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8-HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.

LAMMERTS' AUCTIONS LAMMERTS AUCTIONS

PUBLIC AUCTION. PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE undersigned have received

instructions

to sell by

PUBLIC AUCHON

OKK

Friday, the 3rd January, 1941

commencing at 2.30 p.m.

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

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

Comprising:

Electric

Teakwood Drawing Room, Bed Room, Dining Room and Office: Furniture." Chesterfield Sultes, Cutlery,

Heaters and Lamps, Ornaments, Curlos, Gramo- phones and Records, Pictures, Clocks, Crockery, E., P., Brass. Porcelain and Glass Ware, Cabin Trucks, Tea Sets, Rugs. Wash Basins, Cooking Utensils, etc., etc.

also

A FEW PIECES OF BLACKWOOD FURNITURE

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and

2.Bed Room Suites

1 Dining Room Bulte ... Carpet

Typewriters

January, 1941.

THE Undersigned have received

instructions

to sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION

Tuesday the 7th January, 1941

commencing at 6.15 pm,

A VALUABLE COLLECTION

́ ́"POSTAGE STAMPS

GENERAL

CLERK AT 10 SHILLINGS A WEEK NOW A PEER

Recognition For

For Aircraft Industry In Honours List

LONDON, Jan. 2 (Renter)-Four new peers, one Order, of Merit, three baronets, two Privy Councillorship, one Knight of the Garter and three Companions of Honour are the outstand- ing features of the Honours List

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The list is the first general Ilst issued since the outbreak of War. It is remarkably non-political and recognises devotion to the common effort of men and women in practically all "walks of life, especially the civilian war services.

Refugees In The Colony

An increase of # In the number ot refugees and destitutes accom- modated in the Colony in Govern- ment camps, etc., in the Urban and Rural Areas is revealed in the re- turns for the week ending on Dec. 23.

Urban Areas (Civilians):

King's Park-1,302 against 1,309

on Dec. 31,

Ma

Tau Chung-1,251 against 1,230 on Dec. 21.

North Point-1,421 against 1,460

on Dec. 21, Morrison. Hil-536 agalust 536

on Dec. 21;

Industrial Urban Areas (Soldiera):

At the head is Baron Camrose. George Dyson, Director of the Chairman of the Dally Telegraph, Royal College of Music; Frederick who is promoted to a Viscounter. William Leggett,, chief at their Sales Room, No. 2, Con-New barons are Lord Hugh Cecf. commissioner to the Ministry

Provost of Eton and a prominent Labour and "well-known arbitra- naught Road, Central, 2nd Floor Churchman; Field Marshal Sirtor in labour disputes.

Edmund Ironside, erstwhile Chiet Women also figure proininentry of Imperial General Staff; Sirtour Decoming Dames Comman. They Robert Kindersley, who begander of the British Empire. work as a clerk at sen shillings ajare Miss Irene Vanbrugh, for set- week and is now a Director of vices on the stage; Stella, Dowager the Bank of England and Chair- Marchioness of Reading. Chair- man of the National Savings Com-man of the Women's Voluntary civil defence; Mrs. mittee; Sir Boyd Merriman, the Services for LAMMERT BROS., eminent judge who presides inter Randra Stanley, for public and alla over the Naval Prize Court. social welfare services in Southern The new Privy Councillors are Rhodesia: and Viscountess Craiga- Colonel Douglas Brown, Deputy von, widow of the late Premier of Speaker in the House of Com-Northern Ireland. mons, and Sir Walter Womersley

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

AUCTIONEERS.

ORDER OF MERIT

Y'S MEN'S CLUB OFFICERS

Minister of Pensions

SIR ROBERT CRAIGIE

In Hospital-20 against 22 on

- Dec. 21. "Argyle Street-702 against 701

on Dec. 21. Urban Areas (Squatters Camps):

Tat Hang-2,557 against 2,557 on

Dec. 21,

Ngau Tau Kok-791 against 794

on Dec. 21. Rural Areas:

JI

Kam (Tin-1,822 against 1,332 on

Dec. 21. Fanling Children's Camp 298

against 239 on Dec. 21. Total-10,739 against 10,698 on

Dec. 21.

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famous alreraft 18c-| figure in the list of

FRIDAY,

JANUARY 3, 1941.

Eigateth

Arden

Every day your

skin needs

Cleansing, Toning and Nourishing. And SO Elizabeth Arden advises that you use each day these three important Venetian Prepara-

tions which are the basis of Treatments

given in her famous Salons:

PERFUMERY SECTION

LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.

Osman. ...the Trengganu.

State Secretary of Weekly Returns Of

Traffic Accidents

The New Year Honours List in. foremen or cludes the British Ambassador to tories. also The Order of Merit is awarded Japan, Sir Robert Leslie Craigle, officers of the Order of the Britian to Professor George Gilbert Mur. P.C., K.C.M.G., C.B., who becomes Emplo The Hongkong Y's Men's Club|ray,

FAR EAST AWARDS the eminent scholar and a Knight Grand Cross of the Or-

The new Commanders of the held their annual general meeting Chairman of the League of Nader of St. Michael and. St. George

British Empire are Willam" Her- (G.C.M.G.). at the St. Francis Hotel yesterday.tinns Union.

Evans Thomas, a British The new Knight of the Garter India, the Dotainions and the bert Mr. C. P. Wong, the outgoing

resident

Members of the Britian Empire In Tentsm, Colonies have their customary pro- subject President, thanked the directors is the Duke of Devonshire.

Companionships of Honour" are minent share Oversea xnight-Vivia

In the Colony of Hungrong in- Cordon Bowden, Trade are: Warrant Officer Faul Evelyn and his colleagues for their sup-

Baskets and Captain Victor Cecil cluding the Island, Howloon and Chins for the port and help.

awarded to Mr. James Louis Gar-hoods include Mr. R. D. Nicholls, Commissioner in

Branson, both of the Hongkong New Territories during the week Ho vin, ealtor of the Observeri Mr. Speaker of the House of Assembly Commonwealth of Australia;

Volunteer Defence Corps: Lieuten ending at 8 am on Saturday, Dec. The outgoing President was ac

ant Abdul Hamid Khan, of the 28, there were altogether 82 traffic corded a vote of thanks by Mr. William Morris Hughes the Aus- of South Australia: Mr. Edmund Kom-tong, for philanthropic and services in Hongkong: tralian Attorney-General; and Mr. Charles Richards, Resident, Com-social

Force: accidents as the result of which 1 On View from Thursday, the 2nd Li Sui-wing, and was heartily con Arthur Henry Mann, lately editor missioner of Basutoland; Manohar Sidney Bacon Palmer, for pubne Malay States Volunteer

Cell Hugh Rabbetts, archivist of gratulated on his new appoint of the Yorkshire Fost and a former Lal, Finance Minister of Punjab: services in Malays.

person was killed and 23 persons the British Embassy in Shanghai; ment to the post of District

and Khan Bahadur Azizul Haq, Otcers of the British Empire.-

were injured. Governor for South China, indirector of Reuter's

The new baronets are Sir W, Speaker of the Bengal Legislative Lieutenant Colonel Lowthian Hume Leslie Brewer, Chief Inspector of

The person killed, a Chinese place of Dr. F. I. Tseung. the out-

Chidson, of the Straits Settlements the Banitary Department, Hong male, age 39, died from injuries re- llam Coxen, late Lord Mayor of Assembly.

Charles Eric Kong: John Schindeler de Villiers ceived having been thrown off the going District Governor,

London: Str Kenneth Lee, who was Knight Grand Cross of the Or- Volunteer Force: Following are the new officers:

Charles Whitamore, one of the British Chief Sanitary Inspector of Director-General of the Ministry der of the Bath.-Sir President:

and now on Ho Sturu-que; First of Information

the Bonham-Carter, Alde-de-Camp to Consuls in China; Cheah Ewin Straits Settlements: Captain Eric cycle when its front forks were Vice-President: Wong Kwok-fong: trade mission to South America: the King and former, Governor of Leng, for public services in the Seddon Lilley, Superintendent or Second Vice-President: K. S. Fung: Mr. Hugh Lett, President of the Malta; and Sir Erle Phipps, former Malay States: Major Wilkins Fitz-Prisons, Malay States: Miss Ida between vehicles; 34 were collisions

Ambassador to France.

william Chipp, forest engineer of Mabel Murray Simmons, of the between vehicles and pedestrians: Hon. Secretary: A. V. Wong: Hon. Royal College of Surgeons.

the Malayan Forest

Public Health Department. Straits Service;

15 accidents were due to other Treasurer: Li Sul-wing: Board of

OEDER OF BATH By Order of the Liquidator of

Susan canses Heinrich Arfas

Directors: Lam Chik-suen, Dr. The new knights include the Knight Commander of the Ordet William Bernard Finnigan, Regis- Settlements; and

Dr. scientist, William Lawrence Brazy, of the Bath Sir Marshall Ernest trar of the Hongkong University: Frances Sutton, Principal Matron, Particulars and Conditions of Sale W. Poon, Jimmy Phoor,

former Hongkong. Joseph. Yue and L. K. Chu,

the painter, Frank Brangwyn; Lesile Gossage and Sir Alexander Frank Dorrington Of The ?

Cadogan, Permanent Under-Secre- Government architect in the Max-The CBE is awarded to Hkun Pauline Pollock for social and the Kiacho of the Mong State and Mr. charitable services in Hongkong tary of State for Foreign Affairs. van Public Works Service:

Knight Grand Cross of the Or- Venerable Graham White, for ser- Reginald Austin, Consul-General to wife the MBE awarded to Mr. Claudė Alport, formerly of the The OBE is awarded to Lady British Legation' at Hankow.

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS..

AUCTIONEERS.

Valuable Leasehold Property Situate at

North Point, Victoria, in the Colony of Hong Kong Being

"

Inland Lot No. 2320 together with the premises thereon known as

"SEVEN SISTERS"

To be sold by PUBLIC AUCTION

On

Wednesday, the 8th day of

January, 1941

At 3 o'clock p.m.

At their Auction Room, No. Connaught Road Centrai, Second Floor, Victoria, Hong Kong by

Messrs, LAMMERT BROTHERS. Auctioneers,

The property consists of:-

SCIENTIST KNIGHTEJ)

MOON TO BE ASTRONOMERS PARADISE FEW CENTURIES HENCE, SAY SAVANTS

LOS ANGELES:-The moon, not so many centuries hence, probably will be the earth's much-prized "airport" for rocket travel.

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When that time comes, if it does, scientists in heavy Man- from-Mars sulis probably will flock to the moon and build big. telescopes of a size not dreamed of on earth.

War

der of St. Michael and St. George. Vices to Education in the Stealts Yokohama.

-Sir Harold MacMichael, High Settlements; Tengku Omar Bin

Commissioner for Palestine, and

Sir Robert Leslie Craigle, Ambas- sador to Japan.

Knight Commander of the Order

of St. Michael and St. George.- ML. Godirey Martin Huggins, Prime Minister of Southern Rhode- Įxia.

Knight Cominander of the Order

of the British Empire-Mr. Ken- neth Oswald Pepplatt, chief cash-

Whenever they take off their moon, the observatory predictster of the Bank of England, with- suits, the rocket men and the Telescopes would be so light in out whose signature ho modern scientists will have to live in big, weight that they could be built British banknote is genuine; and | air-tight caverns dug into the qu

face of the moot

"OFF ATMOSPHERE”

They will breathe air shiopeu from the earth, or manufactured

in sizes dwarfing the 200-inenes Lt. Col.. Frank William Frederick now under construction in Pasu Johnson, who commanded the dena, Cal. There would be none Pioneer Corps for the occupation of the distortion from "boiling nf Bouthern Rhodesta. (1890). al" as an Earth. Astronomers

-KING'S COUSIN

chemicalix from the rocks on the could see much farther, and bet- Belence Is recognised, by the

MOON

bilities a sort of an "of-atmos-

ter. Further, the moon has

awards to Edward Victor Apple- black night two weeks long-ton, Secretary to the Department This peek at the moon's DuSH1 - paradise for astronomers.

of Scientific and Industrial Re- phere" base for the earth is mad» But the lack of air on the moon search, and to Michael Robert All that plece or parcel of by the scientists of Griffith Ob-will present Its difficulties, as Thomson Leiper, Director of the ground situate at North Point servatory "in their monthly puuli- well. Earthmen going to the moon Department of Parasitology of the aforesaid and known and register-cation. They termed their fore will have to have something to London School of Hygiene and ed in the Land Office as Inland

cast something between scber breathe.

Tropical Medicine. Lot No. 2320 together with the scientific description and fan- "Assuming that some day man

Captain Lord Louis messuage erections and buildings tasy."

jdoes make direct use of the vatten, cousin of the King, thereon known 23 "SEVEN

Rocket travel in the first place, moon," says the observatory, "his ceives the Distinguished Service SISTERS" held for the residue of depends upon discovery of a pro- protection would probably be in Order. He recently brought his the term of 75 years with a right per fuel, but they said this pro two forms. of renewal for a further term of blein "Is not as fantastic as it 175 years created therein by the

Crown Lease thereof.

Annual Crown Rent $96.00.

For further particulars apply to: Messrs. JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER,

Liquidator's Rolicitors,

* or to

Messrs. LAMMERT BROTHERS The Auctioneers.

sounds" and added:

"INTERMEDIATE BASE"

"Considering

our

AIR-TIGHT CAVEENS

he does at home"

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Mount-

re-

A notable feature of the list is

destroyer, Kelly, safely to port after being torpedoed, and he also brought his next ship, the destroy- "First, by making great air-er Javelin, safety to port. after the marvels or tight caverns within the surface being torpedoed. Area 21,000 square feet or there-seentific laventions during the of the moon. In these caverns

the recognition of the part played abouts.

the air either would be carried past century, one is very much

by the aircraft noustry witne much more tempted to guess that shortly from the earth or

success of the RAF Sydney after the time that the human probably formed chemically from

Hawker Aircraft race has gained enough" sense to the oxides at the surface of the Camm. of the live at peace,

such scientists will moon Withst

containers, Company and chlef designer of the Hurricane fighters which-have" provide the means of travel, and which might be of very large alze, observatories upon the moon woman could live as comfortably as taken so heavy a toll of German machines becomes a Commander become realities"

of the Order of the British Em- When men learn to it from "Secund, outside of these pire, and Frank Spencer SpriggS, earth to Venus, et cetera, the obwould be necessary for him to managing director of the Hawker servatory suggests the moon doubt- | wear some sort of cumbersome addeley Aircraft. Company which legs will become an intermediate suit, the reverse of that used by are the manufacturers. of Harri- base" for big rocket ships.

the diver, and to carry with him canes, has been knighted: The moon has slight gravity in tanks his necessary supply of The CBE (Commander of the |pult" compared to the earth; a oxygen."

Order of the British Empire)" "alto man could jump like a giant Fears have been expressed that goes to A. G. Eliot, Chief Engi- Kraashopper. and rocket ships earthmen would be in danger of neer of the sero division of Rolls, could take off easily. Further, the constant bombardments of meteo- Royce, Ltd. whose engines are moom has practically no

atmos-rites. on

the moon, but the ob- used in both Spitfires and Hurri- phere, hence there will be no servatory said there is no evidence canes, while RK. Pierson, chief friction of air to slow down the of this The bombardments would designer of Vickers Supermarine, rockets.

kick up great clouds of dust on makers of Spitfires, has been HURRYING TO THE MOON the moon, and no such clouds have awarded the OBE (Officer of the These same two quarties will been observed through the tele-order of the British Empire). send, astronomers hurrying to the scopes,

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