Wednesday,
HONGKONG · TELEGRAPH
"January 25, 1939.
BRITAIN STARTS "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU" PLEA: 2,000,000 CIVILIANS ASKED TO ENROL
A Look Through The "Telegraph"
50 YEARS AGO
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO. LTD. CAPITAL
...... $300,000 DIVIDED INTO 30,000 SHARES OF $10 EACH
OF WHICH 10,000 SHARES ARE OFFERED TO THE PUBLIC
(Tho remuning 18,000 Shares baro been taken up on the same terima De
the Bhares now offered to the Public.)
Payment to be as follows:
ON APPLICATION
ON ALLOTMENT
$1 71
The Balance at call (on One Month's notice being given) as required to meet drafts for purchase of Plant and other- wlas for the purposes and the exte sion of the business of the Company, Applications for shares, accompanied by deposit of 41 per share, must be sent in to THE HONGKONG AND BHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION on or before the 12th tiny of February, 1880.
Hon.
Directors-lion. John Bell Irving, Chater, Hon. Catchick l'aul Bendyshe Layton, ilenry Liston Dal- rymple Esq., Lorenz Presnecker Est. Alfred Parker Stokes Eng.
Bolteltor:Messrs. Sharp, Johnson and Stokes,
The principal object for which this Company has been formed is to supply the city of Vleturin, Kuwloon and the Peak with the ELECTRIC LIGHT, A subsidiary object is the supply of elve. trle motor power wherever it many bo required, and negotiations are now beį ing carried on with the Government to supply the necessary power for pump- ing water from the Albany Tank to a resorvair or tank to be established at the Peek.
The advantage of the ELECTRIC
LIGHT are so well recognised that but
little need he was on the subject.
is, however, peculiarly adapted for usa hore an account of its being almost en- tirely free from heat and unaffected by wind, and alno un account of its almost perfect freedum from danger by Bre
Estimator of working expense, cost st supply, &c., have been carefully poun inte and the Directors have no doubt that the light can be supplied at rates, which will comparo favourably with the price paid for gas in the Gulony, while dor quailly, pawer and convenience, the light will be much superior to any other kind of lighting.
In the estimates are included costs suficient engine power, plant, &c., for Electric Street Bghting on the well known Are Syatem. Negotiations, with a good pronpret of success, are being carried on with the Government for a contract for this purpose.
house required for the Machinery has A very auliahle site for the Engine
been purchased and will be made ovat | to the Company us enst peleu.
It is proponed to saler from England at once the neersary plant draames on the latent and must ap-|
And
THE ST. IVES LIFEBOAT
Eight Deaths In Gales Off Cornwall Coast
many
LONDON, Jan. 24. TERRIFIC GALES-the worst known in years-swept the coast of Cornwall to-day, causing at least eight deaths,
The famous St. Ives lifeboat last seven of its crew when it capsized in mountainous acus as it was procceding to a distressed ship.
Eight steamers were forced to put into Falmouth harbour to seek protection from the stormi, and a further four ships limped into port to-day.
One of the members of the
crew of the stemmer Langlee
Brook was washed overboard.
On other ships many members
legs and arms and other injuries. of the crews sustained broken
-British Wireless,
proved principle adopted in England and Ex-Kaiser Becomes
America. The London Electric Supply Company are at present engaged in staliing in London a plant to supply 260,000 light on this principla.
The Income will of course depend much on the number of lights supplied. but as the price will be, light for light, Lots than gan, there can be no doubt that the electric light will be generally adopted. If but 3,000 burners are male use of, it is believed that the Company will be nite to pay a satisfactory divi- dend, and this dividend will increase with the Increase in the demand for the light.
Octogenarian
Amsterdain, Jan. 24.
accompanied
of the ex-Kaiser, which take place on January 27.
TEXTILE PLEA TO PREMIER
Lancashire Cotton Workers' Doputation
LONDON, Jan. 24.
A DEPUTATION of Lancashire cotton employers and workers, appealing to the Government for assistance for Lancashire, was received by the Premier in the presence of Mr. Oliver Stanley
and Mr. Ernest Brown to-day.
.
CIVIL DEFENCE
OF COUNTRY
LONDON, Jan. 24.
FULL DETAILS of how millions of men and women in every part of the Kingdom can help the Government's great voluntary national service scheme are published to-day, when distribution began of 20,000,000 copies of the National Service Guide.
The broad objects of the scheme are, firstly to fill vacancies in the existing various branches of military and civil defence, secondly to safeguard the essential industrial services in war-time, and therefore to avoid the recruit of persons, who in public interests, should retain their occupations in war-time.
The
a
Prime Minister, facsimile of whose handwriting is reproduced, opens the hand- book with a call to national service.
DESIRE FOR PEACE
The
Mr. Chamberlain writes: The desire of all of us is to live at peace with our neighbours, but to ensure pence, we must be strong. country needs your service and you, This anxious to play your part. guide will point the way.
Lo
war.
CASUALTY HOSPITALS
FOR COLONY
4,000 Volunteers
Sought For War-Time Work
NINE HOSPITALS and twenty first aid posts are to be set up in Hongkong as part of the Colony's preparations for emergencies.
" ask you to read it carefully and 10 decide how you can best help."
These sentiments are echoed by Sir John Anderson, who in a foreword writes: "The cull is to peace and not We have no thought of aggression; our one wish is to live at peace with all peoples. But if this wish Is to be fulfilled, we must be up
The hospitats will be for the pur- and doing. We must make ourselves pose of clearing casualties In air strong so that our influence for peace raid, and will be manned or staffed may be real, and we must make our by St. John Ambulance Brigade per- selves safe, so that others cannot be sommel and other members of the led to thoughts of aggression public who are receiving instruction The guide contains two application forms in which intending helpers are asked to give particulars of their name, age, address, the service they desire
to enter, present occupation and name and address of business or employers. On this information the Ministry of Labour will decide in what capaelty the applicant may enrole, or whether his or her services
cannot be utilised.
A.R.P. DETAILS
The guide gives details of A.R.r. work. Building trade workers be- tween 25 and 50 are required for A.B.P. rescue and demollilon pari- les, which will remove casualties from damaged buildings, clear up debris, and keep the streets clear for fire engines.
I was emphasised that the cotton industry urgently needed aid in view General Field-Marshal von Mac- of the present depression which was Lieut-mainly attributable to forelim sub- by tensen. Colonel von Luetzow arrived this idised competition and trade barriers morning in full uniform at Doorn for instituted in countries desiring their the celebrations of the 80th birthday cotton industry.
The deputation
Women, are given the choice of a submitted memorandum
urging that in future dozen jobs, ranging from Air Raid trade agreements Wilh other Wardens to nurses. About 50 old villagers assembled in rak
countries, the cotton industry's
It is stated that the Government's front of the house at Doorn this interes morning, and were greeted by the ex-parti
be specially safeguarded, plans for the evacuation of children to snfer areas would make an Emperor and his wife, who gave them a cularly, ad regards the colonies unprecedented enll on women's fooxistuffs and distributed
and mandated territories, and also
50 | services. them a pile of firewood sawn by the for cotton and rayon exporters faced that immediate financial old be Kiven han If the shares were of a higher former Emperor-Trans-Ocean.
with subsidised competition, or with goods produced under low wage con- ditions.
The value of the shares has been fixed at $10 with the view of bringing the sharen within the reach of all of the community who are likely to use the Hight, and who will thus have betler opportunity of becoming 'shareholder
valan. It is intended that as wide a distribution of the shares shall be made no possible.
The Jurgent electric plant in the world will soon be put in operation. London is to be illuminated by electricity, and * contract for the Impense undertaking has already been made.
-
among
berlain to become a candidate for the sent held by his father, Mr. Jeroph Chamberlain, since 1885.
10 YEARS AGO
Captain J. A. Meriulloch, from reserve, line gone muster, Kalgan.
WOMEN IN WAR WORK
In the event of war, a uniformed women's land army would be organised ready to do farm work in Steps should be taken to ensure
part of the country. that textiles exported as part of the
Firstly, about 1,500 women will be the wanted to replace men in the navad British quola to the colonies countries with which Britain has establishments secretarial and
on
in the methods of dealing with gas or wounded casualties.
The hospitals, with the First Aid posts, are to be spread all over the Colony. Each will be within a two mile radius of its neighbour.
Active recruiting is already taking place for personnel casualty clearing hospitals and First Aid posts.
to man
these
Approximately four thousand volunteers are required.
ALREADY SELECTED
The twenty First Aid posts have already been selected and plans are being prepared to adapt them for the purposes for which they will be used in time of emergency.
It is also revealed that an Alr Rold Precautions school is being built at Wanchal. This school, in lime war, will be used as one of the First Ald posts,
Many Modern Factories In
China Interior
Chungking, Jan. 24,
of
trade agreements, should comply with clerical work, Special arrangements sea coast, were ut present operating in
the formula of "spun, woven, and finished in Britain,”
SPECIAL AREA
war
revealed that over 300 modern fac- The Ministry of Economics to-day tortes, formerly concentrated on the are being made to register doctors willing to join the medical services in the Chinese interlor behind the front In view of the approaching Freenin
lincs. The Ministry of Labour is aans Ball, the following calculation, if
establishing a bureau to employ men not a tertia farfetched, should be inter-
and Wornell with professional, eating to our “girls."--Une waltz wil take a girl six times round a buliroom
Nearly 2,000.000 men will be re H0 yards in circumference, and, as she
quired, of which 1,200,000 will be turns once in each yard, that brings the offer, sin Peking, has gone second treated as a special area to receive distance up to 1,440 yards, which menus
for for the first fine, and G00.000 in the Chunan. Mr. K. E. Pegden, Government assistance that each wallz is three-quarters of a
reserves. Volunteers already num- second oficer, Chunan, has gone second tabilshment of new Industries. mile long I 18 waltzes are gyrated
ber 1,200,000, but there are st The memorandum deuled that the through during the evening the dis officer, Chungking.
the ninny shortages ta Meer. Lancashire industry was out of date, tance traversed in canetly 14 alles Linas, has gone chief affeer, Chusal.
essential services-Reuter.: and 14 miles "done" on an ice-cream, in Mr. W. J. King, chief officer, Chusan, ad claimed, that given equal condi- an artificial atmosphere, and late at
tions, it could compete with the world night, too!
has gone chief ofeer, Linan,
Mr. McWiliams, Kecond Meer, in making goods of quailty and cheap- Chungking, has gone second oflear, hess-Reuter.
Mr. N. McMillan, extra second offlerr, Hsin Peking, has gune secund umeer, Ningpo. Mr. E. Michelmore, second off- cer, Ningpo, has gone second offeer.] Shengking.
It was also urged that the Lan-scientific and technical qualifications. Mr. J. W. E. Warrior, extra second cashire industrial districts should be
officer,
chief Mr. D. C. Lameron,
The growth of New York into a city Sungning." Mr. H. 6, Patrickson, secund
a large as Gordon is now will take officer, Sunning, in un reserve, place a much shorter pertod of time i Mr. J. R. Liley, extra chief ofleer,
than people commonly suppose, If we lisin Pekingu Penhale,
gone chief officer,
include Brooklyn In the great metro- Shantung.
C3-
DEPUTATION RECEIVED
London, Jan. 24. chiof The Prime Minister, who was no- gono acting companied by the Foreign Secretary, deputation
politan community. The population of officer, Shantung, has Now York and Brooklyn combined, as munster, Chungchow. the registration for the last election The following will represent the received this evening a indicated, In nomawhat about two Volunteers on Sunday against the Royal from the National Councel! of Labour, million Ave hundred thousand, twa Navy: J. It. Mitchell (Capt.), 4. W. consisting of Mr. Attlee, choirman
and
It was stated that out of the 300, over 50 of the factories were in the Szechwan province. The majority of the factorica were mechanical and for weaving and spinning.
It was claimed that two weaving
spinning
factories 2,000 spindles, were at present operal- les each with over ing in Szechwan, and that two conl- mining companies, formerly operating In North
were nt in Szechwan. operating in
Present statistes, it was
present
clalmed, show the Japanese failure to attempt to destroy China's modern industry.
NO P. I. INDEPENDENCE-United Press. UNTIL 1960
thirds in New York and one-third in Hayward, H. V. Parker, .. Fincher, of the Parliamentary Labour Party ROOSEVELT, QUEZON
Brooklyn. The rate of increase since A. Reid, G. R. Vallack, J. L. Bonuar, and leader of the opposition, Mr. 1880 seems to have been extraordinary, G. E. R. Divelt, H. L. F. Ewin, B. L. Hugh Dalton, representing the Labour but even if the rata between -1870 and Stock, F. Zimmern.
1850, or about one-third In the ten yours, la kept up, in twenty years WO shall, have a population of hard on five
5 YEARS AGO
Party, and Mr. J. Hallsworth, chair- inan of the T.U.C.
The deputation asked that action
million, or more than what is called 1 is understood that the Japanese should be taken by the Government
the Greater London now contains.
.
comments
on
Ambassador has been instructed to io remove the embargo on arms to make friendly representations to the the Spanish Government. British We would direct attention to the Italian Government regarding the tone Wireless, abridged prospectus of the Ilangkong of recent Italian press Blectric Light Company, published in Japan. another column. For some time past; A recent article signed by Signor) It has been an open secret that arrange Mussolini which appeared in the Hearst ments were in progress to introduce the Press in the United States has particu-: electric light on a inrge sente into the arly aroused the attention of the colony, the lending promoter of the pro- Japaneso Government
Signor Mussolini has minde no attempt:
jeet being Mr. C. P, Chater, whose re- cent visit to London has initiated a to hide his belief in the "Yellow Peril" umber of local enterprises of consider and has urged organisation among the able imperiance. The Company's press Western peoples to meet the "monaco"
Himultaneously with pectus given a good den! ut information,
the news
uf
the Italian
and very plainly eels out the scope of the Japaness representation, undertaking. That this now departure newspapers have broken silence regard- will receive a large share of public sup- ing Mr. Jrota's speech on Japan's for- part is certain, and there can be very rien policy, with articles highly un-
AGREE ON POSTPONEMENT
WASHINGTON,
Jan. 24. PRESIDENT ROOSE- VELT has forwarded to Congress for approval the
U.S. PLANE report of the joint pre-
ATTAINS 600 M.P.H.
BUFFALO, Jun. 24.
paratory committee on Philippine affairs, which recommends postponement of the economic indepen- | dence of the islands from 1936 to 1960.
The report has been approved little doubt that electric lighting will favourable and challenging the Japanese ALL SPEED RECORDS were receive a fair trial. Personally we have claim to be the corner-stone of peaco substantially exceeded by a by President Roosevelt and the fullest confidence that it will prove In East Asia.
pursuit
Manuel Quezon.--- plane President A typical article is that contributed Curtian-Hawk a great succor. We think that the time is not very far distant when tram by nor Forges Devamenti, a promin which made a free dive of over Neuter. ways and uteom-launchen will uns elec-ent member of the Fasetit dimand Coun tricity as their mollys power, and in cll, and the editor of The Tribune, who 675 miles an hour to-day.
such case a very wide and remunera- romarks, sarcastically, that the outcome tive field will be opened for the Com- of the Faz Nipponica is the decision of It may even have surpassed 600, pany's operations. The Hongkong Elec- the United States to build one hundred m.ph., as the Indicator's range was)
the exceeded, according to a claim by the tric Light Co. reema to be thoroughly and twenty now warships, while dearring of publia support.
naval delegates of Britain, Australia Curtiss officiate. and Naw. Zealand mes volcing alarm at
The plane in one of 100 being bullt "the Bingapore Naval Conference,
The article concludes with a plea for for the French Government.
25 YEARS AGO
The Unionista in Birmingham, West, European unity in the face of the Far The pilot is said to have felt no ill have decided to my Mr. Austin Chams) Eastern question.
effects from the dive-Reuter. ******
MANCHUKUO ENVOY IN HAMBURG
Berlin, Jan. 24. Manchukuo hus established a Con- sulate-General in Hamburg, _It will be competent for the entire Reich, Reuter,
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