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ADVERTISEMENTS. ADVERTISEMENTS.
Q.
FOR SALE
AT SHANGHAI
As And Where She Now Lies HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S RIVER GUNBOAT
**BEE"
Length 230 feet
Breadth 36 feci
Draught feet
Nominal Displacement 600
tons
Hüll Plating4* Mild Steel Boilers Two Yarrow 3 Drum
Water Tube, Working pres sure 235 lbs/sq. inch.. Engines Two sets Triple Ex.
pansion each giving 1,000. h.p. at 300 r.p.m. Propellers--Two 3-bladed Bull's metal. Diameter 5'6", Pitch 71.
Permits to inspect may be obtain. ed from the Engineer Officer," Yangtze, British Naval Office, Shanghai.
CONDITIONS OF SALE.
Hall to be completely "demo. lished at Shanghai to the satisfaction of the British" Com- "mander-in-Chief within Your months.from date of sale, and to be open to the inspection of the Commander-in-Chief or his re. presentative until work of demo lition is complete.
Purchaser to furnish a joint and several bond with two suretics, satisfactory to the British. Commander in Chief guaranteeing these conditions of sale. amount of the bond to he equiva lent to the purchase price.
The
Forms of tender can be obtained- from the Naval Store Officer, H. M. Naval Yard, Hong Kong or from the Engineer Officer, Yangtse.
Tenders should be addressed to the Engineer Officer, Yangtse, British Naval Office, H.B.M
Consulate General, SHANGHAI
י.
Envelopes should be marked outside "TENDER - FOR BEE " and must be deposited by NOON 14th January, 1939.
All tenders to be made in Pounds Sterling and a deposit of £300 (Three hundred Pounds) must accompany. same. On acceptance of tender buyer to pay balance and take delivery within 3 weeks. All charges to be for account of buyer from day follow ing acceptance of tender.
NOTICE.
MR. DAVID LOCKE NEW- BIGGING has been elected a Director of this Company from to-day's dato.
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.,
J. J. PATERSON
Managing Director Hongkong, Dec. 22nd, 1938.
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG.
PROBATE JURISDICTION.
IN THE GOODS of John Rowley Gillingham Senior, late of No. 2820, Claremon Avenue, Berkeley, Alameda. California, in the United States of America, deceased.
IS HEREBY NOTICE GIVEN that the Court has by virtue of Section 58 of the Pro-
bates Ordinance 1897, made an
time for Order limiting the creditors and others to send in their claims against the above estate to the 12th day of January, 1939.
All Creditors and others are accordingly hereby required to send their claims to the under- signed on or before that date.
Dated the 17th day of Decem- ber, 1938. "
JOHNSON, STOKES &
BIRTH
CARLISLE.-On December 18. 1938, at the Country Hospital, Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Carlisle, a daughter.
DEATH
LOCKYER--On December 19, 1938. suddenly, at No. 1890 Avenue “Joffre. Austin
Edmund
Shorty" Lockyer, aged 57 years, husband of Jane Rus- SIM Lockyer.
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HONGKONG, DECEMBER 27, 1938.
THE
·
OUR STREET SLEEPERS
HE SUDDEN DROP in the tem- perature, the spirit of Christ- mas and all the good things that come with the festive season. coupled with the appeal by the
EDITORIAL
WEDDING AT THE CATHEDRAL
Mr. William Hewitt and his bride, formerly Miss Margaret Mignon Montgomerie McLay, photographed after their wedding at St. John's Cathedral on Friday. (Photo, Ming Yuen).
Hon, Sir Henry Pollock, has made FUNERAL
us think more perhaps than we otherwise would have, of that un-! fortunate section of the communi- ty known as the Street Sleepers. and it is, therefore, to be hoped that during this week when we are one and all resolved to make this world a less miserable one, the community in general will do
everything they can to alleviate the hardship of those people whose only home is, a space in the pave- ments and whose beds are but mats of straw.
L
THE GOVERNMENT has.
from
the time of the inception of
SERVICE
AT VALLEY
A funeral service for the Late Air. Robert Fleming Young... of the Chinese Maritime Cus toms, who died on Sameday, was held at the Colonial Ceme- Lery Chapel yesterday after- noon.
The Rev. J. R. Higgs conducted the service. The entef mourner was the widow, supported by Mr. and Mrs. Wukle, and Mrs. Roches-
ter.
HIGH
OVERSEA REMITTANCES
Record Easily Exceeded
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1938.
Hello & Goodbye.
BY A.W. HYER
On land and sea Christmas has come and gone.
Now all of us
are over with the surprises, toasting and headaches with indigestion which appear to be universally popular this time of the year.
One more big event we will check rible newshounds who has been off the calendar this coming week-story catching in Japan for the end when we all great, "1939, past two years. Visiting here for Then a short spell of adjustment several weeks he will be and in-. and the Colony will be all set to tends catching the President Taft welcome those travellers who pour for U.S.A. unless he gets waylaid.. in and out of the harbour in the early winter months. And as all Shaw who is on a world tour It is too bad that Miss Dorothy you old-timers know the numbers via the President Adams, did not are large.
Empress of Russia
have more time to enjoy Hong- kong This attractive lady is al- most one from the books." Con- FRIDAY NOON salled the Empress nected with the American Express of Russia For the North and Company in New York she was the Vancouver to the tune of "Jingle happy winner of an essay.contest Bells" played by her band and the sponsored by Metro-Goldwyn- many shouts of "Bon Voyage" and Mayer, motion picture producers. "Merry Christmas."
In America. Her writing on the Homeward bound to the Unked subject, "Why I liked the cinema States and a good six months China Seas" won her 85 delight-.. vacation were Mr. and Mrs. F. D. ful days of sea travel about the Tracy and their daughter. The world. whole Standard Vacuum' l Co. This charming lady who is en- appeared to be down to the ship joying a grand vacation found bidding
General Hongkong delightful and interest- ing. She also reported "she would Shanghai bound for a visit of probably never be the same." pleasure and frivolity sailed Mrs. Manila Bound:
the
| Manager adios.
Assistant
A. Prince and Miss Vera Prince.
The latter, connected with Wm. FRIDAY NOON and the President Hunt and Co., here, will spend the Adam continued on her way, holiday season in the cold and ex-headed for Manila,
these
citing north. However,
Mr. W. G. Eldridge, of Pan- Indies will be back for a rest cure American Airways, departed for no doubt and the every day bust-the southern office of his Com- ness of life.
pany. His intended call of sey.
1 Sorry to be leaving the beautifulféral days turned out to be more .Colony where they have enjoyed than a week. Indeed a nice com-
many pleasant days and witnessed pliment to our land and people. many trying ones were Consul-
The US Navy was well repre- General and Mrs, T. Nakamura and sented on Foochow, Dec. 26.
the "Adams" aalling Remittances to their home-
their two children. Back to Yoko- list, Lieut. and Mrs. J. T. Bulle land from overseas Chinese in
hama departed this family on the and Lient, A. R. Higgins continuing Malaya, the Philippines and
Empress of Russia.
to their duties in Manila after 3 places, for yearn forming one The small
Japanese Consul-hello in the Colony. of important items of China's
General and his family were the M.V. Bosse vain "Invisible favourable balance,” recipients of many Pood wishes reached a new, all-time record [from a large group of friends down THURSDAY MORNING very early in the 11 months, from January the Street Sleepers' Shelter Society,
on the ship.
this Dutch ship berthed at the. given this body all the help that
to November, exceeding the $100, Flowers, flowers and more flowers Kowloon pler. She had a full list deserves. Willing bands of
000,000 mark, according to in- Alled cabin 123 and the hallway of voyagers from South Africa and volunteers, too, have spent hours
formation from banking circles about the door, they were indeed other ports, but most of them were of their leisure in attending to the
here.
beautiful ones. but, no less than for Shanghai. needs and comfort of our poor un-
Mr. and Mrs. Gerard Courtenay The yearly average of Chinese Miss Nancy Chang, who left for Fortunates but, as the Society is
Lao Hung-hi, Waung Woong-shoo, remittances from abroad, it is Shanghai.. accompanied by her Wilson and their young son came 2013-dependent purely on voluntary Hou Yan-kang. Shen Tsu-hul, Lok stated, has been around $300,000, mother. Mrs. Chang Seng Chee. trom Singapore. While we were
donations, the situation at times Tai-lung, Liu Cheng-moo, R. K
000 in past years. The total Unable to crash through to Miss caught still napping at the early: is such that it is most difficult for Wallace. R. Pide.son, Yu Chiu-amount is expected to reach $800, Chang we found it necessary to in-hours these visitors and Dr. and those connected with it to carry, pany. J. Roberts. A. W. Black, W.
from 000,000 before the lunar year, Is quire from one of the many friends Mrs. A. Burke,
Mombassa M. Wright, W. Houston, A. H ended.
what the data was of these people's fieft the ship and took up their re- White. W. McLaughlin, J. Dicksira. Chung Tu-lin, W. Chen, Mr. and home. It is revealed, nearly one-
Of the large sum already sent reming and goings.
sidence in Hongkong. Result: back to the Northern Shanghai Bound: eighth was remitted by natives of city go the travellers after plea-
sant days visiting friends and re- FRIDAY MORNING at ten o'clock This heavy increase in overseas latives in Hongkong.
the "Bossevala" lett for Shang- remittances, according to the
Dr. A. Gourdin, of the Colony,
MASTER.
Solicitors for the Executors, Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Building, Hong Kong.
EXPANSION AT
AIR MINISTRY
New Directorate
Formed
Many new appointments and changes in organisation are Indi- eated in the November Air Force
on the work. “
HONGKONG, during the year that is now drawing to a close, has given very generously to help the war refugees and also the soldiers and civilians LET US
wounded In the MAKE
course of the Sino- Japanese war. Con-
AMENDS
Those present were:-Mr. E. A. Pitchard, Commissioner of Cus- toms, Messrs. Farquhar, G. Bogie, K. I Ip. C. K. Chow, Fu Yu-kwel,
Mrs. N. 1 Vorobloff. Capts. R. C. Earnest, A. Arntre, G. 8. Hall, W. N. Johnson, J. Davis, E N. H. San- guinette, R. Perry and C. T. Gourly. WREATHS Floral Tributes were sent by the certs, charity bazaars following:-Iris, Nadia and Sam
!
Fukien.
!
the Central authorities and the
hal.
banking circles. may be attributed decided to get away from it all Out to spend several days of to the encouragement given by and took himself visiting in Shing-celebrating and keeping an eye an hal via the Empress but he will b: his business was Mr. H. Stolterburg and flag days galore have been held May and Allan, Bunty Mac and facilities offered by the four Gov-happy to find himself coming back sing to the North. and each time the response has Lyndis, Belle and Fred Webster, Pernment 8.3 well 23 both the List. No Hst was issued in Octo-been such that the organizers must, Mac;
home very shortly. Kwangtung and Fukien Provincial ber owing to pressure of work have felt it was well worth the Mr, E. A. Pritchard, Messrs. Rolf Banks.--Central News.
President Adams trouble and care. arising from the recent crisis.
In our anxiety Pedersen, W. Houston, W... P. to help the unfortunate people Clemow, John F. Sentt, Whale and from the war-torn zones, however, Capt. Gowdy; we have neglected the local people and we must now try to make amends.
In the Department of the Chief of the Air Staff Wing-Cmdr. A. H. Wann has taken charge of a Directorate of Naval Co- operation, which will be respon- sible for service training of Gen- squadrons.
new
eral
Reconnaissance
The vessel is offered for sale in the belief that the above operational policy as regards const particulars are correct but their defence, and general liaison with correctness is not guaranteed. the Admiralty.
His Excellency the Governor has THE FIRST been pleased to recognise, provi
ROUND-the-world steamer of the new American Capt. and Mrs. W. N. Johnson, stonally and pending instructions President Line called at Hongkong Capt. and Mrs. G. S. Hall, Capt. from the secretary of State for on Thursday at noon. and Mrs. G. H. Muscivor.hy. Mr. the Colonies, Mr. Frederico A. Stopping by to have a look at and Mrs. R. M. Lloyd, Mr. and Xavier as Honorary Consul for our fair city for the first time was A TOUR of the "poorer dis
tricts" will reveal what Mrs. L L Foxall, Mr. and Mrs Dominica in Hongkong.
Mr. Nat Floyd, one of those ter conditions are really like. Only C. Wulis. M. and Mrs. A. B. Sin- the most hardened will not feel Clair. Mr. and Mrs. W. Bruce and sympathetic towards the many Slelta, Mr. and Mrs. A. H., White, coolles and others who uncom- M. and Mrs. J. E. Ramsey, Mr. and plainingly make their "beds" each Mrs. G. R. Leib, Mr. and Mrs. A. G.
Mr. and Mrs. John Marshall, M and Mrs. A. W. Black, Mr. and Mrs. R V. Cameron, Mr. and Mrs. J. Roberis, Mr. and Mrs. Humble. Mr.
available.
11.
No claim for compensation or any The former Deputy Directorate allowance will be entertained of Operations has been replaced by two new Deputy Directorates from the purchaser on account of for Home and Overseas Opera. night outside shops and any place, Parker, Mr. and Mrs, 1. H. Davis, ¡ any errors or mis-description: tions respectively. neither will any responsibility be accepted for defects that now or may hereafter exist in the hull and machinery of the vessel.
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HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
engines and alr
to house them-and "these have
and Mrs. Robert Kerr Wallace, M. and Mrs. W. T. Rochester and Miss Patsy L. Kerr.
The remains were cremated.
By
Round The World Air In A Week, Predicts U.S. Designer
FLIGHTS FROM NEW YORK in 15 hours, round the world in a week, and to the North Pole in two or three days are predicted by Mr. Igor Sikorsky, the American airplane designer.
"At the very latest by 1940," said Mr. Sikorsky in an interview in Milan, "there will be regular passenger flights across the Atlantic.
"The glant flying boats will carry
cause
Squadron Loader Warburton (could think of nothing better than. "
a round trip to Shanghai, via the Dutch boat. Christmas
this
On
steamer should have been a very gay and Joyous affair.
Mr, W. Eckert and Mr. and Mrs... Grimm were listed for a trip North but there was no response to
cabin-door knocking nor were they tocated in the salons among the many groups of "Bon Voyage" wishers. This time of the year people are rushing abou“, up and down cramming hours of activity into the short day hours, that you never can tell when a boat may go of somewhere without a few cus- {tomers or arrive without a booked visitor or two. So, we hope they made the gangway before the mo- torship slipped her lines and left.
SOON TO MARRY
The following forthcoming mar riages are announced: Mr. NE Yip-shing, clerk of the Insuranes Company of North America, and Miss Phoon Yun-wah,' of No. 85 Queen's Road, Central; Mr. Lee At the opening of the "Science | Yook-chuen, clerk of the Canadian-
ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH
Owing to the increasing pres- GOVERNMENT SPENDS thou- sure of work on the Chief and
sands of dollars each year" un improvements Improvements Deputy Chief of the Air Staff: the Directorates of Staff Duties and that directly beneat the sections of Signals and the Deputy Direc the community who are Com- torate of Operational Require, fortably off and who can easily
Commanders and Officers of ments, which deals principally out off a few further comforts and with the types of aircraft, nero luxuries until the wants of the CP. 8. Hohsing, C. P. S. Haiping. C. P. 8. Chuentiao, C. P. 8. Chah- armament re- destitutes have been properly
sing. C. P. S. Chuntino, C. P. S.) quired for service purposes,, have catered for.
Bostik, C. P. S. Che:Egka. C. been placed directly under the AR- slatant Chief of the Air Star, Air
WHEN CONDITIONS became 50 P. S. Chungking, C. P. 8. Hat Hui.
bad in China that thousands c. P. S. Tehsing. Foreign Staff 80 to 100 persons, have six motorn Vice-Marshal W. B. Douglas. upon thousands of refugees found Head Office
The Directorate of Equipment their way into the Colony, the au- Chinese Staff Club, Southern Com-at 200 to 250 miles an hour. They Kowloon Customs, 'of 2500 horse-power each, and fly has now been organised in four. thorities were not slow in making mander and Staff, Foreign Staff, will carry 30 tons of petrol. NOTICE IS HEREBY instead of three. deputy direc- emergency arrangements to cope Frentier Stations, Kowloon Cus "The idea of having intermediate in the Army" exhibition at the Pacifc Railways (Chinese Depart- GIVEN that. the Certificate torates, the precise functions of with the influx. Temporarily, toms, From a Friend.
stops at floating islands must be Sclence Museum recently one ofment), and Miss Choy Yerk-may, 6/NS.4430 dated Hongkong, 18th which have not been disclosed. matsheds and camps were put up
Wing-Cmdr. P. R. T. J. M. I. C.
fabandoned. They
1085 of the speakers referred to the revo- of No. 772 Nathan Road; Mr. Ma- January, 1936 for Sixty shares Chamberlayne, who was Assistant
time.
lution which science had effected Wal-tong, accountant, and Mins of this Bank numbered 95407/ Air Attache in Paris and was later
"The flight must be accomplish in Army health.
Shu Suet-ching, of No. 18 Fleming 95466 inclusive registered in the attached to the British Mission to
ed in one hop, let us say from New This revolution is well illustrated | Road. York to Brest.
by a new anti-tenus serum. name of Mr. Vivian Geoffrey Portugal, has been appointed Alr
Attache at Lisbon..
"The. crossing will be made at a Tetanus is an infection to which Smyth has been Lost or Stolen.
height of about 9000 feet tó elimin-the soldier is especially exposed and should this certificate not be
ate the necessity of compression through wounds received in the CHINESE FILM STAR produced to the Bank before the;
fleld, and against which, therefore,
HOLLYWOOD BOUND. had been working as a dancingį BEGINS
the Army has a particular incen- 14th January, 1939, a new certi.
partner in a well-known Shanghai į "The future of aviation lies in 'tive to discover a remedy.
Miss Chan Wan-sheung, the ficate for the shares will be
ballroom was found dead with an large airplanes. They are safer. The poor results yielded by the popular Chinese flin star salled Issued, and the aforesald Cert
admirer, a former bank clerk, in a 'and spendler than the small ones, scrum used in the last war led to in the Empress of Russia on Fri-- ficate No. 6/NS.4430 will be due to arrive at Kal Tak to-
room at the Paramount Hotel in I believe that the pioneering era prófönged Jaboratory experiment day last for Shanghai, where she the early hours of last Monday. of aviation is well over. It was of which the new serum is the out-will make a series of pictures. Both had succumbed to the effects finished with the first flight over come.
She intends to stay in Shanghai of poison taken, anparently, as the the Atlantic.
If this, which is believed to give for about two months, after which result of a "suicide pact."
"With regular passenger service 11fe-long protection, proves to ful-she plans to go to Hollywood to The young couple had engaged across the Atlantic in 1939 com-fl expectations, it will mark an make pictures there. the mom on Sunday. They were mercial aviation reaches its full important new triumph for medi. discovered, unconscious, at about maturity.
real science.
thereafter treated by this poration as Null and, Vold,
"
AIR MAILS
A plane of the Imperial Airways ! left Kai Tax
this morning with mail and
Bangkok. The return service 18 passengers for
Cormorrow afternoon with mall from
Australia and England.
By Order of the Court of
- Directors,
V. M. GRAYBURN,
The Air France plane is on schedule and will arrive at Kai Tak on Thursday at noon from Hanoi with passengers and mall.
The Pan American
i
since been converted into more or less permanent structures
ALL THIS is very commendable of course, but let us not for-
CHARITY
get, the old adage that charity be gins at home, and so, with that in mind, let us rally to the support of the Btreet Sleepers' Shelter So- ciety. We will all feel the happier for it.
AT
HOME
CONSULATES CLOSED
Moscow, Dec. 28. Following diplomatic negotia- Airways tions, it has been decided to close the Soviet Consulate-Caneral at Milan and the Italian Consulate Gepéral at Odessa,--Reuter.
Chief Manager.
China Clipper will arrive in Hong- 2031 kong on December 31. The return fiight will be ön the following day.
BANK CLERK AND DANCER FOUND DEAD
An attractive Chinese girl who cabins.
LARGE PLANES
4.45 a.m. and taken in an am- "The new boats will be like flying
A proposal to provide canteen bulance to the Chinese Red Cross yachts. They will have a dining An enjoyable dance was held by facilities at all types of evening Hospital. Avenue Hale, where they room which could be used also for the League of Pals at the Kowloon institutes is to be considered, by were both pronounced dead. dancing, cabins and berths."! Tong Club last night.
the L.C.C. Education Committee..
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