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|LAMMERTS' AUCTIONS

PUBLIC AUCTION.

Lady Clark Kerr's Father CHINESE DRIVE In Shanghai

TOWARD ICHANG

ICHANG, Nov. 12 (Central)—Chi- nese forces driving toward Ichang are now locked with the Japanese

and its vicinity.

GENERAL

ASSASSINS OF YI KUANG-JEN

IMPRISONED -

After protracted court proceed

Prominent Overseas Chinese Here

THE Undersigned have received in a fierce battle at Nantsinkwan city, have ever sed New York eral Chamber of Commerce in last April, is now in Hongkong

Instructions

to sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION

OR

Thursday, the 14th November. 1940

commencing at 5.15 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1940.

GROWING RESISTANCE TO NAZIS IN FRANCE

BY EB, WAREING

Former Chief of the Daily Telegraph Paris Staff While it would be unwise to entertain exaggerated banes of a French recovery, there is no doubt that both the Germans and the Vichy Government are beginning to feel the increas- ing difficulties of the present situation.

This is clear from the Ereas of both the occupled and the non-occupied sections of the country.

PROMINENT SOUTH

Ing lasting nearly a year. the Mr. Chang Pal-chi, member of | AMERICAN LAWYER

case of Mr. 7 Kuang-jen, the South Seas Chinese Comfort "Shanghal is the most active Chairman of the Chinese Gen-Delegation which arrived in China

Is nothing compared to it." These Thailand, who was assassinated at after an extensive economic in- Indicative of heavy Japanese words were spoken to a "North- Bangkok' on Nov. 31, 1939, was spection tour in China's Northwest lasses, several truckloads of wound-China Daily News" reporter on finally concluded on October 29 with Mr. Tan Kah-kee, well-known The heavy German demands in, other towns now being intensively ed enemy soldiers were reported to Nov. 4 by Mr. J. D. Lira, father of this year, when the Thailand industrial magnate of Singapore. cash and in kind have had a de-bombed by the Germans. The have been brought back from the Lady Clark Kerr, wife of H.M. | Supreme Court conarmed the

Mr. Chang arrived here, from pressing effect, and the test oficial wireless news sent out fighting areas during the last Ambassador to China, who is now judgment of the High Court sen- Chungking on November 10 and new shows that the longer the trom Lyons guarded, but it three days.

paying a visit to his daughter intencing the two convicted assas will shortly return to the South German Invasion of Britain is, de- gives the British figures as well as "Supporting the Chinese drive In | Shanghal.

sins, Chen Hal-lin and Wang Ping, Seas regions

layed and the more the de Gaulle German, while adding a fair the Ichang area, Chinese Forces

PROMINENT LAWYER

each to 18 years imprisonment, Interviewed by the Central News, movement grown in Africa, the amount of news derived from New have also launched an offensive

according to a Bangkok dispatch Mr. Chang revealed that he had more impulse will there be for York / Mr. Lira, D northwest of Tangyang, about 30 American lawyer, who left his prominent South

to the TAKUNGPAO.

outlined a comprehensive plan for centres of resistance to form in The Figaro (Clermont-Ferrand) miles northeast of Tchang. They come in Chile on October 14, yes- The two assassins, whose arrest the encouragement, of overseas France.

writes: "Let us ask ourselves how have pierced the Japanese lines at terday expressed a deep interest was effected by the Bangkok police Chinese to make capital invest Candide. a weekly paper not we should have stood this trial, Chuchiaho. Ty kungtang and other in Chinese life and said that dur- within 6 hours after the permenta for the development of unfavourable to this country, which WILS spared us. The strategic points there.

Ing a short trip to Peiping he had petration of their crime, were first China.

speaks of such centres at Lyons, thought Alls us with compassion, JAPANESE HARASSED

Sete PLAN DRAWN UP

and Grenoble-the first and the resistance of the British spent the whole time sightseeing sentenced to death by the Bang- The dispatch of Japanese rein- and that he had been very sorry kok Criminal Court on January 8

would be particularly important throws light on the courage of forcements to Kinshanwel, strate-

The plan, said, was drawn up view of the Industrial charac- those who believed in the destiny to leave.

last, but the sentence was later at the instance of Generalissimo ter of ¡gic town on the Kiangsu const

Mr. Lira såld that his original reduced to 13 years' imprisonmen: Chiang Kai-shek who received him

the town-and mentions of Britain.” northeast of Chapoo, was reported to be the reason for the sudden intention, when coming to Shang. Mrs. Yi as plaintiff appealed to the audience following his return has had to be dissolved disruption of traffic on the Wang-hat, was to break his journey here High Court against the reduced to Chungking from his tour, LAMMERT BROS.. pou river by Japanese naval au-

for a while and then continue on sentence and won judgment In-

He further revealed that after a trip round the world. He came creasing the defendants' imprison-his return to the South Seas, he thorities on Nov. 9, according to a

here cross the Pacific, and he ment terms to 18 years.

would consult with the Chinese Shanghal message.

had intended to return by way of

there for materialising the plan. Traffic was held up for more India and South Africa. He said

that the Germans have ever re- than an hour, during which a Jap-The was sorry that he could stay

One of the most important pro-quisitioned for their own purposes jects in the plan is the establish- two of the commodities now most CANNOT WIN WAR

at their Sales Room. No. 2, Con- naught Road, Central (2nd Floor),

A VALUABLE COLLECTION OF POSTAGE, STAMPS

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

AUCTIONEERA.

PUBLIC AUCTION. anese light cruiser and scores of Shanghat for only a short time

THE Undersigned have received reaches of the whanspoo

Instructions

to sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION

Friday, the 15th November, 1940

commencing at 2.30 p.m.

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

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD, FURNITURE'

War Machine

Goes On

that the town council of Dijon

the

Meanwhile,

Germans are trying to soothe the population. The Matin (Paris) of Thursday publishes a strongly worded denial

ment of a Chinese National Re-

prized in France-bicycles and construction industrial Corpora-bedclothes.

Should an isolated tion to be capitalized at $2,000,- case be proved. 1£ continues, 000,000 which is expected to be exemplary punishment will follow, borne equally by the Government

What the Germans have, and overseas Chinese.

launches and motor boats fully since conditions, made it impera- loaded with Japanese troops sail-tive for him to leave, but he ed from Hongkew for the upper added that he had had a most en-

Surveying the results of d rort- Joyable time here. It Was subsequently revealed

night's air attacks on London, that these Japanese units

„STREET ACTIVITY were

Raymond Daniell recently wrote destined for Kinshanwel where the The activity on the streets of in the New York Times: "Bombers Japanese garrison lately suffered the city particularly Interested have reduced vast quantities of it different enterprises,

ན་ considerable casualties due to re- the visitor, and the various func- mascary to dust and rubble, but clading mining, highway and rail- peated Chinese attacks.

tions, such as Chinese dimer they have not weakened the peo-way communications, heavy and ught industries. and agriculture and forestation.

SEVERE FIGHTING

directions.

are

on

of

GERMAN AIR FORCE

BY ITSELE

A German General has expressed the opinion, that the German Air Force cannot win the war by it-

The organisation will engage in course. done is to "purchase" in self. That can only be done by

in-

dividually, with useless marks, bed linen and other textiles, so cannot

the French inhabitants now replace those worn cut. parties and receptions fascinated ple's determination to

Carry

SYMPATHY WITH DE GAULLE the aght until victory is won.

The--dead now are counted in

To combat the latent sympathy thousands; the hospitals are filled

with the de Gaulle movement the with injured, and the capital has china date back to

An old soldier, whose links with Petit Parisian (Paris) of the same many homeless refugees sleeping forty years and with India

more than day, attempts to prove that there in cellars, schools and subway sta-mure than fifty, died at his home

tor is no unrest in Morocco. tions. Yet the nation's war machine in

"According to the most recent Huddersfield.. England, on and most accurate information,”

I read a

the Army.

General Kabish says that this warning has become necessary be- cause the German people hold the optimistic view that the war can be won by the Air Force.

He says: "The only way it could be won is to land an army in Eng- land. Although one should not. minimise the work done by the German Air Force in preparing the y for the attack on Belglam sud

of Wellington's Regi- no truth in these statements. conquest. Warsaw had to be taken

Severe fighting continues un hip. abated in the outer perimeter of

"I came here while there was Yamchow with Chinese forces const un opportunity to see China verging on the city from three betore things disappear," he said "and I was surprised to find condi- Following their capture of Ping- tions so quiet. I was afraid that lochiao on Nov. 8. Chinese troops the city would change so much as

reported to have recovered to be unrecognisable, four more strategic points in the book called 'Shanghai, City for has escaped almost unscathed. October 27. Captain Broox joined writes this newspaper, there is Holland, the Army was required for

Its vital communications remain the Duke outer Japanese defence ring of Sale and wanted to come here intact. and industry is still pour-ment West Ridings in the seven-There is complete tranquillity in by the Army, as the Alt Force Yamchow, including Makungpu, before the city was sold."

ing out its quota of ammunition ties and soon afterwards was foot Morocco, where there has never could not break down the resta comprising:-

Shihhwel, Shulchingtong and Feng-

MARVELLOUS WEATHER

and weapons with which the slogging it India, which ne been any thought of secession tance of that city." " Teakwood Drawing Room, Bed men."

Mr. Lira said that life here was Fighting Services carry on. the Due to heavy casualties suffered wonderful and he wished he could struggle."

once remarked he had covered from France, or of listening to Room, Dining Room and Office

from North to Soutn carrying his appeals made from foreign coun- Furniture, Carpets, Rugs, Cutlery, during operations in the past three stay. ""The weather at present is Edward Angly, in the Herald-pack no less than four or Ave tries Merocco has no intention. Curias, Ornaments,

days, the Japanese are said to like a Chilean summer, and is Tribune. says: "London has en-times. In Pictures

1898 he arrived in of denying or deserting a regime Herbert Clocks, Electric Lamps and Heat- have dispatched fresh units to the marvellous."

tered the third week of its torture Welhaiwel, one of the N.C.O.'s un- which has given it perfect who waa released after being***** ers, Gramophones, Records, E.P., Finglochiao front in an effort to

complimented Bapajou, stil powerful, still cheerful and der Colonel Bower, who created security and a perfect existence." trapped in a car in the basement Brass, Glass and Porcelain Ware, check the Chinese advance.

"North China Daily News" artist still doing. as much business as and trained the Welhalwet Re- Tea Sets, Crockery, Cooking Uten-

Japanese troops at Sungpalshan on his work saying that he had possible."

There is no lack of sympathy of a West End garage for 17 hours

sis, etc., etc.

east of Yamchow, Huffen southeast seen his numerous sketches of or the city and Huangkaoteng people in the Shanghai Club, and northwest. of the city are reported was most impressed by them. Mr A QUANTITY OF BLACKWOOD to be withdrawing, with only small Lrs will be leaving Shanghai to- units remaining to fight rearguard | morrow in the President Coolidge action.

on his way back to South America

also

FURNITURE

and

4 Radio Sets

2 Bed Room Sultes

1 Microscope

1. Westinghouse" Refrigerator"

On View from Thursday, the, 14th

November, 1910.

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.

AUCTIONEERA..

CROWN LAND SALE

Two lots of Crown Land were sold yesterday by public auction at the Crown Land Sales Office, Co- lonial Secretariat;

Kowloon Inland Lot No. 4293, situated at the; junction of Pne Street and Ivy Street, Tal Kok Tsui, was bought for $5,500 over an upset price of $4.988. The lot. covers an area of 2,494 square feet The purchasers were the China Light and Power Company.

Fing Stian Inländ Lot No. -5, situated in Demarcation Distriét No. 876. east of Ping Shan Inland Let No. 4 in the Castle Beak area, was sold at the upset price to Mr. Trap Yong of the Blue Taxiçabe Ltd The lot, covers an area of 82000, souare feet...

THE WEATHER Maximum temperature yester day was 75 and the minimum 87 compared with 78 and 62 on Monday

Total rainfall since Jan. 1 18. 11732 inches against an average. pt 83.09

The Royal Observatory report states:

There is little change in the anti-cyclone since this morning: pressure continues^relatively "low between the Visayas and Guam.

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HITLER TAUNTED

In many articles published in the Sunday newspapers, Hitler Is taunted with his fallure to make

invasion. an attempt, at The biggest news of the week," writes Lowell Limpus in the Dally News, "was the news that didn't nappen the invasion that didn't come off."

„Charles Lincoln observes in the New York Times: "To record that another week has gone without an attempt by Germany to Invade England is becoming monotonous."

The special writers, of the New York Press are becoming increas ingly convinced that the Ax's] Powers will have to attempt a diversion in the Near East.

GLOOMY WINTER FOR GERMANY

Writing with caution, which is forced upon all American corres- pondents In Germany, the Berlin representative of the New "York Limes suggests that short rations during the coming winter will cause widespread discontent, Last winter's "scant food rationa" will probably be maintained, ho says, indicating that this will be

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previously accumulated. "

"But there is cold comfort in the situation for the German pec-1 ple, wno gloomily face a second war winter, despite last summer's spectacular successes" be adds. "When, despite the fact that the basir food rations are being malin tamed for the coming winter, the market gossip of Berlin house- wives has a distinctly gloomy note, their pessimism is both under- standable and justified on seperpl

SOME ALLEVIATION

"It will be psycholgically un- cult to return to winter's priva- tions after a summer that brought | some alleviations in the foun situation.

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"Some products that were still uvallable last winter. although often in only nominal quantities, vill hardly he distributed at all during the coming winter.

***The public disappointment re- sulting from the contrast between the summer's conquests and the reality of the winter, which in some respects will be harder than Jast year, sa factor that the | rulers of the Reich must take into account, without being able to stfel any adequate remedy,”

giment

Reaves, 32, the drive.

for the inhabitants of London and died at Middlesex Ensnital.

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