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for 3 days prepaid,

FOUND.

ON MAY 18. Binck Cocker Dog. 11 ubt claimed within three days from May 29, will be sold and proceeds donated to the Bomber Fund. Apply Mrs. Hogg, Jockey Club

Club Stables.

FOR SALE.

FOR SALE Ford VB sedan 4 door in excellent condition and appear- ance. 20 miles per gallon. Owner driven. Lowest price $1,350, Box 598, "Hongkong Telegraph."

户

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

Exchange At A Glance

BELLING

T.T. London

Demand London T.T. Shanghai T.T. Singapore TT. Japan

1/2

1/2

.440 .52% 102

T.T: India TT. USA.

TT. Manila

TT. Batavia

.82% .241 484 .45%

T.T. Bangkok

.1491⁄2

T.T. Saigon

1043%

T.T. Switzerland

TT. Australin

.102%

1/8

BUYING

4 m/s L/C London

1/3

4 m/s D/P London

1/3%

1 m/s L/C U.S.A.

.4 m/s France

30 d/s India

.04%

U.S. Cross rate in London 4.02%

U.S. Cross rate in NY...4.03

T.T. France

H.K.C.C. Rinks

LANE, CRAWFORD, LIMITED.

Subject to audit, the net profit of the Company for the year ended 28th February, 1941, amounts to

$61,626,61, to which must be added the balance of 369,017.56 brought forward from last year, making a total of $130,544,17 available for appropriation.

At the forthcoming Meeting of Shareholders to be held on Satur- day, 21st June, the Directors will recommend that the above amount bo dealt with as follows:- To pay a dividend at

the rate of, 8% To carry forward to

next necount

Friday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

May 23, 1941.

BRITISH LOSE RACE FOR MOSUL OIL FIELDS: GERMANS TRAPPED

Special to the "Telegraph"

LONDON, May, 22. (UP).—The Germans have quietly installed themselves in the Mosul oil fields after their flight across Syria. Their presence was revealed in an R.A.F. communique issued last Saturday announcing that the R.A.F. had bombed German aircraft at the Mosul aérodrome. Subsequent communiques mentioned further bombing of Themes on Monday, and admitted| that the Germans had "beaten us in the race to Mosul."

Án unknown

number of

squadrons of Heinkel bombers

and Messerschmitt 110 fighters. Re-Hearing For

with a very small number of

$ 60,000.00 airborne troops and technicians

are believed to be at Mosul.

600-Mile Advance

70,544,17

G. BAR. R.

Rice Dealers

An application for the re-hearing The British column from tha Mediterranean covered 000 miles in of the summonses against four rice $130,544.17 five days, reached Falluyah and cap-shopmasters who were fined yester- tured intact the bridge across the day for selling rice at a price in ex- Euphrates, opening the route to ceas of that fixed by the Controller of Trade, was made by Mr F. G. Baghdad and Mosul.

Nigel before Mr H. C. Macnamara Nothing is known of the strength at Kowloon Magistracy this morn- of the column, but it is obviously ing.

Defendants were Cheng Iu-ngam, stronger then the German airborne troops at Mosul and therefore, the master of the Tung Hing Loong Rice latter will eventually face annihila- Shop, of No. 105 Nanchang Street, Wong Kal, master of a rice shop at tion unless they can be reinforced.

The Germans appear to be in No. 185 Lalchtkok Road, Chan Siu- position to sabotage some of the olfhong, master at a rice shop at No. fields even if they are unable to hold 177 Lnichlkok Road, and Tazo Mel, master of a rice shop at No. 95 them.

Kwellin Street

PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 26th day of May, 1941, at 3 pm., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Mong Kok, In the Colony of long Kong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of Ilia Majesty the KING, for one further term of 75 years.

the

Iraq Communique

Mr Nigel said that he had three BERLIN, May 22 (UP). The official news agency announces the Krounds for making the application;

25th Iraq

first was that the regulations re- war communique from Damascus, stating: "On the south gurding the controlled rice prices were not capable of correct inter- front our troops, supported by irrepretation. gulor national forces, attacked the selves were vague. Strictly

The regulations them- British positions for several hours.

rice in Hongkong wasted! Our artillery caused heavy loss of

rding to its country of origin,{ life to the enemy"

inc

as Burma rice, Bangkok rice, etc. French Arms For İraqis

and not necording to grade number. LONDON, May 22 (Reuter). The second ground was that the con- There is good reason to believe that trolled rice prices had been repealed. Intending bidders are advised

surplus French that immediately after the dispo-supplied to the Iraqi rebels is being The last point was that so heavy

penalty. should not be imposed on a sal of the lot the Purchaser (tion that the French authorities in such a small scale.

Beyond this fact and the affirma-person who dealt in a business on

have placed their aerodromnes

His Worship granted the re-bear- told the 2.30 p.m.

The following rinks will represent not the applicant) will be required the Germans' disposal, Mr Clement; ing which was fixed for June 4 at

J. I

the Hongkong Cricket Club in Lawn Bowls League malolies to-morrow.

2nd Div. v. Prison O.C. (away)

A. D. Morrison, S. L. Loyd, L. J. Davies and G. E. Costello: Aitkenhead, T.

T. R. Rowell, L. A. R. Duncan and F. Goodwin: H. B. L. Dowbiggin, E. Hospes, R. A. Edwards und R. R. Davies.

to deposit with an authorised at

officer who will be present at the Attice (Lord Privy Seal)

House of Commons to-day, the

sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($300) in enah. This sum will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price.

3rd Div. v. Police (home)-II, A. | PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Angus, J. G. Haigh, A. McKellar and A. Nissim, P. Morrison, W. R. Lambert, A. S. Mitchell and E. S. Abraham; Dr D. J. Valentine, L. E N. Ryan, B. J. Lacon and P. S, Cassidy.

PAY WHAT YOU LIKE

FOR THE WORDS

AND MUSIC

OF

"There'll Always -be-an England"

TOTAL PROCEEDS

TO THE

BOMBER FUND

Obtainable at:

LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD. TSANG FOOK PIANO CO. KING'S THEATRE S. C. M. POST

HONG KONG POLO CLUB

Boundary Street, Kowloon

GYMKHANA

IN AID OF B.W.O.F.

Under the distinguished patronage of

! No. of Sale-

Inland Lot

Registry No.

Locality

Playing Field Road

between

** Yuen Street and Tung Chol Street, Mong Kok.

Boundary Measurements

3.

8.

EW.

{fevi]ivel}(ret|tent]

Da per sala

plan.

Contents

The purchaser of the lot will be required to

to pay

the auctioneer in cash the sum of $1,755.00 (being 10% of the upset _price) immediately after the fall of the hammer, the balance of the premium being paid in accordance with the Conditions of Sale.

NOTICE

DEFENCE REGULATIONS 1940

The following rates will be charged for malling single copies pi the following newspapers abroad-

South China Morning Post

China and Macao

16 cents per copy British Empire and Foreign

25 cents per copy. Tho. Hongkong Telegraph China and Macao. 16 cents per copy British and Foreign 20 cents per copy- 25 cents Saturdays.

H.E. Sir Geoffry Northcote, KCMG. S. China Draw

SATURDAY, MAY 24th at 3 p.m.

The Band of the 1st Bn. The Middlesex Regt. (D.C.Q.)

First Game In

Singapore

Word has just been received in Hongkong of South China's first match of their football tour down south. Playing against the Combined Chinese in Singn- Conductor: Mr. W. E. Kifford, Dandmaster, pore on Thursday, May 22, they

drew 2-all,

by kind permission of Lt-Cal H. W. M. Bidwarf. 0.8.5, 34.0. and Officers will play during the afternoon.

Programme

3.00 JUMPING COMPETITION |

(a) China Ponies,

(b) Australian Ponies.

4.00—ALARM RACĖ.

4.30-MUSICAL CHAIRS

5.00 V. C. RACE ON MULES

(for all ranks).

5.30-POLO MATCH

(The "Diehard" Trophy). 6.30 COCKTAIL CABARET.

Fanling Golf Starting Times

-9.10

9.20

924

9,32

Sunday

OLD COURSE

Harrop, I. E. Annis.

1. Geare, T. J., Fenwick.

9. Mikenhead, Ivan Muhlon. L. Macintyre, Mogarry.

D. Evana, D. D. Forbes.”

0.30 7, Redmond, A, B. Purves. 40 PM. Cotton, B. O. Baldwin, EN H, M, Howland, J. W, Clague, 145N A. W, Bourne, A. E: Lissaman.

33 IL F. Phillips, J. A. Blackwood.

D. Hunter F. N. Harith

10.20

. B, Robb, W. L. Alexander,

W. Anderson, A. Mabb.

11. Grimika, H.M. M. King.

British Government lack exact de- tails as to the full extent of the Vichy Government assistance to the

Germans in Syrlu.

Egyptians Leave Syria CAIRO, May 22 (Reuter),-While Egyptian consuls in Syria have not Issued an offelal warning, it is under- stood that the majority of Egyptian resklents in Syrin and Lebanon are returning to Egypt.

The

H.K. Stock Market

Hess Had To

Bail Out

Defiant On His Tail

LONDON, May 22 (Reuter), ---- A British night-fighting Deflant was on Hess' tail when he landed in Scot- land,

More light on the whole Hess in- cident was shed in the House or Commons by Sir Archibald Sinclair,

the Air Minister; replying to ques

tions to-day.

GRIN AND BEAR IT

By Lichty

Chirsen Thael 176. Can I

4-10

"His hands are always itching for a pencil and pad—I don't know whether he has the making of an artist or a traffic cop!"

Adm.

Glassford's Straight

Talk at S'hai Function

BANKS

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FOREIGN EXCHANGE and Genaral Banking Businem transacted.

CURILENT" "ACCOUNTS opened FIXED DEPOSITS,, received für One Ye or shorter periods in Local or Other Curi rencies at rates which will be quoted on Application.

BAVINGS ACCOUNTS also -opened Local Currency and Sterling with interes allowed at rates obtainable on application

The Bank's Head Offices in London undertakes Executor & Trustee busines and claims recovery of British income Tax overpaid on terms which may be ascertained at any of its Agencies" and Branches,

W. II, EVANS THOMAS,

Manager,

POST OFFICE

An experimental service providing sea transit to U.S.A. and air transit trom U.S.A. to Lisbon and United

Kingdom has been instituted. The inclusive postage rate is H.K. $2.00 per 1⁄2 oz. for letters and H.K.$1.00 each for postcards, Correspondence | for this service should bear the usual olue air -mail label with the super- scription "By sea to'USA.".

A

The public are reminded that it is breach of postal regulations to enclose in a postal cover communi- then the addressee,

SHANGHAI, May 23 (Reuter).-"If this war is to be won,sations intended for persons other England must be saved. She can only be saved by rescue from across the Atlantic and that means ships and more ships to take to her rations-iron rations and, if need be, men to the decisive field of battle."

Thus declared Rear Admiral William A. Glassford, Commander of the United States Yangise Patrol, at the United States Maritime Day banquet here inst night.

Glassford said; "The Admiral

this moment Battle of the Atlantic

no doubt is being lost. There is whatever about it. I mean just what

faster than

at

Moved Petrol Unlawfully

Junk Master Fined

Lat Lin-hi, 30, owner of Junk say, that the Battle of the Atlantic is being lost. is a losing fight for and Ip Chik-fong, manager of Chik the reason that Allled

ure being Ki Company were charged before ships sunk at an alarming rate and much Mr S. F. Balfour at District Omee, can be replaced. South, Court this morning with we are facing the inevitable de-moving 12,000 gallons of gasoline Sir Archibald made it clear that feat of England and collapse of the frem Hongkong to Cheung Chau were there had been no previous correa Empire unless something more than without a permit from the Controller Mor-pondence between Hess and the Duke is being done now is done about it."

of Trade. of Hamilton and that the Duke did

Not Enough

Sub-Inspector McMahon said that not recognise Hess when he saw him

Aned Continuing, the Admical stated first Defendant was

$500 1,310 n. in a Scottish hospital although it was that at present "we deliver our war yesterday at Kowloon Magistracy

75 possible that Hess had seen him when suppiles to

n.

the Allies, especially with attempting to export the petrol. 76 n. he visited, the Olympic Games In Britain, at New York. We have Defendant was instructed to .8% n. 1936.

.23 n.

following quotations asted on the Hongkong Stock tet this morning,

BANKS

H.K. Bunks $.

HK. Banks £.

H. K. Banks (HK) £ Chartered £

Mercantile, A. & B.- Mercantile C. £.

East Asia $..

Cantons

Unloa S

INSURANCES

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

SHIPPING

Douglas $.. Steamboats S. Indo-Chinus P. $. Indo-Chinas D. Shell (Bearers) s/- Waterboats $....

DOCKS ETC. Wharves $. Docks $.... Provident $..

S'hat Dockyards $..

MINING

Kailan s/- Raubs $. H.K. Mines

LANDS.

Hotels $. Lands $.. Lands 4% Debentures

Shal Lands Sh. $. Humphreys $. H.K. Realties $. Chinese Estatea $.

UTILITIES

Trams S:

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

Ferries $.

Y. Ferries $.

WILS

Laken tu the purpose.

added

Major Lloyd George suggested that made no guarantee of delivery at the petrol in the Asiatic Petrol .11 n.it would give satisfaction to the Liverpool. If it is not evident to-te depot and it

the very near day, it will be in

for 71. b. R.A.F. If Sir Archibald stated what

Cheung Chau that this is not enough. action

Inspector McMahon was taken to intercept she is not the slightest doubt of It. ****

There 220 n. plane.

there is only one thing that can second Defendant was the owner of

and that is, to see to it that tho-cargo,

Defendant pleaded Flest

not ships get safely across the Atlantle.

he knew nothing There is much agitation at home for guilty and said escort of ships In convoy. That is about the petrol. He was discharged. certainly one real and deadly effec- Second Defendant pleaded guilty.

and was fined $75. On ive solution.

-405-sa-Sir Archibald replied that when in. Hess balled out, a Deflant fighter was 170 b. hot on his plane's trall.

128 n.

.8 n. 30 b.;

Private Remanded

60 a Manslaughter Charge

40/7 n.

"It is absurd to Imagine that it is

possible to tolerate the continuance of a situation in which sinkings are Pte P. T. Durbin of Royal Army far in excess of replenishment by any .6.55 n. Service Corps was remanded for a means whatever if we intend to win

.851⁄2 n.

week by Mr D. J. N. Anderson at this war." Kowloon Magistracy this morning on

.14.05 n.

a charge of manslaughter on May.18. Four cases of Cholera (two cach .5.10 sa. It was stated that Defendant was from Victoria and Kowloon),

.26 n.

11 n.

8

-1 cts.

.2.85 b.

.31 b. .074. n.

.13 n.

.0.70 n.

2.70 b.

00 n.

16.00 n.

.71⁄2 n.

31 .51%. 21.35 n. 654 08. (new)

14 n H.K. Electries (old) x rts $21.80 sa H.K. Electrics H.K. Electrics (new) $...21.05 ea.

China Lights (old) $. Chna_Lights

.111⁄2 D. .18 b.

12 11 22.00 n. .0% 0.

Ris $.. Macao Electrics S.. Sandakan Lights $... Telephones (old) $.. Telephones (new). S...

INDUSTRIALS Cald: Macg. (Ord.), Sh. $....30 n. Cold: Mack. (Pref.), Sh. $....25 n. Canton Ices Cements $. H.K. Ropes S..

́STORES, &c. Dairy Farms $. Watsons $..

....

13 b. .6.00 13,

17. .0% n,

.39 n.

Lane Crawfords $..

174

Sinceres $..

2,16 n

Wing On (HK) $..

Powell Ltd, $.

11⁄2 .

COTTON MILLS. Ewo Sh. $..

S'hal Cotton Sh. $$.

MISO.

.34% n. 265 n.

.97 B.

П.

.28 12.) 0% b 1.00 n.

H.K. Govt 4%

H.K. Govt. 3% (1034) 11.K. Govt 34% (1940) Ch. Govt. 6% 1823 Gsnds.

Entertainments $..

Contructions (old) Constructions (new) $. Vibro Piling $.

Menzies In New Zealand

AUCKLAND, May 22 (Router)

one The Australian Prime Minister, Mr driving a car in Sai Kung Street, case of Diphtheria, five of Dysentery, R. G. Menzies, has arrived here by Kowloon City, when he knocked four of Typhold, two of Measles and Clipper from San Francisco. down a woman named Ho Sze. The 10 of Tuberculosis were reported on He will confer on war malters woman died after having been taken Wednesday. The Cholera total is with the Acting New Zealand Pre- to Kowloon Hospital.

mler, Mr W. Nash, to-morTOW,

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.1 n BOSCO increases the FOOD VALUE and UTILIZATION OF MILK, by---- Increasing the efficiency of Milk on Growth by 45%

.7.20 n Moramans Inv. (Lon.) 8/- '..0/3 m. Marmans Inv. (HK). «/» 2/11⁄2 n.

Sir Allan and Lady Mossop aro passing through Hongkong on their way to Shanghai, Sir Allan is Judre of II. M. Court In Shanghai.

BOSCO aids digestion, of milk, by reducing the Curd Tension of Milk by 43.6%

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North and Kwangtung.

East

Small Packet Pest to all countries is suspended.

INWARD AIR MAILS

Air Mail by "Pan American AirwaysN Direct Service"--San Francisco date, 26th May June 3. Air Mail by "Pan American Airways Direct Service"-San Francisco dated June 10

June 17.

OUTWARD AIR MAILS Friday, May 23 Air Mail by Air to Rangoon to con- nect with the "British Overzeta Always."

Reg

K.P.O. and GPD.

Ord.

May 23, 4 p.. .May 23, 4.30 p.m. Tuesday, June 3

Air Mail for Manllà, Guam, Honolulu, U.S.A., and Europė via “Pan Ame“ Elcan Airways and Trans-Atlantie- Bervices."

"Reg. ....

K.P.0.

June 3, 5,00 p.m. Ord.....June 3, 5.30 p.m.

Reg.

Ord.

G.P.O.

.June 3, 5.00 p.m.

June 3, 7.00 pm. Tuesday, June 17

Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu, USA. and Europe vis "Pan Ame- rican Always and Trans-Allantis Service."

•

E.P.O.

Reg.

Ord.

Reg.

Ord.

.....June 17, 5 p.m.'

June 17, 6,30 p.m. G.P.O.

June 17, 5 p.m. .June 17...1 p.m.

Western Desert Operations

Enemy Posts Bombed

CAIRO, May 22 (Reuter)-Royal Air Force fighter aircraft and the South African Air Force successfully attacked motor transport convoys in the Capuzzo'aren yesterday. Many others lorries were destroyed and WETC darnnged. Other aircraft bombed the camp and gun positions in the same area,

"During the previous night, targets near Barce were bombed."

The communique also states that in Abyssinia, aircraft of the Free French flight yesterday bombed and machine-gunned enemy troops on the road near Chelga.

Raid-Free Night

LONDON, May 23 (Reuter)——For the second successive night, na Nazi raiders wero reported over any part of Britain up to early Friday morning.

.

Early morning ground mists on the Continent, which rise shortly before dawn, are thought to be the probable reason for the full in the Luftwaffe's nightly visits. /

Auxiliary Ship Sunk

SPECIAL TO THE":"TELEGRAPHN

..? LONDON, May 22 (UP).—The Admiralty announced to-day that the auxillary vessel Queensworth of,2,0477 tans, has been sunk, and, the next of

kin have been notlood.