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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

July 25, 1941.

APPEASEMENT POLICY BY U.S.

HAS KEPT JAPAN OUT OF N.E.I.

SPECIAL TO the “teleGRAPH”

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

NOTICE 19 HEREBY GIVEN that an INTERIM DIVIDEND of Fifty (60) cents per Share las

WASHINGTON, JULY 24 (UP).—PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT TO-DAY DECLARED THAT been declared payable on MON- DAY, 18th AUGUST next, on and THE UNITED STATES HAS BEEN PERMITTING JAPAN TO PROCURE OIL HERE AS A MEA- after which date Dividend War-

may be application al the Registered Office of the Company, Canal Road East, Hongkong,

NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO the Itegister of GIVEN that MEMBERS of the Company will be closed from MONDAY, 4th AUGUST,

18th to MONDAY,

rants

obtained Upon SURE OF APPEASEMENT IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE WORLD WAR FROM SPREADING

Soldiers Face AUGUST. 1911, both days inclu-

Serious Charge

sive.

By Order of the Board,

'W. F. SIMMONS,

Hongkong, 25th July, 1941.

Pto Herbert Edward May Hew, 22, Royal Army Medical Corps, Military Hospital, Bowen Road, was charged Secretary and Assistant Manager. before Mr G. T. Lowry at Central Magistracy this morning with having had earnal knowledge without her consent of a girl name Chun Hol, on the hillside above Bowen Road near Wanchal Gap Roud, on July 23.

Joseph James Toms, R.A.M.C., was charged with being present, ald- ing and abetting first Defendant in the offence.

APPEAL FOR FUNDS FOR ORTHOPAEDIC CENTRES

China Fire Seditious

Publication

Insurance Alleged

Meeting

at

Chla Hu-you, 26, acting Manager

No. 175 Queen's Road Central, was

TO THE SOUTH PACIFIC.

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AGENCIES AND DANCERS: Alor Star

Bangkok Batayin Dambay

The President told members of the Office of Amritsar Civilian Dofonce that if the United States had not sold oil to Japan, Japan would have moved into the Dutch East Indios a yoar ago.

Hongkong Stollo Ipott Karachi

Klang

Calculia

Koba

Agencies:

Kuala

Tangoon

Batgan

Semarang

Serenitsa

Shanghai

Singapore

Sitiawan

Sourabaya

Talping

Madras

Manila

Median

Tientaln Tongkat

(Bhuket)

New York

Teinsta

Polping

Cuve Street: Lumpur

Fasile Place Kuching

Canton Cawnpore Cebu Columbo

De

Haiphong

(Poking) Penang

"Yokohama

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and Danking Business transacted,

"Our foreign policy was trying to halt the war from of the Star Publishing Company, of breaking out down there," he added. However, the charged before Mr G. T. Lowry at President did not indicate whether or not this policy will now Central Magistracy this morning with be changed. Mr G. Miskin presided the unlawful possession of a

sedillous 72nd annual ordinary meeting of the

publication, Insurance Co. Ltd., 28. Defendant was alleged to have ab the address, on June China Fire

publication Chin" (Blitzkrieg).

$6

C. N.

WAR very

President Roosevelt spoke extemporaneously and his text held this morning at the Company's in his possession, un Sim K that he used past tenses in referring to the foreign policy.

It is noteworthy 500 copies of a reflected the informality of his remarks. hend office. A dividend of $12 per shore and a bonus dividend of per share, payable on July 25, were

He declared, "It N. Lou, allas Lau Sin-nim, approved.

Manager of the Tat Shing Printing essential from our own selfish Supporting Mr G. Misitin Messrs J. Owen Hughes and K. S. Press of 114-118 Tunglowen Road viewpoint of defence to prevent At the request of Madam H. H. Morrison (Directors), A. H. K. Cobb and Room No. 400 Holland House. the war from starting in the

Queen's Road

ad Central, was charged Det.-Inspector J. O'Donovan.ts in Kung and with the support of General Manager) and the follow-with unlawful printing of a seditious South Pacific.. So our foreign

Ple

chargo of the case.

The case was remanded for a week,

Dover Shelled

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

LONDON, July 24 (UP)-German long-range guns of the French coast shelled the Dover aren Thursday night.

Confucious Descendant Passes On

IN FREE CHINA

were

ing shareholders: Chan lung-ching, His Excellency the Governor and A. R. Dallah, P. J. Elder, Lam Hing under the auspices of the Britishsan, G. M. Marrs, S. Minson, A. S. Fund for Relief of Distress in Sinclair and M. A. R. Souzu.

A. A. da Silva, Mitchell,

D. B.

South China, an appeal is made Mr G. Miskin, said: for funds for the purpose of

There has been some delay this establishing and maintaining year in holding this meeting, but this Orthopaedic Centres for disabled is due to delay in mail communica- ttons caused by war conditions and soldiers and civilians in China.

as such was unavoidable.

War Problems Choques and donations may be sent to the llón, Secretary, Mr. M.

1.

were remanded to

Dr C. T. Wang's Birthday

sador to Washington, celebrated his 60th, birthday at his Kowloon resi- dence this morning.

1

publication at 114-118 Tunglowan policy was-trying to stop the Dr C. T. Wang, veteran Chinese Road, on divers dates between May war from breaking out down į diplomat and former Chinese Ambas- 34 and June 19.

19. Defendant was

was there. alleged to have printed 500 coples of a publication named "Lun Sim KIK

.

"It was essential for Britain that Chin" Secord Defendant was fur- we try to keep the peace down there ther charged with printing 1.000 in the South Pacific; therefore, there

A large number of friends and was-you might call it-a method copies of the same publication at the letting this oil to to Japan with the relatives went to congratulate him.

ame address and on the same dates,

two among them being Mr Yu Yah-chin, S1 R. R. Ellis prosecuted. Mr D, hope and it has worked for

years-of keeping war out of the 77 year-old Ningpo merchant, Hon. McCallum appeared for first Defen-South Pacile for our own good, for Sir Shouson Chow, Dr W. W. Yen, Dr I do not propose to refer to the dant and Mr S. K. Lau for second the defence of Britain, and the free-and Mrs Hsu Shih-ying, Mr and Mrs

dom of the seas," K. Lo, British Rollef Fund for war except in-so-far as it affects the Defendant.

Doo Yuet-sen, Mr and Mrs Wang Defendants For Marine Company's business. Distress In South Chinn, Alexan-Underwriters the war has created a August 1 on ball of $500.

Shao-lat, Mr and Mrs Andrew Lee, Favours Embargo

Gen. Hsu Tsong-ise, Mr Au Boon-fu, dra Building, marked Orthopaedic number of problems, such for in-

Mr Chen Chang-poo, Admiral Chan SIAN, July 24 (Central News) Appeal or to the British Rollefstance as changes in voyages, con-

SAN FRANCISCO, July 24 (UP). Chak, Mr Liu Vee-tse, Mr Yang LONDON, July 24 (British Wire--Mr Wendell Wilkie in a press In-Chien-ti and many others. the frequent Mr Kung Hsiang-yung, Chairman of

gestion of cargo and the Yellow River Conservancy Com-Fund for Distress In South China, employment of inferior carriers. A less)—Mr P. G. Barstow was to-day terview here to-day advocated mission and a descendant of Con-Hongkong and Shanghal Bank deterioration in the methods of pack-

returned unopposed in the Ponte United States embargo on oil ship- It is learned that a reception will fucious, died of illness here yester-marked Orthopaedie Appeal. ing and handling cargo has also be fract by-election caused by the dealhments to Japan, adding, "In my be held in honour of Dr Wàng by his

come noticeable. It day evening at the age of 52.

Mr Barstow is opinion, such an embargo should close friend at Tiger Mansion this to go into these items at any length member of the Labour Party.

have been placed long ago." | evening. as it is generally recognised that apart from

war

the perils hazards of

have increased with a consequent adverse effect on marine underwriting. To offset this surcharges have been introduced on cargo rates and hull rates have been revised. Our Marine Agures

The

Hongkong Telegraph Eleventh Annual Amateur Photographic Competition June-September, 1941. Two Silver Trophios Awarded by ILFORD LTD.

For the best and second-best entrics. Three Silver Trophies Awarded by EASTMAN KODAK Co. First Prizes in each of the three Sections.

$250

CASH PRIZES

SECTION ONE

$250

Interior scenes. Table Top and Still

Life Studica,

(Exluding portraiture, plants

and flowers).

and

1st KODAK SILVER TROPHY 2nd $40, 3rd $30. 4th $10

SECTION TWO Portraiture. 1st KODAK SILVER TROPHY 2nd $40, 3rd $30. 4th $10

SECTION THREE

Plants and Flowers. 1st KODAK SILVER TROPHY 2nd $50. 3rd $30. 4th $10

RULES

The following Rules will govern the Competion;

The Competition is open to all photographers.

1-The entries awarded the Nord Trophies for the best and second- best pictures in the Competion, will not be millied to any other. Brlies.

3-The prizes will be awarded to the competitors sending in what are adjudged to be the best photo- graphi 19 each Section. Each entry must be accumganled by form which will be published during the period of the Com- petition.

NOTICE

DEFENCE REGULATIONS 1940

The following rates will be charged for mailing single copies of the following newspapers abroad

South China Morning Fost China and Macao

10 cents per copy British Empire and Foreign 25 cents per copy The Hongkong Telegraph China and Macao 10 cents per copy British and Foreign 20 cents per copy 25 cents Saturdays.

Major Baseball

Cardinals Nose Out Giants 3-2

NEW YORK, July 24 (UP).— St Louis Cardinals scored a fine victory to-day over the New York-Glanis. .in.the National Baseball League, winning by tho odd run in five.

Scores were:

R

}{

NATIONAL LEAGUE New York ............. 2

Ballery-Wittig. Sethumacher; Danning. St Louis.*******

3 14 Battery-Tanier, White; W. Cooper.

10

Battery, Grissom, 3. Livingston.

Pittsburgh 3

Battery-Bowman, Klinger: Davis, Philadelphia

11

31

Bostan

5

tion

is

unnecessary

considerably affected by war risk premium but in the uncertain con- Editions which exist it is not possible to make any forecast as to the re- sult of this part of our business.

Marine Premium: Up Turning to our published figures you will notice that, after closing the 1939 marine account with the sum of $276,541.78 transferred to Reserve for Outstanding Losses, which unpunt I may say should prove sufficient for all outstandings, the sum of $100,040.34 Is transferred

of Mr Adam Hills.

•

Why Japanese Do Not Yet Control Yangtse River

-Admiral's Account Of Stewardship

Special to the "Telegraph"

General

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened FIXED DEPOSITS received for One Yest ar shorter perlads in Local or Other Currencies af rates which will be quoted

oa application,

BAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in Local Currency and Sterling with interest allowed at rates obtainable on application, The Bank's Head Office in London undertakes Executor and Trustoa bur пов and claims recovery of Bettiah Income Tax overpaid, on terms which may be ascertained * Еду of Its Agencies and Branches.

W. II. EVANS THOMAS, '

·Manager.

Travel Ban In Shanghai

Japanese Decision

SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH” SHANGHAI, July 26 (UP)-It is reliably reported that some foreign- ers, including Germans and Italians, were refunded their passage money and refused permission to board the Japanese steamer Kobo Maru this after which the vessel sail- morning, afte ed for Nagasaki carrying approxima- tely 500 Japanese passengers.

It is also reported that foreigners in the future will be refused passage

and

to Yokohama, Kobe, Nagasaki Dairen; however, passage will be available for Tsingtao.

Dairen Included

ts

The

SHANGHAI, July 25 (Router)- Dairen also included in Japanese travel bar, the reason for the ban not being offcially given in Japan,

Some observers

aro

wondering

whether Japan is on the verge of re- quisitioning merchantmen in case of

emergency.

Retention Of All Armed Forces

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" WASHINGTON, July-24 (UP) ~~

TOKYO, July 24 (Domei).—Vice-Admiral Boshiro Hosokaya, outgoing The Secretary of War, Colonel Henry Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese Naval Forces in Central China waters, outlined Stimson, to-day sent to Congress the the activities of the Japanese naval forces, including aircraft, in the Central China

The Yangtse River is the great artery of the Chinese Continent and forms an important trunkline in the conduct of Japanese military operations and for the trapsport on rich materials in Central China, Admiral Hosokaya said.

to Profit & Loss Account, this being the stume us last year. The 1940 Murine

area. premlum income at $2,714,- 235.56 shows substantial increase, due mainly to marine surcharges and war risk premium. Claims paid on 1940 account amounting to $633,968.20 represent 23.30 per cent. of the marine premium for the year which is n.good first year's loss ratio and the_position_of_the_1940__marine. account be considered satis

factory.

сип

Fire Account

com-

Other-

Since Japanese control of this forces are frequently being landed vital waterway fornis 2 fatal Independently or in co-operation with-Army-forces to mop up enemies blow to the enemy, the latter in the vicinity, while concentrations is sending guerillas to cut or of enemy forces would be shelled disturb it again and again and from warships or junks operating as is continuing various secret the secret means of the Chinese activities including the release forces are being searched or scized.

The Japanese naval forces are also engaged in searching for and disposing of mines doating on the muddy stream or rescuing distressed

In order to secure the control of the waterway and safeguard pence and order in the river valley, the Japanese naval force are disposing

In the Fire account there has been some reduction in premium Income due mainly to war conditions. The loss ratio at 38.68 per cent. is satis-of mines, brunting of banks and factory and the transfer to Profit & levying taxes on innocent people Loss Account amounting to $50,- or taking away their materiale. 0 470.59 shows a reduction Johnson, pared with previous year.

1 wise the figures of the Fire Account Johnson: call for little comment.

In the Accident and General Ac- Is a small reduction in count there premium due to come curing in commitments. Claims paid show on improved loss ratio at 52.53 per sent, and the amount transferred to Profit & Loss Account $43,503.02 shows substantial increase as com- pared with 1039.

Battery, Javery, Early. Berres. Chicago

Battery-Passeau. Presneli, Mooty: AtcCullough.

Cleveland

AMERICAN LEAGUE Ballery-Bagby, Hemsley, Desautels,

New York.

Battery-Gomez, Bonham; Dickey.

*

Chilengo

Aliery-Dietrich, Haynes; Turner.

Boston

*

10

10

0

1

Battery-Harris: Pytlak. St Louis......

Battery Allen, Newiin, Caster, Ferrell Swift. Pilladelphia

Battery.-C. Herris, Dean. Beekman:

Wagner. and which must be pasted on back of entry..

4. The right to publish any or all of the entries is reserved to the itongkong Telegraph,

0.-A photographs entered quNÉ have been taken in the Colony of Hongkong. Photographs which have been already entered in other Campetitions are ineligible. 6-No responsibility will be acceptod for non-delivery ot, loss of or damage to entries

-All entries to be either black, sepla, or toned pictures, and must be mounted, Coloured photo- graphs are ineligible. 8-Plotures submitted in sepia tones should be accompanied by a amatter print in black and white. 9.-No picture to entered in more

than one Section. 10.-Mounts to be only while or cream, must be of one of the following sires:-10X13, isxm.

11.-No correspondence will be entered

Into in connection will: the Com pelition, 12-Members of the Stals of the

Hongkong Telagraph and South China Morning Post are not

the

Detroit

Battery-Newhauser, Teb

Tebbetis.

0

a

1

Washington

Battery-Zuber, Chase; Evans, Early.

Local Estate

Satisfactory Year

You will notice in the Marine and Fire Revenue Accounts that Special Reserves have been made for Out- standing Balances in enemy and enemy occupied territories and tak ing the Revenue Accounts as a whole I think Shareholders will agree that the year has been satisfactory one.

+

In the Pront & Loss Account the

amount received from Interest and

Dividends shows en

increase a

| $458,770.02 while the total of trans- Local estate sworn under $80,000 ters from underwriting accounts also was left by the Inle Mr Francis shows an improvement on the pre- Bathle Winter, banker, who died at vlous year. After making provision Farnham, Suffolk, England, on April and setting up a Contingency Taxa- for the same dividend distributions 5 fast, at the age of 55 years. Ation Reserve, which is necessary in etit'on by the Hongkong and Shang these times of increased taxation, the

Banking Corporation for grant

forward shows probate of the will of the deccas balance corrleti

substantial increase at $1,032,704.30. Personnel

hay

d. has-been granted.

Mr Winter was formerly on the staff of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank In the Colony,

H

Due to changes caused by war con- titions, your General Manager, Mr A W. Hughes, was obliged to resign on 16th January 1941 and from this

NUN BURNT TO date Mr A. H. K. Cobb was appoint-

ed General Manager in his place.

I like at this time to record our

23 permitted to compel judges shah DEATH AT TAI-Ohould to the staff of the compuny

be Anal

14-At the conclusion of the Com

petition, entries will be returned

to competitors on application at the Telegraph offices within seven

days. 15. The use of aliases is stricïly

forbidden.

NAME

ENTRY FORM

BECTION

ADDRESS

Please was block letters and parte one of these forma on back of each Entry.

With these remarks I beg to pro- ross the adoption of the Report, Re- venue Accounts and Balance Sheet as presented.

who have carried out their duties An 80-year-old Chinese nun was burnt to death and a 13-year-old efficiently and well during a year of probationer nun was seriously Injurė

ktrons Fireas. ed when seven robbers at 1 o'clock this morning forced their way into the Fung Yan Tung Nunnery at Tal-O, herded the nuns Into n room, ransacked the building and then set It alight,

All but the elderly Au Sin were able to

to escape from tho burning

building.

The robbers look $70.70 in. cash before they set the nynnery afire,

When the dames were seen coming from the building, neighbours rushed to the assistance and put out the fire, So far no report has been made as to the extent of the damage to the building

The robbers escaped,

Mr S. Mason seconded the adop- tion of the report and accounts which were carried unanimously,

Mr S. H. Dodwell and Mr G. Hon. Miskin were re-elected Directors on the proposal of Mr A. 5. Mitchell and seconded

A. da Silva, by

Mr A. Musara Lowe, Bingham and Matt- hews and Messrs Linstead and Davis were re-elected auditors at a remun- eration to be decided by the Direc font. This was proposed by Mr D. B. Sinclair and seconded by Mr. A. R. Dallah.

craft.

Naval Air Force

While the surface units are thus

units at all tey points along the 750- firmly maintaining the Yangise

retention of all members of the ar- proposed new bill authorising the

ed forces, and a declaration that the national welfare and interests are

"gravely imperilled by the inter-

unger national situation."

Cho

The measures would lift all limits on the number of men who could destroys enemy military establish be in active service. Those already

inducted could be retained for ments and means of transport.

Admiral-Hosoknya recalled that on duration of the emergency and for December 30 and carly in March, six months thereafter. the Japanese Naval Force destroyed

be determined ut cannot over 30 Chinese planes at Chengtu mediately whether or not the mea- and inflicted a severe blow to the sure would permit the urmy to send Guardsmen selectees and National enemy air force while it was trying outside the Western Hemisphere. to rejuvenate.

Finally, Admiral Hosokaya paid his respects to the war dead and their bereaved familles and express- ed the hope that the wounded and sick will get well quickly,

Mines Ramoved SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” HANKOW, July 24 (Domel)

im-

Japan And Panama "Canal Closing

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”. TOKYO, July 24 (UP),-An In- formation Board spokesman to-day the United States for the passage of stated that Japan negotiating with Japanese ships through the Panama

the Yangtse which are carrying out against the enemy air force under the Yangtze River removed 291 float- mile main and tributary channels of River, the Naval Air-Force strikes Japanese naval craft operating on patrol duties constantly to guard and reorganisation far away in the in- ing mines during the first six months maintain the river lanes. Landing terior of Szechuan Province and also of this year, It was announced. Canal because other ships are alleged

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THE DELICIOUS

CHOCOLATEY FLAVOUR

to

The

through.

"We will continue

trans" when questioned re-

intive to the meeting between Mr Welles and Ambassador Nomura, in which Mr Welles is reported to have disclosed that the Canal would bo closed indefinitely on account ut re- pairs.

Latest Anti-Jew Decree In Berlin

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BERLIN, July 24 (UP). The Delal Gazette to-day published decree which was signed by the Minister of Interior, "Dr Wilhelm Frick, and according to which Jews will not receive compensation for property damaged by air attacks.

Norwegian Ships

For Atlantic?

SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGNAPH” WASHINGTON, July 24 (UP)— Shipping sources to-day stated that. New York reports that some Nor-

Milk Amplifier Verlan Vessels on the Pacife run

Makes Milk Moro Nutritious

BOSCO is non-constipating..

BOSCO is especially good for tĥo Enorgatic, Growing Child, tho Anaemic Child, the Growing Child who refuses Milk, for Convalescents, and for Fatigued Individuals, pint BOSCO is dasy for use. Just stir ono tas- spoonful into a glass of Milk HOT or COLD and it's roady. Bold at all Groceries, Drug and Dept, Blores,

Price I$1.00 and 1152.00 per jar. SOLE-REPRESENTATIVES; AUW PIT SENG'S TRADING CO., LTD. Shanghai-Hong Kong-Singapore-NEI,

would be immediately transferred to the Atlantic runs "sounds likely."

Restricting Japanese

Fishermen

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”

(UP)—A HAVANA, July 4 State Department official to-day con- Ormed the report that the Govern ment has: Imposed regulatory mea

acuvities sures, restricting the Japaneso fishermon in coastal waters. Reliable naval sources stated that continued and uncontrolled nelivilica of the Japanese might be potentially dangerous to Cuban security and they indicated that the possibility of n war between the United States and Japan increased the urgency for closer supervision over all marine activity.