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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
G.
R.
PUBLIC AUCTION,
PARTICULARS AND CON. DITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 22nd day of August, 1938, at 3 p.m., at the Ofces of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Mong Kok, 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 His Majesty the KING, for on further term of 75 years.
Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dis posal of the let the Purchaser (It got 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 of the Purchase on payment
price.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT
Kowloon
| No. of Bale.
on Inland Let Registry No.
No: 4035.
Junction of Shan
Tung Street and Yin Po Fong Ht., Moog Kok.
Locality.
G
Boundary
Measure-
ments,
As per
sale plan
Square feet.
Contents i
Annual
Bental
Upset Frics.
About
4,000
76
0,203
YOU'LL FAVOUR THE FLAVOUR OF
BARDETT'S GIN
BARDEITS
DRY. DISTILLED GIN
BARDINIT +amot%
BARDETT
Sole Agents: -
L. RONDON & CO., LTD.
MARINA HOUSE
THE HONG KONG
ELECTRIC CO...
» LIMITED.
IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that an Interim Dividend of ONE DOLLAR per Share has been declared for the year 1938, 1706 and will be payable on and after{
Thursday, 8th September, 1938. Dividend Warrants may be ob. tained on application at the Com. pany's Registered Office, P. & ̈0. Building.
PUBLIC AUCTION
PARTICULARS AND CON. DITIONS of the Sale by Public
THE REGISTER OF Auction to be held on Monday, SHARES of the Company will the 22nd day of August, 1935, at 3be CLOSED from MONDAY, p.m., at the Offices of the Public 29TH AUGUST, to WEDNES. Works "Department, by Order of DAY, 7TH SEPTEMBER (both His Excellency the Governor of days Inclusive) during which опе Lot of Crown Land at period no transfer of shares can King's Road, in the Colony of he registered.
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 one further term of 75
years.
By Order of the Board of Directors.
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.,
Agents.
Intending bidders are advised Hong Kong, 28th July, 1938...
not
that immediately after the dis posal of the lot the purchaser (II the applicant),.." will be required to deposit with so authorised officer who will be pre- sent at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars; ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of the purchase price.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT":
No. of Bala.
Inland Lot
No. 5331.
Regiatry No.
orth of luland
King'e Road.
Lot No. 5100,
Boundary Measure-
meats.
As per
sale plain
About
22,000
10$.
16,500
"1707
ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE, STANLEY
(Middle School for Chinese Boys)
G.
R.
1700
PUBLIC AUCTION.
HONG KONG
NOTICE
As from 4th August, 1938, Mr. Ernest Lansdowne has been authorized to sign per procuration on behalf of our Corporation. The Jardine Engineering Corporation, Ltd.; J. J. PATERSON, ..Director.
4th August, 1938.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG
PROBATE JURISDICTION
IN THE ESTATE, of WILLIAM LENDON "SWAN, late of "La Soll. tude," Beaumont, Jersey, Channel Islands, deceased.
NOTICE is hereby given that the Court has by virtue of Sec- tion 58 of the Probate Ordinance. 1897 made an order limiting the time for credhors and others to send in their claims against the above estate to the 3rd day of September, 1938.
All creditors and others are accordingly hereby required to send their claims to the under signed on or before that date.
Dated the 6th day of August.
WILKINSON AND GRIST, Solicitors for the Administrator, No. 2, Queen's Road Central.
Hong Kong.
6192
PARTICULARS AND CON DITIONS of the Sale by Public 1938. Auction to be held on Monday, the 22nd day of August, 1938, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Or« der of His Excellency the Gov. ernor of oue Lot of Crown Land at Argyle Street, 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 H}« Majesty the KING, for one fur ther term of 75 years.
The local broadcasting - authozi- ties are endeavouring to trace the Intending bidders are advised source the interruption
of that immediately after the die Monday night's broadcast of the posal of the lot the Purchaser London news bulletin.
Bot
MYSTERIOUS JAMMING
of
(if the applicant).... will The "Jammers" chose the news be required to deposit with an regarding Germany's reported mic- bilisation and conscription of authorised officer who will be labour, and the London newspaper present at the sale, the sum of reactions to it two hundred dollars, ($200) In
The New School Year of the
The Jamming was not by any- Middle School will begin at Stan cash. This sam will be refund body who knew the Murse code. ley on September 5th.
ed on payment of the purchase The Jamming appeared absolutely There will be an examination price.
deliberate and we hope the au thorities will take strenuous steps to locate the delinquent who is
for new students on September 3rd, at 9 a.m.
The Preparatory School (in Chinese) will re-open on Septem.
ber 5th, at 9.30a.m.,
when
Parents are "requested to bring
their children.
For Prospectuses apply to Mr. Fung Man Sui or Mr. Chan Pak Luk, Mesars. Harry Wicking, Prince's Ballding, (Tel, 30241) or to
ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE,
STANLEY
6187
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT obviously in the Colony."
¡No of Sale,
Kowloon Inland Registry No.
Argyle Street.
Locality.
Lot No. 4036.
Boundary
Mangury
monta.
As par
sale plan,
About
Coatents in
Square foot.
08658
Anata!
Rental
* Upset Prics
EDITORIAL
The Baily Press
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Office:
15-19. Queen's Road Central, Tel. 30251.
Night Editor (Wanchal Office):
Tel 24511.
London Office: 53, Fleet Street
E.C.L.
Hong Kong, Arcust 17, 1938.
JAPAN'S BLIND
AS
MARCH
طرار
CERTIFICATES PRESENTED
Successful A.R.P.
Candidates
The first batch of candidates in the Colony to receive offi- cial, A. K. P. corlificates held a tea party at St. John Am-* bulance Headquarters on Sun- day. Professor W. J. Gerrard distributed the certificates to some 60 candidates.
Among those present were Mr. E M. Raymond (District Officer), Mr. Char Tal-kwong (Corps Superin- tendent). Messi. Szeto Chung and Chan Yuk-in (Corps Officers) and Mrs. R. Langley (Hon. Secretary). S THE WAR in China progresses, At the same time opportunity Japan is finding herself in was taken to bid farewell to Mr. deeper and deeper waters, and in B. A Hyder Divisional Super- view of the floods along the Huangintendent), who is shortly taking Ho and Yangtse. this statement an ambulance, the gift of the St. be said to be true. both | John Ambulance Association, to
Hankow. Ilterally and figuratively.
Even today, after over a year of
upon large-scale assault"
the Chinese, Japan has the temerity to
may
Professor Gerrard said that he had come at the invitation of the Hon. Secretary to have tea with
NOT
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1938.
JOT A WAR Scene In China— But Wreckage from the recent
floods in Kobe. Japan
THE FLOODS IN
JAPAN
Heavy Death Roll
Many Casualties
Among
Miners
Tokyo, August 16. Rainstorms and foods ravaged the northern part of Korea on Monday. Water flooded a coal mine following the breach of a in Japan are not yet available, the dyke at Kalgando killing, or seri-
Although full details of the damage caused by the recent floods
call the invasion of China merely the members, but was told on, hi, / following figures should make in-ously Injuring. 40 miners.
"
BRIGADE'S WORK He was delighted to
teresting reading:-
Killed Injured Missing
451 4907 218
an international incident." It arrival that he was expected to more than possible that when the present the certificates. However, history of the hostilities comes to he was very pleased to do this and be written, the historians of Japan complimented them on being the will be content to call it the "China frs candidates to take the ARP
Houses totally destroyed... 4403 Incident," making no mention of examination in Hong Kong.
Houses partially destroyed 3884 -Bridges destroyed ....... 584 how difficult and costly it had
Area flooded (acres) 37,000,000 proved, or of the early assurances of their war lords that China
The death roll is actually much would be "beaten to her knees" in there was almost an equal number bigger. probably 1.500. Including of nurses amongst the successful three foreigners (one French, one Japan started her undeclared candidates.
Russian (lady) and a Portuguese war against China in Lukuochiao
infant). "He said 「,|
that the Colony was and before very long the hostilities aware of the immense work put in had spread to Shanghai. Since then the hostilities have assumed by the Brigade with
a matter of weeks.
see that
regard to
a much wider scope, but despite ARP. and First Aid, and he was the fact that Japan has superficial sure that they had the full sup- ly occupied a number of provinces. Port and approval of the Govern
ment. In addition to setting up two bogus
A group photograph was later regimes at Pelping and Nanking.
takeri.. she has far from captured China; much less "beaten her to her
knees."
It is expected that an A.RP, Alm will arrive shortly for instructional
LEADERS MOVING TO CHUNGKING
Correspondent)
General Chang Chun. vice-presi
When one reviews the past year's purposes and will be shown in the By Air Mail From Our Chungking hostilities it seems strange, but it Colony. The film has been order is nevertheless true. that certained by Mr. E. M. Raymond, and will" Third Powers had fully expected a de presented to the Brigade, short and sharp war. with the Japanese emerging victorious. In- deed there were those who scoffed
at the idea that China would be
able to offer any resistance at all to the invincible Japanese.”
THE POSITION today shows how
POSSESSION OF HEROIN
in
Ten persons were killed by the collapsing of houses. Several rall way lines and telephone communi- cations are interrupted-(Trans- Ocean).
บ
FRENCH HALT JAPANESE IMPORTS
France has sued an order suspending importation of Japanese merchandise on the quota list.
of
The drastic move, coupled with the relative small volume foreign trade Involved, caused observers to link the commercial break with. dip- tomatic incidents growing out of the Far Eastern conflict. The quotas involved-about one
dent of the Executive Yuan has fourth of Japan's exports to France formally assumed full charge of-make up only half of one per the Chungking office of the Na-cent of total Japanese exports, and tional Military Affairs Commis slightly less than that percentage slon, of which Marshal Chiang Kai-of French imports. Imports of raw shek is the head. relieving General silk were not affected.
France imported 338,300,000 Ku Tsu-tung. who has nominally been in charge, and General Hoh franes of Japanese merchandise of Kuo-kwang. deputy. actual all kinds in 1937 (about $9.134,000
at present rates of exchange). charge.
Mr. Wel Tao-ming, sometime Committal proceedings against mayor of Hankow and Secretary- Lam Sul and Che Ping-hauen. on general of the Executive Yuan, has in Chungking to take China are now talking about the respective charges of possession of erived ruination of Japan-through her about 16.000 heroin pills and aiding charge of the Secretariat. Dr. H. H. and abetting, were commenced at Kung, president of the Executive own greed and folly!
With the hope of winning the the Kowloon Court yesterday beYuan. is expected in Chungking
any day. war rapidly diminish-fore Mr. Macfadyen.
utterly mistaken these wie acres were. Japan is in such an uneviable plight today that the
people who foresaw the collapse of
JAPAN'S UNHAPPY PLIGHT
Two Men Charged
"
ing. Japan is haunted Lul. On testlied that on August by the ghost of anni-7, at the Yaumati Vehicular Ferry hilation
WITHOUT SEAL:
More than wharf at Kowloon, he had noted PROCLAIMS OFFICE that she is faced with Lam Sui and another man, whom economic bankruptcy and political he. described as being thin, who revolution at home, while in inter- were, ne alleged, carrying a basket national relations she is regarded containing heroin pills. He stated as a rank outsider, devoid of any that he had seen Che Ping-hauen) sense of honour.
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Chungking University's New President
One apparent reason for the break was failure of Tokyo to keep an agreement of Feb. 19 to take a mucli or море French goods in 1938 as in 1936. Because of exchange shortage Japan has sharply restricted imports in order to turn all its resources to pursuit of the war. STRAINED RELATIONS
In the background, however, were the strained relations that began. with Japan's attack at Shanghai late last summer.
of
was
There the French concession is one of the main commercial out- a native of Welhaiwel and a con-
posts of France in the Far East. The herder clashes with Soviet stable in the Hong Kong Police.
Japanese accusations made in Russia may have been settled pro approach Lam Sul. He stated also, (By Air Mall From Our Chungking! Tokyo that one of the main sources
China tem but the danger of a major that he had heard talk of "tea-
Correspondent)
arms supply to through French Indo-China re- conflict with Russia is ever present money." Then the constable and
Before being able to gain actual !
sulted in representations by the and this hangs threateningly over Lam Sul had crossed the ferry to the heads of the Japenese leaders Hong Kong. The other man had control of the Chungking Provin-French Ambassador.
cial University. including the who are far from happy about the not gone with them.
Considering the security of Its office files and the seal of office. Asiatic
endangered.. second
possession Russo-
Mr. F. H. Loseby is appearing for Mr. Tsao Bze-wù,'new president of France warned Japan recently to Japanese war. Not only are her the defence of Lam Bul "Lam the institution, assumed charge by keep its hands off Hainan, a Chi- prospects of resources sadly depleted, but Japan fainted in the dock and had to be formally announcing himself from nese island off Indo-China. today must also forego any claims revived before proceedings could be the Chungking Municipal offices.
France said that she and Britain to be a first class World Power.
continued.
using the seal of the office instead were prepared to take joint suit- of that of the president, which able action in the event of "čom-. alleged to be in possession of some plications.” unauthorised person.
B
Proceedings will be continued on WHILE it is perhaps not yet time the afternoon of Thursday, August
to predict when the war will 25. end, it is now an acknowledged fact that Japan's attempt to conquer China, not to say Asia and the. world, has failed miserably.
FORTHCOMING .WEDDINGS
And the outcome of this fallure must be that Japan's clock of pro-
gress has to be put The following forthcoming mar- CLOCK OF back 25 yeRIS. Ariages are announced: !! PROGRESS long time, admitted- Mr. William Francis Webb, motor RETARDED ly, but when one engineer, residing at No. 30B considers that today. College Road, Kowloon, and Miss
the. 8.8.
20 years after the Great War. Aimee Emily Elizabeth Steele, en Europe has not yet regained her route to the Colony on pre-war prosperity, one can see Glengarry. some sense in this argument.
Blind to everything, the Japanese
Mr. Eric Shewan Marshall, of the
are still trying to push on to Han-RAF Kal Tack, and Miss Dolores kow, little realising that their Doineza Payne, operator of the "muddy feet" are sinking more Hong Kong and Shanghai Taxi Cab
Có. Ltd. into Chinese soll in the progress.
But the Japanese are a stubborn race and they will push on and on-until they come face to face with a brick wall. "And then?
"SOVIET BUDGET
PASSED
PROTEST FROM SHAMEEN
Canton, August 16. As Japanese planes often pass over Shameen and release bombs
Moscow, August 18. The Supreme Soviet Council has very close to the island, the British and French consulat authorities sanctioned the budget estimates will issue another protest to the for 1938. Inclusive of the military Japanese Consulate General in estimates, they amount to a total Hong Kong. A similar protest was of 27 milliard, roubles (Trans 1708 lodged before. (International).
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ocean)
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Hainan Island also lles close to For sometime there has been a Britain's trade route between Hong controversy on the campus, one Kong, and Singapore. group
another. opposing while ravouring the incoming président.
JAPANESE MILITARY ATTACHE TAKEN TO POLICE STATION
London, August 16. The Japanese Military At- tache in London, Major Taka- hashi, was temporarily arrest- ed on the occasion of a radical demonstration for a boycott of Japanese goods in front of the Japanese Embassy, yesterday afternoon, this morning's par pers report.
Mr. Henrique Albert Maximiano Rozario, of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bahk, and Miss Marla When the Major tore up and Estella Sarrazolla Xavier, residing threw away the leaflet handed to at No. 763 Nathan Road, top floor. him by one of the demonstratórs Mr. Alberto Maria Prata, clerk in he was arrested by a nearby the Expense Accounts Department, policeman for misdemeanour and H.M. Dockyard, and Miss Nancy despite his protests was taken Winifred Banker, typist in the in a police car to the next police Mitsubishi Bhoji. Kaisha.
station
Mr. Kwok Kwan-chons, accoun- Revealing his identity there he tant in the Wing On Cotton all was immediately released and the the police station Shanghai, residing at No. 30 Chief of Wyndham Street, Arst floor, and apologized for the overzeal of the Miss Eva Wong, of No. 2 Homuntin policeman-(Transocean)..
(Earlier reference, Paze, 8)
Hill, Kowloon.
CALIFORNIAN GETS
HERO PRIZE
"Aw, it was nothing.” These modest words were used by a hero. This time it was Harold Maxhimer, young assistant garden- er at North Hollywood Park, Los Angeles, speaking. He had - Just received notice of his winning a $1,000 heroism award for saving three persons marooned in the Tujunga Wash high waters last March.
He is to receive the award from Kate Smith, radio singer, whose commercial sponsor, General Foods, Inc., endowed the award. Young Maxhimer also gets a New York
trip.
·RUSSIA BUYS MOST IN U.S. Soviet Russia buys more mer- chandise from United States azms than from the concerns of any other country.
Germany is the second ranking supplier of merchandise to Rusals.