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Slaughter-houses
Several matters of public interesi were dealt with at the fort- nightly meeting of the Urban Council yesterday.
The SIXTIETH ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Company will be held at the Offices of the General Managers, Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., Pedder Street, Hong!
RICE CONTROL Kong, on Thursday, 10th July, 1941, at noon, for the purpose of WHEN the Government an- receiving the Report of the nounced, early in May Directors, passing the Accounts, is intention of taking over and electing Directors and the rice business in Hong- Auditors.
kong, a very large of part of The Transfer Books of the the Colony's population which Company will be closed from the depends on this staple Hawkers' Ordinance. 1935, was on 3rd July to the 24th
for July Commodity inclusive.
COUNCIL
The Legislative Cuu: el! Will meet ut the Counel Chamber at 2.30 pin. today when the Honour able Mr Lo Man-kam, CBE, pur suant to notice, will ask the fo1-
cwing questions:-
the
Jor
were
NEW USES FOR BEING
JULY 3, 1941.
AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED NOW BY RUSSIA IN THE EAST
are
Hon. Mr. W. J. Carrie, Chairman, presided, and other members
Can the Germans lie passive under our ever-increas- present were Dr. N. C. Macleod, Deputy Director of Health Services. Hon. Mr. A. B. Purves, Mr. F. C. Hall, Mr. L. C. F. Bellamy, Mr. A.
Ing heavy attacks while they concentrate the greater part Will Government make a state of their air force in the East? Or will they have to with- el Arculli, Dr. S. N. Chan, Mr. B. Wong Tape, Mr. Tang Shin-kin,
ment of the apportent of 12 Dr. A. M. Rodrigues, Mr. M, W. Lo. Mr. C. J.
draw some of their machines from the East to resume Roc (Secretary} and
Lady Assessor from England Mr. Im Ping-tseung (Assistant Secretary),
their large scale bombing of this Island?" War Revenur Department, On the proposal of the Chair the proposal of the Chairman, with particular reference to The
These were the questions, cat.ng long range raids That is man, seconded by Dr. Macleod, the seconded by Dr Macleod, amended following pulate:-
MAJOR OLIVER STEWART, OL 50 following additional by-law was to read:
(1) In view of the evacuation M.C., A.F.C., the recognised
The only inference I draw added to the by-laws under the "The goods. wares от mer why it was considered necessary authority
is that the way in which the or aerial warfare heading "Slaughter-houses", sub-chandise, together with any tray. to send a lady officer out from and editor of the magazine
Bussians and the Germans heading "General"
box, tub, pan, pail, tir or other England to Hongkong?
have used their air forer is 10A No person shall cause the receptacle in which any unlicensed (21 Whether by efforts
Aeronautics, sought to answer that when large armies introduction into the tissues of hawker of food carries or displays made to secure a suitable candi
when be discussed the air)
engaged in what is primari the carcase of any animal or bird his wares may be seized by any date locally or from among the fighting in the Russo-German
Iv Д Land battle the alr usually used as food for man. by officer of the Police. Medical or evacuees?
hostilities.
arm must confine itself mainly injection or any other means, of Sanitary departments and may be
MOTIONS
with that battle. However the ANTI-TANK WORK water of any other fluid, or air or forfeited by order in writing under
battle may go for the Russians The Attorney Geners will move any other gas or gaseous mixture" the hand of the Chairman of the that the amendment made by the or two interesting points had al-
Major Stewart declared that one! I am sure that they are using HAWKERS' BY-LAW
Urban Council f and when he Urban Council under section 3 already emerged from Information
their air force the right way." By-law 3 (a) of Section 2 of the may think "
the Public Health (Food Ordin- which had
LULL OVER BRITAIN been gathered about By-law (b) of the same Orance. 1935, on June 3, 1941. to the the fighting between Russia and the u
Major Stewart next referred to dinance was also amended by the by-laws under the heading "Food Germany, and which might tend Britain and said that the Germans In German raids over Insertion of a full-stop after the Shops" contained in the Schedul to show the way in which things appeared to have almost given up er classes, firmly hoped that!
word "food" and the cancellation to that Ordinance be approvea. were going on there. the Government's
of the remainder of the by-law. :
their heavy bombing of the British decision,
That the amendment made Dy
The first thing was that the Rus-Isles taken after six months of ex-
On the proposal of the Chair-
the Urban Council under section sians appeared to have been using man, seconded by Mr Bellamy, the 16 of the Public
To judge by the manner in which periment, would afford them
(Food) their aircraft for anti-tank work the RAF had been dealing blows The marriage took place at the following Special Committee was Ordinance. 1935 on June 3, 1941. and, in this, they were playing an Germany it appeared as if the the relief they had been Registry. Supreme Court, yester-appointed to consider the enforce to the by-laws under the heading very important part. jciamouring for by so reducing day of Mr.
Germans had moved a large part Cheng Kwok-tin, ment of Section 39 of Ordinance "Markets" and sub-heading "Mar- "1 have always believed that of their air force to the East. and the price of rice so as to bring second purser.
of No. 24 Li Po No 15 of 1835, relative to the com- ket Stalls" contained in the Sche-aeroplanes, when armed with can- that meant that they were using it within the reach of every- Lung Terrace, first finor. and Miss pulsory provision of lavatory ac-dule to that Ordinance be ap. non, can always be used to stop their airforce to give the men on
in of No. 26 Pethue commodations
all tenement proved.
a thrust by enemy tanks," said the ground the greatest degree of They were led to believe Leung Yee-kan that the "big bad profiteers,"noids. Deputy Registrar. officiated
J. Rey-houses:—
The Attorney General will also
Major Stewart The Russlanis protection. Hon. Mr. R. A. C. North who had reaped a rich har-ai the ceremony
move the Second and Third read. have well understood the ability of (Chairman), Dr. N. C. Macleod,
ings of "A Bill to
the tank to push its way through amend the vest during the "boom" days.
Hon. Mr. A. R. Purves, Mr. B.
ali obstacles and Crown Rents Apportionment) Or-
alse its great would, at long last, be elimin- The following forthcoming mar-
Wong Tape and Dr. S. N. Chau.
dinance. 1836 "
mobility Tanks can be assembled ated and that the Govern- riages
Correspondence relative to the
behind the lines and can begin to were announced yester ment would be able to sell day:-
appointment of officers to
act
attack so quickly that the best re- PARTICULARS AND CON- rice direct to the consumers.
connaissance work on Mr. Harry Charrington, marine under the Food Adulteration Or
the other dinance 8 of 1935 (section 21 and
side can only give a very short engineer, of No. 75 Wongnelchong.
warning of the weak points where the thrusts are to be made
THE OLD DEMAND
By order of the Board.
JARDINE, MATHESON
& CO., LTD.
General Managers. Hong Kong. 14th May, 1941.
R
PUBLIC AUCTION
250
their food.
and particularly the poor-|
one
WEDDING AT
REGISTRY
Street. Shamshipoo. Mr.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
LITIONS of the Sale by Public Members of the Legislative Road, second floor. and Miss Nancy as Food Officers under the Public
Auction to be held on Monda), Council were, doubtless, un Tsan, of No. 2 Beautiful Terrace. the 7th day of July, 1941, at 3 der
the same impression first floor.
p. at the Offices of the Public when they gave their ap- Works Department, by Order of proval to the Government's Mr Hung Man-fat, secretary, of His Excellency the Governor of Monopoly Scheme on May 5. No. 101 Queen's Road East, and one lot of Crown Land at Cheung
Miss Lam Sau-ching, of the same THE NECESSARY notices address;
Health Ordinance 13 (section 21 was tabird proved by the Council,
of 1935 and ap
ABERDEEN LATRINE In connexion with the proposed erection of & public flush latrine Sha Wan, in the Colony of Hong: were given by the Govern-
on the north-west corner of Aber hong for a term of 75 years, comment to importers and whole-
deen Inland, Lot No 63, Mr Carrie Mr. Chan Shlu-ching, motor car stated that the erection of such mancing from 1st July, 1898, with salers and on June 6, the Gov- driver, of No. 9 Ho Kwong Lol, a latrine was proposed some time the option of renewal at a Crown ernment announced that all Lane. Macao, and Miss Wong Blu ago but the matter was not pro Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor stocks of rice held by dealers
380 Reclamation ceeded with. ol His Majesty the KING, for must be handed over to the one further term of 24 years less Rice Controller by June 15 the last three days thereof.
Mr. Tam Tjoing-along business and that after that date no man, of No 25 Blue Pool Road. Intending bidders are advised more private dealings in that top floor, and Miss To Man-kal. of that immediately after the dis commodity would be permit- No. 9 Gold Dragon Terrace, first posal of the lot the Purchaser ted. A week later new prices floor.
(if not the applicant will be for rice were issued and, at, >equired to deposit with the same time, a list of "sub- authorised officer who will be distribution rentres"
ᏗᏢ
kami. of No. Street:
face of all indications to the was contrary.
was.
Gigantic Aeroplane Fund Drive
Health
APPLICATIONS REFUSED BY URBAN COUNCIL : "I am not in a position to speak
£17
to
"The point is whether Ger- many can stand
up
the heavy attacks that the R.A.F. have been making by night and day bombing the enemy both occupied-France and in Germany itself.
The Germans are almost pas sive under these attacks." Unued Major Stewart. "It is true that when conditions are favour- able to them they have replied to
con-
with any authority on the handling! these attacks. One night whe
our bumbers were clearly outlined in the sky the enemy brought down 12 of them. But there has been no real reply.
was on May 10.
The last big raid on London
fas
Since then there
licences were refused by the Urbanit has a greater advantage in at
The following applications for of tanks, but it seems to me that
Council at its fortnightly meeting tack than in defence. So we come yesterday:-
back to the old demand for speed Road, ground
Eating house at No. 7, Sal Kung in defence which should be greater 265
floor, and at No. than speed in attack." Apie Street.
floor: Major Stewart said that as far ground food factory (A) at No 20. Hau as aeria; warfare was concerned amount of Wong Road, ground
casualties. floor: foud this fact can be fully recognised mass raids. shop at No. 157A, Wing Lok Street, and the interceptor fighter had ground floor: food factory Ai at been chosen to beat off enemy air
THE QUESTION No 61. Johnston Road,
attacks. Bo that wherever
"So the question is: the
Can the floor; and laundry
enemy made an air thrust. Inter-Germans lie passive under our at No. 781. ceptor fighters would always be ever-increasing Nathan Road, ground floor.
heavy attacks
ground
LICENCES SUSPENDED The licences for No. 9, Sai Kung Road, ground floor used as a re- A gigantic campaign to raise staurant, and No. 7, ou Kung Rd.. funds for the purchase of 1,000 was ground floor. used as an eating present at the sale, the sun of given, these centres being, of THE GOVERNMENT
planes for the Chinese Government, [house. were, or the recommenda two hundred dollars, ($200) in course, intended to replace in fact, warned some months and will be pushed in the South for one month.
has been launched in Free China, Jon of the Chairman. suspended cash. This sum will be refunded the former wholesale hongs ago to take steps in anticipa- Sea regions shortly. Major-General It was stated that the licencees
Purchase Comparison of payment of
prices and tion of the present situation, Chen Ching yun, member of the of each premises hau been repeat- qualities today price.
with those but instead of seeking the Standing Committee of the Bead-edly warned not to use the yara ruling before the Monopoly advice of recognised experts quarters of Chinese Association for for the storage and preparation of PARTICULARS OF THE LOT Scheme was introduced shows in the business. the usual! the Promotion of Aviation, told the food and the washing of utensils.
No. of Sale
Registry No.
Locality
New Kowloon luland || Lot No. 288.
Junction of
In Chau Street and
Cheang Fat Street,
the
Boundary
Measure-
ments.
25
Contents in
Square feet.
Annual
Rental
Upset Price.
| 09
About
3,000
43
1,800
were before.
method
was
from
and
was
been ralds and 6 certain damage and а lew But we have not had
able to get to the spot very quick while they concentrate the greater
ordinary fighter. ly as they were faster than the part of their air force in the East? Or will they have to withdraw some of their machines from the East to resume their large scale. bombing of this Island?
" must repeat that I know nothing about tanks beyond what I have heard and read of the part they have played in recent campaigns," said Major Stewart, but it looks to me as if the defending tanks de not have their margin of speed for opposing attacking tanks which will enable them to throw themselves into the at- tack in a short time.
It our ralds are so heavy and the disorganisation caused so great thai
the Luftwaffe has to be brought back to the West. It will relieve the Russian Air Force and help the Russian armles. But if the Germans in Germany can stand the strain of our attacks, the German air force will remain in the East and the pressure they will bring to bear on the Russians wili be very heavy indeed.
that the relief hoped for has hush-hush"
Central News in an interview.
The premises of No. 7, Sai Kung not been achieved and that adopted even on such a vital more than US$5.000,000 airplane it
Major-General Chen, who raised Road, were very unsatisfactory and
PRIMARY RESISTANCE current prices for rice are' question as price fixing and funds during an extended tour of down.
Proposed to close them
"That is why I believe in tanks considerably higher than they the appointment of sub-dis- the Philippines and North
stopping aeroplanes and it now
"My stipulations about these LICENCES GRANTED
seems that the Russians For instance, tribution centres by selection South America last year arrived in
have battles are based on Information Grade "A" used to be retailed rather than by tender or com-Hongkong
The
been thinking along these lines. which is still very confused and following licences were Chungking by
They had been bringing up their uncertain and at times like this we at $14.80 per picul when the petitive offers. One of the
granted by the Urban Council be- plane on Monday. bustness was In the hands of reasons
tween June 17 and July 1, inclu-
air squadrons to put up a primary are not likely to have detalled in- Regarding the campaign in Free
resistance and given officially to China, Major-General Chen dis-
their defending formation for a long time, and the sive:- private enterprise, but the complaints that have been closed that it was launched over a
tanks then have time to take up nghting methods of both sides as Food Factories, food preserving their tactical positions. Government evidently finds it made on the rice situation month ago with the goal set at houses milk shops, offensive trades Russians are extending the use of
lestablishments, food shops, bake
far as we know them is all we can impossible to sell this grade today is that freights have $300.500.000
"This is one way in which the comment on." concluded Major at less than $17 per picul! gone up 100 per cent, and The drive is now in full swing in neon signs), one each; swine pre
Stewart. (erection of aircraft in battle and I hope to Other grades are proportion- that
the Government finds every province and already Bunan
get more details of this work later: ately higher,
itself opposed by a ring of ex-wan. $20,000.000. It will be pushed
on." has pledged $15,000,000 and Szech-mises, two, JUDGED by and large, the porters who have pushed the with redoubled energy required to pay to the auctioneer sorry plight of the local rice price up to such an extent as fourth anniversary of the Sino- in cash the sum of $180.00 situation seems to have had to make it impossible to per- Japanese hostilities, July 7. he said. (being 10% of the upset price) | Its origin in the Government's mit lower prices. The first of
Cheung Sha Wan
As per
aale plan
The purchaser of the lot will be
SERVICE
(Chineze
currency)
on
the
and advertisements
NEWSETTES
The goal of the campaign in The Hon, Mr. J. P. Pennefather
and
there,
Irishisms
Major Stewart stated that 221- other direction in which the Rus- An Irishman, accused of being slans had been using their air force drunk, protested that he was 50- was for dropping parachutists. ber, whereat his companion retort- There had been some dispute as to ed: "If ye was sober, ye'd have
first to develop them and they
•
A volce on the telephone was Russians of these gliders.
qverheard to say: "I can hear you TACTICAL WORK
unt you begin to talk, then I can- "But all this shows that how-not understand a word you say."
Upon seeing grapefruit for the
*
4
immediately after the fall of the omission to control the im-these handicaps might well the South Sea areas has been Evans, Commissioner of Police, is who actually invented parachute the sinse to know ye was dhrunk." hammer, the balance of the porters' selling price when be surmounted by the Gov in the opinion of Major-General courtesy call on the Commissioner
tentatively set at £50,000. which, away on a trip to Chungking on a troops, but the Russians were the
W. H. Hudson, Land's End premium being paid in accordance price control was first intro-ernment chartering a ship to Chen can be realised without much of Public Safety. with the Conditions of Sale.
were now using parachute troops I never saw a man with one duced. The position today is bring in the necessary stocks, difficulty, considering the patrio-
to clear diversions and to damage short leg, but that the other one 338 the result of that blunder, to the Colony. Firm action tim
Mr. Yu Chun-bsien, member of
of communica- was longer. the enemy's ne comparatively better
the when the Government hoped in this direction might even-economic standing of the Chinese Standing Committee
tion. of the that, by some miracle, the tually break down the ring
Overseas
Affairs
The Russians had, at one time, Commission
"1 would KO to war willingly.” AUXILIARY NURSING Situation would right itself which, it is now admitted, Is Major-General Chen
and concurrently Director of the spoken of developing gilder trains said an Irishman, "If I were com- is now Overseas Chinese Educational and people had smiled when they pelled to go." The appointment of persons; working against the Govern-out measures for the forthcoming on a mission to inspect oversong had been no reports of use by the making preparations and mapping Bureau, has arrived in Hongkong heard of it. So far, however, there ignorant of even the most ment from outside. Dr. Guterres pad Dr. Barnes fundamental principles of the however,
We are, South Seas drive. He will leave for Chinese education. class in First Aid will be examin- rice business as controllers, with the present and
more concerned there after the completion of these ed for the Auxillary Nursing Ser-
the arrangements on another extensive vice, on Thursday, July 3 toral) the fixing of wholesale and future than with the neglect- tour which will cover Burma, Brl-cer, South, who left for Manila a ever the war in the East may go,
Mr. S. F. Balfour, District Off- and Friday, July 4 (Practica) retail prices at levels which ed opportunities of the past.sh Malaya, the Netherlands East fortnight ago is expected to return should watch the way in which commencing
Indica, Australia and New Zealand today. st 5 p.m. on both only served to make control It is obvious that unless a and will take from three to four has been Acting District Officer, said Major Stewart. "The Rus-"Thim's pretty big oranges and it Mr. T. J. Houston, whol Russians are using aviation." | first time ап Irishman said: days, at Kowloon Hospital, Ouba farce, the method of select-better method of dealing with months. patients Dept.
ing sub-distribution centres the problem than by co-
South, will be leaving shortly on alans were also using their aircraft wouldn't take many of thim to The following members have and the final increase in operating with, or purchasing
six weeks' vacation
along their own frontiers, They make a dozen." completed their 80 hours training prices after the monopoly had rice through, the importere
appear to be concenti ding their The Hon. Mr. N. L Smith, airforce un tactical work.
An orator in the House of Com- gatned Proficiency certificates:- been established are the out-can be devised to afford the!
Colonial Secretary, has been ad- "We have not had reports of any mons, after denouncing all the Marjorie Allinson, Louise Benoist, standing factors which have consumers the relief they Hon. Mr. W. J. Carrie, Chairman, pital
mitted to the War Memorial Hos-long range bombing attacks made pubile abuses he could think of. Eva Oburn, Phyllis Finch, Olga contributed to the present need, the existing discontent announced at the meeting of the Big duties are taken
suffering from Influenza. by the Russians. The raids that sat down on his hat, An Irishman Ferrier, Beatrice Greaves, Lenh unsatisfactory position Hawkett, Elaine Ho. Helen Jung. demonstrates again Govern- rice situations of this kind collection and disposal of nightseil
and will continue and, as previous Urban Council yesterday that the porarily by Mr. T. Megarry.
over tem-had been made show that they immediately rose, full of the whole were made with co-operative in- wealth of Irish humour, and said, Florence Robinson. Gladys kinment's policy
tention.
"Should I be in order, Bir, in con- nor, Allee Tester.
Emily Wood.
Ignoring have proved, It must be re-wae carried on as usual during the
"Here I am on delicate ground, gratulating the honourable gentle- Lam Shu Ying and Loung Cho Public opinion and pursuing membered that famished men
not being avaliable the nightsoll If I speak of tactical bombing to man on the fact that when he sat a predetermined course in the become desperate.
All the carriers were on the job. was emptied into 29 Government the exclusion of all others some down on his hat his head was not sold Mr. Carrie. Due to the Junka | flushed-latrines.
may-suspect that I am not advo- in It"
G. K. Chesterton
in the hospital weus and have
Wan,
of
CARRIED ON AS USUAL
tynhnon.