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EDITORIAL

EX-NIGHTSOIL COOLIES AGED MERCHANT

MARCH IN FORCE

TO GOVERNMENT HOUSE

Demonstrators Frustrated

By The Police

"WHAT WE THREATEN, WE DO," APPEARED TO BE THE MOTTO OF THE EX-NIGHTS OIL COOLIES WHEN THEY MARCHED TO GOVERNMENT · HOUSE YESTERDAY MORNING to petition His Excellency to rescind the Governinent order abolish- ing private collection of nightsoll.

SEAMEN THANK

COLONY

The following letter was received by the Hon. Secretary of the British War Organisation, Hongkong, from the Royal Alfred Aged Merchant Seamen's Institution:- is

The Royal Alfred Home,

Belvedere, Kent, · March 12, 1941,

The Honorary Secretary, The British War Organisation. Hongkong.

TUESDAY, MAY 6, 1941.

CHANGE OVER FROM PEACE

TO WAR-TIME TO WAR-TIME ECONOMY:

NEW LEGISLATION

“The other day an interesting and Important bill was discussed in the House of Commons." They call it the Liabilities Wartime Adjustment Bill, which makes it possi- ble for debtors who cannot pay their debts to come to. some agreement with their creditors," said MR. DONALD TYERMAN, the well-known economist, when he broadcast from London. yesterday on the special legislation which was being passed in the country to meet business and financial difficulties with which people were faced.

Mr. Tyerman said that the "More and more the attitude is Not satisfied with their interviews with the Hon. Secretary for your organisation we have today question had been raised that the process of change-over Chinese Affairs on Thursday, and with the Administrative Assistant received from the Hongkong anfrstly because of the move-/from peace to wat industry should to the Hon. Chairman of the Urban Council on Friday, the members Shanghai Banking Corporation the

be ''planned" and should not be of the Laen Yip Association decided to "appeal unto the Governor" handsome and very welcome gift of ment of the population, in checked by fear of hardship. -a, bright and early yesterday morning, “unto the Governor" they £750 in support of the work of consequence of which the・・ "But there * Is a secand

this Institution.

lodginghouse keepers, hotel The procession was a repetition city paid by a party of "country We wish to convey to you and to keepers and garage owners,

П over 1,000 cousins" than a group of unem all the members of your Organisa- etc., were losing their cus the rice situation was steadily of the former ones.

GOVERNMENT RICE. MONOPOLY

hands of the Registrar not later IT WAS. over six months ago than Monday, "10th, May, 1941.

STANLEY V. BOXER, Registrar,

"30th. April, 1941.

THE HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY,

that apprehensions began

to be felt in the Colony that

went.

offer

of re-

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NOT INTERVIEWED

Dear Sir By the kindness of

for this valuable and heartening sympathy and support in our work.

disadvantage and that is the long-term one. It is not only

question of people losing their work. That will solve itself. The lönger-term and more lasting problem is the problem of people who lose, not only their work, but their « business, much as directors, managers, shareholders, shop keepers, etc.

moving towards a crisis, such strong, mostly women accompanied played petitioning His Excellency ton our warm and sincere thanks tomers and clients, as has arisen today. Signs by children, banners tied between to have "Mercy" and to "restore

bamboo poles and bearing inscrip- jus our living."

POSTPONED PAYMENTS 234 and portents were not want-tions which set out their plight

for British Merchant Seamen," their "Many of them if they are ing to substantiate these fears but not the fact that they reject-

widows and dependants: We know pressed to pay their debts will lose and everyone, with the ex-ed. Government's

Mr. E. B. Teesdale, Administrs- that these very worthy men and their livelihood, but that is not the ception of the Government, employment.

tive Assistant, stated to a Hotg- women are truly grateful for the end of the matter." continued Mr. There was, however, this differ song Dally Press reporter that he assistance it is our pleasure and Tyerman. "The people who suffer recognised at that time that

ence in yesterday's demonstration had not been interviewed by any privilege to extend to them to their from the effects of evacuation are Now these people will not really, the position would steadily that the Police, under Mr. E representatives of the Luen Yip hour of need. The work British only one class of the sufferers: get this met by the jobs they can deteriorate when dealers be- Luscombe, ASP, and Mr. W. P.Association since Friday.

There are the men seamen are doing today is receiv

who are get in war employment: At least gan to take advantage of a Thompson, A.D.CI, were there

At 5.15 pm, the party around ing, and unquestionably meriting, called up for military service, for they would like to keep up their slight hitch in the shipment, first.

the Post Office building dispersed the whole-hearted sympathy and instance. The fact that they have plants and offices and they want a of supplies from the principal

One admiration of all, fair minded peo-been called up to receive military chance, when the war is over, to at the women demonstrators made plea, and we are glad that by the ships was fully recognised when

allowances and may suffer hard-start over again... countries which exported rice

a most significant remark as she support extended to us we have so the war started and there is legis

PARTLY SOLVED The Seventy-second Ordinary to Hongkong. Public insis-

was leaving: "Another day of far been able to respond to every 1stion which allows them to post it has only been partly solved. "This is a problem and up to now General Meeting of Shareholders tence that the Government

mine they have wasted."

needy and deserving case which has pone payment of their debts in will be held at the Offices of the should take some action to the opportunities undersigned on Wednesday, the counter

LIMITED

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

now

admits

All entrances to Government House were blocked by strong forces of policemen, with the result that the demonstrators' attempt to see His Excellency was frustrated,

ears,

de-

once again parked

After a rest of two hours or so, the demonstrators began to realise

Their representatives were ad- vised to see the Hon. Sir Robert 21st May, 1941, at Noon, for which had arisen for the pro-Kotewall, but this advice fell on

Instead, the the purpose of receiving the filteer to make his illegal deaf Report of the General Managers, gains brought in a so-called monstrators together with a statement of control scheme, which of themselves on the ground.

has Accounts for the year ended the cialdom 31st December, 1940.

proved inadequate. The in- that there was no hope of their Register and adequacy of the control sys- seeing His Excellency, The Share Transfer Books will be closed tem was apparent again to went to find out if the Secretary from the 7th May to the 21st everyone but the administra-for Chinese Affairs had changed May, 1941, both days inclusive. tion and, in spite of evidence his mind.

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.

·General Managers. The Hongkong Fire Insurance

Co., Ltd.,

so they

MR. NORTH SEEN which was published in the columns of this paper on the On arrival, they sent a deputa- futility of the Government tion to the Hon. Mr. R. A. C. North who reiterated that Government the plan and

suggestions are not going to change their,de- made for remedying the posi-cision, and advised them to regis tion, this "Inadequate" con-ter with the Urban Council for re- trol scheme was permitted to employment so soon as vacancies Hong Kong, 30th April, 1941. operate until it enabled the occur.

Mr. North pointed out to the de- 227 profiteers and speculators to monstrators' spokesmen that while manipulate the situation to a Government are willing to extend point which increased their financial assistance to those of advantage to the final col-their members who might be in lapse of the Government at- need of help, Government did not.

however, intend to permit the do tempt to prevent the present

monstrations to continue "inde- crisis.

finitely,

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP

COMPANY LTD..

ed to the Post Office pavement

WRITING on the subject¦ The deputation returned to the The Fifty-eighth Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders in these columns as far back crowd downstairs and issued the in the above Company will be as on December 12, we said erder to "fall in" and they march- The control as outlined by where a "roaring trade was done held in the Company's Offices, P. & O. Building, on Wednesday, the Government can never by vendors of sweets and peanuts. the 7th. May, 1941 at 11 a.m. eliminate the evils of pro-Employees of the Post Office who for the purpose of receiving the teering. The only alterna- happened to be near the windows, and passers-by, were regaled with Report of the General Managers tive left to the Government some choice bits of gossip....

must be to acquire these' In fact, the whole scene together with a Statement of Accounts to the 31st. December. Stocks or to buy them up in sembled more of a first visit to a the open market and release them to the public at fair and

1940,

THE HONGKONG & YAUMATI FERRY CO., LTD.

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a statement to this

tion to the matter and much

re-

to go. home and "eat rice."

COUNCILLOR APPEALS

TO REASON

Asked for his opinion of the action of the ex-nightsoil coolles, the HON,"MR. LI TSE- FONG stated that the carriers should norainate three or four representatives and have them cali on the Chinese,members of the two Councils instead of parading round the streets.

He admitted that the hold- ing of such demonstrations constitute an infringement of the law and that the local au- thorities have been most to- lerant.

"I really think they should desist before Government de cide to take drastic action to stop them," said Mr. Ll."

"Copies of the appeal sent to the foreign newspapers have also been sent to the Chinese Press," went on Mr. Li. *Ap parently the carriers do not want assistance - nor

re-en- ployment, but simply to have their old method back. We ..are prepared to do alį within our power to help these poor coolies, bat they must be 'reasonable."

...

come to our notice.

With renewed thanks and with very best wishes,

1 am, dear Sir,

Yours truly,

8gd. ERNEST L, SMITH,

WEDDINGS AT: REGISTRY

The following marriages took place at the Registry; Supreme. Court, yesterday with Mr. J. Rey

needy cases.

“But there is another class whom this new, bill wil help. These are the people who are bound to lose business because of the change-over from

to peace-time

war-time economy. As the need to push up war production has become more necessary, civilian em- ployment and business has been cut down more and more.

This new bill will help thos who are actually suffering hard- ship and it has been laid down that firms that are to keep open must make arrangements with the Brins closed down to share in the profits The effect will be to pool the products of industry, but there ican be, no real compensation for

those who lose on goodwill,"

Mr. Tyerman said that he was of the opinion that for reasons of war economy more and more things PRODUCTION IMPERATIVE would be pooled and concentrated.

"Manufacturers have, as a re- This would mean not only much sult, been hard hit and shopying on labour and materials, nolds, Deputy Registrar, officiat-keepers have suffered correspond- but a saving of paper, cardboard, ing

ingly. This, of course, is right. metal, etc, that distinguish print. Mr. Chang Beh-quen, accountant, This is war-time and the biggest ed goods. of No 49 Village Road, and Miss war production is imperative. We Chow Sin-fong, of No. 28 King have already had to close down Kwong Street. -

certain factories in order to con- Mr. Manuel Pang Hernandez, un-centrate in a few factories and employed, of. No. 169 Sai Yeung using as little labour as possible. Choi Street, and Miss Alicia Lau, of the same address.

» ANNOUNCEMENTS Mr. Herbert Yung Shang-tong, bank clerk, of No. 11 Hillwood Rd.. and Miss Frances May Lee, of No. 5 United Terrace;

"There is a suggestion row that retailers and shops be watched in the same way so as to realise the maximum amount of labour for war work.

"This curtallment of trade, and

"It may be hard. but it is so necessary that this hardship has got to be minimised," con- tinued Mr. Tyerman. “I would venture to say that as this concentration becomes a re- cognised Instrument of" war economy 10 also.." will com- pensation. It is obviously bet- ter to pay off a man's debts than to let him carry "on, fust for fear of his falling into dis- grace.

telescoping. It has been called, of firms are disadvantages from Mr. Gasto Fauto "Ribeiro Gou the civilian point of view," con-

SPEED-UP WANTED lartt D'Aquino, foreman, of No. 3 tinued Mr. Tyerman. The first

"It la material, labour and time Balisbury Avenue, and Miss Marla cisadvantage will be the short-that the Government wanta This De La Pay Bijlany Soler. San term one. People are thrown out means that in war-time, we must Ferdnando, Pampanga, PL

of work and may lose their 105 not say We must not close down.

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hardship'. We must say that if it

Mr. Chan Chun-man, merchant, and the idea is to set these people this business because it causes

No 189 Hennessy Road, and free in order to take ther on Miss Kwok Hang-kow, of No. 11 again when the war is over.

is necessary for the war effort to Staunton Street.

"This is on a par with the

close it down, then it must be new idea of registering men

closed down and if there is any and women for war work, as

hardship it must be compensated. they are already registered for

"This bill does not actually com- Of military service.

course,

pensate people so that, they may there will be some hardshin,

actually keep up their payments, though it will only be short

but it seems to arrange for them lived. It is, therefore, necessary

not to pay. The point is that to take care of the men and

the change-over from peace, work women So displaced and toto war work upsets big contracts -provide for the debts they can-

not repay.

"Time" Publisher And Playwright

Wife Here

For Good Look Around

HARDSHIP INEVITABLE-

There they will be the guests of the country in, 1932, when he went with the war effort,

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and obligations because, these con- tracts and obligations were based on peace-time terms.

of the hour,"

and will seek to place an estimate the author of "The Women", which

The Transfer Books of the equitable prices." This advice its working have not yet been Company will be closed from we repeated on April 19, when

announced and it is; of Friday, the 2nd. May fo Wednes the acting Rice Controller! day, the 7th May, 1941 both made

course, hoped that the me- thods to be put into prac- days inclusive.

paper on the rice situation. tice will bring about some DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO. This statement was

MR. AND MRS. HENRY R. LUCR reached the Colony yesterday tanta-alleviation of the present dis- mount to an admission of the tressing situation. The con- Luces were very much excited about haying finally arrived here and necessary to speed up war produc-here. After Dunkirk we had to and spent most of the afternoon looking over the Island. Both thehis has only been partly done, We are going to hear a lot General Managers.

but some of the measures that are about compensation in discussions Inability of the Government trol of imports and exports is they seemed to be of one mind about having Hong Kong, 24th. April, 1941.

a good look around. tion inevitably cause hardship. I speed up and after Greece we will to cope with the malpractices naturally of primary impor- They crossed the harbour on a full ferry and passed unnoticed in think, you can see, therefore, that have to speed up again. More being carried out at the ex-tance in this monopoly plan, the 4.20 pm, crowd travelling to Hongkong.

this bill is the latest example of output and more speed and that pense of the greater part of but it is the distributive end They intend to spend about three ed the China Inland Mission the new attitude which is deter is why, in such disturbed days, the population in the Colony of the scheme to which par- days here, Mr. Luce told reporters School at Chefoo, but left Chins mined to see that problems of such technical matters as I have We invited the Governmenticular attention should be and will then fly to Chungking when yet quite young. He visited compensation do not interfere been talking about form questions to give its immediate atten-paid. A similar position ap- Dr. H. H. Kung, and hope also to to Shanghat and travelled as far belated action has now been pears to have arisen in Great see Generalissimo Chiang Kai-as Hankow, but it was his first

visit now to Hongkong, Britain, where the high prices shek. taken to give the authorities being demanded for fish Mrs. Luce told us she had heard to the nature of his mission on its strength. He will not come was screened with Norma Shearer permission to assume a raised a protest: from the about the air raid on Chungking to Chungking. Mr. Luce said he out with any predictions, and lays and Joan Crawford in the leading monopoly of all imports and public and the Government uke to experience a little of this sure and was, therefore, here on here to find things out, not to the Boys Goodbye" a story of a two days ago, but though she would was combining business, with plea emphasis on the point that he is roles. Her other plays are "Hiss exports of rice The Seventeenth Annual Gen action been taken six months steps to see that the distribuas it was evidently not popular at home he was connected with an

en taken as there has taken immediate war, she would shudly forego 11 a kind, of busman's holiday, Back predict

Southern belle, "Margin for ErrOK", Mrs. Luce told us the trip over the latter play being concerned eral Meeting of Shareholders ago there might have been a tion is maintained at a fair with the Chungking people organisation known as China Re-had been an enjoyable one and with a German consulate. She has will be held at the Company's fair chance that the position price level. Once the monothe playwright, hopes to write a societies in the United States else there was to say seeing that career being connected for soms Mrs. Ince, who is Clare Boothe, lief, amalgamating the various she was quite at a loss as to what experienced a very interesting Office at the Jordan Road Ferry which has been created today poly of rice coming in and book, something on the lines of raising money for reller to China she had been interviewed at great years with the fashion magazines Pier, Kowloon, on Saturday, the would not have resulted, passing out of the Colony: 15 her "Europe in the Spring last 17th May. 1941 at 11.00 a.m., Even now the monopoly plan assumed by the Government, year, dealing with the situation in

⠀ FOR CHINA RELIEF length in Manila where all the "Vogue" and "Vanity Fair and for the purpose of receiving the must, to comply with official the release of this essen the Far East. She is, therefore, cast a United China Relief Appeal out of her was pulled out for all humanly impossible for one per- The Society was soon to broad-information that could be weeded subscriber to the thought that "It's report of the Board of Directors procedure in these matters, tal together with a statement of be deferred for nearly

som to say three really amart stial commodity to the people in search of bocal clolly aber me and had got as the goal dium of te war wordew PLAY

may be found, and leaved the Chins relief. Mr

things in one week Accounts for the year ended 31st month before it can be put guaranteed. The experience impression, when met, that she is Wendell While was on the hoarder new play, the online Mr. and Mrs. Luce plan to spend December, 1940. -

into operation and, in the of the past few months detalhe surrounding centers of this Society, as were Ambes-free" is to be produced this Fall, anything from a week-end tox

detall of the scenery The transfer books of the meantime, the profiteer is should have taught the Gov-

CHINA ORIGIN” Company will be closed from the having a final and practically ernment that this part of the Mr. Luce, who is the edit 7th to 17th May, 1941, both days uncontrolled opportunity to scheme must be foolproof publisher inclusive.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS~*

"LAU TAK PO; Managing Director, Hong Kong, 1st May, 194).

fair

swindle the public, with the against the unscrupulous, "Fortune" and the mo price of rice yesterday being methods which rice dealers March of Time", save

story of his China quoted at a dollar for four-have practiced on the publ

was born in Tenge and-a-half cattles!

Shantung Province, Mr.

If the relief, which is 80

NEW

andor Bullitt, Mr. P W Lamont with Raymond Massey in the lead-week in Chungking and may fy the banker Mr. James G. Blaine, ing tole. Her latest play "Margin south to Bingapore and the Dutch and any other prominent meri for Error” has been sold to Ernst East Indies for a week or two, in the United States

in Lubitsch of the Movies, and willing to supra Mis MAT Mr. Luce believes in aid to be screened probably with Sam

Levine, of the stage, in the lead Mrs. Tatnball, of No 4 Conduit ing role, be also the screen Road, ground floor, reported, that rights

of her playa, between noon and 1 pm on Sun- ding Day? which has not day, a brown suitcase and a blan

#tolen ket to the value of £

full Brita and the delivery ofčali goods decessary to the defence at the demoerale While in China and the Far East, WTHƯA

THE DETAILS of the Gov- patently necessary, is to give where nie parenta ware with the he will study the nature of the been sta 232 ernment's monopoly plan and satisfaction

Presbyt Ian Mission:-" He attend Democratic Front in the Par kut Mia Boothe for MC28/Face) #18 from the root of her residence