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GRANT'S

SCOTCH WHISKY

27206

Sole Agents:

L. RONDON & CO., LTD,

MARINA HOUSE

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS:

IN THE SUPREME

COURT OF HONG KONG.

(...

HONG KONG

NOTICE.

WATER SUPPLY.

the

Owing to low rainfall experienced so far, and the high

PROBATEURISDICTION. consumption. It is quite possible

that all storage reservoirs will not

In the matter of the Estate fill this summer. ot Gülam Kader alias Golam Consumers are earnestly re Kader alias Ghulam Khan.quested to exercise every care in late of Victoria Gaol, in the the use of water and to have Colony of Hong Kong, Hos defective. water fittings repaired pital Warder, deceased,

without delay...

•

NOTICE is hereby given that!

the Court has, by virtue of Sec-

R. M. HENDERSON.

Water Authority..

tion 58 of the Probates Ordinance, Public Works Department,

1897, made an order limiting the Hong Kong, 27th June, 1938.

time to the 14th day of August, 1938, for creditors and others to send in claims against the above

estate to the undersigned.

"

Dated this 18th day of July,

1938.

A. EL ARCULLI, Solicitor for the Administrator, Holland House,

0:

Hong Kong,

R.

6093

NIPAH DISTILLERIES

OF MALAYA, LTD.

Enquiries are invited for the Distillery (capacity 77000 gallons of alcohol per day) and Sugar Making Machinery (capacity 150 6155 tons per month) installed on the Company's Estate at Kuala Selan gor, Federated Malay States.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

PARTICULARS, AND CON.} DITIONS of the Sale by Publis Auction to be held on Tuesday, the 2nd day of August, 1938, 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 Stubbs Road, in the Colony of Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, with

Both plants are in first class condition and open to inspection by Prospective purchasers.

For specifications and full-par ticulars apply: Box No. 6149, c/o Hong Kong Daily Press" for direct to

the option of renewal at a 'Crown 6149

Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor

of His Majesty the KING, for on

further term of 75 years.

Intending bidders are advised

HENRY WAUGH &

.CO., LTD.,

Penang,

Straits Settlements,

Managing Agents.

ADVERTISEMENT

HONG KONG TRAMWAYS, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO

SHAREHOLDERS.

EDITORIAL

WATCHMEN IN TROUBLE

Alleged Assault "On Aged

Man

Mok Yat."

Ki and Lau Lau, watchmen employed by the Chinese Ministry.. NOTICE IS HEREBY

of Communications, appeared at GIVEN that an' INTERIM

the Kowloon Court yesterday Be- DIVIDEND of Forty-five (45) | Core Mr. Barnett. charged with" cents per Share has been declared wounding an old man of 61 years, payable MONDAY, 15th AUGUST next, on and after which date Dividend Warrants may be obtained upon application at the Registered Office of the Company, Canal Road East, Hong Kong.

NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO GIVEN that the REGISTER of MEMBERS of the Company will closed" from SATURDAY, 30th JULY, to SATURDAY. 13th AUGUST, 1938, both days inclusive.

he

By Order of the Board,

W. F. SIMMONS,”.

Secretary, Hong Kong, 21st July, 1938.

BIRTH

6141

DALY-On July 22 1938. at the Country Hospital Shanghai, to Mrs. G. Daly, a son.

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HONG KONG, JULY 27, 1938

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SALVATION

""

TN spite of the many declarations made by the many Japanese

IN spokesmen about the object of the Holy War" in China, there can

be no doubt whatever regarding the real reason for this 10- Fwarranted invasion of a peaceful "nation. The altuation may quite easily be summed up in one word-greed,

On February 16, the Japanese

Premier, Prince Konore stated in

the Diet that Japan's object was twofold-to Kal-shek Administration and help

establishing a new administra "tion which would co-operate with Japan Another official statesman said that the reason for the war was the salvation of the poor Chinese farmers, with the Japanese as the champions of their cause."

In view of the fact. however. that Japan's own farmers, prac-

crush the Chiang

From the witness box, Mok Ya: related how on June 27 he had been at the Kal Tak Bund when L Ki approached him and accused him of stealing two brass petrol tank covers. Li Ki led him to a hut where he was attacked by both Li Ki and Lau Lau

They tied his bands behind his back and beat him with their Asts, kicked him, and lashed him with a cane. They questioned

him. at great length and then took him to another hut.. Here another man had also kicker him.

Then Lau Lau and another younger man took him to the Kow- loon City Police Station, where he was charged with petrol covers.

sterling the

From the Police Station he had been aen: to hospital where his condition had become critical. About ten or twenty Chinese,had been brought into his ward, from among whom he had identified the

two defendants.

CHINA'S WAR

LOSSES

Chians' casualty list is...... al- ready more than half the Bri- tish Empire's four year World War total of 3,089,757. The World War was an even match but of steel against steel, China, with little more than a wall of human flesh is with- standing the latest engines of mechanised warfare in hands long trained in their use and the results are not surprising.

The fall of Shanghal,' says Time, took. 250,000 Chinese Uves and only 27,000 Japanese: almost ten to one. In later fighting the ratio has not been 50 josses

far greater than Japanese and if recent es- timates placing Japanese casualties at over 100,000 ars. correct, China's losses-have al-

are

WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 1938.

SUNLIGHT AS CANCER CAUSING

AGENT

Ultra-Violet Rays And The Skin

The effect of intense--sunlight—– It was known. Professor Passey. on the skin in connection with can- sald, that seamen who were ex-. cer was described by Professor R. | posed; to intense sunlight over "a D. Passey, head of the Cancer number of years developed cancer Research Laboratory in the Alger-|of the skin more often than other non Firth Pathological Institute of persons. The work at Dr. Rožo, of - Leeds University, when making his | Buenos Aires, suggested that such. report at the annual meeting of effects were to be attributed to the the Yorkshire Council of the Bri-ultra-violet element in solar radia- tish Empire Cancer Campaign_re-tion. cently, says the Times.

great, but Chinese GIRL THEY

CANNOT

KEEP OUT

ready passed the two million OF ENGLAND

mark.

Eats had been irradiated with ultra-violet rays in his depart- ment at Leeds, and cancers had been formed.

Extracts had been made from the skin of these rats and then used in an attempt to produced cancers in mice, the object of the « experiment being to see if cancer- producing substances of a chemi- cal nature were formed in the rat's skin. So far no success had Twenty-five-year-old Catherine attended these attempts. but the Schwartz, the American girl with technical difficulties were great. such determination to travel und Speaking of heredity, Professor see England that she stowed away Passey said that it was probably in Atlantic liners three times is true to say that until quite re- jagain In England.

cently the opinion generally held by the medical profession had been that heredity, played Bttle -part in human cancer. With "We are losing our great position ambition of touring England. but from human material had been her Hmited exceptions, Uttle evidence

Britain's Shipping Power Lost

J

But this time she arrived sa passenger and her passport was order.

Not only will

she realise

of being the sea-carriers of the she hopes to dy round the world adduced to suggest the possibility. world." declared Vice-Admiral E Another ambition is to find an He had left the Hospital on Mon-A. Taylor: M.P., at a conference at English husband. day, a week ago, against the the Empire Exhibition at Glasgow doctor's wishes.

she

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"I think Englishmen are the recently to discuss the develpment most polite and courteous of men. Further hearing of the case has and defence of the Empire.

said when she arrived been fixed for August 2

Vice-Admiral Taylor, referring Southampton in the Cunard-White to the State subsidies of shipping Star liner Georgic. in many foreign countries, said that it created a problem urgently

LIFE SAVING TESTS

Carried Out At Lyeemun

At the Lytemun Beach

requiring solution, and should be

| dealt with by concerted action on! the part of the Goverment in the

Recently, however, Waaier, in Norway, and Wassink, in Holland, had examined the family histories of patients suffering from 'cancer and claimed to have shown that in both countries the incidence of cancer on certain sites in the body, though not on all sites, was higher for some families than in

MAN ASKS COURT the population at large.. United Kingdom and Dominions. TO CRUCIFY HIM

British ships were up against total- ly unfair competition.

The trade between Japan and India,

was

To ascertain if the same true in this country. Dr. Joyce Rhodes had begun an investiga-

A man who has attracted a con- tion on similar lines. employing siderable following in Southern material obtained from the Leeds for example, once almost Rhodesia by preaching that he is Infirmary and the Bradford Can- entirely. British, was now 73 per the reincarnation" of "John the icer Committee. last cent. Japanese. That had been

Thursday the Life Saving examina- brought about by Japanese subsid-Baptist has got kiruself into The investigation was not yet

tions for the Bronze and Inter-les.

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the said.

tragedy.

trouble with the authorities.

sufficiently advanced to give any Some of his doctrines are harm-true clue as to the ultimate result,

mediate certificates were held by "The foreigner is dusting the the 7th AA: Brigade. These were British Mercantile Marine heless, but he objects to vaccination "It is a disaster and a for small-pox and taxation, and he has now been forbidden to preach. "Take the particular example of Another man, here is preaching Canadian the Pacific trade as indicative of the second coming of Christ. the method by which our British dresses in a white surplice and

followed by the lests for Awards of Merit.

Sub-Inspector R. J. Hunt, repre- sentative of the Royal Life Saving Society in Hong Kong. conducted

the tests

He

sblps are being ousted from our carries a large red cross. Women Want

The following were the results:-nwn Empire trade.

Several religious revivals have First Class Instructors' Certi "Two lines are affected; the Union Swept Southern Rhodesia · during ficate:L/Bombardiers, Marshall Steamship Company, whose ships the past few years the preachers and Ogden. ··

used to ply-for they have now and followers in each case being Bronze and Intermediate Certi- ceased to do so-between Austra-natives

"Equality"

Greater equality of status

be-

cates: Gunners Page. Masson lasta, Fiji, and San Franciso: and It is thought that the man who tween men and women, and clari- Evans, Chaplin, McCadden. Clarke the Canadian-Australasian Line at present calls himself "John the

son, Jones, Laban and Williams."

Award of Merit: Gunners Clarke. Deeley. Masson, Laban, Norming ton, Williams and Page.

Bar to Award of Merit:-L/Bəm- bardier Ogden and Marshall.

tically half the total population. NEW SINGAPORE ed by British ships.

have been for many years on the verge of bankruptcy, the claim

"salvation"' that

of China's peasantry is the aim of Japan's | present campaign would be quite amusing if it was not such an Insult of one's Intelligence.

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which the

BUILDING

It

successful conclusion.

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this

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fication of the marriage laws, have been proposed by the National Council of Women in a submission to the Royal Commission Inver- tigating Dominien-provincial re- tationships.

The Council

asked

for

J'

an

Cok, McCamley. McIntyre, "Salis-between Australasia-and, Vancou- Baptist" is connected with a na- bury. Normington, Hasler, Dobbin-ver,

tive, who about two years ago pro- "Into competition with them. eri- claimed himself as попе other Bar to Bronze Medal:-Gunners tered the American, Matson Lane, than, "Christ the Saviour." ("

I'which · obtained from. the United Matthews and Bowley

States Government operating sub-

...FLOWING WHITE ROBES sidies of about £200,000 a year.

This man was arrested with a amendment to the British North "One line is already closed down, number of followers, who were ar- America Act. Canada's constitu- but I understand that the result rayed in flowing white robes. The tion. so that women throughout of the Imperial Conference' agree leader was riding a white ass and the country "may demand com- ment has now practically been carried aloft a huge "silver" cross. plete recognition of the full mar- reached, which will enable

When he was questioned in the riage status upon the solemnisa- British trade route to be maintain Native Commissioner's Court hetion of a "marriage by any person proclaimed that he was Christ who has been duly authorised to NUMBER, NOT SIZE

come again, to save, this time, the perform the marriage ceremony." It was the number of ships in

black people.

The Council recalled 'that the the Mercantile Marine, and not

While the case was being heard Supreme Court of Canada in 1912 Its shilps of greater size, on which we he constantly interrupted with the declared Towering over buildings in

the marriage of two locality, modern, granolitic," spa- must rely in time of peace, and request that customary court pro- Roman Catholics or Roman clous, a new block of offices is to especially war. be erected in Singapore.

was the vast numbers and cedure. be dispensed with, and that Catholic and a Protestant before # Roman Catholic WE are not disputing the factj. Particulars as to its alte are lack-efficiency of the British Mercan- they should crucify him forthwith other than

In another district a man started priest was valid, The Privy Coun-- that the man on the land in Ing at the moment. but architects tile Marine in the last war which China needs help. but we do dispute are already bustly drawing plans, enabled us. despite the loss of a religious movement, his activities cll at that time ruled the Domi- eventually terininating in his nion Parliament did not have the for the new 7,000,000 tons of British ships, to very firmly that he is looking making estimates

spending a month in gaol, but not power to pass a law. declaring such to the Japanese for any help that building Completion is hoped for carry that gigantic struggle to

before he had made determined marriages binding. they may be able to offer. The within a year.

In 1921 the Privy Council peld National Government-that same

Great Britain must be capable at efforts to convert the Native Com- al times

Di giving reasonable missioner, his staff and the entire that "religious impediments only Chiang Kai-shek Administration

security to the trade routes and of local detachment of the Police affected the private conscience,

military

not the civil law," and confirmed reinforce-Force.

the aoments to any part of the world,

of previous decision

the anxious to crush

alone

Supreme

01. Court, the Council --has never been occasion to look expectantly for The command of the sea

Women said in its' submission. Indifferent to the Japan's armies and aeroplanes to could give that security.

The same was true of the Do-

"Since then & Justice of the alone should be sufficient answer Government was working actively minions and Colonies, asserted the

Quebec provincial Supreme Court has refused to follow these judg· claims Japanese

that

to bring about sted efort and mutual assistance "Suicide by caustic soda polson-¡ments and has annuffed such mar- the war is being waged to bring NATIONAL

that rehabilitathey would fall like ripe fruit into ing" was the finding returned by rlages,” the Council added. about the salvation of China's GOVERNMENT'S

tion of rural the hands of any Great Power who Mr. W. G. Porter, the Singapore Out of an area of ACTIVITIES

The Council ́also noted that in peasantry.

economy which desired them, and there were some Coroner at an inquiry recently Quebec Province a marriage, even about 1:400,000 square miles (this does not include Manchuria was recognised as the very founda-land-hungry nations in the world into the death of a Chinese o although annulled, is considered

under tion of China's" prosperity when today.

man aged 60, who died on July 3by articles of the civil code to be 340,000 square miles are

while approximately they had to set aside their labours

at the Tea Tock Seng hospital

a putative marriage if one of the cultivation

cope with the, very serious one-half of the uncultivated three-to

DRUG MENACE-

Medical evidence revealed that parties contracted in good faith fourth's of China's area is devoted problem of

on admittance deceased had been and, as such, produced civil effects driving out

IN KOWLOON some productive

extensively use--trees, invaders.

burnt about tein favour of the party in good grass and reeds for fuel-while The Japanese claim that the

Wong Ngau, alleged keeper of an mouth. over one-fifth is in forest and some "salvation" of China is their first

Her son. Than BIK Chuen, said faith and the children, issue of twelve per cent in pasture.

concern, yet it is by their own oplum and heroin divari

Despite this fact, when the wife. In a recent speech the chairman, devilry that they are impeding the address at Kulung Streety was at that the deceased was his mother. The Register of Shares of the of the Bank of China. Mr. T. V. progress that was being made in the Kowloon Court yesterday sen- Her name was Pank Cheng, and

other province after annulment Company will be closed from Soong, who is also one of the the National Government's highly tenced by Mr. Macfadyen to 15 she was supported by the Chinese Saturday, 30th July to Monday, leading members of the National commendable efforts to bring the months' imprisonment with hard Vegetarian Temple.

Economic Council, said that during country in line, with all the labour. The premises housing nus She had never intimated to him the inclination has been to con- 18th August, 1938, both days in.

divan have been raided in the past that she intended to take her life sider such children as illegitimate the past year the Bank had up-to-date Powers in the world. clusive.

continued its policy of rendering The trouble with Japan is that by officers of the Revenue Depart but for the few days' previous to and the parents as unmarried, al- assistance to agriculture and in she could not see Chins slowly but ment on no fewer than three oc- her death she had behaved in an though by Quebec law the children manner. There are legitimate and have a right to addition to the many short-term surely taking her rightful place casion. This, evidently, did not absent-minded loans, credits of a relatively longer with the leading nations in the serve as sufficient preventive pub had been caustic soda in the support and to succeed their

house, and witness thought it un-parents, duration were provided. Financial world. That was too much for the city for Wong Ngau.

"It is therefore expedient that accommodation was also extended narrow-minded Nippons-that was

THE

STAR

NOT LOOKING TO JAPAN FERRY FOR HELP

Japanese are so I will be seen, therefore, that the despatching

farmers of China have

that immediately after the dis COMPANY, LIMITED. difficulties of the peasantry. This bring them "salvation." Their own

NOTICE TO

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posal of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicant), will

SHAREHOLDERS. be-required to deposit with an

'ཡ།' authorised officer who will be

Notice is hereby given that an present at the sale, the sum of

Interim Dividend of $2.00 Per two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded Share has been declared, for the on payment of the Purchase half year ended 30th June, 1938, payable on Monday, 8th August, 1938, on which date Dividend „PARTICULARS OF THE LOT Warrants may be obtained on application at the "Office of the Company, Kowloon.

price.

I No. of Sale.

Juland Lot No. 3303.

Registry No.

Locality.

Between nland Lots

Nos. 1812 · 1412, |

Stubbs Road.

Boundary

Measure.

mente.

[ 5.) E.)W.

A per

Contenta in

Square foot,

Annual

Rental.

Upset Price.

42,050

492

21,475

6154

By Order of the Board of Directors.

C. M. MANNERS,

Hong Kong, 16th July, 1938.

to "the

tu

and

earnestly vice-admiral. Without co-ordin

the

at an

CAUSTIC SODA POISONING

the marriage.

and children go to reside in an-

Lai Yau, alleged keeper of an likely that she had taken soda by Secretary,

to the organisations engaged in the why they launched this "Holy other divan at an address on mistake. He would not say whe- the legal position of such women transportation and marketing of War for the "salvation" of the Kwelin Street. was sentenced to 12 ther or not she had taken it de- and their children be placed be

liberately.

yond doubt. months with hard labour. agricultural products.

| Chinese peasarits!;

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