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IN THE SUPREME · COURT OF HONG KONG

PROBATE JURISDICTION.

IN THE GOODS of Charlotte. Elizabeth Hastings of Ash Mount Abbots Lapg. ley Watford in the County of Hertford. Widow, deceas ed.

ALL creditors and others are accordingly hereby required to send their claims to the under signed on or before that date.

Dated the 2nd day of January,

1941.

JOHNSON, STOKES &

MASTER,

Solicitors for the Executrixes,

Hongkong & Shanghai Bank Building, Hong Kong.

報西剌孖

Editorial and Business Office: 15-19, Queen's Road Central, Tel. 30251.

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EDITORIAL

NEWSETTES

The death occurred on, Dec. 20,

Mr. Sven Dither, Director of at New Castle, Australia, of Cap- General Motors (Japan) Ltd., pass- Lair Edward Waltneck.

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ed through the Colony yesterday.

Mr. Charles Grangerard, of the Mr. Walter Finn, engineer for the was a Studebaker Automtile Co., who has London Office: 53. Fleet Street Otis Elevator Co.. Tokyo,

passenger through Hongkong Yes-been on a business visit to the terday,

Philippines. arrived in Hongkong yesterday and is en route to the

E.C.4.

HONGKONG, JANUARY 3, 1941.

AXIS WRATH

of hurt and fear, which have!

Mr. John Walker, Sales repre- United States.

sentative of the Coca-Cola Co.. singapore, passed through Hong- Kong yesterday.

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Mr. Feng Chen-u

a business trip to Manila.

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stock-broker. passed

Mr. Paul Anderson, Shanghal re- presentative of the Occidental Life Insurance Co.. was ĥ passenger

vice in the S.M.P.

The Committee of the Navy Lea-

from Shanghal

Books of the Day

The Making Of Poland

BY E. C. BENTLEY IN THE

DAILY TELEGRAPH.......

Memoirs of Madame Pilsudski,

(Hurst and Blackett. 10s 6d.)

In this notable book the wife of both their Hves before and after Joseph Pilsudski" tells the story of

they met and married, "and until his death five years ago,

struck.

brutal

FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1941.

AUSTRALIAN CAMERAMEN FILM VIVID EPISODES OF BRITISH

DRIVE INTO LIBYA

The Hour Of Silence In France

ORDER OBEYED

A member of General de Gaulle's

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CAIRO, Dec. 16-"A' vivid story of the five-day dash across the Western Desert by a band of picked Australian cameramen trying to catch up with the imperial troops was told me by Captain Frank Hurley, official cameraman with the Australian forces in the Near East, who made a complete film record of the offensive, writes Desmond Tigre, Reater's special correspon- dent with the Army of the Nile.

photographer in France in the last Hurley, who acted As official war with Shackleton and Mawson [described how, after driving for The first part is a long eye-miles, they found a camp full of witness account of the attack on some two thousand miserable Lib- Mr. Thomas, Bales Supervisor, Poland last year. Specially in-yan prisoners guarded by a score and Miss Mildred West, make-up teresting is the description of the of Tommales. The sergeant major NOTICE IS HEREBY PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S 44, Thomas Bamford, official artist, who are associated with the vast network of espionage which was watering the prisoners in declaration of Sunday of the National City Bank of New Max Factor Company, Hollywood, covered the whole country before-batches of 20 from An unused GIVEN that the Court has by

2 York, Yokohama, was a passenger were passengers in transit through nine-a thing paralleled in Dr. Roman well cut in the solid rock. virtue of Section 58 of the Pro last, which came like

Hongkong yesterday. through Hongkong yesterday.

van Kleffens's book on "The Rape UNFORGETTABLE SIGHT beacon of encouragement to bates Ordinance 1897, made an

uf Holland.” “

Hurley described the camp of Order limiting the time for speed the British people on

Mr. Claude Barr,,of the Canadian Many high officers of the Shang-

After this frightful story begins Nibeiwa as an unforgettable sight, creditors and others to send in with their task of destroying National Railways, returned to the hai Municipal Police gathered at

the author's autobiography. Bhe silent ELS the grave, everybody Totalitarian tyranny in the Colony yesterday from a business the Police Club on Dec. 24 at 5.30 was

Polish girl in Russian having gone on except two British their "claims against the above

new year which has just trip to Manila.

p.m. at a farewell, presentation Poland, a patriot, a rebel, and Tommies who were left in charge estate to the 26th day of January,

dawned on the world, has

party given in honour of Superin- almost from the first an active of British tanks damaged in the 1941.

J. Bull, who retired conspirator against the foreign op- ection. He counted 58 Italian aroused the wrath

Messrs, tendent c. of the Axis Powers. It is a wrath, Hongkong yesterday from a busi- after more than 27 years of ser- have read no such excellent ac-

Butterfield and Swire, returned to from the forte on. Boxing Day pressor-as Pilsudski also was. Ilanks in all scrie smashed and

others abandoned undamaged. however, that has been bornness visit to Manila.

count of the abortive Russian A mule and a dog were prowling revolution of 1905, as seen from round the pump of ammunition the Polish standpoint,

and stores. Near Nibelwa the contributed to the feeling of Mr. Joseph Harrop. manager,

After this, more years of guerilla party came across another camp desperation which Germany James H. Backhouse, Ltd.. arrived at Shanghal Branch) including conspiracy, then the war, the inde-holding at least 2,000 or

8,000 and her partners are experi-back in "Hongkong yesterday fromte House Committee of the Union pendence of Poland, the peace, and Italian prisoners. These were sit-

Jack Club, gathered at the rest 21 years of freedom-until Hitler ting encing as the United States

dence of HB.M. Consul-General on

113 groups laughing and smoking. Hurley described the has made it clear just where Mr. Ellis Hayir, the well-known Dec. 24 to do honour to Mr. F.

A thing brought out very im-Italians as well-fed, clothed and GEN. DE GAULLE'S she stands in this war and Shanghal

Hornbrook, for

many years repressively in this book is the in- shod, in contrast with the Libyans." how far her hopes are placed through Hongkong on his way to Club, on the eve of his departure which enabled them-after many sident manager of the Union Jack destructible gertus of the Poles,

SCENES OF CONFUSION on a British victory. Prési-the north yesterday.

of generations dent. Roosevelt's words that

efforts. Similar scenes of confusion met Prussian and Russian, to destroy the eyes of the party at the Free French Forces yesterday des- he was convinced that the

There was an average enrolment their national culture-to set up a

Italian camp of Tumma. Just cribed in a broadcast from London. Axis Powers could not win the

of new boys when the St. Stephen's new Poland with the seeds of na south of Sidi Barrant. Here field how French men and women in war must have been like gall through Hongkong from Manila College, Stanley, re-opened for the tional greatness in its soll

guns were lying about all over the occupied and unoccupied France

to Herr Hitler and his asso-yesterday.

New Term yesterday. The number.

place. The Italian forces had left, had observed their leaders request After Hitler. By Axel Heyst. of new students gradually increase clates and the attempt which

(Minerva Publishing Co. 6s.) valises had not been taken.

in such a hurry that even their to remain indoors för one hour on

Jan. 1. has been made to dismiss this iner yesterday for Singapore, Miss the Chinese New Year (Jan. 7) describe himself as "a citizen of deavor to catch up with the bat-French stayed at home-not be-

The following left by a Dutch as the term progresses until after

Axel Heyst, who is content, to Hurley said that in their en- He said: 'Today, Jan. 1, the HONGKONG & SHANGHAI

statement as *irresponsible 17 BANKING CORPORATION. fails to conceal the alarm B. Harrison and Master Harrison, numbers.

J. C. Eager. Mr. G. Folliott, Mrs. Lwhen the boys will enroll in large a defeated country," has written tle of the imperial forces. they cause Jan. 1 is a holiday when a book much like many others as were moving at a rate of 50 miles families gather round the table to which has been aroused in Mr. M. Sabban, and Mr. J. Wahha

far as the treatment of Hitler and an hour. As they drew nearer, great the New Year. NOTICE IS HEREBY

A 100 per cent. Mandarin all- Hitlerism is concerned. What is they heard the roar of the Britist.

The Axis circles of the sweeping GIVEN that the Certificates

The engagement is announced talking picture, the latest produc-more important is his view of what naval guns bombarding Sidi Bar-General de Gaulle asked them to French remained indoors because American steps which the 6/NS. 4412 dated Hongkong. people have agreed to take to between Wilhelm Marie de Haan.tion of the Anewland Motion Pic- should be done. when Hitlerism is rani.

Corporation. son of Mr. and Mrs. P. de Haan, of ture

"Glory on defeated, and I find refreshing his

ido so. He asked them not to go 16th January, 1936 for Three

ensure that the President's Santpoort, Holland, and Marie Parade,"

is being shown in the plain avowal that a "manly severi-

out and thus to make their protest shares of this Bank numbered conviction of ultimate defeat Adele, only daughter of Mme. A. Le Central Theatre

ty"-not by any means vindictive. As the party approached Sidi against the German occupation. 97994/97996 inclusive registered for the Totalitarian system Bunetel, of Shanghai,

ness should prevail in the peace Barrant, they ran across miles and General de Gaulle had said: "You in the names of Messrs. Maneck shall not be denied. Indeed,"

terms and in the future ordering:

abandoned transport will remain in your home and in Roostamjee Mehta and Dhun the outburst from Berlin on

of Europe, Germany must be really units. Hundreds of miles of de- your houses between 2 and 3 p.m. Manek Mehta has been Lost or Tuesday against the head of found observation, the Japan- HAVING MADE, this pro-

sert were strewn with 40-gallon in unoccupied France and between disarmed and kept disarmed. drums of petrol, from which they 3 and 4 p.m. in occupied France. Stolen, and should this certificate the United States provided ese joined in with their Berlin sponsored by the Chinese Manu-World War. There should be a fair abandoned by the wayside. All of

There must be either an Allied constantly refuelled. There were This is because there are even not be produced to the Bank him with the best reasons for friends in the. howls of wrath facturers Union, was brought to redistribution of economic advan- this was a valuable prize for the

domination of Europe or a third also drums of crude oll Iying different times in France today-- before the 11th January, 1941, aj committing the American against the President for dis-very

German time and French time. new certificate for the shares will people

INSPIRED WORD tages. A "democratic monarchy" British troops, who are now using done tributing the resources of his evening. he issued, and the aforesaid into giving Britain and country in the shape of tar- Since its opening, by His Excel-

will probably be welcomed by a the Italian lorries running on "During this 60 minutes of silence shattered Germany...

Italian fuel for many operations. In the empty streets of our towns available gesse to the opponents of lency the Acting Governor, Lt.-

Friends of a Life-time. Letters to Hurley described Sidi Barrani as and villages, every Frenchman will since New Order" fallacies in EuGen. E. F. Norton, on Sunday, Dec. Sir Sydney Cockerell. Edited by just a mound of debris, "The show the enemy that he cannot but it revealed the growing rope and Asia. The effect, have paid for admission into the

Viola Meynell

(Cape. 189.) Royal Navy had done Its job well," regard him as such. anxiety which lay beneath however, of Mr. Roosevelt's grounds.

In his long career as a connofs-he said. Still intact, however, was "General de Gäulle had said: 'By

monament erected the indignant phrases that declaration on the Far Eas-

the this silent plebiscite the French by Taking It by far and large, this lam Museum-which Lawrence of Italians in November to comme will tell the world that their na- poured from the German pro- tern aggressor has been the Exhibition was a decided improve- Arabia nere refers to RS "tha morate their victory there earlier tion is determined on victory," paganda machine.

same, since it has made it ment on the previous ventures and, Fitzbilly" Sir Sydney Cockerell in the year. As the party were

"The Inspired word of General THE MOST IMPORTANT clear to Tokyo that if Japan it is to be hoped, that arrange has made very many remarkable photographing it, $ column of de Gaulle has been obeyed," said EFFECT of Mr. Roosevelt's germits herself to be driven would be considerably improved which the letters here collected iona marched past

ments for handling the visitors friendships, to the warmth of Italian prisoners over two miles the speaker, "and a spectacular historical address on Sunday by Germany into hostilities įduring the next fair.

protest it was testify. It is an original idea for DESERTED OUTPOSTS

Today the silence lasted one was his blunt reproof to the with America, the American The erection, on the grounds, or a book and its successfulness may

As the party proceeded cau-hour and during that time each THE HONGKONG REEL few very few, it must course of action will be to numerous gates for officials only" be imagined when it is said that tiously toward the coast, watch French family felt that the victory be emphasised-supporters of stand firmly by her rights in and the self-importance of several the letter-writers range from g for enemy bombers, they which last June seemed impossible. CLUB..

appeasement, like Mr. Joseph the Orient and, in so doing, to minor officials and the Scouts Ruskin in the early days to Charles passed deserted Italian outposts is not only attainable, but certain Kennedy and his ilk, and his withstand

when addressing those who wanted Ricketts in the latter." any attempt to

every few yards on either side of today." It was the Free French то some of the sections SL the road.

and their leader who made this day clearly defined statement that usurp the sovereignty and in-to pass through the said barriers,

Sydney appends AM causea considerable

admirable no suggestion of appeasing dependence of other countries and. on several occasions III feel-terrier as in the case ut fol- appeared, waving a white cloth. ance. They are the nucleus under At one point an Italian officer a day of such historical import- sketch of his memories of the let- The Annual Dance will be held the Nazis and their friends whose welfare and future is ing.

stoy and that of C. M. Doughty and told them in broken English which the whole of France will be in the Peninsula Hotel on Fri would ever be allowed again bound up with United States

also of Arabia. But most of them trench. The driver pulled out his

that 20 more were hiding in a rebufit "' day, 10th January, 1940, from to blemish United States po-interests in the East. The

!speak for themselves-Willam 9.30 p.m. to 2.00 a.m.

licy. This was, perhaps, the question which" everyone is

as he. has

Certificate No. 6/NS. 4412 will her allies be thereafter treated by this ounce of Corporation as Null and Void.

By Order of the Court of Directors.

V. M. GRAYBURN,

Chief Manager.

NOTICE.

650

every

support,

CHINESE PRODUCTS

"EXHIBITION

The Chinese Products Exhibition;

successtul conclusion · fast

22 last, more than 200,000 persons

resentment

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POLICE REPORTS

seur and Director of the Fitzwil-a

ABANDONED UNITS

miles of

a convoy came up and took them

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COUNCIL

No!

Mr J. W. French, residing at Blunt, Joseph Conrad and many

Morris, Thomas Hardy, Wilfria re, but he had no ammunition. HK REFUGEE, AND 8 the party played the game of A special Ferry for Hongkong greatest blow to Nazi hopes now asking is: How much No. 16. Lock Road, has reported

{more.

standing over their prisoners until SOCIAL WELFARE residents will leave Kowloon at of using their subtle Fifth closer has the President's de- that between 9 p.m. cat New

Column methods to intimi-claration brought America Year's Eve and 4 a.m,

Happy Days, 1880-1892. By Henry over. on the 2.30 a.m. on 11th January.

(Kegan Paul 155.)

The Council of the Hongkong Members of the Club and date the naturally timid and nearer to actual participation following morning somebody broke Mencken.

into his flat and stole $480 from Anyone who has ever met Henry

Refugee and Bocial Welfare Coun- urge them on to influencing in the war? There is no

a chest of drawers. Mr. H. C.Mencken would guess that he had

ell gratefully acknowledge the fol- the polley of their adminis-doubt that Mr. Roosevelt will Keech, of the same address, also enjoyed a happy childhood. The tration away from, commit-adhere to his pledge not to had $460 stolen.

story of this little Baltimorean impression cannot but be deep and lowing gifts to their "1941" Appeal "on the fattish side, with notice

vivid. The sequence of events thus Fund." ting their country to render-involve the country in hos-

Mrs. Pau (for SA Food Kit- Lieut. Munro, R.A, Gun Club able jowls"is told with extreme recorded is too astounding not to (Tel. 28041) before 4th JAN. ed material assistance

members of St. Andrew's Society

who wish to participate in this

function are requested to com›

NOTICE

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chens) 200; Miss Mavis Lush (for Food Kitchens) 10; Miss Ruby

Keng 5; HK. Chinese Relief Asso-

DONATIONS IN KIND 800 pieces of firewood, Sandakan Chamber of Commerce; Freightage

firewood, Messrs. Matheson...

Jardine,

municate with the undersignedjing what amounts to unlimit-tilities unless the declaration Hill, has reported the theft of an enjoyment by the owner of one or arrest the attention and too tragischen) $10; St. Stephen's Girls' Col- UARY, in order to facilitate

to of war: comes from the Axis overcoat and cáp, valued at $70.the cleverest and indst Irreverent in its consequence not' to move the lege Guld of Help (for Soup Kit- Britain, with its attendant Powers themselves, in which from his car which was parked pens in the United States. 'Nobody sympathies, arrangements for accommodation.

risks of involving the United case he will have the whole outside K.C.C. early on New Year's elte would have thought of giving The Most Haunted House in Mow Fung 15; Miss Lean Bick (Miss) S. M. BASKETT, States in hostilities. The of the American continent day.

the title Larval Stage of a Boox-England. By Harry Price. worm" to the chapter about his

Longmans 103 Gd.) elation (per Mr. Họ Wam Tong) Hon. Secretary, verbal tilt which took place behind him in not only de- Mr. A. C. Tribbel, of No. 3, Cox's reading In boyhood--when he felt

in Tokyo recently between fending American soll, but in Path, had a spare wheel with Dun the genuinely terrific impact of place as an investigator of para-

Mr. Price has won an unique 300. the Japanese Foreign Minis-intervening actively to help top tyre stolen from his car which a first acquaintance with "Buckle-normal phenomena, and after 20 ter and the United States Britain and her allies to de-was parked outside his house on berry Finn."

years' persistent effort has gained Ambassador to that country feat the aggressor nations New Year's day...

The Invasion of Norway. By Her recognition of psychic research as shows that President Roose- who are seeking to impose Mr. A. G. Soares, of No. a Nan-

man H. Lehmkhut.

a subject of university study. Borley

DEC. DONATIONS velt's denunciation of ap their tyranny on the world.king Street, reports that while he

(Hutchinson. 8d.) Rectory. in Essex, with which his

Staff of St. Stephen's Girls' Col- peasement is not going to be Apart from this eventuality, was purchasing tickets at the In the records of this war the latest book is concerned, was in

lege. $80; Prof. W. Brown 20; confined to the aggressors of therefore, there is no reason King's Theatre

Anonymous: 50; Mr. Cotin. 10; on Wednesday story of Norway's undoing by Nazt affect a psychic laboratory such. Europe alone, but to the for assuming that the Pre-morning his wallet, containing $67 aggression and cunning will always space does not admit of even the 50; Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Campbell as investigators might dream of. Anonymous (The Food: Kitchen> be an outstanding chapter. Now It is hereby notified that as fanatical seekers of domi-sident's statement means that in money, was stolen.

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that grimm story has been circum-bald enumeration of the man 10; Mrs. R. Cunningham 10; O.C. from January 7, 1941, the tele-nation fn the East as well. he is ready to take the initia-

Lieut. 8. J. Smith, of the R.N..stantially told and made accesible festations of unseen entities which 2; Five Sympathisers, e/o BC.M. phone number of the Hongkong In fact, Japanese press com-tive in placing the United va, has reported the loss of his to the English reader by Mr. Her occurred over a space of 60 years Post 50. Daily Press, Marina House, willment on Mr. Roosevelt's ad-States alongside Britain in wallet, containing $488 and a che-man Lehmkhul, 1 Norwegian in bewildering variety.

Three men have been detained vy Cornflower, on journalist long resident in London. For a year Mr. Price had posses **33225

whose narrative has behind it the son of the empty rectory-it was the Police in connexion with the authority of the Norwegian Gov- destroyed by fire last year-and larceny of $508 from Mr. Li Bing- Instead of 30251 as hitherto,

Mr. G. T. Bird, of the Talkooernment. MI. Lehmkhul writes this fascinating book is mainly kul. J.P at about 7 pm on Dec. had committed the United does enter the war, the res- Dockyard, has reported the theft simply and unemotionally, leaving the report of about 100 impartial 28 as Mr. Li was just emerging The other line, 33383, remains States to increasing aid to ponsibility will be solely at a metal wrist watch, valued at the facts to make their own im- investigators who formed a rota of from his car to enter his residence unchanged,

China.

theirs.

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dress was perfectly correct the battlefront. Axis wrath, que, on. F.M.B when one paper made the however, may become so un-Tuesday, statement that the President controlled that, if ›America

3369, on Wednesday,

pression on the reader; and that observers for a year.

at No. 15 Robinson Road.