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HONGKONG, DeepMBER 23, 1030
COAL IN THE WAR
the
(Contributed)
2.1
British War Hongkong Organization Fund, H.K.
Astatement of account, of the British War Organisation Fund, Hongkong, for the period Sept. 14 (date of the inception of the Fund) to Nov. 30, 1939, has just been issued by the Hon. Secretary, Mr. A. Raymond, and the Hon. Trex-
EDITORIAL
Chock - Full
Of Potential Movie
Stars:
Billy Carroll
Special to the Hongkong Daily Press
"You people out here have more than we of the West. Yet you do nothing about it. What do I mean? Just this. Boys and girls of this country have good looks, they have fine expressive eyes, attractive expression and engaging manners. They have just what film producers want, but it reveals that total receipts for they stay at home and do nothing about it."
surer. Mr. F. B. Winter.
TOTAL RECEIPTS
the period amounted to $281,428,21.
Or, this, a sum of $180,366,23 despatched by a draft on London CORRESPONDENCE for £10,000 to the British Red Cross Society and Order of St. John War Organisation.
OTHER EXPENSES
Purchases
1
J
of knitting wool, callco, gauze dressings, etc., and sewing materials cost the fund $11.381.23. Packing, furniture and office equipment claimed $167.75 and rates $425.
A sum of $897.61 was expended en offices expenses, bringing the total disbursements up to Nov. 30 to $173.237.82,
Monies in hand on Nov. 30 were
$108.132.80 in
current account at the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank and $57.59 in petty cash.
creased.
WAR ORPHANS
[To the Editor, "Hongkong Dally Press"]
Dear Sir,-As the report `which
appeared in your issue of Dec. 21" may give a false impression to the public of the position in this As sretation. I shall be glad if you will give the same publicity to this letter.
This starting
Intimidation Charge
Cheung Kam-chía, 18, and. Wong Kam, 26, lorry driver, appeared before Mr. B. A. D. Forrest, at the Central Court yesterday, on s charge of intimidation.
They were alleged to have used threats towards a girl, named Cheung Kwai-ying, aged 18, on Dec. 11, inducing her to join a society for protection from assaults. Mr. F. H. Loseby appeared for the defence and pleaded not guilty. Following evidence, the hearing was adjourned to Dec, 28 at 230 P.I
statement. was made to a Dally Press re- porter yesterday by Bill Car- rall, brother of the film star was held at the Cheero Club last An enjoyable Christmas dance Nancy Carroll, who is now a night. There was a large gather- pearing with Mile. Conchita, ing of Servicemen and at the Gloucester Hotel friends,
cabaret.
Carrol and Conchi- ta will be here until the mid- dle of January.
was born of
their
"Well, Mr. Carroll." the press-and, at a very early age, did an act a theatrical family man remarked. "Hasn't Hollywood with his father and mother. get all these types?"
He showed the pressman some "Don't you believe it," he an- clippings. from which it was swered, shaking his head. "You
evident that he had come into pro- want to see some of the people minence at the early age of 16. The Association started work in that come out to Hollywood-peo- when he partnered Vivienne Dran- Hongkong on May 14, 1938, as A branch of the National Association talent, and some of them can't who was on a tour with her band ple without claim to beauty or can, of the famous Duncan Sisters, under Madame Chiang Kai-shek even speak decent English.
the "Vivienne Duncan Interna- any tional Screnaders." -
The local branch has, from the commencement functioned under
ar
Irene Ho.
"Producers don't want
1.
round
at
Executive Committee of the miniature editions of the stars," he
ELEVEN PICTURES Chinese ladies resident in the co- went on. They want something
Since than he has taken pro- lony, and with well known real-new, something original, just what minent parts in no less than eleven is obtainable in Hongkong. Holly Warner Bros. pictures. Billy dents as advisers, the first Direc-
that with the experience tor of the Orphanage being Dr. Wood wants to send a fex talent hop s
scouts out here and American gained in his toux
the films will soon be starring another world he should be well equipped Anna May Wong."
to do production work when he gets back to Hollywood.
With his talented partner. Con- ch'ta, he will continue to entertain Hongkong cabaret-goers the
show will be augmented for the from tomorrow night, the floor- festive season by another talented and well-known troupe, the Plaza Boys and a Brunette, who have come here after a series of suc- cessful seasons in Calcutta, Colom to Rangoon and Singapore. The then pressed for Plaza Boys take their name from some account of his own life and the Plaza Theatre, London, where career in Hollywod. He said hel they first featured.
services after she
has had the
CHINESE GIRLÈS Asked about the Chinese girls in America: Carroll said; "There are many beautiful Chinese girls in health has been restored. Her re- our own women, including dress senation, contrary to the sugges and accent, that their plquant tin in the article, had nothing Oriental beauty and charm are whatever to do with any incidents lost. Here, in China, the girls radiate that native charm and or investigations thereof. In her stead an Acting Director was ap-beauty for which Chinese woman-
hood is famous. pointed.
. The question of certain incidents
ment and training of the inmates.
unnecessary to deal
Carroll
was
when
SATURDAY,
DECEMBER 23. 1939.
Hello & Goodbye
(BY A. W. HYER)
The British liner which arrived from Europe during the past forty-eight hours brought many residents and visitors to this city. The pier in Kowloon was
teeming with people waiting to welcome friends and relatives late in the afternoon.
"
Over the week-end holidays, Christmas was Mr. E. L. Elias, Italian, Dutch and Australian executive of Lambert Dunbar & steamers will call.
Co.
Pan American Airways' China. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. B. Walte and Clipper has been delayed and is Mr. and Mrs. Van Der Star were due this afternoon, the return popular passengers bound for fight to San Francisco leaving: Shanghal. Many people were on Kat Tak on Sunday morning.
hand in the early morning, almost twenty-four hours and company people adios.
Imperial Airways' service is late before breakfast, to bid these nice.
officials will be working on Christ- American President Line mas Day as the Sunday inward service from Bangkok will not be arriving until Monday. Imperial Airways
When the American round-the- world steamer called in our port on Friday morning there were few" passengers for Hongkong, though' Captain N. Brunton piloting the her passenger list for southern Denebola arrived at Kai Tak, ports was fairly lengthy.. Thursday, 4.50 p.m. Mall load
Mrs. E. M. Milam, accompanied from all Empire ports totalled 243 by her three sons. disembarked. kilos which was certainly a lot. here. The three young members
Bangkok where he is representa- see their father, a United States- Mr. N. Ohnishi, a passenger from of the family were quite agog on their arrival and were anxious to tive of Itoh & Co. Ltd., visited Naval officer in the Asiatic Fleet. our city en route to Osaka for a holiday and business call.
Mr. Ew Jeng and Mr. A. Ul-Har were other visitors from Bangkok. N.Y.K. Line
on vacation.
The U.S. Trade Commissioner, Mr. H. D. Robison, continued to.. his desk in Singapore.
a
It was dusk Thursday when the
Mr. and Mrs. Lawson Bash will. pay their respects to our city with THE GERMAN COAL IN-
short visit before continuing steamers yesterday were
Arriving by the N.Y.K. Line's south on business and pleasure." DUSTRY is now working at
several
Very early this morning the its maximum capacity, and a
interesting personalities. About June this year, owing
President steamer was bound for further expansion of produc
First of all there was a very at- southern and Il health, Dr. Ho tendered her re-
European ports. tractive and charming.young lady From reports a Tew of our resi tion. in the near future is not
from Sydney, Miss L., Y. Morrison.dents were aboard. Mr. F. L expected either inside or out-signation to the Orphanage, which
local She was met by a handsome young Thomas, official of Asiatic Petro- THE SUCCESS of a modern side Germany. The probabi- has not been accepted, as the Or-
resident portraying war machine depends on lity is rather that the initial page ts anxious to have Dr. Ho's
the leum Co. was enroute, to Manila the complete co-ordination of stages of the war will see a necessary period of rest and her America, but they are so much like Gloucester Hotel where, beginning would not be surprising to find the Chartered Bank, was travell- essence of nervous excitement. It and Mr. H. F. Morford, ommcial of all its parts. There must be further reduction in output
that romance was just around the ing south. smooth working throughout per man-shift similar to that
corner for these two. the whole military industrial which took place in 1938 the
Miss F. D. Gomes, was gleefully
P. &.0. Line structürel from the front line root cause being a decline in back to the
welcomed by her father on arrival factories and the quality and efficiency of
home from Australia where shequent calls of the P. & O, steamers Almost "everyone misses the fre- workshops and sources of the available labour. Tech-
has been spending several months raw material. Smooth work-nical advances--in. particular
consequently when the monthly ing requires detailed
call does roll around all hands, it or- the placing of the Upper Sile-
Arriving from Tokyo on the
seems, ganisation and the use of the sian mines on a better work- insubordination which had oc-
southbound Japanese steamer was plers to have a look-see and chat. adjqum to the berthing Viscount K. Inouye, former Vice- most up-to-date arms and in- ing basis and the completion curred amongst some of the in- dustrial equipment.
President of the South Man-liner put into port. quire a large body of trained has already begun, in the have been so fully dealt with in It re- of the reorganisation which mates, and the question of manage.
churlan Railroad and a present Captain Fantham, of the Hong- member of the House specialists and steady sup- Ruhr-may help to recover
of Peers. kong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Mrs. Hole's letter which appeared fed that so far as they are aware Executive Committee exercises a
This well known politician and Co. was doing a "jig" almost wait- plies to repair the breaches this last ground. But the re- in your issue of the 22nd, that the 'there are not, and have never direct control over the manage route to Manila för a business call. their two children returning from business executive of Japan is en ing to greet Mrs. Fantham and made by war. But above all sults of these changes will not Executive Committee feel it quite been, any legitimate grounds for ment of the orphans, and of the it needs fuel at every point. be obtained for at least two The
Dutch Line war machine Ilves by years. The most favourable questions further. Mrs. Hole is of management of the orphans con. Under such
with these complaint of lack of care or mis- funds collected by the local branch.
eight months' holiday in England... what it burns,
Mr. D. Hynes of the local assumption is that, after an course a well known social worker cerned,
a constitution the The Committee assume Executive Committee feel that they motorship, pride of
Another of the large and new Post Office was smiling from THE IMPORTANCE of initial set-back, Germany's in the Colony, who does her work full responsibility for the care and can discharge their duties, not Line, paid its usual call in
the Dutch ear to ear, and he has lost some petroleum supplies in war is coal production can be main-thoroughly and unostentatiously management of the
our weight too. This young resident orphans only as patriotie Chinese towards port on Thursday arriving from is returning from eight everywhere recognised. The tained at its present level, and her statements, based on ac-
Without in any way seeking to Chinese orphans, but also, as trus- southern ports.
iong failure of such supplies means The assumption may be up- tual personal contact and person- shirk this responsibility I may tees of the funds subscribed by
months of bolidaying in England. immobilisation of the set by any further deteriora-
al experience, the Executive mention that, in point of fact, the the generous Hongkong public and in connexion with the Tiger Balm two young children, were greeted Mr. Aw Boon Haw, well known Mr. and Mrs. N. Braga, and their armed forces on land, sea tion in the quality of labour. Committee is convinced, carry due diet for the inmates had received friends abroad. and air.
It is equally true It is certain that German coal weight with the public. .... the approval of the health officers
manufacturing company, arrived to by friends with much glee. This I and Directly the Executive Commit of Hongkong. and further, that should arise which would, in the gentleman, with headquarters in Co. was almost swamped with hel- that industry cannot continue production will not be in-,
circumstances spend Christmas in Hongkong. This official of the China Light & Power to play its vital part unless its
tee heard of the complaint of the the inmates are under the pater-opinion of the Executive Commit Singapore, has donated a univer-los and good wishes. fuel requirements are satis-
American lady referred to in your hal eye of such officers and the tee, render it impossible for them sity for refugee Chinese students The position of the Allies is article a full fied. And the most impor- on the whole more favourable. undertaken. In addition to this tary for Chinese Affairs, to whom caled above, they
investigation was Chief Lady Assistant to the Secre- to discharge their duties as indi- here in the Colony Construction.bers of the Royal Observatory were
It appeared that all the mem-. tant of industrial fuels is coal. The British coal industry, investigation the Chlef Lady Assis- the Executive Committee are grate relinquish their charge. In this near Fanling and when completed to welcome the Director, Mr. C. will naturally of the buildings is progressing down at the pler with big smiles It is obvious therefore that an which supplies about two-tant to the Secretary for Chinese fully indebted for their ready co- connection I wish to point out that will indeed be magnincent. This Jeffries and objective examination of the thirds of the 360 million Affairs herself paid several sur- operation and assistance.
Mrs. Jeffries. This present stocks of coal and oll metric tons mentioned above, prise visits to the Orphanage, and some points were made by your special
its quite untrue to say that the
call is a usual business and social well known resident of the Colony and probable future supplies has been suffering for some personally examined each and every article as to Mrs. Archhold and Chungking came to examine the the luxury Dutch motorship were rivals and greeters and with the. respresentative from visit for the philanthropist.... and his wife have been on holiday. Residents returning home on In the "milling mob" of ars years from the effects of one of the inmates. The result Miss Chen having been refused situation with a view to take over working below capacity. of both investigations were There has been little activity
Mr. and Mrs. G. A. White and their l'aid of our sleuths there were many en-admittance until their identity was control and administration of the
journey discovered. Surely it must be ob- local home," and further that "this daughter. Their
was other residents noted arriving in numerous areas, and pits. The Executive Committee had vious to every one that the Or- move 4 opposed by the Executive were glad to be back in Hongkong Two large groups of missionaries, most delightful and though they from England and way points. which are still capable of been unaware of any prior com- phanage does not admit all and of 22 Hongkong Chinese women.. GERMANY (including Aus producing steadily have been plaints
sundry on days which are not visit-
they were sorry the trip was at an afty and twenty-five members, re- The Executive Committee is thus end. and Czecho-Slovakia) idle for months. The coal- The suggestion that Mr. Awing days until their identity, and entirely at a loss to understand the
spectively, also disembarked, en. produces annually about 200 fields have been carrying a Boon Haw is withholding the per- the object of their visits, are fact on which you base the sensa-
Mrs. Beatrice M. Childe, who route to North China and Amoy. million metric tons of coal large body of unemployed and mission to use the new premises,
known. Rules, in the Orphanage, tional heading of your article "Ser-husband, connected with the China Works Department, came down the was welcomed by a very attentive Mr. C. J. Trecht, of the Public and about an equal weight of the industry is clearly capable in Fanling pending the outcome state clearly and definitely that lous Disorganization in the Affairs Underwriters, Ltd., returned from gangway into lignite. By the usual cal- of an enormous expansion of of the meeting on Dec. 22 is also Sunday is to be reserved as cleans of Hongkong Branch of National
an "armful" of culation nine tons of lignite output.
The difficulty has accurate According to Mr. Awsing day and, therefore not a visit Association for the Care of War are equal in fuel value to two been absence of demand. The personal statement released to ng day Mrs. Archbold viaffed, the | Orphans,” »» tons of coal. The total pro- stimulus provided by the war the 21st the object of Mr. Aw's visit lunch hour (12-1 p.m.) on Sun Chinese papers on his arrival on 'B Block of our Orphanage during
Yours, etc. duction may therefore be ex- will undoubtedly be met by a to the Colony is firstly for the pur day, the November 19, and Miss pressed as the equivalent of renewal of activity and an pose of personal supervision of the Chen, visited the same Orphanage
KATHARINE KAN
Mr. M. R. Swain was certainly kong Police Department, and Mr.. J. F. McGowan, a member of the 245 million tons of coal per absorption of the present sur- building of the New Orphanage in at 8 pm on the following Sunday.
Joint Hon. Secretary
given a "glad-hand" by many annum. This figure has al- plus of trained man-power. Fanling to be anished in time for
friends when he arrived from Government service, were hailed; In order to dispel any misunder- ready been altered by the for- It should be easily possible by the use of our orphans as pro- that it is necessary to keep clear this point, the Hongkong. Dally ago, was on hand to greet her hus-F. Hamblin, with their young scn..
Singapore. Mrs. Swain, who from vacations in England.
and welcomed. All are returning: The Executive Committee feel standing that may have arisen on
rived in the Colony several days tunes of war. The conquest these means to meet any in-m'sed. We understand that Mr in mind, which appear to have Press wishes to point out that the band manager of John Marey &
More "who's who'-Mr. and Mrs. of Poland has given Germany creased demands from British Aw will issue a statement in this been confused in your article, the statement in our yesterday's edi- Co. The family will enjoy the days. This local resident is the about 45 million metric tons industry. But at the same respect.
returned, from England and holi-- per annum of additional sup time it is necessary for Great
two separate questions of alleged forfal note: to the effect that the Christmas holidays here and then well known engineer connected: plies, and the evacuation of Britain to maintain her ex-Chen Ke-yee official representa. Iganization of the Orphanage." On the 28th of last month, Miss, mismanagement and of the
persons consulted by our reporter return to their home in the south with the China Light & Power Co. the Saar has reduced her port trade if she is to obtain tive and member of the Executive As regards the former I have, Iphanage should not be taken to the early morning, was Dr. F. W. disembarked to resume residence
in his investigation included mem-
North-bound to Shanghai on bers of the Committee of the..or-
Mr. and Mrs. A. Gillard, official home production by about 15 necessary supplies of raw Committee of the parent Associa- hope, made it abundantly clear mean that these members were the Bunger, a visitor in our city from and duties after months in Europe.. the Dutch motorship, departing in of the Hongkong Tramways, Ltd... million metric tons per year. materials from overseas. ltion in Chungking arrived in HK that, pending the publication of source of any or all of the state- Chungking, en route to the North The present annual produc- is thus possible that the legls-on her annual inspection tour, the Mits Chen's report, the Execuments in the original article.-Ed.) for the holiday season. tion may therefore be placed lative machinery provided in around all branches of the Asso- tive Committee is not aware of
Mr. B. Bickford, from the- at roughly 275 million metric the 1938 Coal Act for a com- elation. Among the forty #ght any facts on which such complaint
Mrs. C. S. Sheppard hastened to back and many friends were cer- Colonial Secretary's Office, was *tons.
bination of producing units orphanages in China, 28 had been can be properly based
Shanghai and her hearth, this tainly anxious and happy to shake THE AGGREGATE PRO and an improvement of min- inspected, our HK. branch being
"lady arriving earlier in the week DUCTION
As regards the latter, Miss Chen SUTYUAN LEADERS from America by Clipper.. United ing methods may be called the 29th on her "nspecting Hist. did point out that according to
his hand, of the Kingdom, the rest of the into action. It is in any case On her arrival in the Colony the the official rule, which we have
KILLED
Rev. L Merlet, connected - with British Empire and France clear that Great Britain is
Executive Committee met her and not
Zikawel Church in Shanghai, wash, amounts to about 360 million unlikely to encounter any dif- aver every facility for inves of the parent Association, a Direcral)-Na Tal-H who led a here and in the interior of China.
Informed before.
YULIN, SHENSI, Dec. 22 (Gen-returning home after a short-visit| metric tons of coal and an- ficulty in getting all the coal has returned to Chungking to re-appointed as member of the staff Japanese in Sufyan was recently Shanghai during the week
tigation and inspection. This lady tor of an Orphanage should be peasant army Aghting against the
Another Dutch steamer left for thracite. These figures de- she wants.
pork monstrate clearly on which
A surprise visit by a Chinese THE POSITION with regard
on salary basis, Pending publication of
and that such killed in an engagement at Baratai: side the advantage lies in the to coal therefore appears to Chen's report, or pending its be of the Executive Committee, who 27 miles east of Protow.
Mr. W. Goldenberg, official of Inspector to two eating houses, HE~~ Miks Director should not be a member on the Palph-Bryuan Railway, British American Tobacco Co, was sulted in the arrest of two men, en route home for Banta Clause Pan Chum, 36, and chan Kam, 30, war with her not give a complete picture of effort at a maximum, while mittee naturally desired to refrain of a rector la temporarily va break of the war in 1997.
productive Committee, the Executiva Com worker. For this reason the office formed the army upon the out-
been busy In. Indo-China during charged before Mr. T. J. Houston the war alignment in the Great Britain, the chief pro- trom making any comments in cant pending an official appoint-
the past six months.
at the Central Court yesterday matter of coal. It is neces- ducer, on
Vacation-bound in Shanghai with selling dog meat for food, the Allled side, anticipation of Its findings. But ment
TAI MU-tow, a well-known guerilla sary to examine future pros- should be able easily to meet this much can properly be said: branch is functioning under a was also killed by Japanese artil- For the rest the local leader in the district of Tokoto,
was Mr. A. J. Edgar, partner of Pum Chimi was fined $100, or three- Falls & Edzar. The other local re-months hard labour..............Chan Kam- all home and export demands. The Executive Committee are satis constitution under which
sident journeying to the cold was fined $50 an in defruit, two- the lery fire recently,
North and having now for his months hard labour.
of these two vital materials is likely to produce some impor- tant indications of the prob- able course and outcome of the war.
tria
tirely satisfactory."
been
OT-
an Australian vacation. This local friends. Mr. J. Revie, of the Hong- resident joined the Dutch steamer kong & Whampao Dock Co. Ltd.. in Singapore, where she paid a 16 back. Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Por short visit en route.
tallion connected with the Hong-
SOLD DOG MEAT FOR FOOD
matter of production. But be that Germany enters the ing communicated to the Executive is an unpaid and voluntary Na, who was himself a peasant holidays. This gentleman has!keepers of the premises, who were
production figures alone do
pects.