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PARTICULARS AND CON. DITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 16th day of Oct., 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 at Wong Nei Chung, in the Colony of Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, with the option of
renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Ma. jesty the KING, for one further term of 75 years.
Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dis. posal of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicant), wül be to deposit required
with an authorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) In cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of the Parchase
price.
PARTICULARS OF THE 'LOT
Inland
Lot No. 5o53
North of Inland
Blue Pool Road, Lol No. 5083,
Wong Nei Chung
No. of Bale. Į
Registry No.
Localit
Boundary
Measure-
""ments.
par
Ba plan
About
Contente in
Equare (est.
Annual
Rental.
Upset Price.
46,000
23,000
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG,
報西剌子。
Editorial and Business Order: 15-19, Queen's Road Central Tel. 30751.
PROBATE JURISDICTION. Night Editor (Wanchal Office),
In the Goods of John Philip Bourne late of the Wagon- Lits Hotel, Peking in the Republic of China, deceased.
NOTICE is hereby given that
the Court has by virtue of the provisions of Section 58 el Ordi- nance No. 7 of 1897 made an order limiting the time for credi- tors and others to send in their claims against the above Estate to the 5th day of November, 1939.
All creditors and others are sccordingly hereby required to send their claims to the under signed on or before that date.
Dated the day of October,
1939.
GEO. K. HALL BRUTTON & CO.. Solicitors for the Administrator, Bank of East Asia Building, Hong Kong.
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
765
Tel. 24511.
London Office: 53. Fiest Street
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HONGKONO, OCTOBER 11, 1939
RE DEDICATION |
THE SMASHING of the Jap-
änese offensive in North
siderable feat than at rst Hunan, a much more con- appeared, was a particularly auspicious" Introduction China's national holiday-the "Double Tenth."
IT
to
EDITORIAL
MAN BEHEADED
́IN GERMANY
LONDON, O«. 10 (Router)
-A man fornd guilty of, re- volting against Germany waS beheaded yesterday, socording to the German Radió."
CHIANG KAI"'. SHEK
Continged From Pago 1 "The whole nation must rise and shatter with determined efforts the enemy's political and economic offensives in addition to
their military advance," General
issimo Chlaar stated.
A spirit of loyalty to the State must be fostered among the Chinese at the front, in the rear as well as in enemy- occupied area. Gueria war- fare must be "Intensified to harass the enemy,
WESTERN FRONT
FRENCH & NAZI TANKS IN A THRILLING
BATTLE
FARIS, Oct. 10 (Reuter)-A War Communique", says: "There W#S
very considerable enemy patrol ac-
tivity between Moselle and the Saar, with artillery activity on both sides from Moselle to the Rhine.
10
As French tanks went lumbering
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER
1939.
Commander Of Submarine Which Sank "Courageous"
11
Tells Story Of Attack
The U-boat that torpedoed the British aircraft carrier Courageous arrived safely in Wilhelmshaven, the German off- cial wireless announced n, September 28,
''
Grand Admiral Raeder. Commander - in - Chief of the German Navy, decorated the commander with the Iron Cross "(First Class), and every member of the crew with the Iron Cross
(Second Class),
An interview with the Commander was broadcast, Ho said:
"We were to the south-west of Ireland. It was a beautiful Sun-! day aftemoon.
CANOEIST DIED BY ACCIDENT
HEATH ROBINSON”
WEAPON
The death of Robert Francis Stevens," of Frant-road, Tua-
"SHOUTED FOR JOY "Immediately I gave the order, bridge Well who was found dead In an overturned canoe in the 'Attack an enemy warship.
"I waved my periscope, which River Case at Rodmell. near Lewes, Sussex, on Aug. 11. with a gun- was just above the waves, and on shot wound in the head, was ne-
two destroyers making seeing straight for it I immediately gave the order to tre.
L
cidental.
This was the verdict at the in- POINT BLANK RANGE
"Suddenly we heard several de- quest at Lewes recently.
Murder was originally suspected." Firing broke out at close range tonations and shouted for joy. without any supporting Infantry or The torpedoes must have found but the coroner. Dr. E. F. Hoare. ruled that out as inconceivable." screening aeroplanes. The oppos- their mark. Ing tanks blazed away at each
The weapon was a home-made one * constructed with a length of pip- other
opinion of the Generalissimo is the elimination of traitors,
"Then we heard the thrash of for hours at point-blank destroyers' propellers above our who are used as a tool by the
range and the German tanks fell heads and the explosion of the ing and said to have been an at- for their political, enemy
tempt to make a “depth charge" economic and
out one by one, their armour plat-first depth charges. even military
The teacups fell from the table, said that his son had no occupa- Sidney Agar Stevens, the father. offensive, and who by betraying pierced and their crews dead.
The French tanks then resumed the ing the State, disgrace their
electric lights from their their advance.
sockets, but nothing else happen saw him alive on Aug. 2 or 3, when ancestors and make themselves as well as their descendants slaves.
"Only by eliminating the tral- can national existence
be
пп
is perhaps the final blow. | safeguarded," Generalissimo Chiang
WAS APPROPRIATE declared. ` that on this day the National SUPREME STRUGGLE Government
Concluding. Chungking
Generalissimo should make known to the urged all Chinese, whether on the front or in the rear, to continué world and to all Chinese
at
the
LOUD-SPEAKERS
kare
ed.
to
1
tion and lived with him. He last
PARIS, Oct. 10 (Reuter)-For "We dived deeper, and waited for his son left for Bircombe Mills. near Lewes, He intended to go the first time, the Germans have night-fall Staying several hours
down the River Ouse to the *- under water, installed powerful loud-speakers
we managed the Western Front, Broad- escape the enemy warships. We tuary at Newhaven in a collap
had good luck, and are very glad to sible cance. He hat no worries. casts
been delivered in
The trip was preliminary to go- French and German of selected be back at Wilhelmshaven.".
ing to Portugs) and Spain, for passages from Herr Hitler's speech.
which, he' understood, his son "was to be paid. His son had never had 2 firearm since he was in the Artists Rifles, He read such books as Gibbon's “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire." and not novels.
:
"At about 4 o'clock in the after-j noon we saw the smoke of a.Bri
We submerged im- tish ship. mediately, and walted.
"The British ship came nearer THRILLING BATTLE
and nearer, but we were unable! PARIS, Oct.
(Reuter)-Alto fre special correspondent with the "While we were waiting sub- Stops, factories mines, ware French armies
tella a thrilling merged we looked round for an- houses and other economic estab-story of a battle between French other ship, and suddenly I saw lishments operated by the enemy and German tank's in Borg Forest, the smoke of an enemy warship. in the occupied areas and all com-The details of the encounter were It was an aircraft carrier. IT RAISED the spirit of the munications in their hands. In- given to the correspondent by a nation, stimulated confidence cluding ralways highways, tele-French omcer, who witnessed the in China's military ability to graphs. telephones, and stations battle. repel the aggressor, and show-must be destroyed.
The sabotage activities must be forward through the woody land. ed clearly that the days when the Japanese forces could go continued dally so that the enemy German tanks came out to meet where they pleased in China can not enjoy a single day's peace. them.
nor can they set their handa to are now definitely over.
any of their economic reconstruç- AS MUCH as any other tion schemes. factor, it was responsible for No less important in the
of the non-materialisation the much-touted "Central Government" of Wang Ching- wei-a venture now triply bankrupt.
under- Already mined by the dissolution of the anti-Comintern Pact and the failure of any substantial Chinese element to adhere to its banner, the puppet move- PARTICULARS AND CON-ment has now suffered what tors DITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 16th day of Oct.. 1939, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public 766 Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land a citizens its will to continue their efforts in the supreme strus
gle against the invaders without Mong Kok, in
"Before China wins the Colony the war.
fear of death and sacrifices and of Hong Kong for a term there can be no genuine irrespective of the length of time the General-involved. They should not be 91.75 years; with the option of peace," said
will be
Continued from Page 1 renewal at a Crown Rent to be issimo. There
no moved by the theories of surrender the "con- and "peace" of the traitors.
Women's Relier Association, Misa Hu Mu-ian, daughter of the late
· PARTICULARS AND CON.uxed by the Surveyor of His recognition of
DR. H. H. KUNG
The Chinese National Women's been close to the head, "There was DITIONS of the Sale by Public Majesty the KING, for one fur quests" he has already made.
IT IS NOT SURPRISING CHUNGKING, Oct. 10 (Central) Kuomintang leader, Hu Han-min, Auction to be held on Monday,
ther term of 75 years.
that, after two and a half-In a
Miss Liao Meng-shen, daughter of Relief Association decided, at a no question or drowning.
Lao Chang-kal, | meeting held. yesterday, to hold a Mrs, Isobel Dora Stevens vaid the 16th day of Oct., 1939, at 3 Intending bidders are advised years of war, the leader of various provincial authorities in the late Mr.
saw her son of southern revolutionary bazaar on November 11, half of that when she p.m., at the Offices of the Public that immediately after the dis fighting China can speak in the war areas, on the occasion of Works Department, by Order of posal of the lot the Purchaser tones so confident. The two hang, President of the Execu- Katherine Kan and Mis. P. P. Ho donated to the Hongkong Branch bright and happy. Our Aug. 1 the
Allee Kwok Mra the proceeds of which will be from Tunbridge Walls he the Chinese National Day. Dr. Blended Miss His Excellency the Governor al (if not the applicant), will be and a half years have borne ve Yuan, urged them to continue daughter of the late Dr. C. CW of the British Red Cross Bociety received a postcard from New-
required to deposit with an out fully the hypothesis on their best efforts to execute their One Lot of Crown Land at anthorised officer who will be which the struggle was begun duties despite trials and tribula- rational anthem
The assembly sang the Chinese and Order of St. John War Or- haven saying that he had been hshing and had got very wet. He Mong Kok, in the Colony of present at the sale, the sum of that
and Nieh Erh'sganisation. universal resistance tions.
March of the Volunteers before li This decision was made spon always went away for those lonely Hong Kong for a term of 75 two hundred dollars, ($200) in with all the forces at hand
PAI CHUNG-H$1
dispersed.
taneously and was unanimously holidays. years, with the option of renewal cash. This sum will be refunded would
Mrs. A Jacobs, of Southborough, both wear out
the KWEILIN, Oct 10 (Central)-
approved. It is a dine gesture on at a Crown Rent to be fixed by on payment of the Purchase enemy and make possible the Although the final victory has not
the part of local Chinese in re said that Stevens picked up a the Surveyor of His Majesty the price.
Under the auspices of the South turn for the generous help given place of pipe in her garden and development, in the deep and yet been achieved its foundation China Refugee Reller Association, to Chinese relief funds by British said he wanted to make a depth KING, for one further term of
protected rear, of forces cap has already been firmly laid down, PARTICULARS OF THE LOT able ultimately of replying declared Gen. Pai Chung-hat, well-ganizations was held at 9.30 am. Empire.
a meeting of all Chinese public or people in the Colony and in the charge with it. The weapon pro- 75 years.
duced was like the pipe e tock. blow for blow to their attacks, known Kwangst commander, in a
at the Queen's Theatre. The Hon. į
Pc. Whitewood said that Ste- Double Tenth message.
The bazaar will probably be" held. JAPAN THOUGHT at first
Sir Robert Kotevali, Chinese in the
grounds of St. Paul's Vens's body was found in the part- -The General urged the Chinese that she could subjugate people not to be deceived by the member of the Executive Council, College, and permission for uses y submerged canoe. The top of China by occupying her main traitors, or discouraged by hard-
presided, and others present in being sought from the school an- the head was blown away and his cluded the Hon. Mr. T. N. Chau, thorities.
mackintosh, had a large stone in lines of communication and ships.
the Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo, the Hon. greatest cities. This proved a
AN EXHIBITION
"A preliminary committee to each pocket... Mr. Li Tse-fong, Chinese members supervise arrangements for the dream. In the Hsüchow and CHUNGKING, Oct. 10 (Central) Hankow campaigns she at--An exhibition of the world's of the Legislative Counen, Mr. P. event was appolated, hende by tempted to achieve the same newspapers and periodicals is held Gockchin, Chairman of the Chi- Madame C. C. Wu, Madame Huang found a piece of piping about fin. nese Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Ip Shao-hstung. Miss Wu Mu-lan, long to which was tied a plece of object by rounding up and here to-day by the Journalism Lan-chuen, Chairman of the Chi Mrs, P. P. Ho and Mrs. Katherine rope about 12ft. long. The piping
nese Manufacturers' Union, Mr. Kan. destroying the main forces of College.
Chan' Lan long. Mr Lâm Phi-sang
G.
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
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 he
No. of Bale.
Kowloon Inland Let
No. 41-0.
Begistry · No.
Mong Kok Road.
Locality,
· present at the sale, the sum vi two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded | 3 on payment of the Purchase
price.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT
Foundary
No. of Sale
Registry No.
Locality.
on Inland
Nọ. 4183. -
Junction of Mong Kok Road
& Tong Mi Road,
Mong Kok.
Meaxore-
ments..
N....
fuft. ft. ft.
"As ber.
sale plan
Contenta in
007 avnbg
poo'
Annual
Bantal
110
10,500
* | Upset Price.
Boundary
Measure-
1
menta,
As per
salo plan
.."
Contente in-|
Square foot.|
10,579
Annual
Rental.
* Upset Price,
6,045
119
768
DANES FIRE ON
circular telegram to the
BOGUS REGIMES.
coun.
DOUBLE TENTH
famous
나
IN COLONY
AT QUEEN'S THEATRE
Sir Robert, Kotewall addressed a gathering which was estimated to number between 3,000 and 4,000. The theatre was packed, and hund- reds had to stand.
Department of the Chungchen
the Chinese army. She never
Over 1,000 kinds of newspapers and others. had the men or the strength and periodicals of some 30 to do this. Now she is re-tries and 20 different languages duced to sporádic and sudden are on display, drawing crowds of break-through: actions on spectators. what appear to be weak spots! In the front by substantial
CHUNGKING, Oct. 10 (Central) GERMAN PLANE
concentrations which she is In a statement issued on China's The gathering gave three, bows able to muster much more Independence Day to-day, the to the protrait of Dr. Sun, and also COPENHAGEN, Oct. 16 (Reuter quickly than the Chinese by National Government reiterates observed a three-minute silence. Following the encounters men virtue of her control of com- that it will not tolerate any in-
The address was tollowed by an tioned Last night, it is confirmed munications. But even these fringement of China's sovereignty entertainment. Mr. Ma Sze-chang that two German bombers made
limited operations are begin- and will not recognise any pro and Miss Tam Laan-hing. - well- forced landings in Denmark and a third descended in Norway. A ning to end disastrously for clamations Issued or treaties con- known Cantonese stage stars, sang, cinded by bogus governments or- and a dramatic performance was fourth machine, which few very her armies.
ganised by traitors."
given by the Theatrical Club of low over Denmark, was fired upon ' SIMILARLY, in the political
"the Chang Shing Benevolent Asso by Danish anti-aircraft batteries. sphere, in which they have
ciation Yet another machine is believed vainly hoped to buy victory to have fallen into the sea off by intrigue, the Japanese 767 Denmark
have failed both in direct ap- proaches to the Central Co- ernment and in their plan of organizing a puppet regime strong enough to administer the territories they have oc tupled.
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he needs, or disposing of his own goods, de
entertainmenta.
OTHER MEETINGS Many other public organizations also held their own meetings dur- Ing the day, among which were the Chinese Chamber of Commerce. the Chinese Club, the Association for the Cure of War Orphans and The Army rugger trials at Boo-
IT IS UNDERSTANDABLE the Chinese Medical Association "tumpoo, yesterday brought out on
that Japan wants to with Chinese schools in the Colony a150 view a host of players, some from
INSTEAD OF THIS, these draw from this mess of diff-ponsored memorial meetings and last year and a good many but re
territories, deep in the rear of culties as soon as she can, 80 cent arrivals Among the players from last year, Spr. Artingstall the enemy, have become the that she can repair her for- A special Double Tenth service (RE.), L. Cpl. Waite (RE), L. Cp main front of China's tunes by war-time pronteer was held at 11 am at the Hop Yat Boe (R.8.), Li Sgt. Lang (R.A.O.C.), struggle for liberation. There, ing on the world's markets, it Church, Bambam Road, while
the evening a special mass was Lt. Douglas (RS.), L/Cpl. dather loyal administrations flourish is still more easy to perceive held at the Catholle Catedral land (R.B.), Lt. Hook (8th HR.A), within a rifle-shot of the that, in these conditions, the Collection in aid of refugees toor Lt. Hewitt (lat Maer), L/Bdr occupied towns and railways Chinese are determined to let the form of a street sale of Bags Evans (5th AA RA L/Cpl guerilla troops launch con the aggressor stew in his own and flowers, while a charity foot- Leach (R.4,0,0), L/Cpl. Picton stant attacks, and a guerilla Juice or a good while longer ball game, the proceeds of which RE.), Pte, Bousted (BOC), economie policy which has and to give him no easy exit were to or devoted to the British Dunlop (R.B.) and Pte. Berry
forever disap- Find for the Relief of Distress in M'sexy the majority of whom the support of every Chinese until
menace to the in- China, was played at the H.KFC. enemy from peared
col dependence and the territori- between a Combined Chinese team ncy
and the Rest of the Colody. lecting the raw materials that al integrity of their country.
turned out at the trials yesterday, prevents will be available again this coming spreading
season.
C.N.W.R.A. TO HOLD BAZAAR
PRELIMINARY COMMITTEE APPOINTED
BOXING FOR AIR CADETS
it
LIKED LONELY HOLIDAYS
Dr. C. G. Sinclair, of Lewes, Bald that th his opinion the shot bed
was
-STONES IN CLOTHES In the river near the canoe was
had a bent mall at one end and was found to be an improvised
weapon
b
About, 7b of stones were packed between Stevens's clothes around Local committees of Air Defence the waist and others were in the Cadet Corps squadrons have been pockets of his shorts.
Supt, A. Holloway said that only asked to co-operate in the forma- tion of a central boring committee a slight tap was needed to explode to organise boxing competitions a cartridge in the home-made, between the corps and other or weapon.
The Coroner said that the ganisations and between squadrons
"Heat Robinson" weapon was just of the corps.
Boxing is one of the recreations the sort of thing that might be of the members of the corps, and used as an experimental depth some squadrons already have the charge. advantage of expert training. Len Harvey acts as trainer to No. 48 (Hampstead) Squadron, and in taken in London for inter-squadron. many squadrons there are officers bouts, and that bozers from the - Air Force, the Navy, the Army and who encourage boxing.
If a central committee is formed other defence services will be it is probable that a hall will be asked to give displays.
NAZI WARSHIPS EVADE NORTH SEA ENGAGEMENT
BOMBING ATTACK
North Sea between German bomb- ing aircraft and British cruisers and destroyers.
During yesterday, repeated actions have taken place in the GERMAN AIRCRAFT
the ATTEMPT TO BOMB North-Edmara Parras of
BRITISH FLEET LONDON, Oct. 10 (Reuter) The Admiralty amonnees that on Sunday afternoon mmes Naval Squadron ported by British to the south-west Our forces engage it, but darknem enabled the enemy to
Ges-
No British damaged, the
areinknown.
ship
enemy casuali
A war communique Paris states
patrol boats
fed an enemy.
Issued In
of our