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THE HONG KONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT COMPANY, LIMITED.
Notice to Shareholders..
Notice is hereby given that the ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIRST ORDINARY MEETING of Shareholders in the Company will be held at the office of the Company, Queen's Building, Victoria, Hong Kong,
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15-19, Queen's Road Central, Tel. 83225.
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London Office: 63. Fleet Street
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HONGKONG, APRIL 5, 1941.
U.S. SEIZURE OF AXIS SHIPS
"The public could easily help' to, cradicate the 'Dark Markets' by refusing to take less than 40 cattles to the dollar and by com- municating with me direct,
"It is no use, writing to the newspapers about profteering or of dealers dodging our orders.
As
I told you at the last interview,
CONSTABLES ON
and which you duly published the SERIOUS COUNTS
following day, the public, if asked
TWO PRICES
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NEGLECT OF DUTY IS ALLEGED
known Chinese man and woman who had in their possession three: bags of wolframore reasonably
ONE-DAY BLACK-OUT
EXERCISE
The Director of Alr Raid Precautions announces that there will be a short black-out exercise on the night of· Apr. 17.
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The exercise will commence at sunset (6.44 pm.) and will automatically terminate at 10 p.m. on the same night. The signal for the termination of the exercise will be the swit- ching on of all street lights,
A further detailed communi- cation will be issued later, but it should be noted that the exercise will be conducted on the same lines as the previous black-out.
$1,000
SATURDAY, APRIL 5. 1941.
WHAT IS HAPPENING IN FRANCE?-PRESENT EFFECTS
OF TOTAL DEFEAT
"Whatever may have been the reasons for the col- lapse of France last summer, there can be no dispute about that collapse. France experienced real defeat. In total war there can only be two possible results-total victory or total defeat. France got total defeat," said MR. COL- · LIN COOTE, ‘of the LONDON TIMES, when he broad- cast from London yesterday on what was happening in France, today.
"The only cards that weretion as suits the will of the peo- left to her were the French ple." said Mr. Coote. "He says bé Fleet and the French Em-will not go further because that will rehew the bloodshed which he Ipire? Will she play them, or thinks the armistice, stopped.
will she sacrifice them to the enemy?" continued "Mr.
"There are, however, two. possible dangers the first is German impatience and the second is the ineffectiveness of.. some of Marshal Petain's col- leagues. There are, of course, counters to both these dangers.. Against German. impatience can be played the bard of the French Fleet and the French Empire.
by retallers to pay more than the retail price.fixed by order, are re- quested to report the circum- stances to the police or to the Stores Department," said Mr. W. J.
Two Chinese constables attached Anderson, Controller of Stores, when interviewed by a Hongkong to the Yaumati Police Statian, P.C.C. 718 Lo Kan, 31, and P.C.C. Daily Press reporter yesterday, on Thursday, the 24th April. THE RECENT SEIZURE of
"I have received numerous let-247. Tang Cheung, 32, were charged 1941, at noon, for the purpose of
Axis ships and ships be tersall anonymous. One or two before Mr. D. J. N. Anderson at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday receiving a Report of the Dilonging to countries under their names refused to appear as
of those who wrote and who gave with neglect of duty and misioa MERCHANT FINED Coote.
EMBITTERING SHOCK rectors, together with a State Axis domination by the Uni-witnesses when I wanted to product by falling to arrest an un-
Mr. Coote sald that the first of ment of Accounts, and re-electing ted
States Government-secute."
these cards was played in the Battle Directors and Auditors. The similar action is reported to
of Oran. Britain was never sure TRANSFER BOOKS" of
that that action would have taken the have now been taken by the When asked if he was aware of suspected of having been stolen Sum To Be Paid In place if there had been any other Company will be CLOSED from Governments of the South the fact that there existed in and for obtaining from the afore-
alternative. But there had never the 18th April to 24th April 1911, American Republics appears many shops two prices for firewood mentioned persons the wolfram ore Two Instalments!
been any doubt, at least in the to have raised an interesting one for dry, and the other for attempting to dispose of the wol-
Three Chinese, Wong Pul, Lau minds of those who gave the wet wood plus about eight cattles, fram for their own benefit,
Fal and Choi Yuen, were charged orders for the battle, that the re- point of International Law, bark-Mr. Anderson stated that under which, apparently, the there should not be two prices.
Two other men, Cheung Tong. before Mr. S. F. Balfour, at the sult would have been an embitter- f Vichy more or less behind the 28. and Lam Kwong, 32, were District Office South yesterday. Ing shock to the French people.. United States has taken this The allowance of 15 catties," charged with unlawful possession with breach of 'the Defence step. The Axis Powers are, said the Stores Controller. "is of a quantity of wolfram ore rea- of course, questioning the ample. As a matter of fact, there sonably suspected of having been Regulation, published as Govern-
were scarcely any bark when the stolen. legality of this seizure and wood were delivered to the dealers
Mr. C. A. Sutherton Russ appear-Gazette of April 1 by attempting confiscation and аге
en- as this part of a consignment was ed for first defendant while Mr to export from Cheung Chan 22 deavouring to label it as an set off ds loss.".
M. A. da Silva represented second ales (1,042) gunny bags without the permission of the Trade Con- act of war. A legal expert in Reverting to the question of accused, London, however, has fur-vercharging. Mr. Anderson said Defendants were each granted troller on April 3.
that several licences have been) $150 bail. nished evidence to prove that
withdrawn and that no new! the American administration licence has been issued since has exercised a right strictly | April. 1. within the full interpretation of the law. According to this
both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
H. DA LUZ,
Secretary. Hong Kong, 4th April, 1941.
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CHINA LIGHT & POWER CO., LTD.
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Asked if those stores which' had their licences cancelled included those against which the Police
of a clause to cover the acts criminal courts, Mr. Anderson re- of sabotage now being car-plied, "Most decidedly." ried out by the German and Italian crews on these ves- sels, either by scuttling them
B. W. O. F.
ment Notice 388 of 1941 in the
Won Pul was aditionally charged with placing on board the a.. Kwong Shing the 22 bales gunny bags without the consent of the
charterers, agents
or
"They were not allowed to hear anything about Oran, except that French ships had · been sunk and Frenchmen. killed by the British,” said Mr. Coote. "The Germans saw to that The French people were, therefore, only given a part of that story."
"This explains why the Ger- mans have kept their pressure on
scenes. The counter to the second danger is the French people. Let us see, therefore, what is being done by the French people."
COST OF OCCUPATION Mr. Coote said that what he had to say was based on letter which had reached him and on conver- sations which he had had with many people who had come to Mr. Coote declared that the England from France. There was darkest result of the French de-evidence to prove that the Ger- feat was seen in the retention of man occupation of France was run- half-a-million French prisoners inning to £826,000,000 a year. That owners,
Germany. Those prisoners were was more than three times the master, on April 3.
not the potential fighting men of amount that Germany was asked Wong pleaded guilty to both France, but potential workers and NOTICE TO CONSUMERS. expert opinion, the framing have recently taken setion in the REMITTANCES MADE charges, while Lau and Chol plead their retention by the Germans could not pay anything out of the to pay after the last war. France TO ENGLAND ..
jed not guilty. As no evidence was showed that Herr Hitler wanted exports she was allowed to make offered against the second and only to cripple France now and and they were not allowed to keep The following further remit-third defendants they were dis- for the future. tances have been made by the charged with a caution. B.W.OF. to England:-£2,500 to
WRONG' APPELATION HALF FINE PAID the British Red Cross; £115.7.8 to
"It is not difficult to see how First accused was fined $1,000 on these German attempts will pre-
The only cargoes which France the Lord Mayor's Air Raid distress Fund-representing a donation as
the first charge, with a conviction vent any attempt to restore the had been allowed to keep were two
and the National a result of the Hongkong. Police registered against him on
economic life of ship-loads of four which had been Force and Police Reserve Dance; second. On defendant stating that France," continued Mr. Coote. "I despatched. to unoccupied France
March £19.15.5 representing February and he did not have sufficient money to have often seen in the newspaper under American auspices.
contributions. from the pay the fine immediately, he was reference to what are called pro- Kowloon Dock Recreation Club in permitted to pay $650 down and British and anti-British feelings
the balance within one week. ald of St. Dunstans.
in France, That is not a proper Total remittances to date The bags were ordered to be appelation. The feelings in France
confiscated...
should be judged by whether or amount to £34,950.5.3.
not they are pro-French or anti- French.. It really comes to the same thing. because if they are pro-French, they will be British"
10,000 TONS
Notice is hereby given that the Company's standard charges will be increased as from 17th March, 1941, by adding a 10% surcharge to the amounts charged for or damaging them complete- FIREWOOD DUE electricity consumed for lighting 1, was the result of a similar and power as per meters read on
experience in the last war, NEXT WEEK when the United States join-, in the course of an and after 24th April, 1941.
ed in the hostilities. A num-yesterday, a Hongkong Daily Press Interview The existing scale of discounts ber of enemy ships which reporter will remain in force.
was informed by Mr. were then in American har-W. J. Anderson. stores Controller, bours were found to be irre-that three ships, carrying a total trievably damaged by their of 10,000 tons of firewood, will be arriving at Hongkong in the early part of next week.
By order of the Board of Directors,
D. W. MUNTON,
Manager. Hong Kong, 8th March, 1941.
crews.
SUPPLIES
During last month 15 cases of THE U.S. ESPIONAGE ACT, The first ship due within the supplies were shipped by B.W.OF. which was set up in 1919, next two days will have
ap-to England as under:-5 Cases of provided that, in a national proximately 4.000 tons of wood. Hospital Supplies to the British 139 emergency, declared by the
Red Cross; 4 Cases of Old Clothes to the British Red Cross; 2 Cases President, foreign vessels in
lapse of the Governor's "rest-of Woollen Comforts to the RAF American waters could be
Depot; 1 Case of Woollen Comforts dence which cannot be just
to the Womens' Auxiliary Terri-
UNION WATERBOAT
CO..
LTD.
Notice to "Shareholders
Det.-Sgt. MacMahon prosecuted.
NEWSETTES
3
His Excellency the Governor will give small official luncheon party at Government House on Monday, April 7, at 1.15 p.m.
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pro-
even the imparts which reached France, because the Germans and the Italians wanted them.
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"The consequences of defext are not foreseen until defeat takes place," went Mr. Coote. They seem Incredible; -- until they happen. So mach then, for the German „gen- erosity, of which Admiral Dar- Ian spoke. And there is. evi- dence that the French people understand the truth, even if he does not."
Mr. Coote declared that there were serious 'contradiction as to ** BRITISH BOMBING what was really happening in Mr. Coote said that there was France. The French "Quislings" also evidence that the French peo--- seized. This Act is now read brushed aside. In the first torial Service; 2 Cases of Woollen
M. Laval, Admiral Darlan, and ple in occupied France do not ob- their friends had formed a new Ject to the bombing by the British in conjunction with the
An official dinner party will be party under German allegiance, of the occupied ports. They sneer- Right of Angary in Inter- place, this falling to pieces Comforts to the Royal Navy De-Given by His Excellency the but they had only been able to ed at the Germans for not being national Law, which gives a
has certainly come at a most pot: 1 Case of Woollen Comforts Governor at Government House scrape together some 15,000 mem- able prevent these attacks and inopportune moment. belligerent the right to seize
bers. No other cause could have they cheered the British pilots who attracted such a few people. cost of fitting up other ac-
made' daylight sweeps 'over the or destroy (subject to com-
commodation in keeping with pensation) neutral property, under the stress of militäry
the dignity and status of the THREE REGISTRY will be given by His Excellency the dismissal of M. Laval by Marshal which he had received which did
to the Army Depot. The
on Monday, Aprij 7, at 8.30 p.m.
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A small official luncheon party
Governor at Government House today at 1.15 pm.
.
It is learned that Lt. "K. E
of Cambridge's j
(Duke
ADMIRAL DARLAN
j
Tuesday, the 15th April, 1941 at could also be exercised Dyment House at an early date. whyte-Smith, Registrar of Mar-juntil Capt. 5. H. Batty-Smith has as a sort of universal minister and body liked to admit that they
24th March, 1941.
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“As Mr. Churchill said in penetrating broadcast once Sleep gathered strongly for the morning, for the morning: will come and come it will. And when it comes, it will make shadows of those who conquered France.”: Back!
Mr. Coote then referred to the country. There was not a letter
Petain in September last and to not tell of the sacrifices which the The Thirty-sixth Annual Geo- necessity. The legal expert, official residence of.. the
the fact that M. Laval had still not French people were making in the "eral Meeting of Shareholders will to whom we have referred King's representative will fall WEDDINGS
been permitted to come back to the hope of a British victory. ⠀ be held at the Offices of Messrs. above, expressed the view heavily on a much burdened
Vichy Government:
Mr. Coote said that there were At the Registry, Supreme Court,
Frenchmen who might have other Dodwell & Co., Ltd., Hongkong that though this right is held exchequer and provision will yesterday, Miss Nina Reeze was Young, 1st Bn. The Middlesex Re- and Shanghai Bank Building on by belligerent nations, it
have to be made additionally married by special licence to Mr. giment
"There is another aspect or views. When people were smart- for building a new Govern-Spencer Moosa, journalist, residing Own) will act as Alde-de-Camp this," went on Mr. Coote, "Now ng under defeat, mental processes a.m. for the purpose of non-belligerents in their own
at the Gloucester Hotel, Mr. T. B to His Excellency the Governor we find Admiral Darlan appearing sometimes became tortuous. No- receiving the report of the interests. The question that THERE IS also the fact rlages, officiated.
fully recovered from the effects holding many offices simultaneous-looked for salvation through some- General Managers together with now arises is whether, having that, as the residence of the Other weddings, with Mr. J. of his recent accident.
ly. At the same time, Admiral one else. Darlan continues to rush, to and "A feeling of hopelessness a Statement of Accounts for the seized these vessels, the Governor of the Colony, those Reynolds, Deputy Registrar, affi-
ciating, were:- year ended 31st December, 1940. United States has the right responsible for the upkeep
His Excellency the Governor will fro between Vichy and Paris and among some, with the expectation The Transfer Books of the to requisition them for her and maintenance of public geant. Royal Marines, of H. M. 8. ing of the H. K. Rifle Association
Mr. Sydney Gordon Dark, ser- be present at the Annual Meet-geems to be reaching more and that our defeat must follow hers, more co-operation with the is possible," declared Mr. Coote. enemy."
But there are brave people in Company will be closed from 1st own use. The point is being buildings should have kept it Tamar, and Miss Mary Augusta tomorrow and will be the guest
Referring to Admiral Darlan's France, who, however, cannot act April to 15th April, 1941 both studied carefully by U.S. legal under careful surveillance. Brown, of No. 3 Ching Lung Street, of the Association at luncheon recent complaint about the British until the hold of the enemy on days inclusive.
circles. A pronouncement on With the several additions second four:
At 4 pm. Els Excellency will give blockade of food for France, Mr. them is relaxed. this subject may have far-that have been made to the No. 10 Bai Yeung Choi Street, top
Mr. Yuen Shu-gao, merchant, of away the prizes.
Coote said: “Admiral Darlan, said DODWELL & CO., LTD., reaching effects as far as it building at various times, the floor, and Miss Chow Bih-ching, of
that the Germans are showing An instructive, and interesting more generosity than the British General Managers. gives other neutral countries old foundations erected on a No. 44 Caine Road, second floor,
talk on modern methods in the to France because the Germans the right to act similarly. built up terrace must have
treatment of pulmonary tuber-have restored part of the food they ANNOUNCEMENT undergone a terrible strain. The following forthcoming mar-fan to a large gathering of mem British have blockaded all food to culosis was given by Dr. Li Shu- had stolen from France, while the A.R.P. BLUNDER? But what actually led to the rtages are announced:
bers of the Hongkong University France. THE REVELATION that present state of affairs ap- Mr. Chan Kam-hon, hair dresser. Medical Society in the School of the residence of the Gover- pears to be the tunnelling ac-of No. 35 Johnston Road, and Miss Surgery yesterday evening.
The nor in Hongkong is tumbling tivities of the A.R.P. Depart-Ho Lal-shan, of the same address; lecture was illustrated by lantern down and that urgent search ment. The anxiety to pro-No, 240 Des Voeux Road Central, and Dr. L was thanked by Prof Mr. Wong Yit-hing, student, of slides. Mr. T. C. Pang presided
modate His Excellency and staff with safe shelter from 17 Ya Chau Street; his staff elsewhere has, probable. air raids is, of Mr. Tsang Nang-hong, mer- His Excellency the Governor A daring robbery was committed in the Colony. The fact that knowing the age of the build-Bonham Road,
but chant, of No. 127 Caine Road, and gave an ometal dinner party at naturally, created quite a stir course, commendable,
Miss Chan Luen-gang, of No. 40 Government" House last night in in Bonham Strand yesterday morn the building is nearly a hun- ing, it would have been wiser
Cariton Court, justices refused honour of "Air Chief Marshal Bit Mr. Coote declared, that it was to accept an alternative definition ing, a' mari named Lam Kwani-hon, assistant manager of the Tak Ondred years old as old, it may to construct such shelter in
Robert Brooke-Popham, d. C. V. O clear that what Admiral Darlan by Webster of "foul" as meaning Import and Export Firm, being be said, as the Colony itself the
K. C. B., CM G., D. 8. O., A. F. C. and his friends were doing did not "not clean, soiled or, muddy," on convenient neighbour, “CHURCHILL" MUGS and Sir Archibald Clark Kerr, correspond to the intentions of which Melbourne City Council bundled into a waiting car where under British rule is, of hood of the grounds. If, as
FOR U.S. he was relieved of $13,000.
KOM G. The latter, accom those who have been humble based & prosecution. "under- the course, well recognised and we understand, the A.R.P
panied by Mr. 1 C, Mackenzie, enough to express them. There Health Act Lam had been to a bank in what is being said today of Department insisted on this beer mugs embellished with the staying at Government House for generous co-operators with Ger- Lazar Silverstein, dyer, of Arnold- Great quantities of porcelain arrived here yesterday and will be was a big contrast between the They dismissed a charge against Bonham Strand to draw a sub-many ancient structures in excavation below Government likeness of Prime Minister Winston three or four days stantial sum and was walking away from it when he was accost- London, which have been House against the expert Churchill smoking a cigar have
many in the Vichy Government st, Carlton, of having discharged and the views of the people of foul water down a drain ed by two men. They forced him destroyed by bombs, “Well, advice of P.WD. engineers, successfully been transported
France. AGAY
A similar case against Blverstein into a waiting car, which was it was old enough to be pull-lt merely discloses another across the Atlantic to America, the driven at high speed towards ed down, anyway" might be case of the blundering me- New York Times reported, vage Officer. Mr. W. IL Vine, re- "Marshal", Petain's attitude Is Stapleton, JP, who ther Shaukiwan. Near Talkoo Dock, accepted as a light dismissal thods of this department and described the likeness of the Bri" this message: The house before he will stick to the letter of its don of foul as
The New York Times reportcently included a latchkey with that, having signed the armistice. must accept Webster Lam was pushed out of the car of the whole subject. There should call for a full invest Palme Minister on the mugs ing to this key has been bombed: terms and will only consent to such smelling sam which, was last seen being driven towards Shatankor,
are other aspects of this col-tigation.
as "pugnaciou.”
AUDACIOUS is being made to accom, vide His Excellency and his and Miss Wyla Lee, student, of No. R., C. Robertson.
HOLD-UP
As a matter of fact, the Germana hays restored nothing and have merely agreed to an exchange of goods between Germany and unoccupied France. Thus, Admiral Darian ols only carrying on M Laval's policy, only three months later" than. M. Laval wanted to do
it."
JUSTICES IGNORE WEBSTER
The postbag of the LMS. Bas- MARSHAL'S ATTITUDE G-last August was dismissed by Mr.
piesse, accept for salvage”
a measure of economic co-opera- water produced had little snel