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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 1936.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISEMENTS. ADVERTISEMENTS.

GOVERNMENT BILLS,

elc.

TENDERS for DOLLARS current in this Colony, for tele- graphic transfer, on the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury, London, up to and for the sum of £92,000 will be re ceived by the Treasury Chest Officer, Command Pay Office, un t o'clock a.m. on the 7th August, 1936.

The tenders to state the total

amount (in pounds sterling). No telegraphic transfer will be made

for less than £100.

The tenders to be in duplicate, and in sealed covers, addressed to the Treasury Chest Officer, Com mand Pay Office, and endorsed Tender for Government Bill,

etc." "

The right to accept or reject any or all of the Tenders is re-

served.

Copies of Forms d3 Tender can be had on application.

"Persons tendering, for (Bills) are hereby notified that having regard to the provisions of the Acts 22 George III Cap. 45 and 41 George III Cap. 52 the accep tance of any such Tender is sub- ject to the express condition that ne Member of the British House of Commons shall be admitted to any share or part in or to any beneft to arise from the Contract thereby made for the allotment of such (Bills)."

"The provisions in question do not apply to Contracts entered inte by any incorporated Com pany in its corporated capacity and made for the general benefit of the Company."

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HONGKONG & SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION ·

HONGKONG TRAMWAYS

LIMITED

NOTICE TO SHARE. HOLDERS

NOTICE IS HEREBY that ДП INTERIM GIVEN DIVIDEND of 20 (twenty) "cents per Share has been declared "pay. able on WEDNESDAY, 26th AUGUST next, on and after which date Dividend Warrants may be obtained upon application at the Registered Office of the Company, Canal Road East, Bow rington, Hong Kong.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Certificate No. | 5/NS. 7710 dated Hongkong 17th- June 1922 for four shares of this Bank numbered 493274935 regia tered in the name of Mr. Duncan Murdoch Cameron and Certificate No. 6/N5, 7711 dated Hongkong 17th June 1922 for four shares numbered 93283/93284 and 132370/132371 in the name of Miss Elizabeth Beatrice Cameron have been Lost or Stolen, and should these certificates not be produced to the Bank before 6th GIVEN that the REGISTER 01 September 1936, new certificates MEMBERS of the Company for the shares will be issued, and will be closed from WEDNES the aforesaid Certificates Nos. DAY, 12th, to TUESDAY, 25th 6/NS. 7710 and 5/NS, 7711 will | AUGUST, 1936, both days in be thereafter treated by this Cor-clusive. poration as Null and Void,.

By Order of the Board of

Directors,

V. M. GRAYBURN, Chief Manager.

NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO

By Order of the Board,

W. F. SIMMONS, Secretary,

Hong Kong, 4th August, 1936,

4601

4605

HONG KONG TELEPHONE

COMPANY, LTD.

NOTICE OF INTERIM DIVIDEND

NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that an INTERIM DIVIDEND of FOUR per cent (4%) for the six months ended 30th June, 1936, amounting to FORTY cents per share on the Fully Paid Up Shares and TEN cents per share on the Partly Paid "Up Shares of the Company will be

paid 00 FRIDAY, AUGUST, 1936, on which date Dividend Warrants may be ob- tained on application at the Registered office of the Company, 4609 Exchange Building, 4th Floor

'Colonel,

I. J. LIGHTFOOT,

Treasury Chest Officer, His Majesty's Treasury Office,

Hong Kong.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG

PROBATE JURISDICTION

IN THE GOODS of ALBERT WASHINGTON SNOWMAN late of Ryvang.

salle 36 Copenhagen in the Kingdom of Denmark Gen. tlemap deceased,

NOTICE is hereby given that the Court has by virtue of the provisions of Section 58 Ordin. ance No. 2 of 1897 made an order limiting the time for creditors and others to send in their claims against the above estate to 27th August, 1936.

All Creditors and others are ac-

cordingly hereby required to send their claims to the undersigned on or before that date.

*DEACONS, Solicitors for the Administrator, 1, Des Voeux Road Central,

Hong Kong

4608

THE "STAR" FERRY CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO SHARE. HOLDERS

Notice is hereby given that an Interim Dividend of $2.00 per Share has been declared, for the half year ended 30th June, 1936, payable on Wednesday, 19th August, 1936, on which date Dividend Warrants may be ob- tained on application at the Office of the Company, Kowloon,

The Register of Shares of the Company will be closed from Monday, 10th August, to Taes-

day, 18th August, both days in- clusive.

BIRTHS STUART-On July 30, 1936, at the Country Hospital. Shanghai, to Muriel (nee Milborne), wifs of A. M. Btuart, a daughter. EWING.-On August 2, 1936, at the Country Hospital, Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Ewing, a

100.

MARRIAGE

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PREEDY-TEWKSBURY-On July

ROBBERY IN WANGHAI

ctims Blinded With Pepper

24, 1936, at Christ Church, A daring robbery was perpetrat-- Tsingtao, China, Arthur Clared No. 174, Johnson Road yester- ence, only son of Mr and day evening. The promises werz Mrs. A. Preedy, China Inland those of the Lee Ping Kee Watch- Mission, Chefoo, to Helen makers, whose mistress, Cheng Roberta, only daughter of Rev. Hau. a married woman, and a und Mrs. E. G., Tewksbury, ❘ foki were in the shop at the time China Sunday School Union, of the outrage. Shanghai.

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BARNSLEY COLLIERY

EXPLOSION

Night Shift Workers Entombed

London, August 6.

A serious explosion occured at the Wharncliffe Woodmose Colllery, Barnsley, when the night shift nuribering 63 men were entombed. The mine, however, la not afre. The rescue work begun was hampered by falls of timber. Teams of all "neigh bouring collleries were mobilised for rescue work.

Thousands of people, including many women, are standing at the colliery yard`in a continuous string awaiting news of the on- tombed miners.

At about 5 pm. two Chinese DEATHS

men walked into the shop and TAN--On Thursday July 30, 1936, asked to see some watches. While at the Shanghai General Hos- the mistress was bargaining with pital, Mr. H. C. Tan, aged 81|these men over the price of the The rush of volunteers to assist years, the dearly beloved watches, one of them threw pep- in the rescue work is so great father of Mr. Tillson Tan, Mr. per into her eyes. The other man that the services of many will not Samuel Tan, Mr. T. H. Tan, did likewise to the foki. They be required. So far only "one man Mr. T. Y. Tan, Miss Rose Tan, snatched two watches and suc-has been brought to the surface Miss, Y. J. Tan and Miss Y. C. ceeded in escaping. The value of suffering from burns,

the watches was $10. -

Tan, DOSTAL-On August 1, 1936, at the Shanghal General Hospi- tal, Franz Dostal, aged 55 years.

Editorial and

15-19. Queen's Road Central. Tel. 30251. Night Editor (Wanehal Office):

Tel. 24511,

EC. 4."

THE HONGKONG LAND London Office: 55. Fleet Street

INVESTMENT & AGENCY CO., LIMITED.

AN INTERIM DIVIDEND of ONE DOLLÁR per share for the six months ended 30th June, 1936, will be payable on WEDNESDAY, 19th August, on which date Dividend Warrants may be obtained on application at the Company's Offices, 3, Chater Road,

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the REGISTER OF SHARES of the Company ..the 7th will be closed from FRIDAY, 7th August." to TUESDAY, 18th August (both days inclusive), during which period an transfer of Shares can be registered.

By Order of the Board of

The TRANSFER BOOKS of Directors. the Company' will be CLOSED from THURSDAY,

the 30th

0. EAGER,

Secretary.

JULY, to FRIDAY, the 7th Hong Kong, 31st July, 1936. AUGUST, 1936, both days in

By Order of the Board of 1 Directors.

F. H. CRAPNELL,

Secretary,

Hong Kong, 30th July, 1936.

4593

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By Order of the

Board of Directors,

th

W. L. MCKENZIE,

Secretary. Hong Kong, 8th July, 1936, 4553

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B.

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4596

PUBLIC AUCTION.

PARTICULARS AND CON. DITIONS of the Sale by Public

Auction to be held on Monday, the 10th day of August, 1936, at 3 p.m., at the Office of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Stubbs Road in the Colony of Hong Kong for a term

· PUBLIC AUCTION.

PARTICULARS AND CON DITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, of 21 years. the 10th day of August, 1936 at 3 Intending bidders are advised P., at the Office of the Public that immediately after the dis Works Department, by Order of ❘posal of the lot the purchaser will His Excellency the Governor of be required to deposit with an one Lot of Crown Land at Stubbs authorised officer who will be Road in the Colony of Hong Kong present at the sale, the sum of for a term of 75 years, with the two hundred dollars, $200.00 in option of renewal at a Crown cash. This sum will be refunded Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor on payment of the purchase of His Majesty the King, for one price. further term of 75 years.

The Daily Press.

HONG KONG, AUGUST 7, 1938.

Grave fears are entertained for the safety of the rest.—

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ANOTHER REPORT

London, Aug. 6.

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FILMS GO UP

IN SMOKE

Heavy Loss In Fire

At Hunghom

A oss, estimated at $100,000,

by was sustained

the Unique Cinema Company as a result of a are which broke out on their premises in Hunghom yesterday noon.

The blaze, was confined to the building which housed the films, and it was fortunate for the sur-

district rounding

that this Though building was fire-proof.

The engine driver who rescued Brown stated that he did not hear the explosion owing to the noise of his engine, but a gust of wind civilian population took a told him that something serious hand in the revolt cannot yet be had happened. He telephoned to known: The gulf between. Left Brown and other entombed men Business Office and Right, which had been at different pitheads asking them to come to the surface but got no steadily widening since 1931, had replies. He then descended the become wider than ever, and pit where Brown was working and

back with dismay cr disgust on Spaniards generally were looking rescued him.

the Republican years that were to have brought thern peace and freedom. The first two years under a Left Republican Govern-

A serious explosion occurred of short duration, the intensity of ment had brought a few social re- early this morning at Wharncle the Maze can be imagined when forms but had already alienated woodmoor colliery near Barnsley, one realizes how highly inflamable the Right parties because of the Yorkshire.

celluloid is. outside One man immediately

It started about 11:30 am, and measures against established re-

affected Brea bas been quickly burnt

The Fire ligion. The next two years under the Governments of the Right were but 67 men of the night shift are but could do very little owing to brought up in a serious condition. | Brigade was called to the scene

years of missed opportunities and as present cut off by a fall of the the nature of the material in- repression. In February of this

volved in the fire. year the Left again came to Rescue teams from neighbouring The cause of the conflagration

is unknown. power, u Left much more extreme after several hours work, they had and ambitious than previously been unable to reach the trapped yet during the succeeding thonths men. deposed the the Cortes have busied themselves moderates try and govern the almost wholly with recrimina country, but this has, in every tions. They planned social re- case failed. Fresh outbreaks occur forms; some land was distributed, british Wirelen. and after each there is a further to the peasants; but the Govern- swing to the left. In the French ment failed in the task which Revolution the moderatea were Spain most needed, the task of RETRENCHMENT IN called "Girondin" and the Ex-civic appeasement and the re-

CANTON tremists "Jacobin", the modern storation of order and anthority.

Canton, Aug. 8. expressions for these respectively Assassinations by both Com-

Over 2,000 army officers murists and Fascists were report served in the appear to be "Fascista"

abolished "Communists".

STRICKEN SPAIN

"Spain is in the throes of a Revolution and the course it is taking appears to be similar to that of the French and Russian revolutions. After the King or T

has been

and

roof.

collieries are down the pit, "but

There are hundreds of willing helpers and crowds of anxious wo- men at the pit head waiting for news of those below.

OTEAS

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YAUMATI CALL What appears to be a drop from the sublime to the ridiculous is the tre which was reported Yaumati. The damage during this blaze was estimated at about $15. Brain The Fire Brigade were called out, but before they could arrive the fire had been subdued by the inmates of the floor. The place concerned was first floor of No. 28, Parkes Street.

the.

First LOCAL AND GENERAL ed almost every day, culminating Group Army from the rank of

Early this year the Communists took charge of the government of Spain, and the present crisis is an men in police piforms. The the interest of economy, as they to Leung Shun Ho and Leung

in the murder of the Monarchist Lieutenant-general to major, were A probate of the will was granted leader. Senor Calvo Sotelo, by relieved to-day of their posts in

attempt of the moderates or Fascists to regain their lost power. It is, to be feared that matters will go more to the Left and there is a danger of a Begime similar to that of Robespierre or Tenin taking place.

Spain and its territories over

service at all.

Cheuk Fan from the estate of Leung Sing Hand, alias Leung U, Right (equally to blame for the were never required to render any previous unrest) asked bow sould

"Their salaries were mere sub- Hing Tong to the value of $34,800. the Left restore order, when they dies granted by General Chen The deceased passed away on Jan- had allowed their own supporters Chi-tang, head of the First Groupuary 21, 1936, at his residence 72. Army, who wished to maintain Queen's Road West, at the age of

83. relations with thest to declare over a hundred general friendly strikes since February and over leisure men, mostly former com- two hundred partial strikes. The manders of troops in Kwangtung and elsewhere. Their 'dismissal younger officers of the Army saw

brings about a reduction of $120,-

000 a month.

vincial Government, assume their

Duncan McNeill, late of 34. Bt. Edmunds Road, Ipswich, Buffolk, who died on August 24, 1935, left an estate of $1800 to Malcolm

McNett William Wickstead

and

A marriage was performed at the Registry Office yesterday

ron Chisham, 32, of the Chinese. Maritime Customs and Miss Greta Rico, 21, of 150, Prince Edward Road. Kowloon

Mr. Kenneth Chan, the mariaging director of Gande, Price and "Co., Ltd., left yesterday with his family on the P. and O. liner "Rajputana" for a two mouths' vacation which will be spent in Japan;

sed seem to fall into four main no future for themselves under a zones, four main degrees of loyal-regime which threatened to es

All sinecure posts in the muni- ty and disloyalty a southern tablish a proletarian army on the cipal and provincial officers will Winifred Gwen Sutor. zone, including Spanish Morocco, Russian model: generals were bebe abolished when Mayor desig in which the rebels have bad ing dismissed: and the present nate Tseng Yang-pu and Gerleral Huang Mu-sung, new chairman- their greatest successes, and are revolt is their desperate attempt designate of the Kwangtung Pro- afternoon between George Wald- apparently still holding the ter- to found a new order. ritory; a second zone, stretching What hope is there of the respective posts on August 10.- across the southern part of Spain future? The revolt may succeed, Union News. proper, in which the rebels have though that is hardly likely unless had sporadic successes; a third, the civilian population of the

ANGLO-EGYPTIAN including Madrid, in which re- Right takes a strong hand in it. volts broke out but were more or More probably it will be sup

TREATY less, easily suppressed; and the pressed, especially 85 most

Alexandria, Aug 5. fourth, across the north of Spain, soldiers in the ranks are said to The Anglo-Egyptian treaty ne- which has remained almost con- incline to the Left. In either gotiations have been momentarily Intending bidders are advised PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. sistently loyal, except for local case the outlook is black, offering held up on the capitulations queliner Tatsuta Maru," "yesterday

tion. that immediately after the dis

shootings and a more serious ont in the present temper of Spain

The delegates sire awaiting the morning was Mr. H, G. Eddo, who posal of the lot the purchaser will |

break in Barcelona. In Madrid only months, of repression,

is on another trip around', the Eritish Government's reply be required to deposit with an

world. He first began making The Left will almost certainly questions itself there has been much shoot-

on the capitulations

round-the-world tours twenty years authorised officer who will be

ing; some of the garrisons on the move farther towards the ex- clanse. present at the sale, the sum of

Meanwhile, the Egyptian delega- ago, and he makes it a point to outskirts revolted, and fighting treme; indeed, such a tendency thou has postponed its departure take one trip every year. He will two hundred dollars, $290.00 in

continned for some hours; but has been sharply seen in the for London, which had been Oxed go to Canton, and then make a on payment of the purchase cash. This sumi will be refunded

the bulk of the population re rapid transformations of the fur August 13, until later in the tour down to the Philippine Islands, Singapore and India on his return mained calm--probably in the Cabinet.

to America. price.

calmness of utter despair. The Socialist-Communist leader, has Router.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT

No. of I

Inland Lot

Registry No

No. 4765.

Stubba Road.

Locality,

Boundary

Measure.

monte.

Ift. ft. £t. £FL.

As per

male plau

Reztal..

About

Contents in

21,600

Square foot

10,800-

➡: Opest Price,

4599

[No. at Balk.

Garden

Lot No. 90

Registry No.

Stubbs Road

Locality.

Boundary E

Messure

ments.

ft. ft

As per

Bale plan.

Contents in

Square feet.

க

1,055

Upset Price

About

001'15

4600

Senor Caballero, the month-

revolt seems to have been almost completely military in origin and

already risen in 'influence and, as

an immediate result of the revolt.

LOCAL MAPS the bugles sounded the fall-in to influence on

Peak District,

Kowloon,

Victoria, New Territories.

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.

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Among the arrivals on the N.Y.K.

Two cases of Enteric Fever were reported to the Health Authorities for the 24 hours ended on Wednes-

day.

Dr. H. Kung, Minister of

to have moved to a set program- he will urge more strongly the KWANGSI AIR FORCE me" in Morocco and Southern introduction of his scheme for re

It is reported that Mr. T. Naka- Spain from the moment. when forming the Army. His further mura, Japanese Consul General in

the Republican-Canton, told press representatives Finance, accompanied by his alliance yesterday afternoon that no family and statt. arrived at Kiu- rouse the garrisons and plunge Socialist Communist Spain into vet another tragic which has the majority of seats Japanese nationals serve in the Kang late on Wednesday night. episode of her Republican career. in the Cortes cannot be gauged. Kwangsi air force and that the Mr. Tseng Yang-fu, vice-Minister report of a Hong Kong morning of Railways and newly appoint- The rebele counted on most Spain

bas many grievous paper of August 6 stating that aed Mayor of Canton, arrived supporters of the Right parties economic, social, and religious Japanese pilot was shot down or from Nanchang early yesterday, joining them and passing on the problems to solve, and it is hard anti-aircraft guns of central gov. He called on General Chiang Kai- fiery cross to the north. For the to see how they can be solved ernment forces at Kiyang, South-shek, President of the Executive present they seem to have been fundamentally without a united Hunan is absolutely without Yuan and Mr. Chang Kian au foundation. Minister of Railways, and report- A similar report appeared pre-ed on his inspection tour of the largely deappointed in this hope, effort. Much harder to see are

viously in the Chinese papers/ Canton-Hanków railway! though the truth as to how far the prospects of such an effort.

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