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DER

PUBLIC AUCTION.

PARTICULARS AND CON- DITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday,

the 7th day of Nov., 1938, at 3 p.m., at the ONices of the Public "Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of

one Lot of Crown Land at Shamshuipo, in the Colony of Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, commencing from 1st July, 1898, with the option of renewal at 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.

Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dis posal 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 sam will be refunded on payment of the Purchase

NOTICE

UNION WATERBOAT

CO., LTD...

We beg to advise that the Superintendent's Office is now

situate at

Room No. 108, First Floor,

No.

2, Connaught Road Central,

Telephone No. 20004. DODWELL & CO., LTD., General Managers.

1939

PUBLIC AUCTION.

PARTICULARS AND CON. DITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 7th day of Nov., 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 Tin Hau Temple Road, in the Colony PARTICULARS OF THE LOT 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 one further term of 75 years.

price.

Locality.

Now Kowloon In-

[No. of Sale,}

land Lot No. 26:39. Registry No.

Tai Po Road,

Shamshuipo.

Boundary

Measure

mienta.

Tb. fhift.ft.

A1 per

sula plan.

Contants⠀

Square foot.:

Annual

Rental.

About:

3,500

8,750

Upset Price

CONSIGNEES, NOTICE,

UNCLAIMED CARGO.

The undernoted cargo has been lying unclaimed in The China Navigation Co.'s West Point Godown since its arrival in Hong

Kong ex the vessels mentioned.

Unless claimed and documents

of title are produced by consignees before 19th November, the goods will be sold by Public Auction to defray storage and other charges incurred. Ex s... "Kwangtung" 26.12.35

V-28. c/s Books.. Ex 5.5. "Sunning" 29.12.35- K. OSPOEN-4 c/s Vin Gin Hano c/s Vin Champagne. Ex s... "Shantung" 19.4.36- MK-5 c/s Cotton 1/5 Grey Duck,

Ex 8.8. Talyuan" 27.9.36

CNK-6 c/s Flavouring Powder.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents, China Navigation. ·

Co., Ltd."

MARRIAGE

1922

GIUSTI DEL GIARDINO CHIERI, --On October 24, 1938, at Verona" (Italy), Matilde, second- daughter of Dr. and Mrs. V. Chieri, of Shanghal, to Count Justi Giusti del Giardino."

DEATH

Wednesday,

EDITORIAL

FUNERAL OF MRS. CUSTOMS

M. SUITER

Wealth Of Floral "Tributes

CRUISER

MURDER

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1938)

MR. DE MARTIN

MARTINON

ENGLISH PROVERBS

Appeal To Privy Governor Presides At First

Meeting Of Association

Council

Wise Saws and Modern Instances" an address on proverbe delivered by Mr. G. P. de Martin to the Hongkong branch of the English Association at the Helena May Institute yesterday, proved to be another, of the learned and interesting discourses with which that speaker has identified himself.

This, the Arst meeting of the 1938-39 session, was presided over by His Excellency the Governor, Sir Geoffry Northcots, who again consented to be the Association's President.

The funeral of the late Mrs. Millicent Sulter, who passed away Important questions of inter- at the Queen Mary Hospital on national law were raised in an Pro- appeal to the Judicial Committee Monday, took place at the testant Cemetery. Happy Valley. of the Privy Counell, the supreme The Rev. Cyl appeals tribunal of the Empire, on yesterday evening.

Among those present were The appellant, "Chung Chi- rown officiated at the graveside. Ocotber 17. Messrs. F. C. Clemo, F. White, F. cheung, a cabin boy, was found Alves, D. Walker, C. H. Taudien, R. guilty in August last year by the Festonji, C. Mose, S. H. Joseph, F. Supreme Court of Hongkong of W. Stapleton, W. B. Muskett, L E the murder of Captain Douglas The Hon Secretary and Trea-do not make fine Mirds." That all Basta, R. R. Smith, O. R. Benson, Lorne Campbell, master of the surer, Mr. K W. Salter, presented gold does not glitter is perhaps not: W. Goldenberg, J. Anderson, W. Chinese Maritime Customs cruiser his report for the previous session, a proverb but it enshrines Anderson, K, M, Baxter, J. Odell, R. Cheung Keng. He was sentenced which was adopted by the meeting. pathetic truth: Pope writes Basa, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Ainsley, to death:

Mr. Salter was re-elected to the "Cham" strikes the sight but merit Mr. and Mrs. K. A. Castro, Miss E The murder was alleged to have post.

wins the soul." Unfortunately the L. de Souza, Sisters Mabele and been committed on January. II. The following are this year's! latter process takes longer. Josephine and Miss Pestonji.

1937, while the vessel was in British Vice-Presidents:-Lady Northcote, Gray's flower "born to blush. Floral tributes were sent by the waters of Futaumun. Chung Chi-Rev. Fr. G. Byrne, 8.J.. Mrs. Edgar unseen" remind us that there are following:-

cheung was arrested in Hongkong. Davidson, the Hon. Sir Robert more fah in the sea than ever Jenny and Eugenie: Laureen, and a magistrate, before whom he Kotewall. Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo, Sir, came out and so a man may be Gidley

was brought, held that he was not Atholl MacGregor. Mr. G. P. de selling tickets at Waterico Station, family, Eddie and Gerald Abraham, Fred and Betty, a national of China as he had been Martin, Miss HL D. Sawyer. Mr. whom Nature intended to be a D. J. Gloss, Professor R. K. M. Napoleon and mute Militons may Bert, Maisle, Billy, Margaret and born in the British Colony.

Mr. At the trial it was urged, for the Simpson and Hon. sister. Maude, Daisy and Arthur,

N. L. ingloriously peddle vacuum clean- Rose and Luigi, Mary Manuk, Anne Court of Hongkong had no juris-

accused man, that the Supreme Smith.

After Mr. de Martin had opened M Leung and family, Violet and dietion to try the case because the the discussion other speakers rose. why we say "call a spade a spade Jone, Bella, Betty and Andre, Ruby, crime charged was committed on

Ells Excellency. in a "few and why sheep in "making sheeps* Bill and Boys, Pat. Edgar Lanser,

an "armed Chinese public vessel." vagrant remarks," thanked Mr. de eyes" Dawn Digby.

and

era in the Cromwell Road,"

The speaker wanted to know

The judge, however, held that he Martin for his entertaining and "AMUSING EXAMPLES.

had jurisdiction.

IMMUNITY OF CREW

Messrs. O R. Benson, W. Golden- berg. N. Stradmoor, 'H. Lukyao, D. Walker, Hermon White, M. AR. In a subsequent appeal to the Minu, W. T. Chan, J. E. Anderson, Full Court here it was contended J. Gibson, C. T.Leung, N. Booker. that the immunity enjoyed by an Tse Ping-Lun, Chan Oak-ho;

armed public vessel of a visiting:

| instructive talk. He expressed the

hope that Mr. de Marlin would ini the near future address them on "nursery rhyme."

were Amusing examples fostaneed to show that proverb .collecting need not necessärily

be a

The dull proceeding. contractor's version of 'army "Needs must when the devil drives" is "No price is too high when freedom and honour are at stake."

MR. DE MARTIN'S TALK W. Hammon, G. P. Lammert, State is enjoyed by "every member Lawrence, A, W. Ramesy, Lee Yuk- of the crew, and that the courts verb, Mr. de Martin began, but a It is not easy to define a pro-

Tai, C. Forbes. T. M. Xavier and and proper authorities of the visit- true proverb should be in common Master Xavier, A. R. Souza. Liing State have sole jurisdiction use, practical, metaphorical and Yeek-man, L E. Basto, G. W. with regard to offences committed short. The speaker suggested that October

"All's well that ends well" as 26, 1938, at the Hungio Sani-Xavier. A. R. Souza, Lt Yeek-man. on board. The appeal was dis-metaphor differentiated the pro- the peacock said when he looked torjum, Shanghai, Chen Chi- E. Basto, G. White, T. M. Gre-missed and the Judicial Committee verb from the aphorism though at his tail might be called a hwa, aged 41 years, of the gory, W. 8. Tsul W. 8. Leng; of the Privy Council is now, to be there was a loose use of the two "vellerian." a word which Pick-

Mr. and Mrs. F. 6. Elliott, Mr. asked to hold that the decision words as synonymous.'

wick readers would understand. and Mrs.. W. M. Groves, Mr; and i was wrong.

"The End justifies the Means" is Perhaps the best known Pick- Mrs. William Anderson, Mr. and Chung Chl-cheung, who is ap-an aphorism and the correspond-wicklan" welleriam, was Sam's reply Mis. Charles Mose, Mr. and Mrs. C. pealing "in forma pauperis," is be- ing proverb is "The proof of the to the counsel, "Quite enough, Sir, V. Marques, Mr. and Mrs. D. Mc-ing represented by Mr. H. J. pudding is in the eating."

as the soldier said etc." Lellan, Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Wallington, K.C.. and Mr. Eric

Many popular European pro-mustn't tell us what the soldier Stapleton, Mr. and Mrs. A. Mac- White, who are giving their ser- verbs of to-day are to be found in sald," interposed the judge, Kenzie, Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Grevices free. The Attorney-General, the Bible and in the classical isn't evidence.”

Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the "dis" } posal of the lot the Purchaser | CHEN-On (if not the applicant), will be required to deposit with an authorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of 1029 two hundred dollars,” ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of the Purchase

HONG KONG ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY.

LAWN BOWLS.

The Annual

Lawa

Bowls

Match between members of St.

Shanghai Municipal Police.

The Daily Press

報西剌孖

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT

price.

¡ No. of Sale.

luland Lot

Registry No.

West of inland Lot No. 2407, Tin Hau

Locality.

George's and St. Andrew's Societies will be held on 10th j December, at 2.30 p.m. at the 2 Kowloon Bowling Green Club.

All members desirous of play. ing in this match are requested to communicate by 21st Novem ber, with MR. A. HYDE LAY, MESSRS. DODWELL & Co., LTD., ALEXANDRA BUILD. ING... Rinks will be selected on 28th November and published the following day.

NOTICE

1920

DAVID JOHN DREDGĘ,

Sub-Inspector, late of Centra} | Police Station, Victoris, in the Colony of Hong Kong, deceased.

No. 5389.

Templa Road,

Boundary

Measure-

ments,

Авраг

mala filan

ระยอง

About

L'outenta in

=14,804

pare feet

Aanun!

272

Rental

11,100

∞ | Upset Price.

It.

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

Night Editor (Wanchal Office):

Tel. 24511,

Lon on Office: 53. Fleet Street

EC.A.

HONGKONG, November 2, 1938.

PUPPET'S BRAZEN

1990

PUBLIC AUCTION.

EFFRONTERY

POPPY DAY FUND

The following further donations are acknowledged:--

were

not and

gory, Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Way, Mr. Sir Donald Somervell, and Mr. writers of Greece and Rome. But Finally Mr... de Martia reminded and Mrs. E. To, Mr. and Mrs. H. Kenelm Preedy are appearing for that does not mean that they all his hearers that the ideas under-

there. originated Odell, Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Pike and the Crown.

Our familiar lying most proverbs "Red in the morning etc." is peculiar to any language family, Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Leong:

Mr. and Mrs. D. Davies, Mr. and

quoted by Matthew in his gospel hoped that during the discussion Mrs. E. R. Smith, Mr. and Mrs.

as being even in his day a well-they would hear versions from Booker and family, Mr. and Mrs.

known saying. The common say-other languages of popular Eng- F. W. Hampson, Mr. and Mrs. B. Previously acknowledged... $2,975

exception proves lish proverbs. Pasco and Pat, Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Kowloon Bowling Green Club 100 the rule" has had its H. Hosegood. Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Finnie Pesten, Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Brad- Ho Kom Tong bury, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Whiley, A. Murdoch Mr. and Mrs. 8. Jex;

G. W. Pope

"The

mean-

The discussion then followed.

REFUGEE TURNS PICK POCKET -

ing curiously twisted.

- The word

"prove used to mear "test"

or "try" a sense which still sur-

20 vives in the words "probation" and"

"probationer"; in the phrase "put

$3.180

will contributions

be:

to the proof": in the parable while in the compound of the where the man bought a yoke of Hongkong and Shanghai Bank oxen and went to "prove". them.. during the rush hour on October The speaker told an amusing 31. Mr. G. E. Huygen had his

Mr. and Mrs. H. Gillard, Mr. and Prof. R. K. M. Simpson Mrs. A. Urquhart, Mr. and Mrs. E.

J. Ainslie and family, Mr. and Mrs.

H. J. Williams, Mr. and Mrs. C. Bond Mr. and Mrs. Y. R. Way, Mr.

Further

MOST BRAZEN PIECE OF EFFRONTERY has been per- petrated by the Nanking puppets. and Mrs. Parsons and family, Mr. gratefully received by W. J. Cole story about the text "The tongue pocket picked.. Only the alertness This is the despatch, through the and Mrs. J. R. A. Pearre. Mr. and Acting Secretary, Earl Haig's Fund, a man can tame" which occurs of the police prevented the thief Bank in the eighth verse of the third from getting away with cigar mails, to

Shanghai the "Hongkong Dally Mrs. G. Henderson and Dorothy. Hongkong Press," of several pamphlets. Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Silva, Dr. and Building. Cheques should be made chapter of the Epistle of James. case.

payable to Thomson & Co., and An old Jacobite lady was invited Pleading guilty before Mr. R. Bearing the name of Wen Tsung- Mrs. Coxion To,

te dinner by the Whig magistrate Edwards at the Central Court yes- yao, the so-called "President of the Mrs Lilian Edgar, Mrs Nora crossed. "Toppy Day Fund."

of a Scotch town. She made noterday to the charge of larceny Legislative Yuan of the Reformed Passmore and Dudley, Mrs. F.

objection to drinking the health of from the person, Cheng Chin-shou, Government of China.” they com- | Wong and family, Mrs. Louise Mur-

King George but determined to 39, a refugee, was sentenced to prise one of the temerous pleces ray. Mrs. Scotcher and Peggle, Mrs. The Chairman of the Hongkong drink her own king's health also three monthe' imprisonment and of audacious sedition against the D. White, June and Arthur, Mr. B. Travel Association acknowledges which she did by quoting the as recommended for banishment. and its head, Generalissimo Chiang National Government of

Scott and family.

with thanks the following sub-above text, and when one of the

He told the Court that he had scription for the year 1938-39: guests asked where it came from been in the Colony, for only "two Kai-shek, that we have so far

Messrs. Lane, Crawford, Ltd. the sturdy old sport snapped out days. seen.

$150.

"James Third and "Aucht” and tessed off her glass of wine.

China

Dr. B. L. de Souza, The Pharmacy, Sisters and Nurses. Canossa Hoa- pital, and many others,

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

do quotations" from the ancient | Comintern Alliance; (2) economic Chinese classles-Confucius and co-operation; (3) the engagement Mencius.

DENOUNCING WHAT THEY ARE

.PLEASED to describe as thei

This Wen is a traitor to his own country, whose people have not only refused to recognize him as a compatriot but have ordered his name to be struck Kok, in the Colony of Hong NEW REGIME off the family re- Notice is hereby given that all Kong lor a term of 75 years. FOR CANTON cords, is now re- claims against the estate of the with the option of renewal

ported to be int above named deceased who died at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the establishment of still another Canton making arrangements for on the 23 day of October, 1938. the Surveyor of His Majesty the must be submitted to the Com KING, for one further term of Puppet regime for the Japanese. That, with the aid of his Tokyo missioner of Police on or before 75 years.

militarist masters, he will succeed the 16th day of November, 1938. Intending bidders are advised-temporarily at least there an- that Immediately after the dispears to be no doubt, but the T. H. KING

posal of the lot the Purchaser questions arises, "What does his Commissioner of Police.

(if not the applicant), will be government hope to administer now that Canton has been 1st November, 1938.

required

would to deposit with a destroyed and the people have policy." aims to turn China into can be no question about that- 1928 authorised officer who will be ned? From where do they hope present at the sale, the sum of to obtain their revenues? How two hundred dollars, ($200) in long do they expect to last?" cash. This sum will be refunded

MODERN PROVERBS

EMPRESS OF JAPAN

Popular proverbs are mostly of Japanese advisers; and (4) for quite, old. but there are some the suppression of anti-Japanese modern ones which have caught!

Arriving And Leaving activities."

To-morrow 0% one" of which โร "Where The Chinese people themselves ignorance is bliss is folly to be As readers have apparently, instead of being able Generalissimo and the mere fact is new. The idea is very old. "scorched-earth policy" because, are, the best judges their wise." It is Gray's wording which noticed, for some years past, the to secure the large revenues they that they place in him their im- had expected, they are "finding the plicit confidence should be sum-1 Chinese cities which fall into clent answer to Wen's charges. Japanese military hands only

NATIONAL RED CROSS SOCIETY OF CHINA

HONGKONG. BUREAU

NOTICE OF REMOVAL

The Hongkong Bureau of the National Red Cross Society of China has removed from its office in the Bank of Canton Building to the Bank of East Asia. Build. ing, 4th Floor, Room 409,' 107| Des Voeux Road C., Telephone

· No. 21842,

(Sd.), C.-Y. WU,

Director.

October 31, 1938,

1920

Boundary S

Measure-

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Sydney Smith once quoted a proverb with effect. A shop maker WAA arrested for bigamy and brought before the magistrates one of whom was Sydney Smith. When the... question arose which, wife he be obliged to take, Sydney Smith suggested that, being a cobbler, he should stick to his last. --

doubt

steamers Empress of Japan "and. Empress of Canada have been arriving at Hongkong, on the out- ward journey from Vancouver, on Fridays, usually at an early hour. in the morning, and sailing again. for Manila at 5 or 6 p.m. the same day.

shells of what they formerly were, WEN IE RIGHT when he states that the Chinese people will with no more people to pay levies. They allege that the Generalissimo, always seek to free themselves by adopting the "scorched earth from the bonds of slavery-there

Due to circumstances arising at such a miserable state that it will but he is talking nonsense when

other ports, the Empress of Japan. ` on her present outward journey not be possible for anybody to he attempts to bring the white

from Vancouver, is arriving Hong- succeed him in China's recon-race into the map. There is, In struction work after his downfall the minds of all loyal and self-

Proverbs sometimes contradict kong at 8 am, to-morrow and sall- on payment of the Purchase IN HIS KWANGTUNG ADVEN- Wen, whom the Chinese people respecting Chinese, no room for themselves and, while it may being for Manila at 8 p.m. the same

day. rice.

TURE, Wen, who was formerly now look upon as a slave, says that respect and co-operation for the true that fortune favors the Minister of Foreign Affairs and at China, having perished, has the Japanese so long as the latter brave and that he who hesitates is one time a member of the High Ad- alternative of (1) being treated by continue their mad, unwarranted lost, it is also of proverbial wisdom PARTICULARS OF THE LOT ministrative Council of the South- the Japanese as their slaves or invasion of China and there is that we should look before we LANCASHIRE LEAVES. western Government in 1923, will (2) being treated by the Japanese even less room for traitors of the leap and that discretion is the have the support of a number of as brothers. The first, he says, is Wen Tsung-yao type. Hie argu- better part of valour. disgruntled Chinese militarists and detrimental to both China and ments are not worth the paper on

SAYINGS IN DISUSE politicians who are willing not only Japan as the Chinese people will which they are printed. to sell their country, but their always seek to free themselves In this connection, attention is Many once popular sayings have souls as well, to an unfriendly from the bonds of slavery and will drawn to the revelations of the gone out of use and Mr. de Martin nation,

only let the diplomatic correspondent of the wondered how long it would be The people of China are too THE

white race reap"Dally Herald, London, (which before putting the cart before the sensible, we know, to take any ALTERNATIVES the benefits. appear in another column) of the horse" would have to be explained heed of this pernicious propaganda

Hence, he goes aims of the puppets and their to the rising generation Shake- but nevertheless it is necessary on, it is necessary that Japan Japanese masters. These are in-speare's audience knew all about that it should be counteracted should treat the Chinese as teresting as they show the men- Lady Macbeth's "cat in the adage":

PROMOTED lest those who are

brothers, then the Chinese can tality of these people but, in order but nowadays most people do hot not educated CHINESE TOO respect Japan and sincerely co- to carry out their policies, Tokyo, know that it was "The cat lover

Berlin, Nov, aliould find them-- SENSIBLE=" operate with her. If Japan will Nanking and Pelping cannot ex-fish but is loth to wet her feet.” General Wilhelm Keltel, chiler ofron selves inäuenced A, FA place confidence in the Reformed pect to count on the support of the Occasionally, we find - different the Supreme Command of the Demb

Government, we can adopt Im- Chinese people who know too proverbs with the same meaning-fence Forces has beers, promoter » §- "médiately: apan's proposals for much of Japan policies and will "All is not gold that glitters" in Colonel-General as from November 1991 the pamphlets, containing as they (1)7 China a fölhips. i the plant, have nothing to do with them. much the same as Fine Leathers 1-Transocean

Kowloon Inland-

Lot No. 1048.

Registry No.

Bouth of Bawlogu laland

Locality.

· Road, Ma Tau-Kok.-

'ments.

As per

tale plan

Contents in

Square foot

Anana!

Rental.

FEDE

Upaat Prical

to a certain degree a few of the Eidiculous statementz embodied in

H.M. Troopship Lancashire zall- ed for Singapore yesterday, carry- ing on board the 1st Battalion Lancashire - Fusiliers, who are... to take over duty in India, and, over 100 officers and men for the United Kingdom and other stations.

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