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EDITORIALTM
IMPORTANT STEP FOR RELIEF OF KWANGTUNG
FOOD SHORTAGE PROBLEM
An Important step towards relief in the critical food shortage problem in the Province, of Kwangtung was, taken with the forma». tion of the Kwangtung Regional Committee for the Purchase of Foodstuffs which held its inaugural meeting at the Ho Ping Chamber of Commerce yesterday.
OF DR. DEATH OF
T. P. WOO
SERVED WITH GOVT. IN LAST WAR. Dr. T. P. Woo, MB, Ch. B. (Edin.) one of the oldest Chinese doctors in the Colony, passed away
The late Dr. Woo, who was 63, had rendered valuable services. in
This Committee is, in reality, amittees. Its chier aim is to pur-resterday, after a brief illness. that combination of the various com chase foodstuffs from overseas for conduct-mittees formed by the different distribution throughout the
districts and villages in the province which, for this purpose, had
when vince
the food problem been divided into four sections. started to cause the communities Mr. Ng Ting-sun," who
concern.
p.m., on the following Races:——
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1941. CHOICE BEFORE HITLER NOT A CHEERFUL ONE, SAYS MR. BARTLETT
"The choice before Herr Hitler today is not a very cheerful one," said MR. VERNON BARTLETT, M.P., and well-known commentator on political affairs, when he broadcast from London yesterday on the extent to which the British successes had affected the position between Germany and France.
the Colony and elsewhere. He Commenting on the British Jany attack whatsoever, the choice served with the British Govern- campaign in Africa, Mr. Bart-before Herr Hitler is not a very ment during the last war hs medi-lett declared that he saw no.
cheerful one.
He can. of course, make his
elected. Chairman, presided and cal officer in the General, Post reason to make any lengthy troops push on through unoccupied The new body will centralise the others present included Messrs/Ofice and in various military hos reference to what had been France to Marseilles and Toulon. Commencing each day at 5.30 activities of all these local com-Phillp Cockchin, Lee Jing-kui, pitals. He also served in the St.
Lau Yak-wan, Lul Yum-auen, Chu John Ambulance Brigade, the local taking place there because but he is likely to find that the Chinese, YM.C.A., the Tung Kun what had been achieved there ships he wanted from there had Hak kan and Wong Tong.
Guild of Commerce and the Tune had already considerably in-steamed out of reach." Whatever Kun Hospital,
creased, their own confidence else the French might feel, there and that of their allies and delighted at the blows which the is no doubt that they have been
friends.
British have been able to strike at the Italians. ና
The Hong Kong Derby,
Ladies, are cordially invited.
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LAM MING FAN,
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AIMS EXPLAINED
The formation of the Committee
AN INDICATION "You have already heard Mr. Eden's statement that the British dovernment would welcome an in- dependent Abyssina," he declared, and that is an indication of the
." Herr Hitler were to take France, he would lose his hope of controlling France, but apart from this, his anxiety to get the French naval bases shows how keenly interested he has become in Colonies.
SECOND CHOICE. "Els second choice, therefore,
The Rooty Hill Derby and pired at the debate that the and its aims and purposes were]
· RESEARCH STUDENT Sports Club Cup,
Daily Worker was suppressed," explained by Mr. Ng. He also re-
The late Dr. Woo was a student The Austral Derby.
not because it was against vealed that prior to the commence-jof the Hongkong, School of Med- Members' friends, including the Government and criticis- ment of hostilities Kwantung had cine and was one of the first batch ed its policy, but because it to import about 150,000 piculs of of research students sent abroad had set out in a deliberate rice but this dropped to 8,000,000 by the late Dr. Sun Yat-sen.
He obtained his M.B., Ch.B. de after the outbreak of war owing] manner to undermine the
to dimculties in communications grees from Edinburgh University morale of the workers of and lack of transportation facillin 1915 and after serving with the
way things are moving. 61 Britain. In other words, this ties.
British Government until the Ar-
Mr. Bartlett stated that the cap- Communist organ had pro- But even at the latter figüremistice be returned to Hongkong.
Starting his own practice and ture of Azordat had threatened stituted the. freedom which hair could be obtained from neigh-
the Italian line of retreat bouring provinces and from local eventually recognised for his War Barentu, which had also now sur-will be to carry out an expedition the British press enjoys to
planting. To make up the de-service by the Hongkong Govern- serve the ends of a particular fat of 4,000,000 the Provincial ment, he was made a member of rendered. This success would also against the naval base of Bizerte. minority party whose exis-Government had encouraged over the Medical Board," the first Chi-in Abyssinia. The feat was all the recent lamming of the telephone cut off the retreat of the Italians This would seen to explain the tence was tolerated out of the seas Chinese to import rice to China nese doctor being so honoured.
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HONGKONG, FEBRUARY 6, 1941.
DEMOCRACY AT WORK
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"The country is more fertile and this will mean a lot to the Italians who are degending it." he stated. They have had a little more time to pull them- 'selves together and the coun.. try is such that a few men can hold up the advance of many.
FREE FROM THREAT
to
troops through the minefields to
the Tunisans were strongly anti- Fascist. There was no doubt about. their feelings since Signor Musso- Ini became Herr Hitler's ally and besides this the Italian section of the population, there is the least: organised.
THIRD CHOICE
"Herr Hitler Has a third choice," went on Mr. Bartlett, "and that is Mr. Bartlett felt that with, the to sap the strength of France from capture of Benghazi, Egypt would within through this new political be free from all threat. but he party. It is not likely that any added a word of caution with re-heavy fuence can be exercised gard to the operations here in view by this party in Paris and no mem- of the approaching hot weather ber of the Vichy Government is which was likely to make operations likely to trust M. Laval very dificult
Mr. Bartlett atated that after all Singer Sewing Machine Company.
The best that we can hope for," Admiral Darian was a very amb!- en route to San Francisco, arrived he said, "is that before summer tous man and his ambitions must In Hongkong yesterday.
comes the British would have be tied up to an independent cleared the eastern part of Libya French Navy. Mr. Alexander Nicholson of the of all Italians.
He would surely What we can look with suspicion and hostility
Mr. H. H. Peck, executive of the
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en route to San Francisco, was in Italians entirely out of Libya. the Colony "yesterday."--
"Herr Hitler must be particular- Mr. W. H. Sullivan, of the Chris. anxious that we should not ac- hieve that, because then we could Mission Alliance, en
be uncomfortably close to the
Mr. H. Arnhold, of Arnhold tian and
VICHY DEVELOPMENT
[over to Germany.
"The more one looks at it, it is clear that it is not putting It too high to say that Herr Hitler's plans for an attack on Britain have been upset by this French attitude," said Mr. Bart- lett. "There will be a greater effort to frighten us with Nazi propaganda... One German paper recently stated that Herr " Hitler's speech struck Britain with terrifying revelation.
pure benevolence of the Bri-and it is an aim of the committee The deceased is survived by his more creditable, because the Bri- communication between Italy and to stimulate this encouragement, widow, six sons, three daughters ish advance was made over ex-France, which appears to suggest. tish Government. **
It was revealed that any loss and a number of grand-children.traordinary difficult territory and that an expeditionary force is MR. WILLKIE himself has incurred by the Committee through
The funeral will take place this the troops had to depend for food probably being assembled at Genoa. given the world evidence of the goods, while in transit, being afternoon, the cortege leaving No, and water on lines of communica-Genos is, however, 500 miles from the utter fruitlessness of any attacked by Japanese planes or 199. Wanchai Road at 2 pm, and on which stretched to over 100 Bizerte and the task of carrying NOTICE IS HEREBY
attempt to undermine the warships, or by any piratical act, arriving at the Chinese Christian
Mr. Bartlett was of the opinion Bizerte would be a dismal one. will be borne jointly by the Pro-Cemetery about 3.30 p.m. morale of the British worker.vincial Government and the local
that the advance into Eritrea Mr. Bartlett stated that for GIVEN that the FIFTY-THIRD
Men and women who have authorities of the place where the
would now slow down somewhat, years the Italians had been trying ORDINARY GENERAL
as the country would become more zerte with Italian propaganda, but to Inspire the inhabitants of Bt- been carrying on bravely with act is committed. They will each will in turn inform the Provincial difficult for operations, MEETING of SHAREHOL·
their war work in the face of pay 40 per cent. of the value of Government who will extend pro- DERS in this Company will be
the most terrible hardships the goods as compensation. held at the Offices of Messrs.
and suffering caused by in- EXTEND PROTECTION
Rules and regulations governing Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.
cessant air raids, wrecked It was also stated that If any the body were drawn up at the on Monday, 24th February, 1941,
homes,
increased
one wishing to transfer foodstuffs meeting and provide for a stand- taxation at NOON. for the purpose of
into the interior of the Province ing committee of five to 15 mem- burdens and curtailed plea-should inform the Committee who bers. receiving the Report of the Directors together with the State. MR. WENDELL WILLKIE, sures are hardly likely to fall America's "Democratic under the influence of subtle ment of Accounts for the year Republican," whose visit to suggestions and implications England to see for himself as the Daily Worker has been THE REGISTER OF the efforts which Britain is endeavouring to foster in SHARES of the Company will making to
preserve demo-order the create discontent be CLOSED from MONDAY,
cracy from annihilation, has over long hours of work and 10th February, 1941, to MON had the finest opportunity of the personal sacrifices which DAY, 24th February, 1941, both watching true
workers are making to help democracy
Mr. M. Freeman, of the Asla days inclusive, during which at work. Wherever he went the national war effort. Why Life Assurance Company, is in the
Colony en route to Shanghai. period no transfer of shares canand Mr. Willkie made a then was the Daily Worker be registered.
point of emphasising that the suppressed? The answer to British Government had per- this question is seen in the dive for Frederick Stearns and singer Sewing Machine Company, hardly hope to do is to push the un any attempts to turn the navy mitted him to go where he whole-hearted willingness of Company. who Loien route pleased and, to speak to the British people to submit, Shanghai, arrived in Hongkong whomsoever he wished-he at a time when Britain is yesterday. saw the spirit of freedom fighting a life and death Hong Kong, 3rd February, 1941. which pervades Britain's war struggle for their future exis-Trading Company, is returning to route to San Francisco, accom-Brench naval base of Bizerte."
59 effort. It was a spirit of free-tence,
stern discipline. Shanghai after a brief stay Ex panied by Mrs. Sullivan, was "in dom that faced almost super-They recognise that this stern Manila. Mr. Arnhold, who is ac- the Colony yesterday. human tasks with a cheer-discipline is the price they companied by his wife, passed
Mr. Bartlett here turned to the fulness founded on resolute must be prepared to pay for through Hongkong yesterday..
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Blinko, of recent developments at Vichy. He Warner, Barnes will to safeguard one of the victory and they will, there-
and Company, said that he had been closely Mr. James greatest treasures of human fore, permit nothing to inter-
Perkins, Oriental who are en route to Los Angeles, studying the broadcasts from Paris, existence liberty of thought, fere with making the coun-Manager of Paramount Films, Inc., passed through Hongkong yester- where the speakers appeared to
who is en route to Shanghai, | day. NOTICE IS HEREBY speech and action. Mr. Will try efficient to resist the passed through the Colony yester-
"I asked twenty Englishmen whe- GIVEN that the ORDINARY kie must have been particu-aggressor who is trying to rob day.
Lt. R. E. Turner, U.S.N., en route "They have been trying to ther they had read, Herr Hitler's YEARLY GENERAL MEETlarly impressed by the con-
them of their rights,
to San Francisco from Manila, was frighten Marshal Petain,” said speech. Four said they had looked Mr. George Robertson, Manager in Hongkong yesterday.
Mr. Bartlett, "that unless he seizes at the headlines, nine read part of ING of HONGKONG · TRAM-duct of the recent debates in UNDER. this discipline, the fof the Pacific Division of the
this last opportunity for collabora- it, three said they had read a short WAYS LIMITED will be held the House 01 Commons, activities of the Daily Worker American Rolling Mills Company,
Lt. J. A. Coppola, U.S.N., en tion, the solution to the problem summary of and four had read at the offices of Messrs. Jardine, which stands as the symbol were considered subversive who is en route to Shanghai, ar route to San Francisco from would come to the noise of guns! it all None of them seemed to Manila, passed through the Colony. "What does this collaboration, realise that he had been struck Matheson & Co., Ltd., Hong. of Britain's democratic gov- and as such had to be im-rived in the Colony yesterday.
yesterday.
mean? As far as the existing ar- by a terrifying revelation." kong, on TUESDAY, the 28th ernment. They revealed the mediately suppressed." The Commander R. F. McCall, USN,
mistice is concerned, no one has day of February, 1941, at 12 close watch which the repre-decision to take this step is who is returning to the United Mrs, 5. M. Berger and daughter, adhered more faithfully to its o'clock noon, to transact the sentatives of the people keep the clearest proof of the way States, passed through Hongkong family of Mr. S. M. Berger, pro- terms than Marshal Petain. Now minant Manila business man en it is just possible that Marshal ordinary business of the Com. on the authorities to prevent in which true democracy is yesterday.
mistákos being made and the working in Britain. There
route to San Francisco, passed Petain will have to, give way pany.
Mr. F. L. Blyler, an official of through Hongkong yesterday. manner in which the Gov- can
no half-measures the
Herr Hltler demands that M. Laval. SHANGHAL Feb. 5 ((Reuter)- Cieneral AND NOTICE IS HEREBY
Mectric Company,
be reinstated. ernment welcomed criticism about subjecting the nation who is returning to the United Mr. Kenneth Selby-Walker, Reu-
The adjourned ratepayers' meeting ALSO GIVEN that the REG-
Mr. Bartlett stated that Marshal unanimously approved the tax in- that was only approved by constitutional rights will have yesterday.
Selby-Walker arrived in. Kunming to remember one passage from Jecting Mr. Hayashi's amendment the people.
to be sacrificed if it is con-
yesterday afternoon from Chung-Herr Hitler's "Mein Kampf" where by the overwhelming margin of THE DEBATE on the liberty sidered necessary to bring the Association of American Medical at the aerodrome by Mr. Pel wherever possible, impose his will Japanese ratepayer attended:
Dr. F. C. Zapffe, Secretary of the king by plane. They were greeted he said that a conqueror must: 7,055 votes to ave. Not a single of the press, in connexion struggle to a successful con- Colleges, who is returning to the Hsiao-fan. Mayor of Kunming on the vanquished by instalments. with the suppression of the clusion. It is also the clearest United States after an Inspection other Chinese officials, and news- Communist organ, the Daily proof that the democratic of Philippine Medical Colleges, papermen. After a few days stay Worker, was a case in point. system is not going to be de- passed through Hongkong yester-In Kunming, they will go to Ran The Germans, who have fended only from outside, but stified their own press and from within the country as Hongkong, "1st February, 1941. radio to an extent that has well. It shows the extent to 58 become nauseating, with their which freedom of action has peculiar mentality for creat-been taken to preservé demo- ing loopholes to belittle Bricratic ideals in the interests tish democracy, have been of the nation's future welfare. loud in their condemnation It is this political courage of this decision as being con- that differs so much from the trary to the freedom of the methods of the dictator coun- press in Britain. The man-tries, where disciplinary ac- ner in which the House of tion is taken ruthlessly and Commons voted on the sub-without obtaining the ap- ject amounted to nothing proval of the people who will less than a full vote of con-be affected by it, Mr. Wen- fidence and dismissed. at once dell Willkle could not have the idea which the Germans failed to take note of this. tried to foster that the decl-magnificent example of de sion was a dictatorial one. It mocracy at work;
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TAX INCREASE IN SHAI
ISTER OF MEMBERS of thein. helping it to take action to this discipline and evenStates, passed through the Colony ters Far East Manager, and Mrs. Petain. would now have occasion crease. this afternoon after" re-
Company will be CLOSED from MONDAY, the 10th to TUES DAY, the 25th February, 1941, both days inclusive:
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#1 had the pleasure of "exposing* your father In the last wkr."
“II Marshal Petäin gives way
Mr. W. J. Keswick and Mr. Tokamoto, who were wounded at the last meeting. were both pre
Know to `M. Laval, the crisis of
collaboration will, at the best,sent, the former with his arm in
only be postponed and the a sling.
Vichy Government will be weaker than it is at present,"
he said. “At the present täide ‹
It seems fairly strong.
NOT A CHEERFUL CHOICE
TOKYO & INVOKING OF BELLIGERENT RIGHTS
“What · Admiral Darian said to] TOKYO, Feb. 5 (Renter) - Mr. M. Flandin seems to suggest that Matsuoka, the- Japanese Forelgri Herr Hitler not only wants the res-Minister, revealed in Tokyo yes- toration of M. Laval to the Vichy, terday that the Government" lá Cabinet, but the handing over of considering invoking belligerent the French Fleet and French naval [rights to prevent foreign assistance bases. ~ fhis demand seemed un-being given to Chungking, necessary to Herr Hitler after the Mr. Matsuoka, who was replying collapse of France, because he felt to a question in the Diet, remark sure that Britain would followed earlier that he wanted to make sult.
relear to the United States that
| “Now that Admiral Darlan has Japan did not want to risk war for
reaffirmed that the French Fleet (the sake of aspirations, atzialetan will remain under French Jurisdic He lamented United States mÍRA tion and that it will defend itself understanding of Japan's (réal An
and the Trench Empire-against tentions.