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EDITORIAL
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2. 1939.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISEMENTS. GOOD WORK DONE BY Hello
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG
KONG
PROBATE JURISDICTION
4
IN THE GOODS of Henry Malpas Hall late of Calcada das Lages Lisbon in Portugal, Merchant, de. ceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Court has by virtue of Section 58 of the Probates Ordinance 1897, made an Order limiting the time for creditors and others to send in their claims against the above estate to the 28th day of Febru- day, 1939,
All Creditors and others are accordingly hereby required to send their claims to the under. signed on or before that date.
Dated the 1st day of February, 1939.
JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER,
Q.
It
PUBLIC AUCTION.
PARTICULARS AND CON. DITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday. the 6th day of Feb., 1939, 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 a Kennedy 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 Surveyer of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of 75 years.
Intending bidders are advised that Immediately after the dis posal of the lot the Purchaser if not the applicant), will be to deposit with an required authorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) In cash. This sam will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price.
Solicitors for Violet Eleanor Mary PARTICULARS OF THE LOT
De Figueiredo Nee Hail and
George Alexander Watson
Hall and the Adminis
trator of the above
estate.
Hong Kong & Shanghai
Bank Building,.
. Hong Kong.
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HONG KONG TRAMWAYS,
LIMITED
HEREBY
No. of Sale.
Localita.
Inland Lat
No. 4120,
Adjoining Inland
Kennely Street.
R-Listry No!
tory
Boundary
Mcnaur.
mrnt..
NUR KW.
41.
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Contents in
Square feet.
Annual
Rental.
About
2,100
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Ureet Price.i
10,500.
CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN & MORTGAGE
CO., LTD.
NOTICE 15 HEREBY GIVEN that Certificate No. 8768
dated Hongkong, 30th January, 1924 for-392-shares of this Company,
numbered 181,285! 181676" inclusive, registered in the name of Lee Hysan (dec'd) has been Lost or Destroyed, and should this certificate not be pro duced to the Company before the 30th January 1939, a new certi' cate
for the shares will be issued, and the aforesaid Cerilli cate No. 8768 will be thereafter treated by this Company as Nall and Vold.
By Order of the Board'
of Directors,
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R. A. WICKERSON,
Secretary and Managet
DEATHS HUGHES-At the Kowloon Hos-
pital on February 1, 1939; Mar Jarle Hesketh Hughes, of the Medical Department, daughter of Colonel Hesketh Hughes, late Royal Artillery, of Clair mont, Carnarvon, Wales, aged 34 years. Funeral will pass the Monument, Happy Valley, at 5 p.m. this afternoon. HOLROYD.-At Oldham. Lanca- shire, on January 25, 1939, Charlotte, widow of the late Albert Holroyd and mother of Mrs. G. B. Stormes.
OSBORNE-On January 21, 1939. suddenly. at 23, North Road, Hythe. Kent, Edward, beloved husband of Phyllis Eliza Os- borne, aged 78 years.
89 PIM-On January 22, 1939, at a nursing home, after a short illness, Isobel Ridgway, second
NOTICE IS GIVEN that the ORDINARY YEARLY GENERAL MEET ING of HONG KONG TRAM-
PUBLIC AUCTION, WAYS, LIMITED will be held
PARTICULARS AND CON at the offices of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., Hong| DITIONS of the Sale by Public Kong, on FRIDAY, the 17th day Auction to be held on Monday, of February, 1939, at 12 o'clock the 6th day of February, 1939, noon, to transact the ordinary at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the business of the Company.
AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO GIVEN that the REGIS TER OF MEMBERS of the "Company will be CLOSED from FRIDAY, the 3rd to FRIDAY, the 17th February, 1939, both day's inclusive.
By Order of the Board W. F. SIMMONS, Secretary. Hong Kong, 25th Jan., 1939.
THE STAR" FERRY
'CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO,
SHAREHOLDERS.
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daughter of the late Tobias Plin. of Foochow, China, and Mrs. Pim. of East Heath Avenue, Wokingham, Berks.
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HONGKONG, FEBRUARY 9, 1939, "
CLARION CALL
TO ARMS
SALESIAN FATHERS
John Bosco's Birthday Is Marked By Displays
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT)
MACAO, January 31-Further evidence of the good results of Juvenile training conducted by the fathers of the Saleslan Order was revealed here to-day during the celebrations of the anniversary of the birthday of the founder D. John Bosco, in which large crowds of parents and friends of the children parti- .cipated.
An all-day programme featured the celebrations, and visitors called throughout the day to extend their felicitations to the good fathers for the splendid work they are performing here in Масло
The re-organisation of the local group of Boy Scouts by Fr. Dr.
Luis Ferrari and his co-workers ENTERTAINMENT was given a public footing by the
ceremonies held to-day. A special BY S. ANDREW'S
CLUB A.D.C.
The seventy-five members of the audience and the amateur actors in the two playlets produced in the Hall of St. Andrew's Church yes-
Why
& Goodbye
- BY A.W, HYER
The traffic of sky and water has been practically nil since Sunday, consequently, with nothing to do, we have taken to read- Ing travel books. Too many people around here are jabbering about trips to come and maklog travel itineraries, but we don't think it is a good idea to enlist on say, a junk trip, which has a hard time getting started, planes that get shot at in the air, ships that lose their rudders or get stuck on mud-bars.. Hongkong is alright with us. The business call and social we'll just keep reading about you visit in Honkong were most agree- people going places and getting abie," stated Mr. and Mrs. W. T. yourselves into places while we Crosley, of Boustead, & Co., Penang. enjoy our towns, Victoria and Kow before they sailed homeward. loon.
Travel agents, no offence! Imperial Airways
TUESDAY MORNING the "Delia,"
And Mrs. V. Hernandex sailing to Spain, was havig quite a time with her three children who were 2 little too excited over their
controlled by Captain J. N.amily whom they have not scen
forthcoming Journey to home and
o'clock, for Bangkok.
Wilson, cepated Kal Tak at seven
The new Captain 1. A. Dykes was
s. Santhia
for many months.
Scout Service to commemorate the! occasion was held in the chapel
on beard going down to the Stam- WEDNESDAY MORNING, 7.30 this.
Tais pilot will be ese capital.
steamer was tied to the pier, of the Institution, which was con- ducted by His Lordship the Bishop of Macao, the Rt. Rev. D. Jose da
coming back on Saturday with the just in from Singapore and other. "Dengbola" under his control and southem ports. asalsted by the very serious Journeying to our Colony on a Costa Nunes. Among those who
business and pleasure trip were attended were H. E. the Governor. terday evening, all had a great deal First Office W. A. Cash.
The handsome Mr. Mark Watson Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Sanders and a Dr. Artur Tamagnl de Sousa
of amusement and fun.
of the family. Barbosa: the Colonial Secretary,
The St. Andrew's Club Annual who is on an aerial holiday from younger member
of.. for Bangkok Singapore is their home where Mr. Dr. Lus de Camara Menezes Dramatic Performance was divided London, took Alves; the Colonial Treasurer. Mr. into two short plays entitled, "The where he picks up a KLM, and Sanders is connected with Sungei A. A. de Vasconceles Raposo, and Bathroom Door" and "The Og-heads for Ball and a month's stop- Batu Estates (rubber).
Mrs. R. W. Fausel, à very attrac-. Mrs. Raposo; the Harbour Master. body's Outing."
And that Mr. A. C. Tully, of tive bionde young lady, came jour- Adatle Petroleum, departed for neying from Rangoon where her Sydney travelling by Imperial Air husband spends his hours working ways. Wonder how he enjoyed be- for Inter-Continent Corporation. ing fired at the other morning Conte Verde on his way to Bangkok?
NEW SCOUTS
ever.
before
Comm. S. Vietta, and Mrs. Vielra: With a simple backdrop of doors, the Director of Economics. Mr. the bathroom one outstanding, and Pedro Lobo; the Provincial Direc-no change of costume, the first play tor of the Salesian Fathers, Rey written by Gertrude E Johnson FT. Carlos Bragat and many was carried through to a laughing others.
conclusion by Molly Higgs as "The
The "Denebola," second Imperial THIS ITALIAN steamer will stop, Elderly Lady" and R. Dormer as
The Young Man."
Airways' plane to take off for by Filday morning for a short The religious service over, the
by Bangkok, on Tuesday. left the call
continuing on to The second play, written
Europe. visitors watched the ceremony of Mabel Constanduros, who lays her gound at 7.35 ..
Outstanding interest is being Captain H. B. Collins piloted his the swearing-in of 38 new Scouts
scene in the Ogbody's kitchen, was This was followed by a signalling carried off by a good performance last trip on this route. From evinced in a ceremony to take display when messages of greet-of all members, C. R. Pellatt being Bangkok he will continue home-place on board this steamer while ing to H. E. the Governor and His outstanding as Mr. Ogbody and ward to London by air for a vaca- she is in port. Mr. E. Cock, M.B.E. Lordship the Bishop were flashed Ouve Jeffreys as Mrs. Minifer. ton.
A.MICE. MINA. Chief Manager Wham- the Hongkong & ̧ Lieut.-Commander A. D. S, Mur-or by semaphore from one end
Credit should be given to the
Dock Ch Ltd. and producers, Miss E. Finlay and F. H.ray, Imperial Airways." Number poa
Colony activities, playground to the other.
Both distinguished visitors an-Stokes, for the natural and human One in the Colony was accom-prominent in
be invested with the avered. R. E the Governor writing element brought out in the two panied by Mr. A. Kimster, Com-will
pany's agent in Singapore. These Order of Knight Commander of the following message which was plays.
the
gentlemen travelled by this the Crown of Italy. "Long Live
two transmitted: Stouts."
After a march past; the Scout group deturned headquarters,
of
The celebrations ended with the presentation in the evening of a four-act operetta entitled "The Ministrel of Death." which was performed by the Institution and
sidents attending,
J
to Hanol. The trip is strictly A recepilon in this gentleman's DEATH OF MISSsiness, and we wonder if it could honour will be held on board when
"M. H. HUGHES
1.
be in connection with the news the Consul-General for Italy and Jast released from Chungking con- Mr. GB. Scarpa, Manager of the Co.. Steamship cerning Imperial Airways' permis- Lloyd Triesting son to run an air service into that will officiate.
Medical Department city?
flaruna Maru
Mr. Cock is being thanked in this manner for his splendid work re- garding the salvaging of the s.. their pupils, many prominent re Masseuse Since 1932
The death occurred at the Kow- MONDAY AFTERNOON tals N. Y. Conte Verde which grounded dur- K. ship left her buoy for south-ing the disastrous typhoon of Sep- loon Hospital yesterday of Miss
tember, 1937. Marjorie, Hesketh Hughes, C.S.M. en ports and Europe.
the": M.G., BP.A.. Masseuse in Medical Department for the past seven years,
gon, he added, was hitched to the beckoning star of international justice and righteousness and she; would march on unflinchingly to- wards her goal.
Miss Hughes took il a few weeks ago and on Monday her condition She MILLIONS OF CHINESE, with took a turn for the worse.
the blood they have sacri- became unconscious, and died with- ficed, have written a glorious page out regaining consciousness.
ADMIRAL DUE THIS MORNING HMS. Kent, Flagship of the China Station, is due in Hongkong H.E Vice- morning with
in China's history, says the CEC. Deceased," who was the daughter this manifesto; which states that the of Col. Hesketh Hughes, of Car- Admiral Sir Percy Nobel aboard.
war with Japan" has now enter- WAR ENTERS
in't o it's
ed
SECOND STAGE
narvon. Wales, was appointed to the Medical Department January 8. 1932. and arrived
cn
in
visited Saigon The Admiral has and Manila över a period of two weeks.
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The Flagship will not enter har-
exer-
NO
UNUSUAL FEATURES
The Weather Of January
J
The weather during January
no showed
features. unusual Cloudy skies prevailed during the
Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Cheung Sha Wan, in the Colony of Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, commenc ing from 1st July, 1898, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyör of His Majesty the KING, for one 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
CANNOT FAIL to be deeply second or latter. ONE
stage-a stage almed at the attain- the Colony on February 10 of the bour but will take part in stirring the
She was in her 34 cises with other warships outside arst week of the month, and there impressed by required to deposit with
was a short cold spell on the 6th while the Admiral will come aspure and 7th. The remainder of the authorised
manifesto issued by the Fifth men of victory by exercicing the same year. officer who will be
The funeral. takes place this in his barge. Plenary Session of the Central nation's entire strength as against year.
the first stage, the object of which present at the sale, "the sum of Executive Committee of the Kuo-
Vas to wear
out Japan's re- afternoon, passing the Monument. two hundred dollars, ($200) in mintang appealing to the people sources, expose her designs, and Happy Valley, at 5 o'clock, cash. This sum will be refunded of China to arm and continue un-
the on payment of Purchase mitigating resistance to the Japan-prepare for the second stage of the
struggle. ese invaders. This dispassionate
DURING these eventful months, the forceful plea, coupled with
the Chinese people have all address made by Generalissimo discloses an air of absolute con- purpose, such as has never before
a minimum of 49.9° on the 6th. fidence that China Will
stabilized.& special grant of $150,000 to the January 14, were commenced more
tore Mr. E. Himsworth at the Kow-The relative humidity was 70 per emerge victorious from the present
Court
against yesterday
cent.. against a normal of 75 per undeclared war and that Japan's Against this unity and harmony. Tung Wah Hospital.
Tids sum will be in addition to joon the manifesto goes on to point out,
cent. campaign of aggrandizement must
just as did Generalissimo Chiang, the annual grant of $121,000 pro" Leung Wah, alias Tau Si, 28, coolie, and Ho Pak-yau, alias Ta! Pei-yau,
Sunshine amounted to 130 hours, collapse.
is a floundering and disillusioned vided in the estimates.
which is 15 hours less than normal. POINTING OUT that China's
Government decision to make 42, unemployed.
It was alleged that the defen-The total rainfall was 1.30 inches. only course is to strengthen Japan, whose semblance of unity is
only precariously maintained by the grant of $150,000 was made her resistance for a final and sheer brutality of a despotio, mill-following an
appeal by the Com-dants were members of a gang of against a normal of 1.25 inches.`
The maximum wind velocity in a decisive struggle, the Generalissimo
tary machine.
mittee of the Hospital for add-five who gained admittance to the emphasize that
CHINA "has every confidence in bonal funds to meet the deficit house at Gilles Avenue, stating gust was 39 m.ph. at 6.35 am, on JAPAN RUNS any suggestion
named "Ah Yiu" her ability to win the war on the hospital's finances for the that they were in search of a man the 5th. half-way AGAINST ROCK of
compromise
and will absolutely refuse to nego- year 1937.
Five women in the house were The Secretary of State for the submission to Tokyo must never tiate anything other than an hon
in Hongkong currency. be countenanced. It was utterly ourable peace: she will never accept Colonies has approved the addi-robbed of jewellery and of $94.90 90 impossible, he held, for the Japan-
ese to gain a victory. And where PEACE WITH
NOTICE IS
HEREBY priče. -
Booudary Мевного
*menta.
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Contenta i
Annual
Contal.
Upset Price.
ARMED ROBBERY
HEARING
month was mainly sunny, with normal temperatures. The long spell of extremely dry weather which prevalled during the early
winter was at last broken, and rain fell on 7 days during January.
SPECIAL GRANT TO
The mean temperature for the THE TUNG WAH
Committal proceedings on
month was 80.4°F, which is within Government. with the approval charge of armed robbery at No.1 of the normal A maximum of
A
be- finally been witnessed and national foun- of Legislative Council, is to make 33. Gilles Avenue, Hungbom, on 73.60 was recorded on the 30th and
dation never
GIVEN THAT THE FORTY PARTICULARS OF THE LOT ng Kai-shek, on January 25. shown such unity and oneness of FIRST ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING OF THIS COM. PANY will be held at the Office of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd. on Friday, the 24th February, 1939, at 11.30 am, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st Decem. 2 ber, 1938.
The Register of Shares of the "Company will be CLOSED from
Friday,
the
17th
February, 1939, to Friday, the 24th Febru. Bry, 1939, both days inclusive,
By order of the Board of Directors,
C. M. MANNERS,
Secretary, Hong Kong, 30th Jan., 1939.
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you want?
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peace
In
TRINITY COLLEGE OF MUSIC. LONDON.
it was impossible for Japan to win. HONOUR ONLY termination
Local Examinations."
Hong Kong Centre.
The following are the dates or the forthcoming Examinations:- PRACTICAL:
(Vocal and Instrumental Music
Early May,
Last day of Entry Saturday,
25th February, 1939.
THEORETICAL:
(Paper Work)
בוס
Saturday:
10th June. 1939. Last day of Entry Saturday,
11th March, 1938.
Regulations, Official List of Pieces and Studles, Entrance Forms and Information on ap- plication to the Local Secretary.
'J. E. ANDERSON,
c/o ANDERSON MUSIC CO., LTD. Ice House Street, Hong Kong.
run
INCIDENTALLY, it
sub- tional grant.
to MANAGER FINED
imposed on
1
AIR MAILS
with
THE WEATHER
The maximum temperature yes- terday was 86 degrees, two degrees less than the highest on Tuesday. while humidity reached 89 per cent. Conditions generally were fair, though a strong corth-east wind blew occasionally.
mission. Her de-
continue the up-| it was equally as impossible for
A fine of $30 was hill Battle for self-preservation is China to lose. Japan had
Mak Ming The Della, "Imperial Airways against a rock in all courses unchangeable and nothing will the manager of the
HEALTH RETURNS military, political and diplomatic, deter her. A tremendous respon- Kee Tooth Rrush Co., of No. 55-57 plane from Bangkok, arrived in who Hongkong yesterday (Wednesday) from all Militarily, her strategy had been siblity is thrown on the 'shoulders Ping Street, Kowloon City,
A further 28 cases of tuberculosis one failure after another: she had of every loyal son of China but, was summoned before Mr. Q. A. A. afternoon
was reported for the 24 hours never been able truthfully to gauge should they clearly realize the task Macfadyen at the Kowloon Court ports.
The next southbound service for ended at midnight on Tuesday. their own strength or the strength which lies before them and fight yesterday for allowing 42 women
to work in an industrial under- this company carrying mall and. This bring the total number of of the Chinese. The result, was to the last, China cannot fall.
hour later than 8 passengers leaves Kat Tak, to- tuberculosis victims in Hongkong that it was a hopeless gamble.
must be taking at an
at since the disease was made not!- pointed out that the battle p.m., namely, at 10-10 p.m., con-morrow (Friday) morning
flable less than a fortnight ago, to DENOUNCING"the designs and
machinations of Japanese will go on irrespective of who may trary to the regulations set forth o'clock.
in the Ordinance.
Two planes the "Delphinus" and the alarming figure of 215, agents and the manipulations of join the Japanese as puppets. be he
Mr. D. W. Phillips, Assistant "Denebola"
Fifteen of the new notifications are due in Hongkong the puppets and traltors, which Wang Ching-wel, Wu Pei-tu, Wang: were quickening the rot of Tokyo's Ke-min, Liang Hung-chit or Wen Inspector of Factories and Work- from Bangkok, Saturday afternoon were from Victoria, 11 from Kow- about 4 pm. with mall and pas loon, and one each from Shauki- sengers.
wan and the harbour. military machinery and placing Tsung-yao. The Chinese have no shops. prosecuted Japan in an isolated position in use for this type of men and any-
A Chinese girl, not yet identified,
Five additional cases of chicken- The weekly service of Air France international politics, China's thing they may attempt to do to leader said that the tendency of undermine the authority of the was the victim of a traffic accident from Hongkong is due to leave Kai pox were reported yesterday, to- Tak at 6.30a.m. on Baturday. gether with three cases of measles, world relations is towards justice properly constituted and recognized shortly after noon yesterday.
The child, aged about ten years. The China Clipper of Ban two of puerperal fever, two Democracies Central Government will carry no with strengthening their determination weight. All the puppets in the fell in front of a travelling motor American Airways is reported due meningitis, two of diphtheria, and the narrowest part of in the Colony Wednesday, noon-one each of small-pox and en-
time.
teric fever and resources for a final exposure world will not help Japan's idiotle bus in
'Queen's Road East. of world brigandage. China's wag-plans a single lots.
and
peace
of