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Thursday
A large assortment of items will
be blended into the entertain
ment entitled "Vaudefun" which is to be presented at the West
A Lounge Theatre, Y. M. C. London Office: 63. Fleet Street Kowloon, on Thursday in ald of B. W. OF. for the work of Toc E.C.A.
H with the Home Forces,
Included in the programme are sketchlets, musical numbers,
Hoxoxoxo, NOVEMBER 5, 1940.
EDITORIAL
DORNIER RUNS FOUL OF A.A. AND FIGHTERS
Action Above Coast Of Essex
LONDON, Nov, 4
(EWS)
TUESDAY, 'NOVEMBER. 5. 1940.
DEAN WILSON TELLS OF EVACUEES IN AUSTRALIA
Continued from Page 1
Many of the evacuees who could not afford medical treat- ment were also attended to without any fee being asked." (Applause).
¿
Among those who gave recep.
B. W. O. F.
LATEST LIST OF SUBSCRIPTIONS
The following is the latest list of
subscriptions received to date for credit of the British War Orguni- sation Fund, Hongkong branch:
Previously acknowledged, £100 and $803,012.03.
for them, and in only two per to send the bills in to Mr. Maug- cent. or the cases were complaints han, who would make the neces- made that resulted in a house 'be- sary arrangements with regard to ing found unsuitable for the pur payment. pose of sheltering evacute familles. A report was immediately made in Fighter pilots and A.A gunners respect of these cases to the Ac-
Anonymous $20., A Whittaker yesterday shared a German commodation Secretary at. the
(monthly) 5, 1 C.H.SS. Badge per bomber between them. The ma- Office of Information, when the
Mrs. Davidson 12 C.H.S.S. Badges. chine, a Dornier 215, WAS Arst houses were found to be unsult
per Mrs. Bagram 3. Edgar David- son. (monthly) 50. S.W.P. Perry magic, skits and pranks, the whole seen above the clouds over Essex able through lack of previous tions to the evacuees was the
knowledge and new accommodation Archbishop of Sydney, The Rotary H.K. & S'hal Bank (monthly) 50,- (monthly) 25, Portuguese. Staff~~~ MATSUOKA IS being arranged and produced by by two Hurricane pilots.
David Kossick. He is being ad They both fired two bursts and was provided.
Club of Sydney also gave a party Sale of 12 C.H.S.S. Badges—Mrs. Many of the evacuees felt very to children four years of age and willcocks 12. Sale of 3 C.H.S.S. SURPRISED! vised on matters appertaining to left it dropping slowly into the
unsettled and sought out one an over, and a party for the Chinese Badges-Mrs. Shields 3. B. Hers-- the musical side by Freddy, clouds with ong engine silent [R. "MATSUOKA, Japan's Archer, while Miss Irene Artenh and smoke pouring out.
other when some decided upon evacuees was given by Mrs. Grant chend (monthly) 10. C. Austin MR.
Foreign Minister, has is arranging dance numbers.
taking over a boarding-house in Cooper at her home. NOTICE IS HEREBY
One of the Hurricane pilots
order to be together. In the next lency the Governor of Victoria ly) 10, D. J. Valentine (monthly) His Excel (monthly) 10, W. Hewitt (month- GIVEN that the Court has by expressed himself as being Kossick is supported by an en- dived within ten
yards of the few weeks there were well over gave a reception. to the evacuees 20, J. C. C. Matthews 20, O. E Ber- virtue of Section 58 of the very surprised at the action thusiastic team of artistes in-bomber before it disappeared in-a 1,000 moves, with people chang- in Victoria,
1940.
Cornwall formerly of 48 MR. Eglinton Hill S. E: 18 in the County of London deceased.
to
Mr.
German air
cloud. The gunner fred back.
When the Dornier
the bomber crashing down near the Essex coast.
Probates Ordinance 1897, made taken by the United States duding Jack Fountain. Norman to
ing their addresses, and the Cen- Binning, Stanley Hinchcliff, evacuate
tral Office found much difficulty an Order limiting the time for Government.
Freddy Clemo, Norah Witchell, creditors and others to send in American nationals from East wullam C. Knight, Gertrude God
appeared in trying to keep in touch with all their claims against the above Asia! The childlike inno-dard, Elvie Yuen, John Güichrist, below the clouds AA gunners these changes. estate to the 22nd day of Novem-cence with which he went on Maude Minnie Mather, "Les" Cin-spotted it. They saw it was not The greatest difficulty that arose for the women from ber, 1940.
to explain Japan's" complete son. Alex Graff, Harold Harrison quite out of action and “decided and to finish the fighter pilots' - work and Robert Richmond
Hongkong, he believed, the unconcern over what Was "All Creditors and others are
Dean said, was the question of accordingly hereby required to taking place in America is the clever act is being staged by for them. A few rounds, brought
what to do with their small "Mysto" the Memory Man send their claims to the under most amusing part of Mr.
Don Grant is in charge of the
children. |Matsuoka's statement. Japan, stage management and his team This is the second German signed on or before that date.
They had to take the children gunners had round with them wherever they Dated the 28th day of October, of course, 'has not the slight includes B. Ramage.. "Vic Ireson raider which the
Atten a hand in destroying over the went. est interest in the Presi- and Raymond Lawrence.
This was a difficult task, same spot within 24 hours.' The and a cause of great distress to dential Election nor in the tion is being paid to every de
talk even the make-up which first was brought rown in flames many women on their rounds positive attitude which the is in the capable hands of George by AA, fire on Saturday evening. seeking for new or better accom- United States has taken, in Frost and Stanley Tallford, Good co-operation with Britain, to entertainment should therefore brook no further aggression be the order of the day-or eve in the Orient. One mightning. expect to hear Mr. Matsuoka give expression to a perfectly happy-banzai" whoever-is- elected to White House and no doubt Mr. Matsuoka ex-
A small Chinese ship sank after s pected both Mr. Roosevelt collision with a naval craft in and Mr. Willkie to shout the harbour on Sunday night. "Yip-pl
Nine people On board when Japan ac-
JOHNSON, STOKES &
MASTER,
Solicitors for the Executors,
Hong Kong & Shanghai
Bank Building
11
Hong Kong.
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Axis society of gangsterdom. Mr. Matsuoka, by making this
COLLISION IN
· HARBOUR
were
"LA FRANCE LIBRE
modation.
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tin (monthly) 500, W.-J. Knight In Sydney, it was arranged with (monthly) 10, Anonymous 20, Kow- the YW.C.A. also to have a room loon Sewing Party 75, Two mem- opened as a meeting place for the bers of the European Staff of the evacuees daily from 10 am, to 5 Talkoo Sugar Refining Co. (Oct.) p.m. At Melbourne, the com- 20, Some members of the Epropean munity creche near the rail-Staff of Messrs. B. & S. 107, 3.
하
One thing remained. There
WIS still great deal of anxiety on the 'question of when these women were going to return to Hongkong.
It seemed to him, the Dean said, that an unwelcome de- cision on this subject - would be preferable to the present stage of indecision. (Hear! Hear!).
re-
the
way station also proved a great Finnle 50. A. C. Wilcox (monthly) boon to the mothers.
35, Analysts Government Lab. (monthy) 85, S. A. Kent 10, Miss › G. Eers 15, Kowloon D.R. Fund. for St. Dunstans (7th payment) 161, Anonymous. 3. A. McAlpine (monthly) 10, G. Lyon-Mackenzie (monthly) 100, G. C. "Worrall (monthly) 60, Pay. Sub.-Lt. W. R. L. Bowley (monthly) 2, G. H Cautherley (monthly) 20. L. . M.
QUIETNESS QUESTIONS
Wylle (monthly) 25, M. F. L. Hay- mes (monthly) 10, Miss K. M. An- Also, many felt that small ehfd-
derson (monthly) 50, J. W. Back- It would be better to plan on a ren were not welcome in boarding- houses. where the question of
six-months unit now to get rid well (monthly) 50, B. M. Bicheno (monthly) 10, M. Beraha & Co., quietness arose. Some friendships of as much indecision with were sorely tried in these situa-gard to the leasing or houses, etc., Ltd. 25, Hon. and Mrs. C. G. Ala- baster (monthly)-60, Mr. and Mrs. tions.
as could possibly be got rid of.
B. C. He hoped, the Dean concluded, Anonymous 25, 3. W. Pudney-
Tavadla
10. (monthly) President Returns
One of the most distressing fea- tures for the women in the begin. that he had carried out his duty November 25, S. E. Edgar-5, Some From North
ning was their bewilderment in as faithfully as it was possible in of the Chinese Staff of Holt's The President of "La France having reached a state where thee the circumstances. If he had not wharf-Oct. 44.18. The Prison Staff
done something that he could Oct 201.84. The Staff of cepted Brotherhood in the saved by the crew of the warship! Libre Mr. L. Blau returned from had to depend a good deal on their have done, it was through no lack Union Insurance Society of Can-
Shanghai on Sunday to where he own decisions in respect of many of goodwill but on account of the and a motor boat,
the was sent to contact the Committee things, whereas in Hongkong such
ton Ltd.-Oct. 93.55. Totaj: $605,- The vessel involved was
147.50 launch Ike which was Central of Free Frenchmen in maler decisions as housing, school absence of time and opportunity.
(Applause),
POPPY DAY FUND statement, betrays the same crossing the harbour to West China and to make all necessary. etc.. were almost always left
to their husbands.
DUTY VERY HIGH
The British Legion. Hongkong & arrangements with the Mili- IN THE GOODS of complex which is characteris-Point at 6.50 p.m.
There was also the question of Attache and the Press
With the meeting opened to China Branch, gratefully acknow- The coxswain, Weng Kam-shing, tary Amy Auriol Twynam of Fair tic of his new partners in stated that while the launch was Attache of H. M. Embassy insecurity to be considered. There questions, Mrs. C, E. Clarke asked ledges receipt of Oaks Cross in Hand in the Europe-that of expecting
M. Blau is happy to re was a measure of this, and letters a question about the duty that in the Southern Fairway it was Chiha, County of Sussex, England, everyone to believe that their immed aft near the engine room port that everything was done to by the women to their husbands had to be paid on articles sent
asking for more help in the matter from methods are the only possible
the Colony to individual Widow, deceased.
by a destroyer which was proceed-help-him.
of money were often replied to evacuees. She thought that this means of restoring peace to ing in a westerly directie.
From now on the Committee with the sentence. "We cannot duty on small parcels was very the world.
Ho Yee, 32, a areman, was sent France Libre will receive all orders live like millionaires" whereas in high, and asked if it was possible 10, R. H. Wild 25, A Landau 50, the and communications from the fact, the women were finding it that Government be approached Manners & Co., Ltd. 200, Mr. and Sir Vandeleur Grayburn 500, John THE FACT of the matter to hospital suffering from
to defray the cost of these duties Mrs. Wallace Hansen 50. L. Rey- virtue of Section 58 of the seems to be that Japan has/ effects of shock and immersion! Central Committee of Shanghal difficult to make ends meet.
which is in contact with the Government did not seem to lay on small parcels for shoes and nand 50, Str Bhouson Chow 10, French National Committee in much stock in his advice in these clothing for the sole use of wo-First Church of Crist, Scientist London through H. M. Embassy in matters, the Dean said, as it was men from Hongkong.
40. Dr. Y. D. R. Black 25, Mr. and Shanghat.AN
apparently felt he was not a cadet Speaking of the cost of living. Mrs. A. A. Bremner 10. D. V. Stea- All the Free French Committees or brought up in the audit depart-it seemed to her, Mrs. Clarke said. venson 25, Prof. W. Faid 25, E. F.
are now ment and, therefore, throughout the world' The evacua- |
could "not that it was impossible for anyone Gingle 15, Lt. Col. and Mrs. E. J. are possibly know the price of a potato. in Australia to live in normal R. Mitchell 30, A. B. Molr 5. Mr.
He visited some 80 houses of
conditions on the sum per week and Mrs. H. W. Fraser, 10. Total: different types and descrip-
which the Government had or $4,967.' tions, and sought to find out
dained. how people were living there. The cost of these houses was high; being from three to four guineas to five or even six guineas a’week.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Court has by
steam
in the water.
+1
Probates Ordinance 1897, made been given a rude jolt by the an Order limiting the time for determined opposition which creditors and others to send in has begun. to take shape to for holding a single trump their claims against the above her "new order" plans in the card in the game of polities| estate to the 25th day of Novem- East. Even the fact that she in the Orient. ber, .1940.
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practically united and all has been able to gain a foot-tion of British and American working for the success of our All Creditors and others are hold on Indo-China without nationals from all those areas valiant aliles and the freedom of accordingly hereby required to much trouble has not en- where Japanese influence France. send their claims to the under couraged her to make any might have given Japan
signed on or before that date.
Dated the 28th day of October,
1940.
JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER, Solicitors for Cecil Griffith Evans one of the Executors named in the Will of the abovenamed deceased. Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank Building,
Hong Kong.
576
NEWSETTES
The
St. Andrew's Fellowship will hold à social evening to morrow at: 8.30pm.
to this effect had been
donations:
the
following
"Previously acknowledged $3,777.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Ormiston: $25, Anonymous. (H.C.M. 10. JAM, M: Maćkinnan 25, H. R. Sturt 50, H.M.
REFUGEES GOING. TO FANLING
Further contribution will be Replying, Dean Wilson said that gratefully received by the Secre- other step forward to help an advantage has called
food in itself was not an expen-tary. Earl Haig's Fund, Hongkong her European partners by check to any underhand de-
sive item in Australia, and the & Shanghal Bank Building. Che- many fathers among those pre-iques should be made payable to creating a diversion in the signs which the eastern ag-
sent would be glad to know that Thomson & Co. and crossed "Poppy Far East on similar lines to gressor might have had in
He could not at the present als their children were a picture of Day Fund." the sideshow
the mind and the British and which
uss the Government financial health now, far different in many Italians have put on in the American decks have literally
scheme in regard to help in these cases from what they inoked like" Mediterranean. Non-plussed been cleared for action.
directions, as he understood this on first arrival. The principal by the growing strength be- THE JAPANESE have al-
had yet to be promulgated in full. item on the expense list was the St. Paul's Girls' School will hold
cost of accommodation. ing reinforced against her, ready experienced what real their
The first batch of 300 destitute annual Speech Day on
PREMIER'S LETTERS
Mr. AC. Jereys asked the
women and children, who are Mr. Matsuoka has now taken determination to resist ag- Saturday next, Nov. 9. at 3 p.m. The Prime Minister of Australia Dean. If Government could not ar the line of trying to disarm gression means. The debacle The Hon. Bir Shousan Chow.. Et sent letters to the Prime Ministers range for the placing at the dis- being sent to the vacant Chinese
C. M. G, LLD., will distribute the or each State asking that some-posal of
War Orphanage a Fanling from husbands of · evacuees uspicion against herself "We of their China adventure has
certificates.
one be appointed to arrange for here space on board ships bound the Matauchung Refugee Camp. do not propose harming any-destroyed their boasts of in- body," Mr. Matsuoka might vincibility in military power.
the reception of the evacuees. In for Australia for the transporta-are to leave today. This plan is to The graduation ceremony of New South Wales, the Ministry of tion of household effects and such make room for surplus inmates of
the Po Leung Kuk. well have added to his state- The Chinese, handicapped by nurses will take place at the Labour and Information was put Bear. ment. · "We are just a peace-the lack of modern fighting Hongkong Sanatorium and Hos in charge of these arrangements, Dean Wilson replied that a sug- ful, law-abiding race and we weapons and war, equipment, pital at 5.15 this afternoon when and in Victoria, the British Settlers gestion POPPY DAY 1940 do not care a tuppenny damn have still proved that unity the certificates will be presented Association, who also set up a cen- put to Government in a letter could not but be taken notice of Organizers of the Happy Valley Who becomes President of the and resolve in the cause of by Mr. N. L. Smith, wife of the tra office as a place where advice signed by Mr. Maughan. Certain by Government, Colonial Secretary
[could be sought by the women. shipping companies, he believed. District Collections would"
be United States or what hap-right can prevail with greater
He interviewed the principals of had agreed to permit such freight grateful to receive the names pens in Europe. We just success against brute force.
The Rev. Frank Short was the many schools in New South Wales at half cost. and addresses of
those willing want to be good friends with and unrestrained ambitions. speaker at St. Andrew's Fellow- and Victoria, and was proralsed LONELY HUSBANDS »
poppy everybody-yes, even with our The progress of the Battle of ship of Youth weekly meeting all such necessary arrangements Mr. F. C. Clemo" suggested that evacuation. Pa b
Chinese brothers"!.
Britain should provide the held at the Church Hall last to help as could be forthcoming Dean Wilson act as chairman of a
ANOTHER MEETING kindly to write to the Hon. Se NO ONE is, however, going Japanese with further proof,! evening. The subject was "What without the schools making any committee that could be formed Another meeting was held later
be deceived by these pain-if such is necessary, of the did Christ mean by his second definite pronouncement on
from among the lonely husbands at night at St. John's Cathedral subject of reduced fees. In many in Hongkong to attempt to seek Hall when there were about 30 ful simulations of good inten-fallure of terrorism to break
cases, however, a very sympathe- from Government, a definite state-present. The attendance at the tic attitude was accorded him, and tions and peaceful aims. down the spirit of the people
The annual general meeting ut there were several instances of ment on the question of when Peninsula Hotel numbered about Japan has been definitely of a nation which is founded the Ladies Section of the Royal schools, that allowed such conces they would be getting their wives 200, a good number being women. Health Bulletin Of stamped as an aggressor and on, freedom and indepen: Hongkong Golf Club will be held sions as the children being per- Mr. B. O. silver assured all there can be no release from dence. There are no half in the Helena May, Institute, on mitted to wear their present Eastern Ports
the stigma of that title until measures about this unified Thursday, November 7. 1940, at school uniforms, ordered in Hong-who had correctly forecast The following is the Health she publicly acknowledges the strength to resist and there 10.30 am.
kong, up to the end of the year.
In New South Wales, there was Bulletin of Eastern Forts for the error of her ways and shows is, therefore, no necessity to week ending Oct. 28: Cholera, a deeper consciousness of her resort to shady diplomacy Mossor HBM. Judge, at Bhang- children who were putting in for Hi Honour B12 Alan George some difficulty in respect of Macao 14 cases; Hongkong, nine regard for justice and free and corruption to secure the
eight cases; Shanghai
hal, and Lady Mossop passed their matriculation and school dom in keeping with the prin- utmost co-operation between through Hongkong on a Dutch certificate, but in Victoria ar- Smallpox, Bombay eight cases;
ciples for which the demo-all sections of those who are steamer en route to Capetown, rangements were Very easily Bangkok on case,
cratic countries are fighting standing up together to on Sunday.
to help this year in the day collections,
Young ladies who would
give
their Dssistance are requested;
cretary, Civil Service Cricket Club, as soon as possible,
cases,
coming?"
the
back.
2
Mr. M. A. Cairns, the only other speaker from the floor, said that. he would be willing to donate $50 to test the legality of the action
OL Government with regard to the
Replying at this meeting to a question: put by Mr. R. McKibbin person had recently orecast
with regard to the general atti- tude of the Australian people to the evacuation, and this same
the evacuees, the Dean said that person had recently forecast.
on the whole. It was most friendly "the return of the women here Fand the evacuees had been warm-. ly welcomed. But the Australians" in 10 months time, Wilson suggested that someone attitude of the evacuees in the Replying to Mr. Clemo, Dean were sometimes offended by the
eise: be asked to head the commit-matter of accommodation, as the.... tee. "Our tragedy is that we are people from Hongkong claimed MEDICAL" TREATMENT
not represented," the Dean sald. that the rooms in Australia did.. The following is the Return today, Instead of trying to secure a lasting and Just
With regard to medical treat"One reason for this is that there not compare in size, with those in g of notifiable diseases notified as delude the world by holding peace for the whole world. having occurred in
the Colony out an olive branch in one Mr. Matsuoka will have more More than 50 Japanese residents ment, a panel of medical practi is not enough public spirit to see the houses in this Colony, during the 48 hours ended at hand and a gun in the other, cause to be surprised if he boarded the NY liner Yawata tioners was compiled of doctors that we are represented"
He believed that such a" com- midnight, Nov. 3: Cholera, in customary gangster style neglects taking into account Maru yesterday for Shanghai and willing to treat Hongkong eva- three cases; Enteric Fever, Ave Neither the United States nor the writing on the wall, which Japan Among the passengers cuees. They were asked if they mittee, formed by reasonable Was Mr. Kamamoto, chief core would treat such as thought they people, and having the support case, Dysentery nine cases, Great Britain were prepared is engraved more clearly than respondent in Hongkong for the were entitled to have free medi and assurance of these people,
Asahi Shimburi. to give Japan an opportunity it has ever been before.
COLONY RETURNS
cases; Cerebro-Spinal Fever, one
Tuberculosis, 30 cases,
reached,
cal treatment without charge and would have views to express that
Many of the women from Hongkong were evidently veEY much spoiled, and misunder- standings that did "remlf were often more their own fanit than that of the Australians.