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HONGKONG, NOVEMBER 16, 1939
MAN'S CONQUEST
OF THE SKIES
IN GLARING CONTRAST to the "achievements " of contemporary power politics and the immoral and dis- orderly economic organization which has driven the nations once more to the brink of worldwide slaughter is the steady advance of human genius in the constructive pursuits of peace.
Anticipated
War Personnel Of Royal Navy Now. 229,000
LONDON, Nov. 13 BWS)-The active" service personnel" of the Roya Navy allowed for in the 1939 Naval estimates was 133,000,
With Reserves now serving and 50,000 men to be enrolled under
the National Service Acts the anticipated war total of the British Navy personnel is brought up to 229,000........
At the outbreak hostilities in the 1814-183 war the personnel of the Royal Navy was 201,000 which increased to 407,000 at the time of the armistice. In that war. how- ever, there were more battleships. battle cruisers and cruisers ab- sorbing larger complements than we now possess or are necessary smaller for dealing with a much German Fleet.
TREMENDOUS RESERVES 'Tremendous reserves of "naval man power and ships Britain pos- sesses was illustrated when in a recent speech the First Lord of the that the Admiralty mentioned of number
Britain's anti-sub- marine and patrol, craft had treble since the beginning of the hostilities.
In the last war the number of
vessels in the auxilary patrol in creased from 745 on December 31. 1914, to 3,714 at the time of the armistice even after heavy losses. In November, 1918. the minesweep- ing force alone comprised 726 ves- sels-110 regular naval ships. 52 hired paddle steamers of the type patronised by excursionists during peace. 412 fishing trawlers, 142 herring drifters and ten shallow- draugh, minesweepers of a special
OUTSTANDING FEATURE The work of the minesweepers and auxiliary patrol craft of all types, including trawlers, yachts, drifters and motorboats, was one of the outstanding features of the last war as it is today!
PERHAPS the most specta-type. cular such advance has taken place within the last few years in the sphere of civil avlation. It is an advance that Hongkong has been able to witness and to share. Within the past five years, this Colony has developed from a distant and isolated outpost to a great centre of aerial communication, re- moved by no more than a week from Britain, Con- tinental Europe, the United States and Australia and brought within a day's flight of the most distant inland cities of China.
TODAY, with both Europe and Asia in the grip of war this development continues. Hongkong's new 24-hour air to Bak, through Cou skabte Rangoon, has been establish- ed by Free China. It is flown on American planes by Chi- nese and American personnel 825 and it brings to the air lanes of the Far East the newest and most impressive achieve ments of aeronautical science,
should send in a written and signed statement of the facts to the Colonial Secretary.
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
PARTICULARS AND CON. DITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 20th day of Nov., 1939, at 3 P.., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Wong Nei Chung, in the Colony of Hong Kong for a term of
YESTERDAY we were pri- vileged to go up on the first
passenger
These little ships are manned almost entirely by officers and men of the merchant navy and fishing fleets and by civilians from every profession and walk of life eager to serve afloat..
PRINCE WILHELM IN ENGLAND LONDON, Nov. 15 (Havas)--The Dally
that Express announced Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Prus- sta, one of the Kaiser's grandsons, who was reported to have been led by Nazis is at present stay- ing in England with friends.
The Prince was in Britain when the war broke out, and the British. authorities have allowed him to remain free, upon his solemn pro- mise that he will not try to leave the country.
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The Prince, who is 28 years of
Germar age was working for a concern before the war.
EDITORIAL
Group picture taken after the wedding at St. John's Cathedral last Friday of Mr. E. W. de la Mare, grand-nephew of the famous poet, Walter de la Mare, and Miss Joan Edith Rickwood, daugh- ter of Mr. W. E. Rickwood, Manager of Cable & Wireless, and
"Mrs. Rickwood. (Photo, D'Asis).
WONDERS NEVER
CEASE!
One of our evening contem- poraries displayed the follow- ing on Its placards yester- day:-
CROWN PRINCE CONFINED
2
BRITISH PRESS COMMENTS
Dutch & Finnish
Neutrality
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Followed & Fired On
DARDANUS PILOT INTERVIEWED
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1939.
Hello & Goodbye
(BY A. W. HYER)
Visiting our city incognito is the popular Governor of Macao, Dr. Artur Tamagnini de Souza Barboss who arrived yesterday from the Portuguese Colony.
The Governor's visit, which is prompted by personal. wishes, will be brief. Travelling from Macao to Hongkong in the Governor's party are Major and Mrs. A. dos Santos Majer and their family.
This officez
of the Portu- guese Army is
a personal friend of Dr. Barbosa who is expected to wish them "bon voyage" when they de- part for Lisbon, by a Japanese steamer in the near future.
Also travelling to Lisbon on the Japanese steamer, and having just arrived from Macao, are Madame
Dr. Barbosa
near future. This official of Buey- rus Erle Co. has been busy work- ing in Malaya and India and is now en route to Honolulu and America. He will leave Hongkong shortly by an American steamer. Pan American Airways
WEDNESDAY, ON THE DOT of
3.30 a.m.. the California Clipper. under the command of Capt. R. J. Nixon, was off for San Francisco, viz Manila.
Departing from our city, in fact, "pulling up stakes" was Mr. W. B. Greenough, engineer of Pan Ameri-. can Airways bere in Hongkong. T. Diniz, wife of Commander T. During the past two years' re- Diniz of the gunboa: Joao de Lis- sidence this short gentleman had boa, Madame A. M. H. Montallao added greatly to the Ufe and Silva and her son, Dr. J. M. Pereira
amusement of aviation circles, and Capt. and "Mrs. A. Marquis de And, indeed, he was touched at his Costa and their family.
departure. there was a misty ex- Commander and Mrs. S. Nieira pression about his eyes. His des- and their young son, also arrived tination is San Francisco and from Macao en route to Lisbon. home. the Commander they will return official travelling on the Clipper Another Pan American Airways' to Macao.
was Mr. Delvin Axe from Macao The Imperial Airways" service. station. This gentleman travelled due in Hongkong today, from Bang- kok with mall and passengers. has been delayed on the main Empire route connexion and will not arrive at Kal Tak until tomorrow after- noon.
Plane Was Not Flown but owing to the sudden filness of
Under Proscribed
Height
CANTON, Nov. 15 (Reuter-"We were followed and fired on ten miles from Walchow Island." said the pilot. Capt. J. N. Wilson, of the LONDON, Nov. 15 (Reuter)-Bri- Imperial Airways Dardanus when tish press comment was mainly interviewed by Reuter yesterday concerned with Finland and the and in discussing the incident in low countries, the economic front which the British aircraft was at Home and in France and the forced down by Japanese planes recent speeches by King George on November S."
Lebrun and Mr. Winston M. Churchill,
The Times ridicules the idea
WELL TREATED
Both Capt. "Wilson and his Co-
that Finland could be a menace Pilot. First Officer Raeburn, said to Russia. Since Russia professes they were well treated during the to abjure, imperialism, her deter- period they were held for question- mination to make the East Balticing by the Japanese authoritles. on all their movements secure was directed against one though
they were followed by armed† single state.
guards.
A request to see the British Con-
TRIBUTE TO FINLAND The News Chronicle pays a tri- | sul was refused. buta to Finland. It points out that the United States had not only given her support to Finland. but she was also showing the same interest in other small neutral countries ke Holland; as well,
The Daily Telegraph wal- comes the Datch Premier's broadcast. Holland's guaran- tee of her neutrality by mobl- lising, says the paper, is a guarantee that she has won world. honour in the whole What would be risked by a violation of her independence has been made clear.
COMMON IDEALS
When shown Reuter mes- sages concerning the Incident. Capt. Wilson denied the Jap- anese allegation that the Dar- danus had flown below the "proscribed altitude over Wal- chow. The proscribed height, he added, had never been re- cognised by the British Gov- ernment.
QUEEN PRESENTS CROSS TO POLISH GIRL GUIDES LONDON. Nov. 15 (Reuter)-Her
down to Manila.
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ming his home and business ad- Mr. D. Gerolimatos calls Kun-
dress, This Clipper passenger is on a trip to Manila, which he has not visited for many years, on a busi- ness and pleasure call.
Three Chinese passengers travel-
Speaking of Imperial Airways, there were a few friends and re- latives expecting to greet Capt. J. N. Wilson and First Officer J. F. led to Manila. their names were Raeburn on their arrival in the
not divulged. Colony yesterday from Canton. Tuesday Arrivals However, it is definitely reported that the two aviators will be WHEN THE CALIFORNIA Clipper arrived on Tuesday after- arriving today from Macao.
noon. Pan American Airways' 'Peci- Imperial Airways
ic Division Traffic Manager, Mr. V. WEDNESDAY AT 7 AM., Capt. A. A. Kropft, came on an inspection trip after fourteen months' ab- B. Dykes departed in the
sence. This gentleman, short, with R.MA Delphinus for Bangkok,"
a keen brown. Total mail carried was 274 kilos silver hair and
including mall which was on the the greatly improved traffic busi- direct eye, seemed satisfied with R.M.A Dardanus).
ness on his Clipper ships. At the end of the week, Mr. Kropf will be leaving for Manila and we would not be surprised to find he has a few announcements of great in- terest to make!
A Mr. Smith, travelling to Ran goon, was the only passenger. Air France
WEDNESDAY, 4.30 PM., the Air
France's plane Ville de Hanoi Another Pan American Airways' arrived at Kai Tak. Mall on board official from Manila called in our from various ports on the French elty. He was Mr. S. Brothers. service route totalled 51 kilos.
This gentleman 13 quite shy Mrs. Ellis. Haylm, wife of an though he misses very little; he executive, of Benjamin & Potts in will be returning on next week's Shanghal arrived from London Clipper.
and Paris with her secretary, Miss
The well-known and popular M. Aubler. Beautifully attired in a Dr. George Sellett arrived after 'a black lamb fur coat and wearing a visit of several months in the lovely corsage of mauve orchids. United States. He is famous for Mrs. Hayim had little to say about his knowledge of law and is an
PARIS, Nov. 13 (Reuter)-The Majesty the Queen yesterday pre-conditions in Europe and her trip adviser and representative of In- Paris press, examining Mr. Win-sented a bronze cross to the leader ston Churchill's address on Sun- of the Polish Girl Guides, many day, reiterates the common Ideals of whom lost their lives during binding Britain and France.
CHINA WAR
NEWS
Continued from Page 1
Hangchow city attacked the Jap- anese
the Nazi invasion of their coun- try.
Watchful Waiting By "Manchukuo”
to the Far East. However, she was tercontinent Corporation. No doubt excited on her arrival and anxious he will shortly be departing for 15 inquired for her reservations Shanghai and his business activi on board an American steamer ties in that city. sailing to Shanghai this week. Lient, and Mrs. C. H Whitesell,
Mr. E. P. Hayward has not been U.S.A report they are оп home in the United States for five pleasure trip to Hongkong from years and he certainly is looking their post in Manila their visit will forward to his arrival there in the be short.
ROYAL AIR FORCE
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Finding his companion badly wounded in the hand and "thigh
15 years, with the option of coloured brocade rug with fort of human beings. Levers sabotage work on the Kalteng-tention by the "Manchukuo" and would probably result in dangerous
All
loss of blood
GRACIE GOES
BODY OF WOMAN
· FOUND
The body of an unidentified Chi- nese woman was found by a de- tective, attached to the Taipo police, yesterday morning in Pak Ngam Shek, Man Tsun Valley. Taipo.
full load night test flight of torches or waiting wild-eyed one of the four new 21 for death. With a load of Douglas DC-8 explosives it can tear and transports which will fly the rend the bodies of thousands Hongkong-Rangoon route for of men, women and children the China National Aviation on the ground. But in this
Two fres were started
TO ENTERTAIN Corporation. The giant plane, modern passenger machine,
"JAPANESE LOSSER took off after 12 seconds of the same in build and type as
THE TROOPS taxting, passing impercep- the latest of heavy bombers, HSUCHANG," HONAN. Nov. 15
HSINKING, Nov, 15 (Reuter)he dressed the hand wound but Gracie Fields, the popular English
LONDON, NOV 15 (Reuter) tibly from ground to air. It all human ingenuity had been (Central - Considerable
losses Developments in Europe, parti decided to leave the more serious comedienne, left for France yes- providing have been sustained by the Jap-cularly those affecting the Soviet, thigh wound untouched realising terday to take part in concerts for gathered speed and height tul concentrated on
anese as 2 result of Chinese are followed with the closest at that the loosening of clothing the troops on the Western Front Kowloon seemed like a multi- for the convenience and com- renewal at a Crown Rent to be shimmering sequins of neon alongside each seat led not Lanfeng section of the Lunghal Japanese authorities here.
Railway, in East Honan. and the Peak stood like an to bomb-racks but to emer-
despatches on the Soviet-Finnish fixed by the Surveyor of His Ma-illuminated Christmas tree by gency exits for saving life, and wounded owing to train dia- tion are played up by the press.
About 400 Japanese were killed negotiations and the Balkan situa- jesty the KING, for one further the quiet lake of the harbour. buttons above releasing not asters and Chinese attacks. term of 75 years.
Meanwhile, although no repeti- Lower down, and the fairy, bullets but oxyden for those
TWO traina were completely tion of the Nomonhan and Chang- Inteading bidders are advised landscape resolved itself into distressed by high altitudes, wrecked, Four locomotives, and kufeng incidents are expected for that immediately after the dis. Į long ribbons of roads, clusters | TO GIVE MAN the power many wagons were badly dam- the time being, owing to the so- posal of the lot the Purchaser of houses, the travelling to rule the air, to cater to aged. Four" steel bridges and viet's preoccupation with engage- (If not the applicant), will be lights of cars all the useful his every need, this is the many rails and telegraph poles ments in the west, the military required
were wrecked. The Chinese cap authorities maintain an attitude to deposit with and beautiful results of the meaning and purpose of authorised officer who will be labour of thousands of hands the mighty achievements of tured a quantity of war materials, of watchful waiting. present at the sale, the sum of and brains the same human aeronautics and of all other two hundred dollars, ($200)'in hands and brains that had efforts of hand and brain. cash. This sum will be refunded created the thing of power To change; control and or on payment of the Purchase and grace and accuracy which ganise
human carried us over it. The land-munity, to make sure that ing was hardly perceptible, every achievement goes to PARTICULARS OF THE LOT and then the plane drove strengthen the power and purposefully across the tar- dignity of mankind and not mac and rose again. This to plunge it into the disgrace time we
were flying blind, and cruelty of destruction—. testing the air-to-ground this is the task that chal- communications, depending ||lenges all hands and brains. ..on the instruments alone. IT IS GOOD, in these times, *And again we came down, this to concentrate the attention
time for good.
on the creative that makes AIRPLANE can be the victorles of peace. It is blown to pieces by a single good because it is a challenge shell or riddled with machine- to conquer and control" not gun bullets until it falls only the land and sea and air stricken and burning to the but the conditions in which earth, a "death trap for men live their lives. This 16 agonised and helpless human the greatest and most urgent 823 beings, burning like living task of all.
price.
No. of Bale,
Registry No
Locality.
Inland Lot
No. 5711.
· Adjoining Inland
-Trot No. 4893 Blue Pool Road,
Wong Nei Chung-
Boundary
Measure-
ments.
As per
sale plan.
Annual
Rental
Upset Price}}
About
Contents i
20,800.
Square feet
389
10,400
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the
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TRANSPORTS SUNK
Still distrustful and suspicious SHIUHING, KWANGTUNG, Novof Moscow, the Kwanting Army is 14 (Central) - Three Japanese kept prepared to meet any fur-
transports loaded with troops and ther move on the part of Outer
clothes in temperature never above
Warming him with his body and encouraging him with re- ports of their progress the observer remained with the wounded man till they were clear of. Germany. He then re- turned to the front cockpit and attended to his naviga- tional duties till his base "Was in sight when he again made
There are injuries on the body bis way back to the wounded which give rise to a suspielön of ale runner, and stayed with
foul play. The body was in a him until they landed.
slightly decomposed condition and Throughout the whole of the re-t is believed that death took place
the two or three days ago. turn aight from Germany they struck Chinese floating mines The resentment aroused at the military supplies were sunk when | Mongolian or Soviet troops,
observer was without his flying)
The police are making inquiries" near Bocca Tigris, on November time" of the signing of the Soviet-freezing point.
Practically all Japanese were German Pact has not subsided in
FINNS FIRE AT killed,
any way and it is generally be-
SOVIET PLANES
· HIT BY SHELLS
lieved that this will not diminish
STOCKHOLM, Nov. 15. (Reuter FOWLIANG, KIANGEL, Nov. 'ibat present (Central)-A Japanese transport
a British aircraft was attacked at-Soviet aircraft, which are alleged 24,000 feet by a Messerschmitt to be continually flying over Fin- was hit by several shells when it
fighter. Using evasive action, the nish Karella, opposite Leningrad, was fized at by Chinese artillery below Hukow, the entrance of the
pilot eluded his opponent but lost were subjected to machine-gun height so quick in the process that are, according to the Helsinki cor- Poyang Lake in North Kiangat,
Following a brief suspension be. he was soon down to the level respondent of the Aftonbladet. On November 4, Many Japanese cause of oil supply difficulties, the where he was immediately en- marines were killed.
{Hongkong-Chungking service of gaged by intensive enemy anti-raud an *** PLANE WRECKED
the Eurasia Aviation Corporation aircraft fire.
engaged on this occasion has CHENGTU, Nov. 15 (Central) will be resumed today.
While anti-aircraft gung" were since been decorated for his The wreckage of two Japanese The necessary arrangements, it firing the German fighter held of earlier and still more daring re- planes shot down during the air's understood, have been made to till he was out of range. He then connaissance flight from which he combat over Chengtu, on Novem-assure a regular supply of all for renewed his attack but without and his crew brought back in- ber 4 has been transported to the Eurasia planes along the line success.
formation and photographs of i Chengtu for exhibitions,"
says Central News.
The pine of the British aircraft | outstanding importance.
EURASIA RESUMES
SERVICE
!!
PILOTS' SKILL
The skill of our bomber pilots was shown on one pccasion when
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