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proclaim to the contrary are making mis-statements,
"It is my duty to bring to the nolics of lion. Members any messures which I consider important to the defence of
this Colony, This Bill, consider, to be essential, in order that the British-European man-power may be organired and distributed in the best way possible.
"It is possible that iton. Members may be la doubt on that rather vexed question of Key Men, and I think Ifon. Members will be glad to hear how it is proposed to solve the pro- blem of those members of the Volunteers who are now, in fact,
number
key men, and who will be key men. "I have pointed out on various oc- casions in the past that, in my Judgment, the number of key men who will remain in a real emergency will be few, but the fact remains that there are undoubtedly * of essential services and civil or- ganizations which must be maintain- ed under any circumstances and are Important in war than in peace.
"At this moment, thera arc undoubtedly a number of members of the Volunteer Force who are key men, and whose services will be re- quired in almitar occupations in war, either permanently or in the Initial stages, or who can only be spared from ther nornual dulles for service In the Volunteer Corps for a short period,
"It may be that there who may be spared for two or three days and then returned to their normal, elvit occupations.
are Bottle
"Tion. Members will no doubt with to know how employers are lo ensure the retention of the services in war of those members of their staff whom they regard key men. Any em ployer who considers that the services
of a member of his staff who has joined the Volunteers are essential In war must represent this fact to the Commandant of the Volunteer Defence Corps. The employer, musi, In fact, claim his man. If no satis factory agreement can be reached
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Blockade Hinders Shipping
But Japanese
Trade Falls
July 27, 1939.
Planes Bomb Peasants Japanese Terror To Stop Harvest.
MACAO, July 27. JAPANESE planes yesterday were active over Chungshan,
A MARKED falling off in the machine-gunning the farmers number of entrances and clear- harvesting their crops.
ances of junks and river boats onc
They also attacked motor buses,
ot which contained
four
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during the past year, due to the murderers wanted in connection with Blazing Action With G-Men of the Old West! Cxtension of Japanese hostilities an armed robbery in Macho recently, to South China, is mentioned in who were en route to Macao.
One of the men was killed and two the annual report of the Imports other wounded, while another person and Exports Department, which also died from wounds. was tabled before the Legislative Council this afternoon.
Prior to that, there was a steady increase in trade until the final quar- ter, of 1938 when a decline sot in owing to the Japanese occupation.
It is reported that a number of Japanese warships have appeared near Wangmoon-Reuter,
Robbers Killed
MACAO, July 27 The Chinese authorities captured four of a gang The total visible trade of the of eight robbers wanted in connection recent armed robbery in Cutuny during the year 1038 amount with a ed to value of $1,130,000,000 ns Macao, and yesterday, when accom- compared with $1,004,400,000 in 1937 panied by Chinese and Macao polleo and: $803,300,000 in 1930.
near Shekici, Japanese aeroplanes But In terms of quantilles,~~ | machine-gunned the party, killing according to an index number cons-one and wounding two of the tructed at the Statistical Department | prisoners.
of some 105 of the clief articles A Portuguese policeman miracul- ΤΟ
handled the Colony-the volume ously escaped injury.
of trade decreased by 10.3 per cent. Tension at Chungaban is increas
-t In 1938 an compared with 1037, and ❘ing; · following the appearance
which are machine- Running the farmers carrying out Increased by only 20.5 per cent, sacroplanes, compared with 1836.
This apparent paradox EAD be their harvesting, accounted for by the fact that during There are also an increasing num- the year 1938 several commodites|ber of warships, In the vicinity of were handled at higher prices but Wangmoon, including one big cruber. In tester quantites, although
Our Own Correspondent. change remained steady.
Japan's Loss
There was a large decrengo in the import trade front depan, which de- Filsed from $51,000,000 in 1937 to $18,000,000 in 1938.
CIGARETTES POPULAR
Hongkong Prefers The "Gasper"
CHIEFLY due to the break-
The occupation of Canton caused closure of all trade routes with That city, and in each of the first three quarterly periods of 1938 the trade of the Colony with South China averaged $70,900,000 per quarter; in! the final quarter it fell to $32,000,000. Junk Shipping Tied There was also a marked falling between the employer and the Com-off in the number of entrances and down of economic conditions in 1938, 7,919. junks China, there was an enormous entered and cleared 1$ compared increase in the local manufac- with 12,062 in 1937, and 7,447 river ture of cigarettes for export dur- vessels as against 0,852.
Southing the past year, according to Defore the blockade of "I hope very much that this ar- China, the Chino
tea trade was the annual report of the Imports rangement will be found very sails transferred to the Colony, with the and Exports Department, factory. Whatever decision is reach-result that the trade figures were ed in the case, the man will remain a member of the Volunteer."
mandant of the H.KV.D.C., then the
matter will be referred to a tribunal to be set up by His Excellency the Governor,
(Continuing)
Britains Warned
TIENTSIN, July 27. There are seventeen Britons it Taku and eleven nt Tangitti.
The British consular authorities
said they are not planning evacun- stood that the women and children at both places spent last night aboard a tugboat as a precaution.
tion at present although it is under-
The British loop HM.S. Sandwich has been standing by at Tangku since Sunday's riots.-United Press.
C.K.R. Re-opening
CANTON, July 27-Cantor-Kow- loon Railway will reopen for traffic and Shektan on between Canton September 1. Traffic is also to be resumed on part of Canton-Shamshu Raliway-Reuter.
clearances. In
abnormally swollen.
Total imports and exports of tea in 1038 amounted to $33,000,000 as compared with $7,500,000 in 1937.
CREMATIONS INCREASE
MORE AND
more
crema-
tiona are being carried out in Hongkong, a new record being set for 1938, according to the Urban Council's annual report, which shows that 36,138 crema- tions were carried out during the year.
This was an increase of 4,035 over the 1037 figure, and an increase of mare than 100 per cent, compared with the 1028 figure.
Consumption of tobacco of all kinds
for uli purposes came to 7,584,035 lbs.,
an increase of 1,085,000 lbs. over the previous year.
This brought in a record not re- venue of $5,180,701, which was $750.498 more than 1937,
The amount of drawback pald was also a record, amounting to $3,337,335, and the increase in revenue is due to the increased population consisting
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mostly of refugees from the interior, The amount of clean leaf Imported, however showed a decrease, and it
cems that importers are anding it TOMORROW cheaper to strip their tobacco in Hongkong rather than in Macao. An M-G-M
PICTURE
Cigarettes Popular Cigarettes account for 84 per cent. of the revenue collected on tobacco. Although there was a slight de- crease in the sales of local factories producing Chinese smoking tobacco, there is little doubt that cigarettes report comments that the have become more popular than ever abnormally high figure for 1038 was before with the local Chinese popu- due in the main to the serious small-lation. pox epidemic in the early part of
The
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During the year only 6,900 Illicit
the year, and, to the large influx cigarettes were seized, and this great of refugees caused by the extension reduction was-chiefly due to the low. of the Sino-Japanese hostiles to price in Hongkong, which made this
ype of snuggling unremunerative. Kwanglung and South China.
Macao Smugglors Smuggling of Chinese tobacco from Macao persisted, and towards the end of the year it became neccesary to request shipping com- panies to co-operate in suppressing tiis traffic.
CANTON "HOPE" CANTON. Jiy 27-Chairma
Public interments amounted puppet Peace Preservation Committee 21,521, and private totulled 14,040. had telegraphed Baron Hiranuma and
Six bodies were cremated at the the Japanese Ministers for Foreign
Japanese crematorium and 42 at the Affairs, the Navy and Arniy, stating Hindoo erematorium. There were that "our 30,000,000 Chinese earnest-
242 bodies deposited at the Tung Wah ly hope that the Imperial Japanese Hospital mortuary during the year to Army will get satisfactory results, await removal, and 278 bodies were according to the Imperial Policy." removed from the Colony before The reference is to the Anglo-Japan- burial. ese negotiations-Reuter,
"Full Details”
CANTON, July 27-Chinese news- papers in Canton have changed their Anit-Britists compaign in order to publish stories of the alleged "full details" of the British "surrender" to the Japanese in Tokyo.--Reuter.
Tientsin Strike
TIENTSIN, July 27, Chinese workers board British lighters 011 the Petho River have, started a gen- eral strike.
Anti-British slogans are belog dis- played on the tides of the lighters- Donnet,
Chungshan Landing
Reports received in Hongkong nt 3 p.m. stated that Japanese have. tfected a landing at Fu Yung Shan, near Wangmoon, Chungshan District. Jupancre warships subjected the coast to # severe preikninary bom- bardment. It la belleved that thi was the gun-fre heart in the Peak district of Hongkong yesterday morn- g. Chinese defenders are reported to be holding out. However, several points at Fuyungshan and Wanchia- wal are in Japanese hands.
Nullah Tragedy
During the height of the torrential downpour just before tin to-day, three boys playing in the nullah near the Peak Tram Station were swept down by a sudden rush of water and carried underground into the sen neor the V.R.C.
One of the boys was drowned; one was rescued in a serious condition and taken to the Queen Mary Hospl- ial; the third, who was also rescued, ran away.
Several well organised attempts at smuggling tobacco by false declara-
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Exhumations during the year ag-tions of the contents of packages were discovered, and there was one at- gregated 9,380, of which 5,007 were carried out by the Government and tempt by a local factory to defraud the revenue by mixing lily leaves 3,383 privately.
Another part of the report reveals (after treatments with lenf tobacco that the number of hawkers licences In the process of manufacture. issued or renewed up to September 30, 1938 was 11,722, the greatest
The California Clipper is sche- number of which were for itinerants
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July 20-The
Refugee Doctors Will Aid China
LONDON, July 20.-Lord and Assistant Secretary of Stale, Mr. Lady Horder welcomed the guests at Francis Sayre, has been nominated reception in honour of refugee by President Roosevelt to succeed losters who are joining the Chinese Mr. Paul McNutt as High Com-ted Cross, The Chinese Ambassa-
for the Philippines for, Mr. Quo Tal-chi, was present..
Lard Horder declared that doctors were candy to face the dengers and hardships of service in Chin, but were unable to proceed owing to lack ot equipment..
Reuter,
Interim Dividend
Messrs, Gibb, Livingston & Co.,
He made a strong appeal for finon- pport to provide this equip-
Lid.. the Agents of The Hongkong ment.-Reuter, Electric Co., Ltd., inform us that at a
Meeting of the Board of Directors and after Thursday, 7th September, held this morning an Interim Divid-| 1939, to thoro Shareholders whose end of Dollars ono per share was de- names appear In the Register of shares at the close of business on olare for the year 1939.
This dividend will be payable on Saturday, 26th August, 1930.
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