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NEW ADVERTISEMENT
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG
„PROBATE JURISDICTION
ADVERTISEMENTS The Daily Press.
THE "STAR" FERRY CO., LTD.
NOTICE to SHAREHOLDERS
NOTICE is hereby given that IN THE GOODS of Saza, an Interim Dividend of $2.00 Lucie Adler nee Caseyitz late per Share has been declared, for of 18 rue Theođuje Ribot the half year ended 30th June, Paris (xvie) in the Republic | 1939, payable on THURSDAY, of France Married Woman, 17th AUGUST, 1939, on which deceased.
date Dividend Warrants may be obtained on application at the Office of the Company, Kowloon.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, the Court has by virtue of Section 58 of the Pro bates Ordinance 1897, made an Order limiting the time for creditors and others to send in their claims against the above estate to the 25th day of August, 1939.
All Creditors and others are accordingly hereby required to send their claims to the under signed on or before that date.
Dated the 29th day of July,
1939.
JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER, Solicitors for the persons entitled to administration of the above estate.
Hong Kong & Shanghai Rank Building,
Hong Kong..
The Register of Shares of the Company will be closed from TUESDAY, 8th AUGUST to THURSDAY, 17th AUGUST, 1939, both days inclusive,
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By Order of the Board of Directors.
C. M. MANNERS, Secretary & Manager. Hong Kong, 27th July, 1939.
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HONGKONG, JULY 31, 1938-
WILL BRITAIN FOLLOW U.S.?
S FORESHADOWED by the Hongkong Dally Press " several days ago gratification Is universal as a result of the action of President Roosevelt in denouncing the commer- cial agreement with Japan. While the National Govern- ment of China and the Chinese people are highly
EDITORIAL
NOTABLE CHINESE WEDDING
Mr. Frank H. Kwok, solicitor of the firm of Johnston, Stokes elated by America's attitude, Master, and his bride. formerly Miss Virginia Wang, after their
wedding at St. John's Cathedral on Saturday.
gloom prevails in Tokyo, where Japanese statesmen are fuming with fury and are even threatening to take "re- tallatory action."
HONG KONG & SHANGHAI
LAST WEEK-END Baron
the ' Hirahuma,
Japanese BANKING CORPORATION.
Prime Minister, forecast that NOTACE IS HEREBY a great surprise was in store GIVEN that Certificates Nos, for China vis-a-vis the Anglo- Japanese negotiations hut the NS.928 and NS.929 dated Hong
"surprise he predicted cer- Kong, 9th October 1894, fortainly was not half as great 50 shares numbered 3270/3279, as that which emanated from 588 56190/56199, 20300/20304, 20305- Washington and came as a /20309.66258/66265, 69642/bolt from the blue catch- the Japanese totally 69643, and 52016/52025, Certi ing
However disap- ficates Nos. NS.2249, NS.2250 unawares, and NS.2251 dated Hong Kong, pointed China may have been over the "surprise" which shë 10th November 1897, "for 75 received, the Roosevelt aur- shares numbered 51251/51262, prise to Washington was con- 51851/51863, 24471/24473, 16097. siderably more unpleasant 36087/36101, 15974 and more disappointing to /16101, 15975, 39071/39075, 33649/33653, Tokyo.
and 2016/2021, 34096/34099,
Certificate. No. 537-16/53750, 5/NS,304 dated Hong Kong, 7th July, 1908, for 62 shares num. bered 89265/89326. Certificate
THE HONG KONG LAND INVESTMENT & AGENCY
CO., LTD.
AN INTERIM DIVIDEND of ONE DOLLAR AND TWENTY FIVE CENTS per share for the six months ended 30th June, 1939, will be payable on WEDNESDAY, 16th AUGUST, on which date Dividend Warrants may be obtained at the Com. pany's Office, 3 Chater Road.
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to
Hello & Goodbye
(BY A. W. HYER)
UP COMES A NEW MONTH, TO-MORROW! The tourist travel business of July has been "medium"-not so very good and not so terrible. August will be another month in which a large population of teachers, students and professional people will be visiting in our port.
MONDAY, JULY 31, 1939.
FORTUNE TELLING: PROPHECY & OMENS
Mostly Untrue, But Still Firmly Believed
BY JOSEPHE BRICE
Fortune telling has been created with the world, one might say; from the beginning it has been proved mostly untrue and still people belleve firmly in it.
The Hebrews had their Prophets and they saw in them the "speakers" of God. Fortune telling, among the Greeks, was part of their religion; their " pytho- ness" were sacred women who lived in the temples and were consulted by the highest people in the country.
For the Romans it was of and far gentlemam is going to the utmost importance to bring you a fortune on account of know for example the result the jack of clubs which means. of a campaign; so they had money and the seven of spades. special priests who constant- which shows an estate; but be- ly followed the armies and beware of that woman, the queen of fore venturing into a battle spades they had to examine the flight of pigeons or even to cut one or two of these birds; and considering how the or-1 gans were "placed to decide whether the battle would be a victory.
With Christianity fortune telling was not given up, bat. though no longer a religioas act, it became a part of
sgle" and up to the last Hifty years the business of Typsies. INDEPENDENT PEOPLE:.
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Those gypsies or bohemians were By the end of August it is, ex- Banking Corporation office hangs independent people, not admitted pected that the interesting and up his hat and gets down to in any so-called society, who lived however upon the credulity of all progressive plans of air travel to business. China will be in definite outline--
noblemen It seems a "long-time-to-see" good citizens and Air France's extension of service that Mr. Edward M. Grimm, Vice-Europe. Besides them, in every from Hanoi to Kunming: Imperial President and Treasurer of Luzon Airways" and China
more National Stevedoring Company in Manlia, Aviation Corporation's surveyed Business and pleasure brings him
man in
routes from Rangoon to Kunming; back to Hongkong. and the Russian-Chinese air ser- Mr. D. E. Chlong, a prominent vice in the north out of Kunming,) business
Manila end the brather of Mr. D. C. Chlong, will be in operation before end of this year..
travels again to our city in the Interest "of the "Chiong" concern. Empress of Canada;
Mr. .L. De C. Blechynden
ON FRIDAY, at mid-night, the Empress of Canada went sall- ing south to Manila.
Mr. H. L, Schultz' and Mr.. L. L
of
Another prophet can show you a brilliant future through the flame of a candle, but cer-" tainly, nowadays the surest way to have your future fold is to consider on what day you were born, to which sign of the Zodiac it corresponds, what was the influence, of the Moon and of Venus at that exact moment and if Saturn did not counteract and change everything.
GREAT VARIETY:
So, you can judge that there is a great variety of means and I forgot many. But one has to won- der what is the real value of each
of "them.
Sometimes the physical appear- ance may indicate if not directly the future, at least the character
Court, there was a man sometimes & person; but even then it is powerful than the King, seldom true that one has to whose duty it was to predict the rely more on the general expres- great events of the world and of son of a physiognomy than on the country one cannot imagine such and such peculiarity of the the Court of Louis XI, of Philip physical construction. of Spain, of Marie de Medie without an Astrologer
predictiona This gen.
should be in our city. tleman, an official of the Astatic. Petroleum Co., came from Manila on the President Coolidge, mainly business-calling!
A writer of note and a traveller
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In our century of positivism. we profess to laugh at the
of witches astrologers and, however, the Inst page of every European or American daily paper is full of advertisments for all-powerful Bidians and Fakirs, who live upon their false tricks. They give you. free of all charges, the means to be happy all your life; how could you not believe them? WHAT NEXT?
WHILE unreserved ap- America's action proval of has been expressed in the press in every Democratic country the world over, the Japanese themselves are try- No. 5/NS.2374 dated Hong Konging to put on a bold face by 13th November 1912, for 20 stating that the effect of the
numbered 91879/91898,U.S. treaty abrogation is not Rocke, two very nice executives of NOTICE IS HEREBY | shares GIVEN that the REGISTER Certificate No. 5/NS. 2377 dated so great" and that "it is the the local Standard Vacuum og
exclusively from San Francisco to Hongkong, OF SHARES of the Company Hong Kong, 16th November. height of folly if America Co's offices, were on their way via Manila, is Mrs. Harriette G will be CLOSED from FRIDAY. 1912, for 9 shares numbered believes that abrogation will business-calling on the southern Roberson. This wamen of charm,
serve as
branch in Manila, a safeguard 4th "AUGUST, to TUESDAY, 13556/13560, 65164/65165, 76695 15th AUGUST; (both days in and 62879, and Certificat: Pro feverish efforts were made to her rights in China.". Yet clusive) during which period novisional No. 57/657 dated Hong keep the Chinese in the oc- transfer of shares can be re Kong, 20th February, 1922, for cupied areas uninformed of gistered.
72 shares numbered 128802/-the fact. If the effect 128873, all registered in the name abrogation were not so great of Rafael Perez, have been LOST or so serious as the Japanese or STOLEN, and should these would make believe, surely certificates not be produced to the there would be no objection Bank before the 26th August public!
news being made
1939, new certificates for the 288 EVEN IF TOKYO is con- shares and the aforesaid, Certi tent to take this stand, her ficates Nos. NS.928, N5.929, Axts partner, Germany, is not NS.2249, NS.2250,
NS.2251, so sure for, Japan's dementi 5/NS.304 5/NS:2374, 5/NS.. notwithstanding, she takes a 2377, and Provisionat No. 57/657 serious view of the situation Coolidge swung long-side Pier No. will be thereafter treated by this and is trying to counter the 1, just in from a call on Manila, American move by entering there were quite a few, familar Corporation as Null and Void, "
into a "comprehensive agree- faces at the ship's rall By Order of the Court of ment on the exchange of goods" as a sort of compen- Directors.
sation to Japan.
By Order of the Board of Directors.
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0. EAGER,
Secretary. Hong Kong, 29th July, 1939.
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HONG KONG TRAMWAYS LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
AD
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
INTERIM DIVIDEND of Fifty (50) cents per Share has been declared pay. able on FRIDAY, 18th AUGUST next, on and after which date Dividend Warrants may be ob tained upon application at the Registered Office of the Company, Canal Road East, Hong Kong.
NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO GIVEN that the REGISTER of MEMBERS of the Company will he closed from FRIDAY, 4th AUGUST, to FRIDAY, 18th AUGUST, 1939, both days in. clusive.
By Order of the Board,
W. F. SIMMONS, Secretary & Assistant Manager. Hong Kong, 26th July, 1939.
What do
you want?
If there is anything
you want to buy or Bell,
try
Classified
息
advertise-
ment in the Hong- kong Daily Press,
words $1.00 prepaid'
for 3 insertions.
"V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager Hong Kong, 26th July, 1939.
to the
THE TIME HAS ARRIVED
President Coolidge:"
ON SATURDAY-MORNING. at 7
o'clock,
And
when the President
Md.
Donovan and Mrs. H.
means
preventing
bad luck by knowing the coming difficulties: if you know that your house is going to be burnt in a fire, it is easy for you to change residence!
"As to predict the future events, It appears impossible to me. The very conscience of our free will shows us that we can belle any and every prediction if we care to And for the events Independent of our will we perceive that there are so many circumstances, varied and Intricate, 50 many different characters in cause, many unknown personal interests, that no one can "foresee the result of the combination of these various influences.
ז,
The mere study of history shows the complexity of the smallest event; and in our very » lives we notice every day that we cannot foresee all the con- sequences of the less important. of our acts.
and their daughter. were booked
Major and Mrs. G. T. Alley, R.A., who is also President of the School of Personality in Washington, D.C.. will spend a few days inves- for a trip down to Manlia, and į Mr. and Mrs. Y. C. Ya, with their tigating Hongkong before setting
out on a journey Into China.
Man is always curious to know two of
young children, travelling. south. Unfortunately, our evening US. Bound:
what is coming next. It is a call on the Canadian Pacific's"
characteristic of his nature that transport was quite unrevealing. ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON, the he is never satisfled, neither with
The simplest reflexion tells us peace and quiet reigned, but for President Coolidge was under
the past which can give him that stars and planets are physical buzzing electric fans. Practically steam and away for American more happiness, nor with the pre bodies quite indifferent to such a sent: If he is unhappy he wants small Insect as mati, lost in the all the ship's population were ports, via 'Shanghai and Japan. shore-side, "gadding." or "had re-'-
to escape from the present if hemmensity of the Universe and in tired to downey, couches,
certainly "were given a popular is enjoying the best he is anxious the multitude of the whole popula send-off. The American Consul to know how long it will last.
tion of the world. is pulling up stakes from our city He also wishes to know if there
INFLUENCE ON MIND, and travelling off to Washington le any for a holiday. His new tour of
But however, one might object, duty follows too, and he will take
sometimes at least fortune telling Is right. This I cannot deny. The over duties in Bombay.
Another traveller who was sur- rounded by many friends and re-
prediction drawn from the weather The only thing is not to
by the country people are the re- There was Mr, W. J. Wilson, lations was Mr. Tse Wal, who is
have a wish, the great difficulty
Jault of years of experience and I travelling to San Francisco and American President Line's
Su-
jcannot but believe that if it rains is to find out the means to Washington. This, Chinese gen-
|at such a time the roots will rot. perintendent Engineer in Shang-
realize it. And for centuries, hal, and a new resident for Hong-Wah On Export. Association, was tleman, a representative of the
people have tried to discover
and the harvest will not be good. for Mr. Chamberlain, instead
kong in October. This time he
the best,
I can also admit that you will deeply touched by his farewell was passing through.
to be in party, but anxious of dilly-dallying and kow-
Some observe your person: if you act as one person told you because. Judge L. D. Harris had twenty- America and down to business. 579 towing to the Japanese, to four hours to say "hello" to his
have such a high forehead Heaven he infuenced your mind and per Mrs. Alex Fotts, of Hongkong, has granted you more than normal suaded you to act in such and follow President Roosevelt's many friends here. The Judge is created a smart picture of fashion intelligence and you will be a such a way, I shall even confess admirable stroke by denoun- en route to San Francisco, vaca- when she salled north on the Pre- genius; but if your eyes are made that without any explanation at cing our own commercial ticning and "businessing"!
sident Coolidge with her young to weep, misfortunes will not be all, but the concourse of circum pact with Tokyo, irrespective
a former visitor to our
son. The young member of the spared to you and such a line in stances; predictions may be verl- of the outcome of the Craigie-spores on the mauguration fight family will be entering school in your hand shows that they will fed. Arita negotiations. The Jap calling after a long absence, Miss
I shall also add what GB, come from your wife, though this Tsing-Tau.
Shaw sald somewhere, that Monday: Bangkok, Hanol, Hong- anese have shown that they violet Sweethaven, the capable re- Mr. Julean Arnoia, United States other line indicates clearly that
man mark prophcolos "only". are not sincere in their destre porter and writer for #Interna-Commercial Attache in Chung. Jou will have a very long life with |
when they are accomplished in for the success of the talks 88 tional News Service," New York king. Was buried down with perhaps two or three diseases,
forgetting them when they are Tuesday: Bangkok, Handi, Hong- evidenced by their failure to office. This young American friends who had come to bid him' ILL OMENS;
not, it is understood. : suppress the violent anti-newspaper-gar had just com- adios and pleasant days on his
That is why men are always 20 | British propaganda both in pleted a round-trip across the Journey up to Shanghai.
know that if an owl cries at keen on having their future told their own country and in the Atlantic Ocean on Pan American And Mr. Nelson Newton, secre- territories of China at present Airways lately-inaugurated ser- tary to the United States a midnight before the house it an- and what I can predict, without under their domination. With vice. Now she is round-tripping bassy in Tokyo, was not doing so ounces a death in the family fear of contradiction is that for their own lack of sincerity on the President Coolidge from bad as a party and good wishes that if it rains on a wedding day tune telling will last till the end most. apparent, they are at her desk and typewriter in New good-looking American is travel-will be wealthy.
Ban Francisco. Heading back to receiving from many friends. This it is a certain sign that the couple mankind! cusing the British of “in-
APPEALS AGAINST It is generally acknowledged she will York,
present the ling up to Yokohama and his sincerity" just as they accus-
American public with the com- desk in Tokyo. :
that pouring salt on the table in
“BILLETING"H ed the Chinese at the out-parison of the years and first
dicates either a quarrel or seven break of the Sino-Japanese hand
There should have been a Mr. years or disasters and to light!
LONDON, July 29 (Reuter)--In observations in Japan, Gordon W. Thompson, represen-three cigarettes with the same an emergency, appeal tribunals are hostilities. From Tokyo's Shai, Hongkong and Manilo, point of view, nobody is sin- Disembarking in our city was that tative of the National City Bank match is the same thing as killing to be set up in billeting areas to which householders "aggrieved by cere except the Japanese Dr. H. F. Smith Chief United of New York in Osaka. about the one of the three smokers. themselves.
States Public Health Oficer in the President Coolidge on Sunday
It is also a universal belief that billeting requirements can put AMERICA is determined to Philippines. His many friends afternoon. There was a ticket to Friday is a day of evil omen, ex- their case.
Kobe issued to the gentleman, but cept if it is the 13th of a month. This was announced by the abide by her word to guaran here are on their toes now that his presence just wasn't about! And if peasant tells you that Minister of Health to a circular tee the independence and ter- the Doctor has arrived, for he
rain on St Mare'day announces a issued to-day, which points sout ritorial inviolability of China keeps them going morning, noon
bad harvest, unless St Barnabas that the standard of one person under the Nine-Powell Pact Mr. and Mrs. H
and night!
contradicts it, you have to believe to an habitable room would not Will Mr. Chamberlain allow who were recently married in the
him as the very voice of God, normally be exceeded, but it was Britain's obligations to go Colony, certainly enjoyed their Firing practice will be carried However, for complete informa- conceivable that it might be dishonoured and her prestige honeymoon" journey to the Phl-out from Stonecutters Island be tour you can consult an expert in necessary to go beyond this stand- to sink lower in the eyes of lippines. Now the head of the tween the hours of 8 am, and 5 cartomancy and the king of ard as a temporary measure the world?
Kowloon, Hongkong and Shanghai pm. to-day.
hearts will tell you that a young districts.
AIRPORT NEWS
Imperiat Airways:
bong.
NORTHBOUND
Dorado 4 pm.
kong.
Denebola 4 p..
****, SOUTHBOUND Tuesday: Hanol, Bangkok, Delphinus-7 a.m.
Air France:
NORTHBOUND Wednesday: France,
581
Hongkong.
Service-noon,
SOUTHBOUND
Hapoi,
Wednesday: Hanol, France. Service-1-30 p.m. (same day). Pad American Airways;
EASTBOUND Wednesday: U. 6. A, Manila,
Hongkong.
California Clipper-2 p.m.
WESTBOUND ·
Thursday Manila, USA;; Califonia Clipper 8.30 am. Note: The Tuesday service in bound of Imperial Airways will carry mall froin England and other European Empire ports,
of Pan American Airways, came
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Philips FIRING PRACTICE
Every educated person has to