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ANNIVERSARY

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS NEW ADVERTISEMENTS OF THE BATTLE

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PUBLIC AUCTION

PARTICULARS AND CON- DITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held du Monday, the 17th day of April, 1939, af 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 Sau Chuk Yuen Road, Kowloon City, in the Colony of Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, commenc. ing from 1st July, 1898, with

the option of renewal at a Crown

INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS AND SHIPBUILDERS OF HONG KONG.

Members are requested to at- tend the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING in the rooms of the Institution on Friday April 14th.. at 6. o. P.M.

W. F. SIMPSON,"

Hon. Secretary,

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Rent to be fixed by th: Surveyor The Baily Press

of His Majesty the KING, Jor one further term of 24 years less the last three days thereof.

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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 authorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of iwo hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded the Purchase on payment of

price.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT

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Naw Kowloon Inland Registry No. Lot No. 2035-

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Annual

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HONGKONG, APRIL 19, 1930

OF LYS

Macao Pays Tribute To Portuguese Heroes Of The Great War

From Our Own. Correspondent

MACAO. April -Macao's observance of the amalversary. of the Battle of Lys, the epic. story of the Portuguese Army in the Great War, was to-day marked by an all-day programTM me which was attended by leading officials and residents of the Colony. Fhgs were flowa at half-mast at noon, while electric lights illuminated the Colony at night,

Tribute to the fallen dead were pald at an impressive ceremony held at the Cenotaph in the San Miguel Cemetery, which was attend- e by the Officer "Administering the Government, Capt. J. R. Coelho, Jr., members of the consular, judicial and civil administrative bodies, naval and military officials, and local residents.

EDITORIAL

POLICE FAIL TO

FIND DOCTOR

Inquest Adjourned

Sine Die

The Inquest into, the death of Capt. Wong Hon-mur, of the Chil- nese Air Force, who died at the Hongkong Sanatorium and Hos- pital, Happy Valley, following an operation on Mar. 20, was adjoura- ed sine dle by Mr. R. A. D. Forrest (Coroner) at the Central Court yesterday.

Dr. B. Alvares gave evidence of the post mortem examination and sald that the cause of the death was due to anaesthetic. He did not think the operation was a hard one, but it might have been a delicate one.

RUSSIAN BALL IN ROSE ROOM

Colourful Spring

Function

"The Rose Room of the Penin- sula Hotel was the scene last 'night of the Russian Spring Ball. It was a colourful affair, arranged somewhat to a gipsy flavour, reminiscent, if slightly, of the carefree atmosphere of Old Russia, toned down, consi- derably, to the tempo of mam other and a more weary age.

Happily absent was the aptfit of the masque, and what contribution there was to the colony of the oc- casion came from the efforts of the cabaret entertainers, directed to successful appearance in turn by, Mr. Geotge Goncharoff and by Mr. Vaastly Novak

Det.-Sub-Insp. W. N. Darkin said that he had made every effort to

Mr. Goncharoff relied on the trice Dr. A Yeung, who lives in

talent of his School, introducing Wanchal, but could not and him. Betty Lee in a tap dance, and Dr. Au was reported to have Peggy Scotcher and Ellen Ford In gone to Macao and had not return-version of the "Can-Can.” ed yet.

Standard bearers from all de- CROWN LAND SOLD

AT UPSET PRICES

tachments of the Macao Garrison and the War Veterans' League were present, Floral wreaths were placed at the Cenotaph at the conclusion of the ceremony,

Following this. a special service, commemorating the occasion, was conducted at the Se Cathedral by the Diocesan Vicar-General, the Rev. Dean Manuel P. Mendes. Among those who attended were:

(Colonial Menezes Alves Dr.

Com:T S. Vieira Secretary) (Harbour Master), Mr. P. J. Lobo Director of Economics), Dr. V. Moniz (Medical Officer) Lt.-Col. A. Arez Commissioner of Police), Mi.

At the Crown Land sales, held at the P. W. D. offices yesterday, New Kowloon Inland Lot No. 4132. situated at Ma Tau Chung "Road, containing an area of 9,880 square feet, was sold to Mr. Ma Yuk of No. 57 Connaught Road Central at the upset price of $7,245.

Kowloon Inland Lot No. 4133. at the junction of Ma Tau Chung Road and Kwangsi St. Ma Tau Chung, containing an area of 4,020 square feet was sold of Mr. Chan Meng, c/o Land Office, at the up-

set price of $3,023.

L Martins (Postmaster General) Capt. C. Gorgulho (Police. Com-

Kowloon Inland Lot No. 4134. mandant), Mr. H. Nolasco (Consu! for Netherlands), Capt. F. Lara situated opposite Kowloon Inland Lot No. 3475, Bedford Road. Tal Reis (President of War Veterans' League), Dr. A. Miranda (Chief Kok Tsui, tontaining an area of 7,200 square feet, was sold to Judge), Maj. A. Lelo (Chief of Staff, Capt. Macedo Pinto (A.D.Messrs. Ma Lee. Ma Chum and Ma Tsing, c/o E M. Hazeland, at the (Legislative Jorge C.). Dr.

upset prize of $14.400. Vasconcelos Councillor), Mr. A. Raposo (Colonial Treasurer),

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WHITHER EUROPE?

Europe have EVENTS In

been moving at such a bewildering pace within the last few weeks that it seems Impossible to predict what the ensuing day will bring forth. The Easter, week-end saw Signor Mussolin! take "a hand in the game of annexa- tion by aggression, while his tutor and friend retired to his villa in Berchtesgaden, there to scheme out his next coup. And thus it goes on-while the Democracies procrastinate and hesitate, the dictators of the Totalitarian states move on and on, with still no one to say them nay. Well may

be the question

asked: Whither Europe? The answer to that appears to te in the one word WAR-but that is only if the Democracies; who have roused themselves from their previous lethargy, are prepared to act at once and

Later functions included a "foot- act decisively. There can be ball match at the Condrome Sta- now no more talk of sacrifices elum between the Civilians and the IN THE GOODS #

Army and an open-air cinema CECILIA PALMIRA being made for peace.

sane and sober thinking entertainment in the San Francisco *BRANCA CONCEICAO

come to the Garden. MARQUES COUPER tate people have

conclusion that only a war-

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COURT OF HONG KONG

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PROBATE JURISDICTION

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of President Apartments, 530 terrible and bloody though it Nathan Road, Kowloon in may be can call a halt to a the Colony of Hongkong,policy of aggression which is Widow, deceased.

threatening to dominate the world.

NOTICE hereby given that the Court has by virtue of the provisions of Section 58 of Ordin ance No. 2 of 1897 made an order

limiting the time for creditors and others to send in their claims against the above estate to 29th April, 1939.

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

DEACONS,

Solicitors for the Executor,

1, Des Voeux Road Central,

Hong Kong

280*

HONG KONG & YAUMATI FERRY COMPANY,

LIMITED.

NOTICE TO

SHAREHOLDERS

The Afteenth Annual General Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Company's offices at

MARBLE PLAQUE UNVEILED The official opening of the local headquarters of the War Veterans' League in the San Francisco Gaz- den was performed by the O. A. G. while a marble plaque in memory of the combatants of the Great War was also unveiled by him. This was followed by speeches by Capt. F. Laula Rels and Mr. Luciano Martins

WOMAN FINED

Tsui Shing Cho, living at No. 55 Sal Street, who was charged before Mr. R. Edwards at the HOW FAR THEN are the Central Court on Wednesday last, Democracies prepared to go with keeping an unregistered to eliminate the spectre of multsal, ll-treatment of a multsal, dictatorial supremacy in and ill-treating a child while under Europe? The answer to this her care, was discharged yesterday question lies with Britain in the first two counts. On the and France and, regrettable third charge she was fined $25, though it is, there is no doubt or one month's imprisonment. that these two Powers will Inspector H. W. Fraser of the have to carry the burden of 9. C. A. prosecuted. this challenge. The failure of

the Four-Power Declaration

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 1939.

Picture taken during the Kotewall Cup football match be- tween South China and the Army at Causeway Bay on Tuesday afternoon. In the centre is Chan Tak-fal and on his left is Lai Shin-wing.

POLICE PARADE STOLE CHURCH'S

1485 HELMET

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I am well aware that 1938 was a

Mr. Novak marshalled a gipsy-difficult year for the Hongkong

chorus of 20 voices, some ama- teurish even to the first water, who were ably set through their paces

by the three soloists, Mrs. L. Zahn- roff. Mrs. Tehurin, and Mr. A Lebedeft.

Mrs. Num Kantz offered a plane solo, "Tolka," and Mrs. G. T. May an Ukrainian dance, the "Gopak." The opening cabaret feature was a quartette variant of the "Troika" dance by Mrs. May, Mrs. E. Volmin- sky, Miss V. Tkachenko and Miss Felshow.

The Dance programme was well arranged, although it did seem to The strike a non-Russian note.

the arrangements, entrusted to capable hands of Mr. Nesteron and Mr. Michael, left little open to cri- ticism.

Police Force, but I am also glad to know that the Force, as a whole, has responded cheerfully and effi-

Gaoled Eton Man Had 'Collector's Mania'

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Gaoled for three months for ciently to all the demands made upon it. In the urban areas, the stealing a 1485 helmet "from serious overcrowding. due to re- Cornish church, Clement Archer turees from China, greatly added John Milward, educated at Eton. to their burdens and that state of was described at the Truro court affairs is still unabated. I regret rerently as a well-known dealer-in to say.

antique armour.

In the border areas, many conspi- police behaved with cuous gallantry and devotion to duty in dangerous and dim- cult circumstances when Ja- active troops were panese along our land frontier in No. vember last. I am very glad to see on parade here those officers who have been com- mended by me for their work on that occasion..

the Milward, Aged 34, Parsonage, Eriglefield, was charged with stealing the helmet. valued at £150, the property of the Vicar and churchwarden of St. Michael Caerhays Church, Görran, Corn- wall

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He pleaded guilty and was also tined £5. Superintendent Bur- roughs said the helmet was of the 15th century period and was believed to have been worn by a

This year has seen other acts of member of the Trevallom "family

R.EO.C.A. DANCE high courage and cool sense on at the battle of Bosworth in 1485.

AND CABARET

The next R.EO.C.A. Dance will be held on Saturday, April 15, at the Peninsula Hotel, Kowloon. By courtesy of the Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels Co., Ltd., a Ca- baret performance will be given in the course of the evening. In ad- dition, there will be the usual spot wasprizes and novelties, a

Kowloon Inland Lot No. 4136, situated at the junction of Pak

Ma Tau Kok Tal Street and

Tau Kok, with Road, Ma area of 8,430 square feet, sold to Messrs. Perfection Canning.

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Co. of No. 49 St. George's Building, at the upset price of $6.323.

BANK MAGNATE

IN COLONY

Sequel To British Loan To China

Mr. C. Rogers, representative of Sir Montaru Norman and -the Bank of England, arrived In "Hongkonginst week-end from London by Imperial Air. ways' plane.

The music will be provided by the Dance Orchestra of the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment), by kind pernils- sion of Lt.-Col D. J. McDougall, M.C.. and Officers. Dancing will be from 8.30 p.m. till 1.00 a.m.

Tables may be reserved" on ap plication to the Secretary, Tel. Military. Kowloon 59191-Ext, 23.

GUAM SCHEME REJECTED

GERMAN FORGERY

the part of police officers I men- It was believed to be one of two tion no names to-day, but I hope only in existencë. that on some future occasion I shall be privileged to present ap- propriate tokens of Royal recogni- tion of those fine services.

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Last December the Bishop of Truro heard that a helmet believed to be one belonging to Caerhays Church had been exhibited for PUBLIC CRITICISM

sale in London and also exhibited It has given me much pleasure at the antique dealers' fair.

In October an unfamilar helmet to pay those deserved compliments, but what I have to add to them had been found hanging in the is far from doing so. The dis-church, and it was pronounced by covered ralsdemeanors of a few experts to be a German forgery of members of the Hongkong Police no great age, and apparently of have given rise to public criticism uttle value

Detective-Inspector Morecomb of the Force generally on the

found that Milward. a denler grounds of graft and bribery. I want to be quite frank with you specialising in armour, had liver! in this matter and I regret very at Gorran Haven. He recovered much to have to say that the the helmet at Milward's home and leading articles in the two English arrested him in London. morning papers only repeated

BISHOP'S APPEAL

The Bishop of Truro asked the or the Peninsula Hotel, Tel. No.what I have heard said by several 58081. Admission "Ladies $1.50: reputable citizens since I came to

Bench to exercise all possible this Colony. Gents, $2.00

leniency, but the chairman said I do not wish to give the im-the lowest sentence they could pression that I belleve, or that impose was one of three months* any reasonable person believes. Imprisonment with a fine of £5. that these despicable forms of

It was stated that Milward, who crime prevall universally or even came of good, family, had been generaly throughout all the ranks sentenced in London for poss£85– of the Forces. I am quite confident ing a firearm without a certificate that they do not. On the other and dined for stealing an antique hand, I am very deeply disturbed drinking horn from a house. by the suspicion that their extent is wider than it should be even in such a cosmopolitan seaport as Hongkong.

U.S. Naval Air Base Bill Passes Senate The recent British credlis to China and the newly-established.

WASHINGTON, April 11 (Reuter) Exchange Stabilization Fund of theThe Senate Naval Committee has Chinese Government are the para-approved of the $85,000,000 Naval mount causes of Mr. Rogers' dying Air Ease Bill, after rejecting the trip from England.

· Japan'a ́expansionist policy and jefforts to protect the £180,000,000 in British Investments in China | against a Sino-Japanese financial confict necessitated the measures

Administration's proposal for an Improvement scheme at Quam.

It will be recalled that the House cf Representatives has already re- jected the Guam Scheme.

against aggression by Ger-co-operation and support of taken by the various banking many cannot have failed to the smaller continental pow- houses and Government of Eng- JUNK ROBBERY IN have been construed by bothers; and also of Russia, much land.

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Officers and men of the Po- lice, you yourselves know better than any others how much truth there is in what is being so commonly said of you. You, and you alone, are in a posi- tion to root out this evil and to prevent Its re-growth. I rely upon you to do so and to clear the good name of the Force.

I have no more to say to-day on that of any other subject. With

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THE WEATHER

Spring appears to have set in for good after an unusually cold map." The average, temperature yesterday was 72 degrees, with 77 per cent. ¡average humidity, which made it warm enough for many people to don lighter garmenta

Maximum and minimum tem- perature yeste day were 75 degrees and 66 degrees compared with 70 degress and 64 degrees the day be tore.

Hitler and Mussolint as a sign as present British policy may Mr. Rogers residence while in of weakness and there is no be opposed to it. Britain re- Hongkong is with friends and the A robbery perpetrated by six doubt that both these dicta-cently concluded an agree-length of his visit is indefinite, men, armed with rifles, occurred tors will seize the opportunity, ment which may have had

board an unlicensed cargo all my heart I wish you well. Ing. constables Chan On lang. Yu while Britain and France are a stronger effect if certain}

boat on Saturday afternoon in know something of the great and Chan Kiu

First Class D. W. Medal for trying to get support from stipulations were not em-¡

Deep Bay, between Nim Wan and difficulties among which you are and faithful service-District Water

carrying out your duties and Iman Tsui, Kim, the smaller states, whose bodied in it, particularly with

Lang Ku Tan.

Second Class D. W Medal for ex- The robbers decamped towards honour your for the intelligence independence is threatened, reference to the exclusion to push on even faster with of the Soviet. But what of

Tai O, with a hant comprising 18 and the hard work and long hours cellent work during his period of ser- piculs of onions and 22 piculs of which you put into their execu- rice which commenced on Sept. 27, their programme of expan- the others? In the event of

Another member of Lord Carnar-sweet potatoes.

tion. I wish you all good luck 1931-D.W. Chau Kwong

Second Class D.W. Medal for long slon by aggressive methods. war, would Belgium, for in- von's Egyptian Expedition that dis-

and faithful service Detective D, W. Keung Chu, 33 years old, master during 1939.

Chan Yat A climax to this situation stance, with memories of the covered the grave of the Pharaoh, of the junk, also reported that his

Third-Class D.W. Medal for long must come and that very soon outcome of the last world Tutankhamen, who lived about foki, Wan Hing, 50, is missing and

AWARDS LIST

and faithful bervice-D.W. Tong Kwal, The awards were as follows Tanz Wu, Wong -trung and if this hideous nightmare of war, repeat her heroism at 1,350 years before the birth of has not been found yet.

Hongkong Police Silver Medal for Lok Fo. might dominating right is to Liege? Can the Netherlands Carist, namely, the North-Ameri-

zealous efficiency and fine couragain be checked.

by expected to resist German can archaeologist, Dr. Jean Brochet. STOLIDLY determined as armed force if her neutrality was killed in a traze accident in they are to stand by each were menaced or her inde-Los Angeles on Monday. other, it is impossible to con-pendence threatened? Would

His death is cited by the press

(Transocean).

the Jordan Road Ferry Pier.ceive how Britain and France Switzerland and Denmark be as additional confirmation of the Kowloon, on Wednesday, the can hope to stem this tide prepared to stand by the truth of the old superstition to the 26th April, 1939, at 12 Noon, for of aggression unless they rush weaker states that are subject effect that whoever disturbed the eternal rest of this Pharaoh would the purpose of receiving the reinto open conflict with Ger- to intimidation by Germany? be under the curse of Tutankhamen

Th that Through any of these coun- port of the Board of Directors many and Italy. together with statement of Ac- | event, how much support will tries a swift and vulnerable and lose his life through violence.-- counts for the year ended 31at they be assured of? True, blow may be made at any they have a promise a time. These are the questions December, 1938.

promise that amounts, to no which confront Britain and The transfer books of the Commore than a statement for France and which they must

An exhibition of calligraphy and present of assistance answer promptly, even if they drawings by Mr. Wu Kon-fu the pady will be closed from the 13th the

pril to 26th April 1989, both from the United States or have to take a risk of stand- chinese artist, was held at the Kam America, but it is essential ing up to the dictators Just Ling Restaurant yesterday Gen. that, if they are to succeed the two of them and telling Chan Chak an admirer of Mr. in checking Germany and them to Halt Now and Turn Wa's art purchased one of the pie

tures for $500, Italy, they should have the Back."

days inclusive.

LAU TAK PO, Managing Director.

COLONY HEALTH

For courage and devotion to duty on rescuing a Chinese woman from a Dec. 12, 1938, when he attempted to burning cargo Junk laden with gas close with a Chinese armed with a line, lying alongside the Asiatic Petro pistol, and sustained a gunshot wound RETURNS

leum Company's Wharf at North Point in consequence Lence Sergeant HR. on June

P. Terrett.

Por zeal and devotion to duty due- Eighty-two cases of tuberculosis, Roberta 1539-Lance Bergeant F

Incident on

the notified to the Health Colonial Police Lang Service

Hop Frontier on Nov. 21, 1938-LaDOS=" were

kina, 8. Department during the nve days in epherd, E. G. Fost and 8.0. Sergeants C. 8. Plle, A. E. G. Wheeler, ended at midnight on April 10. Saunders and Sub-Insp.-H.G. Hallam. 0. Davies, H. Goldle, A. A. Bhaw Other returns were sixteen cases First Bar to the Colonial Police M. Morrison. P. La Willison, Police

ten Long Service cases of dysentery," eight cases of Zaman All-Lanco Serage/Bergeant Gulam Mohamed, FL no 294

of measles (two imported),

Maridal Ing the Sino-Japanese

Sergeants Basant Bingh, Borain: Bingh,#! Medal Constables Nabi Bux Chaim Bingh, enteric fever, six cases of cerebro Colonial Police Long Service

Sergeant Major Banta Singh. Ber- Nardial Singh and Bahsdm Singh,

Sub-Inspectors Hui Hung Cheung. spinal fever, four cases of small-geants Nathay Khan, Kapoor Bingh

Gulam Mohamed, 75 Lance-Bergeant Bau-rick, Constables & Wong YaD pox, and three cases of diphtheria.

Shushi Mohamed and Constable Atta and Kong Hing

For courage and devotion to uby Mohamed.

First Bar to the Colonial Police on Oct. 20, 1938, when at great per Long Service Medal Sergeant Lamsonal risk they conducted careful

ANKARA Darch for a dangerous gang of arme anal Polles Lozk Service Medal robbers mowing the the phasbars Bergeants Chan Pale Yee, might shoot on sight-Lance Bergesint Lance Bergeants Pank CL Ewok Chid Wo Constables Tan PBA ANG Kam, Chat Pul, Cha Wo, Wong Gam Chan Chi

Mr. G. E. Walkden, of Messrs. Dowell and Co. has reported the loss of his ear, No. 2621, between 6 and 7 pm on Monday from the car park near the Cricket Club

Colonial