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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS NEW ADVERTISEMENTS The Daily Press.
IN THE SUPREME
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI
COURT OF HONG KONG BÁNKING CORPORATION.
In the matter of the Estate of
Captain GEORGE ALFRED NOTICE is hereby given that EVANS late of S.S. "St. the Ordinary Yearly Meeting of
報西刺孖
Editorial and Business Office:
15-19. Queen's Road Central, Tel. 39225.
Night Editor (Wanchai Office):
Tel. 24511.
Vincent de Paul Master the Shareholders in this Corpora London Office: 53; Fleet Street Mariner, deceased.
Dated this 14th day
el
E.C.4.
HONGKONG, February 18, 1941.
EDITORIAL
HEARTLESS FRAUD
WOMAN ROBBED OF
LIFE SAVINGS
An actor who was stated to have robbed a woman of her lite sav ings by posing as a producer of war propagands films for the Govern- ment, was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment at West London Police Court. He Was Donald Stewart, 52, described as Paulton Square, Chelsea, who pleaded "Gullty" to four charges of obtain-.. ing sums amounting to £580 by false pretences from Mrs; Ethel} Beatrice Redshaw, formerly pro-
A GOOD FRIEND IN SOUTH SEAS MESSAGE from Australia prietress of a hotel in the Isle of
BAD CASE
tion will be held at the Head! Office of the Corporation, No. 1 NOTICE IS HEREBY Queen's Road Central, Hongkong, GIVEN that the Court has, by on Wednesday, the 26th Februa virtue of Sec: 58 of the Probates ry, 1941, at Noon for the purpose Ordinance, 1897, made an order of receiving the Report of the Emiting the time to the 14th day Board of Directors together with of March, 1941, for creditors & a Statement of Accounts for the others to send in claims against year ending 31st December, 1940 A
on Sunday which referred Wight. the above estate to the undersign- The Register of Shares of the to the good friend which cd.
Corporation will be closed from Britain and the United States The Magistrate (Su Gervals Thursday the 13th February to have in China in the prepara-Rentoul) said: "This is as bad a Wednesday the 26th February tlons now being made to safe-case as 1 have ever had before me. 1941 (both days inclusive) daring guard the Pacific from fur-fraud of a heartless and callous This was a deliberately planned which period no transfer of shares ther aggression, "is eloquent kind. You played on the feelings can be registered.
testimony of the value which of this lady, pretending to be in: the Western Powers now love with her. You gained her af- place on the valiant stand fections to find an easy way to her which the Chinese people pocket, to rob her of all her
money." have made against the at- Mr. C. Melville, prosecuting, sald tempts by the Japanese to that in less than three months dominate the Orient. Aus-Stewart obtained more than £700 tralia and Singapore, which from Mrs. Redshaw in a most together form Britain's chief deliberate and cold-blooded way. bulwarks of freedom in the Stewart, who said noth-
was sentenced
February, 1941.
L. R. ANDREWES,
Official Administrator,
NEW YORK. FREIGHT BUREAU TRANS PACIFIC FREIGHT BUREAU
HONG KONG,
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Joint Freight Tariff No. 43 issued 11th September, 1940..
Notice is hereby given, effec- tive 1st April, 1941, all rates of freight quoted in the above Tariff will be increased by approxi mately 10%.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager. Hongkong, 7th February, 1941.
Canada's
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BRITISH TROOPS ON GREEK SOIL
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1941,
First picture of British troops landing on Greek soll. They are men of the RAF, and were heartily welcomed by numbers of Greek soldiers and sailors.
B
PLAN FOR THE FEEDING OF
Adequate Guarantees Are NAZI-OCCUPIED
Pacific, have now faced up to me to say, whe method to the Necessary Before Europe's Food Shortage Is Relieved
the furtive manner in which months on each of the four char- ges, the sentences to run con- Japan is seeking to accom-secutively."
Larder Well plish her ends and, at the
Stocked
same time, to please her Ber-
Japanese troops
in Tamsbui “Adequate guarantees are the whole crux of the mat lin master. It is in such a have not withdrawn from the ter and given these, we should be extremely happy here position that Australia and town. Small units manning out to see supplies reach our friends in conquered Europe," Although Canads has been at Singapore have become in a however, been withdrawn to Tam- mist, when, he broadcast from London yesterday on the posts north of Tamshui have, said MR. LEONARD INGRAMS, the well-known econo- war for more than a year, the fair way dependent too on shui.
question of food supplies for the people in German occu- pied territories in Europe.
A revised Tariff will be issued nation's larder is well stocked with the assistance which China at an early date.
THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN & MORTGAGE
.CO. LTD.
good things to eat, according to a
82
NOTICE is hereby given that
the Forty Fourth Annual General
year
with 255,000,000 bushels on the
BEEF AND PORK
Stocks
Their resolve
the people of the world. THE UNITED STATES too Japan's intentions are,
HUMAN SUFFERING" "It is impossible not to sym-
we
COUNTRIES
NEW YORK, Feb, 17 (Reuter)- A six-point plan for the feeding of Nazi-occupied countries WES outlined by Mr. Herbert Hoover in a broadcast yesterday,
The plan has been submitted to the British and French Govern- ments, as follows:
An initial experiment in 'Bel- glum to determine whether the" conquered peoples can be fed without military advantage on either side;
tion
NAZI VANDALISM.
IN POLAND LONDON, Feb. 71 (Reutre) -
recent survey of food in storage can render if the situation in is evidence that Britain and
Mr. Ingrams said that the these,
Feeding to be carried out only should be extremely in the Dominion Stocks of all the Pacific reaches the climax her allies and her many products except cheese and eggs it is expected to do in the friends have no need to cloak question of lifting the British happy here to see supplies reaching through soup kitchens in order to were reported to be higher in near future: China's demo- their intentions under pseudo
blockade to relieve the short-
our friends in conquered Europe. Frevent supplies reaching Ger- September, 1940. than the ten cratic diplomats and states-titles.
many: and age of food which Germany not benefit our enemies must be Adequate guarantees which will
Provision to be made at the average for the month of September.
men in Chungking have al-aims are openly declared to had created in Europe on the given and in any adequate guar- outset for 1,000,000 adults and.
2,000,000 repeatedly Wheat is the most important ready
children, requiring foodstuff held in large volume. their desire to do whatever is has displayed unusual sage people had again arisen.
affirmed the whole world and Japan ground that it was causing antees our Government will not
suffering to many innocent accept Herr Hitler's signature.
50,000 tons of food monthly; and stocks of It in store were re- in their power to reinforce city in
Mr. Ingrams declared
Berlin to agree not to requisi- that recognising them.
the greatest problem of
food from Bri-
the countries ported on September 20th, 1940. this resistance, even with the Britain and her allies, with Meeting of the Shareholders will at 353,000,000 uses the offer of her fighting forces. the assistance of their grow-pathise with those who argue that
tain's enemies today was the
whether help is being sent: - problem of transport and dis-
London and Berlin to guarantee be held in the Jacobean Room of corresponding date in 1939. In ad- The democratic front in the ing number of supporters, are human suffering outweights mill-
tribution and any relaxation
immunity from attack on relief the Hongkong Hotel, Hongkong, dition to the supplies in store. Far East has thus increased determined to preserve the tary considerations," he declared,
of the British blockade would
ships carrying the food; and оп SATURDAY, the 15th there is a large part of the 1940 in strength and determina- rights and independence of
The supervision and execution of and it is impossible not to sym-
facilitate the problem of trans- March, 1941, at NOON for the wheat crop remaining on farms. tion.
the plan by a neutral body. port and enable tons of trucks pathise with people who give sen- following purposes, namely, to
tinental support to human suffer-
to be brought into use. consider the annual statement of
nings. They are honest and sincere "What would be the German of beef and pork in has not failed to recognise conspiracy with her European and they are much more honest answer if we asked them to relax accounts and the balance sheet storage on September 1st, 1940, and the reports of the Directors were also above those of the same the significance of Chinese partners, to wrest this liberty than those who say that relief of their blockade to bring food into and Auditors thereon, to elect beef was slight but in the case of time.
date a year ago. The increase in resistance to Japan at this of thought and existence from this sort can be administered in Poland?" asked Mr. Ingrams. "Is Desperate attempts are being made
The recent appoint-these people in order to such a way that it will not help it reasonable that we should make by the Germans to remove directors and auditors in the place pork there were 13,000,000 pounds ment
our enemies.
concessions to help to solve a pro-traces of Polish life in the western of Mr. Clarence E. satisfy her own cravings for of those retiring, to declare amore on hand than a year ago.
"The fact, however, is that it blem which would never Gauss, formerly U.S. Consul-power. These Intentions are will.
have part of Poland, says a Reuter The promoters of these arisen It Germany had dividend, to appropriate
not in correspondent. the Normally stocks of butter, cheese General
Even memorials in Shanghai, to being cunningly disguised un-schemes must realise that in the vaded n utral territories and balance of Profit & Loss Account and eggs are bulit up during the Chungking,
and tombstones in cemeteries are indicates the der such flimsy arguments as name of Christian charity they which would not have arisen even, being taken away and cemeteries as recommended by the Directors, summer months of high produc- lines on which the American attempts to establish "new are doling out help for Herr Hitler, then if she had not looted their are being ploughed up or turned and to transact any other ordination. This year the accumulation
of supplies of cheese and eggs hus programme of preparation for orders and "peaceful me- The British people, whether they stocks? ry business of the Company.
like it or not, will have to turn HITLER'S BALKAN HOPES been offset to some extent by eventualities in the Pacific diation."
The statues of many famous AND NOTICE is also given heavy exports to the United King- have been moving. Mr. Gauss
a deaf ear as long as people on IN THE PAST, Japanese whose behalf these appeals are velopments in
Mr. Ingrams referred to the de- Poles are being removed" by order that the Share Transfer Regdom with the result that stocks on has had a thorough training spokesmen have been loud in made are part and parcel of Herr stated that Herr Hitler's
the Balkans and of Dr. Franck, the Nazi Governor isters will be closed from 1st September 1st. 1940, were some and broad experience in Far their
Inten of Poland. complaint that the Hitler's war machine.
tions in massing troops there was March, 1941, to 15th March, what below the usual amounts at Eastern politics and the abi- people of Britain and the
to make sure of his oll supplies. 1941, both days inclusive.
lity which he showed "during United States have failed to critical times in Shanghal "understand" their program- have fitted him for the im-mes for 'establishing peace portant work of bringing and "new orders." The fact
{}
By order of the Board,
R. A. WICKERSON,
Secretary & Manager.
Hongkong, 14th February, 1941
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THE "STAR" FERRY COMPANY, LIMITED.
Notice to Shareholders.
that time of year.
NOVEL METHOD
about co-ordination of Bri-of the matter is that both
Garrison, NY.-The truck, load- efforts
thief dropped off and joined his
for
the tive.
"It is foolish to say that the British blockade is directed against the enemy's food supplies—it is directed against the enemy's war machine. It is not meant to starve women and children, but there is nó way of relaxing it which will not help the enemy directly or Indirectly. If there is a way of helping Herr Hilers con- quered Europe, without help- ing him we should welcome it." - ADEQUATE GUARANTEES
into public parks.
as his reserves were running dry. ALL FIVE SONS
"There is plenty of all in Ru- manla, but he cannot bring more out of the country to his armles and to his bases from which he is threatening us because the rail- ways and rivers in that region
all
JOIN US. ARMED
SERVICES
Montgomery. N.Y.-11 war. comes
are carrying their maximum load the Hoff family will have to get an today. By conquering the coun-extra-size service flag, they are tries in the Balkans and in theproud to say. For Mr. and Mrs. Black Sea areas he will be able to Charles Hoff have all their "five" sneak some of this oil to his in-isons and only son-in-law in the
armed services. vasion forces," said Mr. Ingrams.
OF HIJACKING tish, American and Chinese Britain and America have un- protecting the derstood them only too well. ed heavily with cigarettes, ground Pacific. Mr. Gauss goes to The cloak of pained innocence slowly up the grade.
Chungking direct from Aus- which the Japanese have as- A passenger car overtook it, ran tralia where he was U.S.sumed when it suited them alongside briefly, and thea, ap- Minister and his move to has not fooled the British parently deciding not to
pass. China shows the extent of and American people. The Mr. Ingrams said that this
"The Balkans are the. Larder of Harold, the eldest son, has been droppped back.
the American” realisation of evidence to convince them brought them to the question of the German war machine. They in the Navy 16 years and now is But in the moment beside the the interdependence of any otherwise has been cumula-Buarantees and unfortunately have been organised for this pur- on the USS. Philadelphia at San
was now common knowledge that NOTICE IS HEREBY truck, a man had leaped from the
pose slace Herr Hitler came into Pedro, Calif, Charles, Jr. has been. running board of the auto. He action which Britain,
The developments in any promise by the German Gov-power to keep his war machine on the battle-wagons 12 years and GIVEN THAT THE FORTY landed on the truck, unseen by its United States and China Indo-China and Thailand smment was worth less today that supplied. Conditions in the Bal now is with U88, Yorktown at THIRD ORDINARY YEARLY driver. Swiftly his knife ripped the might take in the future, provide indisputable proof of it was years ago.
kans and the conditions, under San Diego, MEETING OF THIS COM-canvas cover. He began tossing This aspect is moreover em- why Britain and the United "Unless we are able to aproach which Herr Hitler's transport facili- Fred is a National Guard ser- PANY will be held at the Office out cartons. His accomplice in phasised even more strongly States consider Japan's policy any such negotiations with the ties have to be reserved for mili-geant at Camp Dix, NJ., and bro- of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & the passenger car stopped and by the transfer of Mr. Nelson beyond comprehension.
possibility of fulfilment of every Her
tary purposes means that Herr ther. Floyd, who ehlisted recently Co., Ltd., on Friday, the 28th picked them up. Then, the that T. Johnson from China to self-imposed arbitration in a Germans, it is not worth going point in which he will not be able clerk at Stewart Meld, Newburgh. single contract entered into by the Hitler will be aggravated to a' is with him. Robert is an Air Corps February, 1941, at 11.00 a.m., companion in the now loaded auto. the American Ministry in dispute, which was obviously to the conference table", said Mr to carry on his war
N.Y. Son-in-law is Edward Weaver, for the purpose of receiving the This method of hi-jacking was
Australia-a step which will created by her own instiga- Ingrams Mr. Ingrams declared
also a Guardsman at "Camp Dis. FEELINGS OF THE PEOPLE Report of the Directors together followed, according to state police, facilitate the work of co-tion, does not conceal her that his experience of the German
"The last time we were all ̈to- him that "What do with a Statement of Accounts by W. C. Smith 29, of West Islip, ordination between the three ultimate plan to secure such people had taught.
you suppose is the gether" said Mrs. Hon, "was nine for the year ended 31st Decem* Suffolk, and Harry Cassese, 28, of countries.
neither the letter nor the spirit feeling of the people most con- control in those two states of any contract, had, the slightest cerned in this matter-the victims years ago. Eut it's nice to know ber, 1940.
Beekman, N. Y, whe have been JAPANESE political com- which will give her an advan- meaning to the Germans.
or the German conquest?" asked you'll get at least one letter from hold for action of the The Register of Shares of the country Grand Jury on charges these, reports and develop- programme.
Putnam mentators have
someone every day." seized con tage for her "new order" "Unless you enter upon your Mr. Ingrams, "Those who have Company will be CLOSED from of grand larceny.
Now that the negotiations with a big stick, in accepted enslavement in Wednesday, the 19th February,
ments and speak of an im-Japanese recognise that Bri- the shape of some threat which hearts are not worth saving and 1941, to Friday, the 28thclared the pair had admitted thefts
Lieut. H. A. Gay of Fishit depending military alliance be-tath and her allies and the you could, and would, carry out, it those who do it for profit are con- February, 1941, both days lu and said that Information giver tween China and the Western United States, in co-operation is useless to rely on their word", he spiring with the enemy to extend
by them nad enabled police to re- Powers. It is a sign of real with China, are determined declared. "It was in this way that his evil domination.
the Belgian Relief organisation "But the great mass of the Cover $1,000 worth of smokes looted intelligence that the states- to frustrate their attempts to was able to make sure that the from moving trucks.
men in Tokyo have so readily subjugate liberty-loving peo-relief they secured would be able Indicating that they are beffeven understood the trend
of ple, is it too much to hope to get in in the last war. That was to have been widely active in rob-events in the Far East. Their that this intelligent under- because they employed the threat bing interstate trucks, Lieut. Gay conclusions said the pair are wanted also for nearer the mark than they even now have a sobering
perhaps, standing of the situation will of American intervention in the questioning in Bay Shore, Buffolk;
"Adequate guarantees are still are prepared to recognise. It effect on Japan's statesmen? the crux of the matter and, given
clusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
C. M. MANNERS,
Secretary & Manager" Hong Kong, 12th February, 1941.
78 Monroe, N. X., and Jersey City
are,
war.
5.
their
people in these conquered Countries is not reconciled to this state of things and they do not propose to take it lying down. I have friends in the countries under Herr today. I know that there people want to help us and
Eltler
that they want to aggravate the enemy's problem. "How can these people help? They are in Herr Hitler's power,.. but their spirit is with us. The average person here has come to the conclusion that they will en- dure any privations and do every- thing in their power with every weapon at their disposal to defeat this tyranny which has overcome so many of them and which three- tens, us, too.”.