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HONGKONG, AUGUяy 20, 1941.

RUSSIAN FRONT THE NINTH WEEK of the

CO-OPERATIVE TREASURIES

IN CHINA

ni The phenomenal growth China's co-operative enterprises 15 shown by the large number of existing co-operative treasuries which extend loans to finance such enterprises.

According to Jutest statistice. there are 366 co-operative trea- suries scattered in various parts of Free Ching, Szęchwan, leads with 116. Kwelchow stands second with 56 and Kwangsi ranks third with 54 Cheklang has 36, Hunan 28, Kansu 20, Shens! 18, Hupeh 10, Sikong 10, Klangst nine, Yunnan nine and Fukten 2.

fighting on the Russian

The Farmers Bank of China, the front was heralded by the Bank of China, the Bank of Com- now well-known Germanmunications and many local banks pincer movement one arm and co-operative administrations such treasuries working from the north in a have established

include under them.-Central News).

and the

the ANOTHER SHANGHAI

afternoon

SHOOTING

EDITORIAL

"V" CAMPAIGN SPREADS IN HK.

2253

The " campaign, an appeal for which was made in these The owner columns recently, is well under way in Hongkong.

WAR We

of this car, with the "y” sign prominently displayed. understand the first to adopt the sign soon after the campaign was inaugurated by Col. Britton.

REAL AIR SUPERIORITY BEING BUILT UP IN THE MIDDLE EAST

SHANGHAI desperate effort to CORPORATION. Leningrad in its move

the other encircling Southern Ukraine. In NOTICE IS HEREBY

north, there is evidence that GIVEN thai the Certificate

the Russian resistance to the No. 6/NS. 9889 dated Hong

CHUNGKING, Aug. 19 (Central) German drive along the rail-

-An attempt was made by a gun. long, 29th October, 1940,

still!

man on the life of Fan Heng-teh, for seven shares of this Bank way to Leningrad is

strong and proving a great proprietor of the Dai Wa Tal, a Bumbered 63580/63582 anu 7976/7979 in the name of Mrs. Obstacle to the enemy, who theatre in the International N Ethelle Muriel Dowling, Certi has made but little progress.ement to Shanghat, yesterday In the south, however, the ficate No. 6/NS. 9890

Fan was coming out from the Gerinan

has advance

1123-

theatre when he was fired ngon Hongkong, 29th October

doubtedly gained ground.

and wounded by a bullet but bis Here, M. Stalin evidently de- life is in no danger. The gunman numbered 7980/73981 in the naibe cided to lose the industrial killed a policeman after an of Mr. Wilfred Murray Theobald, areas of the Ukraine and to change of fire with him. and Certificate No. 6/NS. 9881order the Russians to

reasoni The attempted murder is bellev- dated Hongkong, 29th October back to the eastern banked to be due to personal grudges. 1940 for seven shares of this of the Duelper. Marshal Bank numbered 7982/7987 and Budenny is reported to be 60985 in the Dame of Mrs carrying out this withdrawal SHANGHAI-NANKING East." Elizabeth Lyons Lancaster have with great skill, despite the been LOST or STOLEN, and German attempts to turn should these certificates not be

this retreat into disorder. the

for

this shares of twe

dated

1940 Bank

move

TRAIN DERAILED

CHUNGKING Aug. 19 (Central) A freight train on the Shanghai- produced to the Bank before the The chances are that

Nanking Railway was overturned 13th September, 1941, new Marshal will be able to carry on Saturday at Anting, 20 miles Certificates for the shares will

the out

move successfully northwest of Shanghal, where the be issued and the aforesaid and that he will then be able ralls had been torn up, according Certificates Nos. 6/NS. 9889 to reorganise his defence to a Shangha! report. 6/NS. 9890, and 6/NS, 9891.with

the strong reinforce- Trains could not pass will be thereafter treated by ments that are waiting for yesterday as repairs had not yet been completed. Passengers had this Corporation as NULL and him there.

to change trains at the spot. VOID.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

V. M. GRAYBURN,

Chief Manager. Hongkong. 13th August, 1941.

JAPANESE SHIPPER

FINED $25

391

tuto

throuen

It is believed that the sabotage was done by Chinese mobile units,

DESCRIPTIVE details of the fighting here indicate that the Russians have car- ried out, their scorched earth policy very thoroughly. On the line of the German ad- vance to Kiev, for instance, there are said to be only five bridges over the Dneiper and known Shanghai financier, left the Red artillery and air force the Colony yesterday for Manila are making it almost impos-and Sungapore.

sible for the Nazis to repair.

these. The Southern Ukraine

SIR V. SASSOON LEAVES

Sir Victor Sassoon,

the wel!..

"Lots of things are happening in the Middle East- for one thing we are building up our air force there and American help is proving enormously useful," said MR. PETER MASEFIELD, air correspondent of the SUNDAY TIMES, when he broadcast from London yesterday.

"American

resistance and what is more fighters and

value training to they gave bombers are doing very well

our squadrons in the air and round the Mediterranean

on the ground. Most impor- area as the encrny has good

tant of all we have showed the to know," he con-

enenly once against the 50- tinued, "and some of the reriority of our machines in

Even when action. newest British planes have

out-numbered we have come also arrived in the Middle |

off well. Now that lesson is going to be driven home more thoroughly.

The speaker then referred to a recent raid carried out by the R.A.F on Stelly in which these! new machines had taken part, as a result of which thirty enemy planes had been left smoking on the ground.

we were

WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 20, 1941.

GROWING UNREST IS SEEN IN NAZI-OCCUPIED · COUNTRIES OF EUROPE ·

"So much is happening in the Nazi-controlled coun- tries of Europe in these momentous days, that it is be- coming more and more difficult to know where to lay emphasis, but undoubtedly the most conspicuous recent event is the declaration of policy made by the Vichy Gov- ernment last week," said MR. CYRIL LAKIN, the well- known B.B.C. commentator, when he broadcast from Lon-" don on Monday.

"There was no great sur-

"We cannot imagine anything prise at the declaration," said!

the true French people want Mr. Lakin, "However, there

more now than to be saved from the men of Vichy." is one thing I do find very

Mr. Lakin next referred to slmi- interesting about the lamear conditions which had artsen

THE TRUE FRANCE

"In that true France lives peo

attempt to justify it made by in other parts of occupied Europe. Marshal Petain in his broad-In Norway, for instance, there was cast. And that is the in-good ground for believing that the unrest immediately following on formation it gave about the

certain emergency decrees issued real France.

by the Germans had strengthened almost to the point of open re- volt.

to According A Swedish ple whom it will take a long time newspaper, the proclamation issued to conquer into accepting the new by the Germans would only tend German order. The people wito intensify rather than diminist be able to get additional strength this unrest in Norway. for their resistance now when they realise how far their liberties i have been interfered with,

SABOTAGE TECHNIQUE

and In Holland, the Germans their Quislings were for ever com-

"There are to be no political plaining of the slowness of the meetings. public or private-that Dutch people fo recognise the Nazi is to say no Frenchunan dare dis-regime and to carry out orders cuss the destiny of his country, given to them and in Belgium the even with his friends, because

If technique of sabotage was he dares to discuss politics he will highly developed than be treated as a criminal

else.

more

more

anywhere

was:

"The effect of this measures is

Like the Belgians, the Czechs to increase the growing hatred of were learning from the experience true France to Nazi domination," of the last war to carry out inder- continued Mr. Lakin, who went on ground activities against the 'Ger- to say that an article written by mans. The spirit of revolt a French officer who had just rising in Czechoslovakia, reached England in which he said

"The more this unrest in occu- that factory workers in France pied Europe grow8, the greater had their own, methods of going strain It will put on the con- slow with work they were ordered querors," said Mr. Lakin, “and the to do by the Germans. The walls

difficult it will be for the of buildings

every night were conquerors to enslave these coun- REAL SUPERIORITY

covered with the letter "y" and tries whose people they have not "Now the Middle East Com- underground activities were probeen able to reduce to submis mand is building up real air su-ceeding without pause against the sion." periority. The Germans in Africa Germans. have not found things nearly so straight-forward as they imagin-

This French officer related how ed. They run into a packet of

French women threw stones and "All these reinforcements to our trouble. They have never been shouted out "traitors" when French fighting strength means that the used + cperating in tropical troops returned from Syria. Middle East Command can turn to climates for any length of time. There were also incidents connect- the attack now and that it is we have had a deal of experience ed with the bullding of planes and carrying the war to the enemy of that sort. day and night," said Mr. Mase-

"There is one other aspect of field. "All this building up of the air force here is based on the these operations and that is the foundations of the two successful work being done by the Fleet Air Arm. Fighters and bombers of the campaigns in Abyssinia and Syria. Royal Navy are keeping our sea These two campaigns have proved to be useful training ground for our air and ground crews.

LESSONS LEARNED

"Let us look at the Abyssinia campaign for a moment. There.

as

you know, the British and South African air forces drove the Italians right out of the sky. But, I suppose. -few-people-realise just how small were the number of our

planes on that lob. We never had more than 190 planes in Abyssinia. On the other hand, more than 300 Italian pianes were destroyed in that campaign. new

wre

When

machines arrive, can hope to go forward to

greater things. We have learnt many lessons--one of them

is

crews have learned to work in the most primitive surroundings.

"All through this campaign in Abyssinia, the British air force worked in close Cu- operation with the ground or- ganisation and as the ground forces went forward, the Italian morale went bad." Mr. Masefield said that he

lines clear.

"Slowly, but very surely, the command of the air is being won in the Mediterranean. There is a long way to go yet and a lot of hard fighting to be done, but the British air force is ready to get on with

concluded their job,"

Mr. Masefield.

GROWING UNREST

AUSTRALIAN DIPLOMAT FOR CHUNGKING

the officer described occasions on Mr. J. K. Waller, First Secretary which a plane had taken to the of the Australian Legation in air and in a few minutes lost Chungking, arrived in Singapore today en route to Chungking to propellor.

All this showed how quickly un-arrange the establishment of the rest was growing in France, sald Legation.

of

Mr. Lakin and mentioned that re- Interviewed Mr. Waller declared, ports were dally reaching Britain "The Australlans are genuinely demonstrations being staged anxious for closer relations with against the Germans and their China We feel sure that Austra- puppets at Vichy.

la can learn a great deal from China and much will be gained by closer relations between the two countries.",

Marshal Fetain told the "people that the measures he had announced were intended to save them from them=" selves," continued Mr. Lakin.

Chungking Police

Academy

Praised By Commissioner

TRIBUTE TO WORK OF LATE LORD WILLINGDON

AUGUST 19, (Reuter)-A tribute to the work of the late Lord Willingdon in connexion with the

Speaking of his visit to the Police Training Academy in Chung-Boxer Indemnity Fund was paid king during his visit to China's wartime capital some weeks, ago, this morning by Mr. Han Lih wu, the Hon. The Commissioner of Police, MR. J. P. PENNEFATHER- Secretary-General of the Boxer ÉVANS, told the Hongkong Rotary Club yesterday that he had been Indemnity Board. p.: greatly impressed with the potentialities of the modern police in new China,

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"There are many achievements to the credit of the late Lord Willingdon, and not the least was He was taken to the Academy, "There is a laboratory devoted the part he played in the return Mr. Pennefather-Evans sald, by to comparison of bullets and an-of the British Boxer Indemnity Mr. Yukon Feng, Director of Po- other for the purpose of examina-punds," said Mr. Hati.

drive by the Germans, how- Nazis lost 40,000 men a day ever, renders the position of in the first week, when Herr Odessa on

the Black Sea Hitler, Aung his men into Described in court as the man critical. The town was still battle in a desperate attempt ager of the NYK. Company, Sin-

Ja- reported to be in Russian to bring the campaign to a gapure, Asahiko Yamada, a panese, was fined $25 and the costs hands yesterday, but there is successful conclusion in a of a summons when he admitted not much advantage that the fortnight or three weeks. The a charge of removing dutiable Germans can gain from its resolute resistance of the So- goods--544 cases of firecrackers capture at the moment. No viet troops, however, com- operating from a high level. An- from a ship, without a permit from one knows what the strength pletely wrecked these hopes other thing is that the ground the Comptroller of Customs and

of the Russian Black Sea fleet and, on a conservative es- Excise.

"I overlooked the procedure and is, but it is confidently ex-timate, the Germans must I am sorry. This is the first ship pected that it will provide a have lost more than a million ment of firecrackers we received serious threat to the German men to date. since the regulations came

occupation of Odessa. Taken WHEN the meagre German force," said Asahiko Yamada when altogether the Germans are gains are taken into account, he pleaded guilty. He added that

Hce Administration of the Ministions of abres and hairs, as well as "Lord "Willingdon visited China still no nearer their final ob-it is impossible to say that

try of Interior at 7 am on a an ordinary chemical laboratory in 1926 as Chairman of the Dele- the cases were for transhipment.

Outlining the facts, the prose-Jective and it is certain now this huge sacrifice of life has

Saturday morning.

used for blood tests and other gation from the Boxer Indemnity. cuting officer sald that the regu-that the campaign will ex-proved worthwhile, particu- would particularly like to drive The Academy, together with two scientific teste in crime and crl Committee, and presented a very

that point home that ground other political Police Traming minal investigation lation came into force in April, ¡tend well into the winter, by larly when nearly 1,000

able report which lafd down the forces deprived of air support are Academies, 1s. under the direct

which the British which time the help Russia planes and between 700 and at a great disadvantage..

"All the latest scientific Instru-principles on INWARD WAR DUTIES

control of General Dal Ll, who is ments are represented there and Boxer Indemnity Funds could best is to get from Britain and 800 tanks have to be debited

VALUABLE. TRAINING the head of all the police in Chine used for demonstration and in-be used. On July 2, this year, the inward America may well put a dif- against the invaders. The re- "The Syrian campaign also including the political police.

structional purposes. I was great "It would be fitting that, at an "Tottori Maru," which arrived in ferent complexion on the suit is that while none of the taught us many lessons," went on He was shown round the acade-ly Impressed with a speelmen appropriate date, some way should Singapore from Yokohama on July fighting..

more important objectives for Mr. Masefield. "American aero-my, Mr. Pennefather-Evans said, mirror from the back of which it be found permanently to recor

was possible to observe through Lord Willingdon's services in de- 1, was presented at the Customs

which the Germans have been planes showed up very well, among by the Dean, Mr. Li Bau-chen. GERMAN LOSSES bead office. In the manifest there

the mirror without beingob-termining an equitable disposal of striving have yet fallen com- was an item for 544 cases of fire-

these fands" THE MOST significant fea-pletely into their hands, crackers of various marks and numbers consigned from Hongkong ture about this campaign is their time-table is badly be- the huge sacrifices which the hind schedule and with the via Singapore to Bombay.

On July 2, the boat sailed away Germans have made with time factor working against and on July 14, as no permit had such a little to show as gains, him, Herr Hitler has launch been taken out for the disposal of From the beginning of the ed his fourth desperate offen- those goods, a query was sent to attack on Russia, the figures sive in what is now consider- the N. Y. K on July 21. A request of losses inflicted by both ed a futile attempt to end for a permilt to remove the firecrac- kers from the 8.8. "Tottori Maru" sides appeared to have been the war before winter sets in. into lighters was then received. exaggerated. This exaggera There is no denying that the As the now regulations required tion, it has been subsequent-Russian losses too have been

1940.

war duties manifest the B.B.

machines.

These campaigns have

cleared up dangerous areas of

POLICE

DOGS

served.

NEWGETTES

these being the Maryland bombers and the Curtiss and Tomahawk

"It is the most up-to-date police fighters. The Tomahawk was in

training school that I have visit-

SCIENTIFIC AID action

for the first time and ed anywhere," the Hon The Com "Aa General, Dai Li pointed out | proved effective in every way missioner of Police said "Not only to me in a subsequent conversa And yet in this whole campaign do they train police officers there, tion, all his officers are rightly the British losses were only 22 but they also train police dogs instructed in the use of these The monthly meeting of the planes compared with a Vichy and police carrier pigeons. various scientific aids to the de- Hongkong Photographic Society

"Bestdes tho ordinary class lection of crime, but a successful was held at Cafe Wiseman yester rooms, I found there an excellent criminal investigator is born and day evening. Police museum and scientific la not made. boratories. All the latest techni-

"Successful crime detection ie His Excellency the Governor, Bir cal aide to crime investigation are taught there. There is a model achieved by hard and monotonous Geoffry Northcote, K. C. M. G. work, by an infinite capacity for dine Inst night with the General containing a transhipment permit to be taken ly proved, was very much very heavy, but what they

inger-print buresu out for duttable goods, a summon greater on the German alde, have achieved in holding up

prints of all the officers undertaking pains and by common Officer Commanding the Troops in training, which need

used for sexine, and although sclentine - China, Major General C. M. Maltby, was taken out.

particularly in reference to the German advance on a

structions, intelligently used are M. O., at Flagstaff House. Convicting Asahiko Yamada un

instructional párposes, the charge, Mr. Kenneth M. Byrne, their own losses. An Ameri- 1,500-mille front for

A telegram from the Secretary "There is al a photographie at times a great aid to investiga the fourth magistrato, fined him can writer now estimates that eight weeks is ample com- of State for the Colonies has been bureau for instruction in photo- tions, they can never be substitut Commissioned by Generalissimo $26, and also the costs of the sum-the Germans have lost, far pensation. That resistance is received to the effect that 16 is graphy. There is an electrical laed for the qualities I have men- Chiang Kai-shek, Mr. Huang Yen

ས་ Del, Secretary-General of the War muns (50 denta

more in men and material still unbroken and the Ger- the desire of His Majesty the King boratory in which experiments

"I was most hospitably enter- Bonde Promotion Committee, loft than the Russians. Accord-mans will find it no easy mat that Bunday, September 7, being were being carried out in making

the first Sunday following the restrical apparatus for police tained during my short stay at yesterday for Hongkong by plane mig to him, reports obtained ter to convince their people oond, anniversary of the out these wireless experiments are the Academy and left with very en route to Mandib to bromote the from German sources with that everything is still going down and be observed likewise being carried out in this real sense of the potentialties of male of war bond among the over great difficulty show that the "according to plan", d as a National Day of Prayer, Flaboratory.

the modern police in new China in the Philippinen.

The present population in Kwet Im is 270,488 including 100,145 males anit 110,848 females, socord- ing to official-stallatica.

over

NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER

tioned.