CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
25 words $2.00
for 3 days propaid
FOR SALE.
und
of
FLOWER AND VEGETABLE SEEDS. Reliable tested
strong germination of best varieties for For sale at Immediate sowing.
Graca Co. 10 Wyndham Street, Hongkong.
WESTERN FRONT
(Continued fromi Pape 1.)
In Paris that there are between 30 to 40 pill-boxes to the square mile in the Line.
.
The intense German fire is belleved to be intended as protection for troops who are hurriedly rebuilding shatter- ed block-houses and and erecting new pill-boxes.
German troops from the Polish front are still inassing behind the Siegfried Line.
Franch Communique
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
ALIEN ENEMIES
(WINDING UP) ·· ORDINANCE 1914
Mr. B. Schreiber.
Mr. E. Funck.
Mr. H. Fiebig..
Mr. D. von Hansemann. Mr. B. Adamczewski. Mr. F. BuTTELN, Mr. E. W. Hildenhagen. Mr. M. Steger. Mro. O. Steger.
Mr. H. Schmidt. Mr. H. Heltmeyer.
Mr. K. F. Muller.
In all cases where the following information as not been given to the Liquidator concerning the above mentioned persons It la requested that such information
Thursday,
G.
HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH.
R.
G.
R.
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS | PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS
of the Sale by Public Auction lo be held on Monday, the 2nd day of October, 1939, nt 3 p... at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency, the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at.Wong Nel 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 75 years.
Intending bidders are advised
. of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 2nd day of October, 1939, at 3 p.m., at the Olices of the Public Works Department, by Order of Ilis Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Mong Kok, In the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal ut a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for `one`further term of To years.
Intending bidders are advised
September 28, 1939.
WAR EMERGENCY BUDGET: SIMON'S SPEECH IN FULL
(Continued from Page 1 tions! £500,000,000 was promptly adopted,
The Chanoellar sald he could not
guarnated this first vote for credit would be sufficient to cover all re- quirements up to March 31 next.
The need for a further budget us promptly as possible was self-evident
we should be facing in this finan- clol year a total outlay of nearly £2,000,000,000,
Special Economic Problem "The great war in which this country was engaged set for us a special econoraic problem, and if this not properly faced and not boldly
on the war lo a victorious conclusion. is gravely weakened."
Finance was sometimes suld to be and then the prop that sustained the fourth arm of defence. If finance the whole war effort collapsed.
RICH AND POOR TO PAY
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atriven, to mitigate the severity of the budget during the Initial stages. h's main objecilves have been to provide machinery to wring the lasti penny out of the country's staying-i power during a war of three years or more, If necessary.
U-Boat Aided In Rescue
Drama Of The Royal Scoptre
27
RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept. (Reuter)-It became known in Rio The budget pays not the slightest de Janeiro to-day that the captain the British treed to considerations of political, and two seamen of
WAS popularity as indicated by the taxes steamer Royal Sceptre, which
on beer, sugar and the great in- torpedoed by a Nazi submarine on crease on low incomes.
September 22, were drowned.
were Thirty-two survivors, who
British steamer picked up by the
landed in Browning, have been
expenditure were framed with strict regard to the necessity of finance.. THE OPPOSITION
Government Blamed
Brazil.
Nine of them are in hospital and are making good progress.
It was revealed to-day that the Browning was stopped in the Bay of Biscay by Nazi submarino U-38, that immediately after the diapo- that immediately after the dispo-hulled, then our power to carry sal of the lot the Purchaser (if sal of the lot the Purchaser if
Mr. Clement Attlee, leader of the which sunk the Royal Sceptre.
The U-boat commander gave the not the applicant) will be required | not the applicant) will be required
Opposition, referring to Sir John to deposit with an nuthorised to deposit with an authorised
the force of Cory bus, Tecuted the of the Royni Scepire, who had been Simon's emergency budget speech in crew instructions to rescue the crew emergency budget of eight years ago, set udrift. be forwarded with as little delay officer who will be present at the oflicer who will be present at the
There were two obvious ways to and expressed the opinion that the as possible to the undersigned:-sale, the sum of two hundred sale, the, sum of two hundred matte the best use of productive National Government hind brought 10,000 tons of wheat from the Ar
of dollars, (3200) in exán. This sum dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum regurces-taxation und borrowing, the country to the present position. Names and addresses
will be refunded on payment of
Mr. Attlee agreed that Sir John Secured Creditors, together will be refunded on payment of
Simon was right in endeavouring to: with details of claims and the Purchase price.
J:1- nature of security.
(1)
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEURAPH" PARIS, Sep. (UP)-Communique No. 48, issued at 8.40 p.m., says: ! "The day was marked with netvity of (2) our reconnulstance detachments."
50 to
German long-range guns, fring
ani from a distance of 20 miles,
and (8) now sweeping the villages
behind the And roads Delwech Maginot ne fortresses on mile front from Saarbruccken Wixembourg, seeking to interrupt communications and prevent fur (4) there movement of troops to the front.
British and French batteries and the Muginot jine guns are methodicul- ly shelling the German pill boxes. Both Arms are digging in under intense artillery, fre,
nickther al-
C
.
tempting to advance their positions, or secure better over
Gunfire Lengthened PARIS, Sept. 27 (Reuter).-Germin j artillery fire has lengthened and is towards the now being directed French rear.
Vilages far behind the lines, which had been evacuated. are now being " shelled.
The official French commentator anys concentrations of German hoops!
at Anchen (Alx-la-Chapelle) are
Names and addresses of Unsecured Creditors, Los gether with details of claims. For verification purposes the
addressen tad DABICS
of Debtors, together with de- tails of amounts due. Names and addresses of Banks carrying on business with the above Bersons together with details of any in their - funds remaining
possession or other informa tion which may be of use. Numes anci addresses any storage contractors, or other persons retaining goods in their possession belonging to the above, tn- gether with details thereof.
R. A. WADESON,
now considered to be not as import-Messrs. DEACONS, unt as ul Arst though.
lie suid four German planes were brought down on Monday and two French planes were lust in Germany.
Millian Mon Mass
Di
Liquidator.
1. Des Voeux Road Central,
flongkong.
WILS
The
pondent, describing how he ON THE WESTERN FRONT, Sept lawn over the Siegfried Line, says 27, (UP) correspondent with thy there is no doubt that the German German Army on the Western Front fortilleations are very strong. ays that Germany has massed more surface defences consist of barbed than a million men, including crack whe, tank traps and pili-boxex. The units shifted from Poland, for what underground defences are built into is probably to be a purely defensive the hillside and very heavily pro-
teeter.
war.
Halden by shrubs and trees, not · sign of them can be seen
"I found 900 miles of fortifications on the West Wall-half facing the Belgian and Luxemburg borders which gives ample evidence that the air, Hitler has the intention present
from
the Purchase price. PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Registry No
Leality
Adjena
tuland Lust
intind Los No.
No $599
3043. Sing Woo Road,
Wong Net Chang
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Deundary
Sierausz mesintila
*per sale
jriare
Contenta i
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Rental
Abou
19,430
$358
| Tipse; Prier!
Mo.of Sale
Kosk on Titan
Registry No.
Localiz
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PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS
Lo N 4179
Boundary Strect between ¦
Fa Yuen Street & Cung Choi Street,
Mong Kok
Bestiary
Senwarepients
plast.
Aboit
12,00
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GALLANT POLISH FIGHT AT END
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(Reu-
and doubtless we should have re- course to both.
Unprecedented Scale The Exchequer would need money on an unprecedented scale, and for that vast need over the period of war, taxation would have to make the maximum contribution.
raise these large sums by taxation, and he thought the incume-tax crease was right.
defer
OC-
The Royal Sceptre had aboard! gentine to England.
POST OFFICE
On no account should we payleg for the war to 8 future
INWARD MAILS "But it is obviously impossible that casion, or make future generations Ale Mall by "Pan American Airways
Direct Service”---San the whole of expenditure in a wor pay by borrowing.
Te criticised the change In the dale, 21st September...Sept. 28, like this can be provided from the proceeds of taxation. 11 will be children's allowance on the ground Shanghal necessary to supplement the provi- that this was not the time to - Shanghai sion by revenue from national de-courage having children, and he Shanghai fence loans on a large scale.
"It will be the duty of the private citizen to contribute to the greatest possible extent to loans when they are announced.
"When that time comes, it will be found that various types of loans will be offered."
Sir John Simmon earnestly appealed to all citizens and institutions in the enuntry to refrain from unnecessary capital expenditure and to put what ever savings they could make with a view to devoting then to the new loans Issued for the prosecution of the war.
Big Sacrifices
Francisce
.Sept. 20.
.Sept. 28.
urged reconsideration of the addition- Bangkok, Sulgen and Tourang al sugar tax.
.Sept. 20,
Sept. 28.
Sept. 20.
.Sept. 28.
Shanghol
Sept. 29.
Shangha!
.Sept. 29.
Canton Jupan
Sept, 20.
Sept. 28.
He welcomed the tax on war pru-Straits. aty, but thought tha: the best thing Shanghal was to have no war profita.
Liberal Support
p.m. .3.30 p.m. ..3.30 pm.
Sir Archibald Sinclair, feader of the U. S. A., Honolulu and Japan-(San Francisco date, 2nd Sept.) Sept. 29. Liberal Opposition, foresaw financial burdens of almost incalculable
OUTWARD MAILS face weight, but we were going to
Thursday thein, and Sir John Simon and rendered a good service by letting Haiphong the country fuce the facts, instead of Sandakan indulging in muddled and wishful Formosa thinking which, had been prevalen: Shanghat, Japan, Honolulu, Canada, US.A., Central and South America,
vin The House would see that the since rearmament began.
Europe Wille reserving the right to make
(Parcels for budget would call
Archibald felt that the budget, which several sacrifices. Figh an the exist-criticism on certain points later, Sir ing 5s. 6d. income-inx rate was, it
on bald lines. conceived
Parcels, Inst. In the circumstances of war.
deserved their, support. be substantially, increased.
Reg 1le asked Sir John Simon to con-i
Ord.
□ select sider the appointment of committee on national expenditure Air Mall for Manila, Guam, Hond
of the Sale by Public Auction and the conditions for the capitula-emergency to be held on Monday. the 2ndtion of the town are being discussed.
Washington Confirms day of October, 1939, at 3 p.m.,
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 at the Ofices of the Public ter. The Nazl Embassy at Wash- Works Department, by Order of ingin stated to day that it had been His Excellency the Guvernor of officially informed that Warsaw bad one Lot of Crown Land at Ma surrendered at 11.30 am to-day. 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 75 years.
Unconditional
BERLIN, Sept. 27 (Reuter)-A statement by the German high con- mand states that Warsaw has capi- tulated unconditionally,
The statement says that the town will probably be handed over on Friday,
for
Sir John Simon explained that the lucrease he contemplated in the rate of Income-tax could not take full effect in the present year, and re- ductions which he felt it his duty to propose in the existing allowances could not be made operative in time for the collection due on January 1. The plan he put forward was that in the full year the standard rate of income-tax should be 75. Od. in the
The correspondent stys the under-sal of the lot the Purchaser (in un official communique received ed un a composite rate, made up of
in
During the presem year he 323- A Paris report says that the pro- Intending bidders are advisedposal by the Polish commander for posed that the rate should be seven that immediately after the dispo- a 24-hours armistice is announced shillings. This rate should be regard-
Paris from
com-five slings and sixpence for the the military
first quarter and 7s. 6d. for the other under in Warsaw, "The communique states that the three quarters: proposal was made owing to desperate situation of the civilians, and the tremendous damage caused, combined with the lack of water and the fear of epidemies.
Ал
of opening an offensive against the grount corridors are protected by - Allies."
machine guns at each end. When Ke not the applicant) will be required Nazi Strength
fastest about this, he was told that to deposit with authorised NEW YORK, Sept. 37 (euter]they were for use If the enemy heate
oilleer who will be present at the An American newspaper corres-the line.
sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of the Purchase-price-----
JUEZ!
UEZ.The jugular vein of the world ...clawed out of choking sand... defended against the savage Bedouin...wrested from the terrifying black simoon! All this you see look into the heart of heroic de ~~while you Lesseps who commanded it to happen-who loved, lost and triumphed-conquering where kings, emperors and Pharoahs had failed!
The greatest of Darryl F.Zanuck's great entertain- mentachievementsi
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A 20th Century Fox Picture with TYRONE LORETTA
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POWER YOUNG ANNABELLA
and
J. Edward Bromberg• Joseph Schildkraut - Henry Stephenson Sidney Blackmar. Sig Rumann | Maurice Moscovich Nigel Bruce Milos Mander: George Zucco
DARRYL F. ZANUCK
in Chusta of Pradesfi
AT: POPULAR PRICES
TO-MORROW KING'S
At The
Completely Destroyed
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. [artillery fire.
No. of Sale
Kowloon Inland
Begistry No
Locality
Boundary Measurementa
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{feet|frat}fert|feet
Lol No. 4178.
Junction of
Chung Road
Tau
Wong Toi. Bead.
Sinh thi chung.
per sale
plan.
19
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About
2.400
$25
Neutrality Measure
Upark Price
„DDA'I Š
Quick Approval By U.S. Senate Likely
WASHINGTON, Sept.
27
the
The capital.is.completely destroyed and is still subject, to unceasing
Water cisterns and Biters have been destroyed and it is very difficult to give aid to the civilians, owing to the constant bombardments.
All manuments and every single church lie in ruins. The state of the civilians and the town forced the Commander to con- sider future decisions which will help to úvold now losses to the Polish population. No reply had yet been received to the proposal
An earlier cominunique mentions that 13 German planes were brought down to-day, increasing the number of planes shot down in the region of Warsaw to 100.
Income tax due by direct payment en January 1 next would be made at the seven shilling rate.
Heavy Surtax
After indicating that allowances, in respect of income-tax would be re- duced, Sir John Simon turned to sur- tax and Intimated that he proposed that new surtax scules should "rün from Is. Id, on inconies of £2,000 to 9s. Bd. for incomes over £30,000. By this means surtax would produce on-
£5,000,000 wher
ond this year £8,000,000 In the full year.
Announcing a further modification in eslate duty, Sir John Simon sold: I now propose that in relation to deaths taking place after to-day--A volce: There will be a lot (loud laughter)-duty on estates exceeding £10,000, but no exceeding £50,000 shall be increased by the ten per cent."
n!
The Chancellor indicated that for £50,000 the increase estates over would be 25 per cent, the yield from these increases being estimated £6,000,000 in the full year.
Additionally, Sir John Simon pro- posed increases to all taxes alcoholic ilquor to take effect as from to-morrow.
on
Earlier Message LONDON, Sept. 27 (Reuter)—A message received in London this ufternoon from the radio station at Warsaw and the Polish capital had There will be an additional penny now been destroyed and was an in- on a pint of beer, and this. It is estimated, will produce £11,000,000 this year und £27,000,000 in the full year.
ferno upon earth.
There was no talk of surrender but It was announced that the water sup- ply had been destroyed and epidemie was feared,
The food situation was tragic and the innt hospital had been wrecked. been Three thousand clvillons, had killed in the last 24 hours.
German planes were still dropping (Reuter). The debate on the incendiary bombs and the number of Administration's new neutrality fires were, increasing.
The Polish bill for the repeal of the arms
broadcast concluded "We will never give in while of one embargo may begin in the Senate us is alive." on October 2,
Senator Borah, leader of the 4p-
position to the measure, announces COUNTERFEIT MONEY that its opponents could gain little
Ume by an extended discussion in the Chinese Says Coins Won
foreign relations committee.
At Mah-jong Table
Spirits with the added duty would rost 13/9d. a bottle, and this is estimated to produce £3,500,000 in the full year.
Also there would be further addi-
tons on light wines.
Luxuries Up Other Increases include one penny pound on fully refined sugar, two shillings a pound Increase on tobacco. and 80 per cent. excess profits tax modelied on the armaments profits duty, and applied over the whole field of trade and industry.
Referring to the Increase in the capital wealth of individuals during the war, Sir John Simon announced But a capital levy was being studied, but it was not practicable to apply one during the war,
The new proposals, said the Chart- cellor. would produce £107,000,000 this year and over £220,000,000 in the full year.
Sir John Bald it must not be assumed that these enormous figurca were proof that there had been pro- digious squandering and waste.
The truth was that the increasing and elaboration of machines of war and the mechanisa-
The committee, therefore, i ex- pected to approve the measure The plea that he had got the money promptly, and supporters are gambling in a mok-jong school was optimistic about quick Senate netlon. made by Chung Shum, 22, carpenter, before Mr. Forrest at Die Central Senate Majority SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH Magistrney 'yesterday, when charged WASHINGTON, Sept 27 (UP).with the possession of 45 counterfeit Mr. Stephen Early, the President's Ave-cent pieces at Triangle Street, Secretary, said that the Administra-Wanchal, on Monday,
Sgt. Cashman kald Chung was tion. would refrain from any com unable to point cut any particular, ment regarding neutrality measures.
It is apparent that the move is to person from whom he had received complication
the coins, forestall any charges of Executive Fining the defendant $50, his Wor-1 ilon which accompanied the develop- also a military force, He also revealed that the Adminis-ship said his excuse was rather thin., mnet
greatly increased the cost. tration will keep all extraneous
The Chancellor gave as an instanco Issues und business, Including nominations, Irom Congress until the leans and one from the Independent the cost of modern aircraft, which he Bald was three to seven times that of neutrality issue is settled.
camp of the President.
friends and focs of a comparable type in 1910. Meanwhile, Meanwhile, Administration circles,
Sir John Simon added that by claimed that 68 votes in the Senate, any revision ure booking radio time soven above the majority, would to carry the fight to the people. The agreement with the defence Ministers, Envour a repeal of the embargo. A Leglaintors have been deluged by qualified and experienced business "United Press" compliation placed thousands of Jetters, telegrams and men had been recruited in order to see that the proposals for the new the vote at 47 Democrats, fivo Repub- postcards.
pressure on Congress.
of
WAN
to check the growth of wasteful ex- penditure.
Severe as the budget was, it does range of the limits of our financial not bring us even within the remote strength, or the sacrifices which the victory. means lo people will accept as they become concluded Sir Archibald,
necessary as
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AS DONE NOW
IN
FRANCE
20%
REDUCTION
ON ALL
WATCHES
IS ALLOWED TO ALL MEMBERS OF HONGKONG DEFENCE FORCES, INCLUDING MEMBERS OF HONG- KONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS,
AND THEIR FAMILIES
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