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HONG KONG ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD.

NOTICE is hereby given that the EIGHTEENTH ORDIN ARY YEARLY MEETING of Shareholders of the Hong Kong Engineering and Construction Company, Limited, will be held at the Ofces of Messrs. Sir

Elly Kadoorie & Sons, St. George's Building, Chater Road, Hong Kong, on Wednesday, the 1st May, 1940, at 12 o'clock (Noon), for the purpose of re› celving the Report of the Board of "Directors and a Statement of

Accounts for the Year ended on the 31st December, 1939, and electing Directors and Auditors.

The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from the 22nd April to the 1st May, 1940, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board.

B. ALVES,

Secretary, Hong Kong, 15th April, 1940,

UNION

WATERBOAT CO., LTD.

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NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

The Thirty-filth Annual Gen eral Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Offices of Messrs. Dodwell & Co., Ltd., Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank Building, on Monday, the 22nd April, 1940, at 11 a.m. for the purpose of receiving the report of the Gen- eral Managers together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1939. The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from 6th April to 22nd April, 1940, both days inclusive.

DODWELL & COMPANY LIMITED,

General Managers.

HONG KONG TELEPHONE COMPANY, LIMITED,

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the FIFTEENTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEET. ING of HONG KONG TELE⋅ PHONE COMPANY, LIMIT ED, will be held on TUESDAY: the 30th day of April, 1940, at Noon in the BOARD ROOM of the Company, SECOND FLOOR, EXCHANGE BUILDING, HONG KONG, for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Ac-

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EDITORIAL

Calling Up

Test Case On FYE

Of Students

LONDON, Mar. 25 (By Air Mall) -By means of a test case, the Ministry of Labour are seeking to limit the postponement of the calling-up of students.

CRITICAL EXAMINATION Service is delayed in the case

MONDAY, APRIL 15, 1940.

E WITNESS TELLS OF HOW

CANADIAN - BUILT

HURRICANES

OTTAWA-The thist Canadian- built Kurricane fighter aircraft" arrived in England on February 29, Bullt to normal British specifica- tions the plane already had car- ried out a test flight in Canada. which it was announced Was "

of whole-time students working satisfactory in every way." It is for at least a year, or or part-time the first Canadian-built airplane to arrive in Britain since war students studying at least two

years for a critical examination orders were placed in the Domin- HERR HITLER'S due to be taken within

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plans made criminal intent usually place the evilly-mind-

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in dire circumstances. This is the position that con- fronts Herr Hitler and his military advisers today. „Ac- cording to political commen- tators in London, the igno- minious failure of the Nazi attempt to terrify Norway into submission will lead to further action by the Ger- mans in an attempt to relieve the

very serious situation which has been created. for them by the Allled interven- tion. Where will this next blow by the aggressor fall?

A REVIEW of the progress of the Allied and Norwegian operations against the in- vaders in Scandinavia makes it clear that the German Fuehrer is in a dilemma. Whatever strategic and mil- itary advantage the Germans

nine

months (writes an Evening News representative).

Now the Ministry of Labour are appealing to the Umpire against decision by a Military. Service Hardship) Committee in a case

A. U. B. aircraft-carrier and nine submarines arrived on Saturday afternoon at Shanghai from Manila. They will proceed to Tsingtao ina lew days. Cen tral).

which will probably establish. a precedent for the definition what constitutes acritical exam-first part of the time had been ination.

working only for the preliminary examination.

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AT A NIGHT SCHOOL This is the case of a young man The importance of, this test mase

NAZI BOATS SUNK

Three Destroyers Sent

To Their Doom

STOCKHOLM, Apr. 14" (Reuter)-Eye-witness accounts of the naval battle at Narvik on Wednesday, by the crew of the Swedish steamer Boden, confirm that British des- troyers sank three German destroyers.

Champions Win

LADIES HOCKEY

FINALE

The Champlons of the Caer Clark Cup League, "Y" Ladies, beat The Res, by two goals to one- at King's Park on Saturday. the game being, an the whole, a dulk one, with both sides missing scoT- ing opportunities."

"Y" Ladies were short of five or play put up was very creditable. their regular players, and the dis-

Uttle against the y defence The Rest forward line could do

where Mrs. Dudley and Mrs. Stone were a safe pair of backs, while the winners' half-back Ine played Lp nobly with Miss 3. McCaw out-- standing at right half.

The crew stated that 15 argo boats belonging to Britain, Sweden, Norway and Germany were also sunk during the battle in-. cluding their own," the Boden, of 4.265 tons, whose boats were seized by the Germans to rescue the crews of sinking German destroyers.

The Swedish seaman informed

H.M.S. YORK SUNK? the Dagabladet; "We were in the LONDON, Apr. 14 (Renter)-A Narvik roads when the Germans claim to have sunk the cruiser took the town completely by sur H.M.S. York was made in a Ger- prise, torpedoing two Norwegian man High Command broadcast The "Y" forward line, a very armoured cruisers,

which states that it is reported from different line from what it has. "Chaos reigned in the harbour Amsterdam that a British cruiser been all senson, proved a match with Norwegian sailors struggling which was successfully attacked for the Rest defence, while the for their lives in the water and on Thursday and sunk, is supposed Rest forwards, on paper fairly

to be the York.. who is a part-time student at a les in the fact that the Ministry corpses were floating everywhere.

strong even if largely experimental,. VIOLENT GUNFIRE

There is no confirmation of this failed night school, where he is studying are trying to establish the fact

to hold together long. for the intermediate examination that under the National Service "Violent gunfire awakened us on claim in London.

enough to win.... of the Chartered Instute of Act a critical examination should Wednesday morning. We rushed TRANSPORT GOES TO BOTTOM Secretaries

mean one examination only, and on deck and found that the British STOCKHOLM, Apr. 14 (Reuter) (not a series of examinations which were attacking three German des--According to the Norwegian constitute a degree or a qualifica-troyers, sinking one which was cut News Agency, the. Norwegian des- tion.

in half and another going down troyer. Draug. reported to the Defence Minister. through the "We saw 15 cargo, boats lying British Admiralty, that she sank a around in sinking condition, our German transport near Saugesand. own also making water.""

It is stated that a boarding party The seamen made their way opened the transport's seacocks when forced to depart owing to a bombing attack from a German aeroplane.

By a majority the committee granted him postponement of This military service, and it is against this ruling that the Ministry of Labour are appeal- ing to the Umpire,

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AVOIDING WASTE For instance, law students have

stern first.

to quality by a whole series of The grounds of the appeal, it is examinations each er which is understood, are that although the "critical" student has been working for at The Ministry claim that post-overland to Sweden. least two years with a view to be-ponements are merely intended coming a chartered secretary, he to avoid a waste cf work, and that had not been working for the in- once a student has passed a par

examination for the facular part of his examinations i whole of that time, but for the he must do his service.

termediate

US. LADY ENVOY TELLS

OF ELVERUM ATTACK

STOCKHOLM, Apr. 14. (Renter) —Mrs. Harriman, United States. Minister to Norway, today described how she escaped from Oslo as the Germans advanced and eventually

the border into Sweden.

crossed

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The destroyer was not damaged and returned later and removed 67 men from the transport which ed the British forces at Scapa she sank by gunfire and then join

Flow.

COPENHAGEN, April 4 (Reuter) -A number of Danish military officers have Leen subjected to abuse by the Danish people farm Britain. not resisting the German inva- 8:00

THE FIRST GOAL There was no score until after half time when Miss Mart· put the Rest in the lead with a goal. netted off a short corner.

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B. Harker equalised but a minute

later and the deciding goal was scored by Miss. I. Buchanar: an a pass from Mrs. V. Fowler,

The teams were:-

LADIES Miss" S.

Bruce: Mrs. Anne Dudley. and Mrs. 1. Stone; Miss M. McCaw, Mrs. Star-

buck and Mrs. Ashman; Mrs. Violet Fowler, Miss B. Harker, Miss D. McCaw, Mrs. Macklin and Miss

Buchanan. "

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SENIOR REST-Miss D. Moss The Germans are now prisoners (CBA); Miss G. White (St. An--

drew's) and Mrs. M. White (CBA); Miss S. GERMAN LOSSES HEAVY

Roussear (C.B.S.). Misa LONDON, Apr. 14 (Reuter)-(CBA and Misss J. Wong (St. I. L. Woolley German naval losses in the British Andrew's); Miss G. Marr (Hong- destroyer attack on Narvik are now

gained in the early stage of their campaign has now pass- ed to the Allies. The skilful- Aflies made to combat this ly conducted plans which the

As a rest.lt, M. Stauning. Presi- latest Nazi aggression have

aent of the State Council, has now resulted in a clarifying,

issued a statement in of the recent confused reports

says that there is no reason what was at first thought.

which he relieved to have been heavier than kong). Mas F. Wong (St. Andrew's) (Captain), Miss M. Shand (CBS), which reached the outside Her party spent three days in It was this gallant band which ever for accusing the Danish

Some of those in the port at the

Miss H. Retd. (St, Andrew's) and. world. The Allied naval suc-motorcars, sleeping in woods and held up the Nazi advance stard Army.

time, and who have now escaped

Miss C. Remedios (Recre:o), farmhouses. After breakfast in and enabled the King to escape..

The decisions not to resist was Irland, say that several German cesses against the German Osló оп the morning of the On Thursday they saw the Naz. taken by the King and Fleet have been confirmed invasion they were forced to take bombing of Elverum.

Govern-warships were left damaged or The Ger- ment: the Army merely carried burning and have since sunk or are greater and more shelter as German planes appear-mans were using incendiary bombs out its orders, and

run aground. decisive than was at first be-ed over the Legatiu.

and thick yellow smoke rose from lieved. This severe reverse Shortly after 9 a.m. they left the town... which has been suffered by Oslo in four cars, Near Lillestrano Elverum was almost completely 'the Nazi Navy and which has they heard the sudden smack of destroyed, only the Red Cross Eng- resulted in several of their machinegun fire overhead, and saw | pital and church remaining stand- warships being put out of a Norwegian fighter chasing ing. action-a loss which the Ger- Heinkel bomber. man Fleet can I afford to

of

KING'S CAR

bolt has been driven into the Allied stockade to resist Ger- man might.

Mrs. Harriman concluded:

am now planning to return to Nor- way and get as near the Govern. ment as I possibly can.”

THE MAIN WAY

NEWSETTES

Mr. Bruce Hole Puckle, D.S.O., Dr. Hua Tse-jen has been ap- has beex appointed Assistant pointed a member of the Nurses Director of Air Raid Precautions. Board for a period of three years with effect from Jan. 22.

with effect from April 1. vice Dr. Agnes Lillas Jenkins Dovey, re-

OUT OF OSLO LONDON, April 14 (Reuter- The main German advance out or Oslo is the est but Norwegian

Mr. Harry A. Keller, Honorary signed. resistance is fierce. The Germans'

Consul for Switzerland, assumed are held up at every possible charge of the Swiss Consulate on point and so their main effort is April 10.

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has been appointed a member of the Committee to administer the The theft of a travelling rug Mercantile Marine Assistance from her house in No. 7, Village | Fand of Hongkong, vice Mr. Henry Road, Happy Valley, was reported Wylde Edwards Heath, with effect to the Police by Mr. drettinger, from April 1,

FIRST DEFEAT The Argonauts, winners of the Brawn Cup and the junior seven- a-side, sustained their first defeat of the season on Saturday, losing to The Rest XI by the only goal of the match at King's Park on. Saturday."

The Rest won on the sterling - display put up by their hali-back Une, where Miss Lang, M.ss Stokes. and Miss Gehring continually spolled the junior champions' fine- forward line combination.

The winning goal came in the closing stages of the game when Miss Rodrigues scored with a hard. drive. The Argonauts goalkeeper touched the ball but could not: clear it.

The teams:- ARGONAUTS-Miss

S. Silva; Miss I. Xavier and Miss B. Xavier; Miss R. Xavier, Miss N. 8liva and Miss I. Sequeira: Miss I. Mathias.. Miss M. Xavier, Miss C. Xavier, Miss M. Maxwell and Miss C Marques...

The party was nervous as they 185 bear-has completely cut off were proceeding in a tight pro- the German forces operating cession of cars. The third car was in Norway from communica-hit by falling shrapnel and was tion with either Denmark or dented. the Fatherland. Relief for

At verum, King Haakon's two these troops is immediately cars passed them, and on the out- necessary if Herr Hitler is not skirts they saw Norwegian soldiers prepared to call the whole in white uniforms behind barri expedition off and admit cades. failure-a prospect which is

Prot, Forster will deliver an ad- unlikely at the moment, un-

dress less the German people soon

""The Situation in Europe" to the members of the realise the disaster towards

Two towns have been destroyed'; An order in Council by bombing and a town in Oslo that Dairen is a place where an the Cathedral Hall, on April 18, declares Cathedral Women's Fellowship in which their leader is heading. THUS FAR, then, Herr Hit- Ficrd is nearly in ruins but it infectious or contagious disease, at 3.30 pm. Air communication alone with ler would seem to be well was already empty of civilianė. these fighting units in Norway checked should he put the in-

namely, typhus, prevails.

JUNIOR REST-Miss C. Silva. GERMANS RETREAT is insufficient and the only tentions for

14 (Reuter)--Ac ·

Mr. David Drummond and Mr.

(Recreio); Mrs., V. Trimmer ("Y") which he is PARIS, Apr.

and way in which the Nazis can credited

cording to a Stockholm despatch, Mr. Hugh Handley Pegg has Francis John de

Mrs. M. Mackay... (C.B.A,J);: into operation.

Rome, M.B.E, reinforce their unfortunate Events in Scandinavia, how-miles north-east of Solo, the Ger- of Public Works, with effect from the Court of the University of following ighting at Eidsvold, 40 been appointed Assistant Director have been nominated members of

Miss 8. Gehring (CBS), Miss M. Stokes ("T" and Miss P. Lang comrades in Norway will be

Hongkong for a further period of

(D.G.S.); Miss E. Rodrigues (Re-. counts and the Report of the by means of another violent/ever, should not be permitted mans are "reported to have been, April 6.

to distract attention from forced to retreat southwards.

three years

relo), Miss. V. Churn (D.G.S.).. Board of Directors, for the finn Sweden. The vigorously servers of the march of events] thousand

act of aggression-a landing South-East Europe, where ob-

with effect from Miss D. Craig' (CBS.), Miss T, Jex 'The despatch adds that over a Mr. Lawrence Hugh McCabe, April 5. ancial year ended 31st December, expressed determination

(Et, Andrew's) and Miss P Beraha. Norwegian refugees B.A. (Cantab), has been appoint-

(C.B.8.). 1939, and re-electing two Dires the Swedes to resist, to the inevitable. How far Soviet vond Kongsvinger during the from April 6...

feel that repercussions will be crossed the Swedish frontler beed a Land Surveyor, with effect Mr. Edmund Collin Luscombe tors and the Auditors.

utmost, any such attempt, Russia has condoned the Nazi right. The TRANSFER BOOKS of will place the Germans in programme of aggression is the Company will be closed from further difficulties if they per not very clear. Diplomatic the 20th April to 30th April, sist in it and will considerably Observers, however, are not weaken their home defences, neglecting the possibility of 1940, both days inclusive.

since a large fighting force some working arrangement will have to be sent on this between M. Stalin and Herr THE HAGUE, Apr. 14 (Reuter) F.S.I., Chartered Surveyor, MIM dinner of the Diocesan Old Girls' The annual general meeting and fresh venture to bring about Hitler and the likelihood of aThe state of siege proclaimed in and C.E, has been appointed an Association will take place at the quick victory against Soviet demarche in Bessara- a number of districts in centre, Executive Engineer, with effect school on Friday, April 26, a; 7.30 Swedish opposition.

bia, in conjunction with a west and south-east Holland last from "April 6." WITH SUCH a move by the Nazi bid for the control of November was yesterday, extended

p.m. Tickets may be obtained from Germans, if it is made, must the Danube, is being closely to additional reg'ons in the south,

the Hon. Secretary. Miss M. The office of the Shipping Church, at $1.30 each, Members are be associated the possibility watched. Such an eventuality cast and north.

Control Advisory Board has been requested to give the function of a similar blow against the will result in the present con- that a certain foreign newspaps, to the

An official announcement says transferred from H.M. Dockyard their full support. Netherlands in order that flict spreading menacingly to impressed by pronouncements re- Building, as from April 9,

first floor, Post Office 203 bases might be established the Balkans, but disturbers of garding neutrals, made in the not only to prepare a closer the tranquility of this part of British and French Farilaments, zone for the operation of Herr Europe will soon find that the suggest that neutrals, be inclined Hitler's much-talked-of air Ailles are perhaps better pre- to arrange with the Allles in ad- blitzkreig against England, pared to offer resistarice there vance in order to secure aid in but also to harass and render than they were in the North.the event of attack from the difficult the transport of The Danublan states have al- other side, Allied troops to help Norway. ways been in sympathy with Both 'Holland and Belgium the Allied cause since the are fully alive to the gravity outbreak of hostilities and, shakeable and unambiguous policy of the situation which tends with Allied assistance, they or neutrality and this it main to involve them in the hos- should be able to successfully tains unchanged. tilities and, if they seek the stave off any combined move "There is no place in such a protection of the Allies in which threatens their in-policy for an undertaking, made Eerr Hitler being able to gain pregnant with grave possibi-whatsoever." time, the odds are against tegrity. The days ahead are in advance, with any belligerent.

Dated this 8th day of April,

1940.

By Order of the Board,

J. P. SHERRY,

Manager.

14, Des Voeux Road Central,

Hong Kong.

OVER GERMANY

20. TIMES

LONDON, Mar. 23 (By Air Mall)---Pilot Officer. Colin Baines, aged twenty-two, of Daniel Hill-street, Upperthorpe, prar Sheffield, has been award- ed the D.F.C.

20 TRIPS

He has made twenty trips over

Germany since the war began, and

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a quick foothold in thelitles.. World faith in the

Precautions In Holland

Mr. Arthur Evelyn Lissaman.

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PRESENTATION OF TROPHIES clack and Brawn Cup trophies After the two games the Caer

were presented to the captains of the winning teams by. Mrs. U. M.. Upsdell, wife of Rev. Upsdell, head-- master of Central British School

Mrs. Upsdell was presented with:

White, daughter of Mrs. Margaret a bouquet of flowers by little Miss

White of the C.B.A. and Rest teams

Miss Iris Woolley, who is to be married next month to Mr. D. W. Joyce, was the recipient of a wed- ding present from the Hongkong" Ladies. Hockey Association after. Saturday's match. The presenta- Mr E de Chaffoy Managing tion was made by Miss D. Moss. Director of Messrs. C. Ingenohl, acting hon. secretary of the HK.. During the absence from the Ltd., proprietors of the Oriental LHA Colony of Mr. Katsue Okazaki. Tobacco Manufactury, Nathan Hongkong, Mr. Taklo Oda will be on a combined business and plea- Consul-General for Japan at Road, left the Colony on Saturday

in charge of the Japanese Consure trip to Shanghai, accompani sulate-General The announcement adds: "The

ed by his daughter, Miss Leonie de Netherlands, Goverment has from

Chaficy. the beginning followed an un-

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GERMANY. WILL BE DISAPPOINTED LONDON, Apr. 14 (Reuter)-The- Germans are apparently hoping that the Allies will send an ex-

In Berlin today, an authoritative four years, with effect from April the Fung Ping Shan Library, Uni-Nazi spokesman said: “A great versity of Hongkong, on Friday. sea-power Ike Britain cannot al- April 19, at 5.45 p.m. when Prof. low such a challenge to go un- "Sub-Inspector Ronald Robert, R. C. Robertson, M.C., M.D., M. R. answered,” MacEwen has been appointed an C.P., DPH, Professor of Patho- The answer will come quickly,

official member of the Legislative Branch of the Sino-British Cul-peditionary force to Norway.

Mr. Stanley Hudson Dodwell,

Council, for a further period of bural Association will be held at has been appointed to be an un-

A meeting of the Hongkong

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on seven at least has engaged German Airmen. In one fight his Low Countries for his pur- power of the Democracies to The annual meeting of the rate Examiner of Weights and Mealogy, Hongkong University will enough but naval and military ex- With the now almost overcome Totalitarian menace payera of the International Settle-sures under the Weights and deliver a lecture on: "A Journey perts in London take the long total British and French has, however, abundantly in ment in Shanghai will be held on Measures Ordinance, and also an on the Yunnan to Burma High-view, and if the Germans expect blockade of the North Euro-creased and the Allied will to the newly-elected Council will take and Fireworks Ordinance, with trated by Iantern slides, Friends easily repel, they will be dis Wednesday. On the following day Inspector under the Gunpowder way." The lecture will be illus an Allied raid which they can pean coastline, yet another victory is unabated:

gunner was wounded and the gun pose: turret caught fire, causing a gap through which there was a danger

of the gunner falling,

their seats.-(Central)

effect from April 5.

will be welcome

appointed.