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HONGKONG "DAILY PRESS

WHITE AND COLOURED CEMENT

MIXTURES.

FOR EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL

DECORATIVE WORK.

We are

now in a position to offer these well-known Associatal Portland Cemant Manufacturers products read mixed with the proper proportion of specially prepared, sarc'. This Band is uniform is colour and has been washed and sieved to the correct degree of fineness.

The extra cost of these mixtures is very small compared with the advantages of being able to obtain a material that is ready for use..

NO WASTE... UNIFORMITY IN COLOUR

Prices on application to

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT

CO., LTD.

Exchange Building, Hong Kong.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned have received Instructions from the Liquida-

tors

to sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION

Tel. 21468.

'INCURABLE' INDIGESTION

RELIEVED IN 5 MINUTES!

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Chemists and "Stores. Doctors commencing at 10.00 a.m.

Hospitals the world over 1100 Rad prescribe it for all forms of mach trouble.

on

at the offices of"Messrs. Carlowitz & Co. (in quidation) 3rd Floor, Bank of China Building, Queen's Road, Central,

A LARGE QUANTITY OF OFFICE

FURNITURE

comprising:

.Teakwood

Desks,

Typewriter

Glass

Tables, Office Chairs.

Cabinets, Counters, Showcases, Shelves, Pictures, Clocks, Sundries,

Rattan Furniture, Sun

Blinds,

Floor Mats, Ruiners, Electric Cell-

ing Fans and Lights, Typewriters, etc. etc..

and

12 Steel Bafe. Cabinets

2 Iron Bales

On View from Saturday, the 18th

November, 1939.

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Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS..

AUCTIONEERS

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned have received

"instructions.

to sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION ·

on

Tuesday, the 21st. November, 1939 commencing at 10.30a.m.

at No. 283, Prince Edward Road, Kowloon (Top Floor).

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE. HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

comprising:

Bedsteads, Wardrobes, Sideboard,

Table, Dining

Chatrs,

Glass Cabinet, Bookcase, Glass and Brass Ware, Crockery, Standard Lamp, Carpets Rugs. Cooking Utensils, etc., etc..

. Also

One"Norge Refrigerator

On View from Monday, the 20th, November, 1939,

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS. AUCTIONEERS

and

GENERAL

Banishee Shows Court Marks Branded On Hands By Japanese At Swatow: Allegation At Sessions

THRUSTING BOTH HIS HANDS THROUGH THE RAILS OF THE DOCK, LEUNG KWONG, charged before Mr. Justice R. E. Lindself at the Criminal Sessions yesterday with returning from banishment in contravention of the Deportations Ordinance. showed the Court marks which he alleged the Japanese at Sıra- tow had branded on him before he was sent back to the Colony together with 17. others,

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Replying to his Lordship, defen- dant sald that the police at Swatow found a warrant on him and suspected him of being a bad character. He said they put him on a ship with 17 other people and sent back to Hongkong six months ago.

His Lordship said that if the story were true it would be a per- fectly good defence, as defendant returned to Hongkong involun- tarily.

Mr. J. B. Prentis, Assistant Crown Solicitor, submitted that

case

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DEFENDING COUNSEL

FOR MURDERS

MR. PERCY CHEN and MR. LO TING FAN are the defending counsel in the two murder cases. which will be tried at the current Criminal sessions before the Chief Justice, Sir Athol MacGregor.

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Mr. Chen, Instructed by Mr. A. S. K, Lau, will defend Tang Chu, the proper course would have been akas Shiu Bang-tsal, whose case for defendant to report to the will be heard on Monday, Novem- authorities on arrival here and ber 27. be re-banished..

The

was adjourned till Monday for consideration.

Two life banishees, Mok Pan and Chan Yan, who were similarly charged with breaches of the De portations Ordinance, pleaded guilty and were sentenced to three years hard labour each.

The case against Yip Ku; will be heard on Wednesday, November 2 Accused will be represented by Mr. Lo. Instructed by Mr. F. E. Nash

INTERNMENT CAMP ESCAPE ATTEMPT PRISON AND "CAT”

An attempt to escape from" the Sentences of three years' hard Ma Tau-chung Internment Camp labour and 12 strokes of the "cat" had a sequel before Mr. Hims- were imposed on Wong Sang and worth at the Kowloon Court yes- Lai Shing, who pleaded guilty to terday, when Au Pak-sing, 36, was charges of robbery.

..

sentenced to two weeks' with hard Tsang Sing. Yu Sang and Ip Lot-labour. offences, were sentenced each to secuted, said when the light fuse sang, pleading guilty to similar

Inspector H. E. Rogers, who pro-

three years þard labour.

went off on Wednesday evening. Lam Yau-chol, who admitted a 15 men made their escape through charge of "unlawful possession of a ladder over the barbed wire. arms and ammunition, was also

Subsequent examination reveal- sentenced to three years' imprisoned that the fusing was përt of

ment with hard abour,

POPPY DAY FUND PASSES $20,000 MARK

The British Legion's Poppy Day Fund 1939 has now passed the $20,000 mark. The following is the last list of subscriptions: Previously acknowledged...$19,562.31 Anonymous

TODAY'S STYLES

START WITH A HIGH,

PROUD, FLOWING

BUSTLINE

SPIRAL

by

Formfit

Stylish figures are strictly" feminine this season, there's no

doubting that

and no other item adds sò much to your final charm score as Spiral. It molds after the idealized perfect bustline-does it health- fully, comfortably, and dramatically effectively. Styles to fit every need in widths for small, aver- age and full development.

OBTAINABLE AT

ELITE

SHELL HOUSE

A. S. Watson & Co., Ltd...

Collecting Box Hongkong Dispensary, Cole

lecting Box ........................ Additional amount collect-

ed from "H.M. Ships"& Naval Establishments, China Station

The British Legion, Hong- kong & China Branch... Stonecutters, 20th Heavy

Battery, 'R.A.

Total

their plan. Au was found the next morning suffering from various injuries to his legs. He admitted having tried to escape but fell into the barbed wire because the ladder falled him.

ARRIVALS IN COLONY

The following passengers arrived 5.00 in Hongkong yesterday:-

Mr H. W. Ancell, Mr Peter 2,83 Barney, Mrs. Elizabeth M Black, Mr. Jimmie Daubempeck Miss 3.48 | Ethel Edmonds, Mstr. Vernon Ed- monds, Mr. John Fall, Mrs. Eve Francis, Mr. Harry E. Gibson, Mr. William Hennessy, Mr. Charles J. 20.30 Kelly, Mrs. Charles J. Kelly, Mrs. A. M. Loptson, Mstr. Gordon Lopt- 1,500.00 son, Mstr. Melvin-Loptson, Mr. Paul Lubarsky, Sister Josepir Marie, Mr. 30.85 and Mrs. W. J.. Pearson, Master Ng Cang Chim, Mrs L. E. Nielson, $21,124.77 Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Pearson, Mstr. W. J. Pearson, Jr., Mr. F. A. Peters, Jr., Mrs. Mabel Reynolds, Mr. An- dre Savary, Mr. Charles B. Smith, Mrs. Susana Tani, Miss Sarah - A. Tani, Mrs. Virginia Tempangko, Mr. Yee Gee.

AIRPOKT NEWS

Imperial Airways:

SOUTHBOUND Sunday: Hanoi, Bangkok, Denebola-7 pm

NORTHBOUND

Monday: Bangkok, Hanoi, Hong-

kong.

Delphinus-4 p.m. Air France*

NORTHBOUND

"Wednesday: France.

Hongkong

Service--4pm.

SOUTHBOUND Thursday: Hanoi, France Service 6 a Pan American Airways:

EASTBOUND

Tuesday: USA., Manila,

kong. Philipple Clipper 2 p.m.

WESTBOUND

U.S. AMBASSADOR LEAVES TODAY

Mr. Nelson T. Johnson, American Ambassador to China, who arrived in the Colony on Thursday even'ng by C.N.A.C.'s DC-3 plane from Hanoi, Chungking is due to depart on an American passenger steamer today for Shanghai. /

Mr. Johnson is accompanied by Mr. F. K. Lafoon, Vice-Consul at Shanghal, who also returned by air from Chungking and will con- Hong-tinue to the North.

Wednesday: Manila, USA. Philippine Clipper-8.30 am.

WEATHER REPORT

HONGKONG ROYAL

OBSERVATORY

The American Ambassador plans call for a week's stay in Shanghai after which he will probably de- part for Peiping where he will join his family.

EASTERN PORTS HEALTH BULLETIN

The following is the Health

Barometer (at sea level), 30.12 ins. Bulletin of Eastern Ports for the

Temperature, 73 F.

Humidity, 78 per cent.

Wind Direction, N.E. Wind Force (Beaufort), 3. Temperature; maximum yesterday.

73 F. Temperature; minimum last night

69 E

Rainfall for 24 hrs. ending 10th

today, -0,01 in.

Total rainfall since January 1st.

81.94 ins.

Against an average of 83.34 ins. Bunset tonight, 5.40 pm, ". Bunrise tomorrow. 6.37 a.m.

4 pm. Nov 17. Barometer (at sea level),, 30.03 in. Temperature, 73 F. Humidity, 82 per cent. Wind Direction, E/8. Wind Force (Beaufort), 3. E Maximum temperature, 75· F. Minimum temperature, 88 F. Rainfall nil

week ending Nov. 11:

Cholera: Delhi 1 case, Calcutta 6. Macao 2, Hongkong 1, Shanghai I.;

Small-Pox: Delhi 1 case, Bombay 2. Calcutta 3, Madras 1, Rangoon -1, Jodhpur 1. Hongkong 1.

COLONY HEALTH

BULLETIN

Eighteen cases of tuberculosis, five cases of dysentery; two cases of diphtheria, one case, of enteric fever and one case of cerebro-. spinal fever were notified to the Health Department on Nov. 16.

Mrs. Hatung Hsiao, an aged widow, has given her entire sav ings of $467.67, representing years' of toil to the soldiers winter garment

campaign. (Central News).

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