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AIR RAIDS PRECAUTIONS
Broadcast Talk By Wing Cdr. Steele-Perkins
"GENERAL
FUNERAL OF MR. E. H. INCHCOMBE
Death Under Tragie
Circumstances
The funeral of the late Mr. Ernest Harold Inchcombe, of the Wing Commander Steele-Perkins Royal Naval Dockyard Police, who gave a broadcast talk, over 2.B.W. died under tragic circumstances. last night on "Air Raid Precau- yesterday morning, took place lu tions" in the course of which he the afternoon at the Protestant said the measures which the Hong Cemetery, Happy Valley. The Last Kong Government proposed to Post was sounded by a rating from take were wholly precautionary HMS. Medway. and were, in general, such as have already been taken by the majority of the European nations.
The deceased leaves a mother in England and a sister in Singapore. European members of the Naval Dockyard Police and an Indian detachment attended.
THURSDAY,
RECONSTITUTED MILK
TO BE PASTEURISED
Recommendation Of Urban Council Finds Approval
The bye-laws, under the heading "Reconstituted Milk and Re- constituted Cream" made by the Frban Council under sections. 5 and 6 of the Public Health (Food). Ordinance were approved at the meeting of the Legislative Council yesterday when His Excellency the Governor, Sir Geoffry Northcote, presided.
The report of the Rents Commission was also laid before the Council, those present at the meeting being the Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith (Colonial Secretary), the Hon. Mr. S. Calne (Financial Secretary), the Hon. Mr. R. A. C: North, (Secretary for Chinese Affairs), the Hou Mr. J. A. Fraler (Attorney General, the Hon. Mr. R. M. Henderson (Director of Public. Works), the Hon Mr. T. E King (Commissioner of Police), the Hon. Dr. Selwyn Clark Director of Medical and' Sanitary Services), His Excellency Major-General A. W. Bartholomew. J. W. G.O.C., the Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, the Hon. Mr. T. N. Chau, the
The speaker said— Ladies and Gentlemen-I do not | propose tonight to touch upon The following were amongst these subjects which have already those present: Commander E. V. been so ably described at previous Lees. Mr. A. Gearge. Mr. talks over the wireless and in the Fitzgerald, Mr. T. Gooding, repre-Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson, the Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo, the Hon. Mr. Stan- Press, but rather to confine myself senting Gaol Staff of Stanley lay Dodwell and the Hon. Mr. Leo d'Almada, nr.
to a talk on why air raids precau- Prison. Messra, L F. Bradbury, H. tions are necessary and what IP. Harper, P. T. Barby, A. E. Loft consider an air raids precautioris and J. B. Wilson. scheme should embrace.'
Wreaths were sent by the fol- lowing:
Mother, Sister; Tom and Bert of Hong Kong Prison; Staff of Hong
Prison; Kong,
Committee and
PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES The measures which the Hong Kong Government propose to take are wholly precautionary and are In general such as have already Members. HM. Dockyard Recrea- been taken by the majority of tiön Club; Mr. and Mrs. Fitzgerald, European nations as well as by Commodore BBQ Dicken, the CMA) | Countries in other parts of the Commodore of the Naval Dockyard world. The necessity for such and Staff; Mr. and Mrs. George. measures must be apparent and Comd. Bean and Mrs. H. J..Monk the Government would be neglect- HL.M. Dockyard, R.N.Y. Police ing their duty to the civil popula-Stonecutters; All Ranks. R.N.Y.P tion if they failed to take the Indian Section HMNY.P. Mr. Hayles Mr. and Mrs. Buckingham
REPULSE BAY HOTEL
SUNDAY, 17th April
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Tiffin Concert 10 p.m. to 2.30 p.m.
Beautiful Galathea
Ouverture. Suppe.
Programme.
2. Barcarole. Thaikowsky.
3. Morgenblaetter. Waltz,
Samue
+ Hungarian Rhapsody No, I
Lint.
MONDAY,
Value, Relikv
6. The Mikado. Selection.
Sullivan
7. El Relicario. Parillu.
18th April
Special Tiffin with Classical Quintette
Music from 1.00 p.m. to 2.30 p.m.
| necessary precautions.
The Hong Kong Government are Mr. and Mrs. Stephens. Charge-
Association, M fully alive to their responaibilities men's
Naval te the community and as I stated Yard, Hong Kong. P. d. Whelan, before very excellent work has RN.Y.P.; Mr. Kernaghan, Mr: MID, already been done, but the time of RN.Y. Poice, nong Kong: inil' deliberation has now passed, and Bellamy, Mr. Burns, Mr. Kemp a stage reached when the training of personnel for the various air raids, precautions services must commence in order to t them.. should war ever come, for what will prove a great humanitarian work towards their neighbours
and also to secure as far as pos- sible an effective defence of the civil population.
APPEAL FOR SUPPORT
I would, however, like to stress one point and to ask for the fullest co-operation of the busi- (ness, community, I think it will be obvious to all that the services which the Government propose to organize must be supplemented by the individual efforts of the
Usual Weekly Dinner Dances Every Wednesday community and in this connection
9.00 p.m. to 1.00 a.m.
Book your Tables early by phone 27775. Repulse Bay Hotel.
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It would be of immense assistance if those business firms which em- ploy over one hundred employees will try and maintain as many alr ralds precautions services as pos- sible and thus become 3 self- contained air raida precautions
unit.
It is proposed to set up both in Hong Kong and Kowloon an afr raids precautions school and de- monstration unit and as soon as this building has been selected and the necessary stores installed It is proposed that general instruc- tion should be given to the public USE OF RESPIRATORS. Demonstrations
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APRIL 14, 1938.
BATA STORE THEFT
Man Steals Lady's Handbag
Sentence of two months' hard Jabour, without the option of a fine, was imposed on Wong Wing- hel, a visitor to Hong Kong, when he was convicted on the charge of theft of a handbag from the Bata Shoe Company by Mr. Edwards at the Central Magistracy yester day.
The complainant was Miss Yin Yuk-ling. It was stated that while she was trying on some new stices defendant walked off with her handbag, which she left on a chair.' A salesman spotted defendant and raised the alarm. Defendant was caught by an attendant.
KEROSENE CHARGE
In addition, to the report of the or reconstituted cream for sale or' Rents Commission, the report of for use in the preparation of food) the Committee on Rentals for for Jale Government Quarters as well
promises Kwok Shing, of Messrs. Hop as licensed as a food factory for that Yick Cha, of No. 114 Salkung Road, the Water Finances Memorandum purpose, and also prohibit their appeared before Mr. Q. A. A. Mac- by the Financial Secretary were sale except "in properly licensed or tadyen yesterday at the Kowloon also laid before the Council. registered premises.
Court on a charge of legally "They require the approval nt storing 72 gallons, of kerosene in PASTEURISATION
the Urban Council for the span open space: Mr. G. C. Moss COMPULSORY | paratus and constituents used of the Fire Brigade prosecuted.
the manufacture of reconstituted The Attorney General moved mille or reconstituted cream
Defendant was found guilty and that "the bye-laws under
and aned $25. thefor the containers used in their heading Reconstituted Milk and sale, Reconstituted Cream' made by the "They forbid the addition or Urban Council under sections 5 preservatives or colouring matter the law relating to the protection and 8 of the Public Health (Food) and insist on steurization. and of Women and Girls," and the Ordinance, 1936, on the 29th day in order that the BuBBC may second and third reading of!— of March, 1938, be approved." know what it is getting they also "A Bill to make provision for the
In doing so he said:
prescribe that the containers in periodical examination of Gas- "I rise to move that the bye-which laws made by the Urban Council cream are sold and in advertise
reconstituted mik and holders.""
"A BI to amend the Asiatic under sections 5 and 6 of the ments relating to their sale the Emigration Ordfrance, 1915.*** Public Health (Food) Ordinance. word "reconstituted shall be given "A BIT to amend the Empire 1935, under the heading Recon- equal prominence with the words Preference Ordinance, 1932** stituted Milk and Reconstituted milk' or 'cream"
These were all passed by the The motion was approved.
Council,
Cream' on the 29th of March, 1938, BILL
OF HEALTH
The cleanest bill of health presented in the Colany for many months was for the 24 hours ended midnight on Tuesday.
Only nine cases of small- pox, two cases of cerebro- spinal meningitis and one case of enteric fever were reparted.
EUROPEANS FINED
Unmuzzled Dogs
Several European residents were summoned before Mr. R. Edwards at the Central Magistracy yester- day for allowing their dogs to wander, abroad unmuzzled and unleashed.
J. T. Lock was fined $20.
J. B. Morper was similarly fired.
was summoned on two counts for -Capt. White, of the Royal Ecota,
allowing his two dogs to be abroad on Repulse Bay beach, and was Aned $30.
A fine of $15 pas imposed on Miss given in the use and fitting of 'M. W. Clay for a similar offence. respirators and the general public will have facilities for entering gas-proof room in which a harm- less gas will be present. Needless
to say, a qualified Instructor will
be present on a these occasions.
CHINESE COUPLES
WED
Two marriages were solennised
It is also intended to demonstriste before the Deputy Registrar of
the method of tackling a live in Marriages, Mr. W. Aneurin Jones, cendiary bomb.
I think it must be obvious to all
my listeners that such a
at the Supreme Court, yesterday.
The couples were Mr. Eu Tal- pro-hang, of the National Lacquer and gramme ELS outlined above canPaint Products: Co., Ltd., and Miss not function successfully unless it Tol Wal-ching; and Mr. Yau Ka- has the fullest co-operation of hin, aeroplane mechanic, and. Mls3 the general public and I feel quite wong Hon-lau, teacher.
sure that when we are ready to commence training the people of this Colony will give the Govern- ment their fullest support.
ROADS TO BE CLOSED
The following roads now under construction by the Military Au- thorities will be closed from today until such time as they are fit for traffic:-
-1-Road to Chung Am Kok from the point where it, leaves the existing main road to Stanley....
2 Road to Collinson Head from where it leaves the Shek-O Road,
CHINA SQUADRON DISPOSITION
The following is the disposition of HM. Ships in North China...
Shanghai: Cumberland (carrying“ C-in-C's flag); Sandwich.
Tsingtao: Folkestone. Welhalwel: Capetown, Grimsby. Chingwantao: Lowestoft... Amoy Daring.
Swatow: Diamond..
WARSHIPS IN, HARBOUR. The following are the berthings of warships in port:-
North Wall: Falmouth, Ótus, North Arm: Westcott, Thracian. East Wall Regent, Regulus,
3. Clear Water Bay Road be-Rover, Pandora. yond the matshed near Sheung Yeung Village.
West Wall! Duchess, Duncan. Dock: Dainty.Decoy,"
No. 2 Buoy Medway, and Bub-
4 Road along Shatin 'Pass Grasscutters Pass, Tates, Cairn marines. Sleepers Knoll, from the, Bhatin Pass Police Station to its function with Jat Fase.
MRA LAING TO TALK TO THEOSOPHISTS Mr. R. K. Laing will give a lec- ture on The Lotus Butra”. at the Theosophical Boclety meeting at 6 pm. today.
No. 8 Buoy: Defender. No. 12 Buoy: Delight."
FOREIGN MEN-OF-WAR French: Argus. American: Mindanao.- Chinese: C10, Critsers (10). Transports (2), Gunboat (1).
ON PASSAGE
Suffolk to Welliniwel' Eagle and Diana to Hong Kong from Manila..
be approved.
"These bye-laws prohibit the. manufacture of reconstituted milk
BILLS PASSED
His Excellency the Governor to "be
The Attorney General moved the then ordered the 'Council first reading of "A B to amend adjourned I next Wednesday,
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