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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
25 words $2.50 for 3 days prepaid WANTED TO BUY.
WE OFFER highest prices to any amount of gold articles, jades, jewels diamonds, etc. Apply Eurasie Geld Refining Co., 7th floor, China Bulld- ing. Tel. 30727.
WE PAY HIGH PRICES for all gold and silver articles, diamonds, jades, jewels and gold dust. Apply China Gold Refining Co., Pedder Building
2nd floor.
FOR SALE.
and
FRESH SUPPLY of flower vegetable seeds of best varieties from Sutton & Sons, Ltd., Just received Graen & Co., ie, Wyndham Street, Hongkong. Established 1890.
THE CAMERA"
"HONGKONG AS REVEALED BY Second Edition. Over 60 excellent views of the Colony. Price $1.00. Obtainable et Kelly & Walsh, Ltd., Hongkong Travel Bureau or from the Publishers, South China Morning Post, Ltd., Wyndham Street.
POST OFFICE
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
THE INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LIMITED.
NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING
Ordinary The Fifty-ninth General Meeting of the Company will be held at the Oflices of the Goneral Managors, Menara. Jar- dine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., Pedder Street, Hong Kong, on Thursday, 30th May, 1940, at noon, for the purpose of receiving the Roport of the Directore, passing the Accounts, and electing Direc- tors and Auditors,
Friday,
G.
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
R.
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS 66
of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 6th day of May, 10:10, at 3 p.m., at: the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of IIis Excellency the Governor of one Mong Lot of Crown Land at
Kok, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Roht to be fixed by the Sur- veyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of 75 years. Intending bidders are advised that Immediately after the dispo- The Transfer Books of the Com-sal of the lot the Purchaser (if pany will be closed from the 23rd not the applicant) will be required authorised to deposit with an May to 13th June inclusive.
By order of the Board.
officer who will be present at the JARDINE, MATHESON & sale, the sum of two hundred
Co., LTD.
dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum General Maungera. will be refunded on payment of Hongkong, 16th April, 1940. the Purchase price.
THE CANTON INSURANCE
OFFICE LIMITED.
Notice to Shareholders
The Fifty-Ninth Ordinary Meet- Ing of Shareholders will be held at the Omeen of the undersigned an Wednesday, the 22nd May, 19.10. at Noon, for the purpose of receiv- ing the Report of the General May Agents, together with a statement May of Accounts for the year ended the May May 3.31st December, 1930.
INWARD MAILS
May 3. Australia and Manila U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang- hai (San Francisco date, 11 April)
Japan
and Shanghai
Manila Saigon ..Shanghai
Europe vin Suez and Straits (London
date, 10th March)
May 3. The Share Register and Trans- Mayer Books will be closed from the 48th May to the 22nd May, 1940, Air Mail by "Imperial Airways both days Inclusive,
Direct Service" London date, 27th April.
Shanghai.....
Bangkok and Tourane
Shanghai and Amoy
Haiphong
May 4.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Kowloon Inland Lot
Between Fa Yeen Street
& Sai Yee Street.
|_ No. of Sale |
Registry No.
Locality
May 5.
May 5.
May 5.
May
JARDINE, MATHESON & .CO., LTD. General Agents. Hongkong, Ist May, 1940.
G.
May 7.
OUTWARD MAILS
G.
Air Mail by "Pan American Airways Direct Service"San Francisco date, 30th April.
Friday, May 3
Manila, Rabaul, Australia, and New
Zealand via Brisbane-due Brin- PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS
bane, 20th May.
Par.
L
Reg.
Ond
G.P.0, & K.P.O.
Amoy ... Parcels only for Tientsin. Manila
Noon.
1:45 p.m. 2.30 p.m. 4.30 p.m. 4.30 p.m. .7.00 p.m. Saturday, May 4 Stralis, Ceylon, India, East and South Africa, Entypl and Europe vin Suez and London Parcels-due London, 14th June,
Reg.
'G.P.0, & K.P.o. Parcels....May 4, 10.03 am. May 4, 11.45 am. Ord........May 4, 12.30 p.m.) Shangani and Parcels only for Tien-
tsin
el pan. Manila
.3.30 p.m. Air Mall for "Imperial Airways Direct Servier"-due London 12th May
ILCK.
Ord. -Bangkok-
Haiphong!
of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 6th day of May, 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 Shamshui- po, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, com- mencing from 1st July, 1898, 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 24 years less the last three days
thereof.
Boundary Beauroients
|rues}fent|fect|feet
As per Bale
plan.
te
Contents
sq. feet.
Ann.
Rent.
¦ Upset Price
About
22,500
$ 414
$56,250
R.
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 6th day of May, 1910, at 3 pm, 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 1st July, 1898, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Survhyar of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of 24 years less the last three days thereof.
Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dispo- al 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 cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price.
Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dispo- sal of the lot the Purchaser (i not the applicant) will be required to deposit with an authorised 5.30 pm. officer who will be present at the PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
G.P.O. & K.P.O.
May 4, 6 p.m. May 4, 5.30 nm. 5.30-p.m.
Sunday, May 5 Fort Bayard and Hollow..... am. Shanghai
Halphong
Monday, May 6
sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash.
This sum
will be refunded on payment of
.9.00 aan.
Nom.
the Purchase price.
.2.30 p.m.
.7
p.m.
Salgon, Madang, Salamun, Rabaul PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
and Tulogi
Canton
SCIENCE BATTLES LOVE
FOR A MAN'S LIFE!
DISPUTED PASSAGE
A Paramount Picture with
Dorothy Lamour Akim Tamiroff - John Howard
Produced and Orected by
FRANK BORZAGE:
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Based on the Novel by Lloyd G. Douglat
TO-MORROW
AT THE
&
QUEEN'S ALHAMBRA
No of Save
Locality
New Kowlook Inland Lot Registry No. No. 2790. Jauction of Castle Peak Road and Yen. Chou
Street.
Boundary
feasurements).
N... w.
seat feet Teas reet
an.per salo
plan.
Content
6,300
ny. Fro!
316
$ 12,600
| Ann. Rent.
| Opues Prica '
No, of Male |
New Kowloon Inland Lot | No. 2789. Junction of Castle Peak Road and Hung Wah Street, Cheung Sha Wan.
Registry No.
Locality
CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
Steamship.
Bringing Cargo from Marseilles vla Salgon.
Consignees are hereby informed that their goods with the exception of Oplum, Treasure and Valuables are being landed and stored into the Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloon and Godown Co., Ltd., Kow- Whart loon, where delivery may be obtain ed immediately after landing.
All claims must be sent in to me on or before 5th May, 1940, or they will not be recognized.
Damaged Packages will be examin- ed by the Company's Surveyor Messrs:-Goddard and Douglas in the presence of the Consignees at 10 am. on Wednesday, 1st May, 1940.
Consignees must have a Revenue Officer'in attendance' when any dutf- nble goods are examined by the Com- pany's Surveyors.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever,
R. ONL Agent.
METROPOLE
CHOTEL CENTRAL - CLEAN. "COMFORTABLE-FIREPROOF
Boundary Hesaurement
NE
As per alo
{{n,
15.
Contents i
sq. feat
$ 74
Rental.
{pitel Frita ||
$ 4,050
Spies
May 3, 1940.
Allowed To Broadcast From Britain
"NEWS" TO MISLEAD ENEMY
PUT IN THEIR
The
Real Sheikhs
THERE are sheikhs and district, was so shocked at strikus.
the Hollywood portrayal of Arab life that he called a inveling.
One sort of shellchs-the real Bedouin of Southern Palestine has now become veir annoyed with the other sort those made in Hollywood,
And no wonder, Some RUDOLF
of them have just seen a VAL-
Hollywood sheikh Alin in a mont ENTINO.
Jaffa cinema. of the famous Hollywood Sheikh Abu Sitts, leader of the tribal heads of the
Sheikhi.
All the sheikhs, includ- ing those who have never Scen a film, expressed in- dienation.
Finally, Sheikh Abu Sila himself agreed to write a story of Bedouin fe for film production to show Hollywood how it abzuld be done,
WAY
RADIO STATIONS operated by enemy agents are still working in England-by permissio.. of the British Secret Service.
Britain's secret radio squad has tracked down dozens of short-wave broadcasting stations worked by spies, but not all of them have been silenced.
It pays to let them go on send ng out their messages.
In this way British wireless engineers and technteläny, enrolled some time before the war begon; have helped to save hundreds of lives and dozens of British ships.
Their efforts have revealed many ing in all parts of the country, listen Gernian secrets. Sples and disaffect throughout the 24 hours.
cd persons have been allowed to con- ! to their activities until they havej implicated their friends.
In Secret Codo Members of the radio squad,
They tune in, not the German pro- Ipaganda broadcasts, such as those of Lord Ilaw Haw-that is the work of the BB.O.'s monitor service-but to:
short-wave work-unregistered
stations which transmit Morse in secret code. These coded messages are carefully recorded, and seat for decoding to n special department of the British Secret Service.
NAZI BOMBERS ATTACK A CONVOY
LUPESCU MAY BE
DDDDDD GOING TO ENGLAND
Vol. X No. 1 January, 1940
THE
HONG KONG NATURALIST
A quarterly illustrated journal principally for Hong Kong and S. China.
Birds and Butterflies of Hong Kong.
Hong Kong Spiders.
Interesting Hong Kong Plante.
A Synopsis of the Fishes
of China.
etc.. ctc.
PRICE $2.00
Prepaid subscription $7.00 (Back Numbers from Vol. IV. available)
MADAME LUPESCU, King Carol's red-haired friend, is expected to proceed to England on a short visit. She left Bucharest two days before King Carol lifted the ban on Fascist 1ron Guard.
the
Iron Guard leaders have cumpaign- ed against Madame Lupescit for many years,
Bombing Attempts Bomb attempts have been made in her villa frequently against Bucharest, which is near the Royal Palace.
Once before, in 1938, when ù pro-
Guard
.ruled Iron
Government Rumania for a short time, Madame Lupescu lett the country.
With all Iron Guard members re- leased from prisons and concentration camps she fears again for her safety,
Assumed Name
MADAME LUPESCU
HERE IS ONE of the most dramatic
of photographs the war, showing a Nazi bomber in the act of attacking a British convoy. An attendant destroyer gets her guns into action, anti- aircraft shrapnel is seen brat- Ing around one of the attacking bombera. In
this
attack one monteal slip was lost and two other neutral vessels suffered damure. With their usual ex- travagance, the Nazis claimed that nine ships, Including a British warship, were sunk in the attack. Copyright.
One station not in the Secret category, but wilch is being allowed to continue working because of its effectiveness, is that calling itself the New British Broadcasting Station.
This first came on the air on a 50.63 metres wavelength, opening Its pre- gramme with a record of a Scottish medley played by a famous British radlo pianist.
Attacked Premier
It is strongly anti-Jewish and Bellish in the matter, it broadcasts, and recently the announcer attacked Lord Halifax and Mr. Chamberlain.
Cupt, A. H. M. Ramsey, Conserva- tive M.P. for Peebles and Southern, will ask the Minister of Information in Parliament if he proposes to reply jo | the propaganda put out by thila stallon,
Other propaganda attempts being made inside England by would- be Lord Haw-Haws with portable transmitters.
Arc
They give "details" of local defence measures, but the "Information" they glve is only old news rehashed in an 'attempt to frighten unthinking people.
Ito
Letter to Wife: Secret Weapon
A LETTER written by a man' to a married woman was referred da her husband's "secret weapon," by Mr. Justice Hallett in divorce proceedings at Man- chester Assizes.
He granted a decree nisi to Mrs. Delty Combes, of Ayres Road, Old Trafford, Manchester, who petitioned for divorce on the grounds of alleged misconduct
uct by her husband, Sydney Combes, a salesman in October, 1938, with a
a girl now aged 17.. Respondent and the girl nained denied the allegation.
Granting the decree and giving Mrs. Combes custody of the child of the marriage, Mr. Justice Hallett said:
"It was quite clear that when Mrs. Combes presented her petition there was unvther man who was violently in love with her, and whom she ad- mitedly desired to marry if she obtained a decree,'
The Impression on his mind, con tinued the judge, was that respondent did not intend to defend the case at all until he got hold of this letter.
"He suddenly discovered the secret weapon to put an end to these pro- ceedings.
As a matter of Inw he was
Speaking of the evidence given by Mr. Combes and the girl named, the judge said to his mind it did not ring true.
THE BOOK
Our very first need In present tlines is a rudien renewal in the life of every Individual-a renewal that ean come only if we return to the New Testament, the very sourge of Christianity, sald Queen" Wilhel- mina of Holland in a speech recently.
£3-a-week life for
celibate
clergy
CHURCH OF ENGLAND) clergymen have been in- vited to join a new association, the Company of Mission Priests, whose members will forego marriage, lead a life of poverty, and become the missionaries of England.
The scheme is receiving, enthu- Jean leeep a wife and fondly on £3 [slostic support from rectors, viedrs a week a priest should by able to
live on the same.
and curates.
Many have written asking for in- formation to Father P. S. Wigram, a priest of the Society of St. John the Evangelist, at St. Edward's House,
Madame Lupescu is travelling by Officer Told: Hands College-street, W car and under an assumed name. Out Of Pockets
to Bo to thej.
new
The aim of the founders is to staff parishes by a vicar and curates liv. ing a communal life with a common mirac,
Where this is not possible, assis-. tant sinffs can be composed of the mission priests,
Clergymen who already hold: Hvings can Join the association by making over a proportion of their salary.
The Archbishop of Canterbury
the has already approved association, saying he hopes it Later she intends
will appeal to younger priests, In United States.
Noticing. that a Royal Engineers' view of the critical pestilon of A noted Rumanian at present in!
the Church and of national life. London is Edgar Ausnit, industrialist, umeer in the witness-box at Roches-
The iden has been put forward by
Anglican This will be used to finance whose brother Max, one of the richest ter county court had his hands in his
the superiors of three men of South-East Europe, has just
orders, the Society of St. John, the mission' priests in other purishes.
The primary object of the been sentenced to six years' impri-pockets; Judge Claments told him.
fassociation is to increase the number sonment by a Bucharest court.
"You are an officer in 111s Majes- Community of the Resurrection and Ausnit's sentence is attributed to
of His the Society of the Sacred Mission, ty's Army. This is
maintain that the average of priests to work in distrensed areas They
on has
"which Nazi
housing estates, pressure. He
many
living threaten to become the new centres Industrial interests in Britain and is Majesty's courts and you will not try of a vienr and curate should and 19858. Rumaniam relations.
'On, Sale at Morning Post
Building.
onc
a strong advocate of close Anglo-stand here with your hands in your keep at least three priests
an artisan of heatliendom."
pockets, please."
communally, and that i