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BANK HOLIDAYS:

In Accordance with Govern ment Ordinance, THE EX·· CHANGE BANKS Will be CLOSED for the Transaction of PUBLIC BUSINESS Monday, the 7th August, 1939. (The Brst Monday of August),

Hong Kong, 3rd August, 1999.

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on

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PUBLIC AUCTION,

PARTICULARS AND CON. DITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Tuesday, the 8th day of August, 1939, at 3 P.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot el Crown Land at

THE HONG KONG LAND INVESTMENT & AGENCY CO., LTD.

AN INTERIM DIVIDEND of ONE DOLLAR AND TWENTY FIVE CENTS per share for the six months ended 30th June, 1939, will be payable on WEDNESDAY, 16th AUGUST,

on which date Dividend Warrants may be obtained at the Com. pany's Office, 3 Chater Road...

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG

PROBATE JURISDICTION

EDITORIAL

U.S. EXPLOSION | NO "JITTERS' IN BRITAIN

"MYSTERY

Search For Bit Of

"Meteor

a.

A mysterious explosion, which scientists believe must have been the bursting of

meteor. rattled windows

and IN THE GOODS of near Portland and cansed:* & SYDNEY BOULTON, Iate stone wall to collapse, toppled of The Talkoo Dockyard and china from shelves and knocked a Engineering Company, Ltd. letter-box to the ground

Thousands of alarmed people Quarry Bay in the Colony telephoned police stations, wireless of Hong Kong, Watchman stations and newspaper offices for deceased.

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of

information NOTICE IS HEREBY

Among many observers who saw GIVEN that the REGISTER OF SHARES of the Company the Court has by virtue of the Eugene.

NOTICE is hereby given that the phenomenon was Mr. Ford Hand, a druggist, who lives in

120 miles

south.. will be CLOSED from FRIDAY, provisions of Section 58 of Or Portland 4th AUGUST, to TUESDAY,dinance No. 2 of 1897 made an 15th AUGUST, (both days in clusive) during which perlod na transfer of shares can be re. gistered.

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By Order of the Board of Directors.

"It looked as big as the macon.

order limiting the time for credi- and was clearly visible in bright tors and others to send in their sunlight," he said. "I saw it break

north and disappear over claims against the above estate horizon."

the

to 23rd August, 1939,

Height of 50 Miles

The fact that Mr. Hand heard

FRIDAY, AUGUST 4, 1939

HOUSE OF COMMONS ADJOURNS

Premier Resists Attempt

To Recall Parliament At Earlier Date Than Oct. 3

LONDON, Aug. 3 (Reuter)-In the House of Com- mons yesterday Mr. Neville Chamberlain submitted a motion that the House should adjourn from Friday until October 3, with the provision that the Speaker should recall the House at an earlier date if he was satisfied that the public interest demanded it.

Mr. Chamberlain said that the period of adjourn- ment was shorter than usual, the reason, being that the normal business of the session had been interrupt- ed by emergency legislation. Parliament, he

thought,

had dealt with all the legis- lation necessary at the pre sent moment and the House could be assured that the country was now ready for

any emergency,

All Creditors and others are ac• cordingly hereby required to send nothing prompts Professor Hugh their claims to the undersigned Pruett, head of the Astronomy 0. EAGER,

Two Reasons Department" of the University of in or before that date. Secretary.

Oregon, to suggest that the object)

The Prime Minister said that he saw was a meteor at a height there were, at least two reasons why the Government might feel it of about 50 miles.

Further north other observers necessary to call the House tó- heard a rumbling sound, like gether during the recess.

thunder. and saw

Stanley, in the Colony of Hong Kong, 29th July, 1939,

Hong Kong for A term of

5 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown. Rent to be

CO.,

LTD.

586

fixed by the Surveyor of His THE "STAR" FERRY Majesty the KING," for one fur- ther term of 75 years."

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.

NOTICE to SHAREHOLDERS

NOTICE is hereby given that an Interim Dividend of $2.00 per Share has been declared, for the half year ended 30th June, 1939, payable on THURSDAY, 17th AUGUST, 1939, on which date "Dividend Warrants may be obtained on application at the Office of the Company, Kowloom.

The Register of Shares of the

~PARTICULARS OF THE LOT Company will be closed from

| No. of Bale. -

Registry No,

Locality.

Stanley Inland Lot

No. 8.

Stanley,

Q.

Boundary

Measure

ments.

As per

sale plan

Cortonta in

Rouses feat

Equare feet

Anoua!

Rental. 1,600, ∞ | Upset Price.

About

8,000

BL

69

590

TUESDAY, 8th "AUGUST to THURSDAY, 17th AUGUST, 1939, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors.

C. M. MANNERS, Secretary & Manager.

Hong Kong, 27th July, 1939.

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HONG KONG & SHANGHAI „BANKING CORPORATION.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Certificates Nos, NS.928 and NS.929 dated Hong Kong, 9th October 1894, for 50 shares numbered 3270/3279,

DEACONS, Solicitors for the Administratrix with the Will annexed of the estate of the above 'named

"deceased.

1, Des Voeux Road Central,

Hong Kong,

582

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distant

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an object with a tall of fre pass overhead.

I

it E C. Snow, of the Oregon State Police, who WAS shaken from bed shortly before eight am.. said he detected, a smell as though lightning had struck somewhere near.

The fact that seismographic Instruments failed to record any earth tremor prompts the sugges" ton" that the meteor "exploded north of Portland before landing. Fragments are being sought over a wide area.

One would be, if necessary, to ask the House to pass legis- lation not at present contem- plated, and the other if it was desired to have the approval of the House for measures taken or about to be taken to meet an unexpected situation.”

Feeling Of Uncertainty Mr. Arthur Greenwood (Labour moved an amendment asking that the House be recalled on August 21 because of the uncertainty of the International situation.

Apart from this feeling of appre- hension. added Mr. Greenwood. there was a suspicion that once the House rose, the Government. might take the wrong turning. Pte. R. Hart, of the Royal Scots, Mr. Greenwood declared: ""I am was summoned before Mr. R. Ed-not a jittery person, nor do the wards at the Central Court yes-people of this country suffer from Night Editor (Wanchal Office), terday for driving without due the litters now. but to know that care and caution on July 12, while Parliament would meet in three driving an army lorry in Garden weeks time would strengthen the London Office: 53, Fleet Street Road. The summons, was taken spirit of the people and fortify

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jout following complaint of Mr. W. their confidence.

C. Clark. A fine of $15 was im- posed.

Tel. 24511.

HONGKONG, AUGUST 4, 1839

INCOME TAX FOR H.K.?

worker prospects..

here

faces bleak

"It only needs one of the great personages in Europe suffering from a bad liver to learn that German subjects have been shot in Danzig and the world will be at war in twenty-four hours.

Another Munich? . MR. CAINE himself an-

"What guarantee have we that swered the questions which when our backs are turned the are disturbing the public Government will not throw in its PUBLIC OPINION in

the mind when he quoted the hand on the question of the triple Colony will generally be recent report of the Com-alliance between France, Russia) in accord with the opinion mittee on Taxation, which and ourselves, expressed by the Hon. Sir expressed its belief in In- Henry Pollock, K.C., at Tues-come Tax as the best and

serious nature of the situation and such argument must lead inevitably to the conclusion that the House must not separate at all.

Danger of" Wart Replying to the arguments that when the House" was sitting, the danger of war was thereby mini- mised,.. Mr. Chamberlain recalled. that what he called the "Rape of Austria" occurred while the House was in session and the House was unable to prevent it, while when the German troops began their march on Prague on Mar. 15, there- was a debate in the Commons 'on.. the same afternoon..

Mr. Chamberlain characterized. the amendment as inconsistent, with no logical foundation and an~~! other form of a vote of no con-

"I am not saying that they will,fidence, which he conndently ex- but I am saying that they might. pected the House to reject.

"How did the Opposition": know that the Far East' was not going to be another Munich?"

Mr. Greenwood emphasized that it would be wiser for the House to wait until the Moscow Pact was in the bag.

Another Danger Spot "Suppose Herr-Hitler turned his eyes to Yugoslavia," "proceeded! Mr. Greenwood, and added that} the information he had went to show that the tuation there might easily become another dan- ger spot in Europe.

Supporting Mr. Greenwood, Sir Archibald Sinclair (Lib.) said that Mr. Chamberlain's recent assurance that there should be no important;

Several members appealed to Mr. Chamberlain to make a home con- cession on behalf of national unity and in reply to a question... Mr.. Chamberlain indicated that Par- Ilament would be recalled f radical change in the situation in Europe occurred,

The Labour amendment was 'defeated by 250 votes to 132 and the Government motion was carried by 245 votes to 129.

Mr. Chamberlain" treated the matter as a vote of confidence.

Strong Enjection LONDON, Aug. 3 (Reuter)-The Commons debate on the Govern- ment motion was planried to last. two hours, but continued for Ave- and-a-half hours.

departure from the declared policy lobby correspondent, to the strong This was due, states Reuter's carried them nowhere.

difference of opinion among the 'Was Berchtesgaden a depar-back-benchers of all parties, re- ture from that declared policy,garding the best means of achiev- he asked. Yet decisions had been taken there and had set them on the road which had let Herr Hitler to Prague.

What they wanted to know was whether before grave de- cisions

were taken, as at Berchtesgaden, the House would have a chance to dis- cuss the issues in public.

ing the purpose which was the aim. of all to demonstrate the deter mination of the Cominions that the international situation should not be exploited abroad because Par- liament adjourned for a holiday.

Then after the Opposition speakers had made it, clear that they were attacking the Government's good faith, Mr. Chamberlain delivered an un- expectedly strong rejection of the Opposition, proposal.

No Compromise

Too Optimistic amendment, referred the Labour

Mr. Chamberlain, in resisting thei

speakers to the suggestion that, Parliament should, continue to sit for another three weeks by when Minister spoke there had been an For some time before the Prime. they should have reached agree-expectation of a compromise, but ment with Russia.

his speech admitted of no com-. promise.

were ногае

He said there warning words in the official communique from Moscow and in view of that it was clear that in their opinion it would not be wise to be too optimistic about reaching a very speedy conclusion.

The Government supporters were not ordered to be present by the Three-Line Whip and consequent- ly many were absent, while the Opposition forces were also below full strength.

As far as can be ascertained,

All the arguments presented by Conservative malcontents abstain- Mr. Churchill were based upon the led from voting

day's meeting of the Hong-most equitable of taxes if it TYPHOON REPORTED SOUTH-SOUTH-WEST OF H.K. kong Rotary Club, when, in could be successfully ad- thanking the speaker, the ministered

and, continued

It

PUBLIC AUCTION.

56190/56199, 20300/20304, 20305-

Hon. Mr. Sidney Caine, Mr. Caine, "you may all make 20309, 66258/66265, 69642/ Financial Secretary to the your own guesses about the „PARTICULARS AND CON- 69643, and 52016/52025, Certi- | H.K. Government, for his likelihood of its imposition." DITIONS of the Sale by Public ficates Nos. NS.2249, NS.2250 address on the effects of an The public naturally enough Auction to be held on Tuesday, and NS.2251 dated Hong Kong, Income Tax for Hongkong, read in that sentence the 8th day of August, 1939, at 10th November 1897, for 75 he stated that he did not warning, vague though 3 p.m., at the Offices of the shares numbered 51251/51262, feel that there was any may be, of some decision on Public Works Department, by 51851/51863, 24471/24473, 16097. necessity for such a tax to be the subject by the Govern

imposed in this Colony.ment and business people Order of His Excellency the /16101,." 36887/36101, 15974/› Governor of one Lot of Crown 15975, 39071/39075, 33649/33653, views on this very intricate than ever as to the results Nevertheless, Mr. Caine's appear to be more pessimistic and at Cheung Sha Win, to the 2016/2021, 34096/34099, and and difficult subject must which would follow if the Colony of Hong Kong for a 53746/53750, Certificate" No. assuredly have helped to burden of taxation is further term of 75 years, commencing/NS.304 dated Hong Kong, 7th bring home to the people of increased by the imposition from 1st July, 1898, with the July, 1908, for 62 shares num. Hongkong the details of a of an Income Tax Soption of renewal at a Crownbered 89265/89326, Certificate system of taxation that has seldom been understood and

IT IS from the business] Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor | No. 5/NS.2374 dated Hong Kong,

community that the Govern-! of His Majesty the KING, for 13th November 1912, for 20 never been welcomed in any

ment will meet the strongest part of the British Empire. one further term of 24 years less shares numbered 91879/91898,

opposition in the event of the last three days thereof. Certificate No. 5/NS. 2377 dated

THERE IS no doubt that such a step being taken. Mr. Intending bidders are advised Hong Kong, 16th November, the revenue of the Colony has Caine himself referred to that immediately after the dis 1912, for 9 shares numbered been seriously affected by the what is the most important posal of the fat the Purchaser 13556/13560, 65164/65165, 76695 hostilities which have been aspect of the subject when if not the applicant) will be and 62879, and Certificate Prong on in South China he asked, in the course of his Within the past year. Figures address, whether such a tax required to deposit with an visional No. 57/657 dated Hong of income and expenditure would frighten business away authorised officer who will be Kong, 20th February, 1922, for have told this tale pretty from the Colony. That is ex- present at the sale, the sum of 198873, il in th8802/ planly, and 11 the circum-actly the fear in business two hundred dollars ($200) in 128873, all registered in the name stances, Mr. Caine might have circles to-day. Private en- cash. This sum will be refunded of Rafael Perez, have been LOST thought it advisable to pre- terprise has suffered alarm- en payment of the Purchase price. STOLEN, and should these Pare public opinion on the ing losses, while even old certificates not be produced to the need for such a tax in the established firms have been Bank before the 26th August performed his task with ad- most meagre profits on their future. He certainly unable to show any but the 1839, new certificates for the 288 mirable ability and his ad-working. In short, any hopes shares and the aforesaid, Certi dress must have removed of more capital being invested ficates Nos. NS.928, NS.929, many misapprehensions from here would be seriously jeo- NS 2249, NS.2250, NS.2251, the public mind with regard pardized if such a tax were 5/NS.304 5/NS.2374, 5/NS, to the effects of such taxa-imposed. As far as public 2377, and Provisional No. 57/657 tion. The Government will opinion is concerned, there- will be thereafter treated by this however, not And it an easy fore, even after mature con- Corporation as Nall and Vold,"

matter to secure public ap sideration, the answer to any proval if such a step is con decision to impose Income By Order of the Court of templated Business in the Tax would be a decisive “No”

Directors,

Colony has by no means been and the Government would flourishing in the past few be well advised to defer any months and with living costs such a proposal 1 efinitely having nearly trebled them, until more norm mes res selves, without a proportio tum not only to ate rise in wages, the average but al

also to the whole world

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT

New Kowloon Inland

No. of Baler

*** Lot No. 2858. *** Begistry No.

1854, Castle Peak Rd Localit Adjoining New Kow

loon Inland Lot No

Cheung Sha Wan L

Boundary

Measure

manti

As per

salo plan;

Contenta i

Square feet:

68

Upset Price.

$68"

501

VM. GRAYBURN,

Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 26th July, 1939.

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