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PAGE 8-HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,

S'HAI COAL

LAMMERTS' AUCTIONS LAMMERTS' AUCTIONS MERCHANTS

PUBLIC AUCTION. PUBLIC AUCTION.

BUY WINTER STOCKS

THE Undersigned have received THE Undersigned have received BUT NO SHORTAGE

instructions

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TO SELL BY

PUBLIC AUCTION

OX

Friday, the 9th August, 1916

commencing at 2.30, p.m.

at their Bales Room, No. 35. Han- kow Road, Kowloon,

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

comprising:-

Chesterfield Suites, Sideboards, Dinner Waggons, Dining Tables. I Chairs, Bedsteads. Wardrobes, Dressing Tables, Chests of Draw- ers, Ice, Chests, Hatstands, Ca- 'binets, Bookcases, Desks, Card

» Tables, Screens, etc., etc.

Carpets, Rugs,

Ornaments,

Curios, Electric Table Lamps and Fans, Cutlery, E, P. Brasa, Porce- lain and Glass Ware, Gramophones | and

Recorda, Cooking Utensils,; etc., etc.

also

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE

BLACKWOOD AND BATTAN

FURNITURE .

2 Typewriters

and

2 Hand Sewing Machines

3 Radios

1 Pair Binoculars

1 Upright Piano by "Moutrie '

1 Upright Plano by "Morrison"

1 Upright Piano by "Rechala "*

1 Motor Car. Austin "10 ".

1 1932 Willys" Motor Car

1 Austin 7 Tourer 1935

also

One 1334 Vauxhall "14-6”

Instructions -- **

to sell by

· PUBLIC AUCTION

11

Tuesday, the 13th August, 1940.

commencing at 10.30 a.m.

at No. 2, Condult Read, 1st Floor.

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

On View from Monday, the 12th August, 1940.

ANTICIPATED

It is reported that in order to Increase further the ready stocks of coal in Shanghai so as to guard against possible shortage during the winter season, coal merchants here have placed big orders for coal with mining companies in In- dia and other places, says the North China Daily News.

The report, indicates that the coal situation here is definitely improving, as people do not use much coal during the summer,

READY STOCKS Despite the fact that there are ample ready stocky in various godowns, coal merchants are not

GENERAL

Independence Of P.I. Pres: Quezon Contradicts U.S. Judge's Statement

President Quezon, on Aug. 1, contradicted a statement attri- buted to Judge John W. Haussermann in a speech in San Fran- cisco before the National Foreign Trade, Council that he is not for independence,

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The speech was reported in an Associated Press lispatch, on Aur. 1.

"I do not believe Judge Haussermann said that, unless he has

· gone crazy,” sa authorized statement from the President said. Jays the Manila BulletǎTA

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 1– A statement that Common- wealth President Manuel I Queron does not favour inde- pendence for the Philippines. was made here Wednesday by

· Judge. John W. Hausbermann as he addressed the convention of the National Foreign Trade Council.

."

EXCLUSIVE STORY

1

that adoption by Japan of an "honest to goodness Monroe Doc- trine in the Orient" would not necessarily require the United States to withdraw from the Far Eart,

MONROE DOCTRINE

The judge, who is in the United States on a combined business- pleasure visit, pointed out that under the original American The Associated Press San Fran- Monroe Doctrine European powers. permitted to retain their taking спапсез with a possible cisco bureau confirmed today that were shortage in the future and, taking the judge made the remarks attri-existing colonial possessions in the opportunity of favourable for buted to him. He made the state-the western hemisphere. He add- ment about President Quezon'sed that some of the possessions eign exchange rates they are said

were fortified without drawing position on independence while to have ordered about $1,000,000 worth of coal. The cargo is ex-departing from his prepared text, objections from the United States. pected to arrive here in October. An Associated Press staff man at- LAMMERT BROS., mounting in all to about 100.000 tended the convention to hear the jjudge's address and turned out an During the past month, local exclusive, story on the remarka coal merchants imported $5,140,000 about independence, worth of coal. The cargo amount- led to 180,000 tons. Most of the

Cerma: Cash on Delivery.

AUCTIONEERS.

5 JUDGES SAVE SOLDIER'S HOME

Writ Against His Wife 'An Abuse'

tons. It is stated.

con arrived here from India, with

Annam and Formosa ranking rext

in Importance in that respect.

·DROP IN PRICE

"

The American mining mag? nate of the Philippines, drift- ing away from the text he had preparęć, sald President Que- xon was not in favour of inde. pendence.

GREAT FOLLY

The Judre said on the same basis Japan should not object to the "maintenance of En American naval base in the Philippines or the projected fortification of Guan island.

DUTCH INDIES Judge Haussermana asserted that Germany, as a development of the European war, might seek to control the Netherland. East Ladies and French Indo-China, and

With prices of coal droppinx.

He added "President Quezon naif she did her efforts there should the Coal Merchants Association appears to be ever ready to stretch doubt will deny it, but he never divert her to some extent from out a helping hand to several favoured independence..even when Latin America, leaving less com- hundred balled water shops here he was howling for it. He thinks petitive fields in that region for Five Lords Justice sat in the on which numerous Chinese de-a small group of Americans who the United States,

The judge declared, that the Court of Appeal recently to consi-pend for the supply of drinking are over there (in the Philippines);} der the case of Mrs. Nevitt, wife water. Commencing yesterday, lo- and who know better, will make Philippines realizes its safety and. a great followelfare lies in the "continuation of a sergeant serving in the Army,cal coal shops began to sell cheap people sen against whom the Temperance coal to those shops. Each shop, America would be committing by of present political relations with Permanent Bullding Society sought however, is allowed to buy only withdrawing from the Philippines." the United States"

Judge Haussermann told the for- one ton and the sale will be closed possession of a house mortgaged tomorrow.

eign trade convention delegates

by her husband. The

court.set

aside all proceedings in the case.

Mr. Justice Farwell. In the Chan cery Division, had refused to make the order asked for, and an ap- peal from his decision had been adjourned SO that the matter might come before a full court. This consisted of Lords Justice Scott, "MacKinnon. Clauson, Lux

On View from Thursday, the 8th moore and Goddard..

August, 1940.

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.

AUCTIONEERS.

what

CHUNGKING DENOUNCES

TRANSFER

OF LAND

He added, "T hope and trasi, the American people will give sympathetic consideration. to any Filipino suggestion in good falth to put off complete se- paration of the Philippines from the United States." Judge Haussermann expressed u

FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 1940.

JUST UNPACKED

BIG ASSORTMENT.

20.

KNITTING WOOL.

ANGORA IN ALL SHADES."

NEW TAPESTRY

FOR

· CUSHIONS

FIRE SCREENS & BAGS,

LADIES' SALON

LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.

"

MISSIONARY TO WORK AMONG HEAD-HUNTERS

From the United States of America to the wilds of Sarawak is a far cry indeed-but in two months' time an intrepid young American Methodist Missionary and his wife, the Rev. and Mrs. Paul H. Schmucker, who have been in Selangor for some time, will to 90 miles up the Befang River from Sibn, which the headquarters of the Methodist Mission" in Sarawak, to begin work among the Dyaks whose pet hobby, until not so long so, was that of head-hunting?........ The Rev. 8. 9. Pakianathan, Rev. and Mrs. Paul H. Schmucker, Superintendent of the Central who have, been acting for them, Tam!! District, "Methodist Mission, said Mr. Paklanathan, will go. 90 who has just returned from a visit miles up the river to Kapit in to Borneo has an interesting tale about two months to begin work to tell about the beginning of among the Dyaks who were head- missionary work in that part of hunters, the world

Mr. Paklanathan said that head- About 40 years ago an adven-hunting was not tolerated by the

RAIDS AND hope for renewal of the Japanese-turous band of 60 Foo Chows, Government now and hence only

REFUGEES

NAZIS SURPRISED AT ST. MALO

COMMUNITY HOUSES

and

American trade treaty which was most of whom were Christians, occasional head-hunting Was abrogated by the United States went up the Rejang River in heard of! many months ago. He declared Sarawak and settled as colonists It is reported by the leading

that war between Japan and the at Sungei Merah, where the late Describing the ways Chinese dailies in Shanghai (quot- Mr. A. 7. Denning, K.C., for the ing information from Hongkong)

United States would be "an in-Rev. J. M. Hoover and his wife. methods of living of the Dyaks building society, explained that that Mr. O). K. Yui, former Kuo-

alloyed act of madness and would Methodist Missionaries

from Mr. Pakianathan sald that the the writ, relating to a house at mintang Mayor of Greater Shang

decide nothing." He asserted that Malaya, joined them in 1903. Two Dyaks were more intelligent and Hayes, Middlesex, was served on hal, has petitioned and secured

such a confllet was "easily avoid-months after the first batch of better-built physically than the

Immigrants Groups of Nazi soldiers strolled (able."

landed 600 Mrs. Nevitt, but the society re-approval from the Executive Ynandly through the tlay streets of

more Bakais. Unlike the Sakals who live colonists went over leave of the court must be obtain Chungking in regard to retalia of St. Malo recently amiably tested cognised that to get her out the of the Chinese government at the little old walled pirate town

Chow

the Dyaks live in long community Two years later a further band houses having 18 to 30 apartments. ed under the Courts (Emergention against the handing over of their schoolboy French on the na

of 300 Foo Chows went over to So 100 or $200 live in one locality Powers). Act

land documents by the Shanghai tives. The natives terror of the

Sarawak To-day there are about in one long house, not in a group Three monthly instalments of Municipal Connell to the Shanghai German scourge was beginning to

24.000 Foo Chow people in Barn-of houses as in a village. £3 78, on a £570 mortgage were Special Municipality, the new Chi-give way to frank curiosity; alter

|wak, especially in the Rejang Val- in arrear. Mrs. Nevitt had enter-nese city regime."

"all, hadn't this been a leave area

S'hai Fears Trade Slump

PUBLIC AUCTION. ed no appearance. added counsel. All transfers of property and for the big blond Americans in PURCHASING POWER

THE Undersigned have received

instructions

to sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION

OF

Saturday, the 10th, August 1940.

"commencing at 10:30 am.

at their Sales Room, No, 2 Connaught Road Central, Room No. 205, Second Floor.

A QUANTITY OF DECEASED EFFECTS

Lord Justice Clauson: You deli- berately issued the writ against the wife instead of against the husband, the mortgagor.

Mr. Denning: But not with any object of taking the matter outside the control of the court.

"GREAT GRAVITY» ^

regime here are declared null and everybody relaxed expansively in property registration with the new the last war? Blitzkrieg-weary, vold, it is stated.

the warmth of a summer sun.

OIL TANKS-AFLAME

EXECUTIVE YUAN'S ORDERS

It is further stated that the

DECREASES

ley.

from Foo in groups of less than 40 or 50,"

The extent of Methodist Missionary work in the Rejang Valley can be gauged from the fact that there' are 53 Chinese congregations.

Uneasiness is expressed hy the Chinese press over the gradual Executive Yuan has also ordered burst into a roar as a climbing owing to the decrease of the Mr. Pakianathan says that a visi- In the distance, a low rumbling trade slump in Shanghai, chiefly the Ministry of Finance to require pillar of flame shot skywards from pubile purchasing power as a re-

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NO CHARGES

"

BIG PROFITS.

The reports admit that mer-

TYPICAL CHURCH AREA Describing a typical church area

These houses have long broad common verandahs. The farmilies with the children live in the rooms while the young ladies are made to sleep in the loft (the ladder being taken away as soon as they' [have gone up). The bachelors

sleep in a separate place

"There are a few Malay Set- tlements here, and there, said Mr. Paklanathan but the Dyaks are found all along the

river in their long houses. Frequently they go to lown taking their forest produce. Kapit 'is 'smeh a town to which the Dyaks will come down the river to sell their produɛe. A Right in the centre of the Dyak cimtry Rev. and Mrs. Paul H..

all Chinese banks and real estate the of tanks on the docks. In-sult of the increased cost of living.onds & Church building and firms to refuse to accept property credulously, St. Maloans listened asserting, that its former predica school in a clearing surrounded mortgages in which the surrender-as the sound of gunfire rolled up tion that "consuming prosperity" by rubber plantations. No house Lord Justice Scott: I regard thus ed documents are used.

from the harbour, ducked wildly would not last long has come true, the congregation is visible and with great gravity. An allegation The Ministry of "Foreign Affairs for shelter as British bombers and says the North Chins Dally News, there is no sign of life round has been put on the writ, saying, is suld to have notified the Powers, fighter planes slanted down to

about. But when the church In effect, that a person not au- concerned, protesting against the their targets.

bell rings members of the church thorised by the mortgagor was in transfer of the land documents On the water front startled

come trooping in from their own possession of the house. That, in which were given to the Council Nazi sentries stumbled to the de-chants have made bis profits since small holdings. So the importance may opinion, was a dishonest state- by Mr. O. K. Yu! for safe keeping (fense, fell before the surprise at the hostilities here and attribute of a good church bell in Sarawak ment.

prior to the withdrawal of Chinese tack of a British landing party the proper to the increased cannot be over-emphasised! Schmucker will live and work officials and troops from Shang-perfectly Lord Justice Scott: A wife is hat

coordinated with the consuming power resulting from

The headquarters of the Me- together with Mr. and Mrs. rightfully in possession, especially

assault from the air. As quickly as the increased population Quoting thodist Mission in Sarawak are in Lucious Memora, a Batak preacher when her husband is away serving

they had come the airmen pulled a baker, the "Sin Wan Pao" Sibu where the Rev. and Mrs. G. and his wife, among the Dyaks of his country. It is a dreadful thing after the documents had been vanished,

It will be recalled that con cut and sped away, the raiders states, that the prosperity is. Suruners are stationed. The Sarawak.—(Malaya Tribune), to have happened...

In broad daylight, all gradually becoming a thing of the! handed over to the new Chinese up & down

the coast English past, giving several reasons for t Lord Justice Clauson said that authorities here through

the soldiers, salloss and airmen stat-the setback in business. Trunks: Clothing: Electro plat-any suggestion that Mr. Nevitt had Japanese, the new city regime bed the German-held shore line power and the decrease in sale of The decrease of the purchasing ed, China, Glass and Aluminium abandoned his house because he announced its wish to register" all

Hongkong Royal Observatory" in a series of lightning sorties. Ware; Thermometer; Books; Blan-had left the house to serve his property dealings here.

native products 'manufactured in

10 am, Aug. 8. EVERYTHING READY kets, etc., etc.

country was starting and revolt- Mayor Fu Biao-en once declared

Shanghai in view of difficulties in Barometer, (at sea level), 29.91 What the raiders found out transportation and triadequate me- that no charges whatever would about Nazi preparations to cross thods of using capital are men- Temperature, 82

-ins. Lord Justice Scott, in

be made for the registration. giving Judgment, said that in his view the issue of the writ was an abuse of the process of the court, be- cause the mortgagor was not made defendant and because the de- fendant chosen was the mort- Bagor's wife. The allegation that

Zadluding:

Terms: Cash on Delivery,

LAMMERT BROS.,

AUCTIONEERS.

What do

you

YOUTHS SERVICE CORPS

WEATHER REPORT

*

the Channel, the British War Office tioned by the banker as the rea- Humidity: 85 per cent kept to itself: But the British sons.

bast coast, from Berwick-on-

Tweed on the Scottish border

"WRONG METHODS

Wind Direction, E/82. Wind Force (Beaufort), 5.

HONG KONG TIDE TABLE From 8 to 15 Aug. 1940. HIGH WATER.

Low Wire-

Bong

Hong

Kong

Kong

Standard

Standard

Time.

Timt

b. m.

0

-01 09.58

5.6

In connection with the wrong Temperature; maximum yesterday. Fri. around th. Hastings on the Chan- methods of using capital, it is

મ. nel, where William the Conqueror pointed out that speculation has Temperature Minumum last night, Sat, 10 conquered, was proclaimed a de-caused merchants to divert atten-

-78 E. fence zone and its Inhabitantstion from their original line of rainfall for 24 hrs ending 10th

Sun: 11 she was unlawfully in possession Wartime Service In packed up.

today 1.12 ins,

Mon. 12. It is further painted out that Total rainfall since January 1st. Occupied Areas came a barbed wire front. A huge Ten Chinese hotels, restaurants

Tues 13-

of the house was monstrous.

be

"If any person in the world can lawful possession on behalf

Britain's bathing beaches be-

business.

1329

Height

01.68 5.8 144415 0 02 566-0 1612 06:06 #1 17 55 4.5' 05 08

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h. m. ft. f.

08.34 34

19 18 2.2

00:10 18:6

09 5438

20 47 · fa a

11 3824

21 42 20

10 29

2301 3 B

08 11 8 8

20 29

Thur 15

07.10 8.9 001437 21.08

want for the mortgagor it is the mort-The Shanghai Youths" Service troops in small groups was reported/ing business, are not doing so well | Against an average of, 56.08-ins. Wed, 14

If there is anything you want to buy or sell, try A smali Classified advertimen ment - In" "the" "Hong- kong Daily Press,

25 words $1.50 prepaid

for 3 Insertions

gagor's wife," declared the Lora Justice.

after

CHUNGKING, Aug. 8, (Central) feet of fishing craft to transport which have been enjoying a boom- $8.58 2018. Corps has arrived in Chungking being assembled by the Germans these days. The banker explains Sunset tonight, 7.00 pm.

that all these show that "consum Sunrise tomorrow, 5,58 am. along the Norwegian. Dütch, trip, through Chekiing, *

ing prosperity" will not last long.

4 p.m., Aug. 8, Mrs: Nevitt had not entered an Khangst, Kwanggi, Kwelchow and Belgian and French coaste appearance, he added, the prob- azechwan

Barometer (at sex level), 29.86 ins, jably thought it was so ridiculous

Temperature, 83 E. The National Reller Commission over 100 of them formed the The Szechwin Provincial Gov Humidity, 82 per cent.. to describe her as being unawenilated 300 refugee youths, in a Shanghal Youth Service Corps ernment has appropriated $2,000 Wind Direction, E/8. fully in possession that she took training class in Chesting three and set out for Chungking while each to Hochwan, Pelling Peiper wind Force (Beaufort), 4 no notice.

montas ago. After training id others retirened to the enemy Kiklang and Manchwan, and $1,000 Maximum temperature, 85 F. S

• Vhe other Lords. Justice” com- wireless communication, sterio-occupied areas to undertake war to Bantal to relieve the air ralt Minimum temperature. 187. curred it

Kraphy, first aid and accounting, time service.

refugees, states Central News Rainfall, nil

1410114 Central News reports that perpetuate the memory of General Chien Tsung-tseh Director of Military Transportation of the National Military Council, the staffs of all Chinese Tallways have decided to erect a bronze state of