Far East Oxygen & Acetylene Co. the Greek Rational government is hygienic conditions were unsatisface under the head of supplementary

.14/-

....8. n.

purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers, together 1 cts. n. with a statement of Accounts for the year ended the 31st December, 2.80 b. 1940.

31 an.

The Share Register and Trans- .67 n. 12.70 n. fer Books will be closed from the .0.70 n. 7th May to the 21st May, 1941, .2.00 both days Inclusive.

00 n.

18 5.

.7% n.

.3% n.

51 n.

.23% n. .0 s. .1%.

H.K. Electrics (old) x. rls. .25% n.

H.K. Electrics (new)

11.K. Electrics Ris

Macao Electrics $...

Sandakan Lights

Telephones (old) $ Telephones (new)

INDUSTRIALS

:24%

.

14 s. 17 n.

12 n. 23 5.

.0% n.

Cald: Macg. (Ord.), Sh. $...30 n. Cald: Macg. (Pref), Sh. $..25 n. Canton Ices $. Cements $ xd,

H.K. Ropes $....

STORES, &c. Dairy Forms $. Watsons $...... Lane Crawfords $. Sinceres $AN Wing On (ILK.) Powell Ltd. $.

COTTON MILLS

Ewo Sh. $.:

Shal Cotton Sh. $.

MISC.

ILK. Govt 4%

1.K. Covt 3% (1940)

15 m. 7 s.

.174 11. .9% 5.

7 n. .2.15 . .30 n.

11⁄2 #.

.38% n. 200 n.

.07 n.

.94 n.

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ILK. Govt 34% (1034)..04%

Ch Govt 5 1925 G$Bds....28-m. I.K. Entertainments $......6% b. Constructions-fold)-$7

Constructions (new) $..

Vibro Piling $.....

220 n. Marsmans Inv. (Lon.) sf- ..8/3 n. Morsians Inv. (H.K.) s/ ..2/6 n.

Two Ocean Navy

WASHINGTON, May 1 (Reuter).— The "Two Ocean" navy Bill passed the Senate to-day. The Bill, which now only nwalts President Roosevelt's signature to become law, provides for a naval expenditure of $3,415,621,750,

Papen Returning

LONDON, May 1 (Reuter)-Herr Franz von Papen, the Nazi Ambas- sador to Turkey, will arrive at Iston- bul by air on Saturday, necording to the German radio.

He Is at present In Germany,

Help Raise the Wind

...to Win the War

THE FELLOWSHIP

OF

THE BELLOWS

NOTICE

.

H. F. PULLIPS, Receiver of the Windfalls, Banking Corporation, Kowloon.

c/o The Hongkong & Shanghal

Chinese And The Bomber Fund

R.A.F.'s New Bombs

Have Terrific

Detonation

LONDON, May 1 (Reuter).-The

to another camp and orders were

carry out certain improvements in the | camps after the Germans had recely- ed favourable reports on the Canadian camps from Switzerland.

issued towards the end of March to BRITISH MORALE

British representations were made through the protecting Power.

"Provisional Shanghai

were

VERY HIGH

very high.

now."

SAVINGS ACCOUNTS: also "opened › in. Local Currency and Sterling with interest allowed at rates obtainabis on application. The Bank's Hond Omes in London undertakes Executor & Trustee businesa and claims recovery of Briush Incorpe Tax averpaid on terms, which may be ascertained at any of lis Agencies, and

W. II. EVANS THOMAS.

Manager.

DONATIONS Bomber Fund & Other Causes

A total of $1,563,140,32 was reached yes- terday by the War Fund inaugurated by the S. O. M. Poat, Ltd, with the following donations;

$ 10,00

W. C. April WT842/TB

Post Office Employees (second

donation)

tore.....TT

Two Disgruntled Tennis Spocta- Me A. Foster (Camp. Pays Mr R. C. Olive (sixth zonation) Mi F. 11. Tyson St Louis School Boys and Staff Hongkong Police Lance

Een Chong-roo

Mr Kpk

25

Members. RA. Sergeants Mess.

Ex 12th Foot (ninth donation) P. K. P. (seventh donation) Pennycomequick

300.80

50.00

2.00 10.00

100.00

12.00

75.80

Sor.

72.35

150.00

13.00

200.00

250,00

23.17

10,00

10.00

15.00

1,000,00

100,00

37.00

10,00

5.00

The following monthly donations were also received:

Anonymous 100

5.00

Mesa, N. Windeld

10.00

3.00

100,00

1

hir H. S. Dench“

50.00

Mr M, F, L. Haymes

50.00

→

Mr T. G. Evans

20.00

Mr John Fant

0.00

5.00

30.00

Mrs A. Lee (seventh donation). C. S.

donation)

donation) *********** Mr and Mrs D, Tollan

-.---...་

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH Sir. It is suggested that as a first;

NEW YORK, May 1 (UP)--Major step in a big drive to awaken the local Chinese community

General H. H. Arnold arrived here as to its JARDINE, MATHESON & the making of contributions to assist

to-day from London by Clipper and responsibilities in connection with

declared that the British morale is CO., LTD.

Britain's war effort, action ns in "fantastic" destructive power of the Council" Unrecognised General Managers,

was favourably impressed by dicated below should be taken forth-

R.A.F.'s new bombs is shown by re- with

the manner in which they went about order to raise a very sub- The Hongkong Fire Insurance

their jobs, especially after the recent stantial sum for the Bomber Fund ports from Emden, says the Air. CHUNGKING, May 2 (Central raids in which they were hard hit. Co., Ltd.

within the shortest time possible.

Ministry.

| News).-Rumours that the Chinese Hongkong, 30th April, 1941.

That the Honourable Repre- Emden Post Office and turned the tion" to the

One bomb dropped recently near Government has given tacit recogni- There is no sentiment for peace sentatives of the Chinese community whole of that part of the town into Shanghai Municipal Council

so-called Provisional should appeal to all Chinese land-

1 heap lords in this Colony to voluntarily

categorically denied by a spokesman CONSUL RETURNS . M. Wentworth (third contribute, to the Bomber Fund, the total amount of one month's rent re- ceived by, or payable to them, the landlords, In respect of each every tenement or building owned by them in Hongkong.

.doors, (b) That the Honourable Repre- sentatives of the Chinese community

away. The should appeal to all Chinese mort-bombs caused fires 200 to 300 yards gagees of landed property in the Colony, to contribute voluntarily to

high." the Bomber Fund, the total amount of one month's interest received by, or payable to thein. the mortgagees, under each and every mortgage held by them.

DEFENCE REGULATIONS 1940,

The following rates will be charged for mailing single coples of

the

following newspapers abroad:-

South China Morning Post China and Macao

16 cents per copy British Empire and Foreign 25 cents per copy The Hongkong Telegraph China and Macao

14 cents per copy 16 cents Saturdays

British and Foreign 20 cents per copy. 23 cents Saturdays.

PAY WHAT YOU LIKE

FOR THE WORDS AND MUSIC

OF

"There'll Always be an England"

SUNG BY DEANNA DURBIN

IN

"NICE GIRL"

TOTAL PROCEEDS TO THE BOMBER FUND

Obtainable at: LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD. TSANG FOOK PIANO Co. KING'S THEATRE S. C. M. POST

Chinese Queen Of May For West England Town LONDON, May 1 (Router)--For the first time probably in West Eng- land history, a seven-year-old Chin- esa girl, Muriel Wong, was to-day crowned May Queen" by art Watch for further announcementa..whelming vole of her fellow scholars.

over

Y, K. CHAN.

Demonstration In Havana

and

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" HAVANA, May 1 (UP)-One thousand workers to-day demons Irated in front of the Residential. Palace where the executive officer of the Cuban Workers Confederation, Remon Leon Rentera, read an eight- point demand.

President Batista responded saying, "Cuba will never permit itself to be the prey of any foreign nation."

POST OFFICE

The Printed Matter Service to the following places in China la tem- porarily suspended:-Yunnon, Sze- chuen, Kweichow, Hunan, Fukien (except Amoy and Kulangau), Kwangsi, North and East of Kwangtung.

The public are reminded that it is

breach of postal regulations to: enelose in a postal cover communi- catlons intended for persons other than the addressce,

Small Packet Post to all countries is suspended.

INWARD AIR MAILS Air Mall by Tan American Airways Direct Service"-San Francisco date, 28th April

May 5. Air Mall by "Pan American Airways Direct Service-San Francisco date, 2nd May

....May 9.

OUTWARD AIR MAILS Friday, May 2

Air Mail by Air to Rangoon to con

nect with the "British Overseas Airways,"

K.P.O. and G.P.O. Reg. .....May 2, 4 p.m. Ord. .....May. 2. 4.30 pm.

*Monday, May 5

Air Mali for Manila, Guam, Iloncinia, U.S.A. and Europe vla "Pan Ame- rican Airways and Trans-Atlantic Service."

Rer. Ord.

Ber. Ord.

K.P.0.

....May 5, 5 p.m. ........May 5, 5.30 p.m.

G.P.O.

May. 5.5 p.m. May 5, 7 pm. Friday, May D Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu, U.S.A. and Europe via “Pan-Ameri- can Airways and Trans-Atlantic Bervices"

"Nel One of the Eight Thousand"

of ruins. Two bundred houses were damaged, not counting of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs those whose windows were broken.

QUETTA yesterday.

May 1 (Reuter)-Mr Dr and Mrs J. Lanchester (third Seventy of these were completely destroyed.

The spokesman said that

Paoy, the Chinese Consul-General at the Chinese

Vladivostok, has arrived by anpil F Government's altitude vis-a- Houses from 500 yards from where via the Shanghai Municipal Council overland route through Iran on his 5.D.O. Statt, H.M. Dockyard (third- the bomb fell had window frames, issue was mode Itnown in the state- Way to Chungking, where he will

and parts of the roofs blown

ment issued by Dr. Wang Chung-hul,

join the Foreign Ofice. Minister of Foreign Affairs, on April thence to Hangoon,

He will proceed to Calcutta and "neither the setting up of the Pro- Two 10, which clearly pointed

out that

visional Council' nor the modification. of any Clauses of the Land Regula- tions has received the approval of the Chinese Government."

Air Ministry addy:

.

The spokesman declared that since,

Lindbergh Called An "Appeaser"

Mr D. Lipkovsky

"Airdalulnn"

Major H. G. Robertson'

Mr David Wilson

The following donations were received"

Chinese Corporation

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" CHUNGKING, May 1 (Reuter).-

GREENSBURG, Pa. May 1 (UP). It is reliably reported that the Foo the Chinese members to the "Provi--Senator Josh Loo in a speech here in memory of the late Miss Gertrude sing and Foo Hua trading corporasional Counell" were not elected by to-day,, charged Charles Lindbergh Drayton, o..., Secretary Victorin Lougue, tions under the Foreign Trade Com-the Chinese Ratepayers' Association and Senator Wheeler with being London: mission will shortly be amalgamated in accordance with the regulations, it "appensers and saboteurs. He added Mr. 0.730

Mr J. Ralston into one corporation "in order to in- obvious that the Chinese Govern- that "Lindbergh is one of

Hitler's Mr Mok Hing-wing creuse, working efficiency."

ment cannot accord recognition. most able helpers in America."

Mr S. W. T

June

17, 1940,

the

Bomber Fund was commenced.

the first week produced over

$1,000,000

to double

will you help

that figure before

June 17, 19412.

$135,000 is

all that is required.

K.P.0.

Donations to Date: $1,865,146.32

Ber

Bedecked with flowers and attendə hed by malds of honour, she was the centre, of the time-honoured "core- monles, including songs and dances.

Order

May 9, 5 p.m. .Mar. 9. 5.30.p.m.

G.P.O.

Her Ord..

May 9,8 p..

May 0,3 p.m.

CHILD

PROTECTION

$.00

25.00

4,00 50.00

The Hongkong Society for the Protes tion of Children acknowledges the follow- Ing donations collected during Aprii;

General Chinese Charities Fund, $1,000: Hongkong Telephone Co., Ltd. $500; Major General EP. Nurton,c.,-D#.D.,–36.C.,-$30; Me and Mrs R. A. C. North, $25; Mr Ip Lon-chuen, #10; the Police Magistrate, Kowloon (contribution for Leung Man) $4: Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, LM. Collection Box), $4,73; Donation already acknowledged through the South China Morning Post, 3. Tolal, $1,500,73

Further donations, will be gladly ac cepted by the Hon. Tressurer, Mr A. McKellar, ca c/o Mackinnon Mackenzie & Co., P. & Ó. Building,

REFUGEE WELFANR -

The Hongkong Refuges and Social Welfare Council acknowledge the follow- ng donations received during the month of April:

Mr Peter Potts, 10: Mes Y. 1. Poon $20.50; Mrs L. W. H. Foon, 120; Mr F. V. Jensen, $30: Mr G. S. P. Ifeywood, $30. Mr King Tai-guan, $60: Mr and Mrs Gordon Campbell, 20: Mrs Hughan, 15: Anonymous, $20: Nothermie Hompilat Amaha, $3; Mrs Cunningham, $10: Mow A. K. Morgan. $15.73; St John's Hall Music: Club, $250; Foreign Auxiliary to the National Red Cross Boeloty of China, $50: Messrs Butterfield and Swire Chinese Slattos a token of appreciation to Mr., Mok ing-chicong. $63; Mr Peter Patie 810: Sympathisers five weekly donations, $30; A Friend, 15: Staff of Bt Stephen's Girls College, $30.

Donations in kind during the month of April:

200 pes. of firewood, Sandakan Chamber of Commerce: freighinge on firewood,' Jardine Matheson and Co.; 200 pen, of firewood, Bandakan Chamber of Com- mercs: frolahtage on firewood, Jarding Matheson and Co.; 200, bags clothes and 2 boxs rice sticks, Chinese Chamber, of Commerce.

BOYS' AND `GIRLS' CLUBS The Hon. Treasurer of the Boys' and Girls' Club Association begs to acknow. ledge, with thanks, receipt of the follow- ing donations!

Bir Robert Ho Tung (Library nud} #20: Bev. and Mrs A. P. Rose $15: Rev. F. Wood $5; Mr A. R. Butters $10; Hong- kong and Shanghat Bank $25; China Pro- vident Co. #233; Mr J. Owen Hughes $10; Dr Logan Rools 10: Major General I Norton $50; Mr Mole Hing-choong 185; Hon. Mr and Mr M. K. Lo 1735 Mr Ho Wing #10: Hon. Mr L The-fong: $20; Capt 8. H. Batly Smith #10; Sir Robert Ho Tung. $50; China Emporium, Lid,- $23 Mesars Tal Tak $50; Mr G. S. P. Heywood 30 St Elly China Motor Bus. Co

and · Bons" #100; Dr L Shu-fan #30; - Ltd. $25; Sir Chan Shing-tun $10: Dao Heng Bank, $25; 'Newcomer $25; Me Eu Tong-son $100; Me U. Ste Wing $10; General Chinese Charities Fund Committes $300,

Purtier donations will be gratefully received by Mr Kwok Chan; c/o Banque do l'Indochine.

Movements Of Gauss

And Johnson

SHANGHAI, May 7 (Reuter) Mr Clarence Gauss, the nowly. appointed American Ambassador to China, is expected to arrive in Remitted to London: £114,889.19.6d sident Garfield, an route to Chung- Shanghal on May 14 aboard the Pro-

king to take over the post.

Mr Nelson T, Johnson, the retiring. Ambassador and now Minister to Australia, is expected to leave Chungking on May: 12 for Hongkong.