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EDITORIAL

SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 1941.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS NEW ADVERTISEMENTS Dangerous Driving Leads FUNERAL OF MR. CAPT. CYRIL FALLS ON

NOTICE.

R.

NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that VICTOR ALEXANDRE VIEIRA RIBEIRO of No. 16 Carnarvon Road, Kowloon, Hong. kong, is applying to the Governor for naturalization, and that any Queen's Building, and asi from Monday, 30th June 1941, person who knows any reason

The Passport Office of the Immigration Department is re moving from its present premises

in

why naturalization should not be

will be situated in the Chung Tio Building, 4th floor, No. 5. Kranted should send in a written [ and signed statement of the facts Des Voeux Road Central, where to the Colonial Secretary. ail enquiries and applications.

regarding passports and should be made.

visas į

Sd. J. P. Pennefather Evans,

Commissioner of Pulice.

28th June, 1941.

BANK HOLIDAY.

To Fine Of $200

W. C. BLACKETT HITLER'S ATTEMPT TO RID HIMSELF OF THE HAUNTING

The funeral of Mr. William C.

Blackett, who died at the A atilda Hospital yesterday morning. took place at the Colon al Cemetery

Convicted on a summons of driving car No. 2170 on Island Road. between Shek- Road and Shauklwan Village, on June 6, in a man- ner dangerous to the public by overtaking and passing car No. 1233ater in the day wn a beard when it was not safe to do so, MISS CHIU PUI-HING, of

15. Robinson Rond, second floor, was fined $200 by Mr. H. G. at Newcastle-on-Tyne 82 years ago. Sheldon, K.C.. at the Central Magistracy yesterday.

No.

RECEPTION TO

PRESSMEN

Cheng Yu-hau and Mr. Pan Niang-

The late Mr. Blackett was born

FEAR OF

TWO-FRONT WAR

Looked at from the strictly military point of view, the German attack on Russia has its favourable and un- He Came out to Hongkong in Defendant was giso fined $100 on March. 1917, and established him

favourable side for this country and this Empire," said summones for failing to report an se.f.na an organ builder. The or-

CAPTAIN CYRIL FALLS, military correspondent of THE accident, and failing to stop after gans erected at the Union Church, TIMES, when he broadcast from London yesterday and damage had been done to car No. Kowloon Unton Church, St John's discussed how this new development should be consider-

Cathedral, English

ed in relation to the war as a whole. and other churches will Paton Dro. Church.

stand DS monuments to the

"There may be several, memory of a really great artisan, reasons behind It," continued as will the arm of Blackett and Capt. Falls, "but one stands Company which will be carried

1233.

Traffic Sgt R D secuted.

on

Methodist

out in the foreground-Ger- that she cannot Of a quiet and genial dispos)- many sees tion, the late Mr Blackett

а was strike

vital blow against well liked and respected by all who the United Kingdom and that knew him.

she cannot, therefore, suc-

service, which was conducted by

Those present at the funeral cessfully carry onl an in-

The Overseas Chinese Economic Reconstruction Boclety, which was

Mr. H H Andrews, driver of car formed here on June 23 gave a No. 1233, testified that at 4.50 p.m. 333 tea reception to the local Chinese

on June 2. he was driving at Island and English Press yesterday after-

Road on his way back from Big noon

Gloucester at the

Hotel

Wave Bay. He was half-way atruSE : Members of the Society present a bridge, where there was an acute UNIVERSITY OF were Mr. Ling Kang-hou who pre- bend. when a large car overtook sided, Mr Chow Yung-nung, Mr. nim and in passing scratched his HONG KONG

rear mudguard, and by pulling out In front damaged his front mud-Rev. K. Mackenzie Dow. Included vasion of Britain or reduce Applications are invited from Mr. Ling Kang-hou said the guard

Messrs. J. E. Longyear, J. Hunter, her to submission by starva- | NOT AWARE Chinese graduates in Economics purpose of the organisation is to:

JR. M. Smith, E Lloyd Jones. Dr. tion while the Russian forces overseas Chinese the post of

at Co-operate with Lecturer

Witness stated that be was not J. H. Montgomery, Revs. H Rremain in being. for the economic reconstruction; licenomics #1 the University

aware of the car's approach. as he Wells, J. E Sandbach and Frank of China, and to give them gui

had received no warning before Short. Dr. Ernest To, Mr David of Hong Kong, to give courses in dance and advice to engage In

hand, until it was alongside his. Leigh and Ab Yeung Chinese Economic History at industrial enterprises in their

H speed was 15 miles per hour. | and, in his opinion, the overtaking

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mother country. EX: Salary of $3,000 per annum.

Applications, which should be

charge of a Board of Executives. addressed to the undersigned,

Branches are expected to be should reach the University not

established by the Society in later than Saturday, 5th. Judy the future. 1941

In Accordance with Govern....

Ordinance, THE ment CHANGE BANKS will be. CLOSED for the Transaction PUBLIC BUSINESS TUESDAY, the Ext July, 1941. (The First Werk day in July. : Hongkong. 6th June, 1941.

of

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STANLEY V. BOXER, Registrar.

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TAXI STOLEN

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were.

the

"Thus, the air factor is go- ing to be a very important one in this campaign may al- most say a decisive one", de- clared Capt. Falls. "The Ger- mans are trying to do what they did In Poland. They are determined to smash and barn everything in the path of the Luftwaffe and when they have crippled the de- fence to use their aircraft in tactical support of their arm- ed forces to finish up the job. STRONGER THAN BEFORE PURPOSE OF INVASION

Capt. Falls said that the Rus- "The purpose of the Russian in an air force was stronger today WREATHS SENT

vasion must. therefore, be regard than it was before and the Red Among the mary floral tributes ed as a prelude to the Invasion Army had developed its parachute Affairs of the Society are in the car must have been doing at least sent were those from Dr. and Mrs. of this country or to 盆 further troops to a very great extent. He

30 p.

After the incident, the Ernest Tu. Dr and Mrs Coxon To, development of the war in the was unable to say how good the car drove away without stopping. Mr. and Mrs. H E. Budden and Middle East after Herr Hitler has Russian armoured divisions

Lieut. Wilson RNVR.. deposed family. Mr. and Mrs Rupert Baid rld himself of the haunting fear but Was

that known that he was driving home in his win and family, Mr and Mrs. Lev of a war on two fronts A war Rusalan tanks had stood up well own car at Island Road with two konten, Rev. Fr. L A. Riganu. Mrs. in which he may And himseir to the most gruelling tests, cary in front of him. The number M. E. Lindgren Vancouver). Nora opposed by Britain and the Unit- "What I have seen inclines f the one just ahead of him was Whitestone (Australia), Mr Bed States in the west and Russia te to the belief that the land 2170

Longbottom, Mr J. Hunter. Mr. J In the east. Ils attack on RV*

reached fighting has not yet R. M. amith Ah Yeung, and thesis was thus intended to clear his

jis height," said Capt. Falls. Committee and Members of the decks for action."

"should not imagine that Capt. Falls said that there were the Red Army will try to stand probably other reasons 100 for up at short range to the ter- this attack. There was.

rifie shock of the Nazi offen- stance, the political factor, which

sive. On the other hand, re- had

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treat. Would remove much portant bearing on the German of the danger from air attack The death of Mr. Edwin Charles venture. Herr Fler might

on German Industries." be Treglus occurred at his res.dence. hoping that his war with Russia Capt. Falls concluded Uy No. 10. Peace Avenue, Homuntin, may have a profound effect

on ferring briefly to Russian equlp- yesterday.

eireles which are hostile to Comment and it was safe to say that The Jake Mr Tregillus was

an munism enntributions to M. Stalin's A peculiar accident occurred old Chins hand. He came to the

"To come back to the mam war Be This

ron-last evening at the bend of the Far East in 1875 as a mercantile

reason, however," continued Adence in Soviet interception road turning into Causeway Bay Cadet aboard a sating vesse

Capt Falls, "Germany dare of such consignments.

has opposite the Bay View Hotel when joined the Chinese Maritime Cus

not risk turning her back on a crowded bus took, toms in 1880 and remained in that been made clear by the re- the turn at the same time.

service for 40 years, retiring in

Russia until the Russian army moval of the ban previously.

1921.

and air force are defcated and The bus had to cut in so close

Mr Tregillus imposed by the United States to the pavement on the left that gaughter and son-in-law (Mr. and

thus allow him widow.

chance to deal a knock-out blow against on the export of various com- it knocked down a basket which Mrs. C. R. Jonsson), a daughter cor-modities to Russia.

a Chinese woman was holding in in-law (Mrs. Mary Tregillus), and and electing Directors and THE PLEA made by a

respondent in our issue OUR correspondent was only her hand, and ran over its con four grandchildren. Fra: ces Jons of yesterday for a revision of voicing the complaint of mutents with its rear wheel.

The bus sped on Its way, the Land Lo), The Transfer Books of the the existing export control erous exporters when he pro- driver all unconscious of what had and Mr. Henry Charles Bough, of Miss Helen Bough, Company will be closed from the regulations and a more sym-tested against the "unhelpful, occurred.

July n the 24th July pathetic understanding of the attitude" and lack of fore-

THE INDO CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO. LTD.

NOTICI, OF GENERAL.

MEETING.

The Daily Press.

報西剌孖

Edortal

Business Office and 15-19, Queen's Road Central. Tel 33225 Night Editer

Tel. 24511

The SIXTIETH ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Company will be held at the Offices of the General Managers, London Office

Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., Pedder Street, Hong Kong, on Thursday, 10th July,; 1941, ai noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the; Directors. passing the Accounts,

Auditors.

3rd

inclusive.

By order of the Board,

JARDINE, MATHESON

& CO., LTD.

General Managers. Hong Kong, 14th May, 1941.

CHINESE ESTATES,

LIMITED.

250

Wanchal Office).

33. Firet Street

E.C.4.

Hongkong, Jesu 28, 1941.

EXPORT CONTROL

recent

Witness stated thin the over

An unusual theft was reported to the Police last night. & taxicab, taking was actually on the bend No. 461, of the Star Taxicab Com- pany, having been staled to be missing from Bonham Strand Easter rounding where it was parked at 8 pm

might be optimistic, or fool-;

hardy, enough to consiga toj Germany vid the overland roule would make valuable!

Defendant stated that

WAT

a bend that she overwok the car, and that she had sounded the horn beture su dolng.

PECULIAR ACCIDENT

a tram and

Kowloon Union Church.

DEATH OF MR.

E. C. TREGILLUS though secondary

leaves a

He

sun. Miss Peggy Bougn of Messrs.

Messrs Reuter's.

American Charged On Forgery Count

Was

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15.

NOT STRONG ENOUGH

in

re-

the Russian soldier knew his job well and it was also possible that the long distances which the Ger- man Panzer units would have to eover would handicap their value

NEWSETTES

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Mr.

J. L. Worlledge. Deputy Director of Colonial Audit, arrived In the Colony on June 28 for an "It proves that Germany does cia visit of about three weeks and 18 staying at Government rot feel herself strong enough to launch anal offensive against House. us and which her people have 30) often been primised would be over by now.

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Vir Yu Chun-hslen. Chlef of the Education Section of the Overseas Affairs Commission and member "This gives us the opportunity

of the Standing Committee of the for large-scale air assaults against Overseas Chinese Educational As-

the Germans and at the some time it is Doped that Russian bombers will damage Germany's

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sociation, la expected to arrive in Hongkong from Chungking today

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warlike industries which are out- en route to the South Sea to in- side the range of our bombers t Pect Chinese education there. summer It gives us that most

A Low Mass for, the late Mabel essential commodity which precious to us-Time, We should Sophie Leong was held yesterday consider our opportunities only in morning at St. Joseph's Church, Father A. order to make ourselves stronger Garden Road, with

Riganti officiating. make no mistake about that.

hardships of exporters in the sight of the authorities when; Colony, deserves, in the light dealing with applications for

developments in licences, Cases have beeni Europe, a better fate than brought to our notice of the being treated as "Just manner in which applicantsj other grouse, Leaving aside have been treated by the Ex-i the question of-hardships im-port Control Office. It would posed on exporters by the in appear that not even Con- troduction of the licensing: sular officials and their staffs system, the retention of this are exempted from this treat- control, insofar as coastal ment. Requests have often trade is concerned, borders been made by the Controller on absurdity, particularly of Trade for certificates from LOST SHARE CERTIFICATES, when it is remembered that the authorities at the port of both the Home authorities destination. Even when this, HEREBY and the United States have condition has been complied GIVEN that Certificates Nos. promised "all technical and with, applications have been

alu"

Mr. Britton said he returned to 260, 261 & 262 registered in the economic

RUSSIA'S STRENGTH to Russia. refused without any reason

on May 13 and two name of Som Pak Ming covering The necessity for controlling for

McIver applied the Colony а refusal being

Capt. Falls said that what people for a commission in the air force, days later he received a letter wanted to know most today was One hundred and five shares in exports from the Colony was given.

he was asked for a reference and from McIver informing him that the strength of the Red Army and this Company, particulars of absolutely imperative when:

LIKE Great Britain, Hong-It was alleged that he handed one he wanted to apply for a commis- the Air Force and what sort which are given below, have been the Trans-Siberian route to kong has to "export or die" to the R.A.F. Headquarters pur- sion in the Royal Air Force Volun-resistance they would be able to successful in the First Aid examin- reported LOST or MISLAID Germany was open. Goods and this Colony is, propor- porting to be signed by Mr. Leunteer Reserve. On May 17, he in-

NOTICE IS HEREBY ostensibly destined for the tionately, in

as great need Britton, who was the Far Eastern formed Mclver that his

NOTICE IS

and

such

A statement that the signature on the reference which was

accused alleged to have been sent by the

to the R.A.F. Headquarters, where he sought à commission in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, was not made by him,

Dut for- ward by Mr. Leon Britton, the chief witness for the prosecution, in a case where an American, Alexander McIver, formerly the manager of the Malaya branch of R.K.O. Radlo Pictures (Malaya) Incorporated, was charged in Singapore before Mr. J. L. McFall, the district judge, with forgery and, alternatively. with using as genuine a forged document

It was claimed by the prosecu- tion that when

services

"Even if Germany knocks Rus- The death occurred on June 16. sic out, her state will be far worse in Shanghai, of Rosa von Buren. than before, as her losses of men

wife of Adolf von Buren. The and material are bound to be funeral took place 2t Baikal

Road Cemetery on June 17.

FIRST AID EXAM. RESULTS

high,

anxious McIver's termination had because we are

to

of

The following candidates were

section to the Secretary, St. John

Headquarters, Tai Hang Road.

Strip Tease Girls Gaoled In Shai

put up.

lation held on June 23, 1941- "That is a dimcult question to Messrs. Pun I Chív, A. de Souza, ALSO GIVEN that unless the coastal ports or the U.S.S.R. of foreign exchange as the Malaya) Incorporated.

supervisor of R. K, O

Radio with the company would be ter-answer", declared Capt. Falls, "be-E. Whitgob,

O. Rhoderick, E minated

cause one has little said certificates are produced at had. in many cases. found Home country. No one could

foundation Powell, Lo Chi Chiu, Mark C. Chan "The validity of this document

SAMPLE LETTER

to build on. Some people seem and Mrs. E. F. Hyde-Lay. the registered office of the Com their way into Germany-be in a better position to ap-came into doubt and eventually pany at China Bullding, 5th floor, thereby weakening the bloc-preciate the extent of the fall the matter was put into the hands Britton, he went to the RAF this country to

On the same day, continued Mr. to think there is a tendency to Certificates should be ready in deery the Red approximately one week's time, Hong Kong within THIRTY kade against the Axis Powers in local export trade than the of the Attorney-General" said the Headquarters and Informed them Army. That is not quite right, and can be obtained on applica- DAYS from the date of this It became, therefore, a mat- Controller of Trade, who is prosecuting officer who went on that Notice, the aforesaid Certificates ter of national emergency concurrently the Superinten-to say that Mr. Britton had never nothing to do with his application Russia do well.

"But the point is that we don't Nos. 260, 261 & 262 shall be that all applications for ex-dent of Imports and Exports, affixed his signature to it. to join the air fores.

know. We do know a little about deemed CANCELLED AND OF port licences covering. mer- and no opportunity to re- NO ACTUAL EVIDENCE

"McIver left on the same day NO EFFECT and an application Chandise consigned to occu- establish Hongkong as a tran- "It turned out." he added, "that but on May 20 he telephoned me," the Russian air fleet. It contains to the Company for the issue of pted China, the International shipment centre

was made by Mr. Mr. Britton said. "He asked me ir number of aircraft whose per- Ing to modern requirements, but duplicate certificates in respect of Settlement in Shanghal and coastal ports should be neg- Britton's secretary at the dictation I could give him a letter of refer-formance to not very high accord.

Five strip-tease to ence to the: R.A.F. addressed be carefullylected

believe We have reason to the wald shares will be proceeded Russia had to

by the authorities.

that each sentenced to 50 day's impri- scrutinised by the local Con- Exporters

"There , however,

no netual the Air Commander-in-charge.

Rusia possesses a large with in the usual courte.

propor-sonment recently in the First Spe- should receive

"He wanted the reference to betion of long range heavy bomber. cial evidence to show that the accused troller of Trade.

Shanghai, District Court, every encouragement and not made that signature but there fa made out to the effect that I dis-

charged with giving inimoral per- WITH the Invasion of So-be handicapped in their fight avery reason to bellove he did so. pensed with his services

formances in a hotel at the corner viet territory by the Germans, for some of the trade which There is an indentation in the count of tour disagreement of

of Kluklang and Hoopch Ronds. the great trade route stretch-has been diverted to other paper

pany or given him any reference the polley.

The five girls were arrested na msde "I did not agree to do that and with his signature on it.

the previous day by the Lousa po.... ing from Asia to Europe has points. The reasons given by signature must have been

Continuing. Mr. Britton said the ice, but their leader, a man, is from a tracing of the genuine told him that if the, R.A.F, wanted

from to get any reference

me accused

him came to seÐ one."

and Bald to be still at large

The particulars of the Baid shares are as follows:----

No. of No. of Distinctive certificate shares

Nos.

260

201

262

By Order of the Board of Directors,

FUNG PING FAN,

Herr Hitler and his fellow-plications, gangsters, Russia has become others,

and

are

for China the document

of the accused

which suggests that

on ac-

dancers

were

AU-

50 $2300 to 12349 been automatically closed to the Controller of Trade to 50 12350 to 12898|Nazi Germany. From an en- an inquiry on May 20 for the Mr. Britton testified that in they could write to me and I would when he was questioned said that The girls were given wages rang- 512400 to 12404 trepot for war materials to delay in granting some, ap- January, 1040, he engaged Motvor give them one accordingly.* he had curelessly signed his name ing between $3 and 80 per day for refusing as mannger for the Malaya branch After referring to the letter and had presented it as a sample their part in 12 shows which are

see whether that was immoral in the eyes of the now outdated or IKO. Radio pletures (Maisva) which he said his secretary had letter to a link in the blockade chain, and, as our correspondent Incorporated.

made out at the dictation of the the type of lotter the RAF re- thorities, including those entitled "Spring ́Army” and “Madaing and it does not call for pointed out, the example of

On March 27, this year, he loft accused, Mr. Britton remarked quired.

Mr. F. Thorna is defending Dino." any specialised knowledge to the Philippines should be for Shanghat but before doing so, that he telephoned the RAF. and

When the Loutą detectives went he had made up tits mind to dis advised them that he had signed Motvar. realise that any goods which followed and an easing of the

Further hearing was postponed, to the show they saw the five girls „pense with Molver's services but no latter regarding MéÏver's ter 278 central firms or enemy aliens control restrictions instituted, did not inform tim of this, mination of service with the" com-to Junė 917

playing nudists on the stage.

Director & Secretary. Hong Kong, 30th May, 1941.

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