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FUNG KONG UN-On Sunday, September 14, 1941, at No. 34, Bonham Road, Hongkong, Fung Kong Un, (owner of Fung Tang), aged 66 years. Date of funerni will be announced later.

Monday, Sept. 15, 1941. Wyndham St., Hongkong Telephone: 28615

THE preax "special to the Telegraph"

is used by the liongkong Telegraph to indicate now which is strictly copyright

cations Ordinance, 1934. Buch news as bexra the Indication “UI"" is received in Hongkong on the date of publication by the United Press Associations, who re- serve all rights and forbid republications, either wholly or in part without previous arrangement.

under the provisions of the Telecommuni-

WAR ON DOPE DIVANS

THE long awaited war against Hongkong's illicit oplum and heroin divans is at last to begin The first shot was fired with Y. M. C. A. (European). China Light & Power Co., Ltd. the announcement on Saturday

(Hung Hom).

that the Police are to be given powers to clean up the divans on both sides of the harbour. This is a notable move on the part of the authorities, the -results-of-which-will-be watched

China Light & Power Co., Ltd.

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Mr. Moss (Kai Tak Airport). The Far East Motors.

Lane, Crawford. Limited, A. S. Watson & Co., Ltd. Hongkong Electric Co., Ltd.

(Gloucester Arcade). Remember our Information Bureau at the HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD., GLOUCESTER ARCADE, HONGKONG, where a lot of very interesting things can be obtained.

with the keenest interest.

The innumerable and ever in creasing dope divans constitute one of Hongkong's most serious and pernicious problems, for in the majority of cases they serve a double purpose illicit drug smoking and prostitution; addi- tionally, they have long been known to provide a source of graft through so-called "Protec

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GOOD MEN AND EVIL

By Hector Bolitho

In the early days of the war when Mr Churchill still lay in waiting for his conquest, I lunched in a glorious Elizabeth- which keep them together are an house which has since been laced with suspicion, fear and bombed. It was Holland House, jealousy. They aer, ungenerous in the heart of Knightsbridge. men, pathetic if poisonous heirs When the ladies had walked into to Bismarck's theory of con- the garden, I found myself next quest with blood and iron. Also, to Mr Churchill and the talk they are pompous-and the moved to the King and Queen, limitations of pompous men are They were at the beginning of known to all of us. (It is said their war work but already, that Mr Eden once yawned at through their quiet example, dinner with Hitler and that the they were making their in- Fuchrer saw him trying to hide influence felt throughout the his yawn behind his hand). country. Somebody at the table I believe that one of the fun- define that influence damental reasons why the Axis tried to and Mr Churchill, with his cause must crumble is because genius for quickening our blood its leaders have no goodness in with a phrase said, "They have them. the rare quality of making a mass of people realise, in a flash, that they are good."

"Rare Quality"

Look then at the men whose

I have been wondering in the names shine on the side of the past few days what that quality Allies! There is no need to of goodness is . . . where does shake the ermine edged trap- it lie? How important is it in pings of monarchy or to stir our relation to the war?

fingers in the dust of tradition In the safe-old-days-of-peace-to-remind us of what the King it was casy to be cynical about and Queen stand for. Their the simple virtues. Now these conquest is their own! their vic- virtues are the raft of our lives. tory over the hearts of the Cleverness and cynicism have British people. There it is, in become "counterfelt, cheap and the simple words of the Prime showy," and we are not shy to Minister. "They have the rare admit that the chief comfort of quality of making a mass of these melancholy days is in the people realise, in a flash, that companionship of good and kind they are good." It is exhilarat- people who keep our faith in hu- ing to turn from the gloomy man nature alive. Without this view of human nature which

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can be cleaned up, three morally and socially evil influences can be dealt with at the same time.

The striking foature of the announcement made by the

intolerable,

Great Truth'

represent, to the lenders of our own cause: to turn from those two intense, pompous faces, to the smiles of Mr. Roosevelt,' Mr Out of this there emerges a Willkie and Mr Winston Chur-

Police Commissioner is the posi- great truth in regard to the chill. They seem to double our

leaders of the war, on both courage.

sides. Is it not significant that During the days when Mr not one of the leaders of the willkie was in England I felt Axis powers is a good man, in almost bomb-proof as I read his the sense that Mr Churchill speeches and caught glimpses of meant when he spoke of the his smile. King and Queen?

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hearted devotion with which he spoke of our cause against Ger- many, and of his delight over the visit of the King,

stories and the relationship which exists among the leaders in Europe

"I'll just put him into a pair a Europe which seems to be sour with jealouey around in my old Ford," he of old flannels and drive him I wonder if we appreciate in said. full what Mr Roosevelt's cour age has meant to us during the I walked out of the White past year? At the end of a House, certain that Mr Roose dreary day in London his photo- velt was wise and clever. But graph in the evening newspaper I also knew that I had met what acts on me like sal volatile. Mr Churchill meant when he

I had the pleasure of talking spoke of "a good man." to the President when I was in When we compare the state Washington two years ago. 1 of leadership and ethics in had been told before I went into Europe with the inspiration the White House that I would which seems to lie behind these meet a man who could charm a men who are guarding our bird off a bough. That was cause, I do not think we need true. When I went into his worry too much about the philo- room, he turned the full warmth sophy which Hitler yelis so of that charm upon me, as if it loudly in the shape of his New mattered deeply to him, as well Order. There can be no new as to me, that we should meet. order of living. The only order And I realised his friendship for of living was quite adequately this country, for he told me defined in a sermon preached at many things touching, the fu- Capernaum by Our Lord___two_ Now that his country has thousand odd years ago. If we ture. come on our side, in all but de- stick to that, and fight like hell, claring war, I recall the whole we deserve to win.

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BRIDGE

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JOSEPHINE CULBERTSON:

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game of bridge is a grund he led another diamond to the ten- medium for I.Q. tests and, in ex- spot in his hand. I played my queen plonation, I submit the following: with a chuckle and remarked that "Dr. W. considers himself a pretty I never had been so insulted in my good player. (For his patients sake lifel

I hope he's a belier doctor.) Last "From, then on there wasn't much. night in a rubber bridge game Dr. to it. The heart ace and nine were W. was sitting East, 1, South, when cashed. Then four club tricks and this hand was dealt:

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low.

"Any comments? L. B, New York."

tive form which these latest orders assume. European ser- geants will be placed in control of certain designated districts and "ench sergeant will in future be responsible for the cleaning

I turn my memory back to a up of the divans in his section

Hitler la, of course, a patho- week last November. in which and for keeping his section free logical case. His story should this difference was impressed of them in future." There is be written, not in the Diction-

upon me. It was the week in nothing equivocal about that and ary of National Biography, but which Mr Roosevelt was if the orders are carried out to in a peculiarly nasty chapter in elected as President: the week the letter and with the zeal and the Psychology of Sex. And also in which Mr Neville Cham- efficiency which the community Mussolini, who might have been harlain died. Mr Roosevelt's has a right to expect from its a great man if he had remained opponent, Mr Wendell Willkic, police force, it should not take a domestic leader and not han said in New York: very long for the clean-up to kered after imperial glory, has "We have elected Franklin become 100 per cent, effective. izopardised his domestic hap Roosevelt President. He's your

My only comment is that the doc-. Another interesting and en-piness in untidy morality. I President. He's my President,

tor fell for a "gold brick" that any couraging point is the directness have never been so completely we all owe him the respect due

player of reasonable experience of action which is to be taken. wrong in my judgment of any to the high office. We give that

should scornfully reject. No matter how little he thought of South's Arrests will not be made, but body. One summer day, ten respect. We will support him

game, it still was inconceivable that the police officer will have the years ago, I spent an hour with with our best efforts for our

South would have given him an en- power in fact more than that, him in Rome. I thought him country."

"East, antisfying his penchant for try to dummy, where none really he is ordered to raid divans, charming and I belloved him to

smart bids, bid club, South existed, except for the specific pur scize all implements for smoking bo great. I still wonder what Mighty Difference doubled-and West and North passed. pose of inducing another diamond and all drugs found and take polson there was hiding behind "In the afternoon of Tuesday, one notrump, which I (South) now

Doc couldn't take it, so, he then bid finesse.

You can insult an opponent only" them to a police station; where the friendliness and the ap in the same week, Mr Winston realize was the act of a drowning to a certain degree, m after, either a Magistrate's order parent regard for all that Eng- Churchill paid his tribute to a man grasping at a miraw when he

To-morrow's Ikarid will be secured for the destruc- land represents. I still wonder man with whom he did not al- could have reached one or two stout South dealer.

planks just as easily. Once again tion of the property or the owner what weakness it was that ways see eye-to-eye, in politics. doubled, and there the contract may show cause in the Court turned him from the achieve. He said:

was played. why his property should be re- ments

solid domestic "It fell to Neville Chambery ouching tead was the heart turned to him. This form of lender, to play such a humillat lain, in one of the supreme deuce. Jack In dummy held, North action is well conceived and ing and fatal role at the heels crises of the world, to be con- playing the six-spot. The nine of merits approval. It helps to of such a master.

tradicted by events, to be dis diamonds was lod and pasted. I eliminate red tape behind which The way in which both appointed in his hopes, and to gathered in the trick with the king,.

the trick coming so many offenders of the law leaders throw aside their be deceived and cheated by the thal queen would be lost

but as have successfully hidden them- friends and generals and sup wicked man. These hopes, when

ksoon na he was on' same time gives the authorities gree the low degree, the most noble, and benevolent lead. Hut I was ready to test Doc's,

VAKQ7682. 1.Q. and Immediately played the e more freedom of action without of confidence. which exists instincts of the human heart. Three of hearts putting the lead In How should South play this four donying any member of the among them. They are men What a mighty difference dummy again Doo-avidently had spades redoubled contraef Open public hia legal rightenshi without friends the bonds there da between these two never heard about the Trojan horse ing lead, diamond- acu

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