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ADVERTISEMENTS
FULL MILITARY HONOURS
THE LATE PILOT OFFICER Funeral Of Corporal
D. H. BRYAN GOWER,
R.A.F.
All claims against the estate of the above named officer are to be submitted within 21 days of this date to..
".
The President, s Committee of Adjustment, Royal Air Force Stätion,
Kai Tak.
A. T. Burrow
Full military honours were ac- corded at the funeral, which took place at the Colonial Cemetery yes. terday, or Corporal Altrea Thomes Burrow, of the Middlesex Regiment, who died under tragic circum- stances on Thursday. The Rev. E. D'A Staunton, MA, CF, officiated | at the graveside,
Following the service, a Aring party from
the Middlesex Reg- ment, fired three volleys, and the 566 buglers sounded "Last Poet" and
"Reveille."
!
A wreath from "Alice Chan" was HONG KONG & SHANGHAI | interred with the casket,
Other floral tributes were sent by the fol- BANKING CORPORATION
lowing:---
IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that an Interim Dividend of £2.10 per share, subject to de duction of Income Tax, has been declared for the HALF YEAR ending 30th June, 1939, at rate of 1/2.3/4 per Dollar.
Major-General A. E Grasett,
Officer Commanding British Troops in China, Brigadier J. T. W. Reeve Brigade, Lt.-Col. L. A. Newnham, and Staff of Hongkong Infantry Major and Mrs. J. E. Dobbs, Cap- tala H Marsh, Lt. C. M. M. Mar. Warrant Officers and Sergeants' Mess (Middlesex Regt.), 5th Bn.. 6th Rajputana Rifles, Headquar- ters Company, Middlesex, A. Cem- "pany. B Company, C Company, D Company, Middlesex Regiment, Mr. W. A A-Ferguson, Cpl. and Mrs. Davitt, Cpl. T. Perry, Cpl. Powell, Soden, Cpl. McGrady, Cpl. C. Mc-
Corporals Club. 7th Platoon. B THE REGISTER OF Company, Middlesex Regiment, All "SHARES of the Corporation will Ranks, Royal Scots, Corporals and be closed from 31st JULY to 12th Ranks, Fortress Royal Engineers, Lance-Corporals of Royal Brots, All AUGUST (both days inclusive)All Ranks "Details" Seaforth High during which period no transter 10nders, R. E., O. C. A. and others." of Shares can be registered.
THE DIVIDEND WILL BE PAYABLE on and, after 14th AUGUST at the offices of the Corporation, where Shareholders are requested to apply for War. rants.
By Order of the Board of Directors.
V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 11th July, 1939.
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HONGKONG, JULY 22, 1939
BLOCKADE JAPAN
а
WOMAN DRIVER WHO LOOKED BACK
Hello
EDITORIAL
& Goodbye
(BY A. W. HYER)
THE INTEREST, AND EXCITEMENT of shipping this mid- week centres around our own city of Hongkong, The Talkoo Dockyard and Engineering Co. have completed the construction of the m.s. Breconshire for the Glen Line, Ltd.
wete
with
excited,
DEATH OF FR
PEDRAZZINI
St. Anthony's Church Rector
SATURDAY, JULY 22, 1939.
NEW STAMPS
ALGERIA:
FOR JULY
BULGARIA:
Four stamps in commemoration
Two stamps to commemorate the of French The death occurred at Queen Honoured are: René Callile (1799- Postal Service. The 2 leva depicts Sabaran pioneers, 60th Anniversary of the Bulgarian Mary Hospitat yesterday, shortly
• after noon, of the Rev. Fr. John (1838), arst man to get to Tim-the Ministry of Posts, Soña; the 1 Pedrazzini, the well known Rector Arabs; Duveyrier (1840-1892), the signifying the efficiency of the buctoo without being killed by the fleva posthorns and thunderbolts, of St. Anthony's Church, West explorer; and Cardinal Lavigerle service. Potrita N
The late Fr. Perazzini, who was 90c: was placed on sale on May 2, (1825-1892), Primate of Africa. The 56 years of age. was a native the other values following later.
of intra, Italy,
was
tioned at Macao until 1933 when he went Home on leave, after which he was appointed Rector at St. Anthony's Church,
St. Anthony's Church at 8 a.m. to- A requiem Mass will be held at
Monument at 9.30 a.ra. day and the funeral will pass the
Yesterday, the technical advisers and construction experts were honoured by the company of His Excellency the Governor Sir Geoffry Northcote, when the new motorship carried out the official trials. The "Breconshire" is the largest vessel to be cons structed in the local yard, and quite a "nifty" motorship she is?
Empress of Asia:
for Hang. He is in a business hurry!
He first came to THE NOONDAY salling of the The passengers in the other Im-China in 1914 and for 10 years he Canadian Pacific 8.S. Co.'s Emperial Airways' plane were quite work in Sherki. He was later sta- engaged in missionary press of Asia, yesterday, was dit mysterious; no names were tended by regiments of people. divulged. We hope no one is ter- The saloon and hallways of the ribly curious! steamer
jammed
m.v. Tegelberg visitors. Everyone wĖJ kay, and crammed the last hour ON THURSDAY, at 9 am the before salling with hectic celebrat- popular Dutch motorship ing.
Tegelberg was off to Shanghai for The twenty-Ave non-commis-
Army Units, who sailed for ag- Haynes, of Natiorial Cash Register atoned, officers from various local. The tall and genial Mr, G. O. land, travelling via the Canadian organization, was on his way home route, were the recipients of loud to his family and once in Shang- and joyous farewells from many hai. The gentleman is quite a friends and companions. These commutator between the Colony Army men are returning to En- and the northern city-and he land to assist in instruction for will probably be calling on us Air. M. S. Polin, the distinguished he will bring the new off-
again shortly: Next trip it is hop
gray-haired. No. 1 of ed. tall.
| spring" a-visiting! China National Aviation Corpora Dr. A. Korff, connected with
on a
on his way back to Melchers, and Co., was sampling Shanghal. During the past week the Dutch service on the return to of his visit here he has been his desk in Shanghai, This execu- inspecting the company's activitive has been business calling in tlea.
our city."
new recruits.
Mrs. W. P. Hunt and her young New they are daughter are travelling again. on their way to Stanchal, leaving "bapa," head of Wm. Hunt and Co.. here in Hong kung.
Shanghai bound was Mr. E.
a call,
ค
There should have been a Mr. C A. Cohen travelling to the north- ern port on the m.v. Tegelberg. but we couldn't find him! Pan American Airways:
THE HONOLULU CLIPPER, one
Stander, connected with Anderson
of the great big flying-ships of and Myer Co. It's all business!
to Pan American Airways came Buried under friends and busi-town this week, on Thursday at ness associates was Mr. Paul Dietz, 2.30 p.m.
Goodrich Rubber Co. This American business mark is on a
of
Miss V. Tkachenko. of No. 3, Hankow Road, was fined $10 when she was summoned before' Mr. Q
Mr. John Chu, a traveller by air A. A Macfadyen at the Kowloon
from Honolulu. was very pleased Court yesterday for driving with-
call back to his office in Shanghai with his arst air Journey. This out due care and caution in Castle Mr. and Mrs, C. Blaker were, In-young Chinese is a student from Peak Road, on June 28,
deed, populár travellers. The San Francisco and comes visiting Sub-Inspector J. Scrim, prose.Director of Gliman and Co. with relations in Hongkong. If he had cuting, said that Miss Tkachenko h's wife will forget about his bust-any particular plans, he was not had looked back at a
the group of ness during
next coming divulging them. As to his return. people as she was driving her car
reeks. They are on a vacation it is indednite, and had driven clear from the aunt to Japan.
! From Manila came Mr. left to the right side of the road. Another business visitor biding, Alexander Frieder, Vice-President She regained control of
the c
the Colony and local friends adieu of the Helena Cigar Company in after several persons had shouted Was Mr. E. V. Lewis, connected the. Philippines, It is reported to her, and narrowly avoided with the Jardine Engineering that this southern resident is also either collision with a bus c Corp. Back to Shanghai and his one of the directors of the Refugee going over the embankment.
desk he sailed.
Committee and devotes a great One of the gayest and largest deal of his time to this work. parties at the shipside was in,
Business brings the gentleman honour of Mrs. M. A, Caine, who calling.
Imperial Airways:
A.R.P. EXAMINATION RESULTS
'..
1939. Commemoratives. Pert, 13. No wmk Typographed on surfaced paper in sheets of 100 at the Gov-
1939, Commemoratives. Pert. 13.ernment Printing Works, Sofa, No wmk: Recess-printed.
11. green, 21. red, 30c.. + 30c. green, 90c. + 60c,
(Whitefeld King & Co.). marine, 5fr.+5fr. sepia. rose-carmine, 2.25fr. + 75c. ultra-|CANADA:
(R. Roberta), Three stamps to commemorate the royal visit to Canada. Prin-
The Air Raid Precautions Officer announces
The current 90c. value ("Arch of cesses Elizabeth and Margaret Rose that four from business firm's have so far value in coloured figures on a and Queen on the 3c, and the new members | Septimus") has appeared with the are depicted on the Ic; the King
taken a special examination with white ground, and the 1.25 fz. National War Memorial in Ottawa the following results:-
("Admiralty. Algters") has been on the 2c. These are Canada's Miss K. Moir obtained 96 perlasued in a new colour-carmine- first bl-coloured stamps.
80 per cent; Mr. W. F. Simmons cent; Mr. Lam Yung Fai obtained pink.
obtained 79 per cent; Mr. T. Wal- ler obtained 55 per cent":
Miss Moir, Messrs. Lam and Bim. By passing this examination,
mons qaqllied as Air Raid War- den Instructors, and Mr. Waller as an Air Raid Warden.
The Air Raid Precautions Officer announces, the following ́results of recent A.R.P, examinations:---
Passed as Air Raid Warden In-
structors:-Mrs Sarah Lewis, J.H
1939. Perf. 13. No wmk. Recess printed.
90c. brick-red, 1.25 fr. carmine- pink,"
Xavleri A. M. de Bouza.
Kwok Ying Kong. Ho Kue Tuen.
Fassed as "Air Raid Wardens:- AUSTRALIA;
A. R. Abdulrahman, Mohd. Hus- sain, A. C, Ghafar, S. M. Tong, M. H. Jono, E. E. Story, J. V. da Silva Pereira, H, Charrington, Rodney Lee, T. F. Wong, & H, Yeung, H. Dallinga, T. D. Chanatong. Mrs.
V. Large, P. Kwok, L. B. Kitchell. Kowloon Godown Class: Passed
10).
3d, blue.
The 3d. George VI stamp has been issued on unisurfaced PA-
per..
1939.
Perf. 14,
Wmk mult. C. of
A. over Crown. Recess printed
(R. Roberts).
as Air Fald Wardens. Ma Kam by John Ash in sheets of 80 18 x Li Ying Cheung, Shin' Ying Moon, Lo Te Ching," Suen Kaú, Kan Chuen, Tsang Kwok Chol, Leung Chan Shin, Ng Wing Kwong, Mak Shin Wal, Wan Pui Che. Man Shiu, Cheung Ngok, Shin Huen, Lau Kin Ping. Li Pul. Tam Lat Chung, Au Yeung Chung Shan, Kan Chun Ying, Chau Wah Sang. Yam Kwok Chung. Li Lam, Tang Bang.
COLONY HEALTH
May 15, 1939. Commemoratives. Fert, 12. No wink. Recess-printed. by Canadian Bank Note Cò, Otta- wa, in sheets of 50 (10x 5),
le. green and black, 2e. brown and black, 3e, carmine and black.
(R. Roberts).
1)
A 10c. Special Delivery stamp to. meet the new reduced Special De- livery charge.
1939. Definitive. Pert: 12 No wmk. Recess-printed by the Cana- dian Bank Note Co., Ottawa, in
H.K.R.A. MEETING sheets 50 (5 x 10).
POSTPONED
The necessary quorum of 15 being lacking, the annual general meeting of the Hong kong Rife Association, which was to have been held in the China Fleet Club Theatre yes- terday, was postponed.
perialism would not have to be confined to a is on her way back to England, ac- Mr. Kenneth Huebsch, of the joint blockade. Generalissimo companied by her young son. This Manila P.A.A. office, is a first-time Chiang Kai-shek and China's attractive voyager is the wife of caller here in connexion with the
RETURNS fighting forces could be alded Mr. B. Caine, Floancial Adviser to business duties of Mr. M., Lessner even more than they are. be the Hongkong Government,
who is away in Shanghai..
Twenty-one cases of tubercu- Three other passengers travellosis, four cases of enteric, three ling from San Francisco
were cases of cholera. eight cases of "big-shot New Yorkers" full of im- dysentery and one case of cerebro-
of the Hongkong Hotel. "Dardanus" of Imperial Air Portance; they desired no publi-spinal fever were notined to the
city and, in typical American Health Department on July 20. ways, got under way on Friday at fashion, let the Press know about 7 and 7.30 am.. respectively, for it! *Bangkok. Captain A. B. Dykes and Captain L. J. M. White did the supervising.
ing aided at the present, by increased shipments of Ame- rican and British war sup- plies to the interior of Chiña by way of Burma and French
TWO PLANES,
"Dorado"
and
3. Chitral
**
attractive blonde American, from Japan and Shanghai
Miss I. Norland, an extremely ON THURSDAY at 4 p.m., the 6.3. Manila, held a ticket for the port
THE
On
It will bow be held August 1 in the sacobean Room
10c. green.
TRINITY COLLEGE OF MUSIC
"
Results Of Theory Examinations
The following are the results of the local theory examination held. In June 1939, at the University of Hongkong. as supplied by the Local Secretary of the Trinity College of Musle, London
Having now passed the full examination, the following candi- dated): R. L. Alexander to Medway dates have had conferred upon Tuly 8); J, D. Greene to Ursula (July them the Professional Diplomas of
SERVICES
71.
THE JAPANESE blockade of Tientsin and Amoy grows more ominous, for the British in particular. In a slightly
Indo-China. Jess direct, less immediate,
JAPAN being already in way, it grows more ominous desperate straits as a result to the American people. If of her unwarranted and un- Tokyo is determined to force declared war in China, the
Chitral came, into port from showdown" between the process of squeezing her mil-
ROYAL NAVY Japanese and third party
itarist clique to its knees of Rangoon. During the past few scanty there were several inter- Though the passenger list was Powers in Asia, is there any should not take very long.. If days of her visit here rumours had esting northern residents calling
CAPTAINS NEW POSTS -LE, (A)-W. C. A. Church to Pem- way to deal with them? concerted action were taken it that wedding bells will ring in in Colony, Captain. and Mrs. 3. quish the post of Naval Member of ment Sch. RAP. Station, Manby Captain G. R. B. Back will relin- broke for course at No. 1 Air Arms- There is, provided England by the two great Anglo-Saxon the Burmese gity for this young Brown are down from Shanghal. the Ordnance Board at Woolwich on (Aug. 28). and the United States act in Democracies in this direction, lady!
completing the normal tenure, and he
- Other awards are as follow:-- Sub-Lt. D. G. Challis to Triad
Senior has, been appointed to HM.S. Duncan (July 11). to command
Division (Honours) :- the 21st
Destroyer
Mid. (A) —H A. Cheetham to Ex-Natalia G. de Silva Rozario. Flotills on the China Station. He is cellent for course (July 24).
Intermediate Division (Hon- Cd, Gar. (T)J. H Davies to Rodours)-Fung Miu Chan, succeeded by Captain 0.0.0. Davies, Promoted in the mid-summer list. ney (July 25). 1
Cd Engr.-J. A. Blade to Verdum July 5)
Gor
(T)-HJ. Saunders to Ad-
concert.
JAPAN'S
one
and other
well-known northern Mr. Andre Savary, of the "Res-residents were; Mrs. J. Bates and taurant de Paris," in Manila, came her two children. dashing Into Hongkong on Thurs- Mr. A. E. Nobbins, representative day in the California Clipper. His of Asia Agencies in the Shanghai call was only over-night, for out city, is paying a short business he went flying on Friday morning call.
we presume to guess that seagoing trade Japan would be forced to could be choked off by Great capitulate in a year or so. Britain and the United States THE FARTHER WEST one but, to do this, America would goes in the west of the United have to enlarge on the present States, the stronger bellef of some of her. law- would find the sentiment for makers that, to show her a vigorous. Anglo-American abhorrence of war, America move against Japan. The should have a self-denying people on the Pacific Coast, ordinance forbidding Ameri- for example, fully understand A formal remand of one week can supplies to go to warring the enterprise and aggressive was granted by Mr. T. J. Houston nations, especially nations ness of the Japanese, and at the Central "Magistracy yester- like Japan which do not they make no secret of their day when Bahadur Khan, 27, honour their international cordial dislike of the Japan-Indian Police special guard, ap- obligations and which dis- ese in general. Unfortunate-peared on a charge of rape of a criminate against America, ly, this situation is not so well woman. Lau Chung, on the hill-
GRAVE CHARGE
and keep warring nations' understood in the easteruuly 12.
side above Deep Water Bay, on
ahead
AIRPORT NEWS Imperial Airways:
NORTHBOUND
Monday: Bangkok, Hanol, Hong
kong,
Dorado, Dardanus 4 and 5 pm.
SOUTHBOUND
Tuesday: Hanoi, Bangkok.. Delphinus-7am.
J
Air France:
ships from entering American states. ports and obtaining American IF TOKYO is allowed to go noon bf July 26. Sub-Insp.
Hearing was axed for the after- supplies.
with her present O'Donovan prosecuted, 3, A BLOCKADE directed Asiatic conquest and carry
EXTORTION ALLEGED against Japan would mean out her ambitious plans to that no Japanese merchant- organize China into a vast c507, was remanded for a week, Ng Kwok, 28, police constable ship could enter any port in workshop, military training when he appeared before Mr. T. the Western Hemisphere, or school, and raw material. Houston at Central Magistracy
any East Indles port, or go to warehouse for Japan, it will yesterday, charged with extortion Europe via the Indian Ocean. Be at least ten times harder of $3 from Chen Ping in Wanchai Japanese trade, therefore, for the United States and on July 12 Inspector A. V." Baker would be confined to the Great Britain to halt her prosecuted. Asiatic mainland where she is when she completes her plans currently having grave trou- than it would be at the pre-
Viscount Rothermere, who was ble in making the Chinese sent time. Unless and until the first Secretary of State for buy any of her goods, and no the two great Democracles Air when the Air Minetry was success at all in making them co-operate and halt Japan by 000 for the benent of Royal Air created in 1918, Has given £10,- like it!
enforcing a blockade against Force sports and recreation. A SUCH an Anglo-American her, the nefarious schemes of portion of the money avaliable effort to throttle Japan into the Tokyo militarists will be will be expended on prizes tor tapering of her Asiatic im- pushed ahead.
competitive eventa.
NORTHBOUND
Wednesday: France
Hongkong. Service-noon.
COMMANDER OF THE DEFIANCE
Commander A, M Bingeman, hitherto staff officer (operations) and squadron torpedo officer in the 1st Battle Squadron, Mediterranean, has been appointed to the Defiance, for pedo schoolship at Devonport
NAVAL AFPOINTMENTS The following appointments made by the Admiralty:
Capt." (27
renture (July 21),
"
Act. Onr. (T)-J. P. Rathbone to Hotspur (July 1).
Licentiate of the College:__
Mae Bunn, LT.CL
Leung Fung Yan, LT.CL.
Pass with Merit:-Helene. Pau Yu Cheng, May Fung, Beatrice. Ip. Alina A. J. Rodrigues.
Pass:-Helene B.. Chen. Advanced Junior Division Pass-Katherine Yipp.
Preparatory.· ́ ̄Division
(Hon
Bosas.-H. J. A. Wilson to Durban (July 10); P. Williams to Royal Oak (July 11). C. Calland-Scoble to ours)-Beatrice Owyang, Jenny
are
Cochrane for Boom Defence Bch.
BR. E. Lambert to Cala (July 201 tea (July
Tae.
Wt. Engra-C. Franklin to Wool-
Cdra.-M. Hodges to Fembroke for wich (July 10 A. W. Munes to President for duty inside Admiralty Sig. Sch. (July 24); B. C. Mackay, to Boreas (July 171; LA. Whitefield to RADIO SUMMONS
Vanity (July
101
A week's remand was granted
PROMOTION 'With D.T.ED. (July 3); J. Hext Lewes to Shikari in cmd. (July 7); AM CM, to rank of Burga Lt-Cong, 28, and Li Wha, 25, apinster, Surg Lt W. D. Gunn, M.D. in the case in which Ma Chang- Shemeld
appt to President for duty in NID. cancelled: EL. Allen, appt.
apptseny, July 13)
www and Li Wha, aged 25, were charg- to Penelope cancelled: J. H. Ruck
Payr. Rear Admiral Sir Arthur Fed with unlawful possession of Keane to President, addl, for N.D.
^1), Cricket (Aug. 5), and Strickland, R.CE, OBE, placed en radio communication apparatus. Cricket it end, and as BNO, Lower Retired List at own request (July 10). No. 3, Breezy Fath when they
Tangise" (undated); W. R. Marshall ADeane to. Greyhound (July 5), and Greyhound in cmd, (undated) (appts. Hanc cind
to President for N.ID, and Cricket in
Shropship Gornall to
16); A. A. Murray
RETIREMENT
ROYAL AIR FORCE
appeared before Mr. T. 3. Houston at Central Magistracy yesterday.
First defendant was allowed ball of $2,000 and the two women. $1,000 each.
WING COMMANDER E. H. M.
DAVIDE to Buzzard in cmd.. (July 1), L.: G; Wing Commander E. H. M. David, Richardson to Ark Royal (July 1). who has been promoted in the mid-
Mr. P. M. Hodgson represented (A)-R. A Payton to Furlous summer list was among the junior the defendants, whilst Mr. E. 1. July
officers of the Navy who were a Wynne-Jones, Postmaster General, Lt.-Cars-N de G, Weymouth, to pointed to cadetships at Cranwell prosecuted. Ark R, G. when the
1. in
Pre-
SOUTHBOUND Wednesday: Hanol, France. Service 130 p.m. (same day). Pan American Airways!
EASTBOUND
to Victory for 31g. Ech. (July 2011
February 1900 College opened It was alleged that an attempt 10: R. P. Jessel to Hood" (July 10); uident (Aug 9); and as Nas made to throw the set out of
Dawnay to Victory for Big Bch, (July
Capt B Barry, D.8.0. to
the window when the place was Vernon raided
MA Everett to Kestrel (July 28) tant to Second Bea Lord Aug.
Robertson to Buzzard July
J.
12) Harding to President for duty inside Admiralty with DNI.
Thursday: U.S.A., Manila Hóng looma Jappears 8 Welby, je to v
kong.
China Clipper 2 D.m
WESTBOUND Friday: Manilla, USA China Clipper 8.30 am.
A. Burgma
M.B. BU PARIAN COrse. (July
13, WJ, Eames, to Drake Daedalus (July 10).
LAS GWBtyle to Nelson (July July 260 WE W, to Jumo Li-D V. Garde to Naind (July BOTA 10: D E. Manafeld (in cmd.), R. HH Bracken to Daedalus (July Surge Cdr-RW Nesbitt, FR G. Talbot, and H. N. Edmonds to
27), and Glasgow (on comm.); R R CP MB ChB to Pembroke for 28 July 13
d to Ark Royal, (July 10): E, B. RNB. Chatham (July 2012 Bull" to Grampus as First Lt. fume
Mido (A)--P. JD. Bparke and L. tof Marsabian, to Raven/Juty: M