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DEATH

PIERSDORF.-On Sunday. Nov, 24, 1940, at the Matilda Hospital, The Peak, Mrs. Therese Piers- darf, beloved aunt of Gladys, Stanley and Erie MacNider, In her 64th year. Funeral will pass the Monument, Happy Valley, this "morning at 11

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HONGKONG, NOVEM3 25, 1940.

A.R.P. CLAIMS ON COLONY PURSE

THE

HEAVY DEMANDS which the Air Raid Pre- cautions Department is con-

C. F. Kirsten, "Courtland." tinually making on

Kennedy Road,

Notice is hereby given that it

the

Colony's purse is beginning to arouse considerable irritation

DEATH OF

PRINCE SAIONJI, AGED 91

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The death of Prince Kimmochi Salonii, an outstanding figure, in 'Japanese politics, was announced from Tokyo yesterday, according tô * London message.

In 1832, the late Prince Salonji went to Europe and America with- the late Prince Ito to investigate parliamentary systems.

The late Prince Kalonji was Min-. ister to Austria in 1885 and to Ber- lin in 1888. He was Education Minister in the second and third Ito Cabinets and in 1910 was Jap- anese delegate to the Paris Peace Conference. He resigned the post of financial advisor to the Imperial Household Department in Decem- ber, 1937.

The late Prince Saionji was the Genro (Elder Statesman) and was. 191 years of age.

DEATH OF MRS. T. PIERSDORF

OLD RESIDENT OF THE COLONY

at the

the public mind. It was 1h death occurred not very long ago that a sumalda Hospital, The Peak, at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon of an

EDITORIAL

Robert Barris, news-reader in the BBC's Overseas short-wave service. Before joining the BBC, Mr. Harris was well. known as an actor on the London stage,

NEWSETTES

The Hon. Mr. Roland

WEDDING BELLS

IN KOWLOON

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1940.

Real German Reformation

Has Yet To Come

Mr. A. L. Mann And New Series Of Talks

Miss V. A. Cullen

Avery pretty wedding took. pluce at the Rosary Church, Kow- loon, on Saturday afternoon when Miss Violet Angeima Cullen, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. Cullen, of No. 30, West Ter- race, Kowloon Docks, became the bride of Mr. Alexander Leon ard Mann, son of Mr. and Mr A. Mann.

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By

Sir Robert Vansittart

"The changes of etvilisation throughout the ages for the better have left the Germanus untouched," said SIR ROBERT VANSITTART........ Chief Diplomatic Adviser to the Foreign Secretary, in the first of a new series of talks entitled "Black Record-Germans, Past and Pre- sent," which he gave in London yesterday.

Robert..

Historians have commented on this characteristic," went on Str The first German national hero to make a name for him- self for treachery was named Herman. When you add the name Goering to that you, will see that the first was a double dealer like the present one.

The Rev, Father H. de Angelus, Rector of the Church, oficiated at the ceremony and Mrs. M. Noronha was at the organ.

"When I broadcast on Sept. 3, The bride, who was given away the first war of aggression which the anniversary of our entry into by her father, wore a French 1- Bard skin dress cut on Princess lines and had long veil of

# | orange blossoms. Her bouquet was

Germany forced upon the world in 75 years. I compared Germany to TEL: butcher-bird, who suddenly

of white gladioli and maiden hair rings upon his victims when they fern.

least suspect it," declared Bir Ro- bert...

A

Her sister, Miss Beatrice Cullen. was the bridesmaid and was dress other birds are always caught un

"How does it happen that these

!prepared? I will try and explain

ed in pale pink embossed taffeta

bouquet of plat

Ces North has been appoint She carried a

Arthur | with 鹾 pink flower head-dress this to you in these talks and show

ed to act as

Colonial Secretary, gladiolt with effect from Nov. 23, 1940

you why these other birds should have known better..

SIR ROBERT VANSITIART

TWO FLOWERGIRLS

The true story of Germany hass never been known. What has Mr. Brian Charles Kelth Haw..

sisters Two younger.

of the emerged about the country has kins has been appointed to. act, dride, Miss Dalay Barbara Cullen been in fragments and in these as Secretary for Chinese Affairs and Miss Rose Marie Cullen, were talks I am going to try and bring In addition to his other duties pretty little flowergirls being at them together-in-one picture with effect from «Nov. 23, 1940

tired in pink figured taffeta with The story of Germany's past is full skirts, tiny blue bows on the plain and it is time that it is told of about a million dollars. Was old resident of the Colony in the. Dr. George Ingram Shaw, MM bodices and frills on the akirts, so that it will not be forgotten earmarked for expenditure by person of Mrs, Therese Piersdorf, M.B., Ch. B. (Glas.) D.TM. & H. Their

small this department and previous of No. 31 West Terrace Kowloon (ng) ha

again in a hurry. The world must for inciting their men to ferocity. blue pink and been appointed

They not forget how Germany has be- The Nazt-girls of today are taught to that another amount in Docks, after a long illness,

Health Officer with effect from carried wee baskets of pink roses, havec in the past and how she te sing blasphemous songs. Nov. 2, 1940.

The bride's mother was stylishly will behave in the future unless attired in navy blue Agured silk she undergoes a complete regenera. with tion. navy blue French velling, and navy

blue accessories,

is intended to pay a first and final dividend in each of the above liquidations, and creditors, who have not already done so, are requested to lodge-detailed state- ments of their claims with the the region of three-quarter In her 64th year, the late Mrs. undersigned not later than 16th of a million was handed over Piersdorf was the elder sister of] December, 1940, falling which they will be excluded from the distribution,

LINSTEAD & DAVIS Chartered Accountants, Liquidators. Hong Kong, 23rd. Nov., 1940.

of. General

detailed instructions from London

his departure,

Contact between General de

the late Mr, C. E P. Herbst who was for thany years with Holt's whart, Kowloon, prior to his death tr. 1925.

器

The appointment of Mr. Trevor Jack Gould, LM, to be a Police Magistrate with effect from Nov 18, 1940, la gazetted,

Mr. Thomas Buchanan Low has been appointed to act as Deputy Shipping Master during the ab- sence on leave of Mr. William Richard, Hillyer.

match.

Head-dresses were flowers.

bat trimmed

PRETTY CHINESE

POTENTIAL REFORMERS

THROWN BACK

solution of problems for years."

for the colossal task which

"This however, needs little ex- planation. Herr Hitler has thrown. the A.R.P. authorities

are

The duties of bestmen, were "The real German reformation many and regards them merely a

back the life of the women of Ger- supposed to be engaged in. At last Thursday's meeting

discharged by Mr. Paul Conolly, has yet to come. There have been cooks and child-bearers and they The deceased is survived by her of the Finance Committee of niece. Miss G MacNider, and

of the Royal Naval Dockyard Po- potential reformers in Germany, have never received encouragement It is notified that Mr. Douglas ice, and Mr. CSM. Thom. of but they have been in a minority. from their men. the Legislative Council, where nephews. Messrs. 8. and Mac Harvey Collins Taylor resumed the Kowloon Docks for the bride That does not mean that it is! The world of liberalism is dying.

Nider to whom the supplementary votes

deepest his appointment as Clerk_to are sympathy will be extended."

the groom and bride respectively, hopeless to ever expect them to as one German soldier nnce, said, 625 habitually passed with

Board of Review, War Revenue 2 The funeral takes place this Ordinance, with effect from Nov 19 attended reception was held it ever Cermany is ever to cease" are:

Following the ceremony a large- change. But facts do show that and German males and females. chorus of disinterested morning passing the Monument, 19, 1490

content, with the servi- "ajes," one member felt con- Happy Valley, at 11 o'clock,

at the -Kowloon Docks Recreation to be a curse to herself and every tude they have to GEN. DE GAULLE'S strained to raise a mild pro-

bear and. Club after which the happy couple body else. the must undergo a are only. too willing, therefore, to REPRESENTATIVE test when a further demand

Els Excellency the Oficer

Ad- left for their honeymoon which spiritual cure and that a large inflict servitude on others, That ministering the Government has is being spent at Repulse Bay part of that cure will have to be is why Herr Hitler has been able DUE HERE SOON for a sum of $210,000 for carefully examined from approved the relinquishment of Hotel, Mrs. A.L. Mann's going self-administered.

to enforce on them his distorted With a view to making per-medical stores for the A.R.P. every possible angle, but, the appointment of Edbadar Major away costume being of old rose "Such an achievement la not ta- and sanguinary doctrines sonal contact with Free French Department came up for con- owing to the pecullar circum Hoshiyar Singh, 1st Kumaon Rifles, French crepé with white felt possible, but it will be extremely "The German women of today organisations in the Colony, to sideration. Pressed by this stances attached to the posi-|

bis Honorary: ADC,

what and shoes and handbag to difficult and you will want to be have remained as primitive in their consolidating their positions and member for

effect from Nov. 17, 1940

sure that the cure has brought own way as the German men in to organising them to subscribe tresh, expenditure, the Chair-be neither expedient nor of details of this tion of Hongkong, it would

with it full effect and new hope. theirs. substantially to the cause of Bri-inan of the Committee enu- value to construct such shel-

The world must never again take "If the world is to enjoy a just tain and Free France, an official)

anything for granted with Ger- and lasting peace, the Germans. representative

nerated a number of items ters. de

An air raid warning,

many."

Imust be made to "abandon this Gaulle, Leader of the Free French Connected with hospital he added, would barely allow

WEDDINGS

"Let us consider fer complaint savage attitude. You will find that Empire is to arrive in Hongkong equipment, which, it would the populace two minutes'

that other nations are hostile tu history does' repeat itself - with shortly on a tour of the Far East appear, the ARP. Depart-time to evacuate their homes

her. As a matter of fact they have Germans, whatever it does with The representative is awaiting ment should possess for deal- and seek these shelters and

HEUNG-FUNG

¡been, most friendly. People have other people. His Excellency the Officer Ao-

Tacitus refers to The St. Teresa's Church pre-shown a desire not to believe the then as hating peace and their neadquarters in Singapore before with "possible casual- this, particularly in black-out ministering the Government has

appointed the Colonial Secretary sented a pretty picture on Satur worst of Germany. Bir Nevile Hen-whole history is in that phrase. Lies,"

conditions, would create a be be a competent authority for day when

derson said once that he would not "Bismark once said that all pro Miss Fanny Fung, THE PUBLIC of Hongkong great deal of confusion and the purpose of regulation. 514 of daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fung condemia the Nazis on-hand. What blems must be solved by blood and Gaulle's headquarters and the has been generally heartened would be practically useless. the Defence Regulations, 1948, as Dip-pak, of Prince's Terrace, be- people forget is that it is too late iron. That has been the German. Hongkong branch, "La Libre," Has

France by the sudden burst of energy Even in the building of a enacted by Government notifica came the bride of Mr. H. C. Louis to condemn them afterwards. been established with which

the A.R.P. De-tunnel along the fringe of the tlon 1201 of Nov. 1, 1940

Heung, son of Mr. Heung Sing- through the British Embassy partment has set about mak-populated area, the Director

SEEING AHEADTM** salu. Shanghai, where a

"That is really the attitude" of CHUNGKING TO central. Com- mittee directs Free French

Rev. Fr. Granelli oficiated. ing plans for its protection stated, there would be many St. John's Cathedral, will address by her father, was charmingly surest way of seeing ahead is to The Rev. J. Wilson, Dean of

acores of thousands of kindly souls. The bride, who was given away They failed to see ahead and the

CURB CORRUPTION ganisations in the Far East. It is against air raids, but it is felt difficulties to be overcome learned that Free French Com-that this huge burden of ex-before such a proposal could row on "The Smith of Smiths,

the Hongkong Rotary Club tomer dressed in a white eatin gown and look back. It would not be fair

CHUNGKING, Nov. 24 (Reuter) -The Chinese Government mittees have been established in penditure might have been be feasibly adopted and the On Tuesday, Dec. 3.Bir Atholl Mar

carried a bouquet of white Bombay, Singapore Manila distributed more evenly over time factor would, in any Gregor, K., Chief Justice, will ad- Miss Lorina Lo who wore a purple and if anyone tells you to do so, Proposals

to ourselves to have anyone ask adopting drastic measures to curb gladioli, She was attended by us to make the same mistake again corruption and war profiteering.

submitted Far East is now contributing : longer period. As It Is, case, prevent people from ob- dress the Club on "Nigeria."

by the coloured satin gown with a bou ask him if he knows the German Central Executive Commitee of more and more volunteers to the nearly a year of war had to taining the necessary protec-

quet of pink and violet gladioli Free France forces, two volunteers pass before the A.RP. Depart-tion.

the Central Kuomintang yesterday record." Mr. Joseph Kwan undertook the from Shanghai and one from ment

Sir Robert went on to declare have been adopted by the Supreme bestirred itself into AFTER A YEAR of war in way was screened at the Euro duties of best man, while Master that after the war of 1914-1918, National Defence Council for im- Hongkong awaiting to be taken to doing something to justify its Europe and tension in the meeting of the YMCA Discussion

pean YMCA last night before a Po Kwong-chan acted as page boy wishful thinkers pleaded for Germediate enforcement existence. Until about four Far East, we are glad to see Group. The film was loaned for the Peninsula Hotel, alter which food and money. She used that proposals the regulations include

A reception was later held at many and helped her with goods, Members in the Far East

Among other restrictions now provided with identity cards, months ago except for stag that the Director of AR.F. the occasion by British Overseas the couple left for Macao where

the forbidding of war pronteering.. Each card is charged for at $2 ing a few black-out exercises, has the courage to change his Airways. There was a fairly large the honeymoon will be spent.

money to rearma. and the proceeds will go to the rigging the members of the ideas and that wiser minds attendance.

There have been Germans who the strictest execution of the pro- Free French Fund, which now ARP unit out in striking have got to work. Tunnel-

are averse to executing the programme laid out for readjustment. amounts to almost $4,000 in Hong-uniforms and the purchase Ung is going on in Hongkong that Mr. H. C. Fin, the well-known place place at the St. Andrew's know that their programmes have spending money in gambling

grammes of their leaders, stated taries, to economise. In the use of of Government employees". "8a- Racing fans will be sorry to learn Another Chinese wedding took Bir Robert, but suffice it is to of a few thousands of gas- and on the mainland with the jockey, who left last week to visit Church on Saturday when Miss been executed and there is a mark.

motor-cars, strict prohibition of This money will be used to pro- vide housing and payment of fares masks, which the public were greatest zest. The time fae- his sick mother at Shanghai wil Mary Luey, daughter of Mr. and ed semblance between all German Government Office has already It is learned that the National for volunteers,

called upon to purchase from tor no longer comes into the not be returning until the begin- Mrs. C. Luey, became the bride of leaders. It is, therefore, dangerous issued a circular ordering various In Hongkong. volunteers will the Department, the A.R.PARP. Department's calcula-ning of next year; receive the following treatment:

Mr. Francis Ng. *** -

to assume that there are in Ger Government offices, to strictly ob authorities had, no real re-tions of how long it will take

The Rev. J. R. Higgs officiated. many kindly old gentlemen and serve the above regulations. Commissioned officers (free first sults to show to a long suffer- people to get to these shel- class board and lodging) $5 per

A dancing competition under the The bride, well-known in soft-jad pig-tailed maidens. day and £15 each when they with these vague manifesta far as we can see it, is that, be held next month at the Roof by her grand-uncle. Mr T. C. women, German women have never g people who had put up ters. The only time snag, as auspices of the Hongkong Chinese ball circles, was attended by her. The German gentleman vanishes Amateur Dancing Association will sister, Rosle, and was given away on the day of battle. As for the Non-commissioned officers (free tions of interest in their according to the Director, Garden, Hongkong Hotel, in aid of Young acted as best man. board and lodging) $3 per day safely.

been allowed to play a big part in the Colony's air, rald shelters British and China war relief funds. and 10 each when they leave,

A reception na held, at the Germany. - That is less surprising, SOON AFTER the outbreak will (he hopes) be completed Other ranks (free board and of the war in Europe on in eighteen, months! That

the Gloucester Hotel,

for German women were famed "lodging) 12 per day and £8 each Sept. 12, 1939, to be precise should be well in time for the and even while the position next war, at least!. In the of this Colony was under meantime, the A.R.P. Depart- threat of an attack from ment, of course, wants

Shanghal and Hongkong.

Europe,

kong.

leave,

when they leave.

are

WILD DOGS FIRST -NOW WILD CAT

A wild cat, estimated to be weighing 100 pounds, attacked and badly 'mauled gardener

A sound film entitled: “African

THE WEATHER Maximum temperature yesterday. was 76 and the minimitzra 70,

Total rainfall since Jan. 1

Japan, a representative of money, and more money, for 117.53 inches against an average this paper sought informa- doing things which should tion from the Director of the have been started many

01:83.801 LOVE

The Royal Observatory

report

employed by Mr John Barrow, the A.R.P. Department on what months ago. Apart from the states: District Officer (North), at Talpo,jsteps he intended taking to funds wanted for its essen- The anticyclone ever N. Ching is As a result of the frequent protect the people from pos- tial work, the department is mereasing in intensity and extend- missing of poultry, the gardener |sible raids. The Director going the whole hog and ing southward. kept watch with an iron bar for promptly negatived the sug- wants everything for possi poachers About 7 o'clock in the gestion for the construction ble happenings! Some ad- morning the gardener heard a ter rine squawking from the hen- of air raid shelters. The justment of spending polley, is

matter, he said had been surely indicated.

house.

NG-LUEY

Adepre

moving eastward

cross the Sea

On the

Woo Diel

-Pressur

the South

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and

NEW LAMP MASK FOR ARP CARS The headlights of Essential Ber- screened by a new lamp-maak dur vices vehicles will be in future

ing the blackout, according to Plan adopted by the ARP. Department.. This new lamp-mask is a copy "of those now used in England, a sample having been imported and produced locally.

It is understood that such mask. strictly prohibited except, for itial Service cars flying the ERP pennant.”

Jonn Gray, Jobn deran and Arthur. have been permitted

ed from the the Key

Kong Defence

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