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AGE 8-HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

EDITORIAL

ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISEMENTS World Cyclists Tell Of

THE STAR" FERRY THE HONG KONG LAND

CO.,

LTD.

NOTICE to SHAREHOLDERS

NOTICE is hereby given that Interim Dividend of $2.00 er Share has been declared, for e half year ended 30th June, 939, payable on THURSDAY 7th AUGUST, 1939, on which ate Dividend Warrants may be btained on application at the ffice of the Company, Kowloon,

The Register of Shares of the ompany will be closed from TUESDAY, 8th AUGUST to HURSDAY, 17th AUGUST, 939, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors.

C. M. MANNERS, Secretary & Manager. Hong Kong, 27th July, 1939.

INVESTMENT & AGENCY

CO., LTD,

AN INTERIM DIVIDEND 01 ONE DOLLAR AND TWENTY FIVE CENTS per share for

six months ended the

30th June, 1939, will be payable on WEDNESDAY, 16th AUGUST,

on which date Dividend Warrants may be obtained at the Com pany's Office, 3 Chater Road.

NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that the REGISTER OF SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from FRIDAY, 4th AUGUST, to TUESDAY, 15th AUGUST, (both days in clusive)" during which period no transfer of shares" can be re- gistered.

By Order of the Board of Directors.

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Secretary. Hong Kong, 29th July, 1939.

HONG KONG TRAMWAYS LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that INTERIM DIVIDEND of Filty (50) cents er Share has been declared pay. ble on FRIDAY, 18th AUGUST ext, on and after which date Dividend Warrants may be ob hined upon application at the Registered Office of the Company, anal Road East, Hong Kong,

NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO. VEN that the REGISTER of MEMBERS of the Company will. e closed from FRIDAY, 4th UGUST, to FRIDAY, 18th UGUST, 1939, both days in lusive.

By Order of the Board,

W. F. SIMMONS, Secretary & Assistant Manager. *Hong Kong, 26th July, 1939.

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HONGKONG, AUGUST 1, 1939

Death Escape In Desert: Detained As Spy Suspects

TOKYO, July 31 (Reuter)-A narrow escape from death by thirst in a desert, a pursuit by elephants and detention on suspicion of espionage were among the adventures related by three cyclists when they arrived in Japan.

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They are Iranians, born in India, and have cover- ed 40,000 miles since they started from Bombay in 1933. The cyclists expect to return to Bombay In 1943.

The Iranians have travelled across Afghanistan, Persia, Turkey,!

BOOK REVIEW

A

TWO YEARS OF OCCUPATION

CHUNGKING, July 31 (Central) -The Chinese populace of Tientsin solemnly remembered two years of Japanese. occu- pation of the city yester- day by abstaining from attending all forms of amusementë, ・・

All theatres in the Con- cessions closed down for a whole day, while all Chi- nese papers issued special supplements.

Helicopter For Air Ministry

TUESDAY, AUGUST 1, 1939. "GUERILLA MAGISTRATES:" STORY OF A DARING YOUNG

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LEADER

The wartime duties of a Chinese magistrate are unusually onerous. Besides being an efficient adminis- trator, he has to be a good guerilla leader as well. Any sudden turn in the military situation may place him at the head of local self-defence units to fight the Japanese invaders. In such a case, any previous mili- tary training is very useful to him.

FACTORY THIEF GAOLED

So many old, scholarly] magistrates have been largely replaced by a rising group of what may be called "guerilla-{. magistrates." The latter gen-| the Balkans, Europe, Africa and

erally are young, robust andj

.Awakened by a noise" in the. factory, at 3 s.m. on July 30, P. N. energetic. They accept ap-wu, Managing Director pointments partly out of love Chin Ve Tsin Manufactory, saw of Tin: the United States, and declare that

AN EMPIRE PREPARED: they had their worst experience

for their country and partly defendant. Fung Shiu-tong, 24. crossing a desert in Afghanistan) STUDY OF THE DEFENCE PO- when they ran short of food and TENTIALITIES

because of their passion for whom he recognised as an ex- OF GREATER

adventure... water. They were eventually pick- BRITAIN by Donald Cowle, Au-

employee running away from the ed up by a passing caravan. thor of New Zealand from Within,

Daring Young Man .. premises, after committing a lar On their arrival in Turkey, the with a Foreword by the Rt. Hon.

One such daring magistrate, a ceny of a wrist-watch valued $100. Intrepid cyclists were confined in Lord Lloyd

LONDON, July 31 (BWS)-The young man. in his thirties, came to, and a pair of glasses valued $20. of Dolobran, P.C.. Arst helicopter to be developed by Chungking In July. He was ap a hotel for 15 days as suspected G.C.SI.. G.OLE, D.S.O...

Before Mr. E. Himsworth, at the the British spies.

Government is to be pointed to Tsinghuiho county in Kowloon Magistracy yesterday, kind of showing would the British design and under the supervision year ago, when Chinese forces hard labour.

If war came to-morrow, what built for the Air Ministry to the southern Sufyan

more than aFung was sentenced to six weeks'

He was arrested by.. Empire be able to make?,

of Oskar von Asboth who for many under General Fu Tso-ys recovered a mechanic who saw him coming: That is the question which the years has been engaged in the the city in a counter-offensive. Not out of a pawnshop. author answers in this remarkable development of this type of air-long afterwards, however, Chimese

Sgt. C. Dowman prosecuted.. book. It provides the first com-craft.

troops had to withdraw into the adjoining province of Sheni The SNATCHED MONEY youthful magistrate remained in the county.

FROM GIRL'S HAND The story of his struggle, as he tells it is duplicated

Sentence of two months' hard similarly situated colleagues in 22, by Mr. E. Himsworth, at Kow- by his labour was passed on Chan-Kwong, areas elther in or adjacent to the loon Magistracy yesterday, for lar- various was zones in China.

The cyclists took 21 months to cross Africa, from north to south.

CHINESE MARRIAGE Mr. Mu Ho-kwun. merchant. plete and up-to-date account of The helicopter using 180 h.p. is and Miss Cheung Bau-hung were the Imperial defences. but is also estimated to be able to rise ver- } } married at the Registry, Supreme | an exciting and reassuring tically to a height of 11.000 feet Court, yesterday. Mr. T. J. Gould. analysis of high strategic pro-in 18 minutes-10 times as fast as Deputy Registrar, officiating in the blems, Written with the verve of the rate of nying of the best hell presence of Messrs. Mul Po-chan Inside Europe or Insanity copter yet produced. The top for-

Fair, it is yet an authoritative ward speed will be 100 m.p.h.

and Cheung Hin-pong.

ANNOUNCEMENT

and factual military survey: (The Right Book Club has already con- 1firmed our opinion by adopting it

Further proof of the book's im-

The forthcoming marriage announced between Mr. Charles as their choice). Ashley Higgins, clergyman, resid- ing at Bishop's House. and Miss portance comes from Lord Lloyd, Mary Atkinson Tyng. Red Cross Chairman of the British Council, Organising Society, of the same and President of the Navy League. address.

Rousing Picture

MOVEMENTS

yesterday.

OF WARSHIPS The aircraft carrier, H. M. 8. Eagle, returned from Welhafwel The Eagle will be recommission- ed shortly; the new personnel wars, on Friday August 4. wit arrive in the troopship, Dil-

ceny of $3 from Lau Piu, a 18-year- Humble Beginning

eld girl, at Kowloon City Market.. "The guerilla units under my on the morning of July 30. command had a humble begin- ning. there being some 60 of us when defendant is stated to have Complainant was buying food altogether. Rightly many ques snatched the money

from her tioned the wisdom of my staying hand and run away. He was ar behind after the withdrawal of the rested after a short chase, main body of our troops. But decided to stick it out. I left the county seat for the country, where

London Office: 53, Freet Street MR. LAU PO KWAN that the book "supplies a rousing In a special Foreword he writes

AND MISS MOU picture of the contemporary H. M. S. Medway, submarine I lost no time in whipping into

strength of this Empire, and the depot ship of the 4th Submarine The wedding took place at Hotel

chapters dealing. with high Flotilla is due back from, the Cecil yesterday between Mas Mou strategy, with shipping, with na- North this week. She will later Fung-shah. daughter of Mr. and tional service and with Imperial proceed south on a normal cruise. Mrs. Moa Wing-hay, of Chung- sentiment in the Dominions have shan, and Mr, Lau Po-kwan. son absorbing interest." He considers sustained slight damage some time 3. Tarantula, which of Mr. Lau. Kit-nin, managing that "An Empire Prepared" should ago by going aground whilst on a director of the Hotel Cecil, and be a useful manual for military voyage from Canton to `Hongkong, Mrs. Lau. A reception was held instructional purposes. But per-left Talkoo Dock yesterday morn- following the ceremony.

haps his final words is most im- ing and is now berthed at the portant: "I should say it has all Royal Naval Dockyard. the marks of a best-seller."

ANTI- BRITISH PROPAGANDA

AIRPORT NEWS Imperial Airways:

NORTHBOUND Tuesday: Bangkok, Hanoi, Hong- kong.

Dorado, Denebola-4 and 5 p.m.

SOUTHBOUND

Friday! Hanol, Bangkok. Dorado, Denebola--7 & 7.30

Donald Cowle has travelled widely throughout the Empire. At the age of nineteen he was con- tributing editorials to an J- portant paper in New Zealand. He became interested in military matters, served in the New Zea- land forces. studied at the Univer- am.ty of that Dominion, and con- ducted a special investigation in- t: Australian defence problems.

NORTHBOUND Wednesday: France, Hanoi,

Hongkong. Service-Loon.

Authoritative Articles On returning to England he at price established himself as a writer on Imperial affairs, and the number. of authoritative articles he has contributed to the more Important papera and periodicals since then probably constitutes a record,

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SHIPS IN HARBOUR

The following men of war were in harbour yesterday:--

Sloops: Lowestoft, Folkestone." Aircraft Carrier:-Fagle.

Destroyers:-Tbanet, Thracian. Scout, Dancan, Dainty.

Submarines:-Rorqual, Rainbow, Rover, Regulus, Pandora, Parthian. Orpheus.

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Gunboats: — Tarantula, Robin, Beamer.

Foreign men of war:-American Pillsbury, Heron; Portuguese. Joad De Lisboa

H.K. EMERGENCY REFUGEE COUNCIL

the

Sgt. C Dowman prosecuted.

ALLEGE FALSE PRETENCES

fighting trim more than ten local self-defence units 2,000 strong. They were made up of armed peasants,

Four persona Mrs. Y. K. Shing. determined to defend thetr villages of Hotel Cecil, Eugenie Tu," of and homesteads.

Nga Tin Long Road, S. Y. Tank. of Sal Yee Street, and Lo Pik- kweun, of Feace Avenue, appeared as complainants in the case in which Chung Hot, 18-year-old, "of No 17, Nanking Street, second charged before. ↑ Mr. floor.

the .It

Kow- loon Magistracy yesterday with Tobtaining EL: total 'sum

"The

people in countryside were really lovable. Surreptitiously they smuggled food for my guerilla bands through Japanese lines. It was bitterly cold in Sulyaan last winter. Most of my men had no warm clothing. I sent for the elders in the numerouS rural towns and villages within my Jurisdiction. - After - I had explained my problem to.. them, I added that I would not send any men to collect any fund that was to be raised.

was

VE Himmsworth,

öf

$465, by false pretences, pur- porting that he was in a position to obtain the flats at No." 298 and 298, 8a Yung Chol Street, second and third floors, respectively:

Defendant was remanded for a. week, ball was allowed in the sum of $500.

TRAFFIC CASE

Japanese Plan Falls "The Japanese in the county: seat heard I had summoned the town and village elders. They announced that on a certain day

W. E Baker residing at No. 4, they would hand out relief money North Point House, was ined $10 and table salt to the people. Of the 70 elders in the county, the by Mr. R. Edwards, at the Central.

Court yesterday, for driving a car. Japanese only got hold four. The others refused to enter the city Caroline Road, on July 10.

without efficient footbrakes,

HER PROMISES to suppress all anti-British propa- ganda notwithstanding, Japan has failed to move a single Anger with a view to ending the violent and pernicious anti-British movement in her- own country or in the occu- pied territories of China. And, there is no sign that she in- tends to do anything of the sort. On the contrary, Jap- anese agents are continually and deliberately fostering ill- | Air France: will and anti-British provoca- NOTICE IS HEREBY tions in the hope of further IVEN that Certificates Nos.forcing Mr. Neville Chamber- 5.928 and NS.929 dated Hong lain to make new concessions ong. 9th October 1894, for at the expense of British shares numbered 3276/3279, honour and British prestige. 3190/56199, 20300/20304, 20305-| Yesterday the biggest anti-

British demonstration 20309. 66258/66265,

yet 69642/.

The Hongkong Emergency Re-despite the tempting offer. Later The summons for driving, with 9643, and 52016/52025, Certi- staged in Japan took place in

fugee Council received the follow- the Japanese again tried to get the Tokyo.

He has written special militarying donations for the month of elders together, but failed. cates Nos. NS.2249, NS.2250

SUCH MOVES are damaging

surveys for the Army Quarterly, July, 1939:- ad NS.2251 dated Hong Kong, and derogatory to British in-

the United Services Review, The.

"Members" in my guerilla Navy, and the Journal of the

bands th November 1897, for 75 terests and they are likely, as

all law-abiding Royal United Service Institution.

peasants. To train them and lead tares numbered 51251/51262, it is hoped they will, arouse

and recently, at the request of

them to battle easier said 1851/51863, 24471/24473, 16097 the ire of those at the helm

the British Council, he has pre-

than done. The only tangible 16101, 36087/36101, 15974. of British statesmanship and

pured many detailed articles on

form of authority I possess is 975, 39071/39075, 33649/33653, | prove a boomerang to Japan's

the defensive strength of the Em

my official seal. Yet they obey my orders. I believe: the 16/2021, 34096/34099, and hopes rather than cause something will be done, and pire for translation into a dozen

respect. I command from „my“ 746/53750, Certificate Britain to give in any more, done at once, to prevent this European languages.

No.

His last book, "New Zealand

followers comes from my being. NS.304 dated Hong Kong, 7th that this anti-British cam-

Of course, it is very apparent pernicious work of the Japan- from Within," received

willing to share their hardships. ese from entering this Colony. praise from critics in this country

and privations. ly, 1908, for 62 shares uum.

paign constitutes another Tokyo demands that we put and overseas, one New Zealand red 89265/89326, Certificate serious blunder on the part a stop to anti-Japanese pro-pauer describing him as "a writer 5/NS,2374 dated Hong Kong, of the Japanese militarists paganda but she must be told with all the making of a moderz th November 1912, for 20 who seek to force British re-forcefully, once and for all, Carlyle,"

res numbered 91879/91898, cognition of the various pup- that this cannot and will not tificate No. 5/NS. 2377 dated pet regimes: Such recognition, be done unal she herself ong Kong, 16th November, needless to say, is entirely out makes the first move.

SOUTHBOUND Wednesday: Hanol, France. Service-1.30 pm. (same day). Pan American Airways:

EASTBOUND Wednesday: U. S, A.,

Hongkong. California Clipper--2 p.m.

Manila.

WESTBOUND Thursday: Manila, USA, California Clipper 8.30 am.

high

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Previously acknowledged $324,- 857.85.

Donations for schools already acknowledged separately, $253.

Tun Tsik, $10.

Mr. J. M. Wong, 350. Sympathiser, per "South China

Morning Post," $28.

Sympathiser, per "South China Morning Post," $10.

Morning Post," $10,

Sympathiser, per "South China

Total: $325,218.95.

Refugee And Social Welfare Council

are

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out due care and caution' was dismissed owing to the prosecu tion's failure to prove the charge. The summons was taken out sa A result of a traffic accident which occurred at the junction of Tung Lo Wan Road and Caroline Road. on the day in question, when, it was alleged, the defendant's car collided into another, damaging the mudguards.

COLONY HEALTH

BULLETIN

..No Complaints "Everywhere my men go, they have sown no steds for complaint culosis, twenty-two cases of Thirty-eight cases of tuber- The people willingly provide us dysentery, six cases of cholera, with millet and other food supplies ve cases of enteric fever, two CLAIM AGAINST

Many have told me that they The following donors contributed preferred to give the food to as cases of cerebro-spinal fever, and EUROPEAN

gifts in kind to the Hongkong Re-rather than being robbed by the diphtheria were notified to the one case each of measles and 12, for 9 shares numbered of whether the puppet head terest to note that there is of the question, irrespective MEANWHILE, it is of in-

fugee and Social Welfare Council Japanese. Anyone who doubts the 556/13560, 65164/65165, 76695 be Wang Ching-wel, Wang now a wide divergence of Kam-tal, of No. 79 Kai Yan Road, Chamber of Commerce: Jardine, in the hearts of our rustic folk will

The action brought by Mr. Hoo for the month of July:-Bandakan existence of national consciousness Health Department on July 29. 62879, and Certificate Pro Ke-min ("Premier of the Pel- opinion at Tokyo which may against A. G. Hargreave, of To Stephen's Girls' College; Mr. Arast comes into contact with such letin of Eastern Ports for the

Eastern Ports •...... Kowloon City," | claiming $1,000 Matheson & Co.; Kindergarten-6 change s opinion the moment be onal No. 57/657 dated Hong ping

The following is the Health Bul- Provisional Govern- eventually lead to the dead-perial Chemical Industries, Ltd, Miss Purry; St. Stephen's Girls simple-minded but intensely week-ending July 22: ng, 20th February, 1922, forment ") or Liang Hung-chih flock of the

shares numbered 128802/. ("head of the Reformed Gov- negotiations. Certainly noth- by Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell, Entin (Steam Laundry); Hong "I have discovered that a

Craigie-Arita was adjourned to this morning College: Mrs. Patschmidt: Leung patriotic people in the country. Cholera: Cawnpore one case, Al- 1873, all registered in the name, ernment in Nanking"). ing would please a very large Pulsne Judge, in Summary Court kong, Yaumati Ferry Co. Yuen leader, in order to retalu his

lahabad, 7 cases; Dalni City Hafael Perez, have been LOST, BUT WHAT is interesting is section of the British public yesterday following the taking of Long Bellet Committee; Anony following, must lead. He must

one case: Calcutta 68 casei: STOLEN, and should these the fact that anti-British than complete failure and, if further evidence,

Karachi one case; Chittagong fificates not be produced to the propaganda and anti-British necessary, the severance of It will be recalled that the

always be the first one to charge cane case: Macao 64-cases:" into the enemy line and the last nk before the 26th August from Japanese sources, are country with

lies and calumnies, emanating diplomatic relations with the claim, which is for damages due

Hongkong 22 cases; Shanghai one to retreat Furthermore, He which Mr. to personal injuries received and

two cases. new certificates for the 288 Altering into this British Chamberlain is pleased to deal repair of a motor-cycle, arose out

must have no love of money or Small-Pox: Delhi City 7 cases; Tres and the aforesaid, Certi Colony of Hongkong in large and to make concessions, and plate was rendered un- Two applications for eating ons, & properly trained man can profit. With these three qualinca- of an accident on February 22, in

Bombay 4 cases; Calcutta 12 es Nos. NS.928, NS.929 quantities. The local author- which is seeking the with-conscious and had to be taken to house licences, one for No. 23, take any number of guerillas into

cases: Madras 3 cases; Ran- 2249, NS.2250;

goon one case, Jodhpur NS.2251, 113, 10 doubt are aware of drawal of British support of hospital Boundary Street, Ground Floor; at the same maltrate deaths; Hanot one case. 5.304 5/NS.2374, 5/NS.. this and probably are taking China's legal currency in sup- Plaintiff is represented by Mr and Provisional No. 57/657 steps to cope with it but to port of that of the puppets Alfred Y. Hon. while defending be thereafter treated by this deal with the matter effec-whom they have set up solicitor is Mr. oration as Null and Void,

tively would mean the en-

LET JAPAN REMEMBER Messrs. forcement of nothing less that what is good for the Master. than a strict censorship on goose is good for the gander

Order of the Court of

Directors,

Chief Manager.

V. M. GRAYBURN,

Kong, 26th July, 1939.

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FG. Ngel, of Јордвол, Stokes and

mous.

URBAN COUNCIL MEETING TO-DAY

for

ation

and the other for No. 582, Shang- and at the same time their com plication for a milk shop licence night sentry duties too so as to dent of Yenching University, Pel- hal Street, Ground Floor, ole ap-mander, I must sometimes do Dr John Leighton Stuart Presi for No. 49, Sing Wo Road, Ground let my men have the necessary ping, is at present visiting the Floor, and one application for a amount of rest. Besides, I want Colony in connexion with the work food, factory licence for No. 166. them to remember that I am one of the Rockefeller Fou Wing Lak Street, Ground Floor, of them,"

He is expected to return to Pel ping, via Shanghal, in the Empres A Reuter message from Jerusalem of Canada on Friday, The Ten- sentenced by the Military Court to kong Branch, states that two Jews were each ching Alumni Association, Hoog four years Imprisonment for pos Stuart to-morrow evening.

entertaining. Dr.

tral News).

all incoming mail and printed and that the British people in the course of investigations will be considered as to-day's matter, which the authorities are ever ready to retallate the Turin police found that 21 meeting of the Urban Counell at are loath to do in view of the when their interests are jeo-Jews had tried to evade the res-4.15 p.fa great inconvenience it would pardized, even if they do not tretions imposed on Italian Jews The Council will also appoint a cause to the public in general. receive the fullest support by not registering with the police: Select Committee to consider the Nevertheless, let us hope that from their statesmen.

question of nightsoll removal

(Transocean

session of explosives.

(Cen