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HONGKONG, JULY 23, 1941.
HOT WEATHER &
DRESS REFORM
EDITORIAL
100 YEARS' HISTORY
OF CHINA LASCARS
Interesting Rotary Talk By Major Champkin
An interesting account of the 100 years history of the China L'ascars,
an Indian Company of soldiers raised in 1842 For the de- fence of the new Colony of Hongkong and now, after a number of changes of regimental name through the century, known as the Hongkong-Singapore Royal Artillery, was given yesterday before the
Club weekly in meeting of the Hongkong Rotary
by MAJOR CYRIL CHAMPKIN, B.A.
Through a century of change Hongkong Asiatic Artillery. and the Company has had an uninter- then to the Hongkong and Singa rupted and honourable record of pore Battalion Royal Garrison
the
I the advent of every | service thal Наз ranged from, Artillery,
summer, arguments con- Palestine to Peking. It is the only In 1900 the regiment sent a bat tinue to be bandied about on regiment known to us today as tery tor service with the Allied
Tiongkong Singapore Royal Troops in the Boxer Rebellion. the subject of rational dress Artillery that ts, in
a peculiar
ACTIVE SERVICE for men during the hot wea-sense. Hongkong's own reglament
The last great war found the re ther seasoil. The sweltering of the Regular Army," Major
giment again on active service conditions under which the Champkin said.
Early records refer to the China against the Senussi in Egypt and huge army of office workers
Mazar and Lasears as Madrasis. They were against the Turks at have been labouring during recruited from the once turbulent Bir el Magebra, in the two battles
UNHEALTHY LOCATION
death rate
FUNERAL OF MRS. A. E. COATES
SIR
Large Attendance
At Graveside
The funeral took place at the Roman Catholic Cemetery, Happy Valley, yesterday, of the late Mrs. Gladys Coutes, wife of Mr. A. E Coates, of the Hongkong Tram- ways, Ltd. The Rev. Fr. C. M. Or- lando, assisted by the Rev. Pr. 3. M. Spada, officiated.
The principal the widowET. Mrs. Coates' two daughters, Helen and Dorothy, and da her godmother Mrs. L, M, Souza
mourners
were
THOSE PRESENT
Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. V. Maher, Mr. J. Maher. Mr. A L da Souza, Mr. F. A. Xavier, Mr. and Mrs. W. Way, Mr. and Mrs. L. C. R. Sousa, Mr. A. M. da Souza, Mr and. Mrs M. M. Roza, Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Rosselet, Mr. V. F. M. da Souza, Mr. J. E. Anderson, Mr. A. E. S. Alves, Mrs.
It helped Ribeiro, Mr. H. J. Fountain, Mr. the cavalry attack on M M. de V. Soares, Mr. H. M
Jerusalem, At the end of 1918 it Mr. and Mrs. H. Esmail, Mr. S. gained nine decorations for gal-Brown. Mrs. C. Guimgam, Mr. U. returned 1 Hongkong, having Leonard, Miss C, da Mutta, Mr. G
Beersheba and was at the fall of Moran, Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Basto,
lant conduct in the field.
M. Omar, Mr. L. Gaddi, Mr. E Zimmern, Dr. V. N. Atienza, Mr. Kerrison, Mr. F. K. Mody, Mr. R. Basa, Mr. R. A. Dastur, Mr. N. R. Mehta, Mr. J. Conceicao, Mr. A. Reed, Mr. H. M. Xavier, Mr. V. R. Gordon. Mr. A. Lopes, Mr. M. Medina, Mr. A. R. Remedios, Mr.
Vard, Mrs.
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 1941.
ADRIAN BOULT
Sir Adrian Boult, the BBC's Director of Music (seated at the pino), discussing with Australian-born Dr. Hubert CHfford, the BBC's new Empire Masto Supervisor, musical details for one af
the overseas short-wave programmes.
JOURNALIST WAR: NOTED ON ANGLO-U.S. RELATIONS
"I have been asked by people here when America is coming into the war and I have answered that we are already in it," declared MR. RAYMOND GRAM SWING, the noted American Journalist and commentator on world affairs, who is now on a visit to England, when he broad- cast from London on Monday on impressions he had re- ceived from his visit.
the past few days have re-district in Southern India known data and Ralan ne at M. B. S. Remedios, Mr. FXY AMERICA IS. ALREADY IN sulted in a variety of styles as the Carnatic. It was not unti Maglidaba and Ratah. IN THE GOODS of for office wear but this about 30 years after the China to cover Frank Edward Lane of 41 dress-for-comfort" brigade Lascars was established that it re- Morin Road Preston Paign is sadly in a minority and it the Indian personnel of the
crusted Siklus and Punjabis, All
tom in the County of Devon is well known that the tal-ERA now comes from the latter England deceased.
paus of the big firms frown province.
In this present War, units of the ankindly on those who have
| Hongkong-Singapore Royal Artil- NOTICE IS HEREBY the temerity to turn up at The first Artillery Barracks in lery are already actively engaged
desks in shorts and Hongkong was on GIVEN that the Court has by their
the site now overseas, Major Champkin con Victoria Barracks, cluded, but this is a story that virtue of Section 58 of the Pre open-neck shirts. Some busi-occupied by
It was cannot yet be told. There is no bates Ordinance 1897. made an ness houses, we understand overlooking Queen's Road,
a very unhealthy location The dearth of recratts for service in Order Dmiting the time for even insist on their women whole island recked of malaria, the regiment and succeeding gen. and Mrs. J. E.
Mr. Swing had some parti-routes, there would be shooting- creditors and others to send in employees wearing stockings The
was five times erations of a family claim service Murphy, Mr. S. Ramchand, Reycularly interesting comments shooting by America--and if he
the HKSRA almost as a Bro. Austin, Rev. Bru. Henry, Mr. their claims against the above at all times of the year--and higher than in any other military in
to make on Anglo-American did not do so, the Atlantic crossing family heritage, eagerly awaiting 6. A..Hamid, Miss A. E. Maher, Mr. estate to the 18th day of August Fumour has it that, women's statin in the Empire.
stockings can be more un- One of the theories put forward in 100 villages in the Punjab the and Mrs. H. N. Moran, Mr. and relations, declaring that in would be safe up to 800 miles, comfortable during the hot at the time was that this epidemic periodical visits of the recruiting Mrs. H. N. Moran, Mr. and Mrs. C. view of recent developments weather than the brief form cheap "samshu" Chinese liquor
was the result of soldiers drinking officer..
V. Maher, Mr. and Mrs. A. Bethell, it was appropriate that he LA-Cal R. D. Walker, M.C., Mr. C. Cropley. Mr. H. M. Haymes, should have something to say uf hosiery which men are shops. A suggested preventive was thanked the speaker.
Mr. C. D. Assumpeao, and many compelled to wear to keep in the issue
on this subject. Rotarian Lam Ming fan presta- others.
A NARROW GAP the fashion. While our wo- troops.
ed, and the only visiting Rotarian
FLORAL TRIBUTES men folk have shown a fine the China Lascars was re-organis. Guests welcomed at the meeting Dad, Helen
was Mr. Y. T. Tsang (Canton).
"Let me be quite frank about Wreaths were sent by Mother,
and Dorothy, Aunt it," he said. "There is still a gap disregard for convention in ea and formed into a Double Com. were Messrs. D. L. Ballantyne, F. Gussie, Belle and Wille, Tony. In the understanding between our their summer wear, however, pany of Stirbs and a Double Com-K. Kan, V. R. Gordon, J. E. Wit-Ruby and Gloria, Joanes, Mein and two countries, but at no time since the coat-collar-and-tie- rules pany of Punjabi Mussalmans. The bam, L. O. Davies, Lt.-Cmdr. G. S. Luigi, Rose and Luigi, Angie, Dolly, 1776 has this gap been narrower.
not
"I have been thinking a great to speak of pants naine of the
unit was changed | Hugh-Jones and Mr. C. J, Living- Rosie, Victor and Jimmy, Joe and from the China Lascars to the ston. which reach to the ankles—
Corinne, Mr. and Mrs. George deal about this gap. A scientific Wong, Mr. and Mrs. Norcuit, Mr. | friend of mine explained that it continue to hold sway for
IMPRESSIONS OF LONDON and Mrs. H. J. Hunt, Miss Aida may be caused by your living in Hunt, Natalie Rozario, Mr. and one speed of time and our living Earlier in his talk, Mr. Swing Mrs. V. F. M. da Souza and family, in another speed of time. You referred to his impressions of Lon-
1941.
ALL creditors and others are accordingly hereby required to send their claims to the under signed on or before that date.
Dated the 21st day of July,
1941.
JOHNSON, STOKES &
MASTER,
Solicitors for the Executors,
Hongkong & Shangbai Bank Building, Hong Kong.
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
Notice is hereby given that on Bccount of transfer to other
been issued to
· Craig Lawrence,
THE TEXAS COMPANY
(CHINA) LTD.
By P. F. LeFevre,
Managing Director. Hongkong, July 21, 1941.
of free beer to the
In the year of its Jubilee, 1891,
male office workers in Hong- BLACK-OUT
kong, making their hours of
duty at their desks a drawn- out misery, only to be relieved when they reach home and divest themselves of gar- which have proved ments such a discomfort during a
rying working day.
HONGKONG, however, Is ut the only place where this
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SUMMONSES
Leung Wah. 27, shirtmaker, charged before Mr. G. T. Lowry at the Central Magistracy yesterday with breach of the black-out regulations by flash- img a torchlight carelessly about at Queen's Road Cen- tral, near Duddell Street, at 9.30 p.m. on Monday night, was fined $5 or seven days' bard labour,
were
$17,000 TAKEN
"He has to choose between a shooting war with the United States and losing the Battle of the Atlantic,” declared Mr. Swing, adding that since the last presidential campaign America had entered the in- dustrial war with all her re- sources. We have gone so far
in eight months not because
we had a sudden change of mind, but because the grksual change has swept us slowly forward.
WITH TOY GUN Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Correa and have had new experiences which don. He declared that from what
IN SHANGHAI:
TWO ARRESTS
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Armed with nothing more than
Ideas of what he thought cond)- tions would be when he arrived.
family, Mr. and Mrs. A. Bethell, makes your hearts and minds go he had seen he had to change his Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Xavier and quicker. family, Ah Say, Ah Sim and Ah Sam, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Shea, Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Rosselet, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Min, Francis Lee and
a tip toy pistol and a dagger, two J. P. Lee, Mr. W. Ward, Miss G. Chinese robbers managed to make Williams, Mr. and Mrs. V. Walker, off with a loot of $17,000 worth of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Simons, Mr. L. C. F. Bellamy, Mr. and Mrs. D. V. watches and imitation jewellery Mahar and family, Mr. and Mrs. T. Waller and family, Mr. and Mrs. G.
in a raid on House No. 34. Lane
"In America the change has heen slow, but the change which has coms over American polley is most remarkable, You will, of course, su say it has taken too long. In your mea- sure of time, you are right, but in the American measure of time you are wrong. "The
change in America has
8. Rodger, Mr. and Mrs. A. Gellard, been the swiftest transformation
“I know it is dangerous to generalise," went On Mr. Swing, but it is my impres- sion that London is a happier city than New York. It seems to me that it is infinitely more considerate. I say you are less to be pitied than any people on earth."
gam and family, Syd Banesay, "I have been asked by people ganised that everyone had Mrs. E. Neves and son, Mrs. C. here when America is coming into something to do and to the part Leonard and sons, Dr. V. N. Atien- the war," continued Mr. Swing, "and which women were playing in the za, Mr. R. A. Dastur, Mr. L. EF have answered that we are alwar. Lammert, Mr. L. Gadd, Mr. and ready in it. Let me explain why Mr. Bwing also referred to the Mra B. W. Bradbury and family, I say that we are already in the criticisms which were made Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Osborne, Mrs. | war. -
against the Government by the M. Roe and Barbara, Mr. and Mrs.
"There are three kinds of mo- people. This showed the desire of
Mag "It shows that they feel that they», want to participate | Jn. everything that is being done. That is a proof of democracy,”... Bald Mr. Swing. Nobody visiting this country can have. any doubt that any dissatis faction: in Great Britain is not
duties the Power of Attorney subject of rational dress for issued to Buyard Craig Lawrence, men has been agitating the
1025 Bubbling Well Road Wha BS District Manager for The
Mr. Ewing then paid a tribute to minds of the people during Texas Company (China) Ltd., at the hot weather.
KOWLOON SUMMONSES Kee Avenue), at 8.30 a.m. on July Mr. H. W. Hammond, Mr. D. Knox, that I have ever known, but it is Mr. Winston Churchill for his de A Singa- A number of persons, four from 11, but a quick-witted plece of Mr. Im Ping-man and faintly, Mr. not your fault any more than it is votion and consideration to the Itongkong has been cancelled and
Sham-work by the members of the pore paper reports that the Yaumati and three from
́and Mrs, P: A. Mader, Mr. and our fault that we think different-country and said that he had been recalled.
Municipal Police at Mrs. A. E. H. Castro, Mr. and Mrs. | ly.
struck by the way in which the Rotary Club there recently shulpo, appeared before Mr. H. C. Shanghai
ALREADY IN THE WAR Life of the people had been or- Similar Power of Attorney has dispensed with a long stand- Macnamara at the Kowloon Magis-Bubbling Well Station resulted in L. E. Basto, Mr. and Mrs, C. Guiz-
tracy yesterday when they were the patr being lodged behind bars Christopher Ing formality of dress at its charged with breach of the black-within five hours and the entire Jenkins Livingston who has been weekly meeting when, follow-out regulations by falling to put stolen property recovered; reports appointed District Manager at ing the leadership of their suitable screens on torchlights the North China Daily News. Hongkong to succeed Bayard president, members discard- during the back-out exercises held Unfortunately for the two rob Monday and fines ranging bers, they decided to seize a cua ed their jackets and got dowri on
ple of bank deposit books together to business in their shirt- from $2 to $5 were imposed.
with their other foot. After not- In the Colony since 1919 sleeves. What is more inter- Two persons from the Yaumatting the amount of funds available M. N. Rakusen, Mr. and Mrs. Ker dern war-the ideological war the the common people to be helpful: esting, however, is that the District similarly charged in the account, one of the rob- rison and Nancy, G. Ladd and industrial war and the shooting to the Government. It did not report of this incident in the before Mr. D. J. N. Anderson and bers, probably with dreams of W. Broadbridge, Dr. and Mrs war. The Ideological war concerns mean that the people thought.
(quick riches, made out a cheque N. P. Karanjia, Hugh N. Moran, the events which led to the fall of they could run the war better than Singapore newspaper tells of they were fined $3 each.
to himself for $3,000 and went Solina. Dorothea Juster, Mrs. France. Next in importance is the the Prime Minister how Sir Andrew Caldecott, a
along, to the bank to cash it.
Robert L. Mok, Mr. and Mrs. C. Industrial war is one of machines 558 former Governor of Hong-
An unpleasant surprise awaited Brown, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Lee, R. and the shooting war really comes kong and now heart of the ad- the Bank of England him, for. a party from Babbling K. Y. and J. K. Poon, Dr. and Mrs. Into importance when ideology ministration in Ceylon, has clerks have been permitted Well Station was at the bank and Coxtonti, Mr. and Mrs. J Wand machines have achieved some:
Leonard, Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Silva thing." set the fashion for rational to attend office in light-be was immediately arrested.
F. K. Modi, Dr. and Mrs. C. W. Mr. Swing declared that Ameri- dress in that island by at-coloured clothes in substitu- Information provided by the ar- tending office in either shorts tion for the dark-coloured rested man put the police on the Lam, Mr. and Mrs. Kwok Chan, ea's participation in the war came,
Mr. and Mrs. AVIATION ASSCN.
A E Kew with the extension of protection or trousers, with open-neck suits which was the rule for trall of his partner. By 1 pm, the Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Ward and to shipping in the Atlantic and FOR COLONY
entire case was completed,PM shirt, It is also stated that all, employees of the bank The victims of the attempted family, Mr. and Mrs. U. H. Email this had been further extended by The Chinese Association for the he has notified the other before the war. The system robbery were two Chinese familles Mr and Mrs. A. R. H. Esmail, Mr. the occupation of Iceland. If Herr and Mrs E Zimmern. Mrs. Hitler tried to close those shipping Promotion of Aviation in Chung-heads of departments that of clothes rationing which reading in House No. 34 The Gulmgam, Ivy and Iris, Terrs king, headed by Major-Gen, Chen they can attend office in the has come into being in Bri- robbers entered the house at 8.30 Leonard, Mr. and Mrs, WH Ching-yun. will shortly establish a same dress. Sir Andrew, the tain has possibly made this am. and after a methodical search Choy, Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Haycock. branch in Hongkong in order to gain the support of the numerous report added, is to adopt this demand for dress reform in through the first and second Mrs Motta, Thelma, Gulom and Doors of the buildings, they finally Cynthia, Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Ward Chinese here to the aviation re- style of dress for office, ex- the home country more jus departed at 9.65 after staying for and family, W. Nodes, M. Brown, construction programme of their cept when members of the tiñable and a slackening of neatly an hour and a half.
Dave Walker and the Cardinal
As exclusively forecast in the MALAXA TRIBUNE laat home government.
public have an interview with the conventional rules of Before they left, however, the Girls, H. J. Fountain, J. B. Allison, month, the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce has sent The main tasks of the Assor him by appointment.
dress for men. is said to be gangsters had managed thorough- H. W. Randall, C. J. Lodge, 8,
'n petition to the Colonial Secretary, through its President, sak- tion are to make the Chinese
THE SINGAPORE paper continuing in all spheres of ly to cow the inmates with their Ramchand, Helena Maria de B
ing for an increase in the immigration quota for Ohinese labour- copacious
uses this example to urge on life. As far as the Hongkong crude weapons. Their victims they Botelho and Olga Maria de B raise airplane funds, and promote
left all trussed up. It was not un- Botelho, Mr. and Mrs. P. A the Government of the weather is concerned, higher 10 minutes after they had left Marcar Mr. Im Ping-man and
The petition is contained in (a) As has been exclusively, revenind civilian aviation,
Periodicals on aviation subjects for permitting more
Straits Settlements the need temperatures probably that one of-the-résidents was able family, Mr. and Mrs, V. B. Gordon resolution which the Chamber by the Tribune, large employers are published by the Association.
com-ahead in the days to come be-to break, from his bonds and put General Office Staff, Hongkong passed, in the following terms of labour, both Asiatic and Euro- fortable dress in Government fore the fall sets in and, fa call through to the police,
Tramways,' Ltd., Hongkong Tram- "That In view of the labour porn, have declared themselves to BRIDGES CLOSED
ways Book Office Staff, Committee conditions.
prevalling in be of the opinion that there la a offices during the hot wea- | efficiency in offices is to be Chinese houses in the southern
Mr. Yu Chun-haten, Director of and Members, H.B. Club "No. 1, Malaya. Government be asked to definite need for more labour in section of North Szechwan Road ther. Indeed, the same idea maintained, it is reasonable in Shanghai were searched
and might well be considered by to urge that the comforts of the Educationa? Department of Craigengower Cricket Club, Comoresee the Chinese immigration this country.
the Overseas Affairs Commission,mittee and Members, Craigengow quote to 2,000 miles and 2000 tate owners and tui minore. many Chinese carried off by the the Government of Hongkong the workers should be con- who arrived here recently en route er Cricket Club, Hongkong Tram females per month, irrespective especially fed the shortage and Japancae early yesterday morning, as well as all local business sidered and that "Mother to the Bouth Bes regions to in ways Engineering Once Chinese or the age of the immigrants, for even on vital work the shortage according to a Bhanghai dispatch houses in the Colony. Evon Grundy prejudices and con- speet overseas Chinese education Staff, Coinpradate Department of a trial period of one year " is being felt Feat revealed In which adds that the Japaner, for in London, we read, a form of ventions against open-necked theid, will leave for mapore to Hongkong Tramways Ltd. Traftle The present flutures are 600 the Colony Legislature on June 9 undisclosed reason. suddenly cor dress reform has been in- shirts and shorts be set aside wards the end of this month. Biar of Hongkong Tramways Ltd males and 600 tendales
by MX D. Bisseker, Senior Since his arrival hore. He has
The petition follows a similar nomofal; the shortage has been trame at the bridges werome the troduced for office workers, a during the trying sumtner Chinese xow day, and to inspect the one presented by the Panang Chile unanimously endorsed by every-
striking example being that season,
The Chamber of Commundi.I [in the Cold
through propagant
dotted off the area and closed to
Boochow Creek.
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are
a danger, but a driving power and that it is designed to produce a more effe:tive effort."
CHINESE CHAMBER PETITIONS FOR LABOUR R QUOTA INCREASE
how:
In the