THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 25, 1940-
Government's Explanation KING'S
(Continued from Page 1)
as the answer seemed to suggested would, as the Colony Secre- The evacuation already effect-
tary had said, greatly facilitate O.A.G. -Makes
such supplementary action. Statement
of the extent to which mainten-, ance will be provided is now un- der consideration. “
Answer
(9) If so, when?
Answer
9. When occasion arises.
(10) If not, why not?
Answer
in
PARK
INCIDENT
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI
(BANKING CORPORATION.
Authorised 'Capital
.$50,000,000
.£ 6,500,000
Issued and Fully Paid-up...$20,000,000 Reserve Funds:-
Sterling
Hong Kong Currency Re-
BCIVC Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
$10,000,000
.$20,000,000
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS: H. V. Wilkinson, Esq.. Chairman,
Hon. Mr. J. 3. Paterson. Deputy Chairman.
He should perhaps make it! Three Chinese alleged to have clear that the secret print ostolch a wrist watch from a 17- (8) Are wives and families of The Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith, the 1939 scheme was in the hands year-old Amercan boy, Chester members of the H.K.V.D.C.. who officer Administering the
Gav of the Secretary of State for the Lindt, of No 274, Matauwei Road. Colonies some months ago and on July 17 in King's Park, were are not of pure European descent ernment:"I think
perhaps was no doubt fully considered sentenced to six months' hurd la- to be evacuated?
others."
by His Majesty's Government bour by Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen He went on to say that, in when it reached its decision. That at Kowloon this morning.
a muck the scheme contemplated
Accused were ariset view of the criticisms 8. Yes, if the occasion
Leung Cheung, more urgent evacuation than now 20, Lai Chi, 24, and Shui Kim- and if suitable arrangements can local press, etc., the considered it exists. It was also recommend-hung, 18.
J. K. Bousfield, Esq., K. 8. Morrison, Esq. be made.
jesirable to make a short state-led in that scheme that considera-
T. E. Pearco, Esq., Det.-Sgt. N. B. Fraser said that ifon. Mr. 9. 11.
A. 11. Compton, Esq..
C. C. Baborts, Eiqu ment supplementary to the re-tion be given to the families of at 4.45 p.m. on July 12 Lindt
Dodwell, Hon. Mr. A. L.
Bhields, plies of the Colonial Secretary, volunteers, but this was appar- was riding a bicycle along a path G. Miskin, Esq.
The decision lay with the Warlently not considered
applicable leading to the Revolver Range.
Sir Vandeleur M. Grayburn,
Cabinet in London.
Chief Manager. It would in the present circumstances. His friend, Albert Lazzero, was 10t be proper for him to discuss
on another bicycle. the steps leading up to the deci- Mr. Shields On Costs They stopped on the footpath 10. The answer is given in the hat the Secretary of State
them sion, but he could assure
next to the Club de Recreio and Bangkok for The Hon. Mr. A. L. Shields ex-a Chinese boy, who reply to question 13.
.he Colonies was kept fully aware pressed his astonishment that fur-footpath started to cry. and of the serious disturbance to the ther reference should not be made Accused come down from the pure life of the Colony which would to the question of expenditure, hillside and demanded that the Clufoo European descent to be evacuated? then arise and of other circum-which loomed very largely in the cyclists buy candy for the child Colomba
Dairen Answer
stances as they presented them-minds of those whose wives and, as they had made him cry.
Foochow families had been sent away. A selves to Mr. Smith.
Accused then caught hold of Haiphong The final order for the eva-lot of people were grinning and the two lads, and first accused Hankow
Harbin cuation of women and children bearing it, but with very little took out a dinner knife with iloilo of pure European descent was between them and sheer want. which he cut off complainant's received on the afternoon ot He thought Government should|watch.
Current Accounts opened in Local
June 29.
A special meeting of make a clear statement
They pawned the watch for Currency. and Fixed Deposits received the Executive Council was held what it was doing for the eva-$14, and divided the money. ·
(11) Are British women : children who are not of
11. This cannot be guaranteed but what is possible will be done.
(12) If so, when?
12. When occasion arises, (13) If not, why not?
Answer
13. There may be practical dif- ficulties, such as a lack of ship- ping or difficulties in sending them to other territories.
Question Of Domicile
Answer
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about
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Kowloon. Shanghai
Kuala Lumpur Singapor
Sourabay
Bungai Patan!
Swalow
Tientala
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London
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Muar (Johore) Tokyo
Mukden
New York
Tsingleo Yokohama
Peiping
Penang
for one year or shorter periods in Local
will be quoted on application.
the next morning: it approved cuees. They were going to be The Magistrate ordered the and other currencies on terms which the order for the compulsory asked in Finance Committee to pawnshop to return complainant's evacuation, and the text of this pass a token vote of $10,000, pre-watch on payment of $7. is on the records.
sumably only for a start, with As suitable shipping was avail- little or no information about
able the following Friday, the what it would be spent on FIFTH COLUMN
or
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(14) If the answers to (8) and/evacuation committee got to work what the balance is likely to be. or (11) are in the negative, should on the basis of the list of volun- He would like a statement at From a report in the "Frank- not Government have made antary applicants for evacuation pre-an early date reassuring the peo- furter Zeitung" about Germans carly, statement accordingly, so pared in 1939 and since kept up ple both as regards payment of abroad one gets an interesting that the many concerned might to date.
passages and their maintenance glimpse of the activities of the conducted by the HONG KONG AND make their own arrangement? Accommodation was not unlim-while away and until their return Nazi "Fifth Column" in Europe. SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
ited and the question of the com- to the Colony.
This newspaper describes the Rules may be obtained on application. 14. Those who
THE HONG KONG FOR desired could pulsory registration of women was The expense might fall on the elaborate First-of-May celebra- make their own arrangements. not enforced until July 6, with Hong Kong or the Home Govern-tions of Germans in Stockholm SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
V. M. GRAYBURN, (15) Has Government any de-about two weeks' grace for allment, but if it fell on the Co-land in Berne. From these descrip-
Chief Manager. finite policy in regard to evacua-concerned..
lonial Government he thought ititions it would
appear that the tion?
All exemptions made by him a fair statement to make to say Nazi Fifth Columns in Switzer-Hong Kong, 1st March, 1937. Answer
on the first list and the names of that it was War Expenditure and land and in Sweden are strong 15. Yes, but that policy must those registered for the first time could be well taken care of out organisations and are enjoying a necessarily vary according to cir-are at present under scrutiny of the funds raised by War great deal of freedom of activity cumstances.
Taxation.
in those countries.
make a full and frank statement! with regard thereto?
Answer
not!
(16) If so, will Government Discrimination Charges
His Excellency replied that he did not wish to commit himself With regard to the allegations at the moment but all these of racial discrimination, the War points had been given very care- 16. This answer
must be un-Cabinet instructions were based ful consideration in the last day derstood in connection with the on the 1939 scheme, under which or two. reply to question 15. In view of special treatment would be ne- the present world situation, it cessary for persons who are has been considered necessary to really domiciled in Asia, and it remove from the Colony those had been hoped under that scheme. women and children not normally that India, Macao, Indo-China and domiciled here. Should the si-China.itself would be the natur- tuation deteriorate, further mea-al destination of the others. sures may be applied. If so, the steps already taken will havel greatly simplified the problem.
In a supplementary question to the reply to question 16, Sir Henry Pollock asked if the wo- 'men sent to Manila were con- Ained to those not domiciled here,
JAPAN
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Circumstances In recent months had greatly altered in this respect and he could assure
CHINESE WAR NEWSREELS
.:
BALTIC STATES: TREASURY ORDER
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
Authorised Capital Pald-up Capital Reserve and Profits
Undivided
.$10,000.000.00 5,598,600.00
2,003,261.50
HEAD OFFICE:~~~~HONG KONG The Treasury has placed a ban
10, Des Voeux Road, Central, on bankers making payments or transferring gold securities on
BOARD OF DIRECTORSI instructions received from Es-Hon. Sir Shou-son Chow, Chairman; thonia, Latvia, Lithuania or any Li Koon Chun, Esq., P. K. Kwok, Esq.. corporation controlled from these Wong Yun Tong,, Esq., Chan Ching states, it was announced in Lon- Shek, Esq., Li Lan Sang, Esq., Wong Chu Son, Esq., Kan Ying Po, Esq. and don yesterday. Reuter.
Fung Ping Wah, Esq.
NOTICE
Kan Tong Po, Esq., Chief Manager. Li Tse Fong, Esq., Manager.
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:-
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Two outstanding newsreels of Members that if further eva- the Sino-Japanese hostilities de- cuation be ordered full consi-picting the Chinese successes in deration would be given by the Shansi and in Honan and Hupeh, Government to the claims of all have been completed by a group
of cameramen sent her some time As from to-day's date Mr. C. J. Bombay ago by the Central Studio, a re-Tacchi has taken over the duties port from Loyang to the "Chinese
Haiphong Hankow American Daily News" says. These of Hon. Secretary Hong Kong Honolulu newsreels were actually photo-Lawn Tennis Association fron graphed on the battlefields and it
races.
AFRICA S. AMERICA
NEW
C. J. TACCHI, Esq.,
Hon. Sec., H.K.LT.A. 24th July, 1940.
is considered that they will con-Mr. T. A. Pearce. stitute a priceless pictorial record of Chinese armed resistance against the Japanese invasion. They
being sent to are now Chungking and it is reported that as soon as copies are made they
will be sent to various cities to be THE CHARTERED BANK shown to the public.
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