1941-01-02 — Page 2

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"HONGKONG AS REVEALED BY THE CAMERA" Second Edition. of the Over B1 excellent views Colony Price $150. Obtainable at Kelly & Waleb, Ltd., or from the Publishers South China Morning Post, Ltd., Wyndham Street.

NOTICE

2.

REGISTRATION OF PERSONS ORDINANCE NO. 12 OF 1939.

1.

A. REGISTRATION OF

BRITISH SUBJECTS

All British subjects (male and female) other than persons of į Chinese race and members of His. Majesty's regular Naval, Military and Air Force and the:Hong Kong"" Police Force shall within two weeks of arrival In the Colony make a return "In thờ approved form and shall 'deliver the return to the Police Registration of Persons'. Offico, 4th floor, Chung Tin Building. British subjects

NEW YEAR (excluding the exempted classes

REVELRY

Successful Functions

already mentioned) who change their residential -- or `· business address or who are about to leays the Colony shall report the fact to the Police Registration of Porsons Office within one week Kowloon Cricket Club on New Year's before any such change of address Eve when over 300 members and or intended departure.

At The K.C.C. There was high revelry at the

friends saw the New Year in charac-B REGISTRATION OF ALIENS teristic manner.

The hall was artistically decorated

1. All alions, other than thous for the occasion and dancing was enjoyed to music provided by the of Chinese race or those exempted Royal Scots dance band. Community by section 2 (5) of the Ordinance, dances were a feature of the pro who arrive in the Colony or who gramme which also included several change their residential or bual-| cabaret items.

During the evening three Siamese ness address or who are about to kittens, presented by Mrs J. Dobson, leave the Colony, shall report the were auctioned off on behalf of the fact in person or in writing for "South China Morning Post" and "Hongkong Telegraph" Homber Fund registration at the Registration and realised over $500, In addition Office (address above) within 18 a collection was made for the same hours after every such arrival or fund and altogether close on $1,100 within one week before every such were donated during the evening.

Yesterday afternoon a concert and change of address or intended tea party was held at the club for departure as the case may be. members children. Over 40 attend- ed and enjoyed

showing of sound cartoons and other film shorts," no

IT SHOULD BE PARTICULAR. well as a first-rate conjuring per formance. The event was rounded|LY NOTED THAT EVERYONE, off by the appearance, of Father Christmas (Mr F. Burch) who dis- tributed presenta from the large Christmas tree.

Relief Of Distress In China

Previously acknowledged $047,308.38) The Hongkong Chinese

Relief Association being part of the collections from a Flower Day... Interest up to 31/12/40..

760,00 238.50

$048,354.08

TWO GREAT

STARS in the most exciting jungle picture) ever filmed!

DOUGLAS

FAIRBANKS,

MADELEINE

CARROLL

SAFARI

A. Parqmawns Picture with

TULLIO CARMINATI MURIEL ANGELUS LYNNE OVERMAN

BILLY GILBERT

Directed by Edward K. Qrtistə ́

COMING to the QUEEN'S ALHAMBRA

C. WARNING

Thursday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

EFFECTIVE · STUDY of Misa Alison Fisher, "Funioty" artista who will be seen to-morrow night at the China Fleet Club Theatre. The revue is being Society for the Protection of staged to raise funds for the

Children.

January 2, 1941.

British New Corps To Fight Fire Bomb

Govt. Order

Special to the "Telegraph"

LONDON, Dec. 31 (UP).—Mr Herbert Morrison an nounced to-day that the Government had approved a plan for compulsory fire-watching to provide a sentinel for every build- ing, in the British Isles toʻcombat fire raida. Ho launched a general mobilization of fire spotters and said that compulsory scheme may affect everyone.

BANKS

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA ♣ CHINA.

· Incorporated by Royal Charter" 1851. Paid-up Capita). 75. Š1:23,000,000. Hosurve Liability of Proprietors £3,000,000 „klasarve Yund Viski,................ £3,000,000

READ 'OFFICE:=LONDON, 38 Mishapsgate, H.C.1.

* Bub-Agencies in Loudanı,

117/123, Leadendall Street, K.GJ.

West End Braächt-

* .

10/16, - Cockspur Atrest, 8.WA,

Afanchester franchi

52, Bosley Street, Manchetaer, K.

Alor Star

Bangkok

Harbin Hongkong Ipah Ballo

The broadcast followed cri- being needlessly burned, includ ticism of his department for the Ing Gulidhall. A dearth of fire watchers which LONDON, Dec. 91 (Beuter)-A Amritsar

somo Batavia resulted in scores of buildings mass levy of fire watchers

millions of men and women, house" | Bombay holders and shopkeepers and workers; Calcutta

Agencies: in office buildings, factories and ware- Lilive Street holae was called for by the Hame Patrilo Place Lumpur Secretary Mr Herbert - Morrison, Canton broadcasting-to-day (Tuesday) after Sawnpore the great fro raid on the City of Colombo London. ZBW; 855 metres (845 k.e.) andre not a single incendiary bomb, Hankow

"We must quickly get to the point aliong 31.49 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles) wherever it falls, has a chance of

RADIO

cession,

ira.

1.0 Local Time Signal and Weather Report.

Cebu

Delhi

Rangoon Rotzon -Bemarang - Heremban Khunghat Singapore

Karachil

Klang

Kobe

Sitiawan

Kynia

Бангардул

Kuching

Taiping Tienikin Tengkah

Man

Medan

New York

Peiping

Peking)

Penang

~~(Chuket) Tongtro Yokohama

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened

and

SWEEPING UP CITY London Havoc

("REUTER'S" "PECIAL

CORRESPONDENT)

LONDON, Jan. 1 (Reuter).— Dynamite is to be used to mako the City of London safe. A hundred Royal Engineers and pioneers arrived with the his- toric square a mile area to-day (Wednesday) to speed up the work of demolition necessitated by the Nazla "witches' " Sabbath of fire and destruction.

The ruins of many structures stand In a dangerous condition and engineers have ordered the use of dynamite where necessary. This fate awaits mony a historic church or hall whose walls withstood the winds of centuries, p

An the list of devastation is com piled there comes to light the destruc- tions of yet another building, Trinity House.

saw to-night destruction that it Is hard to believe could ever happen

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General here. On either side, and practically Banking Sizsiness transacted.

from end to end the street "is

or shorter periods in Local or Other Cut- It is not only Londoners then-, FIXED DEPOSITS received for One Year street of skeleton bulldings.

meles at rates which will be quoted on selves who are participating in the application.

work of demolition, the first SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in towards building anew. Those who step Local Currency and able on application live in distant Colonies have played allowed at rates obtainable on application

The Bank's lead Omee in London their helping part, undertakes Executor & Trustee busines

"Mauritius, Hongkong,

Aden, more and claima recovery of British Income

Tex Overpaid, on terras which is be the Bahamas, in fact, in every colony ascertained at any of lu Agencies and people have since the outbreak of war subscribed canteens for use in ale rald emergencles.. Each canteen Is inscribed with the name of the Colony which gave it.

12.15 p.m. Short Service of Inter-taking a drm hold. It is dangerous work, dangerous enough to make an 12.30 Stuart Robertson (Bass-Barl-appeal to the best of your manhood tone) and the New Mayfair Orches-and womanhood. Not a single house ur building in our town must be lett uncared for.

To employers and employees of shops, offices and factories, Morrison anid.

The call to you is even Romantic (Alm The Road to Singapore'); The Moon and the Wil-pressing than to householders. In Tree (alm The Road to Singa more cities than one some of you pore); Comes Love (Brown & lately have falled your country, This A total of $1,500.008.95

reached Other). WOJ

must never happen again. yesterday by the War Fund Inaugurated by the s. 6. M. Post, Ltd., with the following donations:

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Royal Hongkong Golf Club_{Pro- portion of Entrance Fees, Clirist- mer Meeting)

"Fatahan Party xem Mackintosh's Match

3. C. 8. (füs donation)..... Wie for Dinner Box ti cent Ane)

Sally.................. penu Ada' Party KILC.C. “Ducku and

fingers" (2nd donation) ........... HI.K.C.C.-Some Members

donation) *******

Hongkong Cricket Club......

Butter-

M. & D. D. In memory of this late

Clon

Mr. Neil Lang) ............... Fintoon. "A" Company, 2nd Da The Royal Scot ******* EXCEPT THOSE EXEMPTED Dr Tuinger Lecond donation) Mr C. Austin (monthly donation) ABOVE, MUST REGISTER Sirs E. J. Grant (monthly dona EITHER AS BRITISH SUBJECTS Dr RC. Jones (monthly donationį OR AS ALIENS. PERSONS WHO Mr. Howitt (secand donation) HAVE NOT ALREADY REGIS. Hetaliate (second donation) TERED AS BRITISH SUBJECTS | Mr and Mrs 1, O'M. Deane (month-

ly donation January) OR AS ALIENS ARE REQUEST- | n."A. 9. E. Workahop

Mr and Mr

ED TO DO SO WITHOUT DELAY. F. Clark in

C. G. PERDUE, Commissioner of Police. 31st December, 1940,

mg

FOR. THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN

What to do to help a child

Anyone knowing of a child who has been assaulted, neglected, or ill-treated in a manner likely to cause unnecessary suffering or injury to health, or knowing of a parent who is seeking advice on any matter concerning a child, would be doing an act of kladness by communicating at once with--

The Hon. General Secretary, H.K.S.P.C., Old City Hall.

The Inspector, 49, Pokfulam Road, st floor.

The Inspector, 82 Stone Nullah

Lane, 2nd Floor,

memory of the late Mr Nell Hotty-housey. Stanley European Health Inspector

Cen-

· Lead District Office, third dona

"W. H. E. C." (monthly donation) Me . E. Dertin (monthly

tion)

tong-

Miss S. M. Bwift monthly dona-

tian)

Air "Stuart ́ ́ Longfleid’ ́ ́ (menthly

donation)..

Mr Brie W. Pudney (In lieu of

Christmas Cards) Sergeant Mess, It. R. V. 'D." &

Christmas morning

K, J. and E. Martin (in memory of

the late Mr Neil Lang) Me and Mis J. E. Kotwall (In memory of the. Jato Miss Jean Larken) "Blackboy

#25

14.91

To Songs by Dorothy Lamour.

1.13 Swing Music, - 1.30 Reuter & Rugby Press, Weather Forecast and An

Ancounce ments.

1.45 Strauss-Don Juan' Tone Poem Op. 20.

London Philharmonic Orchestra 5.10 conducted by Fritz Busch.

64.00

as gena 3 2 2 39888 267 8 8 § * 88 8 a

Hope that these things will be done freely and that the response to my appeal will be full and overflowing?

great deal has already been accomplished but more organisation is needed. Nothing will be left to chance. The

The question of fires raises In the most urgent and direct form

Branches.

R. A. CAMIDGE,

Mangar.

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED,

Head Omeo:-15, Gracecharch Street, London, E.C3.

2.68 Songs by Maria Olszowaka the principle of compulsory part- Authorised Capital (Contralto).

The May Night (Brahma): Sapphic Ode (Brahma); Let

(Rinaldo-Handel).

2.15 Close down.

5.45 Indian Programme.

Mo

£3,000,000 1,500,000

1,050,000

WAR PROSPECTS FOR 1941

Gen. Smuts'' Reviews LONDON, Jan. 1 (Router),—Allied 1,254,600 victories during the second half of 1040 would have a. profound effect In 1941, declared General Jan Smuts, in a New Year's message to the world broadcast from South: Africa.

BANK HRBI The Bank of England & Midland Bank, Ltq,

time service in relation not only to Subscribed Capital this immediate problem but possibly Paid-up Capital ........ to other aspects of civil defence as Reserve Fund and fest Weep well.

Compulsory Service "The principle of compulsion has 6.30 Closing local Stock Quotations, to-day been affirmed by the Govern 6.32 Schumann Programme,

ment and details arc

now being Bangkok Devotion (ark,

latzt)....Elleen Worked out and will be announced Calcutta Joyce

Der as soon as possible. Compulsion will Colombo (Piano); Mondnacht; Masshaum....Karl Erb (Tenor) with apply to everyone of every grade as Deli Plano; Romance in A Major, Op. 14ers of the situation may require. Hongkong 2... Yehudi Mirubin (VI) kinds, large and small, will be sub-poh

Factories and businesses of all Howrah No. 2... w. Plano accomp. Carnaval-Ballet

Music.. London

01.30 The Lotus

Tokyo Minister Asked To Resign

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" TOKYO, Jan. 1 (Domel)-The

threatened dispute in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry came to an

Gigli (Tenor)

savere penalties for any

Orchestra Ject to

BCC .Grillen Benno Moiselvlich (Piano)

7.0 London Relay The News, 7,15 London RelayQuestions of the Hour',

estiaminoi Beglest of their obligations.

7.30 Brahms--Sensia No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108.

1st Movi Allegro, End Mov: Adagio, 3rd Mov: Un poco presto e con senti- mento; 4th Mov: Fresto agilato........ Joseph Sziget (Violin) and Egon Petri (Plano).

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7.55 Brahms' Waltzes. Symphony Orchestra conducted by Waiter Gochr.

8.0 Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements.

Barty

Jaffna

Kvanton Kandy Karachi

sile

Kota Bharu Kumis fl

Madras New York Penang'

Rangoon Shanghat Elmle Kuala Lumpur Singapore Kuala Trengganu

TRUSTEE AND EXECUTORADIP UNDERTAKEN.

General Smuts

that world opinion no longer German victory as certain or even probable.

Asserting that Hitler must seek a decision in 1941, General Smuts sald that if Hitler was going to stake his fortune on a

a successful invasion of Britain, there would be no object in and delaying the attack as the longer in- vasion is delayed, the stronger the defence would become.

It might come very soon in the rency and Fixed Deposits received in not likely to be delayed beyond 1041.

Current Accounts opned in Local Cur- new

yenr and in any case it was Local Currency and Sterling on tenns that When the attack did come, Hitler

HONGKONG BRANCH Every description of Banking We have a shrewd and crafty Exchange Business transacted.- enemy but we will beat him. Cheer yourselves with the thought that he only changes his tactics because we make him because the old tactics do not pay.

"Fall in, the fire-bomb fighters!" may be ascertained, on application.

No Hasty Decision LONDON, Jan. 1 (Reuter)-The Government's decision, to mobilise IF YOUR CHOICE BECOMES the people compulsorily if necessary for Arc-aghting is no sudden change

A QUESTION of palley or a panic measure. says "Reuters" Lobby Correspondent.

The whole question has been under consideration for some months,

The chief difficulty to overcome is

in regard to blocks of offices, contain-

8.03 Marck Weber and Ills Oring many tenants, churches, ware- chestra.

houses and other public buildings. Waltzes-Blonde or Brunette; Tales As far as householders are con- of Autumn (Waldteurel): Waltz cerned, i good deal of voluntary Drink, Drink, Brother, Drink work has already been done, in (Bendix); Life In the Vienna Prater providing are fighting parties and it (Translateur).

is expected that the development of 8.16 StudioLocal Newsletter. these parties into bodies capable of 9.30-Studio-Plano Recital by dealing with the needs of each district Caroline Braga

will not take long.

The Inspector, 12. Sal Yeung Choiend when Mr Shinsuke Rishl strong-1 10. (delssohn); 4.

1. Prelude and Fugue in C Sharp

2. Blunerstuck, Op.:

3. Duel. Op. 38, Fleecy Clouds, Op. 53, No. 2 (Men- The

delssohn).

Major minded young Vice-Minister, present- Sted his resignation formally to the

No. 0 Ichizo Kobayashi. on Tuesday after- Commerce and Industry Minister, Mr

St., Kowloon..

The Inspector, 52, Argyle. Kowloon

All further steps will be taken, and expenses borne, by the Society.

The Informant's name will be kept strictly private, except in cases where malice is proved,

NOTICE

DEFENCE REGULATIONS 1940

The following rates will be charged for mating single copies of the following newspapors abroad-

South China Morning Post Ching and Macuo 16 cents por copy.

British Empire and Foreign 25 cents per copy The Hongkong Telegraph Chinu and Macao 14 cents per copy

16 centa Saturdays

British and Foreign

20 cents per copy

25 cents Saturdays.

NAVICERT'S FOR EIRE

noon.

he had requested, Mr Kobayashi ap- Accepting the resignation which pointed Mr Shinichi Kojima, Director of the Trade Bureau, as the new Vice Minister, Mr Kobayashi inter in the afternoon sought the Premier, Prince Konoye's understanding regarding the change of the Vice-Minister,

Thought it was a DUODENAL ULCER

Near the base of the stomach, is the part which doctors call the duodenum. It is the seat of the duodenal ulcer which every stomach sufferer naturally dreads because it so often means a serious and painful operation,

Many people who get pain in the pit of the stomach have feared they were in for a duodenal ulcer only to find, after taking few doses of Maclean Brand Stomach Powder at home, that their fears were complete- Iy unfounded and that this wonderful powder had effected a remedy. It is a truly joyful experience.

8.50 Orchestral ́Interlude,

.The Opera Orchestra

Charantasio (Bizet)

Decca LY BO09.

recea

News Commentary.

9.0 London Relay-The News &

the Cassant Club Orchestra.

9.30 Buly Mayeri (Piano) and

D. BENSON, would put all the vast strength of his Manager. incomparable war machine into it.

For

him and his Nazi order it would be a question of life and death. So, also it would be for Britain, her Em-' pire and the whole British Common- wealth, and so it would be for the cause of freedom throughout the world.

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10.0 Grand Variety Programme of Popular Choruses, Orchestral and In-037||

strumental,

11.0

Close down..

MAN OF 1940

"Time" Selects British Prime Minister

NEW YORK, Jan. 1 (Reuter) --- Winston Churchill has been selected "Man of the Year" for 1940 by the weekly magazine, Time".

This designation is given every year by the editors to the

man or woman who has effected the shost dramatic change in the course of history during the past year.

was Hitler, and for 1939 Stalls.

Time's" man of the year for 1938

Chinese Consulate

In Bombay

BOMBAY, Dec. 31 (Reuter).-The Chinese Vice-Consulate here is to be a Consulate from January 4.

The new Consul, Mr Tsinng Chia- tung, is urriving on January 3."

If you are suffering from stomach pain try a course of Maclean Brand Stomach Powder. You will be sur prised at the relief that will come to you, perhaps after only a few doses. Be sure to ask for MACLEAN BRAND Stomach Powder which is only genuine if the signature "ALEX. C. MACLEAN' appears on bottle and ATHENS, Dec. 31 (UP).—The Warj carton, Maclean Brand Stomach Ministry to-day declared: "In local Powder is never sold, loose, but only, successful operations, ንሮ captured

tablets

LONDON, Jan. 1 (Router).-in-bottles, he tunists are available The British system of navicerts If you have any difficulty in obtain and commercial passports is store write to Banker & Co., P.O. ing it from your local chemist or being extended to exports from Box 760, Hong Kong Eire.

The Minister of Economic Warfare, announcing this, says that from January 22 it will be necessary for exporters in Eire to obtain navicerta for shipments to a number of specified countries and ships sailing without a navicart will be liable to seizure to- gether with any items of cargo"{mbl covered by individual navicuris un

ZAPDO

ROPOLE

Greek War Report

prisoners and abundant materinis in-

·cluding eight guns. An enemy tank attack was repulsed and one tank was captured,

GERMAN OIL TRAIN

DERAILED P

A train -composed mostly. of oli innks and trucks on their way: from Rumania -to: Germany 'was derolled

recently between' Zagreb and Ljub Ijana. :: Sabotage was suspected.

The railway line-war damaged an severely that traffle was unable to move all daya, Yugo-Slay* papers were forbidden by the censors · lo print the news.

CHUNGKING'S

XMAS VISIT Feeble Japanese Raids CHUNGKING, Dec. 31 (Reuter),

two groups Japanese aircraft in raided Szechuen on Monday,

The first group comprising nineTM acroplanes. raided Chengtu while the second group, also comprising nino aeroplanes, also raided Szechuan but. details of the raid are not yet known here

..

The alarm sounded here at 9.45 but no "urgent" alarm was sounded and raiders never appeared In the vicinity of Chungking where the "all clear" sounded at 1.20 p.m. Chengtu was subjected to one of the longest air alarms it has experienced but no bombs dropped in the elty and the raiders seemed to concentrate their attention on the south, airfield which was machine-gunned continu-

bombs were also dropped.

GLOUCESTER BLDG. ously for over half an hour. Some

A GOOD WATCH

IS NOT

A LUXURY

A

IT IS

NECESSITY

WE

HAVE A LARGE STOCK

of

GOOD WATCHES

at

REASONABLE PRICES.

There were about nine fighter- bombers over the city or its environs for over an hour. leaving about 1.15 p.m.

COLONY'S WAR INDUSTRIES

Indian Delegates Here To Investigate Arising out of the recent Eastern Group Conference in New Delhi at which Hongkong was represented, two dolegates. have arrived in the Colony to explore the possibilities of in- dustries here in connection with the Empire war effort.

It was learned that at the Con- ference the delegates were so im- pressed by the possibilities of Hong- kong Industries as told by the- Colony's representatives that they determined to send two persons here to investigate into the prospects.

An extensive programine, it la understood, has been arranged for the two delegates who paid a visit to the. Kowloon Docks yesterday.

No Iron From U.K.. For India

NEW DELAU, Déc. 31 (Reuter) — The

importation from Britain to india of various types of Iron and Sicel, including ingots, plates, sheets, ¡tubes, hoops, wheels," castinga And (bolls has been prohibited.

The ban does not affect iron and steel. Imported for trans-shipment "elsewhere::or despatched on through Jednsignment to India not later than

January 1, 1911, or covered by open.. mariera) licence or 'spoetul licences