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PARTICULARS AND CON. DITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Tuesday, the 11th day of April, 1939, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Exceliency the Governor of
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279
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PARTICULARS AND CON. DITIONS of the Sale by Publik Auction to be held on Tu:sday, the 11th day of Apill, 1939, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public one Lot of Crown Land a
Works Department, by Order of Ma Tau Chang, in the Colony of His Excellency the Governor of Hong Kong for a term of one Lot of Crown Land
at
DRASTIC MEASURES
EDITORIAL
Hello
THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 1939.
& Goodbye "Within The Four Seas
(BY A. W. HYER)
་
American Always have ordered six He is on his way to Japan and will
bullt, either for commercial or mill- of the President Coolidge.
"
Are Brothers'
All Men Are
MR. PERCY CHEN'S TALK
Given Peace Pledge Union Young China's Attitude In
LI
Present Crisis
"I AM NOT A PACIFIST. BUT I AM YOUNG- THEREFORE I LOVE LIFE. AND LOVING LIFE, I MUST WANT FEACE. But wanting peace, I want the essentials that go with my concept of life. That is, I want freedom, culture, leisure and work," said Mr. "Within the Percy Chen, In opening his address on Four Seas All Men Are Brothers which he delivered to the Hongkong Peace Pledge Union at their weekly meeting in the Challenge Book Shop yesterday...
Imented account of the grown For 3,100 miles berth accommoda-THOUGH THE weather crossing i tinued, so I do not speak of be the attitude of the youth of
a mercantile of Japan as shipping power, leads to the conclusion that, if British ships are not to be gradually pushed out of the East, the Empire Government must act
able..
years, with the option of renewal | Tai Kok Tsui, in the Colony of/traffic between the United pounds, or 130 pounds per passen en after a pleasant vacation that otherwise meaningless
at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor 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 required to deposit with an authorised officer who will be
!
The midweek travel news, including transports and people, seems to be highlighted with Amer cans, To-day, the arrival of the U.S.N. Asiatic Flagship and an escort of smaller naval vessels for a short visit has caused many naval wives and their families to come travelling to the Colony. Palamount news of "American reached Mr. R. G. Hamilton had Doings" is the crossing of the, about melted away-but on arriv- Atlantic Ocean, this week, by the mg in Hongkong the Httle spirit Yankee Clipper (PAA). This flying left to him foze completely." This boat has inaugurated the era of cotton executive connected with R. American trans-Atlantic aviation.. Hamilton and Co., flew out from This type of craft of which Pan Southampton yla Imperial Airways, are the largest in size ever to be visit in the Colony until the sailing . The tary purposes. They were built at cotton business is very good, per- to the Boeing Aeroplane Company fect, in fact," "Joyfully announced
this flying business man. meet the serious threat plant in Seattle.
Dr. R. W. Peadleton flew to the to British shipping in the The Yankee Clipper is, officially Orient, especially by Japan, the fist to make her bow. There Colony in this plane service, but he are recommended by the Im-are three decks and accommoda- kept on dying, for we could not perial Shipping Committee, tions for 73 passengers (plus 8 catch him for a cuestion or two!
I am a Socialist, he con- also asked what we thought would. whose report, a well docu- crew of eight and 4.555 pounds of
cargo) for ranges under 1,500 miles, President Coollage
"All men within the four seas was a bit wealth as an essential for life. China after the war. tions for forty passengers is avail- the Pacific Ocean
are brothers," I replied. And when unsatisfactory, the "Coolidge's full Those of you who are So- This Clipper can carry 50 people passenger list had a very pleasant cialists will understand what they went into the interior they
And those of you
found that they were received with across the Atlantic Ocean. As a royage from the west coast of I mean.
open arms by our people. This completely equipped plane, the America, such was the general idea who have studied the life and
arrived on Tuesday tenets of the late leader of was because they came in peace is capable of carrying a load of morning from Shanghal
the Chinese people, Dr. Sun and not for war. And because Clipper weighs 43,531 pounds and when they
Mrs. Yat Sen, will know that So they came to sympathise with us. 40,460 pounds. Equipment for paste well-known Mr. and
comfort totals 6,500
Gibson Fahnestock are back in ofalism is the real meaning of and not to exploit us. sengers"
MAIN CHARACTERISTIC travelling in America. Twenty phrase which is supposed to. The main characteristic of the With every last ounce of equip pieces of baggage" flowers, friends, describe his Third Principle, Chinese people, and one which is
aboard included 121 the acquaintances and baggage clerks The
of the little realised, is the constant de- Livelihood ger for fifty passengers. ment
People." And being a So- sire for change, for progress and weight, even down to a sea ancher, surrounded them upon their arrival. a bucket of oil to soothe the angry It was quite an exciting greeting cialist, as well as an ardent & readiness for innovation.
'confusion a twenty-inch foghorn, and
which welcome
faces, new thoughts are always and desirous of peace, life, welcomed. And if later they are emergency rations and water, life them. The Peninsula Hotel is their follower of Dr. Sun Yat Sen for this reason new people, new jackets and life rafts, charts, sun-residence while in the Colony.
with freedom, culture, lel- adapted, added to, twisted and. tromm Mr. J. Cochet travelled
sure and work, I always changed until they finally become All of this weight is carried across few of his countrymen and the describe Sun Yat Sen's Third essentially Chinese,, it is not be- and Portugal by four 1500 h.p times. The m.v. Marechal Joffre's guarantee the livelihood of vitality in our own "culture and civilization. And no one will-quar- repairs and affats brings this the people."
In speaking before the Peace rel or deny that we have a greater Immaculate and well attired gen- tleman to the Colony on a short Pledge Union of Hongkong. I am genius for matters concerned with Cyciane engines.
torn between two inoods. The peaceful pursuits rather than war- JAPAN'S COMPETITIVE CAPTAIN J. A TILTON brought sist
To appreciate what I have With a huge smile and a jolly first. one of Indiscretion, is to open like pursuits,
my heart and speak as though we were living in a tree world. A said, one must not confuse the strength is great-her ship- owners' costs. in 1936 were Hongkong yesterday at 1250 p.m./hello we were greeted by none other
attitude of the Manches and about ten to fifteen per cent; And there was a long stream of than the Mr. George Haines, of world in which we could say that
Cash Register fazne.
conscience was the only law that
their degenerate bureaucracy Many of his friends are in for an reigns, where need was the mea- towards the foreigners who
Such PARTICULARS OF THE LOT below the British; shipbuild-passengers disembarking from the National
limitation: ing subsidies have given her large Boeing, seventeen in all.
first came to dwell ameng us The American Navy wives were uproarious and amusing couple of
that every So-
during the last century and a a largely modernized fleet;
second
half, envisages. The
These were mostly the organization of her trade well represented, Mrs. P. A. Stevens weeks with this personality visit
and Mrs. Charlotte Neville flying ing, mainly business, length of callst
mood is one. of discretion, in
(though not all) men of little through great concerns gives up from Manila to greet their hus-time-not definite, but not for long.
which I would speak fettered
breeding, or culture. And hav to her merchants the power bands here to-day. After a short In other words the call in Hong-
ing no,, culture, it natural of routeing cargo, bought in hello to Hongkong these ladies will keng is for business, then back by the knowledge as a man of
that they fall ́d to understand - $ foreign markets for import continue to Shanghai and North home to Shanghai and his attrac- some experience that it is neces- sary to ascertain the weakest spot tive wife.
ene own culture. into Japan, by Japanese China.
Mr. and Mrs. C. IL Demarest of one's organization and if there
But of greater importance for Mr. J. Petrikan is a pleasure
to the antagonism ships; in short, Japan's sea
giving rise policy has a unity of purpose trip and he assured us the trip are combining business and plea- should be war, that one must take
A short steps to
eradicate that weakest which developed between foreign- seven sure on the Orlent trip. -merchants. industrialists, from bankers and popular opinion days of interesting, novel amuse-stay in Hongkong relative to bus spot, or, at least, to neutralise Iters and Chinese in our country. all support the national flag."ment and comfort. Business is out less and then the president of De- so that its effect upon the war was the fear of the Manchus and and their government is be- of the question, this gentleman marest Inc, will continue to Mani- potential of the organization, be it their bureaucracy, that the advent hind them. Against this pic-south by steamer, is the next plan Manila Bound ture is contrasted our own
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
promptly to prevent it.
BRITISH shipping retains Its dominant position in the
Malaya, Australia, and New Kingdom and India, British Zealand. Where Japan has made herself felt is in the trades between India
Australia and Japan, and Japan, which also affect all the ports of call in British Malaya creeping paralysis is being
and
waves
shades, even a machete The Yan. and China. "Akee Clipper weighs 84,000 pounds. Shanghai, He was greeted by d
And
present at the sale, the sum of} {if not the applicant), will be suffered by British lines, a the Atlantic Ocean via the Azores executives of the Messageries Mari. Principle as "The state must cause of the lack of strength and
two hundred dollars, ($200) is cash. This sam will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT
_ |_ No, of Sale.
Kowloon Inland
Between Kowloon Tu-j Lot No, 4131
Road, Mu Tau Chung. I land Lots Now (2“35.& 40044, Mu Kņu U ung
Registry No.
Locality.
Boundary
mënte.
As por
sale plan
an
required to deposit with 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
price.
Registry No.
Locality,
Lot No. 4134 Opposite Forloon Tuland Lot No. 3475, Bedford NJ., Tai Kok Tani.
Square feet.
Annual
Regial,
Contente in
Upset Price,
No. of Nat".
About
0,680
st
K
PUBLIC AUCTION.
011
ST='2
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275
PARTICULARS AND CON. DITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Tu.sday, the 11th day of April, 1939, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Publici
Kowloon Inland
Boundary,
Measure-
As per
About
7.200
Contents in
Square feet
Arnua!
132
PUBLIC AUCTION.
malady which, if continued their competitors achieving a long enough, must end in monopoly."
Pan American Airways
the California Clipper inte
W13 San Francisco
fi-
being on a holiday and vacationla.
on his itinerary.
4
12 a.m.
salled
for
lack of concentration-the A business call brings Mr. Donald THURSDAY MORNING, 277 numerous Empire Govern-A. Cook from his desk in the the President Coolidge received ments. with no common Manila office of S. E Levy and Co. a cold goodbye, f.on residents and
indivi-to the Colony. The vice-president climate, when she highly policy; our dualized merchants; and the of the Manula Stock Exchange had, Manila.
little to say regarding the week- Mrs. J. P., Clay is on a short often poorer class of ship.
AFTER DEALING with the end toboggan slide of the market! holiday trip down to the southern A new routine has been added Islands. Evidently, the sea, gets question of subsidies, the
to this Clipper travel. The into the system of a Naval family, committee, says, "Our investi-
port department is on the job out commander. Clay going up and gation has shown that the a; Kal Tak and an examination 13 own the river to Canton and now chief trades in the Orient in held on arrival of all services from his attractive wife embarks on a
salling vacation. Which the position of British Mania.
requires to be Mail arriving in the California The Panamalan Consul, Mr. J. shipping
R. Reyes, accompanied by Mrs. Reyes journeyed to Manila for Holy Week and Easter. They too were
PARTICULARS AND CON. DITIONS of the Sale by Pubil,
Works Department, by Order of Auction to be held on Tu.sday, strengthened are the liner cupper totalled 523 pounds.
trades. There is no doubt Imperial Always that the ships would be of
His Excellency the Governor of the 11th day of Ap., 1939, at 3 one Lot of Crown Land at
P.m., at the Offices of the Public great value in the main- WEDNESDAY, 3:30 pm. Captain Works Department, by Order of tenance of trade in time of Joe Davies put his plane, Della, His Excellency the Governor of
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 one further term of
$75 years.
Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dis. posal of the lot the Purchaser
war."
The Committee be- down on the Kal Tak field.
No
of sure world la' one
a
a colony or a nation, shall be of the foreigners and the opening minimised to the greatest possible up of the country to western phi- extent.
losophy, and thought and method For this reason, therefore, it is would result (as it, indeed, did) in probable that the proceedings of the overthrow of their Power and the Peace Pledge Union are care-the eventual freeing of the Chi- fully studied as the barometer nese from the yoke of allen rule. showing the lowest, or highest, The Boxer Rebellion was also an level of that part of man's men expression of the Manchu Govern- against Loe Überating tality which is dedicated to war ment and the waging of war. In Nazi thought which came to the Chi- Germany, in Fascist Italy, in 80- nese people from the West. viet Russia, and in Great Britain. It was not until December, 1926, as well as the other Powers, the that the youth of China at that method of measuring the psycho- time reached a vital understand- logy of the humans who are to be ing with the Western peoples and sacrifices has been reduced to an it became clear that peace≫ not art. We have seen pictures of the only could, but would, be the basis The work of the German department for our future intercourse. for studying the reactions of the declaration of Sir Austin Cham- British people to the September berlain of December, "1926, was 'for." crisis. But, like the Chinese, the, China a momentous statement of English are too phlegmatic to al-policy which must not be minimis- low their facial expressions to be a a real guide to their innermost
looking forward to a visit with their many friends in the Philippines.
When the Coolidge returns on her homeward voyage, next week, one Lot of Crown Land at leves - that consideration passengers, just 612 kilos of mail.
Later in the afternoon. 5.25 a large delegation of Philippine re. Man Tau Kok, in the Colony of should be given to financial Hong Kong for a term of 75 assistance to shipping cora- o'clock, Caplan J. M. White sidents headed by Mr. Paul Mc-feelings. years, with the option of renewal panies for the modernization new in from Bangkok in the Del-Nutt, United States Commissioner at a Crown Rent to be fixed by of their fleets as a part of the
to the island district will be in the phinus.
First it is cold (that was. Lon-passenger list. The group will com- the Surveyor of His Majesty the solution of their difficulties, don), then it became hot and hot pose a special mission from the Is- KING, for one further term of but the construction of new ter and by the time Bangkok was lands to the California World's Fair
and more efficient vessels
Intending bidders are advised might be wasted unless steps.
could be simultaneously taken
at San Francisco...
And again the reminder all passenger steamers on the Pacific-
75 years. (if not the applicant) will be
that Immediately after the dis an required to deposit with
Shanghal on their homeward voy- anthorised officer who will be posal of the lot the Purchaser to secure a fair share of the Kingdom and the growing Orient route of the American Pre- (if not the applicant), will be carrying of trade between mercantile mariries of other sident Line, will be calling at
various parts of the Empire parts of the Empire.
ages, only, during April, May June present at the sale, the sum of
required to deposit with an
BRITISH SHIPOWNERS as and July. and Japan. two hundred dollars, ($200). In authorised officer who will be cash. This sum wil be refunded | present at the sale, "the sum of
"TO STRENGTHEN the bar-a whole are against flag dis- on payment of the Purchase two hundred dollars, ($200) in gaining power of British lines crimination and still belleyes. Nellore
cash. This sum will be refunded in their negotiations with that their interests coincide
and southern ports, was an on payment of the Purchase their competitors, the pro- with the maintaining of the THE NELLORE, from Australia financial maximum amount of freedom early arrival on Wednesday morn vision of some assistance towards the cost for shipping all over the
Despite the cold and vile climate
price.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT price. "
Registry No.
Locality.
De bryte d† No, of Bala }
o Inland Jant No. 4133,-
Junction of Mainu Chung Rnd and Kwangai Street, Ma
na Chung
Boondary
Membre-
MEDIA.
داء
As per
sale plain
Cantanta in
About
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YOUNG CHINA
(Continued on Page 9) WEDDING AT REGISTRY
The wedding took place at the Registry, Supreme Court, yesterday of Mr. Chin Bork-suey, physical 257, Instructor, living at No Cheungshawan Road, Kowloon, and Miss Ho Lai-hing, of No. 39. Cheungshawan Road
So I leave these moods aside and turn to our topic-"With- in the four seas all men are 'brothers" and will try to tell you some thing of what Young China is thinking at this time when a brutal enemy is devas- tating our country, slaughter- ing our men, women and chil- dren; when Japan, striving to Mr. T. J.. Gould, Deputy Registrar of Marriages, officiated at the cere- 'enslave our people, is being met with the resistance of an mony, and the witnesses wene Mrs. entire people of 450,000,000. 1 Chan Mak-shi and Mrs, Ho La!- will now try to tell you of our
shan, U
ANNOUNCEMENTS philosophy. When the Youth Delegation, sent "The following forthcoming mar- by the World Student Federation, stages are announced arrived in China, I welcomed them Mr. Charles Henri Lauru, for- in the name of the representative merly adviser to the Chinese Gov. of operation may have to be world. But none the less it PARTICULARS OF THE LOT considered by the Govern- should be possible, given the the few disembarkers for Hang- mass organizations of Canton. I einment and at present residing ments concerned and possibly necessary firmness of GOV-kong took to the shore early. They told them that "the Youth of the at the Metropole Hotel, Shanghai also some action as making ernment backing for. agree-were Milas H. M. Bradley, Mias B. World had discovered that our and Miss Phoebe Minna Hayes, facilities for the sale of for- ment to be secured by direct Wainwright, Miss E. M. Surles and birthright is peace and our herit known as Helen Hayes, authoress: elgn goods dependent upon negotiation between Japanese Lieut. Colonel B. D. Court Treattage is freedom and that, because Mr. Charles William Browne, Fire The B.8. Nellore will visit drydock of this the entire youth of the Brigade officer, and Miss Margaret an equitable apportionment and British shipowners them. of carrying trades." The selves. The same idea of the to-day for an annual overhaul world, not excluding those of Ger- Katherine Murray, nursing sister,
The m.v. Boserain, trim and many and Italy, sympathised with jot the Kowloon Hospital;
Mr. Stephen Michael Tracey, necessary measures would re-sharing of markets by agree-
sion. I then asked them what Command, and Miss Imyard Boy, quire the co-operation of the ment with Japan is, of course, y. 1s berthed at pler No. 1 and the youth of China in their heroic
senger list at 5 pm, to-day. Governments of the parts of also held in other British in-ady to leave with a heavy pas-struggle against Japanese aggres- clerk of the War Department, Chais the Empire concerned; and a dustries and the example of The my Canton is getting along they had come to see in China. of No. 224, Nathan Road, first floor: Mr. Wong Cheong-wan, teacher, greater degree of co-opera- shipping, if the Imperial very well in drycock, and is They replied that they had come to flon would have to be de- Committee's proposals are hoped that all repaus will be see how Chinese youth was study of No. 45, Felho Street, Shamshii- veloped between the shipping pursued, will be watched with anished and she will be at the pier ing, living, working and fighting po, and Miss Wong See-ldt, teach-
by April 20.
during the period of war. They er, of No. 124, Fayuen Street, third lines based on the United interest.
Registry N
3,023
Kowloon Inlard
Lot No. 4136. Junotion of Pak 18i
Street
Rental. * Upnek Price.
No. of Sale.
* Annual
Kok Road, Ma Tau Locality.
91
276
E
Boundary
Measure-
ments,
As per
asia pinu.
6,323
ADDual
Antal
si Upsat Prico
About
Contents in
8,430
Square feat.
NB:
278
ing.