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of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 26th day of June, 1939, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Middle Gap Rond, in the Colony of Hong | Kong, for a term of 75 years; with the option of renewal at a
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS | PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS
of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 20th day of June, 1939, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of IIls Excellency the Governor of one Lot' of Crown Land at Ma Tau Chung, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 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
Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dispo- sal of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicant) will be required to deposit with an authorised officer who will be present at the of two hundred The TRANSFER BOOKS of the male, the sum Company will be cloned from dollars, ($200) in cash. Thin sum TUESDAY, the 4th July to TUES will be refunded on payment of DAY, the 11th July, 1939, both the Purchase price. days inclusive,
By order of the Board of Directors.
W. L. McKENZIE,
Secretary.
Hongkong, 5th June, 1939.
NOTICE
The Annual Meeting of the Hongkong Society for the Preven- tion of Cruelty to Animals will be held in Jardine's Board Room, on June 28th., 1939, at. 5.30 p.m. W. REES HARRISS,
Secretary.
EMPIRE NEWS
NEW TERRITORY IN PAPUA OPENED
Port Moresby.
Territory Iry Northern Papua, British New Guinen, first explored in 1935, and ever since a prohibited area, was declared open under a proclama- Han Issued here recently,
The area has a population of about 20,000,
"Discovered by an assistant magis- trate, Mr. Jack Hides, the territory vas the last part of Papua to be ax plored. Its agricultural prospects aro
small, and its mineral resources are, not known.
Papin, a former German possession, is administered by Australia under A mandate AUSTRALIA
PARTICULARS 'OF THE LOT.
No. of Sala
Kowloon Inland
Lot No. 4247,
Registry No.
Locality
Junction of Ma" Ta¤
Sheung Heang Road.
Wai Road and
G..
Sung WIS
Boundary Mansurements
NN. Z. W
{fretters feet teet
a per salo
plan.
Contents in sq. feet.
Ann
Crown Rent to be fixed by the
Surveyor of His Majesty the
KING, for one further term of 75 years
intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dispo- sal of the lot the Purchaser (If not the applicant) will be required to deposit with an authorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in eash. This sum will be rofunded on payment of the Purchase price.
June 23, 1939.
Dramatist's Bid To Free 'Robin Hood'
SEAN O'CASEY, the famous Irish dramatist, is one of the most active members of a London committee which is being formed to secure the release of Frank Ryan, the Irish Patriot, now serving a thirty-years' sen- tence in a Franco prison in Spain.
MISUNDERSTOOD "He felt hurt
when General
Frank Ryan, a great social reformer, was known as the "Robin Hood" of the Dublin slums. He was one of the men who cleared the way for Premier De Valera.
In 1990, at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War, he was O'Dully took a band of Irishmen 10 leader of the Irish Section of the Spain to Oght for Franco. Ho International Brigade. He was thought the world would misunder- captured by Franco forces and stand the Irish people. sentenced to death. But De organised another band of Irishmen Valera succeeded in getting him of the Republican Government. Just remission of thirty years in by way of neutralising the O'Duffy prison.
So he
and took them to fight on the side
affair, he told me.
Mr. Jack Carney, one of Ryan's greatest friends, said:-
"Frank Ryan was the most popu- Jar man in Ireland. He was PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. rebrand of a man, big, well-made, understand," he said."
Rent.
Upset Price
No. of Bale
Registry No
About
57,190
$42,693
R.
Rural Building
Lot No. 434.
North of Raral Building
Middle Gap Road.
Lot No. 237,
Locality
Boundary Measurements
N.B...
As per nale
plan.
Annual
J+448
About
16,900
Contents in
sq. feet
$154
OUR GUIDE
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS TO THE
CINEMAS
$2,028
Jpres Price
of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 26th day of June, 1939, at 3 pm, at
"Four's A Crowd" (Coming to the Offices of the Public Works
King's)—This picture had its gola Department, by Order of His premiere last night and proved to be Excellency the Governor of one. a smart comedy of the highest order although at times it seemed that Lot of Crown Land at To Ewn the four chief characters were lost
Smart-alecky Wan, in the Colony of Hong in the plot.
editor crusades against multi-millionaire Kong, for a term of 75 years, broke and then tries to
to get himself hired as the broker's press agent. with the option of renewal at a
Complications arise over (1) the fact Crown Rent to be fixed by the that the editor's publisher is in love Surveyor of His Majesty the with the tycoon's granddaughter; (2) tycoon's habit of turning loose a pack KING, for one further term of of great Danes when editor appears 75 years
on the estate; (3) giri reporter who litor. Intending bidders are advised Appens to be in love with editor. are ironed out after some that immediately after the dispo-humour and some automobile choses. sal of the lot the Purchaser (if Light, airy stuff all through, but de- not the applicant) will be required reveals a flair for comedy as also do finitely entertaining. Errol Flynn to deposit with an authorised Rosalind Russell, Olivia de Havil- officer who will be present at the land, Patric Knowics sale, the sum of two hundred Connolly. dollars, ($200), in cash. This sum
1.
and
Wolter
£459,000 IRRIGATION SCHEME COMPLETED Work on an irrigation scheme in the Wakool district of the Riverina,
"Submarine Patrol" (King's, to- costing approximately £459,000-and will be refunded--on-payment-of-day)-A-thrilling story, well-told, of supplying some 500,000 acres. has been completed.
the Purchase price.
The essential function of the scheme PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. Nancy Kelly and George Bancroft.
is to supply water for domestic and atbek purposes, and for irrigations for the growing of fodder for stock as an assuralice against losses' from drought.
The channel distribution system consists of major and minor channels, with an aggregate length of 324 miles, and uses much of the water stored in the great Hume reservoir. CANADA
DEFENCE BEFORE NEW POST OFFICE
Toronto.
Tweed, Ontario, Municipal Council has rejected an offer of the Canadian Government to build a post offca costing £3.200 there,
It has requested the Government 10 keep the money for defence purposes in case the Empire was threatened by war,
NEW ZEALAND
NEED FOR ECONOMIC STABILITY
Auckland.
Mr. W. Nash, Minister of Finance, oddressing the annual New Zealand dairy conference, emphasised the necessity for securing an element of stability in New Zealand economy for the next year or 18 months.
The country, he said," was more than £1,000,000 short of the price dairy that had ben pald out to farmers this season.
| No. of Sale]
Kowloon Infand
Registry No.
Lot No. 4149.
Locality
Junction' of To Kwa
Lok Shan Road, Wan Road and
To Kwa Wan.
Boundary
Measurements)
| N. ( H. | E. | W.
feet frst]
feet
as per valo
plan.
Contents
2q. feet.
Ann. Rent.
Upack
Price
About
50,000
Judge Paged At Movies
8168
TULARE, Cal.
"And when he came back wounded to England on leave he hated to re- turn
rn to Ireland. I have to speak with the mothers of the lads who died, and I'm afraid they might not
with a fresh complexion and bril- A book should be written about llant blue eyes. The women were Frank Ryan, His life, is teeming with incident. It will be the story to of a New Iroland, for Frank Ryan is
the New Ireland,
crazy about him. Everyone was.
"Frank never spared himself help those who were in trouble.
Nazis Try A Bribe
with the
WARSAW. ¡in Poland, anti-Jewish legislation and
diplomatic co-operation Third Reich should he come to power by their nid.
NAZI leaders recently made a bold attempt to buy the aid of ex-Premier Wincenty Witos, M. Witos was promised a free pay- famous Polish peasant leader. sage to Poland and whatever assis- who returned from exile Intance he asked for. Czecho-Slovakia recently,
The Polish leader rejected the Ger- This is the disclosure that has man proposals,, submitted a copy of the memorandum the Polish just caused a sensation in politi-Consul in Prague and immediately cal circles here.
crossed the border to Poland illegally
M. Witos, who is the idol of the without a Gestapo permit. peasant masses, has for long been a He was so shocked by the German bitter critic of the Polish Govern-suggestions that after his release be from the Polish prison where ment's attitude to them.
And the Nazis offered him full as-served a "taken sentence," he em- sistance in his compaign against the barked upon vigorous anti-Nazi Warsaw authorities in return for campaign among the German-speak- concessions for the German minority ing peasants.
Gloucester Cathedral
Being
Recleaned
London.
The Chairman of the Cathedral women's committee said that one hundrd and forty tooth-brushes, one hundred and forty nail brushes, sixty sponges with butchers' skewers, orange sticks and eggs are being used in the cleaning of the ancient tombs and monuments of Gloucester Cathedral.
LONDON ANXIETY AT SITUATION
(Continued from Page 1.)
German Business Woos With Russia
POST
VIA SIDERIA ROUTE Letters and Postcards for Europe (except Great Britain and Eire) and South America are, forwarded "yla Siberia" if so superscribed.
OFFICE.
OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered and Parcel Mails are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails are advertis- Registered and Ordinary mail and ed to close at or before 9 a.m., re- Parcels (not Insured) will be ac-
MAIL FOR CANTON
cepted for Canton and despatched as gistered and parcel malls are closed circumstances permit.
lat 3 pm, on the previous day? INWARD MAILS
Japan
Canton
From
Haiphong and Holhow
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct Service" London date, 17th June. Shanghat
Tientsin and Swatow Saigon ....... Shanghal and Swatow Manila
Amoy Manila
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct Service-London date, 21st Junc.
Per
Atuta Maru
Canton Marut Cheklung
Duo.
June 23.
June 23,
June 23.
Imperial Airways Plane.... June 23,
Sikiung
Juno 23.
Yingchow
June 23.
Chenonceaux
Juno 24.
Tsinan
June 24.
Conte Blancamano Tilsaroes Granville
.June 25,
June 25.
.June 28.
U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang- hot (San Francisco date, 1st June). Straits
Imperial Airways Plaño
June 20.
Tatuta Maru Van Heulsz
June 27.
.Juno 27.
Air Mall by "Air France Direct
ServiceParis date, 21st June.. Air France Piano Shanghaf
.June 28.
Boissevain
June 20.
Haiphong
Canion
.June 28.
Tientsin und Swalow
Chengtu
June 28.
Japa
Nagato Maru Nankin
Juno 28.
.June 29.
Airways Plano
.June 28,
Pres. Cleveland
.June 20.
Sarpedon
June 28.
June 20,
.June 30.
June 30.
Air Mali by "Pan American Alz-
ways Direct Service”—San Fran- Pan American
cisco date, 21st June.
Manila
Shanghal
Japan Shanghai
Cannila, U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shanghal (Vancouver B.C., date, 10th June),
For
Amoy
Manila
Fort Bayard
Tilawa Behar
Emp. of Japon OUTWARD MAILS
Parcels only for Rangoon
Per
Friday
Date and Time,
Hai Hing Fri., June 23, 12.30 p.m. President Cleveland
Fri, June 23, 12.30 p.m. Hareldawins Fri., June 23, 1.30 pm. Hong Slang..Fri., June 23, 1.30 p.m.
Salgon, Mauritius, Reunion, Mada-
gascar and (Parcels and Papers only for South Africa via Durban) Tinhaw ....Fri, June 23, 1.30 p.m: Shanghaf
..June 23, 7 p.m.
Ale Mail for Indo-Chins. Iran, Air France Plane ......
..Fri., June 23.
K.P.O.
.....June 23. 5 p.m.
Oder Manila, Australia and New Zealand Atula Maru
vin Thursday Island-due Thurs day Island, Oth July
„Fri., June 23, 2.30 p.m.
....Fri., June 23.
G.P.O. and K.P.O.
Reg
June 23, 5 p.m.
Ord.
and France (Paris and Northern
Provinces only) by the "Air France Airways Direct Service" -due Paris 30th Jane,
Reg.,
Ord,
June 28, 5.30 p.m. 'G.P.0.
Res.,
Ord,
Straits, Ceylon, Indie, E. and S. Ranpura
Afalez, Aden, Egypt, Malta and Europe vla Marsellics-due Mar- seilles, 21st July.
G.P.O. & K.P.O. Parcels Re..
Air
Mall for "K.LMI Direct Service”—duc Amsterdam, 4th July
Saturday Airways Ranpura ..
Reg.
of
Formosa
Shanghai and Japan Tlentsin
Haiphong
BERLIN, June 22.-A group influential German-industrialists- are sending a delegation of businessmen to Moscow with the aim of reviving trade relations.
'
Len-
America's "Splinter Fleet" during the tion and to respect British property. Great War, with Richard Greene,
Referring to Tientsin, Mr. Chani The dangers of men in submarines berlain said that the barrier restric are emphasised and made topical by
tlons were unchanged, and Irish) According to apparently rellable the recent submarine disasters.
subjects who passed the barriers re... information, the delegation will be ported long delays and strict searches. authorised to offer Moscow "Ice Follies of 1939" (Queen's, to-
year credit of 750,000,000 marks for day)Travelling skating show, with
Sufficient quantities of fresh food purchases from Germanly, while the Arst rate ensemble skating, remark- were entering the Concession after latter is prepared to buy huge able solo work by Bess Ehrhardt, much delay.
quantities of raw materials, particu- and lee comedy-all as nucleus for
larly timber, leather and oil, a movie story about parted. lovers
About this time the women and and their eventual reunion.
John
children generally left Tientsin Con-} Foreign political circles regard it Crawford, James Stewart and Lew
cessions for the seaside resorts in as an attempt to counteract Britain's Ayres are the stars.
order to escape the hot weather, and| policy in Moscow.--Reuter, arrangements were being made to expedite their departure. The frati party had already left.
"The Lady Fights Back" (Alham- bra, to-day)-Beautiful sceneries and a passable story make this film a more than average show. Kent Tay- lor and Irene Hervey are the prin- cipals.
H.M.S. Sandwich arrived at Tlen- sin on June 20, and the Lowestoft, which was to have been relieved, will| remain there for the present.
Two
Centenarians In Family
"Blackwell's Island" (Majestic, to-
Norwalk, O. day) Crime clean-up melodrama in Mr. Arthur Greenwood asked if, One hundred birthdays each have which there is more emphasis on in the face of repeated acts of aggres- been celebrated by Samuel Johnson crime than on clean-up. John Gar- slon, the Premier would take stronger and his sister-in-law, Oilvia Day, who field, who attracted notice in "Four action to express His Majesty's Gov-are members of the same house-hold. Daughters," is featured as racket- crnment's displeasure.
Both centenarians were born slaves busting reporter of the conventional
In Kentucky and both enjoy excellent type. Rosemary Lane, Dick Purcell, and Victor Jory are others in the cast
Amoy Salgon
.June 23, 15 .. June 23. 7 p.ut. Fri., June 23.
.June 23, 6 pm. June 24, 0.45 pm.
Ord.,....June 24, 10.30 p.m.
Ord,
Sat. June 24. G.P.O. and K.P.0.
June 24. 9.30 am.
June 24, 10
Canton Maru Sat., June 24, 10.30 am. Chenonceaux Sat, Juno-24,-1.30 p.m.- Ninghai .Sat., June 24, 2.30 p.m.. Sat., June 24, 3 p.m. Sat., June 24, 5 p.m.
Sat, June 24, 5
p.m,
Esang
Anshun
Neptuna
Sunday Shanghal and Japan ...
... Chitral Madang, Salamonua, and Tulagi.. Friderun Swatow
Kiangsu Fort Bayard, Pakhot and Haiphong Suiyang
.Sun., June 25, 9 a.m. .Sun, June 25, 9 a.m. Sun, June 25, 9 a.m.
Sun., June 25, 9.a.m.
Monday
Air Mail for Imperial Airways Imperial Airways Plane
Direct Service"-due London. 3rd Jung
Airways
Axon,, June 26.
K.P.O.
Rer.
June 20, 5 p.m.
Ord.
June 20, 5.30 p.m. G.P.O.
Ord
.June 26, 7 p.m.
Reg.
June 20, 5 D.II.
Air Mall for Malaya, Java and Aus- Imperial. Aleways Flane
tralla by "Imperial Direct Bervice"-due Sydooy 3rd June
Haiphong
Baiavla and Sourabaya Swntow Swałow
Tuesday
Reg. Ord.
Reg.
Ord.
Mon, June 20..
K.P.O.
..June 26, 5 p.m.. June 20, 8.30 p.m. G.P.O.
.June 20, 5 pim. June 26, 7 D...
Cheklang..Tues., June 27, 8.30 p.m.. Tisaroen Tues., June 27, 10.30 a.m. Chengtu....Tues., June 27, 2.30 p.m.. Kwangtung Tuos., June 27, 2.30 p.m...
Tues., June 27..
Citizenship. Won On Parcels only for Straits Penang. Sarpedon ...
At local cinemas it is no longer ex-
Mr. Chamberlain replied that Mr. health, clusively the cry of "Is there a doctor
Greenwood could rest assured that the Government viewed the acts In the house?" The repertory has
with grave concern. In the case of been increased to "Is Judge Fred)
"Zaza" (Oriental, to-day).—New Tlentsin, where the situation was Smith in the house?" Judge Smith, version" of the story about the most acute, it was still hoped possible known the "marrying Judge," French music hall actress who be- to settle the local issues, but if gets called out in the middle of the came enamoured of a married man negotiations falled, the
Stretcher Government movies to perform a marriage. Then but gave him up when she saw his was considering what further steps he returns and sees the rest of the innocent child. Claudette Colbert, should be
Waterbury, Conn. faken. show,
Herbert Marshall, Bert Lohr and Sir
Mrs. Sally Saffian waited many John Helen Westley.
Mr. Chamberlain whether he had months to become a citizen and when Japanese reports that Sir she was stricken with pneumonia it Robert Craigle had appeared before appeared her desire would have to be
'Arita to sue for mercy,
postponed. Hospital attendants, how-")
within the Congress.
He suggested that the dairy in-have decided to form a new party dustry should accept last year's guaranteed price for the current year 14.894. per b. for butter and 0.424. for cheese-as one way of bringing about the stability desired. SOUTHERN RHODESIA
RADIO LINK-UP IN WAR-TIME
Salisbury provisional committee, under Major L. M. Hasting, M.r., has been formed to consider the expansion of the local broadcasting service.
The committee will also seck to adapt the service to the needs of the community in peace-time for nows and cultural services, and in ilmes of emergency as a means of com- municating rapidly, especially with outlying forms, mines and stores,·· "INDIA" ********
Addressing a meeting_of_about 30,000 people in Calcutta, Mr. Subhas Bose emphasised the accessity for forming a bloc within the Congresa for rallying all Radical and anti- Imperialist elements in the country. NEW ZEALAND
DECREASE IN PORT REVENUES
AUCKLAND. Officers of the mercantile marine and port authorities are concerned at which threatens coastal shipping in the competition. from the railways, New Zealand.
cora
port
Big Plurality At No Cost
Cleveland 0.
on
the
seen.
Mr.
Wardlaw-Milne asked
Mr. Chamberlain declared that on ever, wheeled her into superior court the face of it, the suggestion at unce on a stretcher. would; be seen to be
nothing of the
Mr. Noel Baker "suggested that 'aggressive attacks on foreign rights night become an attempt at world
When Judge Frank J. Merrick, re-domination in the Far East. elected to a six-year term common pleas bench with more votes hoped that would not prove to be the Mr. Chamberlain said that he -241,393-than any other county candidate, filed his campaign expense case, but if I were so, it would be account, he listed total cost, including very serious-Reuter. contributions as: nothing. The job pays $12,000 a year.
Giant Sunfish.. Caught
·Phoned Alarm Too Slow
It's A Long Way Home
Alfred, Ma.
En route to his home here from the stato laglalature at Augusta, Sen. Emery S. Littlefeld forgot to change trains at Portland. Consequently, he travelled 330 mlles, Anally arriving home vin Boston.“
HILLSBORO, NH. Fowl Plucking Too
Slow
The townsfolk prefer
use the fire alarm rather than the telephone The Briish museum has declined since last summer when it took the
Jerusalem
The question was rulsed at a con- ference of North Auckland Harbour Boards. The subject of greatest-con-
in was the decreasa CONGRESS REBELS TO revenues as the result of a marked offer of a giant sunfish weighing chemical truck; with two men, 40
FORM NEW PARTY decline in shipping.
Sydney, Austraila, nearly a ton, which was caught minutes to respond to a telephoned {: Australia can't get the feathers off It was stated that if port revenues recently near Haifa. The sunfish, alarm. Loss was estimated at $10,- the chickens fast enough. A mission Calcutta,
fell much forther it would bo neces- which is almost circular in shape, 000. Residents say that a fire alarms being sent to the United States to The rabels of the Congress, Mr.sary to levy land rates to meet loan measures more than eight feet from call would have brought at least 40fstudy American methods and pur Subhas Bose And Mir." Barat Bose, charges for harbour works,
tall to mouth.
call men promptly to the scene, chuse fowl-plucking machinery..
G. P. O. and K. P. O. Parcels,..
Ceylon, Aden, Egypt, Marseilles and London-due London, 3rd August, Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, U.S.A., Tatuta Maru
Central and South America via Son Francisco_and_(Papers only for Canada) due San Francisco, 20th July and Europe (except Great Britain and Elrc) vla - Siberia.
Amoy Haiphong
Wedncadoy
June 27, 5 p.m.. Tucs, June 27..
G, P. O, and K, P. O.
Reg1 Ord
June 27, 5 p.m.. .June 28, 8.30 am.
Tsinan....Wed.. June 28, 3.30. p.m.. Taksang.Wed., June 28, 4 p.m.
Airways Plane
Air Mall for Mania, Guam, Hono- Pan` American
falo, and U.S.A. by the "Pan-" American Airways Direct Service"
due San Francisco, Silk, July.
Ref..
Ord
Roz,
Ord,
Thursday
..Juno 28...
K. P.:0.
June 28, 5 p.m.. ¡June 28, 5.20 p.m.. G. P. O.......
June 28, 5 p.m.
June 20, 7.30a.m.
Air Mail by "Imperial. Airways Imperial Airways Plane
· Direct Servies"--das London, Oth July
Thurs, June 20. KF.O.
June 29, 7 p.m.
*Thurs, June 20.. K.P.O..
RCE.
...June 20. 5 pm
:Janu -29;~·6,30-p.m.:
Gro,
Пед. Ord,
June 29, pan.
Air Mail for Malays, Jaya and Aus- Imperial Airways Plane
tralia by *Imperiai Airways Direct Service"-due Sydney 7ik
Reg
„Juha 29, 6-p.m.
Ord,
June 29, 5.30 pamat
Ber..
·Ordi
July
G.P.O
«June 29, 5 p.m.”
June 29, J. Patt