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PUBLIC " AUCTION
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Friday, the 16th August, 1940
commencing at 2.10 p.mm.
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at their Sales Room, No. 35, Han- kow Road, Kowloon.
A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
comprising:-
Chesterfield Suites, Sideboards Dinner Waggons. Dining Tables. Chairs, Bedsteads. Wardrobes, Dressing Tables: Chests of Draw- ers. Ice Chests, Hatatands, Ca- binets, 'Bookcases, Desks, Card Tables, Screens, Blackwood and Rattan Furniture, etc., etc.
Distributions Made By B.F.R.D.C. From Jany.
To June, 1940
A balance at credit of $72,316.54 is shown in the audited accounts of the British Fund for the Relief of Distress in China (Hongkong, and South China Branch), for the first 'half year of 1940, ending June 30..
The Board desires to express publicly its sense of apprecia- tion and gratitude to Messrs. Percy Smith, Seth and Fleming for having undertaken the.. audit of the accounts of the Fund free of charge.
RECEIPTS
On the receipts side, the ac- counts show that to a balance of $50,407,97 brought forward at Dec. 31, 1939, a sum of $88,235.56 in subscriptions and donations" from Jany. 1 to June 30. 1940 has been, added.
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This sum comprises a donation of $51.250 from the "Hongkong" Jockey Club and $25.985.56 in sun- dries. Together with $239 in Bank interest, the total receipts ՄՈՒՐ $147,932,53,
PAYMENTS
On the payments side, the fol
HONGKONG BOY'S SUCCESS
Walter Pryde, who was edu- ested at the Central British School and obtained the Peace Memorial Scholarship from that school in 1937, has ob- tained his degree at the Cam- bridge University, galning 1st class bonours In Agricultural Science.
f.
PHILIPPINES THANKED
BY BRITAIN
GRATITUDE for'
Ornaments, Curios, Electric Jowing donations were made to the TAKING CARE OF
Lamps, Celling and Table Fans, Foreign Auxiliary to the National Cutlery. E.P., Brass, Porcelain and Red Cross Society of China as Glass Ware, Gramophones and follows:
H.K. EVACUEES
GENERAL
ORDINATION CEREMONY AT CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL
Roman Catholic
An Ordination ceremony took place at the Cathedral yesterday when Holy Orders were conferred on four new priests of the Hongkong" Vicariate and on four members of the Salesian Congregation.
The newly-ordained priests are: Frs Thomas Yu Wing Hing, Ste- {phel Lam" Tsat Cha Anthony Chau To Man and John Wong Yung Mook. The Salesfans who were ordained are: Frs, Francis Wong. John Clifford, Gorardus Roozen and Peter Urballis.
The ceremony was performed by the Bishop. Mgr. Valtorta, assist- ed by many members of the clergy, and there was present a large congregation which included many relatives, and friends of the young priests.
FIRST BLESSINGS
It began with the singing of "Ecce Sacerdos Magnus” on the entry of the Bishop and continu-- ed until the conclusion when the new priests individually imparted their blessing to the members of their family and friends.
The addition of four priests to the Chinese clergy of the Hong- kong. Vicariate "raises the number to twenty-three, who, in conjunc- tion with the foreign priests, in- ister to the Catholic population in
the Colony of Hongkong and in a
very wide area beyond it.
BLACK-OUT ORDER
It is hereby notified that in exercise of the powers confer- red on him by paragraph 22 of the Black-out Order," 1910, His Excellency the Officer Ad- ministering the Government declares that the period from sunset on Tuesday, Aug. 27, until thirty minutes after the sounding of the RAIDERS PASSED signal, which.... shall not be later than 2 a, Da Wednesday, Aug. 28, shall be an occasion of experiment or practice for an occasion of emergency or public danger, during which the said order shall be in force in every dis- trict in this Colony.
ESKIMOS BECOME
are so
BOY SCOUTS
Even the Eskimos have joined CATHOLICS IN HK.
the Boy Scout Movement. A cara- The High Commissioner of the There are close, on 40,000 Catho plete Eskimo Scout Group has been
received by air lies in the whole Vicariate, of established in Labrador." Records. Wardrobe and Cabin $10,000 for the purchase of Philippines has
mall a
copy of a letter, dated whom approximately half are in Many of the members Trunks, Typewriters. Perambula-agricultural Implements and seeds
Machines. tors, Sewing
Wash and for maintenance of food July 15, addressed by the British Hongkong.
Ambassador, the Marquesa of Basins. Cooking Utensils, etc., etc.
The Salesian Congregation has solated that the group's work has Tungkung: $21.300 for food cen- Lothian, to the U.S."Secretary of charge of the Vicariate of Shiu to be done mostly by correspon- tres in Canton and quinine for State, Mr. Cordell Hull, express-chow, Kwangtung. and in addi-dence, with only an occasiophi South China; $3,000 for reliering the gratitude of the British tion the Fathers conduct Indus-ght or week-end meeting at
headquarters. work in Macao for Students and Government for the hospitality trial Schools in various parts of
In England. 400,000 Scouts are for purchase of beancurd milk; extended to the Hongkong eva-the country. In Hongkong they
waste have directed the St. Louis Indus collecting
paper three trial School since 1927 and for the nights a week, to help the Paper stocks of past five years have also had Control Board conserve
also
Electric Refrigerators
1 Gas Range
1 Steel Filing Cabinet: '
1 "RCA" Radio-gram
1 Adding Machine
1 Cash Register
1 Silver Tray
1 Silver Bowl
kitchens for Po-On, Walchow and
$4.213.49 on behalf of the Canton eucea International Red Cross Corps
maintenance of whole
THE LETTER
service The letter said;
corps for April, May and June, "I have the honour, under. in-charge of the Industrial School in wood-pulp for cellulose and other 1940): $4,000 for maintenance of structions from His Majesty's Aberdeen.
10 foreign doctors doing refugee Principal Secretary of State for work in China for the period May Foreign Affairs; to convey to you to December. 1940; $4,800 to the an expression of the most sincere
1 Keystone 18 mm Projector (new) Kwangtung and Hongkong Chris-appreciation Of Hs Majesty's
and
One 16 H.P. "Austin" Motor Car
area.
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war requirements.
Within
Three Kidnappings
Two Hours In Shanghai
AN EPIDEMIC OF KIDNAPPING followed in die wake of the recent ware of other crimes on Aug. 8 and in three kidnap- ping cases reported to have taken place within two hours in the early morning, 'six Chinese, including three well-known local merchant wire spirited away, reports the North China Daily News, of Aug. X
In one case two of the victims were released." According to motives but by the affluence of the victims... the police none of the abductions were actuated by political
tian Rëllet Committee at Yan Government in the United King- Ping, since removed to Kung YIkdom for the facilities so gener..
ously afforded for the evacuation women and children Other payments include $5,000 of British to the Shumchun Rural Welfare from Hongkong to the Philippine On View from Thursday, the 16th Centre" (rehabilitation. of farmers; Islands.
"His Majesty's $1,000 to Po Leung Kok; $3,000 to August 1940.
government 1 the Hon. Dr. P. & Selwyn Clarke deeply grateful for all the assis- for interned soldiers; $500 to the|tance
which has been given in Little Sisters of the Poor;, $10,000 this connexion not only by the to the Hongkong Refugee and So- Philippine Government but by the clal Welfare Counell (food-kit- | United States Army and also the chens); $6,000 to Rev. H. A. Walt- Philippine Red Cross and their The A Thing Hotel at 131 tenbach (Relief of Chungshan gratitude is shared by all those Hoopeh Road was the scene of
British subjects for whom so mach the first kidnapping.
At about 6.30am. two rice mer- grateful if this chants, Wong Bing-pa, and Tsu expression of His Majesty's gov. Tock-ching were abducted from erhment's gratitude could be con-room 258 of the hotel by three veyed to all those concerned in kidnappers in a hire car, believed to belong to the fleet of taxis of the Philippine Islands
the Johnson Garage,
Terms: Cash on Delivery,
LAMMERT BROS.,
AUCTIONEERS.
District).
The total payments amount. to as dotie.
PUBLIC AUCTION. $75.615.99.
THE Undersigned have received
instructions
to sell by
PUBLIC AUCTION
on
Tuesday the 20th August 1940
commencing at 14.30 am.
1
KWEILIN NOW
RENDERED SAFETY ZONE
Y'S MEN'S CLUB ADDRESS
"I should be
HONGKONG'S THANKS
“ARMED HIDNAPPERS
Philippines President's Birthday
The sixth nationwide antituber- culosis birthday celebration
in
The High Commissioner's Oktice
honour of President Manuel L. also announced that the American The kidnappers, who were Quezon, spansored by the Philip- Consul General, at Hongkong had armed, entered the room and, at pine Tuberculosis Society, will he been requested by the British the point of a gun, ordered their held in varfed forms in the pro General there in command to ex-victims to proceed to the waiting vinces, cities and municipalities, press to the High Commissioner, garage car outside. It was learned according to reports pouring in and through him to the Philip.that another private car had also daily at the central office of the
to the United been commissioned to take part in society, says the Manila Bulletin. pine Government, States military authorities, and to the crime by the abductors. Once For instance, in Tuguegarao, Mr. C, D. Sing, who arrived from the Red Cross, the Brush Gen the victims were safely in the Cagayan, the celebration is in the at No. 4. Hart Avenue, Kowloon. Kweilin recently, was the speaker eral's gratitude for the fine hos vehicles, they were driven away in from of a petit carnival, & night
at the weekly tiffin meeting of pitality and assistance given the "Westerly direction.
in this petit carnival, Aug. 19, will the Hongkong Y's Men's Club held British women and children eva-
The victims it was ascertamed be designated £19 President at the St. Francis Hotel yesterday. cuated from Hongkong during the have been living in the hot for Quezon's birthday night, with nearly a month and came from Governor Servando Liban 8.3 Members présent were: Messrs. past few weeks
The British General states that Sungching near Sungkiang.
chairman of the committee in he and those who worked with SILK MERCHANT VICTIM charge of the ball. Mrs. Paz' M. Mr. Chao Shiao, a wealthy silk Catolico, president of the Tugue- pressed and moved by the courtesy merchant, his brother and his garao women's club and of the and Eindness experienced in young adopted son were the puériculture center in that pro- Mr. Sing opened his brief talk Manila by the evacuees from victims of kidnappersin the vincial capital, is the general
saying, Hongkong, and that they genuine-second abduction case which manager of the petit carnival. "Mountain and water in Kweilin arely appreciate the unique effort engaged the attention of the police VARIED PROGRAMME second to none under the heaven,"involved in taking excellent care yesterday: and added that mountain and of such RD unusual number of At about 7.45am. the trio were ties, principally in the cities of water were now rendering that visitors.
A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
On View from Monday, the 19th. August 1940
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.
AUCTIONEERS,
FUNERAL OF
MR. F. OLSEN
G. P. Wong (President), L, K, Chu,
8. W. LI, Y. Y. Wang, K. Y. Wong.
Y. T. Chow, & P., Tan, Albert Chan him there have been greatly im and J. Chen.
by quoting
a
Chinese
city a safety zone against Jap- anese air raids. Sin
People from other cities in the
interior were pouring into the city
COST OF LIVING -
PASSENGERS
The following passengers left
The cost of living in Kwelin Pattison.
J
In many cities and municipali~
FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 1940.
BARGAINS IN SHOES
STILL A BIG ASSORTMENT
FOR YOUR CHOICE
ALL STYLES & DESIGNS
FOR DAY & EVENING
INCLUDING WALKING SHOES.
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1940
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WIDESPREAD FLOODS IN
will be held at the Santa Ana SHANGHAI
The Racecourse became a lake." the race track being completely swamped, and the level of the ditch around the grounds rising by nearly two feet
{about to enter Mr. Chao's private; Baguio and Bacolod and in re- ear outside his residence at Lane mote towns in many provinces, 9, 470 Yu Yuen Road, when they the celebration will be featured by were pounced upon, by three Chin-programmes. However, the. gen. jese, one armed, "
eral feature common to all the The car, Licence No. 1446, was celebrations will be the antitu- and the population was now 170,000 Hongkong recentis: Mr. A. W commandeered by the Intruders; berculosis birthday ball. against 130,000 previously and Black, Mrs. V. Boyd, Miss N. Boyd, who ordered the chauffeur to drive In Manila, the Philippine Tuber- The funeral of Mr. Frithjof Ol-170.000 before the outbreak of Miss M. Dudley; Mrs. J. Ghansh-along Yu Yuen Road, Tieng Road, culosis Bociety is taking direct
death occurred on Bino-Japanese .sen, whose
hostilities, The yam, Dr. J. Gray, Mr. and Mrs. J. Great Western Road and Avenue charge of the antituberculosis board the ss. Dukat on August 14. housing problem was daily be A. Hearnden, Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Foch where the chauffeur was birthday ball and pageant, which took place at the Colonial Cemecoming very acute,
Helde, Mr. D. F. Hughes, Mr. H. forced to leave the can, tery yesterday afternoon. The
Lane, MT, La Nath and Mỹ. 1 Mi The car then "proceeded' on its Cabaret on the night of Aug. 19, Rev. Nielsen officiated at the
way but on nearing Yates Road It In the pageant will appear local graveside.
Among those present to pay was soaring owing to lack of im- MANILA ARRIVALS pers ordered Mr. Shar's brother Carinen Rosales, Lucita Goyens, came to a halt and the kidnap-film- stars, among them being their last respect: wera: Messrs. H. porta Luxuries were strictly pro- Olsen, G. Fetterson, A.. Lelleby, F.hibited. Foreign goods, could be The following passengers arrived and adopted son to alight. They Rogelio de la Rosa, Fernando Poe U. Nulsen, O. Fingalsen, O. Bior-obtained only at a very high cost in the Colony from Manila recent- then drove away in an easterly and Serafin Garcis, who will re-
The floods had their conse oil, 8. Thanem, Capt. & Svenson, and the cost of one pound of ly:-Mr.T. Assanmal, Mr. V. direction and the car was lost enact scenes of popular pictures of Shanghai followed the torren quences in the form of traffic
In which they played leading Capt. A. A. Wkrila, Capt. Slaastad coffee was $26 according to Mr. Assanmal, Mrs. L. Beddle, Mrs. E alght of...
tial rain experienced on August 8, difficulties especially on Nanding roles.. and Dr. E. L. da' Sotza."*'
Botelho, Miss C. Botelho, Mr. S. J.
FORD CAR USED Wreaths were sent by personnel
A Chinese woman figured as one Reserved tables for the Santa reports the North China Daily Road Mady buses were taken off But the local products were in-Chen, Mr. J. Cheng, Mr. T. Ching.
their routes due to fear of édzine. of 31 Nkow Bock owners of creasing rapidly.
Miss M. Donnelly, Mr. H. L. Huang, of three kidnappers who perpetrat Ams Cabaret affair are selling News
trouble, and last night all främs Communication Dukat and 8.8. Mul Hock, Capt. in that part of the country was Jefford, Mr. H, Kilpatrick, Mrs morning and used Ford hire car
Mrs: K. Hyde, Mias C, Hyde, Mrs. ed the third kidnapping of the fast.
Large areas of Nanking Road
and trolleys were kept to their from sincere's to Mohawk Road and Officers of sis. Dukat, NL W.
carages Smithy B. Owrum-Andersen, B. very emcient and besides air ser K. Lamb, Master C. Lamb, Mrs. 8 to abduct their victim, four-year the air to acare onlookers who were un to two feet in water.
Goddaras Ald Douglas, vices and highways a new rallway Sanchez, Master B. Well Mrs. Fold Loh Dar-nur, the son of weal- had been attracted to the scene. streets behind being even more Radio Station XMHL Va Thoresen Co Ban Naroke had been recently completed be Wilcox, Miss A Wilcox, Mrs. Athy Boochow resident here. The victim was bundled into deeply flooded Ejensung Milejos, L. Onsstad, tween Lluchow and Kweichow,
The kidnapping took place in the car which drove away in a The Yuen Ming Yiên Road d'e- owing to fear of fusing the valves, Chin Seng Honig, Krogit-Moe, Mr. Sing concluded by remark
the King Ling Alleyway off Jing westerly direction along Haiphong trict was also under water, be but it was expected that broad- Beerre Berg, Bjordall ag Tirunem ing, "It is clear that China is on In transit:--Mr. 1. Daswani, Mr. Woo Bord. One of the kidnappers, Road towards – the Settlement sides Yu Yuen Road and the casting will be resurned on Aug and J. JohNSURLİ.
her way to win the war.”
A. Hughes, and Miss G. Lowe. who was armed, fired two shots, in boundary,
sing.
Witchell, Miss N. Witchell, and Mr. R. Wyllie.
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TRAM SERVICE SUSPENDED Extensive flooding in all parts
"badlands
forced to suspend