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GOVERNMENT BILLS.

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TENDERS for DOLLARS

current in this Colony, for tele

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PUBLIC AUCTION.

PARTICULARS AND CON. graphic transfer, on the Lords] DITIONS of the Sale by Public Commissioners of His Majesty's Auction to be held on Monday, Treasury, London, up to and for the 16th day of Oct., 1939, at 3 the sum of £150,000, will be P.m., at the Offices of the Public received by the Treasury Chest Works Department, by Order of Officer, Command Pay Office, His Excellency the Governor ei until 10.15 a.m. on the 13th one Lot of Crown Land at October, 1939.

The tenders to state the total amount (in pounds sterling). No telegraphic transfer will be made for less than £100, but tenders for sums above that amount to suit the convenience of the tenderers will be consi i-dered.

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The tenders to be in duplicate, and in sealed covers, addressed to the Treasury Chest Officer, Com mand Pay Office, and endorsed "Tenders for Government Bills,

Mong Kek, 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.

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Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dis posal of the lot the Purchaser f not the applicant) will be required to deposit with authorised officer who will he present at the sale, the sum two hundred dollars, ($200) in The right is reserved (1) to cash.

This sum will be refunded accept or reject any or all of the on payment of the Purchase tenders, and, in particular (2) price.

etc.**

In case of equality of rate between

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HONGKONG, OCTOBER 13, 1939

JAPANESE JITTERS

PRINCE KONOYE'S almost

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EDITORIAL

Sound Health Development

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1939. CORRESPONDENCE

BUDGET MEETING

Continued from Faga u

$15,000; personal allowance, $1,360 for a wife; children,

MISS MAVIS MING'S $3.000 for the first child and

ADDRESS TO H.K.

Y'S MEN'S CLUB Miss Mavis Ming, local organiser and "secretary of the Women's League of Health and Beauty, was the guest speaker at the weekly timin of the Hongkong Ys Men's Club, held in the St. Francis Hotel yesterday.

$600 for each subsequent child. The 5 per cent rate would be charged on the first $3,000 Under this scheme, the exemp after deducting allowances. ton mit would be $1,800 per an- num for unearned Income and

trade and financial business upon the Colony Hves render impossible or at least highly dangerous the adoption here of the full measures of control adopted as above in the home country and elsewhere in the British Colonies.

MEASURES TAKEN

COST OF LIVING IN HONGKONG [To the Editor, the "Hongkong-

Daily Press"]

St-Can anyone inform me: what is the percentage of increase- in the cost of living in Hongkong since the Sino-Japanese hostilities, and also since the outbreak of the

"INTERESTED"

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The measures we have taken are. Allled War? $2,000 for earned Income; and a therefore, only as follows. married man with two children

First, we have limited purchases would be exempt up to $5,280 per by the public of foreign exchange annum and would only pay the full generally to authorized dealers, members, and, it being the Club's excess of $8,600 per annum. The both British and foreign, in the

There was a large attendance of ladies day, there was also a large

number of the fair sex present.

MODERN METHOD

training started by Mrs. Bagot The modern method of physical abject assurances that Stack, said Miss Ming, did not aim Japan will abjure all claims to build muscles, but at the deve- attributable to a conqueror | lopment of the figure and at giv in the interest of lasting ing sound health and personal peace with China constitute well-being. a straw in the wind that re- quires careful analysis.

THE FIRST THING that will strike newspaper readers in connection with this new "peace gesture" is its simil- arity to the sweet warblings of Herr Hitler in Europe. Like Hitler, Japan has swal- lowed a good deal of emin- ently indigestible territory,

apprehensive both of internal revolt and external pressure to make her disgorge. There- fore she follows his example in seeking to make peace on terms enabling her to enjoy what she has thus far been able to grab.

*tenders, amounting in all to more PARTICULARS OF THE LOT and, like him again, she is

than the total sum required, to give preference to any tenders received from Government in. stitutions or from the bankers to

the Treasury Chest.

Copies of Forms of Tender cab

tenderlug för

be had on application.

"Persons

(Bills) are hereby notified that having regard to the provisions of the Acts 22 George III Cap. 45 and 41 George III Cap. 52 the acceptance of any such Tender is subject to the express condition that no Member of the British House of Commons shall be admitted to any share or part in or to any benefit to arise from the Contract thereby made for the allotment of such (Bills)."

T." L. ROGERS,

Colonel, R.A.P.C. Treasury Chest Officer, His Majesty's Treasury Once, Hong Kong.

| No. of Sale.

Registry No.

Locality.

Tong Mi Road,

Kowloon Inland

Junction of

Let No, 418-

Moog Kok Road

Mong Kok.

Boundary

Measure ments..

ft. ft. ft. ft.

AR

per

male plan

Contents in

Annual Square feet.

Rental.

Upsat Price,

About

6,000

110

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PUBLIC AUCTION,

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rate of 10 per cent, on income in who fritton and foreign, in the Coolies Fight: Bound

following are random: examples Colony. The authorized dealers Over: Two Discharged

on

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A fight between 15 coolies, it a

of the tax payable by such a man, act on instuctions from Govern- various incomes, ignoring a ment as to the purposes for which possible surtax on" the highest in exchange may be sold and specia- building site at Blue Pool Road, ceiving the consideration of Gov- capital are absolutely forbidden. comes,, a matter which is still re- tive transactions and transfers of had a sequel before Mr. R. A D. Forrest, at the Central Court yes-

emment.

• £400 per annum, $50. £750 per annum, $155. £1,260 per annum. $1,225. ADMINISTRATION

Secondly, Government has re- terday. quired the surrender of foreign Two of the defendants were exchange holdings but this re-discharged, whilst the rest were quirement has been limited to bound over in the sum of $5 for British subjects because of the one year.. dimculty of applying it OF TAX

generally in this international Before leaving this subject of community of ours,

Such ex- health of income tax 1 would say a one is of course paid for in Hongkong the materials at a certain place,

change transferred to Government

Miss Ming performed some of the exercises to demonstrate what she meant.

In referring to the Chinese women,

sporta.":

The

dollars or sterling.

more

administration. Miss Ming said about its that their physique had greatly Taxation Committee recommended improved during the past few that there should be a prelimin CONTROL OF SÅLES years due to their participation in ary expert investigation of the ad- We have taken power also to ministrative difficulties; but dir-require any British subject to Many Chinese women who had sible to secure the services of an foreign exchange which he may cumstances now render it impos- surrender to Government any no opportunity of taking exercise

expert and Government had to subsequently acquire. but it is not remained undeveloped and not in sound health. The defects or to wait until after the war change acquired in the ordinary are decide either to go ahead at once the intention to apply that to, ex- are passed on to future genera- when of course the urgent need course of business, tioni

would have vanished. It is equal- Miss Ming was heartily applaud-ly impossible to get an expert from ed at the conclusion of her talks home even to help start the De- The meeting was presided over bypartment and we must do it with Mr. 8. B. Tan, vice-president.

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SPECIAL HONOUR

It was learned yesterday that at WHAT PRINCE KONOYE'S the recent - International Conven- proposals really meant when tion, the Hongkong Y's Men's Club they were first made was ex- was awarded special honour, being haustively explained by Gen-considered one of the ten best clubs eralissimo Chiang Kai-shek out of 196 in 18 countries in the

our own resources.

Such exchange is normally sold to one of the authorized dealers and through the con- trol of sales of exchange: it thereby remains within the control of the sterling system provided that we have the full co-operation of the banks con- cerned.

FORMIDABLE TASK Government is only too well aware that that is a formidable undertaking and I most earnestly crave the patience and indulgence!

I should like to take this op of this Council if in order to make portunity to state my "belief that this new departure a success in the we shall get that co-operation from in the speech which he de- way of organization, activities and short time at our disposal we have Colony and my gratitude to those all the banks operating in this

voted to them last January. 767 What they mean to-day can be gathered from the pre- parations for the establish- ment of a puppet "Central Government," the abortive Japanese offensive in Hunari, and the picture presented by Japanese rule in every part of China where it exists.

PARTICULARS AND CON "The provisions in question DITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, do not apply to Contracts en

THERE IS NO DOUBT that tered into by any incorporated the 16th day of Oct., 1939, at 3 the former Premier finds it Company in its corporated, at the Offices of the Public unfortunate that Japan is in capacity and made for the

Works Department, by Order of China as a very uncom- His Excellency the Governor of forcable conqueror-that he general benefit of the Com.

one. Lot of Crown Land at would rather that pany.'

the Mong Kok, in the Colony Chinese should submit to of Hong Kong for A term Japanese direction in every of 75 years, with the option of phase of their national life renewal at 1 Crown Rent to be without being compelled to

"do so by armed force. ixed by the Surveyor of His Chinese have their own rea- The Majesty the KING, for one fur sons for objecting to the at- ther term of 75 years.

tentions of a neighbour who "Intending "bidders are advised has been trying to ram that immediately after the dis. co-operation" down their posal of the lot the Purchaser throats. Prince Konoye too (if not the applicant), will be begins to see the unwis- required to deposit with dom of such tactics-because authorised officer who will be they are, both unproductive present at the sale, the sum of and expensive, two hundred dollars, ($200) In cash. This tum will be refunded

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THERE IS NO SIGN, how- ever, that Tokyo is taking

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PUBLIC AUCTION.

PARTICULARS AND CON- DITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, on payment of the Purchase any action indicating that ali The 16th day of Oct., 1939, at 3 | price.. p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of Fone:Lot "of Crown Land ́ ́nt Wong Net Chung, in the Colony ol Hong Kong for a - terms 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Ma- jesty the KING, for one further term of 75 years.

of

Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dis- posal of the lot the Purchaser (not the applicant), will be required to deposit with an anthorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars; ($200) in (cash. This gum will be refunded payment of the Purchase

these "peace feelers." are morę than empty words. PARTICULARS OF THE LOT What could be a better proof "friendship" for China than the evacuation of her territory. Surely the safety of Japan herself would not prejudiced by such a

No. of Bale,

Kowloon Inland Lot

Begistry No.

Mong Kok Road.

Locality.

No. 410.

Boundary

Mentars-

mata.

2.1. E..

Stift ft:ffL!

As per

sale plan

Contents in

Square foot.

About

6,045

_paga

311

Rubtal.

Upset Price.

10,670

768

be

course,

CHINA MAY REJOICE that her resistance has exacted from the man who boasted that she would be "beaten to her knees" such a marked change of tone. Prince Konoye was talking not only for the benefit of the world at large, but also to the Jape anese people, whose dissatis- faction with the China, ad- venture is constantly forcing their statesmen to invent new explanations and dis In the Colony of Hongkong, in-claimers of responsibility for cluding the Island, Kowloon and this "sacred mission." More New Territories during the week PARTICULARS OF THE LOT ending at 8 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. undoubtedly compel conces and stronger resistance will 7. 1939, there were altogether 84 sions that go beyond mere which 2 persons were killed and words. Let China waver, and 35 persons were injured.

the old bluster of the Japan-

No. of Bale.

Lot No. 6853

North of Inland Lot No 5082, Blue Pool Road, Wong, Nel Chang.

Boundary Mesrare

piante.

Abort

$6,000

844

83,000.

TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN THE COLONY

traffic accidents as the result of

of persons killed, twe Indian soldiers died from injuries received when their lorry ran off the road- way...

Of persons injured, 20 were pedestrians, who were either walk- ing, or running across, the road: and were struck by vehicles.

Of 84 accidents, 36 were colli

atons between vehicles; 28 were collisions between vehicles and pedestrians; 20 accidents were due 766 to other causes,

services performed.

On Oct. 21, Y's Men resident in Hongkong wil! entertain other members resident in Kowloon and in the outports at dinner at No. 14 Koon Ma Terrace, Happy Valley.

COLONY HEALTH

BULLETIN

who

to ask in the beginning for what may seem an extravagant tem-

banks for the help they have given porary establishment. I also crave to Government so far and the the patience of the public

patience with which they have will have to put up with the mis-borne with our somewhat fumbling takes and delays which

Arst attempt in this unfamiliar hardly avoid in the early stages. I field of control. can only promise that we will do. our best and express a hope that we may receive helpful co-opera- tion from the public.

we can!

EXCHANGE CONTROL

Quarter

It was stated that a arose through one party of coolles. who delivered building materials. refusing to take orders to place

from the coolles who were working on the buildings.

in each case à saving of from $85- to $115 per per annum. Vehicles fees for this year will be eligible which have already paid licence for proportionate refund as from the 1st October.

TAXIS EXEMP‍TED

No similar concession will be made to taxis, but the additional burden of the petrol tax in their case may be regarded as a subs stitute for the special taxation of the taxi operators, which: was sug- gested by the Taxation Committee, but which the Government does not now intend to pursue.

The second action which it is proposed to take to uit: ex- "ports which are undesirable from the exchange point of view is the enactment of legis. lation enabling the Govern- ment prohibit the import of specified articles except under Bicerrce.

CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS Because of our pecullar circum should be issued freely when the It is proposed that, licences. stances we have had to make cer importer is able to give guaran- Itain exceptions even in the field tees that the articles will be sold of sale of exchange. Both exports only for re-export but very sparing

Thirty-four cases of tuberculosis, 1 come finally to the measures of Hongkong and Chinese bank in other cases, and the applica- 12 cases of dysentery, 3 cases of of exchange control and other notes and remittances of small tion of this system will be limited. enteric fever, one case of cholera steps to safeguard our foreign ex- sums to the interior of China are to articles which can conveniently of cerebro-spinal change resources which have been either completely free or subjected be controlled in such a way. The fever were notined to the Health taken, or are in contemplation, or to only a loose control. Department on Oct. 11.

which Your Excellency has desired

In view of that, the authorities for such a system will be intro- bill of an ordinance to provide

and one case

THE IMPORTANT POINT

disappeared from the seas, is that German shipping. has

Within a week of the out- break of war it was reported from the Spanish port of Vigo that no fewer than 54 German ships were shelter- ing in that capacious port, while 2,000,000 tons remain now safe in German or neu- tral ports. Others, such as the Norddeutscher-Lloyd steamer Inn, were sunk by their own crews. The submarine men- ace has largely been over- come as not a single British ship has been sunk since October 9. The sober optim ism of Mr. Winston Churchill

un-

name,

me to make a statement for the at home have felt obliged to reduced as early as possible. information of Honourable Mem-fuse absolutely unrestricted deal- bers..

Ings between London and Hong- 1 now move formally the Re- Kong. We have however, been solution standing in my assured that the "authorities in that the draft estimates for. 1840 London will provide exhange for 41 be approved; but in doing so all legitimate purposes and sterling I give formal notice that amend- transactions in Hongkong Itself are completely unrestricted.

It will be necessary for the. home Government to make very large purchases for war purposes

from... non-sterling. countries including Canada, the United States and the neutral European countries, They will need all the resources they can obtain in the currencies of those countries. The first objective of exchange control measures is therefore to secure as far as possible that foreign exchange which may be held or may be acquired in the United Kingdom and the other parts of the Empire whosO currencies are on a sterling basis should be made available to the Government

In their full form the necessary

IMPORTS & EXPORTS LICENCES

menta on the lines just indicated will be proposed in the Select Committee to which the Resolu- ton will presumably be referred:

SIR HENRY POLLOCK The Secretary of State for the Colonies has also agreed that it official Member, proposed that the Sir Henry Pollock, Sentor Un- would be unwise to impose in Draft Estimates as presented be Hongkong a full system of Heansing referred to a Belect Committee or imports and exports, Search consisting of the Colonial Secre-: has therefore been made for other tary, the Financial Secretary and means of checking undesirable all Unofficial Members. iruports, that 'la, imports which are Sir Henry thanked His Excel- undestrable because they use up lency

the

Governor exchange resources.

and the Financial Secretary for the The conclusion has been reach-planatios they had given

Ex-

the

in his forecasts of the pros-measures include the taking over ed that this can best be done in Council of the proposed financial pects of submarine war on by Government of all sums held in two ways, first by the imposition measures, and said that he felt it British commerce rests on a foreign currencies by residents in of taxation with the deliberate would be premature to address any solid basis, however

the countries concerned and the object of checking consumption. remarks upon the budget, or bud- restricted it may become in urrender to Government of all With that end we propose to

gets, at this stage... sums subsequently acquired by future.

double the tax on petrol and such residents whether as interest

foreign wines and spirits and, on overseas investiments or as the since consumption of luxuries, result of the export of goods to even from sterling sources, is foreign countries)

to be discouragédi, Government proposed to increase the duties on Empire wines and spirits by 25 per

cent.

GERMANY is no doubt capable of turning out a new submarine every few weeks, but skilled submarine com-. manders are not so rapidly trained, as the experience of 1918-1918 proved.

The amendment, as proposed by Sir Henry and seconded by the Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell, was passed, It is learned that the Select Committee will immediately pro- ceed with the examination of the Estimates, and that introduction of the formal Budget and the de- bate thereon will take place on November 9.

THOSE PRESENT Present at the meeting were:

PROCEEDS OF EXPORT To control the surrender of the proceeds of exports a system ly introduced by which exports are

PETROL TAXATION THREE YEARS AGO the only permitted by licence which, in considering the petrol, taxa Germans agreed not to make requires such surrender as one of tion I hope that members will keep war on non-combatants at

its conditions. Having got con- prominently in mind that the sea and in some cases Ger- of all the available foreign authorities in the United Kingdom His Excellency the Governor, His man submarine commanders ment then secures that they are drastic step of direct rationing of Grasett, (General Officer Com- exchange resources the Govern have taken the very much more Excellency Major-General A E have acted in a humane man used only for purposes which are private ner, but the torpedoeing of considered essential or desirable sumcient supplies for a mileage of Colonial Secretary), Hon. Mr. C. users, granting them manding), Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith, warning with a loss of 128 currencies by the public to autho- The measures we propose are Hon. Mr. R. A. C. North (Secre the Athenia, sunk without by limiting purchases of foreign 2,000 miles a year.

G. Alabaster (Attorney General), lives and of the Manaar, the rized dealers who are instructed very rolle compared with that, just tary for Chinese Affairs), Hon. Mr. Goodwood and the Vancouver by the central authority as to the as in everything else, taxation and 8 Caine (Financial Secretary), City prove that unrestrict purposes for which exchange may control, the Hongkong citizen is Hon. Cindr. G. F. Hole (Harbour ese militarists will re-appeared submarine warfare is now be sold, at once."

the fashion, not only for British ships but also for neutral ones as well, the ob- ject of course being to im- peril the food supply, and to cut off essential imports, but yesterday there 18 58,000 tons as Mr. Winston Churchill said

more British shipping at sea to-day than when he made his last statement.

WORK OF THE NAVY

(Contributed)

for "The Times on Septem- IN AN ARTICLE written

ber 29, a review is made of the work of the navy during the first weeks of the war.

This again is backed by a system of import licensing which requires the approval of some Government authority before any imports can be ad- mitted. As yet a further men- aure, direct steps are taken to prohibit absolutely the import

being treated less severely than Master), Hon. Mr. C. G. Perdue the. United Kingdom resident. (Acting Commissioner of Police). ¡ It is not desired that the in- Hon. Dr. P. 8. Selwyn-Clarke (DI- creased tax on petrol should hit rector of Medical Services), Bon. the commercial users, that is the Mr AB, Purves (Director of Pub- buses and lorries, there the tax lic works), Hon, Bir Henry Pollock, on diesel oll used by the buses Eon. Mr. T. Pearce, Ham, Mr. T and some lorries will not be in- Chan, Hon, Mr. M. K. Lo Hon creased and, as some offset to the Mr. 8. EL Dodwell Hot Mr. Len of commodities which are re-additional burden on petrol-driven Almada e Castro Jr., Hon. Mr. The circumstances of Hongkong such Lorries will be reduced to a and Mr. C. B. Burgess (Deputy garded entirely a Inxuries, lorries, the annual licence fee on 14 Tse-fong, Hon, Mr. A. L. Shields and particularly the great entrepot nominal charge of 35 representing Clerk of Councils)

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