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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
THE FIRST DRAWING FOR PRINCIPAL REPAYMENT OF THE 27TH YEAR GOLD LOAN OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA" (1938),
Notice is hereby given that the above Drawing was duly held on the 26th of October, 1939. Three numbers each were drawn covering three different currencies of Bonds of the above Loan respectively as follows:---
Nos. 224,576 and 902 for C.G.U. Bonds:
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6 Bonds of C.G.U. 10000 each C.G.U. 60,000
120
1000
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120,000
600
100
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60,000
1080
50
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54,000
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600
10
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6,000
C.G.U. 300,000
2406 Bonds
Nos. #73,544 and 765 for £ Stg. Bonds:
6 Bonds of £. Stg. 1000 each
£ Stg.
105
100
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120
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300
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6,000 10,500 6,000 6,000
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Nos. 105,319 and 449 for U.S.$ Bonds:
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6 Bonds of U.S.S 5000 each =
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£ Stg. 30,000
U.S.S 30,000
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300
100
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45,000- 30,000 15,000 24,000 6,000
4251 Bonds
U.S.$ 150,000
All Bonds in three currencies of the above Loan bearing num» bers which have their three terminal figures corresponding to those of any one of the above drawn numbers respectively shall be drawn Bonds and shall be redeemable for principal at any offices of the Central Bank of China, Bank of China, Bank of Communi cations, and Farmers Bank of China as of October 31, 1939, for a period of six Years, after which period any such drawn Bonds If. not presented for payment shall become aull and void. As to Bonds sold abroad, payments shall be effected by the said four Banks at Hong Kong, and oversea holders may apply for pay. ment at the original remitting bank who shall collect such pay. ments for them from the said four Banks at Hong Kong.
Coupons No. 1 of the above-mentioned Bonds in three cur rencies amounting to C.G.U. 2,503,000, £250,000 and U.S.$ 1, 250,000 respectively due October 31, 1939, shall also be payable as beginning of that date, and to be valid for six years, after which period they shall become null and void.
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All drawn Bonds when presented for repayment of principal must have 29 Coupons Nos. 2 to 30 attached thereon. In case of any shortage, the amount of the missing coupons shall be deduct. ed from the proceeds of the principal repayable.
October 31, 1939.
Ministry of Finance
of the
National Government
of the Republic of China.
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THE FIRST DRAWING FOR PRINCIPAL REPAYMENT OF
THE 27TH YEAR NATIONAL DEFENCE LOAN OF .
THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA (1938),
Notice is hereby given that the above Drawing was duly held on the 26th of October, 1939, Four numbers were drawn, viz! 063, 312, 480 and '546 covering Bonds for a total face value of Chinese National $2,000,000 as follows-
80 Bonds of $10000 each
120
520
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720 800
2240 Bonds
5000
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100
10
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Chinese National $ 800,000 *600,000 520,000 72,000 8,000
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19
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Chinese National $2,000,000
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All Bonds of the above Loan bearing numbers which have their three terminal figures corresponding to those of any one of the above four numbers shall be drawn Bonds and shall be redeem. able for principal at any offices of the Central Bank of China or any other bank or banks designated by them as of October 31, 1939, for a period of three years, after which perfod any such drawn Bonds if not presented for payment shall become null and void. As to Bonds sold abroad, holders may apply for payment at the original remitting bank who shall collect such payments for thèm from the Bank of China or Bank of Communications, Hong Kong. Coupons No. I amounting to a total face value of Chinese National $15,000,000 'due October 31, 1939, shall also be payable as beginning of that date within three years, after which period If not presented for payment, they shall become null and vold.
All drawn Bonds when presented for repayment of principal must have 59 Coupous Nos. 2 to 60 attached thereon. In case of any shortage, the amount of the missing coupons shall be de ducted from the proceeds of the principal repayable.
October 31, 18939.
Ministry of Finance
of the
National Government of the Republic of China.
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HONGKONG, NOVEMBER 4, 1938
AMERICAN OPINION
(Contributed)
THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE of Public Opinion periodi- cally asks a great number of men and women in all walks of life about their political views. A few weeks ago they have been asked whether they believe that Nazi Germany would sooner or later start. a war against the United States in case Germany should succeed In defeating England and France in the present conflict.
THE ANSWERS are very significant. Fully 63 per cent. of all the people who were consulted voted yes.
7 per cent. stated that they had no
EDITORIAL
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Mr. Ian Edward Heath and his bride, formerly Miss Daisy Eleanor Howard, photographed after their wedding yesterday at St. John's Cathedral,
opinion on the question, and IMPROVEMENTS IN CATHEDRAL
only 30 per cent, replied that they did not belleve in such
an
SHIP LIGHTING
A lecture of a highly technical
WEDDING
students from the Hongkong Uni-A reception was later held at versity and a few members of the the home of Mrs. D. Mitchell. Royal Engineers.
LOCAL CRICKETER
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1939.
Hello & Goodbye
(BY A. W. HYER!
Within the next ten days many of the larger passen- ger and cargo steamers will be calling here. A big Italian steamer will arrive from Europe, and a vessel belonging to a well-known British shipping company will pay first call in Hongkong outbound from European ports with "passen- gers. The popular vacation motorship from Australia will soon be in harbour, and one of the American flagships *.. will be stopping by with a long passenger list and tons of cargo from the United States.
THURSDAY, VERY EARLY, 6 am. the Air France departed on its homeward voyage to France via
-All of these big liners of the Air France world's waterways will be re- turning to their home ports. arriving a week or ten days before Christmas. Therefore. watch the mailing dates for Mr. A. van Sickle, the tall and your season's gifts and cards. popular representative of Interna- Pan American Airways
W. J. Barrows put the big Honolulu Clipper into the air and headed for Manila and San Fran- cisco.
Hanol from Kai Ta
tional Harvester Co. in Hongkong. was off again for a visit in Hanoi.
THURSDAY AT 8.40 AM. Captain This gentleman should certainly be given a commuters ticket, for every month, and sometimes more frequently, he is hopping south on his business calls
Captain E. Bertin was the other Travelling to the United States 'were the well-known Mr. and Mrs. European passenger travelling to Bruce G, Leighton, connected with French Indo-China The identity
the Inter-Continent Corporation
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of seven Chinese passengers were
Steamer Traffic
NE OF THE AMERICAN pas- senger steamiers skrived in the harbour quite recently.
In Hongkong. Accompanying her not divulged, parents was Miss Janet G. Leigh ton. This group, like many of the executives of their organization, -are-definitely all-minded. When they have places to go they na- turally hop onto a plane. Mrs
Mrs. J. W. H. Blair was the most Leighton and her daughter expect anxious lady aboard this traveller, to remain in the United States. from Manila is the wife of Cons- where the young lady of the mander R. Blair, USN, who is at family will attend school.
present quite ill in one of the Another family heading for home Hongkong hospitals. in America were Mrs. L Browa
Lo Tong. 18-year-old shoeblack
TO MARRY charged with the manslaughter of Li Wing near the Silver Dragon The wedding between Mr. A. short, Restaurant. Des Voeux Road, was K. Ismail, son of the late Mr., and committed yesterday to stand tria! Mrs. S. C. Ismail, and Miss Ashrafi Imperial Airways at the forthcoming Criminal Bes- Suffiad. daughter of the late Mr. sions.
pro-
Chinese
Newspaper.
Friends were on tap to greet
Fourth Estate in the Far East re- cently flew down from Chungking. where he had been covering the big pow-wows!
Shanghai bound was 'Mr, L. "M.
lady connected with the United States Department of Commerce in Washington, D.C., travelling home by the American steamer,
a danger. This means that two-thirds of the average nature on the subject, "Mödern Miss Daisy Eleanor Howard, and her two children, Timothy Mrs. Roswell Blair, traveling up citizens of the United States Improvements in the Lighting of Dursing sister of the Country and Laurel Brown. School days from Manila. Her welcome was a realized the importance to Ships," was delivered by Mr. H. c. Hospital, Shanghal, was married are in store for the young men, gay one. themselves of an Allied vic-Margrett, manager of the General at St. John's Cathedral yesterday and Mrs. Brown expects to remain Away in the early dawn salled in the United States for some the American steamer with 竊 tory against Nazi Germany. Electric Company of China, Ltd., to Mr. Tan Edward Heath.
at the Engineers and Shipbuilders Miss Howard was unattended, months. This family leaves papa" group of well-known people from THE INSTITUTE took oc-
Institute yesterday.
and was escorted to the altar by behind in Hongkong at his desk in our city. casion, a short while ago, to
Standard Vacuum O Co's
Mr. and Mrs. G. Lynott, repre- Despite its measure the trust which the Margrett, with the help of lantern
technicality, Mr. Sergeant Major E. Wynne, R.A.O.C. the
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sentative of the American Bank. groom is the son of the offices. American people are putting slides and demonstrations
Mr. A. Bouwess, executive of Note. Co. in Shanghai and wife made Rev. John Heath, of Glasgow, and in Hitler's word. This was the talk equally interesting for is connected with the Hongkong Wise and Co., had a very pleasant returned to their northern home when the Fuehrer of the Ger- the large audience, consisting not Government Mr. L. S. Smith was short visit in Hongkong. He re- and offices. Their visit in Hong- turned on the Clipper to his desk kong was quite short but was man Reich after the Munich only members of the Institute but beat man. Conference," publicly and
in Manila. It was a Clipper round thoroughly enjoyed from social trip for him...
and business patats of view. solemnly declared that, after
Down to Manila business-calling Mr. J. R. Morris, of United the incorporation of Sudeten
new Mr. A. V. White, a member of Press, Well-known for his sense of Germany into the Reich, he
the brokerage house, White, White humour and joy of living, was re- had no more territorial am-
and Co. He will soon be return- turning to his northern territory. bitions: 92 per cent, of the
Ing. his trip south being quite This outstanding member of the voters who were consulted by the Institute, openly declared that they did not belleve him. IT IS HIGHLY characteris-
M. B. Suflad and Mrs. M. B. THE MIDWEEK SERVICE of im- tic of American opinion that
Sufiad will take place on Thurs- perial Airways which landed even the 30 per cent. of the have any chances of success, day, Nov. 16. Invitations have been at Kai Tak, Thursday, 5 pm. de- Johnson, executive of the National voters of the American In- But the repercussions which sent out to the reception which posited Mr. C. D. Dixon of New City Bank of New York, and Mr. Warner Bros. stitute of Public Opinion who the recent events in Europe will be held at the Indian Recrea- Zealand in our city. This gentle A. L. Caplan, of do not see any likelihood of had in some of the Latin tion Club,'
man is returning from glorious What combination of travellers! a Nazi attack on America, in American countries have Mr. Ismail is on the staff of the holidays in the south to his busi- There will certainly be no rest for ness offices in Shanghai. He re the weary with these gay and alert case of victory over Britain somewhat improved the pros- American Express Co and is and France, should base their pects for
and gretted that, his 'spendid holiday gentlemen all in one steamer, German
ember of the Indian R. C.
-Mr. Carl L. Reed, representative confidence on other argu- paganda. And in the unlikely the Craigengower Cricket Club. was at an end and equally so hig
the air Journey from Sydney via Im- of Kelly Tire Co., holds a ticket to ments than that of confidence case of a German victory in latter for some seasons, and some Perial Airways,
He has played cricket for
which service Bag Francisco and Mr. F.K. Paget. well-known official of Standard in Hitler's allegedly peaceful Europe, these prospects might years ago was captain of the - could he not praise enough! intentions towards the United be further increased. This is
dian Recreation Club 2nd XI.
Mr. Wan Hgok Jin, a passenger Vacuum Oil Co. is also travelling States. Their reasoning takes the main but not the only which either of the two following potential danger which the League.
won the Junior cricket from Bangkok, actually disappear to the American west coast port,
Completing a very fine travel ed under our eyes on his arrival."spree" is Miss N. Dekken, a young lines: "America is too far United States have to take away from Europe to make into account when they judge invasion possible." and the possible consequences of "the European war, even if it a Nazi victory for their own ends in a Nazi victory, is continent. bound to exhaust Germany. IT MAY BE SUPPOSED too much to make it possible that few of the people who for her to attack the United were consulted by the Ameri- States."
can Institute of Public THE VAST MAJORITY of Opinion, envisage a frontal those who are less optimistic, German attack on the United seems to be based on recent States within a short time. Nazi 'activities in South They are looking further America. Political conditions ahead; they are taking into in a good number of South account the existence of a American countries are such strong political Nazi organiza- that Nazism has succeeded in tion within the United States
far gaining some influence on themselves, and
Here I am abundantly satisfied the course of domestic deve-į being frightened of Germany, sell said:--
that the newspaper article and lopments. The Nazi party they just want to put it on In my judgment the plaintiff's photograph complained of were has devoted much energy and record that the first line of claim herein for damages must libellous of the plaintiff, in that the photograph (so I find proved) a good deal of money to the American defence is actually succeed.
In an action for libel the plain was a reproduction of an actual support of anti-British and in Europe. anti-American movements in THIS DOES NOT MEAN tia has only to show that his or picture of the plaintif and the some countries. of. South that the citizens.
her reputation has been assailed article written round it stated in ing this channer must keep to America, and these move-United States are seeing any prima facle" to damages, since at the photograph
by the defendant to entitle him so many words that the lady of the SOUTH EASTWARD of a line escort joining the SOUTH point of CHU for ments which the Nazi party necessity joining the
a presumption of law that girl-a atatement which bore the LU KOK and EAST BROTHER
Zaland. fostered through all possible Allies in their fight against damage to that reputation must clearest innuendo that she was channels, gained some poten- Germany. This majority is have followed from the attack likely to be unchaste and little tial importance because it co- still in favour of keeping out upon "Even where (as here) better than a prostitute.
la were innocent of all intent to incided with anti-constitu- of war,' But the German there is no evidence that the I am satisfied also that reason-libel the piintiff or anyone else, tional activities of dissatis- Ministry of Propaganda seems plaintiff's reputation has suffered, able persons who knew the plain-when they published the offending fied minorities. It must not to under-rate the importance he is entitled to damages by rea- tiff by sight might well have been article, and their subsequent re-
forgotten that
South of America's definite views scn of the mere probability that led by the article to believe that fusal to publish an apology must America had already been one about the potential danger consequences injurious to him will she had left her husband and was be imputed to ignorance rather of the chosen fields of Ger- from Naz Germany. Recently ensue from the libel.. He may following the dubious calling of than to denance. At the same man propaganda and German the propaganda broadcast strengthen his case by showing an escort girl under the fanciful time they accepted the manu
script and photo from an ap- penetration before and dur- from Berlin proudly
that such consequences have in name of Ying Ying.. an-
fact ensued, but in such cases the It follows that the defendanta parently unknown and “mala fide”, ing the last world war and nounced that only 29 per evidence in question is given mere must be liable under the rule in contributor in Macao whom neither that South America was "the cent.". 'of American voters
ly for the purpose of emphasising Hulton v Jones (1910) A.C. 20. side has since been able to trace only territory in the world who had again been consulted the fact that that has actually even though they have proved and printed it without enquiry. -- where even during the short by one of the many agencies happened which the law would that the articles was not intended. There was here such reckless in- rule of the German Republic wich try to measure its poli-presume without proof" (Bee to apply to the plaintiff and that difference as to whether the arti- reactionary activities on the tical views, were found to be Clark & Lindsell's Law of Torts they were not aware and had no tle was trus or false as to amount part of the numerous German in favour of joining Britain (9th Ean, p. 847).
reason to be aware of her exis- in law to malios. SAMA residents was rife,
and France in their war It is not a case of "injuria sine tence..
consider that justice will be UNDER NORMAL CONDI- against Germany This per- damno." Once the "injuria” is
* INNOCENT OF INTENT done if 1 give (St plaintif judge TIONS, German agitation in centage is really surprisingly proved, the law presumes the At the same time I am equally ment against 30 defendants & for South America would never high.
damnum to Have followed,
satisfied that the defendants here- $100 and costa
be
from
of the
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Loses Libel Suit
Judgment for $100 and costs was given for the plaintiff by Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell at the Summary Court yesterday in a libel case which concluded recently,"
The plaintiff was Mrs. Mary Kou Cheng-hau, of No. 42A Hollywood Road, who claimed damages of $1,000 from Ching Chat Kee Po She, Man Ngal Printing Press, Ma Ngal Tam and Lo Wo for publishing her photograph and an article "headed. "Words uttered with tears by the female escort Ying Ying Woo." in a Chinese blweekly paper, Delivering judgment, Mr. Lind-
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Quite a send-off Mr. J. Kirwen should have had, and probably did, the night before he sailed for England via the United States. This popular member of local so- ciety and an official' of David,.. Boag and Co., Ltd. is returning to England, where he will don his army uniform and join the Army." Many friends wished him luck. pleasant landings in. United States and were sad at his departure.
NORTH LANTAU · AREA PROHIBITED Commencing yesterday, junks and other small craft may use the channel between CHU LU KOK Island and LANTAU. All craft