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LAMMERTS' AUCTIONS LAMMERTS' AUCTIONS

PUBLIC AUCTION. PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned have received

instructions

to sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION

110

Friday, the 1st November, 1940

commencing at 2.30 pm.

北

41

THE

HE Undersigned have received

instructions,

'to sell by

대

PUBLIC AUCTION

on Thursday, the 31st October.

1940

1

comniencing at 10.30 am.

GENERAL

ITALIAN FORCES HELD IN MOUNTAIN PASSES

Greeks Using Slogan Of Balkan Wars: Artillery Duels Along The Border

ATHENS, Oct. 30 (Reuter)-Although news from the north

is still very weanty it was known early yesterday that the Greek High Command

satisfied with the progress of the

.operations.

Reports reaching London yesterday evening showed that the Greeks are still holding their positions against the Italians in the mountain passes along the frontier.

frontlers

Greece's famous "kilted troops" | frontier joins the

Yugoslavia and Albania.

at their Sales Room, No. 35, Han- at their godown, No, 2 Wood Road, are now in action. They are re- kow Road, Kowloon.

A: QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

comprising:--

Teakwood and Iron Bedsteads, Wardrobes, Dressing Tables, Wash- stands, Chesterfeld Suites, Side- boards. Dinner. Waggons, Chairs, Dining

Ice Tables, Hatstands. Chests, Teapoys, Tables, Desks. Filing Cabinets, Glass Cabinets, etc., etc.

Curios, Ornaments," Pictures. Clocks." Cutlery, Porcelain, Glass, Brass and E. P. Ware. Electric Table Fans and Lamps, Peram- bulators, Binoculars, Cooking Uten- sils, etc., etc.

also

·QUANTITY OF BLACKWOOD AND RATTAN FURNITURE

and

1 Radio-gram

2 Radio Bets

1 Canteen Set..

Dinner Service

2 Bed Room Suites

2 Dining Room Suites

i Upright Piano by "Moutrie "

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A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

On View on Day of Sale,

Ternis: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.

AUCTIONEERS.

A.R.P. ORDERS

OCTOBER 29, 1940

cruited from the mountain districts and are now face to face with Italy's "Alpine divisions."

The Italian claim to have ad- vanced into Greece is denied in

Athens.

Greek

soldiers are now asing the slogan they used during the Ba'kai wars; "We Drive Them Into the Sea."

BIG PUSH

Up to yesterday evening there are no signs that the big push, which_the_Italians had announced for dawn, had met with any greater success than on the day before.

The Italian High Cominand in Rome claimed that Italian troops A.R.P. Orders issued by Wing-had penetrated at various points Commander AH S. Steele-Perkins, and that the advance is Con- O.B.E.. Director of Air Rald Pre-tihulng. cautions.

of

Yet Another Contingent Of Volunteers From S'hai

Yet another contingent of Bri- Lish volunteers left Shanghai on Ust. 23 to Join the Army, bringing ; the total to more than ninety to leave this port in the past two months, reports the North China Daily News. As on previous oc- casions, a crowd gathered at the Customs Jetty to bid them good luck. notwithstanding the con- tinuous rain, which made the de- parture look more than ever sad.

ELEVEN LEAVE Eleven men left and these were MAIN OBJECTIVE

Messrs. R J. H. Kalberer. A. S. The main objective here seems aidbey-Baird, N. J. Stabb, A. C, to be the city of Florina an im- Moore. N. G. Beadle, Q. H. Blatch- portant railway connexion between ford, A. C. Tilley, L. G. Shellam, Yugoslavia and Balonika

Sandy" Donaldson, R. H. "Me-. Kenzie and P. H. H. Moffat. The last five named are from northern China, while the others have been residents here for some time, the first two employed by the Asiatic Petroleum Company. N. J. Stabb, well-known for the part taken in rowing, rugger, and squash, was with the Hongkong and Shanghal Banking Corporation. A. C. Moore was identified with the Shanghal In Istanbul, crowds of Greek Power Company before his enlist- youths are besleging the Greek meat, while N... Beadle was a Legation demanding to be sent probationary Sergeant with the home to fight.

Both Florina and Kastorla are said to have been bombed while there were heavy artil- lery duels along the whole frontier. Greeks throughout the are rallying to the colours, or where this is impossible, they are trying to join the British Army Greeks in London are clamouring to be allowed to fight.

world

An army of 20,000 Greeks- 18 being raised in Egypt.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1940.

A HA'PORTH OF TAR

"Steward, there's tar an my dinner jucket."*

•

* Yessir. Off the rigging, Sir. We told you it was wet, Sir, but you wouldn't taka no notice. Up you went lika a two-year-old,"

1

"I sec. And what did I do next?" "You sang roma songs, Sir. Grantly appreciated they was. Some of the crew asked me if yould be so good as to. write out the words."..

"I'I have to think about that, Steward. So altogether it was a pretty" "matey-night-? *.

There's been nothing like it on the South China Sea, Sir, siner the Pitser

won the Irish Swrap. All the other gentlemen are confined to their bunlar -- Sir. They say it was the lobster mayonnaise."

"Lobster grandmother! Why didn't they stick to gin and Rose's as I did? I haven't got a hangover."

** You're not the first gentiaman I've heard say that about Rose's Lime Juice. Not by a long chalk.”

"Good. And now I think I could do with an eye-opener nice stif gin and Rose's, I suppose the sun is ' _over the yaslarm?”

** Fir, the sun it permanently over the yardarm in the South China Sea."

Shanghal Municipal Police. The RAF while the other eight will the last Shanghai man to leave, G. H. do their blt in the Army," Blatchford, was with the Shanghai

NO MORE LEAVING

party-"Sandy" Donaldson— who unfortunately arrived latėj with the launch already some dis-

A suggestion that things are

GREEK MERCHANT NAVY

Fectric Construction Company. It was learned that no more tance from the jetty. The situa- **MOBILISATION OF WARDENS not going as well as expected is

It is learned in London that The tender Aphrodite I left the volunteers will be leaving the city tion appeared desperate to the The attention is drawn to Govern-euttained in a reference to "ad

Immediate steps are being taken Customs Jetty on time at 5 p.m.--for at least a month, as transport- young volunteer, until it was an- ment Proclamation No 12 of Oct. 29, verse weather."

Greek, merchant carrying the volunteers to the lation facilities have become irrenounced that there would be ano- whereby all members of the Hongkong The main Italian drive seems to see that the

ther, tender leaving the jetty for does not fall into Axis steamer which would take them to gular in the past few weeks. Corps of Air Raid Wardens were call to be concentrated at the north-navy

Singapore. Three of the departing The departure almost became a the same destination in a quarter hands. ed out for aclive service as from 5 west corner of Greece where the

Five ships in Lisbon have been volunteers have enlisted in the tragedy for one of the members of of an hour. pm. on that date.

ordered to remain there untu further notice. Among them is the former Anchor uner, Tuscania, of 18,911 tons, whose crew have asked to be repatriated.

All members of the Corps are grant- Led leave without pay from 5 pm, on Oct. 31. until such time as they are

ordered for duty by the Director of NAVAL BASE

Air Raid Precautions either by a no- .. tification in AR.P. Orders, or in the press or by private notice.

Members of the Corps while on

On View from Thursday, the 31st leave without pay will be required to

October, 1940.

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

attend all parades, exercises, meet Engs, etc. ordered by their superior

officers.

LABOURERS CONVICTED

."

Four Singapore

Naval

Base

These members of the Corps who labourers, produced before Mr. J. were already mobilised and in receipt. Rappaport, in the Third Police for pay as mobilised Wardens on Oct. Court, admitted stealing a piece LAMMERT BROS. 28, will remain on duty in accordance of wood, a granite mortar and a with instructions--already-issued to pestle, and lead from the Naval

Base,

The first man, Naimath Khari,

AUCTIONEERS.

them.

STRENGTH-DECREASE

PUBLIC AUCTION. The following resignations have 126, was caught in the act of tak-

been accepted:-Upper Levels Diving away a long tence pole by a sion 634 (T) Ho Sal-keung, HL 618 European engineer.

A European was proceeding to Pun Shiu-lun, H 647 Miss Yeung Yuet- THE

HE undersigned have received ying, H 668 Miss Yeung Shun-ying, H lunch when he saw Naimath car- Instructions from The Mar-1607 Miss Leung Wal-ting. H 1812 Mak rying away the pole which he re- shai in Prize. Registrar, Supreme Wing-kow, H 515 Miss Lo Chol-chun,cognised was one of 16 poles, left. Court and Others.

H 527 Wong Shum-chuen, H 694 Miss It was alleged that there had been Law Wal-fong: Central Division:- 40 or 50.poles originally" but this 252 Liu Kam-tons. E 291 Chui Chin-had dwindled to only 18. cheuk; Bay View Division:- 15 (T)

to sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION

ow

Saturday, the 2nd November, 1940 commencing at 10.00 am.

Mrs. Jennie U; Mongkok Division:-

Kian was sentenced to one day's

H 1792 Pang Moon-chee. H 1712 Chan simple imprisonment, and ordered Ho-wun, H 1867 Miss Ling Sau-kuen; to pay a fine of $25 or in default Dismissal:- 1727 Kwan Chak is dis- three weeks rigorous imprison missed from the Corps as from Oct.ment. 28, 1940,

LEAVE OF ABSENCE · The following have been granted at their Sales Roon. No. 2. Con-leave of absence:- 29. Chu 8 hay, 2 months sick leave as from Oct. naught Road, Central (2nd Floor) 29, # 2178 Lo Tse-ching. Yaumati, 2 months leave as from Oct. 24. H 2207 1 month Bung Wai-ban, Yaumasi, leave as from Oct. 24.

A QUANTITY OF MISCEL- LANEOUS GOODS

Comprising:--

Coffee, Sugar, Rice,

CHANGE OF ADDRESS

GRANITE DUMP

.

Fourteen other Greek ships have been ordered to remain there un- til further notice.

Quoting the Official German News Agency. a London message states that the Italian Ambassa- dor. Signor Grazzi, continues at his post in Athenis while M. Polttis, the Greek Ambassador to Italy, is stul in Rome.

UNSUCCESSFUL LONDON RAIDS

Queer Nazi Report Of Night Losses

LONDON, Oct. 30 (Reuter)-- Eleven enemy alreraft were shot down over Britain yesterday, states an Air Ministry communique. Two of our fighters were lost but one

pilot is safe.

A second enemy bomber Way destroyed during the night,

The enemy attempted four at- tacks on London yesterday using fighters or fighter-bombers.

Chew Lim, 32 and Wong Slew, 36, working at the granite dump, approached the main gate of the Naval Base riding on bicycles.

"A large number of our fighter Chew Lim had a granite pestle squadrons engaged the enemy and wrapped in a piece of paper, while few of the latter succeeded in Wong Slew was carrying a granite penetrating to the London area. mortar also wrapped up.

LITTLE DAMAGE

As they could not produce pass .. 1598 W. G. M. Wuson, Gough Hi Division now resides at the Repulsees for taking the articles out

of Only a small number of bombs

Clothes, Bay Hotel (Phone 27775), Stanley Dl- the Naval Base they were arrested, was dropped, mostly in the out- Combe.. Dried Peas, Jam, Vermi-vision; H 90 Wu Kwai-ping, Bay View, They were each sentenced to one skirts of the capital, and little now resides at 3A East Street, Quarry day's simple imprisonment and damage and few casualties report- Bay: H 747 Chan Chin-keung, to"124 fined $25 or in default three mon- ed Kennedy Road, Eastern Division: Hths' rigorous imprisonment.

celli, etc., etc.

Aloo

At the same time an unsuccessful The fourth man, Low Koon, was attack was made in the Ports- A FEW PIECES OF FURNITURE 785 Yeung Yuk-ming Eastern Divi-

sion, now resides at 5. Cross Street, caught trying to take away. three mouth area. 1st floor: H 19 T. D. Chanatong, Bay View, to 2 Hanoi Road, Tsimshatsul.

and

1 Electric Refrigerator "Westing-

house"

1 Carton Fire Bricks

1 Case Dental Equipment

57 Bottles Ink and Glue

Terms: Cash on Delivery,

APPOINTMENTS

The following appointment is not fed with effect from Oct. 23:-Quarry

sheets of lead worth $375,

Low had been kept under obser- vation as a result of certain infor- mation, and on his arrival at the gate of the Western Depot was

Bay Division:-District Warden Loh stopped by the Naval police.

NAZI REPORT

For reasons best known to themselves the Germans yes- terday said that eight of their machines failed to return from the hight raids over Britain.

Meng-choon, to be Deputy Divisional A tiffin carrier he was carrying The Air Ministry only claimed

Warden: The following appointments

another blew up over the Firth of Forth.

are notified with effect from Oct. was searched. In the first compart one. Unoticial reports say that 29:-Central Division:- 384 Groupment only a spoon was found but Warden Yuen Hong-lok to be Deputy the other three compartments each District Warden, "B"; Yaumati Divi-contained a sheet of lead.

He was sentenced to two months' shing, to be Deputy District Warden rigorous imprisonment. "A".

LAMMERT BROS., ston-R 2220 8/Warden Kwok Kin

AUCTIONEELS.

UNCLAIMED

TELEGRAMS

The following unclaimed tele grams from Shanghai are lying at the office of the Great Northern Telegraph Company Limited))

PROMOTIONE

The following promotions are not-

fled with effect from Oct 29:-Gough 1738 Leung Chuk-kee, H 1732 Les Kun- Hill Division:-8/Warden H 1611 J. W. hung, E. 1728 Koo Wing-shing Alabaster and Wardes H 1506 W, A.

Collective Training for Instructors:

NAZI MASSES 70 DIVISIONS IN Y

S. & E. EUROPE. (Reuter) LONDON, Oct 30 Germany has no fewer than 70 Jones to be Group Warden: Mongkok It is proposed to bold a Collective divisions of troops in South and Division, to be Bentor Wardens:- Training Class for Chinese Instruc-Eastern Europe

A military expert in London 1886 P.-J. Elder, H 1709 P. G. Barrostora, LARFS., who have not yet re- Chu Chul-Ha, Latchkok Road, Deputy S/Warden H 1771 Wong Hang-ceived such training. This course of salt that the employment of this Kowloon: Yuen Hing, 11 Jervols po, Deputy B/Warden, H 1748 Zinstruction will consist of & lectures force must depend on its usine Street; Fong Charn, 403 Sun Wah Kwok-hing, H 1728 Kwok Yuk-huen, and will be held at Queen's College, suitable country and the extent Boarding House, Connaught Road. Deputy, S/Warden H 1780 Yung Chu- on Mondays and Wednesdays at 7 pm of petrol supplies available.

Only a small number of O C.; King Chung, 25 Des Voeux Rd. wing, H 1385 Chu Hol, H 1767 Miss. To commencing on Nov. 6. Those who West; Kok, 200 Luk Kwok Hotel; Pok, 1761 Chen Chiu, H 1755 Ngat intend to attend this course are re- Kam Hog-Yuen, 88. Ogel, c/o Zee Yu Ming, # 1730 Leung Ahii-bun, Hquested to end in their names to the man troops is at present in Ry- Tat 1855 Chin Sayin, ♬ 1783 Poon Ming instructor fr.gping Yankleing cremanld and is suggested that Tai Co.; bhin Tang-lung, Chung Wan Hotel, Connaught Rd.: cho, B 1710 Deputy 8/Warden Chan of AP School B, Morrison Hill an extensive military action to

Cho-wing, 1854 Wong Pok-kuen, De Road Happy Valley Gr

June Fung. 25 Ashley Road; Futputy B/Warden H 1779 Yuen Tik- shotaridas, e/o Has aram. Go'pa sheng, #: 1745 Liu Chak-man: To be Bldg. Ho, Eastern and Australian Deputy Senior Wardens: 1723 Ho Pul-kee, H 1756 Miss L Ogmund, H Co 06, Connaught Road

***SA) EB, H. PUCKLE,

Pompa Deinty Direžine od

Air Zuid Precautiimas *(To be Continuedy

wards Turkey may not be im minent but there is the possibility- of reinforcements for those troods by the Danube through Hungary. and Yugoslavić

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