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CHURCH NOTICES

4509,

11053,

ST JOHN'S CATHEDRAL

13007,

10108,

22875,

Annual Meeting of The Bible Society

27832.

31037.

40190, 40710

44203,

ta Bandar ́After Haster am. Hely. Communion, and in the 1. Choral Euchariel And Sermon. Preacher. The Dean,

Peak Church,"

6.30 p. Choral Eucharist and Sermon. Preacher, Rov. H. D. Rosenthall.

The Social Hour will be celebrated im- mediately after Evensong, and all will be welcomed.

Holy Communion will be celebrated on: -7.30 am, Thursday: 740 am Friday (in Cantonese).

Notices for the Week N Badminton on Monday:AKO NGANTAS Annual Steeling at the St John's Catho- dral Hall of the British and Foreign Dible Society on Thursday, May 0)," at 0 p.m.

CHRIST CHURCH

(KOWLOON: TONGJÄHRI Corporate Holy Communiori And Parish Breakfast.....

"May 14, 3rd Sunday After.- Bastor at Servicos in English: 7,18 ar 11oly Comm munion. The service will be followed by Cunurch poopla are invlied; i 9.45 A.m.

the parish breakfast to which all Christ Choral Eucharist & Bormon. Ironcliar:

ho Vicar. Hymns:-147, 153, 318, 304.

Bunday Bchool at D s.m. at 3 Drake St. Services in Mandarin:

12 am, Morning Prayer & Bormen: Preacher. Professor Leulen Schlager.

Wook-day Services & Moslinga Wednesday, May 7-Wolf Cuba meet si 4.30 p.m. at 4 Embankment land.

Thursday, May B-Holy Communion at a.m. Guild of Martha & Mary meets in the. Vicarage at 10 am. Choir practice in

the Church at 6 pm Vicar & Fellow-

Friday, May 9 The Bhip will be "At Home" in the Vicarage from 8.30 p.m.

EMMANUEL CHURCH

*(310 NATHAN NOAD)

Sunday, May 4-11 .m. Morning Wor ship followed by Communion Service: 3 p.m. Sunday School. Bible classes for Young People at 9 1111! Wood Rd. Teachers; Mr & Mrs Anell, Nanco; 7,30 p.m. Bong Bervice followed by Gospel, Message.

Monday.-7.30 p.m. 8. A.C.A

Tuesday10.30 an. Women's Bible .Study al D H Wood na. Tenchers: Mra

Lechmere Clift; 3 p.m. Meeting for Amaha al Hill Wood Rond, 7.30 "pan. Young People's Club.

Wednesday--2.30 p.m. Women's sawizit cireto at 792 Nathan Itoad of Mrs Chung's;

p.m. Prayer Meeting.

Friday.—4.43 pm. Chlidren's Story Hour

at D Hill Wood Rd: 5 pm. Prayer Meeting at DIHI Wood Bd.

Monday & Friday Evening Bible classes 43. usta).

METHODIST CHURCH (QUEEN'S ROAD EAST!

Rev. P. W. Jones to Conduct Evening Service

Services on Sunday, May

Preachers-Morning, Rav. E. Moreton, Evening. Rev. P. W. Jones B.Sc..

Moming Parado Service at 10.15 a., This will be followed by the Bacrament

the Lord's Supper. Hymns: 21, 804. 1,020, 332.

Evening Service at 7 pm. Hymns: 9. 115, 064, 004.

Notices for the Wenk Following the Evening Service. a Social 1lour will be held at the. 8.&S Home.at. 0.30 p.m. All Servicemon andqvilians warmly welcomed.

Monday and Thursday. At 7 più. Bad- matan Club at the 8 & 8 Home.

Tuesday at 0.30 p.m. Meeting for Prayer

and Fellowship at S&S Home.

45000 4509 48041

40574, 52583, 65171, 55341, 6538 57740, 59038,

4232,

LAST WAR Sir A Cochrane Due Here

Burma.

und

WCIO

SHELLED BY IRAQ

FROM PAGE ONE

in Iraq are being taken with the [complete agreement of Turkey, The "Exchanga Telograph" London received a report from Istan-

L

ם

May 3, 1941.

Middle East Air Losses

Of Axis

,

Figures For April

LONDON, May 2. (Router)—The j

The

Nightsoil Coolies Seek Legal Advice

FROM PAGE ONE

Not-Consulted

POST OFFICE

The publle, are reminded that it is a breach of portal regulations to enclose in a postal cover communi- callons intended for persons other than the addressee.. :

INWARD AIR MAIL.s Air Mail by "Pan American Airways

Direct Bervice"--San Francisco... Jale, 28th April. ...May (5. Air Mall by "Pan American Airways Service"-Bazi Francisco Direct date, 6th May.

.May 18.

OUTWARD FAIR MAILS Monday, May 5 Air Mall for Manila, Gram. Honolulu,

U.S.A and Europe via "Pan Ame rican Airways and Trans-Atlantis Service."

K.P.O.

on the subject and the fact that the Chinese members had refrained from

Mesars, Linstead & Davla hava

RAF. destroyed 12 enemy aircraft Voting when a decision on the pro-

The Printed Matter Servico to the following places in China; is lem- notified The Hongkong War Effort, Alla explot of the lust war but that the United States Consul in the Middle East in the week ending posed change-over was taken, Mr Lo

approaching arrival at Baghdad had cabled to Istanbul May 1: This is lower than in the save know all along that there porarily suspended:-Yunnan, Sze Committee that the prizes for the in Hongkong of Cmdr Hon. Sir advising against the departure of previous week but the number of would be trouble. A matter which chuen, Kwelchow, Hunan, Fukier following winning numbers, in the Archibald Cochrane, who has just Americana for Baghdad.

alrcraft destroyed on the ground is affects the livelihood of so

and (except Amoy many Kwangsi,

Kulangsu), North ond Hailfax Confers

considerable.

East of recent raffle, have not yet been completed ave years as Governor of

British losses in the whole Medi- people cannot be passed over without Kwangtung. claimed:

Second son of Baron Cochrane, Sir The British Ambassador, Lord Hall

WASHINGTON, May 2 (UP)-terranean area, Abyssinia and Malla serious consideration, taking into re- 310,

gard all the factors involved," 2730, 2870,

4005

Small Packet Post to all countries Archibald joined the navy and was fax bad an unexpected conference

were ten. 7602

10003, 20 when the war broke out. It had with Mr Sumner Welles, Under Argub, 80 miles from Benghazi.

At the Legislative Council meeting, is suspended. Oll tankers were destroyed at El

the Chairman of the Urban Council 14085, been less than a year in progress Secretary of State regarding Iraq 10030, when he was associated with Li-

In the Sollum area, heavy casual- gave an assurance that all the coolles ties were inflicted on. German troops then responsible for nightoll collec- 22844, Cmdr (now Admiral Sir Martin) to-day.

Troops Round Airfield · 20348. Naamith in one of the war's frat

tion work could be absorbed and near Gambut. 30930, examples of heroism.

North African aerodromes, Benina would be given employment by the 33674,

LONDON, May 2 (Reuler).-It was Nasmith and Cochrano

and Derna, were repeatedly ralded Counell. 14, 40103,

concentration in command of two E-class sub around Habbaniyah (airfield) which carriers and troops.

of Iraqi troops with considerable casualties to troop- 1610, 42000, marines during the Dardanelles cum led to the unfortunate clash with the

48402,paign and embarked on the hazardous

task

itish forces stationed there, it is of negotiating the, Dardanelles 58001, Straits through

learned in London. to-night. the Turkish mine

with. 60409. fields. Both vessels were not only Despite requests for their 63390, 63399, 6353

84449,

these Iraqi troops were re- successful in entering the Sea of 05052, 85480, ̈ 66019, 03150, 63500

Marmora but, according to the official inforced yesterday and curly 00708, 71804, 71072

71768, 72975, 73505, 74007, 74744, 75008,

75873 ccount,

cremy shipping and after blocking 70700, 00771, 81033, 81038, 82841, railway line near Kava, Burnu troops to take the necessary counter- 03097, 84025, 85157 00345, 87237, by bombarding it from the sen, shell-

action

Fighting continued throughout the cd a troop train and blow up three day and is believed to be still In

Altogether Nasmith to it.

sank 11 vessels, progress.

recalled fully

It will be laden iransport

when Including

Rashid All, supported by certain high within sight of Constantinople.

itsmith successfully negotiated the Auny leaders, salzed power by force. CURATA AR The return journey but a month ago, he declared pubiicly his

craft Cochrane's ran aground and intention to honour the Anglo-Iraqi

Treaty

Consequently of alliance. was taken prisoner by the Turks. For three years he was held but in when the British Government notified their desire to open a line of com- The Seventy-second Ordinary 1918, with seven other British officers,

camp at munications through Iraq for British General Meeting of Shareholders he escaped from a prison will be held at the Offices of the Yozgad, in the heart of Asia Minor, forces in accordance with the ar undersigned on Wednesday, they climbing down a rope ladder frem rangements made with the Iraqi Gov- window and then trekking ernment a year ago, he agreed and 450 miles to the coast where the party troops were landed at Basra without

small boat commandeered a

and incident.

The Dispute made Crete.

87072.

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10 cents per copy British Empire and Foreign 25 cents per copy The Hongkong Telegraph. China and Macao 16 cents per copy British and Foreign 20 cents per copy

25 cents Saturdays.

Wednesday at 3.30 pm/Fm Show STOCK EXCHANGE

at the 9 Home. Admission Free.

UNION CHURCH (KENNEDY ROAD)

Morning Service, 10.30 a.m.. Erening Service, pra,, vi

Preacher at both servicos, Bov. K. Mackenzie Dow.

The Sacramnt of the Lord's Suppe will be celebrated at the close of Morning Service.

Home Rails Advance

LONDON, May

un-

2 (Reuter)-On the Stock Exchange to-day, Interest shifted to home rails which ad- vanced strongly on good demand, altributed to talk of unification.

Gilt-edged securities paused after further early gains and closed changed to a shade, lower.

Industrials recorded small scatter- ed gains but oils tended to be casler. were quiet apart from local buying,

Non-producing stocks and foreign bonds were idle.

FOOD FOR SPAIN Diamonds and Kaffes

MADRID, May 2 (Reuter)—An- ather American Red Cross ship has arrived at the Spanish port of Huelva

with a large cargo of wheat, con- densed milk and medicines.

This is the fourth American Red Cross ship to bring help to Spain,

MOROS MOWED DOWN

Manila, May 2. Twenty Moro outlaws, including a woman, were killed when a mob estimated at 200 attacked a Constabu- lary cutpost near Jolo to-day. The Constabulary forces were entrenched behind barbed wire barricades and mowed down the outlaws his they attempted to penetrate the barricades. Fighting is still going on and the besieged garrison bas, urgently re- quested reinforcements, which oro now being rushed to the spot from nearby posts-United Press,

:

B. W. OE. GIETS Organisation Fand are glad to report

The Council of »the British--WDS,

that despite the perils attendant on

shipping, heartening now lits been

received about the cases of work des patched from Hongkong. 110

The

B. W O. E., Hongkong, will shortly have another windfall from the H. K. V. A. D. whose revue "Pure and Simple" was a great success. As a result it is understood that a sum In the neighbourhood of 2100 will be given to the Fund-for Bombed Areas.

**THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY.

ERAPION NO. THERAPION NË2 THERAPION N3

Das Fries 10, Chatelain, se alther 16. cann

•LE OLBRO'S PILLE for the

Wall Street was firmer.

N. Z. Enthusiasm

Mounts

WELLINGTON, May 2 (Reuter),— All commentators emphasise New Zealand's grim determination to make future successes cancel out past reverses and to maintain a full share in the Empire war effort until victory is achie

achieved.

Meanwhile New Zealand's wal activities recently have been marked by the expansion of the Air Force and facilities for training.

The Minister for Defence stated to- day that 23,000 recruits had volun- teered and the enthusiasm of the young men showed no sign of diminishing.

American Aviators To Train At Front

WASHINGTON, May 2 (Reuter). -The United States War Department has disclosed that a number of junior Air Corps officers are going to England as milltary observers.

In

Some will cross the Atlantic planes bought by Britain from the United States, The Idea is to build up a group of officers with training In combat service and obtain in- formation about the performance of British and American built aircraft.

London, May 2.

The death occurred here to-day of Sir James' Parr, former High Com-

the

this

did great damage to cantonments, obliging the

to morning. They opened fire on the

ammunition cars attached

he

-an upper

that

British

For his work Nasmith was award-

When, however; some days Inter a ed the Victoria Cross and Cochrane the D.5.0...

further contingent was notified, the to which was added

Jragi authorities declared that they bar after his bold excape. keng next week

Sir Archibald la expected in Hong-were unwilling to grant permission and will stay at for further British troops to arrive in Government House with his wife. Iraq before those which were already

through. Hon. Lady Julla Cochrane, a daugh- there had

ter of Baron Cornwallis,

LATE NEWS

passed

Mr Lo disclosed that, when the nerodromes of Combolela, coolles falled to register for engage- Mner sen, Gimma and Tandcho were ment by the Urban Council for what- raided.

ever reason, the authorities never Fifty direct hits were observed on consulted the Chinese members of the enemy fortress and pass at Falog. Councils, or sought to use their Four heavy night raids were services in any way to solve the pro- carried out on Benghazi harbour, blem with regard to the old workers During April, 252 enemy aircraft before engaging other people to do were shot down by fighters of the the work. Middle East Command and British losses were 58. In the

Westem aircraft Desert, 123 enemy

were destroyed and in East Africa 54.

"How.can Government deliberately shut their eyes to such a serious matter, since. It affects not a few, but thousands of people?" declared Mr learns that few

GRAPHIC ESCAPE Telegraphers up the for

STORIES

FROM PAGE ONE

engagement by the Urban Council because the rate of pay offered was far below what they had been ac- customed to earn as independent workers under the Luen Yip Guild.

The wages offered by Government to dispatch any Germans approach-ure $18 per month, including allow- ances. It is learned that the workers ing."

Another party of Britishers reach-had earned three or four times that! ed a village on the Peleponnesus sum per month under the old system. coast with German mechanised forces roaring behind them only half a mile away and were saved only by a gai- lant Greek policeman who directed the Germans to the right while the Britishers had taken the left.

1

NEW ASSAULT ON TOBRUK

•

Her.. Ord.

„May 5, 5 pm. May 5, 5.89 p.m.

G.P.O.

Bor

Mar 5. 6 p.m.

Ord.

Day 5, 1 p.m.

Friday, Mar 9

Air Mali by Air to Bangoon to con- neet with the "British Overseas Airways."

Reg.

Ord.

Rer.

Ord.

E.P.O.

.May 9, 4 p.m. .....May 9, 4.30 p.m.

G.P.O.

May, 9, 4 p.m. May. 0, 4,30 p.m. Tuesday, Mar 13

Air Mall for Manila, Guam, Honolulu. U.S.A., and Europe via "Pan Ame- rloan Airways and Trans-Atlantie Service."

K.P.O.

Reg.

Ord.

Rex.

Ord.

May 13, 5 p.m. May 13, 5.30 p.m. G.F.O.

.May 13, 8 p.m.

May 13, 7 p.m.

New Rules For Conductors

Conductors of public motor busca

Colonel's Adventure Another extraordinary escape was

FROM PAGE ONE that of a colonel who, with a small The British insistence on their

detachment of men, was motoring Treaty rights and landing of further

enemy Athens along the machine-gunned

transport post haste from troops at Basra was followed by a

coastal road through Megora to hear Acroma in the Tobruk area and menacing concentration of

Iraqi Corinth. He suddenly found a road- many direct hits were observed on troops round Habbaniyah, and the block which he expected to be lorries while casualties, were enused local Iraqi commander conveyed to manne

manned by Greck soldiers but to his among the troops, says a British and trameurs will in future stand at the British

the rear end of their vehicles in the German lleutenant in Middle East R.A.F. communique, Officer Commanding at surprise, a Habbaniyah u provocative message charge of eight parachutists leapt on Three fighter escorts of a large case of a double entrance vehicle, that no flights or troop movements his running board with

drawn number of enemy

dive-bombers unless actually engaged in talking at Habbaniyah would be permitted revolver.

which

over Tobruk to sup- fares, or will stand at the doorway under threat of bombardment.

He requested the colonel to drive port the Representations by the British Am- back to Athens while the Germans troops were shot down in flames by same is in motion.

commandeered Greek British fighters. bassador, Sir Kinalin Cornwallis, to followed in

An amendment to a regulation In Rashid All to secure the withdrawal cars. It was pitch dark. No sooner

British bombers continued their at-the Vehicles and Traffic Regulation of the

the fragi troops were disregarded, had the colonel got several miles It is added in London that there is down the road than he stopped the tacks on enemy positions and com- Ordinance, 1912, governing this is E well as affording notified in the Government. "Gazette." cason to believe that a considerable car and with the driver dived inte munications

protection to British forces against section of the Iraqi population de-. the woods.

attack from the air during ground plores Rashid's anti-British policy and would welcome a restoration of

operations. the friendly relations formerly exist ing between the two euntries."

U.S. Informed WASHINGTON, May 2 (Reuter).----

The British Ambassador, Lord Hall-

fax, conferred lo-day with Mr Summer Welles, Assistant Secretary of State, on the general international situation with particular reference to the position in Iraq,

Navicerts Necessary LONDON, May 2 (Reuter)-Cargo navicerts will in future be necessary for all seaborno goods consigned to Iran or Iraq in the Persian Gulf from neutral countries outside Europe, states the Ministry of Economic Warfare.

B.B.C. Appeal LONDON, May 2° (Reuter), ---AN appeal to the people of Iraq to expel the present government was broad- cast in the British Broadcasting Cor poration Arable, service this after- nоon.

Defence Reserve

Under the Compulsory Service Or- dinance the following persons have been granted permission to quit the Hongkong Defence Reserve:

effect from

W. J. Carroll,

wa, with April 20, W. J. Grant with effect from April 28,

W. F. Smith with effect from April 29 and A. Crawford with effect from May 1.

J. J. C. McDonald has been reas- signed from the Combatant Group to the Key Posts Group in the Hong- kong Defence Reserve.

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missioner for New Zealand in London THOS COOK & SON, LTD.

and a strong supportor of closer

trado, relations with the Empire-

Reuter.

he

After walking several miles found another pre-arranged beach a British around Megara where

his com. destroyer took him and panion off.

upperations of the ground of a single entrance vehicle when the

During Wednesday and Thursday ghts, British bombers raided the nights, harbour and other military objectives

Appointment Of New J. Ps.

at Benghazi. Large numbers of in-

The following have been appointed cendiary bombs were dropped on Omeial Justices of the Pence Mr Menzies Sees King shipping and one vessel was set on

Messra D. J. N. Anderson, F. E. E

LONDON, May 2 (Router)-The fire, an ammunition dump was blown Booker G. T. Lowry, J. P. Pensie- Australian Prime Minister, Mr R. G. up and large fires followed on ex-father-Evans, F. F. W. Shaftain, Dr Menzies, was received by the King plosion. at Buckingham Palace to-day.

The aerodrome at Benina was again bombed.

Dean A. Smith and Dr S. Tomlinson. The following have been appointed Unofficial Justices of the Peaco**** The Government Gazette notifles

Messts S. V. Boxer, L, Forster, P. that the following officers have 'A new order is notified in the Gov- Cockchin, Dr G. A. C. Herkfots, relinquished their duties as Assistant ernment Gazette prohibiting the Messrs M. A. Johnson, Kwok Chan; Immigration Officers, with effect from export of empty drums of 40/80 Leo Ju-cheung, S. E. Lloyd, Lo April 20-Messrs R. M. A. Polnsot gallons capacity without licence from Tung-fan, Ng Chak-wa and Dr J. T and Walter Hanming Chen.

the Controller of Trade,

Smalley.

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?. $133,000 is

all that is required.

Donations to Date: $1,867,555.58

Queen's Bldg.

Remitted to London: £114,889.19.68.