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R.
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NOTICE.
With reference to Government
-Notification No. 665 of 30th May, 1941, regarding the transfer of all duties connected with the issue of "export licences for Yellow Beans,
Black Green Beans,
Beans, Peanut Oil and Flour to this office as from 16th June, 1941, it is hereby notified for general information that such fleences should as from 16th June, 1911, te made out in triplicate.
K.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE LIMITED.
Notice to Shareholders.
of
PARTICULARS AND CON.
The Sixtieth Ordinary Meeting DITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, of Shareholders will be held at the 16th day of June, 1941, at 3 the Offices of the undersigned on P., at the Offices of the Public Wednesday, the 25th June, 1941, Works Department, by Order of at Noon, for the purpose His Excellency the Governor of receiving the Report of the опе Lot of Crown Land at General Agents, together with a Shek
the Shan, in Colony statement of Accounts for the term of year ended the 31st December, of Hong Kong for a 75 years, with the option of 1940. renewal at a Crown Rent to be The Share Register and Trans. Gixed by the Surveyor of His fer Books will be closed from the Majesty the KING, for further term of 75 years.
one 11th June to the 25th June, 1941,
both days inclusive.
Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dis- posal of the lot the Purchaser
1.
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD., General Agents.
Exporters of the commodities mentioned above should also note that any such licences should be handed in at this office between the hours of 9 and 11 a.m. and 42 and
3 p.m. daily except
(if not the applicant) will be Hong Kong, 4th June, 1941. Sundays and Saturday afternoons. The licences will be returned to required to deposit with a exporters between the hours of authorised officer who will be 12 noon and 1 p.m. and 4 and present at the sale, the sum of Sp.m on the same day as they two hundred dollars, ($200) in are received at this office.
D. L. NEWBIGGING, Controller of Food,
13th June, 1941.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG.
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PROBATE JURISDICTION.
IN THE GOODS 01] Vivian Rothwell Bowden late ..of Warden House 69 Mount Ephraim Tunbirdge wells in The County of Kent England formerly of the Victoria and Albert Hotel Torquay in the County of Devon, Esquire, deceased,
All Creditors and others are accordingly hereby required to send their claims to the under. signed on or before that date.
DEACONS,
Solicitors for the Executors, 1. Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong.
cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of the Purchase
price.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
No of Sale
Locality.
Kowloon inlundi 101
Chathani Kuad Streat and Pak Hung i between San Lau No. 43
Street.
Registry No.
Boundary
Measure-
ments.
'ft.ift. F
As per
sale pian.
Contents 1.
Annual
Rental.
Square fect.
Upset Price.
*
bout
41 375
758
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
PARTICULARS AND CON= DITIONS of the Sale by Publi Auction to be held on Monday, the 16th day of June, 1941, ut 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, hy Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at To Kwa Wan, in the 3 Colony of Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, with the option
R.
PUBLIC AUCTION
price.
the
Boundary
Measure
ments
Contents in
288
Purchase
Annual
Rental
Upset Price.
About
6,685
Square feet.
4,011
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SUSPECTS
CHUNGKING, June 12 (Central)
party of Japanese gendarmes, accompanied by French Municipal Police, yesterday morning raided a Chinese tailoring shop on Bou- levard de Montigny in the French London Office: 53. Fleet Street Concession in Shanghai and "ar-
3.C.4
Night Editor (Wanchai Omce):
Tel. 24511.
HONGKONG, JUNE 13, 1941,
rested six men and three women. according to A Shanghai dis- patch.
FRIDAY, JUNE 13,
1941.
Sir Frederick Whyte On Prevention Of Germans Creating New Breach In East Mediterranean
"If we can prevent the Germans from creating a new bridgehead in the Eastern Mediterranean, wɛ may do much to bring about local defeat of the Axis," said SIR FRE- DERICK WHYTE, K.C.S.I., former Political Adviser to the National Government of China, in his broadcast from Lon-. don on Wednesday in the series "London News Letter."
. In the course of his talk, Sir Frederick commented on the constant pressure by the Nazis on France and on the debate in the House of Commons on the withdrawal from Crete
The arrested persons were said CRETE DEBATE to be implicated in a certain as-
sassination case.
After being interrogated at the ONCE AGAIN, with fearless
candour, the Prime Min French Municipal Police Head- ister, Mr. Winston Churchill, quarters, two men and one woman. "Herr Hitler let me down French Equatorial Africa would be has replied to the critics of were released but all the others this week," began Sir Fred- electric and throughout Algiers British policy in the conduct were handed over to the Japanese erick. of the war in winding up the and carried off to Hongkew. debate on the withdrawal from Crete in the House of Commons on Tuesday. If Mr. Churchill did not reply to every point that was raised
EX-H.K. GOVERNOR IS HONOURED
LONDON, June 12 (Reuter)
more
was that to have constructed German
"When it was
an-
and Tunis many French would say: 'We had better follow Syria.'
nounced that the Fuehrer "By driving out the Germans was going to make an impor-from Syria the Alles will again tant announcement on Mon- become the rallying point for all
day I looked upon it as giving countries in the Middle East," de- me a cue for this Letter. But clared Sir Frederick. "Some of the threats to Egypt and the Suez Herr Hitler thought better of canal will be relleved and, Turkey.
There are more Frenchmen co- day who are praying for a British
MORE SINISTER
a year
Sit Frederick declared that the
Frenchmen.
against the British.
tish action in entering Syria seem- Sir Frederick said that the Bri-
ed to have surprised the men of Vichy.
the Axis
taken measures to
...
in the course of the "debate, it Sir Andrew Caldecott, former Gov-it and did not make his will be reassured. These are the was on the ground-and very ernor of Hongkong and now Gov-speech.
objectives that the Allied forces correctly, we think that toernor of Ceylon, is among the re- "That did not mean that the are ghting for in the historic It was surrounding of Tyre, Sidon and do so might impart informa-cipients in the King's Birthday, Nazi voice was silent. tion of great value to the Honours List. He has been award- heard in what the Vichy Ambas- Damascus."
After commenting briefly on a enemy. The feeling that the ed the Grand Cross of St. Michael sador to Germany had to say and
ira Admiral Darlan's broadcast. message which General Wavell and St. George. Prime Minister was rather
sens to Syria-2 message Mr. Willam Stark Toller, Bil-Herr Hitler, perhaps, thought it had vague in his comments on tish Consul-General at Canton, has better that he should not spoil which was just an expression of Darlan's broadcast. It the man himself-and commend- certain aspects of the in- been made a Companion of the Or- Admiral
may have been the hand of Esau ing his listeners to read a lecture PARTICULARS AND CON- formation sought on the re-der of St. Michael and St. George DITIONS of the Sale by Public verse in Crete has to be ex- Major Kenneth Morrison Bourne, but the volce was that of Jacob which had been given by General "All along the Germans have Wavel on "Leadership in War." Auction to be held on Monday, cused in the circumstances, Commissioner of Police in Shang-
Vichy nest for Darlan and Petain Order of the British Empire the 16th day of June, 1941, at 3 but what he had to say on hal is made a Commander of the been leaving German, eggs in the
to hatch p.m., at the Offices of the Public the subject must undoubted- Works Department, by Order oily have served to remove any
TOO SIMPLEMINDED His Excellency the Governor of doubt as to the advisability of
"They can hardly contain their agu," continued Sir Frederick. language about what they call our one lot of Crown Land at Cheung the policy that was adopted mans knocking at the gates victory than there were
said Si Sha Wan, in the Colony of Hong in that campaign. The rea- of Persia if Crete had not de-There is no question about that, disgusting behaviour,"
are good Kong for a term of 75 years, com- sons that Mr. Churchill put layed and somewhat upset but the Nazis have contrived to Frederick. Well, they mencing from 1st July, 1898, with forward to account for the the Nazi calculations and place the horrible spectre of civil judges of disgusting behaviour, but their surprise is a little too the option of renewal at a Crown lack of air support for the plans. Critics may yet ques-war before the French people."
simple-minded to deceive anyone.
"How short their memory is. Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor army in Crete was evidence tion whether the 25,000 or of His Majesty the KING, for that he himself was fully 30,000 British troops which
had been sent to perform this Nazi design on France was today They had plenty of warning that more sinister than ever. They were we would do this very thing if one further term of 24 years less conscious of what was cer
could not trying to make use of civil war they gave us cause to do it." The purchaser of the lot will be the last three days thereci.
tainly a deplorable deficiency delaying action
Sir Frederick said that Mr. Chur- effectively, with the between Frenchmen and they were required to pay to the auctionéer
Intending bidders are advised in the military operations on in cash the sum of $3,096.00: (being 10% of the upset price) that immediately after the dis the island, but his arguments withdrawal of the Greek and counting on this to make it in- chill had given Vichy warning that would bear no denying. In Cretan forces to the main-evitable to make Frenchmen kill Britain would not allow Syria and Lebanon to be occupied by any Immediately after the fall of the posal of the lot the Purchaser short, what the Prime Minis- land to reinforce them, have The Germans were convinced hostile power or to be used as the British got into a base for an attack against those NOTICE is hereby given that hammer, the balance of the (if not the applicant) will be ter drove home most forcibly been used to stem this mighty once
push to through Syria the French there might de- countries which Britain had pro- the Court has by virtue of the premium being paid in accordance required to deposit with "an
authorised officer who will be a larger number of air-fields Iraq, Syria and Iran. Apart sert Vichy and join the army of mised to help and defend: The provisions of Section 58 of Or with the Conditions of Sale.
300 present at the sale, the sum of
on the Island without ade-from this aspect of the prac-Liberation. The next day or two men of Vichy evidently disliked dinance No. 2 of 1897 made an
two hundred dollars, ($200) in¦
More recently Mr. Churchill had - order limiting the time for eredi-
cash. This sum will be refunded quate weapons and aircraft tical value of the British de- would prove whether that would the words hostile Power.
spite of his to protect them would have cision, there is, of course the De so or not.
Sir Frederick referred to the in- declared that, "n tors and others to send in their
effect any nitration, of Germans into Syria clear warning, the Vichy Govern- on payment of
been the height of folly and question of the claims against the above estate to
the island which, he said, had been going on ment, in pursuance of their policy would merely have given the abandonment of 10th July, 1941.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT Germans greater facilities for would have had on British for some time. As a matter of fact, of collaboration with
the landing of their air-borne prestige. There is no deny-some of the Syrian aerodromes Powers, bad troops. This protection could ing the Prime Minister's feel- had been in German hands since brng Syria, and Lebanon under füll "This was Mr Churchill's way not be given owing to the ings on this matter. Parti- the Battle of Crete began to turn German control."
not have of saying that Vichy had become difficulties of transport or cularly after "the withdrawal But the Nazis did planes and equipment-a dis- from Greece, early abandon- time to establish their bases there a hostile power," said Sir Fred- advantage which the Ger- ment of Crete would have re- and if we can prevent them from erick "Vichy need not be surprised mans did not have to face.
acted unfavourably on coun-creating a new bridgehead in the that we have come to the end of eastern Mediterranean we may do our patience. There is every reason the Near East-a ONE significant fact which tries in
much to bring about the local de- for surprise that we did not do emerged from the Prime Min-factor which the Axis Powers teat of the Nazis. You will notice this very thing before. There are said 'may do much be- people who are saying that they ister's calm and studied re- would have seized on view of the whole subject of secure the best advantage cause there is always many a slip cannot see why Mr. Churchill did
'twixt the cup and the lip." by the Crete campaign was that they could
FRESH OBJECTIVE
that the Sir Frederick said very obviously, the General exaggerated and misleading Staff were badly mistaken in propaganda. From this im- objective of the British and Free that. One is a long and complicat be fixed by the Surveyor of
their reckoning of the chances portant point of view, there- French action in Syria was to ed story about the peculiar pro- new blem of our relations with Vichy His Majesty the KING, for one The purchaser of the lot will be of winning the battle on the fore, the British decision was prevent Syria becoming a
required to pay to the auctioneer island. Mr. Churchill declar-justified in every respect. German base. That would not only strice last year. The her is a further term of 75 years.
German advance east- short and simple one and has to There is a vacancy at the
the sum of $401.00 ed that the General Staff had Having retained that prestige, avoid a
wards but would reinforce the do with the Prime Minister him- University for a First Assistant Intending bidders are advised in cash
British Mediterranean position self. to the Professor of Medicine at a that immediately after the dis. (being 10% of the upset price been made fully aware of the even at a sacrifice, it is re-
"I am not going to embark on the history of Anglo-French re- salary of $300.00. Applications Posal of the lot the Purchaser immediately after the fall of the fact that support from air for assuring to know that the which has suffered from the loss
the balance of the the operations there would be Prime Minister has pledged of Crete:
That would be the strategical lations. The shortest route is not should be addressed to the under.(if not the applicant) will be hammer,
deposit with an premium being paid in accordance most meagre, but that, in the Government to build up
but résult, the political result always the quickest way home and signed so as to reach him on or required to
spite of this, they felt that the largest possible air force could be as valuable. British suc- we could not just say: 'to hell with before Wednesday, 18th June, authorised officer who will be with the Conditions of Sale.
302 the chances of defeating the in the Middle East to meet ces in Syria would give a great Vichy and leave it at that. While. present at the-sale, the sum of
German invasion, supported any future contingencies of a flip to the Free French move~ as it was so overwhelmingly from the air, were not so re- CHINESE ATTACKS
mote as to make a revision of ON FOOCHOW the decision to defend the island necessary. Whether NANPING, June 12 (Central)—
Intensifying this was a tactical blunder or Chinese forces are their attacks on Foochow and pre-not cannot be determined at
CHUNGKING, Jane 11 (Central)-Reports on the recent dugout paring to storm the city. With the moment, but the Prime
suffocation case were heard and measures to improve the equip the reduction of Japanese outposts Minister sought to defend the
ment and administration of the anti-air raid shelters in Chungking in the outskirts of Foochow, the position of the General Staff discussed at yesterday's meeting of the Executive Yuan held under city is now virtually encircled by
by describing the reaction the chairmanship of Dr. H. H. Kung, Vice-President of the Yuan. the Chinese,
to a detailed which would have resulted if
Present at the meeting were all ing devoted itself
Sir Frederick concluded with a Crete had not been defended the responsible officials a con- discussion of the measures for the reference to the debate in the
including improvement of the equipment
House of Commons on the with- and had merely been aban- nexion with the case doned to the enemy. The General Liu Shib, and Lieut.- and administration of the anti-air drawal from Crate. Some of the General Hu Pei-han, Commander raid shelters, the organisation and critics of the Government, he said, weight of truth in his argu-
Air Defence in Chungking, and sonnel, and the co-ordination drilling to fight, Mr. Hore-Ballsha -Dr. Quo Tai-chi, the new Chi- ment was certainly the most and Deputy Commander of the direction of the air aéience per-seemed willing to wound, but un- had made the sharpest attack but nese Foreign Minister who is at convincing part of Mr. Chur-Dr. K. C. Wn, Mayor of Chungking their work.
Dr. E. 4.King. Upon the motion Vice-Presi- he never seemed, to be able to present en route to Chungking via chill's speech and completely Municipality. purchaser of the lot will be Bingapore and Rangoon, is expect-over-shadowed the error of Director of the National Health dent Kung," the Chungking Munt- drive his points home. required to pay to the auctioneered to arrive in Chungking within judgment which the military Administration, was also present cipal Government, the Chungking in cash the sum of $372.00 (being 10 days after a short stay in Ran authorities on the spot were They reported on the detalls of Air Defence Headquarters and the really summed up in the speech Health Administration that began it and in the speech guilty of in taking such a risk the car and the rehabilitation National
measures carried out.
were instructed to submit to the that ended it. Mr. Lees-Smith had. Isleworth, Middx., England. 10% of the upset price) immedi
The British Ambassador, Sir and exposing so many lives to Mr. Ku Chen-Kang, Minister of Yuan a list of officers and doctors declared that Crete had been re- ately after the fall of the hammer, Archibald Clark Kerr, who left on the ruthless air attacks of the Social Welfare, reported on the who were efficient in rescue work garded as a delaying action. Such the balance of the premium being Tuesday for a short trip to Hope German Air Force.
rescue work during the incident. paid in accordance, with the Con- kong, is expected to return to MR. CHURCHILL painted a vivid picture of the Ger-
1941..
UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
NOTICE.
STANLEY V. BOXER, Registrar.
Will
306
29.4
Manufacturers
of Rubber Boots
Communicate by
Air Mail with
";
Greenham
(Plant Sales) Co.
Engineers and Contractors? ¡
Tool Merchants
671, London Road
Who are large buyers for Cash delivered England.
of renewal at a Crown Rent to
two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash.. This sum will be refunded payment of the Purchase
orice,
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT
No. of Sale
Kowloon Inland Lot Registry No.
Locality.
function of
Sheung Heung Road, Ho lleung Road and
• No. 4.309.
The
To Kwa Wan
Boundary
Measure-
ments.
As net
sale plan.
ditlods of Sale,
Contents i
Square feet.
Annual
Rental.
to Upset Price, |
30
DZL'E
No. of Sale
Now Kowloon Inland Registry No.
Locality.
New Kowloon Inland
Lots Nos. 2934 & 2825,
Lot No.
"Un Chau St,
Cheung Sha Wan
As per
sale plan.
DR.
QUO TAI-CHI
CHUNGKING, June 12 (Reuter)
goof.
Chungking by air tomorrow morn-
301 128.
similar nature.
to that I
ΟΙ means
not hit out sooner.
TWO ANSWERS "Well, there are two answers to
we must examine our own record ment everywhere. Its effect in in this matter, I put it straight to the impatient patriots who cannot understand why their own Prime Minister did not cut this. Gordian
CHUNGKING TAKES MEASURES TO knot sooner, that surely if ft. IMPROVE EQUIPMENT OF SHELTERS
DETAILED DISCUSSION Following the reports, the meet
could have been done sooner, Winston was the very man to have done it. The fact that he did not do so and the fact that he took his own time over it to give Vichy every chance is good reason why we should pause before we co demn him and his Government." SHARPEST ATTACK
The essence of the debate was
in connexion with the case and actions would be carried on until who will be rewarded respectively supriority over the enemy was in
British hands. according to their merits.
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.