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EDITORIAL

“FROM THE OLD COUNTRY":

THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 1941.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS NEW ADVERTISEMENTS NEW ADVERTISEMENTS The Daily Press BRITAIN READY FOR LAST

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG.

PROBATE JURISDICTION.

IN THE GOODS of Thomas Edward Griffith late of Marnoch Lodge in the Parish of Rothiemay and County of Banli, Scotland, deceased.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Court bas, by virtue of the provisions of Section 58. of Or. dinance No. 2 of 1897, made no order limiting the time for creditors to send in their claims against the above estate to the 31st day of March 1941.

Are

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

Dated the 11th day of March

1941.

WILKINSON & GRIST,

No. 2, Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong, Solicitors for the Attorney

for the Executors,

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ST. PATRICK'S SOCIETY OF HONG KONG

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ST. PATRICK'S DAY, 1941.

A Wreath will be laid on the Cenotaph on St. Patrick's Day, March, 17th, 1941, at noon, by the President and Committee of the Society.

All Irish men and women in the Colony are invited to attend this ceremony.

R. J. MINNITT,

Hon. Secretary,

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CHINA LIGHT & POWER

CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO. CONSUMERS.

Notice is hereby given that the Company's standard charges will be increased as from 17th March, 1941, by adding a 10% surcharge to the amounts charged for electricity consumed for lighting and power as per meters read on and after 24th April, 1941.

The existing scale of discounts will remain in force.

By order of the Board of Directors,

D. W. MUNTON,

Manager. Hong Kong, 8th March, 1941,

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THE CHINA PROVIDENT

LOÁN & MORTGAGE CO. LTD.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Forty Fourth Annual General

Meeting of the Shareholders will

G.

IMPORTANT NOTICE.

G.

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

Forms of

soon may

he

It is notified for general information, that on and after SUNDAY, 16th MARCH, 1941, ALL the business of the TRADE obtained from the Government CONTROL OFFICE will be Stores Department, 249, Elec. conducted in the POST OFFICE tric Road, North Point. BUILDING, Second Floor.

E. W. HAMILTON, Superintendent of Imports & Exports

". and Controller of Trade. ·

W. J. ANDERSON,

Controller of Stores.

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THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC

THE HONGKONG & KOWLOON WHARF & GODOWN COMPANY LTD.

Notice to Shareholders

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Editorial and Business Omnce:

15-19, Queen's Road Central. Tel. 33225:

Night Editor (Wanchaf Office):

· Tel. 34511.

London Omce: 53. Fleet Street

E.C.A

HONGKONG, MAros 13, 1941.

ROUND IN FIGHT WITH HITLER, SAYS FILM STAR

NEWSETTES

An enjoyable, evening was had by a large gathering of servicemen last night when a cine show was held for at the Sailors' Home and Seamen's Institute, Gloucester Rd.

Lieut.-Comdr, John Hume, of the US Navy, passed through Hong- kong yesterday on his way to Manila where he will take over his post with the 18th Naval District at Cavite.

"Hitler is going to lose. The moral weight of the world is piling up against him. That is how we now We do not know when the last round will come, stand. but we know it will come," said MR. ROBERT DONAT, the celebrated-stage and screen star, when he broadcast from London yesterday in the series "From the Old Country."

Comdr. Herbert Ray, who is" Mr. Donat likened the pre-to knock hell out of his opponent, bound for Cavite to take over his sent war to a boxing match The other man says quietly I shall new assignment with the 16th in which force was met by in I don't know when, but I Naval: District at Cavite, passed

'shall win.'

CANNOT "TAKE IT "So much for Herr Hitler's strength,” continued Mr. Donat, Now for his toughness. I don't

through the Colony yesterday. Comdr. Ray was last stationed at 8an Diago,

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JAPAN, THAI AND

force,

on the depending INDO-CHINA

amount of provocation. He NEW PHASE in the poll-illustrated this line of discus- tical developments of the son by a reference to a recent

Mr. Edward Shim, technical ad-. Orient was reached on Tues-

think he is tough either. We know viser for the Imperial Chemical day when the representatives speech made by Hitler.

WHAT HITLER IS FINDING

now that he could not take the Industries Ltd, of China, arrived of the French and Thar Gov-1

"You cannot take it as a speech thrashing his Luftwaffe got from in the Colony yesterday. He has ernments affixed their sig-at a great, strong and tough man our young airmen and he realised been to Honolulu since Dec. 3, on natures to Japan's mediation who is determined to see the fruit that he was being sat on. All that business and pleasure.

Mr. Harry Lu Kwan returned to (2) terms for bringing the of his message ripen. So Hitler is was left for him to do, therefore, COMPANY, LIMITED.

dispute between Indo-China beginning to find, to his surprise was to scream and he could think THE FIFTY-FOURTH OR and Thailand to an end. The but surely, being sat on.", sald Mr. for the harm he was doing to his Long Island, New York. Mr. L and indignation, that he is slowly, of no better way of doing it than Hongkong yesterday on business vacation from Elmhurst, by cursing Mr. Winston Churchill and a NOTICE IS HEREBY DINARY ANNUAL MEETING main points of the agree Donat. GIVEN that an Extraordinary OF SHAREHOLDERS will be ment, so far as the Tokyo "In the first place. Is Hitler a peace-loving Germans. This gives Kwan is an import agent for the General Meeting of the Company held at the Office of Messrs. version of it indicates, tend big, strong, tough man?

The you an idea that Hitler is inflamed Kwong Yuen & Co. in New York. will be held in the P. & 0. Jardine, Matheson, & Co., Ltd. to show only the gains which answer is No He is not bis, he with the desire to see that his Building, Victoria, in the Colony on WEDNESDAY, the 26th Thailand has secured in cer He is a little man, not in the sense

is not strong, and he is not tough. message fruitful of Hong Kong at 11.15 o'clock MARCH, 1941, at NOON, fortain large tracts of territory of being small rather than tall. in the forenoon on Thursday, the the purpose of receiving the in Laos and Cambodiaan but in the sense of having a small 20th day of March, 1941, or as Report of the Directors and the area practically equal to that mind

#Herr

Hitler himself is not

ness when you hear a boxer say-

soon therealter as the Ordinary Statement of Accounts for the which the French Colony "ac- General Meeting of the Company year ended 31st DECEMBER. quired in the latter part of strong. It is a great sign of weak- shall have terminated for the 1941.

the nineteenth century: ing before a fight that he is going The Transfer Books of Japan's material interest in Purpose of considering and, if thought it, passing the following the Company will be CLOSED bringing about this agree- resolutions:-

from SATURDAY, the 15th ment has been cleverly con-

By Order of the Board of Directors,

"1. That the Directors be and they are hereby authoris ed to capitalise the sum o $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 Hong Company as on the first day of April One thousand nine hun.

dred and forty-one in respect of the net amount capitalised

.C. M. MANNers,

Secretary & Manager. Kong, 7th March, 1941.

fully paid shares of the HUSBAND OR

pany of equivalent nominal value in the proportion of one share for every three shares of the Company held by them!

FIANCE?

INVENTOR FACES respectively and that such DIFFICULT PROBLEM

,

IN A.D.C. SHOW

Mrs. Bendish was by no

means

Mr.

view that this

AMATEUR SHOW OF COLOURED

PICTURES

establishment of peace in the were as follows:

In the first place his mes- sage was not a glorious" one.

A great many of us tried to see the German point of view and he certainly said it. Being a brilliant orator he appealed to our tenderest "passion. But It is not enough to feel sorry

· for Germany, Austria, or Great Britain, or any other state or community on God's earth,"

LOVE FOR HUMANITY "We must learn to be sorry soon enough and long enough before we realise the lasting fruits of peace,

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. Mr. and Mrs. Lieu Kyih Sung re- turned to Hongkong yesterday after a visit to the Eastern Section of the United States. Mr. Llen is connected with the Manufacturer's Bank of China, of which he is Assistant General Mariager.

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Miss Jessie Platz who is retura- ing to her post. as Missionary Nursë at the Changchow Union Hospital, Changchow,

in China, arrived Hongkong "yesterday. Miss. Platz has been visiting friends and re- tatives in Bellemead, New Jersey.

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Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bruce ar-

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the

MARCH, 1941, to WEDNES.cealed and the only hint of DAY, the 26th MARCH, 1941, her intention to retain her hold on the situation was both days inclusive.

given tn Mr. Matsuoka's

I am not thinking of one happy rived in Hongkong yesterday et An exhibition of amateur colour- family. I am thinking of mankind route to their home in Rangoon. statement that "a bond of

ed Aims that had all the qualities divided much as it is now in all Mr. Bruce is Manager of the Ran- co-existence and co-pros-

of professional ones and which colours, creeds, shapes and sizes, goon Branch of the Hongkong and perity, with Japan on one took a fell two hours running time, but with enough love for humanity Shanghal Bank Mr. Bruce and side and these two countries was held in the West Lounge of in its plan and to achieve an or- his wife are returning from a brief on the other, is further the European Y.M.CA. last nightganisation making war impossible vacation at Laguna Beach in Cali-

The showing.", the proceeds of throughout the length and breadthfornia. 139/cemented."

Matsuoka also went on to express the which are in aid of the B.W.OF.. of the world."

was sponsored by the Hongkong Mr. Donat recalled that even Mr. John Kirkman, who is re- agreement Amateur Cinema Club.

when Hitler mareffed into Sude-turning

China Island would contribute towards the Contributors to the programme taniland there were people "who Mission at Slangyun, Yunnan, hoped for the best. That was typ!- China, arrived in Hongkong yester- Greater East Asia in which Mr. A. L. Powell ("Hongkong" cal of the rot of complacency that day. Mr. Kirkman has been visit- Japan has declared her in- and "There Will Always Be An has set in people's mind

ing In Walla Walla, Washington. England") and Mr. J. W. Lawson

"One of the few people who saw since 1939, when he left the Orient tention to set up a "New ("Tasmania" and "Australia"). the writing on the wall was Mr. to return to the States. Order." So far, then, Japan | "A Dragon Festival” taken by the Winston Churchill." said Mr. may feel satisfied that she late Mr. J. G. Ozorio was to have Donat. "He recognised it with his Mr. and Mrs. Tait and their has gained what she set out been shown last night but was cad-keen sense of proportion. Heyoung daughter, who are returning shares so allotted shall rank for

celled at the last moment.

thought long enough and deep to Shanghai, arrived in Hongkong to secure-an inflúence and a dividends as from the 1st day

The screen and projector were enough, but he was left to think yesterday. Mr. Tait is the Rolling definite control in the ad-loaned to the Club for the occasion it out in the cold, of July, 1941.

ministration of the two coun-by Filmo Depot. as simple as her professional name 2. That If on such distributor SARAH SIMPLE" might imply.tries in order to make it!== tion as aforesaid any person on the other hand, neither was possible for her to use them to make Indo-China and would be entitled to a fractional she as hard, bolled as she thought as a springboard for her Thailand pay for her war in share the Directors shall, in and, on seeing again the husband southward drive.

China and for any other hos-| lieu of issuing fractional cer whom she had left some

VERY LITTLE ACCOUNT tilities she may engage in to

Mr. Claude A. Buss, Executive tificates, cause the whole share definitely attracted to that absent appears, however, to have secure new territories for her-

Assistant to the High Commission- to be allotted to a person or minded and exasperating person.

er of the Philippines, passed been taken of how the people self and to play her part as persons to be named by the

through Hongkong yesterday, bound By this time, however, Mr. Beu- in Indo-China will react to a member of the Axis.

Mr. Donat said that the rise of for Manila to take up his work Directors and such share shall, dish's inability to concentrate nad the agreement which has

THE ACTUAL TREND of Herr Hitler was like the rise of a with the Commission... Mr. Robert at such time as the Directors landed him into an entanglement

boxer who had repeatedly suc- think fit, be sold and the with a widow of undoubted charms been reached. The fact that public opinion in Indo-China ceeded by landing a lucky punch. Huffcutt is accompaning Mr. Buss and even more undoubled strength the Indo-China authorities itself is not clear at the mo-The rest of the world has been to Manila. Mr. Huffcut will take proceeds distributed amongst of mind and the embarrassed gen-refused to take the responsi-ment. The submission by the positively fascinated by this tech-tary to the High Commissioner of the persons entitled to the theman round himself, to all m- bility for either accepting or authorities there to orders nique, but, what they forget," was the Philippines: fractions making up such tents and purposes, firmly pledged refusing the Japanese pro- from Vichy is reported to to see what was happening in Herr share."*

to the widow and at the

Hitler's corner. What was hap- time equally firmly married to his Posals shows clearly that the have embittered- a large mapening there was that Herr Hitler.March 7. at the Free Christian had jority of Frenchmen in this having tasted blood and got away Church, 5 Tifeng Road, Shanghai, INCREASED WORRIES gauged the feelings of the in- part of the French Empire with it so far was determined to of Mr. Gordon Taylor Dunn, of the Nor were his worries at all les-habitants and was not pre- against the Fetain adminis- go the way of all boxers and keep China Inland Mission and son f send by the presence of his nep-pared to take the risk of tration, because they feel that on fighting til he was forced to Mr. and Mrs. George. Dunn, Three hew and niece staying with him meeting local opposition to in an emergency they will be time came when he prepared to Vera Patch, daughter of Mr. and retire. And so it was that the Hills, Alberta, Canada, and Miss for their holidays. The nephew, Hong Kong, 21st February, 1947 at the age of 17, regarded himself any decision which the Gov-helpless to look for assistance strike his fourth blow against Mrs. Dan E. L. Patch of Detroit. -

By order of the Board of- Directors,

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.,

NOTE:-

Agents.

eight years before, she found herself

wife.

same

March 19, 20, 21 and 22, with 2

administration:

there

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"If you read his pre-war speeches today you will thank God that there was such man as Mr. Churchill to deal 'with the situation. His sum- ming-up of Herz · Hitler was the best this monstrous pre- duct of humanity.'"

GREATEST BLUNDER

has receded further and further

Stock and Works Superentendent of the Shanghai Electric Construc- an Company. They have been visiting in Canada and the Central Section of the United States, as well as on the Pacific Coast.

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The wedding took place

on

The engagement is announced

Patricia Muriel, only

as a leading authority on the more ernment might have been from those who might have Britain aesthetic side of the film industry forced to take on account of offered it to them before story will record it as his Michigan, U.S.A. Miss Emma Sulli- van was the bridesmaid, Mr. Albert and the niece, by virtue of a few the lack of facilities for re-France surrendered to the greatest fallure and his greatest acted as best man and the ushers Under the powers conferred minutes seniority in the matter of sisting Japan by force.

blunder," said Mr Donat. "He re- The Germans. upon them by Article 12 of the being born, had developed a strong onus was, therefore, placed China's prospects of defend that fourth round the story of the son. H. Owen G. A. Scott

Admittedly, Indo-vealed himself as a sham and with were Messrs. L. T. Lyall, L. Morri-

→ be held in the Jacobean Room of Articles of Association of the "mother" complex"

on the Vichy Government, ing herself single-handed are would-be champion of the world the Hongkong Hotel, Hongkong, Company, the Directors have The story of William's misad-

The engagement is announced and the wedding will take place on SATURDAY, the 15th decided to offer to Shareholders ventures and of how Sarah even- thereby exonerating the In- meagre. In the event of a became doubtful

tually extricated him from them to do-China

THE OTHER CORNER authorities from large-scale attack by the

Immediately in England, of Molly. March, 1941, at NOON for the on the Register on the 1st day the satisfaction of every one comes blame. It also indicates that Japanese the only course left the other corner his op younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. following purposes, namely, to of April 1941, ope share at par the plot of A. R. Mine's brilliant the authorities in Indo-China to the authorities in Indo-blows he has sustained. The crowd mere, Surrey (and late of Shang- ponent is recovering from the P. H. Millard of Mariners, Hasle- consider the annual statement of for every complete three shares comedy, Sarah Simple." which will not take яду drastic China would have been to round the boxing ring has sobered hal), to Mr. E. F. G. Anderson, accounts and the balance sheet held by them (excluding the will be produced by the A.D.C. at measures if the people them-withdraw and join up with down. They have made up their of the Dunlop Rubber Company. and the reports of the Directors Bonus Shares to be offered to the het Club mesta on selves contemplate impeding the British in Malaya in order minds that Hitler must lose, Bome in Malays, and Auditors thereon, to elect them under the preceding resolu-cast which includes Shellah Mac- the Japanese in their plans to resist the invaders more thing has happened. The crowd | directors and auditors in the place tion) upon the terns that payinlay, Claude Burgess, Day Bage, to bring the whole country effectively and in the hope of away from him-our man is going between of those retiring, to declare a ment for such shares shall be Joan Critchett, Tim Fortescue and under their control for mill-getting back their territory. to win. dividend, to appropriate. the made to the Company's Bankers, E. W. Kirby.

tary purposes The manner The alternative to this is to "His mind is clear. He has the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alan balance of Profit & Loss Account The Hongkong & Shanghai Bank. An early booking is advised asin which Japan has set about pursue harassing tactics in right second in his corner, Herr M. Cobbett, of Shanghai, and Mr. as recommended by the Directors, ing Corporation, Hong Kong booked to capacity for the 21 and this subtle penetration for Japan's attempt to use the wall is gone to hd is pling up Mr. and Mr. E. Ở

weight of the world and to transact any other ordina on or before the 30th September 22 March and the AD.C. look for gaining a foothold in Indo-country as a mile-post for her against him. That is how we now ry business of the Company. 1941 and that Shareholders be ward to an attendance which will China makes it most probable drive to the south. Any move stand. We do not know when the

The death occurred on February AND NOTICE is also given given power to renounce their enable them to add a further sub-that she may soon become by Japan to cash-in on her last round will come but we know 28 at The Country Hospital, that the Shore Transfer Reg rights under such offer and that stantial contribution to the sum of embroiled" .in. combatting takings in Indo-China, there- that it will come. Herr Hitler isters will be closed from 1st no rights attach to any fractions. /$3,610 which they have already guerilla resistance from the fore, would certainly be the stands checked-his hands weight Shanghai, of Thomas Henry Sut-

The shares taken up under the the B.W.OF.

ed with knuckle-dusters, but his people. There is no doubt signal for guerille resistance, seconds are losing faith in him above offer shall rank for divid

that what Japari hopes to do which will provide unexpect- and more and more hatred to turn- ends as from 1st day of July 1941. The marriage took place on is replenish her own falling ed difficulties for the Japan-ing against him. Formal letters of offer, acceptance February 10 at Holy Trinity Ca- resources from Indo-China ese and which might even and renunciation will be sent to thedral, Shanghai, by the Very and Thailand which she considerably upset her plans Secretary & Manager. Shareholders as soon as possible of Marjorie Coburn, of Christ economically and politically, predicament in which she must and will come and down.

Rev. Dean Trivett. M.ADD means to exploit and operate for the future and add to the Hongkong, 14th February, 1941.after April 1st next.

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March, 1941, to 15th March. 1941, both days Inclusive.

By order of the Board,

R. A. WICKERSON,

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Theatre is already almost

subscribed to the Bomber Fund and

church, New Zealand, to Bruce'

126 McLennan, of Montrose, Scotland. In other words, Japan means now finds herself.

Gordon John Winney, only son of

London.

Winbey,, of

fert, aged 70 years. Funeral Ser vices were held at the Chapel of the International Funeral Direc- tors, 201 KiaochowRoad, on March 3,

"Menriwhile, our anË 'anxiously waiting

...and morselessly cool to deliver: the final blow and that final blow

L

The death occurred on March 2, at Ste. Marie Hospital. (Shang- hal, of Miss Alice Bourglar, aged 40 years.

Herr Hitler, will fall,”