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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG
KONG
HONG
KONG/CALCUTTA FREIGHT CONFERENCE.
EDITORIAL
COMMONS STATEMENT BY
INCREASE RATES
all
liners and merchant ships, ... trying!
contempt.
BY
MR.
FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 1940.
CHURCHILL
2
Continued. From Pare 1 ships carrying contraband of all fit can undoubtedly be proved that, the sufferings to which she is now "Warships moved up and down
kinds to Germany which, at any not only had their preparations exposed and of the limitations of It as they thought convenient moment, they could have stopped been made nearly a month before the aid which we can give her will but which they felt forbidden to but actual movements of troops be mediated upon by other coun- U-boats used it and stray German touch by the very same conven- and ships had begun before the tries who may tomorrow, or Shippers are informed that to get back to Germany from the tons of international law which British and French minefield was week, hence, and themselves vic- Shippers are hereby notified rates of freight on cargo to outer
Germany, in this war, as in the laid. seas, followed this route.
tims of "No doubt they suspected they worked out plan for their destruc- an equally elaborately that rates of freight on cargo | Rangoon will be increased to over 800 miles long, which can best has treated with the most
were going to be laid, and it must Hon and enslavement. from Hong Kong to Calcutta 40% over pre-war rates effective entered and quitted at any con- "During the last war we were indeed have appeared incompre- have been increased by 15% as from today.
venient point.
"I now come associated with the United States hensive that they had not been laid which I believe has been asked in to the question "There has been no greater im-and the Allies felt that they were long before (laughter). IN THE GOODS of Heras from today. Present commit-
They some quarters 'what is the Navy 1 diment to the blockade of Ger- so deeply injured by this covered therefore, decided in the last week doing? I will try to answer it to bert Johnson Gedge of 31 ments will be covered if shipped
many than this Norwegian cor- way used by the U-boats in setting of March within 28 days.
the Norwegian the best of my ability, as regards, Montagu Square in the
rider. It was so in the last war out on marauding expeditions that corridor to send empty ore ships past and present, but the House County of London Eng.
and it has been so in this war. the British, French and United northwards, filled with military won't expect me to lift the vell land, deceased.
stores and German soldiers con- which should properly and discreet- ly cover future operations or operations new in progress.
PROBATE JURISDICTION
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Court has by virtue of Section 58 of the Pro bates Ordinance 1897, made an. Order limiting the time, for
creditors and others to send in their claims against the above estate to the 4th day of May. 1940...
All Creditors and others are accordingly hereby”, reqüired to send their claims to the under signed on or before that date.
Dated the 10th day of April
1940..
JOHNSON, STOKES &
MASTER.
Solicitors for the Executors, Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank Building, Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong.
NOTICE
216
1
rates.
HONG
JARDINE, MATHESON &
CO., LTD. ' Hon. Secretaries,
KONG/CALCUTTA FREIGHT CONFERENCE 10th April, 1940.
2
All cargo booked prior to this press announcement for ship- ment within 28 days from date will be charged at the present
BRITISH INDIA S.N. .CO., LTD.
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R.
PUBLIC AUCTION
· PARTICULARS AND CON. DITIONS of the Sale by Public
HO HONG STEAMSHIP CO. (1932) LTD.
CHINA SIAM LINE,
A
214
THE MACAOTM ELECTRIC.
LIGHTING COMPANY,
LIMITED.
&
NOTICE is hereby given that Auction to be held on Monday, the Twenty-ninth, Ordinary An the 15th day of April, 1940, at 3nual General Meeting of The p.m., at the Offices of the Public Shareholders of the Company Works Department, by Order of will be held at the Offices o! His Excellency the Governor of Messrs. Lowe, Bingham one lot of Crown Land at Sbam Matthews. · Mercantile
Bank shuipo, in the Colony of Hong Building, Second Floor, Heng Kong for a term of 75 years, cont. Kong, on Wednesday, the 24th. mencing from 1st July, 1898, with day of April, 1940, at 11.30 x.m. the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING. for
one further term of 24 years less the last three days thereol.
Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dis.
The Daily Press.
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Editorial and Business Office: 15-19. Queen's Road Central, Tel. 30251.
to use
to seize various
RETURN TO SCAPA FLOW "About five weeks ago the home meet returned to Scapa Flow and has been resting there for opera-
now
We
and
we
ENDLESS PROCESSION States Governments together in- "The British Navy had been duced the Norwegian Government realed below decks, in order, at the forced to watch an endless pro-to lay a minefield in their terri-given moment, cession of German and neutral torial waters across the covered ports of Norway of military value. "They also set in motion the in- way in order to prevent U-boats
forces which they had from abusing this channel. ́.
vading "It was only natural that the long prepared against two inno Admiralty, since this war began
cent neutral countries who had
tions from there ever since. helped them in so many ways. should have brought this modern
have been exposed to continual We have a and highly respectable precedent
most profound sym-
ald rald alarms. to the notice of His Majesty's pathy with the Norwegian people
numerous alr raids but Government and we urged we be
(cheers) and we understood the
have
very powerful anti- allowed to lay a minefield of our
terrible dilemma" in which they aircraft bateries in action, to- own "in Norwegian waters in or have been placed.
gether with other methods of ne- der
HOPELESS ANGER to compel all this traffic
fence, and very good arrangements "Their sentiments, like those of have been made with the Royal which was passing in and out of Germany to go out into the open every other small country, were
Air Force and our own squadrons" sea and take a chance of being with the Allies. They writhed infleet Air Armi. so that an adequate hopeless anger as scores of their number of squadrons are disposed
within striking distance.
"In the first of their air raids a NATURAL AND RIGHT future independence and freedom user was hit oft which neces- sitated several weeks of repair. "It was only natural and right are bound up with victory for the Otherwise, up to the time at which Alles. and. feeling of the power I am speaking, no vessel has been lessness in the ruthless grip of hit or damaged in Scapa Flow
they hoped against the Nazis.
and no objective of the slightest the last moment hope that at
military importance had been hit their soff and cities would not be
ashore and very few people had polluted by trampling German
been hurt. columns and their liberties and livelihood stolen away by foreign increasingly gun-shy in attacks "The enemy has shown himself
Night Editor (Wanchal once):
Tel. 24511.
London Office: 53, Fleet Street brought under the contraband
.E.C.4.
HONGKONG, APRIL 12, 1940
TERRORISM CHECKED
control or be captured as enemy ships were sunk and large num- prize by blockade squadron and bers of their sailors drowned. flotillas.
"They realise, fully, that their
that the Government had been extremely reluctant to incur re- proach of even a technical viola- tion of international law. After all, we are seeking to establish a WIFTLY ORGANIZED and reign of international law.
deadly earnest in its "Gradually the feeling execution,
Allies have that it was placing an the
grew undue
rants
be closed from Monday, the
The Register of Members wil 15th. day of April to Wednes- launched a decisive reply to burden on the Allies to allow this day, the 24th day of April, 1940, Herr Hitler's plan of terror- traffic to continue. It was into- both days inclusive,
ism in Scandinavia. Allled lerable to watch, week after AND NOTICE is hereby naval, air and military forces week. ships starting down the given that an Extraordinary are even now at grips with corridor carrying iron ore to make posal of the lot the Purchaser General Meeting of the Com. the Nazis who have sought to sheils that would strike down the and the Norwegian Government/can deliver by far, the heaviest
young men of France and Britain extend their brutal aggres-
It was. therefore, decided "at
required to deposit with an authorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) In cash. This sum will be refunded: on payment of the Purchase
Qualified Accountant & Aud tor (Ceylonese), nine years ex perience in Income Tax work and practice. Approved by the Commissioner of Income Tax, Ceylon, and other Government price. Departments. Previously em
minated.
or 25 50on
"But this hope has been in vain.on Scapa Flow. This is hardly to Another violent outrage has been be wondered at since the bat- by Nazl Germany terles, especially when reinforced perpetrated against a small and friendly power by powerful batteries of the Flect, and people are today in arms to concentration of AA are in the defend their hearths and homes world. (if not the applicant) will be any will be held on the same sion into Denmark and Nor. In the campaign in 1941.
LATEST RAID (cheers). date and at the same place at way and who are holding the last and scruples have caused in- 11.45 a.m.,
"We shall aid them to the best "In the latest raid which took there mailed fist over Sweden. The jury at the same time as they do of our ability (cheers). We shall place last night at dusk. 60 air- after as the above ordinary quick Annual Meeting shall have ter Allies have taken to fulfil their and make it emerge into the open their rights and freedom are re-age although they suffered a less decision which the us honour to interrupt this traffic conduct the war in common with craft attacked in successive waves them and make peace only when without doing the slightest dam- for the purpose of promise to help Norway to seas. Every precaution was taken stored (cheers).
of at least six aircraft (cheers).. considering and, if thought it, beat off her aggressor has to avoid the slightest danger to "Their large, wild, mountainous] The credit for this is divided--I passing the following resolution: proved heartening not only to neutral ships or loss of life, even country is sparsely populated and would almost say disputed-be- to enemy ships, by minefields | "That the Capital of the Com
the peoples of Scandinavia, which were laid and declared on rugged and is full of positions tween the batteries and the very but to all those weaker states Monday at dawn.
where free men can shelter and excellently combined and, skilful- pany be increased to $2,000,000 which have been living in
fight. They should be able to ly used aly squadrons. TROOP MOVEMENTS by the creation of 110,000 addi: dread of the Nazi menace.
maintain vigorous and prolonged "We are ready to fight this mat- "The Nazi Government have tional shares of $10 each rank. Herr Hitler's Inhuman sought to make out that their in-resistance against those who wish ter out at Scapa Flow as it is of the utmost iniportance to the ing for dividend and in all other triumph will be but short-vasion of Norway and Denmark to subjugate them to tyranny.
"This Norwegian "episode is an Fleet to make themselves com- respects pari passu with the ex lived. Displaying the clever-was in consequence of our action example to other neutral countries fortable there and, of course, the isting shares in the Company."
est strategy and the finest in closing the Norwegian corridor of the danger of supposing that repeated attacks give practice to leadership, Britain By Order of The Board of Directors, JOHNSON, STOKES &
ployed as Accountant of the PARTICULARS OF THE LOT
Sarawak Government State Trea. sury, first class credentials, Was
in
a resident of the Straits Settle. ments and F.M.S. for 11 years.. wishes join in partnership firm practising Accountants Hong Kong, or work for suitable salary. Offers invited. Special- ised services guaranteed. Please apply "Tilaka” C/o this paper.
A
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
75 years.
205
Intending bidders nie advised that immediately after the dis. posal of the lot the Purchaser
No. of Bale.
New Kowloon Inlanį
Registry No.
Locality.
אס
Junctioncier Lot No. 2785,
Fuk Wing Street Kweilin Street.
0.
Boundary
Measure-
ments
12
Contents i
214
Annual
Rental.
Square
[ft./lt. ft. ft.
As per
cale plan
About
:30,920
R.
*
018
PUBLIC AUCTION.
33,840
6 | Upset Price. {
209
PARTICULARS AND CON
DITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 15th day of April, 1940, at 3
p.m., at the Offices of the Public
44
and
P
tion against a
friendly relations with Germany, or the batteries against high speed France have responded to the the confirmed sinkings of at friendly assurances from Germany, aircraft which no towed target we devise could growing cry of "Save Us Lest least four larger warships, or friendly offices rendered to Ger- have been able to
and (laughter We Perish" which has gone Herr Hitler, facing a desperate many are of the slightest protec-, possibly supply up from the small neutral position as a result of his staught the moment it is thought MASTER,
murderous on- cheers). countries of Europe and who ill-devised scheme, is now by Germany that
"We must, of course, always be Secretaries.
have turned to the Allies to prepared to violate Swedish any advantage from it.
she can gain prepared when we run risks for occasional losses. The Fleet was Hong Kong, 6th April, 1940. protect them from ruthless territory in sending the "If the Norwegian Government; in instant readiness at Scapa Flow
200 attack.
much-needed help which his had not been so very strict and when on Sunday night news was FROM TIME TO TIME in invading troops are undoubt- severe in enforcing its neutrality received from our air reconnaia- the past seven months, criti-edly requesting. It will be against us and in leaving its corsance, which ranges over the whole cism has been levelled at the almost suicidal for him to run rider open to German operations of the North Sea, that a German" Allies for not intensifying the the gauntlet of the British and machinations, if it had enter-battle-cruiser with a number of warfare against the Germans, warships keeping watch over ed into confidential relations with other cruisers and destroyers were The advantage gained by this the Skaggerak and, the rape us, it would have been very easy moving very fast northwards. The Commander-in-Chief Immediately: apparent lack of initiative can of Sweden is his only means to give them more time and op now be more readily gauged of getting fresh, reinforce-portune support than is now pos-
SUCCESSFUL BLACKOUT
Continued From Page 1
In the Causeway Bay typhoon shelter this was pariicularly bad and it was not till some minutes had elapsed, after the drst warn- ing, that a complete black-out
was attained,
The Kowloon public's response
Intending" bidders are advised Hotel, did not show a trace of a loon waterfront. the Peninsula
(if not the applicant), will be that immediately after the dis light, and this was generally true required to deposit with ап posal of the lot the Purchaser of the other builidngs. The third authorised officer who will be if not the applicant), will be alarm came as a complete sur- present at the sale, the sum of required to deposit with an prise, but the city was blacked-out two hundred dollars, ($200) in authorised officer who will be with only a few lights lingering cash. This sum will be refunded present at the sale, the sum of more than five minutes. on payment of the Purchase two hundred dollars, ($200) in
into Norway, The have already · met
sible.
"It is not the slightest, use blaming the Alles for not being able to give substantial help and protectioni 10 neutral countries if they were held at arms' length by those neutral countries until they actually were attacked on scientifically prepared plan "by Germany.
but oth to sea to find them and
bring them to action.
"At the same time, independent- Iy of this, a strong British Naval force was approaching Narvik in order to lay the minefield off the Norwegian coast for the purposes for which I have just described. · The minefield was laid according to plan at daybreak on Monday.
"The minelayers then withdrew in order to avold the risk of col- I trust the fact that strict oblision with Norwegian war vessels: servance of neutrality by Norway | maintaining that country's neu- has been a contributory 'cause of trality."
Enemy's Front Lengthened:
Loopholes Closed
........ LONDON, Apr. 11 (Renter)—The Sofla paper Mir ́refers to the tenacity and resources of the Alles which is enabling them to carry on a long war and surprise the enemy with anexpected operations..
They are lengthening the enemy's front and closing the loop- holes in the blockade.
PARTICULARS AND CON DITIONS of the Sale by Publi
from what has taken placements. Auction to be held on Monday,
during the last twenty-four Alltes the 15th day of April, 1940, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public
hours. With a perfectly con- with unmistakable success in solidated front and with their checking the Nazi leader's Works Department, by Order of
fighting units trained to aggressive lunacy and at least His Excellency the Governor of Works Department, by Order of to the black-out was much better higher state of efficiency and two towns which fell so easily
Lot of Crown Land at His Excellency the Governor of than on Mar. 5. There was hardly readiness than
15 perhaps to the German troops have Mong Kok, iu the
Colony one Lot of Crown Land at a torch fashed, though there were realised by those who have been recaptured by the British of Hong Kong for a term of 75 Wong Nei Chung, in the Colony yet many smokers in the street. ventured to express such forces which were landed inj years, with the option of renewal of Hong Kong for а term There were fewer people but of opinions, the Allies were pre-Norway so expeditiously on at a Crown Rent to be fixed by of 75 years, with the option of doors, and the second and third pared, when the Nazis made Wednesday. the Surveyor of His Majesty the renewal at a Crown Rent to be blackouts found the streets quite their first move, to retaliate WHEN THE GERMAN IN- KING, for one further term of fixed by the Surveyor of His there being hardly anything to Herr Hitler, with his flair for Norway was first announced empty, the hour being late, and in no uncertain terms. When VASTON of Denmark and
ther term of 75 years. Majesty the KING, for one fur | see.
the dramatic, decided to raise, to the world the opinion was The largest building on the Kow- his pirate standard in Scan- expressed in many quarters
dinavia, the moment. for that the Allies had shown lack Blockade which the Allies had been of vision in not having been waiting arrived. If Herr Hit- able to forestall these moves. ler's "Blitzkreig" of Monday It is significant, in this con- last shocked the world, the nection, to mention that as Allied reply must have come early as on Mar. 26, The Times to the deluded German people published a large-sized map as a thunderbolt. ·
of Scandinavia and Denmark, The Social Demokraten of Stock- The latter anys: "The Allied in- WITH BRITISH TROOPS which is reproduced on an-holm points out that the German tringement was local, limited and now fighting the Germans on other page of this issue, in- operation was prepared a long temporary. The Reich demand m Norwegian soll, which the dicating that there was time in advance and the British plies full control over the whole Nazis are trying to violate, definite knowledge among au- mining was only a pretext to carry of Norwegian territory and Nor- wegian activities for an 'Indefinite engagements between thoritative sources in Britain out the plans.
period. the British and German naval of Herr Hitler's intentions and The claim that the Allies In-
The Reich Government will A view of the harbour from Kow-forces taking place off the that counter-moves were even tended to attack Scandinavia was
never, by word or deed, succeed to laon showed the blackout there to shores of the Scandinavian then being planned to lead the clearly meant to give a semblance festify the invasion of NOTWAY, be definitely not as complete as Peninsula, Herr Hitler's plans Nazi leader into the trap in for morlity to the onslaught. still less that of Denmark"
have received a rude jolt. which he now finds himself.
Le Matin writes: "All who re- Those units of the Nazl navy Confidence in the Allied will
member the terms of the ultima- which ventured into the Nor-and determination to defeat
tum addressed to Belgium on Aug. .... weglan fjords to assist in his the Nazi terror, has been fur-
2. 1914, will surely be struck øy A youth, Leung Bhi-tuen, 17,
cowardly invasion of those ther strengthened by this ear-
the almost pathetic similarity with: was admitted to the Queen Mary
the language of the Naal Govern peaceful shores.
now ly success in the first real Hospital yesterday suffering from
bottled up by the ever vigilant open clash with an unscrupu-,
ment memorandum to the Bean- severe burns on the right fore-British Fleet and can be of lous enemy a success which
dinavian countries, arm sustained as the result of an
The Libre Belgique and Nation "Then, as now, Germany had no further use to the Nazi brings nearer a final victory Belge of Brussels agrée in statins certain information accident on one of the ships in
that her programme. In addition they for the Allied arms and, with that there is no comparlam ber enemies were planning the va have suffered serious losses to it. liberty and peace to the tween the Allied mine!aying and slon of countries she was aboutz their already depleted fleet by world as a whole.
to" attack,
price.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT
No, of Sale, 1
Registry No.
Locality..
Kowloon Inland Lot
Prince Edward Road & Nallah
No. 4240. Adjoining Kowloon Inland Lot No. 3357, at lumab
Road, Mong Kok.
Boundary 9
Measure.
mants.
8. 6. 2. W.
As per
esla play
Annual
Rental
cash. This sain will be refunded
on payment of the Purchase
price.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT
Contents in
Square test
23.380
Upast Prion
No. of Sala,
Registry No
Locality.
About
EI
208
Inland Lot
No. 5583.
Adjoining
Yuen Yuan Street," Inland lot No. 3511, Wour Nei Chung
Boundary
Metsure-
ments.
N. 8. E.
13
As per
sale plan
About
Contents in
1,610
Square feet,
Annual
Rental.
Upset Price.
4,830
TRAFFIC MOVEMENT There was a movement of trafic
noticeable a few minutes before the all clear after the second alarm, prise alarm found both bus and
and the last 20 minutes of the sur-
ferry services in operation. There were only a few passengers.
on Mar. 5 and there were at least two ship that showed lights for a long period during the "raid."
harbour when Leung accidentally slipped and brushed his forearm 210 against a 'lighted stove,
with
are
If the object of the action was to eliminate Norway from the possibilty of being a bat- 'tlefield then this has uttersy falled. The result will be the opposite and the great war will move to Norway.
the German invasion
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