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BANK HOLIDAY
In accordance with Government Ordinance, The Exchange Banks will be closed for the transaction of Public Business on Monday, the lat. Augual, 1938. (The First Monday in August).
Hongkong, 27th July, 1938,
PROCLAMATION
Issued by
THE TAX BUREAU
of the First Arga under THE KWANGTUNG FINANCE
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Effect:-
DEPARTMENT
‡LETTERS TO THE Department
EDITOR
"OLD SOLDIERS NEVER DIE
To the Editor,
Hongkong Telegraph.
your
Sir, read with interest article headed 'Queen's Edinburgh'- 4th and 5th Royal Scots.
Having been a member of the 4th Royal Scots from 1912 until demobi- Jisation in 1910 I should be pleased to renew associations with any old, member who may be resident in the Colony, or stationed here the Royal Scots.
THE HONGKONG
G.
TELEGRAPH,......... THURSDAY,
JULY 28, 1938.
R.
Money Needed For Relief Hospitals
TENANT
BRINGS
ACTION
| PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS
of the Sale by Public Auction NEW STOCK
to be held on Tuesday, the 2nd day of August, 1938, at 3 p.m., at tho Oflcon of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Slubbs Road, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 76 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of 76 years.
No. of Sale
Registry Na
..........
Locality.
Inland Lot
No. 5303.
Between and Lots
Nox. 2312 & 2412,
Stubbs Road.
OF
THE LOT.
Badary Measurement-
N A. E. W.
|feet|Bret|feat|reet]
As per sale
pino.
$21.475
$192
Opatent in i
sq. feet
Anncal
Rental
Upset Price
About
42.950
Intending bidders are advised that Immediately after the dispo- An of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicnat) will be required to doposit with an authorised officer who will be present at the We have receivod instructions sale, the sum of two hundred the Kwangtung Finance dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum to the following will be refunded on payment of
the Purchase price. "In accordance with records PARTICULARS on file, a transit tax should be levied all goods passing the locality. It is our under- standing that goods are some- and times shipped to Hunan Hunkow direct from Kowloon by train. On passing through this province, a trunnit tax should be levied on such goods in accord- ance with regulations in order that a large amount of revenue However, not dwindle. muy there may be considerable in- convenience felt by the mer- chants who are required to pay the transil
Canton, Lux in whereas theso goods are shipped by trains at Kowloon. For the sake of convenience
the merchants, we have decided to establish an office at Shwmehun for tho perial
purpose collecting this tax, so that mer- chants can pay it at the spot. ¡ The rate of transit tax on all goode will be 60% of the Cus. toms duty paid on such goods," Pursuant to the above, it has been decided that effective us from the 15th July, 27th Year of the Chinese Republic, our office at Shumchun will begin to function. In addition to notifying all con- cerned, this proclamation is issued with a view to its being noted by all Chinese and foreign merchants Asked whether the British Govern- | ng well. Should they have goods ment recognised the right of Jupun forwarded to Hunan and Hankow to take possession of British property by train from Kowloon hereafter, In the International Settlement, Mr. Butler replied that that was precisely after paying the
I should be grateful if you will give this note space in your paper.
200121."
No Answer To British Protest Note
London, July 27. Asked in the House of Commons to-day for particulars of the Japanese reply to the British
protest note against the occupation of British- owned factories and works in Shang- hal, the Under-Secretary for Poreign Affairs. Mr. R. A. Butler said that he was not yet in a position to make
statement.
ان
Customs duty, the question under consideration and they are requested to send their was why the Eritish representations men with funds together with the had heen made to Japan.--Reuter.
Customs papers to pay the transit tax to our office at Shumchun.
T.T. London
Demand
EXCHANGE
Selling
Is 2 Is. 274 150 ton.
100
B210
3014
T.T Shanghai
T.T. Japon T.T. India U.S.A.
TT. Mantin T.T. Batavia
T.T. Bankok T.T. Saigon
T.T. France T.T. Germany T.T. Switzerland T.T. Australia
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In order to ensure that there will be no delay, no objection to pay this tax shall be tolerated.
CHOW SING NAM, Director of the Tax Bureau of the First Area July 18, 27th Year of 944 Chinese Republic.
053%
1405%
109
10.05
754 m/e D/p
do.
.133 4 m/s Llc U.S.A.
.1/04m/s France
30 d/s India
1/3 U.S. Cross rate in London
The
4
the
$55,000 FOR REFUGEES
Under the heading "Charitable Services" and with the explanation that the work for which the money required in in connection with re- lief of Chinese
refugees, Finance Committee of the Legislative Counell was asked to vote $55,000 at is meeting this afternoon.
war
the
The money is for the Tung Wah Hospital's third quarter. The funds me urgently required Find the Supplementary vote is consequently
asked.
DUTCH AGENT FOR SPAIN
The Hague, July 27. Following the example set by Great Britain, the Netherlands has come to Spanish Insurgents whereby
agreement willi the
cach party will designate an agent in the territory of the other.
201
The functions of the agents will be to look after the interests of his compatriots.
Sub-agents may als
be appointed.—Router,
SHIPS IN RADIO COMMUNICATION
The following ships are expected to be a wireless communication with Hongkong Radio Stallon to-day:
Chaksang; President Pieren; Tegel- berg: Katyang; Haruna Maru; Stang 1/3.5/32 Wo; Empress of Japan; Potsdam; ..31 Kunsang: Mousong; Alice Moller; 11.80 Neptuna; Lycaon; Hector; Helios; .84 Suwa Maru; Kwangtong: Islami; Hol- .4.92 how; Tjisadane,
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SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. Sole Agents.
OF
TONKINESE
SILVER
ART WARE
Bracelets
Brooches
Rings Ear-Rings
Clips
ATTACKS BUS MAN
Student Fined For Unprovoked Act
Landlord
At the meeting of the Finance Seeking Damages From Furious because he had been naked Committee of the Legislative Council by abus conductor to show disbursements in connection with the this afternoon, various necessary leket, a 17-year-old student, ip Ling used his fists on the man when the conversion of the old Lai Chi Kok bus was near the terminus. As a
Prison to a cholera hospital were result, he was charged with common brought forward, tipper assault when he appeared
block of the prison which is being Mr. K. M. A. Barnett at the Kowloon put to this use, Magistracy this
Considerable morning. Mr.
E. S. C. Brooks,
necessary,
before
representing
alterations
wero
An action brought by Lo Kwal- Factory, against his landlord, Tong tong, trading as the Sun Man Sewing
Ying-cheung, for $1,000 damages for trespass, wrongful entry and assault on April 29 last at plaintiff's pre- continued before Mr.
was
and votes are asked formice E. H. Williams at the Sum
mary Court this morning. alterations and
Ior structural
expenses
sought:
For equipment a vote of $14,100 is $10,500 is needed; for salaries $10 for riuming
415 is required.
the Kowloon Motor Bus Company, $15,000 for the approach road, $0,125 asked for a serious view to be taken mosquito-proofing, $1,002 for electric as it was an unprovoked and sericus and water fittings. arsault. The bus had been delayed for one and a half hours and the conductor had lost $2.50 of the Com- pany's money because of It.
Ip had boarded
the bus, which
The ordinary relief hospital at Lai was on the No. Dairy Farm in
Route, near the Chi Kok Prison requires $17,000 for Nathan Road on salaries. In this institution $2,000 is Wednesday. He bought 4 3rd class wanted for surgical equipment, $4,000 10-cent ticket. Because of the large for non-leclmical equipment, $4,500 number of passengers in the bus the for furniture and $9,500 for clothing conductor asked him to show It at and bedding. the Police Training School stop, and he became very angry. An argument arose, but Ip would not produce his ticket.
Near the Kowloon City terininus,] when most of the
passengers had: left, Ip walked up to the conductor, pulled out his ticket and then punch- ed him several times in the face and chest.
Saying that if Ip had been five years older, he would have sent him to gaol, His Worship Aned him $18 and bound him over in $50 for six months. He was also ordered to pay $21 compensallon to the conductor
Cigarette Boxes and $5 to the Company.
Cigarette Cases
Brush Sets
Necklaces
Sleeve Links
Powder Boxes
Ash Trays
Cocktail Sets
Cocktail Picks
Cups
Trays
Fancy Boxes
Inkstands Writing Sets
Etc.,
Etc.
Also New
TONKINESE
BRONZE
ART
WARE
Cambodgian
Silver & Bronze
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& CO.
Chater Road REPRESENTATIVES
tion.
A JUBILEE FOR CIGARETTES
(Continued from Page 6.)
This number is three times as great as that holding before the War, and 33 per cent. higher than only
seven years ago.
|
Three Hurt In Traffic Accidents
25
were Also
It was alleged by plaintiff that the defendant forced an entry into No.
in the premises into the street.
Tung Tau Street on April 20, and threw plaintiff's goods and machinery
Plaintiff's assistants allegedly assaulted and thrown out.
It was the defendant's case that ho had sent plaintif legal notice to quit Deacons, but plaintiff dented having through hle solicitors, Messrs. received such notice.
A
Plaintiff was represented by Mr. C. A. Sutherton Russ, and Mr. M. A. da Silva appeared for defendant.
counter-claim was brought by the defendant against the plaintiff for $14, being arrears of cent for one month and five days, $0.18 as money owing for electric light consumption.. and mesne profits up to the day of possession of the premises.
Yesterday, Wong Ah-chau, weaver #ving at No. 25 Tung Tau Street, said that on the early afternoon of re- Apr 29 last, he saw goods belonging to the plaintiff being removed by a large crowd of persons under the de- into the street in a rough manner. Jendant. The
goods
were thrown
Three traffic accidents were ported to the pollec yesterday:
As a motor furry was travelling along Connaught Road Central yes terday, it knocked down a woman named Lung Tsui, causing her serious injuries to the chest. She was taken
Queen Mary Hospital. consequence of
being run over on the right foot by a motor lorry in Argyle Street, Kowloon, yesterday, 20-year-old man named Wong Chueng was removed to the Kowloon Hospital.
*
the to
30
Knocked down by a tramcar in Des
Vorux Road West yesterday, a boy named Fung Yarn was conveyed to
U.S. COMMODITY
Habit, vice, amenity--whatever the Queen Mary Hospital,
iy a lice to call it smoking you social phenomenon and should in-
the anthropologist. In lorent
the year in which the cigarelle celebrates Jubilee, the Mass Observationists have published exhaustive figures and conclusions
that
show why and how people smoke. The greater of them are cigarette smokers.
Roughly half the people who smoke all began to do so for imitative
PRICES
LATEST CABLED
QUOTATIONS
reasons or in order not to feel "out of things" *IL social gatherings. Forty-three per cent, begun because; they were told not to! They re- belled aguinst the ubiquitous | October "Dun't" or fell a wish to appear December Krown-up.
To Cover Embarrassment
New York July 27. New York Cotton
Closlug 8.08/07
Opening
8.06/06
8.75/75
8.74/75
Jan. (1039) March May (1939) July (1930). Spot
8.70/70
8.76/76
(1039) 8.82/82
8.81/81
8.85/84
8.84/84
8.87b/80 0.87 N
8.76
New York Robber
10.40/48 10.30/31a
September December March
Mny
16.55/44 16.53/56
16.43/43
16.46/49
16.55/55
Sales for the day:-1,830 tons.
Chicago Wheat
Apparently smoking is acquired by girls for more sincere reasons than in the case with men. Only six pez cent of women started in order to feel grown up, as against 31 per cent. of the men. Or perhaps, men are more truthful about their motivest Three hundred and thirty-six report from observers all over Britain cast | Sept. an interesting sidelight on the pre- Dec. sent state of feeling between smok- May
Fourteen per ers and non-smokers. cent, of smolters feel pity for non- 21 per cent, feel admiration; cent. feel definite hostility! Sept. Non-strokers are obviously of finer Dec. mould. Twenty-eight per cent, of May them pity their habit-bound brothers and sisters; 13 per cent. feel admira.uly tion or envy; only 1 per cent, feel Del. hostility. Roughly half of smokers Dec. and bulf of non-smokers are in- different or tolerant towards their opposites.
PROSI
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a
The well-founded existence of u ceremonial exchange of compliments: is discovered, when members of the two groups mix. Forty-nine pc** cent. of the smokers and sixty-five of the non-smokers have noticed that when
non-smoker declines cigarette he is often complimented on being "free of the smoking habit?” As a rule, it is belleved, this compli- ment is not sincere; it "is meant to cover up the embarrassment that follows the refusal of a social offer."
Three-quarters of the.
the people, over- whelmingly men, who smoke most when they are alone are pipe-smok-
Over half the subjects
"obser- ved" smoke more in company thon when alone. Twenty-six per cent. smoke more when alone. Fourteen per cent, know their own minds and smoke equally in either situation.
crs.
bser
The imitative factor does not dia- appear from smoking after it has in- troduced fresh hosts to the habit. This is proved by a study of the curious usage of tapping the cigarette upon a hard object before lighting it. Fifty-four per cent of, observed nave this habit. "Of these, 82 per cent. place the tapped end in their mouths, 21 per cent, the untapped end."
-seven per cent. leave it to ce. On the face of it, if you must tap cigarette, the object
would appear to be to toughen the end which you are to place between your lips. Obviously, the habit is based on almost purely. Imitative grounds.
Noël Lowndes
H.K. ELECTRIC DIVIDEND
Co.,
Messrs. Gibb, Livingston & Ltd., the Agents of The Hongkong Electric Co., Ltd., announced that at a meeting of the board of directors held this morning an interim divid- end of one dollar per share was de- clared for the year 1933,
This dividend will be payable on and hfter Thursday, September 8,.to those Shareholders whose names up- pear in the Register of Shares at the close of business on Saturday, August 27,
7014/70%
for the plaintiff closed.
After further evidence, the
The hearing is proceeding.
China Files Protest
casc
Hankow, July 28. The Chinese Government has led protest with the British and American Governments in connection with the handing over to the Japanese authorities by the Inter- national Settlement police in Shang- hai of a suspected terrorist.
The action is said to be a violation
Shanghal Provisional Court,
the
of [ agreement.
The terrorist was handed over in accordance with the recent emergency proclamation by the Shanghai Mun!- cipal Council. The man was arrested on July 7 in possession of bomb.- Itenter.
MANILA SHARES
The following quotations were re- ceived after the close of the morning session through Reuters:
Antamok Atok 67%/08% Bogulo Gold
Benguet Consolidated Coco Grove 7274/73 22,456,000 bushels Paracale Gumaus
Consolidated Mines. Demonstration
Tuesday's
67%/879% 094/70
Sales:
Chiengo Corn
1.X1.
San Mauricio
50%/56%
57/57% Suyac
55/54%
$5/55% 57/57
United Paracle
03/03
Winnipeg Wheat
74%/75%
732/78%
Business Done Price in Peson
July 27 July 28
Ung, 40
.40
30
Una. II
11.10 11.00
.43
Ung.
004
oods
201
20
υπα.
Ung.
Unq. Ung.
.61
00
.17
Ung
32
The following is Swan, Culbertson & Fritz' report on this morning's market:
70%/70% The Manila Stock Exchange was 744/74% quiet,
POST
From
OFFICE.
INWARD MAILS
Straits and Europe via Negapatam
(Letters and date, 30th June.
Popers) London
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-London date, 24th July.
Shanghal and Amoy
US.A., Japan and Manila, (San
Francisco date, ist July) Tientsin
Japan
Per
Due.
July 20,
Haruna Maru
.July 20.
Imperial Airways Plano Kwangtung
..July 29.
Pres. Pierce Holhow
July 292
July 30.
Islan..
July 30.
Judy 30.
Suwa Maru
.July 30.
OUTWARD MAILS
Per
Date and Time.
Thursday
Air Mall by "Pan American Airways Pan American Afrwngs Plane
Direct Servico"-San Francisco
date. 22nd July. Japan and Shanghal
For
Swatow and Shanghai
Tolnan....Thurs., July 28, 4.30 p.m. July 28. G.P.O. and E.P.O.
Air Mall for Chungking (via U.N.A.C. Plane ..............Thurs,
Jankow) by the "C.N.A.O." AF- ways Direct Service."
ROK.. Ori,
Air Mail for Stan, Lanchow, Chang- Eurasia Plane
ala and Chengtu, etc. (via Han- kow) by the "Eurasia Airways Service" (to further points by Surface transport 18 Services permit).
Hollow
..Jaly. 28, 4.30 p.m. .....July 28, 5 p.m. ..Thara, July 28.
G.P.O. and K.P.O. Ref...... Ord..
Haldis...
Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Imperial
Direct Service"-dae London, 4th. August,
Samshut and. Wuchów Fort Bayard
July 25, 4.30 p.m.
July 28, & p.m Thurs., July 20, 5 p.m.
Airways Flane...Thurs, July 28.
K.P.O.
Reg., Ord.
Reg.,
Ord
Friday
Chung On Wing Wo Halching
Swatow, Amoy and Toochow
Swatow, Shanghol and Tientsin. Shanghai, Japan and Europe vla
Siberia Straits and Calcutta
July 28, 5 p.m.
July 28, p.m.
G. P. O.
July 28, 5 p.m.
.July 28, 7 p.m.
Fri, July 20, 6.15 am. Fri, July 29, 10 am. Fri. July 29, 2° p.m.
Sandviken ..Fri, July 20, 2.30 p.m. Haruna Maru Fri., July 20, 3,30 p.m." Talma
Frá, July 29. Parcels,July 20, 8.00 pm. Ord., ...July 20, 8.30 a...
perscribed corresponde