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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS NEW ADVERTISEMENTS e Baily Breas

UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG

There are vacancies in the Medical Department of the University of Hong Kong for the following:-

GOVERNMENT BILLS,

ETC. "A"

TENDERS for DOLLARS current in this Colony, for tele graphic transfer, on the Lords Commissioners at His Majesty's Lecturer in Parasitology at Treasury, London, up to and for a salary $4,800 per annum. the sum of £150,000, will be Assistant in Medical Ento received by the Treasury Chest mology at a salary of $3,600|Officer, Command Pay Office, per annum.

until 10.15 a.m. on the 5th May, 1941.

Applications should be in the hands of the Registrar not later than Monday, 10th. May, 1911,

STANLEY V. BOXER, Registrar,

30th. April, 1941.

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THE HONGKONG &

YAUMATI FERRY、

CO.. LTD.

dered.

17.

The

报西刺好

Editorial and

Tel 33225. Night Editor (Wanchal Office):

Tel. 34511. London Office: 53. Fleet Street

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Hongxong, May 5, 1941,

· CONSTRUCTIVE CHANGES

EDITORIAL

DANCE HALL LICENCE FEES

REVISED

The cost of licences of public dance halls is: varied under

ernment Gazette.

a fat annual fee of $120.

T

NEW SCHEDULE

The new schedule la: "Public dance-hall un

MONDAY, MAY 5, 1941.

CORRESPONDENCE NEED FOR HITTING ENEMY

RELIEF FOR NIGHT

4

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MORE EFFECTIVELY BY

DAYLIGHT RAIDS

TOO BIG A RISK

SOIL COOLIES. The Editor, ILK. Daily Press Bir-May we trespass upon your Business Office:

Bcolumns to appeal to the charitable

"The Royal Air Force has been hitting the enemy 15-19, Queen's Road Central amendment published in the Gov-minded of Hongkong to give dona- hard and often by night, but it has often been recognised tions to form a reller fund for the that before we can double our defensive power, we must From a comparison with the night so coolies who are unem- also hit the enemy by day", Sald, MAJOR OLIVER STE- Miscellaneous Licences Ordinance ployed as the result of Govern WART, M.C., A.F.C., B.B.C. avlation expert, when he broad- of 33, the schedule of which has ment taking over the night. sall been amended. It appears that a removal, pending their re-absorp. cast from London on Saturday on the war in the air. new policy has been adopted insistion by the Urban Council or other

"As our bomber strength Moreover, much of their load has much that dancing halls are now employment.

builds up, the time is coming to be devoted to bombs. classified according to districts--! We should like to make it clear nearer when we shall be able

SMALL BRITISH LOSSES the most populous or central being that donations are invited on the to do so". continued Major from an enemy fighter in the true "A bomber cannot run BWHY charged more for Heences-Instead following terms:— of grouping all dance balls under That the Body responsible for week there were raids carried daylight operations our aircraft Stewart. "During the past sense of the word. So, in all these the relief will have complete discretion as to what relief should out" by members of the crews have to face enemy fighters The tenders to state the total THE BRITISH CABINET

be given, and in particular the Bomber Command "who used and all the trouble they bring with amonat (in pounds sterling).. changes which were an-

Relief Body shall have full dis-the twin-engined Blenheim them." victoria eretion in refusing ald where the for their attacks, but one the excellence of British aircraft Major Stewart paid a tribute to No telegraphic transler will be nounced last week have been;

Relief Body is satisfied that the made for less than £100, but heartily welcomed, not be-graded as follows:

Central District. -The area applicant for reller is not makingsortie was made by a Stirling and the all of the officers and tenders for sums above that cause there was any pander-

obtain machine

men of the RAF which, he said, amount to suit the convenience ing to the critics, who find bounded on the north by the Har- any bona fide efforts to

bour, DA the east by Arsenal employment, e.g. by registering

was responsible for the fact that of the tenderers will be const reasons where none exist for street, on the South by Queen's with the Urban Council for Am- The Stirling looks as big as "a the British losses in these daylight

demanding that fresh blood Road East, Garden Road, Upper [ployment as soon as a vacancy house. I remember seeing one operations had been so small. is necessary to meet every Albert Road and Caine Road, and occurs

standing by some nouses at the

"But there is no usa thinking The tenders to be in duplicate, development in the progress on the west of Ladder Street ant Whilst relief will be given to the edge of an aerodrome and it com-

that our daylight operations and in sealed covers, addressed to of the war, but because it Cleverly Street-annual licence extent of the financial resources pletely dwarfed the buildings." can be intensifled unless we the Treasury Chest Officer, Com anticipates the more sensible $1,200.

available, on the lines stated above, Major Stewart sald that the

have a better machine to make

WES Western District. The whole of should there be any ultimate bal-Stirling

筵 primarily mand Pay Office, and cadorsed view that production should the City of Victoria to the West of ance remaining, we are to have bomber and one did not expect. a night

its appearance,” said Major Stewart. 'Tenders for Government Bills, be keyed up to keep pace with cleverly Street and Ladder Street full discretion, in consultation with machine of that size to be able to

AIR WAR BY NIGHT etc."

the increased tempo of the and to the north of Borham Road the Hon. the Secretary for Chinese tackle a fighter because It was too "And now as to the air war by The right is reserved (1) to hostilities. Regarded in this-annual licence $600.

Affairs, to donate such balance to slow. Consequently, one would not night. You have seen the gradual charities instead of returning the expect such a machine' to go out improvement in the figures of Accept or reject any or all of the light, the changes are pri- Wanchal District. → The area

sume to the donors.

over Germany by day, as by doing enemy places shot down. This The Seventeenth Annual Gen.tenders, and, in particular (2) marily constructive, and while bounded un the north by the Har-

the east by Percival Hospital have kindly undertaken to

The Directors of the Tung Wan so it would run too big a riak. Improvement is attributed to the eral Meeting of Shareholders in case of equality of rate between the constitution of the Warbour, on

In the one. instance which one night fighters and to the anti- will be held at the Company's tenders amounting in all to more Cabinet itself has not been Street, on the south by Lalghton administer the Relief Fund.

ot the machines did go out, it aircraft gunners. The guns haye

·Hill Road, Morrison Hill Road, Gap Office at the Jordan Road Ferry than the total sum required, to outwardly altered, the Press Road and Queen's Road East, and donations an advance has been ob- weather to fly uver enemy territory,

Pending the receipt of public took advantage of the cloudy made great improvements lately. Pier, Kowloon, on Saturday, the give preference to any tenders at Home makes the point on the west by Arsenal Street-tained through the good offices of when the clouds broke, this ma as day fighting, except that it is "Night-fighting is just the saque 17th May, 1941 at 11.00 a.m., received from Government in that the re-arrangement is a annual licence $300.

the Hon. the Secretary for Chinese chine formed a big target for anti-not done in the same large forma- by the for the purpose of receiving the stitutions or from the bankers to partial edmission

Public dance-hall (in Kowloon Afairs, which has been rendered aircraft fire but had been able to tions. Another form of night de report of the Board of Directors the Treasury Chest,

Prime Minister of the ad- or New Kowloon) annual fee $300 available at once to the Directors do its work accurately and had fence which has been developed together with a statement of Copies of Forms of Tender can visability of having a smaller Extension of time in Victoria,

body in full control so as to Kowloon or New Kowloon, $20 for All donations should be Accounts for the year ended 31st. be had on application.

sent casualties

form of night raids on enemy, air- either to the Chairman, Tung Wah

DAYLIGHT RAIDS

craft. This is a form of attack' December, 1940.

be able to deal with problems an hour and $50 for two hours.

Hospital, or to Mr. Li Tse Fong.

That kind of sortie cannot be that makes the best defence." c/o The Back of East Asia, Ltu expected to happen often," "cou- Major Stewart said that, Ameri...., who will issue acknowledgments tinued Major Stewart. "The day-can Douglas and Boeing fighters light operations of these machines were used for this work, which were mainly concerned with enemy (consisted of making enemy planes coastal shipping and attacks were on the ground take off and tackling delivered on these by both the them while they were doing so. bomber and the coastal com-

GAP CLOSING {mands.

"I want now to bring together "Very orten in these daynant{the two subjects I have mentioned raids our Bombers meet enemy and show how they are related,” fighters and have to fight their concluded Major Stewart,: "Day way through and engage in a run-bombing. Iasid, is a dankerous ning fight all the way home.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

The transfer books of the Company will be closed from the 7th to 17th May, 1941, both days: inclusive. +3

LAU TAK PO, Managing Director.

Hong Kong, 1st May, 1941.

THE HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY,

LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

232

The Seventy-second Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Offices of the undersigned. on Wednesday, the 21st May, 1941, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers, together with a statement of Accounts for the year ended the 31st December, 1940.

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The Share

Register and Transfer Books will be closed from the 7th May to the 21st May, 1941, both days inclusive.

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD. General Managers,

The Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ltd., Hong Kong, 30th April,

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP. COMPANY LTD.

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Churchill's

FORTHCOMING WEDDINGS

of the Tanz Wah Hospital. luckily got back without damage or during the past week takes the

thereat

Through the courtesy of the Press it is hoped to publish in due course a complete list of subscrip-

Yours faithfully,

The following forthcoming mar- tionis

1

ROBERT KOTEWALL, M. K. LO,

W. N. T. TAM,

LI TSE FONG

and FUNG CHI YING.

Chairman, Tung Wah Hospital,

*. Persons tendering for in a quicker and more clear- (Bills) are hereby notified that cut manner. In view of the having regard to the provisions forthcoming debate on the of the Acts 22 George III Cap. war situation this week-a 45 and 41 George III Cap. 52 debate which, it is confident- the acceptance of any such ly felt, will concern itself Tender is subject to the express more with the technical and riages were announced, at the Re condition that no Member of industrial side of the war gistry. Supreme Court, on Satur- the British House of Commons rather than with criticism of day:- shall be admitted to any share the military programme - Gunner John Gilmore, of the or part in or to any benefit to Mr.

move has Royal Artillery, Stanley Barracks. arise from the Contract thereby borne out his own advice of and Miss Irene Yit-hoy, of No. 234

Electric Road; made for the allotment of such the need there is to maintain

"So two kinds of bombing raids have to be différentiated. (Bilis)."

a sense of proportion in the

There is the ander-cover kind Mr. Albert Edward McDonough, "The provisions in question present situation and mem-

when there are clouds and War Depart- do not apply to Contracts en bers of Parliament have been store accountant,"

BURNING OUT OF there is the open-air kind.": ment, of No. 41 Morrison

But there is no doubt that the tered into by any incorporated given a guiding factor on

“SQUATTERS" Road, and Miss Agnes Mary Dains,

open-air kind of raid is apt to Company in its corporated which their views should now nurse, of the French Hospital,

The Editor, H. K. Daily Press be more costly and that is capacity and made for the be based.

Bir-May I through the

why we are now sending high- general benefit of the Com

medium of your columns, ́express flying bombers. I felt over, the recent burning out job that takes a lot of courage on day bomber has always had a hard the feeling of horror and disgust The daylight bombing raid is a proved air defences. So while the pany."

of the Tal Hang" village by our the part of aircraft crews. No time, the night bomber is having so-called Sanitary Department bomber today has a fighter per a harder time, but we will be able Officials

formance-iney, are slower and to take a heavier toll of the enemy I, as one of the semi-initiated don't climb or manoeuvre so well 'raiders at night" understand that at the present

N. FORDE, Colonel, R.A.P.C. Treasury Chest Officer, His Majesty's Treasury Office, Hong Kong.

YUNNAN DETERMINED, TO RESIST

1

ONE of the most important

Mr. Chin Kal-shain, student, of aspects of democratic rule is No. 2A Cleverly Street, and Miss the Hmitations which the Chow, Nun-ying. student, of No administration has to work 4 Bonham Strand East. under in

bringing

about!

changes in ministerial ap- Mr. Lee Shing-tin, merchant, of paintments in order to No. 173 Wing Lok Street, and Miss

235 heighten the productive and Luk Soo-mel. of No. 265 Jaffeement we, the Democracies, are

industrial effort and in tak- Road;

fighting to rid the World of such barbaric acta as this, and yet, In ing such action as is cal-

so small and (so far) quiet and culated to make this possible. merchant,

Mr. Henry William Ky-ling, peaceful colony as Hongkong, the Nathan masses are subjected to such vile of No. 542 Always the feelings and Road, and Miss Pearl Han, of Noard unspeakable treatment, which.

opinion of the people, as ex-13 Nga Tsin Long Road

pressed by their representa-" tives in the House of Com-

to say the least 15 uncivilized.

May I in conclusion say that,

DISGUSTED) (SOLDIER)

P. S.--Accommodation wil of

Department.

PROGRESSING

Under the National f Chan

business and likely to bring big casualties. Night #bombing - has hitherto been, relatively safe, but the gap te now closing Night, defence Is, therefore, approaching (day defence in "effectivenek.

"This means that night bombing will become more expansive, but is also means that our night raids will become more costly. The general picture is one of our im-

NEWSETTES

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the

West Lounge last evening.

dial J.P..."

if by any chance the person and/ Thomas Ferguson has been re- The Government "Gazette: con- or persons responsible for this mons, have to be given every he has come to look upon as outrage should read this article, Group to the Key-Posts Group in tices of the Feace and 172 unof

from assigned.

Combatant į tains the lists of 110. official Jus- The determination of Yunnan to consideration- before such his second-in-command. No he, or they will at least offer an the HK. Detence Reserve. resist any possible Japanese in-action 18 made absolute. indication has been given of excuse, if any (which I very much vasion was voiced by General Lung Yun, Chairman of the Yunnan This is where the Totall- the scope of Lord Beaver doubt) to the public, via your Mi. Ernest Hillas Williams-bas Mr. Aw" Boon-haw, well-known. Provincial Government, in a tartan states hold an advan- brook's new duties, but his esteemed columns,

resumed duty as Crown Counsel overseas Chinese industrialist, has speech delivered at the 30th at tage, since dictatorships make release from an office which

and has been appointed a tem-sent a delegate to Yungan from 104fniversary meeting of the National it possible for the heads of was concerned with only one course be provided to the victims porary additional Judge of the Hongkong with $50,000 to relieve

Tsinghua University,"

the refugees. Bupreme Court. these states to decree what phase of

Sanitary war production by the Gen. Lung declared that Irre- spective of the Japanese moves in they want without any re-must be taken to mean that Officials.

Chlef Inspector Archibald Henry Mr. and Mrs. B. Gatton of Shang-, south or the north, he has followed ference to public opinion and he will be given authority,

Elston has been appointed to act hat have announced the engage- them with the closest attention. If any decision taken by them as the Daily Mall dramatical- I CHAN SYSTEM as Assistant Superintendent of ment of their daughter, Vivienne, the Japanese should dare to is, in nearly every instance, ly puts it, to throw himself

Police as from May 1, 1941.

to Mr. Raymóna: J. Picciotto, mon encroach upon Yunnan, he assert ruthlessly put into action, by into the battle wherever it is

of Mrs, R. Picciotto of Cairo, "How I became a Christian was Egypt. ed, as the responsible official of

In other words; Lord Rapid progress of the I Chan the interesting “subject of a talk the province, he is resolutely de-force if necessary. In order hottest. termined to resist such an to overcome this disadvan- Beaverbrook, as Minister of (courier) transportation system delivered by Mr. K. 8. Lee at the Mr Rewi Alley will address the The Filty eighth Ordinary encroachment.

tage, the British Government State, will hold tarte blanche has been made since its introducYMCA Discussion Group in the Hongkong. Rotary. Club at its Gen. Lung assured his audience itself has advisedly shelved to bring about a speed-up of tion last autum General Meeting of Shareholders

weekly meeting tomorrow on Three Years of Industrial: Co- held in the Company's Offices, would consider it his first duty to in order to expedite action in whether it be in the turning trunk times, measuring over 9.000 average opening rate for the month meeting on the following Tuesday, P. & O. Bailding, on Wednesday, afford adequate protect to all the a situation of emergency, but out of aircraft, tanks, guns kilometres and traversing various of April. 1941, of the Hongkong May 13, will be a closed one.. the 7th. May, 1941 at LI a.m. government universities removed frank criticism of its policy and other materials neces-provinces, have been opened whille and Shanghai Banking Corpora-

James Joseph Celestine McDon for the purpose of receiving the here from other parts of the coun- and constant endeavours to sary for the prosecution of 34 branch lines, measuring a total tion for demand drafts on London

ald has been reassigned from the Report of the General Managers

meet the wishes of the public the war, To achieve this of 8,000 kilometres, have also been is settled at 14. General Lung remarked that in

inaugurated Pos

Combatant Group to the Key- together with a Statement of view of the remarkable progress still form an integral part of successfully, complete Indus- When the I Chan system was a meeting of the Urban Council Posts Group in the Hongkong De- Accounts to the 31st. December; now being made in the fields of British administration.

trial conscription will become first started to deptember last will be held at the Post Once fence Reserve. William Joseph 1940.

political and military affairs, it is. THE GREATEST Interest more and more necessary year, only about 2,000 tons of goods Buildingon Tusday, May at 415 Carroll, Walter John Grant, Wil- by no means impossible that the is, of course, taken in the ap-and, despite the minority op were transported in the course or pm. Besides the Regular Returns Ham Forsyth Smith and Alexander 31st anniversary of the University Company will be closed from may be held at its original seat in pointment of Lord Beaver-position to such a sweeping the month, but in March this year, nine applications for licences will Crawford have been permitted so Friday, the 2nd. May to Wednes. the Old Capital (Central News). brook as Minister of State. measure, particularly where the total amount of goods trans be considered,

ported reached over 17000 tons As Minister for Aircraft Pro women doing war work are (Central News),

The Chinese Vice-Consulate at The following have been day, the 7th May, 1941 bath

Suva and the overseas Chinese on pointed / Public Vaccios days inclusive.

The death occurred on April 30, duction, Lord Beaverbrook's concerned, the common sense

Seven cases of cholera, Ave or the Fuji Islands, Austral have Misses Kwong Blu-ylu......... in his 68th year, at The Country work has been described as view of the necessity will Hospital Shanghai, after a brief dynamic and his new office is ultimately prevail, even if it enteric fever, four each of diph- remitted. 61,183 and thi to tar, Là Oring-tone vào

theria and measles, one of dysen National Government in aid of the han, Wong Ching-ye filness, of Tobias Thunbeer of regarded as being an expres-means the disappearance of ery and 21 of tuberculosis were war of resistance, and have ad-Yuen-yes, Lou Tak-ching, Tasi Obama, Japan. Funeral services 1941. (in) were held in the Babe sion of the Prime Minister's trade unionism for the dura-notined to the local Health su-dressed a message to Generatimo To-kin, Wan Yuk-siniz. and Lis

220 bling Well Chapel im April 23.-

confidence in a figure whom tion of the war.

thorities on Friday.

in the above Company will be that in the event of an emergency many constitutional rights production in every sphere, Transportation Administration, nine The figure representing the operative Work in China. The

The Transfer Books of the

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.

General Managers.

Hong Kong, 24th. April,

arising on the Yunnan border, he

Chiang Kai-shek paying

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