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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

OFFICIAL NOTICE,

PROPOSAL TO CHANGE A

SHIP'S NAME.

í, John Johnstone Paterson of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., General Managers, Indo-China 5.2. Co., Ltd, Hong Kong, hereby give notice that in conse quence of change of Ownership, I have applied to the Board of Trade, under Section 47 of the Merchant Shipping · Act, 1894, in respect of the ship, "HAT HENG "

of Shanghai. Official

number 164,036 of gross tonnage 3415 tons, register tonnage 2065 tons, beretofore owned by The China Merchants S. N. Co., Shanghai, for the permission to change her name to "E SANG" and to have her registered in the new name at the Port of Hong kong as owned by The Indo- China S.N. Co., Ltd.

Any objections to the proposed change of name must be sent lo the Registrar of Shipping at Hong Kong within seven days from the appearance of this ad- vertisement.

Dated at Hong Kong, this 11th day of August, 1938.

6101

ASK FOR

PIPER

HEIDSIECK

CHAMPAGNE

OBTAINABLE EVERYHERE

Sole Agents:

L. RONDON & CO., LTD.

MARINA HOUSE HONG KONG

(Signed) J. J. PATERSON. ADVERTISEMENTS,

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG

PROBATE JURISDICTION.

IN THE ESTATE

G

R.

PUBLIC AUCTION

PARTICULARS AND CON. DITIONS of the Sale by Public

WILLIAM LENDON Auction to be held on Monday, SWAN, late of La Selithe 15th day of August, 1938, at 3 tude," Reaumont, Jersey, p.m., at the Offices of the Pablic Channel Islands, deceased.

Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Stan

NOTICE is hereby given that' the Court has by virtue of Sec- tion 58 of the Probate Ordinance ley Beach, in the Colony o

1897 made an order limiting the time for credhors and others to send in their claims against, the above estate to the 3rd day o September, 1938.

All creditors and others are accordingly hereby required to.

Hong Kong for a term of 75 years,

*

... BIRTH

PETTITT.—On August 5, 1938, at the Country Hospital. Shang- hal, to Mabel (nee Wilson! wife of A. V. Pettitt, a son.

The

ENGAGEMENT

engagement is announced between Lieutenant Richard Thurston Venables Kyrke, Roy- al Navy, only son of the late

EDITORIAL

THURSDAY, " AUGUST

11, 1938

Another Raid STRONG CHINESE WIDOW SO HYSTERICAL

On Canton

CEMENT WORKS BOMBED

FRENCH DEMAND

Canton, August 10.

The third air raid alarm was... sounded here shortly after noon and about 30 minutes later, eight Japanese planes appeared overhead. They drop- ped 30 bombs' at Saichuen,

Earlier in the morning, Japanese bombers passed over here and bombed Kunilen and Loktung on the Canton-Han- kow Railway.

This afternoon 11 Japanese

RESISTANCE

ON NAMOA

Canton, August 10. As a result of the Chinese stubborn resistance in Namoa Island and the threat of food shortage, Japanese staying in the Island have mostly wita- drawn to their ships.

Only some 500 Japanese remain occupying a few points, the rest of the areas being either abandon - ed or managed by traitors.

several

the cement works and Kwangtung points-(International). Brewery and then, new over the

city directly for Saichuen drooping JAPANESE

25 bombs on the cement' works and Kwangtung Brewery and then Dew over the loop line of the Cantón · Hankow Railway,...

LANDING

NEARLY FALLS FROM

BOX AT INQUEST

WELL-KNOWN S'HAI CABARET

OWNER'S SUDDEN DEATH

Dressed in white, with a black band sound her hat and carrying a black handkerchief, Mrs. Bertha Jane Israel, widow of the late Mr. Albert Israel, proprietor of the famous Del Monte nightclub in Shanghai, who was found dead last Wednesday with a pistol by his During the first few days of this

side, grew so hysterical when she gave evidence on Friday at the in- month when the Japanese severely

quest before Mr. Gordon Campbell, U.S. Court Corener, that she col- attacked Namoa Island. over

lapsed many times in the box. twenty Japanese warships attempt- ed to cut the Chinese communica“

She went to bed shortly after; He did not notice anything tion on the mainland. But this midnight, she said, and was fast wrong with Mr. Israel; when the has so far falled.

asleep when her husband cane in- | ceceased.

a received newspaper The Chinese soldiers, together to the room." She saw that he had clipping about a friend of his who with the natives who had with-been drinking. His nose was "blg." had died he remarked, "Well, he's planes flew over the atty directly drawn to the interior earlier, have his face. very red and bis hair better off!" He had a few dizzy for Salchuen dropping 25 bombs or recaptured

tmportant ruffled

apells and drank quite a lot; he He said to her: "Oh well, I suffered from diabetes but had might as well end it ail! I have never mentioned suicide. · lived my life!"

Dr. W. E. O'Hara told the "Rapidly growing hysterical, Mrs. Court he had known Mr. Israel israel said that she looked more for many years. Mr. Hyde tele-

him closely at her husband and saw he phoned

at 5.10 am on had a gun on the table. (Mrs Wednesday and as a result of REPULSED Israel collapsed here, but with as the call, Doctor O'Hara hurried.

sistance sat up and in a louder over to the night club had found Swatow. August 10 volce continued). He said, "I am Mr. Israel lying on the floor in his Japanese warships opened heavy going to blow my brains out!" room, a pistol by his side. There

Mrs. Israel said she told him was a bullet wound in the right. maching-gun are to cover the land- ing of troops at Holshan on the "not to talk like that," explaining cheek and he was dead. On the Jaoping coast early yesterday that he had been like this before table was a newspaper clipping morning. Chinese defenders re-when intoxicated. She thought this concerning the sudden death of piled with heavy fire and repulsed was going to be a repetition of pre-someone from heart failure. the Japanese.

vious scenes, but no sooner had she turned her head' away than there was an “explosion.” (Mrs. Alfred L. Myer, an old friend of Israel collapsed once more, but both the deceased and of Mr. Hyde, went on

again after a glass of said that he met Mr. Israel at the water). His head Was

the Auditorium at 10. p.m. the night table, and she jumped up and ran before. Mr. Israel had two drinks. the door, screaming for her there. He seemed nervous and

told witness that he had had trou-“ ble with his heart. Later, witness saw him at the Del Monte Ca- baret, and sat at a table with him from 145 am. to 3.45 a.m.: Mr. Israel had one drink, a pops brandy.

There were no canalties. The raiders encountered heavy AA. Are in Saichuen.

Four machines passed over the city of Canton enroute to Samshul and the alarm is still on pending the return of the Japanese planes from Samshul,"

700 CASUALTIES The Chinese officially estl- mate the casualties in the past two days' raids at 296 killed and 399 wounded. Some 340 houses were demolished

It is understood that the French authorities are demanding 300,000 francs Indemnity for the damage to the French Roman Catholic Ca- thedral which is in French terri tory-Reuter and Central News).

Gerald Venables Kyrke and of JAPANESE

Mrs. Venables Kyrke, of Durs+ tons.

Chard. Somerset, and AERODROME

Barbara Charlotte, elder daugh

ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. R. SET ON FIRE

Hance, of Hong Kong.

DEATES

Canton, August 10. The Chinese able-bodied corps.

Chinese regular troops and militia units have been rushed to the spot. (Central News).

ANOTHER SETBACK Julehang. Klängsi. August 10 Units of Japanese troops which landed at Kangkow. west of Kin-to

brother.

klang, have now been repulsed by the Chinese.

SEVERE RAID ON AUGUST 13

*

On

ALMOST FÉLL FROM BOX

Mrs. Israel almost fell from witness-box at this point.

When she recovered, she said, In reply to a question, that she did not see her husband kill himself,

CLIMAX OF ROWS

"He said that he had a quar- rel with Hyde," witness went on, "and later said that he had had a very bad row, the climax of a series of quarrels of that fype. He said: "I've had a helluva row.”

The Japanese in a number of steam launches, who attempted to sweep of the mines in the Yang- twe River at Tsing Lung Ssu (Green Dragon Temple), west of Kluklang. have also been driver

After a few Aring by Chinese troops away

more, questions, from the southbank-Central Israel was excused. She stepped out the witness-box and col- News).

lapsed once agatri, having to bë assisted from the court to a chair in the adjoining Court Library,

Mr. Thurman Hyde, brother-in- When he last saw Mr. Larael, he law of the deceased, said that he was playing with a slot-machine: (From Our Own Correspondent)

was closing up the premises at the Mr. Hyde and the boys were also Canton, Aug. 10.

time and had just stepped into in the bar, but no customers. According to handbills dropped the hall when he heard his sister After further evidence by Japanese planes, the most severe screaming. He rushed The Japanese sent over 300 men air raid will take place on August stairs, meeting her half-way. "She

the quest was adjourned. to guard the place and strictly 13: This is to destroy the morale

sald, "My God, Al's killed him self!" going to the ground by day or steadfastly refused

A verdict of suicide was handed to accept

Mr. Hyde rushed into the room. down today in the death of Mr. night.-International).

Japanese propaganda,

Without attempting to stop the Albert Jason Israel. The United Regardless of Japanese handbills. has been proved, is far from being the people here have turned their few of blood, Mr. Hyde telephoned States Marshal, Mr. Gordon Camp- a first class nation and even a first full wrath on the Japanese mill- class nation would tarists who authorize the wanton WAR WITH find It Impossible to bombing of Canton. RUSSIA

in Sancho Island have been active |

in launching surprise" at- tacks on the Japanese garrison.

They set fire to, the Japanese aerodrome and damaged an oll storage.

with the option of renewal at a GRIFFITH-On August 1. 1938, at again Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of 75

vears.

141

Marnoch Lodge. Banffshire. Henrietta, Julia (daughter of the late Mr. Daniel Richard Caldwell, of Hong Kong) the beloved wife of Thomas Edward Griffith, late of Canton, China.

Ger.eral Hospital Shanghal. Ada Dorothy, aged 45 years. wite of D. EL Cooke.

Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dis./COOKE-Oг. August 5. 1938, at the prohibited any Chinese villagers of the Chinese people, who have

send their claims to the underposal of the lot the purchaser signed on or before that date.

Dated the 6th day of August,

1938.

WILKINSON AND GRIST, Solicitors for the Administrator, No. 2, Queen's Road Central,

Hong Kong.

0.

R.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

(12 not the applicant), Will he required to deposit with an authorised officer who will be pre- sent at the sale, the sum of twe

hundred dollars. ($200) in cash. The Daily

This sum will be refunded on payment of the purchase price.

6192 | PARTICULARS OF THE LOT

PARTICULARS AND CON. DITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 15th 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 Tai Hang Road, 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 on further term of 75 years.

No. of Sale.

Rural Building Lot Registry No.

Locality.

No. 412.

North of and adjoining

Rural Building Art No.

941, Stanley Beach Rd.

Boundary

Monsure.

ments.

As per

sale

plain

Conteuta i

Square feet.

Arnua!

Rental.

About

372

8,100

* | Opnet Price,

Press.

友 之 國中

Editorial

and Business Office: 15-19, Queen's Road Central. Tel: 30251. **

Night Editor (Wanchal Office):

Tel. 24511.

London Office: 53. Fleet Street

E.C.4.

HONG KONG, AUGUST 11, 1938,

"ENOUGH" FOR

8186

IN

WASTING WATER

JAPAN

-

SPITE of the confidence ex-

"

SUICIDAL

1.

carry on a dual cam- paign under modern

war conditions with

any hope of success.

TRAINING SCHOOL FOR REFUGEES

Canton, August 10.

If Japan is pressed to fight the issue by Moscow she will almost A training institute for disablec certainly be compelled to relax, if refugees will be established here not entirely abandon, the China shortly by the local Refugee Rellet campaign and concentrate her re- Commission. sources on the new threat. In The projected institute will ne China she is fighting to gain more (commodate 100 refugees-(Central territory but in Manchukuo sheNews). will be Aghting to hold what she already possesses a much harder fight, on a far bigger scale.

FLOOD VICTIMS

Chengchow, August 10. Nine hundred food refugees are

to Dr. O'Hara.

up

NEVER HAD A QUARREL "I have never had a quarrel with my brother-in-law," Mr. Hyde went on, "and we had been business partners for 18. years. I was managing direc- tor and handled the funds."

the in-

VERDICT OF SUICIDE

Shanghal, August 10.

bell, acting as Coroner in the U.S. Court for, China announced today that as a result of investigations made by the US. Authorities and or the inquest held last week he found that Mr. Ismel died from' a bullet fred by his own (Reuter).

EMPIRE AIR Shanghai's

TERMINAL

Southampton is to be

the

first permanent. Empire nir base in England.

This was decided at a meeting of

The position then would be most being sent from Chengchow to the Southampton Harbour Board precarious for Japan for the reduc-yubslen, 50. miles southwest or recently, when it was agreed to tion of the garrisons in North

China would certainly bring down Chengchow. They are proceeding surrender to the Air Ministry a the guerilla forces upon the centres on foot under the escort of armed stretch of water one mile in lengtli which Japan has seized and the guards.(Central News). Invader would find himself forced

to retreat or even to leave the country altogether.

POLICEMAN IN TROUBLE

Latest Playground

hand.-

The largest amusement and, recreation centre in Shanghai, the Hollywood Gardens, situ- ' ated in Yuyuen Road near Edinburgh Road, was opened to the public last week.

and 1200ft. in breadth on the east- ern side of Southampton Water near Netley Castle to become an. The opening ceremony was per- Empire air service terminal.

formed by a number of Chinese Imperial Airways Dow use motion picture stars,

a terminal for Combining a cycling track for pressed in Tokyo to the effect | AGAINST the Chinese, whom they Che Ping-hsuen, Welhalwer Southampton as that even if major hostilities should at one time regarded as poorly-police constable attached to the their Empire service. This was a tandem bicycles, and a large track. temporary measure while various ter pony riding and cruising in develop from the incident on the equipped and ill-trained troops, the Emergency Unit, Kowloon. ap. Eu Ng-chee, principal tenant of Manchukuo frontler it will have no "invincible" Japanese army has peared at the Kowloon Cours yesa permanent terminal, principally a dance floor, restaurant; games schemes were being considered for specially constructed hansdm cabs, Intending bidders are advised No. 120, Gloucester Road, second effect on the China campaign. found it most difficult to make any terday before Mr. Macfadyen on a one at Portsmouth. that immediately after the dis floor, was given one month's im- events during the past few days headway. It can well be imagined charge of misconduct. posal of the lot the Purchaser prisonment, with the option of a (it not the applicant), will fine of $25. by Mr. Butters at the give the impression" that it is very then what they plight would be

Central Court yesterday. when she -be required to deposit with an

It has become increasingly appeared on a charge for wasting authorised officer who will be

feeling the strain of the hostilities present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of the Purchase

price.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT

No. of Bals.

Registry No.

Lot

Locality

Inland Lot No. 5330. South West of and

3564, Tai Hang

No

Road.

Boundary

Mesaro-

ments.

N.3.2.7.

Asper

vale plau

much the other way about.

water in the kitchen of the pre-apparent of late that Japan is mises.

in China far more severely than

the

<

Her resources, both economic and

UNCLAIMED.

TELEGRAMS

The following unclaimed teic- grams are lying at the officer of the Great Northern Company:-

Telegrap..

and side-shows, the Hollywood Gardens Were thronged with Che, It is alleged, had been on

merry-makers on the first day. 3ike against Soviet Russia.

duty at the Yaumati Vehicular In London, as indeed in most Ferry Wharf on August 7, when a parts of the world, the general man. named Lau Sul, had carried

SOON TO MARRY opinion is that Japan, with her past him a basket containing 3

The following forthcoming mar usual "astuteness" will find some large number of heroin DIK,

riages are announced --- way of "glossing over the border the Japanese themselves would care

Although aware of this, Che had

Mr. Kwok Mok-chi, physical" in- Incidents. Japan not only failed to arrest him but JUNK MASTER ON to admit. "They had counted on a

JAPAN DOES is not ready to had fraternised with him and had p Tse Kong, St. Francis Hotel, and Miss Leung Man-haan, resid Commukwok: Rubceymer; 7216;structor, Education Department. quick victory, but the opposition ARMS CHARGE

NOT WANT

fight Russia at provided by the Chinese has been

together with him taken the ferry ANOTHER WAR the present time to Hong Kong, leaving his post!

Room 400; Cheng Cheung Tai, 67, ing at No. 32 Tal Nam Street, third Appearing before Mr. Butters 'at so stubborn that their every move

and nobody Central Court

had been countered with the result

As Che has been remanded to Waterloo Rd., Kowloon: Gutmann ficor, Shamshulpo, yesterday

knows it better than Japan herself. Monday to appear in the dock with Reutbrock; Borre, Gloucester

Mr. Donald-Fraser Etratton, ma- Icharged with the possession of that the morale of their troops has

three, rifles and seven rounds of been greatly impaired:

Company, of Dumbarton. Scot charge against him may be made. ammunition, Kwok

land, and Miss Isabells Ewing Bax- Cheong-hol, This in turn has had a shatter-tary, are already greatly over-Lam Sul, an amendment to the Hotel; Yee Wo Loon 91, Desrine engineer, China Navigation

taxed while her budget position is master of a fishing junk at Abering effect on discipline so that becoming more and more insecure.

ter, en zoute to the Colony by the deen Harbour, was remanded for while those in power in Tokyo.arg In addition signs are not lacking MACAO AMBULANCE

8.8. Rampura, worrying about finding enough of internal unrest and a steadily money to maintain the troops in growing antagonism among the

EMBEZZLEMENT China, the leaders of the troops in people to the policy of war.

Chú Ching. 34, who appeared on KOREAN FINED China are faced with the problem

Temand: before. Mr. Butters at the Sentence of two months' im In short, if these border incidenta

on An ambulance corps formed by Central Court yesterday

prisonment was imposed on Lau are allowed to develop into any- Ri Ho-to, 27, a Korean subject, of how to keep the men under.

thing more serious. Japan will find Chinese youths in Macao, has ar charge of robbery by two or more, Chung-chin, aged 30 when he described as a missionary, residing proper control and supervision. at No. 43, Stubbi Road, was yeɛ-

herself forced to abandon her rived in Canton for service. The was committed to stand trial at appeared before Mr. Edwards at At the Central Court yesterday on a terday fined $15 by Mr. Butters at IT WILL be seen, therefore, that much-vaunted ambition of being corps is led by Mr. Trai Chang-the Criminal Sessions, the Central Court for failing" to to "attempt anything like war the "stabilising influence for peace lien. report his departure to Macap on against so formidable a nation "as July 11. Inspector J. H. E. Edwards Boviet Russia would be an act 6185 prosecuted.

bordering on suleide. Japan. 1 collapse,

Annual

Rental

Contents in

Square feet,

13,950

** | Upset Príos.

me About

26.700

208

24 hours.

.:

CORPS GOES TO CANTON

!

in Aala." -Even more, she will find On arrival in the city they were herself on the brink of complete welcomed at the wharf by about 80

members of the Canton Red Cross

Voeux Rd, W.: 0945.

COMMITTED TO SESSIONS

It was alleged that defendant. charge of embezzlement of $43.24 together with two others entered The money was received by the the Bang Cheung shop on July 13. defendant on behalf of his em

ployer, the Hop Bhing grocer. shop. and robbed the inmates of $15.