HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
COMPULSORY SERVICE TRIBUNAL: 26 CASES
Two Senior Students In
Combatant Group
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"TWENTY-SIX BRITISH SUBJECTS
APPEARED BEFORE
THE COMPULSORY SERVICE TRIBUNAL YESTERDAY.
Chamber, with Mr. The session was held in the Council Justice E. Williams in the chair, supported by the Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, Major B. E. Moody, Chidr, W. P. Mc- Carthy and Mr. H. V. Wilkinson
Bervices.
STUDENTS ASSIGNED
Mr. G. S. Archbutt, fire manager, the General Group for Essential of the Union Insurance Society of Canton, Ltd, was assigned to the Key-Posts Group: A letter from the directors of the company had been received by the Tribunal stating that Mr. Archbutt's ser- vices were essential, to the com- pany.
"Mr. Archbutt said in the last war insurance was considered one of the essential industries, but pointed out that in case of an ex- treme emergency he was prepared to do "anything.
Two senior students of the Dio- cesan Boys' School, S. W. Hall" and J. Macauley, were assigned to the Combatant Group.
The cases of Messrs. S. W. Harris and A. H. Roach, both residents of Shanghal but temporarily in the Colony, were postponed for three months.
Other cases dealt with by the the sections to Tribunal and which they were assigned were:-s
Combatant Group-Messrs. W M. Barton. G. W. C. Craig, W. C. Higgs, H. O: Kees, K. G. McKenzie and H. M. Snow
Mr. C.. Affouye was assigned to the General Groups for Essential Services. It was stated that Mr. Affouye resigned recently from the Hongkong
Defence Volunteer Corps because his hours of work
Key-Posts Group: Messrs. M. 1. F Brunton, J. W. Bundreli,
did not any longer permit him to Geare. A. B. M. Coleman, W. attend parades. The resignation Lumsden and C. R. Wilson."
General Group
for Essential had the approval of his Excellency services-Messrs. M. L. Bevan, P F. Fieth, W, A.,, Hawkes, W. H
the Governor.
signed to the Same Group.
GENERAL
During a tour in Scotland, King George shakes hand with the "Readiness" Squadron of the British Royal Alr. Force Station that brought down the first enemy raider on British soll Every British aerodrome has “readiness" squa- drons walking to go aloft to attack enemy raiders and to investigate unidentified aheraft.
Clipper Leaves With Record Passenger List
Today
Eastern Team For Manila
MR. HENRI O. KURHNE, man- ager of the Jara Trading Co., Ltd. who is returning, to Shanghai after having completed a business trip to Manila;
MR. LEON...SE. Chinese mer- chant from Manila on a pleasure trip to Hongkong and Macao;
MR. CORILO LIM, Attorney-at-
MR.
LILARAM PARMANAND, East Indian merchant, on a busi- miss trip to Hongkong.
Mr. T. E N. Connolly, who had Heggle, F. J. Medina and A L also been given permission to re-Thomas."
PAN AMERICAN AIRWAYS Lew in Manila, on 'a pleasure trip sign from the Volunteers, was as- Mr. E. R. Childe, who did not HONOLULU CLIPPER, which was to the Colony; and
appear, was assigned to the Com-delayed two days in Manila and Mr. R. J. Cox. who was recom-batant Group. Mr. C. Lyon-Mac- which arrived at Kal Tak yester mended to be struck off the Com-kenzie, who was also not present, day afternoon, make flying his
these parts when she batarit Group owing to his being was assigned to the Key-Posts tory in
leaves this morning on her return medically unfit, was reassigned" to Group,
fight to Manila with 56 passen- gers on board.
WEDDING
EMPIRE DAY QUIET CHINESE
MESSAGE FROM LORD BLEDISLOE
Empire
The following
Day Message has been received from the Viscount Bledisloe, P.C., G.C. M.G., K.B.E., President of the Em- pire Day Movement:---
EMPIRE DAY MOVEMENT Non-Party, Non-Bectariam and Non-Racial)" "The Empire is at war, not only
itself to
of
A quiet wedding took place yes- terday afternoon when Mr. Chang Kwai-on, director of the King's Theatre and the son of the late Mr. Chang Fat and Mrs. Chang Fat, of 13A Condult Road, was married to Miss Lee Yuk-mei, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Heung-ruk, of 7. Peak Road,
The ceremony was conducted at the registry, where Mr. T. 9. Whyte-Smith officiated.
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EASTERN TEAM
This record passenger list o cludes the members of the Eastern Athletic Association, who
are going to Manila on the first lap of their tour of Mantia, Malaya, Burma and India.
The Clipper (Capt. R. H. Mc- Glohn) brought seventeen passen- gers to the Colony yesterday There were:
MR. CRISANTO N. GUYSAYKO, Jr., Manila attorney, and his wife, newly-married couple, who have arrived in the Colony for their honeymoon;
MR. WM. J. LENAHAN, from The bride looked charming in a San Francisco, who is en route to frock of Ivory satin, cut in
a new post with the California- princess line. She wore a short | Arabla Standard Co., at Jedda veil, held in place with a spray Saudi, Arabia:
The Honolulu Clipper is schedul- ed to leave Kal Tak this morning on her return trip to Manda. The next Clipper is expected to arrive In Hongkong on May 28.
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IMPERIAL AIRWAYS
Imperial Airways inward plane, with London malls dated May 15 is expected at Kal Tak today, while the London malls dated May 18 will arrive in the Colony on sunday.
Imperial Airways outward plane with Hongkong malls will leave Kal Tak on Sunday morning..
A.R.P. ORDERS
AP. Orders issued by Wing- Commander AHS. Steele-Perkins, B., Director of Air Raid Pre- cautions
APPOINTMENT
Mr. A Heng is appointed Dis- of orange blossoms, and carried MR. DEAN FESSIO, also from triet Warden "B", Eastern Divi-
San Francisco, who is Pan Ameri-ton, as from May 22, 1940. can Airways Express Superinten-
a sheaf of lilles.
the
RESIGNATION
Miss E Kelly, B. Sc., resigns her District appointment of Deputy Warden, "B" Central Division with. effect from May 22, 1940
with Germany. but through Ger- many, with those evil forces of ruthless brutality, oppression the weak, falsehood, and injustice, The two witnesses were against which the British race has bride's father and Mr. Chang dent of Pacific Division, and who throughout the centuries proved Kos-Chong.
is making himself familiar with the trip;
MR. KENJIRO KAWAMURA, manager of the Itomen Syoten Company, of Osaka, Japan, who is on a business trip to Hongkong:
As from. May 1, 1940, the fee for MR. YU ENG-TING, 'Chinese
favigilating at written examina- businessman from Manila and manager of the Yutive Song Hard-ons will be $4 per examination
TRAINING ware, on a pleasure trip to Hong- kong;
was present. 14
up. Let our battle cry be:-Tor God, the Expire and justice be- tween nation and nation and be- tween man and quan' and all that is best and truest in inankind will
be the champion of
A reception dinner was held at humanity. In the course of last the Ting King Restaurant last year we strove hard, long, and night, at which a large gathering earnestly, for peace. To our sor- Tow we falled, but through no fault of our Empire statesmen and «stik less through any doubt as to
the righteousness of our cause,
"Upon the issue of this war rest the future happiness, contentment and prosperity of the peoples of the world, of every cation, race, re-echo «to“It." colour and class: These blessings can only flow froin freedom of speech, freedom of the press, free- dom of self-determination `with- out dictation from foreign agTM | gressors, and, above all, freedom to worship God, to whatever religious community we may belong. This freedom, so dear to the heart of all his Majesty's subjects, is in grave petl today.
BLEDISLOE.
London, May 24, 1940, -
Viscount Bledisloe is a former
Governor-General of New Zea-
land. From 1924 to 1928 he was
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture).
ROYAL EMPIRE SOC. GREETINGS "In face of savage cruelty to The following has been received helpless nations and defencelesa from Lt-Col. E. J. R. Mitchell, human beings, of lying slander, of OBE. Hon. Corresponding Secre- derision at our alleged weaknesstary, Royal Empire Society:— and of the violent threats or sett- For the second time this cen- seeking Dictators, the British Em tury the peoples of the British pire has stood "Arm as a rock, Empire are at war with, Germany trusting in Providence and with in order to free the world from quiet confidence in her cause and the fears and effects of conquest, in her vast inherent resources, attýřanny and Il falth, and to re the same time demonstrating in establish for men and for nations the air, on the sea and, on land, peace, freedom and fair dealing.
INVIGILATORS' FEES
Anti-gas Training and First Aid MR. JAO TEEK-CHUAN and Course Hongkong Volunteer NurS- JAO GUAN, Chinese students on lng Detachment. a pleasure trip to Hongkong from A course in anti-gas training Manila:
LOCAL ESTATES.
FRIDAY, MAY 24, 1940. -PAGE 5
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MEZZANINE FLOOK.
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Bay Hotel
TIFFIN CONCERTS
EVERY
SUNDAY
1.00 P.M.-2.30 P.M.
Table d'Hote
and a la Carte
"MUSIC by Geo. Pio-Ulski's" Quintette"
THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD.
POSSESSION OF ARMS
and Arst ald treatment for gas MR. WM, G. HILLEN engineer casualties will be given to mem- connected with the Carrier Corbers. of the Hongkong Volunteer poration, Syracuse, New York, Nursing Detachment at the Office making a business trip to the Co- of the Women's Alr Raid Precau lony:
tions Union, Lover Albert Road, MR. PAUL B. LEWIS, manager commencing on Wednesday, May of the Manila branch of Coca- |29, 1940, at 5.30 pm...and contint- Cola Export Co., on a business ng on subsequent" Wednesdays.
Demonstration-A practice for trip to Hongkong, accompanied by ALBERT STATON, who are
MR. JOHN WILSON and MR. Chinese Warden Instructors in the building sandbag walling will be United States representatives of held at the PW.D. Compound, of Coca-Cola Export Co;
Lower Albert Road, next Saturday MR. LESLIE MURPHY, auditor (May 25, at 3 p.m. of Manila, on a business trip to Squad Drill-Shamshulpo, Squad Hongkong from where he will go Drill for all districts on Sunday, on to Shanghai.
May 28, at 9 am, in the Police Training School..
Issue of Equipment etc.-Re- Estate valued at $30,000 was quisitions for Training or Lectur- that. "amid the perils of modern To the appeal of his Majesty the left by the late Mr., Oscar Rowan ing Equipment must be received at
the ARP. Office, 38 Morrison H warfare, her gallant sons have lost King, on the day that war was de-Benson"" formerly manager of none of the courage, fearlessness clared, there has been a response Brewer's Bookshop, who collapsed Road by 12 noon on the day before and skill which distinguished their of such strength and spirit that and died at the Hongkong Hotel is required. No equipment will forefathers. The remarkable soll we have never been more truly m January 19. Letters of ad-be sued from the A.R.P. Stores darity of the Empire is its main united. Today we stand together ministration have
been granted except between the hours of 2 p.in.
ABOARD JUNK 'bulwark against defeat.
in arms, tied not only by our to Mr. D. H. Blake, solicitor and and 4 pm daily (holidays except-
led). "Under these conditions, as Pre- loyalty to the great and free Em-lawful attorney for the benen-
Charged with the unlawful pos- E16 Instructor's Course in
session of arms, and ammunition, sident of the Empire Day Move- pire' in which we are partners and ciarles, Doris Jane Watson and
Course three men atid a woman were re- ment. I greet you warmly on the fellow citizens, but even more by Myra Kathleen White, gisters of English: An instructors
Part I (Syllabas "B") in Englishmanded by Mr. Crutwell at the birthday of the great and good our devotion to the common cause the deceased.
en-will be given at the ARP. Club in District Office South Court yester- Queen Victoria, chosen by its of civilisation that is the heritage John George Wood, chief founder to remind us all of thể of mankind.
gineer of the Indo-China Steam Kowloon on Tuesdays and Thursday, for seven days.
The defendants were Ng Leung- true meaning. the privileges and The Inspiration of Empire Day. Navigation Co., Ltd., who died at days at 5.30 p.m. commencing on the obligations of Empire citizen-1940, is deepened by this surge of Tientsin on February 11 last year, Tuesday, May 28. Instructor: kain, funk master, Liu Lan, funk ship, and I would earnestly ask faith and determination. We left local estate sworn under Mr. G. Frost, LARPS.
mistress, Ng Yik-shing, fokl, and This course is open only to Ng Leung-pok, junk master. you to remember the inspiring shall night on until the British $7,000. Letters of administration)
The fret three defendants were words which our present gracious Empire can take ita world-wide have been granted to Mr. D. L. LAG Instructors and to those
Wardens who have rained the re-alleged to have in their possession Sovereign quoted in his broadcast part in building the foundations Strellett. to his people last Christmas, 'Go of a better world,
Letters of administration have quisite percentage of marks in the a Winchester gun, a rifle, 114 Owrum Warden's Examination. To avoid rounds of revolver ammunition, out into the darkness and put your With these thoughts, that will been granted to Mr. B. Messrs disappointment, Wardens wishing clips on board a trading junk, hand into the hand of God”. be echoed by all Members of the Andresen, manager of
"Thus guided, we shall prese for- Royal Empire Society, the Chair-Thoresen and Co., Ltd., in respect to take this course, are requested three magazines and two cartridge en board a trading junk, anchor- ward with the grim task which man and Council send special of the estate of his wife, the to send their names to the ARF. lies before us, confidently assured greetings and good wishes to late Mrs. Frederika Owrum-Omice, before 12 noon on Satur-ed at Chung Chow harbour. "of victory for our arms and also them, wherever they may be, from Andresen, who dled at the day, May 28, 1940
Ng Leung-pok was alleged to for those noble ideals upon which the Society's headquarters in Lon-Canossa Hospital, on March 23,
(agd.) H.WLEYDEN have a rifle and 45 rounds of am- the British Empire had been built dun.
Warden Instructor, I munition on the same boat,
The estate is sworn under $1,100.
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