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CLASSIFIED NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

ADVERTISEMENTS

NOTICE

25 words $2.50 EVACUATION REPRESENTATION

for days propaid

WANTED KNOWN.

COMMITTEE

A public meeting will be held on Thursday, August 28, at 6 p.m. In the Rose Room, Peninsula

WANTED-Ladies to assist in Hong- Hotel, for all husbands and re

evacuees and others

kong's "Y" Campaign by selling "V"atives of

Please apply to labels,

the who are interested. 001, "Hongkong Organiser, Box Telegraph" or, telephone 28602.. All proceeds to swell the Bomber Fund.

(Sgd.) W. V. TAYLOR,

Acting on. Secretary, Evacuation Representation Com.

FOREIGN STAMPS. Any kind needed by Fellowship of the Bellows mittee. who will make up and

scll for

benefit of War Fund. Send any you. POWER OF ATTORNEY have or con collect or can spare

fram your, duplicates to F.O.B. c/o Hongkong Bank, Kowloon.

FOR SALE.

Nolice is hereby given that on account of furlough the Power of Attornby issued to Leon Henry

Wednesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

August 27, 1941* * !

THE HONGKONG NATURALIST,George Frost, District Accountant'

4. Price $4at longkong for The Texas Com Vol. X nos. 3 and (postage extra). -Now on sale at

pany (China) Ltd, at Hongkong South China Morning Post Ltd.

has been cancelled and recalled.

Crash Reveals Secret Wedding

revealed

JOHN JUSTIN, hero of the colour film "The Thief of Bagdad," it was recently, WAS marrled secretly two years ago to a girl who is the same age and was born on the same day as himself.

They were married on their 21st birthday two weeks after they first incl.

The marriage became itnown when John Justin, who is now a flying Instructor in the RAF., had a bad crash.

For a week his wife has sat by h bedske in a Royal Air Force hospitel waiting for him to return to full

consciousnesa,

Mr Justin, for professional reasons, hid the fact that he was married and Mrs Justin suld that she was usually "explained away" as his fancee.

Similar Power of Attorney has been isau ed to Edgar Harold Fendason who has been appointed Distriel Accountant at Hongkong to succeed Leon Frost.

UFS

NAZI DESTRUCTION-Scans of the Russian town of Zabludow which suffered bombard- ment by German planos. Reckless bombing of places far from military objectives angered the Russians, and stiffened their determination to resist aggression

Henry George RICE & VITAMINS

THE TEXAS COMPANY (CHINA) LTD.

BY P. F. LEFEVRE,

Managing Director. Hongkong, August 25th, 1911.

ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE,

STANLEY

Subsidy Suggestion For

"Cargo" Grade

The sixteenth meeting of the Com- Equitable Rice Sales Fürd mittee was held at Medical lead- there quarters on Monday, when were present the Rev. W. H. Alton, Mr Tuol Po-tin, the Rev. C. Brown, Mr-E. L. Curtis, Mr C. N. LI, Mr C. C. Lino, Mr Wong Quincey, and the Hon. Dr P. S. Selwyn-Clarke, in the chair.

Sale of Vegetables

JULY IMPORTS SHOW INCREASE

According to an official report released for publication by the Superintendent of Imports and Exports the combined values of the Colony's imports and exports of merchandlas as declared. during the month of July, 1941, totalled $119.9 milllons (£7.3 millions) as compared with $119.0 millions (£7.4 millions) in July, 1940.

Imports of merchandise in July,

In terms of local currency the total visible trade of the Colony Increased by 0.8 per cent. In July, 1941 as compared with July, 1910; and decreased by 1.4 per cent, in terms of sterling.

£ 2:5 4.3 3.7 £2.5 3.0 3.3 $30.8 53.0 65.3 $30.3 42.2 38.9 £ 2.3 3.3 3.4 £ 2.3 2.6 2.4 $43.0 75.7 80.6 $43.9 48.0 52.5 4 3.0 4.7 4.2 £ 2.7 3.0 3.3 337.1 72.1 05.9 $49.0 50.7 52.4 £3.5 4.6 4.1 3.0 3.6 3.3 $50.1 70.3 72.8 $49.3 59.0 53.5

Arrest Of Brussels Mayor

BANKS

THE CHARTERED BANK OF ÍNDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA. Incorporated by Royal Charter it, Paid-up Capital

***** £3,000,000 Reserve Fund

**** £3,000,00S Neserve Liability of Proprietors £3,000,00 HEAD OFFICE-LONDON. 18 Bibsopegate, E.C.1. Sub-Agencies in London. 117-111, Landenhall #treet, 2,04, West End ranchi ́14-16, Cockspur Street, 8.W.1. Manchester Branch: B2, Mosley Bt. Manchester, 1. AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:

Rangoon Hongkong

London A Belgian aviator who escaped from Brussels in a stolen aeroplane has brought' news here of the arrest of a new "Burgomaster Max," com- parable to the hero of the earller world war, who had defied Ger- man decrees and refused to co- operate in Nazi' plans for the Hangkok new order.

Alor Star Amritsar

Bourabaya

Jotto

Balzon

Ipo

Semarang

Batavia

Катаст

Beremban

Bombay

Klang

Bhangha

Calcutta

Kobe

Singapore

While concealing the name of- the flyer, Henri Pierlot, Premier

Agencies:

Kuala

Sillawan

Fairito Place Kuching

Citve Street Lumpur

Telping

Canton

Madras

Tientaln

Manila

Tongkah

Cobu Colombo Dolhi

Medan

(huket)

New York

Tsingtao

Pelping

Yokohama

(Pekla)

of the Belgian Government-in-Cawnpore exile here, has made the story' public, and identified the civil Haiphong official as Burgomaster Van Der Moulebroeck.

Penang

llankow

FOREIGN Danking Business transacted,

EXCHANGE and

General

and

CURRENT ACCOUNTS operied FIXED DEPOSITS received for One Year or shorter periods in Local or Other Currencies at rates which will be quoted

on application.

When the Germans arrested Van Der Moulebroeck and announced his resignation, he covered the walls of Brussels with copies of a proclama-llowed at rates obtainable on application. tion, one of which the aviator brought with him.

Never Resigned

These ran: "Contrary to what has been said, I have neither abandoned my post nor tendered my resignation. I am and I remain and will remain the one and only lawful Burgomaster of Brussels. Those who are really of our stock are afraid of nothing, and of no one in the world, and they have only one fear-not to do their duty and lose their honour, God will protect Belgium and the King"

Mochery Weapon

+

SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in Local Currency and Sterling with interest The Bank's Head Office in London undertakes Executor and Trustee busi• claim recovery of British Fax overpaid, on terms which

Income

may bo

ascertained at any of—1.

Agencies and Branches.

་

W. II. EVANS thomas,

Manager.

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED Head Gmce:-15, Gracechurch Bireet, London, E.CJ,

Authorised Captial Subscribed Capital Paid-up Capital... Reservo Fund and Rest

DANKENSI

£3,000,000

1,000,000

1,050,000

1.254.002

The Bank of England & 311sland

►

The Germans tore the posters down, but just as quickly unknown hands replaced them. The Nazis Bangkok announced a fine of 6.000.000 francs Bombay for putting up the posters, and the Calcutta next morning they remained in al place, with piles of small coins Gale

contemptuously beneath Howrah town them.

The new School Year begins on September 1. both for the Middle School and the Preparatory School. examination for New Entrance

Mr C N. Li reported that 112.03 Students (Middle School) on August

pleuls of vegetables had been bought 30, at 9 a.m.

M. S. from farmers in the New Territories For prospectus, aply to Fung, Esq., or P. L. Chan Esq., c/o during the week ending August 22

Harry

Wicking, Prince's at a cost to the Committee of $792.10.

Sales at Mong Kok Market amaunt-1941, totalled $68.8 millions (£4.2 Feb.

sur millions) as compared with $50.0 Messra

or to the Building, (Tel. 30241)

ed to 103.01 piculs for which the sum millions (23.5 millions) in July, Mar. Warden, St. Stephen's College,

fot $794,42 was obtained, 85.77 ver1040, and exports $51.2 millions (£3.1) Stanley.

valued at $076.39 being carried

compared with $42.4 Apr. to the current week and 6.17 piculs millions) is

"To-day," sald M. Pierlot, "as all the THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC costing $30.60 being rejected as millions (£3.9 millions).

having deteriorated,

Imports of merchandise in July, May

£ 3.0 4.9 4.5 £3.0 3.7 3.3 twenty years ago, mockery is the were now being effected to in 1941, increased by 21.0 per cent. in

3.6 4.3 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.2 other. To-day as then, German dividuals rather to licensed hawkers, terms of local currency, and by 20.0 June $59.3 60.9 84.7 $59.0 56.0 53.2 weapon left to those who have no $50.6 56.6 8.8 $45.7 82.4 61.2 heaviness is powerless in the face of

she

"It caused same curious situations, but it has been great fun," added, "and it was worth trouble to be near each other.

The

Hongkong Telegraph Eleventh Annual Amateur Photographic Competition juno-September, 1941. Two Silver Trophies Awarded by ILFORD LTD. For the best and second-best entries.

$250

nt

on

More sales

Grades of Rice

£ 3.1 9.6

4.2 2.8 3.9 3.1 ridicule."

Very

British Mission

Popular In Moscow

Russian soldiers have ceased to be puzzled by the uni- forms of members of the British military mission in Moscow,

CO., LTD. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

per cent. In terms of sterling. Ex- that an Interim Dividend of $-.60

Members expressed great satisfac-ports of merchandise in July, 1041, July per share has been declared in

of local currency, and by 20.5 per cent. in terms of sterling. respect of the half year ended tion that the Controller of Food had decreased by 17.0 per cent. In terms 30th June, 1911, ou 900,000 OLD found it possible to establish, as from August 22, an official grade of un-

rice. The During the first seven months of "cargo" polished or SHARES and will be payable on and after Thursday, 11th Septem-desirability of providing a grade of 1941 imports of merchandise totailed ber, 1911. Dividend Warrants "healthy" rice had been urged at the $456.0 millions (£20.1 millions) as eleventh meeting of the Committee compared with $470.2 millions (£29.4 may be obtained on application July 21. Lest the prejudice millions) in the corresponding period the Company's Registered against the local consumption of un-of 1940 and exports $353.7 millions too (£21.8 millions) ns compared with polished or "cargo" rlee was Once, P. & O. Bullding.

THE REGISTER OF MEMBERS strong, the Committee offered their $380.2 millors (£241 millions). services once more in establishing a

Imports of marchandise decreased of the Company will be CLOSED few selling depois for this variety of by 4.2 per cent, in terms of loent from MONDAY, 1ST SEPTEM- rice at which intensive propaganda currency, and by 4.4 per cent in terins

could be

Be carried BER to THURSDAY, 11TH SEP large a proportion as possible of those of sterling: exports decreused by 9.1 cent in terms of (both TEMBER,

daya most likely to fall victims to Berl-Per cent, in terms of local currency, 1911, inclusive) during which period Beri, etc, to buy "cargo" rice. In and by 9.1 per $250

The following table shows com be renewing this offer, the Committed sterling,

of the fact that dis- cognisant were tribution formed an important part parative imports and exports of mer- work of the Hongkong chandise during each of the seven months of 1041 as compared with Government Itice Monopoly,

months of 1940 At the same time, they desired to the corresponding was improbable that such a well millions): organised service would be adversely A few affected by the existence of

the Jan: special selling centres, whereas the the poorer FOR THE PROTECTION the community to appre-

members of ciate the value of unpolished rice is attaining a higher standard of health one which it eficiency was and might, they felt, be a pity to miss.

Three Silver Trophies Awarded by EASTMAN KODAK CO. First Prizes in each of the three Sections. CASH PRIZES SECTION ONE Interior scenes. Tuble Top and Sill Life Studies. (Exluding 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 Photographers.

1-The entries awarded the

ford

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

-The prizes will be awarded to the competitors sending in what are adjudged to be the best photo- graphs in each Section. Each entry must be accompanied by form which will be published during the period of the Com- petition, and which mu posted on back of entry. 4.-The right to publish any or all of the entries is reserved to the Hongkong Telegraph,

B-All photographs entered

be

must

have been taken in the Colony of Ilongkong. Photographs which have been already entered in othar Competitions are ineligible. -No responsibility will be acceptar for non-delivery of, loss of, or damage to entries. 7.-All entrier to be either black, Aepla, or toned pletures, and must bo mounted. Coloured

photo- graphs are ineligible. 8-Plalures submitted in sopia tones should be accompanied by a smaller print in black and white, -No picture to entered in more

than one Section. 10-Mounts to be only while or cream, must be of one of the following Bizes:-10X12, 16x2.

11.-No correspondence wil be entered

into in connection with the Com Petition,

12-Members of the State of the and the Hongkong Telegraph South China Morning Post are not permitted to compete. 13-The decision of the Judges chall

bo final.

14-At the conclusion of the Com

pelition, entries will be returned to competitors on avvincation at the Telegraph offices days.

use of aliases is strictly forbidden.

NAME

ENTRY FORM

BECTION

ADDRESS - .

Piedrese block letters and `pasto

*** one of thaea forms on back " of "each-Entry -

no transfer of shares can registered.

By Order of the Board of of the Directors.

out to induce as

Enthusiasm. for the. mission

Moscow.

Colombo

Bank, Ltd.

BRANCHES-

Jaffna Kuantan

Kandy Karachi

Kota Dhary Kuala Lipis

Madras New York.

Penang Bangoon Rhanghal Simla

Rua Lumpur Singapore

HONGKONG branch,

Hongkong Kuala Trengganu

of Banking Every description Exchange Business transacted.

and

TRUSTEE AND EXECUTORSKIP UNDERTAKEN. Current Accounts opened in Local Cur- received in rency and Fixed Deports Local Currency and Sterling on terms that may be ascertained on oppicalion.

D. BENSON,

Dianager.

POST OFFICE

Parcel Post Service to Japan is temporarily suspended.

Air Mail to Rangoon to connect with the Briush Overseas Airways

They now salute British officers às In another part of the amphi-Service will until further notice be on Mondays and Fridays. theatre sat the British military at closed is tache (Colonel Grier) and other Correspondence for despatch by this

route must bo they would their own.

superscribed by growing in ten call out greetings,

"C.N.A.C." in the streets.

Civilians

AB

All members of the mission find themselves the subject of lively and friendly curiosity.

The British Ambassador (Sir Stat- and members of the

British officers.

After the first dance an official went on the stage and said: "We have in our midst representatives of our great ally, Britain. I know you will wish to welcome these guests."

The audience rose cheering. Each

one in the audience would shout a popular slogan, and the cheering would burst out again.

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD., submit, with all deference, that it and 1939, in $'s and £'s sterling (in ford Crippe cheered for 10 minutes time the applause dled down some-

has

Agents.

Hongkong. 5th August, 1941.

OF CHILDREN

What to do to help a child

or

Anyone knowing of a child who

been assaulted, neglected, B1-treated in manner likely to cause unnecessary suffering or injury to health, or knowing of a parent who is seeking advice on any matter concerning a child, would be doing an act of kindness by communicating int once with-

The Iion. General Secretary, H.KS.P.C., Old City Hall.

The Inspector, 40, Pokfulam Road, 1st floor.

The Inspector, 02 Stone Nullah Lane, 2nd. Floor.

The Inspector, 12 Sal Young Choi St., Kowloon.

The inspector, Kowloon,

52. Argyle St.,"

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

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

BRIGADIER NEVILLE'S

NEW JOB

Saigon Gag Rule

Military Movements

Saigon, Aug. *20. The authorities of Indo-China have Issued an order forbidding any trans- mission of further details concerning the Japanese occupation, or of Ja- panese troop movements.-Reuter.

Inganore View

The

Singapore, Aug. 26. "slience order regarding Japan has caused considerable speculation here, where it is freely credited that the Japanese ore en- deavouring to cover up some im- portant milltary preparation,

Reliable foreign reports from southern Indo-China stato that the Japanese have at least 150,000 men already installed in that country despite the limit of 40,000 which was of the the terms imposed under recent settlement.

Apart from certain garrisons at Camranh, Cape St Jacques and Sal-

Brigadict A G Neville, Deputy gon, Japon's whole expeditionary Director of Information and Prox force is being sent toward the Thei border, according to reports from the

paganda in Millary Affairs at the tetest travellers arriving here from Ministry of Information, is leaving Indo-Chinn.

as ho put to "go back to the Army" reports the Evening Stand-

Meanwhile, a large amount of equipment is being

ard. Actually, he has never left it mateiiris and

for since he flew home from Hong-disembarked, including field pleces,

rench mortars and son

75 guna

kong early in the war to take up with a large number of tanks and this post he has represented the War heavy artillery."-Reuter. Office at the Ministry in its relation- 'ship with the Press.

At his frequent meetings with newspapermen Brigadier Neville has given such information as he could with urbanity and a sense of humour. When awkward questions were ask- ed of him the Brigadier carried out a neat delaying action and withdrew in good order, comments the London paper.

Nazis Jail Y.W.C.A. Chief

The Germans In Parts have sent a 50-year-old Englishwoman to jail for two years.

She is Somerset-born Miss May James.

He is succeeded by his second-in- For ten years before the German command Lieut-Colonel H. F. Hey- occupation she was in charge of the wood. who before the war was British-American Wellare Hostel of altacho at more" than one British the Y.W.C.A. In Paris, Embassy and is an accomplished linguist.

Brigadier (then Colonel) Neville was in Hongkong last year, serving as a General Starr Omle

Gestapo arrested her last year

on a a charge of espionage and possess In a radio transmitting sal."

From that time until sentence was passed she was detained in a Paris

IMPORTS EXPORTS 1939 1940 1941 1939 1940 1941

$40.7-09.7-60.1-$40.2-61.0. 52.9.

mission were

at a display of popular dances by pensants of the Ukraine and White

tussia.

KEEP THE BOMBER FUND SOARING

TYPES

OF BOMBERS HITTING HITLER 10—The Blackburn Skup, DONATIONS TO DATE: $2,504,264.75

REMITTED TO LONDON: £151,939.19.6d-

The public are reminded that it i

to breach of postal regulations inclose in a postal cover communi- ations intended for persons other nan the addressee.

The Printed Matter Service to the tam- following places in China horarily suspended:-Yunnan, Sze

huen, Ewelchow, Hunan, Fukles

and--Kulangsu) except Amos Iwangs!, North and East of <wangtung.

Small Packet Post to all countries is suspended.

INWARD AIR MAILS Air Mall by "Pan American Airways Francisco Direct Service"-San date, 21st August. .......Aug. 28. Air Mall by "Pan American Airways Direct Bervice" San Francisco date, 2nd September......Sept. 9,

OUTWARD AIR MAILS Thursday, Aug. 28

Air Mall for Manila, Guam, Honolulu, US.A. and Europe via “Fan-Amerl- Airways and Trans-Atlantic Services."

can

..Aug. 28, 5 p.m. ...Aug. 28, 5.30 p.m.

K.P.O.

Reg.

Ord.

Reg.

Ord,

G.r.o.

.Aug. 28, 6 p.m.

.Aug. 28, 7 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 29

Air Mail by Alr to Ilangoon lo con- nect with the "British Overseas Airways,"

I.P.O. and G.P.0.

Reg.

Ord

.Aug. 20, 4 1.0

.Aug. 29, 4.30 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 1

Air Mail by Air to Rangoon to con-

sect with the "Britisk Oversese Airways."

Reg.

E.P.O. and G.P.0.

........Bept., 1, 4 p.m. Ord.....Sept, 1, 4.30 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. D

Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu, via "Pan- and Europe U.8.A. American Airways and Trans- Atlantic Services."

Reg.

:Ord.

Reg. Ord.

K. T. O.

.Sept. 9, 5 pm.

....Sept. 8, 5.30 pm.

G. P. O.

.Sept. 9, 5 DAL·

.Sept. 9, 7 p.m.

Leaflet 'Raid' Was Boost For Revue

Leaflets dropped from an R.A.F. plane over Brighton recently secured publicity for a revue to be staged by troops, in the district.

The show 'Boaux and Bellos was in aid of their sports and wellare. fund.

The plane was on reconnaissance duty w

In it was an officer associated with the revue, Br

As the machine passed over the town he seized his chance to give the show a novel boost with a leafe Tet "rald"