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PARTICULARS AND CON. · PARTICULARS AND CON- DITIONS of the Sale by Public DITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, Auction to be held on Monday, the 15th day of July, 1940, at the 15th day of July, 1940, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public P.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at one Lot of Crown Land at Stubbs Rond, in the Colony Ma Tau Chung, in the Colony of Hong Kong for a term of of Hong Kong for a term of 75 75 years, with the option of years, with the option of renewa! renewal at a Crown Rent to be at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the fixed by the. Surveyor of His Ma jesty the KING, for one further term of 75 years.

KING, for one further term of

75 years,

Intending bidders are advised Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dis- that immediately after the dis posal of the lot the Purchaser Posal of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicant), will be (if not the applicant), will be required to" deposit with an required to deposit with an authorised officer who will be authorised officer who will be present at the safe, the sum of present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ... ($200) in)

CHINESE ESTATES,

LIMITED

"

SECOND INTERIM

DIVIDEND

NOTICE is hereby given that a SECOND INTERIM DIVI. DEND for the year ending the 28th February, 1941, of three per cent, that is $3.00 per share, will be paid on all shares in this Company on Thursday, the 18th July, 1910, at the Company's Office at China Building, 5th floor.

By Order of the Board of Directors, FUNG PING FAN,

Director & Secretary.

two hundred dollars, ($200) In cash. This sum will be refunded cask. This sum will be refunded Hong Kong, 9th July, 1940.

on payment of the Purchase!

on payment of the Purchase price.

price.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT

No. of Bala

ON AN

Locality.

Inland Lot

No. 6007.

Inland:Lot Stubbs Hoad, south

No. 2314.

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ments

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HONGKONG, JULY 10, 1040. »

WEDNESDAY,

JULY 10, 1940.

IN AGRICULTURAL

ADVANCES IMPROVEMENT WORK IN CHINA DURING 1937-39

BY · HSIEH · CHIA - SHENG

DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL

RESEARCH BUREAU

as to understand market conditions and be able to make muitable adjust- ments.

(19) The training of extension, and technical workers to meet the needs of different provinces, jo healt III. Stimulation of Agricultur

al Production in War Time:

The main object, of agricul 'tura; work' in war time is to increase the production of raw materials for food, clothing. and "dwellings and to produce more important economic crops.

The agricultural Improvement work in China is under the direction of the National Agricultural Research Bureau and is carried out in co-operation with various provincial agricultural improvement organizations. At the beginning of the Japanese invasion in 1937 this Bureau along with for exportation. With this in other Central Government organizations was moved from

Problems Of Nanking to Chungking..

Invasion

of the British Isles. The main consideration, as far as the Germans are concerned,

393

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT CONSULADO DE PORTUGAI.

Locality.

13,965

Kowloon Inland Lot No. 4282. Junction of Ma Pan 3 Chung Road and Mok Cheong Street,

la Tau Chung.

No. of Balo,

Rental

Upset Price.

Registry No

388

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QUFBUL

Boundary Measure-

ments.

N.S.R

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sale 'blan

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After a thorough study of dependent institutions for the im agricultural conditions in the provement of agronomy.. horticul- south-western provinces, the ture, cotton, rice, wheat, sugar, A.

mind, the Bureau has" made many contributions during the past three years. These may be summarized as follows:-*

Increased Production "of Food Crops: "

certain miscellaneous

w

1. Rice: Hunan leads in rice

varieties

were

The TRANSFER BOOK of IN VIEW of the now gener- Bureau has worked out de- forestry, sericulture, and animal

ally accepted conclusion finite plans for the improve-husbandry. Each institution work- The staple food crops in China. the Company will be CLOSED that an attack on Britain by ment and increasing of ed for its own benent and did not are wheat and rice, and in some from the 15th to the 18th July, Germany and Italy is im-agricultural production in the co-operate with any other agency.provinces

minent as the next move on interior. Its aim is to in- Consequently, this resulted in the crops. 1940, both days inclusive.

the Totalitarian programme crease our material supplies wasteful use of funds, duplication of agression, it is possible to so that we may more effec-of work, and the scattering of production in the south-western.

personnel.

sections of China. Therefore, con- consider some of the problems tively resist Japan.

Since the beginning of 1938, the siderable work has been done in that will arise by an invasion Main Points:

National Agricultural Research' this province. Much attention. Bureau has helped many provinces has also been given to rice in The mala points in the plan are reorganize their machinery for Szechwan Kwangst and Yunnan. as follows:

agricultural extension: All phases The effect thus obtained may be. Is that the longer the war in (I) To consolidate all agriculof agricultural work, its personnel, herewith Blustrated: the West Lasts, the stronger tural organizations of each pand funds were thus centralized Distribution of Improved Great Britain will become. vince into a unit, to be known as and well utilized. Provincial Varieties: There are six improved Time, therefore, has become the Provincial Agricultural Im-agricultural improvement insti- rice varieties in Hunan Province.

The improved tutes in Szechwan, alkang, Kwel- planted on 114.000 mow in 1939 the chief factor for Herr provement Institute.

(II) To ald the Provincial Hitler's plans. He fully

chow, Kwangsi, Hupeh, Hunan. realises that Germany could tute, both financially and

Agricultural Improvement Insti-

and 1,000,000 mow in 1940. These Shensi. Kansu." Hohan, Cheklang

varieties give an average yield of and Fukien have been organized. 13.3 per cent more than the farm- the оп carry avisados Por este São

nically, in establishing sound Similar institutes for other pro-ers ordinary varieties. In other through another winter.. Al- scientific research which will" re- cidadans portugueses de que já se encontram feltos os necessarios ready a terrible scarcity of salt in the improving of the pre-

words, there will be in one year food in Europe is threatened. sent extension technique. arranjos para a" evacuação das This is not the result so much |

II. Establishment of a Foun-an increase of 80,000,000 cattles of (III) To stimulate agricultural mulheres e crianças SO NO of the British blockade, which production to meet wartime needs.

dation for Scientific Agri-rice. The area will be further in- CASO DE SER ELA OBRI has, nevertheless, contributed 1. Consolidation of the Pro-

cultural Work in Many creased in the future. Four im

proved strains have been discover- Provinces: GATORIA.

ed in Szechwan. considerably to Germany's

vincial Agricultural Or- After the establishment in many

b. Control "of the Stem Börer, Devem, portanto, os referidos food problems, but also to the ganizations:

provinces of provincial improve Stein borers are the chief enemy fact that the Nazis have cidadãos apresentar-se neste Con- adopted a policy of guns in been established in most of the agricultural

Agricultural organizations had ment institutes, the efficiency of of rice. In Szechwan in 1939 sulado munidos das suas Cedulas preference to. butter. Apart provinces before the

administration and there were 20,880,000 egg masses: o mais tardar até às 12 horas do from this vital food question were numerous" but

war. They research work has been greatly in- destroyed, 18,800.000 larvae killed. not well-creased. But there is still another and 390,000 mow of insect-infested 390 dia 11 do corrente més (Quinta is the fact that Herr Hitler organized with the result that difficulty: the lack of technical rice stubble removed. The results.

feira) afim de serem feitas, al has promised the German much energy was not spent wise workers in these provinces. of these practices will be equiva tempo as respectivas listas: Con-people that the war will be ty. For instance. there were In view of this situation, the lent to an Increase of 11,000,000- sulado de Portugal em Hong Soon disillusioned. Herr Hit- formerly in many provinces in-National Agriculturel Research catties of rice.

ler also recognises today that Kong, 8 de Julho de 1940.

Britain is the only serious!

Contents in

Annual

Rental

Equare feet,

Upseù Frics.

About

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084'

R.

2,700

*

P.F. de Vasconcelos Soares. Chanceler, Encarregado da. Gerencia.

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PUBLIC AUCTION.

PARTICULARS AND CON. DITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, FARTICULARS AND CON the 15th day of July, 1940, at DITIONS of the "Sale by Public 3. p.m., at the Offices of the CONSULADO DE PORTUGAL Auction to be held on Monday, Public Works Department, by the 15th day of July, 1940, at 3 Order of His Excellency the p.m., at the Offices of the Public Governor of one Lot of Crown

"

NOTICE.

It is hereby notified that by

never

war

his promises to his people are

tech-

vinces are under consideration..

H

Bureau has assigned its experien- c. "The Control of Granary. In-: ced experts to different provinces sects in Storage In 1939, both to establish stations in co-opera-Honan and Kwangsi had 31,000,000

"enemy he has to face and from making a landing in aon with the provincial agricul-cattles of rice stored under - to be kept, the British must place like Norway, where the tural improvement institutes. The proved methods and 687 new: be defeated, and defeated attack was made in secret by responsibility of these stations is granaries built according to mo- quickly. He believes he could means of men and munitions to help the institutes study local dern designs. It is estimated that accomplish this task with the landed from ships flying problems or wheat, rice, cotton, there were at least 1,700,000 cat

neutral flags. In help of the Italian Fleet and

Britain forestry, sericulture, animal hus-ties of rice saved.

d. The Conservation of the those units of the French everything is ready to meet bandry, veterinary science, scul Navy which have fallen into any form of attack. The and fertilizers. plant pathology. Second Growth of Bice: There is.

agricultural

usually a second growth of rice fighting forces are stronger entomology. than they have ever been be-mics-éte. Through the help of from the stems after the first har- THE GERMANS and their fore and a large proportion personnel sent by the Bureau, a vest. In 1939 there were 180,000

his hands.

Co30-

Works Department, by Order of Land at Shamsbuipo, in the the event of compulsory evacuatalian partners have several of these forces have had ex-better, scientific basis for the li- mow a Human and 25,000 mow, in His Excellency the Governor of Colony of Hong Kong for a term tion of Portuguese women and advantages at the present perience of modern warfare/provement, of agriculture in the Szechwan of this second growth

one. Lot of Crown Land at Tai Kok Tsai, in the Colony of Hong Kong for а term

of 75 years, commencing from

children from this Colony, ar

1st

July,

1898,

with

the

moment

in

of: 75 years, with the option of option of renewal at a Crown fangements have been made for Chief of these is that the They have learned. that the

price.

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PARTICULARS OF THE LOT

Boundary

Measure

menta

Annual

Rental.

Contents in

8.00HS

Square feet

148

16,120

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.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT

Boundary

Measure

mente.

Contants in

Square feet.

Annual

Bental.

Upeat Frica

Hong Kong, 8th July, 1940.

P.F. de Vasconcelos Soares, Acting Consul for Portugal:

German

provinces has been established.

In addition, funds are 'for- nished to these provincial in- stitutes for the promotion of the work. Stations of the Bureau 'have been establish- ed in Szechwan, Kwelchow," Kwangsi, Burian and Yunnan, Provinces without stationsTM are given the help of technical specialists when necessary.

the

of rice saved. The average yield.

per mow from the second growth. is about 85 cattles. The total production of rice would "amount to 18,000,000 cattles

e. The Increase in Production of Non-Glutinous Rice by Reduc- ing the Area of Glutinous "Rice: In war time non-glutiäbus rice is more in demand. Therefore, farm- ers were advised to plant non- gintinous varieties. Last year." Hunan increased her non-glutin- ous: rice production by 180,000,000 cattles. 2. Wheat:

their hands. and have learnt their lessons. such evacuation by this Con- whole of the West European German theory of invincibility rencival at a Crown Rent to be

sulate.

coastline up to Spain is now is a myth, that fixed by the Surveyor of His│:

Citizens holding inscription at their disposal for the fit weapons can be defeated and, Majesty the KING, for one far

cards (Cedulas) are requested to ting up of ships and equip above all, that the German ment for an invasion. But soldier cannot, under equal ther term of 75 years.

Intending bidders are advised attend at this Consulate not the chief obstacle in their conditions, stand up to the Intending" bidders are advised that immediately after the dis later than noon on Thursday way is that they will have to British Tommy. Britain's that immediately after the dis posal of the lot the Purchaser 11th instant, for the purpose of defeat a population of forty-fighting forces today are not posal of the lot the Purchaser

five million people, who have prepared to sit down and walt Essential Lines: an army, superior in fighting for attacks. They are keen (I not the applicant), will be (if not the applicant) will be registration,

deposit with an required to deposit with an required to

qualities and war technique, as ever to take the offensive The essential lines of work in authorised officer who will be authorised officer who will be

of one-and-a-half millions. It and are looking forward to different provinces under present at the sale, the sum of present at the sale, the sum of

must, however, be remember- the day when they can try supervision and co-operation of two hundred dollars,, ($200) in two hundred dollars, ($200) in

ed that one of the main conclusions with the Ger the Bureau are outlined as a Improvement of Wheat Varie- cash. This sqm will be refunded cash. This sum, will be refunded

387 factors which has so far con mans. In addition, there are follows:-.

ties: In 1939, the National Agricul=" on payment of the Purchase on payment of the Purchase price.

tributed to the German suc- the Defence Volunteers, men methods in the improvement of dife through scientific breeding, an im

(1) The application of scientific tural Research Bureau produced, NO COMPULSORY cesses is that their whole mostly over military age, who ferent varieties of inem crops, with proved strain of wheat which la effort is concentrated to the have experienced war. Com-emphasis on wheat, rice, cotton, sugar EVACUATION task before them, regardless bined with Britain's vastly cane, rape, fax, ramie, tobacco and called "National Research 28,

of loss. Now every man and superior naval units and an

other miscellaneous food cropa

The" desirable characteristics of (2) The improvement of varieties this new improved variety" are every weapon they possess Air Force that is growing and methods of cultivation of the stiffness of straw, strong tillering OF MEN

will be concentrated to the stronger every day, with tung oll tree and the tallow tree ability, high yield, and resistance- Comment which has appeared task of invading Great Bri- pilots who have proved over ) The extension of improved to many diseases, in the Press regarding the recent tain and when they plan to and over again that they are varieties of wheat, rice, and cotton. amendment to the

Registration have their troopships escorted masters of the Germans in fungicides to control insect-peats and (4) The study of insecticides and of Persons Ordinance has led to by submarines and their air the air, Herr Hitler will find plant diseases, especially the rice some misunderstanding,

force, there is no doubt that that his task has reached borers, cotton aphids, leaf-rollers The "principal object of the their entire means will be very large proportions in-cotton boll-worm, granary insects, and measure is to obtain information concentrated on that phase deed. The greatest advan-

wheat smpta. on which plans for evacuation of the invasion. If they fall, tage is that Britain's defence tests in many places to determine the based; but the opportunity has they will then know for a forces will be aghting on fertützer requirements also been taken to obtain a com- certainty that they have lost their own soil, with a full localities and the study of the ap

This new strain is being STOWN plete register of British subjects the war. Heavy bombings of knowledge of the geogra- (6) The reclamation of waste land

plication of green manures.

extensively in Szechwan this including men over 55 years of the main towns in England phical conditions

Year. of the and the cultivation of winter, fallow b. The Cultivation of Improy will doubtless be carried out, country, while the German methods for the growing of wheat. Varieties: The improved There is no suggestion of the accompanied by attempts to invaders will be strangers rape, and other miscellaneous food Nanking 2005 yields more and compulsory evacuation of men, land troops by parachute and in a strange land hostile The study of foprovement in also better in quality. Do 1839, and a certain number of women, troop-carrying planes in the strangers in a hostile land. tes cultivation and preparation for there were 100,000 mow ~H.K. & S.B. INTERIM London Examination including those registered as interior. Plans have also To repel an invasion which the market variety planted in

nurses, will be given exemption assuredly been made for land will be launched with all the (0) A survey of forestry in differ Estimated on the basis DIVIDEND

The Local Commercial Examina either permanent or temporary, ing tanks and other armoured ruthlessness for which the ent provinces to determine the ways crease of 21 calties The Hongkong and Shanghaitions conducted by the Faculty of

vehicles from specially built Germans are reputed will, tion of the forests

and means of protection and utiliza additional 2,100,000 Banking Corporation has declared Secretaries, Institute of Commerce

We must be fully determined to boats, Everything possible however, an Interim Dividend of £2100, and Faculty of Teachers in Com- make ourselves equal to the task will be done to create con- without hard fighting Every of silkworms and the extension of Im

wheat could be sect not be possible The Improvement of varieties.

pected per share, subject to deduction of merce, London, were to have been of meeting any emergency fusion and panic among the British man, woman and proved strains for silk production Income Tax, for the half year end held

Yunnan province bears the brunt people. It might even have child today realises that there ing June 30, at the rate of 1/2 7/8 |

of China's national defence de been decided to make a first are difficult times ahead per dollar.

Commercial Institute. Wyndham clares General gun, the landing in Ireland, so that them and are put The Dividend will be payable on Street, but owing to the war the man of the Yunnan Provincial Britain can be attacked from ounce of energy and and after August 12, at the offices papers are late in arriving. There Government, at the 3rd general

the east, west and south. of the Corporation, where share-

Per meeting of the Yunnan provisional holders are requested to apply for fore, the Examinations have been political council held in Kummux A - LANDING

postponed to July 16,

On July 1

however,

No of Bate

Kowloon Inland

Lot No. 4281.

Registry No.

Tong di Road and

Locality.

Anchor Street.

બ

As per

sale, plar

Upset Price. =

No. of Sale.

Begistry No.

Castle Peak Road,

Shamshuipo.

Locality.

389

New Kowloon Inland Lot. No. 2810.

As per

of women and children can be

391 age.

in June at the HoK.

Britain

into the task with in the future an ability to win the

(5). The carrying out of fertilizer

cropa

for those

(16) The extension" of, desirabla strains of Bogs in order to "Increm the bristle pro

(11). The manufacture of, serums | för- the content of anim

ially those ed estils and

of prices

In tests, this variety, in 1937 and 1938 in Szechwan showed an average yield of 301 extiles Der mow, which is 41 antties more than the best farmers. -- variety in Chengtu; and 33 catties more than the best im- proved-strain Nanking 2005.

tested

ing