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SCHOOL WOOD ROAD

BIRTH

On October 21, 1940, at the War

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SURPRISED BY POLICE

Four would-be robbers had the surprise of their lives when in- stead of a meek party of fisher- men they found they had stopped a party of policemen, masquerad- ing as sampan people.

The party. which was from police launch No. 3, was under 8g. May and Bg, Campbell, and Night Editor (Wanchal Office): they set the trap after they had

Tel. 24511.

met the master of a junk off London Office: 53. Fleet Street Cheungshawan on Saturday.

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HONGKONG, OCTOBER 22, 1940.

jed man

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1940.

MRS. C. E. CLARKE MORE PREPAREDNESS

SEES ACTING GOVERNOR

Mrs. C, E, Clarke of No 17. Homuntin Hul. Kowloon, was given the privilege of an au- dience with. His Excellency the icer Administering the Government, at Government House yesterday.

His Excellency has given to Mrs. Clarke permission make

that serious known consideration will be given Lo the suggestions outlined at the interview. The problems discussed were common to all British women of Hongkong, here or abroad. +

NEWSETTES

Russia's Position In World

War Summed Up

MOSCOW, Oct - vigorous programine of preparedness and a careful policy of avoiding involvement in the present ma- for European war keynoted Soviet policy in the first year, of“

war.

While taking precautions #'s insure that it would not de dragged into the present conflict, Bovies actions and policies, us the war spread in Europe indicate that Soviet "officials, do not-- feel sure that they may not eventually be forced into the con--" fliet in some way.

to attack the

"

This fear was cited as the offi-, was endangering, good-neighbourly cial reason for the Rasso-Finnish relations. Since then 'the anti- The party were ordered to row

war, and the various sanexations Soviet campaign in Finland up- Inshore at Pillar Point and

and cessions of territories border-parently has abated obeyed. On landing the two men

ing the Soviet Union.

All signa indicate that the 80- saw the Europeans and rai,

The Soviet press and official viet Union wii maintain armed Several shots were fired by the

statements list. high In the vigilance for some time. This. Police and one man was wounded INTERNATIONAL

Dr. Robert B. Lynn, Presbyterian achievements of this Teak the policy was summed up in a recent in the leg, but the other man Medical Missionary at Yeungkong, "elimination of war danger spots speech by Josef Stalin: JIG-SAW PUZZLE

escaped into the hills. The wound-Kwangtung, has arrived in Hong-In adjoining countries from which

was taken to Kowloon kong. He is accompanied by his enemies plotted HE CROP of developments Hospital and was found to have wife and daughter. THE

in the international situa- an automatic pistol and a hand tion over the week-end has grerade. Later the Police located only helped to make the trend their sampan and three other of world politics more and men, unarmed, were arrested. more like a jig-saw puzzle and it would be a bold person Candidates should preferably who, at this stage, tries to possess an Honours Degree in fit the pieces together in an Civil Engineering or an equivalent attempt to obtain

DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING

A vacancy exists for a teacher of Building Subjects in the above; School,

to

a clear

FATAL MISHAPS

INCREASE.

Soviet Union."

KEYSTONE OF POLICY Mr. Ellsworth Marshall, superin- tendent of the Canton Office for past year have virtually restored Territorial acquisitions in the Standard Vacuum Oil Co., has the 1913 frontiers of Russia from rived in the Colony, accompanied the mouth of the Danube river.

Mrs. Marshall.

through the Baltic sea- and the Gulf of Finland to the north of Mr. Fell G. Suter, Superinten- the Marmansk They include all i dent for the Standard Vacuum Oil or the Baltic states and parts of

The large increase in the num-Co., at Hongkong, returned to the Poland, Finland and Rumania.

Increased

and recklessness of

"We must," he said, "ma, ira - tain ourselves in a state of mobile preparedness in view of the danger of military at- tack, and in order that accidents or tricks by foreign enemies can· extch' AWETCS,"

Sp

no

tn-

Harbouring Of British Subjects

FURTHER THREATS OF PUNISHMENT

(Reuter)-

LONDON. Oct. 21 Further threats of punishment, extending to the death penalty, were made by the German military commander in Belgium and Nor- thern France, for harbouring Bri- tish subjects.

The Annual General Meeting qualification and should have picture of the position. The ber of fatal accidents during the Colony on Sunday. accompanied only in the case of Finland did of the Hongkong Cricket Club subsequent experience in a firm more important of these last nine months, allegedly to have by his wife and daughter.

the territorial, acquisition - involve the Soviet Union. In actual' war- will be held in the Pavilion, on of Architects or Civil Engineers. events have taken place in been caused by the

where the usual speeding Europe,

Messrs. Chas. J. Lightfoot, W. N. fare. Monday, 28th October, 1940 at They should have a thorough

Chas. Osborne, John The Keystone to the Soviet 5.30 p.m.

knowledge of Building Construc smoke-screen of rumour is private motorists, is causing the McGlbony.

authorities to pay special attention Carson, J. R. George and Glen policy in the European war WAS being cunningly used by the

to the situation, it is learned, tion, and be able to take out)

Rings, of the 7.8. Navy, have ar the signing of the non-aggression It will be of interest to compare rived in Hongkong. They are en pact with Germany a year ago. complete sets of Builders Quanti-Axis Powers to obscure the Hon. Secretary-tles from Drawings. A sound moves. Apart from a number

real motives behind their the following official statistics:- route for duty with the U.S. Asiatic.

The pact is considered in 1939 1940 Feet.

Moscow of more durable value 560 knowledge of Reinforced Concrete

3,548 3,420 of incidents, the true signi- Total accidents

than simply keeping the Soviet work would be an advantage.

2,478 2.385 Hongkong Acance of which are not yet Kowloon and N.T.

„Union out of the war. Soviet Principal subjects be apparent-such as the visit Total fatal accidents..."

leaders have repeatedly iterat ed this point of view. of the Nazi Gestapo chief to Hongkong

NEIGHBOURLY RELATIONS » Building Construction, Builders Spain, the hurried trip which Kowloon and N.T.

Commissar for Foreign Affairs! Quantities, Building Drawing Count. Ciano is making to

Viacheslav Molotor stressed in a and Reinforced Concrete. Berlin, the call made by the diplomatic

Salary on Government Scale newly-appointed Turkish Am- Turkey and Russia are taken bassador to the Soviet on M. as a sign of some sort of for University Trained Masters,

Stalin and the interview clearer, understanding be viz., $1,800 per annum rising to which has been granted the tween the two countries on $6,000 per annum. Forms of

British envoy to Spain by their future action. application and further particulars General Franco the one fact THERE is reason to believe, can be obtained from the Prin·that remains firmly establish- however, that the Soviet at. Ber for Texas Oil (Phil.) Inc. was! western frontier removed all rea- British Dominoris, men and "wo-

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG.

PROBATE JURISDICTION.

IN THE GOODS of DOROTHY STEWART late of Thurston Grange.. Bury St. Edmunds in the County of Suffolk in the United Kingdom deceased.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Court bas by virtue of the provisions of Section 58 of Or dinance No. 2 of 1897 made an order limiting the time for credi- tors and others to send in their claims against the above estate to 17th November, 1940,

1, Des Voeux Road Central,

Hong Kong

taught

cipal.

F. BUCKLE,

Acting Principal,

Trade and Technical Schools.

B. W. O. F.

LATEST LIST OF SUBSCRIPTIONS

556

...... 1.072 94

1,035 -138

59

76

35

82

. Mr. Gholam Azam"and Mr. Sala=- huddin Tarzi, Directors of the "Afghan National Bank, London, are visitors to Hongkong on their way to Afghanistan.

views between

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2

The announcer over the Brussels Radio declared that many British-

Mr. Augustus F. Canova, chieti speech an foreign policy that good soldiers had escaped from prison engineer of the San Carlo Milling neighbourly relations with Ger camps, who are usually in posses- Co., Negros. Philippines, was

sion of French or Belgium papers. many correspond to the vital- passenger through

"The period for notification of Hongkong interests of both countries and British subjects and the period of bound for Manila, accompanied by

gre not based 00 "fortuitous, hospitality extended to them ex-

Mrs. Canova,

Mr. John Lapham, Credit Mana-

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transient considerations" ainve the readjustment of the Soviet

son for possible friction

Important new steps have been taken to redcuble Soviet-armed strength to meet any future emer-

pires on Oct. 30. ye

All subjects of Britain and the

men between the ages of 16 and 60. come within the order.

gency, especially the speeding of FAMOUS CHINESE

a passenger' through Hongkong en ; ed is that the Axis Powers titude will be largely govern-route for Manila, accompanied by are exerting continued pres-ed by the part to be played Mrs. Lapham, Miss Joyce Lapham sure on the Balkan States as by the United States in the and Master John Lapham. a prelude to their decision to war. Russian interests in the make a drive to the Near East Pacific make it politic for her thodist Church, with headquarters

Bishop Edwin Lee, of the Me-naval and air construction. in order to divert attention to avoid a clash with British in Manila and Singapore, passed from their failure to secure and American policy, but through the Colony yesterday on a victory against. Britain. these same interests also his way to Manila, accompanied by They have already been able make it politic for her to pre-j to gain a step forward in this vent open

conflict with Mr. Tajiri, who arrived in Hong- plan by using intrigue and Japan, and there is, therefore, kong on Sunday from Nanking. threats to force Yugoslavia to still a possibility that she has been promoted to Chancellor become slave-bound to the might deem it advisable to in the Japanese Embassy in Nan- enter into a non-aggression king, headquarters of the "puppet"

government of Wang Ching-wel,, Japan-and may proceed to Canton

shortly.

Reich.

with

the

Mr.

Mrs. Lee.

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The military budget this year totalled 57,000,000,000 roubles. Discipline in the army and navy was tightened, the unified command of. áll armed forces was re-establish- ed by the abolition of the system of political commissars, anti-aircraft precautions and defense were established on a Bation-wide basis and new military and naval training schools to provide skilled offi- cers were opened.

PRODUCTION SPEED-UP “

Labour de-

POET-PAINTER

DIES AT 62

Mr. Chang, Shan-tse, famous Chinese poet-painter, who return- ed to China recently from a tour abroad, passed away in Chungking - on Sunday morning at the age of 82.

After the outbreak of war Chang

'All Creditors and others are

A native of Soochow, Chang The following is the list of sub..

learned how to paint from his accordingly · hereby required to

WHERE will the next thrust | part scriptions received to date for

mother, and later developed his send their claims to the under-credit of the British War Organi- be made? Political observers ese. As regards the United

technique to near perfection by figned on or before that" date. sation Fund, Hongkong branch: appear to be in agreement States and British attitude

using live tigers which he had Previously acknowledged, £100 that Turkey and Greece, who towards Japan, this has al-

Mr. Jas, W. Riley, a member of

Special emphasis on speedmg several in pre-war days as models. DEACONS,"

and $600,283.78. -

the firm of Vilas & Hickey,' who stand in the path of the Axis ready been made clear on a

up production to assure more Solicitors for the Executora,“

B. S. Carter (monthly) $25, Mr.

are associated with the New York metal, coal, oil, planes, tanks and completed a series of inspirational and Mrs. A. F. Horden (monthly) war machine to the East, will number of occasions.

Stock Exchange, 49, Wall Street,

pational defense' re- war pictures with tigers as back- guns for 10, Games from the Ladies' Section now be subject to attention. Arthur Greenwood reiterated passed through the Colony yester suited in legislation modifying ground. of the Club de Refreto 100. Capt. There is ample ground for British policy when he said day en route to Mantia on a busi- working conditions. L J. Lossius (monthly) 20. In me this assumption if, as it is be-on Saturday that Britain ness and pleasure trip. He is ac- crees extended the length of the. NO DAMAGE DONE 558mory of the late Mr. W. L. Mac-

or companied by his wife and family.

working day and work week to kelele from 1. D. Kibee 5. Traffic Leved, Herr Hitler and Signor would not be hustled

TO SOCONY Staff Hongkong Telephone Co., Mussolini hope to join hands humiliated and that the Em-

Sailings of British ships between meet similar changes inside Ento

LONDON, Oct, 21 (Reuter)~~A Ltd. 21. H. Hallgren 10, Miss Mosey, at Suez, but it is also logical pire was stronger today to Hongkong and Canton have been pean countries at war. Others AR.R.C. 10, E. V. Hopkinson 5. The to assume that Turkey and oppose any such attempts increased to once a week. Portu-established severe punishment for San Francisco message states that Brook Club 3, In memory of the Greece are not going to be than

ever she was before. guese ships run twice weekly to idling at work and for the un- the Standard Of Company of California declares that no dam- late Miss Betty Tillman: Mrs. A.

of the United and from Macad, but no cargo is authorized quitting of jobs..

Boviet-American relations-wot-, age was suffered by their proper- Bethelly 2. and Mrs. H. Noronha swept into the Axis fold as The head

carried by any of these vessela. has also

war ty in the Bahrein Islands, situat talked Full postal service has been resum sened during the Finnish and family 2, L. E. N. Ryan easily as Rumania, Yugoslavia States (monthly) 100. R. Hancock and Bulgaria, where Nazi and straight to Japan when he ed in Canton and a Japanese air because of American aid to Fined in the Gulf of Persia. (monthly) 25, L. Blair (monthly) Fascist influence gained a said that no combination of mail service runs twice weekly to land and the anti-Soviet cam- paign of the American press. 10. Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Hall strong hold to pave the way aggressive powers will deter Shanghai (monthly) 50, Dr. K. W. Chaun for their final enslavement. the United States from the

Molotov, charging that "certain The Importance of promoting Americans are displeased by Bo- IN THE GOODS of Young Scottle)" 24.90, Mr. and Turkey is calmly proceeding course she has taken. There physical culture was stressed in a viet successes in the Baltic re- speech delivered by General glan," "recently said the relations DANIEL JAMES KWOIN Mrs. F. C. Han (4th Donation) to oppose the Axis Powers, 13 no doubt that both Herr

1,000, Anonymous 5, Lam Fook Lye backed by the British guaran- Hitler and Signor Mussolini Chiang Kai-shek at the conclud between the two countries were Clipper has been delayed again: late of Wellington in the (monthly) 20. Some of the Chinese tee, which also holds good are watching the scale of ins session of the National Phyer. not improving Dominion of New Zealand, Staff of Holts' Wharf (Sept.) 43.65, as far as Greece is concern things happening across the cal Culture Conference held in ILLEGAL EMBARG Merchant, deceased.

IN THE SUPREME

COURT OF HONG KONG.

PROBATE JURISDICTION.

(monthly)

30, "For

Kilde (A

A. Landau of Jimmy's Kitchen

Brooke and Gran (monthly) 70,

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Laste which must be cleared be- tore an improvement could be noted. Nevertheless, the annual Boviet-American trade agreement was renewed in routine fashion on Aug. 6. A

CLIPPER ARRIVAL:

DELAYED

Pan American Airway Honolulu

and is now not expected to arrive.. in Hongkong until sunday after-

Francisco, Oct. 18.

Tuesday, Oct. 29 and will leave the

next morning.

SHARK CAUGHT A party of foreign and Chinese shermen caught a shark, weigh- ing 115 pounds, on Bunday near the Hongkong Brewery.

through China Mall for Ambulance ed, if the rulers of Greece Atlantic. The temper of the Chungking on Oct. 13 The Gen- He cited the American legat noon next, Oct. 27, and will leave Fund 630, The Pupils of the Kow- stand firmly on their resolve American people has now be followed in promoting physcal state bank purchased from the bringing emails dated San eralissimo outlined the polley to embargo on gold which the Soviet the next morning. The Clipper is. NOTICE is hereby given that loon Tong School 52. Anonymous to join the Turks in resisting been clearly shown by the culture among Chinese during his Baltle states as the immediate The China Clipper is due on the Court has by virtue of the 10, John Forbes (monthly) 25, Mrs. any pressure on them from fact that sixteen million of one-hour talk. provisions of Section 58 of Or. M. M. Drake (monthly) 10, Davies, Germany and Italy. Neither their young men rushed to dinance No. 2 of 1897 made an M. G. Carruthers (monthly) 30, Greece nor Turkey can be re-register for national service- order limiting the time for credi-QAIMNS. Mess A/c (monthly) garded as being in a desperate last Wednesday and, long THE WEATHER "tors"and" "others to send in their 15, Sale of Stamps per Mrs. Black position, as they are both after this war is over, Pre- The maximum temperature yes- claims against the above estate to 14.40. Total: $802,711.73.

able to count on immediate sident Roosevelt will be re-terday was 88 and the minimum A slow, gradual improvement in 17th November, 1940.

British naval assistance,membered with gratitude for 79.

Boviet-Japanese relations during All Creditors and others are: The St. John Ambulance Associa- which should be the surest his eloquent tribute to the Total rainfall since Jan. 1 is the year. culminating in the agree accordingly hereby required to knowledges the receipt of the through the Mediterranean. "The men and women of Roy

tion and Brigade gratefully ac- check to the Axis drive British people when he said: 113.81 inches against an averagement for demarcation of the Mongolo-Manchukoan frontier last send their claims to the ander following donations:- signed on or before that date. British-American Tobacco, Co.,

Turkey's political attitude to Britain have shown how The Royal Observatory report June, was noted. Japan's uncer. tain future foreign policy. how (China) Ltd. $200, Chinese Medical the Axis plans is closely asso-free people will defend what The anticyclone over Mongolia ever, makes long-term DEACONS,"

Rellef Association (per Hongkong ciated with that of Soviet they know to be right. Their and Manchuria continues to in- uncertain." University Union) 100, Dodwell de Russia and neither of them heroic defence will be remem-crease in intensity, and is spread RETURN OF TENSION occurred at St. Marie's Hospital- Co. 100. ED. Sasson Banking Co. are likely to allow Herr Hitler bered for all times. It is in slowly southward. 50. The Sun Co. 50, Mr. T and Signor Mussolini an un- proof that democracy, when Monaghan 50, Hongkong Stock Ex- change 25, Kow Wan Ken Chuen, molested march to the Dar- put to the test, can show the 559 Lichikok 20, Mr. Fung Wing Hedanelles. The Interchange of stuff it is made of."

Solicitors for the Executrix, Des Voeux Road Central,

Hong Kong.

states

outlook

The funeral took place in Shanghal, on Oct. 14, of the late Mr. Charles Kastler, a member of the French Folice, whose death

A recent series of incidents on Oct 11 at the age of 32 years. Pressure is low over Thal brought a return of tension with Requiem Masa was celebrated in. The northern depression is cen- Finland. On Aug 1, Molotoy the Church of St. Pierre, Avenue red about 100 miles 8.E. of Tokyo, warned Finland that the persecu Duball by the Rey Father moving N.E.

tion of pro-Soviet Finnish circles Chalain, B. J