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PUBLIC AUCTION.

PUBLIC AUCTION. „ PARTICULARS AND CON. PARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public DITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, Auction to be held on Monday, the 24th day of July, 1939, at 3 The "24th day of July, 1939, at 3.

p.m., at the Offices of the Public p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of His Excellency the Governor of

one Lot of Crown Land at one Lot of Crown Land at Island Road, Repulse Bay, in the Ma Tau Chung, in the Colony of Colony of Hong Kong for a term Hong Kong for a term of 75 of 75 years, with the option of years, with the option of renewal renewal at a Crown Rent to be at a Crown Rent to be fixed by fixed by the Surveyor of His the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of Majesty the KING, for one fur.

75 years.

Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dis-

ther term of 75 years.

1

EDITORIAL

CORRESPONDENCE | BOY KILLED BY

HANDICRAFTS SALE

POSTPONED

[To the Editor, The “Hongkong Daily Press"]

"

KOWLOON BUS

MISADVENTURE VERDICT

A verdict of death by misadven- Dear Sir-Will you please inform ture was returned by Mr. Q. A. A. the public that the Sale of Handi- Macfadyen who sat as Coroner, crafts by the South China Indus-at the Kowloon Magistracy yes- trial Works for Refugees under the terday, at an inquest into the sponsorship of the Hongkong Chi- death of Fun Ma, 15-year-old nese Women's Club and the Shang- boy, who was knocked down by a hai Christian Women's Temperancy bus in Jordan Road, near Parkes Union which was arranged to take Street, on June 21. place on the 22nd of this month

Ip Bons, licensed driver, said has been postponed to August 1. that he was driving a bus from

The time and place of the Vehicular Ferry to Tuesday. the Sale, that is, 11 am to 6 pm. Road, at a speed of 13 to 14 miles at Saint John's Cathedral Hall, per hour. When nearing Parkes Garden Road, will be the same. Street, he saw a boy running The reason for postponing the across the roast, He was about the "bus. Sale is because the sponsors desire seven feet away from to obtain better results, for the The boy stopped for a moment; better the results the more refugees and then continued to run in the the institution. can provide for. same direction. Witness swerved The handicrafts that will be sold to avoid him, but the boy

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posal of the lot the Purchaser Posal of the lot the Parchaser in the Sale will be very cheap struck by the left side of the bus.

(if not the applicant), will be required to deposit with др authorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of the Purchase. price.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT

No, of Bals.

Kowloon laland. Lot No. 4187,

Adjoining Kowloon In- land Lot No. 4048, Tam Kung Hoad, Ma

Tàu Chung

Registry No.

Locality.

Buandary

Messure-

ments.

N. EI

As per

sale plain!

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authorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of iwo hundred dollars, ($200) to This sam will be refunded cash.

the Purchase on payment of price.

Dr. H. H. Tal testified that death was due to multiple injuries.

M. Tin-sang. 8 passenger on

Intending bidders are advised that lummediately after the di-

(if not the applicant), will be while for each article bought the required to deposit with an buyer will be helping directly some

refugees to make a urug

Among the many hundreds of the bus, said that he was in the things to be sold are handmade first-class compartment behind embroideries, bed sheets, pillows, the driver. when he saw a boy cushions ett for the home: clothes, running. toys, shoes etc. for, the children;} and hand bags, garments, sports shirts, pyjamas, etc for the adults. I hope you will be so kind as to give prominence to the Sale in your esteemed paper as I am sure your help will go a long way in making it an eventual success.

Thanking you for your Findress,

Yours very truly.

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PARTICULARS OF THE LOT

Boundary

No. of Bale

Locality.

Rural Building

Lot No. 495,

West of Rural

Contents in

Fquare feet.

Annuai

Beata!.

* į Upect Price,.

Repulso Bay.*

Building Lot No.

172, Island Hond,

Registry No.

Aloni,

2,500

28

1,716

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PUBLIC AUCTION.....

PARTICULARS AND CON. DITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 24th day of July, 1939, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of опе Lot of Crown Land at Forfar Road, in the Colony of Hong Kong for term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Ma jesty the KING, for one further -term of 75 years.

Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dis. posal of the lot the Purchaser

Measure.

!menta.

8.

Ak per

sa ilan

About

31,000

atente in

Square feat.

U pret Price.

Rental.

158,000

NANCY L. GOCKCHIN Chairman-Sale of Handicrafts

FORGED CHOLERA

CERTIFICATE

FOUND GUILTY OF

POSSESSION OF -

HEROIN

Found guilty, at we resumption

ADOLT

THEIR TRYSTING PLACE

NEVER KIPT NE WAITING LIKE THIS BEFORE!!

(The Indianapolis News").

SHIP'S MASTER FINED $20

of hearing before the Chief Justice Deck Covered With

Sir Atholl MacGregor, at the Cri- minal Sessions yesterday, of inlaw- ful possession of 21,200 heroin pills and one ounce of crude heroin at No. 5 Yick Kwan Avenue on June 21, Wong Shum was sentenced to three years hard labour.

Mr. John Whyatt, Crown Counsel, prosecuted, and Mr. Percy Chen.

A fine of $100, in default, two instructed by Mr. C. A Sutherten months' imprisonment was Im-Russ, defended. The jury compris- 560 posed on Kan Cheung-tin,

ed. Messrs. Kwan Wing-hong, employed. By Mr. R. Edwards

at (foreman); W. J. Crabbe, Wong the Central Court yesterday for gui-tal, A. F. Paul, "Kuo Chin the unlawful possession of a chuen, T. I Knight and R. E. forged cholera certificate on board | Hyndman. the ss. Kau Tung.

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U.S.

HONGKONG, JULY 19, 1939

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the existing Neutrality Act. Until this is passed by Con- gress, the United States can- not export arms and am- munition to belligerents to either side while a war is in

HARD WORDS LEAD

TO ASSAULT

Hard words were alleged to have caused an assault on a 13-year-old boy, by Fung Ngan, 25, a married

woman.

Hon Kook-wah, the boy, wa

progress. If the amendment stated to have said something to had been passed, it would Fung to which she objected. She have been possible to supply picked him up and tossed him arms to belligerents." Thus, about and finally dashed him on the present Neutrality Law, the ground, injuring his jaw. Including the arms embargo,

As a result of the incident. Fung remains the official policy of was charged before Mr. T. 1. the U.S. Government.

Houston, at the Central Court yes REFUSAL of the Senate charge. She was bound over in a terday, and found guilty of the Committee to discuss the sum of $25 to be of good behaviour issue likewise is a severe blow for 12 months, and was also order-

Crates Of Pigs

WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 1939.

EUROPEAN ENGINEER ASSAULTED

Mr.

chlet

COURT SEQUEL TO: NO ALLEYWAYS.

TUG INCIDENT Charged with having falled, on

N. 8. Mpladay, June 26, to comply with Schedule engineer of the tug "Wave" was Part II Section 8 of the Prevention the complainant in 箍 case in of Cruelty to Animals. Ordinance, which five men were charged with by loading crates of pigs in layers assault before Mr. T. J. Houston of four deep, and failing to have at the Central Court yesterday. alleyways 18 inches wide between The defendants were Fan Yeung, the rows, Capt. J. Bonnamous, of Ling Lau, Ip Tat, Mo Hong and the 3.8. Tal Poo Sek, was, rum- Lfu. Ling mmoned before MI. E

The assault was alleged to have at the Kowloon Magistracy yester. taken place in the engine day. A fine of $20 was imposed. of the tug, which was lying along-

Defendant was not

present inside the Royal Naval Dockyard, on court, and was represented by Mr. Sunday.

Himsworth

the whole deck space. It was im Mo

room

C. A. Sutherton Russ, who pleaded The complainant sald that dur- not gulity.

ing Inspection of the engine' room Sgt. A. G. Wheeler said that, cn he "came across a defective valve instructions, he went on board the and told the men to work on i ship and found the whole of the They

his apparently resented deck space amid-ship laid out shouting at them and Fan Yeung with crates of pigs and covering adopted.a fighting attitude, while picked up a baminer and possible to walk between the wanted to strike him. crates.

Witness sustained injuries to his Inspector G. Fowler, of the elbow as he warded off the blow S.P.C.A, testified that there were and then a general struggle en-

sued. about 80 to 100 pigs.

Mr. Russ: Your · complaint · IS Ling told the Court that it was that these pigs were improperly not the first occasion on

which packed in Kwangchowwan? They they were being pushed about by

the chief were originally packed there.

engineer. He further stated that he BAW the .com

striking Fan with a plainant hammer.

NO UNNECESSARY SUFFERING

Mr. Russ submitted that in this case no unnecessary suffering to

INSTITUTION OF CHINESE ENGINEERS

President Welcomed At Dinner Party

Mr. Chan Yong-fu, ex-Mayor of Canton and President of the Chinese Institution of Engineers, was one of the guests of honour China at a dinner, held at the Merchants' Club, China Building last evening, when about 70 mem- bers of the Institution were pre- sent to extend their "welcome to the President, who had arrived. from Chungking a few days ago.

The Institution's headquartere is in Chungking, with branches in. Shanghai, Kunming, and all the Important capitals in China. -

Following a speech given by Mr. Chan on the conditions of recent developments in China, Mr. Fay Fook-tao, another guest of honour, who returned from 2 tour in Europe. Kave an Interesting ac- count of engineering industries and developments in the European. countries.

Mr. Chen Chao-kong, who ar- rived from Chungking, spoke on recent developments in China.

WOMAN'S STORY DISBELIEVED

Deportation Order- Contravened

A woman banishee, Tip Sze, who when charged "before Mr. Justice R. E Lindsel at the Criminal Ses- sions on Monday, pleaded that she " was not a kidnapper and that her own son had been kidnapped in Hongkong and was remanded until,, yesterday so that a confidential ale on her case could be produced

in court, was yesterday sentenced te three years hard labour for contravening her deportation. order.

"

The Pulsne Judge said that he had studied the fille and had found. no substance in her story.

Beauty Spot On Sussex Coast

NATIONAL TRUST PRESERVATION LONDON, July 18 (BWS) — A further large area of the South Downs at Birling Gap, 'a beauty" spot on the Sussex coast; will, it for the is hoped, be preserved public as the result of action of the National. „Trust. Already in some large tracts of evidence, Mr. that area waters of the Colony,

Houston found Mo Hong' guilty land have been preserved.

In 1931 approximately 470.scree Mr. Russ" said that the Colonial and imposed a fine of $100, in

of down and farm land, including

Sisters Clift," Legislature certainly could not do default, six weeks' imprisonment.

others were found not part of the Seven

were bought by pubile: subscrip- something the Supreme Legisla- ture could not do and that was guilty and were discharged.

tion and vested in the National the imposing of restrictions on

Trust. the ports of other Powers. The Regulations did not contemplate,

NEUTRALITY to the European Democracies ed to pay compensation of $2 to

ISSUE

the pigs had been caused in the Fung said that Hon was playing with her children in spite of her requesting him to refrain from da- ing so, She wanted to tie him up, but Hon, ran away and fell down sustaining Injuries to his jaw.

which had hoped that the the boy. arms embargo would be re- pealed. The result is that (If not the applicant), will be A MAJOR FIGHT is ex that their efforts to restrain required to deposit with an pected in the U.S. Senate the Berlin-Rome Axis will be authorised officer who will be between supporters of the considerably weakened. There present at the sale, the sum of Roosevelt Administration and can be no question that the two hundred dollars. ($200) in the so-called isolationists over Democracies would be greatly the neutrality issue. The strengthened by America's cash. This sum will be refunded

isolationists, including sever-moral support. Apparently,

on payment of the Purchase

price.

After further

The

OFFICE BOY BOUND OVER

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT ed, by 12 votes to 11 to post-Senators that passage of the Hongkong to the area around Foo the present state of affairs it was Sessions on Monday and on whose

No. of Sale,

Kowloon Inland

06 No 4188.

Lot No 108

Begistry No.

Lot No. 423, Forfar Road, Locality. Adjoining. Kowloon Inland

Kowloon City.

Boundary.#1 Measure-

ments.

*

-Arper

aale pian,

Contents in

Square foot

About

NOTICE

093 85

Annual

Rental.

Upset Price

254

CLOSE BLOCKADE OF S. CHINA COAST interference with ships arriving al members of the President's there was a misunderstanding own Democratic Party, decid- in the minds of the rebellious china coast from point near A close blockade of the South

pone consideration of the new legislation would mean legislation, sought by Mr. that America would be drawn Roosevelt, to whom the deck into future wars but such is slon was a severe blow as he not the case. The strong had hoped that the Senate words used by Mr. Roosevelt would take much-needed ac- in support of his demand

chow is being maintained by the Japanese Navy, and it is under stood that the waters near Swabus and other smaller porta have been heavily mined.

Little news pas. been available

in the Colony but dealt entirely with ships leaving the Colony, Tam Kwok-shi, who was charg

Mr. Russ stressed that owing to ed with robbery at the Criminal impossible to control the loading behalf Mr. Hin-shing Lo entered a plea of guilty, but pleaded for of ships in Kwangchowwan.

leniency, was yesterday bound over Mr. Himsworth held the Regu-by Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell in two bonds, one personal and one other, lations did not apply to ships out-of $100 each, and to answer to side Hongkong, but as soon as a

CAPTAIN LIABLE

In 1934 further land Was ac- quired nearby and more recently a greater part of the area has been permanently preserved by the coming into operation of the Hailsham Planning Scheme.

Some £6.000 wil, is under- stood, be expended on the new acquisition of land for trust. Its area exceeds 160 acres.

Regarding a further. area of about 172 acres adjoining, it is

$ tion and meet his demands. shows how illogical is the from the coast ports for many ship came into the Colony, it be judgment within two years when proposed to deal with it by agree-

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Having succeeded in dashing delusion under

which the days.

the President's hopes, the re-isolationists placed them- H. M. 8; Dainty is at present at bellious Senators want to go selves. home to escape the excessive

-NEVERTHELESS, it is of

Swatow, HMS. Deught' at Amoy and HMS Diamond at Foochow

heat of the Capital Building. interest to note that a move- But the President is not dis-ment is on foot to empower TRAFFIC ACCIDENT: posed to adjourn Congress the President to restrict ex- DRIVER DISCHARGED

until his demands have been

caution.

called upon.

ment providing that no develop- came, unless the ship is a Gov-

Defendant, who was an office ment, other than for agriculture ernment ship belonging to s foreign Power. liable to the laws ter, and had several times been

boy, was said to be of good charac- or golf, shall be permitted.

of the Colony." A breath

of the entrusted with large sums of money SAILORS & SOLDIERS Regulations had, therefore, by his employers. curred in the present case and the

FOUND GUILTY⠀⠀ Captain was liable for it.

day.

·

Mr. Lo assured Hi Lordship yes- terday that Tam would be taken back into employment by his firm

PREVENTION

:|

Four British sailors and a private of the Royal Scots were found guilty of charges in connexion with. a fight which occurred in Ying King Restaurant on June 1 and were fined accordingly,

Stewart, who was found guilty of malicious damage, and samult was ordered to pay $16 compensa- tion ang Ahed $20 respectivelyg

met and he has the power and implements of war, such ports of arms, ammunition

As a result of B traffic acci-

TRAFFIC CASES which he never hesitates to

Ident in which a pedestrian Was as steel, petrol, scrap iron, and knocked down in Stubbs Road on

Fleading guilty through a repre- use in case of necessity," to re-summon the two Houses scrap metals, or cut them off June 13, a private car driver, Lau sentative to a summons for park- even if they do adjourn. entirely, to any signatory of Mok-shing, was summoned before ing his car in excess of the time

the Nine-Power Pact with Mr. R. & D. Forrest, at the Cen limit, P. C. Mansfeld, of Messrs. OF UNTRUTHFUL MR. ROOSEVELT demands China which

"discriminates tral Court yesterday, for driving Jardines Matheson and Comping, further discussion on the against America. This is a without due care and.

was fined $8 by M. a. D. For RD

BROADCASTING neutrality legislation and he means to provide economic He was discharged, Mr. Forrest Test at the Cental Court yester-

GENEVA, July 18 (Reuter)--An Wright, Bullivan and Herbert, is adamant in his refusal to action against Japan owing to remarking that the evidence given

who were found guilty on the U. J. Jessen, of Messrs. Jebson international convention for use in compromise on the subject. her activities in China and, by the prosecution was unsatis-

charge of assault, were each fined This stand is to be commend- as such, will be greeted with factory,

and Company, was fined $5 for broadcasting in the interests of Owners of Motor Vehicles are ed in view of the highly a chorus of approval by all

parking his car at the Pedder peace, which was agreed to at the $10. I Shum, the victim, said he

Pte, Crfuckshank was fined $50- ference in Geneva in September on the charge of conspiracy to prosecuted if their vehicles are Europe which is such that it strongly hope that such legis towards Wanchal with a friend.

1936, is to apply not only to pursuade a witness to give taise found unitcensed on the roads is utterly impossible for the lation will be passed so as to side of the road. His friend was tom, at the Central Court yester mandated territories.

They were walking on the left Appearing before Mr. T. J. Hous-Britain, but to the colonies and evidence. after 21st July.

United States, to "adopt a cut off the export of war sup next to the hillside. A car came day, charged with travelling on a

Lord Halifax, Foreign Secretary, Similar action will be taken neutral stand in the event of plies to Japan and thus help from behind and knocked him bus without payment, Lau Chung. communicated a desire to this linquished the post of Naval

a conflict between the De-in bringing to an end her down. He fainted and when he 19, was remanded for 24 hours for effect to the League Secretariat mocracies and the Totall-senseless and ruthless in- regained consciousness he tarian states.

vasion of a friendly nation taken to the hospital

was enquiries Lan told the Court that The convention deals, inter alia, he had no money to pay the fare. with the prevention of untruthful UNDER the proposed legis-which is fighting not only for Defendant told the Court that when the police produced the sum broadcasting on international, af lation, there was provision for her national existence and there was a car coming from the of $3.17 which was found on his fairs and the prevention or in a cash and carry" (or cash independence but for world opposite direction. He sounded person, Lad stated that he had to amatory broadcasting in times of 557 on delivery) amendment to justice and freedom as well,

International tension: support himself with the money.

hereby notified that they will be critical situation in Asia and sané-thinking people who was walking along Stubbs Road Street car park over the two hour International Broadcasting Co-

against unlicensed drivers.

Commissioner of Police.

(Sd.) C. G. PERDUE,

18th July, 1939.

his horn to warn" complainant,

time limit on June 27.

Capt. GR. B. Back has re-

Member of the Ordnance Board at Woolwich to command the 21st Destroyer Flotills on the China Station. Ea has had – previous service in China as mannery officer of the cruiser Berwick from 1928

to $1929,