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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

EVACUATION REPRESENTATION COMMITTEE.

The first meeting of the above Committee was held at the Peninsula Hotel on 13th November at 5.30 p.m. All members were present and the following officers were appointed :—

Hon. Chairman, The Very Rev, J. L. Wilson, M.A. Hon. Vice Chairman, C. E. Terry, Esq.

Hon. Secretary,

Hon. Treasurer,

F. C. Ciemo, Esq.

J. F. Macgregor, Esq. After outlining the procedure the following decisions were

taken-

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(1) Decided to write a letter to Colonial Secretary to obtain re, cognition of the Committee as representing over 500 Hus. bands and Relatives of Evacuates.

(2) To draw up à questionaire which is inserted below. (3) To ask for subscriptions and donations,

(4) To co-operate with voluntary bodies in Sydney and Melbourne. (5). To draft a petition to Secretary of State for the. Colonies through Constitutional Channels in accordance with the views expressed at the meeting held on 8th November.

(6) To appoint a sub-committe: ́to seek legal advice in the draft- 'ing of the petition and report to the General Committee on Friday 15th Inst,

(7) Many other questions raised at the General Meeting were dis cussed and deferred to a subsequent meeting of the Com mittee for decision to be held on Friday 15th inst. EVACUATION REPRESENTATION COMMITTEE

REGISTRATION.

Name of Husband or Relative

Address

Address of Evacuatës.

Whether at Government or Personal Expense

Those penalised by restriction on entry to the Colony other

than above

A subscription of $1 is asked to cover initial expenses. Dona.. tions above this amount will be welcomed and both subscriptions and donations acknowledged by the Treasurer, J. F. Macgregor Esq.

All correspondence, subscriptions and donations should be for.. warded to K.P.O. Box No. 1629.

14.11.40.

G.

F. C. CLEMO,

Han Secretary.··

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ADDRESS OF G.B.S. WANTED

WONG SHIU-LAN.

TEA-DRINKING IN ANCIENT CHINA

Interesting Talk At Y's Men Tiffin

the

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1940. WORK OF COLONIAL OFFICE AS LINK BETWEEN BRITAIN AND THE COLONIES

To The Editor, H.K. Daily Press

The peoples of Germany, Scandinavia, Holland, Bel- Sir, I shall be only too glad if

glum and France, who bought our colonial products be- you could kindly let me say some-

fore the war, are doing without them now, not because thing to your readers that I wish

they like it, but because they have to be without them,” to touch upon with Mr. George

Mr. Wong Kwok-fang was the

said Lord Lloyd, Secretary of State for the Colonies, in a. Bernard Shaw, a well-known Eng-

before

talk in London last night, in which he described the work. lish writer, of whom I wish to speaker yesterday

of the Colonial Office and the part it is playing as a link. NOTICE IS HEREBY search the private address. As we weekly meeting of the Hongkong

between the efforts of the Colonies and the Home Country. GIVEN that an INTERIM have a lot of literary work for the T's Men's Club at the St. Francis

OF DIVIDEND

125. 6d, want of his help and criticism. Hotel, his subject being "Ten-

The Colonial Office, Lord and that all these necessary alloys am much obliged and grateful if drinking in Ancient China."

OU Colonial (Twelve Shillings and Six Pence) your readers would write to inform The speaker gave an interest-Lloyd said, reflected, in a arrive here from

Empire. per Share on account of the year me with the following addressing account of tea-drinking in small space, the work being **For instance, if not for our China from ancient times until done by men and women in colonial Empire we would not be 1940 has been declared payable 13, Chatham Road, Kowloon.

Yours, etc.,

the present day and traced the the North, South, East and able to get tes from Ceylon and. on FRIDAY, 15th NOVEMBER,

introduction of the habit to West. of the British Empire, would be forced, like the German. 1940, on and after which date

western countries. Dividend Warrants may be

of every creed and colour. It housewife, to make other can- The word "cha" was drst used obtained on application at the

TALK BY PROF.

to describe tea in the period of thus became the duty of the coctions to take its place. It is the same where such other products.

coconuts and Society's Registered Office, Union

monkey-nuts. W. BROWN

"the "Sam Kwok" or Three King-Colonial Office to watch all

All of explained. matters touching the welfare peanuts are concerned. Wong Professor W. Brown was the doma,” “Mr.

these are very important articles: Building, Hong Kong.

NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO speaker at the second general Formerly ten had been known by of these millions of people.

of commerce. GIVEN that the SHARE meeting of the Hongkong Univer- the words "chia" and "ku tu” and sity Engineering Society held last habit of ten-drinking spread to TRANSFER BOOKS of the

the west principally through the evening. Society will be CLOSED FROM

Prof. Brown's talk was on "Heat people of Fukien who' introduced MONDAY, 4th NOVEMBER. Engineering." in which he said it to the Malay peninsula, to FRIDAY, 15th NOVEMBER, that the use of heat to produce mechanical power was one of the

In Chinese mythology, the dis- 1940, Both Days Inclusive.

most important inventions.

covery of tea is credited to the. By Order of the Board, Mr. N. F. Cheung, president of legendery Emperor Fan Lung,

the Society, was in the chair.

who, it is claimed, was the first to realise the value of ten.

A. W, HUGHES,

General Manager..

REALISED VALUE

Hong Kong, 4th October, 1940. Molotov a demonstration of the Tang Dynasty by a priest

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"There is no formula by which the problems of the Colonies can be solved," said Lord Lloyd," and those in an thority in these parts of the Empire need to have wide human sympathy and a wide flexibility of mind. All the more should this be so in war time. The slow incubation "of decisions of peace time will no longer serve and quick deci- sions must take the place of deliberations."

HUMAN EFFORT

of

as war materials and the produc- tion of copper, rubber and tin for our war industries. The handling of these products and the pro- POPPY DAY FUNDblems of labour come into the gen

ECONOMIC EFFORTS

NUTS AND OIL

"From hundreds of thousands. of coconuts we get the copra. which is imported into this coun- try where It is crushed in great. oil mills which produce the neces sary olls for cooking "and mar- garine. The residue left after the of has been crushed cut provides food for cattle and sheep. So you will see how these simple peanuts and coconuts are vital for us. The shell of the coconut, turned into charcoal by a special process, · is

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"On the outbreak of the war, we took steps to stop this trade and as other countries- fell under Germany, more and more of our continental trade fell away, as it was of course, unthinkable that these ́ valu- able products should fall into the hands of our enemies, ..

Tea was introduced to Japan inj their strength in the Mediter-known as Mi Yo Ye. In the West. ranean and it will not be even very little was known about tea

In the Colonies we have first most valuable for use in gas works. too much to expect that this until the middle of the 17th Cen to organise all human effort for The husk is coir fibre, which is success might make it possible tury when Englishmen began to the immediate purposes of our own used to make brushes, matting. for an aircraft carrier or two receive tea from Java and pay for task. Man-power is being mobilis etc.

"These and many other pro- ed to form new armies in the field and a few ships of the Medi-it up to £6 of even £10 alb...

Tea was not mentioned by Mar- and new forces for the home de-ducts of our Colonial Empire, are terranean Fleet to be released co Polo and was not regarded of fence in these colonies.

sold to the world. Germany was from their duties in that re- much value as a commodity toį Lord Lloyd went on to enumerate not prevented from buying any- gion for service in the Far, trade in by the Portuguese who the sustained war effort which thing she wanted and at one time

Macao. The East with headquarters at colonised

Dutch, was necessary in the Colonies the she was buying immensé quantities Singapore, to help to put the however, acquired the tea-drink- establishing of lines of communi- of the products of which I have

ing habit and introduced it to cation, the building of aerodromes, been talking, quietus on any rash move.

Europe in the early 17th Century. etc. which the Far Eastern end of. The Dutch also introduced tea "There is too, the buge field of the Axis might be contem-Into Jara in 1860 and later also production and the supply plating. While the British into Formosa. The tea industry foodstuffs." he went on; "as well people will be the first to in Assam was started in 1834. guard against over-optimism being allowed to reduce cau- WHILE THE AXIS tion, it is impossible to con-

· GOVT, RESPONSIBILITY ceal the growing confidence

The following donations to the eral purview of the Colonial Office

'The Government here has now WAS FEASTING!

which is sweeping not only Poppy Day Fund are gratefully in Downing Street

Law and order, the medical shouldered the responsibility of WHILE THE GEESE of the the British Empire; but those acknowledged:--

Previously acknowledged $20,734 and social services and the econo- taking over all these products. mic needs continue to be main with the result that the coconut Capitol were feasting in countries which are in sym-

"'Anonymous”..... $25; Hongkong 613 Berlin, Rome was burning. pathy with the first against Club (D; St. Andrew's Church Col- tained through Britain and right producer need not go hungry be- This was unlike the geese of Totalitarianism, in the final lections 73.82; Kowloon Bowling up to Hongkong and the Far East. cause no one will buy his coconuts. "The people of Germany, Scan- old, who were wide awake attainment of the British war Green Club 100; Whiteaway Laid- Turning to the economic side ofdinavia. Holland, Belgium and law and Co., Ltd., (Collection Tin). to

the Colonial Office's efforts, Lord France who bought our Colonial enough

avert disaster, aims.

THE REASON for this is 5.51; A. B. Watson and Co., Ltd. Lloyd pointed out that total war products before are doing without And so it happened that the world outside Nazi dominated furnished by achievements in Collection Tin) 1.20; Royal Hong did not mean the marching and them now, not because they like Europe has thrilled to the other quarters. The inces-kong Golf Club (Collection Tins) drilling of troops alone. The side it, but because they have to be 3220; HM. Ships and Establish- which could make the biggest without them. One thing is cer- PARTICULARS AND CON. news of the British victory sant hammering of German menta 118.05: Royal Air Force, economie effort, would prove the tain and that is that when we DITIONS of the Sale by Public DITIONS of the Sale by Public over the Italian Fleet in the Industrial and military cen- Kal Tak (Collection Tins) 25.13 victor and the work of the Colonial bring this war to a successful end Auction to be held on Monday, Auction to be held on Monday, Mediterranean and the heroic tres by the RAF is not Kowloon Street Bales 3,817.32 office was to act as a sort of link we shall have a half-starved En- Engineers (Collection between the Government Depart-rope on our hands and the sur- the 18th day of November, 1940, the 18th day of Nov., 1940, at 3 exploit of an inadequately second to the feats of the Fortress

in England and the plus we have now will be needed: Hongkong 457.05.

Colonies,

then. at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the p.m., at the Offices of the Public armed merchant cruiser in Fleet Air Arm in significance Tins) 34.08: Further Street Sales,ments

"We also advise the Ministries "The task of the Colonial Public Works Department, by Or Works Department, by Order of the Atlantic against over- and, as a result, Germany's

wartime 'industrial Further contributions will be of Food and Supply regarding the Office is a great one,” conclud- der of His Excellency the Gover His Excellency the Governor of whelming odds. The news of biggest

at these British successes must city, Hamburg, has been put gratefully received by the Secre raw materials and food products ed Lord Lloyd," but to me it nor of one Lot of Crown Land at one Lat of Crown Land

is an inspiring óne. I have a To Kwa Wan, in the Colony Kau Pui Shek, in the Colony have come at a most inop-completely out of business. tary, Earl, Haig's Fund, Hongkong which are available throughout the

Buliding. Colonial Empire. Have you ever revolving globe in my office of Hong Kong for a

and when 1 look at it. I: am, term of Hong Kong for a term oportune time for Herr Hit-In addition to these exploits, and Shanghai Bank

Cheques should be made payable thought of the difference it makes new allies, the

us to have access to these reminded of a phrase which of 75 years, with the option of 75 years, with the option of ler. His cajoling of the Soviet Britain's

"Poppy Day Fund.”

tropical products in wartime? You the Prime Minister used in a renewal at a Crown Rent to be renewal at a Crown Rent to be Prime Minister will tax his Greeks, have taken a deter to Thomson and Co. and crossed to

must realise that without the speech he made fast summer. fixed by the Surveyor of His fixed by the Surveyor of His Ma. eloquence very severely when mined offensive against the

assistance of certain alloys, our 'In this island,' he said, “we Majesty the KING, for one fur jesty the KING, for one further he attempts to explain away Italian invaders, who are now

steel production will be paralysed are in good heart.'”. „ther term of 75 years.

term of 75 years. -

the total inefficiency of his being severely pressed in their Italian partner's naval forces ill-judged and miscalculated Emergency Relief In Intending bidders are advised

Intending bidders are advised in allowing nearly half of his campaign. In the meantime, East River Valley NEWSETTES LINGNAN that immediately after the dis that immediately after the dis- posal of the lot the Purchaser posal of the let the Purchaser

battle fleet to be put out of General De Gaulle is con- Following receipt of reports that

daring tinuing to rally more sup- if not the applicant) will be if not the applicant), will be action. The very required to deposit with an required to deposit with an which the British Fleet Air porters to his colours and amed or wounded by Japanese Fellowship, had an enjoyable even- authorised officer who will be authorised officer who will be Arm showed in this night wave of dissension against aerial bombs or have fallen ill on ing at a bridge party held at the present at the sale, the sum of present at the sale, the sum of attack on the Italian naval the Vichy authority and its their way to the interior from Church Hall last night. two hundred dollars, ($208) In two hundred dollars, ($200) in units and the lie which the German and Itálian task Hongkong and Macao by the East

Miss Cecilia M. Passos, music, culture of the Lingnan University cash. This sam will be refunded cash. This sum will be refunded British Admiralty has given masters is spreading through-River valley route, Mr. Tu Yueh- on payment of the Purchase

on payment of the Purchase to Herr Hitler's claims to have out the French North African sheng, commissioner for the 8th teacher, returned to Hongkong, to Pingshek in north Kwangtung price,

price.

The faculty and students who completely destroyed the con- colonies. This has particu-Reller Area under the National from Manilla on Wednesday by a has been completed.

Reller Commission, has ordered, Dutch steamer,

left Hongkong on Oct. 21 safely voy which the Jervis Bay was larly unbalanced the plans of the establishment of an East River

Mr.

W. Harper, of Messrs arrived at their destination a profound impression on M. al aid from the French Em- medical ald and undertake sanitary Wallace Harper & Co. was among Nov. 7. On November 9 an maug- Molotov's mind and all the pire for their push through and burial work at Shayuchung, the local realdents who returned ural ceremony for the new alte was Kualchung and Salkong to Hongkong by a Dutch liner held with Dr. L. Lee, Prendent of the Lingnan University, presid- lunching and dining and wav- the Near East. President With approval of Mr. Hsu Shih- which arrived on Wednesday.

ing Classwork was resumed on ing of tags in Berlin will not Roosevelt's re-election for a ying acting Chairman of the Na

Wednesday. be able to clear away the third term has entirely blast- tional Rellet Commission, he has Commander 3.-M. - Craighton, doubts which he must be ed Herr Hitler's hopes of help also set up a central station at American Naval Attache, feeling about the advisability for Britain being reduced Walyoung Walchow) to facilitate Major C. A. Williams, Assistant of throwing the lot of his from across the Atlantic and the transhipment and dispersion American Naval Attache, arrived in Hongkong on Wednesday a country in the Axis ́ plans. it is expected now that Mr. of refugees,

Dutch liner ALTOGETHER the past Roosevelt will turn his atten- week has been an extra-tion to what the Axis pro-

Total $25,281,36.

many Chinese refugees have been

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT PARTICULARS OF THE LOT escorting cannot fall to create the Axis for obtaining materi- Emergency Relief Office to give

Registry Na

Locality.

Kowloon Inland Lot

Kowloon City Road,

No. of Bale.

"ART ON

To Kwa Wan.

Boundary

Measure

ments.

{ft.[ft.}ft. ft.

As per

sale plan

Contents in

Bquare feet. |

Å berat.

16,300

Annual.

Rental

aji - Upack Frion. |

***: 008

12,990*****

| No. of Bale,

Kowloon Inland.

Registry No.

Locality.

608

Lot No. 439744

Inland Lot No. 4146,

Ping Street

· Adjoining Kowloon

Kau Pui Shek.

Boundary Measure

∙ments

As per

|sale-plan.

About:

Contents i

5.734

·Square föck.

Annua

.99

Renkuk

4,301

:u,;

Members of the St Andrew's

•

and

Among the passengers on Dutch liner which arrived from Shanghai on Nov. 13 was Bir

AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE

Removal of the College of Agri-

Dr. Lee who Kwangtung on Oct.

vise the removal has

Hongkong.

FK Chinese Students Win Scholarships

ordinarily good one for Bri- poses to do in the Far East MUSICAL EDUCATION tain and her allies. Each with an even more determin- TO BE PROMOTED

The Commission an Overseas notable success has added to ed gesture. The moral effect

With a view to promoting Frederik W. Maze, K. B. E, In- Amaira has amounced, that five- 609 the worries and anxieties of of these indications and facts musical education among primary spector-General of the Chinese Chinese students in Hongkong the Totalitarian Powers and cannot be minimised they and middle schools, the Ministry Maritime Customs, who is spend passed the scholarships examina-

JAPANESE. MINISTER BREMEN SINKING

TO THAILAND

DENIED

their desperate need for fur-an increased strength re- of Education has circularised the ing a short holiday here. ther assistance is becoming solute determination and Education, Departments in variond

provinces instructing them to set Corporal K. Mitchell, of the LONDON, Nov. 14 (Reuters dally clearer. The damaging facts cannot be minimised TOKOY, Nov. 14 (Renter)Mr. Jingo Futami, the newly appointed A Berlin report from

America blow which the Italian Fleet they mean Increased strength. aside a budget for this purpose. Mobile Column, HKVDC.,

The Ministry also instructed thrown off from his motorcyêle Japanese Minister to Thailand will that the German liber Bremen has now suffered must pre-resolution determin leave Tokyo today for Kobe is, sunk, is denied by the omiclat

clude any grandiose plans whole-hearted co-operation that musical activities outside re- and received mjuries to the Jett gular o classes be encouraged and thigh about 9 am on Wednesday

Chinese pedes where he will embark on the Helyo German news agerley, Maru, salling for Bangkok on Nov. The agency says that there which the Ads partners to rid the world of the threat more attention be paid to muste when he struck

port is devoid of foundation migh have had for giving M of brute force.

tion and

conducting(Central News)

trian at Castle Peak Road,

tions recently given by the Com- mission in aid of needed overseas. Chinese students con

They are Linieri-Isten Lar Tseng-li, zão ^^Nai÷)

enig Kuo-ching

ich will receive schol $500 (Chinesa,, currency)ks for the- academic year:/