1940-05-30 — Page 23

Thursday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

May 30, 1940.

764 Chinese Junks Sunk In 2-1/2 Years Near, Hongkong Waters

JAPANESE

WARSHIPS

COLONY'S FISHING

THE SUGGESTION THAT THE JAPANESE ARE SEEKING TO‘DES- TROY THE CHINESE FISHING INDUSTRY IN SOUTHERN WATERS SO THAT THE LOCAL SEAS MAY BE MONOPOLISED BOTH NOW AND AFTER THE WAR BY JAPANESE FISHING BOATS, IS CONTAINED IN A REPORT ON THE HONGKONG FISHING INDUSTRY, WHICH WAS TABLED AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TO-DAY.

Supporting this contention, Professor G. A. C. Herklots points out that since the outbreak of the war up to September 25 last year, Japanese warships and armed trawlers had destroyed no-loss-than-764 Chinese fish- ing.junks registered in Hongkong.

These figures have been sup- plied by the Hongkong Chinese Fishermen's Guild.

They show that during 1937, the Japanese destroyed 129 Junks. In the following twelve months this num- ber jumped to 503, while

from

January to September 25 last year, 132 funks had been destroyed.

Threo Sorious Effects

Thus the effect of the Sino-Japan- ese war on the Hongkong fishing in- k three dustry has been serious

respeels; (a) destruction of junks,

and in consequence (b) a restriction

Decayed Teeth Prevalent Among Chinese Children

The prevalence of decayed teeth among Chinese.

of Ashing to territorial waters, and children is emphasised in a report of a survey of the oral

of fish.

therefore (c) a diminution of the field and dental conditions of Chinese children in Hongkong.

The report states that since August

The report was laid on the table at the Legislative

20, 1939, Japanese warships and

armed trawlers have Jennie Council this afternoon.

betivities. There are definitej records of 68 large and small fishing

waters of the

In its summary and conclusions, the report reveals that junks having been burnt just out-16 per cent, of 13,414 teeth examined in the course of the sur- side the territorial

vey were found to be carious, while 39,35 per cent. of 9,899 teeth Colony between August 21 and Sep- examined were found to be deciduous. tember 23.

In Biss Day more than 30 junks| were burnt in one day alone.

The obvious response of the Chin- ese fisherfolk to this persecution is to restrict their activities to terri- torial waters where they are pro- tected by British naval chips.

The abnormally large numbers of Junka to be seen in and near Aber- deen on any day now is evidence of this.

Loss Fish Supplies

The children furnishing these are refugees in the statistics emergency refugee camps,

The total number examined was Out of this number about 1,131, 1,000 were from Hongkong and its vicinity, und 120 from Central China.

Survey Discoveries

It was found that the incidence of caries affecting the occlusal surface of deciduous teeth was higher than the other surfaces, The effect on local fish supplies that affecting has been marked. Not only are the while the lingual surface was least territorial waters of Hongkong limit-affected.

So far as carious teeth are con-

Chinese children show,

contain certain cerned,

DESTROYING INDUSTRY

Steady Increase In Hongkong Burials

The steady increase in the number of burials in Hong- kong during the last ten years was maintained in 1939, according to the annual report of the Chairman of the Urban Council.

The number, of burials (Including cremations, etc.) in The Colony Tust year was 14794, which compares with 36,138 in 1938, 31,503 in 1937: 23,874 in 1936; 20,048 in 1935; 18,682 in 1934; 18,238 in 1933; 20,300 in 1932; 18,742 in 1931 and 16,482 in 1930.

There were no serious epidemics other than an out- break of cholera during the year, and the large increase in the number of deaths can only be attributed to the rapid growth of the Colony's population, says the report.

NEW INDUSTRIES SPRING UP HERE

Several new industries were opened up in the Colony last

nuts and coconnut shells.

year, including the manufacture of matches and of buttons from

There was a steady increase in the number of factories, particularly in weaving and knitting, hardware, and shirt and pyjama makers.

Factories producing gas" respirators and war implements for the Central Government of China have also increased. The

NEWS MAY output of rubber shoes, electric

YET BE WORSE

hand törches, batteries and bulbs, etc., for the Empire and oversea markets was well main- tained.

COLONY'S WORKERS Steady Increase During Year

Ulnar Sipreme Court,

Dainty underwear plays a large part

In keeping you cool during Summer.

Watson's Cotton Undies

AERTEX VESTS

Opera Top..

$2.25 each

AERTEX BRIEFS

SILK & COTTON VESTS

Straight Tops

Price $2.25 each

FINE COTTON VESTS

Price $1.75 cach

AERTEX PANTIES

2-Way Stretch Ideal for Sports or

Evening

$7.25 each

Price $2.50 each

BRASSIERES

the

Madelon Loudon, Satin and Lace Uplift. Price $4.95 each.

Madelon Loudon, Plain Lawn, Uplift. Price $3.50 each.

Plain Net Brassicre

:

$2.75 ea.

Level Maintained

The amount of unemploy Latterly the ban on Hongkong-ment in the Colony is difficult manufactured goods into Singapore to judge, many refugees still Grave Warning During has had its effect on the smailer pro-

ducers and some have gone out of being in the Colony" says the annual report of the Chairman Empire Broadcast business.

On the whole, the report of the of the Urban Council on LONDON, May 29 (Reuter). Chairman of the Urban Council states, question of labour. ed in extent, but they are shallow

industrial life of the Colony main- walers and only

Employment generally for the first species of fish, and a limited number higher incidence than English child-A warning to expect even tained its level throughout 1939 in

of the year was very The buccal and lingual surfaces Worse news in the days to come spite of the hostilities in China and ten months of individuals of these specles,

Again, the abundance af fish in of deciduous teeth of Chinese children was given to-day by Mr. Harold towards the end of the year in Europe, steady; most of the factories worked local waters is affected by tempera-have a higher incidence, while

getting raw materials that were majurity of them closed before the ture, and the cold currents that come proximal surface have a lower inci. Nicholson in an Empire broad-Some dificulty was experienced "Into their full capacity; although thei

formerly obtained from Europe, but regulation hours. caries in comparison with cast, to dence

that is gradually being overcome. There was steady increase in the

number employed in registered fac tories, and at the end of the year the number-was-approximately 57,500

Feb.

of

Dental earles is found to be more Dental ea

At this time of the year these of English children in England. | which did, not exist in previous wars

.

of

down

the east coast of China

He said that by employing methods Hongkong cause the Ash to migrate south.

It has been estimated that the prevalent among children of South the Germans might be able to land maximum possible dally catch in China than among those from Cen-Britain some thousands-of-troops

teeth

But, he said, the virile unbending pleuls China. Permanent

tral Hongkong waters is about 500 from April to July, and about 300 children from Central China grow ace of forty-five million people in in Britain would not let them. remaln in more regularly, and they erupi

on their shorts for look. nieuls from August to March,

Actually, however, this maximunt better order. is rarely caught, the daily catch The mean eruption time and the of eruption of permanent teeth during the calder half of the year order bring usually between 100 and 200 of Chinese children in South China correspond quite closely to that of piculs.

teeth that Those English children. Fish Shortage Hongkong is thus suffering com-erupt before the age of nine appear among the English, while paratively speaking from a fish cartier shortage. The report indicates this those that erupt after that age appear ariler among the Crest; deciduous by tabulating the quantities of salted earlier among the Chinese. fish available for sale in the Colony's) wholesale markets for the month of teeth is about 20 times more frequent August during the past three years. than that affecting permanent teeth.

Conclusions In 1937 there were 14,000 plculs: in 1938 this had risen to 17,000, but last year there were only 5,500 plculs,

Normally nearly 80 per cent. of is markets the saited fish in exported into China.

that

Outr

in

ways

of

10,599,073 Letters Handled

"Must Face The Fact" "We must face the fact that the

reach Germans may be able to decision in Flanders but it wilf not be a final decision," he continued.

"The great armies of France are now massing on a defensive line to the south-of-the-main-battle-area

last year 10,599,073 Germans that complete victory for or Dirigers and 1,000,059 which they had hoped.

are

deny the

In A Year

Skilled Labour Demand Skilled labour Was in demand principally in the shipyards.

There was nothing outstanding in the building trade. There was no

the scale In

of apprectable change workers' wages. Payment for plece- work, be the

ily for female workers, especially for continued to

for mass

common practice

production work.

The demand for labour was caslly met, but workers from brought down for

work.

"We know we shall be exposed to other articles as compared with Refugees too were takeal were

possible invasion.

on in some instances for similar reasons.

To overcome the labour, troubles a heavy bombardment from the air 9,171,727 and 689,952 in 1938 concluded and we are not so foolish as to were handled in the Chinese caused by the Shanghai workers, lacol From this survey It is that dental caries among Chinese neglect our precautions against delivery section states the 1939 labourers are being trained in some Jannual report of the Postmaster special work that was hitherto done children is provalent beyond doubt.

We Shall Beat Thom Again

by northerners, General, Hongkong. In order to improve the situation,

ensures

"Yet even the perfected 'organisa- Last Septent fo

The registered articles delivered dental treatments, pro-tion of the German land and air

which. 109,155 ber, however, it is estimated only 20 per cent (and that of poor phylaxis and dietetic-nt!justments armies cannot detract from the fact totalled 278,109, of

should urgently be resorted to, that the British Navy exists and is were from the United States and quality) was exported.

Hongkong consumed 25 per cent, When dental disorder is reduced, to-day more powerful and efficient Canada and 160,954 from China and other countries showing an increase and general health would improve, and than ever in history. of the August stocks in 1937

The whole

of 100,535 as compared with 175,574 country will rise as one in 1938. again in 1938, but the Colony absorb-general resistance against Infectious ed 80 per cent, of the stocks lost and other diseases would surely be man to resist an invasion and what-

There were 11,203 Insured packets ever contusion or destruction may dealt with last year an increase over August

momentarily occur the ultimate issue the 7,564 packets in 1939, is beyond doubt. We conquered them fance. We will conquer them again.”

This, says the report, Indicates that there has been a slight increase in

strengthened.

the use of salled fish locally In spite Small Compensation

of the very considerable drop of

salted fish available last year.

Normally a small quantity of fresh

fich la exported to Canton, but in tember last year no fresh sea-fish September

was exported.

As for

Japanese

craft, on

effect

investigallon shows that since

For Nazis

LONDON, May 20 (Router)-It is pointed out here that Germany has

the wrecked.

Neutral Comment

LONDON, May 29 (Router),—A special commentary in the Stockholm. newspaper, the "Tidningen." points out that even if the Aliled northern defeated the principal army were

Protecting Palace Of Westminster

LONDON, May 29 (Reuter)-Tho

Japanese Concentration In Hainan

troops from

The report that the Japanese have recently landed a force of 150,000

military and

naval transports on Hainan Island has been confirmed in Hongkong by a Euro- pean who has just relurned from Hainon Island.

The European said that he saw an

of the Sino- gained very little eonorate advan contest will remain between the Ger- Speaker of the House of Commons unusually large number of Japanese for the

war, and particularly of the tuge in Belgium. Jopa actions against local fishing

Practically no oil is left and the mans and the forces to a large extent announced to-day that it was con- troops being concentrated on Hainan Hongkong fish prices, iron ond steel Industries have been intact and reorganised by General dered necessary to bring into effect and that the cabled report, estimal-

Weygand.

Meanwhile it is by no means cer-special security arrangements for the ing their number to be 150,000 war

of Westminster. tain that

not an exaggeration. A large num- successful invasion of Permanent passes would be issued ber of naval units was also assembled England is possible. The Germans this afternoon and to-morrow for all in Hainan waters, he said. could land large numbers of porn members of Parliament, officers of chutists without difficulty, but they the House and other persons having

outbreak of hostilities there has been

It will take a long time for them an increase of from ten to 20 per to be put into working order again.

cent,

The outbreak of the European

war may have been responsible for

further increases,

Suffering Groat Hardships

Al the present time, says the

report, local fishermen are suffering

great hardships.

In

Fishing

A

Gilt-Edged Stocks would be comparatively useless un-regular employment or business in

Improve

LONDON, May 20 (Reuter)

Industrials show come gains but

strenuous industry at the best times; the Stock Exchange to-day, despite war, it is ten times as dangerous the paucity of business, gilt-edged It would be imposible to urge the holdings generally improved, fishermen to greater efforts, or to im-

control on pose too strict rotail price.

There is only one method by which the supply of fish could be increased

A

tess supported by large forces of the House. troops such as in Holland.

settled. The decisive battle is only

"Britain Is, after all, an island, and) extent, alleged by German pro- just beginning. this fact remains

unaffected to the

An invading army cannot By over the Channel, it must land! pagando. from ships, even if the advance

the many small losses were also recorded. forces go by air."

Government bonds were French higher, and Japanese bonds declined.

and the price lowered; that by

making the acas safe.

Blockade May Be Aim

Invasion Waining SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH" LONDON, May 29 (UP)-Britons to-day received the Brat official

WEAKNESS AFTER FEVER

your

When

temperature

It seems probable that the Ger- public warning that the British Isles begins to fall and you feel mans do not intend to occupy Britain might be temporarily invaded by you're getting better, then is

the German troops.

but rather expect to blockade country. This nico is a serious threat "The news le bad and we must ex- the time to start to rebuild

but must remembered that it become even the

the British Isles have also the North days that will follow," declared Mr. your wasted nerve and muscle Sea and the west coasts. Britain's Harold

Jaro Nicholson, Parliamentary tissues.

More Than 10,000 So far it has not been the policy of Hawkers' Licences British warships to protect junks outside the territorial ilmits and Hawkers' licences issued or renew-alluation

-dangerous, but one Secretary to the Ministry of Informa- extension of their protection may noted up to September, 1930, totalled mustn't expect a rapid decision by tion

in a B.B.C..broadcast to-night, Doctors have proved time be practical politics.

10,404. They were split up as attncis aeroas the Channel,

**y employing new methods of Concluding the report says: "In follows:

The Tribune de Geneve" says:

and time again that Horlicks warfare, Germany might succeed view of the facts given above, it Stallholders, 1,240; steamship, 134; "In ปี double

offensive against Eng temporarily in Invading Britain," he is not orily easily digested but would be futile at the present une native craft, 115; itinerant, 8,500; land and the new French defence sald, to discuss the food values of the pro-and newspaper, 418.

lue, Germany will come up against

also stimulates your faded They might be able to send aereas „teins of the different local fish.

resistance ten times greater, and her thousands of their troops. Never appetite and rebullds your ("Any flih la better than none."

terrible loses hitherto only giva atheless, virile and unending race exhausted body. You gain RAPION NË feeble idea of the Battle which lies of 45,000,009 people would not

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not

repeated the Marne veltory, they We know full well that we shall feel full of strength and ERAPION NG.. have. anyway,

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from the air, and we are not so vitality. Get Horlicks to-day "National Zeitung" says that foolish as to neglect our precautions at your store. whatever happens to the Horthern against a^ possible. Invasion of our farmy; the war is not; by any meina | Island."

'LONDON, May 20 (Reuter)-A „large number of men in the Metro- "politan Police War Reserve, Special pen❤ War Constabulary and Police aloners, who had returned to civilitan' life, are to be recalled, for service;

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