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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG.
PROBATE JURISDICTION..
IN THE GOODS of GEORGE NECHAEFF late of No. 31 The Peak in the Colony of Hongkong, As. sistant Traffic
Manager, deceased.
NOTICE is hereby given that the Court has by virtue of the provisions of Section 58 of Or dinance No. 2 of 1897 made an
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A.R.P. Department Speeds Up All Preparations
Following the partis) mobilisation of Air Raid Warding last week it was learned from Wing Commander A. H. Steele-Perkus. Director of Air Raid Precautions, on Saturday that the additional 20 will be called up in the course of the week, bringing the total to 100.
The Director also disclosed that an appeal has been made for 1,700 air raid wardens and that remuneration for those mobilised. has been studied by a sub-committee whose recommendations, have. been submitted to Government,
There are now 15 Report Centres (nine on the island) in the Colony each equipped with nve "direct" telephones which will be manned by trained A. R. P telephonists.
Each Report Centre will be in charge of a Divisional Warden who will be responsible for checking up all reports to ensure that the orders are not duplicated.
Warden
Mobilised "Warden are now issuing sandbags to al Posts in the Colony. There are 450 such posts and they are con centrated in the populated areas Each Warden Post is, when the Corps is fully mobilised, manned by three Wardens for each tour br duty which will not exceed eight hours
EDITORIAL
JAPAN AND INDOCHINA
TOKYO, July 14 (Reuter Colonel Benryo Sato, in his capa- city as the representative of the Japanese expeditionary force in South China, had an hour's inter-
view yesterday, with General
Catroux, the Governor-General of French Indo-China, states a 'Dome! message.
NEWSETTES
Mr. T. D. Erskine, of Butterfeld |
yesterday.
MONDAY, JULY 15, 1940.
of
Miss P. W. Brown, MBE, and Swire, arrived in Hongkong the Education Department, sailed
for Vancouver on Friday,
Instead of the ordinary talk at
Mrs. J. F. Macgregor, résident
for Shanghal
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Mrs. A. H. Barwell, wife of Dr. A. H. Barwell, niedical oncer Hongkong Prison, Stanley, Jeft. at for Vancouver on Friday.
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Prof. and Mrs. M. H. Roney, of the Hongkong University. left Hongkong for Victoria, Canada.
on Friday.
MINES FIELD
PROGRAMME
Thirty-seven
geological...ant topograpnicki survey and explora tory parties, comprising a force of about 170 men, have been assigned Mines and Geology Branch, De- to field work this year by the partment of Mines and ResouICES.: Ottawa
These parties, most of which
vestigate areas. in every mineral alon and in Yukon and the North- producing "province in the Domi- west Territories.
Following the interview, Colonel director, Caldbeck, Macgregor and the Rotary Club timin tomorrow. will be leaving Ottawa in the n Sate is reported to have stated that Co., Ltd, left Hongkong on Friday a film of scenes of Free China will mediate future, will map and in- he had asked for the "effective co- operation of the French Indo- China authorities with the Japan-
Mrs. J. A. V, Hart-Davis, wife ese forces in settling the China of Mr. J. A. V. Hart-Davis, of the Affair successfully.
General Electric Co. of China Colonel Sato also declared that left the Colony for Vancouver on
In view of the wartime require- General Catrous had assured him Friday.
ments of the nation, particular that he would co-operate with the
vestigations in connexion with attention is being given to in- Mrs. W. J. S. Key, wife of Mr
such minerals as have a direct- Japanese forces as effectively as order limiting the time for credit into Groups or not more than District Wardens have important tion, he would make, such recom-on Friday for Vancouver.
The Posts are then concentrated Wardens the District and Deputy regards affairs outside his jurisdic Dept, and F.W.D. left the Colony possible within his powers and as W. J. S. Key, of the Port Works
bearing on the war tors and others to send in their three Posts and under the com- liaison and co-ordinating duties. mendations to his home govern-
effort. The work is largely directed toward claims against the above estate mand of a Group" Warden. These "Finally comes the Division con-ment as would satisfy Japan.
the extension of the gold mining. Mr. P. McLane, wife of Mr. P.the Colony for the Straits Settle-credits now so essential, and to- The number of emigrants leaving industry which provides foreign to 7th August, 1940.
Group Wardens have responsible sisting of a geographical grouping;
V. McLane, Canadian Government ments during the month of June, ward an evaluation of resources to duties, for on them rest the of an indefinite number of Dis-
Trade Commissioner, left Hong 1940, was 3,364, smooth working of the whole tricts within. the boundaries of a scheme, In an emergency the Police Division: this is commanded. Group Warden must take. on his by a Divisional Warden. own initiative, the necessary steps to distribute all the Wardens of his group over the sectors under his command if one or more posts are not manned sufficiently.
LIAISON DUTIES
All Creditors and others are accordingly hereby required to send their claims to the under signed on or before that date.
DEACONS.
Solicitors for the Administratrix, 1. Des Voeux Road Central. Hong Kong..
"DEATH'
The Baily Press.
Marshai
Burma Road Issue
STILL UNDER DISCUSSION
(Reuter)
Aritz,
gard to the question of the Burma Road. Various proposals, it is who are now associated with] Regarding the scheme for air tion
stated, remain under considera Petain in this raid trenches in open spaces and shameful sell out of a nation sandbag shelters Wing-Comman- proposals are likely to take place Further conversations on these have come as a shock to the der Steele-Perkins stated that whole world, but the scorn of it has been completed and Chinese
in Tokyo in the next few days. their countrymen and all firms have been given contracts to liberty loving people has fail-carry out this work.
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kong on Friday for Vancouver,
Mrs. J. L Adams, wife of Mr. J. L. Adams, of Butterfield & Swire,
petroleum,
B. Didsbury, of the Prison De-needs, and also to limit Canada's An increased domestic supply of Mrs. A. B. Didsbury, wife of M. petroleum is necessary for wartime.
left the Colony on Friday for Partment, left Hongkong for Van-dependence on foreign sources.
Canada.
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Mr. D. Davies, of the Colonial Secretariat, left the Colony on Friday, accompanied by Mrs. Davies and Miss Davies.
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couver on Friday, accompanied by her family.
Investigations will be made also of deposits of many of the so- called Mrs. E. S. Doughty, wife of L-chromium, mangafese, molybden- war minerals, such as Col. E. S. Doughty, Commissioner, um, and tungsten, which are of Canadian Government. Immigra-particular importance in the pro- tion Dept., left Hongkong for durtion of arms and munitions. Vancouver on Friday.
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Mr. L. L. Foxall Comdr. C.P.S.
Twenty-six parties will be en-
During mobilisation the Divi- sional Warden is in charge of the report centre and keeps a record of all air raid damage reports, and if reinforements are required or the situation gets out of hand. .. Next comes the District,
to inform A. R. P. Headquarters. LONDON," July 14 соп- 396 sisting of not more than 12 groups He has also to plot the locations Reuter's diplomatic correspondent (36 Posts) under a District War-attacked and the types of bombs learns in authoritative quarters den: As in the case of the Group
used
in London that "conversations are Mrs. P. Morrison, wife of Mr. P. Briefly, the Division Warden acts still in progress between Sir Morrison, of Jardine, Matheson RS Haison between the Chief Air Robert Craigle, British Ambassa. Co. Ltd.. left Hongkong on Friday Fethsing. "Chinese Maritime Cus-gaged in geological surveys and TOBIAS-At the Queen Mary Hös-
pital on July 15, 1940, when she allied herself with his division in addition to his Japanese Foreign Minister, in re
Raid Warden and all persontiel of dor in Tokyo, and Mr.
for Vancouver.
toms, left. Hongkong for Vancon-investigations, and eleven in Tobias, manager of N. Lazarus. Funeral will take place at the Britain against Nazi aggres-duties outlined above.
Mrs. L M. Newbigging, wife of Mrs. Foxall and son.
ver on Friday, accompanied by topographical mappmg. In addi- sion. The names of those
tion, two topographical parties will Jewish Cemetery this arter-|
SANDBAG SHELTERS
Mr. D. L. Newbigging, director, noon about 6 o'clock.
be employed on supervisory work. Jardine, Matheson Co., Ltd, left
Mr. G. S. Hall, Comdr. GPS Of the geological parties, three the Colony for Quebec on Friday. Chunhsing. Chinese Maritime Cus-will be in British Columbia, five accompanied by her children.
toms, left Hongkong for Vancou-in Alberta, one in Saskatchewan.. Mr. G. Castle, of the HK. and Mrs. Hall and son..
ver on Friday, accompanied by two in Manitoba, two in Ontario, Kowloon Wharf and Godown 'Co.,
four in Quebec, one in New Bruns~: Ltd., arrived in the Colony yester-
wick, one in Nova Scotia, one in day, accompanied by Mrs. Castle. W. G. Carroll, Secretary, Sino-west Territories
Mrs. W. G. Carroll, wife of Mr. Yukon, and three in the North-
British Engineering Corpn., Ltd,
In addition, one geological party- the. Lavals and sandbags which have been re- Bonins, and a shallow depression w, J. Anderson, of the Stores De-
left the Colony on Mr. W. J. Anderson, wife of Mr.
Friday for will operate both in New Brunswick the Weygands-who
Vancouver. served for protecting. A. R. Pis stationary over northern Indo- partment, left Hongkong on Fri- have
and Nova Scotia. Two other par- Government China. brought the country to this Headquarters and
ties will be employed on the Night Editor (Wanchai Office): sorry plight. When the pre-public shelters.
buildings and for the erection of
Mrs. G. E. Costelho, wife of Mr. general investigation of deposits. The typhoon is centred over the by her daughter.
day for Vancouver, accompanied Tel. 24511.
sent strife is over and when will be kept in reserve for replace-
Those not used Korea Strait, moving NE
G. E. Castelho, general passenger of war minerals, one in British London Office: 53, Fleet Street France's Nazi
agent for the Orient, Canadian Columbia and Yukon, and the masters ECA
The pacli depression forced to acknowledge the
situated to the 6,5.W. of Guam, o. 8. Archbutt, of the Vinon In-
Mrs. G. S. Archbutt, wife of Mr. Pacific SS. Ltd. left Hongkong other in the rest of the Dominion. In the event of an emergency according to the Royal observa-surance Society of Canton, Ltd.,
on Friday for Vancouver. superiority and strength of being declared there will be 21 tory report issued at 6.30 pm. was
The topographical mapping pro- **gramme for 1940 will be devoted the fortress of democracy in Erst ald stations the west, Marshal Petain will throughout the Coleny, manned by
functioning yesterday.
a passenger to Vancouver C. Field, of the Hongkong Land district of Alberta which is now of Mrs. B. C. Field, wife of Mr. B. entirely to surveys in the foothills find that, if Britain were to volunteers from St. John Ambul- terday the maximum temperature Between 10 am. and 4 p.m. yes-
from Hongkong on Friday.
Investment and Agency Co., Ltd.: such importance as a potential was 88 and the minimum 81
left the Colony on Friday for source of petroleum supplies. Ten" Dr. H. Balean, of the medical Vancouver. accompanied by her topographical parties, one control Herr. Hitler will make short
The forecast for today is main-left the Colony on Friday, accom-
Arm of Black, Balean and Talbot, children. shift of what the "Fuehrer!
ly fair, with some local showers.
party, and two supervisory parties of France" now calls his
Danted by Mrs. Balean..
will operate in th's district." THEN MARSHAL PETAIN" authoritative and co-opera-
報西刺孖
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16-19. Queen's Road Central, Tel. 30251.
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HONGKONG, JULY 15, 1940.
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THE WEATHER Pressure remains highest over
ed to make the slightest im- It was also learned that the pression on the puppets-the A. R. P. Department has 8,000,000 the Pacing to the east of the Petains,
are
ments.
Enslavement leave France to her own fate, ance Brigade.
WHE
Of France
appended his signature tive state.".
to the new constitution which THERE
IS
YAUMATI "FREE FOR ALL"
3 SINGAPORE WEDDINGS
DENNETT-BROHIER
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When The marriage of LA.C. Robert
was
celebrated
Mrs. F. J. Brown, wife of Mr. F. J. Brown. Freight Dept. Canadian Pacific Railways Co., left Hong- kong on Friday for Shanghai,' ac- companied by her children.
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Mrs, E. J. R. Mitchell, wife of Lt-Col JR. Mitchell, O.BE accompanied by the sailed for Vancouver on
and F. Mitchell
Friday, Misses J.
Mr. W. Mulcahy, of the Cen
WAY OPENED FOR RECKONING
A "free for " between some yet another Chinese took place in Yaumati on was drawn up for him by his aspect of the present situa- Saturday night and special re'n- Nazi masters, he signed the tion which Marshal Petain forcements of police were called obituary notice of the Third and his advisers appear to out to surpress the brawl French Republic, which to-have overlooked while they the police arrived at the day lies dormant at the revel in the shabby glory of however, the participants had al-Cecile Brohier
scene, John Dennett and Miss Elleen Ruth w. Buchanan, of Butterfield and and K.C.C. cricketer, left Hong ganda machines are making 10
Mrs. W. Buchanan, wife of Mr.tral British School teaching staff hands of those Frenchmen their present puppet power.ready scattered..
at the Presbyterian Church recent for Vancouver, accompanied by Swire, lett Hongkong on Friday
kong for the United Kingdom themselves who are attempt-When peace returns to the
Two men were taken into cus-ty,
on Friday ing to ape the system of world and when France has Kowloon Hospital, suffering from the ceremony.
tody while a third was sent to the) The Rev. McPherson performed
Miss J. Buchanan. a serious cut under the left exe stitution of the French Re-they will have to stand up which was said to have beep in- late Mr. and Mrs. Bröhler of Colum-\p.W.D., left Hongkong for Van Canada, left the Colony on Friday/Announces that "we are not much
theted with a knife.
France's conqueror. The con- to submit to Nazi hectoring,
ROUNDING UP SNATCHERS
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Nine persons were arrested by police
in connexion with the occurred in town recently." many snatching incidents which
The arrests were made follow-
LOOKING AFTER REFUGEES
LONDON, July 14 (Reuter) The German and Italian propu
clear that the change to a Fascist Government in France will make no difference to the plans Ger Mrs. H. W. Merrick, wife of Mr. many and Italy have in store for
that country.y The bride is the daughter of the Nicol, of the Port Works Dept. and federation Life Association
Mrs. A. Nicol, wife of Mr. A. EW. Merrick, manager,
The derman Radio, for instance, bo and the bridegroom is the couver on Friday:
Interested in the heated discus- son of Mr. and Mrs, J. R. Dennett
for Toronto, accompanied by her.
slons of the French Parliamen- tarians at Vichy.
of Staines, Middlesex. He is"sta- *ioned at Beletar.
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Mrs. H H. Pegg, wife of Mr. E H. Pegg, assistant director, Public and the groomsmen were Cpl. J. W. Friday for Vancouver. and the stove was the best man Works Dept.. left, Hongkong on Tonks and Drummer S. Fraser.
The bride was given away by Sergt. P. Ryder.
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Mrs. J. W. Anderson, wife of Dr.
The attempt to form a new J. W. Anderson of the medical overnment in France, the Ger firm of Anderson, Durran and man Radio continued, will not. McEney, left Hongkong on Fri- affect the main fact, that the Mrs. A Pallard, wife of Mr. Athree children, för Canada way for the reckoning, The Radio day last accompanied by her German victory has opened the
also doubts the sincerity of the French reform of Government.
Pollard, of the Audit Office, left
by her daughter. Hongkong on Friday, accompanied
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The bridegroom in the son of the Mrs. A. Ritchie, wife of Mr. A. late Mr. CD. Jackson and Mrs. Eitchie, partner, Lowe, Bingham Jackson of Durham and Lincoln and Matthews, left Hongkong on shire, and the bride is the daugh- Friday for Victoria: ter of the late Mr. J. Caufelld Ja mes of Cork, Co. Dublin, and Mr. James, of Bangkok ed. the ceremony, lic
The Rev. Father Maury perform-
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Mrs. B. D. Digby, wife of Prof. K. H. Digby, O.BE, of the Hong- Miss Dawn Digby, left the Colony kong University, accompanied by
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Mr. L. A R, Dancan, of the P.C., accompanied by Mrs. Duncan and their two children, left Hong- kong for Canada on Friday.
There will be a sale of Crown land by public auction at the District Omice South, Queen's Building second floor. at 11 am. on Friday, July 19.
Mr. OA, G. Her lots. PhD, MSC., F.LS Reader in Biology of been appointed Director of the the University of Hongkong, has Hongkong Fisheries Research Sta tion, with effect from July
public has now become no and answer their people-the more than "a memory, for working people, the peasants, with a stroke of the pen, the labourers, the craftsmen Marshal Petain and puppet and the trade unionists who colleagues signed away the have been robbed of their independence and freedom of freedom when Nazi rule was! their people and their coun- foisted on them. These, are try and turned them over to the people who will await the slavery and bondage and the opportunity, when Germany nation is now bound hand fails to bring England to her and foot to the Nazi chariot knees, to demand an explana-ing the detention of man named The Cathedral of the Good Shep
JACKSON JAMES wheel. The evidence which tion of the right of Marshal Lam Chung-yuen, who was alleg herd was the setting for the mar is beginning to accumulate Petain and his colleagues to ed to have been responsible for riage of Mr. T. N. Jackson, sound dally shows to what extent fritter away their rights and several of the offences in the engineer of the Bangkok branch of G. R. Razavet, of the Passenger Mrs. G. R Razaret, wife of Mr. France has now been severed liberties to the Nazi war-street, victimising mostly women the Western Electric Company of Dept, Canadian Pacific Steam-for Canada on Friday... from her democratic, prin-lords. They will demand the and young stris. Lant was arrest Asia. and Miss Mary Caufelld Ja-ships, Ltd, left the Colony on Fri- ciples. It has also shown breaking of the bonds of en-ed while attempting to snatch ames. senior staff nurse at the day for Vancouver. that Nazi
Germany is slavement. It will be the handbag from a girl in Jaffe Road General Hospital. France's master today and voice of the people, whose Friday, afternoon. that Italy's share in the spoils soul the Nazi dictator has not is going to be negligible. been able to destroy. It will Italy, in fact, only played the be a voice that will grow in part of vulture to the Nazi volume and be backed by eagle. She joined in the fray physical force to redeem
The Medical authorities have late enough to prevent her France before the eyes of the scattered on the hillsides near the extended their care of the refugees undertaking any large-scale world. How will the puppets border in the New Territories and
The names of Dr. Lo Bui-zun, operations against France of France answer them? many have entered the Lo Shu
on Friday for San Francisco Friday accompanied by Miss MB. 89 (HK), and Dr. Lut and, when the real share-out Will the supreme powers now Ling Refugee Camp.
Rosemary Vickers,
Kwa-to, MB, BA (HK) hare comes, Italy will discover that granted to Marshal Petain
An interesting feature of the C. Taylor, Jardine, Matheson and MIS. J. C. Taylor, wife of Mr. J
been added to the Register at only pickings will be left to" with the right to regulate fugees living on the hillsides of Knott and Miss Jemims Logan day for Vancouver.
There is now no sign of any re- marriage of Mr. William Thomas Co. Ltd. left the Colony on Fri Benior Revenue Officer AW. name of Dr. Joe Fung Lee, MD Mrs. A. W. Grimmitt wife of Medical Practitioners while the the vulture. N
labour and family" prove San Uk Ling. Lok Ma Chau and which took place at St. Andrew's MARSHAL PETAIN is ob-effective enough to satisfy Ta Ku Ling district, except for a Cathedral was the fact that the Mrs. P. Tod, wife of Mr. P. Tod, W. and B. and Master A. W. Ised persons to sign medical cer
Grimmitt, left for Vancouver on (Univ of Tennessee, USA) has viously hoping that, by aping these people? Decidedly not.imited few who are now being barna were called at St. James Jardine, Matheson and Co., Ltd., Grimmitt.
Friday, accompanied by Misses F. been added to the list of author the Nazi regime, he will be France's real trial will then cared for by the Medical Depart Church able to gain some advantage begin, but it will be a trial ment
Portobello
Edinburgh, accompanied by Miss P. Tod, left
tingates of the cause of death. when the final settlement of from which civilisation and
where the bride formerly made her Hongkong for Victoria on Friday accounts is made. Herr Hit- what it stands for in liberty, tary of the International Women's time ago for the wedding C. H. Douglas, of the Public Works
home,
K. Bousfield, M.C has Hthe Officer Admir So resumed duty as organiser of the the Government has appr ler's very generous gestures independence and progress Hostel that Southorn House has
She arrived in Singapore a short Mrs. C. H. Douglas, wife of Mr. General Group for EssentialSer-relinquishments of towards his puppets now in will emerge triumphant. It been closed. France belle this. His hate will be the trial also of those though they had a few residents It Portobello, Edinburgh, and, the
She is the daughter of Mrs, W. Department left Hongkong for
the HongkongDefence ments of Subedar She stated that Logar of France
and the late Mr. Logan of Vancouver on Friday,
Shah. Hongkong Re -18 universally who have held honour and was no longer desirable to keep the bridegroom, is the son of Mr. and
kang and singar known and he will never tradition so cheaply and the House going owing to the exodus Mrs T. R. Knott of Honuslow Dunbar,
ence on leave of lory, and Bubada allow France to rise again to complete re-establishment of of women under the evacuation
Consul for Box the position she occupied a nation and its people.
The Rev RK, 8. Adams omcat bert scheme
fiddlesex.
It was learned from the Secre
KNOTT LOGAN!!:
Miss Elizabeth Grayburn, daughter of Sir Vandeleur Gray Mrs Clara Seth, wife of Mr burn Chief Manager of the Bong- Beth and Fleming, left, Hongkongporation, left for Vancouver on Hennessy Beth of Percy Smith, kong and Shanghai Banking Cor-
the
Consulate
Royal
charge of Alder de
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the