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PAGE 8-HONGKONG DAILY "PRESS

LAMMERTS AUCTIONS LAMMERTS AUCTIONS

GENERAL

A.R.P. ORDERS American General Does A Job That The U.S.A. Has Right To Be Proud Of

JUNE 1 1941 A.R.P. Orders by Wing-Commander

PUBLIC AUCTION. PUBLIC AUCTION. A FI & Steele-Perkins, Q.B.E., Direc-

instructions

Undersigned have received THE Undersigned have received instructions from The Marshal in Prize, Supreme Court,

to sell by

PUBLIC AUCTIÓN

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Friday, the 13th June, 1941.

commencing at 2.30 p.m.-

at their Bales Room, No. 35. Hankow Road, Kowloon

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD» FURNITURE

comprising:

to sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION

On

Saturday, the 14th. June, 1941.

commencing at 10.30 a.m.

at The Holt's 'Wharf, Kowloon. 909 pieces Round Bars 204 bags Parafin Wax

1 Lot Pig Iron (about 200 tons)

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Teakwood Bedsteads, Wardrobes, Dressing Tables, Chests of Drawers, Sideboards, Dining Tables, Chairs, Chesterfield Suites, Wardrobe & Cabin Trunks, Carpets, Rugs, Table

E P Brass, Frus & Lamps, Porcelain and Glass Ware; Gramo- phones & Records, Ornaments, Cooking Utensils, etc., etc.

also

A FEW PIECES OF BLACKWOOD

FURNITURE

and

i Grand Plano

1 "Remington" Typewriter

1 "Westinghouse" Electric Stove

1 Gas Stove

1 Radio Set

1 Radio-gram.

1 Teakwood Dining Room Suite

2 Teakwood Bed Room Suites

On View from Thursday. the 12th June, 1941.

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.

AUCTIONEERS.

PARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE

of

VALUABLE LEASEHOLD

PROPERTY

known as SECTION B OF KOWLOON INLAND LOT NO. 720 together with the messuage thereon known as NO. 2, DUNDAS STREET to be sold by

PUBLIC AUCTION

on

WEDNESDAY, the 18th day of June, 1941

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at 3 o'clock p.m.

by

Messrs. LAMMERT BROTHERS, Auctioneers

at their Sales Room No. 2, Connaught Road, Central, Hongkong

HALF THE PROCEEDS OF SALE WILL BE PAID TO THE

BOMBER FUND

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

For Inspection orders apply to

J

LAMMERT BROS.,

AUCTIONEERS.

BENEFIT FUND NOT EXEMPT FROM WAR TAX

tor of Air Raid Precautions.

HONORARY WARDEN

Mr. K. Woo has been Honorary Divisional Warden in recognition of the valuable assistance he has render ed to the A.R.P. Organisation in the Colony of Hongkong.

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Air Raid

There is many a creak in most US, defence preparations, but re- centy one job had been completed in a way the U. S. had every right to be proud of, says "Time," Toward the end of last summer Brig.-Gen, Holland MeTyetre (Howlin' Mad") Smith of the Marines. an impatient man in any weather, almost came to a boll, Chunky General Smith wanted to take his First Brigade of Marines for need- ed training in the outposts of the Caribbean, where they might later see action,

STRENGTH DECREASE The undermentioned being mem-

Yet somebody in Washington! At dawn it was seizing a beach bers of the Auxiliary Fire Service, are

of the demurred. Besson: there was no head on another Caribbean taland. the strength struck off

housing for troops near Guan- The First was gone a month on its Corps:--

Eastem-2925 Kwan Kit-chor. Cen- tanamo, on the southeast coast of full-scale exercise. Units of the tral-1835 To Tak-loong.

Cuba, where General Smith. pro-Atlantic Fleet worked with them. The following Wardens have been posed to set up training head-Admiral Ernest Joseph. King look permitted to resign:-

quarters.

ed his approval as the landing Central-3153 Thu Hing-tong, 288

VISIT TO WASHINGTON parties were called away and the (1) Kevin Fung. Kowloon Head-

"Howlin' Mad" finally went to bronzed, hornyhanded saa soldiers quarters Deputy Chief Warden S. E. Faber. Kowloon City-Washington to see his boss, Maj-went over the side into armoured 3113 Pang Yet-yan.

Shamshitipo Gen. Holcomb, commandant of the small boats, By that time the First moved heard was Holcomb

getting hard: men Tommy 1897 Wong King-kwong. Western--Corps. 2486 Tam Wing-kwong. Upper Levels General Smith's lava-like flow of easily and quickly under their 40- lb. combat packs, 240 rounds of -Deputy District Warden "C" Lo Yu-words, told him to go ahead. vnn Deputy SW 2963. Miss Queenle Last October, the First Brigade, ammunition, bayoneted rifles Fung. Yaumati-2122 Miss Lau Pul- 3,000 strong, heaved its seabags vau. 470 Miss Ma Wai-har

aboard the transport Barnett at

By the time the outfit Norfolk and shoved off. Last month ready for its next dash into the the last units of the quit came Caribbean, it reached farther easi back, It was now the First Divi-

did the same job better. Back in alon, U.S.M.C.. more than 8,000

It Guantanamo practised with strong, and "Howlin' Mad," rud- the new amphibian tank (one dier than ever, had the two stars on hand. 200 on order), at of a major general on his shoulder

last got time to get acquainted straps.

Dismissal 295 Luk To-fung (Gen tral is dismissed from the Corps for absenting himself from duty.

(UL) to 43 Stubbs Road Kowloon

HOUSE-KEEPING

NEXT DASH

Was

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CHANGE OF ADDRESS Tsimshatsui 813 Mrs. J. Esmul (UL to 5 Hankow Road, top floor; 3650 Tse Dak-bor (Y) to 7 Hart Avenue, 1st floor. Mongkok 9750 Wong Hon-sang (S.S. Po to 510

He also had a story of training with itself, "Howlin Mad," deter Nathan Road, ground floor; 2268 Woo

to tell that will be required reading the tawdry fleshpats of Guan- Sing-man (Y) to 57 Sat Yeung Choi

fortable as possible, even let his Street 2nd floor, Eastern--S/W 339 ing for other officers. General tanamo, made camp life as com- Strecht (C) to 185 Lockhart Smith ever calms, it down to write soldiers take beer from the post tanamo.

as Marines have long his eye caught the red, white Road 2nd Reor; 592 Lee Yat-sang ing

exchange to their tents to make marked the remote places pilot, and blue of a huge stone US. flag things cozy.

recently crossing the water be-alongside the globe and anchor of "A few members appear to me city-3030 Lee Kwok-hing (5.8. Pow When the First Brigade got to

The winter's training had left its tween Puerto Rico and the island the Corps emblem. Ito be over zealous in their into & Tung Tau Vilinge: $32 Miss H. Guantanamo; it debarked in a

of Vieques, looked for the pasture A legend ran across the hill in. terest displayed for the welfare Abbaa (UI) to 361 Prince Edward juicy mango swamp near the Navy unmistakable mark on the men ul

one the First, and the First had left emergency field there. He had no whitewashed rock; "U.S. Marine of the fund, for instance, a mem- Road; 2281 Wong She-sang (Y to 6 station General Smith took

Shauki look at underbrush that no man its mark on the camp site at Guan trouble finding it. On the side of a Corps Semper Fidells." ber" insisted on the committee or Southwall Road, 2nd floor." the trustees taking responsibility an-3466 Lam Sta-ho (Y) to 31 Main could walk through, began snap-..

ping peremptory messages for any loss sustained on account Street. Shaukiwan East.

and 3646 3645 Miss Kong In-nan

building ma- of mortgage loana given by the on: Tit-leung to 16 Belchers St. 1st Washington. Soon

terlals and half a dozen bulldozers fund many years ago, This re-floor (from Yeumati

arrived from the States, The Mar quest to my mind is manliestly

ines prepared for housekeeping. unfair, because. while the com-

Howlin Mad" worked his men! mittee realise their obligation to

Western ---

LEAVE OF ABSENCE Mongkok G/W 1761 A W. da Roza granted leave until June 30.

to

the members to work for the best Upper Levels--S/W 240 Miss Wan Pfrom 5.30 am to 6 pm,, seven days interests of the fund. they surely chun leave until August 4; B/W 877 week. No hands were excused cannot be held responsible for a Chan Wan-ng leave until June 25. from work. They cleared 500 acres, out underbrush at the thing done many years ago and Tsimshatsui-2003 J. R. Gomes leave cleaned incidentally in good faith by the granted til July 6. Kowloon City rate of an acre every 20 minutes.

When buliding began.. smart Weng Poon-lai leave! management."

G/W 2076

Central 3893 Marine sergeants discovered a con- This declared Mr. Tan. Klar granted til June & Liew in his speech to members of Worg Tlu-hay leave granted till Ju's struction gealus in the uniform of the Subordinate Civil Service 5: 2775 Miss Kam Shiu-kuen leave a private, first-class. He was put Benefit Fund at their 19th annual granted til June 23. Shamshulpo in charge, bossed sergeants along

S/W 1928 Bo Leung-Tak leare grant- with the rest. general meeting in Penang.

ed til July 8; 1937. J. W. Ba! leave Bald Gen, Smith of this uncan-

"I am happy to stato that for granted til July 9; G/W 1915 Mise onical procedure: "He just had a the year under review our runa Yeung Chun-ping, sick leave til June hell of shall be paying benerite calculated 18. Hung Rom-2107 Mrs. Chan In- on the maximum scale. provision lun granted leave until September 12. for which has been made in the

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PROMOTIONS

a knack for building things." Prize building achieve ment was a mess hall. The first concrete was poured ore noon, By

accounts. For several years past The following promotions are notifi-dark next night it was finished we have been able to pay at the ed with effect from Jume 11-

and men were at table in it. maximum rate and 1. hope

Shamshuipo--To be Senior Warden LANDING FROM TRANSPORTS We

Yip shall be able to continue to do--Deputy Senior Warden 1868

By early January, the First, now Sik-nin. he so for a long time to come,"

To be Deputy Senior War-70 per cent, up to division strength," dens-1890 Tsang Put-mming, 1966 MOX added..

was ready to start the job it had King-ho (Miss), 1968 Cheung Tin-yau, There is, however, one matter To be Acting Deputy Senior Wardens come to do. Off Quantanamo now on which I would like to say 43115 Chau 1, 3847 Lew Ngan-hol lay four big transports, and the destroyers Calhoun, few words. I refer to the War Kowloon City-To be Deputy Senior converted Tax. As members may be aware, Warden-204 Leung Hon-sum, You Gregory and Little. For days and our Fund is not exempted from mát To be Group Warden 2130 nights on end the outat practised To be Deputy Group using small boats, getting on and this Tax although we are a chart- B/W R Lee. cable association.,

Wardens--S/W 2191 Miss H. M. Poff the transports, Noronha 2172 Mrs. D. R. Fengelly. Next job was a landing party ex- "As Government has exempted

To be Senior Wardens-3200 10 Tit-ercise. The new combat teams certain Associations such as co- operative societies, your committee wah 2273 Mrs, C. L. Lim, 2916 Lee (chief components: infantry and

Ming-kwong.

claim such privilege propose to and for this purpose will submit memorandum to the proper authorities."

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NEWSPAPER CIRCULATION

IN U.S.A.

Newspaper

circulation M

the

INSTRUCTIONAL COURSE Wardens Classes In Chinese (Syllabus "A")

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artillery were piled on to the big transports and the attack forces (secret in arms and organization)

loaded on the speedy ex-destroy-

C344-Chinese Y.MOA., Bridges St.jers. One sunset the whole fleet Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays sailed over the horizon.

at. 7 p.m. commencing on June 14 Lecturer. Mr. P. T. E. Ng, LARPS, C345-Queen's College, Hollywood Rd, Mondays and Fridays. Commencing on June 18, Lecturer. Mr. Chul Kung, LARPS. ·C345 A, R. P. School. Happy Valley, Mondays and

BAG FALLS

OFF LORRY

Thursdays at 730 pm, commencing A transport truck, loaded with personal on June 16. Lecturer. Mr. Tsang household goods and

C347- Kwong effects, Wag proceeding along Chu-yan. LARRS. Rei School, Kia Klang Street. Sham- Queen's Road Central yesterday shuipo. Mondays, Wednesdays and about 1 pm, when one of the bags Fridays at 7 p.m.

on which comuneneing

had been perching pre

United States is now over 62,000,- 000, which is the largest figure ever reached, according to official statis tics recently released. It is stated that the average American family June 18. Lecturer.-Mr. Chap Shekicariously on top of the pile fell off now spends nearly U.S. $10 a year LARPS.

For further particulars and con- for newspapers. ditions of sale- apply to:

Messrs. HASTINGS & CO..

Solicitors,

Marina House,

or" to

Messrs. LAMMERT BROTHERS, Auctioneers.

Hongkong, 11th. June 1941.

MAH-JONGG SCHOOLS

ATTESTATION MEETING

Dally newspapers in the United There will be no attestation meet-

States have increased their average circulation three-fold in 40 years from 7,000 per paper to 21,000.-) (Central Newsi...

CLOCK STOPS

ing in Hongkong next week.

EXAMINATION RESULTS

the truck onto the road, just out- side Mar's Cafeteria

A European lady, who was in her car parked on the opposite side of the road, saw the bag drop The following members of the off and instructed her chauffeur Nursing Detachment, "Hongkong. Vo-to call a policeman. lunteer Defence Corps qualified in While he was returning with a Anti-Gas and the Treatment of Gas police constable, a Chinese woman Casualties:-

picked up the bag and was in the Many office-workers, in the

Mrs. O. B. Burt, Mrs. B. C. Carter, act of walking away when she was habit of leaving their offices at 5 Mrs. W. Whittaker, Miss D. P. Ham-intercepted by the officer of the She, however, claimed that p.m. sharp, were nearly induced to blin. Mrs. D: K Stark, Mies M. 9. ar believe in miracles yesterday when, McGuffog, Miss E. M. Beavis, Mrs: the bag belonged to her husband Andrew-Levinge, Mrs GP White and that she picked it up to bring knocking off work at the usual Mrs. M. L. Smith. Miss N. Quin, Mit back to him. time, they found that it was only E. Spradbery, Mrs. E. G. Richardsen,

4.47 pm. by the Gloucester Hotel Mrs. H. R Leghora Mrs. D. M; Beg- The constable, nevertheless; de-

clock.

don. Mrs. D. Cautherley, Mrs. E. Tecided to take her up to the Station butt. Miss E. Griffin, Miss V. M. to have her statement verified. whitchell: Mr. E. C. Ritchie, Mrk. E The crowd which had gathered M. Fhilippens, Mrs. G. G. Simmons, dispersed. Mrs. P. R. College.

Could it be, they asked them selves, that the office clock was The report, published by certain actually 25 minutes fast? When, vernacular newspapers on Tues after waiting a few minutes for day, that instructions have been their respective trams, they found. issued by the Commissioner of that the clock registered the same of the South China Morning Post has qualified a Polica that all mah-jongg schoole time they regretfully came to the Ltd, have qualified as House War-H N. Mehsi, Yanmati

to be closed was officially conclusion denied by the Hon. Mr. JP stopped.

are

Pennefather-Evans when seen by.

The following members of the staff

Warden-3400- (TV

deas:-.

The following have quislisted' as- Au Shiu-cher, Chen Ding-ki, Chan Wardens but are not available for Yun, Ewrong Tim, Lo Pon bra Ding A.R.P. Service

that

the clock

had

M 5.25 p.m., correct time, the

wah, Mak Ting-kwong, Ghum Yaza Woo Shing-chée.

Mise Loo To-sang, Wong Kam-to,

but the clock was 40 minutes "slow.

Chu Kwoon-ip. Hung Kwan, Mak The following ARP, Telephonist Yuk-lau

a Hongkong Daily Press reporter minute-hand began to move again. yesterday.

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