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EDITORIAL

INDIAN POLICE

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS NEW ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISEMENTS OFFICER FACES

NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that Mr. James Ormiston has been appointed a Director of Reiss, Bradley & Co., Ltd.

Hong Kong, 1st June, 1939.

NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that Mr. Ralph James Shrigley has been authorised to sign for Reiss. Bradley & Co., Ltd. per pro

curation.

"Hong Kong, 1st June, 1939.

G.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

441

PARTICULARS AND CON DITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 5th day of June, 1939, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor ol one Lot of Crown Land" at Pokfulam Road, in the Colony of Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of 75 years.

Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dis. posal of the lot the Purchaser (I not the applicant), will be *required to deposit with an guthorised officer who will be present at the sale," the sum of. two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded Purchase on payment of the price.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT

No. of Bala. Į

- Lot No. 422. South East of Rural Build-

Registry No

ing Lot No. 214.

Locality.

Rural Building

214, Pokfulam

Hoad,

Boundary.

Measure

menta.

fft. ft. ft.

As por

sale plan.

Contenta in

Square fast

Arnus!

Rental.

Jpest Price!

About

14,730

170

IL

PUBLIC AUCTION.

430

3745

OFFICIAL NOTICE.

PROPOSAL TO CHANGE A SHIP'S NAME.

PEAK TRAMWAYS CO., LTD.

I Lau Tak Po Managing Director of The Hong Kong & Yaumati Ferry Co., Ltd., Hong Kong, hereby give notice that in consequence of a change of ownership.

I have applied to the Board of Trade, under Section 47 of the Merchant Shipping.Act, 1894, In U of respect of the "Sun

official Hong Kong.

number 154057 of gross tonnage 86.63 tons, register tonnage 40.02 neil tons, heretofore owned by Mr. Lam Ming Fan, Hong Kong for permission to change her name to "Man Kin" and to have her registered in the new name at the Port of Hong Kong as owned by The Hong Kong & Yaumati Ferry Co., Ltd.

Any objections 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 ad- vertisement.

Dated at Hong Kong this 29th day of May, 1939.

(Signed) LAU TAK PO.

439

OFFICIAL

NOTICE:

"PROPOSAL TO CHANGE

A SHIP'S NAME.

I Lau Tak Po Managing Director of The Hong Kong & Yaumati Ferry Co., Ltd., Hong Kong, hereby give notice that in consequence of ownership.

change of

NOTICE IS HEREBY given that the ANNUAL OR DINARY GENERAL MEET ING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the HONG KONG HOTEL, on FRIDAY, the 2nd. JUNE 1939, at 11:00 a.m., for the purpose of receiving the Re port of Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ended 30th. April, 1939. The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from FRIDAY, 26th. day of May to FRIDAY, the 2nd. of June 1939, both days Inclusive.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers. Hong Kong, 20th May, 1939.

408

The Baily Press

報西剌仔

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

Night Editor (Wanchat Office).

Tel. 24511.

London Office: 53, Fleet Street

E.C.A.

HONGKONG, JUNE 2, 1930

SOVIET WARNS

JAPAN

Moscow has had

M. MOLOTOV, the Soviet Foreign Commissar, has I have applied to the Board uttered a solemn warning to of Trade, under Section 47 of the Tokyo that his Government Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, in intends no longer to stand from nonsense respect of the "Sun Chan" of any more

far as its "Far official number Japan so Hong Kong,

frontiers are con- of gross tonnage 149.29 tons, Eastern register tonnage. 48.05 netr❘ cerned. tons, heretofore owned by Mr. Lam Ming Fan, Hong Kong for permission to change her name to "Man Hong" and to have her registered in the new name at the Port of Hong Kong as owned by The Hong Kong & Yaumati Ferry Co., Ltd.

Any objections 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 ad vertisement.

"MAAVE CHARGE

Alleged Extortion And Misconduct

four

Hearing of the case against Amrik Singh, Indian Lance- Sergeant B380, of the Hongkong Police, who is charred on $3.60 and four alternative charges of misconduct as a police officer, continued before Mr. E. was Himsworth, at the Kowloon Court, yesterday,

stall Evidence was given by a foki, of Mongkok. Market, Yip Hing, who testined that the defen. dant approached his master at Stall No. 74 about 4.30 o'clock on March 17.

counts of receiving bribes totalling

Tip-stated: “I saw an Indian come to collect money. "He came to my master and stretched out his hand to collect his weekly money. My master gave it to him. The Indian came from the direc- tion of Stall No. 73, and after my master pald him he walked away in the direction of Stall No. 75." "

Another witness, Lin Tuen, gave evidence of the marking of money. which was paid to the defendant in bribes...

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Hearing was further adjourned to June 7 at 11.30 p.m.

Inspector E. G. Post, of the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs, is prosecuting, while the defendant is represented by Mr. Hin-shing Lo.

QUEEN MARY'S THANKS FOR COLONY'S WISHES

In reply to a telegram sent by His Excellency the Governor to Queen Mary through the Secretary af State for the Colonies, convey- ng to her the good wishes of the Colony on the occasion of her 72nd birthday, the following reply was Ex# received yesterday by His cellency:-

|

"Your telegram 150 has been laid before Her Majesty Queen Mary, who desires that an ex- pression of her sincere thanks for the message contained therein may be tonveyed to you."

the

enough of Japan's bluff and Soviet in Europe for M. Litvinoff's successor is establishment of a: united determined to call it once and front of peaceable Powers for all. The U.S.S.R. has against further aggression." been exceptionally tolerant IN THIS CONNEXION, the with Japan, as have the other Soviet attitude on the British

Powers having draft Democratic

proposals regarding

assistance mutual

against interests in this part of the world. Insults and provoca- aggression has aroused Keen tions on the part of the Jap: Interest. Moscow takes the anese have time and again view that nothing short of a been borne with patience and full military alliance, or an so serious and so frequent exclusively defensive pact, bè-

these become have

that

tween Great Britain, France Moscow, to use the now- and the U.S.S.R., covering the famous words of General-Far East as well as Europe, issimo. Chiang Kai-shek, has combined with a triple guar- Dated at Hong Kong this 29th arrived at the limit of its antice for the whole belt of endurance and decided that countries between the Baltic the time has arrived to call and the Black Sea, would (Signed) LAU TAK PO.

a halt.

serve as a convincing, busi- "THOSE CONCERNED nesslike, decisive encircle- should realize that the Soviet ment for defence." against will not tolerate any provoca- Germany. To revert now to Soviet tion on the part of the Jap- half-measures, the anese and 'Manchukuo' troops argues, would present Ger- against its borders. We must many with a ludicrous anti- remind them of this with re- climax, would destroy the ex- gard to the frontiers of the cellent work so far accom- Mongolian People's Republic plished, and would ensure, as well, for, in accordance not only peace but the with the pact of mutual crumbling of the entire assistance between ourselves Peace Bloc.

PARTICULARS AND CON. day of May, 1939. DITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 5th day of June, 1939, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Tin Hau Temple Road, in the Colony of Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of 75 years.

IN THE SUPREME

COURT OF HONG KONG.

440

PROBATE JURISDICTION.

of

IN THE GOODS

Harold Seth late of No. 2,

Conduit Road, Victoria in the Colony of Hong Kong, Passenger Broker, deceased.

. Intending, bidders are advised that immediately after the dis posal of the lot the Purchaser (not the applicant); will be required to deposit with an authorised officer who will be NOTICE is hereby given that present at the sale, the sum of the Court has hy virtue of the two hundred dollars, (3209) in provisions of Section 58 of Ordin cash. This sum will be refunded ance No. 2 of 1897 made an order

COMING EVENTS

JUNE

2-Chinese Operatic Flaya, Tar Fing

Theatre 3. pRIËL

Lectures: ARP. Et Andrew'

Hail, Kowloon 8 p.m. St. John's Cathedral Hall (for H. K Arms), 5.30. pim. Ambulance #gr. 45 p.m.; Maryknoll Convent School, 4 pm... Dloce- Junior Girls School, G pm; Lusitano Club, 5.30 pm; Volunteer

Ea

11 5.m.

assed Casualties Ambu Inace Hara. 6.30 p.m.; in Chic

nese, at Queen's College, 7 p.m.; Tai Tung School, Kak Hang Trun Road, Kowloon, 7.p.m.) Ambulance Hars. 7.30 D.M Wah

YAD College, Nelso

Street, Mongkok. 8 p.m.; First Aid in Chinese, Queen's Mary

• Hospital, 6 p.m.; Home Nursing in Chinese, Ambulance Hera, 7.30 p.m. Peak Tramways Co. nual bitg. 11 s.m.

Ltd. An-

. ..

Ling Ying Mid. Sch. 1st Anni

Celebrations p.m.

YMCA. Keep Fit Class 10 a.m. YMCA. Badminton 8.30 p.m. Lawn Bowls-Open Pairs Cham-

plonship.

Tennis: Mixed Doubles League. 3-Chinese Operatic Flays Tal Ping

Theatre.

Ling Fing Mid Sch. 1st Anni.

Celebrations from a.m. Summer Dances start, at Lido. REO.C.A. Flanne! Dance 8.30

Confucian Soc. Bale of Plowers. Jockey Club Fifth Extra Race

Mtg.. Happy Valley. Canton "Univ.

алын

English Club: Speaker Mr. J. Bertram "Present Day Conditions of the North West" 7 p.m. Concert at St. Stephen's Girls'

College 7.30 pm, " -Chinese Operatic Plays, Tal Ping

Theatre.

Y.M.C.A. Discussion · Grp. 9 p.m.→→→

Speaker: Proí,

W. Forster “Education" -- Recent Develop- menta."

5---Crown Land Sale. P.W.D. Office

3 p.m.

YMCA: Women's Sec. ARp.

First Aid Class 6-A.R.P. Lecture, St. Andrew's Hall,

Kowloon 6 p.m. Rotary Club Mtg.. HK Hotel 1

99.00,

Y.M.C.A.: 'Women's Bec. Bridge YM.C.A.:"First Aid Class (Men)

5 p.m. YM.C.A.: Badminton and Mxd.

Swimming.

Y.M.C.A.: Beach Picnic-Bus

leaves 2.30 p.m.

HM. King's Birthday Parade &

4.01.

Y's Men's Club Mgt., St. Francia

Hotel 1 p.m.

A.R.P. Lecture, St. Andrew's Hall,

Kowloon

Y.M.C.A.: "Keep Pit Class 10.30

2.m

FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1939 IRRIGATION WORK IN MODERN CHINA

SCIENTIFIC TRADITIONS OF THE PAST AND MODERN METHODS OF ENGINEERING

The foundation of a nation's wealth is in the pro- ductiveness of its soil. For, notwithstanding the tech- nical advances enjoyed by modern communities, agriculture still remains as it must always be the universal supporter of life.

This fact has been recognized since the most an- cient times, and it did not require an Adam Smith to point out that some method of promoting the growth of crops,

öther than that of dependence on the vagaries of natural rainfall, was indispensible for the existence of the people. Consequently, irrigation was introduced, and from remote antiquity the artificial use of water for agricultural purposes has been practised,

Inid

Egypt was probably the Governors of Szechuen. Province first country to place com-have rebuilt and strengthened the plete reliance on the methods greater part of the original work,

concrete, using reinforced of irrigation, and to this day, down on modern lines of hydranile the wealth of that nation is engineering. But regardless of the largely dependent on the in- additions and improvements, the undation of the land by the structure remains much as it was river Nile; so much so is this when completed by LJ Ping. that the saying has been POWER PLANTS: coined that "Egypt is the Nile

The vast knowledge of" hydraulic and the Nile is Egypt."

engineering that was displayed in Here, of course, irrigation has the construction of the work have been more or less, of a natural pro- been acclaimed through the cen- cess, but a great deal has been turies, and modern Chinese en- done for accelerating and increas-gineers in keeping with the scien- ing its benefits by constructing tife traditions of the past, have dams, ditches, and aluices for the control of the an- "Dual floods. The

By T. Paul Gregory

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begun to further develop the Kys=" tem. Plans are now being envisag-

greatest of these conservancy pro- jed for not only the maintenance jects is said to be the Assuan Dam, of the water level by a series of the construction of which was locks so that steamers may ply be- finished a few year 220. The tween Chengtu and Chungking, but success of the methods followed in also for the construction

CORPORATE SYSTEM:

out

J

of &

2.

7-Y.M.C.A.: Muitary Whist Drive Egypt is seen not only in arid re-hydraulic power plant enabling

and Mahjongg 10 am.

gions of the globe, but also in electricity to be produced and dis- countries where, there is a natural |tributed cheaply to the millions of rainfall.

farmiers living in the area.

Despite the exigencies of -war- The adoption of Irrigations: time, every effort is being made to extend and further degelop the methods has been particularly successful in India, the wester existing system of canals through-

China's northwestern and” states of America, and China. The Irrigating systems found along the southwestern provinces. Ganges, Cauvery. Godavery, and Hydraulic engineers are working other

Indian rivers are world at full pressure on numerous. pro- famous, while those of the western jects designed to facilitate trans- United States are remarkable for portation and turn erstwhile arid the vast acreage involved. But as regions into productive districta. an economic feature, extolling, the One of these is the Melhui Canal, genius of an ancient people, the which was rushed to completion corporate irrigation system of during last year, and is now trans- 15. "Annual Mtg of REO.C.A. Wei-China is perhaps unsurpassed. forming some 33,400 acres

The Chinese have always been former desert between 8lan, and Y's Men's Club Mtg.. St. Francis interested in the subject of irrigs Plochi, on the western terminus of

Hotel 1 pm..

YMCA.: Badminton and Mxd,

Swimming.i 10-Jockey Clubs Birth Extra Meet

Ing. Happy Valley. YM.C.A.: Outing to Cheung

Chau, 9.16 a.m. 13A.R.P. Lecture, St. Andrew's Hall,

Kowloon p.m.-

Rotary Club Mtg., HK Hotel 1

p.m.

Kngton Barracks 8 p.m.

Kowloon 6 pm.

OF

16-A.R.P. Lecture, St. Andrew's Hall,tion, and being "farmers for forty the Lunghai Railway, into the

centuries," have taken the lead to "garden spot of the Northwest. solving the problem of insufficient

THE LOHUI CANAL: ́rainfall, providing certain and pro- 20-Rotary Club Mtg.. HK. Hotel 1fitable crops.

17-Children's Charity Fair, 254, The

Peak.

p.m.

A.R.P. Lecture, St. Andrew's Hall,

Kowloon 6 pm.

22--Longest Day (1939).

T's Men's Club Mtg. St. Francis

Hotel 1 p.m. 23-A.R.P. Lecture, St. Andrew's Hall,

» Kowloon 24—Mid-summer Day.

27-Rotary Club Mtz. EL. KHotel

1 pm.

Kowloon 8 pm.

A.R.P. Lecture, St. Andrew's Hall,

20-Y's Men's Club Mtg, St. Francis

Hotel 1 p.m. "'

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Another new conservancy work is the Lonul Canal in Shers. This Their plan of irrigation is a most project now in the process of com- sensible one, being based on the pletion, is expected to be used for proved method of constructing the irrigation of some 84,000 acres, dams in which the river water 13 and to increase the annual agricui- impounded and carried to the tural yield of the province by over lower areas by an ingenious system $5,000,000. of canals. Some of the latter are

Other projects, either in the of the greatest antiquity, and viewed in the light of modern blue-print stage or in the throes achievements, are remarkable feats construction, will be instru-. of engineering. One of these, the mental in adding thousands of Grand Canal, has been celebrated acres of previously uncultivable for centuries, and enjoys the re-soil to the farming areas of China: 30-A.R.P. Lecture, St. Andrew's Hall putation of being the most stupen- While busily engaged in turning dous work of the kind, ever at-waste land lato fertile fields, Chi- been nese engineers, have not tempted by man.

neglecting the possibility of utiliz- ing the vast network of rivers in "But for irrigation systems pure the southwest for the purpose, of and simple, although it does also providing cheap tranpors. serve the utilitarian purpose of The fact that most of the rail- providing a route for water trans- ways are in the war zone has pro- port, the 2,000-year-old conservided a fillip to this phase of con vanty work of the engineer Li Ping, servancy work, and every effort, is Governor of Szechuen, is justly being put forward to develop the famed. It is still in operation to streams under Chinese control. this day, and contributes to the Various rivers are being dredged production of an annual agricul- with the idea of making them tural yield of $100,000,000.

6 p.m.

THE

WEATHER: OVERCAST SKIES AGAIN

The pleasant sunshine which and that republic, we deem it MR. CHAMBERLAIN, how yesterday broke a long spell of our duty to render the latter ever, holds that there is such dull and wet weather will again help in protecting her bor- a thing as over-doing it, of give way to-day to overcast akies ders, asserted M. Molotov in defeating the object in an- and showery conditions, according the course of a statement other sense of driving Ger- to the Royal Observatory forecast, before the Soviet Supreme many into a corner whence The maximum temperature yes Council. *... We will defend blindly she might plunge into terday was 78 and the minimum the frontiers of the republic another war Yet he is in- 71, which with the relatively, with the same determination flexibly bent upon the moderate average humidity of 81. limit to patience. We purpose of Russian co-opera-

There is a achievement of a substantial afforded some comfort and seller

as our own

•

to weather-tried Hongkong people.

ANCIENT METHOD:

navigable up to their headwaters, The Min River has been made to and with the system of canals be enhance the fertility of the Cheng- ing constructed, over 2,400 miles la delta, and it is estimated that will be added to the existing water. there are over 850,000 acres of land ways in Chine's great southwest.

Thus, does modern China pre- which receive its benefit. principal

features of this pars for the future. The spirit of

The

con“ payment of the Purchase, timiting the time for creditors have given warning to this.tion with France and Britain. The sun was especially welcome great irrigation scheme have been her brave people is undaunted, and, ̈and others, to send in their effect to the Tokyo Govern- for the deterrent purpose of to sportsmen who had been de-largely followed in similar works when the war is over, millions of claims against the above estate to ment through the Japanese restraining German aggres-prived of their favourite outdoor/ elsewhere, and embrace a complex her citizens will be enabled to set-

price.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT the 22nd day of June, 1939,

No. of Bale.

Inland Lot

No. 5598.

Registry No.

Ldjoining Inland

Locality.j

HIBU

Templa

· *2009)

*Boundary"

Mesture-

manta.

As per

sale plan

Abont

Contents in

Square feet,

168.

Anggal

Upeet Price,

DOING

431

__All__Creditors and others are] accordingly hereby required to send fhick claims to the under signed on or before, that date,

Dated the 25th day of May,

1939.

TS'O & HODGSON,

Soliciters for the Executor, Prince's Building,

1st floor, Hong Kong.

exercises for several days. past.

MAY'S HEAVY RAINFALL

Ambassador here."

sion and it is reasonable to DEALING WITH Soviet expect that the present policy towards China, M. Anglo-Soviet-French parloys Molotov remarked that the will succeed. They must suc- statement made by M. Josef ceed. Nothing less is at Stalin regarding support for stake than what Mr. Châm-, A total of 23.79 inches of rain fell nations which become victims berlain once postulated not in the Colony during May. The of aggression and which are only as peace, but confidence heaviest fall was on May 22, when fighting for their indepen- that peace will be maintained 6.74 inches were recorded dence fully applied to China and, if peace is to be main- The month, started with a wet in her struggle for national tained, frank and friendly day, but only 22 inches fell on freedom." We are the co-operation between the May 1. Eight days of the weather Soviet Foreign Commissar Soviet and Britain are of followed and on May 10, a heavy said, "constantly carrying out paramount importance in downpour registered 3.89 inches.*** this policy as it is fully in line the Far East as well as in The weather again brightened ap. except for sporadic showers, 417 with the task facing the Europe.

system of dams and dykes, strongly tle on lands reclaimed from arid built of granite boulders and bas-wastes, and, in a happier time, kets of egg-shaped stories, kept in enjoy the fruits of prosperity that position by thousands of bamboo will come when the nation emerges and wooden piles driven into the victorious from the present con- river bed. In recent years, various fict

but from May 19 rain fell steadily A new Chinese illustrated maga

until May 22 when the highest fall sine, "Tien Hala," (not to be con-

fused to the monthly journal of was registerede

Three days of fine weather the same name issued in Shanghai) followed this downpour and from made its appearance yesterday. day 28 until the end of the month Replete with splendid pictures rain has fallen daty, the heaviest current events in China fall during the period May 25 to 31 abroad, the magazine is being

at 10 centa á copy. Leing 2.34 inches on May 30, +