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WOMEN KEEP UP SPIRIT OF ENGLAND, SAYS DR.
WINIFRED CULLIS
those concerned will be main- tained.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 2-It is the women of England, back Or the Immediate prospects
of the Royal Air Force, back of the army, back of the industry, ahead of the Company I fear that they are "not bright. It is true lack of everything, that are keeping up the spirit of England. that from the beginning of saccording thr. Winifred Cullis, professor of physiology at the year the returns have shown con-niversity of London. siderable improvement, but con-
"If the women lost courage," ditions in the Macas line are far she declared, "that attitude would from being stable, and the better soon be reflected in the men.” returns can in no wise be accepted
as an indication that we have seen the last of the lean times.
Your Directors," after, careful' consideration, have decided to lay
FAR EAST TRIP
Dr. Cullis received a year's leave of absence from her university a trip through the position for
England are She reagh- the final
ANTI-AIR RAID TRAINING
up the Chungshan. The vessel's Far East to bring to British women Defence Corps To Get in the Far East true reports of Year's Instruction. capacity for cargo is very Hmited,
women in and with the passenger traffic what the
Leaders of guard and defence subjected to not only the immi-doing to win the war.
corps and other organisations in- gration but the cholera restric-ed here by clipper on
in air defence will be tlong as well, the decision to lay leg of her journey back to London.terested
"Behind the British fighting given training for a year, from her up until conditions should im- prove appears to be the only forces backing up the RAF April 1st, according to an
mending balloons, checking onnouncement by the Home Minis- Concerning the Taishan. your bombs, growing vegetables on top try. Dome! reports. Directors, in consideration of the of bomb shelters, doing virtually high price of coal, are considering every line of work that ordinarily the question of converting her falls to men only, you'll find the into an oll fuel burner. It is for English woman," she declared.
course open.
tunate that the construction of the ship will not require more than a reasonable outlay for the con version.
i
The Adoption of the Report and Accounts WAS proposed by the Chairman and seconded by Mr. M. H. Lo..
"The Spitfires may be, win- ning the war, but the Women are the spirit of England.
SAME SPIRIT
FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 1941.
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The measure was decided by the authorities of the Home Ministry after study of the nation-wide air drills which have been held in the past. They decided the quall- fications of ledders of organisa- tions interested in air defence" have a good deal to do with the success of air drills
As a result, the future will see authorities in charge of air-raid drills bending their efforts to im- prove the standards of civilians whose task it is to give guidance i to people in air drills,
"In all my trip through the Far East, talking to groups of women, and men, too. I found that same SHAREHOLDER'S QUESTIONS
spirit. "British women in Japan for instance, have no access to Mr. W. E. Kirby then asked:-
Was an arrangement entered news from England." They have into with agents of Indo-China only German reports, that are transhipment cargo at Macao distorted, and a few short wave of training leaders of air defence whereby the Company's steamer broadcasts from England. They organisations was announced by was placed at their disposal to the were immensely heartened to learn the Home, Ministry on March 20th. exclusion of local Chinese cargo? the truth."
In Japan. Dr. Cullly was not permitted
in to talk, but Shanghai, Hongkong and no- tably the Netherlands Indies she was free to make publie addresses.
If so, has not, this arrangement reacted against the Company's in- terests, in that, while shipment of Indo-China cargo was discontinu- ed, local shippers whose cargo had formerly been shut out transferred their business to other tonnage?"
Mr. Lt.replied, and said that no "The Dutch people were magt Chinese cargo had been shut out,ficent," she declared. "It would and the arrangements were made only take two words to send them because of the higher returns to
the wildest cheers-Spitfire Into the Company.
and Churchill* •
CHURCHILL'S BIRTHDAY
"In one Ittle plantation. com-
The first part of the programme
It will be completed by the latter part of September when this year's; nation-wide air-raid drills will start, lasting for 10 days.
The latter part of the program- me of training air defence leaders will be worked out in the light of the results of the nation-wide drills in the fall.
THE PROGRAMME The items of the programme which has been announced in- clude the following:
Mr. Kirby:. The steamer Tai Ming after an extensive lay-up
1. For a week from the first has recently been placed on the
part of April leaders of guard and Macao service, in, it is understood, munity I asked why the flags were detence
corps throughout the direct opposition to the Company's flying and they said it was 105 country will attend `a course o sailing. Would it be correct to say Churchill's birthday.
lectures on "fundamentals of air
that the interested party in the In Singapore I talked to women, deferice to be given in Tokyo by operating of the Tai Ming is the manager of the Company's Chi-of every nationality even the the Home Ministry with the sub-
wives or Sikh policemen.“
port of the army and navy. nese Department and if so, is any action being taken or under con- The British government has
sponsor lectures for chiefs of air additional sideration by the Directors to deal granted Dr. Cullis, an
defence sections in, police sta- with this apparently extraordinary month's leave for a lecture tour tons, fire stations, and elty, town, state of affairs?
and village offices between April
Mr. Li: The ship was not run by the Company's Chinese Manager, and it was not running in direct opposition to the Kinshan.
OFFICERS RE-ELECTED
On the proposal of Mr. Wei Tat, seconded by Mr. Kwan Yau- kwong, the Hon. Mr. Li Tse-fong and Sir Robert Ea Tung. were re-
the United States
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DEFENCE WORK "They work in the defence in dustries
machinists. They elected to the Board of Directors; often refuse to go to the shelters while the confirmation of the elec-when raids are on, but merely put tion of Mr. D. L. Newbigging was on their steel helmets and con- proposed by Mr. W. E. Kirby, tinue at work, seconded by Mr. Wong Chik
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2. Prefectural Governments will CHURCHILL CALLED STOP PRESS
A "BOBBY- DAZZLER"
"In England," she said, "women ist and June 30th. The lectures "Winston Churchill is, to use an are doing every
Australian phrase, kind of work will last two or three days.
a bobby- They knit in the trains, theatre 3. Prefectural Governments will dazzler a real 'crackerjack, whu
lectures dressing rooms, and army posts sponsor
for leaders of thrives on combat." This tribute where they serve as hostesses. guard and defence corps between to the British Prime Minister was May 1st and June 30th. The lec-paid by the Australian Prime Min- tures will last two or three days. ister. Mr. Menzies, in Manchester. 4. The Home Ministry will spon-"He is one of the greatest leaders sor lectures for leaders of air-in all history. one of that rare defence inspection corps between type of men who on best under
June 30th. The April 1st and
strain." lectures, which will last two days.
Terming President Roosevelt's will be held according to the areas into which the military and naval all-out appeal for help to the de- districts will be divided.
mocractes" "magnificent," Mr. Men-- 5. The Home Ministry will spon-ies sald, "this American attitude scr lectures for civillans in charge proves that, to be neutral, you of matters related to air defence need not be entirely unintelligent, on the sea with the support of holding no. opinions on war, as "Those who are obliged to con- the War, Navy, and Communica-'some neutrals have thought. It tinue as housewives,
also shows you can be neutral and cultivate tions Ministries. every available inch of garden space, even
to the top of bomo shelters
"They Fun telephone centrais Messrs. Linstead and Davis and
that report and check on every Messrs. Lowe, Bingham and Mat- bomb hit and material sent out to thews were reappointed Auditors on the proposal of Mr. Wei Tal, repair damages. They run trucks
and act as messenger riders.
seconded by Mr. L. B. Wood.
THOSE PRESENT Those present were the Hon. Mr. Li Tse-fong (Chairman), Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo, Sir Robert Ho Tung, Mr. J. P. Braga, Mr. L. B. Wood, Mr. D. L Newbigging. Mr. Lo Tung- fan (Directors), Mr. H. da. Luz (Secretary), and Messrs. M. H. Lo, Wei Tat, Kwan Yau-kwong, W. E. Kirby and Wong Chik (share- holdera),
"Doomed Battalion" Commander Killed
Badminton Semi-finals Concluded
The semi-finals of the Colony
badminton championships were
completed at the Kowloon C.C.
6. Cities, towns, and villages will still give tremendous assistance to sponsor lectures for heads of air-a combatarit country." defence sections in town assert- Mr. Menzies described Hitler as blies, leaders of neighbourthood nolding the views of Alice in associations, and men in smaller Wonderland that "what I say three factories. They will be held for times. is true," except that "Hitler two or three days from July 1st says it 30 times, and it is still to September 30th.
1. Factory associations in vari- ous prefectures will.. sponsor lec- tures for men in charge of matters related to air defence in the larger į factorles. They will be held be- tween April 1st and, June 36th
SHANGHAI, Apr. 24 (Reuter) last night with a Mixed Doubles, Chinese Colonel Haleh Ching-yuan, Com Junior Doubles and Senior Singles mander of the "Doomed Batta-
the
Communists
untrue
CAR STOLEN
A Morris saloon car, No. 4295, was reported stolen from the Jor- dan Road car park between 3 to 9 p.m. yesterday.
Tseng Huen, of Chuch Sun Knit-
ting Factory, at No. 314, Tong Mel
Road, reported that he left, the car
and boarded the ferry about.3 p.m. He returned about 9 p.m. and found CHUNGKING, April 24 (Central) the car missing.
HONG KONG TIDE TABLE. From 26 Apr. to 1 May 1941,
HIGH. WATER.
Wook
Blanth
Scintillating play marked Urged To Abolish lon," was stabbed to death in senior gamme Bud the mixed
Border Regime the Internment camp in the In- doubles, while the junior doubles ternational Settlement, Shanghal, also reached a fair standard after this morning by two interned slow start. members of the Battalion, who The best match was in the mix-Kung Ho-chung, former member also seriously wounded the ed doubles in which P. K. Hool and of the Central Executive Commit- Miss U. Khoo, winners in 1939, tee of the Chinese Communist The assaltants were overpower-beat the strong Recreio pair, M. A Party who voluntarily withdrew
his membership from the Chinese A seaman, Richard Donavan, 35, Sun. 27 ed and handed over to the police Oliver and Miss M. Silva.
In the Senior Singles, M. P. Communist Party in 1934 and is reported to be missing from a by other internees.
joined the Kuomintang, has ad ship in Kowloon Bay since Wed-Mon. 28 dressed an open letter to the Chin-nesday. ese Communists in which he asked
Second-In-Command. -
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CHESS RESULTS
in
- Two games were played tast night
the Junior. Chess championship. R, Danenberg drew with A. Kirrul and W.-Lee beat J H. Almeida.
Daily Press, Léd,, at Marina House, third floor, 15-19,- Queen's
with the Kuomintang in the dual Printed and Published by Henry Lloyd Murrow, for the Hongkong Senior Bingles: Patrick Wong task of resistance and reconstruc beat M. P. Yoong 15-14, 15-3.
tion.
Road Central, Hongkong, London Office: 53
Yoong, as expected, gave Patrick wong, holder, a good fight but collapsed in the second set. ··
A Russian seaman, Victor Ptou- Thes. 29 them to abolish their separate polishenko, 42, reported missing from Wed 30 Last night's results were
a ship aince 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Mixed Doubles: F. K, Hoof' and Lical organisation known as the consider beat M. A. "Border. Government," Ullan Khoo Miss
was traced at mid-day yesterday Thu. Oliveira and Miss M. Silva. 15-10, the 18th Group Army as part of and is now detained by the Police. 13-15, 15-4
the Chinese Army and not the Junior Doubles: C.C. Pereira and army of the Communist Party, and A. R. Xavier beat K., Fung and T. keep their promise to co-operate S. Young 14-12, 15-8
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