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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISEMENT
INSTITUTION, OF ENGINEERS AND SHIPBUILDERS of HONG KONG.
1st Floor, King's Building, Connaught Road.
LECTURE
by
Mr. P. V. Reveley, B.Sc. (Eng.) Entitled: "Television-A Gen. cral Survey" on Friday, 23rd. February, 1940.
Commencing at 6 P.M.
A cordial invitation is given to all interested,
one
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
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PARTICULARS AND CON DITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 26th day of Feb., 1940, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of Lot of Crown Land at To Kwa Wan, 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 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 (if not the applicant), will be with an to deposit required Authorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) la cash. This sam will be refunded on payment of the Pärchase
price.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT
Locality.
4148.
Kowloon Inland
Lot N
4231.
Wanl
Between To Kwa Wan Hd., & Ba Houng Rd., Inland Lot No. West South W
No. of Sale,
Registry No.
G.
Boundary
Measure
ments
As per
sale plan.
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Contents li
Square feet
20,000
F.
Tenuty
Rental
486
∞ | Upset Price.
84
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The Bank of China, 4, Queen's HONG KONG CRICKET Road, Hong Kong wishes to
CLUB.
advise the public, that all its tele. phones, except Nos. 20590 and TENNIS TOURNAMENT 1940.2503, have been replaced by No. 30258 for extention to different Departments of the Bank.
Fatries close on Saturday, 24th February, 1940, at 6 p.m.
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG.
&
PROBATE JURISDICTION,
IN THE GOODS of SYBIL RUBY CHAL. LINOR of 499 The Peak, Hong Kong wife of Richard Harold Challinor, formerly of "Wrenville" Chester Road, Northwich in the County of Chester in the United King. dom, deceased.
.86
.15,
BIRTHS STEVENSON. On February
Hospital. 1940,
Country at Shanghai, to Mona (nee Fordley, wife
Steverson, 3 of John daughter. GROSSETT-On February 15, 1940, at Wubu General Hospital, to Ethne (nee Dewsbury), wife of G. C. M. Grossett, a daughter,
Susan Jean. UNDERWOOD.-On February 18. 1940 at the Country Hospisal, Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. L Underwood, a son.
DEATHS
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EDITORIAL
BADMINTON
LEAGUE
RECREIO DEFEAT KOWLOON C.C.
In a "B" Division League bad- minton match played at King's Park last night, Club de Recreto "B" defeated the Kowloon Cricket Club by eight games to one.
R. A Marques and H. Gonsalves (Recreio) beat P. Winter-Blyth and AL Fisher 21-6; beat C. C. Kevin and T, A. Madar 21-5; beat A. Zimmern and HS Jones 21-5.. A E Xavier and H. A. Barros (Recreio)
lost to Winter-Blyth and Fisher 16-21; beat Kevin and Madar 21-8; beat Zimmern and Jones 21-7
N. A. Beltrao and V. I. Oliveira (Recreio) beat Winter-Blyth and Fistler 21-17; beat Kevin and Ma- dar 21-12: beat Zimmern and Jones 21-8.
WIN FOR ST. JOHN'S
At St. Teresa's Club, St. John's defeated St. Teresa's by six games
to three
John Chow and 8. Cheng (St. Teresa's) lost to H. Eardley and 12-21; lost to David Kwok and Frank H. Kwok 8-21;
R. Beaven
GREAT LABOUR OF LOVE
THURSDAY,
WORK DONE BY THE
Y.W.C.A. IN H.K.
Lady MacGregor's Radio Address On Practical Service & What It Means
"In the more intangible realm of inspiration and character education, it would take more than the wizadry of the Wizard of Oz to show you the results of the great labour of love of the enthusiastic staff and Volunteer Work- ers of the Y.W.C.A.," said Lady MacGregor yesterday, in the course of a broadcast from Z.B.W. Hongkong, on the work of the Y.W.C.A, in the Colony.
Lady MacGregor said: This than "the wizardry of the Wizard year the Y.W.C.A. marks its of Oz to show you the results of twentieth year of service to the great labour of love of the the girls and women of the enthusiastic staff and volunteer community of Hongkong. workers of the Y. W. C. A. Tangible While each year has shown evidence can be found though, in continual growth in work, such lustrations as this. leadership and financial sup- port, these last war years have suddenly given a new im petus and opportunity to the
refuse.
HUNTER-Called Home on Satur- day, February 10, 1640. Annie Sophia, aged 79 years, at Kuling! Deat. N. L. Smith and R. Maynard.W.C.A. that she could not themselves now have organized
Klangsi.
21-15.
Industrial girls, draw to the T. W. C. A. through, the services given to them in turn, develop such appreciation and
that quet leadership
they.
street childrens' schools and clubs, PROBLEMS INTENSIFIED: "
Industrial girls are the teachers Individual problems of girls and and leaders, and all funds for women have been intensified by these schools are secured by these the emergency situation, and the girls themselves, as their service community's tasks have multiplied to the community of Hongkong co-operative share, of refugee work, trial department functions through of student relief, of raising funds, a self-governing council, which of acting on planning committees, plans creative activities for their greatly increased.
Own department. These girls have a team workers in the pre- sent campaign.
FEBRUARY 22, 1940.
West China University Fire Losses
CHUNGKING, Feb. 21 (Reuter) -Losses through a are at the West China University in Cheng- tu on Feb.19 was estimated by Dean Ashley Lindsay as follows:
Building, $50,000 to $70,000; Equipment locally, $30,000; Equipment, supplies imported, $15,000 to $20,000 (U.S. dollars). - These do not include individual losses.
The West China Unión Univer- sity loss was partly covered by in- surance. The are. the cause of which is not yet obtamable lasted. for four hours,
Rumours of arson are unfound-
ed.
CHINA WAR
NEWS
Continued from Page 1 claimed that they were engaged in an enveloping and annihilating attack As a matter of fact, on the Nanning-Pipyang highway. the Chinese had advanced from Chiutang to Ssutang. forcing the enemy to retreat from Paltang to Santang..
Referring to the recent Japanese offensive in south" Kwangsi. the spokesman said that it had been launched not only against the
NOTICE is hereby given that the Court has by virtue of the provisions of Section 58 of Or. dinance No. 2 of 1897 made "an order limiting the time for credi.JACKSON.-On February 15, 1940,
in Hongkong, Robert, age 22 Tedesa's) beat Eardley and Beaven so that the Y.W.C.A. has found its The girl leadership of the Indus- ¦ Chinese but also against the anti- tors and others to send in their claims against the above estate to 15th day of March, 1940.
All Creditors, and others are accordingly hereby required to send their claims to the under signed on or before that date.
DEACONS,
Solicitors for the Executrix,
1, Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong.
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HONG KONG & SHANGHAI, BANKING CORPORATION,
NOTICE is hereby given that the Ordinary Yearly Meeting of the Shareholders in this Corpora
tion will be held at the Head Office of the Corporation, No. 1, Queen's Road Central, Hong
Austin Ho and H. S. Wan (St. RITTHAUSEN-On Thursday, Feb- Teresa's) lost to Eardley" and Bea- ruary 15, 1940. at the Shanghai į ven 9-21; lost to Kwok and Kwok General Hospital, Miss Harinah | 7-21; lost to Smith and Maynard
22-24. Ritthausen, aged 25 years.
Peter Lo and J. Tsang. (St.
21-17; lost to Kwok, and Kwok 7- 1: beat Smith and Maynard 21- 10.
years, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Jackson,
WEST-On Friday, Februay 16. 1940 The Country Hospital, Shanghai, Jeanette, the dearly- beloved infant daughter of Cap- tain and Mrs. R. J. West (W.. H. PLA).
The Baly Press
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Night Editor (Wanchal Office):
Tel. 24511. London Office: 53, Fleet Street
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HONGKONG, FERHUARY 22, 1940
THE HUNGRY
Kong, on Wednesday, the 28th THE MURDER OF February, 1940, at noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Board of Directors together with a Statement of Ac. counts for the year ending 31st December, 1939.
The Register of Shares of the Corporation will be closed from Thursday the 15th February to Wednesday the 28th February, 1940, (both days inclusive) dur. ing which period no transfer of shares can be registered.
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By Order of the Board of Directors.
V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 8th Feb., 1940.
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V. B. C. VICTORY VR.C. defeated Kowloon Tong by five games to four,
The match between St. Andrew's and the University was cancelled.
clothing from Japan's mar- kets. Expansion of the heavy industries has sent the price of domestic coal soaring to fantastic levelä. Instead of the promised wealth of China the invading armies have everywhere sown, and reaped, chaos, hunger, hardship, and death.
My hearers doubtless know of the great world wide movement of the Y.W.C.A. with its an of service to youth, of training and giving opportunity to the leadership of women, of put- ting the Christian spirit to work in the world to create a better society.
War elements in Japan. The Japanese military hoped to crush the ever growing anti-war feelings at home by a spectacular victory. But contrary to their expectation. they suffered another defeat
"Or, another illustration, women
.POINTS RECAPTURED of the T. W. C. A in the homes, have been saving money on little FANCHENG, HUPER. Feb, 21 sacrinces, so that the Y. W. C. A's (Central)-After the recapture of war treasury has never been Pingpa, west of Anlu, in Central empty, and sudden calls could Hupeh, Chinese forces" have re- This same movement is at work always be answered, whether for occupled another strategic point, here in Hongkong" among Chinese milk for babies. when the Kam Loyangtlen, which is north-east of Continuing their clearing UP girls and women. I wish it were Tin Camp had to be organised Pingpo possible to overcome the barrier of over night pay for teachers in
campa blankets and operations along the Yun River language, and let you in to some refugee
coats. medicine for valley, the Chinese are exerting of the activities going on at the padded. present moment in more than a Kwangtung wounded soldiers, or increasing pressure on Sanyang- dozen different spots in Hongkong, the support for nearly two years then west of Pingpa. because the YW C.A. has a policy of thirty young people in a Youth. at scattering over the city into Service Corps at the Kwangtung front to aid villagers and soldiers many neighbourhoods,
“Cut your child's hair your PRACTICAL SERVICE:
self," "Walk and save that bus fare" have been Httle ways with Mg results. FOR ALL TYPES:
There is a club or a class for and
Each department create, its own leadership, and evolves its own programme, striving for spiritual, mental, social and
In North Hupeh, the Chinese have recaptured". Tuchialien, northeast of Sulhsien...n
EAST CHEKIANG.. KINEWA, Feb. 21 (Central)--- Japanese troops landing at Che- shanchen, on the south bank of the Chientang River, north-east of Staoshan, have met with serious reverses in their advance toward Auchang, thely immediate objec- tive, south-east of Cheshanchen. After being thrown back by the Chiness, they are now perilously comered on the brink of the river. · Japanese units which crossed to the west bank of the Puyang River, a tributary of the Chien-
chow highway, who fled south- Werd
THE FAMINE MENACE has existed in Peiping and Tien- tsin ever since last summer's
Practical service means food and floods, first owing to uncon-lodging, healthful living in girls' trolled hoarding and specula- hostels. In Bonham Road tion (in which the Japanese hostel serves business girls On army participated), then as a Nathan Road another serves tran- result of actual lack of stocks. stents. In Wanchai and Causeway every type of Chinese girl
December again was being. Bay there are two hostels for fac- women at the Y. W. C. A. Start- specially imported to feed the tory girls, with a third in Kowloon ing when a girl is twelve, with Japanese population, rice be-City, being opened this Thursday the Wa Kwong girls club move
ment, similar to the movements For some months during 1939, for school girls in other countries. THE SHOOTING, in Tientsin, ing brought from Wuhu des- by Lady Northcote.
there was also a hostel for students but Chinese in ideology and of six members of a crowd pite the fact that it was driven by hunger to attempt urgently needed closer at stranded here, who were being symbolism, on until she is minty: There helped by the Student Relief com- Yes the "honourable elderiles"
tang River, have been beaten and the seizure of a cartload of hand in Shanghai.
was' great hardship allmittee to join their Universities in have their own clube, Yik Chons are retreating toward Slaoshan," grain, ushers in a new period
Club, meaning "Increasing
JAPANESE ROUTED for Japan's new order in through January, hardship the interior.
Rates in hostels for industrial, strength." There are club de- ON THE KWANGSI FRONT, East Asia." Founded on the which the authorities strove blood of those who resisted it lustily to explain away by girls are $1.20 to $200 for a bed partments for graduates, for young Feb. 21 (Central) After a night- or, in the opinion of the con- blaming it on "cunning mer-These beds are canvas cots, which married women," for teachers, for long flanking attack, the Chinese after sleeping business" girls, "for students, and routed on Monday the Japanese- chants "against whom dras- are stored away PUBLIC AUCTION.
querors, appeared as though tic measures were, of course, hours, when the rooms are used for the mdustrial girls mentioned at Blutung, on the Nanning-Yam- they might resist it in the
Toward for classes, clubs, and library for, just now. loudly threatened. future, this benenclent re- PARTICULARS AND CON-
neighborhood. Meals are run on! gime is now bringing to those the beginning of the present many more industrial girls in the DITIONS of the Sale by Public
month the situation grew who live under it not only Auction to be held on Monday, the 26th day of Feb., 1940, ät 3
oppression but also famine, worse and still all that was a co-operative basis with the done was the perpetration of girls giving a hand with the cook- Allen rule, however cruelly
a month healthful meals are; p.m., at the Offices of the Pubilo.
imposed and however bitterly a much publicised New Yearing, so that for as low as $3.00
"cheap rice" ̈ ̈fraud, from served. Works Department, by Order of
resented by its victims, has
which only a few families His Excellency the Governor of
able, 65 been
the all over one Lot of Crown Land at
world, to survive where it benefited. The food riots be- FREE SCHOOLING: Tytam, in the Colony of Hong
has succeeded in organizing gan last week. economic resources and pro- Kong, for a term of 75 years,
viding some sort of livelihood chain is only as strong as its with the option of renewal
for the people. It has been weakest link. The chains with at a Crown Rent to be fixed by
Tokyo's boast that precisely in which the rulers of Japan the Surveyor of His Majesty the
this way the Japanese would have bound both the occupied KING, for one further term of
be able to consolidate their areas and their own people 75 years.
new domain and even improve are weak at many points and Intending bidders are advised
NOTICE IS HEREBY the lot of their subject, and, the shooting of men and wo- that immediately after the dis GIVEN that the FIFTY of course, dearly beloved, men simply because they can- posal of the lot the Purchaser SECOND ORDINARY GEN- Chinese brethren. The rifle not be fed indicates the whole (If not the applicant) will be ERAL MEETING of SHARE. shots that made corpses of six mechanism of aggression is required to deposit with anOLDERS in this Company will human beings whose only approaching breakdown. To- authorised officer who will be be held at the Offices of Messrs. crime was that they were day the victims of the mas- next month, or next year they present at the sale, the sum of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., starving broke this myth sacre are Chinese. Tomorrow,
forever.
will be Japanese, fathers, two hundred dollars, ($200) in on TUESDAY, 12th March, cash. This sum will be refunded 1946, at NOON for the purpose lower Yangtze, in Korea, mothers, brothers and sisters Practical service also includes this campaign, are two projects, on payment of the Purchase of receiving the Report of the Formosa and Japan itself, the of the men who fight for the help to refugees. Since the ear much needed and much longed Directors together with the State last year has been one of dire glory of the Mikado at the liest days of the war YWCA for. One is a Business Girls
front.
workers have tried to change Service Centre in the downtown ment of Accounts for the year shortage of the elementary PARTICULARS OF THE LOT ended 31st December, 1939.** necessities of life. Devastation THOSE BIX SHOTS at Tien- misfortune into benent, by Alling district, where Chinese business The REGISTER of SHARES through military operations, tsin were perhaps the most the idle days of saddened refugees girls can rest, bring their lunch of the Company will be CLOSED the great Hopel floods, and, in important of the whole Sino-in Victoria goal and old G. G. H or buy an inexpensive meal, and from MONDAY, 26th February, the parts of the Empire not Japanese hostilities. They with thousand character classes hold meetings
directly affected by the war, constituted a declaration of and industrial handwork, mothers Back of this project is a strong, enthusiastic club of 1940, to TUESDAY, 12th March, shortage of farm labour, war not only against the and childrens classes, vaccination
business girls, who have set 1940, both days Inclusive, during draught animals, and artifi- national aspirations and love and health work
themselves, a goal of $2000, to which period no transfer of shares cial fertilizers (result of diver of liberty of the Chinese the YWCA bag mupported be collected for the campaign. can be registered,
sion of men, horses and in- people but against their right teachers and welfare workers, and
And the second is the division dustries to military needs) to continue to eat and live them special training into two departments of the girls By Order of the Board of
tses to prepare them for their work and student departments, have combined to produce a And It is not only Chinese Directors,
under two Y. W. C. A, secretaries universal crop failure. Con- who hunger under the 0. EAGER.
Instead of one, giving opportunity servation or foreign exchange Sun. Also, it was not
to work with more of the schools. at the expense of necessary day that history Secretary:
ngible realm which have alled the city to over- renewals of raw material doom of any regi
character dowing on stocks has led to a virtual dis only guns with which
cotton swer the people's hunger appearance of wool
On Sunday Japanese unit from Nanning seized about 200- Chinese cows at a neighbouring village. It was chased by Chinese An adult education department troops and armed peasants, who physical development,
for women seeks to further the got most of the cows back. developement of women, along any FIGHTING IN SHANTUNG lines needed. Perhaps it is cook- SOMEWHERE IN SHANTUNG.. Practical service also includes: ing and home making, perhaps it Feb 21 (Central)-Fighting has IT IS A TRUISM that a free schooling, with the emphasis is studing the new constitution of flared up again in the Shantung" particularly on Industrial girls, China, perhaps it is a discussion Peninsula as the Japanese have schooling which makes them in course on the place of a Christian launched an offensive on Wenteng. south-west of Welhafwel in dependent, self respecting citizens. in the world today.
All these groups have given several columns. One Japanese
service the
fo
many column was engaged by the Chi- The hostels and service centres becomes avenues for developing a yeoman
the tasks with which the war con- nese southeast of Wenteng all day sane, wholesome life with advantages of education, recrea fronted the Colony, bandages. Monday.
on, and Inspiration that other medical supplies. padded coats mittee meetings, fret aid cou’BES, these factory girls. wise would not be available to flower days, bened's, endless com-
If you passed by in the
price.
No. of Bain,
Registry No.
Locality.
Upposito, E Lot. No. 433.
Rural Building Lot No. 147,
Rural Building
Island Road Tytani:
Boundary
* Mensure-
menta.
DEP
Contents in
Square feet.
Annual
Rental.
Upact Prica
About
ID,000
179-
3,750
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THE HONG KONG LAND
INVESTMENT & AGENCY" COMPANY, LIMITED.
Hong Kong 19th Feb. 1940.
IN NORTH CHINA, on the
evening
the and beard laughter and singing, you would be glad that the V. W. C. A. is making such a happy, worth while home for girls.
Later in the Government camps
OF LOVE:
A. R. P., 8t, John Ambulance “Yes, ing additional secretary's salary the Y. W. C. A, has its own unity The secretary herself is ready. free vaccination, many more than waiting! I can name.
„FINANCE CAMPAIGN:
I doubt If you could find an
TWO PROJECTS:
From Feb, 26 to Mar 20, leaders Dependant on the success of of the YW. C. A will put their energies into anance campaign to raise $30.000. I appeal to you citizens of Hongkong to contribute generously to this cause. organization in the Colony where
ceived the ladies of the X. W each dollar gets more value te
and make each penny do double- Aare thrifty housekeepers,
duty. However don't for that. reason make them walk twice as far to get half as much money
The project depends upon seur-
Bat make you check generous, and know that many a gigi is protected and cared for that you yourself would but never could help. Checks pay.
able to the 1 W. C. 5 and mailed in simply to the Y. W.
C. A. will be much appreciat
ed,