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DEATH
At 3 am, on Sunday, February
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died at St. Francis Hospital-Wan- chal (Queen's Rd.) after a long illiness:
She was a most beloved member
INTERESTING TALK ON DR.
GRENFELL
"Dr.
Wilfred T. Grenfell, the
EDITORIAL
THE POST-WAR WORLD: DECENCIES OF LIFE MUST
BE PRESERVED
"There can be no, going back to the world as it was of the Staff of St. Mary's School great Labrador pioneer, did every-before the war, but there is one thing that belongs to that and had been in the Colony for thing, which were considered as al-world which we must not let go-the principles of order- 10 years
most impossible by ordinary peo-ed democratic government by popular consent," said MR. Her funeral will pass the monu-ple and he was the man who ment on Monday, February 17th didn't know the meaning or can't, HERBERT MORRISON, Minister of Home Security, when declared Rev. E. Moreton, address-he broadcast from London yesterday in the series "Bri- ing the Y.MIC.A. Discussion Group stain Speaks."
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the Forty Fourth Annual General
HONGKONG, FEBRUARY 17, 1941.
| last evening in the West Lounge,
Mr. Morrison recalled that threatened. We have travelled to- Mr. Moreton said that Mr. Gren- fell, at the age of 18, decided to early in 1939 a party of Ger-wards the light that has in it in- see this taking root and growing that he was a keen and able stu- land with the idea of seeing ill over the world. We are get study medicine. Despite the fact man girls paid a visit to Eng-creasing freedom, and we want to dent in medicine Dr. Grenfell's for themselves what the na-discerning a state of things to spiritual life at this stage was any-tion was thinking. It was which we are looking forward with thing but developed.
difficult to convince them a greater measure of faith, and A turning point in this great
we find ourselves up against the man's life came when he was con- that if the Germans con-embodiment of everything evil of verted to a Christian after which tinued on the course of ag- a bestial force. Dr. Grenfell started his unforget-gression the result would be table career as a ploneer in the war. As a businessman told welfare of the boys and fishermen them, at a conference, it was
Braving every difficulty, Dr. Grenfell carried his work to La-clear even then that the Bri- brador where he established mistish people meant business. slons, hospitals and other helpful Institutes
"The British people have X I have had the privilege of per- Mr. A. W. Ingram, Secretary of strong instinct for the decencles sonal contact with you Americans, the_Y.M.C.A., who was in the chair, [of life," sald Mr. Morrison. We‡I have talked with your great Pre-
next meeting will be Dr. Ashton
AXIS REBUFFED announced that the speaker for the Meeting of the Shareholders will THE AXIS POWERS have and the subject "A Doctor Looks be held in the Jacobean Room of received a rebuff on all at Life and Religion." the Hongkong Hotel, Hongkong, diplomatic
on
the
EX-KING ALFONSO GRAVELY ILL VICHY, Feb. 16 (Reuter)-The indicate that the con- condition är ex-King Alfonso, who had a heart attack on Friday, showed slight improvement yester- day afternoon but remains grave, according to Rome news received nere via New York. It was stated that he is suffering from angina
fronts and SATURDAY, the
15th fact that the international March, 1941, at NOON for the situation showed no signs of following purposes, namely, to deteriorating must be taken consider the annual statement of to accounts and the balance sheet spirators in Europe and in and the reports of the Directors the Far East have been forced and Auditors thereon, to elect to go into another huddle to directors and auditors in the place reconsider the position in the of those "retiring, to declare alight of the events that have dividend, to appropriate the taken place during the past balance of Profit & Loss Account week. The most important:
these events as recommended by the Directors, of
have, of are intended to help his Ita- beeń the meeting lian ally or in a vain attempt and to transact any other ordina. Course,
between Signor Mussolini, to weaken British mastery ry business of the Company.
Franco and Mar-in this theatre of war, as a
pectoria.
DECENCIES OF LIFE
more
"There is no
to be said about it," continued Mr. Morrison, Herr Hitler has no argument to which we will listen. In my
judgment, this is exactly the way the American people would be- have if they were in our situation,
have our bad patches from time to sident, and in recent days, I have Ime when we have gone in for a renewed my impression and re- certain amount of vulgar boasting, freshed my memories of the finest but on the whole, in recent times, American qualities in my talks we have considered things with a with Mr. Wendell Willkle. strong sense of Justice and a res- pect for the other man's point of view.
meet them.
SHARING OF IDEAS
irr power
Anglo-
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1941.
Mr. Chan Shu-kal and his bride, formerly Miss Angella Gock- hin, after their marriage at St. John's Cathedral on Saturday after- noon.--(King's Studio).
Britain
Fights A Draw
DECISVE MOVES ELSEWHERE THAN
FROM AIR RAIDS
LONDON. Recently the British Ministry of Information put out a propaganda movie. It dealt mostly with scenes in London after the Nazi air war in full force began against this capital. wriles Raymond Daniell
Originally it was to have been called "London Can Take It." It was propaganda in the sense that truthful reporting is pro-. paganda for the side the truth favours.
has been un.
in reversion to the usual tactic of
ATTRITION 'NOW
✓
This war will not be won in the
Just before the film was released | Coventry, and for every Coventry somebody in authority realised two German cities are to be laid "He was a tonic for our people that the time probably would waste by British bombers, by the in their time of trial, and I find come when other parts of Britain rule of arithmetical progression "We want to win the war
myself convinced that he sees would be because we know that there is
called on to show the there will be nothing left of things as we do, because you are same kind of fortitude which the Europe or no room for Herr Hitler and
Great Britain by the free people and you share our East End his kind in the forward mov- ideas about the sort of world that and therefore the title was chang-
Cockneys had shown, time it is all over. ing world we intend to live in.
But human is worth living in and dying fored to "Britain Can Take It."
endurance has its We want to win the war be-
Hmits. Long before that time is You and we are the same kind of That was a cause, whatever the wiseacres
fortunate change, reached somebody is going to cry people when it comes to things for since the movie was released uncle. may say, Hitlerisra is an evil that really matter. That is why all the fury the Nazis have hurled thing and an offence against
I feel so completely
at home against London the decencies of life. His gang among you. That is why the ho-leashed in concentrated form upon for Germany by concentrating on The oretically it seems possible is a gang of political perverts, Ildays that I have promised my one after another of the smaller one city after another to destroy brutally led with blood and self when this war is over will be cities of England. corruption in their very souls.
the British to spend a few weeks with you."
power of resistance. Coventry has had its heart cut But this is a war of attrition as CIVIL DEFENCE ARMY
Mr. Morrison said that the time out by German borers." South-matters stands now. "The British, being decent peo-will come when they will have to
So long as AND NOTICE is also given General
ampton Birmingham and Bristol the British fighter planes can beat Except for the political commentator put it/ple, are prepared themselves to answer a few questions about the land other ports and that the Share Transfer Reg.shal Petain.
industrial off the German mass We know that this world. The first would be that it centres of Britain have been mark-daylight and British bombers carry.
attacks by isters will be closed from 1st stereotyped Axis phrase of on Friday, a venture by Herr resistance is not only the affair of would be abreld is this war ended for blotting out by Reich Mar- the war to Germany nightly, it is March, 1941, to 15th March, an identity of views" having Hitler into the Mediterranean the fighting forces. Besides these ples of the world if this war end-shal Hermann Goering's air force a draw.
been reached at the meeting sphere of war might weaken we have not only the Home Guard, ed with a great preponderance 1941, both days Inclusive.
between the Italian and
his resources more than. he but the civil defence army of war of military By order of the Board,
Spanish dictators, nothing can permit, if the winning dens, tremen, ambulance drivers, American hands. Whatever actust concentration on one objective at air. It will be won by sea power R. A. WICKERSON,
the post-war settlement a time
plus fand power or sea power plus definite has
and others organised to cope with shape emanated
re-of the Battle of Britain is the results of an attack from the took it must be based on the same
GRIM FACT
air power. For the moment Ger- Secretary & Manager.garding the results of the still his main concern.
air. Most of its members live at principles that they had at the The war has coine late to Bri-many is supreme on "land" and Hongkong, 14th February, 1941. conversations, but the fact AT THE OTHER END of home. A considerable part of heart of their national organisa-tain, and it has been the Nazis superior in the air, but Britain has
themselves who have awakened ses power over Germany and Italy" 81 that Spanish opinion has not the Axis, the Japanese, egged them do whole time jobs in industion.
these patient people to the grim combined. been unduly excited or per-on by their Nazi tutor, have try and commerce. They do their RIGHT KIND OF PEACE turbed over them seems to been imitating the Berlin civil, defence work in their spare "We shall make the right 'kindlessly as well as suffer killings, If the British hope to achieve supre- show that there is justifica-technique. At Herr Hitler's "We have also enrolled many might be," said Mr. Morrison. "Wets to survive.
of peace, whatever its detalls their nation and their way of life macy in the air before the totali- tion for assuming that Gen-behest, Japan's militarists thousands of others as fire-fight shall be ready to make changes in
tarian States can, crush them; and
made a catspaw in Italy's in working up to a crisis in such vigour and resolve that we make sacrifices of cherished ideas plea for assistance to regain the
can now hope that the edge of and cherished positions. Far East. Everything this particular weapon has been the initiative in the Mediter-seemed to be panning out to turned. The courage of our people
"What we are looking for. ward to is The lesser gangster their satisfaction--that is, as under this ordeal has been as
not the bloody NOTICE IS HEREBY Tanean.
strife of hattle, but total war GIVEN THAT THE FORTY. was probably acting on in-far as their meddling in the faultless as our falliable human
against poverty, disease, in- THIRD ORDINARY YEARLY structions from Berlin when affairs of Thailand and Indo-nature can be expected to be.
justice: and needless misery. MEETING OF THIS COM.he arranged the meeting with China were concerned. While THE EXPLANATION
The time is coming when you "How does one explain this? It and we may be privileged "to PANY will be held at the Office the Spanish leader and now ostensibly pretending to be
Is because they know that their that the Italian braggart has the friendly mediator, Japan own
work together for a purpose of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson &
nátlonal ways are being that shall endure." Co., Ltd., on Friday, the 28th failed in enlisting General has been paving the way for Franco's aid for an attack on a secure hold on both coun- February, 1941, at 11.00 a.m., for the purpose of receiving the Gibraltar, it is left to be seen tries, which she intends to Report of the Directors together how Herr Hitler will react to use as spring-boards for her with a Statement of Accounts the Spanish attitude. for the year ended 31st Decem. ber, 1940
THE STAR" FERRY
COMPANY, LIMITED.
Notice to Shareholders,
The Register of Shares of the Company will be CLOSED from
Wednesday, the 19th February, 1941, to Friday," the 28th February, 1941, both days in clusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors.
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time.
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[fact that they, too, must kill ruth- With help from the United States
eral Franco refused to be have been furtively engaged ers. They have tackled this with our customs and hopes and to content to paste this capital, there has given renewed hope that
So long as the dermans were the successful resistance of Greece“
southward drive in the fur-
NEWSETTES
The next Criminal Sessions will
GENERAL FRANCO'S therance of the eastern edi-be held on Friday, Feb. 21, at 1130 meeting immediately after-tion of Herr Hitler's "New a.m.
Goaded on to take wards with Marshal Petain Order."
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raises the possibility of the es- some action by Berlin, Japan Arthur Edwin Gee has been up- tablishment of a Latin entente made a blatant mistake when pointed Acting Sub-Lieutenant in
between France, Spain and she started manoeuvring her Force
the Hongkong Naval Volunteer
Italy, if the Fascist flunkey warships off Bangkok and
from Feb. 27, 1941.
was not much
B
cause for alarm modernised British Army- can re- about the outcome. London is again a foothold on the Continent. '. big city and it would take a long and start revolts against Nazi time to. raze it After twelve domination in France, Czecho weeks of bombing. London is still slovakia, Poland, the Netherlands, like a man who has had a few Belgium, Norway and Denmark and extractions but is not ready yet other countries now under the do- for the dentist,, to make him arti- mination of the swastika. ficial dentures
But it all depends upon the Fewer than 30,000 of London's United States. really. If Coventry 8,000,000 population have been is laid out and Birmingham crip- · killed or injured in the "twelve 'pled by German bombs, it does not weeks of hard air war. · II it went make a vital difference in the Bri- on as it has gone thus far. twelve tish war effort, such has been the months of strating would make progress in decentralisation of in- little difference in the outcome of dustry here. Nor is morale im- ROLLER SKATING the war.
paired seriously, The fire-fighting Apparently the thermans saw services, Air Raid Precautions HOCKEY LEAGUE the futility of trying to break workera and mobile canteens have The Editor, the H.K. Daily Press British
destroying taken care of that. homes, and ancient landmarks and OUTPUT ONLY. CURBED 8-As Roller Skating is very shifted their tactics, just as they These civilian defence services popular in the Colony I suggest abandoned efforts to put the Royal have done remarkable job since that a Hockey League be formed. Air Force out of action by masa the "Blitz" began. The concen- I am sure that good teams could attacks on the ports and airports trated air attacks have had about
CORRESPONDENCE
morale
by
Į
If there is any one interested (could it be printed in the paper.
France was very real.
·PRESENT BOMBING GOALS
J
J. C
flood in the Ohio River Valley baş
on the output of the United States,
can be induced to shake off Saigon and made further Mr. Ian Bernard Trevor has be found in all of our sports of the Channel coast when the the same effect on the productive the shackles of Berlin as the demands on the two coun-been appointed to act as Manager Clubs.
It should run on the same rules threat of invasion after the fall of capacity of the country that' only alternative to seeing his tries. Immediately came the and Traffic Manager of the Kow- whole Empire fall" crumbling clarion call from "Australian-Canton Railway with effect as Ice Hockey." C. M. MANNERS, about his ears. Speculation and the emphatic statement
Now they have taken a leaf from even when Pittsburgh is incapa-
this Secretary & Manager.jalong
line, however, from President Roosevelt Mr. Walter Heathcote has been
the British book. They are em-citated for a fortnight or so.
citles The attack on British cities a if the United nominated a member of the Court
centrating their attack on Hong Kong, 12th February, 1941. comes into the category of that, even
and towns of military importance. dramatic, but inconclusive. It is wishful thinking. It is a States became involved in a and Council of the University of
A Memorial of Re-entry by the The British, according to all in that quieter war that is going an Hongkong possibility that must bear war in the Pacific, it would
Crown on the remaining portion formation here, which naturally at sea, the exort in the conver
between diplomats and scrutiny, though it seems too not in any way, retard the Major Maurice Alfred Johnson, and Section A of New Kowloon filters through official channels, sations
civ. economista in Washington, London much to hope that the Nazi assistance which was to go 0.B.E. M.M., has been allowed to Dairy Farm Lot No. 22 has been are not wasting bomba on
in lord will permit the to Britain. The warning is-resign his commission the registered according to law.
Hans, but are trying to destroy the and Ankara and other capitals enemy's oil reserves, shipping con- that are spelling victory or defeat formation of even such a sued by Australia's statesmen Hongkong
John Cyril Leonard Collina nas centrations and aeroplane tac for the totalitarian and democratle AT SAMOA passive opposition to his and the preparedness of that Corps with effect from Jan. 16.
been enrolled in the Key-Posts
Etates. It is the question of cre- tories. WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 (Reuter) plans. If Herr Hitler felt country and Malaya, to meet
Group of the Hongkong Defence! Still, it is a commentary on the dits and shipping space that makes. The Naval Affairs Committee of that Signor Mussolini even any move to spring a crisis The Efficiency Medal has been Reserve while William Richard aim of both sides that, along with all the difference now." the U.8. Senate is calling the Chief contemplated such action, at in the Far East has caused a awarded to Company Quarter. Hillyer and James Jolly have been pictures published here of devas-
the of Naval Operations to give evidone fell swoop Italy would be change of tone from Nippolli polson' and 'Corpóral John True-Group for Essential 'Bervices German bombs, there occasionally 'feat Nazi Germany without even Generaltation caused to British homes by jis a fact that Britain cannot de-
U.S. NAVAL BASE
ence in a secret session regarding
war
new
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master Sergeant John Callander reassigned from
the Key-Posts Group.
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Whether that be true or not, it
jappears a British picture that more help from the United States shows a similar scene in Berlin than she is getting now, great as for some other German city that it is,
the Navy's request for a base at reduced to the blood-stained and honeyed phrases have
Lacey, of the Hongkong man the Samoa. It is emphasised that a position in which Rumania poured out from
volunteer Defence Corps base, in Samoa was of strategie now finds herself-a position Japanese Ambassador to the importance to United States naval which
Michael's Church, Peking. on has been visited by the bombers Unless more is forthcoming and even now threatens United States about his firm Misses Lam Chiu-ping, Cesira defence.
Bulgaria and Yugoslavia, resolve to bring about better Tsang and Nora Wing-wah Kwok January 28 of Cecilia Pollock of the RAF. Britain and Germany quickly, too, the people of the have beeri appointed Assistant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George are each bombing military objec- United States will wake up some whom Herr, Hitler is seeking relations between the two
slight dis day to find that Prime Minister Inspectors of Labour, Factories Pollock, of Shanghai, China, totives, but there is a to intimidate in order to open countries. This pause may, and Workshops.
Mr. Mario Prodan, of Peking. agreement about definitions. Churchill had made 211 appeal China. The Roll of Midwives, containing the way for a move which he however, only be temporary,
One of the
alarming similar to that of Premier Paul the names of 537 who have been can reasonably be assured as Herr Hitler, in his present Tenders are invited for the 'sup-
symptoms of the effect of this Reynaud last June, just before
of A large gathering "was present campaign
devastation duly certified under the Midwives can be carried out success-position, will probably in-ply of uniforms, and also for
and France fell, and that it is too late Ordinance, 1910, Ordinance No. 22 fully so as to bring him a crease his pressure on Japan messing of Chinese volunteer rat- in the Rose Room of the Penin destruction that is just beginning for America to do more than just
re-what Great Britain is doing now----- ings of the HK.N.V.F; repairs to sula Hotel last night when a sup-to show is the demand for of 1910, and who are sure step forward in his Mediter- for action. Will Japan even 6. 4 Police launch; collection and per dance was held in celebration prisals in kind. That way lies the fight alone, as the British see it. designs. Whatever now study the writing on the storage of sand; and supply and of the silver jubilee of the May madness of mass murder. If for against a revolutionry nation bent: these may be, whether they wall?
delivery of Asphaltum.⠀
*to practise in the Colony during the year 1941, is published in the Government Gazette.
ranean
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Hall of the University.
most
every Munich there is to be
A on domination of the world.