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WARNING TO SHIPPERS Statutory List

LONDON, June 10 (Reuter)-The Ministry of Economic Warfare gives notice that any vessel carrying on transhipment of enemy goods arriv ing at South American poris from Europe will be liable to be placed on the Ships Statutory List.

The Ministry states lint the signi- Aleance of ships being placed on the "statutory flat" is that they are sus

as far as Britain is concerned. pect They are refused, all fucilities and applications for navicerts are auto- maileally declined.

It is understood that the United States Government is largely co- operating with Britain in enforcing the operation of the Ships' Statutory List ho far as it neang the denia) of facilites,"

NOVEL SCHEME

TRIED

Friends For Wounded

CHUNGKING, June 16 (Central New-A drive for 1,000,000 Ameri- can freinds for China's wounded soldiers will be launched in the United States by Mr William Hsu, ploneer, founder and moving spirit of the Friends of the Wounded Move- lans to leave ment in China, who plans for America some time in July.

of the

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH-

ST PAUL'S BOMBED-Cable picture from London shows damage to famed St Paul's Cathedral caused by a German high explosive bomb in the city's worst air raid. The bomb went through the roof, piercing the stucer dome of the great structure and smash.

St Paul's is now closed. ed into the north transept.

Millstones To Empire

Isle-Of-Dogs From

On the oddly named Isle-of-Dogs, almost hidden in a forest of masts and smokestacks and tall warehouses, stands a busy factory that houses a forgotten industry despite the aerial blitzkrieg.

Fifty years

AgU

skilled crafts STUDENTS

there

were

A

President Steamers

Taken Over

June 17, 1941,

LETTERS

Hongkong Telegraph Diamond Jubilee

'The Editor,

Hongkong Telegraph.

Sir, I am writing to congratulate

you and all the others

concerned

thereln upon the production of what was, in effect, the Jubilee Number in connection with the above.

found the epitome of the Journalistic fa of the "Telegraph" moat interesting, as, I feel sure, must have been the-case with others of its renders, und have cut it out and

pasted it with a view to placing among my other Hongkong records. I can very clearly recall Mr John Joseph Francis, Q.C, the proprietor of newspaper in 1000,, when 1 arrived in the Colony,

the

A NEW

LEISURE

Mr Francis, lice Mr Franer Smith, SHIRT

was a very strong character, and very proud of his position ITS Unofficial Leader of the lar, so much so Indeed that when he attended at the old Supreme Court in Queen's Hoad Central in January 1001 when the then Chief Justice His Honour the Sir John Carrington recorded

sypy of the Bench and Bar in

to the death of Her Queen Victoria, Mr Franels, ing the speech of the Attorney General (Hon. Sir William Melgh Goodman,

K.C. afterwards Ils Ilonour Sir William Goodman, Chief Justice), prefaced the remarks which he made with the words "As the actual, if not the official, Leader of the Bar"

Mr Francis died in or about Sept. 1901 while on a holiday in Japan, having been a resident in Hongkong from approximately 1850,

v. an acilon

I Instructed him in the last case The American President Linca has

ing by the United States Maritime Kinghorn & Macdonald,

Court, namely: Luk Lal Cho ocially announced the requisition-wherein he appeared at the Supreme Commission of several of its Trans, which Was brought to recover Pacific and Round-the-World

of damages for breach warranty of

of steumers, according to Mr T. B.

the sale authority in respect

of Wilson, General Agent of the line in Kowloon Marine Lot No. 39, wherein Hongkong

Mr Francis (along with the late Mr The steamers requisitioned include E. H. Sharp-then a Junior Barris- the super-de-luxe liner, Presidenter, but afterwards 1 K.C. and

Lender of the

appeared -Warning Coolidge, which left Hongkong yes-

Bar)

FOR BRITAIN ·

Que million American friends pay-number of Arms throughout the It was offelally announced yester-terday for San Francisco; and the behalf of the Defendants, who had

Hindus Being Left Behind Leader Makes Appeal

were

nearly 140 years.

voyages,

The

and

"We are now in a position to accept your offer definitely for the purchase of Kowloon Maring Lot No, 39 at the price of $325,000 nett and we will not enter into further negotiations with any one." "P.S. Terms of payment to be ten per cent

Kix mus" and the balance In

In his forthcoming drive Mr Hsu has the support of the Church Com- mittee for the Promotion Friends of the Wounded Movement in China and the Church Committee

In this factory skilled crafts- for China Relief in New York. The

manufcature millstones. former will pay his travelling and men other expenses and the latter will One of the workers has been give him all the facilities he needs employed by this firm for more during his stay in the United States than half a century. which will last three or four months.

ing US$1 each will mean US$1,000,- country manufacturing millstones. 000 for the relief of China's wounded.

Many persons to-day have been day that instructions have been re-well-known President Tuft and Pre-written a letter to the Plaintiff in

their

ceived from the Secretary of State sident Cleveland, which are now which they had said:" forefathers, reared, as

President Pierce, now outward upon wisele meal bread" made from for the Colonies regarding students enroute to San Francisco.

bound to Hongkong, will sail from flour ground by millstones. The one who may wish to proceed to the remaining British firm still making United Kingdom for the purpose of ou

The Maritime Commission has also natural millstones is this factory on acquiring professional or other higher here for the last time on July 1.

taken the new Round-the-World the Isle-of-Dogs, Millwall. The con- educational qualifications.

It is not desired to impose any steamers, President Jackson cern has been making millstones for!

recently rigid bon which would have the effect President Hayes, which of holding up the training of students passed through Hongkong on their Factory Not Hit

and the President

in which Mr Francis At the

WAS-- the factory has not been hit and the community in the post-war period; it Adams which was placed in service appeared-Mr (as he then

Although Inn.much bombed area whose work will be valuable to the maiden

afterwards Sir Henry) Pollock, of firm has been busier than before the is realized that the war risks in at New York recently.

valved, Including the possibility

According

to present arrangements, x.c. representing the Plain-judg con- interruption of studies when in the the American President Lines will ment was entered for the Plaintiff, Export trade has increased siderably since

United Kingdom, may in certain cir-have in service the newly commis-but later on the Defendants appealed the collapse of

whole, sident Garfield, and, when completed, latter took place before His Honour

Justice Wise (Acting

Chia ccmpetitor. The millstones find their interests of the Empire as way to India, the Sudan, Palestine, But it is considered that in general, the President Van Buren and Pre Mr

students should only go to the United sident Polk. In addition, the Round- Justice) in December 1901, with the

the-World steamers Canada, and other colonies,

1 steamers President Taylor, result that the Defendants The stones are also in greater de- Kingdom provided:

(n) That they have carried their President Madison, President Grant, successful, as also in the Appeal by Plaintif which followed In the and as in some cases okl wind and

and President Harrison willi be watermills which have been out of training as far as possible locally;

(b) That the possibility of their in service. At the

VIC

moment, the following month.

Mr Sharp's handling of the Defen- service for years are being brought back into use.

undertaking similar training in other routes to which the steamers have Millstones are used for grinding sterling areas than the United King- been allocated have not been defl-dants' case of the second trial was magnificent an opinion which was He added that the present Con-

niicly Axed.

Mr Caesar gress movement was unti-British; many things in addition to corn and dom has been fully considered;

(c) That the course which they The Company also expects to have heartily confirmed by

Hawkins (the then Sub-Manager of Britain preferred Muslims, gril for cattle food, including colours desire to take will last for at least available four large cargo carriers, the Hongkong & Shanghal Banking Gurkhas and Sikhs to communities for camouflage

chocolate paint,

plaster two years after their arrival in the viz., the President Buchanan, Pre- the

Corporation in Hongkong-who was who were pro-Congress. Therefore, beans, lime for fertisers,

foreman of the Jury at the second the Army was manned by Muslims and cement, different kinds of ores, United Kingdom and that no ques-sident Johnson, President Tyler and Cor

of their wishing to return President Fillmore, and it is believed Trial) in the course of conversation from top to bottom,

manganese and all kinds of chemi- tion

to Hongkong before that time that these steamers will load from in the bar of the Hongkong Club- Mr Savarkar criticised Gandhi's cals.

is likely to arise;

Oriental poris via Panama Canal to which I frequented in those days! cult of non-violence and called it

(d) That they are Anancially New York.

trial had taken "absolutely stoful."

equipped for the period of their stay Definite schedules for all services shortly after the in the United Kingdom. A minimum may be expected shortly. sun

of at least £200 per annum, excluding fees, should be available. WASHINGTON, June 10 (Reuter). Any student who satisfies the above: -Espionage and subversive activities conditions and desires to pursue his are engaging more people in the studles in the United Kingdom should communicate United States than in the last war, in the first Instance

of Education in according to a report by the Stale with the Director Department to the Senate Judiciary order that the circumstances of his case may be considered by the Committee.

before any ar Secretary of State rangements for his voyage are made.

Mahasabha, at a meeting of Hindus France because that country was nj cumstances be worth taking in the signed President Monroe and Pre-and a new Trial was ordered. The

CALCUTTA, June 10 (Router)- An appeal to Hindu youths to join the military services, which are now open to them by the exigencies of war, was made by Mr V. D. Savar-war. kar, President of the All-India Hindu

to-day,

He said that it was their duty at this stage to militarise the whole nation. Britain hand thrown open the army, navy and Air force to India and it was to India's interest to take full advantage of these opportunities, after which they should try to secure more power.

hence

Indo-Burmese Problems

ESPIONAGE

IN AMERICA

Trade and Immigration CALCUTTA, June 16 (Reuter) Indo-Burmese trade problems having been solved by negotiation and the This was revealed when the Com- recent Indo-Burma trade pact having malttee was considering approval of been signed, the stage is set for afegislation empowering the President solution of the problem of Indian in to govern the entry and exit of aliens

Into the United States, migration.

The arrival of a delegation headed by Mr Bajal, the Viceroy's Councillor, to this end has aroused the keenest Interest.

The Riot Enquiry Committee of 1938 traced the disturbance partly to the "apprehensions of Burmans at the presence of a large number of Indians In Burma."

Tho Baxter Commission embarked On wide fact-Anding enquiry whose. report has been before both govern- ments for some time though not published.

Swiss radio.

Stimulating Manchurian Steel & Coal

SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH'

Woman Assessor Appointment To Hongkong

Announced

I am told that she is to sail very

Underwater Train Tunnel In Japan

SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH" TOKYO, June 10 (Domei)-After more than four and a half years' submarino excavation work, the Shimonoseldi - Moji railway tunnel through the Kwammon Channel will be bored through sometime June 0 and June 12.

mer of 1942.

the

place.

Old memories!

were

J. SCOTT HARSTON.

JAPANESE FAIL TO REACH CHUNGKING

CHUNGKING, June 16 (Central News). Japanese aircraft to-day again attempted to raid Chungking but falled to reach the city.

Twenty-seven Japanese machines heading towards Chungking were intercepted at Llangshan, eastern Szechwan, where they dropped bombs and flew back to the base in western Hupeh.

Air raid alarm was sounded in Chungking but the "all clear signal": was given shortly afterwards.

American Property CHUNGKING, June 10 (Central News). Considerable property dam age was sustained by Americans in Chungking during the Japanese air rald on the city yesterday.

Besides the destruction of the

Vichy Attack On Norwegian Tanker also damaged.

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New Order In Asia Is

Old

Topic In Tokyo

Special to the “Telegraph”

The Railway Minister, Mr Gotaro Ogawa, will press a button in his London, May 24. Ministry throwing in the electric There is a great deal of interest circuit which will dynamite the last here in the appointment of Mrs three-metre rock wall separating two Dorothea Mathias, a Hove Account sections of the tunnel, TOKYO, June 16 (Domel). The on!, to go to Hongkong as a War Tax, Simultaneously, a ceremony will he held at the site of the construction Manchurian Affairs Board to-day Assessor.

There are of course many women honouring the memory of eleven approved the proposed increase_of the Manchuria Heavy Industry De Chartered Accountants here, but it workers killed in the excavation LONDON, June 16 (Reuter) We velopment Company's capital from I gather the first time a woman worlt, The first train is expected to are prepared to defend our father-Yen 450,000,000 to Yen 870,000,000 in in this profession has been sent from pass through the tunnel in the sum-American Military Attache's office and the damage to the American gunboat Tutullo, it has been found land" was the slogan of monster order to full the Company's part in the Colonial Service abroad.

that the office of the American Am- Youth Organisation demonstrations the plans for increasing the produc-

bassador and the offler of the Stand- Ir. Moscow and many other places in lon of steel and coal in Manchoulcuo shortly-Our Own Correspondent.

TOKYO, June 16 (Domel).-The first day of the five-day Moscow to-day, according to the for the current year.

"The

ard Oil Company of New York were Increase totalling Yen present

session of the Central Co-operation Council of the National 220,000,000 will double the civilian The course of St. John Ambulance

LONDON, June 10 (Reuter)—A It is understood that American Service Association was devoted to "the pronouncing of the holdings in the Company's stocks. Brigade Home Nursing lectures pre- The additional stocks wil bear 6 per vlously advertised to be given by Dr Norwegian tanker was shelled by a naval supplies were stored in

people's voices" concerning vital problems facing the nation by

"voice" asked the authorities of the cent interest annually without en-P. Ruttonjeo, will commence in the Vichy shore battery off Iles de Los Standard Oll Company's Office.

provincial representatives.. talling votes. Civillan shareholders Board Room of the South China (o the coast of French Guinen, West will be naked to double their holdings Morning Post, Ltd, by, courtesy of Africa) on June 12 and was also

Referring to the establishment of 1.R.A.A. to give a statement in a Greater East Asia Co-prosperity response at an opportune time,

Noble Nipponese In subscribing for the Increased the management, to-morrow, Juno 18 machine-gunned by a Vichy aircraft,

jat 5.30 p.m.

it is learned here.

sphere, Mr Shinzo Imai declared that shares.

Mr. Yasumasa Kozaka usserted that this is the fixed policy of the Imperial

the Empire it was necessary to WELLINGTON, June 10 (Reuter). Japanese Government and should in order to attain the great mission of

and embrace all peoples A Bill was enacted to-day for the throughout East Asla. Wondering cultivate the noble Nipponese Split Immediate enrolment for military how much has been achieved in this among the people which, coupled service of all married men between direction during the past ten months with the acquisition of Continental the the ages of 18 and 45.

since the conclusion of the three- will be liable for military serviceco Japan's leadership in East Asia,

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Mr Imal said that he could not help He urged the Government and the feeling uneasiness over the prospect National Service Association authorl- view of the recent negotiations with purpose the of developing East Asia. of the proposed prosperity sphere in ties to take prompt steps for the of building characters equal the Netherlands East Indies.

·Lukewarm Measures

Canberra Cabinet

to the task

that Meets Suddenly

Mr Shigeru Ishizaka Bald establishment of a Greater East Asia CANBERRA, June 16 (Reuter).— "Establishment of the prosperity co-prosperity sphere could not be The Federal Cabinet met unex-sphere could hardly be expected to achieved in a short period, urging pectedly to-day.

be attained. by such lukewarm, the nation to continue enduring It whe to have met to-morrow peaceful measures as shown in the

and efforts

for when Mr R. G. Menzies, the Prime past," the conferee declared.

long time, opinion in the interest of the co-spirit lacks in perseverance, fortile prosperity sphere construction, Mr and passion, the conferee urged the. Nazis Consider How To imal lamented that there were still Government to make efforts for persons who could not yet wean stirring up the hallonat spirit to a Counter U. S. Measure themselves from depending upon high degree.

It was Anglo-American influences.

Blow

perseverance

a

Minister, was to take a nation-wide Urging the need of unifying public Charging that the existing national

broadcast.

LONDON, June 18 (Reuter) --The the duty of the Imperial Itulo Assist-

and Italian assets and those of the of public opinion in conformity will

The

MANILA, June 16 (Router)Two

occupied European countries by the Imperial Rescript since * Coming Here President Roosevelt is described in course of the Empire has been the Wilhelmstrasse as entirely unclearly set forth as the result of the justified," says the official German conclusion of the tripartite alliance, majors and eight non-commissioned

Chairman Admiral Nabumasa officers of the United States Air Corpa ✨ nows agency, mak

It adds that the question of cat

coun- Suolaugu, conceding that. Mr. Imal's have arrived on the clipper ter-menares is being examined.. pronouncement "represented people's They will proceed to Hongkong.