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THE HONGKONG & YAUMATI FERRY CO., LTD.

LOST)

HAS been

G.

R.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

PARTICULARS AND CON DITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 19th day of "May, 1941, at 3 APPLICATION

P... at the Offices of the Public Gade to this Company to issue to Works Department, by Order of CHENG WONG SHI (A) His Excellency the Governor of also Known as CHENG TIN ane Lot of Crown Land at ŞUM $) of 99. Des Voeux North Point, in the Colony Road, Central, ground floor, duplicate certificates for

12 Ordinary Shares Numbered 52922 to 52933

2 Ordinary Shares Numbered 73259 to 73260

10 Ordinary Shares Numbered 75035 to 75044 upon statement that the original certificates

"No. 2409 dated the 12th May, 1937. No. 7366 dated the 6th July, 1938 and No. 7528 dated the

9th December, 1938 respectively have been lost, or mislaid; and Notice is hereby given that, if within thirty days from the date hereof no claim or representation in respect of such original certificate is made to the Company, the Company will then proceed to deal with such applica- tion.

THE HONGKONG &

YAUMATI FERRY

CO., LTD.

Tongkong. 14th May, 1941.

THE HONGKONG & YAUMATI FERRY CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

報西剌孖

Editorial and Business Omice: 15-19, Queen's Road Central. Tel. 33225,

Night Editor (Wanchal Office):

Tel. 24511.

London Office: 53, Fleet Street

E.C.A.

HONGKONG, MAY 16, 1981.

VENAL VICHY

EDITORIAL

| CORRESPONDENCE | CROWN COUNSEL

RETURNS

BRITAIN SPEAKS:

MOBILE CANTEEN FROM HONGKONG

The following letters have been forwarded by the Colonlu Secre- tary:

Borough of Malden and Coombe.

Mayor's Parlour,

Municipal Offices New Malden,

SURREY.

March 13, 1941.

Sir,-Our Fire Brigade has re cently been the fortunate recipient! of a Mobile Canteen which I am informed is the gift of the people of Hongkong.

Although We received delivery of Hong Kong for a term of THE BODY of France, crush-

ed, bruised and mangled, have been at a loss to find out!

from Regional. Fire Headquarters, 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be has once again been the ob-ty whom

grateful exactly the fixed by the Surveyor of His Ma. Ject of barter and once again thanks of this Borough should be lesty the KING, for one further it has been sold to the very forwarded for transmission to the term of 75 years.

forces which reduced it to its generous donors of Hongkong.

The corrupt |

From enquiries instituted, I now present state.

have a communication from the Landon Civil Defence Region in

Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dis posal of the let the Purchaser

price.

21)

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT

Mr. Myles Jahn Abbott, Crown Counsel, who has returned to the Colony from furlough at Home during which time he was a B.B.C. announcer for a while.

FRIDAY, MAY 16, 1941.

Quite Pleased To Have Hess Among

Us-Mr.

Bartlett

"We are quite pleased to have Herr Hess among-us. "The result probably is that our next visitor will be Goer- ing floating down on a parachute with the moonlight sparkling on his medals," said MR. VERNON BARTLETT, journalist-M.P., when he broadcast from London in the series "Britain, Speaks" on Wednesday night.

Mr. Bartlett said that he, the place now looked a consider- a vast had met all the members of able mess but there was

area of it undamaged. and un- the Nazi Party, with the ex-destroyed. The libraries of both ception of Himmler, the Ges-Houses were quite alright."

tapo chief. There were those

NO LANDMARK

House of Commons

who thought that Hess could When the influence Herr Hitler to do met on Tuesday, said Mr. Bartlett, good and that Ribbentrop he had expected to find a land- would influence the German mark, like the great table that lay Fuehrer to do harm.

PLEASANT

CEREMONY good

Will you, therefore, be good Jenough to exercise YOUT

politicians at Vichy have fur- ther stained their hands be- which they advise that you be ask- (if not the applicant) will be fore the eyes of the civiliseded to carry our appreciation to required to deposit with peoples of the world by con- our well-wishers in the Far East. authorised officer who will be senting to final and full col- present at the sale, the sum of laboration with their Nazi offices on our behalf, and inform two hundred dollars, ($200) in conquerors and by doing so those concerned that their gift cash. This sum will be refunded have forfeited the last

came at a most opportune time Purchase shred of confidence which when the fire protection of the on payment of the

French men and women London Civa Defence Region is a all over the world might paramount importance and that have had in the ability the refreshment of the men during of these puppet" leaders to factor in thwarting the aims of safeguard

enemy. liberty and independence of

I am, etc.. the country. In return for a few half-baked concessions, which include the liberation of a quarter-of-a-million or so of war prisoners and the. alluring picture of being able to continue their mis-govern- ment in the imposing build-

No. of Sale..

Inland Los

Registry No.

Locality.

No. 8155.

South of Inland Lots “Tsat Tse Mui Road, Nos. 3536 and 5099,

North Point

Boundary

Measure

ments.

As per

sale plan,

Square feet.||

Contents in

Renital

Upset Price.

About

6,000

110

poola

The purchaser of the lot will be

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The Seventeenth Annual Gen- eral Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Company's Office at the Jordan Road Ferry

The transfer books of the

inclusive.

LAU TAK, PO, Managing Director.

Hong Kong, 1st May, 1941.

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THE HONGKONG FIRE ́INSURANCE COMPANY,

LIMITED.

the'

traditional

their arduous duties 13 A vital

the

(SA) F. S. WAGNER. Mayor.

The Under-Secretary of State.

Colonial Office,

Whitehall, 6.W.1.

Sir.-1

am

Colonial "Office.

Downing Street.

March 18, 1941. directed by Lord

required to pay to the auctioneer; in cash the sum of $900.00 (being 10% of the upset price) immedi ately after the fall of the hammer. Plans for "a working agree-the people of Hongking, a copy

the balance of the premium being paid in accordance with the Con. ditions of Sale.

G.

R.

PUBLIC AUCTION,

price.

245

ment."

THE ADVANTAGES

CRISIS IN GERMANY?

between, the Government and the back-benchers, but all had gone. Everything had changed.

"It was as dimeult to picture

Herr Hess was by far the most honest and decent of the bunch the buildings in one's mind as to and had probably decided that he picture the buildings in the ruins

AT N. T.S. could stand the racket no longer. of Pompeil" concluded Mr. Bart-

Jubilee Presentation To Mr. A. A. Tavares

"There must be a very acute political crisis in Germany." went on Mr. Bartlett. "His ar- rival here has done more to shake the morale of the people. and public confidence in Ger

many than anything else could. barring, perhaps, the suicide. of Hitler and Goering themselves."

lett. "In a strange way, the de- |bating chamber, which was never very impressive from an architec- tural point of view, has now be- come magnificent.”

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR LINGNAN "U" STUDENTS

The China State Bank, Ltd., one

Mr. AA Tavares, one of the oldest members of the local staff of the Netherlands Trading Socie- ty, Hongkong, yesterday comme- morated his Jubilee, having en-

Herr Hess was born in Egypt tered the service of the bank 25 and the Nazis had made much years ago, namely, May 15, 1916, fuss of him In their broadcasts to In celebration of this special the Arab countries. News of his occasion the Manager of the Ne-arrival in Scotland would certain therlands Trading Society, Mr J.ly have some effect on the people. H. van der Laan." gathered the It had been suggested that Hess as decided to offer annually two staff in his office and addressed went to Britain to put forward scholarships Mr. Tavares, extending to him in peace proposals which the British Linguan University, American mis-

Institution formerly the name of the Head-omce and people had been led to expect. sionary lations. He thanked Mr. Tavares

for valuable service rendered to the

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or the large Chinese banks here,

to students of the

in

The scholarships, each amount--- NIGHT BOMBING

ing to H.K. $250 annually, are to bank in the past and expressed the Bartlett said that nine months commerce. Applicants are confined Referring to night bombing. Mr. be offered to students, majoring in hope that the bank may 'avail her ago the Germans bombed us by, to those who have excellent self of same also in the future.

day, but they had now chosen scholastic records and are in need As a token of appreciation a pre-moonlight nights. Scientists and of financial help. sent was handed by the Manager mathematicians' could now, bring The scholarships will be offered to Mr. Tavares and a toast was our fighters into such close con-

beginning this autumn when the

"}

Ings of the Quai d'Orsay, the Moyne to acknowledge the receipt the Staff the heartlest congratuThat was possible, but improbables Canton and now, removed here. leading traitors of the Vichy or, and to thank you for your Cabinet were able to carry letter of March 13 on the subject the day and set the country of the Mobile Canteen received by well on the road to perdition the Borough of Malden and

Coombe.% by submitting to the German

2. As the Canteen is the gift of

o your letter is being sent to the that į Governor of the Colony, who will France is supposed to receive no doubt cause sulfable publicite from this so-called working to be given to 'it agreement can be counted on. the fingers of one hand and even then it is easy to see, how far they will be subject-i ed to German control. For instance, the fact that most

I am, etc.,

`(64) J. A. CALDER The Mayor,

Mayor's Parlour.

Municipal Offices. New Malden.

of the prisoners to be liberat- WAR LOAN CLOSING

ed are technicians and skill-i

for

given to the health of Mr. Tavares tact with the enemy bombers that new academic year starts-(Cen-

and his family.

HAPPY PART OF LIFF

conver for

on a reasonably clear night they, could be reasonably confident of seeing their target.

Commenting

ко

the

tral News)..

heavy NEWSETTES

*

Mr. Tavares replying to the ad- dress gave expression of his grati tude to the "bank stating that enemy raid on London last Satur-

A Congregation for the Con- the service with the Netherlands, day night, Mr. Bartlett said that

he did not want to suggest that ferring of Degrees will be held in Trading Society formed a happy

the bombing was indiscriminate the Great Hall of the University part of his life. He thanked the but the Nazi Iosses in machines on Friday, May 30," at 9.30 p.m. une of special remembrance and probably not carry on with these Manager for having made this day;

were so large that they "would

A buffet supper dance will be SYDNEY, May 16 (Reuter)-The requested the Manager to

large-scale raids. It did not pay held at Kowloon Tong Club on his thanks to the Head-Ofice

them to destroy such buildings as Saturday, May 24, from. 8 p.m. to the Ecuses of Parliament and 1 am. Tickets can be secured at the valuable" present.

Concluding Mr. Tavares said Westminster Abbey.

the Club bar' up to May 22, The that he would do. his utmost to

"I was on" fire-watching duty dance band of the 2/Royal Scots continue the service with the bank on the roof of a small tower which will be in attendance. to the best of his ability and gave a 'received a direct hit on Saturday: toast to the prosperity of the Ne night," said Mr. Bartlett.

The members of the Indian therlands Trading Society. - 1 Continuing. Mr. Bartlett said he company of the Hongkong Police, After that refreshments were believed that the Houses of Par- Reserve are giving a tea party to servéd.

lament covered seven acres and

welcome the Hon. J. P. Penne- father-Evans, Commissioner of Police, at the Hongkong Hotel, on Tuesday next, May 20, at 5.15 p.m.

F

Pier, Kowloon, on Saturday, the PARTICULARS AND CON ed workmen show that Herr Government's £35,000,000 war loan 17th May, 1941 at 11.00 a.m., DITIONS of the Sale by Public Hitler intends to use these has been oversubscribed and will his war be closing shortly..a Government for the purpose of receiving the Auction to be held on Monday, men to work

spokesman announced." report of the Board of Directors the 19th day of May, 1941, machine. This degradation is together with a statement of at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the surpassed, however, by the Accounts for the year ended 31st. Public Works Department, by Orfact that Herr Hitler has ap-

To what extent December, 1940.

der of His Excellency the Goverparently obtained permission her allies? пог of ane. Lot of Crown to set his foot on French soil, will British policy be forced Company will be closed from the Land at Repulse Bay Road, in wherever it may be, for mill to" shape to meet this new

the Colony of Hong Kong for a tary purposes. This has evi- situation? 7th to 17th May, 1941, both days term of 75 years, with the option dently already been done in

. THESE ARE questions of renewal at a Crown Rent to be French Morocco and Syria which must be answered now Exed by the Surveyor of His and even now German naval and answered quickly if the Majesty the KING, for one fur vessels are passing down the advantages which Herr Hitler ther term of 75 years,

Rhone to the Mediterranean hopes to secure from his new and German troops may soon hold on France are to be Intending bidders are advised be pounding their way over nipped in the bud. In the Lat immediately after the dis posal of the lot the Purchase the roads what the Vichy meantime, the reaction of the lf not the applicant) will be puppets consoled themselves French Empire to this deve-

by calling required to deposit with дп

unoccupied lopment will be interesting to watch. As Vice-Admiral authorised officer who will be France." present at the sale, the sum sí IT IS impossible to neglect. Museller, the Commander of two hundred dollars, ($200) in the political effect of trils the Free French Naval and cash. This sum will be refunded Anal. collaboration between Air Forces, said recently, on payment of the Purchase Vichy and Nazi Germany, many of the French colonies How far the agreement which are intent on co-operation Admiral Darlan engineered with General de Gaulle, the PARTICULARS OF THE LOT goes is not yet known and Free French leader, in his speculation will immediately determination to save their be focussed on other aspects motherland · from total do- that arise from it. There is, mination by Nazi Germany, for instance, the question of The people in these colonies the French Fleet. Unfor- must be expected to resent tunately for those who are this contemptible submission most concerned that this by Vichy to the Germans. French sea-power should not Whatever action they take, fall into the hands of the therefore, will show Herr Alt- Germans, the fact that these ler that he will never be able naval units are in the cus- to crush the soul of France tody of Admiral Darian gives by methods of cunning or cause for anxiety. Will this ruthlessness and that every unscrupulous betrayer of his opportunity will be taken by The purchaser of the lot will be country allow his greed for those who think in this way required to pay to the auctioneer position (and that a doubtful to make sure that Britain and in cash the sum of $400,00 (being one) under the Germans to her allies will destroy the 10% of the upset price) iminedi sacrifice. France's sea tradi- despoiler of their homeland ately after the fall of the hammer, tions to the Nazis? How far and put France back in her The Hongkong Fire Insurance the balance of the premium being will such an act and the rightful place among the

Co., Ltd.,

paid in accordance with the Con- latest agreement with Herr nations of the new world Hong Kong, 30th April, 1941. ditions of Sale."

Hitler make France herself which will be born when 246 now an enemy of Britain and Germany is defeated.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

The Seventy-second Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Offices of the undersigned on Wednesday, the 21st May, 1941, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers, together with a statement of Accounts for the year ended the

31st December, 1940.

The

and

Share Register Transfer Books will be, closed from the 7th May to the 21st May, 1941, both days inclusive. JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD. General Managers,

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No. of sals,

Building

Lat No. 443.

Registry No.

Locality.

[VY Ce[ s[lōg

Boundary Menzure-

ments

ft.ift

14

As per

sale plan.

ABBY

Rental

Upset Price

"Contents in

20.000

Square feet

130

00

4,000

hogy

American Women Decorated By Chinese Government

4"

NEW YORK CITY, April 23 (By Cupper): Dr. Yu Tsune-chi, Chinese Consul-General in New York City, announced today that the Central Government at Chungking had conferred the Order of

Don Dorothy Jade, white cravat with blue borders;

Canfield Fisher, novelist, in recognition of her services to the Chinese peo-

ple.

The 'Chinese Consül-General also

2

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The death occurred on May 7, at Shanghal, of Elizabeth Reyer, aged- 66 years, mother of Mr. A. A Reyer,

Mr. E. A.... Mr. V. A. Reyer and Reyer. Funeral services were bela on May 10, at the Chapel of the International Funeral Directors, 207 Klaochow Road and followed by burial at the Hyngjao Road Ceme- tery.

FUKIEN PEASANTS presented medals for distinguished

At Mount Austin Barracks last service to China to Miss Emma de

RISE IN ARMS night an enjoyable variety enter- Long Mill, friend of Madame Chiang Kal-shek; Mrs. Julian Chinese peasants around Fut-tainment, arranged and compered Chase, Miss Mabel C, Mead, Mrs. sing. Fukien coastal town, about 30 by David Kossick was given. The

Freddy" Arthur W. Hartt and Alfred Kohl-miles south of Foochow, have risen contributors included berg, all members of the board of in arms against Japanese oppres-Archer, Les Gibsch, Tommy King, directors of the American Bureau sion,

Stanley Hinchliffe, Mande Deacon for Medical Ald to China.

The peasants at Yuk recently and Jack Grenam, A, D, Spoors, The bureau is one of the seven resisted the entry of a Japanese Bill Doxford, Doris Shields, Wil agencies now co-operating in rats-unit. After suffering scores of Knight, John Gilchrist, Eileen Grant. The Stage Manager was ing U.. $5,000,000 for relief work casualties, the Japanese beat

Monty Ditton, and intermission ur China. The bureau recently retreat.

The peasanta in many villages music (by courtesy) by the Royal announced that it was planning to spend US$1.995.034 for various organised themselves into self- Scots Dance Band. kinds of work in China,

defence corps.-There were several The above sum, it is stated, will enses of resistance when the Jap- NORWEGIAN. SENSE" provide 300 provincial hygienic

OF HUMOURI: laboratories and district health anese came to get hay for fodder. In villages under Japanese oc-

Chinese

In a town in Southern, Norway, centers, 15 general hospitals, 200 ambulance trucks, 10 air-raid first-cupation many

was called before the aid stations in Chungking, medical committed suicide to avoid falling the mayor supplies and new buildings and into the hands of the enemy. Re- German commandant and ordered women at Wulungchun to produce, within two hours, a equipment for emergency training cently

(Five Dragons Village) fought ust of fifty well-known citizană. schools and orthopedic centres.

"Miss Lily Pons, well-known against four Japanese soldiers and These were obviously to be held as American singer, will make her killed them all.

hostages.

The mayor went to his chief of first appearance in nearly a year The bodies of about 400 Japanese in New York, in benefit concert at killed in action during fighting police and said: "I Have just talk- with the commandant. ⠀ Ho Carnegie Hall on May 20 for the along the Fukien coast are reported

have been cremated at wants a list of fifty members of United China Rellef, Mr. Samueled to LM Barlow, chairman of the ar-Wangchwang, a village south of the National Union or of Nazi rangements committee, announced. Forchow, toward the end of April sympathisers."

At this meeting Dr. Lin Yutang, The cremated remairis were put in writer.. will speak on "The New arns and shipped back to Japan.officer received. China."(Central News),

(Central News

women

Two hours later the German

this Het 'hostages'