1941-06-02 — Page 9

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

FIRST SHIPMENT OF FOOD CRISIS LOOMING UNDER LEASE, LEND PLAN

LONDON, June 1 (Reuter)—The first shipment of food to Bri- tain from the United States under the Lease and Lend Act arrived at a British port yesterday. It included 1.000 tons of flour. four million eggs and 120,000 tons of cheese.

Mr. Averell Harriman, of the U.S. Embassy, was at the docks to welcome the shipment, which was the first practical demonstration of the statement he made before leaving America recently that "the Job of feeding Britain is one of America's major problems,"

Mr. Harriman formally transferred the food to Lord Woolton, the Food Minister, and the work of unloading was started while they were still at the docks..

UNITED STATES AND EIRE

Irish Refuse Offer Of Food Ships

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IN PACIFIC

Japan & Enforcement

Of U.S. Weiss Bill

FINANCE & GENERAL

OVERSEA CHINESE BANK'S PROFITS

Although the rubber and tin Industries had a profitable year in 1940, the future of these two industries is not as bright as it appears to be, because the present demand is largely influenced by the action of the United States in the accumulation of war stocks.

TOKYO, June 1 (Reuter)—“The present uneasy situation in the Pacific is certain to grow worse If This view was expressed by Mr. balance of $1,403,266,22 for the ap the Weiss Bill, providing for an Lee Kong Chian, chairman of the portionment of which the direc embargo on oll to Japan, is passed Overseas Chinese Banking Cor tors have made their recommen- by the United States Congress,"poration Ltd, at the annual generalidations. the Japan News Week declared meeting held in Singapore.

"With the increase in proft and pald for by yesterday in a sharp criticism of Mr. Lee Kong Chian said that wnust maintaining the rate of

acquired the measure.

an increase of $13,000,000 had beer: dividerad at five per cent.. the II Depart-

the United States cuts of registered in the customers de- directors think fit to recommend supplies of ol, the publication posits and credit balances with the increasing the bonus from 50 cents Lord Woolton ate a chunk of stated, Japan will be compelled bank during the year ended Dec. per share for the previous year to cheese from Wisconsin specially to hunt for it elsewhere and Just-31, 1540. From $46,386,000 in 1939, $1 per share, making a totaj par- cut for him and he handed over ay so.

this amount had risen to $59,431,ment of $3 per share.

The cargo was

American citizens and for Britain by the U.S. ment of Agriculture."

the unloading staff.

The eggs, produced in Nebraska, were labelled "strictly fresh laid." Two, dockers guaranteed them when they sucked the contents from the shells of two eggs.

bargo would be futile.

cheese et 20 lb. for division among It adds that if Japan can obtain | 000-a gratifying evidence of the "Though we should consider sufficient petroleumi from the support and confidence or the ourselves fortunate in that Re Netherlands East Indies by peace-public enjoyed by the institution. I have in the year under review ful means," then the proposed em- Mr. Lee Kong Chien continued: achieved most satisfactory results, "There is a corresponding increase Yet I feel incumbent upon me If Netherlands East Indies cll in our cash in hand, at bankers to repeat my word of caution ex- cannot be obtained peacefully and with agents, which now pressed last year that as the future than the proposed Welss embargo stands at about $48,359,000 as com. bristles with uncertainties, share- might "goad Japan "Into, obtaining pared with $33,047,000 in 1938. holders should refrain from ex it by seizing territory where it is "With the exception of bills of pecting similar progress to be made produced, which would be an ac- exchange which figures for 1944 by the bank in the years in- tion that would bring an open are more than double those for mediately before us. break between Japan and Ameri-1939, there is no material change "During the last few months, ca."

The article continues that such in the bank's investments. You we have established new branches directors are of the opinion that at Johore Bahru ang at Taiping an eventuality would run counter to all attempts to relieve the ten- during these uncertain times, it would not be advisable or prudent for the bank to embark on any expansion of its less mobile in- vestments,"

WASHINGTON, June 1 (Router) The United States Administra- tion is deeply concerned at the failure of Eire to accept President A Food Ministry official said the Roosevelt's offer to lease two supplies would be distributed to ships for the transportation of consumers through ordinary trade $500,000 worth of food for the channels. Irish civ population, according On the dockside. Lord Woolton to a Hyde Park (NY) despatch expressed Britain's thanks to to the New York Herald-Tribune America, saying: "Mr. Harriman, yesterday.

I should like to tell you how grateful I am to your country for having sent all this produce to the people of Britain.

It is understood the Irish are asking for arms instead of food and the Administration is deter- mined not to send war materials

"It is just what is wanted for to nations not taking an active our dock labourers and miners to part in opposition to the Axis. help them keen up the magni-

The despatch added that

ficent struggle they are making. Co-

"You are giving operation with Eire is of the ut-

115 real en- most importance, due to the pos-couragement and things that are sibility of a German advance really vital." into Portugal to cut off the Clipper air terminal, in which event Eire would provide an alternative route.

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T.V, SOONG RESIGNS FROM PRESIDENCY OF CHINA DEFENCE LEAGUE

"The

Mr. Harriman replied: President appreciates that right good food is as important to peo- ple as powder to a gun or petro can people are ready to help in to an aeroplane, and the Ameri-

sion in the Paclic

But a successful compromise In the oil dispute is possible, in the opinion of the magazine.

VERY SATISFACTORY

offices, including our head offle. so that we now have altogether 25

ed down recently because of the Our Haiphong office has been clos-

situation there.

"In this connexion, I am happy If the Bill is adopted the United

to report that the closing of the States Congress would do "the The speaker continued: "The Halphong branch was carried ous greatest possible harm to the net profit as shown in the profit smoothly and "without any loss la United States' awn interests, as and loss account is $1,042,560.72 the bank, thanks to the polky well as those of: Japan."

which is very satisfactory In com- which" we have adopted since" the Japan' requires oll for purposes parison with $875,000 for 1939, outbreak of hostilities in Europe of of peace as well as war, the article With the $380.705.50 brought for placing our mices on a basis which ward, we now have an avaliable enables measures, to be taken

locally to meet an emergency.".

observes.

any way they can the British peo- HONGKONG SHARE QUOTATIONS

ple in the struggle."

WASHINGTON, Jure 1 Central) THAILAND MISSION

-Dr. T. V. Soung. well-known Chinese financier and Chairman of

the Board of Directors of the Back

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STINGING NETTLES AT £50 A TON

Stinging nettles. bane' of British farmers, are to be convert- ed from a national liability into a source of war funds.

During the coming summer, about 100 tons of the common. stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) will be required for the production of the green Digment chlorophyll. This is used

both medicinalis tutes of Britain's, countryside and as a nerve tonic, and tor colouring Boy Scout troops. These organi- soap and other products. One ofsations are also being asked to the largest arms of manufactur collect other wild herbs for the ing chemists in Great Britain has distillation of drugs and essential installed new plant and will more ofis. VICHY, June 1 (Reuter) The than double its output of Chlore. ex-Kaiser's condition showed some phyll Improvement yesterday morning,! In pre-war days most of the according to information received world's supply of chlorophyll camé from Doorn and Berlin, states a from Germany and Switzerland, LONDON, June 1 (Reuter) - Berne message" to the Vichy new The arrangements being made in In Abyssinia, it was stated here Britain will not only ensure the Festerday, the Patriot forces which £29

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and the former Crown Prince, istries now cut off from expected to arrive at any moment, sources of supply.

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al from the China Detence League Vice-Admiral Sir Geoffrey Layton. of which he is President

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of the League in" Hongkong, Dr. on Friday the Soonz said, "When I accepted the supply of oil to Thailand. Presidency of the China Defence

Admiral Layton said he did not League, It was with the under- standing that the League would expect there would be any difficul- ty' in supplying their requirements devote itself to securing material and the discussions had assistance, from friends at home ed so satisfactorily that arrange- and abroad for the fighting forces ments had already

of China and for the civilian vic-with the oil companies to tims of Japanese aggression,

out negotiations direct with Thal- land.

"I feel that the League should not become the instrument of interval political partisanship and since without in any way consulting me the League nas been publishing recently state- ments of such a nature in its official Newsletters./ I regret that I must withdraw from the League and would ask you please publish the text of this telegram."

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DUAL LOYALTIES OF MALAYAN CHINESE

Because of their dual nationality-Chinese by blood and British, by birth-the Chinese horn in Malaya had a difficult but useful pri- vilege, stated Dr. Philip K. C. Tyau in an address to the Y's Men's Club He had often heard that Malayan Chinese had the problem of choosing between two masters. Actually; there need not be such a problem as the Chinese could do their dual duty without pre- judice to either. by looking upon China and Britain not as masters but as parents.

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women,

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In China, as different! fact that in Chinese family re from Malaya, only the first wife the essential unit was the family. had any legal standing. Thus le- Everything was subordinated to it. gally, all the children of the man, Because of the importance that irrespective of whether they were the family assumed in China, born of the first or second or third every Chinese wanted as large a wife would be the children of the family as possible in order that the first and legal wife, family name might be propagated. Hence in a Chinese family, al- Unfortunately, because some legiance was always paid to the "women could not bear children to family as represented by the man their husbands, a, custom" arose in and wife. One could pay alle- which the husband could take glance to the wife or to the hoa- other women as their wives in band, it would be recognised as order to bear children by them.alleglance being paid to the family. Arising from this custom had Drawing a parallel, the Chinese arisen a belief that the Chinese in Malays could do their duty to were a ploygamous nation.

both their parents--Ching and

This was not so, added Dr. Trau. Britain. Such a duty to either They were an essentially mono- parent need not clash for in doing gamous nation but because custom one's duty to one's parent, be it had an ordained that a Chinese the mother or the father, one was could have another wife it the first doing one's duty to the family- one was barren and because this (Malaya Tribune). -custom-had been much abused, it did not mean that, every Chinese had more than one wife.

LONDON. June "1 (Reuter) During the week ending at dawn on May 21 nine German aircraft .Though the Chinese were a were shot down over and around

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