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IN THE GOODS of John. Colling Gerard. late of 12, Wyke Avenue Worthing in the Couny of Sussex, former ly of 101, Station Road, Redhill in the County of
COURT: OF HONG KONG,
In the matter of the Estate of BANTA SINGH, late ol No. 90, To Kwa Wan Road, Kawloon in the Colony of Hong Kong, Watchman, de ceased.
NOTICE is hereby given that Surrey, England, Retired the Court hus, by virtue of Sec: Master Mariner, deceased.
58 of the Probates Ordinance, 1897, made an order limiting the Notice is hereby given that the time to the 19th day of August, Court has by virtue of Section 581938, for creditors and others to of the Probates Ordinance 1897 send in claims against the above made an Order limiting the time estate to the undersigned.. for creditors and others to send.
in their claims against the above estate to the 18th day of August, 1938.
An creditors and others are! accordingly hereby required to send their claims to the under. signed on or before that date.
Dated the 22nd day of July, 1938.
JOHNSON, STOKES &
MASTER.
Solicitors for the Executor, The Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank Building,
Hong Kong.
Dated this 22nd day of July,
1938.
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E. P. H. LANG,
Official Administrator.
HONG KONG TRAMWAYS, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO
5.3
SHAREHOLDERS.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
INTERIM DIVIDEND of Forty-five (45) cents per Share has been declared 6144 Payable on MONDAY, 15th
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG`
"KONG
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AUGUST next, on and after which date Dividend Warrants may be obtained upon application at the Registered Office of the Company, Canal Hong Kong.
ADVERTISEMENT
HONG KONG & SHANGHAI
--BANKING CORPORATION,
현재
IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that Interim Dividend of £2.10. per share, subject to deduction of Income Tax, has been declared for the HALF YEAR ending 30th June, 1938 at rate of 1/2.7/8 per Dollar.
THE DIVIDEND will be payable on and. after 8th August, 1938 at the offices of the Cor. poration, where Shareholders are requested to apply for Warrants.
EDITORIAL
PEIPING-HANKOW RAILWAY BOMBED
Hankow, July 22. Nine heavy Japanese bombers escorted by pursuits bombed sec- tions of the Pelping-Bankow Rall. way in the vicinity of Hankow this morning according to Chinese re 'ports.
The raiders appeared above Han- kow from the north-west, drop- ping several bombs on sections of the Peking-Hankow Railway. just north-west of the Chinese military aerodrome in Hunków. They then are said to have crossed the aero- drome without dropping any bombs
there.
They are reported to have THE REGISTER OF" heavily bombed the Peiping-Han-
SHARES of the Corporation kow Railway in the vicinity of
will be closed from 25th JULY to 6th AUGUST (both days inclusive) during which period no transfer of Shares can be registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors.
D. C. EDMONDSTON,
Acting Chief Manager. Hong Kong. 12th July, 1938,
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CORNECK. On July 16, 1933, at the Country Hospital, Shang- hai. to Christine, wife of P. W. V. Corneck, a daughter.
VOSPER--On July 16, 1938, at Shanghal, to Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Vosper, a daughter,
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HONG KONG, JULY 23, 1938.
MUSICAL INTERLUDES
HE rapidity with which the The storm clouds gather in this
troubled world, is perfectly amazing and the time they take to disperse is a long and anxious period.
An article in a leading London newspaper received by the air mail dated July 11 congratulates the British Premier for his courage and patience in dealing with the recent troubles in Europe. This is what It says:
"Fifteen leading newspapers of the world acclaimed Mr. Neville Chamberlain as the man who has saved Europe and the world from war. They point to the success of his policy as a triumph of courage and hard-headed reallsın. Six weeks ago 'nations anxiously' watched Czecho-Slovakia. Eltler was said to be ready to march
in. Road East,
NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO GIVEN that the REGISTER. of
Sunlimen station. The Japanese banks while the bombers flew just pursülts flew high above the cloud below ten thousand feet.
Although the Japanese alreraft are sald to have, met with heavy anti-aircraft fire scine of the raid- ers are said to have been hits
It is now established that the Peking-Harkow Railway was not hit, and that the bombs landed on the north-western arid north- eastern ends of the aerodrome without causing any damage ex- cept for bomb craters in the open felds-(Reuter).
FATHER JACQUINOT
RETURNS
Huge Donations Obtained In America
VOLUNTEER
ORDERS
(Orders by Lt-Col. R.C.B. Anderson,
MC. Commandant, Hong
Kong V.D.C.)
COMMISSION
SATURDAY, JULY 23, 1938.
MR. J. RICHARD ADLARD HOMEWARD BOUND
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RELINQUISHMENT OF U.S. Exchange Student Who Helped At Canton Hospital Following Japanese Air Raid
His Excellency the Governor has approved the following relinquish- ment of commission in the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps with effect from July 9, 1938.
Lieut John Campion Dunbar (0.9.0. 3.198.38).
BEACH MANNING EXERCISE Saturday, July 30, H.Q. No. 4 M.G. Company, 3.30 p.m. Machine Gun Signals, 4 p.m. Dresst S.D. cap. K.D. Jacket. trousers, fighting order, less box respirator),
HOLIDAY Corps H.Q. will be closed on Mon- day. August 1.
PARADES
Engineer Company July 25. HQ (1) D.EL. Section. 5.30 p.m.
Those already detalled. Drill DLL Section, 5.45 p.m. Squad drill.
July 28. H.Q. 5.20 p.m. L.L. Special Class,
Corps Signals July 28, HQ 5.30 p.m. Revolver instruction. A full attendance is required.
WORK OF TWO YOUNG AMERICAN
.
LADIES IN PEIPING
Among the many interesting people who boarded the R. M. S. Empress of Japan, homeward bound, yesterday was Mr. Richard Adlard of Salem, Oregon. Mr. Adlard was an Exchange Student, 1937-38, from Oregon State College, Corvallis, to Lingnan University. Canton.
If Interest on shipboard was, perhaps, centred very much on the members of the World Sindent Delegation, also ready to sail for home after an extended tour through China, Mr. Adlard was hardly neglected by the many people who had come to appreciate his presence in Canton and at Lingnan through some of the most trying moments In the history of the city and of the University.
.." TILL
Among those who were on board Medical College, which did invalu- to wish Mr. Adlard all the best that able service in the early days of the future can bestow were Mr.the war. Many of the soldiers who Yeung Tak-sau, president of were treated for their wounds by the graduating class at Lingnan these voluntary workers from the University, and Mr. Mui Tsit-P.U.M.C., owe their lives to this
Mr. Adlard's room-mate unselfish service.
Machine Gun Troop July 26, 5:45 p.m. Causeway Bay yeung. Stables Riding School.
July 28, 5.30 p.m. HQ. Recruits. M.G. training.
Armoured Car Section
through two semesters at Lingnan. The two young ladies were both As Mr. Adlard was conversing trom Oregon State College and with his friends, a Chinese gentle-they had been Exchange Students. man approached the group and 1936-37. to Lingnan University.
July 26 HQ 5.15 p.m. L.G. Bring asked him if he had not met him They were Miss Betty M. Chand- at Kennedy Road Range.
Motor Machine Gun Platoon July 29, H.Q. 5.30 p.m. Driving instruction.
No. 1 M.G.. Company. July 19, H.Q. 5.30 p.m. M.G. train- ing.
.
Nơi LLG. Comuany July 28. H., 5.30 p.m. Revolver training. Webbing belts will be
No. 1 M.G. Company July 27. H.Q. 5.30 p.m. All platoons. Lecture on Night Opera- tions.
Hankow, July 22, Father Jacquinot, Chairman o the International Rellet Commit- tee, and founder of the Nantae refugees' zove in Shanghai, passed worn. through Tokyo yesterday aboard the 5.5. Empress of Asia on his way back from America to China, ac- cording to a Tokyo message.
Interviewed by pressmen, Father Jacquinot, said that he had re ceived $700,000. donations. in America and Canada for Chinese refugees. During his stay in America, he had an interview with President Roosevelt,-iCentral News).
JAPANESE CHARGE
Shanghal, July 20
at the Canton Hospital. after an ler of Eugene and Miss Letty air-raid, helping the hospital M. Warrington of Corvalis,
stream
| staff to cope with the endless Oregon State College may well of wounded civilians? be proud of the four Exchange Could there be a more fitting de-Students they have sent abroad | monstration of gratitude to ato live for a year on the campus
noble gentleman?
When of a Chinese University, much has been forgotten of life
TWO AMERICAN LADIES
As late as last December there on the campus, be it in time of were people to be met in Tientsin peace, or
in time
of war. the". and in Peiping, most of them Chi- memory of the friendship and the nese, who spoke enthusiastically of service that these four representa- two young American ladies who tives of the youth of America have were not victims of hysteria when. unselfishly given to their hosts, the July 29. HQ. 5.30 p.m. Na 3While visiting Felping last July, youth of China, will yet remain. they were confronted with a war which prevented their leaving the is known to his many friends not city. They attached themselves to as Mr. Adlard, but simply as one of the feld hospital units. "Dick". "would testiry to the high organized by the Peking University regard in which he is beld.
Platoon, E.G.D...
July 30, H.Q. 3.30 p.m. Beach Manning exercise. (See para 2
above).
Portuguese Companies July 25, HQ.5,30 p.m. (1) A.A. Company, Stripping and assembling (continued) (I) No. 5 M.G. Com pany Mechanism (continued).
Machine Gun' Signals July 25, HQ. 5.30 pm. (1) Sub- sections "A" and "B." Sighal train- The Japanese Charge D'Atairesing. Discussion beach manning at Shanghai, Mr: Tani, has in-
exercise. (10) Subsection “D.” D/R. formed foreign diplomatists that in training in groups and riding exer- the opinion of the Japanese au- cise. thorities trains on the Canton- Hankow Railway carrying foreign- ers were abused by the Chinese for transport of munition.
The Chinese Government had goods vans with munition attach- ed to these trains.
Mr. Tani suggested that foreign diplomatists should make repre- sentations at Hankow that such abuse must be stopped. Further- more. Mr. Tani recommended to foreign travellers to use only, special trains without good vans.- (Transocean).
LOCAL OBSERVANCES FOR FUNERAL OF
QUEEN MARIE
Recruits. H.Q. 5.15 p.m. Folice driving trest.
Bee para. 2 above),
July 30, Beach Manning Exercise.
Pay Section July 20, H.Q 5.30 p.m.
APPOINTMENT
Bdr. A. H. Dinnan. 1st Battery, to be L/Sgt., 22.7.38.
LEAVE
L/Cpl W. R. K. Collings, M.M.G. Platoon, 13.2.38-18.11.38.
Gnr. F. Simonsen, 1st Bty.... L. Sec., 8.4.38--8.70,38.
L/Cpl. I M. Singh, Corps Signals. 23.4.38-22.6.38.
Spr. W. J. Cittrin, Engineer Coy.. 20.7.38 5.9.38.
STRENGTH-DECREASE
Pte. D. W: Luke, No. 3 M.G. Cơy.. 19.7.38.
ARTHUR LOCKE WINS IRISH GOLF TOURNEY
Perhaps the fact that Mr. Adlard'
U.S. BASEBALL RESULTS
New York, July 22. The following are the results of baseball matches played yester-
Port Marnock, July 21. Arthur Locke, the former South day: African amateur golfer and now a Brofessional, won the Irish Golt championship today with an aggregate of 292, made up by four rounds of 80. 73. 69. 70 over 72 holes.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York St. Louis
R. H.
E.
5 13 2 2 5 1 (Medwick homered for the Car- dinals). Brooklyn
He broke the course record in the third round with a card of 69, and thus becomes the first cla- Chicago mant for the prize of $200 offered Brooklyn to players breaking 70.
Henry Cotton was second with
an aggregate of 293.-(Reuter).
DAEDALUS COMES
AND GOES
Chicago
2 4 2
5
10
1
1 5 0
0
2 1 (Hamlin pitched for the Dodgers and Camil homered). Philadelphia
Pittsburgh "...
Detroit
+ 12 2 5 9.0
"AMERICAN LEAGUE
3 8 0 $
2 (Gehringer homered for the Tigers).+-(Reuter).
The Imperial Airways plane Washington... Daedalus, which arrived on STRENGTH-INCREASE
Wednesday, brought three passen Gnr. D. H. C. Taylor, 1st Bty, R. gers, 279.705 kilos of mail and 7.070 Sec., 21.7.38.
xiles of freight.
S. F. HEDGCOB. Capt. Adjutant, H.K.V.D.C.
NOTICES
Corps Rifle Club Meeting There will be a Corps Rifle Club
The Colonial Secretary issued the following communique last night:- Today the situation is being been received from the Secretary Telegraphic Information has
resolved in the peaceful atmos-
of State for the Colonies that the phere of conference rÜCITIA.
funeral of Her late Majesty Queen Since then storm clouds are
Marie IN THE GOODS of Danie MEMBERS of the Company will gathering again.
of Roumania. "will take | Meeting at HQ at 5.45 p.in. on The Czecho-Slovakia affair is not place on Sunday, July 24. All Tuesday, July 20. O's. C. Units are Daniels, late of 5, Belle Vue 30th JULY, to SATURDAY. Paracies by France, who considered
SATURDAY, an settled. The occupation of the flags on Government buildings and requested to ensure that their re-
launches will be flown at half-mast presentative is present. Terrace, Southsea in
|13 AUGUST, 1938, both days the encroachments of the Japanese from 8 a.m. to sunset on that day. City of Portsmouth in the
inclusive. County of Hants, England, Pensioned Prison Warder, deceased,
Daniel otherwise Daniel
NOTICE IS
the
HEREBY
be closed from
near Hainan were a meniace to Indo-China, is the first occasion of
tension Tokyo.
between
Moscow
the Japanese bluff being called. By Order of the Board,
W. F. SIMMONS,
Secretary.
GIVEN that the Court has by Hong Kong, 21st July, 1938.
of Section 58 of the
virtue
Probates Ordinance 1897," made)
an Order limiting the time for
creditors and others to send in
their claims against the above
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· CORPS ANNUAL BOOK' ... Unit Commanders are reminded. that all articles and photographs and for inclusion in the Corps Annual should be sent to Captain C. de 8. Robertson, M.M. c/o Gilman & Co.
ONLY a few weeks ago an Anglo-
Italian rapprochement was MR. MAXIM. LITVINOFF, Com-Ltd. by July 31. concluded yet, the official visit of missar for Foreign Affairs, His Majesty King George VI to appears to have given Mr. Shige- Paris has been completely ignored mitsu, Japanese Ambassador, to
The plane departed yesterday for Bangkok with four passengers Three were British, all bound for London; the fourth passenger was
German, booked for Bangkok. Mall to the extent of 184,802 kilos and 4.850 kilos of freight were also carried on the outgoing flight
PASSENGERS DEPARTED
The following passengers sailed yesterday, for Shanghai by the ss. Tilsadane!
Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Semmelink, Mr. D. B. Sparks, Miss Mika Vogel. Mrs. E. Gullotti, Mrs. T. J. Hoosh. Mr. M. J. B. de Blank, Mr. and
THEFT FROM A CAR Mrs. Gordon Bowden, Master Oor-
don Bowen. Mrs. Hall, Mr. C. Mr. A. Morria appeared as com- Bitzer, Mr. Sheppard, Mr. T. E. plainant before Mr. Butters at the Oet, Mr. Elong Soog To, Mrs. de case in which L Chun, unemploy- Central Court yesterday in the Bruyn-Blom.
ed and So Shun a marine hawker, were charged with theft of a pair
PASSENGERS ARRIVED
AFFILIATED UNIT Nursing Detachment. E.K.V.D.C.
Lecture: The next lecture on.of glasses. jacket and a fountain
and receiving the jacket. The following passengers arrived by the press in Rome. It will be Moscow, a very curt and proper Home Nursing will be given at the Den
respectively. Mr. Morris said he yesterday from Japan and North remembered that reply to the Japanese protest. Mr. P.WAD, Offices at 5.30 p.m. on Mon-left the articler in his car which China by the ss. Ranpura;—:
was parked in Des Voeux · Road Mr. and Mrs. Hawkins, Mr. and West..!
Mrs. Jeffries, Miss H. Prescott, Mrs. Li was sentenced to two months' Hopkinson, Moolchand Heeva, Miss hard labour, and, Bo Shun was N. Jackson, Mr. H. B. Stokes,
ITALY'S LACK OF COURTESY
estate to the 18th day of August, DONT FORGET Coronation
1938,
All Creditors and others are accordingly hereby required to send their claims to the... under- signed on or before that date.
Dated the 22nd day of July, 1938.
JOHNSON, STOKES &
MASTER, Solicitors for the Administrator,
Hong Kong & Shanghai
Bank Building,
Hong Toad.
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almitar discourLitvino said:- tesy was shown "If Japan regarded that the over the King's threats and attempted intimida but then no rap
tion which had succeeded prochement was in sight.
elsewhere as a good diplomatic On July 14, Japan found it method, he should know he necessary to cancel the 1940 would not be able to And Olymple Games -" for various successful application of the reasons,"
This is not very im-
method in Moscow." portant politically "but it has "a He Was surprised that an
· certain significance.
experienced diplomat should treat official maps so disdainfully, Now Moscow is calling Japan's
On July 16, Soviet troops are reported to have crossed the border
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into Manchukuo at Hungchun and bluff. It will be seen, therefore, are fortifying an important hill that in the short space of a week They are re-the whole world situation has so SOVIET TROOPS" puted to have changed that nobody knows or can GATHER NEAR some alx divi- predict what even the near future MANCHUKUO xions in the will bring, though, one highly
neighbourhood, | experienced diplomat
describes supported by aircraft and mechan- these rumblings is the silent Fised” unita; as a result of this beginning of a world war.
day. July 25 by Miss, C. R. Ham- Bond, Q.AIMNS, Matron Military Hospital, Hong Kong.
Strength-Increase :—Mrs. *J." C. Polson, 11.7.38.
leave from 23.7.38.
Leave:-Mrs. A. Clarke is-granted ordered to pay a fine of $30. in Mr. D. Thorpe,
default."six weeks' hard labour.
Mr. P. Abray, Mr. and Mrs. Car- Detective Sergeant MacVey pro son, Miss D. R. Chick, Mrs Harling, fecuted.
Mr. C. V. Jenssen, Mr, Guan Ti Min, Mr. C. H. Nu, Mr. R. Stock, Mr. and Mrs. Bargant,
(Sgd.), MRS. E; M. BEGG, Commandant.
Nursing Detachment, H.K.V.D.C.
AMERICAN TANKER IN YANGTSE SUNK Kiukiang, July 22,
GERMAN CHARGE
D'AFFAIRES
Mr: R. Shinohara, Mr. E G Baker. Mrs. M. Gurr, Master Chirr, Mr. and Mrs. Yetton, Mr. J. B. Herr Fischer, at present German Dunne, Mr and Mrs. Kopleman, Consul-General in Shanghai, who Lieut. E. Stuart,
Shanghai, July 22,
ocean)..
An American tankër was hit and is also a first Counsellor of the Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Robertson.
Heald and child, sunk at Kutang, in the Yangtse German Embassy, leaving for Mrs. River, yesterday noon by a Bomb Hong Kong today by the a Pots Heald, Mr. D. Cameron, Mr. R. B. dropped by Japanese planes raid- dam en route to Hankow to take Gotch, LL. D. Black, Lt. R. Ham- ing various points along the river charge of the Embassy (Trans-mond Chambers, Lt, W. Stubbs,
~(Central News),
L/Comdr. Wood
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