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THE HONG KONG AND KOWLOON WHARF & GODOWN CO., LTD.

Notice to Shareholders.

THE FIFTY. THIRD OR› DINARY ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Office of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd. on TUESDAY, 2nd APRIL, 1940, at NOON, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1939.

The Transfer Books of the Company will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, the 23rd MARCH, 1940, te TUESDAY, the Znd APRIL, 1940, both days in clusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

C. M. MANNERS,

Secretary & Manager. Hong Kong, 11th March, 1946.

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"The Church And Divorce"

FR. JOY'S SERMON AT ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH

"What God has joined together. let no man put asunder.".

This was the theme of the ser- mon preached by the Rev. Fr. P. Joy at St. Joseph's Church, Gar- den Road, yesterday when he ad-

dressed his congregation on “The Church and Divorce." said Rev. Fr. Joy, (here is always alipwed.

Wherever divorce

Is

The Thirty-Ofth Annual Gen eral Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Offices of Messrs. Dodwell & Co., Ltd., Hong Kong & Shanghal Bank Building, on Monday, the 22nd April, 1940, at 11 am. for the purpose of receiving the report of the Gen eral Managers together with a

a widening of the gap, and more Statement of Accounts for the and more reasons are given until year ended 31st December, 1939. marriage becomes a purely private

The Transfer Books of the contract, capable of being ter- Company will be closed from 6thminated by mutual consent,

Quoting America as place April to 22nd, April, 1940, both

where divorce was 30 common. days inclusive.

Rev. Fr. Joy said that if divorce was a remedy for unhappy, mar-. rlages, then there should be less unhappy marriages“ in Amersca where divorce is generally easily allowed. Unfortunately, | however, this was not the case,

MUTUAL SACRIFICES

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HONGKONG, APRIL 1, 1940

AMERICA IN THE EAST

RE

ECENT PRONOUNCE

MENTS from Washington have made it clear that a

positive programme for the defence, if not of China's sovereignty, at least of Ameri- can and other Western" rights at present threatened by Japan, is now taking shape there with more speed and definite direction than has ever been the case before.

THERE HAS BEEN MUCH

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In the event of domestic trouble there should be mutual sacrifice In an effort to keep the home together. It is the duty of every Christian to bear the cross of Christ, and to take trouble with patience.

Christianity was born in an era when both Jewish and RomETI laws allowed divorce, and since then, for five centuries, no dispute has arisen as to the Christian teaching on the subject whien is row one of the most controversial In the modern world

IDEA OF MARRIAGE

The Catholic Church recognises separation where material infide- lity has taken place but neither party can be tree to marry again. Where Christian marriages contracted in the true Christian

are

sentiment, unnappiness will not

enter.

Given ordinary reasonable cir- cumstances' husband and wife will

hasten to try and end their quar- rels by mutual self-sacrifice and

patience.

The idea of marriage is to have entldren and where divorce is easily available the wife will na- turally be reluctant to bear chil- dren, owing to the lack nt, security of her marriage life.

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EDITORIAL

Photo taken at the demonstration of "black-out methods for - motorists at the ARP. Headquarters, Lower Albert Road. Notes on the blackboard indicate the nature of the air raid syren. The lecturer was Dr. Tsoi Tal-Kwong. (Photo by Phang I. Tong).

MONDAY,

St. Dunstan's

Home

DONATION FROM "H.K, APPRECIATED

APRIL 1, 1940.

Tighten The Blockade

FINAL DECISION OF WAR COUNCIL

PARIS, Mar. 30 (Reuter)— Final decisions were taken st the Supreme War Council to tighten the Allied blockade of Germany, according to 4 London despatch to the "In- transigeant."

Captain Sir Ian Fraser, C.B.E. acknowledges with deep gratllude the magnificent gift of £1.000 from the people of Hongkong to St. Dunstan's War Fund. This most generous contribution, which is very greatly appreciated, has been paid through the British War Organization Fund, of which Lady the naval aspect of the problem

Northcote is President..

On March B: the Minister of Per-

slons. Sir Walter Womersley, M.P. opened the new Operating Theatre Wing which has been built to con- vert St. Dunstan's Convalescent Home into the Central Hospital for. Serious Eye Cases. The personnel from all the armed forces and the forces and their auxiliaries, as well as from the merchant service and fishing fleets. will be treated there.

THREE NEW WARSHIPS defence

FOR D.E.I:

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NAVAL BUILDING PROGRAMME

decisive naval power in the Archi- pelago but at srengthening the defence of the Dutch East Indies so that if an attempt was made t vice Dutch sovereignty in th area the aggressor would be faced with a more difficult task than

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WORLD'S BEST CENTRE The Minister n Pensions said that the Nation had placed a great

St. responsibility - upon Dunstan's because it was the best "organization for the blind in the

world.

THE HAGUE, Mar, 31 (Reuters; bliherto,

Bill providing for the bullding It is added that augmentation of three new battle cruisers for of The Netherlands' capital ships. Sir Ian Fraser emphasised that defence of the Dutch East Indies was necessary in order to safe- has been suomitted to the Peo- guard the sea lanes in the Archi- pie's Council in Batavia" prior to pelago. its Introduction In the Dutch

EUROPE & EAST ASIA SITUATION BATAVIA, · Mar. 30 Reuter)— Netherlands East Indies

Parliament.

HUGE EXPENDITURE

n

The B further provides for The the building of 12 submarine Government today announced a chasers, two mine-layers, 12 large naval construction programme to- flying-boats and a tanker, besides talling £33,000,000. the construction of a dry dock and improvement to the naval base at Sourabaya.

A total expenditure of 238,000,- 000 guiders is involved.

The programme provides for the construction of three" cruisers ct 27,000 tons each, a 40,000-ton dry-dock and 12 large flying- boats.

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The new battle cruisers are to Appropriation is also made for be completed in four years and a large number of mines and they will be armed with nine 11-depth charges.. inch guns.

An announcement says the in- *OFFICIAL EXPLANATION

creased naval programme has The official explanation on the been rendered necessary by the building programme states that it] general, political situation does not aim at giving Holland Europe and East Asia.

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apart from the men and women of the home country, they had ar- ranged with the Indian Govern- ment to make appropriate provi- sion for any Indians who might be blinded as a result of their ser- vices, and discussions were pro- ceeding with the Domiploms with a similar object. A message from the High Commissioner for Canada, thanking St. Dunstan's for its offer to look after "blinded Canadians and accepting the arrangement,

was read. together with a letter from the High Commissioner for Bouth Africa in similar terms.

The Minister inspected the whole Hospital and stopped to talk with two young men from the British Expeditionary Force in France who were practically blind and be Ing treated in the wards.

RELIEF IN CHINA

The Treasurers of The British Fund for Reller of Distress In China, Hongkong and South China

The despatch says hitherto only

has been solved and now the question has been discussed from the land standpoint and all com-

mercial

Toutes leading to, and from Germany are to be closed.

"War Has Started" "Britain and France cannot be expected to remain unconcerned by Germany's abuse

of countries' neutrality.

other

"The methods the Allies will employ may entail Inconvenience.. for some countries and risks fcr others.".

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"ANGLO-FRENCH TALKS

The meeting of the Allled Su- LONDON, Mar. 30 (Reuter)--

preme War Council" was followed cal leaders both in Britain and by consultations between pollt!-

France.

In Paris, the Premier, M. Rey- naud, called on President Lebrun and reported on the meeting. M. Reynaud also saw other members of the Government.

A full Council of Ministers will be held in Paris on Monday.

In London, the Foreign Secre tary, Lord Halifax. had a long conference at the Foreign Office with the leader of the Labour Opposition, Mr, C. R.. Attlee.

GENERAL KOELTZ PRESENT LONDON, Mar. 30 Reuter)— Speciál significance is here to the presence at the Su- attached

preme War Council meeting of General Koeltz. eral of the French colonial forces. Inspector-Gen-

General Koeltz is a specialist in Mediterranean and Near East- ern questions..

JAPANESE WITHDRAWAL IN Branch, acknowledge, with thanks."Filler's last hope of breaking

SUIYUAN

FOLLOWS STRONG PRESSURE BY CHINESE

GIVEN that the Ordinary Yearly TALK of late of the probabl- ROSARY CHURCH have reached the vicinity Meeting of Shareholders of Honglity of a Japanese attack on the Netherlands East Indies

WEDDING

Mr. G. A. Guterres &

Miss B: M. Ozorio

Kong Realty and Trust Company, should Holland herself be in- Limited, will be held at the Revaded by the Germans. Be- gistered Office of the Company,hind this talk lies the whole Exchange Building (2nd Floor); problem of territorial pro Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Ateering by Japan at the ex- Kong, on Tuesday, the 2nd April, pensé of the European belli- 1940, at 11.30 a.m., for the purgerents whenever the circum-

The wedding took place at the pose of receiving a Statement of stances appear encouraging. Rosary Church yesterday between Accounts and the Report of the In an editorial dealing with Mr. George Arthur Guterres and recent developments in the

Miss Beatrice Marle Board of Directors for the year

("Betty") Ozoric. The Rev. Father Angelis ended on the 31st December, relations between Tokyo and

officiated. 1939, and re-electing two Direc tors and the Auditors.

The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from Thursday, the 21st March, 1940, to Tuesday, the 2nd April, 1940. both days inclusive,

By Order of the Board,

F. C. BARRY,

Secretary. Hong Kong, 6th March, 1940. 130

THE HONG KONG FIRE INSURANCE CO., LIMITED.

Notice to Shareholders

The Seventy first Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Offices of the undersigned on Thursday, the 4th April 1940, at Noon, fer the purpose of receiving. the Report of the General Managers, together with a statement of Accounts for the year ended the 31st Decem. ber, 1939,

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The Share Register and Trans fer Books will be closed from the 21st March, to the 4th April,

1940, both days inclusive,

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.

General Managers,

The

The bride, who is the daughter

The maid of honour. Miss Elvira Guterres, was in mauve, the brides- maids, Miss Carmen Ozorio and Miss Celeste Guterres, in lemon

SOMEWHERE IN WEST SUI- YUAN, Mar. 30 (Central)-Chinese

Patsepulung, south-east Wuyuan, in following up the Jap-

se withdrawal,

of

In an attack, they forcep an enemy unit to withdraw further eas to Shelapaitung.

IS SCOUTING LOSING ITS INFLUENCE?

DISCUSSION AT Chinese civilians in West "Sul-

Y.M.C.A. yuan have extended whole-heart-

Chinese "Is Scouting losing its in ed co-operation to the soldiers engaged in the recent fluence?" battle of Wuyuan.

This was the subject before the

UNBREAKABLE UNITY WASHINGTON, Mar. 30 (Havas) receipt of the following donations:

the Allied Freviously acknowledged: $528-

unity and obtaining 579.93: The St. John's Hall Music Peace on his own terms has now Club $362.23; Mr. Lee Hong Kock disappeared," says the Evening $100: The Hongkong Embossing

Star, commenting on the de-

Co. $20: The Steward Department claration of the Supreme War (Chinese Crew) s.s. "Nankin" $25;

Council in London. ⠀ Sale of 4. coples of "Chrysanthe-

**The agreement reached in mum Studies in Water Colour by

London constitutes not only 1 Mr. On Schan Tchow (Sold by 5.C.M.P. $32. Total $529.119.10.

guarantee for the peoples of Bri- tain and France that the Allies will not make a selfish peace but is also a lesson to the pacifist

REFUGEE WELFARE The following is a list of dona; element. tions "received by the Hongkong Refugee and Social Welfare coun-ess reason cil during the month of March 2. Hon. S. H. 'Dodwell $100; Messrs.

"As for the neutrais, they have to fear British and French supremacy in Europe than

Kayamally $10; Mr. Ma Chung a. Nazi hegemony on the Con-

Kin $150: Steam Laundry $10: Miss N. W. B. Bascombe $6; H.K. Assocociated South China War Re-

tribution from Foreign Auxiliary to the National Red Cross Society,

tinent

"Only aggressor's and those states which, like Russia, dell- berately associate with aggressors,

velopments that the

Many of them organised stret- European Y. M. C. A. Discussion fugee Rellef Committee $200; Con-ave reason to fear the new de-

cher-bearer units to transport, Group last right, the speaker while others distributed food. wounded soldiers to the rear, being Mr. A. T. Rees.

A There are about 3,000,000 Boy touching sight was presented by Scouts throughout the world, Mr. tour women with bound feet bear-Rees said, a half-million of them in a. wounded soldier. Monks in the United Kingdom, a million offered food to the wounded in the United States of America, soldiers and helped to bandage and the others scattered through 50 nations that have adopted the

their wounds,

Movement.

TOWN RETAKEN"

There has been a marked ten- KWEILIN. Mar: 30 (Central)dency in recent years for "world- Lukwu,

of cast the "Nanning-ly wise" boys between 18 and 18

uf China $4250; Mr. H, C. Mac- agreement foreshadows." namara $5; Anonymous $10; HK. Red Swastika Society $300; "St. Stephen's College $30: Mr. Lo Kwong To $10; Mr. Chas. Gee $23: pathisers c/o S.CM. Post $20; One

Miss S. F. Sutton $20; Two Sym-

Sympathiser c/o S.CM. Post $10; In Memory of the late John Ber- kin $7: Mr. G. 9. T. Haywood $30; Mr. Chan Tin Tin $50, Mr. Chas

London

SNATCHED BAG WITH THEATRE TICKETS

yellow, as was the little Rower girl. Yamchow highway, was recap-years of age to leave the More Tin Ting $50; Miss E. 8. Atkins, ed before Mr. R. Edwards at the

Miss Evelyn Alonco. Master Mickey Noronha, who undertook the duties of page boy, was in Little Lord

Fauntleroy costume..

tured on March 26 by the Chinese, ment. A few rejoin, but not a The Japanese retired to Pingkut, sufficient number, and of every 12 south-west of Lukwo,

boys who start in the Movement, Kochow, north of Lukwo, was only two carry on to be Rover

Scouts. recovered. The Japanese

The Rover Scouts, Mr. Ress there retreated to Sheungtaing, believes, are the future of Scout-

also

south-west of Kochow.

Science Monitor, whose treat of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Ozorio, was

Hague, the Christian

ment of American foreign charmingly gowned in Ivory white policy is particularly well-angels skin and carried a bouquet informed, presents an illu- of arum lies and ferns. She was | minating discussion of the attended by a maid of honour; position in this regard which, two bridesmaids, a page boy and in view of its interest at this flower girl time, we reproduce-below.'

AMERICA WILL take a keen notice of Japan's denunciation of its arbitration treaty with the Netherlands as will, the Dutch. This is another move in the game of treaty abrogation which began when the United States denounced its trade treaty of 1911 with Japan. DENUNCIATION of the Nether-

The groomsmen were Dr. "A. P. lands pact takes place in time to Guterres, the bridegroom's brother, influence "American opinion on the and Mr. R. D, Noronha. Mr. G. A. question of embargoes against Guterres, who plays cricket for Jan It can be read as a warnClub.de-Recreio's Junior team, is ing that if Japanese supplies from

the son

of Mr. and Mrs. J. c. the United States are cut off,

Guterres. Japan. may seek

supplies in Following the wedding, a recep- the Netherlands Indles, with the tion was held at the Club de Re- sword if need be.

TRAIN MISHAPS Officially ad- creio. The honeymoon will be also intended for American cars. dressed to the Netherlands, it is spent at Repulse Bay.

"HING'TSI, SHENSI, Mar. 30 Its message is that United States

(Central)-Heavy losses were sus- tained by the Japanese when a opposition to Japan in China may The Ministry of Education has troop train struck a Chinese mine prove costly to the United States announced that an exhibition of at Kaohotsurf, north of Linfen, on friends in the Far East, especially models of aeroplanes and anti-the Tatung-Puchow Railway, in United States might find Japanese junior middle and primary school Practically

guns manufactured by Houth Shansi, on "March 22,

PARIS, Mar. 31 (Reuter)—Guns power athwart American

all 42 coaches routes and in an area containing

trade students will be held in Chungking

thundered all day yesterday to the west of the Vosges in what, raw materials vital to American

on August 15. The object of the

Another Japanese troop train for the first time since the war exhibition Is to arouse

was.derailed when it struck a mine began, officials described as vlo- power.

students interest in neronautical near Yunts; terminus of the line.lent artillery activity. engineering.

m Bouth-west Shansi. Some 200

Military circles do not consider Japanese were killed.

that this presages any big attack, even of, a 'local nature,

the weaker ones. In this case the aircraft

AMERICAN DIPLOMACY all along has been cognizant of such possibilities. This fact partly ex- plains the caution with which

ing: The Rover Scout Movement, large numbers of farm houses started in 1918, is for scouts "from were razed with fire by the Jap 18 to 80 years of age."

There are allese Q their way of retreat.not, very many Rover Scouts, but Farm cows were commandeered." at the last Rover" Moot there were

4,000 Rover Scouts attending.

wrecked.

the

American Far Eastern policy is not be left wide open to attack.

developing.

They possess an Independent de-

wette

AERODROME ENTERED FANCHENG. Mar. 30 (Central) More than 800 tins of petrol

GUNG

St. Stephen's Girls College $30; Mr. Robert Geer $2.

No Pressure

On France

Two unemployed youth appear Central Court on Saturday chase: ed with snatching a handbag from Mrs. Yu Fung in Old Bailer un Friday

The

defendants were Leung Cheung, 18, and Leung "Ylu. 17" They were alleged to have match- ed the bag from Mrs. Yu while she was on her way to the World.. Theatre.

LONDON; Mar. 30 (Reuter)-A report that Britain has "put pres-

The contents of the bag in- sure" on France to be friendlier cluded two dress circle, tickets the Moscow, is very strongly loss of which Mrs. Yu later re- denied by "The Times" diploma-ported to the booking office of the

theatre.

with

THUNDER correspondent. ON WESTERN FRONT

FL

Several Gerinairs were killed on the western front on Friday, when HOWEVER. Japan In the Nether-fense organisation which need not stored at the Japanese aerodrome out in the Saar regions ran into reconnaissance parties which set lands East Indies would be operat- draw on the Netherlands for sup- Anking, capital of Anhwei, ing at long range, under many plles. American national Interests

trouble. consequent military and navaledis-are so obviously present in the pic-guerillas. who broke into the air-que said there had been a success- were set on fire by Chinese Yesterday's French communi- advantages. And these Islands are ture that Japan must reckon also not undefended. Even should Ger- with the possibility, of American

field on March 20...

ful ambush and enemy reconnais- many overrun the Netherlands in a Intervention. Denunciation of the On the same day. a Japanese sance units were repelled by fire Spring drive-and this possibility arbitration pact does stand, how-warship steaming down the Yang- There was also heavy artillery may in part account for Japan's ever, as a serious development in tze was sunk by Chinese share fire west of the Vosges and west 149 new move-the East Indies would an increasingly serious situation. batteries near Ch'enkiang

The Hong Kong Fire Insurance

Co., Ltd.

Hong Kong, 14th March, 1940.

of the Saar,

The correspondent says the Al- lled attitude to the Soviet is ria- turally fashioned by the entirely unscrupulous Soviet acts of the past few months. ⠀⠀

When the Soviet hint. (as they have done privately this week) that they would like trade"nego. tlations to be resumed. the Bri- tish Government have to bear in mind both the recent Soviet re- cord and also other tlons.

Less than thirty minutes later, to have arrived a; the the two defendants were alleged theaire and altempted to use stalen tickets, when they were arrested.

Defendants were remanded for further inquiries

conside Ernest William Westwood hat

Stopping Supplies Economic relations with any country must be subordinated to

been enrolled in the Combatant Group of the Hongkong Defence Reserve. Ronald Anthony Carroll has been permitted to quit while Robert Archibald Boyd has been re-assigned from the General

supplies from reaching Germany. the Combatant Group..

the pressing need of stopping Group, for Essential Services to

"The Times" adda that after the experience of last year and the bitter attacks on, the Allies by Boviet, speakers it is hard to see what guarantees the Allies could have that goods sent to Russia would not be passed on, partly at any rate, to Germany.

Mr. Paul Moritz, American student representative arrived here from Kwelyang on Thursday. Mr. Moritz who arrived in China last December has been touring various parts of China,