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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

NOTICE.

Margaret Jane Russell, Deceas ed: All persons having claims against the estate of the fate Miss Margaret Jane Russell who died

on

THE HONG KONG, CANTON AND MACÃO STEAMBOAT COMPANY, LIMITED.

Notice to Shareholders.

the 18th April, 1941, are Notice is hereby given that, requested to send full particulars the ONE HUNDRED ·ANU thereof forthwith to Messrs. TWENTY FIRST ORDINARY Deacons, Solicitors, of No. 1, MEETING of Shareholders in Des Voeux Road, Central, Bong the Company will be held at the

Kong,

WANTED

office of the Company, Queen's! 214 Building, Victoria, Hong Kong, on Thursday, the 24th April, 1941, at noon, for the purpose of receiving a Report of "the" Di.

WANTED (temporarily) European Inspector of Works.j Salary $450.00 a month.

Application forms may be obtained from the Correspondence Office. Public Works Depart ment, Lower Albert Road,

EDITORIAL

COMPLAINTS AGAINST

BUS EMPLOYEES OCCUPYING SEATS

an

BY A STAFF REPORTER "Passengers have first title to the seals on a bus" sald official of the Kowloon Motor Bus Co., Ltd. when Interviewed by a Hongkong Daily PresS reporter yesterday, in connexion with numerous complaints received that employees of the Company, on their way to or from work, allow passengers (including ladies) to stand while they, themselves, occupy the seats.

Legislative Council Mtg.

The Legislative Council will meet

rectors, together with a State- at the Council Chambers at 2.30

Directors and Auditors. TRANSFER BOOKS o! Company will be CLOSED from the 18th April to 24th April 1941. both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

"Strict instructions have been issued to all bus conductors to or- der employees of this Company to surrender their seats when the bus 19 full. The conductor on the bus is held responsible for seeing that this order is carried out-tɔ facti)- tate reports being made to the management, by the public, of

breaches of this order.”

St. George's Day

BAND CONCERT AT

H.K. CRICKET CLUB

The President of St. George's So-

clety, supported by Past Presidents and the General Committee, will lay a wreath at the Cenotaph at 12.45 p.m. today in commemoration of St. George's" Day..

The President hopes that mem- bers of the Society generally will themselves with this associate ceremony..

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 1941.

Australian Airmen Combine Skill With Reckless Daring

4 high tribute to the men of the Rayal Australian Air Force was paid by MAJOR OLIVER STEWART, the aviation expert, when he broadcast from London yesterday in the series "Calling Australia.” ..."When I read in the official communiques from Cairo of the work of the Royal Australian Air Force my mind goes back to 1914-18 to a period of fighting on the Western Front when casualties were a lot higher than anything, thank heaven, we have had in this war. ***In our squadron we had two, training in Australia instead of go- Australians and they certainly lived ing to Canada as was originally up to the tradition of being men Intended. BAND CONCERT

who were the greatest fighters in In the RA.F. complete admira- At 5.30 p.m., by kind permission the world. Magnificent pilots, they tion was felt for the present of Lt.-Col. H. W. M. Stewart, O.B.E., also had the spirit. These plots quality of the Australian airmen. M.C. and Officers, the band of the combined professional skill and 1st Battalion, The Middlesex Regt., terrific dash in battle. It was a airmen had been engaged in the A large number, of Australian

in two months.

Amplifying his statement, the ment of Accounts, and re-electing.m. tomorrow when the Attorney/Spokesman said that, while it will give a concert, at the ground great experience to be led into Middle East and the Balkans,' said

difficult for a passenger to nole The General will move that the amend the numbers of employees who of the Hongkong Cricket Club battle by one of them. When I Maj. Stewart, and the Australians of the were the first to go to the aid of the ments made by the Urban Council

when the following programme of happened to be in one seats ha a

music will be played:-

formations they frightened me and Greece against the Italians. under section 4 (XVI) of the Pub might be occupying

crowded bus, it should be easy in lic Health (Sanitation), Ordinance, remember the number of the bus

March, "The Standard of St. frightened the enemy a lot more. Squadron-Leader Hickey, who was 1935. on March 25, 1941, to the by and the number of the conductor George" (Alford); Medley, "A Musl- "I have watched the Australlan posthumously awarded the D.F.C., laws under the heading "Conser-

on duty. All that is needed in a cal Switch" (Arr. Alford); Selec-air force growing with personal brought down 42 enemy aircraft vancy" contained in Schedule A to that Ordinance, to take effect on report are the numbers of the bus tion. "Cavalcade" (Coward); Pot pride" said Maj. Stewart.

"In the air war." sald · Maj. and the conductor, the route, and Pourri, "The Golden Waltz" (AIT.

VERY AIR-MINDED May 1, 1941, be approved:

the approximate time.

Winter); Selection, "The Yeomen

| Stewart, "we have had to fight on That the Third Volume of the

The speaker went on to say that more than one front with the re- "I can assure you, and the pub of the Guard" (Sullivan); Selec-Australia was certainly air-minded sult that we have never enjoyed new edition of the Regulations of llc. went on the speaker, "that tion, "There'll always be an Erg-and in the field of civil aviation, numerical superiority. Although the Colony which has been prepar disciplinary action will be taken land" (Novello); Medley, "Steps of the late Sir Charles "Kingsford- our air strength has been growing

d under the authority of the Or-

against the offer.der."

Glory" (Arr. Winter); "God Bless Smith. In his view, was the greatest lately it will take a long time to dinances and Regulations of Hong-

(1937 kong

edition)-Ordinance, " POSTMEN AND POLICE America."

of all record breakers. Sir Charles catch up on the lead Germany 1936, as amended by Ordinance No. Asked whether postmen and po-

did ten times more and faced ten had. We must ensure the tech- 18 of 1939, and which has this day lice constables are expected to

times more difficulties than did nical quality of our aircraft and Col. Lindbergh and got about ten nothing must been laid before this Council be surrender their seats to paying approved.

passengers. the official said, "I

H. DA LUZ.

Secretary. Applications, should be sent to

the Director of Public Hong Kong, 4th April, 1941.

19%

reach

Works not later than noon on Monday, 28th April, 1941.

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PUBLIC AUCTION.

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PARTICULARS AND CON. DITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday. the 28th day of April, 1941. | at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the

Public Works Department, by "Order of His Excellency the

Governor of one Lot of Crown) Land at Stubbs Road, in the Colony of Hong Kong for a term of 21 years.

at

DEATH EDWARD.-On April " 22nd

Struan Private Hospital, Sydney, Australia, KATHLEEN PAMELA, dearly beloved wife of D. S. Edward, P.W.D., Hong- kong. By cable).

The Daily Press.

報四刺孖

Editorial and

GOD SAVE THE KING Conductor, Mr. W. E. Kifford, A.R.C.M.

The Attorney General will also don't see why not. After all, the

amend the Miscellaneous Licences first consideration insofar as scat- Ordinance 1933.7

ing accommodation is concerned,"

Regarding

the i complaints of abrupt manner in which some of the conductors ask for fares and

move the First reading of "A Bill to travelling public is entitled to the URBAN COUNCIL Australians had been up against

pany." continued the

speaker,

MEETING

NEW POLICE CHIEF WELCOMED

Intending bidders are advised! Night Editor (Wanchat Office): needs of the mother country us, by making complaints direct to of the new Commissioner of Po-enemy mechanised units.

that immediately after the dis posal of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicant) will be re- quired to deposit with an authorls. ed officer who will be present" at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash.

This sum will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Tel, 24511.

E.C.4.

HONGKONG, APRIL 23, 1941.-

very

IMPORTANT PART

neglected"

be or is being

times less...

Turning to the operations in

BETTER TRAINING Libya,, Ma). Stewart said that the

But technical superiority could the 'best aircraft and the best men not win against superiority in Germany could send there. Man numbers.. Qur aircraft crews for man, machine for machine, fought with great dash and in- they were not good enough for the telligence and these could only wages. With the exigencies the generally rude behaviour of

Australians.

come from two things, namely, caused by the war today these employees, the official stated

Maj. Stewart continued that the better training and better human and the resultant increase that the management would al

Australlan pilots were using Hur- material. ways be glad to receive specific

ricanes so well that they often in- Put a good plot in a good ma- in taxation, which has!

Before proceeding with the re-ficted heavy losses on the enemy chine and you had a combination complaints, giving the "number of brought in its

wake an the conductor, route of bus, and the Urban Council yesterday, Dr. selves. This was the test of suc-bers or anything else.

gular business of the meeting offor few or no losses at all to them that could not be beaten by num increase in the price of time.

N. C. Macleod (Vice-Chairman)cessful fighting. This was also a

"I think we are going to pre- practically every essential "We are a public utility com extended a warm welcome to the great tribute to the tactical skill of serve the high technical quality of

the Business Office: commodity,

plight of

and it is up to us to give the new "Commissioner of Police, Hon. the allots in that they were able our machines," said. Maj. Stewart. 15-19, Queen's Road Central, these workers is, indeed, a

pubile the best possible service. If the Coumeti,

Mr. J. P. Pencefather-Evans, to to give a good deal of aid to the "American engineers are helping Tel. 33225.

precarious one. Realising the the public would co-operate with

They had all read of the record when they were hard pressed by good Indeed,"

troops on "the "ground especially in this respect and they are very

in order to bring her present us instead of by anonymous letters lice, said the speaker, and he had

Reverting. In conclusion, to the Royal Flying Corps of the 1914-18 London Office: 53. Fleet Street struggle for freedom and into the newspapers, I am sure that only to live up to it to make him-

many of the annoyances

war Maj. Stewart said that the dependence to a successful soon be eliminated.

would self popular in Hongkong.

Australla's part in the great men from the Dominions.were the conclusion, these salaried

Referring to the question of Empire Air Training Scheme, said most courageous and whenever BEST POSSIBLE

nightsoil collection, Dr. workers, who form a

Macleod Maj. Stewart, was very important some particularly daring feat was "As to the service, we are main-stated that 1,900 coolies had been and, according to the present plan. done one often heard that it had large proportion of the taining the best possible schedule recruited. Of this total, 20 per Australia would have recruited been planned and executed by Aus- Colony's population, have under what must be admitted to cent. were professionals but not about 58,000 men a year from now.tralians. Sometimes their courage WAGE RATES AND

loyally responded and have be very difficult conditions, The very many of them were members The scheme had been greatly ac-did go so far as to be reckless dar- LIVING COSTS

accepted every fresh burden new vehicles ordered by us some of the Guild. Everything. said celerated since it was mooted and ing but the enemy found that HONGKONG is rapidly ap- of increased living costs as with the result a set arrived. Dr. Macleod was ready for Gov-pilots were now completing their there was method in their madness.

the result that many of those enment to take over on May 1. proaching a stage where cheerfully as circumstances buses which should have been re- An application for a food pre- living costs continue to rise to permit. Prospects of relief tired have to be pressed into ac serving licence for the premises ALLEGED CONSPIRACY TO proportions which are not from their employers are tive service again.

on IL, No. 2311, Smithfeld, ground commensurate with the stan-meagre. Business firms are

"Another point is that with the floor, was refused!

The usual Returns were tabled. increased traffic all buses have to

STEAL ARMY BLANKETS: dard rate of wages paid to also beginning to feel the do double service that is, none of LICENCES GRANTED workers. In most cases, since pinch of restricted trade and the buses could be laid up' for a the outbreak of the hostilities the numerous demands which longer period than was necessary granted between April 8 and April

The following licencest were CORPORAL CHARGED in Europe, rates of pay, parti- have been made on them. for repairs."

21, both days inclusive: Food pre- cularly in the mercantile ser- With their profit-taking "If we are only permitted to run serving establishments, ore: food vice, have remained static. A showing signs of further tion would be considerably im- and permission to erect Neon ¡our double-decker buses the situa-shops, two; eating houses, two; number of firms have, very dwindling down,-the question proved," concluded the official. génerously it must be admit-of paying their employees in- ted, set an example which creased wages has had to be, might be more widely follow-|in most cases, deferred:

TRAFFIC MISHAPS Macleod ed, and provided their em-

EMPLOYEEES them- A collision outside the Main those present were Hon, Mr. A. B with stealing three blankets, two which were identified as Mitary The purchaser of the lot will be ployees with a high cost of selves fully realise this posi-Gate, Kowloon Godowns, at 1 pm. Purves (D.P.W.), Hon, Mr. R. A. C. sheets, a mosquito curtain and an property. required to pay to the auctioneer tion of the war, but salaries must be admitted that they police by

Hiving allowance for the duration. Their grouse-and it yesterday was reported to the North (S.CA), Hon, Mr. J. P. electric light bulb from the R.A The last two defendants, who Chan Wing, licensed Pennefather-Evans Commissioner 0.0, Depot, and was alternatively were alleged to have been involved in cash the sum of $38.00 (being have continued to remain at have one-is directed against driver of No. 10. Argyle Street, who of Police), Mr. F. C. Hall, Mr. L. C. charged, together with the woman, in the offence, were arrested, on 10% of the upset price) immedi

information, by. a Chinese detec- a level which in pre-war days the opportunities which the stated that his lorry, No. 5330, Bellamy, Mr. A el Arculli, Dr. with receiving stolen property. ately after the fall of the hammer,

was parked by the gate when S. N. Chau, Mr. B. Wong Tape, Mr. Mr. M. A da güva appeared for tive. considerable criticism present position has given private car No. 6401, driven by a Tang Shiu-kin, Dr. A. M. Rodri- first defendant. Mr. Hin-shing Lo the balance of the premium being from other parts of the Em-those in certain trades and European, came from the direcgues, Mr. C. J. Roe (Secretary) and for the second, while Mr. C. D'Al- denied knowledge of the paid in accordance with the Con pire where clerical and positions to adopt unscru-tion of the Star Ferry whart and Mr. Im Ping-tseung (Assistant Se-mada represented Murisy and the spiracy and, in regard to the lar-

manual workers received a pulous methods to profit at collided with the rear of the lorry.cretary). fair and adequate return for the expense of the much bur The car's radiator was damaged. their services." If business denied and under-paid work-

Garden 201

No. of Sale,

Registry No.

Stubbs Road,

adjoining Inland

Locality.

Lot No. 6749.

Boundary

Measure-

ments.

As per

sale plan.

ditions of Sale.

Contents in

Square feet.

About

004*4.

Inday

18

Rental.

Upset Price.

216

THE MACAO ELECTRIC

LIGHTING COMPANY

LIMITED.

drew

THE

FALL FROM TRAM

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signs, one.

Owing to the indisposition of the Hon. Mr. W. J. Carrie, Dr. N. C.

[Deputy Director Health Services), presided. Among

FORTHCOMING WEDDINGS

of

the Military" Authorities.

CORPORAL LEONARD "MUNSY, 29, of the R.A.0.C., and six other Chinese including a woman, were charged before Mr. D. J. N. steal 215 blankets from the RAD.C. Depot at Mataukok. property of Anderson at the Kowloon Magistracy Yesterday with conspiracy to

Accused were LO YAU. 32. LAI HOP, 28; tent menders. WONG KEUNG, 23, hair dresser, CHAN LUNG, 27, woman, LO PO, 30, and TSIM TAK, 34, teat menders.

Mumsy was additionally charged curtain and an electric light bulb,

woman.

In the Police Station. Munay

con-

DESPATCH RIDER KILLED

ceny charge, said that the things Lieut. C. T. Wallington was pre-had been given to him some years sent for the Military Authorities. ago,

CASE OUTLINED

Further hearing was adjourned firms at that time, when huge ing classes. We have already Yu Luen-wah, 27, of No. 54, Ko

Det.-Sgt. C. Dowman said that to May 22. profits were being recorded referred to the illegal pro-Shing Street, fell off tram car No.

about 9 am, on Mar. 14, L/Cpl. R. and trade was booming, had fiteering and swindling that and was taken to Queen Mary rises were announced at the Re- saw Lai, who was employed there, 72 in Des Voeux Road yesterday The following forthcoming mar-Bilas was on duty at the depot and taken a more realistic view of is going on in the rice trade, Hospital. the wage rates paid to their the firewood and charcoal

gistry Supreme Court, yesterday:- come into the room and take the NOTICE is hereby given that employees and raised their business, and in various other

TAXI IN COLLISION

Mr. Henrique Alberto Botelho, keys away...

A fatal accident occurred during the Thirtieth Ordinary Annual salaries regularly to a figure directions on which the wage-No. 805 in Queen's Road near the Street, Brst floor, and Miss Lena few friends went to the mess room. began last Tuesday morning and

Taxi No. 7898 collided with, car clerk, of No. 187 5a1 Yeung Chol

About 4 minutes later he and the local Army manoeuvres-which General Meeting of the Share which would have enabled earner is dependent for his Garden Road Junction about 2.30 Elaine Lisola Rocha, sales girl, of As tea was not yet prepared Blended on Baturday night. bolders of the Company will workers to live more com- existence. The malpractices P.. yesterday. be held at the Offices of fortably, not only would the] of landlords are again coming Lowe, Blaghani & salaried classes have been into the lime-light as a result

Mr. George McGregor, private of a lorry at Gate No. 2. Matthews, Mercantile Bank Build able to put by sufficient of attempts being made by

the 2nd Bn. Royal Scots. of Vic suspicious and went to the Crate was killed on Friday while riding ing, Second Floor, Hong Kong, savings to tide over the pre- them to increase their rentalsj

torla Barracks, and Misa Juana No. 1 to fetch a policeman. They on Wednesday, the 30th day of sent difficult times, but much or to evict tenants on the at Pokfulam, Sin Yuk-ching, was

The foreman of the Dairy Farm Teresa Ng, of. No. 578 Nathan Rd. returned to the gate and found Lo and Lal standing near the

PLATINUM. RING the April, 1941, at 11.30 am. of the poverty and hardships most filmsy excuses so as to picked up dead in a pit on the

lorry, while Wong was Mr. Than Leng Tilong, Latha- vehicle. They also found eight

STOLEN The Register of Members will which they are enduring to-collect further illegal amounts farm yesterday afternoon. rian, of No. 4 Beichers Street, and large sacks containing 215 army be closed from the 23rd to the day would have been avoided. in "tea-money or to extract:

Miss Leung Pal-chung, of No. 25 blankets on the lorry. Sai Street. 30th day of April, 1941, both days inclusive.

Messrs.

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By Order of the Board of Directors.

JOHNSON, STOKES &

MASTER,

Secretaries,

Hongkong, 15th April, 1941.

FOUND DEAD

"No. 277 Prince Edward Road;

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walked out of" the room and saw

The soldier involved was Pte. Nazir

Lo on top of the roof waving to All, motorcycle despatch rider, who

Bliss got

the vehicle.

The theft of a platinum ring set with diamonds, valued at $1,200, THE SELFISHNESS of em- bigger rents from those who

Questioned by Bliss, Lo handed and $100 in money from her bed-. him an army book and allegedly room on Saturday night has been ployers in prosperous times are unable to get accom- proved entirely inadequate to

aald, "This is an issue and Cpl. reported to the Police by a woman, elsewhere. earned for this Colony an un-modation

It is deal with the manipulations Dr. 8. 7. Lin of Hongkong Uni- Munsy knew all about it."

Wong Ylu, of No. 2, Humphreys enviable name on the subject here that the working classes of the groups that continue to versity Department of Blology and The first three accused were ar. Building, first floor. of a labourer being worthy of the white collar employees prey on the public. We can-an authority on ashes will be the rested and Mursy, who was on his hire and those who could of offices and the manual not do more than appeal once speaker at the regular meeting of duty at Fanling, was sent for. FISH POISONING

SEARCH MADE not afford to leave and find labourers-expect the Gov-again to the Government for the Y's Men's Club at St. Francis

Six memberg of a family resid- Hotel tomorrow, at 1 p.m., hiş sub-" employment elsewhere were ernment to step in with a more drastic action to end afect being The Fishing Industry." man's premises, No. 3, Ching Lung at Queen Mary Hospital yesterday A search was made at the waing at West Point received treatment compelled to struggle under firm and heavy hand, So far situation which is steadily Members may bring guests includ-Street, and the Police found three for ash poisoning. They were 205 the grievous burden of low the official action taken has growing worse,

blankets, two sheets, a mosquito allowed to return home,

ing ladies.