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EDITORIAL

ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISEMENT Eleven Men Accused Of VIOLATION OF

one.

Q.

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PUBLIC AUCTION.

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PUBLIC AUCTION.

Alleged

Junk Robbery

A travelling trader who lost $1,250 when pirates boarded a cargo junk near Nine Pins Island about 5.30 on Bept, 16, and another trader, who lost 11 pigs in the same rubbery, gave evi- dence before Mr. H. ♬ Cruttwell, the District Officer South, when committal proceetings again 11 mer were begun at Kowloon Court yesterday on a charge of robbery aboard Junk in the waters of the Colony.

PIGS TRANSFERRED

PARTICULARS AND 'CON PARTICULARS AND CON. ́DITIONS of the Sale by Public] DITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, Auction to be held on Monday,

Ho Cheung. 26, who lost the rowed out on. One of the rifles, the 16th day of Oct., 1939, at 3 the 16th day of Oct., 1939, at 3 money, told the Court he had ask-he noticed, bore a number on the p.m., at the Offices of the Public p.m., at the Offices of the Publiced his steersman to row fast when butt which was 197, Works Department, by Order of Works Department, by Order of a fishing junk that appeared to His Excellency the Governor of His Excellency the Governor of be in chase of the vessel he was His junk was released at Tan Kwan Ban, after the pigs, 12 being Crown Land" at travelling by fired a shot. Lot of Crown Land at one. Let of Wong Nei Chung, in the Colony Mong Kok, In the Colony

Aboard the Junk, he said, were taken and subsequently returned, transferred to the pirate of Hong Kong for a term of of Hong Kong for # term Wong Wa-lam, like a travelling were 75 years, with the option of of 75 years, with the option of trader, and three members of the vessel, and the money taken off boats were together There was a strong wind him." The renewal at a Crown Rent to be renewal at a Crown Rent to be blowing as the pirate Junk ap-about one hour,

Inspector F. Cunningham, pro- fixed by the Surveyor of His Ma fixed by the Surveyor of His proached them, and six men, two jesty the KING, for one further Majesty the KING, for one far of them armed with rides, board setuting, sald the junk pirated small boat they had about 8 pm on Sept. 15 left term of 75 years.

ther term of 75 years.

Ho Chung in O Tau District, bound for Hongkong, with ย crew of three and two travelling traders,

Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dis

advised

Intending bidders are that immediately after the dis

crew.

ed from off a

FOOD PRICE CONTROL

Wing On Company

Fined $1,000.

Regulations, and

the then

Mr. M. J. Abbott, Assistant Crown Solicitor, prosecuted.. Mr. H. R. Butters.

Acting Food Controllor, was also in Court.

Mr. D. McCallum, for the de- fence, pleading guilty, said that as the result of the previous case

posal of the lot the Purchaser posal of the lot the Purchaser this standard protection is she carried a cargo of 13 pigs (when the Sincere Co., Ltd, were

further tripled.

tween Fu

+

property of Wong. Wa-lan, valued (if not the applicant), will be (if not the applicant), will be

to deposit with an THE GAS MENACE is taken at $330. 'required to deposit with an required

The piracy occurred midway be. authorised officer who will be anthorised officer who will be care of by the maintenance,

Tau Mun and Nine present at the sale, the sum of present at the sale, the sum of within the line, of a higher Fins Island. In the morning of the

air pressure than obtains two hundred dollars, ($200) in two hundred dollars, ($200) in

next day. The pirate junk was outside. An additional pro-fat anchor This sum will be refunded cash. This sum will be refunded cash.

as the cargo vessel tection is the complete ab- passed by and hoisted anchor to on payment of the Purchase on payment of the

sence of loopholes of any follow. price. price.

kind. Gunners work "blind," PARTICULARS OF THE LOT PARTICULARS OF THE LOT

Inland

Lot No. 5453 North of Inland Lot No. 5082, Blas Pool Road, Wong Nei Chung.

| No. of Bale. Į

Registry No

Locality.

G,

Boundary

M'enanre

manta,

As par

Bale plan

About:

23,000

Kowloon Inland Lot

No. 410.

Mong Kok Road.

Contents in

Square fest.

Annos]

Rental.

pest Price.

No. of Bale,

Registry No.

Locality.

46,000

R.

DER

PUBLIC AUCTION.

766

PARTICULARS AND CON. DITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 16th day of Oct., 1939, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Pubile Works Department, by Order" of His Excellency the Governor of one “Lot of Crown Land · at Mong Kok, 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 further term of

75 years.

Boundary

Measure.

ments.

Nt. ✖༼W.

ft. ft. ft. ft

As per

sale plan

.8

Purchase

About

0,048

112

10,579

Square feet.

Contents

Bental

1 Upset Pri

Price.

ACCUSED ARRESTED

IN

as in the turret of a battle- The defendants in the case were ship. Artillery" officers ob- arrested on September 17 at Ping serve the field of fire through Chau Island where seven of the set in armour pigs were recovered." Beveral of periscopes

the men were pointed out by the plate.

complaint at

Identification DEEP UNDERGROUND

parade held at the Water Police passages connect every sec- Station on Sept. 19 as the alleged tion of the line. Telephone robbers. wires are set 5 metres deep in The eleven defendants are Tseng solid concrete, and for each Shing-Yuk, 41. master of fishing three alternative Junk No. 608 HC. and Tseng Chan. there are

·lines."

152, Tseng Shang-kwal, 40, Tseng COMPLETING THE protec-20. Tseng Shu-kan, 18. Le Chu Shing-kam, 37, Tseng Kam-fuk, tive devices of the line are 24, Wong Kwal, 42, Ng Kwan-tal, thousands of light machine-32. Kwok Kam-fuk, 30, and Fan guns covering every inch of Kau-tsal, 30. tokis aboard the 768 the casemate-shells. Here an-same junk. They are being other lesson of the last war defended by Mr. C. A. Butherton has been taken into account: Russ. Long-range artillery was of no use when the toe enscon-afternoon. ced himself on the crest of a

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HONGKONG, OCTOBER 12, 1939

LA LIGNE MAGINOT

fort held by defending forces.

No such situation can occur

to-day. Interior gun-cham- bers, like the watertight

compartments and powerful pumps of a modern battle- ship, protect the rest of the line against an enemy suc- cessful in occupying one of its sections.

Proceeding will be continued this

DEATH OF MR.

FOK CHITING

One Of Wealthiest Men In S. China

The death occurred at the French

Jesterday Hospital OUTPOST BLOCKHOUSES, morning of Mr. Fok Chiting, “ each manned by a force of 12 One of the wealthiest Chinese men whose duty is to hold

In South China and father of Mr. them for three days until the |

Fok Pothol. assistant mánaker of the Bank of Can- main fortifications are ready!

ton.. to meet the "advance of the foe, flank the line along its!

The late Mr. Fok was only 60 years of age. He began life as a entire length and are con- dealer in second-band goods, and nected with it by under-from his success in this business ground passages to which progressed to other ventures until their garrisons can retire. he had amassed one of the largest FAR IN ADVANCE of these fortunes in this part of the world. (if not the applicant) will be NOTHING, perhaps, can give

such a good idea of the blockhouses are the "aspara-

OWNED CASINOS required to deposit with an form of the present-day war: gus beds" of upright steel

During the period, when Chen authorised officer who will he fare on the Western Front as bars planted in concrete and

Chi-tong was Chairman and Mil- present at the sale, the sum of an examination of the avall-tipped with explosive charges tary Governor of Kwangtung Pro- two hundred dollars, ($200) in able information on the aims-ready to impale and destroy prominence and unusual puence |vince, the late Mr. Fok attained cash. "This sum will be refunded and structure of the Maginot any invading tanks.

payment of the Purchase Line the "Great Wall" that stretches, more than 200 miles along the eastern borders of France.

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

on

price.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT

Boundary

Measure-

ments.

{Ft. ft. ft. ft.

¡No of Sale.

Kowloon Inland

_____Lot_No. 4184,

Registry No.

Locality.

ཀླ}།

Junction of

Tong Mi

Mong Kok Road,

Mong Kok.

~.

As per

zale plan

Contents in

Squaro foot.

About

6,000

Annual

Rental.

100%

m | Upset Pric

"

10,500

THE BUILDING. of this gigantic rampart, which com- menced in 1929 and did not stop until the outbreak of hostilities, represented, in it- self, a revolution in the French theory of warfare,

In 1914, the basis of this theory was the "offensive a outrance," and fortifications played the part only of pivots for large-scale open attacks.

THE COST. of these tactics in blood and bitter fallure led to much soul-searching in 767 French military councils, As a result, 12,000,000 cubic metres of earth, 1,500,000 of concrete, and 50,000 tons of steel were piled up to do the work for which France had

In Canton. Many casinos in Can THE FIRE-POWER of the ton and. Macao, as well as the one line's artillery is terrific, and at Shumchun, formerly belonged the emplacements are so ar- to him

heavfest

He is survived by five sons and ranged, that the barrages can be concentrated six daughters and six grandchild- The funeral date has not ren. been announced.

at any point.

WITHIN THIS MONSTER of concrete steel live tens of thousands of men. They are not like the haggard, ragged trench-soldiers of the last

war, nor are they likely to be, even in the heat of battle. "The maximum of comfort with the minimum of dan- ger," was the slogan of Mar- shal Petain in planning the accommodation of the garri- sons. At the moment that the advance posts are locked in struggle with the enemy, reliefs can await their turn in deep shelters-quite distinct from the casemates set well back in the womb of the gigantic network. Unlike the

DONT FORGET previously depended on the hell of exposed "rear line

THAT

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SELFRIDGES.

CHINESE FACE GRAVE CHARGES

"summoned for a similar offence)

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1939.

Hello & Goodbye

BY A. W, HYER)

Passenger traffic has dropped off slightly according to commercial travelling companies. However, this is to be expected as the autumn season commences and the win- ter tourist have not begun their pleasure migrations to various ports of the world.

The Wing On Company, Lid, was summoned before Mr. R. A. D.

Travelling south this week cosso. His visit here will be short Forrest at the Central Court yes- terday for violation of the Food by one of the new Dutch and many friends of this long Peles Control

steamers from the North were time Manila resident" will be air- many American Navy wives FIL and elated when greetings Aned $1,000,

The well-known returning to their southernan xchanged. The company was stated to Have homes for the winter tour otilasat says it is a "business visit ** sold to Mrs. V. C. Branson, on Sept.

duty of their Naval officer Representative for the Fiat Motor Mr. Carlo Andreall, Fur. Eastern 15, a.5-lb tin or Kilm at $11.50, the

husbands.

Co., is hurrying back to his head price being more than the retail price prevalling on Aug. 31.

Captain L. J. M. White has had omces in Shanghal after a tour of hard luck again. In command of the Philippines. the Imperial Airways' Della he met with a slight accident yester-the Balatos Mining Co., of Baguio, Mr. Chan Sing, connected with day at Fort Bayard en route to new to Hongkong to fetch his Bangkok,

family who will return with him to Air France's weekly inward ser the south. This family were dus vice to Hongkong froh France is meeting with foul weather and is Clipper fight to the south.

to depart on this morning's China 24 hours latë in arriving. The ser-

Due to the sudden turn of con- vice is reported due at Kal Tak

ditions' in this afternoon. The return flight

Europe Mr. Edwin Wykes, a very handsome gentle.. will be early to-morrow morning. Imperial Airways

man and an executive of Cooper and Allan, returns with as much THE WEEK-END INWARD service offices in Cawnpore. India. This speed as possible to his home and

from Bangkok arrived at Kat traveller winds up seven months of Tak on Monday at 5 pm., Captain vacation in which he covered Joe Davies supervising. This ser- Europe and the United States.. His vice was almost an "Imperial Air-tight across the Pacific Ocean was ways' Staff Special," Captain L. J. most comfortable and enjoyable. M. White and First Officer J. &. The last leg of his journey home- Samuels travelling in style as pas-ward will be by Imperial Airways

on Sunday morning. ... - sengers from Bangkok.

Mr. R. M. Debby came home from Mr. Ko Fook Sing, of Hongkong, two weeks' work in Hanoi with his appeared happy indeed with his ty glad to be back." bag and baggage. He was certain-past months of journeying through the United States where he took a Mr. E. Robinson is another gen"good look at both Fairs, Ban Fran- tleman connected with Imperial disco and New York. All told, his Airways engineering section. This business holiday was most satis- is the first call at Hongkong where factory. that his company's planes perform he will take up the duties of seeing Steamship Traffic

he had reluctantly advised his cents to do so.

Mr. Abbott told the Court that the pace at which the goods could have been sold, according to the requirement of the regulations, would be $10.15 or $10.18

FROM NEW STOCK The prosecution, he said, were satised that the tin, sold to Mis. Branson was one from the new. stock, the wholesale price of which had been increased to $10.33 per L The company, could there-- fore, sell the goods at $10.56 and made the same margin of profit as prior to the war, that of two per cent In this case, however, the company had increased their mer sin of proft.

the prosecution and before the Food Control Regulations were en- forced, his clients had approached the Food Controller seeking advice, and expressed their anxiety to, co- operate in fixing a stable price for retallers.

Mr. McCallum said that prior to

Mr. McCallum recalled that dur- ing the last war, there were two cases of a similar nature, and the fines imposed on the defendants then were $25 each

with perfection.

"J

- TRAVELLING ON A vacation and whole way, came Mr. C. R. Haron were Mr. and Mrs. A. W. da From London. and flying thei commencing with a gay send- greaves, an official of the Ewo, Cot- Roza and their young son, Master ton Mills in Shanghai. This busy P. da Rota. Many local friends traveller left London completely and relatives, gathered about be- prepared for war action and every fore the departure wishing them one going about their respective pleasant days on their visit in business and routine life but with Sourabaya by the new Dutch- one eye om the newspapers and steamer. one ear tuned to the wireless -

GAOL FOR BOGUS R.A.F. service.

OFFICER

Pan American Airways

1

"

•

Dr. T. S. McGowan, assistant in Mr. E. Clarke was hurrying to the United States Public Health Shanghai, to take over duties in omdes in Manila, certainly did not the British Embassy offices. This spend many days on a visit here. gentleman

was also

flying from He left for home on the Dutch England by the Imperial Airways' vessel early this week.

Travelling to Boeleleng was Cap- tain G. R. Torrible, connected with one of the large Far Eastern THE CHINA CLIPPER flew into shipping companies. Also travel-

Hongkong from San Francisco ling to the same destination was.. via Manila on Wednesday at 1.13 Mr. F. T. Meacham, OBTAINED £2.376 p.m. Captain Pat Nolan reported Sir Robert Dalton passed

a splendid, calm BY FRAUD

and peaceful, through our city: from Shanghal by Joumey across the Pacific Ocean.' the Dutch steamer.. This charm- Francis Byrne Worman, 33, of In holiday spirits Mr. James Ming gentleman was en route to Derby-street. W., alleged to have Ross arrived from Manila This Bourabaya He had been having a officer, formerly in the "Foreign the partner of the law firm represented himself as an RAF. was the first Clipper Journey Tor perfect trip to date, and the pro- Office and the Secret Service, and Ross, Laurence, Selph and Carrus- bids fair.

of spects for continuation of this to have claimed to be a cousin of j

Mr. Anthony Eden, was sent to

prison for 12 months with hard DEATH OF PRIVATE

labour at Bow-street recently,

Worman was accused before Mr. McKenna of fraudulently induc-

ing Sir Horace Bayer, to execute bankers' guarantees for Burns

SECRETARY TO QUEEN MOTHER LONDON, Oct. 11 (Reuter)The

amounting to £1.900, of which he death occurred to-day of the Hon. admitted £1,375, and with obtain-Sir Gerald Henry Crofton Chiches- ing by fraud £1,000 from Mr. ter, K.C.V.O the late Bir Gerald

Eustace Guinness.

Was 53 years of age and Was. the Worman, pleaded guilty to three' second son of the Third Baron charges concerning Sir Horace, Templemore. Bayer and to the two charges respecting Mr. Guinness. Clayton prosecuted.

He had been Private Secretary Mr. E. to Queen Mary since 1935.

با مراد

SALE OF WORK SUCCESS

Peak Children's

Club Effort

Peak" residents und their friends gathered in large numbers at the Peak ---- Chib yesterday afternoon where · *· sale of work by the Children's. Club took place,

8lr Horace Bayer, of Southwood, Silverdale. Bydenham, S,E,said Gen. Lung. Yun and My...... Wu: that Worman told him he had Ting-chang, Chatimen of the Yun Lady Northcote had kindly con- been personal pilot to the late nan and Kwelchow Provincial sented to open the sale, however, Lord Thomson when he was Air Governments, have jointly issued owing to pressure on time she was Minister. He also told him that a circular telegram denouncing unavoidably detained and arrived he had been connected with the Wang Ching-wel. It may be recalled at the Club at four o'clock to com-. Foreign Cmce and the Secret Ber-that Wang tred to induce Gen, gratulate the members on their

vice.

Lung to support his "peace" move good work and attendance Mrs. when he passed through Kunming DL. Newbigging welcomes Lady "He showed me a letter upbraid Hanoi last Decembe

on his fight from Chungking to Northcote and presented her with

a cormage of African daisies.

LETTER ON -F.O. PAPER

ing him for leaving the Foreign Omice." said 'Sir Horace. "It was

on Foreign Office paper, type-

written and was signed MH' Ig a leading aircraftman un asked him who MH' was, and he 1930.

WIDE VARIETY

The sale of work offered a wide variety of selections. Foreign stamp packages, knitted baby ERI sald Maurice Hankey now LordSQUANDERED THE MONEYments, a variety of domestic mer- Hankey,

The case in which four Chi-, nese, Tsui Fak-ming,-30, $ clerk, Chien Chi-fong, 23, secretary, 8am Kim-chow, 30, a clerk, and Ting Yuk-yau 35, * clerk, all natives of Shang- hal, are being charged with the unlawful possession of in- structions for ́ntilizing means of secretly conveying, ceiving and recording codes and cyphers, and with main- taining a station for wireless telegraphic communication at «No. 771, Nathan Road, will be He showed me a letter from the He was in Irak from 1925 tochandise including sweets, cates,

·heard at Kowloon Court before Prime Minister's room in the House 1927, and his character, added the preserves, etc. also wool bags Mr. E. filmsworth on Monday, flesh and blood of her sons.

of Commons; it was signed Ram-officer, was described as very good handwove footstools of wood with trenches" and "shelters" Sof

Tuesday, and Wednesday, say MacDonald.”

He was later a temporary clerk at hardwoven tops of waxed cords. AT EVERY STEP in the the last war, these structures October 23 to 25...

Sir Horace said that Wornian the Air" Ministry's department of The doll house and bed wiRZY several doll costumes attracted the construction of the line, the are not only safe they are BAIL IN $4,000 EACH - also showed him a letter signed works and buildings. He had

attention and curiosity of the experience of the war of even equipped with movies. Mr. M. J. Abbott, Assistant "Anthony Eden, and told him done to work since 1934

children, 1914-18 was taken into ac- TO THE MUD AND BLOOD Crown Solicitor, will prosecute, that Mr. Anthony Eden was his count. The ability of the school of tough old soldier, while the defendants and two cousin. forts of Verdun to withstand this may sound "soft" and other men, Yuen Lap-kwan, 29, Worman told him that he want

and Chau two years of bombardment- shocking. Actually, it means

Bze, 35, who are ed money to go to Canada and both French and German that replacements can enter separately charged with having. Egypt to map out airports for the

on divers dates, yorked the station, Air Ministry. determined the choice of the front lines fresh and are being represented by Mr. Peter Mr. Clayton said that Worman borrowed the money for the pur Jumping the swinging rope, and a materials for its protective vigorous in mind and body si

alic represented to Mr. Chunness covering. This shell of con- and bring to their exacting, All x men have been allowed that he was an officer in the crete and steel can withstand tasks not the desperation of bail at $4,000 each. All the de- RAE three:500 mm. projectiles the last-ditcher but the clear fendants are charged also with Det sergt. Marshall, Scotland falling on any one spot. In headed efficiency of unsapped possession of apparatus for radio Yard said that Wormian joined especially exposed sections, vitality.

communication without a licence. the Air Force In 1923, and served

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Worma

Tea was served to the public.

"Worman had been lying at very expensive hotels in England, America and Canada, said the later in the afternoon which was officer and seemed to have brought to a close with games for

the young children, includi squandered the money there.

from the dock said he potato races, egg and spoon races,

pose of going to Ame

the tunnel bail rally intentia of purchasing for building in this ing machines. log returned from Americ to answer the charges,

ent

Members of the Cub judged, the

traini- afternoon activities a great succe

The

proceeds from the work will go towards the fun the Ministering Children's Le