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As from 1st May, 1940, vari- I, Robert Bartholomew Quinous rates from Hong Kong to lan of No. 4 New Quarry Point, Amoy are being adjusted.. New Talkoo in the Colony of Hong tariffs are being prepared and Kong hereby give public notice particulars will be supplied on that on the 18th day of April,application to the undersigned, BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, 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 sald

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AGAIN

EDITORIAL

RED SWASTIKA SOCIETY CANDID HEADQUARTERS OPENED COMMENTS

Lady Northcote Presented

With Golden Key

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"I am sure we all have the welfare of the destitutes of China at heart, and I hope that the opening of this building will enable the Red Swastika Society to carry on its good work for many years to come" said Lady Northcote at the formal opening of the Society's new building at Eastern Terrace. Causeway Bay, yesterday after

nnou.

The new Hongkong Red Swastika Society building, in Eastern Terrace which was declared open by Lady North- cote. wife of His Excellency the Governor, yesterday after-

noon.

Lady Northcote, who was attend- ed by Capt. Batty Smith. A. D. C., was received by Dr. C. T. Wang and Dr, K. L. Reichelt, Hon. Pre- sidents of the Society and Mr. Shih-bao Lin, the President, She

Society to do all in their efforts for the promotion of social wel- fare. The scope of its tellet work falls into two categories:-- ".

A. Permanent rele! work, such as the establishment of hospitals, schools, baby clinics, orthopaedic centres, factories for the poor, agricultural and industrial loans, and other undertakings for the caring of those in distress. ..

"B. Temporary Reller work. such as medical relief, shel- tering, repatriating curative, buris, Anancial aid and-free congee distribution.

WORK OF THE SOCIETY With the situation in South China becoming critical some two years ago, the Red Swastika Society began to find itself overwhelmed with relief work to be carried on jin such nearby districts as Hong- kong and Macao, and such other districts as Shum Chun, Swatow. Chao-yang. and Nan-ngo of Kwangtung, Kwellin, Ping-yang. and Lu-chow of Kwangsi, and Changsha, Heng-yang, Yuen-lin. and Chang-teh of Hunan.

To simplify my report, only our

Chun will be dealt with today.

ONCE AGAIN Japan has been was the accompanied by the pre-relief work, In. Hongkong and Shum

a souvenir of the occasion.

In the latter part of November, 1938, when the situation in Wel-

yang and Tam-shui was critical. no less than ten thousand refugees were pouring into New Territories. The gathering then assembled It was at this juncture camps In the main hall where the prest-were opened at Un-long and Ping- dent's report was read. after" shan by the Red Swastika Society, which a

group photograph was working in conjunction with the taken and tea Was served. Consolidated South China » Re-

fugees Relief Association.

warned by America. As a sident to the main door to perform matter of fact, no clearer in-the opening ceremony, which she dication of the growing anta-did with a golden key, and then gonism of American public declared the building open. The opinion towards the Japanese key was later presented to her as has been expressed since Mr. Joseph Grew, President Roose- velt's envoy in Tokyo, frankly told the Japanese Govern- The Fifty-ninth Ordinary Gen»ment and its people how wide eral Meeting of the Company the gulf between the two Among those on the dals with will be held at the Offices of the countries was becoming un- Lady Northcote. Drs. C General Managers, Messrs. Jar less the Japanese militarists wang and K. L. Reichelt and Mr. dine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., were taught to mend their shin-hao Lin were the Hon. Dr. Pedder Street, Hong Kong, on foolish campaign in China. P. S. Selwyn Clarke and Mrs. Th day, 30th May, 1940, at The warning this time has Selwyn Clarke, Miss Phyllis Har- come from no other source rop. Lady Assistant to the secre- noon, for the purpose of receiving.

than a former naval au-tariat of Chinese Affairs Mr. Tsol thority Rear-Admiral Taus-Po Tin and other omncials of the sig-who, since he has held Society. an important post in the

the Report of the Directors, pass ing the Accounts, and electing Directors and Auditors.

PRESIDENT'S REPORT

T.

The Transfer Books of the American Navy Office, is, per- The president's report was as Company will be closed from thehaps, better qualified to speak follows:- 23rd May to 13th June inclusive. By order of the Board! JÄRDİNE, MATHESON & CO., LTD. General Managers, Hong Kong, 16th April, 1940

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REMOVED TO SHUM CHUN On Jan. 29, 1939, these refugees were moved to Shum Chun, at our sole disposal. Subsequently, in Feb and Aug. of the same year,

they were twice evacuated from

Shum Chun to Cha-Hang for the

sake of safety. In both instances. the Hongkong Government · gave us berally sheds and wagons: to accommodate these refugees, We were also "given guide and assis- tance by the Hon. Director of Medical Services."

of the relative merits of the The Red Swasika Society 15 chances of a clash between purely a charitable organization,

In our camps at Shum Chun American and Japanese naval non-political and with no dia-" strengths. His words, how-crimination of nationality. Its and Cha-Eang, we had an 'educa- to educate the ever, must not be construed members assume the responsibilitional division

ties placed upon them by the children, and a medical division as hastily uttered. He con-

to extend treatment to the diseas- fidently voiced the opinion

ed. Besides, we had. ambulance that if Japan sought to create

and burials units to take care of a diversion in the Far East

which would effect American than interests, in addition to those of other powers, America would be prepared to either call her bluff if it proves to

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There are now sixty-three boys

(BY G.W.S.)

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 1940.

Difficult Position Faced By 111 Petition To

mission:

Free Schools:

Authorities

ET

I have often wondered why Racing is termed "The Sport of Kings" except that it caters

The difficult position faced by 111 free schools, maintained by 33 for the wealthy in England individuals and organisations, in view of the enforcement of the new and gives an excuse to the Government regulations relating to school accommodation, was' ex- Poor to have ́ an innocent plained by Mr. Chan Lan-fong, chairman of the Confucian Society, flutter.

After all it is well at a reception given to the press at the Kwong Chow Restaurant controlled gambling and as yesterday.

The organisers and supporters of to accommodate the excess such is preferable to any other method of losing money.

the 111 free schools have jointly students. However, not to mention Racing here is not a rich man's petitioned the authorities to re- the fact that the question of past-time and it is strange that consider their decision, the strict finance is not an easy one to solve. more enthusiastic Racegoers of enforcement of which would great it is, nowadays, very difficult to modest means do not combine to ly handicap children of the poorer procure available premises for the get an Australian or China Sub-classes, who cannot afford to pay purpose of increasing the number scription Grin (when the latter for the education of their children of free schools.

In the present condition,' states The object of the requirements are available) as the expense is negligible and the chance of finan- the petition, the free schools of the of the new Regulations is no doubt cial recompense fairly good with Colony are capable of accommodat-to Improve the sanitation of the the added interest and pride of Ing only a part of the poor chil-school premises so as to enable the ownership. The Hongkong Jockey dren requiring education, and a school children to study in. healthy Club is run with amazing efficiency large number has to be denied ad- and hygienic surroundings and to prevent infection as efficiently as and one has to know a little about

Since the outbreak of hostilities possible during the epidemic sea- racing to fully appreciate the many difficulties to be overcome in pro-in China, and with the consequent sons Now if a large portion of viding the public with such ex- influx of refugees to Hongkong, the these students is driven away from number Di children devoid of the schools they will have either cellent fare.

education has been greatly aug to remain in the foul atmosphere found in their humble homes or to It is a pity the local Hongkong! mented.

While the Government and the stroll in the streets thus 'exposing Cricket Club Tennis Tournament!. has been so dull this year and not people are now very enthusiastic in themselves to various causes of in- However, devising means of solving the pro- fection. new talent discovered,

The homes of most of the since the War is on we must con- blem" of educating the poor chil- sider ourselves fortunate in being dren, the proclamation of the re students attending free schools are able to indulge freely in organised gulations has placed us in an em- very crowded and full of althy air. and the free. schools under the games although our young men barrassed position. have to devote some of their leisure As the new regulations affect the existing condition are much better to Volunteer and Naval duties. It free schools to such an extent, we and healthier places than their is in the British nature to grumble feel it necessary to appeal to you homes.

They are, therefore, better off in but when one hears some of our to introduce some amendment of local "Temporaries" grousing about! such regulations or defer the en- having an opportunity of going to their Naval duties the thought of forcement of the same until such school for 6 hours daily. By en- a winter in the North Sea makes time as the condition of the Colony forcing the new Regulations it may Hongkong a Naval paradise.

will warrant such enforcement, the be possible to improve the health reasons being the following:—

CANNOT AFFORD

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Talking of the War I think it will be over before next Spring for the following reasons:-

II. In the last War we did not start the blockade until 1915 where- as in the present conflict our ac- tivities commenced immediately War broke out with the added ad- vantage of the experience previous iy gained.

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of some of the students to a cer-

tain extent, but it may have the The students attending our result of creating too large a num- schools are all children of the ber of unhealthy and uneducated

SIGNATORIES

The signatories to the petition

I. In 1914 Germany had an ex-poorer classes who cannot afford children to the detriment of the cellent Navy but she started the to send their children to schools Colony. present conflict greatly inferior to where. fees have to be paid. The us in this respect and we have re- new restrictions will result in a cently crippled her so badly that great number of children being are:-

Chan Lan Fong, Chairman of the her Navy can be almost written of sent away from schools. Basing on as a virile fighting force.

the present number of our schools. Confucian Society; F. I. Tseung. namely about 7500, the number of manager of free school for the students who would be shut out of Chinese Merchants Assn.; T. N school by the new regulations will Chau, manager of the Free School be about 2500 to which has to be of the General Chamber of Com added the number deprived of merce and Industry of the Tung education by the closing down of Kun District: Yeung Wing Man. some of the schools due to lack of manager of school for the Chinese finance to cope with the require- Moslem Society; Miss Pun Wal Ying, manager of School for the ments of the new regulations.

11 Yiu It may be suggested that more Tung Lin Kok "Yuen; free schools should be established Cheung, manager of Tung: Wah group of Free Schools; Fung Ki and Germany has a Minister of Cheung Kam Chuen, Fan Scon Cheuk, manager of 5 free schools;

(Sailing Vessels)-free school; Wong Pun Po, manager of free schools for And talking of Italy its about the Lok Sin Charitable Institution. Libertyist; an indifferent house time we strongly questioned her Kowloon; Mow Wai Tak, manager painter with the sole of a sadist. existing hostile attitude towards of free schools for the True Chris- Yet this is the stuff on which the us, 1 believe. It is superacial and

that the King and the right mind-chairman of the Chamber of Com- Ho Sing Chow, tian Religion; people are fed:-

"You, whom God sent to the ed people in Italy are with us but merce of the Shun Tak District;

Mussolini wants to stay with the Wong Kam Fan, manager of free. Dictators and keep his power but schools, for the Kowloon Confucian this won't work and the sooner he Society: Mck Hing, manager of the realises it the better."

Germany has not the same spirit of unity today that she had in 1914 nor the same leadership or morale..

IV. The people are living on the legend that "The Fuehrer is always right" and we are gradually pro- Justice." ving him wrong. He is an anti- semitist, anti-Christ

and

anti-

Germans, Great Solitary man, Whom they neglected too long, Until far too late,

They made you their Leader. To their heart's content, Duke of the Germans, Saviour of our Reich, And of everyone of the People."

(Heinreich Zillich).

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South China Athletic Asen. Free School: Chan Kuk Yee, manager of When peace is concluded I would tree schools of the Nan Yang Bros. like to see the American President Tob. Co., Ltd.: Chan Fo Shu, man- persuade some of his compatriots ager of schools of the Chamber of to settle in Germany for the ex-Commerce of the Tsang Sing Dis- press purpose of debunking the trict: Tam Wing Kwong, manager German People and proving the of tree schools for the Chung Sing IT CERTAINLY IS HEROIC stupidity of heel clicking, goose Benevolent Society: STARVATION. Goldsmith said stepping and silly regimentation. I Yeung. Ngok Fal, manager' of, "Ridicule has even been the most cannot imagine such things hap-schools for the Nam Hai District: powerful enemy of misguided en-pening in America although the Cheong Lan Chau, manager of thusiasm and the only antagonist latter do provide us with a lot of schools for the Chamber of Com- that can be opposed to it" with harmless fun.

merce of the San Wui District; Lim success." (Propagandists

Poo Tien, manager of schools for note!)

Before closing down I would like the Shung Ching Association; Mo At one of the very few banquets to ask if there is anything funny Kwan To, manager of schools for given by Hitler he sat next to the in the story of a couple interview-the Balt Fish Guild: Cheung Luk. Swiss Minister of Marine. He said ing a very snappy looking applicant manager of schools for the Tung "Why on earth. does Switzerland for the position. of amah who on Tak Assn.: Mak Tang, manager of want a Minister of Marine to which being questioned as to her quali- schools for the Fresh Fish Guild; the latter replied "Well Sir, after fications for the fob replied that Ho Tsok Hin. manager of schools all, Italy has a Minister of France she "Blong Gentleman's Amab." greatly impressed by the work of

our Society.

please

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French Step Explained

for the Yan Ping Commercial and Industrial Assn.: Leung Tak, man- ager of schools for the Fruit and Vegetable Guild; Chan Tit Yat, manager of schools for the Cham- ber of Commerce of the., Pun Yu District; Chan, Yuk Shu, manager of schools of the Chambers of Com- merce of the Coal Merchanti COMMUNISTS of school for the Chambers of the

fall even more completely the wounded and the dead,

their aggression in When Shum Chun' and the 'Lung China? Political observers Kong Highway were bombed, these appear to hold the view that two units worked hard to bring the statements of their official the wounded to immediate medical spokesmen were primarily in-ald, the more severe cases being be a bluff or even go to the tended to test the reaction to

handled by the Kwong Wah Hos- full extent of using economic such action by third powers. were buried with supplied coffins pital at Kowloon.. Dead bodies NOTICE is hereby given that and armed pressure to make if this is what the Japanese from this Society.

her desist from such, an at-wanted to find out, they have the Twenty-ninth Ordinary An

tempt.

REVIEW OF ORPHANAGE pual General Meeting of The

had a prompt answer. And” THE RECENT declarations what is more, with this answer

Our Orphanage is located at Shareholders of the Company from Tokyo which brought has come the declared deter-Ping-Shan Village: New Territories. will be held at the Offices of attention to bear on the rar mination of the democracies. Most of the boy and girl refugees Messrs. Lowe, Bingham & East are symptomatic of the to see to it that the integrity with additional ones sen; in from come from our camp at Cha-Hang. Matthews, Mercantile Bank Japanese. Imitation is their of China is preserved for all

time to time. Building, Second Floor, Hong forte and, in this instance, time. Late though the reall- Kong, on Wednesday, the 24th. they have apparently decidea, sation has come, the world and girls whose garments. books, day of April, 1940, at 11.30 a.m. to follow the methods of their today-barring of course, and food are supplled by this Aside from the routine The Register of Members will Nazi tutor methods by which the Totalitarian conspirators society.

they hope to extricate them--understands more clearly curriculum, they are trained for be closed from Monday, the selves from one difficulty by than ever that if peace and farming, gardening and light indus- 15th day of April to Wednes striking out in another in the order is to be preserved in the try in order to be enabled to get day, the 24th day of April, 1940, sinister manner in which the Orient,

Here and there, people were con the independence, a living after their graduation.

vinced of our enthusiasm and de- both days Inclusive.

German aggressor has been liberty and full sovereignty of DR. C. T." WANG'S SPEECH AND NOTICE

votion to duty as relief workers. is hereby doing in the past few years. the Chinese nation must not Dr. C. T. Wang, addressing the The numerous relief groups that given that an Extraordinary There is no doubt that Japan's be tampered with on any pre-gathering, said:

were then despatched to such General Meeting of the Com. economic position is daily be- text. The Japanese promises. We feel much honoured with the other places as 8watow of Kwang- pany will be held on the same coming more and more acute as far as their future attitude presence of Lady Northecte at the tung, Kwellin of Kwangsi, and date and at the same place at With the outbreak of hostili- towards the Chinese people, opening of this new edifice of our Hengyang, Changsha and Yuealing France simply had to adopt the Sam, manager of schools for the or as soon there- ties in Europe she has found if their present peace, diplo Society, and I wish to thank you of Hunan served to deepen the measures she has adopted against Chambers of Commerce of the

it increasingly difficult to ob-macy is allowed to end the all for your presence today. ordinary

public confidence in South China Communists is explained in a let-Fokien: Li Sau Nam, manager of tain the oil, rubber and tin hostilities, have been, and al- Our President, Mr. Lin, has just of our relief efforts. Annual Meeting shall have ter she needs for "disposing of," ways will, be, discarded as made to you a full and complete

ter to the Britub Labour Party schools of the Butchers' Guild; It is of course, clear to every from the secretary of the French Fung Ping Kau, manager of Tin for the purpose of as she calls it, the "China In- worthless as similar platitudes report of our doings during the body that our Society is purely & Socialist Party,

Tin Tze Orphans School; Tam Tak considering and, if thought fit,cident." The same tempta- which have fallen from the past two years. I take pleasure in charitable organization," though Many former, Communist De-Sang, manager of schools for the passing the following resolution: tion to which Herr Hitler German Fuehrer. The Chi- supplementing his report with a perhups few are aware of the fact paties are now in prison in France Hunghom Community; Chan Ylu

"That the Capital of the Com yielded to secure his iron ore nese resistance, therefore.

that it is an inter-religious or for violating the decree, of last Choy, manager of schools for the pany be increased to $2,000,000 from Scandinavia is no doubt must receive every support, that those who come from North organization, therefore, there is no munist Party illegal. In his let-Tram Co.; Tsang Bul Chi, manager

It is interesting for you to knowganization. As an inter-religious September, making the

Chuen 'O Assn. of the Electric by the creation of 110,000 addi- | prompting the Japanese: to particularly at this tional shares of $10 each rank bring the Netherlands East when not only their own in-seen with their own eyes the work decrimination between the nature emphasizes

time, and Central China have since long need to point out that there is no ter the French Socialist Secretary of the Foor Children Free Schools. ing for dividend and in all other Indies within the focus of terests, but those of the other of the Red Swastika Society, which of the Red Swastika Society and elsewhere do not

their aggression. Here, if they powers in the Far East are reflects on them both its firm all the five Religions of the world, magnitude of the communist dan-

realise the HEAVY FIRE respects pari passu with the ex-

succeed, will be almost illimi- being menaced. Now that historical background and its isting shares in the Company."

namely, a firm belief in our work ger to France's war effort. table supplies of the very the American intention in the bpliant record as a relief or for the good of others.".

{ROUND PARIS CLEAR ISSUE... By Order of The Board of

essentials they so urgently event of any further upheaval ganization, Directors,

need.

in the Far East has been en-

IMPRESSED BY WORK DESPITE their anxiety to nunciated, there 18 every

It was in the later part of 1938 "replenish their economic posi- reason to believe that the when the situation in South Chins. tlon, however, will the Im- other powers will take a became critical with war refugees perialists in Japan now em-similar stand and form a new pouring into such regions as shum bark on such a crazy adven-front in the Orient against a Chun and New Territories, that ∙200 ' ture which must be doomed to ruthless aggressor.

people in South China began to be

11.45 a.m., after

the above 11F

minated,

JOHNSON, STOKES &

MASTER, Secretaries. Hong Kong, 6th April, 1940.

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few remarks.

ACTION

AGAINST

Guild; Hung Yuk Ming, manager

PARIS, Apr. 23 (Beatër)-Why Chung Shan District; Chan Shul

Com

what many people

The work of the Red Swastika The severity of the menstres is PARIS, ADT. 23 (Reuter)-Heavy is divided into two main groups-commensurate with the dangers | anti-aircraft fire was heard *}} the temporary and the permanent. they are designed to meet, he says.round the city between.midnight To the first goes all the work re- The Communist Party had made and 3 am. In the morning. Intive to war, flood and famine re- itself the mouth-plece of a foreign The whirl of aeroplane engines

ef. On the permanent side, we government which is an associate was distinctly perceptible between No establish hospitals, orphanages and and accomplice of the country at the barking of the guns,

alarm was sounded and no casuaL- schools for the poor. (e

war with France.

ties are yet reported.