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Rescue & Demolition Partles.
On account of the "Blackout" exercise there will not be a lecture in Kowloon on Wednesday eve ning this week.
R. S. W. PATERSON; Deputy Controlling Authority,
Public Works Department, Hong Kong, 29th October, 1940.
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
PARTICULARS AND CON DITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 4th day of November, 1940, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of
FIRE ABOARD.
SHIP
While making her way out of the harbour on A journey to Kwongchowwan yesterday, the s... Taiposhek, flying the French flag. caught Are in Stanley Bay.
A trefloat left Kowloon to go to the ship's assistance and it is understood the fre
WAS early brought under control when naval vessels went to her aid.
The Talposhek proceeded her journey.
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one Lot of Crown Land at when they select a victim for Po Shan Road, in the Colony their plans for expansion. af Hong Kong for A term Violent press campaigns
Italian of 75 years, with the option of inflamed
feelings renewal at a Crown Rent to be against the alleged persecu- fixed by the Surveyor of His tion of Albanians by the Majesty the KING, for one fur. Greeks, frontier incidents ther term of 75 years.
were created and exaggera- ted and, to crown these un- Intending bidders are ``advised
derhand methods of aggra- that immediately after the dis- The Hongkong Reel Club posal of the lot the Purchaser Yating the situation, ultimate (if not the applicant) will be demands were presented giv- practice will not take place to required to deposit with an ing the Greek Government night on account of the A. R. Panthorised officer who will be scarcely three hours in which -Blackout-Exercises--~
NOTICE
SANDAKAN "LIGHT
& POWER CO., (1922) LTD.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT
No. 6070.
Po Shan Road,
No. of Sale,
Registry No.
Locality.
Notice is hereby given that the EIGHTEENTH · ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of Shares holders will be held at the Head Office of the Company, Bank of East Asia Building, Hongkong, оп Monday, 18th November, 2- 1940, at 12 o'clock noou, for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Repört of Directors for the year ended 30th June, 1940, and to transact the ordinary business of the Com.
pany.
Inland Lot
Boundary Measure
Contents in
Annun
Rental
Square feet.
Al Upset Price.
ments.
. 9. 4. ท
ft.ft fr. ft
$
As per
sale plan
Acquir
10.000
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EDITORIAL
His Excellenicy the Acting Governor, Lieut.-Gen. E. F. Norton photographed during his visit to the Scouters' Training Camp at Chai Wan on Sunday afternoon.-(King's Studio).
British Industry Praised By
Minister Of Labour
COMPLETE VINDICATION
NEWSETTES
The weekly Wartime intercession. service was held at St. Andrew's
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1940.
POPPY DAY: SALE ON NOVEMBER 9
The Hongkong & China Branch of the British Legion announces that Street Sales of Popples this year, in connexion with the Colony's contribution to the Poppy Day Fund, will be held on NOVEMBER 9. instead of November 11. This will afford the public a more con- venient opportunity of contributing since, Armistice Day is "holl- day. The following letter has been re- as Ex-Service men have only the ceived from Capt. W. G. Willcox, British Legion to which they can' the Organizing Secretary of Bari look for help in their time of need Haig's British Legion Appeal:- We are most anxious to be pre- I hope very sincerely that I may pared for the greater need, and count once agan on the sympathe-hope, very earnestly, that our 1940 tic support of your Branch to this Poppy-Day Appeal-may-be support- greatest of all efforts on behalf ofed with an even greater measure those who have suffered, physically of sympathy and generosity than or economically, in their Country's in the past. Service.
In view of the increasing burden
are as
We are looking to the future with that the present War is placing on great anxiety. For many years the Poppy Day. Fund, it is hoped now it has been a real problem for that the Colony's contribution will my Council to make the income of be generous. our one-day Appeal, generous as It In the absence has been, serve to finance the Le-ceremony at the Cenotaph this of any formal gion's many sided work, day in and year, wreaths may be laid private- day out, for the whole of the year. ly, and the public is advised that But this most difficult problem hasFlanders' poppies will be on sale In most years been overcome by through the British Legion if it is. means of careful planning of our desired to lay poppy wreaths. " schemes of assistance, careful but. present-at-the sale, the sum offeither to accept them or meet
CONTRIBUTIONS 577 two hundred dollars, ($200) in the consequences of attack.
sympathetic Investigation of all
Contributions to, date claims and above all by rigid
follows:- cash. This sam will be refunded And thrus, with the Greek WE CANNOT LET Church, Kowloon, yesterday.
cconomies. In administration. on payment of the Purchase Government refusing to be
HE. Lt-Gen. E F. Norton, 0.8., UP NOW"
The Another contingent of Britons,
new War, however, has DAO., M.C. $100, The Hongkong price.
necessarily changed our financial and Shanghal Hotels, Ltd. 100. coerced In this truculent
eleven in number. sailed *For "OUR INDUSTRY HAS CARRIED Shanghal on Oct. 23
outlook. We have still to help the Hongkong St. George's Society 200. manner, the two nations were ON MARVELLOUSLY, WE KNOW in H M. Forces.
for service
men of the Great War and their Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell 50, Jardine, plunged into war in the early WHAT THE NAZIS CAN PUT OUT Britons hall from North
Five of the
families. This is an obligation we Matheson and Co., China hours of Monday morning. AND WE MUST MEET IT," said ports,
must always honour. But in add Hongkong Sharebrokers' Associa- Ltd. 50, The The hostilities in
Mr. Ernest Bevin, Minister for
tion, we have undertaken to make tion 25. Hongkong Volunteer De- Europe
Labour, In have thus spread over yet
A talk in Lon-
all our schemes of assistance avail-fence Corps 150. British-American The death occurred on October don, another area and the efforts the working of the Ministry and Valentine, aged 30, Mr. Valentine service men. and the time i rap d-T. C. Monaghan 25. A. E. Gerondal on Monday night, on 12 at Sutton, Surrey, of Mr. James war when they too become Ex-Standard-Vacuum Oil Company 30. able to the men serving in this Tobacco Co. (China) Ltd 50, which those who have been the manner in which the workers was a resident of Shanghat for 45 y approaching when the claims 50. Anonymous T7, F. H. Tyson 29, making to prevent this have, of Britain were contributing to the years, leaving for the last time from this new category of Ex-Ser-D. Benson 10, J. P. Braga 5. T. M. for the time, been nullified British war effort,
n 1927. He retired from Dodwell vice man will assume serious pro- Gregory 10. W. Naef 5, G. B. S. by the Italian action. The
& Co. in 1921. after having spent portions. resoluteness
about 40 years with that concern. the Greek
Mr. Bevin said that he took over
We have to keep in mind the Newbigging 10, Sir Atholl Mac- Thomson 25, F. V. Jensen 40,, D. L Government to resist this the work of the Ministry when the
The death occurred on October the present emergency is a poten- Matthews 10, F. C. Hall 250, G. C..
fact that every man who serves in aggression has gained her clouds were
gregor 50, Lt. Col. and Mrs. E D. very black. The 22, at the Country the sympathy of all those amount
Hospital, organisation neces- Shanghal, of Helen Ward. wife of eventually need the help of the Altele 25-A-M Leuenberger-20- !tial Ex-Service man who may Worrall 50, W. R. Mansfield 25. A. · countries which are striving|sary" "War very great and Thomas Henry Ward, and sister of to rid the world of the long hours of
Nor must Legion work had been hirs, A S. Novitsky and Mrs. M. when 580
Mr. and Mrs. R. Johannessen 100. undertaken in order to increase S. Speelman. 'menace of Totalitarian ag-
are considering production. The manner in which at the Chapel of the International crease in the purchasing power of Scott Harston 25. Total $1,902.
A service was held future financial position, the de- Chatoy 20. D. Drummond 25, J. E Ott 100. Anonymous 50, E. de gression and the conse-
these duties had been accepted Funeral Directors, 207 Kiaochow quences of this wanton act of had shown a complete, vindication Road, on October 23.
the Pound Sterling." unqualified brute force might of democracy as opposed to the
Thus it is clear that we must gratefully received by the Secre- The engageinent has been an-to what may prove to be a doubled and Shanghal Bank Building look forward in the near future tary, Earl Haig's Fund. Hongkong results, on the offenders, who
The manufacture of guns, air nounced of Mr. Kurt Stener, ninancial need, and our Foppy Day Cheques should be made payable so readily abandon all prin- the defence of England had created former member of the editorial Appeal therefore becomes of great to Thomson and Co. and crossed
craft, naval building and works for former Shanghai Journalist, and ciples of international law confidence in the beaten countries, staff of the North-China Dally
er importance than ever before. and justice to meet their own "We cannot let up. now," sald News, to Miss Andree Noye, of generously our friends Overseas. We are only too well aware how selfsh ends.
Mr. Bevin, "but must intensify our Saigon., Miss Noye is the daughter have supported the work of the BOUND by a promise to efforts. We must remember that of Mr. and Mrs. Antonin Noye, of British Legion on Poppy Day. We
SALE OF POPPIES help the Greeks if they were Herr Hitler's plans for invasion are Saigon, where Mr. Steiner is now know too of the many additional
AS USUAL nade the victims of such an still not over and that the Ger-in residence.
cal's which have been made on
The following telegram has been attack, the British Govern-us at any moment. We must pro- mans may be ready to pounce on
them in recent months by other received by His Excellency the ment has immediately res-duce more aircraft and the Navy Katherine Voulekevich, who died helping men who are actually serv-ment
well-known Appeals which are Officer Administering the Govern- ponded to the Greek Govern-must have every ship they require, in the Country Hospital, Shanghai,
Izom the Secretary of ment's appeal, for assistance
on Oct. 19, after a protracted - that the Members of the Hong-
ing. We feel certain, however. State for the Colonies:- "MUST MEET IT"
"October 26, 1940, and have already taken steps
ness, took place on Oct. 21 in the korg and China Branch, and in- Industry has carried on marvel-. St. Nicholas
"I understand that His Majesty THE INVASION OF
to honour their pledge. What hously. We know what the Nazis situated on Rue Corneille. Full and the surrounding districts, will vice shall be held on Armistice
Military Church.
deed all our friends in Hongkong has decided that no public ser- PUBLIC AUCTION.
the plans are for rendering can put out and we must meet it orthodox rites were observed as appreciate the Nation's obligations Day. The question of special GREECE
this assistance, from a mill-Criticism is always good and help was the case when Interment 'PARTICULARS AND CON THE INVASION of Greece by ary point of view, have not ful in times like these if it is con- took place later in Lokawel Censer to those men when the time come services on the previous Sunday DITIONS of the Sale by Public
Italian forces on Monday yet been disclosed, but it is structive and we welcome such cri- ters. A large number of friends of Service pay and allowances, and will be sold as usual."...
that they too have lost the security is under consideration Popples ticism.** Auction to be held on Monday, tirely as a surprise to the on naval and air operations way in which British Industry was morning has not come en-obvious that it will be centred
attended and many floral tributes Mr. Bevin paid a tribute to the were sent. the 4th day of November, 1940. world. Some such move by against the Italians. The continuing during air raids and The funeral of Mr. Alexander
The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from Wednesday, 13th November, 1940, until Monday, 18th Novem- ber, 1940, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
SHEWAN TOMES & CO., LTD.
07.
General Managers.
Re.
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HONGKONG, OCTOBER 30, 1940.
"He who does this is a friend
The funera!
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of the late Mme.
we
we
PASSENGERS
forget
our
The steamer safts for North China ports to orrow,
Further contributions will be
"Poppy Day Fund."
WEEKLY HEALTH
~RETURNS
47 CASES OF DYSENTERY
DURING WEEK A
have been notified as having The following is the Return of cases of notifiable diseases which
occurred in the Colony during the
28-
(seven imported); diptheria, two Cholera, 16 cases with sir deathr
cases with one death; enteric fever, two 37 cases with 16 deaths; measles,
cases with two deaths; chicken-pox, one case; cerebro- spinal fever four cases with four deaths; dysentery, 47 cases with 17 deaths; and 177 cases of tuber- culosis with 127 deaths (three Imported).
at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the the Axis Powers was expect-state of war which now exists declared that steps would be taken Henderson took place in shanghai, Public Works Department, by ed-following Herr Hitler's between Italy and Greece to safeguard workers from broken on Oct. 22, at Bubbling Well Order of His Excellency the realisation that his long-will make all Greek air and glass, etc, and to keep them up- Cemetery following
The following passengers arrived Governor of onc Lot of Crown promised attack on England daval
his sudden in
Dutch the Colony by the plied with good canteens. Land at Castle Peak Road, in the was doomed to failure and available to Britain and the to do it at once" said Mr. Bevin kong after the World War,
death which occurred on Oct. 19. steamer yesterday from Bingapore bases immediately
The quest'on s'not to wait, but Mr. Henderson came out to Hong- and the Dutch East Indies--Mr. Colony of Hong Kong for the consequent necessity of British fleet in the Mediter-"It is a good thing to give more which he served with the 6th Mrs. DO. Whitney. Miss P. A in R. McEntee, Mr. V. I. Whitney, a term of 75 years, comment making a thrust elsewhere in ranean, with its unchallenged than one meal during a single Manchesters ing from 1st July, 1898, with Europe to retain his prestige supremacy in those waters, shift to our workers and more, still, Egypt. In Hongkong he folned Stanton, Mr. E W Shuler, week ended at midnight on Oct.
in Gallipoli and and J. Whitney, Mr. and Mr, W. A. the option of renewal at a Crown with his people. The diplo will present the Italians with a'r raids interfere with their the staff of Messrs. Bradley & Co. Mr. G. J. Kohler Jnr., Mr. A. A. Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor matic manoeuvring of the their most serious problem in work. Het meals keep off the cold but after three months was trans Saunders. Mr. A. D. Tyler, Mr. of His Majesty the KING, for past few days evidently led their attack on Greece. The the Government and the medical June, 1936, following the
and Industry must co-operate with ferred to Shanghai, where, in M. VQ. Curtin, Mr. P. F. B. Court, one lurther term of 24 years less the dictators to the conclu-Italian Navy, which has been services in order to
amal- Mr. Thomas Lock and several the last three days thereof.
nullify the gamation of Messrs. Reiss & Co. Portuguese sion that the most advan-content to indulge in hide (poss'bility of epidemies,"
army and naval and Bradley & Co., he formed his officers
and their families for Intending bidders are advised tageous step to take would and-seek tactics in their en- In some cases, Mr. Bevin
own firm of Messrs, Alex. Hen- Macao. that immediately alter the dis be through south-east Eu- counters with the
saf, he had heard that work- Royal
derson & Co., Importers' and' ex- ers had been stopped from posal of the lot the Purchaser rope, where Nazi and Fascir Navy, will have to come into
porters: working by the management.. (if not the applicant) will be influence had secured an in- the open if they mean to op- required to deposit with an creasing hold, and on to the pose these naval operations anthorised officer who will be Near East. Having tempor-and, judging from their pre-
POLICE REPORTS present at the sale, the sum of arily won over France into vious encounters with the
Mr. A. Bethell has reported the two hundred dollars, ($200) in collaborating with the Axis, British, it is not likely that
theft of an electric fan from No. cash. This sum will be refunded Herr Hitler, after a hurried they are looking forward to
The workers now represented 5, Beltran Street. Kowloon Tong. on payment of the Purchase meeting with his Italian sate-trying conclusions with Bri-the cream of Britain's industry and
eat Northern Telegraph lite, probably ordered the tain's naval strength in the er-responsibility in the task before Austin Avenue, has reported the
Co......... are always prepared to take great- price.
Mr. G. H. Cuthell, of No. 28. H.K. Chinese Women's Re latter to deliver the first Mediterranean. The air bases them
liëf Association theft of clothing from his residence A Wellwisher "We must not only work and between October 22 and 26. unawares and has, in fact, two ends of these waters will produce, but we must help to work been anticipating such an also enable the Royal Air out the destinies or all nations." attack for the past weeks, Force to harry the Italian concluded Mr. Bevin, in mention had a clock and clothing stolen but it is the manner in which land operations and Bignoring that there was a demand for from his house between 1 and s the conflict was forced on the Mussolini will find it ex- order to bring the necessary war
a greater production of convoys, in 1 Greek Government that will tremely difficult to make the materials to England for the manu- increase the disgust and re- quick conquest, which ap- the country needed for a defence. Miss B. L. Browner, of No. 4, 8t. vulsion against the tactics of parently Herr Hitler will ex-facture of those essentia's which John's Apartment Garden Road, has reported the loss of a leopard the dictators amongst all free pect him to achieve. From thinking people.
the point of view of British
| skin coat between October 18 and
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT blow. Greece was not caught which Britain holds at the
Босация.
No. of Sale,
New Kowloon Inland Registry No Lot No. 2839. .- Castle Peak Rd, be.... tween Wing Lung St. & Tonkin Streat;
Cheung Sha Wan
i
Boundary
Measure-
ments
As per
Annual
Rental
Upset, Price
About:
Contents fi
Square feet. |
318
17,385
of Herr Hitler and an enemy of democracy, déclared Mr. Bevin.
CREAM OF INDUSTRY
ACKNOWLEDGMENT The HK Refugee and Social Welfare Council gratefully acknow- ledges the following gifts to the "1041 Appeal Fund"
The British Fund for Relief
of Distress in China Mr. Tate, of 85, Waterloo Road, H.K. Electric Co.
ath. on Monday,
DAILY RETURNS
The following is the Return of cases of notifiable diseases noti 30 ned, as having occurred in the Colony during the 24 hours ended 200 at midnight on Oct 28-
50 Cholera, three cases Cone Im- ported) diptheria, two cases: 5,000 cerebro-spinal fever, two cases; 50 dysentery eight cases; and ··43. 60 cass of tuberculosis.
Wallace Harper Co., Ltd,
Generous War Gift
The dead body of a Chinese male was picked up by the Police Of American
in the Southern Playground, Wan- chal, yesterday afternoon. It was LONDON, Oct. 29 (British Wire-Arst discovered by children, who ters) The Red Cross of St. John were playing nearby. Fund for sick and wounded rose THE DEMANDS made by strength and resistance, for settling the situation in
yesterdays öy" a further £1,000. the Italian Government were therefore, the invasion of the Mediterranean so as to
and now amounts to 23,311,000, Couched in the usual terms Greece will not affect Bri-render Italian activity there stolen from the basement of No Distress Fund amounts to 21,320, Zealand have sent 26,000 and Porcelain dishes were reported while the Lord Mayor's Air Raids Ltd, readenkin Australia and New which the aggressors have tain's position in the least impotent for a considerable 25, Gage Street early yesterday 000 there was a similar sum from Mr. 579 become accustomed to use and should provide a means time.
Directors of the Empire Dairies, Howard Gould of New York
20
morning.