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It is hereby notified that a constant supply of water will be given in all districts from 1st May, until further notice.

A. B. PURVES,

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Tennis Tournament.

Matches have been rearranged as follows

OPEN SINGLES FINAL Wednesday, 1st. May. OPEN DOUBLES FINAL Friday, 3rd May,

Play commerces at 4.30 p.m. sharp each day.

Booking for Stand Seats now open a Moutries.

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NOTICE OF GENERAL MERTING.

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, oa 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.

The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from the 3rd May to 13th June Inclusive. By order of the Board. JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.

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HONGKONG, APRIL 30, 1940.

THE CONTROL OF COMMUNICATIONS THE OPERATIONS now tak-

ing place between the Allied and German forces in Norway have gradually as- sumed the shape for a con- PHONE COMPANY, LIMITtrol, in the first instance, of ED, will be held on TUESDAY, communications, The Allies the 30th day of April, 1940, at are, on the one hand, strain- Noon in the BOARD ROOM 。fing every effort to cut off the the Company, SECOND FLOOR, Nazi fighting units from all EXCHANGE BUILDING, communication with Germany on the HONG KONG, for the purpose and the Germans,

other, are realising daily the of receiving a Statement of Ac. counts and the Report of the urgent need there is to es- tablish contact with their in- Board of Directors, for the in-

vading forces in the North. ancial year ended 31st December,

As far as the Nazi hopes of 1939, and re-electing two Direc. keeping in touch with their tors and the Auditors.

fleet

the are concerned,

and British

French naval units have blasted these in no uncertain manner and the

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be closed, from the 20th April to 30th April,

1940, both days inclusive,

Dated this 8th day of April, 1940..

By Order of the Board,

J. P. SHERRY,

Manager. 14, Des Voeux Road Central,

Hong Kong.

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PANAMA"

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EDITORIAL

INDIAN P.C. GAOLED FOR DESERTION

Man Who Wandered Into Chinese Territory

Found guilty..on a charge of desertion, Harbhajan Singh. 33. constable B162. of tñe longkong Police Force, was sentenced to six months* hard labour by Mr. R. Edwards at the Central Court yester- day.

The defendant pleaded guilty to the charge on Saturday, Antil 13. giving the reason that he was drunk and wandered into Chinese territory where he was held prisoner by the Japanese who then accupled the border.

TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 1940.

AN AMERICAN LOOKS AT THE WAR

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"WE HAVE BEEN FOOLING. QURSELVES FOR 20 YEARS"

Britain has never officially attempted to introduce any form of propaganda for the Allied cause in the United States of America. It has been suggested in many quar- ters that this is a mistaken policy and that by such inac- tion the Allies are allowing German claims and distortions to poison the mind of the American people against the Allies;

hard labour, but a few days later He had received no such applica

He was sentenced to six months' him to the Commissioner of Police,

Mr. Edwards re-opened the caretion in this instance. under the Magistrates' Ordinance. Denying the charge, the defen.

American doubted defendant said that on the morning or remarking that dant's pleas being one of guilty. November 7 he had some rum and

Mr. C. A. Sutherton Russ appear had finished more than half of ed för the defendant yesterday the bottle. He remembered carry- and pleaded guilty. Det.-Sergt. F.¦ing two bottles of rum in his bas- W. Fowlte prosecuted.

ket, but could not remember leav

The defendant joined the Policeing the station... Force in October, 1937, for a term of five years

Constable 8365, Baltate Singh, who was stationed at Sheung Shui Police Station late last year, said that he fast saw the defendant. dressed in civilian clothing, leaY- Ing the station carrying a basket,

where I and more drink from my

"HAD MORE URINK"

"When I had left the station. I remember. I went out to buy some onion seeds. I went to the village bottles. My memory was rather hazy when leaving the station.

The next thing I remembered FAILED TO REPORT

was 8 o'clock the following mom- Sergt. W. B. McHardy, officer-in-ing wher. I found myself locked up charge of Sheung Shui Police by Japanese: I told them that I Station, testified that the defen-had come there by mistake and dant was granted 24 hours leave asked them to let me go, They at 8 am. on November 7 and was refused, to return on duty at 10 am, on November 9. He failed to report for duty and a circular, was sent "to all stations,

"The next day I was taken to somewhere in Canton. I was de- tained til Dec. 7"

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Defendant then said that the Japanese accused him of acting as

British spy. Mr.

Russ: They thought you

Anti "T.B." Work

“BENEFIT SALE” OF PAINTINGS

The first public effort to raise money for the Bght against Tuber- culosis in the Colony is being

Hall,

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Coming almost as a correc-¡ could be scaled down to a reason-made by Mr. Johnson Lee who is. tive to this charge is a letter able Agure and that was shortly holding an exhibition of his paint- which appeared in the New done. Voluminous tears have been Ings at the St. John's Cathedral York Times recently by an shed over the war-gullt clause.

Through all the fog and American citizen-Mr. Law-

smoke of controversy one rence Hunt. As evidence of

thing is clear. 'England and purely

thought,

France did not invade. Bel- which is gradually Anding ex- gium. The war was not fought pression in the United States, on German soll. "But-but- we reproduce this letter.

the Germans are B proud (TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEW people." Since when has such

YORK TIMES)

pride become a cardinal and cleansing virtue?

PONTIUS PILATE STILL LIVES, At the moment he exercises greater

Over 100 delightfully executed oll and water colour paintings are on view as the Hall daily from 10: 3.m. to 7 p.m. in addition to several etchings of typical Chinese scenes and life,

MODERATE PRICES

Very moderately priced, these pictures are

on sale at prices

There

Do you remember what the Ger-ranging from $10 to $60. Influence on our national thinking man leaders said they were going to are also other pictures by the 'do to the rest of the world if they same artist for which offers are about foreign affairs than any won? If you don't and are really invited by the public.

other person living or dead.

He strides the length, and interested, I suggest that you dig" The proceeds are partly in ald breadth of America, dinning his back into the official documents of the fight against a scourge that immortal philosophy of neutrality and the files of newspapers of 25 is claiming nearly 5.000 deaths a Into our minds and hearts. You years ago, and also read the Treaty year in the Colony, 40 per cent

of Brest-Litovsk. The can hear him on the platform, over

peace-at- of taking of the exhibition being the radio, in the club car, at wo-

any-price propagandists to-day. will

set aside for the newly formed men's club meetings and labour not tell you, nor will the facing- Anti-Tuberculosis Association.

both-ways columnists." union gatherings. You can read his works in current books. In magazines and newspapers.

Wash your hands." he says. "of this mess. I did orice, and saved myself a lot of work and worry. That was none of my business. This Ls none of

yours. So wash your hands of it now."

For the last 20 years we Ameri-

Witness explained that when a police officer was granted short leave he could go anywhere within the Colony. There was no Police were in the Secret Service-Yes. FOREIGN POLICY: Regulation to prevent an officer They refused to let me come back, taking short leave to leave Hong-I was not allowed to have a paper kong. But he said, in another and pencil. They took my photo- clause in the Reguint ons a police graph and I was employed as a officer must first apply before he kind of watchman. was allowed to leave the Colony. and, in sugh a case, the applica- tlon should first be sent through

If I went out a Japanese soldier

ESCAPE ATTEMPT

I was arrested and put in a cell "I attempted to escape once but

fer about 15 or 16 days, I promised them that I would not escape any sudden interest in the Euro- more and they put me on duty pean war and ner concern again with the Japanese soldiers. over possible repercussions in would accompany me. the Far East have been "I eventually shaved off my motivated by her deteriorat-beard and escaped. I got down ing economic position. Dur-to the frontier by walking, which ing the last war, it will be took me seven days. I was going remembered, Japan gained to Lokmachau Police Station when many economic advantages a Chinese soldier arrested me and

as a partner in the Allied took me to Shumchun.

"On November 10 I was handed cause. Today, with her mil- itary venture into China over to the Hongkong Police."

Mr. A. R. S. Major, Superinten- facing failure and her econo-dent of Folice, said that the de-.. mic strength sapped to its tendant did not have a good re- limits, Japan is certainly not too confident of being able to recoup herself while the Eu-

Ford in the Force.

K

NEWSETTES

ropean powers are preoccu- pied with hostilities in the West. Her import trade has fallen sharply in an endeavour St. Andrew's Women's Fellow to conserve her resources and ship will hold a Charity Mahjong her export industries are feel-Drive today starting at 3 p.m. ing the pinch of labour shor-

Norway and to the North to venture.

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Suffice it to say that had Germany won, the Treaty of Versailles, in comparison with the German

terms, peace would have seemed like the Sermon on the Mount

One of the firs; patrons öf, the exhibition was the Hon. Dr. P. 8. Selwyn Clarke. D. M., 8. who bought two pictures.. The exhibi- tion will continue til 7 pm, on Apr. 30 and it is hoped the public-

There was one magnificent at-will do their utmost to help a very tempt in the Versalles treaty for needy cause.

ä better world-the League of Nations. Our President, Woodrow Wilson, fought hard for it. Those awful European nations, our recent associates, accepted it. America

ROBBERY IN

YAUMATITM

The staircase of No. 14, Nanking

cans have been fooling ourselves turned it down. We wanted to street, Taumati district, was the

practical talked

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THEIR TAXI

as Pilate tried to do in another preach, not work, for a world of

scene of an armed robbery about- peace and ordered liberty. situation, when we've

3 o'clock yesterday afternoon when about America's foreign

two, men, armed with daggers, policy. We stul are. It's not sur- LET'S BE HONEST:

robbed Wan Pk-ling. 19. and Ko- prising. We have been deluged

Yee, 48, both women, of a quantity "Yes, there's this and that and a with a constant stream of pro thousand and one other things to

of Jewellery. the paganda about "Crime of -Versailles," "We won the war and be said about the "Crime of Ver- what did we get?" the bathetic sailles." Fan merely suggesting a GUNMEN ABANDON

a gullible America few things to remember. spectacle of caught in the wily intrigues of The fairest summary of Ameri-

CHUNGKING, April 20 (Central) Old World diplomacy. England ex-ca's participation at the Versailles: pecting every American to do his Peace Conference was made by The stolen tax used by the four in. man,ailegedly pro-puppet gunmen duty, the "Merchants of Death" Clemenceau's right-hand and the "Wall Street Bankers."

Tardieu: "A war won by four could the bombing outrage in the press- Today there's a

not end in a peace dictated by room of the Shanghai Evening new, but equally polluted. stream of

one." propaganda luridly warning us against propaganda. The op- shot of it all is that the think- ing of many honest people has become confused, their nerves jangled and their emotions Saded.

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"And as a nation we have man- aged so far to escape from reality and the tough responsibilities of being a first-rate Power.

"But "We won the war." Sare 'we did. Almost single-handed. Almost. Let's try to be honest with ourselves so that we may be fair to others. Let's remem. ber what England, and France and our other associates "con- tributed to the winning of that

Post and Mercury on Saurday has been discovered in an abandoned place in the western disti -bad- land of Shanghal, according to a Shanghai "message,

The chauffeur of the car has also reported to police authorities who- are continuing "Investigations,

The management of the Evening FOR INSTANCE, THEY FOUGHT Post and Mercury printed thousand

the outrage THE WAR FOR THREE YEARS of extras

war.

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and I DON'T MEAN THAT WE HAVE WHILE WE REMAINED NEUTRAL declared that cowardly intimida- LOST THE PURITANICAL VICE AND WAXED RICH AT THEIR EX-tion would not influence to the

least extent their policy.

OF PREACHING TO "OTHERS,

PENSE.

BUT WE HAVE FAILED TO EX- England, with a population one- ERCISE THE PURITANICAL VIR-third of ours, lost in dead alone TUE OF DOING QUR SHARE nearly 1,000,000 men; France, with AND MORE, IF NEED BE OF a population less than one third THE HARD WORK OUR VERY of ours, more than 1,500,000; Cana- da, with a population less than GREATNESS REQUIRES OF US

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PURPOSE OF LETTER:

New York State, about 100,000.***

IN OTHER WORDS, HAD THE UNITED STATES SUFFERED RE-

SHAI REFUGEE

RELIEF ASSON, SHANGHAI, Apr. 29 (Reuter)—« The Shanghai Refugee. Relief AS- sociation, sponsored by Various local charitable bodies, has start-

STATEMENT BY PREMIER?

impotency of the Nazi Fleet at present has completely upset any plans which Herr Hitler may have had in mind for keeping his forces sup- plied with the aid of his Navy. THE ALLIED troops now fighting in Norway alongside tage, since the greater part of Dr. Leighton Stuart, president of the Norwegians are en- her workers have been almost the Yenching University in Pel- deavouring to drive a solid completely absorbed in her ping. left Hongkong for Shanghal wedge between the Nazi armament and munition fac- recently. armies in the north and south tories to keep her war ma-

Mr. R. P. Morris will be the of Norway and are slowly chine in China supplied with

speaker at this afternoon's tiffin securing their objective in necessary equipment.

meeting of the Hongkong Rotary their push from west to east THESE ARE handicaps Club. He will speak on Empire from a point slightly to the which are daily placing Japan Wireless Communications," south of Trondheim. Herr in a more embarrassing posi- Hitler's only hope, therefore, tion and, before the situation His Excellency appears to lie in his being becomes £ desperate one. Consignees of cargo by the able to make use of the Japan may, foolishly be in-er of the Federated Malay States, above vessel are notified that all numerous railways which run clined to believe that relief left Singapore by air on April 17, cargo is being discharged into the from Southern Sweden into can be obtained by a new on a holiday, accompanied by Lady Godowns of the Hong Kong & relleve the position with sup- interest in the status of the

Hence her sudden Thomas. Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co,plies and reinforcements for Dutch East Indies, which as Ltd., whence delivery can be ef his troops, which are now in a potential buyer of her goods of the International Brigade which fected on presentation of original danger of being cut off from and an exporter of the essen- fought in the Spanish Civil War Bulls of Lading countersigned by communications with Ger- tials she needs, holds a unique for the Republicans, has returned Long before Hitler made the "turned the tide" and all that sorting that discretion must be ob the Marshal in Prize, Courts of

of thing. But as a nation we were served with regard to information "Crime of Versailles" his favourite They have already position in the Orient. The to China to fight for his country

bed-time against the Japanese. Justice. All charges incurred in been isolated along the coast full meaning of Herr Hitler's

Ger- spared the agony our comrades-in-of a military character, belleve landing and warehousing this and where they have been words

Man people, many of our in-arms endured. My point is that that at present Information can "'export or "die" is Labour Day, today, which is de- tellectuals" were talking and writ- when we stop to think and make be communicated without danger cargo are for the account of con able to secure a foothold they apparently just beginning to clared a public holiday, will be ob- ing about it in fevered manner of a real effort to be fair the pro- of their serving the enemy's pur- signees; pending completion of may be starved out unless dawn on the Japanese and served quietly by Shanghai Chi- a town gossip. Pseudo-historians, paganda, we have been fed for pose,

help comes to them swiftly. Steamer's account, a deposit of

pressure from within is nonese labour organizations. No irresponsible journalists and dis- several years seems a bit incident. It is certain that at the present HERR HITLER'S demand doubt being exerted on her meetings will be held in view of

gruntled liberals who couldn't the amount of the Hong Kong to Sweden for the use of her statesmen, to prevent the the prevailing conditions in Shang- digest some of the tougher facts of SOMETHING & Kowloon Wharf & Godown railways, both for the pur- economic

crisis which is Company's Tarla Landing Chargepose of sending assistance threatening to envelop the plus 100% is payable, this and for securing the iron ore country." amount being subject to final | he needs has been flatly turn- adjustment. Hong Kong Cargo ed down. This will make it remaining undelivered after 4all the more necessary for the p.m. on Tuesday, the 30th April, Nazis to strike at Sweden in is subject to additional storage their objective with, one quick an attempt to accomplish charges. All damaged packages blow. When this blow falls it will be surveyed by Messrs. will provide a waiting world Anderson & Ashe at 10 am, on with a true idea of the trend Monday, 29th April

of feeling in Russia towards

The purpose of this letter is to LATIVELY AS FRANCE DID, OUR ed to repatriate the 9,000 refugees suggest briefly that, we average DEAD ALONE WOULD HAVE EX- hitherto accommodated in ten re- citizens question some of these CEEDED 4,500,000 MEN. AS IT Inger centres and is expected to

wind up its business in a month's, slogans and catch-phrases which WAS, WE LOST. ABOUT 7,500.

We never knew the horror of

time, says the Shuppao. are doing so much to paralyse the moral driving force of the Ameri-

an air-raid, the terror, and de- "gradation of an invading army Sir Shenton can people. Too many of us have

destroying our towns and cities Thomas, Governor of the Straits been doing our thinking on foreign

. and enslaving a large part of Settlements and High Commission- ¦ affairs by proxy. A lot of us let

the columnists do it.

our civilian population to be

LONDON, April 29 (Havas)-it hewers of wood and drawers of I suggest that we stuff our

it believed that the Prime Mini-... "ears for a while to the stately

water in the enemy country.

ter, Mr. Chamberlain, will make a measures, the sounding brass

Fuel-less Sundays, Liberty Loan' drives, and one plece of sugar in military situation in "Norway on very important statement on the and the tinkling - cymbals of various of these. Maybe if we ̈

stead of two were among our mai do that we can hear ourselves

jor enterprises. think.

many.

No fire insurance has been Nazl intentions. effected...

(Sga.) T. J. GOÜLD,

Marshal in Prize.

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JAPAN'S ECONOMIC PREDICAMENT

IT HAS BECOME increas- ingly apparent that Japan's

Lin Chl-shib, a Chinese member

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story to the

Yes they helped-helped a lot,

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Tuesday.

Parliamentariaris, while reali-

moment news is not vary satis factory since the "Germinsstic- reeded in establishing liaison with Hamar and Trondheim.

Life all did their bit. There was also some honest, intelligent, and There is something "phony" in Justified criticism of it..

the contrast between our "nolsy As a treaty It had imperfections, pride in our fighting prowess and having been drawn by imperfect our self-abasement as diplomatic men representing imperfect eo- morons. You know that oft-re-Nations)? Didn't they do pretty ples, most of whom for four years peated phrase, "America has won well in the Louisiana and Alaska bad endured a war that was not every war and lost every peace purchases, the Oregon boundary exactly perfect. True, Germany conference." lost some rather unprofitable coloiries in Africa Un 1914 they accounted for less than one-half of 1 per cent. of her foreign trade). Alsace-Lorraine was restored to France. Any objections? The house

The next time some parlour Intellectual repeats that phrase. iri the pompous manner of the man trying to make a conver- sational Impression, ask him

dispute, the Alaskan isheries con- troversy, the Alabama claims, the Venezuelan crisis.of 8957 You"may not be able to convince him, but at least you will have ne satisfaction of exploding a myth

Bir Clutha Mackenzie, bind knight and hero of Gallipoli, spent WITH TWO of her trade a few days in Singapore recently treaties--with America and when he addressed the Singapore the Netherlands-lost by Rotary Club and offered sugges- tions and advice on Ways and renewal, Japan has begun a abrogation, with no chance of

means of helping, Malaya's bind. vigorous trade polley-wit-

WEDDING AT ness the recent exchange of notes between Nippon and REGISTRY Argentina. Japan, however,

Mr. James Maurice Wong, ac- must not forget that other countant, of No. 108 Thomson countries are just as anxious Road, and Miss Amy Au, of No. to strengthen their economic 68 Pokfulam Road, were married MUCH TOO MUCH: -position and any attempt to yesterday at the Registry, Supreme

save her own embarrassment Court, Mr. J. Reynolds. Deputy Then there were the reparations, the Spanish-American War or the OURSELVES AND EVADING" OUR- by force will meet with strong Registrar of 'Marriages officiated | Much too much. At any rate, ma- World War (when we ducked our resistance.

at the ceremony.

chinery was set up whereby they job by repudiating the League ‘of

hears none........

how many and what peace con- ferences he's talking about.

FAT ANY RATE. LETS - STOP TALKING NONENSE ABOUT Did qur diplomats lose for us the BEING BOMBOOLLED BY WILY American Revolution, the War of POREIGN DIPLOMATS, IT'S JUST 1812, the Mexican War of 1845-46, ANOTHER WAY OF FOOLING

RESPONSIBILITIES.

(TO BE CONTINUED)