1941-05-26 — Page 5

Monday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

May 26, 1941..

Agricultural Work In

New

Territories

The annual meeting of the New Territories Agricultural Association was held at Cafe Windsor on Satur- duy, with 10 good attendance of members and friends. The accounts were presented on behalf of the Hon. Transürer.

The Chairman, the Rev. II. 16. Weils, sald in part:

We have now been associated for ten years, and we should consider how much we have done to carry ,out plans and what may be further. The Recounts have

Соле been

read and we consider them as very sutisfactory.

our

work

BUYING

BABIES

Japanese Consider Nazi Cult

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" TOKYO, May 24 (Domel).—Mov-

We are grateful to the Government ing another step toward increasing for the annual grant which enables the population of Japan proper lo us to carry on, but we need much one hundred million by 1953, the more support if we are to develop Ministry of Public Welfare is con-

the fullest extent. lo

templating introducing a Nazi-Inspir- Apart from the generous support of et muri

urrlage al fund system by Mr Joseph who is our great bene- which the contractors will not have factor we would not have been able to return the money provided that to show such good results. He has four children are born during a helped to improve the place and a period of 10 years after the marriage. prepared to help us further by buy- ing adjacent land on good terms for the reller, if it is offered at a suitable price; he also kindly supplied funds for tools and for book, and

visited the station personally

on several occasions, and examined the the farm and of work of the students.

Under the system, sums of Yen 500 to Yen 1,000 will be loaned to men marrying under the age of 30 and women under the age of 20 who are free from hereditary discuses and physical defects.

Instalment Plan

10

The money is to be returned on years The Kernel Seed company oceu-monthly Instalments in pled a large section of our land with without Interest but a quarter of the a view to attempt the production of loan will be deducted for a baby born seed suitable for this climate. They during a period of ten years.

The Ministry is also planning a arranged for a period of six years, which has not yet expired, and we system by which families with five hope they may be successful. Their children will receive a subsidy of accounts and those of Mr Leung Tak Yen 10 monthly for every additional are not included in our accounts: baby. they report that they did not earn us

The plan being drafted by the uch as they invested during the Bureau of Population will be present- year. Our thanks are due to themed to the next, Diet session. for this most valuable service.

It should be noted that much of our Endowment Fund has been used and we must gradually repay It, and build up that fund, so that the Interest may appear as an annual contribution, and help to develop the work. For this a large capital sum * is needed!,

Though there, are parts of our work that we have not yet been able to carry out, everyone in Hongkong realises the value of our work und knows that we have helped the farmers so that the supply of veget ables produced on the Territory has

Japan Looks

-

To Her Air Defences

UFS

́ISLAND RAID-One of the British Invasion barges loaded with prisonors returns to the expedition ship during the raid-on, tha Lototon Islands, off Norway. Dense smoko risos beyond the bleak coastline, where the British set fire to fish-oil factories used by the Nazis

to manufacture explosivės. The British captured 215 Nazis.

Australia's Child Endowment Plan Is Major Social Measure

TO TELL U.S. OF

THE Child Endowment measure recently passed by the Commonwealth Par- liament constitutes a major national advance in social betterment in Australia. “It is a national investment in persons as compared with things.”

The endowment provided is at the rate of 5/- per week for all children under the age of 16 years in excess of one child in SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" each family. Payments will be made in respect of all eligible TOKYO, May 25. (Domei).—children irrespective of the means, occupation or social condi-

pay more wages to men with familles ! Representatives of 27 private tion of the parents. organisations hitherto engaged Payments will be made direct than to others the family men would individually in air defence to the mother except in special not get a job at all.... Two thirds

at the Home circumstances to be prescribed which is approximately the propor

of the cost wil be borne by payrolls The Institute has been carried on Ministry on Saturday and decid-by legislation.

tion that will be paid to wage with a reduced number of students, el to pool their resources for the

Children otherwise endowed e.g. corners." and endeavours are being made to secure a large number of 'working creation of a better coordinated the children of war pensioners come students to carry on our Promises of support to local students

increased enormously.

Fower Students

activities met

work system for the protection of Japanese cities from air attacks. The meeting was the sequel to the

reached at the Vicc Minister's Conference on May 8, which proposed the general mobili- sation of civilian experienced talents to improve air defence.

have been made. It is hoped that others will resist in such Support. Mr David Chung has done very good decision work in the Institute and we forward to its further development. In January last year we were unable to hold our show as the building was occupied by the Military Authorities until about the middle of November, so that it did not leave enough time to arrange for the show. An effort to get the local people to hold a show with our assistance. was not successful

Coordinated Groups

within the scope of the scheme as

also children residing in private charitable institutions and children boarded out by the State, but not in institutions wholly or substantially supported by State funds.

Aboriginal children will be treated the same as white children in com- parable circumstances.

Social Progress

"Child endowment," Mr Holt told.

the Parliament, "will help to en- sure that the exigencies of war do not deprive our children of the necessary food and clothing

[ Ask the House,” he said "to augurato another major reform which

will stand as a con- splenous landmark along the road of social progrem.";

A.R.P. JOB

An Englishwoman who was given up for dead after being injured in a night raid has left for New York to teach A.R.P. to Americans,

She is Mrs Humphrey Plow- den, A.R.P. Warden in a Lon- don suburb. New Yorkers will British subjects coming from

hear first-hand her views about overseas may claim endowment | The Leader of the Opposition, Mr how their city could stand up after twelve months' residence.

Curtin, told the House of Representa- to a "blitz" such as London has The present number of children Ilves that Labour accepted under 18 years of age in Australia Government's assurance that the pay- endured, groups, nonely, surveillance, look- it is 4,830,000 and of this number roll tax was the best present methodį

The conference heard iniks trom Government officials and experts, after which I approved the proposal envisaging air defence organisation in seven separate but

Bid

that 1,000,000 will be

000 Australian familles.

the

coordinated is about

She will tell them how to deal Owing to world War conditions, out and signalling; air raid warning: eligible for child endowment pay-of financing the scheme and when with fire bombs, how to sandbag

the bill had passed Bil seed was delayed last autumn and black-out control and camouflaging;

Mr A.RP. posts, and she will help to stoges the output of foreign vegetables was bomb shelters; are aghting; first ments. The scheme will assist 500,- Curtin said. "The House looks with organise fire-fighting parties.

appreciation and admiration at the As a guest of the British War Re- Inbour expended by the Minister (Melief Society Committee, she will Holt) on this measure. It will give lecture to the Greater New York him a notable place in the unnals Hospitals Association. of his generation."

rather less than usual. Native and decontamination and general vegetables, however, were abundant direction.

and

no doubt the local farmers reaped the benefit.

It is understood that the plan win undergo further touching-up by the The Director of Medical Services authorities concerned, after which it

Interest in

throughout the will be applied has taken much health-of-lic people in the New Nation Territories, but the task is almost a superhuman one.

is

A great dent of propaganda circulatect about foodstuffs, and in our 1940 book we printed a simpic entechism in Chinese on vitamin. We may help by producing vegetables that have body-building properties.

the

Red-Nazi Pact

First Child Excluded The first child of a family will not come within the scope of the scheme for two reasons. First of all, on the commonwealth Arbitration

Court's recent finding the basic wage as fixed from time to me is considered ade-- quate for

a family unit of three-a man wife and one child. One child In a basic wage family need be at no disadvantage in the matter

Nutrition and clothing become matters of

as the numbers increase.

Secondly, the inclusion of first children

In the bencßt would have Increased the cost of endowment in

nutrition. Feeler Meets

This will benefit the New Territories Soviet Scorn

and also Hongkong.

The Government seem to be aim- Ing at getting more land under cul- tivation and so helping Hongkong to be self-supporting in case of need. we shall be doing a valuable public

It we can assist in this kind of work

concern

af

Australia by over 30 per cent. that

MOSCOW, May. 25 (Reuter). "All attempts to penetrate the skulls of their Finnish buffoons are hopeless. What can a paper cost. Obviously

cou

no

SECOND SILVER WEDDING

་

Sir Lawrence Jones, wealthy is, it would add £11,000,000 to the baronet, Lord of the Manor of large sum of £13,000,000 which the Fakenham, Norfolk, aged 83, accepted scheme ts estimated to

Government celebrated his second silver service,

look like which publishes these

could contemplate such a great in- wedding recently. Our thanks are due to those above ridiculous absurdities?"

crease in the charge on revenue on And he attributes his long mentioned and also to mer

members of

"Pravda" carries this fierce rebuke top of that made inevitable, by war and peaceful life to his interest the outgoing Committee, especially to

requirement. very from the pen of its well-known com- Mr C. Teizel who has been

mentator оп foreign

in_spiritualism, policy, M.

Liberal Provisions prominent in making suggestions for

{Zaslavski. the improvement of our work. And The Berlin correspondent of the

Kwok Auditor, Mr

Pul- chicung, and Hon. Legal Adviser, the Finnish pubilention, "Helsinki Cano- Hon. Mr M. K.

and Iton. mat," had sent a report that "there isa possibility of an agreement being Treasurer Mr Tong Tsung-po.

Our thanks are niso presented to signed whereby the Ukraine would all subscribers, Sir Robert Ho Tung be leased to Germany."

to our

LA,

M. Zaglavski says:

and Mrs (Dr) H. H. Tsong, the Hongkong and Fanting Hunt and Race Club, China away childish things."

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Made of Poplin in white, blue,

grey and tan, also white, cream and grey in a new sponge cloth, cool and absorbent.

All have collars attached to match body of shirt.

$11.50 net

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ON

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BY USING

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FOR

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AND

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WRITE, CALL OR PHONE

Mrs Plowden was on duty at her HONG KONG & CHINA GAS COMPANY, LTD. post when a German bomber, still

carrying its full cargo, crashed 100 Central Showroom Gloucester Bldg., (Corner of East Arcade). Tel. 24704. away. The terrific explosion-Kowloon-Showroom-240-Nathan-Rd.,-(Corner of Jordan Rd.). Tel 57341.. destroyed the post, killing three

wardens.

The blast tore down a brick wall and Mrs Plowden was buried under the debris. She suffered concussion and extensive bodily injuries.

Corpse Walked!

Taken for dead by rescue and de- molition squads, she was left beside three corpses and covered with a tarpaulin.

Later, when the rescue men re- turned, they found that one of their

"corpses" had vanished.

Mrs Plowden was located a short distance away, partly re- covered from shock, and working away with the other wardens, She didn't know that anything had happened to her until she discovered He said to a reporter: "I am blood on her clothes. An endowment of five shillings

Her husband is

a Major in the. for each child after the first is in convinced of the truth of sur- advance of anything attempted in vival after death, and for that 17th (British) Lancers, and her son

reason I have never attempted a Captain in the Royal Artillery.

Australia or elsewhere.

the New

Scheme--the only State scheme which wife.

South Wales to communicate with my first)

Under

Is now superseded by the Common-

eovers all

45.

Marian Talley Divorce Suit

PRESIDENT LINER SAILINGS

To SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES via Shanghal, Kobe & Honolulu

SS "Pres. Cleveland" SS "Pres. Coolidge" SS "Pres. Pierco"

... June 5 SS "Pres, Taft"

June 16 SS "Pres. Cleveland" June 30 SS "Pres. Coolidge" To NEW YORK and BOSTON

via Manila, Singapore, Penang, Colombo & Capetowa

SS "Pres. Monroe" SS "Pres. Jackson" SS "Pres. Adams"

TO MANILA

SS "Pres. Cleveland" SS "Pres.. Coolidge" SS "Prest. Plerce"

June 1 SS "Pres. Harrison"

July 13 SS "Pres. Hayes" July 20 SS "Pres. Garfield"

July 15

July 30 Aug... 9

.

7 Aur

Aug.

8

*... Aug, 24 To SINGAPORE via MANILA

May 30 *SS "Pres. Madison" June, 7 Dorothy Luckenbach June 23. Harry Luckenbuch To NEW YORK and BOSTON vla San Francisco, Los Angeles and Panama

SS "Pres. Taylor" SS "Pres. Madison"

June 10 *+Harry Luckenbach

July 19 *†Andrea Luckenbach July 19 SS "Pres. Harrison" -

• Carro only. + Omits Boston.

** AMERICAN *

Jane 1B June 21 June 28

July 26

Aur. 12

Aur. 28

PRESIDENT LINES

"It is time that wealth legislation-the payment was

"In the case of one who has been: Shanghai Bank. this correspondent grew up and put | gs. per week per child in excess of very hear to you the dificulties of Light and Power Co., Ltd., Green

and

one, but it was restricted to certain communication through a medium A Fairy Tale

low wage. families whereas the very great. Island Cement Co., Ltd., Messru Referring to the Russian children's Commonwealth scheme

have had

many bereavements, Fung Kel-cheuk, Tong Wal-tong, favourite nonsense thyme about cray-families.

but have never wanted to get into Adolph Eckstrom, estranged Tang Pak-kau, Chan Kam-po, Chan fish working in the field with ham-

of Marian Talley, Chan-num and W. T. Stanton, und

In New Zealand the present Labour touch with any of those who have husband mers, M. Zaslavski says that if that Government's scheme provides gone, but I have communicated with former Metropolitan Opera star. many others too numerous to men correspondent heard this song, he per week per child in excess of two. others and have been quite satised told a Hollywood judge recently tion.

would send

message: "It is learn- European schemes existing prior to that messages had come through.'

**Dorothy Luckenbach that she tried to conceal the Mr Wu Wai-kay read the Chinese ed from reliable sources in the Soviet the present war either did not endow

Norfolk Home сору

of the statement; and

of the Union that crayfish are being used the first child or paid at a lower rate. Peychical Research, and a member daughter whose custody she now members of the Executive Con- for work in the fields: armed with

their five-year-old was president of the Society of birth mitice and officers for 1941

How Scheme Is-Financed were hammers, they are cutting hay in then elected.

Kholkhoz."

Finance for the scheme will be of the council for 40 years, and am seeks.

still a member.

Eckstrom, in an answer to her suit provided by a tax on all payrolls at shall not trouble to explain to

"But I felt it would not be wise for divorce and custody.

of Susan the rate of 24 per cent, on amounts this Finnish paper that no crayfish in excess of £20 per week. This tax to carry on indefinitely with in- Eckstrom, sald his wife was afrald fare working in Russian fields," con-

vestigations, Icludes the commentator.

motherhood would jeopardise her will be paid by the employer and is Sir Lawrence sald that he sleep movie career. expected to yield £7,000,000 a year.

Ho A further sum of £2,000,000 will be stairs every night in his Kensing

said she cared nothing for ton house. "I am a bit of a fatalist. motherhood, and powerful reducing obtained by the abolition of the inYou get more fatalistic the older you drugs she was taking to keep a film

tox reductions for children in become," he said. come SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH

SHANGHAI, May 25 (UP) The £2,000,000 will be made up from been very happy. He married first

excess of one. The balance

Both TOKYO, May 25 (Domel)-Mr

his marriages, he said, had contract had caused Susan to be born

prematurely. Georges Ben Marchand, Interpreter U.S. Navs transport Henderson is general revenue.

Miss Talley had to lose 26 pounds and First Secretary of the French scheduled to all for San Francisco

Evelyn Mary, daughter of 3. "I know," Bald the Minister for

to play in her only plcture, in 1935, Embassy in Tokyo, in leaving on May via Manila

to-day carrying 270 Labour and National Service (Mr Bury St Edmunds. She but said she did it by diet and exer-

died 28 to take up the post of Consul in United States Marines who have Holt) in introducing the child en-

In 1912, leaving two sons and cise. finished Shanghai.

their Ching tour.

one daughter. The elder son, Mr Mr Bon Marchand, who first came transferred from North China, and endowment from credit expansion

The ship also carries 123 Marines dowment bill, "that it may be a Lawrence Jones, is a banker.

gested that we should finance family to Japan in 1907, is noted for the Marine Band from Peiping. The but credit is siready being expanded 11all, Fakenham, Norfolk.

The second marriage was in 1910. fuency

oney in the Japanese language and

The family seat is at Cranmer is responsible for a number of books "Chinn Press, stated that the Ilen- to the limit of an Japanese literature, including the derson brought 100 Marine replace are now fixed rates without Japanese classics. In Shanghai, Mrments to China. Don Marchand will be joined soori

French Consul To Shanghai

by

Mr. Paraon Gaston, 21, who is

now aludying in Tokyo.

In a Press interview, Mr Bon Marchand said, "I have served here: with ten Ambassadors and wish to return here to devote my remaining

Marines Leaving

A

Britain's Quiet Week-End LONDON, May 26 (Router). years to the promotion of cultural few German aircraft, operating sing relations between France and Japan ly, have flown over Britain today. aller retirement. from my official No reports of any bombs being drop carcat, because my Japanese wife is red were received up to 9.30′ p.m.

G.M.T. buried hero"

safety

regard to the size of Juniilles

Wages

Child endowment is a special supple-

ment to wages and under the scheme

It will be graduated, according to the

DUTCH SECTION OF HOME GUARD

3.

A Dutch section of the British

After the child was born, Eckstrom satd, he took the child to New York with him, under an assumed name. and Miss Talley Ignored repeated re- quests to make n home for her,

Duchess Praises Boy's Patience

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Cholera At Russian Ships Here

Macao

A number of Rusalan Vessels having arrived in the Colony recently -practically all for overhaul and repairs probably led to rumours It is notified in the Government that a new shippnig company would Gazette that Macao has been declared be formed in the Colony by a group

of Russian and Chinese merchants. a place infected with Cholera.

This report, however, could not be Under powers conferred by the Regulations, the Director of Medical confirmed at the week-end, but the valid certificate manager of the firm which acts us services orders that of Inoculation against Cholera "in agents for these Russian ships, when respect of passengers arriving in questioned on the matter, remarked Hongkong from, Macao as one which: that he doubted very much if the

size of the family. As it is, there-Home Guard-similar to the Amerl- When the Duchess of Gloucester fore, a logical adjunct to the wage can Eagle Company is to be formed visited King's College Hospital in system, the money required to pay it in London. Hundreds of Dutchmen London recently, she talked to a 15- is a logical addition to the payroll have already enrolled, and it is hoped year-old boy who had lain on his inoculated against Cholera not lear of employers.

to secure authority soon for, Dutch-stomach for 22 weeks,

(1) shows that the holder has been report was correct.

than

six days and not more than six official seal, and

"It is necessary for the Common- min in provincial areas to join up The boy, Arthur: Rossiter, of Jar-months before embarking at Macao (B) fa signed or countersigned by wealth-to-collect-the-money, pool-it with local detachments of the Home dine-etroot, Camberwell, was burned for Hongkong:-

n:Government... Medical Oficer...of and distribute it to the familles be Guard instead of the All-Dutch Home on the back by an oil bomb.

(2) bears a photograph of the Macao or by a Health Ofcer of the cause, obviously, if employers had to Guard company,

The Duchess, praised his patience, holder attached and chopped with an Government of Hongkong.

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