HONGKONG. DAILY PRESS
KOWLOON UNION CHURCH TO APPLY FOR ENACTMENT OF BILL FOR INCORPORATION
Notice is given in the "Govern-1and conducted in accordance with ment Gazette" that the Kowloon the constitution of the ssid Church Unon Church intend at an early an in such manner as to provide date to apply to the Legislative; thái fellowship in public worship Council of the Colony of Hongkong and in spiritual communion "and for the enactment of a Bill intitul-service which is the privilege and ed "An Ordinance to provide for usance of all Christians and to the incorporation of the Kowloon spread the knowledge
the Union Church.”
purpose of God in Jesus Christ' and of different countries in the worshi of God in accordance with the principles and usages of Protestant Evangelical Christiana
A Copy of the proposed Bill is printed hereunder.
Dated this 8th day" of August,
1939.
"
WILKINSON & GRIST.
Solicitors For The Kowloon Union Church.
of
11. Nothing in this Ordinance shall affect or be deemed to affect the rights of His Majesty the King,
Merchant Shipping Ordinance Amendment
The following is published in the "Government Casette"-
GENERAL
THE SERVICES
ROYAL NAVY
AMERICA STATION CRUISERS HMS. York has left Chatham to return to duty. In the 8th Cruisar Squadron, America and West Indies her return home in April. Captain R. Station She has been reatted since H. Portal, DRC late Deputy Director In exercise of the powers con- been appointed in command in ac of the Arr Material Department, kan ferred by Section 38 (2) and sub-cession to Captain H. E. Morse, D.9.0. sections (1) and (2) Section 42 of› COMMAND OF THE DORSETSHIKE the Merchant Shipping Ordinance,
Captain B.. S. Martin has been 1899. the Governor, in Council appointed to the Dorsetshire, on the amends Table F in the regulations, China Station, where he will relleve made under the sald Ordinner Captain P. R. Barry in command, the and published on page 319 of the latter having served for two years. The Dorsetshire' was last, repórted at of Hongkong (1937; Wei-bel-wel Regulations Edition).
1. The heading thereto is rescin- his heirs or successors or the ded and the following substituted An Ordinance to provide for the rights of any body politic or therefore:- incorporation of the Kowloon corporate or of any other person Union Church.
except such as are mentioned in Be it enacted by the Governor this Ordinance and those claiming of Hongkong, with the advice and by from or under them. consent of the Legislative Council 12. The expression "Kowloon thereof, as follows:-
Union Church" shall where the
1. This Ordinance may be cited context so permits refer not only as the Kowloon Union Church the buildings erected upon
Incorporation Ordinance, 1939. Kowloon Inland Lot No. 2174 of
2. The
Trustees for the time other the Church buildings from being of the Kowloon Union Church time to time used as the Kowloon shall be a body corporate under Union Church but also the mem- the name of the "Trustees of the bers of the said Church duly Kowloon Union Church" (here- enrolled in accordance with the Inafter referred to
Constitution of the said Church. 23 "the Corporation").
The expression "The Constitu- ... 3. The Corporation by the name tion of the said Church” means aforesaid shail have perpetual the code of rules and regulations succession and shall and may sue for management and conduct of and be sued in "all Courts and the Kowloon Union Church adopt shall and may have and use ed by the 'Members thereof at the common seal and may from time date of this Ordinance or as the to time break. change, alter and same may be altered from time to make anew the said seal as to the time in the prescribed manner. Corporation may seem ft"
Objects And Reasons.
2
Regulation and conditions limit- ing the number of which may be carried on River passengers
Steamers
2. Regulation 6 is rescinded and the following regulations "are added:-
CADET TRAINING CRUISER RMB. Vindictive, cadet " training cruiser, Captain HC. Bovell, has re- turned to Chatham from her summer cruise, which began on May 4. The executive descer, Commander R. J. captain in the midsummer list, and Shaw, MBE has been promoted to will be relieved by Commander D. C. HILL.
| MARRIAGE ALLOWANCE
FOR W.O.J
8-(1) On the lower deck ono passenger shall be deducted for each 8 superficial feet and on the upper deck one passenger shall be deducted for each 9 superficial feet where part of the deck is used for the stock (including fish)". or cargo.
יי
It has been decided, states a new married warrant officers may qualify Fleet Order, that the age at which for marriage allowance and on new appointments be eligible for removal allowance shall be reduced to 20 with effect from June 23, 1939. The farmer limit was 25 years.
NAVAL APPOINTMENTS The following appointments made by the Admiralty:-
are
Cdr. (E)-R W. V, Reeves, to Pre- sident, as Engs. Overseer at Vickers Astrongs, Ltd. Barrow (Aug, 18). Norfolk (Aug. 2).
Lt.Cdr. (E)-8. L M. Jenkins, to
Caledonia (Aug. 1).
Lt. - H Finch-Dawson, to
Sub-LL-P. B. de B. Jeayes, to En- and counter (Aug. 1).
Cd. Gars.-R. G. W. MIs, to Nel-
(2) Where part of the dock istused for live stock (including fish or cargo such part shall be separated from the space intended to be oc- cupled by passengers by means of expanded metal or other barriers not less effective so constructed to President, for Central Medical Surga LA & R. Peffers, M.B., as to prevent excreta and other Estab., Air Ministry, for course (Aug. liquid refuse from 'flowing or being 8). 4. The Corporation shall have) The Kowloon Union Church is at carried into the space occupied by power to acquire, accept leases of present managed by a Committee of live stock (including fish) purchase, take, hold and enjoy Management which is elected at cargo and also to prevent liquid son (July 26); T. Strachan, to Dragon any lands, buildings, messuages of the tenements of whatever nature of Members of
Annual Meeting of
from fruit or vegetables, cattle ex- (July 24, the
kirid
the Church. The creta or other liquid refuse flowing Garz-W. J. Mobsby, to Greenwich soever and situated also any endowments of registered in the Land Office sa intended
wheresoever Church has acquired a property or being carried into the space (on commg); W. A. Winning, to Kel- to be occupied by ly (Aug. 1); A G. Hancock, to Shikart the Kowloon Union Church and Kowloon Inland Lot No. 2174 and passengers.
(July 21): D. W. Toms to Danse (on
B. Dunne, the investments and securities have constructed thereon a Chure 7. Passengers, other than bona (Aug. 11: A Shuttleworth, to Penelope
commg.): "representing the same, and also to building and manse.
Invest monies upon mortgage of Crown Lease is at present granted (including
The fide, attendants
Aug.
10); B. S. G. Cox, to Tron Duke on Ilve stock (Aug. 1): F. G. A. Torey, to Caledonia any lands, building, messuages or to the Trustees of the Union carried in the space reserved for (Aug. 141: E. A Tomlins, to Emerald
fish), shall not be (Aug.
12): R. C. Johnson, to Moy tenements C upon mortgages, Church in Hongkong. debentures
live stock stocks,"
fon commg.). shares or 2. "The Church also has certain cargo.
wt. wth-F C. Butcher, to Vernon Securities of any Government.
(Aug. 18). "Municipality.
endowment funds invested Am Corporation,
Com-local securities. pany or person and also
and kind soever,
to
(including fish) or
.8. Passengers shall not Ide carried in the crew's quarters.
9. An Owner
or master who
16).
purchase acquire and possess goods succession and other advantages 3. In order to secure perpetual and chattels of whatever nature of incorporation, it is proposed does not comply with the require. that Trustees be appointed with ments of any or "the foregoing regulations shall be liable to a "Trustees of of Kowloon Union Church"
dne not exceeding one hundred and fifty dollars.
5. The Corporation shall further the title have power by deed under its seal to. grant, convey, assign, lease that surrender, exchange.
partition
demise,
yield up, mortgage, reassign, transfer
such Trustees incorporated and the Ordinance now proposed follows in its main
the and be
or otherwise lines other incorporation Ordin- SUPPLEMENTARY
dispose of any lands. buildings,
iances which have been
passed time to time especially
messuages, tenements, mortgages from
debentures stocks, funds, shares of Ordinance No. 19 of 1931. securities. goods and chattela which are for the time being] vested in or belonging to thei Corporation upon such terms as to the Corporation may seem fit.
LANDING LIGHTS
AIRCRAFT OWNERS NOTIFIED
AIR ROUTE
Promotions Sub-Lis-P. F. Fawkes, D. D. Mac- Grice-Hutchinson, and N. A. E. P. Farian, J. B. P. Brakenbury, C.-R. Acheson to rank of Lt. (seny July
.Payr. Sub-Ltx-G. P, Bewley and A. W. Hazelwood, to rank of Payt. Lt. (seny, Aug." 1.
THE ARMY
SHROPSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY
The War Office announces that Major R. B. T. Fersse, The King's Commencing last week Imperial selected for command of the 2nd Bat- Shropshire Light Infantry, has been Airways have added a weekly, supplementary service, Hongkong, to a part of the Empire
route.
talion. The King's Shropshire Light out of. Infantry, vice Lieutenant-Colonel T. D. Perkin, who was appointed to the
Each week, one section of the Monday's double service leaving* Kal Tak will continue from Bang-i kok to Calcutta, carrying maili The return trip from the Indian port will be made on Wednesdays, the plane arriving in Hongkong on Thursday.
The.. "Government Gazette" This
owners
6. John Edgar Anderson, Leonard Starbuck, Robert Taylor, James Downey Thomson and the Reverend Frank Short having furnished to the Governor satis- factory evidence of their appoint- ment as Trustees shall for the purposes of this Ordinance be deemed to be the Trustees, of the Kowloon Union Church until theiz respective death, resignation or the publishes the following notice to ment does not change the re new temporary arrange termination of their respective ap-aircraft
and ground gular mail schedule, nor does it pointments.
lengineers with regard to landing offer added "postal or passenger 7-(a) When any other persons,lights:- *are appointed Trustees of thei
service in or out of Hongkong. 1. On and after the 1st January, It is mainly for relief of the con- Kowloon Union Church in accor-1940, aircraft are to be equipped sested Empire route. dance with the Constitution
with landing lights (lamp on wing The local Imperial Airways Ay- the sald Church Buch persons shall within three weeks tip planes) for fights by night ing star and equipment, at pre- Pfter appointment or within such when passengers
goods
are sent, under control of the local further time as may be allowed by carried for hire or reward, or manager, Mr. M. H. Curtis, in the Governor, furnish the Gover-whether for hire and reward or cludes four set of crews: Cap nor with satisfactory evidence of not where the carriage is effected tain Joe Davies and First Officer their appointment.
by an air transport undertaking, I Harvey, arriving to-day from (b) A notification in the Gazette or when a pilot qualifying for a London. Captain A. B. Dykes and under the hand of the ColonialClass "B" licence is carrying out First Officer W. J. Bressy, Captain Secretary that such evidence has night flying tests.
J. N. Wilson and First Officer J. A. been furnished to the Governor 2. When landing lights are Samuel, Captain L. J. M. White by any such person shall be con-fitted to a civil aircraft in order and First Officer J. Raeburn. The clusive evidence of such appoint-to comply with the requirements four aircraft stationed in Hong- in respect of the particular flights kong are Dorado, Dencbola, Dar-
of
ment.
8. All deeds and other instru-referred to in paragraph I above, danus, Delphinus. The. Delia, an- ments requiring the seal of the the lamps or flares must be an ap- other plane of the same design, Corporation shall be sealed with proved type. Application for the is undergoing a quarterly over- the common seal of the Corpora- approval of new types of landing haul at Kal Tak. tion and signed by at least two of Nights should be made to the the Trustees.
Director of Air Bervice, and the
MURDER CASE REMANDS
9. All that plece or parcel of procedure to obtain approval wil ground registered in the Land be in accordance with that laid Orice as Kowloon Inland Lot No, down in leaflet A8 of Vol. 1 of Afr 2174 together with all rights, Publication 1208, AirworthinessS
Formal remand of one week was easements, and appurtenances Handbook of Civil Aviation.
ordered by Mr., QUA. A. Macfad- thereto belonging or usally held, S. The following types of landing yen at Kowloon Court on Batur- occupied or enjoyed therewith are Lights have already been approved day in the case in which LI Bo hereby transferred to and vested for use in civil aircraft, and must alias She Wong-so, 25, Laung in the Corporation for the be used in conjunction with the Yung; 26, and Pun Fo, 38, are unexpired residue of the term of type or types of bulb recommended charged with the murder, with years' created by the Crown Lease by the manufacturers of the others not in custody, of: Fung thereof together with the right of lamp. It should be noted, however, Bang, at Apliu Street, Shumshui- renewal contained in the said that lamps absorbing less than po, on July 6
Lease, subject to the payment of 200 watts do not in general,
the 'rents and the performance, provide sufficient alumination for
and observance of the covenants landing purposes. A spectacation
and conditions therein contained of suitable flament lamps of system, and It is not necessarily and subject to all mortgages and 200, 240 and 350 watts which have sate to apply theap. voltages direct charges (if any) In respect been standardized is to be issued to the lamy terminals, as in thereof.
shortly,
4 cases, the bulbs have been desig
10. The services at the Kowloon 4. The voltages quoted are the on the assumption of cer Union Church shall be regulated nominal voltages of the lighting voltage drop in the wiring.
Staff on July 17.
ROYAL AIR FORCE
AIR ACTION AT ADEN Notes from an official source on re- cent operations by the RAF in the Aden Command show that there were further reports during March of the
one case a post at Amiri (Protectorate concentration of Yemeni forces at certain points on the frontier, and in territory) was occupied. A protest was lodged, followed by an air de monstration, whereupon the Yement soldiers withdrew.
CRANWELL COMMAND CHANGE.
of the RAF College, Cranwell, at The passing-out inspection of cadets which the inspecting officer was Gen- eral: Lord Gort. V.C., Chief of the Im perial General Staff, marked the ter lege by Air Vice-Marshal, J. Z. A mination of the command of the col- Baldwin. C.B. D.SO. OBE
'
AIRPORT NEWS
Imperial Airways!"
NORTEBOUND Monday: Bangkok, Hanoi, Hong-
kong.
Dorado, Denebola 4 and 5 p.m.
SOUTHBOUND
Hanol, Bangkok'
Tuesday: Delphinus-7 ́am.
Air France*.
NORTEBOUND Wednesday: France.
Hongkong. Service--noon.
MONDAY, AUGUST 14. 1939. -PAGE
LANE CRAWFORD'S LINEN DEPT.
WE HAVE A VERY ATTRACTIVE STOCK OF LINENS OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS AND GLADLY INVITE IN- SPECTION."
KEEN PRICES QUOTED FOR BULK QUANTITIES.
OLD BLEACH GUEST TOWELS 18" X 94′′ IN WHITE AND ALL PASTEL SHADES
$1.50 $2.00
OLD BLEACH LINEN TOWELS 4240 IN WHITE AND ALL PASTEL COLOURINGS.
82.75
OLD BLEACH DAINTY TEA CLOTHS WITH NAPKINS TO
༨་
45′′ x 48′′ ($14.50 PER SET
54′′ x 54′′ ́817.50 PER SET
83.75
MATCH
"
LINEN LUNCHEON SETS IN PASTEL SHADES OF BLUE, PINK, GREEN, GOLD AND IVORY
$10.50 BET.
COLOURED LINEN BEDSETS ↑ SHEETS AND 2 PILLOW CASES, IDEAL FOR THAT WEDDING GIFT WILL LAST A LIFETIME
72"x108" 875:00 SET.
90" x 10" $90.00 SET. "
LINEN FINISH BEDSETS
AT $27.50 AND 835.00
CHRISTY'S TURKISH TOWELS IN BOXED SETS. ALL COLOURS- COMPRISING OF FACE CLOTH, GUEST TOWEL, BATH TOWEL AND BATH MAT...
$12.50 PER SET.
LANE CRAWFORD •
LTD.
Furnishing
Department
The House of Quality & Service
WIN
$50
See page 3
NAVY'S NEW NAMES
Fifty-two names of ships to be. built under this year's naval pro- gramme are announced. Many of them are old Navy names, like Nonparell and Indefatigable. Others only came into the Navy List in the Great War, and several (among them the Blackpool) are new. Indefatigable goes to the aircraft carrier,
type are carrying on the great Nearly all the new ships of this
fought under Beatty, and the In- names of the battle cruisers, that defatigable of that day was blown up In the Battle of Jutland.
Among the "aixteen destroyers, five bear names that figure in the records of Jutland, including the Nestor, in which the gallant Barry Bingham won his V.C. All the other new destroyer names, except one, figured in various "scraps" in: the war.
The Exception
The exception is the Martin; that has been in the Navy List almost “continuously sinca 1604|| Twenty new escort vessels are all Banos named after famous “hunts"— Quora, Pytchley, Cattistock, and 30 on with one notable omissión, the Belvoir
"SOUTHBOUND Wednesday: Hanol, France, Service-1.30 p.m. (same day)." Paa. Añibertah Altwayî?
EASTBOUND Wednesday: USA,
A
Other new names are among the minesweepers, and there may be some dispute among municipall- ties about the Bangor Is she a Manila, Welsh or a Northern Ireland namesake? Bridlington, Blackpool, Blyth, Rothesay, and Peterhead are Northem representatives, while the South gets only Brid- port and ftye, The new fast minelayer is to be called the Welshman.
** Hongkong. Honolulu Cupper-2 pm
WESTBOUND Thursday: Manila, USA. Honolulu Clipper 8.30 an
ement la announced MacNider, Mr. and
and Mi
Faith Munro-Amith" of Shanghat
There are still two dozen more ships in the current programme names have not yet been announced. They include the two battleships.
Tel. 28151.
LINE THAT NEW SUIT WITH COMFORT
WE'RE WAITING, MR PIPP HAVE
YOU FINISHED SQUIRMING?
Jockey
UNDERWEAR
Improves Your Appearance Because It Ends Squirming
• Clothes hang better over Jockey's sleek, 2-piece knit fit. The patented Y-front construction gives mascu lina support, and the con- venient angled opening will not gup
No bulk, no bind and no squirming! Buttonless, easy to laun- der, needs no ironing. In various fabrics and mod- els, Shiris to match.
FOCKEY MDWAY
Authorised Dealer
CHINA EMPORIUM. LTD.