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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG. PROBATE JURISDICTION.

IN THE GOODS of Marion Gilchrist Hoerter of Shanghai China, deceased. Notice is hereby given that the Court has by virtue of Section 58 of the Probates Ordinance 1897. made an Order limiting the time for creditors and others to send in their claims against the above estate to the 6th day of January, 1940.

All Creditors and others art

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HONGKONG, DIÇKÜNER 20, 1939

HOW ALLIES WILL PAY Ü.S.

(National City Bank Bulletin)

JUNK ROBBERY

RECALLED AT

SESSIONS

"Three Men Given

Prison Terms

Charged before Mr. Justice R. E.- Lindsell at the Criminal Sessions yesterday with robbing a junk off Cheungshawan, two of four men. LO YEE and PO KAN pleaded not guilty. The other two were PO. SO and PO FUN. Lo Yee was dis- charged owing to lack of evidence.

Mr. T. J. Gould, Assistant Crown Solicitor, said a junk approached trading junk No. 515Y off Cheung- shawan about 8 p.m. on October 19, which carried a variety of goods, Three men boarded the latter craft and took away various articles, in- cloth cluding quantities of salt,

THE POSSIBLE EFFECTS of towels, tooth brushes and 122 tubes

are

of Government oplum. Two men who remained on board the.rob- bers' junk were seen to be armed.

RIFLES FOUND

the war upon American trade with belligerent coun- tries, and the means by which they will make payment, for purchases,

important After reporting to the police at questions to which only. ap- Lu Ku Tan, the master of the vic- an- timised vessel accompanied Sgt. proximate or tentative swers can be given at present. Davies to Castle Peak and found DURING THE LAST WAR, the four accused on board a junk. a substantial share of Ameri- On a search being made, two rifles The jury, without retiring, found can net exports were financed were found on board. by European government!

defendants guilty. 1oans sold to the American

Po So was sentenced to four public and by credits extend-years hard labour, while Fo Fun ed by American banks. After received three years and Po Kan entry into the war in April two years' imprisonment. 1917, the United States Gov- ernment made large direct!

loans to the Allied Powers. French stock included $783,- At the present time, however,000,000 in the Bank of France these sources of credit have and nearly $1,000,000,000 in accordingly hereby required to been eliminated by the John- private banks and in the After send their claims to the anderson Act of 1934 and the Neu- hands of the public. signed on or before that date.

trality Act of 1937.

the outbreak of war, both the TABLES PREPARED by the British and French Govern- Institute for "International ments endeavoured to draw

Dated the 12th day of Decem ber, 1939.

JOHNSON, STOKES &

MASTER. Solicitors for Edward Sheldon Wilkinson, one of the Executors named in the Will of the abovenamed

"'" deceased Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Building, Hong Kong.

WEDNESDAY'S MENU

BREAKFAST

Stewed Apricots Cereal French Toast

Jami Coffee

LUNCHEON French Onion Soup Tuna Fish Salad

where only about one-half was given up by the public.

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EDITORIAL

The entire cast in the finals of the pantomime "Ali Baba” which the Y.M.C.A,, A.D.C, will present at the European YM.C.A. this afternoon at 5 o'clock. The producer is Major W. de B. Wood,

CANADIAN

TROOPS

GET

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1939.

Graf Spee Must Have Been More Seriously Damaged

LONDON, DEC, 19 (REUTER)-BY RUNNING TO SHELTER, THE GRAF SPEE SHOWED THAT SHE WAS MORE SERIOUS- LY DAMAGED THAN APPEARED ON THE SURFACE, SAID THE NAVAL OBSERVER OF THE B.DC, IN A TALK FROM DAVEN- TRY LAST NIGHT.

She was probably badly damaged inside something like a men, who suffers an internal wound in an automobile accident and who dies a few days later after outwardly appearing to be recovering.

One cannot says that this was the case for certain, but there seems to be no other logical reason for the scuttling of the pocket-battleship with- out even an attempt at pat- ting up a fight.

PRUSSIAN IDEAL

The Prussian ideal has always

been that an officer only sur-

rendered to the enemy if out- manoeuvred and in no position fo damage the enemy without a fight for it.

CATHEDRAL MEMORIAL SERVICE

OFFICERS AND MEN

OF DUCHESS

A solemn memorial service was held in St. John's Cathedral at 11.

ENTHUSIASTIC WELCOME The pocket-battleship is a curtam yesterday incommemoration

IN BRITAIN

MESSAGE FROM

THE KING

LONDON, Dec. 19 (Reuter)-The Canadian Expeditionary Furce was given a most enthusiastic welcom- ed when they streamed ashore in thousands on Sunday at a port in Britain from great liners guarded by a formidable squadron of the Navy, while aeroplanes patrolled overhead guarding against a sur- prise raid.

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New Concern To Develop Sikang

of

Large-scale development sikang, rich but untapped province in China's "Wild West" will begin when the Hsing S Industrial .Cor- poration, now under organisation by prominent overseas Chinese, for- mally comes into being.

MOSTLY YOUNGSTERS

This was revealed by Mr. The troops represented

every Hwa-chow, young overseas Chinese industrialist and part of Canada and included some scientist and

con- Americans. Red Indians and co- chairman of the projected loured men.

cerr's preparatory committee. at a Many had served in the last press reception at the St. Francis

but

majority the

were Hotel on Monday. war,

The corporation, whose promoters The troops were drawn up on are Mr. Liang Han-tsao, secretary- youngsters.

the G.O.C. general of the Legislative Yuan,

"The British Army, will be proud to have, as comrades in arms, the successors of those who came from Canada in the Great War and who fought with a heroism that will never be forgotten."

tor of the Overseas Board of "the Central Party Headquarters, Mr. Chow Yung-neng, director of the Overseas Affairs Section of the Kwangtung Provincial Government, and others, has $3,000,000 capital which has been fully paid up.

aus graft arid in Its way a mar of Lt.-Comdr. R. C. M. White, B.N.,. vellous piece of mechanism, the and the officers, and men of HM.S. Observer went on. She carries Duchess (formerly of the China armaments, crew and provisions Station) which sank in the North that should rightly be carried only Sea recently with the loss of 129 by ships twice her displacement.

is

But sacrifices must be made somewhere and in a pocket- battleship, weight is sacrificed.

lives, including six officers.

Following are the names of the missing officers They are believed to be drowned:-Gunner (T) P. E. The Inside of a normal warship Gordon, Probationary Midshipman built to stand stresses and 0; L. Kretschmer. Lieutenants G. strains, not only of weather and W. Murray. J. M. L. Scholfleld and armament, but also of being hit O. P. Tilden and Lieut-Com- by shells. The Graf Spee had to mander R. C. White. sacrifice this.

CRUISERS' FEAT

Before the service began wreaths were placed on the alter and Imme- Speaking of the feat of the two diately after Chopin's Dead March six-inch gun cruisers in attacking was played with the congegration á eleven-inch-gun pocket-battle standing.

The prayers were said by the ship, the BB.C. Observer pointed out that not only did they engage Very Rev. J. L Wilson and the the Graf Spee, but defeated her. blessing was pronounced by Rev. Far from being beaten off by her Mr. Edwards, of the Seamen's In- heavier guns, the two cruisers situte who, with a Chaplin from one of the warships in harbour. chased the Orat Spee for hours,

assisted in the service. The lesson was read by. E. E. the Commander- in-Chief. Admiral Sir Percy Noble, THE LAST POST

That phase

battle of the will go down in history. It was a superb example of the use of tactles and superior speed.

attacked The British cruisers

At the end of the service the the German ship from two sepa- Last Post and the Revelle was rate directions, so that she had to sounded by three buglers of the disperse her fire and was unable Royal Marines. The National AX- to concentrate an entire broad- them was then sung, after which the wreaths were solemnly taken side on any one of them.

off the alter and placed on the Way Memorial outside the Church

His. Excellency the Governor was represented by Capt. S. H. Batty- Smith, A.D.C, while the G.O.C

Finance of New York Univer- all the gold into their central the pier and heard sity, show that during the banks, but the efforts read a message of welcome from Mr. Chow Chi-kang, deputy direc- the period 1914-17 practically Great Britain were more suc- the King who said: one-third of the sum due the cessful in this respect than in United States from the Allies France, and neutrals in settlement of the "export surplus in Ameri-

THE OUTBREAK of can merchandise trade with them was financed by loans the present war, substantial

It is planned that $1,000,000 will contracted in the United amounts of gold were held

MR. EDEN'S ' WELCOME

"be used for mining. $1,000,000 for 40 privately in London, estimat- States. Approximately

The troops doffed their caps and banking. $500,000 for factories, per cent. was paid for by theed at about $1,500,000,000 in

$100,000 each for transportation 880 resale of American securities, September 1938, but believed cheered,

Mr. Anthony Eden then welcom- services" and department stores, about 15 per cent. by not gold to have been reduced by ed the Canadians and said the $10,000 for hotel business and the shipments and the remainder about four-fifths since then.

British people would never forget remainder as operating capital. ESTIMATES OF THE GOLD this great act of co-operation. by various services.

A hotel has been established in THE PROBLEM of chief held at present by the Bank,

"The task before us may be long sichang, in southwest Szechwan, interest at present narrows of England and the Equaliza-it certainly will be tough, but in to accommodate those going to the down to how Great Britain/tion Fund are.rough approxi-the assurance of the peoples of west. Concrete steps are belag vras Intercepted

Macaroni and Cheese Casserole Baked Spinach Brussel Sprouts Ralain Custard Tea

DINNER

Noodle Soup Beet Balad

Round Ground Steak

Mushroom Oravy

String Beans Hashed Potatoes Turnips Crearned -Chocolate Cake Coffee

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C.-IN-CAS REPLY -

The Commander-in-Chief of the

ex-

Canadian Force. Major-General A. McNaughton. replied. pressing their gratitude to the King and to Mr. Eden and also to the Navy for their splendid safe- guarding of the troops across the

Atlantic.

The troops then entrained for camp in a distant part of Britain. p

COMMITTED TO

• SESSIONS

; hospital there, says Central News.

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BUS CRASH SEQUEL

Kowloon Driver Fined $75

CHINA WAR

NEWS

Continued from Page 1

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HE Major General A E Graset. was represented by Brigadier A. B. A Japanese caravan of over 80 Thomson. Commodore A. M. Peters motor cars and lorries moving and Mrs. Peters and Lady Noble westward from Yunglungho. on were among the large gathering the east bank of the Han River, present, mainly of Naval person-

at Luchiachai,alities

north-west of Yunglungho, on Wreaths were laid from the Sunday More than 30 of the "Commander-in-Chief and Star, lorries were damaged. The Jap-China, Station)"; "Officers and Men,

China anese returned to Yunglungho.

Station," "Captain and Some 200 Japanese around officers, KM.8. Thanet" "Bhip's Chuankowtlen, south of Yingshan Company, HMS. Thanet” were completely wiped out in an engagement on Sunday,

CHINESE PRESSURE CHANGSHA, Dec. 19 (Central)— Japanese reinforcement rushed

Chaclikiao

the Chinese at the hilly regions west of Fengcheng.

Sporadic fighting continues to

la South Shansi,

toward Yoyang (Yochow) in North rage in the vicinity of Hsiahsien. Hunan to relieve the Chinese pres-

FIGHTING CONTINUES sure there are reported to have been

TUNGSIANG, KTANGSI, Dec. 19 Intercepted between

"Central)-Fighting continues un- and Yanglowtung on the Canton-abated around Nanchang. Lung- Hankow Railway, respectively 45

"the- changchiao, south-east 01 and 38 miles north-east of Yoyang city, has changed hands reversi

A railway bridge north-east of

times, At least 500 Japanese

A Ane of $75 was imposed by Mr. E. Himsworth at Kowloon Court yesterday on Ng Yeung, 28, bus driver involved in the accident A member of the Hunghom Peace with a rickshaw in Salisbury Road Preservation. Corps, Man Pong; 23, on November 9 near the Children's was committed to the Criminal Playground in which Mrs. Krishna, Yoyang was dynamited by the Chi- casualties have been inflicted at Session from Kowloon Court yes- of Hart Road, was badly injured.

Defendant was summoned on The Chinese who recaptured this point alone, terday on a charge of robbery fol-

Tatangwu and Liuchwang. two lowing lower court proceedings two counts, one of driving without Walipal 30 miles north-east of before Mr. E, Himsworth.

due care and caution and another Yoyang, are pushing toward Lin-Monts east of Nanchang, have been

wrested back by the Chinese, It is alleged defendany robbed a fof passing a vehicle to the left slang, 29 miles north-east of

Lohwa, nine miles north of Nan-

nеse.

few and

Treku

and France will finance U.S.mations at best. Latest off the British Commonwealth in the taken to establish a bank and a imports, inasmuch as Ameri- cial figures placed the gold certainty of final victory." can trade with Germany has in the Fund at $1,782,000,000 been practically" shut off by in March 1939. An average of private estimates places the Allies' control of the sea.

IN PEACE TIME, both the gold holdings of the Fund at the outbreak of the war at Great Britain and

France paid for their excess of im- somewhat above $1,000,000, ports by tourist trade, ship-000, when $1,162,000,000 was transferred to it from the ping and other services. About onehalf of U.S. 1937 Bank of England.

IT WOULD APPEAR, there- merchandise trade surplus with the United Kingdom fore, on the basis of the above the Anglo- totalling $300,000,000 was set- estimates that tled by invisible items, of French gold and dollar assets which tourist expenditures at the outbreak of the new and shipping commissions European war were somewhat contributed about $70,000,000. in excess of those in 1914. INASMUCH as the war will Moreover, they were in a more readily both handicap the rendering form much of various services by the available. Their gold assets British and Testrict their alone are twice as large as in are now concen- merchandise exports, it seems 1914 and

central trated in

banks, likely that credits accruing to U.S. in their balance of whereas in 1914 over 60 per man name. Tsun Wing, in a latrine side of the road. It was alleged he Toyang,

The Japanese aerodrome at Fet-chang, on the Nanchang-Kluklang payments with the United cent. of their gold was in cir- in Matauwei Road, of $2.07 in had run into the rickshaw while

money and a suit of clothing. travelling at a speed of about 35 loki, 15 miles north of Toyang Railway, has also been recaptured Kingdom may be consider-culation.

Giving evidence in his own. de-miles per hout

across the Yangtze River, was and the railway between, Lohwa WHILE THE ANGLO- ably greater than in peace-

has been severely fence, Man Pong told the Court Among the witnesses heard yes ¦ again ralded by Chinese a time. On the other hand, the FRENCH HOLDINGS of ne- he had noted Tsun was in the terday was Mrs. Krishna, who said days ago. Many Japanese guards damaged.

"Heavy pressure is exertel by the imposition of import regula- gotiable dollar securites are habit of peeping at women in the that the bus had struck the back were killed.

Chinese upon the Japanese troops KAIFENG CITY tions, greater reliance upon much less than at the out-latrine, and he had struck him for of the rickshaw. She was detained Tsun left the latrine in a month in hospital with a3broken hing, 50, and a Chinese doctor, Empire resources and rigid break of the last war, the it

LOYANG, Dec. 19 (Central)-Up on the west bank of the Fu River upon 55 appeared restrictions

capital technique for their mobiliza hurry, and left behind his suit jam and other injuries.

to a late hour last night, Chinese flowing south of Nanchang. In a forces which

succeeded in surprise raid in the wee hours of before Mr. E. Himsworth, at the movements will tend to re- tion for the financing of trade with the money in it which, de- Kowloon Court yesterday, on a duce the pressure upon the and the support of exchange fendant said, he thus picked up.

Alleged Acceptance en ny sunday morning were Ferry suffered heavily.

piercing into Kaifeng, "capital of Bunday the Japanese at Wuyang charge of having administered exchanges, and there is a is much better developed.

A heavy engagement occurred at to marshal bank New York market for dollars. poison or noxious things to pro- possibility that the Crown Steps

Of Bribe

still locked in a grim street fight with the Japanese, according to Changkungtu br the north bank of the Blu River, 32 miles nortiz of cure an abortion for a woman, Colonies and the Dominions balances and negotiable dol- British investments in Cana- named Cheung Lal-ying, on some may earn more dollars lar securities

Charged with having accepted military despatches. were taken da have been estimated at

Nanchang, on Saturday.. Chang- In the about $2,500,000,000, in South bribes date or dates between Dec. 1 and through increased sales

The Lowang railway station, east of several months ago. Dec. 17. Det-Insp. A E. Carey

an Indian of Kaifeng has been recovered Aungtu was recaptured by the Chi at last war, such steps were not Africa at $1,250,000,000 and Matauchung materials to U.S. prosecuted. Defendants were re-higher prices.

taken until 1915, when the in Argentina at $2,200,000,000. constable, Ghullam Hussain, P.C.B. by the Chinese in a surprise raid.ese the following morning The manded one week,

pot there were destroyed. RESOURCES most readily British Government invited Just how large a portion of 66, aged 28 years, appeared before The rails and a bridge there have bridge and Japanese supply de-

CHINESE GAINS available for use in the U.S. the sale to itself of American these securities the British Mr. E. Himsworth, at the Kowloon been destroyed,

SOUTH-EAST SHANSI

SOMEWHERE IN WEST BUI--: A sum of $9,000 has been present-market are of four principal securities owned by British Government would be willing Court yesterday, when he was re-

HINGSI, SHENSI, Dec, 19 (Cen-YUAN, Dec. 19 (Central)--In a ed from Canada to help the Finns kinds: (1) gold, (2) bank investors, and two years later to transfer to other countries manded a week in custody.

Defendant is charged with hay-tral) The Japanese have launch-Ughtning attack Chinese units re- and since their greatest need is balances and short term in- made such sale compulsory. is, of course, uncertain.

cam-gamed the Maltachao station on for ambulances, four are shortly vestments in the

IN ADDITION to the gold f

should being accepted a bribe of $15 from ed" another "mopping up" it FINALLY,

in Bouth-East Shans, the Peping-Sufyaan Railway be being sent from Britain and will

on, Nov. 16, and further with following their recent failure in altween Kwelsul and Sarated on be the first to reach Finland from State, (3) negotiable dollars and dollar assets of Great pointed out that an impor-an internee, named Ko Kwok-kong, paign

having accepted a bribe of $9 similar drive in South Shang. - Sunday. A section of the railway Securities, and (4) direct in- Britain and France, consi- tant continuous source vestments (bifsiness parti- deration may well be given to, dollar exchange available to

progress in the Tsinhsien-Wusiang, cipations) here the liquida, their extensive investments in the Allied powers lies in their from an internes, named Yeung Fighting a reported to be in has been dynamited. tion of which, however, is the Dominions and. Colonies. new production of gold: Ap-

area, where between 2000 and often difficult.

These include numerous proximately $730,000,000 or

Ma Lal, a woman, who was found 13,000 Japanese have started THE PRE-WAR GOLD Canadian securities, Rhode- nearly two thirds of the world guilty with three men on Monday eastward drive. The Agricultural Wages Board

Rand output of gold (outside of at the Criminal Sessions of posses- A Japanese northward has raised the minimum wage for STOCK of Great Britain con- slan copper shares. Shropshire farm workers by 1s. to Sisted of $195,000,000 in the mining share and large Bri- Russia), was produced within sion of heroin pills, and who plead from Licheng, east of Blangyuan,west, conarmed the report that 38%. a week of 54 hours, and that Bank of England and some tish investments in neutral the British and French Emed that she was only the cook, has been repulsed.

about countries such as South pires in 1938, whereas in 1914 was sentenced yesterday by Mr. of men working on afforestation $600,000,000 divided

between private America, many of which their annual production" was Justice R. E. Lindsell to dix months' schemes in Glamorgan by 28. to evenly €23. a week.

bank and circulation. The doubtless could be sold in the but $260,000,000.

A married woman, Wong Yuk-

Chung "Bing-sam.

abroad. Of this sum, the Cana- bas contributed $5,000 and the rest has been sent

dian Red Cross

by Finns in Canada.-(BWB),

raw

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United

from two

Camp,

Wah-leung.

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hard labour.'

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STRATEGIC PASS KWELIN, Dec 19 (Int)—THE recapture of Kunlunkwan, moun- tain fastness, north-east of Nan- pning, and Kiutang to the south-

Chinese mechanized units have In South-West Shansi, about arrived at that point and are con- 2,000 Japanese driving westward verging south of that strategic: from Fencheng are battling with pass.

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