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EDITORIAL

FUNERAL OF MRS. CORRESPONDENCE TRIED TO PASS

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS NEW ADVERTISEMENTS B. L. SPAFFORD

IN THE SUPREME

COURT OF HONG KONG

In the matter of the Estate

&

ANNOUNCEMENT

Hong Koag, Mercantile MACKINNON, MACKENZIE Assistant, deceased.

& CO. #

NOTICE IS HEREBY Hong Kong Ist April, 1941.

GIVEN that the Court has, by virtue of Sec: 58 of the Probates Ordinance, 1897, made an order limiting the time to the 16th day

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April, 1941, for creditors & The Daily Press

others to send in claims against | the above estate to the under. signed.

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Dated this 19th day of March, 1941.

報西剌孖

Editorial and Business Office:

Tel. 33225.

Death On Eve Of 85th Birthday

EFFICIENT AID IN

CHOLERA CASE

AS DETECTIVE

Chinese Businessman

Bound Over

Charged before Mr. S. F. Balfour

TUESDAY, APRIL 1. 1941.

Economic Revolution Is Foreseen In Plans To Mobilise Labour, Industry

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"Already we are spending over £14,000,000—just about $60,000,000 (U.S.) dally-and if we look back twelve months,

taken place," said MR. DONALD TYMANN, a well-known we can see that something like economic revolution has

economist, when he broadcast from London yesterday on how Britain was standing up to the financial cost of the war. "The rate of expenditure on the war has doubled," continued Mr. Tymann, so you can understand that the powers taken by the Churchill Government have been brought into play.

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The Editor, H.. Daily Press, Sir-Through the medium of Mr. TOM GRAHAM SPOT:

your columns I should like to bo TISWOODE ALEXANDER has The funeral of "Mrs. Balbina L-permitted to express my great ap- of JOHN LOWRIE late of Mackinnon, Mackenzie

this day been admitted a Partner banla Spafford, who died at her preciation to the personnel of the at the D.O.. South, yesterday with Building, in our Firm at Hong Kong and residence. No. 1. Broadwood Fund. various services who rendered such having assaulted Lo Cheung, a Co., P. & 0.

on Mar. 31 took place at the Ro- courteous, prompt and efficient as farmer, on March 25, and with im Victoria in the Colony of Shanghai.

man Catholic Cemetery yesterday. sistance during the early hours of personating a Police Officer on The Rev. Fr. D. Page officiated anday morning. March 30, 1941, March 24, at. Ngan Au. Tung Chung at the service in the Chapel and when the wife of my house-boy Village, Leung Chit-chong, master at the graveside.

was smitten with cholers while at of the Hol On Shipping Co. of No The deceased, who is survived by two daughters, Mrs. J. Gascon de my residence on Repulse Bay Rd. 44, Lockhart Road, was convicted The woman, who lives in the land bound over in the sum of $100 Bethedo and Mrs. H M. Xavier. came to Hongkong nearly 60 years Wanchal district, came to visit her to be of good behaviour for one ago, and was known for her keen husband on Saturday evening, and year interest in charitable work::

during the course or the visit be-

To call this a revolutioning them unless you are sure they I'm hus evidence, plainant She took sick about a month ago came auddenly very ill Later, an stated that on March 24 he saw is no exaggeration... It is will be lasting. and died on the eve of her 85th admission to the Infectious Di-three strangers and followed them the difference between" war

"Take agriculture. "In peace birthday.

seases Hospital, her illness was to Tung Chung Village where he economy and peace economy.cultivation which, although they time our farming used methods of Besides the chief mourners--Mr. diagnosed as cholera, and the mild- saw a fight in progress. Later. I don't know and Mrs. H. M. Xavier (son-in-law ness of the attack is. I feel sure, young man' approached him and. than

any more produced less food, was more pro-.. and daughter), grandson

you do what and due to the fact that she was restating that he was a Police Officer budget is going to be, but I time the object is to produce the thefitable to the farmer. In war-.

present Messrs. A. A. Lopes, E M. received such prompt assistance. his hands up. grand-daughters-there were also cently inoculated and also that she from Wanchal, asked him to put have an idea that in 1941-42 greatest amount of food possible. 15-19, Queen's Road Central. Rocha, J. J. V. Remedios, E. Lopes,

After he had done

A year ago all this was done piece- Appreciative thanks, are due to so, the stranger bound us bands by the end of March next meal and now it is much clearer A. C. Botelho. A. Ward, J. M. Re- (8)

H A Noronha, C. Cchi Ting" ambulance who on re-

The personnel of the "Fok with a police whistle chain. year, three-fifths of the na-with the use of materials and Night Editor (Wanchal Office): medios,

+... Tel. 24511,"

Pereira, A. Maher, Mr. and Mrs, J.

Su Chui, a ka! fong, said that tional income will be spent by labour being rationed in the in- London Office: 53, Fleet Street Misses A. Choa, G. Choa. O. King. lght on Saturday arrived at he was informed by a clansman.us civilians.

call at approximately he first knew of the trouble when the Government and not by terests of the nation. E Ward, Mrs. T. A. Johnston, celving a

"What it all amounts to is that C. Marcias, and O. R. O. Marcias, my residence with the utmost des- He was later handed a letter by sixty per cent. In peace time scale planning in this stage of

This is about

we have now reached real large- Mr. J. M. da Rocha, and many

a girl, whom he identified as Lee the proportion of Government development." declared Mr. T others.

(b) The nursing staff at Queen Shu-tak's daughter. THE WREATHS

Mary Hospital who accorded the

spending was twenty per mann. "The pioneer days are NO IDENTIFICATION Floral tributes were sent by greatest courtesy in replying to en:

In cent., or only about one-fifth over. peace time war is a THE WAR AT SEA Granny, Auntie and Olga; Anita quiries, and who despatched the

Later, went on witness, he saw or one-sixth..

separate industry and you have defendant who, on being asked "If the Government is spending with its needs. In wartime this separate Industries, to supply" it' tina; Ameida, Rafael and Arpital without delay. standing success has been toniette; Olga, Nemezis, Carlos and be increased as from 17th March, achieved by the Royal Navy Roberto Alice.

(c) The Sanitary Department replied in the affirmative. When or income, it is clear that every to expand the specialised war in- Eddle. Thessoe for proceeding at 3 am. with the he was asised to produce proof of activity in the country is to be dustry, but to turn all industries 1911, by adding a 10% surcharge that the world is reminded Tony and Marie; Children of fumigation of premises, clothing, his identity he was unable to do directed and controlled by the to war work. to the amounts charged for of the war at sea-a war Mary: Mr. and Mrs. A Marriott etc., at my residence, and there. so, so witness had him arrested by Government. In one way or an-plete turning over of all our re- In short, the com- electricity consumed for lighting which otherwise is being car-end family, Mr. and Mrs. T. A after continuing to perform this the villagera.

Johnston; Mr. and Mrs. A, dos Ra essential service and power as per meters read on ried on relentlessly all the mos; Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Ward and home in Wanchai.

by sources to the war effort. at the patient's In reply to his Worship, witness stages and it is nothing like com- "Some people talk of this re- and after 24th April, 1941.

įstated that he did not ask the plete yet. time, although it is regarded family; Mr. and Mrs. E M. da

volution Other countries ke the United Some Americans say that it was as being undemocratic. The existing scale of discounts as more or less in the form Rocha; Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Santos; the necessary space for this ex. but he also had them arrested.

Thanking you for according me other three men for their names

States will find in the same way almost like a dictatorship. From of routine opérations. It is Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Ward; Mr. and

Cross-examined by defendant, wit- that this sort of transformation our experience here we know that ¡Mrs. Choa and family; Ruth pression of appreciation, unfortunate, however, that, Vance; Mrs. E. Ramos; M. and E

ness admitted that when defendant has got to be done by stages, but the powers of the Government while every move in land Satitos, Louis A. Lee and Co., Stati

entered the school premises, on his that does not mean that the de have grown step by step and that operations and every attack of H. M. Hodges; and many others,

invitation, he was set upon by the mocracies are inefficient in the there is nothing in the step at all. carried out by the air force.

villagers and beaten up because he conduct of their economic war and

L. R. ANDREWES,

Official Administrator.

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CHINA LIGHT & POWER CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO CONSUMERS.

Notice is hereby given that the

E.C.4.

HONGKONG, APRIL 1, 1941.

patch.

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Company's standard charges will IS ONLY when some out-and Caecar: Albertina and Are- case to the Infectious Diseases Hos whether he was Detective Leung.111 to 12 shillings out of every £will not do, so you have not only

will remain in force.

By order of the Board of Directors,

D. W. MUNTON,

Manager.

Hong Kong, 8th March, 1941.

A. S. WATSON. & CO., LIMITED.

NOTICE IS.

in its raids on enemy territory DERELICT JUNK becomes a spectacular inci- A water-logged derelict junk is 139 dent, the value of these so-reported to be drifting 31 miles called routine operations by signal Station The position given west of Bluff Point Pert War the navy is only very occa-is latitude 22 deg. 1151" N, long sionally. brought to the notice 114 deg. 08'30" E approx. of the public. Naval com

at

-I am, dear Sir,

Yours faithfully.

E. M. RAYMOND.

other. This

is being done

supreme command.

FIFTEEN CASES OF accused, was unable to proove that that it puts capital and labour into

(he was a Police Officer. Witness CHOLERA

denied. however, that defendant According to the Government was struck with poles but only with 15 cases of Cholera were notified Health Bulletin issued yesterday, fists."

as having occurred in the Colony

SHARP INSTRUMENT

g

"It is a fact that no British. Government. since this war be... gan has been attacked for be- ing dictatorial, but they have been attacked for not being dictatorial enough." But we are more democratic here in March, 1941, than, we were in March. 1939,", concluded. 'Mr. Tymann.

H.K.

GOING SLOW "When you put labour and fri- dustry in supreme command it means that it acts slowly. This going slow is the English way. It during the 48 hours ending at After Tsang Mun had given exi- is not fast because sometimes we midnight on Saturday. Of the dence, defendant elected to give have had to pay pretty heavily for HEREBY mentators have, on several premacy on the sea-hence total nine were reported from the evidence on his own behalf, in the it."

tried to GIVEN that the FIFTY SIXTH occasions

Mr. Tymann went on to declare dispel their feverish building of war-Victoria Registration District. vc course of which he stated that he ORDINARY YEARLY MEETthe impression which this ships and raiders, both un-from Old and New Kowloon and tied up complainant because he that in the world of the present one from Aberdeen and Rural was holding a sharp instrument day. lessons in economy had to be ING of the Company (since lack of publicity of naval dersea and surface.

Hence Hongkong,

which he, complainant, was in-learnt by experience of the work registration) will be held at the operations might times also their efforts to secure Other Returns are as follows:-tending to use on one "ut witness; how moving forward to the ration-Orders

that bad to be done. They were Hong Kong Hotel, Flong Kong, create that the men of the control of the French Fleet Diphtheria, four cases: Enteric companions.

ing of all industries, labour and THURSDAY,

3RD Royal Navy

passing and the latest reported ar-Fever, tour cases; Measles four Chan Pul, a witness called by the materials so that these could be APRIL, 1941, at 11.30 a.m. for through a period of boredom, rangement with Japan to cases: Fuerperal Fever, one case: defence, staled that he invited de-used solely for the war effort...

fendant to go for a walk with him the purpose of receiving the when, the situation is exactly make it possible for warships

without telling him the reason Report of the General Managers the opposite. Indeed, the of the Japanese Fleet to be

units of the Royal Navy have manned by German crews."

until they were nearing Tung together with a Statement of

cused that his wife had left him and was then living in Tung Chung village. He solicited defendant's help in persuading his wife to re turn to Hongkong.

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the

are

Accounts for the year ended to be if anything more alert THESE ARE contingencies 31ST OCTOBER, 1940. and vigilant than the land and strategic developments

General Managers. Hong Kong, 18th March, 1941.

Tuberculosis, 36 cases.

BAND CONCERT Chung village. He then told ac- AT PENINSULA ON SUNDAY

The combined orchestras of the

The following is the programme:: 1. "Oxford Street," March-Eric

Det. Sgt. Galvin prosecuted.

"So you have the impression of all supplies to manufactur- ers being controlled and there is also this new plan to con- centrate all civilian efforts in a, few efficient plants that are working full time and realise working people and fac tory plants to be used for war

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contracts," said Mr. Tymann. "There is no .conscription for

POLICE RESERVE

by the Hon. Mr. C.G. Perdue, Acting Commissioner of Police CHINESE COMPANY Training Course (Part IV): Those detalled will attend Prince's Build- ing, 1st Floor, for Part IV of Train- ing Course under Inspector (R) Lau Shiu Chuen on Wednesday, April 2 at 17.15 hours sharp.

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

INDIAN COMPANY":" Patrol Duty: Patrol duties will be carried out as ordered.

· ... FLYING SQUAD Patrol Duty Patrol duties will be carried out as ordered.

EMERGENCY UNIT RESERVE Training Course (Part II): Mem-

and air forces and the daily that the Royal Navy has to The TRANSFER BOOKS of routine which they have to prepare to meet, in addition the Company will be CLOSED carry out imposes a very to the so-called daily routine from MONDAY, the 24th

When they arrived at the village MARCH, 1941, to THURSDAY, test

great strain and is a severe which plays such an impor Hongkong and Shanghat Hotels

of endurance and tant part in

will give a band concert in the he saw defendant being led up to the 3RD APRIL, 1941, both stamina. It would hardly be efficiency and assuring the 6, at 9 p.m.

maintaining Peninsula Hotel on Sunday, April his wife's house by Lee Shu-tak's industry yet, but the principle is

daughter. days inclusive...

laid down now that women and fair, therefore, to regard the safety of the seas to the hun-

men not of military age, will be JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & officers and men of the Royal dreds of thousands of tons of

called upon to register for war work. As Mr. Bevin sald, every.bers of the "B" Company will at- SON,

Navy as being only occasion-shipping that pass over it Coates. From the Sulte "London ally called upon to prove their daily. The work of acting as ping crowds in that busy thorough- Again," depicting the happy shop-

BADGE STOLEN · body in the country must be in the tend No. 2 Police Station on Wed- merit, while the other fight- escorts to Britain's merchant fare.

Miss W. Robinson, of the Kow-working classes or in the army nesday and Friday, April 2 and 4

This is the English way.""

at 17.15 hours sharp for Part II loon Wharf and Godown Co... re- ing forces are known to be shipping is in itself the most

SHIPPING SPACE

of Training Course. 2. The Merry Wives of Wind-|ported to the Police yesterday the Mr. Tymann stated that supplies constantly engaged in opera-important work" which thesor," Overture-Nicolai. tions directed against the Royal Navy has to carry out doli Friml Introducing: Hard-outside the company's godown at not a question of limiting supplies theft of an A. A. badge from her were being limited owing to the 3. Rose Marie," Selection-Ru-car, No. 5235, which was parked need of shipping space. It was enemy.

In the present war. The Ger- Bolled Herman, Why Shouldn't We. Canton Road. THE LATEST success of the man attempts to interfere The Door of Her Dreams, Pretty British Mediterranean Fleet with this vital flow of supplies Things, Only a Kiss, Indian Love Avenue, reported to the Police last Mrs. Avery, of No. 3 Minden against the Italian Navy, and war materials and the Call, The Mounties, Totem Tom-night that between 5 and 7 p.m. NOTICE IS HEREBY coming so

soon after the movement of troops from one) Tom, Rose Marie.. GIVEN that the Ordinary Year Prime Minister's announce- part of the British Empire to panied by E O'Neil Shaw.

4. "Soloist," Y. K Sze-Accom- yesterday someone stole two flower.

Pots, valued at $20, from outside ly Meeting of Shareholders of ment of the sinking of threejanother have been, and are

her residence 5. The Firefly." Selection—Ru- The Hong Kong and Shanghal German submarines in the being. Intensified on a scale dolf Frimi. One of the most Hotels, Limited, will be held at Atlantic, is of course," a re-which is much larger than popular Operations

containing

the

THE HONGKONG &

SHANGHAI HOTELS,

LIMITED.

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Patrol Duty: Patrol duties will

carried out as ordered.

O. EAGER,

D.C.P: (R).

to industry, but to make certain

dustry gets was used to the best that the ration of supply that, in- GOVERNMENT HOUSE advantage of the country.

DINNER PARTY "There is some evidence of

His Excellency the Belgian Am- national character in our plans for bassador to China, Baron Jules labour," said Mr. Tymann. "No-Guillaume was the guest of body said that we must have a honour at a small official dinner. plan to make every man and wo-party given by His Excellency the man go to work for the war. But Governor Sir Geoffry Northcote, Registered Office of the affirmation of the supremacy that experienced in the last The Donkey Serenade" and "Sym- NEWSETTES that is what is now being done at Government House last night.. Company (Exchange Building, of the British Navy. in all war, That they have not pathy" Waltz.:

piece-meal. Des Voeux Road Central, Hong seas, but it is only the hard succeeded in preventing this 6. "Nell Gwynn," Three Dances of the Faecal borne diseases in All engineers were asked at the

INTERVAL

A lecture on The Epidemiology "Take the registration of labour.

SMALL FIRE Kong), on Wednesday, the 16th daily routine of watchfulness convoy work, despite the Edward German. Was composed in North China village will be given beginning of the war to give in A small plie of waste paper day of April, 1941, at 11.30 a.m., and splendid training and losses which Britain has sus-1900 for Anthony Hopes "Nell by Dr. G. F. Winfield, Head of the their names, because engineers caught alight on the sixth floor of for the purpose of receiving a high morale that has enabled tained-losses which are neg-wynn at the Prince of Wales Department of Biology, Cheloo were most wanted Then a plan the Bank of East Asia building at Statement of Accounts and the the Royal Navy to maintain ligible when compared with Dance; 2 Pastoral Dance; 3. Anatomy Lecture Theatre, Hong-but for dock and shipyard labour from Central Fire Station were Theatre and consists of: 1, Country University, Talnangfu, at the was introduced not for all labour, 10 am yesterday. Two appliances Report of the Board of Directors this position and to challenge the huge proportion of these Merrymaker's Dance, for the year ended on the 31st every attempt to dispute it. ships which have accomplish-

kong University, tomorrow at 5 because what was most wanted despatched to the scene. No dam 7. "Salut d'Amour"-Elgar Pro pm,'

then was a plan for the loading age was reported December, 1940, confirming the There are constant developed their object successfullybably the best known of Elgar's

and unloading of ships with all appointment of a Director and ments taking place concern-is proof that the war at sea short compositions. re-electing a Director and the ing the war at sea. The Ger- is not by any stretch of piece of music, retaining its char: F. R. C. 6. L M 6. H., D. T. M. and

8. "Bolero"Moszkowski. A fine Dr. Li Sou-fan, M. B., 8. 6. Auditors.

mans, to whom sea-power is imagination confined to in-acteristic liveliness of Spanish H. will give a lecture on Modern The Transfer Books of the becoming an essential wea- dolent cruising about the Dances

Methods in the treatment of Pul- Company will be closed from Pon," have been straining oceans. With this increasing Soloist, Y. K. Sze-Accom-monary Tuberculosis in the School Wednesday, the 2nd April, 1941, every nerve to increase the efficiency and its steadily 10, "Cavalcada. Selection-Noel on Friday, at 5.30 p.m. The lecture

panied by E ONell Shaw to Wednesday, the 16th April, strength of their depleted growing strength a strength Coward Land of Hope and Glory. will be illustrated with lantern 1941, both days inclusive.

No longer are they which the United States le content to rely entirely on determined to enhance the

Order of the Board,

F. C. BARRY,

Secretary,

God gave the King.

of Surgery, Hongkong: University. 17-

Blides,

their air force to bring them war at sea continues unabat- The death occurred on March The Commission of Inquiry, ap- the victory they are striving ed Its result is, of course, a 17, at Shanghai, of Thomas Cockpointed to Inquire into the affairs to secure over Britain. They foregone conclusion-Britain husband of May Cock. Funeral of the Immigration Omee, will Hong Kong, 20th March, 1941. realise that air attacks alone will continue to rule the the Bubbling Well Cemetery Fulane. Judge's Court, Supreme Servicca (Cremation) were held in resume its public sitting at the 166 cannot destroy British su- waves,

Chapel on March 18

Court, at 10.15 a.m. today.

as they are speed. In this important problems

“I know the disadvantage of this and the argument that if you take too long to solve a problem it will become more difficult. But It is not possible

to produce workers like rabbita out of a hat. So now we have

>this" general plan" for the mo- bilisation of 'Industry, but it is only fair to say that there are dangers in being over systems tic like the Germans.

DEVIL'S JOB

If you plan too far ahead, you will have the devil's job of chang

Hemingway Inspects Kwangtung Front

Mr. Ernest Hemingway, well- known American Journalist and correspondent for the newspaper PM. who arrived in Shiukwan trom Hongkong a few days £20, left for the front an an inspection tour, accompanied by a number of officers of the military, headquar- termoge

Mr. Hemingway is expected to spend a week at the front; and then return to resume, his fourney to Changking (Central News),