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LORD LLOYD'S * MESSAGE TO`
HONGKONG
I am happy to send you my warm congratulations on the hundredth anniversary of foundation of the Colony of Hongkong...
The times are not propitious for any elaborate celebrations of the centenary, but I know the cere- mony by which you intend to mark the occasion will express to the full the pride we can justly feel in the achievements of a hundred eventful years.
The scene which a hundred years ago met the eyes of the small Bri- tish landing party was that of a desolate baffen island with a sky line of high broken peaks.
Today they would recognise only the sky line; they would see with admiration, though not perhaps NOTICE HEREBY with surprise, a great port. with
IS
modern docks and whatves. 2 GIVEN that the ANNUAL
flourishing commercial and ad- ORDINARY GENERAL ministrative capital, and 3 well MEETING of Shareholders will armed fortress. These are mone be HELD at the Hongkong ments which honour, more eiö. Hotel. Hong Kong, on TUES-] for the first hundred years of Bri- DAY; the 11th February, 1941, lush "rule guided the destinies of at 11.30 A.M.. for the purpose, the Colony and raised it to a proud,, the forefront of great of receiving the Report of the place in
world centres of trade finance and Directors together with a state: industry.
EDITORIAL
Armoured car passing through Italian barbed wire, which runs for 40 miles along the Libyan frontier.
cuently than any words, those who CORRESPONDENCE Volunteer Blood Donors
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FOR
ment of accounts for the year ANGLO-CHINESE CO-OPERATION ended 31st December, 1940.
"Y" LIBRARY
SERVICEMEN The Editor. H. K. Daily Press
These have been built on firm
Dear Sir, I would appreciate it The TRANSFER BOOKS of and sure foundation of co-opera-if you would be goud enough to tion between the British and Chi-print the following in the forth-
Begin To Play
Part
Several. Singapore volunteer blood donors who have registered for war work have already begun to play their part. A Chinese clerk from the Municipality has given his blood. In an attempt to save the life of a poor patient who had, undergone an opera- tion at the Tan Terk Seng Hospital some time ago. Others have given blood to provide the serum for the grouping of other people's blood.
These facts were revealed by G. V. Allen, head of the Blood
the Company will be CLOSED nese people. This co-operation has coming editions of your paper. from SATURDAY, 1st February❘ not been and cannot be limited to
We are doing our best to extend
"Service to TUESDAY, 11th February, confines of the Colony. Hongkong, our
Men's Section" with its shipping and trade in-library, and would be grateful to both days inclusive.
terests, with fine conception of its the many people who have books University. with its traditions of which they have read and for crder. culture. humanity
view and which they have no further use to tolerance. cannot fail to wield a be good enough to give them to us. wide, powerful and growing in Most people have some bocks Aluence in the Far East; it must
which are too worth while to
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1941. lock far beyond its own borders to
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HUNGRONG, JANUARY 27, 1941.
CHINESE NEW YEAR DAY
Hongkong has been a fortress for
we
throw away and too much trouble
to sell.
Stories, Text
many years. During the peril we We want all kinds of books- have lately experienced
Detective too Classic, have come to think of Great Bri- books, Novels, Etcgraphies, and we tain as a fortress. From that for- can promise them a good home tress I send you this message of a new lease of life and" wide cir greeting and congratulation: and I culation, add our thanks for the generous
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It donors will telephone the gifts and messages of encourage European Y. M. C. A. 58023, we ment and support you have sent will be glad to arrange for the
us. They hearten us against collection of the books from whatever trials may lie ahead. They are a happy augury for the future. when we shall embark on our common task of rebuilding in the days of peace.
FUNERAL OF MRS. JAMES MING
A
part of the Colony,
Yours sincerely,
E. W. RAILTON Asst. Secretary.
Transfustan Service, in an inter
with the Malaya Tribune. Dr. Allen deplored the poor response to the numerous appeals tor bloca donors.
The total number who had offered themselves up till Dec. 31 last year was 2.572, of whom only 2,171 bad been registered. The remaining 401 were not registeren suitable or because they failed to either because they were not
turn up
ar
emer-
There was an urgent neces
least 3,000 Sity for at
more donors, said Dr. Allen.
Books of the Day
MONDAY, JANUARY.
27, 1941.
LOW LEVEL AIR ATTACKS
- AND THEIR SIGNIFICANCE:
AN EXPERT'S VIEWS »
"New machines and new methods-that sums up the way of the R.A.F. at the present moment," said MR. OLIVER STEWART," aeronautical expert, when he spoke of the significance of British daylight raids in a broad- cast from London on Saturdày.
ground,"
Mr. Stewart made parti- the same thing on Wednesday, with cular reference to the Spitfire success and attacked two Messer- 3 which, he said, has a top schmitts and other aircraft on the speed of 400 m.p.h. It was similar to the original Spit- fire, but had its wings clipped and was shorter and stubbier and, he thought, a little ugller.
"This method of aerodrome attack by fighters seems to have great possibilities for the R.A.F. and I think we can see it being developed.
In the first place, a fighter, if it attacks an aerodrome, is more GREAT SIGNIFICANCE. vulnerable than a bomber because-
the "The biggest event of the air i
aerodrome sends up its war in the past few days." Mr.fighters they wont have an easy Stewart began, was the way in job. Although machine-gun bullets which air supremacy was won indre not heavy they are heavy Africa, In the attack on Tobruk. enough to destroy an aeroplane The reason why I have chosen this and can be almed with greater event is the enormous significance precision. it has for the future."
FIGHTERS WITH CANNONS
Mr. Stewart proceeded to deal "Another thing is that both the with two small sweeps made by Spitfire 3 and Hurricane 2 now the R.A.F. over occupied France have cannons and it is obvious- and explained that a fighter sweep that fighters with cannons will be was made in looking for enemy able to attack aerodromes more aircraft. If the trouble does not effectively than fighters with only come up to the R.AF. they go down machine-guns. I cari see great to look for it.
possibilities for low-flying attacks "They dive down on enemy aero-by fighters with cannons and it dromes, transport columns and seems highly probable that we shall troop "concentrations and machine-make good use of these in raids gun them. They do a great deal and we shall be able to put some of damage and get back safely. I check on the enemy night bomb- To the material damage must be ing. The cannon-bearing fighter added the moral damage. It is should be able to do the work true that a machine-gun bullet without heavy casualties."
Mr. Stewart explained that the seems very small beside a bomb but the effect is considerable be-Hurricane had a cruising range of cause it intensifies the personal 850 miles in flying when the full eiect. To take cover from a low throttle is used and petrol con- level machine-gun attack is very sümption had to be taken into ac- Don't, Mr. Disraeli! By Caryl
difficult, Lying down in the open count when mapping out a course. Brahms and S. J. Simon.
is useless. and taking cover under When adequate margins were al- (Michael Joseph. 8s 64.)..
aeroplane wings is not altogether lowed, 200 m.ph, was possible, " effective, because aeroplane wings
The Blenheim. twin-engined thora of that hilarious thriller itself is the object of the attack.
These witty collaborators, au-do 1ot stop bullets, as the plane fighter had a range of 1.125 miles "A Bullet in the Ballet." have written a really amusing skit, not only on Victorian life but on the
iterature of the period.
New Fiction
By GEORGE W. BISHOP, in the Daily Telegraph
LOW-LEVEL ATTACKS
and dive-
with a radius of action of 300 miles. The shorter the distance from which a machine could work the better and British raiders should reach out well into occupied France.
there
Uf the 2,171 registered donors,
"Low-level machine-gun attacks actually only 1,100 will be fully
are much more effective than may available immediately
be thought at first sight. Aero- any are already in the Volunteers
The whole thing is entirely in dromes are extremely difficult to gency is created, as the remainder
or consequent. Among the characters attack from the air
ANOTHER ASPECT. the Emergency Services, while who thread their way into the bombing is the best method. If aspect of the two small sweeps of "And now there is another others have fallen in health and story are such real and fictional the aerodrome can send up scnie wednesday and a much bigger
celebrities as Oscar Wilde. were at present unsuitable
Max fighters the ordinary bembers can sweep about a week ago, "sald Mr. Beerbohm, Sherlock Holmes, E C. be shot down. Apart from that Bentley (with 2 new clerihew) the placing of hombs is a matter any opposition in the air. No
Stewart. "In no ease was and even Harpo Marx. In the of great difficulty because the background there 13 Queen Vic-aerodrome hangars and the aero-
German fighter formations chal- Istoria, writing innumerable letters planes themselves are dispersed
lenged them. to Uncle Leopold, and Mr. Disraeli around the edge of the aerodrome. Gernians have been boasting of "That is extraordinary as the Female plays an increasingly important
"No aerodrome has its planes their astonishing observation me- 465
part.
massed at one point. I expect the thods which were supposed to pre- Germans have by now adopted our vent a single machine from raid- dispersal system."
Mr. Stewart pointed out thathate, to be interrupted and the
ing the country. The Germans British fighters in making dive at feel that it is inconsiderate of any
ANOTHER C.N.A.C. The funeral of Mrs. James Ming.. who died at the age of 61 of mailg
PLANE REPORTED nant malaria at No. 14. Chatham TO HAVE CRASHED Rd. on Jan. 24, took place at the Protestant Cemetery on Saturday. Encountering 2 thunderstorm. The service at the graveside was between Kweiyang and Kwellin on conducted by the Rev. H. A. Wit- Thursday night, another Hong-
kong-bound
aeroplane nf the
!!
NEWSETTES
The present available total (made up as follows:--
Mair
Europeans Chinese
577
504
01
Eurasians
148
51
Indians.
333
68
.4
0
A VERY URGENT
לונן
There is an elaborate plot about
of a woman. the
Liddell promise of
tacks had to come down and face heavy ground fire and had to take
fighter planes.
"Bombing is not a good way of attacking an aerodrome," said Mr. Stewart. "It does little damage to the machines and runways can be repaired extraordinarily quickly."
MODERN VERSION
enemy to interrupt them.
"They are working for new air invasions on here or in the Balkans and that is exactly why we must and will harass them at every opportunity. It is important that we seize the Initiale and derange their plans and make them turn from planning to the imme- diate defensive.
"We cannot expect too much of the R.A.F. but the bad weather at present does not permit of a sustained major offensive.
about into action.
"It is better to upset the generit preparations and retard and muddie them," concluded Mr. Stewart. "That I think is the deeper meaning of these daylight 'sweeps."
a pair of "star-cross'd" lovers and a feud as intense as that between Malays
the Montagues and the Capulets, TO ALL our Chinese readers tenbach
Dr Allen suggested that those and the whole of the Besides the chief mourner, Miss China National Aviation Corpora-women who had registered with cessful and
very suc- highly entertaining KUNG HAY FAT CHOY,"ed, others present included Mr. and burst into flames during a further and take this opportunity tion and footnotes. This is a book
Sue Ming, daughter of the deceas-on was reported to have crashed the secretariat should go a step loke is completed by apt quota- the risk of being met by enemy meaning Wish you good luck and Mrs. v. Chan, Mrs. Arthur attempted forced landing.
of doing another "service, which to enliven black-out nights. and prosperity" or the wish Woo, Mr. and Mrs. S. Ng. Quinn, The crew of four and one of the was urgent and useful. "that is more commonly used Mr. and Mrs. W.G. Poy, Mrs. Sylvia two passengers, who were reported
The Gantillons. By Robert Liddell It was obvious that over 400
(Cape. 7s $4) Choy, Mrs. Alice Chow; Mrs Rose to be Government banking of European ladies who had register- nowadays, "Kung Ho Sun
cials, were killed. Chow and Mr. A. O'Hog.
ed with the Secretariat had not
In his third book Mr. Hay which translated into
Many wreaths were sent.
However, the local offices of the become blood donors,
more than fulfils the and Dr. English means, "Felicitations
Corporation were not able to con-allen appealed to them to register his two previous novels. Again he for the new year."
firm or deny the report up to last as soon as possible.
tells a simple little story. and Mr. Stewart said that the Hur- support from the Chinese na- THE CHINESE nation today tionals throughout the world.
night.
again he brings to his people and ricane pilots last Wednesday came the uneventful situations in which down very quickly to a low level celebrates the New Year Day,
THE CUSTOM of collecting A.C. machine was forced down in was a
It may be recalled that a C.N. The Blood Transfusion Service they find themselves such a quiet and it was a modern version of the the first day of the first moon and settling all debts by mid-thunderstorm near Shlukwar on service in case of an
Very urgent and
useful and ironie humour that the alight-single-handed attacks on German "We must continue to build up of the lunar year Sun Chi night on New Year's Eve has Wednesday night.
emergency. ness of the tale is hardly apparent. aerodromes in the last war. After repairs and It. took very little time and Rather more
our air force to a great strength The Chinese look upon the been modified to such an ex- to, the damaged wireless apparatus the minimum of inconvenience to others is the middle-aged giantess plane in the world cannot defend certainly carry the air war into robust than the "When taking off the best aero- and with this strategy we shall New Year as being foremost tent that defaulting debtors had been effected, the plane re-register. among all festivals in theif
manhunter. itself," said the speaker, "and in enemy territory. Then the signal are no longer ostracised from morning and arrived in. Hongkong huge difference in the proportion to the
sumed its flight the following funar year. It is a day of business circles. This apart, on Friday.
Dr. Alle also pointed out the Margery Gantfilon, who proposes the last war we used to go over in will be given and the R.A.F. will so celebration when greetings the various ceremonies per-
quavering High Church the morning and, cruise of males and females who had cleric and loses him when he de until we saw a German machine are exchanged with tradition-taining to the Spring Festival,
registered among the Asiatic races. cides to go into retreat:
about to take off. Our pilots used al ceremonial. Families fore-such as ancestral worship and
and appealed for more Asiatic
A Song of the Tide. By Ernest
to sweep down then and open fire womez to turn
ás blood gather for feasting and each the family reunion feast, are
arid' a large number of planes were Raymond. (Cassell. Os 6d.) Idonors member of the family is at-still strictly adhered to. It is
destroyed by a handful of Qur He emphasised the fact that in
Although the writing is rather pilots in this way. Polish pilots did i tired in his ог her best usual for the master of a shop
case of an emergency the present, self-conscious and there is little garments.
A very successful dance, to the potential supply of blood would be preparation for the tragic ending. to give a sumptuous repast strains of music by the band of tnadequate. Bingapore would not Mr. Raymond has written a very THE SIGNIFICANCE of this to his fokis on the second day the Royal Scots, was held at the be able to supply any
Whiteoak Heritage. By Hazo de la time unravelling the clues. Isolated readable atory about common- great day has been somewhat of the New Year during which day night when over 100 persons tically impossible to start a simi- assistant with thwarted Inspira-
Kowloon Cricket Club on Satur part of Malaya where it was prac- place people: Roddy, a grocer's - Roche. (Macmillan. 7s 6d.) Bell is a good writer as well as a dimmed by the economic con-he, would give notice of dis-attended.
This fresh instalment of the sful weaver of plots, and is ditions prevailing in Hong missal to any of those whose "
tlons, and Pav. the cinema atten. Jalun saga jumps the reader back scrupulously fair in using red kong and the rising cost of services he no longer wishes
It should therefore be regarded dant whom he marries. The to the years after the last war, herrings of a strictly legitimate living. The New Year Fair, to retain. In Chinese, this is
Mr. R. A. C. North has been ap- as a duty for every able-bodied South London background has to-when Renny, demobiilsed, returns variety.
as a blood terest and authenticity and her to set his house and family in always a centre of much at known as "Mo Ching Kai"|
pointed to act as Colonisi Secre-person to register.
The Department of queer Com- All is a whole gallery of well-drawn order." the Whiteoaks tary with effect from Jan. 25, traction, especially to foreign- which, in English, means
plaints. By Carter Dickson. " in-
Dr. Allen said that recent ru-characters.
there in force, from 94-years-old ers, held in the Wanchai dis- considerate chicken."
(Heinemann. Fa d.) 1ports from England of blood Moon Tide. Ey Willard Robertson. Grandmother to the 4-years-old trict this year was not on such
Mr. B. C. E. Hawkins has been transfusion done in France during
A collection of first-rate short IT IS ALSO on this day the appointed to Act as Secretary for the hostilities
[.. (Hamish Hamilton, 8x.) a lavish scale as in past years. New
revealed amazing
new impotus to the plot,etective stories. Most of these Year officially com- Chinese Affairs. In addition to his resulta and proved that the ser- across a novel which succeeds so the neighbourhood, and having Yard official who has investi-
It is not often that one comes three Residents will recall the mag-mences.
newcomers are planted in centre round a genial Scotland Whilst the nation is other duties, with effect from Jan. vice was of the greatest value. nificent and picturesque fairs at present fighting a magni-25.
Numerous Ilves had been saved set out to do. The ability to tell complications the intruders de-a walking corpse and found an well as this one in doing what stirred up a welter of emotional gated a disappearing room, chased held in past years in the fcent battle of resistance!
and "dead" men had been brought a delicate tale in a rough setting part, leaving the Whiteoaks, like invisible piece of furniture," vicinity of Bonham Strand against aggression the im
to Ifre.
is peculiarly American--witness East. The comparatively smallportance of New Year is not pointed
volume alsd contains a number The lessons learnt were.
tableau, un- a waxwork family "Of Mice and Men" and "Moon All Is Vanity. By Josephine Bell, Mr. Carter. Dickson's ghost falr this year, as in the past lost sight of. Amid China's Officer, vice Mr. H. J. Pearce, MC.,
(a) There must be plenty of Tide" is in the front rank of that ruffled and unchanged.
stories. two years, is solely attributa-trials and tribulations, the with effect from Jan. 10.
blood for transfusion purposes: tradition. Mr. Robertson's chief ble to the Sino-Japanese war peace-loving nations through-
(b) It must be widely distri-characters "The Swede," who looks
(Longmans. 7€α.) buted, for the sooner the trans-after Californian
3.
balt-barge. which is now in its fourth out the world will join today
The victim is Bruce Denton, a Circumstances have made it ne fusion is done the better is the and Ada, the girl he rescues from philandering land agent, and his year. China's need for war in wishing her 450,000,000 Cessary for His Excellency the chance to save life;
sulelde by drowning: are mere (murder is discovered by Ted and My own favourite among this relief is ever growing and to souls happiness, peace and date of his viatt to The Thief of blood must be given to
Acting Governor to change there) To save lives, large amounts human fotsam. But they are Biale, out for an enjoyable ́ Sunday collection of 26 stories told by the various appeals for aid prosperity in the year that of Baghdad" at the King's Then patient. sometimes necessitating in their
the vividly alive and deeply pathetic on a tandem bicycle.. There are Lord Dunsany's Mr. Jorkena 18 there has been spontaneousles ahead..
brief interlude, of hap- Jany number of suspects, and Dr. about that immortal character's tre from Jan. 29 to Jan. 30, 1941. three or four donors' blood.
David Wintringham has a good sple of the Gulf Stream.
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far local service.
donor.
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Jorkens Has a Large Whiskey. By Lord Dansany. (Putnam. 88 68.)
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