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June 24, 1940.
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CHANGE OF FRONT
Effect Of European War On Japan
Tokyo, June 23. Informed pollücal quarters declare that Japan is faced by a critical re- orientation of her foreign polley in the face of the sweeping changes in the international situation quent on the rapid developments of the European war,
conse-
They point out that the fast developing international situation will have a great effect on the settle- ment of the China Affair to which Japan is applying herself in all carnest.
Competent observers belleve that there are indications that by virtue of their overwhelming victory Ger- many and Italy will hold sway over the entire European Continent while the United States is apparently aspiring to form a bloc of Democra- cles, comprising Britain, France and Latin America In opposition to the Totalitarian European order.
|THE- BRITISH · LEGION
HONG KONG AND CHINA
BRANCH
The Committes urgently ask all who served in the last War to join or rejoin the Legion, the purpose being to form a body of men of mature ago and experience whose opinion and services (apart from individual activities) might be of value at the present time.
Will those who are in accord kindly register their names with the undersigned, accompanying their appliesfion with the aub- scription of $2.
THOMSON & CO..
Secretaries, Hongkong & Shanghai Bank Building.
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LIMITED
Issue of 300,000 new ordinary shares of $10 each, credited as fully paid up.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. that the Register of Members of the Company will be closed from
1940, both days Inclusive, during 1st July, 1940 to the 10th July,
which period no Transfer of Shares can be registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.,
Agents.
CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES
Bringing Cargo from Marseilles via Saigon.
Consignees are hereby informed that their goods with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Valuables are being landed and stored into the Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloon toon; whence delivery may be obtain- Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd., Kow- ed Immediately after landing.
All claims must be sent in to me will not be recognized. on or before 27th June, 1940, or they
Convinced of the gravity of the prospective world situation evolving Domaged Packages will be examin from the negotiations between the cd by the Company's Surveyor two diametrically opposed interna-
Messes: Goddard and Douglas in the tional orders. It is understood,
of the Consignees at 10.00 presence Foreign Office authorities are cont
a.m. on Saturday, 22nd June, 1940.
Consignees must have a Revenue templating an inevitable volte-face Omeer in attendance when any duti- in Japan's foreign policy with a viewable goods are examined
to adjusting Japan's relations to the Company's Surveyors, radically conflicting influences of international politics-Domel.
BELGIAN
CONGO
the
The Government Gazette nolifles for general information that Belgian Congo is regarded as Allied territory.
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AMSTERDAM.
GRIM pictures of conditions In Denmark under Nazi domina- |tion were given me by a Dutch- man, who has just arrived here. He had lived in Copenhagen for three years, but does not intend to return as long as the Germans are there..
"I don't tant to experience the miseries that are fooming for the Danes," he declared.
"Before the Germans arrived, life In Denmark was freer and easier than in any other country 1 know.
"But now nobody trusts his neigh- bour. People no longer dare speak openly for fear of Gestapo ngents.
"It has become dangerous to listen- in to foreign broadcasts,
Country Isolated
"In this way Denmark is isolated from the world, and all the informa- tion, the Danish people receive ate the one-alded Nazl reports,
"Nervous tension in Copenhagen 18 so great that the Government hos had to forbid the use of sirens in the harbour.
"When the alrens began to blow the inhabitants fed from the streets, fearing that Brush planes might bomb the Germans,
"A panic was caused by the. British air attacks on the air base at Aal- borg,
The Germans had spread a story that the British would certainly bomb the town."
I asked my informant if there was
a shortage of food in the country.
"Hardly any fruit or vegetables are obtainable," he replied.
"Margarine is no longer made, but there is for the moment bread, meat and butter.
enough
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TO-DAY'S RADIO
HITLER'S DEADLY WORK
(Continued from. Page 0.). havo ruled undisturbed over the
ZBW, 355 metres (845 k.c.) and 31.49 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles) Yugoslavian Germans.
Broadcast by ZBW on a Frequency A of 845 k.e's, and on Short Wave from ** 1-2.15 p.m. and B-11 p.m. on 0.62) mac's. per accond.
II. K. T.
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Chopin Piano Recital Ago. Devised and produced by
Hitler says that Germans liv- Percy Edgar,
ing abroad are his subjects just 1 From the Studio....
9.15 London Relay News Sum-48 those who live within the
boundaries of the Reich.
And the Germans in Hungary, 0.30 London Itelay-Topleal 'Talk.
Yugoslavia, and Rumania are 945 Excerpin from Gilbert and obedient to him. They are loyal Bulilvan's "Patience."
10.15 Dance Music, 11.00 Close Down.
0.52 Vartely with Frank Crumit, |mary.
cession.
13.15 pm. Short Service of Inter-The Boswell Sisters, Jessica · Dra- gonolie, The Millis Brothers, The Fol- 12.30 Patricia Hossborough at the do-Rols and Stanley Holloway. Plano,
12.40 The B.B,C. Dance Orchestra. 1.0 Local Time Signal and Wen- ther Report.
1.03 Saint-Saens-Concerto In G Minor, Op. 22.
Arthur De Greef (Plano) and New Symphony Orchestra' conducted by Sir Landon Ronald,
1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press, Weather Forecast and Announce-
ments.
1,45 Latest Variety.
7.30 London Relay--The News. 0.0 Local, Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements.
8.03 This week's programmes. 8.07 Studio-A Chopin Recital by Miss Techin-Schin Yao (Piano).
1. Berceuse, Op. 57
2. Barcarolle, Op. 40
8.27 Sons by Dennis' Noble! (Baritone).
to Germany, not to their adopted countries.
The Hungariáns, Yugoslavians, and Rumanians have not been
A Look Through The Telegraph"
50 YEARS AGO
June 24, 1800.
· The excellence of the arrangements for |algnatiing steamers especially the malls
—has frequently been, questioned, and of lato complaints are intressing. The other day the signals at the Flagstar showed that and veste) was 14. miles, out, at a time when she was moored in, the hars
In port an hour betore anybody-OVRSI about it. When, as is often the case, the Peak is encircled with mist, it is natural that dignalling should be interrupted, but that can be obviated by creating an ad- aitonal atation on Greenland, below
of clouds. Both places would not be often obscured at the
pour. On Saturday, the Rome had been the O. Co's agents-knew anything
Dog Bites greatly influenced by Hitler's heading to
Reported
propaganda. Their sympathies are with the Allies,
But the German minoritica stand separate everywhere. And if Hitler decided to launch a Sapper Shipman, of the Royal military attack on the Danube Engineers, reported to the Police on Basin he could count upon the Star of My Sout (from The Saturday, that while he was playing help of the 1.750,000 Germans Getsha-Jones), The Shade of the with a dog belonging to Gupper
(from
Florodora Stuart); Spencer of the same unit, he was living in the three countries. with Orchestral accomp.; There'll bitten on the nose. Sapper Shipman 6.30 Closing local Stock Quota-Always be An England (Parker and was treated by a Military doctor, and
Charles), with Plana accomp. the dog was sent to Mautaukok for STOCK MARKET
REPORT
2,10 Close down.
4,0 "For the Children,"
tions.
Palm
observation.
8.37 The Regimental Band of ILM. Coldstream Guards.
A chow dog owned by Leung Man- Martial Moments (arr. by Aubrey to Kennedy Town for observation on Summary issued Saturday says;
Ise of Leighton Hill Road. was sent Winter).
6.32 · Hawaiian Music. Fox-Truts - Howallan Ripple, Dreams of Aloha, Nol Lane's Hawai- Ian Orchestra; Aloha Beloved (Can- field), Mauna Loa (Dale), Kanul andį Lula (Hawailan Novelty); Tears of Love (Gypsy Song-Berdin-Alton), member," Hawalian Berceuse (Bordin). Gino Bordin and His Hawaiians,
8.40 B.B.C. Recording-"I
Hongkong Stock Exchange OMein1
The market was quiet,
Saturday, after it was reported that Re-the animal had bitten three boys, Leo |
Saticwan, Eled 7 Tung Tung, 4 Lands A Programme of Musical Enter-Street. The children were bliten as Electites
and Tung Chung, 7, all of 10 Moon Trams tainment of Forty or Fifty Years they were walking in the street,
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same time, and the advantage, would for
outweigh the expense,
The Chinese are getting their owIT again. Nothing has been more moller-
able of late than the way in which they are absorbing the building accom modation in the centre of the city. In queen' Road West, simest up to the Clock Tower, whole rows of shops have. been rented by them; Poltinger Street,
Street havo“ been; invaded and taken possession of, and whole streets of now housen up to the Commissariat Buildings have been erected for their ac commodation. And the white man has scarce a place to lay his head.
Aguilar Street, and Upper Wyndham
25 YEARS AGO
June 24, 1913. Mr. Lloyd George announced in tho House of Commons that he hoped shortly to appoint a commission, ineksiding in its memberatsip business men, to advise with regard to the manufacture of munitions. of war.
·
There has been a remarkable 'sprend recently of the employment of women throughout the country in every class of work, including employment in banks, on the rollway, on farms, and on the train. ways. The Government has been the pioneer of the movement and has found work for a volt number of wonen in phet making. They are now engaging. women to Jet na postmen anu messengers.", Mr. Thomas 14.1", address" ing a meeting of railwaymen at Not- tingham, said he was convinced that temala labour had come to stay. but it must not be used to reduce the status. of men,
10 YEARS AGO
June 4, 1930, In the Brillah Cour! yesterday the hearing was concluded before the Judge Sir Peter Grain of the action of the Ching Chao Company, which claimed from Mr. Bruwett, administrator of the estate of the late Mr. James Magill, a sum of Tis. 1,873.90 damages for the loss of two cases of ben goals,
Judge Sir Peter Grain sald the circum- stances reminded him somewhat of the story concerning the clock in a Hongkong. court-room which was removed by thieves while the Judge was sitting. He asked, "Could the Judge in that case have been considered gulity of contributory negil- gence? Were there any means whereby he could have known that the men were not watchmakers, and was it unnatural. of him in think that the thieves were honest workinen In view of the cl curnatances? Bir Poter Grain added that. those questions applied in tlle present case and he would give judgment for the ad- ministrator.
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We understand that the Rev. E. G. Powell, who has been a Congregationallat. Minister in Dalh since 1923, las accepted· the call or finaler of the Union Church, Hongkong. In succession to the late Rev. F. C. Young.
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Whenever the Hongkong Government has sought to place fresh burdens on the community, It has almost invariably brought forward to argument that this Colony is one of the most lightly laxed places in the world. At last Thursday's. Council meeting, the old, familiar con- tention was once again utilised in defence of the new taxation proposed. figures be ing cited to drive home the point. The publie, however, is not likely to be con- vinced by this method of putting the case, for the simple reason that when we come la consider the question whether further taxation can be imposed, we have to take Account of other factors besides that of exising taxes. Chief among these, as we have often had to point out, is the matter. of ordinary Uving costs; and no one with any knowledge of local conditions will. deny that these are excessively high in Hongkong.
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The new Canadian Pacifle Hier, Em- press of Japan, which was launclied, at Glasgow on December 17, 1929, under- took her trial trip on May 11 and ob- tained a sea speed of 23 knots.
5 YEARS AGO
June 24. 1035. It is learned here that the French long distance plane, Croix du Bud, hos BUC eceded in establishing a new non-stag flight recurd for seaplane
has flown from Cherbourg across Africa as far as Ziguinchor, Senegal. which is only about 200 miles from its destination, Konakry. French Guinea. This flight is 2,012 miles. The Italians held the previous record, established last October.
Though the appearance of the Scharn horst, first of the Nordeutsche Lloyd Bremen iners for the Far East Express Servico, which, arrived here yesterday morning, may have disappointed some who expected something more on the line at auch German; ships as the Bremen, this impression that the vessel built for freight rather than for passengers WAS rapidly dispelled
by
visit 10. the liner, when it was apparont-what a comfortable and roomy vessel the Scharn- hornt is from the traveller's points of view.
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In common with the people of other countries in Europe, Britons at Home are joining in what has been described ax "dodging e bombe." They are being taught in den gay maxks and scuttle off underground on the approach of "enemy" aircraft, leaving their elijes more or less Invisible to the airmen above.
Whether the rehearsals can be affec tive sgalust a massed attack by the great bombers of to-day-which are as different from the bombers of 1918 as the modern zide by trom the blunderbussenly a real air attack could show. For one caninol rehearse the parle which would seize the vast population of any large city in the avent of a real raid with modern bombers.. But at least they serve to remitid all and overy one of us of the fact that the only real "defense against; air attack is to en- sure that sucia attacke siiali never, be de- livered. The events of past months havo served to bring people everywhere face to face with the imminent përsi of serial' warfare. For that very reason, there are better chances of an air agreement to-day than at any time vinoe the war. Europe. may be, in Mr. Baldwin's phrase, a mad house. but at least the medhouse is not vet filled with homicidalnianiacs. For that reason there is atlit hope and greater hope than before. The
prime necessity is to get as many nations M possible to join, in an Air Part devised primarily to ensure united action against: aggromors, should the gccasion ever arito..',
Featherstone Win Rugby Cup Final
London, June 22," Featherstone best Wakefield by 12 points to nine In the final of the York shire, Rugby League Cup final, which was held at Brafordto-day- Reuter.