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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISEMENTS,

DIVIDEND NOTICE.

THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING

CORPORATION.

The Directors of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corpora tion announce that, subject to audit, the dividend for the half year ending 31st December, 1938 "will be:-

Dividend £3. per share Write off Bank Premises $1,000.000

And carry forward to next year about $3.400.600

NOTICE.

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We take pleasure to announce

that we have now acquired the factory of the South China Brick. works in Sunhal, Castle Peak, New Territories and henceforth production of bricks will be carried on by us under the name of Keen Sang Brickworks. We are in a position to effect prompt delivery of any quantity.

KEEN SANG BRICKWORKS, 26, Lee Yuen Street, East (1st Floor), Hongkong,

LEE CHING,

General Manager,

CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN & MORTGAGE

CO., LTD.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Certificate No. 8768. dated Hongkong, 30th January, of this 1924 for-392—shares Company, numbered 181285/ 181676 inclusive, registered in the nam: of Lee Hysan (dec'd) has been Lost or Destroyed, and should this certificate not be pro- duced to the Company before the 30th January 1939, a new certi“ cate for the shares will be issued, and the aforesaid Certif. cate No. 8768 will be thereafter treated by this Company as Null and Vold.

By Order of the Board

of Directors, J. C. GUTERRES,

Secretary

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG

PROBATE JURISDICTION

&

IN THE GOODS of Albert Ernest Harvey, Inte of Chatham Annexe Cameron Road, Kowloon in the Colony of Hongkong, formerly of the Harbour Department of the Colony of Hong Kong, de- ceased.

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Certificate 6/NS.4430 dated Hongkong, 18th January, 1936 for Sixty shares of this Bank numbered 95407/ 95466 inclusive registered in the name of Mr. Vivian Geoffrey Smyth has been Lost or Stolen and should this certificate not bei produced to the Bank before the 14th January, 1939, a new certi ficate for the shares will be Issued, and the aforesäld Certl | cate No. 6/NS.4430 will be thereafter treated by this Cor poration as Null and Vold.

By Order of the Court of Directors,

V. M. GRAYBURN,

Chief Manager. 203

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HONGLONO, JANUARY 1, 1839.

AIR MISSION TO

AUSTRALIA

IN KEEPING WITH the policy of re-armament of the British Government, a mission is to be sent to Australia for the purpose of consulting with the Common- wealth Government on the ques- tion of establishing and operating alrcraft factories. These factories will be of a sufficient productive capacity to meet the needs of the air defence of Australia and New Zealand, as well as to replenish, the active aircraft that will be based upon Singapore and Hong- kong. In this respect, we in the Colony have an intimate interesti

in the Mission which is now pro- ceeding to Australia:

THE BRITISH Commonwealth may be far-flung. but the

EDITORIAL

LIKELY BRITISH MOWRER IN CHINA

DEMARCHE TO TOKYO

Measures To Keep

·

Open Door

LONDON, Jan 10 (T/Ocean) -Regarding the rumours cur- rent here of a forthcoming British demarche to Tokyo, it is semi-officially stated that the Bitish Government is at present considering measures which might appropriately be

taken

to

JAPAN IS INCAPABLE OF OVERTHROWING CHINA.

Defective Strategy And

Outworn Tactics

That Japan is incapable of overthrowing China, has failed in the attempt to break down her resistance, and confronts, a powerful united 'nation in defeat, is E, A. Mowrer's conviction after a visit to the worn-torn Far East.

Famed for his outspokenness, the author upset the Nazis in 1933

Ger with his book “Germany Puls the Clock Back." He safeguard British

regards Interests in China but that no many, Italy and Japan as the "three Public Enemies." definite decisions have yet been takei..

PARALLEL STEPS LONDON, Jan. 10 Reuter-The problem of the Japanese attitude with respect to the Oper. Door in China has been the subject of

ministerial discussion in London for some time, says Reuter's diplo- matic correspondent.

There has also been à full and frank exchange of views between London and Washington.

Observers here nate that eich have independently ar··· rived at the same conclusions trom the same set of facts. certain Hence, naturally" a amount of parallelism might be expected in any course adopted. Although no specific confirma- tion can be obtained of stories that China's currency may be support- ed, It is not denied that mainten- ance of the currency is of definite Interest to the foreign trading community in China, and efforts to undermine it by the introduction of currencies sponsored by puppet administrations, established by the Japanese are strongly deprecated

here.

DR. QUO VISITS THE FOREIGN OFFICE

Dr. Quo Tal-chi, the Chinese Anibassador, visitet Viscount Hall- fax at the Foreign Office yesterday in order to press the urgency of the situation in China, and the possibility of action by the League in view of Viscount Halifax's visit to Geneva on his way back from Rome.

WASHINGTON, Jan, 10 (Reuter) The Ambassadors of Britain, France and Germany are In Washington together for confer- ences with the Administration.

he first two returned unexpect edly from holidays in Florida to confer with President Roosevelt. but they refuse to divulge the rea- son for this.

In

China's ultimate victory. Mowrer firmly believes. His main reasons are (0) The Intrepid leadership of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek: (b) the awakening of Chinese womanhood under auspices of Mre. Chiang; and (e|

the

the Japanese inemelency, defective strategy and outwom' tactics, He adds there is realization of vast ineptitude of the Japanese General Staff and utter lack of discipline or unity within the Army."

NEW INDIAN

FEDERAL CONSTITUTION....

CALCUTTA, Jan. 10 T/Oceânt. Political circles in close touch with the Congress Party are in- clined to attach greatest Impor.. tance to the draft of the new In- 'dlan Federal Constitution

just Anished by Gandhi.

BOLD. GUERILLAS Bold Chinese guerliin bands per- sistently cut the enemy's com-

It is expected that the contents munications. The invaders dare of the new Constitution draft will not quit the railways. main roads be published to-inorrow when the und navigable rivers.

Executive. Committee of the Con- Mobile guerilla units come and go by gresa Party meets in Bardoli.

Unless Gandhi's draft takes a night virtually as they please. ambush Japanese trucks on the due regard to the question of the more than highways, derail troop trains, zill native States it is numbers in tsolated detachments doubtful whether the rulers of these States will allow enforcing or remote outposts.

of the new Constitution plan.

As China's big cities fell. Chiang withdrew in good order, thus de- llberately attenuating enemy lines! of communication. Mowrer thinks the Democratic Powers are at last overcoming their fear of Jupan Germans in the Far East hope for a Chinese victory, and only Italy supports the Invaders.

If the British and Americans put an embargo on certain supplies and further boycott on Japanese goods. they could "break Japan within a year." "Mowrer's final conclusion: Japan is a poor nation lodging an 18-foot anaconda's appetite in the body of a five foot blacksnake.".

HSU SHIH-YING

IN CHUNGKING,

FRANCO-YUGOSLAV

TRADE TREATY

BELGRADE, Jan. 10 (T/Ocean).

The Yugoslav economie delega- ton leaving here to-day for Paris

will, according to well-informed

Belgrade circles, have as its main

object to convince France of the

necessity to put into practice the conditions of the Franco-Yugoslav trade treaty signed at the end of

1937.

This treaty provides 20 per cent. surplus exports for Yugoslavia in her trade with France while in 1938 the French exports to Yugo- slavia pere actually higher than the Yugoslav exports to France.

CHUNGKING, Jan, 10 (Central) Mr. Hau Shih-ying, acting Chair- | man of the National Rellet Com- MONTAGU NORMAN mission, arred in Chungking by plane from Hongkong this after

All the Ambassadors are

now Hull, who landed in New York-to- awaiting the return of Mr. Cordell hoon.

day from Lima,

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1939.

What The Fall

Hankow

Means

Of

BY SIR ANTHONY JENKINSON

The fall of Hankow does not mean the defeat of China. Nor does it mean the end of " fighting.

nese armies particularly the Kwangtung and Kwangsi Armies, which were bearing the brunt of the Yangtze Valley fighting. They live to fight another day.

The long duration of the war, and particularly the delay in the capture of Hankow, has cost Japan

The loss of Hankow is a serious dearly in men and money.

blow to the Chinese because it cuts Japan's Anancial year begins them off from important sources of on April. By that time, if the revenue and severs the line-the war continues, she will have to Pelping-Hankow-Canton railway— budget for such a' tremendous ex-which linked the northwest with penditure on arms that her econo- the southwest. Geographically mic structure may collapse.

China is now a divided country.

the

GUERILLA WARFARE.

Moreover, the longer war lasts, the more success- fully will China be able to de- velop her new industries and new armies In the interior pro- vinces and her guerilla warfare in the occupied areas behind the Japanese lines.

But her spirit remains intact. Henceforth she will fight the war on a more democratic basis; there will be closer co-operation between her soldiers and the mass of her people.

CUT OFF

China is now cut off from Hong- kong. the main gateway for her A few months ago there was war supplies In future stic must tle doubt that the Japanese could get them through the Indo-China; have cleaned up the guerilla units: Burma and Russia-Lanchow routes had they tried to do so in eamest. all of them inadequate. But she But to-day the guerillas and the still has a year's war supplies in masses upon whom they depend reserve, and in the meantime her are organised scientifically-prin- own arsenals and factories are de- cipally in the northwest and velcping in the interior. northeast by the Eighth Route Army.

While the Japanese have been advancing on Hankow and Canton, the guerillas have been feverishly arming and politically educating the masses in the cocupled areas. Only an immediate peace will

For, China, the loss of Han- kow does not mean the end of the war. It means the pro- longation of the war for at least five years even though there may be nominal peace during that ilme.

For Britain, the loss of 'Hankow

means the beginning of Japan's attempt to consolidate her econo- mjc position in China

cable the Japanese to deal with the guerillas before it gets too late. Japan, then. will come forward with peace

in terms. These.

Because of her lack of raw, essence, will b

41 materials Japan is still a second- "We will "withdraw our troops class milltary and naval power. from your country and respect But if she is left free to exploit your territorial integrity--as we althe wealth of China, she will ways said we would-on condition rapidly become a Arst-class Power. that your Government will co- able to carry cut the most am- operate economically with us, in-bitious of her dreams.

What are those 'dreams? stead of with the Western Powers,

and will help us to exterminate Communism in China "

PUPPET

GOVERNMENTS This, in practice, will mean that the mineral and agricultural wealth and markets of China, will

In the words of her own apokes- men-to conquer Asia and domin- ate the world. Japan will conquer Asia by feeding upon the wealth of China

the and securing from Chinese "puppet" Government co- operation in a polley of "Asia for the Asiatics.”

be put at the disposal of Japan, iHER PROGRAMME order to satisfy her expanding`im. the Chinese

perialism, and that

"STEEL KING" "puppet" Government will assist the Japanese in destroying the LONDON, Jan. 10 (T/Ocean-guerillas and removing all Soviet

influence.

The Eurasia plane which brought Mr. Montagu Norman, for many Mr. Hsu to Chungking, while on its years the Governor of the Bank way from Hongkong, was notified of England, yesterday became the

ties of Empire lose nothing by the CHINESE COUNTER- of the Japanese air attack on the British Steel King." taking over

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distance which separates the Dominions and Depen- EMPIRE dencies from the Mother TIES

ATTACKING IN SHANSI

SIAN, Jan.

MARITIME TRAFFIC

provisional government seat. The control of the well known British plane did not fund until the air steel firm of John Summers bod alarm was lifted shortly before one Sons. o'clock.

In July last the Bank of England Country. And, although

10 (Central).—A Upon landing, Mr. Hsu called on already secured a controlling in- Pacific may be many thousands of counter-attacking

the Far East and the strong Chinese force is vigorously Dr. H. H. Kung. President of the terest on the British steel indus- miles from England. the destinies west Shansi, which fell into Japan-regular meeting of the Yuan,

Chihsten, in Executive Yuan, and attended the try by buying up the share ma- and welfare of the population of ese hands recently, Its vanguards,

jority of the Richard Thomas Com the British In these parts are close according to a

Mr. Hsu, interviewed by the pany. to the hearts of every man, woman have already recaptured Luchia- work the National Relief Commis-

military report. press. described the general relief! and child in the Mother Country.

shan, a strategic height about one ston hud done in Hongkong and EVENTS IN CHINA, and part- and a half miles south of Chihafen expressed thanks for the sympathy cularly in South China, have and were yesterday pounding "at' and assistance rendered by the brought a realisation of possibly the city gates with artillery fire. Hongkong Government. grave future developments not Chinese guerilla bands in south only to ourselves and to the people Shansi, in the meantime, continue of Australls, but also to the British to damage Japanese communica- Commonwealth. And while any tion lines and harass all units. measures which are taken in keep-

In the Yuslang area, northeast ing with the dictates of wise states of Yungtsi, a section of the high- manship and caution are not way has been damaged by the directed against any particular guerillas. Power it is natural that those measures should be sufficiently adequate to assure confidence that

Japan's programme includes the conquest of Indo-China, the Malay States, Siam (al- ready strongly under Japanese -influence), Burma, India, the Philippines. Dutch East Indies. New Zealand and Austrália.

Only after carrying out this pro- gramme will Japan challenge the Soviet Union.

A present Japan is too weak to carry out such a programme.

Certain groups of Chinese. headed by Wang Ching-wei, will probably co-operate with Japan on these lines. With the fall of Hankow, the Japanese

will co-ordinate their various puppet governments. cen- Within the next few weeks Bri- trollsing them in Peiping. Pelping government, headed, per-the

This tain will have to choose between unpleasant alternatives of haps. by Wang Ching-wel-will coming to terms with the Japan- control the area lying east of the ese on the three-fold basis of re- Peiping-Hankow-Canton line. The cognising the "puppet" Govern~ effectiveness of its control will de ¡ment in Peiplrig (as Germany and pend on its ability to destroy the Italy will do). granting Japan guerillas in that area..

financial, assistance, and opening " CONGESTION

British colonial markets to Japan- THEY WILL FIGHT ON

ese goods or helping China, and SHANGHAI, Jan. 10 (T/Ocean) West of that line the Chinese, in consequence seeing our trade in- --According to Japanese circles

armies will reorganise and fight on. |terests in the Yangtze Valley and for ¡here, plans

semi-oficial In the northwest the basis of re- South China swept away. steamship company to operate a sistance will be provided by the In the long run, Britain is faced merchant feet between Japan and Eighth Route Army: in the south-with the alternatives of helping BE DISCUSSED

Stanghal are now being drawn up west by

Kwangtung and China to regain her national in- |by the Japanese Ministry of Com- Kwangsi troops, led by Generals Li❘ dependence or standing by and BERLIN, Jan. 10 (Reuter).-Mr.munications, Japan's leading ship-Chung-len and Pal Chung-hsi. George Rublee. the

American ping firms, Nippon Yusen Kaisha The evacuation of Canton and director of the Inter-Governmental and Osaka Shosen Kaisha, as well Hankow has preserved the Chi- Committee on Refugees," which as the Ministry of Marine, are co- was set up in London following the operating in the establishment of Evian Conference in July, arrived the plan. The main task of the here this morning accompanied by company will be to ease the mari- two other members of the Com-time trame congestion now pre- valling on the route from Japan "We have come to continue the to Central China.

JEWISH EMIGRATION FROM GERMANY TO

mittee.

TRINIDAD ANXIETY

3

NO DECISION

the British Empire is inviolate no lack of hinterland in which mill- matter how small a unit may be. tary supplies can be manufactured. THERE WAS A TIME when the It possesses no industrial centres

British Government was ac-

and, therefore, must depend upon cused of being indifferent to events the lines of communications which in the Far East, when Japanese themselves are already menaced. expansion in North China was sup- These lines lie through the Medi- conversations we had with Dr. posed to have been even favoured

terranean and round the Cape and, Schacht in London," stated Mr. by reactionary circles in Britain. in military circles, both are con- Rublee. "It is hoped that the talks Even now, correspondence from sidered insecure. In this respect, will facilitate Jewish emigration

AMSTERDAM, Jan 10 (T/Ocean) persons who are reputed to be well therefore, Bingapore now assumes from Germany with the help of

-No decision was made by noon informed assert that "there is a

an additional Importance since the the Reich Government." NOTICE IS HEREBY danger that British financial reac-

to-day on the reply of the Neder- source of supplies for the British GIVEN that the Court has by tion may consider making a deal Empire lying in the Pacific will now

LONDON, Jan. 10 (Reuter)-The landsche Bank to the British re- virtue of Section 58 of the with the Japanese. This seems to probably be transferred to the growing influx of Jewish emigrants quest for co-operation in measures Probates Ordinance 1897, made be a blased view

into Trinidad is causing anxiety for protecting the English pound against bear speculations. Dutch an Order limiting the time for

THIS IS A TIME of great to the local authorities. Five

financial experts believe that the' creditors and others to send in

moment. Great nations con-hundred Jews entered Trinidad dilatory attitude of the Dutch their claims against the above

fident of their power to achieve by during the past six months and Bank aims at getting positive estate to the 28th day of January, although there may be isolated

force what they cannot achieve by more are expected.

British assurances as to the level A meeting of the Executive: 1939.

financial and Industrial groups AIRCRAFT

have released forces Council was called to discuss the be kept in order to find a basis for to which the pound is definitely to which believe that. British finance TO COMBAT which will be diffi- question.

her own currency policy. can co-operate with Japan in the AIRCRAFT cult to control. The re-building of China after a close,

terrible devastation

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 January, 1939.

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JOHNSON, STOKES &

MASTER,

Solicitors for the Executrix,

Hong Kong & Shanghai

Dank Building,

Hong Kong.

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which is not sup- REACTION TO ported by the FAR EAST facts. And these EVENTS facts are that

favourable to

Antipodes.

methods peaceful

Japan; has been which aircraft can spread has been reached, the actions of the British demonstrated in China and in Government disclose a realisation Spain. But adequate defence

NEW JAPANESE

WAR LOANS

SHANGHAI, Jan. 10. (Interna-

3 EAST HONAN TOWNS FALL

that the war in China is not near against aircraft is considered to be tanish, that China is still cap aircraft. It is to be sure that Aus- tional)The Journal de Shanx-LOYANG, Jan. 10 (Central) able of prolonged resistance, and tralia, New Zealand, Singapore and hat," local French paper, stated Ribalen, Luyi and Chenilu in east that, before the war in China is other dependencies will be well that the Japanese Government Honan are reported to have again ended, some greater and more supplied now that the Home Gov-floated new bonds on January 7 to fallen into Japanese hands. The serious development may take ernment is sending out this Mission the value of Yen 400,000,000 for Chinese forces have withdrawn to place to the Pacific and the Far to the Commonwealth. It is an war purpose,

the suburbs. The Japanese troops East.

event which will contribute greatly The Japanese Government in- who entered Chenllu are alleged to SINGAPORE 1s by no means an towards moral rearmament, as well tends to Host, within this year, have mowed down hundreds of ideal location for a military as to material rearmament, for the logs amounting to Yen 1,620,009. Chinese civilians with machine- centre of resistance in view of the security of the British Empire... '000, acerrding to the same paper, gun fire.

the

JJ

watching Japan slowly but surely falf her dream of Asiatic con- [quest.---"Dally Sketch."

Far-Reaching Changes In

German Newspaper World

BERLIN, Jan. 10 (Transocean)-In the Berlin newspaper world. far-reaching changes will be made on February 1,

The "Berliner Tageblatt" will cease publication on that date. The "Deutsche Allegemeine Zeitung" will amalgamate with the "Dept- scher Verlag (formerly "Ulstein") which already publishes a num- ber of popular newspapers with a very large circulation.

The Berliner Boersen Zeitung", non-party foreign political and -the most influential financial économie organ of Germany. The newspaper of the Reich capital-Berliner Boersen: Zeitung" will will also pass into another owner- have as a special characteristic its ship. From February 1, the "Voel-close association with the economic kischer Beobachter," which used to life of Germany. Whereas the of the "Voelkischer Beobachter," as offi- be the leading organ National Bocialist Party, will be-elal Party organ, has a circulation. come the leading organ of Berlin of over 600,000, the "Deutsche and simultaneously of all Ger- Allegemeine Zeitung" has a circula- many.

tion of only 58,000. The "Deutsche Allegemeine The "Berliner Tageblatt," form- Zeltung" chief editor will still be erly a Democratic "newspaper and Dr. Bilex, while the chief editor of whose readers are strongly Jewish the "Berliner Tageblatt," Dr. has declined in circulation to about Muendier, will become political 54,000. This low circulation alone chief of all newspapers published showed that the "Berliner, Tage- by the "Deutscher Verlag," which blatt" was no longer capable of a will be enlarged in the foreign ser- continued existence.

Since the Reichs Government vice. Its editorial staff being rein- forced by that of the "Berliner does not desire any subventioned newspapers, the "Berliner. Tage- Tageblatt."

blatt" will now disappear as did the "Germania," the organ of the The "Deutsche Allegemeine Zei- former. Catholic Centre Party on

will then be the lending January 1, 1939.

tung

ECONOMIC ORGAN