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Owners of petrol driven com. mercial vehicles claiming a re fund under the amended traffic regulations are requested to apply at Police Headquarters with their current discs and licence book between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. daily until further notice.
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T. H. KING, Commissioner of Police.
14th Nov. 1939.
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG
PROBATE JURISDICTION
IN THE GOODS of Gaston Joseph Desmullier late of Thudaumont (Cochin China), Commissioner of Customs, deceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Court has by virtue of Section 58 of the Pro. bates Ordinance 1897, made an Order limiting the time for creditors and others to send in their claims against the above estate to the 19th day of Decem.
CENSORSHIP DEPARTMENTber, 1939.
An experienced clerk is re. quired with a competent know. ledge of shorthand and type. writing, filing, and office routine.
Salary according to experience and qualifications,
Apply by letter in the first
instance to "
Cable Censor,
Electra House,
3. Connaught Road, Central.
841
THE KOWLOON MOTOR BUS
COMPANY, (1933) LTD.
Notice of Removal.
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As from 1st December, 1939, our general offices and garage will be removed to the premises at No. 153, Castle Peak Road, Kowloon, (near junction of Tai Po & Castle Peak Roads).
By order of the Board.
LAM MING FAN,
Secretary.
November 23rd, 1939.
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All Creditors and others are accordingly hereby required to send their claims to the under signed on or before that date.
Dated the 22nd day of Novem her, 1939.
JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER, Solicitors for the Administratrix,
Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank Building, Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Hồng.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
JESSEN—Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Jessen wish to thank all friends for their messages of sym-
EDITORIAL
QUEEN OF WEST POINT
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pathy and art, SING SONG GIRLS DEAD
oral tributes, in
their recent bereavement.
840
The Daily Press.
報西剌子
Editorial and Business Office: 15-19, Queen's Road Central, Tel. 30251.
Night Eaftor (Wanchal Office).
Tel. 24511.
London Omce: 53, Fizet Street
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HONGKONG, NOVEMBER 23, 1939
THE UNSAFE
SEAS
THE GERMAN DECISION to
treat all ships plying to or from Britain, of whatever nationality, as legitimate mil- Itary objectives, and the re- taliatory declaration of the British Government that it will confiscate all German ex- port cargoes and all consign- ments to countries adjacent. to the Reich whose ultimate destination may be in doubt 842 introduce a new phase of the war on the sea-a 'phase dur- ing which, for the first time in modern history, the great ocean trade lanes will become definitely unsafe to neutral commerce."
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PUBLIC AUCTION. PARTICULARS AND CON- DITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 27th day of Nov., 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 Yaumati, in the Colony of Hong Kong for å term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of Hu Majesty the KING, for one for ther term of 75 years.
Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dis posal of the lot the Purchaser
ANNUAL EXHIBITION. If not the applicant), will be required to deposit with an anthorised 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 Purchase
HONG KONG ART CLUB. "St. John's Cathedral Hall Nov: 27th, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Nov: 28th. 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG.
price.
840
PROBATE JURISDICTION.
In the Goods of Thomas
Meek late
of Glenview
Alnwickhill Road, Liberton, Edinburgh, Scotland, de. ceased.
and
IN THE MATTER of Or
No. of Sale,
Registry No.
Locality.
Boundary
Measure
ments
Contents in
nual
Rental
Square feet.
* Upset
Price.
TIME WAS when the free-
dom of the seas and the im- munity of neutral flags were universally recognized prin- ciples, and every attempt to violate these principles was regarded as a legitimate cause of war. Thus, during the Napoleonic period, both the United States and Denmark went to war, against Britain
war.
Took Leading Part In Drive
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For War Relief Funds
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THE TRAGIC. DEATH, IT IS BELIEVED BY SUICIDE OF THE QUEEN OF WEST POINT SING-SONG GIRLS on Tuesday was the main topic of discusion in Chínëse circles, yesterday.
The girl, Fa Ying-han, was the most popular entertainer, in the famous local joy quarter.
A native of Soochow and 22 years of age, she came to Hongkong from Canton after the fall of the latter city in October' last year. Possessing unusual
physical charms and a fine singer, she took part earlier this year in a drive umbong West Point girls for funds for war, relief, and eastly led in the total collected. At a big ban- quet after the drive, she was crowned queen of Hongkong sing- song girls.
AMAH'S DISCOVERY
Discovery of the tragedy was made about 11 am, on Tuesday by the girl's amah when she went to wake her mistress at the usual hour.
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The amah falled to get any res ponse from the girl, and then noticed opium stains on the beat. Police were immediately notified. and they nn arrival found a glass with traces of the drug that had been taken. The girl was found to be already dead.
Fa Ying-han's" proper name was chur Bau-chun, and she lived with her mother at No. 15 Hill Road, second floor.
THREE LETTERS
TOTAL OF 19- YEARS' GAOL
Junk Robbery Case At Sessions
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FIVE MEN FREED Four men who pleaded guilty to robbing a junk in Hongkong waters on September 16, and two others who were found guilty by the jury. were sent to prison at the Criminal Sessions yesterday by Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell. "
Five men were discharged owing to lack of evidence.
First 'accused. Cheng Shing-fuk. was sentenced to four years' hard labour, while Cheng Chan, Cheng Shing-kwa!, Cheng Shu-kan. Lo Chu and Kwok Kam-fuk were sen- tenced to three years' hard labour. Mr. T. J. Gould, Assistant Crown
She left three letters, which Solicitor, prosecuted. and the jury were handed over to the police and were:-Messrs. Li Chor-chi, (fore- to which she stated that her rea-man), U. Gonella, M. A. Gomes, H son for taking her own life was Hyndman. F. Lee, Lee Tat-wing neither because of money nor love and Fau Sha-teng. her own position. but because of disappointment over LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED
Mr. Gould said a junk owned by that for a period preceding her trader, "Hau Chung,
Chinese vernacular papers report Wong Wal-lam. with a travelling suicide, the girl had become very passing near the Ninepinis when aboard, was found of a local jockey to whom they saw two other janks. As they she was known to have made many came nearer, the lights were ex- gifts of money.
tinguished and the junks closed in. A shot was fired and the trading junk stopped. Six men in a sam- pan boarded and took
WELL RENDERED PROGRAMME
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Concert In Aid
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1939.
LAUNCHED BY LADY NORTHCOTE-The Royal Colonial Ship Vill, built at the Talkoo Dockyard' to the special requirements of the Government of Fiji as an Administrative vessel.
Hello & Goodbye
(BY A. W. ` ́HYER)
"Although yesterday was anything, but weather for fly- ing, Kal Tak Airport being covered with fog and mist, four " planes of various airlines called in the Colony. The wea- ther conditions required skillful manoeuyring by the avia- tors when it came to landing on the field.
Today wou will find two} Nine Chinese passengers arrived. large commercial transports from Hanoi.
Mall from the French Line ports in the harbour, a Dutch a basket
and a Canadian liner with a large passenger list from Pan American Airways
containing $1,250 in Chinese Our-motorship from the south of call to Hongkong totalled 501
rency and 11 pigs.
Wong Wai-lam noticed that the sampan carried the numbers 6 and
8 with another figure obscured.
across the Pacific and the North.
Next day at Ping Chau, two de- Imperial Airways fendants offered pigs for sale.
Ja
kilos.
"CAPTAIN P. T. ADAMS brought the Philippine Clipper into Kai Tak bay on Wednesday at 2.40 p.m.
Of Deaf School Three men went to the junk where | SOUTHBOUND TO BANGKOK. from San Francisco, via Manila
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to resist in the one case the claim to the right of search on the high seas, and in the other, the British blockadë. During the last war, the Unit- ; ed States protested, against British naval control and went to war against Germany which then, as now, made in-
delivery was taken. One pig was.
Imperial Airways' R.M.A. Dena- Travelling from Honolulu, "via. discriminate use of the sub-gathering was entertained to an half of the robbers.
A large and representative { brought ashore and roasted on be- bola, under the command of Cap-Pan American Airways' service. marine and mine. More re-
tain A. B. Dykes, departed from was Miss Tsel Lab, formerly a interesting and well rendered On the Jame day, Inspector
Kai Tak on Wednesday at 7 am student at Columbia University, in cently, Soviet Russia protest- variety programme of plane and Cunningham and a party of police Mall load for all Empire ports to New York City. This young Chi- ed against the contraband violin solos, songs, playlets and visited Ping Chau. They foundi
talled 240 kilos.
nese lady was evidently both bash- List on the ground not only of chinese music at the concert held sampan No. 803 and sampan 847,
Mr. J. Sakin, who recently ar-ful and amused at our request for interference with the free-in St. Stephen's Girls' College Hall which was registered in the name
rived from his home and office in an interview and, with many gig- dom of commerce but also last night in aid of the Hongkong of one of the accused. A search Shanghai was proceeding on a gies, informed the press she was because, as she declared, she School for the Deat The gross revealed an empty cartridge and
business trip to London. At Bang- returning home to Hongkong and regarded the Inclusion of receipts amounted to about $650, the basket which was taken from kok he will tranship to a KLM. would probably visit Chungking PARTICULARS OF THE LOT foodstuffs as causing unwar-"
plane for Etrope.
shortly. Miss Rosabel Hsu's rendering of the robbed junk. The pigs were
Two Chinese passengers were en
'Mr. Ho Deh Sheri, en route to ranted sufferings to the civi-Chopin's Polonaise in A Flat ma- later identified by the owner,
his home in Chungking, has `been route to Rangoon ltan population of Germany, Jor was the outstanding item of
When arrested, the men gave
Tuesday's Imperial Airways' ser- on a world tour during the past a victim, not a culprit of the the evening and the able young their residence as sampan No. 608.
vice from Bangkok included Mr. R. year purely for pleasure. He was painist was repeatedly applauded They were also picked out at an
Cole, Station Officer of Imperial in France when the war was de- TODAY, less is heard of the until she responded with a sonata, identification parade...
Airways, returning from three clared and sailed across the Atlan- freedom of the seas. The
After evidence was given, the weeks' duty in Bangkok, to resume tic shortly after. However, he had The other Items also revealed an United States has barred its abundance of talent and mention jury returned a verdict of gulity his work in the local office. He is little comment on any situations against Cheng Shing-tuk and
glad to be back and must have in his wide travels. Evidently, he by executive order.
violin, solos, especially her execu- The
he expects to continue home by tion of O'Connor's Londonderry cipating in the crime. Scandinavian countries, al-
VILLAGE CASE Air: Mr. J. R. M. Smith's vocal most entirely dependent on numbers, Chinese music by the
Mr. P. Gannay, the other pas- air.
Returning from a vacation" in their sea-borne trade, have Sai Chi Club. Chinese costume mitted
Found guilty of having com-
senger on this plane, is ap execu-{ sustained heavy losses with dance, by the Ying Wa Girls village, Kowloon City, on October rived from Bangkok,
a robbery in Po Kong
tive of the French Bank and ar- Baguio was Mr. Samuel T. Bilting, the tali, handsome. bachelor out a murmur. Somewhat school, and the concert in C Ma-15, Lam Muk-sin was sentenced to
Wednesday at 4.45 p.m., Cap-manager of the local National City piquently, Japanese 836 Italian (shadows of the past) was played effectively executed by Justice Lindsell yesterday.
and for (Bach) for two planos which three years hard labour by Mrtain J. Davies arrived piloting the Bank of New York.
R.MA. Della from Bangkok, Mail) Mr. 1. C. Magafie, Vice-President ships have gone to the bottom Miss Joan de Ville and Mr. Smith.
from Empire ports totalled 148 of the United American Asiatic kilos.
Corporation completed a Clipper Mrs. D. F. Landale, wearing a business round trip across the trim, smartly tailored grey suit. Pacific to America. Only a short with matching accessories, and a while ago this business executive. grey felt sport hat, was the sole departed from his local office, flew passenger on this service. Mrs. to New York City and here he is Landale was warmly welcomed by back again. her husband who is Managing Another Hongkong resident and Director of Jardine, Matheson and executive returned from a business: Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Unbehaum, of the Hume Pipe, Ltd. Co., Ltd. and a Director of the call down in Manila, He is Mr. C.
Lot No. 1206. -
6.1085 & 1440, Between Kowloon Inland Lots
Kowloon Inland
Nathan Road.
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As per
sale plan.
dinance No. 2 of 1897 UNCLAIMED
Sections 66 and 67.
About:
7,664
Oft
14,488.
TELEGRAMS
The following unclaimed tele- trams are lying at the office of the Great Northern Telegraph (Ltd)
Co
1.
I ships from the battle areas. must be made of Mr, C. A Brum's ok Kam-fük, who denied parti- been "slaving" down south; he is is sold on air transportation, and
cipation.
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FATHER FIGHTS
FIRE AS HIS BABY IS BORN
much leaner!
from causes as "mysterious“ as those which sank hundreds of vessels in the Mediter-
H.K. REEL CLUB'S ranean during the war in
ANNUAL PARTY NOTICE is hereby given that
Spain. The growing world the Court has, by virtue of Sec.
war is a grim business, and
FOR CHILDREN its effects on neutrals are ac- tlons 66 and 67 of The Probates
The annual children's party of cepted as force majeure, since Ordinance 1897 (No. 2 of 1897)
any attempt to control the Hongkong, Reel Club was held made an Order limiting the time u Mei Ling c/o Cathay Dancing
Mortimer, R.MS. Tamar; Miss them might involve parti- in the Root Garden of the Hong- Penwch, St. Clears, Carmarthen, While Farmer Evans Davies, or kong Hotel yesterday afternoon fought a fire in his farm outbuild Corporation. for sending in claims to Or Hall; Chang Sheung Kwan. “Luk
when approximately 50 youngsters ings, his wife, in the house a few Air France
Mr. R. Nuhis, of Manila, was in: against the above estate to the Hot Tung, 3rd floor; Wang Kam
THE PLEA of " necessity"
with their friends, relatives and yards away, gave birth to a child.
a great hurry to reach Shanghat 18th day of December, 1939.
Pui (Guest) Luk Kwok Hotel; Wong which the Germans use to parents gathered.
and by catching the Clipper it will Creditors and claimants are wo, 425. Great Eastern Hotel; Loo is an old one that has always the outstanding figure to the child-district nurse to his wife. The heavy fog and made
Pak Chuen, 54, Wanchai; Chang justify their present activities
Farmer Davies discovered the fire THE AIR FRANCE PLANE, Ville enable him to leave for the North The master of ceremonies and when he got up to fetch the
de Beyrouth, came out of the this evening by the Dutch motor. hereby required to send their Wai Cheung c/o Ping On Board- covered a multitude of sins in ren was Piper Mackie whose pipes wind was blowing the flames from landing at Kai Tak on Wednesday gentleman knows what "air sick- a. perfect ship. However, from-reports, this claims to the undersigned by the ing House; Chang Mo Sinn, 10A, war, which knows its own suppled the music for the reels the house, so, truating it would at 4.40 p.m. above date:
Peking Bldg. Hankow Road, Kow-laws. Moreover, it must be with which the children entertain- not change, he left his wife and
ness" does for one, but the trip. loon; Kwok, 20, Po Lung Terrace, examined in the light of the ed their guests.
Mr. de La Ferte, a well-known and time saved was worth the ex- West Point, and Chen Tsang Wat, Imposing record of "peace
four children in the house and banker in Hanoi, arrived on an-perience. raced two miles by car for the other of his frequent calls here. Mr, Wong Chee and Mr. Leong This gentleman, in the past few Wa Chan, Manila residents, ar- When he got back the outbuild- months, has almost been a regular rived on a business call, ings were a mass of games. Far- commuter. between Hongkong and mer Davies and the nurse's chauf-Indo-China. PME feur, Mr. Bryn Jones, tackled the blaze and as Mr. Davies raked cided to pool their resources to the universality of its direct allowed to develop unchecked his life cutting away a roof to form a joint institution in Kun effects when it is waged by since the invasion of Man- either the house or shed alled Frevent the fire spreading towards
ming.
It will be called the Over- modern Powers armed, ac- churia, has now culminated with Hay, the child was born for the first time. So far, his away part of a lift in which his leg seas Chinese Middle School and cording to the last work of in a conflagration that leaves Neighbouring farmers helped to will admit Chinese refugee stu- contemporary science. It no safety to the common man put the fire out, and Mr. Davies, dents from Thailand. It is to be turns the mind to the whole on land, in the air, or on the exhausted and scorched, was able 838 opened on Dec. 5.
fatal chain of events which, sea.
to see his wife,
Dated the 20th day of Novem. ber, 1939.
· D'ÁLMADA & MASON, Solicitors for Mr. D. L. Meek one of the executors named
In the Will of the above
named deceased."'
Kayamally Building,
20 & 22, Queen's Road, Central, Hong Kong.
Shanghal.
324, Mee Chow Hotel, all from time" brutalities on the part the ice cream, cake and the enter Everyone enjoyed the tea party. of those who now utter it." tainment supplied by the young
members of the club.
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The Chung Hwa, Huang is happening furnishes yet
Yun
IN THE MEANTIME, what
another proof of both the formerly in Thailand, have de- horror of modern war and
and Sin Min
Middle Schools,
nurse
Cyrli Hatch, »Or a business trip to Japan front.
18-years-old: Sydney is Mr. O. W, Croydon, an employee of a firm of chemists in Australian gentleman who is cer Moorfields, EC., was covered with this excursion, seeing the Far East with oxy-acetylene apparatus cut tainly having a lot of fun during an asbestos blanket while firemen
journey has been by air using the was trapped. Other Bremen stood Dutch and French Imes: After aby to extinguish any possible short visit here, he will continue outbreak of fire during the opera-- North by steamer.
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