1941-06-10 — Page 13

North Asia Traffic Proposals

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" TOKYO, June. . (Domel)-One hundred and sixty proposals for tightening trame co-ordination be tween Japan, Manchoukuo and China were discussed at a four-day Joint 'conference of traffe experts among the three countries held in Tokyo ou June 6.

resolutions adopted

Important

wure:

Inauguration of Joint. freight services between Japanese Govern- ment Rallways and North China Railways vin the Toa Kulun Kolsha (East Asia Marine Transport Cum- pany) Tsingtao Line.

Inauguration of joint passenger and freight services between Formo- san and Central China Railwaya via the Toa Katun Kaisha's Keelung- Shanghai Line..

Korea & North China

Traille connections betweep Kore- an and North China Railways via the Korean Yusen Kalslia's Tsitigtao; Line.

Inauguration of Joint freight services between North China And South Manchuria railways, via, the Dairen Steamship Line.

Establishment of through journey | systems for Japan, Manchouicuo and China

Appointment of commissions for the prevention of accidents in joint freight services- In the three coun- tries.

BROOKE-POPHAM VISIT TO BURMA

Satisfied With Inspection RANGOON, June 9 (Reuter).---- Concluding n four-day huspection of Burina units, the Commander-in- Chief. Far East, (Air Chlef Mor shal Sir Robert Brooke-Popham), expressed satisfaction at the army's expansion in all directions

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

GUN FODDER-Suns must "eat," like human beings. Otherwise they're useless. Grow of British destroyer, above, foods frosh clip of shalls into pom-pom gun, with which vossal fights off onomy air raiders. Pom-poms put up clusters of sholls that make it hot for air Jerries.

Japan Cotton

Buying For the

June 10, 1941.

Grounded Aircraft Destroyed SUMMER

Action By The R.A.F.

LONDON, June 9 (Reuter). -Heavy bombers of the RA.F. carried out prolonged raids on Benghazi and Derna on Sunday night, slates a communique from the R.A.F. Middle Enst headquarters.

These were followed at dawn by machinegun attacks on dis- persed aircraft at Derna und Gazala, and on camp and motor transport concentrations near Martuba.

Considerable Damage Considerable damage was caused to the airfields, six enemy aircraft being burned out at Guzala und a further eight being completely des- troyed at Derna.

Many other enemy uirerafi were badly damaged. Fires and explosions were caused of Benghazi as a result of the bombing raid, while at Derna several direct hits by high CX- plosive bombs started large fires which were followed by explosions.

Two of our aircraft have so fnr failed to return to their base.

Peruvian Donations To Bomber Fund Germans

Japanese merchant ships, arriving in Peruvian harbours at the rate of four or since his last visit and the continuous five a week, are cating up the surplus stock of cotton piled up in Peru by the war. supply of the most modern equip The men who sell it to the Japanese say the cargo is going to Germany by way of Russia. Peru's long fibre cotton is considered especially suitable for fabrication of rubber and other purposes vital to modern machine war, reports the "Christian Science Monitor."

inent reaching Burma.

Sir Robert conferred with the Governor, the Defence Counsellors

and the Premier.

In the sphere of air defence, Sir Robert was impressed by the con- struction of new aerodromes. He

. Peruvian cotton growers express confidence that Japan

told "Reuter" that every day must will buy all the cotton Peru can produce, at least until the war

is over.

show some. progress in the work of perfecting the country's war organi- sation and defence against oggres- sion.

Portuguese Paper Approves Invasion

war."

This

View

LISBON, June 9 (Reuter).-From a military standpoint, the British and Free French action in Syria is "absolutely justified and corresponds the imperious exigency of the is expressed by Portugal's leading milltary com- mentator, Major Alexander de Borals, writing in "O Seculo."

The facilities granted in Syrin to the German air force during the campaign against Raschld All must be considered the limit of the extent to which Vichy, collaboration with the Axis might have been developed in that area.

The newspaper, "Voz," writes: "It is understandable that Britain cannot allow the Germans to use Syria for vigorous Action against Egypt_and] against the Arab world."

Close to half of the 1940 surplus has been carried to the Far East in the last three months alone.

This puts several kinks in chips had been bought by a German President Roosevelt's "good Brmi.

Would Give Up Cotton neighbours" policy:

markets in Europe. They argued that their long fibre product would not compete with American cotton. They pointed out that Peru's 1939-10 production was only 377,000 furdos (fardo: 478 lbs), a drop in the the 11,817,000 bucket compared to fardos grown in the States.

Premium Prices

Crown Land Sale

was reached A total of $3,103,637.25 yesterday by d War Fund Inaugurated by the B. C. M. Post, Ltd. with the following donations:

S. D. O. Staff (fourth donation)

P. 5. 8, Chicken Feed (weekly dona-

tion)

"Rod Zaal".

"A Betina Boat"

sult of Cus Rame)

Menars Now England Company

310

13

Messrs Phielban & Co. ******

Graeco Egyptian Tobacco Store

"Underwater'_......

Central Police Officers Lounge (Re

70

Messrs Chan Hwa & Co. ***

со

The fallowing donations to the War Fund received yesterday are in. memery

of the late Mr F. G. Herridge:

Me and Mrs 8, Gray and Jean .... The Kowloon Cricket Club ... Society of Yorkshirement

long-

kong

10

Mr and Mrs E. C. Fincher

The following donations also to the War Fund are in memory of the late Mirs Gladys Bullock:

Jess and Russell Graham-Barrow Paymaster Lieut. Denis H. Harel W. M. S. ********

810: A. McAlpine (monthly)

R. D.

Site Sold For High Price 1. The Peruvians looked to the Peru is anxious to sell her 'cotton

I. W. 0. F. United States to buy their cotton to someone other than Japan.

At yesterday's public auction of Hongkong

The British War Organisation Fund, Branch. Acknowledges the when the war shut down normal One way out of this dilemma is Crown land at the Public Works following donations:

to tarn Peru from cotton growing Department the upset price of $22,-

end Previously Acknowledged 2105

members of tho to other occupations. This the Pe-305 for New Kowloon Inland Lot 03.10.19 ruvian Government is trying to do. No. 2850 was ralzed to $32,100 before swire Mays $59: The Staff of Messro European Staff of Monsta Butterfeld and campaign has been begun to re it was knocked down to the ap- Union Insurance Society of Canton Ltd place cotton with

Bax.

plicant, Mr A. Vaswani, who was re- 3A, V. Ilark Davis (monthly), 10: (May), $71.95; G. C. Worrall (monthly). Increased production of food is be- presented by Mr A. H. Baste and Mr and Ms B. C. Tavadia (moninty)

and Mr D. S. Dinge, ing encouraged by irrigation

(monthly). $25; Pay, Sub.-Lt. building of roads to markets. Seeds

The land is situate at the junction

L. Bowley (monthly), $7; 0. H. have been imported for the scientific

and Camp imenuly), $25; ML. P. L. Haymes (montli planting of rubber. Processing of of Castle Peak Road The United States normally buys quinine and other medicinal plants, Street, Shamsbulpo, and has an area ly, 101 G. Lyon Mackenzie (monthly). its long fibre cotton from Egypt. mining of strategic materials needed of about 14,870 square feet. A con- 100 Miss K. M. Anderson (monthly). Peru prefers to sell elsewhere to get by the United States, organisation of dition of the sale, is that the pur- $50; Miss A). AL Bicheno (monthly), 19

Messrs M. Beratin & Co. (months), premium prices not offered by the fehing industry, and expansion of chaser of the lot shall expend a sum Mr. and Mrs C G. Alabaster (manty), of not less than $50,000 in rateable 350: Jom Moodle (June); 120: E. W. States. Knowing that when normal industry are elther projected or times return, Peru again will sell underway.

improvements on the lot within 24 Pudney, Chairman Entertainment Committee H.KV.D.C. Nursing Datatch- ment,

"Pure elsewhere, the

(Proceeds-Revue United States has Such a swing from one economic months of the day of sale.

Simple") for British Bombed Areas, been unwilling to abandon its normal basis to another takes years to uc-

$3250; E. Wakeham (monthly), $200; E market for the temporary accommo-complish. Meanwhile, Japan, mak-

Joffe (montily), $10; B. A. Kent (mon?!i« dation of Peru.

ing it clear in her newspapers that FUNERAL AT VALLEY 10: Me and Mrs C. 34. Hall (month

17), 150; Min M. I Whitley (monthly). Peruvians associated with the cot- she considers Pert a major market,

350: E. Lloyd Jones (monthly), 10:

·

5;

And

ton-Industry-are-offended because Increases her-hold by buying what Many Mourners-at-Burialnonymous - sale of Katie din

S'hai Municipal Workers Demand Wage Increase of the fillable land of the country.

WEDDINGS

Of Mrs Bullock-

|

HEADWEAR

PANAMA HATS

Cool and comfortable

⚫ from $29.50

PITH SUN HATS

in White, Khaki, Fawn

from $12.50

MACKINTOSH'S LTD.

MEN'S WEAR

SPECIALISTS

HIGHLY-STRUNG SENSITIVE

CHILDREN

usually go furthest in life

Miten Mary Edmondson, But there are DANGERS that have

31. Kadoorie Avenue, $70; sale of CH.3.8. badge, 11; Postal Labels, 4; Bir V. M. Graybum. 100 the Chinese Staff Mtus Graco, Ezra (monthly), 15; some Blesars Holts Wharf

$42.50;

Analysts, Cloverurent Laboratory (month.

of

this.

And colton affects more Peru must sell to live. Peruvians than anything else in this country. Altogether, it covers 12 per cent mokes up one fourth of the total SHANGHA!, June 8 (Internation- value of everything grown on Peru- al) The fitters of the Shanghai vian farms, and employs 100,000 per- Waterworks are expected to resume sons of all types. work to-morrow when their demands for ди increase in wages will be met. The situation has been sufliciently

of the P.W.D.

the critical for the Peruvian Government Municipal Council

(A) borrow $2,000,000 from protest against the to

Washington to use as an equalisation dismissal of a foreman, They de- fund to peg the Peruvian sole at six manded his immediate reinstatement. Pickets armed with stones yesterday and a half to the dollar and thus to Allson Black, Pamela Pritchard, and Bullock (widower), Mr and Mrs W. attacked non-strikers, resulting in some degree stop rising prices of im-Rachel Smith.

The funeral of Mrs Gladys Beatrice Bullock, wife of Mr H. Bullock, of The marriage of Beata Elizabeth de the Asiatic Petroleum Company, who #77; Empire Flag Day, 4,934.20; Mrs FM Doncon (monthly); 10; L. E. N. took Ryan, $1,000; total #710.277.36.

The S. C. M. Post has received the Courey, daughter of the Rev. and died in hospital on Sunday Mrs D. Morgan Richards, to Captain place, at the Colonial Cemetery yes-

following donations to the British War Alan Oswald Gawler Mills, RA, son terday. Rev. A. P, Rose officialod.

Organisation Fund"Guernseymon." $10; of Mr and Mrs J, Gawler Mills, of Aspley Heath House, Woburn Sands took place at St. Jolin's Cathedral yesterday.

on

'strike as a

damage to a P.W.D. Íorry.

The

Just what I

ceded

EWO

THE

Situation Critical

The bridesmaids were the Misses

The

Britain's concern about cotton reaching the Naris has been ex- pressed in reports to Parliament and in government control of cot-at ton buying. Yet in Fern, the Brit-J. Labs buying polley has tended to turn cotton into the hands of the and Miss Hui Chim-nga; Axis,

The following weddings took place the Registry yesterday before Mr Reynalds, Deputy Registrar: Mr Khong Hin-mun, photographer, Mr Wong Wal-ming, student, and Dletuin of the recent British trade Miss Leung Ol-tak, student. 'mission in Latin America was that

On arrival at the cemetery gates in memory of the late Birs it. Bullock- the casket was carried in by Messra Yourg, Ellis, Thomas, Walker, Har- rop. Spence, Newton and Wilson.

The chief mourners were Mr H.

A. Tomlin (parents), Mr and Mrs D. Lyon, Mrs Farrar and Mr Ander- SOTI,

t

D.

loan and (B) ported materials,

service, which

fully money to marketless cotton growers.

has choral, was conducted by the Rt. Rev. 2. The "good neighbour"

R. O. Hall, Bishop of Hongkong. Among those present were Commodore promised to defend the whole of the assisted by the Rev. A. P. Rose. Mr A. C. Collinson. MeRSTA & YOUR Hughes, M. 8. Lloyd. R. Forrest, S. The first step J. R. M. Smith was the organist. Western hemisphere:

Lloyd, G. C. Worrall, C. M, Park. L. A. It. In this defence is help to England.

Captain Α. J. le Seeleur, RE, Duncan, G. F. Hughes, G.Thomason, N undertook the duties of best man. Spence, F. L. Thomas, J. 8. Logan, If, A. Evans, G. A. Payne, 8. C. Walker, P. I. Hollyway, B. F. Lano, Paymaster E. B. Bertram, V. M. Kavier, C., Victor L. Silva, Jp Fung-chuen, Ad Chung-hon, Family wreaths were interred with the canket. Others wore sent by Phyllis, Sam and Valerie, Marjory and Vic. Emily and Busie: Auntie Hilda, Boele Sian, Joan and Sonny. Ens and laroid, Fred and Douglas, Granddad and Win, Auntie Edle and Uncle Ted. Uncle Ned, Auntie Ida and Uncle Harry, Auntie Ilarrie and Uncle Sya. Commodore A. C. Collinson, Li and Min C. J. Austen Gray, Mr and Mr Kong Yuk-tong, Mr and Mrs W: G. M. Mr. M. Wexham, Capt Scotcher and Peggle. Mir and Birs and M J. K. Bousteld, Mr and Mrs E. Hoepers, Mr. and Mrs W. A. Johnson, Dorothy and Ian Machabert, Mr and Biza R Forrest, Mr and Mrs J, P. Logan and emily, Maude, May, and Babe, Sir and hirk Kamilo Landau, Mr And Mr... A.. Fowles, Mr and Mrs D. Auten. Mr and Strs 3. M. A. Ramishn, Capt and Bins Leveson, L-Comde, and Bira II, C. Dawes, Mr and Mrs P. I. Holloway and Family, Mr and Mrs W. A. Stewart. Mr and Mtrú

Mes W. Murray. Biration, Mr and Mrs

British buying must be on a barter! The following forthcoming wed- basis. Britain normally is Peru's dings are announced: biggest market and supplies the Mr Chow Hung-ping, clerk, and foreign exchange for Peruvian pur- Miss Chen Wen-ying:

Mr Lam Yun-ming, cleric, and Miss chises abroad. But Peru cannot find enough British products she needs to Ho. Yat-tim. balance normal cotton sales to Eng- So exports to Britain dropped.

Innd,

have

For the future, the British have agreed to buy only to the value of £300,000 over an indefinite period.} Three fifths of that sum already has been exhausted, Ma

Japan Buys More

↑,

PEIPING PEOPLE Must Possess Certificates Of Residence

LOYANG, Juno D (Central News). A Langston, Mr and Mrs By La Lloyd, According to a recent arrival from Stan Till, Mr and Mrs Y, ft. Rom, M Hopel the Jopanere authorities in and Mrs S. C. Walker, Mr and Mrs D. At the same time Japan has in-Pelping have, enforced a new ruling 0% Deans, Mr. and Mrs 11- E. Badden creaked purchases. In 1940, Peru-since May i requiring all residents of and family Mr and Mrs G. A. Leiper. vian colton exports to Japan went the old capital to be equipped with James Ormiston, Capt, and Mira Compton. up to 297,407 quintals from 27,235 residential certificates. quintals in 1031. In the first months

for the

of this year,800,000 quintals left Each resident applying unsold in Peruvian ports at the close certificate is required to pay a tax

of

of 1040 have been reduced to 510,000 of 70 cents plus a photograph fee

30 cents. This new source of re- quintals, almost all to Japan,

In Callao, Pera's principal port, venue will enrich the Japanese

has been observed close, co- the extent of $3,000,000. neration between. Germans and

Mr and Mrs W. Hodden, Mr and Mrs

Lt and Mrs T. C. Fairburn, $10.

AIR HAID VICTIMS The S. C. M. Post has received the following donation to the Lord Mayor's Fund for the Relief of Air Raid Victims In memory of the late Mis II. Bullock.-- V.M.W.. $29.

THE SALVATION ARMY The Salvation Army Headquarters Acknowledges the following donations, which have been credited to the Annusi Appeal for 1941:

Mr Previously acknowledged. $9,233; and airs W. H. G. Hirst (per S. C. M. Post), 4; bir and Mire &. W supleton 5. C. 1. Port), 85; The Sian, Talkou Sugar Refining Co., Ltd, $50; Dr G. D. N. Black, $10; Dr J. T. Smalley, $10; Ahony- mous, $1; Mr F. C: Mow Fung, $10; Nederlandsels Indische Handelsbank N.AVI $18; Menara W. B. Loxioy & Co. (China) Ltd, $25; Overma-Chines Banking Cor- poration Ltd, $10; Mesara Wilkinson and Grist, 130; East Asiatic Co., Ltd, $10: Mears, T. M. Gregory' & Co.. #10; THE American Express Co., Inc., #10) Messrs James I. Backhouse Lid, #10; Messrs Thoresen & Co. Ltd, 85; Driz. Č. Wong. 123; Mcasts A. Goeko & Co.. $10; Dr 8. C. Yeung, 13; Dr N, 9, Wong, $3; total, 89,495. The 5. C. M. Post has received the

following donation to the Salvation Army Food Kitchen "Guernseyman" 310.

BENEVOLENT SOCIETY

The S. C. M. Port has received the following donations to the Hongkong Benevolent Society in memory of the late Mr It Bullock, Me and be in cho In Duncan, $5; Mr and Mrs. G. M. Lark, P; Mr and Mrs J. 13. Starrison, $5.

PROTECTION OF CHILDREN The S. G. M. Post has received the following donation to the Society for the late Mrs H. Bullock-Ber and 20 . #. Protection of Children in memory of the

Dinsdale, $3,

DONATIONS WAITING Donations for the following Organisa- tions await collection at the office of the 8. G. 31. Post: „Emergency Nafugee Coun. ciacao Portuguesa de Boccorros Mutuos: 1.F.R.D.C.; BW.0.P.; Benevolent Society; French Hospital; Balvation Army: Food Klichens Pund; Bocloty for the Proteciton of Children; (Note: Readers sending con- tribution are requested to pin notes or cheques to their lettors).

cil: London Lord Mayor Tund Asso

West River Manoeuvre

Mins. Olgo Archangálsky, E. L. Groome, J. E. Andərkjn, R. 7. Lane, W. M. Chris topher, John Orwald, J. Harrop, W. M. Brown, d. C. Worrall. Thomas, C. A. Pestor, W. Organ, D.. W. Hughes. Barbara and Charlie Spradberry, Deity and Lolly Goldman, JC, 21, and D. L, Katson, Fred and Douglas, D, B. Binclair, to, Ir. Murray, Bld and Irene Birange, Au Chlü-king. Billen and Hat Opence, W. Matthews, W. L. Alexander, May and Boh Young, G. C. Worrail, F. t. Thomas, G. A. Payne, 8. A. Humlahn, Two Long-sai, G. Thomason, J. 33; Sarrison, A. M. Park, La Smith, Nina. L. D. Wood, Viviente SHIUKWAN, June 9′ (Internation- Blackburn, Frank und Marjorie. Callao and transferred it to four Názl

Jeanal) Is reported that Japanese cases of Cholera (alx Findlay, Peter and Mae Morin, Jean troops are massing in Shamshul and ships refuged outside the breakwater from Victoria, three from Kowloon, and Jimmy. N... H. Railton. Thote ships fled at the Ume the one from Shauklwan and four from stores. Secilon, Stationery Dept: Naval tion for an advance along the West A.P.C. Statistical Dept. Blocks Bection, Hobow west of Canton in prepara- United States was seizing Axis boats the New Territories), 12 cases of Eecretary and Staff of Commoder River with Shuthing as the "obler. in American harbours. They were Dysentery, five of Typhold, sane of office; staff of Commodore's, C. 11, Offices:

when Measles and 113 of Tuberculosis Warle and Company: Che pan and Com-view of the rise of the water level,

tive. Such a reported headed for Japan

push is Imminent in three of them, stopped were set were reported during the three days Accounts Dept Indy Members of Apa facilitating a naval advance

peny: All members, T.LV.D.O. AP.C. afro. It has been reported by a ended on Sunday, an

Local and ... Chinové – Staff of APOI Japanese troops are shifted from highly fellable source that the cof

Manager - and... Cholera case to date this year God Cherr Lion of the East River regions for this pro- ton the Japanese placed on these total 872

Commodore - Odbor - Neval', Writer, Jeated thrust

Japanese

Japanese boats collected cotton in

QUALITY

lesser Paruvian ports, unloaded it

in

BEER

Health Bulletin

Fourteen

to be watched during childhood

PARENTS should be happy if their

children are the highly-strung, Benaltive type, because it is usually theso children who go furthest in life.

very

But the danger with these children is that because they are highly strung they may live too intensely. They may burn themselves out like lamps with too bright flame.

tall Fortunately is beginning to you can quickly whën happen. The child will go of his food, be finicky at meals. He'll get pale, puffy under the eyes-some- times even lose weight. "He'll tire eaaliy, get fretful or listless. Every parent should be able to recognise These symptoms and what they mean. -They mean that the child is waing up his energy. far more quickly than he is replacing it. And it is at night, during sleep, that these stores of

energy should be replaced. If they are not replaced, the nervous strain on the child gots worse and worse. He's suffering from Night Starvation. At the first sign of any of these symptoms you should act, and act quickly. Give your child Horlicks n hot cupful every night at bedtime. Horlicks will – guard him against Night Starvation by replacing his nervous energy during sleep..

Almost at once your child's appe. tito will improve. He'll begin to lose his pallor and tiredness and be

Safe from happy. sturdy youngster. the terrible danger of nervous ex- haustion, he'll grow up strong and healthy, able to make the utmost of his special gifts and capabilities.

Start your child on Horlicks to- night. Horlicks is. oblainable at all good stores.

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