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EDITORIAL
CI.C. ALLOCATES BIG
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS The Bay VOTE FOR SOUTH CHINA
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
NOTICE.
Mr. E. V. M. R. Sousa of the China Auction Room will sell by auction at the Paddock, the Race Course, Happy Valley at 31st October at 3.15 p.m. an Austra lian subscription pony 1940 No. 31 chestunt mare 4 years 14; hands 2 inches sire, Black Adder".
The
was owned by pony Mr. Ed. Jobastone, son of Mr.
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HONGKONG, Ocreen 31, 1939
“NEUTRALITY” AND CHINA
REGION: 6TH MEETING
AT THE SIXTH MEETING of the International Committee of the Chinese Industrial Co-Operatives, held yesterday at the office of the Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo, a sum of $25,000 Chinese currency was allocated for a certain region in South China for the formation of a new co-operative.
A "certain sum" was also voted for the foundation at a hospital
Officers Who "Royal Oak"
Served Here
Lieutenant-Commander Snelling Droster Roper, R.N., who lost his life in the Royal Oak, had been gunnery officer of the ship since July, 1938. He was 34 years of age and entered the Navy 15 a cadet at Ostame from Whitgift
in West China, which is to be run CORRESPONDENCE School, Croydon, in May, 1918.
on co-operative basis and by the organisation workers.
It is of Interest to know, how-j
ever, that the number of co-opera- › SERVICEMEN IN tives formed in China has increas-UNIFORM: CHINESE ed to a marked degree. From “pre-war" thae up to 1937, there were only a few of the organisa- tions in the country. Following
J. J. Johnstone as he is leaving. E PASSAGE of the amend the destruction of the industries]
ed 25
In view of this opportunity three other ponies will be auction
following: Coronation Day, Flybyday and Perfect Day The purchaser of the above, it "a Member of The Hong Kong Jockey Club, will be entitled to. race the pony at the 1940 Annual Race Meeting as an Australiat subscription pony,
By Order,
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary, Hong Kong, 25th Oct. 1939,
791
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG
PROBATE JURISDICTION
WE KNOW that this is the aim neither of American policy nor of the sponsors of the present measure in Con- gress. Both public opinion in the United States and the record of the present admin- istration in
Pacific Affairs
American sympathies and Linterests really lle. On the
OPINION
[To the Editor, "Hongkong Dally Press"]
to
co-operatives has grown to no less The than 110,000, with still many more forgotten their subject.. In
being formed.
to strengthen the national econo-
52.000.000 SPENT
From September, 1922, he served as a midshipman in the Malaya
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31 1939.
TOUR OF THE WORLD: TWO JOURNALISTS ON
HOLLYWOOD
HOLLYWOOD AMBITIONS
"Down to the Rio Grande" might well be the theme song of two young adventurous journalists, who are at present in 'Hongkong' on their way to the United States
and South America in their desire to circle the globe even though this may not be a very opportune moment to do 30.
The two intrepid travellers Are Miss Sylvia May Bradshaw of England and Mr. Oswald Henry Muthukrishna of Ceylon, who, apart from being writers are kçen camera-enthusiasts, Miss Eradshaw who specialises |
and the destroyer Warwick, Hein "still" photography, is on the was promoted to sub-leutenant In last lap of her round-the-worl July, 1925, and to lieutenant in De- tour which she began from Call- cember, 1926.
fornia. and continued throughi England.
ז:'
He was among the officers who received Norwegian decorations last November in connexion with their services during the conveyance of the late Queen Maud of Norway from Portsmouth to Oslo.
Tiger.
SUBMARINE OFFICER
Mr. Muthukrishna is no strangër to the Colony, for, it was only ir July this year that, in the capa- city of Shipping Correspondent of the "Ceylon Dally News," he came to Hongkong for a summer vaca- ton during which time he spent most of his time Alming the scen'e splendours of the island:
INDIAN LEADERS INVITED FOR PARLEYS
(Ren-
NEW DELHI, Oct. 30 ter) The Viceroy is reported to have invited the leaders of the Indian Congress and Muslim League to Delhi for discussion during the coming week.
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CHUNGKING
WELFARE
It will be recalled that darn CONFERENCE
ADJOURNS
kong.
་་
CHUNGKING, Oct. 30 (Central)
After a commission in the flag- ship Hawkins in China, and a few
She has been setting down her months in the Caledon and Ra- experiences and wanderings in a ed Neutrality Act which by the wanton Japanese aggres- Sir-The letters which have re-milles, he was appointed in Sept. yet untitled book which she hopes the colony, the pony have to be makes it possible for all war- sion. these co-operatives have cently appeared in these columns 1929, to specialize in gunnery. He to have published at the end of auctioned.
ring pations to buy military studded in both important and un-in connection with the compulsory had been on the staff at gunnery her trip which may probably. br
unoccupled wearing of uniform'in Hongkong schools, assistant gunnery officer early next Spring. Supplies in the United States important cities
very little and, necording to latest throw
light on basis areas.
the Hood, and gunnery omcer on a cash and carry
actual
itself. will undoubtedly prove of official figures, the number of the the
measure
in the cruiser Durban in the Medi- writers seem
have terranean. great assistance to Britain and France in their struggle
Of this number. their anxiety to hurl abuse at each against the German Reich.
more than 95 per cent. were credit other. Unfortunately, this is a The effect on China, however, co-operatives. will be appreciably different.
fault peculiar to most of us who PERFECT CONTROL
are inexperienced in the art of The framing of the amend- This vast plece of machinery, writing for the newspapers. For now running smoothly mysel: I do not aspire to journalis. ment leaves the way open to which is
perfect contrai, was in-tic greatness but I will do my best
his stay here he gave two show- a position which will make under America the chief accomplice stituted with three principal aims to keep to tacts
Lieutenant John Esmond Moore.ings of the travel films he had RN., was a submarine officer who produced of Ceylon-the Eden of of Japan in the Far East.
I would like to preface my views mic defence of China, to set up with the following remarks. I was appointed to the Royal Oak for the East, at the Queen's and at co-operatives as model organisa-have been deeply impressed by the term of general service in Jan- the St. John Ambulance Brigade-After a ten-day session. the con- tions for demonstration, and to give relief to war refugees and to Government in the prosecution of and entered Darmouth College as a both shows of which were greatly orphanages of the National Asso- methods adopted by the British Cary last. He was 30 years of age Headquarters in aid of relief work, ference of the directors of the give productive reller.
cadet from a Hunstanton school in appreciated by his audiences. Common sense and Towards the conclusion of 1937, this war.
ciation for the Care of War Waifs dignity characterise their 'every
May, 1922 Going to sea in the when the co-operative organisers
EDUCATIONAL RECORDS " was adjourned to-day. were roused by great enthusiasm, action. The great British public Ramillies in May, 1926, he was pro- moted midshipman in the follow-
In the course of his present to'p Important resolutions passed in and gained much assistance from forget their differences and sive ing January, and served as such he has made complete educational the conference included the adop make it perfectly plain where both foreigners and Chinese, the their fullest co-operation. Little in the Renown, Dauntless, and records of Burma, the Federated tion of a wartime educational pro-
Chinese Government was inspired wonder that the World looks on
Malay States, the Straits Bettle-gramme for children, improvement by its principles and, through Dr. with approving eyes and at the H. H. Kung, the Government ap-same time frowns contemptuously On completing his courses formants, Indo-China and has also of health facilities in the orphan other hand. from the
propriated a sum of $5,000,000 for at the Nazi technique. All the lieutenant he specialized in sub-added to his travel flm of Hong- ages and expansion of child relief
work. | very beginning of the the expansion of the movement more reason then why I was amaz- mines while still a sub-Keatenant
Incidentally he also took the Mr. and Mrs. Wang. Ching-wei Far Eastern war, a con- and $500,000 for administrative ed when I heard that the same in 1930, and was promoted euten-
In Ceylon of were dismissed from the posts of -- opportunity while stant stream of American expenses.
shrewd British Government should ant from December 1, 1931. He was armaments, scrap iron and
suddenly commit an act of the In various submarines at home and screening his original "shots" ohonorary executive members of the
Hongkong before To date, the administrative com-most egregious tolly in deciding to | In China, and from December, 1937,
travel-minded Association. oil has been flowing into
less that make her servicemen wear uniforin | commanded Hos and H ̊50.
audiences who found every foot, ol Madame Chiang Kai-shek and Japan. The new neutrality mintee has spent no
the film absorbing in its variety of Feng Yu-halang. founders of the legislation makes it possible $2.000.000 of the Government grant in HONGKONG, I lay particular
interest and colour.
Association, were each presented Mr. Muthukrishna and not only to perpetuate, but and nearly as much from private emphasis on the Hongkong.
Granted the wearing of uniform
Bradshaw leave
Miss with a flag by the war walfs a5 a- actually to give express lega!lopments.
in war time is both sane and
morrow for Kobe from where they
the Colony to- token of respect. sanction to this position. Tals yast organisation spread necessituous-in England and per- while at the same time de- not only' in China Proper, but as haps other parts of the Empire,
proceed overland through priving China, a victim of far as Amerita. aggression, of all access to
Dividing the administrative body self-confessed apathy towards unl- and this, in spite of the Britisher's
fore crossing over to America. American sources of materi- into three branches, the co-opera- form of any description, (even the als essential to her fight.
their Administration proverbial ex-Colonel is depicted In magazines and newspapers Chungking, with Mr. K. P. Lui as wearing baggy tweeds and the old act status of the Sino-Japan- the General Secretary, and Rew school tie of course, but never uni- ese conflict in the American Alley, a New Zealander, as the law books is in considerable Chief Technical Adviser... form!) Granted also the fact that doubt. Actually, of course, a The second important section of Britishers In Hongkong are every bloodthirsty war häs been the organisation is the Inter-lt as patriotic as their brothers raging for two years, and now national Committee,
at home and just as anxious to do only a Japanese declaration which is placed in charge of funds the bit, I still fail to see the wisdom or the necessity of with- is needed to bring it under from the provisions of the Neu- trality Act, which provides that belligerents will be able to obtain military supplies Chairman and Treasurer, Mr. T. Militarily, Hongkong is too far upon payment of cash, only v: Soong and Mr. Alfonso Z. away from the main theatre of if they can deliver them in SyClp. President of the Philippine war so that the essential war at-out good reason. their own ships. China has, Chinese General Chamber of Com-mosphere is not imperative. of course,
merchant merce, and many other prominent cially, the reasons are manifold. marine at all. Chartered Chinese and foreign residents of Let me take the case of an ordin- ships would inevitably be
Hongkong.
|ary" serving soldier as he is the RAISING FUNDS
one who will suffer most on ac- seized by the Japanese navy
No less. Important is the Fromo-count of having to wear uniform. on the high seas. American tion Committee, whose duty lles in He is like a hen in a coop at the ships are forbidden to carry the raising of funds and in pub- best of
[To the Editor, "Hongkong times. His pay and such imports. In other words, Heity. This section has three allowances do not give him much
Dally. Press"] Japan can get that she wants, branches. in Shanghal, Hongkong scope for social intercourse and
Sir, Please allow me to have while China cannot.
and Manila. There is also one be- his profession affords him less.
the last kick" referred to by "Ex- THE FIRST PROFESSED ing formed in New York.
GIST OF TALK When he gets out here he misses Servientium" in his final and OBJECT of the new. Neu-
However, isteners could get a his occasional trips to nearby poorest effort. trality Act is to keep America
I fall to see what he has to gist of the announcer's words, He lush at, and I do not know what said that the Nazis had been dealt
IN THE GOODS of Edward Osborne late of Lok-lo-ha, 23 North Road Hythe in the County of Kent, deceased.
18
• NOTICE
HEREBY GIVEN that the Court has by virtue of Section 58 of the Probates Ordinance 1897. made on Order limiting the time for creditors and others to send in their claims against the above estate to the 24th day of Novem ber, 1939.
All Creditors and others are accordingly hereby required to send their claims to the under signed on or befare that date.
Dated the 30th day of Oct.,
1939.
JOHNSON, STOKES &
MASTER,
Solicitors for the Executor, Hong Kong & Shanghai
Bank Buliding.
Hong Kong.
THE INSTITUTION OF
ENGINEERS AND, SHIPBUILDERS OF
HONG KONG
798
Ist. Floor, King's Building, Connaught Road.
*LECTURE
by H. C. Margrett, Esq.
Entitled "Modern
Develop.
AT THE MOMENT, the ex-
no
donations and loans on Its deve-
Hives have Organisation headquarters
non-Government
branch a
sources,
will be handed out to the friends they-have-made. In any case the better class places of entertain-will ment closed to them now. Japan to Tokio and Yokohama be And whither now?
are
At least they can be reasonably. Although they hope to make to in the public-houses and they can and more material in Brazil, and certain of some kind of a welcome, Hollywood, they feel they would always bank on a smile from the may probably travel South to Ric women of the streets, their uni- first before proceeding to their form presenting an unfalling tar destination in California. get for all kinds of undesirables. The repercussions may be serious. They will!
And if anyone cares to disprove or make light of these facts 1 most of which come from overseas. drawing the privilege of wearing defy them to explain the bitter The personnel of this branch in-plain clothes in so far as Hong-reaction of the troops and the civilian population to the “No clvi- cludes the Rt. Rev. R. O. Hall, kong is concerned. Here are my Chairman. Mr. 5. J. Chen, Vice-¡ reasons.
llans clothes" order. The British of their powers that be-not with- don't violently criticise the ruling
Yours faithfully. P. M. C.
·
So-
out of war. This aim can be NO CONVERSATIONS misses all the amenities which
understood and respected.
But it is universally recogniz-
ed that more than this lies
IMPENDING
towns and cities, and, in fact he
only England can give him. He finds he has to confine himself to the narrow shores of this little
THE "LAST KICK”
יי
truth he refers to as "painful."
He has however, brought the controversy back to the original
RADIO DUEL
IN GERMANY
NAZIS TRY TO JAM FREEDOM STATION
BROADCAST
st
BRITAIN'S FIRST BATCH OF WAR WOUNDED
Ambulance Train Arrives
LONDON, Oct. 30 (Reuter) The first British ambulance train, containing sick and ać~* eldent cases, arrived yesterday at a country' station near London, Ambulances, which are converted coaches each ean- taining ten stretchers, waited · outside the station and there were fifty to sixty stretchers on the platform with nurses standing by.
LONDON, Oct 30 (Beuter)--An- | other duel took place yesterday in Germany between the anti-Hitler Freedom Station and the Nazi Tile more serious cases were Radio jammera, a
wrapped in blankets and carried Five minutes after the Freedom from the tain by Policemen and broadcast started. tammers zot to Volunteer Ambalance mer.. Others work. The station changed its stl wearing their battle uniform frequency several times and the imped to the ambulance on sticks jammers followed the change al-and crutches... All the men were most immediately. "
taken to a large hospital near the station
a severe blow by the American re: peal of the armg embargo,
TOKYO, Oct. 30 (Reuter)-De-island, but typical of his race issue-the uniform ban, and once Encyclical
were
rise
· POPE · CONDEMNS TYRANNY
"
ROME, Oct. 30 (Renter)--His He also referred to the Papal
Toliness the Pope yesterday again and urged Roman more blames the servicemen for
Catholics in Germany to
condemned regimes which sup- this ban, alleging that their ac-
against Herr Hitler (as he has re-press religion. He was addressing tions whilst in uniform are res- peatedly urged in the last few Missionary
Bishops after their ponsible.
consecration, I can think of no better answer The announcer said that a pro-.j His Holiness said that in those Catholic leader countries, where the Government the Rudyard Kipling, probably
everyday life
days)..
ments in the Lighting of Ships" the path of aggressors all over the Foreign Office spokesman, Methe soldier's patience and morale to this than that supplied by minent Gerinan on Friday. 3rd.. November 1939. the world as difficult as pos- tention on the part of the Japguns on the battlefield.. Climate greatest student of a soldier, had been executed in a Nazi Con- was based on rules of morality
Commencing at 6 p.m. -
sible.
A cordial invitation is given all interested.
to
797
THE NORTHUMBERLAND
& DURHAM ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG.
The Annual General Meeting of the above Association will be held in the Board Room, South China Morning Post Ltd., on Friday, November 10th at 6.15 p.m.
centration Camp.
behind the amendment. Pre-claring that he wanted to wipe adapts himself as best he can. sident Roosevelt is credited out the impression spread by the with the intention of doing Japanesc
Monotony, that not too distant that Japanese-relative of Mr. Mutiny press
lurks everything, short of actual American and Anglo-Japanese
around menacingly at times taxing armed intervention, to make conversations
Impending,
far more than the dull roar of big Suma, categorically denied any in
and justice, tyranny, was unknown. anese Government to start formal and other "local factors" play an IF THIS IS SO, then the or informal talks with Mr. Joseph Important part in his life and only
There was no lack of respect for
·legislation just approved by C. Grew, United States Ambassa-the
"For it's Tommy this, an' Tommy exceptionally strong-willed that, an' "Chuck 'im out, the
Prince Ta, of the Mongolian authority nor Justice to which the Senate fall far short of dor, and Robert Craigie, British come through the ordeal with brute!"
League. has donated human dignity was entitled, its purposes. Nowhere does it Ambassador, at present,
health and morala unimpaired. But it's "Saviour of 'is country""| $30,000 to the National Govern- In these days men were too make a distinction between It is expected, however, that However wrong and however un-
when the guns begin to shoot; ment on behalf of his people. or often greedy in their search, for and were not the' aggressor and his victim. Mr. Grew will shortly call on Adjust, his profession stigmatizes
An' It's Tommy this an Tommy the amount. $10,000 is to be dis. things material Nowhere does it provide an miral Nomura, Foreign Minister, him in the eyes of the public that, an anything you please;"
tributed to the soldiers who parti-following the ways of justice and Blame the public de blame" past opportunity for an economic to discuss "routine matters."
An' Tommy ain't a bloomin' fool cipated in the recent successful peace. generations in the Army the fact policy which will, in all reg-
you bet that Tommy sees!".
battle in north Hunan-{Central remains nevertheless. ·
BERVIENTIUM.
News) In civilian clothes, however. Germany. hundreds of these young soldiers
pects, be in harmony with operates, to the disadvan- the feelings of the American | tage of Nazi
ד'
[To the Editor,: "Hongkong Daily Press”)
2
Alashan
GESTAPO ACTION LONDON, Oct 30 (Reuter)-The papal Encyclical issued last Friday was rot fend in Roman Catholic dulges too freely in the reading of Churches in Berlin on Sunday. popular fiction.
The German Freedom Station. The saying "Give a dog a bad
in one of its anti-Nazi (broad- name is very true and if Ex-casts from somewhere inside Ger Bervientium and his fellow CO-
people and the diplomacy of But that it also hampers have won friendships which have WARPED OUTLOOK their Government, which, as China. which is waging meant a lot to them-friendships Ambassador Grew correctly a valiant battle for liberation which have diverted their thoughts pointed out, no one can ex-against a brutal aggressor, from the dens which seek to thrive thelr. Custom. In civilian pect to be at variance one with brings into lurid relief the on another. All it ensures is shortcomings of the latest clothes scores of these soldiers
Sit was most interested in lonists persist in this, for the many announced that the Gestapo took special precautions in Cologne that rich countries with a neutrality legislation-short-have taken up pastimes and minor Ex-Servtentium's letter. Of course,
most part unwarranted, and, I strong navy and mercantile comings that should be re-occupations which have given as serving regular soldier, "I may say, unpatriotic attitude, bad to prevent, Catholic priests from marine will be able to get all medied at once not only in them happiness and contentment, should be indignant, I suppose, feeling will continue. In conclusciosing the full version
Now that they have to wear uni- however, I feel very sorry for this ston may, I enquire whether the the Encyclical. the American' arms
and the interests of justice but in form these friendships will have to poor gentleman and his warped gentleman in question whilst serv munitions that they may order that they may not be severed, the pastimes and oc- outlook. Sometimes I wondering in “His Majesty's Forces was The death occured on Oct 18.. militate, in the Far East, cupations abandoned. These young trom what source the civilian ever taught the meaning of the 1939, of David Rainey," "aged one NO ONE WILL GRIEVE against the interests and the men are accustomed to being population of Hongkong derives its quotation "Esprit de Corpa" or year, second son of Lieût-Commdr.. overmuch at the fact that in established policy of Wash-snubbed while in uniform but they ideas regarding licentious and de- loyalty to the service in general. 7. C. H. Nelson, R. N., and Mrs. 793 Europe. this circumstance ington itself.
will take care that no such snub bauched soldiery. Perhaps it in-
FQUILTERIUM,A Nelson of Uywey, Weymouth.
Business: Annual Report and Statement of Accounts. Election of Officers,
Recommendations to Incom ing-Committee.
need.