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ADVERTISEMENTS.
CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN & MORTGAGE CO., LTD.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Certificate No. 8768
CORRESPONDENCE
CHARGES AGAINST
DOCTORS
[The Editor, "Hongkong
Dally Press "]
Sir-Your editorial of the 17th last, on the above subject is most Interesting. You mentioned "cer dated Hongkong, 30th January,tain practitioners 'not belonging to 1924 for-392-shares of this Hongkong, were known to be re- Company, aumbered 181285! sorting to unethical practices, etc.* 18:676 inclusive, registered in Were they qualified and register-
ed practitioners? If so, why the name of Lee Hysan (dec'd}
that we never heard of the Medi has been Lost or Destroyed, and cal Board or the British Medical should this certificate not be pro- Association taking action to pro- pro- duced to the Company before the tect the good name of the
fession? If not, why is that we 30th January 1939, a new certi“
never heard of the local police cate for the shares will be authorities taking action against issued, and the aforesaid Certif. them in the interest of the public cate No. 8768 will be thereafter, and, to protect the good name o treated by this Company as Null the Colony? and Vold.
By Order of the Board
of Directors, R. A. WICKERSON,
Secretary and Manager
BIRTH
"SPIKENS -On January 13, 1939, at the Country Hospital, Shang- hai, to Mr.
Mrs. T Spikins, a daughter.
and
DEATHS DAWSON. On January 19, 1989, at the Country Hospital. Shang. nal, Party Edward Dawson, aged 34 years, husband b Isobel and father of Percy Michael.
KLEFFEL. On January 19, 1939.
at Shanghai, Gernardine Ade- line Kiefel, aged 86 years. mother of Julus and John Kieftel. YUAN.-On January 19, 1939, at
Shanghai John Jientsu Yuan dearly beloved husband of Mrs. J. J. Yuan and father of James, Alexander Chunthan,
Charles and Sidney,
The Daily Press
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HONGKONG, JANUARY 24, 1939.
THE LATEST
DISASTER
VENERAL
Then I understand that cer- tain shipping companies only recognize medical certificates issued by certain local medical practitioners: prospective pas sengers, during the rush, were "pos- refused tickets unless they sessed medical certificates issued by those recognized doctors. Is this or is that not a fact? I shall be grateful for information. While on the subject of Hongkong doctors, I have
good
EDITORIAL
PRETTY CHINESE WEDDING
MR. LIM KIM-CHÔNG photographed with his bride, former- ly Miss Kwik Teek-hong, after their marriage at the Registry, Supreme Court, yesterday. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lim Peng man and is connected with the General Amuse- ments Limited. (Photo, Z. Z. Chang).
heard AMERICAN SENT
a few qualified chemts and dis pensers complaining of unfair competition by "unqualifest dis pensers in the doctors' offices. I wonder if you think this com- plaint 15 Justified, especially after the recent accident in the Queen Mary Hospital resulting in the loss of a human Ute due to an overdose of atropin? Again 1 shall be grateful for information
FOR FAIRPLAY informed. with For Fairplay's" first that every effort 's made by the authorities to protect the good name of th: medical profession in the Colony
matter but this is no easy
and prosecutions are difficult in view of the fact that those who their complain to
friends are the last to complain to police or to the Medical they absolutely refuse to
We are ference to paragraph,
re-
the
Board: attend
TO PRISON
il
Defrauded Hotel
In Shanghai
Convicted
on charges of frand and obtaining property under false pretenses, Morten Lawrence Baron, 25-year old unrecognized
ESCAPE FROM INTERNMENT CAMP
Chinese Soldier Imprisoned
TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1939.
FACILITIES OFFERED BY NEW TRANSPORT SERVICE
DEPARTURES BY EXTENSIVE
TROOPSHIP
Dilwara Sails For Home
The following military and naval personnel left Hongkong yesterday on board *H.M. Troopship Dilwara (———
Military Personnel
FROM HONGKONG TO UNITED KINGDOM
8th Heavy Rext. R. A.-Capk DO) and Mrs. A. E Hazel, Capt. (QM) W.D.P.A. O'Grady, BSM and Mrs. Thomson, BSM. and Mrs. Hicks, ten details,
5th A.A. Rept, R.A.-TSM. An- grove, BSM, Bloomfield
H.K. Regt. H.KS.R.A.-Sergt. and Mrs. Tunner:
Fortress R.E.-Major H.A. Baker, R.S.M. and Mrs. W. Fleming, C.Q.M.S and Mrs. Cochrane, C.Q.M.S. and Mrs. Enton, MSM, and Mrs. Cook, S/Sergt. and Mrs. Boot, Mr. D. W. Fleming, one. NCO, and 28 details
Established last October, and amalgamated with the former Hong Nam Co., the Oversen Service Corporation has, notwith- standing the short history of its existence, already gained con- siderable public support, and is daily 'receiving quite a number of orders both in passenger and transportation bookings.
The
ï
also-
Corporation' was formed on request, the department with a view to solving the many undertakes to arrange bookings for difficulties experienced by Chinese | hotel accommodation, as well as to- R.E. "E for ES.).-Lieut. R. A. when travelling on the new routes apply for issuance of passports, Barron: QMS and Mrs, Naylor, following the severance of normal etc. S/Serats. Rowlands, Daniels.traffic communications, and, in ad- Shearman, Webb and families.
H.K. Signal Coy.CSM. V. Leath, two NCOs and 20 details
2nd Bn.. Royal Scots-Major H. D. H. Money, WO. IT Harris. one NCO. and 38 detalls.
· EXCLUSIVE CONNECTIONS · dition to the original transporta- whe.company has formed exclu- tign service, has opened a new de- sive connections with local autho- partment to deal particularly in rities in various places along the passenger traffic with branches in many *outes of south western Shanghai, Wuchow. Kunming, China, and the transportation de- Kwelyang. Kwellin Chungking.portment is able to accept orders 1st Bn., Middlesex Regt-Wife of Hanoi. Haiphong, Kwangchow-for transportation to Kunming, Hedgecoe, W.O. and Mrs. R. Bayles, wan, Rangoon and other principal Chungking, and other places in the Misa Buley, one NGO, and. 78 | citles.
interior, at a very moderate rate.. details.
The travel department accepts | The staff is particularly well versed 1st Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers-passenger bookings for all lines of in customs procedure. One NCO, and 30 details.
ships, trains, aeroplanes, etc. at It is anticipated, in 'view' of the 2nd Bn., South Wales Borderers the official rates of their respective great success it has achieved in the An escapee from Ma Tau Chungite of Pte. Lloyd,
companies, without any extra past, and the connectioris it has Internment Camp on January 9,
2nd Bn. Royal Welch Fustifers-charge. In addition to planning lately formed. that the corpora- trips for sight-seeing parties, or- tion will soon take a leading place ist Bh., Seaforth Highlanders.-ganizing world-wide tourist groups, among the local travel and trans- wife of Lieut. (QM) R. Paterson, land providing travel guide service portation agencies. Capt E. H. B. Neill, two NCOs. and seven details.
Lo Ah Wing. former "carrier" in wife of Fusilier Davies. American, was
an artillery regiment of the Chi- nese army, was sentenced by Mr. Himsworth at the Kowloon Court yesterday to six weeks" - prisonment with hard labour,"
sentenced in Shanghai last week to six months' imprison-- meat. His request that he be allowed to leave Shanghai by the first steamer was turned down.
E
bad
RAS.C-SSM. and Mrs. C. ES-
ton. SSM. and Mrs. Areet, ve HIGH SOVIET
NCOs, and 18 details.
RAM.C.-Lieut-Col. C. Craw-
ford-Jones. Major, and Mrs. A. OFFICIALS McMillan, Capt. T.. D. H. Martin.
Lieut. (QM) and Mrs. F. T. Catton, DISMISSED QMS, and Mrs. Bridges, QMS, and
It was disclosed in Court yester- The Arst charge concems the day that Lo had escaped by craw- trauding of the Paramount Hotelling over barbed wire and that he not heeded the shouts of of $142.39 while the latter, the
sentry on duty misappropriation of a gramophone warning of the and the cbtaining by fraudulerit or the shots fired at him.
Lo was only stopped by the Aith means of £1 from a German
bullet ared at him, which wound-Mrs. Durnford, S/Sergt. and Mrs. MOSCOW, Jan. 23 (Reuter)— Jewish refugee woman.
Baron arrived in Shanghai ined him in the shoulder. He was Barr, B/Sergt. and Mrs. Howes. Over 100 executive officials have
only discharged from the Kowloon
five NCOs, and 20 detalls.
been dismissed or reduced November, 1937 after leaving
R.A.O.C.-SQMS. and Mrs. Shut-rank during the past week in a Etter of broken hearts in the wake Hospital on Sunday.
Defendant stated in Court that er. S/Sergt. and Mrs. Floch, Sergt. campaign to tighten up labour been ab of amorous and fraudulent adven-
discipline. issued tures in Europe and America. He he wished to rejoin the Chinese and Mrs. Erlund, two details.
peated the offence in Shanghai army as he had heard that "the gister are accepted by the majort and. charged with obtaining pro-aghting was very fierce." In RSS defendant that the motive did not ty of shipping companies though perty under false pertences from Jing sentence, Mr. Himsworth told
one excuse the dead.
Court as complaining witnesses, hence it is impossible, to proceed with prosecutions in the absence of complainanta. '
So far as we have
certificates to ascertain,
by doctors on the Medical Re
the
دليا
2
lous people including 2017 there may be exceptions to
was sentenced rule. But so far as Manila women. concerned. the authorities there, year's imprisonment.
In as pointed out our leading article of January 17, insist that the certificates should be Issued
ANNUAL DRAMATIC
PERFORMANCE
St. Andrew's Club Entertainment
LOOKING AFTER LUGGAGE He was released last December after serving his prison term but AIR by the Fort Health Officer
ur before the police could forget him. Government Medical Officer. It he offended his hotel management is, however, Hot unlikely that by being unable to pay his rent certain shipping companies re and board. He only paid $45 when
The annual dramatic perfor he should pay $187.39 and wanted fuse to issue. tickets to who possess medical
nance at the St. Andrew's Church clear out when he was arrested.. During his detention, he was Hall by the members of 51. An- found to have also cbtained £1 drew's Club will be held on Wed- and
Missesday and Thursday, February 1 gramophone from འ Eella Rosenzweig at the Customs and 2, at 8 pm." As to "For Fairplay's" last Jetty when a German refugee boat paragraph, we agree that
SYMPATHY will be extended to the Imperial Airways on account of their latest disaster and condolences will go to the familles of the three men who unfortunately lost their lives fol- lowing the sinking of the nying- boat Cavaller during the week- erd.
•
THE DISASTER is exceptionally regrettable but "acts of God" are
persons certificate
lasued by certain practitioners Why this should be, is a matte best known to the shipping com- panies themselves.
there
arrived. He struck up friendship with her at the wharf and volun- un- teered to look after her luggage.
is ground for complaint of fair competition on the part dispensers in doctors offices and
of
things which cannot be avoided no it is to be hoped that Gover- BIG NARCOTIC-
matter how strict may be the pre-ment will take steps to stop the air-lines. practice of private doctors using
cautions taken by any
And the Imperial Airways are proud of the fact that the precau- tions which they always take te- fore allowing their planes to take off on fights are such that they are not equalled by any other com- mercial air-llnes
IT WAS ONLY six weeks ago that; in the course of editoria comment, the "Hongkong Dally Press" expressed the view that The time has not yet come-and is unlikely to coine-when
the
unqualified dispensers.--Editor]
Two one-act plays are being pre- rented and several musical ems. The annual, pe.formance at St. Andrew's Church Hall has a re- putation tor being enjoyable and Is always looked forward to with anticipation.
In "The Bathroom Door" the SEIZURES IN
players will be Mr. Raigh Dormer, SHANGHAI Miss Eleen Bliss, Mr. Charlie Taom, Mrs, M. Higgs, Mr. H. Millington and Miss Pauline Jef-. treys.
wholesale round-up of narcotic traffickers by Shang- hai Municipal Police last week resulted in well over 20 arrests.
to hand. failed through ice at an altitude of only. 1.500 feet and the
The other play that will be pie- Cavalier was forced to land on the
sented is entitled, "The Ogsbodys" One of the most important, ac- Outing" and the players open sea, sinking a minute later..
nere Will be Miss Rita Everybody apparently had been complishments was the seizure of
Jeffreys, Miss supplied with rubber life-belts but about 120 lb. of raw oplum at a Cole, Mrs. A. C. tragedy occurred when two passen-house in Lane 49, Yu Ya Ching Iris Woolley, Mr. Pellat and Miss. gers and a steward weakened and Road. This haul, valued at appro- Janet Broadbridge. were compelled to let go before ximately $20.000, was in the form
ASSISTANCE was quickly rush
ed to the scene of the disaster but,
chairman of the Im. help arrived. MANY perial Airways can OBSTACLES" sit back complacent- ly with the thought that no fault can be found, but some of the more obvious faults, at least,
This are disappearing" statement still applies. There are still numerous dimculties and handicaps. obsolete machines, lack of capital, staff difficulties. and indecision to be overcome before a huge organization such as IN SPITE OF THIS terrible
the Imperial
strides towards progress which it has made in the past, and con- tinues to make, It is hard to laus lize any ir-line reaching a state
of parcels which apparently were ready for distribution to retailers of the drug. North China ports believed to have shipped the contraband to Shanghal.
are
EMBEZZLEMENT ALLEGED
A fine of $50, in default a as the nearest ship was some con-
month's imprisonment with hard siderable distance away, it was not A large quantity of opium worth labour, was imposed by Mr. Q. A: A. before 11 pm. (the tragedy occurred
Macfadyen at the Kowloon Court yesterday on Tang To, clerk of the Socony Filling Station, In Waterloo Road, who was charged with hav ing embezzled $315 between July of last year and January of this year. Mr. P. Shorn, manager of the
at 1.12 p.m. on Sunday Eastern more than $20.000, was stolen from standard time) that the first vessel a foreign steamer, the Yunnan. reached the scene. By that time, which arrived in Shanghai a few the survivors were badly exhausted days previously from Hongkong.
as a result of their ten-hour battle against the elements,
SERIOUS CHARGE
good the. logs,
NCO, and five details.
In
The campaign extended to civil aviation with the announcement
PREPARING FOR ROYAL TRIP
Alterations To" HMS. Repulse
the
In preparation for voyage of Their Majesties the King and Queen to Canada, alterations on the 32,000-ton battle-cruiser Repülse are go- ing on apace. Their Majesties will sail in the cruiser frem Portsmouth on May 8. The
what after-part of formerly No. 4 gun deck is being. kov, chief of civil aviation in rapidly transformed into a plea- the Far East, who will be
pro-sant Tea" Deck" for the Royal
Corps of MIXtary Police.-One
QA.L.M.NS. Bister Miss E. Wallace.
v.
QAS. Mrs. M. Lake, Miss A. Coughlan.
B.
that ten pilots. engineers, and executive onlcers, had missed for unpunctuality.
The dismissals include M. Molo-
been
KILS.
SHANGHAI TO UNITED ..'
KINGDOM
2nd Bn.., East Surrey Rest-secuted for absence from his past party.
R.Q.M.S. Knott,
1st Bn., Seaforth Highlanders.--- Capt. G. J. L. "Baird, Capt. C. D. A. Ross, 78 details.
RAM.C-SM. and Mrs. W. E. Smith; severi detalls.
- QAIMNS.---81ster
Heaton.
Miss
TIENTSIN TO UNITED KINGDOM
Mc-
on January 7 and 8. which is the Russian Orthodox Christmas.
P.P.C. WIRES TO GEN. CHIANG CHUNGKING. Jan. 23 (Central) -The election of Generalismo Chiang Kai-shek by the Central Regt.-Executive Committee's Standing
Committee as chairman of the People's Political Counciì is unani- mously approved by members of the Council.
:
At 2.4 informal meeting on Saturday, members
N
SUM
An anti-aircraft gun has been removed and the gap covered with planking. A sun verandah is to be made by enclosing part of the deck behind glass 'screens.
Farther forward on the same deck there is a series of cabins for members of the Royal suite. 1. On the after-part of the upper deck the captain's quarters, are be ng adapted for the Royal travel-
lers...
Workmen have. installed
new wooden ceiling to cover the steel plates of the captain's day cabin which is to be the King's sitting-room.
2nd Bn, Worcestershire Wife of Pte. Day.
RAS.C.-Col. and Mrs. Dawney. RAM.C. Capt. and Mrs. G. A. Weir, Cpl. Greenwood.
R.A.P.C-SSM. and Mrs. Cook,
Giving off it is the captain's din- Bergt. and Mrs. Stewart
expressed ing-room which will become the RA. Ch. D.--Rev. and Mrs. LE. satisfaction over the appointment. King's dining room capable of ac-
A wire to the Generalissima was commodating some 20 guests. subsequently dispatched by
Both will be lined with three- Chang Po-lin, vice-chairman of ply wood freshly painted in blue. the Council, volding general serti-and white. Farther forward are and the King's sleeping cabin bathroom and the Queen's sleeping cabin.
Vaan.
HONGKONG TO SINGAPORE Staff,—Rev. M. A. Farren, A.C.G., Far East.
Royal Air Force.-Dr. D. C. Fox. HONGKONG TO COLOMBO Royal Artillery. Capt. P. Howorth.
ment
J.
TENTSIN TO COLOMBO S.Q.M.S. and Mrs. Sharpe.
STILL CRITICAL
Dr.
EXTRA CABINS Extra cabins are to be built on Ma Bhu, the detective who was either side of the upper deck. On wounded in the New Territories the port side will be the Queen's when shot in the face by a gun-day" cabin and the cabins of the Royal Engineer-eut. Col. T. man who had just robbed a bus, ladies in waiting. On the star- W. R. Haycraft.
HONGKONG TO INDIA.
HONGKONG TO EGYPT Royal Artillery-Capt. and Mrs. C. D. B. Campling.
SHANGHAI TO INDIA 2nd Bn... East"Surrey Regt.
Lieut. A R. Curt.
TIENTSIN TO INDIA
Lancashire Fusiliers,
1st and Mrs Murphy.
Naval Personnel FROM HONGKONG TO UNITED KINGDOM
on Monday, was reported last yes-board side will be the day cabins terday as being still in a critical of members of the suite. The roofs of these are to be decked over to condition.
form small lounge decks.
To make room for the cabins two other anti-aircraft guns have been
dan (Kent), Medical Officer of removed. These were to have gone, Naval Draft; Paymr.-Lt. Cmdr. In any case, for as soon as the Re- R.H. Rump (Herald); Paymr.-Lt. pulse returns from Canada new CHA. Harper (Tamar), Sqdr.- anti-aircraft guns will be installed. Leader QWA. Robbs (RAF.); Mr.]; 'The Royal barge is to be stowed G.W. Calloway, Master RFA, in an aeroplane hangur, via
Pearleaf); Comin'd. Gunner (T) It is understood that in atten- Commid, dance on the King will be 'Admi. JH. Davies (Eagle); Electrician EW. Smith (Med- Sir Dudley North, Vice-Admiral' way); Warrint Telegraphist EW. Commanding HM. Yachts, Naval personnel from Hongkong Smee (Támár): Wamant Telegra- Ratings from the Royal yacht is as follows!!
phist F.A. Baker (Tamar); War-Victoria and Albert will: serve in Lt.-Gmdr. J. J. Arkwright rant Supply Officer H.G. Stuart the Repulse. Linen, crockery, and (Eagle), Omeer commanding naval (Tamar); Warrant Bupply Officer other Attings from the Victoria and Albert will be used on the draft; Lt. Cmdr. K. St. B.. Collins H. Frost (Eagle).
voyage. (Herald),
Airways can be catastrophe, there is no need for A remand of three days was alling station, who was the com- brought anywhere near the goal of the public to be disconcerted or to granted by Mr. E. Himsworth at plainant, asked for leniency for high efficiency it has set for itself.
lose confidence in flying as a the Kowloon Court yesterday in the defendant as he could make And in spite of the remarkable means of travel, for, so far as hu- the case against Chan Bang, 35, a man efforts are concerned, every fortune-teller, who is charged with effort has been taken to eafeguard having sold or disposed of Cheng STOLE CLOTHING the safety of passengers and such Wun-tal, a female, for the pur-
John Winch, 24 years of age, efforts doubtless will continue. It pose of prostitution within the stated to be unemployed and of no of perfection, what with the con- is only when Nature decides to Colony.
fired abode, was convicted by Mr. stant introduction of new devices
never ending improvements more serious nature occur: some-
E Himsworth at the Kowloon and
A remand of one week in police (Medway); Lit RL Lt. J.A Tennyson" (Decoy); which are being made.
timea, it is true, they are due to their machines to take of whien Court yesterday on two charges of Galsford
mechanical defects, weather conditions are unfavour- larceny of clothing, the property Matheson (Duchess); L. N.T.B. Commd. Boatswain M. Corno custody was granted by Mr. E. (Cannett); LA FB Terror); Warrent Writer PJ Himsworth at the Kowloon, Cosrt every precaution was taken to en- MORE TO but these are few able. In certain parts of the world, of D. Hatchinson, of the Diocesan Tibbitts
Wang: Chung, 38, who appeared sure the safety of the passengers
and far between. To the organizations for the supply of Boy School. The total value of Brayne Nicholls (Bee); Lt. G8 Murray (Terror); Warrant Writer yesterday in the case against MR.F. Leamon Béadrom Leader KP. Lewis, on two charges of possession of and crew but, in the battle against ACCIDENTS combat accidenta, all meteorological information are not the clothing was given as $77. Ritchie (Herald), Naval Baggage F.C. Batcher (Terror), (5) nature, man was defeated for the
responsible commer-yet perfected but improvements Bentance was passed on defendant Officer: Iz
session of counterfeit cotnia. engines of the dying-boat, accord-clal air-lines take preventive mesare being made which should help of six weeks imprisonment with (Eagle); __L4 (E) GW. Bird KAF. attached to Eagle, goes counterfeiting moulds and of pos
(Dainty){"Surg.-Cmdr. T.3. O'Rior- from Hongkong to Singapore ing to telegrams which have come aures and do not attempt to allow to make flying safer.
IN THE CASE of the Cavalier,
take a hand that disasters of a
COMBAT
hard labour.
Naval
Executive Officer of draft; L-Cmdr. RLS.
FROM SINGAPORE