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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

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PUBLIC AUCTION.

PARTICULARS AND CON DITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 26th day of May, 1941, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at in the Colony Mong Kok;

of Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be

FUNERAL

Mrs. Eu and family wish to an-

nounce that the funeral of the. late Mr. Eu Tong-sen will take place on Thursday, May 22, Friends who 1941. at 10 a.m. wish to pay their last respects to the late Mr. Eu Tong-sen may attend at the Yat Bit Ting. at Kennedy Town, be- tween 12.30 p.m. and I p.m.

The Daily Press.

EDITORIAL

Nationalisation Of Australian Industry

SYDNEY, May 20 (Reuter)-& much greater degree in the na- tionalisation of the Australian Industry was foreseen by Acting Prim Minister, MR, A. W. FADDEN, in a statement today.

Mr. Fadden said this would be more than hitherto which thes had reason to foresee.

APPLICATIONS

The civilians, he added, must face up to Increasing the inter- ference with supply of some of their, requirements.

While Australia's war effort won

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fixed by the Surveyor of His Ma. Night Editor (Wanchal Office): floor, No. 21, Kam Wa Street, jesty the KING, for one further term of 75 years.

of war:

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MR. M. J. ABROTT CONGRATULATED

Mr. M. J. Abbott, Crown Counsel, who recently return- ed from leave, was

Congra lulated by the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, at the Criminal Sessions, yesterday, on being called to the Bar.

POSSESSION OF FORGED NOTE

Hawker Sentenced

"WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 1941.

EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN ·- SITUATION ANALYSED BY MILITARY COMMENTATOR

The fall of AMBA, ALAGI is welcome news at the moment. It is the strongest and most strategic of the positions held by the Italians and its capture will be the signal for the collapse of the whole Italian, resistance here," said MAJOR LEWIS HASTINGS, B.B.C. military commentator, when he broadcast from London yesterday on the military situation in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Major Hastings declared reinforcements have gone to Basra that General Wavell would and it the Germans mean to con- The following applications for world, much more would be de-

now have valuable reinforce-vert this diversion, into an attack her before, she could licences were refused by the Urbanmanded of

To Three Years

ments in men and material on the Suez Canal, they must pass through Palestine and Transjor- Council at the fortnightly meeting hope for victory.

Collectively and severally, every Remarking that the offence was for service on other fronts dania.

it Australian must be required to a very serious one and must be and was impossible to "The defensive plan "here has For eating house cence for No. suffer the rigorous regimentations put an end to Mr. Justice Cressall praise too highly the great long been studied. Palestine is a 92, Reclamation Street. ground

at the Criminal Sessions yesterday achievements of the South tough proposition, but Sir Henry imposed sentence of three years African forces which had

Maltland Wilson can be depended ground floor, No. 105. Ma Tau Wei

MELBOURNE, May 20 (Reuter) hard labour on CHIU SHUN, 25, taken part in the Abyssinian ground.

upon co make full use of his ground floor: offensive

Of all our generals, he trade licence for Nos, 289, and 291 -The War Minister, Mr. P. G. hawker, who was found guilty on campaign. It was gratifying has had the widest practical ex-

Spender. has approved the ar- counts of uttering and possession Portland Street, ground floor; food shop licence for No. 54, Connaught rangement whereby 10 per cent of a forged $10 note of the Hong- to learn also that Indian perience of modern methods of at- of Australian Imperial force tits xong Shangha Bank at the Hor troops had played a consider- tack and defence. It is owing to Road Central, ground floor: food

in camp in Australla will be given Cheong grocery shop at San Hui able part in the victory in

their realisation of the difficulties preserving licence for No. 20, Re the opportunity to go overseas as Castle Peak district, on May 5.

in this area that the Nazis are reinforcements in addition to re-

Abyssinia.

concentrating on their weapons of required to deposit with * THE AFRICAN WAR clamation Street, ground floor.

Mr. J. Reynolds. Crown Counsel, gular reinforcements.

corruption and treachery in Iraq, authorised officer who will be

The number of licences issued by

The decision follows requests by assisted by Sgt. E. Danbrowsky,

Iran and Saudi Arabia. present at the sale, the sum of

the the Council between May 6 and the goldiers who have been in Aus prosecuted, and the jury comprised two hundred dollars, ($200) in THE SURRENDER of

May 19. Inclusive, totalled fourteen,tralla for long periods and who Messrs. D. D. Forbes (Foreman), A. ing in the Near East, but what has Duke of Aosta's army in and consisted of food factories, one; are anxious to fight overseas, cash. This sum will be refunded

C Neves, Tsang Cheng-kai, Kwaan happened in the last few weeks are on payment of the Purchase Amba Alagi, the most strate-rood preserving establishments, Mr. Spender has also stated that Yau-kwong. A G Gardner, G. A merely preliminaries.", continued

gic and strongest the two food shops, two, milk shops. he is still unable to give complete Law and Foo Ping-yuen Italian positions in Abyssinia, one: bake houses, two swine, information to the public regard. Mr. Reynolds said that when In constant charged accused, in a statement, PARTICULARS OF THE LOT foreshadows the liquidation three; eating houses, one; restau-campaign, but he is

of the British operations in rants, one: and permission to erect ing the casualties of the Greek said that the note was given him communication with General Sir by his mother and did not know Thomas Blamey, who is comman- it was bad.

"Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dis- posal of the lot the Purchaser (If not the applicant) will be

price.

No. of Bale,

Registry No.

Locality.

Kowloon Inland Lol:

No. 4306,

Phynig Field Kund bes tween Fa Yuen St, aud

Tong Choi Street, Mong Kok.

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As per

sale plan

Annual

Rental.

Square feet.

* Upset Price.

About

7,800

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17,650.

The purchaser of the lot will be

required to pay to the auctioneer

London Office: 53. Fleet Street Road,

E.C.4.

HONGKONG, May 21, 1941.

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of

this theatre of the war in the very near future. The round- ing up of the remaining Ita- lian positions in Abyssinia may well, as military com- mentators have pointed out,

LICENCES ISSUED

neon signs, one.

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this question.

MERELY PRELIMINARIES

"The flames of war are spread-

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"Some of the people in these countries may be deluded to fight battles for the Nazis. but the Moslems as a whole have had every reason to distrust the Axis partners.

OPERATIONS IN LIBYA

tions around Sollum are more or

Major Hastings. "No one can fall to see that the whole situation in the Mediterranean area is now shadowed by increasing evidence of Vichy Government's surrender Coming to Libya, our opera- to. Germany,

"Should this become complete. less exploratory. They have told FOKIS HURT IN der of the forces in Greece, on Accused called, as a witness, his it will considerably assist the Ger- General Wavell what he wanted to mother, Lam Ting, who deposed man designs in. the Near East and know and we have deprived the that she gave a $10 to her son to buy vegetables.

In fact, it will do more enemy of useful observation posts Libya. than that it will widen the whole and inflicted severe losses on him." After a retirement of Ave min-field of operations from Basra to Major Hastings went on to point"

verdict of guilty.

the Western gates of the Mediter- patent that when in a tight corner Accused had three previous con-ranean and to Dakar. Let us the Nazis were prepared to surren~ victions for larceny.

look at the immediate picture pre-der to the British as readily as the sented by the current activities in Italians had done... the Near East.

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be left to the patriot forces ed on Monday evening when an were lost, and, therefore, It waslates the jury returned a unanimous Benghazi and from Benghazi to' out that in these operations it was

The men were

originally the crew of a funk which left Swatow with a cargo for Hongkong last week.

WEDDINGS AT REGISTRY

ENVOYS FËTED

Mr. O. K. Yul, Vice-Foreign Min. ister-designate 01 the National

Tobruk has played its full part.

By the Nazi communiques of a month

Mr. Spender points out that EXPLOSION

some men escaped in small parties Eight fakts were seriously injur.and also that many unit records explosion occurred in the hold of difficult to make a rapid check, This would write finis to the a junk lying at Shaukiyan, and campaign, the success cfset the craft on fire. which will have a very great effect on the British plans for

GERMAN GAINS dealing with the fresh deve-

To fully appreciate the "value of The following marriages took lopments that have arisen iri They abandoned their Junk and place at the Registry: Supreme

"The most important German this cutpost of ours and the gal Libya and the Near East. The took a sampan when they sighted Court, yesterday with Mr. F. Government of China. yesterday gain in the Balkan campaign was lantry of its garrison." continued gave a luncheon party in honour the grip they obtained од the Major Hastings, we must turn to successful termination of the the approach of a Japanese traw-Whyte Smith, officiating:-

ler. After drifting in the sampan in cash the sum of $1.755.00 Abyssinian campaign will en-for about two days, they boarded of No. 3 Ping Street. first" floor. Gauss, the outgoing and incoming means of increasing pressure onques, at different times we were

Mr. Arthur Hall, master marine Of Their Excellences Mr. Nelson Tislands in the Aegean Sea.

Johnson and Mr. Clarence E holding these, the Nazis have the 850. According to these communi- ... (being 10% of the upset price able a large part of the forces a junk. which had been deserted and Miss "Helen Yuen, of No. 3 American Ambassadors to China. Turkey and Syria. As far as Tur- completely encircled and at the immediately after the fall of the

operating in that area to be at San Mun. and returned to the ping Street, second floor: hammer, the balance of the transferred" to

respectively, at the Hongkong Ho- key is concerned, for the present point of being captured. At other the north, Colony about 7.30 pm on Monday. occurred terrific explosion

Mr. Jung Kee-tung. merchant. tel. premium being paid in accordance

they seem to be content to regard times, the garrison was reported to where the German drive to-I with the Conditions of Sale:

wards the Egyptian frontier. When the crew began to cook their of No. 37 Win Lok Street, and, Dr. G. T. Wang, who returned these moves as a gradual encircle- be on the point of escaping, by

Miss Cheng Chol-ping, of No. 50 here a few days ago after a visit ment, but that with Vichy's aid boats!

to Kwellin, Mr. J. H Bruins, the

"The damage the British troops has been 50 far effectively

the Germans intend to make use ANNOUNCEMENTS

the on Acting American Consal-General of Syria for their attack on Suez have already inflicted harassed and delayed. It will One man has died and two of

Mr. George Chong Wing-poon,, and other prominent Chinese, and

"By means of this conver- enemy here has been serious and also make it possible for rein-the other seven are are in a cri-

of No. 24 American personages were present

in the latest engagements we have ging attack, the Germans hope forcements to be moved to tical condition in hospital, it was mercantile assistant.

been able to retake most of the Road West, and Miss

to achieve the following:-

ground taken from us. the new theatre of hostilities learned yesterday evening with re- Canai

First, the use and development gard to the junk explosion at Shau-Catherine May Lee, secretary, of No. 6 Russell Street, and Miss Kwan Kwal-sun, of No. 18 Canal in Iraq, where the perfidy of iwan on Monday night when eight No 116 Electric Road:

of a larger proportion of their Effective 20th Instant, all rates the Vichy Government has men were severely burned aboard

Mr. Wu Yin, tram conductor, of Road West.

immense forces in Europe, par- ticularly their mechanised to the Straits will be increased by given the Germans an initiala Hoklo bost.

at- approximately 20% (tranship advantage in the use of mili

tenuation and diversion of Britain's resources.

HONG KONG/STRÁITS

FREIGHT CONFERENCE.

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Hon. Secretaries, Hong Kong/Straits Conference. 19th May, 1941,

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NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

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WAR ADDS TO DIFFICULTIES

ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1940

OF units, and secondly, the

"All this presents a most abcrb. ing problem and in my opinion the balance of advantage is by no means altogether on the side of

"The story of 1939 was repeated throughout 1940-with one ad- the Axis" continued Major Hast- ditional factor. The cost of living and the shortage of rice constitute ings. "If our enemies, with their a problem that inevitably affects the work of the Church and adds huge preponderance in numbers. greatly to the difficulties confronting Colportears', says the report can bring this preponderance to for 1040 of the Hongkong Auxiliary of the British and Foreign bear on all fronts, our position may Bible Society, whose annual meeting will be held on Friday, May 23, be in great danger. at 5.30 p.m. at St. John's Cathedral Hall.

SERIOUS THREAT

the report:

THE REPORT

us

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"Some time agg the Prime, Minister said in the House of Commons that in his personal opinion, he would be sorry to sea General Wavell's position in the Western Desert ex-... changed for that of the Ger- mana. I think that holds good," concluded Major Hast- ings:

LEVELLING OF MARKET STALL RENTS

"ment rates increased approxi-tary and air bases in Syria. Africa to confront him in the

mately 25%).

The British have already north, Herr Hitler is faced BRITISH & FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY: taken prompt action to coun-with ter this move and their efforts dicament. will now be considerably in-

THE CAMPAIGN in Libya creased with the release of

has certainly not gone ac- troops and planes from ser-

cording to his plans. Tobruk vice in Abyssinia.

continues to be а thorn THE DUKE OF AOSTA'S in his side and, by hold- surrender marks the end of ing out as it has done, an ignoble Italian attempt to makes the German drive to

THE REV. W. H. HUDSPETH of to the South China Bible Society "However, it is not as simple as

The proposal to level up the challenge the strength of the Suez vulnerable on the Shanghai, will be the speaker at Sub Agency account, which is un- all that. The Royal Navy is a British influence in Africa. left flank. All German at-the meeting.

fortunately $150.00 less than the serious threat to the enemy's com rents of certain market stalls was Let previous year. It should be noted munications.

therefore approved by members of the Urban As a part of Herr Hitler's plan tempts to dislodge the garri-

The following are extracts from that the balance on hand at the take each of the three prongs of Council at the fortnightly meeting for world domination it has son here have so far proved

end of the year was $91.16, com- their attack in turn.

held yesterday under the chair- utterly failed and Italy's unavailing. The command of

The story of 1939 was repeated pared with a balance of $78.29 at "The position of Crete, though (manship of Hon, Mr. W. J. Carrie. the beginning of the year, so that not vital, is of great importance Referring to the correspondence The Seventy-second Ordinary future activity in the opera- the sea which the Mediter throughout 1940-with one addi

Fleet continues totional factor. The cost of living the actual decrease is only $135.13. to the whole strategic plan. While relative to the matter, Mr. Carrie General Meeting of Shareholders tions in Africa will be that of ranean

The expenses this year amount is in our hands this large island, said that it. was found that some will be held at the Offices of the playing second fid lle to Ger- hold has enabled the garrison and the shortage of rice, con-

From the moment at Tobruk to withstand the stitutes a problem that inevitably ed to $113.75" whereas the previous as an advance naval and air base, stalls were paying a lower rent undersigned on Wednesday, the many. 21st May, 1941, at Noon, for that the Nazis had to take a onslaughts which have been affects the work of the Church year that were n owing to the greatly reduces the importance of than others due to the fact that Annual the islands taken by the Germans, the former had been occupied for the purpose

It Meeting, and no Report was print-Crete, really threatens all the Axis a number of years while the latter of receiving the hand in Libya to prevent launched against it. In the and adds greatly to the difficulties fact that there was no

Royal Report of the General Managers, Signor Mussolini's forces from meantime, the

Air has not always been possible to ed,

links with Byria and Egypt. Should were new ones. together with a statement of being driven out of African Force has continued to sup- get the scriptures when they wete Taken all round, therefore, the it fall into Axis hands, the situa It was felt desirable that the Accounts for the year ended the soil, it was obvious that Herr port this resistance by in-wanted, and often impossible to financial position is not so bad as Hitler realised the uselessness cessant raids од German get them to the places where they some anticipated, and the small 31st December, 1940.

of his junior partner as a real bases and concentrations west were wanted. Yet most of the decrease is accounted for by the The Share Register and

help to his plans. The Ger- of Tobruk and unless he is Colporteurs have continued their number of supporters who have labours, and have done what they temporarily left the Colony. Dona- Transfer Books will be closed

man Fuehrer had no doubt able to marshal a very large could to take the Word of God to tions from the Chinese Churches from the 7th May to the 21st expected the Duke of Aosta force, Herr Hitler will find it their fellow-countrymen.

are a little less than last year, and

the May, 1941, both days inclusive, to hold out until the Nazis impossible to make headway

Non-Chinese Churches, The War in Europe has added in

the Bible there has been a decline in givings JARDINE, MATHESON &

could launch their "attack on as long as Tobruk remains into the difficulties of

is this year. CO., LTD.

Egypt, at least. The Italian British hands. The same Societies. War-torn Britain

We are not satisfied with the naturally not finding it easy to Commander's decision to give story, though in modified ver- maintain the level of giving cus- financial results for this year and willision, comes from Sollum, tomary in the years of peace, hope the coming year will show up further resistance once again upset Herr Hitler's where German attempts to Cannot we accept the situation as an improvement. plans and set the time factor break clear across the Egyp-a challenge? Cannot we resolve against him with increasing tian frontier have met with that this Auxiliary: shall make en It is clear now no marked success. To off- offering for the work of the Bible

"

General Managers,

The Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ltd., Hong Kong, 30th April, 1941.

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confronting the Colporteurs.

Society that shall be commensurate

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D. O. SOUTH EXPORT OF GASOLENE

Wong Chau, Lau Shing and

the Controller

"It would be useful for "the enemy's operations against Alexandria. No wonder the Nazis are talking about a con-

tion will be radically changed.

rents should be levelled and the approval of members was sought on the proposal.

centrated air attack on Crete. COLONY HEALTH

But we have got there. first and. according to the Prime Minister, we intend to stay there.

BULLETIN

The following is the Returns of "In Iraq, the Germans have, notinable diseases notified as hav with the aid of the French all-ing occurred in the Colony during thorities in Syria, managed to land the week ended at midnight on their bombers there and haye May 17:-Chicken-Fox, two cases; assisted the rebels in attacking our Cholera, 32 cases (14 deaths); aerodromes at Habbaniyah. But Diphtheria, six cases (three Even if General Dentz becomes deaths); Dysentery, 28 cases (12 more pliable to Axis demands, it deaths);. Enteric Fever, 18" cases", Ng will not be easy for the Nazis to

permitted of already

A certain

DAILY RETURNS

227 emphasis.

that his hopes of keeping a set these hold-ups, Herr Hit- with the needs of the day and of wal-fat were charged before Mr. convert the rebellion in Iraq into (seven deaths); Measles, six caseT (four deaths); Small-Pax, two large part of the British ler has been forced to develop the opportunities that exist on 8. F. Balfour yesterday with at- a more serious threat. forces occupied in Abyssinia, the other prong of his drive every hand?

tempting to export. 850 4-gallon "On the other hand, there seems Cases; Tuberculosis, 191 cases (134 where the Duke, of Aosta had through Syria and Iraq. Con-. Let one example sumce. It was tins of gasolene, without a little doubt that the French have deaths): Typhus Fever, two cases.

licence trom been instructed to resist even fident in General Wavell's first costly, then practically im-

of German weapons of The Returns for the 24 hours at the risk of seeing his whole ability to delay the German possible, to send Bibles to West Trade, from Cheung Chau on board amount army completely annihilated, attack from Libya, the British China. What to do? Arrangement junk No. 588H8 on May 19, and war to be sent to Mosul by rail ended at midnight on May 19 is as

have been made for printing the with possession of the gasolene and these will no doubt be used follows: Cholera, two have vanished and with the are losing no time in prepar- Scriptures in West China.

without a removal permit from to equip the enemy. immediate certainty of the ing strong resistance to meet

the Superintendent of Imports and Imperial forces being moved the German thrust through

Exports. up from Abyssinia and South the Near East.

FINANCIAL REPORT the

Accounts *Statement of shows that for this year a sum

of $1,000.00 has been handed over

"First accused was fined $75.

Becond and third were cautioned. į

cases

Diphtheria, three cases; Dysentery. BETTER PLACED

eight cases; Enteric Fever, three Own forces "Our

better cases: Flague, two cases; Tuber- placed strategically.. We know that culosis 46 cases.

are