1941-02-11 — Page 9

HONGKONG

DAILY PRESS

What T.V. Soong Said Seven Years Ago

Continued from Page 4

Syr.-

strike at Ohio, large forces" would fleet of the United States, but the be ordered by the defense to re- Japanese reason that should an

Singapore main in Pennsylvania to form the attack upor nucleus for guerilla activities In- chronize with massive assaults by volving the masses of the popula- their partners on Great Britain,

tion. To carry the idea further, Gibraltar, and Suez. with grow-

menis

should the enemy

succeed in resching Indiana large detach. would be left behind in both Ohio and Pennsylvania to harass enemy garrisons and attack his lines of communication cease- lessly.

have

ing danger the Atlantic, the United States may be disposed to leave Singapore to its fate.

to

Although the Japanese fleet and the land air force are intact, forces are insufficient to suppori and consolidate a gigantic south- ward expansion. According The deeper the enemy penetrat ed, the more troops, he would conservative estimates of neutral military and naval authorities the to detail to protect his

Japanese army in China has lost ever-lengthening lines of com-

in killed, died of disease and per- munication amidst a hostile po-

1,100,000 pulation, so that the spearheadmanently disabled over

men. In addition, they have bog- would progressively become weaker

ged, down in China an army of as it moved westward.

1,250,000 men: not counting their Today, if you look at the map of

divisions in Manchuria, facing China, you will find large, ugly the Russians. It is the onsensus blotches known as the Japanese expert military opinion that! occupied areas. Enemy occupation the law of diminishing returns is of these territories, is, however. operating in Japan against the superficial; the enemy holds the creation of fresh formations for large cities but the countryside new adventures, and the logical } only a few miles removed remains step under the circumstances in the hands of the Chinese Gov-would be for the Japanese erament, which collects, taxes, clr-withdraw the bulk of their troops culates its own currency, main-and transports from China. tains order, and dispenses justice. JAPANESE REALISATION The enemy may occupy the rail For nearly six months China has ways and some of the important repeatedly been the recipient of highways, but on both sides are peace offers from Japan on an in- encamped Chinese troops and creasingly favourable basis. The guerillas, constantly blowing up Japanese recognise that there is bridges, tearing down tracks, and no hope of eliminating the Chi- ambushing columns. The furthest nese forces for a long time to Japanese outpost is as far west as come. On the other hand, time Ichang, but only a few miles presses, and their advance south- outside of Shanghai, Nanking. and ward ought no longer to be post- Peking hover regular divisions of poned. Why not then make peace the Chinese, Army.

HOLD SUPERFICIAL

те

FINANCE & GENERAL --

HONGKONG SHARE

<TOCK EXCHANGE. „

Buyer

Bellara

$1403

$78

$215 $410

$170

ܐ ܊ ܐ ܊

Yom/

QUOTATIONS

SHAREBROKERS" "ASSOCIATION

MONDAY 10 FEB.

Banks

H.K. Banks.......

*£83

£81

"£81

293

Do. Col. Reg.)....

Do. Loa, Reg.1. Chartered Banki ..... Morcantile Bks. "A".

21 Marcantile Hks. "C".

Bank of East Asia....

Ballar Bajer

اسعة

Morina

$1400 £93

£81

£23 £111

$76

**

N. C.

S. Banka.....

10 ct.

Insurances

Canton Insurances................

$210

Union Insurances... $410

Underwriters

80 et

H.K. Fires......

$165

Shipping

$135

Douglasen

$135

$11

Steamboats

Est

$100

Indo-Chinas (Pret.)...

$100

$60

Indo-Chinus (Del.)

$100

43/0

Shells

46/0

Waterbosts

$7

$7.

Docks, Wharves,

Godowns, etc.

H.K. & K. Wharved...

H.K. POLICE

RESERVE

Orders by the Hon. Mr. C. G. Acting Commissioner of

Ferdue, Police

GENERAL

The Squad Drill competition has been arranged to take place at Central Police Station on Thurs- day, February 13, 1941. Fall in at 17.00 hours sharn

CHINESE COMPANY. Training Course-Part I. Con- stables (E) 40 Ngal Yin Chiu, (R) 55 Chan Ka Kuk. (R) 71 Chan Kai Ning and R) 193 Ed- ward Joseph Lee have passed Part I of Training Course on January 31, 1941.

Training Course-Part 11. Co- stables (R) 40 Ngai Yin Chin, (R) 55 Chan Ka Kuk, (R) 71 Chan Kal Ning and (R) 193. Edward Joseph Lee have passed Part II of Train- ing Course on January 24, 1941.

Those warned will attend St.

Part Paul's College for

I of Training Course under Sub 833) Inspector (R) Ts'o Huk On on Munday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, February 10, 11, 13, and 14, respectively at 16.00 hours sharp

$5.60

817

$98

$173/88..

$99

Providents...

H

H.K. Docks (Old).... H.K. Decks (New)........... 33318hanghai Docks..

817)

$17

Mining

$18/0

$8

Kailans

Raubs

1 cte. Hong Kong Mines.....

18/0

871

Lands, Hotels and Buildings

$31

$341

H.K. & S. Hotels...........

H.K, Lands......... Do. 4

Debentures.

to

$3.80

$343

$97

$3,80

$7.95 Humphreys, 198

Rt

with China so that their troops could be released for the Southern The Japanese themselves

Pacific? If their Singapore ven- cognise that their held on the octure succeeds, with the limitless cupied districts of China is super.resources of oli, rubber, tin, rice ficial and uncertain, and that and cotton from the new colonies, their army is bogged down, unable and with the Burma Road cut off, to advance further. Four weeks China. could be strangled ago, on December 27, Steele of the leisure. They could well afford to Chicago Daily News cabled from Bive China liberal terms now, ds. Shanghai the astounding admis after the fall of Singapore, all sion by the Chief of the Japanese agreements with China would au- army press section that there was tomatically go by the board. little hope of China's collapse Steele wrote;

This reasoning

*perfectly sound, but also so sound that the "When the Japanese Army ad-

Chinese can see it too. With- mits that it is in difficulties. It is drawal of the main Japanese news. Col. Hayao Mabuchi, who forces would give us temporary just returned to Tokyo to become rellef, but the fall of Singapore chief of the army press section,ould be as disastrous for us as after more than a year in China. for Britain, and perhaps ultimately frankly confessed in a published for the United States. Peace with statement today that there is little Japan now would only be a tem- hope of the total collapse of Chi-porary armistice with all the ad- nese resistance unless some radical vantage accruing to Japan, and change occurs in the world situa as the Sino-Japanese conflict is a part of the general struggle, er- "Strongly warning the Japanese during peace can only come as people against complacency and part of a general world settle- over optimism as a result of the ment. Therefore, we

must con- three-power axis, Col.

tinue our fight, but henceforth we Mabuch declared that instead of turning fght "not only to maintain our the international trend favourable positions but to bring increased to Japan, it is steadily drifting in Pressure so that the enemy can- the other direction-favourable to not withdraw his troops for his Chungking”

tion.

BEYOND COMPREHENSION

southward expansion.

REDOUBTABLE FORCE

$13Shanghai Lands.......

H.K. Realu...

Chinese Estaten.... Cotton Mills

8491" Ewo (8.).....

$205 S'hat Cottons is)..

Zoong Sings (8.)......

$100

Training Course-Part IV. Those detalled will attend Prince's Build- ing, ist Floor, for Part IV of Training Course under Inspector

(R) Lau Shiu Chuen on Wednes

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1941. -PACE 9

SAY

Gordon's

...and know what you're drinking/

GORDONS DRY GIN

DESTILLERY. LONDON.

NO COLOURING MATTER

NO INJURIOUS INGREDIENTS

33.95 day, February 12 at 17.15 hours EXHIBIT OF RELICS TELEPHONY SCHEME

$7.95 sharp.

42

FOR KWANGTUNG SHIUKWAN, Feb. 10 (Central)- Patrol Duty. Patrol duties will-A relles exhibition sponsored by The Kwangtung provincial autho- the Chungking Institute of Peo- rities are planning to lay down an be carried out as ordered

ple' Education was opened here elaborate network of long-dis- FLYING SQUAD Training Course-Part II. Those yesterday. More than 4,000 people tance telephone lines in the uncc- warned will attend Police Train-visited it on the first day. Among cupled parts of the province. It ing School, Kowloon for Part II of high oficials were Mr. Yu Yu-jen, has been decided that Shlukwan President of the Control Yuan, and Linhsien will be the central Training Course, on Monday, Tues. day and Friday, February 10, 11, and Dr. Wang Shih-chleh, Minis-points from which the different

lines will radiate 13 and 14 respectively at 17.30ter of Publicity. hours sharp.

There are more than 4.000 ex- shells, hibits, including fossils,

and porcelains. bronze articles

$48

Patrol Duty. Patrol duties will be carried out as ordered.

INDIAN COMPANY

IN CHUNGKING CHUNGKING, Feb. 10 (Central)

$205

Wing On Textiles (5

$125

Public Utilities

$18 20

A.K. Tramways...

$18

87)

Peak Trams (old)..

$7.40

$56

$57

Peak Trams (BW) Star Ferries......

834

$249 Y'mati Ferries

$241

$8

$6

$1.95

8401

$394

Patrol Duty. Patrol duties will De carried out as ordered.

8251 $10

Chics Lights (0) 81.974 China Lights (New).. $40.35 H. K. Electrics (Old)... $39.K. Electrics (New) .... $173 Macao Electrics (Oldï $16Macao Electrics (New) $11 Sandakan Lights.. 395 Telephores (öld).. $10.20 Telephones (new).....

S'pors Tractions (Ord.) Industrials

230

Cald., Macg. (Ord.) 8.

$25

Cald., Macg: (Pref.)S.

$1

Canton Ice. ... ... .... ..... --

$17

Cements

281

H.K. Ropes

$954 4% Loan

8921

131%

3+

(1934)

8921 31%

เทศ

H.K. Govt Loans

$7

31.60

$1

$71

Lane Crawfords....

811.90 $11

(1940) Miscellaneous 819.20 Dairy Farms...... Entertainmenta Constructions. (old)...

Constructions (new)...

Nanyang Tobacco.......

82.13 Sinceres

Watsons

49/47 Ch. G.5% 1925G5Bds.

$39

1.K. Wing On

S'hai Wing Un.... 27.70 Vibro Piling......

7/6 Maremans "Int. (Lon.) 2/6

Maramana Inv. (H.K.)

$1.00 Wm. Powells..........

China Lights(Rights)}

-China has never

1Sale to Shangha

མ་

??

357

I

rare Chinese and foreign coins.

SHIUKWAN HAVEN FOR REFUGEES

EMERGENCY UNIT RESERVE 'Death. The Hon, "Acting Com-d missioner of Police, and Deputy 17.15 hours sharp for Company. SHIUKWAN, Feb. 10 (Central):— Commissioner of Police, Reserve, Drill under Sub Inspector (R). M. Altogether 5,370 woman and child

regret to announce the death of A. de Sousa. Constable (R) 453 L. A. Murtin on form. February 7, 1941.

Dress Blue Uni- refugees rescued from the war areas have been brought here to Patrol Duty. Patrol dulles will be taken care of by charity or-

ganisations.

..War Seventy-one Company Drill Members detalj-be carried out as ordered.

walts rescued from Fahsien and ed will attend No. 2 Police Station Wednesday, February 13 at

75°cts.

3174

$.890 on

98%. 1921

$10.20

O, EAGER,

D. C. P. (R), Punyu are also on their way here.

PRE-PAID ADVERTISEMENTS.

The following classes of advertisements are charged at the price given below -

SITUATIONS VACANT.

HOUSES AND APARTMENTS WANTED.

HOUSES AND APARTMENTS TO BE LET. MISCELLANEOUS WANTS.

Announcements not exceeding 25 Words are inserted under this beading at a Pre-paid

Rate of $1.50 for THREE INSERTIONS.

If Charges collected, $2.00.

87.10

***

81.61

****

我

$3

$2.10

$11

35°/

$39

$14

$8

$1.90

It pays to LEARN RADIO-not from books but by actual doing. Three evenings a week. All neces- Write sary equipments supplied.

FOR JADED APPETITES!

exhausting war, in destroying over possessed at a million Japanese soldiers, and in

WANTED TO BUY

The Apply China Gold Retining Co.

the troops of Chiang Kai-shek on ganised and more experienced army with a very large number of air and will continue to be of value /gold bars, diamonds and jewels. of these troops will not bring the with the Jepanese army strung to assist us, operating on interior question of relative leverage also Pedder Building, 2nd floor, Room 6.

the democratic

cause.

HOTELS

REAL RUSSIAN FOOD

Tiffin $1.00 Dinner $1.25

METROPOLE HOTEL

PACKING CONTRACTOR

Any Kind of Articles will be Packed Carefully and Perfectly at Reasonable Charges Order will be Secured Promptly

TOMINFAI

* TELEPHONE 33237, 25827.

YING LEE CO. REST CAMPHORWOOD TRUNKS NO. 8, "QUEEN'S KOAD KAST WANCHAL

I propose now to discuss it in some in" engaging Japan in a long and Box No. 69, c/o HK. Dally Press. The Chinese army is a rugged detail Col Mabuchi, who is known for redoubtable force of 2,500,000 re- his outspokenness.

continued gulars, supported by vast numbers any time more than one tenth the containing an army of another "The present China affair is so of guerillas. Although China has number of Japanese planes. Des million and a quarter, which could complicated that t cannot be lost over two million soldiers in pite this disparity. thanks again otherwise have been used to sup-

WE PAY HIGH PRICES comprehended thoroughly by mere the war, by all accounts she has to the fact that in Ching we port their German and Italian for all gold and silver articles, common sense. Japan is fighting today ять Infinitely better

possess the advantages of space allies, Chinese resistance has been the toll of China, but the defeat than at the beginning of the war. Aelds and a devoted countryside to solution of Bino-Japanese hostill out over a very wide area, de-ines. and with the desperate must not be lost sight of; in the fles. Most of the Chinese, collect- moralised and discouraged by a courage of our aviators, for three battle of Britain planes must be

WE OFFER HIGH PRICES for ed under the banner of Chiang war that has no end, a determin-years we have been able to main-reckoned in

any amount of gold articles. thousands or even Kai-shek, represent the cream of ed offensive campaign could have tain some resistance, and the Chinese people, with a flaming far reaching results.

have tens of thousands, while in China diamonds, sliver, jewels, etc. No would holidays. Apply Chins Building, number than twice as much smaller shot down more love of their country. Standing In maintaining and extending many enemy planes as we behind them are Great Britain. her war of resistance China en- last.

have work wonders to sustain civilian 7th floor. Tel. 30727. Eurasia Gold

morale and to support the ground Reffing Co.. America and other countries which counters two major problems: lack intend to maintain the old order of money and lack of airplanes. til September last year when the

That, at least, was the situation troops

WE PAY HIGH PRICES for all "CHINA INCIDENT"

Jade. in East Asia. Japan should re- The financial problem bas only to Japanese introduced much more

gold and silver articles. The Japanese who are past diamonds, jewels, watches, foun- cognise fully the strenuous efforts be posed to be understood: on top effelent types of planes. and es-masters in the art of abusing tain pens. Apply Far East Dia- which the enti-Japanese camp in of three years of destructive war-tablished for the first time quali-words, choose to call the Bino- mond Chungking is making."

and Gold Refining Co. fare, with the loss by seizure or tative as well as numerical ad- Japanese conflict with its millions The recent agreement

Room 621, Chins Building, 6th among destruction of her richest indus-vantages. Since then it has been" of soldiers killed and wounded

floor. the Axis powers with regard to trial areas, with communications impossible for our planes to take and with millions of others en- their respective spheres of in-targely disrupted, China has been the air against the enemy.

gaged, a mere Incident-the. fluence, is the most ambitious and maintaining millions of soldiers

"China Incident" The United comprehensive partitioning of the and guerillas. The external value The world has become ac. States may never become a bel- world attempted since the papal of her currency has fallen to one customed to the horrors of indis-ligerent to the present World War. Why not learn all the Fancy Bull of 1493 divided the

non-afth of the pre-war rate, while criminate bombing of British cities but whatever you Americans latest stitches for your dresses European world between Spain and domestic prices have risen six fold. and towns but the British at least choose to call us, we feel ourselves and Sweaters. Portugal. Japan as her share of Fortunately the United States possessed anti-aircraft guns, bal-your allies, holding your outer JOIN THE KNITTING CLASS the spoils was assigned a Vital and Great Britain have stepped toon barrages, pursuit planes and ramparts in the Pacifc space consisting of China and all into the breach and have given us what is more, bombers to carry Since my arrival here I have lesson) of the Southern Pacific, 1.e., Indo- substantial assistance in loans and out retaliation. In China we have sensed the strong feeling 011054 c/o H.D.P. China, Malaya, Dutch East Indies, credits. From persons who have a situation today of Japanese friendship for China whereever I Siam, Burma, India and probably just come from China I learn that planes dying leisurely over cities go. I think it is not entirely

ORDERS TAKEN for hand-made Australia, and New Zealand. There the effect of President Roosevelt's and towns picking out targets and sympathy for a victim of aggres-sweaterò, Ladies' jumpers, Babies' are prizes rich beyond the dream announcement of one hundred bombing them without danger of sion; I think it is not mere re-outfits, etc., at $5.00 each for of avarice, but Japan has yet to million dollars ald to China was resistance or retaliation. On the cognition of the gallant defense workmanship. take them, and above all the key electrical, and, as one observer two days of May 3 and May 4, my people have put up: I like to

Wool and model desired, to be fortress of Singapore has still to be puts it, the announcement gave to 1939, twenty thousand civilians think it is something more, a deep supplied by customer.

the sorely pressed people of China were killed, injured or burned to seated instinct that here you have Send particulars of address, etc.. FORMIDABLE FLEET

fresh assurances of anal victory. death in Chungking as a result of a great people whom you can to Box 502, H.K.D.P. Singapore, without the main

bombing attacks -- a trust, who are helping to keep the

Experienced Book-keeper Wants British fleet, and relying upon Not so readily solved is the pro-figure larger than the combined war from your doors, and who, if Australian and Dutch squadrons, blem of airplanes because the losses during six months of daily they survive this ordeal, will co-Students to form a class. Guaran- is no match for the entire naval United States, as well as Britain ferocious straffing of London, operate with you in keeping the tee students to keep a whole set of and air force of Japan, supported and other countries. are ex- Difficult as the airplane situa-Pacific area safe for your children books after completion of a course by a land army. In attacking periencing a great shortage. The tion is for the democracies, never-and your children's children. And of 6 months. For Term, and Par-Lammery,

Please "Apply to:-Bux Singapore there is of course the question of airplanea for China theless the case for China is not by the Grace of God, and with ticulars.

No 482 Alo H.K.D.P problem of the formidable battle has aroused so must interest that without its insistencies, because, your help, we will..

stormed,

NOT READILY SOLVED

BALLOON BARRAGES

Japanese

WANTED KNOWN

AT $3.00 per month (T vice a week

Please apply to Box No.

TAILOR

LAM SHIU SHEK 334, Nathan Rond, Kowloon, Tel. 57712. Guaranteed. delivery 1 sult

יד

in 24 hours notice and 6 hours for a pair of trousera

ENGRAVERS,'

FEI FEI & CO. Photo Engravers 18, Cochrane Street Telephone No. 22224,

AUCTIONEERS

GREATEST COLLECTION OF BARGAINS IN TOWN!

at LAMMEET'S AUCTION ROOM

2. Chen,

Broblems

Road Chette di Toleniunte Ho 20221.

TEA DANCE. DAILY

EXCEPT MONDAYS 5 to 730 PM.

Jimmy's

BUTTERICK

Expert Ladies Tailor

New Style Ready Made Dresses, Overcoats and Costumes

FOR SALE.

16, Wyndham Street. Tel. 23615

For Sale Hong Kong Centenary Envelopes

With Views of Hongkong in

1841 and 1941

for

First Day Issue of

Centenary Stamps

at $100 per doz. Envelopes

GRACA & COM Dealers in Postage Stamps, Garden Seeds, Picture Books, etc. No. 10 Wyndham Street. Established 1898.

Hongkong.

+

ד'