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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISEMENT
THE SPORTS CLUB,
SELLING LOTTERIES.
REMINDER.
Members are reminded that Selling Lotteries will be conduct ed at the Club on TUESDAY. the 6th, commencing at 5.39 p.m., on the following Races:
The Malden Stakes,
Hong Kong Derby,
THE "STAR” · FERRY COMPANY. LIMITED.
Notice to Shareholders.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE FORTY. SECOND ORDINARY YEAR- LY MEETING OF THIS COM. PANY WILL be held at the Office of Messrs. Jardine, Mathe son & Co., Ltd. on Friday, the 16th February," 1940, at 11.30 a.m. for the purpose of recelying
Rooty Hill Derby & Sports the Report of the Directors to-
Club Cup.
gether with a Statement of "Ac- counts for the year ended 31st December, 1939.
Members" friends, including 1.adies, are cordially invited.
Q.
LAM MING FAN,
Hon. Secretary.
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
PARTICULARS AND CON
DITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 12th day of Feb., 1940, 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 Chuk Un, in the Colony of Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, commencing from 1st July, 1898, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of 24 years less the last three days thereof.
Intending bidders are advised that immediately alter the dis- posal of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicant) will be required to deposit 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
The Register of Shares of the
EDITORIAL
Mr. and Mrs. Albert G. Quark photographed after their marriage at the Rosary Church yesterday. The bride was formerly Miss
Marie Friscilla Spencer. "
DR. J. T. SMALLEY
Dr. J. T. Smalley has moved from No 57 Kadgorie "Avenue, Kowloon, to Knuts- ford Hotel, telephone 56986. also at No. 526. Nathan Road, tel. 50909 and at Exchange Building, Hongkong,
floor, tel 265-45.
third
Senior
Dr. Smalley · was Medical Officer in the Medi- cal Department and retired last month..
RUSSIA HASĖ DOUBLE - CROSSED
GERMANY
ROME Feb. + (Reuter)—An editorial in Marsha! Balbca's newspaper today declared that Russia has double-crossed Ger- many."
OVER MILLION BAGS OF The Soviet, has gone far beyond
Company will be CLOSED from RICE STOCKED IN H.K.:
Friday," the 9th February, 1940,
to Friday, the 16th February, 1940, both days inclusive.
By order of the Board of Directors,
C. M. MANNERS, Secretary & Manager, Hong Kong, 25th Jan., 1940.
The Daily Press.
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HONGKONG, FEBRUARY 5, 1940
CHINA, INDIA,
BURMA
in
VISITS to Chungking, quick succession, of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and the Burmese Goodwill Mission did more than demonstrate. the admiration of the Indian
nations and Burmese
for
CONSERVATION PLAN
·
SPECIAL TO THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS Plans for the conservation of rice in the Colony, form- ing part of the Government scheme to build up reserves of" essential commodities in the present emergency, have pro- gressed so far and so satisfactorily that over a million bags of rice are now stocked in Hongkong.
their agreement with the Nazis and has unscrupulously meddled with the interests of the Germans. Russia has abandoned aid to Germany and no. food-stuffs, iron and other vital materials," have
been sent from Russia,
SUPER PURSUIT "MONOPLANE
Special to the H. B. Dally Press NO CONTROL
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 (Havàs)— Over this factor the Hongkong The War Department has approved the authorities believe that the in-high-speed super pursul mono- Government has no control, but of the sale to France of a crease in price has not been ab- plane. capable of reaching. 400 normal and has not been due to miles per hour.
Never in the history of the be due to the higher prices in the Colony has there been such a countries of origin. plentiful supply of the staple. Estimating the population to be 1,500,000, the supply, even If it is impossible to replenish it, is authoritatively stated to be sufficient for six months.
GOVERNMENT PURCHASE
any local manipulation. It is not considered necessary at the pre-
new
General Feng Yu-hsiang, Vice-
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1940.
Mr. Sidney A. Fowler, the Interport hockey player, and his bride, formerly Miss Violet M. L. Bradbury, after their wedding at St. Andrew's Church on Saturday afternoon. The bride is the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Bradbury. of "Vernon House,"
Braga Circuit, Kowloon.
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FIVE WEDDINGS DURING WEEKEND: INTERPORT HOCKEY PLAYERS
A marriage of great interest to the Portuguese "community was solemnised at the Rosary Church, Kowloon, yesterday after- noon when MIFS CYNTHIA MARIA NORONHA DA SILVA, step- daughter of M.. Jose Maria Vandenberg Remedios, of the Kow- loon Docks, and daughter of Mrs. Luiza Noronha Remedies, of No. 13 Knutsford Terrace, became the bride of DR. ALBERTO MARIA RODRIGUES, M. R., B. S. (Hongkong), of No. 126 Waterloo Road. The Rev. Father L. M. Rossi Chiffons, and carrying a bouquet Of the millilon bags. each of sent time to control the price.
officiated..
| of white roses, Miss Dorothy Liliañ which weighs 180 cattles, about locally.
Miss Mylthië Silva, the bride's Harris, daughter of Mrs. A. Harris.. 300,000 have been purchased by
murried to It is pointed out that the retall Chairman of the National MI-sister. was bridesmaid and the was
Mr. Cecil W. the Government, while the re-price of rice is even higher in Thai-tary Council, has suggested the best men were Mr. E N. Carvalho Haynes at St. Andrew's Church, mainder belong to rice dealers who land and Annam than in Hong-building of a tomb. for China's and Mr. R. A. Bilva,
Kowloon, on Saturday afternoon. have co-operated with the au- kong.
unknown soldier placing before it Following the ceremony, athe Vicar. the Rev. J.R. Higgs, thorities in the scheme since the
CURRENT PRICES
Iron images of Wang Ching-wel Bargely attended reception was BA., FR.G.S., officiating at the emergency law came into effect.
Current prices of the various and his wife in a kneeling post- held at the Club de Rectelo
ceremony: Both bride and groom are pro-i grades of rice are:-Thailand rice: tion. (Central).
'The bride was attended by Miss first quality, $11 per picul of. 100
minent in sporting circles, Mrs. Hazel Harris (sister) and Miss cattles:
A. M. Rodrigues plays hockey Betty Aslett who wore cyclamen and badminton for the Club de taffeta and chiffon velvet, Their. Recrelo while. Dr. Rodrigues is bouquets were of sweet peas.
Regular shipments are also ar- riving, and about 20,000 bags are expected within the next fortnight from Thailand and Annam, whence Annam practically all rice consumed local, ly comes.
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second grade: $8.
rice: first quality, $9; Rice riots are reported to have second and third quality (broken taken place at Swatow
and rice), $8 and $7. Figures given are Chacchow. The acute shortage of approximate.
rice and fuels there is understood On an average, there has been to have been caused by the dis- of communications by in recent weeks. This is stated to price since August last year. Chinese guerillas.—(Central).
The price of the commodity has, however, in spite of the abundant local supply, shown some increase a swing upwards of about $2 in the ruption
ANTI- BRITISH
MOVEMENT
on payment of the Purchase price. China's struggle to maintain BY JAPANESE OVER ASAMA
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT
Registry No.
Locality.
New Kowloon Funnel Lot No. 2763.
No. of Sale
Chuk Un.
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Boundary
Measure-
ments
It.ft
As per
sale plan.
G.
NOTICE.
Contents in
About
Annual
Rental
Square feet
Upset Price.
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HONG KONG WATER
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her independence. They rang the death knell of the old sentimental illusion, long cherished among these peo- ples, that Japan, the first of the Eastern lands to attain the status of a great power, deserved their admiration and support. Today, the old pan- Asianism that offered such a fertile field for Tokyo's agents is a thing of the past, com- memorated only in the faded slogans of the Black Dragon Society. The Japanese are stigmatised all over the great continent as aggressors at- tempting by bloodshed
to
56 achieve the subjugation of a
TIENTSIN
& HANGCHOW
TIENTSIN, FEB, 3 (HAVAS)-IT IS LEARNED THAT THE JAPANESE RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATION IN TIENTSIN RECENT- LY PETITIONED THE JAPANESE CONSULATE ITO ASK TOKYO TO STRENGTHEN THE BLOCKADE OF THE BRI- TISH CONCESSION IN RETALIATION FOR THE BRITISH ATIITUDE OVER THE ASAMA MARU ÎNCIDENT.
'The Japanese Foreign Office is reported to have requested the Association to show moderation, leaving Tokyo to settle in- ternational affairs.
REVIVED MARU IN
MUSIC NOTES FROM
CHUNGKING.
are
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of the stalwarts of the Re- The bride's mother attended in creic Senior League cricket team blue-grey wool lace with acces
Is and an, Interport hockey, sories to match. player having represented Hong- The bride entered the Church kong against Malaya and Macao. on the arm of her brother, Mr. G.B. Harris, while Mr. Ede T. Harris discharged "the duties of best man.
QUARK - SPENCER
At the Rosary Church yester-
A reception was held at "Chan- day, Miss Marie Priscilla Spencer tecler," Nathan Road, after which was married to Mr. Albert Quark the happy couple left for their of the editorial staff of the South honeymoon, at Repulse Bay, Mrs. China Morning Post.
Cecil Haynes' going-away costume The bride is the eldest daughter being of "London Tan” trimmed or the late Mr. A. N. Spencer, with grey fur with accessories to
match.
TOMLINSON FOSS
formerly of the British-American Tobacco Company, while the bride- CHUNGKING, Feb. 3 (Central)
groom is the only son of Mr. F. W. -The nation's foremost musical Quark, formerly, of the Asiatic talent" and critics
Attended by two page boys in being Petroleum Company and now south
Miss Heather gathering in the wartime capital. China manager of Messrs. Lever Highland dress,
Mr. Sitson Ma, China's ranking B.os..
Foss, daughter of the late Dr. EV. violinist, arrived 'in Chungking re-
A dinner reception was given in Foss, and Mrs. Foss, of Bristol, cently and
has been giving the evening at the Golden Dragon England, became the bride of Dr. B.A.. M.B, Sterling Tomlinson, series of concerts, drawing very Restaurant.
Ch. B. B.A.C. (Dublin), of the
A Reuter message adds that in large audience. Mr. Ma is now
THE NEWLY-ESTABLISH-response to representations by the first violinist, of the Officers FOWLER - BRADBURY Kowloon Hospital, at St. John's
con-
Mr.
Endeavour Association's
clation and the Kwellin Broad- casting Station...
The
The page boys were Masters Ned and Robin Roger.
Cathedral on Saturday afternoon... ED CONTACT with Burma is British Consul-General and im Moral
A wedding of considerable in- The Dean, Very Rev. J.L. Wilson, also of the greatest impor-lar oral representations by the symphony orchestra here.
Wu Fa-chao, well-knownterest to sporting circles, especial-officiated. tance. It is well known, that American Consul-General and the the Japanese, who have al- Chamber of Commerce to the Jap- conductor, is understood to have ly hockey, took place at St. And-Given away by Mr. H. Wood anese Consul-General, the Jap- also accepted an offer from the rew's Church on Saturday after- Roger, of Messrs. Butterfield and brother people, and the China ready gained a paramount anese" military. authorities are Officers' Moral Endeavour Associa-noon at 3.30 when Miss Violet Swire, the, bride looked charming of the war of liberation, not position in the neighbouring permitting the dally transporta- tion and will shortly be seen Margaret Lillian Bradbury, daugh- in a dress of white and sver the Japan who uses her pre-country of Siam, were ex-tion of vegetables, fruits and wielding his baton
halo headdress before the ter of Mr. B.W, Bradbury, the In- lame, with dominant position to oppress pending great effort and meats into the British Concession, combined orchestra of the Asso terport lawn bowls player, and and waist length vell. Her bouquet and plunder, is recognized as large sums of money to in- starting today.
Mrs. Bradbury, of Hongkong, be- was of white carnations and can- the model and senior of the fluence the Burmese nation-
• JAPAN'S REPLY
came the bride of Mr. Sidney dytuft. Asiatic peoples.
alist movement. The
Alfred LONDON, Feb, 3. (Reuter)--The
Fowler, Interport and OFFER REPULSED SYMPATHY for "China's struction of the Kunming- Javanese reply to the British Note
Mr. Chang Hung-tao, violinist Hongkong Hockey Club player.
Rev. JR. Higgs, H.A..
Mrs. H. W. Roger attended in a musle heroic fight and the opening Lashio highway spurred the on the Asama Maru incident has and
critic, has turned been received in London.
FR.GS., officiated.
red dress and her flowers were red" of new communications by agents of Tokyo to even
down 2n offer of the Central land and air have once more greater exertions, and they continuing and it is expected that the Ministry of Education, Mr. radiant in a dress of white chiffon discharged by Mr. Edward Morgan,
"Diplomatic conversations are Broadcasting Station and joined the altar by her father, looked
The bride, who was escorted to carnations,
brought closer together the succeeded in inducing a sec- the correspondence between the Chang is the author of several valvet, with long sleeves, a long, of the Public Works Department. It is hereby notified that a great Eastern civilisations tion of the Press to demand two countries will be published treaties on violin performance constant supply of water will be that influenced each other 60 its immediate stoppage, Now, shortly.
and harmony, and was for many given in all districts from 5.00 profoundly in the past. For however, the road is there,
IN HANGCHOW
years SHANGHAI, Feb. 3 (Reuter) Tientsin.
a professor or music in a.m. on February 6th, to 12.00 decades and centuries, China, and its influence has been
Burma and India have, so far more than merely commer-The latest place for an anti- p.m. on February 8th., in con-
Mr. Miao Tien-jui, well-known as actual contact is concern- cial. The Burmese delegation British movement to be launch is music theorist, recently arrived in nection with the Chinese New ed, been further from each to Chungking represented Hangchow, according to a report Chungking from Wenchow on the Year Festival.
today's Sin Wan leaders from all parties and published in
invitation ot the Ministry of A. B. PURVES,
walks of life, the newly-
Education and is now editor of a Anti-British posters. have, been organized Sino-Burmese Cul-
musical bi-monthly. - Water Authority.
placed in all the Public Works Department. Hong Kong, 1st. Feb., 1940.
BLUE FUNNEL GENERAL
AVERAGE.
THE
Pao.
tural Association is develop thoroughfares, and an inventory principal
vince(Central).
The duties of best man were
circular train, with a long. vell A reception was later held at held in place with orange blos-the Gloucester Hotel after which soms. Her bouquet was of roses. the happy couple left for their with maiden hair fern,
honeymoon at Fanling, Mrs. Ster- Attending the bride were Missing Tomlinson's going-away. COS-... Joan Bradbury (sister), Miss tume being of black woollen, with" Florence Fowler (aister of the hat and shoes to match, and gold'
room) and Miss Mavis Glendinnecklace and bracelet, ning who were dressed in laven-
AT THE REGISTRY dar taffeta, with violet coloured. chiffon velvet coatees and hats to At the Registry, Supreme Court, match. Their bouquets comprised on Saturday. Mr. T. J. Gould, De- orchids from Singaporeputy Registrar, officiated at the
Mrs. B.W Bradbury attended in marriages of
other than from the countries of the West. Now once more they exchange. ideas and ex- perience and take a deep in- terest in each other's affairs. ing its activity both in Chung and registration of all British A branch of the Central Bank GREATEST single king and in Rangoon, and it goods to be sold in Hengchow has of China was formally opened in 51 contribution made by India is safe to say that whatever been started by the puppet police, Bining, capital of Chinghal, on
to China's fight was the initial successes may have the report states.
February 1. Müch importance is | wine coloured lace dress with ac-. Mr. Richard George Gosling, organization of the Congress attended the early sallies of These goods will be confiscated attached to its opening as it cessories to match
merchant, of No. 54. Village Road, Medical Unit, under Dr. Atal, the Japanese, their influence and a fine ten times their value marked a forward step toward Mr. Ted Haines discharged the and Misa Lul Yuk-tsun, of No. 385... which arrived in Canton in is now definitely on the wane will be imposed upon merchants financial and economic develop duties of bestman,
Nathan Road; July 1938 and has since work- THERE IS A NEW brother who fall to register the goods, the ment in the far-flung west pro- After the ceremony a reception. Mr. Akwon Lawson, merchant, ör was held at the bride's home, No. 4. Hankow Road, and Miss Tam ed among the wounded in all hood of understanding among report concludes. parts of the country. The these three peoples of Asia, a
"Vernon House," No. 16, Eraga Chung-chi; unit, which has its own am- new striving to know each
tomorrow at 9.30 pm, with a gala bulances, will be maintained other better, and, with grow-
charity premiere at the King's until the end of the war. Re-ing knowledge, a new res-
One of the most inspiring Theatre in aid of the Interna ports from doctors of the pect for each other's efforts group going home on leave and achievements. In this scenes ever to be filmed, is the tional Peace Eospital
scene in which Juarez (Paul A second gala charity perform Japan, and, finally, the personal brotherhood,
yed Muni) addresses the representa- ange will take place on Thursday, testimony of Pandit Nehru, aggressor who has betrayedtives of foreign powers who have Chinese New Year's Day, at 11 have made China, live to her birthright, will have no come to plead for the life of the am. These special shows will be millions of Indians, and this place until her people have emperor Maximillati. The speech attended by many hotables in- has resulted in large con- thrown off the rulers who is underlined with contemporary cluding HB the Governor and tributions of medical supplies have driven them into the implications, and delivered with Lady Northcote, Mme. Sun Yat- and other expressions of criminal fratricide of the war brilliant clarity.
Ben, General Wo Te-chen and 53' sympathy and solidarity. in China.
"Juarez" will open in Hongkong others.
Cargo damaged as a result of the vessel having stranded will be surveyed at Holt's Wharf by Messrs. Goddard & Douglas from 10 a.m, on Tuesday and Wednes. day 6th and 7th February. Con signees are requested to arrange honda ce se deve ver en el tendance at the Survey of their consignments.
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"JUAREZ”
"OPENS TOMORROW
Circuit, Kowloon, following which Mr. Lee Hsi-che, merchant," of the happy newly-weds left for No. 5, Ching Fung Street, and Miss ⠀⠀ their honeymoon at Repulse Bay, Yung Pl-yun; Mrs. Bidney Fowler's going-away Mr. Cyril Lumley Lynn Boswell, dress being rust coloured heavy Able Seaman, Royal Navy, and Miss crepe, with brown hat gloves. bag Chang Ying, of No. 430. Feking and shoes and a silver fox fur Road, 4). Mr. and Mrs Sidney Fowler will
later proceed to Shanghal
HAYNES HARRIS reddas ou
Attired in “a
ANNOUNCEMENT
The for hcoming marriage is announced of Mr. James Allen Ho gown or auditor of Texas Co. (China) Ltd... satin brocade in princess style, and Miss Alice Tse, of No. 494 with veil and orange blossoms, by Prince Edward Road,