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ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISEMENT

1940.

NOTICE.

ceased

NOTICE.

is hereby

"NOTICE

EDITORIAL

CAR MISHAP IN KING'S ROAD

THE HONGKONG LAND Vehicle Somersaults,

"SPIRIT CASE

HEARING

Accused Claims INVESTMENT & Mr. J. Swing has

Catches On Fire given

He Owed $75 AGENCY CO., LTD. connection with the

below that SOTIRIOS PANTAZI

Two motorists had a narrow Replying to accusations that te am. had obtained $800 in money and mentioned firm as from April, PATTARA of No. 4B, Haukow AN INTERIM DIVIDEND escape from death at 12.30

Road Kowloon in this Colony of ONE DOLLAR per share for yesterday when their saloon car gold coins from an amah named somersaulted thrice and subse Leung Wah-hot by falsely pretend Restaurant. Manager is applying the six months ended 30th June,quently caught fire, after the

ing that he could appease a cor- to the Governor for naturalization | 1940, "will be payable on TUES« driver had "suddenly swerved to tain spirit on her behalf, Lau and that any person who knows DAY, 27th AUGUST, on which avoid collision with another ma On, 33, master of a barber shop. any

reason why naturalization date Dividend Warrants may be chate approaching from behind at gave evidence at Kowloon Court 443 should not be granted should obtained at the Company's Office,

send a written and signed 3 Chater Road. statement of the facts to the Colonial Secretary, Hongkong.

CHINA FINANCE & INVESTMENT AGENCY. 8th August, 1940.

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG

PROBATE JURISDICTION.

IN THE GOODS of Thomas Bradford otherwise Thomas Fisher Bradford late of Devonia 81 Kimberley Rond, Kowloon in the Colony of Hongkong, Engineer, deceased, Intestate.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Court has by virtue of Section 55 of the Pro bates Ordinance 1897, made an

Order

time limiting the

for creditors and others to send in their claims against the above

estate to the 29th day of August,

1940.

1.

R.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

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fast speed.

Victims of the accident were:-

Mr. G. Kotwall, of Seen Keen

lowed to return home after treat- ment, was

yesterday when hearing of the

case was continued before Mr. E

Himsworth.

Shamshuipo the

ferry whan

FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 1940.

RETREAT FROM DUNKIRK:

Sapper's Vivid Account Of His Experiences

The following extracts from a letter received in Hong kong by a member of the China Command from a friend. who was a survivor of the famous Battle of Flanders, pays eloquent tribute to the gallantry of the British troops dur- ing that battle and to the amazing retreat from Dunkirk under the fercest shelling and bombing by the Germans in the whole of the present hostilities.

bad.

The writer is with the Royal Engineers and gives a vivid description of his experiences.

"AS YOU HAVE HEARD," he to do, not forgetting the helping Terrace and NOTICE IS HEREBY

Lau told the Court, that the Mr. K. "P. Chau, of No. 40.

on of

French refugees GIVEN that the REGISTER

amah was an old acquaintance of writes, "I went to France

all this King's Road,

his and he was in debt to her January 11 and was immediately time the Boche being about four OF. SHARES of the Company Both were sent to Queen Mary

most miles away. will be CLOSED from THURS. Hospital suffering from bead in actually to the extent of $75. On pitchforked into one of the

"He advanced with his Hght DAY, 15th AUGUST, to MON.juries. Mr. Kotwall, who was al-July 16, he met complainant atvere winters I have experienced.

"Time seemed to go somewhat tanks to such an extent that we, DAY, 26th AUGUST,

being completely of (both

Unarmed, driving along King's where she had requested that be rapidly although at the end

the day there days inclusive) during which Road in a westerly direction when repay the debt,

absolutely give way, which, as I have. He told her he was unable to nothing to show and you can already said, we did at 8.30 pan." period no transfer of shares can another car overtook him near

the request, and appreciate that writing letters in

"I had collected about 30 - Royal be registered.

Tsing Street, resulting in the mis- comply with

complainant then shouted "Snatch-a French farmhouse, or as an Engineers from a nearby dump hap.

gun-pit. and took upon myself to evacuate- The two men clambered out of ing!" and an Indian constable alternative, a German

which became my home later on, these to a safer place -8t. Pol the burning car which suffered

was, not the easlest of things leaving Arras, which Was quite extensive damage.

near our camp --- a town of ruins.. knowing it would be

very well looted by the Boche in a matter of hours.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

0. EAGER,

Secretary.

1940,

444

PARTICULARS AND CON DITIONS of the Sale by Publi Auction to be held on Monday, the 12th day of August, 1940, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Hong Kong, 8th August, Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of

оле Lot of Crown Land at

3d al

Magazine Gap Rd., in the Colony of Hong Kong for a term of 73 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. All Creditors and others are

Intending bidders are advised accordingly hereby required to that immediately after the dis send their claims to the underposal of the lot the Purchaser if not the applicant), will be signed on or before that date.

Dated the 2nd day of August.authorised officer who will be required to deposit with 10

1940.

present at the sale," the sum of two hundred dolları, ($200)' In cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price..

JOHNSON, STOKES &

MASTER, Solicitors for the Administrator, Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank Building,

Hong Kong.

435

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC

CO., LTD.

NOTICE.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Certificate No.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOTİ

No. of sale.

Inland Lot

Registry No.

Locality:

No. 6054 Magazine Gap Road, opposite Inland Lot

No. 2310.

Boundary Measure-

mente.

14

As per

safe plan.

Contenta in

qa areng

Annual

Rental

Upset Price.

મ

About

16,200

208

ብት

438

The Daily Press

報西刺孖

Editorial

and Business Omics: 15-19, Queen's Road Central Tel. 30251.

The Fok Chi Teng ambulance, during the month of July, answer ed 50 calls including five accident cases, sick patients 45. It travell ed 444 miles and petrol consump" tion was 37 gallons at an average of 12 per mile."

months

caught hold of him

OWED $800

1

Was

the cold

Weather

Complainant explained to the 16 Miles A Day:/ Indian constable that ..he

"However. owed ber - $800 4 and be was taken to a police station ceased and I was put on toan- and charged on the strength of

other job which involved four Rear-Guard Action: her accusation. The debt he re-]

journeys's day to a place four

"From St. Pol, we ferred to was for gambling and miles distant, where chose to

cut BOSS he had never engaged with com other transport available, and a ed troops to Bethune, where

walk, even though there was country and successfully, evacuat- plainant in any fortune telling.

Evidence for the defence was walk of 18 miles per day took up had orders to report to Brigadier: amount of time; the General CM. Usher, whose name given ako by Wan Hung, whô described himself as an assistant

extremely interesting. You may have heard in the north

quite an work was

I

to a Chinese doctor. He said he Inasmuch as it dealt with the of England, he being a Colonel

an

operation. It also has to be remembered that only eight had known complainant 38 teeri.

ago.. Great acquaintance of defendant and re- Britain was thinking in terms collected occasions when she a of a small continental army companied them to a cinema show unit in the British Army. ineina

and to a teahouse.

་ ་

reception of troops, both as re of the Gordon Highlanders. · He

reinforcementa, and gards

is a very remarkable man and ip- coming and much so that I think I met every

outgoing, leave, so I was very proud-tu serve under

him.

"From Bethune we fought a Night Editor (Wanchal. Office): and now that the ruthlesspess

ing your ownTMTM

rear-guard action you may care Further hearing was adjournes Tel. 24511

of the forces opposed to her to next Tuesday at 11.30 am

"Then I returned to my original to look at these places on a map. are fully recognised, the re-

Steendordt. Mr. CD'Almada is appearing unit and whilst there set about! organisation" of ideas and for the defendant, and Sub-Insp the job of building in aerodrome, Cassel, Boes and finally Berge and plans had to be based on á T

K. Whelan for the prosecution. near which, of my own tree will, "At Berge we

I staked out a vegetable garden!" gigantic scale. This resulted

to the extent of 4,000 square

London Office: 53, Fleet Street

E.C.A.

on

HONGKONG, August 9, 1940.

Speed-Up Of War Efforts

5

12

you can

L

to

Dunklir.

were a beseiget - garrison surrounded by water and

in a quickening of the pace KOWLOON TONG yards, this including the sowing Boche, for upwards of seven days

of arms production and the Ministry of Supply has been

ROBBERY

The robbers decamped towards Shamshuipo.

Ho-was removed to the Kowloon

of "everything, from onion aeeds and received everything the Boche to vegetable marrows,

***Little did I

Air Raids:

there.

could give us by way of bombard- ment, machine-gun fire, with the exception of gas. Why he is not using 833

best know To

کا

of:

"Our orders for evacuation were: given by

Lieutenant Colonel

able to report that the output

think as L Ho Kwong-cheung, school teacher working in the evenings of weapons, tanks, munitions

Just a couple of troop THE SEARCHING questions and other war material has of No. 55, Fuk Wah Street, top floor, with

which are being asked in far exceeded expectations, as Ho Fung-ling, 18, Ho Fung-ring 11viding for the Boche, but that is we shall know the reason in a was sitting with his four sisters, volunteers, that I should be pro-himself, but I have a shrewd ides. the House of Commons on the workers in all parts of the Ho, Fung-chi, 14, and Ho Fung-fal, how things turned out,

because very short space of time, subject of Britain's "war Empire rally to the call of 10. on the hillside above Kowloon on May 19, Holland, together with

Finally we were relieved by: efforts have, apart from their mother country. Almost Tong at 1 pm. yesterday when Belgium and our camp were in order; we did not evacuate offering constructive criticism every walking hour in Britain three Chinese, each armed with a vaded: the difference between the our own free accord, which is the Government's pro- today is filled with thoughts life, held thern up and robbed invasion of our camp and Holland something worth while placing on

and Belgium was that thè Ho Fung-ping of a wrist watch,

coun-record while there was such an gramme, revealed a remark-and pursuits of war and the Bo Kwong-cheung, in trying to fries were invaded Iterally, on amount of retiring, able speed-up of practically entire energy of the Empire is grapple with the men, received foot, whereas our camp was sur-Evacuation: every source of production to concentrated upon securing stab wounds on his shoulder, left veyed from the air. help the common cause for final victory which spells hand and left thigh which the Empire is at war liberty and peace. today. Every day of delay in DURING the last few the launching of the threa-weeks; the Ministry of Sup-Hospital. tened assault on the British ply. which controls and Isles by the German war ma-directs the country's war chine is being utilised to effort, has established what make up the leeway from are known as Area Boards which Britain embarked on throughout Britain. The duty her undertaking to rid the of these boards, is to ensure PARTICULARS AND CON World of the menace of Nazi-that full use is made of all of DITIONS of the Sale by Publicism. The British Govern-industrial plant for war pro- Government, Auction to be held on Monday, ment has been frankness it-duction. If they find that Chungking to report the military incoming Infantry relief officer. Dutch tramp steamer which had the 12th day of August, 1940, at 3 self on what it has been do- there are factories which are and political situation in South "Much happened during the day. her engines blown away — 1 do Hong Kong, 31st July, 1940. p.m., at the Offices of the Public 1ng to harness the material not fit for this purpose, they china to gertained at dinner by cold blood of a Belgian spy, and had anyway, approaching Rams

to the Central authorities. Including the actual shooting in not know how many engines the Works Department, by Order of resources of the Empire into have the authority to take high govemment officials. 432 His Excellency the Governor of one tremendous resistance on steps to make the workers

gate she was completely dis- emboweled and drifted into the опе Lot of Crown Land at which human progress in and plants in such places

pler there," Mong Kok, in the Colony this generation

25433 for 120 NEW SHARES Nos. 843541/843660 issued on 1st July, 1940 in the name of CHEUK MAN SIN has been declared LOST,and should the same not be produced before 16th August, 1940, it shall be deemed CANCELLED and of NO EFFECT.

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD., Agents.

G.

R.

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PUBLIC AUCTION.

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"From then onwards, it

w Barker, whose name you might. nothing but a succession of alf

have seen in the papers, he th having complimented us on our raids, some unpleasant, some A chromium-plated watch, valued different: this state of affairs

stand. at $12, and another similar watch continued until round about Mar "There is nothing to write about. 15, were taken from two of the completely to destruction. with a white metal band, valued at 20, when our camp was bombed Dunkirk except that nothing' in. the papers has been in the 'silgh- "We had to evacuate, the three test degree exaggerated, actually main engineer units leaving at rather the reverse,

"Even coming across the Chan- General Li Hon-wan, Chairman, about 12 noon, whilst I stuck it.

Kwangtung Provincial out until about 8.30 pm.. 1 haynel they had two attempts to has arrived in ing to make contact with the bomb us, not forgetting the old

girls:

the

|

this took exactly thirty

seconds

depends. available to other parts of the WHAT AMERICA THINKS THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC of Hong Kong for A term The "criticisms which have country. In addition, a

of 75 years, with the option of been offered will enable, sus has now been taken of all. renewal at a Crown Reat to be those responsible for this machine tools in Britain and

CO., LTD.

P. & O. Building.

THE REGISTER OF MEM.

•

Grab the If we do not take immediate

Axed by the Surveyor of His mighty organisation to fill up action is being taken to per- "Grab The East Indies," steps to forestall Japan, we may

$1.

Newsettes

later regret it. No faith can be A daughter was born un Aug 6 NOTICE IS HEREBY Majesty the KING, for one for any loopholes that might still mit all these tools being em- East Indies" according to placed in what the Japanese gov-at The War Memorial Nursing GIVEN that an Interim Dividend ther term of 75 years.

exist in the solid bulwark of ployed in the districts of

reports, is now ernment promises The Japanese Home to Mr. and Mrs. A.- of $1.00 per share has been

Intending bidders are advised opposition which the Ger-greatest output, thus increas the war cry of the Japanese have a habit of saying what looks Mr. J. 8. Kenyon, of Patons and declared in respect of the half that immediately after the dismans will have to penetrate. ing Britain's reserves of plant militarists. And the milf-reasonable and then interpreting year ended 30th June, 1940 on posal of the lot the Purchaser Having responded already and men The contributions!

tarists usually have their way what they have sold into some- Baldwins, Shanghai, is on a visit.

thing entirely unreasonable. The to the Colony. 600,000 OLD SHARES and will (If not the applicant), will be with a unity of purpose that in men and material which in Japan, no matter what the Japanese contention that the be payable on and after Wednes required to deposit with an has amazed the world, the continues to flow into Britain political government may say. Dutch East Indies shall remain as Mr. L da Costa, of the AC. day, 11th September, 1940. authorised officer who will be peoples of the British Empire from her Empire overseas has states may have to decide what it Japanese are going to sit idly by rived in Hongkong.

If this report is true, the United they are does not mean that the Trading Co. Shanghai, has ar- Dividend Warrants may be present at the sale, the sam of are now being asked to re-encouraged workers at home is going to do about the matter, and let things drift aneis the drift obtained on application at the two hundred dollars, ($200) in double these efforts and once in no small degree. This and decide in a hurry is in their direction and to their Private car No. 4923, driven by

·Company's - Registered Office, cash. This sam will be refunded again the answer to the de- overseas response has forged Now is the time for Japan to interests. Lieut. K. A Munro, collided with

on payment of the Purchase mand will never be in doubt, yet another link in the chain strike, apparently, if she is to get If no direct conflict develops, the a motorbus in Castle Peak Road" price.

WHAT HAS to be remem- of common ideals of life the Dutch East Indies whence Japanese will get control of the on Wednesday.

come the major portion of our Indies and the Philippines by in- BERS of the Company will be PARTICULARS OF THE LOT bered, however, in this call to which has made the British rubber and tin

filtration ad propaganda unless The theft of $20 from a wallet CLOSED from MONDAY, 2ND

greater war efforts, is that Empire what it is today, A Our feet is in Hawali If it is steps are taken to present such an at his home between 11 p.m. Tues- perfection cannot be attained ceaseless stream of products necessary to use it to keep the outcome.

and a day and 6am, yesterday, was re- Japanese out of the Dutch posses. If the Japanese get control of ported to the police by Mr. F by sacrificing efficiency for of metals and like products dons, we can send it to Singapore, the Indies, we shall then obtain Brown, of No. 45 Village Road. speed. The British Govern are reaching England and are the British key naval base. Ches our rubber and our tin under dif ment has made this particu- in themselves, a tribute to the ter Rowell says the British have whatever terms Japan says we Mr. Bander, of Mo. 3. Kent larly clear to those who have mastery which Britain exer expressed their willingness to per-shall get it.

reported to the police that protested against delays in cises over her ses routes. The hit the United States to use this Rubber can be developed on this iron gates were purloired from his completing certain sections of personal efforts being made base whenever it gets ready to do continent, but it will take time garden on Wednesday the British war programme, by the men and women of the The government at Washington Bolivia, but it will not provide We can get low grade tin from

The engagement Modern armaments cannot Dominions and Colonies is would like to know how

folks what we need of this essential bety Lie The only matched by the deter of the United States feel about

R.N process of their manufacture mination of the workers in this problem, realizing that the 1s Intricate and the utmost ain to go forward to-

war fleet must stay out of troubl

the far eastern waters unless the precision is required to

in the crusade against emple of this country decide that 439 them effective in value

(税込

SEPTEMBER to SATURDAY,

7TH SEPTEMBER, 1940 (both

days inclusive)

"

daring which

period no transfer of shares can

be registered.

By Order of the "Board" of Directors.

GIBB, LIVINGSTON &

CO., LTD.,

Hong Kong, 1st Augi

1940

No. of Bals,

Kowloon Inland

Registry No.

Locality.

Lot No. 4275.--

Between Fa Yuen

Street And

6al Yoo Street

Boundary

Measure

tenta.

慨a.

As per

fzale pian

Contents in

29,600

[square feet,}

Annual

Rental

Unset Price

414

be produced overnight.

element.

Watch the Pacific for futurar of Colga developments,

Raven, elder, daughter o (Reprinted from the Petaluma Mrs. A. B Fenton Pa

(Cal) -Arzua Courser)