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EDITORIAL

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 1940.

BRITAIN NOT PREPARED

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS NEW ADVERTISEMENTS NEW ADVERTISEMENTS The Daily PressTO WAIVE HER RIGHTS

YEE CHEONG HONG.

0.

R.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Partnership formerly subs sisting between Stu Ping Sheung

PARTICULARS AND CON. and Wu Sheung Chuk under the DITIONS of the Sale by Public firm, style or name of YEE

Auction to be held on Monday, CHEONG HONG and HANG

the 11th day of March 1940, at 3 FUNG HONG at No. 111 Wing Lok Street East was dissolved on, at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of the 23rd day of February, 1940, His Excellency the Governor of by the retirement of the said Siu Ping Sheung who as from one Lot of Crown Land at Stirling that date will not be responsible Road, in the Colony of Hong for any debts incurred by orng for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal claims against the said firms or either of them whether in Hong at a Crown Reat to be fixed by Kong or elsewhere la respect of the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term ot 75 years.

business transactions made after the date of dissolution,

"

Dated the 6th day of March, 1940,

竹 胡銜 SIGNED

(Wa Sheung Chuk) SIGNED P. S. Siu.

NOTICE.

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

No. of Bale,

Registry No.

Locality.

Boundary Measure-

ments.

"Notice is hereby given that PARTICULARS OF THE LOT ARSENY JOSEPH SAVITSKY of Alhambra Theatre Bldg. top floor, Kowloon, is applying to the Governor for naturalization, and that any person who knows any reason why naturalization should not be granted should send a written and signed statement of the facts to the Colonial. Secretary,"

120

HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

The Final Dividend déclared for the Year ending 31st Decem. ber, 1939, at the rate of Two Pounds Ten Shillings Sterling at exchange 1/2.7/8 is payable on and after the 28th February, 1940, at the Offices of the Cor- poration, where shareholders are requested to apply for Warrants. By Order of the Board of Directors.

V. M. GRAYBURN, Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 28th Feb. 1940.

1121

2

Kowloon Inland Lut

No. 4935. Between Kowloon Inland Lots Nos.

Siding Road.

·2980 & 4023,

G.'

Ft. ft

A's per

sale plan.

G.

R.

PUBLIC AUCTION. .

PARTICULARS AND CON DITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 11th day of March 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

July, 1st option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor

1898, with

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London Office: 53, Fleet Street.

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HONGKONG, MARCH 6, 1940

SIX MONTHS

now lasted for six months, THE WAR IN EUROPE has but it is doubtful if future the historians will

have

more

than a few lines for all the occurrences that, have taken

COAL

ITALY'S NOTE OF PROTEST

A Havas message from Paris. states that no doubt remains of the Allied decision to extend con- traband control to Italian ship- ping very strictly irrespective of the Italian protest to Britain.

Commenting on the Italian note, diplomatic circles. express the opinion that the arguments con tained therein are a mere repetl tion of all the criticisms raised against the blockade by neutrals, while the specific question of Ger- LONDON, Maṛ. 5 (Reuter)—The man coal exports dividing Italy Ministry of Economic Warfare, and Britain are left aside. states that the reports that the The general Impression is that Government bas given one of the main motives for the sanction for the passage of fur-dispatch of the Italian note is due ther ships carrying German coal to Rome's desire to play a more to Italy are without foundation. Important part in international No request for further exemp-affairs. The British-Italian coal tion has been received from the difference is considered merely a

British

of His Majesty the KING, for place between the day of its Italian Government and. as an part of the whole problem of the

one further term of 24 years less the last three days thereof.

to

deposit with

20

Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dis posal of the lot the Purchaser (11 not the applicant) wil be required 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

Now Kowloon Inland

Junction of Fuk Lot No. 2769,

Wing Street & Castle

Peak Road,

Annual

Rental.

Contents in

Upset Price.

Square feet

No. of Bale,

Registry No.

Locality.

About

14,000

R

60

001

PUBLIC AUCTION.

0904

123

Cheung Sha

Wan.

Boundary

Measure-

ments.

IN.E. Y

As

male

per

plan

HONG KONG

Contents in.

Square feet.||

Annual

Rental

Upset Price.

FROOV

11,800

162

HORTICULTURAL"

nan'z

outbreak and the present

time.

POLAND FELL an easy vic- tim to Blitzkrieg, an ordeal for which,

such as even gures as General Sikorski

now. charge, her rulers had not prepared her in any way. Soviet troops occupied all the territories west of the Curzon Une, as well as a large part of Galicia and by this act established a strangle-hold over Hitler's road of easiest access to Rumania. The wes- tern land front remained, and remains, quiescent.

ON THE SEA, German mer- been chant shipping... has swept of all the world's waters with the exception of the North Sea and the Baltic. The Graf Spee and a number of submarines have been While the commerce sunk. of the Allies has not been seriously affected, the British fleet has lost more ships than It should have, and consider- able merchant tornage has "125 been sent to the bottom by mines and torpedoes. The magnetic mine, prize-scare of the earlier phases of the war, terrifles

SOCIETY.

lower

nounced on Mar, 1. any German

coal found in ships leaving part

11

after midnight on that date will be subjected to detention.

́ ́ CAREFUL ĈONSIDERATION

LONDON, Mar. 5 (Reuter)-It was stated in London yesterday, in connection with Italy's protest over the stoppage of German coal

sea blockade against Germany.

DEATH OF SIR RICHARD DANE

Revenue Work In India And China

Sir Richard Dane, K.CIE, diy as residence, Morney Cros Fawnhope, Hereford, on Feb, 132 at the age of 85. He had a career," of great distinction in the Indian Civil Service, especially as Direc tor-General of Excise arid Salt. and later took in hand the reform of the Balt Gabelle in Chind un- der the terms of the Reorganiza- tion Loan of 1913. He left an en- during mark upon the fiscal ad- ministration in both countries.

Dane had the capacity to rise to the highest offices in India, bub

was hampered by a bis career accident at polo at Lahore, in 15 which almost lost him an eye..

REVENUE ROSE

After 10 years in India, Chinese Government, seeking FIRM LANGUAGE

a worth upholder of the standary ROME Mar. 5 (Havas)-Most set by Sir Robert Hart, invit papers here published the text of Dane to go out to reorganize th the Italian note to Britain, but Salt Department in connexion the Reorganization Loan. refrained from lengthy comments. | with merely stressing "The clear and He. was there for 54 years from

He firm language of Italy to Britain." 1913,

reformed the Sult Foreign quarters comment that Gabella so effectively that it socur exports, that the note received the the Italian protest was motivated produced an annual surplus which consideration of the rapidly became the mainstay of most rapid and careful considera-either "by tion and the British Government present or a desire to reaffirm the Peking Government. will be as accommodating as possi-Italo-German coal direction. ble, in vlew of the friendly The latter view is substantiated relations existing between the two Jy the fact that the Italian note. countries.

referring to "the British violation At the same time. In view of of international law does not Germany's Indiscriminate sex contain the silghtest reference to Warfare. it must not be assumed the very heavy losses sustained by that Britaln must Waive the neutrals, through the activities of Bir force rights and interests she maintains German submarines, under international law.

and mine-laying. AMSTERDAM, Mar. 5 (Havas)— EXPLANATION TO US.

NEW YORK, Mar. 5 (Reuter) Six Italian ships, with cargoes of German coal, have salled for. Italy. Mr. Ashton Gwatkin, of the Bri-. About ten others are still loading tish Ministry for Economic War- coal

at Rotterdam, as further fare, and M. Charles Rist, Economic Liang Shi-yi, the Finance Minister quantities are arriving from Ger- Adviser to the French Blockade of Yuan Shih-kai, declared that there were three foreigners, who Minis ry, arrived here yesterday many in barges.

had really helped the Chinese- Apparently the Italians utend and proceeded to Washington General Gordon, Robert Hart, and

(!

to compel the Ailled Naves to will be their task to provide enforce their decision to extend American partments concerned the naval blockade to German wih detaus in regard to the coal exports to Italy.

working of the Allied blockade.

no longer. Chief BRITISH ATTITUDE

sufferers from the warfare at sea: the neutrals.

non-

:

TO

ITALIAN PROTEST

The revenue. rose within three years from what was roughly es- timated at $35,000,000 to $72,000,- 000, of which, after the service of the loan, a surplus of $52,000,000 remained to the Government. This was accomplished in face of énor-

difficulties. 'His own. count of "Salt and Politics in China' Wis written

his In eightieth year.

When Dane retired, In 1919.

mous

ac-

Richard Dane-and to Dane they owed most.

A signal service to China must not be forgotten-that of his help in introducing dollar currency in place of the varying tael, in spite of warnings and opposition of the banks and financial authorities.

The story may be told in the words of Sir Charles Addis, of the Hongkong and Shanghat Bank, in the Edinburgh Review of October, THE DIPLOMATIC struggle

LONDON, Mar. 5 (Heater) — Commenting on the British decision

1919:-"Sir Richard Dane... greatly for the neutrals remains the

to stop German exports of coal. to Italy by sea and the Italian 'pro-

daring determined from the first test to Britain, The Times diplomatic correspondent says that the

to collect the Salt Gabelle in dol- Germany scored, before the

British attitude is that all decisions taken had been in accordance

lars, and he succeeded beyond ex- Bercest battle of the war.

with international law and the Government cannot move from the

pectation.... The advantages declaration, by her aggression pact with the So- principles on which they based their actions and their plans for

which should accrue to China. viet Union. England coun-winning the war.

from the adoption of a uniform tered with the Turkish Pact, At the same time they try to, tantamount to the admission that currency are incalculable, and by the first step towards creat- lessen inconveniences and annoy the blockade is unjustifiable, his courage in accelerating the

neutrals and non-

Italy's decision to allow the movement Sir R. Dane has render- ing a second front, whose ances to function is seen by some of belligerent states, without excep- boats to sail is evidence that the ed a service to China of even its advocates as the outflank- tiom, whenever they can,

Italian Government is prepared to deeper significance than his re- Already there have been several take the ing of Germany and the com-

consequences though form of the Salt Gabelle." pletion of the blockade, by protests and complaints from" official quarters in Berlin do not

neutrals and the others as preparation for an

Government believe that stoppage, of the, ships attack on Soviet Russia. The dealt with the problems fairly and will result in a possible, serious CHINA WAR NEWS

Continued from Page 1 chief current economic fight sympathetically and, from time to conflict.

A DEMONSTRATION

Sun Yat-sen memorial service yes- at the present time is the time, minor adjustments

These quarters, however, says terday morning, Gen. Huang HIV- manoeuvring for the oil of Rumania. But this is only The attitude to Italy will be no the correspondent, consider the chu said that many civilians were the most obvious one. With less fain and, certainly, no less braving of the British blockade trapped when the Japanese enter- less publicity, the same thing friendly. The stopping of German can be regarded as a demonstra ed the city. Those emerging from is going on even in the Far exports of coal was never intendtion by Italy that she is ready. their houses or air raid shelters East. Example: the Hong-ed to hit Italy but simply to hit in the last resort, to join Ger- were machine-gunned: kong Government's option on at Germany. strategic minerals, such as Secretary.wolfram, coming out of China tember to stop, German exports, Italy was informed that sooner or 119 through this port.

later we had to stop Italian im- ports of German coal.

PARTICULARS AND CON DITIONS of the Sale by Public-

THE ANNUAL SHOW OF Auction to be held on Monday, the 11th day of March 1940, at 3 FLOWERS & VEGETABLES P.m., at the Offices of the Public will be held at ST. JOHN'S Works Department, by Order of PLACE (opposite the His Excellency the Governor of Peak Tram Station) on Tues- one Lot of Crown Land at day, the 5th March, from 3

to Mong Kok, in the Colony-of | p.n. 6.30 p.m. and on Hong Köng for term Wednesday, the 6th March, from of 75 years, with the option of 10 a.m, to 4 p.m. renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for que fur ther term of 75 years.

Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dis PUBLIC AUCTION. posal of the lot the Purchaser (If not the applicant), will be PARTICULARS AND CON❘ required to deposit with an DITIONS of the Sale by Public authorised officer who will be Auction to be held on Monday, present at the sale, the sum of the 11th day of March 1940, at 3 two hundred dollars, ($264) in p.m., at the Offices of the Public cash. This sum will be refunded Works Department, by Order of on payment of the Purchase

price. His Excellency the Governor of

G.

R:

Boundary

Measure-

ments

Annual

Rental.

опе Lot of Crown Land a PARTICULARS OF THE LOT: junction of Prince Edward Road and Argyle Street, 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 tha KING, for one "further term of 75 years.

No. of Bale

Kowloon iniand

Lot No. 4236. --

Registry No.

Locality:

Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the disa posal of the let the Purchaser. (if not the applicant), will be required to deposit with `na 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

No. of Sale. Į

Kowloon Inland

Lot No. 4834.

Registry No.

Locality.

Junction of Prince

Edward Road &

Argyle Strent.*

Boundary.

Measure-

menta.

As per

unla plazi

Contents in

Square feet

Annual

248.

Bental

Upset Price

000*18

18,125

122

Boundary St. between | Sai Yeung Choi St.

A Tung Choi St

Mongkok.

HAVANA

at

M12

As per

sale pian.

Contents In

Square feek. Į

162

Upset Price.

About

OLBR

18,609

124

SHOOTING HAVANA, Mar. 3 (Reuter)- Shots were fired" from a car the country house of Colonel Batista, Chiet of Staff. A Police Ideutenant was killed and seven people wounded.

According to an official account, Secret Police posted In front of Col, Batista's Bouse fired on a suspicions looking car which contained Carlos Marti, Police Leu- tenant under the former Machado Begime, and Slivio Salazar, wanted by the Police In connection with the wound- lag of Senor Ferrara, Deputy, ng he was entering the Con stituent Assembly, a few days. Bro. Both were shot dead.

By kind permission of His Excellency The Governor, visitors holding entrance tickets to the Flower Show, will have the privilege extended to them, of viewing the gardens at Govern ment house, on presentation of their, tickets. #

Admission: 1st day, $1.00; 2nd day, 50 Cents.

Servicemen-half price.

J. T. BAGRAM,

Hon.

AMERICA TO SEND EXPEDITIONARY. FORCE

by.

made.

NO LESS FRIENDLY

wete

When it was decided last Sep-

ZÁRTY.

Bince the Chinese' recapture of It la recalled in Berlin that the city. refugees have returned in German coal replaced Bridah coal large numbers but they found at the time of the Abyssinian most of their houses burned down sanctions and it is pointed out or shattered by shells and bombs. that now exports to France have Oen. Huong revealed that both ceased Germany is capable of sup- the Kwangs Pacification Com- plying Italy with coal and coke missioner's Office and the Kwang- provided rolling stock is available si Provincial: Department of Civil Affairs have delegated relief work- for rail transport. -

ers to Piriyang. Joby are intro- duced to the refugees and credit loans are extended to the farmers to build houses and buy towe

ANHWEI ATTACK TUNKI, ANHWEL, Mar, 5 (Cen- tral)-After being heavily reinforc Kweichih, on the south bank of the

BLACK-OUT DISAPPOINTING

Continued from Page 1ẽ Generally speaking, fewer people

THE GREATEST DEVE LOPMENT of late months is

A three months' grace was given unquestionably the fighting because, the Government realsed in Finland. The Soviet Union the effect a sudden stoppage would

have on Italian industry. of has painful memories General Mannerheim's White Meantime, trade negotiations had already begun last Terror and early post-war ad-which NEW YORK, Mar. 4 (Reuter) ventures against Leningrad. year, were intensified in the hope Plans for an American expedition- It demanded bases which that British coal might be sent to Italy in return for procelain pro- ary Force to Finland, numbering would make it very difficult ducts and Italian heavy industry. 3,000, were announced yesterday for any potential enemy to

A HITCH Captain Albert Stenberg. approach its Baltic or White It was on this last point that a Commander of the Finnish War Sea coasts. That these de- hitch occurred three weeks ago, were abroad in the streets lasted, Japanese units in and around mands were meant seriously The British Government hoped night than during the previous was made clear by the out break of hostilities, which have been going on for three months. When Soviet aims are achieved, the balance of power in the North will be the "opposite of that in the Near East. There, the Allies hold a salient in Turkey. Fin land will be a Soviet salient in Scandinavia...

Veterans in the United States.

MORE HELP FOR FINLAND

CAPETOWN, Mar. 5 (Reuter) The Unton Government, in re ponse to an appeal by the League of Nations, has decided to make Available £50,000 for the purchase of commodities to be given to the Finnish Government,

that the difficulty might be re- moved but nothing further emerg ed and so the order, long foreseen, for the stopping of German Coal had to come into force.

black-outs.

black-

KOWLOON

Yangtze River, in South Anhwel, launched an attack on the Chinese positions at Sunshantang last. Saturday. They were repulsed The black-out in Kowloon was with over 100 casualties,

IN

no as successful as it might have

A full has set in on the Klangsu- been. In the more isolated re- Anhwel border following the de- TO RUN BLOCKADE ROTTERDAM, Mar, 6 (Reuter) sidential areas, householders were feat of the Japanese near Sulyang More Italian colliers with Ger- slow to extinguish their lights and Wanchih The Japanese there man coal for Italy are expected to and in some houses a single ligh, are calling up reinforcements and leave today in an attempt to run and often a very bright one, was consolating their positions the British blockade...

wounded.

kept on for some minutes after

TRAIN STRIKES MINE Several left on Monday,

the warning syren as the oc-

KINHWA. Mar, 5 (Central)-A IN THE FAR EAST, Japan · ́GERMAN' INTEREST

cupants of the house seemingly

'Japanese military train struck a FROM MALAYA

sought to take advantage of STOCKHOLM, Mar 5 (Reuter) "adjusted" themselves for a period mme laid by Chinese guerillas at the war situation in Europe The German Government is of darkness. HELSINGFORS, Mar." (Reu- ter)-The latest help for Finians by forcing an Anglo-French awaiting with interest news of An undue reliability on black. Huangchinkias on the Soochow comes in the shape of £1,450 withdrawal from China. She the progress of the Italian col out curtains was also very evident, Kashing Rallway on Feb. 20. Four- contributed by sympathisers in has succeeded. In extracting lers which left Roterdam yes- and patches of bright light peep-wagons were blown up and a num- Malaya for the Finnish Red Cross. Concessions but, largely as a terday for Italy, says the Berlin ing through into the street and ber of Japanese were killed and

outlining half of a window were result of the strong line taken correspondent of the Dagbladet.

The departure of these vessels, to be seen right through the by the United States, her in spite of the British decision to black-out

Some householders were es more sanguine hopes have stop German exports of coal is not been realized In the regarded in Berlin as a test for pecially careful to extinguish *all lights in rooms fact the of Rome, Some forty-thousand meantime, Chinese resistance the British blockade and, accord-

in back continues with growing hopes | ing to the correspondent, the truet while fight people were present at the cere mony, which opened the second of success while Japan's in- failure of the British Navy to rooms or in room

Insercept these ships/will be year of his Pontificate-Reuter), ternal difficulties grow

On Sunday last the Pope cele brated Low Mass for 93 parishes

(back alley, or K.

were not given the same re-

There were too many torches in evidence and too many people in the streets Torches were fash ed Indiscriminately and in every", ant lot, direction,