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NOTICE

ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE,

STANLEY.

Notice is hereby given that The Middle School and the LEON SUMBATOVITCH Preparatory School will re-open- BUDAGIAN of 49 Kadoorie on April 21st. 1941, ~ Avenue, owloon is applying to the Governor for naturalization, and that any person who knows any reason why" naturalization should not be granted should send

Entrance Examination for New! tudents on Sa.urday, April 1 th, at 9 a.ui.

For Prospectus for Boarders| a written and signed statement and Day boys apply to Fung Man of the facts to the Colonial Sul, Esq., or Chan Pak Luk Secretary, Hong Kong.

Esq., Messrs Harry Wicking, Prince's Building. (Tel.-302411]

THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS,

LIMITED.

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or to

NOTICE JS HEREBY GIVEN that the Ordinary Year. ly Meeting of Shareholders of The Hong Kong and Shanghai 1.otels, Limited, will be held at the Registered Office of the Company (Exchange Building. Des Voeux Road Central, Hong "Kong}, on Wednesday, the 16th day of April, 1941, at 11.30 a.m., for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Board of Directors for the year ended on the 31st

EDITORIAL

Much-maligned, Buffeted Hawkers Deserve Better Fate Than Being Stand-by For Case Books Of Police

BY A STAFF REPORTER THERE ARE FEW, IF ANY, WHO HAVE NOT AT SOME TIME OR THE OTHER, SEEN ANÄEMIC-LOOKING MEN or old" and decrepit women or little street urchins being half-led and half-dragged by a burly Indian police constable along the streets to the Police Station, there to be charged with the heinous erine of HAWKING WITHOUT A LICENCE or, worse still. CAUSING AN OBSTRUCTION

At the station these hawkers are usually allowed out on bail ranging between $1 to $5, and, on their appearing before the Magistrate the following day. are fined approximately the amount of their respective ball. In really deserving cases, the offenders are simply cautioned while in an extreme case a free 208 Hcence is recommended by the Magistrate.

ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE, STANLEY.

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HONGKONG, APRIL 16, 1041.

NORTH AFRICA

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"Our lives," went on the hawker,;

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 1941.

A typical aged hawk er in Hollywood Rd.

This much-maligned and buffet- ed, but withal long-suffering and "are far from pleasant. As s useful, section of the community matter of fact, I may say that we hawkers." Many a time, went o deserve a better rate than that of are simply fighting with our bacas our informant, the "pang pan"

SHAI-HANGCHOW HIGHWAY

Sections Destroyed By Chinese Troops

SHANGHAI, April 15 (Reuter)— Japanese communications have been interrupted following the des- truction of sections of the Shang- hal Hangchow highway between Kashing and Ksteht, according to Chinese press reports.

Chinese troops are now stated to be moving eastward from the Kin- shan, Chapoo and Pinghu Breas along

Shanghai-Hangchow highway. The vanguards are re- ported to comprise some light me

anised

the

with

utits equipped rides and hand-grenades.

Counteracting the Chinese move. several thousand Japanese troops have been sent from Shanghai to the threatened areas, it is added.

being made the "stand-by" of a to the wall, hoping and praying (Inspector) on duty in the Police HOW SERIOUS IS GERMAN DRIVE INTO LIBYA? VIEWS

quiet.

constable'a Case Book or the sub- that that wall will not collapse Station would put up the bail for Ject of attack by some controlling under the weight of official regu-a hawker, if he or she body.

lations being constantly placed on poor to do so, and, when the case was too This Dedy of meni, women and "It. children, unrepresented by any

came up before the Magistrate. "The authorities-I mean those would even Union and terrified at the sight who make the laws-do not seem the

pay the fine-all on of a Police constable, is indispen

"These 'pong pans' sable so long as the standard of living among the masses is 90 miserably low. Working long hours at a stretch. in rain or sun and selling at prices which permit of only the barest margin of profit, the hawkers play a not unimport-

December. 1940, confirming the WHILE admitting that the ant role in the economic life nf

appointment of a Director and

German invasion of this Calong.

surprise to the British forces,

"NECESSARY EVIL"

re-electing a Director and the North Africa did come as a Auditors.

As

an official of "the Urban The Transfer Books of the which had previously swept darned nuisance, but they are, at

Couneli sala: "Hawkers are Company will be closed from across the Western Desert, the same time, a necessary evil" Wednesday, the 2nd April, 1941,

military experts See no To the majority of the Chinese ground for any undue anxiety housewives; living some distance

to Wednesday, the 16th Apr in the present position which rqm snops, these hawkers are a

1941, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board,"

F. C. BARRY,

Secretary.

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THE MACAO ELECTRIC LIGHTING COMPANY

LIMITED.

ני

to

have to do without *ecessities or Ute

some of the.

say,

Bargaining with aveloth seller in Peel Street near Staunton St.

time."

I

OF MILITARY EXPERT

"It is on the Battle of the Atlantic that the war will be won-and by us," said MAJOR LEWIS HASTINGS, military commentator at the B.B.C., when the broadcast from London yesterday. Maj. Hastings particularly com- mented on the German drive into Libya, where, he said, there was no particular reason for any undue pessimism.

this

At this moment it is not zone, Supplies can arrive by possible to even guess at the these routes in greater safety than disposition of our forces in by the western ruutes from Bn. Egypt and Libya," continued. The long range bomber does not operate here and so long as we Maj. Hastings, but from the hold the eastern gate of the Medl look of things, it is possible terranean, we can hold up that Tobruk may still be de attempt on ip tended. A delayed action

"The Germans and italians wi fight along this coast will be no donot try to keep the Sicilian greatly assisted as long as Channel

their supply Tobruk stands across the purpose, but this again is Hable to main line of the enemy's at-stand heavy damage at the hands

of the Royal Navy. tack.

A DIFFERENCE

"The coast line, of course, offers a great opportunity for the Ger- man Panzer columps. but our men by this time know every yard of

intact for

The German Invasion or Africa has caught us unawares, but it is the future that will tell and it is my view that: 31 Germany CYCL ventures into Africa, that continens will be Berr itler's doon.

NEW ELEMENTS

"Some

has been created by the with-regular blessing in disguise, for. drawal of General Wavell's without them, many families would forces before, the joint ad- vance of the Nazi and Fascist "Take, for instance. R woman Hong Kong, 20th March, 1941. troops. The first effect of with a young baby, living in a

166 the surprise having passed, small cubicle in a flat in.

General Wavell, finding him- Staunton Street. If every time. self outnumbered for the mo-she wanted to buy a yard of cloth, ment, necessarily had a pair of clogs, a broom, an orange to understand our plight They have very fierce-looking races, but this area, though it certainly looke

for a small toy for her baby, sie choose his own battle ground has to go down to Queen's Road seem to forget that every hawker they have very good hearts. Many as 11 the Germans, with their Ita- | before he could put up a re she would rather do without it, three other members of his family. put us on the charge-sheet, but dose that General Wavell gave has to support, at least. two or of them, I am sure, do not like to lian hangers-on, are repeating the sistance against the enemy than leave ner baby at home with We are driven from pillar to post they must do their duty." advance. This he has now no one to mind it. Even the food At times some of us have had our

The war in spite of all these Signor Mussolini's army. NOTICE is hereby given that done at Tobruk, where, des-hawkers are

To banisir, these hawkers frum

events is not rivetted on the the Thirtieth Ordinary Annual pite the fact that the Ger-housewife would only have to step when we could not run away in bowls from the lips of thousands backward move without any serious war will be "wou-and by us," cou- useful, for a busy wares snilled all over the street the streets is to dash the rice-in that we have accomplished this the Battle of the Atlantic that the

"But there is a great difference Eastern Mediterranean. It is General Meeting of the Share-mans and Italians have made out of her door to buy a bowl of holders of the Company will a detour and captured Bardia, stead of having either to go "with- congee, or some other edible, in..

of law-abiding citizens, whose only losses of men and arms. Second-tinued Major Hastings. be held at the

crime is to try and Offices of the British are now preparing out that meal or to go all the way

make any, there is the fact that while the new elements in this struggle have Messrs. Lowe, Bingham

Asked why they do not apply honest living. It will create and RAF in our advance. Uterally been discerned in the past weer & to counter-attack. The selec-to the nearest food-shon

for hawkers' licences, our Inform-breed such a feeling of resentment wiped Italian aircraft out of the and they are all in our favour. Matthews, Mercantile Bank Build-ition of Tobruk as the battle-- ULTIMATE AMBITION

ant countered with the question at what would be considered, by skies, they are now harrying the First amongst these is that the ing, Second Floor, Hong Kong, ground obviously gives the Hawking is not a chosen profe "What is the use? Even if we do them, as an injustice as might turn German and Italian columna. United States has decided to for- on Wednesday, the 30th day of British forces an advantage alon nor is it the outcome of an possess a licence, and many of the these people into real criminals or. Then again, the closer we get to tify the air bases in East Green- April, 1941, at 11.30 a.m. over the Germans. The cer-store-keeper. According to a young the same for obstruction.

ambition to ultimately set up as a hawkers do, we are arrested ali in extreme desperation, suicides.

Egypt, the more easily will assist- ¡land. This means that the long The Register of Members will tain possibility of reinforcing hawker, it is the tast hope" of other thing is that licences are All-

CHILDISH DISPLAY

janice be able to reach us to resist air passage from the United States be closed from the 23rd to thei

the garrison at Tobruk with many to

There is no gainsaying the fact the enemy

to Britain is now supplied by three earn an donest living now only issued to old people, the that, at times, hawkers make St 30th day of April, 1941, both the assistance of the British Unable to find work and unwilling blind, and those who cannot other-nuisance of themselves and strict coming up and my own personal

"More reinforcements are

balts. rusy

"This also theans that fighters days Inclusive,

Mediterranean Fleet is, most to beg, many of these able-bogled wise make a living.”

Control is not only necessary, but opinion is that the situation can and other planes can be easlig Important and this can be men and women, sald our in- Reverting to their trials and absolutely imperative. done even now while the ad- formant, invested what little tribulations, the hawker said that control could be obtained by a There is little doubt that if, and the efficacy of the American con- But this be looked upon with confidence, delivered to Britain and it increases vance enemy units are en-money they may possess in stock the one bright spot in their livescore charitable method than ar- when the tide changes and an trol of ocean routes deavouring to cross the Egyp-make 20 cents or so a day.

and "take to the sudds" hoping to is that the pong pans are human rests and the upsetting of goods opportunity for our attack deve- tish border.

beings and "very good to us poor which, after all, could only be tops. the Germans and Ttallans. "ONCE this has been accom-

By Order of the Board of Directors.

JOHNSON, STOKES &

MASTER,

Secretaries.

Hongkong, 15th April, 1941.

THE HONG KONG, CANTON

AND MACAO STEAMBOAT COMPANY, LIMITED.

this

HAWKERS' LICENCES

considered as a childish display w rind themselves in jeopardy ur authority, as well as a criminal the case may be.. waste of either goods or food as

FENGKIU LOYANG, ADD 15 (Central)

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- BLITZ ATTACK

This is not the only recent contribution made by... the Deited States to the Atlantic campaign. By declaring the Red Sea open to-American - shipping the United States will -enable the British Government to release much available and valuable tonnage for the At- Izntic.

"BRITISH PROGRESS

"Om own, progress has been

m-

plished, these advance units Stanley has been unable to be admitted that the forces of the enemy forces will be in

cope with the number of in-jot law and order in this 205 an unenviable position, parti-mates who have been com-Colony are presented with a thropie Chinese gentleman was A suggestion made by a philan

"The German drive, however, cularly as their main route of mitted to serve terms

is proof that this type of bits of difficult problem:

that certain areas-vacant spaces,. supply along the coast road of

attack has not yet found an Libya will be cut. The pro- offences against the

imprisonment for various THE SCHEME to convert where there is no vehicular traffic,

waste grounds, alde streets, roada, effective counter. but one day. law. the island of Lantao into a long pavements, but only between

no doubt, that will come. blem of keeping their rapidly with the steady increase in refugee settlement offers a pillers, and other quiet

"It has occurred to me, ana"no advancing mechanised units petty crimes, the problem has the same time

alleys doubt it has occurred to you too, supplied is one that the Ger-doubtless become acute and solution

à practical should be "open" places for haw-that these movements in Europe mans will find the most diffi- the need for more accommo-question and the suggestion without fear or arrest. Market one to get a clear picture of what week Daylighs sweeps are

to this important kers-places where they could sell and Africa are too rapid to enable equally important during this Notice to Shareholders. cult. Even at the moment dation for prisoners is one has been made that the sou-areas ahould definitely be "out of is happening. The whole conce-creasing over Germany and her

they are adopting the very that Notice is hereby given that uncertain method of carrying brought before the authori- might with

has been frequently thern part of this island bounds" to ALL HAWKERS TAL tion of war today has undergone a vecupied countries. The sea is the ONE HUNDRED AND this out from the air and it ties. The seriousness of the turned into a properly es natifleation-for novions rPAJOTIE

information, should be advantage be hawkers in the form of a

given

to metamorphosis and let na there being made more and more dan- TWENTY FIRST ORDINARY is doubtful whether

public fore, make an effort to get a pir. gerous for U-boats and surface MEETING of Shareholders in means will prove sumclent columns of this paper yester-which a large number of pri- GUERILLAS MEN

position was revealed in the tablished penal settlement to

ture in perspective

raiders and attacks on the lurking the Company will be held at the when their troops find them- day when it was learned from soners can be sent to serve

First of all, it is clear that the places for U-Boats grow in inten office of the Company, Queen's selves hard pressed. It is the an official source that, in con- their terms and, at the

vast campaign in Greece, Yuze ty. The bombardment of Kiel slavia and Libye now creates store-bouses are indications of the Building, Victoria, Hong Kong, future that will tell and now sequence of this congestion, same time, be given work Chinese guerilin units are menac-

and the pounding of Nazi naval something like a major diversion on Thursday, the 24th April, that large British forces are many short-term prisoners which will assist the de- Fengkių, 18 miles north

of German resources. In terms of

striking force of our air offensive · 1941, at noon, for the purpose of being released from Eritrea have had to be released bevelopment of

nir-power and sea-power. at any piracy.

[agature==the Nazi campaign receiving a Report of the Di. by reason of the almost comfore the expiry of their sen-settlement scheme. The island north bank of the Yellow River..

the refugee Kalteng in north Honan, on the rate, the Nazis are involved up to

the hilt, in war on two fronts, "The news from the Balkan ment of Accounts, and re-electlog Italy's East African Empire, what really amounts to a for both purposes and rectors, fogether with a State. plete conquest of that part of tences. While this constitutes of Lantao is large enough he so-called magistracy set f all these areas in the Near East front mow the Troslavs Directors and Auditors. The the stand against the Ger- flouting of the orders of the penal settlement will

u by the Japanese was removed have to be reinforced and supplies have begun to use these tactics Bto the east of "Mengchwang, A. from Britain itself, Germany, with which the Australiana Talled to TRANSFER BOOKS of the man drive to the Suez will courts, it is easy to under-able particularly recalcitrant an imminent selge of the city have a decided advantage.

en-village west of the city, for fear of her shorter communications, would use in the last war. The Yugoslav Company will be CLOSED from assuredly be maintained long stand that the authorities are offenders against the law to Having been informed of the re-

Army "operating independently the 18th April to 24th April 1941; enough to enable full advan-compelled to do so owing to be given hard and useful oval, the Chinese made an at-

and is now hitting back. South of Monastir moth Greek, and British tage to be taken of the sup- the over-crowding at Stan-work to do. The sugges offices: The pupper officials all "But that, not the case far first onslaught of the Nazi columns

tack and completely wrecked, its plles which will be able to ley. When this action is con- tion

forces bave been engaged and the reach the Red Sea from Bri-sidered in conjunction with receive.

18: one that should edhe pupe

from It Bee how the world's has been met and repulsed, "l tain and the United States the statement that many of sideration the

the careful

routes converge on Aft and the it cannot be said that the Impetus GAOL CONGESTION those who have been ordered ment in view of t

His Excellency the Governor as Red Bea and the Suez Canal All of mechanised savagery over this Chancellor of the Hongkong Uni-the man-power and material from vast Mediterranean ares has yet present IT HAS been common to be banished were similarly very unsatisfactory state of versity will lay the Foundation India, Australia, New Zealand and bean resisted. The Nasts are som knowledge for some time now released and permitted to re- the prison problem in the ing Pokfulam Road, today at 8 help from the United States are Minister said, the time of retribu- Stone of the new Science Build-Africa itself, as well as material ing dragon teeth, but, as the Prime 192 that the Colony's prison at main in the Colony, it must Colony.

accessible to our troops in this war tion will come

both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of

*Directors,

H. DA LUZ,

Secretary.

Hong Kong.

April, 1941.

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