1941-06-21 — Page 7

NANCY

HO

HUM!

THE

KIDS HAVE A BAD

∙CASE'

OF

SPRING FEVER!

Saturday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

YEAH IT

SEEMS LIKE EVERYBODY IS. LAZY THESE

DAYS!

June (21, 1941

By Ernie Bushmiller

I'M SO TIRED

THIS SPRING-

I ́ CAN HARDLY.

FEVER GETS

TO MY

HOLD ON

BALLOON!

ME DOWN!

AW,

LET

IT GO!

Jel. 28151.

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BAP

Roosevelt Throws Challenge Back

FROM PAGE ONE

than a formal diplomatie nole, te described the sinking of the United

Unsalted Flesh Meat Regulations

The following additional" by-laws are inserted Immediately after by- law 5 and by-law 22 respectively of

1935. under the headings "Food "Restaurants, Eating Factories" und Houses and Food Stalb:"

After by-law 5:

States freighter, Robin Mour, the Public Health (Food). Ordinance ruthless and the act of an national outlaw."

"inter

He alated without qualification that the vessel was sunk by a Ger- man submarine,

President Roosevelt continued that the general purpose of the sinking "would appear to be to drive Ameri-

from the commerce

ocean wherever such conumerce was con- sidered a disadvantage to German designs.

can

"

No U.S. Ship Immune

Its specific purpose, he declared, "would appear to be the interruption of our trade with all friendly coun- tries. We must take it that notice hus bren served us that no American ship or cargo on any of the seven scas con consider itself Immune from acts of piracy.

"Notice is served on us in effect that the German Reich proposes so to Intimidate the United States that we would be dissuaded from carrying out our chosen policy

of helping Britain to survive.

"In brief, we must take the sluit- ing of the Robin Moor us a warning to the United Sintes not to resist the Nazl movement of world conquest. It is a warning that the United States may use the high sens of the world only with Nazi consent.

Desi

ment

that

5A. Except with the permission in writing of the Council no unsalted cut shall be brought into the premises of a food factory or used or consumed therein other. thars which has been slaughtered in the Government

slaughterhouses, or which Iitta been imported from Canada, Australla or New Zealand or from such other localities the Council may from time to time ap- prove

After by-law 22:

22A. Except will the permission In writing of the Council no unsalted

meat shall be brought into the premises of any restaurant or eating house or used or consumed therein other than that which has been

slaughtered in the Government Slaughterhouse, or which has been Imported from Canada, Australia or New Zealand

such other from

or

localities ng the pom may

all

time to time approve gill at

22B, Every licensee times provide a suficient quantity of boiling water and shall cause every chop stick and utensil to be washed in boiling water after their use by one customer and before their use by another.

Expedition Replanned

Submission To Reich "Were we to yield to this, We would inevitably submit to world domination of the hands of the pre-

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" sent leaders of the German Reich. We

HAKODATE,, June 20 (Domel).- are not yielding and do not propose Five archeologists who were rescued to yield."

President Roosevelt proposed no from the Koryu Maru which sank on line of action or retallation to Con- June 14 near Uruppu Maru in the arrived Fress.

Apparently he chose the southern Kurlies and, who vehlele of a special message so that here yesterday with 48 other survi he could couch his protest in the vous, will leave for Tokyo on June. 21 and begló preparations for another most forceful language at his

the Kuriles, It WAS mand. Nor was there any disclosure expedition to

reported.

of what steps the Government

might

Miss Christian Ponr, who last year took the leading part in "Suble Clezda,” will appear in the Chinese 'opera "Si Han" at the Taiping Theatre next week. The opera is being given under the auspices of the Hongkong Chinese Women's Rellef Association. Miss Pong is being personally directed In his play by Dr. Mel Lan-fang, the famous actor.

Chinese Support

War Fund

Control Of Foods

New Procedure

General Information regarding the Import of certain articles now under the control of the Controller of Food is published in the Government "Gazette" of to-day.

Arc

The articles now controlled (1) Starch, including maize starch or corniour, potato starch, rice starch, rye starch, wheat starch, sago starch, sago flour, tapioca starch and to-

Baseball

Pre-Season Tie To-morrow At Waterloo Road

ut

a

SOUTH CHINA A.‚‚'s stream- lined basketballers are slated to tackle tho Chinese YMCA quintet in a tune-up exhibition, tilt to-morrow afternoon at 6 p.m., the Kowloon Chinese YMCA. open air court on Waterloo Road. pioca flour; (2) Dextrine, including;

Both squads are already booked to soluble starch and subsinnce known enter the Colony Open League race as British gum and (3) Gelatine. next month and should dish up

The Import from the United King-scrapping training affair in this pro- Įdom of the articles mentioned is now teason game.

subject to control and all firms, hongs, companies and individuals Importing there articles from the United Kingdom to Hongkong should register at the office of the Con- troller of Food on or before June 25, 1941, and should at the same time submit detalls of their Imports of the articles mentioned during the years 1930 to 1938 in order that a quota allowance may bo

"Allotted to them.

It is necessary to sumintroller of to the

of Food for endorsement before Uncir despatch to the United Kingdom. Importers are warned that failure, to register and to submit Indents may involve refusal of permission to import the articles in question.

Hongkong Losing Vital Industries

FROM PAGE ONE

A number of generous donations from date, by these abnormal conditions Chinese firmy and Individuals were re-are diflcult to obtain, but it is ceived yesterday for the Wor Fund in- augurated by the S. C. M. Post, Lid, in- cluding $10,000 from Messrs Wo Fat Sing ta recond donation) and from the Bank | of East Asia; and an anonymous donor sent in $2000, The total reactied by the Find yesterday was $2,252,857.41. wis the Messrs Wo Fat Sing Ltd. (2nd

following donations:

officially admitted that a certain num- ber of the smaller factories have closed down permanently within recent weeks and that many others, involving a large number of skilled and semi-skilled labourers are opera-

but part time. $10,000.00 ting

It has been discovered that simul- 10,000.00

the number

street 2,000.00 taneously Mr Li Koon-chum (2nd donation) 1,000.00 sleepers in the Colony have con-

1,000,00

siderably increased, while more and Mr Li Te-fong (2nd donation)

10.00 *Sale of Serap': (13th donation)

niore people are applying for free No. 2 Police Station Shrapnel

food at the Government centres and camps. Mr Lo Yuk-tong

donation}

The Bank of East Asia Ltd., .. "'Anonymous"

be contemplating to project Ameri-into a course of non-resistance to the Nr Xan Tong-pe (and dotiation) enn merchantmen on the high teas. German plans for - universal con-

It is, in fact, doubtful whether any questa conquest based on lawless- information would be given on this mess and terror on land and piracy

in order not to point in

off Germany at sea. Up as to what to expect either in the feld of arming cargo ships or of using the Navy to protect Diem.

No Humane Measures President Roosevelt told Congress that the Robin Moor was sunk with out provision for the safety of the passengers and crew despite the fact that its American nationality was known to the submarine commander and was clearly indicated by Aug and markings.

Such methods are fully in keeping with the methods of terrorism hitherto employed by the present leaders of the German Reich. hot They may, however, be assured that the United States will meltlier bo Intimidated nor will it acquiesce in plans for world domination the present leaders of Germany may have.

which

Step In Campaign "We are warranted in considering

Mr. Poyntz (0th donation) Mr William Niblock (3rd dona-

tion) George and Sybil Owens (2nd

donation) Odd Cents

1,000.00

10,00 50,00 23.00

100.00

Prospect

of

Of Grave Plight

to war

The submurine commander, he whether the case of the Robin Monr/credited to the Annual Appeal for 1941: less and less available owing to

South China's two mechanized forward combinations will see plenty of nction to-morrow with the dynamite line of George Chan, Sek Chen-chee and Tyrone Cheng start- Ing at the opening toss-up.

"Blitz" Action

Veteran Donald Cheung will spark the youthful Chan Su-luk-Danny Lo duo on the "blitzkrieg" line which will be thrown into action when the! Caratine Hill court artists put on the pressure with those fast-breaking "heh hel" plays.

The smooth-functioning Sek Chen Lacke

captain Siew Kit-man are and expected to open up at the rear guard zone and should be in there zipping those, cross-court passes to their for- wards in steady fashion.

The Chinese "y" hoopsters have been putting in full time practices on the Bridge Si, gym, and led by the lanky Luk Tack-cheung, wili be taking in their first exhibition en- counter on the Kowloon 4nrn

Bour this season-B. Woo,

Water-Polo Tournament

TWO MATCHIOS in the Water- Polo tournament were played yesterday, Navy "A" bealing Navy "B" 6-1, and Y.M.C.A. beating! 065th R.A. 7-2.

were

Goalscorers for Navy "A" Halfyard (2), Rutter (2), Paul and Carter, Hall replied for the "B"

"Y" goals were scored through Wilson (3), May, Roberts, Goldman and Benn. Langridge scored .2 R.A.

for

The requisitioning of American 100.00 shilps is bound to have an important 8.73 | effect, although to what extent can- AIR RAID VICTIMS

not be determined until it is known The S. C. M. Post has received

Mr S. F. Balfour, District Omeer, following donation to the Lord Mayor's

the the number of replacements which South, has left for Manila on short Fund for the Rellet of Air Raid Victims are to be made to U.S. Far East leave. During his absence, Mr T. J.

Anonymous, $250.

shipping. Should this prove to ne Houston, will be in charge of the BALVATION ARMY The Salvation Army

Headquarters but a fraction of the original gratefully acknowledge receipt of the

dules (and this appears to be like District Office, South." row donations, which have been and with British shipping becoming Previously acknowledged, $10,310; Min exigencies, mary of Hongkong's In- said, did not display the submarine's is not a step in the campaign against Wentworth, 5: Messts Yuen and

N. 10: Hon. Mr G. G. Alabaster, 35; Mr dustries will face a grave plight, and and dild not announce Its the United States, analogous to the L. J. Davies, $10; Messes C. M. Karanja. the Colony the prospect of losing one nationality.

campaigns against other nations. We 10; Me J. Ring. 310: Fo Leung Kuk, $150.

of its most valuable

uable contributors to The sinking of the Robin Moor, cannot place reliance on offelat de- Total to date, 310-770

our commerciel

Prosperity. President Hoosevelt continued, clarations to the contrary. Like

Equally Important will be the big ilagrantly violated the right of statements, declarations and

additions to unemployment and the United States vessels freely to solemn prontises have been forthcom

Increasing number of mendicant navigate the sans subject only to the ing in respect of many nations, com-

DONATIONS WAITING

families, depending entirely for their belligerent right accepted under In-mencing wit of the Reicht considered tons, nwalt collection at the office of the

Donations for the following Organisa sustenance with the statement that the

upon charitable and ternational Law.

S, C. M. Post: Emergency Refugee Coun..

Government Institutions. its territorial aspirations satisfied cit: Associacao Portuguesa de Soccorres when it seized Australia by force

Mutuos; Benevolent Society: Food KII- cliens Fund; Bociety for the Protection of Children: St Andrew's Churclt Fund: British Prisoners of War Relief Fund; Lord Mayor's Fund for the licitet of Afr

Hak,

Belligerent Right

Government

even

clr-

"This belligerent right, as known to the German Government,” he said,

"Evidence that the Government of "does not include the right deliber the Reich continues to plan further ately to sink a merchant vessel, leav-conquest and domination is convin ing passengers and crew at the cing and indeed scarcely disputed. mercy of the elements.

Disclosure of Policy · "On the contrary, belligerent law "Viewed in the Ught of the requires that passengers and crew cumstances, the sinking of the Robin should be placed in safety, This Moor becomes a disclosure of policy chance rescue does not lesson the as well as an example of method. brutality of casting boats ndrift in "Heretofore, laviesa acts of vio-

rdlence have been the preludes

schemes of land conquest. This one appears to be a first step in the as- sertion of the supreme purpose of the German Reich to seize control of

mid-ocean. The

disregard total shown for the most elementary prin ciples

of International Law and humanity brands the sinking of the Robin Moor as the act of an inter national mutlaw,

Accidental Rescue

to

the

PRISONERS OF WAR The 5. C. M. Post has received following donation to the British Prisoners of War Relief Fund: Anonymous, -$250,

Hald Victim.

Japanese Seek Thai Papers

British, Allied May Shipping Losses

FROM PAGE ONE

German.-1,880,000 tons. Itallan.-1,238,000 tons.

Useful to the enemy,--84,000 tons, Total 3,211,000 tons.

As the statement on May 10 show-

BANGKOK, June 20 (Reuter).cd their loss nt. 2,912,000, tons, the Japanese are among several thousand enemy, during the intervening period,

fact

Thai"

યો

the high seas, the conquest of Great aliens who have applied for natur-suffered a loss of 200,000 tons.

Many losses had not been received "The Government of the United Britain being an indispensable partallation as Thats following the re- States holds Germany responsible of that seizure."

cent exclusion of foreigners from when Mr Churchill made his state- for the outrageous and indefensive

First Reactions

certain in Thailand, says the ment in the House of Commons some days - Nevertheless, the state-

ago. sinking of the Robin Moor. Full WASHINGTON, Júne 20 (Reuter). "Sinny reparations for.. the lasses

First reactions here to Mr Roose- The paper declares that this is ment in relation to the area in which Britain has had the most serious damages suffered by American velt's message to Congress on the rather strange. Japanese, who con- losses, namely, the North Atlantle, nationals will be expected from the Robin Moor sinking are that in no

sider their nationality far superior German Government."

statement on policy or in his Areside to any biler, have changed their way remains true. ehala basthe President attacked | H that of present Japan and Thai Germans have changed their tactics

Change of Tactics This may be due to the It is stated that without doubt the The President continued:The Germany and her methods so bitterly

fund are so closely related that the ⚫passengers and crew of the Robin na he does in this,

Moor were left aftont in small life- The most important part of the Japanese have been led to consider and have gone further afield, and as

often It the same thing to be a Thai or a changed, they have met with some happens when tactles are bonts from approximately two to speech appears to be that American three

weeks when they were acelden. thips will be subjected to acts of Japanese.

initial success and losses further tally discovered and rescued by piracy in any of the seven seas. This

south and further east have gone up. friendly

scoms to be another method of tell-

Steps are being taken, these Our Goverment believes that ing Congress and the country that

authoritative circles add, to dent with

natural right. It is States, at least at sea.

June figures will show on improve- not a grace to be given or withheld

ment all round, at will by those temporarily in n position to exert force over defen coless people.

treatment

Were this incident capable of be- Ing reorded apart from the more general background of implications,

It might be less serious-but it must

policy.

Preparing The Public Qualified observers feel that the message is of the highest importance polley and

in developing American

DEATH OF

MR PHILIP JACKS this and thest circles hope, that the

FROM' PAGE ONE

the education of the American people For: several years he was Hon, which prepares them for the final Secretary of the Hongkong Devonian plunge which almost everyone now Society,

Military Merits Of A Criminal

CHUNGKING,June 20 ́ (Central Newa)-On the recommendation of the Ministry of War the National Government Issued .a mandato yesterday, exonerating Wu Yu-feng,

because of his milltary merits, sonment for manslaughter complicity

Ford Signs With Unions

expects. Because of the mowledge. A keon Volunteer, the late Mr. be interpreted in the. Ught of a des that neither words nor protests are Jacks joined the Corps in 1906 ns n clared and actively pursued fright likely to prevent a repetition of any gunner and retired in 1010 when the fulness and intimidation which bha act-Germany wishes to take it is be old Corps was disbanded

•been used by the German Reich as loved here that there is more, slink

In 1012, Mr Jacks married Edith An instrumentor. International in the fall of the message, that Elliott, second daughter of the late criminal, from six years' impri cellanco can be placed on offelal Mr P. Kirkpatrick Picard, M.D. German declarations. Naturally. Olly formal and vigorous protest will they had two children, and sympathy assume that the Government of the duly delivered to Berlin but it is be felt for the family in their

bereavement... German Reich hopes, through the states' stops will hang upon the not expected that the next United commission of such infamous acts of cruelty to helpless and innocent then, German reply. The first guess here of the Sallors Home and Misalons women and children," to "Intimidate is that American merchantmen may to Seaman, has returned to the the Unfied States and other nations soon be armed,

This

Intimidation Government

can

The Rev. Cyril Brown, Chaplain

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