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THE Undersigned have received THE Undersigned have
instructions
to sell by
! PUBLIC AUCTION
011
Wednesday, the 30th July, 1941
at 11 o'clock am.
at Godown No. 47, of The Hong- kong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloon.
49 Steel Drums Asphalt stored in
Godown No. 25A
39 Steel Drums Asphalt stored in
Godown No. 47
44 Steel Drums Asphalt stored in
Godown No. 50
-more or less damaged
For Inspection Order and Gate Pass apply to the Undersigned.
Terms: As Customary.
AUCTIONEERS
:
instructions
to sell by
received
PUBLIC AUCTION
ON
Thursday, the 31st July, 1841
commencing at 11.00 a.m.
at their Sales Room, No. 2. Con- naught Road, Central, 2nd Floor.
INDIAN WAR CASUALTIES
IN AFRICA
SIMLA, July 20 (Reuter-In- alan Army casualties during the campaigns in Africa reported be Iween December last year and July 8, totalled 8,427 of which 759 were deaths, including 21 officers. 26 Viceroy's commissioned officers. and 712 Indian other ranks.
IN THE CENTRAL SECTOR OF THE EASTERN FRONT
Germans Obliged To Dig In To Deal With The Peril Of
Russian Counter-Attacks
ZURICH, July 29 (Reuter) — Undoubtedly the war has become stationary in the central sector of the Eastern front, where fight- The remaining casualties in- ing has been hardest, declares the Berlin correspondent of the clude a fourth who are prisoners Rasler Nachrichten. Reports from the front, adds the correspon- of war, 1,261 missing and 4,367 dent. have frequently mentioned that German infantry have been obliged to entrench themselves in order to facilitate defence against wounded.
Russian counter-attacks
The proportion of casualties to the total number of troops engag-
A QUANTITY OF RADIO PARTS ed in the campaign is stated
AND FURNITUKE
also
1 X-Ray Apparatus Adding Machine
1 Motor
Terma: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.
AUCTIONEERS.
MASS AIR RAID
German propaganda has been forced to turn a back somersault to over the German Army communique of July 7 reporting that the total Russtans had thrown into battle their last reserves and it is now large alleged that the Russians have received further reinforcements from only the Urals which district "was, of course, not taken into account by either previous communiques.”
be extremely low. The wounded contains a very number of men who were slightly wounded and who remained on duty or returned their units long ago.
to
New Appointment To N.Z. War Council
The Deutsche Allgemeine Zei. tung explains the hold-up of the German offensive by saying that "a big battle is proceeding against a very strong Russian army In order to enable the German Army to continue the war move- ment "
DE GAULLE
IN BEIRUT
LONDON, July 29 (Reuter-
WELLINGTON, July 29 (Reuter) The resignation of Sir Andrew A fortnight ago today, the Ber-"It is right, just and practical 10 Basler establish the real sovereignty and Russell from the Inspector-Gen-In correspondent of the cral-ship of New Zealand Military Nachrichten reported that Berlin Independence of Lebanon not only Forces is announced yesterday by was expecting the fall of Klev for the sake of Lebanon but for the sake of France herself." de- the acting Premier Mr. W. Nash. within a few hours.
clared General de Gaulle in а Mr. Nash said that Sir Andrew GERMAN'S DIFFICULTIES
speech at Beirut yesterday. decision Cons German propaganda excusing
General de Gaulle was address-
CHUNGKING. July 29 (Central) had reached his
LAMMERT BROS.. Five waves of Japanese aircraft,quent on the appointment of Sir the slow advance on the eastern ing a gathering representative of totalling oVET 90 planes invaded Guy Williams as military adviser, front continues to emphasise the the religious, political, social and Szechwan yesterday morning and and also for health reasons Mr. difficulties the troops are encoun- economic life of Lebanon, accord- bombed various parts of the pro- Nash paid tribute to the work of vlace.
Str Andrew who the Government; Casualties and damage caused had reappointed to the War Coun-
Leli. are said slight.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
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STOCK EXCHANGE,
SHAREBROKERS' ASSOCIATION
Do. (Col. Reg.). Do. (Lon. Reg.) Chartered Banka
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Bailare
لأدرينا
Maraton
tering.
ing to a dispatch to the Indepen- dent French Agency.
The General added "Our pre- sence among you means that
Describing conditions on the Finnish-Russian frontier, the Ber- In correspondent of the Berne newspaper Buld says: "An endless France will co-operate with you column of heavy laden soldiers to defend your liberties against march gasping and cursing through those who threaten them. If for a nightmare of endless forests. strategic reasons our brave Alles, There are no roads, no communi- the British, have come here with cations. no lurries and no motor us, it is to help us to fulfil our cycles. Only the absolute essen- age-old task as we are helping and tials of equipment are carried,
In continue to help them overcoats and blankets being left
other territories." behind although the nights are terribly cold and damp. The days are frightfully hot while millions
of torturing mosquitos swarm
ill
round the labouring soldiers FINNS BREAK
to sell by
Bayera
Bellers Saler
jainai?
PUBLIC AUCTION
TUESDAY 29 JULY.
Banks
On
X.D.
81375 H.K. Banks
80
X.D
81376
£80
Friday, the 1st August, 1941 commencing at 2.30 p.m
£70 £83
£70
EBL
at their Sales Room, No 35. Han- kow Road, Kowloon.
$75
123 Mercantile Rks, “A” 211 Morenatile Bk. “C” Bank of East Asia.....
£23
£11
heads
876
18 ct
$926
Cautou nezrsaces
$926
A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
$105
Union InsurancER..........
$400
$1
Underwriter
176 cta,
$185
H.K. Fires.......
$184
comprising:
Shipping
Steamboats....
Office
Teakwood Drawing Room, Bed Room Dining Room and
Furniture.
Ornaments. Cutlery. Porcelain, Glass, Braes and E. P. Ware, Gramophones and Records, Pictures, Clocks. Rugs. Napkins.! Table Lamps, Cooking Utensils, etc.. etc.
also
A FEW PIECES OF BLACKWOOD
FURNITURE
and
2 Typewriters "Royal" & "Adler"
3 Radio Set "Patterson"
3 Tientsin Carpets
1 Teakwood Dining Room Sulte
1 Gas Stove
1 Cooking Stove
1 Hand Sewing Machine
On View from Thursday, the 31st
28
N. C. & S. Banks..
Insurances
$120 Douglass
200 Indo-China (Prof.).
Indo-Chinas (Del.)
86.65 Waterboats
BLACK SWAMPS OFF RELATIONS
"Often the soldiers must wade
knee-deep through black swamps WITH BRITAIN
""These forests provide the best cover for the Russians, for the LONDON, July 29 Germans
(Reuter)
cannot see the enemy Finland has requested the sever As soon as the Germans enter a ance of diplomatic relations with $120 forest, they meet with a withering Great Britain it is authoritatively $9.40 fire from the Russians from trees stated in London,
WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 1941. -PAGE 7
Satisfied Quite!
IT'S
"BLACK
& WHITE"
NO TWO WAYS ABOUT IT, IT'S THE SCOTCH.
Agenta:
Imperial Chemical Industries (China) Ltd.,
Hong Kong.
DANGER!
Disinfect with 'Dettol!'
Be always ready for accidents-with 'Dettol.' The tiniest scratch is an open door to germs which cause festering and blood poisoning. But 'Dettol is a safe and powerful anti- septic which instantly kills all germs cannot hurt the skin--and is non- poisonous. Keep it always handy and apply it to injuries at once.
DETTOL
NACE Cin
34. THE MODERN ANTISEPTIC
PROVINCIAL COST OF LIVING
FINANCIAL IN EUROPE CONFERENCE most striking rises in retail prices
VICHY July 29 (Reuter)-The
ENSHIH, July 29 (Central)To European countries since the discuss measures for the enforce-beginning of the war have oc ment of the resolutions adopted at curred in clothing, according tu :.. the recent Third National Finan- the July Statistical Bulletin Issued.. cial Conference in Chungking, the by the League of Nations 309674: b Hupen Provincial Government has Berne dispatch,SATAKUNA BA
In Germany, where the general... decided to summon a Provincial} Financial and Food Conference on cost of living Index has only riset six per cent between the first six August 1,
The conference, it is understood. months of 1936 and May, 1941, the The Finnish Foreign Minister will be attended by district magis. Increase in clothing costs was 13
directors
tax per cent.patre of local Another difficulty, the corres- has handed an "alde-memoire" to trates,
Kingdom and Minister in Helsinki bureaux, section chiefs of various pondent continues, is "Soviet forts the British constructed as part of the land informing him that as Finland is Provincial Departments concerned, Denmark there was an increase of 72 per cent, In Finland and Nor- scape. They are so well camou- co-belligerent with Germany. the and economic experts. flaged that they are easily over-normal diplomatic relations be- Chief items on the agenda are: way 59 per cent, and in Yugą.
in front is tween Great Britain and Finland enforcement of the collection of Stavla 103 per cent.
can hardly be maintained.
Land Tax in kind, revision of local
$90
here, there, everywhert.*
$70
$70
45/0
Shells ****
46/0
16
Docks, Wharves, Gedowns, etc.
$90
H.K. & K. Wharves..
$90
$5.70 $54
Providente
804
$15.80
H.K. Docks (OKA)
$16.80
looked. The ground sown with mines."
H.K. Docks (New)
201
+Shanghai Dooky...
828
MURDEROUS FIRE
13/6
13/0
::
Kailane
Raubs
Mining
2 eta. Hong Kong Mine......
Lands, Hotels and
Bulidings
H.K. & 8. Hotela..... H.K. Lands................ Do. 4% Debentures..
Shanghai Lands.
1 Piano by "Lane Crawford Co."
$3.40
$344 $34.60
$87 $18.40
$3.30
#17
$101
·
041
會
جبعصب
!!!
H.K. Realties.
Humphreys ........
Chinese Estates.
Cotton Mille
Ewo (8.)
$805 8'hai Cottons (....
$16.90 $17.20
#31
Zoong Singe (8.)..........
Wing On Textiles (8.:) Public Utilities
H.K. Tramway*...................
$7 Peak Trama (old)....
Peak Trains (new).....)
3634 Star Ferries.............. 322 I'mati Ferries........
Chins Lights (0)......
X.Rts. H. R. Electrics (Old)... X.R,
******
In the
United
In reply to Mr. Vereker's ques-revenue collection system, better-commissioner of Finance, the bud-
Describing an attack on one tion whether this statement meant ment of the treatment of public get for the current fiscal year.
such fort, the correspondent says.
that Finland was requesting the functionaries, measures for food totals over $22,000,000, while the $7.80 "The Russian fire was first open- severance of diplomatic relations, control, and the provincial budget budget for the next scal year is
for the 1942 fiscal year,
expected to amount to more than ed from a neighbouring farm the Finnish Foreign Minister re
According to Mr. Chao Chih-yao,Į $30,000,000,
building
so that the Germans plied that this was so. thought that the fort was aban $3.45doned. When they approached
$35
$97+
more
closely, a murderous blast
of machine-gun fire opened from
83.36 the fort itself. Only after The 28.80 German artillery, shooting at a | hundred yards' range, had opened breach in the fort's walls were #301 the Germans able to enter. $305
"Even then the dangers were not ended us Russlan forts are often constructed of three floors with numerous underground pas- sages. di
8185
$17.10
8531
$21.15
$11
"One
Russian posted outalde said that they had nothing to
$22.60 fear as the few surviving Russians
#721
PRE-PAID ADVERTISEMENTS.
The following clacres of advertisements are charged at the price given belojo:-- SITUATIONS VACANT.
HOUSES AND APARTMENTS WANTED.
HOUSES AND APARTEENTS TO BE LET: MISCELLANEOUS WANTS.
Announcements not exceeding 25 Words are inserted under this heading at a Pre-paid Rate of $1.50 for THREE INSERTIONS. If Charges collected, $2,00,
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were anxious to surrender. The WE PAY HIGH PRICES 81.40 Germana, entering unsuspectingly, for all gold and silver articles. were met with a fierce fire inside Jade, diamonds, jewels, watches, and only captured the fort after fountain pens. Apply Far East killing every Russian defender."
July, 1941.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
$6.50
LAMMERT BROS.
$1.40
Chin Lights (New)..
AUCTIONEERS.
$42
$11.15
$81
H. K. Electrics(New).
H.K. Electric (Ría)
$19
Macao Electrion
Macao Electrics
$12
Sundakan Lights......
$93
Teisphones (old)........
$23
$8.00
FRE
Telephones (new).................
89
$30
Cald., Macg. (Ord.) §§.]
MADEAS, July 20 (Reuter)-An emphatic denial that the Central Indian Association of Malaya had anything to do with subversive activities as implied in the recent
328
Cald., Maog. (Prof.}E
$1 Canton Tom........
#140
$14.80 $144
$8.00
H.K. Ropes an
3071
statement by Mr, G. K. Hall,
$941
Colonial. Once spokesman, in Par-34
Indian Association
Of Malaya
liament, was made by Mr. N. Raghavan, President of the Asso- ciation yesterday.
He added that Mr. Hall's state- ment was the result of representa- tion by interested persons who did not like the existence of the 1890- clation, and he affirmed that they had never been a party to subyer- Bive or any agitation at all,
WELLINGTON," "July 20 (Router)" The New Zealand Government is taking action against Japan. atmilar to the United States and Britain,
THE
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Cementa
H.K. Govt, 'Loans
14% Loan..............
04%
01%
(1984)...
(1060),
Miscellaneous
$10 Dairy Farm
#6 Entertainments .......
$1.00 Constructions (old)..
80 ota, Constructions; (new)...
30.40 Lane Crawforda. A weit
Nanyang Tobacco... $3,00
130
Bilnores WALBODE
Ch. 0.6% 19601B U.K. Wing Onl B'hai Wiog Up
17.90 Vibro Filing
8/71 | Marumans for, (Lon. 9/11 Marsmana Tree, (ILK.)]
Powall.
N.A. Chemicnia (FR)) †Bale to Bhatigbal"
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SOVIET COMMUNIQUE
MOSCOW, July 29 (Reuter
Diamond and Gold Refining Co., Room 621, China Building, 6th
The following is the latest Soviet floor. Sundays and Holidays communique:
"Our troops continue fighting
in the directions of Smolensk
75 otu. and Zhitornir,
"The enemy offensive is break.
$9.60 ing against the strong stubborn
fighting, our troops incertain
open.
counter- energetically
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#9.78 force, co-operating with land
28%
..
troops, is operating against large
enemy formations of air force and against their aerodromos
"In all, 109 German planes were
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