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EDITORIAL

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISEMENTS. ADVERTISEMENTS. The Daily Bress

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG. KONG

-PROBATE JURISDICTION

IN THE GOODS of Elsa Anna lole Macdonald late of Villa Betaana Saint Veran Cagnes Sur Mer France. d:ceased.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Court has by virtue of Section 58 of the

Probates Ordinance 1897, made an Order limiting the time for creditors and athers to send in their claims against the above estate to the 18th day of April,

1939.

༢།!་

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

Dated the 22nd day of March.

1939.

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

Hong Kong.

THE HONG KONG AND KOWLOON WHARF &

GODOWN CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO

243

SHAREHOLDERS

THE FIFTY-SECOND OR DINARY ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Office of MessTS, Järdine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., on THURSDAY, 23rd MARCH, 1939, at NOON, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1938.

The Transfer Books of the Company will be CLOSED from MONDAY, the 13th MARCH, 1939, to THURSDAY, the 23rd MARCH, 1939, both days in. clusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

C. M. MANNERS, Secretary & Manager. Hong Kong, 4th March, 1939.

188

THE HONG KONG FIRE. INSURANCE CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO

-

SHAREHOLDERS.

The Seventieth" Ordinary Gen. eral Meeting, of Shareholders will be held at the Offices of the undersigned on Friday, the 24th March, 1939, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers, to gether with * statement oi Accounts for the year ended the 31st December, 1938.

The Share Register and Trans fer Books will be closed from the

10th to the 24th March, 1939, both days inclusive.

JARDINE, MATHESON &

CO., LTD.

General Managers,

The Hong Kong Fire Insurance ·

Co., Ltd.

Hong Kong, 3rd March, 1939.

183

HONG KONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.

NOTICE IS. HEREBY GIVEN that the Ordinary Yearly Meeting of Shareholders will be held in the Offices of the Com- pany, 2 Queen's-Building, Hong Kong, on Monday, 27th March, 1939, at Noon for consideration of the Directors Report and Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1938. The Share Register and Trans. fer Books will be closed from 16th

to 27th March, 1939, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

E. COCK, Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 1st March, 1939."

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PUBLIC AUCTION

· PARTICULARS AND CON.

報西剌子

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Editorial and

PUBLIC AUCTION.

PARTICULARS AND CON-

DITIONS of the Sale by PublicDITIONS of the Sale by Public Afiction to be held on Monday,

Auction to be held on Monday, the 27th day of March, 1939, at 3 the 27th day of March, 1939, p.m., at the Offices of the Publicat.3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Works Department, by Order of

Order of His Excellency the His Excellency the Governor.

Governor of ons Lot of Crown of one Lot of Crown Land at Sau Chuk Yuen Road, Kowloon Land at Cheung Sha Wan, in the Colony of Hong Kong for City, in the Colony of Hong Kong

a term of 75 years, commenc- for a term of 75 years, commenc- ing from 1st July, 1898, withing from 1st July, 1898, with the option of renewal at a Crown the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor cent to be fixed by the Surveyor of his Majesty the KING, for of flis Majesty the KING, for one further term of 24 years less one further term of 24 years less the last three days thereof.

Business Office: 15-19, Queen's Road Central, Tel. 30351, Night Editor (Wanchai Omcel:

Tel. 24511,

London Office: 53: Fleet Street

B.C.A.

Hoxoxoxo, March 23, 1930

ANGLO- FRENCH

FRIENDSHIP

TRADITIONAL

bonds

of

RICE SHORTAGE

IN KWANGTUNG

Relief Move By Chinese Govt.

To solve, the rice shortage problem NOW confronting Kwangtung, Gen. Li Hon-Wan, Chairman of the Kwangtung Provincial Government, has decided to organ's, a company capitalized at $5.000.000% to and purchase both foreign native rice to meet the demand In the province, according to »♣ Shiokwan report. M..

The Kwangtung Provincial Gov- ernment will appropriate $300,000. The Kwangsi Provincial Govern- ment will be asked to allot $200,000, and the remaining $4,000,000 will friendship which have be obtained from the Farm Credit existed between the two great Bureau of the Ministry of Finance. Democratic Powers, Great the Central Bank of China, the Britain and France, for the Bank of China and the Bank of the last three days thereof.

past century, have further Communications. Intending bidders are advised been strengthened by the The Kwangtung Governor bas Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dis that immediately after the dis visit of their Majesties the also petitioned the Central Gov. ernment asking for the exemption posal of the lot the Purchaser Posal of the lot the Purchaser | King and Queen to Paris retrom duties of 8,000,000 piculs at

required to

an required to deposit with deposit with authorised officer who will be authorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded cash. This sum will he refunded on payment of the Purchase on payment of the Purchase

price.

price.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT

Mme. Lebrun.

SELDOM has such an en- thusiastic welcome been ac-

the

"

shipment of

been

THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1939.

STALIN'S POLICY OF SECURITY

HAPPINESS & CONTENT ON ALL SIDES

Progress Of Soviet

Russia In 1938

...

I went to the Soviet Union last year in no very expectant mood. I had been told by people whose opinion I respected that I should find it very difficult to see the things I wanted to, and certainly I should not find people willing to talk. They were judging from their experience of six months ago. The altua- tion must have improved considerably. I found not the slightest difficulty in seeing the things I wanted to see. I was even admitted, because of my per- sistence, to institutions undergoing alterations and de- corations of which there seemed to be an epidemic this year.

love for Stalin.

POLICY OF LIFE

¿

Said one to me: "We criticise Individuals if they work badly whoever, they are. Don't Ima- ging that all Stalin's sugges- tions

accepted without Bat criticism or discussion. the policy of the Party, the policy of Stalin, that brought life where before there was death."

Occasionally I would go as they began to tell me what the (if not the applicant) will be (if not the applicant) will be cently and by the present foreign_rice for Kwangtung. Plans into some institution without Communist party under. Stalin's

visit to London of President to increase Albert Lebrun of France and Hunan, Kwangsi and Klangst rice any previous notification. To leadership had done for them."

into Kwangtung have also a very polite request for my There was no doubt about their " documents" I would reply formulated.

Local rice merchants reveal that equally politely that I had corded a foreign visitor to the Ministry of Finance, upon in-only a notebook with me. I Britain's shores

structions of Generalissimo Chiang had not the continental habit than that Kai-shek

has approved the of carrying identity papers) accorded President Lebrun. exemption from duties of 1,200,000 about with me. who will be given a taste of quintals of foreign rice for Kwang- real British hospitality so tung. Of this amount long as he stays in England. quintals will be distributed to Britain was pleased to greet | Swatow, Chaochow, and the M. Lebrun as he stepped on neighbouring districts, and 200,000 England's soil from a special-quintals to Kongmoon. Appor- ly-chartered Channel steam- tionment for Chungshan will be made upon... the completion of er. Her welcome was all the investigation into the rice shortage warmer in view of the com-conditions there by officials of the mon issue which at present Kwangtung Finance Department. binds the two Democracies in it is learned.

by

No. of Sale.

New Kowicon Inland

Begiatry No.

land Lot No. 1848, Sau Chuk Locality. uen Road, Kowloon City.

Lot No. 2864. West of New Kowloon In-

G.

Boundary.

Keasure-

ments.

Ft. Ft. FL

As per

ale plan

No. of Bale.

Hegistry No:

Locality.

Sha

Let No. 266G.

New Kowloon Inland

Junction of Un Chau Rend Castle Peak treet End C

Road,

Cheung

Contents in

Upset Price.

Square feet

Annual

Rental.

About

8,300

K.

96

4,150

237

G.

Boundary Mansara-

menis.

A por

sale plain

Contents in

yoo arang

Annual

Rental,

“Upsst Irice. I

8,070

120

202

1.

of

menace

the face Dictators.

THE VESSEL on which the

distinguished visitors travel-

700,000

NEW MOTOR VESSEL FOK BURNS PHILP

& CO., LTD.

The new twin screw motor and

led was met by British war- 239 ships and a squadron of Royal Air Force planes which

passenger motor ship Tulgari, escorted it to Dover where which is the seventh vessel being the French President was built for Messrs. Burns Philp (88.) greeted by the Duke" of & Co., Ltd. of Suva, Fiji, by Messrs Gloucester on behalf of the Hongkong & Whampoa Dock Co. King. M. Lebrun and France's Ltd., at their Kowloon Dock estab First Lady were later received lishment, is now nearing comple- at Victoria Station by Their tion and will be launched or entertained their guests at a Majesties, state banquet in the white called for slightly unusual propor and gold room of Bucking-tions, the dimensions being 255 ft. ham Palace in truly regal OA. x 44 ft. moulded x 27-6* splendour, t

PUBLIC AUCTION, PARTICULARS AND CON. DITIONS of the Sale by Public PUBLIC AUCTION.

Auction to be held on Monday, PARTICULARS AND CON. the 27th day of March, 1939, DITIONS of the Sale by Public 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Auction to be held on Monday. Public Works Department, by the 27th day of March, 1939, at 3 Order of His Excellency the p.m., at the Offices of the Public Governor of one Lot of Crown Works Department, by Order of Land at Shamshuipo, in the His Excellency the Governor of Colony of Hong Kong for a one Lot of Crown Land at term of 75 years, commencing Kowloon Tsai, in the Colony from 1st July, 1898, with the of Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, commencing from 1st July, 1898, 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 24 years less the last three days

option of renewal 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 thereof.

who

afterwards

Thursday, Mar. 30,

The ship is designed'specially for a particular service, which has

moulded.

The vessel is being built under Special Survey to Lloyds 100 A.1. Class with freeboard and to the

has

A few moments conversation and my innocent intentions were apparently established. The direc- tor put him or herself, the institu- tion, the staff at my disposal. On other occasions I was accepted at¦ Said another, a Jewish. poet, a my face value without any ques-former intellectual, "It is true that tions whatever being asked.

we have not yet complete intellec- Take, for example, my unexpected tual freedom, but I assure you, we visit to the country town, if town have more effective intellectual. It can be called, of Mikhnevo, some and artistic freedom than even in 40 miles from Moscow. I had been your country. Our artists, musl- persuaded to go there to a District clans, writers and scientists are Teachers' conference: by the de- economically secure. They are not puty director of the Institute of dependent

Schools in Moscow,

01 the whims of a wealthy patron.""

I spent a whole day in Mikhnevo. Į Travelling about the country one a good part of it with some twenty came to the conclusion, that out- Heads and assistants of village side Moscow, Leningrad and Klev. schools. They left an impression the people were completely un- of happiness, of enthusiasm for affected by the trials and purges. their work and for the Soviet state. And in these towns it was only of eagerness to learn and to im- certain circles that were affected prove their work.

FREEDOM NOW

***Perhaps our greatest joy to-day," salda plump elderly Head of a distant village school, been who had

describing Tsarist conditions, "Is the freedom which we have now." They were very eager to hear about their colleagues in Eng- land. and thought Was romancing when I said that we pay women less than men.

by them. I found Heads of schools and pupils very anxious to cor- respond with their opposites in England: And my chance · ac quaintances were all apparently › about to take up English and wished to practise on me:

PEOPLE'S 'CONTENT The people's' content_hay' a very material basis. Food is so plenti- ful that men and women are get- IN PROPOSING a toast to

ting rat, too: fat. Whenever I think of my journey from. Odessa the guests, King George re-

to Moscow I see a procession" of called the visit which he and requirements of the Hongkong In the playground the children walters passing through the cor- Queen Elizabeth had made to Government Marbie Surveyor. On of all the schools mixed. They ridors offering an endless variety Paris last July and to the a draft of 19-6" she will carry a presented a picture of health and of food: a restaurant which seem- cordiality of the reception total, dead-weight of about 2.500 vivacity very different from the ed always full; and stations lined 2ccorded them by the people tons and in this condition will peasant children I had seen in with cheerful peasants selling food. of France. His Majesty spoke easily maintain a speed of 12 knots previous years. I was struck by Propelling machinery consists of the appearance, of these children of the warm feeling with. which the people of Britain one twin screw set of Harland from a backward rural area, an and the farthest corner of the Diesel Engines, which are being lively as that of the town chil- Marine appearance just as intelligent and that immediately after the disguished head of

Intending bidders are advised realm greeted the distin- built by the Hongkong & Wham a great poa Dock Co. under licence and "Our two will develop about 2,400 B.B.P. col- posal of the lat the Purchaser friendly nation.

many centuries of glorious } All deck and machinery, auxili- heroic deeds, but also for being supplied by 3 large diesel required to deposit with an present at the sale, the sum of achievements in the fields of generators each of 80 kilowatts. anthorised officer who will be two hundred dollars, ($200) In

thereof.

Intending bidders are advised

Burmeister

that immediately after the dis not the applicant) will be countries can look back to lective.

required to deposit with an

posal of the lot the Purchaser

and Wain

dren.

TWO SECTIONS Were people ready'to talk? My stay seemed to be one endless con-

versation with occasional intervals

(if not the applicant), will be authorised officer who will be/history-glorious not only for i arles are electrically driven, power for food and sleep. I talked with

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

cash. This sum will be refunded

science and arts. In each country, the practice of self- government is eloquent of

the ideals of freedom and Į

on payment of the Purchase PARTICULARS OF THE LOT Justice which are dear to

price,

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

No, of Sale.

Locality.

New Kowloon Inland Rexistry No.

Lot No. 2685. Between New Kow- 1 loon Inland Lota Nos. 2570, & 2637, Kowloon

Tsai:

Boundary

Measure-

menta

As per

salo plan.

What do

Contanta in

About

No. of Salo.

land Lot No. 2667. Registry No.

andro

Street,

Locality.

Boundary

Measure

ments.

...

Contents i

Annual

Rental.

Square feet.

Upset Price

ANNIVERSARY OF FAR EASTERN AIR ROUTE

THINGS OF BEAUTY.... There has been an immense amount of rebuilding in Mos- · cow, the Moscow Volga Canal, a very fine engineering fest, 18 new bridges, some of them in- deed "things of bexaty,” streets widened and beautified, a great many new blocks of flats to ease the housing problem. The

1937 alone was 171.

all kinds of people under all "possi- ble and impossible circumstances. "That the U.9.8R.*is progressing They were always ready, to answer is obvious to any unprejudiced my questions "which invariably observer at every turn, that it is dealt first with their economic progressing towards communism is well-being and second with their the firm belief of the people. The freedom. I concluded that there feeling of security the people have are two special sections of the in their army and air force is both our peoples," His Majesty "The aniversary of the inau-

population-one a very small one equally obvious. The Russian "sol- asserted.

guration of the Imperia Airways it is given as 2 per cent, of the dier mixes freely with the rest of "We are also conscious of service to Hongkong fell on Mar. copimunity) which is denied "all the community. Were there any the

identity of interests 14, and the date almost coincided freedom; and a slightly bigger per-sign of demoralisation it would which make the welfare of with the end of the first six centage which, seemingly free, is quickly communicate itself to the people and would be easily noticed each a common concern of months of the operations of this not at all happy.

service

any observer. under the Empire Air These, while they are working, į by

The whole both. Our statesmen are thus all Scheme, by which all Arat often at highly paid jobs, and nation is ready to defend the able to take counsel with class mail between Hongkong and moving about, apparently freely, country and to honour its obliga- one another in

perfect England

and other parts of because they have had contact tions, but it does not want war, mutual

confidence and I the Empire is sent by air with with foreign countries or have To achieve any of its major objects Armly believe that "co-opera-out surcharge.

been connected with persons ar-the country needs peace. "When," tion between the two govern- During the six months which rested, feel they are being watched I was asked by the officers who and are nervous, of meeting for were my travelling companions ment has rendered, and will ended Mar 4, 23 tons of mati or. 240 continue to render, a great at 25 letters per pound, over aeignera. I talked to some of these from Moscow to Leningrad, "will service to the cause of peace. million and a quarter letters were people too. The rest of the ns your British, democracy wake up They are anxious to do all despatched from England by this tion, at the lowest estimate 80 per and stand up for democracy? If cent., feels happy, free and con- you don't hurry up it may be too within their power to further

other participant tent, happy because its needs are late." a solution by mutual agree-countries in the Empire air mail being increasingly satisfied, free 238 The Great Northern Telegraphment of the many and grave scheme amounted to two million be government that it is FIRING PRACTICE

Company (Limited) notifies that problems with which the letters into Hongkong, with near- the following uncialmed telegrams world is confronted but theply as many outward from the no eriticism. of its policy, content Firing practice will be carried

,250

Rental O.

Square feet,

Annual

Upset Price.

New Kowloon In-

009

001

you want?

I there is anything. you want to buy or Bell, try & amall Classified advertise- ment, in the Hong. kong Daily Press,

25 words $1.00 prepaid

for. 3 insertions.

As per

sale plan.

About

4,470,

11,175

UNCLAIMED

TELEGRAMS

will be parties to no solution attempted in violation of those principles which ought rightly govern relations be- tween states."

service.

Malls from

with the has

crown colony.

because it has security.. done out from D'AGUILAR between the In all Hongkong airport Time after time I put the ques-hours of 8 am, and 1 p.m. to-day. handled 69 tons of mail, of which tion: Do you not feel it a restric- Firing practice will also be car 43 tons were to or from Great tion of your liberty that you may ried out from PAKSHAWAN be

not write or speák against the tween the hours of 8 pm, and 12, Communist party or Stalin?" The midnight to-day, reaction was always the same whe

Britain.

are lying at their office:-

6200, 68 Shanghal Street, Mong- kok; Liu Chun Hip, 11 Queen's Hd. C. 2nd floor. Room 19; Lan Chan 81 c/o Luk Ho! Tung Boarding House: Chau Tin Lai e/o Luk Kwok

The route was opened with a has ex-lon Hotel; Tan Bai Lim ejo 1774: 0915;

THUS, His Majesty has ex-once weekly service in each direc- Miss Lam So Ban, 38 Robinson pressed in a few concise tion on Mar. 14, 1938. Road: 3544; and Chang Men Chiu, words the sentiments of the 36 South Wall Rd. 2nd Boor. How British people the world over loon, an from Shanghal. 3428,

from Tientsin Susanna An. St. as well, we belleve, as those of relations strengthened as a Theresa Church, from Felping the great French nat on result of M. Lebrun's visit, a Anupsingh, ́8,6. Kishima Maru, Grave problems confront us common and solid front will from Kobe. T: Sakurai, Wanchal, to-day but we may rest assur- - be adopted in the case of any "from Tokyo).

ed that, with Anglo-French threat from Dictatorships.

ther my subject was a professor, On a charge of possession of an artist, a philosopher, a station-lone knife, one revolver, and 247 master, a factory worker or a col- rounds of ammunition at

300 lective farmer.

Portland Street, ist door,« on

There was first a look of amaze-March 1, a man named Chan ment that I could possibly ima- Kwok-you was committed by gine, any sane person wanting to E. Himsworth at the Kowio do this. Then the eyes would light Court yesterday to stand ma trial up and the faces begin to shine, at the next craninaj sessions.