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It is proposed to held the annual dinner at the Hong Kong Club on Friday, January 12th at

·HELM BROTHERS LIMITED YOKOHAMA

Are

ап.

The Undersigned thorised to give notice that as at 13th September, 1939, James T. Helm and William C. Helm

8.15 p.m. Will all those 0.C's | resigned from the Board of the who, are able to attend, please above Company.

communicate with L.C. Baker,

C/o Dodwell & Co., Ltd.

for

Helm Brothers Limited,

Linstead & Davis.

EDITORIAL

THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1940.

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PARTICULARS AND CON. DITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 8th day of Jan. 1940, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Cheung Sha Wan, 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.

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

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT

1 No. of Balo, i

Locality.

New Kowloon Inland Registry No.

Jat No. 2759,

Adjoining New

Kowloon Inland Lot

No. 2661,

Castle Peak Bond.

N.

14

Boundary

Measure-

ments

As per

sale plan.

Contents in

Square_feel

Annual

Rental

About

6,720

28

ki,7:20

* Upset Price.

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CHINA FACES 1940

HINA ENTERS the New

has

In the foreground of the pleture on the left are Mrs. Childe and Mrs. Jack MacGregor, with Mr. Encarnacao in the background. On the right is Mrs. Bousfield "talking

to Mr. and Mrs. Middleton-Smith. These pictures were taken at the Kwanti Race meeting on Boxing Day.

Lingnan Professor And

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Students Selected For

American Scholarships

York, NY, U.S.A,

The above were selected by the

in their

own countries upon

CHINA

WAR NEWS

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the contrary, they suffered serious reverses.

Hello & Goodbye

WBY A. W. HYER)

In the beginning of last year,

Within the next few weeks two new steamers will ar- about 20,000 Japanese launched an rive on their maiden voyage. They are the De La Rama attack on Kihsien, in west Shansi Steamship Co.'s Dona Aurora, which is due at the end of near the Yellow kiver bank. but the week from Manila, and the O.S.K. steamer Brazil Maru, were repulsed in less than a fort- sistership of the Argentina Maru, which will pay her first night.

visit here en route round-the-world, at the end of the month.

In April, the Chinese took the offensive and eliminated over 12.- 000 Japanese, scoring one of the greatest victories in this province,

· FIERCE DRIVE A Berce drive on Liulin, Chinkow

disaster.

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According to academic sources, two Lingnan University women graduates, and one member of the faculty have been re- commend:d by the University authorities for fellowships and scholarships in the United States. This was in response to official letters of Invitation reesived from two American academic" in- stitutions, requesting Lingnan's cooperation in choosing promis- ing students as candidates for advanced studies abroad,

Many travellers will be England and he is certainly look-- The lucky candidates chosen for Standing Committee of the Joint possible future studies in American Faculties of Lingnan, University,

sorry to hear that, the m.v.ing forward to his leave this year. Victoria, the Uttle

Commander Corrie-Hill proud colleges and universities are:- consisting of Dr. Y. K. Chu, Chair- Miss Kao Chao-Lan, graduate Inman, Dean of the University, Dr.

and formerly travelling beer beauty of the Lloyd Triestino waved away in a handsome man- CHI

The Naval officer is travel- Year with military strength Physics, for a one-year. U.S. $650.00 C, H. Chuang, Dean of the College and Kuntu. Yellow River crossings tween the East and Meditering to England. growing, political unity as Barbour Scholarship for Oriental of Arts, Dr. H.T. Chen, Dean of in west Shansi, was launched by! Arm, as ever, and confidence Women. at the University of the College of Science. Prof. F. K the Japanese in June in an attempt rean ports, has been shifted į J.C.J.L. Line in final victory unimpaired. Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Roo. Dean of the College of Agri- to cross the stream for an invasion to the latter locale and will THE NEWEST STEAMER I the

culture, Dr. S. M. Ling, Dean of She has behind her two and a U. S A

Dutch fleet, plying between Miss Mok Shook Ying, graduate the College of Medicine, and Prof. of Shensi. The drive ended in at visit our port for some

time to come.

Batavia and North China, depart- half years of armed struggle

Later, a drive towards the Chi- against an enemy who at its in Education, for one-year U.S...K, Lo, Registrar,

And many members of the ship-ed our shores early this week $650,00 Barbour Scholarship for Whether or not the three Lins- nese positions in the Chungtiaoping fraternity are interested in bound on southern calls. commencement was confident

Oriental Women, at the University nan' University scholars from of subjugating her within at Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Hongkong. as well as any other and towards Yuanku, on the Shar-Quezon, formerly

"mountain range, in South Shansi, the newly reconditioned President

Down to Batavia few weeks. During these two u. S. A.

on hellday the President went student candidates. from other

an excited local resident, and a half years she

Madison which sailed under the Mr. B. M. Strong, 61-Horati border also failed. Prot. Y; L. Wu of the Depart universities in the Far East, will be

the young drawn renewed strength from men of Sociology at Lingnan awarded the above scholarships Chinese from their bases in south-steamer should be in harbour dur- Fritz.

In an attempt to dislodge the old Dollar Line house flag. This executive at Swan Culbertson and unwavering adherence to the University, recommended both to depends on many considerations. east Shansi, the Japanese launched ing this month en route to Manila. lovely young ladies, and a large His heart throbs, those policy enunciated by Gener- a one-year Elizabeth Lowe Gamble in the case of the Barbout

collection of local friends were at alissimo Chiang Kai-shek on Fellowship (U.S. $1200.00) or a one- Scholarships for Oriental Women, large-scale "clearing up" campaign Imperial Airways

the shipside in the morning wish- July 17, 1939, in the speech year Willard Straight Fellowship the award is annually conferred there in the beginning of July heralding the great national (U.S. $1400.00) offered by the New upon Far Eastern women students Large numbers of men, massed The Wednesday, 7 a.. service of ing him well. The holiday will effort to once and for all re-

York School of Social Work. New Intending to return for survice from North Honan and South Imperial Airways, with Captain take one month and he will be re- Shansi, made a push in several M. Brunton in command of the turning to the stock and bond move the threat of Japanese

the basis of merit, as judged by columns. Fighting raged for three RMA Delta, departed for Bang- business. aggression that for half a

a select committee in the Univer- months. By September the Japan, kok. Mall load totalled 227 kilos.

Manila-bound was Mr. R. H.. century had stunted the

sity of Michigan, consisting of the ese dream to clear up southeast. Karachi-bound was Mr. C. K. Gregory, operations manager of growth and menaced the in-

President of

Maghermalain, who hopped the Astatic Petroleum Co. It will be a the University, as, Shansi was dashed. dependence of the country.

that in the minds of China's well as the Deans of the respective TOWNS RECAPTURED

Pan American Airways' Clipper in business call. "WE ARE A WEAK NA- most able and forward-look-Colleges and Schools.

The Japanese drive towards the San Francisco and is returning

from his studies at the Rellance Motors, Ltd, was off to Mr. J. A, Duft, representative of horne TION," the Generalissimo ing elements national pro- According to Mr. Lo, the Regis- Lullang mountain range to the said then, "but if we

anti-Japanese trar of Lingnan University, the Bar-west of the Tatung-Puchow Rell-University of Southern California Manila, recuperating and on a are gress driven to the limit of en- struggle are inseparable, one pour Scholarship award is to be way was also repulsed in the mid-to investigate motion picture pos- business call in the south. The

inconceivable without the mude about March 1, 1940, after dle of November. A number of im-siblities in his native India.

trip south on the Dutch steamer which the results will be known. portant towns, including Slangning, i Lieut. M. A. Langley, RN, was after the hectic season's "holidays thing we can do to thrown other.

YESTERDAY, withdrawals, A different type of qualifications southeast of Rihaten, were recap-dashing of to Southampton. was looked forward to by many of every last ounce of the peo-.

govern the selection of Oriental tured by the Chinese.

Air France

the travellers. ple's energy into the struggle in the face of a stronger students for the awarding of the The Japanese launched their, for continued life. And when enemy.

opposition Elizabeth Lowe Gamble Fellowship.' tenth "mopping up" campaign in It was the Ville de Bagdad Shanghai, terminated their visit that is done, neither time nor that everywhere halts his and the Willard Straight Fellow- the Chungtiao mountain range in which arrived on Wednesday at in the Colony and continued to

advance. Tomorrow, circumstance will permit our

coun, ship by the New York School of the beginning of December, but 5.30 pm on the Air France's week- more vacation days in Batavia stopping midway to seek terattack. In every phase of Social Studies. Applicants must were again defeated fallowing about ly call in Hongkong. Due to dis- We should realize national life, China marches have a background of practical ex-a fortnight's fighting. They suffer-rupted connexion in Hanoi (the

British Line peace. that to seek

through after peace

three-phase pertence in their own country and ed about 5.000 casualties and the inward plante from France only A BIG BRITISH STEAMER 10- war has once begun would odyssey of rebirth. The at- are expected to return there to Japanese commander was reported arriving in the Indo-China city cently called with passengers mean

today) the mall load totalled only tack upon her has been mill- engage in social work. Some orien to be among those killed. to accept terms

8 kilos. spelling the

HEAVY CASUALTIES subjugation tary, political and economic. tation with American social life is

Travelling from Hanoi were Mr. cf our race and the

TUNGKWAN, Jan. 3 (Central) sphere she has also helpful,

Of pertinent interest 1s the

A. Gimson, of Shanghai, and a Mr.j Heavy casualties were inflicted on W. Davis. the 8th day of Jan. 1940, at 3 plete annihilation of the na-managed to repel it and following quotation from an off, the Japanese at Erilling. south of

Two Chinese passengers also ar- p.m., at the Offices of the Public tion. Let our people under- down the foundations for the

cial letter to Lingnan University'

Chiehalen, in south Shansi, in 2 rived." Works Department, by Order of stand the sacrifice involved defeat of the enemy. Be-from the New York School of cause she recognizes that her Social Studies:-"We are especially

Chinese attack a few days ago. His Excellency the Governor of bear all and fight to the bitter must be based first and fore-thought of in their own country as Wenst, was repulsed last Sunday.

in this struggle. But we must

international relations too!

A Japanese counter-offensive Interested in persons who are one Lot of Crown Land at end in expectation

near Yenchangchen, southeast of Ma Tau Kok, in the Colony of final triumph. Should

most on the interests of un-potential leaders in their field of

The Chinese have been subjecting lately. Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, hesitate and vainly hope for remitting resistance, she has interest."

the Japanese at Fengshenmlac. the weathered

Captain D. R. Klibee, the well- Mrs. E. M. Basto, a local rest- renewal option of

diplomatic temporary" safety, we

The competitions among Orten-

Yicheng. to an known skipper of the Jardine feet, dent, returned from London. storms of the past months tal candidates for 1940-41, close on southeast of perish forever."

bid a permanent adlos to the Several anxious friends greeted... MADE AGAINST A BACK- without diverting an atom of January 15, 1940, soon after which enveloping attack.

NORTH KIANGST

waters and country he knows so the traveller who has been miss- energy from her fight or los-, the fellowship awards will be made!

public.

KAOAN, KIANGSI, Jan. 3 (Cen- well. The Captain is retiring ing from our city for many gradual retreat before the ing a real friend.

tral-Fighting is raging unabated from active service and is journey- months. encroachments of imperialist THE CONTRAST

hhorth Kiangsi.

ing home to England. Many Mr. H. W. Hyde journeyed up Japan this declaration was Japan which, while using

Liaochiapin, Peltzechiao, Liufeng-friends and colleagues gathered at from Singapore which he left on not then accepted at its full both military force and poll-

Chiao and Liaochlatat, all south of the pier to bid him a fond fare

Christmas Day. And Mr. G. B. La- Well, value by those who did not tical intrigue to break down

Taingan, 30 miles northwest of

bram was returning from London. Vacation-bound to England was Nanchang, have been recaptured by the Chinese.

R.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

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

the

with at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of 75 years.

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

durance there is only

GROUND of

one

com-

of the

we

six years

shall

of

and

In every

Today,

this

with

JAPAN'S

(if not the applicant) will be know the dynamics of China's China's will to live no longerį MANPOWER

required to deposit with

an political development since has faith in either, has

authorised officer who will be the Sian" episode. The his managed to arrive, in the

price.

Boundary

Measure-

new

DWINDLES

*

British Liner

Dr. and Mrs, A. Laidlaw, of

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from European ports, after seven weeks' journey.

The tall and moustached Mr. John E. Luke, a member of the South China Morning Post, re- turned from a holiday in Eng- land. He was certainly glad to be back in his old stamping-grounds..

Bound for the south and Europe and he almost took to knitting a British liner departed our shores on the slow journey out to the

East.

!

Still

ntore

Mr. A. J. Rohjan: who holds the From Australia. On December 31 the Chinese rank of Chief Officer in the Indo

FROM AUSTRALIA and southern torically decisive nature of third year of the "conquest of

broke into the northern part of China 8.B. Co. He was very excit-

calls one of the transports ar- ed over his forthcoming call at present at the sale, the sum of China's fight for freedom and the raw materials of the Con- CHUNGKING, Jan. 2 (Central) Fenghsin city, 23 miles west of home: It has been "yars and yars" rived with a small passenger Hat two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded ship under which she

since he said hello to his native and heavy cargo, ma the suitability of the leader- tinent" at a disastrous short. Since the beginning of the war, Nanchang. They set Ares, to two

has em- age of the necessities of life, Japan

mobilised 1,680,000 Japanese supply depots and seized

Mrs. R. Green, and her young land..

infant. returned from mang of the personnel on payment of the Purchase barked on it were proved and desperately plays, both troops, declared a Chinese military many rifles, tin helmets and gas

later. when these brave words ends of the European war spokesman at a press reception. In masks.

Indo-China 88. Co. travelling on months of visiting in Australia. Several Chinese attacks were holidays, Mr. B. E, Nicholls. It is It was ironical that on the day uttered in the first flush of against the middle in the addition to her standing army of PARTICULARS OF THE LOT resistance took shape in steel hope of getting a jackal's 17 divisions, she has organised 32 made at Changkungtu and Tankave years since his last call in pf her arrival the father of the

divisions and 14 mized on the Blu River. Tanki was sub-

family and a member of Jardine's and blood and unwavering morsel for herself is too ob brigades.

sequently recaptured yesterday

floating. staff was ordered to, sea resolution, through reverse vious to require comment.

The casualties and sick of the morning.

after a short shore holiday!TM IT IS REASONABLY CER- Japanese Army alone, the spokes- - JAPANESE SURROUNDED and triumph, through the

ping, 13 miles north of Tungcheng |

and Mrs. Aris,

her young. holocaust of Nanking and the TAIN that the Chinese peo-'man sald, have reached 1,404,400. SZEWUI, Jan. 2 (Central) The ou the Tsungyang-Tungcheng daughter, have not seen Hong- renewal of Talerhchuang, the ple's war of emancipation will Among them 40 per cent were Japanese at Leunghowhu, 17 miles highway, which was recently re- kong for many, moons. Formerly this was her "home and now she retreats from Hsuchow, and not end in 1940. It is even fed and wounded and 60 per north-east of Taungfa are reported captured by the Chinese.

to be surrounded.

The Chinese grip on Tungcheng returns to take up residence in the Hankow and the bold coun- more certain that the year gent: sick or disabled.

Japan's strict enforcement of An attempt was made by the has been further tightened as a very nice Colony. terstrokes in North Hupeh will bring China closer to

En route to Shanghai was · Mr. and at Changsha. through victory and the position of has resulted in a sharp decrease in on December 30. Three of their sun, Changchiashan and Tehilu-C. T. Biggin, representative of

conscription, the spokesman stated. Japanese to cross the Pakong River result of the recovery of Hanpo- the rise of new bases of strug- honour and equality amongst aghcultural production. Roughly beats were sunk and several dam-chu, points in the suburbs The British American Tobacco gie in the rear of the enemy- the nations for which she has speaking, her agricultural output aged by Chinese Are. A number of Japanese at Tlehluchu were well-known in these climes This from Inner Mongolla to the long fought, and push the has decreased by over one third as them were killed. *

driven off in a night attack on traveller returns from London, regions south of the Yangtze, predatory fascist regime of compared with previous years.

SOUTH HUPER

December 29, suffering some 800 via Australia, where he left his through resistance and re- contemporary Japan a step "According to her Ministry of CHANGSHA. Jan. 3 (Central) casualties.

wife and his young son visiting, construction in every corner of closer to the debacle which it Agriculture and Forestry, Japan's The Tavanese in South Huneh

Quiet prevails 00 the north for the next few months. He had

from the land. Now even General has prepared for itself and cutput of rice in 1839 showed a have lost many men in their bank of the Sintalang River and a great welcome

mary Abe is constrained to admit which it so richly deserves: shortage of 14,500,000 plcuis, futile counter-attacks on Tasha-uround the Tungting Lake"

31 friends and Hongkong.

Registry No.

Kowloon

Inland Lot No. 4217

at junction with

Ma Tau Woi

-Tam Kung Road

No. of Bale, I

Locality.

doan.

ments.

As per

sale plan.

TWIT

Annual

Rental

on Upset Price.

About

Contents in

2,670

Square feet.

50

1

and