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University ot Hong Kong, to give courses in Chinese Economic History at a salary of $3,000 per annum.
Al the
Applications, which should be addressed to the undersigned, should reach the University not later than Saturday, 5th. July!
1941.
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CONSIGNEES NOTICE.
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Honukuno, Junk 16, 1941.
LEASE AND LEND IN OPERATION
Of Reserve Provisions
Reach Stalemate
BY OUR STAFF REPORTER
from reliable The Hongkong Dally Press learned sources that negotiations, which have been proceeding for some tune between the Controller of Food and represen- tatives of the newly-formed Hongkong Wine, Spirits and Provision Dealers Association, in respect of a recent Gov- errument order requiring all provision dealers to set aside a part of their stocks as reserves, under the Essential Commodities Reserves Ordinance, 1939, have reached a stalemate.
which
These
Service For H.M. Forces
E.F.M. TELEGRAMS FROM TODAY
MESSRS. CABLE AND WIRE- LESS, LIMITEL, have with their usual enterprise, decided to put into operation a new service as from today with the object of giving the pubile an opportunity of cheap cable cornmunication with members of His Majesty's Services serv- ing in any part of the British Empire except India, where the existing service continues. POPULARITY CERTAIN Full particulars of this new
MONDAY, JUNE 16, 1941.
THE WAR IN THE AIR:
DEVELOPMENTS LIKELY TO TAKE PLACE IN COMING BATTLE OF THE BOMBS
More than one Minister in ne present 'Government has warned us that further bombing attacks on this coun- try are to be expected in the future and arrangements have been made to meet them both in the air and on the ground," said MAJOR OLIVER STEWART, M.C., A.F.C., when he broadcast from London on Saturday on the de- velopments in the air war which may take place this
summer.
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per cent
say
This second Battle of the methods had to be developed to high-powered engines Bombs is going to be a grim prevent business," continued Major from giving dat the faintest glow
from their “xhausts. "More machines Stewart. According to our informant,; against acceptance. basis
There is also the difficulty of will be used and larger ma- ascertaining the position of the PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S an order was issued by Gov-bils, said the dealers, have to be "retired" on due dates irrespective
elines will carry bigger loads. enemy aircraft and following him "Lease and Lend" Act, ernment about six weeks ago!
jon his course", said Major Stewart, With the lass of a portion of
HEAVIER MACHINES
"Night bombers do 1:at fly on a by means of which the tools requesting all provision deal of whether the goods were sold or 311 which Mr. Churchill wanted ers to send in a list of those the consignment it would mean service wil be found in an adver
"Whether these machines will be axed course, They may either go are that the cost of that part nave 10tisement appearing elsewhere
100 in arty per cent, or goods
at a very great height of from America, to help the canned
the chiefly to demand and asking be borne by the dealers who, this issue and there is no doubt heavier is not known, but they 20,000 feet or come down to 6,000 Democracies 10 night
The air forces of feet. The great thing is to bring aggressors will be made these dealers to be prepared Was claimed, have been Anding it that the service will prove most will be heavier.
sufficiently hard to meet the bills popular and the thanks of all both sides will be engaged as front the night fighter pilot into con been in to set aside a certain amount without having to lose a part of communities in Hongkong are dueline troops in a great battle. available, has now
Itact with the enemy in 伍 short. the goods.
to the directors of Cable and would, therefore, like to examine time. Consignces are advised that operation for just ten days of these goods as reserve.
could Government and three months
On receipt of this notification.
Wireless Limited for offering them these developmietits. S.
ran under aground en route from Shanghai during this period, according two or three of the leading merdemnify us for all losses and to this convenience. on 24th May, 1941, is expected to the President's first report chants approached the Food Con- help us with the payment of the.
and informed him that reservg stocks we would have no nu Provision Dealers objection to complying with the to arrive shortly in Hong Kong. to the Congress on the pro-ere
and that It would. Onvernment order." A General Average of 6% hasgress of the Act, "a little over Association
further seventy-five million dollars therefore, be difficult for them to managing-partner been declared. For
worth" of war materials have state exactly which were the most provision store. particulars apply to
been sent to Britain. China Popular variety of tinned goods.
An Association was formed, on and the other Democratic
the advice of the Food Controller. nations which are continuing and representatives of this Asso- resist the Totalitarian clation have it was learned, been Powers. To the lay mind, in frequent consultation with the
Food Controller. this figure may seem very small, but when the amount
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CAN REQUISITION
The charge for these cables will be $2 and will only be levied on that actual message to be sent, as the entire ad- dress will be transmitted free. There are certain details with
are
"So long as Britain and Ger-
many
from prevented coming to grips directly in the fied, they will do what they can to beat up one another in nir attack."
The
QUICK WORK NECESSARY
"Our defence arrangeme ts must. therefore, work very quickly to deal with the fastest machines used at night. The Messerschmitt 110 has a top speed of 350 miles how Major Stewart said that night an hour and you will see
increasing In quickly everything has to be done. regard to the addresses submitted fighters had been
From the time it crosses the coast numbers lately and they had the maximum texts to be
tt is dropping its But why impose a new penalty and on an already hard hit trade? made use
of which senders will proved their merit in finding the to the time
bombs on London the interval may enrray. This was dependent on Why insist on keeping in reserve have to bear in mind when mak- various instrumental methods or be twenty minutes and for twenty something that will go had easily ing use of the service, such as
detection. This had long been minutes our defences have to keep specially when that something is the prefixing of the letters EFM, considered to be the whole crux of the enemy in sight and pass on
canned goods? to the address and the use of num- the problem. 16 expensive
this information. Government could always requis! bers to indicate the message de-
"This information is then giver "Much has been done to improve
They to the aircraft and crew. olice is hereby given that of reorganisation in industry
on all the local stocks in a real sired to be sent.
these instruments lately," con- tu present unsettled con that had to be brought about ment of the impasse appeared to emergen
Mesura. Cable and Wirless will tinued Major Stewart, "and they have to get aboard their planes, Frankly speaking, I think Gov-be glad to offer full information stand a better chance today of taxi out, take off and ditions, effective July 15, 1941, to speed up production is be that of finance
ed out by the dealers that canned ernment will find this new order on the subject to any inquiries making detection possible. delivery of inward cargo will only taken into account, it will be goods are not commodities which a very expensive one particularly made from them.
results obtained recently testify to and during the summer months. It be made against surrender of readily realised that the re-could be stored indefinitely,
EFM telegrams will also be ac- the progress made in this field сле that original signed Bills of Lading.sult of eighty days' efforts that the caps would become bioat- would, furthermore, be
cepted from the personnel of the In May, for instance. 144. enemy contet's deteriorate would affect the local market as Merchant Navy, provided that they aircraft and the ec So called "Let have, indeed, been very satis- duly endorsed.
were brought down at I feel confident, dealers would not are handed in through Royal Navy night after two or three months' storage ters of Guarantee" will no longer factory. What is rather un- who would then be reaponsible for order more than what they have Channels
If a night fighter can be led up to the enemy there is no be accepted.
satisfactory' is to learn that!
been used to ordering. This would
difficulty in shooting t down. only about a third of this Another part of the problem was зmply mean that there would be
Below is an example of a cable But finding the enemy is a matter amount included supplies of as to who would pay the bankers less canned goods for local con-
of extraordinary difficulty. aircraft. Both Britain and for the reserved portion of a consumption, and the public would, sent by this service from Ideut
Imports, pointed out with the increasing scarcity of Brown to Mrs. Brown; signment. China are most urgently in the dealers, were usually on the 60 fresh food, be forced to purchase need of considerable addi-or 90 days' sight draft, documents frozen meat in growing quantities." tions to their air strength,| since air power is becoming such an increasingly import- ant factor in military opera- Lions. Supplies of aircraft to Britain's front at home and; A tragedy occurred at No. 381 abroad and to the Far East Hennessy. Road, Wanchal, about 8
o'clock last night when a Chinese,
AMERICAN PRESIDENT
LINES, LTD. Hong Kong, June 13, 1941.
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD.
Notice to Shareholders
308
the loss?
HENNESSY ROAD DAYLIGHT
TRAGEDY
to help China to beat off the woman, about 40 years of age, was NOTICE IS HEREBY raids which the Japanese are alleged to have Jumped to her GIVEN that the ORDINARY at present able to carry out death from the third floor.
with impunity over Chinese| Society will be held at territory must be made, as the time. HEAD OFFICE, 60 Hunter available in larger quantities
YEARLY MEETING
the of
the
and it is encouraging to note that President Roosevelt's
Street, Sydney, Australia, on FRIDAY, 20th JUNE, 1941, for the purpose of receiving the report declared that this is
recognised in the States.
Report the Directors and the Statements of Account to 31st
WHILE the
United
Her husband was away at work
The body was renioved to the
mortuary.
SAVING
Daylight saving became a reality
AN EXAMPLE
EPM Brown, 19, Luckave London.
35/72/21
Brown
TROUBLE IN THE PAST
start to
The climb.
Hawker Hurricane takes six-and-a-half minutes to Night fightera climb 10,000 feet. nay take longer.
"And all the time the enemy is moving at 200 to 300 miles an hour and he has every reason to
can suppose that he
open his
350 miles 1 hour. So, throttle and push up his speed to all the time reports must be kept going
森 in stream of messages and
"That has been our trouble in these must reach the aircraft crew. the past-our night fighter pilots) "1 hope you will forgive me for could not find them except when going over some of the more ob- visibility was extremely good,vious problems of night righting.
This will be translated by the There are other difficulties which but it is useful to keep them int office of destination and will be have not been publicly discussed." find in view of the possibility of delivered to the addressee as fol-. low.
EFM-Brown. 14. Luckave.
London.
Fondest love Marling- 5Œp
Major Stewart went on to com-greater night attacks." ment or the glare given out from the exhaust of fighters. The glow was not very visible in the or-
Cesses. dinary way, but when a pilot had
time in Hongkong was officially you all right please reply-wor- to peer out into the night sky it. at 3 a.m. yesterday when standard
advanced one hour.
became A serious trouble. Bo
Many who went to bed before the time fixed for the "advance- ment" put their clocks forward one hour so as not to be caught nap- ping when they woke up.
ried-Browh
NEWSETTES
Major Stewart declared that so far the R A. F. had a steadily rising curve of suc-
Britain's air defences were also being improved. The guns benefitted from some of the work done by our fighters and our fighters benefitted from some of the work done by the guns.
COUNTER-ATTACK
"And now a word about counter- attack", continued Major Stewart. "The German defences are being improved Just as ours have been have to face even heavier Are and Improved. Our night bombers
and they are being met by even
Ferries, trams and buses started their day at the usual time, but carrying out, to the fullest the streets were still in darkness. extent, the pledges they have Although no inconvenience was made to help the allies is caused to the European community
Mr. Alfred Noodt, son of Mr. W. A group of Party affairs work figures ds- seen in the news that the many Chinese found their daily
routine thrown out of gear, J. Noodt and the late Mrs. Noodt, ert from abroad including Mr. Ko closed by the President may President's special represen- especially among the womenfolk of Shanghai, was married on June Chuen-chin and appointing|
and 14 others, who greater numbers of German night Messrs. Smith Johnson & Co., not be a full estimate of the tative, Mr. A. Harriman, is who, not having got used to the 7 to Miss Cecilia Mary Law, daugh- had returned to China to receive fighters.
over, found themselves ter fo the late Mr. Park Law and instructions from the ald which the United States even
"We are putting into the field IRS So far been able to render Middle East to make and cooking the evening meal one hour Mrs. Mary Park Law, of Shanghal, Authorities, called on Dr. Wang several new types of bombing air Britain and her allies, it gives supervise the arrangements forward!
at the Church of Christ the King. Chung-hul, Minister or Foreign craft. The Stirling was the first
December, 1940, and of declaring Dividend, etc.
Sydney as Auditors of the Society for the ensuing year in lieu of the present Auditors.
The SHARE TRANSFER
CLOSED trom 9th JUNE 10
20th JUNE, both days Inclusive. By Order of the Board,
A. H. K. COBB,
Manager for the Far East, Hong Kong, 7th June, 1941.
now
en route to the change
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jone to be mentioned. Since then an assurance that the people necessary for the receipt of Many arguments were heard on
Mr. R Ohl will address
we have the Hanley Folge Halifax, BOOKS of the Society will be ever their differences in the has been shipped to that war and whether labourers are to work ly tin meeting tomorrow at the yesterday morning stated that His may not seem to have an advan
of the United States, what-American equipment which bases and trams as to whether the
shops are to close at 8 or 9 p.m.. Hongkong Rotary Club at its week-
. Capt. H. S. Batty Smith, A, D. C. They are all big machines. They
conduct of their industrial
President has one hour longer,
Hongkong Hotel on "Sothe-Side- Excellency the Governor, Sir tage because they cannot man- production, are determined affirmed over and over again It can, however, be safely stated lights on the Hobby of Stamp Col- Geoffry Northcote, has decided to oeuvre enelly, but fortunately these to that the forces of night, that these shipments must that within a short time the po-Jecting." The meeting of the club remain at Government House as new machines are also fast. Their June long as sufficient accommodation speed has been advanced to any- as represented by the aggres-reach their destination and, pulace w get used to the "new" on the following Tuesday.
arry on "by the clock" 24, will be a closed one,
is available, rather than move to thing achieved by the Wellington. sor nations, shall not be perin spite of the threats-3
Admiralty House if this can be Vickers, mitted to rule the world. uttered by the Axis Powers
The marriage took place on June avoided.
"I pointed out once how They see eye to eye with that they would take every
ANNIVERSARY OF
in Shanghal, Hedy, daughter of
speed in a night bomber inter--- 297 their
President that their means to
PETAIN
Jean provent it, the
Mr. and Mrs. R. Samets, to
The China Branch of the Interferes with the duration of it own survival as an Indepen-conveyance of Americanj
flight. Aeriali · bombardment On the first anniversary of his George Lipsman, general manager national Peace Campaign has ap dent nation is dependent on tools for the British
will be more than twice of Cathay Hotel, Ltd. and assumption of power tomorrow,
pointed Messra. Wu Hslu-feng and
effective when a fight lasts their efforts to supply the allied war machine is going Marshal Petain will broadcast to
Mong as delegates to the world Satisfactory evidence of the up anti-aggresalon conference conven-
twice as long. In making these tools which are necessary for on from day to day. There the French nation.
pointment of Mr. Clifford Georged by the American Branch of
atischk it is necessary to have, strengthening the resistance is no denying that this aid is) Exactly a year ago, the aged sollis, M.A., Director of Education the
machines flying over a target International Peace Cam- to aggression abroad in the urgently needed. The tempo price was better than continuation Association of Hongkong, in place tended by representatives of all
Marshal said that peace at any as President of the Boy Scouts
na long as possible paign. The conference, to be at- first instance. Whit the of the war has increased and of the war.
SPEED MOST VALUABLE TRA workers of munition and aero- it is spreading rapidly to
of Mr. Edward Cock, M.B.E., JP, the Democracles of the world, The length of that period in has been furnished to H.E. the plane factories are, therefore, new theatres. In the efforts
wl take place on June 15 at determined particularly by the Washington.
speed of aircraft. So speed in Wednesday, the 25th June, 1941. being reorganised to make which the American people salt, has been added to the list of
night' bombers is more valuable to this possible, the United are making to prevent this, commodities enumerated t the Mr. G. Treverton. Private Becre- at Noon, for the purposs of
Mr. ชน Yn ching, prominent us than to the enemy. The con- States Government has taken they might also take careful Schedule to the Essential Commo-tary to H. E the Governor, who receiving the Report of the
injured bla back when he was Chinese businessman in shanghai ception that used to be prevalent. General Agents, together with a their efforts. The President's have been made to them and
other steps to supplement heed of the appeals which dies Reserves Ordinance, 1930
.. thrown by his pony during the and councillor of the Shanghal that night bombing was a slow, statement of Accounts for the report. Indicates how this is to their leaders to ban the
In accordance with the provi- morning training gallops at the Municipal Council, who celebrated lumbering sort of business is out
THE CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE LIMITED.
Notice to Shareholders,
The Sixtieth Ordinary Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Offices of the undersigned on
Salt, other than refined table-Governor
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year ended the 31st December, being done in the statement export of all oll from the Praters and Pablishora Ordin-hospital tomorrow.
elons of Section (B) of the Valley recently, wil be leaving his 75th birthday, anniversary in of date Night bombing has to be
1940.
that two-million
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Hongkong on Thursday, has con- done by very fast machines, The tons of country to the Far East
tributed NC$10,000 for the reller length of time for which the ,་: ance, No. 28 of 1927, the registra- The Share Register and Trans cargo ships and oil tankers aggressor, Japan. Such a tion of the Bing Two Weekly has
Dr. Mei Lan-fang: famous Ohiof the victims of the recent air attack can be sustained and the fer Books will be closed from the are being put, into Britain's step will greatly supplement been cancelled.
nese female impersonator, now in raid shelter disaster in Chungking security of the machines taking 11th June to the 25th June, 1941, service to assist in the trans-the aid which the United
Hongkong, who was recently invit-This money it is learned, was part depends on speed.
"One alternative to apsed is ed to perform in Chungking, will saved by curtailing the expenses both days inclusive.
port of war supplies to those States is giving to the Demo-The Portumuose ship Pescador leave for the wartime capital for his birthday celebration,
height, and we shall soon know how far height can supplement parts of the Democratic front cracies and will make their of unknown tonnage, has been in sometime in October, according to
speed Unless there the same which need them,
Success on the Far East cluded in the Statutory Idab of circies close to him, In view of
paramu deemed to be enemies the present communication aim. The death occurred on June B. development In the whole trend THE IMPORTANCE which front, which China has been with the meaning of the Trading culties, it will take some time, to tralia, Vivian Robert Paul, younger of the war, there will be some the United States Govern-holding so gallantly more with the Enemy Ordinance No. 2 transport his troups and equip at Byndey, New South Wales, Aur- hard hittin by both sides in the 288ment la
night in the near futuro.”” placing on the certain than ever.
lot 1914,
ment to the interior.
JARDINE, MATHESON &
CO., LTD.,.
General Agents.
Hong Kong, 4th June, 1941,
bon of Mrs. J. M/ Yung.