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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG.

PROBATE JURISDICTION.

IN THE GOODS o EDWARD WEBB, late of Kowloon "Customs House, Kowloon, in the Colony of Hongkong, deceased.

NOTICE is hereby given thai the Court has by virtue of the provisions of Section 58 of Ordin. ance No. 2 of 1897 made an order Limiting the time for creditors and others to send in their claims against the above estate to 3rd day of February, 1940.

All Creditors and others are ac- cordingly hereby required to send their claims to the undersigned on or belore that date.

DEACONS,

Solicitors for the Administrator,

1. Des Voeux Road Central,

Hong Kong

CLAIM AGAINST SILK STORE

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Victor de Dodwell, sellet or Jewellery, brought an action in the Summary Court yesterday before Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell against the Jubilee Silk Store, Nathan Road, seeking recovery of $632.36. being proceeds of the jewellery sold by defendants on behalf of plain- tiff and stock alleged kept by the defendants.

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The claim was denied a counter- claim for $105 for three months' rent being led by he' defendants.

Mr. C. A. Sutherton Russ was for plaintiff, and the defendants were represented by Mr. M. A. da Silva.

The hearing was adjourned to February.

OPEN VERDICT ON WOMAN'S DEATH An open verdict of "death due ta concussion, but as to how or by whom that concussion caused the Court has no evidence,"

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HONGKONG, JANUARY 12, 1940

AMERICAN VIEW

DOES IT MATTER to Ameri-

EDITORIAL

FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1940.

AIR FRANCE CONDITIONS IN HOW Tuberculosis Problem Has Been

ACTIVITY

IN 1939

During the year under review, Air France has maintained Its r0- gular weekly service throughout, before and after the hostilities.

FEW DELAYS .

SHUMCHUN

Continued from Page 1 Chau told me that the National Governaient of Ching was doing everything possible to help those whose homes and crops had been «damaged by the Japanese,

WRECKED AND ROBBED On a very few occasions, planes. "Every bit of timber in the di- were delayed a day in their ar-trict, even doors, and household rivals and departures owing to furniture were used by the Jan- weather conditions, otherwise the anes for firewood and the poor

people retulera ed Dewaltine arrived and left punic- unfortunate" tually at their schedule times. fhad their homes wrecked and

robbed," he told me.

The success met by this line during the preceding year, since its Inauguration, continued through- out 1939, many passengers availing themselves of the comfort of Alr France planes to go to Hanoi, India and Europe.

The following is a summary of the activity of the Company in Hongkong:

PASSENGERS

From Europe-Hanoi

Total

cans now what Wilson was trying to do in 1915, or what Jefferson was attempt- Ing in 1807? Yes, it does. With war in Europe, these To Hanoi-Europe questions emerged from academic twilight into the high noon of practical con- sideration of America's con- tinued

Today the peace. United States's peace depends on the wisdom with which Americans tackle problems of neutral rights which are not coverable by legislation such as the Neutrality Act.

some

MOST AMERICANS SYM-

the PATHIZE with

Allied But cause,

of them hesitate to give economic aid cause. These fear to this that, as in 1917, the United States may add military to economic aid. The fears arise in part from over-simplified interpretations of the 1917 decision, and in part from fallure to recognize the re- volutionary change in at- titude toward neutral rights manifest in the 1939 neu- trality legislation.

WHILE RECOGNIZING the difference of attitude as be- tween Wilson's insistence on trade and travel rights--his interpretation of the latter being open to question in any

case numerous Americans

FREIGHT

է:

Tonnage received from Eu- Tonnage shipped from H.K.

rope-Hano!

to Hanef and Europe

454 394

848

How

Proportion Of

Approached In England And Wales: Of Deaths In H.K. In 1938 Eight Times Higher DR. ROBERT LIM

In the previous talks we have discussed the Tuber- culosis situation in Hongkong and what can be done about { It. It is necessary to abandon the unhelpful'idea that the

ON CHINESE

to problem is too big and difficult to tackle. That the effort RED CROSS WORK

-“While- the Chinese Government cannot undertake to returnish their homes." Mr. Chau continued, "We are ready to assist deserving cases with food, seeds for sowing new crops and even clothing, and several cases are being closely examined for this purpose.”

"Chinese citizens who went to Hougkong following the Japanese occupation of Shum- chun are urged to return to their former homes," said Mr. Chau when I asked himjil he had any message for his conn- trymen

the border. "The

do

Government

will everything possible to assist

of

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Mr. Chau told me that already

is worth while is amply demonstrated by what has been accomplished elsewhere in..circumstances almost though, happily, not quite as bad.

Perhaps a brief description of the manner in which the problem has been approached in England and Wales

might be of interest.

Dr. Robert S. K.. Um, Director- of the Chinese Red Cross Medicai Corps, delivered an interesting lecture at the Hongkong Univer- - alty last night on the training and. work of the Chinese Red Cross at the font. A large audience in-

In England the administra- every 100 deaths from the non- cluded the Hon. Dr. P. 8. Selwyn- tion for diagnosis and treat- pulmonary form. ment of Tuberculosis is, in

VALUE OF AFTER-CARE

Clarke. vices.

Director of Medical Ser-

Dr. L'in said that when: the war

the main, carried out by The value of after-care is fully the individual counties and recognised by the County Council, of aggression was waged on China, county boroughs. The county which gives liberal financial sup- she lacked the essential services of or county borough medical port to the commitees responsibic a medical cops to take care of

the wounded. officer of health is the ad- for follow-up work.

ninistrative head of the or- From the short description given. For the first six months of the Wales, on the is apparent, that the Lancashire war, the, Chinese Red Cross Medi- ganisation. other hand, possesses a joint County Tuberculosis scheme re- cal Corps was equal to ni. Unal scheme for the whole of quires a fair'e large sum ro finance the end of 1937, several months the countles and county. In point of fact, for the year after the commencement of hos- ended the March 31, 1937, the ex- tilities, organisers worked unceas- boroughs.

penditure amounted to £195,075 ingly and established no less than The following figures showing (HK... $5.174.101.69), which Is 350 hospitals, including field and the morality rates from Tuber- equivalent to 1 mes the whole, base hospitals, culosis per hundred thousand of Medical Budget for 1939 for Hong-

Kliogs.

1.425

them In the task habilitation”

1.405

Total

2.830

POST

Mails received Malls shipped

about 25 per cent, of the former population had returned and every day, more and more Kilogs. coming

"Soon back.

condition .1.715 bere will be quite normal." he

506 added

were

the

I then heard soldiers drilling in

Total

1901-10 1611-15

141

England "Wales H.K.

156

162 -

280 280

136

1936:

58

86

244

1937

63

406

as

2 221 the yard outside, Rushing to the window, I saw L group of ster-

from

It must be noted that air mallillas Uned up. They were parad- was only carried from Hongkong ing before their mid-day meal. In a corner-room I espied five men to Hinol and Europe March 1939.

On lying on mats on the floor. inquiry. I learned that they were prisoners

IMPERIAL AIRWAYS PLANE ARRIVES The inward mid-week service of Imperial Airways from Bangkok arrived at Kal Tak yesterday at 3.25 pm. The mall load from all Empire ports totalled 174 kilos.

passenger,

Arriving on the plane were Mr. N. MacMillan and First Officer J. F. Raeburn, both travellers con- nected with Imperial Airways, Mr. imagine that in Jefferson's AL Maysingh was the other day, at any rate, embargoes cutta.

travelling from Cal-

and trade restrictions were

Air France Departures attempted as keep-out-of- Denarting by the Air France as they are service yesterday morning were

Chinese passenger, whose names were not revealed.

war measures,

The men had been arrested for eutling and stealing the electric cables from the power nouse and were awaiting trial. I saw on closer examination that they were hound by their wrists behind their hacks and also chained to the

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Several shops in Shumchun have been re-opened and the market was a fairly busy place with several stalls already operating. There was a row of oplum dives In one street and 1 of them seemed to be doing excellent business.

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population over different periods in the past three decades or so are thought-provoking.

83 1.939

62

81 480

Statid perhaps, a rather more simple way, in the past thirty years the proportion of deaths

kong.

Dr. Lim spoke of the lack of qualified medical, men to care for On the credit side it would seem the wounded and the great dir- that in the 23 years from 1914 to, culties in conveying medical up- 1937 the Tuberculosis deah-rate in plies to the various hospitals and the Lancashire County area has the transportation of wounded fallen 52 per centum and the case from the front.

Fims of the work of the Red rate by 49 per centum. This fine. record is believed to have been due Cross units on the various fronts

were also shown. very largely to the polley of com- bining the preventive and curative

of aspects

the work-finding.

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from Tuberculcsis to the total isolating educating and treating Cargo For H.K.

population in England has fallen all infectious cares amongst adults.

: TOO MANY DEMANDS to considerably less than half the

It is obvious that there are far former level whilst that in Hong- kong has nearly doubled. The 'too many demands on the public proportion of deaths from Tuber- purse in Hongkong to make it feast. ' culosis in Hongkong in 1938 was ble to devote a tenth of the annual nearly eight times higher than in expenditure on Tuberculosis con- England in the same year.

REDUCTION EXPLAINED

Pirated From 2 Junks

Mscellaneous cazzo coas.gned to

trei hat is spent in the Lancashire Hongkong from Chinese teritory, County area. Nevertheless. this valued at $6,600, was pirated from

In order to explain the way in realisation would not justify an in- two junks in the course of their which this remarkable reduction active attitude in the face of wha: voyage to the Colony from Tal In the mortality rate from Tuber- amounts to a major crippling and Hong.

this Colony. Làm Cho travelling trader told culosis has beer. achieved in Eng- killing disease in land, it might be worth while con- Consequently. It behoves all of us the police on his arrival bere yes- sidering the Tiberculosis organisa- to do our utmos to assist in the terday that he lef Tat Hong on been December 20 with several others in tion of the Lancashire County campaign that has just

the two junks. The next evening. Council, since the population is launched in Hongkong. of

In bringing this talk on Tubercu- they were stopped near Man Ping kong at present (4,359,200),

losis to a close, may I appeal to all Shan by two sampans which con- The scheme was initiated under those in Hongkong who have for talned nine armed men each. A the National (Health) Insurance the past for night been listening to machine-gun was also mounted in Act of 1911 and since 1914 has been the Chinese or English broadcasts one sampan. controlled by the County Tuber-on this subject to 'join hands with The robbers caused the two junks culosis Department inaugurated in the medical and health authorities to drop anchor, and then trans-"" that year.

In their fight against the disease)ferred the cargo ashore. During

was recorded at the conclusion of today. They know that pres- Mr, L. Larcher to Hand and nine millinery shop, was having, her about the same as that of Hong-

an inquest held at the Central Court yesterday, into the circum- stances surrounding the death of a woman, named Fung Lin-yuet.

„MT, T. J. Houston sat as Coran- er while Det, Insp, L. R. Whant appeared for the police.

sure of shipping and other commercial interests resulted in the lifting of these laws in) the last month of Jefferson's administration and that by 1812, the United States was at war. But in likening the Jeffersonian experiment, to that now undertaken they overlook a vast difference in

motives.

LOCAL ESTATES The late Mr. James Daniel Bush, tormer Professor of English Litera ture at Sun Yat-sen University and a well-known Hongkong re- JEFFERSON'S MEASURES sident, who died at the Hongkong were not directed toward in- Sanitorium and Hospital on Nov.sulation, but toward asser- 29 last, left local Estate swortion of American rights on granted to the widow, Victoria the seas. The embargo, was not intended to signify any Mary Bush.

renouncement of these rights, as does the cash-and-carry law; Jefferson applied it as a retaliatory measure against countries interfering with

under $7,400.

Probate has been

The following estates have been proved;-

Cheung Yick (or Tik or Yit) Cho (or Two), allas Cheung Chan kin, retired coal merchant, estate

of $38,200. Probaté has been: American rights at sea. Thus

granted to the sons, Cheung Fuk- both Wilson and Jefferson

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One woman, proprietor

cleaned ups establishment told me that she had lost $5,000 Mall load outbound totalled 15 orth of stock. kilos.

I walked through almost every street of the town. One out of every ten houses was re-occupied. The people wore expressions bi calm and confidence. At every Junction armed guerillas stood on quard behind andbag barrië....... left behind by the Japanese.

AIRPORT "NEWS

Imperial Airways:

SOUTHBOUND Sunday: Hanol, Bangkok

Delia-7 am7L

NORTHBOUND)

The area is divided into five so aptly described as "the white these operations, which lasted two large districts, each with its own plague." Those who are willing to or three hours, the passengers and consultant Tuberculosis officer and help or who have practical sieges crews of the junks were kept pr a small sanatorium of 50 beds. In tions to offer are cordially invited soners in the holds. addition, three small districts each to communicate with the Director Subsequently taker ashore, the have their own Tuberculosis officer of Medical Services third door. latter were released only on Jan- and a large institution of upwards Central Post Once Building,

pary 6.

DRAINS CONGESTED The drains are congested with Monday: Bangkok, Hanoi, Hong- stagnant water and the streets of 268 beds.

are full of dirt and refuse. Sani- tary conditions are very bad a there is danger of an epidemic breaking out.

kong Denebola-4 pm Air France

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NORTHBOUND

Wednesday.

France.

Hongkong. Service 4 p.m.

SOUTHBOUND Thursday: Hanoi. France. Service -8, 8.1,

ki, Cheung Kwok-wa and Cheung were devoted to maintenance Pan American Airway». Fuk-hol;

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ef rights which Americans have now shown themselves willing to forego. And some historians believe that the dual character of these at-

Insistence rights plus the hope of keep- Ing out of war-was what made them so difficult for their administrators..

CHINESE DOCTOR

·CAUTIONED Dr. Li Ki-fong, former Medical Adviser to the late Dr. Sun Tattempts the

and Gene:alissimo Chiang Kai-shek, who appeared on remand before Mr. R. A. D. Forrest, at the Central Court yesterday, charred with the unlawful possession wt poisons, was. cautioned for the offence.

. BERLIN DEGREE Mr. Alfred X. Họn, who appear-

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AGAINST THIS BACK- GROUND the American hope of keeping out of 1939's war seems not so futile as somé

Hanoi,

"A., Manila.

EASTBOUND Wednesday: US,

Hongkong. Philippine Clipper-2 p.m.

WESTBOUND Thursday: Manila, U. S. A. Phlippine Clipper–130 am

MANSLAUGHTERTM CHARGE AGAINST

EUROPEAN

Mr. Chau, the acting magistrate, Has appealed to Mr. Alfred Morris for assistance in coping with the large number of cases of malaria. As already stated. Mr. Morris has started hospital in

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the old Casino where Dve nurses are on duty. I bave been reliably inform- ed that the Casino will be per- manently used as a hospital. -

At present the populace. though sparse, is living under The town's trying conditions. power plant was damaged be- yond repair by the Japanese before they withdrew and as a result there is no power for working the water system. In conséquence the taps arc dry and well water has to be used. This rain is another Source of danger to public bealth. But the

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That close co-operation exists be- tween the Tuberculosis officers, medical officer of health and gen- eral medical practitioners is proved by the fact that 92 per centum ptį") all new cases in 1938 were sent by private practitioners to the Tuber! culosis officer for opinion as co diagnosis and treatment before notification.

Every effort is made to isolate infectious cases in separate bed- rooms or, at worst, in separate and beds, by lending bedsteads matresses to poor patients or by assisting them from "care" funds to buy bedding.

REHOUSE FAMILIES

Economic Problems And Nazi-Russo Relations To Fore In German Politics

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AMSTERDAM, Jan. 11 (Reuter)-According to the Telegraat's Berlin correspondent, economic problems and German-Busso rela- tions are the two subjects in the forefront of political activity in the highest Nazi circles.

Dr. Ritter, Chief of the delegation to Russia, is expected to re- tern to Moscow within the next 36 hours to resume negotiations.

It is learned here that Germany when the landlords fail to supply Under the Housing Act of 1935 is desperately anxious to clean up the heating stipulated in the lease local authorities in England and matters but goods from Russia are and it is ruled that they are justi- slow. Of ned when heating is lacking for the Wales are required to rehouse coming through very families reported by the Tuberca 1,000,000 tons of cattle fodder or whole month. losis dispensary Staff to be living deted by Germany in October less in over-crowded houses. Full ad- than 100,000 tons has, as yet, ar- vantage has been taken of these rived.

Several shops, cafes and restaur ants are closed owing to the lack Lof fuel.

Kowloon City Robbery

Chinese Government powers by those responsible for the It is also understood that the Thomas Parkinson. 61. Civil has set about coping with a dif-Tuberculosis campaign in Lanca newly-hlated idea of paying work- ed for the defence, pleaded guilty, imagine it to be Likewise

appeared remazid ficult task in a highly efficient shire and the housing conditions of men partly by food tickets and He submitted that Dr. Li had ob the danger from economic Servant, tained his medical degree in Ber- Support of a cause with which before Mr. R. Edwards, at the manner and, betdre Tong. Shum- many patients have thus been im- savings bank coupons has already Central Court yesterday, on a chun promises to be once again it

aroused great discontent among proved. lin University in 1921. He remain. Americans sympathize and

charge of manslaughter. He was former self.

It is interesting to record that the workers

In a report to the police, Lat ed in Berlin where he had been with which important nation further remanded for seven days

no fees are asked for institutional

HARDEST WINTER

Chun-tal aged 40, widow. of No. practicing his profession for a al interests intertwine would Heating has been fixed for Feb. 6

treatment of Tuberculosis (as in) The Telegoals Berlin correspon• a Lai Chi Tien Village, Kowloon seem less than in 1812 or and 1.

Hongkong). In Lancashire and dent states that the winter pro-city district, stated that about Some have felt that The case is a sequel to a traffic GAMBLERS IN COURT Home in England and Wales, mises to be the hardest since 1938 145 o'clock last night, four men. American experience in those accident, when it was alleged that A fine of $25, or one month's an occupational training in village and this means a shortage of fuel one armed with a revolver, be- two conflicts proved that only the defendant knocked down and imprisonment, was imposed on settlements is also free-the fami and certain foodstuffs arising from lieved to be a toy one, entered by abstinence from trade killed a Chinese boy in Bonham La Sum, 31, unemployed, when lies of patients being taken in transport difficulties which are her premises. could American peace be pre-Road, in December last,

he appeared before Mr R Ed-

year, having returned to Canton

China, in 1922,

LEAGUE ESSAY WINNERS

In the hall of St. Stephen's Girls' College yesterday afternoon the

1917.

prizes for the League of Nations that European neutrals both Essay Competition were awarded. traded and kept out of the

the defence. «

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United

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served in time of major war. Mr. D. L. Strellett appeared forwards, at the Central Court yes- terday, and pleaded guilty to THIS DESPITE the fact

the charge of keeping a common gambling house in Hollywood Road; Mr. S. V. Boxer, B.Sc., distributed World War. American peace, the policy of the

Three of six others, who pleaded the awards to the various winners. like theirs, is a question of States toward its right to guilty to having participated in

Chinese group: Lim Thuan-koo, Chan Heung-mut. Le Kwing-tan the position the American trade with belligerents in all the gambling, were each fined $3. and ́Lam Jung-hoi.

Government takes on obser- probability will be guided by while the absentees had their ball English, group Mona "Shand, vance of its rights. It is a the unbelligerent sentiment of $3 each estreated. Table money Aquilar Cham Barwarthan, Lilly question of policy more than which called forth the neu- or 92 cents was ordered to be put

in the Poor 'Box. Bhumgara and Chong Shiri-chee. of legislation. And this time. "trality laws.-C.S. Monitor.

without charge.

COLONÝ HEALTH

doubly serious,

The robbers left with a $5 note, Some 705 beds are provided for Forty per cent of the internal 7 in 5-cent pieces. 25 copper. cases suxering from Tuberculosis transport of Germany is handled cents and a gold finger reg of the lungs. This is equivalent to by waters which are now complete- valued at $8. one bed for every 2,637 members of ly frozen. Railways are mostly the population, or eighty-two beds needed for war purposes, con- for every 100 deaths from Pulmonsequently there were houses in Twelve caser of tuberculosis. ary Tuberculosis, For Tuberculosi Berlin without fires since Christ of bones, joints, glands and other mas and whole familles had to go seven cases of chicken-pox, two the cases of enteric fever and one casz parts of the body, there are 276 to the hotel.

The correspondent adds that the af dysentery were noticed to the beds; that is to say, one to every 8,786 head of population or 143 for neople are refusing to pay rent Health Department on Jan. 108.

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