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EDITORIAL

THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1939.

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG.

In the matter of the Estate of JOHN GROSSETT, late of 5.S. “HAICHING," 2nd Mate, deceased.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Court has, by virtue of Sec:58 of the Probates Ordinance, 1897, made an order limiting, the time to the 6th day of September, 1939, for. creditors & others to send in claims against the above estate to the undersigned.

Dated this 9th day of August,

1939.

E. P. H. LANG,'

Official Administrator.

NOTICE.

611

Notice is hereby given that Bill of Lading against teakwood (Quan Din) Issued to me by the China Navigation Steamship Co.. Ltd., and to be shipped to Hol how has been lost and is declared 'null & void.

LUM DAT HING. 4th August, 1939.

NOTICE

Henry George BAKER, Sub. Inspector, late of the Police Training School Kowloon, in the Colony of Hong Kong, deceased.^ Notice is hereby given that all claims against the estate of the above named deceased who died on the 29th June, 1939, must be submitted to the Commissioner of Police on or before the 21st day of August, 1939.

(Sd.) C. G. PERDUE,

Commissioner of Police.

Hong Kong, 9th August, 1939.

R.

609

PUBLIC AUCTION.

PARTICULARS AND CON. DITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 14th 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 "of Crown Land at

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PUBLIC AUCTION.

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Editorial and Business Office: 15-18, Queen's Road Cantral. Tel. 30251.

Night Editor. (Wanchal Office).

Tel. 24511

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PARTICULARS AND CON- DITIONS of the Sale by Pubile Auction to be held on Monday, London office:: 53, Feet Street the 14th 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 of Crown Land at To Kwa Wan, in the Colony of Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, with the option of

renewal at a Crown Rent to be

HorexONG, August 10, 1839

WANG CHING - WEI'S EFFORTS

the

FOR CHINA

First Shipment From Britain

(BY A. W. HYER)

This travel business the first of the week in and out our city has been "all up in the air." Aircraft have come with all kinds of important names on their pas- senger lists.

SHANGHAI, Aug. 8 (Reuter)→ Thousands of foreign books and periodicals are pouring into China

However, our two most im-gentleman expects to visit in in- from Great Britain in response portant visitors of the week, dis, then continue to Europe by to an appeal by the Cultural thus far, have been the Gover-air, and, of course, he is crossing Emergency Committee of the nor of Macao. Dr. Barbosa, re- the Atlantic In Pan American Air- Chinese Government to cultural and educational Instito from a three months' visit to trip around the world and he says British turning by Imperial Airways, ways Thirty-one days of dying wil be to his credit besides the Portugal and Mr. A. C. Camp-it is a vacation

tions.

ly countries.

It is hoped Ister to extend bell-Orde, Imperial Airways' the appeal to individual instit number one Operations expert Mr. Frank Abraham arrived in tions and societies in other friend-who is giving the local com-urity with any of those huge

wavy, honest-to-goodness Manila: pany activities the

"once-straw hats, and it was quite bew over."

coming. The air traveller from Imperial Airways

San Francisco is the Far Eastern representative of the Valveline CAPTAIN L. J. M. WHITE took Oil Co., with eadquarters in Los

the Delphinus down to Bang-Angeles. His Journey will fairy- Tuesday at 7 am: kok, departing from Kal Tak on blm north to Shanghal after a few days here, then to Japan and back home and business is splen-

The first shipment arrived re- cently in Chungking from Eng- being allocated to various institu; land, via Haiphong, and is now tions by the Committee.

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List Sent To Britain The Committee from time to

fixed by the Surveyor of His Ma- Jesty the KING, for one further AS REPORTED exclusively in "Hongkong Dally term of 75 years.

Press" several days ago, Wang Intending bidders are advised Ching-wel, expelled Kuamin- that immediately after the distang leader, has arrived in posal of the for the Purchaser Canton for the purpose "of (if not the applicant), will be forming a new puppet regime required to deposit with an to be known as the "South-ime sends to Britain a list of

"All-Citizens' authorised officer who will be western.

Gov-much-needed college text books, present at the sale, the sum of ernment of the Republic of published in that country. It is reference books and periodicals two hundred dollars, ($200) in China."

reported that the Committee has cash. This sum will be refunded

LAST NIGHT, he broadcast | so far asked for publications on payment of the Purchase an appeal to the Chinese peo-valued. at more than £10,000. price.

ple for support. According to The Committee "was organised present plans, this notorious early this year with the aim of PARTICULARS OF THE LOT renegade proposes first of all soliciting publications of all sorts for its cultural Institutions in China which have been severely hit by the current hostilities. E is composed of representatives of no less than 55 organisations, some 40 of which have suffered a total loss of more than 15,000,000 books, rare prints and scripts.

Kowloon Inland Lot No. 4170. Adjoining Kowloon

¡No. of Sale.

Registry No.

Inland Lot No.2152, Locality. Cheung Ning St.

|To Kwa Wan.

Island Road, Repulse Bay 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 fur- ther term of 75 years. 3

Intending bidders äre advised 3 that immediately after the "dis posal of the lot the Purchaser 598 (if not, the applicant), will be required to deposit with an authorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum ok two hundred dollars, ($200)" In cash. This sum will be refunded

price.

HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,"

"Boundary Measure.

Tents.

it. ft.iftift.

As per

sals. plan.

Contente in

Ranta!.

7,300

8quare feet.

Annual

Upast Price

About

0.734

138

606

to call a meeting of the so- called National Convention of Kuomintang Representatives, followed by the "People's Representatives' Congress." Then with the various puppet "administrations," such as the "Peiping Provisional Govern- ment," the "Reformed Gov- ernment at Nanking" and the All-Citizens'

PILOTU -

"Southwestern

NEW PHILIPPINES Government," as the nucleus,COMMISSIONER · work will be started on the formation of a bogus Central Government with Wang as "chief executive."

NATURALLY, such a course as that contemplated requires

on payment of the Purchase HONG KONG & SHANGHAI money and it is said that the

NOTICE IS HEREBY PARTICULARS OF THE LOT GIVEN that Certificates Nos.

NS.928 and NS,929 dated Hong

Boundary

Kong, 9th

October 1894; for

No. of Bale

Rural

Begiatry No.

426.

Junction of Island Read arid South

Locality.

1

Louilding”.

G.

Bay Road, Repulse

Measure.

mento.

MK. I.T.

ffu ftift.

As per

Bale plan

Cor ents in

About

Squaro fost.

Annua

Rental.

Opret Price.

14.000

160

PUBLIC AUCTION,

3,500

BANKING CORPORATION

❤

IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED Interim Dividend of

that an

£2.10/. per share, subject to de- duction of Income Tax, has been declared for the HALF YEAR ending 30th June, 1939, at rate of 1/2.3/4. per Dollar.

THE DIVIDEND WILL BE PAYABLE on and after 14th AUGUST at the offices of the Corporation, where Shareholders are requested to apply for War

rants,

THE REGISTER OF 604 SHARES of the Corporation will be closed from 31st JULY to 12th AUGUST (both days inclusive) daring which period no transler of Shares can be registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors.

50 shares numbered 3270/3279, 56190/56199, 20300/20304, 20305- /20309. 66258/66265, 69642/· 69643, and 52016/52025, Certi- ficates Nos. NS.2249, NS.2250 and NS.2251 dated Hong Kong, 10th November 1897, for. ` 75 shares numbered 51251/51262, 51851/51863, 24471/24473, 16097. /16101, 36087/36101, 159741- 15975, 39071/39075, 33649/33653, 2016/2021,

and 34096/34099, 53746/53750, Certificate No. 5/NS.304 dated Hong Kong, 7th July, 1908, for 62 shares num. bered 83265/89225, Certificate No. 5/NS.2374 dated Hong Kong, 13th November 1912, for 20

PARTICULARS AND CON. shares numbered 91879/91898,

DITIONS of the Sale by Public Certificate No. 5/NS. 2377 dated Auction to be held on Monday, Hong Kong, 16th November, the 14th day of August, 1939, at 1912, for 9 shares numbered 3 p.m., at the Offices of the. 13556/13560, 65164/65165, 76695 Public Works Departinent, by and 62879, and Certificate Pro- Order of His Excellency the visional No. 57/657 dated Hong Governor of one Lot of Crown Kong, 20th February, 1922, for Land at Shamshulpo, in the 72 shares numbered 128802. Colony of Hong Kong for a 128873, all registered in the name term of 75 years, commencing of Rafael Perez, have been LOST from 1st July, 1898, with the or STOLEN, and should these option of renewal at a Crown certificates not be produced to the Reat to be fixed by the Surveyor Bank before the 26th August of His Majesty the KING, for 1939, new certificates for the 288 one further term of 24 years less shares and the aforesaid, Certi. the last three days thereof,

Intending bidders are advised ficates Noa. NS.928, NS.929, NS.2249, NS.2250, NS.2251, that immediately after the dis, 5/NS.304 5/NS.2374, 5/NS. posal of the lat the Purchaser 2377, and Provisional No. 57/657 | (if not the applicant) will be will be thereafter, treated by this required to deposit with an Corporation as Null and Vold, 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.

By Order of the Court of Directors.

Y. M. GRAYBURN,

Chief Manager.

Hong Kong, 26th July, 1939.

WIN

$50

See page 3

579

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT

No, of Salo.

New Kowloon Inland Registry No. Between New Kow.! Se Løb No. 2716.

loon Inland Lots Noa

3680 and 3287, Castle Locality.

Peak Rd, Shamahaipo

Boundary

Measure

ments.

About

Còntemle

Upset Price.

8,625

V. M. GRAYBURN,

Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 11th July, 1939.

550

CHINESE KNOCKED

INTO WATER

Open Mind On Future

Of The Island

High Commissioner in the Philip

Mr. Francis B. Sayre, the re- cently appointed United States pines, will very shortly leave Washington, D. C., for Manila.

He is stated to be open-minded on the future of Philippine in dependence agreed upon by Con- gress in 1934. unless the Common

wealth asks for reconsideration.:

Mr. I. Pemberton, an official of came sailing down to the Colony m.v. Scharnhorst the Chartered Bank in Shanghai. did!

and hurried off to Bangkok by air. Reports have it the gentleman is TUESDAY, 7.30 am, passengers: on his way to say "I do", to a Charming lady down in Thai, Air France

THE VILLE DE KARACHI, AI

and visitors to our city hurried down the German ship's gangway they were just In from European and southern ports,

Mr. Julius Stern, the one first- disembarking passenger

France's weekly inward service, class landed at Kal Tak on Wednesday (from Singapore had taken his hat at 11.55 a.m.

and coat and vanished.

Mr. W. Grensheimer is another However, we found that r. A. of the dying refugees to land in Olsen and Mr. B. Barros, gentle- our city. This' German gentleman men from Singapore, were disem- took to the air in London, and barking and would be new rent- crossed Europe, India, Thal, Indo-dents. These two travellers were China to Hongkong. After a short connected with the SingaporeTM stay here, he continues to Shang office of Swan, Culbertson and hat where he joins his family who Fritz, but due to the discontinua- arrived this week from Genoa intion of the branch in the south, the m.v. Victoria.

they, will be attached to the local

Returning from a week's bust-office in the future. ness visit in Hanoi was the good- Mr. H, W. Henke came travelling looking representative of the In-from Bremen and Mr. C. Anderson ternational Harvester Co., Mr. C. returned home from a business

for the coming months, E. Van Sickle, Business is great and pleasure trip in England and but he still bas his fingers crossed Europe.

Lieut. T. M. Blake, attached to

Shanghai-Bound

HMS. Falmouth which is still in TUESDAY AF 11 PM. the pav. Northern waters, came dashing Scharnhorst was off for a call. vice from Hanoi, Why and where-a large number of refugees travel- into town by the Air France ser-in Shanghai and Japan. Besides fore, we did not discover, but he ling from Europe to the Northern

was full of nice smiles! S

international city, a good many

Japanese, who are desperately anxious for peace, have con- sented to appropriate $1,500,- 000 to finance the scheme, one-third of which sum has already been handed to Wang Ching-wel. However, a much larger amount is necessary

The 54-year-old High Commis but, in order to achieve their

sioner, former son-in-law. of Mr. I. O. Davis, one of our local travellers from the Colony were nefarious ends, the Japanese Woodrow Wilson, is at present residents was greeted by a little aboard.

Mr. T. S. Powell, of the Asiatic will not hesitate to spend convinced that the majority of lady in white, on his arrival from

business air-voyage to Hanel Petroleum Co., went salling back the Filipinos want independence. | B more, and Wang Ching-wel

However, a few officials in the and North China. This represen- to his desk in Shanghai after a

tative of the Dunlop Rubber Co, local visit. and his cohorts may succeed Philippines believe that Mr. Sayre, in buying over certain dis-on" his ariryal, will find the in gruntled and expelled mem- dependence

was on the crest of, the wave, so

Mr. and Mrs, H. Gipperich and to speak. Business is great, the Miss 8. Gipperich were given a gay bers of the Kuomintang but it toned down by the threat which air ride was splendid and he was farewell by many friends as they is questionable if properly and many Filipinos believe hangs over certainly glad to be home! legally elected members will the Philippines from Japan.

Eight Chinese passengers also Japanese advances in China arrived on this service, allow themselves to be bought

and Nippon declarations of the names were not divulged. over. In any case, the money.

"New Order" in handed to Wang probably, has existence of a

East

Outbound Axia have spread" alarm already been spent in buying over his old associates."

THE AIR FRANCE outbound ser- vice took to the air at 1:40 p.m. on Wednesday.

fervour

somewhat

among portion of the Filipinos.

DUTCH CABINET DIFFICULTIES

THE HAGUE ag. 9 (Reuter)- Baron Degeer, he former Pre- mier, is meeting with serious dimculties in his extorts to form a Cabinet, and he may abandon the task.

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Dr. Collin's party has refused to co-operate. Hence, the Defence Minister. M. Van Dyn, will not accept the post again

Baron Degeer contemplates & Government composed of Catho

an Historicals, but in that case lics. Socialists, Radicals and Chris the Foreign minister, M. Patin, is not likely to participate

Their

Mr. E. A. Francois, a resident of Handi, returned to the Indo-China elty after a week's business con- ference here!

salled to Yokohama,

Up and about at the late šalling hour were Mr. R. Shoppes and Mr. TS. Powell: both gentlemen are business travelling and destined for Shangha),

Lufthansa

REPORTS HAVE IT that the Luf

thansa Junker plane service between Berlin and Bangkok, re- cently opened, will be extended on one trip only, to Tokyo. The ser- Mr. E Total held a ticket to vice is due to continue from the Beyrouth, personal business neces-Thal city on August 14, and will sitates the pleasant air journey by travel via Hongkong on its way. Air France, and Mr. E, N. Morri- North. This is the second call this son, another busy gentleman, was year for the German air company. travelling to Hanoi..

and this trip is for the conveni-

Two lady passengers appearing ence of the German Ambassador, quite cool, calm and collected, but Eer Ott, who will return to Ger- actually excited over their forth many from Tokyo in the plane. coming fight to Hanol were Mrs.

H. Rondon returning to the south and Mrs. Klix.

Pan American Airways

CHINA WATCHES

They are fearful of what might THE OPENING of the Pearl happen to the Talands once the River in the hope that Chi-United States pulis out. nese will return to Canton from Hongkong, "which is not a safe place to live in" (so the puppets say), is a vily move on the part of Wang & Co. since, with the drop in the value of China's national dol- lar and the Increased living costs in this Colony, many people may find it more con- venient and cheaper to live in Canton. Nevertheless, it is doubtful if the Japanese will While leaving the Kowloon tolerate the opening of the Wharf on Tuesday night at 11 river for long. They have 'clock, one of the mooring fopes their reasons for closing it of the N. D. L. & s. Scharnhorst, and, if it is re-opened for which got entangled with a steel long, all their attempts to cable suspended between two throttle British trade will posts in the middle of the wharf, have been in vain. True; struck a Chinese knocking him they want as many Chinese as

skidded down the Kal Tak bay possible to return and to be

The British Mediterranean Fleet waters and come to a beautifully DHUNGKING," Ang $ (Central) come good, docile citizens yesterday began its annual sum- manoeuvred landing alongside The Chinese authorities STO

mer manoeuvres which this year the font but they do not want any are held in the eastern part of the One of the most charming visi- drastic measures, recently

* paying the closest attention to the Britons or British trade: So Mediterranean and on a Ta tors of the month arrived on the by the Siamese – Government lopted far as that goes, they want no greater scale than manoeuvres of Philippine Clipper from San Fran against the Chinese reddents in foreign trade at all; they want former years. Separate manoeuvres cisco, was Miru Shankar Bhonsla that country. only Japanese trade, They of units of the Mediterranean who is connected with the Indian According to reliable informa- are in Canton to stay, if pos- Fleet will end on August 13. Try civil service. This soft voiced tion, the Siamese Government has sible, Wang Ching-wei or no will be followed by combined gentleman, with a winning smile, arrested a large number of patrio Wang Ching-wel They have manoeuvres of the Mediterranean is on vacation, mainly an aerial tic Chinese since July 28 Mar their plans for permanent Fleet Exyptian Army and Air Force one. Travelling across the Allan prominent Chinese garrisons In China and they from August 16 to 17-(TO) tic Ocean by steamer he spent Kuomintang membe plans in spite of their pro- intend to maintain those

four months visiting America: Mesars Hang Now, he is all set to depart in In-Chen Tien-wen and the mises to Wang and his pup- into their fold. Wang's un-perial Airways Friday morning and assistant was alleged to have been sustain them the responsibility for ness are now so well known indore. He feels that he has Canton and the

pets to withdraw and leave to reliability and unscrupulous service to his home in et. Helena, Siamese branches great deal from his ad- Bank, were among

into the water and was rescued.

MALICIOUS DAMAGE

ALLEGED

FX. Remedios appeared before Mr. R. Edwards at the Central Court yesterday charged with malicious damage to a car belong

to Mr. Howard Tor, between 9 pm. on July 30 and 6 am, on the following day, while vehicle was parked outside No. 69, Shing Wo Road.

Damage to the amount of $410

ed.

the

WEDNESDAY, 1:50 pm, the Phi- SIAMESE PT. Adams supervising had DISCRIMINATION

lippine Clipper with Captain

learned

the maintenance of peace and that respectable and respon-venturous holidays and is anxious custody.

sible Chinese people are dis- to get back to wor inclined to place any con-

From New York City he Lew to fidence in him or any credence San Francisco, and from the port times he has seceded from the Hongkongs by in his words. The number of maide the Golden Gat Central Government is legion per On Friday and there is no telling when aying south by he will turn against his latest masters, the Japanese.

The case was adjourned for one orders or be week. Bail was fixed at $500,

CE IN THE LONG RUN, Wang Ching-wel and his renegade when they decided to throw friends will live to rue the day

in their handed enemies of the Chinese people and the Japanese will be sor that they ever accepted them

FIRING PRACTICE Firing practice will be carried out between the hours of 8.00 am, and 400 pm to-day Firing Area

605 °C will be affected.”

the dying rent Mr Leland Jones. This

goes

such

L