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EDITORIAL
ROTARY CLUB FLAG DAYA
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Issue of 600,000 new ordinary shares of $10 each,
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HONGKONG, March 29, 1941.
APPEAL FOR SUPPORT
"I know how many calls have been made and are incessantly being made on the purse of everyone of you. I know, too, that for many of my listeners times are hard and prospects uncertain. Never- theless so great is my faith in our cause that I feel sure that when tomorrow comes you will see to it that our fag day has the trium- phant success which, in aid of such a cause, it assuredly deserves." Said His Honour the Chief Justice. Sir Athall MacGregor, in the course of his broadcast appeal last night for support of the Rotary Club Flag Day today, t
in isolated parts of Britain.
came
to
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one, that must appeal to everyone
more
of
Special
SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 1941.
NEWS LETTER FOR FAR EAST:
YUGOSLAVIA IS WRITING
Volunteer ON WALL FOR IHTLER:
Training
It is notified, for formation that:-
general in-
The existing scale of discounts ers, who were so busy smugly to the provision of these things comes there inevitably will be half on Wednesdays and half on
will remain in force, "
By order of the Board of
congratulating
each
R.A.F. RAIDS ON BERLIN
"Yugoslavia is the writing on the wall for Herr Hit- ler," said MR. O. M. GREEN, Far Eastern Editor of Reu- ters and former prominent journalist of Shanghai, when he broadcast from London yesterday, in the series "Far East News Letter." "
in East
women,
Mr.
sald
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to
Dr. Edith Summerskill bad de-"
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a
"When one thinks on that point man's feelings”, said Mr. Green, "one canno; but reflect on the enormous extent to which homes here have been broken up by the war. Thousands of ∙ men now And themselves strangely situated, because either they
been themselves have
evacuated to country places on Government work or because while they stay in London they have had to send their wives and children to Scot-" land or Wales",
In accordance with Volunteer Ordinance, No. 19 of 1933, First Appendix, Paragraph 8, the 0.0.0. Sir Atholl MacGregor said: air raids, will also have vehicles with the approval of His Excel- Mr. Green, in the course of Referring to Mr. Ernest "Bevin's Tomorrow brings Hongkong yet supplied by us to alleviate their lency the Governor after consulta his talk, touched on a variety scheme for the conscription of
Commandant hay of subjects--the developments Members, of Parliament have
Green another fag day, but this time a suffering and their hunger. That on with the flag day of a very different kind. surely is a worthy cause to which decided that the present system of
to be training of one day a week for all in Yugoslavia, the British great deal to say on it recently. It is sponsored by the Rotary Club anyone might be proud
active units of the Hongkong vo- successes THE AXIS DEFIED
Africa, The women members did most of of Hongkong, but no part of the allowed to contribute.
lunteer Defence Corps shall be the Royal Air Force raids the talking. PERSONAL LETTERS HE DRAMATIC develop-proceeds is for Rotary funds. "We THE
changed to one half-a-day a week on Germany, the conscrip- "There has been some criticism have set our hearts on raising To very many of my listeners we with effect from Monday, April 21, ments which have taken
of Mr. Bevin in some of the enough money to be able to pur" have sent. personal letters of ep-1941.
tion of women for war In addition, Yugoslavia-deve chase and equip mobile canteens peal. Others, I am afraid, who parades & week and one week-end service in Britain and the declared that he did not under-
two evening
papers", sald Mr. Green, "It WAS, place in lopments in which the boy and ambulances to bring help and should have had letters have not a month at the discretion of Unit lonely husbands in the bomb-stand women, and that he had King has taken his stand by comfort to those who are stricken been approached. For that omis- Commanders will be continued. ed areas of London."
blundered, Another criticism was his people are rightly des-by war or those who are serving sion I apologise. It is, believe me, The normal half-days on which
that the pay for women, must be TREMENDOUS SIGNIFICANCE cribed as a severe diplomatic
each unit will be required to "Why you may ask, "should due solely to inadvertence. 167 setback for the Axis Powers. Rotary expect me to help? I am
We are conscious that the pur-parade are as under (2 pm to 9.80
Mr. Green said that it was im-the same as for men”.
Mr. Green, then referred possible to begin his letter this It means that the will of the not a Rotarian; let them carry Pose for which we seek money is p.m. approximately?:--
Ist Battery Tuesdays, 2nd Bat-week without a reference to the comments on the subject made by Miss Megan Lloyd George, who people of Yugoslavia has pre- their schemes into effect them of you; we are confident that you tery Thursdays, 3rd Battery Thurs- tremendous significance of the CHINA LIGHT & POWER vailed and the fact that King selves without worrying me will help us to get more and yet days, 4th Battery Tuesdays, 5th A news from Yugoslavia and East complained that the Minister was
Peter was able to achieve this will try to tell you why we are ap-
these sorely needed A. Battery, No. 1 Section Tuesdays Africa. "We had entered into one not using his powers enough. pealing to so wide a public, bloodless coup is an indica-
vehicles on the road. Though we 5th AA Battery: No. 2 Section of those periods of waiting," he CONSISTENT HELP"" tion in what a minority were
may have forgotten to send you a Thursdays, Field Company. En said, "especially as far as the Bal-clared that young, men felt that The Rotary Club of Hongkong personal letter that is surely no gineers. Thursdays. Corps Signals kans were concerned, where there was a reflection on their man. hood for their wives to work. He, those pro-Nazi elements "in is a small one, of just over 100 real reason why you should not Wednesdays, Mobile Column Wed- was uncertainty and suspense. Notice is hereby given that the the country who took upon members.
"The decision of the Tugoslav the speaker, felt that that at- From its inception teneither send a donation to me at nesdays, No. 1 Company Mondays,
a reflection of their Company's standard charges will themselves the responsibility years ago it has consistently help the Supreme Court or give as No. 2 Company Fridays. No. 3 Government to join the Axis was titude, was be increased as from 17th March, of signing away the liberty ed-and helped largely in social generously as you can afford to Company Mondays. No. 4 Company considered a serious blow to our patriotism.
LONELY HUSBANDS 1941, by adding a 10% surcharge and rights of its inhabitants. work, especially in connexion with give to those who are helping us Wednesdays, No. 5 Company Mon-selves and our splendid allies, the the poor children of the Colony. so materially by selling flags to-day, No. 6 Company Fridays. No. 7 Greeks, and the value of the move
Since the outbreak of the Euro-morrow. amounts charged for It means a great deal more
Company Fridays, Army Service now taken by the Yugoslav people . HOPES FOR 1911 electricity consumed for lighting than that, because it amounts pean war and since the Sino-
Corps Company one half day per cannot be expressed in words, hostilities
Both in Britain and in China week as detailed Individually, Field "These people of Yugoslavia and power as per meters read on to Yugoslavia now. having Japanese
the Club's 1941 will, we hope, be a year of Ambulance Wednesdays, Pay Sec-
have done this because they and after 24th April, 1941. openly defled the Axis Pow-Kwangtung Province
thoughts have naturally turned signal victories, but before victory tion Fridays, and once per month would not be betrayed by their Quislings and whatever dan- other which will contribute to bringing dark days to be faced and to be Fridays.
gers were threatened by Herr over what they thought was the war to a speedy end or help endured. We can help to lighten Attendance at these parades is
Hitler's
It war machines. a diplomatic triumph that to alleviate the suffering which that darkness by the kind of assis- strictly compulsory, unless leave of showed the strength of pur
tance we have set our hearts on, absence has been granted by the
pose of a united people. they failed to estimate the war brings in its train.
The Club has contributed $4,500 ambulances to bring the wounded Honourable the Colonial Secretary, Yugoslavia is the writing on strength of the opposition to to the S.CM.P. Bomber Fund; in a swiftly and comfortably within Applications for leave should be the wall for Herr Hitler. their dishonest plan to bend fortnight.it raised among its own reach of medical aid, and mobile addressed in the first instance to "On the top of all this comes the country to their will. members a further sum of $6,500; canteens to bring a hot meal, a the Commandant, Hongkong Vo the news of the capture of With the sweeping purge of it has held a cabaret dinner, and cup of tea or coffee and a smoke lunteer Defence Corps who will Keren which practically puts the pro-Nazi elements from 2 smoking concert and has or-not only to those who have been forward them to the Hon the Exitrea at our mercy, sald Mr. his club or saloon for a glass of ganied a football match. To bombed out of their homes but Colonial Secretary for a final de Green, who then turned to the beer. he could have said. "No, I the new Yugoslavian Govern-morrow our drive for funds cul- also to our soldiers keeping watch cision. It is pointed out, however, severe raids being made by the must be moving now. I must not ment and the return to it of minates in our flag day, which, we and ward in the lonely outposts of that a man will be considered as R. A. F. on Berlin and other parts keep the family waiting for me". all those members who were hope, will be the biggest Cnancial our beloved country.
absent without leave unless he or Germany.
That was something which gave produces. proof that leave has
Я certain bitterly opposed to the action success
amount of RAIDS ON GERMANY actually been granted; the mere
stability. Now there were no such "It must not be thought that restrictions. No wife to wait for fact of an application having been this small Balkan nation now
have
оп reiterated submitted will not excuse a man's We FIRST CONTRIBUTION
the to help to carry the parcels home. (stands united in spirit and
His Excellency the Governor will absence and he will be liable to Germans in the manner Already the first of our mobile!
of and no family that must not be determination to maintain its canteens is on the road in Britain, lunch with the Sino British Cul-disciplinary action under the Vo an eye for an eye and a hospital kept waiting. The husband can right to exist as an indepen-catering for the many who on tural Association on Friday next.lunteer Ordinance."
for a hospital Our airmen have either go home-to an empty dent state.
It is stressed that the only 2p-
been careful to make sure of their home-or "not. anti air-craft duty are stationed April 4 at the Hongkong Hotel
The pink ticket plications which will normally re- targets. Their raids on the heart had, however, lost its attraction. in isolated posts all over the
COMMUNITY CENTRES at the
Hongkong on behalf of men who are actively severely because the Unter
Mr. Green refefred to steps · Jockey Club's Second Extra Meet-engaged on the production of War Linden contained the finest col-which have been taken to enter- Material and such applications lection of Germany's military obtain these lonely husbands and We cannot, however, be contenting at Happy Valley. today.
state clearly the reasons jectives. Here is to be found the from "that had arisen the craze with one mobile canteen as our contribution to the war. We look His Excellency the Governor why leave is required, and the headquarters of Herr Hitler's Luft-for community centres, which. forward confidently to the day, not gave a small official dinner party maximum amount of training any waffe, here is Herr Hitler's Chan- those responsible for them, far hence, when other canteens for Mr. J. Paul Boncour. Coun-man can do."
cellery, Herr von Ribbentrop's thought would solve many pro- Foreign Office, and the war Office, blems in postwar days. At one end are railway stations He himself did not agree wide spread railway mar." with this vlew and there was shalling yards."
proof, even in the East End, ' where people's houses had been bombed to bits, that they preferred to live among the wreckage, in support of the standing argument and truth that an Englishman's home is his castle="which is just what we are fighting for con- cluded Mr. Green...
Directors,
D. W. MUNTON,
"'
Manager.
Hong Kong, 8th March, 1941.
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of them all. From all these sources we hope to raise a
taken by the Nazi puppets, considerable sum in the aggregate. "NEWSETTES
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THE HEARTENING effect country as well as for those who His Excellency the Governor will celve consideration will be those of Berlin were carried out so Dodwell & Co., Ltd., Hongkong of this Yugoslavian stand on are homeless as a result of enemy be present and Shanghai Bank Building on the democratic powers can-bombing. Tuesday, the 15th April, 1941 at not be
exaggerated. a.m, for the purpose of
news of the coup was an- receiving the report of the
nounced with Jubilation in General Managers together with every part of the world which
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too, the injured and homeless in
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GREAT HALL
UNIV. GRADUATES HONOURED
Mr. Green went on to say that although the weather was cloudy when some of these raids were made¦ most of the British flyers had been over them before and knew their targets well. They did not
a Statement of Accounts for the is in sympathy with the cause and ambulances will carry the sellor to the French Embassy to year ended 31st December, 1940. for which Britain and her name of Hongkong over the length China, at Government House yes.” "AT HOME" IN and
The Transfer Books of the allies are fighting. In Bri- and breadth of Britain, and when, terday, at 8.30 p.m. Company will be closed from 1st tain, Mr. Churchill, in giving such Chinese cities as Chungking A very interesting. talk April to 15th April, 1941 both the "great news" eloquently and Kunming, which have been so given by Mr. E. M. A. Barnett at days inclusive.
described the event with the wickedly destroyed in incessant the R. A. Q. C. "Anniversary" dinner words: "The Yugoslav nation
at Choucester Hotel last evening. has found its soul.". It is not certain what part British di- Herr Hitler, conveying his is considered an "old hand" in the More than 200 past students of drop their bombs in the German plomacy played in this coup, "great joy" at the news of Colony, spoke of many queer and the Hongkong University and their fashion, and how wide-spread and but those who were ready to Yugoslavia's joining the Axis amusing customs of Chinese mar- friends gathered in the Great Hall ceaseless these attacks had been charge the recent British Pact, must have arrived al-riages.
yesterday at an "At Home" in hon-rould be gauged from the reports mission to the Balkans, head-most simultaneously with the
our of Hon. Mr. W. N. Thomas of the activities of the R. A. F. His Excellency the Governor will Tam, Hon. Mr. Li Tse-long and Mr. for the past twelve months. ed by Mr. Anthony Eden, report of what had happened give a small oficial dinner party D. J. N. Anderson,
DAMAGE IN THE" RUHE the Foreign Secretary, with in the capital of what the for His Excellency Baron J. Gull- The meeting, was sponsored by In that period the RAF. bomb-j failure, must be feeling par- German, Fuehrer must have laume, Belgian Ambassador to the Alumni Association of the Uni-ed over 1,500 war areas. The Ruhr ticularly embarrassed at the been gloatingly considering China, at Government House, on versity.
where most of Germany's The following marriages took moment, particularly in view as his latest victim. Nothing
Monday next, Mat 31, at 8.30 p.m. Besides the guests of honour,ament factories were situated had place at the Registry, Supreme
among those present were Hon. Mr. also suffered' considerable damage Court, yesterday, with Mr. J. Rey-of the possibility that the boy official in the way of com-
His Excellency the Governor N. L. Smith and Mrs. Smith, Hon. In spite of Herr Hitler having de-] nolds, Deputy Registrar, oficiating. King might well have been ment has come from either will be present at the screening Sir Robert Kotewall, Hon. Sir Clared that this particular area The parties were
advised by Mr. Eden and his Berlin or Rome, but there is of "World In Flames", in aid of Shouson Chow, Hon. Mr. Leo would not be exposed to a single Mr. Tse Chal-hung, merchant, of colleagues on the method and no doubt that the contem-the B. W. CF at the Queen's D'Almada, Jnr., Hon. Mr. M. R. La bomb dropped by an Sul-mui, of No. 646 Nathan Road; on the Axis Powers. What-his hopes will arouse the full at 9.30 p.m. No. 634 Nathan Road, and Miss manner of turning the tables plation of this frustration to Theatre, on Tuesday next, April 1, and Mrs. Lo, Hon. Mr. A. B. Purves, attack,
V Hon. Mr. W. J. Carrle, Mrs. Thomas ever Britain's share in this fury of the Nazi Bedlamite A large gathering was present Edmondston, Mr. D. V. 1083, Dr. |Tam, Mrs. L1 (Tse-long, Mr. D. C. latest development, the Prime and he will probably be vow-at the auditorium of Queen's Lee Hab-long, Dr. Lui Yan-tak and Kowloon City, and Miss Yeung Minister's promise to render ing horrible vengeance on College yesterday evening, when a Mr. H. A. Broadbridge.
Yugoslavia all possible assis- those responsible for this di- special film entitled "The History An entertaining programme was of the Shanghai Trouble-August provided by Mr. Raymond, Huang,
TWO WEDDINGS AT REGISTRY
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Mr. Chan Ning, Chinese detec-
tive, of No. $5 South Wall Street,
Wal-ping, of the same address,
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As a matter of fact the B. A F. had attacked the Ruby over 500 times and rain ed thousands of bombs on it Hamburg, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Mannheim, Leipzig and many other industrial centres have
KERİN,
1.
Mr. Green said that before the war when a man dropped in to
man
ANNUAL MEETING
OF H.KL.T.A.
TRIBUTE TO LATE. MR. LINDSELL
As a mark of respect to the late Mr. R. E Lindsell, former Presl- dent, a minute's silence was ob- served at the annual meeting of the Hongkong Lawn Tennis Asso- 'ciation - held at the Hongkong Cricket Club yesterday.
Mr. H. R. B. Hancock (President> was in the chair, assisted by Mr. | M...... W. Lo (Vice-President).
The President referred to the great loss to the Association.
The forthcoming wedding be- spontaneously supported by the pact which he thought members of the Auxiliary Nursing Ching-kuen. Mr. Au Wai-man and
tance in the future has been plomatic reverse. In shorto November, 1937" was shown to Miss Rayann Huang, Mr. Wong been attacked again; and through the death of Mr. Lindselt The statement of accounts tween Mr. Choy Bing-woon, clerk, President Roosevelt, whose would bring Yugoslavia into service. Also screened were Dr. H. L Ozorio.
SHIPPING LOSSES of No. 209 Prince Edward Road lease and lend plans for the the Axis fold is now null and London," "The Visit of King PP
showed that the Association was Referring to Britain's shipping in a very healthy state. and Miss Role Yus, of No. 8 Tien democracies will now include void and with no hope of George VI and Queen Elizabeth to
losses, Mr. Green said that the The President revealed that t Hau Temple Road, was announced this latest gallant people to assistance from his puppets Canada and the United States, the achievements of the guests of high although they were less than "Bomber Fund" the sum of $250.
Mr. Blogs, Vice-Chancellor, said last nigures issued were att too was decided to donate to the at the Registry yesterday,
resist aggression.
in Belgrade, he will either and "Shepherd Dogs."
honour in their respective fields for the week before, and come
THE ELECTIONS AND WHAT of the reac- have to abandon his move in
His Excellency the Governor made the University proud of them. 50,000 less than in the week pre Mr Hancock was unanimously tions from the Axle itself to the Balkans or resort to force will be present at the screening of Mr. Tam expressed his thanks vious to that. The Germans have re-elected President, and Afr. Ng The late Mr. Jeronimo Augusto this gesture of defiance and to gain his object. In other the film "Pastor Ball" in aid of for the Association's warm regards, played up these figures for some ase-kwong, Vice-President. de Blva, otherwise Jeronymo challenge to
their plans? words, his plot to rob Peter the Chinese War Orphans, at the Mr. Li said, in part: "The honour political purpose in order to im- Other ouice-bearers elected Augustus da Silva, formerly of No. 23 Jordan Road, Brst Door, left The shock to their short- to pay Paul-there is reason Lee Theatre, on Wednesday next, that the Government has confer press the Yugoslavia Government, were Hon. Secretary, C. J. Tac
April 2 at 9.30 D.
red upon me by appointing me to for instance, with the strength of chi; Hơn Treasurer, E. Abraham. local estate valued at $147,600 lived enthusiasm over having now to believe that the Re-
be a member of Legislative Council their attack in the Atlantic; Hon League B6c., R. L. Idelfonso; Deceased died on Aug. 12, 1940, at secured, the submission of gent Prince was undoubtedly His Excellency the Governor will has filed me with a solemn sense "About a week ago the Germans Executive Committee E de Souse the Kowloon Hospital intestate. Yugoslavia to their demands after the throne himself be present at the Soccer match to of responsibility beyond anything chimed to have hit two British Ael Arculli, T. Lo and Capt. C. An application by: Armando Maria must have been tremendous (King Peter being 18 next be played tomorrow between the I have ever felt beiore."
battleships with serial torpedoes". H. R. Hyde de Bilva for grant of letters of and, indeed, a touch of the September and coming to the Hongkong Football Association and Mr. Anderson said that he would said Mc Green. This is untrue, No Mixed Doubles League wur administration has been granted ridiculous has been added to throne then has gone up Athletic Federation for the Govers Bestowed upon him and the ene an encouragement to 16 Decure Lege
the Hongkong Chinese Amateur never forget the honour they had but these fairy tales, have been be held this season.
at the uce for seafarers was how their discomature by the fact in smoke. It will be interesants Cup at the Naval Recreation couragement given him.
annte man and Seamen's that the Japanese Premier's Ing to see how the Axis will Ground, Causeway Bay, at 3.30
message" of congratulation to meet the new situation. pm.
it is proved that if everything is the Tem Pr. Lee Hab-long President of going well for the Germans they April the Alumni Association, also spoke, have no need for les".
entries to