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CHINESE NEW YEAR

FAIR, 1939

I. It is hereby notified for in. formation that spaces for the usual Chinese New Year Fair (February 9th to 18th, 1939 in- clusive) will be allotted in the following streets →→→

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HONG KONG ISLAND GLOUCESTER ROAD, WAN. CHAI-Fron Fenwick Street to Fleming Road.

KOWLOON

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG.

PROBATE JURISDICTION,

CHINA PROVIDENT. LOAN & MORTGAGE

LTD.

co..

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Certificate No. 8768 dated Hongkong, 30th January,

IN THE ESTATE of JOHN | 1924. for-392-shares of this DUNCAN ISBISTER late of Greenock, Scotland. En gineer, deceased,

EDITORIAL

EXHIBITION IN CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY

Personal Works Of Mr. Kung-che Chen

An exhibition of the personal works of Mr. Kung-che Chen, fermer Councillor to the Nanking and Tientsin Municipalities, in Chinese calligraphy is to be held in Kam Ling Restaurant at West Point for three days beginning on Saturday..

Mr. Chen will also have on dis-

Company, numbered 181285/ 181676 inclusive, registered in the name of Lee Hysan (dec'd) has been Lost or Destroyed, and NOTICE is hereby given that should this certificate not be pro the Court has by virtue of the duced to the Company before the provisions of Section 58 of Or-30th January 1939, a new certi“ dinance No. 2 of 1897, made an cate for the shares will be Order limiting the time for credi-issued, and the aforesaid Certifi-making Nathan Road to the sea front.

iers and others to send in their cate No. 8768 will be thereafter ARGYLE STREET: From

"Sham Chun Street to Portland claims against the above estate treated by this Company as Null

to the 21st day of February, 1939.

WATERLO0

Street.

ROAD:From

NAN CHANG STREET:-Be- tween. Tai Nam Street and Cheung Sha Wan Road. These streets will be marked out in stall-spaces of 10 feet by 10 feet and the fee for each stall. space will be $2.00 for the period of the fair.

Applications for stall spaces should be made in person at the Hawkers Office, Leighton Hill Road, Hong Kong, on or alter February 7th, 1939.

2. No unauthorised stalls will be allowed.

3. Stall-spaces will be let for the sale of the following com. modities only

Gold-fish

Flowers (including artificial

flowers, pot plants

miniature gardens).

Curios.

Sandalwood.

Stationery.

Pictures and Calendars. Toys.

and

When applying for stall spaces applicants must state which of the above commodities they desire

to sell.

4. No persons will be allowed to display their wares in places other than the authorized stall.

para. spaces mentioned in above.

5. Police bave instructions to arrest all unlicensed hawkers and persons causing obstruction.

C. J. ROE, Secretary, Urban Council,

24th January, 1939.

NOTICE

Mr. V. G. BOWDEN, Aus- trailan Government Trade Com missioner in China, wili arrive in Hong Kong on the 30th inst, for a short visit and will be glad if parties desiring to consult him in connection with Australian Trade will communicate with him c/o Mr. S. T. Williamson, 5th Floor P. & O. Building.

OFFICIAL NOTICE

PROPOSAL TO CHANGE A SHIP'S NAME

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

Dated the 24th day of January. 1939.

"י

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

Hong Kong.

HONG KONG TRAMWAYS,

LIMITED

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY YEARLY GENERAL MEET- ING of HONG KONG TRAM WAYS, LIMITED will be held at the oflices of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., Hong

Kong, on FRIDAY, the 17th day of February, 1939, at 12 o'clock noon, to transact the ordinary business of the Company.

and Vold.

By Order of the Board

of Directors,

R. A. WICKERSON,

Secretary and Manager

The Daily Press.

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

Night Editor (Wanchal Office);

Tel. 24511,

London Office: 53. Fleet Street

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HONGKONG, JANUARY 26, 1930.

FAST MOVING

EVENTS

ALTHOUGH less than a month

play a number of books which he has written, as well as a large quantity of materials which he has invented for the purpose of Chinese writing easier. The exhibitions will open daily at 9 a.m. and continue until 10 p.m.

Eleven books, ten inventions and thirty different kinds of Chinese script will be on display and are sure to attract the attention of those, interested in art and culture of the Far East and China in par- ticular. Those who attend Mr.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1939.

AMERICAN PLAY Hello &

TO BE ACTED

BY CHINESE

"Debutante Goes To Town"

Theatre-roers and art lovers In the Colony will be delighted with the privilege of seeing an outstanding American play, "Debutante Goes To Town,” acted by entire Chinese cast, at the Queen's Theatre on March 1, 2 and 3.

Goodbye

BY A.W. HYER

By the time the ground box comes out of his hole or some- thing along that order. travel will be tops. Each week more people are packing and unpacking bags in the Colony.

However, the highlight of the travel business for the month has been on Richard Haliburton's junk stili moored to pier No. 1. The "Sea Dragon" will slide out to a buoy by Friday and at the week-end she will be on her way to America, Kitano Maru

¡Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Flores and Mr. V. T. Doong, departed without BRIGHT AND EARLY Wednesday our acios and wa.nings.

morning the motorship with Empress of Japan. the red and white bands around

University as the Supervisor. Mr. buoy, just down from cold Shang-

With Dr. Rhodes of the Lingnan her tunnel took a position at the SHINING FROM stem to stern this. oyang Yu-chen, the Director, Mr. hal.

Fa, the Stage Manager, Mr. M. Andre, the Music Director and THE TOKYO GIANTS, a hardy day sun when she departed yes-

Miss Daisy O'Keefe, the Dancing

lately overhauled Canadian Pacific liner glistened in the noori-

and muen travelled baseballterday at 12 o'clock.

Such a goodbye party was held Colony on their way to several in honour of the departure of weeks of games in Manila.

Mr. and Mrs. R. AI, Melay, form- Or 110 games played last year, orty Number One of the National they won 75. Now, that is some City Bank of New York, now rea ball playing.

tired

Director, this musical comedy is team had a day visiting in the being carefully produced for the purpose of raising funds for re- lief work.

The Chinese Youth's Medical Relief Association, organizers of the production, are assured of great succeRS.

Chen's display are ce.tain not to Banky Yip will play the leading come away disappointed.

ADMIRAL IN MANILA

His Excellency the Comman der-in-Chief of the China Sta- tion, Vice Admiral Sir Percy Noble, who is accompanied by Lady Noble, is due to arrive in Manila this afternoon from Saigon aboard the flagship H.M.S. Kent,

Bidding adios to the Colony and Though they looked forward to taking many pleasant memories | a delightful trip across the Prei- with them were the three mem-fic and through Cumada, they were

Miks Grace Cheng and Mr.

roles while "Chang King of Romance of the Western Cham ber," Mr. Herbert Tong, will be in an entirely different role and Miss Jean Ma, a very popular Hongkong travel to Manila for an engage very nice Big Boss at the Chase girl, will also appear.

bers of the Hongkong Hotel's so.ry to be leaving the Colony and "high-stepping" dance team, Kyra, their daughter, Mrs. W. Hewitt.

The Empress liner fairly groan- Roby and Harry, (Mr. and Mrs. L Woog and Mr. Sandor Woog).ed with other important people. These well-known entertainers will like Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Biggar, the

ment.

The Ave-act play, with dancing Imperial Airways and delightful music, will be put

Bank. Homeward to New York they travel for six months of relaxation and family gatherings. and And there Wag the Jovial

on for three performances, cam-TWO PLANES, Delphinus

*** Denebola took off for. Bangkok | Mr. Fred Maloof. Plenty .or mencing at 9 p.m. nightly.

The Cast follows:

of players is

ag yesterday morning at 7 and 7.30, fiends were on hand to tonst him.

respectively.

to

the rest vacation.

on his way to Vancouver and ex- Banky Yip, Grace Cheng. Jean; Delphinus carded three passen. tend wishes ter a speedy return.

The charming, much travelled the southe Mr. H. V. Ma, Herbert Tong. Hayman Kwok, gers Kay Ma, Fred Chong, Hsie Wong. Bleackley held a ticket for Sydney. Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Stiles created party. Nine official functions have been George Chow, Este Cheong, Wii- Senior Parina was heading back to other merry goodbye

are travelling to These people arranged for the Admiral's visit to fred Seto; Dom Chow, Lau Po Kel, his busness in Bangkok and the Philippines and residents there Mary Chan, Gorden Lee, Bella Ma. Mr. W. L. Stoker was on a business Vancouver, partly on business and are anticipating a very busy social David Oui, Balina Luk, George Ng, trip to Rangoon, Quite right, we whirl until January 31, when the Lily Chan, Kenneth Wong, Beatrice; forgot to turn on the alarm clock, Pan American Airways visit ends.

Law, Mary Yao, James Poan, consequently, we we.e not on hand The Jagship H.M.S. Kent is ac- Priscilla Ho. Hugh Chen, Florence to spy and pry these gentlemen. companied to Manila from Saigon | Lam, Tony Wong, Elsie Law, Ann Sad news indeed for many by H.M.S. Falmouth, and on board Thu. Patricia Ho, Gloria Yee and friends and foes in the Colony the latter ship are: Lady Noble. Art Carnerɔ. Mrs. R. R. McGrigor, wife of Com- mander McGrigor, the Admiral's chief of staff; Mrs. L. H. Ashmore,

has passed, events have moved wife of the flag captain, and Mrs.

with amazing swiftness throughout the world since the commencement of the year 1939, in the Far East no less than in Europe and the United States.

AND NOTICE IS HEREBY

FIRST OF ALL, in China, came ALSO GIVEN that the REGIS. TER OF MEMBERS of the wang Ching-wei of his open dis- the open statement issued by Company will be CLOSED from agreement with the National Gov- FRIDAY, the 3rd to FRIDAY,ernment and advocating complete the 17th February, 1939, both surrender to Japan. The reaction was very prompt indeed but it was days inclusive.

not the reaction which, Wang Ching-wel had expected, for the Chinese people opposed not only surrender but peace negotiations of any sort: they demanded that China should continue to fight to the end,

By Order of the "Board W, F. SIMMONS, Secretary. Hong Kong, 25th Jan., 1939..

Q.

R.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

73

G. B. Teale, wife of Paymaster

Lieutenant Teale. The Admiral has been on an official visit to the Governor-General of French Indo-

China.

On Friday the British Consui- General and Mrs. S. Wyatt-Smith will entertain Sir Percy and Lady

Noble at a luncheon in their hon

An "At home" will be held our. aboard the 'Kent on Saturday, and in the evening the American High Commissioner and Mrs. Paul V. McNut: will entertain the visitors

AIR RAID

POSTS

****

THAT BIG SILVER, China, Clipper

finally came up to the Colony

Tuesday calling at 12.10 o'clock."

the departure of the plumpish CAPTAIN R. J. NIXON did not

In Captain H. B. (John) Colins.

have many passengers for our the past few weeks he has been port, however... chaperoning the Denebola his The Pan American Airwaya" next call to Hongkong will probably meteorciigist. Mr. E. Brewster re-be the last for some time. He Buxton. from Guam, WHS On. ceived form a reliable source yes- needs a vacation and within 10 board watching those instruments terday. nine hospitals and twenty days he is due to go flying home first aid posts are to be set up into family and friends in London, Hongkong as part of the Colony's President Harrison preparations for" emergencies.

According to information

afternoon

installed in the Clippers and under

get technical.

ger had come flying from New

his direct supervision and control. During the past months this slen- der gentleman has done nothing this but take to the air via each Clipper The hospitals will be for the pur-LATE SUNDAY

round the world steamer between Guam and. Hongkong. pose of clearing casualties in air raid, and will be manned or staff slipped out of the bay headed for Something goes on but we did not ed by St. John Ambulance Brigade Manila. personnel and other members of Somebody thought they were MR. P. N. WOO, the other passen- the public who are receiving mm-putting something over on their Struction in the methods of deal-friends, but we truanced them and York and San Francisco. This tall. ing with gas or wounded casual-what we didn't say, well! The genial gentleman was extremely "

reference is to Mr. and Mrs. Erie polite and very enthusiastic about The hospitals, with the First Aid Mayell, Fox Movietone hombre, his fight but other than that, he. THEFT FROM MESS

posts, are to be spread all over the who has been enjoying lazy days had no news for us. Tang Kei, 20, and Sui Fal 30, Colony. Each will be within a of vacation in our town Singapore | Manila Bound were convicted by Mr. E. Hims-two mile radius of its neighbour. worth at the Kowloon Court

Active recruiting is already tak yesterday op two charges of laring place for personnel to man ceny from the Officers Mess, these casualty clearing hospitals Gun Clab Hill Barracks. Bui was and First Aid posts.

four Approximately

thousand sentenced to five months im- prisonment and Tang two months volunteers are required.. hard labour.

ties.

The twenty First Aid posts have It was revealed that they had already been selected and plans are pawned the two overcoats and felt being prepared to adapt them for hat stolen, and then had sold the the purposes for which they will

be used in time of emergency, pawh tickets.

calls this Illustrious picture-taking

man, and he reports bigger and WEDNESDAY, 8.30 off went the better news pletures to come.

"China Clipper homeward MR. L. PARKER, former United bound. Certainly you all heard her States Consul in Canton call-humming up there in the bright ed via this American President sunshine as she went out the Line ship to A new desk and southern end of the harbour.

The man who hits tennis balls

duties in Rangoon.

Another Consul for American so fast, you cannot see them pass, affairs. Mr. R. S. Ward had a tic-Mr. Leonardo Gavla, Philippine ket to Penang where he will take tennis champion, was returning Home after matches in the Colony, up indefinite residence. Formerly in Foochow, he was a hit sad over the parting. President Plerce

THEN CAME President Roose- velt's warning to dictators. The President expressed the deter- mination of the United States to uphold democracy at all costs. This rap at totalitarianism Im- mediately brought forth bitter comments from Germany, Italy and Japan but, in spite of these, Mr. Roosevelt is continuing with PARTICULARS AND CON. his programme for the strengthen- DITIONS of the Sale by Publicing of America's defences.

Loaded down with luggage and ON THE FOLLOWING day, news Auction to be held on Monday,

Hongkong purchases was Mr. came to hand of the resigna-

Burns English, Superintendent of the 30th day of Jan., 1939, at 3

tion of Prince Fumimaro Konoye,

Operations for PAA. Tais. gentle- p.m., at the Offices of the Public Japanese Prime Minister since the

A fine of $25 was imposed by MANILA BOUND) last Sunday were man has been visiting us 74 Works Department, by Order of beginning of the Sino-Japanese

few Hongkong residents. By several weeks in preparation for His Excellency the Governor of War. The crisis was due to Japan's LESS THAN A WEEK ago, Dr. Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at the one Lot of Crown Land at military failure in China, Kunoye's Wellington Koo, chief Chin- Kowloon Court yesterday on Ho the time we had the taxi-man the arrival and handling of the Grampian Road, in the Colony of opposition to the full invocation of ese delegate to the League of Po-ting, tenant of No, 232 Shang-down at pter No. 5. the Pierce was new "Cathay Clipper," that is, the Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, the National General Mobilization Nations, appealed to the member had Street, ground floor, who was doing an about face in midstream, new Boeing 72-passenger, to you commencing

Act, his ability to meet the States to impose an embargo on summoned for having altered the 1st July,

and raw inside water service of the house demands of the military adventur- aeroplanes, petroleum

from

for having

though the British are being flayed by the Tokyo press lost their senses."

ALTERED "WATER

SERVICE

1898, with the option of renewal ers for their China campaign, and materials to stop the Japanese without the approval of the Water

his vigorous opposition to a mill-from tary-naval dictatorship.

ON JANUARY 7, a serious clash occurred between the Czechs

which

work their infernal

of Authority. destruction and slaughter in China, Mr. H H. Rose, waterworks OVER-| and to impose financial and econo- seer, prosecuting, stated in con-

.of against Japan. sequence mic restrictions

complaints

from

for

TRANSACTION OF MINOR

PLANE DIVES AT GREAT SPEED

Leung Lin,

49, widow,

WAL

BUFFALO, N.Y., Jan. 25. (Reuter)

and the Hungarians in the course This appeal was later acceded to tenants of the upper storeys, he sentenced by Mr. Q. A. A Mac--All speed records were substan- and the world is now waiting to inspected the ground floor of the fadyen at the Kowloon Court | tially exceeded yesterday by a heavy artillery Was of

premises on January 3 and found yesterday to six months imprison Curtiss Hawk pursuit plane which brought into use and casualties see what action la contemplated.

THE LATEST messages bring that two stop-locks had been ment when she was convicted on made a free dive in over 575 miles

news of the insurgent ad- fitted in such a manner as to im-a charge of being involved in the an hour. vance on the Spanish loyalist pede the flow of water to the upper transaction of a three-year-old have exceeded 600 miles, as the in-

were suffered on both sides. Peace,

happily, was brought about bus whether it will be lasting is a ques- tion which time only can tell,

storeys.

two

glil.

at a 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 I, Cheuk Man Sin of 314, Des thereof. Voeux Road, Central hereby give

Intending bidders are advised notice that in consequence of that immediately after the dis change of ownership I have apposal of the lot the Purchaser

The speed may even plied to the Board of Trade, under (not the applicant), will be

dicator's range was exceeded, Section 47 of the Merchant Ship required to deposit with an

capital of Barcelona.

Two women appeared before Mr. claim Curtiss officials, ping Act, 1891, in respect of the authorised officer who will be

between A FEW DAYS later, Mr. Neville GERMANY, tled

E. Himsworth on a similar charge

The plane is one of a hundred ship "WAH SING TON" form present at the sale, the sum of Chamberlain made his his- corpses, has again foolishly UNCLAIMEDTM

of being involved in the trans-being built for the French Govern erly of Hong Kong, Oficial No. two hundred dollars, ($200) in toric visit to Romea visit which under-estimated the strength of

TELEGRAMS action of a minor, also a three- ment. The plot mid he felt no 154039 of gross 30.18 tons, reg. cash. This sum will be refunded ended in fallure owing to the the British and the French fight-

year-old charge, when they were 111 effects. attitude adopted by ing forces but, if a test should

The Great Northern Telegraph remanded in police custody until 13.58 tans, beretofore owned by on payment of the Purchase adamant

come, they will find that Britain Company advise that the following January 31, Signor Benito Mussolini, who in- Cheng Yu Was of No. 832 Can- price.

sisted that Italy's natural aspira- and her ally are not totally un-unclaimed telegrams are lying at

the office: prepared. Britain had made and is making ample preparations to defend herself as evidenced by Mr. Chamberlain's appeal to the British people a couple of days ago to volunteer in every branch of the Empire's defence services.

ton Road, 1st floor, Kowloon un

expense of France.

der the name "YEW_HING", PARTICULARS OF THE LOT tons" should be fulfilled at the for permission to change her name to "YEW HING" and to have

her registered in the new name at the Port of Hong Kong as owned by.ine.

Any objection to the proposed change of name must be sent to the Registrar of Shipping at Hong Kong within seven days from the appearance of this advertisement. Dated 26th Jan., 1939.

:

(Signed) CHEUK MAN SIN,

70

No. of Sale.

Locality.

New Kowloon In Registry No.

land Lot No. 2350. Opposite New Kowloon Inland Lot No. 1538, Grampian Road.

Boundary

Measure.

mcata.

ft. ft.

ft

As per

sale plas.

Contanta in

Square feet.

About

monk

Annual

Rental.

Upest Price

92

4,800

1

FOLLOWING ON less than

week later came the British Note to Japan the most armly worded document sent to Tokyo since the outbreak of hostilities in

Chang Ming Wei c/o Paper Co.;

Bail was allowed of $250 each.

Beaudo, U.S.S. Tulsa; Chau Ming AIRPORT MOVEMENTS The Imperial Airways plane. Sun Sun Hotel. Room 501, Kow- Sun, 5 Shan Kwong Road: Mo Dal, loun; Weyler c/o Bank of East Delphinus, is due about noon to Asia; Chung Hung Fal c/o U.85.day from Hanol, where it stayed

overnight after having made the Far East. The Japanese were THE TIME has arrived when all Tulsa: 1365, all from Shanghai. late departure from Bangkok owing

told in no uncertain terms that

must unite Democracies

to a delay on the main Empire their policies in China were all against totalitarianism. The world

Appearing before Mr. R. Edwards route. The plane will leave for wrong and that Great Britain in- is at present, in such a state of tended firmly to adhere to the uncertainty that it will be impossi- at the Central Court yesterday the Stamese capital at 7.30 am. Nine-Power Treaty providing for ble for each Democracy to go its charged with being a vagrant in- to-morrow.

The China Clipper left Hong- the "Open Door" and the principle own way, They, must unite and the Colony, Renry George Evans,

a miner," was kong yesterday, while the Philip of equal opportunity. France Britain, France, the United States 50, described as followed suit a few days later. So and China, with the assistance of committed to the House of Deten pine Clipper is due on Saturday at 67 far, Tokyo has not officially replied, Soviet Russia, must take the lead. tion,

NAZI EDICT

IN MEMEL -MEMEL, Jan, 25 (T/Ocean)— Germans residing in Memel will in future he forced to use the Memel German salute, the Memel coun- terpart of the Nazi salute in Ger-

many.

This was one of the edicts laid

President of the Memel Directorate, down yesterday by the new Nazi

Herr W. Bertuledt.

As a result of recent elections. the Directorate is now predomin artly Nazi,