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EDITORIAL
CORRESPONDENCE
JUNGLE TOPICS
The Editor, H.K. Daily Press
Sir-Among the old chestnuts
dusty go off with a
RICE MONOPOLY FAILURE
The Editor, H.B. Daily Press Air-Some days ago a friend of
SATURDAY, JULY 12, 1941.
PIANOFORTE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH'S AIR TRAINING SCHEME IS
RECITAL
AHEAD OF SCHEDULE
"The British Commonwealth's air training plan is six months ahead of schedule. . . . It is and will continue to be the source of supply of crews to navigate British planes in the air war. We are doing that now and we will continue to do it," said MR. C. G. POWER, CANADIAN MINISTER FOR NATIONAL DEFENCE AND AIR, when he broadcast from London yesterday.
Mr. Power said that the
MISS ROSABEL HSU'S SUCCESSFUL DEBUT The following telegram has been which still
The first full planoforte recital received from the Secretary of pop-mothers-in-law, babies' nap-nine bought some Grade A" rice
kina, the Immigration Scandal, from a shop in Hennessy Road at ever rendered in Hongkong by a State for the Colonies:-
Chinese artist was met with a very $5 for 30 catties, or Please inform Legislative Coun-come-tax, sergeant-majors, and the price of
rest the Hongkong Urban $16.67 per pieni. Finding it to "sula Hotel last night, when music enthusiastic reception at the Penin- cil that Is Majesty's Govern-the
honourable inferior to a lot of the same grade ment are most appreciative Council has a fairly
lovers enjoyed an opportunity to days' previously the Hongkong Govern-place. On the long chain of de-bought some ten ment's decision to bear the cost mocracy, which we re-furbish with from the same shop, he forwarded hear Miss Rosabel Hau, F. T. C. L.
Miss Esu is leaving in August of four mine-sweepers at pre-such vigour every wenty years samples of both lots to the Rice for the United States, where she broad principles of the air
It the Urban Counou- | Controller. sent under construction in Hong-or 50,
like a clumsy and anti- kong for the Admiralty, and es-hangs pecially since they are aware of quated
ol
He was informed that the first is scheduled to give recitals in all training scheme were accept- by bead which no one re lot was better than the official sections of the country in aid of ed in September 1939
the China Rellef Committees. The Canada, Australia and New the considerable expenditure members to shine. It's proceed-¡"Grade B" and that the
performance last night may, there-Zealand. The purpose of the which the Colony is at presentings have
often burles- lot was been so
inferior to the
fore, be her last publle appearance incurring
defensive qued its chairman so often guy-"Grade C." He was
was to gain air su- further in in Hongkong before her departure,
plan
measures.
ed, that probably many people formed that the sample was not
lald
local OR
for the Said Share will be issued CAPT. BALFOUR
in its stead by the Company.
A. H. K. COBB,
General Manager. Hong Kong, 19th July, 1941.
The Baily Press
報西刺孖
second
official
A copy of the telegram will be think of it, when they think of the Rice Monopoly', grading and on the Table at the next it at all, in terms of music-hall that it war obvious that the re- meeting of the Legislative Councilor. comte broadcast: as something tallers In question mixed their so dead and ineffectuai in reality own rice for the purpose of sale that it must be made fun of to The shop was later visited and be kept alive at all. Yet this the rice on sale was found to be same chestnut is part of Hong-m order. It is evident that my kong's alleged democracy. It 1 friend actually paid 18 2/3 cents
the Colony's par-per catty for a grade of rice which i Capt
Balfour, H. H.
Under- one section of
is actually Grade C-D. Secretary for Air, and seven Bri-¡liament
When it is recalled that tish officials, travelling by air to
ON TOUR
A Colony ke Hongkong cannot, 350 Canada, landed on Prince Edward or at least should not, be ran by before the establishment of
Island on Thursday night,
Editorial and Business Office: 15-19, Queen's Road Central, Tel, 33226.
Night Editor (Wanchal Office):
Tel. 34511.
just the
Mr. Power said that the air training scheme aimed at the full capacity of pilots for Bri- tain by September 1941. Today he was in a position to say that objective would be reach- ed.
"Let me assure," continued Mr.
though she is to play in a radio premacy by which ultimate Power, "that there is flowing fromr
victory could, be gained.
FULL BLAST
broadcast in the near future.
HIGH TECHNIQUE
here a steady, continuous and ever-increasing stream of trained lair crews and this will go on cease-
Miss Hsu played through a varied and difficult programme and ex-train the greatest number of plots territory will be darkened by the To that end it was decided to leasly until such time as enemy hibited a high order of technique, and air crews possible." continued wings of planes guided by these being heartily applauded for every Mr. Power. "The Government of young men of the Empire. We have Canada is the manager of the plan organised schools, aerodromes and plece.
The programme was:
and Canada was to supply eighty air felds in every part of Canada English Sutte (Bach)-Rondo in per cent of the equipment neces- for their training. D major (Mozart)-Sonata Ap-isary for the training. Australia | Ipasionata (Beethoven) Ballade and New Zealand were to send (Grleg)——"Jardins Sous la Plule" men for training. This, of course.
PLAYING THEIR PART
"One year ago we counted air-
a combination of carelessness and Rice Monopoly, first class rice (Debussy)--Nocturne in C minor is in addition to the training being craft in hundreds. Now we are
They were expected to continue somnolent Indifference to what! (officlal Government rice) could
Vaise in C sharp minor; and done in South Afries and Rhode- counting them in thousands and their journey yesterday to Mon- can be and ought to be done, or be bought for less than 15 cents Polonaise In A flat major (Chopin). sta.
we will get more until the most re- treal where they will conduct 2
a combination of grandlose ideas per eatty, the increase since the tour of all R.A.F. schools,
and a serious misconception of establishment of the Government everything fundamental to rural Rice Monopoly has been enor-
SHAMSHUIPO PRAYA
INCIDENT
fe
Our funny old Urban
mous.
Counci The wholesale merchants have has fought against the closing of been deprived of their right to
A woman, aged about 33 years the village pumps. against rats, sell direct to the retallers because walked to the praya wall off Tung! cases of bad sanitation, and the they were accused of profiteering Chau Street, In Shamshuipo, and long-windedness of the late Sani- that is
jumped into the harbour in full sight of many boat people from London Office: 53, Fleet Street Junks anchored nearby.
E.C.4.
HONGKONO, JULY 12, 1941.
AIR ONSLAUGHT
ON GERMANY
THE INCREASING intensity
and
WOMEN'S ROLE IN NEW LIFE MOVEMENT PRAISED
boosting up prices for have fought their own benefit. The wholesale tary Board. They
merchants are still with us, but
CHUNGKING (By Airmail): against the deep-crusted, imper-
of they are selling to the Rice Mono- Contributions as well as the spirit vlous, clàss-ridden autocracy
Officers
to the retailers. of China's womanhood during the District
like, poly instead of the
increase present struggle beggar any de whose contribution to village fel The price continues to
and we
poorer are getting measured only
put scription, declared Madame Chiang could be
by the
dearer rice.
Kathek in her speech given at Visiting bicycle (on fine after-
to the right people). Who le profiteering now? Which the dinner at the New Life Centre the doffed hat, and the frog-cold is the greater evil-the wholesale on June 2 commemorating the The body was brought to the smile. They have fought for bet-dealer or the Government Mono-third anniversary of the National
They rowed to the spot where she was believed to have entered the water but it was not until some time had clapsed before they succeeded in locating the woman who was already dead when brought to the surface.
Kowloon Publie Mortuary.
noons and
ter round-houses,
safer
corners, bus shelters, cleaner nullahs and what result? streets. And with
General
"The scheme is the best example mote hamlet of Canada recognizes of co-ordination and co-operation; how our power is growing. These of been developed between planes are arriving in large num the allied nation in this war. Its bers from the United States, while units are now going full blast in at home British tradesmen are well the struggle for air supremacy by up to their job in turning out ma-
chines. supplying an ever-increasing flow air of intrepid young men Ba crews.
Mr. Power said that in May last year, the scheme had been started with 168 pupils. Today In pupils and graduates they had one-hundred times that number and many more- more in mumbers than a dvl- sion of Infantry.
op-
"The time has now come when it can be said that the British
air Commonwealth training scheme has trained men who are even taking part in the fight. They have taken their place alongside their bro- thers at home as pilots, wire- less operators, navigators and air gunners. They have played their part in bringing home to CREAM OF YOUTH
the Nazis the reality and "It is a division such as has never Women's Advisory Committee of
ruthlessness of night bombing. the New Life Movement of which been known before,,' continued Mr.
country "Since coming to this the First Lady is the Director-Power. "It contains young men who
have come from the United King- a week ago, I have had the the To hear again and again the par-
Madame Chiang said that the dom. Newfoundland, the Straits portunity of observing, here in and rot-try: "The Urban Council never
exhibits and data shown at the Settlements and British residents London, in the city and In New Life Centre on the occasion of South America, Australia, New, East End, evidence of the tenacity hundreds and determination of the people and as the Urban Council
of the anniversary celebration (Zealand
many with the accents of and also the utterly futile ruthless- could hardly represent the tur-speaking It hard to maintain sufficient, functions the rural labourer can get a picul of Night-Soll for Sixty the best use of the respite calm and morale to carry on cents in the New Territories. splendid article in your paper on efforts of the Chinese women in and New York. And they are no
yourbulent activities and the colossal California, Virginia, Pennsylvania ness of the enemy.
"Bo I close with a word of hope which has been accorded her their war efforts. Reports
The moment elther the. Council "Price Control System" now in various parts of the country dur-ordinary men either, but the cream and an injunction-May the wind while the Nazis are engaged which speak of the evacua-or the Night Soil becomes extinct force in this colony, may I calling the wartime years: She com- of the youth of the liberty loving of victory be on your wings and movement with the countries of the world — high the anger of retribution in your River Jordan, which like the school and college graduates, armament," concluded Mr. Power. window Dead Sea, enriches the land it I was passing by the of the wholesale department of washes, the Government Rice Monopoly the other
and relentlessness of the doubted efficiency of R.A.F. raids on Germany and British air
force now German - occupied territory Herr Hitler's harassed and goes anything right." indicate how resolutely Bri-
sleepless population will find! tain is determined to make
on
their
has now run, the British calmly endured all the ruth-
As long
Also. Long
may
both
BLASTED.
NEWSETTES
poly?
Thanking you for the space.
Yours, etc..
A VICTIM.
RICE "GRADING" The Editor, H.K Daily Press Sir-With reference to
bottle marked "Grade D."
Now, this grade is much cheaper in price than the Grades A, B and It contains hardly any
His Excellency the Governor will C. but
.
་
Raha
A CONSUMER
FUNERAL OF MR. FRANK PETERS
WELFARE WORK
the
VILLAGE FOR DISABLED SOLDIERS PLANNED
eastern frontier
tion of Germans from the these privileges, and perhaps the your particular attention to the pared the against Soviet Russia. Herr districts which are being sub-rural labourer with them, become so-called "grading of rice" Hitler's complacency in ima-
jected to the most systematic extinct gining that he
was safe bombing by the R.A.F. are continue. enough to embark on his So-proof that the Germans are!
day and noticed with The President of the Movement, viet campaign with his wes-now on the receiving end of
Chiang Kai-shek, great interest the exhibits of rice Generallasimo tern front Intact must now be the air war and that they are
samples, particularly the plate and also spoke enthusiastically of the
achievements
Chinese of the rudely shaken and he has by no means comfortable or
under been forced to acknowledge, unperturbed by what is hap-
the guidance of women
As a tribute to their herole defence of the conntry and in order their Advisory Committee. The that he is now fighting on pening.
Generalissimo particularly
men- to safeguard their livelihood, the High Command of the South two fronts and that is some-| DURING the whole course visit the School for the Deaf on broken rice, while other grades, tiened the welfare work for the China War Zone is planning to build a village for disabled soldiers thing which we have been'
which the Battle of Britain Monday, July 14, at 3.30 p.m. with the exception of "Grade A wounded, the sick, and the famt in the zone to be known as the "Honoured Warriors Village."
The project will entall a total The chief enterprise of the vil told, over and over again, hej
contains a considerably quantity lies of the recruits, in addition to has been desperately anxious
Mr. J. L. Worlledge will leave of broken grain.
the well-planned projects for the expenditure of some $10,000,000, of lage will be land reclamation and care and training of war orphans. which $5,000,000 is to be appro-farming with animal husbandry to avoid. From the moment lessness of the German air Government House on Thursday: Is this a special kind of rice,
"When our soldiera at the frontpriated by the Ministry of War, and handicraft aa avocations. In that he turned his eyes east attacks on their towns and
next, July 17.
infertor in some way to Grades A. and our reserves in camp realise $3,000,000 by the National Relief reclamation and farming, rice, in order to obtain a few more villages. Uncomplainingly
that their folks back home are un- Commission, and the remaining wheat, tobacco, cereals, vegetables swift victories with which to they went about their duties secretariat, has reported to the Mr. Strange, or the Colonial
Yours, etc.,
der such motherly care and receive $2,000,000 to be raised in the South and fruit trees will be cultivated. Zone and among In animal husbandry, thief atten- console his people for his'
such sisterly attention, they will China War and laboure harder to fit Ponce of the theft of $43.5% from
tion will be given to the raising be all the more grateful." added overseas Chinese. failure to fulfil his promise to and equip heir own air his office on Thursday.
the Generalissimo, who stressed: bring England to her knees, strength for the reply which
A site for the projected village, of oxen and cows, sheep, horses, that with their present successes, consisting of about 1,000 mow of domestic fowls, doves and rabbits. the R.A.F., in response to the they were resolved to give the
the Advisory Committee is well on undeveloped land, has been select-In handicraft industry, the major call made to them to take full| Nazis for thel: wanton and will receive the Committee of the The funeral took place at the the way to changing the life of ed on the Kwangtung Kiangel bor-items include paper-making, advantage of his new pre-indiscriminate
the nation.
der. It is conveniently located and cigarette-making, knitting, pottery, attacks on Po Leung Kak at noon on Thurs- Colonial Cemetery yesterday of Mr.
sewing, spinning and weaving sugar-refining leather- occupation, have unleashed British soll.
Members of the Advisory Com can be easily irrigated. Those efforts day next, July 17, at Government Frank Peters, a visitor to attack after attack on the have
House.
Colony, who died at the Kowloon mittee who attended the celebra-
The idea of building a village printing, candle-making and the been steadily imple-
tion and partook the New Life for the care of the war disabled Hospital on Wednesday. heart of Germany's industriat mented by the flow of planes centres and communications and material from the, United
Preparations have been complet-In-Charge of St. John's Cathedral, chin, Mme, Chen Lt-fu, Mme. Fen merly Chief of the Political De- The Headquarters of the South The Rev. A. P. Rose, Chaplain Dinner included Mme. Ho Ying originated with Mr Wu Chin, fox-production of other articles nt
dally used t Thus, while Herr Hitler may States and the cream of youth for the opening of a branch office
ed by the Central Bank of China officiated at the graveside:**
Yu-halang, Mine, Ma Chao-chun, partment of the 62nd Army and China War Zone will dispatch an still hope to gain his end which has come from the in Nanning, the former capital of ger to Hongkong having, it was Wu, Miss Chang Ai-chen and Miss recent military conference of the sonnel to the village to be regular- The late Mr. Peters was a stran- Mine. Niu Yung-chien, Mme K.Chow Magistrate of Lukfung. At a administrative and medical, per- against Russia, he is slowly, Dominions, and Colonies to Kwangst. but steadily losing the battle provide the man-power for
learned, arrived here only a few Chen Yi-yun, and it is understood South Chine War Zone, a resolu- ly stationed there and liberal ng for air, supremacy which, to the British air force. These
days before. his demise.
that the anniversary was celebration embodying the idea was un-sistance will be rendered by the ed throughtout the country and animously adopted. Mr. L. E. Rougetel, new Coun
local authorities and public bodies him particularly, is an im- efforts are still being con-sellor to the British Embassy in
by the Chinese communities in
concerned to the village population portant factor in his war tinued unabated and, as the Chungking replacing Mr. P. M
Foreign landa--(Central Newa),
According to tentative plans, in productive enterprises (Cen- plans.
Minister for Aircraft Produc-Broadmead, arrived in Chungking
the number of disabled soldiers to tral News) THE FULL EFFECT of tion,
from Hongkong by plane Col. Moore-Brabazon, Thursday morning.
be admitted into the village is these ceaseless raids by the said in the House of Com-
temporarily act at 2,000, but they NORTHERN PUNITIVE R.A.F. Is already beginning to mons on Thursday, it will not make itself apparent. Apart be many months now before the National Salvation and Recon- the Yaumati
The so-called 3rd Regiment of attempted suicide by jumping of It is learned that a meeting of will be permitted to bring their de
ferry Man Bang representatives from the various families to live with them. It u from the serious damage the raids on London will be atruction Army organised by the Which was travelling from Mong-skating rinks in the Colony will be gured that there will be 2,000 15TH ANNIVERSARYA which has been done to Im-child's play compared to the Wang, Ching-wel regime stationed kok to Hongkong yesterday at 7 held on Monday, July 21 at 5.30 households and that if each house-
His Excellency the Governor
*
爨
on
portant industrial towns in onslaught which would be at Shoutsen in north. Anhwei was North-West Germany, making launched from the air on the recently surrounded and disarmed conditions in some of them capital of the Reich. More by the Japanese. Its commander "bitiable"--to use the descrip- and more is the tide steadily Wang Fu-tano was arrested. tion of a Berlin radio an- turning in favour of Britain
JUMPED OFF FERRY
the
A 85-year-old male, Mo Yau, was admitted to Queen Mary Hos- pital, after he was alleged to have
p.m.
FRACTURED JAW
Mong Tin you, of No. 30 Po
GRAND SKATING CARNIVAL
́=BBING FAMILIES
hold averagely has three chil-
tanning.
EXPEDITION:
CHUNGKING, July 11 (Central)
pm, at the offices of the Hongkongaren, one of whom is of schoolThe 15th anniversary of the Nor Mirror in connexion with the Grand Skating Carnival in aid of age, the population of the village the Punitive Expedition, by the will: conalet of 4,000 adulta, 2,000 Nationalist Army under the com Chinese war tands,
children of school age, and an- mand of Generalissimo Chiang other 1,000 children and Kai-shek was commemorated at Kong Road was admitted to the a total of 6473 women and In accordance with the needs of joint meeting of various govern nouncer-enemy shipping in and her Allies, The Nazi at Holy Trinity Cathedral, of Ceasted law as a result of a tall while the war, areas in Kwangtung and will have live lower primary ernment headquarters yesterday.
The wedding took place recently Kowloon Hospital with a tractor children have been rescued from this also of population, the village on oss at the National Gov German-occupied ports have boast of the invulnerability of Douglas Longhurst, formerly of walking at Ngai Chi Wan. near are now being wall taken care of schools, Curee & higher primary About 500 omelas were present. fared dianatrously at the the derman sky from attack, Enfield, Middlesex, and Sulan Id the Kai Tak Aerodrome yesterday, by the Ranting Provincial Ra schools the continuation school. Mr. Wn Chih-hut, member of the hands of British airmen, over has been completely dis-, wins Down, formerly ur Card,
llet Commission. Of the number one vocational Bohool, three to Kuomintang Central Bypervisory 105,000 tons having been des- credited and Herr Hitler is Somerset. The Very Rev. A. C. §. The National: Military Cou 404 were recently rescued from are health centres, Bocially, there Committee, who handed troyed and damaged for the even now feverishly trying to vet omolated. The bride was has doolded to establish a Pon- Hokahan Faheen Toshan and will be a village guild and a public the Northern Punitive dilly" Ponnivel the women have been assembly hall capable of accontoury Forde on behalf of week ending July 7. The remove his centres of produc adven away by Mr. W 8 Burns. Blons Board at Kwell Nazis must be finding it in- tion further east and away maid, Holle Mr. C. W Porter at the "famijidi
river Jobe either in factories or dating 1,000 persons In Addition, ment authorities |MA KARL Mann was befdes“ | tate the distribution
ation entres while B3 There will be a number of cos from Canton creasingly dimoult to conceal from the reach of the British ended the Bridegroom As best and Kwansa
have been rent in Onlid operatives, public library rescui from their people the un-airmen; }
killed in
creation" "round, and “golub
man