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EDITORIAL

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER I. 1939.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISEMENTS QUEEN WILHELMINA'S BIRTHDAY TRANSFER OF

BANK HOLIDAYS.

In Accordance with Govern.

THE

ment Ordinance,

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FOR SALE.

or

AT SHANGHAI,

EX- CHANGE BANKS will be CLOSED for the Transaction PUBLIC BUSINESS Monday, the 4th Sept., 1939. (The First Monday in Sept.)

Hong Kong, 31st August, 1939,

COLLEGE OF

MUSIC LONDON.

657

Local Examination in Theory 2nd December, 1939, The last day of entry for the forthcoming examination in Theory will be 15th September, 1939. Entry forms may be ob. tained from the Local Secretary,

J. E. ANDERSON,

Local Secretary. c/o The Anderson Music Co., Ltd.

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"St. George's Building...

Ice House Street.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG

KONG.

As and, where they now lie His Britannic Majesty's River Gunboats.

**MANTIS

& "CRICKET".

Length Breadth"

220 feet.

36 43

Draught Nominal Displacement 600 tons. Hull Plating generally of Mild Steel.

PUBLIC AUCTION:

PARTICULARS AND CON. DITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to the held on Tuesday, the 5th day of Sept., 1939, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of oue Lot of Crown Land "at Island Road, in the Colony term of Hong Kong for of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, lor one" fur- ther terms of 75 years.

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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.

Permits to inspect may be ob lained from the Engineer Officer, Yangtse, British Naval Office,

Shanghai, ".

CONDITIONS OF SALE.

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PROBATE JURISDICTION,

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QUEEN WILHELMINA

DRAMATIC TURN IN MURDER TRIAL

RECEPTION IN H.K.

STRIKING DEMONSTRATION OF CORDIAL ANGLO-DUTCH

FRIENDSHIP

BRITISH SHIPS PROHIBITED

Orders Issued By British Envoy In

China

SHANGHAL, Aur. 36 (Router) ----

The reception given at the Wilhelmina la uncensing in her The British Ambasador to Chinm Hongkong Club yesterday morning endeavours for Freedom and for sir Archibald Clark Kerr, bax by the Acting Consul-General for Peace. God grant that she `be issued specul regulations prohibit- the Netherlands, Mr. D. G. E Mid-successtal

ing the transfer of British shiga. dleberg. to celebrate the.... birthday

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I as all those present to drink throughout China. of Her Majesty, Queen Wilhelmina, to the health, happiness, and long] “It shall be unlawful, except on provided a striking demonstration life of Her Majesty Queen Wilhel- the authority of the Board of Trade, to transfer or mortgage, or of Anglo-Dutch friendship ...

His Excellency the Governor, Bir

tö transfer any mortgage of any The toast were heartily honour-ritish ship, other than Dominions Geoffry Northcote, who was accom-

ed.

share or Įships, or any panied by Lady Northcote and at-

such British ship: tended by Capt. 8. EL Batty-Smith, {- A.D.C. headed a large and distin-

“ând any transfer or mortgage" guished gathering of guests

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shares in

THE GUESTS

Guests included E E. Admiral Sir Percy Noble, H. E. Major-General made in contravention of this Proposing the toast of His Ma... Craster and Mrs. Grasett paragraph shall be waid? Jesty, King George. VI. Mr. Middlets Honour Sir Atholl and Lady The order also prohibits the

berg said:

any

the port at

MacGregor, His Honour Mr. Justice transfer of the registry of

British ship from In the absence of the Acting R. E. Lindseli and Mrs. Lindsell, Consul-General of the Netherlands, the Hon. Mr. and Mra R. A. Which it is registered to any other Dr. Van Woerden, who is spending North, the Hon Sir Shonson Chow, port, except to a port in the United a well-earned vacation abroad, it the Hon. Sir Robert Kotewall, the Kingdom unless the transfer is ap- is my duty and great privilege to on. Sir Henry and Lady Pollock, Proved by the Ambassador. welcome you to this celebration of the Eon Mr. W. J. Carrie, Com-

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Continued from Page 1 Fong San, Leung Ying stated yes terday that on July 6 Chan Kan the 59th birthday of our belovedmodore and Mrs. A. M. Peters, the WANG CHING - WEI

There has Hon. Mr. Sydney Caine, the Hon.

ACCUSED OF had come to him from L4 So, tell- Queen Wilhelmina, ing him to follow him to a certain been great joy in

our country. Mr. J. K. Bousfeld, Group Captain house. At this house they met Lil when only a few weeks ago the H, ME. Brown, the Hon, Dr. P. 8. INCONSISTENCY- and three other men, "Sau Nga birth of a second daughter to Her Belwyn-Clarke, the Hon Mr. and

CHUNGKING, Aug, 30. (Central) Hulls to be completely de PARTICULARS OF THE LOT Tzai," Chen Kau and Ip CheungRoyal Highness Princess Jallanc Mrs. 8. H. Dodwell.

-Prominent Cantonese leaders This was very molished at Shanghai to the

Li 80, witness related, told them, was announced.

Commander and Mrs. G. F. Hole Jointly issued" on Monday a circu- Three Hakka people are drinking good news for the Netherlands

Colony in Hongkong, more so as the Hon. Mr. Li Tse-fong, Colonel lar telegram denouncing Wang lately good news from Europe has A. G. Neville, the Hon. Mr. and Ching-wel, the expelled Kudmin- become quite "rare."

Mrs. C. G. Perdue, the Hon. Mr. tang leader,

Wang was accused of inconsiq- In these times of struggle. G. Alabaster, Mr. and Mrs. A. E

Southard, Mr. and Mrs. C. Dupuy, tency and opportunism and bitter- and strife and dishearting news from home, we, Nether... Herr and, Frau Gelewsky. Mrly attacked for his scheme to form landers, more than ever appre-

A. Tajiri, Mr. and Mrs. T. Oda, Mr. a bogus government.

Among those who signed ciate Hongkong's unlimited ... Cunlett, Mr. and Mrs. Rivera!

Reyes, Mr. and Mrs. Van der telegram were Gen. Hsu Chung- hospitality to

Straeton, Mr. and Mrs, de Vascon-chih, Gen, Chan Chal-tong, Gen. bankers, traders and ships,

celes Soares,

Mrs. Fook-lum, Gen. Wu Te-chen, De. and

of the British Commander-in-Chief within four months from date of sale, and to be open to the Inspection of the Commander-in-Chief or his repre sentative until work of demolition is complete.

Purchasers to furnish a joint and several bond with sureties, satisfactory to the Bri.

two.

IN THE GOODS tish Commander-in-Chief guaran. ERNEST FERDINAND | teeing these conditions of sale. OPPENHEIM late of La Scarona, Alassio, Italy, formerly of Board of Re- venue, Indian Civil Service, Lucknow, India, deceased.

The amount of the bond to be equivalent to the purchase price.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Court has by virtue of the provisions of Section 58 of Ordin. ance No. 2 of 1897 made an order limiting the time for creditors and others to send in their claims against the above ́estate to 28th September, 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 Executors,

1: Des Voeux Road Central,

Hong Kong

B..

PUBLIC AUCTION.

term of 75 years. \\

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Tenders may be made, jointly or severally and forms of tender may be obtained from the Naval Store Officer, H.M. Naval Yard, Hong Kong or from the Engineer Officer, Yangtse.

Tenders should be addressed to the Engineer Oficer, Yangtse, British Naval Office, H.B.M. Consulate General, Shanghai,

Envelopes should be marked on outside

TENDER FOR "MANTIS" or TENDER FOR "CRICKET" or TENDER FOR "MANTIS" and

"CRICKET".

All tenders are to be in Pounds Sterling. They must be accom

of

errors, or any

No. of Hale,

Locality.

Rural Building

Lot No. 427.

Building Lot No; 300, ***** Adjoining Rura!”

Island Road.

Registry No:

Boundary Maur

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sale plan

Contents in

Fquare fack.

ADDUR

Rental

Dret Price.

AFont

000 $1

5

160

2.8-0

tea at the Lal Chuen Tea House. We better wait for these three den to come out, and give them a good beating up.

The five men, including witness, accompanied the defendant to out- side the teahouse. They walted for the three men to come out and. when they did, they followed them

into Apliu Street where the fight. in which Fong San was killed, took place.

651 democracies not only in Ger-

many but in all other coun tries.

The Daily Press.

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HONGKONG, SEPTKMEKK 1, 1939

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OF LIES

THE GERMAN psychologist | has lost his skill if he really believes that Britain, and the British Empire, and our allies. are not prepared to fight against aggression. There is

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Netherlands

Great Britain and the Netherlands have for a long time been very good neigh- bours both at home and over-

seas. 2.

GOOD NEIGHBOURS The Netherlands Indies that "girdle of emerald winding itself round the Equator," form a bridge between Great Britain's domain in Asla and Australia.

We are good neighbours in South America, where British Guiana borders on our Colony of Surinam.

no war mentality in Britain On the Windward Islands ruled by to-day, nor in France, but the Netherlands; English is the there is something equally vernacular, while at the Cape and in the Transvaal descendants of significant a quiet deter-

Dutch settlers live and work to- mination to mobilize the re-gether with sons of Britain. sources of these countries to

Once we shared a great states- resist any encroachment on man.. William III, William - of their liberties and to prevent Orange, Stadhouder of Holland, any further attempt by the King of Great Britain. Dictator States to dominate You would have no difficulty in Europe by force of armis. quoting many more instances of This calm and purposeful the good neighbourship that exists preparation is something between our two nations, one a which the dictators would do World Power, active in the field well to heed. It has resultes of culture, trade and politics, the

in a degree of rearmament in

other in strict, self-imposed neu-

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the

R. A. de Castro Basto, Lt. Col. H. L. Admiral Chan Chax. Mr. Ou Fang- Murrow, Capt, and Mrs. Edwards, PC. and Mr. O. K. Yu Capt. and Mrs. Boxer, Mr. and Mrs.

H. R. Butters, Mr. and Mrs. Crom- It is stated that the s. s. Mao melin. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Danby, Lee, owned by the Ching Kee [Mr. and Mrs. C. Renner, Mr. and Steamship Co., Ltd. has not been Mrs. De Vas, Frot. Wong Po-shang requisitioned, as reported, but char- and others

itered, by the naval anthorities.

ECONOMIC GROWTH

OF PALESTINE

CARDINAL AND CREATIVE FACTOR IN THE LIFE OF

MODERN JEWRY

Palestine may be called Wonderland of the World It is in fact situated in the exact geographical centre of the land area of the globe (not including Antarctica. which is, of course, a new continent).

Through the emigration of the Patriarch Abraham from his native Ur of the, Chaldees to this region it has become the birthplace of two of the great religions of mankind and has been a principal home of a third mightly religious faith. Small though it is it is never- theless one of the most important sections of the globe. There is something about tine seems to have become a

strong competitor with Spain. Reclaimed areas have been con- this ancient country, which apart from its religious signi- ficance, has an uncommonly verted into blooming gardens and orchards, producing annual- crop. warm spot in the hearts of worth millions of pounds sterling- His Excellency the Governor re-most people, and to the Jew it During the 1936-37 season alone,

At a time of strain" such as this is the land of his forefathers. some 10,880,000 cases of oranges

In modern times the Zionist movement has created a new longing for the possession of the ancestral home of the Hebrew people, and the heroic efforts of the scattered tribes of Israel to return to the land of their fathers, form one of the most splendid epics of his- tory,

THE NEW DRGE:

and grapefruit were shipped. abroad, forming about 80 per cent. of the national exports, three- fourths of these fruits being sent to Great Britain and the Do minions.

WELL KNOWN IN HK.:

658 panied by a deposit of £300 NAZI CAMPAIGN

trality and independence, quietly Britain and France which," to- Sterling and must be lodged by

pursuing its task. As good- ne'gh- gether with almost illimitable bours we are both determined to NOON, Saturday, September

resources of food and raw defend loyalty, freedom and right- |23rd, 1939. On acceptance of

unalienable spiritual tender buyers to pay balance and THE SUBTLETY and clever- materials, has placed these cousness.

ness of the propaganda countries in a position where goods of a long tradition. take delivery within three weeks.

is impossible. But, To the symbol of these traditions All charges to be for account of with which the dictators are defeat buyers from day following ac flooding the world must not conscious as they are of their in the British Empire, His Majesty be under-rated. It is effec-armed strength, of the morale King George VI I raise my glass. PARTICULARS AND CON- | ceptance of tenders.

tive in the extreme and would and determination of their Long may He reign.

GOVERNOR'S REPLY DITIONS of the Sale by Public

The vessels are offered for sale be still more effective, so far people, these two great de- Auction to the held on Tuesday, in the belief that the above parti- as Germany is concerned, if mocracies are as one in their the 5th day of Sept., 1939, at 3 culars are correct but their cor. it were not quite so contradic-desire to do everything pos-plied as follows p.., at the Offices of the Public rectness is not guaranteed. No tory. The "doped" press of sible to save Europe from the Works Department, by Order of claim for compensation or any that country is not content to horrors of another war. If when we are praying in our His Excellency the Governor of

tell the Germans that Britain such a calamity should ensue, hearts that an appalling catas one Lot of Crown Land at allowance will be entertained and her allies are embarking it will come because the bloodtrophe may not fall upon the world, there is a spectal happiness from the purchasers on account of on an encirclement policy for lust of the dictators is into be found in a meeting where Wanchal, in the Colony of

misdescription; the destruction of the Reich satiable.

the prevalling note is one of tran-: term Hong Kong for a

neither will any responsibi'ity be but, with headlines of equal IT SHOULD BE clearly un-quil friendship between two great 75 years, with the option of

..Palestine citrus fruits such as renewal at a Crown Rent to be accepted for defects that now or prominence, they assure their derstood in Germany that the nations. This morning's charming

oranges and grape fruit, which' fixed by the Surveyor of His Mamay hereafter exist in the falls readers that Britain's power temper of the British nation ceremony is a welcome diversion and morale have declined to is very different this year from thoughts which for most of

last season became well-known to jesty the KING, for one further or machinery of the vessels.

such an extent that German from what it was last au- the day and night recently have

Hongkong residents, owing to the has nothing to fear from Eng-tumn. There has been time been harrowing our minds and we land, or any combination of,between then and now to are the more grateful for our en- The new urge amongst Jews for foresight of Mr. Charles Hardoon.

tertainment on that account.

a return to the Holy Land has Jr., a youthful, but very enter- democracies.

study and to understand the we were indeed happy to learn not been confined to immigration prising. local Importer and m IT IS comprehensible that Hitler technique. The ma recently that a second grand- and agricultural settlement, but chant, will continue to be offered any German citizen would chinery has become visible. daughter had been born to the every phase of social, economic, to discerning buyers in the Colony swallow one of these lles, but It is more widely known now good and illustrious Sovereign to and intellectual activity has been Of late years, oil has become a how he can digest both at the what Hitler has to say in whom, on her birthday to-day we developed, and in all these spheres leading tople in commercial circles same time passes one's un- "Mein Kampf" about "bomb- offer our warmest good wishes: the true pioneer spirit that has everywhere, and modern scientific derstanding. However, with arding an adversary with a made so bold as to offer at once always characterised this virile progress has discovered new ways a degree of credulity that is regular drum-fire of lies and to Her Royal Highnese Princess and indomitable people has been of cmploying oleates with the result that palm, coconut and olive- simply amazing, he seems to calumnies;" and there is a Julians and her husband the manifested The New Term for the Middle do so quite easily. Propa-realization of the truth that Colony's very hearty and respectful Regions which before the advent oils are more widely used than

of Jewish colonists were aria ever before

The cultivation of olives, which School- and” the Preparatory ganda, as conceived by Ger- there can be no European I repeat them now.

desert, inhabited by a few Bedouin PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. School begins on September 11th many, is in any case-plan- settlement worthy of the

herdsmen, have been made, once has been a thriving Industry In (Instead of Sept. 5th.)

ned to influence the emotions name until these methods are

As you have pointed out if more to blossom like the rose, Mediterranean lands Boundary

and not the mind. By the once and for all discarded Consul there are many strong making the area under Jewish immemorial, has been Menenze

Entrance Examination on Sept. reiteration of phrases, much If the outcome of the present bonds which unite the Netherlands settlement 4th, at 9 a.m. Graduates eligible can be achieved, as every crisis 15 war. It will not be and Great Britain. to take Entrance Exam, of Chin rhetorician knows, in the in- because of local issues. It es Universities.culcation of ideas, and this is will be because other coun- the technique of the German tries find the Germany of For Prospectus, apply to Fang propagandist, who has a dual Hitler an impossible neigh- Man Sui, Esq. or Chan Pak objective all the me. He bour, since his idea of peace Luk, Esq., Messrs H. Wicking, must placate the German I that only German claims Prince's Ballding, (Tel. 30241) people and keep them in sub-

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

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present at the sale, the sum of ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE, two hundred dollars, ($200), In

STANLEY, cash. This sum will be refunded: on payment of the Purchase

price.

Registry No.

ments."

TEN

NO 6580

South of Inland

Lôté Nou: 3174-

and: 3769,..

Wanchai Road.

ft. ft. ft. ft.

tale plan.

About:

3,000

80

or to the College.

servience to the Nazi Govern ment, and he must plant 647 suspicion and dislike of the

should be regarded. And no amount of Hitler's propaganTM da can succeed in wiping out this facts

congratulations on the event and

STRONG BONDS

veritable "land of by Jewish labour and

to-day Palestine milk and honey. Cereal pro-

son of Its Der duction, fruit and vegetable

king quality, received ing

fish farmers, wp

scientific me- the country

Tier of blood, historical as nocíations..OË! MA community of terests which both

under thods

Fargely

and lastly deep devotion/ the

And we British know that in this tente har Her Majesty Queeri

come

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