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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG

KONG.

REGISTRATION

OF PERSONS ORDINANCE

The Government Gazette pub-

shes the following

In exercise of the powers con-

Dramatic Evacuation Appeal

Claiming that

she

was AUT

ferred by section 1 (2) (d) of the American, Mrs. H. Kennedy-Skip- PROBATE JURISDICTION. Emergency Powers (Defence) Act, ton, wife of a senior Government 1939, as applied to this Colony by oficial, made a dramatie plea be- the Emergency Powers (Colonial

fore the Evacuation Advisory IN THE GOODS nl Defence) Order in Council, 1939, as Committee

on Saturday morning DANIEL JAMES KWOIN respectively amended by the Emer which, however, talled to win her late of Wellington in the gency Powers (Defence) Act, 1940, appeal.

and the Emergency Powers (Col- Dominion of New Zealand, onial Defence) Order in Council. Justice Merchant, deceased.

The Committee, comprising Mr.

Williams, 1040. His Excellency the Officer Ad-Moody, Mr. C. Blaker and Mr. C. Major R. E ministering the Government makes Bramall Burgess (Secretary), re- the following regulation amending fused her application for permis- section A of the Registration of sion to remain in the Colony. Persons Ordinance, 1939.

cther Two

applications heard. One by Miss D. Little tor

AMENDMENT

NOTICE is hereby given that the Court has by virtue of the provisions of Section 58 of Or dinance No. 2 of 1897 made ap

Section 8 of the Registration of order limiting the time for credi Persons Ordinance, 1839, amended tors and others to send in their by the repeal of Sub-section (1) by the substitution claims against the above estate to thereof and

therefor of the followiriz sub- 17th November, 1940,

section:-..

All Creditors and others are

(1) Subject to the provisions of

accordingly hereby required to section 7 (as amended by the De send their claims to the under, fence Regulations published in signed on or before that date.

DEACONS,

Solicitors for the Executrix, 1. Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong.

to

run

were

Miss R. Little to enter the Colony on the ground that she needed her help

the Fanling Babys Home, was also refused,

The other was by Mrs. L. M. Fleth for permission to remain in

The the Colony until November. Committee's decision was deferred

for a week to enable Mrs. Fleth to

furnish definite information as to

when she would be leaving the

Government Notification No. 757 of July 5, 1040) every British Colony.

subject shall make and sign a re- turn to the best of his or her knowledge and belief correct, in the case of a male in Form No. 2 and in the case of a female in Form No. 1 in the Schedule to this 559 Ordinance, of the information and particulars specified in the sald form and shall deliver the return to the Commissioner of Police Provided that in the case of per- sons under the age of eighteen years the return shall be made and signed by the person's parent or guardian.

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HONGKONG, OCTOBER 23, 1940.

HITLER'S BEGGING

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on

MISSION

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MRS.

KENNEDY-SKIPTON'S

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When Mrs. Kennedy-Skipton was summoned before the Com- mittee, she said, in part:

EDITORIAL

Mr. C. U. Baptista and his bride, formerly bitss Thelma Kozario, after their marriage at St. Teresa's Church on Saturday after- noon.-(King's Studio).

MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1940

Promotions & Appointments

HITLER HAS

VICHY GOVT.

Continued From Page 1.

Paris. He is a dark slent man;

HONGKONG NAVAL almost Moorish, in complexion. He

VOLUNTEERS

...

was nick-named the Moor of the Auvergne. He always wears

His Excellency the Officer Ad-white tle, which stands out very ministering the Government has brightly against the colour of his been pleased to make, under re-skin, He is quiet, soft-spoken and gulation of the Hongkong Naval siy-yes, sly is the word that comes Volunteer Force, the following pro- into your mind when you see him.. motions in the Hongkong Naval "I used to watch hira in those Volunteer Force:-

pre-war days, going from group to To be Lleutenant:-Acting Lieu- group, whispering to this man and tenant Hugh Craig Meeke.

that, exchanging a word here and: To be Acting Lieutenants:---Sub a word there. The lobby was the Lieut. Jack Yuan Hutton-Fotta, place he liked to work in and not, Sub-Lieut. James Thomas Brown, the Senate Chamber. Those were. Sub-Lieut. Arthur St. George Wal- the days when he was waiting to [ton, Sub-Lieut, Robert Rutherford, make his come-back, after his po

Sub-Lieut. Frank Cecil Manning, litical career had been cut short Sub-Lieut. Henry Preston Balley, by the popular government. Sub-Lieut. John Murray Purvis, Sub-Lieut. Lawrence Gilbert Merry, Sub-Lieut. Donald William Wags-

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KEPT UP WAITING

A. Laval kept up his waiting- taff, Sub-Lieut. John Baxter Colls. right through the first five months Sub-Lieut. Archibald Follock, Act of the war. One day. just after Sub-Lieut. Philip Cecil Fairbairn, the war had started, he said, al-. | Act. Sub-Lieut. Harry Maughan | most" in an aside: If they had Cockle. Act. Sub-Lieut. Patrick given me only half an hour with Cordinal Mason Bedgwick, Act, Sub- Herr Hitler, we could have avolded Lieut. Gerald John Probyn Carey, all this. I took, little notice of this Act. Sub-Lieut. Robert John Min-at the time, but now I realised nit Act. Sub-Lieut Jahn Moodie, that the French Army stood be Act. Sub-Lieut. William Alan John- tween M. Laval and Herr Hitler. The French Army is, no longer be Sub-Lieutenants: - Act. there now and through M. Laval, Sub-Lieut. Herbert Ernest Brewer,sult of his approach to Herr Hitler. France is about to pay for the re- Act Sub-Lleut. Patrick Flott

Son,

To

NEWSETTES CORRESPONDENCE Young

To be Acting Sub-Lieutenants:

Mr. Max Friedman, Manager or China Motors, Shanghai, auto dis- tributors, is in Hongkong.

Mr. J. W. Clague, Passenger Agent for the American President Lines, returned to Hongkong from leave in the States, on Saturday.

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Mr. C.-B. Brown, J. P. has been appointed to be a member of the Licensing Board

for a

further

period of three years, with effect from Oct 28.

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CALCUTTA H.K. RAILWAY SCHEME

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To the Editor, Hongkong. Daily Press

Siz,—According to certai cords, the scheme of connecting |Calcutta with Canton and Kow-

loon by a Radway was

brought under the notice of the Hongkong Chamber of Commerce on June 30, 1858 by Sir MacDonald Stephen- son, who subsequently, after the

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but at what a cost, for we know that it will be a heavy cost.

William Wyllie Clark) "Why is it that M. Laval has Shewan, Cadet Alistair Macdonald descended to play this part with e Germans even though he must To be Acting Sub-Lieutenants know that Herr Hitler's main idea. (E)-Probationary Cadet Joseph

is the destruction of the British Fraser, Probationary Cadet Levin Empire? I asked this of a French- Arthur Benn. Probationary Cadet man here in London today and his answer was given in two words John Jacob Forster.

Personal ambition....

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AMBITIOUS

MAN

MINEWATCHING BRANCH

To be Acting Lieutenants:--Sub-

M. Laval is the most ambitious. Lieut. Ernest Wilde Fielding, Act:

Tan in France and Herr Hitler Sub-Lieut. Arthur Robert Brown

To be Acting Sub-ileutenants:- will now be able to get more and. knows it. M. Laval knows that he

izatt, Warrant Officer Thomas he will be the great figure of the

Mr. W. J. Hansen, Honorary Con¡ completion of his railway under Warrant Officer Duncan Boag { more, power inside France and that

It is a serious matter to break sul for the Republic of Finland at takings in India, visited HongkosJohn Price, Warrant Officer Fre- dreams he had when he left the Hongkong, resumed charge of the in 1864 and exhibited a wall map derick William Ambrose, Warrant French, Communist Party. It was Finland Consulate on Oct. 21,

normal. existence

has

PERTINENT · QUESTION

The Chairman has said "The whole object of the evacuation was for the defence of the Colony." Does he maintain that British European women Arc more of a hindrance to the "defence of the Colony than 'women of other races?

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Illustrating his scheme.

The question

Я whether such

injure rauway would benefit or the interests of Hongkong was much debaten

In Autumn 1885, a deputation

of Chinese merchants urged upon Sir Rutherford Alcock, H.M Island representative for the Co- passing through Hongkong, that Mr. Meric S. Roble, Philippine Minister in. China when he was

lumbia Rope Company of Auburn, the support of H.M. Government New York, was a passenger through should be given to Sir M. Stephen- Hongkong, going to Manila. son's railway scheme, but the pro- blem of the interests of the Colony

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Morley,

Officer Archibald Nissim.

when defr Eltier rose to power To be Acting Lieutenant (E) :— that M Laval diverted his ener Sub-Lieutenant Denys Warwick gies to the policy of keeping in

with the dictators. On the Abys To be Acting Lieutenant-(E)-sinian isste his whole policy was Adams Smalley, Warrant Officer he managed to keep up a position Warrant Officer Walter Norman pro-Mussolni and anti-Eden and

of great influence from his place in the backgiound. ·

Percival Edward Nettle.

SPECIAL BRANCH

To be Acting Lieutenant-Sub Lieutenant Denis Henry Hazell.

"In the end his chance came and a few days after the collapse of France, M. Laval was Vice-

To be Acting Sub-Lieutenant:-Premier of France. Another man.

The majority of our, Hong- kong" community is Chinese. Many Portuguese. Indians and” Eurasians are domiciled here. In a democratic state all citi- zens have an equal right to protection. Is it not racial discrimination to send away to safety at great 'public cost a small, selected group of Bri- tish European women and children? If there is no im-, Britain. By diverting mili

mediate danger is it expedient tary attention to the. Medi-to force an unwilling minority

to leave their homes? terranean, in an attempt to

Apart from optimistic expec- exclude Great Britain from tations of what will be refunded that area, Herr Hitler hopes the expenses of the evacuation to SO divide the striking have been and will continue to be power of Britain that

the great. attacks on Germany might be

up families-children will grow up reduced

in intensity.without the security of home life. Britain, however, cannot be Hustands and wives face the made to withdraw from the strain

Mr. A Brock Park, President of of re-adjustment. People

the American International Under- [/HAT WERE THE REA-Mediterranean ocean as long. cannot be uprooted from their

SONS that compelled as the western exit to those ment to themselves and to the through Hongkong, returning from without detri-writers in Manila, as a passenger Herr Hitler to dash half waters remains under British whole community.

For some this Shanghai to Manila. across Europe to the Pyrenees control. Hence, the drastic will be the end of a home life and a begging mission for demands on Vichy and the the family, after all. is one of the assistance? Speculation on invitation to Spain to take a institutions that "every race the German Dictator's aban-hand in the game by placing

found necessary. donment of his 'usual custom their naval strength in the of issuing imperious sum-hands of Germany and Italy mons to those whom he had so as to open the Mediter- made up his mind to bullyranean zone for the Axis into accepting his demands 're with the seizure of has been varied and, in most Gibraltar-a plan, which, if cases, they have probably ccessful, might enable Ger- some very near to the truth, many and Italy to push their

tthe outcome of the Axis way into Egypt and on to 1 can therefore freely pay tribute I am not myself of British race move has yet to be made Iraq without risking unplea-to British women. known to the world. What-sant opposition from Turkey ever the outcome of Herr and Greece, Hitler's talks with the Vichy THERE IS, however, leaders and General Franco clear difference between Herr may be. it is not difficult to Hitler's beckoning to the associate the intrigue. he 1s men of Vichy to meet him on: engaged in with his all con- the outskirts of Paris and

| Long Naval Volunteer Force by the to smash German factories mid. following officers with effect from industrial plants. These people Jering passion to shake and the Invitation to

There will be a sale of Crown General destroy, by resort to any Franco to meet him on the

Tand at the Fublic Works Depart-

Oct. 1, 1940-Engineer Lieutenant are beginning to see more and John R'chard Bergne-Coupland, more that the Germans are not means available to him, Bri-Pyrenees. From the former

CLIPPER NOT DUE ment on Tuesday, Nov. 12, at 3

It is notified that the names or Sub-Lieutenant Denis George Mc invincible and that England is be

ginning to win. tain and the British Empire he sought assistance under a

UNTIL OCT. 31

The Mec Chow Hotel Company, Avoy, Acting Sub-Lieutenant Frank There is no gainsaying the scarcely veiled threat-from.

Edward Weatherston Lammert. Pan American Airways" Hono- Mr. E. E. Johnson, research ex-Limited, and The Yin Fat Com-

FRENCH PEASANT VA fact that, having falled to the latter he requested aid lulu Clipper has been delayed Pert for the Maritime Commission pany, Limited, have been struck

"These men of Vichy, know what keep his promise to the Geron lavish promises, which again and is now expected to who is staying in the Orient for a off the Register.

FIRING PRACTICE that spirit will be if it is allowed mans, that England would be are dependent on the result Oct. 31. and to leave the

arrive in Hongkong on Thursday; short time, is in Hongkong with

to rise, but then by this surren- his daughter, Miss Barbara John- The Efficiency Medal of humbled before the winter of his ultimatum to Vichy. morning.

next

Firing practice, as under, is not,der, the men of Vichy will get- SON. -

Hongkong Volunte Defence Corns fled for today

something in return which the set in; Herr Hitler is anxious The Vichy leaders are left in

The CALIFORNIA CLIPPER IS

has been awarde, to Cpl Reinaldo

Leht gun practice between 7 French people want and one of to get some result which he the position of either accept scheduled to arrive on Noy. 2 and

Mr. 8. L. Lloyd has been appoint- Augusto Campos, Cpl. Jose Maria p.m. and midnight. Firing Area, these is that hundreds of thou- can show to his deluded peo-ing his terms, in which case

to leave the following morning.

ed to act as organiser of the Gen Xavier and Ptr Cvril Lionel Gre- "D" will be affected. Alternative sands of prisoners of war will be eral Group for Essential Services gory ple. He must seek success

date Oct. 30,

released ́and sent home," The volution might overrun the

in the Hongkong, Defence Reserve. elsewhere, so that before the country on a scale that even sibility, therefore, that France during

Firing practice, as under, is not French peasant, after all, is not. the absence from the

Mr. E. J. Deymek, Treasurer of fied for tomorrow:-

Ageing to worry about Syria if he rigours of winter begin to Herr Hitler's brutality might might, however dishonour Colony of Mr. J. K. Bousfield, M.C the Manila Electric Company, the Light gun anti-aircraft practice has got his son Pierre back on the handicap his future plans, he not be able to quell, or refusable it might appear to the

public, utility which lights Manila, in the south-eastern area of the farm with him. might present the world with ing them and running the

Judge J. W Haussermann, min- passed through Hongkong. Mr. Taland between 9 am, and 4 pm rld at large, accept such ing magnate in the Philippines, Deymex returns from a trip to the Firing area "B" will be affected. Hitler to relieve the food situation M Laval might even get Herr a new development on which risk of German troops modified terms which will, owner of the Benguet, Consolidated States. attention will have to be marching in and occupying nevertheless, still place her Mining Co., and best known re

Light gun firing practice between and with these immediate things the whole of French terri- at the mercy of her conquer through Hongkong with his Sec-rolled in the Hongkong Delence ternative date-Oct. 31. Blank gun have lost.

sident in the Philippines, passed

2 p.m. and 10 p.m. Firing areas In hand, the French people, may The Tollowing have been en "p" and "E" will be affected. A pass up for the moment what they A NUMBER of considera-tory, which will then be ors, even though immediate retary from a trip to Washington, Reserve Combatant Group-Lamman tion firing in the vicinity tions have undoubtedly in-carved up between Germany, Nazi and Fascist overlord- DC.

That, however, will only be for fluenced him to select the Italy and Spain.

Macintyre, G. Mathias; Key of Kowloon during tomorrow night, the moment, for reports show that Reports ship over the country might

Posts Group-G. H. A. Morris, E. Mediterranean zone for the that Herr Hitler has modified be deferred for the moment. Mr. W. B Goldrick, Manager of D. Robbins, E. J. Whitgob; General Firing practice, as under, is not feeling la growing on our side and

Chier his demands on France to In such an event, the next york for the Rangoon Branch in Edwards, T. M. File... new battle ground.

the National City Bank of New Group for Essential Services-D. L

ned for Wednesday:

on the side of the really free among these are more the extent of not insisting on move will have to come from Burma, has arrived in Hongkong.

Anti-aircraft firing practice in France. The shock of defeat 15" the south-eastern area of the Is wearing off. Marshal Petain, who favourable climatic condi-a French declaration of war the free people of France Mrs. Goldrick is accompanying him

land between 9 am, and 4 pm, though he was going to make a tions for military operations against Britain can be gen- the people who are seeking and they are on their way through captain, one time master of the Light, gun firing practice between illusioned as the results of Ger Capt. Karl Ahlin, veteran sea Firing area "B" will be affected. soldier's peace, will be bitterly dis during the coming months erally accepted, as it is in-liberation from the hateful

Hongkong to Singapore and and the fact that it is fur-conceivable that the Nazi German yoke and who are

Burma

8.8. President Coolidge and Com-4 pm, and 11 p.m. Alternative man's gain becomes clear. But the modore of the Fleet of the Dollar date. Oct. 31.

pasta true spirit of France will come out ther removed from Germany, Fuehrer, knowing the mood looking forward to a British It is notified that the road American President Lines, is a pas

Steamship Company, now the

Firing practice, as under, is notly do around the green balte whatever the Lavals and other where: the concentrated of the French people and victory to secure this free- commencing from Chuk Yuen

fled for Thursday:— might of the Royal Air Force their distinct

senger through Hongkong. Capt. pro-British dom. Will they take the step, Hoad between N. KIL2887 and Ahlin inaugurated the

tables of their cabinet room." famous Anti-aircraft fring practice in

Mother Mary Joseph, Mother and tre question of its possible Cadet Adam Gray Dalziel.

who has played a great part in. Superior of the Maryknoll Convent benefit or injury was still difficult! His Excellency the Officer Ad- these talks is the German Am- in Maryknoll, New York and an af Solution and the railway is not ministering the Government has bassador to Vichy who knew oft times traveller to the Orient, vet built.

been pleased to make, under regu-France well as a German spy, until isin Hongkong.

In this connection it seems that lation of the Hongkong Naval his activities were revealed and he the Chamber of Commerce existed Volunteer Force, the following ap. went back to Germany where he Mr. A. HL. Elston and Mr. W. R. in 1859. but it is said that this pointments in the Hongkong vo- remained until he came back as to act as Assistant Superintendents Information as to the correctness Charles Francis Knox, William Vichy know that they will only Chesterwoods have been appointed chamber Was formed in 1881 lunteer Force

German, Ambassador to Vichy. To be Acting Sub-Lieutenants:- "M. Laval and the other men of of Police from Oct. 17, until fur- of these two statements would be ther notice.

valued.

Simpson Ross, Jack Leslie Young-remain in power if Herr Hitler Had the Railway been built t

wins. They must have read the Mr. H. S. Dunn, Supervisor of that time the whole

course of His Excellency the Officer Ad- signs of Herr Hitler's postpone- Warner Bros." for the Far East, has history of Hongkong and China-ministering the Government has ment of the Invasion and the fact arrived in the Colony. He is goins and perhaps of East Asia would approved the relinquishment of that the French people are taking to Singapore after a brief stay in have been very different from their commissions from the Hong new heart as the RAF contine Hongkong on business.

centred.

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In its statement issued to the press on Saturday, Oct. 12 the Government stated: "Wa- men and children- of Ameri- can or European nationalities other than British will be al- lowed to remain in the Colony for the time being." I am an American.

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that we know of today.

Yours, etc..

W.

LLIO

has been taking fearful toll sympathies, would take the rather than allow their 156 and running in south Round-the World" Service for the land between 9 am and 4pm. the south-eastern area of the 13- for the orgy of wanton bomb-chance of arming the nation country to be enslaved westerly direction and parallel Dollar Steamship Lines. He is ing which his own airmen to fight. Britain under Ger- further and have been indulging in over man orders. There is a pos- destroyed?

Light guaring practice with Sai Kung Road and ter- making a round trip to Manlis and Firing ares "E" will be affected completely

minating at the north-easterly back to California on the Pre-Firing practice, as under, la not-tween 6 pm, and midnight. Firing

ded for Friday

corner of NKIL 116 will be sident Coolidge, lo known as Chuk Yuen Road West

areas Dend