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Much Debated Question
Of International Law
The recent question in the British House of Commons about the legality of the transfer of an enemy merchant- ship to neutral ownership when effected on the high seas draws attention to a much debated part of international law.
RADIO
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PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY WILL CONTINUE PRODUCTION
"No! No! Nanette”
an-
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1939.
FOREIGN MAILS
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, 30th SEPTEMBER, 1839, 9:30 AM.
For War Funds.
Shanghai The Committee of the Hongkong Japan, Philharmonie Society have
Haiphong nounced that arrangements have
Straita now been completed to continue
Haiphong. with the production of the musical comedy "No! No! Nanette."
Does transfer of enemy merchant vessels to neutral owners deprive them of enemy character?
No generally accepted rules It is intended to devato all on the point had been formu-profits derived from this - produc- lated among maritime Pow- tion to the Hongkong British War ers up to the Naval Conter- Organisation Fund. ence of London in 1908-9. There were. so far as actual practice went, two different methods of dealing with such ships.
PROGRAMMES
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toria Orch. Villa (fim The Merry Widow--Jeanette MacDonald (50
prano) with Orchestra.
1.30 Reuter and Bugby Press, Wea
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effected
after
One was that no transfer of an enemy merchant ship to a neutral, war had broken out, could be recognised. This was the view, for exampe, of France.
DIFFERENT RULE
ther Forecast and Announcements.
1.45 Gounod's. "Faust" Arts I and I
Characters and Soloists in order of appearance: Faust.
Hedde, Nash (Tenor); Mephistopheles, Robert Eas (Bass) Valentine. Marguerite's brother, Harold Williams (Baritone); Siebel, village youth, Doris vane (80)
On the other hand, British and prano): Marguerite. Miriam Licette American Prize Court decisions (Soprano)--with Symphony Orches had set up a different ride, namely, tra cond by Sir Thomas Beechan: that recognition of transfer was
2.30 Close down.
accorded in 6.30 Relay of Special Service of transferred either before or after the case of vessels Prayer from SL. John's Cathedral,
7.30 Haydn Programme.
the outbreak of hostilities, provid- Symphony No. 102 in B Flat Majored that the transfer was a bona -Serge Koussevitaky and the Boston fde one, that it was not effected Symphony Orchestra, The Heavens are in a blockaded harbour of while Telling (The Creation)-The Cheir of Temple Church. London (Organist
in transit, and that the original and Director of Chair G. Thalben owners retained no rights, present
or future in the vessel.
Ball
8.00 Local Time Signal, "Weather
The Naval Conference of 1938-D Beport and Announcements.
8.03 English Ballads.
dealt with the problem, and Phyllis Has Buch Charming Graces certain rules were laid down in (arr. Lane Wilson); Do Not Go. My the resulting Declaration, which, Love (Hangemann) Tudor Davies however, remains unratified. These (Tenor) with Piano. Down Vauxhall Way (Cilver); Pretty Mocking Bird were briefly as follows:
Bishop)-Mavis Bennett (Soprano) If transfer was effected be
fore the outbreak of hostilities, it held good, unless the captor could prove that it was effect- ed in order to avoid capture. The burden of proof was on the captor. The absence of a bill of sale actually on board.. raised a presumption that the. transfer was void, if made less than 60 days before war. Certain other rules were devised on this matter, but do not concern
Piano accomp. I'll Walk Beside You (Lockton-Alan Murray); I Hear A Forest Praying (Rose)-Peter Daw. son (Bass-Barlicne) with Organ ac- comp. by Herbert Dawson. Some where A Voice Is Calling Newton- Tate) Peter Dawson (Bass-Bari- tone) with Organ accomp. by Herbert Dawson
8.28 Selections from Light Opera The
Miracle"-Selection (Hum- perdick)--London Symphony Orches tra cond. by Elnar, Nilson, "Lilac Time Vocal Gems (Ross and Schu- berti-Columbia Light Opera Com-
pany with Orchestra.
8.45 Studio Talk by Dr. L Ride on The Dominions."
T
9.00 A Military Band Concert. Tidworth Tattoo, 1935 - Massed
Bands of the Southern Command 9.15 London Relay The News
ein.
the more Important question, which relates to transfer after outbreak of hostilities. -
ONUS OF PROOF Here the Declaration laid down
9.35 Violin Solos by Natan Mil-the rule that such transfer was tain.
vold unless the owner could prove Sonata In
In A Major Vived). Po lonaise Brilliante In D Major that the transfer was not made to Wieniawak. Op. 4); Romance from avoid capture. The onus of proof Concerto No. Wieniawski Op. was to be on the owner, Op. 221. Consolation. No. 3 (Liszt) transter was made in a blockaded From My Homeland. No. 2 (Smetans
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FIRST REHEARSAL The rss rehearsal will be held on Monday, Oct. 2 at the Cathe dral Hati, Garden Road, at 5.30 p.m. Vocal scores are obtainable at Messrs. Tsang Fook & Co., Ltd.. Marina House.
It will be realised that the Society, in carrying on under the present circumstances, is working under most dumcult conditions and it is, therefore, hoped that all members and the Hongkong public In general will give every assis-
production an outstanding success tance to the Society and make this
for such a worthy cause.
President
Lines To Insure Men
Following a week-end meeting
of the American President Lines board of directors Chairman William G. McAdoo and President Joseph R. Sheehan announced that the Board had officially approved a group insurance plan for all un- licenced sea-going personnel with a record of continued American President Lines service for six months or more.
The unusual feature of this plan Is that the Company
is giving each worker so employed hundred dollar policy outright, the a Ave management bearing the entire cost of the policy:
DEPARTURES FROM HONGKONG"
The following left Hongkong yesterday for Canada and Japan via ports:
Mrs. Miriam Alrose and son. Mr. Abdulla Butt, Mr. Jose Henri- que de Figueiredo, Mrs. Agnes colby, Mr. L Handley-Dezry, Mr. Francois Hardivilles, Mrs. Heleri Vera Hare and two children, Mr. with Piano accomp. by Leopold port, or while the vessel was in
Arthur Sidney Hill, Mr. Charles Mittmann
transit, there was an absolute pre-
Thomas Hayes, Mr. and Mrs. Choral No. 1 In E Major for Organ vold as against captor.
sumption that the transfer was Archle Laytor Spence, Mr. Lyle | (Sesar Franck)-Albert Schwetzer at
the
10.00 Organ Music.
Organ of Ste. Aurelle, Strasbourg. 10.16 Siudio -
Transfer would also be void. If all Sunday Epflerne. regulations (as to registration Conducted by The Rev. Father H. E. and other requirements) of the Crir. 8.3.
"Religion and "Life"-1:""
10.36 Close down.
Cafts
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SHORT WAVE
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State to whose ng transfer was being made had not been observed.
NOT RATIFIED
The Declaration was not rat fied. Since 1909, however, the prac- tice of several maritime states has Wavelength adopted, these particular rules of 17.79b.c. (16.88m)
the abortive Declaration. Thus Italy 9.31m.c. (31.55m) 2147m.e. (11.97m) followed them during her war with 15.18m.c. (19.79m.) Turkey in 1811. At the commence- Trans 1 (G.3.0. G:S.G, GA.B.)ment of the last war, Great Britain, Trans n' (G.8.1, "G.S.G, 0.S.B.) Trans. III (G.8. G.S.G., G.S.B.)
France and Russia decided to AUSTRALIA
follow the rules mentioned.
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DR. Y. L. LEE
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persuade this gentleman to speak
"Our good neighbour tried
against China by offering him a big salary and a trip to the Orient and other gifts, but was told by the gentleman that he preferred speak on behalf of rigtheousness. to spend his own money and
Dr. Lee said that people who returned from Japan Seldom had Haiphong.. any affection for that country; Shanghai. whereas these who returned from England or America entertained the greatest affection afterwards for these countries:
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In the same way, he said, "Americans who had been "In China continued to fo:1 warm friendliness for China and spoke well of the country and her people.
Thus, in the case of the Ger- man. vessel Dacia, which was purchased by an American -national and registered in an American port after, the out- break of war, but was captured by a French cruiser on her way to a European port, the vessel »
was condemned by a French ..prize court, on the ground that" the owner had falled to satisfy the court that the transfer was not made to avoid capture. That these rules of the Declara-Lee, who was heartily applauded tion were not, however, established J. Moeran: Phyllida and Corydon (Choral Suite). The in general practice, was shown by BBC Bingers (DI).
later French Prize Court cases, 4.45 Sports News and Stock Ex where the older and more uncom
change Report. (D1).
Time p.m...
2.30 Violin Recital by Harold Fair.
hurst. (D1), 2.45-Variety. TVIAN BBC Variety
Orchestra. (D1). 3.45-London Log.' (D1).
6.46 Lucky D
of
promising French Programme Sport, Comedy, and other applied. Fopular features Music under direction of Jack. Clarke (D2). 7.30-Alee Rowley, and Edgar Moy
One Piano: Four Hands (D2). 8.00-Harry Fryer and his Orchestra, from Chiswick Empire, Landon (DA)
in 'Playin' Arcand Popular pot-pourri at the plane. (2).
0.10-Alice Stephenson
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EIGHT CASES OF CHOLERA
was
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Air Mall for "Imperial Airways Direct
due London, 8th October.
SUNDAY
Dairen.
MONDAY
Straits and Calcutta. Shanghal Manila
Canton.
TUESDAY
Fort Bayard, Pakhot & Holhow
Frank exchange of Ideas and Batavia and Sourabaya genuine feeling of friendship pro-Haiphong. duced these things, concluded Dr.
Air Mall for “Imperial - Airways Direct
-due London, 11th October.
Registered
When
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and thanked, on behalf of the Institute, by Sir Shouson Chow.
THOSE PRESENT. Besides the Chairman, those present at the meeting were Messrs F. K Chu (secretary), Donald M. Allen, Robert M. Biesel, Jnr. John Brownley, John H. Airmail for Malaya, Java and Australia by "Im-| Bruins, C. Y. Chan, Dr. F. K. Chen, perial Airways Direct Service"-due Sydney, 9th Rag.. Messrs. Water Banming Chen, WK, Chen, PL. Chen, GL Canton. Chiso, William Eu, Fung Ping-tan,
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Marques and, East Africa
Amoy.
ON THURSDAY. Fung Ping-wah, C. M. Gee,. D. M. Eight cases of cholera (four cher, B. C. Lawrence, Lee Fons Hykes, Lemuel Jen, Roy Lar 9.15 The News (D2). 9.30 London Log.' (D2).
from Victoria, three from Kowloon Dr. Y. L Le (the speaker), Messrs. 9.45---Sports News and Stock Ex- and one from the Harbour), four-Lo Kwee-seong, F. N. Merritt, H. 8.
change Report, Dn. 10.00-Reginald King and his Orches Cases of enteric fever (one from Mok, Lt Col E, L. Murrow, Mr.
tra. (D3),
Victoria and three from Kowloon), D. L. Newbigging, the Hon Mr. 10.40-Planoforte Recital by Barbars three cases of dysentery (two from A B Purves, Dz Shu Esing-tao.
Smyth (D3).
Victoria and one from the New Mr. H. Hong Siing, Dr. 8. H Bang Air Mail for Indo-China, Iran, and France (Paris GPO, Territories) were notined to the Mesra, Robert M. Strong, J. M. Health Department on Bept. 23, Tam, Dr. B. W. To, Messrs. C. 8.
10.50 Dance Music. Eddie Carroll
end his Orchestza. (D) 12.00--The News
(03).
17.15 London Log (19). 12.38 Rhythm Classics. (D3); 12.50-Sports-
News and Stock change Report. (D3).
In addition to 286 cases of tuber Waung. Kenneth Wong, Dr. Arthur
culosis, one case of diphtheria, one case of cerebrospinal fever and one case of puerperal fever.
W. Woo, Messrs. Tsang Kam- sheung, Chan Yu-lam, Albert K.T Tuen and Misses Grower and E Ko
and Northern Provinces only) by the “Als France Beg Always
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