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EVACUATION REPRESENTATION COMMITTEE

A Public Meeting will be held!

Husbands and relatives of all evacuees, and all those interested, are invited to attend.

W. V. TAYLOR, Acting Hon. Secretary, Evacuation Representation

Committee,

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THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.

NOTICE

IS HEREBY

may

EDITORIAL

Five Yunnan Districts

Receive Chinese From Indo-China

To

Five districts in southern Yunnan have been designated by the Chinese Government to receive overseas Chinese who should choose to return to China from Indo-China or Thailand in view of the tense situation now prevailing there.

The counties are Pinplen, Kiangcheng and. Chengyueh close to the Indo-China border, Fohai near the Burma border and of the measures Langling on the Burma Road. This is one which the authorities have taken for the welfare of the return- ing overseas Chinese. The magistrates

and

overseas

start

Chinese preparing

or enterprises

to

to

be

TUESDAY, AUGUST 26. CORRESPONDENCE ITALIAN PEOPLE RELYING

MR. CHURCHILL'S BROADCAST

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1941.

CAMORE

ON B.B.C. BROADCASTS FOR BEING STRAIGHTFORWARD

The ineffectiveness and unreliability of Italian propaganda was the subject of a broadcast from London yesterday by COL, R. STEVENS, who broadensts regularly from the B.B.C. to the Italian people.

countries, therefore, the people have now come to rely on our re- ports for being straight-forward. It makes the prople more eager to listen to us to find what exactly is happening.

Col. Stevens said that after nearly two years of war the people of Britain had got quite. used to going without certain things. In the matter of news- papers, for instance, the size of the papers and the amount of news had been cut down, but each publication con.. tinued to retain its Individual characteristics and, of course, people in Britain were always free to listen to broadcast from any country in the world. Col. Stevena concluded his talk by telling a story concerning the POSITION IN ITALY

list of Talisa prisoners that was The state of affairs in Italy was broadcast from the BBC. sa a re- quite different. One newspaper gular feature.

O. ROCHA.

would be frankly scurrilous and another would find inspiration even now in the well-worn text of

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"When there is a big story that is likely to interest the Italians we pass it on and from that the Listener in Italy is able to judge for himself that the story is true. their own con- They then draw clusions."

THE FASCIST MAYOR The Fascist Mayor of an Italian

The Editor, H.K. Daily Press Sir-May I congratulate you on the enterprise you showed in be- ing the first newspaper in the Colony to publish the complete text of Mr. Churchill's broadcast to the Empire. Everybody in this in the Rose Room, Peninsula į GIVEN that an Interim Dividend

Colony was anxiously waiting to hear what the Premier had to say Hotel, on Thursday, 28th inst., of $.60 per share has been declar-

about his meeting with Mr. Hoose- at 6 p.m.

ed in respect of the half year 30th June, 1941, 011

of the ended

five, Chinese may deposit their foreign velt and I was amazed at being ai 8 o'clock this 900,000 OLD SHARES and will be payable on and after Thurs counties have been instructed to currency of drafts with the au- able to read the full speech in

afford protection to new arrivala.thorities in the five districts and your paper

morning. been esta-get advance in Chinese currency day,

1941. Special offices have 11th September

Your continued efforts to give the Dividend Warrants

hetlished to fumish necessary to defray their initial expenses. obtained on application at the things they may want, help them They may return the money on the public the news first is cer- them the day of their future departure, tainly appreciated and your beat- Company's Registered Office, P. to get lodgings, introduce

authorities

and if any foreign currency is ex-ing the other papers to it with to proper

the Prime Minister's speech this changed, the & O. Building.

exchange will secure work for them, THE REGISTER OF MEM. These offices and the Chinese quoted at the rate on the day by morning was a splendid journalis

tic achievement.

Yours, etc., BERS of the Company will he Land Development Committee are the Futten Bank of Yunnan.

If the returned Chinese-wish to CLOSED from MONDAY, IST attending to the labour, commer-

Hongkong, Aug 25, 1941. to bordering counties, the Haslen Gov- POWER OF ATTORNEY SEPTEMBER to THURSDAY, cal and peasant classes, but the settle permanently in one of the

14TH SEPTEMBER 1941 (both

invest

ernments thereof will give them

The Editor, H.K. Daily Press "Gott Strafe England. No news town, whose son was reported by Italian authorities to have during which money in China may be referred every facility. To peasants desir-

Six-As a Chinese reader of your of national or international im- the Notice is hereby given that on days inclusive) account of furlough the Power of period no transfer of shares can to the Yunnan Provincial Governing to engage in land reclama-

ment. fur assistance: Unemploy tion, public land will assigned by paper for many years, I wish to portance or interest was permitted been killed in action, arranged for Attorney issued to Leon Henry be registered.

Overseas Chinese women and the Provincial Reconstruction Decongratulate you on your success to be published or to be included a memoriat service to be held. All children lacking means of livell-partment- The Hsien Governments in publishing the British Prime in a broadcast which had not pre- the local dignitaries were to be at broadcast Minister's

of Sunday Viously gone through some hood are to be taken care of by have been instructed to look after

of treatment to make It At in Half an hour or so before the

service, the Mayor, Who the Provincial Relief Commission the interests of the returned Chi- last so early on Monday morning.

bad The Chinese people were very with Fascist propagands. Under the auspices of the Over- nese to see that they be given fair

"Let me tell you what we are listened in to the B.B.C. broadcast seas Chinese Affairs Commission. treatment in dealing with the keen to hear what Mr. Winston

heard

son's his a new village will be built in the local people.

Churchill had to say particularly trying to do for these people." said had

"We give them news mentioned in the list of prisoners about the position in the Far East Col. Stevens. Talo district of the Fohat county exclusively for the returned Chi-

We give them Agures he could not let it be known that to travel to the Interior they will and it was with pleasure I read in which opialons do not contra-He was over-joyed, of course, but 381nese, wherefore Yunnan has ear-

to expert he had learnt this from the B.B.C. be given every transportation fact of his reference to China and the duct facts.

determination of the United States that will stand up marked 3,000 acres for the pur-

border officials have Mty. The

instance, our but found that not a soul had A hostel receiving the re-

the tacked Crete, for Japan's mad policy in

bulletins gave all the available de turned up for the service. You have been STI unfalling tails of the landing of air-borne

to -give your readiness

ปร the the struggle. friend of the Chinese people and troops and of the ebb and flow of latest news first as shown in your STRAIGHT-FORWARD REPORTS getting out a special edition of "I remember too that the B.B.C. your paper this morning with the announced the evacuation Prime Minister's broadcast

reBenghazi some hours before the reported it. In these

George Frost, District Accountaaf

at Hongkong for

The Texas

Company (China) Ltd. at Hong

cancelled and been kong has recalled,

Similar Power of Attorney has been issued to Edgar Harold Fendiason who has been appoint ed District Accountant at Hong

succeed Leon Henry kong lo George Frost,

THE TEXAS COMPANY (CHINA) LTD.

By P. F. LeFEVRE,

Managing Director. Hong Kong: August 25th, 1941.

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HONGKONG & SHANGHAI

CORPORATION. BANKING

By Order of the Board of Directors, GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD. Agents.

Hong Kong, 5th August, 1941.

ed

POSE.

if the overseas Chimese wish

form hand.

name

turning Chinese is being opened at /bceu Instructed to accompany theland Great Britain to put an end scrutiny. When the Germans at-so he went to church as arranged,

Wanting on the Burma Road.

The Daily Press.

loss

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HONGKONG, August 26, 1941.

returning Chinese from the border to places where transportation and TO AVOID LOSS

border to places transporation and order to avoid unnecessary accommodations are procurable in exchange the overseas (Central News.).

tu

Pacific.

power will be to deny to NEWSETTES fects great credit on your ideas Italians

aggressor nations the oppor- tunity of bringing misery and destruction to other

Lries.

coun-

The National Government issued of modern journalism. a mandate today, proclaiming that Shonst be designated as an area

The

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marriage

Yours, etc.,

PETER LO.

PRICE OF IRON DECREASED

JOURNALISTS' DAY OBSERVATION

of

The Hongkong Chinese News- papermen's Association and Hongkong Reporters Club

the

are

It has been decided that a meet-

What he then did was to go home and be had hardly got there, when his friends, who had not turned up at church, arrived to celebrate the occa- sion with him, for they too had heard the announcement given by the B.B.C.

WIFE HAS NO FEAR

for the enforcement of the Pro-Hongkong, Aug. 25, 1941. THE PRIME MINISTER

visional Regulations Governing here indicated a complete re- Punishment of Violation of Food Measures During The versal of the attitude which Control followed the last war when Emergency Period. NOTICE IS HEREBY

Britain and her allies, having Certificate

took place on GIVEN that

since the ban on the export of making preparations to celebrate Man Upset By Raid the

allowed themselves to be No. 6/NS. 9889 dated Hong.

gulled into a false sense of A. 16. in Shanghal of Marle tron and other metals from Hong-Journalists' Day on September '1. Scenes Goes Home

Madeleine, daughter of Mr. and gong by the Government, the price

Smiling happily, Frederick Henry kong, 29th October, 1940,

lance-corporal in security, permitted the only Mrs. Jules Therasse, of Dave (Bel- of iron has decreased by $10 per ing in observance of the occasion

will be held on that day at Hotel Cratern: 37 a for seven shares of this Bank

nation which could renew the glum), to Marcel, son of Mr. and picul-from $33 to $23, states a

the Royal Engineers, left Chelms- Cecil numbered 63580/63582 and

WORLD

threat to world peace to Mrs. Raymond Renan of Brus-Chinese evening Press report.

Members of the presidium at ford Assize Court with his wife The reason for such a big de- 7976/7979 in the name of Mrs.

waited eagerly on Sunday

rearm herself. As a result, sels (Belgium). Ethelle Muriel Dowling, Certi | to

crease is due, according to a large the meeting will include Mr. Chin after being formally sentenced to hear what the British

the efforts to bring order out! ticate No. 6/NS. 9890 dated Prime Minister had to

The death occurred on Aug. 15, firm, to firstly, the new regulation Cheng-fu, manager of the Ta Kung three days' imprisonment, which say of chaos failed and very

He had pleaded guilty to the at- by assassination of Kennson Gee, recently enforced, and secondly, Pao, and Mr. Aw Hoe, manager meant his immediate release.

of his tempted murder

young Hongkong, 29th October 1940 about his meeting with Pre-

Many presents have been re for two shares of this Bank sident Roosevelt in "a land-soon, just twenty-five years aged 29 years, manager of the Ho there is a very quiet building mar- of the Sing Tao Jin Pao.

later, the whole spectre of Cheng Bank, Ltd. Shanghal, ket at present,

celved by the two organisations daughter, Audrey, and also to at- numbered 7980/7981 in the name locked bay somewhere in the

war was revived on a greater Funeral services were held on,

from Chinese commercial estab-tempted suicide, but his wife as- of Mr. Wilfred Murray Theobald, Atlantic." Mr. Churchill did

THE ATLANTIC CHARTER EXPECTANT AN

and Certificate No. 6/NS. 9891 not disappoint his listeners and more formidable scale. August 17, at the Chapel of the FOREIGN AFFAIRS 11shments and manufactures for sured Mr. Justice Macnaghten that

the

British

Common-

This time such a possibility International Funeral will not exist. The effect of the Eight-Point Declaration

207 Klaochow Road.

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Directors.

Funeral services (crema-

Well Chapel on August 18.

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SYDNEY, Aug. 25 (Reuter)-The

Dr. Wang Wen-hao, Minister of distribution to those present at she was not afraid of anything dated Hongkong, 29th October He avoided going into details

Economic Affairs, has reported on the forthcoming meeting. (Cen. happening again,

"I am only too glad I got home- 1940 for seven shares of this of how far this collaboration

in time to save them," she re- The death occurred on August the latest progress on the econo-tral), democratic

mie front and the new economic

marked. She added that her hus- Bank numbered 7982/7987 and between

is to see to it that in the post-16. at her home, 19 Crescent of Mrs. families of the United States war world of tomorrow there Avenue,

Colette projects before the 12th meeting JUST LIKE LAMBS! band worshipped his children. 60985 in the name

Shanghai, of

Crathern, described as of most Elizabeth Lyona Lancaster have and the

shall be no aggressors. Those Nathalle Chitta Cook, aged 43 of the Resident Committee of the

People's Political Council been LOST or STOLEN, and wealth extended, but what he that still have such lurking years, wife of Mr. Cyril Bromow

A written report on the latest first batch of German prisoners excellent character, was said to should these certificates not be did say was enough to show

be rendered Cook.

was landed at Sydney have been taken have been employed as buildings international developments thoughts will produced to the Bank before the how forthright is this deter-

immune and so gradually ton) were held, at the Bubbling

submitted by the Foreign Minister to internment camps in the coun. inspector by the South Benfleet

13th

Dr. Quo Tal-chi and read by the try. The rank and file were docile Urban District Council until May September, 1941, newmination to bring deliverance brought into the right and

Dr. Wang, Shin-chieh, Secretary-Just like lambs" said a. guard of last year, when he voluntarily Certificates for the shares will to the whole world from the lawful way of thinking and

It

The death occurred on August General of the Council (Central but the group of officers was joined the Army GENE

UN DAUGHTER A CRIPPLE be issued and the aforesaid menace of Nazi tyranny.

acting in the matter of set-16, at The Country Hospital. News). the world that

Ashford, Certificates Nos. G/NS. 9889.| showed

tling all disputes that might | Shanghai, Henry 6/NS. 9890, and 6/NS. 9891.great gush of faith and con-

arise from one cause or (Shanghai Dockyards, Limited), aged 56 years, husband of Mrs. will be thereafter treated by fidence had arisen and that

another. this Corporation as NULL and this faith and confidence was

THE MOST IMPORTANT Elizabeth Avis Ashford. Funeral VOID,

gathering strength that was

passage in the Prime Minis-services were held on Aug. 19 at

the Bubbling Well Cemetery, adequate to ensure complete ter's speech, of course, was victory-faith in the cause that which promised de- The Japanese authorities ex- for which so much is being liverance to the oppressed plained that the 750 sacks of sacrificed and on which the

peoples of an enslaved Eu-mails arriving from the United.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

V. M. GRAYBURN,

THE PRIME MINISTER'S

i

of

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sullen and fanatical.

EX-CLERK CLAIMS $1,250 FROM A.P.C.

Although he had asked them to pay the balance of his provident fund, they had refused to pay. This was the evidence given by Ching Chong Klat, formezly a clerk, In the employ of the Aslatie Petroleum Co. 18.8.), Ltd, in the High Court, Singa- port, in an action which he brought against the A.FC, for the recovery of a sum of $1,250.03 or, in the alternative, a sum of 3658.30 for money bad and received,

for

In recent raids on a West of England town he had the harrow- ing task of digging young children out of wreckage. This affected him the more because his. younger daughter had been a cripple for some years a

He came home on leave "worried and worn out," and one night took his wife to a concert and re- turned home to put Audrey to bed He promised to go back in the car- ta take Mrs: Crathern home, but did not do so

Mrs, Crathern climbed in through

Chiet Manager.

future of civilisation depends.rope. That deliverance can States aboard the President Har- freighter Ruth Alexander had Hongkong. 13th August, 1941, speech might well be examine only be accomplished by the rison and the President Idnes ald which Britain, in full been held up owing to a misinter 394ed from three points of view collaboration with the United pretation of the freezing order Mr. Ching stated that he was after remaining with them

firstly, the concern. he ex-States, can render to those by the officer in charge, and pro- employed by the AP.C, as a check seven years, he received his pro- & window of the house, which was pressed over the post-war who are battling for freedom. rafsed to release them immediate and timekeeper at Pulau Samboe vident fund. He had some din locked, and found her husband and from Nov. 1932 to Oct, 1940. He culty. He had to persuade them Audrey unconscious in a gas-filled

room. Both had since recovered. period in order to prevent That is the meaning of the ly, says a Shanghai dispatch,

became a member of the provi-to pay him. JAPAN PLAYING mistakes of the last post Atlantic Charter. It puts the

The Ta Kung Pan reports that dent fund and contributed the sum The AP... in their defence, ad An Army officer said Crathern war period being repeated; war not merely in British or the Ministry of Food, and the of $868.30 from Nov. 1, 1933, till mitted the contribution of the had a clean record in the Army LOSING GAME

secondly, the encouragement European terms, but in world Central Trust is jointly organis- Oct 31, 1940, and the A.P.C. con- plaintiff to the fund and their and had been recommended for a In an editorial on Japan's poll that was held out to the Eu- terms. It is a tremendous ing a China Food Industrial Cor-tributed a similar sum of $668.30 share to it but they stated that commission,

the two sums of $608.80 each con- power portion capitalbed it $4,000,000 towards it. tical retaliation against the United ropean peoples to continue demonstration of States and Britain in the form of their resistance despite the which the enemies of the which may be Increased He left them on Oct. 31, 1940, eisted partly of interest

The A.P.C., however, dented that $8.000,top The Corporation will after eight years service, to start Increasing control over all for ruthless servitude to which nemocracies dare not under bits a bakery, a flour mill his own business. When be ap- the plaintin was en0.03 or any

other sum at-ell

of American missionaries inoc cupled Chinese gress, the semi-

the AF.C. refused to pay, relying on Section 18 of the rules of the They contended

COMMENDATION FOR LOYAL OFFICIAL

that they issued a mandate, qulogizing the

eigners in Japan and ill-treatment they have been subjected by rate. West or east, that pow- and a glutinous rien mail before piled for the payment of the fund, cover the sum of $1,250.05 or any The National Government has

the Nazis and thirdly, the er will now reach out to the end of this year. official HANKOW HERALD now personal quality of the speech the millions in Europe and to published in Chungking, said that itself. In dealing with the the millions in China and the General Ma Hung-kwel, Chair- fund which entitled them to pay should keep the money at lesattegrity and conscientiousness of despite the resort to: Intimidations post-war period, the Prime Pacific Countries who feel man of the Ninghela Provincialnim ufter the expiry 61 20 years for a period of five years as soo Mr. Ping Chun-chlu, member of Japan can never hope to accom-Minister made it clear that that they are threatened. Linking fund for the school from the date he joined their ser rity for aby probable trand, which the National Reller Commbaton,

Government, has donated $20,000

plish her object, namely a resump the Eight-Point Declaration is a power that has got the under the supervision of the tion of foreign trade with the two ecuntries this summer and instead was only a rough and ready will and the determination to Lapulun Temple. The fund will will only invite further Anglo-statement of the powers stop the Axis partners from be distributed by the Border American retaliation,

which the United States and pursuing their ruthless course ions Cultural Promotion), Asscola

"

"I adopting political retaliatory the British Empire Intend to of world conquest, measures," said the Journal employ to achieve their peace

"Japan is playing a losing game, aims which are based on

tion Chis rang Hutukehtu Jama Tender, one meanwhile, decided to establish a Tibetan school in Lan- population chow for lands. The graduatew the different un Teme

The more Japan persists in this common sense and formulation #718,000 during a beep course the sooner will her hatione asconomy crack up (Central ed in a joint and friendly dis

Chichester, With

cussion. The effect of that over 261

VICES

Mr. Ching pointed out that the APC did not apply 160- on 16 of the rules in the case of others who had either left or had been retrenched hom thelt service. Come Mr. M. Mr. Jacob a former clerk

might be discovered. Under sec who was killed in a recent Japan- tions 10 and 17 of the Provident air raid, and granted $3,000 to Fund rules they also had at his funeral expenses, tenth cretion in the matter, added there was stated that upon the fall defendants,

of Wuhu th December, 1997/the- Mr. Justice Altken, before whom Yapanese tried by coerulon and the case came on for disposal, re- cullery to make Mr. Ping fill in served judgment, IAS

a puppet post which he relected Mr. Chong Thust Pitt "epresant. He later fled to Chungkit"

In viving evidence ed tile plainting while Mr. C. H. continued her eylon and that when smith appeared on behalf of the front) Öevermanent ervice of the ABO AFOREM