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BANK HOLIDAY
In accordance with Government Ordinanco, The Exchange Banks will be closed for the transaction of Public Business on Saturday, the 6th September, 1911. (Addi- tional Holiday).
Hongkong, 2nd September, 1941.
THE "STAR" FERRY
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Friday,
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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
R.
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 8th day of September, 1941, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of ono Lot of Crown Land at Mong Kok, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at n Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for oneo further term of 75 years.
H. K. Man's Escape From Nazis
September 3,1941,
Exchange At Suspense In Indo-China
A Glance
SELLING
Demand London
T.T. London
a
T.T. Shanghat
T.T.
con-
Singapore.
News of a former Hongkong
from resident's
escape prisoner of war enmp 'is tained in a brief cable message just received in the Colony.
He is Mr John R. Greaves,
Bernla formerly of Messrs M. WANTED-Ladles to assist in Hong-
and Company, and serving with köng's "V" Campaign by selling "V"
the, Australian Imperial Force. labels. Please apply 10 the Ferry Services will stop at
Wounded during the drive on Organiser, Dox 001, "Hongkong Telegraph or telephone 28582. A midnight on Friday, 5th Septem-
Intending bidders are advised Bardin in December last, he was proceeds to swell tile Bomber, Fund.ber, 1911, and resume at G.20 a.m.
that immediately after the dissent, after recovery, with his; on Saturday, 6th September, 1911.posal of the lot the Purchaser (if unit to Greece, in April. FOREIGN STAMPS.
kind Any
The Inst forry will leave Hong-not the applicant) will be required forces from Greek territory, Greaves After the retreat of the British noaded by Fellowship of the Bellows who will make up and 5031 for kung at 11.55 p.m.
to deposit with an authorised
was reported to be among the miss- beneßt of War Fund. Send any you
The last ferry will leave Kow- officer who will be present at the ing. No indication as to his fate or have or can collect or can spare from your duplicates to F.OD. c/o loon at 11.55 p.m.
sale, the sum of two hundred that of other members of his unit had been received until now. According Hongkong Bank, Kowloon.
to a message from the Australian authorities, he is reported to have successfully escaped and is sate and well,
WANTED TO BUY.
WANTED: Second hand truck (any model)
equipped with wheelbase over 100" must be in perfectly good condition, state particulars and price. Apply F.O. Box 1539.
FOR SALE.
By Order of the Harbour dollars, ($200) in cash. This'sum įwill be refunded on payment of Master,
the Purchase price, C. M. MANNERS, Secretary and Manager. (PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
RADIO
THE HONGKONG NATURALIST, | ZBW; 355 metres (845 k.c.) and 31.45 Vol. X nos 3 and 4. Price $4 (portage extra). Now on sale at! South China Morning Post Ltd.
NOTICE
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be
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16 cents per copy
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The Hongkong Telegraph
China and Macao
10 cents per copy British and Foreign
20 cents per copy 25 cents Saturdays.
Mussulman Makes Stand
moires (9,520 kilo-cycles) The Prime Minister And Mr Mackenzie King
Broadcast by ZBW on a Frequency of 845 k.c.'s and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 and 8.30-11.15 p.m. on 0.32 muc.'s per second, T.
H. K.
6.00 Indian Programme. 0.45 Lions.
Closing Local Stock Quola-
6.47 Daneo Musle.
7.20 Leslie Hutchinson al the Plane.
No. of Sale.
Registry No.
Kowloon Inland Lot
Tong MI Road,
Locality
Inland Lote
Mong Kok.
Boundary vfënnurenianta
N.
1. W.
Bretfort ferient
As per rela plart,
18,100
$31,675
Contents in
Ann, Rental
kj. feet.
Upset Price
abotit
He is the brother of Mr Alec Greaves of the editorial staff of the, "Hongkong Telegraph."
"TIN HAT" DAY
Big Effort For The Bomber Fund
Arrangements are well in hand for Hongkong's "Tin Hat Day" which is to be held on Saturday, October 4
Lady MacGregor han kindly ne- cepted the Presidentship of the Ladies' Committee which the The purchaser of the lot will de following Indles are serving. Mrs required to pay to the auctioneer G. D. R. Black, Mrs A. N. Braude, in cash the sum of $3,167.00 J. A.
Mrs A. Hyde-Lay. Mrs II. F. Phillips, Mrs E, C. Ritchie, (helng 10% of the upset price) Mrs 11. A.
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Com-Immediately after the fall of the Bande, Alor and Miss Stella
7.30 Portuguese Programme. 8.00 London Belay The News. 8.15 London Belay-War mentary,
8.25 London
amination of
hammer, the balance of
the
Relay Listening premium being paid in accordance
Points In Dally with the Conditions of Sale.
Propaganda.
8.30 London Relay-Talks by The
Rt Hon. Mr Winston Churchill and
Mr Mackenzie King.
9,00
9.00 Locul Time Signal, Pro- ramine Summary and Announce-/ inents.
0.02 Variety Requests. 0.45-10.00 News in French Short Wave Only).
(On
DAS Variety Requests (Continued). 10.00 London Relay The News and News Commentary.
PATNA, Sept. 4 (Reuter).---Fol- lowing the recent resignations from the Viceroy's Executive Council by *Moslem members, a stand has been made by Sir Sultan Ahmed who, on the eve of nsauming office as a mem-
10.15 A Wagner Programme. ber of the Council, said: "In accept- ing the offer of the Viceroy "Rienzi" Overture; Excerpts from
an, "The Valkyrie." succeed Sir Muhammad Zafrullakhan, , i did
nothing that is at all a con- 11.90 Loudon "Makers of Ills- travention of the decision of the tory"
to
G.
R.
ле
Secretary),
Fifty thousand miniature "tin hats are being made, and will be sold throughout the Colony.
Major Baseball
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U.S.A. 'T.T. T.T. MANU
Manila
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4 m/s L/C London
1/314
4 m/s D/P London
4 m/s L/C U.S.A.
1/34
.25%
4 m/s Franco
30 da India
.04%
U.S. Cross rate in London 4.02 U.S. Cross rate in N.Y.
U. K. WAR EFFORT & U. S. AID
Britain Disturbed
By Reports
SPECIAL TO THE ""TELEGRAPH"
BANKS
TIE OHARTERED BANK OF INDIA," AUSTRALIA & OMINA. Incorporated by Royal Charter 1883, Japanese Settle Down Paid-up Capital $3,000,000 Reserve und ....... *****ddessä 13,000,000 Noservo Liability of Proprietors 23,000,000.
To Wait
(Reuter) SAIGON, Sept. Governor-General Admiral Decoux nas arrived in Salgon after a tour of Cambodia. No new political
developments are
expected at the moment and with the departure of General Sumits to Japan, the intest of the Japanesa move south- ward and the second act of incursion
HEAD OFFICE:-LONDON,
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18 Kishopogato, ¿B.U.I.
Bab-Agencies in London, 117-127, Leadenhall Street, E.Ç.3.
West End Branch: ́14-10, Cookspur Street, B.W.1.
Manchester Branch:
152, Mosley St, Manchester, E. AGENCIES AND BRANCHES, Hongkong
in Indo-China appears to linve ended,
AM'Afor Star leaving the curtain down between Amritsar loilo nets preceding the unforeseeable next Bangkok episode.
Balavia
While Japanese troops are pro-Bombay paring for a prolonged sojourn they Calculla are manifestly Incapable of further offensive action in this uren due to various factors, notably insuffeleni strength which is only a fraction of Conton the recent estimates abroad.
Agencies:
Cilva Street Limapur Fatrito Place Kuching
Rangoon Saigon
Spol
Semarang
Karachi
Seremban
Klang
Shanghai
Koba
Kusia
Singapore BILZwan Sourabaya
Talping
Cawnpore Cebu Colombo
Madras Manila
Tientsin
Tungkal
Medan
(Phuket)
New York
Tsingtao
Teiping
Yokohama
(Peking)
Penang EXCHANGE
and General
opened and
FOREIGN
Possible Bluff While some quarters interpret the Delhi Japanese occupation of Southern Halphong Indo-China as a bluff Intended to Hankow distract attention from a surprise attack against the Netherlands East Banking Business transacted. indles,
CURRENT ACCOUNTS other eireles consider that the first sign of a dednite weakening in FIXED DEPOSITS received for One Year the Russian western front will be or shorter periods in Local or Other Currencies at rates which will be quoted the signal for a
Japanese move on application. against Siberia.
A considerable school of thought emphasises
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS alm opened in Local Currency and Sterling with interest
te and previous domes- allowed,al rates obtainable on application.
Manager.
position and be- The Bank's Head Offer In London Hoves that an agreement between undertakes Executor and Trusten bust- Japan and America in which Japan, and claims recovery of Drittals Income Tax overpaid, on terms wich makes certain concessions in return may be ascertained at any of its for certain economic advantages is a Agencies and Branches.
W. H. EVANS THOMAS, LONDON, Sept. 4 (UP)-ikely solution to the present situn- The Minister of Information, It is feared, however, that such Mr Brendon Bracken to lay an agreement may be reached at issued an open invitation to the expense of Indo-China. United States Senators and Re- presentatives to visit England themselves and convince them- selves regarding the British war effort and the use of United States materials,
Dr Hu Shih Visits Mr Hull
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
Premier's
Report To
Parliament
LONDON, Sept. 4 (Reuter).~- When Parliament resumes after the short summer recess, the |Prime Minister intends to make fa full statement to the House of Commons on the war situation. WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (UP).—
He will deal among other matters The Chinese Ambassador,
Dr Hu with
hls meeting with President Shli to-day visited Mr Cordell Hull, Roosevelt at sea which resulted in Secretary of State for 45 minutes, the formulation of the Atlantic Char- after which he announced that the ter, the position of affairs in Russla conversation consisted
of an "ex- and the question of Anglo-American etinnge of luformation."
The topics discussed were not re-
aid, the altuation in Iran and the Middle East. vast There have been suggestions that
The invitation Indicated the con- cern which has been felt recently in England over firstly; charges in the United States that the British war effort is lugging and war materials misused; secondly, that opinion in the United States is becoming in-
muddled,
particularly creasingly since the Russo-German wor with a result that there has been a con
American to afd in defeating Hitler.
No Peace Mission Asked whether n visit by a delega- Hun of American legislators to vealed; however, it is assumed that England and Germany might not the Ambassador is keeping in close the question of ald to Russia should of the Farbe debated in a secret session but assume the proportions of a peace touch with all phases mission, Mr
Bracken declared, Eastern situation,
this does not find any support in "There can be no question of our
Later, when questioned by nejvys Government circles, where it is felt ever using any. Intermediary for paper men as to whether or not his that whatever can be salt on the peace. We are fully
our visit served to increase his confidence subject should be enld in publle. confident hower to destroy Nazi tyranny and regarding American aid to China, he There is asserted, "I have always had com- want no pence-mongers no question of peace as long as Hitler viele confidence in America's sym- and his bunch of gangsters disturb bathy and helpfulness, and always: the peace of the world, He has will have," occupied a lot of nations in Europe and there is no question that if he had his say, he would occupy, a lot of States on the American Continents. But he won't have his say."
The effort is not to be confined to the street sales, the Hongkong Wor Effort
fort Commitice having de- cided to organise a special "Tin Hat Ball" on the preceding night, October 3. This will take place at the stdbrable sinckening In Peninsula Hotel, when several enthusiasm PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS original fentures will be introduced.
of the Sale by Public Auction the issue of imitation in
The preliminary plans provide for ints" to be held on Monday, the 8th which will be worn by all attending. day of September, 1941, nt 3] It is hoped that there will also be
and very
special p.m., at the Offices of the Public an entirely new
floor show. Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Lond Shamshuipo, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, commencing from 1st July, 1898, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one fur- ther term of 24 years less the last three days thereof. Intending bidders are advised has been launched by the New Jersey that immediately after the dis- State Council of the Congress of Industrial Organisation amongst the posal of the lot the Purchaser (if Polish Executions quarter of a million members in New not the applicant) will be required
Moslem Longue, for I am even now Talk by Desmond McCarthy on convinced that I have done nothing Byron, which would be in the least prejudi- clal to the best interests of Mussul- mans in Indin."
Sir Sultan Ahmed contended that
11.15 Close Down..
An Hour's Pay To Aid Children Of Workers
NEW YORK, Sept. 4 (Reuter),
appointment which was necessi- tated by the resignation of Mutiamad Zafrullulthan, was wholly unconnect-In co-operation with the British- ed with any scheme of expansion of the Executive Council.
American Ambulance Corps, n drive
Jersey to induce each member to-
ito deposit with an authorised BERLIN, Sept. 4 (UP)-The on-give an hour's pay "to help your officer who will be present at the cial news agency to-day exposed that brother workers in England by sale, the sum of two hundred eighteen former Polish police officials caring for their chikiren."
· have been ̈ sentenced-to-death-by-a The money-will-bewed-torts-dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum special German military court on tablish a "C.10. village" in England will be refunded on payment of charges of murdering members of the for British workers' children German minority in Poland two have been bombed out of years ago.
homes.
BUY A BADGE
..for your car and support the
BOMBER FUND
$5 each
NOW ON SALE
F.O.B.
INFORMATION' BUREAU
GLOUCESTER · ARCADE
'and
FAR EAST MOTORS, KOWLOON:
Alfredo
Cardinals
Twice Beaten In Twin-Bill
NEW YORK, Scpl. 4 (UP)- What Brooklyn Dodgers could not do for themselves int yesterday's programme of baseball matches in the National League, St Louis Cardinals did for them to-day. Dodgers falled to take the lead in the National circult yesterday when they lost the second game
of FL double-header with Philadelphia, but the Cardinals went under twice
to Chicago Cubs to-day and put the Dodgers at the top of the table. Scores were:
NATIONAL LEAGUE
5
R. II. E. Battery-Warncke, Lanier, Krist; W.
their
who the Purchase price.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
G
Boundary
St Louis
Cooper. Chicago
3 B 1
Measurements
Battery, Errickson, Scheling.
N.) 8. | EJW,
BatteryM. Cooper, Poulet, Crouch; Mancuso, W. Cooper. Chicago
95 Larder.
0
Battery-Passeau; McCullough,
Cincinnati
i
1
Unttery-Walters; Lombardi.
Pittsburg
4 1
No of Sale.
New Kowloon
Requery No.
No, 2375.
EN Sunnotрv
Kowloon Inland
Lot No. 1472
·
Castle Peak Road.
| * |
|
「
[fent|fertjfertjieei|
as per inle
plan.
0919
$17,530
The purchaser of the lot will be required to pay to the auctioneer in cash the sum of $1,708.00 (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,
St Louis
Hattery-Sewell; Baker.
Called at the end of the fifth owing to
rain.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York Yankees ellnched the Ameri- ran pennant with a 0-3 win over Boston
ited Sax.
New York
Roslan
Battery-Donald; Dickey.
38 Battery-Newsom, #torrla; Peacock.
Cleveland
Detroit
10
2
7 12 0
☐ 10
3
Battery-Feller; Desautels. Hinttery-Nowhouser, Trout; Sullivan. Ten innings were played,
DENTZ ON WAY BACK
TO VICHY
NAZI-CATHOLIC COMBAT-IN HOLLAND
Monseigneur
A
(Reuter)
Baruch Offers
A Plan
Defence Production WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (Router): Mr Bernard Baruch, who was head of the War Industries Board during the Inst World War, has submitted a defence
production plan to President Roosevelt calling for
one-man direction and a ceiling on all
prices, Commenting on the allocation of supplies and priorities which were regulated by a Board composed of even men, Mr Buruch commented:
LONDON, Sept.
de Jong, Catholic Bishop of the Netherlands, has been Aned 500 guilders by the Nazis for wilfully failing to obey a German police order, states to-day's "Vr BEIRUT, Sept. 4 (Reuter). Nederland," a Free Dutch paper "Nobody has--the-final-authority- General Dentz accompanied by published in London.
Although the contents of the order there.. 47 officers of his General Staff,
were not disclosed, the decision of Dr has arrived from Jerusalem on Seyss-Inquart to prosecute the hend testify before the Senate Banking the first stage of his journey of Holland's Catholic Church brings Committee in a fortnight's time on back to France.
to a head the strained relations be-price control legislation, adding "I
word.'
M
.but it is a faltering step for-
Baruch sald that he would
going to kick the lights out of it."
A Guard of Honour was mounted
tween the Nazis and the Catholle am at the quayside and presented arms community. before General Dentz boarded his ship which is leaving In shorlly.
convoy
Madame Deniz is accompanying GERMAN N.C.O.
her husband, who is understoort fu
have accepted the offer of a high)
post on the. Vichy General Staff.
An Allied spokesman told "Reu- ter "We have given the men of
SHOT
Incident In Paris
. SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
everlasting
Former M.P.
Charged
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Sept. 4 (UP).-Captain
good lesson in International
VICHY, Sept. 4 (UP)-It is re- Sir Herbert Paul Latham, 30, wealthy and fair play on how to treat prisoners. Let the Axis ask General Ported that a German non-commis-x-M.P. was to-day accused at a Dentz about it."
stoned officer was shot in the shoulder court martial on 30 charges to The which he pleaded not guilty. The It is learned that over 100 Frenen in Paris on Wednesday night.
ver charges included "disgraceful conduct seamen deserted from the last con- German police took the case
of an indecent kind,” voy of ships arriving from France from the
French. and joined the Free French forces in with his fiancee when he was shot an artificial leg also pleaded not
The German N.C.O. was walking
the Levant, One mariner WAS
over
astounded to find Beirut life proceed from behind but not seriously wound ing normally. Ile said: "Vichy ed. He was treated at La Riboisalcre propaganda told us that Beirut was Hospital. The shooting occurred in In ruins and with petrol for thie Montparte quarter where a'naval
Ensign was recently assassinated.
MALTA BAGS SIX me."
WITHOUT A LOSS
MALTA, Sept. 4 (Reuter).---| It is officially announced that six
Cairo and Suez enemy fighters were shot down
Canal Bombed
over Malta to-day,
Last night thore was u succession of raids on. Malta, enemy raiders operated singly, and dropped. bombs on lund causing slight civilian damage but no casualties.
With Little Effect CAIRO, Sept. 4 (Router) "There was an air raid last night on Cairo and Suez Canal On Thursday morning a large areas," states the Ministry of formation of Italian fighters up- proached Malta, They were engaged the Interior,. "Bombs were drop-by RAF, fighters and six of tho ped on a suburb of Cairo, killing enemy were denticly shot into the one and injuring 21. There was sen. At least three very slight damage.
"Slight damage was also done in the Suez Canal area but no casualties were reported.--
"Alarms were also sounded in the | greater part of the Delta."
It is understood that the damage in the Caire suburb, did not affect private property.
Franco-Japanese Problems
were badly damaged and are unlikely to have losges. reached their base...Wo sustained no
Congratulations ·
MALTA, Sept. 4 (Reuter)--Ne plying to a message from General Sir John DUI, Chlef of Imperial General Staff, on entering the third year of war-praising the conduct of Malta's garrison, the Governor of Malta Llout-C General Bir-Willem-Dobble) said: "Your message has been grant ly appreciated by all troops of the garrison, who are fully prepared, and
ara supremely confident rin MANILA, Sept. 8 (UP), Local | ability to
may lie ahead of them."
carry out whatever tasks Japanese circles stated that Tokyo is may expected to dispatch Mr Keulchi
anpounced that £500 towards Yoshizawa, former delegate to the the Malta Relief Fund has been con= Dutch East Indies to Hanol to handle Iributed by thê. Caylon. Piensters"As- Franco-Japanese próbláms¦
ochadon One Day's Pay Fund. sociation
no
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OIL TANKER AT VLADIVOSTOK
U,S. Shipment Arrives
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 4 (UP), The Union Oll Company to-day an- nounced that its tanker L. P, Saint Claire han reached Vladivostok
carrying 90,000 barrels of nylation gasoline the first delivery of such under the United States pto- gramme.to nid Russia,
fuel
The precise time of arrival was not revealed, and the announcement withhold regarding the arrival was for 12 hours until the Maritime
Commission authorised Its publica- tion.
Two other tankers are due at Vladivostok next Sunday and Mon- day, one carrying 05,000 barrels of high octane fuel and the other carry. ing 75,000 Barrels: The Saint Claire left Los Angeles on August 15..
First Australian Envoy To China
BATAVIA, Sept. 4. (Router)-TiO Arst Australian Minister. to Chung- king Mr Frederick William Eggles ton, who is at present in the Dutch East-Indies, to-day
paid
a visit to the milltary authorities of Bandunt,
In a press interview Mr-Eggleston said that his nomination was the third of a series of appointments which demonstrated or Australia's sincere desire to develop relations, with ollier Pacific countries.TAAR
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