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́PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 8th day of January, 1940, 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 Cheung Sha Wan, In the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, commencing from lat July, 1838, with the option of 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 three days thereof.
Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dispo-
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"HONGKONG AS REVEALED DYsal of the lot. the Purchaser (if THE CAMERA" Serend Edition,
the not the applicant) will be required Over GO excellent views of Colony.
authorised Price $1.50. Obtainable atto deposit, with Kelly Z Walsh, Ltd., Hongkong-juilicer who will be present at the, Travel Burcou or from the l'ublishersale, the sum of two hundred South China Morning Post, Ltd, dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum Wyndham Street,
will be refunded on payment of
MOTOR CARS, ETC. the Purchase price.
1938 MORRIS "8" four door saloon | PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
#xed head. Excellent conclition. One owner. $2,000, Box Dus, "Hongtong Telegraph."
SING'S Motor Driving Tuition, Hongkong-Kowloon, by experienced Histructors from England. Intensive courses from $30. Reliable cars for hire Phane 57122, 523, Nathan Road, Kowloon,
1937 STUDEBAKER Coupe, 25 h.p., 20 miles per gallon. Only done 9,500 miles. Excellent condition Licensed to July
Win 19.10. Price $1,900. consider good affer. Box 507, "long- kong Telegraph."
TO LET.
TO LET Confortable nicely fur- uished Toom in Kowloon, good locality. five minutes from Ferry. Bonvd, Laundry, if desired. "Hongkong Telegraph,"
Box 501,
Under the Distinguished Patronage of H. E. The Govanor Sir Geoffry A. S. Northeste, K.C.M.G.
AGRICULTURAL SHOW (Under the auspices of The New Territories Agriculttient Association) to be held at Fauling (near the Fanling Railway Station) on Satur day and Sunday, January 6th and 7., 1940.
H. E. The Govenor hos graelously consented to open the Show at 2,30 p.m. on January 0 1040.
Prizes will be distributed
Esq., District
by J. Officer,
Barrow, Northern District at 2.30 p.m. January 7th 1910,
011
Concession rates kindly granted by the. Kowloon-Canton Railway for visitors to the Shaw on the 10 a.m., 12 noon and 1.30 trains from Kowloon. and any train from Fauling after 1.00 pm, on both days-
Cl059
Children in parties
Adulis of 25 or more 1st...(Return)_34.10____$1,10 2nd. (Return) $1.40
,70 3rd. (Retum) 10
40 Tickets can be purchased either at Kowloon or Youmati Station and are available for date of issue only.
C.
Imand Les Ashundeg Nes?
Castle Peck Road.
Staudary
as per sale plan.
R.
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PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 8th day of January, 1910, at 3 p.m., at the Omices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excelleney the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Ma Tau Kok, 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
15 years.
Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dispo sal of the Int the Purchaser (if of the applicant) will be required- to deposit with an authorised offer who will be present at the sale. the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of
There will be a stall for the sale of vegetables grown by refugees the Purchase price. under expert guidance, particularly
In the matter af sanitation.
Admittance:
FREE.
1940
EDITION
OF THE
HONGKONG DIRECTORY DIARY
and
BLOTTER
-NOW READY
This very useful combination of Directory, Diary and Desk Blotter, contains a large variety of local information: List of Government and Department Officials: Firms and Em- ployees; Foreign Residents: Time Tables, etc., etc.— A handsome and durable_ro- quirement, strongly 'bound in cloth and excellently printed, It is a useful adjunct to the desk in Home or Office, and will be found of great uso in business and social affairs.
Price $3.00 SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST, LIMITED "Morning Post" Building Wyndham Street.
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HELM BROTHERS LIMITED YOKOHAMA
The Undersigned are authorised to give notice that as at 13th September, 1939, James T. Helm and William C. Heim rosigned from the Board of the above Company,
for HELM BROTHERS LIMITED
LINSTEAD & DAVIS.
NEW US. LEGAL APPOINTMENTS
WASHINGTON, Jon. 4 (Reuter),— Mr. Francis Biddle, at present a Judge In the Circuit Court of Appeals, has been nominated Bolleitor-General.
Mr. Frank Murphy replaces Judge Fierce Bitter, who died in November, on the Supreme Court.
He is the President's Afih nominee to the nine-men Court.
Little Action On
Western Front
PARIS, Jan.. (Reuter)-To-day's communique states that there was no | Important": Incident during the day,
There were some encounters of patrols in the region west of the Sarré,
Friday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
BRITISH
TROOPS
January 5, 1940.
DISEMBARKING
IN FRANCE
ON ACTIVE SERVICE-An official photograph taken whila British troops word disembarking at a French port.
Irish Army Is LETTERS 1939 Racing
Undermined
""Time"
Performances
(By "Capt. Foster")
BIG RED AIR RAID
FROM PAGE ONE-
planes which had been shot down. captured Russian tanks and other war materiał,
POST OFFICE
.Jan. 5.
.Jan. 5.
.Jon. 5.
.Jan. 5. Jan. 5.
INIVARD MAILS Canton Calcutta and Straits How Rods Wore Routed
Formosa and Swatow HELSINGFORS. Jan, 4 (Reuter) Japan, More details of how the Finns routed Shanghal ......
hal (San Francisco, date, 15th days ago became available to-day.
December 1939). The Finns had no artillery avail- Carton............... able.and.so.operated in small groups- Japan and Shanghai.. They first destroyed the field kitchens. Manila then the supplies and.then the con- Rabaul and Manila voys, eventually the almost starving Shanghai ................. Soviet troops.
Shanghal and Swatow The Finns have now turned a large Straits and Saigon number of captured Soviet tanks to Europe vin Suez and Stralis (London good use. The tanks are half-sunit
Date, 18th November) ....Jan. 7. Into the ground and make excellent Haiphong pill-boxes.
.Jan. 5.
Jan. 6.
Jan. ศ.
Jan, 0.
Jan. 6.
Jon. 6.
Jan, B.
Jon:6.
To the Editor. Dramatic Criticism In
The "Hongkong Telegraph." Eire Senate
Sir, Your esteemed contributor in (Continued from Page 6.). his interesting article on "Time" has DUBLIN, Jan. 4 (Reuter).—overlooked some important factors starting 22 times including Ave In the Eire Senate to-day, Pro-jou the subject. For instance, rent excursion trips to Macao, and the the Soviets at Suomussalmi a few 1U, S. A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang- fessor Michael Tierney said that day and the like, whether it be pony mate $1,000 to provide for his
monthly or yearly, but on a day nay and corn. he was not surprised at the raid the Future. Again, taking Time by on the magazine" in "Phoenix any kind of measurement, say by the enumerate" below-a-list-of-the yeur, day, or the lick-tock of a time-starters during the year and also
the amount piece, there is no such thing as "The with
of stakes won, Park.
It was patent to anybody familiar Present Time", because it does not some being, without a cent, will what was going on in the army exist except as an expression of the Alpha that things were bad.
humats mind or brain, denoting an Argon Discipline was undermined and inanitesimal or imaginary dividing There were Irregulariiles; which would line between the Past and the Future, never be permitted in any ordinary both of which de exlat because they Army,
are the Two Halves of Eternity; also National Govt. Urged because a good memory can, to a Professor Tierney urged the forma-certain extent, resurrect the Past, and tion of a National Government and a good anticipation may be able to said that unless the two principal foretell the Future to some extent.
To answer the question re New
pariles in Eire came to some arrange-
ment, they would soon find that the Year course there is, seeing that country had no use for either of them ur 1940 represents the latest of the) or for Parliamentary institutions. Inps that our Earth has just com
General Richard Mulcahy urged co-menced on its course around the Sun operation between the governments of from the starting and finishing post Eire, Great Britain and Ulster, so that which we are pleased to call New Year's Day, niter having mode-l Eireann citizens would not be allow can't say how many, but a good few ed to damage property or endanger laps, and let us hope for many more lives in North Ireland or Britain, or and better ones if possible. endanger political relations between Elre and Britain.
I have been wrling of Time in reference only this world and not the next or any other, though I ex- Pect that the Man in the Moon or the Man from Mars may be of quite a different opinion, so I do not with lo "peaceable
"Must Have Discipling" - DUBLIN, Jan. 4 (Reuter)While the Senate was sitting, the Dall cor sidered another Bill which seeks to put into permanent form, legislation, persuasion" authorising the detention of persons suspected of activities against the State.
It is necessary for the Government to introduce this Bill in order tɔ repeal the accond part of the Offences Against the State Act, which Mr. Justice Duffy recently pronounced i unconstitutional.
force It home by
pressure.
or any other high
W. C. BLACRETT.
P. I. Restrictions Removed
Cabin class passengers embarking
in Mr. Aiken, the Minister of Do-at Hongkong for ports
"When small nations Philippine Islands are no longer re tence, said: are falling Uke nine-pins all over the quired to furnish themscives with world, if this small nation is to sur- cholera immunization certificates.
provisions regarding Im- vive, it must have discipline, and the The
examination Government must have the support:munization and stool
000
Ascot Vale Avalon
Battleship
Black Diamond
150
50
1,200
3,852
200
2,050
Bialedon Hogey Bressay Calientilo Celtic Star
Charcoal Chatterbox Cyclone Devoti Dumpling Dow-Jones Fairchild
Geordie
Cop
Gold Tower Green Bay
Big Battle Raging STOCKHOLM, Jan. 4 (Reuter) - Reports from Rovaniemi, the head- quarters of the Finnish Northern Haiphong
Saigon Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct OUTWARD MAILS Friday, Jan. 5
..Jox. 7. Jan. 7.
.:8' p.m. .3.30 p.m. 3.30 p.m. :7,00 pm.
Saturday, Jan. 6
Army, say that, the second battle to Shanghai and Japan be fought on the Salla front within) Straits In weck is now raging fiercely to the Manila
north of Spiaca.
On Finland's eastern frontier, it is) Salgon rurricured that the Russians are buv- Halphong
.10.80 mm. .....1.pum.
Ing a bad time, and that already they Air Mail for “Imperial :- Airways have been thrust back across
Direct Service" due London, 141k frontier.
the
Ski-Sledges For Wounded OSLO, Jan. 4 (Reuter).-Finland has ordered, 300 skl-sledges here to transport wounded.
Norway la presenting Finland with
G.PO. and K.P.0.
Jandary.
Rcg..
Jan. 6, 5.60 p.zn.
· Ord.... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... Jan. 6, 5.30:p.m.
Bunday, Jan. 7 Fort Bayard and Holhow 9.00 am. Parcels only for Shanghai.....9 a.m.** Shanghal and Japan
Monday, Jan. 8 numerous) the Finnish Canton .....
Russians Repulsed
Tourone and Salgon Bangkok
Halphong.
77.16:03. 9.30a.m.
10.30 a.m.
1.00 pm.
HELSINGFORS, Jan. 4 (UP) Shanghai and Parcels only for Tico- The official Finnish communique
It claimed that the Finns have captured Aittojaki. Fighting con- tlaues cust of Suomussalmi and around Salia, 189 Russians, being taken prisoner in the mopping up operations at Suomussalmi.
150
Fan Tan February Fourth Gallant Marshal Gaucho
150
1,260
100
900
900
Guinness Time Heddon
2,050 700
High Tower King Kong
150 5.800
a further 200” ski-sledges.
Thirty doctors and nurses have answered
appeal for medical assistance.
King's Envoy
250
Ku! Cheung Lambeth Bridge Magog
1,700
.850
Marksman
0,650
Matador
1,250
Mayfair Court
| states that all Russian attacks and attempts to recapture strategic sites have been repulsed..
Mercury
tlo
Milleaye
1,000
'Musketee
4,225
National Honour,
011
National Justice
National Liborty National Service New Bedford 'Old Fashioned
Opening Bateman Oranje Boven Pall Mall
775 €76
125
3,372 275
Patriotle Day
Pawnee
Phoenix
1,000
Fortrush
1,700
Radium Star
1,200
Ring Master Rose Day
400
The Mermaid.
425
This
· Τίπο
Tiger Eyes
400
Tiny
750
Torridge
Total Loss
1,100
True Love
Welcome
Bomo Hope
1,700
Sports Gerturo Sports Venturo Stariat. Strathbannock
West Lako Wilber
1.240
2,250
1,000
Wild Bear
1,200
Willynilly
3,100
a
1,225
*$71,700
400
of all good citizens in suppressing re-remain in force for steerage: type | passengers,, regardless of the class of volutionary activities."
transportation occupied.
···Ovar 20 Arrests Mado LONDON, Jan. 4 (Reuter)-It is) now reported that over 20 men were arrested
the city and to-day in county of Cork.
The arrests are believed to be part of a general round-up of Republicans. Mr. De Valera's Hint DUBLIN, Jan. 4 (Reuter)The Dall has passed the final stages of the Offences Against the State Bill by 02 votes to seven.
Labour and one Independent voted against, but the Opposition supported the Government, ́
ROOSEVELTS LAST BUDGET ANNOUNCED
FROM PAGE "ONE
One of the largest army construc tion items is $1,204,000 for barrack jin Howell,
Bigger Income Tax?
The President did not tell Congress how to raise the proposed now de fence taxes, but suggested that they Mr. Enmon de Valera, in the course should follow.the.principle. of taxing of the debate, said that carelessness according to the ability to pay, and in routine was responsible for the avoid taxes which decrease the con- magazine fort rakd and remarked that 'sumer's buying power,
it would be serious if the Act was un-It. Is generally believed that: this constitutional.
[ruica out the axelse taxes and Bugi
Rostrevor Sea Captain Sea
..Horse Silver Star Skip Smlling Time Snowstorm
If such were the case, it would be gerts. the possibility of higher incomeThanksgiving Day necessary to change the Constitution, taxes.
Russian planes bombed Hango: this morning and afternoon, forty to fifty thermite ord incendiary, bomby being dropped with slight damage. It is also claimed that Finnish patrols off Fort Koivisto captured a Russian tugboat which was sunk after cap Ituro.
The Buccaneer.
The Grey Tiger
The Spirit of St. Lo
250
176
230
1,000
200 *1,800
1,000
1,225 1,000
WE CAN CRUSH HIS
ARMADA
FROM PAGE ONE'
Home-Delance-force is at least 8,000 warplanes.
azd -Behind them in'n vasi scarot reserve, Brures of which cannot be revealed, Lord Nuffeld's new factory, now in: full-production, has an order for 1,000 Spltre fighters alone, which will swall the total of defendiar air- craft in 1940,
Paco Too Hot
..
The present production of the British aircraft Industry is the result of five years of -careful -planning, which will misure a prodigious output of warplanes, aero engines, and In- struments all;through 1040, the peak: year of the effort planned whai te- armament began.
There it, nothing that GermMANY can do iỏ bénk this magnificent effort.
It may be doubted, in view of the Navy's grip on. Germany through the " Contraband "Patrol," whether "Nazi output is able to keep up to anything approaching this pace. O.