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EDITORIAL

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1940.

STRICT LIMIT TO AMOUNT HELP IN FIGHT AGAINST

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISEMENTS The Baily Press OF DETAIL DISCLOSABLE

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It is hereby notified for general information that the Government Stores Department moved from Bullock Lane, Wanchai to "No. 249, "Electric Road, in the King's Road District, on the 31st Janu ary. 1940.

W. J. ANDERSON,.

Controller of Stores. 50

IN THE SUPREME"

"COURT OF HONG KONG,

PROBATE JURISDICTION.

IN THE GOODS of PAUL LAUDER of Spange Hawe Ewhurst in the County of Surrey formerly of Ebor Setley Brockenhurst in the County of Hänts in the United Kingdom deceased. NOTICE is hereby given that the Court has by virtue of the provisions of Section 58 of Or dinance No. 2 of 1897 made an order limiting the time for credi. tors and others to send in their claims against the above estate to 18th February, 1939...

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE CO., LTD.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ANNUAL OR DINARY GENERAL MEET.

報西刺孖

Editorial and Business Office: 15-19. Queen's Road Central. Tel. 30251.

Night Ealter (Wanchal Office).

Tel. 24511,

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HONGKONG, FEBRUARY 1, 1940

ING of Shareholders will be held London Omce: 53. Fizet Street at the HONG KONG HOTEL, Hong Kong, on Thursday, the 15th. February, 1940, at 11.00 A.M., for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors to! gether with a Statement of Ac. counts for the year ended 31st. December, 1939.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from Saturday, 3rd. February to Thursday, 15th. February, both days inclusive.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers. Hong Kong, 23rd. Jan., 1940.

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OIL FROM RUMANIA

IN WAR. CASUALTIES

·758 NAMES IN

FIRST LIST

LONDON. Jan. 31 (Reuter)-~~ Asked what policy it was pro- posed to follow regarding the pub- lication of casualty lists, the Secretary for War, in the House of Commons yesterday,, sald 'thất the urgency of publication would depend upon the numbers of casualties. The lists would be of arbitrary lengths, covering casual- tes in all theatres of active opera-

tions.

They would not be referable to

any particular engagements.

Alleged Espionage Activity

TWO MEN SENT

TO PRISON

LONDON, Jan 31 (Reuter) -Two men,

Clande Felix Pierre Duvivier, born in Bel- gium and a naturalised Bri- tisher, and William Alexander Crowle, an employee of a De- vonport dockyard, were each sentenced to six months' im- prisonment at Exmouth yes- terday. Part of the case was THREE HEADINGS

heard in 'camera. Duvivier was charged with the Casualties would be published

a document. con- general headings: possession "of under three

taining information which might Usually no indication would be be useful to the enemy and net-

sion of the offence under given of the precise date and ing preparatory to the commis-

in which

Emergency Powers Defence circumstances

gulations. casualty occurred, and no casualty would be published until the next of kin was informed. The first list would be pablished today.

THE POSSIBILITY of fuller German exploitation of Rumanian petroleum is caus- ing much disquiet to the The and rightly. Allies, Reich's war machine runs on oll, and the question of how long Germany can continue."Killed-Wounded-Mlasing." to wage war depends mainly on her supplies of this essen- tial fuel. Rumianiã is a signi- ficant producer, though not "one of the world's largest, and her production has increased, between 1914 and 1940, from 1,500,000 to the neighbour- PUBLIC AUCTION.

hood of 8,000,000 tons annual- PARTICULARS AND CON. ly. In fact, the German- DITIONS of the Sale by Public Rumanian Trade Agreement Auction to be held on Monday, "of March 21, 1939, signed after the 5th day of Feb., 1940, at 3 the rape of Czechoslovakia, P., at the Offices of the Public guaranteed the Reich annual Works Department, by Order af imports equivalent to the en-

tire output of the country | His Excellency, the Governor st

during the last war.. one Lot of Crown Land at Mong Kok, in the Colony of

for.. Kong

All Creditors and others "are accordingly · hereby required to send their claims to the under❘ Hong signed on or, before that date.

DEACONS,

Solicitors for the Executors,

1, Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong.

HONG KONG TRAMWAYS LIMITED.

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器 term

th

the Re-

Crowle was charged with com- municating to Duvivier informa- on which would be useful to the

enemy.

Duvivier is stated to have been

The list of deaths from accidents and disease may seem a long one but, having regard to the large number of personnel serving and a member of the Union of Fas the period covered by the list, cists and the organisation known the number of deaths was not as The Link (formed for the pur- larger than could be expected in pose of strengthening Anglo-Ger- the clriumstances.

TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS

There had been no undue num- ber of deaths from disease. although there had been a re- table number from traffic

accidents

man relations).

Rescue Train To Rescue Of Rescue Train

M. Oliver Stanley believed that the House would appreciate that there was a strict limit to the

LONDON. Jan. 31 (Reuter)- amount of detall disclosable in casualty lists, without giving use- Nearly 400 people are isolated ät tul information to the enemy and Crawford, Lanarkshire, owing to he hoped this would be borne, the transport hold-up and are in mind if the lists did not appear foodless. as informative as members wish-

FIRST LIST ISSUED:

TO TELL how this agree- ment came to be signed, it is of 75 years, with the option of necessary to go back to the days of the final souring renewal at a Crown Rent to be

the fruits of Munich. of fixed by the Surveyor of His Tremendous German pressure Majesty the KING, for one fur was applied to Bucharest and the "economic" mission head- ther term of 75 years.

Intending bidders are advised ed by Herr Wohltat disposed that immediately after the dis. of such weighty arguments posal of the lot the Purchaser that the Rumanian army had (if not the applicant), will be to be mobilised as a counter- required to deposit with an weight. Unfortunately, desed. authorised officer who will be pite some of the strongest. present at the sale, the sum of anti-Nazi speeches which had, two hundred dollars, ($200) in up to that time, been heard, cash. This sum will be refunded no effective aid was given by NOTICE IS HEREBY on payment of the Purchase the west to the hapless weaker party to the "negotiations," GIVEN that the ORDINARY price.

and the proposal, made by YEARLY GENERAL MEET PARTICULARS OF THE LOT, Soviet Russia, that a joint conference of anti-aggression Powers be called, was shelved. It is instructive to recall that the conference, which was to have instituted automatic military guarantees, was op- posed most of all by Poland, then insisting on her "tradi- tional policy of neutrality be- tween Germany and Russia." The neutral has since become a victim and only the Soviet incorporation of Gallcla keeps the full weight of German might from Rumania's bor- ders.

ING of HONG KONG TRAM. WAYS LIMITED will be held at the offices of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., Hong Kong, on FRIDAY, the 16th day of February, 1940, at 12 o'clock noon, to transact the ordinary business of the Company.

AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO GIVEN that the REGIS. TER OF MEMBERS of the Company will be CLOSED from FRIDAY; the 2nd to FRIDAY, the 16th February, 1940, both days inclusive,

By Order of the Board,

W. F. SIMMONS,

Secretary. Hong Kong, 25th Jan., 1940.

THE "STAR" FERRY COMPANY, LIMITED.

Notice to Shareholders,

40

No. of Balo,

Kowloon Inland

Registry. No.

Locality.

Lot No. 4232.

Junction of Bute Street

Tong Mi Kond

Boundary Measure.

ments

As per

sale plan.

Annual

Rental

Upset Price.

About

Contenta in

Square feet,

180

196

NEW LOOM INVENTION

aroused by the perfection of

09121

48

#

of

Rumanian concern created by

758 NAMES

LONDON, Jan. 31

(Reuter)

The proprietress of a Crawford hotel said that people are sleeping all over the hotel on couches, chairs and floors. "We are unable to get food supplies as there are no shots in the village." she added.

The rescue train, which se: out The War Office Issued the first to help a passenger train marooned Casualty list in the present war between Sheffield and Manchester, covering all names to Dec. 31, became stranded and a comprising 758 names. Of these rescue train was despatched to 719 died, one died of wounds, 24 rescue the first rescue train. were wounded and one was missing and 13 killed.

Deaths included three women. of whom one was a nurse and two members of the Auxilary Territorial Service

The killed include three Officers

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KIEL AIR RAID HERO HONOURED

(Reuter)--

LONDON, Jan. 31 Squadron-Leader K. C. Doran, who led the famous Klel air raid in the early days of the war, has been the bar to the Dis- awarded tinguished Flying Cross; **

Doran was leader of the forma- tion of bomber aircraft which was attacked by enemy fighters

Increased

Pace In Canada's War Effort

A

$13,000,000 FOR

VESSELS

over the North Sea and by clever ANTI-SUBMARINE

a close tactics and gallant leadership, successfully maintained

throughout second defensive formation

OTTAWA, Jan. 31 (Reuter) the engagement.

Leading-Aircraftsman John Tip- evidence of Canada's increas pet was awarded the Distinguish-pace in the war effort, it is ed Flying Medal for "coolness Innounced that the Canadian

repelling Supply Board last week pl handling his gun and

$15,500,000,he totalling enemy attacks in an engagement orders

largest orders placed in any tek since the beginning of the w over the North Sea."

The purchases marked thetart Canada's shipbuilding Pro- is announced that Captain John of

been awarded the submarine vessels. Mackenzie, of the Gloucester Re-gramme with $13,000,000 foanti- giment, has MC. for conspicuous daring - and resource in leading a patrol in front of the German lines.

NO MARKED IMPROVEMENT. A special two-coach train got through to Crawford and carried the majority of the 400 Isolated people to Glasgow, and food.

All over the country similar and five Non Coms, men, also one difficulties were encountered and missing, all of whom were on early today the fourth day of the the great transport hold-up-there was board

no marked improvement in con- ditions,

Atlantic.

the

Yorkshire

in

57 OFFICERS

Fifty-seven officers appear un- der the heading "Died "

-

Heavy sufferers from deaths clude 33 Royal Corps of Signals, 150 Royal Artillery and over 70 Royal Engineers.

The casual des include the name service of the Defence Forces

£100,000 FOR

POLISH REFUGEES

LONDON, Jan 31 (Reuter)-- The Supplementary Civil Estimate

The situation in Yorkshire vil- lages continues to worsen. Many are completely cut off and runnlag short of food and drinking water. Buron, in the peak district of Derbyshire, is virtually isolated..

There is an acute coal shortage and milk 13 scarce. There have been no newspapers for several days and few letters

M.C, FOR BRITISH CAPTAIN · LONDON, Jan. 31 (Reuter)-It

DEMARCATION COMMISSION DISBANDED

It is learned that a larger- portion of the shipbuildlycon- fracle will be awarded the British Goremment.

paid to

A million dollars will the British Air Ministr for air- craft supplies, and 125940 to the Admiralty for munition

BOARDING OF WINGSANG

AGREEMENT FOUND. Special to the HKDally Press

SHANGHAI, Jan 31 (Havas)———

IMPOSSIBLE The local British Awal Authorl- NEWSETTES Commission for the demarcation the Japanese. Nav authorities re-

TORYO, Jan. 31 (Reuter)The ties have made raresentations to.

of the "ManchukuoOnter Mon- garding the rent boarding of " golia border, on which Japan, the Jardine stepher Wingsang off "Manchukua." Outer Mongolia and Foochow fast jednesday when a

THE PRESS in London and Paris has expressed its con- cern lest, in filling its quota under the March agreement, Rumania may have to draw on fields partly financed by Allied capital, thus creating a CHUNGKING. Jan 31 (Central) situation whereby Germany -Considerable interest has been will reap the rewards new kind of loom for the weaving Anglo-French effort. Actual- of cotton and flaxen cloth by Mr.ly, the danger lies not so much Huang Tien-ning, a youthful in-in this, as in the possibility ventor of Kiangau, Mr. Huang of further expansion of pro- German- has applied for a patent for his duction by the

a Foreign Office spokesman. "Representajons were taken by machine

from the Ministry of Economy.

the Treaty.

effect," he told the correspon- the Japande dagship, Idzumo The invention, which combines

COUPLED WITH THE PRO-

dents at this morning's press yesterday orning and handed a hand driving device with a

BLEM of production is that

No bide were received above conference, has just been receiv

over to Amiral Köshiro Oikawa, NOTICE IS HEREBY simple mechanism for yarn con-

Commanor-in-Chief of the Jap the upset prices at the auctioned by telegram from Harbin." GIVEN THAT THE FORTY. trol. is the result of several years of transport. Little or noth-

sale advertised to take place at The spokesman added that the anese Cina Fleet study and experiment by Mr.ing will be able to go to Ger- SECOND ORDINARY YEAR- with the anancial assis- many through Rumania's port note, in this connection, that 11 am. yesterday at Messrs. Viva Comunission was dissolved as "it

Huang.

to the Italy is participating in the Products, 175: Prince Edward LY MEETING OF THIS COM‹tance of the "Ministry of Educa-of Constanza · due

was found impossible to reach an EGYPTIAN "QUINS” I blockade. This eliminates Rumanian oil scramble, both Road, Kowloon and as a result agreement," Before PANY WILL be held at the tion.

CATO, Jan 31 (Reuter)The Fabrics Woven from the new North German ports as an as an independent customer no sales were made. Office of Messrs. Jardinė, Mathe.

of the intention to abandon the wife an Egyptian, named Bayed son & Co., Ltd. on Friday, the machine have proven to be of inlet, although some small and as a holder of consider- much finer quality than those made amount may go to Trieste, and able rolling stock required by

The King and Queen paid a sur-proceedings owing to this reason. Hamda Geheza, has given birth

to quintuplets. 16th February, 1940, at 11.30 in old style hand driven looms, thence by rail to Vienna the Reich. True to form, she prise visit on Tuesday night to His PRECISE OBJECT-

They are all girls and are all in a.mi. for the purpose of receiving and may be of whatever width de- by coastwise vessels plying is speculating on the conflict Majes y's Theatre to

The Harbin conference opened

god health. the Report of the Directors to sired. The cost of the new loom through Greek. Italian and between the Fowers and, while musical show "Funny Side Up" on January 7 following prelimin re-arming, at The Duke and Duchess of Glouces ary conversations at Chita Chita gether with a Statement of Ac is very low,

Yugoslay territorial waters. frantically counts for the year ended 31st

For the rest, the only possible tempting to bolster her own ter, the Duke and Duchess of Kent Its object was to arrive at a pre- NAZI PROTEST transport routes are inland-position by the creation of a and Prince Philip of Greece were else demarcation of the "Manchu-

kno-Outer Mongolia frontier in TO VATICAN the railway running through new Tokyo-Budapest-Rome-in the Royal party-(BWS), Soviet Galicia to Breslau, the Madrid edition of the anti- line that crosses Hungary to Comintern pact. The last Ho So, 46, a Police Reservist and fighting took place in the summer BERLIN, Jan 31 (Reuter)-The Major-General about the Vatican City broadcasts, Vienna, and, of course, the time. Italy took an interest in proprieter of the Wing Hing of 1839 her

chal, who appeared before Mr. R conference by Danube. Whether these lines Rumanian affairs, it was to Garage, No. 6, O'Brien Road, Wan- Russia was represented at the has been sent to the Vatican City will carry all that is produced follow Hitler's successful Edwards, at the Central Magistracy Bogdanov, Chief of Stan of the charging Nazi persecution in depends on the Nazi capacity blackmail against that coun- yesterday, on a charge conspiracy First Far Eastern Army, Outer German-occupied Poland. for organization and Impro-try by an irredentist campaign with two other, not in custody to Mongolia by Jamsaran, acting Representations against the visation, as the load imposed of her own against France extort, $1,000 from Chan Bek-tin, Premier, Japan by Mr, Kanichiro broadcasts were made by the on the ex-Austrian and South Indications are that this time was remanded for 48 hours. He Kubola, Consul-General at Har Nazi Enroy to the Papal see, who German communications.sys- too she will play the role of a was allowed; ball in the sum of bin, and Mr. Katauli Kameyama, contended that such charges ary rationing is transport dim-tem will be extremely heavy, Jackal in the international $2,500 Insp. Hopkins appeared for chief of the Political Affairs closely followed enemy propaganda

A North-West. Recontruction the Soviet are to be represented, Japanese destoyer detained her for £298,000 issued today intindes Association has been organised £100,000 for the relief of distress with Mr. Ma Pu-fang, Chairman of has been disbanded, scoording to for 15 hours Aithout reason. among Polish refugees in neutral the Chinghai Provincial Govern- "Official information to this the British Naval authorities. to countries and £133,000 for earth-ment, as honorary president, quake relief in Turkey.

December, 199

The Register of Shares of the Company will be CLOSED from Friday, the 9th February, 1940, to Friday, the 16th February, 1940, both days Inclusive.

By order of the Board of Directors,

C. M. MANNERS, Secretary & Manager, Hong Kong, 25th Jan

1940.

COAL DELIVERIES

... RESTRICTED LONDON, Jan,, 31 (BW8)-The

Mines Department has instructed local fuel overseers throughout England to restrict coal deliveries to householders to two hundred weight weekly except by licence

'n cases of hardship.

Hospitals, and similar essential institutions, will receive adequate supplies Reason for the tempor

culties arising from the severe 45 weather conditions.

IT IS INTERESTING to, arena.

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the prosecution,

see the

diabanding

"the delegates alged a declaration

the Nomonhan area where the

Bureau, Foreign Affairs,

authorities confirm that a protest

against the Reich.