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EDITORIAL:
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1939.
BRITISH CIRCLES AWAIT DR. ROBERT LIM Hello & Goodbye
TOKYO REACTION
AMERICAN REQUEST TO REMOVE TIENTSIN BARRIER RESTRICTIONS
TIENTSIN, Dec. 29 (Reuter) The action taken by the. American Chamber of Commerca in requesting the Japanese ab- thorities to remove the barrier restrictions in Tientsin is wel- comed in British circles here which await Tokyo's reaction with interest.
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The American request is believed to be a direct result of the US. Ambassador, Mr. Nelson T Johnson's recent visit when he held a series of discussion with local American businessmen and the Japanese Consul-General,
During his brief stay the Ameri- A virtual confirmation from the can Ambassador was reported to Japanese side that Japan is exert- have devoted considerable attention ing pressure" on the United States to the blockade question as the Government Wes contained in Americans, who hitherto have been" some of the cutspoken remarks by given more or less special treat- Lieut-Gen. Masaharu Homma, ment by the Japanese authorities Commander of the Japanese Gar- waging the Tientsin blockade, have rison in Tientsin, in the course of recently been becoming more and a recent press interview, when he more subject to its rigours.
stated that he hoped to see rels- tions between Japan and the United States improve in general.
Lieut.-Gen. Homms said that if Washington made some measure on which to move for a new trade
Incidents at the barricades and other obstructions to normal trad- ing are now affecting Americans as much as Britons.
TYPICAL EXAMPLE
merchant
TELLS OF RED
CROSS WORK
A report on the work of the Chinese Red Cross Society, was Robert S. E. Lim, Director of the Chinese Red Cross Society, at a dinner hela in bis
given by Dr.
(BY A. W. HYER).
Many planes and an American transport have called in Hongkong during the past forty-eight hours and all of these conveyances. brought people of interest and note. Local residents, prize fghters, Army and Navy personnel. honour by the Foreign Auxiliaries and businessmen have descended on our city. of the National Red Cross Society Imperial Airways at the China Merchants' Club last-
with headquarters in Rangoon, re- ports he has been travelling some
night. Bishop R. O. Hall presided. CAPTAIN N BRUNTON brought 40.000 miles since he left India in
Dr. Robert Lim said that since the R.M.A. Della the beginning of the war, a grest Bangkok, Friday, 5.45 p.m.
in from March.
number of schools in Shanghai
A young gentleman with an in- Mr. H. O. Kees arrived from ternational background arrived on were turned into hospitals, but. London by air making use of KL. the Clipper from San Francisco. after the fall of
Shanghal and M. and Imperial Airways' services. He is Mr. C. Manghirmalani. This particularly Nanking, the Red.
Returning from a vacation, and visitor has been a student at the they were left behind. The ma- was Mr. J. W. Woor, representa- and is proceeding home to Kara- Cross were in great dimenities, es anxious to be back at his business, University of Southern California forty of the members were local tive of Louis Dreyfus and Co. chi. volunteers.
Motion picture photography with head offices in Paris. From is his major study and Interest At present China had 82 units. Rangoon he travelled by air en, and he intends making moving divided into three sections, namely, route to Shanghai.
pictures in India. hospital, ambulance and preven-! tive,
Not so gen'al was Mr. H. R Mr. R. F. Navarro, an executive Forsyth returning to Hongkong of the Commonwealth Bank of the Dr. Lim stressed the importance, from a holiday in London. of transportation needed for the And while n the subject of Im-pleasure call in 'cur city.
Philippines, is on HI business and medical supplies and the units. perial Airways, Captain J. N. Wil- American President Line
son left our fair and chilly city fer good today.
Another member of Imperial]
BANDAGES NEEDED Regarding a rumour that China did not want bandages. Dr. Lim
FROM LOS ANGELES, Japan. pointed out, on the contrary, that Airways' ground staff bid a per-ne of the well-known American and the Philippines arrived about 250,000. bandages had been manent adios to the Colony Mr. President Line's steamers rester- used within a period of six months F. J. Crosbie, engineer, who is re- this year, and it was feared that turning to a tour of duty in Sin- with the
present stock, which gapore. would last only a short period. Pan American Airways | China would most probably face af
shortage.
A typical example of the tactics treaty in place of the one which is being terminated, and generally employed by the Japanese occurred at the barricades the other day assured Japan of American friend- when a well-known American rug ship, the Japanese would do every
was forced to unroll a thing to facilitate American in- bundle of new rugs on the muddy terests and business. road for inspection.
In the same breath, however; he uttered a warning that if no good will gesture is forthcoming rela- tions between the two countries might deteriorate, with the abroga-supplies. tion of the Treaty as a jumping off point.
The American community is indignant over this farn of events, declaring that the sud- den new treatment" of Ameri- cans can be nothing but dell- berate.
Rome American circles connect
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PLEAS FOR PATIENCE Asked on different
occasions
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The outstanding passengers in transit were Mr. and Mrs; C. Gar- cia and their month-old son, As all sport enthusiasts know, Garcia
In conclusion, he emphasised the CAPTAIN R. J. NIXON landed is the middleweight boxing cham- Importance of the need of medical on the Day at Kai Tak on Friday, Mr. Glen Lee, who was Mr. Gar
the Boeing California Clipper, pion of the world. 2.30 p.m. in from San Francisco.jola's opponent in Manilla, is also Dr Lim expressed his deep ap-Mail load totalled 360 lbs. preciation on behalf of the Chinese
travelling to Los Angeles, Mr. C. T. Carroll arrived in our Red Cross and on behalf of the city from his Manila offices of the Mrs. C. Gauss and their son. tra- Also in transit were, Mr. and wounded soldiers. for the help and Year 1940-which the world the Japanese action to the deli-
Cola Export Corp. Whis velling to Shanghai from Manila. relief given to the sick and wourid- will hall with an undiminish-cate stage In Japanese-American
charming American gentleman Mr. Gauss is the American Consul ed spirit of galety just as relations which have been reached when normal conditions would be ed.
THOSE PRESENT
from the south will spend New in the North. every. New Year has been over the question of the renewal of restored in Tientsin, both Lieut.-
Year in Hongkong. Gen. Homma and the Japanese
Amongst those present were Prof.
Guess who has come back to ushered in the past. There is the Trade Treaty.
a parallel spokesman, Lieut. Col. Nagai, made Cordon King. Hon. Sir Shouson
Mr. Louis W. Goldberg, repre- town. after a year's absence? Mr. These circles draw a note of sadness at the pass with Japan's action During the holiday period the ing of a year but in this in- British and suggest that the Jap-
Chow, Mrs. P. S. Selwyn-Clarke, Dr. against the pleas for patience.
J. H. Montgomery. Dr. Arthur W. Gen. Homma pointed stance we may lok forward anese have extended these restric- the Anglo-Japanese parleys
out that Woo, Hon. Sir Robert Kotewall will be entirely closed on Sunday, to 1940 with a full realisation! tions to include Americans as a Tokyo were a deadlock and it was wu. Miss Atkins, Dr. Chiu Haucifc from San Francisco"with Jack Eric Mayell, accompanied by his Hor. Mr. Heary Follock, Dr. C. East. This caller crossed the Pa The Fox Movietone man, Mr. 31st December, 1939, and will be of what lies ahead and a de-lever to attempt to make Washing- impossible to state exactly when San. Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Raymond. Dempsey and witnessed the Lee- very nice wife, will be about our open only from 10 a.. to 12.30 termination to face
every-ton more ready to compromise over a normal p.m. on Monday, 1st January. thing with renewed effort so general issues.
state of affairs would Dr. Chau Wai-cheung, Miss N. W. Garcia fight last week in Manila. city for a while. 1940.
Bascombe, Wing Coinmander A.H.S Mr. Goldberg's itinerary, calls that peace and the brother-
Two shipping executives return hood of nations, for which all
Steele-Perkins, Dr. F. L. Tseung, for visits in Stanghal, Singapore, ed home from Manila: Mr. A. ĦL. Fr. Granelli, Dr. G.D.R. Black, Miss Batavia, another to Hongkong and Penn and M. D. E Evans, mana- peoples of the civilised world are striving, may take their
Alice Kwok, Miss Irene Hotung, then he will fly home.
ger" and attorney for the Bank Fr. Thomas Malone, Mr. V. C. du Mrs. Dora E. McAvoy. from, Line, respectively. rightful places and the futility and horrors of war be no
office of the Controller of Trade
E. W. HAMILTON, Superintendent of Imports & Exports and Controller of Trade.
BANK
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on
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GATHERING OF FOREIGN DIPLOMATS
exist again.
LEAGUE SOCCER FIXTURES FOR NEXT WEEK
The following are the League CHUNGKING, Dec. 29 (Reater-football fixtures for Saturday and Chungking will have the largest Sunday, Jan. 6 and 7, 1940-- gathering of foreign diplomats
SATURDAY, JAN G here next month with the expected
First Division Club v. Kowloon
(Club at 4 p.m.). Referee: Foster: Linesmen:-Ient and Lec... Police v. Middlesex.
arrival of the British and American
Ambassadors.
LOOKING BACK over the past twelve months, a chroño- logical table of events pre- sents a truly black 1939, a year In Accordance with Govern. that has been continuously ment Ordinance, THE EX-fraught with anxiety. We en- CHANGE BANKS will be
ter 1940 with a war in Europe CLOSED for the Transaction that has yet to bear its full of PUBLIC BUSINESS havoc while here in China the
BRITISH ENVOY MONDAY, the 1st January, 1940. fighting, which began in 1937,
News of the early arrival of the is continuing with unabated (The first week day in January). ferocity. While wars naturally known in Chungking which is British Ambassador was generally Hong Kong, 28th Dec. 1939. take pride of place in a sur- evincing considerable interest in vey of the year that has yet what issues he would discuss with 24 hours to live, let us look on the Chinese Government during | and there we will see events
the other side of the picture his visit.
The American Ambassador, who of great historic' interest and
was staying in Pelping for the the progress that has been Christmas holiday, will return to made in the various walks of Chungking early in January. The The Middle School re-opens
life. Jan. 2nd. Entrance Examina-
French and Soviet Ambassadors; MOST OUTSTANDING of are already Hers, tion
on Saturday, December
all was the meeting of King 30th at 9 a.m. For Prospectus, George VI and apply to Fung Man Sui, Esq., Roosevelt in White House on Chilean Charge d'Affaires have just ., The Turkish Minister and or Chan Pak Luk, Esq., Messrs. June 8., It was indeed a red presented their credentials. Harry Wicking, Prince's Build-letter day for it was the ing, (Tel. 30241) or to
first meeting of the British Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands monarch and the leader of and Germany have resident re-
presentatives here. the people of the United States. In the field of poli- tics there has been much talk-
ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE, STANLEY.
St. Stephen's College, STANLEY.
ST. STEPHEN'S "PREPARATORY SCHOOL,
STANLEY.
President
THE OTHERS
ing but no very great achieve- A junk, No. 1908H, was report- ment, with perhaps the excep-ed to have been stolen between" v tion of the Anglo-Turkish and 10 p.m. on Thursday night Pact, and the British-Poland
Cheungshawan anchorage The craft is valued at $230. agreement.
from
(Boundary Road at, 4. p.m.), Referee: Silva Linesmen:-Wyper and Salter. Royal Scots v. South China "B"
(Sookunpoo at .4 p.m.). Referee:-Ford. - Linesmen:-Pearson and Adlard. St. Joseph v Navy
(Caroline H' at 4 pm.). Referee:--Hinchliffe. Linesmen:Thorley and Copsey.
Second Division “A”
Kit Che v. Club
(Caroline Hill at 2.30 p.m.). Referee:Edwards. R.A.O.C.. v. 5th R.A
(Sookunpoo at 2.30 p.m.). Referee:-Adlard.
30th R.A. v. 8th. R.A.
(Stanley at. 2.30 p.m.). Referee:-Phillips.
Eastern v South China (Club at 2.30 p.m.). Referee: Barretto,
Second Division "B" Kwong Wah v. University (Kowloon at 2.30 p.m.). TURNING TO AVIATION
Referee:-Demee... Engineer. v. Kowloon The Preparatory School, for maintained the first
we find progress being steadily!
(Miltary at 2.30 p.m.), trans- the House of Lords, Anthony boarders (boys) and day-pupils Atlantic flight of the Imperial Fokker, the aeroplane
Referee: Hobson. (boys and girls), re-opens Jan. Airways' Caribou on August 7 signer,
de-i stenals v. R.AF) Commander Frank (Military at 1 pan.). 2nd. A Kindergarten Class for being outstanding, also the Wild, the explorer, the writer Referee:-Smith. Chinese day-pupils, boy's and 3,500 miles fight by the Havelock Ellis, Douglas Fair- Police v. Royal Scots girls, will be opened on January Yankee Clipper from Port banks, sen., the film star and 2nd at 9 a.m. For particulars. Washington to Southampton producer, and S. S. Van Dine, apply
in a little over a day. In the well-known writer of sport. the Americans were thrillers.
St. Stephen's College, STANLEY.
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(Boundary Road at 2.30 p.m.). Referee:--Horlock.
Third Division
Royal Scots v. 5th RIA.
(St. Joseph- st 2.30 p.m.), Referee: Baker.
R.AS.C. v. Kumaons
(St. Joseph at 4 pm).
highly successful winning all WE CANNOT CLOSE with- the tennis championships at out paying a tribute to the 900 Wimbledon while Australia officers and men who lost was also to the fore in annex their lives in the sinking of ing the coveted Davis Cup the U.S. submarine Squalus. from the holders, United H. M. submarine Thetis and; States.
the French submarine. Phenix DEATH, THE INEVITABLE and, at this moment, end to all, claimed during especially remember the men 1939 the lives of many proof the Allied Navies who are minent people among them pursuing the war at sea with being Dr. Sigmund Freud, W. relentless zeal and would join. B. Yeats, the poet, Joseph A. in the tribute. which his Lyons, Prime Minister of Aus-Majesty himself tralia, King Ghazi of Irak, Christmas Day to the men International y, South China Princess Louise, Lord Sander who go down to the sea in son, the old blind member of ships.
pald on
12th RA. v. Electric
(Stanley at 4 pm).* Referee:-Banham.
SUNDAY, JAN, T First Division Eastern v. South China, "A":
(Club at 4 p.m.), Referee:-Stokes - Linesmen:-Smith and Smith Third Division
Sookunpoo at 2.30 pm.). Referee:-DOTE.
sentative of United American Me- Carl Schneider, the man who flew tals, with offices in Chicago. is on for the Chinese Government in
hurried flying trip through the years gone by.
Bus de Warnaffe, Mr. M. C. Tang, Mantis. the wife of the Transper- Mr. and Mrs. B. de V. Booten. Miss C. Liao. Dr. P. Moore, Dr. g. tation Manager of Asiatic Petro- representative of the General M. Ling. Mr. Cemernic. the Rev. leum Co in the south arrived to Petroleum Corporation also arriv- and Mrs. J. R. Higgs. Dr. Eya Ho-spend the New Year with friends, ed from America. tung, Mr. Horace Lo, Dr. H. F. Mok, the Colony.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Tseng' were Mrs. Rose Tam, Mrs. K. W. Lim. "Three other prominent Manila passengers from the United States. Lt.-Col. H. L. Murrow, Dr. Fisher, residents arriving on the Clipper This little lady met with an un- Miss M. Drury, the Rev. Frank to greet 1940 in Hongkong were fortunate automobile accident on Short, Mr. Chang Po Cheng, Mrs. Mr. A, Madrigal his sister, Miss M. her tour and, on arrival. her leg. W. M. Kwan. Dr. Frater, Dr. Chiu Madrigal, and Dr. J. P. Paterno. which was broken, was still in the Tan Ts, Mr. Stout, Mrs. Violet.
Mr. Charles Sansom, and an east. Chan, Miss Annie Tang Chue. ometal of the Burmah Ou Co., Mr. C. L. Williams returned from Manila. He is an official of the Astatic Petroleum Co.
ANTI-MALARIA AEROPLANE: METHOD OF DESTROYING
LARVAE IN INDIA
SOMETIMES IN THE VICINITY OF DELHI. A FOX MOTH AEROPLANE MAY BE SIEN FLYING OVER THE INUNDATED RE- GIONS. It advances slowly in a straight line, and one ha the impression that It is following a line previously drawn, whilst throwing out seeds on furrows covered with water.
The aviator is not a farmer: he is employed by the Indian Anti-Malaria Administration
The authorities who carry on the fight against walaria know that besides intensive treatment by quiäine of ma- larial sufferers, other precau tions must be taken against the malarla mosquitoes,
that lay eggs by the million on the waters of the inundated re- gion's round Delki,
LARVAE DESTROYED
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Mr. C. Mose. official of the Lloyd Triestino B.S. Co., had a great four months and is pleased to be back "nursing" the Ttallah Line's. steamers again.
FORMER BOXER®.
ROBBED
THIEF CAUGHT IN KOWLOON
Dancy Steward, former middle- The work carried out by the weight boxer, who was passing, anti-malaria aviator is difficult and through the Colony as a passenger not without danger, for he is on board an American steamer, obliged to by very low and as slow- had a bundle of banknotes picked ly as possible. During his rat from his shirt pocket by a Chinese flight, he inhalea such large in a side-lane off Parkes Street, quantity of the atomised toxic pro-Yaumati, about 5 p.m. yesterday. auct, that he was obliged to wear Steward caught the pickpocket
2 gas mask during subsequent and handed him to the police. fights
TWO FRONTS
Another victim of a pickpocket. yesterday was Franklin Wertheim,
It is necessary to destroy the In this way the anti-malaria 20, engineer of the same vessel. larvae produced by the malaria, battle is being wazed on two frönts"; Money amounting to $10. UB mosquitoes and it is for this pur- The malaria mosquitoes are des- currency, a ship's pass and 'an pose that this aeroplane carries on, troyed by technical means and American motor car driver's licence: each fight 150 kilogrammes of quinine kills the malaria parasites were in the wallet. an arsenical product that is dis-, in the bodies of the human sufféy- tributed over the marshes by means ers.
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of an automatic spray. This treat-į Quinine is a natural product, ment does wreak Great "havo" without which the whole of hu-| amongst the larvae.
manity would already have become a prey of malaria. Countless are the efforts by which the authori-j ties try to rid India from this cer-, rible disease.
RECEPTION ON GLENORCHY
CUT HIS OWN
TONGUE AND DIED
....
Admitted yesterday, to the Kow- loon Hospital suffering from ent The recommendation of the Ma-wounds on his tongue, an 18-year- A reception was held yesterday larma Commission of the League of old youth, named Cheng Sul, died evening on board the motor vessel Nations, prescribing a dose of 15 at 9.43 p.m. Glenorchy by Captain, W. Christle, grains to 20 grains of quinine per Cheng, who lived at No. 91 Oak and the Agents (Messrs. Jardine, day during 5 to 7 days for treat Street, ground floor, had been 11" Matheson & Co.) of the Glen Line. ing an attack of malaria and the for a considerable time. It is be Ltd. London." There were a num- taking of a daily dose of 6 grams leved that concern over his health ber of guests present.
of quinine as a preventive during caused him to inflict the wounds The Glenorchy is the 9,000 ton the entire fever season, has also on himself. vessel built at Taikoo Dock for the been brought to the notice of the Glen Line and recently underwent population of India. her trials which were reported to bé successful:
Signals. v. 24th RA.
(Club at 2.30 p.m.). Referee:-Lee Bing Tong, Engineers v. R.A.M.C.
(Bookunpoo at 4 pm.). Referee:-Carley..
SUITABLE DRUG
A Chinese was knocked down by -
a lorry in Wing Lok Street yester-"
day afternoon. He received in-
On page 124 of its report juries to his right foot, but they (English edition), med. In 1938. were not serious." this
same Malaria Commission
stresses the fact that the harm- LONDON, Dec. 29 (Reuter) lessness of quinine makes it a sult Twenty-six Bikorsky aeroplanes able medical supervisión, whereas have been shipped from New York such supervision is essential in the for Finland, according to Rome |case of synthetic products," Radio.