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$32.50 A PLATE DINNER! JAPANESE TRY TO DAZZLE WAITERS IN BATAVIA
BATAVIA (By Mail).—Japan's economie delegation to the East Indies spread a small dinner at a leading Batavia Hotel the other night.
Orchids burned in purple fury against the snow-white, cloth. Each place at table was a glittering fortress of crystal and silver. Walters appeared in endless relays, bearing food and fine wine. Just a small dinner for some sixty friends. The cost per plate was $32.50.
It was a show, what Hollywood | ning the friendship of the 65,000,- would call a "prestige production." 000 natives.
TO DAZZLE WAITERS
an
Greek War Weakened German War Machine
"We have thrown a most suc-
MONDAY, APRIL 28; 1941.
FOREIGN MAILS
HONUKONG, MONDAY, 23th APRIL, 1941.
The public are reminded that it is a breach of postal
cessful spanner into the German regulations to enclose in a postal cover communications intend- works," said Mr. L.-M. Amery, ed for persons other than the addressee. Secretary of State for India, in a speech yesterday defending the British military deci ton in sena- To them, Japan presents a fairing aid to Greece.
The fact, too, that Japanese tex- tiles, tin plate, bicycles, tennis rackets etc, consistently underseil all competition is a valuable point in the campaign.
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"We could not hope." he said. "to send forces comparative in strength with those we were aware Hitler was capable of bring- ing to bear, but there were several excellent reasons for our intrusion. "Hitler did not want to fight war in the Balkans, We not only
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It was designed, not for the and smiling face. Japanese mer- By forcing Hitler to fight, said Dutch guests
(who know how chants, shopkeepers and tradea- | Mr, Amery, we have weakened his atrattened are Japan's finarices), men are little models of grace and war machine, disorganised bis
forebearance. They but to dazzle, the battalions of
never lose supply system and upset his time never display temper, schedule for many months Japanese walters. And it probably patience, did. Japanese hoped that the re-Not even in Japan, and certainly come. port" of the party. mounting in not in China or Korea, docs a cus-.
Simultaneously, in Washington. splendor as it went, would spread tomer find himself so indubitably Lord Hailfax was delivering
right through many a native kampong (community), They created illusion of richness and power,
Japan is deeply interested in the rich Indles. Rer spokesmen seldom overlook the opportunity to assert that this Dutch colony is an Integral part of the Japanese plan In the reverse relationship. for a "greater East Asia." Hol-when the native is the seller, Jap landers have no intention of sub-anèse deportment is equally im- forced him to concentrate the scribing to the plan. The issue peccable. You never see a Japan-full weight of his military ma-Alr Mall by "Pan American Airways Direct may be decided by war.
ese haggling over the fare with achine, but we made him pay dear- FAIR & SMILING
taxi driver. He listens patiently Meanwhile, Japanese in the is to the anguished wall for another lands are busily engaged in win-ten cents, sometimes pays it.
Recently, no less a person than Kenkichi Yoshitawa, head of the THEFT IN CHURCH Japanese delegation, travelled far up-country with his entourage, to During morning service at St. pay his respects to two Japanese Referring to the campaigns in Andrew's Church yesterday, a potentates, the Sultan of Joja-North and East Africa, Lord Hall member of the congregation, Mr. karta, and the Soesoehonan of fax said that General Sir Arch!- Heath, had the misfortune to dis-Surakarta, cover that his overcoat had been It is subtle warfare, difficult to taken from a bench nearby, I was subsequently recovered and it is learned two men have been arrested in connexion with the alleged larceny.
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OUTDOOR APPAREL STOLEN, Mrs. J. A. Smalley. of No. 12A. Mody Road, first floor, has "re- ported to the Police that between 6.30 p.m. and 7.30 p.m. on Satur-
day, some person came in through the open front door to the house
and removed from the hall stand some $40 worth of outdoor ap- parel
"INTEREST TAX”
combat, eminently within the law. Dutch experts claim it has made no great headway with the natives: Most of them are apathetic to poll ties. Some have heard about the Japanese in China, Korea and Manchukuo..
But the campaign continues.
FURTHER DETAILS OF R.A.F. ATTACK
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LONDON, Äpril 27 (BWS)- Friday night's RAF. attack Elel, when the weather was dark, TO BE INTRODUCED | but clear, is further described by
A new tax-an "Interest Tax"——
the Air Ministry news service.
Main objectives were the ship-
ly for every inch of ground and inficted losses on R scale which their effect will not be without when they become known ini, Ger
many."
NOTHING TO LEARN
bald Wavell and General Cunning- ham had nothing much to learn about the art of war and we can depend upon them to adjust, the situation in North Africa more to our content.
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said. The German "people spite of know well that in their long run of success. Hitler has not won the only victory that can ever be decisive.
SEPTIC SCALDS
Tse Hun, 38, employed on board cargo boat No. 73, was admitted to the Kowloon Hospital yester- day suffering from septic scalds to his back caused, he said. by a
will probably be embodied in the yards, especially the Germania and burst steam pipe some five days final recommendations of the Re-Deutsche Werke yards, which bulld ago.
constituted War Taxation
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MR. CHURCHILL
Continued from Page 1
her own army.
Statements from Australla and
their light many crews were able ed by the Hongkong Construction The proposals of the Sub-Com- to make out extensive areas de-and Engineering Company and mittee of Three will be considered vastated in earlier raids.
residing at No. 24, Shanghai at a meeting of the full committee The many high explosive bombs Street, first floor, was admitted to New Zealand troops without using dropped on Friday night burst in Kowloon Hospital yesterday suffer- all parts of the target area. The ing from a fractured, skull 518- usual heavy barrage, by which the tained when he fell down from a Germans signal the importance height during a construction job they attach to Kiel, met our bom- at Kowloon GodowLS, bers as they went in.
week
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The tax on unearned' income, it is understood, will be limited in scope as, for instance, it will. not be applicable to bank de- posits or to dividends, on the ground that the latter bave been taxed by payment of Corporation Profits Tax
There were reports of shells
REMARKABLE FEAT
FALL TO DECK
SERIOUSLY ILL
INONU ON
. TURKISH
COAST
ANKARA, Apr. 27 (Reuter)--It is evidence at Home gave the denial
now learned that President Inonu to that,
Referring to the tragedy of has gone to Smyrna on the Tur-- Yugoslavia, the Premier said that kish coast facing the Greek Is- when the people of Yugoslavia roselands."
Allled shipping, it is pointed out, will now have to use the ports in Southern Turkey.
f
bursting near and sometimes even. While engaged in painting the one spontaneous surge of revolt Fase and speed with which the doing slight damage, but the Bri- mast on board boat No. 2273V atthey saved the future of their Germans have captured the Greek tish aircraft got through the cur- Kowloon about 8.10 p.m. yester country though it was too late to Islands controlling the approach to. the Dardanelles are causing It is also envisaged, that there stantial load of bombs.
tains of fire to drop a very sub-day, a foki, Lam Hung, 43, fell save the immediate position,
They were shot down by the Huns concern in Turkey!" some 25 feet to the deck, suffer-
before they could even raise and will be a tightening up of thi
The attack on Wilhelmshaven ing head injuries. Removed to
army to resist the Germans. Ordinance clauses covering Busi- was less heavy, but proportionate- the Kowloon Hospital, he was ness Profits, Tax, which is held hly as successful.
found to be suffering from con-
The Greeks had now been forced
MORE IMPORTANCE Government to have given an un-
cussion and his condition is, re-into a similar position and it had
With this development, lines proportionate yield compared with
garded as serious.
been left to the Anzacs and the
communication In the course of successful day- the Corporation Profits Tax, and
and supply British units there to fight their
through Iraq-where the British there is a possibility of taxes under light attacks on an ofl tanker of
way back to the sea.
assume the War Revenue Ordinance being the coast of Norway, one engine A 75-year-old woman, unidenti- After reference to the possibility troops recently landed - increased to some extent.
British action is thus, shown to A.A. fire and put out of action.fied, was picked up in Des Voeux of further dangers in Egypt and greater importance. ABYSSINIAN CHIEFS safely back on the long journey she was unconscious when taken the Black Sea. they may dominate The captain brought the aircraft Road Central yesterday apparent- the Mediterranean, Mr. Churchill
ly knocked down by a tramcar. said, "The Germans may dominate be all the more timely.
Some quarters believe the Ger- ASSUME DUTIES on, one engine without further
mishap a remarkable feat of to Queen Mary Hospital and is the Casplan. We shall do our best mans driving towards Egypt may attempt to "by-pass" Turkey by ADDIS ABABA, Apr. 27 (Reuter) airmanship. The tanker vessel, of seriously . . ·
to beat them and fight them way of the Dodecanese Islands, wherever they go..
where Italy has bases in the Bast- There is one thing of which ern Mediterranean,
safety from his incursions in the
of one of our alrcraft was hit by
-The chiefs selected by Emperor at least 15.000 tons, was on fire Halle Selassie have begun to func- when last seen and volumes of tion as they did before the Italian black smoke were pouring from conquest.
amidships
$40 Thousand In Notes In Two Cane Baskets!
·A Chinese police constable in Des Voeux Boad West made a wrong surmise yesterday. Seeing two men proceeding along carry- ing two cane baskets, he decided to investigate and found that these. contained some $40,000 in hank-noten.
This, he thought, was a rather large sum of money and he sur- „gested to the men that they accompany him to the Police "Station.
Neither man wanted to go there. -
had
The two
⚫ man come from
тап.
Bald
they abode of the person to whom they Kwangchow- were to hand over the money. The They were.. about to man" was found, the money paid 'visit some person to whom they over. Non-plussed and rather would pay the money in connexion |chagrined, the constable went back with a transaction involving the on duty... sale of some pigs
Should his eye alight this new
PRINCE BERNHARD am certain. Hitler cannot find WINS HIS "WINGS" East, the Near East or
the Far
ITALIAN GOVERNOR LONDON, April 27 (Reuter)-East. He must conquer this island FOR MONTENEGRO Prince Bernhard of the Nether by invasion or he must cut the
ROME, Apr. 27 (Reuter)-Mon- lands wore his R.A.F. "wings" in ocean's lifeline which binds us to tenegro is to have an Italian public for the first time today. the United States.
civil commissioner, according... tó These."wings" can only be worn
"When I compare the position at the official Italian news agency. by fully qualified RAF: pilota. Home today with what it was in A member of the Italian diplo- He was attending a Netherlands the summer of last year I feel that matic corps has been nominated meeting in London. The Nether- there is much to be thankful for. to this post and left for Gettiname. lands Prime Minister, addressing We may be confident that we The occupation of Greek terri the gathering. said that Queen shall give a very good account of tory adjoining Albania by Italian Wilhelmina would not return to ourselves. More than that it would troops and the setting up of Rolland until her country was once he boastful to say, less than that new administration is proceeding more 100 per cent. Dutch.
it would be foolish to bellove.” apace. It was announced.” Janina le included in this territory "for
Increase In Road Deaths
kona who died in Britain as the
Mr. Churchili sald. that it was indescribable relief to learn of the strategical and geographical res- decision taken by the President and people of the United Statessanime stammen volan
sona."
for neets of American flying boats or put them within our reach and to patrol the waters of the West that is what it now seems the Ame
ern Hemisphere and to notify|ricans are going to do and that
LONDON, Apr. 27 (BWB)-An- the British of the lurking of U-18 why I feel a strong conviction The two men did not want to go day on the sight of a street urchin nouncing the figures of those per- boats and raiders in those waters, that though the battle of the At- to any police station and they re-playing on the sidewalk with w
"When I aald ten weeks ago, lantic will be long and hard it has sisted the constable. He prevalled handful of gold coins, he will sur-result of road
accidents during Give us the tools and we will finish now entered upon a far more upon them to accompany him. mise, and quite philosophically, March, the Ministry of Transport the Job, I meant give them to us favourable phase." They finally did go. Investigations that these came from a rich uncle states that the total number was were carried out.
in Ningpo more far and will dis-834 as against 499 in March, 1940. PAID OVER
credit all claims that they were half met their death through road Of the total, a little less than The two men from Kwangchow-obtained in any other wise.
were accompanied, to the
accidents during black-out hours.
wan
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