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VIDEND for the year ending the
28th February, 1941, of two per cent, that is $2.60 per share, will be paid on all shares in this Company Wednesday, the 15th January, 1941 at the Com pany's Office at China Build- ing. 5th floor..
on
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By Order of the Board of Directors,
DEATH
Or. January 4th. Flying Officer J. P. A. Davidson dearly loved only son of Edgar and Eva Davidson reported killed in an Air craft Accident.
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WEDDING AT
REGISTRY
At the Registry yesterday Miss Lam Lin-che, of No. 70 Po Hing |Street, third floor, Kowloon, became
the bride of Mr. Lee Po-wing, den-, tist residing at No. 63 Queen's Rd Central, first floor."
Mr. J. Reynolds, Deputy Regis- trar of Marriages, officiated
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Forthcoming marriages are:- Mr. Ng Kal-kin, Import and ex- port merchant, residing at No. 78 Tung Lo Wan Road, and Miss Li Tak-fong, of No. 158 Tung Lo Wan (Road:
Mr. Luk Park-yung,, merchant, of No. 36 Tung Lo Wan Road, und London Office: 53. Fleet Street Miss Wong Wai-kuen
Chuk of
E.0.4.
Yuen, Kowloon City
HONGKONG, JANUARY 7, 1941.
15th UNHAPPY ITALY
FUNG PING FAN,
Director & Secretary. Hong Kong, 6th January, 1941.
H.K. SINGERS PRACTICE
have after
Trying Brahms' "Song of Des- tiny," under the conductorship of
EDITORIAL
**
American Eagles "fly for Britain. Some of the pilots of the "Eagle Squadron," all of them Americans, now com-
pleting their training in England.、
AIR CAMERA IS
OBSERVER
HUMAN ELEMENT REDUCED TO MINIMUM
TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1941.
BRITAIN'S FINANCES:
EXPERT STRESSES NEED FOR INCREASED SAVING: MORE TAXATION LIKELY
"Between April 1939 and December 1939, the British Government spent £2,700 millions-£752 · millions came from revenue, such as taxes etc., and £937 millions, from loans. Together-that is taxes and loans-brought in nearly £1,700 millions, leaving £1,000 millions to be secured la other ways—in advances through banks, etc., which must be considered temporary expedients."
"
These interesting figures tant end. There is the way im were given by a financial ex-which the Government is mobilis- pert when he broadcast from ing the capital of this country and the rate at which the Government yesterday on
Is spending and the distribution of financial position of Britain the war effort among the com- after sixteen months of war.munity.
London
BRIDGING THE GAP
the
WAYS AND WAYS
FOOD SUMMONS still remote. "We have no in- will have to give up something of
HEARING
False Trade Mark Alleged
THE FALL OF BARDIA, The Hongkong Singers Italy's key position in commenced practice again Libya, to British Imperial and their successful concert on Haydn's Allied units is bound to lead "Creation" in December. to other developments and to repercussions within Italy it. J. R. M. Smith, at their first self. No country can suffer practice of the new season in the 93 reverses as Italy has been do-Union Church yesterday, they plan
Dayton, Ohio. The human ele
Hearing of the case in whlers ing in North Africa and Al- to give their next concert in either ment is reduced to a minimum in Chan Chai-sheung, manager of the banja in the past two months March or April...
testing the Army's newest Kin On firm, No. 27, Des Voeux and maintain the morale of Mr. R. Baldwin was the accom-ighting planes by means of a Road West, ground floor, was sui-
panist
photographic recording device moned on two counts, commented its troops and people at the
Practices will be held every Mon-which provides a series of simul- before Mr. H. G. Sheldon at the. standard required for the
day at 6.30 pm. in the Union taneous images of the Instrument Central Magistracy yesterday. CHANGE OF TELEPHONE successful conduct of a war. church.
panel. The new method, announc- In the first case in which Food NUMBER
The weak response which the
ed at Wright Field recently." re- Insp. M. D. Watson is the com- Italians offered to the bril
legates the test pilot's kneepad to plainant, defendant is alleged to the museum.
have sold to Probationer Insp Ho The device includes a 35-milli- Hok-hot, on Dec. 3, Saccharin in
NOTICE
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from to-day the telephone num
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instead of 30251 as hitherto.
The other line, 33383, remains unchanged.
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to have
The speaker said that one easy "The fact remains that the bur- way of bridging this gap would be den of financing the war has got: y inflation, but this danger was to be borne somehow and civilians.
lation yet to speak of," he said, their own consumption to win the and there is no evidence that it war. But there are ways and ways. ls probable "yet. The reason is and, there are two angles, in which" that we have been able to finance the year's figures should be locked: our needs out of capital.
at.
"But this cannot go on for ever “To do this, people must ask: and the gap has got to be cut what is the speed of the war effort. down. There will have to be more now? How is the job being done taxes and more saving-there will and how is the burden being dis- have to be compulsory saying,
"Financially, there are difi- culties ahead of us and the shadow of this gap les across our path. This shadow must be dispersed and the way to do that is by more taxation and more saving more rationing and more restriction on foreign spending," so that we civilians will not be able to do anything else with our money except to hand it over to the GoverT-- ment.
the year 1940. He declared that
in 1939. The
tributed? The scale of our war" effort is, indeed, remarkable. At the end of 1939 we were spending nearly £40 millions a week and at: the end of 1940 nearly £80 millions. a week-nearly double. In Decem- ber 1940 our spending rate was over £85 millions. In the coming months it will probably be £90 millions or even more.
lantly planned campaign in fresh assistance in Europe
"It is here that the question the Western Desert and the for his assault on Britain. metre motion-picture camera and a package bearing a false or mis-
of spreading the burden can be decided. Take the figures for- the Hongkong Daily fallure of their invasion of the truth, however, is that a duplicate instrument board, in leading statement. In that it pur-
the first nine months of last Greece almost p s finis to Herr Hitler never intended to value in flight tests. Wright Field stance, and quality of the article the menacing and indeed, the
cluding all the dials, which are of ported to indicate the nature sub- "Just now, the figures look a lit- year. Between April and De- their value as a factor in the give Italy a large measure of engineers have christened the de-
cember 1939. the British Gov- hostilities and the position assistance and Signor Musso-vice "the photographic observer,"
therein:
Public is ahead of the Government ernment" spent £2,700 millions: has deteriorated to such an ex-lini was reluctant to ask for and it is operated simply by pres-
Wong Man-keung complainant when it comes to making sacri- €752 came from revenue and
fices." tent that it is doubtful whe-it, because of the loss of sure of the pilot's finger on a trig the second case in which de-
taxes, etc., and £937 millions CONFIDENT NOTE ... · fendant is alleged to have applied ther any help from Germany prestige such a request would ser switch on the "joystick."
from loans-together, that is can even now retrieve the cause, particularly as Il Duce
false trade description to goods, a The speaker began his talk by taxes and loans brought in unhappy situation in which had previously boasted to the value in a single-place craft in alum, and
The development is of special mixture of Sacchart and potash referring to the confident note on
nearly £1,700 millions, leaving posses- which the city of London ended ̈£1,000 to be secured in other Italy finds herself. The ad-whole world that the Italian which evolutions are performed so sion for sale. or for purposes
ways, through advances from HONGKONG & SHANGHAI mission from Rome that the forces would be capable of rapidly that the pilot has been of trade or manufacture, goods of the 31 per cent. war loan was
banks, etc. BANKING CORPORATION, British have gained impor- dealing with any situation in servations with sufficient accuracy which a false trade description was New Year's eve
unable to make the essential ob- 7Saccharin and potash alum, to quoted ten points higher than on
EVERY & SPENT tant successes is regarded as the Mediterranean unaided. and detail. Vital' data must
"This means "that for every £ be applied.
Chancellor of the Exchequer had spent, 5/6 came from taxes, 7/- HEREBY an Italian decision to aban- The picture of Signor Musso-observed on seven dials, in small Mr. D. H, Blake, of Wilkinson announced three new loans for the from loans and 7/8 from other GIVEN that the Certificates don
any campaign which ini permitting German air planes, and as many as fifteen and Grist, appeared for the prose-Government and the share market ways. The financial year, it must 6/NS. 4412 dated Hongkong, Signor Mussolini might have squadrons to help him in the dials in large craft, to provide an cution, while Mr. E. S. C. Brookes had been quoting higher rates than be remembered, does not end until". 16th January, 1936 for Three had in other parts of the dark Mediterranean theatre of war Ladequate performance record. was for the defence.
those which prevalled in the early March 31 and a very large part of shares of this Bank numbered continent and the situation in the face of his previousja lamp housing to assure uniformi
our taxation comes in the last "This confidence," said the quarter of the year. 97994/97996 inclusive registered on other fronts there in the request to Herr Hitler for the lighting on the duplicate instru- The first summons was dismissed, speaker, "s directly connected with "Now there is the new Purchase. in the names of Messrs. Maneck Sudan and
the Kenya privilege of allowing Italian ment panel.
and defendant, discharged, owing finance and that is one thing that Tax, but our rate of expenditure is Roostumjee Mehta and Dhun frontier should soon be un-planes to participate in the Heretofore the test pilot had to to a technical mistake on the part people here have learned in sixteen much less than £12 millions' a day.
der complete British control. raid on Britain, would be he could, ori a pad strapped to his 14-days returnable rule. Manek Mehta has been Lost or
write his observations, as well as of first complainant regarding the months of war.
In the coming year expenditure Stolen, and should this certificate THE SETBACK which the really comic, if it were not so knee.
"The Government is now spend- may rise to £5,000 millions, but In larger planes he could Mr. Blake stated that Saccharin ing two-thirds of its national in-there will still be a gap of £2,000 not be produced to the Bank Italians have received in tragic for the disillusioned take along an engineer-observer "Monsanto," a well-known brand come on goods and service in this millions. The shadow of this gap before the 11th January, 1941, a North Africa might not, by Italian people to realise that but flight-testing a single-place was registered in other parts of country. Finance may be only. aites across our path and more taxa. new certificate for the shares will itself, have proved so damag- one unit of their fighting pursuit plane was an unenviable the world, but not in Hongkong means to an end, but it is a very tion and more savings will be be issued, and the aforesaid ing to Italian prestige and forces has now passed under assignment because the pilot had It is a product of the Monsanto important ineans to a very impor- necessary.”“” Certificate No. 6/NS. 4412 wil morale if the tenacity with German control. be thereafter treated by this which the Greeks have been "Corporation as, Null and Vold.
By Order of the Court of Directors.
V. M... GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager.
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THE WEATHER Maximum temperature yesterday was 74 and the minimum 65.
Total rainfall since January 1 is 0.00 Inches against an average of
0.13.
states:-
A moderate "anticyclone extends from N. China to Japan, pressure being highest over Manchuria,
Traffic on the Tatung-Puchow
pursuing
on
The movie camera is fitted into
to be his own observer.
TECHNICAL MISTAKE
Chemical Co., St. Louis, U.S.A. Even when two or more men A sample was analysed by Mr. HERR HITLER probably ere assigned, the possibility et P. H. Symons, Assistant Govern-
summer,
their enemy in looks, upon the necessity of human error was augmented by ment Chemist, who found that it IMPORTANT NAZI SUPPLY
meagre readings, often resulting in false alum, where as it should be 100 ROUTE THROUGH RUSSIA
even this
vice
#83
"
At first
£
Saccharin,
Albania had not met with giving
the rapid changing of instrument contained 33.8 per cent. potash corresponding success. To be assistance to Italy as a veri-comparisons of various gauges and per cent. forced to retreat on two table nuisance. His air force dials.
LONDON, Jan. 6 (Reuter)- The Blockade is very effective, fronts and to feel that even has enough to do as it is with
Asked where he obtained the though I should like the net drawn tighter still," states Mr. Hugh For some time it has been felt tins, defendant disclosed a shop Daltor, Minister of Economic Warfare, in a special interview pub extensive German aid-if, and raiding Britain and attacking that an automatic recording de by the name of Kwong Ta Fung ished in the London Sunday Times yesterday. when, it is forthcoming-can British shipping in co-opera-night
the answer. do little to compensate for tion with the Nazl submarine movie camera
test engineers trained the huge losses of men and campaign. Indeed, the Nazi strument board but they found it
on the pliot's in material and to regain lost air force now appears to be difficult to maintain uniform prestige, is a serious blow to suffering from a profusion of lighting: the Italian High. Command, work. There is no doubt that particularly when it comes to it is best suited for assisting duplicate: compact panel within It was fairly simple to devise a rallying public opinion in the military operations, since it the scope of a wide-angle lens, set country to face the disaster has always been an integral only twelve inches away.
Arteen-instrument panel used in:
FAIRLY SIMPLE
The
at No. 5, Cheung On Street,
"Germany still has important supply routes—the route through At No. 68, Kai Yan Road, tin-Russia being the most important. In order to maintain exports to alam in lumps and a machine for from North and South America, and rubber and some non-ferrous smith shop. Insp. Watson found our enemies. Russia has been importing large quantities of cotton grinding the stuff.
Hearing was adjourned to Jan. 20 at 2.30 p.m.
Recognition Accorded
of the pilot and ritish
8 (Reuter)
metals from the Far East.
"By this route Germany, can get a steady trickle of goods, small in bulk but great in value."
THIRD AIR RAID
ON KUNMING
"HOLE IN BLOCKADE" Replying to a suggestion that Spain was "hole in the block- adé," Mr. Dalton said: "I am con-
KUNMING, Jan. 6 (Central)----A vinced that less generous treat French Catholic church here was ment might have played into Hit-damaged as the result of concus ler's hands and deprived Späin of
which now threatens to lower part of the army. If Herr distance is slightly farther for the Official The "Royal Observatory report the political and milltary Hitler, however, looks upon bombers. For lighting automobile
status of the nation. If Herr this air assistance to Italy as lamps Hitler had cause to hesitate a nuisance, to the Italians it mounted on a frame inside the of 32 candlepower але about rendering aid to his means the greatest humilia- housing, spaced outside the photo- A shallow depression is develop-Italian partner before, the tion they have endured for graphic field to eliminate reffes-
any independence. It is most un-ions caused by bomb explosions likely that anything significant during the third Japanese air raid ing to the south-west of Shanghai, fall of Bardia and the mas- many a long year. To most tion on the glass faces of the
will be re-exported to Germany." over the city since the New Year and will probably move eastward.tery which the British have of the Italian people, whose dials.
secured in land, naval and air hearts have never been in the also prevents light reflection. Be-
There was enough food in Ger- yesterday.. Defence The panel's black crinkle anish Council Of
Scores of other houses were also man-occupied Europe to ensure. operations; coupled with the war into which they have side the dials is a
the inhabitants from not starving, jwrecked in the raid which was Of The Empire card bearing:
If Germany was able to import staged by nine Japanese heavy Railway" in Shansi was-uisrupted relentless manner in which been led by Signor Mussolint, the date of the test, the plane LONDON, Jan.
The raiders appeared more food for the controlled ter-bombers. for more than thirty hours as a the Greeks are pushing their this aid from Germany will tested, name
official recognition hasritories it would strengthen her over the city shortly before noon result of the blowing up of a Jap-advantage, home in Albania, spell the beginning of their similar data-all of which become been given to the "Council of De- manpower by enabling her to and were greeted by intense Chi- anese train by Chinese troops at should make him hesitate enslavement to the Nazi yoke, a permanent test recura. Nanyikow in the district of Howma even more before committing for Herr
The camera is operated by a 12-fence of the Empire" established transfer workers from food pro- nese anti-aircraft gunfire.
They hurriedly urnoaded: n on Dec. 24. The locomotive and himself to a policy which will derive benefits for himself by the stick trigger, so that the
Hitler hopes to volt electric motor also controlled by General de Gaulle at Brazze duction to arms production or to
ville (West African Coast), last
number of explosives in' the four coaches were wrecked while bring a repetition of the re- whenever he confers a favour. lamps are lighted at the instant
WARNING SOUNDED October,
heart of the city and in the five other coaches were derailed,
Mr. Dalton warned against ex-
Defore northeastern suburbs verses which the
The British Government has The driver and three stokers as
Blying away. well as forty Jayasoldiers forces have suffered.
collapse of the Reich, which "has man air force which has been gage compartment to which cables they will be happy to treat with vast accumulations of stocks and
Earlier in the morning, a Jap-. were killed. (Central News).
THE NEWS that the Ger- sent to Italy will establish run from, the various parts of the nim and with the Defence Coun- great capacity for improvisa- anese scouting plane, escorted by man Fuehrer has sent units bases in the south to harry plane to be tested..
en on all questions involving their tion."
three bursulta, reconnoltred over The shipyard which the Ministry of the Nazi Air Force to aid the British positions in North The value of the recordings in collaboration with
A German distribution crisis the city. They departed shortly of Communications founded in Italy need not be regarded Africa and the Greeks In Al-ke-off, instruments change their themselves under the authority of crisis, owing to transport disor-paredness.
place would come before a production afterwards owing to Chinese pre- certain manoeuvres is obvious, In overseas territories which Klangs is building a large number with any anxiety. The move bania, but this alone will be readings rapidly and the camera General de Gaulle, of wooden boats ranging from five was probably made in a fit of insufficient to remedy the operates continuously, providing matters
both inanisation all over German-occu- BURMA ROAD BOMBED aflecting the associa-pled Europe. to ten tons to facilitate inland Irritation caused by world unhappy position which now more complete and accurate data tion of the Free French
of The western section "Italy has been much more shipping. They are expected to be opinion that the Nazi leader confronts Signor Mussolint than even the fastest writer could with His Majesty's Forces in pro- directly hit," added Mr. Dalton. Burma Road was also attacked by completed within three months.
secuting the war against the com- Perhaps the Ineffectiveness of nine other Japanese bombers in Steamships of light draught will was planning to leave his The future course of develop commit to the kneepad
After the tests the flight en-mon enemy and in those affect her air force and the immobility the afternoon. Scores of bombs be constructed.(Central junior partner to his fate and ments in this area will be gineer studies
confine himself to seeking awaited with interest.
the data on aing the political and economic of her navy are partly explicable were dropped causing only slight
Triterests of those territories, by the unfavourable oil position." damage.
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News).
the camera
starts turning. The
the army.
:
Italian It is probable that the Ger-whole devicé fits into a rear bag informed General de Gaulle. that (pecting an immediate economic
screen,
the French
Forces
the
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