PAGE 8-HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
EDITORIAL
BRITISH
THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1939.
ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISEMENTS GUARANTEE Hello & Goodbye
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"STAR" FERRY CO., LTD.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
HONG KONG & SHANGHAI FOR CHINA
BANKING CORPORATION
NOTICE to SHAREHOLDERS IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED
that an Interim Dividend of PARTICULARS AND CON.
NOTICE is hereby given that | £2,10/- per share, subject to de- DITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Tuesday,
an Interim Dividend of $2.00 | duction of Income Tax, has been the 8th day of August, 1939, at 3 per. Share has been declared, for declared for the HALF YEAR P.m., at the Offices of the Public the half year ended 30th June, ending 30th June, 1939, at rate Works Department, by Order of 1939, payable on THURSDAY, of 1/2.3/4 per Dollar. His Excellency the Governor of 17th AUGUST, 1939, on which one Lot of Crown Land at date Dividend Warrants may be Stanley, In the Colony of obtained on application at the of Office of the Company, Kowloon. Hong Kong 75 years, with the option et The Register of Shares of the "renewal at a Crown Rent to be Company will be closed from axed by the Surveyor of His TUESDAY, 8th AUGUST to Majesty the KING, for one for THURSDAY, 17th AUGUST, ther term of 75 years.
1939, both days inclusive.
for
term
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 present at the enle, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) In cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT
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Registry No.
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
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PARTICULARS AND CON. DITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Tuesday, the 8th day of August, 1939, st 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of own Land at Cheung Sha Wan. in the Colony of Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, commencing 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 thereol.
By Order of the Board of Directors.
C. M. MANNERS, Secretary & Manager, Hong Kong, 27th July, 1939.
583
HONG KONG TRAMWAYS
LIMITED. "
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
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that " an 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 be 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.
581
HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,
NOTICE
IS HEREBY
GIVEN that Certificates Nos. NS.928 and NS.929 dated Hong Kong, 9th October 1894, for 50 shares numbered 3270/3279, Intending bidders are advised 56190/56199, 20309/20304, 20305-
20309. that immediately after the dis.
66258/66265, 69642/. posal of the lot the Purchaser 69643, and 52016/52025, Certi- (if not the applicant) will be ficates Nos. NS.2249, NS.2250 and..NS.2251 dated Hong Kong, required to deposit with an authorised officer who will be 10th November 1897, for 75 shares numbered 51251/51262, present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in 51851/51863, 24471/24473, 16097. cash. This zum will be refunded/16101, 36087/36101, on payment of the Purchase price, 15975, 39071/39075, 33649/33653, 2016/2021, 34096/34099, and PARTICULARS OF THE LOT 53746/53750; Certificate No.
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Now Kowloon Inland Registry No. loon Inland Lot No. Localit Lot No. 2633, Adjoining New Kow-] 1854, Castle Peak Rd.,
Cheung Sha Wan.
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People Who Matter"
PROFLE WHO
MATTER, to
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the people who can afford to-buy his goods. Most of these people. buy and read the
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THE DIVIDEND WILL BE PAYABLE on and after 14th AUGUST at the offices of the Corporation, where Shareholders are requested to apply for War- rants,
"THE
PURCHASE OF UK. GOODS
LONDON, Aug. 2 (Renter) In the House of
Commons yesterday Mr. Arthur Hen- derson (Lab) asked whether, with
view to assisting China, the British Govern- ment proposed to give a guarantee for the purchase of United Kingdom goods by the Chinese Government on
the lines of the agreements, made between the British and other foreign roVEFTIMENTS.
Mr. Oliver Stanley, President" of
earlier statements ot - Már: 6
(BY A. W. HYER)
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Yesterday Hongkong's Governor, His Excellency Sir Geoffry Northcote, was just about the most excited person in the Colony and" "all in honour of Lady Northcote's arrival from
■ three months' holiday in London.
Lady Northcote arrived on the France inward weekly service to be, P. and O. steamer Carthage yes-late, the arrival time being 12.50 terday morning. Happy to be backp.m. on Wednesday. again the "First Lady of Hong- Mr. J. Frost, the Joly represents- kang was welcomed with hun-tive of Astatic Petroleum Company dreds of flowers messages from in Hanoi, came calling for several her many friends, Both her stay days, Several of bis cohorts were in England and the voyage out out at the airport and certainly
gave him "the glad hand!”
were most enjoyable Pan American Airways
EXPULSION OF IR.A. SUSPECTS
19-YEAR-OLD GIRL AMONG ARRESTED
LONDON, Aug. 2 (Router) -Six more expulsion orders. against LR.A. suspects were signed by Sh Samuel Hoare the Home Secretary, yesterday, bringing the tatsi to 25.
A nineteen-year-old girl was arrested after Sir Samuel Hoare among six auspects who were
had signed a batch of ten orders
Mr, R. Lasala, representative of John Manners & Co. Ltd., who yesterday and the other five were: the went rushing south via Imperial taken into custody following
CAPTAIN BILL CLUTHE REGISTER OF
charming Fan American Air Airways a week or so ago, sampled several hours of intense activity SHARES of the Corporation will the Board of Trade, quoting his ways' trans-Pacific "A-1" aviator, the Air France service on his re-
by the Special Branch men who and with a smile that wins hundreds turn from Indo-China Evidently were assisted by women officers. be closed from 31st JULY 1o 12th July 14, replied that the proposal of friends, brought the battleship all is well and the trip was fine-
Str Walter Monckton, Attorney AUGUST (both days inclusive) to give guarantees to benent Bri-gray California Clipper foto port the gentleman was fully of smiles General of the Duchy of Corn- during which period no transfer tish manufactures in respect of from Ban Francisco. via Manila, on his arrival!
wall has agreed to place. his ser- of Shares can be registered.
experts to China had been under at 245 pm.
He was there, and then he vica at the disposal of the 'Homb negotiation for some time and Mr. Henry Schultz, the quiet and wasn't! But we are sure he land- Secretary for the purpose of BX- By Order of the Board of
certain technical and legal ques- busy number one executive in the ed. Mr. A. Hors. This gentleman amining objections Directors.
tions were still being considered, local Standard Vacuum Oil, Coʻn arriving from Hano! was in a orders, announced Sir Samuet Mr. Henderson äsked if Mr. omce returned from a business hurry, but maybe we can catch up Hoare in the House of Commons. Stanley would make a before Aug. 4?
statement call in Mahila. The ride was great with him on his departure for yesterday, in reply to à
though a bit "muggy" in' spots! Shanghal to-day or to-morrow.
First-time Orient calling is the Hanej Bound
V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 11th July, 1939.
550
THE HONG KONG LAND INVESTMENT & AGENCY CO., LTD.
Important Question Mr. Stanley replied that he could not say when, as there were still these technical and legal questions which to be considered some of depended on answers that had to
be received from China.
Mr. Henderson asked If it was not clearly a question great importance as the Chi- nege Government had been limited in its purchases for the last eighteen months.
of Manila!
to
expulsion
question..
WOMAN APPEALS LONDON, Aug. 2 (Reuter)-Flya -.. custody by Scotland Yard under men who had been taken into-
deportation orders left for Ireland. to-day under an escort of detec-
tives.
very nice American gentleman, Mr. | Charles Bridges. Manager of the YESTERDAY at 1.50 pm the export division of Libby McNeill,
long-nosed Air France plane the world known canning com- cleared the "mountain tops out at pany, he is on a five month world Kal Tak and went dying on to tour of his company's agents; This Hanoi on the (same day) return On woman who was detained air travel is great, he Ands, andi
service.
has appealed to Sir Walter Monck- the only sickness he has experi- | of
Away went. Mr. F. Martin, smilton, who agreed to give his ser- enced to date was a short steamer ing a wide and generous smile, the vices as "an independent referee trip to one of the Islands outside Far East Manager of Air France in cases, dealing with objections
bid adios to Hongkong. It will to deportation warrants. Within a week, the super-sales-probably be three or four months man will continue by air to south before we will welcome his next ern ports, Australia and then call, the end of August, when off through Europe, taking a Clipper he Bys for nine weeks vacation in ride across the Atlantic Ocean.
Paris! back to his desk in Chicago. .. Mr. R. H. Larcher, Sales-Mana able-bodied men are either torney and a director of the China Ltd's office went to Hanoi and Dr. Marcelo Nubla, & Manila at-ger in the local General Motors pany's Office, 3 Chater Road,
being conscripted or under- Banking Corporation, is becoming North China on a business call. NOTICE IS HEREBY going training to be ready to quite a Pan American Airways And Mr. H. Arnold; from 8háng- GIVEN that the REGISTER respond to their country's call commuter from his desk in the hai, went travelling by air to busi-
if need be. Huge navies are south. Here he is on another short |ness conferences in Hanoi. being built and modernized business call to our city. and large air fleets, are stand-law. Mr. E. Co Seteng a prominent ing by ready for Instant ac Chinese attorney in Manila, jour-
AN INTERIM DIVIDEND of ONE DOLLAR AND TWENTY FIVE CENTS per share for the six months ended 30th Jong, 1939, will be payable on WEDNESDAY, 16th AUGUST, on which date Dividend Warrants may be obtained at the Com-
OF SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from FRIDAY, 4th AUGUST, to TUESDAY, 15th AUGUST, (both days in clusive) during which period nó transfer of shares can bere. gistered.
By Order of the Board of Directors.
0. EAGER,
Secretary. Hong Kong, 29th July, 1939,
Mr. Stanley said that it would depend on the answers received from China.
'tion.
And another gentleman of the.
Nine Chinese passengers were
also travellers on the Air France
service.
Appeasement Buried
BRITISH PEOPLE'S TRUE TEMPER
LONDON, Aug. 2 (Beuter)— Appeasement has been burled forty fathom's deep and in- stead the Government is ́em- barking upon
a policy of building up a peace front to Tesist further acts of agires- don, says Mr. Anthony Edén In a letter to his constituents. Mr. Eden adds During the Mr. S. F. Wittoack, a director of next few weeks we shall no doubt Mr. J. J. Bryan travelling from the Islas Investment Co.. and con- be subject to a succession Singapore had bright, sharp and nected with Masbate Goldheds rumours, some "optimistic some gay twinkles in his eyes. This is Inc., is here on a short business pessimistic, his introduction to Hongkong and and pleasure call..
THE EMPRESS OF CANADA' de- livered quite a few prominent Mana residents to our shares on Wednesday at 8 a.m.
of
We shall be treated altema-
ger exists and threats on what will happen to us if we do not do as we did.
neyed to Hongkong on a business Empress of Canada " MANOEUVRES of an inten-call, sity unparalleled in peace-s.s. Carthage time are to be held alike by the leading Democracies as WEDNESDAY 9.15 a.m. the ss. Carthage was in from England well as the totalitarian pow- ers. All land, sea and air sud southern ports: defences will undergo a severe test within the next fort- night. Britain's array of strength will be most im he certainly intends to make the And there was John I Thorny-tively to assurances that no dom- 586 posing, her Home Fleet, which most of it during his forty-eight proft and Co., Ltd.'s Mr. R. R. Kox- is to be stationed in northern hour stop-over. The gay traveller burgh. You just can't keep this waters, especially so.
from the south, who is an engineer, busy executive down, here he is. GERMANY AND ITALY are in the P.W.D. in Singapore will then there he goes, almost in one
sall for America in the Empress of breath. "chal- responding to this
Mr. and Mrs. B. Ralston, q' Caneda to-morrow at noon. He is! lenge" by calling up their on his way to attend a conference their daughter and young son, willested in, such tactics. Henceforth reservists and starting war of the American Society of Civil, spend a holiday in our city. Tals games," details of which are Engineers and the British Insti- family, connected with one of the being withheld. Germany's tute, In New York y. And he is Manila banks, will forget all about manoeuvres are being held certainly looking forward to say that business for a few days! over a very wide area and ing "hello" to the United States Mr. C. M. Stark, another Manila
} resident. comes on a business an extend to the Polish frontier. again. Private cars have been re- The "pler besters" (those local pleasure visit. And Mr. and Mrs. quisitioned and already there residents who pound the shipping K. M, Stewart are taking short is a shortage of petrol for piers awaiting passport examina- leave from their business and
tion to finis) were all agog ́yes- home in the Philippine city... civilian use. Simultaneously,terday morning when they spotted Imperial Airways the Italian forces will engage that Reuter's Ltd man." Mr. W.
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HONGKONG, August 3, 1939
WAR OR PEACE?
XACTLY 25 YEARS AGO to-day, the world was
"an enemy" assumed to be O'Neill. Back he returns to his TUESDAY, 7 AM. Captain A. B. coming from the direction of "beat" after a holiday of six the French frontier. France months in Europe.
Dykes, assisted by First Officer and Soviet Russia likewise are Winding up a short Singapore reporter discovered is just about P. E. Bressey, who, our sleuthing to hold manoeuvres on an un- vacation were Mr. and Mrs. Wong set to say "I do" to a charming precedented scale.
Sik Kuen. The. Hongkong and English maiden, went flying out Kowloon Whart and Godown, Co.'s for Bangkok." MEANWHILE, the Anglo- compradore beating his chest, French-Soviet negotiations announced an
Mr C. M. Munje, a lone passen. increase of six ger, was flying down to Calcutta. bered 89265/89326, Certificate / thrown into à state of ex for a non-aggression pact pounds in weight and a glorious: No. 5/NS.2374 dated Hong Kong, excitement as it awaited the that Staff talks are to be held
pectancy and the throes of have reached such a stage three weeks of holidaying * Tuesday Arrival"
5/NS.304 dated Hong Kong, 7th July, 1908, for 62 shares num.
Not Interested "British people are not inter-
the British people will neither belleve in promises nor assurances, They will be persuaded only by
seda,
“There is only one task for British statesmanship to-day” -to convince the rulers and people of Germany the re Bilty of our unshakeable firmness" and ous determka- tion,
"If we can do this, if we com- vince others of what we know to be the true temper of the British people, there will be no war."
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE LONDON, Aug, 2 (Reuter) on the Stock Exchange, the absence of buying interest was responsible for the downward drift of mast" groups
Industrials, however, resisted owing to the July unemployment figures being the best for ten
13th November 1912, for 20 momentous decision of the almost at once, The British were two other vacationers in the DORADO AND DENEBOLA, Im under lead and gilt edged."
shares numbered 91879/91898, British Government as to Certificate No. 5/NS. 2377 dated whether or not Britain would Hong Kong, 16th November, Join her allies and declare 1912, for 9 shares numbered war on the Central Powers. 13556/13560, 65164/65165, 76695 Exactly twenty-five years ago to-morrow, Britain declared war and the world
and 62879, and Certificat: Pro,
visional No. 57/657 dated Houg Kong, 20th February, 1922, for 591 72 shares numbered 128802
128873, all registered in the name of Rafael Perez, have been LOST
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Hongkong Daily Press.
· perial Airways" planes, were
Kamirs were also firm on :: Paris
Mr. and Mrs. Wong Ping Chang
representatives have already above party and agreed that bet- been named, the mission re-ter holidaying could not be found brought into Kai Tak on Tuesday
tively, Captain J, N. Wilson and L. years. pore, qu Presenting the three Services than they experienced in Singa- at 4.10 p.m. and 5.15 p.m., respec and being headed by an Ad- miral. These talks are ex- Spanish "gal" from our city, was Major A, P. Whitley, R.A was a support, but among commodities,
Miss A Trule, the attractive J. M. White doing the honours.
pected to prove highly im- greeted on her return from a passenger from London However, sugar cased on the absence of buy- plunged into a state of war such a nature that the dicta- Evidently the trip was "just the tleman of the Royal Artillery, is August liquidation.
portant and beneficial and of southern vacation by her mother. all we can tell you about this gen- ing interest together with some the like of which had never forships should think careful- medicine the doctor ordered" for the plenty of dust behind him as was barely steady.
Wall Street before been witnessed.
TO-DAY, we stand on the action.
ly before deciding on any the young lady appeared well in-he dashed from the airport.
deed!
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Stanton brink of another universal MR. ANTHONY, EDEN Two cordial and charming visi- popular residents of our city were
W. New, from Singapore Their Imperial Airways to London
was
The Air Raid Precautions Oncer Lectures will be given in Chinese
or STOLEN, and should these conflagration which threatens rightly expressed the British tors to our city are Mr. and Mrx / winding up a quick round trip via announces that a course of ARP. certificates dot be produced to the] to be even more horrible, point of view vis-a-vis the stay will only be until Friday at 15 and Mr. and Mrs. G. & P. Heyat King's College, Bonham Road, Bank before the 26th August "more disastrous and more present situation when he noon when they go sailing to wood returned from a gay holiday Hongkong on Tuesdays and Fridays
1939, new certificates for the 288
shares and the aforesaid, Certi
ficates Nos NS.928, NS.929, NS.2249, NS.2250, NS-2251,
5/NS.304 5/NS.2374, 5/NS.-
at 7.30 p.m.) commencing on August 8, 1939.
destructive than the Great told his constituents that the Vancouver in the Empress of in Indo-China. War of 1914-18. To-day: British people will henceforth Canada, Mr. New, the manager of Boating At Kal Tak the peoples of the world believe neither promises nor John Dickson and Co., and his are living in a state of tension assurances. They will be per- wife, are on holiday which will BOATING AT KAI TAK" sounds and restlessness owing to the suaded only by deeds. If he eventually wind up in London, uncertainty, of the political bays, we can convince the
very rity" but it is all in the hp National Diesel motor and Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Csutherley, business manner. For sometime variable pitch propeller. However, 2377, and Provisional No. 57/657 situation: on which depends rulers of Germany of the un- connected with the Hongkong and Mr. 0.7 Hamilton, that Marine the Surveyor can't get anywhere will be thereafter treated by this the future of peace, civiliza shakeable firmness of our ted to their home here. We Kat Tak, has been in need of a craft will do, but he is happy be Shanghai Banking Corporation re- surveyor of the big "smile" out at fast, seven knots. Iss all the new Corporation as Null and Vold,
determination and the true found them at the ship's rall, "marine warron His duties with have is general service motorh HARDLY A NATION is not temper of the British people, though by the time we knocked on buoys, pontoons, and clipper moors Corfa making preparations for hos- there will be no war,
their cabin door. they had taken ings take him out upon the bay tilities on V. M. GRAYBURN,
a large scale BRITAIN does not seek to the shore. Millions and millions s of war. She does not desire, war: Alz France
waters and so a boat was neces- THE BS CORIU, P. Chief Manager.
sary. Now, a brand new A-D-1
due in from pounds are being spent on But if she is, forced into an-
dard constructed – at. Badley and Co. | Shanghai - on Fridí Hong Kong, 26th July, 1939. defences and armaments and other war, she will not be HEAD WINDS ON the Journey Ltd's shipyard, makes her debut port to-morrow veni
578 thousands upon thousands of found lacking.
from-Hanol caused the AllThe craft. 19 feet 12 driven by a 37
By Order of the Court of Directors:
tion and justice.