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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
TRINITY COLLEGE OF MUSIC LONDON Local Examination in Theory 3rd December, 1938.
The last day of entry for the forthcoming examination in Theory will be 27th August, 1938: Entry forms may be obtained
from the Local Secretary.
H. J. FOUNTAIN,
Actg, Local Secretary, c/o The Anderson Music
Co., Ltd.,
St. George's Bldg., Ice House. St.
PUBLIC AUCTION
6175
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PERFUMES
a'n d
POWDER
OBTAINABLE AT ALL DISPENSARIES, "LEADING STORES
Sole Agents:
L. RONDON & CO., LTD.
MARINA HOUSE
G.
8.
PARTICULARS AND CON DITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday. the 8th day of August, 1938, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Pablic Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land' at Ma Tau Chung, in the Colony of Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a
PUBLIC AUCTION. Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the
PARTICULARS AND CON KING, for one further term of 75 | DITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, Intending bidders are advised the 8th day of August, 1938, that immediately after the dis-at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the posal of the lot the purchaser Public Works Department, by (if not the applicant), will Order of His Excellency the be required to deposit with an authorised officer who will be pre- sent at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars. (S200) in cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of the purchase price. PARTICULARS OF THE LOT
years.
| No. of Sale.
Registry No.
Lorality.
Kowloon Inland Lot
No. 4032.
Ma Tauhung.
Ma Tau Chung Road,
Boundary
Measure-
munta.
Contents in
Square feet.,
29,280
Annual
Rental * ! Upast Price,
jft. ft. ft.ft.
$
As per
sale plain
About
45,000
R."
919
PUBLIC AUCTION.
EDITORIAL
ADVERTISEMENT
HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING.CORPORATION,
IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that яд Interim Dividend of £2.10/- per share, subject to "deduction of Income Tax, ∙ has beep 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.
What Our Readers Say
HANKOW SHORT WAVE STATION
[To the Editor of the Hong Kong Daily Press)
Sir, I have been asked by the Rev. Ronald Rees, one of the secre- taries of the National Christian Council, who is at present in Han- kow, to acquaint those who are in- terested with the information that Short Wave Station X. T. J. Kilo- cycles 11891 or 25.66 metres broad- casts daily at 1 p.m. and 8 p.m. Mr. Rees himself is broadcasting at 8 p.m. on Sundays, and would be Erateful if, reports on reception could be sent to him at "Mail Box
I beg your assistance and am,
Yours gratefully,
THE REGISTER OF SHARES of the Corporationso, Hankow." will be closed from 25th JULY to 6th AUGUST (both days inclusive) during which period no transfer of Shares can be registered.
D
By Order of the Board of Directors.
D. C. EDMONDSTON,
Acting Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 12th July, 1938,
HONG KONG
8125
The
ADVERTISEMENTS.
PROCLAMATION issued by
p.p. Bible Book & Tract Depot, Ltd.. FRANK SHORT Secretary.
Hong Kong, August 2.
REVISED AIR SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1938.
Hello & Goodbye
BY A. W. HYER
RAIN tra-la! Tia-lä! Nuts!
Our shoes are rained-clothes shrunk-bonnets unrecognizable, and still it just rains each day,
Of course, it rains the hardest on the arrival and leaving of our popular steamboatá.
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The littla Chinese tots on the Kowloon plers with the umbrella rental department are doing a "wow" of a business3 cents for 20 steps or 10 cents for 50 steps. Their bargaining and English cou- versation is most amusing as they trot along beside you, "Ship come -lady you wet." "Lady you, wet-buy 50 cents-no-15 cents-S cents- for you." And still trotting and talking "Lady, you wet 5 cents-10 cents you walkee."
We and our umbrella department boy get along swell. If this keeps up we will have him educated in the art of selling shelter by the footstep.
Empress of Asia.
who arrived on the "Empress" Wednesday morning-none other SHAKING THE DUST of Mantle than Mr. Rudolph Friml
from her stern the Empress of Asia came down the bay at 7 amis on a world leisure tour and will This very interesting gentisman
and neatly had herself tied up at pler 2 in short order.
stop at the Peninsula Hotel for a
Welcomed visitors for a few days short visit. No introduction will be Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Harvey. really necessary, we all know and This charming couple visited the have heard his lovely music in the Colony several weeks ago on thelate Metro Goldwyn Mayer produc- world tour, and here they are back tion "Firefly." for another look see....
Mr. Friml wil eventually get to Mr.. Harvey, of Heath and Co. Hollywood and back to work, writ- educational publishers, is very ing the music for the next" pleture
(To the Editor, "The Hong Kong pleased with his trip thus far, and on his schedule, which will pro-
continues to the south via the .s. bably be "Katirika." Rawalpindi, Saturday.
We disturbed this world famous
Dally Press"] Dear Sir-We attach hereto
Conditions in the U.S.A, could be composer during his breakfast copy of a letter issued to all Gov
| much better than they are, especi- board ship. Again we apologie ernment Officials
and Depart ally in a business way. This be and hope you grant us another in.
· ENGAGEMENT
ments. concerning the revised reels is due to the present guvern-terview before your departure for engagement is announced schedule which will be in force on ment policy and set up. "When a the north and America. between E. F. Brown, son of our Hong Kong-Bangkok air route definite policy is settled and cap- Mrs. R. Gregory another arrival Mr. and Mrs. E. Brown of consequent upon the extension of ried out, business will improve, büt
Jcertainly played the "Houdini Singapore, to Millicent Fer- the Empire Alr Mail Programme to until that time the business men nandez, daughter of Mr. and Australia and New Zealand.
Mrs. P. H. Fernandez.
Yours faithfully,
J
THE TAX BUREAU *
of the First Area under
The Daily Press
A. I. S. MURRAY. *For Imperial Airway,
(Far East) Ltd. EXTENSIÓN TO AUSTRALIA
友之國中
THE KWANGTUNG FINANCE DEPARTMENT
Governor of one Lat of Crown Land at Shamshiupo, in the Colony of Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, commenc
We have received instructions ing from 1st July, 1898, with
the Kwangtung Finance the option of renewal at a Crown from
following Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor Department to the of His Majesty the KING, for effect:- ane further term of 24 years less the last three days thereof.
Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dis. posal of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicant)" will be required.. to deposit with an authorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of the Purchase
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT
Boundary
price.
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PARTICULARS AND CON DITIONS of the Sale by Publis Auction to be held on Monday, the 8th day of August, 1938, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Ma Tau Chung, in the Colony of Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for on: further term of 75 years.'
Intending bidders are advised
(No. of Sale.
New Kowloon
Inland Lot No. 2ea7 Registry No.
Kowloon Inland Locality. Road Shamshuipo.
Lot No. 2503 Tai Po
Adjoining Now
Measure-
manis.
ift ftiftift.
As per
aale plan.
About
5,200
20
17,700
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THE HONG KONG LAND INVESTMENT AND AGENCY CO., LTD.'
AN INTERIM DIVIDEND of that immediately after the dis- ONE DOLLAR AND TWENTY
price.
"In accordance with records on file, a transit tax should be levied
Editorial and Business Office:
of America will sit very tight." with us, and two other charming Regarding the presidential election ends who came down to say. That is still a little far away, but hello. But the cabin boy said, I do feel that Mr. Paul E. McNutt "Missy, she go poof will receive the nomination of his party."
come."
S. S. Tjiadane We hope your second visit to
when ship
Sir. We have the honour to ad-Hong Kong will be a pleasant one. UNHITCHED FROM HER BUOY
vise you of certain alterations
which will take place in our sche-
A through passenger who may be and quietly sliding herself down.
dules to and through the Far East of Interest to some of you peoples the bay for Manila went the S.S.
is Mr. J. Barretto of Manila. This Tilsadane. Tuesday, 11.20 As you are probably aware, an. other step has recently been taken very nice gentleman is on his way And what, for "Hector's Pups" la
to Washington D.C. In sale city that Walla-Walla galloping after
in the Empire Air Mail Programme
M. Elizalde who ir. all probability 15-19, Queen's Road Central, under which eventually all first he will joint the staff of Mr. J. ner for? We shall see...
Now young ladies of the Colony class mail will be carried by air will be the future Resident ComIt is no use carrying-on. Mr. R.
Tel. 30251,
Night Editor (Wanchai Office):
Tel. 24511. London Office: 33, Fleet Street
E.C.L
HONG KONG, AUGUST 4, 1938.
JAPAN'S BLUFF
IS CALLED
on all goods passing the locality. It is our under standing that goods are some times shipped to Human and Hankow direct from Kowloon by train. On passing through transit tax this province, a should be levied on such goods in accordance with regulations in order that a large amount of revenue may not dwindle. However, there may be consi- `derable inconvenience felt by the merchants who are required to pay the transit tax in Can- lun, whereas these goods are shipped by trains at Kowloon, For the sake of convenience to the merchants, we have decided to establish an office at Shum. chun for the special purpose of collecting this tax, so that merchants can pay it at the spot... The rate of transit tax ment but it has also been stated that if the Japanese continue their aggression
on all goods will be 60% of the Customs duty paid on such goods."
Pursuant to the above, it has [been decided that effective as from the 15th JULY, 27th Year of the Chinese Republle, our office at Shumchun will begin to function.
In addition to notifying all concerned, this proclamation is
in the Empire. The step we refer to is the extension of this facility to Australia as from Thursday. July 28 from London
From and including the fore- going date there will be three ser-
missioner or the Philippines.
H. Helm has gone vla J.C.J'a And a great-big-huge Welcome | ""Tjisadane" to Manila. In said for an extremely nice personality southern port he will carry on with'
vices per week in each direction PUNCHING
between London and Sydney, leav
ing Southampton on Thursdays. TYPEWRITER Saturdays and Sundays, and arriv
ing in Sydney on Saturdays, Mon- IN NEW YORK
days and Tuesdays the following week.
A man in a New York office operated a Linotype machine in Charlotte, N. C.. recently.
All he did was punch the keys of a typewriter and feed his copy into a metal trans- mitting device. The result was type, set: In column width, in the office of the Charlotte Ob- server. 611 miles away.
his duties for Standard Vacum, A Hong Kong native for six months the popular gent will be missed by many of you. Best wishes.
And for that Walla-Walia! Ah! an esteemed friend wanted to give you a tennis racket, riding breeches, a toy dog and going away what nots-But the "Tylsädane" swished her tail-feathers at the Walla-Walla and kept going along. S.S. Corfu
VERY QUICKLY AND efficiently the s.s. Corfu in from England and southern points, tied up at Pier 1. 9.45. a.m. "It was raining again."
Consequent upon the introduc ATEST DESPATCHES received
attion of the Empire Air Mail Pro- regarding the situation Changkufeng indicate that it is gramme to Australia, days of ar. growing more serious as time goes rival in and departure from Hong on and that despite the fact that Kong of the feeder service Bang
will be slightly the Moscow leaders were previously kok-Hong Kong
from Friday, the reported as being against a war changed. As with Japan, indications are that August 12 services will leave Bong they are massing their troops in Kong for Bangkok every Friday the Far East in readiness for any and Tuesday and in the reverse The device, called semagraph. Is Back with us after an eight conflict that night follow the direction will leave Bangkok for the invention of Buford L. Green, months holiday at home in Bog- failure of settlement on peaceful Hong Kong also on Fridays and veteran of 28 years' service in the land is Mr. J. B. Prentis, of the Tuesdays. As hitherto "the flight Observer composing room. He
Supreme Court. terms.
perfected the Semagraph after 12 It will thus be seen that the will be made in one day.
Many friends were out to, greet situation has grown so serious for Finally, we would mention that years of work, with the co-opera- the Japanese that they are caught the three services between London Lon of John P. White, Mechanical Mr. Prentis on his arrival via the between two ares, what with the and Sydney will all be operated by Supervisor of the Observer; W. T.P. and O. steamer, and all wanted China Campaign and how this the Imperial Flying-boats of Im-White, and the financial backing to know the where abouts of the trouble with Soviet Russia on the perial Airways and their Associated of Curtis B. Johnson, Publisher.
The typewriter used in New York We say hello and look forward to border. Soviet Russia's stand is Company, Qantas Empire Airways.
was a standard machine which, the same for Mrs. Prentis in the quite clear. She will try. H We have the honour to be, possible, to come to some, agree-
Sir,
each time he struck a letter, also early part of September 'when Your obedient servants printed a "code" figure of one to she joins her husband here......
Each line of copy con- six dots.
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A. H. S. MURRAY, For Imperial Airways (Far East) Ltd.
on Soviet territory, grave consequences may follow.
Japanese planes, according to
SIX DAYS' JOURNEY The new schedule provides for a one report, new over the eastern: frontier of Manchukuo on Tuesday journey from London to Hong
and although morning.
they Kong in six days.. engaged in no hostile activities, it is obvious that they were intended to create an impression.".
C
į tained five to seven words, the number that appears in a line of type one column wide.
Pages of this copy were fed" into a transmitter in which a
Mia.
One of the best looking, and most charming man we have had the pleasure to meet for long times is in town. Mr. Stuart A. Simpson of E. S. and A. Robinson, Led.
Though Mr. Simpson calls several electric cell picked out
times a year at Hong Kong six coded dots-the letters-
months has elapsed since his last asent corresponding impal-
¡visit. This time he will spend ses over the wire to Charlotte.
several weeks in the Colony, stay- There, in the Observer composing at the Hong Kong Hotel. ing room, a standard Associated
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be able to withstand them.". We take it that the reason why this
THE Soviets, however, refuse to particular news agency dared make.
be thus impressed so that this so bold a statement, is that the Press printer, equipped with spe- Printing occupies Mr. Simpson's fight at least was so much energy results of the raids on China's al type bars, reconverted the time and the trip from Singapore,
much petrol wasted defenceless villages and
spent, so
1
non-
4
business. one. However, knowing accompanying code dots.
This sheet, identical with the you have many friends here, we
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posal of the lot the Purchaser FIVE CENTS per share for the (if not
the applicant), will|six months ended 30th June issued with a view to its being There is no doubt that clashes did military objectives have been taken impulses into letters and their his present station, is strictly a be required to deposit with an 1938, will be payable on MON noted by all Chinese and foreign take place along the border but as a criterion. authorised officer who will be DAY, 22nd AUGUST, 1938, on merchants as well. Should they these were only skirmishes al- present at the sale, the sum of which date Dividend Warrants
lave goods forwarded to Human though casualties were suffered by M. JOSEF STALIN is reported to original in the New York office, know you will jam in a bit of fun
went into the Semagraph unit and pleasure. Welcome! two hundred dollars, ($200) in may be obtained on application and Hankow by train from Kow. both sides.
bave been in conference with attached to a linotype, and another Mr. J. C. Brown, of the Hong. cash. This sum will be refunded at the Company's Office, 3 loon herealter, after paying the
Taken on the whole, the situation the defence leaders of the country photo-electric cell transformed the Kong and Whampoa Dock, is back appears to be veiled in mystery. In an atmosphere of watchfulness on payment of the Purchase Chater Road.
Customs duty, they are requested Soviet planes are stated to have and reserve and there is a certain dots into impulses that operated again. Arriving on the 8.3. Corfu
the typesetting machine.
from leave, he too, was met by a ' NOTICE IS HEREBY to send their men with funds crossed the Korean
delegation of friends, and with PARTICULARS OF THE LOT GIVEN that the REGISTER together with the Customs papers Tuesday evening and dropped
much hand pumping and hellos, OF SHARES of the Company to pay the transit tax to our office number of bombs but the result peace and waf will be CLOSED from MON at Shumchun,
of the rald is not reported. In atmosphere is no less strained. has been lodged with the Soviet was away.
The
May we add our greetings, so the Foreign Acting Consul-General in Harbin, with connection
cessation of the others, sorry to have missed you, DAY, 8th AUGUST, 1938, to
office was open niemanding, a In order to ensure that there GALLANT this particular L-CONFERENCES SATURDAY, 20th AUGUST,
all Tuesday attacks by the Sovieta. Then it Wednesday. a.m. JAPANESE cident, it is re-IN MOSCOW
night and climbs down somewhat and states 1938 (both days inclusive), during will be no delay, no objection to
RESTRAINT! ported by one AND TOKYO,
Pan-American though no state-ita willingness to negotiate which period no transfer of shares pay this tax shall be tolerated.
news Japanese can be registered.
CHOW SING NAM,
agency that the Japanese were ments have been issued to the amicably when aggression ceases.
Director of the Tax Bureau of the First Area.
No. of Bale. |
Locality.
Inland Lot Registry No.
Mo Tan Chung Road,
Ha Thu Chung
¡Boundary!
Measure.
mani....
As per
sale plan
Aboat
Contents in
46,000
Square foot. {
Annual
Rental.
Upset Price.
B19
29,850
6173
:
.....!
they are.
border on amount of anxiety that they may be called upon to choose between In Tokyo the
some time.
of 1939.
patiently refraining from re-Press, it is believed that con- The situation, in a nutshell, is ARRIVED FROM San Francisco via the Philippine. Clipper sev- | prisals"--such gallant people that ferences had been in progress for this. Japan tried a colossal bin
with the Boviets, The Soviets eral weeks ago is a huge exhibit The same report, however, gives And the Manchukuoan Govern- called the bluff and now Japan, of the San Francisco Fair Grounds the lie to Japan's good, intention ment at Hsinking, what have they proud nation that she is, does not
This map is supposed to be elec- when it goes on to say that "army been doing while all this activity know whether to go on or to eat and navy planes are ready against has been going on in Moscow and humble pie. It is a bitter fruit but trically lighted and will be display. 6183 the worst emergency and once they Tokyo? First of all we notice a indications are that Japan willed in the windows of Jardine Ma-
take the air no enemy position will very bold front. A sharp protest have to swallow it, like it or not.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
B. C. FIELD,
July 13, 27th Year of the Acting Secretary. Chinese Republic, Hong Kong, 30th July, 1938,
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theson.