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EDITORIAL

Woman And

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS NEW ADVERTISEMENTS The Bail Bress Baby Killed

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IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT

As from Monday, the 24th of February, the Passport Office and Deposit Refund Section of the above department will be situated in Queen's Building, ground floor opposite the Star Ferry.

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BANK HOLIDAY, "

The Exchange Banks will open at 9.30 a.m. and will close at 12 noon for the transaction of Exchange business on Monday, the 24th February, 1941. (RACE MEETING).

Hong Kong, 20th February, 1941.

94 THE STAR FERRY COMPANY, LIMITED.

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC)

CO., LTD.

tors.

Notice to Shareholders.

ber, 1940.

報重刺孖

Editorial and Business Office: 15-19, Queen's Road Central, Tel. 33225.

Night Editor (Wanchai Office):

Tel. 24511. London Otse: 53, Fleet Street

E.C.4.

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HONGKONG, FEBRUARY 22, 1941.

THE IMMIGRATION SCANDAL

made

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In Portland Street Fire

WEDDINGS AT

REGISTRY

ESMAIL-CHAN

Three weddings took place at the Registry, Superme

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1941;" LONDON HAS LITTLE TO GRUMBLE ABOUT DESPITE

NAZI AIR RAIDS

"I think that we have little to grumble at, but it is Court, true that those who have suffered most by the process of

A 53-year-old Chinese woman yesterday, at which Mr. T. S

Whyte-Smith, Registrar for Mar- the war are the ones that complain the least and present and s 12-month-old baby, were

The following the most cheerful faces to the world," said MR. O. M. burned to death, while two boues riages, officiated. were gutted yesterday merning

were the parties:-

GREEN, former Editor of the NORTH CHINA DAILY NEWS when a fire broke out in the Yan-

and at present, EDITOR OF REUTER'S, when he opened. mati district, ..

Mr. Esmail Hajee Esmall, mer- a new series of talks in London yesterday entitled "News- The conflagration started on the chant, residing at No. 9 Village letter for the Far East."

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first floor of No. 18, Portland

Road,

Street;

and Miss Ayesha

Doris

Street about 8.45 a.m. and, fanned Patriela Chan, of No. 9 Fung Fong! Mr Green lived in China, anything like the destruction of by the wind, soon spread to the

for 23 years, for 20 of which the September raids. adjoining house, No. 20.

he occupied the editorial!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

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period of absence.

"We have adapted ourselves to the new conditions and, touching wood, I have no doubt that the Huns will not catch us napping again." Mr. Green went on to speak of

Mr. Lug Park-yung, merchant. More than 20 people were in danger of being trapped when the of No. 63 Tunglowan Road, and Chair of the N.C.D. News. "His staircase leading to the two flats Miss. Wong Wal-kuen, of Chuk knowledge of the Far East THE REAL PURPORT of a

was enveloped in flames. It was Yuen, Kowloon City;

and news that will be inter- Budget Session-that of only with the help of some of the

esting to people in this parti considering and passing the neighbours, who broke open the Mr. Yeh Cheng-bo, staff of the of the world is unquestioned. Some of the more obvious signs of NOTICE IS HEREBY financial provisions for the fence separating Nos. 20 and 32, Nanyang Brothers Tobacco Com- Notice is hereby given that the GIVEN THAT THE FORTY- Colony's expenditure and for that the occupants were rescued.

damage and destruction OBJECT OF TALKS

which pany... and residing at No. 18 Bow-

might be nuticed by a newcomer. Fifty-second Ordinary Yearly THIRD ORDINARY YEARLY discussing ways and means for moned to the scene and it was notni, of No, 30 Bowrington Road.

Five Are appliances were sumrington Road, and Miss Hweng I- The object of this new series He referred to what he ternied the Meeting will be held at the Com. MEETING OF THIS COM increasing revenue in a man- tu the first and second floors of

of weekly talks which I have been "cleaning up" of London, particu- pany's Registered Office, 4th

PANY will be held at the Office ner that is equitable and fair Nos. 18-20 had been completely

given the honour of undertaking larly in the East End, the damage Floor. P. & O. Building on ef Messrs. Jardine, Matheson to the population-paled into burned out that the

The following forthcoming mar-is to try to convey to you overseas done to the Guildhall, whose an- Thursday, 20th March, 1941- at Co., Ltd., on Friday, the 28th insignificance

Are was riages were announced at the Re

something of the life we are lead dient walls were now being tem- on Thursday placed under control, shortly after gistry yesterday:-

ing here," said Mr. Green. "I re- porary covered over by a roof of 11 a.m. for the purpose of present February, 1941, at 11.00 a.m..morning when the unofficial 10 am.

Mr. John Barrow. of the Colonial member during the last war, when flat steel and asphalt ing the Report of the Directors for the purpose of receiving the members of the Legislative

RODIES FOUND

Administrative Service,

I was in China. there were many residing

Another noticeable, change, Mr. together with a Statement of Report of the Directors together Council

Apart from the two bodies, at Island House, and Miss Kathe-little things I wanted to know to Green state was that shop win- history by which were later dug out from rine Ellinor Collie, nursing sister So with this first talk let me try space of about four feet long by Accounts to 31st December, 19410 with a

enable me to visualise Life at home. dows were hoarded up, leaving a Statement of Accounts launching a concerted at- the ruins, three other children of at Queen Mary Hospital; and electing Directors and Audi for the year ended 31st Decem tack on the conduct of cer- the adjoining house were missing.

to describe some of the changes two feet high. There was not the tain. Government depart- A large party of Police, under Mr. Yu Tse-him, civil servant,

which will be most noticeable to same lavish display of goods in- The Register of Shares of the ments.

The public have, in- Divisional Insp. A. Wright, rushed of No. 43 Bute Street, and Mist anyone coming home, after a long side the shops, and certain house-

to the scene and threw a cordon Lau Sung-fong. of No. 252 "Des Company will be CLOSED from deed, cause to be profoundly round the area.

hold things were getting scarce. Wednesday, the 19th February,

Voeux Road West;

"Outwardly, perhaps, the changes: satisfied with the outspoken;

might not appear as great as one

PURCHASE TAX 1941, to Friday, the 28th manner in which the repre-

expected, despite the effect of air Mr. Lo King-suen, accountant.

"What the newcomer would find February, 1941, both days in sentatives of the people voiced

of No. 97 Catne Road, and Miss last autumn, it certainly caused big hole in his pockets," sala Mr. raids, When night raiding began is that the Purchase Tax make a their feelings on the steady

Yan Yuen-lan, of No. 3 Morrison some confusion at first. The sub-Green. "Officially, it adds thirty- and, we might well

Ell Road; say,

urban railway service was upset three and a half per cent. to the shameful way in which de- The Hongkong Chamber Music

Mr. Lam Kam-yan, clerk, of No. partments closely connected Club Concert at the Great Hall of 53 Parkes Street,

and journeys which normally took price and the most irritating of and Miss Ho the University last night attracted Kwan-ching, of No. 50 Parkes

45 minutes might take as much as these experiences is the 24d stamp with the administration have|

two hours. Tubes and under-

and the 2d bus-fare. You have no a large attendance, the two at- Street; # been permitted. to deteriorate

grounds are packed to suffocation, idea how these extra ba'pennies into hotbeds of malpractice Joseph's Church and Miss Caroline tractions being the Choir of St.

and one could be kept waiting for mount up during the course of one and inefficiency. The allega- Braga and Elizabeth Drown at the merchant, of No. 79 Des Voeux coming out to pass into the streets.

Mr. Kwok

hours outside to allow the crowds

day."

Mr. Green mentioned that the 78 tions, which the unofficials piano. The Very Rev. Father A Road West, and Miss Kwong Yee-

ADAPTATION TO CONDITIONS and well-lighted as before though hotels in the city were still as warm made against the depart-Riganti arranged the programme king, ot No. 280 Queen's Road ments concerned on Thurs-which included "Gloria al Signor," West.

"Buses were turned away from the menus have been cut down by the usual routes owing to streets rationing. day have already been com- "With a Laugh as We Go Round,"

One might not now Ave Maria. "The

being closed by Are or time-bomb. have both meat and "fish at one mon knowledge for some time Telling, and Etude in E (Opus 10, KEEN BIDDING AT But the British genius has largely meal and neither was one suppos NOTICE is hereby given thai and, though we say it our-No. 3). Scherzo No. 2 in B Flat the Ordinary Yearly Meeting of selves, we take full credit for Minor (Opus 31), and Fugue in G the Shareholders in this Corpora. having been the first English-minor. tion will be held at the Head language newspaper in the Office of the Corporation, No. 1Colony to ventilate the grie-

The Register of Members of the Company will be closed from 8th March to 20th March, 1941 both days inclusive, during which period no transfer of shares can be registered.

By order of the Board of

Directors,

GIBE, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD. Agents.

Hong Kong, 21st February, 1941.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG,

PROBATE JURISDICTION

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Commonwealth of Australia, Mariner, deceased.

clusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors.

C. M. MANNERS,

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Secretary & Manager. Hong Kong, 12th February, 1941.

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION.

in

MUSIC CLUB CONCERT

neck.

Heavens are

FATAL QUARREL

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Wing-cheung,

CROWN LAND SALES

tea

Four building lots and 11 agr IN THE GOODS of Queen's Road Central, Hongkong,

vances of the public and the A quarrel over rent led to a cultural lots were sold at the Dis misdemeanours of the de-fight between two men JOHN ROBINSON late of on Wednesday, the 26th Februa-1

at West trict Office, South, yesterday, after Point yesterday as the result of some very keen bidding. 30 (formerly 20) Bryson ry, 1941, 21 Noon for the purpose

partments chiefly concernedį which one man was killed.

the vigorous criticisms

The four building lots, with a total Street, Canterbury in the of receiving the Report of the

The incident occurred in No. 18, area of 2.175 sq. ft. and upset prices State of Victoria in the Board of Directors together with Council Chamber on Thurs- yesterday and the victim was Ip while the 11 agricultural lots, with which were made in the New Market Street at 10.30 am. totalling $24 were sold for $249: a Statement of Accounts for the

day.

Wai-man, 21, travelling trader, who an acreage ranging from 12 acre year ending 31st December, 1940.) The Register of Shares of the

IT WAS NO CAUSE for sur-succumbed to a stab wound in the to 2.60 acre, and upset prices from $10 to $567 were disposed of for NOTICE is hereby given that Corporation will be closed from prise that the Immigration It was reported that Ip had a from $10 to $1.800. the Court has by virtue of the Thursday the 13th February to Office, which was established quarrel with his brother-in-law, provisions of Section 58 of Or Wednesday the 26th February for a very valuable purpose, Kwan Yan, who was alleged to have dinance No. 2 of 1897 made an 1941 (both days inclusive) during should have, been subjected to taken up a table knife and stabbed

Ip. order limiting the time for credi which period no transfer of shares the brunt of the unofficial

Kwan ran away and barrage. It is not necessary late hour last night was still at ters and others to send in their can be registered.

at the moment to repeat the large. numerous complaints that the public have been making

claims against the above estate!

to 22nd March, 1941,

By Order of the Board of Directors,

All Creditors and others are

V. M. GRAYBURN,

Chief Manager.

accordingly hereby required" to

send their claims to the under Hongkong, 7th February, 1941. signed on or before that date.

DEACONS,

1. Des Voeux Road Central.

Hong Kong

HONGKONG TRAMWAYS

LIMITED

NOTICE IS

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overcome the difficulty, and al- ed to have meat and cheese. though there had been much less.

"Cheese, like onions and raids in the past few weeks the at-;

stained-glass windows, seems tack on the city of London on De-

to have become a lost art," cember 29 was probably as bad as we ever had. But ft did not cause

said Mr. Green. "As regards rationlug generally it is dist- cult to speak with certainty. If you have a clover house- keeper Fou can do very well, it' not, you don't.”

CENTENARY POSTAGE STAMPS

Mr. Green continued h's com- ments on rationing and referred to the bread supply and declared that although standard brown loaf was available people could get any Centenary issue postage stamps, bread they wanted in any quantity. in the denominations 2 cents,

NAVY RESPONSIBILITIES LOCAL ESTATE cents, 5 cents, 15 cents, 25 cents "We must recognise that we have

tighten Large local estate valued at $31; and $1 will be on sale in all post to

our belts, however," said Mr. Green, "specially after 800 had been left by the late Yan Offices as from Feb. 25.

In order to facilitate the pre Lord Yiu (or Yeu); Man, otherwise spelt

Woolton's speech at the Yan Eu-mun, alias Yan Wing paration of "Brst day covers" com- House of Lords this week in which cheung, a tailor shopkeeper, who plete sheets of any denominations. he told us very frankly of the died at No. 15 Wellington Street Le. 60 stamps, will be obtainable heavy responsibilities which rest an on Aug. 20 last. A petition by Yan Top Floor. Post Office Building. We must not forget that the Navy on payment at the Accounts Office. the Navy and merchant services.

Feb. 25.

carry out duties which in the last The stamps will not be valid for wat were snared by four allied postal use until Feb 28.

Nav.es British, French, American, and Japanese.'

Mr. Green stated that there was

against the methods and staff, it was a tacit admission Foon-shi, allas Poon Tsz-sung, working of this office and the that the Government has widow, for letters of administra from 4 pm to 6 pm, on Tuesday has to work all over the world and Government excuse that its been aware of the seriousness tion of the will has been granted. operation was based on the of the allegations made and

recommendations of an ex-had yet allowed the malad- NEWSETTES pert from Malaya is a pretty ministration of the office to

Hundreds of present and past

pital on Thursday at the age of derstand it, was only con-even showed an unfortunate of the Bomber Fund...

dance. All proceeds were in aid

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MURDER CASE less congestion on the streets and

ADJOURNED

Solicitors for the Executors, FUNERAL OF MR. lame way of trying to shift continue until the public out students and their friends gather

the responsibility for out and cry reached the present posi-ed at the Peninsula Hotel last!

as one moved city-wards. traffic S.Y. SUEN out inefficiency, on to the tion. In appointing the Com- evening when the Diocesan Old

became far less dense. The dis- The funeral of Mr. Suen Sut shoulders of others. The ex-mission to inquire into these Boys' and Old Girls Associations

appearance of silk hats from the Before adjournment of Sessions City. was particularly noticeable. Fin, who died at the French Hespert from Malaya, as we un-allegations, the Government held their annual joint supper yesterday Mr. J. P. Murphy, Assts. A few conservative stalwards stil

tant Crown Solicitor, requested the clung to this distinguished hat: 80, took place yesterday at the cerned in the drafting of the anticipation by making Its

Chief Justice, Str Atholl Mac-gear but the City men, seeking Chinese Christian Cemetery, Pok- ordinance on the subject of decision on the day before the

Gregor, to put back the case in comfort and pleading economy, fulam.

A young people's meeting was which Lo King-yu, alias Lo Yick, wore felt hats or bowlers, The late Mr. Suen had been re- immigration, insofar as it public session of the Council. held at the Chapel of the Chris-is charged with the murder of his in contrast with the last war, siding in Austrain for 20 years should be applied to con-However unwelcome thistian and Missionary Alliance, No. three-months-old son. Lo Wal-

when there were continual relays HEREBY and only returned to Hongkong ditions governing this Colony, method of starting out to re-25 Cumberland Road, Kowloon, tsun, to the March Criminal Bes of men coming home on leave GIVEN that the ORDINARY after his retirement.

jand he is surely not responsi-medy the situation may be, interesting discussion

yesterday evening at which an sions. YEARLY GENERAL MEET-

He is survived by three sons, in-ble for the fact that the in- the appointment of such a under the leadership of Mr. John received a report from the medical the town, and fewer sa'lors they from the trenches, one saw singu- was held Mr. Murphy stated that he had larly few soldiers and airmen about ING of HONGKONG TRAM-manager of the China Assurance

cluding Mr. Charles H. T. Suen, efficient manner in which the Commission must be accepted Bechtel.

officer saying that accused was not were fully occupied elsewhere as WAYS LIMITED will be held Corporation, Ltd. and Mr. Herbert ordinance has been put into as a step to the good and the at the offices of Messrs. Jardine, Suen, and six daughters.

operation has provided loop- public now awaits its findings of the N. Y. K. has been appointed

At to appear in Court.

were everyone else. Matheson & Co., Ltd., Hong- A large number of friends and holes for the abuses which and subsequent action.

WOMEN IN SERVICE kong, on TUESDAY, the 25th relatives were present at the grave- have now come to light. With may be considered futile to slon to Mr. Y. Yajima, who has

SUICIDE VERDICT Mr. Green referred to the call- side and many wreaths were sent no official action taken to make any suggestions to the been transferred to Shanghai,

Mr. H. G. Sheldon sat as Coronering-up of women for war work check them, these abuses be- Commission, whose members

yesterday at an inquest on Chan and said that from next month PASSENGERS

Fu-yat, 50, engineer, a patient of every woman, married or single; Arrivals from Singapore, by a worse, until today when the dence possible before them,

gan to grow from bad to will no doubt call all the evi- GEN. WU TE-CHEN Queen Mary Hospital, who died of between the ages of 20 and 23 Dutch vessel on Thursday were Mr. |

Under the chairmanship of Mr. multiple fractures through jump would have to register for such And notice is heREBY T. W. A. Huggins, Mr. and Mrs. Colony is presented with the on the lines on which the in- P. Gockchin the Chinese Generating from the third floor on Jan work. ALSO GIVEN that the REG. Noel Cook, Mr. and Mrs. F. 6. Sole, Sorry spectacle of a Govern- quiry should be pursued. The Chamber of Commerce will give a

"Mr. Ernest Bevin," said Mr. ISTER OF MEMBERS of the Mrs. W. W. Morton, Mr. and Mrs, rived at a state which has of members of the staff who Affairs, on Monday, at 3 p.m.

Mr. R. D. HI, Mr. K. Mathieson, ment Department having ar-qualifications and suitability tea reception in honour of General A verdict of suicide was return-

Green, "will specially keep his Company will be CLOSED from L. D. Barreires. Mr. T. Gomes, Mr. made an investigation of its have been assigned to posts Many prominent Chinese bus-

eye open for those city butter- Wu Te-chen. Minister of Overseas ed by the jury,

flies who complain of being MONDAY, the 10th to TUES Lim Kim-tian, Miss W. Young, Mrs. working necessary.

bored." DAY, the 25th February, 1941, Lim Kuen-yew, Mr. Tan Yeok-

in the office will bear scrutiny, iness men are expected to be pre- Attempted Snatching both days inclusive.

seong and Mr. Fong Kim-meng.

the Government The cost of the department is sent spokesman announced the another subject which might

day of February," 1941, at 12: o'clock noon, to transact the ordinary business of the Com

pany.

By Order of the Board, W. F. SIMMONS, Secretary,

WHEN

It

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Mr Rokuro Ono, Sub-Manager

Manager in Hongkong in succes-

"Women were coming more and more into public services, and the

A 20-year-old woman, Leung [London Transport Co. were about

At the Mansion House, Mr. J. G. setting up of a Commission to produce interesting details, JUMP FROM ROOF Prince Edward Road about 9.10 cars.

Hau-ching, was walking along to engage. 200 girls to clean their

Trapnell, X.C., Hare Court, Temple, inquire into the charges that since the provision "in the

Girls have also taken the "A Chinese cook boy employed at am. yesterday when & Chi- place of messengers and were oust- Recorder of Plymouth and Judge have been made-not against estimates for the coming year No. 145, Argyle Brteet, second floor, nese Advocate of the Fleet, was fined

male suddenly, approached jing the conductors from buses and £2 for causing a light to be shown the Immigration Department, is more than the combinedumped from the roof of the above her from behind and attempted trams. from a grounddoor window during be it noted, but against the working cost of the Colony's alleged attempt to commit suicide.

address at 6 pm. yesterday in an to match her gold finger ring. "AD this shows London's stead- The alleged 'culprit was arrested iness in standing up to the Hung,” #58 the black-out. ̈`

Immigration Officer and his two magistracies!

He died on the way to hospital, by a meter inspector.

|said Mr. Green;

Hongkong,, 1st February, 1941.