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PAGE 6 HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISEMENT

Q.

NOTICE.

903

Q.

R.

PUBLIC AUCTION:

The office of the Commercial

PARTICULARS AND CON. Secretary to His Majesty's Em.DITIONS of the Sale by Public bassy in China and His Majesty's Auction to be held on Tuesday, Trade Commissioner, at Hong the 2nd day of Jan. 1940, at 3 Kong, will be closed on the 1st P.m., at the Offices of the Publica January, 1940.

Works Department, by Order al His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at King's Road near Quarry Bay, in the Colony of Hong Kong for

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.

B.

NOTICE.

During the holiday period the office of the Controller of Trade

Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dis

will be entirely closed on Sunday,posal of the let the Purchaser 31st December, 1939, and will be open only from 19. a.m. to 12.30 p.m. on Monday, 1st January,

1940,

E. W. HAMILTON, Superintendent of Imports & Experts and Controller of Trade,

KOWLOON

902

BOWLING

GREEN CLUB,

REDEMPTION OF

DEBENTURES,

Notice is hereby given that all outstanding Debentures (260) of the above named Club will be redeemed on the 31st March, 1940, "

All holders of this Club's De.

bentures are requested to present them at the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, Victoria, Hong Kong, on or after the 31st March, 1940, when the principal moneys secured will be paid against surrender of Deben. tures and unmatured interest couporis.

(Sgd.) S. M. WHITE,

G.

Hon. Secretary.

897

R:

an

(if not the applicant) will be required to deposit with authorised officer who will he present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This cum will be refunder on payment of the Purchase price..

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT

No. 6741.

Between

Inland Lots Nos.

3507 and 5099,

King's Road.

No. of Sale, !

Registry No

Locality.

Inlami Lo

· Boundary

Measure-

ments.

As per

sale plan.

Contents in

Square feet:

Annua]=

Rental.

Upset Price.

About

13,750

272

REFUGEES IN THE

COLONY

20,625

ENGAGEMENT RUSSELL-BOOKER-The engage- ment la. announced between Derek Campbell Russell, RE, son of Mr. E. Campbell Russell, of Lynchburg, Virginia, and the late Mrs. Russell, of Bel- mont, Surrey, and Maureen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, F, E E Booker, of Houstong

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HONGSONG, DECEMBER 28, 1939

MINES

(Contributed)

TO PICTURE the ordinary mine one must imagine buoy, roughly three feet in a spherical or pear-shaped diameter and containing be- tween "250 and 350-lbs. of some violent explosive such as T.N.T. (trinitrotoluene) or amatol.

"THE EXPLOSIVE, together with the necessary firing bat teries, occupies about half the Interior space available, the rest being used as an Air chamber to provide the necès- sary buoyancy.

ON THE TOP of the mine, on the outside, are five or more leaden 'horns' each about five inches long and an

inch and a quarter in diame- ter. Each of these horns has inside it a glass tube contain- ing a chemical mixture. A

EDITORIAL

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1939.

Hello & Goodbye ACTIVITIES ON CHINA'S

(BY A. W. HYER)

Christmas has come and gone with abundant success. Now, the New Year! Hongkong's residents and visitors have been entirely concerned with Santa Claus, Christmas | trees and good cheer, and this week they will recuperate for a rousing welcome to 1940.

the south.

But, just a minute, this is a pleasant Christmas Day in Hong- travel column and though kong, being delayed from a Sun- the activities of commercial day departure til Tuesday morn- transports in and out of our ing.

Steamers city dwindled a bit during the

appearing on our week,

horizon include one of the well- maay planes and steamers are listed for calls itan route bound from Japan to known transports on the Austra- in the very near future.

Imperial Airways' planes, both

A British ner will be arriving on the main Empire route and shortly from Shanghai en route to the Bangkok-Hongkong service,

England, must have declared a moratorium will arrive soon from across the And a Canadian liner of schedule, because the plane due

Pacific, at Kal Tak today with passengers. and mail from all Empire ports, port will be in the bay tomorrOW An American commercial trans- will not put in an appearance un having arrived from the United G Friday afternoon,

And, sad

States by way of Honolulu, Japan news. the Sunday inward service|

and Manila. Is delayed 48 bours and will not steamer is en route to northern particular be arriving here before Tuesday calls and the home port across the

afternoon.

Paclic.

I

"

This

Air France's service has also,

Of course, everyone remembers al fak yesterday afternoon from and Captain J. Neuman. Wilson. been delayed. The plane due at the tale of the R.M.A. Dardanus will arrive about "noon today. This Marseille via India and Hanol. service will do the round-trip in with three passengers and mail, The Imperial Airways' plane, which was one day, the return flight to Indo-

en route to Bangkok China leaving this afternoon.

Pan American Airways service appears a bit out of schedule still.

very

was shot down over Welshow Is- land and, after much ado, was released by the Japanese author. ties. The Dardanus has since

Local officials report the Call been repaired by local company afternoon from San Francisco and be flown to Singapore by Capt. fornia Clipper is arriving this

engineers out at Kal Tak and will departing on Friday morning on the

Wilson for

an annual overhaul. return flight. The China Clipper's officers spent a

on Friday.

Upon delivery in the south of the aircraft, Capt.

Wilson will proceed to London, being reloved of duty on the service between Hongkong and Bangkok. Imperial Airways

6 CHINESE

REGISTRY WEDDINGS

blow of about 50-lbs. will yesterday at the Registry, Supreme 897 crumple the leaden horn, Court, with Mr. T. J. Gould, De- which smashes the glass tube puty Registrar of marriages, off- energises the battery, which and releases the liquid. This clating. The parties were:-

Mr. Wong Shiu-to, wireless fires a detonator, which de- operator, Government Radio Office, tonates the explosive, which and Miss Chan Shuk-ching, of No destroys or seriously damages

10 Staunton Street: the object-generally a ship though on several occasions, a whale-which has struck the mine and crumpled the horn in the first instance.

There was a decrease of 103 in the number of refugees and desti- tutes in the Colony, accommodat- ed in Government camps, etc., in Urban and Rural areas for the week ending Dec, 23. Urban Areas. (Civilians):

King's Park 1,339 against 1.338 on Dec. 16.

!

Ma Tau Chung 1,090 against 1.083 on Dec. 18,

North Point 1,440 against 1,426

01 Dec. 16.

Urban Areas (Soldiers):

In Hospital 15 against 11 on Dec. 16:

Ma Tau Chung 721 against 726

on Deo, 18, Ratal Areas:

Kam Tin 1,865 against 1,864 on Dec, 16,

San Uk Ling 817 against 699 on

Dec. 16.

Gill's Cutting 350 against 373 an

Dec. 16,

Total 7.487 against 7,540 on Dec.

AIRPORT NEWS Imperial Airways:

NORTHBOUND

kong. Dénebola 4 p.m.

PARTICULARS AND CON. DITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Tuesday, the 2nd day of Jan. 1940, at.. 3. p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the fe Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Shamshulpo, in the Colony of Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, commencing from 1st July, 1898, 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 24 years less the last three days thereof.

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 Luthorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded ön payment of the Purchase price.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT | Pan American Airways.

New Kowloon Inland]

No. of Sale,

Lot No. 2749.******* Registry No.

Between

1802 492

inland Kowloon

Street,

Shamshuipo.

Locality.

SON B

Big

Boundary

Measure-

ments

Iz le

BJE, W

As per

Įsale plan.

Contents in

Square feet. 1

About

5,400

Della p.m.

SOUTHBOUND Sunday: "Hanoi, Bangkok, Delphinus? 2.II Air France

MINES ARE LAID in fields or groups in certain pre- arranged positions, each one being anchored to the bottom by means of a wire mooring rope attached to a

heavy. sinker.

!

MONDAY'S PLANE of Imperial

On

ECONOMIC FRONT

Development Of Government

Enterprises

CHUNGKING, DEC. 24 (C.1.C.) - SINCE ITS INCEPTION ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO, THE MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS. HEADED BY DR. WONG WEN-HAO, HAS BEEN DEVOTING ITS MAIN EFFORTS TO FOUR TASKS. They are: the strengthening of all Government enterprises, the proferring of encouragement and "assistance, to private factories and mines, the development of tural economy and the adminis- tration of economic affairs in general.

The development of govern¬ ment enterprises, mainly heavy industries, falls into three stages, preparatory, ĉon- struction and operation on a business basis. It is estimated that next year, 25 of the rov- ernment factories and mines will show a profit.

of 10,000 piculs of silk will be available. The aim is to make Yunnan an important province in the export of Chinese silk,

MONEY TO THE VILLAGES » As it takes money to bring about prosperity and to augment greater productivity in the rural areas.. vate-owned industrial plants and diary

How to promote and assist pri- the ministry, through its subsf-

task of the ministry. From the pumping money into the villages.

organ,

the Agricultural mines has been the second major Credit Administration, is literally outbreak of war to the end of Besides loans extended by the four 1938, the ministry was busy in government banks, the A.C.A., by helping more from the coastal regions into the chinku or rural banks, of which owned factories, and mines move sisted in the organization of 107 than 300 private the end of October, 1939. had as-

sistance rendered by the ministry. Shens and 5 in Sikans, and 9- interior. Up to the end of Octo- 28 are in Szechwan, 20 in Kwang- ber, 1939, mainly due to the as- 81, 11 in Hunar, 10 in Hupeh, 3 in 234 of them have resumed opera'others tions in Free China.

CUAL-IRON

OUTPUT

INCREASED

sh

The to

in the war zones. loans to farmers amount $9,304,407.68.

no effort to increase production are in Szechwan, 19 in Kwangsi, Regarding granaries, 92 had *The ministry has been sparing October, 1939. Forty-one of them been established by the end of

Szechwan's total output of coal 13 in Kwelchow, 8 in Hupeh, 9 in year it can produce 1.600.000 tons, granartes have a total capacity of In 1938 was 1.000.000 tons, but this Hunan, and 2 in Shenst. The which means an fncrease of 60 2,247,415 piculs (50 kilograms to a Szechwan's annual output of 22,-

In the case of tran picul). Twenty-seven others are

being erected. 000 tons is being increased to 40,000 tons.

per cent.

Meanwhile, works,

AGRICULTURAL LOANS Lumerous iron

Agricultural loans for produc- through financial i Airways service arrived at sistance from the ministry, have

4s-tive purpose are of three cate- Kal Tak at 3.50 p.m., with Captain installed new smelting furnaces, marked for irrigation projects in gories. Those criginally ear- Six Chinese weddings took place C, B. Davies in charge. Mr. and which, by. next year can turn out Honan, Shensi, Szechwan, Sikang,

Mrs. C. Reith, members connected

an additional 30,000 tons or more. Yunnan, Kwelchow and Kwangsi.. with the Bahrein Petroleum Co, In

The same is true of steel works. totalled Bahrein, were en route home to

New furnaces have been erected The A.C.A. was to contribute $9,- more than $12,000,000. America. These oll people will several plants and in others 200,000. Because of irregularity in continue their journey by air tother are in the process of being progress of various places, so far - can Airways' California the United States on Pan Ameri- set up and are expected to be only $1.700.000 has been actually departing on Friday morning.

Clipper ready by the end of this year paid out.

Their monthly output will be 2,000 A.C.A, for the purchase of seeds, Loans extended by the

ways left for Bangkok, Captain A. other industries. Also through the plements and for wages to farm Wednesday at 7 am the tors of good steel, which can help. fertilizers, working animals, for southbound plane of Imperial Air- meet the requirements of many buying and repairing farming im- B. Dykes being at the controls. assistance of the ministry China's hands in Hunan, Hupeh. Honan,

Journeying to London was Lady machine works, are Masterton-Smith. The other pas producing

capable of Shenst

Szechwan, Kwelchow, senger on the service was Mr. Lhand grenades, aerial bombs, parts $1,884,350 so far, The sum origi-

large quantities

Kwangsi, and Kwangtung, total of machine-guns and gas masks. nally set aside for the casting sets, dry cells and other and radio receiving jets, broad- was $6,650,000 items of use to the army. They as auxillaries to the arsenals. In addition, every month, they turn Meanwhile, the ministry is in out a number of moters, genero-as coal and cement in Szechwan,” control. of numerous things such tors, lathes. working appliances. It exercises complete control over and sewing and chines.

weaving ma-

of No. 111 Bonham Strand" East, Mr. Louie Bing fai, accountant,

and Miss Ng Yan-koon, of No. 123. Queen's Road West;

ין

Sachdev, travelling to Bangkok,on

business call.

Mr. Mak Foo-yin, of No. 25 Port land Street, and Miss Tang Wal- ning, of No. 4 Wanchal Road:

Mr. Chow Ho-man, hydrographica surveyor, Public Works Department, and Miss Leung Mui-ying, of No. ed 138 kilos, 252 Queen's Road Central;

Mall for all Empire ports totall-

A note of interest to many re-

Mr. Tip Ze-ching, building con- sidents and particularly. aviation tractor, of No. 80 Mongkok Road,circles is the return of one fair and Miss Chan Po-shi, of No 41 gentleman, Mr. Max Oxford, form-

er second Assistant Superintent Sal Tee Street;

No. 123 Belcher's Street, and Miss Mr. A. J. R. Moss. Mr. Oxford 15 Mr. Yung Pak-lam, merchant, of dent at Kal Tak Airport under Yeung Kam-shul, of No. 118 Des now a member of the Royal Air Force and returns from several months in Singapore. He likes Hongkong much better!

CORRESPONDENCÉ

THE GERMAN sinker varies In German minelaying the somewhat from the British.

mine and sinker go straight to the bottom on being drop- voeux Road Central ped from the laying. vessel. clent to allow the vessel to get, After a short interval, sum

clear, the mine is automa. tically released and starts to rise under its own buoyancy, unreeling the mooring wire as it goes. Underneath the gan;

the

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Hages are announced:-

The following forthcoming mar-

Mr. Lester Knox Little, of the Chinese Maritime Customs, Canton, China, and Miss Allee Joy Mac- donald Campbell, of Detroit, Michi-

“CONSPICUOUS ABSENCE"

[To the Editor, "Hongkong Dally Press"]

+

mine is a 'hydrostat,' set be- Mr. Chan Ping-wal, dispenser, of

below water the mine is defloor, and Miss To Kwai-long, nurse Sir,The conspicuous abserice of 5,000 bales of yarn every month

fore-hand

for

depth

OFFENDED.

purpose

TUNGSTEN AND ANTIMONY

"MODERN PRACTICAL

BOOKKEEPING”

the production and export of such minerals as antimony, tungsten, 100,000 SPINDLES

tin and mercury, which are sent Chinese cotton mills which have abroad either for foreign exchange moved into Szechwan, are resume or to full obligations in barter ing operation under the supervi- agreements. The production, af slon of the ministry. By October, gold, "copper, zine and lead is 1939, about 30,000 spindles were similarly controlled. By the end already working, capable of pro- of 1939, granted that transporta- ducing 2,200 bales of yarn every tion facilities run smoothly, the month. By the end of 1939, the tungsten alone can bring £3,260,- number of working spindles can 000, the antimony £600,000, and be increased to 40,000. By next, tih £600,000 totalling £3,420,000. No. 161 Lalchikok Road, second

summer, there will .be⚫ 100,000 spindles, capable of producing sired to take up after laying.street, third floor;

and midwife, of No. 120 Fa Yuen an American fag among the many Flour mills in western Hunan, in When the mine has risen to

displayed at the Fanling Races; Shensi and Szechwan are also re- Friday: Bangkok, Hanoi, Hong- this height above the sea bot-of No. 151 Wongneichong Road, strange.

Mr Yeung Hong-fok, merchant, yesterday, appeared somewhat

suming operations one after an- tom, the hydrostat comes into ground floor, and Miss Chan Sau-

other. Several cannerles are be- ! We have received for review a action, grips the mooring wire, mul, or No. 3 Yuk Bau Street, first a coolie was instructed to arrange

Is it to be assumed that perhaps ing removed into the interior too. copy of "Modern Practical Book- Tuesday: Bangkok, Handl. Hong, and anchors the mine to its floor;

In developing this detall, and chose only those economy, the ministry takes into mercial Press, the author of which China's rural keeping," published by the 70m- kong.

sinker.

"Mr. Lo Shul-nin," merchant, of which appealed to his peculiar, consideration the need for food is Thomas Le C. Kuen, prominent IN BRITISH MINELAYING No. 13 Hing Hon Road, and Miss albeit repetitious, sense of beauty? and clothing material and things local chartered accountant, the final result is the same,

Chu Shuk-yee, of No. 23 Chiu Lung

for export. At present, farmers, Street, top floor; though the mine becomes de-

In his preface, the author states In Szechwan and Yunnan are en-that the contents of the textbook Mr. Shu Shing-to, of the Ma Yar ALLEGED THEFT OFcouraged to devote more acreage had, before being incorporated in tached from its sinker the moment it is laid, and the tories, and Miss Ho suk-yin, of No. Shirt Mills, Tsunwan, New Terri

to cotton. Meanwhile, the surplus MONEY AND depth below water at the 136 Second Street, third floor;

cotton from western

the present volume, been used Hupeh, time of laying is adjusted by

JEWELLERY

western Honan and Shensi is be successfully in the instruction of Mr. Robert Basil Lovkovich, police means of a plummet and officer. Chinese Maritime Customs,

ing taken to meet the needs of students at the Chung Sun College Appearing before Mr. T. 3. plummet chain beneath the No. 2 United Terrace, and Miss Houston at the Central Court jes-

the cotton

of Accountancy and that it is mills and weaving sinker.

plants in the Southwest.

designed to meet the practical Alexandra Agafonova Giminez of terday charged with having robbed

needs of accountants working in MINES ARE USUALLY Shanghai.

73-year-old Fung Kwing-shing

EXPORT PRODUCE China. After having completed LAID 150 to 200 feet apart,

of $15,600 in Hongkong. Currency,

Agricultural products such as the course outlined in it, students and mine-sweeping in its

$1,100 in Chinese money and $44 wood oil and silk are good for ex- should be ready to take up prac simplest form consists of and is severed." The

in Singapore currency, a diamond

In the case of wood of,tical work. towing a sunken sweep-wire then floats to the surface and ring and a black lacquer box and great emphasis is laid on improv- Thursday: USA, Manila, Hong- either between a pair of ves- is sunk by gun or, rifle fire.

100 tuber of 2-mace Government Ing its quality.

The lessons proper are preceded. As to silk. Szeby an Introduction giving the hi sels steaming abreast, or be-

prepared oplum, Ho Kih, alias chwan already has had a good be-tory of bookkeeping and emphasiz MAGNETIC MINES were in Ho Kan, 20, unemployed, was ie- tween a vessel and a torpedo use during the later stages of manded for 72 hours on the ap

ginning. In Yunnan, the climate ing that it is “a progressive science, is particularly suitable for sericul- the stress of competition being shaped buoy with a wooden the war of 1914-18. Laid on plication of the police

ture. This year, 308,000 sheets of responsible for many systems and 'door' well beneath it to carry the sea bottom in fairly shal-

improved cocoon eggs were dis devices designed to save time and the, wire well out on the low water, a magnetic device THE SWEEPING of magne-tributed in Szechwan in quarter. Several mine-sweep-caused them to

the labour." The most precious pos- detonate tic mines presents certain spring, and 308,000 sheets in the session of a modern bookkeeper ers work in formation, but the when a steel ship, herself a technical difficulties; but was autumn. It is Mr. She Ka-lai and Miss B. T. use of the single, or "Oropesa magnet, approached within a safely carried out during the there. In una 10.000 sheets improvement in methods of work is a receptive mind, open, to every Hoo were joined in marriage yes- sweep, economises in sweep certain distance. Their de-mine clearance" after terday afternoon at a Chinese

this year. In Yunnan 10.000 sheets and this is constantly stressed, wedding ceremony in the Glouces-

fect was that they could only Great War. Similar methods, spring and another 15,000 of cocoon eggs were distributed ter Hotel root gardén dining room. THE SWEEP-WIRE is much be used in comparatively and improved ones, are pro-sheets in the autumn. Many friends and relatives attend the same size as the mine shallow water. In deep water bably being used now, for no be 1.200 piculs of silk from Yum- ed the service and reception held moorings and when the two a ship passing overhead would weapon yet invented has not nan next year. The amount will hold their annual children's sports 898 in the hotel later in the after-come into contact the moor-be too far off to operate the eventually been met and mas- be steadily increased so that in and Christmas tree party on Mon-

ing slides along the sweep magnetic firing apparatus.tered by its antidote.

the fifth year on annual output day, Jan. 1, 1840.

74

Annual

Rental

6,760 = ** | Upset Price.

16

NORTHBOUND Wednesday. Prance. Hanoi,

Hongkong. Service-a.m.

SOUTHBOUND Thursday: Hanoi France.

Service-p.m. (same day arrival).

EASTBOUND

kong.

California Clipper-2 p.m.

WESTBOUND

Friday: Manila, U. &. A. California Clipper-8.30 a.m ̧

ers.

mine

the

port.

estimated that

avhere will

The Police Recreation Club will