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NOTICE is heroby given that an The terms are not published, but Mexico la reported to have offered all Interim Dividend of $2.00 the
per
companies minority represent-Share has been declared, for the ntion on the Board of a revisett organisation that would replace the half year ended 30th June, 1939, Government monopoly..
payable
on
17th
THURSDAY,
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domestic situation,
exports, while the Mexlean Govern- Dividend Warrants may be obtain- ment would maintain the central onded on application at the Offee of
the Company, Kowloon.
The Register of Shares of the
U.S. And Philippines company will be closed from
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 (enter). TUESDAY,
6th
AUGUST
to
The Senate has completed legalative THURSDAY, 17th AUGUST, 1939, action On 12 bill for readjusting both days inclusive.
economic relations with the Philip- pines, prior to the projected Indepen- dener.
The bil estabishes duty-free quotas. for Philippine coconut oil, embroi dery, tobacco and pearly buttons be- tween now and 1940,
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HOUSE OF LORDS' DEBATE ON FAR EAST SITUATION PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS
(Continued from Page` 1.) of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Tuesday, the 8th commercial treaty with Japan. Re- day of August, 1939, at 3 pm,ferring to the more recent of these at the Offices of the Public actions, Viscount Samuci sald there was no reason to suppose that it had Works Department, by Order of been taken for any purely camer- His Excellency the Governor of clat reason. Unquestionably, It was ono Lot of Crown Land at Intended to have a political algnifi- Stanley, in the Colony of Hong cance
"In those circumstances the British Kong, for a term of 75 years, Government might be encouraged to with the option of renewal at refuse to adopt any policy of mere a Crown Rent to be fixed by the surrender to pressure. Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of 75 years. Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the diapo 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 Bum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of the Purchase prico PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. Empire."
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August 4, 1939. Gunmen Released
SHANGHAI, Aug. 4 (Router)— The tailans have released the 20 Chinese gunmen, alleged to belong to Wang Ching-wei's "special service corps," who barricaded themselves in a school in the Italian sector yester- day.
POST
GENERAL HOLIDAY
OFFICE.
PARCEL POST
The release was effected following On Monday, the, 7th August, thej Registered and Parcel Port Service: a visit by Japanese officers, who General Post Office and Kowloon to Foochow is temporarily suspended. stated that the men belonged to the Central Post Office will be open from
Parcel Post Service to the Pro- auxiliary corpa of the Japanese-8 am, to Noon, Sheungwan Branch appointed Chinese police.
Another Rebuff
Post Omeo will be open from 8 am vince of Yunnan is temporarily sus↔ to 10 am, and the other Branch Pended, Post Ofees will be entirely closed,
There will be, one collection from. the pillar boxes' as on Sundays, ono delivery of ordinary correspondence
VIA SIBERIA ROUTE Letters and Postcards for Europe WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 (Reuter), at 11.30 am, and one delivery of (except Great Britain and Eire) and The Administration suffered another registered correspondence at 11 South America are forwarded "vis
The Branch Post Offices at Stanley Siberia" if so superscribed. coalition of Re- rebuff when a
Democrats in the Tal Po and Un Long will also have publicans_and House of Representatives killed Pre- one delivery of ordinary sident Roosevelt's $800,000,000 hous-pondence at 11 am.
The Money Order Office will be. ing bill by voting 100 against 170 not
entirely closed.
to consider it this session.
corres
MAIL FOR CANTON with which we were confronted at Registered and Ordinary mail and Insured) will be ac the present time, wished to see pro-Parcels (not duced. Accordingly, we, should be cepted for Canton and despatched as very careful indeed not to play their circumstances permit. game.
Australia's Interest "One consideration that should be prominently in the minds of the British Government is the fact that Australia has the largest interest of all in the Pacife question, and parti- cularly in our relation with Japan.
"There is no doubt that the m- terests of Australia played an im- portant part in influencing, the mind of the Home Government at the time of the Manchukuo incident.
"I trust that the Government and people of Australia will recognize that a policy of constant retreat is not one likely to succeed in the long run, or one consistent with the
"I do not think any useful purpose dignity or interests of the British
would be served by proceeding on the line of creating the maximum Viscount Samuel welcomed the fact
mensure of doubt on a minimum that the Government had taken steps basis of fact. The general considera- to reinforce Singapore, and be trust Uons to be borne in mind are that ed that if the Tokyo conference the Japanese Government has never should not succeed, and Japanese asked the British Government to re- pressure should increase, the Gov-verse its general polley, nor can the ernment would consider taking the same setion as the United States had recently taken.
"If the Government comes to the conclusion that it is desirable to give the necessary 12 months notice for termination of the British commer einl treaty with Japan, the step would be approved by the people.
"We would then lave. means, In conjunction will the United States, of bringing effective economic pres- sure upon Japan, and we would be able to stop supplies, without which it would be impossible for Japan to carry on the war"
Tientsin Silver
Lort Ellbank, the next speaker, East. He also dealt with the Far urged Viscount Halifax to tell the House emphatically that there was no intention of handing over the silver in Tientsin or of recognising the Feleral Bank currency in China, on which issues the statements made by Mr. Chamberinin in the House of Commons were not very definite.
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Tuesday, the 8th day of August, 1939, at 3 pm, at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of
Turning to Japan's military posi- Lot of Crown Land attion In China, Lord Elibank said that Cheung Sha Wan, in the Colony Japon's adverse trade balance was reserves were of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 increasing, her gold
diminishing and the guerilins werc years, commencing from 1st preventing her from securing iron, July, 1898, with the option of coal and cotton. renewal at n Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one fur ther term of 24 years less the last three days thereof.
an
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 authorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of -the-Purchase-price--
Japan had suffered considerable reverses In North China, and pres- sure by Russin was reported on good authority to have forced her to with draw troops to Manchuria.
War Doclaration
"In the fight of these facts, ang suggestion that Japan would de- clare war on us if we malatained a firm stands seems to be wiped out of consideration altogether."
He took the view that the Tokyo conference must go on, but in view of the fact that there were moderate ly-minded people in Japan, and that it was only through the moder- ntes that ultimately they say they intended to take some action PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. in" co-operation with America.
No. of Sale
Begistry No.
Locality
Adjoining New Kowloon "New Kowloon laland Lot No. 265
- Inlind Lot No. 1654, Costle Peak Road,
Cheung Sha Wan,
Boundary
Memarementa
2.8.E.W.
Contents i
iq. feet.
Price
Ann. Bent
Opsek
could
Britain should take stronger action. "In a short time there will be stalemate, and this will be the time for mediation in an attempt to bring the war to a close," he added,
Viscount Samuel's reference to Aus-
tralia provoked Lord Stonehaven, a former Governor General of the Commonwealth, to point out that. It ought to be remembered that Al- tralia, for the benefit of the Common- very wealth, did jeopardise her
Viscount Samuel said he did not a por sale important trade with Japan.
intend to suggest that Australla took a course disadvantageous to Britain for her beneût,
plan.
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"I suggest with regard to Australia that, in the long run, it might be stronger line necessary to take a than the mere case any economic advantage would require."
Lord Stonehaven replied that he did not think Viscount Samuel need have any fear in considering the part Australia played as a member
of the Empire in the motter to which he referred.
1. A. II. Carroll of Alexandra Building, hereby give notice under
Halifax Replies Section 47 of the Merchant Ship-
Replying to the debate, Viscount ping Act, 1894, that the proposed Hallfax said that it had been suggest change of name in respect of the ed in several speeches from various ship "Joan " of Hong Kong parts of the House that the formula recently signed with Japan commit- (Oficial Number 159,500-Grosa ted Britain to a fundamental change tonnage 111.69 tons and Register of policy; that Britain had, by sign tonnage 59.59 tons) owned by the Ing the formulu, recognised a state of belligerency in China; that it was China Const Steamship Company in spirit contrary to Britain's obliga Limited, Alexandra Building, Hong tons under the League resolutions, Kong, has been authorised by the that it was in danger of violating the Board of Trade and that the now Nine-Power Treaty, and, generally, hame "Gold Leaf" will be registhat it condoned actions which we
previously condemned. tered at the Port of Hong Kong.
Doubl
British Government do so if it were usked.
"All we have done by this formula is to state the facts as they seemed to us to exist, and altempt, ih n practical fashion, to deal with the background against which the situa- tion in Tientsin has actually arisen.
"It would be difficult enough to reach an agreement on the Tientsin Issues without placing misconstruc- tion on the formula, and we must see that we do not unnecessarily compli- cate the task of Sir Robert Craigie, who is handling very difficult cir cumsinnces with both firmness and iz understanding in the efforts he making to reach a solution,
No Condonation "Therefore, while nothing we have' done, and, I hope, nothing we should do, cun on any reasonable considera. tien be taken as condoning an action bearing the, character of aggression. "Though our policy is designed to promote peace and international or- der, nonetheless It seems that the purpose for which we bend efforts is an endeavour to do two things.
our
"First of all, to assist in Anding a settlement that will be fair as be-
tween all the interesis concerned;
secondly, from a more narrow point of view of the interests of this country, to work for such an issue in the present difficulties as will not Anpair our relations with China or Japan.
"I am perfectly aware that many in the House believed that is much loo optimistic a hope,
Japan Warned
"I don't feel for myself that the question whether or not we succeed in attaining such an object depends only on ourselves. It depends on the attitude of the Japanese Government, and how far the Japanese authorities are prepared to distinguish between local and general issues Tecognised by their Government, and how far they are prepared to refrain attempts to represent general as local insues, and vice versa."
from
Referring to a recent interview by the Japanese Prime Minister, Viscount Halifax said he was inform- ed by Sir Robert Craigie that he had been incorrectly reported.
if he were correctly reported the Government could not accept the Im- plications of the statement.
"The British Government is bound to take a very grave view of the blockade in Tientsin and the in- creasing ugitation against British interests in those parts of occupied
Chino.
"The Japanese Government and the Japanese people must recognise that if this agitation continues, it cannot prevent relations between our two countries growing steadily more dimeuit.
"It is worth remembering that the Japanese Government, in the terms of the formula, made themselves respon- sible for the maintenance of public order in the Japanese-controlled Areas In China, and the British Government accordingly expects im- plementation of the formula to put down anti-Brlilsh propaganda in
those areas,
Others Interested
From
Australia and Manila Shanghal
OUTWARD MAIL TIMES
Registered and Parcel Malle ara-- closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where malls are advertis ed to close at or before 9 BIL, FO gistered and parcel mails are closed at 5 p.m. on the previous day.
INWARD MAILS
U.S.A, Honolulu and Japan (San
Francisco date, 8th July). Australia and Manila U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang- hal (San Francisco date, 14h July),
Straits.....
Straits and Manila Shanghal and Amoy
Halphong
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways
Direct Servico" London 2nd August. Bangkok
Steaks
Shanghal, Amoy and Swatow Shangbal
Bangkok
Straits and Manila Japan
Per
Changte
m/v Felping
Pres. Adams Tanda
Fres. Tait Somall
Victoria
Due.
.August 4.
..August 4..
.August 4.
.August 4..
..August 5.
.August 5..
.August 0.
Tilnegara Canton
August 6,
. August 7,
dale,
Imperial Airways Piano
„August 7.
Suachow
August 7..
Cremer
August 0.
Klangsu
August 8.
Merenun
August 8,
Newchwang
August 0.
Scharnhorst
August 8,
Tango Maru
.August 8.
Thibadak
.August 8..
Yunnan
August 8.
August 9.
August..
August 0.
.August 9,
Java and Manila Tientsin Air Mail by "Air France Direct
Servico-Parls date, 2nd August. Alr France Plano
Friderun Ninghai
Rabaul
Tientsin
Francisco Pan American Airways
Plano
Air Mail by "Pan American Airways
Direct Service"-Ban cisco dalc, 2nd Aug. U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang- hai (San Francisco date, 10th July).
For
Asama Maru
OUTWARD MAILS
Fer
Friday
Helios
.....August 10..
Date and Time.
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Fort Bayard and Bangkok Manila ... Parcels and Papers only for Calcutta Yuensang
Straits, Ceylon, India, E. and S. Corfu
Africa, Aden, Egypt, Malta and Europe via Marcellies-due Mar- seilles, 1st September.
Shunghat
Fri, Aug. 4. Aug. 4,5 pan.
Aug. 6, 8.30 a.m. Fri, Aug. 4,
G.P.O. and K.P.O.
Parcels Papers
Parcels, Ref. Ord.,
Saturday
Victoria
Air Mail "for "K.L.M. Airways Cortu
Direct Service"-due Amsterdam, 15th August,
Solgon
Fort Bayard
Halphong
Manila
Shanghai and Japan
Halphoni
ReEx Ord
Aug. 4, 5 p.m. .Aug. 5, 9.45 a.m. .Aug. 5, 10.30 am.
..Sat., Aug. 5, 8.30 am.
..Bat, Aug. 5,
G.P.O. and K.P.O.
.Aug. 5, 9.39 a.m. .Aug. 5, 10 Nm. Lycemoon....Sat., Aug. 5, 10.30 a.m.. Schstan....Sat, Aug, 5, 10.30 am. .Sat., Aug. 5, 4 pan. Sat., Aug. 6, 5 p.m. .Sat., Aug. 5, 3.09 p.m.
Taksang Benrinnes Somall
Sunday
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Rangoon Saigon
-Kaying-crew...Sun, Aug. 6, 8...a.m..
Hal, Lee....Sun., Aug. 0, 8.30 a.m. Chinese Prince ..Sun., Aug, 0, & am. Monday
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Imperial Airways Plane
Direet Service"-due London, 14th Aurust
Mon., Aug. 7.
Kr.0.
Reg.
.Aug. Noon.
Ord.
Aug. 7, NoGD.
G.F.O.
RCE,
Aur. 7. Noon.
Ord.
.Aux, 7, 5 pm.
Air Mall for Malays, Java and Ans. Imperial Airways Plane
tralla
Airways by "Imperial Direct Service"-due Sydney 14th August
Reg.
Ord.
Ord.
Tuesday
Hupeli....
Mon., Aug. 7.
K.P.O.
Aur. 7, Noon. .....Aug. 7, Noon.
G.P.O.
Aug. 7, Noon.
Aur, 7, 5 pm.
Manila, Makassar and Sourabaya.. Tinegara...Tues., Aug. 8, 8.30 a.m. Haiphong
Tues., Aug. 8, 10 a.m. Nanning....Tues., Aug. 8, 2.30 p.m.
Amoy ... Parcela
only for Straits, Penong, Memnon ... Tues., Aug. 8. Ceylon, Aden, Egypt, Marseilles
and London-due London, 14th September
Amoy
Shanghal
G.P.O. and K.P.O.
Parcels
.Aug. 8, 5 p.m. Anahun .... .Tues, Aug. 8, 7 p.m. Scharnhorst....Tues., Aug. 8, 7 p.m.
to say any more with regard to that ly those of China, we have been fully subject."
These
Ancient Privileges
extraterritoriality.
prepared to recognise the special in- terest and position which Japan, in view of her geographical position and
that
"We must reaember, in some of the issues raised, that, although they Referring to the suggestion by Lard economic need, is entled to claim might be local, they have a signi- Davies that the Government had and exercise," he declared. Alcance much wider, and a direct been netusted by a desire to cling to Referring to Chinese currency and interest with other governmente ancient privilegos, Viscount Halifax the disposal of the Tientsin sliver besides ourselves.
sald said that he went and looked over a stocks, Viscount Halifax "Reference has already been made passage in note addressed to the various solutions to this problem had in the House of Commons to the Japanese Government earlier in the been suggested but none appeared to interests we share in several matters year, in which we reminded them be satisfactory with America and France. The that as long ago 1031 we had The British Government was con- I wish to stato quite frankly general aims and objects of the three nearly completed negotiations with tinuing to examine all the post- Any objection to the proposed
that, in my judgment, those who governments are closely similar and the Chinese Government upon the (bilities, but in considering these take that port of line irmore both the British Government la acutely subject of extrate suspended follow-sight of its obligations towards the matiers, it certainly would not lose change of name must be sent to
the plain terms of the formula and nlive to the importance or collaborn- the Registrar of Shipping at the "Interprete lion of the formulation with those governments,
Ing the aezure of Manchuria by the Chinese government or to the other Hong Kong within seven days; which the Guvernment itself has "We have never failed to keep Japanese, but the noto went on to signatories to the Nine-Power Trenty.
placed upon it." from
As regards the extension of further tho appearance of this
those governments closely informed say that the British Government "I know from the experience I have both of our intentions and actions, would always be ready to resume support for Chinese currency any advertisement.
had in India how extraordinarily That is not to say that we all neces- negotiations at a suitable time, and ruch proposal that might or might not dilimalt it was for people sitting in sarily do the same thing in the same were prepared to discuss these and be held desirable from the point of Dated at Hongkong, the 2nd day London to appreciate the precise im way and at the same Ume. The other questions with a fully indepen view of Chian, would also have to be of August, 1939.
plications in the East of ony of those recent negotiations with regard to the dent Chinese Government when peace considered in the light of very many carefully phrazed formulas.
commercial realy by the United was restored. A. H. CARROLİ
"That being the case, there can States was a case In point. hardly be any ground more fertile "I can vory, well conceive the in which an enemy can sew tares clrcumstances in which His Majesty's
"It is not, therefore, with a viow Government might also wish to give | among the wheat.
Colonel Spear "Those who made that land of notice of their intention to denounce to preserving unchanged the entire
Regarding the case of Colonel loose accusation arising out of the their commercial treaty, but, as the structure of what one might call the formula lose aight of one fact of Prime Minister said on Monday, that old treaty methods that the British Spear, Viscount Hallfax sold that the position was most unsailefactory. Bir "great importance the impression that is a matter which would require Government has shaped its policy.
"While we have never concealed Robert. Craiglo had made repented kind of accusation I have listened to careful consideration and regard, and this afternoon produces is exactly
Director.
COUNT THE "TELEGRAPHS
EVERYWHERE
Old Treaty Methods
fother financial considerations and jobligations incurred by this country fat the present time.
a close exchange of views with the our view about Japan's action in representations and the Japanese
the Impression those, who were most British dominions would, anyhow, be China, and are bound to have regard Government had replied that the case anxious to exacerbate the dificulties necessary. I don't wish at this stage to all interested involved, particular-was almost complete.