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PUBLIC AUCTION
475
"PARTICULAPS AND CON. DITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, dhe 19th day of June, 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 West of Diamond Hill, in the Colony of Hong Kong for & +term of 75 years,
comment-
**Quarts** 4 cts, each. "Pints" 3 cts. each.
EDITORIAL
CORRESPONDENCE NEW FEATURE
Cholera Inoculation HONGKONG PERSONALITY
Certificates
To The Editor of the "Hongkong Daily Press
provding
аге
Sir-The amicial announcement free inoculation against cholera la a most welcome move on the part of the medical authorities as a preventive mea- sure. But it is difficult to under- stand why no certificates issued as and when people are EWO-Jardine, Matheson & Co., inoculated, Thus, a. person is
Ltd.,
ilable to be inoculated several times. This results in a great Managers:
waste of vaccine and unnecessary Ewo Brewery Company, expense to the Government."
Shanghai, H.B.-H. Ruttonjer & Sons,
Sole Agents: Hong Kong Brewery &
Distillery Ltd,,."
Hong Kong. U.B.-W. R. Loxley & Co.,
Ltd.,
Sole Agents: Union Brewery Ltd..
Shanghai,
Hong Kong, 15th June, 1939.
479
As Macao has already insisted that a photograph should accom pany all certificates of inoculation of at least six days standing, effective from the 19th fast., It is to be hoped that the Hon. the Director of Medical Services will promptly authorize the immediate issue of dated certificates after each and all injections.
C. M. SIN.
D.B.S. INCIDENT
[To the Editor, "The Hongkong Daily Press'] Bly,-. With reference
the to trouble among the students of the, Diocesan Boys School I find it ex-
tremely difficult to agree with the view expressed by some people. To my mind, in a matter of this
The Baily Press, kind, no firm action of any kind
報西剌孖
ing from 1st July, 1898, 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 24 years less the last three days thereof.
Intending bidders are advised Might Editor (Wanchal Office). fact been advised by their parents
that immediately after the dis.. posal of the lot the Purchaser' (If not the applicant) will be required to deposit with authorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of
as
Editorial and Business Office: 15-19, Queen's Road Central. Tel. 30251.
Tel. 24511, London. Office: 53, Fleet Street
E.C.1
HONGKONG, JUNE 18, 1939
two hundred dollars, ($200) in PEACE FRONT &
cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of the Purchase
price.
THE SOVIET
FTER PROTRACTED nego-
Atiations and delays that PARTICULARS OF THE LOT have not been without their
No. of Bala.
Registry. Nej
Localit...
Diam
Let No, 2690, ____ Near New Kowloon
New Kowloon Inland
Inland Lot No. 2 & West
Fill Hill.
G.
10.
Boundary
Measure.
ments.
As per
sale plan
Contents in K
Rguare foot.
Annual
Rental.
Upest Price.
About
008 28
R.
y
670
is needed where tact and persua- sive means could have easily solved the problem. Some people appear to be labouring under some misapprehension because the boys, as I understand it, have not gone on "strike,"
They have in
or guardians to absent themselves from school owing to some un- called-for remarks alleged to have been made by the Headmaster. In consequence of these remarks and as a matter of self-respect and pride the boys consulted their
Parents who decided not to sena
INTRODUCED
MR. LEUNG. KAI
“Ah Kal”--There is magle in the name of the Hongkong änd Kowloon Wharf and Godown: Co, "Lid's 'number one Forsman.
The" past forty years, this tall, heavy-set Chinese, who has a strong face with wide, clear, penetrating eyes, has kept steady control, over gangs of coolles and the carro work con- nected with the godown.'
Whenever difficulties arise. be Kal" when hungry, sick, or in dö-, they, typhoons, labour or cargo mestle of financial troubles, and troubles, Leung Kai, known to they find a helping hand. hundreds throughout the Colony as "Ah Kal," takes them a hand and smooths the strife.
REMEMBERS.FACES
The Police Department, at var- "Ah Kal" remembers Kowloon tous times, call upon "Ah Kat" when it was but felda, garden due to his many years and wide- patches and a few small houses spread popularity in the Colony. Few are the Chinese faces in Hongkong or Kowloon that he does not remember and few are the personalities he does not know,
the near water front
which boasted
or or not too
sturdy pier. At
the age of fourteen he entered the employ of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf Godown and Co. Ltd. and
through the Leung Kai years of his work there he has witnessed strange, exciting, har rowing and amusing events.
· 1966 · TYPHOON
It is not unusual for this sturdy foreman to walk into an "angry mob of some five hundred coolies and calm them to submission and quiet with one of his searing #lances. "Ah Kai's" eyes can be sharp as steel and, other times, sott as a spaniel's. His expression, is heavy figure clad in black trousers and white coat, and his proverbial stick in hand have the uncanny power of stifling Tebel- lous workers in large and small numbers.
HIS HOME
THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 1939.
Spectators at the Fifth Extra Race meeting held at the Valley during Whitsunilde.' (Photo by Leica).
Hello & Goodbye
(BY A. W.
HYER
Imperial Airways, Ltd. are certainly "away to the race," so-
to speak. Late figures on the Empire and European firlag routes of the company for the first quarter of this year show that during this period 6,250 passengers were carried. This compares Mall loads for this with 4,700 for a similar period last year.
year's first quarter were 258,750 compared with 125,000 in 1938, an increase of 50 per cent.
Several weeks ago the 39th dying Pan American Airways boat of Imperial Airways, since
they placed their first order for WEDNESDAY, 1.40 p.m. the big. the fleet of "C" class Empire flying- shiny, California Clipper came. "Ah Kars" home is flis castle. The typhoon of 1906 when hun Here he protects, supervises and ships, was launched. It is the to town, Capt. J. McGlohm com-
"Awarua" and with two commanding. dreds of lives and ships were lost dispenses affection. His three sons.
craft
and "Australia' panion
Mr. Serguls Klois one of the big. due to lack of notice regarding are the joy of his life, and parti-
"Aotearoa," is intended for use bosses of Bwan, Culbertson & Fritz the weather, found "Ah Ka!” tak-cularly, number one, now in the
on the new Australian-New Zea in Shanghai came visiting our city ing a major part. When the by- Government service in Rangoon. land air line...
from Manila. After a short stay phoon was reaching it's height, A grand-father also is he with
These three trans-Tasman By- he will proceed homeward to his he was the one to save women and several doting young grand-chiling-boats form part of a new fleet office and family in the North. children stranded on junks near dren. All of these he watches the water front. He saw ships over.
sink in the bay t only their There are several business con- masts and funnel were above cerns in which "Ah Kal" has in- water, junks going to the bottom terests. However, all of them were of the bay, and lighters dying started for members of his family through the air to land on the top and other relations, thus giving of the godowns..
them an income and active · In- Similar were his experiences interest in the control. Little he the 1923 and 1937 typhoons. "Ah receives from these ventures and, Kal" was at his post in the goat times, it has been known that downs during these two disasters, he has lost money in his attempts supervising, encouraging and say-at assistance..." of his ability.
mg ure and property to the best When trouble brews the name on everyone's lips is "Ah Kat." a Behind the scenes of his daily personality which, when gone, can work activities there is an abun- never be replaced in the Hons- dance of good deeds toward his kong and Kowloon Wharf and fellow men. "Coolies" come" to "Ah | Godown Co., Ltd.--
of eight big long-range craft; four Mr. and Mrs. G. Fahnestock who " of "which "Cabot." "Caribou," went tearing of to San Francisco Connemara," and "Clyde," are to witness the graduation of their earmarked for the impending son from the University of Call- North Atlantic, air mail; while the fornia liked the air trip so well on eighth bost of the new fleet is their first crossing of the "Pacific, "Champion" which is to be used that they decided to make another. on the Imperial Airways Bermuda- Thus they have round-tripped the New York route.
Pacific Ocean by air!
With all this expansion the Mr. Chan Teck Chye and Mr. Na. Hongkong public will no doubt Send Chye have been leisurely soon see bigger and better in air-travelling about the world. These planes on the local feeder route cosmopolitans have used the air, from here to Bangkok! Air France
highways, waterways, and railways on their trip which will shortly wind up at their home in Binga-
THE VILLE DE BAGHDAD, Airpore.
France's airliner from France,
via Hanol, arrived at Kat Tak, 12.15 COMING EVENTS
p.m., yesterday.*
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the boys, back if they had to be insulted in the way alleged. Peo- ple should also bear in mind that. nowadays, school" boys are not so i submissive as they were years ago and in a way this is a good thing because it shows that the boys of anxious moments and dis- to-day have self-determination appointments, there is every and can think for themselves. reason to believe that the As regards the charge that the trouble. is politically Anglo-French-Soviet Pact will present soon become an accomplished Inspired, I think this is highly conjectural. Further I do not see fact. Assuming, therefore, that Russia has agreed to be invoked for the purpose of, pre- why the local authorities should join, on terms and conditions sumably, putting fear into the that have been made accep- boys. Buch method of intimida- table to all the parties con- tion must be avoided at all costs. cerned, the Peace Front These absentees are not offenders speculation now naturally of the law in any sense of the centres on the possible reac- word and, consequently, a moun- tions this will have on the tain should not be made out of 473 Dictator Powers. Will this a mole-hill. Finally, it is my frui that this upheaval strengthening of
the anti-conviction aggression movement against could easily have been avoided if the-Axis call a halt to the tact and diplomacy had been aptly
exercised during the initial stages. In order to swell the war chest of/Bast year's events in Palestine day, she will fly to her home at icon, B to 9 pm. threats which still hang over, Europe and make Hitler and Mussolini realize the folly of
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DIPLOMACY
Helping China's War Chest
NOTABLES "BECOME "NEWS BOYS” · SHANGHAI, (Reuter By Mall)—
8013
the Chinese Government, Mr. Chiang Ching-kuo, elder son of General Chiang Kai-shek, and other ing the city, along with the
and daughters of Corridor, under the control Chinese notables, became "news- of the Reich. Hitler's coup which was at one time the bead- boys" for a day at Klan, Klangsi. here might not take the form quarters of the Chinese Communist of a military expedition and, Army.
FORTHCOMING WEDDINGS
was
PALESTINE POSITION EXPLAINED
The "pilot's pouch" on this plane June divulged none other than "Nellle 15-Tidés: High 649 am and B29- Bly LI" a four-foot rag doll attired P. Low 11.32 am, and 2.22 p.m.
Sonrise 5.38 am Sunset 7.08" "pan", in a pirate hat, red jacket, black
Crown Land Sale at Ping Shan trousers and black knee boots. 11.30 am
Raub. Aust. Gold Min, Co., Ltd: The air traveller left San Fran- cisco's Treasure Island, May 25, on 1st interim div. on Register at Ezis-
bane payable a United Airline's-plane travelling. Cathedral, Scouts Mtg. 8.30 p.m.
Port Washington. Arriving Ladies Guild, Waterloo Rd, 10 am.
Victoria Chess Club, Glouc. Hotel
Mandates Commission there June 3 "Nellie" immediate-
Meeting
GENEVA, June 14 (Reuter)The
were outlined before the Mandates Commission by the British repre- sentative, Mr. E. Moody, who stated that by the end of April terrorist bands had been broken up.
In May, efforts to effect megaf Immigration of Jews became an Important factor.
The immediate Jewish rear- tion to the recent White Paper was perceived to be hostile, but It was too early yet to define the Arab attitude.
Questions Asked Questions were put by members of the Commissión regarding the character of the disturbances and |the "source" from which aring and munitions were obtained and it was stated that thể bálk of the arms and munitions used by the The following forthcoming mar-bands were manufactured during the war and largely derived tram riages are announced clan, residing at No. 230 Wanchal
Mr. Pal Goza Gyarmati; musistores concealed in Palestine.
"
PUBLIC AUCTION.
proceeding with their expan- PARTICULARS AND CON- sion programme? Or will it, DITIONS of the Sale by Public on the contrary, provoke them
into Anding Auction to be held on Monday,
more subtle the 19th day of June, 1939, at 3′
methods of gaining their p.m., at the Offices of the Public ends? The negotiations that therefore, it is obvious that. As much as £1 was paid for
have been going on between the Danzig issue will form the newspapers usually sold for 1d. Works Department, by Order of Britain and the Soviet, with test of the new tripartite pact The campaign. netted & large His Excellency the Governor of France's whole-hearted sup-a test of Poland's reaction amount of money.
Mr. Chiang. one Lot of Crown Land at port, have undoubtedly con- and a test of the efficacy of who is Director of the Peace Pre- Kau Pul Shek, in the Colony of sidetably impressed the Axis the new alliance.
servation Corps in Kiangsi. Hong Kong for a term of 75 partners and there are in-
THE NEW PACT, viewed the most successful "news boy." years, with the option of renewal | dications that they have, dur- from the international angle, at Crown Rent to be fixed bying these weeks of parleys is open to criticism on its ex- the Surveyor of His Majesty the and bargaining, been taking clusion of the Far East from KING, for one further term stock of their own position. its scope. It is obvious that It would, however, be foolish Mr. Chamberlain, still the ad- 75 years.
to assume complacently that herent of appeasement, feels Intending bidders are advised this new move has finally that such an extension of that immediately after the dis checked their plans for the the pact would immediately Road, and Miss Klari vago, music Trans-Jordan Position posal of the lot the Purchaser future. The next step, there- throw Japan into a military teacher, of Memet-Utea 45TV5. Moody said that despite the efforts Dealing with Trans-Jordan, Mr. (if not the applicant) will before, must be awaited from line-up with Italy and Ger- Budapest, Hungary,
of the people to join and favour. the dictators on whom the many and would thus add to Mr. Geoffry Hope Brett, shipping terrorist activities in Palestine. required to deposit with An
uthorised officer who will be onus of war guilt will still Britain's worries over her agent care of Mesars Thomas Trans-Jordan remained calm,
ile, if they feel that they are interests in the Far East. It Cook and Son, Ltd., Kobe, Japan, Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, British present at the sale, the sum in a position to defy this is, of course, a moot question and Miss Margery Mary Our Becretary of State for the Coignies, two hundred dollars, ($200) in greatly fortified line-up whether this conception of nursing sister, of No. 28 Kimberley wil address the Commission to cash. This sum will be refunded against aggression.
Road; and the situation is correct or
Mr. Chow Dick-cheung, teacher, Son payment of the Purchase IN WHICH DIRECTION not. But it has become in- of No. 22 Kwong Ming Street, first then will such a challenge, if creasingly clear to close ob- noor, and Miss Tlu Yuk-wan, of
D.B.S. DISPUTE it is made, be directed? There servers of the trend of inter- No. 13 Tsun Yuen Street, Happy
The situation at the Diocesan PARTICULARS OF THE LOT is not the slightest ground for national affairs that, if this Valley;
Boys School remained practically the opinion held in some anti-aggression front is to Mr. Young Sam-min, merchant, unchanged yesterday, and, with a quarters that Hitler has have any palpable effect, it of No. 483 Nathan Road, Brat Boor: few exceptions the students who abandoned his intentions as must be, as far as possible, and Misa Lal Buk-kan, of No. 12 had walked out dis not return 11 regards Danzig, the danger international in character, Essex Crescent, Kowloon Tong is learned that parents of boys spot of Europe for centuries, The Inclusion of American (Other announcements on page 6) have been advised by letter to send thair boys back to school so das whose peculiar political status co-operation, both militarily excludes it from being drawn and economically, in the American assistance will be or they may not be readmitted into the democratie fold by Peace Front will prove the readily forthcoming and, ~Leut Roba any form of guarantee. Hitler best check to Japanese de-more than anything else, that
Royal Artille is, of course, perfectly aware signs in the Far East Under should be the best means of the lat of this position and the the present Monroe Doctrine, preventing Indications are that he has it will be impossible to in- from Joining Italy already set light to the fuse terest the United States in a man as a
Begistry No.
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Locality.
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of unrest in the Tree City with the object of accom 474 | plishing his purpose of plac-
move that is confined to but also from con Europe alone. If its scope, ruthless campaign of therefore, can be made wider, sion In Chinat
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Garrison Chur
Mercer,
Ty left by the "Yankee Clipper 5 pm
Kowloon Chess Club-Penin. Hotel for Marseilles where she boarded 5.30 pm. the Air France's Pilot Pouch and Women's Bible Study Circle, Nathan arrived in Hongkong, Junie 14. To-Rd. 10.30 am.
Services
Salvation Mig
Army,
China Light and P.R.C. Tombola and Whist Drive 8.45 p.m.
WEL Swimming Meet V.R.C.
Annual Mtg of REO.C.A. Wel- inston Barracks 8 p.m.
DTESS Rehearsal for Children's Theosophical
Mtg Speaker:
the San Francisco Fair by Pan American Airways. Some going!
Travelling with "Nellie" all the way from Hanoi was the handsome and very attractive Commander De La Forte, who is attached to the Charity Fair 4: p.m. French Embassy in Shanghai. This gentleman has been in Chungking Mr. P. Kunden "Occultism and
Mystery. for several weeks and now returna
Ts Men's Club Mig. Epeaker: Prof. to the duties of the diplomat which 5. Lautenschlager "The Development
of West China"-1 p.m. he performs quite well.
Boc.
Jumble Sale, Cathedral Hall 3 pm. YMCA. Beginners Mahjongg 10
a.m.
Mr. and Mrs. George B. Kaufman have been vacationing in their. native land during the past four, 18 Tides: High 737 am and. 8.23 months, and now they return to p.m. Low 1.12 am, and 9.06 pm.
Opening of Restaurant "Chante- duties in the French Consulate cler. Nathan Rd, Kowloon, 3.20 5.30 General's office in Shanghai..
p.m.
Tea Recention by HK. Branch of National Women's "Relide Assn.or
And-laden down with--lovely- mks, made of horn and odd YMCA "Keep Fit Class 10.30 novelties in the same composition, a.m.; First Aid (Men) 6. p.m.; Bad- was Mr. Horace Kadooria. This minton and Mod Swimming well-known resident of the Colony and Shanghai has been giving England and the Continent the pm once-over during the past months,
Licensing Sessions Counca Cham- Wedding at Cathedral, Lau-Law 3 ren's Charity Fair, 284, 17—Children's.
his return home by Air France The Rt. Rev. R. O. Hall, Fellowship His fight to Europe by Imperial The Peak.
18-Macao Race Mtg. Airways was most comfortable and YMCA Discussion Gry, Speaker:
was equally delightful. Imperial Airways
and
Family Worship”----0 p.m. Photographie Exhibition. Chinese Fomen's Festival.
Club, Drogan. Bost
Cheer Comen's Adr.- Com Gale Dance 8.30 pm.
Crown Land Sale 3 HK Loan Redemption.
p.m
Bt. Andrew Club Treasure Hunt and Social Evening 9 pam 2-Longest Day. (1983). Theo Boc. Mtg Epeaker: Mr. A. F. Kundsen
Occultiara Clarides: Pro blems
WHEN THE "Dorado" with Capt. A. B. Dykes arrived Monday, 3.30 pm, from Bangkok, Capt. P. B. H. Skrime arrived from an almost fying holiday. Only several months ago the genial Captain went flying by Imperial Airways to London and time went so quickly bere he was dying back to his duties in the Colonyalog
Engineer Hamilton, Imperial Air ways and another cohort came up on this service. They had been labourine in Bangkok with the test pairs of the "Delia" which arrived EX
Tuesday noon.
Tuesday, 7 am. Capt. Joe. Dayles
24-Mid-summer Day
25 TM.C.A. "Discussion Grp. Speak- er::Rev." "A" P. Hose "The Destiny of Man", 9 jam, jonka
Crown Land Sale 3 pm.
Water Polo League Starts. 28---HE, the Governor to speak at,
of Bio-American Cut-Ass Hotel, I pum
am very happy to be backe Ire of took off in the "Delphinus" for Ceylon, and I hope my contributi
R. Berkies his passenger, he will be a useful age in
record load of mall for with the Bank of
porta, 747 kilos! Looking forward to
office," said Mr.
elling to Lon- mana winds us her Bank of