NEW ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISEMENTS.
GOVERNMENT BILLS.
etc.
TENDERS for DOLLARS
E.
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PUBLIC AUCTION
PARTICULARS AND CON. current in this Colony, for tele-DITIONS of the Sale by Public graphic transfer, on the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury, London, up to and for the sum of £110,000 will be re ceived by the Treasury Chest Officer, Command Pay Office, un- til 11 o'clock a.m. on the 13th November, 1936,
The tenders to state the total amount (in pounds sterling). No
telegraphic transfer will be made
for less than £190. | |
The tenders to be in duplicate, and in sealed covers, addressed to the Treasury Chest Officer, Com mand Pay. Office, and endorsed Tender for Government Bills,
elc."
The right to accept or reject any or all of the Tenders is re-
served.
Copies of Forms of Tender can be had on application.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1936.
Editorial and Business Opico: 15-19, Queen's Road Central Tel. 30251.
Night Editor (Wanchai Omice):
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The Baily Press.
HONG KONG, NOVEMBER 13, 1936
British Shipping
BRITISH AIR SERVICES
Trans-Atlantic Negotiations
London Nov. 11.
The under Secretary for" Air, Bir Philip Sassoon was questioned in the House of Commons regarding British air services in North and South Atlantic.
Auction to be held on Monday, the 16th day of Nov., 1936, at 3. p.m., at the Office of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of
He said that since the agreement one of of Crown Land at Kow
announced on July 13, negotiations loon Teal in the Colony of Hong
Dad continued Between Govern- ine United Kingdom, Kong for a term of 75 years,
Canada and the Irish Free State commencing from 1st July, 1898,
with the United States Govern- with the option of renewal at. r
Striking evidence of improvement, with regard to the establish- Crown Rent to be fixed by the ment in the state of British ment of the North Atlantic service. Surveyor of His Majesty the merchant shipping is given by King, for one further term of 24 the last quarterly return years less the last three days vessels laid up. thereof.
Persons tendering for (Bills) are hereby notified that having regard to the provisions of the PARTICULARS OF THE LO.
Acts 22 George III Cap. 45 and 41 George III Cap. 52 the accep tance of any such Tender is sub. ject to the express condition that no Member of the British House of Commons shall be admitted to any share or part. in or to any benefit to arise irna the Contract thereby made for the allotment
of such (Bills) ***
"The provisions in question do not apply to Contracts entered into by any incorporated Com. pany in its corporated capacity and made for the general benefit of the Company."
L. J. LIGHTFOOT, ́
Colonel, R. A. P. C., Treasury Chest Officer. His Majesty's Treasury Office.
Hong Kong.
bi
ments of
Active preparations of air bases, fully equipped with necessary wire- less and meteorologicat facilities. were in hand in the Irish Free state and Newfoundland.
With regard to the South Atlantic
IMPORTANT SOCIAL
SERVICE
Continued from Page 1.)
has giving us the use of an old knitting; accumulated experience it factory rent free and also to the been possible to run the shelters
more Kowloon: Residents Association for
cheaply. In 1933-34, W* their help and co-operation--they equipped the St. Peter's shelter and registered 16,372 men...total appointed two representatives on our committee, Mr. E. Kern and cost $3,100, last winter, we rezia- Mr. F. C. Mow Fung and rendered tered 51,887 men-equipped the Yaumati shelter-total cost $4.150, considerable assistance in connec- tion with the Kowloon shelter. We have a balance of only 12,000 We hope to have their continued and do not feel justiñed at the help this winter. We have not yet moment in making any attempt found suitable premises at Kowloon to increase the number of shelters but the K. R.A. have appointed from three to four, The work Mr. C. E. Terry as their representa- needs expanding and we cannot tive on the committee and are expand unless we have the money. already looking for a suitable build- I would like therefore whilst thank- ing.
ing those who have subscribed to this work in the past, to ask for their continued and increased sup- port.
AIM OF SOCIETY The simple aim of this society. from the beginning, has been mere- ly to provide ahelter, a bunk and a few gunny bags for as many men who would otherwise sleep on the streets, as possible. The only other comfort provided for the men has been a cup of hot tea, and a hot meal on three nights, Christmas Day. Chinese New Year and the
The Chamber of Shipping Intending bidders are advised
It was hoped that experimental that immediately after the dis. tatistics show that on August 1 posal of the lot the purchaser will the number of idle craft. of Brights would begin in the spring and that the commencement of a tish ownership in the home ports be required to deposit with an
regular service would follow a authorised officer who will be pre
was 101, with a net tonnage of soon as sumcient experience had sent at the sale, the sum of twe373,107. This time last year been gained. hundred dollars, $200.00 in cash. the figures were 217 ships and This 'sum will be refunded on 486023 tons. Comparison with service. tenders had been received closing night. But we find it neces
and were now under consideration.sary to go a little farther, for the worst period of the depressione commencement of the service reasons of health it is necessary to payment of the purchase price.
must not be neglected. In 1982, depended on the result of this ex- Insist that every man has a bath before occupying his bunk For 890 ships were laid up with a amination--
the same reason it is necessary to total tonnage of 2,168,632. Since britisk Fire'can. that time reduction has been
examine each man as he is ad- mitted into the shelter, this means steady though slow. Much of it
turning some men away or sending unfortunately was due not to the
them to hospital and treating others for minor allments and in- greater activity of shipping but to the breaking up of idle tonnaga
Juries on the spot. Thus you will from the report that for which owners could
253 cases were sent to hospital future.
during the year and 6,226 minor bases were treated at the shelters. Attention is also drawn to the
| No. of Bale.
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Inland Lot No. 2570. Ragistry No. New-Kowloon
East of New
Kowloon Inland
Kowloon 7 sai
Locality,
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Boundary Мелиге
ments.
As per
sale plan
Contents in
Annual
Bental.
Upact Price,
Abnut
230 20,000
Equare feet.
10,000
Bee no
During the last six months there has been a marked change
for the better.
amount
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INNER MONGOLIA EVACUATION
American Government Consults Consuls
"
Nanking. Nov. 12 The United States Embassy is consulting the consular authorities
ВЕС
at the centres concerned regarding treatment of oplum addicts which Nanking's request for evacuation was organised in connection with of foreigners from Inner Mongolia the shelters.
The Hon. Dr. Kotewall second- ed the adoption at the report and
statement of accounts and the mo tion was carried unanimously. "
DISCUSSION
"Gentlemen
What And When!"
Publicity In Verse
Communications from business establishments' are not usually characterized" by the dazle and depth of creative art, concerning which we journalists who write pieces for the papers" think we know so much.
Therefore, when we opened a letter from Messrs. Caldbeck, Mac- Gregor & Co., Ltd., yesterday we certainly did not expect a poetic effusion dealing with a subject very near and dear to us. Perhaps it is superduous to explain to our alert readers. that the subject versified dealt with the palate and the stomach-in a word, alcohol,
On odd occasions (particularly odd sometimes) instead of diligent- ly
taking down" the dialectic pearls profusely scattered from the bead table, we have applied our The Chairman invited discus- undoubted (take that literally) slon and the Rev. J. R. Higgs ask-talents in the direction of versifica- ed if it would be possible to give tion of a more or less epicurean something more than tea to the
street sleepers at the shelters every night..
The Chairman replied that "the Society had been approached by the Government who did not con- sider it was desirable that meals be provided because it might at- tract people who actually did not just came there in the hopes of normally sleep at the shelters but getting a meal.
Mrs. Bolt, mentioned that last year several beds were booked with the consequence that many men who were waiting outside were not admitted. These beds, she said, should not have been kept by the others. It was sup- The decline in the amount of
Other activities | posed to be the case that the tonnage laid up has been accom- due to impending military opera- | which are incidental to the actual younger men were kept waiting 4807 pauled by an. increase in the tons there. The Americans in running of the shelters include the for the older men.
in commission.
three provinces total thirty four.
Another member remarked that evangelistic work.organised by 'Mr. Last
Informed circles here believe Lee Kau Yan and efforts which he had frequently had beds already quarter this increase was no less that Nanking's action 13 aimed have been made to find work for by men who returned later. than 244,000 gross tons. We chieny at the Japanese military such of the men as appear to be The Chairman: It is härdship cannot yet declare antisfaction mission, members of which might employable and to arrange for re- for a man who comes to the shelter with the progress made.
be jeopardised by popular anger patriation of men who have been every night and then in a particu over the invasion of Sulyuan.--
stranded in Hong Kong. This lat-lar case is not able to get a bed. Reuter.
ter work has been the concern of
FALSE RUMOUR individuals, the society has no ma- chinery for dealing with these cases and cannot make it a charge on the funds.
MASS ARRESTS IN RUSSIA
Moscow, Nov. 11. Following the mass arrest of foreigners here and elsewhere in Russia, it is understood that alle
gations "of espionage, and 'sabot- age in favour of a certain central 4813 European power" have been made against a large number, both of foreign and Russian nationality.
The German Embassy here has made an official inquiry regard- ing the German nationals ar- ¡ested.--
THE HONG KONG CRICKET CLUB.
REPORTS CONFIRMED
The Annual General Meeting Beuter. will be held in the Pavilion on Thursday, the 19th November, "1936, at 3.30 p.m.
Moscow, Nov. 12.
SUDETEN GERMANS
During the past ten years British shipping has shrunk by more than two million tons, and though the United States fared still worse, almost every otherHong Kong Daily Press Special) country has added largely to its merchant fleet."
In 1914 Britain owned 41.6 per cent. of the world's tonnage. Britain's share now is only 26.8 per cent. Yet with a population 10 per cent. larger her depen The reports emanating from 'dence on sea-borne supplies is
that Warsaw
many foreign much greater to-day. A. K. MACKENZIE,
specialists and experts, living in
It is, therefore, much to be the Soviet Union have been arrest- Hon. Secretary.ed. is now confirmed. The Soviet desired that this recent improve Hong Kong, 10th Nov., 1936. Russian semi-official news agency ment should be progressive. The
reports that in Moscow severa' prospects are good. foreign specialists, among them
Compared with foreign Beets one German. have been arrested
mercantile marine is more for having pursued activities of our
modern and more efficient and subversive nature:
.E.
K.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
4808
PARTICULARS AND CON. DITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday,
Magistrates are examining the accordingly in * ofair-
Francogenic - Vrwaz Service
CHARGE FRAMED
Moscow, Nov, 17. The arrested foreigners will be the 16th day of Nov., 1936 at 3 charged with "activities against
Reuter
STRICT NEUTRALITY
BY AMERICA
Rousevelt's Statement To
Spanish Envoy.
Paris, Nov. 12. President F. D. Roosevelt, so a
Prague, Nov. 10.
In the budget committee on Thursday. Deputy Hundt made a statement on behalf of the Sudeten
INNOVATION ---
An innovation during last win ter was the organisation of volun- teers on a basis of organisations
Mr. E O'Neil Shaw; I think it would be in the best interests of all that a rumour that the Society makes an alleged charge of two cents per person per night be denied.
The Chairman; I think that is a very important point.. I have. heard of the rumour that has been.
make any charge for the use of their shelters.
character.
But that's another story, and certainly not worthy, of print.
We must confess, however, that we have rarely read such good publicity in verse as that which this well-known firm sent to us. yesterday.
So, we give you the toast as it was given to us:-
"Gentlemen-What and When!" You'll and that Whitstables agree With Chablis or with Pommery.
Then take with soup (a thick, or
clear) a
Caldbeck's Sherry or Madeira.
With fish the Pommery again Or Vintage Bollinger Champagne. A Detnhard's Hock or Dry Moselle Or Barsac. Graves, Chabits as well.
With entrees Clarets we avow Are coming back to favour now Ladte or any famed Chateaux, Those sound red wines of old Bor-
deaux.
Warmed by the sun's benignant
flame
Our Burgundies with roast or game: Cannot be bettered you must own Who taste our » Chambertin Or
Beaune.
Our Old Brown Sherry rich and old With cheese; yet some will always
hold
V
A sweet Madeira's better fare With Gruyere or with Camembert.
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Then comes dessert; on any night ac-To pass the Port's a sacred rite.
Mr. Shaw: May I ask what tual grant the Government makes to this movement if any?
The Chairman: They do not make any grant actually in money but they help in various other ways.
WHAT ABOUT IRREGULARS Miss Mow Fung" said that from
A Tawny in our Summer 'clíme. A Vintage Port in winter.tline. Or if you can afford Y'Quem Drink that and win a gourmet's
fame.
Enán. with coffee." Connoisseurs Might take the world-famed Bols
Liqueurs,
German party, leader Konrad Hen- rather than by individuals. This lein, who could himself not be pre-
was very successful, it reduced | going about. The Society does not sent, not being a member of the work and expense, by avoiding the necessity of notifying volunteers by Czechoslovakian Parliament.
Henlein stated that the Sudeten post and made for better co-opera- tion at the shelters. At the same Germans had been radicalised by
time we had a number of indepen- the policy of the Czechish Govern- ment. We prefer to let curselves be dent volunteers and they are always thrown into prison than to be th-welcome, our most valuable helpers tellectually isolated. It is declared are those who turn up on one par- that autonomy splits a state. But ticular night every week. I should ke at this stage to express our autonomy must be made in such a way that it creates confidence thanks to all the organisations and that it is unable to split a
who have provided volunteers and
or rich Drambuie some prefer. state. We Sudenen Germans are to all the individual helpers and
And gain the title "epicure.” St. John's Ambulance men and
course, went to prove that there will satisfy the real gourmet, others who have helped with the were regular people coming to the
If you make application medical work at the shelters. We shelters every night during the Mesars. Caidbeck, MacGregor & Co.. hope that we shall have their con-winter. She could not quite decide Ltd., you can obtain an artistically tinued support during the coming herself the policy as to whether produced folder with this helpful winter. There are other organisa- they should try to give, everybody tions and individuals who deserve a chance or whether should cater
advice in verse printed inside. our thanks for help in various for the regulara. ways, they are mentioned in the report their help also has been invaluable.
the report she had noticed that last year they had catered for
position to capable of administering ourselves Earticularly to the Doctors. Nurses. very much less persons. That, of But Cognac's mellow fine bouquet
obtain the utmost advantage from any larger movement of world trade. That lead in effi- ciency we are likely to increase. The amount of tonnage under construction in our yards is a good deal more than the aggre- gate of the four leading foreign countries.
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politically. If the Czechs think they can treat us as a pawn in the political game, then they are mistaken. After ten years activism,
we have no more confidence in the Czechs. They will not be able to movement. Only get rid of our after the Czechs have passed through a spiritual conversion, will we speak differently from now. We are prepared for anything that could lead to an understanding within the nation"
GERMAN TRADE WITH POLAND.
j
Mr. Shaw; I feel it would te rather hard lines on the man who comes there casually.
With all our shelters and all the
The Chairman, in declaring the help we receive, we should be quite meeting closed, said that all the helpless without somebody to in- spire, organise and co-ordinate, our very careful consideration at the suggestions made would receive
secretary Miss R. Mow Fung has
Arst Committee meeting. He thank- done all that and a bit more-sheed the speakers for their sugges- has forbidden me to thank ber to-
tions and the people for their at- night perhaps you will do it in-
tendance at the meeting." stead.
GUNMAN ELUDES
AUTHORITIES
AUSTRALIAN VISITORS
to
Mrs. M. K. Hayes of South Aus- tralia, a well-known, resident, haa just arrived in the Colony on "a tour of the Far East.
well-
Mr Leo Rosentarten. known Australian sportsman, is staying in the Colony for an in- definite period as part of a world- wide business tour.
KING'S TRIBUTE AT WESTMINSTER
p.m.. at the Office of the Public the State," announces the Tass Works Department, by Order of Agency. His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Island Road Pokfulam in
Such activity shows the eater- the Colony of Hong Kong
prise of British shipowners, ansocean News Service for a term of 75 years, with the
which has had little enough to option of renewal at a Crown
stimulate it for a long time, and Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor
also their confidence in the of His Majesty the King, for one
future. That appears to be well further term of 75 years.
message here states, has informed grounded. Reduction of surplus Hong Kong Jally Press" Special
NOT MEETING NEED AN Intending bidders are advised the Spanish Ambassador in Wash- loinage has been so drastic that
Lerlin, Nov. 12.
Mias Fung has written "In review- that immediately after the disington that the U. 8. Government very few serviceable chips are The German Bureau for the
supervision of foreign trade reing this our third year's work we posal of the lol the purchaser will would observe strict neutrality in now laid up. be required to deposit with an the Spanish conflict The United
will follow Demand for shipping has risen ports that since the signing of the feel that we have every reason to trade pact between Germany and be thankful for the way in which authorised officer who will be States Government
developments in Spain with-inter- sharply. The first cause is the Poland on November 4, 1935, trade our work has grown, and we be- present at the sale, the sum of est, but will not recognise any necessity for a large movement between the two countries has lleve that our Shelters are provid
Shanghai, Nov. 12, ... Further Sino-Japanese COP- two hundred dollars, $200.00 in Government until it proves that it cash. This sum will be refunded is in a position to secure peace and of cereals from the western shown a big increase in volume. ing a definite need in the life of on payment of the purchase order: It is stated that the U. g. bemisphere to Europe. That In December 1935, the first month the poorer class of people in Hong plications are forseen as a result of the murder here last night of after the treaty came into force, Kong" Government will take no cincisi has already raised freights from Poland's imports from Germany I do not know that I agree; the Japanese seaman, Yasuji price.
step in the matter, until the level which hardly covered were only 3.5 million zloty, but in we are providing three shelters ac- Takase, in the dock area of the PARTICULARS OF THE LOT British Government has recognised running expenses to a figure July 1936 they had risen to 12.6 comodating 137 men per night. International Bettlement.
one or the other Governments in modestly remunerative. Second- million zloty. Folish exports to Considering the number of Street A woman companion also visit to the noodlit Field of Remem- Germany have been somewhat sleepers, I think we are only prov Japanese, states Takase was shot Drance in Westminster Abbey and ly, the higher prices of primary higher than her imports, with few ing the need. Even if we had from behind by a Chinese planted a plain wooden cross in- products, increasing the pros exeptions, but in recent months ten shelters, we should not be
The Japanese Constil-General cribed, "In Memory of King George perity of the great agricultural German exports to Poland have meeting its From the first the has made vigorous representations Ver STEEL PRODUCTION territories all over the world, shows an increase compared with Society has adopted the policy of to the Chinese authorities and the number of children were the keeping expenses within the sum International Bettlement and Chirst to recognise the King, who af- 'IN BRITAIN -
must expand international trade: last year.
During the first seven months of provided by the public and has nese authorities in Greater ter standing bare-headed for a few Stabilisation of currencies and
this year, "Polish imports from carried forward a balance from one Shanghai, have promised to do moments, trudged with other London, Nov. 12+) Britain's production of steel last removal of restrictione promise Germany have risen by altogether year to the next because the ex- their utmost to apprehend the mourners, in heavy rain and eight million zloty, or an average Dense involved in equipping new | month reached a new high level still further development,
of one million sloty a month, shelters has to be met at the be- Settlement and Chinese police of 1'060,500 tona. The output of tirgota and caatings exceeded Sep
against last year. Polish exports inning of the winter and before have combed their respective ter- bember's record ngure by 33,500 will be about 11,500,000 tons, thus to Germany are on the average the subscriptions begin to come in. Hitories all night and this morning toms Activity in this industry le tar exceeding the record tonnage about 700.000 lot higher than increase in the number of shelters for a scent of the murderer with
has meant an increase in expendi- out tangible success. so great that it is almost certain of 9,842,400 for 1935)
her monthly importa ----
turne but not in proportion, with: Reuter. Trassozina Waus Servsok.. that the output of steel for 1936 Britials Wireless
Begiatry No.
Locality.
Lot No. 306.
Adjoining Inland
Lot No. 1776,
No. of Sale.
Rural, Building:
Kallet, Bay?
Boundary
Measure
ments.
About
Contents in
25,000.
Annual Square foot.
Bental
283
Upast Price:
000
4600
tions.
Spain, or established formal rela
-Transocean News Service,
culprit ?
London Nov. 11. His Majesty the King, unnoticed "and unheralded, paid an informat
Chringh pools of water, to examine the miniature fields of red puppies,
The King purchased two poppies from an ex-serviceman, placing a bindle of: notes, in the collecting.
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