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EDITORIAL

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HONG KONG CRICKET CLUB...

Q.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE HONG KONG LAND INVESTMENT & AGENCY

COMPANY, LIMITED.«

NOTICE IS HEREBY PARTICULARS AND CON. DITIONS of the Sale by Public GIVEN that the FIFTY. 36 Auction to be held on Monday, SECOND ORDINARY GEN. the 26th day of Feb., 1940, at ERAL MEETING of SHARE. 3 p.m., at the Offices of the HOLDERS in this Company will Public Works Department, by be held at the Offices of Messrs. Order of His Excellency the Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., 12th March, Governor of one Lot of Crown on TUESDAY, TENNIS TOURNAMENT 1940. Land at Mount Cameron Road, 1940, at NOON for the purpose in the Colony of Hong Kong for of receiving the Report of the a term of 21 years.

Directors together with the State- intending bidders are advisedment of Accounts for the year that immediately after the dis ended 31st December, 1939. posal of the lot the purchaser (u not the applicant) will be required to deposit with an authorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars," ($200) 'in cash. This sam will be refunded on payment of the purchase price.

Entries close on Saturday, 24th February, 1940, at 6 p.m.

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PUBLIC AUCTION,

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

the 26th day of Feb., 1940, at 3 PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. p.m., at the Offices of the Public

Works Department, by Order of

at

No. of Sale,

His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land To' Kwa Wan, in the Colony of Hong Kong for A term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His 3 Majesty the KING, for one fur. ̈ther term of 75 years.

Intending bidders are advised that Immediately after the dis posal of the lot the Purchaser ( not the applicant), "will be required to deposit with an authorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum al two hundred dollars, ($200) In cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of the Purchase

price.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT

No. of Bale,

Kowloon Inland

Lot No. 4231.

Registry No.

Between 'To Kwa Wan Rd., & Ha Heung Rd.,. South West of Kloon

Inland Lot No. 4148.

G.

Boundary Measure

ments

S. E.

As per

sale plan.

About

26,000)

El.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

19,876 489

84

Locality.

No. 113. Mount Cameron Road, Adjoining

Garden Lot

Rural Building

Lot No. 420.

Registry No.

Boundary Measure-

ments.

As per

male plan

A conţ

feet.

3000

renutry

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG

KONG

Rental.

-Upset Price.

PROBATE JURISDICTION

400-

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HONGKONG, FraUARY 21, 1940,

ONE

JOURNALISTIC ROMANCE

THE MOST E OF NOTABLE, not to say dis- The REGISTER of SHAREStressing, features of the world of the Company will he CLOSED scene during the past few from MONDAY, 26th February, years has been the vigorous 1940, to TUESDAY, 12th March, 1940, both days inclusive, during which period no transfer of shares can be registered.

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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1940.

FUNERAL OF MRS. FREE CHINA CELEBRATES SIXTH ANNIVERSARY OF

C. S. ALVES

Service Held In Chapel

The funeral of Mrs. Carmen Soares Alves, wife of Chevalier J. M. Alves and the only sister of Mr. A, M. I. Soares took place yesterday at the Roman Catholic Cemetery, when Bishop H. Valtor- te omelated, at the service in the Chapel where the remains were left and will be buried at a later date.

D. O. Silver, A..J. C. da Rocha. H.

d'Graca,

H.

NEW LIFE MOVEMENT

CHUNGKING, FEB. 19 (CENTRAL)-THE SIXTH ANNIVER- SARY OF THE NEW LIFE MOVEMENT WAS CELEBRATED THROUGHOUT FREE CHINA YESTERDAY, In Chengta, Kwalyang. Kunming, Kwellin and other important cities, mass meetings

held in celebration of the occasion. »

wing-kee. "An Bae, Chan Sze, Yee So, Tong Fung, Chan Yee and Chan Tab: Classes

I and

II (Maryknoll Convent School), Principal and

were

"COMFORT"" FOR: SOLDIERS A talegram was sent by the meeting at Chengtu to the soldiers. on the South Kwangsi front con- gratulating on their victory.

In addition, $20,0000 wax. TO- mitted to them as a "comfort"

GEN. CHIANG'S SPERCH ̧ In a radio speech from Chung- king in the evening Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, founder of the New Life Movement, declared MOTHER E. O'TOOK "Militarily China is sure of win- ning the Anal victory. However; The funeral of Mother Elizabeth all Chinese people must reform Took of the Cannesian Italian their life and struggle on relent- Convent, took place yesterday at lessly in order to consummate the the Roman Catholic Cemetery military auccess and bullg a new when the last rites were perfora foundation for the nation.” ed by Bishop E. Valtorta.

The Band of the Aberdeen In- dustrial School was in attendance. Staff School of Accountancy and fund. To soldiers on other fronts. the meeting sent 12,000", "comfortTM husband. four Commerce, the P. and O. SN. Coletters and to the new recruits it The deceased's sons, Messrs. A. Alves, E. Alves. J. China Ginger Preserving Co

distributed 10,000 towels, Aives and F. Alves. Ave daughters, | Sing On Hongkong Preserved and brother. Mr. A M Soares Ginger Distributers, Ltd., Sze Suni were the chief - mourners and | Chy Loong Qinger Factory, Yau others present included Hon, Mr. Loong. So Sang Kee dower stall

and the Wing Tak Arm. Leo d'Almada, Jr., Mr. Leo d'Al- mada, nr., Messrs. C. d'Almada. and unashamed growth of F. X. d'Almada J. A, E, da Silva, Journalistic romancing — ro- mancing with a purpose. To- Dixon, F. M. P. day, impartial news exists Figueiredo, Dr. B. de Souza Dr. only in theory. The press is E L de Souza. Messrs. F. A. Xavier. J. E. Joseph, L, Gutterres, filled with the sound and fury M. de V. Soares. d. A de V.

contending propaganda

Soares, Sisters of the Poor, Sisters machines whose attitude to-

of the Cannoslan and French 0. EAGER,

wards the truth is condition-

Convent representatives of dif- Secretary.ed only by the degree to which ferent Catholle Missions and many

the truth of the moment cor- others.

their current responds to aims. This is all that the public, even in the most de- mocratic of countries, re-

By Order of the Board of Directors,

Hong Kong, 19th Feb. 1940.

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ANNUAL MEETING OF ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH HELD

The annual meeting of mem- bers of St. Andrew's Church was held at the Church Hall last night,

the Rev. J. R. Higgs, Vicar, being 82 in the Chair, assisted by Messrs. R. H. Stevenson (Hon. Secretary), R. Dormer (Hon, Treasurer), A. C. Jeffreys and G. S. P. Heywood,

IN THE GOODS of John Douglas Smart of Ingleside Crowborough in the County of Sussex England, deceased,

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Court has by virtue of Section 58 of the Pro bates Ordinance 1897, made an

time

for

Order limiting the creditors and others to send in their claims against the above estate to the 15th day of March,

1940,

?

All Creditors and others are

Accordingly hereby required to send their claims to the under signed on or before that date.

Dated the 20th day of February,

1940.

JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER, Solicitors for the Executors, Hong Kong & Shanghat Bank Building, Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong.

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PARTICULARS AND CON. DITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 26th day of Feb., 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 Tytam, in the Colony of Hong Kong for a 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.

THE ANNUAL SHOW OF Intending bidders are advised FLOWERS & VEGETABLES that immediately after the dis will be held at ST. JOHN'S.

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HONG KONG HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY..

(if not the applicant) will be Tram Station) on Tuesday, the required to deposit with an 5th March, 1940, from 3 p.m. authorised "officer who will be to 6,30 p.m. and Wednesday, the present at the sale, the sum of 6th March, 1940, from 10 a.m. two hundred dollars, ($200) In to 4 p.m.

The Church Council for the coming year was elected as follows: E W. Sharp R. Dormer, T. 3. Gould, Miss E. Gibbins, E C.

Thomas, G. 8. P. Heywood, Miss W. Robinson, R. H. Stevenson, Dr. K. H. Uttley, H. Gittins, Dr. 8. G. Kirby-Gomes, R Baldwin, Mrs.

C. Jeffreys, Mrs C 8. P. Het wood, and A. C. Jeffreys,

be wardens,

NO INCREASE

of

Deceased, who was 56 years of age. had been a nun for about 20 Years. She arrived in Hongkong In 1925 from Ireland

"Generalesimo Chiang recalled that when he founded the New Life Movement six years ago,, be had in mind the awakening of the masses to the national indepen- A large number of Sisters of the dence by living a wartime life. Cannostan, French, and Maryknoll

SPIRIT & LIFE Convents. Sisters of the Poor, and "The Generalissimo asked all Chi-- Sisters of the Precious Blood. nese to inspect carefully whether Jesult Fathers and orphans and they have made any improvement students of the Italian Convent in their spiri: and life. attended at the graveside,

THE WREATHS

Floral tributes were sent by Al- berto, Cynthia and Enay Jacki, ceives. The technique and Betty. » Carrie, Maggie, Vincent extent of distortion is known and Fernando: Maria Emilia: Ita

"He regretted that in his obser only to the few persons direct- Sara and Sofie; Mimi, Frers, Ted

vation their 'Hij was not rigid their spirit tense ly concerned, the correspon- dy and Therese: Ines and sorrCW- dent in the field who, readingful brothers; Pepito: Eddie and MR. YEE YAT CHOI enough, nor

enough, nor their action unlförut his own despatch, does not Nia: Nada Laura and family,

The funeral of Mr. Yee Yat-enough, nor their work efficient. Emilia M. Alves: Alfred. Alvaro recognize it, the editor who

enough.

these Elsa and Eddie: Thelma. Eitrida | chol; of the Treasury Department,

Be said that "doctors" it into that con- and Amalia Sales: Edith and who died on Monday, at the age shortcomings should be rectified

of 47, following a short illness without delay." dition, the owner who directs! Frank: Elsa and Lily; Boh; Rose,

family: Secorro M. took place place yesterday at the the policy of the paper or John and

Roman Catholic Cemetery 'yester- agency concerned and goy- Alves, Mr. and Mrs. O. A. BerruEX

day when a large number of re- ernments and other powerful Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Campos and organizations which gather family, Mrs. Marjorie D. Cook latives and friends attended" facts for their own use and Roses, Chan, Mr. and Mrs. J.Gar- cla, F. M. F. de Graca and family. not for publication.

ME. Carlton Grace Guterres and

Mrs. family, Mr. and

Walter

Mr. and Mrs. E. V. M, R. de Sou-

J.

of Outlining the programme the Movement for the seventh year, the Supreme Leader era- phasized spiritual mobilisation, military service, opium suppres* a number of priests, officiated ston development of people's Deceased is survived by his wife, economy, and promotion of the

women's movement, three sons and two daughters.

Bishop H. Valtorta, assisted by

Important White Paper On Colonial Development

Continued from Page 1 penditure for Colonial develop- ment and will help to meet re-

current expenditure on services

THIS SITUATION has be- Come so obvious that the daily Gottsche and family, Dr, K. W. press has lost both power and Ip. H. C. Kong, Mr. and Mrs. N. prestige in many countries of o, Kring (Shanghai). Mr. and Mrs. the world. The man who re-FP. Laurel and family, Mr. and fuses to express an opinion Mrs. Lachlan and family. 'Mr. and because "he only knows what Mrs. F. J. d'A, Marques. H. Nish. Other offeers elected at the he reads in the papers" is Alberta Chow, Joyce Lowcock and meeting were A. C. Jeffreys and more than a figure of humour Lillian June. Mr. and Mrs Pike Dr. Utley to be Trustees, and A Che is a symbol of the con- and family. Mr. and Mrs. R. Pas- scene. The gulf tenjl, Mr. and Mrs. A ̧ F. V. RI- Jeffreys and G. S P. Heywood tu temporary

between press and genuine beiro, F. J. Sanchez, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Santos and family, Dr. and. opinion' widens. Occasionally, Mrs, B. de Sousa: In presenting his annual report. as in the case of the American the Vicar said there had been no landslide vote for Roosevelt increase lass year in the number in 1938--despite the fact that sa and family, Mr. and Mrs. P. M. of communicants. at both Mading and Evensong had he was opposed by 90 per cent. M, Nolasco da Silva, Jr., E. ME. of the national newspapers-Stirling, Mr. and Mrs. Tse Ka-po been good, though there was room the expression of the popular and family, S. P. Tong, F. P. and for improvement.

A. Ulrich, Mr. U. Tat-chee, Three Sunday schools the will through the ballot is at Primary Department, the Middle the same time a demonstra-Michael Wright, Cecilla Wong, Mr.lopment and

tion of non-confidence in the and Mrs. B. A. A. Young and daily reading matter of the family, C. Young, Mr. and Mrs, K. family, Mias population. The spate of P. Young and private newsletters, indepen-Yvonne; Ho Chee, Kwong Wing- dent polls, surveys of opinion, sang. Kwong. Tat-chuen, Kwong and behind-the-scenes "reve-Yiu-wah, Elsa and Lily Phannen- lations" which has found such schmidt, Mrs. Grant and family, a ready audience during the Emily Yue, Eze Po. Young Tik and last few years is another symptom of the same con- dition.

Congregarionis

School and the Young Peoples'

Service-had all a splendid yeRT,

Throughout the year there had been 24 weddings solemnised at St. Andrew's and 43 baptismLS,

DRESS REHEARSAL AUGURS WELL FOR A.D.C.

"The Circle" Will Open Tonight

Nolasco da Silva, Mr., and Mrs. P.

family, Yuen On. Ip Ping-chun, Chan Man-kwal, Yong Mun-dok and family. Rev. Lee Kan-yan. Luk Kee, Wong Hong-kal. Lee

such as agriculture, education. health and housing.

WOMEN FIGURE

IN ACTION FOR SLANDER

SEQUEL TO LOSS OF MONEY

ADVISORY COMMITTEE The help of a Colonial Deve- Welfare Advisory Committee will be enlisted and

Hearing was resumed in "the- expenditure to Colonies, protect-Summary Court yesterday before- ed and mandated territories and Mr. Justice Lindsell of the action the high commission territories in claiming $1,000 for slander, South Africa.

Furthermore, a sum not e- ceeding £500,000 annually, will be devoted to Colonial research.

unce

brought by a woman, Ng Yee. a. rubber factory worker against: Fok OL à former woman fellow- worker.

The allegation was that the de-

It is not expected that full-scale fendant had slandered the plain- expenditure cannot be attained at tif by saying that she (plaintif

but, on the other hand, had stolen $80 and did not dare-" AT THIS MOMENT, the

should experience show that the to live in Shaukiwan efforts of the exaggeration

"Mr. C., A Sutherton Russ AD sums are ultimately insuficient it brigade seem to be concen-

will be open to Parliament to in- peared for the plaintin

Giving evidence, plaintiff sald trated on the war in Finland. semblance to the position on

crease them."

she was formerly em- The Hongkong Amateur Drama She has been proclaimed a the Moselle sector at the start

"First"emphasis in this much en- that tie Club's dress rehearsal of their democracy. In fact she is, of the present war than to the larged polley on Colonial develop played at the Fung Keong Rubber production of Somerset Maugham's like Hungary or pre-war Po- Battles of the Marne and the ment will be on the improvement works in Shaukiwan and lived" comedy of domestic disentangle land, a semi-fascist state do- Somme to which it

was of the economic condition as this with the defendant at No. 132- compared ments, "The Circle." was excepminated by Marshal Manner- gratuitously

in is a primary requirement on Timg Tal Street.

In the sixth moon of the last tionally well received by an au- heim. Tremendous headlines press despatches.

which an advance in other direc-

Chinese year, plaintif returned. dience of servicemen and others have blared forth the story IT APPEARS OBVIOUS now tions is largely consequential.

In implementing this policy one day from work and saw the at the China Fleet Club Theatre that the air raids on Helsinki that the operations of the

be assistance and defendant sitting on the verandal last night, o

the ADC and there is every reason to believe that the opening tonight will meet with the same. if not greater appreciation

Proceeds of the performances will go to the British War Organi- sation Fund. The play is produc cash. This sum will be refunded ENTRIES WILL DEed by Mr. E. O'Nell Shaw, wall on payment of the Purchase FINITELY CLOSE at the Hon. the cast is as follows

Arnold Champion-Cheney-An- price.

Secretary's office, Stock Ex.

drew Mackinlay. change Buliding,

Elizabeth Champion-Cheney Winnie Cox.

...

Ice Honse

Edward Luton-E, B. Teesdale.

there will

ter plaintiff was informed that the defendant had lost $90, There were two keys to the cash bar but each one was lost and the lock was also broken,

NOT OUTSIDER

Defendant sald, that the person:"

Success at final dress rehearsals and Viipuri were the worst in Red Army in Finland have guidance from London but no locking very sad, posal of the lot the Purchaser PLACE (opposite the lower Penk / has always been a good omen for history. Actually, the casual consisted of steady pressure spirit of dictation, and the policy On enquiring what was the mat

ties in these attacks, accord on the formidable fortifica- will involve no derogation from ing to official figures from tions of the Karellan penin- the rights and privileges of local Helsinki itself, never exceeded sula combined with explora- legislatures. three figures and were seldom tion of flanking possibilities more than a few score. From on the Salla front and post- NO FINANCIAL CONTROL that day to this, it is doubtful tive advance in the Arctic re- A Memorandum on the White whether the total civilian gion of Petsamo. These Paper received from the Colonial deaths have amounted to operations were considerably secretary, Hongkong, states more than the toll of a single impeded by the weather and The fact that a Colony receives who stole the money could not day's terror raid on Madrid in by the Finnish army which assistance under this policy will be an outsider for, if so, the thier Defendant kept on talking about 1996-7, Barcelona, Hankow or received outside assistance not entail upon it the system of would have taken everything else. Canton in 1938, Chungking or which was certainly promptnancial control which is now the matter in the same tone, Warsaw in 1839. The figures ter, and possibly greater in sociated with the receipt of

and was now working at the Tar for losses at the front are also volume, than any given to srants-in-ald Plaintiff then moved to Kowloon The whole effort will be one of Lub rubber factory. One day, her astronomical and absurd. The China or Republican Spain, collaboration between the autho- brother, Ng Cham-chuen, an em- newspapers have destroyed & Now the pressure has become rides in the Colonies and those ployee of the Nam Yuet nim com- round dozen of Soviet divi- too great for the Finns to at home; there must be ready pany, told plaintiff that he had slons comprising hundreds of bear and they have been recognition that conditions vary heard defendant say that ape Smith-thousands of men, but sober forced to retreat.

greatly" from Colony to Colony (plaintiff) had stolen the money- and that Colonial Goverments and together plaintin and her military opinion bolds that the casualties, on either side did not, by the middle of Captain P. Nath Kerpol, of the January at any rate, exceed Rajputana Rifles, was cautioned by Mr. 3. A Macisdyen at Kowa ten thousand. Until the de- toon Court yesterday when he apvelopments of the past fort peared hefore the Magistrate on a night, it is probable that the summons for failing to license his fighting on the Mannerheim 60 private car No. 750, on Jan. 25. Line bore a much greater re-

Foм AmyBan

Locality.

Boundary

Measure-

menta.

Contents in

Square feet.

Annual

Rental

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·PARTICULARS OF THE LOT Street, at NOON ON THURS

DAY, the 22nd February, 1940, but intending exhibitors are re quested to send in their entries as early as possible.

MEMBERS who have not yet paid their subscriptions and ALL THOSE who wish to join the Society are requested to send $5.00 to the undersigned.

Rural Building

Lot No. 433

Upposite Rural Building Lot No. 147, Inland Road Tytām.

五味

As per

| sale

-8

about

15,000.

178.

8,750

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J.T. BAGRAM,

Hon. Secretary Hong Kong, 2nd Feb. 1940.

Clive Champion-Cheney-EI

Wynne-Jones

Lord Portets-Cyril Champkin. Lady Catherine Champion Cheney-Helen Prior,

Mrs. Shenstone-Beth Wright.

Butler-H, C, Macnamara

THIS 18 THE SIMPLE mll itary story of the Finnish hos- tilities around which the news wide latitude in initiation and heard from other sources that de agencies of the world, with a execution of polley, the primary fendant had said that the (plaine magnificent disregard of fact purpose of which is to promote tiny had stolen the money and probability, have built a the prosperity and happiness of After further evidence was afven legend of fantastic figures the peoples of the Colonial Em-by other witnesses, the hearing

pire. and elaborate thrills.

who best know the needs of their brother went to see the defendant.

own territories should enjoy a Plaintif stated that she had also-

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