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EDITORIAL

ACTIVITIES OF CORRESPONDENCE FUNERAL OF MR.

S.P.C.A.

& SHANGHAI Story Of Adventures

HONGKONG

BANKING CORPORATION.

NOTICE

GIVEN

IS

Of "Rex"

HEREBY The July issue

لان

ASSESSMENT OF

RENT

rea-

E. E. OSMUND

Popular Resident Of The Colony

The Editor, H.K. Daily Press Sir, The Prevention of Eviction Ordinance was, admittedly, intend- the BLUE ed as a salutary measure to

The funeral of 'Mr. Ernest Edgar insatiable landlords from Osmund, a well-known and po that the Certificate CROSS-the official organ of the train

SS.P.C.A. and the HK.SP.C.A.~|rupaciously exploiting their un-pular member of the local Portu- No. 6/NS. 9889 dated Hong contains a very interesting report fortunate tenants by periodically guese community, who died at his 1940, on the activities of the inspector-increasing the tents of their dwell-residence, No. 1, Liberty Avenue, Bank ate of the Hongkong Boclety, the inga whose retusal to comply with Homuntin, on Sunday at the age and trade in stolen dogs and bird shops the demands would, they know of 57, took place at the Roman

result in the certainty of their Catholic Cemetery yesterday. Mrs. Hongkong contributed by Mr. W.

The Very Rev. Fr. G. M. Spada homes: Rees-Harris, M.1.3., Becretary of

being evicted from their Certi-the local Society.

for "the power

officiated both in the Chapel and 15, dated

kong, 29th October,

for seven shares of this numbered 63580/63582 7976/7979 in the name of Ethelle Muriel Dowling, ficate No. 6/NS. 9890 Hongkong, 29th October

The full story of the adventures

1940 of "Rex" the Scotch collie which for two shares of this Bank was su dramatically returned to numbered 7980/2981 in the name his owner, Mrs. R. Ferrajolo, of

Shanghal is also to be found this issue.

of Mr. Wilfred Murray Theobald, and Certificate No. 6/NS. 0891

It might be recalled that the dated Hongkong, 29th October loss of "Rex" was responsible for: 1940 for seven shares of this the uncovering of the trade in Bank numbered 7982/7987 and stolen dogs and the taking-up of

this matter by the local 8.P.CA. 60985 in the name of Mrs. Recommendations were made by Elizabeth Lyonn Lancaster have the Society to the Police, and, the been LOST or STOLEN, and report says, a reply was received should these certificates not be from Mr. Shaftain that the sugges produced to the Bank before the tions were receiving sympathetle attention and that we matter was 13th September, 1941, new

being submitted to the Law Officers Certificates for the shares will of the Crown for advice. be issued and the Certificates Nos. 6/NS.

aforesaid

9889.!

By Order of the Board of Directors,

V. M. GRAYBURN,

Chiet Manager.

Hongkong. 13th August, 1941.

MARRIAGE

BENTON MORRISON, - AL

390

Tun-

bridge Wells, on 15th August, 1941, Hector Lawrence Benton to Afisa Mariel elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. K. S. Morrison,

397

eviction of

in the words of The Honourable at the graveside, assisted by Rev.

The

Attorney

General at

the Fr. A. Granelli

time of the passing of the original ordinance, "a terrible weapon" in such a conjested Colony as Hong- kong

by

He

The late Mr. Osmund had been in ill-health for some time. was connected with Messrs. Jar- dine. Matheson & Co. Ltd., In- surance Department, for 35 years and retired not long ago.

Mr. Osmund is survived by three brothers, Messrs. A. F., C. H., and G. V. Osmund, and four sisters,

Shanghai. Mrs. J. Bernardo and Mrs. A. Pereira, Mrs. L. P. Lopes of Mrs. C. M. Alves, and was the uncle of the prominent billiard player. Mr. A. J. Osmund.

THOSE PRESENT Among the

V

Have you put up your

"sign yet? "V"

A NEW STORY

AT LAST

HOW HITLER WAS LOST RECENTLY For obvious reasons, Hitler has a deaf and dumb lady secretary.

For this Ordinance, which con

great mea- and benefit. and sure of relief fers on the public a

Gover- which His Excellency the nor Bir Geoffrey Nurthcote K. C G. was undoubtedly responsible for bringing into being, he will be rver gratefully remembered

as one the public of Hongkong of his outstanding achievements.

Nevertheless the periodical rais- ing of the rents of the poor ten- ante by their greedy landlords is, unfortunately, as rampant as ever,

Silva, E. J. Figueiredo, E. L. Bar-pointed to a picture of Hitler on the wall and to a bottle of milk that few voices and the reason

ros, A. Victal, J Silva, A. Barros.

on the table. have been raised in indignant pro-M. F. Baptista, C. M. Xavier, Dr. test against the landlords msati-

Souza, C. Silva, J. A. 8. Alves. F

rellance.

uf

leaves much to be desired.

happened after the last war But since it is now evident that the declaration implies that more must be done and that the collaboration agreed dinance had on between the two countries rent of this

Take a case in point that of 956 Canton Road, 3rd floor: Exact- ly six months after Eviction Or- been

the passed, flat was increased old 25%, and only last year the

large number of

Recently, Goering rushed into Adolf's office and made signs to

TUESDAY, AUGUST

19, 1941

Magnificent Defence Of Tobruk: Axis Panzer Units Brought To Standstill

General

The magnificent defence which the garrison at Tobruk was putting up against the combined German and Italian offensives in North Africa formed the subject of an interesting broadcast from London yesterday by a well-known newspaper correspondent, who paid a great tribute to the manner in which the defence of this town had defied all attempts by the enemy to drive them out.

"When

and private. ald Wavell, The corporal made his strategic retreat to down their weapons and started throwing hand-grenades at the Benghazi," sald the speaker, Italians, while the captain strug he left a few thousand men gle to get the Bren-gun working at Tobruk and the Axis pro-In a few moments he succeeded pagandists immediately had and the Italians withdrew leaving a field day, claiming that 18 killed, while the rest were all they had scored a big victory and that Tobruk would prove to be another Dunkirk,

wounded.

Against the whole story, of the African campaign, this ex- ploit might pall, but it made the defence of Tobrak one of the most daring in the history of the fighting there.

REGULAR SUPPLIES

FOUR MONTHS AGO "They implied that the garrison there had been cut off from every assistance, but contrary to all this, the British force there have dug

The speaker said that ammuni- themselves in and that was four tions and food supplies were being months ago. They are still in regularly brought in to the defen- Tobruk. They have never intend-ders and some of them had even

relatives and friends present at The lady to find out the where led to evacuate the town and they been able to go out on leave. To-

the funeral were Messrs. M. M.

A.

A.

F. and

abouts of Hitler. The secretary

Not understanding what she meant, Goering sent for Goebbels, who also falled to discover what the women meant and in turn sent for Himmler, the Gestapo

After a discussion, it was decid- ed to send for an Aussie prisoner, as Goering remarked "They seem tn KNOW everything. Shortly

soner arrived and Goering ex- after, a six-foot-four Aussie prl- plained about the dunib secretary to him and about her making a the sign at Hitler's picture and bottle of milk on the table and asked the Aussie if he could tell from this where Hitler was.

The Aussie smiled and said: Oh, sure." Goering then said: For goodness sake, tell us where the Fuehrer is."

have continued to bamper ail the bruk and even its own newspaper Axis communications in that area.a mimeographed sheet turned- "The Axis has now been trying out by the men, and the troops to explain to their people how this were able to post their letter and has happened. They are saying receive mails from home. Once that the defences of Tobruk, which when the mails

arriving there were built by the Italians, are were sunk in the harbour, some of hard to break down and this can the men had dived down and re- nardly be pleasing to the Italians, scued the mais bags from the who gave in so easily the Bri- sunken ship.

sh when they were atacked at

Along with Malta, Tobruk had this town. They also say that the been subjected to terrific air raids.. defences here are better than even It had sustained over 1,000 raids the 'Blegfried Line, and this must and there was not a house that be even harder for them to admit.

to

"But don't get the idea that the garrison there has spend its time inside a batter-- ed vil age. They have brought the Hitler Panter units to a standstill and it is well known that in this world war there are exploits which deserve the Victoria Cross taking place al- niust every day. But the imen of Tobruk seldom talk about them-the British Are not given to patting themselves on the back.

was not battle-scarred. The Ger- man and Italians had, however, not resorted to low flying attacks. on the town and very few German planes had been making their ap- pearance lately.

6/NS. 9890, and 6/NS, 9891. has been levelled against the will be thereafter treated by President, of course, comes this Corporation as NULL and from this group which has able greed is that the great MA C. Collaro, J. A. V. Ribetru, A. J. VOID.

Lo M. Rodrigues, Bursley, A. W. Roza: been trying very hard to jority of the tenants belong make out that, apart from the poor ignorant class of natives. J. A. Soares, C. M. Correa, V. F. the President having excced-who rather than refuse to comply] d'Azevedo, F. C. Hall, G. H. Piercy ace, with no better results.

with their landlords's unjust de Chiu Chung-pak, F. M. Smith, A. ed his powers, the declara-

mands would meekly submit to M. Tavares, R. M. G. Silva, tion is nothing more than a them for fear uf being turned Assumpcao, M. A. da Silva, F. Alves, Sebatian Hang, F. N. description of the kind of out of the homes world that most people would On the question of the asses Xavier. C. Silva, F. Carvalho, M. like to live in. This attitude ment of rent, on which landlords C-Silva, F. M. Pereira, A. C. Silva, J. P. Xavier, A. L. Remedios, J. is not altogether unaccount- seem to place much

because

the Graca, J. C. Barros, E. M. Ozorlo, able, particularly as the Ame- ! is evident that.

it had, Lo Yan. Wong Kuen, C. A. Leon, hazardous way in which

A. M. d'Eca, J. M. Alves, C. Q. rican people remember what

in some instances, been made.

Baptista. A. Ribeiro, C. Osmund, F. Barros, W. Ward, E. A. Alves, Fonseca, J. F. Souza, A. M. Baptista, J. M. E Vieira, D. M. Vieira, A. A. d'Azevedo,

P. H. Silva-Netto.

Leong many others.

THE WREATHS goes far deeper than appears landlord again gave notice of

the wreaths sent by the surface, American further increase in rent; but after Arthur and Lyeia, and Albertina, commentators are pointing to having pointed out to him the Jorge and Barita, Joaquins and the necessity of a full ex-disadvantage of this flat in com-Chico, which were interred with planation of the situation parison with those of adjoining the casket, other floral tributes and are asking that the Pre-houses, he was amenable to rea- were from Tiddy and Ped; Azenia, the rent: Cezar and family; Maria and sident should make a clear son and did not raise 16-19, Queen's Road Central, and concise statement to the but no sooner had the present new Charlie; Mary and Germe, May. Women and children in Hongkong corps, accompanied by a corporal the biggest howl came always from

landlord acquire these houses than Marcus and Cari; Carmen, Fer people of the conditions of he immediately raised the rent nando and family: Teddy, Alvaro the present national emer- or every flat, and to implement It and family; Effe, Fred and fami- ly: Milla, Paco and family: Girlie gency as it exists. It is felt he had recourse to the Assessor.

In due course and without any and Frank; Mr. and Mrs. J. E. that only vigorous leadership, which the President is well notice, a party consisting of a Euro Ward and family; Mr. and Mrs. M. the R. Ward and family; Mr. and Mrs. pean and

Chinese from 3 capable of, can combat the

to F. A. Osmund; Wing On Co., Ltd. Assessment Department came efforts of the isolationists to the above flat and began measur-Men's Department) and many misinterpret the value of the ing it, which like most corner Chi-others. declaration.

nese tenement houses is surround-

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HONGKONG, August 19, 1941.

END OF PASSIVE

DEFENCE

on

belittle

а

Besides

STERLING AREA

AS FAR AS the British ed by frail glass windows giving verandah

At the monthly Committee meet THREE important announce public, is concerned, there is, into an apology for a

widthing of the North Borneo Chamber ments were published dur- of course, no group or party of only 2 feet 9 inches in

which served no useful purpose. of Commerce hekt in the Sanda- ing the week-end. The first to

this. amplified Now, to obtain space sufficient kan Club, Sandakan, on Aug. 6, of these was the decision to Anglo-American agreement. for three cubicles, these have to it was decided to circularise the hold Three-Power Con-Everyone realises the im- be erected against the glass win- following letter received from the

com- Honourable the Treasurer, the plications underlying it and dows which, being exposed ference in Moscow;

a

to

second was the signing of an are confident that the leader-pletely to sun and rain, make it Members of the Chamber:-

int such "Hongkong is now included in

placed against the wall

otherwise

of

The Aussle, with a broad smalle on his face, repiled: "Why, the cow has gone to the pletures"]

JAPANESE WOMEN LEAVING COLONY

There was generally a German plane to lead the attack with a few Italian planes spread out be- hindi

German him. The

dived close

the to over

town, but made Invariably the Italians

and dip dropped their bombs from a great height. One cockney sergeant re- marked recently that the Italians did something new "they dived

R little courtesy

AN INCIDENT The speaker then related one upwards mcident to illustrate bie state- ment. He

The speaker said that conditions described how three in Tobruk, particularly in the It is learned that all Japanese men a captain of an armoured summer heat were not easy and

and a private, equipped with a the German and Italian prisonere are evacuating for Canton,

The last two batches are pre- Tommy gun, a Bren-gun and a Tobruk's defence would, however, few hand-grenades were sent out go on forever arid when General paring to leave tomorrow and Sun-

to a púst a few, milles south. The Auchinleck marshalled his forces day in the m.v. Shiragone Maru.

The evacuation is "voluntary," Italiana began to show some signs to drive the Axis forces completely not having been officially ordered of activity and the officer tele-out of Africa, Tobruk would be in

Bren-gun carrier. the front of that attack. by the local Japanese authorities phoned for a

*Since

this but before this could arrive the the beginning of month, Japanese women and child-Itallans had moved to within 300 ren and a few men have started yards of the past. leaving Hongkong, the Shiragone Maru being filled to capacity with both Chinese and Japanese on each journey to Canton.

The captain and his two me waited till they advanced to 75 yards and then opened fire. Un fortunately the Bren-gun jammen.

Chungking Newspaper Hails Roosevelt-Churchill Statement

The official CENTRAL DAILY NEWS hailed the Roosevelt-Chur chill Joint statement as the most important document in a decade. "The announcement adequately reflects Anglo-American deter- mination that if the statement goes unheeded by the aggressors, effective action will be taken in order to carry into realisation the programme outlined for the disarmament of the Axis Powers," the journal said.

FAMOUS INDIAN MUSICIAN

+

"A fancy for music since child-

hood led Vidwan P. Nadaraja

Pillai, of Ceylon, to make a pil- grimage to South India, where he spent eight years as a disciple of Thandautha Deekshadar. famous exponent of Indian "Carnatic” muste

Anglo-Russian Trade Agree-ship of Mr. Churchill is un-impossible to put them

to be the Sterling Area. ment by which a credit of questioned in matter of this position; so they have

which, Forms AA and AB for imports ten million pounds sterling kind. Even those who were owing to the space taken up by from Hongkong are no longer re-

Spurred on by his childhood would be made available to disappointed that the de the entrance, leaves just sufficient quired, and there is no Exchange

destre, Mr. Nadaraja Pillay acrt- ficed his English education-he the Soviet Government for claration made no specific re- space for only two cubicies; where- Control on banking transactions

all the flats of adjoining with Hongkong.

was in the London Matriculation the purchase of war supplies ference to Japan are now as

Forms B, C. and D. are still re-

class at a Ceylon college-to go to. from Britain; the third was convinced that the Far East houses have each three cubicles.

Therefore, it is quite clear that, quired for export of currency, ex-

The Journal added that it is ment of total embargo against India. He enrolled in the Anna- the report that Generalissimo figures very prominently in

childish and erroneous for Japan Japan as from Aug: 15 were made malai University and eventually Chiang Kai-shek might the co-ordination that is now according to the dictates of com- cept in the case of travellers for not exceeding $100 (One

to think that she is not included on the same day. This, the journ found himself a disciple of the mon sense, any increases in rent a m shortly visit the Russian proceeding in the Anglo- should be apportioned proportion- hundred dollars).

among the aggressors just because al belleyes, indicates that econo-famous exponent of Indian muste Form A will still be required for capital for talks with M. American plans. The Trade ately, taking into consideration

her name was not mentioned, for mic measures against Japan must mentioned above, my de Family Remittances on the same

His dream came true. He left It is obvious that Japan is Hitler's have formed one of the toples Stalin. Taken together, it 18 Agreement with the Soviet is the disabilities or

lines as with Singapore."

aily and an aggressor nation. during the recent conterence of India at the age of 27 after hẻm not difficult to see how faria sign that Britain is deter-each individual fat: but; instead

"Nazi tyranny as mentioned in the American and British leaders,had the honour of being enrolled these developments are relat-mined, with American help, of such appointment, the rent of

The journal also considers algni- as a member of the Madras. Car- the statement obviously refers to ed to the dramatic Eight- to sustain the Russians in a flat containing only two cubicles

has been increased 50% more ately excessive increase in rent as Germany, Italy and Japan. The cant the report that 800.000 tons rutle Society.

On his return to Ceylon he Point Declaration issued by their valiant struggle for

than the increase in the rent of 182.5% within a period of only 4 word Nazi has become a common of supplies will be shipped from the President of the United freedom. The proposed connats containing three cubicies years at the most, unless. It be ward referring not only to Ger America china under the Lend gave performances which were and Lease Bull believing that Bri-highly acclaimed and he was nino States and the Prime Minis- ference which is to take place each, which is really what has arbitrary.

many. Furthermore, if like the Urban "Moreover, the fact that Britain tain, and the United States will invited to broadcast on numerous ter of Britain. They not only in Moscow is another indica-been done in this case. serve to show the world that tion that all Russia's require- Consequently, the conclusion Council which could find it no announced the ban on export to henceforth not only tighten their occasions. Mr Nadarajah Pilat the greatly extended Anglo- ments to meet every even-irresistible that, consequent upon inconvenience to distribute thou- Japan immediately after the de-sanctions against Japan but will is in Singapore and gave a per-

Hall to a packed house, American collaboration Is tuality, even a worsening of the disproportionate increases in sands of notices to householdera claration was released indicates further their aid to China in her formance at the Victoria Memorial in the opinion of the journal, Binging continuously for three- more than idealistic, but that Russo-Japanese relations, will the rents between the above and informing them days in advance clearly whether Japan is included anti-aggression struggle.

the other fats, the assessment is, of the date that their dwellings in Nazi tyranny." passive defence has finally be supplied to the best of to any the least, wrong because it would be cleansed, surely the Ag- The Journal believes that the Germany. Italy and Japan will and-a-half hours is no mean feat, ended that henceforth the British and American abill was not intelligently made 'sessors' Department can easily do

entire question or American aid feel a great pressure brought to but he managed not only to sing to China and Russia and other bear on them by the joint Lots but to sing to please the huge Moreover, the rent of the above the same since it has but a very

audience. forces of aggression will, no ties. The report that General-

He was garlanded by Mr. M matter in what part of the issimo Chiang Kai-shek may flat has since the beginning of few notices for distribution; and, countries fighting aggression has don-Washington declaration and been further studied by the United will make a desperate effort soon

Paddy Rajaratnam and a gold medal was world they attempt to im- also visit the Soviet capital the war already been increased by doing so, some proper person

The Journal believes that Brl-presented to him by Mr. K. M. Al pose their ruthless plans, be is significant, because it exactly 1624% a fact which the may be enabled not only to at States. It is confident that the to avert their doom. countered with all the shows how completely China Person who made the assessment tend the party from the Assessors anti-aggression Powers are able to

and recommended the unfortun- Department on their calling at quickly defeat the aggressors and tain and the United States have Mohamed,

Under the South China Chris strength that the Democra- now stands within the Demo-ate increases in rent did not the premises but also to furnish restore world order along lines snow made up their mind firmly to

northward or southward, Nak Han Educational and Industrial cles can put into the field cratic bloc and that her probably know, or perhaps did them with certain relevant facts indicated by the Anglo-American forestall any Japanese move either

eight points.

The TA KUNG PAO comments Association for Homeless War Re- against them.

needs, too. In her battle not care to take the least trouble which they may be unaware of or

tha), though the Far East was ex fugee. Children, a home for IN THE UNITED STATES against the Japanese aggres to find it out for had the done unable to see for themselves with

The NATIONAL TIMES Ina studed from the faint declaration, walte has been estabil itself, while the President's sorg are to be taken fully into so, he might possibly not have out being brought to their notice:

leading article today on the Joint "the other Governments associat. Shoushan Village Aberdeen, action has not been free from account and reinforced-so proposed and recommended the thus much friction and even an-

increase. A

noyance can be avoided, while Anglo-American declaration foled with the Hitlerite Government scores of refugee children criticism, the Eight-Point De- that her contribution to the prom purely economie point intelligent assessment should be lowing the Roosevelt Churchill of Germany mentioned in it already been trusted to its claration is generally accept better world, which the De- of view, it is absolutely certain the result. And meeting, attached great bign mist mean Japan and therefore. As there is still room, me ed as making the end or mocracles are seeking to that no valid redem dan be, md-

Your, faithfully. Bance to the fact that the deparn from our standpoint the declara, vilkdren from five to:

tion and the Brielih-announce tion is particularly welcomed. isointion. The driticism that build, might be assured, duced to justify such an inordin-

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