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CO., LTD."

NOTICE to SHAREHOLDERS

B.

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Night Editor (Wanchal "Omce).

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HONGKONG, JULY 25, 1939

AMERICA LEADS

CORRESPONDENCE

PRESS POSTERS

& HEADLINES

To the Editor of the

"Hongkong Dally Press") Sir-In the belief that questions in the House of Commons relating to Press Posters and Headlines, have not come under your notice, I append them hereunder:

"Sir Percy Hurd (Cons, Devizes) asked the Prime Minister if he wILE aware of the harmful effect upon in- ternational

relations of sensational And exaggerated newspaper posters and headlines in a section of the

Press, and is in the more of his weck

ly conferences with the Press the For

them with a view to discovering some remedy.

Mr. Chamberlain: 1 am glad to

eign Secretary would represent this to

HE. THE GOVERNOR

FRIDAY, JULY 28, 1939.

HONG KONG TRAMWAYS

* LIMITED PUBLIC AUCTION

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS PARTICULARS AND CON. DITIONS of the Sale by Public

NOTICE IS HEREBY NOTICE is hereby given that Auction to be held on Monday, GIVEN that AD INTERIM an Interim Dividend of $2.00 the 31st day of July, 1939, at 3 DIVIDEND of Fifty (50) cents per Share has been declared, förp.m., at th: Offices of the Public per Share has been declared pay. the half year ended 30th June,Works Department, by Order of able on FRIDAY, 18th AUGUST 1939, payable on THURSDAY, His Excellency the Governor next, on and after which date 17th AUGUST, 1939, on which of two lots of Crown Land Dividend Warrants may be ob date Dividend Warrants may beat, Cheung Sha Wan, in the Co-tained upon application at the obtained on application at the lony of Hong Kong for a Registered Office of the Company, THE ABROGATION by the Office of the Company, Kowloon. term of 75 years, commenc Canal Road East, Hong Kong,

United States Govern- The Register of Shares of the ing from 1st July, 1898, with

NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO ment of the Treaty of Friend- Company will be closed from the option of renewal at a Crown GIVEN that the REGISTER of

ship and Commerce with take this opportunity of deprecating AUGUST to Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor MEMBERS of the Company will Japan, which has been in the display of posters which contain THURSDAY, 17th AUGUST, of His Majesty the KING." for be closed from FRIDAY, 4th to be the heaviest blow dealt give rise to unnecessary anxiety at force since 1911, may prove sensational exaggerated, or mislead

Ing caption's which are calculated to 1939, both days inclusive.

AUGUST, to FRIDAY, 18th to Tokyo's imperialist am-home and undesirable reactions AUGUST, 1939, both days inbitions in Asta since By Order of the Board of

the not infrequently applicable to head a weakening of British policy in clusive:

Washington Conference of lines in a section of the Press, Directors.

Chiza, and that this belief is 1921-22, which forced

The Foreign Secretary, through the having a disheartening effect on Japanese army to evacuate once, consistently draws the atten

news department of the Foreign those who hold it. - Shantung.

tion of representatives of the Press to these dangers and I am glad to think that proprietors and editors of news- papera in this country are aware of that, and with some exceptions are heedful of the advice offered.

TUESDAY, 8th

C. M. MÄNNERS, Secretary & Manager. Hong Kong, 27th July, 1939.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG

.583

- PROBATE JURISDICTION

IN THE GOODS of SYDNEY BOULTON late of The Talkoo Dockyard and Engineering Company, Ltd. Quarry Bay in the Colony of Hong Kong, Watchman' deceased.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Court has by virtue of the provisions of Section 58 of Or dinance No. 2, of 1897 made an order limiting the time for credi- tors and others to send in their claims against the above estate to 23rd August, 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 Administratrix with the Will annexed of the estate of the above named deceased.

1, Des Voeux Road Central,

Hong Kong.

}.

B.

582

one further term of 24 years less the last three days thereof.

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 an 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 Boundary

Rd., Oheung Sha Wan

No. of Sale.

Road & Hing Wah St. Locality. Inland Lot No. 2711. Registry No. New Kowloon

Junction of Shun Ning

Cheung Sha Wan

Inland Lot No. 2712. Between New Kowloon Now Kowloon

on

Q.

Measure-

ments.

anie plan

g

Contents in..

Square feat

Annual

Upest Price

$

Rental.

About

About

3,672

26,710

354

10,878

P

09

PUBLIC AUCTION.

-574

By Order of the Board.

the

| THE FIRST concrete fruit

abroad,

The same observations are

W. F. SIMMONS, Secretary & Assistant Manager.

Hong Kong, 26th July, 1939. of President Roosevelt's gra- 581 dual steering of American foreign policy towards a point at which the great economic ence to the exceptions, whether the Sir Percy Hurd asked, with refer- and military power of the Prime Minister would say why the United States could be cast ress should not manage its own into the balance as a counter-awyers, and other people in the pro-

unruly members

as did

doctors. weight to the schemes of the fessions. international aggressors, yes-" Mr. Chamberlain: I think the Press

HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

"Will Defend To End"

G.O.C.'S FORCEFUL ADDRESS

Portuguese And Chinese Praised

Hla Excellency the General Oficer Commanding sald:-Last week when this Bill was read by this Council, I was away in North China

H.K. GOVERNOR importance I 49 Fortress Com-

ON THE TOKYO AGREEMENT

(Continued from Page 1)

I wish to state clearly and emphatically that in my view there is no ground whatever for that apprehension, which, I am convinced, has been sedulously and Kageniously spread by those who are ill- disposed towards Great Britain or who are at enmity with China.

DENIED IN PARLIAMENT The suggestion has been publicly and categorically denied in Parlia-

I therefore take this opportunity, to assure Hon. Members how much.

mander, attach to it.

No

one сап forecast the. future in these circumstances, and nobody can say what will happen. It may be that this fortress will be attacked. "It that happens, these facilities will become necessary, and we shall resist to the full power of our resources and strength.

I mention this point because it is possible that rumours to the contrary may have reached the ears of Hon. Members.

These rumours are spread by those ill-disposed towards us, ad I wish to point out that they are- entirely false.

"It is our intention to. defend the Colony to the end, and those who proclaim to the contrary are mak- ing mis-statements...

It is my duty to bring to the

sures which I consider important

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Certificates Nos.terday's action renders pos- do. for the most part." NS.928 and NS.929 dated Hong sible the complete prohibition In calling your attention to the ment by the Prime Minister and Kong, 9th October 1894, for of raw material exports to Prime Minister's disapproval of the Secretary for Foreign Affairs notice of Hon. Members any mea- 50 shares numbered 3270/3279, Japan. And statisticians tell leading captions which are calcu-The declaration at Tientsin does to the defence of this Colony.

"Sensational, exaggerated or mis-in the following identical words: 56190/56199, 20300/20304, 20305- us that at the present molated to give rise to unnecessary not, and cannot, change the Bri- This Bill, I consider, to be essen (20309, 66258/66265, 69642/ment 54.6 per cent. of the anxiety I do earnestly suggest tish Government's 69643, and 52016/52025, Certi.goods that the Japanese army that the local Press by retraining China:" Sir Robert Craigte has European man-power may be or- Acates Nos. NS.2249, NS.2250 and navy need for war are from the issue of such reports and used a very similar phrase.

supplied by the United States THE ABROGATION of the

conclusions: treaty points clearly to three

policy. in

posters will render this Colony, a I am certain that these words very real service.

mean exactly what they say, no I think there is no gainsaying more and no less, and Itam clear the fact that much of the present that to cast doubt upon them must tension prevailing in Hongkong render more difficult the pursuance has been due to the distorted re- of that British policy in China. ports appearing in the Press.

which on reflection have proved to have been largely of a propaganda nature.

This is surely

a time when

[We have always guarded against sensational Posters and Headlines. We do not think that this news- paper can be accused of offending in any way.

In certain unfriendly quar- tery elsewhere the agreement has been publicly hailed as a blow to British prestige and a set-back to China, To repre- sent "the British Prime Minis- ter's plain statement of policy as in any way insincere or equivocal is to endorse such propaganda and to play the game of those who set it

bout." (Loud Applause),

HON. MR. T. N. CHAU

tial, in order that the British-

ganised and distributed in the best.

way possible,

KEY MEN It is possible that Hon. Members may be in doubt on that rather vèxed question of Key Men, and I think Hon. Members will be glad to hear how it is proposed to solve the problem of those members of the Volunteers who are now, in fact, key men, and who will be key men.

1-

||

I have pointed out on various occasions in the past that, in my judgment, the number of key men who will remain in a real emer- gency will be few, but the fact re- mains that there are undoubtedly a number of essential services and civil organisation, which must be stances and are important in war" maintained under any circum-

and NS.2251 dated Hong Kong, į 10th November 1897, for 75 shares numbered 51251/51262. 31851/51863, 24471/24473, 16097-

FIRSTLY, despite the de- /16101, 36887/36101, 15374/ feat of his neutrality amend- 15975, 39071/39075, 33649/33653, ment, President Roosevelt Is 2016/2021, 34096/34099, and determined to continue the 53746/53750, Certificate No. bold anti-aggression policy 5/NS.304 dated Hong Kong, 7th heralded in a series of his July, 1908, for 62 shares num pronouncements and initiated anxiety and fears should be allay- bered 89265/89326, Certificate in action by the Lima con- ed rather than stirred up by pub-

ference and the transfer of Hishing unauthoritative and dis No. 5/NS.2374 dated Hong Kong, the U.S. Fleet to the Pacific, torted reports.. 13th November 1912, for 20

This means that he believes,

T. E Pearce. shares numbered -91879/91898, as we believe, that American Certificate No. 5/NS. 2377 dated opinion will support him in Hong Kong, 16th November, throwing the weight of thei 1912, for 9 shares numbered world's greatest Democracy on

Hon. Mr. T. N. Chau: My Chinese 13556/13560, -65164/65165, 76695 the side of Peace.

colleagues and I are very pleased and 62879, and Certificats Pro- SECONDLY, Generalissimo

to hear the statement just made PARTICULARS AND CONisional No. 57/657 dated Hong Chiang Kai-shek, the Chinese

by Your Excellency. I am sure that Every cable is carefully gone such a statement will help to dis- DITIONS of the Sale by Public

through on arrival and any sug-sipate any false impression that Auction to be held on Monday, Kong, 20th February, 1922, for people,

72 shares

throughout numbered 128302. aggression

the gestion the 31st day of July, 1939, at 3

of propaganda Is ex- p.m., at the Offices of the Public 128873, all registered in the name their confidence that, what- taken by us during the more re-

world are completely right in punged. Particular care has been might be created amongst the Chi

nese, population (Applause)... Works Department, by Order of of Rafael Perez, have been LOST ever the present waverings, cent events. Only two days ago His Excellency the Governor of or STOLEN, and should these the creation of a world front we practically

WEEK AIR the initial stages, or who can only one Lot of Crown Land at certificates not be produced to the against aggression is inevi- Wong Nei Chung, in the Co. Bank before the 26th August table, and that this front will lony of Hong Kong for a term 1939, new certificates for the 288 be far stronger than any pos- of 75 years, with the option of shares and the aforesaid, Certi.sible combination of Fascist renewal at a Crown Rent to be Bicates Nos. NS.928, NS.929, Powers.

THIRDLY, the United States fixed by the Surveyor of His NS.2249, NS.2250, NS,2251, Majesty the KING, for one fur. 5/NS.304 5/NS.2374, 5/NS..has taken into its hands the

Unfortunately, 2377, and Provisional No. 57/657 initiative in putting pressure ther term of 75 years.

will be thereafter treated by this and expects this initiative to on the robber of the Far East, Corporation 'as Null and Vold.

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PUBLIC AUCTION.

PARTICULARS AND CON": DITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 31st day of July, 1939, at

Intending bidders are advised 3 p.m., at the Offices of the that immediately after the dis- Public Works Department, by

posal of the let the Purchaser Order of His Excellency the (if not the applicant), will be Governor of one Lot of Crown required to deposit with an Land at Lai Chi Kok, in the authorised officer who will be Colony of Hong Kong for a present at the sale, the sum of term of 75 years, commencing two hundred dollars, ($200) in from 1st July, 1898, with the cash. This sam will be refunded option of renewal, at a "Crown on payment of the Purchase Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor price.

of His Majesty the KING, for

11

By Order of the Court of Directors.

1

and 'enemies of

suppressed the whole of one semi-oficial Axis News Agency. The reports of cer- tain news agencies (usually rell- Japanese occupied areas in China is liable toled tinged with propaganda, in order probably to pass the Japanese censor.

! able) from

.J

sensationalism

public and advertisers might help sells papers and here we think the

be followed by the other in-n barring any newspaper that terested Powers. To leave the lives on sensational posters and United States to act alone at Headlines regardless of the truth.

-Ed.). this juncture would be- to sabotage international aid to Chief Manager-China and the hope of com- Hong Kong, 26th July, 1939, mon action for the preserva-

V. M. GRAYBURN,

one further term of 24 years less PARTICULARS OF THE LOT HANDICRAFT

the last three days thereof.

Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dis- posal of the lat the Purchaser (if not the applicant) will be required to deposit with an -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 Sale:

New Kowloon Inland | Registry No.

2611, Wing HotLocalit

Lot No. 2705.

Opponite Now Kow loose Inland Le

Boundary

Menure-

mea ta.

1.5. ZIV.

As per

ale plan.

Contents in

Square feet:

9,000 | Dipat Price.

About

000'08

573

No, of Hale,

Inland Lot

4843, Blue Pool No. 5597, Adjoining Inland Lot Road, Wang Nei

Registry No.

Locality.

Chung.

ૐ

Boundary

Меветто-

mante.

B. E..

Stuft ft. £t

Aa per

ssle plan

Contents in

Square feet.

About

6,300

Annual

Rental.

** | Upaat Price.

80

What do

you want ?

If there is "anything you want to buy or soil, try 3 Classified advertise- ment in the Hong- kong Daily Press.

25 words $1.00 prepaid for 3 Insertions.

7,950.

575

"AT ST. JOHN'S

The

Bouth

"China

579 tion of peace throughout the

world.

Industrial

THE WEATHER The temperature yesterday was

MID

MAIL 24 HRS.

LATE

than in peace.

At this moment, there are un- doubtedly a

number of members

of the Volunteer Force who are key men, and whose services, will. be required in similar occupations in war, either permanently or in

be spared from their normal duties for service in the Volunteer Corps for a short period.

who may

It may be that there are some be spared for two or three days and then returned to

Bangkok Connection their normal, civil occupations,

Delayed

.. Hon. Members will no doubt. wish to know how employers, are to ensure the retention of the ser- vicég in war of those members of their staff whom they regard as key men. Any employer who con-'e siders that the services of a mem- ber of his staff who has joined the Volunteers are essential in war must represent this fact to the Commandant of the Volunteer De- fence Corps.

The employer, must, in fact, claim his man. If no matis- factory agreenient'

can be reached between the employer and the Commandent of the HEV.D.C. then the matter will be referred to a tribunal to be set up by His Excellency the Governor.1⁄2

The arrival of the mid-week Inward service of Imperial Airways, from Bangkok, with passengers and mal] from all Empire Route parts, has been delayed nearly twenty-four hours. It is reported by the local office that the delay is due to the main line connec "Hon in Bangkok being late... 82 degrees with humidity 93 at its

Mr. A. C. Campbell-Orde, chief SOME SURPRISE may be maximum and

operations manager ... of · Imperial 88

per cent. occasioned by the fact that minimum,

Airways, who is on an inspection SALE the President has gone ahead The total rainfall in the last 24 was due to arrive on yesterday tour of the company's services, so boldly despite congression-hours eading at 4 pm, yesterday afternoon's plane. However, ac- al opposition. The answer to was 0.91 of an inch.

cording to Mr. M. H Curtis, this is that Mr. Roosevelt is Work for Refugees is holding a sale backed by an increasingly 500 miles east of the Bashi Chan- Campbell-Orde will not arrive in A depression is forming about manager of the local office, Mr. of handicraft at the St. John's

educated public will which is nel moving in a westerly direction. Hongkong to-day, but has post- Cathedral Hall, Garden Road, on Tuesday, August 1, from 11 am fast discarding the ostrich whilst a shallow depression cover poned his call until August 7,

I hope very much that this ar- to 6 p.m. Thousands of useful, isolationism to which its no south-east China and Tongking.“

Change Of Plans

rangement will be found very articles will be on sale among longer representative repre-

A ridge of high pressure extends The operations manager will satisfactory. Whatever decision is will be shirts, pyjamas, sentatives stin obstinately Tom Korea to the east of Japan.probably proceed to visit the Aus- reached in the case, the man will handbags, handkerchiefs, cushions, cling.

tralian service and stop in Hong- remain a member of the Volunteer toys, clothes, shoes, bedding, table-

kong on his way back to his offices. I fully realise the difficulty of cloths and other necessities for

THIS SITUATION is in direct

in London. The sudden change of this key-man question and I fully contrast to that in Great Mr. Chamberlain's hand. No plans has been necessitated by sympathise with those gentlemen men, women, and children and for Britain, where the direction longer will it be possible for the press of time and the delayed who wish to join up but who are of foreign policy is also large the Prime Minister to plead service on this section of the for very excellent reasons un- There will also be home made ly in the hands of one man. that Britain is unable to carry route. cake for disposal and raffles held Mr. Chamberlain, however, alone the burden of opposing for valuable prizes Refreshments

The Imperial Airways plane will also be served. Most of the does not work as openly as Japan No longer can Ameri-"Delphinus is due to arrive at handicraft to be sold are the work Mr. Roosevelt. He is compell ca be blamed for lack of co- Kai. Tak this morning, with pas- of the refugees provided for by led to carry out his appease

sengers and mall from Bangkok the Institution, while

and Hanoi, EL great ment moves behind a smoke- portion represents donations from screen of subterfuge, and generous well-wishers. The pro- his every open expression of coeds of the sale will go towards readiness to compromise with the Institution's funds to provide aggression is greeted by an for the keeping and training of uproar in the popular press. The Committee of the Institution Mr. Roosevelt's policy has a extends a cordial welcome to future. Mr. Chamberlain's will everyone and wishes to mention be reversed.

which

the home.

these refugees

operation......

DECREE NISI GRANTED

The decree nist granted

on

THE MOST plausible reason for London's compromise with Tokyo has disappeared. It is time that the attitude that engendered that unfortunate step should disappear also. January 13 to Lillaz Edith Evans ANOTHER agreement with isolation of her marriage with Japan is due for abrogation. Hans Herbert Muller, was pro True, it has not lasted since nounced absolute by the Chief 1911 But it has lasted long Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, in forcing enough.

Ithe Supreme Court yesterday.

that further donations from the IT IS OUR OPINION that public will be gratefully received. Mr. Roosevelt

Beatrice Muller, who petitioned for

avoidably prevented from doing so. OTHERS WILL FIGHT

I regret that the Bill was restricted to European Britons but His Excellency has ex- plained why it was necessary, I wish to take this opportunity to express my very high - opinion of the local-born For

tuguese and Chinese members of the Volunteers. They are well indeed. I feel confident expanding and going on Tery

that they will fight and giva their lives willingly in defence of the Colony if necessary.

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