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EDITORIAL

Bain

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS NEW ADVERTISEMENTS NEW ADVERTISEMENTS The Balys

R.

CHINA LIGHT & POWER

CO., LTD.

R.

G.

Tenders are invited for the IMPORTANT NOTICE. supply of approximately 10,000 metal containers,

Forms of tender may be

obtained from the Government Stores Department, 249, Elec- tric Road, North Point.

W. J. ANDERSON,

Controller of Stores.

REGISTRATION OF NETHERLAND

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GOVERNMENT BONDS.

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NOTICE TO CONSUMERS.

報西刺孖 預

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

Night Editor (Wanchal Office):

Tel, 24511.

notified It is

for general information that on and after Notice is hereby given that the SUNDAY, 16th MARCH, 1941, Company's standard charges will London Office: 53. Fleet Street ALL the business of the TRADE be increased as from 17th March, CONTROL OFFICE will be 1941, by adding a 10% surcharge; conducted in the 'POST OFFICE to the amounts charged for BUILDING, Second Floor. electricity consumed for lighting and power as per meters read on and after 24th April, 1941.

E. W. HAMILTON, Superintendent of Imports & Exports

and Controller of Trade.

The existing scale of discounts will remain in force."

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By order of the Board of Directors,

D. W. MUNTON,

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC COMPANY, LIMITED.

Manager. Hong Kong, 8th March, 1941.

In virtue of the Netherland

NOTICE IS HEREBY Royal Decree of 23rd August GIVEN that an Extraordinary 1940, No. All, registration of General Meeting of the Company THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC

CO., LTD.

NOTICE.

E.C.4.

HONGKONG, MARCH 11, 1941.

THE ARSENAL OF DEMOCRACY

TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 1941.

ROBBERS USE TOY PISTOL

IN NIGHTSOIL DISPOSAL PROPOSED CHANGE-OVER

Strong Opposition By The

AND KNIFE

A toy pistol and a knife were used by four robbers in an unsuc- cessful attempt to rob the keepers

Chinese Chamber Of Commerce of the Muslim Cemetery, Homan-

(SPECIAL TO HONGKONG DAILY PRESS)

"The members of this, Chamber are strongly against the pro- posed change-over to the present system of nightsoll disposal", sald MR. H. Y. TSO, Secretary of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, to a Hongkong Daily Press reporter yesterday, "as we are not con- vinced that any great improvement would result from such a change".

tip, last evening.

According to a Police report, four " Chinese males entered an unnum- bered house in the grounds of the cemetery at 7.15 p.m.

Shek Sum, gardener, evaded the robbers ran into the grounds of the Cemetery and gave the alarm, whereupon the robbars took flight. One of the alleged robbers was apprehended by a foki outside the

KOWLOON UNION CHURCH

"Mr. Tso then proceeded to analyse the arguments advanced by Hon. Director of Medical Services and Hon, Mr. W. 3. Carrie, Chair- man of the Urban Council.

"Everyone will agree with the normal amounts are? Are they cemetery. Government spokesmen that the going to count the number of The knife and the pistol were THE PASSING of the Lease present system most unsatis-buckets each coolle brings to the picked up. Nothing was stolen.

and Lend Bill by the Uni-factory, antiquated and, more or barges, or are they going to weigh ted States Senate has in truth less, à menace to public health. each bucket?”

was the alternative rivetted the last bolt in the But what

Referring to the accusation that ANNUAL MEETING Arsenal of Democracy and, offered by Government? The same the present system contributed to coolles, the same buckets, and the the cholera epidemle of last year, as a London commentator

same system with the exception Mr. Tso said that that was hardly said on Sunday, the dictators that the coolles would become fair as, It would be remembered, 139 of Europe must know now Government servants instead of the greatest danger spot was Kow-

Just where America stands, private employees.

loon City where farms, on which

The annual general meeting of The remaining procedure be- It was rather surprising to hear; these human waste is used as fez-

the Kowloon Union Church was fore the bill becomes law is Government admitting that they tilisers, adjoin residential areas.

NOT HAPPY

held last evening with Mr. A. W.. Netherland Government bonds will be held in the P. & 0.

purely formal and when the could not control the coolles now

engaged on this work. If they are As to the taking over of the Ingram, Charinan of the Commit- and debentures has been opened Building, Victoria, in the Colony

President puts his signature unable to do it now, how do they coolics, Mr. Tso said, "I don't think tee of Management, presiding. at the Consulate General for the of Hong Kong at 11.15 o'clock

to the document by the mid-expect to do so in the future?”

any Chinese would be happy at Mr. Ingram said that the past Netherlands in Hong Kong, Shell in the forenoon on Thursday, the

dle of this week, the country "By employing overseers", replied the Mea of having to deal with year, was an extraordinarily "ruc-

the interviewer,

Government nightsoil coolles,

cessful one. He expressed thanks House, Queen's Road Central. 20th day of March, 1941, or as

will stand challengingly com-

EMPLOYMENT OF OVERSEER'S "Every Chinese knows what a to Rev. Frank Short, Supervising Holders of such bonds and soon thereafter as the Ordinary It is hereby notified that the mitted to ensure the world

"Then why cannot Government Government coolle is-a demi-god. Minister, Rev. J. E Sandbach, Rev. debentures in Hong Kong, General Meeting of the Company following increases in the Com. that the defeat of aggression employ the overseers now? Surely. The idea he has of his own im- & Moreton, Rev. K. Mackenzie Dow Macao," Kwangtung, Kwangsi, shall have terminated for the pany's standard charges will be will be completely and a contractor is subject to Governportance is colossal. Yunnan, Fukien and Kweichow purpose of considering and, if made for current consumed in speedily accomplished by ment control? These overseers "No, I am sure that those who Mr. Herbert Noble, Hon. Secre- the year 1940 may register the same with the thought fit, passing the following respect of accounts issued for three vallant champions of will be employed to see that the have the misfortune to need the tary, stated that said Consulate-General during the resolutions :—

democracy-Britain,

coolies do not pour "their loads services of nightsoli coolies would could be described as quite active Greece

down the drains. Honesty. I fall prefer to deal with one who they despite the evacuation in July. month of March 1941. Bonds and

and China. No amount of to see how they could check this could, at least, deal with on an The total income for the finan- debentures situate in the above;

Axis propaganda will be ableit the coolles want to pour their equal basis.

cial year 1940 amounted to $9,507 to conceal the dismay which loads away-unless mentioned territories, that have

Government: "Why doesn't the Government and a balance of $1,879.99 was car.... not been registered with the Con

this news must have caused employ a sufficient number to think of spending the $400,000 on ried forward to this year. For Power & Heating from in the capitals of the Totali-cover every district.

Improving the conservancy system sulate-General before 1st April]

Messrs. Short, Sandbach and 5 cents to 5 cents per unit, tarian states. The attempt their loads to the

"As to the coolies not bringing in Hongkong so that those who Moreton also spoke. 1941, will not be recognised by

barges, how destre to have dush installed in All officers and members of the the Royal Netherland Govern-

The discount of 10% on to convince the rest of the would Government know what the their houses could have them?" Committee were re-elected. ment. The fee for registration is,

Power accounts in excess of world that even the passing 2 pro mille of the nominal value."

1,000 units per month will Further particulars may be

be discontinned. obtained from the Netherland Consulate General.

Hong Kong, 8th March, 1941.

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HONGKONG & WHAMPO

DOCK CO., LTD.

Notice is hereby given that the Ordinary Yearly Meeting of Shareholders will be held in the Office of the Company, No. 2 Queen's Building, Hong Kong, on Monday, 31st March, 1941, at: noon for consideration of the Directors' Report and Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1940.

The Share Register and Trans fer Books will be closed from the 18th to 31st March, 1941, both | days inclusive,

By order of the Board of

. Directors,

وسي

1. That the Directors de and they are hereby authoris ed to capitalise the sum 01 $3,000,000 Hongkong currency, part of the undivided profits of the Company standing to the credit of the Company's Re serve Fund, and to allot to the members holding shares of the Company as on the first day of "April One thousand nine hun

dred and forty-one in respect of the net amount capitalised fully paid shares of the Com pany of equivalent nomina!" value in the proportion of one share for every three shares of the Company held by them respectively and that such shares so allotted shall rank for

meters read on and after 21st March, 1941 :--

1. For Lighting from 15 cents

to 16 cents per unit.

2.

3.

By order of the Board of Directors,

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD., Agents.

of the bill will fail to achieve,

Its main objective and that KEEPING IN TOUCH any help to Britain and her WITH AUSTRALIA

allies will come far too late

to be effectively used against TROOPS IN MALAYA

and others for their generous help.

Concentration In Industry An Indispensable Step To Winning The War

the Axis Powers has been It was announced in Australia completely frustrated. Pre- yesterday that a daily cable ser-

vice to Australian sident Roosevelt has clearly

tr troops Malaya, and a regular broadcast 95 refuted this suggestion by the of Australian news, would be in- dustry as an indispensable step to winning the war, MR. Describing the move to concentrate labour and in- steps he has taken to make augurated at once, states a mes- DONALD TYMANN, a well-known economist, in the course huge shipments of the muni-sage, trom Sydney.

of a broadcast from London yesterday gave details of how tions of war to Britain no An oficer of the Australian

the Board of Trade's scheme for preventing an unneces- sooner he has affixed his sig- Government will be stationed in nature to the bill and, in the Malaya in order to supply people sary spread over of work was being carried out in Britain. succeeding days and weeks, activities of their troops there--a situation sometime arose was cut down by 33 per cent, and

Mr. Tymann explained that, be released. But, if production. the flow of this assistance in (Special) every conceivable form will

IN THE SUPREME dividends as from the Ist day COURT OF HONG KONG of July, 1941.

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2. That if on such distriba. tion as aforesaid any person would be entitled to a fractional share the Directors shall, in lieu of issuing fractional cer] tificates, cause the whole share to be allotted to a person of persons to be named by the Directors and such share shall, at such time as the Directors thick fit, be sold and the proceeds distributed amongst | the persons entitled to the fractions making

up share."

PROBATE JURISDICTION.

in Australia with

news of the

IN THE GOODS of be increased steadily and un- The Reverend James Can. remittingly in a manner that will of the people, without them all occupied. The con- ningham Mackay sometime will make it practically in-coercion or cajolement. Minister of the Parish of possible for the Axis Powers Kirkmichael, Perthshire, and to prevent it.

NOTICE IS HEREBY

Order limiting the time for

such

E. COCK,

Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 10th March, 1941..

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By order of the Board of Directors, GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.,

:

1941.

THE HONGKONG &

KOWLOON WHARF & GODOWN COMPANY LTD.

Notice to Shareholders

Agents. Hong Kong, 21st February, 1941.

NOTE:

Under the powers conferred upon them by Article 12 of the Articles of Association of thes Company, the Directors have THE FIFTY-FOURTH OR decided to offer to Shareholders DINARY ANNUAL MEETING

on the Register on the 1st day] OF SHAREHOLDERS will be of April 1941, one share at par held at the Office of Messrs. for every complete three shares Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd. held by them (excluding the WEDNESDAY, the 26th Bonus Shares to be offered to MARCH, 1941, at NOON, for them under the preceding resolu the purpose of receiving the tion) upon the terms that pay: Report of the Directors and the ment for such shares shall be

011

1941."

would be released.

"Nobody denies that we must have more man-power and more woman-power for war work," said Mr. Tymann, “Un- der this scheme, the industries concerned will be asked to make their plants available for concentrated production.”

where more producers and concentrated, over 200,000 workers manufacturers were at work than was necessary to keep

sequence was that owing to IT IS NOT EASY to specu-

the resultant overhead char- late on what the reactions of late, of Number Thirty five. THE COURSE of the de- the Axis Powers will be to the.

ges, prices were being pushed up. Gillespie Crescent, Edin bates in the House of Repre- American decision. As one

LIMITED TO QUOTAS

TIME-LIMIT NEEDED burgh, deceased.

sentatives and the Senate on commentator asked: What

The scheme was really, there- Mr. Tymann said that if one in- the bill clearly indicated the can they do? No answer to fore, meant to cut down the work dustry did not do its job satisfac- extent to which the United the question is possible at the of these arms and limit them to torily the Government would step

in and close it. States has based its national moment. The Senate's action war manufacture.

It would take a GIVEN that the Court has by life on democratic principles. has

"The position now is," said Mr. great deal of discussion to get undoubtedly narrowed virtue of Section 58 of the "Pro The merits of the bill were the time-limit even more than turers who are not engaged in war carry on and which firms should Tymann, "that civilian manufac-agreement as to which firms should bates Ordinance 1897, made an fairly discussed and not the before for Herr Hitler. He work are only allowed to manu- be asked to close down.

slightest attempt was made will not be able to hesitate or facture a quota” which limits them The Government's argument was creditors and others to send into muzzle those who felt that ponder on what he wants to to one-third of the supplies they that that the only difference would their claims against the above the country should not be do much longer, as every got before the war.

be that the work done by them estate to the 29th day of March, committed to a step which to day's delay will make Britain, to do is to concentrate their work being spread over. A definite time What the Government wants would be concentrated instead of

all intents and purposes whom he knows he must de-land thus release more workers. If limit would have to be fixed to 'get ALL creditors and others are makes it an active participant feat to accomplish his ends, this country is going to be big the scheme going satisfactorily, accordingly hereby required to on the side of Britain and stronger to resist him. Even enough, with the help of the Uni-but everything would be done to send their claims to the under her allies, short of actually his perambulations into the ted States, to do to Herr Hitler safeguard the firms most affected signed on or before that date.

what we have already done to Big-by the new plan, which was con- engaging in hostilities against Balkans now face the risk of nor Mussolini, every available man sidered an essential step towards the dictatorships of Europe being checked when American has to fight or do his part in the winning the war, and their other partners. Op-assistance to Greece takes war effort and every woman to be ponents of the measure were shape, while as far as his drafted into war work. patiently heard and their eastern ally is concerned, thể arguments carefully weighed same position will make itself in arriving at a decision. The apparent when China receives

ed. It means that it creates re- TOKYO, Mar, 10 (Reuter)--The substantial majorities by the benefit of the assistance dundancy and redundancy is Diet, which went into recess on which the bill was passed in which the Lease and Lend display of weakness. We have, Mar. 1 upon the completion of its " both Houses

The therefore, got to cut down civilian | business, will be reconvened on of Congress, Bill will provide her. 118

therefore, furnish the clear-situation that confronts the industries to concentrate on war Mar. 15 to hear the Government

| industries.

report on the Japanese mediation est proof that the freedom of dictators is that the turning "According to the Minister of in the border dispute between action which the administra-point of the war has arrived Labour, reducing supplies by two- Thailand and Indo-China in a the tion permits the representa-and their dismay will probably inirds to a wide range of indus-secret plenary session.

Dated the 1st day of March, 1941.

JOHNSON, STOKES &

"MASTER, Solicitors for the Executor,

Hongkong & Shanghai Bank Building, Hong Kong.

President of the Council.

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REDUNDANCY AVOIDED "Every person who is not work-

ng full time today is being wast-

TOKYO DIET TO

RECONVENE ...

Statement of Accounts for the made to the Company's Bankers, The annual meeting of year ended 31st DECEMBER, The Hongkong & Shanghal Bank Hongkong Refugee and Spelatives of the people has be increased by the know-tries will only release 75,000 to The Upper House will meet at ing Corporation, Hong Kong Welfare Council will be held in St. never been abused. Ameri-ledge that the turning will 100,000 workers for war work. That 10 an, and the Lower House at The Transfer Books of on or before the 30th September March 26, at 5.30 p.m. The Hon. free.

John's Cathedral Hall on Tuesday. can opinion was thus left not be in their favour. The is what we mean by redundancy, 1 pm.. the Company will be CLOSED 1941 and that Shareholders be Mr. M. K. Lo will preside and the

so we have this plan for concen- The Premier, Prince Konore, it to decide for itself decision which the American iration, which will be applied to is understood, will give a general from SATURDAY, the 15th given power to renounce their speaker will be the Rt. Rev. R. O. of which side the weight of people "have now taken is industries..

review of the Japanese mediation: MARCH, 1941, to WEDNES-rights under such offer and that Hall. Bishop of Hongkong, and its ability and resources simply a whole-hearted and "Under the spread over method in the dispute, while the Vice- DAY, the 26th MARCH, 1941, no rights attach to any fractions. friends are cordially invited to at- sion was never for a moment Churchill's request when he able for war work, whereas under origin of the dispute and also re- that 75,000 to Minister for Foreign Affairs will All should be placed. The deci-spontaneous response to Mr. It is estimated both days inclusive.

00,000 workers will be made avail- give you detailed account of the The shares taken up under the tend. Tea will be served at 5 pm. doubted and the arsenal of asked the United States to the concentration scheme nearly view the situation up to the Tokyo ends as from 1st day of July, 1941.

Vice-Admiral H. Fitz Herbert, democracy which President" Give us the tools and we 750,000 would be released for such mediation conference, Formal letters of offer, acceptance Flag Officer of the Royal Indian Roosevelt undertook to build will finish the job." The work."

CONCENTRATED PRODUCTION and renunciation will be sent to Navy, has arrived at New Delhi to preserve the foundations order for the tools has now

"A 19-year-old Chinese wag ad- from Bombay. The headquarters of civilisation from being been given in America, and that it had been admitted that if on Sunday after having been badly Mr. Tymann went on to state mitted to the Kowloon Hospital Shareholders as soon as possible have been transferred to New ruthlessly destroyed has now there can be no doubt now production was cut down by 90 per mauled by a wild dog in the New after April 1st next.

Delhi, states a London message-

been completed by the free that the job will be finished. cent, some 33,000 workers" would Territories.

By Order of the Board of Directors.

C. M. MANNERS,

Secretary & Manager.

Hong Kong, 7th March, 1941;;

130.

above offer shall rank for divid

126 (Special)