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KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY (British Section)

NOTICE.

The "Rallway Administration announces that the following "Belle" Car Services will be resumed AS from Wednesday,

October 2nd 1940.

Kowloon depart

8.27 a.m, on Sundays and Holidays,

Kowloon depart

9.15 a.m. on

Sundays and Holidays.

Kowloon depart

1,08 p.m. on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Lowu depart

4.40 p.m.

Sundays only.

Manager & Chief Engineer.

R. D. WALKER,

30th September 1940. ·

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MARSMAN HONGKONG CHINA, LIMITED.

NOTICE is hereby given that an EXTRAORDINARY GEN. ERAL MEETING of the Com pany will be held at the office of the

Company, Hongkong $ Shanghai Bank Building, Hong. kong, on MONDAY, THE 21ST OF OCTOBER, 1940 AT 10.00 A.M. when the subjoined resolu tion will be proposed as a Special Resolution,

And NOTICE is hereby given that at the same place and on the same day at 10.15, A.M. or as soon afterwards as the Extra

ADVERTISEMENT

CHINA LIGHT & POWER CO., LTD.

NOTICE OF FINAL CALL

OF $2.50 PER SHARE ON :

1939-ISSUE SHARES.

the 30th day of September, 1940.

By Order of the Board of

Directors

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EDITORIAL

P.AA. CLIPPER CORRESPONDENCE

MOVEMENTS

PAN AMERICAN AIRWAYS AMERICAN CLIPPER is due to ar-

A PECULIAR DISTINCTION

rive in Hongkong on Friday. Oct. The Editor, Hongkong Daily Press 1. bringing US, mails dated "San

Francisco, Sept. 2. She will take Sir-What is the official defini· | ott on her return flight to San tion of "a foreigner in Hong- Francisco, via Manila. the next kong? This being a" British

Colony. I assume morning

that the term PAN AMERICAN AIRWAYS applies to nationalities other thân PHILIPINE CLIPPER is scheduled the English and British subjecta. to arrive in Hongkong on Tuesday, October 8, and will leave the fol- lowing morning.

Feast Of St.

Teresa Celebrated

KOWLOON TONG PROCESSION:

The feast of St. Teresa" was celebrated yesterday at St

I have asked this question and Teresa's Church, Prince Edward sought to answer it myself, because Road.

I discovered on Saturday night After the Recitation of the that, "foreigners," which included Rosary a solemn procession which Englishmen, are being acorded a was headed by a statue of St .somewhat pecular distinc m in Teresa, took place. The proces- one of our local dance halls. Acsion was from the Church along

mean

PUZZLED.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30,

1940.

Picture taken during the procession at the feast of St. Teresa yesterday afternoon-(Mayfair Studio).

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in Chinese,

2.m with

BITTER FIGHTING

NEWSETTES

The Hon. Mr. H. &. Buttera re-

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Miss Joan Cawley Eager, has" been appointed to be a Nursing Sister, on" probation, with effect from Sept. 14.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Directors have made a final call of $2.50 per share upon all the members holding shares of the 1939 Issue allotted on 2nd has been receiving from February, 2nd March and 30th America no doubt precipitat- cording to the rules of the mana-Waterloo Road to Essex Crescent, September, 1939, respectively, ed this new line-up in an gement, I was informed, "a for- Cumberland Road, Boundary upon which only $2.50 per share attempt to intimidate the eigner" arriving at, the hall by Street and back. has been paid, and that the two principle democratic himself, or with a lady, has to pay

Fathers from Stanley, Nazareth, same will be payable to the powers concerned into revis- dollar for himself, besides the Rosary Hill and Jesuit participated

dollar admission for his partner. Bankers of the Company, the ing their policy, particularly

in the mile-long procession.

Prior to the procession, Holy Following the procession, Rev. Mass, with sermon Hong Kong and Shanghal Bank in the Far East. The embar- company of a Chinese, he tore Fr. G. L Kennedy delivered a took place at 6.30

If, however, he arrives in the ing Corporation, Hong Kong, on go which the United States goes this peculiar distinction! All sermon in which he said that choral Mass and general com.

has proposed against all ex-Chinese-I

the men-are during these turbulent years one munion at 8 a.m. ports of war materials to accorded free admission. How must be charitable at heart and H E. Mons, H. Valtorta consumed duty as Financial Secretary. China's aggressor must have come? Will the management ex-to follow the example set by St. ducted a Pontifical Mass at 10 with effect from Sept. 26.

plain of have they got their com Teresa aimed а death blow at

plexes all NOEL BRAGA;

rather badly mixed Japan's economic existence up? Secretary. and, fearing that she would Hong Kong, 1st March, 1940. be rendered absolutely help- less-in-trying-to-extricate herself' fröm her awkward position in China and at the same time in endeavouring to recoup herself with land grabs in the Orient, the Japanese militarists selected to acting on the many suggestions an alternative, which might that have been put forward from prove the worst of the two time to time in the press for pay- avenues which were left opening a little more consideration to to her. She has now bound appeals made to them to make herself to two power-crazed travelling by tram more convenient and comfortable for hundreds who dictatorships on vague pro- patronise their vehicles, may de mise of being given every this appeal of mine might get some possible assistance In the where! However, there is nothing event of her designs in the like trying and here's hoping that. this will catch the eye of the Orient being opposed mili-

tramway talpans tarily by any other power. How Germany and Italy, with their increasing difficulties in vertisement the west, plan to render this aid is still not clear.

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HONGKONG, SEPTEMBER 30, 1940.

JAPAN'S HOPES

Co

-FOR WHAT? CONTRARY to expectations received the news

in Axis circles, the world of the latest Totalitarian military line-tip with Japan with al-

TRAM TRAVELLERS' TROUBLES

The Editor. H.K. Daily Press. "Sir-Seeing that the Hongkong Tramways Company is so ready (?)

bear innumerable notices and ad- The first class decks of the trams

posters-the Lates charged, how to buy monthly tic keta. what to do in a typhoon, ON THE OTHER HAND, it where you can buy the latest is scarcely likely that Ger- cures for indigestion! There is one vanishing cream and marvellous many and Italy would be pre-notice in small type which warns pared to make these pro- spitters-that disgusting and althy mises, however futile they habit which would not be tolerat-

The notice warns, those addicted to this beastly habit that if they for spit in, or on, any train, they will

ordinary General Meeting shall be most complete Indifference, may turn out to be, without/ed in any decent town in the west.

IN SHANSI

CHUNGKING, Sept. 29 (Central) Bitter fighting continues in south-east and south-west Shansi, according to field dispatcher.

Chinese troops have smashed into Tsincheng, strategic town, several times, exacting heavy tolls of lives from the Japanese. · *

Yangcheng, Kaoping and Changchib, neighbouring towns of Tsincheng, have also been subjected to heavy attacks by the Chinese. Yangcheng is sald to be encircled.

CHINA ELATED ÖVER NEW U.S.

LOAN

CHUNGKING, Sept. 28 (Central)-News of America's decision to extend to China a new loan of US$25,000,000 bas been received in Chinese cir- cles with elation. "A report from Shanghai states. that. the Chinese currency market Immediately became firm, fal- lowing receipt-of-the-New- York report.

Mr. Cecil Grabu Perdue, nas been appointed to be a member of the Legislative Council during the absence on leave of Mr. T H. King, or until further notice, with effect from Sept. 21.

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Mr. Edgar Davidson has Destr appointed to be a member of the Compulsory Service. Tribunal m the place of Sir Henry Edward Pollock, Kt., KC., LLD,

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Many outer defence points of Kaoping and Changchih have fal. len into Chinese hands,

On the night of September 19 a Mr. John Keith Bousfield, M.C. Chinese unit raided the Japanese has resumed duty as Organiser of aerodrome at Changchih, destroy-the General Group for Essential ing three grounded planes. An-Services in the Hongkung Defence

other Chinese unit made a sur-reserve. prise attack at Kwantsun, near Changchih, destroying Japanese Mr. Thomas E Pearce has been military supplies. Japanese rein-appointed to be an Unofficial forcements from Changchih were Member of the Legislative Council: beaten back with about 200 in place of Sir Henry Edward. casualties.

Pollock, Kt, KC. LLU. who

In south-west Shansi the Chi temporarily -absent nese have made several attacks at Colony Wenst and Hsiahsien. Small Jap- anese mits active along the Fen

YUNNAN LOYAL River have been beaten. TO CHUNGKING

from -thè

Mr. 5. Fuppance; FLS; Super- intendent, Botanical and Forestry: HARRASSING' ATTACKS Department 18 also Agricultural WAICHOW, Sept. 29 (Central)Adviser for the Colony Matters' Harrassing attacks have been concerning agriculture and agri- CHUNGKING, Sept. 28 (Central) launched by Chinese, troops in the cultural development In an interview with the Cen- East River area in Kwangtung.

generally should be referred to him, the be liable to prosecution and a fine. tral News today Mr. Chow Chung Heavy losses are understood to of I believe there is a new law on yuen. Minister of Interior, who is have been inflicted upon the Jap-

hoping to get something out of the arrangement

were

fect:

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concluded, the third ORDINARY The effect of the announce- GENERAL MEETING of the ment from Berlin, accom- Company will be held to receive panied as it was with the themselves. Even 11 the Directors report and State customary Nazi trumpettings purpose of intimidation meni of Accounts, to efect of the plans of the three the new pact succeeds Directors, to appoint Auditors, partners in aggression (and America and Britain and to transact any other ordinary crime) for the creation of a disposed to reduce their business of the Company..

"new order" for the welfare economic pressure on Japan, The Transfer Books and Reg of the world, was in the na-it is difficult to see what ister of Members of the Company ture of a damp squib and guarantee the Japanese will will be closed from Monday, the none of the powers which have that any conquests they 30th day of September to Mon. this new alignment is sup-might make in the Far East day, the 21st day of October, 1940 posed to intimidate are likely will remain in their posses-

There are so many notices on He said that he had been in both days inclusivė.

to be deterred from the stand sion. Herr Hitler's failure the sides of the deck that perhaps Chungking all these months and they have

Political against Britain might cause another one, just to amuse the had never tendered resignation. observers in Europe and him" to turn his attention public might, not do any harm. He added that he was only too America did not take long to towards the Orient and any May I suggest that another bu anxious to do what he could for morous warning be put up telling China in this emergency time and

The Hon. Mr. Stanley H. Dodwell and this particularly nauseating sub a close asssociate of General anese at Tungkur, about 45 miles ass been appointed to be an Un-

But, of course. it is disre- Lung Yun denied Japanese reports south-east of Canton,

„ufficial Member of the Executive garded. Clearing, of throats and that he had returned to Kunming

As a precautionary measure, the Council, with effect from Sept, 22. spitting in, and out, and on trams by plane to take part in a sur-Japanese inside the town have during the absence of Sir Henry continue to flourish and complaint prise move in Yunnan.

strengthened their defence works Edward Pollock, K., KC LAD,, made to the conductor meets with He also refuted Japanese alle- and increased their night patrols from the Colony. an imbecile erin and some mum-gations that he had tendered his They are also practising sham just sits back and infleser, spit-of opinon between him and the bled comment, and the offender resignation owing to discrepancies street combats.

The Special Resolution above referred to

By Order of the Board,

1. M. S. LLOYD,

Secretar

taken.

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川 Central authorities.

SPANISH

THAT'S ALL

RECALLED

HOME RUGGER SCORES

PROF J. RESTEIRO PASSES

FEEDING THE

·CCNQUERED IN EUROPE

The following promotions in the Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps have been approved: Bergt. Richard Edwards and Sergt. John Redman to be Second Lieutenants.

During the absence" on leave of NEW YORK, Sept 23 (Reuter)Mr. Wallace J. Hausen, Honorary

His Majesty the King has not Crapper adds that Britain would been advised to exercise his power only consent to lifting the block-of disallowance with respect to ade if the United States insisted. Ordinance No. 16 of 1940–An Or- and Washington has no fatention dinence to Amend the Advertise. of doing so.

ments Regulations Ordinance.. | 1912 /

Mr. R. C Robertson will address. the Hongkong Rotary Cl tiffin meeting

assess the true facts under-piratical booty which Japan the slippered travellers both men would not abandon his duties Ex-President Hoover is planning Consul for the, Republic of Finland That the capital of the. Com lying the move. What it has nas been able to secure either and women-that it is really very until China emerged victorious in to make a direct appeal to the in Hongkong, Mr. B. Herschend pany be reduced from £500,000, helped to show most clearly in Indo-China, the divided into 1,000,000 shares of is the increasing embarass-Fast Indies

Dutch naughty to slip their sweaty and this war.

American public for feeding the will be in charge of the Finland or elsewhere, dusty feet out of their slippers and "Asserting that

Consulate. 108. each, to £250,000, divided ment

General Lamg | conquered peoples of Europe, ac- ́ in which the Axis might just as easily be to rub them on the seats opposite Yun was most loyal to the Na- cording to the newspaper co- into 1,000,000 shares of 58. each, Powers now find themselves. snatched from her by the them, however much the process tional Government, he branded įlumnist, Raymond Crapper, who! Dr. T. 2. Koo, Secretary of the and that such reduction be effect Mr. Wickham Steed, the European aggressors. Japan might be pleasing to them. A re- Japanese allegation of a split says that as the attitude of the World Students Christian Federa ed by cancelling capital which has eminent author - Journalist, has thus placed herself in gaged to patrol the first class deck as absolutely groundless.

tired school marm might be en-between Yunnan and Chungking Statement is understood to be tion, preached in Mandarin ab, hostile and the question is loaded Christ Church, Kowloon Tong. been lost, or is unrepresented by summarised the position best the position of a cats-paw, with a footrule to indict a few

with high emotional content and yesterday morning and in English available assets to the extent of when he stated on Friday merely to help the Nazi dic-knuckle raps on dirty toes exposed

has serious implications, It may at St. John's Cathedral in even 5s. per share upon each of the night that Herr Hitler is tator in his attempt to ob- to view on empty seats opposite.

also become a point of in-ing. 656,675 shares which have been evidently at last realising tain world mastery. Nazi May we hope for, this extra amuse-

tense, political controversy during issued, and are now entstanding, that he cannot win the Bat-prejudices against the non-rounds that the spitters practice

ment, in addition to the delightful CIVIL WAR

the coming months. and by reducing the nominal tle of Britain. With his so-Aryan races are well-known in such a variety of d'scords? amount of all the shares in the called prestige at stake, and and it is hardly conceiv 'Company's capital from 10s. to in his desperate attempts to able that Herr Hitler will 55. per share,

beat the clock, he has to be prepared to waive his show some results elsewhere-pompous dignity on this issue in Africa, in the Near East or in the case of Japan. Japan the Far East. To do this, he could have had no better must have fresh" allies and jexample of how easily Herr the same malled fist which is Hitler disregards obligation now being held up in the than when the Nazi Fuehrer 518 face of Spain has been suc openly flouted Japan by cessfully used in forcing a re-signing a pact with Soviet luctant and equally em-Russia. The futility of LONDON Sept. 29 (Reuter) barrassed eastern aggressor Japan's newly formed al-The following are the results of to walk the plank."

llance is, therefore, apparent rugby matches played yesterday:- APART from revealing this and particularly so when it

RUGBY LEAGUE anxious state of affairs in the is considered from the point

Bailey 0, Bramley 19. Axis position, the...new Pact of view that neither Britain has little to recommend it nor the United States, who for being considered as a have important commitments serious political upheaval in the Far East and certain against the democratic front obligations on which their which Britain leads today. support for China is based, The fact that this democratic will be swayed from their de front, has been dally growing fined policy of opposing fur- stronger with the increased ther forms of aggression in co-operation which Britain the Orient

30th September, 1940.

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Sept. 29 (Reuter) will be Illustrated with alld

MADRID, Sept. 20 (Reuter Professor Julian Restelro, Spanish Socialist leader who as Minister for Foreign Affairs in General Minja's Government remained in Appealing to the Japanese for the following meeting, on Madrid to treat with General greater personal sacrifices the day, Oct. 8, Miss Phyllis Franco when the city fell, has Prime Minister, Prince Konoye, will address the Club on "Flotsam Aled in prison at Carmona, accord- declared Japan is confronted and Jetsam." ing to a despatch last night. with an emergency which cannot

It was Prof. Restelro who broad cast the Spanish Government's decision to surrender Madrid to the insurgent forces. He was tried on a charge of prolonging the Civil War and was sentenced to 30 years' imprisonment, He was 70 years old. THE TALON

tolerate that even one of its peo- ple should dress richly or eat copiously."

The theft of quantity of mill-

tary stores, valued at $48, has been He called on the nation to reported to the Police by P8 M. unite to achieve its destiny over-Ramsay, of the Middlesex Regi- seas,"

ment.

Referring to the human sacri- fices and the drain of resources caused by the China conflict. The Kwan) TROOPS READY Prince Konoge said that the Government

ernment had reached the con- Kwangtung CHUNGKING, Sept. 29 (Reuter)clusion that the best way of over-land #1,000,000 ~Chinese troops are still in Chl-coming: the present direculties Department nese territory but it is believed economically and militarily lies in capital for the that they will enter Indo-China at the conclusion of a tripartite loans to farm an opportune time.

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