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EDITORIAL
FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 1939.
FIVE REASONS IT RAINED BUT - CHINESE COUNTER-ATTACK
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES AND UNDERWRITERS
·S/$ "SONTAY" 5TH VOYAGE: 1939,
Notice is hereby given that the above mentioned having grounded on the 15th of March, 1939 off Djibouti, general average has been declared on all cargo on board...
Consignees of cargo for Hong Kong loaded previous to this *ccident, are hereby requested to → sign a general average bond sup- ported by two copies of the original invoices and pay a 6% average deposit on the C.I.F. value of the goods before the
cargo can be delivered".
Compagnie des Messageries Maritimes.
R. OHL,
Agent. Hong Kong, 20th April, 1939.
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HONG KONG & YAUMATI
FERRY COMPANY,
LIMITED.
NOTICE TO
SHAREHOLDERS
The fifteenth Annual General Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Company's offices at the Jordan Road Ferry Pier. Kowloon, on Wednesday, the 26th April, 1939, at 12 Noon, for the purpose of receiving the re- port of the Board of Directors together with a statement of Ac counts for the year ended 31st December, 1938,
The transfer books of the Com- pany will be closed from the 15th April to 26th April 1939, both days inclusive.
LAU TAK PO,
OFFICIAL NOTICE.
PROPOSAL TO CHANGE
A SHIP'S NAME
1, PANG KWOK SUI of 13, Man Chung Fong, Hong Kong, hereby give notice that in con- sequence of Change of Ownership
have applied to the Board of Trade, under Section 47 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, in respect of the ship "AEOLUS" of Manila P.I. Official Number 152087 of gross tonnage 1558 tons, register tonnage 934 tons, by Vicente heretofore owned Madrigal of Manila P.I. for the permission to change her name
to "NEW MATHILDE" and to have her registered in the new name at the Port of Hong Kong as owned by PANG KWOK SUI. Any objection to the proposed change of name must be sent to the Registrar of Shipping at Hong Kong within seven days from the appearance of this ad-
vertisement.
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floxoxONG, APRIL 21, 1930
ABYSSINIA
A Playlet In Four Acts
Episode 1.
"Plenty water, eh, Harry?"— "Torrents falling."-"Pretty sight, eh?" "Unusual, yeah.” — "Oary take
The Italian invasion of "Abysstila. at a time before the Abyssinian Empire was ready to defend, it» self, the effectiveness of the arms ban on Abyssinia and its only slight effect on Italy, the hand!- cap of modern ‘arms to a people anused, to the handling of such arms, the success of Badoglio's attack on the central Kingdom of Shows, and the breakdown of the Abyssinian mule transport system were the Ave reasons for Episode 2
PUBLIC HEALTH the fall of the Abyssinian Empire
IMPROVEMENTS
put forward by Lt. Col. Hol
O B. E. M. C., who. lectured to a large audience In the West
that
RE - EXAMINATION® OF INDIAN QUESTION
LAST FEBRUARY, the "H.K. Lounge of the European Y, M.
Daily Press," in the course C. A. last night on "Abyssinia.” of an editorial article, levelled The lecture was illustrated with
forward the opinion also criticism on the Medical De- lantern alldes. Lt. Col. Holt put had the rains fallen shortly partment on account of the increased expenditures which before the Italian troops reached it called for. We suggested the railway, conditions could have then that the Wanchal canal become such as would have won question might be gone into the war for Ethiopia. and said, "If the D.M.S. or any member of his staff would take the trouble to take a tram-ride to Happy Valley some evening, he would be overcome by the stench which comes from the filthy slimy
RANGOON, April 20 (Reuter)........ water." This suggestion was Re-examination of the Indian made in a constructive spirit question is suggested in the report "and it is most gratifying to of the Committee of Investigation learn that, since publication on the riots in Buma last year. of that article, the health au- The report state, that the cause 320thorities have taken action of the riots was due, in some res- and placed scores of cooliespect, to the Burmese press which Irresponsible and attacks on the job of cleaning up the was canal. The result has been made unjustifiably on Indian com- that immense quantities of munities in Burma Neglect of. accumulated. slime and rub-duty by the elected members of bish have been removed, the ticized by the report.
the Burmese Assembly is also cri,
water now flows freely down its course, and the disgusting smell has disappeared.
Dated at Hong Kong, this 20th day of April, 1939.
PANG KWOK SUI.
THE HONG KONG, CANTON & MAÇAO
STEAMBOAT CO.
LIMITED
NOTICE to SHAREHOLDERS
that
the
ONE
POLITICAL.. MISCHIEF
Committee, as a conspicuous cause
degeneration of the
bath. eh?"--"Rather, yeah."--"Turn the gas on, eh?"— yeah.. tub's clear"-Time enough, eh"-"Dinner hear though."--""Tell the..amah, eh?"
MAKING STEADY PROGRESS: FIGHTING IN SHANSI
CHUNGKING, APRIL 20 (CENTAL)—THE CHINESE COUN- TER-OFFENSIVE ON CANTON, A CHINESE MILITARY SPOKES- MAN SAID, IS MAKING STEADY PROGRESS. Chinese vanguards are within 12 miles of Canton after the recapture of Sunka! on the "Canton-Hankow Railway, 'Reports Lidicate that the booming of 'cannons has been heard by people in Canton. In the West. River" regions Kwangtung the Chinese are exerting pressure "on Samshui and Fatshan.
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The spokesman declared that Wuning, about 70 miles northwest over 2,000 Japanese casualties were of Nanchang, are reported to have inflicted last week when the Chin- | commenced, their "attack on the ese troops twice broke into Kalfeng city itselt.
The 200 Japanese troops - which "Bath's ready., Dick?" "Oh.aty, in Honan. Last Friday night:
started annther crossed the Fu River, a tributary Quite-quite!"-"Dinner at eight!! Chinese troops "Bure, time enough."Gas on attack on the city. Three thousand of the Kan River, flowing south of
Yeah, running full."-"Water
Japanese reinforcements dispatcheɑ | Nanchang, have been repulsed,
FIGHTING IN SHANSI to Kalieng by the Lunghai Rallway on?""Trickling steady."-Time
sure!"--"Water were intercepted by the Chinese at SIAN, April 20 (Central)—The enough?"-"Sure.
Changchwang. Many Japanese tell Chinese are steadily pushing back on?" "Not so much now."—"Rain
in the ensuing battle.
the Japanese at Kuwo, Wens! and on, ain't it?"--"Yeah, thundering.
After the Chinese" recapture of | Hslahafen, in south Shansi, tu a ain't it?"
Tungshu, south of Kaifeng, and co-ordinated counter-offensive. cutting the Lunghai Railway, the In view of their severe losses the Japaneso at Kalteng are isolated (Japanese are rushing reinforce- the spokesman stated.
Episode.3.
"Hey. Dick, hurry, eh?""(in
ments lo these areas. About 1,000 audible reply)"—"Say, did you say
S'nyang, the Japanese stronghold of the reinforcements moving "lightning"?"—"Naw. I sald des- la south Honan, is meanwhile towards Kuwo have been inter- sening'" "Lessening what?"-threatened by the Chinese, who cepted and badly beaten by the "Water lessening. fool"-"What are controlling the eastern and Chinese... stool?"—"Stool ain't bothering southern suburbs.
mer it's the soap"-"What soap?" --"Soap all over me, of course."-
og..
SEVERE COMBAT
W
what?""No water on have regained Hanochladen.along the Tahang Mountain range,
(At the hospital next day)- Dubious doctor: "Plenty eh?"-Harry: "Y-E-A-H?"
rain,
τ
In southeast Shansi, the Japan- ese southward drives from Hoshun, In central Hapeh the Chinese | Yutze, Talku, Klhsien and Pingyao,
"Shut of the gas"-"SHUT OFF Hsintst and Yangtzechen, points are meeting with stout Chinese re- YOUR OWN GAS."—"Shut It up around Churigslang on the Han sistance. Wuslang. Kuchengcheng I say!" "SHUT UP YOURSELF River. In a severe combat lasting and other points north of Tsinhsien (Sound of explosion and close-over two days at Heillutu, an im- are reported to have fallen into up of Dante's Inferno),
portant crossing on the Han River, Japanese hands. Episode 4.
about 90 miles above Hankow, the In west Shans!, fierce fighting Japanese sustained heavy losses." centres in areas between Lishih
The spokesman revealed that and Kinglochen, south of Lishih. Wanshoushan, south of Nanchang, The Japanese are said to have suf- has been retaken by the Chinese fèred heavy casualties, who are now forcing their way At Chungyang, the Chinese are toward Nanchang. Fighting con- continuing to batter the town with tinues at Wuning, about 70 miles every effort. northwest of Nanchang. The Ja- The Japanese at Wuchai in north panese are bolding the city but the Shanai are retreating toward 'Another interesting publication
Chinese
controlling the Shenchih with Chinese anita fol- of the Tien Hala Monthly for
outskirts,
(lowing in hot pursuit. April. Editorial comment is de-
WUNING CITY STORMED · During the past 10 days, Chinese SIUSHUI, KIANGSI, April 20 aircraft have been extremely active to the publishers of the Penguin (Central)-After establishing con- in Shansi. Japanese positions at and Pelican series. "These books
tact with each other, the Chinese Ta'yuan, Talku, Howma, Yutze and.. meet a very much felt need." columns on the north and south Klanghsten have been subjected to says the writer. "Their range covers every field that interestsbanks of the Slu River driving on severe aerial attacks. the man-in-the-street, not only in Europe, but also in China.
An article on "Economic Deve-
TIEN HSIA MONTHLY
MAKING Increasing IN ACCORDANCE with the
political mischief NOTICE is hereby given policy of this paper to give making by the younger Buddhist voted to giving well merited praise
HUNDRED credit where credit is due and priests is exposed "in the final re- and NINETEENTH ORDIN to offer constructive criticism port of the Burma Riot Inquiry ARY MEETING OF Share. in matters relating to the or the "disturbed political condi- holders in the Company, will be welfare of the Colony, wetion in Burma after two years of held at the office of the Company, would offer our congratula- self-government." The Committee Queen's Building, Victoria, Hong Medical Services and his staff sequet
tions to the Director" of strongly emphasizes that the con- Kong, on Friday, 28th April. for the prompt and able man- Sanghalt Buddhist Church from lopments in Wartime China" con- 1939, at noon, for the purpose of
ner in which they have its former high spiritual and edu- Į tains fruitful reading matter on the receiving a Report of the Direc
handled this matter. Theirs cational influence is for the good.. new China that' is emerging in the Managing Director, tors, together with a Statement is a thankless task but, in Other causea of unrest named very midst of the present war of Accounts, and re-electing spite of this, they have suc- tn the report are. firstly, the Bur-horrors and gives readers a com- еn- prehensive Idea on the "great Directors and Auditors.
ceeded in developing Hong-mese press which activelv
couraged disorders by a course of strides, at unification and recon- kong's Health Department into one of the most efficient dangerous and intemperate pre-struction" made by the country
Indian trading, during the pass years. Judice against in the Far East.
John Calthorpe, in a bright and communities in Burma; secondly.
tells of "The "NEVERTHELESS, much still the elected representatives to the attractive style,
Gentle Art of Tea Drinking in remains to be done, as no Legislative Assembly, there were
China" and how the Chinese have doubt the health authorities "far too many Instances on the are aware, if the campaign side of lawlessness and disorder:"brought it to a Ane art for it for better health among the thirdly. Thakin associations "pol- requires a highly trained mind as well as palate to appreciate it public and for the prevention sonous anti-social greed of do- of epidemics is to be success-mestic industrial unrest and indi- to the full."
indiscipline." assiduously vidual ful. The public must be
spread among the people.
CHINA UNDERWRITERS.
.:
LIMITED.
(Incorporated in Hong Kong) NOTICE is hereby given that the Fifteenth Annual Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of China Underwriters, Limited. will be held at the Offices of the Company, 4a Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong, on Friday, the 28th day of April 1939, at 2.30 p.m. for the purpose of re- celving the Report of the Board of Directors and a Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1938, and of electing Directors and Auditors.
The TRANSFER BOOKS o the Company will be CLOSEI from 22nd April to 28th April, -1939, both days Inclusive,
By Order of the Board of Directors:
H. DA LUZ,
Secretary
Hong Kong. 14th April, 1939.
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AIRPORT NEWS Imperial Airways,~
NORTHBOUND Friday: Fort Bayard, Hongkong. Delphinus--a.m.
(Note: Service due Thursday-
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The Transfer Books and Re-weather delay). gister of Members of the Com pany will be closed from the 21st April, 1939, to the 28th April, 1939, both days inclusive."
Friday: Bangkok, Hanel, kong.
Dorado 3.30 p.m.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
HERBERT R. STURT,
Managing Director. Hong Kong, 17th April, 1939.
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GANDE, PRICE & CO., LTD.
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the THIRTY- SECOND ORDINARY AN. NUAL MEETING will be held at the Company's Office, No. 2, Ice House Street (St. George's
Building) on SATURDAY, the
20
SOUTHBOUND Tuesday: Hanol, Bangkok. Dorodo. Delphinus- and
2.m.
Air. France
given far more pointers so far The Committee urges the whole
as to attract
are
the
poorer
not stifled,·
TE
are
POPE RECEIVES NEWLY MARRIEDTM
COUPLES.
ROME, April 20 (T/Ocean)- Pope Pius XII received, at the Vatican yesterday, 500 newly married couples, this being the first resumption by Pope Pius XI of an established custom of his predecessor Pope Pius
XI.
V. L. Wong deals exhaustively with libraries and book-collecting SEA
TRAFFIC
in China-the beginning of China's VIA THE CAPE
culture and civilization,
Over a dozen pages of book reviews completes an interesting
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PALESTINE POLICY
Recent Discussions In Egypt
LONDON; April 20 (Reuter)—,. In the House of Commons yesterday, Mr. Thomas Williams (Labour) asked whether the discussions on Palestine rt- cently held in Egypt were a continuation of the conference in London.
Mr. Malcolm MacDonald replied in the negative and added that, » since the termination of the Lon-" don conference, the British Govern- ment had been considering their
| future policy in Palestius.
In the course of the informal
and splendid literary publication To Avoid High War discussions held in London before
"TWO BATTALIONS
to
Risk Insurance
they left, the delegates of some of the neighbouring states had ex- .. pressed certain views and raised LONDON, April 20 (Reuter)-A certain points in connexion with British steamship company has the British intentions and the in- decided to send certain ships on formal discuss'ons which had taken Far East traffic, via the Cape, in-place had been concerned with the
elucidation of those points." --
as health matters are con, Indian question must be carefully cerned than they have been reviewed with a view to ascertain- given in the past. "There ap-ing how far Indo-Burmese racial pears to be a dearth of pro-interests actually ecnflict and os- paganda along these lines suring the Indians that theft and what propaganda there status as British subjects be up- is, is dry and stereotype. It held and the Burmese that their
FOR GIBRALTAR is not prepared in such a way economic growth and interests be
LONDON, April 20 (T/Ocean) Hong-classes, many of whom see
Reasonable restriction on unde-Two battalions of British infantry. the notices but have not the sirable immigrants and full safe-at present on board the troopship stead of via the Bue...
guarding of Burmese peasants" "Sommerset," on their way faintest idea as to what they fights and welfare is also recom-Palestine, will, according to well-
An official of the Brocklebank about. The Shanghal mended. The Committee special-informed quarters, Be landed at line, Liverpool, said that the reason
RECENT STRENGTH. 6.30 methods, which Hongkongly dwells on the vital necessity of Gibraltar and remain there in for the step was one of cost de-
OF RAW SUGAR- would do well to copy, is far defining once and for all the re-garrison until the arrival of a pending on war risk insurance and more efficient." Coloured pic-lations between Sangha and the third battalion due to leave Eng- the only effective decision was to CARRIED FURTHER tures are exhibited in various State to allow no doubt that the land, on April 22.
divert stulpe which usually went
LONDON, APH 20" (Reuter)—— places which can be under-monks are as much subject to the
from India and the Far East via The recent strength of maw sugar, FAMILIES MAY LEAVE
the Bues to America, stood even if the person look-rule of law as any of His Majesty's
In connection with certain press
was carried further to-day when ing at them is unable to read subjects. The Sangha, is urged to
Ships to the United Kingdom the May position touched 7/24 per internal discipline and reports, it was semi-ocially an- the characters which accom-restore pany them. The picture and enforce the rule of its own rell-nounced yesterday that British would continue to use the Suez, hundred weight which is the high-
doctrine against
families are not ordered to evacuate because the Government war rak eat price recorded since 1932... monks pen-and-ink drawing system turned by political agitators, ‚·
Malta.
insurance rates on them were not Well-informed circles point out It is added that married officers higher than via the Cape, wheras that: the strength is largely con- is one that has had gratifying results in the interior of
and men of the Malta Garrison vessels from the Far East to centrated near positions which are China and one that is to be
had been given the permission. America via Bucz had to pay a encountering heavy covering de- recommended.."
in view of the present critical war risk insurance rate of thirty-mand following the recent abnor- situation, to send their families are shillings per cent. compared mally large sales to continental
with ten shitlings via the Cape. home if they so desired.
SOUTHBOUND "Saturday: Hanoi, France,
Ville de Hongkong-7a.in. Pan American Airways:.
EASTBOUND Friday: "Macao, Hongkong. Honolulu Clipper- am.
WESTBOUND Thursday: Manila, USA. Honolulu Clipper-8.30 am. Note: The US, Matl due on the Pan American Airways Clipper for Hongkong, was sent by steamez from Macão on Thursday evening.
COLONY HEALTH
RETURNS
Twenty-nine cases of tuber
gious
the fundamentals and train IN THIS CONNEXION, ited to the fact that the ser- has been suggested that an vices of doctors are necessary effort be made to persuade for the carrying out of those some of the wealthier Chinese principles. Such an Institute residents of Hongkong to as suggested would not cost make a contribution in the an excessive sum of money 29th April, 1939, at 12 o'clock culosis were notined to the Health form of a Public Health In- and the donor would be amply This could be used repaid in the knowledge that noon, for the purpose of receiving Department on April 18, in addi stitute." the Report of the Directors to tion to afteen cases of measles, for the training of medical he has done worthy work gether with a Statement of Ac three cases of diphtheria, two students of the University in which will result in better the community. cases of enteric fever and one public health work and could health in counts for the year ended 31st case each of cerebro-spinal fever. be used, when not occupied by That the co-operation of the December, 1938.
students, for public health health authorities would be lectures. Such lectures need forthcoming there can be no not necessarily be given by doubt.
THE TRANSFER BOOKS of
dysentery and puerperal fever.
the Company will be closed from COOKBOY CONVICTED the 22nd April, 1939, to 29th April, 1939, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Director,
A
Bin
to
medical practitioners and OTHER QUESTIONS which 31-year-old Cookboy,
health experts, but persons of may well be looked into are Man, employed · by
a European public spirit could be invited those of street washing, the family at Jubilee Apartments, was, fined $10, în default, a month's come forward and give emptying of garbage tins in imprisonment, by Mr. QAA. Mae talks on the subject of per-public streets in broad day- J. N. WONG, fadyen, at the Kowloon Court sonal and public hygiene. light and the possibility of Secretary, yesterday, when he was convicted After all, it is useless only to erecting an incinerator for of assault on his wife, Lo Yan, 30, train young doctors in public the burning of rubbish, as Hong Kong, 19th April, 1939. whom he admitted having hit on health matters unless the well as an efficient sewage 313 the head with a heavy weapon. man in the street is taught plan.
stors photographed at the Second Extra Race meeting held
at the Valley.. (Photo by Leien),
countries presumably for the par- pose of acquiring emergency stocks, At the same time, it is pointed out that uncertainty concerning the future of Czechoslovakial ex- ports, and also the market" factor, and some are foreseeing the pos- sibility of Germany retaining the whole of the Czech export quota especially, as hitherto such exports have enjoyed Government subeldy.
U.S. AMBASSADOR TO BURGOS
WASHINGTON, April 20 (Reu- ter)-President Roosevelt bas nominated Mr. Weddell, at present Ambassador in Buenos Aires, to be U. S. Ambassador in Burgos. - ·
The Chinese, Ambassador in Washington interviewed President Roosevelt yesterday morning. He later intimated that the Far Eastern situation had been gen rally discussed.