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PUBLIC AUCTION.
wab Undersigned have received
structionA
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to sell by
PUBLIC AUCTION
on
Tuesday, the 24th June, 1941.
commencing at 5.15 p.m.
at their Sales Room No 2, Con- naught Road Central, Room
A
206. 2nd Floor.
PERU COLONY
BY RICARDO LEON
Liina. Peru Nine months ago two Peruvian aviators, forced down in wild, uninhabited headwater forests of the Amazon, dis covered a colony of 50 familles who knew nothing of curre world events.
"Who won the war?" the lost colony asked. And to the ainazement of the avators, Peruvian Army Captain Luis Con- Alberta Bote Elmore, they discovered the ques- terno and Lieut. tion referred to the 1914-1918 confilet rather than to the present emergency.
FINANCE & GENERAL
U.S.
GOVT. ¦ SALE OF SINO TAKES OVER SUPPLY BONDS A
RUBBER IMPORTS
SUCCESS HERE
SED
The
campaign SOUCI MALE scriptions to the NO$1,200,000,000 WASHINGTON, June 22 Reuter Mitary Supply Bonus колепес -The Government has suspended in Hongkong recently is useeting private imports of rubber from with enthusiastic suppvel. the Far East and has ordered a According to the latest. esti- 20 per cent, eut in civilian con- mute, a total of more than NC$3, supplion for the next six months 660,000 worth of the Bonds have The Federal Loan Administra- already been subscribed to. Of tor. Mr. Jesse Jones, announced, this amount. the local Chinese
including yesterday that
the from Monday banks,
Bank of the Rubber Reserve Company, a China, the Bank of Communica Government corporation, will be tions, the Bank of East Asta. the come the sole bayer of crude rub- Shanghal Commercial and Savings ber exported from the Far East Bank, the Bank of Canton, the to the United States.
Kwangtung Provincial Bank, the
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He explained that this action Bank of Kwangs, the Ylen Vieh had been taken to accelerate the Commercial Bank and the Över- accumulation of the Government's seas-Chinese Banking Corporation reserve supplies and facilitate dis have pledged an Aggregate total tribution to industry for defence of NC83,500,000. and commercial requirements,
The Chinese General Chinber
For wo hours the pilot con- discovered. Unt!! Lu aviators versed 1 rudimentary Spanish blundered on them, they had no with headuen of the settlement, fear of discovery Hence their tal and then, their motor repaired, of half-truth they reached Lima with a strange So friendly did Dr Fejos become tele
with the colonists, that when he They had discovered, they said, was about to leave they offered to a true ost" colony. In a region show him an easter passage than known as Madri de Dios. This e Brduous nine day overland located at the mouth at the river route which he had used
the VALUABLE COLLECTION OF Pinquen, near the upper Amazon, way in In canoes by way of the
POSTAGE STAMPS.
ja densely Jungled, alinest All Madre de Dios river, a dan penetrable wilderness in which the gerous stream with a strong cur Peruvian government recognized rest, the colonists took Dr. Fejus the existence of only a few time and his parly to Cuzco, Al his rant missionary priests and an or. first contact with civilization, they Casonal trader Civization had halted and would go no further passed the river Pinquent by al. They told Dr. Fejus they prefer- though the locality abnunded in red their semi savage, semi-cviliz are from British Malaya game and fish.
On view from Saturday. the
21st June, 1941.
Catalogue will be issued
Tuoma Cash on Delivery
LAMMERT BROS.,
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The Government monopoly of of Commerce has pledged NC$150.- Far Eastern imports will, in effect. 000 while the different Executives given Government control over of the Chamber have also pro- rubber supplies at the source since, mised to subscribe NC$75.000 virtually all United States imports The Fang Keung Rubber Manu- and factory. Ltd., alone has subscribed
INC$10,000.
ed existence to the modern world Dutch East Indies. which had grown up in the past
The region. the aviators said, was truly a paradise, but apparent.y 25 years
deserted one. However, as they worked on their plate. they be came aware that they were being watched by inquisitive eyes from the undergrowth Years ago, that
PUBLIC AUCTION. Jungle was the foraging ground e
THE Undersigned have received
instructions
to sell by
PUBLIC AUCTION
on
Thursday, the 26th June, 1941
commencing at 2.30 p.m.
at their Sales Room, No. 2, Con
A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
LONDON'S NEW POTATO BARS PROVE SUCCESS
RICE PRICE IN KWEILIN LOWERED
Dr. Fejos reported to Emilio Del buy, a member of the Peruvian: Congress from the Cuzeo region, | who sent priests from Puerto Mal- donado te minister to the colony But the colonists stoned the cannibalistic SIWAZĖS und (ap priests and drove them uff It
London With ! hundred re KWEILIN. June 23 (Central)-- ain Contern surmised that per seems that some of the early con eipes on hand, London's first. Pota
The price of rice which rose to haps the last remnants of this traband traders disguised asto Bars have opened and are prov. about $80 per shth a week ago tribe, attracted by the fa'ling priests, had kidnapped several girls ing a gigantic success.
has now dropped to more than Selling potatoes hot and cold, $50 per shih. following the arrival sweet and savory, In far more dif- of large shipments. ferent forms, and combined with far more different estables than cou'd ever be imagined, the Pots to Bars are giving the popular Milk Bars some close competition
A bumper rice harvest in south Kwangst is expected in view of sufficient rainfall during the pre- sent summer season
plane, had reached the tile clear. from the "lost" colony. ing where the helpless aviators Now that the sensation is past. were strunder. But when Captain the "lost" colony has ink buck Conterno fingered his revolver, the, tnto old ways. Because access to mysterious “savages" began shout, the region is dfcult, the govern ing in simple Spanish, "No, no, we ment has made no effort to wipe are Peruvians, we are friends." out the illegal alcohol and tobac
CUT OFF FROM WORLD co trade, preferring to head off the
This is the beginning of the contraband when it reaches the Ministry of Food's scheme The aviators then were shown now the colony lived and beard a lost again, from its
coast Hence the "lost" colony is promoting snack bars to crusade cause of the plentiful and strange story.
For 25 years the and probably with remain as it is nutritious potato helped out by Arrangements have been made
thece the colonists had been completely nut
and again an aviator blunders' carrots, sprats, of contact with the world.
other foods between the Klangal and Cheklang want into a primitive civilization and which they
the public to Provincial Governments whereby
unfil
Origin-
zon headwater.
GW3
experts
for
RICE SHORTAGE IN EAST CHEKIANG CHUNGKING, June 23 (Centrall
naught Road. Central, 2nd Floor.ally a group of rubber workers re-returns with another story of a consume in increasing quantities. 10,000 sacks of rice will be shipped turning toward the coast had been lost nation of whites in the Ama| This follows the experiments of from Klangs" to east Cheklang to cut off by a landslide. Unable to get out and harassed by the can.
who have discovered & relieve the shortage there. hundred ways of serving in pota: nibals, they had organized into a co operative Society. AN years passed a new generation grew up the elders were able to teach. knowing of civilization only what
comprising:
Thus the aviators found rudi mentary fires and cooking utensils and other evidences of primitive
Teakwood Bedsteads, Wardrobes. Chest of Drawers, Dressing Tables. Chesterfield Suites. Sideboards. Dining Tables, Chairs, Carpets, Rugs, Ornaments. Curtos, E. P.
existence. They were shown how Brass. Glass and Porcelain Ware, the colony lived by hunting and Ceiling & Table Fans, Cabinet Ashing as had the Indians in ear- & Portable Gramophones. Records. Her days. Filters. 011 Paintings, Pictures, etc., etc.
also
A FEW PIECES OF BLACKWOOD FURNITURE.
and
1 Teakwood Dining Room Sulte
1 Mahogany Bed Room Suite
1 Oak Dining Room Suite
1 Beauty Rest Mattress
1 "G. E." Refrigerator
1 Surt Board
2 New Canvas Cances
1 Radio-gram
"Philco" Radio
1 "Emerson" Radio
1 "Fade" Radio
1 "Atwater Kent" Radio
On View from Wednesday.
the 25th June, 1941
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
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AUCTIONEERS.
HONG KONG TIDE TABLE From 24 to 30 June 1941.
Daye o
Days of
Height
LOW WATER
Hong
Kong
Standard
Bleight.
PICK WATER.
Hong
Kong
Standard
Timu
Timo
1. m.
L
J. TRA
rt. In
Tuon 94
05 20
70
02 06
4
ID 47
72
02 49
42
197
7 41
03 17
1700
17 44
(14.20
Wod. 20
Thu. Á Đô
Fri 87
$8.31
23 07
9044 10 10
10 51 7 g 10 28
FL.
2)
00 99
Bun.
01 01
44
05 07
1130
0 0 10 04
Mon. 80
01 44
401
1197
| 8 43 10 40
The report returned to Lima by the two aviators attracted the ab tention of Dr Paul Fejos. head of the Wennergren Swedish American Scientific expedition which was in Peru. Dr. Fejos determined to seek out the last colony, and he reach- ed the settlement after a
nine- day trip.
u. Not only will the bars be open HONGKONG INDIA ALIVE TO for the sale of potatoes, but one
GROWING DANGER
OF RAIDS
SHAREBROKERS
ASSOCIATION
Volume of Business Transacted on Monday, June 28, 1941. SALES China Lights (0) 500 $ 5.95 China Providents. 1,000 5.30
corner of the bar will be reserved
nonstop demonstrations to housewives on how to cook them. To name a few varieties there the green potato soups, suvset BOMBAY, June 22
potatoes, (Reuter mashed
coffee potato Recent events in the Middle and scones. "Pigs In Clover," "Jack-in- Near East have served to heighten the Box"
and "Piccaninnies." India's realisation of the growing It is hoped by the Ministry of HK Electric Rts. 100 11.00 attention, official and unofficial. Is set up luxury specimens of their danger af foreign raids and public Pood that the big stores will soon
focussing on the precautionary own, and that in time potatoes will measures against possible air ralds, be a worthy substitute for the
the building of up-to-date under-
While it is generally telt that present popular fish and chips.
ground shelters are considered an- FRENCH SILVER
necessary al the present and toe i expensive. authorities of bigger cities like Calcutta and Madras, are contemplating the construction
FOR SPAIN
VICHY, June 22 (Reuter)--One
What he found was almost as amazing as a "lost" colony, if not of slit trenches and private enter- hundred and twenty tons of silver
as romantic. For alter two days le proved that this "lost" colony pre- ferred to be lost, and that it was not lost at all. The story told the aviators had been a carefully skin- ed "yarn" of half truths, half. mistatements and imaginative em bellishments. The truth was that; the last colony did not want to be discovered.
prise cooperation 15 also being
stimulated.
and sliver coins are to te handed over to the Spanish State.
The silver was sold towards the close of the Civil War and placed In a Belgian Bank.
Following the capitulation of Belgium and France, and as a re-
The United Provinces Gov- ernment has constituted a pro- vineial committee which heads the major departments to co- ordinate quicker work on A.R.F. and civic guard services. Karachi Is alive to its strategic sult of the decision of the Paris position and is well abead in the Court, this treasure is now to be
At first. Dr. Fejos was told ex- civic protection scheme and con- returned to the Spanish Govern- actly the same story as had been templates fresh taxation by the ment, the Vichy News agency an- given by the colonists to the army municipal corporation to finance nounces flera. But the artifices which had fooled the aviators falled against the scientist who had spent a life
the scheme.
1,600
The total value is $9,375.00.
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WAR FUNDS MOUNTING AMERICAN AIRCRAFT time studying the South American Meanwhile, money contributionsj FOR BRITAIN tribes and jungles, Dr. Fejos ob
for the war funds are steadily in-
LONDON, June 23 (B.W.S.)--Air served that much of the clothing Creasing Bengal's total contribu-
tion for
aver Chief Marshal Sir Charles Portal, war purposes i
Chief of Staff, made a technical open. but was of fairly recent manufac-
of The Bombay War Gifts fund re- examination ture. There he noticed that many mitted £25,000 for the purchase of American
of the "lost" colony was not made
of old materiais or forest supplies, £700,000.
some of the aircraft which have delivered to the
WANTED KNOWN
of the men knew a great deal fighters for the RAF in addition, recently been more about the forest than they to £100,000 already remitted. The RA.F. during a private vialt to were supposed to, for a distance of fund has also given £30,000 for an aerodrome in the Home Coun- Experienced Book-keeper Wants several hundred miles.
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Btudents to form a class,' Quaran- Pursuing this evidence, Dr. Fejo, for the Indian Army, £7,500 for They included the Douglas DB7, tee students to keep a whole set of proved that the colony had de- the relief of families of the Indian which, when converted for night books after completion of a course finite contact with the outside fighting forces.
[ fighting, is known as the Havoc, of @ months. For Term and Par- the big four-engined Boering B170 ticulars. Please Apply to:-Box
"Flying No. 483 c/o HK.D.P. Fortrees and the Curtiss "Toma- hawk" single seat fighter now do- ing good service with the RAF in Britain and the Middle East.
world. but did not mingle with out landers.
For more than fifteen years the colony lived without contact with civilization, and then around 1931- 32 furtive contacts were made with! the outside world.
Emergency Meeting bomber, better know as
Of Swedish Govt. STOCKHOLM. June 23 (Reuter) Men from the'The Swedish Cabinet held an Cuzco zone stumbled on the lost emergency
yesterday settlement. They were mon
out-morning. alde the law, contrabandista and
meeting
The King arrived at the Royal:
smugglers. Here before them was Palace from his country residence
SHIPPING DEBATE POSTPONED
LONDON, June 23 (Heutor)~~A
a rich harvest; a large group of at 10.15 am. where he received the statement will be made on recent men and women who could cut Foreign Minister, M. Guenther, and developments in foreign affairs at tivate tobacco and distill sicohol the Premier, Per Albin Hansson, 15 the next sitting of the House of on a grand scale, without fear of minutes later,
Commons.
Announcing this, a statement from No. 10 Downing Street says: The Bwedish radio sent out "Owing to the foreign · situation
discovery by government agents, The Interview tooted till 11'20
COLONY PROSPERS Hence the colony began to pras
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per on contraband gains. The numerous messages to ships at non, the debaté, on - shipping;, which 7 legal enterprises they had form instructing them to return in. had been arranged for the next aed of necessity they continued for mediately to swedish ports. In view sitting of the House of Commons,
profit. They did not want to be of the Russo-Ciernan war. will be postponed."
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