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LAMMERTS' AUCTIONS LAMMERTS' AUCTIONS I
PUBLIC AUCTION. PUBLIC AUCTION.
HE Undersigned have received rruE Undersigned" have received. THE
THE instructions
instructions
to sell by
PUBLIC AUCTION
or
Friday, the 4th October, 1940
commencing at 2,30 p.m.
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to sell by
PUBLIC AUCTION
Thursday, the 3rd October, 1940
commencing at, 10.30 a
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at their Sales Room. No. 35, Han-at. No. 7, Tung Cheong, Bullding, kow Road, Kowloon.
(next to King's Terrace) 2nd F Kowloon.
A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
comprising:
Bedsteads, Wardrobes, Chests of Drawers Dressing Tables, Wash- stands Sideboards. Dinner Wag- gons, Dining Tables, Chairs, Hat- stands, Ice Chests, Desks, Cabinets, | " Bookcases, etc.
Carpets, Rugs, Curios, OF naments. E. P.. Brass, Glass and Porcelain Ware, Electric Lamps, Radiators and Table Fans, Gramo- phones, Records, Clocks. Pictures, Cooking Utensils, etc., etc.
also
A QUANTITY OF BLACKWOOD
AND RATTAN FURNITURE...
and
1 Bed Room Suite
1 Electric Refrigerator "Gibson”
1 Electric Refrigerator "Westlag-
house"
1 Phillips" 1939 10-tube Allwave
Radio
1 "Philco" Radio
1. "Leica" Camera Model IIIA with
Elmar F3.5 Lense
1 "Reflex-Korelle" Camera Model
KIA with Tessar F28 Lense
3 Filter Lenses
4 Extension Tubes
1 Tripod
2 Universal Heads
1 Right Angle Head.
1 Electro-Biwi Exposure Meter
2 Exposure Meters
#130
1 Combination sate
1 "Erika" Typewriter
One Motor Car.
1935 18 HP. "Chrysler" 5 Str.
On View from Thursday, the 3rd
October, 1940..
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS..
AUCTIONEERS.
A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
also
2 Fine Bronze Figures
Zenith Radio Set-
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GENERAL
G-MEN KEPT BUSY
Ferreting Out Of Foreign Agents Called Greatest Crime Task In U.S. Today
Ferreting out of foreign agents bent on esplouage or sabotage within the borders of the United States has assumed the propor- tions of the country's greatest crime problem since the start of the' Second World War.
Whereas in the five-year period preceeding 1938 the Foderał Bureau of Investigation investigated an average of 35 espionage matters each year, during the fiscal year 1940 the G-Men reported they were asked to investigate a total of 18.885 national defence matters.
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J. Edgar Hoover, director of the FBI, stated:
NATIONAL PARKS nation faces
ON DISPLAY
Recreational opportunities and wild life attractions in Canada's national parks are featured in a striking exhibit presented at the Canadian National Exhibition 1 Toronto, by the Federal "Depart- ment of Mines and Resources.
Very real looking grasses and mosses, and the use of special fighting arrangements provide an setting for namerous specimens of wild animal and bird life.
On View from Wednesday, the 2nd attractive
October, 1940.
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Terms: Cash on Delivery.
The scenic beauties and recrem- tional facilities of the national parks are presented through elec- trically lighted transiites and
LAMMERT BROS., special art display.
AUCTIONESRS.
Solution No. 722
CUBESCAR CRAPE
EVER HOLETLEROT DANE ALLEGATIO"N ATE PROTDAMJALA REVERENT BOW111
140 WETYAMTRARER MOLESTIMATINEVE OP.ESATANIC FIN
GRIZZLY BEAR Among the big game animals on display are the prong-horned antelope, grizzly bear, mountain llon, Rocky Mountain gost, Rocky Mountain sheep timber wolf, and
which brown bear, all of
have the their habitat parks.
The smaller animals include the fcx, marmot, squirrel, muskrat, weasel, chipmunk, marten, rabbit, beaver, racoon, and mink, «
national
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desperate moment when its men and guns are called into action. It is in the period before this time, while the enemy is making every possible mroad upon our moral defences, that the true battle takes place,
"That battle la now in progress m America."
2,871 COMPLAINTS A DAY Un one day plone in May of this
CASHIER CONVICTED AT ASSIZES
A sentence of 15 months*- rigor- ous imprisonment was passed (on; Lim Tian Lian, till recently cashler at the North Bridge Road Branch of the Overses Chinese Bank, at the Assize Court, Singapore, by Mr. Justice" Manning.
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Lim was found guilty ou IL charge' of criminal breach of trust In respect of $11,551 belonging to the bank, the offence being com- mitted within a period of one year, between the dates of June 9, 1939, and June 8 last.
Mr. E. N. Griffith-Jones, Grown Counsel, appearing for the prose- cution explained the system how Lim covered up the shortage at the time of the half-yearly audits, by borrowing monies from friends few days and returning them a after the checks,
In his defence. Lim dented taking the money. He stated that just before the sub-aç- countant arrived to conduct a surprise check on June 8 Inst, he had no suspicion of any shortage. When he counted the money he discovered a shortage of about $10,000. He thought that there had been
mistake in accounting, greater mistake, which he himself had
re-made unwittingly.
year, the G-Men reported, a total of 2,871 complaints originating from sabotage or espionage were received in this country.
During this tiscal year the Federal Bureau of Investigation a was confronted with A volume of work and more sponsibilities: than during
any He admitted arranging loans for other time of its history, Director friends on which he got commis- Hoover announced.
He then added:
"I am pleased to report today
tions:
NOT RELEVANT
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3. 1940.
A HA'PORTH OF TAR
"Steward, there's tar on my dinner jacker."
"Yettir. Off the rigging, Sir. We told you it was wet, Sir, but you wouldn's tako na notice. Up jou went like a two-year-old."
"I sec. And what did I do next?”
"You sang some songs, Sir. Greatly appreciated they was. Some of the grew asked me if you'd be so good as to write out the words.**
Fil have to think about that, Steward. So altogether it was a pretty marey night ?"
• There's been nothing like it on the South China Sea, Sir, since the Purser
won the Irish Sweep. All the other gentlemen are confined to their bunkat.. Sir. They say it was the lobster mayonnaise,"
#Lobster grandmother! Why didn't they stick to gin and Rose's na, I did ? I haven't got a hangover."
“You're not the first gentleman 1'ia heard say that about Rosa'z Lime Juice. Not by a long chalk."
"Good. And now I think I could do with an eye-opener - a nice stiff gin and Rose's. I suppose the sun la over the yardarm ? "
"Sir, the sum it permanently over the yardarm in the South China San.”
year, and said that this evidence evidence, Mr. Justice Manning sen. had not the slightest relevance to tenced him to 15 months' rigorous
that all law enforcement presents In his summing up to the jury, the accused's guilt or otherwise.imprisonment. His Lordship added a united front against so-called His Lordship referred to the evi- The jury returned an unanimous that in assessing sentence he had "Fifth Column" activity in every dence of the prosecution, regard-verdict of guilty."
taken into consideration the fact
state, county and municipality ing the loans borrowed by the Remarking that prisoner had that Lim had already been in throughout our land.
accused in June and December last been found guilty on very clear prison for three months
"There is more. unity today among the forces charged "with the responsibility of maintain- ing our internal security
is in happy ever before. This contrast with the confusion that
than
LUNG PERICOBALT Many Interesting specimens of existed in the first World War a score of Federal ESTER TAIL WAR.11 Canadian bird life are also pre-when over
1 BELINUMERAN Tsented by the national parks ex. agencies were investigating spies AHATCAWINORITAW hibit, some familiar to most Caria- and saboteurs, with PARRICIDAL TITI dians and others not so well lack of
SLEET DATA OVAL ETAPETEWERTYELL
known:
CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Rotating
plece on a
...wheel
4 Work
9 Simpleton
12 Eggs
13 Greek letter-
14 Past
15 Dictionary
17 Gem carved
in relief
19 Object of
可
worship
20 Fruit of the
gourd family
21 Matron
PUBLIC AUCTION. 23 Simple
THE Undersigned have received
-instructions
to sell by
PUBLIC AUCTION
on
Tuesday, the 8th October, 1940
commencing at 5.15 p.m.
at their Sales Room, No. 2, Con- naught Road, Central. Room No. 205. 2nd Floor).
"A VALUABLE COLLECTION OF
POSTAGE STAMPS
Including:
Hongkong. Bermuda, Seychelles,
China, etc
also
Straits Settlements (with some rare provisionais)
and
substances
27 Burden
28 Provokes to
Roger
29 Above
30 Vigor
31 Locality
33. Cuckoo
34 Hebrew
name for Clod
35 Persian fatry
36 What was
the ancient
****war cry of the Irish- "go brath"?"
37 Repah 40 Lay level
with he ground
41 Dry 42 Space
44 What is the
missing part
of the name of the French king of the 10th century: Hugh-Y
Collection of Silver Jubilee and 48 Beasoned
Coronation Stampa
On View from Thursday, "the 3rd October, 1940),
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS..
meat
19 Poeni-
50 Have being
52: Electrinea
particle
53 Ruminant, quadruped
34 Genders 55 Low-bred
person
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2 Hal!
Upper limit
4 Western berb
5 Part of a
plant used
as soap What Is the hour bell attached to the "Westminster clock": Big-?
7 King of
Bashan
* Types of
simple inflorescence Who was the constant friend of Pythias?
10 Period
11 Court
18 Or what day
in March
was Caesar
told to
beware? Minics What was anciently
the empire of the Incasă SOLUTION: TOMORROW
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Co- co-ordination and operation with the various state municipal groups.”
_NO_BLACK-OUT OF JUSTICE.
But regardless of how hard the federal government may crack down on foreign agents 111 this country. Hoover promised, there "will be no black-out of justice." At the same time Hoover warn- ed that the cunning of the "Fifth Columnists" already here is almost beyond conception. He said:
"Schools actually exist for these despicable subverters, wherein they may be taught the most terrible, means of creating dex- truction.
"Incendiary bombs have been devised, no larger than a cigar, 22 which will create disaster. Plans to place chemicals in boilers, with the idea of creating wholesale destructions, have been discover- .e.d"
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21 What is the..
capital of Delaware?
22 Old woman-
Lah
24 Legal
25 The ruins of Carthage
are. 10 miles
from what
capital elty of Northern Africa?
2b Backbone 31 Members of
the tribe of Levi 32 Toward
the mouth 39 What
tongue was spoken by Jesus?
35. Opening in
the skin
· 36° Greek god
of love
38 Back of the
neck (pl
39 Obliterate
43 Those no
WEATHER REPORT Hongkong Royal Observatory
10a.m., Oct. 2. Barometer, (at sea level), 29.88 ins. Temperature, 79
Humidity, 63 per cent.
Wind Direction, ENE
Wind Force (Beaufort), 2, Temperature: maximum yesterday.
28 F.
Temperature: minimum last night.
73 F
Rainfall for 24 hrs, ending 10th
today, nil
Intal rainfall since January 1st.
112.69 ins.
Against an average of, 78.14 tra Sunset tonight, 8.10 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow, 8.15 am,
4 pp., Oct. 2
Barometer (at sea level), 29.77 ins, Temperature, 86 F.
Humidity, 53 per cent, Wind Direction. NNE Wind Force (Beaufort), 3. Maximam temperature, 8T F Minimum temperature. 73 F. Rainfall, ali
HONG KONG TIDE TABLE
From 3 to 9 Oct 1940.
HIGH WATER.
Data of
| Days of
longer in
power
Fri.
44 Male wan
Sat.
45 088
48 Number:
47 Gazelle of
48 Conclusion
Tues
51 Bymbol for
"xenon
Wed 0
Height
Height
· Low Ware»
Bang: 2.
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Kong Standard
Kong
Standard
Time
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b. m.
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0402
1.7
22 26 74
16.11
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