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EDITORIAL
TUESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 30, 1941
Funeral Of Mr. J. Harrop: NEW SHANGHAI SHIPPING ECONOMICS: THE
wirst
Large Attendance
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and Mrs J Moodle M! Kod Mrs fi A Leper. Mr and Mrs Tom Linson
FACTORY
FOR KOWLOON
Tite Sine Laboratory Co. of
WA Shanghai.
br soon
baving their own netory in Hongkong as the result of their successful bid- ding for Kowloon Inland Lot Noi 4321 situated at Chatham Road and Gilles Avenue between San Wa Street and Pak Kung Street.
NEED FOR INCREASING THE
MERCHANT FLEET
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"Herr Hitler's weakness his sea-communications, while the strength of the allies lies in their sea-communica- tions,' said MR. DONALD TYERMANN, the well-known economist when he broadcast from London yesterday and discussed the necessity for increasing the British and all- ed merchant navies.
M and Mrs C Rosselet Mi na Bok Un, at the Crown Land Sales ships and shipping had been against enemy attacks.
area of approximately in the minds of all people war began.
With an 37,800 square feet and
Mrs 8 Waddell Mr and Mrs S Tyesterday Autlin. Mr and Mrs C H Halle, Mr! and Me A E Nobbins, Mr and Ms A Trillo Mr and Mrs H 11 ค Remedios
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The funeral of MR. JOSEPH HARROP, who passed way sud- dealy at his home Peak Mansions, on Saturday morning. took place yesterday at the Colonial Cemetery, the Rev. A. P. Rose officiating.
The respect and exterm in which the late Mr. Hartop was held WON well attested to by the larg attendance at the graveside and the profusion of floral tributes
EIKM of Mr Harrop's close senvil ilends were the past bear
Alism. They were Messrs A W } Alexander,
Hewitt. W Lanaker DJ Lyon. E P Price, B Sundar and G Themerson Among heir number was represented the
Banery. Hongkong Volun of which Mr Harrop ad She a member prior to his ap
1 Business Manager tions governing the sale: Post Control Department. vegetables by farmers tok
MH 10. Mersts G The laans, or wholesalers, pre
Anderson, D L Dawson. F sented to the Equitable Rice, are in the three of Messrs. N+
M F Key
A D Coppia, Sales Fund Committee by the [James H. Backhouse
Hmx
H Bullock Chester JT Prer, T
WH Rev E A Willenbach was a
who was crompared by DJ Raclunker Polis M. Ells.
H Nation J J Lyon Mrs Danville. Evans Thomas N
Watson, JH S Ly, Miss M1 Armstron
sentersun Messrs S Hamden Ro D Black TM Gregory P Sen 1. Pank Ting W King Lring
FOOD CONTROL BLUNDERS
THE REPORT on the conditera
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$ Peterson Hou Mi brikudi A Pellers. Hou M. Blake Mr U H Hopp i Fraser. Mi
Meredith Air D I New biggins
W Pednes SAC Herkiols Mr.
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Themerson
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since the upset ever orice at $28,350. this lot attracted Britun herself was
Mr. Tyermann said that precautions that have to be taken
"This means RU increased
and demand for ships
this question has become a burning one just nŁOW because people are asking how we are going to set about wiuning the wai by attacking as distinct from defending ourselves.
a small e a number of buyers with country and was about the most blockadable country in the world It was important. therefore, that people should
the resul that bidding ᎻᎬ ex swedingly keen and it was until 160 bis 150 of $10 each and 10 for amounts varying between $150,
$10,000! that the lot was fully realise the implications!
Mr Samuel of shipping economics
down
hacked The evet mourner was Mr HSM
a en director of the late Pastal
clear cut indictment against Mr. O The system, or muddled sys- Miss I
of food control which was maugurated by Onvern-
tem.
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present were the R Purves 10 M- A
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"And by snipping economies
The more fundamental aspect
of this problem la shipping-the amount of shipping that is need. jed to maintain three-quarter of a million men, which it is stated the
alles have in the Middle East,
DIFFICULT QUESTION
S. K Mar, representing the Bine Laboratory for $66.800 by Mr E 9 Lambert FR G. S.. Superintend
i don't mean the technical business Tent of Crown Lands
requisitioning Bidding for the next lot.. Inland the Government
Mr Tyers of ships," said It No. 6244, situated 11. Wong-
"I mean the part that ships must difficul neichung Cap Road- was not so
play in the planning of war keen 25. With the exception (I
"It is true to say that the most single question in the
We west of In Africa or anywhere else
the
have tended lu say that all that is
was needed. Therefore was
Chau Watem. Ler Hochtone of $140 and two of $150 each ment just over two years ago u Todd. Brig A Pers. Paves Kay Cheang-yan Kwope Hanz Koen al) the bids were of $100
make ship replacements equal was
15.200 ur losses-ar to think in terms a
The report compiled atter are Chir Blair Mirkimas: Messrshee Law Tak-map investigation had been made
ny members of the Sub-com mitter heuder by Mr Wilden-
weke
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5 Jacob Behrens and Sons Mirt: Key Malchester. H. O. Brandt and Hamper New F Frederick Messies C t W Thom Manchestri Birdsall A Ce, Llu
FC Barry Dr
Cortaflex G A ( (Munetester Chan an
Lund Ment Messrs E W Pudney D GM Pure KS Mer Cassidy .1 H
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Mrs N L Geckchin successful bidder for this al $14,100 square feet t lee $4 560;
impset
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Martin
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CAROLINE TET and Chamber of
Ina Jite
[ Matheson & Co
Chef Hak Aughts and shine Dext
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Steph. Set Goddard and Douglas Back
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Shareholders are reminded that burl reveader!
Final date for Acceptance rubies are teensigned" to the make shares and payment of|lanus Through the activities | ekon of new the amount due to the Company's at "trustees" who are
Hance 1 R Bankers. Hongkong & Shangkan intents and purposes. Erjali
is 34TH) sentatives of the wholesalers, Banking Corporation. SEPTEMBER, 1941.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
GABB, LIVINGSTON &
CO., LTD..
CHINA
Agents
LIGHT & POWER CO. LTD
Reminder 16 Shareholders.
IR S W Patterson C J Wydde11
W F Hishou, W Woodwar
as a "truster" is not free to KS Robertson. A & McKellar. R investigate which lano 1s Porrest, Sinclair, A D Compin. pying the best prices, but Dawson, G A. Letper. W Q
de has to deliver all that he coi- Crabbe, W F Simmons. F
Home, & T Budilo. A [) Hum leets to his particular lill
phreys, Black, 1 Bullock, B When the vegetables arrive
Thomsen, A E Nobbins. W. at the wholesaler's store they Cruikshank A 5 Mitchell, J. An are sold to retailers at hal dersi R Miler. W A Stewart, T M be presumed Current Lanset, H Munday A Kacsier H
all his work pirkers. For and trouble
wholesaler the charges a nodes; six-and-a hal:
DOT
cent comunission plus another five per cent fo
many others
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Jancs 31 Backhouse, Lk. TAY: China-Japan 1n. the Staff of WA Hannib
Directors LAG Managers and Staff of ane Cray ford Ind
7.41 John Manure & Co Staft of WA Hasibal & Co. Ltd. W Hannibal & Co. Ltd. You On Tung Lee Chan, Sine Let Wing TR
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R.A.F.'S BOMBING "TEACHER"
LONDON
T become a bomb
almer in the RAF does not neces- sarily mean you martie with live bombs' The modern bomb almer In the RAF learns his job in a
"Teacher," which is a horizontal cinema screen up when a pr
jector is directed Hine Ko!!(ing Partory. Fook YX
Shing L Kung Man Knitting Par
The "grene of operations” Is
losses and replacement
question of providing ships to carry men and Lenough to supplies. The whole story of the vast quantity of shipping needed in the last wur to provision and maintain the
In "We have been
allled forces Kreatly cheerma
the ships that were and helped in a practical way by France and
needed to bring over other expedi- the large Sonnage of ships 527142
forces has Elever beel have come to us from the Euronary
told It is far from what is neces pean countries and secondly tran
of the the United States and we have Sary to keep been correspondingly cast down merchant fleet
which went August
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by our heavy losses un math July and yeal
**This way of looking at the problem is sound enough. 11
is important to replace sunk ships to a point, but to pre- veut the tonnage of our avail- able fleet being reduced in size is only the first step. is the first act of defence.
SIMPLE REASON
"A
up the size
Tret peacetime merchant has to be kept up in size for the purpose of defence. but lor attack It has to be tremendously increas- ed There are also other reasons why more smogine .. needed
"If you work qut the number of ships that will be needed to carry the goods which will be provided 1 by the United States under the
two Leake
appropria- and Lend tlons, you will arrive at a very large pure and it has to borne in inind that supplies have to de carried not just aeross the Atlan ·
# Corra. P A Dixon, E. Christen-ory, South Ching Knitting Porton. darkened Toon: about 12 ferti
The point that has to be re- seh. Frank W White N D Lloyd. M Ngui Knitting Factors. Chuen quare with a zallery about eight
membered IN that shipping CS Rossriet W Mulcahy and
Wah feet above the flour running along-wartime is not only a question of the but also to Russia and China Sin Knitting Factory. Kam Garment Factory. Chung Hing Knu- xide one wall
supply and demand Even in the and to the Persian Gulf and the In this
bonu- Une Pactory. Si Ring Knitting Fur
galery sits the THE WREATHS
early stages of the war It was Red Sea. Lory, Slog Hing Feather Works De aimer; with a clear view of the A wreath F
Mrs. Harrop wing Mig Co
requires more STRENGTH & WEAKNES, Bua Kong Knitting floor below Behind him sits tite realised that war the trustee." both commis- and her daughter was buried with Factory. Sing On Feather Works. Mi pilot and alongside stand the in- ships The reuson is simple.
"The lesson from all these con "A large part of the Holders of 1941 Issue Shares sions being on the gross value the casket
Krung Koling Co. HK. Preserved
merchan siderations and from the fact that
Other wratha wen sent by Motha | Ginger Distributors, Ltd.
fleel has to be pressed into ser Marnlight The bit-!
the armies, naries and air forces are reminded that the first call of the consignment
stand or fall by supply is that this war should be won by ship.
weakness Herr Hitler's
are
KHL
Mrs D M
structors.
from!
ships and tankers are needed
an aeroplane. anu
fz
The floor itself is the cinema Jana Sister Manchesteri, Reuben and Hardward Mfg. Co. Chi Wan Kott screen on which is thrown a filmvice by the armed forces, Care of $1.00 per share in respect ter end of this seemingly per
Wie Manchester - Prvilis and Berling Factory. Wah Cheung Kofiting taken thereof is payable to the Bankers fect arrangement is to quole Dick and Phyl den and Humy M: | Factory. Gapin Bros. Rubber
showing the ground as it appears, large numbers to serve the trans-ping. of the Company, the Hong Kong the report, that the farmer's and
Gondall. Elste anojlory, The Tong & Co.. China Kuit
port of expeditionary forces. A his sea communications and the & Shanghai Banking Corporation, "vegetables
neither Alex Helen and Pocs. Pall and Marting Pactory. Chun Au Knitting Fat, say, 10,000 feet
Slowly the
away lage number of tankers are neces-strength of the allies is their sea Cyr, Mrs. A
ground silps Etory. Hongkong and Kowloon Sal
•Shanghai weighed nor valued before Hong Kong, on 30TH SEPTEM
Backhouse, Joan and Mrs Glanville Merchants Association. Tung Vick and looking down upon the screen sary to keep, the navy afloat and commuulcations,
tankers may have to stay | "You shipment; he (the farmer) is mid Doris Buchanan and Paride Merchants, Larn Wah Carment one gets a perfect illusion of fty-thear
must also Bet BER. 1941,
periods near the ships most important mudition of war and Pactory. Krone Sang Hide Mer not present during the sale, by
ing. The instructer pomts cut an for long Stewart-Smith (chants. Kow Kong Weaving Pactory. obfective to De "bombed" and they are intended to retues. Mon from our point of view la ship- anci he is entirely in the
Shing Fat Printers House Hoy. Houst the bomu-aimer begins to guide ships are also needed because ping. It is to meet all these neede 474 hands of the trustee." "
the plot as he wond in an actual cargoes have to be carried longer that this vast programme of ship- First Battery. HRVDC.
officers attack
distances. They have trave building on both sides of the Al- and Other Ranks 1st Battery, HK.V
much more slowly because of the lantle hus been designed," DC. European Staff of the Pond
convoy system and because of the cluded Mr Tyermann.
Hong Kong, 27th Sept. 1941.
Daring U.S. Prison Break
Three of the prisoners were then
men and another
prisoner
seriously wounded
in a desperate and
work!
62197
Walton-on-Thamero
Enid Mr and Mrs
Mi and Mr. Chay H D nopeest ( York M god Me RUNT 1:0
Cup!
F Lebel Mi and Mis and Mrs inck 1:un1-4y' (Shangha)
5 Howl! NI and
Coolle and Amah.
THERE is something dras-show
lilly amiss with a system Mi and Mrs which could tolerate the r00-Mes Arson and Fundly, Mr Hud M Control Dept. Clerical Staf of u tinued existence of the racket T Addis Mariin Mr and Mes
Food Control Department, and Ladies Recreation flu
"xposed by the report. It Cor Mr
And
M
would appear that since its
-planned start in 1939, food
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Stan Open 13.
control has been nurtured on This may be a comparatively blunders and its remarkable small number, when
(*)~
WINTER TIME WARNING
the
"Let a little--left." he says
SLIDES LIFTLE
The plot shifts hia controls, and the ground slides little to the right.
"Now the bomb-almer is getting his sight on the objective.
Right--straight ahead." ne warns the pilot, and the "ground" again responds to the plot's con- trols.
A sudden red flash in the bomu-
Murdered by escaped convieta list of failures included its re- nared with the total popula-! recenty was the warden of the fusat, or inability, to devise tion, but it is nevertheless a
Although, according to the very Oklahoma State Penitentiary ways and means of suppic- most remarkable commentary
hours to Я day yet tomorrow, released his bombs. The "ground" killed themselves, while two police-menting the Colony's food on the failure of the food best authorities there are only 24 aimer's cockall shows that he has 1941. will have 244 keeps moving and at the moment supply despite the existence control system that people OCTOBER 1.
hould die of starvation in an hours as, at 4 a m., WINTER TIME the bomb would hit it, the film of the necessary facilities for
stops abruptly. successful making the Colony self-sup allegedly civilised and highly will come into force.
On the stroke of four, all clocks If the bomb-almer has done hig Jal-brou convicts over-powered porting within a couple of developed Crown Colon, like their guards and taking the war.
put back work accurately, the objective will! When things in the Colony Among our refugee- Hongkong. years den and me assistants
don't be be exactly super-imposed on two Rs 145-
residents are hundreds of rome to such a pass it is time nair-an-hour to 3.30, so
the inner one tages escaped in an automobile.
surprised to hear the clock strik concentric rings. ing fout twice
about an inch in diametre paint- But soon after the general alarm farmers who, if given the for Government to conduct a
ed to black. was sounded, police caught up opportunity, would only be thorough investigation into
For those who sleep "ike a top," with the speeding automobile ut a too happy to return to the the whole system of food cou would be advisable to put the
But the novice is very rarely ac-
will be
to
that the
Anglo-American Policy In
Far East Criticised
con
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (By Clipper): "In pracfl ́e, the em- pirical short-term pulley hitherto followed in the Far East by British and American diplomacy teaves it to Japanese statesman- ship, in so far as it wishes to avold war, to discriminate between the territories tha, are of vital concern to the British Emuro Rad to the United States, for which they have no cholet but fight, and the other Zones WCIC eventually retaliatory measures of a moral or of an economic chara ter would te en- forced." writes a French Journalist under the name "Pertinax” AMERICAN NEWS- SEL an article circulated by the NORTH PAPER ALLIANCE
1
"Can Tokyo be trusted to per-
form that task?" he asked.
**In
the Far East today the British BEAVERBROOK'S FIVE
the real very method
of direct
warning
road intersection. Called upon to land." Instead of having to trol and to interest itself in clock back BEFORE going to bed curate the fra time-if the bomb Cabinet is inclined to favour the REASONS WHY U.S. killed the warden and opened tire eke cut a miserable and pre-the agricultural potentialities to avoid being half-an-hour TOO bomb would have missed by several once vainly
surrender, the escaped conviels
on the Dolermen.
that appointment
uncon-You have been warned! becomes
carious day-to-day existence of the Colony, before the EARLY on, situation In the fierce gun-battle. three or being forced to live
WALLET STOLEN
Atrollable.
misses by some Inches.
recommended by the SHOULD ENTER WAR French, before the Munich sur- Lord Beaverbrook, Minister for hundred yards.
It is commonly assumed 'Supply and member of the British Perhaps he guided the pilot In- render.
Japanese interference, War Cabinet, declared in an arti- correctly, perhaps he bombed too
huge reserve of raw ele published by the AMERICAN early or too late,
80 the filin la Tun through materials or the Netherlands ID- MAGAZINE, that "bold plans are run-up dles not to speak of Malaya. an-needed to destroy bold men" and of cited five reasons why the United once more, The objective may be other land of great riches.
that
no
with the
con-jin the wu.
tenanced. But what about Thal- Jand?
"Of Thailand taken as a whole,
are
These reason were,
1.-Chancellor Adolf Hitler plans for world. conquest, are, on the largest scale in history,
2-Great Britain is the Just defence line against such con- quest, and everything depends on her control of the sea;
3-If the British Navy falis, Invasion is inevitable and world- wide effects will follow:-
4.---All gond warriors go forth with the tod;
5.- Tines of defenen always
of the convicts were killed. Two charity in a refugee camp. policemen and another convict
plan was drawn up by a Com-
HE BROKEN WORD will be undoubtedly backed were seriously wounded
mittee, headed by the Hon. Director of Medical Services. IN DECLARING that the by Britain and her allies. As again, and they do the
far for settling some of these un-Russian word cannot be re- as Russia is concerned, changed, but the lesson is repeat- other British possessions, and of States should join Britain actively A report was made to the Police employed farmers on Lantau lied upon and that, therefore. Finland might be reminded ed until the bomb-almer has mas- the Philippines, would be yesterday by Lip Shung-tong. 45. Island and for developing Finland is obliged to continue that the Soviet authorities, tered his task. partner of the Shun Cheong Conch that island into an agricul- her hostilities against the So-have always endeavoured to Building Co. of Mok Cheong
Most of Manila's social affairs Street, that be was robbed of a tural centre. After prolonged viet, the writer in the Finnish stand by their pledges. Up
American Interesta from Now tlah and distinguished visitor wallet, containing $45, at Tam negotiations, and some pre-newspaper which made this to the very last moment, for have recently centered around a it can be said that no great Brl- Kung Road, Kowloon City, yester liminary survey, Government cominent appears to have de- instance, they were prepared York, the beautiful Mrs. Henry R. involved in the preservation of 18 But on exception day afternoon by two men. one suddenly decided to shelve liberately blinded himself to to maintain friendly relations
ng various Manila friends indepenrience, Luce, of whom, he alleged, he knew.
disregard for the with the German Reich, until and social groups entertained in must be made for the southern the project on the ground of utter This man, according to Lip, ank-
Hitler launched his her honour on Saturday last, how-districts Geographically, they are Malaya and could not ed him for a loan of $10 which insufficient funds, although pledged word which the Ger- Herr
whose battle treacherous attack on them.ever, was a chae of turnabout. part of he refused. Lip was then attack the amount needed was only man tyrant, ed by the two men who made off $300,000.
they are helping to Oght, has There is also the Russo-Jap-th Mrs. Luce assuming the role pass under Japanese control wit
of hostess to entertain her many out Impairment of the British with his wallet.
THE COST of living has shown where promises are anese Neutrality Pact, which Manila friende at a large cocktail position in Singapore, some 230 now reached such an acute concerned. However much the Eoviet hus: slated that it party held at the Manila Polo miles distant. Besides, why would TRAFFIC ACCIDENT state that Government the Finns may be smarting is determined to honour un-Club. The affair took place from the Japanese encroach on
Cheung Yew, whilst walking should take immediate action under the fact that they were lesa Japan herself destroys 0 to 8 o'clock and was in the na-sovereignity but to weaken th
These are facts and the ture of a despedida to the Philip-Gibraltar of the East? They can along Queen's Road Contral, near to alleviate the distress of the victims of Russian ag-it
pines, as Mrs. Luce was to leave land by other means and the Westerzs Market, was knocked the middle and lower classes. greasion in the past. It is in- Finnish Government would for the United States on the Anzac need not build airfields in that Mrs. Lowrlo. residing at No. 1 down by a car on Sunday night According to rellable sources, conceivable that they should be foolish to Ignore them and clipper today.
country to bomb the Burma Road, Cheklang Street, has reported to and received injuries to his bend.
They can do that nearly as offer the Police that $2,000 and one deaths from diseases attribu- prefer to rely on Herr Hitler's { certainly ill-advised to rely He was immediately rushed to
Hens' nests should be kept dark tively from Indo-Ching."--(Cen-passport' were atolen from her Queen Mary Hospial for treat-table to malnutrition exceed-assurancea in preference, to on Nazi Germany to guaran-
trai Newel
House sometime on Sunday. ment,
jed 25 por day during 1940. assurances that, in this ease. tee the future of the country.or in the shade,
Tnal
fall.
BIG
ROBBERY
they