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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS NEW ADVERTISEMENTS The Daily Bress

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG

PROBATE JURISDICTION

HONG KONG EVENING.| INSTITUTE.

The Institute will re-open ou Alonday, 17th October, 1938,

Copies of Prospectus and Entry IN THE GOODS of Robert Forms may be obtained at the Henry Miller, late of Baga. | Education Office, New Fire Sta- telle in the Parish of St. tion Building, or at the Trade Saviour, Island of Jersey, School, Wäntsal. deceased.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Court bas by virtue of Section 58 of the Probates Ordinance 1897, made an Order limiting the time for creditors and others to send in their claims against the above estate to the 31st day of October, 1938.

All Creditors and others are accordingly hereby required to send their claims to the under signed on or before that date.

Dated the 3rd day of October,

1938.

JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER, Solicitors for the Executors, Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank Building,

Hong Kong.

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG

KONG

PROBATE JURISDICTION

IN THE GOODS of A. K. Moosdeen alias Abdul Kader Moosdeen allas Abdul Kadir

Moosdeën, late of Kuala Lumpur Federated Malay States Muhammadan, "de ceased.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Court has by virtue of Section 58 of the Probates Ordinance 1897, madė an. Order limiting the time for creditors and others to send in their claims against the above estate to the 31st day of October, 1938....

All Creditors and others are accordingly hereby required to send their claims to the under signed on or before that date.

Dated the 3rd day of October, 1938.

JOHNSON, STOKES &- MASTER, "Solicitors for the Public Trustee, Federated Malay States. Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank Building, Hong Kong.

J. RALSTON,

Director.

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HONGKONG CRICKET

CLUB.

NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Monday, the 24th October, 1938, a drawing for the redemption of thirty (30) Debentures will be held in the Pavilion at 6 p..

The numbers of the Debentures drawn will be published in the Hongkong Goverment Gazette and the Local Newspapers, and holders of drawn Debentures may, upon giving notice to the Trea surers waiving the six months' notice to which they are entitled. apply on the 31st October, 1938. to the Treasurers, Messrs. Percy Smith, Seth & Fleming, for payment of the principal and in terest to the 31st October, 1938.

By Order of the Committee.

PE. BASKETT,

Acting Hon. Secretary Hongkong, 1st October, 1938.

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IN THE SUPREME. COURT OF HONG

KONG

PROBATE JURISDICTION

報西剌孖

Editorial and Business Office: 15-19, Queen's Road Central, Tel. 30351.

Night Editor (Wanchal Omce):

Tel. 24511

London Office: 53 Fleet Street

E.C.4.

HONGKONG, OCTOBER 4, 1938.

TOKYO'S THREAT

TO POWERS FIGHTING OF

UNPRECEDENTED Iri the

A NATURE

history of the Far East ahd equal to the most severe of engagements

in the World War has been going

un "between China and Japan for the past fifteen months but, says Tokyo, there is no war.

The loss at Japan's crack wounding of thousands of futile. for this

Some 100,000 troops. and the thousands and others has been

war is not "a war

but continues, according to the

lost

of

EDITORIAL

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1938.

WAITING TO DRAW WATER-TYPICAL HONGKONG STREET SCENES

ANGLO-AMERICAN

TRADE TREATY

Will Be Signed Shortly

Hongkong residents who have water laid on in their homes and complain of the restrictions should consider the poorer peo- ple depicted in these photographs—who have to queue up at the street mains for their supplies. Everybody needs precious water-don't waste?—(Photos-A. A. Kahn),

Underground Broadcasting House For Work In Time Of Emergency

Japanese. to be a local incident" pure and simple. Millions of yen

London, Oct. 3. Following relaxation of the inter- in ammunition, scores

national tension the Anglo-Ameri- aeroplanes brought down. and can commercial "treaty hak again scores of warships damaged or become the topic of discussion and portland-place, sale against the interruption of services in an emer- More than a hundred work.nen are making Broadcasting. House. sunk have been" in vain for the political circles here anticipate war is not a war but simply a little that the treaty will shortly be ency. "War-time Broadcasting House" will consist of diversion the part of the signed.

On

Japanese militarists to make the

tbove ground and others below.

floor

оле

A system of sirens throughout the building will give warnings to

Chinese people give Japan the everything is ready for signing of the staff in accordance with a pre arranged code.

"peaceful economic co-operation " and. failing this, to "beat the Chinese to their knees.”

The murder and rapine "which

army wherever it has gone. the has accompanied the Japanese burning of towns and villages. the indiscriminate bombing of open cities and towns, and the inhuman slaying of thousands of innocent Chinese civilians and. the wound- ing of thousands and thousands of for the Japanese militarists. other's not war but simply fun

LATEST REPORTS, FROM TOKYO indicate that the Galmusho (Foreign Office) at Tokyo denies being absolutely "without foundation widespread reports

as

that war has formerly been de- clared and it is added that there is practically no likelihood of Japan making a formal declara- tion of war.

some

The

DUPLICATE CABLE SYSTEM

from

the

BRIDE NOT SHY

OF “MIKE"

Is Afraid Of Crowd

"Microphone „Jilters.” usual accompaniment of a radio de- but, are not worrying Britain's first bridal-night broadcaster." She has one„dread, however, It is that a crowd will turn up out of curiosity to see her married at Chesham Bols Church.

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Shirley Stacey, Lexham- gardens, Amersham, Bucks stated that she is much too busy preparing for the cerem arony to bother about what she is going to say into the microphone,

The occasion will be the RB. C.'s "Golden Wedding" programme.

Her

In city circles, it is stressed that

the agreement which had only been postponed owing to the political The staff of 2500 have beenrooms An old tunnel that was crisis. In the prevalling optimism divided into classifications. Those closed when Broadcasting House people even hint at the essential for the maintenance «of was build is being reopened to pro- for a wider international economic of duty allocated; the others will other side of Langham-place." possibility of opening negotiations broadcasting have had their points vide an emergency exit to the agreement on the basis of the Van be available for national service in Zeeland-report.

"So many people have read about. the normal-chianneks.~says—the On the top-floor of the present our-wedding-and-the-broadcast --- "The Times" discusses this en-"Evening Standard." tire complex of questions in con-

building is the Control Room, to that. I'm afraid some will want to

INSULATING THE FLOORS

which run the cables carrying the have a look at us," she said. nection with the Anglo-German

'Miss Stacey is twenty-one. studios. for programmes relations and the paper expresses Broadcasting

principle of A.R.P.

House. which has They pass through the contro: bridegroom, Mr. Eric Thorne, the opinion that economic settle-eight floors above and two below panel and are fed to other cables, twenty-five. is pance officer to ment could be a prelude to political ground, is to insulate the lower which carry them to the Droitwich Amersham Rural Council. settlement on G wide scale.-floors. Steel stanchions have been transmitter.

Leserted between the

A duplicate cable system has now The young couple are coming to second above-ground floors, and been installed This goes direct London to have a rehearsal for their broadcast. It will be given. these will support a packing of from the studios to Droitwich.

Studios have been equipped at in front of 200 golden wedding sandbags. FIRM

Twn staircases are to be blocked Droitwich so that announcements couples in St. George's Hall

"I've no idea what we are expected London, Oct. 3. up so as to shut off the lower part could be made direct from there, After a spectacular rise on the from the rest of the building. The and each of the Regional stations to say." said Miss Stacey. "But I

has been made self-contained. stock.

know what we're not going to exchange following

upper floors will be evacuated. the

All the studios are in a

At no time would fewer than talk about-and that's married Munich Agreement a calder tone

that runs as a central core through three stations be able to operate, life. Anyway, with no more than

Transocean.,

STOCK MARKET

first and

tower

“NO EXPERIENCE"

It is immaterial to the Chinese prevalled to-day although the gen-the building. Every room backing and these would provide a nation- a few hours' experience of it, we

Chinese eral tendency remained arm and on to this tower is to be vacated wide service. Transmitters are would hardly be qualified!”

Coverriment and the

war or

optimistic. Corisols showed firm-

was slightly weaker at 101-7/8.

Industrial and Railway Securities

people whether Japan declares

The radio-bride plans to appear not, The fighting will ness at 74-4/4 walle the War Loan and filled with sandbags. By this able to broadcast at double their

her continue until China

before the microphone in method. It is believed, the studio-present strength if required.

MICROPHONE IN GAS MASK going-away outfit, a navy blue and tower will be fully protected. is able to fight no

installed

Emergency power plant has been white hat coat and frock. If she in the underground is expected to wear evening, dress Broadcasting House," A special though, she's got a very special control panel and gas-proof studios | honeymoon frock ready," are part of the scheme.

IN THE GOODS C

INCIDENT EDWARD LAWRENCE

FAR FROM more-but that is a COCKELL, late of Villa ENDED long, long way off, Savonarola, Arcetri, Florence,

Indeed farther off in the Kingdom of Italy, than Japan would wish in spite of formerly, Honorary Attaché her optimistic forecasts that, with to the British Legation at the fall of Hankow, the "incident" Peking in the Republic of China, Gentleman, deceased.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Court has by virtue of the provisions of Section 58 of Ordin ance No. 2 et 1897 made an order limiting the time for creditors and 1843 others to send in their claims against the above estate to 23rd October, 1938,

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG.

„PROBATE. JURISDICTION.

IN THE GOODS of Richard Arthur Brabazon Ponsonby. Fane, late of 18, Minamioj. Kamakamo Kyoto in the Empire of Japan, Bachelor. deceased.

Notice is hereby given that the Court has by virtue of Section 58 of the Probates Ordinance 1897, made an Order Ilmiting the time for creditors and others 'to send In their claims against the above estate to the 31st day of October, .1938."

All Creditors and others are ac- cordingly hereby required to send their claims to the undersigned on or before that dalc.

DEACONS, · Solicitors for the Executor,

Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong

NEW

INCOME DECISION

will be ended.

China may temporarily have löst ground but that is no indication that Japan has won the war. If necessary, the

Generalissimo is prepared to withdraw his forces further inland and, the further

Japan advances, the worse off she will find herself. She has gone too far now to retreat without losing face.

displayed an upward tendency but Dawes and Young Loans were hull a point weaker.

Opening quotations for the dollar varied between 4.79-id, and 4,80jd. -Transocean.

RENT INCREASE

ALLOWED

A claim for possession of the second floor of No. 77. Bute Street.

occupied by the Ching Hing Con- struction Company, and, an in- crease of rent for the first floor occupied by Chu Po from $28 to $35 by Kam Tal Ching, owner of TOKYO WELL REALIZES that it the premises, was heard before the is impossible for her formally Acting Pulane Judge Mr. Justice to declare war. Her insuficiency E. H. Williams at the Summary of raw materials and of munitions Court yesterday.

purpose of building more basement Workmen are excavating for the

ACID THROWN AT WOMAN

Three Men Face Serious Counts

NECK BURNED

ול

Hearing of committal proceed-

Gas masks for announcers have been fitted internally with a micro- phone.

Air raid drill is being carried out st. Broadcasting House, where one room has been set aside as a gas mask testing station.

"When the wedding break- · fast is over," she added, "we shall drive to town and have dinner together at "some quiet place. That will be about the first moment we shall have by ourselves.

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"Then will come the broadcast. The large Concert Hall, which .. And afterwards we shall stay will be gas-proof and be "used as a night in a West End hotel Our the central ARP. shelter, can hold honeymoon will begin properly 1000 people.

next morning.”

ings against Ho. Tal-po and Shek EVERYONE WILL BE IN

Wai-kwan, charged with "counsell- ing, procuring, or commanding Li Lam to cast or throw a corrosive fluid on Yu Tak-chen with intent

would receive a hard blow were Mr. E. 8. C. Brookes appeared to burn, malm, or disfigure her." she to declare war, which she can for the plaintiff and Mr. F. and against Il Lam, charged with ill afford to do just now.. The Loseby appeared for the defen-throwing the corrosive fluid, com- U.S. Government would undoubted- į dants.

menced at the Kowloon Court yes-

ly invoke the Neutrality Act, and After hearing evidence of both terday before Mr. Q. A. A. Mac- that would mean that Tokyo's sup- sides. His Lordship, decided not to fadyen. plies of munitions-and-off, so-far-make-an-order-for-possession_ol as America is concerned, would im- the second floor, but allowed an 1820mediately be cut off.

increase in rent from $30 to $37.50 Then, with the decision of the for the second floor, and an in- League of Nations to apply sanc- crease from $28 to $35 for the first tions, Japan will be made to suffer floor. still further and it is doubtful indeed if she could withstand this

TAX

In consequence of à legal' decision there has been a com- plete change in the basis of lability to English income tax in the case of visitors.

It is fairly well known that -a

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The comforting party organised

"

tram, who is prosecuting, explained "Detective Sub-Inspector C-Mot

that Li had been identified by Fu as the man who had thrown the arid at her in the vicinity of her

home

FRONT

THE LINE

A.R.P. Chief Warns Country

To Take Precautions

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A warning that if war came everyone would be in the front line, and an appeal to industry, to play its part in the provision of air raid shelters, were, voiced by Wing-Commander E. J.

presided Hodsoll, Inspector-General of "A.R.P.. when he

recently. at an exhibition organised, wy the British Steel Work Association of scale models of A.R.P. shelters in London.

saldj and splinters and, the more usual In Reclamation Street, on Wing-Commander Bodsoll September 4.

that the problem of the design risks there is great deal which

construction of The acld had only burned her and

air-raid can be done, and one is anxious world poycott in Canton is on its way to the neck and right shoulder. neces shelters was a new one in so far that industry should take this POWEES movement, not-Yangtze war fronte carrying with stating a week's stay in hospital, as it had become

science re-matter up" THREATENED withstanding her them some 300 cases of towels

He would like to emphasise threats to with cigarettes, and clothings. The other men, who will be called to methods they knew in the last the importance they attached to

He and Shek had been seen by placing the very rough-and-ready draw her protection of the rights party is under the leadership of testify, in an cplum divan Shes War

every industry in this country and interests of the nationals in Mr. Huang Fan-yth.

"The more bralis, help. and doing everything it could to help. China' of countries which automa-

|had with him a bottle. Ho, it is tically treat the "incident" as a

alleged, had asked several men energy we can get devoted to itself. He knew that the question. formal state of war and to take

they would throw the acid for him. this problem the better," he said. of cost had upset a lot of people

visit of more than 182 days la a

measures against them.

has only to think of the millions Yu Tak-chen, in evidence, stated "We all hope it will not be want--had frightened them-but it and millions of dollars that have that she came to Hongkong in ed, but at the same time there is was his experience that a lot could financial year 'luvolves ability.THE POWERS ARE USED TO been lost in territories occupied by March this year. She had then no doubt in my mind that for be done at reasonable cost.

IF WE ARE ATTACKED THESE THREATS and will the Japanese to realize what this lately been widowed. She met Ho the security of this country A.R.P.

must be taken extremely serious- "If we are attacked from the it has become the practice fof naturally refuse to pay any heed to "protection" means. Japan's "pro- and agreed to live with him.

air on the scale possible to-day, funds to be remitted for living, ex-them. They are so " fed up" with tection" goes only as far as her He always demanded money ly by everybody.". penses in the year prior to that Javanese threats and Japanese own nationals are concerned--plus from ber and, finally, on June 12, The one difficulty about shel- the people who have done bullying" that more will do no narcotic dealers, drug addicts, she left him, to live with another ters was that if they were going ncthing about it will find them-

Kamblers and a handful of Chinese man.

Nous to obtain a really bomb-selves in d'mculties at a very Japan is not in a position to take traitors

Hearing of the case will continue proof shelter they were going early stage," he added, we ha retaliatory action and, so, tar as If the member states of the this afternoon at the Kowloon to spend money, which would "Industry would have to be making arrangements for long

military action is concerned, this League of Nations are really sincere Court.

reach astronomical proportions, maintained at all costs. If we' leage in England or for returns impossible. As 45 her so-called in their efforts to stop this war in

"I know there are people in were not to lose the war in the there on retirement are advised protection of foreign interests, China, this war which Japan is so

industry who have been ap-first day Whether we like it or most strongly to obtain reliable nothing could be more farcical for pleased to call an incident, they The Hankow-Hongkong train, palled by the idea of the ex- not, we are sure to be all in the advice as to the present tax posi anybody having but the alightest must not allow themselves to be scheduled to arrive here on Sept. penditure, and they shrug front line,, Industry and every- tion.

knowledge of her actions in China browbeaten and must not hesitate | 23 arrived · only on Sunday at their shoulders, saying "Weone else. Therefore it is vital well knows that Japan has never to impose sanctions, economic and 7.45 am., bringing over 100 passen-

can do nothing stall, in the past afforded any protection financial, against the nation which sers. The reason for the delay is Wing-Commander Hodsolj to third-party Interests nor is she has so unjustifiably invaded a Intensive bombing of the mall by continued, w likely to offer any in future. One weaker neighbour state.

Japanese planes.

For protection

All Creditors and others are

and in order to avoid this liability

accordingly hereby required to

send their claims to the under signed on or before that date.

Dated the 3rd day of October, 1938.

JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER, Solicitors, for the Executors, Hong Kong & Shanghai

- Bank Building,

Hong Kong.

in which the visit is made.

harin

The new decision completely alters the position and those

The old methods of minimising liability are not only useless in 1844 most cases but may now have the

opposite effect to that intended.

from the point of view of protec tion of the workers" and "evéry- one else that these things should against glasbe taken as far as possible,"