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EDITORIAL

Children's

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISEMENTS The Baily Press Playgrounds

ST. GEORGE'S DAY CELEBRATIONS.

Tuesday, 23rd April, 1940.

At 12.45 p.m., the President, supported by Past Presidents and Members of the General Committee, will lay a wreath at the Cenotaph. The President hopes members of the Society generally will attend this cere. mony:

LINSTEAD & DAVIS. Secretaries & Treasurers.

CENSORSHIP

DEPARTMENT

Readers of the following are required: Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Sindhi, Gurmukhi, Gujrati, Hindi, Bengali, Mahratti,

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Applicants must be able to translate into good English, and preference will be given to those able to deal with more than one of the above.

Apply BY LETTER ONLY 234 to the Chief Censor. G.P.O.

stating qualifications. $150 per month.

NOTICE OF CHANGE

OF SURNAME.

1, Robert Bartholomew Quin. lan of No. 4 New Quarry Point, Taikoo in the Colony of Hong Kong hereby give public notice that on the 18th day of April. 1940, I formally and absolutely renounced relinquished and aban. doned the use of my Christian name of Robert and Surname of Quinlan which I have for some time used by reason of adoption during minority and assumed and determined thenceforth or all occasions whatsoever to use and subscribe my real surname of Sheehan instead of the said

name of Quinlan AND I give further notice that by a deed-poll dated the 18th day of April, 1940, duly executed and attested I formally and absolutely re nounced and abandoned the said Christian name of Robert and of Quinlan and de-

surname

clared that I had assumed and intended thenceforth upon all occasions whatsoever to use and subscribe the name of Sheehan instead of Quinlan and so as to be at all times thereafter called known and described by the name of Bartholomew Sheehan exclusively,

Dated the 22nd day of April, 1940.

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HONGKONG, APRIL 23, 1940.

Association

The following is the report of the Executive Committee of the Children's Playgrounds' Association to be submitted at the eighth an nuni general meeting to be held at the Registrar's Office, Supreme Court, on Monday. April 29, at 5.15 p.m. S

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TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 1940.

MILITARY BAND | Money Demanded By Means CONCERT AT THE Of Forged Letter: Elderly

Medicine Hawker Gaoled

PENINSULA

The following is the programme for the Military Band Concert to be given at the Peninsula Hotel, in

An elderly medicine hawker. named LEUNG WING, was found

aid of the British War Organisa-guilty at the Criminal Sessions yesterday on the charge of demand. ing $200 by means of a forged letter from Ko Shing-fong, married tion. Fund, on Sunday next:

The Chief Justice, Sir Athon woman, of No. 7 Lion Rock Road, MacGregor, sentenced him to 18 months' hard labour.

1. March: Triumph of Right- i Lovell,

2. Rhapsody: Slavonie Priede

Mr. E. H. Williams, Crown Coun-ready paid the $300, or $200 more mann. Carl Friedemann has writ-set, prosecuted, assisted by Det. if she had done so, ten two Slavonic Rhapsodies, 'both

Sgt. S. Dowman, The following This time, the letter stated a excellent examples of the type of comprised the jury:-Messrs. E G portion of a slip of paper which music of eastern Europe.

3. Selection: Community Land-Smith (foreman). A. A. Azavedo, T. had been cut in two would be sent Waller, Wong Kwan-yin, Ka Yang- The other portion was with the arr. Stoddan.

friend's people and on production

fences of the playgrounds needed Opera, and contains a top C for

of that plece, and after comparing them, complainant was to pay over the $200.

FINANCIAL POSITION The financial position of the Association. was satisfactory. The Association received generous

4. Song: Salut, Demeure Chaste la Raymond Kan and Wong support, as in previous years, from various clubs.

schools and in-jet Pure-Gounod. Caston D'Aquino. Weon-ching,

Tenor. This immortal' Aria from Mr. Williams sald complainant's dividuals.

Faust is the finest one in the husband was in Kunming. of the wooden

STAMP CHOP FORGERY On February 21. she received a

The woman then noticed that the Tenor which requires a nicety letter from her husband in which of treatment and control.

he mentioned that he had a friend the writing did not appear to be 6. Selection: Merrie England-in Tunnanı who was

anxious to that of her husband, German. Of the works of Sir Ed-send money to Hongkong for his Mr. Williams sald the letter ward German the most popular selection you are about to hear includes "The English Rose" "Yeo- men of England" "Robin Hood's Wedding" and the Hornpipe.

THE WILL TO VICTORY NOTHING today stands in the way of the Allied will

extensive repairs. Government to victory. Fierce, fixed and was good enough to put up along their deter the eastern border of the Southern unanimous is

the Playground mination to destroy

substantial and menace that has so long been serviceable fence of cement con- threatening world peace and crete posts and barbed wires, security-a menace that was number of concrete benches were unfortunately allowed to grow erected on the ground. It is hoped to dangerous proportions be- that conditions will soon sette fore its horrible effects on down in the Colony and elsewhere- the culture, and rights of to enable Public Works Depart | civilisation were realised. ment to continue with its good work of improving the amenities destruction

this of menace is admittedly going to be a formidable task, but its realisation has been brought closer daily since two demo cracies and their peoples de- cided that it was still not too late to stem the tide of aggression which was threa- tening to

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of the various playgrounds,

6. The Lost Chord-Sullivan. 7. Selection: Old Favourites--arr. Stoddon..

the Post

son's marriage but could not and never passed through any shop willing to transfer the Office and the stamp chop was a

forgery..

money.

"PHOTOGRAPH SENT

Next day, defendant, arrived at the house and said he was the The wife was instructed to pay father of the sons mentioned in $300 to Lee Tal-fong, brother of the letter and that they were un.... the bridegroom. To identify the able to come.

8. Accordian Trio: Geo. Pio-Ulski.brother, a photograph of the man "The police were called, and Ser- Art Carneiro, Terry Lucido play-was sent with instructions that the geant Dowman, who searched the ing: 1, Two Guitars; 2, The Rosary;

receiver must present a similar defendant, found the counter-part 3. Medley of New War Songs.

photograph before the money was of the slip of paper. 9. Selection: He Wanted Adven-

paid..

After defendant had been con- The letter roused no suspicion.victed, Mr. Williams said that no- 10. Phantasy: The Three Bears-

ture-Waller. Construction

& Sons.

CO., LTD.,

NOTICE is hereby given that the EIGHTEENTH OR DIN. ARY YEARLY MEETING of Shareholders of the Hong Kong Engineering Company, Limited, will be held at the Offices of Messrs. Sir

Kadoorle Elly

St. George's Building, Chater Road, Hong Kong, on Wednesday, the 1st May, 1940, at 12 o'clock (Noon), for the purpose of re ceiving 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.

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THE MACAO ELECTRIC LIGHTING COMPANY,

LIMITED.

NOTICE is hereby given that NETHERLANDS INSURANCE CO., the Twenty-ninth Ordinary An nual General Meeting of The EST. 1845, LTD.

Shareholders of the Company will be held at the Offices of

Messrs. Lowe,

Notice is hereby given that the Agency in Hong Kong for the Netherlands Insurance Com-

Bingham &

Matthews, Mercantile Bank pany, Est. 1845, Limited, will Building, Second Floor, Hong be discontinued as from 30th Kong, on Wednesday, the 24th. April, 1940. All policies will be day of April, 1940, at 11.30 a.m. cancelled as at that date and The Register of Members will -policy-holders are requested to be clored from "Monday, the apply to the undersigned. for a 15th. day of April to Wednes. proportionate refund of pre- day, the 24th day of April, 1940, mlarus,

Lowe, Bingham & Matthews, Liquidators, Bodiker & Co. (In liquidation) Agents.

Mercantile Bank Building,"

'7, Queen's Road Central,

2nd Floor,

Hong Kong.

Hong Kong, 15th April,

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both days, incinsire.

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of people into the Colony owing to As a result of the great infux the hostilities in various parts of china, the number of children coate using Phantasy which making use of the various play-has delighted the hearts of thou grounds was greater than ever. A sands, young and old. Eric Coates large number of vernacular schools deals with the story of Goldilocks carried out physical exercises for and the three Bears in skilful overwhelm the their school children in the various manner. world. The swift march of playgrounds.

11. Song: Land of Hope and Portallion, OBJECTS OF ASSOCIATION Glory-gar. Muriel events during the past three weeks has shown that right With the view of keeping closely Contralto. This song is an adap- steadily prevailing over to the objects of the Association, tion from the Grand March Pomp might. Over optimism, must, two applications for loan of one of and Circumstances by Sir Edward of course, not be allowed to the Association's playgrounds for

Elgar. weaken the Allied resolve. exhibitions were refused. The successes so far achieved against the Nazi arms must not be allowed to detract from the need there still is to strain every nerve, to make every sacrifice and to plan. every move carefully and assidu- ously so that an unscrupulous ly took part. The President, His enemy might not only be out- Honour Sir Atholl MacGregor, manoeuvred, but finally sub-kindly donated the prizes which dued and relegated to a status were distributed to the winners by to which it has qualified by Lady MacGregor Its barbarous methods.

THE STRUGGLE against the Nazi oppressor appears to have been brought to a head by his aggression in North Europe. There is a certain amount of justification for assuming, on the results of the Allied intervention in Norway. that a turning point of the hostilities against Ger-

many has been reached. The most important factor in sup- port.of this assumption is

Slal-

larity, steps were taken to stop the use of the grounds for the playing of small ball matches by organised grown-up teams.

12. Medley: The Charm of the Walts-ar. Winter.

13. Selection: Snow White- Churchill.

and the next day a man came for thing was known of the man but. the money.

at the Magistracy, a woman had

On February 24, complainant | seen Sergeant Dowman and told

received another letter stating that him that she recognised defendant her husband's friend wanted to re- as the person who had obtained

mit a further $200 and that she $200 from her some time ago also was to pay $500 if she had not al- by means of a forged letter.

"JAPANESE SUMNER WELLES”

Nazi Planes Attempt To Reach Paris

Special to B. K. Daily Press

PARIS, Apr. 22 (Reuter)- LONDON. Apr. 22 (Havas)The number of German planes, engag-

14. Finale: Grand Military Tat- too-Rogan, Specially written by Lt. A children's Sports Meeting was Mackenzie Rogan for the Royal held at the Southern Playground Naval and Military Tournament in Japanese Sumner Welles. Mr. ed in reconnaissance flights, at- on February 24. 1939, when large London 1905. number of children enthusiastical- Power.

Thanks are due to Mr. P. J. A

3C- Hamilton for auditing the counts, and to Mr. George White and Mr. M. H. Kwok for serving as Honorary Directors of the Caroline Hill Ground and the Blake Garden Ground respectively.

The Association recorded with deep sorrow the passing-away on March 20, 1940. of Mr. Li Cher-ch! who had served on the Executive Committee since 1933.

Tatsuo Kawal, who is at present tempted to reach the capital but," In London, stated to the press: nying at a great height, sheered Regimental March: Sir Manley "I am making closed contacts be- of in another direction after

THE KING.

tween the Japanese Foreign Omice reaching what is known as the and our diplomats abroad.

Paris .region, "while French "I have had the opportunity of machines made several Lights deep meeting a large number of pro-into Germany. minent people and hearing many According to an Arlon message,

a German plane a general impression of the situs- Emufchateau in Belgium. It is opinions. I have been able to get ion. "My trip has no special motive believed that the machine has behind it."

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crashed near.....

Injured by a large quantity of coal falling on him, a coolie, named Mok Kau, succumbed at the Queen Mary Hospital yesterday morning A boy received facial injuries following a minor mishap which occurred in Castle Peak Road on Sunday. A public car driver, Tak visited North America, Italy and tory. Fuk, reported to the police that France, and intends visiting Bel- In contrast to the aerial activity. while driving near the Texas Ogum, the Netherlands, Germany. land forces on the Western Front Company the boy dashed across the Balkan States and Russia.

had a very calm day.. the road into the off rear mud-

guard.

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that the German Navy has WOOLLEN COMFORTS FOR

been rendered practically im- potent and that the few units of the Nazi Fleet remaining will certainly be unable, to challenge the Allied su- The premacy on the seas.

machine fighting has, however, not yet been

German

components

TWO PRISONERS

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DEAD.

The deaths of two prisoners formed the subject of inquests

day.

of

are

THE TROOPS

APPEAL MADE TO B.W.O.F.

With reference. to

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Mr. Tatsuo Kawal has already

He is expected to return to Eng- land before going back to Japan.

JAPANESE NAVÝ SECRETS KNOWN ΤΟ AMERICA

been damaged in a conflict with

French fighters over French terri-

MR. A. C. HADDON PASSES AWAY

LONDON, April 22 (Reuter)-- The death is announced of Mr.

D. Ec., a famous ethnologist.

Alfred Cort Haddon, ER.G., M.A.,

NEWSETTES

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Mrs. I. S. Carvalho, wife of the Portuguese Consul at Kobe, arriv- ed in Hongkong yesterday en route to Kobe,

SHANGHAI. Apr. 22 (Int'l)- Japan's naval circles are taken

Miss Yau Tschin-schin will give article aback by the uncanny accuracy

their building pro... a piano recital in the Rose Room AND NOTICE is hereby put out of commission. The held at the Central Court yester

which appeared in the home press concerning

as testified by Admiral of the Peninsula Hotel tomorrow at given" that

Extraordinary remaining

recently to the effect that no more gramme The prisoners were Yeung Ngan. woollen comforts for the troops Harold R. Stark. Chief of Navala p.m. Tickets are $3, $2 and $i.

the Senate General Meeting of the Com. that robot-trained force-the

who was sentenced to 12 months'

were needed, the Hoh, Secretary of Operations, before"

Affairs Committee In pany will be held on the same German air and land forces hard.labour in November last, and

the British War Organisation Naval date and at the same placeat are not likely to show a Tang Chiu, who was serving a Fund, Hongkong Branch has just Washington, according to Tokyo

sentence of six months' hard la- received the following letter from report. 11.45 2:m., or as soon there weakening until they

His description of the new ships Both dled in the prison the Officer-in-Charge, Army Com- above ordinary completely broken up and the bour

being constructed in Japan is not Annual Meeting shall have terrealisation is forced on them hospital. Stanley on April 1 and forts, Reading:

ARTICLE CONTRADICTED denied by Japanese Navy,' whose,

The annual general meeting of that they will not be allowed 4, respectively.

only spokesman

wondered how minated, for the purpose of

the Hongkong Ministering League Verdicts

natural Dear Madam... to continue any longer their

Thank you for your letter. The Admiral Stark could receive such and Ministering Children's League cruel infringement on the causes were recorded.

article quoted from the press stat-information, which is kept in ut-will be held on Thursday, April 25.. rights and liberties of civilised

Mr. H. G. Sheldon sat asing that no more woollen Com- most secrecy.

in the Helena May Institute, at 11 peoples by the ruthless Coroner.

8.11, methods they have been adopting in the past at the behest of their power-crazed leader.

considering and, if thought it passing the following resolution: "That the Capital of the Com pany be increased to $2,000,000 by the creation of 110,000 add tional shares of $10 each rank ing for dividend and in all other respects pari passu with the ex. NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING.isting shares in the Company."

THE INDO-CHINA STEAM· NAVIGATION COMPANY,

LIMITED.

The Fifty-ninth Ordinary Gen. eral Meeting of the Company. will be held at the Offices of the General Managers, Messrs. Jar dine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.. Pedder Street, Hong Kong, oO Thursday, 30th May, 1940, at noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors, pass. ing the Accounts, and electing Directors and Auditors.

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Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from the 23rd May to 13th June inclusive,

By order of the Board. JARDINE, MATHESON &.. CO., LTD.

General Managers, Hong Kong, 16th April, 1940.

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By Order of The Board of Directors,

JOHNSON, STOKES &

MASTER, Secretaries.

Hong Kong. 6th April, 1940.

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What do

you want?.

If there is anything you want to buy or seli, try B small Classified advertise ment in the Hong- kong Dally Press.

25 words $1.50 prepaid

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Yours faithfully,

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(Sgd.) Capt. N. W. PHILLIPS. Officer In Charge, Army Comforts.

ARMED ROBBERY

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forts will be needed has since been officially contradicted both in the

The eighth annual general meet- press and by broadcast. This de- pot will be very grateful for all

ing of the Children's Playgrounds ALLEGED be

Association will be held at the 'Re- shaken to Judge by his knitted garments which can THE ALLIED spirit to win, feverish attempts to bring his packed here to be ready for im-

Charged with armed robbery, agistrar's Office, Supreme Court, on however, has been, and re- "friends" who had at one mediate issue as and when re- No. 15, Kilung Street, from where Monday, April 29, at 5.15 p.m.

they are alleged to have mains, indomitable. The Bri- time appeared to have for- quired.

May I take this opportunity of $380 and and Jewellery valued at tish and French war aims saken him, to his aid again. are unchanged and are being He is doubtless holding out thanking you for all your great $2,700, four men Lo Yau, 38, General Manager of the Lubricat- carried through with a tena- the most subtle promises to help in the past, I hope we may Yan Kwai-chiu, 33, Buh Kum, ing Oll Department. Standard- city of purpose which has tempt them to throw in their look forward to receiving more of 33, unemployed, and Li Tak-ming Vacuum Chi Co., is due to arrive

consignments of building contractor appeared be- In Hongkong on May 1. sprúng from the will to co- lot with his adventures in Eu-Comforts. operate to the fullest extent rope and is trying by every in every field, to carry auda- means to embroil them in a city to its limit and to grasp cause which has shocked the and hold the initiative which civilised world. Will they has so dramatically been pro- succumb to his proposals of vided them by Herr Hitler's benefits to be gained by doing foolhardy venture into Scan- so? If they do, despite the dinavia. No one realises fact that the Allied task

An unlicenced hawker, named this growing strength of the will unquestionably assume will of the Allies, their quick- greater proportions, there will Wong Cheuk, appeared before Mr. ness to seize upon one false "be no flinching on the part of Court yesterday charged with the move and the increasing anti-those who have taken up arms unlawful possession of two dag- pathy of all neutral coun- against aggression. The will gers, a revolver and five rounds tries to his methods of war- to win will be redoubled until of ammunition at Centre Street fare more than the German the German aggressor and on April 18. Fuehrer himself. Notwith-whoever joins him are brought A remand of 12 hours Was standing his bombastic ut- to judgment before a civilisa-granted by Mr. T. J. Houston on terances. his confidence has tion which they tried, and the application of Det-Sergt. R.

been severely falied, to destroy undoubtedly

POSSESSION OF ARMS

T. J. Houston at the Central

Mayey.

fore Mr. Q.A. A Macfadyen at

Mr. J. Russell of Messrs, C. E. Kowloon Court yesterday.

Co., Ltd., accom- They were remanded three days Warren and in custody at the request of Det.-panied by his wife and daughter, the prosecuting. are expected to arrive. in. Sergt. Macpherson A fifth defendant. Yu Bau, 34, a Colony on May 1, goldsmith, charged with receiving a gold wrist hand band and a gold

to brooch, knowing these stolen property, was also remand- ed in custody. :

HEALTH RETURNS

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Dramatic performances will be given by Bt. Andrew's Club in St. Andrew's Church Hall on Apr. 30 and May 1 at 9.15 p.m. Part of the proceeds are for charity. Tickets are $2,20 and $1.19 (including tax).

Mrs. Baldwin, of No. 15, Obser- Forty cases of tuberculosis, five vatory Road. reported to the po of dysentery and one of diphtheria ice last night that some person Health entered her house between 7 and were reported to the Authorities as having occurred 8, p.m. and stole a green overcoat. during the 48 hours ended at valued at $60. from the coatstand midnight. on April 21.

in the hallway.