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EDITORIAL
KOWLOON WOOD SALE
Picture shows heaps of fir tree wood on sale yesterday.— (King's Studio).
WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 1941.
CHINESE YOUTH | HERR HITLER'S HOPES AND
DAY
Letter Sent To American Students
The following letter was sent to the American Students' Union, of |New York by the Chinese Youth League," the University Students' Union and the Youths' War Relief Association in connexion with Chi- nese Youth Day on May 4:-
The American Student Union,
New York,
Dear
U. B. A.
FEARS AS SHOWN IN
HIS RECENT SPEECH
Emphasising that the success of strategy must depend to a very great extent on an ünderstanding of the enemy's designs and that strategy covers not only the military but the economic field, MAJOR LEWIS HAST- INGS, B.B.C. military commentator, broadcast from Lon- don yesterday on what the British had learned about Herr Hitler's hopes and fears.
"Herr Hitler is a formid- ̃due to consequences of the able antagonistic," continued blockade.
HITLER'S FEAR Major Hastings, " but his
"Now I think we can see what friends, We have great mental process is not com- is in Herr Hitler's mind. He pleasure to inform you that May 4plete. When he asserts with makes it clearer still when he says is the Chinese Youth Day. Twenty-exceptional violence he mere-Force of arms will never made us two years ago today, a large group ly gives himself away. Let yield. So this fear is still there and lurking. Every German re- therefore, éxamine his members the story of the last war.
of students at Peking, now called | Peiping, staged a demonstration,
us
ALLEVIATING HARDSHIP warning the government not to speech on Sunday objectively Towns and territories occupied all
OF COLONY POOR
Good Response To Cheap Sale Of Fuel
":
accept the infamous Twenty-one and without comment. Let over Europe and the illusion of Demands of Japan. The movement us ignore the boasts and jeers certain triumph maintained up to succeeded in bringing about a and rhetoric and get at the the last moment. thorough awakening of the people underlying facts.
and building up a new China.
During the War of Resis-
NO CLAIMS MADE ·
tance.
Chinese
"In the first place he makes no many
Souths have dedicated their lives to claims to victory in the present the
their cause of
year 1941 It is true that he said) mother
this year would be inscribed as the country.
most glorious in the annals of the
duties.
and
nation, but in point of fact, this
||
THE NEAR FAST-
of the defeat of Britain has been "Now to turn to the Near East," altered from time to time, but it continued Major Hastings. "In was clearly stated this spring, Iraq our first reaction has been to this summer, this autumn would attack the hostile aerodromes. To see a triumphant conclusion.' deny them to the enemy is of Årst
importance.
4.
"And then, in one crash, the whole structure collapsed. Sa. this reference to 1318 is a re- ference to the secret dread that haunts every German mind. Herr Hitler may count States of from actual
his gains in Europe, but he is The large number of Chinese men and women" seen
Some voluntarily take up carrying
thinking of this island--he is tren branches along Nathan Road from arms on the front, and in the "o- participation in the war on great quantities of fr
thinking of the Atlantle and [cupied areas" they act as guerrillas Britain's side? There is every an early hour yesterday attracted considerable attention and arous-
of the immense material pro- justification for this questioned much speculation as to why they were not arrested by the Police. to harass the enemy. They endure was nullined by his promise of im-
pending victory `last year. Here duction of the United States, The reason for what appeared to be an open defiance of the every hardship to perform their some sentences
are
from his.. and he knows as well as we do being asked today as Ameri-
and women
The young girls join the speech which give a different im- ca's role and her determina- officers of the law was not far to seek-all the men
that the main battle is there. possessed official permission to own the amount of wood they were
ambulance corps to attend to the presston from extracts taken later "Before leaving Herr Hitler's The Seventy-second Ordinary tion to play it as the "arsenal carrying, for yesterday was the first day of the cheap sale of fuel sick and wounded.
In the rear.
speech, a word may be said about undertaken by the Chinese YMC.A, acting as agents for the Hong many participate in propaganda "The first duty of the German his boast that the German losses General Meeting of Shareholders of democracy" becomes more
and kong Government Stores Controller, to alleviate the hardship of the work, while others offer service to people is to do everything to give in the Balkan campaign were will be held at the Offices of the and more sharpened
poor brought about by the high cost of living.
the refugees. A great number of the soldiers the arms they need about 5,000. On the other hand. I' undersigned on Wednesday, the clarified. Political commen-
As the sale of this wood was helpers, worked from 7.30 am.
Oversea Chinese go to the interior We must maintain the lead we have not accepted the exaggerat- 21st May, 1941, at Noon, for tators everywhere "agree that
primarily for the benefit of the yesterday and were still hard at to engage in large-scale produc- now have. German women. must ed estimate made of enemy the purpose of receiving the never before has the subject poor all precautions had to be work when seen by our reporter tons. Though China fights with make a contribution to the nation casualties in this campaign Report of the General Managers, of behind-the-lines support taken against exploitation. The at 10.30 o'clock.
poor equipment, yet the patriotism al effort. The German soldier wil "Two things have been evident. together with a statement of for belligerent nations be organisers decided that every per-
Explaining the plan to the news of the people and the morale of be given better weapons this year on the new form of enemy attack, The men engaged in a spear head Accounts for the year ended the come so vital as it is today. son intending to purchase this man, Mr. Chu said that the mum-the troops have shown an aus and next year.
Indeed. the actual battle cheap-priced fuel had to register bering of the piles was to ensure picious sign unprecedented since "Next year! If there are any in-attack by mechanised troops are 31st December, 1940.
at the Y.M.C.A., Waterloo Road. that there would be no argument the war commenced. Thus we are telligent Germans left, these words comparatively few, The German front has been made more The Share Register and
When a Hongkong Daily Press over the heap which a purchaser entitled to believe that the ultimate 'next year must have given them method is rapid penetration and dependent on the assembly reporter arrived at the distribut- might take a fancy to. The reason victory will be ours.
cause for apprehension," continu-as I have said previously, an Transfer Books will be closed
line than in any previous waring centre, a large crowd was seen for having to register on the pre- We thank you very much for your ed Major Hastings, "For nine onslaught from the air may create from the 7th May to the 21st
by reason of the speed with gathered around the registration vious day was to enable the or- deep sympathy and material asals- months Dr. Goebbels has been havoc among vehicles without which military operations are desk placed outside the entrance ganisers to verify the bona fide of tance. We fervently hope that all telling them that victory was just much loss of life.
of the "Y", with the gentleman in any person they might be sus American,." British Chinese over the horizon. The actual date capable of being conducted
charge patiently explaining that picious of being in real need of youths will co-operate to fight for by mechanised means. The any quantity from ten to 50 cents cheap fuel. It will also minimise a new world order. President of the United States (the limit was $1 for the first day the possibility of the wood being
Very cordially yours, and his people have come to might be bought but that no pur-bought by dealers," said Mr. Chu.
The Chinese Youth League, ER realise this only too well. chases could be completed until
20 TONS DAILY
The Union Students' Union. the next day. In other words, Every public utterance by those wanting to buy must regis-
The Youths' War Relief Asso. "The Government Stores Con- Hong Kong, 30th April, 1941. him, and by those who think ter a day in advance.
troller is giving us 20 tons of wood dally. From tomorrow, the maxi- 227 with him, has helped to give
mum for each buyer, will be re- a stimulus to thac ald which!
On the following day those who duced to 50 cents as we want to America has pledged herself have registered will be issued with sell to as many as we can. An- to give Britain and her allies a numbered sales ticket and a pass other thing is that it is not easy until total victory has been to enter the ground adjoining the to carry 200 cattles of wood away."
main buildings where heaps" and won." This stimulus has
Asked what would be the dried heaps of these tree branches will
IN LONDON moved the country closer be laid out, as it was yesterday. weight, Mr. Chu replied, "About 70 than ever to actual parti- To each heap will be a numbered per cerit, of the wet weight. In The Fifty-eighth Ordinary cipation in the was, for, in plece or peap dan dung tum ered other words, the purchasers should MR. MENZIES:
of their system and material pro-would be a hazardous undertaking. "One of the things they are duction there can only be one an- The distance is about 1,000 miles General Meeting of Shareholders the President's own words,heap belongs to the holder of the get about 140 catties or dry wood
saying this week is that Mr. swer the German people will and it would mean that during its in the above Company will be spoken only last Sunday,
pass with the corresponding num- for a dollar," "the ber.
The sale will continue as long R. G. Menzies, the Australian never again experience a year like whole journey the plane would be held in the Company's Offices, United States is ever ready to The gentleman in charge of the jas
exposed to view and attack. The the buyers play the game,” P. & O. Building, on Wednesday, fight again for the existence scales is the Rev. H, A Witten- went on Mr. Chu "Should it be Prime Minister, has had to 1918
"The year 1918 means to the German troop-carrying plane is a the 7th. May, 1941 at fla.m. of democracy in the world." bach, of
slow machine with a speed of St. Andrew's Church, discovered that purchasers are leave us and return to Aus-
Germans today something very for the purpose of receiving the IN SPITE of the barbario: while Mr. Chu K. Lam of the Chi- abusing this special concession, by tralia," said MR. HOWARD different to what it means to ns, about 150 miles per hour. It is.
nese YMCA, looks after the num-re-selling or buying on behalf of MARSHALL, B.B.C. commen-declared Major Hastings. "The not strong in armaments and is "Report of the General Managers exultation which Herr Hitler bering of the plles. Both these firewood stores, it will be imme-
tator, when he broadcast year 1918 is part of the great Nazi extremely vulnerable from the air together with a Statement of showed over his recent vic-gentlemen, and their voluntary diately discontinued."
from London on Monday in legend in which they rejected the and the ground. So I think it is Accounts to the 31st. December, tories in the Balkans, he
the séries "NEWS FROM view that they were defeated by improbable that any transport of 1940.
could not conceal from the
force of arms. The disaster was such troops would be undertaken
without fighter escort.
LIBYAN FIGHTING "A feature of the Libyan fight- ing is the events at Tobruk. While Tobruk holds out, it will be a con stant menace to the enemy ad- · vance. A feature of the campaign here is the large number of enemy. troop-carrying planes that have been sent there and some of which we have destroyed. These may have been used in bringing troops and may still be used in an
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"
and he was forced to urge the job that is worth every sacri-
TO VERY REV. J. L. WILSON
Farewell Party At
St. Andrew's."
WHAT THEY
NOT SAME PICTURE "Now what are they saying? In spite of victories and in spite of
German sacrifices, the
soldiers need further arms. This is not the exact picture that was painted To the world by the bullying
ARE SAYING broadcasters at Hamburg.
HOME.".
Mr. Marshall said that Mr. Men- zies had proved a wise and valu- able counsellor in the present difficult times.
M
UNITED FRONT:
are
"Here is another paragraph—If the democratic agitators counting on choking the Nation, alist Socialist State with the forcè
would not survive by Isolation. Democracy will survive and neither Herr Hitler's ravings at the Reichstag
his bombing of our sea-ports can aller this.
nor
on Friday wej
"There Bre reports from German sources of troop. carrying planes taking troops 'to help the usurper there... These reports must be treated with caution, but if the Vichy -. Government makes this pos sible, it will be a breach of of Marsha! faith in spite Petain's repeated statements, "To bring troops in this manner
a master of desert warfare, Gen-...”
The Transfer Books of the world his uneasiness over the ready acknowledged it by PRESENTATION Company will be closed from effect of this persistently in-their determination to make Friday, the 2nd. May to Wednes- creasing stimulus to U.S. aid the support which is now go- day, the 7th. May, 1941 both for Britain, when he haran- ing out to Britain effective.. days inclusive.
gued the Reichstag on Sun-It is their responsibility now
"He WBE not only wise, but heartening," continued Mr. Mar- DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO. day. His attempts to belittle to prevent defeat and to en- this assistance were futile (sure victory. To them it is a
shall. "There is a vigorous way General Managers.
about him' which we Mike and which was constantly stirnulating. Hong Kong, 24th. April, 1941. people of Germany to greater fice that they may be called
He Was not influenced by any SENSE OF PROPORTION: 220 efforts for what? So as to upon to bear. What is par-
The St. Andrew's Church Hall party allegiance in this country "Incidentally," went on Mr. provide the German soldier ticularly, noteworthy in this was the scene of a pleasant fune- and he made us realise the sis- Marshall, it was good to attack on Egypt.
the whole-hearted with still better weapons American resolve not to per- tion last night, when members nificance of
"In this case air-borne troups this year and next year"-amit the domination of the and friends of the Church.gather-support of the dominions in the hear that
may be used to seize air-fields or very clear indication that he world by any one nation is ed to bid farewell to the Very Rev. war effort. This has given us brought down sixteen Cer-petrol supplies bending the anivai man bombers. But our real of other forces. There is no doubt fears that the weight of su-that no coercion or arbitrary J. L Wilson, Bishop-Elect of Sin- cause for pride and gratitude.
vengeance is being made for that the struggle, when it comes, periority which he enjoys in methods were used to make it gapore, who is leaving the Colony
soon to take up his new post.
us in America and Col. Knox's will be "severe, but here the Axis the equipment of his war acceptable to the people. The
As an appreciation of what he
"We have been made all statement that in •three will bave to contend not only with machine will be lost when the President and his advisers has done for 8t. Andrew's," a pre-
States eral Wavell, but with the disturb-2 all-out aid which the United brought no pressure to bear sentation of an antique porcelain the more conscious of our months the United States is giving Britain takes on public opinion and no at-vase of the Kang Hal Dynasty was united front against Hitler-will be producing more than ing factor of our naval forces
ism. The Greek reverse any country in the world is along the whole route of the at The Seventeenth Annual Gen. effect "this year and next tempt was made to stifle a made to the Dean.
don't let us pretend that specially..encouraging to us. tack" eral Meeting of Shareholders year." The American people full ventilation of views held
it was not have thus assumed this res-by all shades of thought in'
a reverse That shows which way the Mr. A. C. Jeffreys, speaking on Office at the Jordan Road Ferry ponsibility of seeing that Bri-the United States. The op- behalf of the congregation, assur has turned our thoughts from balance is swaying,
tain and her allies win this position to
countryed the Bishop-Elect of their re-the struggle at home to the "I am not merely picking out
Three men, Wong Cheung,, 32, Pier, Kowloon, on Saturday, the
gards" for him, and said that he far wider range of the war the good things, but I am sure we war a responsibility which shouldering the 17th May, 1941 at 11.00 8. they do not want to shirk dented responsibility proved/Was sure that in his new once, and the immense opposition should keep a sense, of: proporilon Lau Fung, 28, and Chung Yung, Dean Wilson would bring the same that Herr Hitler challenges we have had some difficult ters by the Kowloon-Canton Rall-
in considering the present situa- 18, the first two employed as t even if it comes to actual unavailing to stem the surge measure of wisdom and for- report of the Board of Directors participation in the hostili- of opinion against the bar-bearance to the people of Binga- In this attempt of his at weeks here and overseas, but in way and the third an apprentice together with a statement of ties. The stimulus given to barity of the Totalitarian pore.
world domination...
the midst of all that we cannot in the trade, were killed yesterday Accounts for the year ended 31st. the American people by their system which the Axis Pow-Dean Wilson suitably replied. **It is only natural here for the forget the remarkable feat of eva-morning, about 9.15 o'clock, in an December, 1940.
leaders has made it possible ers were seeking to impose on The Rev. H. A. Wittenbach, Act-ordinary man to see the battle as cuation performed by our navy explosion that occurred on & re-
a battle between the Germans and and, the merchant navy in Greece. pair job near Whitfield Barracks, The transfer books of the for them to gear up the coun- the world. This opinion has ing Vicar, presided.
ourselves. The battle to us is con To take over eighty per cent, of Company will be closed from the try's productive effort for the gained impetus from day to The entertainment programme centrated here when we hear the the troops from these shores Is The Engagement 18azin
of Miss Ethel Chun, 7th to 17th May, 1941, both days one task on hand of defend- day and it is not so very consisted of a one-sketch comedy sirens go and then suddenly, something very special. inclusive.
jing democracy.
difficult to answer the ques-play by members of the RAMC., Greece, Abyssinia and other places "I was glad to hear of the Mr. and Mrs. J
community singing, with MIS. THE PEOPLE of the United tion with which we began Hausch at the piano, guitar solos that there can be only one end mander to the officers and men of the Hon. Bir houson
spring into the news, but we know tribute sent by the Naval com- Shanghai, and grand States, therefore, do not want this article: How far is the by Cpl. J. H. Harvey and other to it
the merchant navy. It was well Hongkong, to Mr T much preparing for the final United States off from actual musical Items.
deserved and we are entitled to the Chinese Embassy decision, when it is made by participation in the war on Tea and refreshments were
right it on ton, D. C. and son of Mr. and Mrs. dwell on that served. 232 their leaders. They have al-Britain's side?
our credit side."
TC Huang, of Chungking
will be held at the Company's
for the purpose of receiving the
LAU TAK PO, Managing Director,
Hong Kong, 1st May, 1941.
this
unprece-
SAME WISDOM
"That was emphasised rem cently by President Roosevelt that who said,
democracy:
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