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We hereby give notice that DUTIABLE COMMODITIES our Hong Kong Office will be closed the 30th September. 1941 and will remain closed until i further notice.

We shall continge business al Sassoon House, P. O. Box 457. Shanghai, and at Wilson Building. P. 0. Box 1457, Marila. P.J., to either of which;

An order has been issued nuder the Public Revenue Protection

Ordinance which applies the

of

provisions

the Dutiable Commodities Ordinance with the

Part exception of

11. 11 & IV thereof 10 "Proprietary

offices correspondence may bel Medicines and Toilet Prepara

our

tions".

addressed. In case of urgency

The order comes into reference may be made on behall to Hastings & Co., Marina farce at 2 P.M. today.

Under this order the present duty on Toilet Preparations

House, Hong Kong.

Dated this 22nd day of Septem

ber, 1941.

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& FRITZ

R. M. STRONG,

Manager. Hongkong & Shanghai Bank

Building.

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HONGKONG, SEPTEMBER 23, 1941.

EDITORIAL

AUTHORESS HERE

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1941.

{CORRESPONDENCE WAR ECONOMY PROBLEMS :

MAXIMUM PRODUCTION

MR. H. G. SHELDON EXPLAINS

The Editor, H.K. Daily Press Str. Because of the lamentable accommodation available to Press Reporters at the Central Magis- tracy it is inevitable that inaccur ate reports of proceedings occur from time to time.

In the "Subday Herald" and Monday's "Daily Press" appears R Teport of an assault case in which I was complainant. The last para- graphs of these reports are as fol lows:---

IS MAIN OBJECT

The object in wartime is to get maximum produc- tion and we should make the extra payments in overtime, etc., to get that maximum production," said MR. DONALD TYERMANN, the well-known economist, when he broad- cast from London yesterday on the many problems con- fronting industrial organisation at Home and the best ways of using labour and capital to advantage.

They say that experience teaches," began Mr. Tyer- mann, "and by now we have "MR. SHELDON SAID THAT HE certainly learned a lot about BROUGHT THE CASE IN THE IN-running war economy." Miss Whitmore, famous American TERESTS OF JUSTICE THE CON-

WAR OUTPUT authoress, is seen above with Mr.STABLE COULD HAVE SAID

Tyermann referred tas

Mr.

work back to the normal atan- dard. The obvious substitute for this

was to appeal to a man's sense of duty and the method of command was only used as a last resort.

PRICE MANIPULATION

GERMAN-VICHY "PEACE" DOLLOWING the dramatic Sunny Tai, representing the Chi-THE COMPLAINANT OBSTRUCT meeting of the Select Committee make

attempt to assassinate M. nese Youth League and Mr. Liang ED HIM IN THE EXECUTION of the House of Commons which have to be dealt with to prevent

Szi-tuen. Miss Whitmore is leav- HIS DUTY. AND THE MAGIS- Laval and M. Deat and theng for Chungking tonight and will TRATE MIGHT HAVE BELIEVED had gone fully into the question manipulation lu prices.

Lour

various parts of China is extended to a combined duty rumours which this act set in

growing reseni- (Photo: Wah Kiu Studio). un Proprietary Medicines" and motion of "Toilet Preparations" and datyment in occupied and must be paid upon all stocks in occupied France against any

-

the Colony in other than bonded further extension of the plan BIG ROUND-UP

for French collaboration with OF GRASS, TREE

storage. Dealers, importers. man ufacturers and retailers Bolusi declare their slocks **Pro

of 163, prietary Medicines" forthwith u

We Bereby give notice tha our Hong Kong Office will be closed on the 30th September, 1941 and will remain closed until

further notice.

We shall continue business at

thereon. Stocks in bonded storage or in the hands of man ufacturers will be subject to the

provisions of the Dutiable Com modities Ordinance and to the regulations made thereunder. The

of **Proprietary Medicines" upon which duty has not been vaid, is illegal as from 2 p.m. today.

sale

Germany. little has been:

tions which were supposed to be in progress between the

tree cutlers in areas

was

of increasing war output.

significant move

"At the same time people who unreasonable profits will

и ргоселя HIS STORY, AS HE HAD A TORN was a

That which la almost inevitable," sald because Mr. SHIRT TO CORROBORATE HIS

Tyerinann. "Within these 1 showed that sumelhing | EVIDENCE *

more controls will come taxation and could be done by each individust other means to get people to work The plain meaning of these

to produce more. A plan was ne-in the paragraphs is that after the on-cessary to find out what Govern-time."

seme way as in peace stable who was undefended. had ment decided should be produced

been convicted, and whose mouth and what

as regards further evidence

If

such

WAS duced.

Mr.

Co-

This

Mr. Tyerinann said that all this keep

01

The process transferring workers and stepping up produc- tion was correspondingly difficult There was, for instance, a great need for an increased output of coal and now the problem was to get the coal miners to leave their present war work and go back to the plis.

should not be pro-would have to combine to heard of the peace negotia- CUTTERS IN N.T. therefore closed. and before the

production in check. Before the presiding Magistrate had decided duals to practise private economy country had been much depressed would encourage Indivi-war, the heavy industries of the Raids conducted by forestry the penalty, it was suggested that and the Government

on grass and it was possible that the Constable cide what was to be produced soportant to the war effort.

had to de-These industries te at this office and pay duty Vichy puppets and the Nazis Guards on Sunday

were most im- Conse- near Shing would have brought a false charge that all Early reports announcing the Mun resulted in the arrest of 55 against the coolic

activities would fit inquently it was necessary to deter- with their were charged before

plan. The

Govern-mine the greatest output of their beginning of this peace move persons who

suggestion had beerment had, therefore, indicated that it would be a Mr. 8. F. Balfour at the D. made it is difficult to imagine any cide what had to be used and for

also to de-workers. preliminary step to a huge South yesterday with having tres thing more grossly improper and what purposes

such things were unfair. which, it passed in a prohibited area.

There would not have used peare conference

The charge against 38 of them been a scintilla of evidence to sup- was stated, would be attend.

This meant a revival of the withdruwn by the Police, port it and if I or any other com- ed by representatives of all while the trespass charge against plainant

ordinary incentives of

peace countries which had been the other 12 was also withdrawn make such a suggestion in these was unwise enough to

time to seek for bigger jobs, bigger wages, etc., and to bring brought under Nazi control. Against the last 12 defendants was circumstances I am quite certain German

the propaganda

preferred

additional Mr. Lowry's comments would have even also No. 13 Kiukiang Road, Shang Bon an "Proprietary Medi went so far as to give an out-charge of being in unlawful pos- been both interesting and instrue- RIVER BOAT

session of a total of 570 cattles of tive.

A similar state had arisen in the hai, and at 3rd Floor, Wilson cines" will be paid by means of line of the terms on which wud tree wood. Building, Manila (mail address duty paid labels following the the preliminary Vichy-Ger- One of the accused, who failed I ventured to potot out to

What in fact happened was that BREAKING UP

agricultural industry. Farming in wartime was more important than P. O. Box No. 3239, Manila) to procedure adopted for "Toiktiman peace plan would be to appear in Court, had his bail Lowry the dangerous results that

in peace time and before the war either of which offices

based Preparations." cor

These included the of $10 estreated, while another, might follow assaults by AT ROCK POINT there had been a steady drift of workers away from the land. respondence may be addressed.

I said that if a constable For the convenience of holders full annexation by Germany with a previous conviction in 1938, stables

The river boat Kwong Ning. Now the problem was to main- In case of urgency reference may of stocks of "Proprietary Medi of Alsace and Lorraine, for was fined $10 or two weeks' hard was unscrupulous and vindictive which was swept ashore at Rocktain

The remaining ten were and here I specifically and I had Point, opposite Cheung Chau Is-labour.

Increase ¡labour.

agricultural be made on our behalf to Messrs. cines" and the issue of duty which compensation was to bound over in the sum of $10 each hoped most clearly disclaimed any and, during the typhoon last Tues-

DIFFERENTIATION Wilkinson & Grist, Solicitors. paid labels the Imports & Exports be granted to France by pre for one year.

suggestion the sort against the day, is now considered Bank Building. Office will be open till 5 p.m. on senting her with a part of

"It is a question of differentia present defendant in the event of wreck and is breaking up on the ton." said Mr. Tyarmann, "the Hang Bong.

In connexion with the above a scuffle occurring by reason of a rocks. Saturday the 20th September, Belgium and British posses-

difference between one set of Dated this 22nd day of Septem and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. onistons in West Africa; recogni-raids, a petition was submitted to man in custody resenting being

the District Officer, South, by struck, and in the course of the been removed during the last few tor countries when the war start- The cargo on board the boat has wages and another. In the dicta- tion U the integrity her, 1941.

Sunday the 21st September,

of Chan Wing-on, a Tsun Wan kai-struggle the constable's clothing days by the Police. French culonies. the relen-rong, and others, stating, in part, became torn it is possible that in

ed the Germans, for instance had E. W. HAMILTON,

tion of Northern France by "that on Sept. 20. several tens of the absence of independent wit-

STILL AGROUND

abolished the payment for extra Superintendent of Imports & Germany under another males and females were arrested nesses a charge of assault in the which also went aground on Little had

The 14,800-ton ocean-going ship or overtime work. But they now

to restore overtime

pay- Exports.

name: no territorial conces by forestry guards for cutting grass course of endeavouring to escape Green Island had not been refloat-ment

In Tsun Wan. Cutting grass is the, from custody might be preferred: the expense of

villagers' means of maintaining with the constabic's evidence and made during the week.

ed yet In spite of various attempts" "In Russia where the problem France to be made to Italy. their livelihood and they have held the production of torn clothing a passengers bave been transferred under the Five-Year Plan planned All the had become acute before the war. who was to be given Egypt forestry permits for many years. conviction might conceivably fol- and some more cargo was taken economy became possible. for her invaluable (7) ser- It is requested that they be dis low and a very grave miscarriage off yesterday to lighten the ship was no differentiation vices; and finally, France to charged, and the Botanical and of justice result. Severe penalties so that she may be refloated.

Forestry Department be informed are Imposed for any assaults on place all her means of assis that in future forestry licencees Police Officers. tance at the disposal of the will not be arrested again."

One very minor point. I am not Nazis.

National City

S. E. LEVY & CO..

J. HOLLZER,

Partner.

Hongkong & Shanghai Bank Building.

464

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC

Dated 19th September, 1941.

EVACUATION REPRESENTATION COMMITTEE

453

CO., LTD.

Issue of 300,000 new ordinary

shares of $10 each.

on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 1941,

REMINDER

Shareholders are reminded thal the Final date for Acceptance

of new shares and payment of

the amount due to the Company's!

A general meeting will be held

sions at

EXACTLY how this "assis-

KAIFONG PETITION

a total:

THEFT REPORT

and

There

Competi-

tion between individual factories and localities was set in motion and nowadays Russian workers were doing the most important

in the habit of using the expres- A report of theft was made to war work were getting the most. slon "terrific blow." The reporter the police by Mr. J. H. Ruttontee, pay. France is to be render- may be right in considering these of the Hongkong Brewery, to the tance" is to operate and the live.

"The object in wartime is to get. extent to which it would be ed so helpless that she will words as more expressive than the effect that on Saturday a micro- the maximum production and we words "hard blow which were the scope and two lens, valued at $209, should make the extra payments

at 6 p.m. in the Rose Room applied was not made clear.not be able to question any words used, but accuracy is. I had disappeared from his offes at in overtime, etc., to get that maxi-

Peninsula Hotel.

W. V. TAYLOR, Hon. Secretary and Treasurer.

Road.

Tyermann.

The fact that no mention of position into which she is think, to be preferred even if the Distillery Depot, Castle Peak mum production." concluded Mr. the fate of the French Fleet forced and, in that state, colourful expressions are lacking. was made in any part of the might well be led to take up The Report in Monday's "South terms suggests that the final arms on the side of Germany China Morning Post" is a fair and clanse was meant to include against her former ally, Great satisfactory account of the pro-

ceedings. Françe's naval assistance to Britain. The puppets of help Herr Hitler in overcom- Vichy have already stooped Bsh this letter solely for the rea- jing the

handicap under to such perfidy to'save their son that it is obviously undesirable

ACQUITTED I will be grateful if you will pub- INDIAN P.C.

ON SERIOUS CHARGE

Bankers, Hongkong & Shanghai SYMBOL OF which he is fighting without skins (Marshal Petain's latest that members of the public should

Banking Corporation, is 30TH

SEPTEMBER, 1941.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

GIBB, LIVINGSTON &

CO., LTD.,

Agents,

NOTICE.

HONG KONG & CHINA GAS CO., LTD.

VICTORY

Doon.. 1

would demand

Tam, Sir,

Your obedient servant,"

H. G. SHELDON,

Police Magistrate.

FILIPINO RED CROSS WORKER TO STUDY C.1.C.

An Indian constable ARDUL AZIZ (B409), arraigned before the Chief Justice. Sir Atholl MacGregor, at the Criminal Sessions yes- terday on a charge of having committed an unnatural offence, was unanimously found Not Guilty by a Jury, without retiring, after a whole-day trial.

Y

The serious complaints against Dr. K. H. Uttley, of the Kow- accused were made by Lau Yu-loon Hospital. In answer to Mr. chun, 19-year-old student, who D'Almada, agreed that the results. alleged that accused, and another of his examination were negative, not charged, assaulted him on a Giving evidence, Lau alleged hillock off the main road in Ping that another Indian came up and, Shan, New Territories, the after having a conversation with. night of Aug. 1,

accused, also committed an offence The prosecution was conducted against him. Accused threw 20

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the advantage of sea-power, broadcast is a typical exam- be led to believe that proceedings which is indispensable to ple of this) that it will not Courts with a complete disregard are conducted in the Magistrates' him if he is to win the Battle be surprising if they allow of the elementary rules of evidence of the Atlantic. There is also themselves to be led

into and fairness. CHUNGKINCITES & the probability that this this crowning act of dis-

THE ECLIPSE

French assistance has been honour. The fact that there 80 designed to make all has been a lull in the news CHUNGKING, Sept. 22 (Centra

France's factories turn out about this peace plan, shows 457-With clouds clearing away after

a fresh morning shower, Chung- materials to feed the German how far the Vichy traitors klag populace yesterday was war machine and that all her and their German tutors are treated to an unusual phenomenon military, naval and air bases concerned over the rising of solar eclipse in 309 years. Al- are to be made available to temper of the people not only though Chungking lay out of the the Nazis for use when and in France and her colonies,

by Mr. E. H. Williams, Crown cents on the ground after which region where total eclipse was

wherever they could be so but in all the subjugated hef director of the Philippines Red

Dr. Joaquin Canuto, disaster re- Counsel, assisted by Sgt. C. wm-the two Indians ran away. observable, about 90 per cent, of

cox. Accused was defended by Questioned by Mr. D'Almada, eclipse was clearly scen around

used to advantage. No men-countries. Herr Hitler is be- Cross, who arrived in Hongkong by the Hon. Mr. Leo, D'Almada, nr., Lau denied that he was a con- tion has also been made of ing forced to the conclusion Clipper last week, will leave for instructed by Mr. M. A. da Silva.senting party. Literally hundrede of thousands the Indemnities which Herr now that unless he can bring Chungking by plane early next

The jury empanelled comprised said the only conclusion to come. In his submission, Mr. D'Almada Owing to shortage of tonnage of people went into the open to Hitler

of his boast of destroying the morning. He was sent by the Clví considerable difficulty has been observe the phenomenon. Despite the country. He no doubt Russian armies to fruition ergency Administration of Messrs. H. F. Fountain (Foreman), to Was that Lau Waen to come.

the Philippines Government on a Ho Chak, Ho Tak-ining, Chang experienced in obtaining further

passing clouds at tinies, the eclipse realises that the present, pay-quickly, his chances of cow-mission to study the Chinese In Hwa-cheng. Ma Chung-man, Maxence of the word, an accomplice. was well seen through glasses or ment of 400,000,000 francs a ing the people of the con-dustrial Co-operatives and the civil

in other words, a consenting party Gavin and D. A Fittinghoff. supplies of coal, and application reflections on water in various re-day, as demanded in the quered countries will grow defence services in China.

The Crown's case was that the and there was no evidence to cor- for assistance has had to be made ceptacles, to the Ministry of Shipping who

armistice terms, could never even more remote. A Ger- Interviewed by the Central News, accused left Ping Shan Police roborate Lau's story. The eclipse began at 9.36 am. be continued and that it man failure to defeat Russia interior of China will last about without permission, and was seen Dr. Canuto said his trip in the Station where he was stationed.. have allocated tonnage for this reached the middle at 11 am. and would be more feasible to will convince the countries one-and-a-half months.

Bumming-up, his Lordship asid. by various witnesses in different that it was not very common that ригрове Very heavy increases ended at I p.m.

jseize all he can in kind from under the Nazi yoke of the

It had fallen on the lot of the in freight rates have been made

While in the Interior, he will call places. both occupied and uhoccu- value of British and Ameri-jon various officiala concerned and

Police and the prosecution to pre- CROWN ALLEGATION these shipments and this Aged residents In Chungking

sent a more unsatisfactory and The Crown alleged that accused. weaker case than this had been.. compels the Company to make a saw in the eclipse a symbol of pied territory and so cripple can assistance and will rouse make a careful study of the or further increase of 20% on net Chinese victory in the resistance France economically that she them to such an extent that santation and operation of the having bought Lau Yu-chun an

Chinese Industrial Co-operativos orange squash, invited him for a frankly stated that there was not Counsel, sald his Lordship, had gas charges from September meter campaign against Japan. They would have to be dependent they might openly defy the in order to find out the possibility walk during which he made a scintilla of evidctice to corrobor

recalled that when the last total on German generosity at all Axis criminals and seek that of introducing auch unit with due suggestion to which Lau refused. rate the complainant's story readings. This temporary increase eclipse occurred in the 21st year times.

teassurance and help from modifications to his own country. However, accused persisted and is to meet the present entergency for Chlaching in the Ming Dynasty.

Hth Lordship concluded by say HOWEVER fantastic these Britain and the United States During the last few days, Tr. when they came to a quiet place ing that it was his duty to solemn ouly, and it will be withdrawn the renowned Chinees General so-called peace terms may which alone will enable them Canuto, has seen a number of per- on the side of the road accused, ly warn the jure that in these cir as soon as "conditions allow. Chi Taik-kwang, achieved. bril-

Hant success in defeating and sound to the outside world, it to get free from the shackles, including Madame Sun Yat- bank to a secluded spot and there unsate to convict necused on the sons here connected with the C. it was alleged, pushed Lau up the cumstances it would be utterly Hong Kong, 22nd Sept. 1941. driving away Japanese marauders shows that behind them lles of tyranny which Herr Hitler sen. Mr. F. N. Chung and Mrs, committed the offence with which uncorroborated in evidence of m

đái then raiding the Chinese coast." Herr Hitler's principal objecTM has placed on them,

he was charged to th

accomplice LDA DAMARU

on

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