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EDITORIAL
THE HONG KONG & KOWLOON WHARF & GODOWN CO., LTD. ADVERTISEMENT
This is to give notice that the undermentioned cargo will be sold in our Godowns at Kow. loon by Auction, to detray-storage charges, at 10 am, on Thursday, 30th May, 1910, unless claimed and storage charges are paid before that date.
STORERS
Kae Shean & Co.
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Ching Fong Chong & 79
Co.
Meezon & Co.
LOT NO.
CARGO
DATE STORED
ORDER OF
G 25151 25268
1 Bale Cardboard
11/7/31.
6
Bales Strawboard
9/8/31
J 26872
Bags Cotton Gloves
24/6/38
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H 30849
4
Cases Pencils
2/6/37
J 27077
Kong Kee & Co. Ltd. 18
Casks Retorts
23/7/38
G 62663
Tai Hing
1
Case Cotton Goods
6/1/31
J 27654
Tack Wo Kung Kee 2
Casks Dyes
29/9/38
27656
1 Cask 35
27800
27814
28201
26094.
Dyestuff Co.
1 Drum Sod. Sulphate
8 Drums
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199
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Sulphur Black
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G 25916 Wing Hong
H 28203 Leung Yai Wing
28217
H 29894 Tam Yui Lin
31151 Tin Tạo & Cl...
31599
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20 Cases Hosiery Wool - 29/10/31
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Hongkong Import &1 Case, Perfumery
9/3/26 Nederlandsche Handel
Maatschappl):
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG
PROBATE JURISDICTION.
IN THE GOODS of Paul Jerome Toad late of Canton in the Republic of China, de. Medical Practitioner, ceased.
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
NEWSETTES
The Hon. Dr. Li Shu-fan will address the Hongkong Rotary Club Tifin Meeting today on Ram- 'blings of the Rambler."
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Thaand
Mr. V. Osatananda, Minister and trade envoy, who has been on a tour of China, left for Thailand on Sunday by air.
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Mr. W. H. Heytman, general sales representative. Standard Vaccuum on Co., Singapore, who was Hongkong with Mrs. Hestmau, left during the week-end fot the North.
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Mr. A. J. Percival, managing director of Innis And Riddle (China) Ltd., Shanghal. who was in Hongkong recently, returned to the northern port at the week-end.
Dr. Paul Yu Pin, Vicar Apostolle of Nanking, left Chungking on
TUESDAY, MAY 14, 1940."
Who's Who In The Cabinet
MR. WINSTON CHURCHILL (Premler and Defence-Minister),-has...... been openly declared the most hated max in Germany. „Hé“was, a soldier at 19; saw the Spanish Campaign in Cuba, was with the British forces through Indian Fron- tler wars and won distinction in the Boer War when he was cap- tured by the Boers but made 'a dramatic escape.
In Parliament he has repro- duced many characteristics of his father, Lord Randolph Churchill. Left Conservatives and Joined Liberal Party in 1904, and in the following year was appointed Under-Secretary of Colonies.
Introduced the very high Naval Estimates" in 1914 and in, 1915 re signed his post as First Lord of the Admiralty. Returned to active ser- vice as an officer in November 1915, Minister of Munitions in July 1917, Secretary for War and Air January.. 1919 to February 1921, Secretary for the Colonies in February 1921,
"state to the 31st day of May, May 3 on an inspection tour of the Chancellor of the Exchequer in Mr. Baldwin's Cabinet in 1924.
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war-torn areas of Kwelchow, All Creditors and others are | Kwangsi, Kwangtung, Hunan and accordingly hereby required to Hupeh provinces. send their claims to the under- signed on or before that date.
Dated the 6th day of May, 1940.
JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER. Solicitors for the Executrix, Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank Building," Hong Kong.
A Chinese watchman on duty by the Aberdeen Reservoir was too late to save a te, at 1.15pm. last Saturday when he saw, from a distance, a well-dressed Chinese woman, about 30 years of age, jumping into the reservoir. The woman's body had already dis- appeared when he arrived on the spot,
A waitress, whose favour was be- 267 ing sought, was the cause of a vio- lent fight in a trashop in Canton Road yesterday when a number of Shanghai men and wharf.coolies nad a free-for-all in which tables,
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21/10/38. 25/10/38 27/1/39
-1940.
3
J
4/12/31
1 Box Cinema Films
13/4/35
www
24/4/35
单方
1 Case Machinery
23/9/36.
31109 Tung Sing & Co.
3
Cases Rayon 'Goods.
14/7/37
5 Pkges. Match Machine
21/8/37
10
16/10/37
29739
Kwanan Trading Co.
8
Cases Water Bottles
7/8/36
F 38922
Cantan Trading Assn.
2
Cases Packing
G 39-459
Medicines
F 45261
25/4/32 22/10/28-
Export Co.
G 44747
.1
Talcum Powder
23874
Toa Trading Co.
2 Cases Gauze
9/6/29 20/9/30
Canton
25869
30687
Yokohama Specie
1
1 Case Printed Matter
Asb. Sheets
22/1/31 Nippon Yusen Kaisha 9/12/29
Bank
30688
11
H 33315
46011 33457 Muller & Phipps Ltd.
67978 N. S. Moses &
Co. Ltd. Hirata & Co. Canton
14
Goldstone
4/5/31
The Daily Press.
IPES. 報西剌籽
3
Waterproof Cloth
7
Fasteners
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15/3/33 Nippon Yusen Kaisha'
2/8/37
.do.
3
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Prepared Food
28/3/33
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35877 Chartered Bank of
.1 Case Disinfectant
11/12/33
India'
21/8/34
Manufacturers Bank
of China
"Glen" Line
40488 Capt Godinez 42520
1 Case Horse “Races ́·
Kawamura & Co.
Canton" 42914 Stard & Co. Canton 43373 Central European
Case Instruments
27/6/35 24/2/36
I
Crate Kettle
3
Bales Woollen. Yarn
Trading Co. Canton
43465
60 Pkges. Asb, Sheets
21/7/36
4 Cases Band Steel 置
10/7/36
12/9/36
14/11/36
37864 Jardine Matheson & 51 Pkges. Sanitary Ware
Co. Ltd., Agents,.
43775
H 43867
44222
45629
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Central European
Trading Co. Canton
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Giko Yoko, Canton
45917 T. Eyaki
H 12223 Wing Cheong & Co.
13494
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E 144211. M. Noronha
F 14688 Lammert Bros.
Case Machine
14
5 Cases Lamp Cord
Case Glass Bottles
11
29/4/36 Nippon-Yusen Kaisha
9/7/36
27/6/37 Nippon Yusen Kaisha 23/7/37 Yokohama Specle
1
G 13255 Hongkong Trading Co
2. Cases Turpentine-
16/4/32
2··.
Port Wine
31/12/33
2
Vermouth
15/8/34
2 Drums Rect. Alcohol
4/10/24
28 Cases Wine
12/1/29
14689 G13473
26
17
Honwan Trading Co.
"' Canton
1
Case Beer
9/6/32
8 Cases Brandy etc.
16/6/36
17904 San Martine Co.
8
H 00192
World Tobacco Co.
6
Wine Cigarettes
30/5/36
30/6/37
7953
Heung“Wah -
2
29/5/36
G 8203
Ping Kee
15 Tins 'Dyes
1/8/36
Yee Kec On
4
Cases Thermos
4/6/34
H 11033)6 Ko Chi Cheung
3.4471
Hongkong: 6th May, 1940.
CHINA UNDERWRITERS,
LIMITED.
Bank Ltd.
"C. M. MANNERS,
Secretary & Manager.
THE INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY,
NOTICE is hereby given that
the Sixteenth Annual Ordinary
LIMITED.
General Meeting of Shareholders NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING.
of China Underwriters, Limited,
will be held at the Offices of the
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THE CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
Company, 4A, Des Voeux Road. The Fifty-ninth Ordinary Gen- The Fifty Nath · Ordinary Central, Hong Kong, on Tues-eral Meeting of the Company Meeting of Shareholders will be day the Fourteenth day of May, will be held at the Offices of the held at the Offices of the under 1940, at noon for the purpose of General Managers, Messrs. Jar signed on Wednesday, the 22nd receiving the Report of the dine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., May, 1940, at Noon," for the Board of Directors and a State Pedder Street, Hong Kong, on purpose of receiving the Report ment of Accounts for the year Thursday, 30th May, 1940, at of the General Agents, together ended 31st December, 1939, and noon, for the purpose of receiving with a statement of Accounts for of electing Directors and Audi- the Report of the Directors, pass the year ended the 31st Decem tors.
*ing the Accounts, and electing|ber, 1939. The Transfer Books and Re-Directors and Anditors, *
The Share Register and Trans. The Transfer Books of the Ter Books will be closed from gister of Members of the Com pany will be closed from the 6th Company will be closed from the the 8th May, to the 2nd May, May, 1940, to the 14th May, 23rd May to 13th June inclusive. | 1940, both days inclusive. 1940, both days inclusive.
By order of the Board. By Order of the Board of Directors,
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD. General. Managers,
HERBERT R. STURT,
Managing Director. Hong Kong, Ist May, 1940.
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Trong Kong, 16th April 1940
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JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD., General Agents.
Editorial and Business Office: 15-19. Queen's Road Central, Tel. 30251.
Night Editor (Wanchal Office):
Tel. 24511.
London Offre: 53. Fleet Street
5.C.4.
HONGKONG, MAY 14, 1940.
AIR V. SEA POWER
stools, bowls and crockery were free. ly used. As a result of altercation. three, Shanghai Chinese were sent to the Kowloon Hospital for treat- ment
Was made First Lord of the Admiralty: on the outbreak of the present war and has now assumed office as "Prime Minister and De fence Minister.
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MR. ALBERT V; ALEXANDER |
MR. A. DUFF-COOPER (Minis- (First, Lord of the Admiralty) re-ter of Information) was First Lord turns to the post which he held
of the Admiralty in 1929-1931. Was Parliamentary
1937 to Septemi- ber Secretary to the Board of Trade in first Labour Government..
SIR JOHN ANDERSON (Home Secretary)
was former Governor of Bengal. Was Secretary of the Ministry of Shipping from 1917 to 1919; Chairman of the Board of Inland Revenue; Permanent Un- der-Secretary for the Home Office from 1922 to 1932, when he was appointed Governor of Bengal.
1938, after being Secretary for War. Finan- cial Secretary to the Treasury June 1934-1935 after being Financial Secre- tary to the War Office. Resigned from the Cabinet on September
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'STR ANDREW DUNCAN (Pre-
Str John Reith 30, 1938. MR. CLEMENT R. ATTLEE (Lord | makes way for Privy Seal), has been leader of the Mr. Duff-Cooper. Parlamentary Labour Party since sident of the Board of Trade), has held many prominent positions Chancellor of the Duchy of Lan- including that of chairman of the
October 1935.
caster May 1930-1931: Postmaster:
Iron and Steel Confederation, General March-August 1931, He was Under-Secretary for War Board, chairman of the Advisory chairman of the Central Electricity the Labour Government in 1924. Committee of the Mines Depart-
craft were attributed by the and was "one of the few. Labourment and Director of the Bank of
German propagandists to their Air Force.
Ministers re-elected I'm October 1931.
Sworn in as a Privy Coun- cillor in 1935. -
MR. "NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN
November
England.
MR. ARTHUR GREENWOOD (Minister without Portfolio), has been deputy leader of the Labour
LORD HALIFAX (Foreign Secre tary), has held this post since.
IF THERE had been any. proof forthcoming on which these ridiculous sinking claims (Lord President of the Council). Party since November 1935. Was were based, there would un- who has just resigned the Premier- formerly Minister of Health. He doubtedly have been ground ship. held that position since May for the theory of invincibility 28, 1937. He was Chancellor of the has held many posts in educational and labour work and joined Mr. Exchequer 1931-1937, having been Ramsay MacDonald's Ministry in which has been built up round a member of the Cabinet of June 1929. air strength in comparison to National Government since August sea power. As it is, the 1931. facts of what transpired Minister of Health round the Norwegian coasts 1924 to June 1929; Chancellor of February 1938. He was Lord Pre- have been indisputably es- the Exchequer August 1923 to sident of the Council and Leader
January 1924.
of the House of Lords: Secretary' On September 15, 1938, he dew for War, after being President of international situation, and again 1932; Viceroy of India 1926-31; to Germany to discuss the grave the Board of Education since July in the following week he talked to Minister of Agriculture November Herr Hitler. Flew to Munich an September 29, for a conference with Herr Hitler, Signor Mussol1al and M. Daladier.
Tuesday's
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1924 to November 1925.
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LORD LLOYD (Secretary of State for the Colonies) was High Com- missioner of Egypt from 1025 until 1929: Governor of Bombay
1919-23, and re- presented W. Stafford shire 1910-18...
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SIE KINGSLEY WOOD (Chan- cellor of the Exchequer), has, amongst other positions, been
Sir Kingsley Wood
Becretary of
A
State for Air, Postmaster-
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THE ADMISSIONS made in
the House of Commons tablished. What is more im- on Tuesday and Wednesday "portant to remember in con- by the First Lord of the Ad- nection with the operations miralty and the Minister for round Norway is that the Ger Air regarding "the numerical man Air Force was unable at superiority of the German Air any one stage to weaken the Force in the operations in blockade with which the Norway-one of the factors Allies effectively sealed up the which led to the withdrawal narrow neck of sea-between of the Allied troops-are-like- Denmark and Scandinavia. MR. ANTHONY EDEN (Secretary ly to create misapprehension If any reply was needed to for War), was Secretary of Foreign in the minds of laymen as to dispel the belief that the day Affairs from December 1935 to the relative merits of sea of the warship is over, this February 1938, after being Minister without Portfolio for League of power and air strength. Ger- exhibition of supreme sea
Nations affairs June-December man broadcasts have been power by the Allies was all 1935. Previously Lord Privy Seal, especially active in trying to that was wanted to give the after being Under-Becretary for impress listeners all over the statement the denial it de- Foreign Affairs. .world with the idea that the serves. Even in
After "succeeding Sir Samuel Nazi air forces have proved | debate in the House of Com- noare as Foreign Secretary, he re- their superiority over the mons, unstinted credit was signed in February 1938 on differ- Allied sea power. Nothing is given to the magnificent per-ence of policy as to Italy. actually further from the [formance of the naval units truth and is yet another in the face of this so-called example of wishful Nazi German air superiority. FUNERAL OF LATE General, Minister of Health, Par- thinking. What the official
Hamentary Secretary to the Board THE LESSON is one which MRS. M. R. AZEVEDO of Education, Parliamentary Secre- spokesmen in the House, of should be particularly studied Commons meant to convey by Italy, in view of uncer-
The funeral took place at the tary to the Ministry of Health, Lord was that the numerical su- tainty of events in the Medi- Roman Catholic Cemetery, Happy Privy Seal and Minister of Food
Supply. periority of the Nazi planes terranean.
Valley, yesterday, of Mrs. Malvina The quickness, Rangel Azevedo, grandmother of handicapped the Allied land for instance, with which the Mrs. J.E. Noronha and Mr. C.P. MR. HERBERT S. MORRISON operations and that unfor- Allied naval units were moved Basto of Hongkong. The Rev. Fr. (Minister of Supply) was Minister tunately, the Allies, owing to to this quarter to meet any Guarona, of the Salesian Fathers, the lack of proper landing move by Italy, should con- officiated. grounds and bases to operate vince her that the Allies, at The late Mrs. Azevedo Is sur- from, were unable to use the any rate, have implicit con-vived by two grandsons and a air weapon to the fullest ad-fdence in the strength and granddaughter. Her other grand Privy Councillor on
entered the Cabinet in March 1929, vantage to counter the enemy ability of their naval units to son is Mr-J: Basto, who is now in 1931. Leader of the Labour Party methods.
completely discount any at- Brazil. The chief mourners were in the LC.C. since 1934. THE FACT that the German tack on them from the air. Mr. C. Basto and Mr. JE Noronha
-Those who attended the funeral
SIR JOHN SIMON (Lord Chan- Air Force was unable to pre- Observers of the trend of vent the British naval units opinion on this subject feel were Messrs. C. Lopes, J.M. Nor cellor). Chancellor of the Exche- quer since May 1937. Home Secre- from escorting transports and sure that Il Duce has himself onha, C.E. Marques, E.J. Silva, P.
Assumpcao. H.A. Barros, that sea power has in no way the failure of the German Air Noronha. FA. Machado,
tary and Deputy-Leader of the landing troops is evidence been most disappointed with Tranovich. FH Barnes, E.A. House of Commons June 7, 1935 to given place to air strength. Force to rob the Allies of their Botelho, C. E. Rosa Pereira, Rev. Foreign Affairs November 1931 to A.C. May 1937: Secretary of State for Indeed, from the outbreak of command of the high seas Bro. Smilth and boys of the St. June 1935. Became Home Secre- the war, never at any stage and that there is no question Lauls Industrial School, and tary in Mr. Baldwin's Ministry and has there been reason to now of air power replacing several others.
later Chancellor of the Exchequer fear that the Allied supremacy | naval strength. Some confu- Wreaths were sent by Man in 1037. In the international: criafs on the seas has ever been slon appears to still exist over imiano Antonio Gomes and Miss he was a member of the Inner from the air. what is actually meant by M Roza-Pereira, Mr. and Mrs. Cabinet" which was in constant Throughout the Allied naval supremacy of the seas. What JM. Noronha, Theresa Gutierrez, conference. operations in the waters is most obvious today is that Annie de Sousa and Mr. and Mrs.
SIR ARCHIBALD・・ SINCLAIR round Norway, when the Ger- serious consequences would.
(Secretary for Air), was, Secretary man Navy was reduced to a ¦ undoubtedly follow any at- The wedding took place on May of State for Scotland August 1931- negligible quantity, the Allles' tempt by the British Grand 4 afternoon at St. Joseph's Beptember 1932. losses as a direct result of Fleet, for instance, going into Church, Shanghal of Mr. Jean Joined the National Government attack from the air were a battle without the support of Piffaretti, Vice-Consul for Switzer- and became a Privy Councillor in mere bagatelle, though sink- its Air" "Arm; It is, however, land, and Misa Camille de 1931. Resigned on September 28,
threatened
FH Barnes,
of Transport 1828-31. Represent-
ed 8. Hackney 1923-24 and 1929-31
in the House of Commons.- Chair- man of the Labour Party in 1929,
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Hong Kong, 1st May, 1940. "
249ings of as many as four most ridiculous to imagine Guyadet, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, 1932 and elected leader of the battleships and a mimber of that such a monstrous mis- A. de Guyadet, of Shanghal. The Liberals in the House of Commons cruisers and other smaller take would ever be made Rev. JVerdier officiated.
in December 1935,