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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 pm, at the Oflices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one lot of Crown Cheung Sha Wan, In of Hong Kong, for a years, commencing July, 1898, with the renewal at a Crown Itent to be fixed by the Surveyor of Is Majesty the KING; for one fur- ther term of 21 years less the three days thereof.
the Colony term of 75 from 1st option of
Intendag bidders are advised that imediately after the dispo sal at the lot the Purchaser (f Edition. not the applicant) will be required
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Over 60 excellent views
Second
Colony. Price $1.50.
of the Obtainable at
to deposit with
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Kelly Walsh, Ltd, Hungkong | officer who will be present at the Travel Bureau ur from the Publishes sale, the sum of two hundred South Chlua Morning Post, Wyndham Street.
Ltd.,
This sum dollars, ($200 in cash. will be refunded on payment of
MOTOR CARS,- ETC. the Purchase price.
1938 MORRIS "R" four door radeon | PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Axed, head, Excellent couch,tion.
One owner. $2,000.
"Hongkong: Telegraph."
HING'S Motor Driving
$45,
Tuition.
New Korious Inland || || Registry No. Lot No. 2753 "Adjoining New Kowbon
Castle Peak Road,
Locality
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6,720
Ann. Rent.
$6.725
"Opset Price
Friday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
BRITISH TROOPS
January 5, 1940,
DISEMBARKING
IN FRANCE
Banghong-Kowloon, by experienced instructors from England, Intensive courses from $30. Kellable enrs for
hire. Phone 57122, 523,
Road, Kowloon.
Nathan
1037 STUDEBAKER Coupe, 25 h.p.,
20 miles per gulion. Only done 9.560 miles. Excellent condition. Licensed 1940. Price $1,900. Wil to July
consider good offer. Box 507, "Long-
kang Telegraph."
TO LET.
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fur-
TO LET. Comfortable,nirely nished
Kowloon, pond focality, five minutes from Ferry. Board, laundry, if desired. Box 564, "Hongkong Telegraph.
Under the Distinguished Patronage of H. E. The Governor Sir Geultry A, S. Northcote, K.C.M.G. AGRICULTURAL SHOW (Under the auspices of The New Territories Agricultural Association) to be held at Fanling (near the Fanling Railway Station) on Satur- day and Sunday, January 6th and 7th., 1940,
H. E. The Governor has graciously consented to open the Show at 2.39 p.m. on January 6th 1940.
by J. Prizes will be distributed
District Oficer, Barrow, Esq., Northern District at 2.30 p.m. 011 January 7th 1910.
Concession rates kindly granted by the Kowloon-Canton Railway for visitors to the Show on the 10 a.m., 12 noon and 1,30 trains from Kowloon,
and any train from Fanling; after 1.00 p.m. on both days:-
Class.
. $1.10
N. 18.
54 per unle
plan.
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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 pm.. at the Offices 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 75 years.
Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dispo- sal of the lot the Purchaser (il
Children.in parties-not-the-applicant) will be required
of 25 or more Adults
2173 authorised to deposit with $2.10 $1.10
officer who will be present at the two hundred .70
sale, the sum of
This sum dollars, ($200) in cash.
.76 .40
fal. (Return) 2nd, (Return) 3rd. (Return)
Tickets can be purchased either at Kowloon or Yaumall Station and are available for date of issue only.
There will be a stall for the sale
will be refunded on payment of
of vegetables grown by refugees the Purchase price.
under expert guidance, particularly PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Admittance: FREE,
in the matter of sanitation.
1940
EDITION
OF THE
HONGKONG DIRECTORY
.DIARY
and BLOTTER
READY
NOW
This very useful combination of Directory. Diary and Dosk Blotter, contains a large variety of local information: List of Government and Department Officials:
Em- Firms and ployees: Foreign Residents: Time Tables, etc., etc, — A handsome and durable re- quirement, strongly bound in cloth and excellantly printed, it is a useful adjunct to the dosk in Home or Office, and will be found of great use in business and, social affairs.
Price $3.00 SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST, LIMITED "Morning Post" Building Wyndham Street
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ON ACTIVE SERVICE-An official photograph taken while British troops were disembarking at a French port.
COLOSSAL AMERICAN DEFENCE BUDGET
FROM PAGE ONE
powerful in the
Kest and most world.
48 Ships To Be Quilt Six other battleships, two ulrcraft carriers, six light cruisers, 14 sub- Bola marines, 30 destroyers, two
re- leaders, one mine-swreper, one pair ship, one submarine depot ship." six reaplane tenders, one minc-layer, four submarine destroyers and eight included in the torpedo-boats are estimates.
Old Ships Made New
In addition, the estimates provide for the re-conditioning and re-equip- aircraft ping of two battleships, an carrier, two cruisers, eight destroyers, six submarines, a submarine depot minc- ship, three reaplane tenders, sweeper and five over-age battleships
and three over-age submarines,
Among the warships to be re-con- ditioned are the U.S.S. Lexington and
U.S.S. Saratoga, America's biggest aircraft carriers.
£95,000,000 Increase
The ordinary Defence approprin- tions requested President Roosevelt
Exchange At A Glance
SELLING
T.T. London
do. Demand
T.T. Shanghai T.T. Singapore TT Japan T.T. Inch T.T. U.S.A. T.T. Monita
T.T. France TT. Switzerland T.T. Australia
4 m/s France
mount to $1.530,000,000 (£384,150 LETTERS
|000).
Coupled with various other appro- printions connected
with
military
enterprises, the total is brought up to $2,330,000,000 (£584,000,000), which
is an increase of $382,000,000 (£95. To the Editor. 500,000) over the current expendi
HELM BROTHERS LIMITEDture,
YOKOHAMA
The Undersigned are authorised. to give notice that as at 13th' September, 1939, James T. Helm and William C. Helm resigned from the Board of the above Company.
for HELM BROTHERS LIMITED
LINSTEAD & DAVIS.
Little Action On Western Front
PARIS, Jan. 4 (Reuter).--To-clay'n communique states that. there was no important incident during the day,
There were some encounters of the patrols in the region west of Surro.
P. I. Restrictions Removed
"Time"
The "Hongkong Telegraph.". Sir-Your esteemed contributor in
1939 Racing Performances
(By "Capt. Foster")
(Continued from Page 6.)
BIG RED AIR RAID
FROM PAGE ONE
planes which had been shot down, captured Russian tanks and other war material.
POST OFFICE
INWARD MAILS
Canton Calcuttan 1 Straits Formosa and Swatow Japan Shanghul
.Jan. 5.
Jan. 5.
Jan.
Jan.
How Reds Wore Routed HELSINGFORS, Jan. 4 (Reuter) More details of how the Finns routed the the Soviets at Suomussalmi a few IU, S. A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang-
days ago became available to-day.
starting 22 times including five excursion trips to. Macau, and pony made $1,000 to provide for his har and com.-
I enumemte below a list of the starters during the year and also with the amount .of stakes
being without a cent
Callentite
Gaucho
Geordie
GOR
Gold Tower
won.
Francisco hal (San December 1939).
The Finns hnd no artillery avall-Canton 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.
Shanghai and Swatow
The Finns have now turned a large Straits and Saigon number of captured Soviet tanks to Europe via Suez and Stralis (London good use. The tanks are half-sunk Date, 18th November) into the ground and malto excellent Haiphong
plll-boxes.
Jan.
date, 15th
Jan.-5.
Jon, C.
Jan.-6.
.Jan. 6.
.Jan, 0,
Jan.
G
Jan,
6.
Jan. 6.
Jan. 7.
Jan. 7.
Salgon
Jan. 7.
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct
OUTWARD MAILS Friday, Jan. 5
...3 p.m.
.3.30 p.m.
3.30 p.m.
.7.00 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 6
.10.30 nm. .1 p.m.
Big Battle Raging STOCKHOLM, Jan. 4 (Reuter).- Reports from Rovaniemi, the head- quarters of the Finnish Northern Haiphong Army, say that the second battle to Shanghai and Jupari be fought on the Salla front within Straits
a week is now ruging fiercely to the Munila north of Saloca.
On Finland's eastern frontier, its Saigon rumoured that the Russians are bav- Haiphong .....
ing a bad me, and that already they Air Mall for "Imperial Airways
the bocit acros9
Direct Service"due London, 14th January.
Ski-Sledges For Wounded
OSLO, Jan. 4 (Reuter) --Finland)
has ordered 300 ski-sledges here to transport wounded.
Ord.j
Sunday, Jan,
Fort Bayard and Holbow
Norway la presenting Finland with Parcels only for Shanghai....0 nm. further 200 ski-siedges.
Shanghat and Japan
1/27% 1/2
.305
5234
103
212
.24
-485
T.T. Balavia
454
TT. Bangkok
149
some
T.T. Salgon
108
10.00 107
Alpha
Argon
Ascot Vale
900
1/614
Avalon
BUYING
Battleship
Black Diamond
150
4 m/s L/C London'. 4 m/s D/!
Do.
.1/3.7/32 1/3.11/32
Blaisdon
Hogey
50
4 m/s L/C U.S.A.
.25th
Bressay
1,200
.11.45
30 d/s India
844.
Celtic Star
5,052
U.S. Cross rate in London
.4.02
two
Charcoal
200
U.S. Cross rate in N.Y.
.3.954
Chatterbox
2,050
Cyclone
Devon Dumpling
Dow-Junes
150
Fairchild
Fan Tor
150
have been thrust
February Fourth
1.250
frontier.
Gallant Marshul
600
G.P.O. and KP.O.'
000
Rek.....
Jau, 6, 5,00 pr.
Jan. 3, 6.30 ·pm2; <
.0.00 am.
Green Bay
900
Guinness Time
2,050
Heddon
700
High Tower
150
King Kong
5,800
Thirty doctors, and numerous nurses have answered the Finnish Canton ... appeal for medical assistance.
Monday, Jan. 8
Tourane and Saigon
9 a.m.
.7.15 am. .D.39 a..
King's Envoy
250
Bangkolc
10.30 am
Kut Cheung
1,700
.1.00 p.m.
Lambeth Bridge
B50
The
6,850
1,250
Mayfair Court
Mercury
Millcaye
1,000
Musketer
4,225
National llanour National Justice National Liberty Service National New Bedford Old Fashioned Opening Batsman Oranje Boven
011
775 675.
125
2,372
Pall Mall Fall
275
Patriots Day
Pawnee
lure.
1,000
Portrush
1,700
The Buccaneer
250
Radium Star Ring Masier Rose Day Rostrevor Sea Captain
1,200
The Grey Tiger
400
The Mermaid
175
425
The Spirit of St. Louls
250
19012
This Time
1,000
Tiger Eyen
400
Tiny Tim
Silver Star
750
Torridge
Skip
Shiling Time
1,100
True Love
Snowstorm
Welcome
1.000
Some Rope
1,700
West Lake
1,250
Sports Gesture
Wilber
*2,250
Sporta Venturo Starlet!!
1,000
Wild Bear
1,225
1200
Willynilly
1,000
Strathbannock Talkcntive Thanksgiving, Day
3,100
$71,760
400.
In addition to the construction of his interesting article on "Time"-has 80 now warships, President Itse overlooked some important factors it bel vell reeks the expenditure of 350,- on the subject. For instance, rent-
und the like, whether for 000,000 (£12.500.000).
day the construction of an air base at monthly or yearly, but on a day in Alameda, the terminus of the exist the Future, Agnin, taking Time by ing trans-Pacific air line to lleng any kind of measurement, Bay by the kong, the building of a new dry year, day, or the tick-tock of a time- dock at San Francisco and pre-piece, there is no such thing as "The not liminary work on the construction Present Time", because it does
exist except as an expression of the of a naval base at Parry Island. The Marine Affairs Commission human mind or brain, denoting an will absorb $140.000,000 (£37, 250,- infinitesimal or Imaginary dividing line between the Pust and the Future, 000) of the Budget.
both of which do exist because they Ordinary expenditure on the US.
are the Two Inives of Elernity; also Army will total $156,000,000 (£239,- because a good memory can, to a 800,000).
certain extent, resurrect the Past, and n good anticipation may be able to foretell the Future to some extent., ROOSEVELT'S LAST
To answer the question re New BUDGET ANNOUNCED Year of course there is, seeing that our 1940 represents the intost of the lups that our Earth has just com- menced on its course around the Sun from the starting and finishing post which wo are pleased to call Now Year's Day, after having made-1 can't say how many, but good few laps, and let us hope for many more and better onta If possible.
FROM PAGE ONE
One of the largest army construc tion items is $1,204,000 for bortricks In Hawail.
Biggar Income Tax?
1.
I have been writing of Timo in
The President did not tell Congress Cabin class passengers embarking how to ratio le proposed new de-
ports in et Hongkong for
the fence taxes, but suggested: that they reference only to this world and noti Philippine Islands are no longer re-should follow the principle of taxing the next or any other, though I ex- quired to furnish themselves with according to the ability to pay and pect that the Man In the Moon or tha avoid taxes which, decrense the con- Man from Mars may be of quite a cholarn immunization. certificaten,
different opinion, as I do not wish to Im-sumer's buying power. provisions regarding
Itoma 14.
by "peaceable that this force It is generally belleved
or any
hight other munization and stool examination remain, in force" for steerage type rules out the excise taxes and sug- perausalon" presengers, regardless of the class of gests the possibility of higher income pressure.
WC. BLACKETI taxes. transportation-occupied.
The
Magog
Marksman Matador
Phoenix
Sb Horse
Russions Repulsed
HELSINGFORS, Jan. 4 (UP)
communique official Finnish states that all Russion attacks and attempts to recapture strategie sites have been repulsed-
It, claimed that the Finna have captured Alltojoki. Fighting con- and tinues east of Suomussalmi around Salla, 189 Russings being taken prisoner in the mopping up operations at Suomussalmi,
Russian planes bombed Hango this morning and afternoon, torty lo nifty thermite and incendiary bombs being dropped with slight damage. It is also claimed that Finnisla patrols off Fort Koivisto captured
Russian
Haiphong
Shanghai and Farcels only for Tien-
WE CAN CRUSH HIS ARMADA
·FROM PAGE ONE
Home Defence force is at Icast 3,000 warplanes,
Behind them in a vast stored and secret reserve, Brures of which. cannot be revealed.
Lord Nuffield's new factory, now
tugboat which was sunk after cap-in full production, has on order for
200
1,000 Spitfire fighters alone, which will swell the total of defending air- croft in 1040.
Pace Too Hot
The present production of the British aircraft industry is the result of five years of careful planning, which will namire a prodigious output 1,300 of warplanes, aero engines, and in- struments all through 1940, the peak year of the effort planned when re armament began.
There is nothing that Germany can do to beat 'thila · 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 pakel:
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