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ROTARY CLUB:

EDITORIAL

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS The Baily Boss Women's Part In The Health

LANE, CRAWFORD, LIMITED.

NOTICE is hereby given thai the Seventeenth Ordinary Yearly Meeting of Shareholders will be. held at Exchange Building. Hong Kong, on SATURDAY, 27TH MAY,

ELEVEN 1939, AT O'CLOCK A:M.

The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from 15TH MAY TO 27TH MAY, 1939, both days inclusive,

By Order of the Board of Directors.

A. W. BROWN;

Manager. Hong Kong, 9th May, 1939.

320

HONG KONG ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTIONTM

CO., LTD.

NOTICE is hereby given that

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HONGKONG, MAY 10, 1939

“IDEOLOGICAL” WAR PACT

Game": Dr. (Mrs.) Dovey

Asks For Better Conditions Of Service In Hongkong

A talk entitled "Women's Part, in the Health Game" by Dr. (Mrs.)· L. `J. Dovey was well received by a large and cosmopolitan gathering at a “Ladies' Day" luncheon of the "Hongkong Rotary Club in the Roof Garden of the Hongkong Hotel yesterday.

In her address, which was interspersed by a number of entertaining anecdotes, Dr. Dovey described the importance of the part played by women in health work, particularly here in Hongkong, and asked for better conditions of service and greater facilities of training for nurses.

Government

House Investiture

MR. A. KI TAYLOR,

Of what avail are the labours of architects, engineers, bacteriolo gists, analytical chemists, in secur- ing the pure water supply to every house 1 the housewife is careless about washing up her dishes and puts pure water or clean beer into dirty glasses, or if milk is left standing about in the Hitchen, ex- posed to files and dust or if there are cockroaches in the ice-box.

Major R. D. Walker, MC., presid. choosing to talk about women and 13g, welcomed visiting Rotarians (health education, for whatever THOUGH THE NEWS did A. M. Hoffman of Chungking and anyone may say about women's ant Come exactly as aR. W. Burman of Tokyo, and all advance into other realms, surely surprise to the world, the guests, amongst whom were many their appearance in the field of Italo-German Political and prominent European and Chinese health education cannot be ques- Military Alliance, which ap- ladies.

tioned because in the health game DR. DOVEY'S ADDRESS women must play the first pears to have been consum-

and mated over the week-end, is Dr. Dovey said in part:-"I feel last moves. bound to have political re- I am on reasonably safe ground in percussions on the situation at present prevailing in Eu- The announcement, rope. coming as it did immediately after Poland's position in re- gard to Germany's demands had been clarified by Col. Beck on Friday last, must to some extent be regarded as the SEVENTEENTH ORDIN Germany's reply to Poland's

TWO POWERFUL ENEMIES ARY YEARLY MEETING of rejection of her claims. In

Everyone will admit that poverty Shareholders of the Hong Kong other words, that the Reich

and ignorance are the two most Engineering & Construction Com- now has the support of Italy

powerful enemies, in the fields of. public health. In a Colony like pany, Limited, will be held at the when the claims to Danzig,

this, however, where blatant opul- Messrs. Offices of

Sir Elly whether they be modified or

ence, comfortable middle-class of Kadoorie & Sons, St. George's strengthened, are reiterated.

respectability and abject poverty Building, Chater Road, Hong Hitler will, therefore, now

Jostle one another in the street Kong, on Wednesday, the 10th watch to see what effect this

there is a tendency that even the latest development is going May, 1939, at 12 o'clock (Noon). to have on Poland's attitude.

most public-spirited to say What's the use of health education for for the purpose of receiving th

He probably clings to the be-

people living their lives on the Report of the Board of Directors Hef that Poland will, in the

Among those present were His border line of starvation? and a Statement of Accounts for face of the new alliance, be Excellency the General Officer The whole problem is one cf the Year ended "on the 31st more amendable to German Commanding, Major-General A. E.(economics". But surely the problem "December, 1938, and electing arguments and willing to Grasett. the Chief Justice, Sir is bigger than that ignorance, modulate her positive refusal | Atholl MacGregor. Mr. Justice disease, poverty form a vicious Directors and Auditors.

to accede to his demands. As E. Eindsell, the Colonial Secretary circle but I submit the right place far as the cabled news in- the Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith, members to break the circle is at the seg dlcates, however.

an- of the Executive and Legislative ment labelled ignorance. nouncement of the new pact cials and members of Mr. Taylor's examples, quoting beri-beri, cholera "Councils, high Government off- The speaker" went on to give

The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from the 1st May to the 10th May, 1939, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board,

B. ALVES,

Secretary. Hong Kong, 24th April, 1939.

327

THE CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LTD.

NOTICE TO „SHAREHOLDERS.

the

M.B.E.

At an informal noon cere- mony at Government House yesterday, Mr. Alexander Keith Taylor, Chief Inspector of the Urban Council, was invested with the Insignia of a Member of the Most Excellent Order "of the British Empire by His Ex- cellency the Governor, Sir Geoffry Northcote.

family:

hes had little effect on Poland's policy to stand by

Mr. Taylor was supported by Mr. her rights. If this is an ac-

R. J. Everest, M.B.E., and Mr. Tans curate diagnosis of the posi-shiu-kin, M.B.E. tion, the situation resolves itself into the question as to what Hitler's next move will be.

the

Governor

for which she

and small-pox. blamed ignorance and prejudice,

the offspring of ignorance." - "TRAINING OF CHINESE

WOMEN .t

"

GOVERNOR'S SPEECH- His Excellency

- She then spoke of the training said:-

jof Chinese women to engage in Mr. Alexander Keith Taylor various branches of health work, LINKED with that query is By command of the King, conveyed credit for which she placed, to mis- the more important aspect of to me by His Majest'e Principal sionaries. Only when their efforts Italy's point of view. From Secretary of State for the Colcries, had been justided by satisfactory this angle, the new alliance I am about to present to you the notwithstanding, the material Insignia of a Member of the Most significance of the latest development loses something

Excellent Order of the British Em- pire.

FUNERAL OF MR. F. M. XAVIER

Old Portuguese. Resident

MANY WREATHS

"The funeral" took place at the Roman Catholic Cemetery yester- day of Mr. Francisco Maria Xavier. who died yesterday morning at the age of 69, The Rev. Fr. L. M. Rossi officiated at the graveside

A prominent figure in the Por- tuguese community. the late Mr. Xavier had been connected with Messrs. Johnson, Stokes "and Mas- ter for over 50 years. He is sur vived by his wife. a son and three

The chief mourner 'was the son.

daughters

J. J.

Others present at the graveside were Messrs. M. M. Watson, R. M. M. King. F. G. Nigel. F. H. KwÓŁ, E. Antonio, M. J. Barros, C. Chan, 1 Antonio. C. J. Triggs, C. Gaan. L. C. Silva, J. Silva. Delgado, A. C.. Soares. Dr. Souza, Messrs. M. J. Rull, G. Pinna, An J. Ribeiro. C. Basto, W..Ogley, A. M. Xavier. J.

Mackintosh,

Chak-nam, Wong Tsang Nglap-boon. Chan Chiu- ching. Cheurig" Shlu-kal, Charles Pau, S. A Cassumbhoy, E AN, LI Lai-on. Ip Hin-shul, Chau Tak- ming.

Chiu Nin-wai, Lo Hung- kwan. Lee Ping-hang. J. A. Del- gado, Mr. and Mrs. Calamel, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Pereira, Mrs. Cas- tro, and many others.

THE WREATHS A wreath from "Sorrowing Wife and Children," was interred with the casket. Other wreaths were sent by Magarette, Cano and Car- los, and Annie and Polly. Memi, Anita. Julio' and Ina, Pepsie and Marie, Ico and Mary, Victor and Zita, Gladys and Amy, Tuxle and Carlinho, Mercedes and Verna.

Leo D'Almada e Castro, Snr., Mr. and Mrs. B. O. Andresen, Mrs. and Miss Ayock, H, P. Bailey, Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Barretto, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Barretto, Camilla Brown and Lilian Foster, Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Botelho and Margie, Allan J. Burs-

and family. H. N. Chau, M. S ley, Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Cameron

WEDNESDAY, MAY 10,1939..

Back view of the ambulance which was presented by Messrs. John I. Thornycroft to Madame Sun Yat-sen on Monday for Red

Crass work in China. (Photo by Leica).

Hongkong Legislative Council

FORGED NOTES ALLEGED

Two Women, Man Charged

Charges of possession of 128 and. 122 forged $10 banknotes, respec- - tively, of the Central Bank of China, were preferred against two- married women, Ho Sau-mut and Au Ylm, when they appeared before Mr. T. J. Houston at the Central Court yesterday.

AGENDA FOR

MEETING.

HIS Excellency the Gov- ernor will preside atto-mor«. row's meeting of the Hongkong Legislative Council at 2.34 p.m. The Colonial Secretary will move: That the Report of the An unemployed man, Ng Hak Finance Committee (No. 3), dated|shing, 27, was jointly charged with April 27, 1939, be adopted.

the women with conspiring to have- The Financial Secretary will in their possession forged bank- move the First Reading, of: "A notes. Bil to authorize the Appropria-Acting on information received.. tion of a Supplementary sum" of the police detailed a detective to three million four hundred and remain outside the Nam King: twenty-six thousand two hundred Boarding House, Connaught Road and forty-three dollars and forty- Central It was alleged that the eight cents to defray the charges three defendants were seen coming of the year 1838.**

out of the premises and were de- The Attorney General will move talned. Fo had a parcel under her the First Reading of :--

jarm, which was found to contain "A Bill to amend the Prevention 128 forged notes. The parties were of Cruelty to Animals Ordinance, taken to the police station where Au Yim was searched and on her

1935."

•

P

"A Bill to amend the Trustee person was found 122 forged notes.

jor the same tank. Ordinance, 1934."

"A B to amend the Ordinances After evidence "of arrest, the

Regulations Chan, Cheng Wai-tong. L. Choa, C. and

of Hongkong hearing was adjourned for a week. W. Liddon Cole, Miss R. Cole. N. (1937 edition) Ordinance, 1938.” Dreyer," Albertina Garcia, Mr. and "A BU to amend further the Ordinance, Mrs. J. A. de Graça, Mrs, F. D. Gill | Prevention of Eviction and family, Irene Gittins, Mr. and 1938, as amended by the Freven- Mrs. Comes and family. Mr. and tion of Eviction Amendment" Or- Mrs. C. Guingam and family,dinance, 1939." Capt. J. Hansen, Mr. and Mrss W.

men-

APPROPRIATIONS BILL E, Hollands and family, T.C. Heng The sum of $3,426,243.48,

and Poling and Co. Ip Lam-tioned in the Bill to authorize shang. Mr. and Mrs. J. O, John- supplementary expenditure is made

sen. R. M. M. King;

District Office South

$17.225.03

MAINTENANCE SUMMONS

Husband Gives Evidence

up as follows. results, she said, had Government

F. H. Kwok, Lammert" Bros., R.

Hearing of the suit for separate and certain local charitable OF-

V. Lesterhofer, Mrs, S. Lopes, Lee A. Post Office

$122.171.00: Fire maintenance brought before Mr. ganizations stopped in, consolidat-wa-chue, Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Mar Brigade $21,483.05: "Supreme Court

E. Elmsworth at the Kowloon Court- ing the development of the work You have gained His Majesty's of the pioneers.

cal. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Maxwell $7,272.48: Official Receiver and band, Lau Kwan-yam, principal of by So On-ping against her hus- of its menace when the ex-recognition of your merits by some

and family. Mr. and Mrs. D. V Registrar of Trade Marks. $848.59; She touched on the subject of tent to which Italy is pre- 34 years of good and devoted ser-midwifery and nursing, tracing Maher and family. Mr. and Mrs. Magistracy, Hongkong $36.892.36 Fine Arts Academy was continued the International Correspondence

The Fifty-Eighth Ordinary pared to support her Axis vice in this Colony. Both in the their advance from the early days. Murphy and family. Mr. and Mrs. Medical Department $229,512.92./Festerday, the defendant

A McGrann. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Magistracy, Kowloon $16,592.36: Meeting of Shareholders, will be partner militarily is given Police Force and in the Sanitary held at the Offices of the under. careful consideration. Signor "Department you have earned the when there was a distinct pre- A. J. Mendes, F. G. Nigel Nina Kowloon-Canton Railway

fudice regarding Chinese women Mussolini has not been exact-character of one who always has

A. A. Olaes, Lars-Henrik Ongstad, $15.882.40: D. Air Raid Precau- the school was just sufficient to Nunes and family. Mr. and Mrs. 268.23: A. Volunteer Defence Corps testined to his ninancial standing. ly enamoured over the idea put duty first and is bent on see-engaging In these professions; to

Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Osmund. Mariations $54,501.04; Miscellaneous

sigued on Thursday, the 18th

very great, trust and responsibility, and this occasion bears witness of

the worthy way in which you have

It gives me much pleasure to present these Insignia to you.

May, 1939, at noon, for the pur of joining. Germany in her ing it done rightly. As the Senior the passing in 1910 of the Mid- Pose of receiving the Report of Danzig venture with the al- Chief Inspector in the, Sanitary/Wives Ordinance and in 1932 of the the General Agents, together with most certain possibility of be- Department you hold a position of Nurses. Registration Ordinance. a statement of Accounts for the ing drawn into a conflict with year ended the 31st December, the Democratic powers who 1938

are now behind Poland. Alled it. The Share Register and Trans-Mussolini has, of course, re- fer Books will be closed from the peatedly avowed his intention 4th May to the 18th May, 1939, both days Inclusiva.

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD., General Agents. Hong Kong, 27th April, 1939.

841

Est Excellency then pinned the Insignia on Mr. Taylor and con- congratulated him.

APPEAL FOR NUKSES Concluding with an appeal for the bettering of conditions of service and' facilities for training of nurses, Dr. DorBJ said: "I am not a nurse myself and therefore I feel it would not be out of order II. I made a direct appeal to any member of the medical profession who may hear me to-day, Great Britain is finding

her

$331,-

being

called to the witness-box when he

Witness stated his income from

de M. C. Place, Mr. and Mrs. F Services 31,288,227.53: Charitable provide for himself and his four M. Pereira, Santa Remedios, Mr. Services $245,555.47; Pensions sons, and that he was not able to and Mrs. J. C. V. Ribeiro, Mr. and $206.392.00: Public Works Recur provide for his wife other than Mrs, Julio Ribeiro, Mrs. Aurea

by paying for her board and rent $210,988.55; Public Ribeiro and family, Mr. and Mrs. Extraordinary $622.052.40: Total:dging, and granting her an addi-

J. F. V. Ribeiro, Mr. and Mrs. J. Ribeiro, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Rocha, | Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Ruttonjee, K. Y. Sair (Compradore s.s. Hailee):

Mr. and Mrs. HR. Sequeira, Mr. and Mrs, P. N. Sequeira

$3.426.243.48.

KIDNAPPING

Works

tional cash allowance of $10 a month.

He had 13 pupils in the School taking the full course, who paid bim $112 a year in school fees. He had also several other pupils

family, Mr. and Mrs, and CHARGE HEARD dok a special course, paying

AT KOWLOON

$56 a

year in fees. He had other sources of income, such as painting for a fee, but ruch sources did not pay well.

Sentence of six months' hard Labour was passed by Mr. E. Hims

Mr. M. A da Silva is appearing worth at the Kowloon Court yes for the defendant, and Mr. A. 8. K. terday on Tain Pai, 30, who pleaded fan for the complainant. Further tulity to having taken away a four-year-old child, Ng Plog, from hearing was adjourned to Monday, the home of its parents at No. 348 May 15, at 11:30 am. Reclamation Street,

to support Germany on the basis of their identity of views in" Europe, but he has also made it clear that such sup- MR. TAYLOR'S CAREER

Mr. Taylor, who received the port will only be extended to what has been styled an M.BE in the New Year Honours, "ideological" war.

first arrived in the Colony in hospital and public health work WILL GERMANY now be August 1905 as a constable in the serious cramped by a shortage of able to convince Italy that Hongkong Police. In 1903 he was nurses, chiefly because for years a a blind eye have the Danzig venture is ideo-appointed acting Lance-Sergeant deaf ear and

and was then seconded as Emigra- been turned to protests against the logical?" The answer to that on Sergeant in the Registrar. miserable scale of remuneration question is found in the steps General's Department.

offered to members of the nursing that have led up to the new

Joining the Sanitary Depart- profession, and the very arduous alliance. To overcome Mus-ment in 1911, Mr. Taylor rose from conditions of service. Now the solini's scruples in this re- Second Class, Inspector to Chief hospitals and clinica in England gard, Herr von Ribbentrop, Inspector in 1834.

are begging schools and colleges who brought the alliance to

to encourage their students to The Fifty eighth Ordinary General Mecing of the Company

reason why this will be held at the Offices of the

Ending a visit or a week, the dilemma should arise in Hong Jeneral Managers, Messrs, Jar. Some coercion to make Mus- U88. Astoria is expected to leavej kong. We started late enough to dlac, Matheson & Co., Ltd., solini submit to Germany's Hongkong for Marla to-day: The profit by other countries mistake.

We doctors must acknowledge proposals. If such coercion cruiser will later sall for the Unit-

ed States.

how great is our dependence on Pedder Street, Hong Kong,. on were used, and used success-The Frenen gunboat Argus is ex-the nursing profession, and how and FC. Cheng, Shipping Dept. was geen on that day by the child's Thursday, 25th May, 1939, at fully, then it is difficult to see pected to-day "from Canton where great a part nurses, midwives and (Thoresen and Col), Messrs. Tse parents at Ma Tan Wei Road.

THE INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LIMITED.

fruition in his conversations NAVAL MOVEMENTS There is. 20

study nursing as a profession.

with Count Ciano, must un- doubtedly have had to use

noon, for the purpose of receiving how Italy is going to evade she has been stationed the Report of the Directors, pass the new obligations to which

ing the Accounts, and electing she has committed herself. Directors and Auditors.

On the other hand, it is not

health visitors, must play m pre- ventive medicine in the future and If we are wise we will give any attempts made to improve the

The Transfer Books of the unreasonable to assume that that the likelihood of war country of service and increase Company will be closed from the Italy's invelglement into the resulting from the Danzig facilities for training auxiliary

health staff our loyal support new alliance was secured on question was remote. 18th May to the 8th June, 1939 the German supposition that IF. POLAND is prepared to (Applause). Inclusive.

Poland, intimidated by the call this bluff and resist all Dr. Digby thanked the speaker. strength of the new military such advances, Italy will soon combination, might even be be disillusioned and will,

Pleading guilty to a summons for prepared to accede to Hitler's nolens volens be drawn into parking his car at Fedder Street demands on her own, without the armed conflict that must car park in excess of the time limit, calling on Britain and France inevitably result from any E. Finck, residing at No. 10, Tak for their promised assistance aggressive move by Germany Hing Street, was fined 44 by Mr. Hitler could thus have, more and her new military partner R. A D Forrest at the Central 397 or less convinced Mussolini against Danzie.

Court yesterday,.

By Order of the Board, JARDINE, MATHESON

CO., LTD,

General Managers.

ong Kong, 25th April, 1939.

Mr. and Mrs. B. Souza, Esther

M. C. da Silva and Carlos M. da Süva, Dr. E. L de Souza, Mr. E. V. M. R. de Sou- sa and family. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. G. Taylor, Mr. G. G. N. Tinson, Mr. and Mrs. C. 3. Triggs, M. M. Watson, Mr. and Mrs J, E. Ward and family, Mrs.. M, R, Ward and family. Prosper A Waller, Wong Ngal-tong, Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Xavier, Mrs, Julio Xavier and Bobby, FA, M. Xavier, P. K. Mok, Fok Kwal and Lal Chan, Li Chan- yuen and Fox. Fo-man;

Staff, Messrs Johnson, Stokes and Master, Lady Stenographers,

ter, Shewan Tomes and Co.. Ac Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and Mas- counts Dept. (Thoresen and Ca), Messts, G. S. Angeles, Jack Chan

Det.-Bergt. H. J. Baldwin related REFUGEES IN how after having stayed for 10

THE COLONY days in the home of Ng Ling, the child's father, Txin took the child A further slight decrease of 234 out with him on May 4, telling the in the number of refugees and mother he was taking the boy out destitutes accommodated in Gov- ermanent camps, etc., in Urban and Tain did not return with the Rural areas is indicated in the for tea. child that day, and it was not returns for the week ending May. 6.

Urban Areas (Civilians) until May 7 that he was found. He

King's Park: 1,567, compared with 1,603 on Aprfi 29,

MARRIAGE AT REGISTRY

Sheung-yun, Ho Shu-tuen and Fok Litman, Compradore Dept. (Thoresen and Co.), Thoresen and Company. Hung Sang and Co. (Holhow), H. Ruttonjee and Son,,

The wedding took place yester- Liga Portuguesa, Baby Panthers

day at the Registry, Supreme Court, Softball-Team, Wing Fat Print- ing Co., Ltd, Tak Shing Printers, of Mr. Chu Kwan-shan, local Oni- Messrs. Kwong' Sang, and -Messrs.

'nese merchant,, and Mise Kwan Un Kee

Yin-den, of No. 55 Bonham Strand Fast, Mr. T. J. Gould, Deputy Re- Bentence of eight months hard gistrar of Marriages, officiated. labour was imposed on Chan wrong, unemployed, who pleaded guilty, before Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at the Central Court yesterday, to charge of breach of the Deporta

· Hion Ordinance.

ANNOUNCEMENT

Man Tau Chung: 1,069, compared with 929. on April 29,

North Point 1,678, compared with 1,885 on April 29,

Urban Areas (Soldiers) Lai Chi Kok (Upper Ward): 15, compared with 15 on April 29,

Ma Tau Chung: 762, compared with 763 on April 29, ⠀⠀

ONG Rural Areas Kam Tin: 4,210, compared with- 4,389 on April 29.

Fanling, North: 858, compared with 721 ou "April 29,

The following forthcoming mar- Fanling, South; 828, compared riage is announced Mr. Henry with 356 on April 29. Richold, of No. 5 Felix Vilas, and Man Kam To: closed on April 30. Mias Geraut Huffer, of Norahanson, Total: 10,788 compared with Saxony, Germany

11,022′ on April 29.