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CLASSIFIED NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. ADVERTISEMENTS

Wednesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

RADIO

POWER OF ATTORNEY zow, 355 meleon (845 ke,) and 3145)-

25 words $2.50 Notice is heroby given that on

for 3 days prepaid SITUATIONS VACANT.

WANTED (lemporarily Accountant- Slorekeeper on a civil engineering contract in the Public Works Depart ment. Salary $350 to $450 a month Inclusive necording to experience. Probable duration months. Ap. pileation forms may bo obtained from the

Omce, Correspondence Public Works Department, Lower Albert Rond, Appllentions should be sent to reach the Director of Public Works not later thant noon on Monday, 28th July, 1041.

TO

PREMISES TO LET.

BİK

I, LET From August roomed furnished house on Pent,

"matros (9,520 kilo-cycles)

Programme Arranged

account of transfor to other Dance Music and Variety dutles the Power of Attorney Issued to Bayard Craig Lawrence, na District Manager for The Texas Company (China) Ltd., at Hongkong has been cancelled and recalled.

Blollar Power of Attorney has been Issued to Christopher Jenkins Livingston who has been appointed District Manager at Hongkong to succeed Bayard Craig Lawrence.

THE TEXAS COMPANY

(CHINA) LTD. ~ By P. F. LEFEVRE.

Managing Director. Hongkong, July 21, 1941.

Large garden. Write Box 600, APPEAL FOR FUNDS FOR "Hongkong Telegraph.”

FOR SALE.

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

ORTHOPAEDIC CENTRES

IN FREE CHINA

Broadcast by ZBW on o Frequency of 845 keys and on Short Wave from mc's per second. 1-2.15 and 8.30-11.15 p.m. on 9.52

:

.12.15 p.m. A Short Service of In- tercession.

12.30 The Organ, The Dance Band and Mc.

12.40 Songs by Turner Layton at the Piano.

1.00 Local Time Signal and Pro- | gramme Summary,

1.02 A Gershwin Programme,

O' Nuttin'"Porgy

I Got Dawson (Bass-

Second

and

Besa Baritone) wih Orchestra; Rhapsody...Paul Whiteman and Concert Orchestra; Bidin' My Time (Fom "Girl Crazy"); Oh! Lady Bo Good (From "Oh! Lady Be Good")

Foursome (Vocal) instrumental

ntal accomp.; Funny Face Selection. .Role Da Costa (Par-

Girl) with Concert Orches

and Bess-Lullaby

The

with

Berthie and

the Livin' is Easy)

At the request of Madam H, H. tra Kung and with the support of His Excellency the Governor and under the auspices of the British

..Helen Jepson (Soprano)—Bloss,

You Is My Woman Now. Lawrence Tibbett (Baritone) and Helen Jepson Fund for Relief of Distress in with Rugby Press and

Girl's Trousers Infuriate Him establishing

South Chinn, an appeal is made for funds for the purpose of

and maintainin

Because he considered his step- Orihinpaedic Centres for disabled daughter, 10, should mat wear Aaldiers and civilians In China. trousers, John Coutts Yendall, of Myrtle-road, Exeter, quarrelled with his wife and refused to pay her £1

maintenance, #week

He was sent to prison for a month for being 44 s. l. in arrears,

The Mayor pointed out to Yeudull that bus conductresses wear trousers.

Yendall;

But are they out at night until eleven o'clock?

The Mayor: Yes, they are.

added that his The magistrate daughter had been out watil 2.30 one morning wearing trousers.

Yendall: But did your wife have to go down and fetch her in from an Air Force man?

The Clerk: That is not a good renson for refusing to maintain your wife.

The

Hongkong Telegraph Eleventh Annual Amateur Photographic Competition June-September, 1941. Two Silver Trophies Awarded by ILFORD LTD.

For the best and second-best entries.

Throa Silver Trophies Awarded by EASTMAN KODAK CO. First Prizes in each of the three Sections.

$250

CASH PRIZES $250

SECTION ONE

Interior scenes. Table Top and Still Life Studies. (Ezluding portraiture, plants and and flowers),

1st KODAK SILVER TROPHY 2nd $40. 3rd $30. 4th $10

SECTION" TWO Portraiture. 1st KODAK SILVER- TROPHY 2nd $40. 3rd $30. 4th $10

SECTION THREE Plants and Flowers. 1st KODAK SILVER TROPHY 2nd $50. 3rd $30. 4th $10

RULES

The following Rules will govern the

Competition:

The Competition is open to all photographer.

Cheques and donations may be sent to the Ilon, Secretary, Mr. M. K. Lo, British Relief Fund for Distress in South China, Alexan- dra Building, marked Orthopaedic Appeal or to the British Relief Fund for Distress in South China, Hongkong and Shanghai Bank marked Orthopaedic Appeal.

1.30

Announcements.

1.45 Humorous and Vocal Variety. 2.15 Close Down.

Indian Programme.

Closing' Local Stock Quafa-

0.00

Hons

7.30

6.43

0.47

Dance Music.

A Variety Programme, London The News.

8.00 8.15

London-War Commentary. 8.25 London-Listening Post'. Examination of Points in Dally German Propaganda.

8.30 Programme Summary.

8.32 Malcolm MacEachern (Bass) and Band of IL M. Coldstream Guards,

Fantasia "Our Homeland"; Intro: Hearts of Oak; John Peel; A Hundred

Air: Loudly Proclaim.. .Band of HI.M. Coldstream Guards; My Grand- father's Clock

and Foole); and F. Godfrey)

FOR THE PROTECTION Pigers: Garry Owen; Londonderry

OF CHILDREN ·

What to do to help a child ·

Lucy Lonk DIY with

Anyone knowing of a child who "colm

and Novelty Accomp.:

"Belle Of New York' Selection (Kerker)........Bund of H. M. Coldstream Guards; In Praise of Ale (Cedric Sharpe); Gentlemen, Good night (Lockton and Longslaffe).... Malcolm McEachern with Plano; "H.M.S. Pinafore"-Selection (Sulli van)....Band of H. M. Coldstream

bas been assaulted, neglected, or HI-treated in a manner ilkely to cause unnecessary suffering or hijjury to bealik, or knowing of a parent who is seeking advice on any matter concerning a child, would be doing an act of kindness by communicating

once with. The Hon. General Secretary, Guards. HKSP.C., Old City Hall.

The Inspector, 49, Pokfulam Road,nouncements, 1st floor.

9.02 Studio Review of New Re- The Inspector, 62 Stone Nuilah

cords, Lane, 2nd, Floor.

The Inspector, 12 Sal Yeung Chol St., Kowloon.

The Inspector, 52, Argyle St Kowloon.

All further steps will be taken, and expenses borne, by the Society.

The Informant's name will be kept strictly private, except in cases where mallee is proved.

NOTICE

DEFENCE REGULATIONS 1940

The following rales will bo charged for mailing single copies 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 10 cents per copy British and Foreign 20 cents per copy

25 cents Saturdays,

Blacker Black-Out

0.00

0,00

Local Time Signal and An-

Short Wave Only),

0.45-10.00 News in French (On

9.45. Charlie Kunz at the Plano. 10.00 London-The News and News Commentary.

NOT FAT-Mimo. Elena (formerly known as Magda) Lupascu, arrivos with oxiled King Carol of Rumania in Bermuda, on stopover to Cuba where they will live. Reports. that she was fattish woman is disproved by picture above.

Donations To Bomber Fund

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

July 23, 1941.

HIGH LIVING

COST Serious Effect on Health

Of the Colony

ROYAL NAVY PROMOTIONS

Eight Rear-Admirals In

Latest List

That the high cost of living la Jn the recent half-yearly promo- having a serious effect on the healthans in the Royal Navy and Royal of the commually war an opinion Marines, the following Omeers have elicited during a visit to Medical been promoted to Rear Admiral, to Headquarters yesterday.

The Medleal authorities stated that the deaths from Beri-beri, one of

date

'A, F. E. Palliser, D.a.t.,

Capta 1941: principal so-called nutritional all-A.D.C.; Acting Rear-Admiral G. J, A.

Miles, A.D.C.

Acting Rear- 7,229 in 1040.

Admiral D. W. Boyd, GE, D.R.C. Asked whether the large increase.

Commodore in the number of deaths from this Captains C. starvation discaso was much larger population at risk, the

ments, numbered 745 in 1930 and i Dalrymple-Hamilton: F. II. G.

and

BANKS

THE QUARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

Incorporated by Royal Charter 3853,

£7,000,000 Paid-up Capital Resorve Fund

Neservo Liability of Proprietors £3,000,000 DEAD LONDON.

18 Dihanpegato, E.C.1.

Sub-Agencies in' Loudan. 117-127, Leadenhall Street, ECA

West End Branch:↑

14-18, Cóckapur Strest, 1.97.1.

Manchester Branch;

12; Mosley Bt., Manchester, 2.

AGENCIES AND BRANCUES:

due to and P. L. Moody, R.. A. McGrigor, Alor Star

the

Director of Medical Services answered

0.9.0.

Amritsar

Hongkong Hollo Ipoli Karachi

kland Kobe Kunia

Calcutta.

Arenclext

Clive Streat Lumpur Fairlie PlachKuching

Atauras Manka

The following other promotions Bangkok in the negative, giving as his reasons have been made in the Royal Navy: Hombay

Commander to Captain (20), το the fact that, while the number of

tate June 30, 1941-Richard M. persons at risk might have

doubled

Southern,

William P. Carne, between 1938 and 1940, the number

en Raymond M. T. Taylor, Richard O. Canton of deaths from Dert-beri had not been

Bellases, Selwyn V. doubled, but had been increased Bel

Cebu wyn V. Jephron, John H. Cevapor F. Crombie, Peter G. Cazalet Colombo nearly ten times. Dr Selwyn-Clarke

Charles

F. W. Norrla, Philip S. Dokt further pointed out that the propor-Smith, Horace J. Bayling,

A. Hankow

Kalphong Joli tion of deaths from Beri-beri to Grindle, Roderick Jr. M

Edwards, deaths from til causes in 1038 was

James A. McCoy, D.n.o., Charles L. M.V.o., William R. C. Leggatt, George W. G. Simpson, William A. -Dallineyer, D.S.O Richard W. Ravenhil, Caspar John Harold Y, Armstrong, D.5.C.

under three per centum, whereas the Firth, proportion in 1948 was nearly twelve

per centuin (bur times the rate).

Pellagra Deaths This year there has been a serious Increase in the deaths from Pellagra, which numbered 768 In the first six months as compared with 442 for the whole 12 months of 1940.

Thrusion

FOREIGN

Hangoon Salgon

Semarang

Beremban

Shanghol Singapore

Bilawan

Gourabaya

Talping

Tientsin

Tongkah

Median

(huket)

New York · Tvingtao

Pelping

Yokohama

(Peking) Penang

EXCHANGE and Genera

Banking Business transacted;

CURRENT ACCOUNTS, opened

And

FIXED DEPOSITS received for other

or urter periode in Local Currencies aí rates which will be quoted en application.

SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened, in Local Currency and Sterling with interest allowed at rates obtainable on application, The Bank's Head Office in London undertakes Executor and Trustee bude nees, and clatina recový y of: Briitabi Income Tax overpaid, on terms which may bo arcertained at Any of Ita Agències and Dranelies.

W. IL EVANS THOMAS,

Manager.

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED

To Cummanders Lieut. Cdr. to Cdr. (36) to date June Pressed for his views as to a re- 30, 1041-Guy B. Hodgkinson v.8.0., medy for this unfortunate state of Duncan L. Johnson, David H. T. L. affairs, the Director of Medical Sor-Jenkins, John F. Whitfield, Erle R. S. vices expressed the personal opinion Jackson, Frank W. Lipsyombo..., that a Government subsidy for rice, Geoffrey T. Lambert, Charles A. de making it possible for wage-earners W. Kilent, Julian Liddell, Cyril L.

Edmund W. Edwards, purchase enough of sailsfactory quality, and communal food kitchens DS.C., Edward G. Le Geyt, Alexander for the unemployed and destitute, F. Matheson, Arthur H. Atineld, should bring about an improvement Geoffrey M.

M. Staden D.s.c.. Christopher In the situation.

M. Jacobs, John

John Pringle, ས་ Holmes, John Le E. John M. Bayley, D.s.c., Eric II. Tilden, Subscribed Capitol

Julius J.

J. Casement, Wilfred Pald-up Capital J. W. Woods, Alyn Taylor, William Reserve Fund and Rest J. Lamb M.v.o.. Richard B. İloneyell, Ralph C. M. Duckworth, Robert

G. Donald 11. Fuiler, Stacey W. D. Colin, Stephenson, Richard John S. M. Richardson D.s.., William

Vegetables And Rice The following are the minutes of the eleventh meeting of the Equitable Rice Sales Fund Committee, hold at Medical Headquarters last Monday.

There were present Mir E. L. Curtis, Mr F. W. Kendall, Mr C. C. Lino, Mr Wong Quincey, the Rev H. A Wittenbach, Mr Young Tsun

Dart,

D.S.C.,

G, C.

Barber

Nead Ofco:-15...Gracechurch Street, London, E.C3.

b.s.o., Authorised Capital

H.

£3,000,000

1,000,000

1,030,000

1,554,000

DANKERS: The Bank of England & Midland

and the Hon Dr P. S. Selwyn-Clarke Hows, Richard Y. White 1.8.0.. Bombay

H.

Bank, Ltd,

BILANCHES-

Jatina

Kuantan

Bangkok

Calcutta

Колку

Colombo Delhi

Karachi

Kota Bharu

Calis

Kuala Lipla

Howrah.

Madras

New York

Penang Rusgoon Shanglial

Simla

Kuala Lumpur Singapore

In the Chair.

F. Bone, n.s.o., p.9.C., Herbert The Committee endorsed the acțion

Leatherdale. Cdr. (E) to Capt. (E), to dale taken

by the Chairman in enquiring from the Manager, Rice Monopoly, June 30, 1941-Rowland P. Chapman, whether Mr Barry would permit the Francis J. A. Coleby, Ronald G.

HONGKONG DRANCO, Alfred W. Gray,

* Hongkong Kuala Trengganu un-Murray, Alf Committee to purchase and sell

Every description of Engineer Cdr. to Engineer Cant, to

Banking and - broken, brown, unmilled or

under-

date June 30, 1941-Keln D. P. Exchange Business transacted. milled rice in quantities not exceed- ing $2 In value, to enable the poorer

rer Hall-Patch. ing members of the community to pur-

Lieut Cdr. (E) to Cdr. (E) (12) chase rice below the present price

to date June 30, 1941.Gilbert C. de level of $14 for "small broken", and Jersey, Amold R. Newman,

Frederick 10.32 to encourage the consumption of rice Tynedal containing the anti-Beri-beri factor. Phi

Phillips.

M. Gibson, William Martin H. Hunt,

A total of $2,333,379.39 and *1 reached yesterday by the War Fund in augurated by the S. C. M. Post, Ltd, with the following donations: The Hongkong Automobile Asia-

clation

"Odd Cent Box,” The Royal Scots,

Murray Barracks Misses Alleen and Doris Woods

(in memory of the late Gladys Coates)

Sir Atholl MacGregor

Seetch Terrier Pup per Mrs Ifore!

$2,500

Jack Burtenshaw, Frederick Moulde, Edward J. H. Kilby,

Alec

H.

was deelded unanimously to urge H. Kingswood, upon Government the desirability of Norman J. Clift, Boger G. Gifford, subsidising under or un-milled brown rice and the lower grades of white rice with the bias in favour of the former.

Mira

B

It

(Sala of

15

107

10

Indiah and Chinese Police Guards

(ninth donation)

In Memory of the late WI.

Redwood-Gen, Station, NY.

"Members of the Sports Club for

the Australlon Victory Boot".. "In Memory of Dad"

10.15 Studio Our. Letter From "Anonymous" in memory of the Free China.

10.30 Compositions of Richard Strauss with his 'Don Juan' Tone Poem.

"Don Juan" (Tone Poem), Op. 20 The London Philharmonie Or- chestra Serenade....Walter Glese-

Hate Mrs A F. Coates)

5

Mr E. W. Clements (food)... £1-0-0

ST VINCENT DE PAUL

do Paul The Society of St Vincent acknowledgo" receipt of the following donations:

In memory of the Jale Mr A. Ľ. Botelho-Mr and Mrs C. E. Roza Pereiro,

Rice Mills

Surg. Cdr. to Surg, Capt.-Owen D. Brownfield, o.D.E., M.D.B.8., to date, June 30, 1041, Lionel F. Strugnell, M.B.B.5., to date July 2, 1941.

Junc

TRUSTEE AND EXECUTORSHIP UNDERTAKEN, Current Accounts opened in Local Cur- rency and Fixed Deposits received in Local Currency and Sterling on termas that may be ascertained on application.

D. DENBON.

Manager.

POST OFFICE

Air Mall Service by British Over-

to seas Airways Corporation Eart and South Africa, United Kingdom and beyond has now been resumed. Correspondence for despatch by air via Rangoon must be superscribed by,

Mr F. W. Kendall, who had been asked by the Committee to report Pay. Cdr. to Pay. Capt., to date upon existing milling facilities, in- June 30, 1941-Eric C. Ferton, Eyre formed the meeting that, with the S. Duggan, o..., Eric A. Tolley,

Q.B.E. assistance of Mr D. A. Holmes of the

"C.N.AC Pay, Lieut. Cdr. to Pay, Cdr., to Chinese Secretariat, he had been able to trace twelve rice mills on the date

30, 1941. Ronald F. Island, all situated on the Praya in Braidwood, Frank R. Mannin, Charles Connaught Road, and one mill in E. C. Tomkins, Alan Mackery, Kowloon. Owing to lack of rice to Norman E. Denning.

most of the mills had stopped

The island mills were said to

king (Piano); Rosenkavalier Waltzes $2: Miss G. Assumpcao and sisters, $1; milk at any rate for the time

Bruno Walter conducting the Philharmonic Orchestra.

11.00 London-Britain To-day." Discussion by Sir Frederick Whyle. 11,15 Close Down.

WORKER FOR INDIANS

Valedictory Luncheon To Mr K. B. Vaidya

A farewell luncheon was given to Mr K. B. Vaidya, Secretary of the Indian Association, by the members of the Association in the Jacobean Room of the Hongkong Hotel on: Saturday. A large gathering repres.

In memory of the late Mrs G. II. Coalca, —Mr L. A. de V. Soares, $1.

CHARITY CONCERT FUND The following are the Intest donations to the Chinese Civit Servants' Club Variety Concert Fund:

Royal Marines

The public are reminded that`it is breach of postal regulations to enclose in a postal cover communi- cations intended for persons other than the addressee,

beln

Royal Marines promotions are as The Printed Matter Service to the be capable of milling 100,000 viculs follow:

following places in China is tem- per month.

Major to Brevet. Lieut. Colonel, to porarily suspended: Yunnan, Sze- It was resolved to recommend to date June 30, 1941.-Major (Acting chuen, Kwelchow, Hunan, Fukien Government that unhusked rice Lieut. Colonel) George W. M. Grover, (except Amoy and Kulangsu), Hank of China. 320. Kwangtung Pro-should-be-kaporled,-atored-under Major Acting Lieut. Colonel) wanget North and East of CIL. Wan, $20; Mr F. Flippance $10 suitable conditions and husked as (Temp.) Richard W. Spraggett, Mr.C., Kwangtung. Chinese Factories Association, $10; Mi required. I was pointed out that al-Major

vincial Bank, $20; Dr T. P. Wo. $20; Dr

Kan. $3; Further payments by Members though the freight charges would be R. Smith- Lieut. Colonel) Philip

824,

The total sum received up to July 22 is $3.448 50. At the request of members and friends the closing of accounts will be postponed unill to-day, July 23. All who intend te be so good as to support the Concert Fund are earnestly request ed to send in their donations,

D. W. O. F.

the

Capt, to Brevet Major, to date June higher, the keeping qualities were in- comparably better than those of husk-30, 1941. Capt. (Acting Major) ed rice, consequently the need for Cosmo

.ས

La Roche Salter, Capt. turnover would be correspondingly (Acting Lieut. Colonel) Halford D.

to

R.N.A. reduced. At the same time, Govern Fellowes, R ment could control the amount of Cdr. Capt to date June 30, polishing, if any, of this 'rice and 1941-Frank M. Smith, n.. might issue unmilled or underlies rice for sale at cheap rates to the poorer members of the general public most afflicted with berl-beri, 2

to

Small Packet Post to sdl countries · is suspended.

Direct

INWARD AIR MAILS Air Mail by "Pan American Airways Francisco Service"--San date, 22nd July. ............................July 29. Air Mail by "Pan American Airways Direct Service"-San Francisco date, 5th August, ..........Aug. 12.

The 5 C. M. Post has received following donation to the British War Organisation Fund:

OUTWARD, AM MAILS Recreation Club; for

Kowloon Decks

St Dunstans, (10th donation), 1121.

3-The entries awarded the for Improvement Reported senting the different communities, C. A. Past: Associacao Portuguesa de

Trophies for the best and second- best pictures in the Competition, will not be entitled to any other prizes. J-The prizes will be awarded to the

By A.R.P.

there

There was a distinct improvement n the black-out lost night, said an

that AR.P. official, adding were fewer lights showing in the harbour, although centres in Shauki- wan and 'Aberdeen were bad. be

competitors sending in what are adjudged to be the best photo- graphs in each section. Each entry must be accompanied by a form which will be published during the period of the Com- petition, and, which muist pasted on back of entry. #--The right to publish'any or all

of the "eniring is reserved to the · Hongkong Telegraph.

B-All photographs entered

Intus

have been taken in the Colony of Hongkong. Photographa which have been already entered in other Competitions are ineligible. 6.-No responsibility will be accepted for non-delivery of loss of, or „damage to entries 7----All- entries to be alther black. sepla, or toned pictures, and must be mounted. Coloured photo- graphs are ineligible. 8-Plotures submitted in sepia tones should be accompanied by

maller print in black and white. 9-No picture to entered in more

than one Bection,

10.-tounts to be only white or cream. must be of one of the following sizes:-10×22, 1832,

11.--No correspondenca will be entered 'Into in connection with the Com-

xelillon, 12-Menibers of the Staffs of the Hongkong Telegraph and the South China Morning Post are not permitted to compete.

13. The decision of the Judges shall

bo final,

14-At the conclusion of the Com- petition, entries will be returned to competitors on application at the Telegraph offices within seven, days. 13—The uso of alissos is strictly

forbidden.

ENTRY FORM

NAME

SECTION

attended and poid tributes to his sterling qualitles.

Mr Kima said, they were sorry to lose their popular secretary and sincere worker.

DONATIONS WAITING Donations for the following Organisa- tions await collection at the office of the

Soccorros Mutuos; Lard Mayer's Fund for the Rellet of Air, Vietims; D.W.O.P.; Emergency Infugee Council; S.P.C.A; Food Kitchens Fund; New Territories Bellef Association; St Vincent de Paul.

Games For Children Mr A. Vaswani said what Mr The Director of Medical Services grate. Vaidya had done for the Indian fully acknowledges receipt of a gift of community could not be expressed the following from the wing on Co., Ltd, in words. The Association owed its for the Fanling Children's Camp:

Four skipping ropes, one football, one existence to his efforts, and beyond volley ball, one basket ball, two dozen open activities he had done much ping pong balls and two ping pong bats. behind the scenes to promote cordial relations of the Indians with officials rek and other communities.

The following offcial statement was made at midnight-"There was a vast improvement over lost alght. Aerial observation had to be given up shortly after 9 o'clock owing to ground mist. The shipping was Dr Karanjin said it would take days to explain what Mr Valdyn was better. Centres In Shaukiwan Aberdeen were bad, but elsewhere in him and the Indian community people had taken the necessary and how ceaselessly he worked for steps."

the community.

and

Mr Gurbux Singh said.--"I doubt A feature of last night's exercise if we can mention anybody who has was the co-operation of the Auxillary rendered such disinterested service Fire Service with the A.R.P. in tack to the Indian community, to which Ing Imaginary fires caused by In-ho is eminently fitted by education, cendiary bomba.

training and a will to work."

Auxiliary firemen were on duly at 24 stations in Hongkong and 17 in Kowloon; Tlic main är statim in Hongkong was a hive of activity and over 40 telephonists were at their posts from 7 pan. to 1 am, relaying messages relhiing to Arcs.

Mr Deb said he knew Mr Valdya so intimately that he did not have to explain his sterling qualities,

her speakers included Mr P. K. Pavri and Mr A. R. H. Esmall.

Me Vaidya in reply said:

Other

am overwhelmed by the ex- pression of sincere feelings shown Exercises by the Fire Brigade were

towards me. I fall to find sumelent carried out independently, and Bres words to thank men bers of the As- in buildings and streets caused by sociation and the Indian Community incendiary bombs were also efficient for their genuine appreciation of ly dealt with.

what little

is

St Dunstan's News

Review of War Work

Lieut. Cdr. to Cdr.. to date June 30, 1941-George F Rutter, Roy O. Yeomans, Dehan I Chamberlain, R. D.

Murray

W. Westlake, Ceell E Ruggan, Reginald E. Cowell, R. D. William, B. Piggott.

Lieut. Cdr. (E) to Cdr. (E) to date June 30, 1941.-Frank M. Paskims, R.D.

Pay. Lieut. Cdr. to Pay. Cdr. to dale June 30, 1941.--Edward J. V. Hatch, R.D., Norman L, R. Trounce

П.D,

The K.N.V.B. Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve:

date Cdr. to Capt., to

June 30, 1941-Ridhard P. Pim.

Lieut. Cur, to Car, to date Juno

A review of the progress attained by St Dunstan's in the present war contained in the first issue of St Dunstan's News published in B.W.O.F. Accounts

March this year. The paper, which 30, 1941-Eward A. Eborall Hugh is on a pictorial basis, contains photo Lloyd-Williams, D.s.o., George A. K. The following are the British War Or- graphs showing the caring for newly- McCombe, ganisation Fund accounts, for the month blinded men,

the

Surg. Lt. Cdr. (D) to Surg, Cdr. and

St new of Juner

(D) to date June 30, 1941. John E. Receipts-Balance, brought forward at Dunstan's Convalescent and Holiday June 1, 1943, 820,035.24; subscriptions, June 1941, £5 and 114.901.76;

donations and Home recently completed, which had Darils, L.D.S.

to be evacuated. sales postals labels sid, wool 18: Badges si Bank Interest, $90.10. Total, #5 and

The paper goes on to state how St Dunstan's was once again faced with $35,729.00.

Payments-Remittance for two Ambul the tragedy of war blindness as war ancer 4000 40 1/23/31 rear clouds broke, and it was decided to iance to King George Fund for Sailors

convert the new St Dunstan's Home callco, sheeting and KAUSA, 3.390.93 packing and transport, 837.20 oflco ex.

1200 € 1/2.31/32, $3,207.40;

$112.

purchases,

anci

have

Australian Navy The following promotions been announced by the Common-| wealth Naval Board, RAN

Llout. Cdr. to Cdr. to date June 30, 1041 James I. Walton, Wilfred H.

Li. Cdr. (E) to Cdr. (E) to date June 30. 1041-Kenneth M. C.

:

Monday, July 28 Air Ball by Air to Bangoon_to_con- nect with the “British Oversens Airways."

K.F.G. and G.P.O. Reg. July 28, 4 pm. Ord.......July 28, 4.30 p.m.

Tuesday, July 29 Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Hono

Hala, USA., and Europe via “Pan- American

and Airways

-Trans- Atlantic Services,"

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July 28, 5.00 p.. .July 29, 5.30 p.m. G.P.0.

July 29, 8.00 p.m.

July 29, 7.00. p.m.

Tuesday, August 12

:

Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu, 0.8.A and Europe via "Pan Ame¬ rican Airways and 'Trans-Atlanije Services."

F.P.O.

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Aug. 12, 5 p.m. .Aug. 12, 5.30 pm. GP.Q.

.Aur. 12, 5 pan.

"Aur. 12, 7 pp.

Stage Genius Is Freed

Into a fully-equipped war hospital. Harrington. The paper also refers to the necen- penses, salary and wages $302, printing and stationery $7.95, telegram $20, postage say evacuation of hospitals, schools, 19, travelling 12 cents: $339.07 Total ex- organisations of all kinds, penditure for June 1941, $16,000.92. private dwellings, from areas where Kurquhart.

Bubscription paid in error, refunded. enemy attack was likely to prove stance, monies in hand on June so,heavlest. With severe aerial bom- 1941-Current account, Hongkong and bardment and the threat of invasion "It may be difficult for people in Shanglist flank, Al and

$10.721.01: reity of the South Coast, St Dunstan's was distant lands to realise how greatly casli, $200.13 Total 45 and 633,729.06,

forced to abandon its new Hospital. we value their sympathy and how

Move to Shropshire

much we need their help at a time Mr Gordon Craig was living near With the unfalling help of Britishike this.

Paris when France capitulated. · In

Firing Practices

Practices people at home and Oversons who In this short News Sheet we have spite of his 70 years he was interned

by subscriptions, donations, bequests, tried to give some idea of how we collections, the organisation of worked and planned for the future; at the concentration camp at Besan

A tour of the island and mainland I did service I was able to do. Heavy and Light Guns In charitable' entertainments, and so how our hopes wero realized when con for British eiviilana..

showed that householders and shop- splendidly by keepers responded |cherking stray light from showing.

it as a duty. "Soon

after I came here in 1932 1 found a lot of misrepresentation and misunderstanding about India and Indians through elnemas and some times through newspapers. I de cided to defend when attacked and

4.

Action This Week

on, testify to their constant Interest we built and opened our new Con His incarceration, however, In the care of the war-blinded, 'St valescent Home; how we converted

parently did not last long. Sono Dunstan's has been ablo partly to this fine building to meet the needs Germans who wished to obtain some Heavy gun anti-aircraft practice equip and establish temporary of war; and how, alas, last summer of the works of this master of stage. will be carried out in the south-hospital accommodation and enstern area of the Island to-morrow, nucleus of an over-increasing Train- started all over again.

the we were forced to leave it all and craft visited Misa Sylvia Beech's An announcement through Z.D.W.

between the hours of 8 am and ing Centre in the Shropshire hills,

bookshop. There they learned of Mr at 0.30 p.m. stated that the area to

p.m. Firing area "C" will be affect-

"Public generosity has never failed Craig's plight and took stops to the west of the Vehicular Ferry was to explain when real misunderstand-ed, Alternative date, July 25 1941.

A message from Sir Ian Fraser, St Dunstan's, and I feel confident Chairman of St Dunstan's reads as that in spite of many financial calls

secure his releasó, · · bad and spolled an otherwise very ing arose about India and Indians. Light gun Aring practice will be follows:

on British people, the cause of the much improved black-out.

· Mr Craig is now living in a board- Henceforward, I devoted my hours carried out on July 23, 1941 between "In recent years my wife and I war-blinded wil be remembered, ing house at St. Germain-en-Laye, The raiders approaching signal spared from my business to writing the hours of 0 p.m. and 12 midnight have visited many parts of the world We need your continued support if one of the most pleasant Puris ADDRESS

was sounded at 10.15 pm, and the | and

that India's name by units of the Hongkong Inacity and have been surprised and pleased the young men blinded to-day re all-clear 10 minutes intor.

shouldpeaking

suburbs.

· be upheld.

Brigade. Firing Areas

how the the samo help as their A collision was reported between "At the same time I made. ft my

wili be affected.

terest taken in the work of St, Great War predecessors."

Miss Sylvin Boech ly an American Please use block letters and paste two trama near Talkoo Dock about business to promote cordial relations Light gun firing practice will be Dunstan's. This impression has been Local donations lo St Dunstan's; wills a fair for the unusual book of

one of them forms on back

of each Entry/\/ Injured but were not taken to hos to traristato this recently through the tween the hours of 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. which we issued just over a year nie. Hongkong Bank,

10.10 pan. Five men were slightly with other communitler and I tried carried out on July 27, 1041, be, amply borne out by the magnificent may be forwarded care of the British | genlus, a

to the New War Appeal War Organisation Fund, at the It was she who published James pital.

Indian Association,"

Firing area "D" will be affected,

Joyce's Ulysses."

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