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HONG KONG/CALCUTTA FREIGHT CONFERENCE.
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The following increases are to become effective with all sailings on or after 15th January, 1941, Present commitments will be covered at the old rates if shipped within 28 days,
Hong Kong/Calcutta
Increase 10%
(Transhipment rates 20%).
Hong Kong/Madras
Increase 20%.
Hong Kong Rangoon
Increase 20%.
JARDINE, MATHESON
& CO., LTD.;
Hon. Secretaries, HONG KONG/CALCUTTA FREIGHT CONFERENCE.
10th January, 1941.
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HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Davidson.wish
to express their heartfelt thanks to their friends. for the many letters, flowers, and kind messages which have reached them during the past week. They find it Impossible to re- ply to each one, but are an- xlous that their friends should realize how great a comfort that sympathy has been to Chem.
The Baily Press
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and Business Office:
EDITORIAL
CORRESPONDENCE
TUNNEL UNDER MT. NICHOLSON
To the Editor of the Hongkong Dally Press
Sir-Will you please publish the following suggestion for a tunnel under Mt. Nicholson from Happy 18 Valley to the Staunton Valley or
Editorial
15-19, Queen's Road Central, Tel. 33225,
Night Editor (Wanchal Office)!
Tel. 24511.
HONGKONG, JANUARY 11, 1941.
Little Hongkong,
n
BOOKS AND PAPERS FOR THE FORCES
To the Editor, H. K. Dally Press.
Sir—Ån effort, is bleng made. under the auspices of British War Organisation Fund, to augment the supply of books and papers. for all units of H. M. Services in Hong
kong.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 1941.
COURT MARTIAL FUTURE ADMINISTRATION OF PORT OF HONGKONG
HEARING
OFFICER GIVES
EVIDENCE
Further eviden.e was given yes- terday at the Court Martial, at
Scandal Point H., of LIEUT. (ACTG. CAPT.) H. L. REEVES, BE, on "charges relating to certain deficiencies in the fuel and lubri
Fortress
Royal
En-
Sir David Owen Arrives
To Survey Problem
SIR DAVID OWEN, lately General Manager of the Port of London Authority, was an arrival in the Colony yesterday morning. Sir David has accepted an invitation « from the Government of Hongkong, through the Colonial Office, to visit the Colony for the purpose of advising upon the future administration of the port.
The tunnel would start at the
Every householder in Hongkong cation oil accounts of the 22nd
Company. upper end of the Happy Valley is asked to contribute as many
gineers. near the Jewish Cemetery and interesting books as possible, and come put a little to the N.W. of those who regularly receive periodi The Court comprises Brigadier T Shoshun H. Its length from cals are asked to pass these on as McLeod, RA (President), Lt.-Col.
Sir David has been given The Government have intimated portal to portal would be just soon as they can be spared. Books D. J. McDougall, Lt.-Col. S. Shaw, about one mile, and both
en-and papers can be left at the Eri Major T. W. Boyce, and Capt. terms of reference to inves-that they are not likely to renew
the leases. trances would be less than fifty tish War Organisation Fund Office (Temp. Major) A. R. Colquhoun tigate the whole question of
tion and administration at
"
feet above sea level. I would sug-lat Government House or at the Mr. D. R. Blake was Judge Advo-harbour, facilities, organise into the question of how the port
PROFITEERING IN think the scheme could be carried
THE COLONY
out for about $2,000,000 Hongkong
it no moters were provided for. The increase in values in
Yours etc.,
C. J. COOKE.
NEWSETTES
•
nor will visit the Hongkong and Whampoa Dockyard on Wednesday next, Jan. 15, at 4 p.m.
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•
Mr. P. H. Samuel will address the YMCA. Discussion Group to-
morrow at 9 p.m. on "Boys Club Work in the United Kingdom."
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Reeves to
S/Sgt. M. Mitchell, 22nd. Fort-
Sir David's task will be to look
should be controlled and adminis-
will
Adviser.
the THE COMMON SENSE VIEW
OF CENSORSHIP: NO JUSTIFICATION NEEDED
ress Coy.. RE, stated, in regard
Censorship does not need justification; it is plain common sense," said MR. CYRIL RADCLIFFE, Controller of News and Censorship, when he broadcast from London yesterday, on the working of his department and the pur- pose of censorship in Britain.
gest that a spur from the Electric Cheero Club. If these are any cate.
passes close to persons unable to deliver books 2nd/Lt. K. E Allanson, R.A., is Hongkong, having regard to tered in the future. One of the Tramway which the proposed Happy Valley en- and papers, will they send a post-prosecuting officer, while 2nd/Lt. the existing system of pier suggestions that has been made trance, should run through the card to Mrs, N. L. Smith, 297 The H. S. Badger acted as accused's leases which are due to expire with regard to this is that a Port. tunnel, Bifrucating at Little Peak, or to Mrs. Edmonston, 356friend."
in about 10 years' time.
Trust should be crested. The Hongkong, one line to Deep Water The Peak, who will collect them. Lieut. C. E. Otway, or the Zna
question of development of the "He is also, having regard to Port will necessarily have to be London. Office: 53, Fleet Street and Repulse Bays, and the other
Yours faithfully,
Fortress Coy, R.E, stated, in evi- to Aberdeen. The tunnel could
physical, economic and political E.C.4.
GERTRUDE M. MACGREGOR (dence, that during September he conditions, to make recommenda- control is settled.
suspended till the matter of port also contain foot paths as well as
President. British War was approached by Capt. Reeves tions for measures by which the tram rails, but I do not think it
Organisation Fund, who told him that there were some port.could in the future be deve- Sixty-seven years of
age, Sir would be advisable to allow moter traffic as there would be ventila-
Hongkong Branch. errors in the petrol account, one of foped and controlled to the best David was born in Liverpool and
which being in kerosenc. tion difficulties, such ventilation it
On in-advantage of all persons and in-his whole business life has been spection of the books he found that terests dependent on its services.
pent in port work. He has visit- provided would, double the cost. I
there had been no records of issue
The port facilities at Hongkong ed all the Important parts in the of kerosene to his section of the are now provided by private enter-world, but his present task is his. The Hon. Mr. A. B. Purves, Direc- M. T. or A. A. stations over a cer-prise, but the ground on which the first of this nature away from
piers and other harbour works Home. the [tor of Public Works, returned to jtain period.
FAIR ESTIMATE
have been constructed is the pro- Sir David is accompanied by Mr. THE DEVIOUS ways which Little Hongkong area would easily the Colony yesterday.
As he considered the quantity in perty of the Government, who Duncan Kennedy, M. Inst. C.E. the war profiteer employs pay for the cost of the tunnel.
act $115 his Engineer His Excellency the Acting Gover-the vouchers produced by Capt. originally granted leases for long who "Further more the tunnel could
be a fair estimate of terms to private companies. to secure his illegal gains pre- sent some of the most dim- in an emergency give considerable cult problems which a nation Air Raid Shelter and unlike the
kerosene issued for the purpose- 25 gallons over a period of two to three months--he signed engaged in hostilities has to present tunnels certainly be of value whether the Colony is alr contend with. It was so in raided or not.
Vouchers. the last war and it is so in
This idea has been turning over the present one, though more in my mind for a great many
to an entry concerning an issue active steps have been taken years and I have often spoken of
of paraffin for cable jointing dated NOTICE IS HEREBY to curb profiteering activities it to numbers of people but with
The Y.M.C.A. Whist Drives "wil Aug. last, that he did not have the GIVEN that the Certificates today than was possible little or no effect, but the presen
He only used a very 6/NS., 4412 dated Hongkong twenty-two years ago. In time seems most suitable for the start again, commencing on Mon- paraffin.
consideration of such a scheme, day next and every Monday there-small amount of paraffin for cable 16th January, 1936 for Three England, drastic measures
All are cordially invited. Jointing. and I heartily recommend it to after. shares of this Bank Humbered have been taken to combat the powers that be
Asked by the prosecuting officer 97994/97996 inclusive registered the pronteer and, although
Mr. E. 1. Wynne-Jones, Postmas-why he signed the voucher, wit- in the names of Messrs. Maneck the evil
ter-General, and Mr. S. Randall, ness said that He signed it because cannot be consi-
"The first thing to know, try uke ours. The right to know. Controller of Mails, returned to the he was under the impression that Roostumjee Mehta and Dhundered to have been entirely
Colony yesterday..
the was only a small deficiency of about news censorship is why the right to make up your mind... . these are good things, things of - Manek Mehta has been Lost or eradicated there, information
paraffin and he thought that he news is censored at all," said value and they are one form of Stolen, and should this certificate available on the subject
His Excellence the Acting Gov- was ass.sting Capt, Reeves by Mr. Radcliffe. "Censorship security, just as keeping informa- not be produced to the Bank shows that it has been check- however, that rice forms the or greatly regrets that, at the siening for that amount.
is a war product, Warls de- " away from the name is an- before the 11th January, 1941, a ed to a considerable extent. staple food of a very large request of his medical advisers, It S/Sgt. O. Brannon. R.E.. sa'd signed by an enemy and cen- other. were
"If you
3 censor, how new certificate for the shares will It is when profiteering be percentage of the people in is necessary for him to cancel all that after receiving a report from sorship is designed to keep
Sapper Kuenster that the amount
would you solve the problem? be issued, and the aforesaid comes noticeable in countries the Colony, the hardships on evening engagements until the end in the fuel store was not correct he certain facts from the enemy Probably much on the same lines Certificate No. 6/NS. 4412 will far removed from the actual the poorer classes have by no of January.
communicated with Capt. Reeves who is anxious to know thes we are doing here-trying to - who said he would make an imme- truth. be thereafter treated by this scene of the hostilities, that means decreased, though they
And ways of stating facts without Queen's College annual prize-diate check, and some deficiencies; Corporation as Null and Vold. public indignation is aroused jare thankful to have received
giving them away. PRINCIPLE OF CENSORSHIP not because people do not protection" against the pro-Jan. 25, at 11 am. Mr. G. P. de some oil and fuel in the station giving will be held on Saturday, were found. He later found that
WEATHER NEWS "Here we have By Order of the Court
recognise that prices of food-fiteering methods of the
coes "How
news censorship of Directors
Martin, M.BE. MA. has kindly were not on the station log book. based censorship on the principle stuffs and other essential vendors...
consented to distribute the scholar-
CERTAIN EXTENT
that news is not to be published work in actual practice? Well, V. M. GRAYBURN,
commodities must be affected FINDING their operations ships and prizes.
All the stocks he found did not that is likely to be useful to the weather news is always interesting. Then the war began we gave up Chief Manager. by the war in Europe, but be-checked, the profiteers have
clear up the deficiencies though enemy in his war against us. That
ineans that it does not prevent publishing weather reports in the 656 cause, in most cases, the rise now turned to another essen-European YM.C.A. and the Chinese He advanced to Capt. Reeves a pos- facts, because they may be awk been useful to the Germans for
A billiards' match between the they helped to a certain extent.
people here from knowing the papers. These reports would have in these prices is out of pro- tial commodity firewood, Maritime Customs will be played sible reason for the oil deficiency
the weather they portion to the actual state of which again is one of the at YMCA. on Tuesday next. Jan. in that they might had been used ward to the Government or be- forecasting the market for such goods. necessities of the poor classes 14. at 7.30 p.m.
cause they run counter to the would be likely to meet in air by lorry drivers without being Government policy. Opinion and operations over this country. Legislation to check this evil who cannot afford the cost of
signed for and suggested signing is introduced, but soon be-gas, electric current, coal or The annual general meeting of off some of the paraffin for this criticism are free so long as they Weather forecasts depend on ac- do not give away facts to the curate knowledge and the Ger- comes abortive as the un-oil for their cooking. As an the War Department Chinese Staff particular work.
enemy.
mans do not possess that know- Evidence was given by Bappers scrupulous dealer discovers official of the Chinese Cham-Recreation Club will be held at
"I could illustrate this in prac- ledge. So weather reports had to It is hereby notified that us new methods of defeating the ber of Commerce remarked, No. 37. Hennessy Road, third floor. A Corrier who all testified that tice every day.
2.30 p.m. today at the Club house. W. Melvin, T. Jones, E. Harper and
Censorship; I go.
"Last winter, every sort of re- from January 6, 1941, the telelaw.
when questioned on the sub-
the vouchers shown them bore know, is unpopular and I am not
snow and frost was phone number of the Hongkong. HONGKONG has not escap-ject, of what use is ride to
their signatures for the drawing sorry that it is so. It is irritable cord of The forthcoming wedding be-
of 15 gals. of
petrol but, the to the public, but, angry as you broken. Interesting and surprising Daily Press, Marina House, willed the wiles of the profiteers. the poor without firewoodtween Mr. Ronald Butterton, of the witnesses stated, they and not draw may get, never mistake the reason things kept or happening. Unfor-
Directly the war broke out with which to cook it?. The Royal Naval Yard Police, and Miss
the amounts.
for what it does. For instance, tunately the censor had to keep all and the prices of certain com- price of firewood has reached Molly Chaum, of Shan Kwong Rd.,
some piece of news from London this from the country."
Mr. Radcliffe then referred to modities became naturally a new peak, which is un-has been announced.
might give the impression that It affected, the petty dealers precedented in the history of
NOTICE
CHANGE OF TELEPHONE NUMBER
te
33225
instead of 30251 as hitherto,
The other line, 33383, remains unchanged. January 6, 1941.
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Sappers Harper and Corrier said that they signed the forms when given them by Sapper Kuenster.
Hearing was adjourned to Mon-
and their agents took advan- the Colony, and naturally the The wedding of Mr. J. C. Cole- tage of the situation to begin classes most affected by this man, the well-known Club rugby day, at 9 am.
player, and Miss Y. J. B. Crowley, their operations, which, it new ramp await some action will take place at St. John's must be borne in mind, al- by Government to remedy the Cathedral of Feb. + at 4 p.m ways fall most heavily on position. Hongkong gets most the
+
his own ends.
temporarily
is the official truth and this might censorship in connexion with re- be made use of by the enemy to ports of air raids. It would not be wise, he said, for a citizen to take a look around after an alr raid and then to write a letter stating how the rald went and how it succeeded.
"Do not, therefore, believe these so-called official reports
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DELIGHTFUL which the enemy say come
CONCERT
ال
A very delightful musical even-
of 'students who attended the first concert of the Hongwong Schools' Musical Association at St. Joseph's His Excellency the Acting GovCollege yesterday. ernor will deliver the first of a
The entertainment Degan" with
Handel's "Love in ner eyes sits
from here. This censorship here is not a dictator censor- ship. It is a censorship of free people. There is nothing that we dare not tell the public about this war, or even to the world, but there are things which it would be foolish to tell the enemy.' You cannot tell the world without telling the enemy at the same time and the enemy will, therefore, profit by it.
AFTER EACH RAID
"If the raid had failed," said the speaker, the enemy will try again on learning that it had falled and if the raid succeeded, he will be pleased to turn his at- tention elsewhere.
GOVERNOR VISITS
poorer classes. Price of its firewood from Macao Mr Randall Gould, chief editor! TAIKOO DOCKS control was brought in and, and South China ports and of the Shanghai Evening Post"and His Excellency the Acting Gover.. even if it has not alleviated the question of transport has Mercury, was an arrival by plane ing was spent by the large number nor, Lieut. General E. F. Norton, the burden on the poorer no doubt again been respon-accompanied by Mrs. Gould.
from Chungking yesterday. He is lunched yesterday with the classes, It did check the pro-sible for delay in replenishing Manager and senior Staff of the fifteers until they found an the stocks in the Colony. Talkon Dockyard and Engineering opportunity to divert their at-The profiteers, who have now
"There is so much we can tell Company and made an inspection tentions in other directions hoarded sufficient, stocks, are series of broadcasts to be given by a rendition of Beethoven's sonata,
the enemy after each air raid: tour of the Dockyard, His DX-
His pilots come and go. In dark- cellency was accompanied by Capt. which were not protected by reported to have even resort-leading residents in Hongkong in The Moonlight, by Prof. Harry Ore.
ness, at a great height. Any re- S. E Batty-Smith, A. D. C. The the law. The rice situationed to the despicable methods connexion with the Colonial cen-
ports about the raids will enable lunch party comprised Mr. J. Finnie, soon reached an alarming of watering these stocks to tenary on Saturday next, Jan. 18 at playing." and "Love sounds the
HOW CENSORSHIP WORKS
the enemy to check some error of Manager of the Taikon Dockyard stage. There were, of course, increase the weight of the 803 pm.
alarm" were beautifully rendered
"Let us see how censorship navigation and to try more ac- and Engineering Company, Mr reasons for some increase in wood.
It does not, It is suggested that
by Mr. Gaston D'Aquino, accom-works here," continued Mr. Rad-curately next time. C. C. Roberts, Acting Manager of the price due to difficulties the present firewood situa-
A dance for seafarers, held at panied by Mr. J.RM. Smith,
cliffe. "We broadcast something therefore, seem sensible to give Butterfeld and Swire, Mr. J. F.
Mr. D'Aquino also sang "Legend" on the wireless, as I am doing him information on the subject. Lawrie, Mr. A. B. Moir, Mr. D. B. which had arisen in the mat-tlon has been deliberately the Bailore Home and Seamen's
Institute last night, was attended and "Morning" from Tchakowsky; now, I am also speaking to Ger- "Censorship does not need justi- Bone and Mr. F. A. M. Ellott. ter of transport, as a result of brought about by a syndicate by the-27 Free French Volunteers mio tesoro intanto" by Mozart many now and I hope there are cation it is plain common sense. unsettled conditions in those of these profiteers in an at-now in the Colony, one of whom, and "Il sogno" by Massenet. half a dozen gentlemen I could Many countries have thought it countries from which the tempt to corner the market M. Mort Joseph, entertained those
The programme concluded with name listening to what I am say-right to resort to censorship in THE WEATHER
Colony imported its stocks. and it is incumbent on the present with a French smg.
the Hungarian Rhapsody (Liszt) { ing.
peace time. The point is to get Maximum temperature yesterday Investigation, however, made Government, therefore, to step
played by Prof. Ore.
What has to be remembered is what your censorship is trying to was. 66 and the minimum 59 com-it clear that several rice deal-in at once and take suitable
at the war in which we are en-achieve. I have told you how our pared with 73 and 85 on Thursday.
A paper on "Wu Tse-tlen (Em-gaged now does not, stop short censorship can be made to work. Total rainfall since Jan. 1 is niers were guilty of unnecessary action to curb these illegaled by the New Territories, Relief press Wu) and Buddhism was with ordinary military ideas. It The proof of the pudding is in the against an average of 0.24.
hoarding in order to force up operations. Neglect to do so association during December was read before a large attendance by is total warfare and everything eating-not in the cooking. So The Royal Observatory report the price to an exorbitant will result in a further in-13,582 of which 4.118 were new. Prol. Tschen Yin-koh before meet that goes on in the country may the next time you wonder why level. Control stepped increase of tree vandalism, ambulance Nos. 4156 and 1735 ing of the Hongkong Branch of be of interest to such an enemy. some piece of news is not in the weak anticyclonic area lea here too and the prosecution which has for
some time covered 87 and 859 miles for 18 and the Sino-British Cultural Assocla- The point is, what are you go- press, you will remember that. It over the Yangtse Valley; depres-of a number of these dealers threatened to
143 calls, respectively. The total tion at the Fung Ping Shan Ling to do then? Are you to cut is not meant to suppress facts, despoil the number of outpatients at the Haw brazy yesterday. The speaker was down your letters and views to the but to suppress such facta as and the Parifle to the east of has somewhat mitigated the Colony of all its wooded Par Station was 1,150 and the in- introduced by Prof. Hap 11-shan most bare statements? That would be dangerous for the enemy
position. In view of the fact, areas,
patients at Cheung Châu 58, and thanked by Prof. L. Forster, would be disastrous in every coun- to know."
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