HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
GENTLEMEN
WE ARE READY
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ADVERTISEMENT
By ORDER of the MORTGAGEES
PARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS
OF SALE
of the right benefit and interest of and in the
VALUABLE LEASEHOLD. PRO- PERTY situate at Victoria in the
Colony of Hongkong and register- maining Portion of Inland Lot No.
ed in the Land Office as The Re-
2828 and Section A of Inland Lot No. 2827 Together with the build- ings thereon now known as Nos. 51, 53 and 55 Johnston Road and Nos. 6, 8, 10, 25, 27 and 29 Thomson
Road.
To be sold by
PUBLIC AUCTION
on
TUESDAY. the 12th day of Sep- tember, 1939 at 3 o'clock p.m.
At the China Auction Room, No. 5. Queen's Road Central, 1st floor, Victoria, Hong Kong.
by
Mr E. V. M. R. DE SOUSA, Auctioneer.
For further particulars apply to
Messrs, TSO AND HODGSON, Mortgagees Solicitors. Prince's Building, 1st floor, Ice House Street, Hong Kong
or to
Mr. E. V. M. R. DE SOUSA, Auctioneer,
No. 6, Queen's Road Central,
first floor. Hong Kong.
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GENERAL
BUYING AND SELLING OF
IMPERIAL
AIRWAYS
STERLING
SERVICES
Hongkong Exchange NEW PROVISIONAL
Fund Rates
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PROGRAMME
Imperial Airways Limited have
The Financial Secretary issued the following statement as issued
B \new provisional pro-.
to the rates at which Hongkong | gramme for their services on the comes into Exchange Fund will buy and sell Empire Route which sterling.
force immediately and automatical- ly cancels all previous issues.
In connexion with the establish ment of control of foreign ex- change dealings in Hongkong, it is notified for public information, that the Exchange Fund has ar ranged to sell sterling up to any amount that may be required to the three "note-issuing Banks, at. the rate of 1/2 13/16d., and to buy sterling to any amount from those banks at 1/3d.
EASTBOUND MAIN LINE England: Dep. Sunday and Thurs-
day, Bangkok: Arr. Saturday and Wed-
nesday. WESTBOUND MAIN LINE
Dep. Wednesday and Saturday. Bangkok: Arr. Sunday and Wednes-
day.
Sydney:
HONGKONG-BANGKOK Hongkong: Dep. Wednesday, Barigkok: Arr, Wednesday.
These three banks (ie, the Hong-. BANGKOK-HONGKONG kong and Ghanghal Bank, the Banskok: Dep. Bunday, Chartered Bank of India, Austra-Hongkong: Arr. Sunday. lla and China and the Mercantile Bank of India) have undertaken to sell sterling to other banks and to the public at not less than 1/2 5/32d. and to buy sterling from other banks and the public at not more than 1/3 1/32d., for ready delivery in each case..
The last published statement of the financial position of the Ex- change Fund, showed that at De- cember. 31. 1938, its liabilities were $191,134,887, equal at the above rate of 1/2 13/18d, to £11.796,606, while its sterling assets amounted to £13,035.370, le. more than 110 per cent. of its abilities.
Contraband
List® Proclaimed
The "Hongkong Government Gazette", for general information that His Majesty has issued & proclamation declaring that the articles specified in the list hereto annexed are to be treated as con- traband of war.
ABSOLUTE. CONTRABAND (a) All kinds of arms, ammuni- tion, explosives, chemicals or ap-
suitable pliances
10: use in chemical warfare, and machines for their manufacture or repair: component parts thereof; articles necessary or convenient for their use; materials or ingredients used in their manufacture; articles necessary or convenient for the produccion or use of such materials or ingredients.
(b) Fuels of all kinds; all con- trivances, or means of. transporta- tion on land. in the water or air, and machines used in their manu- facture or repairs; component parts thereof; Instruments, articles, or animals necessary or convenient for their use; materials or ingredients used in their manu- facture; articles necessary or con venient for the production or use of such materials or ingredients. (c) All means of communication, tools; implements, ments, equipment, maps, pictares, and other articles, papers
WESTBOUND MAIN LINE Bangkok: Dep. Monday and Thurs-
day.
England: Arr. Sunday and Wed-
nesday.
EASTBOUND MAIN LINE Bangkok: Dep. Sunday and Thurs-
day. Sydricy: Arr. Thursday and Mon-
day.
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REVISED SCHEDULE
LONDON, Sept. 10 (Reuter)-The completing of a revised schedule of air services for Australia, South Africa and East Africa is announ- ced by Imperial Airways.
There will be a bi-weekly service between England and Australia. weekly services, between England and South Africa and England and East Africa.
Air mall, without surcharge, has been suspended consequent upon the state of affairs which have compelled Imperial Airways to announce severe curtallment, Passenger bookings last month to some extent have been altered.
Passengers have been advised that bookings are liable to can- cellation.
AIRPORT NEWS
Imperial Airways:
NORTHBOUND
Sunday: Bangkok, Hanoi, Hong-
kong.
Dardanusi p.m.
SOUTHBOUND
Wednesday: Hanoi, Bangkok,.. Dardanus-am.
Air France:
NORTHBOUND....
Wednesday:"
Hongkong.
Service-nopt
France, Hanoi
SOUTHBOUND '
Wednesday: Hanoi, France. Service--130 p.m. (same day). Pan American Airways:
EASTBOUND Thursday: U. S. A.
Hongkong.. instru-
machines, or documents necessary
or convenient for carrying on
China Clipper--2 p.m. WESTBOUND
Friday: Mania, USA. China Clipper 8.30a.m.
!!
Manda
Note: The new alterations in Im
sary or convenient for their manu-perial Airways-programme will go
hostile operations; articles neces- facture or use.
.
into effect this week which, pro currency, vides the Colony with a weekly in-
also
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1939. —PAGE
BE BRITISH
BUY BRITISH
NEW SHIPMENTS ARRIVED BY SS, GLENÄPP
NO INCREASE IN PRICES.
$1.20 PER TIN 90 C. PER TIN 90 C. PER TIN PER TIN
45 C.
LADY DANE STRAWBERRIES LADY DANE GOOSEBERRIES LADY DANE BLACKBERRIES BATCHELORS PEAS BATCHELORS BAKED BEANS "HARRIS PORK SAUSAGES
HARRIS OXFORD SAUSAGES
ARRIS PICNIC VEAL, HAM & TONGUE 65 C. PER TIN SHIPPAM'S FISH & MEAT PASTE 50 C. & 85 C. PER JAR
SEE OUR DISPLAYS
OF BRITISH AND
EMPIRE GOODS.
LANE CRAWFORD - LT
The House of Quality & Service
40.C. PER TIN $1.40 PER TIN
21.12.
$.40 PER TIN
PROVISIONS
DEPT
TO
Tel. 28151.
Rolny GARMENTS ON SALE
AT THE PREMISES AT
CHINA BUILDING, GROUND FLOOR, opposite Hongkong Hotel
REDUCED
AIR MAIL SERVICE
Imperial. Always
alterations to their scheduled
services to and from Hong- Dumla into kong, which will
effect immediately.
Get the Wright Habit
KEEP FRESH WITH AIR-CONDITIONED
to
SKIN
(a) Coin, bullion,
In the westbound direction, the evidence of dent;
metal, ward and outward mail and pashi-weekly services which up
left Hongkong "on have materials, dies plates, machinery | senger service.
How
are now
or other articles necessary or There are two through services Tuesdays and Fridays convenient for their manufacture. from England to Australia weekly, cancelled, and until further notice
CONDITIONAL CONTRABAND the Hongkong service connecting (e) All kinds of food, foodstuffs, feed, forage, and clothing, and articles and material used in their production.
COMMITTED TO SESSIONS ON
MURDER CHARGE
once a week with the main Empire route.
POSSESSION OF service which is due to arrive in
SECRET CODE ALLEGED
CHARGE AGAINST H.K.U. STUDENT
there will be only one service leaving Hongkong, each-... Wednes day, departure time being 7 a.m. . This service will connect" direct- ly at Bangkok with the main line the United Kingdom the follow- ing Wednesday.
In the eastbound direction present services which arrive.
Mondays and Hongkong'on Thursdays are cancelled, and instead there will be one "service each week which will arrive in This Sunday. Hongkong every
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the
at
Charged with the murder of a caulker, L1 So, in Shacklwan dis- trict on the night of May 11,
Under the Defence Regulations, a service leaves the United King four men, Wong Yin, Tang Lol!
The total transit time between Chan Lam and Wong K-shan student of the Ricci Hall, Hong- dom the previous Sunday. were committed to the Criminal kong University, named Tzung Sessions by Mr. RAD. Forrest at Kwal-ung, 26, appeared before Hongkong and the United King- the Central Court on Saturday Mr. F. A. D. Forrest at the Cen-dom and vice versa is now
tral Court on Saturday charged days. structions for utilising means of force immediately, Mr. John Whyatt, Crown Coim- with being in possession of in- These alterations
morning.
sel, conducted
the
for Wong Kl-shan.
prosecution
eight
come into that is to
A code of Hongkong westbound on Wednes- while Mr. F. H. Loreby appeared secretly conveying and receiving say with the service leaving
Information to wit; cipher, without the permission of day, September 19, and with the eastbound service which is due His Excellency the Governor.
to arrive in Hongkong on Sunday September 17. E
THE LATE REV. T.WTzung pleaded guilty to the
PEARCE
A memorial service was held at. the Hop Yat Church, Caine Road, yesterday noon. to commemorate. the death of the late Rev. T. W. Pearce, a well-known figure in the Missionary field in China.
Prior to the service, the Rev. H. R. Wells unveiled a tablet in the Church Hall, in memory of the work of the Rev. Pearce
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charge but said that he wished to make a statement, the Sergeant J. Hill appeared sald for the prosecution and that the defendant had in- tended to leave Hongkong for the United States by the Clipper on Thursday, The hearing was until this morning the defen- dant being allowed ball i *$1,050,
adjourned
there It should be noted that will be no eastbound service arriving at Hongkong from Sep- tember S until the 17th.
The four children, Michael Gross: 7. Moira Goss, 3, Robert Whippey, 7, and George Whippey, 5, who were reported. missing on Friday. afternoon, arrived safely home on Saturday,
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