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THE INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO. LTD.

NOTICE OF GENERAL

MEETING.

(Wanchal Office):

HONGKONG, July 7, 1841.

FROM STRENGTH

TO STRENGTH

EDITORIAL

Japan Is Afraid And Will Not Enter The War Says Sir Victor Sassoon

The view that Japan was afraid and would not enter the war, was expressed by SIR VICTOR SASSOON, the well-known Shanghai financier, when interviewed by the local Press on his arrival here by the Pan-American Airways Cilpper from Manila yesterday.

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MONDAY, JULY 7, 1941.

NEWSETTES THE WAR IN THE AIR:

Mr Jack Couper Fitz-Henry, M. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN R.A.F.

Fire E.. has been appointed

Chlef Officer. Fire Brigade, with effect from Jan. 1, 1942

Με John Pownall Reeves has ben Appointed 2 Deputy Im- migration Officer in succession to Mr. Hermann Derek Bryan, with efect from June 7,1941.

OFFENSIVE SWEEPS AND

DEFENSIVE PATROLS

The difference between offensive sweeps and defensive patrols as carried out by the Royal Air Force and the dif- ficulties which have to be overcome in the daylight which were now being made over Germany and German-occupied Dr. Kenneth Harrison Uttley,

territory formed the subject of an interesting broadcast A. Ch. Camb.), MA. M.D..

talk by MAJOR OLIVER STEWART, M.C., A.F.C., the well- M.R.C.S. Eng.) LR.C.P. DT.M. and H. (London). has been ap- known commentator on aviation, from London on Satur- pointed Senior Medical Officer with effect from April 1, 1941.

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The

Hon

Mr

Andrew

¡

day.

10 do that, but there are

"That is why I say that the single-seater fighter cannot run away. When he is attacked he must turn and face the enemy.

Sir Victor is on his way back to Shanghai after a five-months' absonce in the United States. His visit to the States, he informed us, was partly for business and partly to sell some Jewels the pro- ceeds of which were to go to the Royal Air Force.

Learning that the distinguished especially applied to South America

Major Stewart said that the want visitor had left Kal Tak aerodrome on whom it was very importan1-

the essential-for

United

Lusk R.A.F. had been doing parti- moments when the pilot is left no and had arrived at the Gloucester and

cholce-he must try to run away. the recent Hotel where he will be a guest states to have a bold economically, Shields has been appointed to act cularly well in

When he turns for home and the over for a few days, our representative otherwise

Ger- America South

was as Chairman of the Essential Com- daylight sweeps

enemy attacks him, he is powerless Board during the bound to go over to the Axis Powers. modities "invaded" Sir Victor's sanctum.

many and occupied France. to reply to the attack unless he In answer to some timid knock By way of explanation of the absence from the Colony of the Ing, our representative heard "come above. Sir Victor said that If & Hon. Mr. Stanley Hudson Dodwell, Somehow, he declared, one turns and faces him.

had come to accept the view in." but on learning the purpose union of the economie "might" of with effect from July 4, 1941. Mr.

in his the of the visit, Sir Victor

United States and Britain Shields is also appointed to act that if the German raiders charming manner, and smilingly could be brought about. Britain as Member of the Shipping Con-came over Britain they would TOUR YEARS of undaunted pleaded he was in no ft condition would be able to divert her buying trol Board during the absence of suffer a heavier defeat, but in resistance and unbroken for an interview just then as he powers to the South Americas who Mr. Dodwell, with effect from the order to appreciate the dim-

the dust of would go over to the Democractes

of daylight sweeps resolve have drawn to a close had not got rid of

"So there you have the condi- travel.

Once they had no need to agree and China today enters on

Mr John Cameror Taylor and over enemy territory one had

tions under which # figliter with the dictators any longer be

James Gray Marshall have to bear in mind the difference sweep may find itself in a dif the fifth year of her struggle

cause of trade reasons. Thus the Mr. against the forces of aggres

confederation would benefit both sion, morally and materially

the United States and Britain. stronger than when the first

CHINESE POLICY shot heralding the march of Japan's invading troops was fired following the incidenti which the Japanese created, as an excuse for their move,

The SIXTIETH ORDINARY jat Lukuchiao. From that! GENERAL MEETING of the moment, China and her peo-| Company will be held at the ple

changed. The former

Offices of the General Managers, lethargy of mind gave place Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & lo a

new development а

Co., Ltd., Pedder Street, Hong sense of outraged dignity and Kong, on Thursday, 10th July, anger at this deliberate and 1941, at noon, for the purpose of unjustified attempt to take the from them their rights and receiving the Report of Directors, passing the Accounts, liberties gradually took firm

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ŞIR VICTOR SASSOON

On the question of the Russ German war. Bir Victor

WELS

same date

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culties

It not he offers an easy mark for his pursuers and is almost bound to be shot down.

been permitted to quit the Hong-between offensive sweeps and ficult position. Kung Defence Reserve.

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defensive patrols.

DURATION OF SWEEP "When the Germans were send

is

He may be en- gaged just at the moment when it

for making headway home. have the easiest Job Fighters

Mi. Alfred Walter William Sal- ter has been reassigned from the of Combatant Group to the Generaling their bombers and nigbiers over; when they are defending and the Essential Services Inhere our fighter squadrons went most difficut when they are escort- bombers on an offensive the opinion that if the Russians Group for

ont to meet them with two or ing

And yet our fighters have copied the policy of the Chinese the Hongkong Defence Reserve

three hours petrol on board," con- sweep. of carrying factories and armies

tinued Major Stewart. The dura- been able to bring down a larger An order has been issued by the far inland to continue the fight,

tion. or time of a fighter in the number of enemy machines than Hitler would find victory a hard Controller of Food, unde" the De- thing to accomplish. If the Rus fence Regulations, stipulating that air depends on the way the time the enemy has been able to do."

is being used. When cruising a REMARKABLE SUCCESS Arm selling

Major Slewart said that there Bians were successful in holding out any person or

that evidence

the a long affair retail shall display in his business, plane uses up very little fuel, but

greater the war would be

in a dog-fight the engines just notice staling the:

number of the machines drink petrol. and would be a tremendous blow to premises

grades offered for sale and the Hitler's plans.

"The duration of fighting under the Germans had moved to controlled maximum

prices

of

these conditions is very important Russlan front were bombers and suficient indeed

still retain When the fight is over on that they this side, our planes did not have fighters in Germany and

If the France. to worry about duration. engine stalled it meant 2 forced "Undoubtedly, the R.A.F. kuccesses

Regarding the Sino-Japanese conftet, Sir Victor was of the be- lief that the Japanese could not win for the reason that her re

those grades

The figure representing average opening selling rate the month of June, 1941. of

rice

the

for

was

which

the

western

the When approached two hours later sources had been seriously drained, and electing Directors and hold of 450,000,000 people, sir victor was once more the well-coupled with the vastness of China. Auditors.

who had until then been pur- groomed and debonair gentleman He saw neltber victory nor defeat Hongkong and Shanghai Banking landing, but it was a forced land- have been remarkable." went on

The Transfer Books of the Suing their national life in and showed no signs of the rough for either side. Company will be closed from the Peace and with no thought of air passage he had experienced.

3rd July to the 24th inclusive.

By order of the Board,

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.

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

Lof thetr

Si Victor

20 INTERVIEWS

started

the

Corporation for demand drafts on London is settled at 14.88.

Sir Victor then went on to ad- vocate closer collaboration between

It is notified in the Government July seeking a quarrel with any

"ball the Army and Navy of Britain and Gazette that Mr. Seiki Yano, Con The neighbours.

United States in order to sul-General for Japan at Hong- suddenness of the Japanese rolling" in the interview by smil-the attack and the ruthlessness ingly remarking, "would it help place the two nations in a stronges kong. resumed charge of the Con-

This could sulate-General for Japan on July¦ with which it was carried out you if I tell you that I had more position economically

than 20 interviews at Honolulu." be done by putting them under caught the Chinese people

and then directed our attention to common commands as they did in

the last war. and their leaders unprepared the "mlarepresentation" an and their brutal invaders took article written In Los Angeles in levery advantage of this to in- a recent interview he gave. 250 dulge in a veritable orgy of He reasserted that what.

plunder, looting and savagery meant was a confederation between which immediately branded Britain and the United States de- signed only to bring about better them as self-confessed mur-economic circumstances and with derers the eyes of the neither world.

CIVIL DEFENCE CORPS

By announcement in the

power. This

Sir

he

Mr. Gordon Gardiner, member This strategical confederation of of St. Andrew's Church Counell, the two nations, Sir Victor con- the V.D.M.A. Committee and Hon cluded, would form a very strong Secretary of St. Andrew's Fellow-

ship, is leaving for India. MANILA INTER VIEW power.

MANILA, July

B (Reuter)-Str.

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The Rev. Lawrence L. Nash, who

soners.

a

talking

ing on their own so!). If the en- Major Stewart. "I want to rub gine stopped while a plane was that in, because there are many over France, It meant forced people who have been landing in enemy-occupied country about the figures of our successes and the crew would be made pri- as compared with the figures last September. It is really no com- parison. The possibility always exists

that when the E.A.F. is working under present conditions they might have a hard day and lose

machines

the than

enemy.

"Daylight sweeps are, there fore, concerned with this factor of time. The pilots have to en- sure that they are not engaged in a dog-fight just when their fuel is running low. He has to throw all other thoughts to the wind except that of euvring for position.

manu-

DUTY OF FIGHTERS "When fighters are escorung

more

A comparison with the war of 1918 is more likely to be misleading than anything else. In the matter of the air, there was a time when the Germans held what practical-

was for four years Chaplain of bombers there is a subsidiary pro-ly amounted to air supremacy. The Diocesan Boys' School, and blem

Andrian.

"The point is that the RAF is doing what it was asked to do---to dominate the enemy in the air. They are going to keep on at this job of harass- Ing German troops and bomb- ing materials.”

Victor Sassoon when interviewed here upon his arrival by Cipper. of country losing any

told the Press that the great need

THE FIRST WEEKS that!

Victor pointed out, of today is united action by the

democracies first to ensure mili followed July 7. 1937, will

Itary victory, thereafter to be con- long live in the memory of have become the key-notes of cerned with economie action.

He rejected the system of the ernment Gazette Government has the Chinese people. Driven the principles for which the reconstituted various local essen-to panic and confusion by the great democracies of the west new order under the leadership of tial services into a single body Japanese methods of warfare, are fighting just as hard and a single State and urged instead an that a representative body of de- known

the Civil Defence: the Chinese gave way before against Just as

mocracies assemble for discussion Coros.

the invaders and the Nip-jenemy today. That fact has on the solution of common pro-has arrived safely in South Wales fire away from them while the occupied territory was enough. The organisations concerned

ponese war machine rolled merged the battles for free-biems. аге Auxiliary Communications ion from the north wallowing dom in the east and the west "The present war is not concern- Service, Auxiliary Conservancy Corps. Auxiliary Fire Service, in the gore of its unfortunate into one and has made it aled with race or religion, but is a Auxiliary Labour Corps. Auxiliary victims.

the meantime, common cause. Today China struggle between democracy and Ord- China's leaders, led by the stands as a full partner in totalitarianism". Sir Victor assert- nance Corps, Auxillary Quartering indomitable spirit of General-the fight which is being

as

Medical Corps. Auxiliary

Corps. Auxillary Supply

the emergency.

fourteen

given.

In

brutal

Corp. issimo Chiang Kai-shek waged to prove that might

ed.

MUI FONG COLLEGE PRIZE

GIVING

euvre 50. 98

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Mr Rupert Baldwin, AT.C.L.. stick Organist and Choirmaster of St. time Andrew's Church, who is or leave.

after a journey home via Canada, according to A letter from Mr. Baldwin in THE ANDRIAN.

to

keep

to be considered. The who returned to Australia to take bombers will be quite a lot slower must keep with them all the time, up the onerous duties of General than the fighters, but the fighters Secretary of the Melbourne C.M.S.

extraordinary how quickly has now been called up as Military s Chaplain for service overseas with bombers can get into trouble if it the Australian forces, says The is caught by fighters or ground

VALUE OF SWEEPS fire on the other side.

declared that Major Stewart "Escort fighters have thus to

to the bombers all the there had been a deal of talk late- and they have to mano ly whether the bombing of targets the alone over Germany and German-

"The real answer depends on the technical quality, training and morale of the two opposing air forces. If, in these sweeps the R.A.F. is making we main- tain our ascendancy and stil! manage to bring down on the average more enemy machines than we lose, we must attribute these results to technical su- periority, better training and superior morale. "Offensive actions need morale

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Mr. GS.P. Heywood, Profession- al Assistant at the Royal Observat ory, who is on leave, writes in THE ANDRIAN to say he had a most journey interesting

down Melbourne and found his famliy very flourishing.

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to

of

The annual general meeting St. Andrew's Fellowship will be

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Thursday.

bombers are making their raids. When the enemy is seen coming up the bombers, the to intercept

for them fighters have to watch and go into a figit.

"In an offensive swoop, when uver escorted by bombers go fighters, these fighters are very much tied down. They have to adjust their movements to the bombers and, at the same time. they have to remember the limits of their fuct supply.

"When we think of the way in and we know that when a pilot

the enemy.

that these

Auxiliary Transport Service. Olvi

began to exert their courage cannot prevail against right.j Pay and Accounts Service.

which the great The notification states that the and will on the people. The The ald period for which persons may be country rallied as one man United States of America has enrolled, the conditions and dis-to the flag and the people pledged itself to give Britain) cipline of the corps and the times looked with growing faith and her allies against the 1 when they can be called out, etc., and confidence to their troops Totalitarian war machine is

The annual concert and dis- held on Tuesday beginning with a which single-seaters do their fight- goes out to look for an enemy he are determined by Government

service in Church at 6 p.m., bus-ing, experience has shown that it is likely to take more risks. But as the resistance began to also beglaning to flow to the tribution of Certificates and Prizes but members will not be required

take shape and stem

the castern bulwarks of the de- was held by Mul Fong College at iness meeting at 6.30 and Fellow-is always better to turn the plane we don't want to be too cocksure to give whole

to the attacking plane's fire. It is about these offensive operations. time service. 11ve

King's Theatre yesterday morning. ship dinner party. enrof Japanese onslaught. away from their homes or

The mocratic front and co-opera-,

suffelent to recall that unless the They have gone remarkably well Mr. Chan Tt-yat, Headmaster of

have developed than the duration of world stood amazed as this tion and co-ordination

the for longer

But

*ometimes of the Boys' School, in his annual

The Northcote Training College single-seater mast point itself at and the RAF

casualties we secure might not ap- courage and resolve to beat political, economic and mill-report, stressed on the discipline of will held a distribution of certi- the enemy fire he cannot engage them well.

pear su favourable to us as before. Resignation from the Corps will off the aggressor increased tary ties between China and the boys and the war-time educanicates and prizes on

CANNOT RUN AWAY

"II that happens. it is worth- be considered by Government but week by week and month by her partners of the west grow tion of the Chinese young people July 17, at 11 am. Mr. D.J. Bloss,

"Suppose, for instance, that our

while remembering be days' notice must

C.BE., M.A. Vice-Chancellor of the month. The superior weapons stronger and more indelible in general.

Chan University of Hongkong, has kind-sweep is about to conclude and offensive actions are a tremendous The powers of members of the and equipment of the Japan- day by day.

These facts' The Beadmistress, Mrs.

that the escorts are on their way encouragement to everybody and Ng Man Chee, tendered her report ly consented to present the

home. And suppose it happens that in doing it we are playing our Corps will be defined by Govern- lese took heavy toll of have not been without their for the Girls' School, and thanked awards.

that at this moment the enemy part well, concluded Major ment and warning is given against China's gallant defenders and effect on the Chinese people. Mr. Chan Tit-yat for shouldering

contrives to assemble e strong Stewart. any person not being a member claimed even a greater num- Four years of war may have all the responsibilities of the two Inheritance tax has been in-

fighter force, The escorts* fuel of the Corps retaining any part of ber of innocent lives among left in their wake battered schools during her absence. She stituted In Kanau, Ninghsia.

may be getting very low and if a the equipment or impersonating a

determination to Chinghal and Binklang by the dog-fight occurs, it will get lower. women towns and villages, but the expressed her member; for instance,

female Direct of the

Taxation Administration "But the single-seater fighter designation of a member unlaw and children were massacred spirit of united will to defend raise the level

the Chinese for those four provinces. Smooth cannot run away. I don't. mein to As the steamer on which, they In thousands as the lust of the their country has received education, to help

women to become good mothers progress has been made.

say that any of our fighters ever are travelling has been delayed uncon- fresh impetus by this re- and good citizens, Invaders was given

owing to the typhoon, Captain trolled sway. Not for a cognition of China as a vital Mr. Yue Chun-yin, Head of the The Nationai, Government issued

R. E. Holden, master of the moment, however, did the 'and important outpost in the Department of Education for Over- a mandate yesterday, commending

Mr. Clarence E. Gauss. Ameri- Fausang, and Mr. Chubin, the determination to continue the defence of democracy. China, ses Chinese, also, attended the and conferring a gold medal upon struggle in the face of every therefore, faces her fifth year meeting and gave a very en- the Kung Sheung Daily News, cari Ambassador to China, gave a Russian guard, who were expected hardship and handicap falter of the

Chinose dally in Hongkong, for tea reception at the American yesterday will probably arrive to war with renewed couraging speech,

Mr. At Boon Haw, one of the raising patriotie donations, Embassy on July on the occasion day;

It is learned that they were The tunnels behaved very well and in amazement, the rest strength and determination Directors of the school, and who amounting to $600.000

of America's Independence Day.. during the typhoon, said the

About 200 guests were present, in transferred from a Japanese naval Director of A.R.P. at his weekly of the world stretched out its and with unswerving faith in has generously promised to donate

hand in sympathy and assist-the final outcome of her a sum of $40,000 to the school dis- The wreckage of 18 grounded Jap-cluding Dr, H. H. Kung, Vice-vessel to another Jardine boat, Press conference,

There was no flooding in any of ance to so gallant a people. struggle--an outcome which tributed the prizes,

abese planes which were destroy-President of the Executive Yuan, after they were "rescued" from the tunnels, and the water seon AND 80, through the four will materially assist Great Mr. Ip Kwai-chung congratulated od when the Chinese shelled the Dr. Wang, Shih-chleh. Minister of armed Chinese,

The transfer took place being pumped out of some tunnels years that have now closed, Britain and her allies to the prize winners on behalf of Mr. aerodromo at Ichang on the upper Publicity, Mr. Chow Chung-Yueh, was that which had seeped through China

Aw-Boob-haw. A We reaches of the Yangtee River on Minister of Interior, Dr. Quo Tal- Friday afternoon at Hen, the struggled on. The achieve world

and peace the roof and sides.

The prise distribution wna June 29, was transported by thi Ministar of Foreign Affairs, Yusang contacting the Japanese was proposed to concrete line principles of her resistance, security when the forces of followed by a conders which was army trucks toshihiipu od De Wong Wen-hao, Minister of veksej while on her way from

Changhai to Hon the roofs and aides of all tunnels, liberty and Independence, might have been destroyed. thoroughly enjoyed!

July 1

using the

fully to enter a house.

Penalties for such are provided.

NO. FLOODING

IN TUNNELS

the civilians-men,

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Esonomie Amalra

CAPT. HOLDEN